"ID","Title","Fiscal Year(s)","Fiscal Year Funding Amount","Legal Citation / Subdivision","Appropriation Language","Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)","Measurable Outcome(s)","Proposed Outcomes Achieved","Other Funds Leveraged","Source of Additional Funds","Direct Expenses","Administration Costs","Recipient Board Members","Number of full time equivalents funded","Recipient","Recipient Type","Body","About the Issue","Project Details","Start Date","End Date","Source","Status","Updates","Details/Reports","First Name","Last Name","Organization Name","Street Address","City","State","Zip Code","Phone","Email","Activity Type","Administered by","Media","Counties Affected","LSOHC Section","Watershed","URL","Advisory Group Members and Qualifications","Board Members and Qualifications","Conflict of Interest Contact","Conflict of Interest Disclosed"
28709,"1001 Dakota Verbs Manuscript",2014,49815,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,49815,,"Waziyatawin, Executive Director Cantemaza Neil McKay, Joe Bendickson, Harlan LaFontaine, Autumn Cavender-Wilson We acknowledge that the grant exceeds the recommended threshold of 20%. We are a small organization that is currently expanding our capabilities, and we are selective and dedicated in the projects that we choose. For FY2012, we received a $109,000 grant in order to develop a Dakota language summer program, in which we not only provided a Dakota language immersion program for youth, but participants were involved and trained in documenting and recording the Dakota language. In addition to the summer program, we exceeded the grant requirements by continuing to provide events for the program throughout the Fall and Spring. Based on the documentation work throughout the summer of 2012, we were able to produce and publish two peer-reviewed Dakota language resources. Our organization",1.63,"Oyate Nipi Kte","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To supplement previous work on preserving the Dakota language, which transmits history and cultural heritage, by defining 451 additional verbs.",,,2014-01-01,2015-04-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Waziyata,Win,"Oyate Nipi Kte","4052 SE Highway 212","Granite Falls",MN,56241,320-444-5643,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Anoka, Hennepin, Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/1001-dakota-verbs-manuscript,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
10013407,"100th Anniversary of Prohibition",2018,68407,"MN Laws 2017 Chapter 91, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 History Partnerships","$2,000,000 each year is for partnerships involving multiple organizations, which may include the Minnesota Historical Society, to preserve and enhance access to Minnesota's history and cultural heritage in all regions of the state.","Available upon request. Contact:grants@mnhs.org","A clear mission statement for the partnership has been established and regular meetings will continue. The relationship between the three main partners has become stronger though this past year and will continue. Visitor numbers have increased and are being tracked and the museum is open on a regular basis staffed by Experience Works employee, Marsha Johnson with supervision from the board of directors of the Granite Falls Historical Society. The events celebrating Volstead Day, the new exhibit using local artworks by Tamara Isfeld and the ongoing theater productions have brought many new visitors to the musuem and tells the history in a new and vibrant way.",,681,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",69089,,"Terri Dinesen,Cathy Anderson, Mary Gillespie, Melanie Gatchell, Doug Bengston, Barb Benson",0.47,"Granite Falls Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To prepare exhibits and events to mark the centennials of the 1919 National Prohibition Act and the 1922 Capper-Volstead Act.",,"Partners: Granite Falls Historical Society and City of Granite Falls The City of Granite Falls and Granite Falls Historical Society will partner to prepare exhibits and events to mark the centennial of the 1919 National Prohibition Act:sometimes known as the Volstead Act:and the 1922 Capper-Volstead Act. Granite Falls is home to the Andrew J. Volstead House Museum, managed by the Granite Falls Historical Society and owned by the city. Volstead was often seen as the public face of Prohibition as he sponsored and championed the issue in the US House of Representatives. The partners plan to use new research to present a more accurate story of Volstead and restore the lost stories of Nellie and Laura Volstead, his wife and daughter.",2018-06-01,2019-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Terri,Dinesen,"Granite Falls Historical Society","Andrew J. Volstead House Museum, 163 Ninth Avenue","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 894-2692",terri.dinesen@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Chippewa, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/100th-anniversary-prohibition,,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No
18548,"FY 13, Sediment Reduction Strategies for the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers",2013,54696,,,,,,,,,,,.25,LimnoTech,"State Government","The goal of the project is the development of an overall strategy for reduction of turbidity/TSS, with sets of sediment reduction initiatives and actions for various sources, to address the Minnesota River Turbidity TMDL and the South Metro Mississippi River TSS TMDL. ",,,2013-04-16,2013-10-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Larry,Gunderson,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","520 Lafayette Road ","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 757-2400",larry.gunderson@state.mn.us,"Monitoring, Planning, Research, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Dakota, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Nicollet, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Stevens, Swift, Traverse, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine",,"Minnesota River - Headwaters, Minnesota River - Mankato, Minnesota River - Yellow Medicine River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/fy-13-sediment-reduction-strategies-minnesota-and-mississippi-rivers,,,,
17336,"1854 Treaty Authority Cultural Resource Project",2010,36692,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,40700,,,,,,"1854 Treaty Authority",," To evaluate and survey archaeological resources by the Grand Portage and Bois Forte Tribal Historic Preservation Offices. ",,"To evaluate and survey archaeological resources by the Grand Portage and Bois Forte Tribal Historic Preservation Offices.",2010-03-01,2011-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Darren,Vogt,,"4428 Haines Rd.",Duluth,MN,55811,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/1854-treaty-authority-cultural-resource-project,,,,
10031219,"1977 Steelworkers Strike Oral History Project",2024,4000,"MN Laws 2023, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$6,451,000 the first year and $7,035,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact: grants@mnhs.org",,,5772,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",9772,,"Robin Harkonen (chair), Betsy Olivanti (vice chair) Paul Pinkoski (secretary), Nicholas Mathiowetz (treasurer), Michael Fredeen, Joshua Aikey, Miriam Kero, Julie Lucas, Sierra Napoli-Thein, Keith Turner",0.196078431,"Minnesota Discovery Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To document in 10 oral history interviews the history of the 1977 Steelworkers' Strike in Northern Minnesota.",2024-04-01,2025-04-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Allyse,Freeman,"Minnesota Discovery Center","1005 Discovery Drive",Chisholm,MN,55719,2182541238,allyse.freeman@mndiscoverycenter.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Aitkin, Crow Wing, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/1977-steelworkers-strike-oral-history-project,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,
18230,"2013 Watershed Pollutant Monitoring Network Grant - Hawk Creek Watershed Project",2013,99217,,,,,,,,,,,.85,"Hawk Creek Watershed Project","Local/Regional Government","This project will monitor six sites within the Minnesota River Basin: Hawk Creek near Maynard, Hawk Creek near Granite Falls, Beaver Creek near Beaver Falls, Yellow Medicine River near Granite Falls, Yellow Medicine River near Hanley Falls, and Spring Creek near Hanley Falls. The sites will be monitored according to MPCA’s Major Watershed Load Monitoring (WPLMN) Standard Operating Procedure, which is the procedure being followed for sites currently monitored by the Hawk Creek Watershed Project (HCWP). ",,,2013-01-15,2015-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Heidi,Rauenhorst,"Hawk Creek Watershed Project",,,,,"(320) 523-3666",heidi@hawkcreekwatershed.org,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Monitoring, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine",,"Minnesota River - Yellow Medicine River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2013-watershed-pollutant-monitoring-network-grant-hawk-creek-watershed-project,,,,
28620,"2014 AASLH Conference Scholarship",2014,3474,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,3474,,"Jane Remiger, President Steve Archer, VicePres Lou Anne Kling, Treasuerer Paulette Grieger, Secretary Doug Moll, Member",,"Yellow Medicine County Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To provide professional development for two staff members at the national American Association for State and Local History Conference in St. Paul, September 17-20, 2014.",,,2014-03-01,2015-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Brian,Schulz,"Yellow Medicine County Historical Society","PO Box 145","Granite Falls",MN,56241,320-564-4479,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2014-aaslh-conference-scholarship-28,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
28654,"2014 AASLH Conference Scholarship",2014,3460,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,3460,,"Harlan Tardy, Rally Hess, Paul Janssen, Larry Killien, Rich Puhek, Shelley Robinson, Bonnie Fena, Rep. Carly Melin, Lisa Kvas, and Dan Vidmar",,"Minnesota Discovery Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To provide professional development for two staff members at the national American Association for State and Local History Conference in St. Paul, September 17-20, 2014.",,,2014-03-01,2015-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Mai,Vang,"Minnesota Discovery Center","1005 Discovery Drive",Chisholm,MN,55719,218-254-1238,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2014-aaslh-conference-scholarship-39,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
28674,"2014 AASLH Conference Scholarship",2014,1798,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,1798,,"Blaine ""Butch"" Diesslin, President; Gil Knight, Vice President; Patti Crager, Secretary; Sherry Abts, Treasurer; Peg Rosett; Barb Cary Hall; Doug Hirdler; Bill Tefft; Bill Latady; Pam Brunfelt.",,"Dorothy Molter Foundation and Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To provide professional development for one staff member at the national American Association for State and Local History Conference in St. Paul, September 17-20, 2014.",,,2014-03-01,2015-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Sarah,Guy-Levar,"Dorothy Molter Foundation and Museum","PO Box 391",Ely,MN,55731,218-365-4451,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2014-aaslh-conference-scholarship-44,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
34282,"2016-2017 Lake Superior Zoo",2016,75000,"Minnesota Laws, 2015 1st Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subd 6. (l)","$75,000 each year is for development of educational exhibits using animals and the environment. ",,,,,,73500,1500,"Board of Directors 2016 Diana Bouschor Dodge, President Mark Brown, First Vice-President Zane Bail, Second Vice-President Mike Polzin, Secretary Jesse Frye, Treasurer John Scott, Immediate Past President Jonathan Ballmer Toni Fladmark-Foster Jodi Kiminski Tracy Larsen Steve Licari Carole Newkumet Susan Quam Neale L. Roth Brent Ruuska Russel Smith Terra Stenberg Patricia Stolee Julie Thoreson",,,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Lake Superior Zoo is northern Minnesota’s zoo, which is fully accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. The Bear Country project will create educational exhibits using animals and the environment within a portion of the area of land that is currently the former Polar Shores. The project will utilize some of this existing structure by renovating it to meet or exceed current animal exhibit standards for the brown bear set by the Association of Zoo and Aquariums (AZA). Legacy funds will be used to complete phase one of the bear country project.",,,2016-05-09,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,"Lake Superior Zoo FY 2017 Report",Julene,Boe,"Lake Superior Zoo","7210 Fremont St.",Duluth,MN,55807,,jboe@lszoo.org,,"Minnesota Department of Administration",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2016-2017-lake-superior-zoo,,,,
34282,"2016-2017 Lake Superior Zoo",2017,75000,"Minnesota Laws, 2015 1st Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subd 6. (l)","$75,000 each year is for development of educational exhibits using animals and the environment. ",,,,12265,,,,"Diana Bouschor Dodge President Mark Brown, 1st Vice-Pres. Zane Bail, 2nd Vice-Pres. Jesse Frye, Treasurer Mike Polzin, Secretary John Scott, Immediate Past President John Ballmer Neale L. Roth Toni Fladmark-Foster Brent Ruuska Jodi Grayson Russell Smith Tracy Larsen Terra Stenberg Steve Licari Patricia Stolee Carole Newkumet Julie Thoreson ",,,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Lake Superior Zoo is northern Minnesota’s zoo, which is fully accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. The Bear Country project will create educational exhibits using animals and the environment within a portion of the area of land that is currently the former Polar Shores. The project will utilize some of this existing structure by renovating it to meet or exceed current animal exhibit standards for the brown bear set by the Association of Zoo and Aquariums (AZA). Legacy funds will be used to complete phase one of the bear country project.",,,2016-05-09,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,"Lake Superior Zoo FY 2017 Report",Julene,Boe,"Lake Superior Zoo","7210 Fremont St.",Duluth,MN,55807,,jboe@lszoo.org,,"Minnesota Department of Administration",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2016-2017-lake-superior-zoo,,,,
10024718,"2017 - SWCD Local Capacity Services (Yellow Medicine SWCD)",2017,118000,"SWCD Local Capacity Services 2017 - Laws of Minnesota 2015, First Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 7(o)","SWCD Local Capacity Services 2017 - [SWCD Local Capacity Services 2017] (o) $11,000,000 the first year and $11,000,000 the second year are for payments to soil and water conservation districts for the purposes of Minnesota Statutes, sections 103C.321 and 103C.331. From this appropriation, each soil and water conservation district shall receive an increase in its base funding of $100,000 per year. Money remaining after the base increase is available for matching grants to soil and water conservation districts based on county allocations to soil and water conservation districts. The board and other agencies may reduce the amount of grants to a county by an amount equal to any reduction in the county's allocation to a soil and water conservation district from the county's previous-year allocation when the board determines that the reduction was disproportionate. The second-year appropriation cancels if new buffer requirements are not enacted in 2015.","The grant targets four resource concern areas - Soil Erosion, Riparian Zone Management, Water Storage and Treatment, and Excess Nutrients - and supports increased capacity by funding expenses in the following categories: Staffing, Cost Share/Incentives, Technology/Capital Equipment, and Operations.","This project has resulted in an estimated annual reduction of 1 preventative practices were installed, 2 tons of Sediment, and 2 tons of Soil Loss. ","Achieved proposed outcomes",18000,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",118000,23000,"Members for Yellow Medicine SWCD are: Darwyn Bach, Delon Clarksean, Elmo Volstad, Jerry Nelson, Tom Remmele",1.36,"Yellow Medicine SWCD","Local/Regional Government","Provides grants to Soil and Water Conservation Districts that focuses on increasing capacity to address four resource concern areas?Soil Erosion, Riparian Zone Management, Water Storage and Treatment, and Excess Nutrients. ",,,2017-01-06,2019-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Anita,Borg,"Yellow Medicine SWCD","1000 - 10th Ave Ste 3 PO Box 545",Clarkfield,MN,56223,"320-669-4442 x3",anita.borg@co.ym.mn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2017-swcd-local-capacity-services-yellow-medicine-swcd,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",2
10002085,"2018 CWF SLC Projects & Practices",2018,100000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017, Chapter 91, Article 2, Section 7(b) (BWSR Projects and Practices 2018)","$6,882,000 the first year and $12,618,000 the second year are for grants to protect and restore surface water and drinking water; to keep water on the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect groundwater and drinking water, including feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage treatment system projects and stream bank, stream channel, shoreline restoration, and ravine stabilization projects. The projects must use practices demonstrated to be effective, be of long-lasting public benefit, include a match, and be consistent with total maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation plans, watershed restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS), or local water management plans or their equivalents. A portion of these funds may be used to seek administrative efficiencies through shared resources by multiple local governmental units.","Clean Water Fund grant dollars will be used to protect shallow subsurface groundwater, surface water and drinking wells and human health by providing necessary funding to low income homeowners for repair or replacement of SSTS identified as ITPH in the nine watersheds within SLC. Those systems identified as straight-piping or surface discharging(See 12 photos in General Attachments) will receive priority funding status, thereby eliminating direct sewage discharge to adjacent water bodies; wetlands, lakes, streams, rivers, and groundwater. SLC identifies residential ITPH SSTS through Point of Sale compliance inspections, past violations, formal complaints, or referral by the Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency (AEOA) through their Single Family Rehab Program or Home Investment Partnerships Program. SLC contracts with AEOA to screen homeowners to determine program eligibility, process applications and administer funding mechanisms to repair or replace SSTS identified as ITPH. Homeowners will first be screened for SLC/MN AgBMP Low Interest SSTS Loan Program eligibility. Those homeowners not meeting the minimum qualifications for the AgBMP loan program, but meet U.S. Rural Development low-income guidelines will qualify for grant funding. These low-income homeowners have no other means to finance repair or replacement of the ITPH systems and avoid a SLC SSTS ordinance violation and subsequent enforcement action.","This project has resulted in an estimated annual reduction of 2270 pounds of BOD5, 387100000000000 CFU of E. Coli, 57 pounds of Phosphorus. ","achieved proposed outcomes",25000,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",100000,,"Members for St. Louis County are:",,"St. Louis County","Local/Regional Government",,,"The goal of this project is to replace nine imminent health threat systems in St. Louis County. ",2018-01-01,2020-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Donna,Oconnor,"St. Louis County",,,,,218-749-0630,oconnord@stlouiscountymn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2018-cwf-slc-projects-practices,"See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html","See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html and http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/boarddirectory.pdf","Annie Felix-Gerth",2
10024729,"2018 - Enhanced Shared Technical Services (Area 3 - Technical Service Area)",2018,240000,"Enhanced Shared Technical Services 2018 - FY18-19 CWF: Minnesota Laws of 2017, Chapter 91, Article 2, Section 7(c)","Enhanced Shared Technical Services 2018 - $3,325,000 the first year and $4,275,000 the second year are for accelerated implementation, including local resource protection and enhancement grants and statewide program enhancements of supplements for technical assistance, citizen and community outreach, compliance, and training and certification.","This non-competitive CWF grant invests in building the capacity of NPEA (TSA) Joint Powers Boards to increase the capacity of soil and water conservation districts to provide technical and engineering assistance to landowners. ","Funds were used five engineering staff who provided engineering assistance for over 50 member SWCD projects","Achieved proposed outcomes",24000,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",240000,,,,"Area 3 - Technical Service Area","Local/Regional Government",,,,2017-07-27,2020-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,R.C.,Boheim,"Area 3 - Technical Service Area","4215 Enterprise Circle ",Duluth,MN,55811,218-723-4629,rc.boheim@southstlouisswcd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Kanabec, Lake, Mille Lacs, Pine, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2018-enhanced-shared-technical-services-area-3-technical-service-area,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",2
10024730,"2018 - Enhanced Shared Technical Services (Area 5 - Southwest Prairie Technical Service Area)",2018,240000,"Enhanced Shared Technical Services 2018 - FY18-19 CWF: Minnesota Laws of 2017, Chapter 91, Article 2, Section 7(c)","Enhanced Shared Technical Services 2018 - $3,325,000 the first year and $4,275,000 the second year are for accelerated implementation, including local resource protection and enhancement grants and statewide program enhancements of supplements for technical assistance, citizen and community outreach, compliance, and training and certification.","This non-competitive CWF grant invests in building the capacity of NPEA (TSA) Joint Powers Boards to increase the capacity of soil and water conservation districts to provide technical and engineering assistance to landowners. ","Funds were used towards the salary of engineering staff, allowing them to assist member SWCDs with design and implementation of projects.","Achieved proposed outcomes",24000,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",240000,35700,,0.29,"Area 5 - Southwest Prairie Technical Service Area","Local/Regional Government",,,,2017-07-27,2020-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Shelly,Lewis,"Area 5 - Southwest Prairie Technical Service Area","2740 22nd Street, #3 ",Slayton,MN,56172,507-836-6990,slewis@co.murray.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Cottonwood, Jackson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Rock, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2018-enhanced-shared-technical-services-area-5-southwest-prairie-technical-service-area,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",2
10013445,"2018-2019 Field Collection Inventory",2021,10000,"MN Laws 2019 Special Session Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 History Partnerships","$2,500,000 each year is for history partnerships involving multiple organizations, which may include the Minnesota Historical Society, to preserve and enhance access to Minnesota's history and cultural heritage in all regions of the state.","Available upon request. Contact?grants@mnhs.org",,,18447,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",28447,,"Michael Fredeen (Chair), Jessalyn Sabin (Vice Chair), Robin Harkonen (Treasurer), Anna Ruper (Secretary), Julie Lucas, Brandi Maki, Tammy Mattonen, Michael Montgomery, Paul Pinkoski, and Keith Turner.",0.74,"Minnesota Discovery Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To provide better organization and analysis of archaeological collections, allowing for greater public access to historic resources.",2021-01-01,2022-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Allyse,Freeman,"Minnesota Discovery Center","1005 Discovery Drive",Chisholm,MN,55719,"(218) 254-1238",allyse.freeman@mndiscoverycenter.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Aitkin, Crow Wing, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2018-2019-field-collection-inventory,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No
10024798,"2018/2019 Yellow Medicine River Watershed Based Funding",2018,551712,"Watershed Based Funding Pilot 2018 - Laws of Minnesota 2017, Chapter 91, Article 2, Section 7(m) (BWSR Soil Erosion and Tillage Transect)","Watershed Based Funding Pilot 2018 - (a) $4,875,000 the first year and $4,875,000 the second year are for a pilot program to provide performance-based grants to local government units. The grants may be used to implement projects that protect, enhance, and restore surface water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from degradation; and protect drinking water sources. Projects must be identified in a comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan or metropolitan surface water management frameworks or groundwater plans. Grant recipients must identify a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this paragraph.","Reduce sediment 300 tons/year; Increase storage 100 acre-feet/year; reduce phosphorus 800 pounds/year. Individual practices will use field scale estimators. Annual plan progress in the sub-watersheds will be estimated with SAMS. ","This project funded local implementation of 71 water and sediment control basins and 13 grassed waterways and swales in the Yellow Medicine River Watershed. The work resulted in a reduction of 344 tons/year of sediment and 392 pounds/year of phosphorus. Funds covered the costs of Technical Service Area staff to design and engineer projects and work with landowners, including targeted outreach to landowners in priority areas. All projects were in priority areas indicated in the plan, and addressed sediment and phosphorus reduction, which were identified as major issues. All work was completed on time and on budget. Clean Water Funds provided leverage for the partnership to pursue and secure additional federal funds totaling $603,130 from the Regional Conservation Partnership Program and an EPA Section 319 grant of $106,000 and a $20,000 well sealing grant from Minnesota Department of Health.","Achieved most proposed outcomes",156914,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",551712,40000,"Members for Yellow Medicine River WD are: Doug Gregoire, James Kraus, John Boulton, Tim Buysse, Tim Dritz",0.09,"Yellow Medicine River WD","Local/Regional Government","The purpose of the Watershed Based Funding is to address priority concern 1, mitigate altered hydrology and minimize flooding and priority concern 2, minimize the transport of sediment, excess nutrients, and bacteria. The goal for the 2018/2019 is to reduce 300 tons of sediment per year, increase storage by 100 acre-feet per year, reduce nitrogen by 16,000 pounds per year and to reduce phosphorus by 800 pounds per year. Grant funds will also be used for technical staffing in order to have the capabilities of implementing the priority BMPs in the seven priority sub-watersheds. ",,,2018-04-12,2021-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Michelle,Overholser,"Yellow Medicine River WD","122 N Jefferson St ",Minneota,MN,56264,507-872-6720,admin@ymrwd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/20182019-yellow-medicine-river-watershed-based-funding,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",2
10024929,"2019 - Enhanced Shared Technical Services (Area 3 - Technical Service Area)",2019,240000,"Enhanced Shared Technical Services 2019 - FY18-19 CWF: Minnesota Laws of 2017, Chapter 91, Article 2, Section 7(c)","Enhanced Shared Technical Services 2019 - $3,325,000 the first year and $4,275,000 the second year are for accelerated implementation, including local resource protection and enhancement grants and statewide program enhancements of supplements for technical assistance, citizen and community outreach, compliance, and training and certification.","This non-competitive CWF grant invests in building the capacity of NPEA (TSA) Joint Powers Boards to increase the capacity of soil and water conservation districts to provide technical and engineering assistance to landowners. ","Funds were used to maintain qualified engineering staff with appropriate technical ability or certifications to work with landowners to implement conservation practices within Area 3 TSA. Maintain a licensed Conservation Engineer. Provided engineering service to member SWCDs. Employed on P.E., on E.I.T, and three engineering technicians.","Achieved proposed outcomes",24000,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",240000,,,,"Area 3 - Technical Service Area","Local/Regional Government",,,,2018-09-25,2021-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,R.C.,Boheim,"Area 3 - Technical Service Area","4215 Enterprise Circle ",Duluth,MN,55811,218-723-4629,rc.boheim@southstlouisswcd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Kanabec, Lake, Mille Lacs, Pine, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2019-enhanced-shared-technical-services-area-3-technical-service-area,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",2
10013744,"2020/2021 Yellow Medicine River Watershed Based Funding Phase II",2020,814603,"The Laws of Minnesota 2019, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 7 (a)","(a) $13,591,000 the first year and $13,375,000 the second year are for performance-based grants with multiyear implementation plans to local government units. The grants may be used to implement projects that protect, enhance, and restore surface water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from degradation; and protect drinking water sources. Projects must be identified in a comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan or metropolitan surface water management frameworks or groundwater plans. Grant recipients must identify a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this paragraph.","Reduce sediment 300 tons/year; Increase storage 100 acre-feet/year; reduce phosphorus 800 lbs/year. Individual practices will use field scale estimators. Annual plan progress in the sub-watersheds will be estimated with SAMS.","This project funded implementation of 103 agricultural best management practices, one wetland restoration, and 438 acres of cover crops and reduced tillage in the Yellow Medicine Watershed. The work resulted in reductions of 280 tons/year of sediment, 367 pounds/year of phosphorus, and 907 pounds/year of nitrogen. Funds paid for technical and engineering services for practice investigation, design, and construction. All work was done in priority areas and addressed sediment, which is a major issue identified in the Yellow Medicine Comprehensive Watershed Management Plan. Work was completed with a one-year extension, which was needed because contractors were not available to do the work in the original grant time frame. ","achieved proposed measurable outcomes",135548,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",814603,23859,"Bill Briggs, Darwyn Bach, Faith Olsen, Randy Kamrath, Tim Buysse",0.114942529,"Yellow Medicine River WD","Local/Regional Government",,,"The purpose of the Watershed Based Funding is to address priority concern 1, mitigate altered hydrology and minimize flooding and priority concern 2, minimize the transport of sediment, excess nutrients, and bacteria. The goal for the 2020/2021 is to reduce 300 tons of sediment per year, increase storage by 100 acre-feet per year, reduce nitrogen by 16,000 lbs per year and to reduce phosphorus by 800 lbs per year. Grant funds will also be used for technical staffing in order to have the capabilities of implementing the priority BMPs in the seven priority sub-watersheds.",2020-05-14,2024-04-24,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Michelle,Overholser,"Yellow Medicine River WD","122 N Jefferson St Minneota, MN 56264",Minneota,MN,56264,507-872-6720,admin@ymrwd.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/20202021-yellow-medicine-river-watershed-based-funding-phase-ii,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",No
10013996,"2021 - Buffer Law (Yellow Medicine SWCD)",2021,30100,"The Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Sec 7, (e)","$2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000 the second year are to provide assistance, oversight, and grants for supporting local governments in implementing and complying with riparian protection and excessive soil loss requirements.","These grants provide funding and assistance for buffer law implementation. Eligible activities include assistance to support drainage system mapping and map review, landowner outreach, landowner technical and financial assistance, equipment purchases, and other buffer law implementation activities.","Funds used for implementation of Buffer Law within the county","Achieved proposed outcomes",,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",30100,,"Anita Borg,Brayden Anderson,Brooke Burmeister,Brooke Buysse,Darwyn Bach,Elmo Volstad,Jason Beckler,Jerry Nelson,Kurt Johnson,Kyle Reitmaier,Tyler Knutson",0.274425287,"Yellow Medicine SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2020-09-22,2023-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Anita,Borg,"Yellow Medicine SWCD","1000 - 10th Ave Ste 3 PO Box 545",Clarkfield,MN,56223,"320-669-4442 x3",anita.borg@co.ym.mn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2021-buffer-law-yellow-medicine-swcd,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no
10013906,"2021 - SWCD Local Capacity Services (Yellow Medicine SWCD)",2021,128866,"The Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Sec 7, (n)","$12,000,000 the first year and $12,000,000 the second year are for payments to soil and water conservation districts for the purposes of Minnesota Statutes, sections 103C.321 and 103C.331. From this appropriation, each soil and water conservation district shall receive an increase in its base funding of $100,000 per year. Money remaining after the base increase is available for grants to soil and water conservation districts as determined by the board based on county allocations to soil and water conservation districts and amount of private land and public waters. The board and other agencies may reduce the amount of grants to a county by an amount equal to any reduction in the county's allocation to a soil and water conservation district from the county's previous year allocation when the board determines that the reduction was disproportionate. The board may use up to one percent for the administration of payments.","This grant invests in building the capacity of local soil and water conservation districts. The grant targets four resource concern areas - Soil Erosion, Riparian Zone Management, Water Storage and Treatment, and Excess Nutrients - and supports increased capacity by funding expenses in the following categories: Staffing, Cost Share/Incentives, Technology/Capital Equipment, and Operations. Grantee completed an initial request identifying their funding needs and the connection to their state approved, locally adopted plan.","This project resulted in work completed per the approved work plan.","Achieved proposed outcomes",,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",128866,68456,"Anita Borg,Brayden Anderson,Brooke Burmeister,Brooke Buysse,Darwyn Bach,Elmo Volstad,Jason Beckler,Jerry Nelson,Kurt Johnson,Kyle Reitmaier,Tyler Knutson",1.150862069,"Yellow Medicine SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2020-09-22,2023-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Anita,Borg,"Yellow Medicine SWCD","1000 - 10th Ave Ste 3 PO Box 545",Clarkfield,MN,56223,"320-669-4442 x3",anita.borg@co.ym.mn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2021-swcd-local-capacity-services-yellow-medicine-swcd,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no
10013816,"2021 - Area Technical Training Team Grant (St Louis, North SWCD)",2021,5000,"The Laws of Minnesota 2019, Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 7 (c)","(c) $4,000,000 the first year and $4,000,000 the second year are for accelerated implementation, local resource protection, enhancement grants, statewide analytical targeting tools that fill an identified gap, program enhancements for technical assistance, citizen and community outreach, compliance, and training and certification. ","Grant provides funding for delivery of locally identified training priorities, as identified in the funding request and approved work plan.","Local technical staff were provided applicable technical training which resulted in increased local capacity.","achieved proposed measurable outcomes",,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",5000,524,"Charles Bainter, Frank Modich, Jerry Hovi, Mark Peterson, Peggy Pearson",0.004310345,"St Louis, North SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2021-05-19,2024-01-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Anita,Provinzino,"St Louis, North SWCD","505 3rd St N, Ste A Virginia, MN 55792",Virginia,MN,55792,218-749-2000,anita@nslswcd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2021-area-technical-training-team-grant-st-louis-north-swcd,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",No
10022624,"2022 - Buffer Implementation Supplemental (Yellow Medicine SWCD)",2022,30000,"The Laws of Minnesota 2021 First Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 2, Sec 6, e","$1,936,000 the first year and $1,936,000 the second year are to provide assistance, oversight, and grants for supporting local governments in implementing and complying with riparian protection and excessive soil loss requirements","Grantee has submitted a detailed work plan. Measurable outcomes will be provided at grant closeout.","NO FUNDS SPENT IN 2021. In 2022, The Yellow Medicine SWCD Technician contributed 506 HRS @ $60.30 providing technical assistance to landowners and producers with aspects of buffer implementation, buffer law, & buffer compliance. Grant was deemed spent June 30, 2022.","Achieved proposed outcomes",,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",30000,,"Anita Borg,Brayden Anderson,Brooke Burmeister,Brooke Buysse,Darwyn Bach,Elmo Volstad,Jason Beckler,Jerry Nelson,Kurt Johnson,Kyle Reitmaier,Tyler Knutson",0.245689655,"Yellow Medicine SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2021-09-10,2023-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Anita,Borg,"Yellow Medicine SWCD","1000 - 10th Ave Ste 3 PO Box 545",Clarkfield,MN,56223,"320-669-4442 x3",anita.borg@co.ym.mn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2022-buffer-implementation-supplemental-yellow-medicine-swcd,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no
10022827,"2022 - SWCD Local Capacity Services (Yellow Medicine SWCD)",2022,131754,"The Laws of Minnesota - 2021, 1st Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 2, Section 6(q)","(q) $12,000,000 the first year and $12,000,000 the second year are for payments to soil and water conservation districts for the purposes of Minnesota Statutes, sections 103C.321 and 103C.331. From this appropriation, each soil and water conservation district shall receive an increase in its base funding of $100,000 per year. Money remaining after the base increase is available for grants to soil and water conservation districts as determined by the board based on county allocations to soil and water conservation districts and the amount of private land and public waters. The board and other agencies may reduce the amount of grants to a county by an amount equal to any reduction in the county's allocation to a soil and water conservation district from the county's previous year allocation when the board determines that the reduction was disproportionate. The board may use up to two percent for the administration of payments.",,"This project resulted in work completed per the approved work plan.","achieved proposed outcomes",,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",131754,76251,"Darwyn Bach, Delon Clarksean, Elmo Volstad, Jerry Nelson, Tom Remmele",1.059386973,"Yellow Medicine SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2021-11-05,2023-08-23,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Tyler,Knutson,"Yellow Medicine SWCD","1000 - 10th Ave Ste 3 PO Box 545 Clarkfield, MN 56223",Clarkfield,MN,56223,320-669-4442,tyler.knutson@co.ym.mn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2022-swcd-local-capacity-services-yellow-medicine-swcd,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no
10022641,"2022 - Buffer Law (Yellow Medicine SWCD)",2022,30000,"Minnesota Session Laws - 2021, 1st Special Session, Chapter 1--H.F.No. 13, Article 2, Section 6 (e)","(e) $1,936,000 the first year and $1,936,000 the second year are to provide assistance, oversight, and grants for supporting local governments in implementing and complying with riparian protection and excessive soil loss requirements.","Grantee has submitted a detailed work plan. Measurable outcomes will be provided at grant closeout.","Funds used for implementation of Buffer Law within the county.","achieved proposed outcomes",,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",30000,,"Darwyn Bach, Delon Clarksean, Elmo Volstad, Jerry Nelson, Tom Remmele",0.245689655,"Yellow Medicine SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2021-11-05,2023-12-15,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Tyler,Knutson,"Yellow Medicine SWCD","1000 - 10th Ave Ste 3 PO Box 545 Clarkfield, MN 56223",Clarkfield,MN,56223,320-669-4442,tyler.knutson@co.ym.mn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2022-buffer-law-yellow-medicine-swcd,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no
10022736,"2022 - Enhanced Shared Technical Services (Area 3 - Technical Service Area)",2022,242500,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, Chapter 1, Article 2, Section 2, Section 6 (c)","(c) $4,841,000 the first year and $4,841,000 the second year are for accelerated implementation, local resource protection, enhancement grants, statewide analytical targeting or technology tools that fill an identified gap, program enhancements for technical assistance, citizen and community outreach, compliance, and training and certification.","This non-competitive CWF grant invests in building the capacity of NPEA (TSA) Joint Powers Boards to increase the capacity of soil and water conservation districts to provide technical and engineering assistance to landowners.","Four full-time TSA staff conducted 68 site visits as well as provided technical support on 41 developing projects. 33 sets of plans were completed. 12 projects were constructed with an estimated value of $2,481,000.","achieved proposed measurable outcomes",24250,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",242500,16500,,2.058908046,"Area 3 - Technical Service Area","Local/Regional Government",,,,2022-02-25,2024-03-27,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,R.C.,Boheim,"Area 3 - Technical Service Area","4215 Enterprise Circle Duluth, MN 55811",Duluth,MN,55811,218-723-4867,rc.boheim@southstlouisswcd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Kanabec, Lake, Mille Lacs, Pine, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2022-enhanced-shared-technical-services-area-3-technical-service-area,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",No
10022734,"2022 - Enhanced Shared Technical Services (Area 5 - Southwest Prairie Technical Service Area)",2022,242500,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, Chapter 1, Article 2, Section 2, Section 6 (c)","(c) $4,841,000 the first year and $4,841,000 the second year are for accelerated implementation, local resource protection, enhancement grants, statewide analytical targeting or technology tools that fill an identified gap, program enhancements for technical assistance, citizen and community outreach, compliance, and training and certification.","This non-competitive CWF grant invests in building the capacity of NPEA (TSA) Joint Powers Boards to increase the capacity of soil and water conservation districts to provide technical and engineering assistance to landowners.","309 HRS Financial Administration; 109 HRS Administrative Manager; 2,768 HRS of Technical Time; .5 FTE - Contracted Training Technician","achieved proposed measurable outcomes",24250,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",242500,30065,,0.799329502,"Area 5 - Southwest Prairie Technical Service Area","Local/Regional Government",,,,2021-09-07,2024-10-21,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Shelly,Lewis,"Area 5 - Southwest Prairie Technical Service Area","2740 22nd Street, #3 Slayton, MN 56172",Slayton,MN,56172,507-836-6990,slewis@co.murray.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Cottonwood, Jackson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Rock, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2022-enhanced-shared-technical-services-area-5-southwest-prairie-technical-service-area,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",No
10022752,"2022 - One Watershed One Plan (St Louis, North SWCD)",2022,246004,"Minnesota Session Laws - 2021, 1st Special Session, Chapter 1--H.F.No. 13, Article 2, Section 6(i)","(i) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 the second year are for assistance, oversight, and grants to local governments to transition local water management plans to a watershed approach as provided for in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 103B, 103C, 103D, and 114D.","Grantee submitted a detailed project plan and work plan. Key milestones include selection of a plan consultant; establishment of committees, notifications, and an initial planning meeting; creation of a draft plan; formal plan review and public hearing; approval of the plan by BWSR; local adoption; and grant reporting.","The Comprehensive Watershed Management Plan was completed, reviewed by all state agencies and approved by BWSR at their April 2024 Board meeting.","achieved proposed measurable outcomes",,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",246004,27039,"Charles Bainter, Frank Modich, Jerry Hovi, Mark Peterson, Peggy Pearson",0.766283525,"St Louis, North SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2022-03-21,2024-12-18,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Anita,Provinzino,"St Louis, North SWCD","505 3rd St N, Ste A Virginia, MN 55792",Virginia,MN,55792,218-749-2000,anita@nslswcd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2022-one-watershed-one-plan-st-louis-north-swcd,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",No
10019795,"2022-2023 Minnesota Public Radio",2022,1891500,"Minnesota Session Laws-2021, 1st Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 6(c)","$1,891,500 the first year and $1,891,500 the second year are for Minnesota Public Radio to create programming and expand news service on Minnesota's cultural heritage and history.",,,,,,,,,,"Minnesota Public Radio",,,,,2021-08-03,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Kavanagh,"Minnesota Public Radio","480 Cedar Street","Saint Paul",Minnesota,55101,,jkavanagh@mpr.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Administration",,"Becker, Big Stone, Chippewa, Clay, Cottonwood, Douglas, Grant, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Meeker, Morrison, Murray, Nobles, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Pope, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2022-2023-minnesota-public-radio,,,,
10019795,"2022-2023 Minnesota Public Radio",2023,1891500,"Minnesota Session Laws-2021, 1st Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 6 ","$1,891,500 the first year and $1,891,500 the second year are for Minnesota Public Radio to create programming and expand news service on Minnesota's cultural heritage and history. ",,,,,,,,,,"Minnesota Public Radio",,,,,2021-08-03,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Kavanagh,"Minnesota Public Radio","480 Cedar Street","Saint Paul",Minnesota,55101,,jkavanagh@mpr.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Administration",,"Becker, Big Stone, Chippewa, Clay, Cottonwood, Douglas, Grant, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Meeker, Morrison, Murray, Nobles, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Pope, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2022-2023-minnesota-public-radio,,,,
10019796,"2022-2023 Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations (Ampers)",2022,1891500,"Minnesota Session Laws-2021, 1st Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 6(d)","$1,891,500 the first year and $1,891,500 the second year are to the Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations for production and acquisition grants in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 129D.19. ",,,,,,,,,,"Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations (Ampers)","Non-Profit Business/Entity","For FY2022 and FY2023, funds were allocated to each member station based on AMPERS recommendations ",,,2021-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joel,Glaser,"Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations","1881 Munster Avenue","Saint Paul",MN,55116,651-587-5550,jglaser@ampers.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Administration",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2022-2023-association-minnesota-public-educational-radio-stations-ampers,,,,
10019796,"2022-2023 Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations (Ampers)",2023,1891500,"Minnesota Session Laws-2021, 1st Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 6(d)","$1,891,500 the first year and $1,891,500 the second year are to the Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations for production and acquisition grants in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 129D.19. ",,,,,,,,,,"Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations (Ampers)","Non-Profit Business/Entity","For FY2022 and FY2023, funds were allocated to each member station based on AMPERS recommendations ",,,2021-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joel,Glaser,"Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations","1881 Munster Avenue","Saint Paul",MN,55116,651-587-5550,jglaser@ampers.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Administration",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2022-2023-association-minnesota-public-educational-radio-stations-ampers,,,,
10019797,"2022-2023 Minnesota Public Television Association (MPTA)",2022,4326200,"Minnesota Session Laws-2021, 1st Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 6(e)","$4,326,200 the first year and $4,326,200 the second year are to the Minnesota Public Television Association for production and acquisition grants according to Minnesota Statutes,?section 129D.18. ",,,,,,,,,,"Minnesota Public Television Association (MPTA)","Non-Profit Business/Entity","For FY2022 and FY2023, funds were allocated to each member station based on Minnesota Public Television Association recommendations. ",,,2021-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Patty,Mester,WDSE-WRPT,"632 Niagara Court",Duluth,MN,55811,,pmester@wdse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Administration",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2022-2023-minnesota-public-television-association-mpta,,,,
10019797,"2022-2023 Minnesota Public Television Association (MPTA)",2023,4326200,"Minnesota Session Laws-2021, 1st Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 6(e)","$4,326,200 the first year and $4,326,200 the second year are to the Minnesota Public Television Association for production and acquisition grants according to Minnesota Statutes, section 129D.18. ",,,,,,,,,,"Minnesota Public Television Association (MPTA)","Non-Profit Business/Entity","For FY2022 and FY2023, funds were allocated to each member station based on Minnesota Public Television Association recommendations. ",,,2021-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Patty,Mester,WDSE-WRPT,"632 Niagara Court",Duluth,MN,55811,,pmester@wdse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Administration",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2022-2023-minnesota-public-television-association-mpta,,,,
10022940,"2022/2023 Yellow Medicine River Watershed Based Funding",2022,814603,"Minnesota Session Laws - 2021, 1st Special Session, Chapter 1--H.F.No. 13, Article 2, Section 6(a)","(Watershed Based Implementation Funding)(a) $13,591,000 the first year and $13,375,000 the second year are for performance-based grants with multiyear implementation plans to local government units. The grants may be used to implement projects that protect, enhance, and restore surface water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from degradation; and protect drinking water sources. Projects must be identified in a comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan or metropolitan surface water management frameworks or groundwater plans. Grant recipients must identify a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this paragraph.","Reduce sediment 300 tons/year; Increase storage 100 acre-feet/year; reduce phosphorus 800 lbs/year. Individual practices will use field scale estimators. ",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,"Members for Yellow Medicine River WD are: Doug Gregoire, James Kraus, John Boulton, Tim Buysse, Tim Dritz",,"Yellow Medicine River WD","Local/Regional Government",,,"The purpose of the Watershed Based Funding is to address priority concern 1, mitigate altered hydrology and minimize flooding and priority concern 2, minimize the transport of sediment, excess nutrients, and bacteria. The goal for the 2022/2023 is to reduce 300 tons of sediment per year, increase storage by 100 acre-feet per year, reduce nitrogen by 16,000 lbs per year and to reduce phosphorus by 800 lbs per year. Grant funds will also be used for technical staffing in order to have the capabilities of implementing the priority BMPs in the seven priority sub-watersheds.",2022-03-03,2024-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Michelle,Overholser,"Yellow Medicine River WD","122 N Jefferson St ",Minneota,MN,56264,,admin@ymrwd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/20222023-yellow-medicine-river-watershed-based-funding,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",2
10027380,"2023 - Buffer Law (Yellow Medicine SWCD)",2023,30000,"The Laws of Minnesota 2021 First Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 2, Section 6","(e) $1,936,000 the first year and $1,936,000 the second year are to provide assistance, oversight, and grants for supporting local governments in implementing and complying with riparian protection and excessive soil loss requirements.",,"Funds used for implementation of Buffer Law within the county.","achieved proposed outcomes",,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",30000,,"Darwyn Bach, Delon Clarksean, Elmo Volstad, Jerry Nelson, Tom Remmele",0.239463602,"Yellow Medicine SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2022-10-07,2023-07-17,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Tyler,Knutson,"Yellow Medicine SWCD","1000 - 10th Ave Ste 3 PO Box 545 Clarkfield, MN 56223",Clarkfield,MN,56223,320-669-4442,tyler.knutson@co.ym.mn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2023-buffer-law-yellow-medicine-swcd,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no
10027194,"2023 - Enhanced Shared Technical Services (Area 3 - Technical Service Area)",2023,242500,"The Laws of Minnesota 2021 First Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 2, Section 6","c) $4,841,000 the first year and $4,841,000 the second year are for accelerated implementation, local resource protection, enhancement grants, statewide analytical targeting or technology tools that fill an identified gap, program enhancements for technical assistance, citizen and community outreach, compliance, and training and certification.",,,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,,1.965517241,"Area 3 - Technical Service Area","Local/Regional Government",,,,2022-07-28,2025-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,R.C.,Boheim,"Area 3 - Technical Service Area","4215 Enterprise Circle",Duluth,MN,55811,218-723-4867,rc.boheim@southstlouisswcd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Kanabec, Lake, Mille Lacs, Pine, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2023-enhanced-shared-technical-services-area-3-technical-service-area,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no
10027196,"2023 - Enhanced Shared Technical Services (Area 5 - Southwest Prairie Technical Service Area)",2023,242500,"The Laws of Minnesota 2021 First Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 2, Section 6","c) $4,841,000 the first year and $4,841,000 the second year are for accelerated implementation, local resource protection, enhancement grants, statewide analytical targeting or technology tools that fill an identified gap, program enhancements for technical assistance, citizen and community outreach, compliance, and training and certification.",,,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,,1.735153257,"Area 5 - Southwest Prairie Technical Service Area","Local/Regional Government",,,,2022-07-28,2025-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Shelly,Lewis,"Area 5 - Southwest Prairie Technical Service Area","2740 22nd Street, #3",Slayton,MN,56172,507-836-6990,slewis@co.murray.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Cottonwood, Jackson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Rock, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2023-enhanced-shared-technical-services-area-5-southwest-prairie-technical-service-area,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no
10027290,"2023 - SWCD Local Capacity Services (Yellow Medicine SWCD)",2023,128543,"The Laws of Minnesota 2021, 1st Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 2, Sec. 6(q)","(q) $12,000,000 the first year and $12,000,000 the second year are for payments to soil and water conservation districts for the purposes of Minnesota Statutes, sections 103C.321 and 103C.331. From this appropriation, each soil and water conservation district shall receive an increase in its base funding of $100,000 per year. Money remaining after the base increase is available for grants to soil and water conservation districts as determined by the board based on county allocations to soil and water conservation districts and the amount of private land and public waters. The board and other agencies may reduce the amount of grants to a county by an amount equal to any reduction in the county's allocation to a soil and water conservation district from the county's previous year allocation when the board determines that the reduction was disproportionate. The board may use up to two percent for the administration of payments.","The grant targets four resource concern areas - Soil Erosion, Riparian Zone Management, Water Storage and Treatment, and Excess Nutrients - and supports increased capacity by funding expenses in the following categories: Staffing, Cost Share/Incentives, Technology/Capital Equipment, and Operations.","970.5 hours from Office Administrator and 680 hours from SR Technician charged to grant. Staff time reflects intended measurable outcomes of FY2023 Local Capacity Services work plan.","achieved proposed measurable outcomes",,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",128543,82085,"Darwyn Bach, Delon Clarksean, Jerry Nelson, Paul Jahn, Tom Remmele",0.9401341,"Yellow Medicine SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2022-10-07,2024-02-13,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Anita,Borg,"Yellow Medicine SWCD","1000 - 10th Ave Ste 3 PO Box 545 Clarkfield, MN 56223",Clarkfield,MN,56223,320-669-4442,anita.borg@co.ym.mn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2023-swcd-local-capacity-services-yellow-medicine-swcd,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",No
10029448,"2024 - Enhanced Shared Technical Services (Area 3 - Technical Service Area)",2024,242500,"The Laws of Minnesota 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 2, Section 6(c)","(c) $5,500,000 the first year and $5,500,000 the second year are for accelerated implementation, local resource protection, enhancement grants, statewide analytical targeting or technology tools that fill an identified gap, program enhancements for technical assistance, citizen and community outreach, compliance, and training and certification.",,,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,,1.781609195,"Area 3 - Technical Service Area","Local/Regional Government",,,,2023-10-18,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,R.C.,Boheim,"Area 3 - Technical Service Area","4215 Enterprise Circle",Duluth,MN,55811,218-723-4867,rc.boheim@southstlouisswcd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Kanabec, Lake, Mille Lacs, Pine, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2024-enhanced-shared-technical-services-area-3-technical-service-area,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",2
10029450,"2024 - Enhanced Shared Technical Services (Area 5 - Southwest Prairie Technical Service Area)",2024,242500,"The Laws of Minnesota 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 2, Section 6(c)","(c) $5,500,000 the first year and $5,500,000 the second year are for accelerated implementation, local resource protection, enhancement grants, statewide analytical targeting or technology tools that fill an identified gap, program enhancements for technical assistance, citizen and community outreach, compliance, and training and certification.",,,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,,,"Area 5 - Southwest Prairie Technical Service Area","Local/Regional Government",,,,2023-09-05,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Shelly,Lewis,"Area 5 - Southwest Prairie Technical Service Area","2740 22nd Street, #3",Slayton,MN,56172,507-836-6990,slewis@co.murray.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Cottonwood, Jackson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Rock, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2024-enhanced-shared-technical-services-area-5-southwest-prairie-technical-service-area,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",2
10029532,"2024 - Buffer Law (Yellow Medicine SWCD)",2024,35000,"The Laws of Minnesota 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 2, Section 6(e)","$2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 the second year are to provide assistance, oversight, and grants for supporting local governments in implementing and complying with riparian protection and excessive soil loss requirements.",,,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,"Darwyn Bach, Delon Clarksean, Elmo Volstad, Jerry Nelson, Tom Remmele",0.280172414,"Yellow Medicine SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2023-11-15,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Tyler,Knutson,"Yellow Medicine SWCD","1000 - 10th Ave Ste 3 PO Box 545",Clarkfield,MN,56223,320-669-4442,tyler.knutson@co.ym.mn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2024-buffer-law-yellow-medicine-swcd,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",2
10030994,"2024 - One Watershed One Plan (Redwood-Cottonwood Rivers Control Area)",2024,238700,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, 1st Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 2, Section 6(i) & Laws of Minnesota 2023, Chapter 40, Article 2, Section 6(i)","(i) $2,904,000 the first year and $2,904,000 the second year are for assistance, oversight, and grants to local governments to transition local water management plans to a watershed approach as provided for in Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.801 & (i) $1,750,000 the first year and $1,750,000 the second year are for assistance, oversight, and grants to local governments to transition local water management plans to a watershed approach as provided for in Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.801.",,,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,,0.239463602,"Redwood-Cottonwood Rivers Control Area","Local/Regional Government",,,,2024-03-07,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Kerry,Netzke,"Redwood-Cottonwood Rivers Control Area","1424 E College Dr Ste 300",Marshall,MN,56258,507-532-1325,kerry.netzke@area2.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Cottonwood, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Pipestone, Redwood, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2024-one-watershed-one-plan-redwood-cottonwood-rivers-control-area,"https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board ","https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board ","Annie Felix-Gerth ",
10031471,"2024 Contract Agreement Reimbursement",2025,275000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 10c","$275,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources, at the direction of the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources, for expenses incurred in preparing and administering contracts, including for the agreements specified in this section.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,8.86,"MN DNR","State Government","Provide contract management to ENRTF pass-through appropriation recipients for approximately 115 open grants. Ensure funds are expended in compliance with appropriation law, state statute, grants policies, and approved work plans.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2026-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Katherine,Sherman-Hoehn,"MN DNR","500 Lafayette Road","Saint Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5533",katherine.sherman-hoehn@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2024-contract-agreement-reimbursement,,,,
10034118,"2024 Capacity Building for a New Future",2024,52493,"M.L. 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 8",,,,,,,,,"Robin Washington (President), Celia Cameron (Vice President), Juli Kellner (Treasurer), Dr. Patricia Rogers (Secretary), Rogier Gregoire, Ed. D., Vern Northrup, Olawole Famule, Tyler Johnson, Claudia Faith, David Austin",,"Duluth Art Institute Association",,"DAI will hire consultation and training from a nonprofit expert in capacity building to 1) shape and execute a robust capacity building development strategy; 2) create a comprehensive approach to building sustainable support networks; 3) conduct stakeholder outreach; 4) develop and implement campaign strategies; 5) train staff and board members to write and report on grants. ",,,2024-04-15,2025-05-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,,,,,,,,,,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2024-capacity-building-new-future,,,,
10030980,"2024/2025 Yellow Medicine River Watershed Based Funding ",2024,1323460,"The Laws of Minnesota 2023, Chapter 40, Article 2, Section 6 (a)","(a) $39,500,000 the first year and $39,500,000 the second year are for grants to implement state-approved watershed-based plans. The grants may be used to implement projects or programs that protect, enhance, and restore surface PreviouswaterNext quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from degradation; and protect drinking PreviouswaterNext sources. Projects must be identified in a comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan program and seven-county metropolitan groundwater or surface PreviouswaterNext management frameworks as provided for in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 103B, 103C, 103D, and 114D. Grant recipients must identify a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this paragraph. This appropriation may be used for: (1) implementing state-approved plans, including within the following watershed planning areas (see Chapter 40 Article 2 Section 6(a) (2) for the list of watershed planning areas: seven-county metropolitan groundwater or surface PreviouswaterNext management frameworks; and(3) other comprehensive watershed management plan planning areas that have a board-approved and local-government-adopted plan as authorized in Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.801. The board must establish eligibility criteria and determine whether a planning area is ready to proceed and has the nonstate match committed.","Reduce sediment 300 tons/year; reduce nitrogen by 2500 lbs/yr; reduce phosphorus 800 lbs/year. Individual practices will use field scale estimators. ",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,"Bill Briggs, Elmo Volstad, Faith Olsen, Randy Kamrath, Tim Buysse",0.909961686,"Yellow Medicine River WD","Local/Regional Government",,,"The purpose of the Watershed Based Funding is to address priority concern 1, mitigate altered hydrology and minimize flooding and priority concern 2, minimize the transport of sediment, excess nutrients, and bacteria. The goal for the 2024/2025 is to reduce 150 tons of sediment per year, increase storage by 100 acre-feet per year, reduce nitrogen by 5300 lbs per year and to reduce phosphorus by 500 lbs per year. Grant funds will also be used for technical staffing in order to have the capabilities of implementing the priority BMPs in the seven priority sub-watersheds. ",2024-03-15,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Michelle,Overholser,"Yellow Medicine River WD","122 N Jefferson St",Minneota,MN,56264,507-872-6720,admin@ymrwd.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/20242025-yellow-medicine-river-watershed-based-funding,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no
10033702,"2025 - Enhanced Shared Technical Services (Area 3 - Technical Service Area)",2025,242500,"The Laws of Minnesota 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 2, Section 6(c)","(c) $5,500,000 the first year and $5,500,000 the second year are for accelerated implementation, local resource protection, enhancement grants, statewide analytical targeting or technology tools that fill an identified gap, program enhancements for technical assistance, citizen and community outreach, compliance, and training and certification.","This non-competitive CWF grant invests in building the capacity of NPEA (TSA) Joint Powers Boards to increase the capacity of soil and water conservation districts to provide technical and engineering assistance to landowners.",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,,1.64,"Area 3 - Technical Service Area","Local/Regional Government",,,,2024-08-27,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,R.C.,Boheim,"Area 3 - Technical Service Area","4215 Enterprise Circle Duluth, MN 55811",Duluth,MN,55811,218-723-4867,rc.boheim@southstlouisswcd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Kanabec, Lake, Mille Lacs, Pine, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2025-enhanced-shared-technical-services-area-3-technical-service-area,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no
10033704,"2025 - Enhanced Shared Technical Services (Area 5 - Southwest Prairie Technical Service Area)",2025,242500,"The Laws of Minnesota 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 2, Section 6(c)","(c) $5,500,000 the first year and $5,500,000 the second year are for accelerated implementation, local resource protection, enhancement grants, statewide analytical targeting or technology tools that fill an identified gap, program enhancements for technical assistance, citizen and community outreach, compliance, and training and certification.","This non-competitive CWF grant invests in building the capacity of NPEA (TSA) Joint Powers Boards to increase the capacity of soil and water conservation districts to provide technical and engineering assistance to landowners.",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,,1.64,"Area 5 - Southwest Prairie Technical Service Area","Local/Regional Government",,,,2024-08-01,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Shelly,Lewis,"Area 5 - Southwest Prairie Technical Service Area","2740 22nd Street, #3 Slayton, MN 56172",Slayton,MN,56172,507-836-6990,slewis@co.murray.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Cottonwood, Jackson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Rock, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2025-enhanced-shared-technical-services-area-5-southwest-prairie-technical-service-area,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no
10033873,"2025 - Buffer Law (Yellow Medicine SWCD)",2025,35000,"The Laws of Minnesota 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 2, Section 6(e)","$2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 the second year are to provide assistance, oversight, and grants for supporting local governments in implementing and complying with riparian protection and excessive soil loss requirements.","Grantee has submitted a detailed work plan. Measurable outcomes will be provided at grant closeout.",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,"Darwyn Bach, Delon Clarksean, Jerry Nelson, Tom Remmele",0.22,"Yellow Medicine SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2024-10-23,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Anita,Borg,"Yellow Medicine SWCD","1000 - 10th Ave Ste 3 PO Box 545 Clarkfield, MN 56223",Clarkfield,MN,56223,320-669-4442,anita.borg@co.ym.mn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2025-buffer-law-yellow-medicine-swcd,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no
10033793,"2025 - Soil Health Delivery (Yellow Medicine SWCD)",2025,120000,"Laws of Minnesota 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 2, Section 6(o). ","$6,039,000 the first year and $6,038,000 the second year are for financial and technical assistance to enhance adoption of cover crops and other soil health practices to achieve water quality or drinking water benefits. The board may use grants to local governments and agreements with the United States Department of Agriculture, AgCentric at Minnesota State Center for Excellence, and other practitioners and partners to accomplish this work. Up to $450,000 is for an agreement with the University of Minnesota Office for Soil Health for applied research and education on Minnesota's agroecosystems and soil health management systems; and","Grantee has submitted a detailed work plan. Measurable outcomes will be provided at grant closeout.",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,"Darwyn Bach, Delon Clarksean, Jerry Nelson, Tom Remmele",0.23,"Yellow Medicine SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2024-10-09,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Anita,Borg,"Yellow Medicine SWCD","1000 - 10th Ave Ste 3 PO Box 545 Clarkfield, MN 56223",Clarkfield,MN,56223,320-669-4442,anita.borg@co.ym.mn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2025-soil-health-delivery-yellow-medicine-swcd,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no
10019611,"Accelerating the Wildlife Management Area Program - Phase XIII",2022,4715000,"ML 2021, First Sp. Session, Ch. 1, Art. 1, Sec. 2, 2(b)","$4,715,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire in fee and restore and enhance lands for wildlife management under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8. Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring lands that are eligible for the native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of proposed land acquisitions must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","Protected, restored, and enhanced nesting and migratory habitat for waterfowl, upland birds, and species of greatest conservation need - Strategic parcels that increase the functionality of existing habitat will be acquired and restored to functioning wetlands with diverse upland prairie to serve as habitat for pollinators, resident and migratory game and non-game species. Lands will be transferred to the state as a WMA to provide accelerated wildlife habitat and public access, monitored by Minnesota DNR. Protected and restored acres will be measured against goals outlined in the ""Minnesota's Wildlife Management Area Acquisition - The Next 50 Years"" and ""the Long Range Plan for the Ring-Necked Pheasant in MN"". Protected habitats will hold wetlands and shallow lakes open to public recreation and hunting - Strategic parcels that increase the functionality of existing habitat will be acquired and restored to functioning wetlands with diverse upland prairie to serve as habitat for pollinators, resident and migratory game and non-game species. Lands will be transferred to the state as a WMA to provide accelerated wildlife habitat and public access, monitored by Minnesota DNR. Protected and restored acres will be measured against goals outlined in the ""Minnesota's Wildlife Management Area Acquisition - The Next 50 Years"" and ""the Long Range Plan for the Ring-Necked Pheasant in MN"". Key core parcels are protected for fish, game and other wildlife - Strategic parcels that increase the functionality of existing habitat will be acquired and restored to functioning wetlands with diverse upland prairie to serve as habitat for pollinators, resident and migratory game and non-game species. Lands will be transferred to the state as a WMA to provide accelerated wildlife habitat and public access, monitored by Minnesota DNR. Protected and restored acres will be measured against goals outlined in the ""Minnesota's Wildlife Management Area Acquisition - The Next 50 Years"" and ""the Long Range Plan for the Ring-Necked Pheasant in MN""",,,987000,"PF, Federal and Private",4698700,16300,,0.16,"Pheasants Forever","Non-Profit Business/Entity","This proposal accelerates the protection and restoration of 792 acres of strategic prairie grasslands, associated wetlands and other wildlife habitats as State Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) open to public hunting. Pheasants Forever (PF) will be permanently protecting strategic parcels within the prairie, prairie/forest transition, and metro planning regions. These acquired properties will be restored to the highest quality wildlife habitat feasible and transferred to the MN Department of Natural Resources (MN DNR) to be included into the WMA system.","This proposal represents the thirteenth phase in Pheasants Forever's Accelerating the Wildlife Management Area program. The partners involved in this effort are deploying their resources to build upon past investments in long-term upland and wetland conservation. The proposal will protect and restore 792 acres of lands that will be managed for wildlife. These accomplishments further the goals outlined in the MN Statewide Conservation and Preservation Plan 2008, the MN Duck Action Plan 2020-2023, the MN Pheasant Action Plan 2020-2023 and the Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan 2010, among others. Lands acquired, from willing sellers, will be prioritized using criteria used by MN DNR (Minnesota Wildlife Management Areas ? The Next 50 Years) which include location on the landscape, breeding waterfowl density, restoration potential, native community protection (e.g. Minnesota Biological Survey site), proximity to other investments in perpetually protected habitats. Projects were developed and selected in conjunction with local and regional DNR staff. All projects will meet standards and requirements for inclusion into the WMA system and DNR Commissioner approval will be received for any project funded under this proposal. In addition to meeting the minimum WMA standards, additional criteria are used to develop the potential project list including: 1) Does the parcel contain habitat restoration potential that will result in an increase in wildlife populations? 2) Does the parcel build upon existing investments in public and private land habitat (landscape-scale significance)? 3) Does the parcel contain significant natural communities, or will it protect or buffer significant natural communities? 4) Does the parcel have the potential and focus for habitat protection and restoration in the future? 5) Does the parcel provide multiple benefits (recreation, access, water control, water quality, wellhead protection, riparian protection, local community support, etc.)? Providing quality habitat and keeping future management concerns in mind, all acquisitions will be restored to the highest quality wildlife habitat feasible. Completing high-quality, comprehensive restorations, utilizing native species and best management practices, results in fewer management concerns and lower long-term costs. Acquired croplands will be permanently retired and restored to diverse grasslands and wetlands habitat, drained wetlands will be restored, and invasive trees will be removed when appropriate.",,2021-07-01,2025-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Sabin,Adams,"Pheasants Forever, Inc.","14241 Steves Rd SE ",Osakis,MN,56360,"(320) 250-6317",sadams@pheasantsforever.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Dakota, Douglas, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Murray, Nobles, Redwood, Rock, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Swift, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine","Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/accelerating-wildlife-management-area-program-phase-xiii,,,,
22183,"Acceleration of the County Geologic Atlas Program II",2014,615000,"M.L. 2013 Chapter 137 Article 2 Section 10","$615,000 the first year and $615,000 the second year are for developing county geologic atlases. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2018.","Within the period of this grant substantial progress or completion of three county geologic atlases should be achieved.  If more than three projects are conducted, proportionally less progress on each project will be achieved.","Databases of well construction data are finished for Cass, Isanti, Dodge, Hennepin, and Washington counties and work continues in St. Louis and Lake counties.  The Washington CGA update should be complete in January of 2016.  Compilation of the surficial geology maps for Isanti, Dodge, Hennepin, and Cass is underway.  Drilling is underway for Cass County. ",,,,615000,,,3.5,"Minnesota Geological Survey","Public College/University","This project will accelerate production of County Geologic Atlases (part A). An atlas is a set of geologic maps and associated databases for a county that facilitate informed management of natural resources, especially water and minerals.",,"This grant has supported progress on County Geologic Atlases for Cass, Isanti, Dodge, St. Louis, and Lake counties, and updates to the Hennepin and Washington Atlases.",2013-07-01,2018-06-30,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Dale,Setterholm,"Minnesota Geological Survey","2609 Territorial Road","St. Paul",MN,55114,612-626-5119,sette001@umn.edu,"Analysis/Interpretation, Mapping, Technical Assistance","University of Minnesota ",,"Brown, Cass, Dodge, Hennepin, Isanti, Lake, Redwood, St. Louis, Wadena, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/acceleration-county-geologic-atlas-program-ii,,,,
22183,"Acceleration of the County Geologic Atlas Program II",2015,615000,"M.L. 2013 Chapter 137 Article 2 Section 10","$615,000 the first year and $615,000 the second year are for developing county geologic atlases. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2018.","Each county geologic atlas costs about $350,000, so this $615,000 will fund about 1.75 atlases. As a practical matter, the funding is applied to many atlases which are partially funded by Legacy funds and partially funded by other sources.","The last stages of work for the Wadena, Redwood, and Brown CGAs are being funded. Redwood is being printed, and Wadena and Brown will follow closely. The Washington CGA has been printed and delivered. The Dodge, Lake, and St. Louis CGAs have been moved to other funding sources. The database for Dodge is complete and surficial and bedrock maps are under construction. The work in the Arrowhead has been divided into subprojects, and the first of three bedrock maps will be complete mid-summer. Another will follow in a year. The surficial geology has four subprojects and the first map will be complete late this year. The Hennepin CGA has been moved to other funding. The database work is nearly complete as is the surficial geology map. The bedrock map is also well along. The Cass and Isanti CGAs are the main focus of this funding stream currently. In Cass, drilling is complete and the surficial map will be drafted late this year. Bedrock work is also well underway. In Isanti County the database is complete, and the surficial and bedrock maps are very near completion. These phases are followed by work on the glacial subsurface mapping.",,,,615000,,,7.25,"Minnesota Geological Survey","Public College/University","This project will accelerate production of County Geologic Atlases (part A). An atlas is a set of geologic maps and associated databases for a county that facilitate informed management of natural resources, especially water and minerals.",,"This grant has supported progress on County Geologic Atlases for Cass, Isanti, Dodge, St. Louis, and Lake counties, and updates to the Hennepin and Washington Atlases.",2013-07-01,2018-06-30,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Dale,Setterholm,"Minnesota Geological Survey","2609 Territorial Road","St. Paul",MN,55114,612-626-5119,sette001@umn.edu,"Analysis/Interpretation, Mapping, Technical Assistance","University of Minnesota ",,"Brown, Cass, Dodge, Hennepin, Isanti, Lake, Redwood, St. Louis, Wadena, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/acceleration-county-geologic-atlas-program-ii,,,,
795,"Accelerated Forest Wildlife Habitat Program, Phase 1",2011,1791000,"ML 2010, Ch. 361, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 3(d)","$1,791,000 in fiscal year 2011 is to the commissioner of natural resources for acceleration of agency programs to acquire, in fee, land for state forests and restore and enhance state forest habitat. A list of projects including proposed fee title acquisitions and restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. All restorations must comply with subdivision 9, paragraph (b).",,"Protected in fee 397 acres and enhanced 7,586 of forests",,,,1791000,,,3.65,DNR,"State Government","This program will increase populations of a variety of game and non-game wildlife species by protecting and enhancing forest habitats on which wildlife depends. This program of on-the-ground forest conservation projects will amplify the wildlife value of forest communities on DNR administered forestlands. Our forest enhancement will treat 4,472 ac. These activities are not conducted as part of the DNR's commercial timber operations. Additionally, our program will acquire 404 acres of forestland that contributes to habitat complexes and other high priorities. Acquisitions focus on forestland for public hunting, and compatible outdoor uses. At a reduced level of funding, we are focusing on management activities that will maximize wildlife habitat outcomes, especially prescribed burning, hand release, and shearing/mowing. Our program will enhance oak and create a mix of young hardwood forest with more open meadow/brush lands to benefit grouse, elk, and deer. Forest opening creation/enhancement will increase nut and berry production, provide roosting/display areas, and create feeding areas for moose, deer, ruffed grouse, woodcock, and bear. Shearing of trees and brush in large open landscape priority areas will benefit sharp-tailed grouse. Shearing and mowing of hardwoods and brush in smaller patches will benefit woodcock and deer.Our program will benefit a number of nongame species, including yellow rails, sandhill cranes, northern harriers, bobolinks, and upland sandpipers. Activities that create/enhance forest openings will provide habitat for nongame species, including least chipmunks, northern flickers, coopers hawks, and song sparrows. The less intensive timber management in our program will help protect rare native plant communities and a number of nongame species through retention and enhancement of plant species diversity and structure.","Narrative Forests face a formidable array of challenges: fragmentation, invasive species, climate change, disease, and changes in forest-based economics and recreation. While Minnesota's 16.2 million ac of forest are diverse, the acreage and composition of forests have changed significantly. The forest acreage is about half of what it was (31.5 million ac) in the mid 1800s. Just over half of the forestland in Minnesota is publicly owned; the State of Minnesota administers about 24%. Minnesota's forests help maintain the state's environmental and economic health. They are habitat for fish and wildlife, and a source of biodiversity, clean water, watershed protection, carbon sequestration, recreational opportunities, and many other benefits. Habitat loss and degradation are identified as the primary challenge facing wildlife. Almost one-third of the state's 292 Species in Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) inhabit forests. The management objectives in this program parallel the forest management options outlined in Minnesota's State Wildlife Action Plan, Tomorrow's Habitat for the Wild and Rare (Tomorrow's Habitat Plan). Implementation of these objectives in key habitats identified in the Plan will maintain and enhance native forest communities supporting game and non-game wildlife populations. Tomorrow's Habitat Plan also calls for the purchase and protection of key habitats as another tool to address the conservation needs of these species. Protecting forests threatened by fragmentation or development provide important opportunities for collaborative conservation of larger scale areas of habitat. Restoration of newly acquired state forestlands is essential to assure that sites in state ownership are improved to increase or retain their value as wildlife habitat. The availability of public hunting lands does not meet the expectations of a growing Minnesota population. Due to the current recession, land prices have stabilized or declined and a short-term opportunity exists to purchase more value for our expenditures. Broad goals for this program are provided through the Subsection Forest Resources Management Planning process which does include a public participation process. No opposition is anticipated. County board approval is required for all acquisitions. Program managers may add, delete, and substitute projects on this parcel list based upon need, readiness, cost, opportunity, and/or urgency so long as the substitute parcel/project forwards the constitutional objectives of this program in the Project Scope table of this accomplishment plan. The final accomplishment plan report will include the final project parcel list.","Forests face a formidable array of challenges:  fragmentation, invasive species, climate change, disease, and changes in forest-based economics and recreation.  While Minnesota’s 16.2 million ac of forest are diverse, the acreage and composition of forests have changed significantly.  The forest acreage is about half of what it was (31.5 million ac) in the mid 1800s.  Just over half of the forestland in Minnesota is publicly owned; the State of Minnesota administers about 24%.  Minnesota’s forests help maintain the state’s environmental and economic health.  They are habitat for fish and wildlife, and a source of biodiversity, clean water, watershed protection, carbon sequestration, recreational opportunities, and many other benefits.  Habitat loss and degradation are identified as the primary challenge facing wildlife.  Almost one-third of the state’s 292 Species in Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) inhabit forests.  The management objectives in this program parallel the forest management options outlined in Minnesota’s State Wildlife Action Plan, Tomorrow's Habitat for the Wild and Rare (Tomorrow’s Habitat Plan).  Implementation of these objectives in key habitats identified in the Plan will maintain and enhance native forest communities supporting game and non-game wildlife populations.  Tomorrow's Habitat Plan also calls for the purchase and protection of key habitats as another tool to address the conservation needs of these species.Protecting forests threatened by fragmentation or development provides important opportunities for collaborative conservation of larger scale areas of habitat.  Restoration of newly acquired state forestlands is essential to assure that sites in state ownership are improved to increase or retain their value as wildlife habitat.  The availability of public hunting lands does not meet the expectations of a growing Minnesota population.  Due to the current recession, land prices have stabilized or declined and a short-term opportunity exists to purchase more value for our expenditures.  Broad goals for this program are provided through the Subsection Forest Resources Management Planning process which includes a public participation process.  No opposition was anticipated.  County board approval was required for all acquisitions.Program managers were permitted to add, delete, and substitute projects on the parcel list based upon need, readiness, cost, opportunity, and/or urgency so long as the substitute parcel/project forwarded the constitutional objectives of this program in the Project Scope table of the accomplishment plan.  This final report includes the final project parcel list.",2010-07-01,2015-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Cynthia,Osmundson,DNR,"500 Lafayette Rd ","St Paul",,55155,"(651) 259-5169",bob.welsh@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Benton, Cass, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Pine, Rice, Roseau, St. Louis, St. Louis","Northern Forest, Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/accelerated-forest-wildlife-habitat-program,,,,
805,"Accelerated Aquatic Management Area Acquisition, Phase II",2011,3416000,"ML 2010, Ch. 361, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(b)","$3,416,000 in fiscal year 2011 is to the commissioner of natural resources to accelerate land acquisition by fee title and easements to be added to the state aquatic management area system as defined in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 86A, and to restore and enhance stream habitat and lake habitat. Land acquired in fee must remain open to hunting and fishing, consistent with the capacity of the land, during the open season, as determined in writing by the commissioner of natural resources. A list of proposed fee title and easement acquisitions, stream habitat restorations and enhancements, and lake habitat restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.",,"Restored 18 acres, protected 286 acres and enhanced 242 acres of stream habitat.",,,,3416000,,,,DNR,"State Government","This program uses a multi-programmatic approach to achieve prioritized aquatic habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement for lakes, trout streams, and rivers across Minnesota. We propose to: i) protect 7.8 miles of shoreline on lakes, rivers and trout streams; ii) effect structural repairs to 2 lake outlet control structures that will integrate fish passage; iii) restore and enhance river and stream functions that will benefit over 50.5 river miles; and iv) enhance 1.4 miles of shoreline habitat on publicly-owned lakeshore. The strategic approach and priority resources targeted in this proposal are supported by a number of internal and external conservation planning documents. The DNR will implement the objectives of this proposal through established and highly successful programs each having strong stakeholder support including: Aquatic Management Area Program, Shoreland Habitat Restoration Program, Stream Habitat Program, and Coldwater Streams Program.","What is the problem to be addressed? Minnesota's aquatic habitats have been degraded or threatened by a century or more of land, hydrology, and human settlement related alterations. The consequences to aquatic species have been reduced habitats for essential life history stages, lack of access to traditional spawning areas, and fragmentation of formerly continuous habitat that served as corridors to facilitate seasonal movements. Geographically, aquatic habitats are in various states of quality and experiencing differing levels of environmental stress with a general pattern of healthy habitats under low stress in the northeast and less healthy habitats under high stress in the southern and western portions of the state (see Figure H-15 in the State Conservation and Preservation Plan). But even within this generalized pattern there are many notable exceptions ? aquatic habitats exhibiting declining quality under high environmental stress in the northeast, and moderate to high quality habitats within high environmental stress landscapes to the west and south. This provides a meaningful framework for providing habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement through DNR's diverse habitat programs infrastructure. How will this directly relate to restoring, protecting, or enhancing habitat? Why will this strategy work? Acquisition of priority habitats provides permanent protection backed by state and federal laws. The AMA designation unit within the Outdoor Recreation System was established by the Legislature in 1992 and has strong support from conservation groups and anglers. The AMA Program currently has an inventory of 830 miles of shoreline in over 330 AMAs, which provide permanent protection of critical riparian habitats, perpetuate fish and wildlife populations, safeguard water quality, and offer public recreational opportunities as an important additional benefit. Providing fish passage over in-stream barriers such as low-head dams and culverts by backfilling with rock reconnects fish and other aquatic species to upstream habitats essential for spawning, juvenile life stages, and overall abundance and genetic diversity of aquatic species. Stream restoration projects reconstruct the stream's natural pattern, profile, and dimension. Natural stream design favors hydrologic conditions that do not degrade the stream bank and bed and provides a diversity of microhabitats that are more favorable to fish and other aquatic species. Channel restoration, dam modification, and shoreline enhancement work is based on proven methods and DNR experience with multiple projects. The DNR has worked on large-scale river and stream restoration projects since 1998 and has completed or assisted in design elements of over 100 stream projects addressing restoration, fish passage, dam removal and dam modification to rapids. These are significant and durable accomplishments benefiting aquatic habitat. As examples of these successful strategies, DNR has conducted large-scale projects to restore the Whitewater River to its original channel; reconnected nearly the entire Minnesota portions of the Red River by direct dam removal or modification leaving only a few dams presently remaining that impede fish movements (primarily lake sturgeon); and enhanced 21 miles of shoreline on lakes across the state including many challenging high erosion sites. Also projects address other key components of a stream: wildlife and fish habitat, water quality, connectivity to the floodplain and upstream reaches, and hydrology. By drawing on the accumulated scientific knowledge on all components of the stream DNR strives to deliver the best possible restoration projects using the best science available. The DNR has conducted shoreline enhancement projects for over 10 years and during that time the program has grown in scope and popularity. The annual number of shoreland restoration projects completed has increased from 23 in 2002 to 60 in 2009. At the end of the L-SOHC grant period, 1.6 miles of public shoreline including AMAs and other state, county, township, and municipal lands will be enhanced to provide erosion protection, habitat diversity for multiple species of fish and wildlife (including game species and SGCNs), and enhanced aesthetics. Native plants and natural materials will be utilized to increase habitat complexity, provide protective cover, stabilize shorelines, and firmly anchor soils. Project habitat benefits will continue to accrue beyond the term of this grant as project sites mature and the shoreline assumes a more natural character. Describe the nature and extent of any partnerships in this project, stakeholder and public participation processes associated with the project and any anticipated support or opposition to the project. The AMA Acquisition Planning Committee developed an acquisition plan in 2007 that recommended purchasing an additional 2,595 miles of riparian lands over 25 years to meet the habitat protection needs of a rapidly changing Minnesota. This stakeholder-developed plan guides DNR's AMA program implementation. Restoration and enhancement elements of this project are linked to various landscape or system-specific management plans (e.g., Lake Superior Management Plan) that have been developed through extensive internal and external coordination. These elements represent shared priorities with multiple partners and stakeholders. For land acquisitions, indicate local government support and approval Township and County support are usually obtained as part of the acquisition process. County Boards are typically notified after AMA parcels have been optioned and consistent with DNR policy.","We completed six fish passage projects, benefiting 1,311 acres of habitat that will now be accessible to migrating fish and mussels. These projects were modifications to dams that will allow fish to bypass these former barriers. One fish passage project on Chester Creek planned for this appropriation was not completed due to delays in contracting for construction by our project partner, the city of Duluth. They have been very busy contracting stream projects due to the flood of 2012, and this unexpected development kept us from completing the project on time. A design for the project was paid for with this appropriation. The project will be built in 2016 using flood damage money from the State of Minnesota.An instream habitat project was completed on West Beaver Creek. The project narrowed the stream channel to improve instream habitat and better transport fine sediment. Instream habitat was also enhanced, and bank stability improved to reduce erosion.Riparian habitat was enhanced at fourteen coldwater streams and two warmwater streams. These projects will enhance native prairie plants that will improve bank stability and instream cover. Prairie species also encourage narrow and deep stream channels that better move fine sediment, improving habitat for fish and invertebrates. Habitat practices included brush removal, prescribed burns, control of invasive plants, and planting of native species.Lake riparian habitat was enhanced at nine locations. These projects were done cooperatively through grants to local organizations. Mowed turf grass was replaced with native plants with deep roots that are better at stabilizing the shoreline and provide habitat for species such as frogs and other aquatic animals. These parcels are also open to public fishing.We permanently protected lakeshore habitat at eight locations, covering 276 acres. These parcels will protect intact lake shoreline that has been shown to be critical to fish reproduction, and to preventing shoreland erosion. We also protected one parcel on a trout stream through a conservation easement. This will protect coldwater conditions and habitat in the stream through the preservation of riparian vegetation. This parcel will also be open to public fishing.We fell short of our planned output acreage for this appropriation due to a number of factors. First, our protection acreage can vary depending on the relative amount of upland land that is purchased with adjoining waterfront. Sometimes parcels are a narrow strip of lakeshore, while at other times a parcel may be quite deep and have considerable upland that is purchased. For this appropriation, our acquisitions leaned toward primarily waterfront land resulting in a shortfall of 98 acres. Second, when this accomplishment plan was written we planned to be able to account for benefitted upstream acres for fish passage projects. During a plan amendment for a different appropriation we were given direction by the council that we should only count footprint acres for these types of projects. We did not go back and do plan amendments for other appropriations to reflect this guidance, but did follow that direction in our reporting. As a result we reported 1260 acres less than was planned. Third, our trout stream riparian enhancement work over-estimated the amount that we could complete, resulting in a shortfall of 424 acres. The work for this part of the appropriation was completed during the last 6 months that the money was available, preventing a plan amendment to reflect the change in acreage output. We will know better in the future how to estimate acres for this type of work. The fourth reason for our shortfall was an amendment from a fish passage project on the Mississippi River at Little Falls to a channel restoration project on the Buffalo River. As previously mentioned, when the plan was written we expected to report the full benefitted acreage for the fish passage project. When we amended to plan to spend that money on the Buffalo River, there was no corresponding change to our planned output acres as reflected in table 1. This was not changed mainly because the original version of ML2010 accomplishment plan does not include a “Table 1” as shown in the online version. Instead there are a series of less organized tables that allow for a more narrative description of the work. The resulting shortfall in acres from this change was 564 acres.In total, these differences from the accomplishment plan account for 2346 acres, which would explain the difference between the original plan and what we have reported for output. We have learned several lessons regarding output acres since this early appropriation. We will work hard to have our outputs better match the accomplishment plan in future reporting.",2010-07-01,2015-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",None,,,Michael,Duval,DNR,"500 Lafayette Road ","Saint Paul",,55155,"(218) 833-8612",michael.duval@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Martin, Meeker, Morrison, Murray, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Wadena","Northern Forest, Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/accelerated-aquatic-management-area-acquisition,,,,
9801,"Accelerating the Wildlife Management Area Program , Phase 4",2013,3300000,"ML 2012, Ch. 264, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 2(f)","$3,300,000 in the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire land in fee for wildlife management area purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8. A list of proposed land acquisitions must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.",,"Protect in fee 73 acres of wetlands and 565 acres of prairies",,534100,"Pheasants Forever private funding and Federal monies",3300000,,,.09,"Pheasants Forever","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The program accelerated the protection of 550 acres of prairie grassland, wetland, and other wildlife habitat as State Wildlife Management Areas open to public hunting. However, over the course of the appropriation, we acquired seven parcels for a total of 638 acres which exceeded our total acre goal of 550 acres by 88 acres.  Breaking down acres by ecological section we exceed our 440 acre goal for the prairie region by 171 acres.  We have a balance of $62,300 that will be returned to the Fund despite exceeding our acre goals and demonstrating the high level of efficiency Pheasants Forever operates at.  In total, we under spent on our budget, over delivered on acre goals, and over delivered on match leverage received while using less personnel costs than proposed.One tract of significance worth mentioning is Mel Roehrl WMA which was one of the largest permanent protection projects in this proposal at 110 acres.  The Mel Roehrl WMA Addition builds on the existing 197 acre Mel Roehl WMA.  Within three miles of this tract there are four WPAs totaling 491 acres, two SNAs totaling 226 acres and one 197 acre WMA.  In addition there are numerous perpetual FWS conservation easements in this area.  This habitat complex is a mere 22 miles from Alexandria in western Stearns County, has outstanding grassland, wetland and winter habitat and is located in an area of the county with large numbers of existing CRP tracts. Opportunities for public hunting and trapping is very high. This area is a notable pheasant and deer hunting area of the county.  This tract, like many of the other tracts purchased in this proposal, are within identified priority areas by MN DNR, USFWS, and other partners.  Some of the factors we use to prioritize acquisitions are Grassland Bird Conservation Areas, Fish and Wildlife habitat rankings (e.g. HAPET scores, duck nesting pair density), and stateside plans (e.g. Pheasant Action Plan, Wildlife Action Plan).  In addition we use site specific factors such as rare species, native prairie, and restoration potential to decide which tracts will best benefit fish, game, and wildlife.",,"Final Report: http://www.lsohc.leg.mn/FY2013/accomp_plan/2f.pdf Working in close collaboration with partners, Pheasants Forever acquired 638 acres of strategic habitat that builds onto existing protected lands and/or develops corridors for wildlife. All lands acquired have been enrolled into the state Wildlife Management Area (WMA) Program and will be protected and managed in perpetuity by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. We have worked together with federal, state and local partners when acquiring the seven parcels which will now be celebrated as new WMAs. These new additions to existing WMAs not only provides access and recreational opportunities for all Minnesotans, but helps reduce erosion, improve water filtration, and provide quality habitat for many of Minnesota's non-game species. The offers to the landowner were based on fair market values and appraisals. The acquired parcels addressed a backlog of willing sellers that now are helping slow the loss, degradation, and fragmentation of habitat in Minnesota. Parcels were identified jointly with the MN DNR, ranked, and prioritized on habitat goals and feasibility. Pheasants Forever's methods are formed around the principle of accelerating the Wildlife Production Area program in MN by targeting only the best available habitat with willing sellers. We utilize local partner expertise to focus on building a system of interconnected wildlife complexes that create habitat mosaics. We also utilize the latest geospatial layers to help determine factors such as: habitat restoration potential, landscape scale significance, presence of rare features and native habitat, and how these acquisitions fit into other priorities for our partners such as the MN prairie Conservation Plan, the Pheasant Action Plan, or the State Wildlife Action Plan to name a few. All parcels acquired have been restored and/or enhanced to as a high quality as practicable. All agricultural row crops on these parcels have been restored to native grassland/wetland complexes. The grasslands were restored using a broadcast or drill seeded method with a diverse mix of native grasses and forb species. Wetlands were restored using a combination of tile breaking, sediment removal, dike construction, and water control structures. Scattered invasive tree removal and prescribed fire were used where appropriate to enhance existing grassland habitat after protection.",2012-07-01,2014-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Eran,Sandquist,"Pheasants Forever","410 Lincoln Avenue South","South Haven",MN,55382,320-236-7755,esandquist@pheasantsforever.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Cottonwood, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, McLeod, Renville, Stearns, Yellow Medicine","Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Prairie Region",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/accelerating-wildlife-management-area-program-phase-4,,,,
9803,"Accelerated Prairie Restoration and Enhancement on DNR Lands, Phase 4",2013,4300000,"ML 2012, Ch. 264, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 2(h)","$4,300,000 in the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources to accelerate the restoration and enhancement of wildlife management areas, scientific and natural areas, and land under native prairie bank easements. A list of proposed restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.",,"Restored 123 acres and enhanced 59,373 acres of prairie ",,,"n/a ",4282900,105100,,14,DNR,"State Government","The table below provides a short summary of the acres and sites accomplished. We enhanced or restored 59,495 acres in 458 separate habitat projects.Project Type # Sites # AcresFencing for conserv grazing 6 721grassland conversion 33 1,124Invasive Species Control 43 1,599mowing 3 104Prescribed burn 214 48,368Restoration 13 123Woody Removal 146 7,457",,"In the table above, grassland conversion is generally converting old brome or early low diversity CRP-like plantings (grass only) to a diverse native grass and forb mix. These projects are good examples of the benefits of OHF. Low diversity grasslands provide some habitat for wildlife. These funds allow us to enhance and improve these habitats, going above and beyond what we could do without these funds. By far our most effective management tool is prescribed fire and we were able to burn over 48,000 acres, just over 75 square miles, with these funds.Our acre estimate is probably a low number, especially for woody removal. Trees in grasslands affect both the immediate area as well as the surrounding area. Generally we remove trees to increase nest success in the surrounding areas. While we may only record one acre of tree removal, we’re enhancing nest success for an entire WMA.This was the fourth appropriation for the DNR's programmatic Grassland Enhancement efforts. The primary focus for the Wildlife Section of this appropriation was the use of two Roving Crews, in Region One (located in Polk County) and Region 3 (located in Dakota County). Roving Crews are self-contained habitat enhancement programs. One hundred percent of their time is dedicated to habitat enhancement. In addition, we worked with local contractors to do additional habitat work on WMAs and SNAs.Division of Ecological and Water Resource staff funded on this appropriation did a variety of tasks, including writing contracts for woody removal projects and prescribed burns, firebreak installation, prescribed burn planning and execution, prairie reconstruction, and smaller invasive removal projects. CCM crews were contracted for many projects to add additional abilities. Specifically noteworthy, southern region EWR hires a CCM crew for several weeks in the spring each year to build support into the DNR burn crew (there would not be enough staff for a crew without CCM).In addition to these data, we also provide the following narratives showing the outputs and outcomes of several of the projects on the parcel list.The Cuka WMA project involved the removal of scattered invasive volunteer trees from 130 acres of native and restored prairie. A DNR survey on June 11, 2013 revealed the presence of at least 508 individual clusters of Small White Lady Slipper orchids. The orchid is abundant on Cuka WMA and this tree removal was management that is a direct positive for the preservation of this species. The removal of predator perches and den trees was one objective that appears to have been successfully met based upon the pheasant production that has been observed on this unit in recent years. One hunter has harvested a 2 bird limit on every pheasant opener for the last four years.A large portion of Benson WMA was already a quality restored grassland and wetland complex when acquired, but had thousands of trees covering the WMA. Without treatment, the site would have soon lost its open nature and grassland wildlife. The site includes a very high quality remnant prairie that we use to harvest local ecotype seed for nearby WMA restorations.Two Rivers Aspen Parkland SNA is a 1400 acre high quality brush prairie that was being invaded by aspen. This transition can be devastating to many wildlife species, particularly sharp tailed grouse as they tend to abandon these areas once they transition. After the prescribed burn and woody removal projects, there was a significant increase in sharp tailed grouse observations.Sweetwater WMA has two tracts totaling 430 acres. These tracts are part of a contiguous complex of public lands, including roughly 1,000 acres of Waterfowl Production Areas and 500 acres of WMA in the heart of Lac qui Parle County – an area with a rich history of waterfowl and upland bird hunting. The tree removal work on Sweetwater WMA compliments ongoing habitat acquisitions, restorations and enhancements being done in this area through partnerships among USFWS, MNDNR, TNC, PF and DU.Cooperative Farming Agreement fields totaling nineteen acres on four WMAs in the south Metro were retired. The fields were planted to a diverse mix native grasses and forbs. This will benefit pollinators as well as providing additional nesting cover. These WMAs are relatively close to the Metro Area, proving both wildlife habitat as well as hunting and other recreational opportunities for Twin Cities residents.Because this is a programmatic appropriation, it’s difficult to assign a dollar amount to a specific project. Because of this and the large number of projects, we simply assigned dollars to projects proportional to acres completed in that project. In the same way, we proportionally assigned dollars to personnel based on FTEs.",2012-07-01,2016-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Greg,Hoch,"MN DNR","500 Lafayette Road","St Paul",MN,55155,651-259-5230,greg.hoch@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Clay, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Grant, Houston, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, Meeker, Morrison, Norman, Otter Tail, Polk, Pope, Redwood, Roseau, Statewide, Stearns, Stevens, Traverse, Washington, Winona, Yellow Medicine","Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Prairie Region, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/accelerated-prairie-restoration-and-enhancement-dnr-lands-phase-4,,,,
9816,"Accelerated Shallow Lakes and Wetlands Enhancement , Phase 4",2013,3870000,"ML 2012, Ch. 264, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 4(e)","$3,870,000 in the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources to develop engineering designs and complete construction to enhance shallow lakes and wetlands. A list of proposed restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. Work must be completed within three years of the effective date of this article.",,"Enhanced 10,085 acres of wetlands ",,,"n/a ",3644000,125300,,10,DNR,"State Government","This proposal impacts shallow lakes and wetlands in Minnesota through the design and construction of projects, enhancement work done by DNR roving habitat crews, and shallow lakes work identified and initiated through the DNR Shallow Lakes program.  Ten thousand acres of wetlands were enhanced by these activities.",,"This OHF-funded project utilized three components - individual project design and construction of wetland and shallow lake infrastructure, habitat enhancement work by DNR Roving Habitat Crews, and an expansion of the DNR Shallow Lakes program.Design and Construction - Twenty-one projects were designed or designed and constructed. Design only projects are surveyed and receive preliminary design plans and support from Minnesota DNR engineers. This initial work is critical to identify project issues, determine realistic cost estimates, and ensure that future construction can proceed with minimal delays. No acres are reported for design-only projects; that occurs only after construction. Eight projects were design-only. Thirteen projects were design and construct. These 13 projects involved the construction or renovation of water control structures, fish barriers and/or dikes. This work enhanced almost 1200 acres, 913 of which were in the Prairie Ecological Section.Roving Habitat Crews - Minnesota DNR Roving Habitat Crews are highly trained, equipped and motivated staff working together to enhance Wildlife Mangement Areas. Begun in 2010, 2 6-person crews were established to work on prairie grasslands, with one crew based in Mentor, MN and one based at Lac Qui Parle. Beginning with this Accelerated Shallow Lakes and Wetland Enhancements, Phase IV, OHF appropriation, funding was provided to the 2 crews to allow to them expand to do wetland enhancement work. Each crew was provided 2 additional staff and they were able to spend 25% of their time and resources on wetland and shallow lake activities. This work included wetland prescribed burns, removal of woody vegetation from wetlands, the ability to work on wetland drawdowns, cattail spraying and mowing, and other wetland activities. The wetland acreage impacted by these crews has exceeded expectations, with 8,900 wetland acres enhanced. Three thousand-four hundred of these acres were enhanced in the Prairie Ecological Section. The most wetland acres were enhanced in Forest/Prairie Ecological Section, which is a function of the large habitat blocks that are available to manage in northwest Minnesota.Shallow Lakes Program - The Minnesota DNR Shallow Lakes Program consists of a supervisor and 8 shallow lakes specialists. Three of these shallow lake specialist positions were created and funded with the Accelerated Shallow Lakes and Wetland Enhancements, Phase IV, OHF appropriation. Interns are used to augment shallow lake assessment work done during the summer field season. The Shallow Lakes Program can be described as having two major goals - assessment of shallow lakes through a standardized set of measures and initiating management of shallow lakes to enhance their value to wildlife. Management actions may include drawdowns, removal of unwanted fish, control of invasive species, and placement of major infrastructure. Acres are not reported for this component of the grant, though the work done by the Shallow Lakes Program is critical to acres subsequently reported by the DNR or Ducks Unlimited when OHF funds are used to implement management. A measure of the work accomplished by OHF-funded shallow lakes specialists is the number of number of shallow lake assessments the undertake during the grant period. For the period during which funding was provided by this OHF grant, the three funded specialists and interns accomplished 491 assessments on shallow lakes covering 160,268 acres.",2012-07-01,2016-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ricky,Lien,"MN DNR Div. of Fish and Wildlife","500 Lafayette Rd","St. Paul",MN,55155,651-259-5227,ricky.lien@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Benton, Carver, Cottonwood, Freeborn, Itasca, Jackson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, Mille Lacs, Roseau, Todd, Wilkin, Yellow Medicine","Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Northern Forest, Prairie Region",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/accelerated-shallow-lakes-and-wetlands-enhancement-phase-4,,,,
2546,"Accelerated Shallow Lakes and Wetlands Restoration and Enhancement , Phase 3",2012,936000,"ML 2011, First Special Session, Ch. 6, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 4(b)","$936,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources to develop engineering designs for shallow lakes and wetlands and restore and enhance shallow lakes.",,"Enhanced 7,262 acres of Wetlands",,,,808800,11800,,,"MN DNR","State Government","Water control structures and dikes were designed and constructed on six Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) in the counties of Becker, Clearwater, Itasca, Lincoln, Roseau, and Yellow Medicine. Dike work at Roseau River WMA protects and enhances 3200 acres of wetlands wetlands in Pool 2 of the WMA. Roseau River WMA has 10 large water control structures, seven moist soil cells, and four large pools covering 11,800 acres. Cells for a moist soil unit were constructed at Lac Qui Parle WMA in Lac Qui Parle County. Engineering design work was initiated at Staples WMA in Todd County, but as is our policy for 'design-only' projects, no acres will be claimed until construction is initiated and completed in a future OHF grant.",,"Minnesota DNR wetland and shallow lake projects are identified by area wildlife managers and shallow lake specialists. Project identification often comes from either failing wetland infrastructure or shallow lake assessments. Potential projects are submitted by area wildlife managers into a project database with subsequent regional and central office review. Priority projects are selected based on available funding. Project survey, engineering design work, contract bid documents, and construction oversight are provided by regional DNR engineering staff. Needed permits are obtained by area wildlife or shallow lakes staff. Completed projects provide habitat for wetland dependent species, especially for all stages of waterfowl life needs - spring and fall migration, breeding, and brood rearing. The completed projects additionally provide the benefits that result from managed and enhanced wetlands: hunting locations, clean water, floodwater retention, etc.",2011-07-20,2016-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ricky,Lien,DNR,"500 Lafayette Rd.","St. Paul",MN,55155,"651 259-5227",ricky.lien@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Becker, Clearwater, Itasca, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Roseau, Todd, Yellow Medicine","Forest Prairie Transition, Northern Forest, Prairie Region",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/accelerated-shallow-lakes-and-wetlands-restoration-and-enhancement-phase-3,,,,
2548,"Accelerated Aquatic Management Area Habitat Program, Phase 3",2012,6500000,"ML 2011, First Special Session, Ch. 6, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(a)","$6,500,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources to acquire interests in land in fee or permanent conservation easements for aquatic management areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02, to restore and enhance aquatic habitat. A list of proposed acquisitions and stream and lake habitat restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. The accomplishment plan must include an easement monitoring and enforcement plan.",,"Protect in fee 504 acres, easement 585 acres and Restore/Enhance 537 acres of Habitats",,752500,"value/cash donation",6464000,34900,,1.5,"MN DNR","State Government","We protected 22.3 miles of trout streams and 1.3 miles of lakeshore via easements (585 acres in total), and 7.4 miles (504 acres) of lakeshore through fee-title purchase. We enhanced shoreline habitat on 524 acres of riparian land, and instream habitat on 3.1 miles of trout streams and 0.5 miles of warmwater rivers. ",,"Final Report: http://www.lsohc.leg.mn/FY2012/accomp_plan/5a.pdf Protection of streams through conservation easements was enabled by the hiring of two easement specialists to work on acquisition. One position was funded through OHF, while the other leveraged funds from a Great Lakes Restoration grant. These positions contacted riparian landowners in targeted locations we prioritized for additional easement protection. We chose to target streams with high-quality habitat and fish populations, and along those streams we prioritized parcels that were adjacent to existing easements or protected public land, as well as landowners who owned parcels with longer lengths of stream. We also prioritized parcels with important features such as springs that are important to maintaining the cold water required by trout. All easements also needed to be accessible to the angling public, either from a public road, adjacent easement, or access path. Contacts with landowners were very fruitful; we found more potential parcels that we had money available for easements. This allowed us to prioritize the best parcels for easement purchase based on our criteria, but also created a list of potential parcels for acquisition using other funding sources, including OHF rounds from future years. We protected a total of 21.3 miles of trout streams using easements. One lakeshore parcel was also protected via conservation easement using this appropriation. The landowners (a scout camp) wanted the parcel protected, but also wanted to continue their passive use of the parcel. A conservation easement was a better tool than fee title acquisition in this case, which allowed us to protect 200 acres along 1.3 miles of lakeshore. The total amount of lake and stream shore acres protected by easements was just short of our goal (585 vs. 609), but we believe in the case of lake and stream riparian protection the length of shoreline is the more important measure. Fee title acquisition protected a total of 7.4 miles of lakeshore (504 acres) under this appropriation. We selected parcels for acquisition where the ratio of lakeshore to total acres was high in order to maximize riparian area protected, and where we protected critical and sensitive habitat such as emergent vegetation and natural shorelines that are critical for aquatic fish and wildlife. We were able to exceed our goal for acres protected in fee (504 vs. 427), in part due to over $550,000 in landowner donations of value that leveraged OHF money. We completed four stream habitat projects: two were on trout streams (Eagle and Rush Creeks), and two were on a warmwater rivers (Buffalo and Pomme de Terre Rivers). Eagle Creek had been degraded by years of cattle grazing, along with numerous beaver dams that had created a wide, shallow stream uninhabited by trout, unlike downstream reaches with better habitat. Using a combination of coir logs, rootwads and other woody debris, and grading and revegetating of the streambanks, the stream was narrowed to less than half of its former width. This created a much deeper stream channel with better habitat for fish, as well as the ability for the stream to better move the over-abundance of sand that comprised the stream bottom. Trout are now found in the restored half-mile of stream. The local watershed district contributed matching funds that helped to complete the project. Rush Creek habitat work has enhanced 2.5 miles of this trout stream. Steep eroding banks have been graded back, creating a floodplain that reduces the erosive energy of the stream during high water. Habitat structures of wood and rock have been placed in strategic locations on outside bends, providing stability to streambanks as well as cover for fish. All riparian areas have been seeded with a native mix of deep-rooted prairie grasses and forbs, providing enhanced stability for streambanks and habitat for terrestrial wildlife. Restoration of a reach of the Buffalo River was done on property owned by the City of Hawley. A formerly straightened reach of the river, the stream had eroding banks and lacked diverse depths, velocities, and cover required by most fish species. 2,700 feet of new meandering stream channel was constructed to restore the stream to a more natural condition, and outside bends were stabilized with woody material buried into the banks which not only provides stability while planted native vegetation becomes established, but also provides habitat for fish and aquatic insects. Enhancement work on the Pomme de Terre River was done on a relatively small area, but was critical to habitat in that reach. Due to bank erosion, the stream was in the process of cutting around a riffle that controls the grade of the streambed in that reach. That could have eventually lead to a downcutting of the stream channel that would have sent tons of sediment downstream. Instead, the streambank was stabilized using rootwads, and additional gravel and cobbles were added to the riffle to enhance its stability, as well as local habitat.",2011-07-20,2016-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brian,Nerbonne,DNR,"500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul",MN,55155,651-259-5205,brian.nerbonne@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Houston, Hubbard, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Lake, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Redwood, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Swift, Wabasha, Winona","Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Northern Forest, Prairie Region, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/accelerated-aquatic-management-area-habitat-program-phase-3,,,,
23902,"Accelerated Shallow Lakes and Wetland Enhancement Phase VI",2015,877700,"ML 2014, Ch. 256, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 4(e)","$1,050,000 in the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources to enhance and restore shallow lakes statewide. A list of proposed land restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"Enhanced 19,365 acres. ",,,,820100,86500,,,DNR,"State Government","Many of Minnesota's wetlands have been lost and the remainder degraded.  Recent tiling and ditching have accelerated this situation.  Through this program, shallow lakes and wetlands were designed, constructed, and intensively managed to benefit wetland wildlife and Minnesota residents.  Habitat accomplishments from this proposal have enhanced 19,365 acres of wetlands and shallow lakes to benefit waterfowl and wetland wildlife.  Work was accomplish through constructed infrastructure, cattail control, and a significant prescribed wetland burn. ",,"Approximately 30 species of waterfowl are regular migrants through Minnesota. More than a dozen breed and nest in Minnesota. While each of these species has its own particular habitat needs the common bond is a dependence on wetland habitat for survival. Meeting the needs of these waterfowl requires a complex of wetland sizes and types ranging from temporary and seasonal wetlands to large permanent shallow lakes.  Habitat work accomplished with this OHF appropriation contributes to the needs of these waterfowl and other wetland-associated wildlife. Five wetland/shallow lake infrastructure projects were designed and completed (Carlos Avery WMA, Anoka County; Joe River WMA, Kittson County; Cornish Flowage, Aitkin County; Mille Lacs WMA, Mille Lacs County; and Dry Sand WMA, Cass County).  These projects improved or replaced dikes and water level control structures.  These projects enhanced 3,079 acres of wetland habitat.  In addition to these design and construct projects, another four projects were design only.  Because of the complexity of many shallow lake and wetland infrastructure projects, we sometimes begin by bringing in engineers to survey and design potential projects.  We can use this initial information to develop cost estimates, obtain permits, and determine if and when to move ahead with construction.  Because design-only projects do not entail construction, no acres are claimed for these projects, as is consistent with our past reports. These four design-only projects were at Spohn WMA, Quistorff WMA, Aurzada WMA, and Ruff-Nik WMA, all in Todd County. 6,068 acres of invasive cattails were sprayed statewide.  This work was done in both 2015 and 2018.  The work in 2015 was done using private contractors, but in 2018 we were able to do the work using a state-owned helicopter outfitted with an OHF-funded spray unit and using the OHF-funded Roving Habitat Crews as ground support personnel. The acreage of cattails sprayed includes 13.3 acres of a new invasive grass that was discovered at McCarthy Lake WMA.  We were able to effectively deal with this potential threat thanks to the equipment and personnel we now have available.  While aerial spraying of monotypic stands of cattails can't resolve the problem statewide due to the extent of their coverage, property managers are excited to have aerial spraying as a means to improve wetland habitat at select sites.   Finally, a major prescribed wetland burn was funded out of this appropriation which enhanced 10,200 acres.  This was one of the largest prescribed burns ever done in Minnesota.  The effectiveness of this burn and it's relatively low cost have property managers considering future large wetland burns. In total, 19,365 wetland acres were enhanced by this appropriation, well above the Accomplishment Plan goal. ",2014-07-01,2019-10-31,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ricky,Lien,"MN DNR Div. of Fish and Wildlife","500 Lafayette Rd ","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5227",ricky.lien@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Cass, Chippewa, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Isanti, Jackson, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Mahnomen, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Otter Tail, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Roseau, St. Louis, Stearns, Wabasha, Washington, Wilkin, Wright","Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Northern Forest, Prairie Region, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/accelerated-shallow-lakes-and-wetland-enhancement-phase-vi,,,,
23930,"Accelerating the Wildlife Management Area Program - Phase VI",2015,10143900,"ML 2014, Ch. 256, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 2(b)","$10,350,000 in the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire land in fee for wildlife management area purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8. Lands acquired with this appropriation may not be used for emergency haying and grazing in response to federal or state disaster declarations. Conservation grazing under a management plan that is already being implemented may continue. Subject to the evaluation criteria under Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given to acquisition of lands that are eligible for the native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of proposed land acquisitions must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"Protected 1803 acres (in fee with state PILT liability) ",,1329600,"PFPrivateFederal ",10143900,,,0.36,"Pheasants Forever","Non-Profit Business/Entity","This phase of WMA acquisition protected 1802.55 acres of prairie grassland, wetland, and other wildlife habitat as State Wildlife Management Areas open to public hunting. With these 16 acquisition we have exceeded our planned acres of 1362 by more than 400 acres. Breaking down acres by ecological section we acquired 282 acres in the metro and 1520 acres in the prairie.  We have a balance of $52,798 of grant funds and $81,837.48 in program income that will be returned despite exceeding our acre goals. ",,"The pressures from development, industry, and agriculture continue to mount on wildlife habitat within the farmland regions of Minnesota.  In fact, despite our collective investments in conservation, it is believed that many of the agricultural counties in Minnesota are continuing to experience a net loss of wildlife habitat.  This unfortunate reality is currently being exacerbated by conversion of lands expiring out of CRP.  Now, more than ever, is the time to accelerate our investments in permanently protected high quality public habitat complexes that will protect, maintain, and increase Minnesota’s wildlife populations.  In addition, being able to provide public areas for Minnesotans to hunt, trap, fish and otherwise recreate in the outdoors are urgent needs and is fundamental to ensure Minnesota’s outdoor heritage and appreciation of the outdoors is passed on to future generations. To help slow and reverse the loss of habitat and declining wildlife populations, Pheasants Forever (PF) and our partners will protect (fee acquisition from willing sellers) 1,362 acres of high priority grassland (native prairie if available), wetland, and wildlife habitat as state Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) throughout the pheasant range of Minnesota.  Striving to build landscape level habitat complexes that will protect and sustain wildlife populations, many of the potential projects are additions to existing WMAs or WPAs, many of which were originally acquired in partnership with MNDNR, local PF chapters, and conservation partners. Projects were developed and selected in conjunction with local and regional DNR staff.  All projects will meet standards and requirements for inclusion into the WMA system and DNR Commissioner approval will be received for any project funded under this proposal.  In addition to meeting the minimum WMA standards, additional criteria were used to develop the potential project list including: Does the parcel contain habitat restoration potential that will result in an increase in wildlife populations? Does the parcel build upon existing investments in public and private land habitat (landscape scale significance)? Does the parcel contain significant natural communities or will it protect or buffer significant natural communities? Does the parcel have the potential and focus for habitat protection and restoration in the future? Does the parcel provide multiple benefits (recreation, access, water control, water quality, lakeshore, local community support etc.)? All acquired lands will meet the minimum initial development standards for WMAs.  In addition, providing high quality habitat and keeping future management concerns in mind, all acquisitions will be restored and/or enhanced to as high quality as practicable, with the belief that quality and comprehensive restorations utilizing native species result in lower management costs.  Acquired croplands will be permanently retired and restored to diverse grasslands and wetlands to the fullest extent.  Enhancement work may include undesirable woody vegetation removal, water control structure installation, inter-seeding to increase diversity and structure, managed grazing, invasive species control, or any other activity that improves the diversity and health of the prairie-wetland habitat complex.  Pheasants Forever’s network of 76 Minnesota chapters and 26,000 members have been actively involved in protecting and restoring lands in partnership with the Minnesota DNR for 27 years and will continue to be a priority.  WMA’s are an integral component to the comprehensive conservation strategy within the prairie region of the state.  The WMAs within this proposal will not only protect, increase, and sustain wildlife habitat and populations; they will provide access and recreational opportunities, including hunting, to ALL Minnesotans, so fundamentally important to our outdoor heritage. ",2014-07-01,2020-10-13,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sabin,Adams,"Pheasants Forever","14241 Stevens Road SE",Osakis,MN,56360,(320)250-6317,sadams@pheasantsforever.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Blue Earth, Jackson, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, Sibley, Waseca, Wright, Yellow Medicine","Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Prairie Region",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/accelerating-wildlife-management-area-program-phase-vi,,,,
2530,"Accelerated Prairie Restoration and Enhancement on DNR Lands, Phase 3",2012,1652000,"ML 2011, First Special Session, Ch. 6, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 2(b)","$1,652,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources to accelerate the restoration and enhancement on wildlife management areas, scientific and natural areas, and land under native prairie bank easements.",,"Enhance 20,600 acres of prairie",,,n/a,1567500,39800,,8.80,"MN DNR","State Government","This appropriation funded 283 projects totaling 21,953 acres. The two largest types of enhancement were 112 woody removal projects totaling 10,160 acres and 134 prescribed burns totaling 10,082 acres. Additionally, we seeded 30 sites totaling 1386 acres, put in infrastructure for conservation grazing of 236 acres on 3 sites, conducted 3 oak savanna enhancements totaling 42 acres, and treated 47 acres of invasive species on 2 sites.",,"Final ReportThis was a shared appropriation between the Fish & Wildlife (FAW) and the Ecological & Water Resources (EWR) Divisions within the DNR.  Both Divisions requested priority grassland projects from field staff across the state.  When this appropriation was funded, the Prairie Plan and other large-scale prairie-focused strategic plans were still in their infancy.  Parcels on the initial parcel list included in the funding request were developed primarily using priorities developed at the regional and areas levels by Area Wildlife Managers and SNA field staff. The parcel list changed substantially from the time of the request as the project went on because of several factors, including: 1) one of the core strengths of the Roving Crew is their flexibility to move quickly on a priority habitat enhancement opportunity, and this often meant addressing parcels that met the appropriation’s purpose, but not on the parcel list; 2) given the nature and purpose of the Roving Crew, parcels/projects done by them were not on the original list, but were added upon completion; and 3) site condition and weather help determine whether we can work on a given project on a given day, and we do our best to find alternate parcels of similar value/priority, even if not on the original parcel list, to maximize efficiency.  Especially when it comes to weather issues (usually ‘too wet’), often large areas affected.  The flexibility of the Roving Crew allowed them to do same enhancement work, but on WMAs in nearby counties not as affected by the weather. For all these reasons, we added a number of sites in counties not originally included in the parcel list.  Although it can make reporting challenging, we feel this dynamic flexibility is one of the strengths of our Roving Crews and our contracting process.  While many appropriations highlight specific projects, “what” they did, we feel the strength of this appropriation is in the cumulative effect of many small projects and “how” we did it.  Specifically, we did a lot of this work by developing the Region 4 (Southern) DNR Roving Crew.  This crew is located at Lac Qui Parle.  As part of developing a new crew, office and shop space had to be developed, crews hired, and those crews needed to be equipped.  That was followed by a steep learning curve as the crew coalesced and began working on projects.  These crews only do habitat work.  We try to minimize the time spent with paperwork, office work, budgets, etc, so that they can fully devote their time to ‘boots on the ground’ habitat enhancement projects.  At the same time, there were some inclement weather patterns during these years that limited the activities of the crews during some periods.  Even given those unavoidable issues, the appropriation exceeded its target acres.  It is our assessment that these initial years are the slowest and therefore least productive.  This crew, as well as the other two, are all functioning as highly efficient teams.  The rest of the work was done with contractors, which stimulates local rural economies.  According to the research literature, we actually underestimating the acres enhanced, especially as it relates to woody removal projects.  Numerous studies show it’s not just the area ‘under the trees’ that impact grassland birds, but the area around the woody vegetation.  Some species simply won’t nest near woody cover and other studies show high nest predation (gamebird) or brood parasitism (songbirds) rates near woody cover.  By removing even a few trees from the center of a grassland, we are actually enhancing the entire area.  Snyder (1984) found that pheasant nest success double greater than 600 meters from a tree.  That means for every tree, or clump of trees, removed we are effectively enhancing nesting success in the surrounding 280 acres of grassland.Although this appropriation focused on the Roving Crew, we can highlight a couple projects as small examples of all the work that we are proud of.  Glenflur WMA – Cottonwood County.  This 165 acre tree removal project substantially opened up this tract.  This WMA is part of the Cottonwood River Prairie Core Area and contains areas of unbroken prairie.  This site had not experienced significance disturbance, other than heavy grazing, in several decades.  A lack of disturbance had allowed tree succession to begin to invade. Prairie Bush Clover and Loggerhead Shrike are SGCN noted in this area.Lac qui Parle WMA-Nygard Tract – Swift County.  This tract is part of the larger Chippewa Prairie on the Lac qui Parle WMA and is part of a Prairie Plan Core Area.  This remnant prairie had been moderately grazed and had not seen disturbance by fire in decades.  Woody encroachment was beginning to take hold prior to this project.  Through a combination of tree removal, prescribed burning and grazing this site is now in good condition with sightings of several native prairie species that were suppressed due to lack of disturbance from fire.  This area has recent sightings of Marbled Godwits, Slender Milk Vetch, Loggerhead Shrike and Upland Sandpipers.The SNA Program was able to start a series of contracted woody removal projects at Swede’s Forest SNA.  Swede’s Forest is home to a large population of the rare five-lined skink.  The management being completed here is focused on removal of encroaching red cedar and invasive buckthorn, improving habitat not only for the five-lined skink but also for the multiple other wildlife species that call this site home.Additionally, SNA staff, with support of CCM, were able to conduct a 109 acre prescribed burn at Prairie Coteau SNA.  Prairie Coteau SNA is one of the most important and stunning prairies in southwestern Minnesota.  This prescribed burn helped improve habitat for grassland gamebird species found on the site in addition to the rare non-game species.It was difficult to assign an exact dollar figure to each person and each project.  What I did was take the total personnel budget, identify the ratio of FTE/years, and scale the personnel budget to that ratio.  I used the same approach on the parcel list.  I took the total budget and total acres, identified percentage of acres for each project relative to the acre total, and assigned the ratio of funds to that project. ",2011-07-01,2016-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Greg,Hoch,"MN DNR","500 Lafayette Rd","St. Paul",MN,55155,651-259-5230,greg.hoch@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Clay, Cottonwood, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Isanti, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine","Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Northern Forest, Prairie Region, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/accelerated-prairie-restoration-and-enhancement-dnr-lands-phase-3,,,,
2540,"Accelerated Forest Habitat Enhancement, Phase 2",2012,826000,"ML 2011, First Special Session, Ch. 6, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 3(c )","$826,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources to restore and enhance lands in state forests, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 89.021.",,"Restored 24 acres and Enhanced 11,066 acres of Forest",,,,824400,10400,,0.03,"MN DNR","State Government","This program of on-the-ground conservation projects increased the wildlife and ecological values of forest communities on Minnesota's public forestlands. Restoration and enhancement projects in this program enhanced more than 10,000 acres of forest.",,"The projects in this program were designed to address the following management objectives:1.  Enhance forest communities by altering the plant species composition and/or structure.  These projects were accomplished by, for example, conducting hand release to enhance the growth of Northern red oak saplings and trees to increase mast available for wildlife, and meet the Forest Planning goal to FRMP goal of ""improving  the regeneration and increasing the presence of oak and pine across the landscape.""2.  Enhance brushland habitat by altering the plant species structure and/or composition.  Shearing projects were performed on lowland brush to set back succession in mature willow stands to improve cover and forage for deer and moose, and to enhance nesting and brood rearing habitat for a variety of game and non-game brushland dependent avian species. Perpetuation of the brushland component of the Aspen Parklands landscape helped to predispose these stands to future management with prescribed fire.This program worked to enhance oak regeneration and create a mix of young hardwood forest with more open meadow/brush lands to benefit grouse, elk, and deer.  Enhancement of conifer stands and mixed hardwood/conifer forests provided habitat for fisher and marten, and thermal cover for deer and moose. Shearing of trees and brush in large open landscape priority areas enhanced habitat for sharp-tailed grouse. Shearing and mowing of hardwoods and brush in smaller patches enhanced habitat for woodcock and deer.The program also enhanced habitat for a number of nongame species, including yellow rails, sandhill cranes, northern harriers, bobolinks, and sandpipers.  Activities that created/enhanced forest openings provided habitat for nongame species, including least chipmunks, northern flickers, coopers hawks, and song sparrows. Some of the less intensive timber management in our program helped protect rare native plant communities and a number of nongame species through retention and enhancement of plant species diversity and structure.",2011-07-20,2016-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bob,Welsh,DNR,"500 Lafayette Rd","St. Paul",MN,55155,651-259-5169,bob.welsh@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hubbard, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Marshall, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Roseau, St. Louis, Stearns, Wadena, Winona","Forest Prairie Transition, Northern Forest, Prairie Region, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/accelerated-forest-habitat-enhancement-phase-2,,,,
35026,"Accelerating the Wildlife Management Area Program - Phase VII",2016,7452000,"ML 2015, First Sp. Session, Ch. 2, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 2(b)","$7,452,000 in the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire land in fee for wildlife management area purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8. Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given to acquisition of lands that are eligible for the native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of proposed land acquisitions must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"749 Wetland acres, 1,318 Prairie acres, and 40 Forest acres (for a total of 2,107 acres) Protected in Fee with State PILT Liability,  ",,1518500,"Federal, PF, Private ",7440000,12000,,0.28,"Pheasants Forever","Non-Profit Business/Entity","This proposal accelerates the protection of 900 acres of prairie grassland, wetland, and other wildlife habitat as State Wildlife Management Areas open to public hunting. ",,"Conversion of grassland and wetlands for other uses have not only contributed to many native species population declines, but also impacted water quality, groundwater recharge cycles, and natural flood cycles. Permanent acquisition and restoration of grasslands and wetlands is one of the major tools we have for reversing this trend. This seventh phase of the WMA acceleration program acquired and restored a total of 2,100.19 acres of grasslands and wetland habitat as permanently protected WMA's. Due to our ability to partner with other conservation groups and agencies such as the North American Wetlands Conservation Act, we are able to bring leverage to the program and far exceed the goals of this phase. Pheasants Forever and MN DNR staff collaborated to generate a list of parcels with landowners who had the desire to sell. The parcel’s ecological impact was evaluated using landscape level planning tools such USFWS Habitat and Population Evaluation Team (HAPET), The MN Prairie Conservation Plan and The Pheasant Action Plan among others. By utilizing these tools, we were able to focus efforts in areas where acquisitions and restorations will make the greatest impact on the landscape and thus these additional acres of WMA are very beneficial to wildlife and public recreation. Once acquired, wetlands on each parcel were restored by installing surface ditch “plugs” and or breaking subsurface tile. Some wetlands may also have had sediment removed to create proper substrates for wetland function and vegetative growth. Grasslands were restored by planting a high-diversity native seed mix of grasses and forbs that are regionally appropriate to the area. As with all restoration work, there are challenges that come from weather and working with private contractors, but we did not face any major issues. ",2015-07-01,2021-08-05,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Eran,Sandquist,"Pheasants Forever","410 Lincoln Ave S Box 91","South Haven",MN,55382,"(320) 236-7755",esandquist@pheasantsforever.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Carver, Douglas, Grant, Kandiyohi, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Nobles, Pope, Rock, Stearns, Wright, Yellow Medicine","Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Prairie Region",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/accelerating-wildlife-management-area-program-phase-vii-0,,,,
35033,"Accelerated Native Prairie Bank Protection - Phase IV",2016,2957700,"ML 2015, First Sp. Session, Ch. 2, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 2(e )","$3,740,000 in the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources to implement the Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan through the acquisition of permanent conservation easements to protect native prairie and grasslands. Up to $165,000 is for establishing monitoring and enforcement funds as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given to acquisition of lands that are eligible for the native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of permanent conservation easements must be provided as part of the final report. ",,"Protected 1,342 acres (in easement) ",,,,2937400,34500,,0.40,DNR,"State Government","The Native Prairie Bank Program perpetually protected via conservation easement 1,342 acres of native prairie from willing landowners.  This exceeds the original outcome goal of 760 acres by 582 acres.   Easement acquisition focused on Minnesota Prairie Plan identified landscapes and targeted high quality prairies that provide valuable wildlife habitat. ",,"The loss of native prairie and associated grassland habitat is arguably the greatest conservation challenge facing western and southern Minnesota. This appropriation aimed to protect 760 acres of native prairie habitat by accelerating the enrollment of Native Prairie Bank easements. Not only were the prairie protection outcomes met but they were exceeded by 582 acres.  Acceleration, such as this, is necessary to address the loss of native prairie and associated grasslands. Today, only about 1.3% of Minnesota’s original 18 million acres of prairie remains. The few remaining acres of native prairie once were thought of as unsuitable for crop production, however with advancements in technology and equipment, in addition to growing competition for tillable acres, this is no longer the case.  Unfortunately, grassland-to-cropland conversion is not the only impact to native prairie, significant degradation and loss is also occurring due to property development, mineral extraction and lack of prairie-oriented management. If the current trajectory of grassland and prairie loss continues it will be devastating to grassland dependent wildlife populations. Recognizing that protecting grassland and wetland habitat is one of the most critical conservation challenges facing Minnesota, over a dozen leading conservation organizations have developed a road map for moving forward – the Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan. This plan calls for several outcomes, one being the protection of all remaining native prairie, largely through conservation easements. One of the primary easement tools for native prairie protection in Minnesota is the DNR administered Native Prairie Bank easement. Native Prairie Bank was established by the 1987 legislature to protect private native prairie lands by authorizing the state to acquire conservation easements from willing landowners. Native Prairie Bank targets the protection of native prairie tracts, but can also include adjoining lands as buffers and additional habitat.  Originally, this appropriation aimed to protect 760 acres of native prairie through Native Prairie Bank easements. Eligible tracts were to be located within priority landscapes identified in the Minnesota Prairie Plan and prioritized based on several evaluation factors including:     1) Size and quality of habitat, focusing on diverse native prairie communities that have been identified by the Minnesota Biological Survey    2) The occurrence of rare species, or suitability habitat for rare species    3) Lands that are part of a larger habitat complex Ultimately, 10 native prairie parcels for a total of 1,342 acres (582 acres more than initial 760 acre goal) were perpetually protected through this appropriation via Native Prairie Bank Easements.  These now protected native prairies are unique natural resources that consist of thousands of different organisms, plants, animals, bacteria and soil fungi.  Their complex interactions provide the food, water and shelter required by many of Minnesota’s rare, threatened and endangered species. These prairies house a wide variety of pollinator species, some of which often cannot survive in other habitats, including prairie restorations.  ",2015-07-01,2019-10-23,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Judy,Schulte,"MN DNR","1241 E Bridge Street ","Redwood Falls",MN,56283,"(507) -637-6016",judy.schulte@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Big Stone, Clay, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Polk, Redwood, Wilkin, Yellow Medicine","Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/accelerated-native-prairie-bank-protection-phase-iv,,,,
35038,"Accelerated Shallow Lakes and Wetland Enhancement - Phase VII",2016,2130000,"ML 2015, First Sp. Session, Ch. 2, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 4(d)","$2,130,000 in the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources to enhance and restore shallow lakes statewide. A list of proposed land restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"28,101 Wetland acres Enhanced. ",,,,1889400,77000,,4,DNR,"State Government","This proposal will address a backlog of shallow lake and wetland habitat work that will otherwise go unfunded. These projects will address work called for in the Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan, Long Range Duck Recovery Plan, and Shallow Lakes plan. ",,"Engineering and construction of major shallow lake and wetland infrastructure includes work on water control structures, dikes, and fish barriers to improve wetland habitat management. Five major infrastructure projects were constructed with funding from this appropriation. The five (Carex Slough/Freeborn County, Mahlke Marsh/Lyon County, Hovland/Mahnomen County, Roseau River WMA Pool 2/Roseau County, and Staples/Todd County) all began with property manager submission of the projects into an annual Section of Wildlife project solicitation process. All projects undergo Regional and Central Office review, with wetland and shallow lake projects receiving additional review by Wetland Habitat Team members. Suitable projects are selected for inclusion in OHF proposals. Given the complexity of major wetland infrastructure projects, OHF project lists in Accomplishment Plans undergo continual adjustments based on engineering assessments, budget projections, and to seek efficient use of appropriation funds. Reflective of the expense often incurred in major wetland infrastructure projects, expenditures for these five projects accounted for 43% of the total expenditures for this appropriation. Four major shallow lake/wetland management actions were implemented to enhance habitat - Simon Lake Drawdown and Fish Treatment/Pope County, Raguet WMA Wetland Tree Removal/Carver County, a major wetland prescribed burn at Roseau River WMA/Roseau County, and a channel cleanout at Moose-Willow Flowage/Aitkin County. Both projects were initiated, reviewed and selected for inclusion in an OHF appropriation by the aforementioned process and both projects presented unique challenges that are typical of complex wetland projects. Water levels at Simon Lake were reduced by gravity drawdown as much as possible, then was supplemented by pumps. When reduced as much as practical, a private company was hired to apply rotenone to remove unwanted fish. Unfortunately, the private company quit only hours after beginning the rotenone application. In an amazing move, the DNR Shallow Lakes Program immediately began work to undertake the rotenone application in-house. One year after the private company quit the treatment, a highly coordinated operation involving DNR Shallow Lakes and Roving Habitat Crew staff successfully implemented the treatment. Follow up assessments reported a successful fish treatment and a subsequent improvement in habitat quality at Simon Lake. Tree removal at Raguet WMA in Carver proved challenging as well. Existence of a high quality fen in the project area prohibited the use of large equipment. Instead, cut trees were removed by pulling them offsite with cables and winches to protect the fen. The prescribed burn of a wetland occurred in August 2019 at Roseau River WMA and involved 7,350 acres. The project ""burn boss"" said the burn was done to set back brush encroachment and cattails in a sedge meadow. One month after the burn, significant rainfall at the site raised water levels and flooded the burned cattails. Thick beds of wild rice were reported in areas in which cattails had previously been dominant. Finally, a channel cleanout was conducted in the downsteam channel of the Moose- Willow Flowage in Aitkin County. Channels often become shallower as sediment is deposited. The shallow channels can be more conducive to growth of cattails. The double-whammy of shallower channels and cattails can result in higher water levels in upstream basins. The Moose-Willow Flowage had declined as habitat due to the described sedimentation and cattail growth. A specialized piece of equipment known as a Cookiecutter was utilized to cleanout the channel is what will be a two phase plan to improve Moose-Willow. Phase I was the channel cleanout. Phase II will see installation of a new water control structure. An exciting activity undertaken with this appropriation is the outfitting of a DNR helicopter with equipment to all annual spraying of invasive cattails. Credit for initiating this goes to DNR Pilot Brad Maas, who saw the potential to add spray equipment to an existing under-utilized helicopter. OHF funding was used for a capital equipment purchase of both a aerial spray unit and new avionics for the helicopter. This new equipment allows for annual spraying of approximately 2500 acres of invasive hybrid cattails. A standardized process has developed for the annual work. Early in the calendar year, the supervisor of all DNR Roving Habitat Crews puts out a call for potential cattail spray sites. The combined list of projects is mapped and projects to be treated are selected based on property manager ranking of needs and proximity of projects to each other and their statewide location. Helicopter landing sites are chosen and property managers are responsible for mowing the landing sites and proving proper public notice. Specially trained staff from Roving Habitat Crews are utilized as ground support for the helicopter. Thirty-five individual parcels were treated in the first year of utilizing the DNR helicopter. Prior to obtaining the ability to use the DNR helicopter to spray cattails, three parcels were sprayed by contracted companies, also with this appropriation. Direct comparison of these two spray methods (private company vs. DNR helicopter) shows that the DNR helicopter allows us to get this work done at less cost and with more control over the timing of the treatment and size of the treated areas. Funding from this appropriation was utilized for wetland enhancement work by two Roving Habitat Crews, the Region 3 crew based out of Vermillion and the Region 4 crew based out of Lac qui Parle. Wetland habitat enhancement conducted by Roving Habitat Crews can include tree removal from wetlands, small scale spraying of cattails and other invasive vegetation, seeding wild rice, conducting drawdowns, sediment removal from small wetland basins, and actual construction of small wetland infrastructure projects. Roving Habitat Crew Leaders are constantly receiving submissions from DNR property managers for potential habitat projects and develop priorities based on Department priorities and the need to address requirement imposed by funding rules. Thirty- two individual wetland enhancement projects were reported by the two Roving Habitat Crews. Of the 28,101 wetland acres impacted by this appropriation, the reported wetland enhancement work done by Roving Habitat Crews accounted for 11,056 acres at a cost of just over $35/acre. ",2015-07-01,2021-11-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ricky,Lien,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road Box 20","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5227",ricky.lien@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Big Stone, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Freeborn, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pope, Roseau, Stearns, Swift, Todd, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wright, Yellow Medicine","Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Northern Forest, Prairie Region, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/accelerated-shallow-lakes-and-wetland-enhancement-phase-vii,,,,
35045,"Accelerated Prairie Restoration and Enhancement on DNR Lands - Phase VII",2016,4880000,"ML 2015, First Sp. Session, Ch. 2, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 2(k)","$4,880,000 in the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources to accelerate the restoration and enhancement of prairie communities on wildlife management areas, scientific and natural areas, state forest land, and land under native prairie bank easements. A list of proposed land restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",," 1,152 Prairie acres Restored.  22,195 Prairie acres Enhanced.  Total of 23,347 Prairie acres affected. ",,,,4534500,297400,,19.95,DNR,"State Government","We propose restoration and enhancement of prairie and savanna on WMA’s, SNA’s, and Native Prairie Banks in Minnesota and restoration and enhancement of bluff prairies on State Forest Land in southeast Minnesota. ",,"We select projects using a number of criteria and reviews to make sure the DNR was spending these funds in the best and most productive ways. We can summarize our results in the following table. Project Type # sites Total Acres Interseeding 32 416 Invasive Species Control 33 1,058 Prescribed Fire 196 13,382 Prescribed Grazing 5 531 Woody Removal 166 6,808 Prairie Restoration 46 1,152 This appropriation involved the Roving Crews. These Crews allow the DNR to be very flexible. While they have a list of projects to work on, they can also respond fairly quickly if there's an enhancement opportunity shows up. For instance, a short dry period in a part of the state may allow them to conduct a late summer prescribed fire which was not in any of the original work plans. Roving Crews have begun experimenting with different burn seasons. Typically, we burn in the spring before the nesting season. However, this can stimulate the warm-season grasses and begin to crowd out forbs, lowering plant diversity. Burning in the late summer, after birds have fledged but with enough time for some late summer regrowth, has shown to increase both plant diversity as well as structural diversity in the habitat. Just as important, it can knock back the dominant grasses such as big bluestem and Indian grass just enough for forbs to express themselves the following year. Although 23,247 acres appears to be a large number, we feel the actual acres benefitted may be much larger. For instance, we know nest predation of grassland birds is higher near woody vegetation and some birds just won't nest near woody veg. By removing trees, we are impacting both the footprint of where those trees were but also the surrounding grassland where nest success should now be higher. Esthetically, it creates a more open landscape visually which is usually appreciated by grassland enthusiasts. Especially when near ungrazed grassland, grazing can have larger benefits. Birds used grazed areas primarily during the summer when birds are young. Having ungrazed grassland, good nesting cover, next to grazed grassland, good brood rearing cover, should increase overall number of birds that survive into the fall. I have personally visited a number of public lands grazing sites in western Minnesota and have always been impressed with what I've seen. Although grazing is a summer activity, I've flushed a number of birds, both pheasants and songbirds, from these areas in the fall. Often the biggest benefit to grazing comes in the first couple years after grazing as the habitat is regrowing. Although there is still much to learn, we have learned a lot in recent years about restoration techniques. We still use several methods for restoring prairie and there's probably no one perfect way of doing it. It's very clear to even someone without botanical training when they are walking through a recent restoration and an older restoration. Even if they can't identify every plant, the diversity people see is striking. This in comparison to older restorations which are strongly dominated by only a couple species of grasses. The DNR has traditionally focused on game species such as pheasants. However, there is more and more interest in pollinators and biodiversity. Fortunately, just about every study out there shows that management and restoration for pollinators and songbirds often creates the best habitat for game species. Diverse, healthy, productive habitat is good for a wide range of species. As we continue to use these funds, costs for projects will probably increase. In the early years of these funds, we completed a number of simpler or easier projects, the low-hanging fruit. Now we are left with the larger and more challenging projects. While they are good habitat projects, they will probably increase in costs over time. In our budget table, we prorated our budget for individual projects by the acres accomplished. Staff funding was combined into one value. Identifying funding for each position would be an accounting challenge. ",2015-07-01,2021-11-08,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Greg,Hoch,"DNR Wildlife","500 Lafayette Rd ","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5230",greg.hoch@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine","Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Northern Forest, Prairie Region, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/accelerated-prairie-restoration-and-enhancement-dnr-lands-phase-vii,,,,
10033374,"Accelerating the Waterfowl Production Area Program - Phase XIV",2023,5537000,"ML 2022, Ch. 77, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 4(a)","$5,537,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Pheasants Forever, in cooperation with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to acquire land in fee and restore and enhance wetlands and grasslands to be designated and managed as waterfowl production areas in Minnesota. A list of proposed land acquisitions must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","Protected, restored, and enhanced nesting and migratory habitat for waterfowl, upland birds, and species of greatest conservation need - Strategic parcels that increase the functionality of existing habitat will be acquired and restored to functioning wetlands with diverse upland prairie to serve as habitat for resident and migratory waterfowl. Lands will be transferred to the USFWS as a WPA to provide accelerated wildlife habitat and public access, monitored by the USFWS. Protected and restored acres will be measured against goals outlined in each WMD Comprehensive Plan which rolls up to the North American Waterfowl Management Plan. Protected habitats will hold wetlands and shallow lakes open to public recreation and hunting - Strategic parcels that increase the functionality of existing habitat will be acquired and restored to functioning wetlands with diverse upland prairie to serve as habitat for resident and migratory waterfowl. Lands will be transferred to the USFWS as a WPA to provide accelerated wildlife habitat and public access, monitored by the USFWS. Protected and restored acres will be measured against goals outlined in each WMD Comprehensive Plan which rolls up to the North American Waterfowl Management Plan. Protected, restored, and enhanced habitat for migratory and unique Minnesota species - Strategic parcels that increase the functionality of existing habitat will be acquired and restored to functioning wetlands with diverse upland prairie to serve as habitat for resident and migratory waterfowl. Lands will be transferred to the USFWS as a WPA to provide accelerated wildlife habitat and public access, monitored by the USFWS. Protected and restored acres will be measured against goals outlined in each WMD Comprehensive Plan which rolls up to the North American Waterfowl Management Plan",,,3644200,"PF, Federal and Private",5515300,21700,,0.2,"Pheasants Forever","Non-Profit Business/Entity","This Phase XIV proposal permanently protects and restores 9058 acres of Waterfowl Production Areas (WPAs) open to public hunting in Minnesota. Pheasants Forever (PF) will acquire parcels that are adjacent to existing public land or create corridors between complexes. All acquisitions will occur in the prairie, prairie/forest transition, or metro regions. Acquired properties will be restored to the highest extent possible with regard to time and budgets.","Wetland and grassland habitat in Minnesota have been declining for decades. Currently over 90% of wetland and 99% of grassland habitats have been converted to other uses. This proposal works to slow this decline by acquiring and restoring previously converted wetland and grassland habitat as permanently protected WPA?s. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and their partners have been employing this strategy for over 50 years through the Small Wetlands Acquisition Program (SWAP). Additionally, hunting and fishing stakeholders are very interested in increasing public access. This thirteenth phase of the WPA acceleration program provides public access and builds upon past work of the USFWS SWAP as well as the previous twelve phases of this effort. Properties will be identified by using landscape level planning tools such as USFWS? Duck Breeding Density Maps, as well as MN DNR natural heritage data and numerous state level conservation plans. In addition to wildlife benefits, the lands acquired and restored through this grant will provide improved water quality, groundwater recharge, and flood abatement benefits. These strategies are well tested and are supported by the greater conservation community in Minnesota. To address concerns related to county tax revenues due to acquiring public land, the USFWS and PF will notify counties prior to the acquisition of lands. Once acquired, the USFWS will make a one-time payment (called a Trust Fund payment) to the county where the property is located. In addition, the USFWS will make annual refuge revenue sharing payments for all fee lands within the respective counties. All wetlands, on the properties acquired, will be restored by either surface ditch ?plugs,"" breaking sub-surface tile lines, or other best practices for wetland restoration. Grasslands will be restored by planting site-appropriate native grasses and forbs following known best practices for the establishment. Grassland restoration on individual tracts may take three to five years, involving one to two years of post-acquisition farming to prepare the site for seeding (e.g. weed management issues, chemical carryover, other site-specific issues). Other restoration activities could include invasive tree removal, building site-cleanup, prescribed fire, etc. as necessary to provide high-quality habitat and public access to the citizens of Minnesota.",,2022-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Sabin,Adams,"Pheasants Forever, Inc."," ",,MN,56360,,sadams@pheasantsforever.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Becker, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Clay, Cottonwood, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Grant, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, McLeod, Meeker, Murray, Nobles, Otter Tail, Pope, Renville, Rice, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Traverse, Wright, Yellow Medicine","Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/accelerating-waterfowl-production-area-program-phase-xiv,,,,
10033375,"Accelerating the Wildlife Management Area Program - Phase XIV",2023,5660000,"ML 2022, Ch. 77, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 2(a)","$5,660,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire in fee and restore and enhance lands for wildlife management area purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,subdivision 8. Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring lands that are eligible for the native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of proposed land acquisitions must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","Protected, restored, and enhanced nesting and migratory habitat for waterfowl, upland birds, and species of greatest conservation need - Parcels that increase the functionality of existing habitat will be acquired and restored to functioning wetlands with diverse upland prairie to serve as habitat for pollinators, resident and migratory game and non-game species. Lands will be transferred to the state as a WMA to provide accelerated wildlife habitat and public access, monitored by Minnesota DNR. Protected and restored acres will be measured against goals outlined in the ""Minnesota's Wildlife Management Area Acquisition - The Next 50 Years"" and the Minnesota Pheasant Action Plan 2020-2023. Protected habitats will hold wetlands and shallow lakes open to public recreation and hunting - Parcels that increase the functionality of existing habitat will be acquired and restored to functioning wetlands with diverse upland prairie to serve as habitat for pollinators, resident and migratory game and non-game species. Lands will be transferred to the state as a WMA to provide accelerated wildlife habitat and public access, monitored by Minnesota DNR. Protected and restored acres will be measured against goals outlined in the ""Minnesota's Wildlife Management Area Acquisition - The Next 50 Years"" and the Minnesota Pheasant Action Plan 2020-2023. Key core parcels are protected for fish, game and other wildlife - Parcels that increase the functionality of existing habitat will be acquired and restored to functioning wetlands with diverse upland prairie to serve as habitat for pollinators, resident and migratory game and non-game species. Lands will be transferred to the state as a WMA to provide accelerated wildlife habitat and public access, monitored by Minnesota DNR. Protected and restored acres will be measured against goals outlined in the ""Minnesota's Wildlife Management Area Acquisition - The Next 50 Years"" and the Minnesota Pheasant Action Plan 2020-2023",,,1178100,"PF, Federal and Private",5638300,21700,,0.19,"Pheasants Forever","Non-Profit Business/Entity","This proposal accelerates the protection and restoration of 911 acres of prairie grasslands, associated wetlands and other wildlife habitats as State Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) open to the public. Pheasants Forever (PF) will be permanently protecting parcels within the prairie, prairie/forest transition, and metro planning regions. These acquired properties will be restored to the highest quality wildlife habitat feasible and transferred to the MN Department of Natural Resources (MN DNR) to be included into the WMA system.","This proposal represents the fourteenth phase in Pheasants Forever's Accelerating the Wildlife Management Area program. This program continues to build upon past investments in long-term upland and wetland conservation. The proposal will protect and restore 911 acres of lands that will be managed for wildlife. The goals of this program specifically address goals outlined in the foundational documents for the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council's recommendation process, including those outlined in the MN Statewide Conservation and Preservation Plan 2008, the MN Duck Action Plan 2020-2023, the MN Pheasant Action Plan 2020-2023 and the Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan 2010, among others. Parcels will be acquired from willing sellers and will be prioritized using criteria used by MN DNR (Minnesota Wildlife Management Areas - The Next 50 Years) which include location on the landscape, breeding waterfowl density, restoration potential, native community protection (e.g. Minnesota Biological Survey site), proximity to other investments in perpetually protected habitats. Projects were developed and selected in conjunction with local and regional DNR staff. All projects will meet standards and requirements for inclusion into the WMA system and DNR Commissioner approval will be received for any project funded under this proposal. In addition to meeting the minimum WMA standards, additional criteria are used to develop the potential project list including: 1) Does the parcel contain habitat restoration potential that will result in an increase in wildlife populations? 2) Does the parcel build upon existing investments in public and private land habitat (landscape scale significance)? 3) Does the parcel contain significant natural communities, or will it protect or buffer significant natural communities? 4) Does the parcel have the potential and focus for habitat protection and restoration in the future? 5) Does the parcel provide multiple benefits (recreation, access, water control, water quality, wellhead protection, riparian protection, local community support, etc.)? Providing quality habitat and keeping future management concerns in mind, all acquisitions will be restored to the highest quality wildlife habitat feasible. Completing high-quality, comprehensive restorations, utilizing native species and best management practices, results in fewer management concerns and lower long-term costs. Acquired croplands will be permanently retired and restored to diverse grasslands and wetlands habitat, drained wetlands will be restored, and invasive trees will be removed when appropriate.",,2022-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Sabin,Adams,"Pheasants Forever, Inc."," ",,MN,,,sadams@pheasantsforever.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Big Stone, Brown, Chippewa, Clay, Cottonwood, Dakota, Douglas, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mower, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Sibley, Stearns, Swift, Watonwan, Wilkin, Wright, Yellow Medicine","Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/accelerating-wildlife-management-area-program-phase-xiv,,,,
10033930,"Accelerating Habitat Conservation in Southwest Minnesota - Phase 2",2024,3071000,"ML 2023, Ch. 40, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 5(c )","$3,071,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to acquire permanent conservation easements and to restore and enhance high-quality wildlife habitat in southwest Minnesota. Of this amount, up to $168,000 is to establish a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed conservation easement acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","Protected, restored, and enhanced habitat for migratory and unique Minnesota species - This program will permanently protect 506 acres of wetland and upland habitat complexes and restore/enhance 200 acres of wetlands and prairies in the prairie region. Measure: Acres protected; acres restored; acres enhanced",,,200000,Landowners,3009000,62000,,0.47,MLT,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Minnesota Land Trust proposes to permanently protect 506 acres of high quality habitat in southwest Minnesota by securing conservation easements within scientifically prioritized habitat complexes by filling key unmet gaps in the available land protection toolbox. Working with willing landowners the Land Trust will use its innovative bid model to maximize conservation benefit and financial leverage in project selection. The Land Trust in cooperation with the US Fish and Wildlife Service will restore/enhance 200 acres of wetlands and associated prairies to benefit SGCN and waterfowl populations.","The plight of prairies and wetlands in southwest Minnesota is well-documented; less than 2% of native prairie remains and 90% of wetlands have been lost. Habitat loss and degradation threaten wildlife populations and contribute to the decline of the 116 SGCN that utilize the wetlands, streams and prairies across the region. Since the inception of Minnesota's Prairie Plan in 2010, targeted land protection and restoration action by a large number of conservation organizations and agencies has resulted in significant conservation gains across southwest Minnesota. In 2020, nearly a decade into its implementation, the Land Trust engaged a broad cross-section of these organizations to identify what challenges remain to realizing that Plan. Through this conversation, several significant challenges were identified: 1) land protection tools currently available are not sufficiently broad to address the full spectrum of need; high priority easement projects don't always align with conservation easement programs currently available; 2) R/E funding availability is a limiting factor to some key partners, and 3) high priority areas for conservation (identified in Minnesota's Wildlife Action Network) do not always align with the Prairie Plan and are not being addressed. Our program aims to address these gaps in the Southwest Minnesota conservation framework by marrying the Land Trust's unique set of tools and expertise with funding through the Outdoor Heritage Fund. In Phase 1 of this Program, the Land Trust has committed all of its easement acquisition funding to current projects; ten additional projects are in the initial stages of development and await Phase 2 funding. The Program also has 126 acres of restoration/enhancement work complete or underway. Phase 2 will continue these accomplishments. Working with willing landowners, the Land Trust will protect 506 acres of priority wetland, prairie and associated upland habitat through conservation easements. The Land Trust's easement program has greater flexibility than others currently available in Southwest Minnesota through USFWS, MN DNR and BWSR, and can be tailored to address key conservation opportunities that otherwise would be left on the table. Land protection actions through this proposal will focus on: 1) priority areas within the Prairie Plan left orphaned by current conservation easement programs, and 2) conservation priorities identified in the WAN that are not encompassed by the Prairie Plan. The Land Trust will employ its criteria-based ranking system and market-based approach to the acquisition of conservation easements. This strategic approach targets projects that help fill gaps in existing public ownership, are of the highest ecological value, and provide the greatest leverage to the State's funding investment. The Land Trust will seek donated easements whenever possible but also may fully purchase easements that help complete key complexes as necessary. Restoration and enhancement activities will target priority protected lands. The Land Trust in cooperation with USFWS will restore and enhance 200 acres of important wetland, riparian and prairie habitat on permanently protected USFWS easement and Waterfowl Production Area lands.",,2023-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Wayne,Ostlie,"Minnesota Land Trust","2356 University Avenue W Suite 240","St. Paul",MN,55114,651-917-6292,wostlie@mnland.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, Martin, Nobles, Pipestone, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine","Prairie Region",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/accelerating-habitat-conservation-southwest-minnesota-phase-2-0,,,,
10033967,"Accelerating the Waterfowl Production Area Acquisition Program - Phase XIV",2024,5231000,"ML 2023, Ch. 40, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 4(d)","$5,231,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Pheasants Forever, in cooperation with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to acquire land in fee and restore and enhance wetlands and grasslands to be designated and managed as waterfowl production areas in Minnesota. A list of proposed land acquisitions must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","Protected, restored, and enhanced nesting and migratory habitat for waterfowl, upland birds, and species of greatest conservation need - Strategic parcels that increase the functionality of existing habitat will be acquired and restored to functioning wetlands with diverse upland prairie to serve as habitat for resident and migratory waterfowl. Lands will be transferred to the USFWS as a WPA to provide accelerated wildlife habitat and public access, monitored by the USFWS. Protected and restored acres will be measured against goals outlined in each WMD Comprehensive Plan which rolls up to the North American Waterfowl Management Plan. Protected habitats will hold wetlands and shallow lakes open to public recreation and hunting - Strategic parcels that increase the functionality of existing habitat will be acquired and restored to functioning wetlands with diverse upland prairie to serve as habitat for resident and migratory waterfowl. Lands will be transferred to the USFWS as a WPA to provide accelerated wildlife habitat and public access, monitored by the USFWS. Protected and restored acres will be measured against goals outlined in each WMD Comprehensive Plan which rolls up to the North American Waterfowl Management Plan. Protected, restored, and enhanced habitat for migratory and unique Minnesota species - Strategic parcels that increase the functionality of existing habitat will be acquired and restored to functioning wetlands with diverse upland prairie to serve as habitat for resident and migratory waterfowl. Lands will be transferred to the USFWS as a WPA to provide accelerated wildlife habitat and public access, monitored by the USFWS. Protected and restored acres will be measured against goals outlined in each WMD Comprehensive Plan which rolls up to the North American Waterfowl Management Plan",,,3958400,"PF, PF, Federal and Private",5209000,22000,,1.07,PF,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","This Phase XV proposal permanently protects and restores 678 acres of Waterfowl Production Areas (WPAs) open to public hunting in Minnesota. Pheasants Forever (PF) will acquire parcels that are adjacent to existing public land or create corridors between complexes. All acquisitions will occur in the prairie, prairie/forest transition, or metro regions. Acquired properties will be restored to the highest extent possible with regard to time and budgets.","Wetland and grassland habitat in Minnesota have been declining for decades. Currently over 90% of wetland and 99% of grassland habitats have been converted to other uses. This proposal works to slow this decline by acquiring and restoring previously converted wetland and grassland habitat as permanently protected WPA's. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and their partners have been employing this strategy for over 50 years through the Small Wetlands Acquisition Program (SWAP). Additionally, hunting and fishing stakeholders are very interested in increasing public access. This fifteenth phase of the WPA acceleration program provides public access and builds upon past work of the USFWS SWAP as well as the previous fourteen phases of this effort. Properties will be identified by using landscape level planning tools such as USFWS' Duck Breeding Density Maps, as well as MN DNR natural heritage data and numerous state level conservation plans. In addition to wildlife benefits, the lands acquired and restored through this grant will provide improved water quality, groundwater recharge, and flood abatement benefits. These strategies are well tested and are supported by the greater conservation community in Minnesota. To address concerns related to county tax revenues due to acquiring public land, the USFWS and PF will notify counties prior to the acquisition of lands. Once acquired, the USFWS will make a one-time payment (called a Trust Fund payment) to the county where the property is located. In addition, the USFWS will make annual refuge revenue sharing payments for all fee lands within the respective counties. All wetlands, on the properties acquired, will be restored by either surface ditch ""plugs,"" breaking sub-surface tile lines, or other best practices for wetland restoration. Grasslands will be restored by planting site-appropriate native grasses and forbs following known best practices for the establishment. Grassland restoration on individual tracts may take three to five years, involving one to two years of post-acquisition farming to prepare the site for seeding (e.g. weed management issues, chemical carryover, other site-specific issues). Other restoration activities could include invasive tree removal, building site-clean-up, prescribed fire, etc. as necessary to provide high-quality habitat and public access to the citizens of Minnesota.",,2023-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Sabin,Adams,"Pheasants Forever","14241 Steves Rd SE Box 91",Osakis,MN,56360,320-236-7755,sadams@pheasantsforever.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Becker, Big Stone, Clay, Cottonwood, Douglas, Freeborn, Grant, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, Mahnomen, Meeker, Murray, Otter Tail, Pope, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Wright, Yellow Medicine","Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/accelerating-waterfowl-production-area-acquisition-program-phase-xiv-1,,,,
10033932,"Accelerating the Wildlife Management Area Program - Phase XV",2024,5216000,"ML 2023, Ch. 40, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 2(f)","$5,216,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire in fee and restore and enhance lands for wildlife management area purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8. Subject to the evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring lands that are eligible for the native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of proposed land acquisitions must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","Protected, restored, and enhanced nesting and migratory habitat for waterfowl, upland birds, and species of greatest conservation need - Parcels that increase the functionality of existing habitat will be acquired and restored to functioning wetlands with diverse upland prairie to serve as habitat for pollinators, resident and migratory game and non-game species. Lands will be transferred to the state as a WMA to provide accelerated wildlife habitat and public access, monitored by Minnesota DNR. Protected and restored acres will be measured against goals outlined in the ""Minnesota's Wildlife Management Area Acquisition - The Next 50 Years"" and the Minnesota Pheasant Action Plan 2020-2023. Protected habitats will hold wetlands and shallow lakes open to public recreation and hunting - Parcels that increase the functionality of existing habitat will be acquired and restored to functioning wetlands with diverse upland prairie to serve as habitat for pollinators, resident and migratory game and non-game species. Lands will be transferred to the state as a WMA to provide accelerated wildlife habitat and public access, monitored by Minnesota DNR. Protected and restored acres will be measured against goals outlined in the ""Minnesota's Wildlife Management Area Acquisition - The Next 50 Years"" and the Minnesota Pheasant Action Plan 2020-2023. Key core parcels are protected for fish, game and other wildlife - Parcels that increase the functionality of existing habitat will be acquired and restored to functioning wetlands with diverse upland prairie to serve as habitat for pollinators, resident and migratory game and non-game species. Lands will be transferred to the state as a WMA to provide accelerated wildlife habitat and public access, monitored by Minnesota DNR. Protected and restored acres will be measured against goals outlined in the ""Minnesota's Wildlife Management Area Acquisition - The Next 50 Years"" and the Minnesota Pheasant Action Plan 2020-2023",,,1175000,"PF, PF, Federal, Private, PF and Private",5194700,21300,,1.07,"Pheasants Forever","Non-Profit Business/Entity","This proposal accelerates the protection and restoration of 679 acres of prairie grasslands, associated wetlands and other wildlife habitats as State Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) or Pheasants Forever Habitat Management Areas open to the public. Pheasants Forever (PF) will be permanently protecting parcels within the prairie, prairie/forest transition, and metro planning regions. These acquired properties will be restored to the highest quality wildlife habitat feasible.","This proposal represents the fifteenth phase in Pheasants Forever's Accelerating the Wildlife Management Area program. This program continues to build upon past investments in long-term upland and wetland conservation. New to this proposal is the addition of the Pheasants Forever HMA program funding. This addition will provide PF with maximum flexibility to ensure quality acquisition projects can be completed. The proposal will protect and restore 679 acres of lands that will be managed for wildlife. The goals of this program specifically address goals outlined in the foundational documents for the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council's recommendation process, including those outlined in the MN Statewide Conservation and Preservation Plan 2008, the MN Duck Action Plan 2020-2023, the MN Pheasant Action Plan 2020-2023 and the Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan 2010, among others. Parcels will be acquired from willing sellers and will be prioritized using criteria including location on the landscape, breeding waterfowl density, restoration potential, native community protection (e.g. Minnesota Biological Survey site), proximity to other investments in perpetually protected habitats. WMA Acquisition projects are developed and selected in conjunction with local and regional DNR staff. Criteria used to develop the potential project list including: 1) Does the parcel contain habitat restoration potential that will result in an increase in wildlife populations? 2) Does the parcel build upon existing investments in public and private land habitat (landscape scale significance)? 3) Does the parcel contain significant natural communities, or will it protect or buffer significant natural communities? 4) Does the parcel have the potential and focus for habitat protection and restoration in the future? 5) Does the parcel provide multiple benefits (recreation, access, water control, water quality, wellhead protection, riparian protection, local community support, etc.)? Providing quality habitat and keeping future management concerns in mind, all acquisitions will be restored to the highest quality wildlife habitat feasible. Completing high-quality, comprehensive restorations, utilizing native species and best management practices, results in fewer management concerns and lower long-term costs. Acquired lands will be restored to diverse grasslands and wetlands habitat, drained wetlands will be restored, and invasive trees will be removed when appropriate. PF acquired HMA's may be donated to the MN DNR as a WMA or USFWS as a WPA in the future if title issues that prevented donation originally are resolved.",,2023-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Sabin,Adams,"Pheasants Forever, Inc."," ",,MN,,,sadams@pheasantsforever.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Big Stone, Brown, Carver, Clay, Douglas, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, McLeod, Meeker, Mower, Murray, Nobles, Pennington, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Sibley, Watonwan, Wilkin, Wright, Yellow Medicine","Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/accelerating-wildlife-management-area-program-phase-xv-0,,,,
10035223,"Accelerating the Wildlife Management Area Program - Phase XVI",2025,5315000,"ML 2024, Ch. 106, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 2(b)","$5,315,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire in fee and restore and enhance lands for wildlife management area purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8. Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring lands that are eligible for the native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected native prairie.","Remnant native prairies are part of large complexes of restored prairies, grasslands, and large and small wetlands - Parcels that increase the functionality of existing habitat will be acquired and restored to functioning wetlands with diverse upland prairie to serve as habitat for pollinators, resident and migratory game and non-game species. Outcomes will be measured by overall acres protected in prairie core areas or acres added to complexes. Lands will be transferred to the state as a WMA to provide accelerated wildlife habitat and public access, monitored by Minnesota DNR. Protected and restored acres will be measured against goals outlined in the ""Minnesota's Wildlife Management Area Acquisition - The Next 50 Years"" and the Minnesota Pheasant Action Plan. Protected habitats will hold wetlands and shallow lakes open to public recreation and hunting - Parcels that increase the functionality of existing habitat will be acquired and restored to functioning wetlands with diverse upland prairie to serve as habitat for pollinators, resident and migratory game and non-game species. Lands will be transferred to the state as a WMA to provide accelerated wildlife habitat and public access, monitored by Minnesota DNR. Outcomes (restoration and protected acres) will be measured against goals outlined in the ""Minnesota's Wildlife Management Area Acquisition - The Next 50 Years"" and the Minnesota Pheasant Action Plan 2020-2023. Key core parcels are protected for fish, game and other wildlife - Parcels that increase the functionality of existing habitat will be acquired and restored to functioning wetlands with diverse upland prairie to serve as habitat for pollinators, resident and migratory game and non-game species. Lands will be transferred to the state as a WMA to provide accelerated wildlife habitat and public access, monitored by Minnesota DNR. Protected and restored acres will be measured against goals outlined in the ""Minnesota's Wildlife Management Area Acquisition - The Next 50 Years"" and the Minnesota Pheasant Action Plan 2020-2023",,,1072300,"PF, PF, Federal and Private",5287900,27100,,0.37,PF,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","In this phase of Accelerating the Wildlife Management Area Program, Pheasants Forever (PF) seeks to protect, enhance, and restore wildlife habitat in the prairie, prairie forest transition, and metro regions of Minnesota. Acquired parcels will either be adjacent to or between existing public lands to create larger complexes or corridors for a variety of wildlife species. These properties will be restored to their greatest potential with regard to time and budgets.","This proposal represents the latest phase of Pheasants Forever's Accelerating the Wildlife Management Area program. The longtime goal of this program is to prevent future loss of wetland and grassland habitat and improve public access in the prairie, forest-prairie transition, and metro regions. This mission helps to expedite goals set out by the Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan (MPCP), and Minnesota's Wildlife Management Area Acquisition - The Next 50 Years plan. Concurrently, this proposal achieves three priority actions set by the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council's Ecological Vision and Priorities as part of its FY2025/ML2024 Call for Funding. To date we've successfully protected and restored over 15,000 acres of priority wildlife habitat and wish to protect additional acres under this phase. When selecting parcels for acquisition, PF and the MN DNR will approach willing sellers who often wish to leave their conservation legacy by providing wildlife habitat for all Minnesotans to enjoy. Factors considered when prioritizing parcels include location relative to other public land complexes, corridors, and habitat priority areas. Breeding waterfowl density, restoration potential, and the presence of threatened or endangered (T/E) species or species of greatest conservation need (SGCN) as identified by surveys such as the Minnesota Biological Survey are also parameters considered when evaluating the value of parcels. Criteria used to develop the potential project list including: 1) Does the parcel contain habitat restoration potential that will result in an increase in wildlife populations? 2) Does the parcel build upon existing investments in public and private land habitat (landscape scale significance)? 3) Does the parcel contain significant natural communities, or will it protect or buffer significant natural communities? 4) Does the parcel have the potential and focus for habitat protection and restoration in the future? 5) Does the parcel provide multiple benefits (recreation, access, water control, water quality, wellhead protection, riparian protection, local community support, etc.)? Upon purchase, PF and the MN DNR will work together to create a plan that ensures habitat is restored to the highest quality as funds and time allow. Plans may include farming current cropland for 1-2 years to mitigate any herbicide present in the soil or manage non-native species, planting high-diversity native seed mixes, restoring drained wetlands, and removing invasive trees when appropriate. Tracts will ultimately be transferred to the MN DNR to be enrolled in the Wildlife Management Area program or held as an HMA by PF (in which case the property will be permanently protected by PF or transferred to another agency to hold in perpetuity). In both cases, tracts will be open to the public to be used in accordance with state law.",,2024-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Sabin,Adams,"Pheasants Forever, Inc.","14241 Steves Rd SE ",Osakis,MN,56360,320-250-6317,sadams@pheasantsforever.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Brown, Carver, Clay, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lyon, Mahnomen, McLeod, Meeker, Mower, Nobles, Redwood, Renville, Sibley, Yellow Medicine","Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/accelerating-wildlife-management-area-program-phase-xvi,,,,
10011391,"Accelerating the Wildlife Management Area Program - Phase XI",2020,6060000,"ML 2019, 1st Sp. Session, Ch. 2, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd, 2(b)","$6,060,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire in fee and restore and enhance lands for wildlife management under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8. Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring lands that are eligible for the native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of proposed land acquisitions must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","Protected, restored, and enhanced nesting and migratory habitat for waterfowl, upland birds, and species of greatest conservation need - Strategic parcels that increase the functionality of existing habitat will be acquired and restored to functioning wetlands with diverse upland prairie to serve as habitat for pollinators, resident and migratory game and non-game species. Lands will be transferred to the state as a WMA to provide accelerated wildlife habitat and public access, monitored by Minnesota DNR. Protected and restored acres will be measured against goals outlined in the ""Minnesota's Wildlife Management Area Acquisition - The Next 50 Years"" and ""the Long Range Plan for the Ring-Necked Pheasant in MN""..Protected habitats will hold wetlands and shallow lakes open to public recreation and hunting - Strategic parcels that increase the functionality of existing habitat will be acquired and restored to functioning wetlands with diverse upland prairie to serve as habitat for pollinators, resident and migratory game and non-game species. Lands will be transferred to the state as a WMA to provide accelerated wildlife habitat and public access, monitored by Minnesota DNR. Protected and restored acres will be measured against goals outlined in the ""Minnesota's Wildlife Management Area Acquisition - The Next 50 Years"" and ""the Long Range Plan for the Ring-Necked Pheasant in MN"".ds..Key core parcels are protected for fish, game and other wildlife - Strategic parcels that increase the functionality of existing habitat will be acquired and restored to functioning wetlands with diverse upland prairie to serve as habitat for pollinators, resident and migratory game and non-game species. Lands will be transferred to the state as a WMA to provide accelerated wildlife habitat and public access, monitored by Minnesota DNR. Protected and restored acres will be measured against goals outlined in the ""Minnesota's Wildlife Management Area Acquisition - The Next 50 Years"" and ""the Long Range Plan for the Ring-Necked Pheasant in MN""..",,,215000,"PF, Federal, Private",6048600,11400,,0.154,"Pheasants Forever","Non-Profit Business/Entity","This programmatic proposal accelerates the protection and restoration of 1,073 acres of strategic prairie grassland, wetland, and other wildlife habitats as State Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) open to public hunting. Pheasants Forever (PF) will be protecting parcels that build onto or create a corridor between existing protected lands which will be transferred to the MN Department of Natural Resources (MN DNR) to be included as a WMA. All acquisitions will occur within the prairie, prairie/forest transition, and metro planning regions. These areas have seen the greatest decline in upland and wetland habitats.","Pressures from development, industry, and agriculture continue to mount on wildlife habitat within the farmland regions of Minnesota. Despite our collective investments in conservation, many of the agricultural counties in Minnesota are continuing to experience a net loss of wildlife habitat. This unfortunate reality is exacerbated by the conversion of lands expiring out of CRP. In the next five years, Minnesota's agricultural landscape is set to experience a loss of 549,185 acres due to expiration out of CRP. In 2018 alone MN will lose 201,294 acres of CRP that are set to expire. This equates to roughly a 20% loss of our grassland habitat necessary for pheasants, ducks, and the suite of grassland species that call Minnesota home. Now, more than ever, is the time to accelerate our investments in permanently protected high-quality habitat complexes that will protect, sustain, and increase Minnesota’s wildlife populations. Providing public habitat for Minnesotans to hunt, trap, fish and otherwise recreate in the outdoors are urgent needs for Minnesota's growing citizenry. Access to the outdoors is fundamental to ensuring Minnesota’s outdoor heritage is passed on to future generations.PF and our partners will protect (fee acquisition from willing sellers) 1,073 acres of high priority grassland (native prairie if available), wetland, and wildlife habitat as WMAs throughout the pheasant range of Minnesota. PF is striving to protect strategic tracts that build landscape level habitat complexes. Many of the potential projects are additions to existing WMAs which were originally acquired in partnership with MNDNR, local PF chapters, and conservation partners. Projects were developed and selected in conjunction with local and regional DNR staff. All projects will meet standards and requirements for inclusion into the WMA system and DNR Commissioner approval will be received for any project funded under this proposal. In addition to meeting the minimum WMA standards, additional criteria are used to develop the potential project list including:  Does the parcel contain habitat restoration potential that will result in an increase in wildlife populations?  Does the parcel build upon existing investments in public and private land habitat (landscape scale significance)? Does the parcel contain significant natural communities or will it protect or buffer significant natural communities?  Does the parcel have the potential and focus for habitat protection and restoration in the future?  Does the parcel provide multiple benefits (recreation, access, water control, water quality, wellhead protection, riparian protection, local community support, etc.)? Providing high-quality habitat and keeping future management concerns in mind, all acquisitions will be restored and/or enhanced to as high quality as practicable, with the belief that quality and comprehensive restorations utilizing native species result in lower management costs. Acquired croplands will be permanently retired and restored to diverse grasslands and wetlands habitat. Restorations will also consider the needs of the monarch butterfly and native prairie.",,2019-07-01,,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Eran,Sandquist,"Pheasants Forever, Inc.","410 Lincoln Ave S PO Box 91","South Haven",MN,55382,"(3202367755) -",esandquist@pheasantsforever.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Big Stone, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Murray, Nobles, Otter Tail, Pope, Redwood, Rock, Sibley, Stearns, Swift, Washington, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine","Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Prairie Region",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/accelerating-wildlife-management-area-program-phase-xi,,,,
33268,"Access, Engagement and Experience Development – Strengthening the Core of the Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota",2016,147000,"2015 Minn. Laws, Chap. 2 Art. 4 Sec. 2 Subd. 8","$950,000 each year is for arts and cultural heritage grants to children's museums.Of this amount, $500,000 each year is for the Minnesota Children's Museum, including the Minnesota Children's Museum in Rochester; $150,000 each year is for the Duluth Children's Museum; $150,000 each year is for the Grand Rapids Children's Museum; and $150,000 each year is for the Southern Minnesota Children's Museum.","1. CMSM WILL EXPERIENCE INCREASED CAPACITY to promote MN arts and cultural heritage through:a. Remediation and extended development of exhibits designed to provide interactive experiences related to MN arts and cultural heritage.b. Identifying arts and cultural heritage features interwoven into multiple facets of the Museum environment; Developing curricula based upon these features that will be implemented with school/early learning group visitors.2. 150 SCHOOL/EARLY LEARNING GROUPS from across Minnesota will increase awareness about MN arts and cultural heritage through exploration of Museum exhibits and engagement in hands-on activities during field trip visits.3. 5,000 “ACCESS” VISITORS (representing audiences that experience barriers to participation due to limited income, language/cultural factors, isolation, ability/special needs) will increase awareness about MN arts and cultural heritage through exploration of Museum exhibits and engagement in hands-on activities.","The most significant exhibit remediation/development taking place as a result of this funding included refinement of the Farmyard/Back 40 – including installation of signage, concrete, outdoor electrical hook-up, as well as overall landscaping and the addition of an animal shade awning (yet to be installed). Initial development/piloting of an augmented reality sandbox, sound abatement remediation in the loft for more successful school group learning, and smaller-scale exhibit development/remediation efforts across other Museum galleries resulted in significant enhancements to the visitor experience (please refer to photo documentation). Museum staff across all departments engaged in a process to inventory Museum A&CH features during a two-part staff education discussion/activity. The results of these efforts were used to develop a Museum Explorer’s Guide designed to inform/engage visitors around the multitude of A&CH features that are embedded throughout the Museum. CMSM staff engaged with faculty/students from Gustavus Adolphus College to develop an evaluation strategy to assess what MN Arts and Cultural Heritage learning looks like for young visitors that engage at the Museum. A Timing & Tracking observational tool was implemented with 73 children visiting the Quarry and Grow It Gallery. Data collected through this tool noted time spent in each gallery by age group as a measure of “exposure” and awareness-learning at the Museum. 153 group visits took place over the course of this project. Group visit feedback was solicited from educators using an on-line post-visit survey tool. Over 6,250 Museum visitors participated in Museum access opportunities. Feedback received from families participating in Museum access events was solicited through written surveys and post-it feedback activities. Visitor feedback indicated high levels of satisfaction with their Museum experience, along with identified learnings on the part of both children and adults.",,,,147000,,"Brian Benshoof CEO, MRCI Worksource; Neal Benson Manufacturing Operations Consultant, retired from Emerson Electric; Laura Bowman Director of Community Relations and Development at Mayo Clinic Health System; Nick Hinz President, Frandsen Bank and Trust; Barb Kaus President, Greater Mankato Area United Way; Linda Kilander Retired Principal, Mankato Area Public Schools; Kim Kleven Early Childhood Coordinator, Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial; Naomi Mortensen Marketing Director, Environmental Tillage Systems; Tim Newell Director of Solutions Business Management, Kato Engineering/Emerson; Christine Powers Partner, Abdo Eick & Meyers; Tom Riley Telecommunications Operations Executive, Greater Mankato Growth; Beth Serrill Attorney, Blethen Gage & Krause; Christie SkilbredP roject Manager, Capstone Literacy Center/Coughlan Companies; Dr. Katie Smentek Pediatrician, Mankato Clinic; Sara Steinbach Regional Manager, Public Affairs & Marketing, Mayo Clinic Health System; Keith Stover Retired President, South Central College; Vance Stuehrenberg County Commissioner, Blue Earth County, MN; Anna Thill President, Visit Mankato; Liz Ulman Organizational Development Manager, Dotson Iron Castings; Dr. Ginger Zierdt Interim Assistant Vice President for Undergraduate Education, Minnesota State University, Mankato",2,"Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","CMSM opened its new permanent site with increased capacity to serve as an informal learning center that playfully engages children, families, and school groups in interactive experiences with the art and cultural heritage of southern Minnesota. With its current appropriation, CMSM is poised to strengthen its core as an institution that promotes arts and cultural heritage learning through continued ",,,2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sue,Larsen,"Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota","P.O. Box 3103",Mankato,MN,56002,"507-386-0279 ",sue.larsen@cmsouthernmn.org,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Steele, Swift, Todd, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/access-engagement-and-experience-development-strengthening-core-children-s-museum-southern-,,,,
36604,"Access, Engagement and Experience Development – Strengthening the Core of the Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota II",2017,142590,"2015 Minn. Laws, Chap. 2 Art. 4 Sec. 2 Subd. 8","$950,000 each year is for arts and cultural heritage grants to children's museums.Of this amount, $500,000 each year is for the Minnesota Children's Museum, including the Minnesota Children's Museum in Rochester; $150,000 each year is for the Duluth Children's Museum; $150,000 each year is for the Grand Rapids Children's Museum; and $150,000 each year is for the Southern Minnesota Children's Museum.Note: Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB) informed all granting agencies that the February 2016 Legacy budget forecast identified deficits in the current biennium in the Arts and Cultural Heritage fund. 3% of all grantees' allocations are being held back until additional forecasting has been completed. This includes a reduction in the administrative fees taken by the Minnesota Humanities Center.","CMSM WILL EXPERIENCE INCREASED CAPACITY to serve as an informal learning resource that promotes ACH: Remediation and extended development process for current exhibits, conceptual development/design of Water Play exhibit, and conceptual development/design and initial fabrication of Museum a la Cart(e) will be completed; and Evaluate audience impact/outcomes: Evaluation plans will be developed; Museum staff will be trained; On-going processes will be in place to assess visitor impacts/outcomes.MORE MINNESOTANS will benefit as a result of engaging with experiences that promote ACH: Museum will serve 10% more Group Visitors; 90% of visitors engaged in evaluation processes will indicate satisfaction/report outcomes associated with ACH learning. MUSEUM STAFF will experience increased capacity to serve group visitors and evaluate ACH learning:100% of Museum staff will agree that they have received the preparation necessary to serve MuseumEducation and/or Evaluation Specialist roles.","CMSM EXPERIENCED INCREASED CAPACITY: Initial design/fabrication of If You Build It, Exploring Color and Museum a la Carte exhibit experiences was completed; Exhibit experiences were launched to engage on- and off-site audiences.Further development of Water Play exhibit was completed through engagement with contractors, other museums, and Kidzibits regarding floor treatments; and Dakota Cultural Advisors regarding graphic/artistic renderings. Further exhibit development/remediation took place throughout Museum with particular enhancement to: Quarry and Whiz Bang components; Play Porch structural preparation for future components; Tree of Forts Toddler addition; Farmyard barn improvements and chicken coop. Museum team met with Evaluation Consultant on ten occasions to develop/refine Museum evaluation frameworks and implement evaluation tools among general, access and group visitor audiences. MORE MINNESOTANS BENEFITED: Over the entire Project period: The Museum welcomed 93,554 visitors, including 12,014 “access” visitors. 802 “visitors” engaged with Museum a la Carte off-site Museum activities.175 school/early learning groups visited the Museum, engaging 8,960 visitors in hands-on learning.95% of visitors responding to an online survey indicated they were “Satisfied/Extremely Satisfied”; and “Likely/Very Likely” to recommend the Museum to a friend or colleague. 91% indicated the Museum promotes local arts and cultural heritage. MUSEUM STAFF EXPERIENCED INCREASED CAPACITY:Museum Educator and Evaluator roles were developed. 6 staff were trained and facilitated roles as Museum Educators. 10 staff were trained and facilitated roles as Museum Evaluators. All staff responded favorably via survey tool and/or group discussion about the preparation they received to serve in this role and provided helpful feedback to enhance future education/evaluation efforts. ",,,,142590,,"Brian Benshoof CEO, MRCI Worksource; Neal Benson Manufacturing Operations Consultant, retired from Emerson Electric; Laura Bowman Director of Community Relations and Development at Mayo Clinic Health System; Nick Hinz President, Frandsen Bank and Trust; Barb Kaus President, Greater Mankato Area United Way; Linda Kilander Retired Principal, Mankato Area Public Schools; Kim Kleven Early Childhood Coordinator, Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial; Naomi Mortensen Marketing Director, Environmental Tillage Systems; Tim Newell Director of Solutions Business Management, Kato Engineering/Emerson; Christine Powers Partner, Abdo Eick & Meyers; Tom Riley Telecommunications Operations Executive, Greater Mankato Growth; Beth Serrill Attorney, Blethen Gage & Krause; Christie SkilbredP roject Manager, Capstone Literacy Center/Coughlan Companies; Dr. Katie Smentek Pediatrician, Mankato Clinic; Sara Steinbach Regional Manager, Public Affairs & Marketing, Mayo Clinic Health System; Keith Stover Retired President, South Central College; Vance Stuehrenberg County Commissioner, Blue Earth County, MN; Anna Thill President, Visit Mankato; Liz Ulman Organizational Development Manager, Dotson Iron Castings; Dr. Ginger Zierdt Interim Assistant Vice President for Undergraduate Education, Minnesota State University, Mankato",,"Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","CMSM will build upon the work that began with its 2015-16 appropriation by (1) Remediation and further development of exhibit areas that promote Arts & Cultural Heritage (ACH) learning (2) Expanding ACH learning opportunities for new audiences at off-site locations; (3) Engaging an outside Evaluation Consultant to help plan/implement strategies that meaningfully assess ACH learning outcomes and impacts; (4) Boosting the Museum’s capacity to serve more school/early learning groups. ",,,2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sue,Larsen,"Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota","P.O. Box 3103",Mankato,Minnesota,56002,507-386-0279,sue.larsen@cmsouthernmn.org,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Steele, Swift, Todd, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/access-engagement-and-experience-development-strengthening-core-children-s-museum-souther-0,,,,
34284,"Access and Outreach",2016,269000,"Laws of 2015, 1st Special Session Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2","For programs and development of the Minnesota Zoological Garden and to provide access and education related to programs on the cultural heritage of Minnesota.",,"Outcomes in FY16 include:Implementation of the Free to Explore program which replaced the previous system for distributing free zoo admission to low income Minnesota families.More than 57,000 guests visiting the Zoo for free.Production of Zoo site maps for visitors in 10 languages (in addition to English.)7,500 adults came to the Zoo for Adults Night Out events.Six guest lectures held with 720 people in attendance.   30 classes, camps and programs held for 310 adult participants.A new advertising partner was selected and our “Where Amazing Lives. Every Day.” brand strategy implemented.Zooper Troopers, illustrated characters that delivered conservation messages, piloted with the opening of the summer dinosaur exhibit.Zoo director visits around the state enhanced with the addition of the Zoomobile to key audiences in Alexandria, Austin, Mankato, Rochester and Virginia.54,280 Minnesotans in 42 Minnesota counties visited by the Zoomobile.",,,,,,,2.88,"Minnesota Zoo","State Government","As Minnesota’s state Zoo, we are committed to ensuring that our programs are accessible to all our citizens – regardless of age, geographic location, disability or background. “Zoo Unlimited” is our community outreach and access initiative that unites a wide range of programs and policies designed to ensure every Minnesotan has unlimited opportunities to form stronger connections with the natural world. Legacy funds help us implement this program bridge barriers that keep people from connecting with all the Zoo has to offer. Access Services The Zoo is committed to ensuring that economic circumstances are not obstacles to experiencing the Minnesota Zoo. With Legacy support the Zoo recently created the position of Community Relations Coordinator, a position responsible for the statutorily-mandated free ticket program for economically disadvantaged Minnesotans, all aspects of ADA compliance, and other programs related to accessibility of the Zoo. Lifelong Learning The Minnesota Zoo is not just for children! Legacy funding supports a number of programs aimed at supporting and expanding Zoo programs for adults. This includes a recently introduced adults only program, “Adult Night Out.” These age 18+ evening events offer an after-hours experience for working and older adults who might not otherwise visit the Zoo. This program also incorporates the Our World Speaker Series designed to engage guests in conservation issues. These lectures are offered free of charge to all attendees, ensuring access for all interested guests. The Zoo is also offering a number of adult education programs that focus on special interest areas such as Zoo horticulture and wildlife photography. These programs serve a range of adult audiences including seniors, corporate groups, and young adults. Strategic Communications In an effort to help Zoo guests care more and do more for conservation, this project was designed to test and implement zoo-based conservation messaging that would encourage people to act for wildlife. The Zoo began implementing its new brand strategy “Where Amazing Lives. Every Day.” This campaign creates a consistent story throughout the Zoo. Expanded Zoomobile Geography can be a barrier to accessing high quality environmental education programs. The Zoomobile program exists to serve people who cannot visit the Minnesota Zoo by bringing the Zoo to them, regardless of where they live in Minnesota. Trained interpretive naturalists travel with animals to all corners of the state and deliver programs at schools, libraries, community centers, children’s hospitals, senior centers, and more. Zoomobile participants experience live animals up close and learn about the ecological principles that connect all living things to one another. Legacy funding makes it possible to expand the service and reach of Zoomobile by sending more staff and more animals throughout the state. ",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Ongoing,,,Mary,Robison,"Minnesota Zoological Garden","13000 Zoo Boulevard","Apple Valley",MN,55124,9524319200,mary.robison@state.mn.us,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Zoological Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Statewide, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/access-and-outreach,,,,
10030355,"Accessible Arts",2024,20000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Promote access to the arts for all Measurements will involve participation counts and surveys to determine the level of success. An accessibility committee will be formed and utilized. The organization will have a dedicated 504 coordinator. Meeting the tangible outputs.",,,,,20000,,,,"Duluth Art Institute Association AKA Duluth Art Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Accessible Arts",,"The Duluth Art Insitute Association will hire an accessibility consultant to assess the organization's accessibility status, coordinate focus groups from the disability community, and develop an access plan to implement immediately and long term.?",2024-03-01,2025-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Christina,Woods,"Duluth Art Institute Association AKA Duluth Art Institute","506 Michigan St W",Duluth,MN,55802-1517,"(218) 733-7560",cwoods@duluthartinstitute.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/accessible-arts-3,"Kelly Anderson: Anderson is a Minnesota based international artist that strives to make a difference with emotion based art. She received an associate of applied science degree in graphic design in December of 1999, and in 2003 received a bachelor of applied science degree in graphic design. In 2022, after two decades of artwork she started to integrate interactive based technology. Augmented reality allows her to expand past the immediate reaction of art and engage audiences in a new way. As most of her art is emotion based, she builds on interacting with the art.; Amy Cousin: Wilderson is a Minneapolis based jewelry artist and teaching artist. Her work taps into memory, culture, and heritage, using metalsmithing, wire-working, and knotting techniques. She is the recipient of several grants, residencies, and fellowships including Midway Contemporary Arts through the Andy Warhol Foundation, Minnesota Humanities Center, COMPAS, Minnesota African American Heritage Museum and Gallery, Minnesota State Arts Board, and Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. Her jewelry has been in exhibitions at Fresh Eye Gallery, Viewpoint Gallery, Friedli Gallery & Studio, and the Minneapolis Institute of Art. Wilderson earned a BA in communication from Tulane University.; Kelsey Gantzer: Gantzer is the executive director for the Duluth Community School Collaborative, a nonprofit organization that implements the full-service community school model in three public schools in Duluth. Prior to joining the Collaborative, she served as food access manager and rutabaga project manager at the Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency and the operations and communications manager for the Minnesota Elementary School Principals' Association. She has a passion for building sustainable community connections and holistically supporting youth. She holds a BA in business management and English from the University of St. Thomas.; Jacklyn Janeksela: Janeksela is a descendant of the Saami People, the Indigenous seminomadic peoples of the Arctic Circle, her relationship with the earth is predicated on her relatives. She has worked in nonprofits in various capacities, on Turtle Island and abroad, mostly focused in the areas of public relations, communications, education, community engagement, outreach, marketing, and social media. Janeksela has been a reader of grant proposals in her time abroad and for the New England Grassroots Environment Fund. She has been a writer/cowriter of several grant proposals focused on food, growing food, local food, food education, and food sovereignty. She is also an artist and works in mixed media.; Timothy King: King is a board member and the executive director of Dreams United/Suenos Unidos, a nonprofit community arts organization serving the rural communities of Todd, Stearns, and Morrison Counties. As a journalist, he has written about the arts and, via Dreams United, he has organized numerous multicultural and artistic events.; Shannon Lucas Westrum: Westrum is a teaching artist specializing in basketry and fiber arts, and a homeschool parent. She is past student of Ojibwe arts and silversmithing. She is also a former business owner selling folk and consigned local art, she has organized arts fairs, and is a former regional arts council board treasurer. She is a Bemidji State University graduate with a BS in business administration.; Charles Matson Lume: Matson Lume is a visual artist who believes that, like William Carlos William, ?It is difficult to get the news from poems yet men die miserably every day for lack of what is found there.? He has received fellowships/grants from the Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation, Bush Foundation, Jerome Foundation, and the Minnesota State Arts Board. Matson Lume has participated in artist residencies located in: Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Ireland, and the US. He holds a MFA and a MA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a BA in psychology from Wheaton College. Matson Lume has had many mentors, one of which was poet, Gustaf Sobin, who taught him art is not a noun, but a verb, and the loveliest sounds arise from the deepest silence. Matson Lume has taught art at the university level since 1996, and currently is professor of art at School of Art and Design, University of Wisconsin-Stout.; Davis Steen: Steen is a resident of the northeast Minneapolis community. He is the client service specialist with the Northeaster and the AVE expert with Trivia Mafia. Steen also makes videos, graphic design, podcasts, and various projects out of wood. He has been an active member of the Northeast Arts District, helping with Art-A-Whirl and various art events in his area.; Briauna Williams: Williams is a 33-year old Black woman from North Minneapolis. She is an acrylic artist, muralist, illustrator, and community engagement artist. She uses paint to tell not only her own stories but her community?s as well. Stories of pain, passion, resilience, and beauty. ?Painting is like poetry,? says Williams. She is a community leader and artist curating spaces for black and brown people to aid in healing with and through the arts. Williams is a muralist, self-taught artist, and henna artist. Her work has been featured at the Phoenix Theater sponsored by Springboard for the Arts, as well as in an exhibition in a Duluth courthouse.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1
10025165,"Accessible Restrooms - Tower Historic Fire Hall",2022,10000,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,982,000 the first year and $7,000,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact, grants@mnhs.org",,,105950,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",115950,,"Doug Workman, Linda Folstad, Diane Meehan, Jayne Sundeen, Barbara Burgess, Kathy Siskar, Corrine Bonicatto, Nancy Larson, Ellie Larmouth, Linda Haugen, Pauline Housenga",,"Tower-Soudan Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To improve public accessibility at the 1895 Tower Fire Hall and better comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.",,"To improve public accessibility at the 1895 Tower Fire Hall and better comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.",2022-04-01,2023-04-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Nancy,Larson,"Tower-Soudan Historical Society","PO Box 465",Tower,MN,55790,2187507515,communitycoaching@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis, Statewide",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/accessible-restrooms-tower-historic-fire-hall,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No
10031694,"Accessible Arts",2025,20000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Duluth Playhouse staff and volunteers will enhance accessibility skills and practices through comprehensive training and tool development. Progress will be evaluated through post-training assessments, participant feedback, and monitoring of accessibility improvements in classes and productions, including updates to materials to facilitate participants' access.",,,,,20000,,,,"Duluth Playhouse","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Accessible Arts",,"Duluth Playhouse will train staff and volunteers to increase inclusivity, update materials, and form partnerships to enhance program accessibility, ensuring individuals with disabilities have greater access to classes and productions.",2024-12-01,2025-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Anika,Thompson,"Duluth Playhouse","211 E Superior St",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 733-7555",athompson@duluthplayhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/accessible-arts-29,"Amber Andrist: Andrist has worked in county human services for more than ten years, currently in housing stability for Hennepin County. She holds an associate's degree, as well as a certificate in equity from the University of Minnesota. She is the proud parent of two youth artists and has served in the capacity of grant advisor for the Creative Individuals grant.; Lauren Dao: Dao is currently the communications coordinator for the Minnesota Department of Transportation research lab, providing communications and marketing to support the research of MnDOT and its partners. Dao has a self-designed undergraduate degree in corporate branding and recently earned an MA in strategic leadership from Bethel University. She has a long history of volunteerism, most notably serving as a mentor in visual arts for high school students in her hometown of Saint Cloud. She has worked in government, private industry, and nonprofits in branding where she combined her love for communications and aesthetics. ; Daryl Hrdlicka: Hrdlicka is involved in many of the creative and performing arts. He is an award-winning actor and filmmaker, a musician/songwriter, the president of the Westbrook Arts Center, and a homeschool educator. He has an AA degree in open studies from Mankato State University (now Minnesota State University, Mankato).; Anthony Marchetti: Marchetti is a photographic artist residing in the Twin Cities. In 2016, he was a teaching and research Fulbright Scholar in Budapest, Hungary. He currently serves as department chair and full-time faculty of photography at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. Marchetti graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2001 with a BA in fine arts, and received an MFA from the University of Minnesota in 2005. He has received grants from The McKnight Foundation, Jerome Foundation, and the Arts Board. He has served on review panels for the Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2
10031695,"Accessible Arts",2025,10297,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","EHST will implement a series of initiatives aimed at enhancing arts accessibility, ensuring that people of all abilities can participate in the arts. Count - ADA equipment use will be tracked Evaluated by project end date: EHST hires staff; 12-step Plan to Access is completed; EHST's Inclusivity and Accessibility Policies are updated.",,,,,10297,,,,"Elys Historic State Theater AKA Ely's Historic State Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Accessible Arts",,"Through training, planning efforts, and the purchase of equipment, Ely's Historic State Theater will build capacity around accessibility and ensure that people of all abilities can participate in the arts.",2024-12-01,2025-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Karen,McManus,"Elys Historic State Theater AKA Ely's Historic State Theater","PO Box 34",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 235-6300",karjack@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/accessible-arts-30,"Amber Andrist: Andrist has worked in county human services for more than ten years, currently in housing stability for Hennepin County. She holds an associate's degree, as well as a certificate in equity from the University of Minnesota. She is the proud parent of two youth artists and has served in the capacity of grant advisor for the Creative Individuals grant.; Lauren Dao: Dao is currently the communications coordinator for the Minnesota Department of Transportation research lab, providing communications and marketing to support the research of MnDOT and its partners. Dao has a self-designed undergraduate degree in corporate branding and recently earned an MA in strategic leadership from Bethel University. She has a long history of volunteerism, most notably serving as a mentor in visual arts for high school students in her hometown of Saint Cloud. She has worked in government, private industry, and nonprofits in branding where she combined her love for communications and aesthetics. ; Daryl Hrdlicka: Hrdlicka is involved in many of the creative and performing arts. He is an award-winning actor and filmmaker, a musician/songwriter, the president of the Westbrook Arts Center, and a homeschool educator. He has an AA degree in open studies from Mankato State University (now Minnesota State University, Mankato).; Anthony Marchetti: Marchetti is a photographic artist residing in the Twin Cities. In 2016, he was a teaching and research Fulbright Scholar in Budapest, Hungary. He currently serves as department chair and full-time faculty of photography at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. Marchetti graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2001 with a BA in fine arts, and received an MFA from the University of Minnesota in 2005. He has received grants from The McKnight Foundation, Jerome Foundation, and the Arts Board. He has served on review panels for the Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2
10009036,"ACHF Grant for Organizations",2019,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","People have meaningful arts experiences. Reviewing program statistics or other documents related to the project; making structured observations of stakeholders during project activities; gauging stakeholder priorities using interactive methods such as sorting cards or voting.","A changed perception of themselves or others.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",2094,"Other,local or private",17094,,"Randall Warren, Laurie Le Moine, Jennifer Johnson, Brian Lloyd, Cassie Benowitz, Gina Houmann, Manish Kalra, Kate Kellett, Gina Lemon, Ralph Scorpio, Jodi Weinzetl, Bill Wilder",0.00,"One Heartland, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","ACHF Grant for Organizations",,"With Expression Therapy activities with artists who are licensed therapists. Camp One Heartland hosts over 450 youth, ages 7-17, living with or affected by HIV/AIDS, facing homelessness, in the LGBTQ+ community, or working towards a healthier lifestyle.",2019-05-15,2020-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,James,"One Heartland, Inc.","2101 Hennepin Ave S Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55405,"(612) 824-6464",emily@oneheartland.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts Council ",,"Pine, Mille Lacs, Carlton, St. Louis, Kanabec, Isanti, Chisago",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/achf-grant-organizations-26,"Alana Petersen: Federal Government, Legislative Policy, arts advocate; Barb Dreyer: visual artist, art educator, Kanabec County Arts Association, Pine Center for the Arts; Nancy Hoffman: County Government, Chisago County Housing and Redevelopment Authority/Economic Development administration executive director, arts advocate; MaryAnn Cleary: visual artist, retired corporate executive, chemist, teaching artist, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community; Eunice Boeringa: musician, retired teacher, Onamia Area Friends of the Library; Terri Huro: visual artist, Kanabec County Arts Association, Northern Exposures Photo Club, City Council, County EDA member; Angela Ruddy: art teacher, school board member, arts advocate, local volunteer; Dee Ann Sibley: photographer, licensed social worker, school employee, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community; Barry Hindt: educator and former community education staff member.","Alana Petersen: Federal Government, Legislative Policy, arts advocate; Barb Dreyer: visual artist, art educator, Kanabec County Arts Association, Pine Center for the Arts; Nancy Hoffman: County Government, Chisago County Housing and Redevelopment Authority/Economic Development administration executive director, arts advocate; MaryAnn Cleary: visual artist, retired corporate executive, chemist, teaching artist, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community; Eunice Boeringa: musician, retired teacher, Onamia Area Friends of the Library; Terri Huro: visual artist, Kanabec County Arts Association, Northern Exposures Photo Club, City Council, County EDA member; Angela Ruddy: art teacher, school board member, arts advocate, local volunteer; Dee Ann Sibley: photographer, licensed social worker, school employee, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community; Barry Hindt: educator and former community education staff member.",,2
10005846,"ACHF Grant for Organizations",2018,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artists and the arts are visible in communities. Reviewing program statistics or other documents related to the project; Surveying stakeholders about their knowledge skills, attitudes, behaviors, or motivations; Having stakeholders describe or capture their own impressions.","Artists and the arts are visibel in communities; A changed attitude about something or someone.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",13770,"Other,local or private",28770,,"Amy McKinney, Dorothy Goldie, Erik Janssen, Tamsie Ringler, John Joachim, David Klaila, Ronald Kopeska, John Kremer, Diane Mullin, Stacy O'Reilly.",,"Franconia Sculpture Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity","ACHF Grant for Organizations",,"Franconia Sculpture Park will host the 2018 Art and Artists Celebration, a full-day family arts program.",2018-07-15,2018-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Reid,Zimmerman,"Franconia Sculpture Park","29836 St Croix Trl",Shafer,MN,55074,"(651) 257-6668 ",reidzimmerman@franconia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts Council ",,"Chisago, Pine, Isanti, Mille Lacs, Sherburne, Olmsted, Olmsted, Kandiyohi, Kandiyohi, Goodhue, Dakota, Steele, Washington, Washington, Benton, Cass, Dakota, St. Louis, St. Louis, Anoka, Ramsey, Hennepin, Carver",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/achf-grant-organizations-3,"Alana Petersen: Federal Government, Legislative Policy, Art Advocate; Barb Dreyer: Visual Artist, Art Educator, Kanabec County Arts Association, Pine Center for the Arts; Nancy Hoffman: County Government, Chisago County Housing and Redevelopment Authority/Economic Development Administration Executive Director, Arts Advocate; MaryAnn Cleary: Visual Artist, Retired Corporate Executive, Chemist, Teaching Artist, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community; Eunice Boeringa: Musician, Retired Teacher, Onamia Area Friends of the Library; Terri Huro: Visual Artist, Kanabec County Arts Association, Northern Exposures Photo Club, City Council, County EDA member; Angela Ruddy: Art teacher, School Board Member, Arts Advocate, Local Volunteer; Dee Ann Sibley: Photographer, Licensed Social Worker, School Employee, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community.","Alana Petersen: Federal Government, Legislative Policy, Art Advocate; Barb Dreyer: Visual Artist, Art Educator, Kanabec County Arts Association, Pine Center for the Arts; Nancy Hoffman: County Government, Chisago County Housing and Redevelopment Authority/Economic Development Administration Executive Director, Arts Advocate; MaryAnn Cleary: Visual Artist, Retired Corporate Executive, Chemist, Teaching Artist, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community; Eunice Boeringa: Musician, Retired Teacher, Onamia Area Friends of the Library; Terri Huro: Visual Artist, Kanabec County Arts Association, Northern Exposures Photo Club, City Council, County EDA member; Angela Ruddy: Art teacher, School Board Member, Arts Advocate, Local Volunteer; Dee Ann Sibley: Photographer, Licensed Social Worker, School Employee, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community.",,2
10014578,"ACHF Grant for Organizations",2020,14489,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","People make connections to ideas, organizations, or one another. Reviewing or critiquing a portfolio, experience, or other artifacts of the project.","Artists develop their practice; People develop arts skills or knowledge; People make connections to ideas, organizations, or one another","Achieved proposed outcomes.",1610,"Other,local or private",16099,,"Amanda Lucas, Denise Jordan, Elizabeth Weiss, Ken Cheney, Brian Voss, Kindra Bratteig, Shirley Faber, Patty Frank, Jan Freemore, Gus Gulbranson, Louise Kelley, Gina Lindholm, Ellie Purdes",0.00,"Unexpected Company Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","ACHF Grant for Organizations",,"Minnesota Sings",2020-07-15,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patricia,Frank,"Unexpected Company Chorale","PO Box 4",Lindstrom,MN,55045,"(612) 251-8150",unexpectedcompanyMN@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts Council ",,"Chisago, St. Louis, Isanti, Crow Wing, Washington, Chisago",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/achf-grant-organizations-43,"Alana Petersen: Federal Government, Legislative Policy, arts advocate; Nancy Hoffman: County Government, Chisago County Housing and Redevelopment Authority/Economic Development administration executive director, arts advocate; MaryAnn Cleary: visual artist, retired corporate executive, chemist, teaching artist, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community; Terri Huro: visual artist, Kanabec County Arts Association, Northern Exposures Photo Club, City Council, County EDA member; Angela Ruddy: art teacher, school board member, arts advocate, local volunteer; Dee Ann Sibley: photographer, licensed social worker, school employee, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community; Barry Hindt: educator and former community education staff member; Ward Mehlan: Art advocate, local volunteer; Norhtern Exposures Photo Club, Pine Center for the Arts Board member; Patricia Black: art teacher, textile artist; Sydney Nelson: visual artist, Pine Center for the Arts Board member.","Alana Petersen: Federal Government, Legislative Policy, arts advocate; Nancy Hoffman: County Government, Chisago County Housing and Redevelopment Authority/Economic Development administration executive director, arts advocate; MaryAnn Cleary: visual artist, retired corporate executive, chemist, teaching artist, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community; Terri Huro: visual artist, Kanabec County Arts Association, Northern Exposures Photo Club, City Council, County EDA member; Angela Ruddy: art teacher, school board member, arts advocate, local volunteer; Dee Ann Sibley: photographer, licensed social worker, school employee, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community; Barry Hindt: educator and former community education staff member; Ward Mehlan: Art advocate, local volunteer; Norhtern Exposures Photo Club, Pine Center for the Arts Board member; Patricia Black: art teacher, textile artist; Sydney Nelson: visual artist, Pine Center for the Arts Board member.",,2
10014590,"ACHF Individual Artist Grant",2020,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Developing artistic skills. Making structured observations during project activities.","Developing artistic skills.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",30,"Other,local or private",1030,,,0.00,"Terri L. Sanford AKA Terri Huro",Individual,"ACHF Individual Artist Grant",,"Diving into watercolor",2020-08-15,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Terri,Sanford,"Terri L. Sanford AKA Terri Huro",,,MN,,"(320) 209-1096",info@terrihuroart.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts Council ",,"Kanabec, Pine, Isanti, Mille Lacs, Chisago, Stearns, Kanabec, Hennepin, St. Louis, Mille Lacs, Pine, Goodhue, Crow Wing",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/achf-individual-artist-grant-3,"Alana Petersen: Federal Government, Legislative Policy, arts advocate; Nancy Hoffman: County Government, Chisago County Housing and Redevelopment Authority/Economic Development administration executive director, arts advocate; MaryAnn Cleary: visual artist, retired corporate executive, chemist, teaching artist, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community; Terri Huro: visual artist, Kanabec County Arts Association, Northern Exposures Photo Club, City Council, County EDA member; Angela Ruddy: art teacher, school board member, arts advocate, local volunteer; Dee Ann Sibley: photographer, licensed social worker, school employee, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community; Barry Hindt: educator and former community education staff member; Ward Mehlan: Art advocate, local volunteer; Norhtern Exposures Photo Club, Pine Center for the Arts Board member; Patricia Black: art teacher, textile artist; Sydney Nelson: visual artist, Pine Center for the Arts Board member.","Alana Petersen: Federal Government, Legislative Policy, arts advocate; Nancy Hoffman: County Government, Chisago County Housing and Redevelopment Authority/Economic Development administration executive director, arts advocate; MaryAnn Cleary: visual artist, retired corporate executive, chemist, teaching artist, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community; Terri Huro: visual artist, Kanabec County Arts Association, Northern Exposures Photo Club, City Council, County EDA member; Angela Ruddy: art teacher, school board member, arts advocate, local volunteer; Dee Ann Sibley: photographer, licensed social worker, school employee, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community; Barry Hindt: educator and former community education staff member; Ward Mehlan: Art advocate, local volunteer; Norhtern Exposures Photo Club, Pine Center for the Arts Board member; Patricia Black: art teacher, textile artist; Sydney Nelson: visual artist, Pine Center for the Arts Board member.",,2
10023346,"ACHF Legacy Grant for Individual Artists",2022,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Developing and/or using skills for engaging with audiences or communities Self surveys regarding my knowledge and skills before and after the project ; Audience surveys of my public event ; Having audience members describe their own impressions during my public event","People access arts experiences","Achieved proposed outcomes",,,1000,,,,"Robert D. DesJarlait",Individual,"ACHF Legacy Grant for Individual Artists",,"Robert DesJarlait's solo exhibition Woodland Visions will feature new and completed work totaling 25 watercolor paintings. The exhibit will depict the life of the Ojibwe people in Minnesota focusing on the clan system of the Ojibwe people.",2022-01-15,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,DesJarlait,"Robert D. DesJarlait",,,MN,,"(218) 380-8491",redlakeogitchida@msn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts Council ",,"Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Pine, Carlton, Aitkin, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/achf-legacy-grant-individual-artists,"Sarah Ratermann Beahan: writer, instructor, workshop facilitator, blogger, co-founder Kaerus ArtSpace, art administrator; Pat Black: textile artist, art educator, former art co-op leader; MaryAnn Cleary: visual artist, retired corporate executive, chemist, teaching artist, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community; Chad Filley: storyteller, comedian, improv artist, newspaper columnist, educator, local volunteer; Matthew Krousey: potter, St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour, instructor/lecturer/presenter, veteran; Roger Nieboer: experimental theatre artist, playwright, found object sculptor, educator, local volunteer; Dee Ann Sibley: photographer, retired social worker/school counselor, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community, local volunteer; Deborah Trent: visual artist, art advocate, retired corporate financial professional, former educator, American Red Cross volunteer; Carla Vita: state/local government administration, community development director, art advocate, local volunteer.","Sarah Ratermann Beahan: writer, instructor, workshop facilitator, blogger, co-founder Kaerus ArtSpace, art administrator; Pat Black: textile artist, art educator, former art co-op leader; MaryAnn Cleary: visual artist, retired corporate executive, chemist, teaching artist, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community; Chad Filley: storyteller, comedian, improv artist, newspaper columnist, educator, local volunteer; Matthew Krousey: potter, St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour, instructor/lecturer/presenter, veteran; Roger Nieboer: experimental theatre artist, playwright, found object sculptor, educator, local volunteer; Dee Ann Sibley: photographer, retired social worker/school counselor, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community, local volunteer; Deborah Trent: visual artist, art advocate, retired corporate financial professional, former educator, American Red Cross volunteer; Carla Vita: state/local government administration, community development director, art advocate, local volunteer.",,2
10028547,"ACHF Legacy Grant for Organizations",2023,10868,,"ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","People access arts experiences Surveying stakeholders about their knowledge skills, attitudes, behaviors, or motivations","Artists and the arts are visible in communities;Artists develop their practice;People access arts experiences;People have meaningful arts experiences;People make connections to ideas, organizations, or one another","Achieved proposed outcomes",1400,"Other,local or private",12268,,"City Council: Mayor - Jake Mathisons - Jody Anderson, Sadie Broekemeier, Kyle Sheppard David Youngquist. Park Board Members: Steven Holcombe, Alison Holland, Sam Pioske, Curt Sammann Kyle Sheppard, City Council representative.",,"City of Mora","Local/Regional Government","ACHF Legacy Grant for Organizations",,"Mora's Music in the Park",2022-07-01,2023-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeff,Krie,"City of Mora","101 Lake St S",Mora,MN,55051,"(320) 679-1511",j.krie@cityofmora.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts Council ",,"Kanabec, Pine, Mille Lacs, Isanti, Chisago, Aitkin, St. Louis, Dakota, Anoka, Sherburne, Stearns, Wright, Crow Wing, Beltrami, Morrison, Washington, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/achf-legacy-grant-organizations-30,"Sarah Ratermann Beahan: writer, instructor, workshop facilitator, blogger, co-founder Kaerus ArtSpace, art administrator; Pat Black: textile artist, art educator, former art co-op leader; Chad Filley: storyteller, comedian, improv artist, newspaper columnist, educator, local volunteer; Matthew Krousey: potter, St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour, instructor/lecturer/presenter, veteran; Roger Nieboer: experimental theatre artist, playwright, found object sculptor, educator, local volunteer; Deborah Trent: visual artist, art advocate, retired corporate financial professional, former educator, American Red Cross volunteer; Carla Vita: state/local government administration, community development director, art advocate, local volunteer.","Sarah Ratermann Beahan: writer, instructor, workshop facilitator, blogger, co-founder Kaerus ArtSpace, art administrator; Pat Black: textile artist, art educator, former art co-op leader; Chad Filley: storyteller, comedian, improv artist, newspaper columnist, educator, local volunteer; Matthew Krousey: potter, St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour, instructor/lecturer/presenter, veteran; Roger Nieboer: experimental theatre artist, playwright, found object sculptor, educator, local volunteer; Deborah Trent: visual artist, art advocate, retired corporate financial professional, former educator, American Red Cross volunteer; Carla Vita: state/local government administration, community development director, art advocate, local volunteer.","East Central Regional Arts Council, Mary Minnick-Daniels (320) 591-7031x 3",1
10012632,"Acquire Microfilm Reader/Printer/Scanner",2019,9040," MN Laws 2017 Chapter 91, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs ","$4,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer these funds using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org","We now have a new ScanPro 2200+ Microfilm Scanner set-up and in-use in our archives room.",,1555,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",10595,,"Cathy Erickson, Holly Gangelhoff, Tracy Gilsvik, Michelle Golden, Karen Johnson, Brad Jones, Marcia McCormick, Barry Rackner, Patricia Tofte, John Weidner"," ","City of Two Harbors (Public Library)",Libraries,,,"To purchase a microfilm reader/printer/scanner to make microfilmed records more accessible to the public.",2018-12-01,2019-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katie,Sundstrom,"City of Two Harbors (Public Library)"," 320 Waterfront Drive "," Two Harbors "," MN ",55616,"(218) 834-6201"," Katie.Sundstrom@alslib.info ",Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/acquire-microfilm-readerprinterscanner-24,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No
17812,"Acquire Microfilm Reader/Printer",2013,7000,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,7000,,"Harlan Tardy, Rally Hess, Pat Ives, Carly Melin, Larry Killien, Jim Perunovich, Shelly Robinson",,"Minnesota Discovery Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To make accessible primary records through a new microfilm reader/printer",,"To make accessible primary records through a new microfilm reader/printer",2012-10-01,2013-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Scott,Stein,"Minnesota Discovery Center","1005 Discovery Drive",Chisholm,MN,55719,,,,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/acquire-microfilm-readerprinter,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
10031367,"Acquire Microfilm Reader/Printer/Scanner",2023,7398,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,982,000 the first year and $7,000,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact: grants@mnhs.org","We are back in business with a fully working microfilm reader! Library patrons are using the reader several times per week.",,500,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",7898,,"Library Board Chair: Jeam MacDonell Board Members: Elias Blocker, Deb Kee, Lisa Lassen, Cyndy Martin, Sheena Richards, Aaron Squadroni, Lisa Tabbert, Ellen Tiegland",,"City of Grand Rapids (Grand Rapids Area Library)",Libraries,,,"To purchase a microfilm reader/printer/scanner to make microfilmed records more accessible to the public.",2023-04-01,2024-04-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Will,Richter,"City of Grand Rapids (Grand Rapids Area Library)","140 NE 2nd St","Grand Rapids",MN,55744,2183982172,wrichter@ci.grand-rapids.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Aitkin, Cass, Itasca, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/acquire-microfilm-readerprinterscanner-50,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,
10031368,"Acquire Microfilm Reader/Printer/Scanner",2023,4125,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,982,000 the first year and $7,000,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact: grants@mnhs.org",,,5000,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",9125,,,0.000980392,"City of Granite Falls (Public Library)",Libraries,,,"To purchase a microfilm reader/printer/scanner to make microfilmed records more accessible to the public.",2023-07-01,2024-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Larissa,Schwenk,"City of Granite Falls (Public Library)","641 Prentice St.","Granite Falls",MN,56241,3202696501,larissa.schwenk@pioneerland.lib.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/acquire-microfilm-readerprinterscanner-51,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,
17252,"Acquire Primary Resources on Microfilm/fiche",2011,518,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,,,,,,,"Iron Range Historical Society",," To add 17 rolls of microfilmed newspapers to broaden public accessibility to primary records ",,"To add 17 rolls of microfilmed newspapers to broaden public accessibility to primary records",2010-08-13,2011-02-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Kathleen,Bergan,,"19 South Broadway, PO Box 786",Gilbert,MN,55741,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/acquire-primary-resources-microfilmfiche-8,,,,
33894,"Acquire Microfilm Reader/Printer/Scanner",2015,9385,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.","Available upon request. Contact","Targets were exceeded in the speed of delivery and set up and in the overall delight of the people who have used it.",,,"Available upon request. Contact",9385,,"Patricia Koski, Patricia Lammi, James Pluth, Judy Swenson, Terry Jackson, Joseph Mertel, Celia Domich, Theresa Jamnick, Sue Kainz, David Kess, Diana Moravitz, Gail Sheddy, Meg Heiman.",0.00,"Ely-Winton Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To purchase a microfilm reader/printer to make microfilmed records more accessible to the public.",,,2015-03-01,2016-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Margaret,Sweet,"Ely-Winton Historical Society","1900 East Camp Street",Ely,MN,55731,218-365-3226,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/acquire-microfilm-readerprinterscanner-1,,"Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
10007236,"Acquisition of Microfilm Reader/Printer",2017,9385,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org","Our target was for the public to be able to digitally save information from mirco-film that is available at the library and also to save digitally their own items such and slides with proper labeling. Having people come in to use the machine for genealogy.",,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",9385,,"Mayor Merlin Ellefson, Councilman Jeff Olson, Councilman J.T. Schacherer, Councilwoman heather Myers, Councilman David Lien, Councilwoman Becky bothun, Councilman Steve Tufto.",,"City of Dawson","Local/Regional Government","To purchase a microfilm reader/printer to make microfilmed records more accessible to the public.",,,2016-09-01,2017-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bev,Benz,"City of Dawson","675 Chestnut Street, PO Box 552",Dawson,MN,56232,320-769-2069,bev.benz@pioneerland.lib.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Big Stone, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/acquisition-microfilm-readerprinter-2,,,,0
10031461,"Acquisition of State Park Inholdings",2025,1886000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 09c","$1,886,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with the Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota to complete efficient, time-sensitive acquisitions of high-priority state park inholdings from willing sellers, deconstruct buildings and reuse building materials, and convey properties to the state to protect and enhance Minnesota's environment and public recreation opportunities. This appropriation may not be used to purchase habitable residential structures.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,1.56,"Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Complete efficient, time-sensitive acquisition of high priority State Park inholdings, conduct needed site cleanup, and convey the properties to the state to enhance Minnesota's environment and public recreation opportunities.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2026-09-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Brett,Feldman,"Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota","275 East Fourth Street, Suite 250","Saint Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 370-7900",bfeldman@parksandtrails.org,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/acquisition-state-park-inholdings,,,,
28847,"Acquisition of Microfilm Reader/Printer",2015,9385,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,9385,,"Eugene Bies, Nancy Bormann, Denise Hanson, Nathan Oellien, Frank Maas",,"City of Canby","Local/Regional Government","To purchase a microfilm reader/printer to broaden public accessibility to microfilmed records. ",,,2014-08-01,2015-08-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Nicholas,Johnson,"City of Canby","110 Oscar Avenue North",Canby,MN,56220,507-223-7295,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/acquisition-microfilm-readerprinter,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
10007238,"ADA Architecture Needs Assessment and Implementation Plan",2017,4800,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",4800,,"Pes. Jan Marc Resberg, V.P. Kris Lyons, Treas. Wendy Carlberg, Sec. Marilyn Lee, Board Members: Mary Kivisto, Ina Marie Silverness, Bill Wennberg, Anthony Bush, Jim Schwarzbauer, Wendy Wennberg",,"Proctor Area Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire an architect for pre-development work to improve public accessibility at the Proctor Area Historical Society and better comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.",,,2017-03-01,2018-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,"Jan Marc",Resberg,"Proctor Area Historical Society","100 Pionk Drive",Proctor,MN,55810,715-919-0513,yellowstone225@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/ada-architecture-needs-assessment-and-implementation-plan,,,,0
10004528,"Advancing Microbial Invasive Species Monitoring from Ballast Discharge",2017,368000,"M.L. 2016, Chp. 186, Sec. 2, Subd. 06c","$368,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to identify bacteria in ship ballast water and St. Louis River estuary sediments, assess the risks posed by invasive bacteria, and evaluate treatment techniques for effectiveness at removing the bacteria from ballast water. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2019, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,,,,,"U of MN","Public College/University",,,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2016/work_plans_may/_2016_06c.pdf,2016-07-01,2019-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Randall,Hicks,"U of MN - Duluth","1035 Kirby Dr, SSB 207",Duluth,MN,55812,"(218) 726-8438",rhicks@d.umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/advancing-microbial-invasive-species-monitoring-ballast-discharge,,,,
17658,"Alex Seitaniemi Barn: Restoration Phase 2",2012,100000,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,100000,,,,"Sisu Heritage Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To stabilize 10 structural elements on the Alex Seitaniemi Barn, listed in the National Register of Historic Places, and used as a cultural attraction.",,,2012-02-01,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Paul,Knuti,"Sisu Heritage Inc.",,,,,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/alex-seitaniemi-barn-restoration-phase-2,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
17216,"Alex Seitaniemi Housebarn: Restoration - Phase 1",2011,60500,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,9790,,,,,,"Sisu Heritage Inc.",," To stabilize and restore the exterior and foundation of the Alex Seitaniemi Housebarn, listed in the National Register of Historic Places. ",,"To stabilize and restore the exterior and foundation of the Alex Seitaniemi Housebarn, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",2010-07-01,2011-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Paul,Knuti,,"7727 Sauna Road",Embarrass,MN,55732,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/alex-seitaniemi-housebarn-restoration-phase-1,,,,
29486,"Amity Creek Stressor Identification",2015,106931,,,,,,,,,,,.39,"South Saint Louis County Soil and Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","The goal of this project is to develop a stream restoration opportunities matrix for the Amity Creek watershed, which will prioritize the various protection and restoration options in the watershed for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and local partners.",,"Lake Superior - South Watershed ",2015-06-01,2016-05-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,RC,Boheim,"South Saint Louis County Soil and Water Conservation District","Room 301 215 North 1st Avenue East",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 723-4867",,"Assessment/Evaluation, Planning, Restoration/Enhancement, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"St. Louis",,"Lake Superior - South",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/amity-creek-stressor-identification,,,,
10007242,"Andrew J. Volstead House: Interpretive Plan",2017,22800,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",22800,,"Terri Diniesen, Mary Gillespie, Melanie Gatchell, Barb Benson, Joyce Anderson, Doug Bengston",,"Granite Falls Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire a qualified consultant to write an interpretive plan for the Andrew J. Volstead House, a National Historic Landmark. ",,"The Granite Falls Historical Society received funding to create a new interpretive plan for the Andrew J. Volstead House and Museum. This plan was created in preparation for the 100th anniversary of the passing of the Volstead Act, which marked the beginning of Prohibition in America. This involved conducting research with the public and at other house-museums to help generate ideas on how the museum ought to be run, create a more engaging house tour program, and establish guiding principles for future museum operations. The Granite Falls Historical Society hopes that these efforts will put the Volstead House on the map as the central destination for Minnesota’s Prohibition history. ",2016-11-01,2017-11-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Terri,Dinesen,"Granite Falls Historical Society","Andrew J. Volstead House Museum, 163 Ninth Avenue","Granite Falls",MN,56241,320-894-2692,btdinesen@mvtvwireless.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Chippewa, Renville, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/andrew-j-volstead-house-interpretive-plan,,,,
10012280,"Andrew J. Volstead House Conditions Assessment",2019,10945," MN Laws 2017 Chapter 91, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs ","$4,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer these funds using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org","All milestones were achieved during the grant duration. Due to the timeline extension, and due to financial hardships with COVID-19, the city will not apply for a larger grant for repairs until 2021.",,1714,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",12659,,"Mayor David Smiglewski Alderperson Vacant (W2) Alderperson Sarina Otaibi (W1) Alderperson Joseph Fagnano (W1) Alderperson - at - large Steve Nordaune Alderperson - at - large DuWayne Galow Alderperson - at - large Scott Peterson"," ","City of Granite Falls","Local/Regional Government",,,"To hire a qualified architect to conduct a condition assessment of the Andrew J. Volstead House, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",2018-12-01,2020-02-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Crystal,Johnson,"City of Granite Falls"," 641 Prentice Street "," Granite Falls "," MN ",56241,"(320) 564-3011"," crystal.johnson@granitefalls.com ",Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/andrew-j-volstead-house-conditions-assessment,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No
17766,"Andrew J. Volstead House Foundation Repair/Replacement Professional Estimate",2012,5500,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,5500,,,,"City of Granite Falls","Local/Regional Government","To assess the structural support system of the Andrew J. Volstead House Museum, a National Historic Landmark.",,,2012-04-01,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,"William P.",Lavin,"City of Granite Falls",,,,,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/andrew-j-volstead-house-foundation-repairreplacement-professional-estimate,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
10025090,"Andrew J. Volstead House Construction Documents Development",2022,21000,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,982,000 the first year and $7,000,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact, grants@mnhs.org",,,1714,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",22714,,"Mayor David Smiglewski Alderperson DuWayne Gallow (W2) Alderperson Sharon Pazi Zea (W1) Alderperson Joseph Fagnano (W1) Alderperson - at - large Steve Nordaune Alderperson - at - large Brad Peterson Alderperson - at - large Scott Peterson",,"City of Granite Falls","Local/Regional Government","To contract with qualified professionals to prepare construction documents for the preservation of Andrew J. Volstead House, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",,"To contract with qualified professionals to prepare construction documents for the preservation of Andrew J. Volstead House, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",2022-01-01,2023-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Crystal,Johnson,"City of Granite Falls","641 Prentice Street","Granite Falls",MN,56241,3205643011,crystal.johnson@granitefalls.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/andrew-j-volstead-house-construction-documents-development,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No
28695,"Andrew John Volstead House Museum Foundation Stabilization and Restoration",2014,153990,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,153990,,"Mayor David Smiglewski , Alderperson Steve Schaub (W2) , Alderperson Sarina Otaibi (W1) , Alderperson Joseph Fagnano W1) , Alderperson-at-Large Steve Nordaune, Alderperson-at-Large DuWayne Galow, Alderperson-at-Large Scott Peterson,",,"City of Granite Falls","Local/Regional Government","To complete stabilization and rehabilitation of the masonry foundation and footings of the Andrew J. Volstead House, a National Historic Landmark, and used as a community reception space.",,,2014-01-01,2015-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,"William P.",Lavin,"City of Granite Falls","641 Prentice Street","Granite Falls",MN,56241,320-564-3011,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/andrew-john-volstead-house-museum-foundation-stabilization-and-restoration,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
785,"Aquatic Management Area Acquisition, Phase 1",2010,5748000,"ML 2009, Ch. 172, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(b)","$5,748,000 in fiscal year 2010 is to the commissioner of natural resources to acquire and in fee title and easement to be added to he state aquatic management area system. Acquired land must remain open to hunting and fishing, consistent with the capacity of the land, during the open season, as determined by the commissioner of natural resources. A list of proposed fee title and easement acquisitions must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","Forestlands are protected from development and fragmentation Improved aquatic habitat indicators Improved aquatic habitat indicator","1,026 acres",,6220900,"RIM and Private Source",5748000,,,None,DNR,"State Government","This program will permanently protect approximately 1,246 acres (8.9-miles) of lake and warm water stream shoreline through fee title and permanent easement acquisition. Our program will also secure 54 Acres (3.1-miles) of permanent habitat management easements that include angler access on designated trout streams.","Aquatic Management Areas were established to protect, develop, and manage lakes, rivers, streams, and adjacent wetlands and lands that are critical for fish and other aquatic life, for water quality, and for the intrinsic biological value, public fishing, or other compatible outdoor recreational uses. AMAs provide angler or management access; protect fish spawning, rearing, or other unique habitat; protect aquatic wildlife feeding and nesting areas; and protect critical shoreline habitat, among other purposes authorized by Minnesota Statures 86A.05, Subdivision 14. Guiding Principles >Conserve critical shoreline habitat for all fish and wildlife species >Conserve vital fish spawning and rearing areas >Provide angling and management access corridors on trout and warmwater streams >Provide non-motorized angler access on lakes and streams >Preserve examples of healthy shoreline habitats as maps for future restoration of disturbed sites. Project dollars will secure fee title or permanent easements on approximately 921 acres (6.6 miles) of lake and warmwater stream shoreline, and leverage about 325 acres (2.3 miles) of similar acquisition through partner funds. Project dollars will also secure 54 acres (3.1 miles) of permanent habitat management easements that include angler access on designated trout streams, primarily in the Southeast and Northeast areas of the state. Overall priority will be given to acquiring regionally significant fish and wildlife habitat that will build on existing shoreline habitat and provide angler and hunter access. Projects may occur anywhere within the state, and depending on priorities, risk of development, and potential partners. Project lists will change, as new parcels become available and as previously included projects become unavailable. Collaborative partnerships will be promoted in order to acquire key lands. Project money is expected to generate additional non-state funded acres and shoreline miles, for a grand total of 1,300 acres (12 miles) of critical shoreline habitat. Department policy is to notify County and Township governments when acquiring AMA's. Local support for AMA acquisition is usually substantial, and local groups commonly offer to help raise funds.","Accomplishment Plan: http://www.lsohc.leg.mn/FY2010/accomp_plan/5b.pdfAquatic Management Areas were established to protect, develop, and manage lakes, rivers, streams, and adjacent wetlands and lands that are critical for fish and other aquatic life, for water quality, and for the intrinsic biological value, public fishing, or other compatible outdoor recreational uses. AMAs provide angler or management access; protect fish spawning, rearing, or other unique habitat; protect aquatic wildlife feeding and nesting areas; and protect critical shoreline habitat, among other purposes authorized by Minnesota Statures 86A.05, Subdivision 14.Guiding Principles>Conserve critical shoreline habitat for all fish and wildlife species>Conserve vital fish spawning and rearing areas>Provide angling and management access corridors on trout and warm-water streams>Provide non-motorized angler access on lakes and streams>Preserve examples of healthy shoreline habitats as maps for future restoration of disturbed sites.Project dollars secured fee title or permanent easements on approximately 525 acres (5.2 miles) of lake warmwater stream shoreline, and leveraged about 427 acres (5.3 miles) of similar acquisition through partner funds. Project dollars also secured 73 acres (4.8 miles) of permanent habitat management easements that include angler access on designated trout streams, primarily in the Southeast and Northeast areas of the state. Overall priority was given to acquiring regionally significant fish and wildlife habitat that will build on existing shoreline habitat and provide angler and hunter access. Acquisitions occurred throughout the state, and depending on priorities, risk of development, and potential partners. Collaborative partnerships were promoted in order to acquire key lands.County and Township governments were notified by the DNR when acquiring AMA's in their locale. Local support for AMA acquisition is usually substantial, and local groups commonly offer to help raise funds.Note: Land acquisition for this appropriation incurred professional service expenses that exceeded the approved budget.  During this appropriation, the state of Minnesota changed its billing software system.  The change resulted in significant delays (9 months, July 2011- March 2012) in receiving bills and overspending the professional service budget line without prior authorization.  We have created individual accounting budgets for each line item in approved budgets.  This step and the now operational accounting system will prevent similar issues in the future.Sources outside of OHF were also used to pay for professional service expenses.  These leveraged dollars are noted in the budget table.",2009-07-01,2012-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",None,,,Pat,Rivers,DNR,"500 Lafayette Road ","Saint Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5209",pat.rivers@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Crow Wing, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Hubbard, Lake, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, St. Louis, St. Louis","Northern Forest, Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/aquatic-management-area-acquisition,,,,
28718,"Archiving Yellow Medicine County's Death Records",2014,23542,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,23542,,"Jane Remiger, Lou Anne Kling, Paulette Grieger, Steve Ascher, Dave Finnes, Barb Schuler, Brian Schulz",0.77,"Yellow Medicine County Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To broaden public access to primary historical death records prior to 1909 through an online searchable database.",,,2014-01-01,2015-04-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Brian,Schulz,"Yellow Medicine County Historical Society","PO Box 145","Granite Falls",MN,56241,320-564-4479,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/archiving-yellow-medicine-countys-death-records,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
10013332,"We Are Water MN (2020-2021): Civic Engagement in 6 Watersheds",2020,150000,,,,,,,,,,,1.5,"Minnesota Humanities Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","This project will use the We Are Water MN traveling exhibit and the Minnesota Humanities Center's approach to community engagement, relationship building, and storytelling, to increase community capacity for sustainable watershed management in six Minnesota watersheds. ",,,2019-11-01,2021-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Process",,,Britt,Gangeness,MPCA,"520 Lafayette Rd N","Saint Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 757-2262",,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Itasca, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Wabasha, Washington, Watonwan",,"Lower Big Sioux River, Minnesota River - Mankato, Mississippi River - Twin Cities, Pomme de Terre River, St. Louis River, Zumbro River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/we-are-water-mn-2020-2021-civic-engagement-6-watersheds,,,,
10013332,"We Are Water MN (2020-2021): Civic Engagement in 6 Watersheds",2021,120000,,,,,,,,,,,1.2,"Minnesota Humanities Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","This project will use the We Are Water MN traveling exhibit and the Minnesota Humanities Center's approach to community engagement, relationship building, and storytelling, to increase community capacity for sustainable watershed management in six Minnesota watersheds. ",,,2019-11-01,2021-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Process",,,Britt,Gangeness,MPCA,"520 Lafayette Rd N","Saint Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 757-2262",,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Itasca, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Wabasha, Washington, Watonwan",,"Lower Big Sioux River, Minnesota River - Mankato, Mississippi River - Twin Cities, Pomme de Terre River, St. Louis River, Zumbro River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/we-are-water-mn-2020-2021-civic-engagement-6-watersheds,,,,
10021893,"We Are Water MN (2021-2022): Civic Engagement in 5 watersheds",2022,280000,,,,,,,,,,,2.8,"Minnesota Humanities Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","This project will use the We Are Water MN traveling exhibit and the Minnesota Humanities Center's approach to community engagement, relationship building, and storytelling, to increase community capacity for sustainable watershed management in five Minnesota watersheds. The following communities were selected as host sites for this project: Winona (City of Winona), active hosting period: March 3-April 25, 2022 Lake City (Lake Pepin Legacy Alliance), active hosting period: April 28-June 20, 2022 Alexandria (Legacy of the Lakes Museum), active hosting period: June 23-August 15, 2022 Fergus Falls (Otter Tail County), active hosting period: August 18-October 10, 2022 Hastings/Eagan (Dakota County), active hosting period: October 13-December 5, 2022 ",,"St. Louis River Watershed Lower Big Sioux River Watershed Pomme de Terre River Watershed Minnesota River - Mankato Watershed Mississippi River - Twin Cities Watershed Zumbro River Watershed ",2021-08-09,2024-06-30,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Britt,Gangeness,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","520 Lafayette Rd N","Saint Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 757-2262",,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Wabasha, Washington, Watonwan",,"Lower Big Sioux River, Minnesota River - Mankato, Mississippi River - Twin Cities, Pomme de Terre River, St. Louis River, Zumbro River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/we-are-water-mn-2021-2022-civic-engagement-5-watersheds,,,,
10021893,"We Are Water MN (2021-2022): Civic Engagement in 5 watersheds",2023,104540,,,,,,,,,,,1.04,"Minnesota Humanities Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","This project will use the We Are Water MN traveling exhibit and the Minnesota Humanities Center's approach to community engagement, relationship building, and storytelling, to increase community capacity for sustainable watershed management in five Minnesota watersheds. The following communities were selected as host sites for this project: Winona (City of Winona), active hosting period: March 3-April 25, 2022 Lake City (Lake Pepin Legacy Alliance), active hosting period: April 28-June 20, 2022 Alexandria (Legacy of the Lakes Museum), active hosting period: June 23-August 15, 2022 Fergus Falls (Otter Tail County), active hosting period: August 18-October 10, 2022 Hastings/Eagan (Dakota County), active hosting period: October 13-December 5, 2022 ",,"St. Louis River Watershed Lower Big Sioux River Watershed Pomme de Terre River Watershed Minnesota River - Mankato Watershed Mississippi River - Twin Cities Watershed Zumbro River Watershed ",2021-08-09,2024-06-30,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Britt,Gangeness,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","520 Lafayette Rd N","Saint Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 757-2262",,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Wabasha, Washington, Watonwan",,"Lower Big Sioux River, Minnesota River - Mankato, Mississippi River - Twin Cities, Pomme de Terre River, St. Louis River, Zumbro River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/we-are-water-mn-2021-2022-civic-engagement-5-watersheds,,,,
10012686,"Arrowhead Library System Legacy Grant SFY 2020-SFY 2021",2020,216410,"Minnesota Session Laws – 2019, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 4, Sec 2, Subd 5(a)","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of education for grants to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. These funds must be allocated using the formulas in Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, with the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to all qualifying systems in an amount proportionate to the number of qualifying system entities in each system. For purposes of this subdivision, ""qualifying system entity"" means a public library, a regional library system, a regional library system headquarters, a county, or an outreach service program. These funds may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. These funds must be distributed in ten equal payments per year. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or before June 30, 2021, as grants or contracts in this subdivision are available until June 30, 2023. ",,"Total number of activities, programs, and/or events: 33 Total participation/attendance: 1146 Total number of partnerships: 8 ",,6630,,6630,1308,,,"Arrowhead Library System",Libraries,"Minnesota's twelve regional library systems, which encompass more than 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, can benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional library system is eligible to receive a formula-driven allocation from the annual $2.5 million Minnesota Regional Library System Legacy Grant. Arrowhead Library System (ALS) is a federated regional public library system with central services located in northeastern Minnesota. ALS has twenty-nine member public libraries located in seven counties: Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, and St. Louis. With Arts and Cultural Heritage funds, ALS and its member libraries present an array of arts, cultural, literary, and Minnesota history programs in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations, independent artists, historical societies, and community organizations. Projects contribute to the cultural vitality of the region and build a lasting legacy. ",,,2019-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Jim,Weikum,"Arrowhead Library System","5528 Emerald Avenue","Mt. Iron",MN,55768-2069,"(218) 741-3840 Ext. 230",jim.weikum@alslib.info,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Fund Administration, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Research","Minnesota Department of Education",,"Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arrowhead-library-system-legacy-grant-sfy-2020-sfy-2021,,,,
10012686,"Arrowhead Library System Legacy Grant SFY 2020-SFY 2021",2021,215503,"Minnesota Laws 2019, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2 Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 6 "," These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of education for grants to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. These funds must be allocated using the formulas in Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, with the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to all qualifying systems in an amount proportionate to the number of qualifying system entities in each system. For purposes of this subdivision, ""qualifying system entity"" means a public library, a regional library system, a regional library system headquarters, a county, or an outreach service program. These funds may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. These funds must be distributed in ten equal payments per year. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or before June 30, 2021, as grants or contracts in this subdivision are available until June 30, 2023. ",,"Total number of projects:  Total number of programs and/or events (if different than total number of projects):  Total attendance/participation:  Total number of partnerships: ",,,,,,,,"Arrowhead Library System",Libraries,"Minnesota's twelve regional library systems, which encompass more than 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, can benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional library system is eligible to receive a formula-driven allocation from the annual $2.5 million Minnesota Regional Library System Legacy Grant. Arrowhead Library System (ALS) is a federated regional public library system with central services located in northeastern Minnesota. ALS has twenty-nine member public libraries located in seven counties: Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, and St. Louis. With Arts and Cultural Heritage funds, ALS and its member libraries present an array of arts, cultural, literary, and Minnesota history programs in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations, independent artists, historical societies, and community organizations. Projects contribute to the cultural vitality of the region and build a lasting legacy. ",,,2019-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Jim,Weikum,"Arrowhead Library System","5528 Emerald Avenue","Mt. Iron",MN,55768-2069,"(218) 741-3840 Ext. 230",jim.weikum@alslib.info,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Fund Administration, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Research","Minnesota Department of Education",,"Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arrowhead-library-system-legacy-grant-sfy-2020-sfy-2021,,,,
10004621,"Arrowhead Library System Legacy Grant SFY 2018 - SFY 2019",2018,215058,"Laws of Minnesota for 2017 Minnesota Special Session Laws, Chapter 91 - HF.No 707, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 5","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of education for grants to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. These funds must be allocated using the formulas in Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, with the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to all qualifying systems in an amount proportionate to the number of qualifying system entities in each system. For purposes of this subdivision, ""qualifying system entity"" means a public library, a regional library system, a regional library system headquarters, a county, or an outreach service program. These funds may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. These funds must be distributed in ten equal payments per year. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or before June 30, 2019, as grants or contracts in this subdivision are available until June 30, 2021. ",,"Total number of activities, programs, and/or events: 422 Total participation/attendance: 8,404 Total number of partnerships: 5 ",,31870,,246928,3794,,0.10,"Arrowhead Library System",Libraries,"Minnesota's twelve regional library systems, which encompass more than 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, can benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional library system is eligible to receive a formula-driven allocation from the annual $2.5 million Minnesota Regional Library System Legacy Grant. Arrowhead Library System (ALS) is a federated regional public library system with central services located in northeastern Minnesota. ALS has twenty-nine member public libraries located in seven counties: Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, and St. Louis. With Arts and Cultural Heritage funds, ALS and its member libraries present an array of arts, cultural, literary, and Minnesota history programs in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations, independent artists, historical societies, and community organizations. Projects contribute to the cultural vitality of the region and build a lasting legacy. ",,,2017-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jim,Weikum,"Arrowhead Library System","5528 Emerald Avenue","Mt. Iron",MN,55768-2069,"(218) 741-3840 Ext. 230",jim.weikum@alslib.info,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Fund Administration, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Research","Minnesota Department of Education",,"Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arrowhead-library-system-legacy-grant-sfy-2018-sfy-2019,,,,
10004621,"Arrowhead Library System Legacy Grant SFY 2018 - SFY 2019",2019,215058,"Laws of Minnesota for 2017 Minnesota Special Session Laws, Chapter 91-HF.No 707, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 5","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of education for grants to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. These funds must be allocated using the formulas in Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, with the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to all qualifying systems in an amount proportionate to the number of qualifying system entities in each system. For purposes of this subdivision, ""qualifying system entity"" means a public library, a regional library system, a regional library system headquarters, a county, or an outreach service program. These funds may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. These funds must be distributed in ten equal payments per year. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or before June 30, 2019, as grants or contracts in this subdivision are available until June 30, 2021. ",,"Total number of projects: 1 Total number of programs and/or events (if different than total number of projects): 158 Total attendance/participation: 5,414 Total number of partnerships: 20 ",,10439,,119221,2667,,,"Arrowhead Library System",Libraries,"Minnesota's twelve regional library systems, which encompass more than 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, can benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional library system is eligible to receive a formula-driven allocation from the annual $2.5 million Minnesota Regional Library System Legacy Grant. Arrowhead Library System (ALS) is a federated regional public library system with central services located in northeastern Minnesota. ALS has twenty-nine member public libraries located in seven counties: Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, and St. Louis. With Arts and Cultural Heritage funds, ALS and its member libraries present an array of arts, cultural, literary, and Minnesota history programs in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations, independent artists, historical societies, and community organizations. Projects contribute to the cultural vitality of the region and build a lasting legacy. ",,,2017-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jim,Weikum,"Arrowhead Library System","5528 Emerald Avenue","Mt. Iron",MN,55768-2069,"(218) 741-3840 Ext. 230",jim.weikum@alslib.info,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Fund Administration, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Research","Minnesota Department of Education",,"Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arrowhead-library-system-legacy-grant-sfy-2018-sfy-2019,,,,
18463,"Arrowhead Library System Legacy Grant SFY 2012 - SFY 2013",2013,266057,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 4","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of education for grants allocated using existing formulas under Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems, to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. These funds may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2015.",,"Total Number of Programs Held: 44 Total Attendance: 29,193 Total Number of Partnerships: 931",,42364,,308421,7187,,.98,"Arrowhead Library System",Libraries,"Minnesota’s 12 regional public library systems, which encompass 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional public library system receives a formula-driven allocation from the annual $3 million Minnesota Regional Library Legacy Grant.Arrowhead Library System (ALS) is a federated regional public library system with central services located in northeastern Minnesota. ALS has twenty-nine member public libraries located in seven counties: Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, and St. Louis. With Arts and Cultural Heritage funds, ALS and its member libraries present an array of arts, cultural, literary, and Minnesota history programs in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations, independent artists, historical societies, and community organizations. Programs contribute to the cultural vitality of the region and build a lasting legacy. ",,,2011-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jim,Weikum,"Arrowhead Library System","5528 Emerald Avenue","Mt. Iron",MN,55768,"(218)741-3840 Ext. 230",jim@arrowhead.lib.mn.us,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Fund Administration, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Research","Minnesota Department of Education","Girl Reading on a Train - ALS 2013","Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arrowhead-library-system-legacy-grant-sfy-2012-sfy-2013,,,,
18463,"Arrowhead Library System Legacy Grant SFY 2012 - SFY 2013",2012,273267,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 4 ","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of education for grants allocated using existing formulas under Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems, to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. These funds may be used  to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2015.",,"Total Number of Programs Held: 18Total Attendance: 12,814Total Number of Partnerships: 58",,30239,"Partner financial support & Arrowhead Library System",265111,8156,,"The amount of staff time necessary to present each program varies, but local library directors estimate between 5-12 staff hours are required for each program.","Arrowhead Library System",Libraries,"Minnesota’s 12 regional public library systems, which encompass 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional public library system receives a formula-driven allocation from the annual $3 million Minnesota Regional Library Legacy Grant.Arrowhead Library System (ALS) is a federated regional public library system with central services located in northeastern Minnesota. ALS has twenty-nine member public libraries located in seven counties: Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, and St. Louis. With Arts and Cultural Heritage funds, ALS and its member libraries present an array of arts, cultural, literary, and Minnesota history programs in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations, independent artists, historical societies, and community organizations. Programs contribute to the cultural vitality of the region and build a lasting legacy. ",,,2011-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jim,Weikum,"Arrowhead Library System","5528 Emerald Avenue","Mt. Iron",MN,55768,"(218)741-3840 Ext. 230",jim@arrowhead.lib.mn.us,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Fund Administration, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Research","Minnesota Department of Education","Girl Reading on a Train - ALS 2013","Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arrowhead-library-system-legacy-grant-sfy-2012-sfy-2013,,,,
1061,"Arrowhead Library System Legacy Grant SFY 2010 - SFY 2011",2011,439943,"Laws of Minnesota, 2009 Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","These appropriations are for grants allocated using existing formulas under Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, to the 12 Minnesota Regional Library Systems, to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. No more then 2.5 percent of the funds may be used for administration by regional library systems. These funds may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries, or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. The Department of Education, State Library Services Division shall administer these funds.","Measurable Outcomes may be collected by survey, anecdotal responses, post-test; End user change in Behavior, Attitude, Skills, Knowledge, Condition and/or Status ",,,8275,,,,,,"Arrowhead Library System",Libraries,"Minnesota’s Legacy Amendment raises revenue for Clean Water, Outdoor Heritage, Parks and Trails, and Arts and Cultural Heritage. Libraries are beneficiaries of a portion of the Arts and Cultural Heritage Funding. Minnesota has a strong library presence with over 350 active public library buildings within twelve regional public library systems. Arrowhead Library System (ALS) is a federated regional public library system with central services located in northeastern Minnesota. It has twenty-nine member public libraries located in seven counties: Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, and St. Louis. ALS was formed under joint powers agreements between cities and counties. ALS and member public libraries provide free access to library services and program activities for all residents of the region without discrimination. Through cooperation, shared services, and reciprocal agreements, library users have access to a wide range of public library services, programs and resources within the region and statewide. Through system collaboration, communities develop libraries that capitalize on economies of scale providing greater effectiveness, improved quality and access to more resources. Through the State Library Services Division of the Minnesota Department of Education, the regional public library systems each receive part of the $4.25 million Minnesota Regional Library Legacy Grant through a state formula program. Arrowhead Library System share through the formula is $457,937 in 2010 and $439,943 in 2011. The funds enable ALS member libraries to connect with authors, playwrights, musicians, story tellers, and other arts activities providing a strong program connect for all Minnesotans with the arts and cultural heritage activities. Despite the tremendous success of this grant program the demand for arts and cultural activities throughout the twelve library regions exceed the available resources. ",,"Total Legacy Dollars Received from the State: $457,762.74 Arrowhead (ALS) allocated: 90% of the funds for region-wide collaborative projects, including 2.5% allowed for administrative expenses. 10% of the funds for state-wide collaborative projects. Total Number of Programs Held: 134 programs (includes folk dance at 21 locations; Perpich Arts students at 4 locations; museums, events, bus trips at 31 locations; photography at 14 locations; poetry at 16 cities; shadow puppets at 7 locations; Summer Reading Illustrator at 20 locations, landscape architecture at 16 locations) Total Attendance: 22,496 Total Number of Partnerships:5 (Arrowhead regional Arts Council; Perpich Center for the Arts, Reif Center, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra, Spirit Lake Poets) Programs sponsored by funds for the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund reached users in 27 public libraries, 4 schools, 1 community college, 2 child cares, 1 senior center, 1 ECFE, 2 community cafes, and all 7 counties (Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis) of the Arrowhead Library System. The Public Library Consultant for the Arrowhead Library System worked with the ALS Legacy Committee to determine programs and get contact information for possible presenters. The Public Library Consultant worked with the libraries to coordinate and schedule the programs. The ALS Assistant Director prepared the contracts for the presenters and the financial reports. ",2009-07-01,2011-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,"Arrowhead Library System Final Report Executive Summary 2011, Arrowhead Library System Final Report 2010, Arrowhead Library System Final Report Executive Summary 2010, Arrowhead Library System Final Report 2011",Jim,Weikum,"Arrowhead Library System","5528 Emerald Avenue","Mountain Iron",MN,55768,"(218) 741-3840 ext230",jim@arrowhead.lib.mn.us,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Department of Education",,"Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arrowhead-library-system-legacy-grant-sfy-2010-sfy-2011,,,,
1061,"Arrowhead Library System Legacy Grant SFY 2010 - SFY 2011",2010,457937,"Laws of Minnesota, 2009 Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","These appropriations are for grants allocated using existing formulas under Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, to the 12 Minnesota Regional Library Systems, to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. No more then 2.5 percent of the funds may be used for administration by regional library systems. These funds may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries, or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. The Department of Education, State Library Services Division shall administer these funds.","Measurable Outcomes may be collected by survey, anecdotal responses, post-test; End user change in Behavior, Attitude, Skills, Knowledge, Condition and/or Status ",,,8275,,,,,,"Arrowhead Library System",Libraries,"Minnesota’s Legacy Amendment raises revenue for Clean Water, Outdoor Heritage, Parks and Trails, and Arts and Cultural Heritage. Libraries are beneficiaries of a portion of the Arts and Cultural Heritage Funding. Minnesota has a strong library presence with over 350 active public library buildings within twelve regional public library systems. Arrowhead Library System (ALS) is a federated regional public library system with central services located in northeastern Minnesota. It has twenty-nine member public libraries located in seven counties: Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, and St. Louis. ALS was formed under joint powers agreements between cities and counties. ALS and member public libraries provide free access to library services and program activities for all residents of the region without discrimination. Through cooperation, shared services, and reciprocal agreements, library users have access to a wide range of public library services, programs and resources within the region and statewide. Through system collaboration, communities develop libraries that capitalize on economies of scale providing greater effectiveness, improved quality and access to more resources. Through the State Library Services Division of the Minnesota Department of Education, the regional public library systems each receive part of the $4.25 million Minnesota Regional Library Legacy Grant through a state formula program. Arrowhead Library System share through the formula is $457,937 in 2010 and $439,943 in 2011. The funds enable ALS member libraries to connect with authors, playwrights, musicians, story tellers, and other arts activities providing a strong program connect for all Minnesotans with the arts and cultural heritage activities. Despite the tremendous success of this grant program the demand for arts and cultural activities throughout the twelve library regions exceed the available resources. ",,"Total Legacy Dollars Received from the State: $457,762.74 Arrowhead (ALS) allocated: 90% of the funds for region-wide collaborative projects, including 2.5% allowed for administrative expenses. 10% of the funds for state-wide collaborative projects. Total Number of Programs Held: 134 programs (includes folk dance at 21 locations; Perpich Arts students at 4 locations; museums, events, bus trips at 31 locations; photography at 14 locations; poetry at 16 cities; shadow puppets at 7 locations; Summer Reading Illustrator at 20 locations, landscape architecture at 16 locations) Total Attendance: 22,496 Total Number of Partnerships:5 (Arrowhead regional Arts Council; Perpich Center for the Arts, Reif Center, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra, Spirit Lake Poets) Programs sponsored by funds for the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund reached users in 27 public libraries, 4 schools, 1 community college, 2 child cares, 1 senior center, 1 ECFE, 2 community cafes, and all 7 counties (Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis) of the Arrowhead Library System. The Public Library Consultant for the Arrowhead Library System worked with the ALS Legacy Committee to determine programs and get contact information for possible presenters. The Public Library Consultant worked with the libraries to coordinate and schedule the programs. The ALS Assistant Director prepared the contracts for the presenters and the financial reports. ",2009-07-01,2011-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,"Arrowhead Library System Final Report Executive Summary 2011, Arrowhead Library System Final Report 2010, Arrowhead Library System Final Report Executive Summary 2010, Arrowhead Library System Final Report 2011",Jim,Weikum,"Arrowhead Library System","5528 Emerald Avenue","Mountain Iron",MN,55768,"(218) 741-3840 ext230",jim@arrowhead.lib.mn.us,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Department of Education",,"Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arrowhead-library-system-legacy-grant-sfy-2010-sfy-2011,,,,
21057,"Arrowhead Library System Legacy Grant SFY 2014 - SFY 2015",2014,261461,"Laws of Minnesota for 2013 Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of education for grants to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. These funds shall be allocated using the formula in Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, with the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to all qualifying systems in an amount proportionate to the number of qualifying system entities in each system. For purposes of this subdivision, ""qualifying system entity"" means a public library, a regional library system, a regional library system headquarters, a county, or an outreach service program. These funds may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. These funds shall be distributed in ten equal payments per year. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or before June 30, 2015, as grants or contracts in this subdivision are available until June 30, 2017.",,"Total Number of Programs Held: 51 programs that include participation in the statewide program (One Book, History Day, & Minnesota Book Awards), the creation of public art displays at two public libraries, tickets to 12 concerts, plays or other community sponsored events , 4 museum pass programs (with admission to a choice of 13 museums), and 30 other art, photography, poetry, dance, music, author, illustrators , puppets and plays that were performed at various libraries in the Arrowhead Library System. Total Attendance: 14,955 people attended programs held at the libraries, visited museums or attended concerts or plays. Total Number of Partnerships: 1,159 partnerships were involved throughout the year that consist of the artists/performers, libraries, newspapers, community organizations, schools, and nursing homes that promoted, hosted, or performed as part of our Legacy programming.",,66685,"$66,684.90 in in-kind contributions including discounted ticket prices provided by museums and events, the value of library staff time for programs held at libraries including planning for the public art projects, and the additional ALS staff time coordinating Legacy programs. The value of public notices printed in newspapers has not been included in this figure.",328146,,,.5,"Arrowhead Library System",Libraries,"Minnesota’s 12 regional public library systems, which encompass 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional public library system receives a formula-driven allocation from the annual $3 million Minnesota Regional Library Legacy Grant. Arrowhead Library System (ALS) is a federated regional public library system with central services located in northeastern Minnesota. ALS has twenty-nine member public libraries located in seven counties: Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, and St. Louis. With Arts and Cultural Heritage funds, ALS and its member libraries present an array of arts, cultural, literary, and Minnesota history programs in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations, independent artists, historical societies, and community organizations. Programs contribute to the cultural vitality of the region and build a lasting legacy. ",,,2013-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jim,Weikum,"Arrowhead Library System","5528 Emerald Avenue","Mt. Iron",MN,55768-2069,"(218) 741-3840 Ext. 230",jim@arrowhead.lib.mn.us,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Fund Administration, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Research","Minnesota Department of Education",,"Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arrowhead-library-system-legacy-grant-sfy-2014-sfy-2015,,,,
21057,"Arrowhead Library System Legacy Grant SFY 2014 - SFY 2015",2015,261461,"Laws of Minnesota for 2013 Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of education for grants to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. These funds shall be allocated using the formula in Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, with the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to all qualifying systems in an amount proportionate to the number of qualifying system entities in each system. For purposes of this subdivision, ""qualifying system entity"" means a public library, a regional library system, a regional library system headquarters, a county, or an outreach service program. These funds may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. These funds shall be distributed in ten equal payments per year. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or before June 30, 2015, as grants or contracts in this subdivision are available until June 30, 2017.",,"Total number of projects: 34 Total attendance/participation: 10,200 Total number of partnerships: 176 Total value of in-kind contributions: $42,000 Total administrative costs: $14,563 Total FTE: .5",,,,,,,,"Arrowhead Library System",Libraries,"Minnesota’s 12 regional public library systems, which encompass 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional public library system receives a formula-driven allocation from the annual $3 million Minnesota Regional Library Legacy Grant. Arrowhead Library System (ALS) is a federated regional public library system with central services located in northeastern Minnesota. ALS has twenty-nine member public libraries located in seven counties: Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, and St. Louis. With Arts and Cultural Heritage funds, ALS and its member libraries present an array of arts, cultural, literary, and Minnesota history programs in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations, independent artists, historical societies, and community organizations. Programs contribute to the cultural vitality of the region and build a lasting legacy. ",,,2013-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jim,Weikum,"Arrowhead Library System","5528 Emerald Avenue","Mt. Iron",MN,55768-2069,"(218) 741-3840 Ext. 230",jim@arrowhead.lib.mn.us,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Fund Administration, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Research","Minnesota Department of Education",,"Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arrowhead-library-system-legacy-grant-sfy-2014-sfy-2015,,,,
33490,"Arrowhead Library System Legacy Grant SFY 2016 - SFY 2017",2016,190723,"Laws of Minnesota for 2015 Chapter 2--S.F. No. 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 5","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of education for grants to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. These funds must be allocated using the formulas in Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, with the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to all qualifying systems in an amount proportionate to the number of qualifying system entities in each system. For purposes of this subdivision, ""qualifying system entity"" means a public library, a regional library system, a regional library system headquarters, a county, or an outreach service program. These funds may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. These funds must be distributed in ten equal payments per year. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or before June 30, 2017, as grants or contracts in this subdivision are available until June 30, 2019. ",,"Total number of projects: 30Total number of programs and/or events (if different than total number of projects): Total attendance/participation: 8534Total number of partnerships: 30",,32544,,,8378,,.5,"Arrowhead Library System",Libraries,"Minnesota’s twelve regional library systems, which encompass more than 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, can benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional library system is eligible to receive a formula-driven allocation from the annual $2.2 million Minnesota Regional Library System Legacy Grant. Arrowhead Library System (ALS) is a federated regional public library system with central services located in northeastern Minnesota. ALS has twenty-nine member public libraries located in seven counties: Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, and St. Louis. With Arts and Cultural Heritage funds, ALS and its member libraries present an array of arts, cultural, literary, and Minnesota history programs in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations, independent artists, historical societies, and community organizations. Projects contribute to the cultural vitality of the region and build a lasting legacy. ",,,2015-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jim,Weikum,"Arrowhead Library System","5528 Emerald Avenue","Mt. Iron",MN,55768-2069,"(218) 741-3840 Ext. 230",jim@arrowhead.lib.mn.us,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Fund Administration, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Research","Minnesota Department of Education",,"Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arrowhead-library-system-legacy-grant-sfy-2016-sfy-2017,,,,
33490,"Arrowhead Library System Legacy Grant SFY 2016 - SFY 2017",2017,184244,"Laws of Minnesota for 2015 Chapter 2--S.F. No. 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 5","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of education for grants to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. These funds must be allocated using the formulas in Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, with the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to all qualifying systems in an amount proportionate to the number of qualifying system entities in each system. For purposes of this subdivision, ""qualifying system entity"" means a public library, a regional library system, a regional library system headquarters, a county, or an outreach service program. These funds may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. These funds must be distributed in ten equal payments per year. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or before June 30, 2017, as grants or contracts in this subdivision are available until June 30, 2019. ",,"Total number of activities, programs, and/or events: 24  Total participation/attendance: 5003 Total number of partnerships: 30 ",,22178,,206422,8600,,.5,"Arrowhead Library System",Libraries,"Minnesota’s twelve regional library systems, which encompass more than 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, can benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional library system is eligible to receive a formula-driven allocation from the annual $2.2 million Minnesota Regional Library System Legacy Grant. Arrowhead Library System (ALS) is a federated regional public library system with central services located in northeastern Minnesota. ALS has twenty-nine member public libraries located in seven counties: Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, and St. Louis. With Arts and Cultural Heritage funds, ALS and its member libraries present an array of arts, cultural, literary, and Minnesota history programs in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations, independent artists, historical societies, and community organizations. Projects contribute to the cultural vitality of the region and build a lasting legacy. ",,,2015-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jim,Weikum,"Arrowhead Library System","5528 Emerald Avenue","Mt. Iron",MN,55768-2069,"(218) 741-3840 Ext. 230",jim@arrowhead.lib.mn.us,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Fund Administration, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Research","Minnesota Department of Education",,"Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arrowhead-library-system-legacy-grant-sfy-2016-sfy-2017,,,,
10035477,"Arrowhead Library System Legacy Grant SFY 2024-SFY 2025",2025,231355,"Minnesota Laws 2023, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 5","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of education for grants to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. When possible, funding under this subdivision should be used to promote and share the work of Minnesota authors, including authors from diverse backgrounds. This money must be allocated using the formulas in Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, subdivisions 3 to 5, with the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to all qualifying systems in an amount proportionate to the number of qualifying system entities in each system. For purposes of this subdivision, ""qualifying system entity"" means a public library, a regional library system, a regional library system headquarters, a county, or an outreach service program. This money may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. This money must be distributed in ten equal payments per year. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or before June 30, 2025, as grants or contracts in this subdivision are available until June 30, 2026.",,"Total number of projects: Total number of programs and/or events (if different than total number of projects): Total attendance/participation: Total number of partnerships:",,,,,,,,"Arrowhead Library System",Libraries,"Minnesota's twelve regional library systems, which encompass more than 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, can benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional library system is eligible to receive a formula-driven allocation from the annual $2.5 million Minnesota Regional Library System Legacy Grant. Arrowhead Library System (ALS) is a federated regional public library system with central services located in northeastern Minnesota. ALS has twenty-nine member public libraries located in seven counties: Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, and St. Louis. With Arts and Cultural Heritage funds, ALS and its member libraries present an array of arts, cultural, literary, and Minnesota history programs in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations, independent artists, historical societies, and community organizations. Projects contribute to the cultural vitality of the region and build a lasting legacy.",,,2023-07-01,2026-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Mollie,Stanford,"Arrowhead Library System","5528 Emerald Avenue","Mt. Iron",MN,55768-2069,"(218) 741-3840 Ext. 230",mollie.stanford@alslib.info,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Fund Administration, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Research","Minnesota Department of Education",,"Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arrowhead-library-system-legacy-grant-sfy-2024-sfy-2025,,,,
10035477,"Arrowhead Library System Legacy Grant SFY 2024-SFY 2025",2024,231355,"Minnesota Laws 2023, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 5","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of education for grants to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. When possible, funding under this subdivision should be used to promote and share the work of Minnesota authors, including authors from diverse backgrounds. This money must be allocated using the formulas in Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, subdivisions 3 to 5, with the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to all qualifying systems in an amount proportionate to the number of qualifying system entities in each system. For purposes of this subdivision, ""qualifying system entity"" means a public library, a regional library system, a regional library system headquarters, a county, or an outreach service program. This money may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. This money must be distributed in ten equal payments per year. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or before June 30, 2025, as grants or contracts in this subdivision are available until June 30, 2026.",,"Total number of projects: Total number of programs and/or events (if different than total number of projects): Total attendance/participation: Total number of partnerships:",,,,,,,,"Arrowhead Library System",Libraries,"Minnesota's twelve regional library systems, which encompass more than 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, can benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional library system is eligible to receive a formula-driven allocation from the annual $2.5 million Minnesota Regional Library System Legacy Grant. Arrowhead Library System (ALS) is a federated regional public library system with central services located in northeastern Minnesota. ALS has twenty-nine member public libraries located in seven counties: Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, and St. Louis. With Arts and Cultural Heritage funds, ALS and its member libraries present an array of arts, cultural, literary, and Minnesota history programs in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations, independent artists, historical societies, and community organizations. Projects contribute to the cultural vitality of the region and build a lasting legacy.",,,2023-07-01,2026-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Mollie,Stanford,"Arrowhead Library System","5528 Emerald Avenue","Mt. Iron",MN,55768-2069,"(218) 741-3840 Ext. 230",mollie.stanford@alslib.info,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Fund Administration, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Research","Minnesota Department of Education",,"Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arrowhead-library-system-legacy-grant-sfy-2024-sfy-2025,,,,
10004162,"Art Project Grant",2018,3292,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The short-range measurable outcome NSMA hopes to achieve is to treat our blues-loving audience to a long-awaited treat: a night of what the Philadelphia City paper calls Ruthie Foster's irresistible blaze from which it's impossible to look away, even close the eyes, for one second. The long-range measurable goal is advancing our mission and furthering our reputation as the leading presenter of culturally and artistically diverse music in Cook county and one of few such presenters in our region. Audience feedback and demographic information will be drawn from surveys handed out and collected after the concert. Artistic quality will be evaluated through survey analysis, reviews in the local press, and verbal and written feedback from local and visiting audience members. The success of the project will also be determined through an analysis of financial data, based on number of tickets sold.","The short-range measurable outcome NSMA hopes to achieve is to treat our blues-loving audience to a long-awaited treat: a night of what the Philadelphia City paper calls Ruthie Foster's ""irresistible blaze"" from which ""it’s impossible to look away, even close the eyes, for one second.” The long-range measurable goal is advancing our mission and furthering our reputation as the leading presenter of culturally and artistically diverse music in Cook County and one of few such presenters in our region. Audience feedback and demographic information will be drawn from surveys handed out and collected after the concert. Artistic quality will be evaluated through survey analysis, reviews in the local press, and verbal and written feedback from local and visiting audience members. The success of the project will also be determined through an analysis of financial data, based on number of tickets sold.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",2848,"Other,local or private",6140,450,"Chel Anderson, Wayne Russ, Jane Alexander, Greg Tofte, Cheryl Larsen, Philis Anderson, Kris Garey, Carl Solander, Tracey Cullen, Will Moore",,"North Shore Music Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Ruthie Foster",2018-04-26,2018-07-26,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kate,Fitzgerald,"North Shore Music Association","PO Box 1376","Grand Marais",MN,55604-1376,"(218) 387-1272 ",music@boreal.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Ramsey, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-137,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.",,2
10004163,"Art Project Grant",2018,3586,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Our goal for Merchant of Venice is to produce a Shakespearean play that is accessible and relatable to a diverse audience. We seek to dispel misconceptions of Shakespearean plays as archaic, incomprehensible, and elitist. Additionally, we hope to expand and diversify our audience, engaging people who might not otherwise attend a Shakespearean production. Finally, we hope this production opens a dialogue: The Merchant of Venice provides a lens by which to examine sadly current and relevant themes of prejudice and hatred. We intend to conduct both formal and informal evaluation during and after our performances. Formal evaluation will include post-show online audience surveys conducted via SurveyMonkey. These surveys will include a mix of demographic questions as well as open-ended feedback and Likert-type scales to gauge audience engagement, attitudes, theater-going habits, and previous exposure to Shakespeare.","We added 43 new patrons to our ticket database. Many of these were college students. Both audience expansion and diversity were major goals of ours. We received very positive media reviews. Wise Fool also put out a Survey Monkey survey to get more detailed information from our attendees. This was sent directly to the patrons who purchased tickets and provided their email addresses. Everyone surveyed was either ""likely"" or ""extremely likely"" to attend another Wise Fool production, and we received 4.5 out of 5 stars for our efforts.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",12149,"Other,local or private",15735,,"Jeff Brown, Alison Klawiter, Emily Parr, Rebecca Farmer, Kelly Florence, Leah Byrne, Tony Barrett, Chani Ninneman",,"Wise Fool Shakespeare","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Wise Fool Shakespeare presents The Merchant of Venice at Lincoln Park Middle School.",2017-10-03,2018-01-12,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Chani,Ninneman,"Wise Fool Shakespeare","1631 4th St E Ste 6",Duluth,MN,55812,"(218) 310-7515 ",wisefoolshakespeare@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Aitkin, Itasca, Lake, Cook",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-138,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.",,2
10004164,"Art Project Grant",2018,3586,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The final concert of the 28th season will celebrate the beauty and mystery of the Aurora Borealis through music and art. The concert will include three versions of Northern Lights, by Harry Somers, Ola Gjeilo and Erik Esenvolds. Other musical highlights will include “Dark Night of the Soul""ť by Gjeilo with string quartet, piano and soprano soloist and Edward Elgar's “Lux Aeterna""ť based on his Enigma Variations. Selection of Sacred Heart Music Center as a venue for this concert uses the fabulous acoustics to assist in portraying the beauty of the Northern Lights. Photographic displays by local artists capturing the beauty and wonder of the Aurora Borealis will set the mood for the concert. The Arrowhead Chorale will evaluate the setting's effect on the music, the response of the audience to the art exhibit and concert combined, and the singer and performer satisfaction with the concert repertoire and performance. The Board will hold a meeting within the month following the concert to focus on the finances of the event, performance satisfaction, the collaboration with area artists, and the feedback from an audience survey and a singer survey. All information gathered will be used to assist in future planning, collaborations with other area organizations and individuals, and continued relationships with area instrumentalists and soloists.","Goals: 1. Offering beautiful new choral repertoire to the audience and performers The choir of 28 singers offered an hour and a half of beautiful music focused on the concepts of the northern lights, light and dark, of love made visible in the universe, and of stars as symbols of hope and joy. The selections were enjoyed by both singers and audience members. 2. Creating an opportunity for local visual artists to collaborate in an exhibit/performance. A competition was held and three local photographers were chosen to exhibit at the concert. Their work was projected onto a large screen behind the choir as it sang, giving a visual emphasis to the music. This enriched the artistic experience for the audience. 3. Presenting 2 events that would enhance the understanding of the northern lights, both for audience and performers/artists. 2 concerts were held at Sacred Heart Music Center, with soloist, instrumentalists, and choir. Prior to Saturday's concert, local astronomy expert ""Astro Bob"" (Bob King) addressed the science behind the northern lights, which added an additional layer of enjoyment and understanding for the audience. 4. Including audience members from the visual arts community to this joint venture/performance. Friends and family members of the local artists involved, who would not typically attend Arrowhead Chorale concerts, attended the concert and enjoyed the collaboration of visual arts and music.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",8079,"Other,local or private",11665,3422,"Susan Masterson, Mary Pat Renaud, Rod Dahlquist, Rick Sailstad, Sam Black, Nathan Winesett, Kim Keuning Business Manager: Olivia Buncher (through July 2018), Sara Baldwin (beginning July 2018)",,"Arrowhead Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Aurora Musicalis: Music of the Cosmos",2018-03-11,2018-07-14,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Masterson,"Arrowhead Chorale","506 Michigan St W",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 733-7521 ",arrowheadchorale@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-118,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952 ",1
10004165,"Art Project Grant",2018,3586,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Borealis Bards is producing a 2018 spring performance of “Anne of Green Gables""ť in effort to increase our audience base, increase the skills of the artistic community, and expand our Junior Bards youth theatre program. We anticipate gaining new audience members by broadening marketing efforts into surrounding communities and nearby Canadian towns. We also anticipate returning members will advance their artistic abilities including first-time director, Cody Boyer. New cast and crew members will be reached by advertising auditions in the play program of our fall performance, social media, recruiting students from four school districts, home school population, and church youth groups. We will utilize box office reports to determine if we are increasing attendance. An audience survey and social media responses will identify our success in reaching new audience segments as well as satisfaction levels and quality of performance. A participant survey will be distributed to all cast and crew to solicit response on their experience in the production and if they felt their skill level had an opportunity to expand and grow. Success in this area will also be measured by the number of members that return for the fall 2018 play. The growth of our youth program will be measured by the number of new cast and crew members.","This project had three measurable short outcomes: 1) provide quality and culturally-enriching theatre to our fellow community members that is not otherwise available in our remote area; 2) increase the level of participation in the Junior Bards program by recruiting new cast and crew members for a fun, educational and rewarding journey; and 3) develop the skills of a new director. The project’s long outcomes included: 1) allow local artists to grow and expand their abilities by developing their skills; 2) increase our number of available, experienced directors; and 3) increase audience base by offering a production attractive to youth and families alike. Borealis Bards feels it met, or exceeded, each of the outcomes. Detailed evaluation methods and description of success are included later in this report.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",6970,"Other,local or private",10556,,"Beth Lowthian, Tracy Lunser, Julie Bartowski, Andy Barnhart, Carol Bryant-Bushinger, Derek Foss, Diane Maxey, Donna Frederickson, Gail Rognerud, Harry Batdorf, John Faith, Kay Arnold, Patti Ballan, Sherrie Lessard, Tim Fairchild",,"Citizens for Backus / Alexander Baker, Inc. AKA Backus Community Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"""Anne of Green Gables"", is the 2018 spring production presented by youth members of Borealis Bards, the community theatre troupe of Backus Community Center in International Falls. This play is the first full-length area youth production in twenty years.",2017-12-04,2018-05-25,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ward,Merrill,"Citizens for Backus / Alexander Baker, Inc. AKA Backus Community Center","900 5th St Backus Comm Center","International Falls",MN,56649,"(218) 285-7225x 21",wardmerrill@backusab.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Koochiching, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-139,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.",,2
10004166,"Art Project Grant",2018,3586,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Lyric Opera of the North will stage J.S. Bach's oratorio, Saint John Passion, as if it were an opera. Professional soloists and orchestra will be joined on stage by special guests Twin Ports Choral Project, as the ""acting"" or ""opera"" chorus. On risers behind the orchestra will be the LOON chorus, joined by choral singers from throughout the region. Our over-arching goal is to provide world-class opera, telling stories in a way that is unique to this art form. We believe that Bach's piece deserves operatic t","Number of participants. Number of tickets sold. New audience. Regional media. Collaborate with another arts organization.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",90864,"Other,local or private",94450,3500,"Susan Henke, Emily Vikre, Charlotte Taylor, Paula Meyer, Chery Lucarelli, Thomas Bakken, Tom Wiig, Markus Muller, Andrea Kuzel.",,"Lyric Opera of the North","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Bach Saint John Passion",2017-10-03,2017-12-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Lawrence,"Lyric Opera of the North","PO Box 462",Duluth,MN,55801,"(218) 464-0922 ",sarah@loonopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Beltrami, Hubbard, Lake, Cass, Carlton, Aitkin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-140,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.",,2
10004167,"Art Project Grant",2018,3586,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Magic Smelt is building on past success to carry on the Smelt Parade as a proud local tradition. We wish to coordinate a fanciful procession including hundreds of local citizens, to accompany our giant Smelt Queen puppet on the Lakewalk. This will be a visual and musical spectacle, celebrating the extraordinary phenomenon of the smelt run. We will offer free workshops prior to the event, both in a visible public location and in area schools. We wish for the workshops and parade to be creative parties, both lighthearted and humorous. The key to our success will be to engage students, families, and a diverse community of volunteer participants. We intend to recruit perhaps 100 costumed and masked performers and puppeteers. Additionally, we expect to attract another couple of hundred spectators. Our parade is intrinsically a community event. People will come if they enjoy themselves. We make it easy for people to participate at their own level. We have worked with girl scouts making crowns and rod puppets, dads on stilts, and grandmas sewing costumes. We will continue to recruit citizens of all ages.","This was our 7th annual Smelt Run Parade. We presented parade workshops at the Aquarium and the West Duluth Library, before getting started at our primary location at the Duluth Art Institute Lincoln Center in Lincoln Park on April 28. We recruited approximately 60 masqueraders and puppeteers at the workshops. Some were repeat participants, and many were newcomers. In addition, anyone and everyone is invited to dress up in silver. Year after year, more and more individuals and families are creating costumes at home. The Duluth News Tribune (front page. May 14. see attachments) included an an interview with a Duluth mom who explained that her family has a bin in the basement for smelt costumes, right next to their Christmas bin! Parade day, May 13, presented lovely weather and approximately 350 people joined our procession on the Lakewalk. There are several partners and sponsors whose support helped make this year's event a success. These include the Park Point Community Club, the Army Corps of Engineers, Duluth Parks and Recreation, Zeitgeist Arts Café, Hoops Brewing, Bent Paddle, Whole Foods Co-op, the Red Herring, Global Village, Endion Station and Third St. Bakery. We are pleased to report that we picked up one new sponsor this year, the Greater Downtown Council. I'd like to also mention that Smelt Parade was cited at the GDC's annual meeting in January as a unique and vibrant cultural event. As intended, our final event was a visual and musical spectacle, celebrating the extraordinary phenomenon of the annual smelt run. The key to our success was to attract and engage students, families, and a diverse community of volunteer participants.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",3377,"Other,local or private",6963,,"Kirsten Aune, Barbara Baco, Hannah Grunzke, Randel Hanson, Anton Jimenez-Kloeckl",,"Magic Smelt Puppet Troupe","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Run Smelt Run Puppet Parade, a non-motorized, site-specific, outdoor parade performance on May 13, 2018, in celebration of the annual smelt run on Lake Superior.",2017-12-01,2018-07-27,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jim,Ouray,"Magic Smelt Puppet Troupe","1014 Lake Ave S",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 370-8980 ",papahorsey@earthlink.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-141,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.",,2
10004168,"Art Project Grant",2018,3586,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of this project is to expand MSO's concert season by adding a December concert in Virginia. Measurable short-term outcomes include (1) mastering the repertoire for a concert in a shortened rehearsal schedule; (2) positive comments on musician surveys; (3) drawing an audience of 150 or more; and (4) meeting budget. Longer-range outcomes for this project include a thriving arts scene on the Iron Range, greater interest in the study of music in our schools, growing audiences for orchestra concerts, and growing financial support for MSO. “Mastery"" will be a subjective judgment of the Artistic Director with input from musicians collected through an online survey. The survey will also query musicians about whether rehearsal time was adequate, whether the level of difficulty of the music was appropriate, and whether they favor continuing to offer a December concert. The ticket sales staff uses color-coded tickets to track concert attendance. Financial results will be collected by the treasurer and evaluated at a board meeting. The board will track orchestra size and composition, audience size, and financial support over time through DataArts to determine whether the measurable long-term outcomes are being met.","The goal of this project was to expand MSO’s concert season by adding a December concert in Virginia. Measurable short-term outcomes included (1) mastering the repertoire for a concert in a shortened rehearsal schedule; (2) positive comments on musician surveys; (3) drawing an audience of 150 or more; and (4) meeting budget. Longer-range outcomes for this project included a thriving arts scene on the Iron Range, greater interest in the study of music in our schools, growing audiences for orchestra concerts, and growing financial support for MSO. In the judgment of the Artistic Director, the repertoire was mastered, satisfying the first measurable outcome. Concert attendance was 180, meeting the third measurable outcome. The project was completed below budget, satisfying the fourth outcome. The second outcome has not yet been measured; MSO will conduct its survey of musicians at the end of the season, asking musicians whether rehearsal time was adequate, whether the level of difficulty of the music was appropriate, and whether they favor continuing to offer a December concert. These are some comments from board members: “I think we mastered most of the repertoire, defining “mastery” as the ability to play a piece consistently well, with confidence. In terms of musicality vs technical prowess, I was very pleased with our performance.” “I thought we had enough [rehearsal] time, but barely. Certain times of the year when it’s cold and flu season, and certain times of year or certain bad years when the weather is uncooperative it would have been a little dicey. We were fortunate this year.” “… it was nice to have repertoire that matched the level of our group.” The board will track orchestra size and composition, audience size, and financial support over time through DataArts to determine whether the measurable long-term outcomes are being met.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",4684,"Other,local or private",8270,200,"Lynn Evenson, Karen McManus, Ben Johnson, Jan Carey, Erik Honkanen, Benjamin Nilles, Sheila Wilcox, Aaron Kelson, Angela Byram",,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"""The Beauty of Music"" December concert in Virginia",2017-10-01,2018-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karen,McManus,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","PO Box 600",Virginia,MN,55792,"(218) 365-3228 ",karjack@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-142,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.",,2
10004208,"Art Project",2018,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Supporting artists and arts organizations in creating, producing and presenting high-quality arts activities. A passport survey is filled out by participants to gather information about the quality and experience of the event. An artist survey is filled out after the event by the artists reporting on economic benefits and number or participants. We will also keep track of the number of participants in this year's Meander. From all of these measurements, we can determine if the Meander was received as a high-quality arts activity.","Participating artists reported total sales of $108,108 during the weekend, an average of $3,089 per artist. Artists also reported 120-1500 visitors at individual studios over the weekend. Visitors went to an average of 11 studios each. 75% of visitors said the quality of the art was excellent and 76% said their overall experience was excellent.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",32456,"Other,local or private",37456,,"Jo Pederson, Gene Stukel, Claire Swanson, Andy Kahmann, Deb Connolly, Kathi Marihart, Jean Menden, Brad Hall, Celeste Suter, Brook Pederson",,"Meander Art Crawl","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"Meander 2018",2017-12-01,2018-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristi,Fernholz,"Meander Art Crawl","323 W Schlieman Ave",Appleton,MN,56208,"(320) 564-3799 ",kristifernholz@umvrdc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Chippewa, Big Stone, Swift, Yellow Medicine, Lac qui Parle",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-67,"Reggie Gorter: music/theatre/SMAC Board; Jeff Iverson: music/theatre; Maureen Keimig: theatre; Paula Nemes: theatre; Janet Olney; visual art/SMAC Board; Kathy Schaefer: visual art/music; Alan Stage: theatre.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art educator, visual artist, Tyler Arts Council, Lincoln County Art Fair, South Dakota Arts Educators Association, Southwest Minnesota Weaver's Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor SMSU; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee. ",,2
10004209,"Art Project Legacy",2018,15700,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Working to educate how the creative process is done and that art is not just for artists but for the general public. We will know if we have reached this goal but engaging a variety of people in the project without an artistic background. An awareness of how art can connect community members together. We will know if we have met this goal through diversity within the project. The completion of this project should evoke conversations about art and community. One method of documentation will be done after the project is completed with another public meeting. Hearing what the project meant to individuals and recording their comments with a video and a written evaluation form. We will also document the entire process on social media. To help lead the discussion, guiding questions will be interjected by the project manager. For those who are not likely to share their opinions in a group setting there will also be surveys sent out to participating community members.","Public participation was much more than we expected. It started to get people to see art in a different way; it was nice to recognize public art for small towns. It brought people from different backgrounds to provide their opinion - a lot of collaborative work. It really became part of Granite Falls and wanted to see who was working on it - it became a talking piece.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",2298,"Other,local or private",17998,,"Cathy Anderson, Crystal Johnson, Mary Gillespie, Tamara Isfeld, Melanie Gatchell",,"City of Granite Falls","Local/Regional Government","Art Project Legacy",,"Riverside Voices",2017-09-15,2018-11-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tamara,Isfeld,"City of Granite Falls","641 Prentice St","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 564-4244 ",tisfeld@mchsi.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine, Chippewa",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-legacy-17,"Reggie Gorter: music/theatre/SMAC Board; Jeff Iverson: music/theatre; Maureen Keimig: theatre; Paula Nemes: theatre; Janet Olney; visual art/SMAC Board; Kathy Schaefer: visual art/music; Alan Stage: theatre.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art educator, visual artist, Tyler Arts Council, Lincoln County Art Fair, South Dakota Arts Educators Association, Southwest Minnesota Weaver's Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor SMSU; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee. ",,2
10005657,"Art Project Grant",2018,2568,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","HARMONY will create a diverse collaboration of performing artists from our region who use their performance to engage with community concerns related to the environment, neighborhood, and community. Our two main outcomes from the event are to: 1. Attract (through marketing efforts, co-sponsorship by community organizations and relationships forged through our work during the past 12 years) community members from a diverse set of cultural communities and socioeconomic backgrounds to be energized and enriched by the performances. 2. Inspire future connections, conversations, and creative partnerships that continue to build toward a just, respectful, and sustainable future for our community. Our most straightforward criteria for the project's success are attendance numbers and a measure of the degree of diversity among our attendees. The next level of complexity will be captured through an electronic survey following the event and using the results to inform our future programming. In this evaluation we will assess how attendees' understanding of cultural values about environmental justice has been impacted. We will also ask respondents to share further actions they may take as a result of the event. We will also be alert to evidence of future collaborations that arise out of of the performances, which will demonstrate success in catalyzing cross-cultural partnerships.","Outcome 1: Attracting (through marketing efforts, co-sponsorship by community organizations and relationships forged through our work during the past 12 years) community members from a diverse set of cultural communities and socioeconomic backgrounds to be energized and enriched by the artistic performances. Results: We drew speakers and audience members from a broad array of organizations, congregations, and socio-economic backgrounds to our event, including members of Veterans for Peace, the St. Scholastica Monastery, the Duluth Branch of the NAACP, Temple Israel, Peace United Church of Christ, and our sponsoring organizations (AICHO, Community Action Duluth, CHUM, Zeitgeist, the City of Duluth, and Minnesota Interfaith Power and Light). While the artists and speakers of the event were a culturally-diverse group of people (Native American, African American, and White), and our audience included members of all groups just mentioned, our attendance was smaller and less diverse than we had hoped, perhaps in part because of our weather-related rescheduling and the fact that we had to relocate from St. Scholastica to Peace United Church of Christ. Outcome 2: Inspiring future connections, conversations, and creative partnerships that continue to build toward a just, respectful, and sustainable future for our community. Results: A truly unique and inspiring set of connections, conversations, and creative partnerships were forged through this work. A small creative team of artists helped formulate the questions posed to our speakers for the event, so that these questions informed both the discussion and the performance in meaningful ways. As a result, artistic performance was interwoven with discussion, and the performances provided profound commentary. Several speakers noted how moved they were by the synergy, and the artists repeatedly expressed their wishes to revisit the collaboration for the purposes of performing together again through this framework.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",5412,"Other,local or private",7980,,"Marianne Allen, Deborah Amberg, Steve Burgess, Bryan Chavez, Daniel Clay, Ed Crawford, Mary Dewitt, Christopher Dolan, Jessica Durbin, Colette Geary, David Herman, Mat Johnson, Gretchen Johnston, Beth Haenke, Melanie Mogg, Vincent Ohaju, Michael O’Keefe,",,"The College of Saint Scholastica","Private College/University","Art Project Grant",,"HARMONY: Environmental Justice, Community, and the Power of Art.",2018-04-02,2018-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Colette,Geary,"The College of Saint Scholastica","1200 Kenwood Ave ",Duluth,MN,55811,"(218) 723-6000 ",aabrahamson@css.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-143,"Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist",,2
10005660,"Art Project Grant",2018,3586,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The Duluth Superior Film Festival's short range outcomes are to raise awareness of these types of cinema events through press and promotion, remain financially sound, stabilize our organization's ability to continue to produce events, and to energize arts in the region by presenting unique cinema experiences. The long range outcome is to expand the regional artistic community by producing a quality, entertaining, and thought provoking film festival, provide organizational growth and raise the profile of films produced regionally. The DSFF will continue to use the measurement outcome tools of: ň audience surveys ň attendance tracking at festival screenings ň press and promotional coverage logging ň new audience cultivation through cross collaborations with other arts organizations ň profile raising of films produced regionally ň fundraising increases through grant and sponsorship opportunities DSFF culls incredibly valuable information from use of these tools. Surveys give us feedback regarding audience enjoyment levels which gives insight to whether we are attaining our goal of providing quality, entertaining and thought provoking cinema events.","The Duluth Superior Film Festival’s short range outcomes are to raise awareness of these types of cinema events through press and promotion, remain financially sound, stabilize our organization's ability to continue to produce events, and to energize arts in the region by presenting unique cinema experiences. The long range outcome is to expand the regional artistic community by producing a quality, entertaining, and thought provoking film festival, provide organizational growth and raise the profile of films produced regionally.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",18045,"Other,local or private",21631,,"Riki McManus, Dan Murphy, Jordan Brown, George Reese, Mary Funk , James Pikala, Dan Schneidkraut , Richard Hansen, Trey Wodele",,"The Duluth Superior Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"In a 5-day event, The Duluth Superior Film Festival screens numerous independent films, produces music performances, and hosts parties in an extravaganza of film, music, and art. In 2018, DSFF will celebrate its 9th year in the Arrowhead region.",2018-04-30,2018-08-05,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Richard,Hansen,"The Duluth Superior Film Festival","1734 Columbus Ave",Duluth,MN,55803,"(612) 227-8015 ",richard@ds-ff.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Cook, Koochiching, Itasca, Aitkin, Carlton, Pine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-144,"Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist",,2
10005668,"Art Project Grant",2018,2403,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","We will host an exhibit opening that remains on display for a month; there will be at least 200 photo exhibitions. Of the participants, 33% will be individuals who have not exhibited artwork before, 33% will be from an underrepresented racial / cultural or low-income community, and 33% of the guests in attendance will be people who have not been to AICHO before (we anticipate these three demographics overlapping with each other to some extent). Of the participants who are new to our space or to exhibiting in general, we would like to see them return for future events, and overall, we're looking to increase awareness of AICHO as a COMMUNITY arts venue that is open to all. We will gather attendance information and conduct a survey that gathers information on demographics (age, ethnicity, optional income question, etc.), whether or not guests have attended an AICHO event before, what the highlights of the event were, what could be improved for next year, how they heard about the event, and whether or not they would like to participate again next year.","We will host an exhibit opening that remains on display for a month - Achieved there will be at least 200 photo submissions - Not achieved Of the participants, 33% will be individuals who have not exhibited artwork before - Achieved (50%+ from our survey) 33% will be from an underrepresented racial / cultural or low-income community - Achieved (at least 50% estimated based on survey) 33% of the guests in attendance will be people who have not been to AICHO before - Achieved Of the participants who are new to our space or to exhibiting in general, we would like to see them return for future events, and overall, we're looking to increase awareness of AICHO as a COMMUNITY arts venue that is open to all. This is an ongoing evaluation.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",2132,"Other,local or private",4535,,"John Day, Kathy Lichterman, Leslie Gibbs, Christina Olson, Brian Malvick, Toni Dickenson",,"American Indian Community Housing Organization AKA Gimaajii Mino Bimaadizyaan","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Let's See What You See - A community photo exhibition.",2018-04-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michelle,LeBeau,"American Indian Community Housing Organization AKA Gimaajii Mino Bimaadizyaan","202 2nd St W",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 722-7225x 103",Michelle.lebeau59@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Hennepin, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-146,"Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952 ",1
10005688,"Art Project Grant",2018,3586,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Magic Smelt is building on past success to carry on the Smelt Parade as a proud local tradition. We wish to coordinate a fanciful procession to accompany our giant Smelt Queen puppet on the Lakewalk. This will be a visual and musical spectacle, celebrating the extraordinary phenomenon of the smelt run. We will offer free workshops prior to the event, both in a visible public location and in area schools. We wish for the workshops and parade to be creative parties. This is a local event, with hundreds of Duluthians celebrating with local pride. The key to our success will be to engage students, families, and a diverse community of volunteer participants. We intend to recruit perhaps 100 costumed and masked performers and puppeteers. Additionally, we expect to attract another couple of hundred spectators. Our parade is intrinsically a community event. People will come if they enjoy themselves. We make it easy for people to participate at their own level. We have worked with girl scouts making crowns and rod puppets, dads on stilts, and grandmas sewing costumes. We will continue to engage citizens of all ages.","This was our 8th annual Smelt Run Parade. Our workshops began April 28 at a new location this year, in Lincoln Park, 1832 West Superior St. In terms of access and visibility, this was our best location ever. See attached workshop flier). We recruited approximately 60 masqueraders and puppeteers at the workshops. Some were repeat participants, and many were newcomers. In addition, anyone and everyone is invited to dress up in silver. Year after year, more and more individuals and families are creating costumes at home. Parade day, May 13, presented lovely weather and approximately 450 people joined our procession on the Lakewalk. We began in front of the Maritime Visitors Center, beneath the Aerial Lift Bridge, with puppet and mask theater presenting a fanciful introduction to the Kingdom of Smelt. The Duluth News Tribune (May 13. see attachments) featured front page photos of Magic Smelt masqueraders and delighted faces in the audience. Other stops along the parade route included Endion Station and the atrium at Gichi-Ode Akiing (Lake Place Park). Throughout the event, the Brass Messengers Brass Band provided lively dance music. The parade concluded with a smelt fry and party at Zeitgeist Arts Cafe. Magic Smelt presented a history of smelt cranky show, ""El Mundo"", and a new, short, animated film, ""Devil Boy"", in the theater. There are several partners and sponsors whose support helped make this year's event a success. These include the Park Point Community Club, the Army Corps of Engineers, Duluth Parks and Recreation, Zeitgeist Arts Café, Hoops Brewing, Bent Paddle, Whole Foods Co-op, Global Village, Endion Staion, and the Greater Downtown Council. As intended, our final event was a visual and musical spectacle, celebrating the extraordinary phenomenon of the annual smelt run. The key to our success was to attract and engage students, families, and a diverse community of volunteer participants.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",2940,"Other,local or private",6526,943,"Kirsten Aune, Hannah Grunzke, Randel Hanson, Barbara Baco, Anton Jimenez-Kloeckl",,"Magic Smelt Puppet Troupe","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Run Smelt Run Puppet Parade, a non-motorized, site-specific, outdoor parade performance on May 12, 2019, in celebration of the annual smelt run on Lake Superior.",2018-12-03,2019-07-26,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jim,Ouray,"Magic Smelt Puppet Troupe","1014 Lake Ave S",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 370-8980 ",papahorsey@earthlink.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-147,"Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist",,2
10005693,"Art Project Grant",2018,3586,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Borealis Bards is producing a 2018 fall performance of ôLittle Shop of Horrorsö in effort to diversify our audience base, increase skills of the artistic community, continue the educational component of our program, and expand the types of genre of our productions. ôLittle Shopö is a less-than-classical play with a rock and roll based musical score to attract the 30-50 old age group. A seasoned actor, Raeanne Conat, will advance her dramatic skills by serving as a first-time director. New cast and crew members will be reached by advertising auditions in programs of our spring performances, social media, and recruiting rock-and-roll musicians, a change from previously used orchestra members. We will utilize box office income to determine if we increased attendance over previous productions. An audience survey and social media responses will gage satisfaction levels, quality of performance, and if we reached the desired age range. A participant survey will be distributed to all cast and crew to solicit response on their experience in the production and if they felt their skill level had an opportunity to expand and grow. Success in this area will also be measured by the number of new members gained, and those that return for our two spring 2019 performances. In addition, the production team, with focus on Ms. Conat and the new musicians, will be interviewed for their feedback.","Box office income measured whether or not attendance increased over previous productions. Income and ticket sales reflected a similar attendance level to the last full-length play (Anne of Green Gables) but a slight decrease from last year’s fall musical. We believe this decrease is due to the selection of production. Several troupe members commented they were not interested in performing in a ‘dark comedy’ and did not care for the storyline. We suspect previous audience members held the same opinion and chose not to attend this performance. A survey inserted in each play program measured the satisfaction levels of attendees. Eleven percent of audience members responded. All but three respondents commented on the high level of quality of the production. Comments from the other three included disappointment in the use of swear words and the level of violence within the script. Social media posts reflected a 100% satisfaction rate of the production. 29% of returned surveys identified themselves in the targeted age-range of 30-50. Five of these respondents attended their first Borealis Bards performance. The theatre troupe is very satisfied with this outcome. A post production cast and crew survey identified the development of several new skills. The lead actress shared the challenge she faced in developing an acceptable Brooklyn accent and maintaining that accent throughout the entire musical. Her goal was to use her own voice while staying true to the character’s stereotype. She felt it was a very large challenge she hadn’t faced performing roles in the past. Other new skills developed by cast and crew included increasing stage confidence, addressing time and stress management, and performing in the aisle. The musicians found the musical score challenging, but rewarding.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",6963,"Other,local or private",10549,,"Gail Rognerud, Tim Fairchild, Kay Arnold, Patti Ballan, Julie Bartkowski, Harry Batdorf, Carol Bryant-Bushinger, John Faith, Derek Foss, Sherrie Lessard, Beth Lowthian, Tracy Lunser, Diane Maxey",,"Citizens for Backus / Alexander Baker, Inc. AKA Backus Community Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"""Little Shop of Horrors"" is the 2018 fall production of Borealis Bards, the community theatre troupe of Backus Community Center. This play will be the group's third annual full-length musical featuring an intergenerational cast.",2018-04-16,2018-12-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ward,Merrill,"Citizens for Backus / Alexander Baker, Inc. AKA Backus Community Center","900 5th St Backus Comm Center","International Falls",MN,56649,"(218) 285-7225x 21",wardmerrill@backusab.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Koochiching, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-148,"Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952 ",1
10005702,"Art Project Grant",2018,3586,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Our short-range goal for this project is to thrill our audience by presenting them beloved alt-country music icon Jimmie Dale Gilmore and his son Colin, performing an evening of great music. Our long-range measurable outcome is the advancement of our mission and reputation as one of the premier presenters of world-class music in our region. Feedback from audience surveys will be analyzed, and reviews in the local press, verbal, and written feedback will be assessed. Additionally, we will evaluate the success of this project through an analysis of financial data, based on number of tickets sold.","Our long-range measurable outcome was the advancement of our mission and reputation as one of the premier presenters of culturally and stylistically eclectic world-class music in our region.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",2934,"Other,local or private",6520,700,"Chel Anderson, Wayne Russ, Jane Alexander, Greg Tofte, Philis Anderson, Cheryl Larsen, Carl Solander, Tracey Cullen, Will Moore.",,"North Shore Music Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Jimmie Dale Gilmore in Concert, with Colin Gilmore - Co-founder of the legendary band The Flatlanders, three-year Rolling Stone Magazine ""Country Artist of the Year,"" and forefather of the Alt-Country movement, performs in concert with his son.",2018-06-14,2018-09-14,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kate,Fitzgerald,"North Shore Music Association","PO Box 1376","Grand Marais",MN,55604-1376,"(218) 387-1272 ",music@boreal.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-149,"Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist",,2
10005704,"Art Project Grant",2018,3586,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The Northern Lights Opera is the centerpiece of the NLMF; it will return to Italian Opera in 2018, presenting Rossini's ""Barber of Seville"" in 3 locations. We seek funding to support new construction of the set, for costumes, and props. Sets must be constructed to travel to three locations: Aurora, Chisholm and Ely, each venue with a different size stage. Ours is a visual society, and in a community which sees little live opera or theatre, we believe that the production values need to be high to provide a high quality arts experience for the public. Sets will be designed by Bart Healy, and built by Aurora carpenters, Alvin Rintala and Arthur Cherro. Costumes will be rented. Building a new production requires good design, appropriate for the Stage Director's vision, and it needs to be built in a timely way, on schedule and on budget. Our design and building team has worked together for many years, and it is rare when there are cost overruns for this aspect of the festival. We try to maximize the production values, and still find a way to come in on budget. If the set and the costumes are beautiful, if the audience responds well to the production; if the set looks good in three different halls, and can be managed well by the crew in these various venues; and if it comes in on budget, we will feel we have been successful.","The opera was well-staged and well rehearsed. The cast was extremely strong and both the stage Director and the Music Director pulled together a fast and very funny show in three weeks. Ticket sales exceeded expectations by 30%. The set was constructed by Aurora carpenters, Arthur Cherro and Alvin Rintala, using the bus garage at Mesabi East as their workshop. The set came in at budget. The set was designed by Bart Healy to fit into three different theatres: Mesabi East's Veda Zuponcic Auditorium; Chisholm Auditorium, and Ely's Washington Auditorium. The set was built on time and was considered to be the best set we have had at Northern Lights Music Festival. It was colorful, fun, and worked well with the costumes we had rented from Malabar. A new costume mistress worked within budget and handled a big job competently, especially for her first attempt at this position. The difficulties of touring to three locations was handled well by a young crew.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",115931,"Other,local or private",119517,,"Barbara Baldrica, Carver Richards, Martin Zuponcic, Rhonda Zuponcic, Erik Erie, Mary Mulari, Victoria Gornick, Nan Rupp, Patty Miller, Gregg Allen, Veda Zuponcic, Gary Gibson, Laurel March.",,"Northern Lights Music Festival, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Support for a new production of Rossini's ""The Barber of Seville"".",2018-04-01,2018-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Veda,Zuponcic,"Northern Lights Music Festival, Inc.","11 S 4th St W",Aurora,MN,55705,"(609) 922-2965 ",Zuponcic@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Itasca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-150,"Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist",,2
10001043,"Art Project Grant",2017,3150,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Goals: Establish the Arrowhead Chorale's December performance as an annual holiday tradition in the Twin Ports area. ""Holiday Jubilations and Traditions,"" will focus on providing performances of traditional and contemporary Christmas choral works and carols that reflect the cultural heritage of the area. Conduct two concert performances the weekend of December 15-17, 2017. Collaborate with other area choral and instrumental groups and/or soloists from the Arrowhead region. Outcomes: Exceed average ticket sales/attendance (over the past five years) for our Fall/December concert. Positive audience feedback about the concert. Positive review of the concert by the Duluth News Tribune. Submit a report to the Chorale Board comparing average ticket sales (over the past five years) for our Fall/December concerts to ticket sales for December 15-17, 2017. Conduct audience surveys, post-concert and via email, to obtain feedback about the concert. Review of the concert by the Duluth News Tribune will be another indicator of success for this project. A recent positive review of the 2016 fall concert resulted in an increase of donations to the Arrowhead Chorale. (See attached review by Duluth News Tribune of the fall 2016 concert.)","A survey taken by audience members indicated an average level of enjoyment of 4.9/5. Responses to the question ""What did you like best?"" included:The variety of styles and instruments was very enjoyable. The length was perfect!""; ""The quality of the performers and conductors""; ""The collaboration with the bell choir""; ""the variety, the bell choir was such an amazing visual as well as lovely sound. The cookies were delicious. What a lovely, lovely concert!!"", ""It included more familiar tunes, but introduced some wonderful new ones. Voices are wonderful! Liked the instrumentation."" WDIO provided coverage of the event (http://www.wdio.com/neighborhood/arrowhead-chorale-duluth-depot/4711538/). Analysis of the concert at the January 2018 board meeting concluded that the theme of the concert was extremely well-received, and many audience members commented on their way out that the reception with refreshments added to their enjoyment of the event. The collaboration with StrikePoint was a high point and something we plan to continue in future seasons.",,10129,"Other, local or private",13279,3050,"Susan Masterson, Mary Pat Renaud, Rodney Dahlquist, Rick Sailstad, Kim Keuning, Sam Black, Nathan Winesett",,"Arrowhead Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Holiday Jubilations and Traditions",2017-11-06,2018-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Masterson,"Arrowhead Chorale","506 Michigan St W",Duluth,MN,55802,"(715) 562-0002 ",arrowheadchorale@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-23,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10001059,"Art Project Grant",2017,3150,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","All Souls Night goals are: To share and inspire affordable handmade and live spectacle traditions, which mirror extremes of contrasting seasons of life and encourage soulful creativity from all. To showcase multi-cultural diversity of art expression, reflecting changing demographics. To form a communal container in which to safely hold and process the gamut of joy, sorrow and gratitude for a subsequent sublimation into meaning-rich art and action. To honor the memories of those who have gone before, and model holistic and active imagination towards present and future beings of our planet. To highlight and reward artists who spark year-round observations of cosmic change in fun, original, profound ways! Physically counting increasing number/diversity in participants and attendees. Adding to our collection of nine years of amazing photos. Online and face-to-face recounting of spontaneous comments. We will try written evaluations again in 2017. Follow-ups with participants/observers to discuss event highs/lows, and ideas for possible improvements in following years. Active Facebook/website pages where engaged public can easy contact us with photos, stories, and offerings of their talents/suggestions. Capturing stories of travel from distant parts of Minnesota, the upper Midwest and beyond. Tracking related Twin Ports events that we inspire, and noting respect for cultural references/accuracy.","We maintained a diverse, intergenerational audience of ~500 for celebrating our 10th event, in spite of wintery weather. No safety issues or thefts were reported with a small stellar volunteer support staff. A good time was had by all with consistent door donations and T-shirt sales. The Duluth Art Institute rejoined us with a related community show, The Art of Grief, in the upper Steffl gallery opening at 4:00. Entertainment by local artists: Lyz Jaakola, Temple Rose Tribal Dancers, Alex Loch, Spin Collective, Renan Cruz We added a 17' skeleton marionette to activities in the Great Hall. The new body was added to the original skull and hands created for the first event in 2008 and suspended from an overhead beam, thanks to Mary Plaster's ARAC Career Development Grant. Virgil Maximus was raised in an opening ritual and danced to the after bands. The Funeral March was held indoors for the first time with the audience led downstairs to the train museum for the reading of Rotten Ideas. A giant skeleton whale from Minneapolis Barebones Halloween led the procession across the street to fire ceremonies. Rotten Ideas were burned along with a Guatemalan kite in front of the largest performance of the fire ceremony under the Library Pavilion. More ethnic traditions were represented in addition to the favorite Mexican Day of the Dead decorations and local food truck, Burrito del Norte. We also offered free European soul cakes. Other displays included: fall crafts from local schools, LBGTQIA suicide prevention, fair-trade folk art from Mexico, Monarch butterfly migration information and free milkweed seeds, and individual altars honoring recently passed individuals including social activists.",,3650,"Other, local or private",6800,,"Chris Davila, Kat Livadaros, Peter Spooner, Christine Strom, Julie Ahasay, Lane Ellis, Esther Piszczek, Kathy Hermes",,"Duluth All Souls Night","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"All Souls Night 2017",2017-09-15,2018-01-05,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Plaster,"Duluth All Souls Night","2737 Russell Rd",Duluth,MN,55810,"(218) 310-6289 ",dasn@maryplaster.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-24,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952 ",1
10001061,"Art Project Grant",2017,3150,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The Duluth Superior Film Festival's short range outcomes are to raise awareness of these types of cinema events through press and promotion, remain financially sound, stabilize our organization's ability to continue to produce events, and to energize arts in the region by presenting unique cinema experiences. The long range outcome is to expand the regional artistic community by producing a quality, entertaining, and thought provoking film festival, provide organizational growth and raise the profile of films produced regionally. The Duluth Superior Film Festival will continue to use the measurement outcome tools of: audience surveys, attendance tracking at festival screenings, press and promotional coverage logging, new audience cultivation through cross collaborations with other arts organizations, profile raising of films produced regionally, fundraising increases through grant and sponsorship opportunities. Duluth Superior Film Festival culls incredibly valuable information from use of these tools. Surveys give us feedback regarding audience enjoyment levels which gives insight to whether we are attaining our goal of providing quality, entertaining and thought provoking cinema events.","The Duluth Superior Film Festival’s short range outcomes are to raise awareness of these types of cinema events through press and promotion, remain financially sound, stabilize our organization's ability to continue to produce events, and to energize arts in the region by presenting unique cinema experiences. The long range outcome is to expand the regional artistic community by producing a quality, entertaining, and thought provoking film festival, provide organizational growth and raise the profile of films produced regionally.",,22850,"Other, local or private",26000,,"Richard Hansen, Riki McManus, Dan Schneidkraut, Trey Wodele, Jonathan Thunder",,"The Duluth Superior Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"The 2017 Duluth Superior Film Festival",2017-04-30,2017-08-04,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Richard,Hansen,"The Duluth Superior Film Festival","1734 Columbus Ave",Duluth,MN,55803,"(612) 227-8015 ",richard@ds-ff.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Cook, Koochiching, Itasca, Aitkin, Carlton, Pine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-25,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952 ",1
10001101,"Art Project Grant",2017,3150,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The mission of the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra is to produce a summer series of professional caliber chamber orchestra concerts in Duluth. From its inception thirty years ago the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra has sought to support and celebrate talent from the region. All of our orchestral musicians are either Twin Ports area residents or in some instances natives come home for the season to visit family and play with the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra. The same is true for many of our featured soloists - including the two soloists supported by this grant proposal. Receiving its premiere performance on this concert will also be a new work by one of Duluth's most prominent composers, Mina Kaiser. The artistic evaluation will be made by the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra's artistic director and board of directors based on formal and informal evaluations from participant musicians, from comments of audience members and from reviews in the press.","On August 3, 2018 the Lake Superior chamber Orchestra presented the public concert described in this grant proposal. All of our orchestral musicians were either Twin Ports area residents or in some instances natives come home for the season to visit family and play with the LSCO. The same was true for the two featured soloists: Shelley Gruskin and Johanna Gruskin. Receiving its premiere performance on this concert was a new work by one of Duluth's most prominent composers, Mina Kaiser. The artistic evaluation was made by the LSCO's Artistic Director and Board of Directors based on formal and informal evaluations from participant musicians, from comments of audience members. this concert was generally judged a great success in terms of artistic excellence, audience appeal and financial success.",,11560,"Other, local or private",14710,,"Brenda Schrader-Johnson, Geoff Popham, Lori Steward, Pamela Benson, Aaron Bransky, Charles Leibfried, Stephanie Reller, Nairi Stack Barbara Swanson",,"Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra concert with Shelley and Johanna Gruskin",2017-07-03,2017-10-03,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Warren,Friesen,"Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra","PO Box 434",Duluth,MN,55801,"(218) 525-4076 ",warren.t.friesen@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-27,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10001109,"Art Project Grant",2017,3150,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","With Rigoletto, as with every Lyric Opera of the North production, we strive to exceed our patrons' expectations, to challenge and support our artists, to welcome and excite new audience members, and to provide increased access to this unique shared experience for our greater community. We want to produce the highest possible quality art while building a healthy, sustainable organization. Enlivening the appetite for this glorious art form in our region is a goal we take very seriously. Beyond that, we are increasingly aware of the great privilege and responsibility - almost an urgency, now - to create opportunities for people to sit together in a room and experience something, together. Lyric Opera of the North seeks to make opera known and accessible to the entire Northern Great Lakes region. The artistic team at Lyric Opera of the North will assess the artistic merit of the project after its completion, with input from our board of directors. The board of directors will also evaluate the overall success of the project. We will solicit feedback from audience and artists. Ticket sales and other data is easy to quantify. We hope to find patrons traveling from farther away for this summer production, and an increase in local participation, as well.","The most dramatic measurable outcome for this project was that of the nearly 800 tickets sold, 150 of those were sold to people who were new to Lyric Opera of the North. This exceeded our expectations for appealing to first-time opera-goers. Additionally, this was our first performance at MPAC (at UMD) and it was an excellent experience for us on the technical level, as well as for our patrons. So, we learned about a viable venue option that had previously been considered not a good fit. While audience response is more difficult to measure, we did receive notes and calls from dozens of patrons who told us this production exceeded every expectation and was a profoundly moving and/or thoroughly enjoyable experience.",,75080,"Other, local or private",78230,,"Chery Lucarelli, Charlotte Taylor, Emily Vikre, Martha Firling, Paula Polasky Meyer, Thomas Bakken, Markus Muller, Susan Henke",,"Lyric Opera of the North","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,Rigoletto,2017-04-10,2017-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Lawrence,"Lyric Opera of the North","PO Box 462",Duluth,MN,55801,"(218) 464-0922 ",sarah@loonopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Itasca, Hubbard, Carlton, Pine, Aitkin, Cass, Beltrami",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-28,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952 ",1
10001110,"Art Project Grant",2017,3150,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Matinee Musicale's goals for this project are?1) to increase access to different forms of intimate musical expression for audiences in the region; and 2) to develop new audiences for Matinee Musicale by featuring an internationally acclaimed artist who also lives in Minnesota and performs regularly in the region. The primary measurable outcome is to drawn at least 175 in paid attendance for a program featuring solo violin with piano representing a 30% increase from previous solo violin recital attendance. Matinee Musicale will measure short term outcomes both quantitatively and qualitatively. Attendance for all events will be quantified through ticket sales and door counts. Audience demographics will be assessed through surveys, ticket purchase zip code analysis, and click through rates of online advertising. Qualitatively, response to programming will be measured through positive word of mouth, media reviews, and audience feedback both offline and online. Data will be incorporated into ongoing tracking tools that measure and compare year over year statistics and participation rates by performance genre and outreach category to assess longer term audience growth and new audience development.","The primary measurable outcome was an increase in attendance for a program featuring solo violin with piano. With this project Matinee Musicale attracted 172 concert attendees, which represents a 27% increase over attendance at the previous solo violin recital presented by MM and a 15% increase over attendance figures for string solo instruments on average. From the audience survey MM learned that the concert drew people from 11 different zip codes in the area and most concert goers heard about the concert either through a Matinee Musicale mailing or word of mouth. Response to the quality of the concert was very high with 94% of audience surveyed rating the concert a 5 out of 5 with the remaining 6% giving it a 4 out of 5 rating for an average 4.8 out of 5 rating. This enthusiastic response was supported by verbatim comments from the survey and those collected at the post-concert reception, some of which are shared in the narrative section of the report. Also, of the audience members completing the survey, nearly 25% also signed up for Matinee Musicale’s mailing list, indicating a positive interest in following and participating in upcoming concert programming.",,7400,"Other, local or private",10550,,"Tim Churchill, Ron Kari, Tiss Underdahl, Dennis Dunham, Kim Squillace, Kirsten Ryden, Terry Dunham, Teresa Vaughan, Steve Highland, Lida Wiig, Edward Martin, MaryBeth Nevers, Kathleen Thibault, Robert Kase",,"Matinee Musicale, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Erin Keefe in Concert",2017-09-15,2017-12-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tim,Churchill,"Matinee Musicale, Inc.","1346 Arrowhead Rd W Ste 305",Duluth,MN,55811,"(218) 393-3869 ",matmusicale@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Washington, Hennepin, Roseau",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-29,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10001116,"Art Project Grant",2017,3150,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goals of this project are to create a moving and memorable audience experience, and to expand the audience for orchestra concerts in northern Minnesota. Measurable short-term outcomes include (1) establishing close, cooperative relationships with participating choirs; (2) drawing audiences of 300 or more at each concert; (3) positive comments in audience surveys; and (4) meeting budget. Longer-range outcomes for this project include a thriving arts scene on the Iron Range, greater interest in the study of music in our schools, growing audiences for orchestra concerts, and growing financial support for Mesabi Community Orchestra. The Mesabi Symphony Orchestra board tracks concert attendance on an ongoing basis. Financial results will be collected and evaluated at a board meeting. Mesabi Symphony Orchestra will survey the audience, using either written survey forms inserted in programs or brief, in-person interviews. Mesabi Symphony Orchestra will also seek input from the directors of participating choirs and conduct an online survey of participating choir members. Comments and suggestions from interviews and surveys will be used in planning for future large-scale collaborations. The board will track orchestra size and composition, audience size, and financial support over time through DataArts to determine whether the measurable long-term outcomes are being met.","The goals of this project were to create a moving and memorable audience experience, and to expand the audience for orchestra concerts in northern Minnesota. Measurable short-term outcomes included (1) establishing close, cooperative relationships with participating choirs; (2) drawing audiences of 300 or more at each concert; (3) positive comments in audience surveys; and (4) meeting budget. Longer-range outcomes for this project included a thriving arts scene on the Iron Range, greater interest in the study of music in our schools, growing audiences for orchestra concerts, and growing financial support for MSO. Evaluation was conducted by the MSO board. We are thrilled with the relationship we achieved with the University of Wisconsin-Superior choirs and orchestra, and believe it will bear fruit in the years ahead. We fell short of the goal of drawing audiences of 300 or more at each concert. If we had been able to partner with choirs on the Iron Range, we might have been able to draw a larger audience that included friends and families of choir members. This is one of the tradeoffs that came with choosing an out-of-town choir to partner with. On the other hand, by presenting a concert in Superior, we were able to draw an audience from the Twin Ports, many of whom have not attended MSO performances on the Iron Range. This may have a positive impact on audience sizes in the future. We did not conduct audience surveys, so have not been able to measure the third outcome. We did, however, conduct a survey of orchestra members. The budget was adjusted because of the collaboration with UWS. The adjusted budget was met, and cash outlays were lower than projected. The longer range outcomes have not been measured yet.",,8074,"Other, local or private",11224,320,"Lynn Evenson, Karen McManus, Jan Carey, Ben Johnson, Benjamin Nilles, Sheila Wilcox, Erik Honkanen, Angela Byram, Aaron Kelson, Charles Zeugner",,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Concert collaboration celebrating Leonard Bernstein's 100th birthday",2018-01-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Antanies,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","PO Box 600",Virginia,MN,55792,"(218) 365-3228 ",karjack@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-30,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952 ",1
10001128,"Art Project Grant",2017,3150,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The Northern Lights Music Festival Opera Apprentice program serves as a bridge from post-graduate vocal studies to the professional world. In a three week period, a young singer can master an opera scene, creating a solid audition piece that is well-staged with minimal sets or props. The participant will receive daily training in stagecraft, diction (this year, Russian), voice lessons and other career coaching by highly experiences opera singers and directors. They will sing in the chorus of the mainstage production of Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin; some will receive comprimario roles and cover roles. At the conclusion of the program, participants will have had three public performances of their chosen opera scene. Northern Lights Music Festival will guarantee that goals are achieved by each participant: daily coaching, lessons, diction and participation in both opera scenes and mainstage production by the success of public performances. Each participant should leave the program with at least a rudimentary knowledge of Russian diction; will have successfully performed their opera scene in three different cities, and will have successfully completed their participation in Eugene Onegin. Achievement of the stated goals will be on display to the public in multiple opera and chamber music performances. A panel of faculty will also create a mock audition situation for the participants, with participants receiving written comments.","Participants in the Opera Apprentice program presented three performances of Opera Scenes in three locations: Ely, Grand Marais and Bemidji, with full costuming, light props, and a professional pianist devoted to this activity. The participants had heavy daily schedules for a period of four weeks, studying diction, their vocal scenes, private lessons, coaching and staging. This portion of the project was successful. What was less successful was audience attendance. We believe we need to do this project in the future, and need to find a better way to deliver these programs.",,14699,"Other, local or private",17849,,"Barbara Baldrica, Carver Richards, Matthew Uhan, Rhonda Zuponcic, H. Martin Zuponcic, Mary Mulari, Erik Erie, Greg Allen, Jan Carey, Victoria Gornick, David Setnicker, Laurel March, Nancy JohnsonVeda ",,"Northern Lights Music Festival, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Northern Lights Music Festival Opera Apprentice Program",2017-04-01,2017-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Veda,Zuponcic,"Northern Lights Music Festival, Inc","11 S 4th St W",Aurora,MN,55705,"(609) 922-2965 ",Zuponcic@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Itasca, Beltrami",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-31,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952 ",1
10001138,"Art Project Grant",2017,3150,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The initial goal is to bring together a diverse group of female artists from around the United States, whose works have never before been displayed together. In doing so, we hope to promote the work of these artists to our community while simultaneously widening the traditionally regional scope of contemporary art on view in Duluth. In bringing these artworks together and framing their works in the conversational environment of the ""meeting hall,"" in addition to hosting curator and artist talks, we hope to spark public dialogue about important social issues such as the gendered nature of labor, the common struggle for balancing work loads, and the role and place of working women in contemporary art. We plan to measure the immediate audience impact of the exhibition by counting attendees at the exhibit's opening reception, as well as visitors to the gallery for the duration of the exhibition (October 2017). This will help us measure the level of community exposure. We will also document any press or television attention that the event receives, allowing us to additionally observe community exposure and evaluate the public scope of ideas and discussion initiated by the exhibition and events. Additionally, the majority of our events are attended by many local artists and civic leaders. We will follow up with them to assess their qualified view of the event's impact.","One of the initial goals is to bring together a diverse group of female artists from around the U.S., whose works have never before been displayed together. Through the grant, it allowed participating artists Lindsey Schmitt and Lydia Diemer, to be compensated for their travel and time installing their work. We promoted the work of these artists to our community while simultaneously widening the traditionally regional scope of contemporary art on view in Duluth. The project was successful as it has acted like a ""meeting hall"" and various artists from the Twin Ports have come to interact with the exhibit, featured artists and curators. During the opening we counted over 150 attendees ; through our staffed open hours, (Thurs-Sat) we have counted over 50 attendees.",,2439,"Other, local or private",5589,,"Taylor Kline, Flo Matamoros, Jamie Ratliff, Michelle Ruszat, Wilson Johnson",,"Prøve Collective","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Relax Girl, You're an Artist",2017-09-01,2018-01-12,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michelle,Ruszat,"Prove Collective","21 Lake Ave N",Duluth,MN,55802,"(401) 474-8627 ",info@provegallery.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Hennepin, Stearns",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-32,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952 ",1
10015297,"Art Project",2020,6146,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1: ""Regional residents experience increased access to the arts via a reduction in geographic, cultural and/or physical barriers."" The in depth look at the music will increase awareness and appreciation in a way more than just listening to it. Being able to ask questions of the musicians will add a new aspect to these events. It will also give access to different music genres that may not be something the audience is usually attending. 9: ""Regional residents gain awareness and appreciation for a variety of artistic disciplines and mediums."" The variety of musicians and styles will increase awareness in both the audience and the musicians who participate. We will actively invite young musicians to attend and hope they will look at their music in new ways and open their mind to new types of music as a result of these events. A podcast and recording of each session will be created and surveys of both the audience and the musicians will be saved. The question and answer part of the events will be noted also. Because this is more than just a concert, the surveys are more in depth than most. Participants will be encouraged to take notes and fill out the surveys during the event.",,,2300,"Other,local or private",8446,,,,"Granite Area Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"Imbibe Sessions - music, history and prohibition",2020-05-04,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Gillespie,"Granite Area Arts Council","807 Prentice St","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 564-4240",graniteareaarts@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-233,"Jeff Iverson, music, theater, education; Georgette Jones, theater, education, SMAC Board; Maureen Keimig, theater, Michele Sterner, theatre, SMAC Board; Sheila Tabaka, theater, education; John Voit, music, theater, education; Erica Volkir, theater, SMAC Board.","Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Lauren Carlson: poetry, film, COMPAS roster artist, Dept. of Public Transformation board; Carisa Clarke: graphic design/web development, arts volunteer, board member DAC of Murray County; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; Greg Jodzio: photography/design, Hutchinson Center for the Arts board, Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Anna Johanssen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Brett Lehman: musician, social worker; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Louella Voigt: music, fiber art; Blue Mound Area Theatre board; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;",,2
10015300,"Art Project",2020,3350,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1 ""Regional residents experience increased access to the arts via a reduction in geographic, cultural and/or physical barriers."" MVCCA provides access to national and international musical talent in a local setting. Membership in this concert series provides four affordable concerts in Montevideo at a similar cost to what one concert would cost in the metro area, without travel costs or other travel-related constraints. With reciprocity to the three other concert series within 40 miles, there is access to an additional 12 concerts at no additional cost. Complimentary tickets are provided to the area high schools to entice students to attend with the hope of cultivating a life-long love of the performing arts. 9: ""Regional residents gain awareness and appreciation for a variety of artistic disciplines and mediums."" A broad range of live performances is chosen in an attempt to appeal to all cultures. Though musical arts is the primary mission of MVCCA, there are also live performances of dance, magic, and other family-friendly variety shows to broaden appeal. It is our hope that these performances unify our community through an appreciation of musical or performing arts. It is critical to have opportunities where community members of any age can interact and collectively share in an event that enriches our awareness of international talent. At each concert, MVCCA ushers will record the number of attendees that arrive from concert associations in our reciprocity circle in order to gauge the interest level for a particular performance. We will also be tracking the number of free student tickets used at each concert. In addition, audience surveys will be passed out upon entrance to the auditorium. Attendees will be encouraged to complete and hand in during intermission with the incentive of a gift card drawing. Before the second half of the performance begins, one or more surveys will be drawn from the collection and awarded a gift certificate from a local business. The results of the surveys will be documented. For each successive performance in the season, the survey may be adjusted slightly to reflect the type of performance or additional information of interest.","Despite the disappointment of Covid-19 shutting the 2020-2021 concert season down, it was evident by attendance that concert members were willing to wear masks and social distance in order to be able to come together and enjoy the variety of artists' talents that were presented in our 2021-2022 season. It was evident that people of the community look forward to the opportunity of being exposed to artistic talent of this caliber without having to travel miles to a larger city and pay a much higher admission fee. For all the concerts, there were a total of 16 students that attended through the free concert tickets provided at their high school. Student involvement was disappointing despite expanding our free ticket reach to more schools.","Achieved some of the proposed outcomes",16293,"Other,local or private",19643,,"Nicholas Krueger, Keith Olson, Carol Westberg, Carol Grau, Donna Krueger, Beth Hampton, Dan Hampton, Bruce Olson, Ingrid Larson",0.00,"Minnesota Valley Community Concert Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"Concert Series 2020-2021",2020-05-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carol,Grau,"Minnesota Valley Community Concert Association","PO Box 493",Montevideo,MN,56265,"(320) 269-6391",cjane56265@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Chippewa, Yellow Medicine, Lyon, Swift, Lac qui Parle, Kandiyohi, Lincoln, Anoka, McLeod",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-234,"Jeff Iverson, music, theater, education; Georgette Jones, theater, education, SMAC Board; Maureen Keimig, theater, Michele Sterner, theatre, SMAC Board; Sheila Tabaka, theater, education; John Voit, music, theater, education; Erica Volkir, theater, SMAC Board.","Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Lauren Carlson: poetry, film, COMPAS roster artist, Dept. of Public Transformation board; Carisa Clarke: graphic design/web development, arts volunteer, board member DAC of Murray County; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; Greg Jodzio: photography/design, Hutchinson Center for the Arts board, Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Anna Johanssen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Brett Lehman: musician, social worker; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Louella Voigt: music, fiber art; Blue Mound Area Theatre board; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;",,2
10015302,"Art Project Legacy",2020,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1: ""Regional residents experience increased access to the arts via a reduction in geographic, cultural and/or physical barriers."" The CAIR project will invite local residents to engage with the arts on a personal level through radically inclusive programming that places the community's needs and active civic participation at the forefront of high-quality artistic collaboration, creation, and exhibition. Residents of Granite Falls who don't necessarily self-identify as artists or art-lovers -- including folks of all ages, women, people of color, our new American community members and our Indigenous Dakota neighbors, and those struggling financially -- will be affected by the deep and intentional inclusivity of the CAIR program and its artistic projects. 2: ""Regional residents experience a change in knowledge, attitude, behavior or condition due to public art, arts festivals or arts events."" Residents will recognize that the arts have the potential to drive community engagement, civic participation, and economic growth, leading to higher quality of life for the entire community. Every resident of Granite Falls has the potential to be affected by this change, from the current decision-makers to the deeply underserved and underrepresented. 3: ""The capacity of those providing arts experiences is increased or strengthened by changing, expanding, or enriching the ways in which they connect to their communities through the arts."" Artists selected as CAIRs will explore the power of collaborative work that's driven by a community's articulated needs. DoPT will continue to nourish the positive feedback loop of hearing a community's voices with equity, supporting practicing artists, and developing creative solutions to complex, long-standing challenges. The immediate effect will be felt by DoPT artists and collaborators, the selected CAIRs, Granite Falls City Staff, and local residents, students, businesses and community groups. However, artists and arts organizations in rural settings across the country have the potential to be affected as our replicable model and CAIR Resource Guide is shared widely. Once the CAIR and other programs are underway, we plan to collect and assess data about their effectiveness under the guidance of an Evaluator, Rachel Engh with Metris Arts, a consulting organization whose mission is to ?improve and measure cultural vitality? and who has extensive experience working in the field of creative placemaking. To establish a baseline for this evaluation, we plan to work with Granite Falls officials to distribute a survey to all town residents in early 2020 to assess their current feelings about their community, including sentiments about the town's overall potential, sense of promise, economic and social viability, and long-term livability, as well as the connectedness residents feel to their neighbors and to city processes. As the CAIR program matures over the next five years, we will ask the same questions periodically to identify any collective shifts in perception that may have been spurred by our work. With our first City Artist in Residence on site by fall 2020, we will have collected our baseline data as well as participant numbers, geographic reach, and representative demographics by mid-2021. Our organization is also committed to documentation and evaluation - including surveys and participatory evaluation strategies at all of our events. We will continue this practice with our CAIR program, especially as it relates to sharing out our findings with the broader region and field through our CAIR Resource Guide. Additionally, we plan to distribute the CAIR Resource Guide to other rural areas across the country in spring 2021; data about adoption / adaptation, implementation, and effects of this resource in other communities will be collected in the years to come, to establish the applicability and effectiveness of our community-designed CAIR process in other contexts.","CAIR contributed to greater connections between people from different political, cultural, geographic, and socioeconomic backgrounds. The CAIR program helped community members see arts and culture as an avenue for addressing community challenges, resulting in activities like enhancing public safety through the Creative Crosswalk project and using sidewalk art to communicate voting locations. CAIR brought in guest artists and lifted up community organizations and artists as local treasures. Granite Falls is becoming a place known for its vibrant community arts that engages younger families, businesses, and all community members who wish to be involved. The community of Granite Falls is primed for more civic engagement and artistic, creative strategies that will continue to showcase the community as a model for creative placemaking.","Achieved proposed outcomes",73001,"Other,local or private",98001,,"Ashley Hanson, Jenn Lamb, Mary Welcome, Rachel Schwalbach, Lauren Carlson, Molly Johnston, Farhia Ali, Tamara Isfeld, Hannah Holman, Jessica Huang, Hearther McDougall, Rachel Engh, Leu Solomon, Cassie WIlliams, Melissa Wray, Courtney Bergey Swanson, Anna Clauson, Randi Carlson, Bethany Lacktorin, Leah Cooper",0.00,"Department of Public Transformation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Legacy",,"Granite Falls City Artist in Residence",2020-05-01,2021-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ashley,Hanson,"Department of Public Transformation","726 Prentice St","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(952) 486-0533",publictransformation@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine, Chippewa, Renville",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-legacy-24,"Kathy Fransen, music; Mary Kay Frisvold, music; Beth Habicht, music; Anna Johannsen, visual art, education, SMAC Board; Joyce Meyer, visual art, education; Kaia Nowatzki, visual art, music, theater; Jessica Welu, writing.","Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Lauren Carlson: poetry, film, COMPAS roster artist, Dept. of Public Transformation board; Carisa Clarke: graphic design/web development, arts volunteer, board member DAC of Murray County; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; Greg Jodzio: photography/design, Hutchinson Center for the Arts board, Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Anna Johanssen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Brett Lehman: musician, social worker; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Louella Voigt: music, fiber art; Blue Mound Area Theatre board; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;","Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Nicole DeBoer (507) 537-1471",1
10015322,"Art Project Legacy",2020,23959,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","1: ""Regional residents experience increased access to the arts via a reduction in geographic, cultural and/or physical barriers."" Culturally this knowledge is kept within small family groups; the classes will expand that and provide access to Upper Sioux Community adult and youth members who do not have someone within their family to teach them. The classes will also bring in artists that do not reside in the Upper Sioux Community, providing residence with access to instructors previously separated by distance. 8: ""Regional residents learn new arts skills and techniques."" Participants will learn the artistic skills for making regalia including sewing, beading and color theory. They will learn the history and meaning of regalia pieces and designs specific to our people. Participants will learn basic steps for their chosen dance styles, the different types of songs common to dances and general social dances. 11: ""Regional residents build connections to their own and others' cultural heritage through regional arts and cultural events and/or activities."" Participants will build a stronger connection with their own heritage, building pride and cultural identity. They will be directly affected by this change as will their family, friends and fellow community members to benefit from the sharing of knowledge. We will determine our achievement in two ways. First, participants in the classes will be given a short survey at the end of class asking less than ten questions. These will be focused on the knowledge they gained and how they feel about it. Staff will also engage students in conversation, giving them a chance to expand on how they felt about the classes and what they learned. Notes will be taken from these conversations and include in a final report, as will details of total community participation in the Final Event. Second, instructors will be given a more in-depth survey focusing on their overall experience with the program and what changes it has brought for them as an artist. They will also be engaged in conversation by program staff who will take notes on any additional input shared.",,,7699,"Other,local or private",31658,,,,"Upper Sioux Community","Tribal Government ","Art Project Legacy",,"Dakota Dance and Regalia",2020-02-01,2020-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Samantha,Odegard,"Upper Sioux Community","PO Box 147","Granite Falls",MN,56271,"(320) 564-6334",samanthao@uppersiouxcommunity-nsn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-legacy-26,"Mary Kay Frisvold, music; Reggie Gorter, music, theater; Beth Habicht, music; Lisa Hill, music, SMAC board; Daryl Hrdlicka, theater, film; Alison Nelson, visual art, dance, SMAC board; Alan Stage, theater; John Voit, music, theater; Jessica Welu, writing; Tom Wirt, visual art.","Cheri Buzzeo, theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Carisa Clarke: graphic design/web development, arts volunteer, board member DAC of Murray County; Lauren Carlson, poetry, film, COMPAS roster artist, Dept. of Public Transformation board; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; Anna Johanssen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Brett Lehman: musician, social worker; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Betsy Pardick, musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist.",,2
10006566,"Art Project Grant",2019,2438,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Our overall goal is to provide art by two Damiano Center diners in the Community Kitchen. Specific outcomes are: 1) Exhibit a print of ""The Old People"" by Joe Geshick in the Community Kitchen.2) Exhibit the original photography artwork donated by Quinn Holte in the Community Kitchen.3) Host an unveiling event for ""The Old People."" We will consider this project a success if we complete the following:1) Midwest Art Conservation Center (MACC) will clean and restore ""The Old People"" by Joe Geshick.2) MACC will create a digital version of ""The Old People.""3) Damiano will have two prints made by a local printer.4) Frame Corner will mat and frame seven large photos by Quinn Holte.5) Damiano will exhibit ""The Old People"" print and the seven photos in the Community Kitchen.6) Damiano will host an unveiling event for ""The Old People"" that includes information on Joe Geshick's life and the history of the painting at Damiano.7) A print of ""The Old People"" will be presented to the Bois Forte Band.","Our goal was to provide art by two Damiano Center diners in the Community Kitchen. This included: 1) Midwest Art Conservation Center (MACC) will clean and restore ""The Old People"" by Joe Geshick. 2) MACC will create a digital version of ""The Old People."" 3) Damiano will have two prints made by a local printer. 4) Frame Corner will mat and frame seven large photos by Quinn Holte. 5) Damiano will exhibit ""The Old People"" print and the seven photos in the Community Kitchen. 6) Damiano will host an unveiling event for ""The Old People"" that includes information on Joe Geshick's life and the history of the painting at Damiano. 7) A print of ""The Old People"" will be presented to the Bois Forte Band The progress we have made follows: 1) MACC cleaned and restored ""The Old People"" painting. 2) MACC created a digital version of the painting. 3) We have not yet had prints made. 4) Frame Corner matted and framed the seven large photos by Quinn Holte. 5) We currently have the Holte artwork exhibited in the Community Kitchen, and have not yet exhibited Geshick prints. 6) We have not yet hosted the unveiling event. 7) We have not yet presented a print of the Geshick to the Bois Forte Band. We have fully expended the grant on the items we identified in the budget, including cleaning and restoration of ""The Old People"" by the Midwest Art Conservation Center, creation of a digital version of the painting, and matting and framing the Holte photos. We were not ready with a plan for the unveiling event to apply for the Anishinabe Fund grant last February since we were unsure of the completion timeline of the restoration work on the Geshick. There is more information about this below. The items that are not completed hinge on actually having that event.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",3462,"Other,local or private",5900,400,"Lois Eckes, Jennifer McEwen, Jonathan Thompson, Elizabeth Liebenstein, Josette Church, Steve Glonchak, Jeff Kazel, John Kelly, Tina Silverness, Kim Terhaar, Bilin Tsai, Cathy VonRueden, Nola W",0.00,"Damiano Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Art for the Community Kitchen.",2018-12-03,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Seth,Currier,"Damiano Center","206 W 4th St",Duluth,MN,55806," ",dbenson@damianocenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-151,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10006567,"Art Project Grant",2019,3125,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","To form a communal container in which to safely hold and process the gamut of sorrow, gratitude and joy for subsequent sublimation into meaning-rich art and action. To highlight and reward Minnesota artists who spark year-round observations of cosmic change in fun, original, profound ways. To showcase multicultural diversity of art expression, reflecting changing demographics. To share and inspire affordable handmade and live spectacle traditions in the West Duluth neighborhood, mirroring extremes of contrasting seasons of life and encouraging soulful creativity from all. To honor memories of those who have gone before and model holistic, active imagination towards present/future beings of our planet. Physically counting increasing number/diversity in participants and attendees. Adding year ten to our collection of amazing photos. Online and face-to-face recounting of spontaneous comments. We will use Survey Monkey evaluations in 2018.follow-up with participants/observers to discuss event highs/lows, and ideas for possible improvements in following years. Active Facebook/website pages where engaged public can easy contact us with photos, stories, and offerings of their talents/suggestions. Capturing stories of travelers from distant parts of MN, the upper Midwest and beyond. Tracking related Twin Ports events that we inspire, and noting respect for cultural references/accuracy.","We successfully completed the ten-year-anniversary of Duluth All Souls Night! Photos show that 2018 attendance maintained but did not increase at this eleventh event due to snow. However, our seasoned audience was the most engaged and demonstratively appreciative of our efforts to artistically and publicly recognize personal and political grief. The quality and scope of the event has increased with arts funding towards stipends to our professional presenting artists. It was the most ethnically diverse and gender fluid group of participantspectators. We increased awareness and activism in the Twin Ports around many tough topics including cultural appropriation, plight of immigrants, violence (towards our environment, GLBTQIA persons, and Missing Murdered Indigenous Women [MMIW]). We offered a unique artistic and safe space for anyone to express and appreciate loss in supportive community. There was increased variety of global celebratory observances of the fall time of year including reclamation of forgotten European practices. Spectacle included the return of 17' tall marionette, Max Skeleton, skelton aerialist, and fire spinning cadavers. We did much prior outreach into the community educating around the event.","achieved proposed outcomes",3875,"Other,local or private",7000,,"Chris Davila, Susana Peleyo-Woodward, Jillian Forte, Julie Ahasay, Kathy Hermes, John F. Schmidt, Lyz Jaakola, Mary Plaster",0.00,"Duluth All Souls Night","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Duluth ALL Souls Night (DASN) is an annual fall arts festival in and around the Downtown Depot and Public Library. We offer unique artistic opportunity to observe season turn honoring ancestors, grief, and creating a new future in shared community.",2018-10-01,2019-01-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Plaster,"Duluth All Souls Night","2737 Russell Rd",Duluth,MN,55810,"(218) 310-6289 ",dasn@maryplaster.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-152,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10006575,"Art Project Grant",2019,3125,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","1) Present a well-executed outreach with an exciting and engaging performance by the quartet at Lincoln Park Middle School that encourages participation and generates positive feedback from students, staff and parents and potentially drives some of them to the concert. 2) Bring together at least 50 residents of Edgewood in Hermantown along with family and staff to participate in the Harlem Quartet performance event and draw three – five seniors to the concert as well. 3) Attract an audience of 200 people to Harlem Quartet’s concert at Mitchell Auditorium. 4) Raise visibility and awareness of Matinee Musicale’s efforts in presenting concerts and outreach performances for all of Duluth. Concert attendance will be measured through box office audits of tickets sold and total number in the venue. The outreach activities will be evaluated both in terms of attendance and engagement / interaction between the students and members of the Harlem Quartet at the Lincoln Middle School and also, the responsiveness and interaction among senior citizens participating in the Edgewood in Hermantown outreach event. Analysis of concert audience and outreach attendees feedback through questionnaires, online comments and in-person feedback will be used to evaluate the effectiveness Matinee Musicale in raising awareness about its work to a more diverse audience.","188 tickets were sold to the Harlem Quartet performance at Mitchell Auditorium on November 11. The audience provided both written and in person feedback and were very pleased with the excellence of the performance as well as the selection of repertoire performed by Harlem Quartet. 223 seniors and adults at the Edgewood at Hermantown assisted living facility attended a performance and Q and A outreach by the quartet. There was very strong positive feedback from those residents who responded to a written survey following the event. 200 students from the 6th,7th and 8th grades at Lincoln Park Middle school attended an outreach performance and Q and A by Harlem Quartet. Over 50% of the students participated in a written survey following the outreach and were overwhelmingly positive about the experience.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",7825,"Other,local or private",10950,,"Tim Churchill, Ron Kari, Tiss Underdahl, Dennis Dunham, Kim Squillace, Kirsten Ryden, Terry Dunham, Teresa Vaughan, MaryBeth Nevers, Linda Wiig, Edward Martin, Kathleen Thibault, Bob Kase",0.00,"Matinee Musicale, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Harlem Quartet.",2018-10-10,2019-01-14,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tim,Churchill,"Matinee Musicale, Inc.","1346 Arrowhead Rd W Ste 305",Duluth,MN,55811,"(218) 393-3869 ",matmusicale@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-153,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10006580,"Art Project Grant",2019,3119,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Our goal in hosting Kelley Hunt and her band in Grand Marais is to treat our community to an evening that shines with Kelley's powerful stage presence and scorching Blues and R & B talent. The value to our community of seeing Kelley here again after fifteen years, or experiencing her for the first time, will be considerable. Our desired short-range outcome is a nicely filled-out auditorium of 100 concertgoers or more, and a percentage of 80% or higher rave reviews on post-event audience surveys. Our long-range desired outcome is to keep fulfilling and building upon our mission to present the highest quality eclectic live music in our region, by featuring artists like Kelley. North Shore Music Association will solicit feedback from our audience in the form of written surveys handed out to each concert attendee and collected after the performance. We will evaluate outcome through survey analysis, reviews in local and regional press and radio, verbal and written feedback from audience members, and an analysis of financial data based on number of tickets sold.","Our short-term measurable outcome for this project was to serve our population with a concert by one of the finest groups available in the genres of blues and R and B (among their three top genres to hear live, according to our surveys) -- gathering a good-sized crowd who are thrilled by the performance. Our long-term measurable outcome was to add to our organization's reputation of presenting the best artists (both label-signed and independent) of national and international acclaim at comfortable, accessible local venues.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",3991,"Other,local or private",7110,1240,"Chel Anderson, Wayne Russ, Greg Tofte, Philis Anderson, Cheryl Larsen, Carl Solander, Tracey Cullen, Jane Alexander",0.00,"North Shore Music Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Kelley Hunt: Kansas City Blues, R and B, and Boogie-Woogie pianist/vocalist performs in concert with her band on July 13, 2019 in Grand Marais.",2019-06-13,2019-09-13,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kate,Fitzgerald,"North Shore Music Association","PO Box 1376","Grand Marais",MN,55604-1376,"(218) 387-1272 ",music@boreal.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-155,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10006587,"Art Project Grant",2019,3125,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Our primary goal for this project is to host five (5) poetry readings during our series' 2018-19 season: Twin Cities-based poets Heid Erdrich, Hieu Minh Nguyen, and Anders Carlson-Wee; our annual Saint David's Day open reading; and Indiana-based poet Ross Gay. The more general outcome for our project is to connect a significant number of poets and community members in a meaningful way that will continue to help nourish a healthy literary community in our region. To measure our stated goal and outcome, our Board members attend all scheduled readings, identify ourselves to the audience and stress that we welcome questions and feedback. We track attendance by taking both a head count and photographs, and we meet after each reading to discuss both the specific event and our ongoing work. We also meet after the entire season to assess its strengths, event attendance, and any feedback or questions that may have arisen. Finally, we follow up with the featured poets to see how they felt about their reading experience in Duluth. Each year, the lessons and insights we have gleaned help us refine goals and identify proposed readers for the following season.","1. Our primary goal for this project was to host five (5) poetry readings during our series' 2018-19 season: Twin Cities-based poets Heid Erdrich, Hieu Minh Nguyen, and Anders Carlson-Wee; our annual Saint David's Day open reading; and Indiana-based poet Ross Gay. We met our goal of hostingproducing five (5) poetry readings during our season. However, two of our featured readers were different than we had originally planned, as well as the order of events. 2. The more general outcome for our project was to connect a significant number of poets and community members in a meaningful way to help nourish a healthy literary community in our region. As evidenced by positive engagement and feedback from both poets and audience members, we achieved this general outcome by hosting a diverse array of poets, attracting diverse audiences, and providing an opportunity for interaction between our audiences and the visiting readers (as well as nurturing engagement with the artartists on display at the series venue).","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",2875,"Other,local or private",6000,800,"Kathleen Roberts, Jill Hinners, John McCormick, Ryan Vine, Tina Higgins-Wussow (-10/2018), Lupe Linares (12/2018-), Katherine LaFleur (12/2018-)",0.00,"Spirit Lake Poetry Series","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Spirit Lake Poetry Series 2018-19 Season. During our 22nd year, we propose to produce a series of high-quality poetry readings in Duluth. Our series highlights both nationally known poets and regional poets with new books on the market.",2018-10-06,2019-07-27,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jill,Hinners,"Spirit Lake Poetry Series","814 6th St W",Duluth,MN,55806,"(401) 474-8627 ",jillmh218@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-156,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10006591,"Art Project Grant",2019,2735,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage ","Duluth Superior Area Educational Television Corporation - WDSE-WRPT's goal is to not only to help share the arts with everyone living in region, but also to offer diversity, culture and education to those watching our programming. For this project, our objective is to commission a piece of artwork created by Native American Carl Gawboy, centered on storytelling, and bring awareness to the Native American oral tradition of storytelling. This process will feature how we can learn about the importance of storytelling and traditions in tribal life, how stories are passed down, and about local customs. As we capture Gawboy's artistic process, we will share his story through public screenings and ultimately the unveiling of the finished piece. Duluth Superior Area Educational Television Corporation - WDSE-WRPT will be able to measure the success of the Carl Gawboy project through several mediums. With the scheduled public events, we will be able to track the number of people in attendance and be able to speak one-on-one with attendees for feedback on the project. With segments being broadcast on air, we can determine the number of viewers through our ratings system, and from posting clips on our website, we will be able to measure the number of clicks from visitors. Through social media promotions, we will be able to gauge the public's interaction by views, likes and comments listed on the various platforms. ","We were able to measure the number of people in attendance at the four events we hosted ? Bois Forte Heritage Center and Cultural Museum, Tower, Grand Portage National Monument, the American Indian Community and Housing Organization (AICHO), Duluth, and the WDSE-WRPT station office, Duluth. There were approximately 100 people in attendance. We were also able to measure how many times people viewed the social media videos we posted of the unveiling. On Sept. 13, 2018, in anticipation of the painting and unveiling, we posted a preview video of Gawboy's progress. It garnered 49 shares and 2,400 views. On Nov. 13, we posted the live feed of the unveiling and received nine shares and 607 views. A second video, The Slice, was posted on Nov. 16, received eleven shares and 777 views. In addition to being posted on Facebook, The Slice has a dedicated webpage, www.theslice.tv station, and a YouTube presence.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",26705,"Other,local or private ",29440,,"Hanna Erpestad, Elaine Hansen, Robin Trinko?Russsell, Conrad Firling, Robert Flagler, BreAnn Graber, Katie Jacobson, Holly Jorde, Mary Keyes, Raija Macheledt, Sarah Perry?Spears, Jocelyn Pihlaja, Deborah Sauer, Arne Vainio, Terry Jacobson, Justin Terch, Tim Smith, Sarah Mayne, Annie Lepper, Jack LaVoy",0.00,"Duluth Superior Area Educational Television Corporation, WDSE-WRPT","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant ",,"Carl Gawboy: Seasons and Stories. ",2018-10-01,2019-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patty,Mester,"WDSE Public Television","632 Niagara Ct",Duluth,MN,55811,"(218) 788-2813 ",pmayfield@wdse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Lake, Cook",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-157,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate. ","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate. ",,2
10006594,"Art Project Grant",2019,3125,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Our goal for Wise Fool's production of ""Wiley and the Hairy Man"" is to present an excellent piece of theater for children. We hope to reach a younger audience than we usually do, as well. Most children's productions Wise Fool presents are geared towards ages 8-14. ""Wiley and the Hairy Man"" is entertaining for that age group, as well, but is geared specifically towards children as young as 6.Wise Fool hopes to reach at least 1000 children. Box office sales will be able to tell us if we succeed. Audience comments, newspaper reviews, and word of mouth will also be measures of success that we'll look at. We will solicit audience feedback through an online survey, which will include demographic questions (so we can better gauge the makeup of our audience), Likert-type scales and open-ended questions that will give us insight into patron engagement. We will ask patrons to rate the performance using a number of metrics and ask them about their previous theater experiences (e.g., have they attended any of our shows in the past? Do they attend family productions put on by other local theater companies?). Informal assessment for children will include asking children to draw a picture of their favorite part of the production and to rate their enjoyment of the show by coloring in a star rating.","Our goal for Wise Fool's production of ""Wiley and the Hairy Man"" was to present an excellent piece of theater for children. We hoped to reach a younger audience than we usually do, as well. Most children's productions Wise Fool presents are geared towards ages 8-14. ""Wiley and the Hairy Man"" is entertaining for that age group, as well, but is geared specifically towards children as young as 6. We also hoped to reach at least 1000 children. We did reach a younger crowd of young people, but we fell very short of reaching 1000 children. There were about 400 children in attendance.","Achieved proposed outcomes",20875,"Other,local or private",24000,,"Jeff Brown, Emily Parr, Kelly Florence, Alison Klawiter, Leah Byrne",0.00,"Wise Fool Shakespeare","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"""Wiley and the Hairy Man"" presented by Wise Fool Shakespeare. This is a children's play that we will perform March 1-10, 2019 at Lincoln Park Middle School.",2018-11-01,2019-05-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Chani,Ninneman,"Wise Fool Shakespeare","1631 4th St E Ste 6",Duluth,MN,55812,"(218) 310-7515 ",wisefoolshakespeare@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-158,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10009127,"Art Project",2019,7000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Goal 1. We seek to instill the arts into the community and public life in our region by honoring how the Chord-Ayres have served the community for 50 years. Change expected: We are seeking to elicit an emotional response to the performance and to the broadcast that will lead to a renewed desire to sustain a male chorus in the community. Goal 2. We seek to stage an event that represents the diverse ethnic and cultural arts traditions represented in this region. Change Expected: As a result of the project we expect there will be a new intent and motivation to participate in groups like this. Goal 3. We want to tell the Chord-Ayres story to a large regional audience and record the history of the group for posterity. Change expected: Our group will learn something new about the effective use of television and a highly produced recording that will increase our capacity to sustain our work through more contributors and members. The Chord-Ayres have a long history or eliciting emotional responses to our performances. On dozens of occasions we have brought audiences of vets to tears, brought them to their feet and received thunderous applause. We will have a audience survey at the September 14, 2019 event to gauge reaction and we will tabulate the response. We will work with Ashley Hanson to develop the survey. Hanson is an Obama Fellow and a Granite Falls Resident Artist who has extensive experience in designing evaluations for Legacy funded performances. We will measure the number of students and Senior Citizens who come to the performance and participate in it in order to evaluate how we do on representing the diverse elements of our community.","Many of the responses indicated that they learned something about the history of the Chord - Ayres. Many of the comments were in regards to the audience learning about our history and them learning how dedicated this group is. The majority of responses indicated they see more of a value to having a men's chorus than before the concert. This will hopefully lead to more participating from younger men in the region to join our group. One of the best parts of the show is when we had the 5th and 6th grade students join us in singing a couple of songs. One of the students stood by his grandpa when they sang with us. More importantly it showed the audience in attendance and the televised audience that we involved a lot of students from the Micronesian community that is very prevalent in Milan.","Achieved proposed outcomes",8445,"Other,local or private",15445,,"Wes Anderson, Dick Jepson, Stanley Knudson, Carmen Fernholz, Dick Hauck",0.00,Chord-Ayres,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"Chord-Ayres 50th Anniversary Concert and Documentary Project.",2019-03-05,2020-06-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Richard,Jepson,Chord-Ayres,"10253 850th Ave","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 981-0363",jeps53@me.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lac qui Parle, Big Stone, Big Stone, Swift, Chippewa, Yellow Medicine, Lyon, Renville, Redwood",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-208,"Anne Dybsetter: visual art, writing; John Ginocchio: music, education; Brett Lehman: musician, social worker, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board; Jane Nygaard: arts advocate; Michele Knife Sterner: theater actor, Southwest Minnesota State University associate director for Access Opportunity Success program, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board; Tom Wirt: visual art.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor, director, teacher; Anna Johanssen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women’s Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Michele Knife Sterner: theater actor, Southwest Minnesota State University Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Emily Petersen: visual artist, art teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Scott Wessels: theater actor, director, writing, media, communications, board member for Green Earth Players; Brett Lehman: musician, social worker, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Director of Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.",,2
10009139,"Art Project Legacy",2019,22850,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","The legacy level goals with this production are to 1) use art to help change the rural narrative that you cannot impact national change from a small town, 2) use art to instill a sense of pride in the rich history and talent that exists in our region, 3) use art to create a sense of place by setting the production in multiple locations in and around Granite Falls, and 4) use art to attract regional and statewide audiences to Granite Falls to celebrate our unique history. We will measure our success in meeting each of these goals through our evaluation tools. This project directly connects to three of the five Main Goals of Minnesota funding in the following ways: 1) Supporting artists and arts organizations in creating, producing and presenting high-quality arts activities - We will achieve this by engaging professional artists working with PlaceBase Productions, and by engaging and paying local artists as performers and musicians. 2) Overcoming barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities - We will achieve this by bringing a high-quality, original musical written and directed by professional artists to our region. And, we will include two free public performances to reduce barriers created by ticket costs. 3) Instilling the arts into the community and public life in our region - We will achieve this by integrating theater into the existing landscape and community events, and by including more partners in this initiative. PlaceBase Productions will engage an evaluator who will conduct qualitative, quantitative and participatory evaluation strategies throughout the project, involving the perspectives of all stakeholders – including the cast, story swap participants, and audience members. The final act of the play will be at Bluenose Gopher Public House and include one free beverage. The survey will act as the beverage coupon and will be required to complete before collecting the free drink. One month following the final performance, PlaceBase will conduct an Evaluation Session. The cast, partners and stakeholders will be invited to evaluate the ripple effects of the project and discuss next steps. All information gathered will be compiled and presented to the stakeholders in an Evaluation Report completed by PlaceBase Productions. PlaceBase Productions will also engage a videographer / photographer who will document elements of the process, prepare a short video documentary, and capture the performance, which will be made available to the cast, partners, and community following the production.","The production attracted a regional and intergenerational audience including many who do not typically attend arts events in our region. Many also expressed being surprised by the level of talent and quality of the production - especially the music and singing; they enjoyed moving from scene to scene and experiencing the different scene locations; they appreciated learning about the history of the area in a new way; and they were impressed by the level of participation from both audiences and cast. Audience members expressed the power of using art to share history and stories, and a desire to bring a show like this to their community. Approximately 60% of our audience left feeling more connected to Granite Falls history and/or Granite Falls as a place to experience the arts.","Achieved proposed outcomes",5754,"Other,local or private",28604,,"Terri Dinesen, Kyle Klausing, Melanie Gatchell, Barb Benson, Doug Bengston, Cathy Anderson, Mary Gillespie, Crystal Johnson, Tamara Isfeld, David Smiglewski",0.00,"Granite Falls Historical Society AKA Andrew Volstead House Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Legacy",,"Big Ideas from a Little Town.",2019-03-01,2020-01-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Gillespie,"Granite Falls Historical Society","163 9th Ave","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 309-0092",gfheritage@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine, Chippewa, Renville, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lyon",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-legacy-20,"Anne Dybsetter: visual art, writing; John Ginocchio: music, education; Brett Lehman: musician, social worker, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board; Jane Nygaard: arts advocate; Michele Knife Sterner: theater actor, Southwest Minnesota State University associate director for Access Opportunity Success program, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board; Tom Wirt: visual art.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor, director, teacher; Anna Johanssen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women’s Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Michele Knife Sterner: theater actor, Southwest Minnesota State University Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Emily Petersen: visual artist, art teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Scott Wessels: theater actor, director, writing, media, communications, board member for Green Earth Players; Brett Lehman: musician, social worker, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Director of Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.",,2
10009148,"Art Project",2019,3920,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Our goal best supports the main goal of instilling the arts into the community and public life in our region. We would expect to attract community members who have limited access to the arts due to their life situation, socio-economic standing, lack of transportation, weekday schedules, etc. We feel that the combination of performance arts, access to healthy and affordable produce, and value-added nutrition education will create a destination that the public will seek out on Saturday mornings. Our evaluation focuses on the collection of information and feedback from attendees and will take a two pronged approach. First, weekly interviews / surveys completed on site during performances by the market manager and our EBT volunteers. This information will be collected weekly which will allow for real time feedback on each artist. Contact information of market consumers is also collected throughout the market season and an online survey will be conducted in October. In addition, attendance estimates will be recorded each week. Use of SNAP benefits will be correlated with attendance to provide knowledge regarding participation by the under-served.","Surveys were conducted each week on the various performers. Cumulatively 89% of survey's indicated the performances as great. 100% of surveys said the performances make the market more fun - adding value to provide a destination for area residents. 68% of those surveyed said they spend more time at the event because of performances.","Achieved proposed outcomes",920,"Other,local or private",4840,,"John Blake, Linda Buller, Connie Muehler, Marsha Herder",0.00,"Marshall Area Farmers Market","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"Performances in the Market.",2019-05-15,2019-09-21,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sunny,Ruthchild,"Marshall Area Farmers Market","200 S A St",Marshall,MN,56258,"(507) 629-8276",sunnyruthchild@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lyon, Yellow Medicine, Lincoln, Murray, Redwood",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-213,"Kathy Fransen: music, arts administration; Jeff Iverson: music, theater, education; Janet Olney: visual art, arts administration, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council board; Teresa Peterson: writing; Don Sherman: visual art; John White: visual art, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council board; Tom Wirt: visual art, arts administration.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor, director, teacher; Anna Johanssen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women’s Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Michele Knife Sterner: theater actor, Southwest Minnesota State University Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; Emily Petersen: visual artist, art teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Scott Wessels: theater actor, director, writing, media, communications, board member for Green Earth Players; Brett Lehman: musician, social worker, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Director of Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.",,2
10009164,"Art Project",2019,7000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1) Give Minnesotans meaningful arts experiences through our festival and grow our attendance to 2,500 in 2019 and 3,000 in 2020 to provide increased financial security. 2) Develop stronger fundraising skills, both in the ask and broadening our reach to fans/volunteers as well as a wider reach into our community. 3) Develop a clear, consistent marketing message to apply to all levels of our organization. 1) We are developing plans on how to more accurately document our attendance. Our ticketing process will go to only online to capture better numbers and avoid fraud with scanners. Our marketing plans will address how to reach new audiences. We can evaluate financial success through our 2019 P and L. 2) Following a successful effort with Vela Strategy on how to write a better appeal, we will use that for our two-prong approach of our fan base plus our community partners and businesses. We have added more members to the finance team to help with face-to-face contact, email, and letters. We are establishing a plan to go after larger sponsors for the festival, stages, and beer tent. 3) We are excited to build on the new knowledge and plans that we have received from Hunter-Sage. The increased spending in marketing will translate into increased attendance.","While we did not meet our goal of raising attendance to 3000, we found that our past calculations were not as accurate as we thought, but our new abilities to track through Square will give us better measurable results going forward. We developed stronger fundraising skills, both in the ask and broadening our reach to fans/volunteers as well as a wider reach into our community. Our total donations this year increased by 19% over 2018 and our In-Kind Donations increased by 27% over 2018. We developed a clear, consistent marketing message. We had an excellent experience working with a consultant. She went back through our history and developed a plan to give us a consistent message that was unique to RiverSong. She was able to identify areas that needed to be built up, inconsistencies in our message, graphics feedback, and marketing plans.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",112890,"Other,local or private",119890,,"Richie Kuttner, Carol Stark, Katy Hiltner, Betsy Price, Amber Erickson, Josh Campbell, Ronny Wilson, Angie Kuttner, Sue Ann Gabrelchik, Valerie Mackenthun, Pat May",0.00,"RiverSong Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"RiverSong Music Festival 2019.",2019-02-15,2019-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Betsy,Price,"RiverSong Music Festival","PO Box 667",Hutchinson,MN,55350,"(320) 587-7278",betsyprice446@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"McLeod, Meeker, Sibley, Wright, Nicollet, Kandiyohi, Redwood, Stearns, Anoka, Ramsey, Hennepin, Washington, Scott, Dakota, Le Sueur, Renville, Cass, Cass, Todd, Douglas, Pope, Swift, Chippewa, Carver, Scott, Dakota, St. Louis, Wadena, Pine, Chisago",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-219,"Anne Dybsetter: visual art, writing; John Ginocchio: music, education; Brett Lehman: musician, social worker, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board; Jane Nygaard: arts advocate; Michele Knife Sterner: theater actor, Southwest Minnesota State University associate director for Access Opportunity Success program, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board; Tom Wirt: visual art.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor, director, teacher; Anna Johanssen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women’s Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Michele Knife Sterner: theater actor, Southwest Minnesota State University Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Emily Petersen: visual artist, art teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Scott Wessels: theater actor, director, writing, media, communications, board member for Green Earth Players; Brett Lehman: musician, social worker, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Director of Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.",,2
10008803,"Art Project Grant",2019,2644,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","This project has three goals: 1. Produce a high-quality theater arts event using all local talent for our community’s enjoyment 2. Provide opportunity for individuals to creatively express themselves through challenging acting assignments, by constructing artistic stage sets, or designing costumes 3. Contribute a homegrown theatrical performance of a literary classic to the Backus Community Center’s annual Performing Arts Series. Outcomes will be measured through responses provided in audience and participant surveys, social media postings, and informal post-production interviews. Questions will gauge audience perception of production quality and artists’ opinion on level of opportunity to practice creative expression. Box office sales will record the numbers of community attendance.","The first measurable outcome was to produce a high quality theater arts event using all local talent for our community's enjoyment. The cast, crew, and production team consisted of all local residents. Feedback from social media posts and post-production audience surveys provided very positive feedback of the production's quality. The second measurable outcome was to provide opportunity for individuals to creatively express themselves through challenging acting assignments, by constructing artistic stage sets, or designing costumes. A total of twenty-seven individuals participated in this production: two directors, seventeen cast members, and ten crew members. This was the first production for the primary costumer and the lead actor. The third measurable outcome was to contribute a homegrown theatrical performance of a literary classic to the Backus Community Center's annual Performing Arts Series. Our community theatre troupe successfully performed three productions to full audiences.","achieved proposed outcomes",4627,"Other,local or private",7271,,"Gail Rognerud, Tim Fairchild, Kay Arnold, Patti Ballan, Julie Bartkowski, Harry Batdorf, John Faith, Derek Foss, Sherrie Lessard, Tracy Lunser, Diane Maxey, David Griffith",0.00,"Citizens for Backus/Alexander Baker, Inc. AKA Backus Community Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"""The Little Prince"" is the 2019 fall production of Borealis Bards, the community theatre troupe of Backus Community Center located in International Falls, Minnesota.",2019-04-15,2019-12-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ward,Merrill,"Citizens for Backus/AB","Backus Community Center 900 5th St","International Falls",MN,56649,"(218) 285-7225",wardmerrill@backusab.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Koochiching, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-162,"Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008809,"Art Project Grant",2019,2187,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Creative community building: To provide a safe container in which to sublimate a gamut of emotion into meaning-rich art, action and joy. To process artistically deep grief for those who have gone before and our present shared dilemmas. To model holistic, active imagination for the present/future beings of our planet. To showcase multicultural diversity of art expression, honoring changing demographics. To highlight/reward Minnesota artists who spark year-round hope of cosmic change in fun, original, profound ways. To share and inspire affordable handmade and live spectacle traditions in the West Duluth neighborhood, mirroring contrasting seasons of life and encouraging soulful creativity from all. Physically counting increasing number/diversity in participants and attendees. Adding this 12th event to our collection of amazing photos. Online and face-to-face recounting of spontaneous comments. We will try Survey Monkey evaluations in 2019. follow-up with participants/observers to discuss event highs/lows, and ideas for possible improvements in following years. Active Facebook/website pages where engaged public can easy contact us with photos, stories, and offerings of their talents/suggestions. Capturing stories of travelers from distant parts of Minnesota, the upper Midwest and beyond. Tracking related Twin Ports events that we inspire and noting respect for cultural references/accuracy.","We successfully completed our twelfth Duluth All Souls Night on Saturday, Nov. 9th, 2019! Friday night, Nov. 8th, we expanded our poetry reading to its own event in the Underground Theatre. Photos show that 2019 attendance maintained but did not increase at this eleventh event - mostly due again to coldsnow. However, our seasoned audience was very engaged and demonstratively appreciative of our efforts to artistically and publicly recognize personal and political grief. We offered a unique artistic and safe space for anyone to express and appreciate loss in supportive community. The quality and scope of the event has increased with annual arts funding towards stipends to our professional presenting artists. We also had an excellent volunteer coordinator and stage manager who ran the evening flawlessly. We brought back face painting using students from the colleges diversity groups to sensitively moderate the question of cultural appropriation. We increased awareness and activism in the Twin Ports around many tough topics including climate change (the world is literally on fire), and violence (namely towards our environment, immigrants, and GLBTQIA persons). These were explored with displays and the Funeral March for Rotten Ideas. There was increased variety of global celebratory observances of the fall time of year including reclamation of forgotten European practices. Lincoln Park elementary displayed Day of the Dead arts learning activities. Death Cafe joined us with a display about open discussion of death and dying issues. We also featured a wind phone booth for folks to have private calls with their departed loved ones. Spectacles included a new female aerialist, the return of 17' tall marionette, Max Skeleton, and fire spinning cadavers. Two brand new bands performed, Bella Yaga from the Twin Cities, and the local marching brass band, Thomas Boys Back Home.","achieved proposed outcomes",3313,"Other,local or private",5500,,"Chris Davila, Susan Pelayo-Woodward, Jillian Forte, Julie Ahasay, Kathy Hermes, John F. Schmidt, Lyz Jaakola, Mary Plaster",0.00,"Duluth All Souls Night","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"2019 Duluth All Souls Night (DASN), the annual, intergenerational, multicultural, fall arts festival at the Historic Depot: lamenting death, celebrating life, and nurturing creativity from all.",2019-10-01,2020-02-14,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Plaster,"Duluth All Souls Night","2737 Russell Rd",Duluth,MN,55810,"(218) 310-6289",dasn@maryplaster.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-163,"Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008812,"Art Project Grant",2019,3125,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The Duluth Superior Film Festival’s (DSFF) short range outcomes are to raise awareness of these types of cinema events through press and promotion, remain financially sound, stabilize our organization's ability to continue to produce events, and to energize arts in the region by presenting unique cinema experiences. The long-range outcome is to expand the regional artistic community by producing a quality, entertaining, and thought provoking film festival, provide organizational growth and raise the profile of films produced regionally. The Duluth Superior Film Festival will continue to use the measurement outcome tools of: • audience surveys • attendance tracking at festival screenings • press and promotional coverage logging • new audience cultivation through cross collaborations with other arts organizations • profile raising of films produced regionally • fundraising increases through grant and sponsorship opportunities Duluth Superior Film Festival culls incredibly valuable information from use of these tools. Surveys give us feedback regarding audience enjoyment levels which gives insight to whether we are attaining our goal of providing quality, entertaining and thought-provoking cinema events.","""The Duluth Superior Film Festival?s short range outcomes are to raise awareness of these types of cinema events through press and promotion, remain financially sound, stabilize our organization's ability to continue to produce events, and to energize arts in the region by presenting unique cinema experiences. The long range outcome is to expand the regional artistic community by producing a quality, entertaining, and thought provoking film festival, provide organizational growth and raise the profile of films produced regionally.""","Achieved proposed outcomes",22375,"Other,local or private",25500,,"Riki McManus, Richard Hansen, Jordan Brown, George Reese, Chris Alexander, Dan Murphy, James Pikala, Dan Schneidkraut, Trey Wodele",,"The Duluth Superior Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"10th Annual Duluth Superior Film Festival.",2019-04-24,2019-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Richard,Hansen,"The Duluth Superior Film Festival","1734 Columbus Ave",Duluth,MN,55803,"(612) 227-8015",richard@ds-ff.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-164,"Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952",1
10008826,"Art Project Grant",2019,3125,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Our goal is to instill knowledge, skills, and love of theatre using games, activities, and scenarios highlighting as many pieces of the world of theatre as three weeks will allow. Everyone will have a role to play on stage. Many will participate behind-the-scenes with makeup, costuming, working sounds/lights in the tech booth, pulling curtain ropes, working the fly system and set-changing. Some will assistant directing and choreograph, too. Measurable outcomes will be two successful (quality and financial) public performances, 80-plus registrants, positive survey feedback, and repeat/continued participation in our many programs. Our goal of instilling 'knowledge, skills, and love of theatre' is something that we can't physically measure but these goals will present themselves in the two public performances, and beyond. Measuring our outcomes will include our financial report at the conclusion of the show, data gathered from the parent survey form and the participants survey form, the number of registrations forms we receive, and witnessing their return when they join upcoming projects and programs, sometimes Grand Rapids Players, and sometimes outside of us i.e.. high school, church, youth group productions.","We set a cap of 80 participants in this year's camp. We had 73. Due to some scheduling, as well as calendar, conflicts pushing our camp from three weeks to 4, there were a number of kids who had intended to come but could not. One exciting and glorious piece of data was the increase in the number of campers in grades 6-9! All 73 artists DID have at least one role to play on stage. Most had four costume changes! Many DID participate behind-the-scenes with makeup, costuming, pulling curtain ropes, working the fly system and set-changing. Five participants contributed to the choreography, as well. We hosted two successful public performances, totaling 750 audience-members. We directors received many many accolades from family members, expressing their gratitude and inquiries about next year's camp. Comments regarding the performance quality lead us to conclude that it was an artistic success. Based on the financial report, the program was a financial success. Many parents have reached out inquiring about next year's dates so they can plan their summer vacations AROUND next year's camp! Last year's intern-director returned to take on one of the three lead director roles and was highly successful. Focused on quality and realizing the complexity of the music in Mary Poppins, Jr. we brought in a vocal director for Mary Poppins. This was a wise investment as well as a valuable learning experience for the Mary Poppins cast and we 3, directors. Overall, we lead directors, are pleased with the quality of our program and look forward to continued success in 2020!","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",14075,"Other,local or private",17200,,"Josh Cagle, John Schroeder, Kathy Lepak, Sharon Marty, Susie Mogan, Roy Peterson III, Danielle Witherill, Katie Smith",0.00,"Grand Rapids Players, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Grand Rapids Players 13th Annual Summer Theatre Kids Camp Presents Mary Poppins, Jr. and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow!",2019-06-17,2019-07-13,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sharon,Marty-Rasmussen,"Grand Rapids Players, Inc.","PO Box 26 720 Conifer Dr","Grand Rapids",MN,55744,"(218) 327-5755",srasmussen@isd318.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Itasca, Beltrami, Koochiching, Cass, St. Louis, Aitkin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-166,"Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008851,"Art Project Grant",2019,3125,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Our goal with L'elisir d'amore is to create an exciting, engaging, beautiful production. Our work - our goal, always, is to collaboratively create a beautiful experience that is accessible to all. We aim to exceed our patrons' expectations, to challenge and support our artists, to welcome and excite new audience members, and to provide increased access to this unique shared experience for our greater community. We strive to produce the highest possible quality art while building a healthy, sustainable organization. We evaluate our work after each production based on the following criteria: 1. Artistic Quality. 2. Ticket sales, sponsorships, and individual support. 3. Participant (audience, artist, volunteer) satisfaction. 1. Artistic Quality is evaluated by General Directors (S. Lawrence and C. Metts) and Music Director, Dirk Meyer. 2. We use Arts People CRM to manage Box Office Data - tracking patron trends, marketing response, sales, etc. 3. Artists are very candid about their experiences with us, and their input is an important part of our process to ensure safe, healthy, artistically challenging and rewarding work. Patrons respond via email and in person, and we seek out their opinions.","Ticket sales: sold out first night, sold fewer than anticipated for second performance. More than 150 first-time ticket buyers. More unsolicited responses than for any previous production - all enthusiastic (summary attached).","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",79325,"Other,local or private",82450,3125,"Sue Henke, Andrea Kuzel, Charlotte Taylor, Emily Vikre, Thomas Bakken, Tom Wiig, Christine Aas-Larson, Paula Meyer.",0.00,"Lyric Opera of the North","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"The Elixir of Love, June 14 and 16. Lyric Opera of the North presents Donizetti's comic opera, L'elisir d'amore, at MPAC. Sung in Italian with English supertitles. Full chorus and orchestra conducted by Dirk Meyer.",2019-04-10,2019-08-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Lawrence,"Lyric Opera of the North","PO Box 462",Duluth,MN,55801,"(218) 464-0922",sarah@loonopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-167,"Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008853,"Art Project Grant",2019,3125,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Increase access for all audiences in the Duluth-Superior region to the highest quality classical music performance. Offer an exceptional learning opportunity to music performance students from University of Wisconsin, Superior, University Minnesota, Duluth and College of Saint Scholastica. Express the value and impact of music practice and appreciation across various genres Attendance of at least 300 people at the Harrell / Chochieva concert. Master class attendance of ten students/2 instructors and fifteen - twenty other observers for each of Mr. Harrell's cello masterclass at University of Wisconsin, Superior and Ms. Chochieva's piano masterclass at University Minnesota, Duluth Successful presentation of a free public screening of the film ""Cello"" with a Q and A session to follow. Outcomes will be measured through overall ticket sales, attendance at outreach events and levels of social media traffic. Additional qualitative evaluation will be conducted through analysis of audience feedback collected through surveys and direct observation at the events, participation levels at the masterclasses and engagement at the film screening, positive word of mouth from the public and publicity arising from the events. These results will be incorporated into historical data and records used by the Matinee Musicale Board of Directors to assess the impact and appropriateness of programming and effectiveness of marketing and audience development efforts.","222 tickets were sold to the Lynn Harrell Victor Asuncion performance at Mitchell Auditorium on the campus of the College of Saint Scholastica, Duluth. The audience provided both written and in person feedback and expressed appreciation at being able to hear this renowned cellist along with a dynamic young pianist in an intimate chamber music setting. 56 people attended Conversation with Lynn Harrell following the screening of his film ?Cello"". There was very strong positive feedback from those in attendance commenting on the film's theme and Mr. Harrell's role as well as his warmth and generosity as an artist and also expressing that this outreach played a positive role in encouraging attendance at future Matinee Musicale concerts. twenty people attended in the Master class at Weber Music Hall, UMD during which Mr. Harrell coached aspiring cellists currently studying at UMD. In addition to the cello students, additional students and adults were in the audience as observers. All those attending who took the survey rated this event ?great"" and comments included wanting to see more.","achieved proposed outcomes",12275,"Other,local or private",15400,,"Tim Churchill, Tiss Underdahl, Dennis Dunham, Kim Squillace, Kirsten Ryden, Terry Dunham,Teresa Vaughan, Linda Wiig, Edward Martin, MaryBeth Nevers, Kathleen Thibault, Dr. Robert Kase",0.00,"Matinee Musicale, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Cello - Lynn Harrell with Zlata Chochieva.",2019-09-02,2019-11-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tim,Churchill,"Matinee Musicale, Inc.","1346 Arrowhead Rd W Ste 305",Duluth,MN,55811,"(218) 393-3869",matmusicale@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-168,"Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008881,"Art Project Grant",2019,2806,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","X Factors is an exhibition that will focus on the visual, linguistic, and cultural currency of the “X” as a potent symbol of intersectionality and social change. This exhibition and complementary programming seek to create a visual and textual dialogue about the many ways that artists explore and employ the “X” in their creative expressions and as a part of their individual identities. This project addresses an ongoing need to increase the presence of traditionally marginalized groups, such as womxn, Latinx individuals, African American artists, trans and genderqueer artists, etc. In order to measure success, we monitor attendance at all events, receptions, and daily visitors to the gallery. Through exhibition, reception, and programming attendance, we aim to bring in 500 visitors. We aim to include at least 50% new artists. Since we are engaging local community members and leaders in our programming, we will be consulting with them during and after the exhibition to discuss the outcome and results of the project and impact on the community. Our panel discussion will include the topic of art's ability to affect social change.","Our goal was to hold an an exhibition that would focus on the visual, linguistic, and cultural currency of the ?X"" as a potent symbol of intersectionality and social change. This exhibition and complementary programming seeks to create a visual and textual dialogue about the many ways that artists explore and employ the ?X"" in their creative expressions and as a part of their individual identities. This project addresses an ongoing need to increase the presence of traditionally marginalized groups, such as womxn, Latinx individuals, African American artists, trans & genderqueer artists, etc.","Achieved proposed outcomes",1884,"Other,local or private",4690,,"Taylor Kline, Flo Matamoros, Jamie Ratliff, Emma Spooner",,"Prove Collective AKA Prove Gallery","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"X Factors: Exhibition and Programming.",2019-10-04,2019-11-08,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jamie,Ratliff,"Prøve Collective","21 N Lake Ave",Duluth,MN,55802,"(401) 474-8627",jamie@provegallery.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-170,"Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008909,"Art Project Grant",2019,3125,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Our goal for ""Hamlet"" is to produce a Shakespearean play that is accessible and relatable to a diverse audience. We seek to dispel misconceptions of Shakespeare as archaic, incomprehensible, and elitist. We intend to conduct both formal and informal evaluations during and after our performances. Formal evaluation will include post-show online audience surveys conducted via SurveyMonkey. These surveys will include a mix of demographic questions as well as open-ended feedback and Likert-type scales to gauge audience engagement, attitudes, theater-going habits, and previous exposure to Shakespeare.","Our goal for ""Hamlet"" was to produce a Shakespearean play that is accessible and relatable to a diverse audience. We wanted to dispel misconceptions of Shakespeare as archaic, incomprehensible, and elitist. These qualitative goals are difficult to gauge, but we do feel we achieved them - most of them. Through direct conversations with our guests and post show surveys, we were able to ask about the accessibility of this production. 81% of respondents found ""Hamlet"" to be Extremely Accessible and 19% said it was Mostly Accessible. In dealing with one of Shakespeare's densest works, we were very pleased with this result. Where we think we fell short of our goal is in the diversity of our audience. We didn't do formal polling on this, but box office staff observed that the overwhelming majority of our guests appeared to be white. We did reach a wide range of ages and socio-economic backgrounds, but we were not successful in our hopes to achieve cultural diversity, as well.","Achieved proposed outcomes",24175,"Other,local or private",27300,,"Jeff Brown, Alison Moffat, Emily Parr, Kelly Florence",,"Wise Fool Shakespeare","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Wise Fool Shakespeare (dba Wise Fool Theater) presents Hamlet at Lincoln Park Middle School, October 2019.",2019-08-05,2019-11-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Chani,Ninneman,"Wise Fool Shakespeare","1631 4th St E Ste 6",Duluth,MN,55812,"(218) 310-7515",wisefoolshakespeare@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-171,"Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10005934,"Art Project",2018,1770,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Since its inception, the main goal of Central Park Market is to host an event in which area residents can come to experience local offerings ranging from homemade food, crafts, art and musical talent. In regards to the musical talent aspect of the Market, the Market Committee works to ensure that residents not only become aware of the local talent that exists in Southwest Minnesota, but that they also grow in their appreciation of our local talent. The Committee would also like to work with musicians of different musical styles and backgrounds to generate interest in these different musical genres to attendees of Central Park Market. The Committee also wants to be able to support our local musical talent by showcasing them at the Market and reimbursing them for their participation. A measurable goal for the Market Committee this year will be to bring different musicians into the mix and promote their talent to area residents. We expect that this season, Market attendees will learn about musical talent that they were not aware existed in our area and grow to appreciate the different types of musical talent performed at the Market. The Central Park Market Committee will distribute a survey to participants towards the end of the Market season. The Committee will also post-a link on the survey and on the Central Park Market Facebook page that will allow participants to complete the survey and provide additional feedback on the musical talent at this seasons Market. The Market Committee will work to document if the Market attendees were familiar with the type of music that they experienced during the market season via the completion of an online or paper survey. In the survey, the participant will be asked if they are familiar with the musical talent that performed, what were their impressions of this talent, and if they would like this talent to perform again next year. After the Market season comes to a close, the Committee will evaluate the survey results and work to incorporate suggestions that fit with Central Park Market's mission.","From the survey responses that were revived, it was determined that most Market patrons are repeat attendees and come from less than 5 miles away. Musical performance is either very important or somewhat important to patrons Market experience, most were aware of the local musicians that performed, but 20% were not aware of the artist until their performance, a large majority of attendees said that the musical performances either greatly increased, or somewhat increased their knowledge of musical talent in the area.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",1497,"Other,local or private",3267,,"Denise Thomas, Craig Aamodt, Charles Seipel",,"City of Cottonwood","Local/Regional Government","Art Project",,"Musical Talent at Central Park Market.",2018-05-15,2018-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Denise,Thomas,"City of Cottonwood","PO Box 106",Cottonwood,MN,56229,"(507) 423-6488 ",centralparkmarket@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lyon, Lincoln, Yellow Medicine, Redwood, Lac qui Parle",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-69,"Cheri Buzzeo: theatre, arts admin; Mary Gillespie: visual art, chamber; Dusan Milanovic, theatre; Kaia Nowatzki: visual art; Tom Wirt: visual art, arts/community boards; Brett Lehman: music, SMAC Board; Janet Olney: visual art, arts admin, SMAC Board.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor, director, teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art educator, visual artist, Tyler Arts Council, Lincoln County Art Fair, Southwest Minnesota Weaver's Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Emily Petersen: visual artist, art teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Director of Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee. ","Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Nicole DeBoer (507) 537-1471 ",1
10005950,"Art Project",2018,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Through participation in this project, participants will spend one week exploring and expanding both their music and theater skills. This will be done through improvisation, team-building activities, and performing a musical. Through teamwork, they will produce ""Disney's High School Musical"" within one week's time. 2. Throughout the one-week process of participants experiencing the ""High School Musical"" theater camp, they will produce a musical that anyone in our community will be able to attend. We will have an audience of at least 50 per night. These audience members will be exposed to high-quality musical theater through this process. 3. Through the one-week theater camp, we will inspire younger performers to be involved in the high school theater program and increase the number of students involved. We will create this lifelong learning opportunity for them and continue to maintain, support, and build our own organization while promoting and inspiring our local school's theater program. 4. ""High School Musical"" features enjoyable music for everyone. It is a show that is age-appropriate. We will know we achieved our goals if the participants feel the camp was worthwhile and they feel a sense of accomplishment. We will survey the participants when the camp has concluded.","The students liked the shortness of the rehearsal process and the food. Most of them had a great experience and expressed interest in doing another theater camp. Due to the basketball aspect of the show, we appealed to new participants that might not have otherwise participated in the show.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",4204,"Other,local or private",9204,,"Carrie Speh, Heidi Bakkelund, Kathy Anderson, Kelly Nokleby, Emilee Speh",,"Granite Falls Area Community Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"Disney's High School Musical Jr.",2018-03-01,2018-06-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeffrey,Iverson,"Granite Falls Area Community Theater","PO Box 130","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 226-0388 ",gfcommunitytheater@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine, Chippewa, Renville, Lyon",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-78,"Joyce Aakre: visual art, writing; Mark Brodin: music, theatre, film; Maureen Keimig: theatre; Kristine Leuze: visual art; Joyce Meyer: visual art, education; Kathy Schaefer: music, visual art; John Voit: music, theatre.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor, director, teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art educator, visual artist, Tyler Arts Council, Lincoln County Art Fair, Southwest Minnesota Weaver's Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Emily Petersen: visual artist, art teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Director of Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.",,2
10005951,"Art Project",2018,3545,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The main goal is #3. Instilling the arts into the community and public life: Having a visible event downtown and at such a scenic location by the footbridge along the Minnesota River creates a different atmosphere in town, people stop and listen to the music and participate in workshops because it's outside. I will count the number of attendees at the market, workshops and have the surveys available at all the events.","The June songwriting workshop had 5 attendees, the July harmonica for kids had 25 people with 10 children getting free harmonicas. The August photography workshop had 4 attendees, the September photography workshop had 2. The June 15 event had 75 -150 attendees between the concert by the Echos and the community karoke afterwards. The market vendors had various numbers according to the weather. Live music and art activities in downtown adds a vibrancy and culture to our town, our plaza space along the river is a perfect spot for markets , music and theater The Riverside Voices mural project along the floor wall is in the same vicinity and the two activities pair nicely.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",773,"Other,local or private",4318,,"Steve Virnig, Avis Freitag, Nancy Beasley, Mary Kelly",,"Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"Riverside Market and Muse.",2018-05-15,2018-09-08,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Gillespie,"Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization","PO Box 13","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 564-4039 ",gfchamber@mvtvwireless.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine, Chippewa, Renville",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-79,"Cheri Buzzeo: theatre, arts admin; Mary Gillespie: visual art, chamber; Dusan Milanovic, theatre; Kaia Nowatzki: visual art; Tom Wirt: visual art, arts/community boards; Brett Lehman: music, SMAC Board; Janet Olney: visual art, arts admin, SMAC Board.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor, director, teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art educator, visual artist, Tyler Arts Council, Lincoln County Art Fair, Southwest Minnesota Weaver's Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Emily Petersen: visual artist, art teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Director of Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee. ","Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Nicole DeBoer (507) 537-1471 ",1
10006647,"Art Project",2019,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1) Support Artists by providing professional and paid opportunities and creating access to a high quality exhibition venue to facilitate creative growth. Goal: Further develop our reputation among Minnesota artists as a venue offering professional an exhibition venue to facilitate growth for artists - from emerging to established artists - locally and throughout Minnesota. 2) Instilling the arts into our community by presenting unique and dynamic exhibitions and related programming Goal - Attract local and regional audiences to Hutchinson Center for the Arts and Hutchinson. Further develop our reputation as a regional hub for the arts. 3) Provide Educational Arts Experiences for our community by creating opportunities to meet and work with visiting artists through exhibits, public art openings and gallery talks. Goal - Create and inspire art patron. Cultivate stakeholder for the arts and Hutchinson Center for the Arts. Play a significant role in making Hutchinson a great place to work, live and visit. 1) Supporting Artists- we invite all exhibition artists to complete an anonymous survey about their experience to assess how we can continue to improve the gallery experience from the artists' point of view. 2) Instilling the arts into the community - Increased attendance at events and increased support for the Hutchinson Center for the Arts through donations and memberships. We will monitor attendance at exhibits and receptions. We will monitor free will donations at events, membership sign ups/renewals. Anecdotal feedback will be assessed through the centers guest/sign-in book which will also prompt visitors to list the community they reside in. 3) In 2018 we began tracking quantitative data on visitors with an interactive bead in the jar activity. In 2019 we will activate ""How did the art make you feel"" activity allow visitors to place stickers near artworks with pre-selected ""moods"" such as Happy, Curious, Relaxed, Uplifted. This will give visitors another opportunity to slow down and consider their experience a bit longer.","100% of the artist participants had a favorable experience and would exhibit with us again. Artist surveys indicated 40% of artists exhibiting with us heard about the call via word of mouth. As we look to increase the diversity of our exhibition series staff is crafting new ways to reach out to more diverse artists. The Youth Art Exhibit and Community Showcase provide unique opportunities for individuals to experience sharing the work with others in a professional venue. Made Me Feel surveys (audience): 90% had a favorable experience, meaning that they marked positive words such as happy, curious, inspired to learn/make, and calm to describe their experience. 10% marked negative words such as: confused, anxious, frustrated. There was attendance of 600.","Achieved proposed outcomes",500,"Other,local or private",2500,,"Alan Stage, Greg Jodzio, Jerry Lindberg, Julie Lohfdahl, Karlene Ulrich, Jon Otteson, Corey Stearns, Lisa Hill, Jody Runke",0.00,"Hutchinson Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"2019 Visual Arts Exhibition Season.",2019-01-01,2020-01-20,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lisa,Bergh,"Hutchinson Center for the Arts","PO Box 667",Hutchinson,MN,55350,"(320) 587-7278 ",director@hutchinsonarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Hennepin, St. Louis, Ramsey, Carver, Meeker, McLeod",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-192,"Mark Bosveld: theater, dance; Cheri Buzzeo: theater; Mary Gillespie: art administration; Maureen Keimig: theater; Kaia Nowatzki: visual art, theater, music; Eric Parrish: music, theater; Lisa Hill: music; Erica Volkir: performing arts.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor, theater director, theater teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art educator, visual artist, Tyler Arts Council, Lincoln County Art Fair, Southwest Minnesota Weaver’s Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, Southwest Minnesota State University Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Emily Petersen: visual artist, art teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Director of Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.","Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Nicole DeBoer (507) 537-1471 ",1
10006653,"Art Project",2019,7000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Supporting artists and arts organizations in creating, producing and presenting high-quality arts activities: We believe this project will increase the quality of this arts activity and support the artists. A passport survey is filled out by participants to gather information about the quality and experience of the event. An artist survey is filled out after the event by the artists reporting on economic benefits and number or participants. We will also keep track of the number of participants in this year's Meander. From all of these measurements, we can determine if the Meander was received as a high-quality arts activity.","Customers visited an average of eight studios. The public feedback is overwhelmingly positive, with 75% of attendees saying the quality of the art was excellent, and 81% of attendees said their overall experience was excellent. Additionally, the surveys reported that 81% plan to attend next year and 18% maybe plan to attend next year. The advertising and brochure are items that help the event and, because of the collaborative nature of the event, we are able to reach audiences that one artist could not reach alone. Artists sold an average of $3,000.","Achieved proposed outcomes",32696,"Other,local or private",39696,,"Jo Pederson, Gene Stukel, Claire Swanson, Andy Kahmann, Deb Connolly, Kathi Marihart, Jean Menden, Claire Swanson, Brad Hall",0.00,"Meander Art Crawl","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"Meander 2019.",2018-12-01,2020-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristi,Fernholz,"Meander Art Crawl","323 W Schlieman Ave",Appleton,MN,56208,"(320) 564-3799 ",kristifernholz@umvrdc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Chippewa, Big Stone, Swift, Yellow Medicine, Lac qui Parle",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-195,"Mark Bosveld: theater, dance; Cheri Buzzeo: theater; Mary Gillespie: art administration; Maureen Keimig: theater; Kaia Nowatzki: visual art, theater, music; Eric Parrish: music, theater; Lisa Hill: music; Erica Volkir: performing arts.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor, theater director, theater teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art educator, visual artist, Tyler Arts Council, Lincoln County Art Fair, Southwest Minnesota Weaver’s Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, Southwest Minnesota State University Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Emily Petersen: visual artist, art teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Director of Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.","Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Nicole DeBoer (507) 537-1471 ",1
10006654,"Art Project",2019,4525,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","We will overcome barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities by bringing the master class into the school. We estimate that about 80 students in middle and high school will have this free opportunity to learn from these high-quality artists. We anticipate that the class will spur increased interest in the performing arts and bring more young people to the Pipestone Performing Arts Center to perform and appreciate the arts, therefore instilling the arts into the community in a lasting and sustainable way. We will know we succeeded based on the overall number of people who attend this show at the Pipestone Performing Arts Center a specifically how many students attend who also attended the master class. Bringing young community members to the Pipestone Performing Arts Center will show that we have achieved this goal. We will document this by counting attendance as we always do and specifically tracking the number of students and using a survey the night of the show to find out how many students who attended the master class attend the show and asking them how likely they are to attend future performances at the Pipestone Performing Arts Center, either as a performer or an audience member.","We sold 177 adult tickets and eighteen student tickets for a total of 195 tickets sold. That is higher than our average attendance for a program, which is around 85 people total and eight students. I spoke to some of the students after the program and based on the students I observed and what they told me, several had also participated in the master class at the school earlier in the day. Those I spoke to said they enjoyed the show and the master class. There were some students in the audience who I had not seen at the Center before or who have only been there on rare occasions.","Achieved some of the proposed outcomes",1471,"Other,local or private",5996,,"Kyle Kuphal, Paul Johnson, Bronwyn Jones, Dennis Hansen, Randy Hartquist, Mick Myers, MaryAnn Yseth, Deanna Mcqueen, Erica Volkir, Tammy Grubbs, Doug Fortune",0.00,"Pipestone Performing Arts Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"Tonic Sol Fa program.",2018-09-15,2019-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kyle,Kuphal,"Pipestone Performing Arts Center, Inc. AKA Pipestone Performing Arts Center","104 Main St E",Pipestone,MN,56164-0100,"(507) 825-5537 ",krkuphal@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Pipestone, Lyon, Lincoln, Rock, Murray, Douglas, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-196,"Mark Bosveld: theater, dance; Cheri Buzzeo: theater; Mary Gillespie: art administration; Maureen Keimig: theater; Kaia Nowatzki: visual art, theater, music; Eric Parrish: music, theater; Lisa Hill: music; Erica Volkir: performing arts.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor, theater director, theater teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art educator, visual artist, Tyler Arts Council, Lincoln County Art Fair, Southwest Minnesota Weaver’s Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, Southwest Minnesota State University Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Emily Petersen: visual artist, art teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Director of Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.","Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Nicole DeBoer (507) 537-1471 ",1
10006836,"Art Project Grant",2019,3125,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of this project is to maximize audience reach and potential participation by the local community. Mesabi Symphony Orchestra will present a themed concert, Fables and Folklore, featuring a selection of music from various composers who have used traditional folk stories to inform their music. Specifically, Mesabi Symphony Orchestra will play Suite No. one from Grieg's ""Peer Gynt', and following that actors from the Minneapolis storytelling troupe Impossible Salt will act out an original tale based loosely on Ibsen's story of Peer Gynt. The concert will take place on April 27, 2019 in Goodman Auditorium in Virginia, Minnesota. There will be a single performance. The measure of success in this project will be a visible increase in ticket sales and audience size. In addition Mesabi Community Orchestra will administer a large audience survey at the end of the performance in order to track interest and desire to return for more Mesabi Community Orchestra entertainment. Special attention will be paid to demographics so as to better gauge how to serve our potential audience members in future. Finally, Mesabi Community Orchestra will conduct a full survey of the orchestra members and participating actors to assess whether the performance was engaging, challenging, and fun for them. This will allow us to program more suitable material in future, and will ensure that our players are dedicated to continuing to perform with us.","The goal of this project was to maximize audience reach and potential participation by the local community. Evaluation was to include comparison of audience size to past performances, and surveys of audience members, musicians, and actors. Actual audience size for the performance was 157, including 55 students. This is up slightly from the prior year average attendance in Virginia of 152. However, the audience was younger than the prior year average. Thirty-five percent of audience members for this performance were students, compared to an average of 21% over the prior year. The surveys were not conducted.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",9733,"Other,local or private",12858,360,"Lynn Evenson, Janeen Carey, Hannah Sipola, Emily Ekstrand-Brummer, Benjamin Nilles, Sheila Wilcox, Jim Wachter, Angela Byram",0.00,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Fables and Folklore featuring Impossible Salt! A performance of Suite No. One from Grieg's ""Peer Gynt"", and original story played by actors from Impossible Salt.",2019-02-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rena,Hartman,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","PO Box 600",Virginia,MN,55792,"(646) 267-6934 ",karjack@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-161,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10010042,"Art Legacy Project Planning",2020,2500,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","“The capacity of those providing arts experiences is increased or strengthened by changing, expanding, or enriching the ways in which they connect to their communities through the arts.” Our WE CAN! Advisory Council will strengthen our ability to plan meaningful, high-quality arts events for our region that promote mentorship, networking, and artistic skill development. This will also affect our WE CAN! Artists and the Women-Artists in our region that attend the Public Kick-Off Event and become a more involved member of the WE CAN network following the event. We will conduct pre and post surveys with our WE CAN! Artists and participants at the Public Kick-Off Event. We will also have conversations with our WE CAN! Artists and event participants and annual performance reports of our Director conducted by our Board. The results will be compiled and reported in our grant report and shared with our Board of Directors. And, finally, it will be measured through the successful completion of planning and implementation of a high-quality Event Series.","The Women's Empowerment Creative Action Network (WE CAN!) engaged 5 artists in the planning of a kick-off event to launch a year-long arts event series featuring women, people of color, LGBTQIA+, new American, and Indigenous community members. The event was attended by approximately 15 people and featured the work of 3 artists. Event attendees reported feeling inspired, engaged, and excited about future events produced by the WE CAN! Collective. The WE CAN! Artist Advisory Group reported feeling energized, connected, and motivated to continue producing the series, as well as recruiting new members for the Collective's activities.","Achieved proposed outcomes",3705,"Other,local or private",6205,,"Ashley Hanson, Jenn Lamb, Mary Welcome, Rachel Schwalbach, Lauren Carlson, Molly Johnston, Farhia Ali, Tamara Isfeld, Hannah Holman, Jessica Huang, Heather McDougall, Rachel Engh, Leu Solomon, Cassie Williams, Melissa Wray",0.00,"Department of Public Transformation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Legacy Project Planning",,"Women’s Empowerment Creative Action Network (WE CAN!) Planning + Retreat.",2019-11-01,2021-08-23,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ashley,Hanson,"Department of Public Transformation","726 Prentice St","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(952) 486-0533",publictransformation@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, Renville",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-legacy-project-planning,"Carisa Clarke: graphic design/web development, arts volunteer, board member DAC of Murray County; Anna Johanssen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women’s Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Anna Johanssen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women’s Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Brett Lehman: musician, social worker, Worthington City Band; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Director of Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, fundraiser for Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary; Lynette Swenson: visual arts teacher, folk artist, Swift County Food Shelf advisory board; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee. Carisa Clarke: graphic design/web development, arts volunteer, board member DAC of Murray County.",,2
10014390,"Art Project Grant",2020,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","CJMM, Inc.'s 2020 Planning Committee and Programming Subcommittee are developing a year-long calendar of community events culminating with the June 15, 2020 rally at the Memorial. The March eight concert seeks to launch the last 100 days leading to the 100th anniversary of the lynching with an event that opens hearts and minds. It is said 10,000 people filled the streets of downtown Duluth that night of 1920. We want to fill the streets in 2020 with 10,000 people of conscience and good will. Measurable outcomes of the concert project are: ? A full orchestra, double chorus, professional soloists, and excellent artistic directors are engaged. ? The concert attracts media attention and coverage in Duluth and beyond. ? The concert attracts strong attendance (75%-100% capacity of Mitchell Auditorium). ? fifteen people or 1% of audience members participate in follow-up discussion. ? Performers report new friendships or lasting personal impact. ? CJMM produces a project documentary. Assessment measures include ? Successful production of concert and documentary ? Count and caliber of singers and instrumentalists participating ? Count of attendance and performance tickets reserved ? Count of audience members participating in follow-up discussion ? Number of in-kind donors engaged ? Number of surveys returned from participants offering feedback and reporting personal impact ? Amount of designated donations and grant funding raised to pay project expenses ? Number and quality of broadcast, print, online, and social media stories generated ? we will download and retain record of as many as possible. ? Hours of raw video filmed and available for editing into documentary about the project (outside the scope of this grant application).","The project addressed its artistic goals by securing excellent conductors, commissioning a proven composer, programming works by African American composer William Grant Still, and recruiting an orchestra and chorus representing 23 musical organizations. We worked closely with indispensable partners, including the College of St. Scholastica and Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra, and garnered wide media coverage. The March 8, 2020 performance capped a week of intense rehearsal in close quarters. Mr. Perrault conducted the orchestra in Grant Still's ?Symphony No. 2 in G minor: Song of a New Race.? Mr. Aerie conducted the orchestra, chorus (prepared by Sr. Johnston), and contralto soloist Diona Johnson in Grant Still's oratorio, ""And They Lynched Him on a Tree.? Post-intermission, Mr. Perrault introduced his new work, ?We Three Kings,? with remarks before its world premiere by the Gichigami Piano Trio. The 82 musicians left the audience in tears. The project achieved its immediate goals.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",5000,,"Stephan Withespoon, Lora Green, Susana Pelayo-Woodward, Treasure Jenkins, Susan Ault, Rogier Gregoire",0.00,"Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"CJM 2020 concert of healing and atonement, recognizing 100 years since the Duluth lynching tragedy.",2019-12-01,2020-05-08,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Heidi,Bakk-Hansen,"Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial Inc.","222 E Superior St Ste 327",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 336-2990",info@claytonjacksonmcghie.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Lake, Carlton, Hennepin, Ramsey, Otter Tail, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-172,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014414,"Art Project Grant",2020,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The goal of this project is to produce a public concert on July 18, 2019. The second half of the concert will be devoted to a premiere of the orchestral version of Bradley Bombardier's BRITTLE, BRIGHT. The lyrics will be drawn from a volume of poems of the same title by Marion Thompson van Steenwyk. Soloist for the premiere will mezzo-soprano Sarah Knott. The artistic evaluation will be made by the LSCO's Artistic Director and Board of Directors based on formal and informal evaluations from participant musicians, from comments of audience members and from reviews in the press. One of the unique aspects of the LSCO is the informal reception held after each concert. This is organized by the LSCO Board of Directors and attended by LSCO musicians, soloists, conductor and is open to all concert attendees. The informal discussions that take place during this special time offers a unique opportunity to gauge public opinion. Effectiveness of marketing and promotional strategies will be judged by audience size and media coverage.",,,7750,"Other,local or private",12750,,,,"Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra Concert on 7/18/2019. This concert spotlights the talents of four present or former Duluthians: Composer Bradley Bombardier, Poet Marion Thompson Van Steenwyk, Composer Mina Kaiser, and Mezzo Sarah Knot.",2020-06-16,2020-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Warren,Friesen,"Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra","PO Box 434",Duluth,MN,55801,"(218) 525-4076",warren.t.friesen@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-174,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014450,"Art Project Grant",2020,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The goal of this project is to bring paid musicians into the orchestra who play instruments needed to achieve well-balanced string sections and a full complement of wind instruments. These are the short-term measurable outcomes: 1. The orchestra will perform with well-balanced string sections and a full complement of wind instruments. 2. MSO musicians will feel that they are presenting professional, high quality performances for audiences. 3. Audience members will benefit from our professional repertoire for the 2019-2020 season. Longer-range outcomes for this project include a thriving arts scene on the Iron Range, greater interest in the study of music in our schools, growing audiences for orchestra concerts, and growing financial support for the MSO. Outcomes one and 2: MSO will conduct a survey of musicians following the final concert. The survey will ask about the difficulty of the music, the adequacy of rehearsal time, and the benefit of including paid musicians in the performances. The outcome will be met if 65% or more of the musicians report that they believe they have provided professional, high quality performances for MSO audiences. Outcome 3: MSO will conduct a survey of audience members at each concert, asking for their feedback concerning the quality of the performance, and receiving their input about how to make the experience more enjoyable. Outcome 3: MSO will track attendance at each concert. The third outcome will be met if attendance meets or exceeds the 2018-19 average attendance.","These were the measurable outcomes for the project: ? The orchestra will perform with well-balanced string sections and a full complement of wind instruments. ? MSO musicians will feel that they are presenting professional, high quality performances for audiences. ? Audience members will benefit from our professional repertoire for the 2019-2020 season. The first artistic goal was met for the February, 2020, concert but not for the strings-only concerts. The second goal was not measured. Because of the abrupt end to the 2019-2020 season, MSO did not do a year-end survey of musicians. Attendance for the February concert was below prior year averages for both performances. MSO's audience survey following the February concerts received enthusiastic positive responses, showing us that the third goal was at least partially met. The audience for the online concerts has been similar to that of live performances.","Achieved Some of the Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",5000,200,"Emily Eckstrand-Brummer, Hannah Sipola, Benjamin Nilles, Sheila Wilcox, James Wachter, Lynn Evenson, Janeen Carey, Angela Byram, Tracey Gibbens, Norman Ferris, Daniel Melby",0.00,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"A Season of Masterworks: High Quality Orchestra Performances on the Iron Range.",2019-12-02,2020-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karen,McManus,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","PO Box 600",Virginia,MN,55792,"(218) 365-3228",karjack@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-176,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014473,"Art Project Grant",2020,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Our primary goal for this project is to host five poetry readings during our 2019-20 season: Minnesota-based poets Donte Collins, Jayson Iwen, and Michael Torres; our annual Saint David's Day open reading; and Connecticut-based poet Marilyn Nelson. The more general outcome for our project is to connect a significant number of poets and community members in a meaningful way that will continue to help nourish a healthy literary community in our region. To measure our stated goal and outcome, our Board members attend all scheduled readings, identify ourselves to the audience and stress that we welcome questions and feedback. We track attendance by taking both a head count and photographs, and we meet after each reading to discuss both the specific event and our ongoing work. Additionally, we are developing a more structured survey process that will incorporate both quantitative and qualitative feedback and so provide a visible means of assessing our year's work. When the final event is completed, we will meet to assess the strengths of the entire season, event attendance, and any feedback or questions that have arisen. Finally, we follow up with the featured poets to see how they felt about their reading experience in Duluth. Each year, the lessons and insights we have gleaned help us refine goals and identify proposed readers for the following season.",,,3800,"Other,local or private",8800,,,,"Spirit Lake Poetry Series","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Spirit Lake Poetry Series 2019-20. In our 23rd year, we will produce a series of high quality poetry readings in Duluth featuring both nationally known and regional poets with new books on the market.",2019-12-01,2020-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,William,Salmon,"Spirit Lake Poetry Series","4411 Luverne St",Duluth,MN,55806,"(218) 393-8941",wnsalmon@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-177,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014478,"Art Project Grant",2020,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","MM hopes to engage a large part of the entire community in a uniquely enjoyable concert performance and learning opportunity where both passive concert audiences and active student participants can have a great classical music experience and gain valuable knowledge about brass and percussion performance. Students actively participating in the outreach by rehearsing and coaching with the DB will gain critical insights into performance technique and musical discipline. Measurable outcomes will include attendance at these events. Ordean Middle School outreach: Over 1100 students / adults at the all school assembly; 260+ students /instructors at the band coaching session UMD outreach: 50-75 students participating; twenty faculty/community attending East High School outreach: 90+ young performers, plus parents faculty The Dallas Brass concert performance with attendance of at least 300 people Also, positive feedback from students participating in the outreach and concert patrons. Quantitative outcomes will be measured through overall ticket sales and attendance at the DB concert. For the outreach events, student, faculty and community attendance will be monitored. MM will also note the levels of social media traffic leading up to the outreach and concert events. The qualitative success of the project will be assessed through audience reaction, direct comments during and after the concert, word of mouth feedback, media notices, online comments, etc. Also MM will conduct surveys with students and teachers to gather information about the effectiveness and quality of the outreach events.","During this project on March 2 and 3, 2020, Matinee Musicale was able to offer the community three free educational outreach opportunities with Dallas Brass with the following outcomes: Ordean East Middle School hosted Dallas Brass in an assembly mini-concert and talk, plus break out instrument clinics for 260 students from 6, 7 and 8 grades. Lincoln Park Middle School was also included in this outreach with 30 students in grades 7 and 8 participating along with 19 adults observing. University of Minnesota-Duluth presented clinics with Dallas Brass for 45 college-level brass and percussion players and 5 adult observers. Also Dallas Brass rehearsed with UMD's Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Concert Band. East High School hosted Dallas Brass in a performance and clinic for 80 students from Duluth East and Denfeld High Schools and Hermantown High School; 11 adults attended. On March 3 Matinee Musicale presented Dallas Brass in concert for 397 audience members, including 143 students.","Achieved Most of the Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",5000,,"Tim Churchill, Tiss Underdahl, Kim Squillace, Kirsten Ryden, Teresa Vaughan, Edward Martin, Kathleen Thibault, Linda Wiig",0.00,"Matinee Musicale, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"The Dallas Brass - Concerts and Clinics.",2020-02-03,2020-04-03,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kim,Squillace,"Matinee Musicale, Inc.","506 W Michigan St",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 393-3869",matmusicale@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-178,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014480,"Art Project Grant",2020,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Cookin' at the O will offer world-class jazz to northern Minnesota, an area where residents often must look elsewhere to enjoy this art form. There is a wonderful culture found amongst jazz musicians and bringing high-quality musicians to Carlton County opens possibilities for young musicians to interact, learn, be inspired, and be encouraged from them. We hope to accomplish a consistent offering of great jazz performances that nurtures the jazz culture in our area. Outcomes will be measured by audience attendance and through expanded community engagement and interest. Success for Cookin' at the O looks like audiences watching and listening intently as the musicians move the lead around. Success looks like audience members bringing their friends and family, and purchasing tickets far in advance to be sure they get a seat. Success looks like audience members telling us about other recent jazz experiences, and sharing the connections they see between jazz and other disciplines. Success looks like musicians letting us know that they want to play here again, though our fees are less generous than their big city and foreign gigs. Success looks like local opinion leaders writing articles about Cookin' in the local press about its contributions to the community's vitality. Measurement through attendance numbers and through gathering audience reaction and comments.","We were able to continue providing world class jazz performers to our venue in Carlton. During the grant period the following artists performed, Debbie Duncan, (Best Female Jazz Vocalist, Best Jazz Vocalist, Best Female Performer, Best Jazz Group, Best Jazz CD: Minnesota Music Awards); Ryan Frane (jazz program director, UMD); Matthew Mobley, Glenn Swanson, Sarah Greer, Andrew Walesch, (Artistic Manager at Crooners); Billy Peterson, (Carlos Santana, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Prince, Les Paul and Steve Miller, among many other internationally acclaimed artists); Jason DeLaire, (Keyboardist and saxophonist in Michael Bolton's band for the past 16 years). All of our shows were sold out.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",5000,,"Alyssa Alness, Mark Cline, Madelin Fuerste, Jeremy Gardner, Dylan Kelly, Scott Lillo, Machelle Lind, Nevada Littlewolf, Lissa Maki, Lori Peterson, David Pritchett, Charity Reynolds, Emily Swanson, Glenn Swanson, Keith Swanson, Kevin Thoresen",0.00,"Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community's Cookin' at the O Jazz Events in FY 2019-2020.",2019-12-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,Swanson,"Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community","604 Chestnut Ave Oldenburg House",Carlton,MN,55718,"(218) 384-4835",emily@oacc.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, St. Louis, Pine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-179,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10001399,"Art Project",2017,2300,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The committee wants residents to not only become aware of the local talent that exists in Southwest Minnesota, but to grow in their appreciation of that talent. A measurable goal for the Market will continue to be to determine if the participant was familiar with the musical talent prior to their visit to the Market and for that participant to also indicate if they are familiar with the type of music that they experienced during the market season. If the musical talent or type of music is something new to the participant, they will be asked, via a survey, what their impressions are of this type of music. The Central Park Market Committee will distribute the survey to participants during market hours. As the committee has done last year, we will also post a link on the paper survey and on the Market's Facebook page that will allow participants to complete the survey and provide additional feedback on Survey Monkey throughout and after the market season. After the summer season, the Market committee will evaluate the survey results and work to incorporate suggestions that fit with Central Park Market's mission.","Some of the main findings from the survey indicated that over 70% of attendees come from within a five mile radius of the Market, over 90% of respondents feel that the musical aspect of the Market is somewhat or very important to their experience, respondents have indicated that they enjoy the type of music performed at the Market but would also like to see polka, folk, and local talent (talent contest) music as well. A majority of the respondents were aware of the local musicians performing.",,1735,"Other, local or private",4035,,"Denise Thomas-Aamodt, Charles Seipel",,"City of Cottonwood","Local/Regional Government","Art Project",,"Musical Talent at Central Park Market",2017-05-15,2017-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Denise,Thomas,"City of Cottonwood","PO Box 106",Cottonwood,MN,56229,"(507) 423-6488 ",centralparkmarket@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lyon, Redwood, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-30,"Ruth Ascher: Arts administration; Cheryl Avenel-Navara: Arts appreciator; Pam Blake: Visual, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board; Bill Gossman: Visual, music; Dusan Milanovic: Visual, theatre; Andrew Nordin: Visual; Janet Olney: Visual, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board, Eric Parish: Music, theatre.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art teacher, visual arts, Tyler Arts Council, Southwest Minnesota Weaver's Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, Southwest Minnesota State University Associate Director for Access Opportunity Success program; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor Southwest Minnesota State University; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice and dance teacher; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.",,2
10001405,"Art Project",2017,3995,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access"," ","In addition to the informal feedback that we receive in the lobby at intermission and after the show, we received an ample number of audience’s surveys. This production served as an excellent example of how Dawson Boyd Arts Association can collaborate with an arts organization like the History Theatre to present new works to rural Minnesota. This project also showed Dawson Boyd Arts Association the value of community collaborations to increase audience size and to deepen the audience's experience. The success of the talkback following the show reinforced the need to provide that opportunity when possible.",,4495,"Other, local or private",8490,,"Sue Gerbig, Diane Peet, Karen Collins, Doug Bates, Michael Beyer, Sandie Club, Betty Hastad, Colleen Olson, Rose Wold",,"Dawson-Boyd Arts Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"Sweet Land, the musical",2017-02-15,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Luanne,Fondell,"Dawson-Boyd Arts Association","PO Box 434",Dawson,MN,56232,"(320) 769-2955 ",mail@dawsonboydarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lac qui Parle, Chippewa, Swift, Yellow Medicine, Redwood, Kandiyohi",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-36,"Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board; Ron Porep: Arts administration; Ruth Ascher: arts administration; Sheila Tabaka: Theatre; Cheryl Avenel-Navara: Arts appreciator; John Voit: Music, theatre; Joyce Meyer: visual arts, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board; Tom Wirt: visual arts, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art teacher, visual arts, Tyler Arts Council, Southwest Minnesota Weaver's Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, Southwestern Minnesota State University Associate Director for Access Opportunity Success program; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice and dance teacher; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.",,2
10001419,"Art Project",2017,4955,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To provide participants with a positive experience while performing challenging music. To provide participants with a positive experience while collaborating with other musicians. To provide patrons a positive experience while experiencing live symphonic music of high quality. To attract people who have never attended a Southwest Minnesota Orchestra performance. To expose children to the gift of music and spur interest in participating in the arts. Participants will complete an online and/or paper exit survey: 50% or more of those completing the survey will indicate they found the music challenging. 50% or more of those completing the survey will indicate they had a positive experience while collaborating with other musicians. 50% or more of those completing the survey will indicate they had a positive experience during the rehearsal process. 50% or more of those completing the survey will indicate they had a positive experience performing the concert. Patrons will complete an online and/or paper exit survey: 50% or more of those completing the survey will indicate they had a positive experience. The survey will include an item about whether this is the respondent's first Southwest Minnesota Orchestra concert - of those answering 'yes', 50% or more will indicate that they plan to attend a future concert. Additional information about impact will be summarized from comments made elsewhere on the survey. The survey will include an item about the respondent's age so Friends of the Orchestra can track the spread of age groups attending the performances.","100% of the respondents had a positive experience. 100% would attend another concert in the future. 87% said this was their first Southwest Minnesota Orchestra concert experience.",,7282,"Other, local or private",12237,,"Kristin Gruhot, Beth Steuck, Daniel Rieppel, R. Wes Myers, Melanie Lee, J.P. Rabaey, Diane Wright",,"Friends of the Orchestra LTD","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"2017 Annual Children's Concert and Concerto Competition",2017-02-15,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beth,Steuck,"Friends of the Orchestra AKA Southwest Minnesota Orchestra","803 Cheryl Ave",Marshall,MN,56258,"(507) 829-8085 ",beth.steuck@starpoint.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lyon, Murray, Yellow Medicine, Brown, Redwood, Lincoln, Chippewa, Renville",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-39,"Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board; Ron Porep: Arts Administration; Ruth Ascher: arts administration; Cheryl Avenel-Navara: Arts appreciator; John Voit: Music, theatre; Joyce Meyer: visual arts, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board; Tom Wirt: visual arts, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art teacher, visual arts, Tyler Arts Council, Southwest Minnesota Weaver's Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, Southwestern Minnesota State University Associate Director for Access Opportunity Success program; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice and dance teacher; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.","Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Nicole DeBoer (507) 537-1471 ",1
10001427,"Art Project",2017,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","1. Through participation in this project, participants will spend one week exploring and expanding both their music and theater skills. This will be done through improvisation, team-building activities, and performing a musical. Through teamwork, they will produce Disney's The Lion King within one week's time. 2. Throughout the one-week process of participants experiencing the Lion King theater camp, they will produce a musical that anyone in our community will be able to attend. We will have an audience of at least 50 per night. These audience members will be exposed to high-quality musical theater through this process. 3. Through the one-week theater camp, we will inspire younger performers to be involved in the high school theater program and increase the number of students involved. We will create this lifelong learning opportunity for them and continue to maintain, support, and build our own organization while promoting and inspiring our local school's theater program. 4. The Lion King features pieces of African culture and music. Everyone and their mother has seen the movie, but not many get to experience this show live on stage. We will experience the diverse culture in The Lion King and bring it to Southwestern Minnesota. We will survey all participants at the conclusion of our week-long camp to gain an understanding of the value of their experience. Youth will be asked if their plan on continuing their theater experience. We will survey the audience to see if they enjoyed the performance and ask their opinion on what the ""next step"" should be for their community theater in their town. We will track the size of the audience and compare with previous projects. We will also track the involvement of students in the local school's theater program. We will dialogue at the board meeting following the camp to gather survey results and talk about how we can expand, and be more effective in offering theater experiences for individuals in our community. We will look at what went well and what didn't go well. We will also look at our SMART goals and see if we achieved them. If we didn't, we will devise a plan as to how to meet them next time (if the goals stay the same). We will ask the community what show or project they would like to see in the future and take their suggestions into consideration. We have found that the most well-attended shows are the ones that the community would like to see. We will also evaluate the effectiveness of the camp by analyzing the feedback from the participants.","We had more participants that anticipated. We had more audience members (almost double) than anticipated. The participants seemed to enjoy the experience. The audience seemed to enjoy the performances.",,6112,"Other, local or private",11112,,"Carrie Speh, Heidi Bakkelund, Kathy Anderson, Kelly Nokleby, Kathy Kinsley, Emilee Speh",,"Granite Falls Area Community Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"Disney's The Lion King Jr. Instant Theater Camp",2017-05-15,2017-06-17,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeffrey,Iverson,"Granite Falls Area Community Theater","PO Box 130","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 226-0388 ",gfcommunitytheater@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine, Chippewa, Renville, Lyon, Pope",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-40,"Ruth Ascher: Arts administration; Cheryl Avenel-Navara: Arts appreciator; Pam Blake: Visual, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board; Bill Gossman: Visual, music; Dusan Milanovic: Visual, theatre; Andrew Nordin: Visual; Janet Olney: Visual, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board, Eric Parish: Music, theatre.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art teacher, visual arts, Tyler Arts Council, Southwest Minnesota Weaver's Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, Southwest Minnesota State University Associate Director for Access Opportunity Success program; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor Southwest Minnesota State University; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice and dance teacher; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.",,2
10001428,"Art Project",2017,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Instill the arts into our community and public life through this free series of workshops, classes and performances. We hope to overcome barriers in participating and appreciating theater with the Sod House performance. Support the outdoor theater events that have previously occurred in Granite Falls. Interviews will be conducted at each event, interviewing at least 10 participants or attendees. Attendees will be counted at each event.","We met our participation/attendance goals: There were 35 artists at the Raku workshop, 21 at the Sod House theater workshops and 3 in the play, 30 at the alcohol ink workshop. 15 children received harmonicas and learned how to play at the Joey Flip event. Many more enjoyed the vendors and the free concerts.",,1953,"Other, local or private",5953,,"Steve Virnig, Nancy Beasley, Scott Tedrick, Helen Stukel, Mary Gillespie",,"Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"Riverside Market and Muse",2017-05-13,2017-09-09,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Gillespie,"Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization","PO Box 13","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 564-4039 ",gfchamber@mvtvwireless.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine, Chippewa, Renville",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-41,"Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board; Ron Porep: Arts administration; Ruth Ascher: arts administration; Sheila Tabaka: Theatre; Cheryl Avenel-Navara: Arts appreciator; John Voit: Music, theatre; Joyce Meyer: visual arts, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art teacher, visual arts, Tyler Arts Council, Southwest Minnesota Weaver's Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, Southwestern Minnesota State University Associate Director for Access Opportunity Success program; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice and dance teacher; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.","Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Nicole DeBoer (507) 537-1471 ",1
10001444,"Art Project",2017,2655,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Our project goal is to support high-quality, age-appropriate arts education for residents of all ages to develop knowledge, skills, and understanding of the arts. The change we are expecting from this project is to spark an interest in our youngest community members to become involved in the arts. For those that have already started in the theater, we are looking to increase their interest, so they continue to become involved in the theater. Specifically, we look to track the number of new participants, returning participants, and community members in attendance. Our focus is to compare these numbers at the end of the performance to prior years to determine the progress to our goal. Ideally, our goal is to see an increase in all categories each year. We will use the data of the participation in the play and attendance for the performances to track the status of our goal. In addition, we will also use a measurement of evaluation in the form of a survey distributed to both parents and students involved in the performance. The survey will ask questions measuring student satisfaction, enthusiasm, and suggestions to improve the experience. A similar survey for the parents will ask the same questions.","The evaluation consisted of surveys of the parents and students involved in the play. We also used participation and audience counts as a form of evaluation. Thirteen of the 30 stated that the practices during the week where the best part, 10 said that the performance was the best part, and seven just said the whole thing was the best. Amazingly, 28 out of the 30 said they would participate again. Tracking the number of students involved, the thirty we had this year was up slightly from the prior year. The main increase being due to expansion of opportunities for the students (tech, asst. director, etc.).",,657,"Other, local or private",3312,,"Marilyn Rosa, Amanda Berg, Becky Remiger, Chuck Broberg, Heather Rinke",,"Lakeview Public Schools","K-12 Education","Art Project",,"Summer Theater Program",2017-05-15,2017-08-04,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Josie,Laleman,"Lakeview School District 2167","PO Box 107",Cottonwood,MN,56229,"(507) 423-5164 ",josielaleman@lakeview2167.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lyon, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-46,"Ruth Ascher: Arts administration; Cheryl Avenel-Navara: Arts appreciator; Pam Blake: Visual, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board; Bill Gossman: Visual, music; Dusan Milanovic: Visual, theatre; Andrew Nordin: Visual; Janet Olney: Visual, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board, Eric Parish: Music, theatre.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art teacher, visual arts, Tyler Arts Council, Southwest Minnesota Weaver's Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, Southwest Minnesota State University Associate Director for Access Opportunity Success program; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor Southwest Minnesota State University; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice and dance teacher; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.",,2
10001451,"Art Project",2017,3250,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Our goal best supports the main goal of instilling the arts into the community and public life in our region. We would expect to attract community members who have limited access to the arts due to their life situation, socio-economic standing, lack of transportation, weekday schedules, etc. We feel that the combination of performance arts, access to healthy and affordable produce and value added nutrition education will create a destination that the public will seek out on Saturday mornings. Our evaluation focuses on the collection of information and feedback from attendees and will take a two pronged approach. First, weekly interviews/surveys completed on site during performances by the market manager and our EBT volunteers. This information will be collected weekly which will allow for real time feedback on each artist. Contact information of market consumers is also collected throughout the market season and an online survey will be conducted in October. In addition, attendance estimates will be recorded each week. Use of SNAP benefits will be correlated with attendance to provide knowledge regarding participation by the under-served.","As an open-air, non-ticketed event held in conjunction with the Farmer's Market it was difficult to know exact attendance and other statistical measures. Measureable for us was the information gathered in participant surveys. We learned that the community views the performances and market shopping as co-beneficial - both events standing alone but simultaneously benefiting each other. We learned how much the community enjoyed the culture performances and the importance to continue with these groups.",,1828,"Other, local or private",5078,,"John Blake, Linda Buller, Connie Muehler, Kai Moua",,"Marshall Area Farmers Market","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"Music at the Market",2017-07-08,2017-10-14,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Blake,"Marshall Area Farmers Market","200 A St S",Marshall,MN,56258,"(507) 532-9622 ",bjc4w@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lyon, Lincoln, Redwood, Yellow Medicine, Murray, Jackson",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-48,"Ruth Ascher: Arts administration; Cheryl Avenel-Navara: Arts appreciator; Pam Blake: Visual, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board; Bill Gossman: Visual, music; Dusan Milanovic: Visual, theatre; Andrew Nordin: Visual; Janet Olney: Visual, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board, Eric Parish: Music, theatre.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art teacher, visual arts, Tyler Arts Council, Southwest Minnesota Weaver's Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, Southwest Minnesota State University Associate Director for Access Opportunity Success program; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor Southwest Minnesota State University; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice and dance teacher; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.",,2
10001465,"Art Project",2017,3276,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Our project goals are to provide an atmosphere for families and victims of various crimes to feel comfortable to receive help and support an amazing local artist, Dona Larkin. We expect for our families and kids to feel more comfortable in the Child Advocacy Center and bring more attention to the talents of local artists. We expect that we will see a change in behavior in the kids we see here at the Child Advocacy Center. To evaluate our changes we will look at the number of disclosures we get. Providing a more comfortable atmosphere will allow a child to feel less anxious about telling the interviewer about their abuse. Therefore, a more comfortable space, more disclosures. We also conduct follow up surveys via the phone with all families seen at the Child Advocacy Center and one important question is, did you feel comfortable in the Child Advocacy Center and did your child feel comfortable here? We can really tell how our atmosphere effects a child based on their willingness to open up and describe their abuse. We keep track of these responses internally to learn from their experiences.","The impact the artwork will have on the attitudes of the kids and families who come to the Child Advocacy Center. We will survey they families as they come to the center to determine if the space was inviting and calming for their child(ren).",,100,"Other, local or private",3376,,,,"Redwood County","Local/Regional Government","Art Project",,"Child Advocacy Center Art Mural",2017-05-22,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katie,Salden,"Redwood County","PO Box 130","Redwood Falls",MN,56283,"(507) 637-1397 ",Katie_S@co.redwood.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Redwood, Lyon, Brown, Yellow Medicine, Renville, Pipestone, Murray",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-52,"Ruth Ascher: Arts administration; Cheryl Avenel-Navara: Arts appreciator; Pam Blake: Visual, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board; Bill Gossman: Visual, music; Dusan Milanovic: Visual, theatre; Andrew Nordin: Visual; Janet Olney: Visual, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board, Eric Parish: Music, theatre.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art teacher, visual arts, Tyler Arts Council, Southwest Minnesota Weaver's Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, Southwest Minnesota State University Associate Director for Access Opportunity Success program; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor Southwest Minnesota State University; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice and dance teacher; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.",,2
10019542,"Art Project",2022,7000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Meander supports a wide group of emerging and established artists to learn from each other, providing the artists stability and encouragement to create new art, experiment, and to keep making vital connections with patrons from outside the region. The Meander also helps the stability and development of the local arts community by helping us to collectively market. The Meander integrates art into the everyday lives and consciousness in the southwest region and acts as an annual reminder of the arts, and the role the arts play in community development and growth. Local residents and Chambers of Commerce feel a new pride and ownership of their communities and landscapes, which is awakened by an understanding of the beauty, both natural and hand crafted, in their own back yards. Each year, we encourage Meander event-goers to fill out our ""passport"" survey. This is a great tool to gather information on where each person comes from, how they heard of the event, how much money they spent on art as well as other things in the area (gas, lodging, food,), the quality of the event, and more. We'd love to see an increase in numbers and amount spent on art, although we are happy to keep the numbers similar to the past.","We expanded our Art in the Park offerings and experiences. Theater Camp, Paper Making, and Pottery Wheel workshops had never been offered before by CAAC, and comparison of Art in the Park flyers from previous years showed the expansion of options, and classes filled up to capacity in 2023. We identified that the geographical reach of CAAC programs and events is around 10 miles or less. This information will be used to guide marketing plans for CAAC events. We provided opportunities to learn new, creative skills, gain knowledge, or change attitudes. Each workshop/class involved many participants new to the art forms, providing opportunities to apply creative skills, interact socially, and gain knowledge of themselves and others. Much positive feedback was received.","Achieved proposed outcomes",71192,"Other,local or private",78192,100,"Gene Stukel, Claire Swanson, Andy Kahmann, Deb Connolly, Kathi Marihart, Jean Menden, Brad Hall",0.3,"Meander Art Crawl","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"Art Crawl 2022",2021-11-01,2023-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristi,Fernholz,"Meander Art Crawl","323 W Schlieman Ave",Appleton,MN,56208,"(320) 564-3799",kristi.fernholz@umvrdc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Chippewa, Yellow Medicine, Swift, Lac qui Parle, Big Stone",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-260,"Cat Abbott, visual art; Cheri Buzzeo, theater, SMAC Board; Ashlyn Cox, visual art; Dani Prados, multidiscipline; Beth Habicht, music; Anna Johannsen, visual art, SMAC Board; Paula Nemes, theater, music","Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Michele Huggins: Granite Area Arts Council treasurer and volunteer, member of the Artisan Grain Collaborative, founding member of ACHALA; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Louella Voigt: music, fiber art; Blue Mound Area Theatre board; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Janine Teske: music, theater, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley school board; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;",,2
10018706,"Art Project",2021,6581,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","By providing arts experiences, the impact of the CAAC organization is strengthened and by expanding its reach into the community is enriching the ways they connect to the Canby and surrounding communities through the arts. Prairie Five Rides will provide opportunities for those in need of transportation. Music residency will provide a deeper look into the life of a singer/songwriter, musician via artist talk/performance in an intimate setting for ages 6-100+. Children attending the artist talk/performance sessions will be impacted by an understanding of what it means to experience life as a musician, singer songwriter, performer. Participants of Art in the Park classes/workshops will experience and learn about new art mediums and techniques while utilizing creative thinking skills. We will track attendance and track the number of people utilizing the Prairie Five Rides transportation option to attend Music on Mondays. We will survey audiences at each 2021 Music on Mondays event with paper and online survey options available. Pre/Post surveys at The Connection Youth Center and Canby Public Library will identify if the experience has help the participant grow as a person through this experience and stimulate interest in music. We will also Survey Art in the Park participants to see how effective the classes/workshops were to help artists grow in their creative process and learn new skills.","Charlie Roth/Matt Fockler was the first performance for residents at Sanford Health since before the pandemic -- much appreciated by residents and staff. Very impactful experience for the Connection youth as well (ages 4-8), as only two in the group said they had previously experienced a live performance by singer/songwriters. Music on Mondays crowds ranged from around 100 to 250. There was low participation in the Prairie Five Rides transportation option, but it meant a great deal to those who did use it. The Art in the Park workshop series was very well received and surveys showed the instructors/facilitators were considered excellent. Comments showed that there is a great deal of interest in future arts opportunities.","Achieved proposed outcomes",,,,,"Joan Olson, Lori Bednarek, Becca Schrupp, Allison Nelson, Joyce Meyer, Michael Tesche, Scooter d, Bev Benz, Brian McKeen, Joy Brakke, Sarah Bednarek, Susan Cram",,"Canby Area Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"2021 Music on Mondays and Art in the Park",2021-02-01,2021-11-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joy,Brakke,"Canby Area Arts Council","PO Box 27",Canby,MN,56220,"(605) 359-0939",canbyarts@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-250,"Luwaina Al-Otaibi, arts programming, theater; Cheryl Avenel-Navara, arts supporter, SMAC board; Lisa Bergh, visual art, arts administration; Justin Condelli, music, education; John Ginocchio, music, education; David KelseyBassett, visual art, music, SMAC board; Bethany Lactorin, theater, music, film; Joyce Tofte, music","Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Louella Voigt: music, fiber art; Blue Mound Area Theatre board; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Janine Teske: music, theater, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley school board; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;","Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Nicole DeBoer (507) 537-1471",1
10018713,"Art Project Legacy",2021,20000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Through the ""at home"" Artist-in-Residence program, we are providing access to arts and culture activities by meeting people where they are at. We want to provide opportunities that go ""beyond broadband"" to support communities without access to high-speed internet and those for whom online interactions or ""screen time"" are not their preferred ways of engaging/connecting. Selected artists will design creative solutions to a community challenge, which will support/change the way members of their community connect during this challenging time. Residents will recognize that the arts can drive community engagement, civic participation, and economic growth, leading to higher quality of life for the entire community. Selected artists will explore the power of collaborative work that's driven by a community's needs. We will meet with the selected artists each week of their residency to track the changes qualitatively, and we will work with them to document their projects to be shared with the region. We will track direct impact to measure who and how many folks have been reached. We will also track digital reach. Evaluation tools specific to this project will be developed in collaboration with our Evaluation Consultant and to-be-hired project coordinator upon receiving funding. In all DoPT programs, we track moments of engagement through quantitative, qualitative, and participatory evaluation strategies, including photo, video, interviews, story circles, share backs, surveys (in person and online), and non-traditional approaches (games, storytelling, poetry, drawings, etc.) during and following each of our public events.","We hosted 4 artists for 4 months in the development of their own community-oriented creative projects: Beth O?Keefe, Morton/Lower Sioux Community; Andrea Duarte-Alonso, Worthington, first-generation Mexican-American; Sureeporn Sompamitwong, Adrian, originally from Thailand; and Priscilla Gruendemann, Morton/Lower Sioux Community. Participants reported gratitude for the opportunity and remarked that they felt simultaneously challenged and supported. Artists were able to strengthen their own networks in SW MN, expand their networks to include new collaborators and audience members, and learn from each other and from subject matter experts through workshops. We were also able to create a series of videos through our partnership with Pioneer PBS in order to showcase the artists and their projects.","Achieved proposed outcomes",,"Other,local or private",,,"Jessica Huang, Jenn Lamb, Mary Welcome, Rachel Schwalbach, Anna Claussen, Ashely Hanson, Bethany Lacktorin, Cassie Williams, Courtney Bergey Swanson, Farhia Ali, Hannah Holman, Heather McDougall, Lauren Carlson, Leah Cooper, Leu Solomon, Melissa Wray, Rac",,"Department of Public Transformation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Legacy",,"Ignite Rural: Public Art Residencies",2021-04-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ashley,Hanson,"Department of Public Transformation","726 Prentice St","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(952) 486-0533",publictransformation@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-legacy-27,"Lisa Bergh, visual art, arts admin; Shawn Kinsinger, theater, SMAC Board; Brett Lehman, music; Paula Nemes, theater, music; John Sterner, visual art, education; Mark Wilmes, theater, music","Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Louella Voigt: music, fiber art; Blue Mound Area Theatre board; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Janine Teske: music, theater, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley school board; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;","Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Nicole DeBoer (507) 537-1471",1
10018715,"Art Legacy Project Planning",2021,2500,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","DoPT will be able to provide specific and experienced advice, as well as tangible resources, that communities and municipalities need to advocate for, organize, and consider implementing the Small Town CAIR model in intentional and sustainable ways. Granite Falls will become an expert case study in the power of collaborative work that's driven by a community's articulated needs. DoPT will continue to nourish the positive feedback loop of hearing a community's voices with equity, supporting practicing artists, and developing creative solutions to complex, long-standing challenges. City Government staff (and other key stakeholders) will have the resources and enthusiasm they need to advocate for arts and culture engagement in many different aspects of civic life, decision making, and problem solving. Through informal and formal conversations, our key stakeholders and partners will report feeling excited about and successful in finding sustainable solutions to continue the program. We will launch a sustainably scaled CAIR residency that can be replicated by the City of Granite Falls and other communities in our region. We will receive increased inquiries from local municipalities about how to start their own Small Town CAIR program.","DoPT has continued to provide specific and experienced advice, as well as tangible resources, that communities and municipalities need to advocate for, organize, and consider implementing various forms of Civic Arts. City Government staff (and other key stakeholders) have continued to build the resources and enthusiasm they need to advocate for arts & culture engagement, as evidenced by the City?s partnership in the next version of the program. Through informal and formal conversations, our key stakeholders and partners identified next steps toward sustainability of a Granite Falls Community Artist in Residence project, and a plan to continue the program with a different structure as implemented by a local community partner. We have received increased inquiries from municipalities about how to engage with various forms of Civic Arts in their own communities.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,"Other,local or private",,,"Jessica Huang, Jenn Lamb, Mary Welcome, Rachel Schwalbach, Anna Claussen, Ashley Hanson, Bethany Lacktorin, Cassie Williams, Hannah K. Holman, Heather McDougall, Lauren Carlson, Leah Cooper, Leu Solomon, Melissa Wray, Rachel Engh",,"Department of Public Transformation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Legacy Project Planning",,"Granite Falls City Artist-in-Residence Sustainability and Expansion Planning",2021-05-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ashley,Hanson,"Department of Public Transformation","726 Prentice St","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(952) 486-0533",publictransformation@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-legacy-project-planning-0,"Cheryl Avenel-Navara, arts admin, SMAC Board; Morgan Baum, visual art, arts admin; Mary Kay Frisvold, music, theater; Maureen Keimig, theater; David KelseyBassett, music, visual art, SMAC Board; Janet Olney, visual art, arts admin; Zachary Ploeger, music.","Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Louella Voigt: music, fiber art; Blue Mound Area Theatre board; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Janine Teske: music, theater, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley school board; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;",,2
10018719,"Art Project",2021,3931,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We hope our residents and tourists will be inspired to imagine new and different ways to infuse art, storytelling and community into their own lives and spaces, and feel invited and compelled to join community and City events and gatherings. If the project is successful, we feel the City will be open to increasing its arts programming and supporting more and more local initiatives. We are also hopeful the stories themselves that emerge in the crosswalks will fire imaginations and increase awareness of a diversity of stories. We hope artists are able to expand their practice and ideas, as well as reach new audiences and increase their networks. We aim to encourage local and regional businesses and non-arts organizations to increase their relationships with artists and the arts. We plan to gather both qualitative and quantitative data, from artists and residents alike. Each artist will complete a survey on their experience, and we will offer an ear should they wish to engage in conversation. The participation of residents in shared spaces will be documented at public events, and at the June 3rd unveiling public surveys will be circulated about the project. We will do a follow up, once monthly, thru the summer, with in person surveys at public gatherings, to allow for time for additional thoughts and for the word of mouth to spread.","The transformation of crosswalks into these open call, locally-sourced street murals has opened a floodgate in the community. We have received overwhelming positive feedback, by local community members as well as by tourists, according to local businesses, who have not only seen an increase in foot traffic but have registered new visitors coming solely to view the crosswalks. Several local organizations and neighboring communities have been inspired to generate their own art projects, or shift their methodologies to incorporate public art, citing the Crosswalks project as their impetus. Most recently, the Chamber of Commerce is working on a public street mural project inspired by the Crosswalks.","Achieved proposed outcomes",,"Other,local or private",,,"Dave Smiglewski, Sharon Pazi Zea, Joe Fagnano, Brad Peterson, Steve Nordaune, DuWayne Galow, Scott Peterson, Crystal Johnson",,"City of Granite Falls","Local/Regional Government","Art Project",,"Creative Crosswalks",2021-05-08,2021-06-03,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dani,Prados,"City of Granite Falls","641 Prentice St","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(917) 775-2917",dani@daniprados.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-251,"Cheri Buzzeo, theater, SMAC Board; John Ginocchio, music, education; Beth Habicht, music; Joyce Meyer, visual art, education; Alison Nelson, music, dance, theater, education, SMAC Board; Ron Porep, arts admin, folk/traditional arts; Sheila Tabaka, theater, education.","Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Louella Voigt: music, fiber art; Blue Mound Area Theatre board; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Janine Teske: music, theater, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley school board; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;",,2
10018720,"Art Project",2021,7000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Public benches will give access to the arts just because of their use and visibility. It will give a new and unusual format for artists to showcase their art as well as give the public a new way to enjoy it. The subject matter of the artwork using historic and cultural events will bring history to the public in a new way. Results will be determined by public feedback and interviews with the public during the special events.","The City increased their financial support to provide the additional funds for three more benches for a total of 18. This is a huge gesture showing arts are important. We have received feedback that community members' additional benches, of another material and style, will be done in a similar fashion in the future. We have community groups arranging tours to view all the benches. Working with artists to portray the unique history of Granite Falls was a great inspiration and resulted in a wide variety of events, people, places and experiences. The benches are a draw to the community and enhance the existing public art of the murals and mosaics along the riverwalk.","Achieved proposed outcomes",,"Other,local or private",,,"John Virnig, Brad Peterson, DuWayne Galow, Dave Nordaune, Dave Beasley, Dave Bollman, Marshall Anderson",,"Granite Falls Economic Development Authority","Local/Regional Government","Art Project",,"Riverfront and Downtown Art-Wrapped Benches",2021-02-01,2021-11-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Linda,Mathiasen,"Granite Falls Economic Development Authority","641 Prentice St ?","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 269-1878",linda.mathiasen@granitefalls.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-252,"Luwaina Al-Otaibi, arts programming, theater; Cheryl Avenel-Navara, arts supporter, SMAC board; Lisa Bergh, visual art, arts administration; Justin Condelli, music, education; John Ginocchio, music, education; David KelseyBassett, visual art, music, SMAC board; Bethany Lactorin, theater, music, film; Joyce Tofte, music","Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Louella Voigt: music, fiber art; Blue Mound Area Theatre board; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Janine Teske: music, theater, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley school board; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;",,2
10023917,"Art Project",2022,3850,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The diverse audience of producers and consumers at the market will experience increased access to performance arts. The performances also bring people together in close proximity, which in turn changes knowledge and attitudes. From diversity of performers, producers and consumers there is an appreciation and learning which is taking place and building both appreciation and trust. The ability to have performances at the market allow for the growth in knowledge and attitude towards the arts. We measure impact by weekly in-person surveys of the market consumers and an annual survey of the market producers. Surveys are tabulated and reviewed at a post market season meeting each year.","Through this event we were able to introduce a diverse audience to historical characters and events from the past 150 years in McLeod County. The pop-up performances told the histories in an entertaining way that captured the attention and imagination of adults and children alike. Also, because some of our performers were young children, they especially resonated with young people at the fair. Fair attendees thought it was a unique addition to the other offerings of the fair. When asked if they were aware of the histories that were presented, some older adults said, ""I lived it!"" while younger people were especially enthralled by the grasshopper invasion in the late 1800's. As an observer, I saw people with big smiles on their faces. It was a clearly successful addition to the fair.","Achieved proposed outcomes",828,"Other,local or private",4678,,"Dan Wambeke, Cloie Stevens, Julie Johnson, Allen Deutz",,"Marshall Area Farmers Market","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"Performances in the Market 2022",2022-05-01,2022-09-24,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ross,Anderson,"Marshall Area Farmers Market","200 S A St",Marshall,MN,56258,"(507) 537-9714",rossa@iw.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lyon, Murray, Redwood, Lincoln, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-277,"Justin Beck, visual art, SMAC board; Paula Nemes, theater, music; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson, visual art, arts admin; Karen Pfeifer, music; Liz Rackl, visual art; Michael Van Keulen, theater; Mark Wilmes, theater, music, SMAC board","Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Justin Beck, chair of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission, president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, photography, music; Judy Beckman: vocal music, Big Stone Arts Council, Big Stone County Historical Society, Big Stone Lake Area Chamber of Commerce CEO; Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Michele Huggins: Granite Area Arts Council treasurer and volunteer, member of the Artisan Grain Collaborative, founding member of ACHALA; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Gillian Singler, MN West Community and Technical College chair of Humanities and English instructor, Creative Healing Space volunteer, writer, theater director; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;","Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Nicole DeBoer (507) 537-1471",1
20461,"Art Project Grant",2013,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","To provide participants with a positive experience while performing challenging music. To provide participants with a positive experience while collaborating with other musicians. To provide an area piano student with the opportunity to perform with an orchestra. To provide patrons a positive experience while experiencing live symphonic music of high quality. To attract people who have never attended a Southwest Minnesota Orchestra performance. Participants will complete an online and/or paper exit survey: 50% or more of those completing the survey will indicate they found the music challenging. 50% or more of those completing the survey will indicate they had a positive experience while collaborating with other musicians. 50% or more of those completing the survey will indicate they had a positive experience during the rehearsal process. 50% or more of those completing the survey will indicate they had a positive experience performing the concert. Patrons will complete an online and/or paper exit survey: 50% or more of those completing the survey will indicate they had a positive experience. The survey will include an item about whether this is the respondent’s first Southwest Minnesota Orchestra concert – of those answering ‘yes’, 50% or more will indicate that they plan to attend a future concert. Additional information about impact will be summarized from comments made elsewhere on the survey. The survey will include an item about the respondent’s age so Friends of the Orchestra can track the spread of age groups attending the performances.","Provided participants with a positive experience while performing challenging music. Provided participants with a positive experience while collaborating with other musicians. Provided an area piano student with the opportunity to perform with an orchestra. Provided patrons a positive experience while experiencing live symphonic music of high quality. Attracted people who have never attended a Southwest Minnesota Orchestra performance.",,4294,"Other, local or private",9294,,"Laura Schmidt, Diane Wright, Dr Dan Rieppel, R Wes Myers, Kristin Gruhot, Beth Steuck",,"Friends of the Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Instrumental Showcase and Piano Concerto Competition",,"Instrumental Showcase and Piano Concerto Competition.",2012-10-15,2013-03-26,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beth,Steuck,"Friends of the Orchestra","803 Cheryl Ave",Marshall,MN,56258,"(507) 829-8085 ",beth.steuck@starpoint.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine, Redwood, Lyon, Lincoln, Murray, Hennepin, Nobles, Pipestone, Chippewa",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-12,"Audrey Fuller: writer, arts advocate, tribal planner, grant writer; Maggie Harp: musician, music teacher, active member of New London arts and theatre community; Barb Nelson: art teacher, vocal musician, childrenÆs theatre director; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Mark Wilmes: actor, singer, director, president of the Lake Benton Opera House.","Deb Larson: visual artist, president of Big Stone County Arts Council; Jane Link: visual artist, board member of Milan Village Arts School, and Milan Community Education, and Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, certified clinical musician, founder and coordinator of Rhythm of the River music/art festival; Randy Meyer; visual artist and farmer, former art teacher; Kate Aydin: retired educator, multidisciplinary curriculum developer, board member of Lincoln County Pioneer Museum; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member of Prairie Music Association and Prairie Oasis Players, former clogger; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, participant in community theater productions, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Emily Olson; musician, writing instructor; Tamara Isfeld: visual artist, art teacher for Renville County West Schools, Arts Meander planning committee, board member at Granite Arts Council and Renville Friends of the Arts; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, treasurer of Rock County Fine Arts Association, board member for Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County, Art Rocks planning committee; Sydney Massee: visual artist, quilter, behind the scenes assistant in theatre productions, board member of Lac qui Parle Valley School District; Audrey Fuller: writer, arts advocate, tribal planner, grant writer.","Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Greta Murray (507) 537-1471 ",1
20463,"Art Project Grant",2013,3300,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Grow the performance both in music talent and in audience participation.We will evaluate the show with a brief survey for the audience to fill out. We will collect surveys at the exit door or they can mail them.","A form inside the program for the audience to give us feedback. Ticket sales.",,1750,"Other, local or private",5050,,"Tamara Isfeld, Brad Hall, Beverly Tellefsen, Lavonne Saquilan, Diane Ladner, Peg Furshong, Kathy Kimpling, Bill Van der Hagen, Gene Stukel, Cathy Young, Karen Odden",,"Granite Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Ole and Lena Hometown Variety Show",,"Ole and Lena Hometown Variety Show is a music performance from local talent and also a professional group from Nashville.",2013-02-01,2013-05-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tamara,Isfeld,"Granite Arts Council","1071 Bergeson Dr","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 894-0813 ",tisfeld@mchsi.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine, Chippewa, Kandiyohi",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-14,"Deb Larson: visual artist, president of Big Stone County Arts Council; Jane Link: visual artist, board member of Milan Village Arts School, and Milan Community Education, and Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Connie Feig: arts advocate, board member of the Barn Theater and Willmar Area Arts Council; Randy Meyer: visual artist and farmer, former art teacher; Kate Aydin: retired educator, multidisciplinary curriculum developer, board member of Lincoln County Pioneer Museum; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member of Prairie Music Association and Prairie Oasis Players, former clogger; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, participant in community theater productions, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Tamara Isfeld: visual artist, art teacher for Renville County West Schools, Arts Meander planning committee, board member at Granite Arts Council and Renville Friends of the Arts; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, treasurer of Rock County Fine Arts Association, board member for Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County, Art Rocks planning committee; Sydney Massee: visual artist, quilter, behind the scenes assistant in theatre productions, board member of Lac qui Parle Valley School District.","Audrey Fuller: writer, arts advocate, tribal planner, grant writer; Maggie Harp: musician, music teacher, active in New London arts and theatre community; Barb Nelson: art teacher, vocal musician, Children's theatre director; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of the Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Mark Wilmes: actor, singer, director, president Lake Benton Opera House.",,2
20507,"Art Project Grant",2013,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. To showcase our area with high quality arts. 2. Create economic benefits for visual artists in our region. 3. Foster the community of visual artists. 4. The visual artists will sell their work to Meander participants.A passport survey is filled out by participants to gather information about the quality and experience of the event. An artist survey is filled out after the event by the artists reporting on economic benefits and number or participants.","2013 Meander Economic Impacts: $90,874 Total reported Meander art sales to customers during the Meander weekend (40/45 surveys reported). 2012 reported $94,076 with 42 surveys returned. $2,271 Average reported art sales per artist. Increase of 1% from 2012. 76% Money raised to organize the Meander through sponsors and artists was spent on products or services (printing, paper, advertising, graphic design, staffing) in the five county area. Meander spent over $10,000 on advertising in 2013; 26% of the total budget. 70-1100 Reported total number of customers at individual studios for the entire weekend. 11 studios Average number of studios customers visited. 3 people per travel party (on average). 71% of customers said the quality of the art was excellent. 77% of customers said their overall experience was excellent. 53% did NOT attend last year. 79% plan to attend again next year. 20% maybe plan to attend next year. 43% came from within 5-county area. 25% came from greater Minnesota (outside 5-county area). 20% came from the metro area. 12% came from out of state. Average Expenditures per Customer. (373 reporting in 2013 vs. 387 in 2012). $112 on Meander Art ($98 in 2012). $41 on Food/Gas ($41 in 2012). $20 on Shopping, other than art ($14 in 2012). $16 on Lodging ($12 in 2012).",,24165,"Other, local or private",29165,,"Jo Pederson, Claire Swanson, Andy Kahmann, Kristi Fernholz, Franz Richter, Celeste Suter, Deb Connolly, Neva Foster, Darci Schipnewski, Paula Soine, Gene Sandau, Audrey Arner",,"Upper Minnesota River Valley Regional Development Commission AKA Meander Art Crawl","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Meander Art Crawl 2013",,"Meander Art Crawl 2013.",2012-12-01,2013-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristi,Fernholz,"Upper Minnesota River Valley Regional Development Commission AKA Meander Art Crawl","4998 320th Ave","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 564-3799 ",kristi.fernholz@umvrdc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Big Stone, Swift, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-13,"Deb Larson: visual artist, president of Big Stone County Arts Council; Jane Link: visual artist, board member of Milan Village Arts School, and Milan Community Education, and Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Connie Feig: arts advocate, board member of the Barn Theater and Willmar Area Arts Council; Randy Meyer: visual artist and farmer, former art teacher; Kate Aydin: retired educator, multidisciplinary curriculum developer, board member of Lincoln County Pioneer Museum; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member of Prairie Music Association and Prairie Oasis Players, former clogger; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, participant in community theater productions, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Tamara Isfeld: visual artist, art teacher for Renville County West Schools, Arts Meander planning committee, board member at Granite Arts Council and Renville Friends of the Arts; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, treasurer of Rock County Fine Arts Association, board member for Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County, Art Rocks planning committee; Sydney Massee: visual artist, quilter, behind the scenes assistant in theatre productions, board member of Lac qui Parle Valley School District.","Audrey Fuller: writer, arts advocate, tribal planner, grant writer; Maggie Harp: musician, music teacher, active in New London arts and theatre community; Barb Nelson: art teacher, vocal musician, Children's theatre director; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of the Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of the Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Mark Wilmes: actor, singer, director, president of Lake Benton Opera House.","Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Greta Murray (507) 537-1471 ",1
21426,"Art Project",2014,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Barriers to participation in high quality arts activities will be identified and addressed.Our intended outcomes of the Star Stories project are to: Remove barriers for 25 youth from an underserved community to study and produce digital stories; Increase sense of cultural belonging and connection to the arts among 25 youth; Create opportunities for 75 Minnesotans from underserved communities to appreciate the arts through a public showcase of original digital stories. To measure them we will complete the following activities: Dakota Wicohan Arts Coordinator will maintain program records of all arts activities; The 20 middle school youth will share what they’ve learned in focus groups and circles led by Dakota Wicohan staff and the consulting artists; The 5-10 high school apprentices will write reflections of their experiences for publication in our newsletter; The families and audience members will assess their experience in the guest book at each public showcase. The assessment team will monitor the arts residencies. Our participants play the most important role in the evaluation. We are using indigenous evaluation methods to identify the sense of belonging and our new youth leadership project for middle school youth. Results will be used to improve our future arts programing at Dakota Wicohan. We intend to permanently incorporate the arts into our youth programs and are committed to continue nurturing and supporting our Dakota artists and their work in our Native community. We also hope that our high school apprentices continue to develop their interest in the arts for sustainability in revitalizing the arts in our community. We hope to learn how connecting rural Native youth to contemporary art forms sparks an ongoing interest in the arts. We hope to learn how to model to families ways to support their youth’s interest in the arts. We also hope our organization better learns how to operate arts activities and to support Dakota artists.","The Dakota Star Stories Project met its three intended outcomes, engaging slightly fewer youth apprentices than projected, but reaching many more audience members through more PR channels than projected. It was interesting to see the development of skill between the first and the second videos made by the youth. We are pleased with their growth and confidence as artists. At least half of the participants expressed interest in continuing the art form. The summer camp video enhanced a sense of belonging and cohesion among the group and the participants' connection to Dakota traditions, and the land. More than 100 people watched the two youth videos at the Dakota Wicohan Annual Event held at Jackpot Junction on Lower Sioux on October 17, 2014. This was an unprecedented opportunity for the community to come together and access and appreciate our rich Dakota arts heritage.",,10115,"Other, local or private",15115,,"Garrielle Strong, Dallas Goldtooth, Daniel Lemm, Mary Peters, Don Robertson, Darlene St Clair, Dean Blue.",,"Dakota Wicohan","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"Star Stories: Digital storytelling residency with Dallas Goldtooth",2014-01-01,2014-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anne,O'Keefe-Jackson,"Dakota Wicohan","PO Box 2 280 Centennial Dr",Morton,MN,56270,"(507) 697-6272 ",dakotawicohan@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Renville, Redwood, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-83,"Maggie Harp: musician, music teacher; Carol Purrington: retired English teacher, president of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council; Vonnie Saquilan: arts advocate, Granite Arts Council board member; Kathy Schaefer: musician, photographer, Southwest Minnesota State University business professor; Bev Tellefsen: retired educator, Granite Arts Council board member; Mark Wilmes: president of Lake Benton Opera House, musician, theatre, journalist.","Jane Link: visual artist, Milan Village Arts School founding member, Milan Community Education, Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Randy Meyer: visual artist and farmer, former art teacher; Kate Aydin: retired educator, developed a curriculum focused on the visual arts, literature, and modern and traditional music of Spain and Latin America, Lincoln County Pioneer Museum board member; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member of Prairie Music Association and Prairie Oasis Players; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County board member; Sydney Massee; visual artist, theatre, Lac qui Parle Valley School Districts board member; Audrey Fuller; writer, arts advocate, tribal planner, grant writer.",,No
21427,"Art Project",2014,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","More Minnesotans, especially those in the Southwest Minnesota Region, will be able to participate in the arts.What are the goals of the project? 1. To provide participants with a positive experience while performing challenging music. 2. To provide participants with a positive experience while collaborating with other musicians. 3.To provide patrons a positive experience while experiencing live symphonic music of high quality. 4. To attract people who have never attended an Southwest Minnesota Orchestra performance. 5. Participants will complete an online and/or paper exit survey: 50% or more of those completing the survey will indicate they found the music challenging. 50% or more of those completing the survey will indicate they had a positive experience while collaborating with other musicians. 50% or more of those completing the survey will indicate they had a positive experience during the rehearsal process. 50% or more of those completing the survey will indicate they had a positive experience performing the concert. 6. Patrons will complete an online and/or paper exit survey: 50% or more of those completing the survey will indicate they had a positive experience. The survey will include an item about whether this is the respondent’s first Southwest Minnesota Orchestra concert – of those answering ‘yes’, 50% or more will indicate that they plan to attend a future concert. Additional information about impact will be summarized from comments made elsewhere on the survey. The survey will include an item about the respondent’s age so Friends of the Orchestra can track the spread of age groups attending the performances.","Measurable outcomes would be the number of children we were able to serve. We planned on having 1,020 in attendance, and we actually had 1,317.",,4040,"Other, local or private",9040,,"Kristin Gruhot, Beth Steuck, Hannah Roseland, Laura Schmidt, Diane Wright, R. Wes Meyers, Michael Guttman",,"Friends of the Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"Children's Concert/ Youth String Concerto Competition",2013-10-15,2014-04-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kris,Gruhot,"Friends of the Orchestra","2264 190th Ave",Lynd,MN,56157,"(507) 530-2555 ",kgruhot@frontier.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lyon, Lincoln, Murray, Redwood, Yellow Medicine, Cottonwood, Lac qui Parle, Chippewa",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-84,"Maggie Harp: musician, music teacher; Carol Purrington: retired English teacher, president of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council; Vonnie Saquilan: arts advocate, Granite Arts Council board member; Kathy Schaefer: musician, photographer, Southwest Minnesota State University business professor; Bev Tellefsen: retired educator, Granite Arts Council board member; Mark Wilmes: president of Lake Benton Opera House, musician, theatre, journalist.","Jane Link: visual artist, Milan Village Arts School founding member, Milan Community Education, Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Randy Meyer: visual artist and farmer, former art teacher; Kate Aydin: retired educator, developed a curriculum focused on the visual arts, literature, and modern and traditional music of Spain and Latin America, Lincoln County Pioneer Museum board member; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member of Prairie Music Association and Prairie Oasis Players; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County board member; Sydney Massee; visual artist, theatre, Lac qui Parle Valley School Districts board member; Audrey Fuller; writer, arts advocate, tribal planner, grant writer.",,No
21801,"Art Project Grant",2013,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","To provide participants with a positive experience while performing challenging music, To provide participants with a positive experience while collaborating with other musicians, To provide a rich cultural experience by affording tightly-focused contact to Russian music, To provide patrons a positive experience while experiencing live symphonic music of high quality, To attract people who have never attended a Southwest Minnesota Orchestra performance.Participants will complete an online and/or paper exit survey: 50% or more of those completing the survey will indicate they found the music challenging, 50% or more of those completing the survey will indicate they had a positive experience while collaborating with other musicians. 50% or more of those completing the survey will indicate they had a positive experience during the rehearsal process. 50% or more of those completing the survey will indicate they had a positive experience performing the concert. Patrons will complete an online and/or paper exit survey: 50% or more of those completing the survey will indicate they had a positive experience. The survey will include an item about whether this is the respondent’s first Southwest Minnesota Orchestra concert – of those answering ‘yes’, 50% or more will indicate that they plan to attend a future concert. Additional information about impact will be summarized from comments made elsewhere on the survey. The survey will include an item about the respondent’s age so Friends of the Orchestra can track the spread of age groups attending the performances.","Southwest Minnesota Orchestra provides area adults and students the chance to perform challenging orchestral music on primary, and even secondary instruments. Southwest Minnesota Orchestra is slowly expanding its repertoire to include harder and more challenging music. By hiring musicians Southwest Minnesota Orchestra provides a mini lesson to those who are pair with a hired musician. Also, by hiring musicians Southwest Minnesota Orchestra is able to perform a larger scaled concert that attracts more of the community especially being able to perform such a well-known piece as the 1812 Overture. Southwest Minnesota Orchestra is consistently pushing our members to perform better and with more confidence. Doing such a challenging concert is just one of the examples of how Southwest Minnesota Orchestra has grown over the years. Southwest Minnesota Orchestra strongly believes on bring live orchestral music to the area, providing an educational opportunity for the youth, entertainment and enrichment for the elderly, and an artistic venue for the orchestra members to perform. Southwest Minnesota Orchestra has never done a completely Russian concert before. Southwest Minnesota Orchestra likes the idea of expanding the surrounding communities listening vocabulary.",,4900,"Other, local or private",9900,,"Laura Schmidt, Diane Wright, Dr Dan Rieppel, R Wes Myers, Kristin Gruhot, Beth Steuck",,"Friends of the Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Russian Festival Concert with The Southwest Minnesota Orchestra.",2013-03-15,2013-05-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Daniel,Rieppel,"Friends of the Orchestra","1501 State St",Marshall,MN,56258,"(507) 829-8085 ",Daniel.Rieppel@smsu.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lyon, Yellow Medicine, Lincoln, Lac qui Parle, Pipestone",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-39,"Mark Bosveld: directed high school plays, musicals and community theater, former board member of Friends of the Orchestra, board member of Prairie Dance Alliance; Craig Edwards: potter, past board member for Southwest Minnesota Arts and Humanities Council, founder of New London Art Center, member of Kaleidoscope Artist Cooperative; Roberta Trooien: musician, professor, author; Jean Replinger: professor at Southwest Minnesota State University, professional musician, editor, board member for the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council; Beth Habicht: artist, retired orchestra teacher, member of the Great Plains String Quartet, steering committee and founding member of Worthington Area Symphony Orchestra; Christa Otteson: arts advocate, regional coordinator Minnesota Council for NonprofitsÆ central region; Kathy Fransen: musician, certified clinical musician, founder and coordinator of Rhythm of the River music/art festival; Randy Meyer; visual artist and farmer, former art teacher.","Deb Larson: visual artist, president of Big Stone County Arts Council; Jane Link: visual artist, board member of Milan Village Arts School, and Milan Community Education, and Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, certified clinical musician, founder and coordinator of Rhythm of the River music/art festival; Randy Meyer; visual artist and farmer, former art teacher; Kate Aydin: retired educator, multidisciplinary curriculum developer, board member of Lincoln County Pioneer Museum; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member of Prairie Music Association and Prairie Oasis Players, former clogger; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, participant in community theater productions, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Emily Olson; musician, writing instructor; Tamara Isfeld: visual artist, art teacher for Renville County West Schools, Arts Meander planning committee, board member at Granite Arts Council and Renville Friends of the Arts; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, treasurer of Rock County Fine Arts Association, board member for Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County, Art Rocks planning committee; Sydney Massee: visual artist, quilter, behind the scenes assistant in theatre productions, board member of Lac qui Parle Valley School District; Audrey Fuller: writer, arts advocate, tribal planner, grant writer.","Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Greta Murray (507) 537-1471 ",1
19784,"Art Project Grant",2013,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase number of individuals involved compared to Guys and Dolls (which was 40). Increase number of hits on our new website (current average is 5 hits a day). This will expand knowledge of our organization's existence. Involve at least 20 students (who have not attended college yet).We will know how many people are involved by comparing our printed programs and rosters. We are able to track hits on our website by logging in. We will be able to track ages of participants because they will fill out an audition form.","We provided opportunity for youth and adults ranging in age from 6 to 75. We had experienced artists leading the show and experienced cast members including 21 adult artists participating. We sold 563 tickets which exceeded our expectations. Profited $1991 which will go to future productions. Some community members attended our show for the first time, while others were repeat attendees. Besides the activities offered at our high school, this is one of the few theatrical activities our community has the opportunity to attend. Community feedback was positive and helpful upon completion of the show.",,5095,"Other, local or private",10095,,"Mary Virnig, Carrie Speh,Elaine Hauger, Kelly Nokleby, Kathy Anderson, Jarett Berg",,"Granite Falls Area Community Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Summer Musical: The Sound of Music.",2013-03-16,2013-08-03,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeffrey,Iverson,"Granite Falls Area Community Theater","155 Skyline Dr","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 250-6743 ",jiverson@isd2190.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine, Chippewa, Renville, Lyon, Dakota, Kandiyohi, Pope, Scott, Hennepin, Ramsey, Clay",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant,"Mark Bosveld: directed high school plays, musicals and community theater, former board member of Friends of the Orchestra, board member of Prairie Dance Alliance; Craig Edwards: potter, past board member for Southwest Minnesota Arts and Humanities Council, founder of New London Art Center, member of Kaleidoscope Artist Cooperative; Roberta Trooien: musician, professor, author; Jean Replinger: professor at Southwest Minnesota State University, professional musician, editor, board member for the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council; Beth Habicht: artist, retired orchestra teacher, member of the Great Plains String Quartet, steering committee and founding member of Worthington Area Symphony Orchestra; Christa Otteson: arts advocate, regional coordinator Minnesota Council for NonprofitsÆ central region; Kathy Fransen: musician, certified clinical musician, founder and coordinator of Rhythm of the River music/art festival; Randy Meyer; visual artist and farmer, former art teacher.","Deb Larson: visual artist, president of Big Stone County Arts Council; Jane Link: visual artist, board member of Milan Village Arts School, and Milan Community Education, and Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, certified clinical musician, founder and coordinator of Rhythm of the River music/art festival; Randy Meyer; visual artist and farmer, former art teacher; Kate Aydin: retired educator, multidisciplinary curriculum developer, board member of Lincoln County Pioneer Museum; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member of Prairie Music Association and Prairie Oasis Players, former clogger; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, participant in community theater productions, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Emily Olson; musician, writing instructor; Tamara Isfeld: visual artist, art teacher for Renville County West Schools, Arts Meander planning committee, board member at Granite Arts Council and Renville Friends of the Arts; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, treasurer of Rock County Fine Arts Association, board member for Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County, Art Rocks planning committee; Sydney Massee: visual artist, quilter, behind the scenes assistant in theatre productions, board member of Lac qui Parle Valley School District; Audrey Fuller: writer, arts advocate, tribal planner, grant writer.",,2
15998,"Art Project Grant",2012,2120,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","The goals of this project are: to introduce, instruct and inspire the literature genre of personal story telling, to increase Big Stone Arts Council and workshop awareness and participation and to build on the workshop experience of last year. This half day lecture/discussion and one and a half day workshop supports Big Stone Arts Council's mission to develop and promote the arts in Big Stone Lake area by providing our rural residents with an exceptional arts learning experience that they would not have access to otherwise in this region.A written participant survey will ask for feedback on whether the participant is receiving valuable information, tools and experience in the art of storytelling. A felt quilt board will allow participants to express their level of understanding as they answer particular questions through color patches that vary in color intensity as the day and workshop proceeds, allowing us to gauge success of the teacher and teachings/activities during the experience, rather than waiting for the end survey. In this way the participant will have an active effect on their experience as we encourage discussion of the quilt. Oral feedback will also be encouraged during breaks, etc. A guest book registration will reflect visitor numbers and contact info for after care. Building success will be measured by returning guests, both from last year and after Friday night's free event. We will also ask what topics they would like to further explore in the arts.","This event for us was defined as a high profile regional identity event. It is events such as this one that will attract people to our community who have never been here before. Three of the people who attended the writer's workshop expressed an interest ",,1583,"Other, local or private",3703,,"Liz Rackl, Kristi Delage, Rob Rakow, Deb Larson, Don Sherman, Neva Foster, Erlys Sis",,"Big Stone Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Mythic Writing: Exploring Your Personal Story",,"Mythic Writing: Exploring Your Personal Story Workshop by Dennis Slattery.",2012-10-19,2012-10-21,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Becky,Parker,"Big Stone Arts Council","PO Box 41 61 Dahle Ave",Ortonville,MN,56278,"(320) 487-1001 ",bparker@wat.midco.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Big Stone, Lyon, Lac qui Parle, Chippewa, Yellow Medicine, Otter Tail",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-44,"Deb Larson: artist, project manager for Art Meander, Vice President of Big Stone Arts Council; Paul Grupe: instrumental and vocal teacher at Jackson County Schools, theater/musical director at Jackson County Arts Guilds; Jane Link: artist, board member at Milan Village Arts School and the Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: former K-12 art teacher, co owner of First Floral-Hallmark, hand bell choir member; Connie Feig: board member at the Willmar Area Arts Council and Minnesota Gerontological Society; Paula Nemes: Vice President of the Marshall Area Stage Company, musician, community theater participant, Lyon County arts organizations activist; Kurt Schulz: actor, writer, cofounder of the 4 Shadow Theatre Company, board member at Magnolia Musical Theatre Company; Susan Marco: author, English and creative writing teacher at Dassel-Cokato High School, Fine Arts Committee member at Dassel-Cokato Public Schools; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member at the Prairie Music Association and the Prairie Oasis Players; Ellen Copperud: retired teacher of language arts, literary arts activist, coach, and event organizer, board member at the Historic Dayton House, liberal arts advisory board member at Minnesota West Community College; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, author, community theater participant, adjunct instructor of English at Southwest Minnesota State University, art instructor for the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council; Tamara Isfeld: visual artist, art teacher for Renville County West Schools, planning committee member for Meander - Upper Minnesota River Valley Art Crawl, board member at Granite Arts Council and Renville Friends of the Arts; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Treasurer of Rock County Fine Arts Association, board member of Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County, planning committee member for Art Rocks in Luverne, owner of Playing in the Mud Studio, arts festival organizer; Sydney Massee: artist, quilter, theatre assistant, community organization activist, board member for Lac qui Parle Valley Schools; Patricia Enger: visual artist, musician, gallery technician and curator for the William Whipple Gallery at Southwest Minnesota State University, exhibit curator for Fallen Angel Gallery; Randy Meyer: artist, farmer, art teacher for local and home schools, treasurer for the First Lutheran Church, board member for Lac qui Parle Mutual Insurance Company; Kate Aydin: Spanish instructor for 25 years, board member for the Lincoln County Pioneer Museum and Hendricks Community Foundation and Norwegian Heritage Committee.","Kate Aydin: Spanish instructor for 25 years, board member for the Lincoln County Pioneer Museum and Hendricks Community Foundation and Norwegian Heritage Committee; Cheri Buzzeo: production manager, Willmar Community Theatre, board member at Willmar Area Arts Council; Luanne Fondell: musician, coordinator for Dawson Boyd Arts Association, former board member at Southwest Minnesota Arts and Humanities Council; Mary Jane Mardesen: author, theater director, speech/theater/English instructor at Minnesota West Community and Technical College; Sydney Massee: artist, quilter, theatre assistant, community organization activist, board member for Lac qui Parle Valley Schools; Verna Patrick: retired music educator, member of the Willmar Area Symphony Orchestra and Pens and Brushes writing club; Ron Porep: coordinator, Milan Village Arts School.",,Yes
16010,"Art Project Legacy",2012,6216,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","a. To introduce two new forms of dance to student and adult audiences through professional performances, b. to provide an opportunity for adults to participate in a dance/fitness class, c. to offer students the experience of a movement workshop with professional dancers and musicians.a. Audience attendance to each performance will provide measurable response. Audience surveys will provide comments and reactions to the new dance forms, b. Registration and participation will indicate the level of interest in the adult dance/fitness class, c. Middle school students and their music teacher will provide feedback after their workshops.","Nutcracker: SOLD OUT! (This has only happened about 6 times in the history of Dawson-Boyd Arts Association, so it's a big deal). Great for everyone, especially families! Hundreds of adults and children experienced professional ballet for the first time be",,10234,"Other, local or private",16450,,"Doug Bates, Tim Borstad, DeLaine Engebretson, Ingrid larson, Jeri Popma, JoAnn Roisen, Diane Peet, Janice Prestholdt, Kristyn Wicht, Kevin Szumal",,"Dawson-Boyd Arts Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Nutcracker Ballet and Salsabrosa",,"The Nutcracker Ballet and the Afro-Cuban Group Salsabrosa.",2012-07-01,2012-12-17,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Luanne,Fondell,"Dawson-Boyd Arts Association","PO Box 434 601 9th St",Dawson,MN,56232,"(320) 769-2955 ",luannefondell@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lac qui Parle, Swift, Chippewa, Big Stone, Lyon, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-legacy,"Deb Larson: artist, project manager for Art Meander, Vice President of Big Stone Arts Council; Paul Grupe: instrumental and vocal teacher at Jackson County Schools, theater/musical director at Jackson County Arts Guilds; Jane Link: artist, board member at Milan Village Arts School and the Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: former K-12 art teacher, co owner of First Floral-Hallmark, hand bell choir member; Connie Feig: board member at the Willmar Area Arts Council and Minnesota Gerontological Society; Paula Nemes: Vice President of the Marshall Area Stage Company, musician, community theater participant, Lyon County arts organizations activist; Kathy Wnorosky: director of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, board member of Rabbit Run Community Arts Association (and Theatre) and the Madison Education Foundation (Ohio), journalist; Susan Marco: author, English and creative writing teacher at Dassel-Cokato High School, Fine Arts Committee member at Dassel-Cokato Public Schools; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member at the Prairie Music Association and the Prairie Oasis Players; Ellen Copperud: retired teacher of language arts, literary arts activist, coach, and event organizer, board member at the Historic Dayton House, liberal arts advisory board member at Minnesota West Community College; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, author, community theater participant, adjunct instructor of English at Southwest Minnesota State University, art instructor for the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council; Tamara Isfeld: visual artist, art teacher for Renville County West Schools, planning committee member for Meander - Upper Minnesota River Valley Art Crawl, board member at Granite Arts Council and Renville Friends of the Arts; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Treasurer of Rock County Fine Arts Association, board member of Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County, planning committee member for Art Rocks in Luverne, owner of Playing in the Mud Studio, arts festival organizer; Sydney Massee: artist, quilter, theatre assistant, community organization activist, board member for Lac qui Parle Valley Schools; Patricia Enger: visual artist, musician, gallery technician and curator for the William Whipple Gallery at Southwest Minnesota State University, exhibit curator for Fallen Angel Gallery; Randy Meyer: artist, farmer, art teacher for local and home schools, treasurer for the First Lutheran Church, board member for Lac qui Parle Mutual Insurance Company; Kate Aydin: Spanish instructor for 25 years, board member for the Lincoln County Pioneer Museum and Hendricks Community Foundation and Norwegian Heritage Committee.","Kate Aydin: Spanish instructor for 25 years, board member for the Lincoln County Pioneer Museum and Hendricks Community Foundation and Norwegian Heritage Committee; Cheri Buzzeo: production manager, Willmar Community Theatre, board member at Willmar Area Arts Council; Luanne Fondell: musician, coordinator for Dawson Boyd Arts Association, former board member at Southwest Minnesota Arts and Humanities Council; Mary Jane Mardesen: author, theater director, speech/theater/English instructor at Minnesota West Community and Technical College; Sydney Massee: artist, quilter, theatre assistant, community organization activist, board member for Lac qui Parle Valley Schools; Verna Patrick: retired music educator, member of the Willmar Area Symphony Orchestra and Pens and Brushes writing club; Ron Porep: coordinator, Milan Village Arts School.",,Yes
16012,"Art Project Grant",2012,4767,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","50% or more of those completing the survey will indicate they found the music challenging. 50% or more of those completing the survey will indicate they had a positive experience while collaborating with other musicians. 50% or more of those completing the survey will indicate they had a positive experience during the rehearsal process. 50% or more of those completing the survey will indicate they had a positive experience performing the concert.50% or more of those completing the survey will indicate they had a positive experience. The survey will indicate an item about whether this is the respondent's first Southwest Minnesota Orchestra concert-of those answering yes,"" 50% or more will indicate that they plan to attend a future concert. Additional information about the impact will be summarized from comments made elsewhere on the survey. The survey will include an item about the respondent's age so Friends of the Orchestra can track the spread of age groups attending the performances.""","It was a more relaxing concert. By adding different elements to the concert our orchestra was able to be more interactive with the audience. Especially since Southwest Minnesota Orchestra players were also encouraged to wear costumes along with the audien",,2964,"Other, local or private",7731,,"Dr. Daniel Rieppel, Wes Myers, Kristin Gruhot, Beth Steuck, Laura Schmidt, Diane Wright, Anna Fitzer",,"Friends of the Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","""Hauntcert""",,"Concert ""Hauntcert.""",2012-07-01,2012-12-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Daniel,Rieppel,"Friends of the Orchestra","1501 State St",Marshall,MN,56258,"(507) 829-8085 ",Daniel.Rieppel@smsu.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lyon, Yellow Medicine, Lincoln, Lac qui Parle, Pipestone",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-78,"Deb Larson: artist, project manager for Art Meander, Vice President of Big Stone Arts Council; Paul Grupe: instrumental and vocal teacher at Jackson County Schools, theater/musical director at Jackson County Arts Guilds; Jane Link: artist, board member at Milan Village Arts School and the Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: former K-12 art teacher, co owner of First Floral-Hallmark, hand bell choir member; Connie Feig: board member at the Willmar Area Arts Council and Minnesota Gerontological Society; Paula Nemes: Vice President of the Marshall Area Stage Company, musician, community theater participant, Lyon County arts organizations activist; Kurt Schulz: actor, writer, cofounder of the 4 Shadow Theatre Company, board member at Magnolia Musical Theatre Company; Susan Marco: author, English and creative writing teacher at Dassel-Cokato High School, Fine Arts Committee member at Dassel-Cokato Public Schools; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member at the Prairie Music Association and the Prairie Oasis Players; Ellen Copperud: retired teacher of language arts, literary arts activist, coach, and event organizer, board member at the Historic Dayton House, liberal arts advisory board member at Minnesota West Community College; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, author, community theater participant, adjunct instructor of English at Southwest Minnesota State University, art instructor for the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council; Tamara Isfeld: visual artist, art teacher for Renville County West Schools, planning committee member for Meander - Upper Minnesota River Valley Art Crawl, board member at Granite Arts Council and Renville Friends of the Arts; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Treasurer of Rock County Fine Arts Association, board member of Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County, planning committee member for Art Rocks in Luverne, owner of Playing in the Mud Studio, arts festival organizer; Sydney Massee: artist, quilter, theatre assistant, community organization activist, board member for Lac qui Parle Valley Schools; Patricia Enger: visual artist, musician, gallery technician and curator for the William Whipple Gallery at Southwest Minnesota State University, exhibit curator for Fallen Angel Gallery; Randy Meyer: artist, farmer, art teacher for local and home schools, treasurer for the First Lutheran Church, board member for Lac qui Parle Mutual Insurance Company; Kate Aydin: Spanish instructor for 25 years, board member for the Lincoln County Pioneer Museum and Hendricks Community Foundation and Norwegian Heritage Committee.","Kate Aydin: Spanish instructor for 25 years, board member for the Lincoln County Pioneer Museum and Hendricks Community Foundation and Norwegian Heritage Committee; Cheri Buzzeo: production manager, Willmar Community Theatre, board member at Willmar Area Arts Council; Luanne Fondell: musician, coordinator for Dawson Boyd Arts Association, former board member at Southwest Minnesota Arts and Humanities Council; Mary Jane Mardesen: author, theater director, speech/theater/English instructor at Minnesota West Community and Technical College; Sydney Massee: artist, quilter, theatre assistant, community organization activist, board member for Lac qui Parle Valley Schools; Verna Patrick: retired music educator, member of the Willmar Area Symphony Orchestra and Pens and Brushes writing club; Ron Porep: coordinator, Milan Village Arts School.",,No
16014,"Art Project Grant",2012,2512,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Our measurable goals are the number of people attending the Art Show, artist participation and future interest in more art shows.We will record the number of attendees and since there will be a host there at all times, we will record their response to the show. We will question the artist about their experience and measure it by the enthusiasm and future interests.","More people became aware of local artists and new people became involved in an art project and new display venue was obtained. The enthusiasm for future art shows was displayed and a new skill was obtained, ""Learning how to put an art show together."" The ",,958,"Other, local or private",3470,,"Donna Hagen, Rodney Pederson, Ronae Rose, Jane Link, Jamey Thompson, Ann Thompson, Ruth Ann Lee, Jeremy Losinski",,"Greater Milan Initiative","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Milan Local Artists Exhibits",,"Milan Local Artists Exhibits.",2012-07-10,2012-10-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jane,Link,"Greater Milan Initiative","14085 Hwy 40 NW",Milan,MN,56262,"(320) 734-4416 ",mjlink@fedteldirect.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine, Lincoln, Lac qui Parle, Chippewa, Big Stone, Meeker, Swift, Lyon",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-79,"Deb Larson: artist, project manager for Art Meander, Vice President of Big Stone Arts Council; Paul Grupe: instrumental and vocal teacher at Jackson County Schools, theater/musical director at Jackson County Arts Guilds; Jane Link: artist, board member at Milan Village Arts School and the Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: former K-12 art teacher, co owner of First Floral-Hallmark, hand bell choir member; Connie Feig: board member at the Willmar Area Arts Council and Minnesota Gerontological Society; Paula Nemes: Vice President of the Marshall Area Stage Company, musician, community theater participant, Lyon County arts organizations activist; Kurt Schulz: actor, writer, cofounder of the 4 Shadow Theatre Company, board member at Magnolia Musical Theatre Company; Susan Marco: author, English and creative writing teacher at Dassel-Cokato High School, Fine Arts Committee member at Dassel-Cokato Public Schools; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member at the Prairie Music Association and the Prairie Oasis Players; Ellen Copperud: retired teacher of language arts, literary arts activist, coach, and event organizer, board member at the Historic Dayton House, liberal arts advisory board member at Minnesota West Community College; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, author, community theater participant, adjunct instructor of English at Southwest Minnesota State University, art instructor for the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council; Tamara Isfeld: visual artist, art teacher for Renville County West Schools, planning committee member for Meander - Upper Minnesota River Valley Art Crawl, board member at Granite Arts Council and Renville Friends of the Arts; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Treasurer of Rock County Fine Arts Association, board member of Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County, planning committee member for Art Rocks in Luverne, owner of Playing in the Mud Studio, arts festival organizer; Sydney Massee: artist, quilter, theatre assistant, community organization activist, board member for Lac qui Parle Valley Schools; Patricia Enger: visual artist, musician, gallery technician and curator for the William Whipple Gallery at Southwest Minnesota State University, exhibit curator for Fallen Angel Gallery; Randy Meyer: artist, farmer, art teacher for local and home schools, treasurer for the First Lutheran Church, board member for Lac qui Parle Mutual Insurance Company; Kate Aydin: Spanish instructor for 25 years, board member for the Lincoln County Pioneer Museum and Hendricks Community Foundation and Norwegian Heritage Committee.","Kate Aydin: Spanish instructor for 25 years, board member for the Lincoln County Pioneer Museum and Hendricks Community Foundation and Norwegian Heritage Committee; Cheri Buzzeo: production manager, Willmar Community Theatre, board member at Willmar Area Arts Council; Luanne Fondell: musician, coordinator for Dawson Boyd Arts Association, former board member at Southwest Minnesota Arts and Humanities Council; Mary Jane Mardesen: author, theater director, speech/theater/English instructor at Minnesota West Community and Technical College; Sydney Massee: artist, quilter, theatre assistant, community organization activist, board member for Lac qui Parle Valley Schools; Verna Patrick: retired music educator, member of the Willmar Area Symphony Orchestra and Pens and Brushes writing club; Ron Porep: coordinator, Milan Village Arts School.",,Yes
16033,"Art Project Grant",2012,2450,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","1. Students will participate in multiple styles of dance. 2. Dance skills will be increased through intensive instruction. 3. Networking between dance professionals and dance students in the community will be provided.Dance students complete an evaluation form at the end of the week and each instructor is asked to give a written critique of the week. Those are given careful consideration in planning for future summer events.","The students were 100% satisfied with the added cushion from the new marley floor used in some of the rooms and for the performance. The students who participated in the camp learned new dance techniques, improved their current skills and experiences how ",,12642,"Other, local or private",15092,,"Janette Jurgens, Alyssia Coudron, Michelle Noriega, Jason Clarin, Ross Anderson, Kanoa & Shannon Baynard, Janet Bottelberghe, Pam Coudron, Mary Susan Gerber, Jesse James, Sarah Kepler, Bruce Louwagie, Arlene Marthaler, Jami Roos, Amy Salfer, Susie Sammons",,"Prairie Dance Alliance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Dance Camp",,"22nd Annual Dance Camp.",2012-03-09,2012-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Janette,Jurgens,"Prairie Dance Alliance","PO Box 83",Marshall,MN,56258,"(507) 530-1974 ",janette.jurgens@swsc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lyon, Murray, Yellow Medicine, Redwood, Rock, Lincoln, Renville, Traverse",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-69,"Deb Larson: artist, project manager for Art Meander, Vice President of Big Stone Arts Council; Paul Grupe: instrumental and vocal teacher at Jackson County Schools, theater/musical director at Jackson County Arts Guilds; Jane Link: artist, board member at Milan Village Arts School and the Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: former K-12 art teacher, co owner of First Floral-Hallmark, hand bell choir member; Connie Feig: board member at the Willmar Area Arts Council and Minnesota Gerontological Society; Paula Nemes: Vice President of the Marshall Area Stage Company, musician, community theater participant, Lyon County arts organizations activist; Kurt Schulz: actor, writer, cofounder of the 4 Shadow Theatre Company, board member at Magnolia Musical Theatre Company; Susan Marco: author, English and creative writing teacher at Dassel-Cokato High School, Fine Arts Committee member at Dassel-Cokato Public Schools; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member at the Prairie Music Association and the Prairie Oasis Players; Ellen Copperud: retired teacher of language arts, literary arts activist, coach, and event organizer, board member at the Historic Dayton House, liberal arts advisory board member at Minnesota West Community College; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, author, community theater participant, adjunct instructor of English at Southwest Minnesota State University, art instructor for the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council; Tamara Isfeld: visual artist, art teacher for Renville County West Schools, planning committee member for Meander - Upper Minnesota River Valley Art Crawl, board member at Granite Arts Council and Renville Friends of the Arts; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Treasurer of Rock County Fine Arts Association, board member of Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County, planning committee member for Art Rocks in Luverne, owner of Playing in the Mud Studio, arts festival organizer; Sydney Massee: artist, quilter, theatre assistant, community organization activist, board member for Lac qui Parle Valley Schools; Patricia Enger: visual artist, musician, gallery technician and curator for the William Whipple Gallery at Southwest Minnesota State University, exhibit curator for Fallen Angel Gallery; Randy Meyer: artist, farmer, art teacher for local and home schools, treasurer for the First Lutheran Church, board member for Lac qui Parle Mutual Insurance Company; Kate Aydin: Spanish instructor for 25 years, board member for the Lincoln County Pioneer Museum and Hendricks Community Foundation and Norwegian Heritage Committee.","Deb Larson: artist, project manager for Art Meander, Vice President of Big Stone Arts Council; Paul Grupe: instrumental and vocal teacher at Jackson County Schools, theater/musical director at Jackson County Arts Guilds; Randy Meyer: artist, farmer, art teacher for local and home schools, treasurer for the First Lutheran Church, board member for Lac qui Parle Mutual Insurance Company; Sydney Massee: artist, quilter, theatre assistant, community organization activist, board member for Lac qui Parle Valley Schools; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts; Melanie Loy: artist, orchestra teacher Independent School District 518, member of the Great Plains String Quartet, steering committee and founding member of Worthington Area Symphony Orchestra; Joshua Schroeder: member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission, board member for Crow River Arts.",,No
16035,"Art Project Grant",2012,4800,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will provide dance instruction through rehearsals to at least 60 dancers in the community. We will provide the opportunity for non dancers to participate in a dance production through participation in acting roles. We will provide 4 full length professional dance performances to the community.Participants will be surveyed on their experiences, including satisfaction, skills learned and desire to participate in future performances. Attendance at performances will be measured.","It enabled Prairie Dance Alliance to fulfill one of the goals of its mission statement-to provide a biennial professional full length dance production. It helped solidify the board as a unit that worked extremely well together-utilizing the areas of exper",,25076,"Other, local or private",29876,,"Janette Jurgens, Alyssia Coudron, Michelle Noriega, Jason Clarin, Ross Anderson, Kanoa & Shannon Baynard, Janet Bottelberghe, Pam Coudron, Mary Susan Gerber, Jesse James, Sarah Kepler, Bruce Louwagie, Arlene Marthaler, Jami Roos, Amy Salfer, Susie Sammons",,"Prairie Dance Alliance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","""The Nutcracker""",,"Production ""The Nutcracker.""",2012-07-01,2013-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Arlene,Marthaler,"Prairie Dance Alliance","PO Box 204",Minneota,MN,56264,"(507) 485-4513 ",amarthaler@national.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lyon, Pipestone, Yellow Medicine, Redwood, Murray, Lincoln",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-70,"Deb Larson: artist, project manager for Art Meander, Vice President of Big Stone Arts Council; Paul Grupe: instrumental and vocal teacher at Jackson County Schools, theater/musical director at Jackson County Arts Guilds; Jane Link: artist, board member at Milan Village Arts School and the Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: former K-12 art teacher, co owner of First Floral-Hallmark, hand bell choir member; Connie Feig: board member at the Willmar Area Arts Council and Minnesota Gerontological Society; Paula Nemes: Vice President of the Marshall Area Stage Company, musician, community theater participant, Lyon County arts organizations activist; Kurt Schulz: actor, writer, cofounder of the 4 Shadow Theatre Company, board member at Magnolia Musical Theatre Company; Susan Marco: author, English and creative writing teacher at Dassel-Cokato High School, Fine Arts Committee member at Dassel-Cokato Public Schools; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member at the Prairie Music Association and the Prairie Oasis Players; Ellen Copperud: retired teacher of language arts, literary arts activist, coach, and event organizer, board member at the Historic Dayton House, liberal arts advisory board member at Minnesota West Community College; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, author, community theater participant, adjunct instructor of English at Southwest Minnesota State University, art instructor for the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council; Tamara Isfeld: visual artist, art teacher for Renville County West Schools, planning committee member for Meander - Upper Minnesota River Valley Art Crawl, board member at Granite Arts Council and Renville Friends of the Arts; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Treasurer of Rock County Fine Arts Association, board member of Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County, planning committee member for Art Rocks in Luverne, owner of Playing in the Mud Studio, arts festival organizer; Sydney Massee: artist, quilter, theatre assistant, community organization activist, board member for Lac qui Parle Valley Schools; Patricia Enger: visual artist, musician, gallery technician and curator for the William Whipple Gallery at Southwest Minnesota State University, exhibit curator for Fallen Angel Gallery; Randy Meyer: artist, farmer, art teacher for local and home schools, treasurer for the First Lutheran Church, board member for Lac qui Parle Mutual Insurance Company; Kate Aydin: Spanish instructor for 25 years, board member for the Lincoln County Pioneer Museum and Hendricks Community Foundation and Norwegian Heritage Committee.","Kate Aydin: Spanish instructor for 25 years, board member for the Lincoln County Pioneer Museum and Hendricks Community Foundation and Norwegian Heritage Committee; Cheri Buzzeo: production manager, Willmar Community Theatre, board member at Willmar Area Arts Council; Luanne Fondell: musician, coordinator for Dawson Boyd Arts Association, former board member at Southwest Minnesota Arts and Humanities Council; Mary Jane Mardesen: author, theater director, speech/theater/English instructor at Minnesota West Community and Technical College; Sydney Massee: artist, quilter, theatre assistant, community organization activist, board member for Lac qui Parle Valley Schools; Verna Patrick: retired music educator, member of the Willmar Area Symphony Orchestra and Pens and Brushes writing club; Ron Porep: coordinator, Milan Village Arts School.",,No
10023616,"Art Project",2022,655,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Digital art is not something publicly widely embraced in our area. We would like to stretch outside our comfort zone not only to embrace this art form in a new exhibit, but make the most of this confluence of international visiting artists to engage with our whole community and immerse ourselves in this art form. The growth that can come from such an experience for everyone involved - visiting artists meeting and learning from locals, local community members experiencing a newer art form (and perhaps discovering they have more interaction with it than previously thought), lifting Granite as a hub of inclusive and cutting edge art, and Southwest Minnesota as an arts destination, are all anticipated impact goals. We'll be tracking attendance carefully, offering surveys and live Q and A's, and truly asking our community as well as our visitors: what does this bring to you? What would you like to see next? How does this experience, and the world of art, affect or enrich your life? We're hoping the interactive nature of the program encourages a much higher rate of return on responses than through simple (and often ineffectual) paper questionnaires.","By far the largest impact the project had was on the youth who were involved in the show. We had a cast and crew of 44, all under the age of 18 (most between 8 and 12 years old) who had a great experience. The elementary music teachers in the Luverne school system noted that many had expressed more interest in their music programs, as well as the Missoula Children's Theater camp in the summer. We spoke with the cast and crew after the production to gauge effectiveness of the experience, and the response was overwhelmingly positive. More shows featuring children will be in our future now because of the success of this production. Our hope is that, after seeing this show, we can find more directors to take on the task.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",6495,"Other,local or private",7150,,"Tamara Isfeld, Diane Ladner, Michele Huggins, Mary Gillespie, Sue Selden, Karen Odden, Brad Hall, Melanie Gatchell, Vonnie Saquilan, Autumn Cavender-Wilson, Miles Tayor, Jessie Hennen, Scott DeMuth, Dani Prados",,"Granite Area Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"Glitch Art is Dead 2022 - Interactive Programming and Community Engagement",2022-05-01,2022-11-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Miles,Taylor,"Granite Area Arts Council AKA Makers on the Minnesota","PO Box 111","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 564-4240",fnkbooking@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine, Lyon",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-269,"Cheri Buzzeo, theater, SMAC board; Kathy Fransen, music; Georgette Jones, theater, education, SMAC board; Maureen Keimig, theater; Michele Leininger, writing; Molly Rivera, visual art, arts admin","Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Justin Beck, chair of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission, president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, photography, music; Judy Beckman: vocal music, Big Stone Arts Council, Big Stone County Historical Society, Big Stone Lake Area Chamber of Commerce CEO; Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Michele Huggins: Granite Area Arts Council treasurer and volunteer, member of the Artisan Grain Collaborative, founding member of ACHALA; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Gillian Singler, MN West Community and Technical College chair of Humanities and English instructor, Creative Healing Space volunteer, writer, theater director; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;","Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Nicole DeBoer (507) 537-1471",1
10023410,"Art Project",2022,7000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The notion of art as an important community tool and part of the quality of life in our region is growing its reach and its roots? we hope to continue building on this by massively enriching our offerings from last year, and the scope of both our programming and promotion. We expect this will provide a healthy return on investment to our local businesses, community members, to neighboring communities, and to our guests. Our plan is to make this a sustainable annual event. If our goal was building a larger community while lifting up Southwest Minnesota as a destination rich in art and tourism, it feels as though we are moving in the right direction. We had some success last year with verbal as well as written and digital surveys. We plan on making those even more widely available, with volunteers helping audience members to answer questions in exchange for personalized stickers. We'll also hold a community event afterwards to provide an open exchange for feedback.","This project was an excellent example of facilitating story gatherings with community and a special opportunity for local amateur actors to delve into the intricacies of voice acting and foley art, a skill not regularly focused on by our local actors but highly effective. We are seeing the results now in subsequent story gatherings where community already understands the process and purpose of story gathering for artistic works and enthusiastically participates and invites friends. The number of playback ""clicks"" of online clips of the final performance have demonstrated an appreciation by community for this process. Paper surveys given at each performance night indicated audience satisfaction with the show, an appreciation for the venue and eagerness to attend future productions.","Achieved proposed outcomes",579,,7579,,"Dave Smiglewski, Sharon Pazi Zea, Joe Fagnano, Brad Peterson, Steve Nordaune, DuWayne Galow, Scott Peterson",,"Granite Area Arts Council","Local/Regional Government","Art Project",,"SquidFest 2022 - A Community Art Festival",2022-05-01,2022-12-05,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dani,Prados,"City of Granite Falls","641 Prentice St","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 564-3011",dani@daniprados.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine, Chippewa",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-263,"Cheri Buzzeo, theater, SMAC board; Kathy Fransen, music; Georgette Jones, theater, education, SMAC board; Maureen Keimig, theater; Michele Leininger, writing; Molly Rivera, visual art, arts admin","Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Justin Beck, chair of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission, president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, photography, music; Judy Beckman: vocal music, Big Stone Arts Council, Big Stone County Historical Society, Big Stone Lake Area Chamber of Commerce CEO; Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Michele Huggins: Granite Area Arts Council treasurer and volunteer, member of the Artisan Grain Collaborative, founding member of ACHALA; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Gillian Singler, MN West Community and Technical College chair of Humanities and English instructor, Creative Healing Space volunteer, writer, theater director; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;",,2
10032207,"Art Project",2024,7000,,"ACHF Arts Education","2024 will provide opportunities to try new art forms, apply creative skills, provide hands-on art experiences in a health care facility, and socially connect with others through the arts. Social connections through the arts can have a positive effect on mental health for all ages. We will be providing employment opportunities for Minnesota artists. We hope to expand our Art in the Park offerings and experiences, identify the geographical reach of our programs and events, and provide opportunities to learn new, creative skills, gain knowledge, or change attitudes. We also want to provide arts opportunities to those with physical and mental health needs in a residential setting. We will compare our 2023 schedule of classes/attendance to 2024's schedule and attendance. We will survey how far participants are driving to attend the art class/workshop and how they heard about the event to guide marketing plans for future events, also comparing to last year's evaluation results. Surveys will also ask about skills learned. Completed artworks will be photographed and shared online with appropriate permissions. For those participating in long term care and assisted living classes, those unable to complete the paper survey will simply be asked whether they enjoyed the class. If able to respond, they will also be asked to verbally share a new skill or technique that they learned.",,,,,7000,,,,"Canby Area Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"Connect and Create 2024: Community Arts Classes",2024-05-01,2024-12-29,,"In Progress",,,Angie,Guptill,"Canby Area Arts Council","1583 Hwy 68",Canby,MN,56220,"(605) 237-5602",ang_g29@icloud.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-344,"Tetta Askeland, theater, film, education; Cheryl Avenel-Navara, arts admin, SMAC Board; Anna Johannsen, visual art, SMAC Board; Maureen Keimig, theater; Stephen Kingsbury, music, education; Valerie Quist, writing, libraries; Molly Rivera, visual art, arts admin.","Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Maggie Fuller: visual art, writing; Tiffany Holmes: music, dance, theater; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Erin Kline, visual art, music, writing, education, SMSU Diversity and Inclusion; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board; Su Lee: visual art, film; Jessica Mata: visual art, dance, Kerkhoven Arts Council; Ana Serrano: visual art, business; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Mark Wilmes: Tyler Arts Council board president, actor/director, musician, reporter.",,2
10032216,"Art Project",2024,6010,,"ACHF Arts Access","Pride of place and visual representation of care of people and place is a hugely undervalued driving force of thriving communities. Through soliciting community feedback over the last year, the request for a mural at the Main Street level (in this town that is truly blossoming with a diversity of art and art forms) has become a clearly underlined ask. As our motto is ""building community through art,"" it seemed appropriate to meet that ask in a clear and respectful manner. We believe visibly meeting a common ask will not only demonstrate care in listening and responding to active community requests, but the visible and colorful addition to our Main Street will further signal to residents and guests alike how much care and pride we have for and with our community. At the opening event, we'll have feedback forms available physically and digitally (and may be able to have a volunteer dressed up specifically to encourage participation in that feedback, including in asking for other suggestions or asks that the Arts Council can meet in serving our community). We are also finding the more openly we ask verbally for feedback in everyday conversation, the more open others are over time in sharing their true thoughts",,,1340,"Other,local or private",7350,,,,"Granite Area Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"100 Years Standing: A Main Street Mural",2024-05-01,2025-01-15,,"In Progress",,,Tamara,Isfeld,"Granite Area Arts Council","807 Prentice St","Granite Falls",MN,56241,,graniteareaarts@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-353,"Alicia Bayer, writing, arts admin; Cheri Buzzeo, theater; Mary Kay Frisvold, music, theater; Tiffany Holmes, music, SMAC Board; Su Lee, visual art, SMAC Board; Michele Leininger, writing, libraries; Liz Rackl, visual art.","Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Maggie Fuller: visual art, writing; Tiffany Holmes: music, dance, theater; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Erin Kline, visual art, music, writing, education, SMSU Diversity and Inclusion; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board; Su Lee: visual art, film; Jessica Mata: visual art, dance, Kerkhoven Arts Council; Ana Serrano: visual art, business; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Mark Wilmes: Tyler Arts Council board president, actor/director, musician, reporter.",,2
32456,"Art Project Grant",2016,3350,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Continue offering new and exciting compositions. Attract people to attend this performance that have never come to one of our concerts before. Collaborate with nationally known professionals. Choose music that mixes musical genres. Provide an experience to the singers that is fulfilling and exciting. Evaluation will include data, such as numbers in attendance, tickets sold, and income raised. It will include evaluations from the board and singers, as both groups are included in reflecting on their experience in singing, administering the event, and in reporting the verbal feedback received from audience members. The board meeting after the performance is always used for evaluation. In addition, forms will be included in the program asking for email addresses from the audience, so that we can expand our base, and asking what other music the audience would like to hear from the Chorale.","To provide an outstanding performance/premier of the bluegrass Te Deum. To provide an educational experience for 4-8 high school aged singers. To highlight the varied musical genres performed by the Arrowhead Chorale. All of these were accomplished. The Bluegrass Te Deum: Mortals and Angels was performed twice at the Depot Great Hall, with excellent audiences. Both the librettist and the composer attended, and both indicated that they believed that this Minnesota performance was stronger than the national premier at Carnegie Hall. They expressed strong appreciate for the choir, our artistic director, and Monroe Crossing, the bluegrass band who performed with the Arrowhead Chorale. 7 young people from area high schools (Iron River, East Duluth, Denfeld Duluth, and Cloquet) rehearsed and performed with the choir as Student Apprentices. 9 started with the group, but their schedule conflicted with many of the rehearsals, and it was felt that they needed to drop. The young people, along with 3 of the Chorale singers, formed an additional small solo choir for part of the performance, as well. The Chorale also included solo music from ethnic, folk and gospel traditions, highlighting the skill of the choir in many genres. Appreciation was clear from the audience, and the feedback was universally excellent. The board met after the performance to evaluate this program. The finances worked well, as 2 grants provided the major fee and expenses for Monroe Crossing, and the ticket sales were strong. The online ticket purchasing was extremely helpful in being aware of potential attendance, as well. Artistically, both Board and director were pleased, and the singers expressed real enjoyment of the experience. It was deemed a success, as well, in continuing to gain visibility for the Chorale among the general public.",,17640,"Other, local or private",20990,2982,"Brad Anderson, Kim Keunig, Karen Keenan, Bob Kelley, Ryan J. Sather, Cathy Schuyler, Olivia Seifert, Nathan Winesett, Sue Masterson, Jody Ondich, Mary Pat Renaud, Stanley Wold",0.00,"Arrowhead Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Premier Te Deum",2016-01-03,2016-03-20,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Masterson,"Arrowhead Chorale","506 Michigan St W",Duluth,MN,55802,"(715) 562-0002 ",arrowheadchorale@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-108,"Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
32460,"Art Project Grant",2016,3350,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The mission of the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra is to produce a summer series of professional caliber chamber orchestra concerts in Duluth. From its inception thirty years ago the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra has sought to support and celebrate talent from the region. All of our orchestral musicians are either Twin Ports area residents or in some instances natives come home for the season to visit family and play with the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra. The same is true for many of our featured soloists - including the four soloists supported by this grant proposal. Winner of four national American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers Awards for Adventuresome Programming, the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra will continue this commitment with the exciting repertoire for these two concerts. The artistic evaluation will be made by the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra’s Artistic Director and Board of Directors based on formal and informal evaluations from participant musicians, from comments of audience members and from reviews in the press.","Two public concerts were presented as described in the grant proposal: 7/21/2016 featuring flautist Kathryn Sandor and pianist Alexander Sandor; and 7/20/2017 featuring baritone Jeff Madison and soprano Vicki Fingalson.",,28740,"Other, local or private",32090,,"Brenda Schrader-Johnson, Geoff Popham, Lori Steward, Pamela Benson, Aaron Bransky, Charles Leibfried, Stephanie Reller, Nairi Stack Barbara Swanson",0.00,"Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Two Concerts - Four Local Soloists",2016-01-01,2016-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Warren,Friesen,"Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra","PO Box 434",Duluth,MN,55801,"(218) 525-4076 ",warren.t.friesen@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-109,"Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
32467,"Art Project Grant",2016,3350,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Goals: A permanent, interactive art display of the Art Project will be built and showcased in the museum. The resulting puppet art pieces will be regularly used in community performances. Visual and performing arts appreciation, engagement, and learning. Memorable experiences will be created through community engagement. Underserved communities are reached through art and cultural learning. Outcomes: Over 25,000 people will view and interact with the art installation over the year. The installation will become an ongoing topic of family and community dialogue. Community dialogue and arts appreciation will cultivate global perspectives. Using best practices established by the Association of Children’s Museums, outcomes will be measured through: Attendance tracking of museum visitors and event participation. Number of field trip and group tour bookings. Participation in performance, both as performer and audience. Feedback surveys from program participants, parents, teachers, and the community. Interviews with volunteers and program partners. Staff and board member observation and reporting.","An interactive art display was created for permanent display at the museum. 9 youth participated in a co-created performance that was viewed by over 100 people at the museum's November First Friday event. Nearly 7000 individuals visited the exhibit during the extended project period. The installation was so popular, an additional admission policy was added for adults without children. Thousands more viewed the art created through this project during All Souls Night and the Christmas City of the North Parade, as well as field trips and outreach programs. The installation spurred dialogue and offshoot programming around the life cycle of the monarch butterfly, resulting in museum staff raising monarchs for the benefit of visitors.",,2700,"Other, local or private",6050,2992,"Patty Cartier, Kelly Davidson, John Erickson, Kyle Johnson, Dana Kazel, Tony Larson, JoAnn Mattson, Troy Peterson, Sandra Robinson, Stephen Sydow, Kyle Terrio-Johnson",0.00,"Duluth Children's Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Puppets on Parade",2015-10-05,2016-01-06,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cameron,"Bloom Kruger","Duluth Children's Museum","115 S 29th Ave W",Duluth,MN,55806,"(218) 733-7543 ",cbloomkruger@duluthchildrensmuseum.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-110,"Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
36906,"Art Project Grant",2017,3150,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","All Souls Night goals are: To share and inspire affordable handmade and live spectacle traditions, which mirror extremes of contrasting seasons of life and encourage soulful creativity from all. To showcase multi-cultural diversity of art expression, reflecting changing demographics. To form a communal container in which to safely hold and process the gamut of joy, sorrow and gratitude for a subsequent sublimation into meaning-rich art and action. To honor the memories of those who have gone before, and model holistic and active imagination towards present and future beings of our planet. To highlight and reward artists who spark year-round observations of cosmic change in fun, original, profound ways! Documentation of increasing number/diversity in participants and returning/new attendees (some travel from distant parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan), adding to eight years of amazing photos. Recounting spontaneous comments (which consistently express sincere gratitude for offering an affordable holistic alternative to Hollywood Halloween-tide). Casual followups with participants/observers to discuss All Souls Night highs/lows, and ideas for possible improvements in following years. Past critiques have been very positive and folks who take time to approach us usually join in. Active Facebook/website pages where engaged public can easy contact us with photos and offer their talents/suggestions.","We offer a healthy, fun, and profound fall artistic community event and 2016 feedback confirms we achieved this again. We counted record attendance of 550 at the door (unknown number joined outside) and an increased participants in original costumes and those requesting face paint. The Depot opened and advertised the altar displays in the Great Hall a week before our scheduled event, which attracted additional viewers and appreciative communications. We expect networking of artistic collaborations to flourish year-round, as it has since our start. We have successful new relationships with aerialist, Alex Loch, Kako kids choir, the Children of the Wild theatre ensemble, and Twin Cities Barebones Puppets. These additions increased the quality of entertainment and artistic inspiration, as well as diversity represented. We will invite them back along with groups who have participated over time, Lady Slipper Dance, Magic Smelt Troupe, Spin Collective and spoken word artists, including Ellie Schoenfeld, Poet Laureate . Richie Townsend debuted a new band along with leadership roles in spoken word accompaniment, display, community spiral dance, and drumming. Ryan Cruz expanded his display of soulful Guatemalan Kites. Laurel Sanders presented Northern European traditions. Eduardo Sandoval returned with his food truck, El Oasis del Norte, providing authentic Mexican food and Pan de Muertos (Bread of the Dead). We aspire to honor all diversity and inspire positive social change by calling out social injustices as ""Rotten Ideas."" Kathy Hermes, exhibiting LGBTQAI advisor, was honored for educating her topics in Minnesota. Children of the Wild is a gender queer ensemble theatre and models positive support for vulnerable youth. We work for next generations, who attend and will inherit and continue holistic and heartfelt global traditions that deepen our evolving local culture. Families tell us how they look forward to this as their favorite annual community event of the year.",,3650,"Other, local or private",6800,,"Julie Ahasay, Scot Bol, Chris Davila, Lane Ellis, Kathy Hermes, Denise Hooper, Kat Livadaros, Esther Piszczek, Joellyn Rock, Peter Spooner, Christine Strom",0.00,"Duluth All Souls Night","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"All Souls Night 2016",2016-10-01,2017-01-06,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Plaster,"Duluth All Souls Night","2737 Russell Rd",Duluth,MN,55810,"(218) 310-6289 ",dasn@maryplaster.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Carlton, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-128,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD.",,2
36916,"Art Project Grant",2017,3150,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Dances on the Lakewalk, once an innovative concept, became an established and respected opportunity for artists to highlight their choreography. Dance performances along the Lakewalk now blend the innovative with the established. New faces are given choreographic and performance opportunities in this outdoor setting and the audience gets to enjoy dance works by those established choreographers they may not have seen in recent years. Tracking the number of people attending and participating in the event each year helps us decide the future of the event. Post-performance conversations with audience members play an important role in evaluating the project's success along with post-event meetings with the choreographers, dancers, and board members.","One measurable outcome was financial - by using GoFundMe, we raised money a second time to help pay the dancers and choreographers. For 2016 we raised $700 and for 2017 we raised $1,007. Another measurable outcome is audience attendance - In 2016 we had 390 audience members in attendance and in 2017 we had 575 audience members. Artist participation was also measurable - 30 artists participated in 2016 and 35 artists in 2017.",,2857,"Other, local or private",6007,,"Cathy Podeszwa, Christopher Watson, Marco Carreon, Royce Acosta",0.00,"Freshwater Dance Collective","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Dances on the Lakewalk 2017 - A Festival of Dance",2017-05-01,2017-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,,"Freshwater Dance Collective","Freshwater Dance Collective",,,MN,,"(218) 260-5247 ",freshwaterdancecollective@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Cook, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-129,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD.",,2
36929,"Art Project Grant",2017,3150,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The mission of the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra is to produce a summer series of professional caliber chamber orchestra concerts in Duluth. Winner of four national American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers Awards for ""Adventuresome Programming,"" the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra continues this tradition with the premiere of Khayam's ""Rhapsody in Turquoise."" The artistic evaluation will be made by the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra's Artistic Director and Board of Directors based on formal ",,,22360,"Other, local or private",25510,,,,"Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Gershwin's RHAPSODY IN BLUE, Khayam's RHAPSODY IN TURQUOISE",2017-06-01,2017-09-20,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Warren,Friesen,"Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra","PO Box 434",Duluth,MN,55801,"(218) 525-4076 ",warren.t.friesen@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-130,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD.",,2
36930,"Art Project Grant",2017,756,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Goal 1 is to create an engaging arts experience as four published writers read from their books, share their journey to publishing, and discuss the art of writing. The outcome is a positive, inspiring experience for the audience and the writers. Goal 2 is to increase awareness of Lake Superior Writers as an organization that provides arts experiences, programs to advance personal success in writing, and fellowship with other writers. Outcomes, both short- and long-term, could be new and renewed memberships. Goal 3 is to increase visibility for this type of arts experience--celebrating and honoring an important milestone for writers: publishing a book. Audience size and positive comments are possible outcomes. To measure outcomes of Goal 1 (providing a great literary arts activity), we will survey event attendees and compile comments sent to Lake Superior Writers afterwards. Over the long term, we will note and record whether or not writers who have attended felt that their vision of publishing a book was advanced. To measure outcomes of Goal 2 (awareness of Lake Superior Writers' benefits), we will document comments and note new and renewed memberships following the event. To measure outcomes of Goal 3 (hold an event that celebrates published writers), we will document attendance as well as both immediate and longer-term comments. One outcome of the event could be an annual reading of published works by Lake Superior Writers members.","Below we quote from the grant application regarding goals of the project and measurable outcomes; following each, we list outcomes and evaluation. “To measure outcomes of Goal 1 (providing a great literary arts activity), we will survey event attendees and compile comments sent to LSW afterwards. Over the long term, we will note and record whether or not writers who have attended felt that their vision of publishing a book was advanced.” - We noted 8-10 positive comments and no negative comments on the part of attendees regarding the event. - Two of the artists expressed their gratitude and that they had a positive and fun experience. - We have no data at this time on the other possible outcome mentioned; our feedback is primarily qualitative: attendees were enthused and inspired by the readings. The event is an important and positive way to honor writers and the artistic process. “To measure outcomes of Goal 2 (awareness of LSW's benefits), we will document comments and note new and renewed memberships following the event.” - We supplied at least two attendees with membership information at the event. - We met our goal to be visible, along with ARAC, as hosts/sponsors of the event. - We cannot associate new memberships or renewals directly to this event, but our number of members and renewals grew during the period of the event. The event provides good visibility for both LSW and for ARAC. “To measure outcomes of Goal 3 (hold an event that celebrates published writers), we will document attendance as well as both immediate and longer-term comments. One outcome of the event could be an annual reading of published works by LSW members.” - About 35 people attended the event. - This is our most qualitative area of measurement, though later in this report we advocate for more opportunities for prose readings sponsored by LSW, based partly on the enthusiasm attendees demonstrated and described at the event. The event underscores the value of readings.",,456,"Other, local or private",1212,,"Maddie Cohen, Linda Conradi, Molly McGregor, Marty Sozansky, Marie Zhuikov",0.00,"Lake Superior Writers","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Published! Four writers' first books",2016-10-01,2016-12-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Gail,Trowbridge,"Lake Superior Writers","301 1st St W Ste 308",Duluth,MN,55811-2755,"(218) 728-1354 ",writers@lakesuperiorwriters.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-131,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD.",,2
36933,"Art Project Grant",2017,2586,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage ","Our goal with this film presentation is dual: first, we want to present outstanding programming in two media, film and music. We want to show off the dazzling quality of the Felgemaker organ housed in the Music Center, and present one of the world’s premier organists, in a multimedia performance which will expose many new audience members to this fine instrument—people who would likely never come to an organ concert. Next, we want to begin collaborations with other media and other presenting organizations, and this venture into film and music will open new opportunities for this intention. Measurable outcomes include new audiences and new programming. We plan to distribute a questionnaire to audience members to determine whether they have come to Sacred Heart before, if they have heard original organ music before, and if they enjoyed the experience. We also plan to offer a discussion-and-snacks reception after the film, so that we can learn how audiences related to both the film and the music, and so audience members can learn about film history (this will be hosted by a film-studies scholar such as Richard Hansen, who directs the Duluth Superior Film Festival). These two methods of feedback-- written, and through direct conversation-- should give us an idea of the effectiveness of this new type of programming. ","This project was a total success. Attendance was outstanding, a feeling of excitement prior to the film was palpable, there was lots of laughter during the film, and the audience immediately got to their feet to give Aaron David Miller a standing ovation at the end of the film. In addition, a wonderful discussion with Dr. Miller was held after the film with virtually everyone staying until the end of the question-and-answer time. We definitely met our goal of showcasing the Felgemaker organ in an event (silent film with organ accompaniment) that many people had never experienced before. ",,1554,"Other, local or private ",4140,300,"Dr. Johannes Aas, Arno Kahn, Mark Ball, Chris Bollman, Mark Nicklawske, Mary Hanchette, Tom Unterberger, Darlene Seelos, Lisa Richards, Terese Elhard",0.00,"Sacred Heart-John Chebul Memorial Center Association",Individual,"Art Project Grant ",,"Chaplin's ""Gold Rush"" with the Felgemaker Organ ",2016-10-09,2017-01-20,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bienvenida,Matφas,"Bienvenida Matφas",,,MN,,"(612) 874-2818 ",,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-132,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD. ","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD. ","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",1
36934,"Art Project Grant",2017,2520,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Matinee Musicale's goals for this project are: 1) to increase access to different forms of intimate musical expression for audiences in the region; 2) to create robust educational experience for vocal students in Northeastern Minnesota; and 3) expose underserved audiences to live music performance otherwise not available. The measurable outcomes anticipated are: 1) drawn at least 150 concert-goers for a solo vocal recital; 2) present a master class for 15 - 20 voice students at 3 area colleges; and 3) make available a live vocal music performance for all residents at a large senior housing complex. Matinee Musicale will measure short term outcomes both quantitatively and qualitatively. Attendance all events will be quantified through ticket sales and door counts. Audience demographics will be assessed through surveys, ticket purchase zip code analysis, and click through rates online advertising. Qualitatively, response to programming will be measured through positive word of mouth, media reviews and audience feedback both offline and online. Data will be incorporated into ongoing tracking tools that measure and compare year over year statistics and participation rates by performance genre and outreach category to assess longer term audience growth and new audience development.","We had audience members representing 12 different zip codes which is a little more diverse than usual for us. We also had a good sampling of how people heard about the concert, especially seeing posters around our community. Twenty-four surveys responded they were first time attendees which is 22% of the audience. Although the audience was smaller than expected we did draw new people and everyone thoroughly enjoyed the concert.",,6962,"Other, local or private",9482,,"Tim Churchill, Charlotte Taylor, Ron Kari, Dennis Dunham, Tiss Underdahl, Kim Squillace, Kirsten Ryden, Terry Dunham, Ed Martin, Kevin Vaughan, Kathy Thibault, Teresa Vaughan, Steve Highland, MaryBeth Nevers, Linda Wiig",0.00,"Matinee Musicale, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Jack Swanson, tenor",2017-01-23,2017-05-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tim,Churchill,"Matinee Musicale, Inc.","1346 Arrowhead Rd W Ste 305",Duluth,MN,55811,"(218) 525-9413 ",matmusicale@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Washington, Hennepin, Roseau",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-133,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD.",,2
36936,"Art Project Grant",2017,3150,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The primary goal of this project is to bring professional-quality performances of standards of the classical repertoire to the communities of Virginia and Chisholm. Measurable short-term outcomes include (1) learning the music and performing at a professional level; (2) positive comments in audience surveys; and (3) meeting budget. Longer-range outcomes for this project include a thriving arts scene on the Iron Range, greater interest in the study of music in our schools, growing audiences for orchestra concerts, and growing financial support for the Mesabi Symphony Orchestra. The Mesabi Symphony Orchestra programming committee will complete a short evaluation after the concert to assess whether the music was performed at a professional level. Audience surveys will be handed out and collected at both performances. Survey responses will be reviewed by the board. The finance committee will be responsible for monitoring expenses and staying within budget. Income and expenses will be reviewed by the board at the completion of the project. The Mesabi Symphony Orchestra board will track orchestra size and composition, audience size, and financial support over time to determine whether the measurable long-term outcomes are being met.","Measurable short-term outcomes included (1) learning the music and performing at a professional level; (2) positive comments in audience surveys; and (3) meeting budget. Longer-range outcomes for this project included a thriving arts scene on the Iron Range, greater interest in the study of music in our schools, growing audiences for orchestra concerts, and growing financial support for the MSO. In the judgment of the artistic director and the board, the music was learned and performed at a professional level, meeting the first measurable short-term outcome. Unfortunately, no audience surveys were conducted following these concerts. The third measurable outcome, meeting budget, was not achieved, primarily because we scheduled an additional rehearsal to achieve the desired level of performance. This resulted in higher in-kind services by musicians, but it did not increase cash expenses. Longer-range outcomes will be measured over time through the DataArts database.",,6458,"Other, local or private",9608,,"Lynn Evenson, Karen McManus, Samantha Amys, Ben Johnson, Ben Nilles, Sheila Wilcox, Jan Carey, Erik Honkanen",0.00,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Spring Concert featuring Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony",2017-01-02,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Antanies,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","PO Box 600",Virginia,MN,55792,"(218) 365-3228 ",karjack@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-134,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD.",,2
36947,"Art Project Grant",2017,3150,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The Spirit Lake Poetry Series has the goal of supporting a healthy literary community in the region, as well as encouraging and inspiring both writers and readers by bringing poets of national, regional and local significance to Duluth. Our primary measurable outcome is attendance. We have enjoyed audiences of 25 to 75 people in the past, to the delight of our readers. Maintaining or growing our current attendance level is a main goal. Another measurable outcome is the success of our Q and A sessions. We have been excited in the past when our audiences ask a number of questions of our readers. We also ask for feedback from the artists themselves. Their comfort and happiness is a great goal. We plan to evaluate our outcomes through feedback from the writers/poets who participate in the reading series. Also, feedback of the audiences at the event and after the event help us to gauge success. The board meets after each reading to discuss attendance, audience engagement and artist comfort. The board takes a head count at each of our events so we are better able to meet our mission. We also film each reading, given the consent of the artist, and broadcast the readings on PACT TV. The videos are an excellent evaluation tool.","The Spirit Lake Poetry Series has the goal of supporting a healthy literary community in the region, as well as encouraging and inspiring both writers and readers by bringing poets of national, regional and local significance to Duluth. Our primary measurable outcome is attendance. During the 2016-17 season, audiences for each event ranged from 12 to 40 people, with our largest audiences for local poet Michelle Matthees and Iron Range poet Francine Sterle. Another measurable outcome is the success of our Q and A sessions. Again this year, our audiences engaged with our readers through quality questions at the end of each reading and informal discussion following the event. We also ask for feedback from the artists themselves, who spoke favorably about Duluth, the reading venue and the series itself.",,2672,"Other, local or private",5822,300,"Kathleen Roberts, John McCormick, Tina Marie Higgins, Jill Hinners, Liz Minette, Paul Peterson",0.00,"Spirit Lake Poetry Series","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Spirit Lake Poetry Series 2016-17",2016-10-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,Roberts,"Spirit Lake Poetry Series","814 6th St W",Duluth,MN,55806,"(218) 213-7881 ",lminette@earthlink.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-136,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD.",,2
37009,"Art Project",2017,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Supporting artists and arts organizations in creating, producing and presenting high-quality arts activities. We believe this project will increase the quality of this arts activity and support the artists. A passport survey is filled out by participants to gather information about the quality and experience of the event. An artist survey is filled out after the event by the artists reporting on economic benefits and number or participants. We will also keep track of the number of participants in this year's Meander. From all of these measurements, we can determine if the Meander was received as a high-quality arts activity.","As stated in our outcome evaluation plan, this project was evaluated by two separate surveys and a meeting one month after the completion of the project. We received 39 surveys from artists, and 281 passport surveys from attendees. $111, 920 Total reported Meander art sales to customers during the Meander weekend. (39 surveys reported).",,30704,"Other, local or private",35704,,"Jo Pederson, Gene Stukel, Claire Swanson, Andy Kahmann, Deb Connolly, Kathi Marihart, Jean Menden, Brad Hall, Celeste Suter, Brook Pederson",0.00,"Meander Art Crawl","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"Meander 2017",2016-12-01,2017-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristi,Fernholz,"Meander Art Crawl","4998 320th Ave","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 564-3799 ",kristifernholz@umvrdc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Chippewa, Big Stone, Swift, Yellow Medicine, Lac qui Parle",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-175,"Craig Edwards: potter; Chad Felton: Music and theatre artist; Paula Nemes: Theatre artist, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council board member; Jane Nygaard: Arts appreciator; Janet Olney: Visual artist, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council board member; Tom Wirt: Visual artist, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council board member.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, former High School English/creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill artist; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor.",,2
25415,"Art Project Grant",2015,2794,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The artistic goals are to perform orchestral music to the highest possible standard for a community orchestra. Artistic success means selecting music that utilizes the strengths of the orchestra and hiring professionals to fill in where parts are needed. The goal is to provide local musicians with the opportunity to learn new works, perform for an audience and accompany a high quality soloist. Additionally, the goal is to provide local audience members with three high quality listening experiences that will expose them to a variety of composers, featuring different instruments and a fun concert experience.The local musicians will have the opportunity to evaluate their learning experience through a post-concert survey. The local audience will also have the opportunity to evaluate their concert experience through a survey. The information collected will be used by the Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program to inform programming decisions.","Our first proposed outcome for the orchestra musicians was to ask the musicians if they were challenged by the performance experience and to assess the quality of the orchestras playing. According to post-concert surveys completed by our Itasca Symphony Orchestra members, the majority of all Symphony members felt they were challenged by our performances and that the Itasca Symphony Orchestra did succeed in performing to the highest standards possible for a community orchestra. Surveys showed our musicians had the opportunity to perform works that they had never had the opportunity to perform. Surveys also showed our musicians were very enthusiastic about their opportunity to play with the Itasca Symphony Orchestra. The second proposed outcome was to expose our Itasca County audience to the talent and versatility of the featured performer and the symphony orchestra. The audience surveys were all very positive, and always are fun to review after each concert. This year our program listed the professions for each one of our musicians. This information was included to highlight that our musicians our volunteers and all have mostly non-music related jobs in our communityùour audience wrote in many favorable comments indicating this information was really interesting to see.",,19302,"Other, local or private",22096,940,"Kristen Anderson, Dave Kooda, Shannon Benolken, Tom Nelson, Brad Johnson, Heather Krueger, Mary LaPlant, Jerry Ophoven, Ellen Bogardus-Szymaniak, Christa Berg, Cheryl Lewis",,"Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"The Itasca Symphony Orchestra will perform three concerts: the first with guest artist Alexander Sandor, who will perform Piano Concerto No. 1 by Pytor Tchaikovsky on November 22, 2014; the second with guest artist Aleks Tengesdal, who will perform the Cello Concerto in B minor by Antonín Dvorák on February 21, 2015; the third with guest artist tenor Bill Bastian, who will perform a work yet to be decided upon on May 16, 2015. All concerts will begin at 7:30 pm, with the November concert at the Reif Center, and, due to a major renovation at the Reif, the February and May concerts will take place at the Saint Joseph’s Church in Grand Rapids.",2014-11-22,2015-05-16,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tara,Makinen,"Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program","720 Conifer Dr PO Box 140","Grand Rapids",MN,55744,"(218) 327-5781 ",tara@itascaorchestra.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Itasca, St. Louis, Carlton, Aitkin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-84,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",Yes
25419,"Art Project Grant",2015,4800,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra will present the final concert of its 2015 season on July 23 at Weber Music Hall, University of Minnesota-Duluth. The program will feature a collaboration between the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra and the Magic Smelt Puppet Troupe, both Duluth-based organizations. They will perform a new work for orchestra and shadow puppets based on a Persian fairy tale, specific tale as yet undetermined. The musical score will be created by Tehran composer, Hooshyar Khayam. The goal is to present a performance that is artistically compelling. We hope through this collaboration to broaden the audience base for two artistic enterprises not often joined together: puppetry and chamber orchestra.The artistic evaluation will be made by the project directors reflecting the response of participating musicians and puppet artists, audience members, Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra board members, and reviews in the media. The effort to broaden the audience bas of both organizations will be reflected in ticket sales and audience response.",,,2900,"Other, local or private",7700,,"Ann Hodge, Aaron Bransky,Tom Eling, Brenda Schrader-Johnson, Geoff Popham, Ted Harwood, John Fochs, Pamela Benson, Anne Cotter",,"Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"On Thursday, July 23, 2015 the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra will present the final concert of its 2015 summer season. The second half of that concert will be the presentation of a Persian fairy tale for chamber orchestra and shadow puppets. The music will be newly composed by Hooshyar Khayam of Tehran, Iran; the shadow puppets designed and operated by The Magic Smelt Puppet Troupe; the music performed by the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Warren Freisen.",2015-05-24,2015-08-24,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Warren,Friesen,"Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra","PO Box 434",Duluth,MN,55801,"(507) 779-4200 ",warren.t.friesen@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-85,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.",,No
25422,"Art Project Grant",2015,4800,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","With this production of Carmen, Lyric Opera of the North will begin its Tenth Anniversary Season. With that in mind, our goals for this production are to Celebrate, Stretch, and Grow. Carmen is a huge production, filled with gorgeous music and a gripping story. It is exuberant, tragic, and seductive -- a great representation of opera! Collaborating with the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra will give us an opportunity to learn from an established organization, take new risks, and form new relationships. Studies show that symphony patrons are not necessarily opera patrons. We look forward to making new friends for the opera with one of the most recognizable and accessible operas in the repertoire.This is the first collaboration of this type for Lyric Opera of the North. We will be working closely with the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra to assess the project from its very beginning to the end. We will meet regularly with the executive director and music director from the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra, for continuous evaluation. After the project is completed, Lyric Opera of the North will gather its Board of Directors and the General Artistic Directors to discuss the project. This evaluation, along with patron and artist feedback help us measure our outcomes. Of course ticket sales and ad sales are numbers that are evaluated, as well.","Expanded mailing list by 550 names.",,39513,"Other, local or private",44313,,"Martha Firling, Charlotte Taylor, Richard Lichty, Jean Jacobson, James Sheetz, Chery Takkunen, Floyd Cochran, Diane Dinndorf Friebe, Georgia Jacobson",,"Lyric Opera of the North","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Lyric Opera of the North will present Bizet's Carmen with the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra in a first-ever collaboration between the two organizations. The production is a part of Lyric Opera of the North's 10 Year Anniversary Season and will take place at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center. Lyric Opera of the North soloists and chorus will be joined by 53 members of the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra and their chorus for this staged performance, including costumes, wigs, sets and lighting.",2014-10-01,2015-01-10,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Lawrence,"Lyric Opera of the North","PO Box 462",Duluth,MN,55801,"(218) 464-0922 ",sarah@loonopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Carlton, Pine, Kanabec, Chisago, Cass, Itasca, Koochiching, Beltrami",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-86,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.",,No
25425,"Art Project Grant",2015,4800,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Mesabi Symphony Orchestra’s artistic goal is professional-level performances of the standards of the orchestral repertoire, achieved through weekly rehearsals and strong leadership from the podium and principal positions. Measurable short-term outcomes for this project include (1) maintaining membership at 42 musicians or more; (2) drawing audiences of 150 or more at each concert location; and (3) meeting budget. Longer-range outcomes for this project include a thriving arts scene on the Iron Range, greater interest in the study of music in our schools, growing audiences for orchestra concerts, and growing financial support for the Mesabi Symphony Orchestra.The board will assess whether the artistic goal has been achieved through consultation with the artistic director and conductor immediately following the performances. The Mesabi Symphony Orchestra board tracks orchestra membership and concert attendance on an ongoing basis. The financial results for this project will be collected by the Mesabi Symphony Orchestra board and evaluated at a board meeting. The board of Mesabi Symphony Orchestra will track audience size and financial support over time to determine whether the measurable long-term outcomes are being met. We have made a commitment to participate in the Cultural Data Project, and believe the Cultural Data Project will give us a better way to monitor progress toward achieving the long-term outcomes.","Measurable short-term outcomes for this project included (1) maintaining membership at 42 musicians or more; (2) drawing audiences of 150 or more at each concert location; and (3) meeting budget. Mesabi Community Orchestra membership actually increased to 45, audiences were 200 or more in both locations, and we realized a budget surplus. Longer-range outcomes for this project include a thriving arts scene on the Iron Range, greater interest in the study of music in our schools, growing audiences for orchestra concerts, and growing financial support for the Mesabi Community Orchestra. One indication that the longer-range outcome will be met is that five teenagers have joined the Mesabi Community Orchestra, including one young man first exposed to the Mesabi Community Orchestra through this collaboration. Mesabi Community Orchestra included an audience survey in programs, and 43 surveys were returned. Of these, 19 people were attending their first Mesabi Community Orchestra concert. All respondents reported that they liked both the program and the orchestra's performance. These are a few comments received: *Bravo for bringing a symphony to Ely! * It was wonderful to see the students join the orchestra for a couple of pieces. Great way to encourage the youth to stay involved in music. * Loved Keiko's violin solo. And God Created Great Whales"" was spectacular! * I liked that they included the high school students. * Wonderful soloist. Unique whale piece and soothing first half. * Very unusual music - (the whales) - LOVED Blue Danube. Great Concert. * Easy to listen to. I especially enjoyed ""The Great Whales."" * I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the musicianship in an area so far removed from a university program. This project reached its target audience and drew more young people than other recent performances. Mesabi Community Orchestra distributes free tickets to students, and 51 were returned for this concert series.""",,6516,"Other, local or private",11316,22,"Russell Bergum, Sarah Antanies, Kris Coombe, Ben Johnson, Sergey Bogza, Lynn Evenson, Erik Honkanen, Karen McManus, Mary Peterson, Roberta Tomasetti, Sheila Wilcox",,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Mesabi Symphony Orchestra will present a concert, Elements: Earth, Water, Air and Fire, on Saturday, February 7 in Ely and on Sunday, February 8 in Virginia. The program will feature On the Beautiful Blue Danube” by Johann Strauss II, The Lark Ascending” by Ralph Vaughan Williams, And God Created Great Whales” by Alan Hovhaness, West Side Story Selections” by Leonard Bernstein, and Berceuse and Finale from Firebird” by Igor Stravinsky. The Lark Ascending will feature principal second violinist Keiko Williams as soloist.",2014-10-01,2015-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Antanies,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","PO Box 600",Virginia,MN,55792,"(218) 365-3228 ",karjack@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-88,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952",2
25427,"Art Project Grant",2015,3840,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal is to present high quality theater that provides cultural enrichment, expands community audience, and engages participants and audience alike. While live theater is inherently an ephemeral experience, our goal is a memorable performance that lasts beyond the moment -- to inform audience viewpoints -- by bringing a new perspective to understanding immigrants, past and present. Measurable outcomes include audience's reaction to the play itself, including the level of engagement in the final sing-along; attendance by community members who have heretofore not been at Nordic Center events; and the quality of dialog created in a talk-back about the artistic experience and immigration.The methods for measuring how well this project of fulfills goals and achieves its desired outcomes will be to observe and assess direct audience response to the performance; to evaluate all reviews; to tally tickets sold and guest book names provided, and to monitor guests' subsequent participation in Nordic Center programs and measure that economic impact; to record and evaluate audience feedback about the play experience during an interactive talk-back conducted immediately after the performance; to conduct self-evaluations of artists and administrators participating in the project in order to assess the project's impact, both on themselves and the perceived impact on their audience.","Of the 130 audience members, about one third were familiar faces from other Nordic Center activities. So we expanded our audience. More people learned about the Nordic Center; more community members were moved by our message.",,1160,"Other, local or private",5000,,"Chris Susag, Kristbj°rg Eide, Stefan Guttormsson, Thomas Rebnord, Kathy Botten, Jeraldine Engeseth, Rosemary Guttormsson",,"Nordic Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"November 8, 2014 the Nordic Center will produce The Uprooting, a newly discovered history play that brings to life a meeting of young Norwegian farmers and craftsmen being enticed to immigrate to America in 1825 on the sloop Restoration. The enticer is Cleng Peerson, father of Norwegian Emigration. These immigrants, later known as The Sloopers, are ancestors to many Norwegians who later settled in Minnesota. Written nearly 100 years ago, but just recently found among the playwright's stored memorabilia, the script was translated, developed into a performance piece, and premiered before an audience of 300 at a Duluth Entertainment Convention Center convention, to a standing ovation and requests for more performances.",2014-10-01,2015-01-12,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristbj°rg,Eide,"Nordic Center","23 Lake Ave N",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 393-7320 ",krisnorway@q.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-89,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.",,No
25433,"Art Project Grant",2015,4800,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","This production will offer local audiences the chance to see a classic in a bold, new and exciting way, and it is the type of opportunity local audiences would not have if we did not exist. Also, Renegade Theater Company is committed to offering unprecedented opportunities for local artists to learn and grow in their chosen fields. This production will force cast and crew to engage their imaginations fully and get back to the heart of storytelling - making much out of little. Again, this is the type of opportunity that wouldn't exist if we didn't.Renegade will solicit audience feedback in a variety of means (online and in-person) as well as collect box office reports and analyze them against past seasons and similar productions. We will determine this production to be a success if we receive favorable audience response and see a strong box office result. We will also determine this production a success if we are able to expose our local audience to a classic work of literature in a new, bold and exciting way. We will solicit feedback from our cast and crew. We will determine this production a success if the cast and crew works together to build an entire world out of basic items and if local artists return to work with us again.",,,860,"Other, local or private",5660,,"Anika Thompson, J Steve Nys, Kendra Carlson, David Boe",,"Renegade Theater Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Renegade Theater Company requests Arrowhead Regional Arts Council grant support for their production of a new adaptation of The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald, adapted for the stage by Simon Levy. Funds will be used to aid in the creation of this production, which will utilize innovative and hyper-creative staging techniques to create the lush, lavish world of Gatsby from the dusty, cluttered trash left in the wake of his death. This production will utilize the talents of an entirely local cast and crew to help bring one of literature's most classic works to life on stage in a vital, electric and completely new way.",2014-12-01,2015-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Katy,Helbacka,"Renegade Theater Company","222 Superior St E",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 499-9782 ",katyhelbacka@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Douglas",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-90,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.",,No
25434,"Art Project Grant",2015,4800,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Dances on the Lakewalk, once an innovative concept, became an established and respected opportunity artists to highlight their choreography. The revival of dance performances along the Lakewalk blends the innovative with the established. New faces have choreographic and performance opportunities in this outdoor setting and the audience will get to enjoy dance works by those established choreographers they may not have seen in recent years.Tracking the number of people attending and participating in the event each year helps us decide the future of the event. The post-performance conversations with audience members will play an important role in evaluating the project's success along with a post-event meeting with the choreographers and dancers.",,,325,"Other, local or private",5125,,"Cathy Podeszwa, Amy Eliot, Marco Carreon, Christopher Watson",,"Ressl Dance!","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Artistic collaboration of the arts defines the mission of Ressl Dance!, which will present Dances on the Lakewalk, a performance of site-specific dances with original choreography by Minnesota and California artists at Lake Place Park on Friday and Saturday July 17 and 18, 2015.",2015-05-30,2015-07-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Cathy,Podeszwa,"Ressl Dance!","1517 8th St E",Duluth,MN,55812,"(218) 260-5247 ",cpodeszwa@msn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Cook",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-91,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.",,No
25437,"Art Project Grant",2015,4800,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Our success will be measured by a) who we are able to feature in our readings; b) quality of the readings; and c) attendance at the readings.We plan to evaluate by feedback from the writers/poets who participate in the reading series; feedback from audiences at the event; and by keeping a head count at each of our events so we are better able to meet our mission.","Count of audience attendance at each reading; poets' responses/reflections before and after the reading; response to posting notification of readings on social media (i.e. Facebook, etc.); poster distribution; e-mail press releases; word-of-mouth.",,1030,"Other, local or private",5830,,"Kathleen Roberts, Jill Hinners, John McCormick, Liz Minette, Paul Peterson, Ryan Vine",,"Spirit Lake Poetry Series","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Spirit Lake Poetry Series will produce a reading series for Autumn 2014 and Spring 2015, featuring nationally, regionally and locally known poets, as well as an open reading.",2014-10-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,Roberts,"Spirit Lake Poetry Series","814 6th St W",Duluth,MN,55806,"(218) 213-7881 ",lminette@earthlink.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-92,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.",,2
25442,"Art Project Grant",2015,2966,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Wise Fool Shakespeare will endeavor to present an original adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. We believe this production will have a positive impact on our organization in several ways. We hope to see a large audience turn out for this production, but also we hope that these guests turn into long term theater patrons. We also work to provide our actors with new and different opportunities - A Christmas Carol is unlike anything Wise Fool Shakespeare has done before.Wise Fool Shakespeare has several methods to determine the success of this production. We are able to gauge success by hard data including ticket sales, reviews and other press, emails, letters, and verbal comments. Our ticketing software also allows us to insert survey questions into the ticket buying process. Event attendees can be polled via Facebook Events, or with traditional pen and paper surveys at the event itself. Wise Fool Shakespeare has also decided to start asking our artists to take participation surveys so we can keep working towards providing worthwhile arts experiences for them.",,,4034,"Other, local or private",7000,,"Cheryl Skafte, Paul Cannan, Alison Klawiter, Susan Boorsma, Rebecca Farmer, Tony Barrett",,"Wise Fool Shakespeare","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Wise Fool Shakespeare will utilize more volunteers to decrease the dollar amounts necessary of some of the artists’ stipends. We will also seek out less expensive means of advertising and offer trades for advertisements wherever possible. This will account for the $1910 difference in the budget.",2014-10-19,2015-02-27,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Chani,Ninneman,"Wise Fool Shakespeare","1631 4th St E Ste 6",Duluth,MN,55812,"(218) 310-7515 ",wisefoolshakespeare@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Cook, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-93,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.",,No
25504,"Art Project",2015,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","To provide participants with a positive experience while performing challenging music. To provide participants with a positive experience while collaborating with other musicians. To provide participants with a positive experience while performing challenging music. To provide participants with a positive experience while collaborating with other musicians. To provide patrons a positive experience while experiencing live symphonic music of high quality. To attract people who have never attended a Southwest Minnesota Orchestra performance.Participants will complete an online and/or paper exit survey: 50% or more of those completing the survey will indicate they found the music challenging. 50% or more of those completing the survey will indicate they had a positive experience while collaborating with other musicians. 50% or more of those completing the survey will indicate they had a positive experience during the rehearsal process. 50% or more of those completing the survey will indicate they had a positive experience performing the concert. Patrons will complete an online and/or paper exit survey: 50% or more of those completing the survey will indicate they had a positive experience. The survey will include an item about whether this is the respondent’s first Southwest Minnesota Orchestra concert – of those answering ‘yes’, 50% or more will indicate that they plan to attend a future concert. Additional information about impact will be summarized from comments made elsewhere on the survey. The survey will include an item about the respondent’s age so Friends of the Orchestra can track the spread of age groups attending the performances.","Because we did not have an audience due to inclement weather, we were not able to distribute and collect our evaluation tool.",,7700,"Other, local or private",12700,,"Dan Rieppel, Beth Steuck, Kristin Gruhot, Hannah Roseland, Laura Rogers, Diane Wright, R Wes Myers, Nocolette Lecy, Melanie Lee",,"Friends of the Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"Children's Concert and String Concerto Competition",2014-12-01,2015-04-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beth,Steuck,"Friends of the Orchestra","803 Cheryl Ave",Marshall,MN,56258,"(507) 829-8085 ",beth.steuck@starpoint.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lyon, Lincoln, Murray, Pipestone, Yellow Medicine, Hennepin, Redwood",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-91,"Vonnie Saquilan: arts advocate, Granite Arts Council Board; Kathy Schaefer: musician, photographer, Southwest Minnesota State University business professor; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Jane Link: visual artist , Milan Village Arts School founding member, Milan Community Education, Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council Advisory Board; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, theater, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasure, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County board; Sydney Massee; visual artist, theatre, Lac qui Parle Valley School Districts board.",,No
25507,"Art Project",2015,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","The goals of this project are to increase membership of the Winsted Arts Council and increase demand for the activities that we offer. Because we are in our infancy, as we grow and offer more opportunities, our reputation for quality programming will be developed.We will measure our impact through the increased membership numbers in our organization, the number of people participating in the activities, and the number of people participating in the classes that we offer.","The After School art club was a new venture, so had no previous class to compare it to, but registration met minimum goals each time and we ended up extending the sessions beyond our initially-proposed end date. Our homecoming concert was standing-room only, and the puppet show also packed the house. Dervish brought about 400 people to our community, which was similar to last year. That's about the capacity for the venue for a seated concert. Alan Page's book reading was very well attended, and he sold more books this year than last year, all to benefit his foundation. The Holiday art project was a drop in event in conjunction with a community celebration, and our table was always busy. The only event that had disappointing attendance was our open mic with featured artist event the end of January with Singleton Street. The band is first-rate, and promotion was good, so the weather may have been a factor. You always want each event to be a home-run, and this one was a bit of a disappointment, but consistency is also important so we shall give it time.",,6010,"Other, local or private",11010,,"Julie Guggemos, Leah Mallak, Tom Specken, Jim Fowler, Nancy Fasching, Ralph Millerbernd, Mike Cummings, Beth Olson, Mary Wiemiller, Molly Loder",,"Winsted Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"2014 Fall/Winter Art Programs and Performances",2014-09-15,2015-04-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Guggemos,"Winsted Arts Council","PO Box 177",Winsted,MN,55395,"(612) 226-4454 ",winstedartscouncil@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Wright, Carver, McLeod, Sherburne, Meeker, Hennepin, Ramsey, Stearns, St. Louis, Otter Tail",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-93,"Vonnie Saquilan: arts advocate, Granite Arts Council Board; Kathy Schaefer: musician, photographer, Southwest Minnesota State University business professor; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Jane Link: visual artist , Milan Village Arts School founding member, Milan Community Education, Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council Advisory Board; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, theater, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasure, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County board; Sydney Massee; visual artist, theatre, Lac qui Parle Valley School Districts board.",,No
25512,"Art Project",2015,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","More Minnesotans, especially those in the Southwest Minnesota Region, will be able to participate in the arts.A passport survey is filled out by participants to gather information about the quality and experience of the event. An artist survey is filled out after the event by the artists reporting on economic benefits and number or participants. We will also keep track of the number of participants in this year's Meander.","This project was evaluated by two separate surveys and a meeting one month after the completion of the project. We received 42 surveys from artists and 281 passport surveys from attendees. 81% of customers said the quality of the art was excellent. 83% of customers said their overall experience was excellent.",,32130,"Other, local or private",37130,,"Jo Pederson, Claire Swanson, Neva Foster, Andy Kahmann, Kristi Fernholz, Franz Richter, Deb Connelly, Gene Sandau, Brad Hall, Brook Pederson",,"Meander Art Crawl","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"Meander 2015",2014-12-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristi,Fernholz,"Meander Art Crawl","323 Schlieman Ave W",Appleton,MN,56208,"(320) 564-3799 ",kristi.fernholz@umvrdc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Chippewa, Big Stone, Swift, Yellow Medicine, Lac qui Parle",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-96,"Vonnie Saquilan: arts advocate, Granite Arts Council Board; Kathy Schaefer: musician, photographer, Southwest Minnesota State University business professor; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Jane Link: visual artist , Milan Village Arts School founding member, Milan Community Education, Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council Advisory Board; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, theater, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasure, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County board; Sydney Massee; visual artist, theatre, Lac qui Parle Valley School Districts board.","Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Greta Murray (507) 537-1471 ",Yes
25398,"Art Project Grant",2015,4800,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of the 2014-15 Arrowhead Chorale Anniversary season is to present extraordinary chorale music in celebration of 25 years of promoting fine choral music to the region. The March concerts allow the audience to experience a seldom performed work, Bach's Saint Matthew Passion, with full orchestra, organ, multiple choirs and professional soloists. Funding is sought that supports obtaining excellent instrumental performers. Activities to achieve these goals include grant writing, advertise thoroughly, offer complimentary tickets to children, students, and various social service agencies including clients of Churches United in Ministry, and present history, background, and educational opportunities with each concert.Measurements need to reflect both specific data and general emotional and personal satisfaction. So the Chorale will be looking at: 1. Attendance/ticket sales at both performances and the symposium. 2. Feedback from audience, performers and staff. 3. Board reflection at the end of all activities associated with the events. 4. Feedback from partners in the collaboration—University of Minnesota-Duluth, First Lutheran Church, instrumentalists, soloists, and area church choirs.",,,200,"Other, local or private",5000,,"Brad Anderson, Kim Keuning, Cecelia Riehl, Susan Masterson, Cathy Schuyler, Ryan Sather, Bob Kelley, Karen Keenen, Nathan Winesett",,"Arrowhead Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"In March, the Arrowhead Chorale performs Bach’s Saint Matthew Passion, with guest choir University Singers joining us from University of Minnesota-Duluth, and soloist Timothy Stalter, who is well known for his performances of the Evangelist in Bach passions. During the performance weekend, the Chorale is hosting an academic symposium for professional musicians and clergy on the topic of the Saint Matthew Passion, both the Biblical version and the musical interpretation. Guest speaker is Dr Martin Marty, prominent church historian and author of many church history texts.",2015-01-01,2015-03-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Susan,Masterson,"Arrowhead Chorale","506 Michigan St W á",Duluth,MN,55802,"(715) 562-0002 ",arrowheadchorale@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-80,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.",,No
25401,"Art Project Grant",2015,4800,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The project's goal is to offer the local community a unique opportunity to hear a world-class pianist performing Bach and other classical works. The outcomes are to: (1) offer Angela Hewitt's piano recital to an audience of 300 people, and (2) bring to local awareness the art of 20th-century piano virtuoso Rosalyn Tureck and her connection to the College through Jan Chiapusso.We will evaluate the project both qualitatively and quantitatively, based on attendance and audience response. Ticket sales will measure our audience size. Qualitatively, artistic success will be based on audience engagement at the pre-concert lecture and the post-concert reception. The post-concert reception is an excellent way to gather informal and reliable feedback, and it allows audience members to interact with the musician. A brief evaluative survey, inserted in the recital program, will monitor audience feedback in a more formal way.","Our first short-term goal was to have an audience size of 300 people at Angela Hewitt's recital of Bach's ""The Art of the Fugue."" The actual audience size was 135 attendees; however, due to the overwhelmingly positive responses we received from audience members, we feel that the project was a success. Although we might have reached a larger audience had we opted for a mixed-works program, our selection of the all-Bach program enabled us to offer a monumental performance of one of Ms. Hewitt's specialties. O",,5570,"Other, local or private",10370,,"Alan Apter, Patricia Bower-Jernigan, Ed Crawford, Sister Mary Susan Dewitt, Christopher Dolan, Jessica Durbin, Sister Lois Eckes, Larry Goodwin, Sister Kathleen Hofer, Mary Ives, Mat Johnson, Beth Haenke Just, Olivia Krejcarek, David Kuefler, Jean Maher, ",,"The College of Saint Scholastica","Public College/University","Art Project Grant",,"The project would be a community performance by Angela Hewitt, renowned pianist and Bach specialist. The concert would take place in October 2015 at The College of Saint Scholastica's Mitchell Auditorium. A pre-concert lecture and archival display will feature commentary on the work and biography of another great Bach pianist, Rosalyn Tureck and her connection to the Dutch pianist, Jan Chiapusso, who was a visiting professor at the College during the early 1930s. Tureck, who would be called the high priestess of Bach by the New York Times, attributed her specialization in Bach to Chiapusso's teaching.",2014-12-01,2015-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Larry,Goodwin,"The College of Saint Scholastica","1200 Kenwood Ave",Duluth,MN,55811-4199,"(218) 723-6000 ",efrischmann@css.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-81,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",Yes
25404,"Art Project Grant",2015,4800,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","All Souls Night's goal is to share and inspire handmade and live spectacle traditions, which mirror the extremes of the contrasting seasons of life and encourage creativity from all. Change is constant and inevitable in an evolving Universe and we provide a communal container in which to safely hold and process the gamut of joy, sorrow and gratitude for a subsequent sublimation into meaning-rich art and action. We want to spark year-round Twin Ports activities that observe these cycles in fun, original, profound ways, and also employ artists! We desire to honor the memory of those who have gone before, and model a holistic and active imagination towards the present and the future beings of our planet.Our number count of our participants and new attendees has increased every year, which indicates that we are doing most things right! Spontaneous comments for the most part express sincere gratitude for offering alternatives to Hollywood versions of Halloween. We conduct casual follow-up meetings with participants and observers for feedback to discuss the highs and lows of the event, and possible improvements for following years. We have an active Facebook page and a website page where the public can easy contact us to offer their talents and suggestions. Past feedback has been very positive and folks who have taken the time to approach us usually want to be involved in the following years.","We successfully completed a sixth public festival which shared and inspired handmade/live spectacle traditions. We employed artists! We encouraged creativity from all to express extremes of the contrasting seasons of life. We provided a communal container in which to safely hold and process the gamut of joy, sorrow and gratitude for a subsequent sublimation into meaning-rich art and action. We continue to spark year-round Twin Ports activities that observe these cycles in fun, original, profound ways. We honored the memory of those who have gone before, and modeled a holistic and active imagination towards the present and the future beings of our planet. Our number count of our participants and new attendees increased, indicating that we are doing most things right! Spontaneous comments for the most part expressed sincere gratitude for offering alternatives to Hollywood versions of Halloween.",,1450,"Other, local or private",6250,,"Chris Davila, Kat Livadaros, Kathy Hermes, Christine Strom, Peter Spooner, Julie Ahasay, Lane Ellis, Scot Bol, Esther Piszczek, Denise Hooper, Joellyn Rock",,"Duluth All Souls Night",,"Art Project Grant",,"All Souls Night is an annual Twin Ports fall arts festival held in and around the Duluth Depot. Whimsical skeleton imagery is apropos to Mexican Day of the Dead and other harvest season inspirations. ALL are welcomed for meaningful remembrance of loved ones with making things, listening, singing, marching in mock funeral procession and dancing in collective celebration. Visual and performing artists mesmerize with theme-related works of art, music, dance, and poetry, encouraging ALL to join with imaginative words, costumes and displays. Community preparations begin October with creative activities for all ages and backgrounds, leading to an evening indoor/outdoor extravaganza early November.",2014-10-01,2015-01-02,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Plaster,"Duluth All Souls Night","2737 Russell Rd",Duluth,MN,55810,"(218) 310-6289 ",dasn@maryplaster.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-82,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.",,No
25405,"Art Project Grant",2015,4800,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","It is the goal of The Duluth Superior Film Festival is to create new opportunities for audience access to filmmakers, artists and art in a previously underserved cultural canon. Duluth Superior Film Festival looks to present films produced from the Arrowhead region and from around the world, engage with cultures unlike our own and to revisit cultures from which audiences have been previously disconnected. Duluth Superior Film Festival's measurable outcomes are to increase attendance at all events, provide greater access to larger audience, gain higher profile press coverage, help encourage/increase local film productions and create year-round financial stability.The Duluth Superior Film Festival will measure outcomes through the use of audience surveys, track attendance at Explorers Club screenings, log press and promotional coverage, cultivate new audience through cross collaborations with other arts organizations, and increase fundraising through grant and sponsorship opportunities. Evaluation will also occur with the number of film productions that come to the Arrowhead Region. Duluth Superior Film Festival will continue to work closely with partner organizations such as Independent Filmmaker Project-Minnesota, The Minnesota Film and Television Board and the Upper Minnesota film Office to monitor this activity and to channel these productions to exhibition at the Duluth Superior Film Festival and Zinema venues.","The short range outcome of The Explorers Club was to increase attendance at Explorers Club, raise awareness of these types of cinema events through press and promotion, remain financially sound, and energize arts in the region by presenting unique cinema experiences. In this capacity, the series is successful as the act of presenting this type of artistic cinema is an important part of Duluth Superior Film Festival's and Zinema's mission. The long range outcome is to expand the regional artistic community by producing a quality, entertaining, and thought provoking cinema exhibition. Raising the profile of films produced regionally remains a constant portion of Duluth Superior Film Festival's goals. Providing quality, year round cinema to an appreciative Arrowhead Region nurtures an environment conducive to future quality productions in the region.",,1200,"Other, local or private",6000,900,"Bill Payne, Francis Heid, Mickey Pearson, Geiger Yount",,"Duluth Superior Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"The Duluth Superior Film Festival's purpose for this grant is to continue to partner with Zinema 2 to present a monthly series of films entitled The Explorers Club from November 2014-October 2015. The films will be selected jointly by The Duluth Superior Film Festival and Zinema staff members, with film selection criteria based on historic cinematic importance, relevance to the Arrowhead region, and socially current significance. It is our goal to screen a mixture of Classic films with importance to the cinematic canon, films shot in or around the Arrowhead Region, and critically conscious films which touch on current events or important topics of local, regional, national and world culture.",2014-11-04,2015-10-27,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Richard,Hansen,"Duluth Superior Film Festival","1734 Columbus Ave",Duluth,MN,55803,"(612) 227-8015 ",richard@ds-ff.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Cook, Koochiching, Itasca, Aitkin, Carlton, Pine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-83,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.",,No
26332,"Art Project",2014,2400,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More Minnesotans, especially those in the Southwest Minnesota Region, will be able to participate in the arts.The attached survey will allow the Central Park Market committee to determine the basic demographics of participants at the Market, what draws them to the Market, what their feelings are on the musical performance piece of the Market, and how they engage with these performances. The survey also allows input for suggestions on other local musical talent that participants would like to see at the Market. The survey will be distributed to all participants and vendors at the Market on the opening date and the closing date for the market season. The information gathered in the survey will be compiled by the Committee, and the results will allow the Committee to evaluate if the Market needs to do more work on achieving its goal of promoting the discovery of local musical talent among Cottonwood area residents.","Generally, there was an increase in the number of times that households visited the market for the 2014 season, but they spend slightly less time at the market this year. There was a meaningful increase in the number of respondents saying that they think music is a very important aspect of the Market and the committee generated some helpful suggestions from the surveys. There was a slight decrease in respondents that said that their knowledge of local musical talent was greatly improved over the 2014 season, with an increase stating that their knowledge was only slightly improved. This may be attributed to the fact that may of the respondents had the opportunity to enjoy many of these musicians during the 2013 market season.",,600,"Other, local or private",3000,,"Denise Thomas Aamodt, Cathie Crouse Buetel, Charlie Seopel,",,"City of Cottonwood","Local/Regional Government","Art Project",,"Musical Talent at Central Park Market",2014-06-25,2014-08-27,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathy,Dahl,"City of Cottonwood","78 W Main St PO Box 106",Cottonwood,MN,56229-0106,"(507) 423-6488 ",charlie@cityofcottonwoodmn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lyon, Yellow Medicine, Redwood, Murray, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Renville, Chippewa",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-101,"John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Jane Link: visual artist , Milan Village Arts School founding member, Milan Community Education, Greater Milan Initiative; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council Advisory Board; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, theater, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Dan Connolly: musician, music educator, board Renville Friends of the Arts; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasure, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County board; Sydney Massee; visual artist, theatre, Lac qui Parle Valley School Districts board.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Jane Link: visual artist , Milan Village Arts School founding member, Milan Community Education, Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council Advisory Board; Kate Aydin: retired educator, arts advocate, Lincoln County Pioneer Museum board; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, theater, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Dan Connolly: musician, music educator, board Renville Friends of the Arts; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasure, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County board; Sydney Massee; visual artist, theatre, Lac qui Parle Valley School Districts board.",,No
26345,"Art Project",2014,3500,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More Minnesotans, especially those in the Southwest Minnesota Region, will be able to participate in the arts.We will know how many people are involved by comparing our printed programs and rosters. We are able to track hits on our website by logging in. We will be able to track ages of participants because they will fill out an audition form.","We decided to add more board members due to the fact that most of the responsibilities fell on a small number of people. We also discussed the lack of local coverage from our newspaper. For our next production we assigned a board member to meet with our local newspaper face-to-face to discuss this issue.",,7100,"Other, local or private",10600,,"Mary Virnig, Carrie Speh, Elaine Hauger, Kelly Nokleby, Kathy Anderson, Jarett Berg.",,"Granite Falls Area Community Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"Production of The Boys Next Door",2014-03-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeffrey,Iverson,"Granite Falls Area Community Theater","155 Skyline Dr","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 250-6743 ",jiverson@isd2190.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine, Chippewa, Renville, Pope, Lyon, Lac qui Parle",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-104,"Kathy Schaefer: musician, photographer, Southewest Minnesota State University business professor; Dan Connolly: musician, music educator, board Renville Friends of the Arts; Barb Nelson, art teacher, vocal musician, children's theatre director; Cheri Buzzeo; production manager, Willmar Community Theatre; board member Willmar Area Arts Council; Cheryl Avenel-Navara: retired counselor, arts advocate, former fund raiser and musical performances coordinator for Worthington International Festival; Christa Otteson: Owner of Make.Do.Workshop, nonprofit consultant, former Regional Coordinator Minnesota Council of Non-Profits.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Jane Link: visual artist , Milan Village Arts School founding member, Milan Community Education, Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council Advisory Board; Kate Aydin: retired educator, developed a curriculum focused on the visual arts, literature, and modern and traditional music of Spain and Latin America, Lincoln County Pioneer Museum board; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Emily Olson: writer, musician, educator; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, theater, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Dan Connolly: musician, music educator, board Renville Friends of the Arts; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasure, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County board; Sydney Massee; visual artist, theatre, Lac qui Parle Valley School Districts board; Audrey Fuller; writer, arts advocate, tribal planner, grant writer.",,No
26369,"Art Project",2014,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","We will build relationships with members of groups that have been underserved by the arts.Oyate Nipi Kte will measure the effectiveness of the Winyanpi Wokiksuye (Remembering Women) Song Project in three major ways: 1) The completion of a CD with 10 Dakota women’s songs; 2) A record of attendance at the Dakota Women’s Gatherings with an evaluation discussion and documentation of that discussion; and, 3) The dissemination of the CD's to appropriate organizations, institutions, and programs with an accompanying survey. The achievement of goal one (1) will be self-evident. To measure goal two (2) we will provide a sign-in sheet for those in attendance at the Dakota Women’s Gatherings so that we may have a record of attendance. After sharing the CD and allowing an opportunity for those in attendance to hear the CD, we will have an evaluative discussion about the project, recording the results of those for inclusion in the final report to Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Questions we might ask include: What is your response to hearing these songs? What do they bring to mind? Why are these songs important? How might they help you? And, how might you use them in the future? To measure goal three (3), we will include an evaluative survey in CDs we send out to organizations, institutions, libraries, and individuals outside the Dakota community. That survey is attached below.","For the community responses provided during the CD-Release events, we took notes of the feedback as each individual spoke. This allowed us immediate feedback from everyone in attendance and was extremely useful and uplifting to know that this project was having a positive impact on people in our communities. Those who took the time to respond to the CD evaluation survey believed it to be of great value and benefit. For example, one treatment center believed that using the CD to help ground one of their Native American female clients in her culture helped to alleviate her cravings, triggers, and stress. Libraries in Madison, Dawson, and Minneota felt the project would give their patrons an introduction to music they had not heard before and that it would open doors to understanding and appreciation of Dakota culture. Native prison groups in South Dakota reported that the stories and songs on the CD would help those who need it in a traditional way while also teaching our oral and musical traditions.",,6531,"Other, local or private",11531,,"Waziyatawin, Joe Bendickson, Autumn Cavender, Scott DeMuth, Katie Johnston, Cantemaza, Tahca Ta Siyotanka Wicasta.",,"Oyate Nipi Kte","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"Winyanpi Wokiksuye (Remembering Women) Song Project",2014-02-15,2014-06-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,nfn,Waziyatawin,"Oyate Nipi Kte","4052 Hwy 212 SE","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 564-4241 ",oyatenipikte@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine, Renville, Chippewa, Hennepin, Scott, Redwood",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-114,"Kathy Schaefer: musician, photographer, Southewest Minnesota State University business professor; Dan Connolly: musician, music educator, board Renville Friends of the Arts; Barb Nelson, art teacher, vocal musician, children's theatre director; Cheri Buzzeo; production manager, Willmar Community Theatre; board member Willmar Area Arts Council; Cheryl Avenel-Navara: retired counselor, arts advocate, former fund raiser and musical performances coordinator for Worthington International Festival; Christa Otteson: Owner of Make.Do.Workshop, nonprofit consultant, former Regional Coordinator Minnesota Council of Non-Profits.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Jane Link: visual artist , Milan Village Arts School founding member, Milan Community Education, Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council Advisory Board; Kate Aydin: retired educator, developed a curriculum focused on the visual arts, literature, and modern and traditional music of Spain and Latin America, Lincoln County Pioneer Museum board; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Emily Olson: writer, musician, educator; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, theater, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Dan Connolly: musician, music educator, board Renville Friends of the Arts; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasure, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County board; Sydney Massee; visual artist, theatre, Lac qui Parle Valley School Districts board; Audrey Fuller; writer, arts advocate, tribal planner, grant writer.",,No
30379,"Art Project Grant",2015,3375,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Success is defined here as being able to hire top quality instrumental musicians and artists, and producing a concert of chamber music that audiences enjoy, and that allows a wider variety of choral music to be offered to the public. Goals: 1. To increase the size of the regular audience at Chorale performances by 5%. 2. To successfully add new marketing activities to the regular advertising used by the Chorale. 3. To expose our non-University audience to the new University of Minnesota-Duluth digital organ. 4. To provide a high quality performance for the enjoyment of the audience. 5. To provide a high quality musical experience to all performers. Ticket tracking has become easier with electronic sales, and attendance will be tracked for all performances. At least 3 new marketing venues will be used, to increase visibility of the concert. Feedback will be sought from both audience and performers.","The concert provided a musical experience for 28 singers, 9 instrumentalists and both the assistant and artistic conductor. Audiences were larger than any we have had at Weber Hall in the past, about 150 per concert, which is exciting for the Chorale, as Weber Hall is an excellent place to perform for a choir. The new marketing people were able to get Minnesota Public Radio spots at a reduced rate, and visibility in media that had not existed in the past. The music was well performed, and the newspaper review lifted up, in particular, an interesting set of songs that took medieval holiday tunes and arranged them for choir in modern, fresh, and unusual ways. The Board had an hour long evaluation at the meeting after the concert, and lifted up the particular aspects of this production. One thing that came out of the discussion was a question about timing for the first concert of the Chorale season. This coming year, as a result of the discussion, the first concert of the season will be in November instead of December.",,6262,"Other, local or private",9637,,"Brad Anderson, Cecelia Riehl, Kim Keunig, Ryan Sather, Karen Keenan, Cathy Schuyler, Bob Kelley, Nathan Winesett, Sue Masterson, Mary Pat Renaud",,"Arrowhead Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Choir and Chamber Orchestra Concert. The Arrowhead Chorale will be performing with chamber groups (combinations of 3-9 instruments per selection) at Weber Hall on the University of Minnesota-Duluth campus in December, 2015. Winds and strings will be featured, and music will encompass 4 centuries of repertoire, including several longer works, such as Lloyd Pfautsch's A Day for Dancing that uses old carols in contemporary settings and Persichetti's Winter Cantata. As a part of the concert, the new University of Minnesota-Duluth digital organ will be featured, allowing the Chorale to include music with continuo and organ accompaniment. Professional orchestral performers will be hired from local professional musicians.",2015-09-01,2016-02-14,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Masterson,"Arrowhead Chorale","506 Michigan St W",Duluth,MN,55802,"(715) 562-0002 ",arrowheadchorale@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-94,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30394,"Art Project Grant",2015,3375,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","All Souls Night's goal is to share and inspire handmade and live spectacle traditions, which mirror the extremes of the contrasting seasons of life and encourage creativity from all. Change is constant and inevitable in an evolving Universe and we provide a communal container in which to safely hold and process the gamut of joy, sorrow and gratitude for a subsequent sublimation into meaning-rich art and action. We want to spark year-round Twin Ports activities that observe these cycles in fun, original, profound ways, and also employ artists! We desire to honor the memory of those who have gone before, and model a holistic and active imagination towards the present and the future beings of our planet. The number of our participants and new attendees has increased every year, which indicates that we are doing most things right! Spontaneous comments for the most part express sincere gratitude for offering alternatives to Hollywood versions of Halloween. We conduct casual follow-up meetings with participants and observers for feedback to discuss the highs and lows of the event, and possible improvements for following years. We have an active Facebook page and a website page where the public can easy contact us to offer their talents and suggestions. Past feedback has been very positive and folks who have taken the time to approach us usually want to be involved in the following years.","Duluth All Souls Night collaborative of artists were paid for their considerable efforts creating the 2015 event. We were filled to capacity inside and out with more space allotted to us in the Depot. No one was turned away for lack of funds. Much of our artwork feature affordable materials transformed by creativity. Crowds visibly appreciated our artistic offerings of music, face painting, poetry, art displays, dancing, singing, stilt-walking, giant puppetry, fire-spinning. Participants of all ages and backgrounds contributed artwork, displays, rotten ideas, poetry, dancing and creativity with face paint/costumes. The gamut of human emotions were publicly expressed and accepted. Energy was transformed from grief to gratitude, compassion and desire for social justice.",,3075,"Other, local or private",6450,150,"Kat Livadaros, Kathy Hermes, Christine Strom, Peter Spooner, Julie Ahasay, Lane Ellis, Scot Bol, Esther Piszczek, Denise Hooper, Joellyn Rock",,"Duluth All Souls Night",,"Art Project Grant",,"All Souls Night 2015. All Souls Night is an annual Twin Ports fall arts festival held in and around the Duluth Depot and Public Library. Community preparations begin October with creative activities for ALL ages and backgrounds, leading to a November evening indoor/outdoor spectacle and extravaganza. Whimsical skeleton imagery acknowledges global inspirations which honor all life, especially the memory of our ancestors. They are also a humorous reminder to make our time count. ALL are welcomed to co-create and enjoy collective celebration. Visual and performing artists mesmerize with theme-related works of art, music, dance, and poetry; encouraging ALL to join with imaginative prose, costumes and displays.",2015-09-01,2016-01-22,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Plaster,"Duluth All Souls Night","2737 Russell Rd",Duluth,MN,55810,"(218) 310-6289 ",dasn@maryplaster.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-95,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",
30397,"Art Project Grant",2015,3375,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","It is the goal of The Duluth Superior Film Festival is to create new opportunities for audience access to filmmakers, artists and art in a previously underserved cultural canon. Duluth Superior Film Festival looks to present films produced from the Arrowhead region and from around the world, engage with cultures unlike our own and to revisit cultures from which audiences have been previously disconnected. Duluth Superior Film Festival's measurable outcomes are to increase attendance at all events, provide greater access to larger audience, gain higher profile press coverage, help encourage/increase local film productions and create year-round financial stability. The Duluth Superior Film Festival will measure outcomes through the use of audience surveys, track attendance at festival screenings, log press and promotional coverage, cultivate new audience through cross collaborations with other arts organizations, and increase fundraising through grant and sponsorship opportunities. Evaluation will also occur with the number of film productions that come to the Arrowhead Region. Duluth Superior Film Festival will continue to work closely with partner organizations such as Independent Filmmaker Project-Minnesota, The Minnesota Film and Television Board, and the Upper Minnesota Film Office to monitor this activity and to channel these productions to exhibition at the Duluth Superior Film Festival and Zinema venues.","The 2015 Duluth Superior Film Festival feels it has achieved its short range outcome of raising awareness of these types of cinema events through press and promotion, remaining financially sound, and energizing arts in the region by presenting unique cinema experiences. We also feel we achieved the long range outcome of expanding the regional artistic community by producing a quality, entertaining, and thought provoking film festival and ongoing cinema exhibition. In doing this, we have raised the profile of films produced regionally. Duluth Superior Film Festival can measure this by pointing to the fact that their presence has been recognized as a significant contributing factor to an increased number of film productions in our region as an example of an initial long range outcome that is currently coming to fruition. Regional producers are seeing that there is a quality outlet for exhibition in the form of a well-run film festival and art house cinema. This is attractive to filmmakers for a multitude of reasons, but most significantly because it is obvious that an appreciative cinema culture exists in the Arrowhead Region and is being nurtured by Duluth Superior Film Festival. While many factors have gone into this recent increase of local productions...providing quality cinema presentation via The Duluth Superior Film Festival and its year-round activities is certainly one of them.",,22625,"Other, local or private",26000,,"Bill Payne, Francis Heid, Mickey Pearson, Geiger Yount",,"Duluth Superior Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"The 2015 Duluth Superior Film Festival. In an incredible annual 5-day event, Duluth Superior Film Festival screens numerous independent films, produces multiple music performances, and hosts parties in an extravaganza of film, music, and art. Duluth Superior Film Festival brings film directors and industry professionals to The Twin Ports for receptions hosted by the festival, Q and A sessions after festival screenings, and insightful panel discussions and workshops. The Duluth Superior Film Festival is pleased to celebrate its 6th appearance in Duluth and is expected to attract thousands of attendees.",2015-05-01,2015-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Richard,Hansen,"Duluth Superior Film Festival","1734 Columbus Ave",Duluth,MN,55803,"(612) 227-8015 ",richard@ds-ff.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Cook, Koochiching, Itasca, Aitkin, Carlton, Pine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-96,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30687,"Art Project",2015,2390,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The goal of this project is to provide live musical programs for the community with various styles of music. We also will provide an opportunity for local musicians to perform and demonstrate their skills and talent. We will count the number of the individuals at the concerts weekly. Also at the end of the year, we will have the audience complete a brief survey.","The largest measurable was the size of the audiences. We averaged 166 people for the events. We also received approximately $300 in free will donations.",,2260,"Other, local or private",4650,,"Mary Lou Smith, Al Smith, Joanne Loher, Dale Lien, Molly Erickson, Ann Bonk",,"Appleton 52 Wing Restoration Committee","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"2015 Summer Concert Series",2015-04-01,2015-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Thomas,Rice,"Appleton 52 Wing Restoration Committee","PO Box 52",Appleton,MN,56208,"(320) 289-2491 ",tomr@sytekcom.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Swift, Stevens, Big Stone, Lac qui Parle, Chippewa, Yellow Medicine, Lyon",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-117,"Cheri Buzzeo: Willmar Community Theatre manager; Mark Thode: photographer, Calumet Players board member; Vonnie Saquilan: arts advocate, Granite Arts Council board; Kathy Schaefer: musician, photographer, Southwest Minnesota State University business professor; Jane Link: arts advocate, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council board member; John White: photographer, journalist, Big Stone Arts Council.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Jane Link: visual artist , Milan Village Arts School founding member, Milan Community Education, Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council Advisory Board; Kate Aydin: retired educator, developed a curriculum focused on the visual arts, literature, and modern and traditional music of Spain and Latin America; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, theater, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasure, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County board; Sydney Massee; visual artist, theatre, Lac qui Parle Valley School Districts board.",,
30690,"Art Project",2015,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Our quantifiable goal regarding the chorale is to maintain a membership of at least 30 for each concert, with 25 of those singers as consistent members. For the audience, our measurable goal is attendance of at least 150 at each concert. We want to maintain the numbers, but now move on to upping the ante regarding quality, while still remaining an accessible, non-auditioned group. Numbers in the Chorale and in the audience can simply be counted. There will be an evaluation sheet that the section leaders will use to provide feedback after the concert. We need to switch to evaluating the Chorale's growth rather than just audience reaction.","The section leaders were asked to fill out a questionnaire evaluating their section and the chorale as a whole. Audience attendance averaged 194, which was slightly more than we expected. Chorale membership continues strong at 43 members, and attendance at rehearsals was good.",,3200,"Other, local or private",8200,,"Donna Kurth, Nancy Sandro, Nancy Aune, Roberta Trooien, Bev Johnson, Dana Crooks",,"Buffalo Ridge Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"Concert Series with Soloist",2015-08-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Donna,Kurth,"Buffalo Ridge Chorale","48542 197th St",Hendricks,MN,56136,"(605) 832-2651 ",dmkurth@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lyon, Lincoln, Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-118,"Christa Otteson: nonprofit evaluation consultant, arts advocate; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts board; Cheryl Avenel-Navara: arts advocate and volunteer, library board member; Mark Thode: photographer, Calumet Players board member; Vonnie Saquilan: arts advocate, Granite Arts Council board; John White: photographer, journalist, Big Stone Arts Council.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, Rhythm of the River; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian; Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts founding member; Susan Marco: writer, former HS English teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor SMSU; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Assn treasurer, Council of Arts & Humanities in Rock County; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor.",,
30695,"Art Project",2015,2400,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The main goal of Central Park Market is to host an event where area residents become in local offerings ranging from food, crafts, art and talent. Regarding the musical aspect, we want residents to not only become aware of the local talent that we have but to grow in their appreciation of this talent. A measurable goal for the Market this season will be to determine if audience members were already familiar with the musical talent and type of music. A survey will allow us to determine the basic demographics of participants, what draws them to the Market, what their feelings are on the musical talent, and how they engage with the music. The survey also allows input for suggestions on other local musical talent that they would like to see at the Market.","For the musical talent aspect of the Market, survey responses were overwhelmingly positive in regards to participants' opinions on having a musical talent component. Participants noted the positive contributions that the music provided to the overall atmosphere of the Market and the opportunity to hear local musical talent that many participants would otherwise not have the opportunity to hear. Because of the shorter Market season this year, the Market committee had to limit the number of artist that played at the Market. By doing this, the committee limited musical talent to many of the favorites that have played at the Market in the past, thus limiting the exposure to new musical talent and new types of music among participants.",,600,"Other, local or private",3000,,"Denise Thomas Aamodt, Cathie Crouse Bueltel, Charlie Seipel",,"City of Cottonwood",,"Art Project",,"Musical Talent at Central Park Market 2015",2015-05-01,2015-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Denise,Thomas,"City of Cottonwood","PO Box 106",Cottonwood,MN,56229,"(507) 423-6488 ",charlie@cityofcottonwoodmn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lyon, Yellow Medicine, Redwood, Murray, Lincoln, Renville, Lac qui Parle",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-120,"Christa Otteson: nonprofit evaluation consultant, arts advocate; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts board; Cheryl Avenel-Navara: arts advocate and volunteer, library board member; Mark Thode: photographer, Calumet Players board member; Vonnie Saquilan: arts advocate, Granite Arts Council board; John White: photographer, journalist, Big Stone Arts Council.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, Rhythm of the River; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian; Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts founding member; Susan Marco: writer, former High School English teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council of Arts and Humanities in Rock County; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Brett Olson: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor.",,
30702,"Art Project",2015,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of the Tawokaga Legacy Project is to transmit three Dakota art forms to 13 Dakota artists and 5,000 arts appreciators. Our outcomes are: 1) Six apprentices will advance from beginning to intermediate skills in quilling or tanning through a 50-hour apprenticeship with two master artists. 2) Four apprentices will develop introductory level skills in quilting through a 50-hour apprenticeship with one master artist. 3) 5,000 Minnesotans will read and learn about Dakota traditional arts through PR and media. 4) 150 Minnesotans will directly access Dakota arts through a six-week exhibit at Granite Area Arts Council. 5) 150 Minnesotans will connect deeply with Dakota art making through five community events at the Granite Area Arts Council, focusing on beading, tanning, quilting, and quilling. 1) Arts apprenticeship logs, photographs of art work completed, and interviews with artists. 2) Arts apprenticeship logs, photographs of art work completed, and interviews with artists. 3) PR materials. 4) Photographs of artists work in the group show. 5) Photographs of workshops, guest log, and interviews with artists and audience members.","Three Master Dakota artists made and exhibited Dakota art publicly and mentored three apprentices. Three Dakota art apprentices made and exhibited Dakota art publicly and increased their skill in creating Dakota art. Two public newspaper articles reached numerous Minnesotans with the news about the opportunity to view traditional Dakota art. An estimated 545 Minnesotans (Native and non-Native) attended the exhibit of traditional Dakota art at the Granite Area Arts Council.",,29390,"Other, local or private",33390,,"Gabrielle Strong, Dallas Goldtooth, Daniel Lemm, Darlene St Clair, Mary Peters",,"Dakota Wicohan","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"Tawokaga Dakota Arts classes",2015-02-01,2016-01-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nora,Murphy,"Dakota Wicohan","PO Box 2",Morton,MN,56270,"(507) 697-6272 ",dakotawicohan@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Renville, Redwood, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-124,"Cheri Buzzeo: Willmar Community Theatre manager; Mark Thode: photographer, Calumet Players board member; Vonnie Saquilan: arts advocate, Granite Arts Council board; Kathy Schaefer: musician, photographer, Southwest Minnesota State University business professor; Jane Link: arts advocate, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council board member; John White: photographer, journalist, Big Stone Arts Council.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Jane Link: visual artist , Milan Village Arts School founding member, Milan Community Education, Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council Advisory Board; Kate Aydin: retired educator, developed a curriculum focused on the visual arts, literature, and modern and traditional music of Spain and Latin America; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, theater, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasure, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County board; Sydney Massee; visual artist, theatre, Lac qui Parle Valley School Districts board.",,
30704,"Art Project",2015,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","1. To increase the adult audience community's appreciation of and attendance at a Shakespearean play. 2. To successfully engage high school students with a professional touring company. 3. To secure relationships with at least two new schools for the elementary school production by Theatreworks USA. 1. Community familiarity with Shakespearean theater will be measured by the number of adult audience members to attend the evening performance of the National Players production of Midsummer Night's Dream. 2. High school student attendance at the play, followed by interactive workshops and evaluation surveys will indicate the level of engagement by high school students. 3. The goal to add new schools will be measured by the total number of schools participating in children's theater.","1. Increased student attendance by approximately 200 students from previous year. 2. High school students had a positive experience - both in workshops and performance - with a professional theater company. 3. For this first experiment in presenting Shakespeare, 128 adult audiences experienced professional theater in the Dawson Boyd Arts Association season. As a result of these experiences, Dawson Boyd Arts Association plans to expand its student performance options to provide more age-appropriate choices. As a result of the adult audience feedback, Dawson Boyd Arts Association will address the concerns of hearing the actors in future programming. As a result of the feedback from the Care Center, Dawson Boyd Arts Association will continue to include this underserved"" audience as often as possible in future programming.""",,10200,"Other, local or private",15200,,"Karen Collins, Diane Peet, Melissa Anderson, Doug Bates, Sue Gerbig, Sandie Club, Collen Olson, Dale Melom, Rose Wold, Betty Hastad",,"Dawson-Boyd Arts Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"Theatre for All Ages",2015-08-01,2016-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Luanne,Fondell,"Dawson-Boyd Arts Association","PO Box 434",Dawson,MN,56232,"(320) 769-2955 ",mail@dawsonboydarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lac qui Parle, Chippewa, Swift, Yellow Medicine, Renville, Big Stone, Lyon, Lincoln",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-126,"Christa Otteson: nonprofit evaluation consultant, arts advocate; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts board; Cheryl Avenel-Navara: arts advocate and volunteer, library board member; Mark Thode: photographer, Calumet Players board member; Vonnie Saquilan: arts advocate, Granite Arts Council board; John White: photographer, journalist, Big Stone Arts Council.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, Rhythm of the River; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian; Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts founding member; Susan Marco: writer, former High School English teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council of Arts and Humanities in Rock County; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Brett Olson: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor.",,
30730,"Art Project",2015,2098,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Our project goal is to increase enthusiasm for involvement in the theater, for students and parents. The tool used for measurement will be an evaluation survey distributed to both parents and students involved in the performance. The survey will ask questions measuring student satisfaction, enthusiasm, and suggestions to improve the experience. A similar survey for the parents will ask the same questions.","The results of the survey showed that the students felt very happy with their experience and most indicated that they would participate again in the future. All but two students said that they learned something new by being in the production.",,1750,"Other, local or private",3848,,"Marilyn Rosa, Amanda Berg, Becky Reminger, Tracey Kissner, Chuck Broberg, Stacey Broberg",,"Lakeview Public Schools","K-12 Education","Art Project",,"Summer Theater Program",2015-05-01,2015-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Lenz,"Lakeview Public Schools","875 Barstad Rd N",Cottonwood,MN,56229,"(507) 423-5164 ",,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lyon, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-130,"Christa Otteson: nonprofit evaluation consultant, arts advocate; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts board; Cheryl Avenel-Navara: arts advocate and volunteer, library board member; Mark Thode: photographer, Calumet Players board member; Vonnie Saquilan: arts advocate, Granite Arts Council board; John White: photographer, journalist, Big Stone Arts Council.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, Rhythm of the River; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian; Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts founding member; Susan Marco: writer, former High School English teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council of Arts and Humanities in Rock County; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Brett Olson: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor.",,
30736,"Art Project",2015,1700,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Our goal is to send the entire cast, crew and director to Minnesota Association of Community Theatres Fest for the duration of festival. The purpose of this goal is to educate our troupers to be better actors, crew members and potentially future responsible board members, here or other organizations in the future. We are also hoping to further network with other community theaters to share resources in the future that may not usually be accessible to Marshall Area Stage Company such as costume and set pieces. We will measure our success of our goals by having a written survey for our cast and crew to complete after taking part in the Minnesota Association of Community Theatres Fest regarding what they have learned and what skills they are confident in bringing back to Marshall.","We had 8 cast members, 2 tech people and 1 director attend the festival in some part. 6 members of Marshall Area Stage Company stayed for the remainder of the festival. Since then two Marshall Area Stage Company members have utilized the information learned at the singing workshop in Marshall Area Stage Company performances of Les Mis, one member used their skills in Southwest Minnesota State University's performance of Spamalot. Three Marshall Area Stage Company members have utilized skills learned in the Stage Fighting workshop in Marshall Area Stage Company performance of Les Mis. Two Marshall Area Stage Company members who attended the workshop on Non-Profit Administration are looking at which improvements can be utilized in with current administration and record retention.",,789,"Other, local or private",2489,,"Bob Schwoch, Dave Johnson, Maureen Keimig, Brent Lamfers",,"Marshall Area Stage Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"Minnesota Association of Community Theatres Fest Travel Expenses",2015-02-01,2015-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amanda,Castro,"Marshall Area Stage Company","PO Box 321",Marshall,MN,56258,"(218) 290-3895 ",andersonmarce5@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lyon, Yellow Medicine, Meeker, Lincoln",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-131,"Cheri Buzzeo: Willmar Community Theatre manager; Mark Thode: photographer, Calumet Players board member; Vonnie Saquilan: arts advocate, Granite Arts Council board; Kathy Schaefer: musician, photographer, Southwest Minnesota State University business professor; Jane Link: arts advocate, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council board member; John White: photographer, journalist, Big Stone Arts Council.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Jane Link: visual artist , Milan Village Arts School founding member, Milan Community Education, Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council Advisory Board; Kate Aydin: retired educator, developed a curriculum focused on the visual arts, literature, and modern and traditional music of Spain and Latin America; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, theater, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasure, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County board; Sydney Massee; visual artist, theatre, Lac qui Parle Valley School Districts board.",,
30753,"Art Project",2015,4992,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","This project visually defines what the Circle process involves. The mural will provide visual symbolism for the components of the Circle process. The mural will be used to initiate dialogue for Circle members more quickly. In using the mural, Circle members will understand and have a visual of the origins and components of the Circle process.","To this date, there have been 20 scavenger hunt/surveys were completed.",,1248,"Other, local or private",6240,,"Lon Walling, Jim Salfer, Priscilla Kalbunde, Sharon Hollatz, Vicki Knobloch, Duane Frank, Steve Collins, Michelle Buysse, Andrea Iverson",,"Redwood County","Local/Regional Government","Art Project",,"Restorative Justice mural",2015-05-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Eric,Johnson,"Redwood County","PO Box 130","Redwood Falls",MN,56283,"(507) 637-1139 ",eric_j@co.redwood.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Redwood, Chippewa, Yellow Medicine, Lyon, Swift, Kandiyohi",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-136,"Christa Otteson: nonprofit evaluation consultant, arts advocate; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts board; Cheryl Avenel-Navara: arts advocate and volunteer, library board member; Mark Thode: photographer, Calumet Players board member; Vonnie Saquilan: arts advocate, Granite Arts Council board; John White: photographer, journalist, Big Stone Arts Council.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, Rhythm of the River; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian; Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts founding member; Susan Marco: writer, former High School English teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council of Arts and Humanities in Rock County; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Brett Olson: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor.",,
30432,"Art Project Grant",2015,2936,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","We will have 14 artists participate in the project. We will provide housing for 100% of artists wishing to participate. We will sell 4 plein air paintings during the run of the exhibit. We will bring attention to the Jaques Art center. We will increase the artist participation for the following year. We will encourage the community's awareness of and involvement in the event. Count how many painters participated. Count by means of using the guestbook how many people attended the show and public reception. We will conduct an artist survey for suggestions to improve the event the following year. Evaluate the event at a board meeting. Determine if our 25% commission was attained from sale of four artists' paintings.","The Jaques Art Center set out to hold its 9th Annual Plein Air Competition featuring 14 artists. Our goal was also to house those 14 artists making easier for them to travel and live in Aitkin for four days without incurring tremendous expense. In the final analysis we had 20 artists participate and were able to accommodate all artist with host housing and three meals.",,3684,"Other, local or private",6620,,"Angie Barnhart, LaVonne Bowman, Katherine Ella, Leslie Goble, Barden Heft, Jerry Holm, Shirley Lundstrom, Mary White",,"Jaques Art Center, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Plein Air Aitkin 2015. The 9th Annual Plein Air event hosted by the Jaques Art Center in Aitkin will take place July 15-18. Regional artists will participate in a quick paint contest, attend an artist social and the public reception opening the exhibit. Nearby rivers and lakes, farms, former railroad depots and historic homes will provide artists with plenty of outdoor subject matter. The completed works will be judged by a professional plein air artist and available for sale to the public. The 25% commission the Jaques Art Center receives from each sale helps to fund future events and exhibits and keep our admission free. Board members and volunteers provide free housing to artists during their visit.",2015-06-01,2015-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,,"Jaques Art Center, Inc.","Jaques Art Center, Inc.",,,MN,,"(218) 927-2363 ",info@jaquesart.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Crow Wing, Mille Lacs, Wadena, Cass, Todd, St. Louis, Koochiching, Itasca, Carlton, Kanabec, Lake, Cook, Pine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-98,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",
30448,"Art Project Grant",2015,3375,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The mission of the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra is to produce a summer series of professional caliber chamber orchestra concerts in Duluth. From its inception nearly thirty years ago the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra has sought to support and celebrate talent from the region. All of our orchestral musicians are either Twin Ports area residents or in some instances natives come home for the season to visit family and play with the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra. The same is true for many of our featured soloists - including the three soloists supported by this grant proposal. The Quartet Project - the bulk of which is already funded by a separate educational grant from Arrowhead Regional Arts Council - is an educational endeavor of the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra that further supports area talent. The artistic evaluation will be made by the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra's Artistic Director and Board of Directors based on formal and informal evaluations from participant musicians, from comments of audience members and from reviews in the press.","The Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra judged both concerts to be successful events in a very successful total season.",,20975,"Other, local or private",24350,,"Ann Hodge, Aaron Bransky, Tom Eling, Brenda Schrader-Johnson, Geoff Popham, Ted Harwood, John Fochs, Pamela Benson, Anne Cotter, Jason Branham",,"Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Two Concerts featuring Duluth Artists. In July 2015 the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra will present two concerts at University of Minnesota-Duluth's Weber Hall as part of its 29th season. Like many Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra concerts, these concerts will celebrate the talent of the region: On July 16th violinist Paul Bagley and 'cellist Aleksander Tengesdal will solo in Brahms' DOUBLE CONCERTO IN A MINOR. The concert on July 30 will feature Emily Van Evera as soprano soloist, repertoire to be announced. Also appearing on that concert will be students of the Quartet Project.",2015-06-01,2015-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Warren,Friesen,"Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra","PO Box 434",Duluth,MN,55801,"(218) 525-4076 ",warren.t.friesen@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-99,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30458,"Art Project Grant",2015,3375,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Magic Smelt is building on past success to further establish the Smelt Parade as a proud local tradition. We wish to coordinate a fanciful procession including hundreds of local citizens, to accompany our giant Smelt Queen puppet on the Lakewalk. This will be a visual and musical spectacle, celebrating the extraordinary phenomenon of the smelt run. We will offer free workshops prior to the event, both in a downtown location and in area schools. We wish for the workshops and parade to be creative parties, both lighthearted and humorous. The key to our success will be to engage students, families, and a diverse community of volunteer participants. We intend to recruit perhaps 100 costumed and masked performers and puppeteers. Additionally, we expect to attract another couple of hundred spectators. Our parade is intrinsically a community event. People will come if they enjoy themselves. We make it easy for people to participate at their own level. We have worked with girl scouts making crowns and rod puppets, dads on stilts, and grandmas sewing costumes. We will continue to recruit citizens of all ages.",,,3725,"Other, local or private",7100,,"Kirsten Aune, Barb Baco, Hannah Grunzke, Randel Hanson, Anton Jimenez-Kloeckl",,"Magic Smelt Puppet Troupe","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Run Smelt Run Puppet Parade. Magic Smelt Puppet Troupe and Zeitgeist Arts Café are hosting the fifth annual Run Smelt Run Puppet Parade and smelt fry on Sunday, May 15, 2016. Festivities begin at 2:00 pm on the lawn beside the Maritime Visitors’ Center, at the Aerial Lift Bridge in Duluth, Minnesota. Workshops will be offered for 4 weeks prior to prepare the puppets, masks and costumes, and to recruit performers. Accompanying the Smelt Queen’s arrival will be the Brass Messengers, a ten-piece brass band from Minneapolis, King Neptune, and smelt dignitaries from the depths of Lake Superior.",2015-12-01,2016-07-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Jim,Ouray,"Magic Smelt Puppet Troupe","1014 Lake Ave S",Duluth,MN,,"(218) 370-8980 ",papahorsey@earthlink.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-101,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30463,"Art Project Grant",2015,3375,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Matinee Musicale's goals for this project are to provide a high quality concert for our audience and an educational master class for area high school, college and university music students. Our short-term, measureable outcomes for this project are: 1) To receive favorable comments about the Tempest Trio’s concert; 2) To attract a concert audience of at least 200 individuals; and 3) To have good participation in the two-hour master class for high school, university and college music students, and to receive favorable comments about the class. A long-term measureable outcome for Matinee Musicale is to increase the size of our audience over time. METHODS TO MEASURE SHORT-TERM OUTCOMES: Measure attendance numbers and ticket sales for the concert. Measure attendance at the master class. Distribute a survey to audience members. Distribute a survey to master class students. Evaluate our audience demographics (Senior, Adult, Student). Gather comments and reactions from audience members to ascertain if the concert met their expectations. METHODS TO MEASURE LONG-TERM OUTCOMES: Track concert and outreach attendance and compare year-over-year.","We had 152 at the concert which was very good considering the University of Minnesota-Duluth chamber orchestra was touring out of town. We were very pleased to have 30 very enthusiastic students in the audience. Also, new to Matinee Musicale concert was a student film crew from the Fond Du Lac Tribal Community College. They were working on a project for their video class. They are hoping to attend our next concert. The master class had 16 in attendance (9 students, 7 adults).",,3727,"Other, local or private",7102,,"Charlotte Taylor, Kim Squillace, Ron Kari, Tiss Underdahl, Nancy Odden, Linda Wiig, Tim Churchill, Mary Beth Nevers, Steve Highland",,"Matinee Musicale, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Tempest Trio Concert. Matinee Musicale plans to bring the Tempest Trio to Duluth to present a concert at Mitchell Auditorium, the College of Saint Scholastica, on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at 7:30 pm. We also plan to provide a free two-hour master class for high school and college music students at Scholastica on Monday, November 9.",2015-10-01,2016-01-12,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tim,Churchill,"Matinee Musicale, Inc.","1346 Arrowhead Rd W Ste 305",Duluth,MN,55811,"(218) 727-3383 ",matmusicale@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-102,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",
30470,"Art Project Grant",2015,3375,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The primary focus of this project is to expand the audience for orchestra concerts in northern Minnesota. Measurable short-term outcomes for this project include (1) performing with a full complement of 55-60 musicians or more; (2) drawing audiences of 200 or more at each concert location; (3) positive evaluations from a majority of Mesabi Community Orchestra participants; and (4) meeting budget. Longer-range outcomes for this project include a thriving arts scene on the Iron Range, greater interest in the study of music in our schools, growing audiences for orchestra concerts, and growing financial support for the Mesabi Community Orchestra. The Mesabi Community Orchestra board tracks orchestra membership and concert attendance on an ongoing basis. The financial results for this project will be collected by the Mesabi Community Orchestra board and evaluated at a board meeting. Mesabi Community Orchestra will conduct a year-end survey of orchestra members to evaluate several aspects of programming in general and this concert specifically. The Mesabi Community Orchestra board will track audience size and financial support over time through the Cultural Data Project to determine whether the measurable long-term outcomes are being met.","Measurable short-term outcomes for this project include: (1) performing with a full complement of 55-60 musicians or more; this outcome was met, as we performed with 57 orchestra musicians and 8 singers. (2) drawing audiences of 200 or more at each concert location; this outcome was not met, as attendance was 155 in Hibbing and 167 in Virginia. While this fell short of the target, audience size is up from the previous year, when we concert attendance averaged 150. (3) positive evaluations from a majority of Mesabi Symphony Orchestra participants; this was partially met, as a survey of Mesabi Symphony Orchestra musicians included 86% who supported the artistic vision, and 76% who believed the format should be repeated in the future. However, 70% felt there was not enough rehearsal time to adequately prepare for the concert. (4) meeting budget. This outcome was met, as expenses were held below budget by 13% and cash outlays were also below budget.",,8654,"Other, local or private",12029,100,"Sarah Antanies, Karen McManus, Kris Coombe, Ben Johnson, Sergey Bogza, Lynn Evenson, Erik Honkanen, Mary Peterson, Roberta Tomasetti, Sheila Wilcox",,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Mesabi Symphony Orchestra Presents The Planets. Mesabi Symphony Orchestra will collaborate with the Minnesota Astronomical Society in a multi-media presentation and concert featuring “The Planets” by Gustav Holst. Concert dates will be February 6 and 7, 2016 in Ely and Virginia. Major goals of this project will be to draw new and non-traditional audiences of all ages to an orchestra concert, and to create an audience experience that is immersive and emotionally moving.",2015-09-01,2016-04-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Antanies,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","PO Box 600",Virginia,MN,55792,"(218) 365-3228 ",karjack@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-103,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30482,"Art Project Grant",2015,1849,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The expected short-term goal will be a very gratified audience who feel eager to attend future North Shore Music Association events, knowing that they can count on North Shore Music Association to provide excellent music that broadens their artistic and cultural horizons. The expected long-term goal will be a further increase in our organization's visibility, both locally and outside Cook County. Audience members will know North Shore Music Association as an organization that offers a unique service to a very small town--a community that's a wonderful place to visit and a treasure in which to live. We will know if we've achieved our proposed outcomes through analysis of feedback via the following: immediate audience verbal feedback, survey responses (a one-page survey handed to every audience member), ticket sales report, post-event word of mouth in the community, and written responses (e-mail, North Shore Music Association Facebook page, letters and cards).","We had 143 audience members, and 99% of our survey respondents said that they were ""very satisfied"" with the performance (and just one ""satisfied""). Comments included: ""Wow! Guy Davis is AMAZING!"" ""Good stuff! Cookin' with gas."" ""Fabulous!"" and ""So great - really personable performer."" Total ticket sales were $1,620, and we covered nearly all of our total expenses for the event with a very small net loss of $105. We consider that small loss very negligible when we look at the big picture of what an amazing ",,2511,"Other, local or private",4360,500,"Chel Anderson, Wayne Russ, Susan Lappi, Greg Tofte, Cheryl Larson, Myron Bursheim, Kris Garey, Philis Anderson, Carl Solander, Roger Linehan",,"North Shore Music Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Guy Davis in Concert. On Saturday, August 15, 2015, the North Shore Music Association will present Handy Award-winning bluesman Guy Davis in concert at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts in Grand Marais. The son of legendary actors Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis, Guy Davis has dedicated his career to reviving the traditions of acoustic blues through the material of the great blues masters, African American stories, and his own original works. The concert, beginning at 7:30 PM, will include two musical sets of 45 minutes each, with an intermission.",2015-07-01,2015-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kate,Fitzgerald,"North Shore Music Association","PO Box 1376","Grand Marais",MN,,"(218) 387-1272 ",music@boreal.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-104,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",
30494,"Art Project Grant",2015,3375,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","As this event is two-pronged, there are two separate sets of goals. We hope that the round-table discussion will bring together neighborhood and food leaders with art advocates to discuss pathways to healthy communities through promoting local food and simply being good neighbors. Meanwhile, the intent of the larger exhibit is to promote discussion in the community at large surrounding sustainable cities and neighborhoods. We believe that this exhibit will provide an opportunity to consider important issues for those who have not already done so. We also believe that the experimental nature of the art and its presentation will provide a new perspective for those who already have. We plan to measure the immediate audience impact of the exhibit by counting attendees at the exhibit's opening reception, as well as visitors to the gallery for the duration of the exhibit, which will be open for viewing until the end of the month. We will also document any press or television attention that the event receives. Meanwhile, we hope to secure attendance at the round-table by various leaders in local sustainability. After the discussion and subsequent reception, we will follow up with them to assess their qualified view of the event's impact.","In addition to providing a sign-in sheet to encourage further involvement by attendees, event organizers encouraged each attendee of the dinner to introduce themselves to the room. This created a dialogue between feminists and artists of many ages and persuasions, who had each come to the event. The event was also featured in Duluth News Tribune's 'Artists on Art', a listing of 2015's greatest art and cultural offerings.",,2215,"Other, local or private",5590,650,"Florencia Matamoros, Taylor Kline, Kathleen Roberts",,"Pr°ve Collective","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Women as Makers: The Importance of Community. Prøve will host a public round-table discussion about food and community, featuring locally harvested food served on ceramic wares created by a group of ceramic artists. After this gathering, Prøve will host an opening reception featuring these wares, in addition to an installation of ceramic sculpture by the same artists. This project will open horizons for Prøve without leaving behind our core values, and we believe that it will improve our own practices and make us a more effective force for positive change and, essentially, better neighbors.",2015-07-01,2015-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,Roberts,"Pr°ve Collective","21 Lake Ave N",Duluth,MN,55802,"(401) 474-8627 ",kathleen@provegallery.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-105,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30498,"Art Project Grant",2015,3375,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Renegade Theater Company is committed to offering unprecedented opportunities for local artists to learn and grow in their chosen fields. This production will require the creation of new orchestrations, the building and development of an orchestra from found objects and the training of a cast in not only acting, but playing the score. It will also offer them the chance to work on a brand-new script. This is the type of opportunity that wouldn't exist if we didn't. This production will offer local audiences the chance to see a brand-new musical. This type of opportunity is exceptionally rare in a community like ours and local audiences would not have this opportunity if we did not exist. Renegade will solicit audience feedback in a variety of means (online and in-person) as well as collect box office reports and analyze them against past seasons and similar productions. We will determine this production to be a success if we receive favorable audience response and see a strong box office result. We will also determine this production a success if we are able to expose our local audience to a brand-new American folk musical. We will solicit feedback from our cast and crew. We will determine this production a success if we are able to realize our production featuring new orchestrations, a score played on found objects and a cast integrated into the playing of the score.","SHORT: We anticipate audience growth for this musical production, which has historical significance and potential reach beyond our core audience. This will be measured by box office reporting. We anticipate strong audience and community engagement and awareness for this production for the same reasons stated above. This will be measured by observable social media, traditional media and web presence as well as box office reporting. We anticipate an exciting and inspiring experience for the cast and crew in the development and execution of this creative and imaginative production. This will be measured by the solicited responses of the cast and crew as they are working on the production. LONG: We anticipate this production will allow us to reach new audiences and convert them to regular patrons due to the historical significance, the timeliness of our production, as well as the fact that we are the second company in history to tackle this show that received nationwide acclaim and recognition in its initial production. This will be measured by an expected overall increase in year-to-year ticket sales. We anticipate this production will allow us to grow as an organization both in terms of box office revenue and in terms of artistic capability. We will measure this by year-to-year box office reporting as well as observations of our artistic abilities and capabilities in design, acting, directing, musicianship and marketing. We anticipate this production will allow local artists to grow and expand their abilities by developing their skills as actors, designers and musicians. We also anticipate the offering of work of this type will entice artists to stay in our community. We will measure this anecdotally by keeping tabs on local artists and their work.",,17925,"Other, local or private",21300,,"Anika Thompson, J Steve Nys, Angela Shields, Kendra Carlson, Lacy Habdas, Drew Digby",,"Renegade Theater Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Eastland: A New Musical. Renegade Theater Company seeks Arrowhead Regional Arts Council support for their production of Eastland: A New Musical. This brand-new American Folk Musical premiered at the Lookingglass Theater in Chicago in 2013, and this would be the second production in history. Renegade seeks support to aid in the creation of orchestrations for this new musical, and to aid in their development of an orchestra featuring instruments created from found objects native to the shipping and boating industry. This production will feature the talents of an all-local cast and crew and offer both local artists and audiences an exceptionally rare opportunity to be a part of the further development of a new American Folk musical.",2015-05-01,2015-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katy,Helbacka,"Renegade Theater Company","222 Superior St E",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 499-9782 ",katyhelbacka@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-106,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30525,"Art Project Grant",2015,3375,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","We propose 20 unique film based events from June-Nov as an early step in a long term effort to build the film community in a strategic, consistent way. We hope to deepen our relationship with the film community, offer them opportunities to build new relationships with each other, provide new opportunities for filmmakers to show their work, and build new audiences with innovative film events. Measurable outcomes reflect those goals by events organized (20), audience attendance (~750), filmmaker participation levels (~20), earned media generated (10 stories), and community participants (~25-30). We believe that a long term dedication to those ingredients will foster a growing film community. The first measurement will be whether or not we successfully produced that number of events across the timeline we’ve committed to, measured by tracking our event programming, which we do weekly in organizational programming meetings. The secondary measurements (audience/participant numbers, media generated, etc.) will be tracked through ticket sales, head counting, and gathering media stories. Responsible parties include Zinema staff, Zinema Director, and the Creative director for each of those tracking aspects. Beyond that, we’d like to track reactions to the work shown in a qualitative way. We will be recruiting testimonials from filmmakers, community participants, and audience members.","The first measurement was whether or not we successfully produced 20 events between June and November of 2015, measured by tracking our event programming, which we do weekly in organizational programming meetings. The secondary measurements (audience/participant numbers, media generated, etc.) were tracked through ticket sales, head counting, and gathering media stories. Responsible parties included Zinema staff, Zinema Director, and the Creative director for each of those tracking aspects.",,10075,"Other, local or private",13450,,"Bill Payne, Geiger Yount, Mickey Pearson, Sarah Seidelman, Francis Heid",,"A.H. Zeppa Family Foundation AKA Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Building a Film Community. Zeitgeist Arts is working with partners to develop an integrated slate of film programming intended to build film audiences, support and foster the film community in Northeast Minnesota, and provide filmmakers with new opportunities. The programming is intended to increase the frequency of discussion about film in our community and encourage people to engage with film in new ways - sometimes regarding pressing community issues, sometimes having fun defending impressions and sharing opinions. It’s also meant to bring filmmakers and film audiences together on a consistent basis, expand media coverage of film events, and support opportunities for new creative work to be presented.",2015-06-01,2016-01-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anthony,Cuneo,"A.H. Zeppa Family Foundation AKA Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community","222 Superior St E Ste 326",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 726-5430 ",tony@zeppa.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Lake, Cook, Itasca, Aitkin, Koochiching",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-107,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",
35625,"Art Project",2016,3595,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Our quantifiable goal regarding the chorale is to maintain a membership of at least 30 for each concert, with 25 of these singers as consistent members. For the audience, our measurable goal is attendance of at least 150 for each performance. These goals have been in place previously; we have met them and will strive to continue meeting them. We want to maintain the numbers, but also improve quality, while still remaining a non-auditioned group. To fulfill that goal, we need to hire a demanding director to continue the work begun by our previous directors. This particular project will require more flexibility on the part of the singers to adjust to the needs of a musical play rather than just a concert. Numbers in the chorale and the audience will simply be counted. In the past we have used audience surveys. They have been useful, but by now we can predict what they will say. For this project we are planning to ask a professional theater person, or an experienced amateur, to fill out a feedback form. The play's director, who is on the theater faculty at South Dakota State University, might be able to bring a colleague.","Goal--to maintain a membership of at least 30. We had 37. Goal--an audience of at least 150. We had paid attendance of 284.",,1900,"Other, local or private",5495,,"Donna Kurth, Nancy Sandro, Roberta Trooien, Bev Johnson, Dana Crooks",0.00,"Buffalo Ridge Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"Original musical play, ""The Immigrants' Trek""",2016-08-01,2016-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Roberta,Trooien,"Buffalo Ridge Chorale","48542 197th St",Hendricks,MN,56136,"(605) 832-2651 ",rjtrooien@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine, Lincoln, Lyon",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-155,"Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Bill Gossman: visual artist, musician; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Maureen Keimig: actor, theater director; Mary Pieh: musician.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, former High School English/creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: Human Resources Director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor.",,2
35628,"Art Project",2016,2830,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","As in years past, the main goal of Central Park Market is to host an event where area residents come to experience local offerings ranging from food, crafts, art and talent. In regards to the musical aspect of the Market, the committee wants residents to not only become aware of the local talent that exists in Southwest Minnesota, but to grow in their appreciation of that talent. A measurable goal for the Market will continue to be to determine if the participant was familiar with the musical talent prior to their visit to the Market and for that participant to also indicate if they are familiar with the type of music that they experienced during the market season. If the musical talent or type of music is something new to the participant, they will be asked, via a survey, what their impressions are of this music. As a way to continually determine what draws people to Central Park Market and to assess their thoughts and feelings regarding musical performances at the Market, the Market committee will distribute the attached survey to participants during market hours. This year, the survey will be made available during and after the market season. The Market committee will also post a link on our Facebook page to a survey link on Survey Monkey that they can continue to submit throughout the market season. The committee hopes that by allowing an online option for the survey, there will be a greater number of responses, including more suggestions on who the Market committee should contact for musical performances in the future.","At the end of the Market season, the committee created an on-line survey on ""Survey Monkey"" to help determine how frequently residents attended the market during the season, how important music at the market was to their experience, what their exposure was to this music and what type of music they would like to see in the future. The survey showed that most attendees at the Market were frequent visitors to the Market; overwhelmingly, music at the Market was very important to their market experience; most were aware of the local musical talent performed; attendees enjoyed the mix of musicians; knowledge of local musical talent was somewhat increased; and a desire for fast, ""up beat"" musicians.",,835,"Other, local or private",3665,,"Denise Thomas-Aamodt, Terry Timm, Becky Timm, Charles Seipel",0.00,"City of Cottonwood","Local/Regional Government","Art Project",,"Music at Central Park Market",2016-05-16,2016-08-17,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Denise,Thomas,"City of Cottonwood","PO Box 106",Cottonwood,MN,56229,"(507) 423-6488 ",charlie@cityofcottonwoodmn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lyon, Yellow Medicine, Redwood, Murray, Renville",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-157,"Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Bill Gossman: visual artist, musician; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Maureen Keimig: actor, theater director; Mary Pieh: musician.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, former High School English/creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: Human Resources Director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor.",,2
35631,"Art Project",2016,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Our goals are to: showcase culturally diverse artists representative of the population of the city of Worthington and Nobles County, Minnesota; provide an educational opportunity through performances, artisan and ethnic booths, and children's activities about the various cultures represented at the International Festival; to have representation of many diverse and ethnic backgrounds participate in the International Festival; to increase attendance; to provide at least five different cultures represented in the region; to have at least five different cultural minorities represented at the Festival. We hope to provide an event that all families, regardless of income, may attend and this will be demonstrated by their presence. A written paper and pencil survey (English and Spanish) will be distributed by volunteers throughout the Festival. The committee also hopes to create an online survey as an option. We hope that this will increase our sample size and allow us to gain more accurate information about Festival participants. The data collected will show at least: 60% of the participants have positive evaluation of performers. 70% of the participants have positive evaluations of the Children's Activities. 80% of the participants show positive evaluations of the food available, the artisan and ethnic booths. 60% of the participants are ethnically diverse. The schedule of performers will include performers representing at least five different cultures represented in the regional demographics. Sample Festival photos will include presentation of at least five different cultural minorities present in the regional demographics.","The Festival has two measurable outcomes: 1) Festival attendees will have a positive interaction with someone from a cultural tradition different from their own and 2) At least 4 of the performing artists will be folk and traditional artists of Minnesota and they will feel a sense of pride after performing at the Festival. 100% will attend the Festival again. 91% learned something new about a culture other than their own. 87% had a positive interaction with someone from another culture other than their own. 96% felt after attending the Festival they felt more open to interacting with cultures other than their own. 98% felt Minnesota communities are strengthened or enriched by arts Festivals such as the International Festival. 99% believed that Festival helps people gain knowledge or appreciation of other cultures. Performer evaluations indicated that 100% had a positive experience at the Festival, felt that performing at the Festival gave them a positive impact on their artistry, were proud to share their heritage and enjoyed performing at the Festival.",,28210,"Other, local or private",33210,,"Lakeyta Potter, Aida Simon, Mike Cumiskey, Maria Valle, Beth Bents, Jose Lamas, Jessica Velasco, Vilai Khamya, Darin Rehnelt, Ashley Goettig, Leticia Rodriguez, Darlene Macklin, Owar Ojulu, Jim Krapf, Leann Enninga, Shari Nelson, Cecilia Bofah, Brandon Peil, Bridget Enninga",0.00,"Cultural Awareness Organization AKA Worthington International Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"International Festival - Worthington",2016-02-15,2016-10-03,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Monique,Swinea,"Cultural Awareness Organization AKA International Festival","1121 3rd Ave",Worthington,MN,56187,"(507) 372-2919 ",lakeyta.potter@isd518.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Nobles, Cottonwood, Murray, Jackson, Rock, Sibley, Hennepin, Wright, Yellow Medicine, Blue Earth, Nicollet",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-158,"Deb Larson: visual artist; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Ellen Copperud: literature education, theatre; John Voit: music/theatre/education; Cheryl Avenel-Navara: arts advocate; Jane Nygaard: arts advocate; Ron Porep: arts administration.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, former High School English/creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor.","Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Greta Murray (507) 537-1471 ",1
35634,"Art Project",2016,1650,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","The goal of the Summer Recreation Children's Musical Theater program is to increase the number of students participating in artistic endeavors, such as theater, and enjoy them as life-long endeavors. We have had very small children's theater productions in the past, but nothing of this scale. We will compare the number of students auditioning between the previous summers and this summer. We will also note the number of children that are having repeat theater experiences between the acting classes held the winter of 2015-16 and the children auditioning for Children's Musical Theater this summer. We will measure the achievement of this program with attendance at daily practices, which will tell us if the children are truly interested and enjoying the acting process. We will also use ticket sales and attendance counts to measure the success of the program. Students will be given a self-assessment rubric at the beginning and the end of the project. We will compare how they feel about their progress and growth in their theater experience.","We evaluated the students who participated in this project with two surveys of the students using beginning and end of play rubrics. The rubrics showed that the participating students were more confident in memorizing speaking parts and performing, but less confident in learning the dances.",,2500,"Other, local or private",4150,,"Amy Hiedeman, Carole Femrite, Brett Buer, Kristyn Wicht, Pam Lehmann, Jane Martinson, John Harker, Becky Thoen, Stephanie Clausen, Brad Madsen",0.00,"Dawson-Boyd Community Education","K-12 Education","Art Project",,"Dawson-Boyd Children's Summer Musical",2016-05-16,2016-07-18,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cynthia,Demers,"Dawson-Boyd Community Education","848 Chestnut St",Dawson,MN,56232-2224,"(320) 769-2955 ",cindyd@dwby.k12.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine, Chippewa",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-160,"Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Bill Gossman: visual artist, musician; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Maureen Keimig: actor, theater director; Mary Pieh: musician.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, former High School English/creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: Human Resources Director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor.",,2
35637,"Art Project",2016,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To provide participants with a positive experience while performing challenging music. To provide participants with a positive experience while collaborating with other musicians. To provide patrons a positive experience while experiencing live symphonic music of high quality. To attract people who have never attended a Southwest Minnesota Orchestra performance. To expose children to the gift of music and spur interest in participating in the arts. Participants’ survey: 50% or more of those completing the survey will indicate they found the music challenging. 50% or more of those completing the survey will indicate they had a positive experience while collaborating with other musicians. 50% or more of those completing the survey will indicate they had a positive experience during the rehearsal process. 50% or more of those completing the survey will indicate they had a positive experience performing the concert. Patrons’ survey: 50% or more of those completing the survey will indicate they had a positive experience. The survey will include an item about whether this is the respondent’s first Southwest Minnesota Orchestra concert – of those answering ‘yes’, 50% or more will indicate that they plan to attend a future concert. Additional information about impact will be summarized from comments made elsewhere on the survey. The survey will include an item about the respondent’s age so Friends of the Orchestra can track the spread of age groups attending the performances.","Of the attendees, 50% said this was their first Southwest Minnesota Orchestra concert. 100% stated they had a positive experience and would attend a future concert.",,6120,"Other, local or private",11120,,"Daniel Rieppel, Kristin Gruhot, Beth Steuck, Hannah Roseland, Laura Rogers, Diane Wright, R Wes Myers, Tyler Falk, Melanie Lee",0.00,"Friends of the Orchestra LTD","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"2016 Children's Concert and Concerto Competition",2016-02-16,2016-05-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beth,Steuck,"Friends of the Orchestra","803 Cheryl Ave",Marshall,MN,56258,"(507) 829-8085 ",beth.steuck@starpoint.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lyon, Lincoln, Murray, Redwood, Yellow Medicine, Cottonwood, Lac qui Parle, Chippewa",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-161,"Deb Larson: visual artist; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Ellen Copperud: literature education, theatre; John Voit: music/theatre/education; Cheryl Avenel-Navara: arts advocate; Jane Nygaard: arts advocate; Ron Porep: arts administration.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, former High School English/creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor.","Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Greta Murray (507) 537-1471 ",1
35640,"Art Project",2016,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","1) Performance: Through participation in this project, participants will spend one week exploring and expanding both their music and theater skills through improvisation, team-building activities, and performing a musical. They will produce Disney's The Little Mermaid within one week's time. 2) Exposure: Participants will produce a musical that anyone in our community will be able to attend. We will have an audience of at least 50 per night. These audience members will be exposed the musical theater through this process. 3) Growth: We will inspire younger performers to be involved in the high school theater program and increase the number of students involved. We will create this lifelong learning opportunity for them and continue to maintain, support, and build our own organization while promoting and inspiring our local school's theater program. We will survey all participants at the conclusion of our week-long camp to gain an understanding of the value of their experience. Youth will be asked if they plan on continuing their theater experience. We will survey the audience to see if they enjoyed the performance and ask their opinion on what the next step"" should be for their community theater in their town. We will track the size of the audience and compare with previous projects. We will also track the involvement of students in the local school's theater program. We will dialogue at the board meeting following the camp to gather survey results and talk about how we can expand, and be more effective in offering theater experiences for individuals in our community. We will look at what went well and what didn't go well.""","Through survey results, we found that participants really enjoyed the camp. They thought that the time frame was just right - within one week they could commit to making this project successful. The audience really enjoyed the production and would like to see similar projects performed in the future.",,4200,"Other, local or private",9200,,"Carrie Speh, Nicole Zempel, Hazel Carter, Kelly Nokleby, Kathy Anderson, Elaine Halvorson, Ali Ator",0.00,"Granite Falls Area Community Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"Disney's ""The Little Mermaid Jr."" Instant Theater Camp",2016-02-16,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeffrey,Iverson,"Granite Falls Area Community Theater","PO Box 130","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 226-0388 ",gfcommunitytheater@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine, Chippewa, Renville, Pope",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-162,"Deb Larson: visual artist; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Ellen Copperud: literature education, theatre; John Voit: music/theatre/education; Cheryl Avenel-Navara: arts advocate; Jane Nygaard: arts advocate; Ron Porep: arts administration.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, former High School English/creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor.",,2
35641,"Art Project",2016,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We hope to create an awareness of the arts and a place for local artists to sell their art. We will count attendance at these events with the hope that it will grow each month. Attendance counts and surveys that rate each event.","I counted attendees and also asked them about how they enjoyed the performances. I also had a questionnaire available but not many responded. Mostly, it was speaking to the people who came, retailers, chamber members and vendors. They are all excited about growing this event and doing it again next year. The number of people, both shopping and sitting for the live music, increased each month, the chamber board decided they want to continue these events next summer. Downtown retailers want to see it continue. The Granite Area Arts Council wants to be more involved with it next year with more classes and artists selling.",,1000,"Other, local or private",5000,,"Steve Virnig, Scott Tedrick, Nancy Beasley, Helen Stukel, Mary Gillespie",0.00,"Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"Muse on the Minnesota - performances",2016-05-14,2016-09-10,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Gillespie,"Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization","PO Box 13","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 564-4039 ",gfchamber@mvtvwireless.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Kandiyohi, Renville, Big Stone, Chippewa, Lyon, Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-163,"Deb Larson: visual artist; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Ellen Copperud: literature education, theatre; John Voit: music/theatre/education; Cheryl Avenel-Navara: arts advocate; Jane Nygaard: arts advocate; Ron Porep: arts administration.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, former High School English/creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor.",,2
35679,"Art Project",2016,4148,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","It is our hope that this project will encourage residents to gather together in community, to expand their general knowledge of familiar arts, and to take the opportunity to explore something new. In the course of this summer and fall, we will be able to gauge audience participation in and reception of our various programs. The most basic measure of success will be attendance. If we can see an increase in attendance for each event, based on past performance, we can count the event successful to some degree. We will take attendance counts via a guest book/head count at the art show, and headcounts at all other events. Our evaluation tool will be handed out at every event and posted on the city website, with links via social media.","We developed a survey form passed out at each event. We noticed more draw from surrounding towns than from our own community. As few as 6% of attendees were local (traveled farther than 5 miles) at any given event. The highest local turnout compared to out-of-towners was 27%. 100% of attendees rated their level of satisfaction at good or excellent (67% and 33%, respectively. Suggestions for improvement consisted of other musical acts and movies.",,1097,"Other, local or private",5245,,"Kyle Jones, Marian Raffelson, Todd Tongen, Tara Harwick, Curt Peterson, Susan Brickweg",0.00,"City of Watson","Local/Regional Government","Art Project",,"Renewing Watson - art, music and engagement",2016-05-15,2016-10-21,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Georgette,Jones,"City of Watson","PO Box 7",Watson,MN,56295,"(320) 269-8543 ",cityofwatson@mvtvwireless.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Stearns, Lac qui Parle, Chippewa, Yellow Medicine, Lyon, Lincoln, Swift, McLeod, Big Stone, Renville, Hennepin, Cass, Meeker, Stevens",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-171,"Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Bill Gossman: visual artist, musician; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Maureen Keimig: actor, theater director; Mary Pieh: musician.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, former High School English/creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: Human Resources Director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor.","Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Greta Murray (507) 537-1471 ",1
35688,"Art Project",2016,4390,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","Camp goals: to increase participation over last year. Painting class goal: to cover 90% of expenses. Music and Movies in the Park goals: to foster community fellowship, community partnerships, generate goodwill, increase awareness of our programming. Camp goals; attendance numbers. Painting class: net income. Music/Movie in the park: audience survey.","Verbal surveys - Music in the Park (Buffalo Orchestra): Combining event with movie and petting zoo good idea? 90% yes, 10% yes but needs refining (sun too bright for musicians, petting zoo distraction, food too far away); Winsted Night Out: Combining event with Winsted Night Out good idea? 50% yes, 50% yes but needs refining (fire trucks too noisy during music, police giveaways took too long, weather not great, should be at Mill Reserve Park); Art Camps: Met your expectations: 90% yes, 10% yes but needs refining (stilting was harder than expected); Lego Contest - Love the creations, lots of impressive builds. Email survey - only 2 responses, both positive but no constructive suggestions; Participation - comparable to last year (art camps).",,2155,"Other, local or private",6545,,"Julie Guggemos, Mike Cummings, Tom Specken, Jim Fowler, Ralph Millerbernd, Mary Wiemiller, Jessika Cuhel",0.00,"Winsted Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"Spring Summer 2016 programming and performance",2016-05-21,2016-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Guggemos,"Winsted Arts Council","PO Box 177",Winsted,MN,55395,"(612) 226-4454 ",winstedartscouncil@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"McLeod, Wright, Carver, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-173,"Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Bill Gossman: visual artist, musician; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Maureen Keimig: actor, theater director; Mary Pieh: musician.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, former High School English/creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: Human Resources Director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor.",,2
32469,"Art Project Grant",2016,3350,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Grand Marais Arts Colony's goals and outcomes for the Artist Residency Series are: 1. To provide five artists with uninterrupted time and space to produce art and expand artistic skills. 2. Address Grand Marais Arts Colony strategic planning goals including: a) broaden artist services, particularly studio access, to include more opportunities for intermediate and advanced artists; b) develop Grand Marais Arts Colony's reputation as an organization that supports artistic exploration, experimentation, and creative risk-taking; c) create a successful programmatic model for the late winter season. 3. Craft opportunities for audiences to engage with artists to benefit both the artist's creative process and the viewer's exposure to the arts. Grand Marais Art Colony uses a variety of tools, surveys, and forms to measure and evaluate success including time sheets, appraisal information, organizational forms, financial reports, artist evaluation forms, enrollment forms, and attendance sheets. Specifically, for this project the following evaluative measures will be taken: 1. Provide residencies to five artists. 2. Provide evaluation forms to all artists-in-residence. 3. Facilitate verbal/interview-style evaluation with participating artists. 4. Track numbers of attendees to community outreach events and exhibitions. 5. Increase number of residency applicant. 6. Increase interest in Grand Marais Art Colony services including studio access. 7. Increase number of members.","Measurable outcomes and evaluation: 1. Grand Marais Art Colony provided five artists with space to expand artistic skills. 2. Outcomes of Grand Marais Art Colony's strategic planning goals: a) include more opportunities for advanced artists. All residents were advanced artists and eight first-time studio artists chose to do an independent residency; b) Grand Marais Art Colony's reputation as an organization that supports artistic exploration is steadily expanding. While seeing the trajectory of this goal will take time, verbal feedback from residency event participants suggested there was a diverse and experimental nature to the artist's process. Grand Marais Art Colony's reputation for hosting a quality residency is growing as applicants are now coming from beyond Minnesota. c) Grand Marais Art Colony has created a successful programmatic model for the late winter season as artists continue to apply and come. 2. Written evaluations rated factors out of a possible 4. Communication with Grand Marais Art Colony staff rated 4, as did Grand Marais Art Colony’s welcoming atmosphere, accommodations, preparedness of the studios and the overall experience. The open studios and engagement projects were rated at a 3 by two artists, allowing Grand Marais Art Colony to reconsider how they can be improved upon. 3. Through verbal evaluations Grand Marais Art Colony learned that having a contemporary art gallery nearby is a huge draw for contemporary artists looking for residency experiences. Grand Marais Art Colony also learned that its residency is most geared toward artists with some residency background as it is highly self-defined. 4. Grand Marais Art Colony hosted a total of 75 participants to community engagement projects. Through Grand Marais Art Colony’s e-newsletter and two radio interviews approximately 1,470 people had access to the artists. 5. Grand Marais Art Colony doubled the number of applicants from 2015 to 2016 with the hope to double that number again in 2017. 6. Studio access increased 47% as it went from 17 artists in 2015 to 25 in 2016. 7. Seven artists became first-time members as a result of Grand Marais Art Colony's residency series.",,10550,"Other, local or private",13900,3350,"Sally Berg, Lynn Speaker, David Quick, Clare Shaw, Hazel Belvo, Mike Carlson, Howard Hedstrom, Marcia Hyatt, John Franz, Ann Possis, Jolita Rysdahl",0.00,"Grand Marais Arts, Inc. AKA Grand Marais Art Colony","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Artist Residency Series",2016-01-01,2016-11-10,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Demmer,"Grand Marais Arts, Inc. AKA Grand Marais Art Colony","PO Box 626","Grand Marais",MN,55604-0626,"(218) 387-2737 ",director@grandmaraisartcolony.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-111,"Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
32476,"Art Project Grant",2016,3350,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Short range measurable outcomes: Expand audience for the participating choirs. Develop singers' performance skills by giving them a consistent experience of performing in different types of venues. Build community awareness of the Duluth choral music scene. Long range measurable outcomes: People will value choral music as an expression of what is good about their community. Young people will see choral music as a positive way to express themselves. The primary goal of this project is to expose the Duluth area to the great choral groups that exist in their own community. In turn, our choral participants can share a meaningful collaborative performance opportunity. Specifically for our youth chorus singers, they will benefit from performing on the same stage with adult choral singers of all levels. Tools to measure outcomes: Number of festival attendees. Reflect on and discuss performance experiences with singers. Measure social media response (Facebook likes, new webpage visits). Consistent or increased Number of participants in local choral organizations. Consistent or increased audience numbers during seasonal choral performances.","Short range measurable outcomes: Expand audience for the participating choirs; Increased social media response (Facebook likes, new webpage visits); Develop singers' performance skills by giving them a consistent experience of performing in different types of venues; Build community awareness of the Duluth choral music scene. Long range measurable outcomes: People will value choral music as an expression of what is good about their community; Young people will see choral music as a positive way to express themselves; Consistent or increased Number of participants in local choral organizations; Consistent or increased audience numbers during seasonal choral performances.",,5000,"Other, local or private",8350,3350,"Brian Kapp, Robert Turner, Susan Dahlberg, Marilyn Odean, Leslie Black, Stephen Cushing, Melinda Marble, Patrick Colvin, Melissa Frohrip, Gretchen Safstrom",0.00,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus, Inc. AKA Lake Superior Youth Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Duluth Summer Choral Festival",2016-01-01,2016-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Turner,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus, Inc. AKA Lake Superior Youth Chorus","PO Box 3337",Duluth,MN,55803,"(612) 390-3698 ",info@lsyouthchorus.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-112,"Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
32481,"Art Project Grant",2016,3350,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Matinee Musicale's goal for this project is to provide high-quality public events. This includes the evening concert on February 23, the two free educational master classes on February 22, and a free concert at a children’s hospital on February 22. Our short-term, measureable outcomes for this project are: 1) To receive favorable comments about the Karl and Liesl Doty’s concert; 2) To attract a concert audience of at least 200 individuals; and 3) To achieve good participation/attendance in the master classes and the free concert. A long-term measureable outcome for Matinee Musicale is to increase the size of our audience over time. METHODS TO MEASURE SHORT-TERM OUTCOMES: Measure attendance numbers and ticket sales for the concert. Measure attendance at the master class. Measure attendance at hospital concert. Distribute a survey to audience members. Distribute a survey to master class students. Evaluate our audience demographics (Senior, Adult, Student) from our color-coded tickets. Gather comments and reactions from concert audience members to ascertain if the concert met their expectations. METHODS TO MEASURE LONG-TERM OUTCOMES: Track concert and outreach attendance and compare year-over-year.","We received many favorable comments on the audience survey sheets: ""What virtuosity, what fun! Splendid, diverse."" ""Super quality and warmth."" ""Brilliant, loved the variety and energy."" We also heard many exclaim what a great concert it was during the artists reception. We had our largest audience (242) since March 2003! Thirty-three middle school and twenty-one college students participated in outreach activities. Middle school student comments from their surveys were very positive: ""They are amazing! Makes you want to play the bass."" ""Cool that they got to play with us."" ""This opportunity was really fun and I loved it."" ""I thought they were great and worth every second they were here."" College student responses were also positive: ""They were so good and so much fun."" ""They did a good job in getting us to feel the music."" ""Very warm and friendly."" The outreach at the Cancer Center was also successful. Several patients and staff came up to The Dotys and thanked them for playing. It was really nice.",,6585,"Other, local or private",9935,,"Charlotte Taylor, Kim Squillace, Ron Kari, Tiss Underdahl, Nancy Odden, Linda Wiig, Tim Churchill, Mary Beth Nevers, Steve Highland, Kevin Vaughan, Teresa Vaughan",0.00,"Matinee Musicale, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Karl and Liesl Doty in concert and residency Feruary 22 and 23, 2016",2016-02-21,2016-02-24,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Charlotte,Taylor,"Matinee Musicale, Inc.","506 Michigan St W",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 727-3383 ",gail@gailandsally.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-113,"Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",1
32485,"Art Project Grant",2016,3350,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goals of this project are to create a moving and memorable audience experience, and to expand the audience for orchestra concerts in northern Minnesota. Measurable short-term outcomes include (1) establishing close, cooperative relationships with two participating choirs; (2) drawing total audience of 800 or more for both concerts; (3) positive comments on audience surveys; and (4) meeting budget. Long-range outcomes include a thriving arts scene on the Iron Range, greater interest in the study of music in our schools, growing audiences for orchestra concerts, and growing financial support for the Mesabi Community Orchestra. The Mesabi Community Orchestra board tracks concert attendance on an ongoing basis. Financial results will be collected and evaluated at a board meeting. Mesabi Community Orchestra will insert an audience survey in programs to collect audience feedback. Mesabi Community Orchestra will interview the directors of participating choirs and conduct an online survey of participating choir members. Comments and suggestions from interviews and surveys will be used in planning for future large-scale collaborations. The Mesabi Community Orchestra board will track audience size and financial support over time through the Cultural Data Project to determine whether the measurable long-term outcomes are being met.","The goals of this project were to create a moving and memorable audience experience, and to expand the audience for orchestra concerts in northern Minnesota. Measurable short-term outcomes included (1) establishing close, cooperative relationships with two participating choirs; (2) drawing audiences of 350 or more at each concert; (3) positive comments in audience surveys; and (4) meeting budget. Longer-range outcomes for this project include a thriving arts scene on the Iron Range, greater interest in the study of music in our schools, growing audiences for orchestra concerts, and growing financial support for the Mesabi Community Orchestra. The goal of establishing close, cooperative relationships with two participating choirs was met. Surveys were conducted with directors (orchestra and choirs) and members, and feedback was positive. We fell short of the goal for audience size. Total attendance was 486 at two performances, vs. a goal of 350 per performance. This is the first time we have performed twice in one venue, Goodman Auditorium in Virginia. We drew very well from our traditional service area, but did not attract as many people from Duluth as we had hoped. Note that MPR held a choral event, Bring the Sing, in Duluth on the same day as Mesabi Community Orchestra's first performance, which may have impacted audience for Mesabi Community Orchestra. Volunteers failed to hand out audience survey forms, so we were unable to measure performance on the third measurable outcome. This oversight will be corrected for future events. Expenses were held below budget, meeting the fourth measurable outcome.",,8744,"Other, local or private",12094,207,"Sarah Antanies, Karen McManus, Kris Coombe, Ben Johnson, Dr. Sergey Bogza, Lynn Evenson, Erik Honkanen, Mary Peterson, Roberta Tomasetti, Sheila Wilcox",0.00,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Mesabi Community Orchestra Spring Concert Collaboration",2016-02-29,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Antanies,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","PO Box 600",Virginia,MN,55792,"(218) 365-3228 ",karjack@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-114,"Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",1
32489,"Art Project Grant",2016,3350,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The long-range measurable outcome North Shore Music Association wishes to achieve with this event is building our reputation as our area's best source of high-quality music, and as one of the main reasons Cook County has become such a vital arts destination. We also hope to keep increasing our profile throughout our region, state, and the Midwest, as a host of excellent musical events. In these ways, we will be increasingly able to best serve our population with great musical programming. The short-term measurable outcome North Shore Music Association wishes to achieve is providing our audience with an amazing chamber music experience, performed by globally acclaimed artists. Feedback will be collected via written survey passed out to each audience member. Artistic quality will be assessed through survey analysis, reviews in the local press, and verbal and written feedback from audience members. We will also evaluate the success of this project through an analysis of financial data, based on number of tickets sold.","The short-range planned measurable outcome for this project was ""thrilling our audience with a truly remarkable chamber music experience performed by artists who've been acclaimed across the globe for their great skill and transcendent sound."" The long-range outcome was ""building [North Shore Music Association's] reputation as our community's best source of high-quality music in our area, as well as an expanded recognition within our region, state, and the Midwest for being a provider of excellent musical events and one of the main reasons Cook County has become such a vital arts destination."" The evaluation plan was ""Feedback will be collected via written survey passed out to each audience member. Artistic quality will be assessed through survey analysis, reviews in local press, and verbal and written feedback from audience members. We will also evaluate the success of this project through an analysis of financial data, based on number of tickets sold.""",,5600,"Other, local or private",8950,470,"Chel Anderson, Wayne Russ, Kris Garey, Greg Tofte, Greg Tofte, Philis Anderon, Carl Solander, Tyler Howell, Tracey Cullen",0.00,"North Shore Music Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Minetti Quartett in Concert",2016-03-02,2016-06-02,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kate,Fitzgerald,"North Shore Music Association","PO Box 1376","Grand Marais",MN,55604-1376,"(218) 387-1272 ",music@boreal.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-115,"Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",1
32494,"Art Project Grant",2016,3350,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Renegade Theater Company is producing the regional premiere of The Whale in an effort to expand our audience base and increase the skills of our artistic community. This production has topical reach beyond our core audience and will allow us to gain new audience members from the LGBTQ community, the health industry and the faith and free-thinking communities. It will allow local artists to grow and expand their abilities by developing their skills. We also anticipate the offering of work of this challenging type will entice artists to stay in our community. We anticipate this production to grow our box office receipts, grow our core audience base and grow the talents of local artists. We will utilize box office reports to determine if we are increasing attendance and reaching new audience segments. We will solicit responses from audience members via comment cards, direct conversations, audience surveys and social media to determine if we accomplished our goal of offering local audiences the rare opportunity to see a high-quality production of this bold new work. We will solicit responses from cast and crew via direct conversations as well as private surveys to see if the experience was as creative, fun and challenging as we plan it to be, and will keep tabs on the cast and crew to see if they remain in the community and if their work continues to grow and improve.","Renegade Theater Company produced the regional premiere of ""The Whale"" in an effort to expand our audience base and increase the skills of our artistic community. This production had topical reach beyond our core audience allowed us to gain new audience members from the LGBTQ community, the health industry and the faith and free-thinking communities. It allowed local artists to grow and expand their abilities by developing their skills. And the offering of work of this challenging type will continue to entice artists to stay in our community. We anticipated this production to grow our box office receipts, grow our core audience base and grow the talents of local artists. All of the outcomes were met or exceeded by this project. It was our highest grossing and highest selling show of our 2016 season, and our highest grossing show in history. We were able to partner with Essentia Health to gain access to members of the health community as audience, and the local artists (particularly the actor in the lead role) all were given an opportunity to work on a new script that challenged them as artists.",,14650,"Other, local or private",18000,,"Kendra Carlson, Drew Digby, Lacy Habdas, J Steve Nys, Anika Thompson, Angela Shields",0.00,"Renegade Theater Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Renegade Theater Company presents regional premiere of ""The Whale""",2016-01-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katy,Helbacka,"Renegade Theater Company","222 Superior St E",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 499-9782 ",katyhelbacka@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-116,"Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",1
32497,"Art Project Grant",2016,3350,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Our success will be measured by a) who we are able to feature in our readings; b) quality of the readings; and c) attendance at the readings. We plan to evaluate by feedback from the writers/poets who participate in the reading series; feedback from audiences at the event; and by keeping a head count at each of our events so we are better able to meet our mission.","Spirit Lake Poetry Series' success was measured by a) poets featured in our readings; b) the quality of those readings; and c) attendance at these readings. With our awarded grant funds, we featured three recently award-winning local, regional and national poets. In November 2015, Duluthian Julie Gard read from her poetry collection 'Home Studies'; newly published in 2015, and the winner of the New Rivers Press 2015 Many Voices Poetry Award. This reading served as Gard's Duluth launch for 'Home Studies' and many community members and students were in attendance. In March 2016, Minneapolis poet Jennifer Willoughby read from her new collection 'Beautiful Zero'. The collection won the 2015 Lindquist and Vellum prize sponsored and published by Milkweed Editions, which is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This is the second year that Spirit Lake Poetry Series has partnered with Milkweed Editions to bring one of their authors to read for our series. Camille Dungy read for Spirit Lake Poetry Series in April 2016. Ms. Dungy is the author of three award-winning poetry books from Crab Orchard Open Book Prize and Red Hen Press, and is also the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts', Cave Canem and Bread Loaf Writers' Awards. Both Gard and Dungy treated their audiences to a roughly 45 minute question and answer session after their readings, which audiences thoroughly enjoyed. Audience members asked a number of thoughtful questions and received excellent and appreciative responses. A total of 150 audience members, both local and regional, attended the three readings. This year's poets were thrilled to participate in the reading series and had a great time before, during and after the readings. Both audience members and poets were energized during these readings, and the events were met with much acclaim and audience attendance; all readings were standing-room only!",,2815,"Other, local or private",6165,,"Kathleen Roberts, Jill Hinners, John McCormick, Liz Minette, Paul Peterson, Ryan Vine",0.00,"Spirit Lake Poetry Series","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Produce reading series for Autumn 2015 and Spring 2016",2015-10-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,Roberts,"Spirit Lake Poetry Series","814 6th St W",Duluth,MN,55806,"(218) 213-7881 ",lminette@earthlink.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-117,"Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35358,"Art Project Grant",2016,3350,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Duluth Superior Film Festival’s short range outcomes are to raise awareness of these types of cinema events through press and promotion, remain financially sound, stabilize our organization's ability to continue to produce events, and to energize arts in the region by presenting unique cinema experiences. The long range outcome is to expand the regional artistic community by producing a quality, entertaining, and thought provoking film festival, provide organizational growth and raise the profile of films produced regionally. The Duluth Superior Film Festival will continue to use the measurement outcome tools of: audience surveys, attendance tracking at festival screenings, press and promotional coverage logging, new audience cultivation through cross collaborations with other arts organizations, profile raising of films produced regionally, fundraising increases through grant and sponsorship opportunities. Duluth Superior Film Festival culls incredibly valuable information from use of these tools. Surveys give us feedback regarding audience enjoyment levels which gives insight to whether we are attaining our goal of providing quality, entertaining and thought provoking cinema events.","The 2016 The Duluth Superior Film Festival created new opportunities for audience access to filmmakers, artists, and art in a previously under-served cultural canon. The festival also presented films produced from the Arrowhead region and from around the world, engaged with cultures unlike our own and to revisited cultures from which audiences have been previously disconnected. The 2016 Duluth Superior Film Festival achieved its stated outcomes to increase attendance at all events, provide greater access to larger audience, gain higher profile press coverage, and create year-round financial stability. Quantitative proof of these statements through measurement of a 20% attendance increase from 2015 proving increased attendance, the provision of priority access seating to approximately 120 members of Native American community via partnership with the American Indian Community Housing Organization, realized increased publicity and press profile on a regional, state and national level, and accounting practices which demonstrate that Duluth Superior Film Festival remains debt free and has applied for 501c3 status. Quantitative proof is evidenced through an exceptionally high ballot survey return rate of 40% with overall score of enjoyment at 3.78 out of 4. This is also proven with the significant accomplishment of obtaining the Minnesota premiere screenings of two of the highest profile film productions the state has seen in years. These screenings took place in Cook’s The Comet Theater, thereby also increasing Duluth Superior Film Festival’s profile in the Iron Range area. This qualitative analysis of the festival and Duluth Superior Film Festival's significant accomplishments has now given the festival the reputation with visitors, filmmakers, producers and industry professionals as the state’s best film festival.",,20663,"Other, local or private",24013,,"Richard Hansen, Riki McManus, Ryan Kern, Dan Schneidkraut, Trey Wodele",0.00,"The Duluth Superior Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"The 2016 Duluth Superior Film Festival",2016-04-29,2016-08-08,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Richard,Hansen,"Duluth Superior Film Festival","1734 Columbus Ave",Duluth,MN,55803,"(612) 227-8015 ",richard@ds-ff.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Cook, Koochiching, Itasca, Aitkin, Carlton, Pine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-119,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of the Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35387,"Art Project Grant",2016,3350,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of this project is to produce three professional caliber concerts as part of the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra's 30th season in the summer of 2016. Evaluation of these concerts is made by the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra's Board of Directors and its Artistic Director at monthly meetings following the completion of the season. Evaluation is based on reviews in the press and comments from audience members and participant artists.","The Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra presented three public concerts as part of its 2016 summer season on July 14, 28 and August 4. Concerts were presented at the College of Saint Scholastica's Mitchell Auditorium.",,35160,"Other, local or private",38510,,"Pamela Benson, Brenda Schrader-Johnson, Lori Steward, Greg Tarnowksi, Jason Branham, Aaron Bransky, Julia Cheng, Geoff Popham, Jean Sramek",0.00,"Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra - three concerts",2016-06-14,2016-10-04,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Warren,Friesen,"Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra","PO Box 434",Duluth,MN,55801,"(218) 525-4076 ",warren.t.friesen@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-120,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of the Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35393,"Art Project Grant",2016,3350,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","It is always Lyric Opera of the North's goal to expand our audience, and enliven the appetite for opera in our region. Les Unc will help us reach a new audience, while appealing to our loyal patron base. We will grow as a company as a result of our work with Colder By the Lake - resulting in a company of better singing actors. Les Unc will have a larger cast than many of our productions and 100% of the singers will be local. By combining our efforts with Colder By the Lake, we will be better able to reach beyond our regular fan base and invite and encourage a wider audience for this opera than for some of our other offerings. This is a comedy, so we will certainly listen for laughs. We want high quality singing and playing. We want high production values. We measure success in the following ways: audience response, artist and designer response, donor and sponsor response, and artistic quality. Measuring ticket sales and donor response is quantitative, and therefore not difficult. Audience response comes to us in unsolicited comments and through survey responses, and artists and company members are always forthcoming in their feedback. Our Board of Directors meets with Music and General Directors following each production to evaluate artistic and organizational success.","We sold out three performances of this production, eventually selling seats that were obstructed view, due to demand. Nearly one half of ticket-buyers to these performances were new to Lyric Opera of the North.",,72060,"Other, local or private",75410,,"Chery Takkunen, Martha Firling, Charlotte Taylor, Jean Jacobson, James Sheetz, Thomas Bakken, Emily Vikre, Paula Polasky",0.00,"Lyric Opera of the North","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Les Uncomfortables",2016-05-01,2016-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Lawrence,"Lyric Opera of the North","PO Box 462",Duluth,MN,55801,"(218) 464-0922 ",sarah@loonopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Cass, Carlton, Cook, Hubbard",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-121,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of the Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35394,"Art Project Grant",2016,3350,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Magic Smelt is building on past success to further establish the Smelt Parade as a proud local tradition. We wish to coordinate a fanciful procession including hundreds of local citizens, to accompany our giant Smelt Queen puppet on the Lakewalk. This will be a visual and musical spectacle, celebrating the extraordinary phenomenon of the smelt run. We will offer free workshops prior to the event, both in a downtown location and in area schools. We wish for the workshops and parade to be creative parties, both lighthearted and humorous. The key to our success will be to engage students, families, and a diverse community of volunteer participants. We intend to recruit perhaps 100 costumed and masked performers and puppeteers. Additionally, we expect to attract another couple of hundred spectators. Our parade is intrinsically a community event. People will come if they enjoy themselves. We make it easy for people to participate at their own level. We have worked with girl scouts making crowns and rod puppets, dads on stilts, and grandmas sewing costumes. We will continue to recruit citizens of all ages.","This was our 6th annual Smelt Run Parade. We presented our parade workshops at the Duluth Art Institute Lincoln Center in Lincoln Park, beginning April 29. The first workshop session was offered as part of a Duluth Art Institute Family Day event. This was a strong start for the next two weeks of parade preparations (see attached flyer). We recruited approximately 40 performers at the workshops. These included masqueraders, stilt walkers, and puppeteers. In addition, anyone and everyone is invited to dress up in silver clothing and accessories. Increasingly, year after year, more and more individuals and families are creating costumes at home. It is a thrill to see so many smelt party lovers dressed for the occasion. We also have a connection at Laura MacArthur elementary school, in West Duluth, where students prepared silver smelt puppets. Parade day, May 14, was very windy. Nonetheless, approximately 300 joined our procession on the Lakewalk. Despite the adverse conditions, the Brass Messengers, all of our stilt walkers and our featured puppet, the 15' long Smelt Queen, managed to lead the parade. Certainly, the challenge of persevering in difficult weather strengthens a sense of camaraderie. There are several partners and sponsors whose support helped make this year's event a success. These include the Park Point Community Club, the Army Corps of Engineers, Duluth Parks and Recreation, Zeitgeist Arts Café, the Duluth Grill and OMC Smokehouse, Bent Paddle, Whole Foods Co-op, the Red Herring, Global Village, Endion Station and Third Street Bakery. As intended, our final event was a visual and musical spectacle, celebrating the extraordinary phenomenon of the annual smelt run. The key to our success was to attract and engage students, families, and a diverse community of volunteer participants. As of this writing, there is at least one video clip posted on youtube, which may be found by searching the key words ""2017 Smelt Parade Duluth Minnesota."" There are also photos on our Facebook page.",,3335,"Other, local or private",6685,722,"Kirsten Aune, Barbara Baco, Hannah Grunzke, Randel D. Hanson, Anton Jimenez-Kloeckl",0.00,"Magic Smelt Puppet Troupe","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Run Smelt Run Puppet Parade",2016-12-01,2017-07-07,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jim,Ouray,"Magic Smelt Puppet Troupe","1014 Lake Ave S",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 370-8980 ",papahorsey@earthlink.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-122,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of the Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35395,"Art Project Grant",2016,3350,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","1) Northeastern Minnesota audiences experience and appreciate new forms of chamber music performance. 2) Grow the number of Minnesotans who have access to high quality arts opportunities regardless of geographic location. Outcome 1: Matinee Musicale will facilitate three whole-schools assemblies in Cloquet, Two Harbors, and Duluth Minnesota serving at least 2,000 students and their teachers and school staff. Outcome 2: Matinee Musicale will facilitate one concert that serves at least 150 residents of Northeastern Minnesota. METHODS TO MEASURE SHORT-TERM OUTCOMES: Measure attendance numbers and zip code for the concert. Measure attendance at school assemblies. Distribute a survey to audience members. Students evaluate assemblies via Survey Monkey. Gather satisfaction surveys from concert goers, school administration, and performers. METHODS TO MEASURE LONG-TERM OUTCOMES: Track concert and outreach attendance and compare year-over-year.","We had a record 366 attend the concert - the largest audience since our centennial concert April 16, 2000! Free tickets are offered to students all this season thanks to a generous donation at the end of last season. We had our largest student attendance as well at 141. We surveyed the audience and students from the outreach activities. We received overwhelming positive responses from both the concert audience (143 audience surveys returned) and students at Ordean East (1000 students attended outreach) and Cloquet Middle Schools (620 students attended outreach). The concert and outreach activities were very successful from the comments below. Middle School comments: 6th grade - ""I think that that music was really cool I never knew violins could make all those different noises."" ""I liked how it made me feel for the rest of the day."" ""Makes me want to practice."" 7th grade - ""Energetic, I felt happy after they played."" ""They made us feel included in their performance."" ""Made me think of classical music in a different way."" ""I enjoyed it very much. I thought it was a great way to boost someone's confidence and have fun."" ""I thought that this music was beautiful and I would go back through time to hear it again."" 8th grade - ""We never get to hear that kind of stuff in Cloquet so it was pretty fun to listen to them!"" "" I loved their music and it really inspired me to continue through 8th gr more optimistically."" ""I thought it was amazing. Hearing the music made my day much greater."" Audience: ""Absolutely spectacular!"" ""Excellent to see the diversity of music along with attendees."" ""Outstanding - one of the best concerts ever!"" ""Fantastic! Getting musicians of this caliber to Duluth adds so much to the quality of living in a smaller city. Thank you!"" ""Time for 3 is Phenomenal!""",,9230,"Other, local or private",12580,,"Charlotte Taylor, Kim Squillace, Ron Kari, Tiss Underdahl, Nancy Odden, Linda Wiig, Tim Churchill, Mary Beth Nevers, Steve Highland, Kevin Vaughan, Teresa Vaughan",0.00,"Matinee Musicale, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Time for Three (Tf3)",2016-09-12,2016-12-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tim,Churchill,"Matinee Musicale, Inc.","1346 Arrowhead Rd W Ste 305",Duluth,MN,55811,"(218) 727-3383 ",matmusicale@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Carlton, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-123,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of the Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35409,"Art Project Grant",2016,3350,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The short-range measurable outcome we hope to achieve with this project is to serve an audience of at least 160 people of all ages in our community with a stellar evening of Afro-Cuban music, and the artistic and cultural learning experience that will go with it. The long-term outcome is to continue deepening and expanding our community's understanding of our place in the global community -- our vital connections to other cultures from across the globe, through musical performance and education. We will measure our short-range outcome via: immediate verbal feedback from audience members; written survey responses (a one-page survey handed to every audience member); event ticket sales; and post-event feedback by word-of-mouth, comments on our Facebook page, e-mail, and letters. We will measure our long-range outcome through ticket sales at future global music events, assessing membership numbers, and future community surveys and needs assessments.","Our short-range measurable outcome for the concert was to serve an audience of at least 160 people of all ages with a stellar evening of Afro-Cuban music. Our long-range outcome for the concert was to continue deepening and expanding our community's understanding of our place in the global community and our connections to other cultures across the globe through performance and education. Both of these outcomes were achieved. Our short-range and long-range outcomes for the library program were to draw a large audience for the event and deepen our community’s cultural understanding and feeling of global connection. These outcomes were measured through tallying ticket sales numbers at the concert and counting attendees at the library program. They were also measured through written survey feedback and verbal feedback we received from both concert attendees and library program attendees.",,7340,"Other, local or private",10690,520,"Chel Anderson, Wayne Russ, Kris Garey, Greg Tofte, Greg Tofte, Philis Anderon, Carl Solander, Tyler Howell, Tracey Cullen",0.00,"North Shore Music Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Ricardo Lemvo and Makina Loca",2016-05-11,2016-09-11,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kate,Fitzgerald,"North Shore Music Association","PO Box 1376","Grand Marais",MN,55604-1376,"(218) 387-1272 ",music@boreal.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-124,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of the Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",1
35411,"Art Project Grant",2016,3350,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The Northern Lights Music Festival, using local builders and locally sourced building materials, will create a new production of Puccini's Madama Butterfly, to be performed in three Minnesota cities in July. The measurable goals will be to create a well-functioning and beautiful set that can be used in three differently sized auditoria across the Iron Range. The community will be involved by a. building the set, b. in paid crew working on the set as the performances occur, 3. In the public's attendance at the performances; 4. In paid local chorus and paid local orchestral musicians. Ticket sales will be monitored electronically and physically: website ticket sales, and tickets counted at the door. Surveys after the opera will provide audience reactions to the production. Artistic Staff will assess the quality of the physical production and the performance.","1. Construction of a new production of Madama Butterfly, using local builders on the Range. 2. Use of local technical crew to move the set to three locations. 3. Public attendance at three opera performances. 4. Use of paid, local chorus.",,99965,"Other, local or private",103315,,"Barbara Baldrica, Matthew Uhan, Rhonda Zuponcic, H. Martin Zuponcic, Catherine Hoel Hiti, Mary Mulari, Alan Hodnik, Eric Erie, Jan Carey,Victoria Gornick, Gerry Kangas, David Setnicker, Patricia Middleton Miller, Pam Bennett, Nancy Johnson, Erica Blee, Veda Zuponcic",0.00,"Northern Lights Music Festival, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Production Support for Madama Butterfly.",2016-04-01,2016-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Veda,Zuponcic,"Northern Lights Music Festival, Inc.","11 S 4th St W",Aurora,MN,55705,"(609) 922-2965 ",Zuponcic@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Itasca, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-125,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of the Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",1
35419,"Art Project Grant",2016,3350,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Renegade Theater Company is producing the regional premiere of ""Marie Antoinette"" in an effort to expand our audience base and increase the skills of our artistic community. This production will delight our existing audience and attract new audiences with its combination of history, comedy, haute couture fashion, and of-the-moment social commentary. It will allow local artists to grow and expand their abilities by developing their skills. We also anticipate that offering work of this challenging type will e","This production, due to its topical subject matter and entertainment value, had the ability to reach beyond our primary core audience, which will expand our audience. This outcome was achieved through a partnership with Maurices, and a focus on the empowerment of area female artists in creating this production. The production was led by a local female director, starred a local female actress and the costumes and wigs were designed by a local female artist. The execution of this creative, bold and challenging production was an exciting and inspiring experience for cast and crew. This outcome was achieved by the successful execution of the production including dozens of period costumes spiked with modern fashion flair, high-flying wigs, and a theater turned into a fashion runway. This production offered a chance for artists to grow and expand their skills. This outcome was achieved by giving an all local cast and crew the chance to work on a new play, in a new hybrid style, with a unique theater configuration. It gave local artists - especially our costume and wig designer - the chance to explore new techniques and styles and push boundaries in their fields.",,14750,"Other, local or private",18100,,,0.00,"Renegade Theater Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Renegade Theater Company presents regional premiere of ""Marie Antoinette.""",2016-04-15,2016-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katy,Helbacka,"Renegade Theater Company","222 Superior St E",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 499-9782 ",katyhelbacka@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-126,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of the Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35420,"Art Project Grant",2016,3350,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Dances on the Lakewalk, once an innovative concept, became an established and respected opportunity for artists to highlight their choreography. The revival of dance performances along the Lakewalk blends the innovative with the established. New faces have choreographic and performance opportunities in this outdoor setting and the audience will get to enjoy dance works by those established choreographers they may not have seen in recent years. Tracking the number of people attending and participating in the event each year helps us decide the future of the event. The post-performance conversations with audience members will play an important role in evaluating the project's success along with a post-event meeting with the choreographers, dancers, and board members.","By using GoFundMe for the first time we raised money to help pay the dancers and choreographers. This was a surprise $700 that added to our needs.",,2350,"Other, local or private",5700,1298,"Cathy Podeszwa, Amy Eliot, Marco Carreon, Christopher Watson",0.00,"Ressl Dance!","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Dances on the Lakewalk 2016",2016-05-16,2016-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cathy,Podeszwa,"Ressl Dance!","1517 8th St E",Duluth,MN,55812,"(562) 661-3243 ",dorismarieressl@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Cook, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-127,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of the Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
32728,"Art Project",2016,3455,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Our goal with this project is to produce and present six quality performances of the musical White Christmas, to engage our community in this collaborative process, to encourage local actors, singers, and musicians to share their talents and give them a place to do that, to make it a pleasant learning experience for cast and support crew, to bring together the story, the music, the visual effects of lighting and stage, and the physical space to create an atmosphere that for the span of two hours will take the audience to another place and time, give them new thoughts to think, and a step outside of their usual daily life; to create a memory that is warm and wholesome. The numbers of people that we can engage in the project will be easy to count at the end. Our success in bringing the story to life we can usually tell from the smiles and positive reactions of the audience leaving the theatre. Also, our local paper will give us a review.","For a show, successful ticket sales is the most measurable outcome. People came and raved afterwards. The cast stated over and over that they were having a positive experience. In theatre, ticket sales plus positive experiences equals success. Our ticket sales significantly exceeded our expectations. We had budgeted based on $10,250 in ticket sales - we brought in $14,945.",,11750,"Other, local or private",15205,,"Linda Anderson, Dean Dallman, Brian Dempcy, Krishana Dempcy, Naomi Dempcy, Carmen Fernholz, Sally Fernholz, Adrienne Harrison, Rachel Harrison, Dick Hauck, Rosemary Hendrickson, Georgette Jones, Mary Melby, Amber Omland, Collen Olson, Alice Shurb, Theresa",0.00,"Lac Qui Parle Players","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"Production of ""White Christmas""",2015-09-15,2016-02-13,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rosemary,Hendrickson,"Lac Qui Parle Players","2240 160th St",Madison,MN,56256-3007,"(320) 598-7623 ",rosemaryplays@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine, Chippewa, Big Stone, Stevens",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-142,"Mike Hulsizer: actor/theatre director; Deb Larson: visual artist; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Kathy Schaefer: musician, photographer, Southwest Minnesota State University business professor; Judy Marquardt: visual artist, theatre.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, former HS English/creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor.","Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Greta Murray (507) 537-1471 ",1
32733,"Art Project Legacy",2016,20000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Recruit at least 50 cast members for this production including people of color and newcomers to town who are seeking connection. Draw a crowd of at least 400 people to attend the performance, with over half being from Appleton. Coalesce a core group of at least 7 community art stewards who will carry the energy and creativity of the performance forward for an encore performance at the All School Reunion. Produce at least one web based video from this project that garners at least 1,000 views by October 2016. Form a community advisory board to plan a calendar of arts based activities on Appleton’s Main Street, at the library, historic Opera House, ‘52 Wing, band shelter, and restored bathhouse on the Pomme de Terre River. Collaborate on an ongoing basis with PlaceBase Productions to help bring the site specific theater approach to more communities in southwestern and western Minnesota. PlaceBase Productions has experience in using creative ways to get audience members to turn in their evaluations of the play so we can expect that similar techniques will be used for this play. We will also measure the number of mass emails that get opened that we send out about the play, the number of views on our posts about the play on Facebook, the number of visits to the web site and the number of newspapers and radio stations that run press releases about the play. We will be recording the play and creating short web based videos from it and we will count the number of views and shares of those videos. We will also be able to use these videos to verify crowd counts for the performance.","Independent evaluator Rachel Engh was hired to conduct an evaluation of the program which involved a survey that we asked the audience to fill out. 17 artists and 90 audience members filled out the survey. 83% would like to see the Historic Opera House and '52 Wing used as Regional Performance Venues. All participant respondents and 87% of audience respondents are likely to attend other arts events at the '52 Wing or Historic Opera House. The great majority of survey respondents feel more connected to Appleton after being part of the production.",,6500,"Other, local or private",26500,,"Pat Kubly, Craig Wilkening, Julie Bleyhl, Julie Rath, Chuck Grussing, Roxanne Hayenga, Jacqueline Johnson, Mark Olson, Liz Struve, Linda Wing, Dan Olsen, Holly Witt, Chuck Myrbach, Cindy Bigger, David Fluegel, Jim Thoreen, Steve Jones, Mona Gregersen, Phil Corrigan",0.00,"Pioneer Public Television","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Legacy",,"Creative Placemaking in Appleton",2015-09-15,2016-10-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patrick,Moore,"Pioneer Public Television","120 Schlieman Ave W",Appleton,MN,56208,"(320) 289-2622 ",yourTV@pioneer.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Swift, Big Stone, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine, Stevens, Kandiyohi",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-legacy-11,"Mike Hulsizer: actor/theatre director; Deb Larson: visual artist; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Kathy Schaefer: musician, photographer, Southwest Minnesota State University business professor; Judy Marquardt: visual artist, theatre.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, former HS English/creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor.",,2
32778,"Art Project",2016,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","More Minnesotans, especially those in the Southwest Minnesota Region, will be able to participate in the arts. A passport survey is filled out by participants to gather information about the quality and experience of the event. An artist survey is filled out after the event by the artists reporting on economic benefits and number or participants. We will also keep track of the number of participants in this year's Meander.","As stated in our outcome evaluation plan, this project was evaluated by two separate surveys and a meeting one month after the completion of the project. We received 43 surveys from artists, and 338 passport surveys from attendees. $114,726 Total reported Meander art sales to customers during the Meander weekend. 71% of customers said the quality of the art was excellent (236/331). 83% of customers said their overall experience was excellent.",,33090,"Other, local or private",38090,,"Jo Pederson, Neva Foster, Andy Kahmann, Deb Connolly, Jean Menden, Claire Swanson, Brad Hall, Gene Stukel, Celeste Suter",0.00,"Meander Art Crawl","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"Meander 2016",2015-12-01,2016-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristi,Fernholz,"Upper Minnesota River Valley Regional Development Commission AKA Meander Art Crawl","323 Schlieman Ave W",Appleton,MN,56208,"(320) 564-3799 ",kristi.fernholz@umvrdc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Chippewa, Big Stone, Swift, Yellow Medicine, Lac qui Parle",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-151,"Mike Hulsizer: actor/theatre director; Deb Larson: visual artist; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Kathy Schaefer: musician, photographer, Southwest Minnesota State University business professor; Judy Marquardt: visual artist, theatre.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, former HS English/creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor.",,2
10023943,"Art Project Grant",2022,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Provide an entertaining experience for children and families, offering inexpensive tickets, or a ""pay what you can"" ticket price. Connect to the Deaf community with ASL interpretation for three performances; offer a comfortable, welcoming environment for people with autism, other disabilities with a sensory friendly performance. Sharing information on services for pets: spay, neuter, microchipping, adoption, pets for seniors. Gain members and volunteers. Promote camps, identify youth service learning groups to assist with AAHS projects. Venue: Lincoln Park Middle School in neighborhoods with high animal populations. Not everyone has easy access to AAHS in its location. Reach people who may not adopt, visit AAHS easily, or attend a fundraising event. Identify classrooms for humane education outreach. People can register for free microchip clinics in their neighborhood. Attendance is a measurable outcome. The number of tickets used will indicate if we have reached these audiences. AAHS will oversee marketing and social media. Tracking of the responses to the production notifications, ""hits"" on social media, Facebook page, number of tickets redeemed from community service groups will give us feedback and an indication of where people are coming from to see the production. Surveys of the audience, written or oral or online. (questions: which school do you attend, have you been to AAHS, do you have a pet needing a microchip, interested in camps, Youth Allies, volunteering? Attendance numbers at ASL interpreted performances and sensory friendly performance. Names and addresses of potential customers in need of services (microchipping, spay/neuter) Families interested in youth camps or AAHS visits to classrooms or afterschool programs. Parents may share the name of a teacher/coordinator to contact. If youth are interested in joining the Youth Allies group. If there are requests for humane education programs for youth and families within community organizations.",,,12750,"Other,local or private",17750,,,,"Animal Allies Humane Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Animal Allies Humane Society, (AAHS) will produce ""Go, Dog, Go!"", the musical based on the book by P.D. Eastman with the help of Duluth artists. The musical expounds joyous simpllicity, told by dogs for the enjoyment of children.",2022-02-01,2022-06-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Pat,Castellano,"Animal Allies Humane Society","4006 Airport Rd",Duluth,MN,55811,"(218) 722-5341x 215",castellanop4@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-181,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater",,2
10023945,"Art Project Grant",2022,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of this project is to present two high-quality performances and restore our concert attendance to pre-pandemic times. These are the short-term measurable outcomes: 1. The orchestra will perform with well-balanced string sections and a full complement of wind instruments 2. Pride and gratification of musicians for the music performed, achieving artistic excellence 3. Post-pandemic attendance MSO will conduct a survey of musicians following the concerts. The survey will ask about the difficulty of the music, adequacy of rehearsal time, their perception of the quality of performance and degree of artistic excellence. The goal will be met if the outcome equals 75% or more of musicians reporting they believe the MSO provided high quality performances to the audience. The Project Director will track attendance at each concert. The third outcome will be met if attendance is at or above 100% of pre-pandemic audience attendance.",,,6242,"Other,local or private",11242,,,,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"A Musical Jubilee - This series will conclude the MSO's 2021-'22 season, ""Return to Harmony""",2022-01-15,2022-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lisa,Buckman,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","PO Box 600",Virginia,MN,55792,"(646) 267-6934",generalmanager@mesabisymphonyorchestra.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-183,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater",,2
26356,"Art Project",2014,1380,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Barriers to participation in high quality arts activities will be identified and addressed.In the past, cost and transportation issues have been identified as barriers for those who would otherwise participate in arts activities through Community Education. By moving the community theater production to a more centralized location for our communities, and holding workshops for youth in our main communities and providing transportation from our outlying towns, we hope to address the issue of transportation. Grant dollars will allow us to lower our participation fee so that more students can afford to participate.","100% of survey respondents felt the presentation was good or excellent. We performed for a very sympathetic audience. All felt the program met their needs, and would like to see more of the same. Several comments reflected on the level of the material (challenging for students), and one reflected disappointment that we only had one show.",,1000,"Other, local or private",2725,,"Steven Sterud, Paul Zahrbock, Darcy Kleven, Cindy Hendrickx, Terry Wittnebel, Mary Ann Anderson, Ann Thompson, Paul Raymo, Val Halvorson, Austin Domeier, Victoria Zinda",,"Lac qui Parle Valley Community Education","K-12 Education","Art Project ",,"Summer Theater: Shakespeare for Everyone ",2014-05-27,2014-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Georgette,Jones,"Lac qui Parle Valley Community Education","2860 291st Ave",Madison,MN,56256,"(320) 752-4844 ",commed@lqpv.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Big Stone, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-111,"John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Jane Link: visual artist , Milan Village Arts School founding member, Milan Community Education, Greater Milan Initiative; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council Advisory Board; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, theater, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Dan Connolly: musician, music educator, board Renville Friends of the Arts; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasure, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County board; Sydney Massee; visual artist, theatre, Lac qui Parle Valley School Districts board. ","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Jane Link: visual artist , Milan Village Arts School founding member, Milan Community Education, Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council Advisory Board; Kate Aydin: retired educator, arts advocate, Lincoln County Pioneer Museum board; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, theater, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Dan Connolly: musician, music educator, board Renville Friends of the Arts; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasure, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County board; Sydney Massee; visual artist, theatre, Lac qui Parle Valley School Districts board. ",,
10031840,"Art Project",2024,5000,,"ACHF Arts Access","Our goal is to stage concerts featuring under-represented artists that will benefit both the artist and the music center by expanding audiences. 1) Expand diversity of performers at SHMC with two concerts featuring six musical acts from under-represented music genres during the 1-year grant period. 2) Increase the diversity of participants by 30% in SHMC from a predominately white, older aged participant group, to a younger and more diverse mix of attendees during the 1-year grant period. 3) Enhance the music portfolios of under-represented artists through the live stream recording on SHMC YouTube page with a goal of 450 views per concert and encouragement for the artists to share recordings with other concert venues to help them get more paying gigs. Board member Zane Bail will oversee program evaluation efforts. Success will be measured through audience participation of 100-150 ticket holders and 450 live stream views per event. We will ask for a show of hands for first-time visitors. We will have 3 volunteers conduct a demographic observation of audience make-up during at least 6 concerts in the coming year, including the 2 proposed music festivals to assess demographic shifts. The participant goal of 100-150 will help SHMC adequately compensate the musicians participating in the event and generate revenue to cover overhead costs and professional production staff. We will also measure success from feedback from the artists and invite in-person attendees to complete a feedback card. We will check-in with festival artists within 2 months of the show to see how they are using the YouTube recording to attract new gigs. The long-term goal is to continue to provide under-represented artists and their followers with a top-notch performance venue and provide the music community exposure to new genres",,,5724,"Other,local or private",10724,,,,"Sacred Heart John Chebul Memorial Center Association, Inc AKA Sacred Heart Music Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"On Stage at Sacred Heart Music Center - Music Festivals",2024-07-01,2025-06-30,,"In Progress",,,Zane,Bail,"Sacred Heart John Chebul Memorial Center Association, Inc AKA Sacred Heart Music Center","201 W 4th St",Duluth,MN,55806,"(218) 393-7438",zane@northlandfdn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-321,"Carla Hamilton: Visual Arts, Media Arts, General Arts; Heather Wilde: Literature; James Ellis: Visual Arts; Jayne Richards: Visual Arts; Kathy Merkel: Music, Literature, General Arts, Crafts; Mary McReynolds: Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Literature, General Arts, Arts Administrator, Arts Supporter","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10031841,"Art Project",2024,5000,,"ACHF Arts Access","DAI continues to be focused on the impact of art on artists, patrons, and community both directly and indirectly. This includes enhanced understanding of a subject matter or topic, fostering critical thinking, a sense of empowerment, community building, not just geographically but culturally. This can extend to personal growth, action, change, reflection and self-awareness. Overall, the goal is to create meaningful and impactful experience that contributes to individual learning and growth, as well a broader societal change or progress. Attendance both for exhibits and events will be a key indicator of successful engagement. Visitor feedback and community interaction will be gathered and analyzed for reaction to the activities and exhibit. Key indicators will include requests for more exhibits from these particular artist or similar future exhibit themes, increased awareness of subjects, new or renewed interest in DAI. Increase in memberships, requests to be on DAI mailing list will also be monitored as well as geographic location of visitors. Any media coverage before and after the exhibits will be an indication of influence. Artist satisfaction will also be an evaluation tool to gage the internal success.",,,3000,"Other,local or private",8000,,,,"Duluth Art Institute Association AKA Duluth Art Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"Duluth Arts Institute Exhibition",2024-07-01,2024-12-31,,"In Progress",,,Christina,Woods,"Duluth Art Institute Association AKA Duluth Art Institute","130 W Superior St Ste 400",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 733-7560",cwoods@duluthartinstitute.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-322,"Carla Hamilton: Visual Arts, Media Arts, General Arts; Heather Wilde: Literature; James Ellis: Visual Arts; Jayne Richards: Visual Arts; Kathy Merkel: Music, Literature, General Arts, Crafts; Mary McReynolds: Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Literature, General Arts, Arts Administrator, Arts Supporter","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10031834,"Art Project",2024,5000,,"ACHF Arts Access","We are trying to build collective power to make social change for women and gender expansive people. We want to center that work in a foundation of joy and celebration for who we are and the uniqueness we bring to the community. The Gender Joy Art Show will provide an opportunity for all ages to participate in this collective work whether or not they attend the Gender Equity Summit. Gender Joy will also provide an opportunity to be creative and to examine our work from a different lens and perspective. We believe creativity and the arts are an essential part of community organizing and social action. We aim to accomplish the following: - At least 50 youth and adult artists will participate, with a third being unknown artists - 90% of artists and Gender Joy attendees will express that the show was accessible for their participation - 90% of artists and Gender Joy attendees will express that the show met its mission of promoting gender joy We will know our project was successful if the feedback we receive from artists and attendees is positive. We will collect feedback in the form of surveys at the event and after from artists and attendees of the Gender Equity Summit and Gender Joy art show. We are using last year's feedback as we plan this year's Gender Joy art show, and we will use this year's feedback to inform future offerings. We expect that, based upon surveys/feedback after the art show: - Artists will express that the show was accessible for their participation. - Artists will express that the show met its mission of promoting gender joy - Community members/summit goers will express that the show met its mission of promoting gender joy - Community members/Summit-goers will express that the show was accessible for their participation - Both artists and community members will express wanting the show to be an annual part of the Gender Equity Summit",,,1300,"Other,local or private",6300,,,,"YWCA Duluth","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"Gender Joy Art Show",2024-07-01,2025-01-31,,"In Progress",,,Beth,Burt,"YWCA Duluth","32 E First St Ste 202",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 722-7245",beth@ywcaduluth.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-315,"Carla Hamilton: Visual Arts, Media Arts, General Arts; Heather Wilde: Literature; James Ellis: Visual Arts; Jayne Richards: Visual Arts; Kathy Merkel: Music, Literature, General Arts, Crafts; Mary McReynolds: Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Literature, General Arts, Arts Administrator, Arts Supporter","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Rebecca Graves (218) 722-0952",1
10031835,"Art Project",2024,5000,,"ACHF Arts Access","DASN seeks to build creative community: providing a safe, growing, public container in which citizens can sublimate a gamut of emotion into meaning-rich, joyful, artistic action, measurable with increased attendance/participation/feedback numbers. We facilitate processing of deep grief for loved ones who have gone before and our present shared dilemmas. We work to share/inspire affordable handmade, live spectacle traditions, mirroring contrasting seasons of life and encouraging soulful creativity from ALL. We establish alternative autumn traditions, respectfully based on global historic practices rather than gratuitous sex/gore. We represent culturally diverse art, incorporating the changing local audience demographics and providing needed, timely education and awareness of avoiding cultural appropriation. We spark much needed active hope for the future at times when many are overwhelmed by daily doses of bad news in the world. We highlight/reward brilliant and original MN artists. Success in our Duluth community looks like an unapologetic reclaiming of the responsibly creative human spirit! We are proud DASN is held in and will see many attendees from the underserved neighborhood on the west side of Duluth. We will continue to enjoy extensive photo and video documentation post event. We will physically count our increasing number/diversity in participants and attendees. We will have follow up with participants/observers to discuss event highs/lows, and ideas for possible improvements in future years. We will maintain our active social media pages where engaged public can easily and enthusiastically contact us with photos, stories, and offerings of their talents/suggestions. We will track the related Twin Ports events that we inspire, and note whether there is respect for cultural references/accuracy. We will measure our success by the public and professional responses. In the past our performance have had tremendously positive verbal and written feedback.",,,3500,"Other,local or private",8500,,,,"Duluth All Souls Night",,"Art Project",,"Duluth ALL Souls Night (DASN) 2024 seeks support for our 17th annual, multicultura,l community grief art festival on the evening of Nov. 2nd, in and around the Lake Superior Railroad Museum.",2024-10-01,2025-01-10,,"In Progress",,,Mary,Plaster,"Duluth All Souls Night","506 Michigan St W",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 310-6289",maryplaster@aol.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-316,"Carla Hamilton: Visual Arts, Media Arts, General Arts; Heather Wilde: Literature; James Ellis: Visual Arts; Jayne Richards: Visual Arts; Kathy Merkel: Music, Literature, General Arts, Crafts; Mary McReynolds: Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Literature, General Arts, Arts Administrator, Arts Supporter","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Rebecca Graves (218) 722-0952",1
10031837,"Art Project",2024,5000,,"ACHF Arts Access","Goal: Our goal is to continue to create unique, humorous, and thought provoking radio theater with a focus on scripted storytelling and original music. TIWY strives to provide an experience in which people can take away something that sticks with them and inspires discussion and creativity. Outcome 1: Artistic Development and Support of New Work: In each season we strive to expand upon our proven commitment to creating new work that resonates with today's audiences while pushing the boundaries of traditional forms. The TIWY company are encouraged to grow as artists through their participation in creating, and performing, original shows. As voice actors, the company are allowed unique opportunities to explore characters that they would not typically be cast to play, and TIWY aims to support and inspire that exploration. Outcome 2: Audience Growth: Expanding shows into Chisholm to reach a new audience in NE MN, continued production of the podcast, and sustaining our Duluth audience. Our primary metric in determining success is audience engagement. We will know if we've been successful if we can continue to sell the shows at 90%-110%, and we will know if we've been successful by tracking podcast listenership. The podcasts have had 54,551 combined listens, with each new show usually getting over 1,000 plays in the first month of release. We would like to see those numbers grow or stay consistent. At the end of the year, with the help of our partners at Zeitgeist, we will send surveys to our audience members to gather information in order to help us improve for our 2025 season. Surveys will include questions about demographics, audience experience, and what they would like to see in future seasons of TIWY. Between seasons, Blake Thomas has meetings with all members of the cast and crew to get their feedback on what can be improved upon from a rehearsal/performance perspective. The retention of artists is fundamental to maintaining the quality of our work.",,,29750,"Other,local or private",34750,,,,"Take It With You","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"""Take It With You: Season 8"" - An all original live radio theater production; performed as 4 separate 60-minute episodes at the Teatro Zuccone (Duluth), and 2 shows at the Minnesota Discovery Center (Chisholm). 4 podcasts will be released postseason.",2024-07-01,2025-04-01,,"In Progress",,,Blake,Thomas,"Take It With You","1732 E 1st St Apt 1",Duluth,MN,55812,"(612) 396-2577",blake@takeitwithyou.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-318,"Carla Hamilton: Visual Arts, Media Arts, General Arts; Heather Wilde: Literature; James Ellis: Visual Arts; Jayne Richards: Visual Arts; Kathy Merkel: Music, Literature, General Arts, Crafts; Mary McReynolds: Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Literature, General Arts, Arts Administrator, Arts Supporter","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10031838,"Art Project",2024,5000,,"ACHF Arts Access","Goal statements: Our August 2024 festival week will include at least four public performances: a mainstage concert at UMD's Weber Hall; an outreach concert at Essentia Hospital, for an in-person audience and streamed to patients' rooms; and at least two additional outreach performances, including at one or more nursing homes and at the Lake Superior Youth Chorus summer program. The festival week will also include a house concert for a small, invited audience of potential financial supporters of future DCMF seasons. Measurable outcomes: We will perform for audiences at Essentia Hospital, UMD's Weber Hall, and at least two other outreach venues. We will increase our Weber Hall attendance from approximately 180 attendees in 2023 to 200 or more this season. Our house concert and other events will lead to monetary donations of $100 or more from at least 10 individuals to help support future seasons. We will track the measurable outcomes just listed. In addition, our 2024 festival week will be a success if we have moved audiences both in and beyond the concert hall. If audience members and Essentia and Weber Hall administration again leave the events eager for next year's festival, we will have met our goals. To evaluate that, we will offer a post-festival survey to solicit reactions to the programming.",,,12400,"Other,local or private",17400,,,,"Duluth Chamber Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"The Duluth Chamber Music Festival (DCMF) seeks support for our third annual festival, featuring acclaimed classical instrumentalists in collaboration with Minnesota Ballet dancer Brianna Crockett, with public events August 12 to 16, 2024.",2024-08-09,2024-08-16,,Completed,,,Elizabeth,Tabor,"Duluth Chamber Music Festival","2901 W 15th St",Duluth,MN,55806,"(612) 834-5463",betsy@duluthchambermusicfestival.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-319,"Carla Hamilton: Visual Arts, Media Arts, General Arts; Heather Wilde: Literature; James Ellis: Visual Arts; Jayne Richards: Visual Arts; Kathy Merkel: Music, Literature, General Arts, Crafts; Mary McReynolds: Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Literature, General Arts, Arts Administrator, Arts Supporter","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10031839,"Art Project",2024,5000,,"ACHF Arts Access","1. Promote Artistic Exploration: Our goal is to encourage children to explore music and art in a hands-on manner, fostering creativity, imagination, and self-expression. 2. Enhance Learning Experiences: Through interaction with the butterfly bells, we aim to facilitate learning about sound, rhythm, and collaboration, aligning with STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) education principles. 3. Increase Community Engagement: We seek to create a welcoming space that attracts diverse audiences, promoting cultural exchange, social cohesion, and dialogue among participants. 4. Support Inclusivity: By ensuring accessibility and accommodation for children of all abilities, we aim to promote inclusivity and diversity in artistic participation. We will employ multiple methods to assess the success of the project: 1 .Visitor Surveys: Collect feedback from museum visitors regarding their experiences with the butterfly bells, including enjoyment levels, learning outcomes, and suggestions for improvement. 2. Observations and Participation Rates: Monitor the number of participants engaging with the bells, observe their level of involvement and interaction, and track attendance at related museum events and programs. 3. Qualitative and Quantitative Data Analysis: Analyze data collected from surveys, observations, and assessments to identify trends, measure outcomes against established goals, and make informed decisions for future programming and enhancements. By evaluating these metrics and gathering feedback from stakeholders, we will ascertain the project's success in achieving its intended goals and delivering meaningful community value through artistic engagement and cultural enrichment.",,,2602,"Other,local or private",7602,,,,"Duluth Children's Museum, Inc AKA Duluth Children's Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"Harmony in Nature: Butterfly Bells at the Duluth Children's Museum",2024-07-01,2024-12-31,,"In Progress",,,Drew,Jensen,"Duluth Children's Museum, Inc AKA Duluth Children's Museum","2125 W Superior St",Duluth,MN,55806,"(218) 733-7546",djensen@duluthchildrensmuseum.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-320,"Carla Hamilton: Visual Arts, Media Arts, General Arts; Heather Wilde: Literature; James Ellis: Visual Arts; Jayne Richards: Visual Arts; Kathy Merkel: Music, Literature, General Arts, Crafts; Mary McReynolds: Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Literature, General Arts, Arts Administrator, Arts Supporter","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10031905,"Art Project",2024,5000,,"ACHF Arts Access","Magic Smelt is building on past success to carry on the Smelt Parade as a proud local tradition. We wish to coordinate a fanciful, engaging procession to accompany our giant Smelt Queen puppet on the Lakewalk. This will be a visual and musical spectacle, celebrating the extraordinary phenomenon of the smelt run. The Smelt Parade depends on people of all ages playing together. This is a time out from the constant demands and stress of modern life. We wish to celebrate the abundance of smelt, the glory of Springtime, the majesty of Lake Superior, and the beauty of our own uninhibited creativity. The key to our success will be to engage students, families, and a diverse community of volunteer participants. We intend to recruit perhaps 100 costumed and masked performers and puppeteers. Additionally, we expect to attract another couple of hundred spectators. Our parade is intrinsically a community event. People will come if they enjoy themselves. We make it easy for people to participate at their own level. In past years we have worked with girl scouts making crowns and rod puppets, dads on stilts, and grandmas sewing costumes. We plan to welcome and encourage citizens of all ages. We receive financial support from of the Downtown Council, Park Point Community Club and local businesses. The uniqueness and strong visual elements of our parade is popular in local news coverage. Video documentation allows us to review our effort.",,,4400,"Other,local or private",9400,,,,"Magic Smelt Puppet Troupe",,"Art Project",,"Run Smelt Run Puppet Parade. A non-motorized, exuberant outdoor parade performance on May 26, 2024. Free workshops in parade arts to create this celebration of the annual smelt run on Lake Superior.",2024-02-01,2024-07-26,,Completed,,,Jim,Ouray,"Magic Smelt Puppet Troupe","1014 Lake Ave S",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 370-8980",papahorsey@earthlink.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-324,,,,2
10031906,"Art Project",2024,5000,,"ACHF Arts Access","The goal of this project is a successful collaboration with another community performing group, resulting in high-quality performances of this classic work. These are measurable outcomes: 1. The orchestra will perform with well-balanced string sections and a full complement of wind instruments. 2. Audience members will benefit from hearing beautiful, comforting music in their own communities. 3. The collaboration will lead to greater support for the performing arts and benefit both organizations by exposing their work to a wider audience. Outcome 1 will be met if MSO is able to fill all of its 11 paid principal positions, and perform with no more than four additional musicians hired to fill holes. Outcome 2 will be met if audience response is positive. MSO will make audience survey forms available at each performance, asking for feedback concerning the quality of the performance and input about how to make the experience more enjoyable. Outcome 3 will be met if audience attendance exceeds recent experience for both groups.",,,9610,"Other,local or private",14610,,,,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"Music Is Comforting",2024-02-01,2024-06-07,,Completed,,,Karen,McManus,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","PO Box 600",Virginia,MN,55792,"(218) 365-3228",karjack@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-325,,,,2
10031907,"Art Project",2024,5000,,"ACHF Arts Access","Our objectives for this project encompass: - Hosting two listening sessions to actively engage the community and uncover untold stories, thereby fostering stronger connections among community members through shared storytelling and mutual understanding. - Generating enthusiasm for public art within our community and creating a lasting legacy of public art that will inspire, connect, and beautify the community for years to come. - Crafting a visually captivating mural that elevates the community's aesthetic appeal, enriching its cultural vibrancy and charm. - Enhancing the quality of life for community members by instilling a sense of pride and attachment to their surroundings. We will gauge our success once the mural has been brought to life. While it may appear as a straightforward response, the creation process of this is equally significant to the finished work. Success lies in nurturing the collaborative relationship between the artist and our community, with a vision of integrating artists as cherished contributors to our cultural fabric. This relationship will sustain our initiative with mutual support from all corners of the community. The success of this project is contingent on the establishment and growth of community involvement. This includes the facilitation of listening sessions, participation in the mural painting process, and the grand celebration of its completion. After completion, we will distribute surveys to gather feedback from both the artist and the community members who played pivotal roles in its creation. We will use their insights to evaluate whether we have made significant strides towards achieving our definition of success.",,,4050,"Other,local or private",9050,,,,"Northern Lakes Arts Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"Ely Mural Project: Painting Untold Stories of Our Community. Through conversation, and collaboration we are creating a mural that represents some of the untold stories of our community.",2024-01-01,2024-09-01,,Completed,,,Ian,Lah,"Northern Lakes Arts Association","1900 E Camp St",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 365-5070",contact@northernlakesarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-326,,,,2
10031910,"Art Project",2024,5000,,"ACHF Arts Access","Host over 100 students from 7 schools Hire one or more indigenous filmmakers to attend each of eight screenings centered on indigenous stories. Support these filmmakers to engage in meaningful dialogue with students and community members, with a focus on how indigenous narratives are important for all of us to know and learn from. Connect students and educators with opportunities to continue learning before and after the festival, by sharing pre-made study guides and classroom activities that supplement the screenings. Share a traditional meal together. Celebrate the drum through a traditional opening ceremony and a Taiko performance. Uplift the work of indigenous artists by paying them stipends and lodging; giving them a platform to teach their stories; connecting them with our local audience who will follow, share and support their ongoing work; celebrating their work and awards online and in person. We will be successful if we meet the goals/outcomes listed above. We hope to inspire conversation in various settings both in and around the festival, including in the classroom and in camp. To measure our success, we will document the event with photographs. We will have conversations with students, educators, filmmakers, community members, and festival team members. We will survey individuals from each of the groups listed above to gather anecdotal evidence about the values and effectiveness of this program. We will also collect responses from feedback cards provided by the festival. We hope to make this an annual program with the Ely Film Festival. We would like to see more opportunities for students to practice modern storytelling skills. We would like to see student films featured as part of this program in the future. We believe that the relationships we are cultivating today will lead to this vision becoming a reality.",,,23538,"Other,local or private",28538,,,,"Waawaate Programs","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"Indigenous Students Day at Ely Film Festival",2024-02-01,2024-04-30,,Completed,,,Ryan,Bajan,"Waawaate Programs","3547 Victoria Rd",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 260-4403",land@waawaateprograms.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-329,,,,2
10031911,"Art Project",2024,5000,,"ACHF Arts Access","The goal of North Shorror is to create an extraordinary space to build and deepen community connections. In 2024, we want to grow on the exciting success of our first year by accepting even more submissions and expanding the scale and execution level of the Haunted Gallery. To this end ? and with the financial support of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council ? we would like to offer stipends to participating artists in 2024 to create immersive art experiences. Not only would monetary consideration for artists make North Shorror more attractive to prospective entrants, it would address the issues of equity around unpaid creative work and help incubate the talent of less established artists accepted to the exhibition. We have already removed a major cost barrier for submission by foregoing any kind of submission fee. While these steps are necessary for inclusion, it means support from sources like donations and grants are essential for the continued operation of North Shorror. North Shorror 2024 will be successful if: - Artists will receive a stipend to create immersive art experiences. - More artists submit art to be on display at the Haunted Art Gallery (28 in 2023). - The opening event has higher attendance than in 2023 (200 in 2023). - More press coverage than in 2023 (1 media story in 2023). - More community members participate in the ?open studio? project. The 2023 participatory art project was focused on children. We aim to recruit community partners (e.g., UMD Art Department and Zeitgeist) to support the development of a broader ?open studio? concept.",,,,,5000,,,,"Perfect Duluth Day AKA North Shorrer","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"North Shorror! 2024: North Shorror is a new eerie event featuring regional artists of all kinds in celebration of the spookiest season.",2024-02-01,2024-11-30,,Completed,,,Brian,Brian,"Perfect Duluth Day AKA North Shorrer","PO Box 7305",Duluth,MN,55807,"(218) 624-6087",northshorror@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-330,,,,2
10032995,"Art Project",2025,7000,,"ACHF Arts Access","The goal of this project is to support local rural artists by providing dedicated space and time to focus on their artwork and to strengthen the SWMN arts ecosystem. The residency program will increase artists' confidence and audience of supporters, as well as carve out time/space for the artist to develop and progress their body of work, providing work samples and experience to utilize while applying for other residency programs and artistic opportunities. The public ""artist salons"" will provide opportunities for community members to learn new creative skills, as well as meet, support, and connect with local artists in the region. These salons will also give artists a chance to refine their skills for exhibiting, documenting, and talking about their work. In an effort to better understand the impact of our work, our team is utilizing Animating Democracy's tool ""Aesthetic Perspectives Framework,"" which allows us to measure ongoing ripple effects of the more ""nebulous"" impacts of our creative work and artistic events. We continue to track audience data using traditional methods, as well, through the following avenues: participatory evaluation and informal conversations at salons for the audience; and feedback interviews and surveys with the selected artists and selection committee.",,,1685,"Other,local or private",8685,,,,"Department of Public Transformation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"River Valley Ripple Artist Residency 2025",2024-09-01,2025-07-31,,"In Progress",,,Ashley,Hanson,"Department of Public Transformation","726 Prentice St","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 204-6629",hello@publictransformation.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-369,"Tammy Grubbs, visual art, theater; Tiffany Holmes, music, SMAC board; Georgette Jones, theater, music, education; David KelseyBassett, visual art, music; Stephen Kingsbury, music, education; Brett Lehman, music; Paula Nemes, theater, music; Mark Wilmes, theater, music, SMAC board.","Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Maggie Fuller: visual art, writing; Tiffany Holmes: music, dance, theater; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Erin Kline, visual art, music, writing, education, SMSU Diversity and Inclusion; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board; Su Lee: visual art, film; Jessica Mata: visual art, dance, Kerkhoven Arts Council; Ana Serrano: visual art, business; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Mark Wilmes: Tyler Arts Council board president, actor/director, musician, reporter.",,2
10019540,"Art Project",2022,7000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","This project meets a community need for group singing. Singing is a physical expression of the inner spirit and when done with others it becomes a unifying, uplifting, transcending experience. My hope is that this story will bring the excluded groups of our community together, those whose lives would have never mingled otherwise. I also believe we will have a high quality production, unique and creative. My hope is that the actors will grow in musicality and leave rehearsals filled with the joy of music. As of late, I've really been putting value on anecdotal feedback. I like to know and hear the personal experience someone had by participating or attending. A personal testimony delivers a lasting impression. At our latest production, we included a QR code in the program which took surveyors to a short questionnaire. I'd like to try this again and improve it based off our last experience with this evaluation tool.","We offered classes at the local library for high school and upper elementary/middle school students. Boys and girls group homes and an area mentor group took advantage of many of the workshops, which exposed many youth to new art techniques. We were satisfied with the outcome as we had most of our Spring Paper Event filled (a contrast to previous years) and offered a follow up workshop to the original paper making workshop. I think the Mandala drawings were particularity beneficial to the out of home placement teens and youth, with behavior challenges, found a zen kind of experience while working on their drawings.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",11716,"Other,local or private",18716,,"Reggie Gorter, Linsey Prunty, Mark Thode, Kristina Meulebroeck",,"Arts and Mentoring Project AKA AMP","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"Scrooge! The Musical",2021-10-01,2023-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Regina,Gorter,"Arts and Mentoring Project","1006 5th Ave SW",Pipestone,MN,56164,"(605) 695-8626",pipestoneamp@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Pipestone, Yellow Medicine, Lincoln",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-258,"Cat Abbott, visual art; Cheri Buzzeo, theater, SMAC Board; Ashlyn Cox, visual art; Dani Prados, multidiscipline; Beth Habicht, music; Anna Johannsen, visual art, SMAC Board; Paula Nemes, theater, music","Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Michele Huggins: Granite Area Arts Council treasurer and volunteer, member of the Artisan Grain Collaborative, founding member of ACHALA; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Louella Voigt: music, fiber art; Blue Mound Area Theatre board; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Janine Teske: music, theater, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley school board; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;",,2
10023604,"Art Project",2022,7000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","We hope to expand CAAC Art in the Park offerings and experiences. Offering an introduction to improv theater will set the stage to build a bridge for future community theater projects. Adding a live music performance to the Farmers' Market will expose a new audience of all ages and abilities to jazz and blues instrumentals and vocals. We aim to provide opportunities to try new art forms, apply creative skills, experience and appreciate live music, and socially connect with others through the arts. Bringing the live performance to residents at Sanford Health Courtyard provides an art opportunity to those with physical and mental health concerns. We will also identify the geographical reach of our programs. Finding out how far participants are driving and how they heard about the events will guide future marketing plans. We will compare the 2021 Art in the Park schedule and attendance to the 2022 Art in the Park Schedule and attendance, looking for an increase in programs and attendance. We will use a survey to find out if participants are learning new skills or having changes in knowledge or attitudes and to determine our geographical reach.","We collaborated with Memorial Auditorium to present a documentary, ?Five Years North"", along with personal immigrant stories and ethnic food samples. Local and regional support has increased the participation at the Festival, supported the growth of Festival activities, and supported a healthier environment for all people in our area to live in. We witnessed a growth in participation from diverse community members who added leadership skills and talents. Art projects for children, in addition to children's games, drew large crowds. We featured eight culturally authentic, high-quality Minnesota-based folk and traditional artists who provided cultural and historical information regarding the music/dance that they performed. We also had folk and traditional art exhibitors provide geographical and historical context for the cultural traditions and artifacts they chose to display.","Achieved proposed outcomes",313,"Other,local or private",7313,,"JoanJody) Olson, Lori Bednarek, Becca Schrupp, Alison Nelson, Joyce Meyer, Scooter D, Bev Benz, Joy Brakke, Sarah Bednarek, Susan Cram Jennifer Pederson",,"Canby Area Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"2022 Art in the Park",2022-02-01,2022-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joy,Brakke,"Canby Area Arts Council","PO Box 27",Canby,MN,56220,"(605) 359-0939",canbyarts@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine, Lac qui Parle, Lyon",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-264,"Cat Abbott Meier, visual art; Ashlyn Cox, visual art; Bob Dorlac visual art; Anna Johannsen, fiber arts, SMAC board; Paula Nemes, theater, music; Zachary Ploeger, music, theater; Sheila Tabaka, theater","Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Judy Beckman: vocal music, Big Stone Arts Council, Big Stone County Historical Society, Big Stone Lake Area Chamber of Commerce CEO; Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Michele Huggins: Granite Area Arts Council treasurer and volunteer, member of the Artisan Grain Collaborative, founding member of ACHALA; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;",,2
10023620,"Art Project",2022,7000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","We feel strongly that students in our region should have enrichment experiences similar to those available in the metropolitan area. The Conference provides a highly interactive and enriching learning experience that would otherwise not exist. K-8 students will learn and practice new art techniques, and have an increased awareness of art forms. We also hope that by attending the conference, students will see what our region has to offer -- that there are opportunities to learn, work and play, earn a good living, and live a good quality of life. Adults will have an increased awareness of art forms and a knowledge of artists who can provide art education in their district. Many artists have been invited to schools to conduct their art session for students who weren't able to attend the conference. Students and adult chaperones will be surveyed after the conference to confirm whether the skills/techniques they learned/practiced were newly developed as a result of the sessions they attended. We will also conduct short interviews of a sample of students and adults throughout the conference to better understand how their awareness of art forms has increased as a result of attending the conference. Results will indicate that 90% of those responding had at least one new art experience and an increased awareness of art forms as a result of attending the conference.","This project had an astounding positive impact, bringing together people from different backgrounds, age groups, ability levels, etc. We had an outpouring of positive feedback. Multiple generations within the same families were able to participate. So many stories were shared and added into this piece that will forever be a reminder to those participants. These stories were the most surprising portion of this project as they brought us far beyond our goal of bringing people together, but it helped deepen the sense of community and belonging. This has given us a deeper understanding of how to bring community together and provide space for community engagement. This project taught us that the journey and process were just as important as the end result.","Achieved proposed outcomes",26334,"Other,local or private",33334,,"Shelby Medina, Tom Walsh, Matt Coleman, Mike Zins, Steve Schneider, Jan Fransen, Ann Wendorff",,"Southwest West Central Foundation for Innovation in Education AKA SWWC Foundation for Innovation in Education","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"2022 Conference for Young Artists",2022-05-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stephanie,Strenge,"Foundation for Innovation in Education AKA SWWC Foundation for Innovation in Education","1420 E College Dr",Marshall,MN,56258,"(507) 831-6935x 1830",stephanie.strenge@swwc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Big Stone, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Meeker, McLeod, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Swift, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-273,"Cheri Buzzeo, theater, SMAC board; Kathy Fransen, music; Georgette Jones, theater, education, SMAC board; Maureen Keimig, theater; Michele Leininger, writing; Molly Rivera, visual art, arts admin","Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Justin Beck, chair of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission, president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, photography, music; Judy Beckman: vocal music, Big Stone Arts Council, Big Stone County Historical Society, Big Stone Lake Area Chamber of Commerce CEO; Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Michele Huggins: Granite Area Arts Council treasurer and volunteer, member of the Artisan Grain Collaborative, founding member of ACHALA; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Gillian Singler, MN West Community and Technical College chair of Humanities and English instructor, Creative Healing Space volunteer, writer, theater director; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;",,2
10023610,"Art Legacy Project",2022,20000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We hope to support and embolden individuals and communities to identify, develop, and leverage their own creative capital, and imagine alternative futures for their communities. The Community and Events Coordinator will keep new ideas, energy, and creativity flowing in and through Granite Falls, support programs that are celebrated for being radically inclusive, equitable, and accessible, and ensure that residents' voices are heard and celebrated throughout planning and implementation processes. Through programs arranged by the Coordinator, DoPT will begin closing the artist wage gap by providing well-paying opportunities for rural female / non-binary and BIPOC artists, who will in turn provide more visibility in leadership positions as well as training and resources for the general public. Locals will be connected with and through art in a wide variety of ways, and regional artists will recognize SWMN as a hub for creative and professional development. Event participants will complete surveys providing feedback.","Working towards all LED lights is HUGE for us; as a 100+yr historical building, stage lighting was not a factor in its initial construction. Moving to all LED, we are able to be much safer in many areas. LED lights put less strain on the existing power grid. They run at cooler temperatures, making them easier for techs to handle and less of a fire hazard. We are able to use fewer light fixtures and select the colors and program for the show from the safety of the booth. LED lights also simplify the dimming equipment required. By switching to all LED lights I am able to simplify teaching lighting to new people, but also excite younger people about lighting design, because we can now easily and quickly pick colors from the booth, I can let people ?play"" with lights and instantaneously see the results.","Achieved proposed outcomes",30000,"Other,local or private",50000,,"Jessica Huang, Jenn Lamb, Mary Welcome, Rachel Schwalbach, Anna Claussen, Ashley Hanson, Bethany Lacktorin, Cassie Williams, Hannah K. Holman, Heather McDougall, Lauren Carlson, Leah Cooper, Leu Solomon, Melissa Wray, Rachel Engh",0.57,"Department of Public Transformation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Legacy Project",,"Yes! Let's Connect!",2022-02-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ashley,Hanson,"Department of Public Transformation","726 Prentice St","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(952) 486-0533",hello@publictransformation.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine, Renville, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Swift",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-legacy-project-3,"Cay Gjertson, education, arts admin; Shawn Kinsinger, theater, SMAC board; Tammy Makram, arts admin; Sirrina Martinez, theater/digital art; Mark Thode, visual art/arts admin","Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Judy Beckman: vocal music, Big Stone Arts Council, Big Stone County Historical Society, Big Stone Lake Area Chamber of Commerce CEO; Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Michele Huggins: Granite Area Arts Council treasurer and volunteer, member of the Artisan Grain Collaborative, founding member of ACHALA; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;",,2
10029081,"Art Project",2023,7000,,"ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","The World Stage provides an opportunity for community members to collectively experience artistic performances from those many traditions. We hope this event will be inclusive and welcoming for our community to interact and learn from one another; offer an opportunity for interactions with community members from different cultural backgrounds; cultivate an awareness, curiosity, and appreciation of each other's cultural differences through arts and crafts, food, cultural performances, and education; promote SMSU, City of Marshall, and local businesses - especially local ethnic businesses; and encourage community members to showcase their cultures, including local indigenous tribes, Somali, Karen, Hmong, and the Latino cultures in the wider Marshall area. We will measure impact through a survey we disseminate via QR codes as attendees leave the arena. The survey will ask those people to measure the event's inclusiveness, the opportunities it provides for new interactions with artistic traditions, and its ability to raise awareness of other cultures in the city and region. We will also survey all performers and vendors on how successful the event was in inviting and encouraging the showcasing of their cultures.","Survey responses showed that attendees experienced the introduction to new cultures and customs and the opportunity to try out new food. The World Stage was rated 4.5 out of 5, the World Cultures Expo 4.6, and World Cafe 4.4. 83% of the respondents would","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",2500,"Other,local or private",9500,,"Tette Askeland, Mary Ellen Daniloff-Merrill, Adrianna DeBoer, Eric Doise, May Le Moua-Vue",,"Southwest Minnesota State University","Public College/University","Art Project",,"WorldFest 2023",2022-09-01,2023-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Mary Ellen",Daniloff-Merrill,"Southwest Minnesota State University AKA SMSU","1501 State St",Marshall,MN,56258,,Mary.Daniloff-Merrill@smsu.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lyon, Redwood, Yellow Medicine, Lincoln, Pipestone, Murray, Nobles, Cottonwood, Brown, Renville, Chippewa, Chippewa",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-306,"Cheri Buzzeo, theater; Beth Habicht, music; Anna Johannsen, visual art, education, SMAC board; Brett Lehman, music; Melanie Loy, music; Michael Van Keulen, theater.","Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Judy Beckman: vocal music, Big Stone Arts Council, Big Stone County Historical Society, Big Stone Lake Area Chamber of Commerce CEO; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Kylie Rieke: ceramics, murals, music, theater, T-Bird Community Arts Board; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Gillian Singler, MN West Community and Technical College chair of Humanities and English instructor, Creative Healing Space volunteer, writer, theater director; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;",,2
10028564,"Art Project",2023,6900,,"ACHF Arts Education","This proposed project builds on DBAA's mission to present a variety of quality events to its rural patrons. It is important to DBAA to also share these artistic genres of Irish music and dance and taiko drumming in our community. By selecting artists who have the ability and capacity for meaningful community outreach activities, students who may not attend events with parents in the evening or on weekends are able to have the same arts experience as those who do, and seniors in the care center can experience mini-performances. DBAA will gather feedback immediately following each public performance with a simple one-page survey that audiences will complete on their own or via a quick conversation with board members and DBAA volunteers. The Performing Arts Director will also solicit feedback from principals and faculty for the student performances as well as feedback from the activities department at Johnson Memorial Health Services Care Center. The high school music faculty will also assist in providing student responses about the workshop from participating percussion students, likely in digital format. Our success will be measured by presenting these two performances and in doing so, serving multiple age groups in our region and attracting new audience members from other communities.","The impact to both DBBA and its community were significant in multiple ways. The summary of comments and data collected from both audience and student surveys clearly showcases multiple examples of changes to skills, knowledge, attitudes and behaviors whi","Achieved proposed outcomes",6888,"Other,local or private",13788,,"Rebecca Thoen, Patti Mork, Janet Feske, Melanie Benson, Tracy Hanson, Allysa Hurley, Tami Maus, Chris Lehne, Jeri Popma",,"Dawson-Boyd Arts Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"Enso Daiko - Japanese Drumming and Ring of Kerry - Irish Music and Dance",2022-09-01,2024-04-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tracy,Hanson,"Dawson-Boyd Arts Association","PO Box 434",Dawson,MN,56232,"(320) 226-5625",luannefondell@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lac qui Parle, Chippewa, Yellow Medicine, Big Stone, Big Stone",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-290,"Beth Habicht, music; Candace Joens, music, theater; Maureen Keimig, theater; Shawn Kinsinger, theater, arts admin, SMAC board; Brett Lehman, music; Janet Olney, visual art, arts admin; Molly Rivera, visual art, arts admin; Mark Wilmes, theater, music, SMAC board.","Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Judy Beckman: vocal music, Big Stone Arts Council, Big Stone County Historical Society, Big Stone Lake Area Chamber of Commerce CEO; Maggie Fuller: visual art, writing; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Erin Kline, visual art, music, writing, education, SMSU Diversity and Inclusion; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board; Jessica Mata: visual art, dance, Kerkhoven Arts Council; Kylie Rieke: ceramics, murals, music, theater, T-Bird Community Arts Board; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Gillian Singler, MN West Community and Technical College chair of Humanities and English instructor, Creative Healing Space volunteer, writer, theater director; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Mark Wilmes: Tyler Arts Council board president, actor/director, musician, reporter",,2
10028734,"Art Project",2023,7000,,"ACHF Arts Access","The goal of this project is to support local and rural artists by providing a space to focus on their work without other distractions. It provides a stepping stone to building confidence and an audience of local supporters, as well as progressing a body of work to apply for other residency programs and artistic opportunities. The public ""artist salons"" will provide opportunities for community members to learn new creative skills, as well as meet, support, and connect with local rural artists in the region. These salons will also give artists a chance to refine their skills for talking about their work and ask questions about themes and methods that are important to them. In an effort to better understand the impact of our work, our team is updating our programmatic evaluation strategies utilizing Americans for the Arts + Animating Democracy's tool ""Aesthetic Perspectives Framework."" This flexible framework allows us to measure the ongoing ripple effects of the ""softer"" and more ""nebulous"" impacts of our creative work and artistic events. For this program specifically, we will draw on this framework to create a set of internal and external markers of success prior to launching the Call for Artists. We will focus on gathering feedback and measuring success through participatory evaluation at salons for the audience and approachable exit interviews with the selected artists.","Residency artists reported an increase in or strengthening of confidence (100%), artistic network (100%), social network (40%, some already had a strong social network), desire to create more art (100%), desire to carve out more space and time for their a","Achieved proposed outcomes",2123,"Other,local or private",9123,,"Heather McDougall, Jenn Lamb, Mary Welcome, Rachel Schwalbach, Anna Claussen, Leah Cooper, Rachel Engh, Hannah K. Holman, Jessica Huang, Bethany Lacktorin, Anne O'Keefe-Jackson, Beth Pullan, Leu Solomon, Melissa Wray",,"Department of Public Transformation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"SW MN Local Artist Residencies",2022-09-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ashley,Hanson,"Department of Public Transformation","726 Prentice St","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 204-6629",hello@publictransformation.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Chippewa, Nobles, Nobles",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-296,"Chad Felton, music, theater, education; Mary Kay Frisvold, music, theater; Anna Johannsen, visual art, education, SMAC board; Stephen Kingsbury, music, education; Kaia Nowatzki, visual art, theater, music; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson, visual art; Valerie Quist, writing, libraries.","Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Judy Beckman: vocal music, Big Stone Arts Council, Big Stone County Historical Society, Big Stone Lake Area Chamber of Commerce CEO; Maggie Fuller: visual art, writing; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Erin Kline, visual art, music, writing, education, SMSU Diversity and Inclusion; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board; Jessica Mata: visual art, dance, Kerkhoven Arts Council; Kylie Rieke: ceramics, murals, music, theater, T-Bird Community Arts Board; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Gillian Singler, MN West Community and Technical College chair of Humanities and English instructor, Creative Healing Space volunteer, writer, theater director; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Mark Wilmes: Tyler Arts Council board president, actor/director, musician, reporter","Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Nicole DeBoer (507) 537-1471",1
10024532,"Art Project",2023,7000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","The Meander supports a wide group of emerging and established artists learning from each other. This happens not only during the event and its preparation. The Meander also helps the stability and development of the local arts community by helping us to collectively market to a public radio audience, by having a magnified web presence, and by learning the secrets of successful marketing. We also believe that the Meander integrates art into the everyday lives and consciousness in the southwest region as people and businesses prepare and participate in the event every year. It acts as an annual reminder of the arts, and the role the arts play in community development and growth. Additionally, the Meander invites the outside community into our area to travel around it. Each year, we encourage Meander event-goers to fill out our ""passport"" survey. This is a great tool to gather information on where each person comes from, how they heard of the event, how much money they spent on art as well as other things in the area (gas, lodging, food,), the quality of the event, and more. We'd love to see an increase in numbers and amount spent on art, although we are happy to keep the numbers similar to the past.","Over 40 artists participated. Artists reported being visited by an average of 381 customers and selling an average of $2,895. Total reported art sales for the weekend were $124,506. 78% of customers said the quality of the art was excellent. 82% of custom","Achieved proposed outcomes",56155,"Other,local or private",63155,7000,"Gene Stukel, Brad Hall, Andy Kahmann, Deb Connolly, Kathi Marihart, Jean Menden, Claire Swanson, Melanie Gatchell, Kerry Bonk, Katia Andreeva",0.66,"Meander Art Crawl","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"Meander 2023",2022-11-01,2024-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristi,Fernholz,"Meander Art Crawl","323 W Schlieman Ave",Appleton,MN,56208,"(320) 289-1981x 106",kristi.fernholz@umvrdc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Chippewa, Yellow Medicine, Swift, Lac qui Parle, Lac qui Parle",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-279,"Luwaina Al-Otaibi, arts programming; Justin Beck, visual art, SMAC board; Stephen Kingsbury, music; Joyce Meyer, visual art; Eric Parrish, music, theater; Valerie Quist, writing; Gillian Singler, writing, SMAC board","Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Justin Beck, chair of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission, president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, photography, music; Judy Beckman: vocal music, Big Stone Arts Council, Big Stone County Historical Society, Big Stone Lake Area Chamber of Commerce CEO; Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Gillian Singler, MN West Community and Technical College chair of Humanities and English instructor, Creative Healing Space volunteer, writer, theater director; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter","Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Nicole DeBoer (507) 537-1471",1
10028679,"Art Project",2023,5450,,"ACHF Arts Access","Bringing multi-talented, world renowned artists to rural Minnesota allows residents to attend a high caliber concert without having to drive to metropolitan areas or pay a premium admission fee. Many attendees of all ages will be able to relate to the familiar songs from the movies and stir memories from the past and if not, they can certainly appreciate the caliber of the performance. MVCCA has never offered a free concert but by doing so with this special concert, it is our hope that it will expand the community awareness of these concerts to create new and renewed interest and support in the performing arts in our community. Success and impact of the project on the community can be measured by the number of people who choose to attend the concert. We may also see an increase in memberships based on their exposure to the Anniversary Concert. Further, audience surveys will be passed out upon entrance to the concert. Attendees will be encouraged to complete and hand them in at intermission or at the end of the concert. The surveys will be used to document number of attendees and first-time attendees, their impression of the performance, reason for attending, home county, as well as their interest in supporting the future concerts offered by MVCCA. Attendees will also have an opportunity to indicate what types of artists they would like to see brought to rural areas.","The concert highlighted the fact that we have continued to bring in high caliber performances to our rural communities and make them available at an affordable cost for 60 years, promoting and encouraging the value of musical expression through instrument","Achieved proposed outcomes",700,"Other,local or private",6150,,"Nicholas Krueger, Carol Westberg, Carol Grau, Donna Krueger, Beth Hampton, Dan Hampton, Bruce Olson, Ingrid Larson",,"Minnesota Valley Community Concert Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"Anniversary Concert--Celebrating 60 Years!",2022-09-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carol,Grau,"Minnesota Valley Community Concert Association","PO Box 493",Montevideo,MN,56265,"(320) 269-6391",cjane56265@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Chippewa, Lyon, Yellow Medicine, Lac qui Parle, Swift, Swift",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-292,"Beth Habicht, music; Candace Joens, music, theater; Maureen Keimig, theater; Shawn Kinsinger, theater, arts admin, SMAC board; Brett Lehman, music; Janet Olney, visual art, arts admin; Molly Rivera, visual art, arts admin; Mark Wilmes, theater, music, SMAC board.","Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Judy Beckman: vocal music, Big Stone Arts Council, Big Stone County Historical Society, Big Stone Lake Area Chamber of Commerce CEO; Maggie Fuller: visual art, writing; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Erin Kline, visual art, music, writing, education, SMSU Diversity and Inclusion; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board; Jessica Mata: visual art, dance, Kerkhoven Arts Council; Kylie Rieke: ceramics, murals, music, theater, T-Bird Community Arts Board; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Gillian Singler, MN West Community and Technical College chair of Humanities and English instructor, Creative Healing Space volunteer, writer, theater director; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Mark Wilmes: Tyler Arts Council board president, actor/director, musician, reporter",,2
10028195,"Art Project",2023,5119,,"ACHF Arts Access","We want to expand our Art in the Park offerings, identify the geographical reach of our programming, and provide opportunities to learn new creative skills, gain knowledge, and change attitudes. These experiences will provide opportunities to try new art forms, apply creative skills, provide hands-on art experiences in a health care facility, and socially connect with others through the arts. Social connections through the arts can have a positive effect on mental health for all ages. We will compare our 2023 schedule of classes and attendance last year's. We will survey participants about their experience and what they learned, their travel, and our advertising. We will also look at participants' completed artworks.","The schedule expanded from previous years to include elders in two residential settings for a watercolor class. This was very well received among the elder artists and staff. Other classes had significant increases in attendance as well. Advanced individu","Achieved proposed outcomes",4,,5123,,"JoanJody) Olson, Lori Bednarek, Becca Schrupp, Alison Nelson, Joyce Meyer, Scooter D, Angie Guptill, Joy Brakke, Sarah Bednarek, Susan Cram Jennifer Pederson, Debra Beecher",,"Canby Area Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"2023 Connect and Create | Art Classes/Workshops",2022-09-01,2023-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joy,Brakke,"Canby Area Arts Council","PO Box 27",Canby,MN,56220,"(605) 359-0939",canbyarts@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine, Lac qui Parle, Stevens, Lyon, Swift, Swift",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-283,"Stephen Kingsbury, music; Paula Nemes, theater, music; Kaia Nowatzki, visual art, theater, music; Ron Porep, arts admin; Michele Knife Sterner, theater, Sheila Tabaka, theater, Mark Wilmes, theater, music, SMAC board.","Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Judy Beckman: vocal music, Big Stone Arts Council, Big Stone County Historical Society, Big Stone Lake Area Chamber of Commerce CEO; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Kylie Rieke: ceramics, murals, music, theater, T-Bird Community Arts Board; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Gillian Singler, MN West Community and Technical College chair of Humanities and English instructor, Creative Healing Space volunteer, writer, theater director; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;","Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Nicole DeBoer (507) 537-1471",1
10028735,"Art Project Legacy",2023,20000,,"ACHF Arts Access","By amplifying the knowledge, skills, experience, and efforts of rural people and places, we inspire communities to identify, develop, and leverage their own creative capital?a critical first step to building community wealth (financial, social, cultural) and transforming narratives. We seek to foster new connections, open pathways to creativity, and create lasting ripple effects for generations to come. In recent years, Granite Falls' emergence as a local arts hub is due in part to arts and cultural organizations helping residents identify and leverage local resources in creative and generative ways. We hope to expand this kind of impact throughout our service area, supporting rural communities in transforming narratives of decline and despair to those of growth and abundance. Our programmatic evaluation strategies utilize Americans for the Arts + Animating Democracy's tool ""Aesthetic Perspectives Framework."" We will focus on gathering feedback and measuring success through the following avenues: informal conversations at events; formalized post-event conversations; feedback sessions and surveys with our collaborators, partners, and stakeholders; soliciting feedback in the community one-on-one; creative and participatory evaluation activities at events; and attendance numbers and active engagement with events and activities. We will look for neighbors to reporting that they feel more connected to each other and/or their community, have learned and/or tried something new, and have explored their creativity in a new and/or inspiring way.","Community members described feeling inspired, curious, creative, and more connected with each other as a result of the arts activities. They engaged actively in conversations with each other, tried new artistic activities (such as short-film making, singi","Achieved proposed outcomes",40359,"Other,local or private",60359,,"Jessica Huang, Heather McDougall, Jenn Lamb, Mary Welcome, Rachel Schwalback, Anna Claussen, Anne O'Keefe-Jackson, Ashley Hanson, Beth Pullan, Bethany Lacktorin, Hannah K. Holman, Lauren Carlson, Leah Cooper, Leu Solomon, Melissa Wray, Rachel Engh",,"Department of Public Transformation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Legacy",,"""The Art of Neighboring"" Event Series",2022-09-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ashley,Hanson,"Department of Public Transformation","726 Prentice St","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 204-6629",hello@publictransformation.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine, Renville, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Kandiyohi",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-legacy-31,"Cheryl Avenel-Navara, SMAC Board; Lisa Bergh, visual art, arts admin; Kathy Fransen, music; Shawn Kinsinger, theater, SMAC board; Janet Olney, visual art, arts admin; Valerie Quist, writing.","Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Judy Beckman: vocal music, Big Stone Arts Council, Big Stone County Historical Society, Big Stone Lake Area Chamber of Commerce CEO; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Kylie Rieke: ceramics, murals, music, theater, T-Bird Community Arts Board; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Gillian Singler, MN West Community and Technical College chair of Humanities and English instructor, Creative Healing Space volunteer, writer, theater director; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;",,2
10028115,"Art Project Grant",2023,5000,,"ACHF Arts Access","The goal of this project is for diverse public participants to learn new creative skills through working with their hands. Our primary, measurable outcome is to have at least 5 participants for each workshop with the goal of engaging 10-15 per event. Engagement, for us, means active, hands-on participation for the duration of the event. Demonstrations will be concise and minimal, so participants have as much time as possible to learn by doing. People will be folded into one or more of our many ongoing projects in the shop and learn new skills with traditional technologies, as well as honing creative skills they already possess. We have a large contact list of individuals and community partners which we will use to get the word out about these workshop opportunities. Quantitative and qualitative information will be gathered through observation. The number of participants at each workshop will be counted and recorded. The quality of those participants engagement will be kept track off during the event and made note of at the end. High quality participant will be gauged by active participation and ability to learn a skill and then share that knowledge with another participant. This will be continually accessed in real-time by the organizing educators throughout each workshop.",,,5900,"Other,local or private",10900,,,,"Noatun Community Wooden Boat Works","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Community Boat Building and Traditional Crafts Workshop Series in Duluth, Minnesota with Noatun Community Wooden Boat Works",2022-09-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Justin,Anderson,"Noatun Community Wooden Boat Works","1721 E 3rd St Apt 204",Duluth,MN,55812,"(320) 266-5966",contact@justinrmanderson.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-184,"Erin Cain: University of Minnesota Duluth Student Board Liason; Peggy Kelly musician, community organizer; Katie Sharar: writer; Lisa Buckman: Executive Director Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10029023,"Art Project Grant",2023,3000,,"ACHF Arts Access","The goal of the festival is to provide an opportunity for singers from around the region to learn something new about the world of choral arts from observing and training alongside other choirs. A tangential outcome is to broaden the public exposure to youth choir talent and passion through the festival's performance. The measurable outcome is accomplished through data collection from participating students about what they learned and participating directors about new teaching strategies and/or techniques they plan to apply to their own choir in the future. Through a period of intentional reflection and discussion as well as a written or digital survey, these questions/answers will be asked the end of the festival prior to the concert. As an outcome, getting an accurate measurement of an increase of public exposure is generally more difficult. Even so, we plan to be aware of ongoing community conversations about youth choir (in the media, on social media, and in person) directly following the event and how that reflects in our future enrollment numbers and overall performance attendance.",,,4500,"Other,local or private",7500,,,,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"LSYC 2023 Youth Choir Festival",2022-09-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Audrey,Tusken,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus, Inc.","1200 Kenwood Ave",Duluth,MN,55811,"(218) 461-8461",atusken@lsyouthchorus.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-189,"Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Kim Curtis-Monson: musician; Lauren Faherty: visual and craft artist; Adam McCauley: visual artist","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10029121,"Art Project Grant",2023,4400,,"ACHF Arts Access","The Walkabout goal is to engage wider community conversations about art, highlight the creative culture of our region, and share the work our members are doing with modern design concepts. We are keeping in mind LSMQG's guiding principals which include developing and encouraging the art of modern quilting, encouraging new quilters, and offering educational opportunities. Engage a wider community > Public viewing and free access Highlight the creative culture of our region > Show work of Arrowhead regional quilters Develop and encourage the art of modern quilting > One quilt in each location replicates a QR code so viewers can link back to LSMQG website > Updated website shares resources on regional and local modern quilting and quilters Offer educational opportunities > Public presentations March 2 and 18 > Walkabout signage describes modern features of quilt display > Video of presentations available on our website Share information > Social media ads for Walkabout events We will: > Collect reactions and comments from website visitors through a short survey > Feature a guest book at each show site to include a comment section > Note attendance at our events > Note anecdotal comments > Post video recordings of presentations > Track guild membership increase > See 50% increase in followers on social media > See 100% increase in sharing guild posts on Facebook and Instagram > Use analytics available on social media to see an increase in activity on our sites Whenever a quilter is available for customer interaction, s/he will complete a feedback form answering questions reflecting the type and extent of the interaction. We will count viewers who link with the QR code, provide feedback forms to businesses gathering comments and impressions observed and, complete questionnaires regarding the success of the event and their interest in replicating it.",,,1140,"Other,local or private",5540,,,,"Lake Superior Modern Quilt Guild","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Modern Quilt Walkabout Lincoln Park will build public awareness of both the modern quilt movement and of local quilt artists by showcasing the artistic possibilities in nontradtional quilt design.",2022-09-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lynn,Fena,"Lake Superior Modern Quilt Guild","2 England Ave",Duluth,MN,55808,"(218) 269-0308",lynnfena@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-191,"Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Kim Curtis-Monson: musician; Lauren Faherty: visual and craft artist; Adam McCauley: visual artist","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10028570,"Art Project Grant",2023,5000,,"ACHF Arts Access","The Rob Hadaway Storytelling Festival provides an accessible, enriching program for children to experience a unique art form. Our goals for The Rob Hadaway Storytelling Festival are for children to: - discover new things about themselves and the world around them - try out their passions, test their own abilities, and explore the art of storytelling - turn imagination into learning - promote brain development and imagination, develop language and emotions, and strengthen relationships through the art of storytelling Additionally, we have the goals of: - providing arts access to underserved communities - increasing visibility of the museum and commitment to the arts - providing support to local artists while they enrich the vibrant art culture in our community The Duluth Children's Museum employs several methods of evaluating impact, including attendance tracking, feedback from visitors, interviews with volunteers and partners, and staff observations of activity and impact. Specific areas of impact that will be measured include: - Increases in attendance and membership, and positive reviews. - Observing caring adults experiencing something new and engaging in learning and sharing memorable moments with their children. - Observing children learning something new, being engaged and challenged, creating memorable experiences, feeling welcome and accepted, noticing, wondering, and exploring the world, understanding feelings, ideas, and perspectives, and being open to an expanding world.",,,2500,"Other,local or private",7500,,,,"Duluth Children's Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"The Rob Hadaway Storytelling Festival",2022-09-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cameron,"Bloom Kruger","Duluth Children's Museum","115 S 29th Ave W",Duluth,MN,55806,"(218) 733-7546",cbloomkruger@duluthchildrensmuseum.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-185,"Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Kim Curtis-Monson: musician; Lauren Faherty: visual and craft artist; Adam McCauley: visual artist","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10028834,"Art Project Grant",2023,5000,,"ACHF Arts Access","The DFG was recently designated as a 501c3 public charity so educating the public and Guild members through classes, demonstrations and exhibitions is critical to our success. We would like the public to know of our existence as a resource, to provide opportunities for the community to gain knowledge about the fiber arts and its importance, and to increase membership in the Guild as a way to sustain our ability to continue our education outreach efforts. The outcomes we will measure with this project are: ? Guild class attendance has increased and includes new or non-members. ? Anniversary events have changed the size and demographics of our Guild membership indicating improved outreach efforts. ? New collaborations have been formed which support our mission. ? The public has new knowledge of how fibers affect an individual's life through clothing choices, art appreciation, or the historical and sustainable effects on our culture. Outcomes will be measured through the following methods: ? Attendance numbers at classes and events and, wherever possible, voluntary reporting of demographics will be recorded. ? Docent led tours will be scheduled at the exhibits and informal conversations with participants about what they learned will be noted. ? Evaluation surveys will be given to participants, the DFG Board, and the Anniversary committee to assess the new knowledge that was learned or to determine ways the education from an event could be improved. ? A review of membership demographics will be compared to previous years. ? The number of hits to the website and social media sites will be charted throughout 2023. ? Informal agreements with potential partners will be secured to explore collaborative projects or funding to continue into future years.",,,5550,"Other,local or private",10550,,,,"Duluth Fiber Guild","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Duluth Fiber Guild 50 Years and Beyond. The project is a yearlong public celebration of the Duluth Fiber Guild's 50th Anniversary with fiber related exhibits and activities.",2022-09-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Erin,Endsley,"Duluth Fiber Guild","2701 W Superior St Ste 210",Duluth,MN,55806,"(218) 464-3439",duluthfiberguild@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-187,"Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Kim Curtis-Monson: musician; Lauren Faherty: visual and craft artist; Adam McCauley: visual artist","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10000959,"Artist Initiative",2017,8870,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Complete a draft manuscript for a novel. Draft manuscript will be book length and ready for submission to a publisher and/or agent by December 2017.","Complete a draft manuscript for a novel. I have completed a draft manuscript that is book length and ready for submission to a publisher and/or agent.",,,,8870,,,,"Diane E. Wilson",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Wilson will complete a draft of her novel, The Seedkeeper, which tells the story of a displaced Dakota woman, a threatened family farm, and our fragile seeds. She will host a reading of her work and that of other emerging Native writers in the Twin Cities.",2017-01-01,2017-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Diane,Wilson,"Diane E. Wilson",,,MN,,"(651) 257-7214 ",dianewilson@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Ramsey, Redwood, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-586,"Cezarija Abartis: Author; faculty member, St. Cloud State University; Nicole Helget: Memoir and fiction writer, Mankato; Vanessa Ramos: Writer, artist, educator; Arts Board grantee; Heather Slomski: Author and Arts Board grantee; writing teacher, Concordia College; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Young adult and children's author; Arts Board grantee; Erin Soderberg Downing: Author of children's and young adult books; Arts Board grantee","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10000963,"Artist Initiative",2017,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will create a series of new work that will physically expand the scale and space of my current work. Success of this outcome will be evaluated by the process and completion of this new series of work for exhibition and documentation. 2: Through providing artist talks/public forums and open studios I will encourage the viewer to discover their own conceptual creativity. Success of this outcome will be evaluated by the tracking of public attendance and feedback from the artist talks/public forums and open studios.","Jane Wunrow created a series of new work that physically expanded the scale and space of her current work. Success of this outcome was evaluated by the process and completion of this new series of work. 2: Through providing artist talks/public forums and open studios Jane Wunrow encouraged the viewer to discover their own conceptual creativity. Success of this outcome was evaluated by the completion of three exhibitions, two open studios, and one artist talk, as well as an article in City Pages and an interview on KUMD.",,,,10000,,,,"Jane M. Wunrow AKA Jane Wunrow",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Wunrow will create a series of mixed media work inspired by dreams she has had. Through an open studio event and three exhibitions she will engage the viewer to discover their own conceptual creativity amidst life's many seasons.",2017-03-01,2018-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jane,Wunrow,"Jane M. Wunrow AKA Jane Wunrow",,,MN,,"(612) 275-4719 ",jane.wunrow@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Mower, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-589,"Susan Feigenbaum: Ceramic artist and educator; Arts Board grantee; Ernest Gillman: Visual artis, Arts Board grantee; Paige Guggemos: Freelance graphic and web designer; printmaker; Ann Klefstad: Artist and writer; Arts Board grantee; Charles Matson Lume: Visual artist; professor of art, School of Art and Design, University of Wisconsin-Stout; James Sannerud: Wood carver and furniture maker; Arts Board grantee","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10001049,"Artist Fellowship",2017,2857,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","My project proposal is to develop a body of work that is larger in size. I would like to explore assembling wheel thrown forms to create sculptures. Years ago, I made many sculptural pieces using assembled wheel thrown parts and I would like to expand on those ideas. I would also like to have the ability to make larger pieces having a wheel capable of it and a kiln large enough to fire larger work. While creating new work, I will extensively test and develop more colorful glazes for firing my work at cone 3. I have been firing at this temperature for 6 years and have a strong grasp of how to continue developing glazes if I have the funding for materials. The outcome of this project will be visible in the advancement and quality of my work. I have many ways of evaluating the outcome of my work. The amount of interest in my work through art shows and galleries as well as online sales is the most noticeable outcome. I also use a variety of social media to connect with thousands of other ceramic artists who critique or compliment aspects of my work. I am my own worst critic and steadily push myself to make higher quality ceramic art with every piece that I make. I plan to continue entering juried art competitions to increase my regional and national recognition in the ceramic arts. I do not currently have a scheduled exhibition for this proposed project, however I am currently applying to galleries to have solo shows or to be part of group exhibitions.","The first measurable outcome was the finished work I created with the support of this grant. I made a variety of outdoor and indoor sculpture from totem poles to garden sculptures with lights. I created some indoor/ outdoor seating benches with ceramic stands which are also equipped with lighting in the pierced stands. These project an interesting array of light in shapes across. This project has given my professional career a boost as I am able to show that I can make more than just pottery. I have more images for my portfolio of artwork that pushes the limits of what can be done with clay.",,4143,"Other, local or private",7000,,,,"Nathan J. Bray",Individual,"Artist Fellowship",,"Large scale indoor and outdoor sculpture. I plan to develop a new body of work that will be primarily sculptural. Using my background as an electrician and race car builder, I will create pieces that include a variety of lighting ideas.",2017-07-15,2018-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nathan,Bray,"Nathan J. Bray",,,MN,,"(218) 290-7251",braypottery@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-fellowship-7,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Keiko Williams: musician, grants administrator; Kristen Anderson: fiber artist, educator; Karissa Isaacs: Associate Curator at the Tweed Museum; Robert Repinski: printmaker, Professor of Fine Art at University of Minnesota-Duluth.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10001069,"Artist Fellowship",2017,2857,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Sarah M. Brokke will finish a body of work with 4-5 large scale pieces to be completed for an exhibition at Washington Galleries in September and future proposals in greater Minnesota. Her work will be professionally documented and catalogued. Major goals: 1. Completion of a body of work. 2. Professional documentation of the series. 3. Exhibit series at Washington Studio Galleries. 4. Creation of promotional material and future exhibition proposals. The award of this grant would allow both time and materials to complete a series of work that has been in progress for the past year and a half. The goals will be met and evaluated in the following ways: The first two weeks of July will be devoted to the initial purchasing of supplies, source material and planning. July 15-August 28: Six weeks of intensive painting, working 6-8 hours per day. Concurrent promotion and marketing for September Exhibition. August 29th-31st: Documenting work and preparing for hanging. September: the work will hang alongside previously completed work at Washington Studio Galleries. While installed at Washington, documentation will be completed as well as promotional materials sent out to both local and greater Minnesota galleries with exhibition proposals. October and November: Assessment of success of series, proposals and promotional materials.","First, I did complete the original planned body of work thanks to both the funding for materials as well as the grant stipend for time. Interestingly, after completing these additional works, I found several additional avenues I plan to explore beyond the original completed series. Secondly, the exhibition and the individual works were documented while installed and catalogued individually. The series was then exhibited at Washington Studio Galleries for the month of September. Finally, I created promotional materials with the help of a graphic designer and the help of an Art Historian with knowledge in the field. Those materials will continue evolving with the series itself.",,4651,"Other, local or private",7508,,,,"Sarah M. Erickson AKA Sarah Brokke",Individual,"Artist Fellowship",,"Sarah Brokke will complete her series, 'Reliquaries of the Sacred Feminine', with four to five large-scale works, exhibit those works, and develop promotional and proposal material for future exhibitions.",2017-07-01,2017-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Erickson,"Sarah M. Erickson AKA Sarah Brokke",,,MN,,"(218) 341-4219 ",sarahbrokkeart@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-fellowship-8,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Keiko Williams: musician, grants administrator; Kristen Anderson: fiber artist, educator; Karissa Isaacs: Associate Curator at the Tweed Museum; Robert Repinski: printmaker, Professor of Fine Art at University of Minnesota-Duluth.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952 ",1
10001077,"Artist Fellowship",2017,2857,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I aim to produce a book that reflects upon what it means to live locally. The book will contain numerous examples that highlight my family's exploration of consistently living locally in as many areas of life as possible. Complete a book I am proud of.","I spent several months researching, reflecting, writing, re-writing, and working on the puzzle of completing this book.",,4143,"Other, local or private",7000,,,,"Eddy Gilmore",Individual,"Artist Fellowship",,"Write and publish a book about living locally.",2017-09-01,2018-06-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Eddy,Gilmore,"Eddy Gilmore",,,MN,,"(218) 525-5545 ",eddygilmorehasleftthebuilding@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-fellowship-9,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Keiko Williams: musician, grants administrator; Kristen Anderson: fiber artist, educator; Karissa Isaacs: Associate Curator at the Tweed Museum; Robert Repinski: printmaker, Professor of Fine Art at University of Minnesota-Duluth.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10001095,"Artist Fellowship",2017,2857,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I would like to take a year to cut back on touring, cut back on commission projects and focus on creating my own new work. I need to focus on studio time, experiment with forms and methods, and research some new instrument concepts. My approach to composition is improvisational and new instruments are key to new musical discoveries for me. I would like to have a few new instrument concepts realized and a new performance piece through the fellowship. Throughout the fellowship period I would do a continuous evaluation. As I experiment with different forms and build-concepts, I will journal my progress- What ideas worked? Which didn't? What new or different ideas were spawned in search of something else? This process will also be applied to my compositional work as well. Musical improvisation doesn't come out of the air. You need to build a library of ideas and techniques that you can draw from when you play. At the end of the fellowship I should have 2 or 3 prototype instruments/devices that are used in the creation of a new performance work.","During the Fellowship, I produced numerous new works including 3 completely new instrument designs and also recorded new experimental material that I was able to release as an EP on a ""flexi-disc"" record.",,4143,"Other, local or private",7000,,,,"Timothy R. Kaiser",Individual,"Artist Fellowship",,"Artist Fellowship. Fellowship would be used to take a year to cut back on touring, cut back on commission projects and focus on creating my own new work.",2017-07-01,2018-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Timothy,Kaiser,"Timothy R. Kaiser",,,MN,,"(218) 269-6289 ",timkaiserduluth@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-fellowship-10,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Keiko Williams: musician, grants administrator; Kristen Anderson: fiber artist, educator; Karissa Isaacs: Associate Curator at the Tweed Museum; Robert Repinski: printmaker, Professor of Fine Art at University of Minnesota-Duluth.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10001112,"Artist Fellowship",2017,2857,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","My goals to accomplish during the fellowship period is to successfully complete the three exhibits that I already have scheduled, create new work, and actively pursue additional exhibition opportunities. I also will focus on pushing my work in new directions and to make my work more visibly complex by investigating new ways to create paintings. I will be able to measure the success of my fellowship by completing the exhibits I already have and by creating new and exciting work. I will be able to tell the success of these goals by how curators and viewers react to my work. I also will be able to evaluate the merits and growth of my work through documenting the work and exhibitions.","I exhibited my work throughout the state. I exhibited in several rural areas and I was able to personally speak and discuss my work with many different people from all different backgrounds. I participated in an artist lead workshop where I was able to have a deep impact towards the students’ approaches towards art and their own art practice.",,4143,"Other, local or private",7000,,,,"Adam J. McCauley",Individual,"Artist Fellowship",,"Support to create new paintings and to exhibit select paintings throughout Minnesota.",2017-07-01,2018-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Adam,McCauley,"Adam J. McCauley",,,MN,,"(218) 341-6642 ",adam.j.mccauley@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-fellowship-11,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Keiko Williams: musician, grants administrator; Kristen Anderson: fiber artist, educator; Karissa Isaacs: Associate Curator at the Tweed Museum; Robert Repinski: printmaker, Professor of Fine Art at University of Minnesota-Duluth.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10006561,"Artist Access Grants",2019,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My project goal is to publish a manuscript. My measurable outcomes would be 1) successful hire of an editor and 2) a manuscript that is publisher-ready.","I have a manuscriptmemoir. I'm ready to submit queries for publication.","achieved proposed outcomes",1590,"Other,local or private",2590,,,,"Stacey E. Achterhoff",Individual,"Artist Access Grants",,"I'm seeking funds to hire an editor for a nonfiction manuscript I am writing.",2018-12-01,2019-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stacey,Achterhoff,"Stacey E. Achterhoff",,,MN,,"(218) 428-9708 ",Mrs.Delicious.Duluth@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-grants,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10006563,"Artist Access Grants",2019,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Goal one is to revisit the grounds of the Owatonna State School. Goal two is to have photographs taken of me visiting the old Owatonna State School grounds and collecting of my verbal commentary about my impressions for an afterward in a book. Goal three is to put images of my artwork from the show, my narratives about those artworks, and my new pictures and commentary into a book format. Goal four will be edited services by Tina Higgins before printing. And goal five is to print hardcover books at Snapfish.com. I will host a book reception at Beaners in spring of 2019, and then distribute at least 14 books about my time at Owatonna State School free of charge to local and regional organizations involved with disability advocacy and organizations related to the current OSS grounds, to share with the people they serve and the public. I will keep one book. My goals needed to reach that outcome will be qualitative, yes or no answers for one) visiting the OSS, two) having photographs and commentary collected and three) laying out the images, narratives and afterward into a book format and four) having the book edited by Tina Higgins, and finally five) having the book printed, a minimum of fifteen hardcover copies, at online printing service Snapfish.com. My outcomes of hosting a book reception at Beaners and then distributing the printed books will be measured qualitatively, yes or no, whether or not the event was hosted and at least 14 hardcover books were able to be distributed, and I have one to keep.","Visit the grounds of the Owatonna State School and document in pictures and narrative-YES. Assemble artwork and narratives, as well as pictures and narratives from visit to grounds into a book to self-publish on Snapfish.com-YES. Distribute a minimum of 14 books to organizations working in disability advocacy and child services free of charge to them, have one book for myself- YES. Hold book release reception at Beaners- YES.","achieved proposed outcomes",52,"Other,local or private",1052,,,,"Maria E. Brown",Individual,"Artist Access Grants",,"Book of art and narratives about life as an orphan with disabilities at Owatonna State School.",2018-10-19,2019-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Maria,Brown,"Maria E. Brown",,,MN,,"(970) 274-9960 ",mariabrownstudio@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Lake, Steele, Ramsey, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-grants-0,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10006564,"Artist Access Grants",2019,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal is to create and show a short documentary-style film that follows Don, an artist in his mid-70s as he revisits his childhood home. His childhood home was the state institution in Owatonna, Minnesota. Part of the former facility is the State Orphanage Museum and also what is now the Owatonna Arts Center, which will be showing Don’s artwork through the month of October 2019. I will follow him as he tours the facility and surrounding grounds, sees his artwork in the space and speaks with staff and community members. I will interview and document his experience and his reflections on his past and how it has impacted him as an artist and an individual. I will measure success by the quality and reception of my finished film. Most importantly I will know that my film is successful if Don feels his life and art is reflected in it and if it challenges audiences to know and learn more about the varied experiences held by their fellow community members. In addition, there will be a public showing of the piece and a panel discussion to be held following.","I created a short documentary film that followed Don Sundeen, an artist in his mid-70s as he revisited his childhood home. His childhood home was the state institution in Owatonna, Minnesota. Part of the former facility is the State Orphanage Museum and also what is now the Owatonna Arts Center, which was showing Don's artwork when we visited. I followed him as he toured the facility and surrounding grounds, saw his artwork in the space and spoke with staff and community members. I interviewed and documented his experience and his reflections on his past and how it has impacted him as an artist and an individual. The documentary was shown at the Teatro Zuccone in Duluth, Minnesota., as well as screened for the cast of BOLD-choice Theatre Company a group made up primarily of actors with disabilities of which Don is a member. The Documentary will also be shown at the Saint Louis County Health and Human Services Conference in October 2020.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,1000,,,,"Toby T. Churchill",Individual,"Artist Access Grants",,"To create a short documentary film on a gentleman and artist that grew up in an institution.",2018-10-01,2019-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Toby,Churchill,"Toby Churchill",,,MN,,"(218) 340-4029 ",tobythomaschurchill@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Steele, Carlton, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-grants-1,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner ","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10006571,"Artist Access Grants",2019,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal is to create a series of ceramic lighting sculptures based on my current body of work. I will experiment to discover the best forms, clay body, firing techniques and wiring techniques to create lamps, sconces and pendant lights that suit the aesthetic of my sculpture while being functional and easy to use. Through creating this body of work the outcome will be a deeper understanding of using lighting in sculptures, pushing my work in a unique direction from what is being shown in the area. My evaluation plan and method to measure the outcome is to show the completed series of lighting sculptures to my mentor Robin Murphy at the Duluth Art Institute, and discuss with her the form, function and reproducibility of each one, then decide which ones would be best to go into production on and use for getting gallery representation.","I created a series of ceramic lighting sculptures by experimenting in order to discover the best forms, clay body, firing techniques and lighting techniques to create lamps, sconces and pendant lights that suit the aesthetic of my sculpture while being functional and easy to use. I came away with a unique body of work and new techniques.","achieved proposed outcomes",2393,,3393,,,,"Ashley Hise",Individual,"Artist Access Grants",,"Support to fund the creation of a body of work exploring lighting elements in ceramic sculpture.",2018-10-01,2018-10-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ashley,Hise,"Ashley Hise",,,MN,,"(218) 259-6446 ",leekx013@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-grants-2,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10006581,"Artist Access Grants",2019,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of this project is to implement a residency of four 'workshop presentations' of 'Mine Songs' during Zeitgeist happy hour the 2nd Thursdays of October, November, December, and January. An estimated 75 people will pass through the Zeitgeist atrium during each presentation, with a total of 300 adults benefiting from the grant proposal. The goal of implementing the residency of 'workshop presentations' is very simply measured, as I know whether I have implemented them! In terms of adult audience benefit, I will have someone present to take a general headcount. Although with a happy hour, people come and go, and head counting can become difficult, but it is very possible to get a ballpark estimate of total attendance over the four presentations.","The goal of implementing a residency of four 'workshop presentations' of 'Mine Songs' during Zeitgeist happy hour the 2nd Thursdays of October, November, December, and January was achieved. An estimated 40 people passed through the Zeitgeist atrium during each presentation, with a total of 160 adults benefiting from the grant proposal.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,1000,,,,"Sara R. Pajunen AKA Sara Pajunen",Individual,"Artist Access Grants",,"I will present initial sketches of 'Mine Songs' at a Zeitgeist four-show residency.",2018-10-11,2019-01-10,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sara,Pajunen,"Sara R. Pajunen",,,MN,,"(612) 802-2455 ",sara@sarapajunen.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-grants-3,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10006584,"Artist Access Grants",2019,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Conceptually, the goal of this project is to heighten and/or bring awareness to current social issues through artistic graphic design. I will be using a new medium to me— old-world letterpress tools, techniques and equipment— to explore the limitations of the medium while pushing its envelope and experimenting with the art of letterpress. As an experienced, computer graphic designer, I will be fusing the old and new together, be forced to slow down in the instant gratification print and social media world to produce a collection of one-of-a-kind posters, broadsheets and other hand-printed pieces that will make a lasting impression (literally and figuratively) on the viewer. I will be using this grant to buy letterpress-quality paper and framing materials to showcase my art and display it. The plan is to gain greater understanding of letterpress tools and techniques and fuse this old-world output technique with my extensive knowledge of modern graphic design and computer graphic techniques. Measurable outcomes will be a breadth of work—posters, broadsheets and other printed pieces—that are ready to show by December.","We had a successful debuit of the letterpress products in two pop-up shows. Sales and customer satisfaction was high with those who purchased the products. In addition, I learned a large amount about combining the two mediums of watercolor and ink on letterpress paper and then impressed on a letterpress press. I am extremely grateful to ARAC as this grant allowed me to experiment as an artist on a level I could not have afforded to do on my own, as well as presnt the final work in a professional manner.","achieved proposed outcomes",26,"Other,local or private",1026,,,,"Stacie S. Renne",Individual,"Artist Access Grants",,"Letterpress Graphic Art Project: Request for quality letter press paper, and framing.",2018-10-01,2018-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stacie,Renne,"Stacie S. Renne",,,MN,,"(218) 349-7345 ",stacie.renne@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-grants-4,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10006589,"Artist Access Grants",2019,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of my project is to produce fine art prints of my paintings to make my artwork more accessible to a wider audience, and to generate income to fund my artistic endeavors in painting. I am an oil painter, and the pricing of my work is based on previous sales, the size of the work, the cost of materials required, and the time and labor invested in the work. Not everyone who has expressed interest in my paintings has the means to purchase the original, and I am often asked if I have prints available. With this grant, I would be able to produce fine art prints, making my artwork accessible to more people in my audience, increasing my revenue from my artwork, and it would further my goal of self-sustained artistry. The measurable outcomes would be the income generated from print sales, a larger audience as a result of my artwork becoming more accessible, and an increase in productivity as a painter, having income from this project to fund the expenses of producing paintings. The success of this project will be measurable in a number of ways. I have an existing website showcasing my artwork with an online store. Through this online store I will sell fine art prints and reproductions of my artwork. I maintain a social media presence as well, which drives interest to my website and online store. Through my website I can track sales and income generated from my prints. This data will be an indication of how access to my artwork has increased by offering fine art prints, and the amount of income I have generated from this specific project to fund my practice as a painter. The additional income from the project this grant is for would give me the needed financial resources to increase my productivity as an artist. The cost of materials required to produce an oil painting can be a barrier to how productive I could potentially be as a painter. The funds generated from this project would enable me to freely purchase painting materials as needed. Currently I produce six to eight paintings per year, and my goal is to double the number of paintings I produce in a year. With increased productivity as an artist, I would be able to secure more solo exhibitions and be more readily available to participate in group exhibitions, which would be a great stride in furthering my career as an artist. The increase in my productivity as a painter is the second measurable indicator of the success of this grant request.","In the first month I have made three print sales. After launching this project, the traffic to my website increased considerably, garnering interest in my work and my prints, increasing potential for future sales.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,1000,,,,"John R. Ulrich",Individual,"Artist Access Grants",,"Grant to produce fine art prints to help in becoming a self-sustained artist.",2018-10-01,2018-11-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Ulrich,"John R. Ulrich",,,MN,,"(218) 591-9277 ",johnnyulrich@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-grants-6,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008791,"Artist Fellowship",2019,3290,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","I plan to create a professional 15-20 minute documentary film about the ARROWHEAD 135 in Northern Minnesota. It is a 135-mile long human-powered Ultra Marathon, taking place every January in the coldest part of winter in the coldest city in the lower 48 states. The race course is from International Falls to Tower, MN. The 15th annual ARROWHEAD 135 will be Jan 28th to 30th, 2019. I will follow and portrait 3-4 runners, interview them and show their ups and downs in the days before the race, during the race and after the race. The measurable outcome will be to have a fully-finished 20-minute film by July 13, 2019. I will then in August 2019 start submitting the finished film to outdoor/adventure film festivals around the world. The way how I will measure a successful project outcome is to have a completed film available for audiences by July 13, 2019. The projected timeline is to complete filming by the end of the race, on January 30th, 2019. The editing, color grading and sound mix would be completed by July 13, 2019. I will have achieved my goals if by July 13, 2019 the 15-20 minute film is finished and ready to be submitted to adventure/outdoor film festivals.","My film was shown to 50 viewers at a screening in Minneapolis, I hired 1 editor, and had a film crew of 3 cameraman with 2 assistants.","Achieved proposed outcomes",4400,"Other,local or private",7690,,,0.00,"Marius J. Anderson",Individual,"Artist Fellowship",,"CAN YOU SURVIVE THE 135? - An adventure-documentary-film about the ARROWHEAD 135 race in Northern Minnesota.",2018-12-10,2019-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marius,Anderson,"Marius J. Anderson",,,MN,,"(218) 316-2339",marius@londonroadfilms.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-fellowship-13,"Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Scott Knudson: filmmaker, Legacy Producer at Lakeland Public Television; Amy Sharpe: weaver, writer, co-owner of Ripple River Gallery; Annamarie Gutsch: Executive Director at Arc Northland, musician; Nathan Bray: ceramic artist; Christian McShane: experimental musician; Brooke Boulton: poet, instructor of English at Rainy River Community College.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist.",,2
10008792,"Artist Access Grant",2019,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Project goal: The primary purpose and goal for the event is to establish myself in the eyes of the public as a credible artist. As an artist, I attempt to formulate a perfect avenue to convey through conversation and art examples my passion for art. The art and the artist are intertwined as one! Hosting an art show is a special way to achieve that goal. I believe if given the financial resources I will be successful having a remarkable experience. Sales will be evaluated after the event and show me which pieces of art were most popular. This will help me when creating more images. I will learn what people find appealing and dismiss those subjects they do not. The number of sales against the number in attendance will give me indication of success or failure. After the show has been completed, success will be measured as to whether I receive any publishing opportunities or commission work. Finally, what is valuable to me is making new friends and deepening relationships with people I already know.",,,1700,"Other,local or private",2700,,,,"Thomas R. Anderson",Individual,"Artist Access Grant",,"I'm planning to have an art show and I am seeking financial assistance.",2019-09-01,2019-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Thomas,Anderson,"Thomas R. Anderson",,,MN,,"(218) 741-7833",Birchroad2002@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-grant,"Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008794,"Artist Access Grant",2019,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal is to support my studio practice as an exhibiting artist in the Arrowhead region. For this project I would like to purchase custom acrylic Dala Horses from Northern Acrylics in Duluth, Minnesota. This product would promote my work in a low-cost product, ultimately creating dialogue around folk art and contemporary painting to a larger audience. I will purchase the Dala Horses at $14.00 and a quantity of 50, and it will 1-2 weeks for the order to be complete. I will then paint and distribute to regional galleries/institutions. After install of my exhibit at the Johnson Heritage post-in July 2019, I will have time to start a new body of work. I estimate to have the Dala horses painted and ready for distribution in 1-3 months.","The 50 Dala Horses were ordered and completed by Northern Acrylic. They were included in my Boreal II exhibit at the Johnson Heritage post-in Grand Marais.","achieved proposed outcomes",1000,"Other,local or private",2000,,,,"Tara L. Austin AKA Tara Austin",Individual,"Artist Access Grant",,"To develop and sustain my work as an artist and rosemaler.",2019-07-01,2020-05-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tara,Austin,"Tara Austin",,,MN,,"(218) 370-0713",taralynntula@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cook, St. Louis, Lake, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-grant-0,"Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008795,"Artist Access Grant",2019,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal is producing twenty professionally printed and framed photographs from the archive of musician portraits that I have been photographing over the past three years. The photographs will then be displayed in a solo show to be held at Duluth Coffee Company beginning May 1, 2019 through June 30th. By displaying my work in a solo show my goal is to generate income through sales of the displayed work, encourage new clients to book me for portrait projects, and promote fandom for the musicians featured in my portraits by engaging them with the local community. The outcome of my project can be measured first in physical sales of the photographs I am displaying. It can also be measured by seeking feedback from Duluth Coffee Company employees regarding their perception of audience engagement over the duration of the residency. I also plan to seek feedback from piers, mentors, and those featured in my photographs.","I was able to sell three pieces in my show with two weeks left until the show ends I hope to sell a couple more. As of 616 I have made a profit of $900.00 on sales.","achieved proposed outcomes",802,"Other,local or private",1802,,,,"Michelle E. Bennett",Individual,"Artist Access Grant",,"Musician Portrait Photography Show.",2019-03-01,2019-05-02,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michelle,Bennett,"Michelle E. Bennett",,,MN,,"(612) 597-3296",alpha@wolfskullcreative.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-grant-1,"Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008797,"Artist Access Grant",2019,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Record a three-song demo of original compositions including vocals, piano, guitar, bass and drums. Distribute the three-song demo to radio stations, record companies, producers, club owners, streaming and digital platforms. Network through NSAI (Nashville Songwriters Association International) online song feedback sessions using the three-song demo for submission. Establish a presence on streaming platforms to be able to use the platform tools to promote my music for a follow-up release (single, EP or LP). Preview the finished recording in different settings including high fidelity, car, studio monitor, home stereo. Get feedback from listeners and sources the three-song demo is distributed to including WTIP radio, KTWH radio, local musicians, club owners and the online song feedback sessions through Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI). Radio feedback would be obtained through live radio performance during fundraisers when folks call in to talk, give comments and pledge. The radio stations would play my demo and I would be in studio to perform and chat about the demo, recording process and my music. Measurable outcomes for new club owners and venues will be if they hire me to come and play a show. Recording a three-song demo will give me a way to demonstrate my ""market visibility"" and if my music has appeal and is working for a particular audience. Measurable outcome will be if people I give the demo to listen to tell me they like it and would like to hear more of my music in the future on a full CD release project.","I recorded at Michael Monroe's studio for four days as I had planned to. I worked with Michael to collaborate on sounds and harmonies for the three songs. He recorded my vocal, keys and added additional instruments and effects. Radio play: WTIP North Shore Community Radio, KTWH Two Harbors Community Radio I distributed fifty demos to patrons, audience members of all ages, radio stations and venues with excellent response resulting in my demo being featured in regular rotation local musician radio play, five live radio shows performing and talking about my music, consistent positive feedback from venues resulting in ongoing performances at venues (50 during this grant time), submission to one online singer-songwriter on-line forum with positive feedback and good critique. This was a valuable experience for me to learn the recording process and work directly with Michael as a producer.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,1000,,,,"Roxann Berglund",Individual,"Artist Access Grant",,"Three Song Demo.",2019-03-01,2019-05-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Roxann,Berglund,"Roxann Berglund",,,MN,,"(218) 475-2777",roxann@briandmorrison.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-grant-2,"Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008798,"Artist Access Grant",2019,800,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal is to take a class on block printing with natural dyes and apply the techniques I learn there to work with indigo and various dye-resists in my home studio. The grant would pay for my class tuition, as well as supplies needed to create and maintain several indigo dye vats. It would also allow me to purchase several kinds of raw fabric and materials to create rice paste dye-resist. The outcome of receiving the grant money would be that I am able to pursue education that broadens my knowledge and technique of fabric printing, working with dye-resist, and using indigo and other natural dyes. Another outcome is that I have indigo resist dyed fabric samples that I can use in mixed media art and other sewing projects. Attend a two-day workshop on fabric printing and natural dyes -Create an indigo dye vat at home. -Produce resist-dyed fabric using indigo and fabric printing techniques. -Use fabrics to make mixed media art. -Contribute fabric collages to existing body of mixed media work to be displayed in art show.",,,,,800,,,,"Julie A. Bernhardt",Individual,"Artist Access Grant",,"To pursue further training in indigo dyeing techniques, specifically resist-dyeing with printmaking.",2019-07-01,2020-05-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Julie,Bernhardt,"Julie A. Bernhardt",,,MN,,"(708) 822-7963",bernhardt.julie@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-grant-3,"Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008800,"Artist Fellowship",2019,3290,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","I plan to use the fellowship to set aside time for learning Vectorworks digital design software and to hire a colleague in the field to provide me with hands-on training and real-world experience with the software. If time permits, I hope to extend that learning experience to include other digital design software and the Cricut online design tool. This modernization of my design process will allow me to enhance my professional presentations, stay competitive with other designers employing this technology, and greatly increase the time-efficiency of my work. The outcomes of my project will be straightforward to measure, as my increased education and experience with the digital design software will immediately allow me to create professional, computer-generated lighting and scenic design plans and the corresponding detail drawings and paperwork, rather than the hand-drafted designs that I now create. Computer-generated designs will enable me to work seamlessly with more professional organizations and will immediately speed up my design process, allowing me to use my time more efficiently and cost-effectively. I will also know I have been successful in integrating my new skills if I am communicating more effectively with colleagues and finding new ways to incorporate the digital methods.","The outcomes of my project have been very much as I anticipated -- I have been able to significantly increase my knowledge of and experience with Vectorworks digital design software, which allows me to create professional, computer-generated lighting and scenic design plans and the corresponding detail drawings and paperwork. I have been able to put these new skills to use immediately. Computer-generated designs enable me to work seamlessly with more professional organizations and greatly speed up my design process, allowing me to use my time more efficiently and cost-effectively.","Achieved proposed outcomes",3710,"Other,local or private",7000,,,0.00,"Jeffrey S. Brown",Individual,"Artist Fellowship",,"Training period on digital design software -- Setting aside time for learning Vectorworks and other industry-standard digital design software, through both self-study and also one-on-one training from other professionals in the field.",2018-07-23,2018-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeffrey,Brown,"Jeffrey S. Brown",,,MN,,"(218) 213-0264",brownknowsthat@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-fellowship-14,"Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Scott Knudson: filmmaker, Legacy Producer at Lakeland Public Television; Amy Sharpe: weaver, writer, co-owner of Ripple River Gallery; Annamarie Gutsch: Executive Director at Arc Northland, musician; Nathan Bray: ceramic artist; Christian McShane: experimental musician; Brooke Boulton: poet, instructor of English at Rainy River Community College.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist.",,2
10008827,"Artist Access Grant",2019,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal with this project is to create four watercolor paintings inspired by four poems selected from the Betty Bridgman collection of poems entitled, This Is Minnesota. During the course of this project I will research and take farming reference photos in New Prague, Minnesota. I will select two farm related photos to print in large format to use as references to create two paintings inspired by farming themes in Bridgman's work. In addition, I will select two reference photos related to lake country from my personal archives to correlate with Bridgman's work inspired by lake themes. The four paintings created will be peer-reviewed by members of the Ely Watercolor Club and approved by the Bridgman family. Potential funding sources for a large-scale expanded project and possible re-issue of the book of poems will be identified and researched. The family of Betty Bridgman has provided an Agreement to use the poems and a Letter of Support for the project. In order to evaluate the success of this grant I have created a timeline including milestones to be achieved and reported. June 1, 2019 Grant period begins. July 2019 Visit to New Prague, Minnesota to take reference photos completed. August 2019 Two farming reference photos selected and printed in large format. Professional painting supplies purchased. September 2019 First lake subject poem chosen, and painting completed. October 2019 Second lake subject poem chosen, and painting completed. November 2019 First farm subject poem chosen, and painting completed. December 2019 Second farm subject poem and painting completed. Peer review by members of the Ely Watercolor Club completed. Betty Bridgman family has viewed and approved the work. January 2020 Future grant application identified for funding a large-scale expanded project. Potential publishing opportunities to re-issue book of poetry identified. March 1, 2020 Final Report Form completed. Digital copies of work created submitted with the final report form.","During the course of the grant project I completed four paintings. Two paintings were inspired by northwoods themes related to two poems by Betty Bridgman. Two paintings were inspired by the farms surrounding New Prague, Minnesota. In addition, I researched possible printers for an illustrated re-print of Betty Bridgman's book of poetry, ""This is Minnesota"" I will attach digital files of the paintings at the end of this report form.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,1000,,,,"Sarah Guy-Levar",Individual,"Artist Access Grant",,"To create four watercolor paintings inspired by Betty Bridgman's book ""This Is Minnesota.""",2019-06-01,2020-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Guy-Levar,"Sarah Guy-Levar",,,MN,,"(218) 235-1111",info@sarahguylevar.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-grant-4,"Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008831,"Artist Fellowship",2019,3290,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal is to create a series of 28 illustrations for a manuscript I have written entitled, For You, My Daughter. The illustrations will be multicolor block prints on handmade paper, in an edition suitable for reproduction with the text as a Fine Press Book. I will be creating a set of 28 sketches, refining the sketches for style uniformity and integration with the text, transferring the images to blocks, hand carving and hand engraving the blocks, and printing of the blocks using letterpress equipment in my shop, The Tight Squeek Press. The outcomes will be 1) the completion of a set of finished illustrations to accompany the text, ready for future reproduction as a fine press book publication, and 2) a public exhibition of the works. Evaluation may be based on the quality of the 28 works themselves, the timely completion of this project, and reviews of the public exhibition of the works. Evaluation of the printed illustrations themselves will be based on expectations of high quality of content, composition, workmanship, and their relation to the text. The public exhibition will be held at a gallery serving the greater Twin Ports area, with invitations to include publishers, publishing agents, fellow artists and writers, and the general public.","Completion of the book design, the illustration / text layout, and the illustration suite.","Achieved proposed outcomes",3710,"Other,local or private",7000,,,0.00,"Robert J. Hinkel AKA Jon Hinkel",Individual,"Artist Fellowship",,"Manuscript illustration. I have completed a manuscript entitled, For You, My Daughter, for which I now wish to create the illustrations. The illustrations will be multicolor block prints, blocks carved and printed by me.",2018-07-10,2019-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Hinkel,"Robert J. Hinkel",,,MN,,"(218) 525-2363",rjhinkel@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-fellowship-16,"Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Scott Knudson: filmmaker, Legacy Producer at Lakeland Public Television; Amy Sharpe: weaver, writer, co-owner of Ripple River Gallery; Annamarie Gutsch: Executive Director at Arc Northland, musician; Nathan Bray: ceramic artist; Christian McShane: experimental musician; Brooke Boulton: poet, instructor of English at Rainy River Community College.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist.",,2
10008835,"Artist Access Grant",2019,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of this project is to prepare my nonfiction book, The Horror Anthology Handbook, for submission to publishers. While I have a nearly 300-page draft written, the time has come to recruit the help of others to polish the book’s presentation. An Artist Access Grant will provide funds to pay a cover illustrator, an editor, readers within my target demographic, and myself as graphic designer, all of whom live in Saint Louis County. Potential publishers include, Michael Wiese Productions, Bloomsbury Publishing, Wiley, and Allworth Press. While the desired outcome for this grant is a publication deal, I also know that that is something an author has little control over. As such, I have a “plan b” in the event I am rejected by publishers. All of the aforementioned grant activities will be just as useful in the pursuit of self-publication. A great cover design, professional editing, and an intense focus of the book’s target audience will aid in publication through either avenue. My ultimate measure of success will be the publication of my book. While my primary goal is traditional publication, self-publication remains a viable secondary option with the proliferation of e-readers and online distribution channels. Either way, The Horror Anthology Handbook will make its way into the hands of its target demographic. The achievement of that goal is my bar for success. Another measurable goal is the improvement of my writing through strict evaluation from my editor and readers. My editor, Matthew Dressel, is an accomplished writer who has had multiple screenplays optioned and has won the McKnight Screenwriting Residency. He has edited one of my screenplays, and his constructive scrutiny has, and will continue to, improve my writing. A third measurable outcome is the engagement of other artists in Saint Louis County. Along with Dressel as my editor, I’ll collaborate with a number of local artists. My cover illustrator, Dillion Timm has been creating art for four years and has sold 300 original pieces. My readers include film curator Marin Molander, TV producer Chris Brown. and filmmakers Lance Karasti, Emily McNeil, Randy Oelerich, Sam Weston and Brandon Cole. This grant will allow me to compensate them appropriately for their artistic insight, a help foster a collaborative arts community in Saint Louis County.","The primary measurable outcomes have been the improvement of my writing and the improvement of my book. Because of the feedback from my editor and my readers, I now have a much better sense of what needs improvement with my writing style, as well as what I can do to make my book more interesting to its intended audience. I received feedback on how my sentences can be too long and meandering, and revising the with this in mind has made it more readable and ultimately more publishable. The final measurable outcome was the engagement with other artists in the area. Reading their feedback on my work was invaluable. And they all told me that they enjoyed reading and reviewing at as well. The cover artist, Dillion Timm, and editor, Matthew Dressel, also expressed to me how the publication of this book could bolster their respective resumes.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,1000,,,,"Keith T. Hopkins",Individual,"Artist Access Grant",,"The Horror Anthology Handbook: A Filmmaker's Guide to Making Features Out of Shorts.",2019-07-08,2019-11-08,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Keith,Hopkins,"Keith Hopkins",,,MN,,"(845) 453-1206",keithhopkins88@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-grant-5,"Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008839,"Artist Access Grant",2019,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The purpose of this grant is to develop a platform that will increase the accessibility of my artwork. This grant opportunity will allow me to complete a cohesive online portfolio. By compiling and uploading twenty photography pieces and eight written works I will create a comprehensive gallery of my work. This will allow my audience to gain an all-encompassing visual of the scope my work. This will raise awareness and credibility of my artistic vision by showcasing the breadth and depth of my narrative, illuminating my accomplishments while also promoting my evolution. Finally, this grant will be used to promote my work via social media and in-person events. This will increase visibility of my work, allowing the opportunity to grow my audience and professional network. In and of itself, compiling and uploading the work to Blind Spot Creatives will be marked as a success. I will upload twenty photographs and eight written works. Having an online portfolio will increase my credibility and solidify my message and vision for creating. I will use this portfolio as the foundation and roadmap for future projects. Once completed I will have two local artists review and critique the portfolio. Ryan Tischer, professional photographer, will provide recommendations on the photography portion. Tina Higgins-Wussow, writer and teacher, will provide insights on the written pieces. After reviewed and edited, I will begin promoting the online portfolio through monthly spoken word events (total 5), scheduled exhibitions (1) and social media. Designing and printing business cards will allow me to begin networking, opening the door to collaborate and connect with other artists. Finally, I will use Google Analytics through Squarespace to gauge portfolio visits, noting which pages are viewed most often and how people move about my website. My goal is to have a monthly average of 30 unique visitors. In addition, I will track my Facebook and Instagram analytics, with a goal to increase following by 15% on both platforms. (87 new followers on Instagram, 57 new followers on Facebook). In the future this platform will allow me to readily share community events and exhibitions, new work and grant the opportunity to make online sales.","2 separate mentorship meetings, each lasting 2.5 hours. One with Tina Higgins-Wussow, discussing a written portfolio and one with Ryan Tischer, discussing a photography portfolio. two art exhibitions. One at Blacklist Brewing, a collaboration with Kyle Allah. One at Red Mug Coffee house, a collaboration with Cory Coffman of the Cuckoo Bees. Designedprinted business cards. Website updates. two Blind Spot Creatives Newsletters. twenty Blind Spot Creatives social posts. 35 new emails added to Blind Spot Creatives Newsletter Sign-Up via live events and website form. 10% increase in Facebook followers. 16% increase in Instagram followers. 40+ unique visitors to my website page per month.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,1000,,,,"Alyssa J. Johnson",Individual,"Artist Access Grant",,"Blind Spot Creatives Online Portfolio.",2019-03-15,2019-08-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alyssa,Johnson,"Alyssa J. Johnson",,,MN,,"(763) 370-0438",alyssa@blindspotcreatives.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-grant-6,"Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008844,"Artist Access Grant",2019,890,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","To release a three song EP of live performances recorded at The Rex Bar in Duluth. Then, to publish and distribute the EP both online and with physical CDs. Finally, to market the release of the final product using Facebook Marketing. Measurable outcomes would include completion and release of EP, the number of physical CD sales, online song streams, and an increase in social media followers.","The measurable outcomes are that a live EP was released and music streams and social media follows increased.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,890,,,,"Peter Knutson",Individual,"Artist Access Grant",,"Release live music EP for Duluth band Àlamode.",2019-03-01,2019-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peter,Knutson,"Peter Knutson",,,MN,,"(952) 334-6827",knuts404@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-grant-7,"Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008845,"Artist Access Grant",2019,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","I’m a poet nearing the completion of my chapbook manuscript called The Shore’s Absolute Edge. A chapbook is a small book of poetry. Of the poems I envision crafting, I have a minimum of twelve more to write. Once these are completed, I will enter the self-publication phase of my project. However, I inherited a used laptop in 2012 and it’s unfortunately wearing out. As a result, I’ve been creating my manuscript on a borrowed MacBook Air laptop and saving my work on a flash drive. Therefore, I would use this grant to purchase my own MacBook Air. It would be compatible with quality printing standards and allow me to self-publish my new poetry collection. It would also provide me the current technology I need to pursue my writing endeavors in earnest well into the future. My goal is to use my writing experience to help people understand their connection to nature. My next artistic phase toward this begins with publication of The Shore’s Absolute Edge. I have the time to participate in between 5-10 online classes a week depending on the length of the class. With individual classes averaging between $20-50 but as high as $199 this pass would pay for itself in the first week.","On October 17, 2019 I was the featured reader for a Poets and Pints gathering in Ely to promote the book's arrival in spring; a receptive audience of 35 people attended. After publication, my poem ?Nest"" was featured on the WELY radio program Back Home, April 12, 2020. On April 30, 2020, I was interviewed by KAXE radio's morning show host to celebrate the book release and National Poetry Month. Due to the pandemic, my book release party was postponed from April 22 to July 23, 2020. It took place at Ely Folk School. The building was filled to Covid-capacity with 25 people. The audience was enthusiastic, purchasing copies of the book. Thus far, The Shore's Absolute Edge has been placed in Piragis Books and Art and Soul Gallery in Ely, Minnesota. Books are also available through my website. More locations will be pursued. In addition, some of my poems will be broadcast on KAXE's program, Stay Human. Next summer, Art and Soul Gallery in Ely has offered to host a reading of my work.","achieved proposed outcomes",1868,"Other,local or private",2868,,,,"DyAnne Korda",Individual,"Artist Access Grant",,"""The Shore's Absolute Edge"" is a self-published collection of poetry.",2019-07-01,2020-04-25,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,DyAnne,Korda,"DyAnne Korda",,,MN,,"(218) 235-7235",dyanscot@midco.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-grant-8,"Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008847,"Artist Access Grant",2019,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Goals: Complete composition of sixteen short musical works for multiple stringed instruments, including acoustic and electric guitars, nylon string guitar, ukulele and bass. Record, mix and master these compositions using professional recording resources and personnel. Perform the compositions at one or several live events for the public. Seek placement of recordings in other media, including film and television. Outcomes: Composition of instrumental, non-vocal pieces; recording and production of compositions; live performance of compositions for audiences in Duluth and northern Minnesota. 6/1 Begin composition of pieces; 7/1 Finish composition phase. Begin recording and producing; 7/1-9/1 Recording of compositions; 9/1 Finish recording phase. Begin live performance preparation; 9/1-10/1 Live performance preparation; 10/1-12/1 Live performances of compositions. The most important Evaluation Points will be on 6/15, halfway through the composition phase, to determine if the writing is on schedule. Also 8/1, halfway through the recording period, again to determine if the recording is on schedule.","""This project culminated in: 1) Composition of 20 works for guitar and ensemble in summer 2019. 2) Recording 11 of those works in late summer 2019. 3) 5 performances throughout 2020 and 2021.""","Achieved proposed outcomes",,,1000,,,,"Scott Lamps",Individual,"Artist Access Grant",,"To compose, record and perform a musical collection of melodic guitar pieces.",2019-06-01,2019-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Scott,Lamps,"Scott Lamps",,,MN,,"(608) 669-0609",scottlamps@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-grant-9,"Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008860,"Artist Access Grant",2019,935,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","To purchase an acoustic guitar with a pickup for better sound quality and a pickup for my banjo for Riverwest FemFest and all future shows. It is my wish to continue to perform at local venues around the Twin Ports and surrounding counties and having the right sound setup is key to an enjoyable show, both for me and my audience. With the purchase of a new guitar and pickup, I will be able to achieve the quality of sound I desire for my project as a solo musician while making it easier to find more paying gigs and enlivening my growth as an artist. Having the tools needed for a simpler, better sounding setup for Riverwest FemFest and all future shows is key to the success of this project. I have borrowed a friend’s pickup, equipped guitars for shows in the past, and was impressed by the brighter and clearer sound difference it makes versus a mike. It is crucial to be able to hear yourself in a noisy venue in order to perform your best. I have never had an issue with sound while using borrowed equipment. Now I would like gear of my own to achieve more of my professional goals.","I achieved my goal of purchasing an acoustic-electric guitar, a mic for my banjo, an amp, XLR cables and a hard case for the guitar. I have used these new items at every gig since purchasing them and am very happy with the way it sounds and the easy new set-up.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,935,,,,"Charlotte Montgomery",Individual,"Artist Access Grant",,"To purchase a new acoustic-electric guitar and a pickup for my banjo.",2019-03-01,2019-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Charlotte,Montgomery,"Charlotte Montgomery",,,MN,,"(218) 340-8593",auntiebuffalo@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-grant-11,"Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008872,"Artist Fellowship",2019,3290,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","A Goody Night is an artist storytelling experience that is set up to platform people from diverse backgrounds for enhanced community connections. Seeks to establish meaningful connections among artists in Duluth, by capturing a more wholistic story via documentary process and organizing storytelling events that are coordinated at designated times and venues around the city. We enhance and inspire our communities by focusing on the more objective meaning Inherent in the artists’ work, giving all the glory to God. Mediums such as music, painting, film, etc. are strategically combined in order to achieve our goals. Enhance the social climate of a given space. Support and Leverage independent artists. Foster a non-substance-based atmosphere. Artistic Connection will first be measured when Artist and Host have completed a 3 to 7-hour HANGOUT / INTERVIEW. Artistic Connection will also be measured when Artist and Audience / Community have completed a 3-hour HANGOUT with 30 mins Interactive time. Social Climate will be measured via Audience SURVEYS after every event. Support and Leverage for independent artists will be measured by PROJECT COMPLETION per artist and the # of ARTIST CONTENT CREATED Support and Leverage for independent artists will also be measured by the # of ARTIST CONTENT SHARED on all our platforms including our online platforms. Foster a non-substance-based atmosphere will be measured by the EVENT SPACES USED. Space will not primary be alcohol/sub.-based space.","""Artist and Host completed a 3 to 7 hour HANGOUT / INTERVIEW. Artist and Audience / Community have completed a 3 hour HANGOUT with 30 mins Interactive time. Support and Leverage for independent artists was created in COMPLETION of event and CREATED ARTIST CONTENT Support and Leverage for independent artists in SHARED ARTIST CONTENT to community spaces facilitated by the city of Duluth and CJMM. We Fostered a non-substance based atmosphere by the EVENT SPACE USED. Space was not primarily alcohol/sub. based space.""","Achieved proposed outcomes",3710,"Other,local or private",7000,,,0.00,"Daniel O. Oyinloye AKA Seyi Stories",Individual,"Artist Fellowship",,"Enable Daniel Oyinloye With The Production Of ""A Goody Night""",2018-07-02,2019-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Daniel,Oyinloye,"Daniel O. Oyinloye",,,MN,,"(952) 201-7352",danielooyinloye@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-fellowship-18,"Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Scott Knudson: filmmaker, Legacy Producer at Lakeland Public Television; Amy Sharpe: weaver, writer, co-owner of Ripple River Gallery; Annamarie Gutsch: Executive Director at Arc Northland, musician; Nathan Bray: ceramic artist; Christian McShane: experimental musician; Brooke Boulton: poet, instructor of English at Rainy River Community College.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist.",,2
10008874,"Artist Access Grant",2019,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","To improve my skill at the copper foil method of stained glass and to learn the lead came method of stained glass. To be able to decrease my current employment hours and be able to concentrate on stained glass projects for future sales. I will complete the course and project and increase my knowledge and skill of stained glass.","Completed class, purchased materials and tools, created several pieces and have started selling them, exceeding my goal!","Achieved proposed outcomes",,,1000,,,,"Allison Pagnac",Individual,"Artist Access Grant",,"Supplies and a professional class to learn the Came Lead Method of stained glass.",2019-03-01,2020-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Allison,Pagnac,"Allison Pagnac",,,MN,,"(218) 729-8983",alpagnac@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-grant-12,"Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008877,"Artist Access Grant",2019,950,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal for grant funds in to purchase large canvas prints of my work. They will be part of a growing collection which will allow me to seek new opportunities to display my work. My dream is to share my photography with more folks up and down the North Shore and the larger Arrowhead region of Minnesota. I want to spread awareness for the wildlife that live in our neighborhoods and backyards. In order to exhibit work, an artist needs physical representations! This can be an expensive up-front cost when you do not own a plotter printer and need to order through a third party. My goal is to get my artwork in front of a larger audience, to share stories, and spark curiosity in others for the natural world. Having art on exhibition will be an invaluable marketing tool, help increase traffic to my professional photography website, and increase my following on social media platforms (Facebook and Instagram). An increase in sales (through prints or online) is another intended outcome. Through my website I can track visitors over time and can see which images are receiving attention. On social media platforms I can view insights in a similar fashion, track statistics, demographics, even see which posts receive more “clicks” or engagement and when. I have a section on my website dedicated to Conservation journalism projects where folks can go to see more stories about wildlife conservation issues in Minnesota. Before the exhibition period, during, and after I will compare traffic on my various photography platforms. From talking with visitors of the gallery in person I will be able to hear their original thoughts, comments, and critiques. I will ask Park (or employees/owners of the hosting facility) staff for feedback in regard to the exhibition as well. I plan to track sales and compare to before exhibitions. I will also track an increase in new exhibitions of my art over time.","I have been able to interact with visitors to my gallery and have conservation about Minnesota wildlife and conservation. I have also been able to track the increase in traffic to my educationalbusiness online website and social media platforms (Instagram and Facebook) since the grant project has been carried out. There have been three gallery installations since the purchase of canvas wrapped prints with ARAC grant dollars. The first gallery was at the Magnolia Cafe in Carlton, Minnesota. The second was installed at the Great Lakes Gear Exchange in Duluth (some pieces are still there). The third gallery is currently up at the Coho Cafe in Tofte, Minnesota.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,950,,,,"Ryan A. Pennesi",Individual,"Artist Access Grant",,"North Woods Art for Exhibition.",2019-08-01,2020-05-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ryan,Pennesi,"Ryan A. Pennesi",,,MN,,"(774) 258-2481",ryanpennesi@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, St. Louis, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-grant-14,"Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008893,"Artist Fellowship",2019,3290,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of this Writing Fellowship is to write and complete the young adult novel manuscript entitled, Mighty. An ARAC Individual Artist Fellowship Award will enable me to step away from some wage-work commitments so that I can utilize my time to write and complete this writing project. The Writing Fellowship also involves the in-kind donation of time and feedback of professional mentor and editor, National Book Award nominee, Sandra Scofield, in preparation for publication (through either a literary agency or self-publishing). Throughout the ARAC Individual Artist Fellowship grant season, I will write through to the end of my novel manuscript. I will also begin to revise this work, based on monthly feedback from National Book Award nominee, Sandra Scofield. The completion of the manuscript, and its subsequent revision, will be followed by self-publication or submission of the manuscript to a literary agency for representation, by August 2019.","The actual measurable outcomes from completing my project was 1) monthly feedback with mentor, Sandra Scofield; 1) 20-(sometimes it was actually 40) hours wage work in the writing of my manuscript for the projected timeline; 3) my completed manuscript submitted to my mentor, Sandra Scofield in June 2019; 4) and revisions for submission to Emma Sweeney Literary Agency (June-Oct 2019).","Achieved proposed outcomes",3710,"Other,local or private",7000,,,0.00,"Serenity D. Schoonover AKA Serenity Kenan",Individual,"Artist Fellowship",,"The proposed project of a Writing Fellowship will provide support and time for me to write and complete a young adult novel, and work with a mentor to revise it for publication, either through self-publication or a literary agency.",2018-08-01,2019-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Serenity,Schoonover,"Serenity Schoonover",,,MN,,"(218) 626-7727",serenityschoonover@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-fellowship-20,"Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Scott Knudson: filmmaker, Legacy Producer at Lakeland Public Television; Amy Sharpe: weaver, writer, co-owner of Ripple River Gallery; Annamarie Gutsch: Executive Director at Arc Northland, musician; Nathan Bray: ceramic artist; Christian McShane: experimental musician; Brooke Boulton: poet, instructor of English at Rainy River Community College.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist.",,2
10008897,"Artist Access Grant",2019,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Enkindle Dance Theatre is a new non-profit company based in Duluth Minnesota led by two local artists who are inspired to bring performers of different backgrounds and skill levels together. We seek male and female dancers ages 14-adult to make up the company of approximately 25-30 performers. Rehearsals will take place in July and August in preparation for the three dance performances that will take place at the Sacred Heart Music Center on September thirteen and 14, 2019. The concert will consist of a collection of ten to twelve original dance works created by three - four choreographers. Our desire is to create art works that arouse and inspire emotions for audiences of all ages and provide a supportive dance community for passionate people who move with a purpose. At this time, we have done the research and secured an agreement with a local studio for rehearsals in the month of July and August. We have also worked to secure a performance space at the Sacred Heart Music Center on September 13th and 14th. These were the initial milestones we were working towards overcoming on this journey to bringing a dream into reality. We have created a list of schools, theaters and venues to distribute audition notices for our Saturday, June 22nd audition. Our goal is to bring together individuals to make up a company of 25-30 dancers ages 14-Adult. We feel confident that we will meet our goal in order to create the company. Rehearsals will take place each week in order to prepare for the September performance. We have already began researching advertisement and marketing options that we continue to explore in order to promote the performance dates in the community. We have strong support of family and friends in support of these endeavors. Our goal is to average 100 or more patrons per performance on these two days; two evening performances and one matinee. We are dedicated to the work and sharing our artistry with the local community and soliciting feedback at the conclusion of our final performance from attendees and dance company members. We will along the way evaluate what worked successfully and what we can do better. We wish to grow as directors of this company and inspire dance in the performers and the community.","Enkindle Dance Theatre measurable outcomes consist of the 250+ people who came to the performances, oral and written feedback from performance attendees and Duluth News Tribune media coverage of the event. We received recognition for the level of dance talent, quality of the choreography and the high level of professionalism exhibited by the company. Company members have shared with the directors that people keep asking about when the next performance will occur. This for us is a measurable indicator of the success of the performances.","achieved proposed outcomes",1150,"Other,local or private",2150,,,,"Ricardo Suarez-Talarico","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Artist Access Grant",,"September 2019 Dance Performance for Enkindle Dance Theatre.",2019-07-01,2019-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ricardo,Suarez-Talarico,"Ricardo Suarez-Talarico","7636 Bay Hill Tr",Duluth,MN,55807,"(651) 274-0168",enkindledance@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-grant-17,"Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008905,"Artist Access Grant",2019,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The project I am requesting grant funds for is to fund my time in order to write a 60-minute (40-70 page) script for the pilot episode of a television series. This episodic series is based on a collection of 52 non-fiction short stories that I am adapting. EMMY-winning director of photography Mark Eveslage and Sumner Matteson, nonfiction and screenplay writer, and avian ecologist - Wisconsin DNR, will mentor me during this project. The resulting pilot episode will be used to convey my vision for the series in an engaging, credible way as I pitch the episodic series to producers, collaborators, and supporters, including ITVFest. How I will know I’ve succeeded at my goal is when I have a 60-minute (40-70 page) screenplay in my hand that is properly formatted and professionally edited, and that my mentors deem ready to submit to ITVFest and other competitions, and to share with industry professionals. I have received letters of confirmation from my two mentors stating they will read my pilot episode script drafts, offer feedback, suggest edits, and confirm when I have written a complete, optimized script which can be used to credibly pitch the story idea in industry language and format so that television professionals can understand, trust and support the project.","I completed what I set out to do. I spent 40 hours writing a 60-page screenplay and submitted it to Catalyst Content Festival (Formerly ITVfest) on July 2nd, 2019. During the writing process, I participated in mentorships with Mark Evesalge and Sumner Matteson.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,1000,,,,"Bodhi Werner",Individual,"Artist Access Grant",,"To write the script for a pilot episode of a non-fiction television series to submit to ITVFest 2019.",2019-03-10,2019-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bodhi,Werner,"Bodhi Werner",,,MN,,"(415) 748-2057",bodhiwerner@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-grant-18,"Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008907,"Artist Access Grant",2019,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Over the course of nine months I intend to design and compile one children's book. This book is a combination of text, photographs and illustrations. By the end of nine months this one children's book will be ready for publication. The book will be ready to submit to established publishers or a self-publishing firm.","I completed the children's book I have been developing using Adobe Illustrator. I grew in my knowledge and abilities with the program. I've attached the completed book content to this report. It certainly is not ready yet for publishing, but I'm on the right path.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,1000,,,,"Lorna C. West",Individual,"Artist Access Grant",,"I'm seeking funding to offset costs of developing my first children's story book.",2019-03-15,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lorna,West,"Lorna C. West",,,MN,,"(218) 525-7742",grandmasgardenduluth@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-grant-19,"Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10007981,"Artist Initiative",2019,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Development of writing and writing skill while working towards the completion of a full memoir manuscript suitable for publication consideration. Early drafts of chapters and manuscript version as well as the final completed manuscript will be submitted to the Minnesota State Arts board for review and progress comparison. 2: Four open-dialogue trans-issues and reading events presented and facilitated by me in four cities across Minnesota will occur during this grant period. As a trans-person who came out in 1988, my reflections, as I share my memoir's progress, have already established significant dialogue. I propose four open-dialogue events of trans-experiences. We need to remember how far and from where we've come.","Development of writing and writing skill while working towards the completion of a full memoir manuscript suitable for publication consideration. Early drafts and finished chapters of the memoir manuscript and manuscript outline and reference/research materials are available for review. 2: 4 open-dialogue trans-issues and reading events were presented and facilitated by me in four cities across Minnesota during this grant period. All four of the events were well-attended, and the response was supportive of the project with encouragement and interest given for the completion this memoir.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,10000,,,,"Venus de Mars",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"De Mars, trans front person of glam punk/trans band ATPH, shares memoir reflections of an era wholly accepting of trans phobic violence and discrimination while navigating marriage, a band, and her public gender transition.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Venus,"de Mars","Venus R. de Mars AKA Venus DeMars",,,MN,,"(612) 242-2843 ",demars@prettyhorses.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Hubbard, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-720,"Judith Budreau: Writer and teacher, Arts Board grantee; Karlyn Coleman: Writer; teaching artist at the Loft; Arts Board grantee; William Durbin: Poet, essayist, writer of novels for young readers; Anika Fajardo: Writer and teacher, book reviewer; Angela Foster: Poet, memoirist; Harmony Neal: Writer; Arts Board grantee; Debra Stone: Writer and educator; board member of Graywolf Press; Sarah Warren: Children's book author and educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008012,"Artist Initiative",2019,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will create an installation aimed at bringing awareness of micro-plastic in the Mississippi River and to the emerging bio plastic alternatives. By the number of people that attend the exhibit and engage with the art.","Josette created an installation aimed at bringing awareness of microplastic in the Misssissippi River and to the emerging bio-plastic alternatives. Visitors to the reception were counted by Ghiseline and an assistant. Daily visitors were counted by Ghiseline. A sign-in/guestbook was provided, people signed in. Survey cards were provided in the exhibit and mailed that collected more data.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,10000,,,,"Josette A. Ghiseline",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Ghiseline will create an installation about microplastic in the Mississippi River and the emerging bioplastic alternatives. She will build a large-scale sculptural artwork based on river boats made from homegrown biomaterials.",2019-03-01,2020-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Josette,Ghiseline,"Josette A. Ghiseline",,,MN,,"(617) 599-6474 ",josette999@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-735,"Mica Lee Anders: Visual artist and educator; women's writing program coordinator, COMPAS; Kenneth Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum; Ann Klefstad: Artist and writer; Arts Board grantee; Alexander Lindsay: Mixed media artist; Kathryn Nobbe Bergmann: Visual artist; Arts Board grantee; Christopher Rackley: Visual artist; Arts Board grantee and Art(ists) on the Verge fellow; Laura Youngbird: Art instructor and cultural counselor.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008052,"Artist Initiative",2019,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The artist will develop skill designing an art catalog documenting a career as Minnesota artist making it available to the entire Minnesota community The outcome will be evaluated by the attendance and sale of catalogs at the reception and the number of requests for catalogs from public institutions, expectations are 100 attendance, 30 sales at reception, and 70 requests from institutions.","The artist developed new skills organizing a multi-sectional book to document her life career available to Minnesota, the US and world communities. 10/10/19 Talk Mpls Club, 45 attnd. 4/4/20 scheduled Talk Book launch WAM delayed COVID-19. Expected attnd 100. Virtual Interview ARTSPACE in process, state, national publicity. Afton Press printed 750 books 'synthesis' selling on their website.","achieved proposed outcomes",981,"Other,local or private",10981,,,,"Vesna K. Kittelson",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Kittelson will produce a catalog with images and essays to accompany the transition of her career artwork to the Weisman Art Museum in Minneapolis. It will be publicly presented at a reception in the museum.",2019-03-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Vesna,Kittelson,"Vesna K. Kittelson",,,MN,,"(612) 927-7322 ",vkittelson@aol.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-752,"Nicole Chamberlain-Dupree: Executive director, MN Marine Art Museum; Nicholas DeVries: Ceramic artist and teacher; Arts Board grantee; Kristina Estell: Sculptor and installation artist; arts educator; Arts Board grantee; Nicole Havekost: Sculptor; Arts Board grantee; Suzanne Kosmalski: Installation artist and photographer; Arts Board grantee; Kari Lindquist-Weber: Painter; Arts Board grantee; Thomas McGregor: Painter; Arts Board grantee; Drew Peterson: Printer and educator; Arts Board grantee; Susan Shields: Artist; Arts Board grantee; MCAD faculty","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008055,"Artist Initiative",2019,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Film vignettes of local farmers are catalysts for rural communities to engage in storytelling, critical dialogue and knowledge transfer. Number of Farmers willing to be interviewed and community members come to the events, if people engage with each other at the events/dialogues, short surveys before and after the events, if people linger, if people want another gathering.","Meet with farm orgs and film local farmers engaged rural people in conversations about many aspects of farming. Interviewing twenty farmers, Expression of Interest questionnaires, in-person presentations at regional meetings, and collaborating with farming organizations that work on these issues, all connected the issues and concerns of rural people.",,33,"Other,local or private",10033,,,,"Teresa L. Konechne",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Konechne will create film vignettes of farmers, especially elders, speaking about farming and traditions we have lost. These will be part of story circles in rural areas to host dialogues and transfer knowledge.",2019-03-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Teresa,Konechne,"Teresa L. Konechne",,,MN,,"(612) 214-1121 ",tontheroad@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Blue Earth, Cass, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Itasca, Lake, Lyon, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Renville, Sibley, St. Louis, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-755,"Anthony Adah: Film studies professor, MSU Moorhead; Sara Enzenauer: Executive director, Frozen River Film Festival; Robert Larson: Assistant professor of communication and media studies at The College of St. Scholastica; Rebecca McDonald: CEO, media production company BFRESH Productions; Jatin Setia: Founder and executive director, Twin Cities Film Fest","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008063,"Artist Initiative",2019,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artist will engage and inform audiences across Minnesota, presenting a unique concert program, including rarely-heard work by 18th-century women composers. I will evaluate the success of the outcome by the attendance at the concerts, the response at artist talkbacks, the attention from media, and the interest from potential future venues. 2: Artist will refine performance practice of 18th century repertoire through collaboration, rehearsal and performance with specialists. Working with musicians who specialize in this era of music, I will be getting feedback all through the collaborative process of rehearsals and performances.","Artist engaged audiences in a concert program, giving performances of music by rarely-heard female composers in a unique concert setting. Artist soldout three of her five concerts, received press from MPR and the Star Tribune and was invited back to all venues for future projects. 2: Artist worked with practicing musicians, music librarians and musicologists to learn specific style elements of this music. Artist created scores and transcribed parts using this knowledge and it was well-received by musicians who have knowledge of this era.","achieved proposed outcomes",1135,"Other,local or private",11135,,,,"Andrea E. Leap AKA Andrea Leap",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Leap, soprano, will present a concert of eighteenth century music, including rarely heard compositions by female composers. Performances will be given in four Minnesota communities and followed by artist talk backs.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrea,Leap,"Andrea E. Leap",,,MN,,"(612) 616-5299 ",andrealeap@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Steele, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-757,"Joan Griffith: Bass and mandolin player; teaches at Macalester and directs MacJazz; Douglas Harbin: Assistant professor of music theory and composition, Concordia College; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator and consultant; development officer at KBEM Jazz88; Jeffrey Meyer: Music professor and fine arts department chair at Concordia College, Moorhead; leader of study abroad trips; Stephen Pelkey: Music faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota and Winona State University; cellist with Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Rochester Chamber Music Society; Karen Quiroz: Professional vocalist, Brazilian music; Gabriel Rodreick: Musician and teacher; Arts Board grantee; David Stoddard: Award-winning lyricist, composer, folk musician, and teacher","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008071,"Artist Initiative",2019,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Finish draft of first historical fiction short story collection. Finished draft of my first historical fiction short story collection, tentatively entitled Under the North Star. 2: Engage residents of Ely and surrounding communities in a reading of Boundary Waters, and a facilitated discussion of the issues raised in the work. Quantitative evaluation includes tracking number of audience members, qualitative evaluation includes anonymous audience surveys on story credibility and authenticity. ","Finished draft of novel inspired by a short story in the collection (change approved by MSAB). Manuscript was requested by Saint Martin's Press and Kensington Publishing. I accepted offer from Kensington due to their enthusiasm for the book and publication plan. 2: Engage residents of Ely and surrounding communities in a reading of Boundary Waters, and a facilitated discussion of the issues raised in the work. The group was smaller than expected and forthcoming in their feedback, therefore, I did not need to have them fill out anonymous surveys. The story was found to be credible and authentic, even down to the specific backstories of the characters.","achieved proposed outcomes",42,,10042,,,,"Brian J. Malloy",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Malloy will complete a draft of his first Minnesota historical fiction collection, and perform a public reading and facilitate a community discussion of his short story 'Boundary Waters' at Ely Folk School.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brian,Malloy,"Brian J. Malloy",,,MN,,"(612) 331-2724 ",malloywriter@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-761,"Rebecca Brooks: Writer and teacher; Arts Board grantee; Scott Carpenter: Fiction writer; teacher at Carleton; Martin Cozza: Fiction writer; Arts Board grantee; Margaret Newman: Writer and teacher; Arts Board grantee; Cole Perry: Northern Minnesota novelist; Robin Rozanski: Writer; teaching artist at The Loft; Molly Sutton Kiefer: Poet, essayist, editor and publisher of Tinderbox Editions in Red Wing","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1
10008111,"Artist Initiative",2019,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artist will engage new audiences in the history of female incarceration to broaden their understanding of women's issues past and present. Evaluation will be based on securing presentations, readings, media coverage, and book club visits with new regional audiences including the Correctional Facility-Shakopee, and readers in greater Minnesota. 2: Artist will develop new skills in marketing and audience outreach through work with professionals to promote a new novel to adult readers. Evaluation will be based on artist's ability to build and execute a marketing plan that promotes the new book's visibility and expands the artists' audience in Minnesota. ","Artist will engage new audiences in the history of female incarceration to broaden their understanding of women's issues past and present. Evaluation based on attendance at readings, media coverage, communities reached through author events for new audiences in the Twin Cities and greater Minnesota. 2: Artist will develop new skills in marketing and audience outreach through work with professionals to promote a new novel to adult readers. Evaluation based on achieved marketing plan created with publicists, media coverage and events secured, increased social media presence, and new readers in attendance at events.","achieved proposed outcomes",5700,"Other,local or private",15700,,,,"Sheila M. O'Connor",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"O'Connor will promote her forthcoming novel, Reconstructing V, to new audiences. Focusing on little known Minnesota history of incarcerated girls, O'Connor will market and present to readers throughout the state.",2019-01-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sheila,O'Connor,"Sheila M. O'Connor",,,MN,,"(952) 925-4265 ",infosheilao@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-776,"Rebecca Brooks: Writer and teacher; Arts Board grantee; Scott Carpenter: Fiction writer; teacher at Carleton; Martin Cozza: Fiction writer; Arts Board grantee; Margaret Newman: Writer and teacher; Arts Board grantee; Cole Perry: Northern Minnesota novelist; Robin Rozanski: Writer; teaching artist at The Loft; Molly Sutton Kiefer: Poet, essayist, editor and publisher of Tinderbox Editions in Red Wing","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008130,"Artist Initiative",2019,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I'll develop skills in fiction by studying texts and writing/revising, on my own and with a mentor, eight stories, and submitting four of them for publication. I'll be successful if I've read all books in my course list; applied them and applicable mentor advice to drafts of at least eight stories; revised at least four to publishable quality; and submitted those four for publication to literary journals. 2: Workshop students will gain skills in fictiortistic community. Reading audiences will experience work that treats rurality and women in complex ways. I'll be successful if I've led a fiction workshop in my local area (surveys before and after to assess learning) and if I organize and read at two literary events with diverse writers from the reading area.","I'll developed skills in fiction by studying texts and writing/revising, on my own and with a mentor, eight stories, and submitting four of them for publication. I read all the books on my course list. I wrote drafts of eight stories, and I revised them with help from my books and my mentor. Four are revised enough to be sent out, and I've been sending them out and getting positive feedback on them. 2: Workshop students gained skills in fictiortistic community. Reading audiences experienced work that treated rurality and women in complex ways. I led a fiction workshop at the Marshall-Lyon County Library for teens. I also organized and read at two events with diverse artists from each local area. It was all so much fun!","achieved proposed outcomes",,,10000,,,,"Sara M. Raappana AKA Saara Myrene Raappana",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Raappana will study a fiction curriculum and work with a mentor to write/revise eight stories that represent rurality and femininity as complex and diverse. She'll host a workshop and reading in southwest Minnesota and a reading in the Twin Cities.",2019-01-01,2020-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sara,Raappana,"Sara M. Raappana AKA Saara Myrene Raappana",,,MN,,"(507) 530-2111x c",saaramyrene@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Lyon, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-787,"Judith Budreau: Writer and teacher, Arts Board grantee; Karlyn Coleman: Writer; teaching artist at the Loft; Arts Board grantee; William Durbin: Poet, essayist, writer of novels for young readers; Anika Fajardo: Writer and teacher, book reviewer; Angela Foster: Poet, memoirist; Harmony Neal: Writer; Arts Board grantee; Debra Stone: Writer and educator; board member of Graywolf Press; Sarah Warren: Children's book author and educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008139,"Artist Initiative",2019,9900,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will develop skills in book-length memoir, a new medium for me, to communicate with audiences about my journey being married to a transgender spouse. I will create a draft of a book-length memoir and participate in three public readings or panels where I read from it and answer questions about my experiences. 2: I will develop skills in creating a longer prose work with a sustained, dramatic arc and improve my memoir craft. I will work with memoirist Patricia Francisco for developmental editing and advice about approaches to this memoir. I will spend most of my time writing and revising extensively.","Lynette Reini-Grandell developed skills in telling her story and communicating with audiences. Lynette Reini-Grandell completed a 350+ manuscript of her book-length memoir and participated in readings and discussions of it around Minnesota. 2: Lynette Reini-Grandell developed a method of tying together scenes spanning decades into a coherent story. Lynette Reini-Grandell met nine times with mentor Patricia Weaver Francisco, learning various techniques for writing memoir, generating new material, and revising.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,9900,,,,"Lynette E. Reini-Grandell",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Reini-Grandell will complete a book length memoir draft reflecting on her 35-year transgender marriage, give public readings, and participate in panel discussions about negotiating a loving, changing relationship.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lynette,Reini-Grandell,"Lynette E. Reini-Grandell",,,MN,,"(612) 242-2801 ",Lynette.Reini-Grandell@normandale.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Hubbard, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-793,"Rebecca Brooks: Writer and teacher; Arts Board grantee; Scott Carpenter: Fiction writer; teacher at Carleton; Martin Cozza: Fiction writer; Arts Board grantee; Margaret Newman: Writer and teacher; Arts Board grantee; Cole Perry: Northern Minnesota novelist; Robin Rozanski: Writer; teaching artist at The Loft; Molly Sutton Kiefer: Poet, essayist, editor and publisher of Tinderbox Editions in Red Wing","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008155,"Artist Initiative",2019,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will rewrite a full draft of a novel-in-progress, bringing awareness of addiction and recovery to a larger audience. The outcome's success will be evaluated by: 1) working with a mentor to significantly rewrite the novel; 2) teaching three creative writing workshops for people in recovery; and 3) giving a public reading focusing on the nature of addiction. 2: I will work with a mentor to develop my technical skill with third person point of view, novel structure, and pacing. This outcome's success will be evaluated by: 1) meeting five times with a mentor who will actively guide me through the rewriting process; and 2) successfully completing a significant rewrite of the manuscript.","I rewrote an entire full draft of my novel-in-progress. 1) I worked with my mentor to significantly rewrite the novel. 2) I taught three creative writing workshops. 3) I held a public reading, at which the workshop participants and I read from work in progress. 2: I worked with a mentor to develop technical skill with third person point of view, novel structure, pacing, and plotting. I met with my mentor five times total (plus ongoing phone and email contact) as I rewrote the novel. I successfully completed a significant rewrite of the novel.","achieved proposed outcomes",2120,"Other,local or private",12120,,,,"Felicia Schneiderhan",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Schneiderhan will work with a mentor to rewrite a novel about the devastating affects of addiction and the hope of recovery. She will teach creative writing workshops for people in the early stages of recovery.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Felicia,Schneiderhan,"Felicia Schneiderhan",,,MN,,"(218) 722-2373 ",felicia.schneiderhan@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-800,"Rebecca Brooks: Writer and teacher; Arts Board grantee; Scott Carpenter: Fiction writer; teacher at Carleton; Martin Cozza: Fiction writer; Arts Board grantee; Margaret Newman: Writer and teacher; Arts Board grantee; Cole Perry: Northern Minnesota novelist; Robin Rozanski: Writer; teaching artist at The Loft; Molly Sutton Kiefer: Poet, essayist, editor and publisher of Tinderbox Editions in Red Wing","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008158,"Artist Initiative",2019,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will complete the first stage of a dance that explores gender through the notion of Hollywood Fem, deepening my process for developing character. In addition to three public performances where we will garner feedback, the process of creating the work will be measured by online feedback gained from an interactive blog. 2: I will engage meaningfully with a broad Minnesota audience via live performances and an online blog about the process of creating art. In addition to seeking input from audience members who see the work in person and through the online blog, we will conduct a survey about the effectiveness of the blog for creating discussion. ","The April Sellers Dance Collective deepened their process for creating collaborative works while in residence at Tofte Lake Center in Ely Minnesota. Working in residence with my dancers sped up the process of accessing vulnerability and teaching my aesthetic this has allowed for a shorter rehearsal period ultimately having a positive impact on the cost of making the work. 2: While in residence at Tofte Lake Center, in Ely Minnesota the April Sellers Dance Collective expanded their audience through live performance and video blog. Filming daily rehearsals, interviews with the dancers and hosting online feedback forums allowed for a deepening dialogue with a greater Minnesota audience about not only the ideas of the piece but the process for creating it.","achieved proposed outcomes",3637,"Other,local or private",13637,,,,"April L. Sellers",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"The April Sellers Dance Collective will engage with audiences about their creative process through live performance and a video blog while in residence at Tofte Lake Center in Ely.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,April,Sellers,"April L. Sellers",,,MN,,"(612) 558-8209 ",aprilsellersdc@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-803,"Anne Adabra: Founder and chair, Minnesota Haitian Cultural Center; social studies teacher; dancer and storyteller; Ann Marie Deutz: Dancer and dance instructor; certified personal trainer; Heather Klopchin: Associate professor and chair of St Olaf College dance department; Sharika Kurumathur: Dancer trained in India and Minnesota; Rachmi Diyah Larasati: Associate professor, U of MN dance department; Jill Patterson: Teaches dance at Gustavus","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008166,"Artist Initiative",2019,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Engage communities in Morris, Duluth, and Minneapolis in a new, accessible way of experiencing poetry through dance films based on my forthcoming book. Feedback from audiences will be recorded; community hosts and artists involved will, after every program, evaluate the event and the audiences' reception. 2: Commission three dance films inspired by poems from my forthcoming book, to be screened with poetry readings and audience-artist conversations Three artists will create dance films inspired by poetry and submit them to juried film festivals. I will write new poems, inspired by the films and audience responses, to submit for publication. ","Engage communities in Morris, Duluth, and Minneapolis in a new, accessible way of experiencing poetry through dance films based on my forthcoming book. Feedback from audiences will be recorded; community hosts and artists involved will, after every program, evaluate the event and the audiences' reception. 2: Commission three dance films inspired by poems from my forthcoming book, to be screened with poetry readings and audience-artist conversations. Three artists will create dance films inspired by poetry and submit them to juried film festivals. I will write new poems, inspired by the films and audience responses, to submit for publication.","achieved proposed outcomes",1693,"Other,local or private",11693,,,,"Susan K. Love AKA Su Love",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Smallen will commission three dance films inspired by her new book of poems inspired by dance and visual art. The films will be shown with poetry readings and audience/artist conversations in Morris, Duluth, and Minneapolis.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Smallen,"Susan K. Smallen AKA Su Smallen",,,MN,,"(651) 341-6941 ",susmallen@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Stevens, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-811,"Philip Bryant: Professor of English at Gustavus Adolphus; three published books of poetry; Rebecca Fremo: Poet and essayist; professor of English and writing at Gustavus Adolphus; April Gibson: Poet, essayist, author of the chapbook Automation; Michael Kleber Diggs: Poet and essayist; Arts Board grantee; David Mura: Poet, novelist, memoirist; Donna Salli: Writer; retired professor of English at Central Lakes College; Linnea Schluessler: Director, Academic Success Center, Northland Community and Technical College","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008168,"Artist Initiative",2019,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Smith will develop and use her artistic skills to engage with audiences by learning and performing music by living Danish composers. Smith will receive assessments from the composers, and will also gain feedback from an audience by holding an informal Q and A session following a public performance of the works. 2: Smith will expand her artistic knowledge and advance her career by performing and recording solo works by living Danish composers. Smith will receive assessments from the composers, and will receive valuable feedback from her recording producer during recording sessions.","Smith developed and used her artistic skills to engage with audiences by learning and performing music by living Danish composers. Smith received critical feedback from musician peers and held an informal Q and A session following a live performance of the works. 2: Smith expanded her artistic knowledge and advanced her career by performing and recording solo works by living Danish composers. Smith received assessments from musician peers and valuable feedback from her recording producer during recording sessions.","achieved proposed outcomes",1678,"Other,local or private",11678,,,,"Wilhelmina W. Smith",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Smith will record solo cello pieces by Poul Ruders and Per Nørgård in a CD of unaccompanied cello works by living Danish composers. A public performance of all works will take place in Duluth in the spring of 2019.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Wilhelmina,Smith,"Wilhelmina W. Smith",,,MN,,"(917) 716-4072 ",minawsmith@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-813,"Joan Griffith: Bass and mandolin player; teaches at Macalester and directs MacJazz; Douglas Harbin: Assistant professor of music theory and composition, Concordia College; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator and consultant; development officer at KBEM Jazz88; Jeffrey Meyer: Music professor and fine arts department chair at Concordia College, Moorhead; leader of study abroad trips; Stephen Pelkey: Music faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota and Winona State University; cellist with Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Rochester Chamber Music Society; Karen Quiroz: Professional vocalist, Brazilian music; Gabriel Rodreick: Musician and teacher; Arts Board grantee; David Stoddard: Award-winning lyricist, composer, folk musician, and teacher","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008174,"Artist Initiative",2019,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Engage in public conversation regarding the quiet activism of literature in an era of loud headlines, during visits to rural community libraries. Results of Legacy surveys, tallies and responses from librarians. Audience photos (I take them before events, a guaranteed icebreaker). ","Engaged in dozens of conversations and met with hundreds of Minnesota readers. Personal contact.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,10000,,,,"Sarah L. Stonich AKA Sarah Stonich",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Stonich will introduce her novel Laurentian Divide, a sequel to Vacationland, at rural libraries in conversational programs with area writers and audiences on the quiet activism of literature in an era of loud headlines.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Stonich,"Sarah L. Stonich",,,MN,,"(612) 240-1878 ",sarahstonich@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Clay, Hennepin, Hubbard, Kandiyohi, Lake, McLeod, Sibley, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-814,"Rebecca Brooks: Writer and teacher; Arts Board grantee; Scott Carpenter: Fiction writer; teacher at Carleton; Martin Cozza: Fiction writer; Arts Board grantee; Margaret Newman: Writer and teacher; Arts Board grantee; Cole Perry: Northern Minnesota novelist; Robin Rozanski: Writer; teaching artist at The Loft; Molly Sutton Kiefer: Poet, essayist, editor and publisher of Tinderbox Editions in Red Wing","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008205,"Artist Initiative",2019,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To enable a greater awareness and significance of vintage signage in greater Minnesota though my paintings. Each painting would have a short history of the sign and community significance, along with a pad and pen for observer's written responses. These responses would be posted to my website and social media. 2: I will create at least five paintings and exhibit them in a Minnesota venue. I will research and paint vintage signs from at least five regions of the state. I will exhibit and give an artist talk either at Douglas Flanders Gallery or Hopkins art center where audience input will be encouraged.","I painted five vintage Minnesota signs from different regions of the State. Getting Minnesotans responds from each Then writing histories of each sign. Photos of potential signs to paint where visitors comment on photos of them. I chose my painting this way. Tracing my photos onto canvas then Oil painting. Writing historys to be exhibited along with the painting at the grant exhibit.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,10000,,,,"Michael D. Welton",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Building upon his past work on vintage signs around the Twin Cities area, Mike Welton will develop new paintings exploring the historical and personal relationship between Minnesotans and their regional vintage signage.",2019-03-01,2020-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Welton,"Michael D. Welton",,,MN,,"(612) 990-8789 ",weltondmike@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cook, Hennepin, Kanabec, Stearns, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-825,"Mica Lee Anders: Visual artist and educator; women's writing program coordinator, COMPAS; Kenneth Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum; Ann Klefstad: Artist and writer; Arts Board grantee; Alexander Lindsay: Mixed media artist; Kathryn Nobbe Bergmann: Visual artist; Arts Board grantee; Christopher Rackley: Visual artist; Arts Board grantee and Art(ists) on the Verge fellow; Laura Youngbird: Art instructor and cultural counselor.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008207,"Artist Initiative",2019,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will be experimenting with new content, materials and process for making artists' books and boxes and incorporating those new media into my artwork. Completion of a body of work that incorporates those materials successfully - technically, visually and conceptually. Feedback from other artists and the public will be gained through two events outlined in the artist plan. 2: I will re-format my website (for mobile devices) and improve my promotional efforts with personal contacts, media, and the internet. Hopefully, media attention will be gained both online and in print to attract good attendance to the exhibition reception and public readings, as well as having other opportunities become available as a result of my improved promotional skills.","I did experiment with new content, materials and process for making artists' books and boxes and incorporated those new media into my artwork.?. I did complete a body of work that incorporated those materials successfully - technically, visually and conceptually. Feedback from other artists and the public from two events outlined in the artist plan confirmed I had achieved those goals. 2: I deleted my old website and registered a new one better equipped for mobile devices, and very much improved my promotional efforts. Media attention was gained both online and in print. Numerous other opportunities become available as a result of the public components and my improved promotional skills.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,10000,,,,"Jody L. Williams",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Williams will produce new work with books and boxes focusing on specific Minnesota locations, which will be presented in a two-person show at Raymond Avenue Gallery, and in a pop-up show at Groveland Gallery.",2019-03-01,2020-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jody,Williams,"Jody L. Williams",,,MN,,"(612) 721-2891 ",jody_williams@mcad.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Ramsey, Redwood, St. Louis, Wabasha",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-827,"Guillermo Guardia: Sculptor; works in collections in North Dakota and Peru; Karissa Isaacs: Associate curator, Tweed Museum Duluth; Mary Beth Magyar: Sculptor; Arts Board grantee; Roderick Massey: Artist; Melanie Pankau: Artist and arts administrator; Arts Board grantee; Jane Powers: Mixed media sculptor and public art artist; Reed White: Painter and instructor; Arts Board grantee","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10000738,"Artist Initiative",2017,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Trevor Adams will learn a digital editing system and create online archive and website. Progress will be measured by increased online exposure, opportunities for collaboration and screenings, and integration of digital tools into current filmmaking practices. 2: Trevor Adams will produce a program combining original screenings with a workshop of his unique filmmaking techniques. At least five screenings will be arranged. Progress will be measured by audience and peer feedback and steady requests for future screenings.","Trevor Adams learned digital editing and created an online archive and website. Progress was measured through increased opportunities for collaboration and screenings, and integrating digital tools into current filmmaking practices. 2: Trevor Adams hosted a direct animation filmmaking workshop and screened six times throughout the year. Screenings were counted and a five minute film was collaboratively produced and screened during the workshop.",,200,"Other, local or private",10200,,,,"Trevor J. Adams",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Adams will create a digital online archive of his experimental films and share his work through a Minnesota based screening tour that includes a hands-on workshop.",2017-03-01,2018-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Trevor,Adams,"Trevor J. Adams",,,MN,,"(612) 219-3609 ",trevora26@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-366,"Lyle Corbine, Jr.: Film writer, director, and producer; Arts Board grantee; Cecilia Cornejo: Filmmaker; film and media professor at Carleton Collge; Kristen Lowe: Filmmaker and visual artist; teaches art and drawing at Gustavus Adolphus; Kelley Meister: Multimedia artist and educator; Deborah Wallwork: Independent filmmaker and artist, editor and director, Red Eye Video; Maya Washington: Filmmaker, writer, performer, and arts educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10000755,"Artist Initiative",2017,4486,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","My goal is to present and promote my debut novel, and complete several readings and workshops around the state. I will have achieved my goal if I've organized a reading and a workshop for underserved communities and if I have presented/read from my novel at three bookstores or libraries across the state. 2: My goal is to provide guidance on publishing to writers in underserved communities. I will have achieved my goal if I am able to organize and produce at least one workshop on publishing geared specifically toward underserved communities.","I was able to achieve my goals of reading at three bookstores/libraries and presenting for an underserved community (out-state writers). Tracking my events and engaging with the participants in the workshop. 2: I was able to present to an underserved community (Hutchinson), though my hope had been to present to a community of color. I presented on publishing to writers outside of the Twin Cities, but was unable to organize an event in Minneapolis for writers of color as I had hoped due to scheduling issues and lack of space.",,449,"Other, local or private",4935,,,,"Ashley W. Benites AKA Ashley Shelby",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Shelby will present her debut novel, South Pole Station, in five communities across the state, at bookstore and library readings. She will also lead a workshop on publishing for aspiring writers.",2017-01-01,2017-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ashley,Benites,"Ashley W. Benites AKA Ashley Shelby",,,MN,,"(612) 669-8775x c",bookofmoons@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, McLeod, St. Louis, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-475,"Cezarija Abartis: Author; faculty member, St. Cloud State University; Nicole Helget: Memoir and fiction writer, Mankato; Vanessa Ramos: Writer, artist, educator; Arts Board grantee; Heather Slomski: Author and Arts Board grantee; writing teacher, Concordia College; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Young adult and children's author; Arts Board grantee; Erin Soderberg Downing: Author of children's and young adult books; Arts Board grantee","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10000756,"Artist Initiative",2017,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Produce a themed collage series of eight?24"" x 24"" paintings and one diptych painting using acrylic, mixed media, and hand cut collage on clay board. I will evaluate this project by holding interactive presentations and workshops and by having a journal at the exhibit locations for public comments. My main goal to create paintings expressing ideas and images to others in a cohesive, meaningful, and visually exciting series. Successfully introduce viewers collage art, magical realism in art and a new vision of Minnesota's wilderness.","Karlyn produced a themed collage series of 8, 24 x 24 inch and 2, sixteen x twenty panels created as a diptych. Karlyn also created an illustrated catalog. Karlyn interacted with hands-on workshop participants and show viewers. At the events she discussed the history and collage techniques used in the paintings and the show's theme. Participants and viewers left comments on a survey and social media. 2: Karlyn created ten collages considering a new essence and vision of the natural world and inspire new human perceptions of wildlife and wilderness. Karlyn used the collage medium to transform image fragments to shape a new portrayal of the wilderness. She and participants shared ideas about magic realism, ways people could explore the spirit of wilderness visually using the medium of collage.",,,,10000,,,,"Karlyn I. Berg AKA Karlyn Atkinson Berg",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Berg will produce a hand cut collage series of eight paintings and one diptych using the genre of magical realism as a unifying theme. A collage workshop and gallery show are planned for several greater Minnesota locations.",2017-03-01,2018-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karlyn,Berg,"Karlyn I. Berg AKA Karlyn Atkinson Berg",,,MN,,"(218) 245-3049 ",karlyn.atkinson.berg@wildblue.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Itasca, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-476,"Kenneth Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum; Kyle Fokken: Sculptor, Arts Board grantee; Kimberlee Joy Roth: Ceramic artist; Arts Board grantee; Nicole Selmer: Artist and educator in papermaking, printmaking, and bookmaking; Colleen Sheehy: President and executive director, Public Art Saint Paul; John Sterner: Sculptor, painter, arts educator; Lisa Truax: Associate professor of art and design at Saint Mary's University; Arts Board grantee; Randall Walker: Artist; Arts Board grantee","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10000757,"Artist Initiative",2017,8440,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will embark on a Minnesota book tour engaging communities on the subject of Minnesota homeless youth. I will book events across Minnesota. The number of events and the attendance at each event will be tracked. I will also document the level of community participation. 2: I will teach writing workshops to marginalized youth across the state of Minnesota. At each reading location I will offer writing workshops for marginalized youth as a way to help them become the custodians for their own narratives. Attendance and participation will be tracked.","I embarked on a Minnesota book tour engaging communities on the subject of Minnesota homeless youth. I met with ten Minnesota communities to read from No House to Call My Home and discuss youth homelessness in the state. I tracked how many people were in attendance and how many community partners showed up to partake in the conversation. 2: I taught writing workshops to marginalized youth across the state of Minnesota. In many workshops youth were coming with varying levels of competency. Part of my development was to see their work through a non-judgmental lens, and be strengths-based in my teaching.",,10,,8450,,,,"Ryan J. Berg AKA Ryan Berg",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Berg will travel to ten cities in Minnesota to promote his book, No House to Call My Home, a personal account of his time working with LGBTQ homeless youth in New York City. He will also teach writing workshops for youth.",2017-01-01,2017-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ryan,Berg,"Ryan J. Berg AKA Ryan Berg",,,MN,,"(718) 785-7390 ",ryanjberg@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-477,"Anika Fajardo: Writer and teacher, book reviewer; Sherrie Fernandez-Williams: Writer, director of Bridges Scholars program, Hamline University; Rachael Hanel: Memoirist, essayist, professor of mass media; Rebecca Kanner: Published writer; teacher at Loft Literary Center; Walter Olsen: Writer; professor at Concordia College Moorhead; Lake Region Arts Council grantee; Kathryn Savage: Program manager, The Loft Literary Center; Lisa Steinmann: Freelance writer, editor, and artist; board member of Saint Paul Almanac","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10000764,"Artist Initiative",2017,8700,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Gain skill and discipline in developing and completing a fiction manuscript. Completion of remaining 40% of 250 page novel; manuscript ready for submission to agent or publisher. 2: Gain skill in developing and implementing writing workshops for community members. Plan writing workshop, `I May Not Be Right` based on theme from my novel; teach and facilitate workshop open to the public at community art center.","The artist gained skill and discipline in developing a nearly-complete fiction manuscript. Evaluation of the outcome included percentage of manuscript completed and how close it is to submission to agents. 2: The artists gained skill in developing and implementing an arts writing program for Duluth Art Institute. Evaluation of the outcome included how the arts writing program was developed, who participated, how the community benefited.",,100,,8800,,,,"Judith E. Budreau AKA Judy Budreau",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Budreau will complete her manuscript, The Order of Love, a novel exploring assumptions of blame, and the reverberations for one girl and her family. She will lead a half-day writing workshop at Duluth Art Institute?s Lincoln Park Education Center.",2017-01-01,2017-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Judith,Budreau,"Judith E. Budreau AKA Judy Budreau",,,MN,,"(952) 451-6914 ",judybudreau@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Itasca, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-483,"Cezarija Abartis: Author; faculty member, St. Cloud State University; Nicole Helget: Memoir and fiction writer, Mankato; Vanessa Ramos: Writer, artist, educator; Arts Board grantee; Heather Slomski: Author and Arts Board grantee; writing teacher, Concordia College; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Young adult and children's author; Arts Board grantee; Erin Soderberg Downing: Author of children's and young adult books; Arts Board grantee","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10000796,"Artist Initiative",2017,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will have researched and portrayed in sculpture the true happening of a young Ojibwe girl and her interaction with otters. I will document the story, decide how to portray and determine in situ location of sculptures, do preliminary sketches of the needed sculptures, engineer armature and actually execute the sculptures. 2: I will display my art works at a larger floral sculpture, made previously by me that is already in place. The public will be able to view these June through October every year, through admission to the sculpture garden.","A young Ojibwe girls' experience with otters was researched and sculpturally displayed. The story of an Ojibwe girl and her interaction with otters was researched, a model made, location determined, boulders, foundation and armature built and portrayed in sculpture form in East Central Minnesota. 2: The Keewaydinoquay/Nigikog is permanently placed in the Minnesota Goose Garden. The Minnesota Goose Garden is open to visitors from June through October. $5 donation for those thirteen and older is requested and appreciated.",,,,10000,,,,"Susan A. Foss",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Foss will create a new public sculpture of reinforced concrete for the Minnesota Goose Garden, located in Sandstone, that depicts the story of an Ojibwe girl and her interaction with a family of otters.",2017-03-01,2018-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Foss,"Susan A. Foss",,,MN,,"(320) 384-6857 ",suerodfoss@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clearwater, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Sherburne, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-498,"Jennifer Carruthers: Architect and public artist; Guillermo Cuellar Brown: Potter and teacher from Venezuela; Erik Farseth: Printmaker, zine publisher, collage artist; Arts Board grantee; Karissa Isaacs: Associate curator, Tweed Museum Duluth; Gail Katz-James: Sculptor and public artist; Jennifer Nevitt: Artist; Arts Board grantee; professor of drawing at Gustavus Adolphus College","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10000835,"Artist Initiative",2017,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Tia Salmela Keobounpheng will acquire metal-smithing tools and skills to produce a new line of jewelry. The jewelry line will be produced and shared at public events during the year. 2: Tia Salmela Keobounpheng will share learning about her artistic process at public talks. Two public talks will be held.","Tia Salmela Keobounpheng acquired metalsmithing tools and generated new jewelry and sculpture work that was displayed in a solo exhibition. The jewelry work was shared with patrons at public events. The exhibition illustrated the growth and development of the artist's practice to the greater public. 2: Tia Salmela Keobounpheng shared learning about her artistic process at two public talks. Two public talks were well-attended by the public with a period of discussion afterwards.",,3850,"Other, local or private",13850,,,,"Tia S. Keobounpheng",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Keobounpheng will develop technical metalsmithing skills and incorporate them into a new jewelry collection. Through artist talks in Duluth and Minneapolis, she will share her process as a Minnesota designer.",2017-03-01,2018-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tia,Keobounpheng,"Tia S. Keobounpheng",,,MN,,"(612) 483-2797 ",tia@silvercocoon.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-520,"Elizabeth Devine: Jewelry designer and lettering artist; Southeastern Minnesota Visual Artists co-op board member; Brian Frink: Visual artist, professor of painting and drawing, chair, art department, Minnesota State University, Mankato; John Hock: Cofounder, CEO, artistic director of Franconia Sculpture Park; Katrina Knutson: Working artist, freelance educator, and community organizer; Seho Park: Artist; art professor, Winona State University; Judith Saye-Willis: Studio visual artist; Arts Board grantee","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10000846,"Artist Initiative",2017,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will expand my knowledge of renewable materials and the technical aspects of tool-making, leading to a safer and more sustainable artistic practice. Successful creation of objects and tools demonstrating a high level of craftsmanship while utilizing new materials and techniques, as well as clear interpretation through public presentation.","In addition to expanding his knowledge of renewable materials and tool-making, Paul forged a close connection with other craftspeople in Minnesota. Paul was praised by the master instructors who he worked with for his skill and craft sensibility. His ability to encourage others to participate in or expand their own craftwork is evidence that he is successfully proselytizing this content.",,242,"Other, local or private",10242,,,,"Paul R. Linden",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Linden will study with renowned toolmakers and craftspeople to expand his skills in toolmaking, basket making, and weaving with natural materials. He will provide a hands-on demonstration and public presentation at Milan Village Arts School in Milan.",2017-03-01,2018-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Linden,"Paul R. Linden",,,MN,,"(612) 396-2287 ",linde078@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cook, Hennepin, Lac qui Parle, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-526,"Kenneth Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum; Kyle Fokken: Sculptor, Arts Board grantee; Kimberlee Joy Roth: Ceramic artist; Arts Board grantee; Nicole Selmer: Artist and educator in papermaking, printmaking, and bookmaking; Colleen Sheehy: President and executive director, Public Art Saint Paul; John Sterner: Sculptor, painter, arts educator; Lisa Truax: Associate professor of art and design at Saint Mary's University; Arts Board grantee; Randall Walker: Artist; Arts Board grantee","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10000853,"Artist Initiative",2017,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Complete twenty large oil pastels of places near my family farm in Nerstrand, Minnesota. Exhibit at the Groveland Gallery, September 2017. Success evaluated by completion of the work and final exhibition at the Groveland. Documentation of the work and subsequent promotion of exhibition events, press coverage and tracking of visitors. 2: Host public discussion at the Groveland about United States food production and its effects on the landscape we see and conflicting emotions aroused. Success is evaluated by completion and promotion of a public exhibition and discussion. With press, and audience feedback the artist will enhance public dialogue about land usage as it relates to food.","Produced approximately 50 works of art; had three exhibitions of this work. Tracking of blog readers, newspaper publication of blog and promotion of the exhibitions through direct mail, posters and Facebook/twitter campaigns. Visitors to exhibitions, lectures and panel discussions via photo evidence. 2: Hosted public discussion at Groveland on food production and landscape art. Hosted public discussion with noted authors Beth Dooley and Lynn Rosetto Casper to a stunned audience. Discussion was lively and went over time by an hour.",,,,10000,,,,"Thomas B. Maakestad",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Maakestad will complete twenty oil pastels of Minnesota landscapes. An ambiguous relationship with our main source of food challenges the artist to see beauty in pattern and color, while arousing conflicting emotions. An exhibition, workshop, and discussion will take place at Groveland Gallery in Minneapolis.",2017-03-01,2018-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Thomas,Maakestad,"Thomas B. Maakestad",,,MN,,"(651) 260-8021 ",maak@winternet.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Lake of the Woods, Mower, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-531,"Jennifer Carruthers: Architect and public artist; Guillermo Cuellar Brown: Potter and teacher from Venezuela; Erik Farseth: Printmaker, zine publisher, collage artist; Arts Board grantee; Karissa Isaacs: Associate curator, Tweed Museum Duluth; Gail Katz-James: Sculptor and public artist; Jennifer Nevitt: Artist; Arts Board grantee; professor of drawing at Gustavus Adolphus College","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10000860,"Artist Initiative",2017,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A cross-platform, interactive media work will explore the creative application of a cloud-based micro service architectures: a cloud mobile. A process blog will be kept throughout the project, a workshop / feedback session will be held midway and an installation and online release of the work and codebase will occur at the project's end. 2: Present a new media work online and in physical installation and provide a forum to discuss the creative use of cutting-edge web technologies. The work will be presented both to a local arts audience and to a local group of web technologists. Feedback will be gathered at all public sessions.","A cross-platform, interactive media work explored the creative application of cloud-based, generative architectures: cloud mobiles. A year-long installation with events was available to the public, process notes were published in print form, multiple exhibition tours / discussion sessions were held, a visitor journal was available in the space and the work was released online. 2: I presented a new media work online and in physical installation and provided a forum to discuss the creative use of cutting-edge web technologies. This project resulted in a year-long new media installation at the Tweed Museum of Art with companion website. Many cross disciplinary discussions / classroom visits were also held for community visitors, K-12 and college students.",,1000,,11000,,,,"Kathleen A. McTavish AKA Kathy McTavish",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"McTavish will create a Web based, interactive, cross platform, new media work called net.flux ::: the art of the fugue, presenting it online and in a multichannel gallery installation.",2017-03-01,2018-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,McTavish,"Kathleen A. McTavish AKA Kathy McTavish",,,MN,,"(218) 343-7998 ",kathy@mctavish.io,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Cook, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-537,"Lyle Corbine, Jr.: Film writer, director, and producer; Arts Board grantee; Cecilia Cornejo: Filmmaker; film and media professor at Carleton Collge; Kristen Lowe: Filmmaker and visual artist; teaches art and drawing at Gustavus Adolphus; Kelley Meister: Multimedia artist and educator; Deborah Wallwork: Independent filmmaker and artist, editor and director, Red Eye Video; Maya Washington: Filmmaker, writer, performer, and arts educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
10000861,"Artist Initiative",2017,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The artist will develop artistically by expanding into larger scale installations and detailed intricacies afforded by more studio time. The artist will successfully present an exhibition of collaged installations (one created by the audience) and collaged paintings with an opening. 2: I will reciprocally engage communities in rural and urban Minnesota and raise awareness about contemporary art happening outside of the Twin Cities. Tracking visitors to the studio during the work months, at the exhibition, online social media dialogue and measuring responses during a Q and A at the opening of the exhibition.","The artist developed artistically by expanding into larger scale installations and detailed intricacies afforded by more studio time. The artist successfully presented an exhibition of collaged installations (one created by the audience) and collaged paintings with an opening. 2: The artist raised awareness about contemporary art happening outside of the Twin Cities. The artist tracked visitors to the studio during the work months and at the exhibition, online social media dialogue and measuring responses during a Q and A at the opening of the exhibition.",,189,,10189,,,,"Andrew J. Messerschmidt AKA Andy Messerschmidt",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Messerschmidt will create a new pattern based installation in a pop-up gallery in Ely. Gallery visitors will be encouraged to collaborate and arrange their own patterned components as part of the exhibition.",2017-03-01,2018-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Messerschmidt,"Andrew J. Messerschmidt AKA Andy Messerschmidt",,,MN,,"(218) 235-4288 ",dampenedyurt@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Carlton, Cook, Hennepin, Itasca, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-538,"Jennifer Carruthers: Architect and public artist; Guillermo Cuellar Brown: Potter and teacher from Venezuela; Erik Farseth: Printmaker, zine publisher, collage artist; Arts Board grantee; Karissa Isaacs: Associate curator, Tweed Museum Duluth; Gail Katz-James: Sculptor and public artist; Jennifer Nevitt: Artist; Arts Board grantee; professor of drawing at Gustavus Adolphus College","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10000880,"Artist Initiative",2017,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The grant award research and studio work will result in a finished body of paintings of high quality. The paintings will be available for gallery display, and exhibited in at least one regional gallery. Feedback from audience and peers will be received during studio visits and the exhibit. 2: A lecture and accompanying gallery guide will present the research and final paintings in an engaging way. A lecture at the exhibit will invite discussion about the ideas behind the artistic research, and a gallery guide with essay and images will be available at the closing exhibit and the artist's studio.","The grant award research and studio work resulted in a finished body of paintings of high quality. The paintings were exhibited in two regional galleries. Feedback from audience and peers was received during studio visits and the exhibit openings, and the work was reviewed in a segment of MPRs ARThounds. 2: Gallery talks and accompanying gallery guide presented the research and final paintings in an engaging way. Gallery talks at the exhibits invited discussion about the ideas behind the artistic research, and the gallery guide with essay and images was available at the exhibits and the artist's studio.",,507,,10507,,,,"Andrew J. Nordin",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Nordin will research and create paintings at the threshold of abstraction and representation, focusing on rural Minnesota architecture. The work will be exhibited at the Gallery Saint Germain in Saint Cloud.",2017-03-01,2018-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Nordin,"Andrew J. Nordin",,,MN,,"(320) 979-0136 ",anordin@charter.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Itasca, Kandiyohi, Lake, McLeod, Meeker, Murray, Pope, Renville, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-545,"Jennifer Carruthers: Architect and public artist; Guillermo Cuellar Brown: Potter and teacher from Venezuela; Erik Farseth: Printmaker, zine publisher, collage artist; Arts Board grantee; Karissa Isaacs: Associate curator, Tweed Museum Duluth; Gail Katz-James: Sculptor and public artist; Jennifer Nevitt: Artist; Arts Board grantee; professor of drawing at Gustavus Adolphus College","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10000903,"Artist Initiative",2017,8300,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will complete a recital/recording project by engraving, publishing and presenting to the public works I arranged and edited for flute and piano. I would evaluate the project success through interest and engagement at public concerts as well as through visits to my website, orders, performances, and invitations for me to present workshops.","Alison Young completed a recital/recording project by engraving, publishing and presenting to the public works arranged for flute and piano. The presentations were well attended, the first printing of the music was completely sold out, Alison Young is invited to present more concerts including with dancers and workshops on performing this music and publishing in general.",,3950,"Other, local or private",12250,,,,"Alison Y. Rasch AKA Alison Young",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Young will complete a recording and recital project that presents Argentinean music she has arranged and edited for flute and piano.",2017-01-01,2017-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alison,Rasch,"Alison Y. Rasch AKA Alison Young",,,MN,,"(612) 208-5991 ",ayoung@mpr.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-555,"Jason Allen: Electronic performance artist and producer; teacher at University of St Thomas; Jian-Jun Chen-Edmund: Assistant professor of music education, University of Minnesota Duluth; Ignacio Herrera: Piano instructor, MacPhail Center for Music. Performer, director, and composer.; Heidi Lord: Percussionist; manager of orchestra operations and special events, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; Betsy Neil: Violinist and fiddler; elementary school music and orchestra teacher","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10000907,"Artist Initiative",2017,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will create a new body of work to be installed and exhibited at the Grand Marais Art Colony. The public will be allowed to view and interact with the body of work during the exhibition. 2: The public will be more informed about how Lake Superior is effected by climate change, specifically, ice formation on the lake. Viewers and attendees to the exhibition will have an opportunity to proclaim their intended course of action in writing to reduce their impact on the earth.","I created a new sculptural installation that was exhibited at the Grand Marais Art Colony. The public was allowed into the gallery for a two week run to experience the sculpture. 2: The public will be more informed about how Lake Superior is effected by climate change, specifically, ice formation on the Lake. The public was encouraged to take brochures on climate change and ways to mitigate their impact on the environment.",,,,10000,,,,"Daniel J. Saathoff AKA Danny Saathoff",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Saathoff will fabricate and install a sculptural work at the Grand Marais Art Colony that is inspired by the brief period of time when the ice is breaking up on the surface of Lake Superior.",2017-03-01,2018-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Daniel,Saathoff,"Daniel J. Saathoff AKA Danny Saathoff",,,MN,,"(612) 940-7318 ",dannysaathoff@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-559,"Susan Feigenbaum: Ceramic artist and educator; Arts Board grantee; Ernest Gillman: Visual artis, Arts Board grantee; Paige Guggemos: Freelance graphic and web designer; printmaker; Ann Klefstad: Artist and writer; Arts Board grantee; Charles Matson Lume: Visual artist; professor of art, School of Art and Design, University of Wisconsin-Stout; James Sannerud: Wood carver and furniture maker; Arts Board grantee","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10000924,"Artist Initiative",2017,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Research and complete a new 288-page graphic novel, show completed work in a Twin Cities gallery, and conduct a three-stop book tour. Thirty-six pages completed monthly, for eight months. A gallery show and a book tour in three cities will be held in January, 2018. 2: To bring the artistic process of sequential art and discussion of the book's subjects (adoption, families of choice, sexuality) into the open. I will work in a semi-public space to make the arts more visible and hold weekly open studios. Anyone can see my workspace and discuss the project/subject matter, to engage comics as a medium.","Researched and completed 75% of 288-page graphic novel and shared process and research outcomes with students and other artists. The number of pages completed / time it took to complete. 2: I was able to talk about the subject of the book and the reasons I was creating it with the visitors to my open studio hours and in three of my classes.",,,"Other, local or private",10000,,,,"Caitlin L. Skaalrud",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Skaalrud will research and complete a graphic novel, Godhead, while conducting open studio hours. A gallery reception and book tour is planned for early 2018.",2017-03-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Caitlin,Skaalrud,"Caitlin L. Skaalrud",,,MN,,"(715) 781-5307 ",cskaalrud@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-569,"Jennifer Carruthers: Architect and public artist; Guillermo Cuellar Brown: Potter and teacher from Venezuela; Erik Farseth: Printmaker, zine publisher, collage artist; Arts Board grantee; Karissa Isaacs: Associate curator, Tweed Museum Duluth; Gail Katz-James: Sculptor and public artist; Jennifer Nevitt: Artist; Arts Board grantee; professor of drawing at Gustavus Adolphus College","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10000925,"Artist Initiative",2017,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will bring the Working Land project to new and broader audiences statewide, building recognition for my work and advancing my photography career. I will evaluate outcome quantitatively (numbers of venues and individuals reached and book sales made) and qualitatively (primarily audience response and feedback from arts and library professionals).","Jon Solinger brought his Working Land photo exhibit to new audiences at six venues, gaining skills in touring an exhibit and in public speaking. Solinger evaluated the outcome quantitatively through the number of venues, days open to the public and estimates of people who viewed the work. Qualitative evaluation included speaking with the public, a comment book and reports from venue staff.",,,,10000,,,,"Jon A. Solinger",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Solinger will exhibit prints and give an artist talk at three regional libraries about his Working Land project, which depicts rural workers and workplaces in his Otter Tail County neighborhood. He will also research cultural venues around the state to bring his work to a statewide audience in the future.",2017-03-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jon,Solinger,"Jon A. Solinger",,,MN,,"(218) 863-4285 ",jon.solinger@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Hennepin, Otter Tail, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-570,"Joseph Allen: Photographer; media arts faculty at White Earth Tribal and Community College; Hillary Berg: Photographer; Arts Board grantee; John Gregor: Photographer and photo educator; Robert Kern: Photographer; Arts Board grantee; Karen Melvin: Photographer; author of Great Houses of Summit Avenue and the Hill District; John Ratzloff: Photographer at Steger Wilderness Center; Bonnie Wilson: Consulting curator, librarian and archivist; former curator of photography, Minnesota Historical Society, Oakdale","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10000926,"Artist Initiative",2017,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To finish a novel in progress. The artist will spend ten months completing a novel in progress. During that time she will gaining skill in the craft of storytelling and in the use of a third person/omniscient point of view.","The artist completed a novel in progress while gaining skill in the craft of storytelling, and use of a 3rd person/omniscient point of view. The success of the artistic growth demonstrated in the novel can be evaluated by the positive response that the artist is receiving from trusted readers and prospective literary agents.",,,,10000,,,,"Danielle Sosin",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Sosin will finish a novel in progress about an elderly couple living in southeast Minnesota that explores themes of perception, independence, and interdependence. She will also lead two creative writing workshops at the Duluth Public Library.",2017-01-01,2017-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Danielle,Sosin,"Danielle Sosin",,,MN,,"(218) 260-0459x c",dsosin@q.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-571,"Anika Fajardo: Writer and teacher, book reviewer; Sherrie Fernandez-Williams: Writer, director of Bridges Scholars program, Hamline University; Rachael Hanel: Memoirist, essayist, professor of mass media; Rebecca Kanner: Published writer; teacher at Loft Literary Center; Walter Olsen: Writer; professor at Concordia College Moorhead; Lake Region Arts Council grantee; Kathryn Savage: Program manager, The Loft Literary Center; Lisa Steinmann: Freelance writer, editor, and artist; board member of Saint Paul Almanac","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10010890,"Artist Initiative",2020,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Produce sixteen panels in two sizes visually connected by collage images, color, shape and texture to be displayed as single abstract mural landscape. I will evaluate the project at collage workshops and by visiting with guests at a reception. I will provide a guestbook for comments and create a questionnaire to gather viewers reflections about collage, each painting and the series as a landscape. 2: I will expand my collage artistry using images, with bolder abstract shapes and color to create panels set alongside to also become a vivid landscape. Evaluating my success using abstract elements of color, shape and intricate images to create a landscape with a powerful sensory impact will be accomplished by visiting with guests, reviewing their comments and responses to discover their sentiments.","I produced eight unique 24'x24'collage panels unified by images and color. The panels hung side by side to form a single sixteen foot abstract mural landscape. I evaluated the project by gathering viewers reflections about collage, each painting and the series as a landscape at two solo exhibition receptions, at a gallery gathering, at a Zoom interactive discussion and reading comments left in my guestbook. 2: I was able to expand my collage artistry using images, abstract shapes and bold color to create eight panels that became a single sixteen foot vivid landscape. I evaluated my success using color, shape and images in the eight paintings joined to become a sixteen foot landscape. I sought visitors views about collage, each painting and the complete landscape at two receptions, a Zoom discussion and reading my gues",,,,10000,,,,"Karlyn I. Berg AKA Karlyn Atkinson Berg",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Berg will produce an iconographic, abstract depiction of a wilderness landscape made of sixteen two size panels visually connected by collage images, color, shape, and texture and displayed as large abstract mural landscape.",2020-03-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karlyn,Berg,"Karlyn I. Berg AKA Karlyn Atkinson Berg",,,MN,,"(218) 245-3049x h",karlyn.atkinson.berg@wildblue.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Itasca, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-841,"Teresa Audet: Artist and furniture maker; Loretta Day: Art director, ROHO Collective; freelance artist and curator; Emily Donovan Carney: Multimedia artist; Lois Peterson: Visual artist; retired art professor at Gustavus Adolphus College; Nathaniel Wunrow: Proposal writer, bibliotheca; Leah Yellowbird: Artist; Arts Board grantee; Cameron Zebrun: Sculptor and photographer","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2
10010988,"Artist Initiative",2020,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","This project will pioneer a new way of creating permanent outdoor public sculptures using new green methods. These sculptures depicting regional life-sized animals will be carved of wood from trees downed by storms, and finished with the shou sugi ban technique of weatherproofing. The longevity of the sculptures will be monitored over the next decade. 2: These sculptures of regional animals will be placed in public spaces around Duluth and Minneapolis, after an exhibition at 315 Gallery in Duluth. The show will be accompanied by two artist talks on climate change and animal life in the region. Attendance and audience reaction will be recorded.","The artist was able to create these animal sculptures and site them outdoors. Much has been learned about how to improve their weathering abilities. The artist used woodcarving, charring, brushing, and oiling to create the works, and empirical observation to study the weathering capabilities of the technique. 2: The one-person show was not possible, due to the pandemic. Two group shows, however, did occur, and a half-dozen pieces were shown. It was impossible to do the usual evaluation of audience reaction because the observers of these shows were passers by on the street of website viewers.",,,,10000,,,,"Ann Klefstad",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Klefstad will do life-sized and larger wood carvings of wild animals, finished using shou sugi ban. The animals that live in the city surreptitiously will take their places openly, in a show at 315 Gallery and then in outdoor sites.",2020-03-01,2021-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ann,Klefstad,"Ann Klefstad",,,MN,,"(218) 393-9149x c",annklefstad@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-879,"Susanna Gaunt: Visual artist; Josette Ghiseline: Mixed media painter; Emily Johnson: Owner, designer and goldsmith, EC Design, LLC; Tracy Krumm: Artist; director for artistic advancement, Textile Center; Javier Lara-Ruiz: Dakota illustrator, painter, and sculptor; Jess Levanduski: Painter, sculptor, and mixed media artist; owner of Smeared Palette; Nicole Selmer: Artist and educator in papermaking, printmaking, and bookmaking; Amy Toscani: Sculptor","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2
10010989,"Artist Initiative",2020,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Build empathy and more understanding about the transgender community. Have conversations, write down people's reactions to the photos. I will share the conversations from the artist Q and A session. 2: Artist will grow in her portrait skills and working with non-models. The series will have a strong and striking variety of poses that tells each subject's story before the viewer reads the captions.","The artist's project was used to build empathy and more understanding about the transgender community. The project has been a great conversation piece. It opens up questions and discussions about gender, transitions and trans obstacles, and many of the people I talked to learned something or made a heartfelt connection. 2: Artist grew in her portrait skills and working with non-models. I'm proud of the variety and emotions achieved in the project. Each session required making sure subjects felt comfortable enough to open up quickly for the camera. I also added camera orientations and detail shots, which helped me get more creative.",,88,"Other,local or private",10088,,,,"Marla O. Klein",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Klein will create The Metamorphosis Project, a black and white portrait series documenting transgender journeys and experiences. An exhibition and book release will be held in the ACVR Artist Warehouse in October 2020.",2020-03-01,2021-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marla,Klein,"Marla O. Klein",,,MN,,"(920) 585-5819",marla@marlaolivia.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carlton, Carver, Freeborn, Hennepin, Pine, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-880,"Melissa Borman: Photographer; faculty at Century College; Donald Clark: Professor of photography, Minnesota State University Moorhead; Tia Gardner: Visual artist, educator, and Black feminist scholar; Gregory Harp: Photographer; Jon Solinger: Photographer; Arts Board grantee; Gary Wahl: Photographer, sculptor, and restaurant developer","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2
10010995,"Artist Initiative",2020,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The artist will engage Greater Mankato community to discuss Japanese ceramics and art of Ikebana through presenting ceramic flower vessels. An exhibition of artwork with reception and lecture will be presented to the public. The presentation will focus on the development of Japanese ceramics and its relationship to art of Ikebana. 2: The artist will research to deepen the knowledge of Ikebana, traditional Japanese flower arrangement, then create a new body of ceramic vessels. At the end of project period, I will have a new body of work to share the impact of this grant. The evidence on progress should include results of new glaze testing, signs of exploration on forms, and investigation on various firing methods.","The artist engaged community members of various backgrounds to discuss Japanese ceramics and art of Ikebana through presenting ceramic flower vessels. Artist lecture and workshops were presented to the public via webinar and Zoom meetings. The presentation focused on the development of Japanese ceramics and its relationship to art of Ikebana. 2: The artist researched to deepen the knowledge on Ikebana, traditional Japanese flower arrangement, then created a new body of ceramic vessels. I created seventeen vessels by the end of this project. There is an evidence of progress in my skill and concept in each work I created. There is a log book of all firings and glaze testing from the grant's period.",,,,10000,,,,"Mika N. Laidlaw",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Laidlaw will hold an exhibition of recent ceramic art in a Mankato gallery, showcasing work that focuses on the relationship between Japanese ceramics and the art of ikebana.",2020-03-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mika,Laidlaw,"Mika N. Laidlaw AKA Mika Negishi Laidlaw",,,MN,,"(507) 508-1929",mika.laidlaw@mnsu.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Nicollet, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-883,"Toni Gallo: Painter and teacher of yoga and meditation; Amanda Hamilton: Visual artist; professor of art, Bethel University; Jena Holliday: Illustrator; owner, Spoonful of Faith studio; Karen Savage-Blue: Visual artist and teacher; Eun-Kyung Suh: Art and design professor, University of Minnesota Duluth; Nathan White: Woodworking artist and craftsperson","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2
10011000,"Artist Initiative",2020,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will accomplish a major step in my career by writing my first full-length play, based on interviews, in order to evoke empathy across differences. The outcome will be evaluated quantitatively by the completion of the script and six public staged reading performances in 2-3 venues (1 rural, 1-2 urban), and qualitatively by invited professional peer review and audience survey feedback. 2: I will develop a reciprocal engagement process that shares a community's stories at home and across geographic distance, deepening empathy. The outcome will be evaluated qualitatively through audience survey responses and in-depth post-show dialogues that invite audiences to share their own stories of empathetic connection across lines of geographic, political, and racial differences.","I accomplished a major step in my career by writing my first full-length play, based on interviews, evoking empathy across differences. The outcome was evaluated quantitatively by the completion of the script and four virtual staged reading performances, and qualitatively by invited professional peer review and audience survey feedback. 2: Lein Walseth shared stories of Minnesotans from across the state to local and national audiences, bridging geographic distances and deepening empathy. The outcome was evaluated qualitatively through audience survey responses, in-depth post-show dialogues, and a virtual happy hour panel discussion that invited audiences to share their own stories of empathetic connection across lines of difference.",,2646,"Other,local or private",12646,,,,"Stephanie A. Lein Walseth",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Walseth will create The Empathy Project, a new play based on interviews of Minnesotans, exploring empathy across lines of geographic, political, and racial divides, culminating in staged readings in urban and rural Minnesota.",2020-01-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stephanie,"Lein Walseth","Stephanie A. Lein Walseth",,,MN,,"(651) 230-1815",stephanieleinwalseth@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Lac qui Parle, Nicollet, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-887,"Julie Ahasay: Director and actor, Duluth Playhouse; retired faculty member, University of Minnesota Duluth; Rachel Bernstein: Arts administrator and performer; Aaron Gabriel: Award-winning composer and theater artist; Denise Neushwander-Frink: Theater artist and administrator; Amy Seham: Professor of theater and dance, Gustavus Adolphus; Benjamin Thietje: Cofounder and coartistic director of DalekoArts in New Prague","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2
10009961,"Artist Access Grants",2020,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","I plan to achieve the following goals and outcomes in the time period of this activity: -Enroll in workshops -Create a professional and exceptional portfolio -Increase social platform activity by 15% -Increase project efficiency with software -Solicit feedback from two mentor photographers. I will evaluate the successful achievement of these outcomes by: -Complete Posing and Photographer Guide workshops, and apply methods to all new clients -Create three personal campaigns demonstrating artistic range for portfolio purposes -Track number of increase in followers and views -Track current base project timeline against future project timelines with the addition of new software -Meet with mentors at least twice for professional feedback.","My artistic goals for this project were to: -Enroll in workshops -Create a professional and exceptional portfolio -Increase social platform activity by 15% -Increase project efficiency with software -Solicit feedback from two mentor photographers I achieved these goals by the following outcomes: -Both workshops were completed and applied methods to all new clients -I created three concept shoots that I used to portray artistic range for portfolio purposes. All of the shoots can be seen on my website and instagram page. (fuelyourfocus.myportfolio.com) -Views on posted photos went from 91 to 464, followers on page went from 120 to 251 -Uploading and culling images went from 1.5 hrs or more to 30-45 minutes depending on the project. -Met with two mentors via online and in person, gained written feedback from them via google docs to use for tracking progress.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",1000,,,,"Sydney N. Carlino Johnson",Individual,"Artist Access Grants",,"Support needed for small business branding photographer to take artistic career to the next level.",2019-10-02,2020-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sydney,"Carlino Johnson","Sydney N. Carlino Johnson",,,MN,,"(218) 390-1294",fuelyourfocusphoto@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-grants-7,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center. Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10009963,"Artist Access Grants",2020,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","These are my project goals: 1. Select 6 dreams to create into paintings from my dream journal 2. Create sketches from dream details that will become paintings 3. Create 6 acrylic paintings 4. Learn and apply at least 3 new painting skills 5. Move my painting space from my bedroom to the painting studio and work in a bigger space 7. Apply to show my work at different galleries. This is how I will measure my success: 1. Create a timeline chart with one dream chosen for each month. This will help me with time management and to stay focused on completing smaller goals. 2. Make a list of artists who I would like to meet with and learn about new painting skills and techniques. Obtain their contact info and set up meetings with at least 2 artists. Take notes on our conversations to look back on for later use. 3. Spend time researching Youtube videos on various painting techniques. Create videos of myself applying at least 3 of these techniques. 4. Create weekly schedules for studio time to make sure I'm using the studio space as much as I can. I will create a schedule every Sunday to plan studio time for the week. I will be in the studio space at least twice a week. 5. Check my AICHO artists Facebook page weekly to keep updated on upcoming shows and events. Apply for at least one art exhibit.","One of my goals was to create a larger inventory. I was able to complete 3 out of the 6 paintings so I was still able to grow my inventory. I also completed the dream descriptions and sketches so that my next paintings are already in the planning process. One of my other goals was get my work out there more and apply for art exhibits. I was able to complete one of my paintings and show it immediately after in an art exhibit at AICHO galleries. I was also asked to submit a piece for an upcoming exhibit at the same gallery in the fall of 2020. I did meet this goal but I also believe this will be an ongoing process. Another goal that I had was to start using profits to pay for my own supplies and printing costs. I bought table space at several art sales around the holiday season to sell my work in hopes that I could start making enough to meet this goal. What I learned is that this process will take longer than I expected after paying table costs and time there was not much profit.","Achieved Most of the Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",1000,,,,"Michelle L. Defoe",Individual,"Artist Access Grants",,"A series of acrylic paintings based on dreams that I already have recorded in writing on paper.",2019-10-01,2020-04-20,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michelle,Defoe,"Michelle L. Defoe",,,MN,,"(218) 481-4214",waabanangagokwe@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-grants-8,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center. Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10009972,"Artist Access Grants",2020,480,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","I hope to address my need for large canvases due to the style of painting I enjoy – large scale, yet detailed – as well as build customized shapes for unique spaces my paintings may hang in. Having the ability to build my own canvases is beneficial to my career and does not limit me to the sizes and shapes available at craft stores, nor limit me due to the expensive nature of larger canvases. I will know I’ve been successful once I have completed the rest of my winter-themed collection on canvases that I have made myself and have stocked additional canvases in my inventory for future collections. Engaging in this project will also allow me to develop adequate experience to teach a canvas building class at that Duluth Folk School in December 2020 or January 2021. With the intrinsic learning opportunities provided through this project, I know I will have been successful when I am able to continue building canvases as I need them, as well as be able to effectively convey how to construct a canvas to students in workshops that I teach. Looking to the future, I will know that I have been successful when one recognizable mark of my work is the quality craftsmanship of the canvases. Someday, I aim create unconventionally shaped canvases to paint on, and have that be an additional mark of my work. This project will be a stepping stone on the path that leads me to this goal.","I was able to address the artistic goal of learning and refining my canvas building skills by building not 11, but 12 canvases out of materials purchased with this grant. Additionally, I was able to purchase materials specifically for painting with the savings from purchasing canvas materials on Black Friday. I have also gained a greater appreciation for the craft of canvas building.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,,480,,,,"Mikayla S. Haynes",Individual,"Artist Access Grants",,"Canvas Construction: The funding requested will be used to purchase materials for building canvases.",2019-10-01,2020-03-20,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mikayla,Haynes,"Mikayla S. Haynes",,,MN,,"(218) 269-8099",Mikaylahaynes1065@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-grants-9,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center. Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10009973,"Artist Access Grants",2020,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Speaking to technology improvements, my goals are to make a drastic jump in the audio quality of my work, beginning with Twin Portals. I want to be a source of information and motivation for others who want to try something new. I want to grow my abilities in editing a multi-track podcast, and I want to be able to use that knowledge and experience to help others with similar dreams. Regarding Twin Portals, I want to be surrounded by the talented people who make up the show. I want to work with them to create an interesting story worth listening to. I want to expand the size of our group by bringing in guest players who will provide their own abilities and perspectives. I want to continue to engage other artists who are inspired to create art and music and stories because of what we’re doing. Finally, I want to continue to bring an audience of D and D fans together at our live shows so that they can meet and enjoy and plan adventures of their own. For myself, I will grade my work a success if I’ve achieved a substantial improvement in sound quality. This will be due both to the upgraded equipment, as well as learning new techniques to expand my abilities in the areas of setup, sound balance, and editing. Additionally, I want to be a source of information for others interested in starting their own podcast. I want to be able to share knowledge of hosting and editing and sound design so others can share their passions with an audience they grow through their own hard work. I’ll consider Twin Portals a success if we’re still recording a year from now, on at least a monthly basis, with a rotating cast of players. It’s an incredibly fun project for all involved, and there are many others who want to contribute their talents to the show. I want to continue building on our audience of subscribed podcast listeners. And, I want to fill up the Teatro Zuccone with D and D fans who are eager to watch our live shows. Finally, since it’s my main focus, I want Twin Portals to be a podcast that sounds much closer to the studio produced D and D stories I listen to. As a small crew of passionate people with full time jobs, we likely won’t be able to perfectly replicate what we hear from the professionals. But, we can definitely be closer to their finished product, and for a fraction of the equipment cost.","The use of dedicated Shure SM58 microphones put Twin Portals on an entirely different level, as far as audio quality is concerned. Individuals can have their volumes increased and decreased individually and simultaneously, unlike with a single area mic. Researching equipment and anticipating current and future technological needs made me a better source of information for others seeking my advice. My abilities as a podcast producer continue to improve. Every recording I do and every edit I do in post production has me considering, is there a better way? I am still researching, brainstorming, and collaborating to find ways to make the audio sound better with less effort required. Through Twin Portals, I continue to get to work with fantastic artists of many disciplines. I have had two guest performers on since my application was submitted. I've worked with a local production company, Sound Central, for further equipment needs and advice/planning for the future.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",1000,,,,"Scott J. Hebert",Individual,"Artist Access Grants",,"This grant will be used for equipment for improving sound quality for local, self-produced podcasts.",2019-10-01,2020-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Scott,Hebert,"Scott Hebert",,,MN,,"(218) 628-1844",scottjhebert@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-grants-10,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center. Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10009984,"Artist Access Grants",2020,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","I plan to create an organized and professional event that includes ten photographs that carry an intertwined theme of dancer and nature, but also provide enough variety within that theme to hold the viewer's interest. Through this endeavor, I hope to draw an increased community interest and therefore a focused advertisement of the photographic work that I am capable of creating. I believe this will assist in furthering my future goals of assisting in local artist's promotion and featuring performing artists in creative photo collections, displayed here in Duluth, Minneapolis, or greater metro area venues. I will know I've been successful if I can engage the audience with the display of art on opening night and if I can create a conversational spark in what I've carefully prepared and presented to guests. Other signs of personal success would be to demonstrate increased interest on the social media platforms and schedule or plan future engagements in ways of display, photoshoot booking, or supplementing a multimedia experience.",,,480,"Other,local or private",1480,,,,"Andrea L. Miller",Individual,"Artist Access Grants",,"""In The(ir) Element"", is a diplay of ten photographs incorporating dancers and nature.",2019-10-02,2020-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Andrea,Miller,"Andrea L. Miller",,,MN,,"(218) 591-8451",anlousmith@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-grants-12,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center. Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10009985,"Artist Access Grants",2020,940,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Suicidemindz has a collection of quality works that haven’t been presented to the public. The goal is to distribute these works for circulation within the local nonprofit and artist community in order to further establish the name and style of Suicidemindz. The outcomes we hope to achieve are mostly initial steps in the greater design of publishing our works in book format but, in addition to, of course, full distribution of this first series, a conservative goal would be receiving an invitation to collaborate with another local artist(s) or perhaps a young and aspiring artist might contact us to ask about our creative process or to further explain some motif presented in the work. Our goal is to be heard and be questioned and share our work, to inspire just as we were inspired. Though the zines are for sale it is not a measure of our success. The point is to reintroduce Suicidemindz to the community in a new way. The zines will allow for a different level of engagement with audience members. The zines are a promotional tool for our work, and act as a gateway for future projects and collaborations with local organizations. The measures of success will vary from students taking up the pen and building upon our groundwork to being called to bring our brand to aid in the functioning of any charity or educational endeavor throughout the region.",,,,,940,,,,"Donny F. Morris",Individual,"Artist Access Grants",,"Suicidemindz Volume 1. A 20 page zine featuring poetry and graphic art.",2019-10-01,2019-12-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Donny,Morris,"Donny F. Morris",,,MN,,"(206) 390-8298",donnyfrankart@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-grants-13,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center. Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10009991,"Artist Access Grants",2020,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","As I strive to create original work, I need to adjust my thinking, to rethink my process of creating textile art by incorporating what I already know and taking my work beyond the use of commercial patterns. As I challenge myself, I want to start each day from the perspective of a textile artist vs. a quiltmaker. I will also need to commit to my artistic goals, just as I did in my professional working career as an educator. I already have the studio space and many of the skills and supplies. I try to sew almost every day in an effort to maintain those skills and incorporate new techniques into my work. This project and grant opportunity will help me stay focused on my artistic practice as well as my goals. And, by displaying my art quilts in a gallery environment, I hope to promote textile art to a broader audience - beyond the quilting community. Perhaps some collaborations with other artists will occur as a result, too. That would indeed be wonderful. The following is a quote from the Textile Center of Minnesota (a non-profit national center for fiber art): ""Fiber Art ranks #1 when it comes to artistic expression among Minnesota residents 18 years or older. ... We are willing to bet that you have someone in your life who is perhaps a quilter, a weaver, a felt-maker, a knitter or crocheter, a beader, among others."" How wonderful! It is exciting to see that Fiber Art is alive and well. For years, I have felt that I am not an ""artist"" because I don't draw on paper or paint on canvas. But, the more I've thought about it and the more I create, the more I realize that I use the same elements of design and composition as those who draw, paint, sculpt, etc. Creating an art quilt involves original ideas, color, value, texture, line, shape, form, and emotion. I think I will feel successful with the making of my proposed art quilts, too, when the images I create truly resemble the photograph I'm working from, when I feel the emotions each art quilt was meant to convey, and when I see positive reactions to my work. Questions like: ""You made this'"" ""This is made with fabric and thread?!"" ""How did you do that?!"" I will also feel success if I am proud of what I have created. Of course, if someone is interested in purchasing one of my art quilts, that, too, will help make me feel successful.","My overall artistic goal was to challenge myself and elevate my work to a higher level by creating original work. This would involve learning some new quilt-making techniques. Specifically, I wanted to learn methods of quilt construction that I had not experienced in the past. Creating original work from photographs is quite different from purchasing a pattern that someone else has designed and includes step-by-step instructions. I wanted to learn how to take my image (a photograph) and transform it into a piece of artwork using fabric and thread. Along the way, I realized several different methods to create this type of work. To optimize my learning experience, I decided to use a different technique for each art quilt.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",1000,,,,"Helen Smith Stone",Individual,"Artist Access Grants",,"Three 16"" x 20"" art quilts inspired by my photographs.",2020-01-06,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Helen,"Smith Stone","Helen Smith Stone",,,MN,,"(218) 341-0489",qtwduluth@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Lake, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-grants-14,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center. Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10009994,"Artist Access Grants",2020,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Ultimately, I want to continue being able to paint. In order to justify doing that I need to be able to manage my time more effectively and make painting somewhat lucrative. With this grant funding I will be able to accomplish this in the following ways: Improve efficiency: Because of my full-time job and young son I want to streamline my painting process. Improve quality: Being able to view high resolution photographs will allow me to make more accurate and detailed paintings. In addition, upgrading my painting supplies (brushes, paints, and canvases) will produce higher quality art pieces and allow me to charge more for them. Generate more income: I will create more art pieces for sale, publicly exhibit a series titled, ""Duluth... and zombies,"" generate prints for sale, and reopen my Etsy store. I will be successful if: I purchase a camera and computer monitor to take and view high resolution photographs to use in creating art. I purchase and use Photoshop to create more complex and creative art and generate prints of my artwork. I purchase painting supplies to create more art pieces. I create 10 new pieces of art to complete my series titled, ""Duluth... and zombies."" I reopen my Etsy art store. I increase my art sales at least 20% compared to previous years.",,,,,1000,,,,"Tessa Unger",Individual,"Artist Access Grants",,"Duluth...and zombies. I will purchase equipment and supplies needed to create more art pieces.",2019-10-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Tessa,Unger,"Tessa Unger",,,MN,,"(218) 780-0565",tessaungerart@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-grants-15,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center. Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10011040,"Artist Initiative",2020,9861,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create new pieces and finish the project Tumulus, which will offer a contemporary view of the Iron Range and its complexities. Through the discussion and questions that come up during artists talks at exhibitions around the state. Also, through eventual publication the work will be accessible to a much larger audience statewide. 2: I will add to my practice by finishing a large-scale body of photographic work, which will enhance my capture, editing, printing, and framing. The time and resources allowed by this grant will give the chance to finish this project by adding twenty exhibition-ready photographs and having mock-ups of a book made for future publication.","I created new pieces but did not finish the project Tumulus. I have had discussions while showing the work and am working towards publication, but have realized that the work needs more to it before it is finished. 2: Continuing to finish the goal of finishing the project. While I have had time, I realized that the work needs even more work, which I am beginning to undertake this summer. Editing the work made me realize that it is not quite ready to seek publication.",,1,,9862,,,,"Christian E. Mortenson AKA Christian Mortenson",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Mortenson will continue working on his project Tumulus, a contemporary look at the landscape, culture, and complexities of the Iron Range in Minnesota.",2020-03-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christian,Mortenson,"Christian E. Mortenson AKA Chris Mortenson",,,MN,,"(605) 376-8024",cmortens@cord.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-907,"Melissa Borman: Photographer; faculty at Century College; Donald Clark: Professor of photography, Minnesota State University Moorhead; Tia Gardner: Visual artist, educator, and Black feminist scholar; Gregory Harp: Photographer; Jon Solinger: Photographer; Arts Board grantee; Gary Wahl: Photographer, sculptor, and restaurant developer","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2
10011056,"Artist Initiative",2020,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create a limited-edition artist book of prints that documents my exploration of mapping the Superior Hiking Trail (SHT) landscape through walking. I will hike the entire SHT during the grant period, collecting cyanotypes and rubbings. In the studio I will host studio visits for critique and conversations throughout the process and upon completion of the finished limited-edition artist book. 2: Leading cyanotype and rubbing workshops that engage the community with a dialogue about observing the small moments of being outside. I will record the number of participants and document the workshop process and the final prints created by the participants.","Anna Orbovich created a limited-edition artist book of prints that documented her exploration of mapping the Superior Hiking Trail landscape. The evaluation method used was the documentation of the finished product and process of the project as a whole. 2: Anna Orbovich lead a cyanotype and nature rubbing workshop that engaged the community with dialogue about observing the small moments of being outside. The evaluation method used included recording how many participants there were and organizing their feedback and the art they created.",,,,10000,,,,"Anna Orbovich",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Orbovich will create a limited edition artist book of prints that document her exploration of mapping the Superior Hiking Trail landscape through walking, and lead workshops about observing and documenting the outdoors.",2020-03-01,2021-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anna,Orbovich,"Anna Orbovich",,,MN,,"(651) 269-7863",anna.e.orbovich@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Lake, Le Sueur, Pine, Ramsey, Sherburne, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-916,"Susanna Gaunt: Visual artist; Josette Ghiseline: Mixed media painter; Emily Johnson: Owner, designer and goldsmith, EC Design, LLC; Tracy Krumm: Artist; director for artistic advancement, Textile Center; Javier Lara-Ruiz: Dakota illustrator, painter, and sculptor; Jess Levanduski: Painter, sculptor, and mixed media artist; owner of Smeared Palette; Nicole Selmer: Artist and educator in papermaking, printmaking, and bookmaking; Amy Toscani: Sculptor","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2
10011064,"Artist Initiative",2020,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The artist will deepen her skills in stop motion sand animation, including combining sand with other stop motion techniques. The artist will create a five minute sand animation which will show a progression of skills. 2: The audience will become familiar with the expressive qualities of sand animation and the process behind it. The artist will survey participants at a screening and artist talk using both a written form and an informal conversation with the audience through a show of hands.","The artist deepened her skills in stop motion sand animation, including combining sand with transparent cutout shapes. The artist created a five minute sand animation which showed a progression of skills. 2: The audience (via Zoom and social media) became familiar with the expressive qualities of sand animation and the process behind it. The artist took comments from a Zoom audience after a demonstration of the technique and collected comments on social media about a video the artist made about sand animation.",,,"Other,local or private",10000,,,,"Beth A. Peloff",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Peloff will create a five-minute stop-motion animated video that combines sand animation with other two-dimensional stop-motion techniques to explore themes of transformation and the passage of time.",2020-03-01,2021-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beth,Peloff,"Beth A. Peloff",,,MN,,"(612) 636-2073",bapeloff@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-921,"Anthony Adah: Film studies professor, MSU Moorhead; Sara Enzenauer: Executive director, Frozen River Film Festival; Alec Fischer: Documentary filmmaker; Rebecca Heidenberg: Filmmaker; Jennifer Kramer: Film director, producer, and writer; Robert Larson: Assistant professor of communication and media studies at The College of St. Scholastica; David Ryan: Video artist and teacher at Hamline; Arts Board grantee","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2
10011067,"Artist Initiative",2020,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will develop skills in public speaking and engaging audiences in writing practice through workshops that involve a reading and nature journaling. I will evaluate workshops through a) qualitative assessment of participants' level of engagement in discussion and nature journaling, and b) written evaluations that encourage feedback on the workshop and where improvements can be made. 2: I will develop my writing practice by working with two Minnesota-based mentors to prepare Zugunruhe for submission to an agent or press. Success will be evaluated in terms of forward progress through rounds of feedback and edits in partnership with mentors to achieve the goal of submission to an agent or press.","I facilitated two 4-week online nature writing workshops to develop my skills in public reading and writing instruction. Workshop participants shared writing pieces produced during class sessions and anynomous evaluations were collected at the end of each workshop with feedback to improve future facilitation of similar style. 2: With the help of two MN-based writers, I prepared a manuscript for submission to an agent. I ended the grant period with a completely re-structured manuscript with a stronger storyline than when starting this project. I continue to work with my mentors on this manuscript, readying it for submission.",,,,10000,,,,"Anna C. Peterson",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Peterson will complete her memoir, a story of a bird migration phenomenon under threat and her own journey to survive chronic pain and suppression of voice. She will hold two readings in conjunction with journaling workshops.",2020-01-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anna,Peterson,"Anna C. Peterson",,,MN,,"(763) 370-1639",Anna.migration@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Hennepin, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-922,"Venus de Mars: Multidisciplinary artist and musician; Carson Faust: Teacher with Cow Tipping Press; Arts Board grantee; Vanessa Ramos: Writer, artist, educator; Arts Board grantee; Glenda Reed: Writer and educator; Arts Board grantee; Erin Sharkey: Writer, graphic designer, cultural producer; Molly Sutton Kiefer: Poet, essayist, editor and publisher of Tinderbox Editions in Red Wing; Diane Wilson: Dakota writer and educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2
10011091,"Artist Initiative",2020,8200,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The artist will develop a multi-cultural papercut-art presentation, and a papercutting workshop suitable for a general audience. Did the artist have a public art exhibition; and did she present a program on papercut art, and a papercutting workshop, both open to the public. 2: The artist will work towards gaining the skills and purchasing and experimenting with materials necessary to execute pieces larger than 11'x 17.'. Did the artist produce papercut art pieces larger than 11' x 17'? Were the pieces professionally scanned and reproduced?","Two solo art shows; two receptions; one Zoom meeting; one multi-cultural papercutting workshop; interacted with the public in galleries for 17+ hours. Both solo shows were open to the public on a limited basis, because of the pandemic. I did several media interviews that were available to the public. I taught a papercutting workshop. 2: I executed five papercuts that were 27' x 39'. The pieces were scanned and reproduced by CPL Imaging in Duluth, Minnesota. The pieces were exhibited in two solo shows. A giclee print of one of the pieces was purchased by AICHO.",,1840,"Other,local or private",10040,,,,"Ellen B. Sandbeck",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Sandbeck, an accomplished paper cut artist, will exhibit her work and present a slideshow and workshop on Paper Cut Art Around the World, at the American Indian Community Housing Organization in Duluth.",2020-03-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ellen,Sandbeck,"Ellen B. Sandbeck",,,MN,,"(218) 721-4422",abuddhaday@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-932,"Toni Gallo: Painter and teacher of yoga and meditation; Amanda Hamilton: Visual artist; professor of art, Bethel University; Jena Holliday: Illustrator; owner, Spoonful of Faith studio; Karen Savage-Blue: Visual artist and teacher; Eun-Kyung Suh: Art and design professor, University of Minnesota Duluth; Nathan White: Woodworking artist and craftsperson","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2
10011105,"Artist Initiative",2020,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Jon Steinhorst will increase his visibility and credibility as an original artist and director. Success for this outcome will be based on live and online audience engagement, enthusiasm, feedback and comments. 2: Steinhorst will build personal confidence as it pertains to his unique vision by producing a project that is highly experimental yet very relatable. Collaborators, industry peers and institutional gatekeepers' expressed and specific requests or inquiries for more high-concept work that blurs the boundary between traditional film and art will be the metric to assess this outcome.","Jon D. Steinhorst successfully increased his visibility and credibility as an original artist and professional director. Steinhorst considers this outcome achieved due to the number of project viewers, collaborators, and community members who have directly reached out to him to comment and commend the work. 2: Jon D. Steinhorst has attained a new, greater level of confidence as it pertains to producing experimental yet relatable work. The opportunity to make Terms and Conditions has allowed Steinhorst invaluable reflection on how to better pitch and represent high concept work. Since screening the project, Jon received multiple requests from new collaborators to produce new work.",,9142,"Other,local or private",19142,,,,"Jon D. Steinhorst",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Crafted from the text of online user agreements, Steinhorst's Terms and Conditions chronicles seven characters' day through a series of short, stylized videos. Steinhorst will direct and screen the series at multiple venues.",2020-03-01,2021-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jon,Steinhorst,"Jon D. Steinhorst",,,MN,,"(312) 771-0598",jon@jonsteinhorst.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Clay, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Lake, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-939,"Anthony Adah: Film studies professor, MSU Moorhead; Sara Enzenauer: Executive director, Frozen River Film Festival; Alec Fischer: Documentary filmmaker; Rebecca Heidenberg: Filmmaker; Jennifer Kramer: Film director, producer, and writer; Robert Larson: Assistant professor of communication and media studies at The College of St. Scholastica; David Ryan: Video artist and teacher at Hamline; Arts Board grantee","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2
10011110,"Artist Initiative",2020,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will research and create a series of 8-10 paintings featuring Federally Listed endangered species in Minnesota. I will have developed and experimented with new techniques in acrylic paint. I will have worked with researchers to create 8-10 large paintings about endangered animals in Minnesota. 2: I will have and presented my paintings for public view at the Great Lakes Aquarium and explored an exhibit at the Science Museum of Minnesota. I will have interacted with and educated community members by sharing facts alongside researchers about local flora and fauna and their role in keeping Minnesota healthy.","I researched and created eighteen paintings featuring Federally and State Listed Endangered Species in Minnesota. I created these paintings using researchers' insight, experimented with new techniques in acrylic paint and created eighteen fresh new works. 2: I presented my work at the Great Lakes Aquarium and am still in conversation with the Science Museum and others. I have interacted and educated community members by sharing facts alongside researchers about local flora and fauna and their role in keeping Minnesota Healthy. I also added an online audio component for the visually impaired.",,1000,"Other,local or private",11000,,,,"Adam P. Swanson",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Swanson will research and create a series of ten paintings featuring federally listed endangered species in Minnesota and exhibit the paintings at the Great Lakes Aquarium (Duluth) and the Science Museum of Minnesota (Saint Paul).",2020-03-01,2021-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Adam,Swanson,"Adam P. Swanson",,,MN,,"(218) 343-4304",adam@adamswanson.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Itasca, Kanabec, Lake, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Pine, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-943,"Teresa Audet: Artist and furniture maker; Loretta Day: Art director, ROHO Collective; freelance artist and curator; Emily Donovan Carney: Multimedia artist; Lois Peterson: Visual artist; retired art professor at Gustavus Adolphus College; Nathaniel Wunrow: Proposal writer, bibliotheca; Leah Yellowbird: Artist; Arts Board grantee; Cameron Zebrun: Sculptor and photographer","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2
10011123,"Artist Initiative",2020,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Brooks Turner will enlarge his audience through creation of an immersive sculptural installation with take-away newspapers. Turner will evaluate success based on audience engagement and feedback during exhibition timeline, particularly in how the public engages with the textual aspects of his work. 2: Brooks Turner will push his art practice in a new direction materially and conceptually. Turner will evaluate success based on how audience members understand and interpret the particular Minnesota historical narratives incorporated in his work and if the work inspires the public to reflect on their own relationship to history.","Turner enlarged his audience through a free 'exhibition-in-print' newspaper in the StarTribune and Weisman. The StarTribune reported a readership of approximately 200,000. Additionally, Turner saved 30 pages of lengthy responses from Minnesotans about the project, including people sharing new stories from their own personal experience. 2: Turner created an artwork materially and conceptually unlike anything he has made prior. Inserting the 'Exhibition-in-Print' into the StarTribune contextualized the history of fascism in relation to current events. The discussion on Nextdoor showed how readers were acutely aware of the connections between past and present.",,,"Other,local or private",10000,,,,"John B. Turner AKA Brooks Turner",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Turner will create and present an immersive installation and abstract newspaper, communicating the dark history of fascism in Minnesota from 1930 to 1960 as a local reminder of the danger of hate and the power of protest.",2020-03-01,2021-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Turner,"John B. Turner AKA Brooks Turner",,,MN,,"(612) 770-6677",jbrooksturner@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Carver, Crow Wing, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Lyon, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Waseca, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-947,"Peter Driessen: Visual artist, sculptor, curator, and cultural producer; Teréz Iacovino: Visual artist and curator; assistant curator, Katherine E. Nash Gallery; Catherine Meier: Visual artist; Ryuta Nakajima: Contemporary artist, curator, product designer; associate professort of art, University of Minnesota Duluth; Nicole Simpkins: Visual artist; drawing and printmaking instructor at Minneapolis College of Art and Design; Michelle Wingard: Photographer; professor at Bethel; Arts Board grantee","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2
10011146,"Artist Initiative",2020,9201,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences will learn how new and emerging technologies are expanding the possibilities of filmmaking through the viewing of the immersive-cinema film. Audiences will provide feedback during a series of immersive cinema workshops and screenings of the film. 2: The artist will develop professional level technical skills in filming and post-production of immersive-cinema. A series of meetings will be held with mentors from the field of immersive-cinema wherein the artist presents their progress. Mentors will evaluate and provide written feedback on the work to ensure it maintains professional level of quality.","Minnesota artists develop and use skills for engaging with audiences or communities. Audiences will provide feedback during an online immersive cinema workshops. 2: Minnesota artists develop their artistic practice. A series of meetings will be held with mentors from the field of immersive-cinema wherein the artist presents their progress. Mentors will evaluate and provide written feedback on the work to ensure it maintains professional level of quality.",,3199,"Other,local or private",12400,,,,"Jake S. Yuzna",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Collaborating with Minnesotan queer seniors, Yuzna will create the short immersive cinema video that documents these seniors' true stories, to create a portrait of Minnesota's unique place in American queer history.",2020-03-01,2022-06-22,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jake,Yuzna,"Jake S. Yuzna",,,MN,,"(612) 599-0277",jake.yuzna@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Cook, Freeborn, Hennepin, Lake, Ramsey, Sibley, St. Louis, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-961,"Anthony Adah: Film studies professor, MSU Moorhead; Sara Enzenauer: Executive director, Frozen River Film Festival; Alec Fischer: Documentary filmmaker; Rebecca Heidenberg: Filmmaker; Jennifer Kramer: Film director, producer, and writer; Robert Larson: Assistant professor of communication and media studies at The College of St. Scholastica; David Ryan: Video artist and teacher at Hamline; Arts Board grantee","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2
10014396,"Artist Access Grants (INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS ONLY)",2020,889,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","My ultimate goal with is to acquire the proposed machinery and tooling in order to expand the capability of my work. Increasing my shops repair potential and efficiency will let me to process larger jobs at a much faster rate, allowing for continued growth of my business. It will also permit me to complete otherwise impossible jobs or replace parts that are un-replaceable. Immediate demonstration of the impact this equipment has will be shown by producing a specific wrench used by repair technicians in the 1940's, on my own cost of time and material investment. By reproducing this wrench my hope is to give current camera users a proper non-destructive method of servicing their own cameras and expanding the impact I personally have on reviving cameras by allowing them to be used for another generation. I will know I have been successful if when I have a milling machine sitting on my workbench and a new wrench ready to supply the niche community I'm involved in. The milling machine itself will provide my business an endless amount of small successes. It is really an investment that has quite a long term and exponential impact on both my own work and the history of these cameras.","Through the opportunity given to me with this grant, I managed to purchase and set up a milling machine and related tooling in my shop. The additional proof-of-concept project of a T-handled wrench was quite successful and I created a short run of prototypes.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,,889,,,,"Graham Burnett",Individual,"Artist Access Grants (INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS ONLY)",,"Antique Camera Repair - Proposal for Machinery and Tooling to Expand Shop.",2020-04-02,2020-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Graham,Burnett,"Graham Burnett",,,MN,,"(701) 715-3753",graflexparts@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-grants-individual-artists-only-0,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014405,"Artist Access Grants (INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS ONLY)",2020,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Re-stage the duet ""My I's"" as a way to research the following: *How does the meaning of the work change when performed by bodies of the same gender expression? *How does costuming influence how the viewer interprets the work? *How has my voice and own journey with identity over the past eleven years impacted my choreographic lens' 2. Present ""My I's"" for performance 3. Continue developing my rehearsal process 4. Share and highlight professional concert dance in the Arrowhead region 5. Conduct a one hour and thirty minute dance class for the community that focuses on partnering using phrase work and concepts from the duet 6. Host a community in-progress showing of the duet that includes viewer feedback and a question and answer session 7. Create audience and artist connections in the Arrowhead region, Twin Cities, and larger Minnesota community 8. Evolve my artistic voice and communication skills 9. Have a work sample ready to submit for commissions, choreographer showcases, and funding. I will know I have been successful by: 1. Presenting ""My I's"" at Dances on the Lakewalk in Duluth and at ""Good Night"" at The Southern Theater in Minneapolis (see letters of confirmation from Doris Ressl regarding my presentation of the duet at Dances on the Lakewalk, and Sequoia Hauck from The Southern Theater regarding my presentation of the duet at ""Good Night."") 2. Maintaining a rehearsal journal that includes what happened in rehearsal, successful points, and things that did not work, as well as videos of progress 3. Attendance and participation in my class and in-progress showing, recording attendance numbers at these events 4. Considering the feedback from the in-progress showing and using it to complete the duet for performance 5. Working with community members to secure rehearsal space, organize the in-progress showing, and class (see letters of confirmation from Amber Burns regarding use of the Duluth Playhouse studios for my community class, in-progress showing, and rehearsals) 6. Reflectively comparing ""My I's"" from 2009 and 2020 through journaling 7. Capturing high quality video and photos of performances 8. Submitting a final report to ARAC.","My project allowed me to accomplish several of my goals including re-staging the original work in order to examine my own choreographic journey, presenting my choreography for an audience, and continuing to develop my rehearsal process. By hosting a virtual screening along with a Q and A I was able to connect with the Arrowhead region, Twin Cities community, greater Minnesota and a national audience introducing them to screendance, creating connections, and highlighting artistic work happening in the Arrowhead. Holding rehearsals, production meetings, and the premiere on-line grew my communication skills immensely helping me become articulate with my artistic vision accomplishing another goal. A final goal was to have work available for potential commissions, showcases and funding. By creating a screendance I now have material on-hand to submit to both film and screendance festivals vastly broadening the audience who will see my work gaining visibility and growing my resume.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",1000,,,,"Kayla G. Elefson AKA Kayla Schiltgen",Individual,"Artist Access Grants (INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS ONLY)",,"Restaging of duet choreography ""My I's"" to be presented for performance and potential comissions.",2020-05-01,2021-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kayla,Elefson,"Kayla G. Elefson AKA Kayla Schiltgen",,,MN,,"(651) 353-6387",kayla.schiltgen@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Lake, St. Louis, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-grants-individual-artists-only-2,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014430,"Artist Access Grants (INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS ONLY)",2020,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create eight Duluth themed prints (multi sizes 4"" x 6"" to 9"" x 12"") with a focus on both Duluth's industry and natural spaces. I hope to capture moments where the two collide as well. Develop a mentor relationship to help me with the business side of art and create a marketing plan for my prints. Visit three print studios (I'd like to visit Betsy Bowen in Grand Marais, MN, Nick Wrobleski, in Duluth, MN, and another printmaker's studio yet to be determined). Explore Duluth with family, capturing images for prints with my camera with a focus on industry and natural spaces along Lake Superior. Apply to five different shops to carry my prints. Be in at least one holiday craft show (most likely Chester's Fall Festival). Experiment with new linocut techniques, specifically using multiple blocks in one print. I'll evaluate my success by: * Counting the number of Duluth themed prints *Meeting with my mentor at established times and getting a letter from my mentor indicating I've met with them *Counting the number of studios I visit *Counting the number of smiles I capture with my camera from my children in Duluth. *Getting my prints into one local shop *Be a participant in a holiday craft show *At least one of my new prints will have used multiple blocks for one image. *Art business plan will be developed in consultation with my art mentor.",,,2872,"Other,local or private",3872,,,,"Monica Ihrke",Individual,"Artist Access Grants (INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS ONLY)",,"Printing Duluth- limited-edition, Hand-Printed Relief Prints of Duluth and Its Surrounding Area.",2020-04-01,2021-06-11,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Monica,Ihrke,"Monica Ihrke",,,MN,,"(802) 884-4075",monica.ihrke@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-grants-individual-artists-only-3,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014448,"Artist Access Grants (INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS ONLY)",2020,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The immediate outcome of engaging in this activity is receiving manuscript feedback by Jude Nutter that I could use to focus attention on craft elements in my collection that need improvement. Specific areas or goals that I hope are addressed by Jude's critique include: overall sequence of my collection and whether the order of my poems is cohesive; where there are holes in my manuscript or areas that need more development; and more intensive review of newer poems in my collection that haven't been formally work-shopped. I hope to gain some new perspectives from Jude Nutter's read that would help me get a better sense of how the collection holds up as a whole entity to a first time reader. Receiving feedback on my manuscript does not equate to having a readily publishable manuscript. Time and energy on my behalf will be needed to bring the goal of strengthening my manuscript with Jude's edits to fruition. Although what I ultimately see as success for this project is having this manuscript published by a reputable press, a more immediate source of success would be gaining a clearer vision of what the final draft of my manuscript could look like with purposeful revision.","I did achieve the goal of receiving feedback from Jude Nutter on my poetry manuscript. The specific and thoughtful feedback that Jude provided will help guide me as I complete the final edits of my manuscript before sending it out to find a publisher. She focused a great deal of her feedback on sequencing, or the order of the poems in the collection, and what shifts could be made to make my manuscript stronger.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,,1000,,,,"Angie Mason",Individual,"Artist Access Grants (INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS ONLY)",,"Poetry Manuscript Editing. Funding will be used to hire an editor to critique a poetry manuscript.",2020-08-15,2021-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Angie,Mason,"Angie Mason",,,MN,,"(507) 340-7906",angmason@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-grants-individual-artists-only-4,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014459,"Artist Access Grants (INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS ONLY)",2020,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","In creating this series of ceramic wall pieces, I hope to push myself out of my comfort zone and into a place of curiosity, honest markmaking, vulnerability and growth. I hope to be able to figure out ways to visually juxtapose imagery inspired from my personal engagement with the natural world and dynamic abstract line, form and color. The process of creating and learning from this body of work will give me tools to apply to future art making, including the acquiring of specific image transfer techniques that will enable me to bring more creativity and self-expression to both my functional and wall hanging work. Since my current ceramic work is collaborative, this project is crucial in providing me with a solid group of ceramic wall pieces that are solely my own, providing a foundation of solo work for me to build off of in the future. I will know I've been successful if my completed ceramic wall hangings demonstrate experimentation and a variety of new mark making techniques. The completed pieces will illustrate a familiarity with screenprinting on clay, transferring underglaze on clay and using stencils to create blocks of color or pattern on clay. They will play with imagery both familiar and unfamiliar, from the natural world and my interior world of personal imagery, and will show an incorporation of abstract line and form. After this project, I will have completed ten pieces that pulled me out of my comfort zone by challenging my art making process, encouraging my creative curiosity and growth as an artist. I will feel confident with my new skill set and I'll be ready to prepare for demonstrations in the future for others at the Duluth Art Institute's Ceramic Studio.","The artistic goal that I proposed was to create a body of work consisting of two dimensional ceramic wall hangings that explore the surface, incorporate new techniques and experiment with process and I believe that I achieved this goal. I played with screenprinting onto clay, used handmade stencils out of newaprint paper, made block prints to print onto clay, experimented with underglaze transferring and employed the technique of sgraffito with black underglaze and white slip to play with realistic and abstract mark making. I pushed myself creatively by juxtaposing images created with a stencil and hand painted or carved imagery and line. I began to approach the clay canvas in new and exciting ways, working with composition, incorporating abstraction and personal subject matter","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",1000,,,,"Rita J. Morris",Individual,"Artist Access Grants (INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS ONLY)",,"Ceramic Surface Inquiry-Exploring image transfer techniques and mark making on ceramic wall pieces.",2020-04-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rita,Morris,"Rita J. Morris",,,MN,,"(206) 890-0692",ritajmorris@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-grants-individual-artists-only-6,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10003809,"Artist Initiative",2018,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will take a major step in my career by completing my historical novel, El Dorado, my first book and most ambitious artistic project to date. This project outcome will be successful if I complete a final draft of the book, grow meaningfully as an artist and researcher, and deepen my knowledge and appreciation for Minnesota history. 2: I will engage communities that generally have fewer opportunities for literary participation by holding readings in Minnesota towns where my novel is set. This outcome will be successful if I organize well-attended readings, reach audiences with little access to literary events, and create opportunities for communities to engage with local history.","I completed a significant amount of work on my historical novel, El Dorado, my first book and most ambitious artistic project to date. I completed many pages of a draft of the novel and a significant amount of research. I also believe I grew significantly as an artist and researcher. 2: I engaged communities that generally have fewer opportunities for literary participation by holding readings in Minnesota towns where my novel is set. All readings were well-attended, and the Q and As and discussions with audience members that followed were lively and engaging.",,140,,10140,,,,"Michael Alberti AKA Mike Alberti",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Alberti will conduct research at several sites and complete his first book, ""El Dorado,"" a historical novel set in rural Minnesota. The project will culminate with readings in the Twin Cities and three rural communities.",2018-01-01,2018-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Alberti,"Michael Alberti AKA Mike Alberti",,,MN,,"(505) 730-3582 ",mike.r.alberti@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Pine, St. Louis, Watonwan",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-546,"Iyabo Angela Ajayi: Freelance writer, former editor at Africa World Press/The Red Sea Press; Jonathan Damery: Essayist, Arts Board grantee; Catherine Friend: Author, MN Book Award winner; Christine Kolaya: Writer and professor, University of Minnesota Morris.; Juliet Patterson: Writer, published poet; instructor at St Olaf College; Danielle Sosin: Author, fiction, Duluth; Jordan Thomas: Published writer; Arts Board grantee","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003857,"Artist Initiative",2018,9970,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will advance my technical mold making skills and greatly expand the conceptual range and physical scale of my work. Evaluation will be based on the successful integration and use of these collected molds to produce a new body of sculpture work for future exhibition. 2: The community will learn sculptural casting techniques during my workshop at the Duluth Art Institute and replicate natural stone surfaces. Evaluation will be based on the promotion, successful organization, public participation and sculptural forms created at the workshop event. ","Estell gained valuable knowledge and experience through the process of expanding her technical range and the scale of the molds produced. Estell has incorporated the stone facade molds into a body of sculptural work that will be exhibited in Wrenshall, Minnesota in September 2019. 2: Estell lead a workshop at the Duluth Art Institute where participants successfully cast stone replica forms and learned sculpture casting techniques. The public workshop Estell conducted lead a group of registered participants through the processes of sculptural casting with successful results and encouraged the participants to pursue future art making and develop further artistic interests.","Achieved proposed outcomes",530,,10500,,,,"Kristina Estell",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Estell will create a series of molds from stone facades in Duluth and use them to produce new sculpture. Estell will conduct a casting workshop at the Duluth Art Institute for the community to use the stone molds to create replicated natural forms.",2018-03-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristina,Estell,"Kristina Estell",,,MN,,"(317) 527-1002 ",kjestell@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-611,"Shannon Estlund: Artist and educator; Arts Board grantee; Syed Hosain: Artist; Arts Board grantee; Paul Linden: Sculptor, craftsman, teacher; Arts Board grantee; Mary Ann Papanek-Miller: Professor and chair of the department of art, media, and design, DePaul University; mixed media artist.; Kimberlee Joy Roth: Ceramic artist; Arts Board grantee; John Sterner: Sculptor, painter, arts educator; Sandra Taylor: Interdisciplinary artist; teaching artist; Arts Board grantee; Sara Udvig: Public artist working with Partnership Art; Arts Board grantee","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003898,"Artist Initiative",2018,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will develop my collaborative skills by creating three music-videos with other musicians, filmmakers, and dancers in support of my new album. Successfully deepened collaborative skills will by measured by the completion of three music-videos that use choreography and visual story-telling to express a unified vision with my music. 2: I will build stronger relationships with audiences and the press by releasing three music-videos leading up to my album's release. Strengthened relationships with audiences and press will be measured by the number of people who attend release events, number of views online, and quantity and quality of press coverage.","Emily developed collaborative skills by creating a music video trilogy with other musicians, filmmakers and dancers in support of their new album. Emily successfully collaborated with dance-duo Hiponymous and Loonarcity Productions to create a music video trilogy using choreography and visual story-telling to explore themes of vulnerability and self-acceptance. 2: Emily built stronger relationships with audiences and the press through releasing three new music-videos leading up to their album release. Strengthened relationships with audiences and press was measured by the number of people who attend release events, number of views online, and quantity and quality of press coverage.",,800,"Other,local or private",10800,,,,"Emily Jo. Kastrul",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Emily Kastrul will collaborate with other musicians, filmmakers and dancers to create and release three music-videos in support her new full-length album.",2018-01-01,2018-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,Kastrul,"Emily J. Kastrul",,,MN,,"(612) 708-1630 ",emily.kastrul@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Lake, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-632,"Zachary Baltich: Percussionist/composer, Arts board grantee; Rolf Erdahl: Bass player, OboeBass!; bass instructor, Gustavus Adolphus College; Sarah Greer: Improvisational singer, songwriter, and teacher; Arts Board grantee; Nathan Hanson: Composer and saxophonist; Arts Board grantee; El Karnwie-Tuah: Hip-hop artist; Arts Board grantee; Heidi Lord: Percussionist; director of concert production and personnel, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; Jean Perrault: Director of orchestras, University of Minnesota Duluth","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003901,"Artist Initiative",2018,9995,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Commission a song cycle of poems from my forthcoming book that will be performed with readings of that book in Saint Paul, Bemidji, and Duluth. Attendance at the readings and performances will be counted and feedback from the audience recorded; artists involved will, after every program, evaluate the performance and the audience's reception. 2: Finish the manuscript of a book in progress. At the end of the grant period, the manuscript of the new book will be ready to send to or will have been sent to potential publishers and contests.","Commissioned a song cycle of poems from my latest book that was performed in Saint Paul, Bemidji, and Duluth. Attendance was recorded and after every performance the poet, composer, and musicians received direct feedback from the audience; and later the poet, composer, and musicians evaluated the strengths and challenges of the program. 2: Finished the manuscript of a book in progress. The manuscript has been sent to the publisher of the poet's previous two books.",,,,9995,,,,"Athena O. Kildegaard",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Kildegaard will commission Linda Kachelmeier to compose a song cycle using poems from her new book. Readings and performances of the book and the music will be held in Saint Paul, Bemidji, and Duluth.",2018-01-01,2018-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Athena,Kildegaard,"Athena O. Kildegaard",,,MN,,"(320) 349-0661x c",the_ahs@hometownsolutions.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Hennepin, Otter Tail, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-634,"James Cihlar: Publisher, Howling Bird Press; Arts Board grantee; Yahya Frederickson: Poet; professor of English at Minnesota State University Moorhead; Marion Gomez: Poet and teaching artist, Loft Literary Center; Sagirah Shahid: Writer, educator, and advocate; Arts Board grantee; Elizabeth Tannen: Writer and teacher; Arts Board poetry grantee; Michael Torres: Writer and teacher; Arts Board grantee","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
10003907,"Artist Initiative",2018,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will gain skills in composing new vocal arrangements of traditional folk songs, and perform my original arrangements for the first time. I will work with composing partners who will guide my arranging and evaluate the quality of the final pieces produced. Cultural mentors will evaluate the adherence of the music to cultural context. 2: I will increase my ensemble's visibility and marketability as performers of innovative contemporary arrangements of folk music. I will collect data on audience/viewer numbers, including first-time listeners. I will contact venues for future performances, and collect feedback about their demand for this type of performance.","I gained skills composing new arrangements of folk songs. I received qualitative feedback evaluating my skills composing musical pieces, and received input from cultural mentors about adherence to cultural roots. 2: I gained new performance opportunities and media recognition for my ensemble as innovative performers of contemporary folk music. Data points: Sold 470 tickets to three performances, participated in an MPR News interview, gained new followers on social media and Spotify, received invitation to perform at an international music festival, and received feedback from audience members.",,2566,"Other,local or private",12566,,,,"Sarah Brett Dustin. Larsson",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Sarah Larsson will research and compose new arrangements of Eastern European folksongs, gaining skills through mentorship with experienced composers and artists representing Twin Cities European immigrant communities.",2018-01-01,2018-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Larsson,"Sarah B. Larsson",,,MN,,"(952) 818-0021x c",sarah.larsson@somalimuseum.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-639,"Nicholas Gaudette: Bassist and Arts Board grantee; active with Hear Here Live Music and Movement Festival, Cherry Spoon collective; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator and consultant; development officer at KBEM Jazz88; Elizabeth Larson: School music teacher; freelance musician; John Munson: Musician with The New Standards and The Twilight Hours; Arts Board grantee; Betsy Neil: Violinist and fiddler; elementary school music and orchestra teacher; Stephen Pelkey: Music faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; cellist with Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Rochester Chamber Music Society; Andrew Stermer: Composer, producer, and percussionist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003916,"Artist Initiative",2018,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will expand my composition skills by writing new music for four different types of ensembles. Success in writing music for these ensembles will be measured by routine feedback from music directors throughout the process, including an in-depth debriefing after the performance.",,,,,10000,,,,"Michael Anthony. Maiorana AKA Michael Maiorana",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Michael Maiorana will compose new music for four different types of ensembles across Minnesota.",2018-01-01,2019-04-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Maiorana,"Michael A. Maiorana AKA Michael Maiorana",,,MN,,"(248) 854-6263 ",michael.a.maiorana@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Hennepin, Stearns, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-646,"Nicholas Gaudette: Bassist and Arts Board grantee; active with Hear Here Live Music and Movement Festival, Cherry Spoon collective; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator and consultant; development officer at KBEM Jazz88; Elizabeth Larson: School music teacher; freelance musician; John Munson: Musician with The New Standards and The Twilight Hours; Arts Board grantee; Betsy Neil: Violinist and fiddler; elementary school music and orchestra teacher; Stephen Pelkey: Music faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; cellist with Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Rochester Chamber Music Society; Andrew Stermer: Composer, producer, and percussionist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003921,"Artist Initiative",2018,9280,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Sharon Mansur will further her dance filmmaking skills by creating In Between, a 20-30 minute film set in Winona, with videography by BodyCartography. Screening discussion notes, and feedback forms from screenings and workshops and artist participant interviews, and dance filmmaker professional critiques, and 2019 film festival invitations.","Sharon Mansur created and edited 'In the space between' a site-specific experimental dance film set in Winona, Minnesota, shot by BodyCartography. Screening discussion notes, 98 surveys from film screenings and workshops, four artist participant interviews, three dance filmmaker critiques, and upcoming screening at Frozen River Film Festival, Winona, Minnesota.","Achieved proposed outcomes",768,"Other,local or private",10048,,,,"Sharon F. Mansur",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Dance Artist Sharon Mansur will create and perform in ""In Between,"" a new dance film set in Winona, MN. Mansur will increase her skills in this genre, making her work more accessible to a wider and more diverse audience.",2018-01-01,2018-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sharon,Mansur,"Sharon F. Mansur",,,MN,,"(301) 254-6930 ",sharonmansur@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Mower, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-648,"Ramona Jacobs: Owner and director of Fergus Falls School of Dance; Heather Klopchin: Associate professor and chair of St Olaf College dance department; Sachiko Nishiuchi: Flamenco dancer and instructor; Arts Board grantee; Akiko Ostlund: Dancer, performing artist, poet, puppeteer, and activist; Naimah Petigny: Dancer; PhD candidate in feminist studies at the U of M; Michele Rusinko: Professor and chair of department of theater and dance, Gustavus Adolphus College; April Sellers: Dancer, choreographer; artistic director of The April Sellers Dance Collective; Linda Shapiro: Founder and former artistic codirector of New Dance Ensemble, director of New Dance Laboratory, and faculty member, department of theatre and dance, University of Minnesota; freelance writer; Chitra Vairavan: Dancer and choreographer; founding member of Ananya Dance Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003957,"Artist Initiative",2018,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Further my artist goal of fostering dialogue with a series of social-political wearable sculptures that will bridge my sculpture and public art work. Wear my social-political themed wearable sculptures at specific public events and video document interactions and discussions. Engage with and track continuing discussions on my web blog. 2: Use the new work for solo show proposals and for submission to two Twin Cities annual events. In making the sculptures, gain skills in electronics. Success will be evaluated through being accepted for a solo show and/or selected for one or both Twin Cities annual events and beginning designs for future work with electronics as a major component.","Further my artist goal of fostering dialogue with a series of social-political wearable sculptures that will bridge my sculpture and public art work. With performers bring my social-political themed wearable sculptures to specific public events. 2: Use the new work for solo show proposals and show up at two Twin Cities annual events in 2019. In making the sculptures, gain skills in electronics. In the beginning process of researching for venues.",,,,10000,,,,"Jane Elizabeth. Powers",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Powers will bridge her sculpture practice and her participatory public art by making five to seven social political wearable sculptures. She will make designer stands for sculptures in preparation for solo exhibition proposals.",2018-03-01,2019-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jane,Powers,"Jane E. Powers",,,MN,,"(612) 203-3248 ",janepowers@me.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-665,"Marion Angelica: Ceramic artist, former director of Metropolitan Regional Arts Council; Karlyn Berg: Visual artist; Arts Board grantee; James Brenner: Sculptor and [ublic artist; Arts Board grantee; Sayge Carroll: Founder, Women of Color Artist Gathering; visual artist; Erik Farseth: Printmaker, zine publisher, collage artist; Arts Board grantee; Kristi Kuder: Sculptor, textile processes in metal and mixed media; Arts Board grantee; Laura Youngbird: Art instructor and cultural counselor.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003985,"Artist Initiative",2018,9600,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Complete choreography of VOICES and perform in Twin Cities' Shelters including Harriet Tubman and Chrysalis centers. Number of performances in Minnesota shelters and crisis centers. Artist and Shelter Participants feedback and evaluation.","Completed choreography and shared it in Twin Cities' shelters for victims of domestic violence including Tubman and Chrysalis Centers. There were eight sharing's of the work in Tubman Centers. Audience/participants provided verbal feedback and participated in movement sharing and improvisations related to the themes of the work that served as evaluation.",,,,9600,,,,"Joan Anne. Smith AKA Joanie Smith",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Joanie Smith will choreograph VOICES inspired by images of women's strength and power, and perform the work in Twin Cities' shelters and centers for victims of physical and sexual abuse.",2018-01-01,2018-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Smith,"Joan A. Smith AKA Joanie Smith",,,MN,,"(612) 803-4334 ",jsmith@shapiroandsmithdance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-679,"Ramona Jacobs: Owner and director of Fergus Falls School of Dance; Heather Klopchin: Associate professor and chair of St Olaf College dance department; Sachiko Nishiuchi: Flamenco dancer and instructor; Arts Board grantee; Akiko Ostlund: Dancer, performing artist, poet, puppeteer, and activist; Naimah Petigny: Dancer; PhD candidate in feminist studies at the U of M; Michele Rusinko: Professor and chair of department of theater and dance, Gustavus Adolphus College; April Sellers: Dancer, choreographer; artistic director of The April Sellers Dance Collective; Linda Shapiro: Founder and former artistic codirector of New Dance Ensemble, director of New Dance Laboratory, and faculty member, department of theatre and dance, University of Minnesota; freelance writer; Chitra Vairavan: Dancer and choreographer; founding member of Ananya Dance Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10019537,"Artist Equity",2022,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Creating a platform for increasing awareness, discussion, and marketing will support me as a literary artist and to help launch the Voices book. By having a public presence it will require me to be clear about my artistic goals, values, and approaches and help launch the Voices book. Creating a Facebook site will provide opportunity to increase visibility and awareness of my art and upcoming events as well as create space for discussions on intersections of of land, storytelling, Dakota history and contemporary issues, growing foods, etc. Attending 20 public book readings/signings will help market the Voices book and help increase my public speaking comfort level. I anticipate this next book launch and subsequent readings will only increase my confidence and 'own space' as a literary artist. I will know I was successful by having a completed website (with technical and artistic support) before book launch (November 2021) and tracking the number of followers, having a completed a Facebook page (with technical and artistic support) before book launch Nov 2021, and documenting the number of readings, locations, estimated audience numbers and demographics, and any marketing materials.","While I had been mostly focused on my generative quillwork, I now see it as part of a larger whole of Dakota artistic methods in digital space, and it has forced me to adapt to the rapidly changing technology. I spend far more time figuring out how to dance between generative and AI art, and how these mediums are uniquely poised to make social commentaries on colonization, indigeneity, and our ever-changing socio-political climate. Publicly, I have reached a much wider audience for my work, have been granted additional artistic fellowships and opportunities, and am taking far bolder chances with my artistic practice. I have also begun curating exhibits and spaces, with my increased understanding and usage of the technology.","Achieved proposed outcomes",100,,4100,,,0.00,"Teresa Peterson",Individual,"Artist Equity",,"Launch and Market Support for Voices Book",2021-09-01,2022-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Teresa,Peterson,"Teresa Peterson",,,MN,,"(320) 226-1227",terrirene86@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine, Redwood, Renville, Scott, Hennepin, Brown, Stevens, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-equity-2,"Luwaina Al-Otaibi, arts programming; Talon Cavender-Wilson, visual art; Fern Cloud, visual art; Michele Huggins, SMAC board; Cheniqua Johnson, theater, music; Michele Knife Sterner, SMAC board; John Sterner, visual art, education","Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Michele Huggins: Granite Area Arts Council treasurer and volunteer, member of the Artisan Grain Collaborative, founding member of ACHALA; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Louella Voigt: music, fiber art; Blue Mound Area Theatre board; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Janine Teske: music, theater, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley school board; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;",,2
10019538,"Artist Equity",2022,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","My goal is to continue my exploration of sonograph and spectrogram technology for producing innovative Dakota digital art and design. I will also be working to curate a visual library of Dakota designs in order to experiment and ?train? AI programs to produce additional bodies of digital works. My personal artistic goals are to create new digital works, designs, and methodologies without losing the encoded meanings, teachings, and stories that are inherent to Dakota design and methodology. This project will meet my needs for resources, time, and inspiration to explore new medium and public engagement through an engagement of traditional and digital art. Additionally, this grant would also provide the much needed resource of time to commit to exploring the methodology and practice of Dakota art in a digital space. In my practice, I generally consult and request feedback from two elder/mentors that I have apprenticed under, as well as three peers that have been formative in my traditional arts practice. I plan to engage with these colleagues during the grant period, both in discussing the methodological underpinnings of Dakota art, in exploring my own practice and design, and in feedback on created digital work. I will be journaling and documenting my own progress and practice through the use of a creative ?bullet-journal,? which is already a part of my creative and personal practice.","Through this project I grew in my determination to finish it, setting goals and objectives to be able to do it. I had an impact in front of family, friends and other people who admired my work. Now more people know about my talent, and I am infinitely grateful for that. I have a broader audience and and getting new works of art to do. I gained self-confidence and experience. This grant helped me show my talents and my artistic way of expressing myself. The changes based on this project continue to happen day after day.","Achieved proposed outcomes",3700,"Other,local or private",7700,,,0.00,"Autumn Cavender-Wilson AKA Autumn Cavender",Individual,"Artist Equity",,"Wowicakekage - Dakota Art Encoded II",2021-11-01,2022-05-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Autumn,Cavender-Wilson,"Autumn Cavender-Wilson",,,MN,,"(320) 444-5645",winuna1862@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine, Chippewa, Big Stone",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-equity-3,"Cheniqua Johnson, theater, music; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson, visual art, SMAC board; Michele Knife Sterner, theater, SMAC board; John Sterner, visual art, education; Joyce Tofte, music; Esmeralda Ziemer, film","Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Michele Huggins: Granite Area Arts Council treasurer and volunteer, member of the Artisan Grain Collaborative, founding member of ACHALA; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Louella Voigt: music, fiber art; Blue Mound Area Theatre board; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Janine Teske: music, theater, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley school board; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;",,2
10018707,"Artist Equity",2021,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Outcome #11: ""Regional residents build connections to their own and others' cultural heritage through regional arts and cultural events and/or activities."" One goal of this project will be to create a more cohesive design, particularly for traditional abstract and floral patterns, by creating six digital design elements to be used as patterns in traditional art medium and also as a basis for new digital medium (i.e. digital patterns for fabric for quilts/cradleboards, digital animations, etc). A second goal will be to explore Dakota art methodology to create digital pieces (video, animation, etc) that will engage with traditional Dakota art. In my practice, I generally consult and request feedback from two elder/mentors that I have apprenticed under, as well as three peers that have been formative in my traditional arts practice. I plan to engage with these colleagues during the grant period, both in discussing the methodological underpinnings of Dakota art, in exploring my own practice and design, and in feedback on created digital work. I will be journaling and documenting my own progress and practice through the use of a creative ?bullet-journal,? which is already a part of my creative and personal practice.","The grant had a huge impact on my ability to create and generate Dakota floral designs, providing a leap forward in my functional career as an artist. With the digital components and tools alone, the amount of time required to design and properly size floral imaging for beadwork and quillwork was cut down by almost 90%. Not only do I have a small library of floral images available for future projects, but I can create multiple iterations of a project to apply to other works and medium. I have been able to devote more time and energy to new applications of my work and spend a time developing new methods and digital art mediums, including a public art mural, works featured in the ?Indigenous Motherhood and Matriarchy? exhibit at Art Commons in Calgary, and invitations to submit exhibits on national-stage.","Achieved proposed outcomes",,"Other,local or private",,,?,,"Autumn Cavender-Wilson AKA Autumn Cavender",Individual,"Artist Equity",,"Wowicakekage ? Dakota Art Encoded",2020-12-01,2021-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Autumn,Cavender-Wilson,"Autumn Cavender-Wilson",,,MN,,"(320) 444-5645",,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-equity,"Luwaina Al-Otaibi, arts programming; Bethany Lactorin, theater, music, film; Lisa Nez, visual art, cultural art; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson, visual art, cultural art, SMAC Board; Cheyanne St. John, visual art, cultural art; John Sterner, visual art, education; Joyce Tofte, music","Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Carisa Clarke: graphic design/web development, arts volunteer, board member DAC of Murray County; Greg Jodzio: photography/design, Hutchinson Center for the Arts board, Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Brett Lehman: musician, social worker; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Louella Voigt: music, fiber art; Blue Mound Area Theatre board; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;",,2
10019484,"Artist Access Grant",2022,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My basic goal is to work on a fully recorded album. My professional goals of this project are to evolve in the professional process of understanding the difference between being a closet songwriter and a performing and recording artist I will know I have been successful specifically by getting informal critiques from my recording staff. I will also do a self-evaluation of what I've learned in taking my songs from the initial idea to a finished professionally recorded product.",,,580,"Other,local or private",1580,,,,"Jessica Korpi",Individual,"Artist Access Grant",,"Jessie Dee - First Album. Development of finished collection of songs into professional recordings.",2021-10-01,2023-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Jessica,Korpi,"Jessica Korpi",,,MN,,"(218) 213-7070",jessiedeemusic@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-grant-21,"Skye Fiedler: gallery owner; Roxann Berglund: musician","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center",,2
10019485,"Artist Access Grant",2022,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","This grant will support my mentorship and enable me to obtain the materials needed to complete a focused body of work for the purpose of proposing an exhibition. This activity will serve to channel my artistic practice onto a path that will allow me to take advantage of future opportunities to share my work. I will emerge from this concentrated focus with a robust body of work, and will propose an exhibition in a local gallery space, such as Zeitgeist, Prove, and Duluth Art Institute.",,,8880,"Other,local or private",9880,,,,"Linda Glisson",Individual,"Artist Access Grant",,"This project will enable me to complete a body of work in order to support an exhibition proposal.",2021-10-04,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Linda,Glisson,"Linda Glisson",,,MN,,"(218) 591-6714",lkglisson@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-grant-22,"Skye Fiedler: gallery owner; Roxann Berglund: musician","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center",,2
10019487,"Artist Access Grant",2022,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","1) I will purchase ARAC funded art supplies which are listed in my budget. 2) I will follow my work plan for the grant season, which is as follows: October: Research November: Purchase supplies and equipment needed to complete my project. December: Begin creating by starting with the three earring options and two necklaces. January: Continue working on my collection by creating my arm and hand pieces. February: Take pictures of my collection, work on how I will display my collection in future pop up markets. 3) Following my workplan, I will create 10 pieces in my mini series jewelry collection called ""Spirit of She"" in preparation for a future exhibit or sale in Duluth. I will know I have successfully completed my project by following my workplan as I have listed above. I will utilize the purchased supplies and materials needed with grant funding in the grant season. I will file a final report with ARAC by the end of the grant season, reporting on this experience and its impact on my platform as an emerging artist. I will have 10 completed pieces ready for sale by June 1st 2022.",,,,,1000,,,,"Tiffany Fenner",Individual,"Artist Access Grant",,"Funding will support the purchase of supplies to create new work for a future exhibit in Duluth.",2021-10-01,2022-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Tiffany,Fenner,"Tiffany Fenner",,,MN,,"(218) 221-2104",tiffanymarie0183@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-grant-24,"Skye Fiedler: gallery owner; Roxann Berglund: musician","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center",,2
10019488,"Artist Access Grant",2022,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The main goal I am trying to accomplish is to create discussion and build common ground on the issues that are facing the indigenous people of this area and around the world. The racial tensions of the time need to recognize the genocide and general destruction of the native cultures everywhere. There is an opportunity through music and visual arts to capture the hearts and imaginations of those who may not completely understand generational trauma and what the boarding schools did to our parents and grandparents. We have an opportunity to legitimize our descendants so that they are recognized as full enrolled members of their tribe to help them identify themselves as community members. It has been difficult for many descendants to gain a voice in the tribe and they feel like they are on the outside looking in at times. I would like to create a looking glass that allows us all to see each other as brethren. Reaching the goal of 1,000 individual people though social media outlets will be a particularly good point of success. If I can reach that many people before the June 2022 vote for the MCT we have a chance at making the Blood Quantum change happen soon for all our tribal members. I will also consider the project a success if I am able to continue musically with the concept and expand on the ideas and visions throughout native regions. The monetization for the project can be achieved through subscriber-based purchases of merchandise and content. The tribal symbols created for the guitar sheath can be replicated as marketing items that have a logo-based message. The designs can be done on the 3D printing and engraving tool included in the proposal. The best way for artists to create financial opportunities is through the sales of direct merchandising through social channels. The goal set for merchandise sales for the project would be $2,000 or half of what the ARAC grant can provide.",,,,,1000,,,,"William J. Saaristo",Individual,"Artist Access Grant",,"Ojibwe Themed Guitar with birch bak covering and clan symbols and Ojibway beadwork designs",2021-10-01,2022-12-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,William,Saaristo,"William J. Saaristo",,,MN,,"(218) 409-3392",john@fulcrumvisions.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-grant-25,"Skye Fiedler: gallery owner; Roxann Berglund: musician","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center",,2
10047,"Artist Initiative Grant",2010,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access",,,,,,6000,,,,"Lorie E. Scott",Individual,"To create a set of three to eight arrangements of Edvarg Grieg's Lyric Pieces for flute and piano. To prepare a manuscript of these pieces for publishing and record a CD of the new works.",,,2010-09-01,2011-03-14,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lorie,Scott,,,,MN,,"(218) 310-5407",loriescott@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-grant-97,,,,
20764,"Artist Initiative",2013,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will interact directly with people who want to design barriers for their spaces. I will also interact with spectators at the sites. I will advertise the opportunity in newspapers and online venues, and actively seek out situations that I believe fit the criteria. I will track the number of visitors to the Hostile Neighbor website.","The opportunity was advertised online, in newspapers and gallery newsletters. I did interact with people at the sites, at one gallery opening in Red Wing, and online, I tracked the number of visitors to the Hostile Neighbor site.",,,,10000,,,0.00,"Barbara J. Claussen",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Claussen will create a custom-designed portable visual barrier to be erected on the border of spaces where there is a hostile neighbor.",2013-03-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Barbara,Claussen,"Barbara J. Claussen",,,MN,,"(651) 647-1139 ",clau0075@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Rice, Goodhue, Ramsey, Hennepin, Chisago, Pine, Benton, Stearns, Chippewa, Otter Tail, Carlton, Crow Wing, Itasca, St. Louis, Winona, Waseca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-83,"Marlon Davidson: Artist, writer, educator, Bemidji; Leann Johnson: Graphic designer, illustrator and ceramic tile artist; Doris Logue: Rural visual artist, commited to the environment and regional conservation issues; Seho Park: Artist, Art Professor, Winona State University; Jane Powers: Mixed media sculptor and public art artist; Don Sherman: Artist, Educator, Photographer, mentors program coordinator, Southwest Minnesota State University College; Krista Walsh: Multidisciplinary artist, art activist; Adjunct Faculty member, University of Minnesota, Hamline University; Christopher Zerendow: Artist, adjunct instructor, North Hennepin Community College; State Arts Board grant recipient","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20777,"Artist Initiative",2013,5400,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will engage personally with my audience rather than just having them read my book. I will be able to tell by the number of people who come to the readings/presentations. 2: I view this as an opportunity to develop my business skills, because this goes beyond the writing and editing process and involves organizing presentations through the state. I will be able to evaluate based on how well attended and how well organized the events are since these require an immense amount of planning to pull off successfully.","I was able to expand contacts throughout the state. I had to organize the readings, publicize, and then evaluate the presentation based on audience reaction and attendance. This is a great base then to go back and do further readings in the future. 2: I was able meet many, many people and discuss my work. I would give a reading, slide show, and then open up the floor to questions. At times, I would get questions about the writing process, inspiration, etc. This was a great experience to talk with so many people about my work.",,664,"Other, local or private",6064,,,0.00,"Eric J. Dregni",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Dregni will read from his books, Vikings in the Attic and In Cod We Trust, at libraries, bookstores, clubs, and lodges around the state.",2013-03-01,2014-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Eric,Dregni,"Eric J. Dregni",,,MN,,"(612) 236-5888 ",ericdregni@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Pennington, Chisago, Steele, Dakota, St. Louis, Washington, Cook, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Sherburne, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-90,"Cezarija Abartis: Author, Faculty member, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud; Lesley Arimah: Writer, novelist, Mankato; Nicole Helget: Writer, Mankato; Elizabeth Johnson-Miller: Poet, essayist, faculry member, College of St. Benedict/Saint John's University; Moe Norton-Westbrook: Writer, performance artist, Minneapolis; Cole Perry: Writer, Bovey; Dominic Saucedo: Writing faculty, Minneapolis Community and Technical College; Patrick Thomas: Editor and program manager, Milkweed Editions, Minneapolis","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20780,"Artist Initiative",2013,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Hire mentor Will Weaver to critique a draft of my novel. After working with mentor Will Weaver, I will have gained additional knowledge about crafting and improving a novel. I will have a better understanding of the strengths and areas of improvement for my work.","Hire Mentor Will Weaver to critique a draft of my novel THE VAST LAND: Will Weaver completed a critique by the end of September 2013 of my 320 page first draft. I have a much greater understanding of how to move forward and revise the novel draft.",,,,10000,,,0.00,"Catherine Dybiec Holm AKA Cathy Ann (Cat) Holm",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Holm will complete a first draft of her novel Women in the Sky. She will seek out an agent for her completed memoir, Driving with Cats: Ours for a Short Time, and give two readings at a local humane society from this work.",2013-03-01,2014-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Catherine,"Dybiec Holm","Catherine Dybiec Holm AKA Cathy Ann (Cat) Holm",,,MN,,"(218) 235-9096 ",cat@catherineholm.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Crow Wing, St. Louis, Itasca, Ramsey, Hennepin, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-93,"Cezarija Abartis: Author, Faculty member, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud; Lesley Arimah: Writer, novelist, Mankato; Nicole Helget: Writer, Mankato; Elizabeth Johnson-Miller: Poet, essayist, faculry member, College of St. Benedict/Saint John's University; Moe Norton-Westbrook: Writer, performance artist, Minneapolis; Cole Perry: Writer, Bovey; Dominic Saucedo: Writing faculty, Minneapolis Community and Technical College; Patrick Thomas: Editor and program manager, Milkweed Editions, Minneapolis","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",Yes
20792,"Artist Initiative",2013,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide exposure for historic Minnesota stories, through recorded songs and performances with a post-show discussion for an audience of 150 people. By January 1, 2014, I will produce an album containing songs based on stories from ten rural Minnesota towns and present the material on February 22, 2014 during a local performance in Minneapolis documenting the attendance.","I exposed historical Minnesotan stories through original written and recorded songs and performed them to an audience of 192 people at The Cedar Cultural Center on February 9th, 2014. Originally I planned on an attendance of 150 people, but more people came than planned. The Cedar provided me with a count of how many people attended the event.",,,,10000,,,0.00,"Joseph H. Ford AKA Joey Ford",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Ford will compose, arrange, and record ten new songs based on stories from rural Minnesota towns and present these new works at an album release event in Minneapolis.",2013-03-01,2014-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joseph,Ford,"Joseph H. Ford AKA Joey Ford",,,MN,,"(605) 440-0830 ",joeyhhford@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Carlton, Pine, Itasca, Cass, Pipestone, Olmsted, Hennepin, Houston, Fillmore, Winona, Wabasha, Chippewa, Hubbard",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-98,"Barbara Depman: Music Administrator for Choral Arts Ensemble, Rochester; Linda Haugen: Composer; Asako Hirabayashi: Composer and harpsichordist; Laurie Johnson: Director of Performing Arts, Paramount Theater and Visual Arts Center, Saint Cloud; Natalie Nowytski: Vocalist, composer and performer.; Karen Quiroz: Professional vocalist, Brazilian music.; Ann Reed: Songwriter, singer","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20805,"Artist Initiative",2013,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To realize this performance piece, to share it with the LGBT and the larger community, and to develop dialogue between people with differing experiences. Through feedback from the proposed workshop and pre-presentation of the performance, through the dialogue during the Q and A session after the final performance, and through the actual ticket sales for the performances. 2: To realize this performance piece, share it with the LGBT and the larger community, and develop dialogue between people with differing experiences. Through feedback from the proposed workshop and pre-presentation of the performance, through the dialogue during the Q and A session after the final performance, and through the actual ticket sales for the performances.","A is directed to individual artist's work-life expansion, as a result of this performance realization. Proposed: To realize this performance piece. Share it with the LGBT and the larger community. To develop dialogue between people with different experiences. Outcome: Successful. Determined by my personal experience and observation of the individual support performers I invited to work with me, and their direct dialogue with me concerning their experiences of working with me. Also, by the attendances or Artists I heard from directly, during the grant workshops, and the final performance run, as well as the direct feedback my support performers and the gallery(s) staff relayed to me. 2: C is directed towards the audience's emotional life-expansion as a result of this performance realization. Proposed: To realize this performance piece. Share it with the LGBT and the larger community. To develop dialogue between people with different experiences. Outcome was successful. Determined by: my personal experience and observation of the attendances during the grant performance run and workshops and the amount of individual life-experience sharing by the variety of audience attendees who were present. Also from the direct feedback I got the press reviews and previewe during the final performance run as well as the direct feedback my support performers and gallery(s) staff relayed to me.",,396,"Other, local or private",10396,,,0.00,"Steven L. Grandell AKA Venus DeMars",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Grandell will create an intergenerational performance art piece using images, music, sound, and movement to explore this unique moment in Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender history; from the fearful past to the positive, yet anxious, present. A workshop performance will take place in Duluth.",2013-03-01,2014-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steven,Grandell,"Steven L. Grandell AKA Venus DeMars",,,MN,,"(612) 242-2843 ",demars@prettyhorses.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Anoka, Sherburne, Wright, Carver, Scott, Dakota, Ramsey, Washington, Goodhue, St. Louis, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-100,"Harold Cropp: Executive director, Commonweal Theater Company, Lanesboro; Heather Hamilton: Actor and director, Associate Professor of Theatre, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Actor and director; Samantha Johns: Director, actor, choreographer, scenic designer and painter, Minneapolis; Annie Rollins: Puppet, scenic, and costume designer, Minneapolis; Gregory Stavrou: Executive director, Rochester Civic Theatre; writer, director, designer, and producer; Saymoukda Vongsay: Lao American Poet, playwright, performance artist and arts advocate, St. Paul","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20806,"Artist Initiative",2013,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To further expand my expertise at developing, directing, and presenting my improvised vocal projects to audiences. Present live performances of Between in public venue(s). Review and critique project recordings (audio and video). Document consultations with experts. Solicit artist and audience feedback (interviews and talkbacks). 2: To create improvised vocal work that involves and engages Minnesota audiences and artists in a vibrant and dynamic way. Artist interviews. Audience talk-back session transcripts and recordings. Number of artists involved in finished performance. Ticket sales.","Balancing the roles of artist, producer and director while creating BETWEEN was demanding, but it was also hugely instructional and rewarding. I learned valuable things about how to develop future improv projects and assembled a pool of artistic and production resources to assist me. I worked with a new level of consultants, including an attorney, an insurance company, a videographer, photographers, a host of sound engineers, and a graphic designer. I interviewed artists about their projects and processes to help me develop and refine my directorial approach. I also learned important things about rehearsing an improv ensemble – how to provide structure yet encourage ideas and contributions. Recording and reviewing interviews with the ensemble helped me identify and support their connections to BETWEEN. The talkback recordings gave me important insights into how audiences received and appreciated the work, as well as ideas for future presentations of this and other works. 2: I chose the BETWEEN artists – Aimee Bryant, Nathan Greer, Bruce Henry and Libby Turner Opanga – based on their connections to my concept, improv and/or their individual artistry. Our discussions, interviews and rehearsals helped me invite each artist’s knowledge and expertise into BETWEEN. Talks with dancer Kenna Cottman made us all look at movement and improv in new, exciting ways. Regina Laroche’s curiosity/interest in BETWEEN resulted in several gatherings to share progress and let her step in and dance for the Minneapolis performance. I asked audiences to speak/sing in two works, one about names and the other about carrying what we are given with us (and passing it on). Comments from every talkback confirmed this participation was important, engaging and satisfying. Attendees who posted to the web site touted the uniqueness of BETWEEN, shared how BETWEEN invited them to participate and reflect, and requested audio/video so they could share BETWEEN with the others.",,2504,"Other, local or private",12504,,,0.00,"Sarah M. Greer",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Greer will work with local and regional artists to develop, document, and perform an improvised vocal work called Between.",2013-03-01,2014-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Greer,"Sarah M. Greer",,,MN,,"(608) 338-6840 ",sgworks@sarahmgreer.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-101,"Barbara Depman: Music Administrator for Choral Arts Ensemble, Rochester; Linda Haugen: Composer; Asako Hirabayashi: Composer and harpsichordist; Laurie Johnson: Director of Performing Arts, Paramount Theater and Visual Arts Center, Saint Cloud; Natalie Nowytski: Vocalist, composer and performer.; Karen Quiroz: Professional vocalist, Brazilian music.; Ann Reed: Songwriter, singer","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20826,"Artist Initiative",2013,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Creating approximately 30 pieces of new, large-scale work for exhibition proposals. Evaluation will be based on the quality of each piece created, if a large size (16 x 20 to 20 x 24) is achieved, and if the number of pieces totals more than 20 and is close to 30 or more. 2: Develop a personal website. Website easily maintained and navigated showing selection of images for review by museums and galleries.","I completed more than 90 new pieces including 32 large scale works, 16 inch x 20 inch 25 pieces 20 inch x 24 inch, and 33 sized 8 inch x 10 inch, creating a series of work able to submit to galleries and museums. 2: I set up a professional looking website that is easy to navigate and am continuing to update it with new works. I have started contacting several museums and galleries and including my website and contact information for their review.",,434,"Other, local or private",10434,,,0.00,"Margaret L. Holmes",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Holmes will complete a new series of work and develop a Web site. She will give an artist's talk at Hibbing Community College and conduct a workshop at Hibbing High School for photography students.",2013-03-01,2014-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Margaret,Holmes,"Margaret L. Holmes",,,MN,,"(218) 969-2311 ",spiritmlh@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-107,"Gloria Brush: Chair and professor of photography, University of Minnesota Duluth.; Christopher Faust: Photographer, large-scale images, landscapes, St. Paul; John Gregor: Photographer, Two Harbors; David Luke: Photographer, faculty, Normandale Community College; Anthony Marchetti: Photographer, instructor; Kimberlee Whaley: Photographer; Senior Photographer, Goldstein Museum of Design; Petronella Ytsma: Photographer, Faculty member, Metropolitan State University, St. Paul","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",Yes
20847,"Artist Initiative",2013,9460,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Connect to new Minnesota audiences by presenting a workshop titled ""How to Read a Poem"" at public libraries. Complete the manuscript of my fifth book. I will track the number of people who attend my workshop and the number who buy my book, Meridian. Increasing the number of readings/workshops I do within the state of Minnesota will also work to increase awareness of my work. 2: Enhance my reputation as a poet in Minnesota. I will develop and present workshops at Public Libraries throughout Minnesota. At ea","Through the workshops I gave throughout Minnesota and the readings I gave, I was able to significantly enhance my reputation as a poet in Minnesota. I sold 95 copies of my book Meridian, and also gave away 34 copies at the workshops I conducted. In addition, Small Press Distributors sold over 1,000 copies of Meridian in the U.S., and my publisher went to a second printing. I developed a one-hour workshop on How to Read as Poem and presented it at public libraries, an arts center, and two salon gatherings throughout Minnesota, focusing especially on the northern tier of the state. The workshop proved to be popular, rating a 4.8 on a 5-point scale. I will continue to offer this workshop to libraries around the state beyond the end of my grant.",,,,9460,,,0.00,"Kathleen A. Jesme AKA Kathleen Jesme",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Jesme will publicize her book Meridian and connect to new Minnesota audiences by presenting a workshop at public libraries. She will complete the manuscript for her book Coastline, scheduled for publication by Ahsahta Press in 2014.",2013-03-01,2014-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,Jesme,"Kathleen A. Jesme AKA Kathleen Jesme",,,MN,,"(651) 455-7814 ",kajesme@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Lake, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis, Polk, Dakota, Anoka",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-112,"Kristina Bigalk: Poet, Director of Creative Writing, Normandale Community College; Mark Conway: Executive director, Literary Arts Institute, College of Saint Benedict; writer and poet; Crystal Gibbins: Writer, Editor, PhD Candidate, Bauedette; Carla-Elaine Johnson: Poet, Faculty member, Augsburg College; Linda LeGarde Grover: Poet, fiction and nonfiction writer; Associate professor, American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota, Duluth; LouAnn Muhm: Poet, teacher, Park Rapids; Carlisa Rivamonte: Executive Director, Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts, Fridley; Jeffrey Shotts: Senior Editor, Graywolf Press, Minneapolis; Jon Spayde: Writer, Performer, poet, and editor, St. Paul","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20869,"Artist Initiative",2013,6575,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Given the project timeline and the amount of money I will be accountable for, the Artist Initiative grant will help me stay motivated, focused, and structured. Ultimately, I will know that I have achieved outcome 1 if I have a strong and cohesive new set of images to showcase in a solo exhibition by the end of the grant period. 2: The Artist Initiative grant will help enhance my communication and networking skills. The growth in these skills can be seen through the variety of people I photograph throughout the grant period.","My ultimate goal for this grant project was to create new images that were worthy enough to be included in my online and printed portfolios. I know that I achieved this because I included nine new images to my photography website and four new images to my printed portfolio. I have received positive feedback on these images so far. 2: It is an enormous responsibility to manage money given by a grant through the state of Minnesota. I am pleased to have kept under my budget, even having money to spare in the end. Although I had received a few rejections from people whom I had asked to photograph, I have gained more experience in approaching new subject matter and working with/relating to them throughout my photo shoots.",,,,6575,,,0.00,"Brandon K. Lepasti",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Lepasti will continue photographing peoples' lives on the Iron Range, showcasing his work in a solo exhibition in the Twin Cities.",2013-03-01,2014-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brandon,Lepasti,"Brandon K. Lepasti",,,MN,,"(612) 709-1608 ",brandonlepasti@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-121,"Gloria Brush: Chair and professor of photography, University of Minnesota Duluth.; Christopher Faust: Photographer, large-scale images, landscapes, St. Paul; John Gregor: Photographer, Two Harbors; David Luke: Photographer, faculty, Normandale Community College; Anthony Marchetti: Photographer, instructor; Kimberlee Whaley: Photographer; Senior Photographer, Goldstein Museum of Design; Petronella Ytsma: Photographer, Faculty member, Metropolitan State University, St. Paul","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",Yes
20886,"Artist Initiative",2013,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will perform my music with several Minnesota artists in five distinct Minnesota communities for audiences unfamiliar with my music. I will both speak with and survey the audiences after the performances.","The vast majority of audience members had never heard my music prior to the performance they attended. During post-concert interactions with the audience, I discovered the most had no idea what to expect or what they would hear, and many of them were pleasantly surprised with their experience. This applies to many of the guest soloists I worked with, as well.",,170,"Other, local or private",10170,,,0.00,"Scott L. Miller",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Miller will compose interactive, structured electronic music that he and an ensemble will present in five Minnesota communities with improvisers from the local communities.",2013-03-01,2014-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Scott,Miller,"Scott L. Miller",,,MN,,"(763) 464-9596 ",scott@scottlmiller.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Goodhue, Hennepin, St. Louis, Stearns",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-130,"Christopher Atzinger: International pianist; David Moore: Composer, vocal arranger, educator, and conductor; Founder of a capella ensemble, Dare to Breathe, Saint Paul; Nirmala Rajasekar: Musician, Teacher, South Indian Music; Terry Ruud: English and writing instructor, M-State, Fergus Falls; Albra Thao: Spoken word and hip hop artist; Jacquelynn Tinsley: Singer; Faith Udeh: Hip hop rock artist","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20900,"Artist Initiative",2013,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Research, edit, and complete a high-definition DVD project. Hire and work with a graphic artist and marketing assistant to promote my DVD. 1,000 DVDs completed, marketed and ready to distribute. Reviewed/featured online (Facebook and YouTube), in publications (print and online), on television and radio. DVD/Log Cabin Concert telephone/email requests occur beyond my fan base. 2: My Log Cabin Concerts are the art happening on the North Shore. Minnesotans are attending and purchasing my new DVD. My Minnesota Music connects deeply with Minnesotans as evidenced by: letters, calls and emails received which express appreciation of DVD and interest in attending my Log Cabin Concerts. Facebook Pages/YouTube pages are visited daily by Minnesota folks.","I researched my needs, evaluated data and was able to hire the artists, purchase the software/learn more about the program to edit and about the process of lighting and filming for my DVD which is now ready for distribution on DVD and USB Drives. I was interviewed for magazine articles and participated in the KSTP TV Program by Jason Davis. I started my first blog. I continue to receive inquiries via telephone, email and on Facebook about attending Log Cabin Concerts. 2: There was an increase in attendance at my Log Cabin Concerts following increased media coverage, updated web site and more fans on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram. I also received several hundred more email list sign ups from my LIVE Shows and sold more CDs than ever. Emails continue to come in with kudos about how meaningful the shows are to them and especially those attending my Log Cabin Concerts. There are lots of comments on my Log Cabin Concert Facebook page as well as on my Music Facebook Page.",,2773,"Other, local or private",12773,,,0.00,"Michael A. Monroe",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Monroe will produce and promote a new DVD, Michael Monroe Live at the Log Cabin Concert, created from five live concerts to showcase his music in audio and visual format.",2013-03-01,2014-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Monroe,"Michael A. Monroe",,,MN,,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cook, Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-131,"Christopher Atzinger: International pianist; David Moore: Composer, vocal arranger, educator, and conductor; Founder of a capella ensemble, Dare to Breathe, Saint Paul; Nirmala Rajasekar: Musician, Teacher, South Indian Music; Terry Ruud: English and writing instructor, M-State, Fergus Falls; Albra Thao: Spoken word and hip hop artist; Jacquelynn Tinsley: Singer; Faith Udeh: Hip hop rock artist","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20922,"Artist Initiative",2013,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","By developing my craft as an illustrator, I will gain new skills and will offer two free illustration workshops for adults in rural Minnesota. I will invite sixty adults to participate in my two free workshops, and will take attendance, as well as hand out evaluation forms for feedback.","By developing my craft as an illustrator I will gain new skills and will offer two free illustration workshops for adults in rural Minnesota. The illustration workshop was evaluated during an informal conversation after the class, where I gained valuable feedback. My initial plan was to have a written form for participants to fill out, but I found that a relaxed discussion proved to be an easier way for everyone to reflect on the experience. During our evaluation session I posed the following questions: 1. Was the brief writing session helpful? Did they like having a poem of their own to illustrate? 2. What was their experience using collage as a medium? 3. Was the materials sufficient? Inspiring? 4. Did they gain any new tools, new ideas, that will inspire further creation of their own? The feedback was overwhelmingly positive, and the workshops were much appreciated.",,,,10000,,,0.00,"Marie E. Olofsdotter",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Olofsdotter will learn digital illustration techniques to create a portfolio of new images. She will conduct two free illustration workshops, at the Nisswa Community ChildrenÆs Library and the Two Harbors Community Center.",2013-03-01,2014-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marie,Olofsdotter,"Marie E. Olofsdotter",,,MN,,"(612) 339-8409 ",marie@marieolofsdotter.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Crow Wing, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-139,"Eileen Cohen: Ceramic artist; Lisa Mathieson: Multidisciplinary artist, glasswork; Charles Matson Lume: Visual artist; professor of art, School of Art and Design, University of Wisconsin-Stout; Elizabeth Miller: Mixed media artist; John Ready: Gallery director, craft and metalsmith artist, LaCrescent; Kimberlee Roth: Ceramic artist; Matthew Rucker: Painter; Anastasia Ward: Sculptor; Thomas Willis: Ceramicists","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20932,"Artist Initiative",2013,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will use the imagery, sketches, photographs, and notes from the experiences and observations on Lake Superior to design and develop five new furniture pieces. Apart from actually completing the pieces, peer reviews and public feedback at galleries and shows help assess success. 2: After completion of the new work, I plan to exhibit it at galleries in Grand Marais, Ely, Duluth, Grand Rapids, and Minneapolis. Survey and total attendance at events. Monitor web traffic.","I spent time paddling at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. I designed and built four new pieces. My idea of using photography as a path to aid with both the inspiration for and then the design process was successful. 2: 1. I showed work four different times with a comprehensive show of the work at Kess Gallery in Ely. 2. I gave a presentation to an Ely group that meets regularly on Tuesdays at lunch. 3. There was an article in a local newspaper Ely Echo. 4. A short radio interview to promote the opening of the show.",,3733,"Other, local or private",13733,,,0.00,"Peter K. Pestalozzi",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Pestalozzi will kayak on Lake Superior and use observations in imagery, sketches, photographs, and notes of the experience as a source of inspiration for producing a new body of furniture pieces. He will exhibit this work in Grand Marais, Ely, Duluth, Grand Rapids, and Minneapolis.",2013-05-01,2013-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peter,Pestalozzi,"Peter K. Pestalozzi",,,MN,,"(218) 340-5458 ",odysseydesign@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Lake, Cook",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-142,"Eileen Cohen: Ceramic artist; Lisa Mathieson: Multidisciplinary artist, glasswork; Charles Matson Lume: Visual artist; professor of art, School of Art and Design, University of Wisconsin-Stout; Elizabeth Miller: Mixed media artist; John Ready: Gallery director, craft and metalsmith artist, LaCrescent; Kimberlee Roth: Ceramic artist; Matthew Rucker: Painter; Anastasia Ward: Sculptor; Thomas Willis: Ceramicists","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20940,"Artist Initiative",2013,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create new work uniting art and ecology, get professional help and documentation for a new portfolio, and learn about publishing opportunities. The completed work has resulted in a new portfolio, exhibition and possible publication, has creatively expanded my artwork, has positively affected my career through learning new market and publishing skills, and created contacts and opportunities. 2: Reach a family, outdoors-oriented audience via an exhibition, revised website, and possible publication, and provide engaging didactic information. The work was able to reach a nature and outdoors-oriented family audience that normally does not attend arts events, reflected in attendance at the exhibition, interest in the published work, the online presence, and other outreach opportunities.","Over 26 new pieces with informational labels on the ecology depicted; exhibition with over 800 visitors; extensive media coverage; and opportunities for commissions and traveling exhibition. 2: Exhibition reached outdoors oriented audience, as evidenced by gallery and online comments; worked with two professional writers, one of which is a well-known exhibition and natural history author to create informational labels; exhibition will be traveling.",,1986,"Other, local or private",11986,,,0.00,"Beth A. Priestley AKA Robyn Beth Priestley",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Priestley will develop a series of mixed-media block prints that focus on the ecology of twenty-six of MinnesotaÆs state parks. Her work will be exhibited at the AZ Gallery in St Paul.",2013-03-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beth,Priestley,"Beth A. Priestley AKA Robyn Beth Priestley",,,MN,,"(651) 776-5569 ",robyn@paintedturtledesign.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Ramsey, Hennepin, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-144,"Eileen Cohen: Ceramic artist; Lisa Mathieson: Multidisciplinary artist, glasswork; Charles Matson Lume: Visual artist; professor of art, School of Art and Design, University of Wisconsin-Stout; Elizabeth Miller: Mixed media artist; John Ready: Gallery director, craft and metalsmith artist, LaCrescent; Kimberlee Roth: Ceramic artist; Matthew Rucker: Painter; Anastasia Ward: Sculptor; Thomas Willis: Ceramicists","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",Yes
15391,"Artist Initiative",2012,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota artists are able to expand or further develop their artistic abilities through varied learning opportunities. Minnesota artists are able to develop business skills needed to support their professional art work. More Minnesotans are able to engage in or with the work of Minnesota artists.","1. Developed outdoor painting skills. Greater focus selecting subject matter that enhanced the whole of my body of work. Identified composition as a focal point, recognized the need to edit and hone the gist of the paintings to most clearly communicate this idea. Learned to think of a body of work, rather than individual pieces. I advanced my abilities taking small field study paintings into the studio to produce much larger canvases. 2. I evaluated these achievements based on feedback from the teachers and students whose classes I gave demos, lectures and showings to. 2: 1. Planning a budget for a project, amending it to reflect changing circumstances. Shopping for vendors to better fit the needs and budget of project. Developed persuasive writing skills in pitching different art centers on a proposed exhibit. Small, but not insignificant: developed personal presentation skills in approaching various commercial properties for permission to paint on their grounds. 2. I successfully adjusted my budget when unable to mount an exhibit in the grant period. I stayed within that budget. Feedback from the students, teachers and other artists that comment on the way I handle my art as a business. Exhibiting will manifest the business side more clearly.",,152,"Other, local or private",10152,,,,"Scott Lloyd Anderson",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Anderson will create paintings of local, contemporary, urban, and suburban environments, many to be painted on location, culminating in an exhibition.",2012-05-01,2013-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Scott Lloyd",Anderson,"Scott Lloyd Anderson",,,MN,,"(651) 336-5027 ",scott@twosprucedesign.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Hennepin, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-1,"Marlon Davidson: Artist, writer, and educator.; Roderick Massey: Artist; Aldo Moroni, Jr.: Artist; Seho Park: Professor of art, Winona State University. Visual artist.; Kimberlee Roth: Technician for the Art and Art History Department, St Catherine University. Ceramic artist.; Barbara Wood: Awards committee member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. Bead and textile artist.; Laura Youngbird: Art instructor and cultural counselor.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
15450,"Artist Initiative",2012,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota artists are able to expand or further develop their artistic abilities through varied learning opportunities. More Minnesotans are able to engage in or with the work of Minnesota artists.","1) I researched traditional Norwegian folk music through recordings and the existing body of documentation, and consulted with ethnomusicologists and performers throughout Minnesota who studied folk music in Norway. I took lessons on the Hardanger fiddle, seljefloyte (willow flute), and studied the Kvedar style of singing and attained a basic knowledge and performance skill level. I composed chamber pieces (15.45 min.) incorporating these folk instruments and techniques into my music. 2) I greatly increased my understanding of Norwegian folk music from months of research and lessons; I became reasonably proficient in playing the fiddle and seljefloyte (enough to perform at the Workshop/Performance), and developed a basic comprehension of the intricate ornamentation style of Kvedar singing. My chamber music compositions using the Hardanger fiddle and seljefloyte were performed at the Workshop/Performance in addition to a teaching/educational summary of my activities and what I learned. 2: 1. I studied and learned from Minnesota teachers/experts in Hardanger fiddle, seljefloyte, and Kvedar singing. They were very supportive of my project, and helpful with research resources, books and recordings. They watched and participated in the process as did the additional performing artists. The Workshop/Performance allowed the audience to hear both traditional folk music, and the chamber works I composed using Norwegian tunes and instruments, along with a description of my process. 2. The audience was extremely enthusiastic with the introduction of Norwegian folk instruments, the description of my compositional process, and the newly composed works. Most of the audience was either classically trained or purely folk musicians. Each had been introduced to the genre of the other. I heard many positive comments following the Workshop/Performance about how much individuals had learned, and how beautiful, unusual, and accessible the music was. I had provided a bridge between the two traditions!",,538,"Other, local or private",10538,,,,"Linda M. Haugen AKA Linda Tutas Haugen",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Haugen will research the ancient folk music of Norway, specifically the Hardanger violin, Seljefloyte (willow flute), and the Kvedar style of singing, and compose three chamber pieces. In addition, she will host an open performance and workshop for compo",2012-05-15,2013-04-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Linda,Haugen,"Linda M. Haugen AKA Linda Tutas Haugen",,,MN,,"(952) 431-3219 ",haugen@visi.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Rice, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-20,"Heather Barringer: Artistic co-director, Zeitgeist. Member, Crash.; Paul Dove: Co-founder and artistic director, Northern Light Opera Company. Chair, Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council.; Ignacio Herrera: Piano instructor, MacPhail Center for Music. Performer, director, and composer.; Andre-Louis Heywood: Adjunct instructor, Faculty Resident, and All-College Choir director, St John's University. Member, ACC, CMEA, VoiceCare Network. Boychoir Repertoire and Standards Chair, ACDA Minnesota.; Jayanthi Kyle: Singer in Black Audience.; Peter Leggett: Executive director, Walker West Music Academy. Board member at City of St Paul Cultural STAR and Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. Musician for Heiruspecs.; Tracy Lipke-Perry: Assistant professor of piano, University of Minnesota Duluth. Collaborative artist, vocal coach, and solo pianist.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
15453,"Artist Initiative",2012,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota artists are able to expand or further develop their artistic abilities through varied learning opportunities. Minnesota artists are able to develop business skills needed to support their professional art work. More Minnesotans are able to engage in or with the work of Minnesota artists.","This grant allowed me to substantially develop my artistic abilities through rehearsals and the subsequent concerts I performed around the state including: the Red Rock Center for the Arts in Fairmont, the Weisman Art Museum in Minneapolis, and The Play Ground (a satellite theater of the Duluth Playhouse). My abilities as a soloist have improved substantially. 2: This grant has allowed me to create a content management system web site, promotional materials, and videos. My career has developed significantly through the new content management website, promotional materials, and videos.",,1210,"Other, local or private",11210,,,,"Ralph G. Hepola",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Hepola, a tuba soloist, will create a content management system Web site, Web marketing, promotional materials, and recordings to increase his career opportunities. He will also provide concerts around the state.",2012-05-01,2013-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ralph,Hepola,"Ralph G. Hepola",,,MN,,"(612) 803-8914 ",info@ralphhepola.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Martin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-22,"Heather Barringer: Artistic co-director, Zeitgeist. Member, Crash.; Paul Dove: Co-founder and artistic director, Northern Light Opera Company. Chair, Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council.; Ignacio Herrera: Piano instructor, MacPhail Center for Music. Performer, director, and composer.; Andre-Louis Heywood: Adjunct instructor, Faculty Resident, and All-College Choir director, St John's University. Member, ACC, CMEA, VoiceCare Network. Boychoir Repertoire and Standards Chair, ACDA Minnesota.; Jayanthi Kyle: Singer in Black Audience.; Peter Leggett: Executive director, Walker West Music Academy. Board member at City of St Paul Cultural STAR and Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. Musician for Heiruspecs.; Tracy Lipke-Perry: Assistant professor of piano, University of Minnesota Duluth. Collaborative artist, vocal coach, and solo pianist.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
15471,"Artist Initiative",2012,8800,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More Minnesotans are able to engage in or with the work of Minnesota artists.","I impacted Minnesota artists and arts audiences by holding four outstate readings in Duluth, Red Wing, St Cloud, and Mankato. I had well attended literary readings in all four spots, inviting local writers and poets to read with me. At the four readings I had 20 different artists join me to read and attendance of around 300 people total.",,,,8800,,,,"John S. Jodzio",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Jodzio will complete his third collection of short stories and prepare it for submission to publishers. He will also organize four literary events in Duluth, Saint Cloud, Rochester, and Mankato, in which he will read from his new manuscript and feature o",2012-05-01,2012-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Jodzio,"John S. Jodzio",,,MN,,"(612) 708-9681 ",johnjodzio@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Goodhue, Stearns, Blue Earth",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-27,"Megan Atwood: Writing instructor, Hamline University. Literary agent, writer, and editor.; Catherine Dybiec Holm: Writer, editor, yoga instructor.; Christine Kolaya: Writer and professor, University of Minnesota Morris.; Ethan Rutherford: Writer; Patrick Thomas: Editor and program manager, Milkweed Editions; Eric Vrooman: Writer and professor, Gustavus Adolphus College; Kao Yang: Writer and educator.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes
15502,"Artist Initiative",2012,9800,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota artists are able to expand or further develop their artistic abilities through varied learning opportunities. Minnesota artists are able to develop business skills needed to support their professional art work. More Minnesotans are able to engage in or with the work of Minnesota artists.","Along with the main two proposed events, “graffiti angel” and “holy fool” and their web galleries, I created a number of installations that explored material used in both of the final premiers. These included: A) a short film called “firebird / last dream” in collaboration with experimental vocalist / McKnight Composer Fellow Viv Corringham that was chosen for the Duluth Superior Film Festival (June 1, 2012) and the Flyway Film Festival (October 2012). B) The crucible triptych: “iowa 1,” “iowa 2,” and “I remember death, honey for keith haring,” which appeared at the Prøve Gallery in Duluth (August 10-24, 2012). C) The stillness triptych: “white stone / blue sky,” “graffiti angel / still bridge,” and “watches 4 sale: we were ribcages w/o watches” released online. D) various iterations using the infinite film generator that was created for the “graffiti angel” (these were called: “graffiti angel / blue,” “graffiti angel / birdland,” and “graffiti angel / night rain). E) an installation version of the cinematic work called “graffiti angel / infinity part 1” that was shown at the Ochre Ghost Gallery in Duluth (September 9-21, 2012). To evaluate the success of these achievements, at each performance, installation opening and film showing, I made time to talk with audience members. Many of these discussions continued online. People in my community are generous with their feedback and I found these one-on-one conversations to be deeply informative. I made a point of working with other artists that I respect; I was inspired and educated by their creative process. I worked with different local arts venues and benefited by their kind mentorship as I shaped the work to successfully show in their spaces. I conducted informal “show-and-tell” discussions with other artists to gather feedback for specific pieces. 2: I met with a Springboard for the Arts consultant and attended the National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture annual conference in Minneapolis. I studied how dancers, visual artists and writers work with time and space. I took a field trip to New York during the Whitney Biennial and the New Museum Triennial and looked at these exhibits and others about town. The Stephen Petronio Company was at the Joyce Theater. I went to one of their performances and was quite moved by the union of sound, movement and abstract narrative. Choreography influenced my still-motion work. While not directly funded by this grant, I pursued these opportunities to enhance my work on my Minnesota State Arts Board project.""",,,,9800,,,,"Kathleen A. McTavish AKA Kathy McTavish",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"McTavish will create, premiere, and document two multimedia shows, ""Graffiti Angel"" and ""Holy Fool."" Both pieces will premiere in Duluth, one at Zinema 2 and the other at Sacred Heart Music Center, in the fall of 2012.",2012-05-01,2013-03-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,McTavish,"Kathleen A. McTavish AKA Kathy McTavish",,,MN,,"(218) 343-7998 ",kathy@cellodreams.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-35,"Andy Driscoll: Cohost of ""TruthToTell"" (KFAI), broadcast journalist, writer/commentator, political and public affairs specialist.; Kiera Faber: Visual artist, and member of Midwest Photographers Project.; Rick Hauser: Producer, director, and writer for television and media.; Amalia Nicholson: Media artist and educator.; Mark Rosenwinkel: Chair of the department of theater and dance, Concordia University. Lead teaching artist, Guthrie Theater summer theater camps. Actor, director, and playwright.; Norah Shap","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
15534,"Artist Initiative",2012,9700,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota artists are able to expand or further develop their artistic abilities through varied learning opportunities. Minnesota artists are able to develop business skills needed to support their professional art work. More Minnesotans are able to engage in or with the work of Minnesota artists.","1. This project enabled me to expand my artistic abilities by providing me time and structure to devote to writing. Furthermore, the project enabled me to receive feedback from two other writers through a manuscript critique. 2. This was evaluated by the completion of a 65 page manuscript that was reviewed by two writers, Ellen Marie Hinchcliffe and Gabrielle Civil. 2: 1. Organizing and using the budget of this grant pushed me to learn how to track money in relationship to art. Furthermore, the logistics of the readings required that I learn the set-up and business side of finding space and hosting an event. 2. The successful execution of the grant budget and readings serve as the evaluation of this achievement.",,,,9700,,,,"Moe L. Norton-Westbrook AKA Moe Lionel",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Norton-Westbrook will research and write a collection of short stories, drawing on the economic, political, and social history of Duluth in the 1920s, and his family's history. In spring 2013, he will host readings in Minneapolis and Duluth.",2012-06-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Moe,Norton-Westbrook,"Moe L. Norton-Westbrook AKA Moe Lionel",,,MN,,"(612) 965-4794 ",moe.lionel.moe@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-43,"William Durbin: Writer; Sherrie Fernandez-Williams: Writer, director of Bridges Scholars program, Hamline University.; May Moua Lee-Yang: Writer, performance artist; Juliet Patterson: Writer, poetry editor for Konundrum Engine Literary Review, instructor for Hamline and St Catherine Universities.; Cole Perry: Writer; Michael Seward: Writer, Instructor of English at Minneapolis Community and Technical College.; Jennifer Thompson: Inernational book publisher, Perseus Books","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
15538,"Artist Initiative",2012,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota artists are able to expand or further develop their artistic abilities through varied learning opportunities. More Minnesotans are able to engage in or with the work of Minnesota artists.","I achieved exactly what I set out to do with this grant: 1) I commissioned three new works for solo clarinet which I then performed on concerts in St Paul, Duluth, and St Cloud; and 2) I recorded all three pieces for eventual release on a CD. All of these activities happened right on schedule, with performances taking place in March 2013 and recording in April 2013. I would evaluate the achievement very highly because A) the quality of the music that the composers wrote for me was uniformly excellent, and B) I was able to deliver exciting interpretations of these new pieces which were refined over the course of three performances, and which were then documented through a studio recording. I am confident that these actions will go a long way to helping me achieve my ultimate goal of establishing myself as a major commissioner of new music for the clarinet. 2: All of the composers I commissioned are Minnesota-based. The concert program contained both the new works and also two other pieces by Minnesota composers. I performed all of these pieces in venues across the state: St Paul, Duluth, and St Cloud. Audiences were able to both hear the pieces and engage with myself and the composers, all of whom were in attendance at each performance. The concerts in Duluth and St Cloud were on university campuses, and at both places I gave talks to the students about working with composers, commissioning new works, and how to go about securing the funding for new commissions. I evaluate these achievements highly for several reasons: First, the concert attendance was high, especially for my first performance in St Paul, where I had around 60 attendees in Studio Z. This is a very respectable audience size for a concert of new music. Secondly, audience feedback was very positive due to the high quality of both the new compositions and my performances.",,5500,"Other, local or private",15500,,,,"Patrick W. O'Keefe AKA Pat O'Keefe",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"OÆKeefe will commission three Minnesota composers, Scott Miller, Ann Millikan, and Brett Warchow, to create new works for the clarinet which he will premiere and record in spring 2013.",2012-06-01,2013-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patrick,O'Keefe,"Patrick W. O'Keefe AKA Pat O'Keefe",,,MN,,"(651) 774-7508 ",patokeefe88@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Ramsey, Hennepin, Stearns, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-45,"Jason Allen: Electronic performance artist and Producer, Ballet Mech.; Jill Dawe: Associate professor of music, Augsburg College.; Paula Gudmundson: Founder, Seven Suns ensemble. Artist and arts educator.; Daniel Kallman: Composer; Janis Lane-Ewart: Executive director, KFAI, Fresh Air, Inc. Volunteer programmer, ""The Collective Eye"" (KFAI). Treasurer, Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations, and National Federation of Community Broadcasters.; Martha Lindberg: Handbell director, Centenary ","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes
15557,"Artist Initiative",2012,9700,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota artists are able to expand or further develop their artistic abilities through varied learning opportunities. Minnesota artists are able to develop business skills needed to support their professional art work. More Minnesotans are able to engage in or with the work of Minnesota artists.","A month by month photo essay about Will Stegar has been completed. I was challenged to learn digital photography and printing. A book has been designed, printed and is being sold. 2: During the course of the year I learned how to set up a business, raise an additional $15,000, write a business plan and start an indie digital press and turn a profit.",,,,9700,,,,"John P. Ratzloff",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Ratzloff has been invited to photograph at Will Steger's homestead in Ely, Minnesota, for one week of each month, for a year. The work will reveal the private life and work of polar explorer and environmental activist Will Steger.",2012-05-01,2013-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Ratzloff,"John P. Ratzloff",,,MN,,"(612) 232-2510 ",johnratzloff@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-54,"Douglas Beasley: Photographer, founder and director of Vison Quest Photo Workshops.; Gloria Brush: Chair and professor of photography, University of Minnesota Duluth.; Beth Dow: Photographer; Colleen Mullins: Photographer, academic director of digital film/video production and photography programs, Art Institutes International Minnesota.; Margaret Ojala: Photographer and Professor of Art, St Olaf College.; Keri Pickett: Photographer, filmmaker; Don Sherman: Artist, Arts offerings and mentors program coordinator, Southwest Minnesota State University College Now.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes
10023333,"Artist Access Grant",2022,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","1) Rally the reading community in northern Minnesota and Minneapolis around a celebration of northern Minnesota life. This will take the form of a public reading of my book in Duluth at Zenith Bookstore, plus I will explore holding readings in Minneapolis. I already have relationships with the ""Moon Palace"" and ""Eat My Words"" bookstores there. Another way this will take form is through essays from the book being published for free in local newspapers in Cotton and Virginia, Minnesota. I already have an open invitation to send articles to the Hometown Focus paper (Virginia), and would develop a relationship with the Cotton Chronicle. 2) Increased visibility for my ""Marie's Meanderings"" blog, which is the basis for the book. My blog web address will be included in the book and hopefully, curious readers who enjoyed the book will want to access new blog content or content not included in the book. 3) And, of course, publish the book under professional design and editing standards. 1) Good attendance at the public readings. (I will track this and attendee comments.) Several stories in the Cotton Chronicle and the Hometown Focus newspapers. 2) Increased blog readership. (I will track this.) 3) The book will be published and will sell like hotcakes.",,,500,"Other,local or private",1500,,,,"Marie E. Zhuikov",Individual,"Artist Access Grant",,"Meander North book - A nonfiction book based on blog posts from ""Marie's Meanderings"" blog",2022-04-01,2022-12-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Marie,Zhuikov,"Marie E. Zhuikov",,,MN,,"(218) 348-7133",mzhuikov@msn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-grant-26,"Roxann Berglund: musician; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10023334,"Artist Access Grant",2022,953,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goals are twofold: - To become more competent, confident, and creative in my design work - To advance my skills in specific areas, which can be identified based on the classes I plan to take (and are outlined above) - To learn leather work skills - To learn how to incorporate silver and leather together in jewelry - To start a jewelry collection of leather and silver combined - To gain new customers seeking advanced one-of-a-kind pieces of art - I will have completed the courses in my plan (or made appropriate substitutions should a course not remain available). - I will have completed a minimum of twelve bracelets that incorporate leather and silver clay together (leather cuff bracelets will be my area of focus). - I will have completed a minimum of two necklaces or earring sets that incorporate leather and silver clay together. - I will have become competent in basic leather work and advanced enough to produce leather jewelry. - I will start a new collection of leather and silver jewelry in my Etsy shop.",,,500,"Other,local or private",1453,,,,"Cindy Bina",Individual,"Artist Access Grant",,"Advanced instruction in silver metal clay jewelry. Training, tools and supplies in leather work.",2022-04-01,2023-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Cindy,Bina,"Cindy Bina",,,MN,,"(218) 235-8006",cindybina@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-grant-27,"Roxann Berglund: musician; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10023336,"Artist Access Grant",2022,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","I have never made a table before. But I feel like the previous eight years of learning to do wood working has set me up for potential success. As a part time wood worker being able to add to my list of things that I make can potentially earn me more money in the arts. This project could be the snowflake that starts the avalanche. My conception of the work is: a walnut table with wooden legs tied together with heavy duty metal used sparingly so the metal does not take away from the beauty of the wood. There are many measures of success for this project. Starting at the most basic. Wood working can be very dangerous, so not getting hurt is tops on the list. The table needs to be functional and sturdy. It should be able to hold books and an occasional person sitting on it. The walnut needs to be sanded down to about 1000 grit sand paper to really make use of the pattern and the grain that is in walnut. I will also be getting feed back during the process from both family and friends. The table needs to sit flat on the floor which may seem obvious but is a detail that can't be taken for granted. The top of the table needs to sit level. There can't be any week or loose joints but also respecting the fact the wood continues to move with humidity and air temperature. The final product will be pleasing to the eye and have functionality.",,,488,"Other,local or private",1488,,,,"Jeffrey D. Hall",Individual,"Artist Access Grant",,"walnut table",2022-04-11,2022-09-05,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeffrey,Hall,"Jeffrey D. Hall",,,MN,,"(218) 525-0094",jeff@clovervalleyfarms.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-grant-29,"Roxann Berglund: musician; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10023337,"Artist Access Grant",2022,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","With the videos for Adjusting and ZAZ, I hope to be able to take the time to create a visual documentation of each work that is a showcase of the music itself, and an artistically engaging way to show the work. Pragmatically, videos are an essential way to share music in 2022, and taking time to thoroughly plan, shoot, and edit a video is an important part of the lifespan of making and sharing new work with the world. Through making the two videos, as much as having the final product, I hope to gain skills as a videographer that can confidently and creatively document work on my own, and in turn, someday to be able to help other artists realize their visions for their own work. In a utilitarian sense, success with music related video content can be measured by the usual metrics - view counts, shares, peer feedback, etc. However, releasing content, especially content that features your body and face doing something very personal, is a difficult thing to do. I only release things out into the world when I feel comfortable sharing that vulnerability - and the only way to get to that headspace is to carefully, and thoughtfully craft the work itself. The greatest measure of success will be the fact that the finished product is out in the world.",,,500,"Other,local or private",1500,,,,"Zachary J. Baltich",Individual,"Artist Access Grant",,"Zack Baltich - Video",2022-04-15,2022-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Zachary,Baltich,"Zachary J. Baltich",,,MN,,"(218) 235-0166x c",zackbaltich@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-grant-30,"Roxann Berglund: musician; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10023340,"Artist Access Grant",2022,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal for this project is to begin creating my own unique identity as a fiber artist by exploring a specific niche and style for my fiber work. In particular, I would like to become known as a full-circle, locally-sustainable, farm to fiber artist, whose work is recognizable in style and for my production model. Outcomes that will help me reach this goal include... 1) providing myself with dedicated time, space and support to develop my natural dyeing skills to a level where I have enough confidence and knowledge to be able to continue discovering how to use dye-stuff materials grown or wild-harvested on our farm property. 2) developing techniques for successfully dyeing pre-felts 3) using those pre-felts to create visually engaging wet felted rugs, wall hangings and sculptural pieces (functional and non-functional) I will consider this project a success when I have... 1) learned to confidently produce a full spectrum of naturally dyed wool including reds/pinks, oranges, yellows, greens, blues, violets and browns using 3 or more dye-stuffs from our farm (i.e. buckthorn bark, tansy, rhubarb, etc.) 2) successfully developed a process for dyeing pre-felted wool panels/sheets for use in wet felted projects. I may also work on dyeing yarn, batting and roving but the primary learning goal for this project is working with pre-felted panels/sheets 3) created 2 rugs, 2 wall hangings and 3-4 different sculptural wet felted final pieces using the dyed and pre-felted materials I created. 4) taught at least 1 ""member to member"" workshop with the DFG 5) showed my work at a minimum of 1 exhibition or juried show in the region",,,1070,"Other,local or private",2070,,,,"Cindy M. Hale",Individual,"Artist Access Grant",,"Full Circle Production of Natural Dyed Pre-Felt for use in Wet Felted Art",2022-04-01,2023-04-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Cindy,Hale,"Cindy M. Hale",,,MN,,"(218) 461-2996",cindy@clovervalleyfarms.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-grant-33,"Roxann Berglund: musician; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10023341,"Artist Access Grant",2022,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","I aim to complete all the artwork for Pollywog! Not a Frog at the highest possible quality. My measurable goals are: 1. Keep the pace of the work on track, which means painting 3 spreads every 2 months. 2. To complete all 16 spreads within one year of receiving the grant. 3. To increase my social media presence, advertising progress on the book's endeavor. I would like to grow my following on multiple platforms by 25%. 4. To research costs for the next phase of the project (scanning, printing, mailing dummy books to publishers, and the cost of self-publishing). 5. To research opportunities to share the work upon the book's publishing (talks, readings, artist and writing collectives, etc...) I aim to explore life's vibrancy through the lens of a tadpole's aquatic perspective with watercolor and children's literature, creating a metaphorical connection that is appealing and relatable to all kids who ponder their adult future or are emerging into a unique identity of their own. I will gauge my project's success by cross checking the outcomes with my goals. 1. By meeting my goal of creating 1.5 spread per month (3 per 2 months) for Pollywog! Not a Frog. 2. With one year, the entirety of the watercolor artwork for the project will be complete and I will be ready to scan the paintings. 3. With my social media presence will have increased at least 25% due to regular progress postings. 4. By having my next steps in the project clearly laid out in terms of cost and process, and being ready to begin the second phase of digitization and marketing. 5. By having made connections and a plan for how I can share my project with the wider community upon the book's publication. When all the art is rendered and I have a clear path to the second and final phase of my project, I will feel confident this project has been and will continue to be a success. I plan to use the momentum going forward to continue planning, writing and illustrating more books in a similar series to follow. On the most basic level, this project will have attained success by becoming a printed and published book. That would mark the accomplishment of all the elements coming together to create the tangible product I am hoping for. Getting to hold and read the book that my kids helped inspire to my kids would be a private and deeply moving form of success for me.",,,15320,"Other,local or private",16320,,,,"Maury E. Aaseng",Individual,"Artist Access Grant",,"I would like to write, illustrate and publish a children's book called ""Pollywog! Not a Frog"".",2022-04-01,2023-04-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Maury,Aaseng,"Maury E. Aaseng",,,MN,,"(619) 813-4339",mauryillustrates@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-grant-34,"Roxann Berglund: musician; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10023354,"Artist Equity",2022,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","My goal is to be able to build my knowledge in Making and Creating Star Quilts. With the help of this project I'll be able to purchase much needed equipment and materials that I wouldn't have been able to get. It'll really bring great joy knowing that us indigenous people are not forgotten about and that our ways and art matters. As an artist this project will boost my confidence and hopefully get me to step out of comfort zone and try new things so i can be that one to teach eventually. I plan to measure my project by showing and comparing old work to my new work.","Without this support it would not have been possible to explore the ability to create and expand art, to continue developing more projects. I know I can do great things and all the ideas I had turned out to be very satisfying.","Achieved proposed outcomes",,,4000,,,0.00,"Priscilla Gruendemann",Individual,"Artist Equity",,"Traditional star Quilt and skirt making",2022-03-01,2022-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Priscilla,Gruendemann,"Priscilla Gruendemann",,,MN,,"(507) 430-6696",Mrzpespinoza@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-equity-9,"Talon Cavender-Wilson, visual art; Fern Cloud, visual art; Lisa Nez, visual art; Cheyanne St. John, visual art; Michele Knife Sterner, theater, SMAC Board; Esmeralda Ziemer, film;","Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Judy Beckman: vocal music, Big Stone Arts Council, Big Stone County Historical Society, Big Stone Lake Area Chamber of Commerce CEO; Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Michele Huggins: Granite Area Arts Council treasurer and volunteer, member of the Artisan Grain Collaborative, founding member of ACHALA; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;",,2
10024441,"Artist Access Grant",2023,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","I want to reach a wider audience with my work I want to present my work in its ideal form I want to create the kind of event I would like to attend I want to contribute to a healthy and exciting art atmosphere in the region I want to make poetry accessible to people who might not otherwise enjoy it I want to celebrate queer and neurodiverse perspective as well as local and regional experience I want to create opportunity for other local artists as well as local businesses I will know I have been successful if my social media engagements increase, I make sales, I find more opportunities to perform, I form meaningful connections in my community and other communities at or as a result of the events, I see that I am performing for a happy and engaged audience, or I get positive feedback from anyone involved with the events. I will also be looking to the impact on guest artists, whose event-related success would also reflect the success of the event as a whole.",,,,,1000,,,,"Henry E. Kneiszel",Individual,"Artist Access Grant",,"Regional Event Tour. Organize events to perform and show work in three different places.",2022-09-15,2023-06-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Henry,Kneiszel,"Henry E. Kneiszel",,,MN,,,henry@kneiszel.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-grant-36,"Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Margo Gray: experience designer and theater maker; Rachel Klesser: visual artist; Susanna Gaunt: visual artist and photographer","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10024442,"Artist Access Grant",2023,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My poems will focus on people, locations and community work being done in the area, so my goal is to curate poems that resonate with those humans. Therefore, I will know that I have achieved my goal with this activity if the poems are well-received with the businesses and individuals I am writing them for or about. Having completed the book itself, I know that my goal will have been completed while it's printed, in my hands, and events are booked for sharing these poems. I'd like to create a survey that can be completed by people who have read or interacted with the chapbook as I begin to share it. Having completed surveys in-hand will also help me know that I have achieved my goal. I'd like to perform and focus on this book at places I am writing about. Since I will share poems directly with businesses and individuals, I will have concrete feedback from how they feel about what I am writing either through messages, emails or surveys. And I am hoping that over time, the words I am writing will encourage Duluthians to engage with their community more directly. And to participate in the local economy more. For instance, I want the Zinema to be attended or thought of before the Marcus theater. For Dovetail Cafe to be thought of before Starbucks. For Duluthians to spend more time by the lake, or create art about it. Some of those ideas will take more time, but if the poems I am writing resonate with Duluthians, I will have done my job both as a writer and performer. In future grants and projects, I would like to curate a regular local arts journal that is dethatched from academia. Ideally, this book will also motivate individuals to create their own writing and art with the understanding that art is a way that we engage with each other within a community.",,,500,"Other,local or private",1500,,,,"Jessica M. Morgan",Individual,"Artist Access Grant",,"A Love Letter and Chapbook to Duluth, Minnesota",2022-09-01,2023-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Jessica,Morgan,"Jessica M. Morgan",,,MN,,"(920) 636-8737",morgan.jessicamarie@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-grant-37,"Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Margo Gray: experience designer and theater maker; Rachel Klesser: visual artist; Susanna Gaunt: visual artist and photographer","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10024443,"Artist Access Grant",2023,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Many people, when hearing the word ""witch"" may conjure an image of a green faced, crooked nosed, woman who has a menacing cackle flying on a broomstick! But history and folklore teach us that there are numerous iterations of this type of woman and through our book, The Science of Witchcraft, we hope to teach the public about the true, fascinating, and sometimes frightening facts behind their favorite witch tales.We will specifically focus on witch tales and history from the Nordic region and tie it in to Northeastern Minnesota. Success rates will be tracked by in-person attendance at the event and by views on the video content created by the filmmaker at the event. We will post the clips of the evening on TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, our three websites, and speak about it on our podcast.",,,,,1000,,,,"Kelly J. Florence",Individual,"Artist Access Grant",,"The History and Legends of Nordic Witches",2022-09-08,2022-10-22,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kelly,Florence,"Kelly J. Florence",,,MN,,"(218) 969-8640",kellyflorence19@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-grant-38,"Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Margo Gray: experience designer and theater maker; Rachel Klesser: visual artist; Susanna Gaunt: visual artist and photographer","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10024444,"Artist Access Grant",2023,497,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","I will have the confidence to do more video projects on my own and build my portfolio so that I can receive more work as a video editor. In my future work, I will focus on reducing political polarization and creating empathy for ?the other? at this vital moment of uncertain future in our democracy. I will complete the North by North video editing class and complete one more short film to add to my portfolio. The heightened quality of the work I produce in the class will be apparent when compared with my previous films, especially the sound quality.",,,,,497,,,,"Laila Davis",Individual,"Artist Access Grant",,"Video editing training: Taking a class in video editing at North by North Film School.",2022-09-01,2022-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Laila,Davis,"Laila Davis",,,MN,,,lailalailad@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-grant-39,"Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Margo Gray: experience designer and theater maker; Rachel Klesser: visual artist; Susanna Gaunt: visual artist and photographer","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10024446,"Artist Access Grant",2023,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","I want, need, to play with new people in the interest of learning from them. Whether it's a different philosophical approach, or different methods of fingering or bowing, it will be totally new information. As a (retired) teacher, I am very adept at absorbing new information and putting it to use in my own circumstances. I love to learn, and expect that this project will teach me much about playing and more about music itself. A little more specific is my desire to learn how to teach/coach people to help them improve their skills on string instruments. This would be of most value in classic chamber ensembles. Conversely, teaching something is the best way to learn it; the benefits here are obvious. Short-term success will sound like feedback from the instructors at the workshop, and noticeable-even-to-me improvements in my playing. It will look like my enthusiasm and inspiration for playing hitting new highs. Longer term, it will look like me seeking out chances to play in actual chamber groups, perhaps on cello as well as bass. It will look like me stepping out of my usual ?shut up and play? mode into more of a coach/leader role.",,,490,"Other,local or private",1490,,,,"Lynn Evenson",Individual,"Artist Access Grant",,"Woodland Chamber Music Workshop",2023-05-01,2023-08-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,,,"Lynn Evenson","206 E James St",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 365-7007",lynnevenson@midco.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-grant-41,"Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Margo Gray: experience designer and theater maker; Rachel Klesser: visual artist; Susanna Gaunt: visual artist and photographer","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10024447,"Artist Access Grant",2023,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal is to ease the financial weight of studio rent during the months I will be working so I can more fully focus on these large, detail-intensive pieces. When I am feeling financial strain, I cannot focus on my work and I get very easily distracted and anxious. However, the opposite is true when my baselines are covered. During my residency last year, for which I also received a stipend, I felt the most at ease, creative, and prolific I have yet in my career. In the month that I was there, I started half of the wood sculpture (the largest piece I have yet attempted), created a first draft of the projection installation, as well as completed work on two other projects. I hope to recreate the sense of purpose I had during my residency. I will know if I am successful in my goals/outcome if I am able to feel relaxed and focused on my work during those four months. I am naturally inclined to make art that is, as described by everyone who has seen it, incredibly tedious. Even as my work scales up in size, the tiniest details are still very important to each piece. For instance with the wood burning sculpture, I will be burning hundreds of divots into each of the thirty or so slabs of wood that make up the piece to create texture and depth. For the projection installation, I will make a few minutes of stop motion animation, for which each second of video will take 12 frames to make. For the cut glass sculpture, I will need to perform tests of an idea that has been running through my head for months, then cut out hundreds of pieces of one by five inch glass to execute it. I know I can do what is necessary to complete this work because I have done it all separately before. But it takes a LOT of focus. I am positive with this funding to pay for my studio rental, I would feel able to complete this time intensive work.",,,,,1000,,,,"Maggie F. Royce",Individual,"Artist Access Grant",,"Funding for studio rental space during solo exhibition preparation",2023-01-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Maggie,Royce,"Maggie F. Royce",,,MN,,"(952) 797-6267",allhisbark@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-grant-42,"Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Margo Gray: experience designer and theater maker; Rachel Klesser: visual artist; Susanna Gaunt: visual artist and photographer","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10527,"Artist Initiative Grant",2011,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access",,,,,,10000,,,,"Michelle M. Matthees",Individual,"To devote one year to writing full-time.",,,2011-05-15,2012-05-14,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michelle,Matthees,,,,MN,,"(218) 341-9307",michellematthees@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-grant-131,,,,
10403,"Artist Initiative Grant",2011,9300,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access",,,,,,9300,,,,"David Bowen",Individual,"An installation that will draw information from the movement of waves on Lake Superior creating a simulation of the physical effects caused by this movement in a gallery space.",,,2011-05-15,2012-05-14,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,Bowen,,,,MN,,"(317) 430-5280",dwbowen@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-grant-112,,,,
10032182,"Artist Growth",2024,1820,,"ACHF Arts Access","My wish for this project is for my work to gain exposure and continued development through donating finished canvases to clinics/hospitals/etc. in the area. I've always wanted my art to have a purpose and function versus just being interpreted subjectively; one of the reasons I want them in hospitals, clinics, or other places where people might not feel so great. Something that puts one into a state of awe where they forget the problems for a moment. The ultimate long term goal would be to turn my light up canvas idea into a business. A grant like this could be the spark that stokes the fire for something amazing. In attempts to monitor progress I will be including a QR code, business card, and/or brochure on the side of the light up canvases that are donated. They will link to my Etsy and other related socials where I can monitor online traffic numbers to see if it's gaining people's interests outside of the establishment it's hanging in. I would also catalog and prove each donation by photographing it hanging in the establishment.",,,,,1820,,,,"Adam Svoboda",Individual,"Artist Growth",,"Unique Backlit Canvas",2024-04-02,2024-12-31,,"In Progress",,,Adam,Svoboda,"Adam Svoboda",,,MN,,"(507) 591-6916",omnighostzero@protonmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-growth-3,"Justin Beck, visual art; Nikki Bettcher Erickson, theater; Robert Dorlac, visual art, education; Jason Frank, visual art, writing; Maggie Fuller, writing, visual art, SMAC board; Anna Johannsen, visual art, education, SMAC board; Joyce Meyer, visual art, education.","Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Maggie Fuller: visual art, writing; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Erin Kline, visual art, music, writing, education, SMSU Diversity and Inclusion; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board; Su Lee: visual art, film; Jessica Mata: visual art, dance, Kerkhoven Arts Council; Ana Serrano: visual art, business; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Mark Wilmes: Tyler Arts Council board president, actor/director, musician, reporter.",,2
20726,"Artist Initiative",2013,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Strengthen my involvement in Minnesota's contemporary music community by organizing a call for scores and commissioning a work for performance in concert. This outcome will be measured by how many composers and new music supporters I am able to connect with through the call-for-scores and by gauging the success of the commission collaboration through feedback from the composer on the experience. 2: Improve my skills in concert organization, promotion, and artistic collaboration by producing successful performances and presentations in four Minnesota communities. This outcome will be measured by reaching new audiences and providing a positive experience for the musicians/composers. Audiences will complete surveys on previous exposure to contemporary chamber music and their experience at the concert or event.","I successfully ran a Call-for-Scores competition which resulted in making connections with a number of Minnesota composers I had never had contact with before. The two winning composers from the competition proved to be invaluable supporters for this project bringing in a high number of new audience members to me (measured by audience survey responses) and also helping me add two performance stops on the tour. The success of this competition has also led quite a large number of other local composers to approach me about writing music for me to perform. The commissioned work was also highly successful. This commission has resulted in a piece of music that I am confident will become a staple in the repertoire for voice and guitar. Audiences consistently picked this piece as their favorite from the concerts, and the success of working with the composer on the commission has opened up future performance opportunities for me. 2: I successfully produced eleven concerts and two workshops related to this project, partnering with a number of new organizations as well as groups already in my network. I learned quite a bit about co-producing concerts with arts organizations that will be invaluable for producing future performances. The success of this project in reaching new audiences surpassed all of my expectations as I was able to produce or co-produce eleven concerts and two workshops as part of the project instead of the planned four concerts. As a result of the higher number of events, I was able to reach approximately 450 audience members, of which approximately 80% had never attended one of my performances before, 68% had little to no previous exposure to chamber music, and 98% stated on audience surveys that they were interested in attending a future concert of mine. More composers were involved in the project than originally planned because of the repertoire chosen for the concerts and the higher number of concerts given. All of the feedback from the composers I worked with was extremely positive and all of them thanked me for performing their music and are interested in working with me again in the future.",,1350,"Other, local or private",11350,,,0.00,"Alyssa A. Anderson",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Anderson will strengthen her involvement with the new music community through a commission, a call-for-scores, and a series of performances and educational events in greater Minnesota.",2013-03-01,2014-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alyssa,Anderson,"Alyssa A. Anderson",,,MN,,"(612) 384-8412 ",alyssa@alyssaanderson.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Meeker, Wright, St. Louis, Cook, Polk, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-71,"Barbara Depman: Music Administrator for Choral Arts Ensemble, Rochester; Linda Haugen: Composer; Asako Hirabayashi: Composer and harpsichordist; Laurie Johnson: Director of Performing Arts, Paramount Theater and Visual Arts Center, Saint Cloud; Natalie Nowytski: Vocalist, composer and performer.; Karen Quiroz: Professional vocalist, Brazilian music.; Ann Reed: Songwriter, singer","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20965,"Artist Initiative",2013,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I'll experiment with one of the staples of documentary filmmaking, the historical re-enactment, and make it feel fresh and original. I'll test screen the film for audiences at public showings in Duluth and Minneapolis and ask them whether or not I've achieved my goal in a written survey.","I’ve greatly expanded my skill set as a filmmaker. I typically operate on tight budgets; I think most independent documentary filmmakers do. But for the first time in my career, I had the opportunity to hire actors and crew. I was able to take the time to get the costumes and props right. And I had the luxury to experiment with documentary filmmaking in ways I wouldn’t have felt comfortable doing without your financial support.",,30050,"Other, local or private",40050,,,0.00,"Michael V. Scholtz",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Scholtz will direct a documentary about Minnesota's curious obsession with its own Viking heritage. He will screen the film in Duluth and Minneapolis.",2013-03-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Scholtz,"Michael V. Scholtz",,,MN,,"(218) 343-0517 ",mikevscholtz@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Carlton, Clay, Crow Wing, Douglas, Grant, Hennepin, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-155,"Melissa Brandt: Screenplay writer, Metropolitan State University; Community Faculty; Jennifer Garza: Graphic designer, Jostens Inc.; production design, animation, freelance; short films; Crystal Hegge: Director, Frozen River Film Festival; Melissa Koch: Independent documentary filmmaker and educator; Kevin Obsatz: Filmmaker/Moving image artist; Anal Shah: Filmmaker photographer and media artist; faculty, St. Cloud State University; Norah Shapiro: Independent filmmaker; Jacob Swanson: Film-maker, installation artist and photographer, Duluth","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20977,"Artist Initiative",2013,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Connect with readers via events, i.e., Books and Bars (average attendees: 40), Brownbag Lunch (average attendees: 75), and Literary Death Match (average attendees: 200). Event coordinators, librarians and booksellers are happy to share attendance numbers and feedback. Radio audiences can be determined by listeners of programs like Write On Radio, Art Hounds or Minnesota Public Radio's Daily Circuit. 2: Develop social media promotion strategies and networking skills to connect with readers and book professionals in media, libraries, and retail. Results from connections made at events like Editors Roundtable or Pub Tweet-up. Online responses via reviews, Facebook likes, print reviews, blog posts, sales, invitations to reading series, book groups, regional events and festivals.","I met with readers across several counties in Minnesota to talk about my writing and interact with those who live in areas that are represented in my work - it was good for both me and attendees - safe to say they were open and welcoming, even sometimes charmed, and, I was intrigued by them. Their reactions meant a lot to me, as they the character or the north' are what drives my work. 2: This aspect of connecting achieved all I'd hoped to and more, I had many media connections, was on radio and appeared ",,6020,"Other, local or private",16020,,,0.00,"Sarah L. Stonich",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Stonich will promote her new novel, Vacationland, at literary events, regional libraries, and independent booksellers across Minnesota. She will also continue to research a second manuscript American River.",2013-03-01,2014-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Stonich,"Sarah L. Stonich",,,MN,,"(612) 240-1878 ",sarah@sarahstonich.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Cook, Carlton, Lake, Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Ramsey, Itasca, Koochiching, Pine, Carlton, Anoka, Aitkin, Hubbard, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-160,"Daniel Campbell: Author, artist; Web Editor, Hamline University, St. Paul; Pallavi Dixit: Author; Jennifer Dunning: Author, Facaulty at St. Olaf College, Northfield; Douglas Mack: Author, Minneapolis; Joseph Manion: Division Manager, Washington County Library, Woodbury; Danielle Sosin: Author, fiction, Duluth; Debra Stone: Educator, artist and community organizer, Minneapolis; Jacqueline White: Writer, editor, teacher, Minneapolis","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",Yes
21004,"Artist Initiative",2013,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Exhibit in a non-traditional space, One Roof Community Housing offices, in Duluth. The work of this non-profit relates very closely with the theme of my proposed art: home. I will be successful if the work is completed, documented, framed, displayed and seen by the public in the office complex. The number of visitors to the facility who participate by filling in thoughts about home cards and staff comments will help me evaluate the project.","The actual outcome achieved was that more Minnesotans were able to engage with my work because the work was exhibited (a part of my major goal) in the hallways of One Roof Community Housing, a local community service organization. A rough count was made during the time the work was on exhibit. Several youth answered our call for submissions with drawings of thoughts about home. All of the prose, drawings, and poems submitted were exhibited along with my beadwork.",,1218,"Other, local or private",11218,,,0.00,"Barbara J. Wood AKA Jo Wood",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Wood will create a new collection of fiber and beadwork focused on the many layered meanings of home. She will have an exhibition at One Roof Community Housing offices in Duluth.",2013-03-01,2014-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Barbara,Wood,"Barbara J. Wood AKA Jo Wood",,,MN,,"(218) 475-2269 ",jowood331@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-167,"Frank Byrns: Sculptor, Duluth; Eric Crosby: Assistant curator of Visual Arts, Walker Art Center; David Glenn: Executive director, The Minnesota Project. Arts administrator, artist, and arts advocate.; Kelley Meister: Multimedia artist and educator; Ernest Miller: Ceramic artist; Satoko Muratake: Artist and landscape designer; John Sterner: Sculptor, painter, arts educator; Nicole Volk: Art educator, Waterville School District","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
25671,"Artist Assistance",2015,1250,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","People who view the capstone will become more aware of the driftless area and its special natural history.My personal goals will be met by the successful artistic completion of this grant. Community goals will be met by recording attendance at the capstone.","The vast majority of attendees said that they had become more informed about the Driftless Area, which met my goal of informing viewers of the artwork about the Driftless Area.",,11755,"Other, local or private",13005,,,,"Leo R. Smith IV AKA Lyon Smith",Individual,"Artist Assistance",,"Driftless Area Wooden Triptych Sculpture, at Minnesota Marine Art Museum",2014-09-05,2015-02-22,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leo,"Smith IV","Leo R. Smith IV AKA Lyon Smith",,,MN,,"(917) 572-4062 ",lyon@lyonsmith.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Lac qui Parle, Olmsted, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-assistance-47,"Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Mary Ruth: Kathy Rush: thespian; Jon Swanson: curator; Philip Taylor: artist; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Emily Urness: writer; Tom Willis: potter.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Larry Gorrell: former dean of Saint Mary's University; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board member; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: arts administrator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,No
25676,"Artist Assistance",2015,1250,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Demonstrating, teaching end exhibits with MIN CHIAO and reaching seniors and school age students as they participate in workshops and demonstrations and the walk about.I will gather written comments during the capstone and also get verbal comments from the MING CHIAO. Radio and television interviews will also help summarize the results.","People learn the most by a hands-on approach to the tools of Asian brush painting. Verbal comments let me know the crowd enjoyed the added elements of water and rocks in the gallery.",,6586,"Other, local or private",7836,,,,"Delene R. Teller",Individual,"Artist Assistance",,"Sky, Horses, Earth and Water, at Owatonna Art Center",2014-02-01,2015-08-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Delene,Teller,"Delene R. Teller",,,MN,,"(507) 330-6208 ",tteller2@aol.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Jackson, Koochiching, Lake, Lincoln, Lyon, Mower, Murray, Nobles, Pine, Pipestone, Rice, Rock, St. Louis, Scott, Steele, Wabasha, Winona, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-assistance-49,"Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Mary Ruth: Kathy Rush: thespian; Jon Swanson: curator; Philip Taylor: artist; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Emily Urness: writer; Tom Willis: potter.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Larry Gorrell: former dean of Saint Mary's University; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board member; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: arts administrator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ",Yes
27033,"Artist Initiative",2014,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","An exhibition of new sculptures at the University of Minnesota College of Design with an artist’s talk open to the public and their 1,900 faculty, staff and students. The outcome will be successful when the work is exhibited and an artist’s talk given to the public, students and staff across design disciplines at the college. Visitors will provide feedback/outcome evaluation on a project social media site.","Ten large mixed media fiber sculptures representing specific natural wild landscapes were created and exhibited.",,,,10000,,,,"Moira B. Bateman",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Bateman will create a new series of mixed media/fiber sculptures that reflect specific landscapes and waterways of Minnesota. An exhibition and artist’s talk at the University of Minnesota’s College of Design will complete the project.",2014-03-01,2015-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Moira,Bateman,"Moira B. Bateman",,,MN,,"(612) 886-1938 ",moirabateman@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Chippewa, Clearwater, Cook, Fillmore, Hennepin, Pine, Polk, St. Louis, Washington, Wilkin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-174,"Shirley Chouinard: Visual artist; Craig Edwards: Ceramic artist; Katelyn Johnson: Professional artist; Christine Laramy: Founder, Women of Color Artist Gathering; visual artist; Doris Logue: Rural visual artist, committed to the environment and regional conservation issues; Keegan Xavi: Collage artist, using the arts as a vehicle for social change","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
27034,"Artist Initiative",2014,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","This grant would provide the time to research and work to enlarge the current series of work to a larger scale, as well as time to invent the means to hinge the work in relief off the wall. Upon the time of the exhibition(s) I will have succeeded if the work is large (approximately 40 feet to 60 feet) and if it plays out in relief off of the wall as well. 2: Visitors to venues where my work would be shown, will be exposed to a process and technique never both shown in Minnesota. It is a process they can have access to through my studio every Wednesday. At the initial showing of the new work, I will have a sheet where visitors can write their impressions of the new work. Also I will personally be at the site the entire three day event to explain and answer questions.","An exhibition opportunity resulted for the Artist based on the completion of Considering Certainty. The process and experience has influenced the Artist’s fulltime practice making Public Art. 2: During Art-A-Whirl 2014 over 4,500 visitors viewed the work, during Cache 1,800. 62 people wrote comments. 680 direct discussions (exhausting but invigorating).",,,,10000,,,,"Amy J. Baur-Boldon AKA Amy Baur",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Baur will take her glass photo constructions to a larger scale, creating free-standing works of art and hinged assemblages that unfold from the wall. She will exhibit her work-in-progress during Art-A-Whirl in Minneapolis.",2014-03-01,2015-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Baur-Boldon,"Amy J. Baur-Boldon AKA Amy Baur",,,MN,,"(612) 788-9301 ",amy@ipsart.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Chisago, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-175,"Shirley Chouinard: Visual artist; Craig Edwards: Ceramic artist; Katelyn Johnson: Professional artist; Christine Laramy: Founder, Women of Color Artist Gathering; visual artist; Doris Logue: Rural visual artist, committed to the environment and regional conservation issues; Keegan Xavi: Collage artist, using the arts as a vehicle for social change","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
27039,"Artist Initiative",2014,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will purchase equipment and pursue a project that will greatly expand my ability to use digital fabrication methods and techniques in my studio practice. By the end of the grant period I will have a completed work that utilized digital fabrication as a major component of the process. I will also have the ability to pursue future projects and work that use digital fabrication in their production.","David Bowen has completed a series of sculptures using data collected from a region specific to Minnesota. He used digital fabrication equipment to complete this work.",,193,"Other, local or private",10193,,,,"David Bowen",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Bowen will use a three-dimensional scanner to take scans of the water surface of Lake Superior from various locations and in various conditions. The scans will be output as sculptural objects using a 3-axis CNC router. The work will be exhibited in various locations around the state.",2014-05-01,2014-08-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,Bowen,"David Bowen",,,MN,,"(317) 430-5280 ",davidbowenart@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-178,"Shirley Chouinard: Visual artist; Craig Edwards: Ceramic artist; Katelyn Johnson: Professional artist; Christine Laramy: Founder, Women of Color Artist Gathering; visual artist; Doris Logue: Rural visual artist, committed to the environment and regional conservation issues; Keegan Xavi: Collage artist, using the arts as a vehicle for social change","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
27040,"Artist Initiative",2014,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Bookbinding workshops will expand my ability to express my photography through book form. The outcome will be achieved when I am able to bind my own photography books by hand. 2: I will present my work-in-progress at various Minnesota locations, including libraries and historical societies. Attendance will be taken at live events, along with a brief survey of where people are from. For displayed artwork, unique visitors will be counted, and a log book will be available for comments and addresses.","Upon completion of bookbinding and storytelling workshops, David Bowman successfully bound a book by hand. 2: A grand total of 619 unique visitors were able to view David's work-in-progress.",,,,10000,,,,"David J. Bowman AKA David Bowman",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Bowman will continue photographing along the Saint Louis River, the second largest freshwater estuary in the United States. He will also study bookbinding and present his work-in-progress at various public locations.",2014-03-01,2015-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,Bowman,"David J. Bowman AKA David Bowman",,,MN,,"(612) 788-5004 ",david@bowmanstudio.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-179,"Gloria Brush: Chair and professor of photography, University of Minnesota Duluth; Brett Kallusky: Visiting assistant professor, University of Wisconsin-River Falls, Art Department, photography; Laura Migliorino: Artist, her work is a part of several permanent collections including at the Walker Art Center; Andrea Murrill: Adjunct Professor - Saint Catherine University; Laurie Schneider: Photographer, specializing in fine art portraiture art; Bonnie Wilson, Consulting curator, librarian and archivist, former curator of photography, Minnesota Historical Society, Oakdale","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
27045,"Artist Initiative",2014,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","An exhibition is planned for the end of the grant period at a Minneapolis gallery. This is a new venue for me, which will bring new contacts/clients. Opening night of the exhibition will gauge my success. Not only will I be able to take a count of attendees, we will have a book for visitors to sign and also leave their thoughts on the art, process, etc.","This exhibit was well attended. Over 300 people viewed the exhibit and signed the guest book. ",,,,10000,,,,"Brenda J. Brousseau",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Brousseau will create a collection of eight beaded mandalas that incorporate found objects and are framed in shadowboxes. The work will be exhibited at the Capstone Gallery in Minneapolis.",2014-03-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brenda,Brousseau,"Brenda J. Brousseau",,,MN,,"(612) 306-2636 ",brenda@lunacbede.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-183,"Shirley Chouinard: Visual artist; Craig Edwards: Ceramic artist; Katelyn Johnson: Professional artist; Christine Laramy: Founder, Women of Color Artist Gathering; visual artist; Doris Logue: Rural visual artist, committed to the environment and regional conservation issues; Keegan Xavi: Collage artist, using the arts as a vehicle for social change","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
27072,"Artist Initiative",2014,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I am expanding the concept of the object in my art, by seeking stories to contextualize the social aspect of the object into my sculptures. When I return to a town with the finished Portable Public Museum sculpture, I will know by the response from the locals and the volunteers of the local museums and Historical Society, and whether there are reviews or articles in the local paper.","The Portable Museum was successful at opening up conversation between complete strangers about the social life of supper clubs and the objects saved. ",,,,10000,,,,"Jan D. Elftmann",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Elftmann will research, design, and develop a new series of different socially-themed sculptures, inspired by the cabinets of curiosities of Renaissance Europe, called Supper Clubs of Minnesota. The work will tour to at least five Minnesota locations.",2014-03-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jan,Elftmann,"Jan D. Elftmann",,,MN,,"(612) 747-2313 ",jan@corktruck.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cass, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Koochiching, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-190,"Zoe Adler: Gallery director, Highpoint Center for Printmaking; Robert Dorlac: Painter and printmaker; instructor, Southwest Minnesota State University, Marshall; Aaron Dysart: Sculptor; instructor, Anoka Ramsey Community College; Keya Ganguly: Professor of Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature, and Studies in Cinema and Media Culture at University of Minnesota; Daniel Mondloch: Painter, muralist, and art teacher; Kelli Sinner: Associate professor of ceramics, Minnesota State University, Moorhead; Joy Spika: Mixed media artist focused on illustration and installation","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
27091,"Artist Initiative",2014,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will learn how to work with a variety of tree species, design books in Indesign, and work on website through Dreamweaver. The final evaluation will come from the book's documentation of 32 spoons, the book reception attendance, and Google analytics on how many users browse the photo gallery online. 2: Thirty-two families across Minnesota will receive an original spoon, 100 books will be made, a book reception will host 200 visitors, and the website will reach out to 200 visitors. The outcome will be evaluated through an online comment page where spoon recipients can comment on the spoons, book viewers can share feedback, and online users will be tracked through Google analytics.","The outcome was a greater knowledge of craft, web design, book design, and connections within the craft community. 2: Hirsch shared this project with 32 spoon recipients, engaged 200 individuals through lectures and exhibitions, and created a website for engagement.",,,,10000,,,,"Jessica R. Hirsch AKA Jess Hirsch",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Hirsch will produce Spooning. She will collect wood from around Minnesota and carve that wood into spoons. She will then mail the finished spoon to the land owner. Each spoon and the location from which it was acquired will be photographed; the resulting images will be compiled into a limited edition artist book that will be released at an open studio event.",2014-03-01,2014-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jessica,Hirsch,"Jessica R. Hirsch AKA Jess Hirsch",,,MN,,"(239) 227-3591 ",hirschjess@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Lake, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-200,"Zoe Adler: Gallery director, Highpoint Center for Printmaking; Robert Dorlac: Painter and printmaker; instructor, Southwest Minnesota State University, Marshall; Aaron Dysart: Sculptor; instructor, Anoka Ramsey Community College; Keya Ganguly: Professor of Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature, and Studies in Cinema and Media Culture at University of Minnesota; Daniel Mondloch: Painter, muralist, and art teacher; Kelli Sinner: Associate professor of ceramics, Minnesota State University, Moorhead; Joy Spika: Mixed media artist focused on illustration and installation","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
27122,"Artist Initiative",2014,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will be able to develop work combining esthetic and ethical force; Minnesotans in the Twin Cities and in Duluth will be able to experience these works. Outcomes will be evaluated through audience response to the shows and to the webpage and Facebook page that will run for duration of the project. I will also hold discussions/socials at the shows at points during their run.","Many people who need government services are able to enjoy the environment of a kindly urban wilderness as they walk through Estuary Plaza. 2: Estuary Plaza's mix of animals and local materials works to evoke the ethical and esthetic intention of the artist. ",,,,10000,,,,"Ann Klefstad",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Klefstad will create and install life-size bronze sculptures of wild animals that we live with in cities; animals that commonly live surreptitiously will take their places openly. Exhibitions are planned for Duluth and in Minneapolis.",2014-04-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ann,Klefstad,"Ann Klefstad",,,MN,,"(218) 393-9149 ",annklefstad@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-215,"Mitchell Bercier: Placebo Comix; Owner/editor-in-chief; Nicole Havekost: Adjunct Professor, Drawing; Jeffrey Hnilicka: Executive Director, Kulture Klub Collaborative; Multi-disciplinary; Sarah Johnson: Director, Groveland Gallery; Alonso Sierralta: Sculptor and educator; Joseph Sinness: Visual Artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
27135,"Artist Initiative",2014,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will present an immersive new media score for an internationally known new music ensemble with a companion workshop, program notes and website. I will successfully bring this project to fruition, develop and implement an outreach / marketing plan, track attendance, website visits and offer evaluation forms at the performance, workshop and online. 2: I will explore the use of a video / sound installation as an enclosure for a live, musical performance and will document its evolution online. At the end of this project I will have successfully premiered new work in Duluth, presented a workshop and built a companion, interactive web gallery. This project will provide me with a work sample that I will use to apply for future opportunities.","An immersive new media score for an internationally known new music ensemble with a companion workshop, program notes and website was created and presented in Duluth. 2: A new media installation / performance, workshop and companion, interactive web gallery were presented in Duluth.",,1600,"Other, local or private",11600,,,,"Kathleen A. McTavish AKA Kathy McTavish",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"McTavish will expand her media installation and performance project, høle in the skY for the Zeitgeist New Music Quartet, develop a companion Web site, and bring them to Duluth for an open rehearsal, performance, and workshop.",2014-03-03,2014-12-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,McTavish,"Kathleen A. McTavish",,,MN,,"(218) 343-7998 ",kathy@cellodreams.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-224,"Melissa Brandt: Screenwriter; Michelle Brost: Freelance Animator; Santanu Chatterjee: Professor of cinema, Minneapolis Community and Technical College; Kevin Obsatz: Filmmaker and video artist; Jacob Swanson: Film-maker, installation artist and co-director of Ochre Ghost Art Gallery, Duluth; Maya Washington: Filmmaker, writer, performer, and arts educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",Yes
27154,"Artist Initiative",2014,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Showing the work in a library setting would allow people to view and interact with the process of a graphic novel as well as making art in the natural world. The success of the project would be based on people seeing the show, reviewing the show, and perhaps buying some art. I would like to enter into a dialogue with groups of children during the process.","The work was shown in an art space in Duluth, and at the Virginia Public Library, where artwork was hung in the library. The presentation was also shown to elementary school children.",,,,10000,,,,"Christine S. Monroe AKA Chris Monroe",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Monroe will complete a series of paintings and drawings outdoors, showing them in the Duluth or Virginia Library. The work will also be used for a graphic novel set in the forests, lakes, and wooded fringes of neighborhoods in Minnesota.",2014-03-01,2015-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christine,Monroe,"Christine S. Monroe",,,MN,,"(218) 590-0616 ",violetdays1@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-228,"Mitchell Bercier: Placebo Comix; Owner/editor-in-chief; Nicole Havekost: Adjunct Professor, Drawing; Jeffrey Hnilicka: Executive Director, Kulture Klub Collaborative; Multi-disciplinary; Sarah Johnson: Director, Groveland Gallery; Alonso Sierralta: Sculptor and educator; Joseph Sinness: Visual Artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",Yes
27204,"Artist Initiative",2014,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Two community-based exhibitions, one in Minneapolis the other in Grand Marais focusing on the development of experimental, process-based drawings. The project will be successful if I complete the research, development, documentation, and exhibition proposed. The artist and viewers will evaluate the completed work through project exhibition attendance and discussion.","Lynn Speaker completed 2D and 3D process-based artworks using experimental techniques which were exhibited at Art-A-Whirl and the Grand Marais Art Colony.",,,,10000,,,,"Lynn E. Speaker-Epping AKA Lynn Speaker",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Speaker will create a new body of process-based drawings. The drawings will be based on her experiences in nature combined with experimental materials and techniques. She will exhibit her work during Art-A-Whirl in May and later in the year in Grand Marais.",2014-03-01,2015-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lynn,Speaker-Epping,"Lynn E. Speaker-Epping AKA Lynn Speaker",,,MN,,"(612) 281-8290 ",lynn.speaker@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Lake, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-252,"Marion Angelica: Ceramic artist; former director of Metropolitan Regional Arts Council; Amy Cass: Professional ceramicist.; Anne Dugan: Arts administrator, visual arts, festival coordinator, new media arts; Paige Guggemos: Freelance graphic and Web designer; printmaker; Lindsay Kandler: Freelance graphic, textile and apparel designer.; Katrina Knutson: Working Artist, Freelance Educator, and Community Organizer; Margaret Pezalla-Granlund: Artist and Curator of Library Art and Exhibitions, Carleton College","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
30246,"Artist Initiative",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will introduce new audiences, including cross sector creatives, and the public with the work of Minnesota artists through monthly programs. Public engagement will be measured by program attendance to six programs, guest/speaker participation, and surveys. 2: Participating artists will broaden their knowledge of multiple artistic practices and models for supporting creative production and distribution. After programs conclude, participating artists and artists in attendance will be accounted for through attendance and will supply qualitative feedback through surveys. ","Artists and creatives of various disciplines/sectors were introduced to new audiences, including cross-sector engagement. Public engagement was measured by program attendance paired with anecdotal data collected from attendees and participants. 2: Minnesota artists broadened their knowledge of various art practices and the models that support their production/distribution. Learnings were measured qualitatively through content and discussion, social media posts and continued/extended conversation, and through anecdotal data from interpersonal, digital, and survey feedback. Together these methods confirm that Minnesota artists were able to expand on their artistic abilities by learning from the experience of other artists.",,,,10000,,,,"Jehra Patrick",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Patrick will engage artists and design professionals in monthly programs that will include moderated public conversations and panel discussions to generate new ideologies and produce coauthored objects, presentations, and new distribution models. The intended result is to examine the crossover between the fine arts and commercial sectors.",2015-03-15,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jehra,Patrick,"Jehra Patrick",,,MN,,"(651) 592-1137 ",jehra.patrick@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-342,"Marion Angelica: Ceramic artist, former director of Metropolitan Regional Arts Council; Brian Frink: Visual artist, professor of painting and drawing, chair, art department, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Maren Kloppmann: Ceramic sculptor; Qian Liu: Ceramics and sculpture artist; Stephen Shaskan: Author, illustrator and Loft Literary Center teaching artist; Don Sherman: Artist, educator, photographer, mentors program coordinator, Southwest Minnesota State University College","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30259,"Artist Initiative",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will complete a less-conventional draft of my novel, integrating handwritten elements; I will also connect with and learn from kindred writers and editors. A completed draft will be evidence for the first; the second will happen at the Association of Writers and Writing Programs conference, and I will log the sessions and events I attend, as well as connections, conversations, and new ideas. 2: I will teach a writing workshop and host a group reading in Duluth, reaching and encouraging locals who want to write, at all levels of writing experience. I will survey workshop participants and track attendance for the workshop and reading.","The project resulted in a complete novel manuscript of 447 pages. The conference brought new ideas that have expanded her knowledge of exciting work being done in literature. The draft of the novel is now physically complete, printed with handwriting; in fact, the novel went through two complete drafts this year. The log of sessions and events attended at Associated Writers and Writing Programs shows that Jessica Roeder attended a number of panel discussions and readings each day. She also attended the book fair on all days. After the conference ended, she followed up using the catalog of book fair attendees and events, so that she has a lasting and active list of resources. 2: Ten Minnesotans spent a day in an independent art gallery writing and creating new work, then listening to the instructor and others read. A three-question survey, as well as observation, were used for evaluation. The survey showed that each method of publicity had brought at least one participant to the workshop. It showed that all the participants found new techniques and experiences in the workshop. For five, everything about the workshop was new. One commented that this kind of writing workshop in Duluth is rare. Most had not attended the Prove Gallery before, and the positive experience will encourage returns for other events and shows.",,100,"Other, local or private",10100,,,,"Jessica A. Roeder",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Roeder will complete a new draft of a novel in progress, Crow In Another Tree, that integrates handwritten lines and passages that represent alternative voices. She will teach a writing workshop and do a reading from her manuscript in northeast Minnesota.",2015-01-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jessica,Roeder,"Jessica A. Roeder",,,MN,,"(218) 727-8286 ",jaroeder2003@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-351,"Lesley Arimah: Writer and novelist; Anne Erickson: Freelance writer, college instructor in composition; Keith Hollihan: Novelist, freelance writer, ghostwriter and communications consultant; Cole Perry: Northern Minnesota novelist; Kathryn Savage: Education outreach manager, The Loft Literary Center; Lisa Steinmann: Collaborative development manager for partners Saint Paul Almanac, Juxtaposition Arts and Givens Foundation for African American Literature; Olivia Traczyk: Marketing coordinator, Consortium Book Sales and Distribution, writer, editor, and manuscript reviewer","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30270,"Artist Initiative",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A public exhibition addressing the issue of domestic homicides in the United States. The outcome will be the completion of the proposed work resulting in an exhibition that will engage public participation and attendance.","Sirek created an installation that promoted awareness, provoked dialogue and inspired action on the issue of domestic violence. I am happy with the response I have receive to Till Death Do Us Part. After the show I received numerous emails from individual who attended the show. Some of the comments were Congrats Julie on a strong and powerful piece. It deserves to be shown in many venues, so more people can see it., Julie I was glad I was able to attend your show. I didn’t realize all of the abuse that goes on. This is such big work/important work.",,,,10000,,,,"Julie A. Sirek",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Sirek will address the issue of domestic violence by presenting an exhibition of new work that incorporates community participation and memorializes the victims of domestic homicides in the United States during 2015.",2015-03-01,2016-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Sirek,"Julie A. Sirek",,,MN,,"(612) 891-3119 ",jasirek@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Clay, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-357,"Marion Angelica: Ceramic artist, former director of Metropolitan Regional Arts Council; Brian Frink: Visual artist, professor of painting and drawing, chair, art department, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Maren Kloppmann: Ceramic sculptor; Qian Liu: Ceramics and sculpture artist; Stephen Shaskan: Author, illustrator and Loft Literary Center teaching artist; Don Sherman: Artist, educator, photographer, mentors program coordinator, Southwest Minnesota State University College","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30272,"Artist Initiative",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To take on fewer jobs and spend focused time revising my novel. To find representation for my work. To engage the public in two events at the Duluth Public Library. A solid revision of the novel. The retention of a literary agent. And public attendance at two community events at the Duluth Public Library.","Writing time. Part-time work only during the grant year. Nearly ready to send the novel to agents. Fiction writing workshop at the Duluth Public Library. Number of hours worked at part-time jobs. I did not attempt to find representation for my novel as it is not ready, though I did make connections with other agented writers, which will help in the process. Attendance and feedback from the Duluth Public Library's Winter Reading Series Workshop.",,,,10000,,,,"Danielle Sosin",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Sosin will revise her work in progress novel and research literary agents to find representation for her work. She will engage Minnesotans through the Duluth Public Library's Winter Reading Series and through a workshop to be held for library patrons.",2015-01-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Danielle,Sosin,"Danielle Sosin",,,MN,,"(218) 260-0459 ",dsosin@q.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Douglas, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-358,"Lesley Arimah: Writer and novelist; Anne Erickson: Freelance writer, college instructor in composition; Keith Hollihan: Novelist, freelance writer, ghostwriter and communications consultant; Cole Perry: Northern Minnesota novelist; Kathryn Savage: Education outreach manager, The Loft Literary Center; Lisa Steinmann: Collaborative development manager for partners Saint Paul Almanac, Juxtaposition Arts and Givens Foundation for African American Literature; Olivia Traczyk: Marketing coordinator, Consortium Book Sales and Distribution, writer, editor, and manuscript reviewer","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30278,"Artist Initiative",2015,9764,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will create two largescale installation works by exploring the emotional resonance of the adoptees’ diaspora experiences. New installation works will be exhibited at the solo shows at the Gordon Parks Gallery and Catherine G. Murphy Gallery, Saint Paul.","The show receptions, artist talk, and lecture provided an opportunity that raises public awareness about international adoptees’ sufferings and dilemmas. Eun-Kyung Suh's new installation works were exhibited at the solo shows at the Gordon Parks Gallery and Catherine G. Murphy Gallery, Saint Paul, Minnesota respectively in 2015.",,,,9764,,,,"Eun-Kyung Suh",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Suh will create new work to investigate the experiences of Korean adoptees in Minnesota, focusing on their transracial adoption experiences to examine the complex issues related to race, ethnicity, and culture. Exhibitions and public programs are being scheduled for Metropolitan State University and Saint Catherine University in Saint Paul.",2015-03-01,2015-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Eun-Kyung,Suh,"Eun-Kyung Suh",,,MN,,"(218) 591-5868 ",suh1021@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-361,"David Andree: Artist utilizing painting, drawing, sculpture and sound, painting and drawing instructor, Minneapolis College of Art and Design; Jan Elftmann: Visual artist, educator for the Science Museum of Minnesota, coordinator of art at 801 Gallery, director, ArtCar ArtBike Parade.; Shannon Estlund: Visual artist, adjunct instructor, Minneapolis College of Art and Design; William Gorcica: Professor of art, Saint Cloud State University; Ursula Hargens: Co-collaborator and program head for Minnesota New Institute for Ceramic Education; Peter Pestalozzi: Furniture designer/craftsman, Ely, Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council; Brian Stewart: Plein air painter and instructor; Christine Willcox: Visual artist, professor, art and art history department, Macalester College","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30099,"Artist Initiative",2015,7500,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I hope to paint twenty small oil painting 8`/10'', twenty watercolors 11`/15` or 15`/11` and five 24`/32` oil paintings 1. Have I painted the 45 works I had hoped to? 2. Do the works truly create a sense of place in the viewer? 2: I hope to find a venue for exhibiting the works in a public space near the Whiteface reservoir. Aurora, Hibbing or Virginia are communities near the reservoir. Was an exhibit space found and an exhibition publicized and held?","Scott painted twenty watercolors and exhibited eighteen. Scott painted nineteen oils on panel 10 x 12 and five oils on panel 8/10. Scott painted five larger studio paintings. He exhibited forty-eight. Scott was able to produce the number of paintings he hoped for and he was able to have an exhibition. 2: Scott held an exhibition at the First Stage Gallery in Aurora Minnesota entitled Whiteface Series 2015 He exhibited forty-eight paintings March 6-26, 2016. The First Stage Gallery in Aurora Minnesota reported good attendance.",,2000,"Other, local or private",9500,,,,"Scott R. Bean AKA Scott Bean",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Bean will create 45 oil paintings and 20 watercolors that celebrate the natural beauty of Minnesota's Whiteface reservoir on the border of the Superior National Forest in northeast Minnesota. The work will be shown in Aurora, Hibbing, or Eveleth towards the end of the grant period.",2015-03-01,2016-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Scott,Bean,"Scott R. Bean AKA Scott Bean",,,MN,,"(612) 636-3908 ",mebean@earthlink.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-274,"David Andree: Artist utilizing painting, drawing, sculpture and sound, painting and drawing instructor, Minneapolis College of Art and Design; Jan Elftmann: Visual artist, educator for the Science Museum of Minnesota, coordinator of art at 801 Gallery, director, ArtCar ArtBike Parade.; Shannon Estlund: Visual artist, adjunct instructor, Minneapolis College of Art and Design; William Gorcica: Professor of art, Saint Cloud State University; Ursula Hargens: Co-collaborator and program head for Minnesota New Institute for Ceramic Education; Peter Pestalozzi: Furniture designer/craftsman, Ely, Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council; Brian Stewart: Plein air painter and instructor; Christine Willcox: Visual artist, professor, art and art history department, Macalester College","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30112,"Artist Initiative",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To create a cohesive body of work on the scientific community in Minnesota, allowing me to propose similar projects to a national and international audience. I will produce at least twenty photographs documenting a broad spectrum of scientific research in Minnesota. I will make new connections within the scientific community and continue to expand my practice. 2: Engage this new work with artists and nonartists alike, and foster collaboration between the arts and sciences. Perform three public lectures, host one exhibition, and redesign my website spotlighting this new work. Opt for nonart venues (laboratories, archives, libraries) when possible.","Photographs about scientific institutions and research centers in the state of Minnesota were produced as a result of this project. Several cohesive projects will result from this material. Judging by the sheer number of photographs produced at the Soudan Mine, the Minnesota State Fair, and the Bakken Museum, as well as many other places in Minnesota, this project surpassed its proposed goals. 2: Through public lectures, performance, and exhibition, thousands of people were involved in and introduced to this work. In addition, the work on the revised website has been exhibited widely. Both the exhibition and creation of this work involved the public--both artist, scientists, and the general public. Attendance and background of the audience were both taken into consideration for evaluation.",,250,"Other, local or private",10250,,,,"Eric W. Carroll",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Carroll will explore Minnesota’s scientific community by photographing some of the tools, spaces, and people who identify as scientists in different parts of the state. He will present his project G.U.T. Feeling, through an exhibition in the Twin Cities and in public lectures around the state.",2015-03-01,2016-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Eric,Carroll,"Eric W. Carroll",,,MN,,"(612) 227-4800 ",ericwilliamcarroll@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-283,"David Bowman: Photographer, full member, National Geographic Creative; Donald Clark: Professor of photography, Minnesota State University Moorhead; John Gregor: Photographer and photo educator; Ellen Kingsbury: Photographer; Laura Migliorino: Photographer, professor of art, Anoka Ramsey Community College; Jeffrey Millikan: Photographer, adjunct professor of photography, University of Minnesota; Vivienne Morgan: Photographer, adjunct professor at Bemidji State University; Margaret Ojala: Photographer and Professor of Art, St Olaf College.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30127,"Artist Initiative",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To write and revise thirty pages of poetry and to develop a coherent and expansive writing style by working with a consultant to finalize my second book-length poetry manuscript. I will complete at least thirty pages of poetry, meet with my consultant three times to receive both oral and written feedback on my work, and submit the final manuscript to my publisher and to at least fifteen poetry book contests.","Jennifer Kwon Dobbs met twice with a writing consultant to review earlier manuscript drafts. She received oral and written feedback and followed up over email and phone to discuss revision. Progress was assessed by tracking the number of actual pages and poems against the proposed outcome outlined in the grant application along with noting professional successes that exceeded the grant's original benchmarks. Artistic growth was observed by the level of deep revision to the manuscript as manifested by several working drafts marked up with author notes and consultant feedback. 2: Of twenty-one new poems, eleven appeared or are forthcoming in national literary journals. Three will appear in an anthology by Tupelo Press. One poem won The Freshwater Review's Rose Warner Prize, and another was a runner-up for Indiana Review's 1/2K Prize. Progress was assessed by tracking the number of actual pages and poems against the proposed outcome outlined in the grant application along with noting professional successes that exceeded the grant's original benchmarks.",,1500,"Other, local or private",11500,,,,"Jennifer Dobbs AKA Jennifer Kwon Dobbs",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Kwon Dobbs will prepare a second book of poetry titled Three-Legged Bird for publication, revise the manuscript with a consultant, and perform readings in four Minnesota cities. Her work focuses on the Korean diaspora.",2015-01-15,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jennifer,Dobbs,"Jennifer Dobbs AKA Jennifer Kwon Dobbs",,,MN,,"(213) 842-4271 ",jkwondobbs@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-288,"Carla-Elaine Johnson: Poet, Faculty member, Augsburg College; Athena Kildegaard: Poet, lecturer, University of Minnesota Morris.; Michael Lee: Writer and poet, spoken word performer, and youth worker; Michelle Matthees: Widely-published poet and educator; Saara Myrene Raappana: Published poet, editor of Cellpoems, a poetry journal; Carlisa Rivamonte: Independent writer and consultant for business and nonprofits; Jeffrey Shotts: Executive editor, Graywolf Press","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30128,"Artist Initiative",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The artist will prepare to exhibit a collection of work that explores her paper and dye technique in collaboration with community gardeners for a gallery setting that is open to the public. Fuller exploration of natural dyes as a media and colorant will be obtained and documented with the expansion on environmental practices and knowledge of a community. 2: Funds will provide time to prepare, research and seek partners in collaboration. It will further the exploration of plant based media for other artists and expand on environmental aspects. Comments and advice of the gardening collaborators will be collected, documented and published on my blog for others to learn from and at its final presentation, the exhibit will ask for the audience feedback to assess attendance.","Donovan created ten large-scale batik style paintings that use natural dyes made in collaboration with local gardeners. This work will be shown as a solo exhibit. The completed collection of Emily’s paintings and the documentation of her natural dye process visually record the success of this project. The work represents collaboration with the community, a sustainable approach to art-making and the exploration of natural color and dye. Emily created over 50 natural dyes to use in her art and documented the process with photography. She recorded her visits with gardeners, collecting sample swatches of each dye, and noted which dyes where used in each of her paintings. She also found a venue to exhibit the final works and her process that will be presented to the public. 2: Emily shared her knowledge about natural dyes and her growth as an artist, online and in-person, with great responses from the public. Emily kept track of the number of people she visited as well as those who attended her various events and quantified her audience online by web analytics. Over the course of the year, she reached over 300 people in person and learned that her website/blog had over 30,000 visits. Emily found that many are reading her insights on her blog, but had a better exchange in person where people could see the work first-hand. She looks forward to more in-person presentations that allow for question and answer. From this, she will be able to better share the information the public seeks to publish online. ",,,,10000,,,,"Emily J. Donovan Carney AKA Emily Donovan",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Using plant-based dyes, Donovan will create work based on regional flora, in her batik style painting. The Minnesota growing season will be explored with the assistance of community gardeners and the work will be shown at a Twin Cities gallery or nature center.",2015-03-01,2016-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,"Donovan Carney","Emily J. Donovan Carney AKA Emily Donovan",,,MN,,"(651) 895-2987 ",emilydonovan@msn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-289,"Moira Bateman: Contemporary visual artist, utilizing mixed media and fiber to create sculptural and site-specific art; Elizabeth Devine: Jewelry designer and lettering artist, Southeastern Minnesota Visual Artists co-op board member; Justine Di Fiore: Hospital worker and visual artist; Andrew Maus: Executive Director, Minnesota Marine Art Museum, Winona; Daniel Mondloch: Painter, muralist, and art teacher; Asako Nakauchi: Sculptor and installation artist, instructor, University of Wisconsin-River Falls; Jessica Shaykett: Librarian, American Craft Council; Frederick Somers: Award-winning pastel artist and painter, art instructor; Liza Sylvestre: Visual artist and educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30139,"Artist Initiative",2015,8530,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To create and exhibit a series of portraits that elevates and publicizes the presence of Artists in the local region from wide range of mediums and stages of their careers. By creating an exhibition in a gallery that is free to the public, performance and lecture events and creating a catalogue, I hope to recognize the incredible talent and drive of 35 local artists.","Sarah Brokkes Portrait of an Artist was displayed at the DAI October 2015-January 2016. An accompanying publication was made of the work. The method of evaluation was through discussion with the local public, artists, and arts administrators, as well as through media sources and college and university faculty, staff and students. The evaluation centered on how this project brought to light the incredible talent in our area as well as how important it is to acknowledge and express gratitude for those who both inspire us as well as make our goals possible.",,,,8530,,,,"Sarah M. Erickson AKA Sarah Brokke",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Brokke will complete a series called Portrait of an Artist, which documents the lives of 35 Duluth-based artists. An exhibition is slated for October 2015 at the Duluth Art Institute, with a concurrent exhibition of the featured artists' work and an exhibition catalogue.",2015-03-01,2015-10-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Erickson,"Sarah M. Erickson AKA Sarah Brokke",,,MN,,"(218) 341-4219 ",sarahbrokkeart@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-293,"Moira Bateman: Contemporary visual artist, utilizing mixed media and fiber to create sculptural and site-specific art; Elizabeth Devine: Jewelry designer and lettering artist, Southeastern Minnesota Visual Artists co-op board member; Justine Di Fiore: Hospital worker and visual artist; Andrew Maus: Executive Director, Minnesota Marine Art Museum, Winona; Daniel Mondloch: Painter, muralist, and art teacher; Asako Nakauchi: Sculptor and installation artist, instructor, University of Wisconsin-River Falls; Jessica Shaykett: Librarian, American Craft Council; Frederick Somers: Award-winning pastel artist and painter, art instructor; Liza Sylvestre: Visual artist and educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30141,"Artist Initiative",2015,9000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Collaborating on this project with other artists will broaden my knowledge of the subject and further develop my skills as a musician and performer. The combined ideas, music skills and knowledge base of the collaborators will create a piece of broader scope than I would create on my own. Thus, I'll learn more about the subject, learn new repertoire and expand my music and performing skills. 2: The performance piece is being designed as a touring concert that will cover a variety of musical styles and appeal to a wide range of Minnesota audience members. Concert attendance will be tabulated and audience surveys will indicate feedback about the concert experience and value of the information provided.","The concert piece created by the artist and her collaborators broadened the artist's knowledge of American Music history and expanded her repertoire, stylistic range and performing skills. Of the sixteen songs included in the program, the majority (75%) were new to the artist, and 50% were outside the artist's customary musical style, creating an opportunity for the artist to expand her repertoire and stylistic range. The narrative between songs resulted from the artist's and collaborators' research of American Music history and demonstrated expanded knowledge of the subject. 2: Audience response and surveys indicated enthusiastic appreciation for the variety of musical styles and information presented in the concert. Based on positive audience response, the concert will be marketed for touring around the state. Audience surveys and live audience response were the evaluation methods used. Surveys were included in the concert program, of which 91 were submitted. Comment/essay questions were used to inquire about the audience experience; multiple choice questions were used to measure demographics. Survey comments indicated enthusiastic interest in the variety of music styles and appreciation for the learning aspect of the experience. Demographics showed audience representation from twenty-eight cities in seven counties. ",,3000,"Other, local or private",12000,,,,"Constance J. Evingson AKA Connie Evingson",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Evingson will collaborate with two musicians to create and perform American Songbook, a concert performance piece tracing the evolution of American popular music. The piece will premiere at the Jungle Theater in November 2015.",2015-01-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Constance,Evingson,"Constance J. Evingson AKA Connie Evingson",,,MN,,"(612) 823-5624 ",connie@connieevingson.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-295,"Jason Allen: Electronic performance artist and producer; Barbara Depman: Music administrator for Choral Arts Ensemble, Rochester; Dain Ingebretson: Freelance teaching artist, writer, producer; Martha Lindberg: Handbell director, Centenary United Methodist Church (Mankato). Music leader, Good Samaritan United Methodist Church (St Peter).; Sarah Miller: Composition, theory and piano instructor, MacPhail Center for Music; Momoko Niemi: Voice faculty, MacPhail Center for Music; Tria Vang: Program manager, Center for Hmong Arts and Talent, Hmong American hip hop artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30148,"Artist Initiative",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will offer four free public readings across the state in order to engage more Minnesotans with the work of a Minnesota artist. Audience engagement will be evaluated by monitoring attendance and compiling a contact list at the reading events for interest in following the manuscript's progress. 2: I will revise and edit the novel to public presentation quality and solicit agents for publication. Project outcomes will be evaluated by securing writing time and space, completing the novel, and sending the manuscript to agents.","109 Minnesotans were able to engage with the work of Amy Fladeboe, a Minnesota artist. I collected a voluntary survey, counted heads at the events, and have compiled a contact list of attendees. 2: I revised and edited my novel to public presentation quality, publicly presented it, and pitched the novel to two agents. I scheduled writing time and documented time spent. I secured a writing space. I completed significant revision. I attended a pitch conference to pitch my novel to two different agents.",,,,10000,,,,"Amy L. Fladeboe",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Fladeboe will revise her novel, I Have Taken Many Mountains, about an Albanian immigrant. She will offer four public readings of the manuscript in Minnesota cities where she has lived, Duluth, Mankato, Minneapolis, and Willmar.",2015-01-12,2016-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Fladeboe,"Amy L. Fladeboe",,,MN,,"(218) 213-2393 ",amy.fladeboe@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-299,"Nancy Cook: Professor and director of lawyering program, University of Minnesota Law School, fiction and creative nonfiction writer; Ann Fee: Executive director, Arts Center of Saint Peter, teaching artist, writer, editor, and instructor; Kathryn Hopper: Writer, editor, and teaching artist; John Jodzio: Fiction writer, teaching artist; AmokΘ Kubat: Educator, writer and performance artist; Peter Pearson: Writer for children and young adults; Wendy Skinner: Writer of poetry, non-fiction and short stories, contract writer for Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare; Therese Stanton: Novelist, English department faculty member, Normandale Community College","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
30187,"Artist Initiative",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A completed second collection of poems that has received substantial marketing exposure and, ideally, an offer of publication from a leading press. Has the collection been submitted to at least twenty publishers, competitions and contests? Has it been accepted for publication by leading independent press? Have I published new poems in magazines? 2: Create an economy of scale by collaborating with other Initiative Grant recipients to deliver a series of shared readings to Minnesota audiences. Have I collaborated with at least two other grantees to deliver a minimum of five readings of work created with Arts Board funding, including at least two events outside the Twin Cities metro?","Kiesselbach completed and marketed a second poetry collection and created and published significant amounts of new work in leading magazines. Kiesselbach’s evaluation methods involved comparing his actual project-year outcomes to each of the particular goals he’d set for himself in his grant application. 2: Kiesselbach collaborated with twelve Minnesota writers, including four other Artist Initiative grant recipients, to deliver five collaborative readings around the state. Kiesselbach’s evaluation methods involved comparing his actual project-year outcomes to each of the particular goals he’d set for himself in his grant application.",,,,10000,,,,"Theodore S. Kiesselbach AKA Dore Kiesselbach",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Kiesselbach will complete a second collection of poems and give a series of work in progress readings in the Twin Cities and beyond.",2015-01-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Theodore,Kiesselbach,"Theodore S. Kiesselbach AKA Dore Kiesselbach",,,MN,,"(612) 377-3467 ",kiesselbach@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-315,"Carla-Elaine Johnson: Poet, Faculty member, Augsburg College; Athena Kildegaard: Poet, lecturer, University of Minnesota Morris.; Michael Lee: Writer and poet, spoken word performer, and youth worker; Michelle Matthees: Widely-published poet and educator; Saara Myrene Raappana: Published poet, editor of Cellpoems, a poetry journal; Carlisa Rivamonte: Independent writer and consultant for business and nonprofits; Jeffrey Shotts: Executive editor, Graywolf Press","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30194,"Artist Initiative",2015,9175,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artist will create a new Minnesota themed body of work and subsequent exhibition with strong community component. The success of this project can be gauged by the public response, attendance, and support of the final exhibition. Also, the number of agencies I partner with can attest.","100 in-person visitors (more are expected this Fall). 5,500 website clicks, 12,000 people reached, on Facebook, currently 355 followers on Instagram. Using head counts at brick and mortar exhibits and also reaches on Facebook and followers on Instagram. Also clicks on the website at www.paranormalartproject.com. 2: Over twenty individual sites were visited and blogged about eighteen finished works of art completed, seven more in progress. The evaluation method is a simple documentation of the blog from the website and the galley page to see a number of in-progress and finished artworks from the project. ",,,,9175,,,,"Brandon J. Kuehn",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Kuehn will travel to ten to twenty sites in Minnesota to create a new body of work that documents the paranormal. The work will be exhibited in different locations around the state.",2015-03-02,2016-06-27,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brandon,Kuehn,"Brandon J. Kuehn",,,MN,,"(651) 494-4326 ",brandonkuehn@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Cook, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Lake, Le Sueur, Ramsey, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-320,"David Andree: Artist utilizing painting, drawing, sculpture and sound, painting and drawing instructor, Minneapolis College of Art and Design; Jan Elftmann: Visual artist, educator for the Science Museum of Minnesota, coordinator of art at 801 Gallery, director, ArtCar ArtBike Parade.; Shannon Estlund: Visual artist, adjunct instructor, Minneapolis College of Art and Design; William Gorcica: Professor of art, Saint Cloud State University; Ursula Hargens: Co-collaborator and program head for Minnesota New Institute for Ceramic Education; Peter Pestalozzi: Furniture designer/craftsman, Ely, Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council; Brian Stewart: Plein air painter and instructor; Christine Willcox: Visual artist, professor, art and art history department, Macalester College","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30196,"Artist Initiative",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will refine my sculpture, expand and diversify my viewing audience, and develop a new means of communicating my artistic mission by the spring of 2016. The completion of a new body of sculpture, success in photographing and completion of the artist book and completion of public lecture is the benchmark by which the success of this project will be measured.","John made sixteen new sculptures, purchased an electric kiln, created an artist’s book and presented this project at a public lecture held in Montevideo, Minnesota. The evaluation methods used to determine the success of John Larson's Artist Initiative grant were the completion of an artist’s book and the completion of a public lecture. He views the completed book as successful in describing his process and showcasing the resulting work. Larson held a public event that was reasonably attended and provided the opportunity to share this project with his community.",,,,10000,,,,"John G. Larson",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Larson will create a series of large scale ceramic sculptures that use native clay while he also explores a new method of construction. He will present a public lecture that describes the new work at the Carnegie Library in Montevideo.",2015-03-01,2016-04-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Larson,"John G. Larson",,,MN,,"(612) 590-5812 ",johngeorgelarson@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, Sherburne, Swift, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-321,"Marion Angelica: Ceramic artist, former director of Metropolitan Regional Arts Council; Brian Frink: Visual artist, professor of painting and drawing, chair, art department, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Maren Kloppmann: Ceramic sculptor; Qian Liu: Ceramics and sculpture artist; Stephen Shaskan: Author, illustrator and Loft Literary Center teaching artist; Don Sherman: Artist, educator, photographer, mentors program coordinator, Southwest Minnesota State University College","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30207,"Artist Initiative",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Completion of a draft collection of short stories inspired by Minnesota history. Minimum collection of five historical fiction short stories researched and drafted by December 31, 2015. 2: Submission of individual stories for publication and award competitions. Individual stories submitted for journal publication in 2016. Polished stories submitted for publication as collection in 2017. Measures are publication and competition success.","Five initial story drafts have been written for the collection, ranging in time from 1862 to 2015. The evaluation method was whether Brian was successful in creating five draft stories for a collection that is now tentatively entitled UNDER THE NORTH STAR. 2: Five draft stories have been written. Brian has created a spreadsheet to track submissions during 2016.",,700,"Other, local or private",10700,,,,"Brian J. Malloy",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Malloy will research and draft a collection of short fiction inspired by major events in Minnesota history, including the U.S.-Dakota War, the grasshopper plagues of 1873-77, and the Washburn A Mill explosion. He will give a presentation about the mill explosion and read from his work in progress at the Mill City Museum in Minneapolis.",2015-01-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brian,Malloy,"Brian J. Malloy",,,MN,,"(612) 331-2724 ",malloywriter@aol.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Hennepin, Lake, Pine, Renville, St. Louis, Wabasha",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-329,"Nancy Cook: Professor and director of lawyering program, University of Minnesota Law School, fiction and creative nonfiction writer; Ann Fee: Executive director, Arts Center of Saint Peter, teaching artist, writer, editor, and instructor; Kathryn Hopper: Writer, editor, and teaching artist; John Jodzio: Fiction writer, teaching artist; AmokΘ Kubat: Educator, writer and performance artist; Peter Pearson: Writer for children and young adults; Wendy Skinner: Writer of poetry, non-fiction and short stories, contract writer for Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare; Therese Stanton: Novelist, English department faculty member, Normandale Community College","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
35355,"Artist Fellowship",2016,3290,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Through setting aside time to work, attending workshops and creating pieces for my portfolio, I will develop a stronger creative voice as I grow as an artist. During the fellowship period, I will designate 20 hours per month for creative development in the form of practice, creation, and preparation. Through creating many new pieces and exploring ideas, I will conclude the year with eight finalized pieces that will be photographed for my portfolio. I will also attend two workshops that will enhance my technical skill and overall artistic directions. As I dedicate time to creative development, I will see a notable improvement in my work. Having the ability to focus on design elements and how to work with materials in new ways will give my portfolio pieces a distinct artistic voice. The portfolio pieces I create will show my skill as an artist, and portray my work in a professional and cohesive way. Attending workshops will help me in the process of developing my artistic skill and voice. The purchase of new tools and a camera will make it easier for me to do my work well, and document it properly.","Throughout this project, I spent the designated amount of time per month working on improving my skill set. Through repetition, skill building exercises, and having focused time set aside, I was able to create 8 new pieces to become a part of my portfolio that show the best aspects of my work. This year I have also created a website for myself, which features my new portfolio pieces, as well as events and classes that I will be holding. Because of having this designated time to work, I have been able to create my best work yet, and have developed an increased level of professionalism as an artist through creating a website. As part of this project, I also purchased necessary tools and materials for continuing my work. I also attended the Willow Gathering in Decorah, Iowa for 7 days where I took classes from world renowned basketmakers. At this event, was shocked by how much I was able to learn both in class, and through spending time with other weavers. This was an amazing opportunity to take more advanced classes and connect with the basketry community from around the world. I will be sure to attend again.",,3710,"Other, local or private",7000,,,0.00,"Emily A. Derke",Individual,"Artist Fellowship",,"Support to create a new collection of basketry works, improve skills in aesthetic design and material use, and attend a 6-day willow basketry workshop.",2016-07-01,2017-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,Derke,"Emily A. Derke",,,MN,,"(763) 245-7050 ",EmilyDerke@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Cook, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-fellowship,"Ken Bloom: Board member; Erik Redix: Professor of Native Studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Karen Savage-Blue: visual artist; Christian McShane: musician; Amy Sharpe: fine craft, literature; Veda Zuponcic: musician.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35356,"Artist Fellowship",2016,3290,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I plan to try several English horns from woodwind specific stores such as Carlos Oboe, Midwest Musical Imports, and RDG Woodwinds, and purchase either a Loree English horn or Loree Royal English horn in the summer of 2016 if awarded the funds from this grant. This will enable me to be a self-sufficient oboist/English horn player and enable me to complete my other goals of pursuing in-depth study on reed making strategies and orchestral excerpts. I will consider my grant project to be completed when I have purchased an English horn, but will not consider my goals met until I have learned standard orchestral excerpts to an audition-quality level and am able to properly remove and replace all keywork on the oboe and English horn.","I have purchased a Loree English horn from Midwest Musical Imports.",,6710,"Other, local or private",10000,,,0.00,"Kimberlie Dillon",Individual,"Artist Fellowship",,"English Horn Purchase: I would like to purchase my first English horn as I frequently double on English horn and currently have to rely on the use of a former teacher's instrument. I am hoping to purchase either a Loree or Loree Royal English horn.",2016-07-05,2016-10-05,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kimberlie,Dillon,"Kimberlie Dillon",,,MN,,"(507) 259-5836 ",teamdillonmusic@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-fellowship-0,"Ken Bloom: Board member; Erik Redix: Professor of Native Studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Karen Savage-Blue: visual artist; Christian McShane: musician; Amy Sharpe: fine craft, literature; Veda Zuponcic: musician.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35388,"Artist Fellowship",2016,3290,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Thunderbird Strike is an art game that will be my first where I fully adapt my digital art to active elements in a game. While I am an established game designer and artist and have contributed art as backgrounds to games, I have yet to develop a game with moving characters and interactive/reactive assets from my own art. My main goal is to make this transition and reach a new level of sharing my voice through games. The game will then be distributed for free online and through exhibitions and festivals. Success is thus based on (1) completion and (2) distribution: downloads, play-throughs and replays, exposure through exhibitions, and acceptance in festivals including imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival and IndieCade. Completing Thunderbird Strike and merging my own digital art with my game design and code is the most vital outcome that will expand my body of work and serve as the step that transitions me into fully independent artful game development. The distribution of the game to players from all around the world through free web play and mobile downloads, exhibitions, and festivals is paramount to measuring the game's success. Finally, the number of play-throughs and replays can be measured to better understand games as art that can be revisited. The design and the reception from players will result in media articles and peer reviewed academic articles with credit attributed to Arrowhead Regional Arts Council for making the game possible.","Design and development of Thunderbird Strike, a 2D sidescroller game that merges Woodlands art, Anishinaabe stories, and engaging quick-paced gameplay that empowers the player as a thunderbird stopping the pipelines and protecting the Great Lakes. Distribution of Thunderbird Strike to festivals and the public. The demo is now available to select playtesters. The official release is schedule at imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival in Fall 2017.",,3710,"Other, local or private",7000,,,0.00,"Elizabeth LaPensee",Individual,"Artist Fellowship",,"Thunderbird Strike is a 2D sidescroller game that merges woodlands art, Anishinaabe stories, and engaging quick-paced gameplay that empowers the player as a thunderbird stopping the pipelines and protecting the Great Lakes.",2016-07-01,2017-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elizabeth,LaPensee,"Elizabeth LaPensee",,,MN,,"(503) 560-8545 ",elizabethlapensee@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-fellowship-1,"Ken Bloom: Board member; Erik Redix: Professor of Native Studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Karen Savage-Blue: visual artist; Christian McShane: musician; Amy Sharpe: fine craft, literature; Veda Zuponcic: musician.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35416,"Artist Fellowship",2016,3290,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The goal for this project is based on paddling on Lake Superior for 7 to 8 weeks in June, July and August during the summer of 2016 with the goal to produce journal entries, sketches, and photographs as inspiration for a body of work based on that trip. The measurable outcome will consist of at least four furniture pieces and ten framed photographs. Additionally the quantity of journal entries, sketches, and photographs will reflect the additional goal of creating a collection of materials to go to in the future for inspiration. Outcomes will be measured by the number and quality of the pieces produced. It is not only important to produce some number of pieces but that those pieces are of a high quality. Initially evaluation will be by ongoing feedback. I participate in a network of other furniture makers who provide feedback about ongoing ideas and projects and I am a member in a photo club where discussion about photographs is an integral part of the club activities. To evaluate the success of the work I will look at the number of pieces produced and seek peer review as to the quality of the work.",,,3710,"Other, local or private",7000,,,,"Peter K. Pestalozzi",Individual,"Artist Fellowship",,"Peter Pestalozzi will produced work based on a circumnavigation of Lake Superior by sea kayak.",2016-09-01,2017-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Peter,Pestalozzi,"Peter K. Pestalozzi",,,MN,,"(218) 365-5499 ",odysseydesign@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-fellowship-2,"Ken Bloom: Board member; Erik Redix: Professor of Native Studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Karen Savage-Blue: visual artist; Christian McShane: musician; Amy Sharpe: fine craft, literature; Veda Zuponcic: musician.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35417,"Artist Fellowship",2016,3290,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Photograph at least 200 new large format photographs throughout the Lake Superior Watershed by December 31st, 2017. Conduct at least one exhibition of selected photographs from the series during 2017 in Duluth. Would like a crop of 40-50 of the exposed imagery to be what I'd consider A+ material. Judgement based on my own tight editing standards. 50-75% of all exposed negatives should be taken outside of the Duluth/Superior region. Shooting for six or more multi-day excursions with the sole focus of photography for this project. Attendance and general feedback from an exhibition during the photographing period.",,,3710,"Other, local or private",7000,,,,"Kip W. Praslowicz",Individual,"Artist Fellowship",,Watershed,2016-07-01,2018-02-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kip,Praslowicz,"Kip W. Praslowicz",,,MN,,"(218) 393-4558 ",photography@kpraslowicz.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-fellowship-3,"Ken Bloom: Board member; Erik Redix: Professor of Native Studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Karen Savage-Blue: visual artist; Christian McShane: musician; Amy Sharpe: fine craft, literature; Veda Zuponcic: musician.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35422,"Artist Fellowship",2016,3290,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Spend 160 dedicated hours to composing new music for robotic instruments. Devote an additional 40 hours to robotic instrument upgrades, maintenance, and creation, and another 40 hours to video documentation. I will log my time and keep a project journal to monitor and manage my efforts along the way. Forthcoming tour and studio dates will serve as strong motivators; reflection upon these afterward will provide further opportunity for evaluation.",,,3710,"Other, local or private",7000,,,,"Troy Rogers",Individual,"Artist Fellowship",,"Creation of music for robotic instruments.",2016-07-01,2017-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Troy,Rogers,"Troy Rogers",,,MN,,"(218) 750-4518 ",troy@expressivemachines.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-fellowship-4,"Ken Bloom: Board member; Erik Redix: Professor of Native Studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Karen Savage-Blue: visual artist; Christian McShane: musician; Amy Sharpe: fine craft, literature; Veda Zuponcic: musician.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35441,"Artist Fellowship",2016,3290,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1) To research traditional Native medicines - preparing written information of the plant name and its uses. 2) To create 10-15 paintings of the medicinal plants. 3) To create a traveling exhibit of paintings and narrative for at least three shows. 4) To create a book/coloring book that can be used with school-age children to teach about medicinal plants. 5) To provide information about the exhibit to the public via website and other social media. Evaluation will be based on: 1. Number of Elders contacted and stories collected. 2. Number of paintings created. 3. Number of exhibits and people attending. 4. Number of children/adults reached through coloring books, social media, and website. 5. Written surveys to all public viewing the instillation, including a section for comments about how they would/could incorporate the use in their daily lives.","The research of traditional native medicines in Minnesota. The creation of 11 paintings 1' x 2'. Three exhibitions of the healing plant series. Knowledge from elders and tribal members on the use of medicinal plants. I collected many more stories then I thought I would, but based my paintings off 5 different elders who still practice these medicines today. I had three wonderful showings of this collection the first one was at the grand opening of the new indigenous health clinic in Duluth Minnesota. The second show was at American Indian community Housing Organization, the third was at the Kruk gallery on the campus of the University of Wisconsin. The surveys collected during the health clinic show were by far the most inspiring, Elders and children alike were so happy and surprised to see plants that they walk by daily in the spring, summer and fall used in the way the creator intended.",,3710,"Other, local or private",7000,,,0.00,"Leah H. Yellowbird",Individual,"Artist Fellowship",,"Traditional Ojibwe Healing Medicine. This project will collect stories from Elders about traditional medicines and uses for healing. Paintings of the medicines, along with narratives will become a traveling exhibit.",2016-07-01,2017-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leah,Yellowbird,"Leah H. Yellowbird",,,MN,,"(218) 340-9672 ",Ogimakwee@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Itasca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-fellowship-5,"Ken Bloom: Board member; Erik Redix: Professor of Native Studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Karen Savage-Blue: visual artist; Christian McShane: musician; Amy Sharpe: fine craft, literature; Veda Zuponcic: musician.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35092,"Artist Initiative",2016,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To create an animated film in collaboration with community members. By creating video documentation of the process, interviews, and the created video itself. 2: Engage over 100 people in the creation of a stop motion animated film. By creating video documentation of the process, interviews, and the created video itself.","Seven short videos were created in collaboration with over 700 community members. I filmed video showing the process of creating these videos, both with my video camera and through a Go Pro camera set on time lapse mode. This time lapse video because part of the projects, often appearing with the end credits. 2: Over 800 people were involved in the creation and presentation of Minneapolis Beneath the Asphalt. I created an on-going tick-mark tally in a journal as I observed and interacted with people at the events.",,607,"Other, local or private",10607,,,,"John M. Akre",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Akre will create “Minneapolis Beneath the Asphalt,” an animated film about some of the hidden stories of the city's history. A public screening will take place at the 2016 MinnAnimate Festival.",2016-03-01,2017-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Akre,"John M. Akre",,,MN,,"(612) 382-4873 ",jakre@earthlink.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-375,"Layla Dowlatshahi: Playwright and Arts Board grantee; writing instructor at Normandale Community College; Denise Fick: Artist Initiative grantee; illustrator/animator/graphic designer; Dain Ingebretson: Freelance teaching artist, writer, producer; Peter Nelson: Assistant professor of new media art at Saint Olaf; Kevin Obsatz: Filmmaker and video artist; Arts Board grantee; Frank Sander: Filmmaker and multimedia artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund",,2
35162,"Artist Initiative",2016,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ","This will expand the cultural meanings of my photographs to a wider national audience, while helping to sustain my career as an independent artist, creatively and financially. Number of views and interaction will be tracked on the website. Will see if new requests for speaking engagements, exhibitions increase. Continually creating new photos and new themes. 2: My work will reach a broader audience through the internet, including areas of outstate Minnesota to which I may not be able to travel. I will track website hits through analytics. I will also solicit feedback from the various audiences I work with: museum and gallery exhibition viewers, educators and students at all levels, sociologists, community organizations, and corporations. ","Website was created, ready to be launched, beta-tested by educators who validated the uniqueness of WDYS. The website will track how many people download each issue. I will follow up with an email and find out how many students or people they will use this with. Although educators are the main target I can see all kinds of organizations, businesses, and corporations using this.  I fully expect this to be valuable tool for educators and others, needed now more than ever, a way to have a conversation about cultural points of views that are not confrontational. ",,,,10000,,,,"Wing Y. Huie",Individual,"Artist Initiative ",,"Huie will create an interactive website titled, “What Do You See?” to begin a series of mini projects in which new photos and photos from his archive explore cultural issues. ",2016-03-01,2017-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Wing,Huie,"Wing Y. Huie",,,MN,,"(612) 817-2771 ",info@wingyounghuie.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carlton, Clay, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Stearns, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-403,"Hillary Berg: Photographer; Arts Board grantee; Elizabeth Blair: Artist Initiative grantee in photography; professor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Luke Erickson: Photographer; consultant at Instinct Art Gallery; photo curator for the Foundation for the Exhibition of Photography; Linda Gammell: Photographer and teacher; Arts Board grantee; Peter Happel Christian: Photographer; Arts Board grantee; professor of integrated media at Saint Cloud State University; Suzanne Kosmalski: Installation artist and photographer; Arts Board grantee; Margaret Ojala: Photographer and professor of art, St Olaf College; Carrie Thompson: Studio manager for photographer Alec Soth; Arts Board grantee ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund ",,2
35185,"Artist Initiative",2016,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To create and present a body of work called “Invasive” which makes visible an ecological future in Minnesota. The outcome will be evaluated through the interaction, feedback and quality of engagement during the public presentation of the body of work in varied venues.","I created Invasive which consists of altered landscapes that reflect changes in Minnesota's ecology due to climate change and invasive species. Evaluation of the project was based tracking attendees to the show, interactions and feedback from the public. This happened informally talking with people in the lead up to exhibition. It also happened in a larger public setting at the reception. In this setting, there was a more formal and robust question and answer after a short talk. There was also a good deal of interaction with people new to the project in this setting. ",,,,10000,,,,"David M. Luke",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Luke will photograph Minnesota’s north woods and prairie to make visible the ecological changes in Minnesota’s landscape due to climate change and invasive species. An exhibition and lecture will take place at the Saint Croix Watershed Research Station.",2016-03-01,2017-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,Luke,"David M. Luke",,,MN,,"(718) 986-6661 ",davemluke@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Clay, Cook, Grant, Hennepin, Lake, Rock, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-417,"Hillary Berg: Photographer; Arts Board grantee; Elizabeth Blair: Artist Initiative grantee in photography; professor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Luke Erickson: Photographer; consultant at Instinct Art Gallery; photo curator for the Foundation for the Exhibition of Photography; Linda Gammell: Photographer and teacher; Arts Board grantee; Peter Happel Christian: Photographer; Arts Board grantee; professor of integrated media at Saint Cloud State University; Suzanne Kosmalski: Installation artist and photographer; Arts Board grantee; Margaret Ojala: Photographer and professor of art, St Olaf College; Carrie Thompson: Studio manager for photographer Alec Soth; Arts Board grantee","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund",,2
35217,"Artist Initiative",2016,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artistic Scavenger Hunt for ten paintings about ten small towns with matching postcards. Brochures and interactive website will provide locations. Artist will create and exhibit a new body of work in ten locations with collectible postcards and reach a wider audience online with an interactive website and social media hashtags.","Residents in out-state Minnesota were exposed to fine art in their diners, and residents of Minnesota visited more in-state towns as a result. A tally of postcards, page visits, and Twitter reposts, as well as a rough estimate of diner goers that would visit the diners as an aggregate whole.",,1366,"Other, local or private",11366,,,,"Mathew J. Ollig AKA Mat Ollig",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Ollig will create ten paintings about small town culture, to be displayed in ten historic Minnesota diners. The project will be promoted as a statewide “scavenger hunt.” Audiences will find one collectable postcard at each location.",2016-03-01,2017-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mathew,Ollig,"Mathew J. Ollig AKA Mat Ollig",,,MN,,"(763) 639-3245 ",matollig@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Crow Wing, Goodhue, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-433,"Craig Campbell: Working studio artist and glassblowing instructor; Joseph Giannetti: Painter, illustrator, photographer, muralist; Jennifer Jenkins: Artist, prop and wardrobe stylist; Christine Monroe: Cartoonist; children’s book author, artist, and illustrator; Janet Olney: Executive director, Willmar Area Arts Council; career fiber artist and instructor; Carl Oltvedt: Visual artist in drawing and painting, retired college art teacher; Samuel Spiczka: Sculptor","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund",,2
35255,"Artist Initiative",2016,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ","I will organize, digitize and inventory my entire artistic production by early 2017. I will then share knowledge gained with communities statewide. The completion of the organized digital archive and its concomitant inventory and the completion of the lecture series are the benchmarks by which the success of this project will be measured. 2: The artist will conduct between 3-5 lectures, sharing her experience of creating a digital archive and its relevance artists’ professional practices. Success will be evaluated by the artist’s ability to gain and disseminate knowledge about archiving and its (digital archiving’s) career impact for herself and Minnesota artists. ","The digital archive was successfully created and mapped. The lecture series was undertaken and completed. ",,,,10000,,,,"Andrea C. Stanislav",Individual,"Artist Initiative ",,"Stanislav will digitally archive her work using methods that allow for seamless upgrades as technology advances. She will lecture statewide about her experience of creating a digital archive and its relevance to artists. ",2016-03-01,2017-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrea,Stanislav,"Andrea C. Stanislav",,,MN,,"(646) 207-5710 ",acstanis@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Clay, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-458,"Kimble Bromley: Professor of art at North Dakota State University; nationally and internationally exhibited artist; Nathaniel Burbeck: Visual artist and painter; Patricia Canelake: Artist; Sarah Erickson: Director of the art department and assistant professor, College of St. Scholastica; Katelyn Johnson: Professional artist; Sarah Johnson: Director, Groveland Gallery ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund ",,2
35261,"Artist Initiative",2016,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create art about Latin American legends inspired by oral tradition and research: culminating with an exhibition and distribution of reproductions. Solo exhibition with 8-12. The artist will develop new skills. Success determined by exhibition attendance, diversity of audience, successful distribution of reproductions, and mentor’s reviews of artistic quality. 2: The audience will be expanded by creating reproductions of the art and distributing to Immigration and Social Service offices in Latino community. There will be twenty-five reproduction posters with an image of art and text describing the legend. This will be five sets of five. The art reproductions will be gifted to Immigration and Social Service agencies so clients will see art.","Propelled my artistic career by producing numerous prints well received by the art community, scholars, art historians and Latinx community. The exhibition at Electric Machete Studios was important to the Latinx community as many commented that they identified with the culturally specific images and legends. The audience was extremely diverse including people of all ages, races, ethnicities, gender, etc. and I was able to successfully distribute actual prints (vs. reproductions) to non-profits and immigration law offices to make the work more accessible. 2: The exhibitions had large diverse audiences expanded to include urban and rural areas. Works distributed will reach new audiences. The audiences were expanded to include urban and rural Minnesota. Artwork was distributed to immigration law and non-profit agencies. The quality and value of an actual print is higher in comparison to a reproduction.",,,,10000,,,,"Maria C. Tavera AKA Tina Maria O'Brien",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Tavera will produce eight to twelve prints inspired by Latin American legends. Reproductions of the work will be shared with community members and organizations that serve Minnesota’s Latino population. In addition, a solo exhibition will take place at Fo",2016-03-01,2017-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Maria,Tavera,"Maria C. Tavera AKA Tina Maria O'Brien",,,MN,,"(612) 558-2578 ",tina.tavera@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-460,"Katayoun Amjadi: Ceramist; assistant to director at Circa Gallery; John Cox: Artist; instructor of visual arts and art history; Elizabeth Devine: Jewelry designer and lettering artist; Southeastern Minnesota Visual Artists co-op board member; Miigis Gonzalez: Visual artist; Anna Metcalfe: Visual artist and educator; Anders Nilsen: Award-winning author and artist of graphic novels; Jehra Patrick: Program director, Mn Artists; visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund",,2
10029399,"Artist Access",2024,1000,,"ACHF Arts Access","First and foremost, I hope to come out of this with a first draft of a new script. More importantly, I want to be more confident when I write independent characters with opposing motivations. Finally, of course, I hope this script will open more doors to receive potential funding to produce this or any number of my other scripts. I have a handful of pitching opportunities each year at big industry events such as the American Film Market, which takes place each year in October. The more scripts I have on-hand ready to go, the greater my chances are for one of them to get funded. Completing a first draft is always cause for celebration, and that will be no different here. An important part of my process is sending my work to fellow screenwriters and filmmakers I trust to honestly tell me what needs to be improved, so I will consider this script a success if these readers come back excited about most or all of the characters, or if they can confidently share how they imagine these characters might exist outside of the story I have written down. I may also consider this a success if any of my readers come back with no notes at all.",,,,,1000,,,,"Samuel T. Weston AKA Samuel T. Weston",Individual,"Artist Access",,"Alone in Their Towers ? A feature-length fantasy screenplay about two sorcerers' clash of wills.",2023-11-01,2024-04-30,,Completed,,,Samuel,Weston,"Samuel T. Weston AKA Samuel T. Weston",,,MN,,"(218) 404-6129",sam@battlemagefilms.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-2,"Susanna Guant: Visual Arts, General Arts, Crafts; Joanne Kronstedt: Visual Arts; Gina Temple-Rhodes: Literature, General Arts, Arts Supporter; Charvis Harrel: Visual Arts, Literature, General Arts","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10029391,"Artist Access",2024,1000,,"ACHF Arts Access","My goal is for ""Honest Americana"" to be accepted into more area galleries (The Tweed in Duluth, The Macrostie in Grand Rapids, Franklin Arts and/or Crossing Arts Centers in Brainerd, and Jaques Art Center in Aitken) and featured. Because I am so new on the scene, my objective is to network with locals, curators, and other artists, establishing myself as an active member of this community. Success in my show will be achieved by coming in on budget with the right frames, receiving feedback from a curator, gaining audience affinity through artist reception, and requesting audience opinions, reviews, and questions be placed in a drop box (with the approval of the venue). A combination of these measures will provide the best answer to determine the success of Honest Americana.",,,,,1000,,,,"Bethany O. Jackson",Individual,"Artist Access",,"Honest Americana - Watercolor paintings show messy, forgotten lives of the impoverished rural North.",2023-11-01,2024-06-30,,Completed,,,Bethany,Jackson,"Bethany O. Jackson",,,MN,,"(218) 994-1050",losinski.bethany@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-3,"Susanna Guant: Visual Arts, General Arts, Crafts; Joanne Kronstedt: Visual Arts; Gina Temple-Rhodes: Literature, General Arts, Arts Supporter; Charvis Harrel: Visual Arts, Literature, General Arts","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10029380,"Artist Access",2024,1000,,"ACHF Arts Access","As an artist I thrive on seeing the joy art brings to others. I nearly shut down the gallery after some vandalism a year ago but the community support and messages that came out of the woodwork made me realize how valued the gallery is, even if it's often a quiet support. As the curator of the Free Little Art Gallery, it's easier to curate the gallery when there are more new pieces to rotate through, it's also presumably more enjoyable for the people visiting to have a greater variety to see. I want people to feel comfortable with interacting with the gallery and taking the art if they choose to. At the barest minimum, I want people like the students I work with to have access to quality art supplies even if it doesn't increase gallery interaction at all. I get the majority of my feedback via social media and word of mouth. I've also added chalk outside the gallery for people to leave messages and drawings and that has been well received. I will know that I have been successful if people are taking the kits from the participating partners and from my table at events. I will know there is success if I see increased local participation on social media. In the last 30 days, approximately 30% of the interactions are identified as being from Duluth, Superior and Hermantown. I would love to see",,,,,1000,,,,"Brianna M. Borka AKA Brianna Borka",Individual,"Artist Access",,"Free Little Art Gallery Outreach: Art kits on a mission. One to keep and one to share the joy.",2023-11-01,2024-10-01,,Completed,,,Brianna,Borka,"Brianna M. Borka AKA Brianna Borka",,,MN,,"(612) 670-3196",brianna.borka@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-4,"Susanna Guant: Visual Arts, General Arts, Crafts; Joanne Kronstedt: Visual Arts; Gina Temple-Rhodes: Literature, General Arts, Arts Supporter; Charvis Harrel: Visual Arts, Literature, General Arts","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10029394,"Artist Access",2024,1000,,"ACHF Arts Access","With this project I want to dive deep into my childhood and reconcile with the past I so often try to forget. It is important to tap into what makes us human to be great artist. To me this is a very important event in my life that I want to express through my work. It would be to honor her memory and to make sure I don't forget about my family. The most vital aspect of living. The goal would to find a greater understanding of trauma and how to use it as motivation to live the best life we can life rather than a scar we pick at until it bleeds us dry. I will know I have been successful if I create a body of work that captures my experience of the death of my sister and evoke similar feeling within viewers. I want people to not only be presented with my past living in this world but to create reflections into their own lives. I see art as an opportunity to give moments of reflections to the artists but also the ones experiencing the art as a viewer. Great art should connect ourselves to our humanity and life experiences we share as a community.",,,,,1000,,,,"Duke M. Nguyen",Individual,"Artist Access",,"Spreading Ashes. A story about my late sister.",2023-09-01,2024-04-22,,Completed,,,Duke,Nguyen,"Duke M. Nguyen",,,MN,,"(952) 994-9551",dukemnart@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-5,"Susanna Guant: Visual Arts, General Arts, Crafts; Joanne Kronstedt: Visual Arts; Gina Temple-Rhodes: Literature, General Arts, Arts Supporter; Charvis Harrel: Visual Arts, Literature, General Arts","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10031825,"Artist Access",2024,1000,,"ACHF Arts Access","See my followers grow from approx. 5000 (curretnly on Instagram) to 5750 and from approx 6,700 + 9500 (total 16,200) to 19,400 on facebook. This will increase my ability to sell my original works directly to collectors. I will see a rise in both my numbers of followers (as measured by the numbers listed above) and, logically, a growth in sales over my previous open studio event.",,,1964,"Other,local or private",2964,,,,"Sarah Seidelmann",Individual,"Artist Access",,"Produce Large Scale Work to Grow Social Media Audience",2024-06-01,2024-08-01,,Completed,,,Sarah,Seidelmann,"Sarah Seidelmann",,,MN,,,sarahseidelmann@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-6,"Chip Borkenhagen: Visual Arts; Serenity Crego: Visual Arts, Music, Media Arts; Winter Watson: Ceramics, Visual Arts, Arts Administrator; Lexy Land: Music, Arts Supporter; Joanne Kronstedt: Visual Arts, Arts Supporter","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10031826,"Artist Access",2024,985,,"ACHF Arts Access","The plan for reaching my goals comes in two parts. Part one is creating sale-ready prints through touch-ups in Adobe Photoshop. I will touch up four to five large scale drawings that I will have completed in the winter and spring of 2024. I will have 25 prints made from CPL Imaging. I aim to be proficient in making edits to my drawings by July. To gain proficiency, I will take two Domestika online courses, and practice by myself. By mid-July, I will finalize the quality of my edits with help from Cuyler Dinegan, a Minneapolis-based graphic artist and illustrator. Cuyler has digitally edited my drawings and artists statements in the past. Next I will submit a print request to CPL Imaging. The second part of my goal is a culmination of my work through a published ?Shop? page. I plan to have my web shop published by late July 2024. To notably celebrate the Shop page, a debut party will be held on August 18. This also gives me a hard deadline to complete the project. I will have been successful when I am able to edit my artwork to be print-ready, when I have a stock of prints ready for sale on my website and in person, and when I have my ?Shop? page published. Connecting to new viewers through my website will be a further testament to my success. This is because it will prove my acumen in communicating my statement to viewers. To debut my website shop, I will create social media stories, email notifications, and host a gallery party at my house. I hope to sell 10 prints through these initial efforts and get 5 more Instagram followers.",,,440,"Other,local or private",1425,,,,"Alexandra Breilein",Individual,"Artist Access",,"Artist's Print Shop - An online marketplace to sell prints.",2024-05-15,2024-12-01,,Completed,,,Alexandra,Breilein,"Alexandra Breilein",,,MN,,"(906) 458-3800",alexandrabreilein@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-7,"Chip Borkenhagen: Visual Arts; Serenity Crego: Visual Arts, Music, Media Arts; Winter Watson: Ceramics, Visual Arts, Arts Administrator; Lexy Land: Music, Arts Supporter; Joanne Kronstedt: Visual Arts, Arts Supporter","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10031827,"Artist Access",2024,984,,"ACHF Arts Access","To bring my poems and art to a wider audience in hopes of eventually attracting the attention of a traditional publisher. In addition, I want to give courage and hope to persons that are exploring their own gender identity, specifically the older generations who may not have realized that they can truly be themselves even though they were shoved into a small box for most of their lives. I also want to provide a sense that this can be a joyful journey internally while affirming that it is a difficult one in our society. I feel that I will be successful even if I only publish the book and have an exhibit. This is because I will have exposed more people to the work, and provided an example of a life lived truthfully and with joy. Markers of greater success would be getting an exhibit in the Twin Cities or other metro areas, and getting a publishing contract for one or more of the other books that I have planned.",,,288,"Other,local or private",1272,,,,"Anastasia Bamford",Individual,"Artist Access",,"Morphology. Publish a book of poems and photography. Exhibit the work and have a poetry reading.",2024-06-30,2025-05-31,,"In Progress",,,Anastasia,Bamford,"Anastasia Bamford",,,MN,,,dogwoodgirl@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-8,"Chip Borkenhagen: Visual Arts; Serenity Crego: Visual Arts, Music, Media Arts; Winter Watson: Ceramics, Visual Arts, Arts Administrator; Lexy Land: Music, Arts Supporter; Joanne Kronstedt: Visual Arts, Arts Supporter","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10031829,"Artist Access",2024,1000,,"ACHF Arts Access","Connection with the local writing community Gain skills in imposition and text binding Create a unified, multidisciplinary artistic work Create a series of sample pieces to market my text binding skill Success will entail at least one external text commission obtained by the end of 2024, and sample displays available via all current and future sales channels (art shows, retail, web site) for potential clients to access.",,,544,"Other,local or private",1544,,,,"Kayli Staubus",Individual,"Artist Access",,"Hand-bound Poetry Chapbook",2024-05-01,2025-02-21,,"In Progress",,,Kayli,Staubus,"Kayli Staubus",,,MN,,"(218) 355-8911",onesmallbook@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-10,"Chip Borkenhagen: Visual Arts; Serenity Crego: Visual Arts, Music, Media Arts; Winter Watson: Ceramics, Visual Arts, Arts Administrator; Lexy Land: Music, Arts Supporter; Joanne Kronstedt: Visual Arts, Arts Supporter","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10031830,"Artist Access",2024,1000,,"ACHF Arts Access","The portfolio which I have concentrated on throughout the last two years has been varied in mediums and styles; and until recently I have been largely experimental. By committing to a featured show with multiple pieces, I will create a more cohesive story with shared palettes that will be identifiable by the nature of their similarities. My standard art process typically follows moods that direct the outcome of works, rendering it difficult to pair any two pieces together. The desired outcome for the Goblin's Christmas Carol is to have a strong theme that can work as a group. In staying with that outcome, I'll be closer to achieving a continuous style that I can expand on through other themes. This will be useful for a later goal that I can achieve, by having multiple pieces in a story publication. Rather than only focusing on the strength of a stand alone illustration. Upon completing this short illustrated representation of A Goblin's Christmas Carol, I will have a series of cohesive works in the medium that I have been aiming to master for some time. Many of my ideas prior to the past year had been sketches and one off illustrations. The sketches were initially plans that never were completed as paintings. I'll know that I have been successful with this project when I can see clearly that I can in fact finish a number of works in the same style and theme, and have a better representation of my style that I have been considering embarking on for some time.",,,250,"Other,local or private",1250,,,,"Trisha L. Rose AKA Linnaea Borealis Rose",Individual,"Artist Access",,"A Goblin's Christmas Carol -- An illustrated representation of the Charles Dickens' tale",2024-05-01,2024-12-06,,Completed,,,Trisha,Rose,"Trisha L. Rose AKA Linnaea Borealis Rose",,,MN,,"(907) 450-9461",linnaeabrose@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-11,"Chip Borkenhagen: Visual Arts; Serenity Crego: Visual Arts, Music, Media Arts; Winter Watson: Ceramics, Visual Arts, Arts Administrator; Lexy Land: Music, Arts Supporter; Joanne Kronstedt: Visual Arts, Arts Supporter","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10031831,"Artist Access",2024,1000,,"ACHF Arts Access","My hope is to create high end and heirloom jewelry (wearable art) that will be collected and passed down through generations. Moving away from costume jewelry and into quality over quantity. A successful exhibition and positive feedback would also be the ultimate goal in the success of this project. Having the confidence to approach new galleries knowing that I have pushed myself to produce a high end body of work is also a huge part of the equation for me. My hope is that this collection will evolve my current work and aesthetic to a place that will open up new opportunities within the higher art world. The completion of this collection of work would be the first milestone of many. Another important indicator that i have succeeded would be having opportunities to exhibit and introduce this new body of work to the public eye. Finally having collectors invest in my work is always a rewarding reminder that i have created something that moves people.",,,,,1000,,,,"Melanie Lieb",Individual,"Artist Access",,"?Dwell? A conceptual jewelry collection based on ideas of emotion through alchemy and mysticism.",2024-05-01,2025-02-01,,"In Progress",,,Melanie,Lieb,"Melanie Lieb",,,MN,,,Mlieb1975@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-12,"Chip Borkenhagen: Visual Arts; Serenity Crego: Visual Arts, Music, Media Arts; Winter Watson: Ceramics, Visual Arts, Arts Administrator; Lexy Land: Music, Arts Supporter; Joanne Kronstedt: Visual Arts, Arts Supporter","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10031832,"Artist Access",2024,1000,,"ACHF Arts Access","""A Lazy Thru-Hike of the Superior Hiking Trail"" will be published through a local publishing house (North Shore Press, On-Word Bound Books, Milkweed Editions, Graywolf Press, etc). With this initial grant support, I expect to have the manuscript prepared for submission to publishing houses. I will complete the transcription and editing of this initial draft and contract an illustrator/Naturalist, Shelby Roback, to include B and W drawings of some key plants one may encounter while hiking on the SHT. At the end of May, 2024, I will be away at a cabin in the Northwoods specifically to work on the transcription and editing of this project. I expect the following months to be used to wrap up editing and proofreading, communicating with the illustrator, and planning to submit to publishing houses. By mid-September, 2024, the book will be in a state where it can be submitted to various publishing houses for review. I will gauge the readiness of the manuscript by collaborating with the community of Duluth writers who meet weekly at the Duluth Poetry Chapter, and monthly at the Writers Salon at Wussow's Concert Cafe.",,,,,1000,,,,"Moss Schumacher",Individual,"Artist Access",,"A Lazy Thru-Hike of the Superior Hiking Trail: A philosophy on slow, deep connection to the land.",2024-05-01,2024-10-16,,Completed,,,Moss,Schumacher,"Moss Schumacher",,,MN,,"(218) 260-8543",Schum605@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-13,"Chip Borkenhagen: Visual Arts; Serenity Crego: Visual Arts, Music, Media Arts; Winter Watson: Ceramics, Visual Arts, Arts Administrator; Lexy Land: Music, Arts Supporter; Joanne Kronstedt: Visual Arts, Arts Supporter","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10031833,"Artist Access",2024,1000,,"ACHF Arts Access","The overall goal of this project is to use locally grown and/or harvested dye plants and locally sourced natural fibers to create five pieces of fiber art to be displayed in the 2025 Ely Art Walk. The art walk takes place the entire month of February. Outcome 1: By January 31, 2025 I will have created 5 pieces of fiber art to be exhibited in the local art walk. Each piece will be created using a natural dye from a local dye plant, a repurposed piece of fiber/fabric or fiber, and may include found other found objects from the environment. Objective 2: The artist statement used in the February Art Walk exhibit will include information on the local dyes and the repurposed fibers/fabrics used and how this work serves to help reduce the material footprint. My success will be measured when I exhibit five pieces of fiber art using the methods described above. An added bonus would be to be a featured speaker at the Ely Tuesday Group, Ely Folk School, or Ely Library (or an art group) explaining my fiber art practice.",,,200,"Other,local or private",1200,,,,"Sally Koski",Individual,"Artist Access",,"Locally Sourced Fiber Art. Studio time to develop 5 fiber pieces using natural dyes and fibers.",2024-05-01,2025-06-01,,"In Progress",,,Sally,Koski,"Sally Koski",,,MN,,"(218) 760-2036",sally.k.koski@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-14,"Chip Borkenhagen: Visual Arts; Serenity Crego: Visual Arts, Music, Media Arts; Winter Watson: Ceramics, Visual Arts, Arts Administrator; Lexy Land: Music, Arts Supporter; Joanne Kronstedt: Visual Arts, Arts Supporter","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10029382,"Artist Access",2024,1000,,"ACHF Arts Access","I hope to produce at least 2 zines that combine poetry, drawing/water color painting/plant based textiles, and herbalism research to create resources for LGBTQIA2S+ health and wellness. One zine will be on herbal hormone options and another on the energetic power of bioregional flowers. If there is additional time/funding for this project left I may explore third zine option as well that would be about gender affirming surgery support with herbs. One of the main outcomes I hope for is to create an accessible in-road/tool for herbalism and art to connect rural LGBTQIA2S+ people to the healing nature of plants through using art paired with herbal knowledge. I truly believe that having knowledge of the plants that surround us and how they are here to support and protect us, creates a sense of safety and belonging that is so needed for LGBTQIA2S+ people. For me this will be successful if I am able to produce at least 2 zines with deep herbal knowledge for LGBTQIA2S+ people and share them in a community event center on queer and trans wellness and liberation. For me, success is using art to connect LGBTQiA2S+ people in Northern Minnesota to plant based healing and demystify herbalism and all of the gatekeeping that can come with it as queer and trans people try to take charge of their own health journeys. At the core of the success of this project is using art to help LGBTQIA2S+ people find an herbal pathway for bodily autonomy.",,,1000,"Other,local or private",2000,,,,"Courtney M. Cochran",Individual,"Artist Access",,"Trans Centered Herbalism Zine Project",2023-11-01,2024-10-31,,Completed,,,Courtney,Cochran,"Courtney M. Cochran",,,MN,,"(218) 576-7226",courtneymaecochran@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access,"Susanna Guant: Visual Arts, General Arts, Crafts; Joanne Kronstedt: Visual Arts; Gina Temple-Rhodes: Literature, General Arts, Arts Supporter; Charvis Harrel: Visual Arts, Literature, General Arts","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10028107,"Artist Access Grant",2023,1000,,"ACHF Arts Access","For this first set of videos I will be creating 6 to 8 videos, and one multi-episode workshop. My goal is to release several new videos quarterly and one or two multi-episode workshops each year. One hoped for outcome is to secure 10 subscriptions for the first workshop series. I also hope to continue to build subscriptions for my website videos (and increase my community on social media) through cross promotion of these videos on my website and my social media platforms (Instagram, Facebook and TikTok). In my studio work I already create hundreds of hours of process video each year - much of that I do not use or share on my social media platforms. Another hoped for outcome is that I will make better use of that process video by converting it to be content for the instructional videos. A final hoped for outcome is to use these videos as examples to show local arts centers and institutions in order to book an in-person workshop that I will facilitate in 2025. By the numbers, I will know I have been successful if I can secure 10 subscriptions for the first workshop series, and about as many subscriptions for the the 4 stand alone videos (part of the 6 to 8 videos, mentioned above, at least 2 of those videos will be free of charge) by the end of 2024. That would give me a good six months to generate interest from the time of the videos release on or before 6/30/24. These will be real numbers that I can build future subscriptions on. Further I will know if I am generating interest/achieving success if I see my social media and website analytics (page views, comments, social media follows and so on) significantly increase around the time that the videos are promoted through online ads, and posts and emails to collectors/followers. Scheduling a workshop that I will facilitate with a local arts center would also be a sign of success. From a community/ interpersonal perspective, I will know if I'm successful from the feedback of the people who watch/subscribe to the videos. I will be in contact with these folks, following up on questions they have from the videos and asking for feedback about how the videos and workshops can be improved. I will also be running these videos by artist colleagues and accessibility advocates prior to releasing them on the website, for feedback as to the videos' clarity/functionality, so that I have a good idea as to whether a video will be easy to access and understand before I release it to the public.",,,3570,"Other,local or private",4570,,,,"Amanda M. Hunter AKA Amanda McElray Hunter",Individual,"Artist Access Grant",,"Website Development of Accessible, Instructional Art Videos and Online Workshops.",2022-08-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amanda,Hunter,"Amanda M. Hunter AKA Amanda McElray Hunter",,,MN,,"(651) 236-7979",amandamcelrayhunter@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-grant-43,"Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Margo Gray: experience designer and theater maker; Rachel Klesser: visual artist; Susanna Gaunt: visual artist and photographer","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10028939,"Artist Access Grant",2023,1000,,"ACHF Arts Access","My purpose in creating this collection is to share a vision and inspire others to share theirs. I want to encourage readers to find moments to be mindful and acknowledge the love and beauty that exists but is often neglected in the hustle of life. I hope these poems can uplift and the method of distribution can inspire others in our community to love the world and reach out to find joy in each other. When I hear feedback from readers that they have been inspired I will know I have achieved one of my goals. I am also working at building momentum in my career and to give my work as a poet a jump start. I want to push myself to achieve beyond what I have already done and sustain my creativity through interactions with readers and the a greater population of anyone who lives in or visits Duluth. I can measure this outcome by selling 30 books at poetry readings and 30 at bookstores and talking with those who buy them. A social media contact page will be included in the book. I will know that I have been successful when I have put 40 gifted copies of my book into the hands of readers via the LFL's and the poetry chrysalides. I will also measure success when I have sold 60 books at poetry readings and in local bookstores. Another way to measure success will be in communicating and receiving feedback with readers at public events such as poetry readings and in online communication via social media. A page will be included in the book with such contact info on how to engage the author. Being contacted and asked to perform at events will also be a measure of success. When I have sold sufficient books at poetry readings and in bookstores I will have enough revenue to publish another book in 2024, this is another measure of success. I will then have created a sustainable poetic endeavor that will continue to move me in the artistic direction that I love.",,,900,"Other,local or private",1900,,,,"Robert E. Wildwood",Individual,"Artist Access Grant",,"Like A Leaf I Love the Sun. Poetry collection by Robert Wildwood.",2022-08-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Wildwood,"Robert E. Wildwood",,,MN,,"(612) 558-7273",robertearlwildwood@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-grant-48,"Liz Engelman: Board, Dance, Theater, Arts Administrator, Laren Faherty: textile artist; Adam McCaley painter, muralist; Kelly Schamberger visual artist","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10029128,"Artist Access Grant",2023,1000,,"ACHF Arts Access","In short, have two basic goals for this project: 1) To create more comedy shows/opportunities in the area 2) To use those opportunities to gradually increase my performance time on stage (moving from Host to Feature comedian) For clarity, a host typically performs 10-15 minute sets. A feature typically performs 20-30 minute sets. As mentioned before, the benefits of receiving this grant will extend well beyond the length of the project. With the right equipment, I can produce shows in perpetuity. And when I reach the ability to perform a 30 minute set, the next step is 40, then 50, etc. I would measure my success in two ways: First, would be to create performance opportunities for myself and other local comedians, as well as bring entertainment to areas of the Arrowhead Region that don't get to experience stand-up comedy. This is a near certainty to achieve as I have already learned the fundamentals of producing my shows, and I've talked to multiple venues that are interested. In many cases, all I need is the equipment. After that, the shows will happen. My second goal is to progress from Host to Feature by the end of this project. I believe that with ample opportunity, I will be able to reach the level of feature by performing a competent set of approximately 25 minutes in lenght.",,,3595,"Other,local or private",4595,,,,"Patrick J. DeGeest",Individual,"Artist Access Grant",,"Expand Stand-Up Comedy in the Arrowhead Region",2022-08-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patrick,DeGeest,"Patrick J. DeGeest",,,MN,,"(772) 812-0772",degeestcomedy@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-grant-50,"Liz Engelman: Board, Dance, Theater, Arts Administrator, Laren Faherty: textile artist; Adam McCaley painter, muralist; Kelly Schamberger visual artist","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10029162,"Artist Access Grant",2023,1000,,"ACHF Arts Access","My conception of this project is to record an album of original music, then create physical copies of the album in the form of CD's and vinyl records. These copies will include original artwork by painter and wood-block expert Jeanine Scheffert. I have been working with NeonBrown Studios in Crystal, MN. I am scheduled for several days of recording over the next three months. I am confident that after these sessions, I will be completely done or very nearly done with the recording process. See my planned timetable under the ""Ability"" section. Finally, I will organize a series of ""album release events"" at venues where I have previously performed and market this show as a ""Album Release Show."" For example, the Lyric Center for the Arts in Virginia, MN, is a room dedicated to listening audiences. I have already played there and I am in communication with the executive director, Paul Gregerson, in regards to future performances. If I am able to complete the recording process, including most of the mixing and mastering, by May 15 of this year, I will have been successful. I am confident I will do this. I have 20 hours of studio time booked over several days in April, 2023. These upcoming recording sessions should allow me to finish the recording process. If I am able to complete the formatting of the booklet that will accompany the CD's by August 1 of this year, I will have been successful. I have no doubt that I will do this. I am already in communication with Copycats Media in Minneapolis, in regards to formatting and printing options. Placing the order for the physical copies will be a significant indicator of success. Once this order is placed, it means all of the hard work is done. The only thing to do after this is wait for the physical copies to be delivered, and book the album release events. Ultimately, I will know I have been successful if I am able to secure better performance opportunities moving forward. I believe in these songs, and I am thrilled that so many talented Minnesota musicians have helped me record them. The ability to sell an album that not only contains great music but is also physically appealing and artistic would be a tremendous boost to my music career. This would be especially true if I am fortunate enough to have this project legitimized by sponsorship from your organization.",,,9000,"Other,local or private",10000,,,,"Paul Lawrence",Individual,"Artist Access Grant",,"Taiwan Winter I am planning to record and produce an album of original folk music.",2022-08-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Lawrence,"Paul Lawrence",,,MN,,"(218) 308-1332",harlyfife999@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-grant-52,"Liz Engelman: Board, Dance, Theater, Arts Administrator, Laren Faherty: textile artist; Adam McCaley painter, muralist; Kelly Schamberger visual artist","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10029170,"Artist Access Grant",2023,1000,,"ACHF Arts Access","The tangible goal of this activity is to be completely prepared to move into production on the film, LOVSET'S MANOEUVRE, by October 2023. By the end of this period, I will have the script completed, the actors attached to the project, the locations locked in, the community's support, and the crew prepared to shoot. I will have a live reading of excerpts from the screenplay for the community, to bolster the feeling of participation I have already cultivated in the months leading up to October, and to receive feedback on the script. Filmmaking is truly a collaborative and communal effort, and my goal is that the community of Hibbing feels invested in and excited about the film production. I will have contracts with the actors, crew, and locations secured. I will have agreements for in-kind donations and discounts from local businesses for catering, cast/crew accommodations, and set design supplies. There will be a strong turnout (50-100 people) for the live reading, and a question-and-answer session will provide feedback on the project from the community.",,,2620,"Other,local or private",3620,,,,"Elizabeth M. Chatelain",Individual,"Artist Access Grant",,"LOVSET'S MANOEUVRE is a feature length narrative film about a woman struggling with codependency.",2022-08-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elizabeth,Chatelain,"Elizabeth M. Chatelain",,,MN,,"(802) 989-9733",echatela@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-grant-54,"Liz Engelman: Board, Dance, Theater, Arts Administrator, Laren Faherty: textile artist; Adam McCaley painter, muralist; Kelly Schamberger visual artist","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
27205,"Artist Initiative",2014,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A sharper focus in my art career from national to local that will require new skills and result in renewed learning and personal growth. Through the success of the work, the interest, attendance and feedback from both the artistic and layman community. 2: The everyday, blue collar nature of my genre and scene paintings seems to attract a broader audience than I think would ordinarily look at art. Through solicited feedback, traffic and media attention.","Good attendance to the twelve day show and greater community interest in art that is uniquely Minnesota and interest in outdoor, regional painting and painters. The show Land of 10,000 Paintings was evaluated through on site observation of attendance, verbal engagement with the artist Brian Stewart in person at the show and via email and phone conversations as well as through comments in a guest book. 2: Greater regional interest in the artist and his work and future opportunities. Through direct observation of traffic, feedback from Capitol staff, a prestigious newspaper article and direct emails, phone calls and written comments to the artist.",,,,10000,,,,"Brian W. Stewart",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Stewart will create a group of plein air paintings that illustrate Minnesota’s geographic, ethnic, seasonal, and aesthetic diversity. He will exhibit the work to a broad audience by means of a portable exhibit system.",2014-03-01,2015-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brian,Stewart,"Brian W. Stewart",,,MN,,"(651) 792-6342 ",brian@stew-art.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pipestone, Polk, Ramsey, Red Lake, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Sherburne, Sibley, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-253,"Marion Angelica: Ceramic artist; former director of Metropolitan Regional Arts Council; Amy Cass: Professional ceramicist.; Anne Dugan: Arts administrator, visual arts, festival coordinator, new media arts; Paige Guggemos: Freelance graphic and Web designer; printmaker; Lindsay Kandler: Freelance graphic, textile and apparel designer.; Katrina Knutson: Working Artist, Freelance Educator, and Community Organizer; Margaret Pezalla-Granlund: Artist and Curator of Library Art and Exhibitions, Carleton College","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
27108,"Artist Initiative",2014,9200,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A Face Project will bring twenty unique stories about everyday individuals and their communities to a broader Minnesota audience. The success is determined by the completion of all twenty micro-documentaries and two print publications in 2014. Outside interest is measured by blog statistics monitoring unique viewers, social media shares, and participant feedback. 2: I will promote A Face Project using online media, print media, and other media outlets in order to reach a larger audience. The outcome can be measured using online data collection software including JetPack and Google Analytics to track viewership and popularity of the project. Viewer location and engagement will also be monitored this way.","A Face Project web and print published twenty unique stories about everyday individuals and their communities to a broader Minnesota audience. This project was evaluated by comparing the proposed number of items produced to the actual number produced. In all cases items were met or exceeded. 2: A Face Project was promoted using online media, print media, and other media outlets in order to reach a larger audience. A Face Project used data collection software to track user engagement and website visits and all proposed outcomes were met or exceeded. Data collection software, including JetPack and Google Analytics, were used to track viewership and popularity of the project weekly both in relation to the project's website and social media accounts.",,,,9200,,,,"Natalie C. Jennings AKA Natalie Jennings",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Jennings will create twenty new micro-documentaries adding to A Face Project to share the stories of Minnesotans. She will also create two photo books that offer the public access to the project in hard copy format. An exhibition and book launch is scheduled for Fox Egg Gallery in Minneapolis.",2014-03-01,2015-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Natalie,Jennings,"Natalie C. Jennings AKA Natalie Jennings",,,MN,,"(808) 284-5490 ",afaceproject@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-206,"Melissa Brandt: Screenwriter; Michelle Brost: Freelance Animator; Santanu Chatterjee: Professor of cinema, Minneapolis Community and Technical College; Kevin Obsatz: Filmmaker and video artist; Jacob Swanson: Film-maker, installation artist and co-director of Ochre Ghost Art Gallery, Duluth; Maya Washington: Filmmaker, writer, performer, and arts educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
30163,"Artist Initiative",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create a documentary I am passionate about, Native American art, which will allow me to grow my skills as a filmmaker and a producer. Producing a high quality documentary that showcases my talents as a producer and editor. This documentary is something I can use to produce in the professional world and be a sort of calling card. It will advance my career. 2: I plan to screen Rabbit at several venues in the Twin Cities…including All My Relations Gallery, which features Native American contemporary artists and Intermedia Arts Indigenous Voices series. I am planning on submitting this film to various festivals, including the Minneapolis/Saint Paul International Film Festival and the MNTV program that is broadcast on Twin Cities Public Television every year.","I feel like I am taken seriously as a journalist by my peers and I feel confidence in myself to complete this work. I was able to work with a very talented producer and editor. I also developed better production skills myself and feel that I can complete this work and any other short documentary project that I choose to complete. Because of this grant I was able to purchase equipment I needed in order to complete this project and am now able to use that equipment for other work, which advances my career as a journalist and as a documentary filmmaker.",,2499,"Other, local or private",12499,,,,"Allison J. Herrera",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Herrera will produce “Rabbit,” a short documentary about contemporary Native American painter Jim Denomie. The film will explore the themes in his work, which are based on Native American history in Minnesota, and his process in becoming an artist. The film will be screened at All My Relations Gallery in Minneapolis.",2015-03-01,2016-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Allison,Herrera,"Allison J. Herrera",,,MN,,"(612) 309-5530 ",allisonherrera@msn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-305,"Allison Bolah: A visual artist, creating photographs, multimedia and paper-based work; David Kang: Independent creative consultant, director, and producer, founder and CEO, Hana Media and Development, creator and executive director, The DIAL Group; Fredrika McManus: Founder and director, Upper Minnesota Film Office; Patrick Moore: Communications director, Pioneer Public TV; Matthew Sewell: Chair, English department, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Deborah Wallwork: Independent filmmaker and artist, editor and director, Red Eye Video; Maya Washington: Filmmaker, writer, performer, and arts educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30200,"Artist Initiative",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will expand my artistic subject matter by creating designs that interest the whole community and educate children through this piece of public art. I will save the designs and information gained from this project to my programming system – PlasmaCam, PCM format. The techniques, information and ideas I learn here will be reflected in future artworks. 2: I will be able to share my artwork with Southern Minnesotan families in an everyday, public, and widely visited setting. CMSM will compile audience attendance figures and collect comments about the fence. A comments collection box will be located at the fence for visitors to write and submit their feedback, which will be recorded and made into a Wordle word cloud.","This artist was able to learn new skills by utilizing the Plasma Cam technology which was ideally suited to cut metal for this 20-panel fence at the Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota. Skills learned through this process have now transferred into new art works that are being designed and fabricated for personal and public use. 2: The word cloud has been uploaded demonstrating these outcomes. A survey was given in order to evaluate this program outcome.",,,,10000,,,,"Arnold D. Lillo AKA Arnie Lillo",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Lillo will design and fabricate an art fence for the public parklet on the grounds of the Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota in Mankato. The cut out metal panels will make it fun to explore technology, agriculture, and art. An opening event and artist talk will be held when the fence is installed.",2015-03-01,2016-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Arnold,Lillo,"Arnold D. Lillo AKA Arnie Lillo",,,MN,,"(507) 278-3671 ",alillo@hickorytech.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pipestone, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Steele, Swift, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-323,"Brenda Brousseau: Visual artist, app developer and software company owner; Laddavanh Insixiengmay: Lao weaving artist and designer, cofounder of Lao Cultural Center, founder of SihnNaChampa Dance Theatre; Leann Johnson: Graphic designer, illustrator and ceramic tile artist; Stephen Klassen: Twin Cities sculptor and painter working primarily with wood; Kristin Makholm: Executive director, Minnesota Museum of American Art; Edie Overturf: Cofounder, LegUp Studio, visiting assistant professor of printmaking, University of Minnesota Twin Cities; Emily Stover: Visual artist and designer, adjunct instructor in design at University of Minnesota; Delina White: Folk and traditional artist from Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
10003212,"Arts Learning",2018,49500,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","SPDT will engage students in Duluth and Rochester to create and perform original work based on their family stories, using movement, music, and spoken word. SPDT will implement its Evaluation Plan of class discussions, student journals, daily company meetings, evaluation forms, electronic surveys, wrap-up meetings, and videos of the student performances. 2: Participating students will be introduced to the language of movement, the concepts of composition and choreography, and the challenge of performance. Students' skills and knowledge of dance/theater will be evaluated through class participation, journal entries, homework assignments, performances, post-performance discussions, and evaluation forms.","SPDT presented 2-week Family Albums residencies at Congdon Elem., Duluth, and Bamber Elem., Rochester, each culminating in student performances. SPDT utilized class discussions, student journals, daily company meetings, feedback from teachers and staff, family evaluations, videos of the performances, and discussions with participating students live-streamed from the other school. 2: Students were taught dance/theater vocabulary and concepts of choreography while they participated in the creation and performance of a new stage work. Students' skills and knowledge of dance/theater were assessed through daily discussions, journal reflections, homework assignments, class participation, performance participation, post-performance discussions, and evaluations.",,11445,"Other, local or private",60945,2500,"Howard Bell, Michael Brooks, Judith Johnson, Courtney Mcclimon, Jennifer Olson, Kecia Rehkamp, Zoe Sealy, Carin Skowronsky, V. Paul Virtucio, Kristen Weller",0.00,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater will present two family albums residencies, engaging elementary students at schools in Duluth and Rochester, who will create and perform original stageworks and connect via live streaming.",2017-09-01,2018-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stuart,Pimsler,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater","528 Hennepin Ave S Ste 707",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(763) 521-7738 ",spdanth@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Olmsted, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-801,"Lawrence Benson: Independent scholar, artist and publisher; Michael Carlson: Art teacher, art club advisor, and track and field coach at Foley High School; John Ginocchio: Director of bands and professor of music at Southwest Minnesota State University; Theresa Remick: Managing director, performance center at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Frederick Rogers: Founder, Minnesota Folklore Theater; Five Wings Arts Council chair; costume designer, director; Suchitra Sairam: Dancer, choreographer, and founder of Kala Vandanam Dance Company; Daniel Stark: Associate Professor, Minnesota State University, Mankato","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004915,"Arts Learning",2019,33525,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","All Ikidowin participants will increase their confidence speaking. All Ikidowin participants will complete a written pre and post-test that asks, I would be afraid to get up and speak in front of a group of people I don't know. And a focus group will be completed. 2: Ikidowin Actors and Staff will improve their artistic expression. Actors will complete focus group following the program. All Ikidowin participants will rate their improvement in artistic expression at the end of the program and cite one performance scene that demonstrates their artistic expression.","All youth reported being comfortable speaking in front of a group of people. Staff held a group and talk back sessions, to capture this indicator. The youth reported that they are more confident in speaking in front of others and that this project has given them this skill. 2: All youth reported that they improved their artistic expression as a result of this program. Staff held groups and talk back sessions with youth to gather this information.","achieved proposed outcomes",25421,"Other,local or private",58946,4910,"Susan Allen, Don Crofut, Karen Clark, Misha LaPlante,Antony Stately, Ann Manning",0.83,"Indigenous Peoples Task Force","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Indigenous Peoples Task Force and Native teen Ikidowin Acting Ensemble will collaborate with a variety of professional teaching artists to perform ""We Will Do It For The Water"" and ""Touch"" for audiences in Minnesota.",2018-09-01,2019-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brenna,Depies,"Indigenous Peoples Task Force","1335 23rd St E",Minneapolis,MN,55404,"(612) 870-1723 ",brennaa@indigenouspeoplestf.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Mower, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-871,"Carl Beihl: Artist in photography, ceramics, painting; instructor, Minnetonka Center for the Arts; David DeGennaro: Former managing and creative director, West Bank School of Music; Nathaniel Dickey: Associate Professor of Music; low brass, band; Connie Lanphear: Communications manager, Freshwater Society; James Miller: Founder and managing director, Velo Glass; Akiko Ostlund: Dancer, performing artist, poet, puppeteer, curator, and activist; Sharon Thalmann: Former executive director, Henning Landmark Center; theater actor, producer, designer and director","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004934,"Arts Learning",2019,41840,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","2,000 Residents of Grand Rapids, Duluth, Dawson-Boyd, Blue Earth, Coleraine, and Cohassett will develop skills in or knowledge of chamber music. Artaria and the collaborators will critique performances and use surveys, discussions and other tools to assess what new skills and/or knowledge participants gained from the chamber music residency. 2: Minnesotans of different ages and musical abilities will enhance their skills and self-expression by participating in creative chamber music activities. Evaluations will track the demographics and assess the musical abilities of participants and will determine how the project enhanced their artistic skills and/or creativity and self-expression. ","Residents in five Minnesota Counties gained knowledge and skills in chamber music performance. Students gave public concerts using skills they learned from the artists. These performances were evaluated at each event by the directors and artists. Students were also interviewed about what they learned about chamber music. 2: Minnesotans developed skills and habits related to creativity and self-expression through chamber music coaching and performances. Students gave public concerts using skills they learned from the artists. These performances were evaluated at each event by the directors and artists. Students were also interviewed about what they learned about chamber music.","achieved proposed outcomes",8302,"Other,local or private",50142,1000,"James Sophocleus, Karen Casanova, Dave Knapp, David Grandstrand, Shira Burton, Tom Peterson",0.00,"Artaria String Quartet","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Artaria String Quartet will energize chamber music in eight greater Minnesota communities by engaging residents of all ages in experiential music.",2018-09-01,2019-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lynne,Beck,"Artaria String Quartet","980 Bellows St","West St Paul",MN,55118,"(651) 587-7595 ",beckgrant@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Itasca, Lac qui Parle, Olmsted, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-881,"Susan Berdahl: Marketing and grant writing contractor; Karen Charles: Founder, artistic/executive director, Threads Dance Project; Nolita Christensen: Community and nonprofit management consultant; woodworker; Alexander Legeros: Development officer, Museum of Russian Art; bassoonist; Kathleen Ray: Published playwright and founder of Playing On Purpose Productions; Therese Vogel: Community education director, Ulen-Hitterdal Public Schools; executive director, Top Hat Theatre; Sydney Willcox: Painting and ceramics teacher, Como Park Senior High School","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004935,"Arts Learning",2019,73347,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","This project will provide opportunities for adults with disabilities to engage in artistic endeavors, cultivating skills and recognizing talent. The project will be evaluated by the increased number of individuals participating in inclusive arts learning settings, being taught at a pace designed for their individual learning styles. 2: This project will open avenues for self-discovery and self-confidence, creating tools that will encourage participation in an inclusive community. Success will be evaluated through surveys, personal testimony and increased inclusion. Identifying as an artist is a recognition of worth- impacting interpersonal, vocational and societal strength. ","This project provided opportunities for adults with disabilities to engage in artistic endeavors, cultivating skills and recognizing talent. The project was evaluated by the increased number of individuals participating in inclusive arts learning settings, being taught at a pace designed for their individual learning styles. 2: This project opened avenues for self-discovery and self-confidence, creating tools that encouraged participation in an inclusive community. Success was evaluated through surveys, personal testimony and increased inclusion. Individuals identified as artists and it gave them recognition of worth- impacting interpersonal, vocational and societal strength.","achieved proposed outcomes",52843,"Other,local or private",126190,,"Pete Barnett, Wing Chan, Wanda Grew-Jasken, Steve Thorne, Tom Torgerson, Adele Hartwick, Greg Culver, Ann Melander",0.00,"CHOICE, Unlimited","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"CHOICE, Unlimited's ARTS Program has a mission to provide quality, accessible arts instruction and participation in a variety of mediums for adults living with disabilities. The project will offer dynamic, accessible, professional classes to students, increasing knowledge and skill while instilling the value and power that art can deliver to individuals and culture.",2018-09-01,2019-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristie,Buchman,"CHOICE, Unlimited","1829 E Superior St",Duluth,MN,55812-2044,"(218) 724-5869x 201",kBuchman@choiceunlimited.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-882,"Maria Argueta: English language learner teacher, Crookston Public Schools; Michael Carlson: Art teacher, art club advisor, and track and field coach at Foley High School; Anastasia Faunce: Program director, University of Minnesota College of Continuing Education and Professional Studies; editor, Open to Interpretation series.; Joelle Fernandez: Competitive dancer and teacher; Arts Board grantee; Molly Gamble: Artist; former arts event planner at Maryland Institute College of Art; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. Former Arts Board member, past executive director of the Minnesota Project; Lauren Hildebrand: Arts and education consultant; cofounder of Trollwood Performing Arts School","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004950,"Arts Learning",2019,59100,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Arts learners will identify if the theatre process gave them a voice and will explain how engaged they felt in the school and broader community. This outcome will be evaluated through pre- and post- surveys, weekly reflective journals, and a final evaluation. 2: Arts learners will demonstrate using performance as a tool to engage audiences and impact issues critical to the arts learners. This outcome will be evaluated through written artist statements, audience feedback, discussion, and final evaluation.","Arts learners will identify if the theatre process gave them a voice and will explain how engaged they felt in the school and broader community. This outcome was evaluated through pre- and post- surveys, weekly reflective journals, and a final evaluation. 2: Arts learners will demonstrate using performance as a tool to engage audiences and impact issues critical to the arts learners. This outcome was evaluated by completion of the performance, written artist statements, audience feedback, discussion, and final evaluation.","achieved proposed outcomes",8130,"Other,local or private",67230,,"Angie Frank, Marcia Nelson, Tonya Sconiers",0.00,"Denfeld High School","K-12 Education","Arts Learning",,"The Acting Out Loud Project at Denfeld High School will bring together students who feel they do not have a voice and teaching artists in a service learning class to listen, learn, understand, and create a performance to tell their stories.",2018-09-01,2019-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marcia,Nelson,"Denfeld High School","401 N 44th Ave W",Duluth,MN,55807,"(218) 336-8830x 1966",Marcia.Nelson@isd709.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-897,"Bradley Althoff: Managing producer and senior project manager, Classical MPR; Roberta Gray: Director of Saint Francis Music Center, Little Falls; Jane Gudmundson: Former education director, Plains Art Museum in Fargo; Kao Ly Ilean Her: Chief executive officer, Hmong Elders Center; former executive director, State of Minnesota Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans; Paul LaJeunesse: Assistant professor of art, College of St Scholastica; Andrew Nordin: Painter; Arts Board grantee; Molly Sheeley Melton: Educator, school for Environmenta Studies in Apple Valley","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
10004968,"Arts Learning",2019,74731,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","DW provides opportunities to create horse regalia for up to twenty adult and ten youth artists by securing a Master, supplies, and scheduling workshops. Number of opportunities, such as hours of workshops/direct feedback with the Master Artist, held at Dakota Wicohan, along with dialogue with artist apprentices. 2: Increasing visibility of Dakota Arts. Host community events and exhibits, and distribute our monthly Tiwahe newsletter, that promote Dakota arts and showcase artists in the community.","DW provided 80 hours of horse regalia instruction to ten participants supported by an Assistant Artist and Master Artist. We evaluate by tracking the number of hours with the Master/Assistant Artists, opportunities provided for the artists to show their work, and though participant surveys issued to the Apprentice Artists at the conclusion of the program. 2: We increased the visibility of Dakota Arts within and outside of the Dakota community in our geographic area. Number of events hosted for the public, number of appearances in local and regional media.","achieved proposed outcomes",1,"Other,local or private",74732,5389,"Gabrielle Strong, Teresa Peterson, Mary Peters, Darin Minkel, Evelyn Luna, Leah Owen",0.00,"Dakota Wicohan","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Dakota Wicohan's Tawokaga Program will add a Horse Regalia module to our programming that reclaims and sustains the value of Dakota arts in relationship with artists and communities in southwestern Minnesota.",2018-09-01,2019-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Eileen,O'Keefe,"Dakota Wicohan","PO Box 2",Morton,MN,56270,"(507) 697-6272 ",eokeefe@dakotawicohan.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-914,"Julie Ahasay: Director and actor, Duluth Playhouse; retired faculty member, University of Minnesota Duluth; Melissa Cuff: Director of development, marketing and communications for Conservation Corps Minnesota and Iowa; Caitlin Drayna: Director of bands, Minnewaska Area High School; principal trombonist, Central Lakes Symphony; Larry Gavin: Poet; teacher at Faribault high school; Carla-Elaine Johnson: Poet and nonfiction writer; faculty member, Saint Paul College; Jeffrey Prauer: Former executive director of MRAC and COMPAS; trombonist; Maryam Yusefzadeh: Vocalist; cofounder of Minnesota Global Arts and Global Knowledge Through Cultural Awareness","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004969,"Arts Learning",2019,34000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","An underserved regional community will have access to high quality literary arts and be able to study with talented writers in an intimate setting. We measure our participants' experience and growth through in-depth evaluation forms, event surveys, demographic information, and interviews, and we solicit feedback from all participants, staff, faculty and the public. 2: We make the conference available to more Minnesotans by keeping it affordable and by awarding need/merit-based scholarships to emerging writers. We gauge our ability to fill workshops and track attitudes toward fees with surveys and interviews. We measure our success in leveraging partnerships and track attendee's artistic growth through emails, social media, and stamped action postcards.","An underserved regional community gained access to high quality literary arts and was able to study with talented writers in an intimate setting. We measured our participants' experience and growth through in-depth evaluation questionnaires and surveys, demographic information, interviews, and we solicited feedback from all participants, staff, faculty and the public. 2: We made the conference available to more Minnesotans by keeping it affordable and by awarding need/merit-based scholarships to emerging writers. We completely filled the conference and we were able to expand our partnerships to increase scholarship funding. We received positive feedback through surveys, interviews, and correspondence.","achieved proposed outcomes",56810,"Other,local or private",90810,5900,"Dr. Jim Barta, Dr. Mark Christensen, Angie Clark, Sara Dennison, Heid Erdrich, Mat Hawthorne, Monte Hegg, Sean Hill, Lynn Johnson, Marsh Muirhead, Dr. Anton Treuer, Lorie Yourd",0.00,"Bemidji State University AKA Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference","Public College/University","Arts Learning",,"Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference will bring award winning writers of national stature to present craft talks and public readings and teach weeklong intensive workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction beside Lake Bemidji.",2018-09-01,2019-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mathew,Hawthorne,"Bemidji State University AKA Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference","1500 Birchmont Dr NE Ste 23",Bemidji,MN,56601-2699,"(218) 308-1180 ",writersconference@bemidjistate.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Polk, Ramsey, Sherburne, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-915,"Bradley Althoff: Managing producer and senior project manager, Classical MPR; Roberta Gray: Director of Saint Francis Music Center, Little Falls; Jane Gudmundson: Former education director, Plains Art Museum in Fargo; Kao Ly Ilean Her: Chief executive officer, Hmong Elders Center; former executive director, State of Minnesota Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans; Paul LaJeunesse: Assistant professor of art, College of St Scholastica; Andrew Nordin: Painter; Arts Board grantee; Molly Sheeley Melton: Educator, school for Environmenta Studies in Apple Valley","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004148,"Arts Access Grant ",2018,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","As a result of the evening movie/discussion and the concert itself, our audience and musicians will celebrate women's history month and acquire either an exposure to or a deeper appreciation for the contributions women have made to music composition, performance, and conducting. The BSO board will also gain insight to challenges and barriers women face in music and the experiences our female musicians have had in orchestras to determine if the BSO can support our female musicians further. After the movie, a subset of movie attendees will be surveyed about their existing and new knowledge and appreciation of women's contributions to music. After the concert, a subset of female BSO musicians will be surveyed about their experience with this music that highlights women's contributions and about any challenges they face as women in music. The BSO Board will also compile a summary of Hannah's comments and observations about the female cellists she highlights during the concert.","Surveys were placed on tables and participation was encouraged during the “Deception” movie/discussion event. 86% were returned; 87% said they learned much about women’s contributions to orchestral music. Respondents enjoyed Ms. Holman playing cello passages and showing “Deception” clips to emphasize points about female cellists. Questions were emailed to female musicians. Responses indicate Ms. Holman’s insights were helpful and that our female musicians do not face overwhelming challenges.",,10263,"Other,local or private",16263,,,,"Bemidji Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access Grant ",,"Bemidji Symphony Orchestra concert ""A Women's Role"" and movie/discussion with Hannah Holman.",2018-01-08,2018-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,MaryAnne,Wilimek,"Bemidji Symphony Orchestra","PO Box 3136",Bemidji,MN,56619,"(218) 444-7914 ",bso@bemidjisymphony.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Pennington, Polk, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-grant-2,"Sandra Roman: retired art teacher, author; Laura Grisamore: photographer; Jill Johnson: author; Mary Therese: visual and fiber artist; Susan Olin: musician; Laura Dropps: visual artist; Becky Colebank: author; Corryn Trask: musician.","Sandra Roman: retired art teacher, author; Laura Grisamore: photographer; Jill Johnson: author; Mary Therese: visual and fiber artist; Susan Olin: musician; Laura Dropps: visual artist; Becky Colebank: author; Corryn Trask: musician.","Region 2 Arts Council, Laura Seter (218) 751-5447 ",1
10005616,"Arts Access Grant for Small Towns",2018,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","As a result of this program participants will be more aware of local talent. As a result of this program participants will be more aware of handicapped issue. As a result of this program participants will experience different genres of music and art. As a result of this program participants will get to experience a family friendly environment of entertainment. As a result of this program participants will possibly learn something new in an area of interest. The Board of Directors and Staff of Farm By The Lake will be on hand at events to interact with community members for feedback of events. Participants will have the opportunity to fill out an evaluation form with questions specific to outcomes at each event as well.","Entertainers from Minneapolis to Duluth to Fargo (local). Only 1 from Washington State.Out of 304 Evaluations: 249 said they had not seen this entertainer before.191 said it was different music than normal for them. So many became more aware of local talent and experienced different genres of music. 256 said they learned something new. 300 said FBTL was a family friendly place to have this event and there were 75 newcomers to FBTL. 53 said they got info on overcoming challenges.(29 disabled).",,5420,"Other,local or private",11420,,,,"Farm By The Lake","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access Grant for Small Towns",,"Farm By The Lake received $6,000 to host thirteen concerts in June, July, and August, culminating in an Annual Art Festival with three additional musical performances.",2018-05-31,2018-10-10,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dawn,Loeffler,"Farm By The Lake","17797 366th St",Bagley,MN,56621,"(218) 694-2084 ",farmbythelake@gvtel.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Hennepin, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Polk, St. Louis, Todd",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-grant-small-towns-0,"Sandra Roman: retired art teacher, author; Laura Grisamore: photographer; Jill Johnson: author; Mary Therese: visual artist, fiber artist; Susan Olin: musician; Laura Dropps: visual artist; Becky Colebank: author.","Sandra Roman: retired art teacher, author; Laura Grisamore: photographer; Jill Johnson: author; Mary Therese: visual artist, fiber artist; Susan Olin: musician; Laura Dropps: visual artist; Becky Colebank: author; Corryn Trask: musician.",,2
10005630,"Arts Access Grant",2018,4915,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","As a result of this program, selected artists will meet people who are interested in their art form(s) and may purchase their art or commission an artwork. As a result of this program, visitors will learn about new art forms and about aspects of artistic processes. Surveys are provided to participating artists, asking for numbers of visitors and in what ways Art Leap is helpful for them, i.e. visitor comments, sales, etc. Surveys at Art Leap sites will ask visitors if they learned about new art forms and if the event improved their understanding of the artistic process, such as the time artists invest in their work, the tools and materials they use and what inspires them.","Artist and public comments suggested expanding hours out of some frustration that with more sites, people couldn’t visit them all. Of 35 audience surveys returned, all indicated Art Leap helped them better understand the artistic process. 29 reported they purchased or commissioned one or more artworks during Art Leap. Artists reported they appreciate exposure to a new audience, local art enthusiasts and others who might not otherwise see artists at work. 75 have signed up to get email reminders.",,1587,"Other,local or private",6502,,,,"Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access Grant",,"Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council was awarded $4,915 to produce Art Leap 2018, a driving tour of artists' studios and other cultural destinations.",2018-03-05,2018-09-23,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Lu Ann",Hurd-Lof,"Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council","PO Box 702","Park Rapids",MN,56470,"(218) 652-4081 ",luann47@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Hubbard, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Polk, Ramsey, St. Louis, Sherburne, Stearns, Wadena, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-grant-18,"Sandra Roman: retired art teacher, author; Laura Grisamore: photographer; Jill Johnson: author; Mary Therese: visual artist, fiber artist; Susan Olin: musician; Becky Colebank: author; Corryn Trask: musician.","Sandra Roman: retired art teacher, author; Laura Grisamore: photographer; Jill Johnson: author; Mary Therese: visual artist, fiber artist; Susan Olin: musician; Laura Dropps: visual artist; Becky Colebank: author; Corryn Trask: musician.","Region 2 Arts Council, Laura Seter (218) 751-5447 ",1
10005631,"Arts Access Grant",2018,2725,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","As a result of this program, music events will provide Community Access to the Arts: building community, bringing people together and creating commonalities through shared experiences in a safe space. The project coordinator will ask for specific feedback from community leaders, including police who patrol during the events, regarding their perceptions of tangible impacts 2nd Street Stage has on the community.","Police Chief wrote: 2nd Street Stage is an excellent opportunity for Park Rapids residents and visitors to get together for a great night of family friendly entertainment. It showcases the downtown area and is an excellent draw to the community. I have personally been told by friends and family how awesome it is that Park Rapids has summer entertainment that is family friendly every week during the summer...truly a great weekly event that makes for a fun evening no matter what age you may be.",,24000,"Other,local or private",26725,,,,"Park Rapids Downtown Business Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access Grant",,"Park Rapids Downtown Business Association received $2,725 to provide free, live music with the 2nd Street Stage summer concert series.",2018-03-05,2018-08-16,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathy,Grell,"Park Rapids Downtown Business Association","PO Box 142","Park Rapids",MN,56470,"(218) 732-9218 ",parkrapidsdba@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Clay, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, McLeod, Meeker, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Red Lake, Rice, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-grant-19,"Sandra Roman: retired art teacher, author; Laura Grisamore: photographer; Jill Johnson: author; Mary Therese: visual artist, fiber artist; Susan Olin: musician; Becky Colebank: author; Corryn Trask: musician.","Sandra Roman: retired art teacher, author; Laura Grisamore: photographer; Jill Johnson: author; Mary Therese: visual artist, fiber artist; Susan Olin: musician; Laura Dropps: visual artist; Becky Colebank: author; Corryn Trask: musician.",,2
10003283,"Arts Learning",2018,43250,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","90% of camp participants (350 youth, ages 8-18) will improve their instrument proficiency and gain music and lyric writing skills. Every music class and band practice has learning goals for the learners. Teaching Artists will indicate at the end of each instrument lesson or band rehearsal if students met the goals. 2: 85% of participants will leave camp with a sense of increased self-confidence. Camper and Parent/Guardian surveys will be filled out at the end of camp. The surveys will ask questions about self-confidence.","95% of camp participants (250 youth, ages 8-18) improved their instrument proficiency and 89% of participants improved their songwriting skills. Outcomes were recorded through teacher observation/surveys and camper surveys that were filled out at the end of camp that asked questions about instrument and songwriting proficiency. 2: 94% of participants left camp with a sense of increased self-confidence. Data was gathered through camper surveys that was filled out by participants at the end of their camp week.","Achieved proposed outcomes",117705,"Other, local or private",160955,8124,"Shannon Mccarville, Karla Lindsay, Jennifer Evans-Hall, Wendy Johnson, Wendy Darst",0.00,"She Rock She Rock","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Girls Rock n Roll Retreat is a five-day music program for girls, gender nonconforming and trans youth, ages 8 to 18, where they will learn an instrument, form a band, collaboratively write original music, and perform in two live shows.",2017-09-01,2018-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sam,Stahlmann,"She Rock She Rock","5115 Excelsior Blvd Ste 316","St Louis Park",MN,55416-0094,"(844) 743-7625x 2",sam@sherocksherock.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Pine, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-806,"Jeffrey Bleam: Chair, department of theater and film studies, Saint Cloud State University; Heather Casper: Curator of education, Minnesota Marine Art Museum; David DeGennaro: Managing and creative director, West Bank School of Music; Prachee Mukherjee: Director of assessment, research and evaluation for St. Louis Park Public Schools; Adrienne Sweeney: Associate artistic director and director of external communications, Commonweal Theatre Company","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003318,"Arts Learning",2018,47200,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Children apply the difference between passive and active listening, learn music terminology and apply those terms to different expressions of music. Evaluators measure progress by observing each of the program's interactive activities and analyzing teacher, student and community surveys. 2: Families with little access to professional arts learning activities engage with professional teaching artists in a comfortable, accessible setting. Evaluators measure community engagement with attendance data, community surveys and observational data.","Children applied the difference between passive and active listening, learned music terminology and applied those terms to music. We used a Google Survey sent to all school staff and families (if we had contact info) after every performance that measured student learning and engagement. 2: Families with little access to professional arts learning activities engaged with professional teaching artists in a comfortable, accessible setting. Attendance data showed families took advantage of the arts experiences we provided in their communities, and school officials provided context for our observations.",,11967,"Other, local or private",59167,4020,"William Mathis, Justin Windschitl, Dianne Mccarthy, Jeff Gleason, Nichlas Emmons, Tim Bradley",0.00,"The Copper Street Brass Quintet AKA Copper Street Brass","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"The Copper Street Brass program, Big Ears and the Blue Ox, will teach active listening skills in an interactive musical context with young people ages 2 - 10.",2017-09-01,2018-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Timothy,Bradley,"The Copper Street Brass Quintet AKA Copper Street Brass","511 Groveland Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 722-3667 ",staff@csbq.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Itasca, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-816,"Kjellgren Alkire: Artist and researcher; faculty member, Saint Mary's University Winona; Erica Mauter: Executive director, Twin Cities Women’s Choir and Twin Cities Girls’ Choir.; Lori Messick: Arts educator, Fertile Beltrami Public Schools; Linda Nelson-Mayson: Director, Goldstein Museum of Design; Sherine Onukwuwe: Owner of Souleyefilms; Robert Peskin: Executive director, Minnesota Chorale; William Wiktor: Retired engineer and software developer; Rochester community arts and non-profit volunteer; Sydney Willcox: Teacher at Como Park Senior High School","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003374,"Arts Learning",2018,128514,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","85% of students show consistent musical progress and growth. MacPhail will administer surveys to students and music educators in partnership with Wilder Research. 2: 95% of music educators are positive about their own growth and learning due to program participation. MacPhail will interview and survey partner educators.","97% of students agreed that they learned new musical skills. MacPhail administered surveys to students in partnership with Wilder Research. 2: 100% of music educators surveyed were positive about their own growth and learning due to program participation. Wilder conducted phone interviews with school music educators involved in the program.",,28881,"Other, local or private",157395,26790,"Thomas Abood, Barry Berg, Ellen Breyer, Margaret Bracken, Hudie Broughton, Roma Calatayud-Stocks, Michael Casey, Kate Cimino, Joaquin Delgado, Andrew Eklund, Rahoul Ghose, Julia Halberg Md, Joseph Hinderer, Karen Kelley-Ariwoola, Warren Kelly, Robert P. Lawson, Diana Lewis, Patricia H. Murphy, David E. Myers Ph.D., Connie Remele, John Righini, Lica Tomizuka Sanborn, Jill E. Schurtz, Christopher Simpson, Hilary Smedsrud, Peter R. Spokes, Jevetta Steele, Kiran Stordalen, Marshall Tokheim, Mandy K. Tuong, Reverend Carl Walker, Steven J. Wells, Kate Whittington",0.85,"MacPhail Center for Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"MacPhail will deepen its impact in 22 greater Minnesota communities by providing new and expanded supplemental music learning opportunities to rural students through innovative live online instruction.",2017-09-01,2018-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Davin,Peelle,"MacPhail Center for Music","501 2nd St S",Minneapolis,MN,55401,"(612) 321-0100 ",peelle.davin@macphail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Chippewa, Chisago, Fillmore, Freeborn, Hubbard, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lake, Meeker, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Scott, Sibley, Swift, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-835,"Jeffrey Bleam: Chair, department of theater and film studies, Saint Cloud State University; Heather Casper: Curator of education, Minnesota Marine Art Museum; David DeGennaro: Managing and creative director, West Bank School of Music; Prachee Mukherjee: Director of assessment, research and evaluation for St. Louis Park Public Schools; Adrienne Sweeney: Associate artistic director and director of external communications, Commonweal Theatre Company","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003379,"Arts Learning",2018,33500,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","An underserved regional community will have access to high quality literary arts and be able to study with talented writers in an intimate setting. We measure attendance at events, distribute and collect questionnaires, track book sales, and record comments through interviews. Staff get to know attendees and faculty well and encourage feedback. 2: Make the Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference available to more Minnesotans by addressing the financial barrier. By awarding several need/merit-based scholarships to Minnesotans to lower financial barriers and by partnering with regional tribes and institutions to reach out to underserved writers.",,,51057,"Other, local or private",84557,6353,"Bill Blackwell Jr., Lauren Cobb, Angie Gora, Colleen Greer, Mat Hawthorne, Monte Hegg, Sean Hill, Lynn Johnson, Marsh Muirhead, Lorie Yourd",0.00,"Bemidji State University AKA Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference","State Government","Arts Learning",,"Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference will bring award-winning writers of national stature to present craft talks and readings and teach weeklong intensive workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction beside Lake Bemidji.",2017-09-01,2018-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mathew,Hawthorne,"Bemidji State University AKA Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference","1500 Birchmont Dr NE Ste 23",Bemidji,MN,56601-2699,"(218) 308-1180 ",writersconference@bemidjistate.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-840,"Anne Adabra: Founder and chair, Minnesota Haitian Cultural Center; social studies teacher; dancer and storyteller; Bradley Althoff: Managing producer and senior project manager, Classical MPR; Micahel Burgraff: Executive director, A Center for the Arts, Fergus Falls; Nathaniel Dickey: Associate Professor of Music; low brass, band; Phyllis Doyle: Retired arts administrator; award-winning poet and fiction writer; Robert Gardner: Artistic executive director, Minnesota Ballet; Jane Gudmundson: Former education director, Plains Art Museum in Fargo","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003383,"Arts Learning",2018,49903,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Zenon seeks to tap into students' multiple intelligences to relate dance to students' lives and empower student-created choreography. The project outcome will be evaluated through class participation levels, written and verbal evaluations, school administrator evaluations, and the quality of the culminating student performance. 2: Zenon seeks to teach dance as an art form in a student-centered atmosphere, fostering self-esteem and creativity. The project outcome will be evaluated through class participation levels, written and verbal evaluations, school administrator evaluations, and the quality of the culminating student performance.","Zenon tapped into students' multiple intelligences to relate dance to students lives and empower student-created choreography. All proposed evaluation methods were used. 2: Zenon taught dance as an art form in a student-centered atmosphere, fostering self-esteem and creativity. All proposed evaluation methods were used.",,8012,"Other, local or private",57915,2000,"Patricia Kingston, Mindi Schaefer, Robert Borman, Troy Linck, Linda Z. Andrews, Linda M. Johnson, April Haven, Kristen Stoeckeler, Nancy Johnson, Cierra Lindsey, Caitlin Martin",0.00,"Zenon Dance Company and School AKA Zenon Dance School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Zenon will conduct four weeks of residency programs at schools in greater Minnesota, bringing dance education and performance to students who are underserved by this art form.",2017-09-01,2018-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mara,Winke,"Zenon Dance Company and School, Inc.","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 400",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 338-1101 ",marasmail@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Itasca, Otter Tail, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-844,"Maria Argueta: English language learner teacher, Crookston Public Schools; Susan Berdahl: Former associate director of community relations, St. David's Center; Melissa Cuff: Grant writer for Saint Paul College and the Friends of Saint Paul College Foundation; Amy Giddings: Music specialist, North Shore Community School, Duluth; Rebecca Katz Harwood: Dance instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth; Kathleen Ray: Published playwright and founder of Playing On Purpose Productions","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003407,"Arts Access",2018,86585,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota Marine Art Museum will increase its relevance and responsiveness to its local community members. MMAM evaluates community engagement through focus groups, one-on-one conversations, community input in program design, paper and digital surveys, and staff's year-end analysis.","The Minnesota Marine Art Museum increased its relevance and responsiveness to local community members. MMAM evaluated community engagement through focus groups, one-on-one conversations, community input in program design, paper and digital surveys, and staff's year-end analysis.",,30388,"Other, local or private",116973,2478,"James H. Eddy, Dan Hampton, Betsy Midthun, Mark Metzler, Dominic Ricciotti, Rachelle Schultz, Phil Schumacher, Steve Slaggie",0.00,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"The Minnesota Marine Art Museum will collaborate with the surrounding community to cocreate eight accessible art program days called Second Saturdays.",2017-11-01,2018-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicole,Chamberlain-Dupree,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","800 Riverview Dr",Winona,MN,55987-2272,"(507) 474-6626 ",ncdupree@mmam.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Martin, McLeod, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-394,"Christina Cotruvo: Harpist, certified clinical musician, and nonprofit administrator; Janette Davis: Nonprofit consultant; board member, The Soap Factory; Shelley Johnson: Improviser, actor, and preschool teacher; Monica Segura-Schwartz: Board member, GREAT Theatre, Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs, St Cloud School District; Simon Sperl: Director of corporate and foundation relations. Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities; Rory Wakemup: Director, All My Relations Gallery; Arts Board grantee; Kimberly Young: Grant writer with Grant Assist Consulting","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003410,"Arts Access",2018,93000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The training program participants will feel confident in their knowledge about public art planning and will be prepared to launch their public art consulting. Forecast will distribute a survey to participants at the start and close of the program to gauge their preparedness to enter the field of public art and place making consulting. 2: The field of public art and place making consulting will be more diverse and accessible to people of color and indigenous people. Forecast will ask participants about their intent to enter the field of public art consulting. Six months and one year after the training, we will follow up to understand the work they are doing.","The training program participants will feel confident in their knowledge about public art planning and will be prepared to launch their public art con. Forecast will distribute a survey to participants at the start and close of the program to gauge their preparedness to enter the field of public art and placemaking consulting. 2: The field of public art and placemaking consulting will be more diverse and accessible to people of color and indigenous people. Forecast will ask participants about their intent to enter the field of public art consulting. Six months and one year after the training, we will follow up to understand the work they are doing.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",11217,"Other,local or private",104217,11000,"Lea Bittner-Eddy, Pamela Enz, James Farstad, Christine Hammes, Nathan Johnson, Bob Kost, John Pain, Avital Rabinowitz, Ben Shardlow, Hlee Vang, Dudley Voigt, Joan Vorderbruggen, Bethany Whitehead, Michael Watkins, Bethany Whitehead",0.00,"Forecast Public Artworks AKA Forecast Public Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Forecast will facilitate a public art consulting training program to fill existing gaps in formal education and training and prepare a more diverse network of consultants to help shape the future of public art and place making in our cities.",2017-11-01,2019-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Theresa,Sweetland,"Forecast Public Artworks AKA Forecast Public Art","2300 Myrtle Ave Ste 160","St Paul",MN,55114-1854,"(651) 641-1128 ",theresa@forecastpublicart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cass, Crow Wing, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-395,"Lisa Anderson: Painter and teacher, on steering committee of the League of Longfellow Artists; Kimberly Buskala: Poet, visual artist, dance facilitator; Katherine Dodge: Retired executive director, Itasca Orchestra and Strings program; board member, Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission; Ryan Evans: Research associate, Wilder Research; musician; Devon Gilchrist: Social services program consultant, Minnesota Department of Human Services; Erinn Liebhard: Artistic director, Rhythmically Speaking Dance; Zahra Muse: Program and outreach coordinator, West Bank Business Association; project manager, Somali Museum of Minnesota; Christopher Palbicki: Artist and writer; former television producer, writer, and director","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003430,"Arts Access",2018,43536,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Playhouse will conduct three sessions of Stage Play; building social skills, confidence, and theatre arts access region wide for children with Autism. Evaluation includes: student assessment before, during, and after sessions, parent feedback, and continued program demand from families, and participant surveys for staff, students, and volunteers. 2: Stage Play mitigates barriers for underserved families coping with Autism Spectrum Disorders to participate in meaningful theatre arts experiences. Stage Play overcomes barriers by providing theatre education for free, compensate for gas/travel when possible, and providing customized supports and experiences for each student to ensure success.","The Playhouse conducted three sessions of Stage Play; building social skills, confidence, and theatre arts access regionwide for children with autism. Evaluation includes: student assessment before, during, and after sessions, parent feedback, continued program demand from families, and participant surveys for staff, students, and volunteers. 2: Stage Play mitigated barriers for underserved families coping with Autism Spectrum Disorders to participate in meaningful theatre arts experiences. Stage Play overcomes barriers by providing theatre education for free, compensate for gas/travel when possible, and providing customized supports and experiences for each student to ensure success.",,6379,"Other, local or private",49915,6000,"Herb Minke, Sandy Hoff, Tim Johnson: Patty Mcnulty, Ryan Coole, Monique Forcier, Steve Greenfield, Brian Liberty, Steve Nys, Jeanie Peterson, Mia Thibodeau",0.00,"Duluth Playhouse","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"The Duluth Playhouse and Scottish Rite Clinic will conduct three, ten week sessions of Stage Play: Theatre for Children with Autism. This program will serve youth with a variety of autism spectrum and related disorders.",2017-11-01,2018-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christine,"Gradl Seitz","Duluth Playhouse","506 W Michigan St",Duluth,MN,55802-1517,"(218) 733-7551 ",seitz@duluthplayhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-408,"Lisa Anderson: Painter and teacher, on steering committee of the League of Longfellow Artists; Kimberly Buskala: Poet, visual artist, dance facilitator; Katherine Dodge: Retired executive director, Itasca Orchestra and Strings program; board member, Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission; Ryan Evans: Research associate, Wilder Research; musician; Devon Gilchrist: Social services program consultant, Minnesota Department of Human Services; Erinn Liebhard: Artistic director, Rhythmically Speaking Dance; Zahra Muse: Program and outreach coordinator, West Bank Business Association; project manager, Somali Museum of Minnesota; Christopher Palbicki: Artist and writer; former television producer, writer, and director","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003437,"Arts Access",2018,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Older adults will feel socially engaged by participating in live, interactive music programming that draws on and speaks to their life experiences. Staff and volunteers complete paper surveys employing sliding scale and multiple-choice questions to assess engagement. Additional observations by musicians, staff, and participants collected. 2: The musicians of The Rose Ensemble will increase their skills in working with older adults who experience physical and cognitive challenges. Musicians surveyed to identify specific areas of increased skill. Staff and volunteers complete paper surveys employing sliding scale and multiple-choice questions to evaluate musicians' interaction.","Older adults will feel socially engaged by participating in live, interactive music programming that draws on and speaks to their life experiences. Staff and volunteers complete paper surveys employing sliding scale and multiple-choice questions to assess engagement. Additional observations by musicians, staff, and participants collected. 2: The musicians of The Rose Ensemble will increase their skills in working with older adults who experience physical and cognitive challenges. Musicians surveyed to identify specific areas of increased skill. Staff and volunteers complete paper surveys employing sliding scale and multiple-choice questions to evaluate musicians' interaction.",,5241,"Other, local or private",35241,3010,"Lillian Bozonie,Ty Inglis, Rachel Peterson, Kate Lanners,Roger Wilson",0.00,"The Rose Ensemble","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"The Rose Ensemble will engage older adults who live in residential facilities located in communities with populations of less than 20,000 in an interactive program of early American music.",2017-11-01,2018-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jordan,Sramek,"The Rose Ensemble","75 5th St W Ste 314","St Paul",MN,55102-1423,"(651) 225-4340 ",jordan@roseensemble.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Itasca, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-415,"Christina Cotruvo: Harpist, certified clinical musician, and nonprofit administrator; Janette Davis: Nonprofit consultant; board member, The Soap Factory; Shelley Johnson: Improviser, actor, and preschool teacher; Monica Segura-Schwartz: Board member, GREAT Theatre, Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs, St Cloud School District; Simon Sperl: Director of corporate and foundation relations. Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities; Rory Wakemup: Director, All My Relations Gallery; Arts Board grantee; Kimberly Young: Grant writer with Grant Assist Consulting","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003444,"Arts Access",2018,49550,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Transgender Voices Festival will offer a safe space for transgender singers to explore their voices and grow as artists. Transgender participants will indicate that the Festival was a safe space to explore their voice and that they grew as an artist, as reported by written and online evaluations. 2: Minnesota music teachers, school and community choir directors will better understand transgender individuals and receive tools to support transgender. Teachers and choir directors will indicate increased knowledge about and acquire specific tools and techniques in working with transgender voices, as reported by written and online evaluations.","70%/106 festival attendees self-identified as non-cisgender. The Festival offered them many opportunities to learn and grow as artists. A feedback survey was emailed at the end of the festival. A professional evaluator analyzed survey data, reviewed planning materials, and collected additional information from festival organizers for an extensive report. 2: 38%/28 festival attendees were music and voice teachers, therapists or coaches. The Festival gave them tools to support transgender voices. A feedback survey was emailed at the end of the festival. A professional evaluator analyzed survey data, reviewed planning materials, and collected additional information from festival organizers for an extensive report.",,9030,"Other, local or private",58580,,"James Gottfried, Sarah Cohn, Claire Psarouthakis, Lee Silverstein, Colleen Watson, Katrina Johnson, Paul Halvorson, Gene Duenow, Ruth Tang, Jonathan Mathes, Jim Roth",0.00,"One Voice Mixed Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"One Voice Mixed Chorus will produce a two-day Transgender Voices Festival in March 2018 which will include workshops, speakers, performances, and the production of training videos.",2017-11-01,2018-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mara,Winke,"One Voice Mixed Chorus","732 Holly Ave Ste Q","St Paul",MN,55104-7125,"(651) 298-1954 ",marasmail@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Rice, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-422,"Christina Cotruvo: Harpist, certified clinical musician, and nonprofit administrator; Janette Davis: Nonprofit consultant; board member, The Soap Factory; Shelley Johnson: Improviser, actor, and preschool teacher; Monica Segura-Schwartz: Board member, GREAT Theatre, Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs, St Cloud School District; Simon Sperl: Director of corporate and foundation relations. Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities; Rory Wakemup: Director, All My Relations Gallery; Arts Board grantee; Kimberly Young: Grant writer with Grant Assist Consulting","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10000952,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2017,82549,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More than 2,050 people in greater Minnesota will have access to a public concert and community engagement activities with professional artists. This outcome will be measured by tracking audience statistics and audience responses to survey questions regarding their concert and community outreach experience. 2: VocalEssence will tour to three new communities and expand outreach in one past community, offering 2,050 Minnesotans access to meaningful arts experiences. This outcome will be evaluated based on venue locations and audience statistics and survey responses regarding familiarity of the venue and value of the experience.","1,814 people in greater Minnesota had access to a public concert and community engagement activities with professional artists. VocalEssence used statistical tracking from each venue to measure concert performance. Survey data affirmed that the audience members were from zip codes in greater Minnesota. 2: VocalEssence toured to three new communities and two returning communities, offering arts experiences to new audiences in greater Minnesota. Data was gathered through tracking and surveys which measured zip codes, demographic, and intrinsic impact of the show on audiences measuring importance to community, satisfaction, captivation, emotional response, and learning.",,33434,"Other, local or private",115983,,"Karl Speak, Jacob Wolkowitz, Roma Calatayud-Stocks, Julie Bader, Traci V. Bransford, Cassidy McCrae Burns, Margaret Chutich, Ann Farrell, Rick Ford, Wayne Gisslen, R.J. Heckman, Joseph Kalkman, David L. Mona, Fred Moore, David Myers, Nancy F. Nelson, James Odland, Don Shelby, Timothy Takach, Dorene Wernke, Steve Aggergaard, Mary Ann Aufderheide, Philip Brunelle, Robin Helgen",0.00,VocalEssence,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"VocalEssence will partner with actor Don Shelby to tour ""River Songs and Tales with Mark Twain"" to audiences in four greater Minnesota communities. Tour activities will include a performance and community outreach events in each community.",2017-06-01,2018-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elissa,Weller,VocalEssence,"1900 Nicollet Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 547-1451 ",elissa@vocalessence.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Mahnomen, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Pope, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena, Wilkin, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-324,"Bradley Bourn: Executive director, Lyndale Neighborhood Association; former managing director, Ten Thousand Things Theater; Leslie Hanlon: Director of fundraising and marketing, College of Saint Benedict and Saint John?s University fine arts series; Tamra Jo Makram: Managing director of Memorial Auditorium Performing Arts Center, Worthington; Natalie Nowytski: Vocalist, composer and performer of international folk music; Kathleen Ray: Former executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center; theater artist and playwright; Quillan Roe: Manager and artistic director, Roe Family Singers; Douglas Scholz-Carlson: Artistic director, Great River Shakespeare Festival; Jacinta Zens: Independent arts organizer; member of Moorhead Arts and Cultural Commission","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
10000955,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2017,11250,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Outstate audiences will screen a documentary film and have the opportunity to discuss the artistic work with the filmmaker and its subjects. Audience attendance at screenings, with added artist contact before and/or after each screening. Quantitative and qualitative methods will be used to evaluate the community's overall experience. 2: Maya Washington will cultivate relationships with partners in Duluth and Mankato and develop skills to successfully engage audiences new to her work. Screenings in collaboration with Saint Scholastica, University of Minnesota Duluth, and Minnesota State University Mankato, and new skill development through exhibition outstate.","Outstate audiences screened a documentary film and had the opportunity to discuss the artistic work with the filmmaker and its subjects. Audience attendance at screenings, added artist contact before and/or after each screening. Quantitative and qualitative methods used to evaluate the community's overall experience through audience surveys. 2: Maya Washington cultivated relationships with partners in Duluth and Mankato and developed skills to successfully engage audiences new to her work. Screenings in collaboration with College of Saint Scholastica, University of Minnesota Duluth, and Minnesota State University Mankato, and new skill development through exhibition outstate.",,4950,"Other, local or private",16200,4300,,0.00,"Maya T. Washington AKA Maya Washington",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Washington will tour her documentary film ""Through the Banks of the Red Cedar"" about her father, Viking's football legend Gene Washington and the racial desegregation of college football in America, to Duluth and Mankato.",2017-06-01,2018-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Maya,Washington,"Maya T. Washington AKA Maya Washington",,,MN,,"(213) 435-8406x c",mayawashington@outlook.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Nicollet, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-325,"Sh' Bailey: Performer, writer, and creator of new work in theater, visual arts, and film; Steven Downing: Writer, retired arts administrator; Ann Erickson: Associate director, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator and consultant; development officer at KBEM Jazz88; Noelle Lawton: Executive director, Twin Rivers Council for the Arts; Kathleen McTavish: Composer and media artist; Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha: Freelance director, actor and theater educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10000968,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2017,36165,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audience members grow in their intellectual and artistic understanding of new chamber music and increase their comfort level with new music. Audience members indicate through interviews, observation, social media, and surveys that their knowledge of new music increased and MINNESOTA CONNECTIONS programming was musically satisfying. 2: Zeitgeist establishes or deepens its relationship with Minnesota presenters. Presenters indicate satisfaction with a willingness to partner with Zeitgeist on future productions through post-concert questionnaire, conversation, and interview.","Audience members grew in their intellectual and artistic understanding of new chamber music and increased their comfort level with new music. Audience members indicated through interviews, observation, social media, and surveys that their appreciation of new music increased and programming was musically satisfying. 2: Zeitgeist establishes or deepens its relationship with Minnesota presenters. Presenters indicated satisfaction with a willingness to partner with Zeitgeist on future productions through conversations and invitations to partner again.",,12855,"Other, local or private",49020,,"Heather Barringer, Philip Blackburn, Craig Sinard, Julie Haight Curran, Pat O'Keefe, Dameun Strange, Carrie Henneman Shaw",0.00,Zeitgeist,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Zeitgeist will tour MINNESOTA CONNECTIONS 2017-2018 to eight greater Minnesota communities featuring ""For the Birds"" with Victor Zupanc and Kevin Kling, ""Summer Rain"" with veena virtuoso Nirmala Rajasekar, and ""Pine Eyes"" the tale of Pinocchio.",2017-06-01,2018-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Heather,Barringer,Zeitgeist,"275 4th St E Ste 200","St Paul",MN,55101-1628,"(651) 755-1600 ",heather@zeitgeistnewmusic.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Rice, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-326,"Bradley Bourn: Executive director, Lyndale Neighborhood Association; former managing director, Ten Thousand Things Theater; Leslie Hanlon: Director of fundraising and marketing, College of Saint Benedict and Saint John?s University fine arts series; Tamra Jo Makram: Managing director of Memorial Auditorium Performing Arts Center, Worthington; Natalie Nowytski: Vocalist, composer and performer of international folk music; Kathleen Ray: Former executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center; theater artist and playwright; Quillan Roe: Manager and artistic director, Roe Family Singers; Douglas Scholz-Carlson: Artistic director, Great River Shakespeare Festival; Jacinta Zens: Independent arts organizer; member of Moorhead Arts and Cultural Commission","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10000969,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2017,49605,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Zenon will perform in concert halls, schools, and gymnasiums, reaching community members through performances, demonstrations and workshops. Evaluation of touring activities will include critical reviews, audience and presenter feedback, workshop evaluations, and invitations to return to the host communities in future seasons. 2: Zenon will involve and engage community members with dance as an art form, a universal language with the power to transform lives. Evaluation will include audience and participant feedback gathered through surveys, informal dialogue, and follow up communications.","Zenon conducted tours to four cities in Minnesota, which would not be possible without MSAB funding support. Evaluation of touring activities included critical reviews, audience and presenter feedback, workshop evaluations, and invitations to return to the host communities in future seasons. 2: Zenon conducted free performances and master classes in each touring site, engaging community members of all ages. Evaluation included audience and participant feedback gathered through surveys, informal dialogue, and follow up communications.",,16763,"Other, local or private",64579,4000,"Patricia Kingston, Mindi Schaefer, Robert Borman, Linda Johnson, April Haven, Kristen Stoeckeler, Troy Link, Nancy Johnson, Linda Z. Andrews, Cierra Lindsey",0.00,"Zenon Dance Company and School, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Zenon Dance Company will tour to Albert Lea, Luverne, Grand Rapids, and Crookston to conduct cross-cultural evening length performances and workshops that showcase the diverse voices of modern and jazz choreographers.",2017-06-01,2018-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mara,Winke,"Zenon Dance Company and School, Inc.","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 400",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 338-1101 ",marasmail@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Freeborn, Otter Tail, Rock, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-327,"Bradley Bourn: Executive director, Lyndale Neighborhood Association; former managing director, Ten Thousand Things Theater; Leslie Hanlon: Director of fundraising and marketing, College of Saint Benedict and Saint John?s University fine arts series; Tamra Jo Makram: Managing director of Memorial Auditorium Performing Arts Center, Worthington; Natalie Nowytski: Vocalist, composer and performer of international folk music; Kathleen Ray: Former executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center; theater artist and playwright; Quillan Roe: Manager and artistic director, Roe Family Singers; Douglas Scholz-Carlson: Artistic director, Great River Shakespeare Festival; Jacinta Zens: Independent arts organizer; member of Moorhead Arts and Cultural Commission","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
10000970,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2017,19070,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Zorongo Flamenco will bring flamenco programs to five communities in greater Minnesota reaching audiences new to flamenco arts. Zorongo and community partners will record, collect, and share pertinent data regarding audiences and workshop participants. 2: Zorongo will bring high-quality, accessible flamenco learning opportunities to children and adults in rural communities. Zorongo and community partners will record and collect feedback from audience members and workshop participants regarding what they learned; artists will share pertinent anecdotes.","Zorongo Flamenco presented flamenco programs in five communities in greater Minnesota reaching audiences new to flamenco arts. Zorongo and community partners recorded, collected, and shared pertinent data regarding audiences and workshop participation. 2: Zorongo brought high-quality, accessible flamenco learning opportunities to children and adults in rural communities. Zorongo and community partners recorded and collected feedback from audience members and workshop participants regarding what they learned. Additionally, artists share pertinent anecdotes.",,13090,"Other, local or private",32160,1625,"Sarah Strauss, Robin Moede, Donna Stephenson, Vicki Walker, Kristin Charles, Richard Broderick, Alessandra Chiarelli, Catherine Higgins-Whiteside, Christine Kozachok, Maria José Martin Orejana, Colette Morris, Thomas Peden",0.00,"Zorongo Flamenco, Inc. AKA Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre and School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Zorongo Flamenco will tour ""Caf' Flamenco,"" featuring traditional flamenco dance and music, and the all ages puppet show ""Tra Ti Ti Tran Tran Toro,"" an interactive immigration tale with easy to learn flamenco basics, to five greater Minnesota communities.",2017-06-01,2018-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susana,"di Palma","Zorongo Flamenco, Inc. AKA Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre and School","3012 Minnehaha Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55406-1932,"(612) 234-1653 ",susanazorongo@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hubbard, Kandiyohi, Nicollet, Pope, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-328,"Bradley Bourn: Executive director, Lyndale Neighborhood Association; former managing director, Ten Thousand Things Theater; Leslie Hanlon: Director of fundraising and marketing, College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University fine arts series; Tamra Jo Makram: Managing director of Memorial Auditorium Performing Arts Center, Worthington; Natalie Nowytski: Vocalist, composer and performer of international folk music; Kathleen Ray: Former executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center; theater artist and playwright; Quillan Roe: Manager and artistic director, Roe Family Singers; Douglas Scholz-Carlson: Artistic director, Great River Shakespeare Festival; Jacinta Zens: Independent arts organizer; member of Moorhead Arts and Cultural Commission","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10000988,"Arts Legacy Grant",2017,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","As a result of this project, inter-generational readers reading THE RAVEN FINAL FOUR across the fifty-six counties it is found in, will have been entertained, inspired, and informed by Northwest Minnesota artists. Evaluation will occur as replies are received from the Audience Survey forms enclosed after the end of the project, as well as our notes of personal observation throughout the project including informal comment and critique we receive through email, on our website, and Facebook pages.","Data indicated renewal numbers were in decline in 2017-2018, comparison to renewals in 2016-2017. An aging audience is thought to be an indicator. We sent questionnaires in each of our issues to subscribers, asking them to renew or letting us know if they would not. Thanks to Legacy funding, our 24th year of publication on a positive note. Local bankers, participating artists, and subscribers, sent heartfelt emails or made personal effort to express their regret that we stopped publication.",,5459,"Other, local or private",15459,,"Helen Bergland, Vivian Eggen, Jackie Helms-Reynolds, Joe McDonnell, Steven Reynolds, Jeanette Sjaahiem, Marion Solom, CatherineStenzel",,"Palmville Press and Publishing, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Legacy Grant",,"Publish THE RAVEN FINAL FOUR Volume 15, Issues 1, 2, 3, 4.",2017-05-31,2018-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steven,Reynolds,"Palmville Press and Publishing, Inc.","38331 150th St",Wannaska,MN,56761,"(218) 425-7349 ",palmvillepublishing@wiktel.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Northwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Jackson, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Lake, Le Sueur, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Norman, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Red Lake, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wadena, Watonwan, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-legacy-grant-166,"Charles Erickson: retired librarian; Connie Nelson: visual artist, actress; Faye Auchenpaugh: musician; Jane Anderson: nonprofit theater director; MaryAnn Laxen: photographer, visual artist; Stephanie Olson: writer, editor, painter; Briana Ingraham: musician, social policy manager.","Charles Erickson: retired librarian; Connie Nelson: visual artist, actress; Elizabeth Rockstad: visual artist; Elwyn Ruud: school residency coordinator; Eryn Killough: visual artist; Faye Auchenpaugh: musician; Jane Anderson: nonprofit theater director; MaryAnn Laxen: photographer, visual artist; Stephanie Olson: writer, editor, painter; Briana Ingraham: musician, social policy manager.",,2
10001011,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant for Organizations",2017,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","As a result of this program, student musicians who attend Bemidji MusiCamp will: 1. Be a part of an enjoyable musical learning experience that includes musicians in grades 5 - 12. 2. Experience a high-quality final musical performance open to people from throughout Minnesota. 3. Be inspired to continued commitment to or participation in the musical arts. Surveys are used to evaluate our goals and include input from campers and the audience from the final concert. Ratings are on a scale of 1-6. Camper Sample: Rate how enjoyable camp was for you. Name something you learned at camp that you could teach to your own school/band/choir. Do you plan on seeking additional musical activities in your school or community? Audience sample: Rate the quality of the final concert. Rate how likely you are to seek future musical opportunities in your community.","1. On a scale of 1 - 6 (6 being most enjoyable), 177 of 208 respondents listed their experience as a 5 or 6. 2. 103 of 107 audience responses rated the final musical performance as a 5 or 6. 3. 88.4% of 199 responses stated their desire to seek additional activities in the musical arts.",,108333,"Other, local or private",114333,,"Ashley Sands, Katie Hahn, Jeff Sands, Beth Hahn, David Stordalen, Aron Bohnert, Scott Guidry, Del Lyren",,"Bemidji MusiCamp","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant for Organizations",,"Bemidji MusiCamp 2017",2017-07-16,2017-07-22,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeffrey,Sands,"Bemidji MusiCamp","1500 Birchmont Dr NE Ste 16",Bemidji,MN,56601,"(612) 470-2267 ",bemidjimusicamp@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Lake of the Woods, McLeod, Marshall, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Ramsey, Roseau, St. Louis, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Wilkin, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-organizations-26,"Jane Merschman: retired teacher, theater artist; Joanne Kellner: community arts organizer; Susan Olin: musician; Laura Dropps: visual artist; Gayle Highberg: visual artist; Laura Grisamore: photographer; Corryn Trask: musician.","Sandra Roman: retired art teacher, author; Jane Merschman: retired teacher, theater artist; Joanne Kellner: community arts organizer; Jill Johnson: author; Susan Olin: musician; Laura Dropps: visual artist; Natalie Grosfield: Theater Artist; Laura Grisamore: photographer; Corryn Trask: musician.",,2
10001013,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant for Organizations",2017,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","As a result of this program, Bemidji Symphony Orchestra musicians will strengthen their collaborative skills to function as ""one"" with the conductor and the soloist to create an expressive, deeply nuanced performance. As a result of this program, the audience will either gain an initial exposure to operatic arias, or, deepen their existing appreciation of operatic arias. We will survey a subset of the Bemidji Symphony Orchestra musicians via email to determine if and how their collaborative skills were enhanced by working with guest soloist J. Warren Mitchell. Using a short survey on paper, the audience will be asked if this was their first exposure to operatic music or if performance enhanced their enjoyment and appreciation of operatic music. These will be collected at the door as the audience exits.","Questions were emailed to musicians pre-concert (to prepare) and post-concert (for response). Responses affirmed that collaborative skills were enhanced by the need to listen to the soloist’s nuanced interpretations, while simultaneously “listening” to the conductor. Audience surveys were put in programs and participation was encouraged during pre-concert announcements. 58% were returned; 98% said their enjoyment of opera was enhanced; 99% said they intend to listen to opera in the future.",,14844,"Other, local or private",20844,,"Mary Auger, Tom Dunn, Nancy Haugen, Ann Hayes, Louise Jackson, Ann Long Voelkner, Jeb Monge, Karl Mork, Cyrus Pansch, Janet Pederson, Sue Rosselet, Stu Rosselet, Linda Wolf",,"Bemidji Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant for Organizations",,"Bemidji Symphony Orchestra concert with J. Warren Mitchell",2017-04-03,2017-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,MaryAnne,Wilimek,"Bemidji Symphony Orchestra","PO Box 3136",Bemidji,MN,56619,"(218) 444-7914 ",bso@bemidjisymphony.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Pennington, Polk, Redwood, St. Louis, Stearns, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-organizations-28,"Jane Merschman: retired teacher, theater artist; Joanne Kellner: community arts organizer; Susan Olin: musician; Laura Dropps: visual artist; Gayle Highberg: visual artist; Laura Grisamore: photographer; Corryn Trask: musician.","Sandra Roman: retired art teacher, author; Jane Merschman: retired teacher, theater artist; Joanne Kellner: community arts organizer; Jill Johnson: author; Susan Olin: musician; Laura Dropps: visual artist; Natalie Grosfield: Theater Artist; Laura Grisamore: photographer; Corryn Trask: musician.",,2
10001020,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant for Small Towns",2017,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","As a result of this program participants will become more aware of the talent in the surrounding area. As a result of this program participants will be exposed to new art forms. As a result of this program participants will be exposed to different genres of music. As a result of this program participants will be able to disconnect and relax in our family friendly natural environment at The Farm By The Lake. We will use an evaluation form with questions specific to outcomes at events. The Caretakers and some Board member will be on hand at all events to interact with community members for feedback as well.","Questionnaires after each of the individual concerts. Audiences gained an awareness of talent in the area with 11 local performers, 2 national and 1 international Of 731 people 424 said they had never seen the performer before and 72 actually said they had never heard the type of music ranged from one man bands, bluegrass, modern blues, indie folk, a cappella, bagpipes, country and oldies - providing variety of artistic forms and genres 100% agreement on relaxing environment for events.",,2300,"Other, local or private",8300,,"Doug Sloan, Mike Phaller, Mark Edevold, Nancy Weerts, Chris Arnold, Keith Kubiak",,"Farm By The Lake","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant for Small Towns",,"The Farm By The Lake Summer Concert Series",2017-03-27,2017-09-17,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dawn,Loeffler,"Farm By The Lake","17797 366th St",Bagley,MN,56621,"(218) 694-2084",farmbythelake@gvtel.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kittson, Koochiching, Mahnomen, Pennington, Polk, Ramsey, Red Lake, St. Louis, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-small-towns-2,"Sandra Roman: retired art teacher, author; Jane Merschman: retired teacher, theater artist; Jill Johnson: author; Joanne Kellner: community arts organizer; Natalie Grosfield: theater artist; Laura Dropps: visual artist; Susan Olin: musician; Laura Grisamore: photographer; Corryn Trask: musician.","Sandra Roman: retired art teacher, author; Jane Merschman: retired teacher, theater artist; Joanne Kellner: community arts organizer; Jill Johnson: author; Susan Olin: musician; Laura Dropps: visual artist; Natalie Grosfield: Theater Artist; Laura Grisamore: photographer; Corryn Trask: musician.",,2
10001029,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant for Organizations",2017,2222,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","As a result of this program, all ages and sectors of the community will feel welcome at an arts event which provides a variety of musical genres, adding to the community's quality of life and building audiences for live music. Photos of audience reactions and informal one-on-one interviews will be used to measure and document the impact of the events. Sponsors will complete an evaluation providing feedback on what went well and ways to improve the event. (One season, an attempt was made to do a formal survey of audience members, but many considered the effort to be intrusive and declined to respond.)","Photos and one-on-one conversations show audiences to be more racially/ethnically diverse than in the past, reflecting the changing community. Audience numbers also increased from an average of 550 per night with audiences estimated at 1,000 or more some nights. Results of the July 6 poll, found people in the audience came from two countries (Italy and Taiwan), 26 states and 27 Minnesota counties. The 2nd Street Stage Facebook page continues to be popular with one video reaching 3,636 people.",,18503,"Other, local or private",20725,,"Cynthia Jones, Molly Luther, Kathy Grell, Mark Bridge, Paul Dove, Kathy Grell, Cynthia Jones, Nicole Lalum, Mike Monsrud, Rod Nordberg, Mary Peterson, John Rasmussen",,"Park Rapids Downtown Business Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant for Organizations",,"2nd Street Stage Summer Concert Series",2017-06-15,2017-08-17,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathy,Grell,"Park Rapids Downtown Business Association","PO Box 142","Park Rapids",MN,56470,"(218) 732-9218 ",parkrapidsdba@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Brown, Carlton, Cass, Clay, Dakota, Dodge, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Lyon, Meeker, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Polk, Ramsey, Roseau, St. Louis, Scott, Sherburne, Todd, Wadena, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-organizations-32,"Jane Merschman: retired teacher, theater artist; Joanne Kellner: community arts organizer; Susan Olin: musician; Laura Dropps: visual artist; Gayle Highberg: visual artist; Laura Grisamore: photographer; Corryn Trask: musician.","Sandra Roman: retired art teacher, author; Jane Merschman: retired teacher, theater artist; Joanne Kellner: community arts organizer; Jill Johnson: author; Susan Olin: musician; Laura Dropps: visual artist; Natalie Grosfield: Theater Artist; Laura Grisamore: photographer; Corryn Trask: musician.",,2
10014348,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Real or perceived barriers to arts participation and arts access are identified and addressed. New relationships with members of groups that have traditionally been underserved by the arts or by the applicant organization are built. We will continue our research with members of the Singing Hills Chorus. Surveys developed and used last year will continue to be used. These pre- and post-surveys were specifically designed for the three types of members in the chorus: People living with AD/OAD, care partners and volunteers. New and returning chorus members will be invited to participate in the on-going study, each session. We believe it is important to survey returning members to explore the experiences of chorus participants, including those with AD/OAD, which are progressive diseases. Chorus members will complete surveys at the beginning and ending of each 16-week chorus session. Surveys will be administered virtually or via phone if we are not able to meet in person.","The evaluation plan was conducted by the same team. They used email and phone calls to conduct the survey due to Covid-19. They added questions related to Covid-19. The findings about the virtual vs. in-person environment match what we heard and observed over the fall and spring seasons. A few GVI choruses are considering a hybrid model in the fall, we are not. We believe the original model is the best for our audience. It also would requires additional equipment, staff and time to facilitate. We will use Zoom if we have poor weather conditions. Of note, were the reflections of the volunteers. Their role has changed but they are critical to the success of the program. We shared this a couple of times over the fall and spring season but it does show the need to continue to communicate their value especially if their role is a bit different due to social distancing.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",,,"Kristen Abbott-Anderson, Drew Hood, Sandi Lubrant, Geri Svaleson",0.00,"Mankato and North Mankato ACT on Alzheimer's","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"They will sponsor the Singing Hills Chorus for people with Alzheimer?s disease or other dementias, their care partners, and volunteers. The Fall session is virtual and Spring in-person. Funds will be used for staff fees, publicity, rentals, and music.",2020-09-09,2021-05-19,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sandi,Lubrant,"Mankato and North Mankato ACT on Alzheimer's","424 N Riverfront Dr",Mankato,MN,56001,"(763) 258-9030",sjlubrant@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council , Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Crow Wing, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Le Sueur, Lyon, Norman, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rock, Steele, St. Louis, Waseca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-461,"Steve Davis: member of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra and Minnesota State University/Community Orchestra, volunteer for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra and New Ulm Suzuki School of Music; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Martin County 4-H Coordinator, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Diana Joseph: author and College Professor of Creative Writing and Humanities at Minnesota State University, Mankato, active with Open Arts Minnesota and LitReach; Teresa Konechne: interdisciplinary media artist, co-founder of Henderson CAN (Community. Art. Nature.) and founder of Wicked Questions, a non-profit about art and conversation on climate and change; Karen Krause: a visual artist, retired school counselor and art teacher, and a member and instructor at the Waseca Art Center; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Liz Miller: a visual artist and college Professor of Art at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Larry Pint: board member of the Minnesota Association of Community Theaters, member of American Association of Community Theater and New Prague Arts Council, and past board member for Curtain Call Theatre; Rita Rassbach: recent interim Executive Director for the Mankato Ballet Company and past board member of Merely Players Community Theater and Creative Play Place; Dana Sikkila: a visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Carol Soma: retired Language Arts teacher and volunteer with the Kee Civic Theatre; Bethany Steffl: Principal, music, art, and choir teacher at St. Raphael School, Springfield, Board Member of the Springfield Community Theater, and a jewelry artist; Ginny Walters: a literary artist and Associate Director of the Honors Program at Minnesota State University, Mankato.","Steve Davis: member of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra and Minnesota State University/Community Orchestra, volunteer for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra and New Ulm Suzuki School of Music; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Martin County 4-H Coordinator, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Diana Joseph: author and College Professor of Creative Writing and Humanities at Minnesota State University, Mankato, active with Open Arts Minnesota and LitReach; Teresa Konechne: interdisciplinary media artist, co-founder of Henderson CAN (Community. Art. Nature.) and founder of Wicked Questions, a non-profit about art and conversation on climate and change; Karen Krause: a visual artist, retired school counselor and art teacher, and a member and instructor at the Waseca Art Center; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Liz Miller: a visual artist and college Professor of Art at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Larry Pint: board member of the Minnesota Association of Community Theaters, member of American Association of Community Theater and New Prague Arts Council, and past board member for Curtain Call Theatre; Rita Rassbach: recent interim Executive Director for the Mankato Ballet Company and past board member of Merely Players Community Theater and Creative Play Place; Dana Sikkila: a visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Carol Soma: retired Language Arts teacher and volunteer with the Kee Civic Theatre; Bethany Steffl: Principal, music, art, and choir teacher at St. Raphael School, Springfield, Board Member of the Springfield Community Theater, and a jewelry artist; Ginny Walters: a literary artist and Associate Director of the Honors Program at Minnesota State University, Mankato.",,2
10014360,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2021,11000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The quality, types and number of arts opportunities in our region, and the organizations or venues that offer them increases. Real or perceived barriers to arts participation and arts access are identified and addressed. Real or perceived barriers to arts learning are identified and addressed. We will measure with audience surveys. We will attempt to place a survey on our website and electronically collect data that reflects our goals and outcomes.","Unfortunately some of the survey steps were missed as event and programming offerings continued to be postponed and with fewer people were coming in September 2020 - May 2021. WIth having limited hours and attempting to keep a pre-covid exhibit schedule, pivoting to online platforms we haven't typically utilized in the past was difficult.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",,,"Deanna Bendix, Mark Christiansen, Ivan DenOuden, Brad Donner, Carroll Galvin, Jan Manly, Blair Nelson, Monica Priebe, Rebecca Schimming, Kent Schultz, Jessica Stuckmayer",0.00,"Waseca Arts Council AKA Waseca Art Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"They will sponsor gallery exhibitions with extended dates due to the limited hours the Arts Center will be open. They will also offer art classes and music concerts in outdoor venues. Funds will be used for salaries and operational expenses.",2020-08-31,2021-06-03,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Breck,"Waseca Arts Council, Inc. AKA Waseca Art Center","200 State St N",Waseca,MN,56093-2810,"(507) 835-1701",director@wasecaartscouncil.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council , Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Freeborn, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Martin, Nicollet, Rice, St. Louis, Sherburne, Steele, Waseca, Watonwan",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-473,"Steve Davis: member of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra and Minnesota State University/Community Orchestra, volunteer for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra and New Ulm Suzuki School of Music; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Martin County 4-H Coordinator, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Diana Joseph: author and College Professor of Creative Writing and Humanities at Minnesota State University, Mankato, active with Open Arts Minnesota and LitReach; Teresa Konechne: interdisciplinary media artist, co-founder of Henderson CAN (Community. Art. Nature.) and founder of Wicked Questions, a non-profit about art and conversation on climate and change; Karen Krause: a visual artist, retired school counselor and art teacher, and a member and instructor at the Waseca Art Center; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Liz Miller: a visual artist and college Professor of Art at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Larry Pint: board member of the Minnesota Association of Community Theaters, member of American Association of Community Theater and New Prague Arts Council, and past board member for Curtain Call Theatre; Rita Rassbach: recent interim Executive Director for the Mankato Ballet Company and past board member of Merely Players Community Theater and Creative Play Place; Dana Sikkila: a visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Carol Soma: retired Language Arts teacher and volunteer with the Kee Civic Theatre; Bethany Steffl: Principal, music, art, and choir teacher at St. Raphael School, Springfield, Board Member of the Springfield Community Theater, and a jewelry artist; Ginny Walters: a literary artist and Associate Director of the Honors Program at Minnesota State University, Mankato.","Steve Davis: member of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra and Minnesota State University/Community Orchestra, volunteer for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra and New Ulm Suzuki School of Music; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Martin County 4-H Coordinator, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Diana Joseph: author and College Professor of Creative Writing and Humanities at Minnesota State University, Mankato, active with Open Arts Minnesota and LitReach; Teresa Konechne: interdisciplinary media artist, co-founder of Henderson CAN (Community. Art. Nature.) and founder of Wicked Questions, a non-profit about art and conversation on climate and change; Karen Krause: a visual artist, retired school counselor and art teacher, and a member and instructor at the Waseca Art Center; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Liz Miller: a visual artist and college Professor of Art at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Larry Pint: board member of the Minnesota Association of Community Theaters, member of American Association of Community Theater and New Prague Arts Council, and past board member for Curtain Call Theatre; Rita Rassbach: recent interim Executive Director for the Mankato Ballet Company and past board member of Merely Players Community Theater and Creative Play Place; Dana Sikkila: a visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Carol Soma: retired Language Arts teacher and volunteer with the Kee Civic Theatre; Bethany Steffl: Principal, music, art, and choir teacher at St. Raphael School, Springfield, Board Member of the Springfield Community Theater, and a jewelry artist; Ginny Walters: a literary artist and Associate Director of the Honors Program at Minnesota State University, Mankato.","Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council, Brenda Byron (507) 833-8721",1
10014384,"Arts Learning Grant",2020,3000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","This project aims to engage community members and Proctor High School and CSS students in exploring arts learning experiences. Specific short-term outcomes include: 1. At least 30 Proctor High School students, 50 CSS students, and 50 community members will participate in the artist lectures in March of 2020. 2. At least 30 Proctor High School students will work with Deal one-on-one in March to further explore their identity through individual paintings. 3. At least twenty CSS students will attend the class ?Art and Protest? guest lecture taught by Deal. In the long term, this Mural Project will continue increasing access to, and interest in, making art to a wider range of our community as a means of enriching and empowering individuals' experiences and honoring their stories. Several assessment strategies will be used. Participation and attendance numbers will be tracked, and all participants will complete pre- post- and final surveys including both open-ended and quantitative questions. (What do you know about mural creation? What is your interest in public art? Is this experience encouraging you to want to participate in future community art projects'). Secondly, after securing parent approval, we will invite a videographer to observe and record portions of the Deal's lectures, and his creative process with students during phase two of this project. When appropriate, the videographer will conduct informal interviews with Proctor High School, Deal, and CSS participants. Finally, Brokke Erickson will observe the learning that occurs throughout the process and participant engagement with the lectures and interactive portions. A written summary of project outcomes will be included in a final report to ARAC.","In February of 2020, Gregg Deal visited Proctor High School, where he gave several artist lectures on intersections of identity and activism and worked on an individual piece in collaboration with the students. That piece is now permanently installed in Proctor High School. During Deal's time at CSS, he lectured twice to students (two groups of approximately 16 students), focusing on appropriation, design, and identity, he visited informally with students, and then gave a well-attended artist lecture in the evening that was open to the public. We felt so fortunate to be able to have him. In addition, Assistant Professor and Teaching Artist, Paul LaJeunesse, worked with students and the community to design and execute a piece also to be installed at Proctor High School. Over 100 students and community members worked collaboratively on that piece. Due to Covid restrictions, the piece won't be installed until later this Spring.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",3000,,"Deb Amberg, Steve Burgess, Elena Bissonette, Ed Crawford, Mary Susan Dewitt, Christopher Dolan, Merissa Edwards, David Herman, Gretchen Johnston, Susan Koering, Mark Lambert, Fred Lewis, Marianne Mesich Allen, Barbara McDonald, Beverly Raway, Connie Renda",0.00,"The College of Saint Scholastica","Private College/University","Arts Learning Grant",,"Mural Initiative - Gregg Deal.",2020-01-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amanda,"Abrahamson Roseth","The College of Saint Scholastica","1200 Kenwood Ave",Duluth,MN,55811-4199,"(218) 723-6734",aabrahamson@css.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-grant-35,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth; Patricia Canelake: visual artist.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014385,"Arts Learning Grant",2020,3750,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Our overall goal is to provide a unique, powerful artistic offering for students and community members. The project would consist of two main activities to help us meet this goal: 1. Guest photographer Wing Young Huie will conduct the ?Chalk Talk? masterclass in the fall of 2020 for 20-25 Art and Photography students from local colleges. This activity is partially funded by the DSACF. 2. About 200 community members?including students, community members, and other engaged individuals?will attend an exhibit at the completion of Huie's residency consisting of his work alongside student work produced during the masterclass. In the long term, this residency will continue increasing access to, and interest in, making art to a wider range of our community as a means of enriching and empowering individuals' experiences and honoring their stories. The project will be evaluated based on attendance and response to the residency. Success will be measured in part by participant numbers. Artistic success will be based on the responses of attendees at the exhibition and the quality of work produced by the students. We will provide an evaluative survey at both the masterclass and exhibition to monitor participant feedback more formally. Results of evaluations will determine the feasibility of undertaking future projects of a similar nature.","The project consisted of two main activities to help us meet our goal. 1. Guest photographer Wing Young Huie conducted a ?Chalk Talk? masterclass in October of 2021. Twenty-five Art and Photography students from local colleges (St. Scholastica, UMD, and UWS) attended. 2. About 200 community members?including students, community members, and other engaged individuals? attended an exhibit at the completion of Huie's residency consisting of his work alongside student work produced during the masterclass. Huie spent time talking with students and community members at an opening reception, and the work remained installed until the end of October.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",3750,,"Deb Amberg, Steve Burgess, Elena Bissonette, Ed Crawford, Mary Susan Dewitt, Christopher Dolan, Merissa Edwards, David Herman, Gretchen Johnston, Susan Koering, Mark Lambert, Fred Lewis, Marianne Mesich Allen, Barbara McDonald, Beverly Raway, Connie Renda",0.00,"The College of Saint Scholastica","Private College/University","Arts Learning Grant",,"Wing Young Huie Residency. Huie will conduct a masterclass/exhibition at Saint Scholastica.",2020-09-01,2021-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amanda,"Abrahamson Roseth","The College of Saint Scholastica","1200 Kenwood Ave",Duluth,MN,55811-4199,"(218) 723-6734",aabrahamson@css.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-grant-36,"Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Patricia Canelake: visual artist; Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth; Serenity Schoonover: writer.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10008568,"Arts Learning",2020,39850,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Residents of large communities and small towns will develop skills in or knowledge of chamber music by interacting with professional chamber musicians. Artaria and the collaborators will critique performances and use surveys, discussions and other tools to assess what new skills and/or knowledge participants gained from the chamber music residency. 2: Minnesotans of different ages and musical abilities will enhance their skills and self-expression by participating in creative chamber music activities. Evaluations will track the demographics and assess the musical abilities of participants and will determine how the project enhanced their artistic skills and/or creativity and self-expression.","Residents of large communities and small towns developed skills in or knowledge of chamber music by interacting with professional chamber musicians. Artaria critiqued performances and interviewed music teachers/students to assess new skills/knowledge participants gained from the chamber music residency. 2: Minnesotans of all ages enhanced their skills and self-expression by participating in creative chamber music activities. Evaluations/interviews/performances collected demographics musical abilities assessments of participants to determine how the project enhanced improvement in artistic skill and/or creativity and self-expression.",,10984,"Other,local or private",50834,2000,"Tom Peterson, Shira Burton, David Knapp, David Grandstrand, Karen Casanova, James Sophocleus",0.18,"Artaria String Quartet","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Artaria String Quartet will enrich and energize nine Minnesota communities by engaging residents in experiential chamber music.",2019-09-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lynne,Beck,"Artaria String Quartet","980 Bellows St","West St Paul",MN,55118,"(651) 587-7595",beckgrant@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Dakota, Fillmore, Itasca, Le Sueur, Olmsted, Rice, Scott, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-984,"Michael Carlson: Art teacher, art club advisor, and track and field coach at Foley High School; Amy Giddings: Music specialist, North Shore Community School, Duluth; Gail Johnson: Musician and teacher; Krystal Kohler: Development officer, Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation; Danette McCarthy: Self-employed strategy consultant and teaching artist; Cynthia Orwig: Retired elementary school teacher; Erica Rasmussen: Artist; professor at Metro State","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008574,"Arts Learning",2020,34000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","An underserved regional community will have access to high quality literary arts and be able to study with talented writers in an intimate setting. We measure our participants' experience and growth through in-depth evaluation forms, event surveys, demographic information, and interviews, and we solicit feedback from all participants, staff, faculty and the public. 2: We make the conference available to more Minnesotans by keeping it affordable and by awarding need/merit-based scholarships to emerging writers. We gauge our ability to fill workshops and track attitudes toward fees with surveys and interviews. We measure our success in leveraging partnerships and track attendee's artistic growth through emails, social media, and stamped action postcards.","An underserved community gained access to high quality literary arts and was able to study with talented writers in an intimate online setting. The Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference measured participants' experience and growth at it's first virtual edition through an in-depth online questionnaire, and also documented positive feedback from participants, staff, faculty, and partners. 2: We made MNWC more affordable to Minnesotans and awarded more need/merit-based scholarship funding to emerging writers in the state. The Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference successfully pivoted online and presented an affordable literary experience modeled after the in-place Northwoods Conference, based on 73 responses to an in-depth online survey and feedback from partners.",,36461,"Other,local or private",70461,3700,"Dr. Jim Barta, Jericho Brown, Dr. Mark Christensen, Angie Clark, Monte Hegg, Lynn Johnson, Heid E. Erdrich, Mat Hawthorne, Sean Hill, Marsh Muirhead, Hawona Sullivan-Janzen, Dr. Anton Treuer, Lorie Yourd.",0.00,"Bemidji State University AKA Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference","Public College/University","Arts Learning",,"Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference brings award winning writers of national stature to present craft talks, public readings, and weeklong intensive workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction beside Lake Bemidji benefitting writers from the local community and all over Minnesota.",2019-09-01,2020-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mathew,Hawthorne,"Bemidji State University AKA Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference","1500 Birchmont Dr NE Ste 23",Bemidji,MN,56601-2699,"(218) 308-1180",writersconference@bemidjistate.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Mahnomen, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-989,"Michael Carlson: Art teacher, art club advisor, and track and field coach at Foley High School; Amy Giddings: Music specialist, North Shore Community School, Duluth; Gail Johnson: Musician and teacher; Krystal Kohler: Development officer, Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation; Danette McCarthy: Self-employed strategy consultant and teaching artist; Cynthia Orwig: Retired elementary school teacher; Erica Rasmussen: Artist; professor at Metro State","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008584,"Arts Learning",2020,76132,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","This project will provide opportunities for adults with disabilities to engage in artistic endeavors, cultivating skills and recognizing talent. The project will be evaluated by the increased number of individuals participating in inclusive arts learning settings, being taught at a pace designed for their individual learning styles. 2: This project will open avenues for self-discovery and self-confidence, creating tools that will encourage participation in an inclusive community. Success will be evaluated through surveys, personal testimony and increased inclusion. Identifying as an artist is a recognition of worth- impacting interpersonal, vocational and societal strength.","This project provided opportunities for adults with disabilities to engage in artistic endeavors, cultivating skills and recognizing talent. The project was evaluated by the increased number of individuals participating in inclusive arts learning settings, being taught at a pace designed for their individual learning styles. 2: This project opened avenues for self-discovery and self-confidence, creating tools that encouraged participation in an inclusive community. Success was evaluated through surveys, personal testimony and increased inclusion. Identifying as an artist is a recognition of worth- impacting interpersonal, vocational and societal strength.",,46173,"Other,local or private",122305,822,"Wanda Grew-Jasken, Ann Melander, Adele Hartwick, Pete Barnett, Wing Chan, Greg Culver, Steven Thorne, Tom Torgerson, Tom Houghtaling ",0.00,"CHOICE, Unlimited","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"CHOICE, Unlimited will provide quality, accessible arts instruction and participation in a variety of mediums for adults living with disabilities.",2019-09-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristie,Buchman,"CHOICE, Unlimited","1829 E Superior St",Duluth,MN,55812-2044,"(218) 724-5869x 201",kBuchman@choiceunlimited.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Douglas, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-996,"Nolita Christensen: Community and nonprofit management consultant; woodworker; Christina Frederickson: Educator, gardener, and actor; Molly Gamble: Artist; former arts event planner at Maryland Institute College of Art; Heather Haynes: ; Sara Raappana: Published poet; editor of Cellpoems, a poetry journal; Norah Rendell: Executive director, Center for Irish Music; musician","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008599,"Arts Learning",2020,27200,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education ","Students will assemble and prepare personal artworks for public exhibition. Art instructors, artist teachers, and middle school students will be evaluated for pre and post-knowledge about creative self-expression, artistic disciplines, and where art fits into our world. ","To broaden our reach by expanding serv ices to regional artists and creative learners. Data from teachers. ",,,"Other,local or private ",27200,2500,"Robin Washington, Juli Kellner, Celia Cameron, Tyler Johnson, Rogier Gregoire, Omawole Famule, Robin Murphy",0.00,"Duluth Art Institute Association AKA Duluth Art Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning ",,"Duluth Art Institute Association will provide programming for students to use visual art to engage with the world around them. ",2019-09-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christina,Woods,"Duluth Art Institute Association AKA Duluth Art Institute","506 Michigan St W",Duluth,MN,55802-1517,"(218) 733-7560",cwoods@duluthartinstitute.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-1004,"Nora Doherty: Independent contractor working with nonprofits; Joan Finnegan: Visual artist; active with many arts organizations; Julie Heukeshoven: Events manager and development assistant, Minnesota Marine Art Museum; Susan Hudson: ; Colleen LeBlanc: Retired community educator; former Five Wings Arts Council board member; Dennis Madamba: Illustrator and designer; Nii Adjetey Mensah: Composer and producer; corporate treasury consultant at Wells Fargo ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. ",,2
10008606,"Arts Learning",2020,24500,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Students will become more literate in the creation of media. Youth Program Quality Assessment administered by FilmNorth staff and a consultant; pre and post-surveys; formal and informal discussion; feedback from the final screenings. 2: Students become more engaged in telling the stories of their communities. Youth Program Quality Assessment administered by FilmNorth staff and a consultant; pre and post-surveys; formal and informal discussion; feedback from final screenings; assessment of continued engagement in filmmaking.","Students became more literate in the creation of media. Youth Program Quality Assessment, pre and post-surveys, formal and informal discussion, feedback from screenings posted online due to Covid. 2: Students became engaged in telling the stories of their communities. Youth Program Quality Assessment, pre and post-surveys, formal and informal discussion, feedback from screenings posted online due to Covid, assessment of continued engagement in filmmaking.",,5000,"Other,local or private",29500,3000,"Bethany Whitehead, Bianca Rhodes, Steve Anseth, Kellan Anderson, Chris Barry, Mark Bennett, Sam Burnham, Valerie Deus, Tim Grady, Deirdre Haj, Warren Harmon, Naomi Ko, Missy Whiteman, Jeremy Wilker, Aaron Young",0.00,FilmNorth,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"FilmNorth will collaborate with six schools to provide in school residencies that teach filmmaking to high school students and culminate in a screening for the public.",2019-09-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Peterson,FilmNorth,"550 Vandalia St Ste 120","St Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 644-1912x 110",apeterson@myfilmnorth.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-1008,"John Ginocchio: Director of bands and professor of music at Southwest Minnesota State University; Roberta Gray: Director of Saint Francis Music Center, Little Falls; David Hamlow: Installation artist and teacher; Gregory Neidhart: Director of Winona State University arts administration program, chair of art and design department, music faculty; Jennifer Nicklay: Grad student at U of M in the ecology of urban architecture; former education and outreach coordinator, Weavers Guild of Minnesota; Kathleen Ray: Published playwright and founder of Playing On Purpose Productions; Suchitra Sairam: Dancer, choreographer, and founder of Kala Vandanam Dance Company","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008672,"Arts Learning",2020,48600,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","SPDT will engage students in Duluth and Rochester to create and perform work based on family stories and connect them to senior adults in their communities. Evaluation Plan: class discussions, journals, meetings with teachers, parent/teacher/student evaluations. electronic surveys, performance videos, post-performance discussions between senior adults and students, written evaluations by senior adults and sta 2: Students and seniors will be introduced to skills in movement and storytelling as a meaningful source for the creative expression of personal experiences. Outcome assessed via daily participation, writing and journal exercises, performances, post-performance discussions, and participant evaluation forms. Students and seniors guided to respond and evaluate as part of the process of creating movement material","SPDT presented two-week residencies in Duluth and Rochester for students and seniors, creating performance work while connecting the generations. Class discussions; journals; meetings with teachers; student, parent, teacher, staff, and senior evaluations; post-performance discussions between audiences, seniors, and students; performance videos also used to evaluate the project. 2: Students and seniors were introduced to movement skills and choreographic concepts as a means for the creative expression of personal experiences. Outcomes were assessed via daily participation; writing and journal exercises; performances; post-performance discussions; and evaluation forms. Students and seniors were guided to respond and evaluate as part of the process of creating movement material.",,6415,"Other,local or private",55015,2500,"Michael Brooks, Judith Johnson, Courtney McClimon, Jennifer Olson, Kecia Rehkamp, Zoe Sealy, V. Paul Virtucio, Kristen Weller",0.00,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater's Family Albums/Across Generations will engage fifth graders and senior adults in two-week residencies in Duluth and Rochester, providing movement workshops and an original student performance.",2019-09-01,2020-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stuart,Pimsler,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater","528 Hennepin Ave S Ste 707",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(763) 521-7738",spdanth@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Olmsted, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-1052,"John Ginocchio: Director of bands and professor of music at Southwest Minnesota State University; Roberta Gray: Director of Saint Francis Music Center, Little Falls; David Hamlow: Installation artist and teacher; Gregory Neidhart: Director of Winona State University arts administration program, chair of art and design department, music faculty; Jennifer Nicklay: Grad student at U of M in the ecology of urban architecture; former education and outreach coordinator, Weavers Guild of Minnesota; Kathleen Ray: Published playwright and founder of Playing On Purpose Productions; Suchitra Sairam: Dancer, choreographer, and founder of Kala Vandanam Dance Company","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10015137,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2020,7000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases. The quality, types and number of arts opportunities in our region, and the organizations or venues that offer them increases. We will distribute a survey at the end of the camp. Reward the students with chocolate is a highly effective method to ensure a high return rate. Results will be tabulated and distributed to the Directors, Teachers and Board Members. We will also hand out a version of the survey to our families during the end of year 'play-in' concert.","The project director handed out our survey during the final day of the Chamber Camp, so that every student had an opportunity to fill one out. We did not have a chance to hand out surveys to our NUSSM families during the Covid-19 pandemic.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",12720,"Other,local or private",19720,,"Paula Anderson, Crista Bohlman, Kate Carlovsky, Julia Coulson, Katie Gag, Justin Hicks, Judy Martens, Leah Matzke, Marka Stocker, Dorie Tess",0.00,"New Ulm Suzuki School of Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"They will sponsor their annual Pops Camp and conduct their season of rehearsals and concerts. Funds will be used for the Pops Camp clinician, facility rent, and director's fees.",2020-04-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kylie,Rieke,"New Ulm Suzuki School of Music","PO Box 4 113 State St S","New Ulm",MN,56073,"(507) 276-5874",office@newulmsuzuki.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council , Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Faribault, Faribault, Meeker, Nicollet, Renville, Redwood, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-493,"Steve Davis: member of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra and Minnesota State University/Community Orchestra, volunteer for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra and New Ulm Suzuki School of Music; Denice Evers: retired teacher and volunteer with the Springfield Community Theater; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Martin County 4-H Coordinator, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Teresa Konechne: interdisciplinary media artist, co-founder of Henderson CAN (Community. Art. Nature.) and founder of Wicked Questions, a non-profit about art and conversation on climate and change; Karen Krause: a visual artist, retired school counselor and art teacher, and a member and instructor at the Waseca Art Center; Margie Larson: a visual artist and retired coordinator in the International Students Office at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Charles Luedtke: retired college Professor of Music, New Ulm and member of the Sioux Trails Chapter, American Guild of Organists; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Liz Miller: a visual artist and college Professor of Art at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Rita Rassbach: recent interim Executive Director for the Mankato Ballet Company and past board member of Merely Players Community Theater and Creative Play Place; Dana Sikkila: a visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Carol Soma: retired Language Arts teacher and volunteer with the Kee Civic Theatre.","Steve Davis: member of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra and Minnesota State University/Community Orchestra, volunteer for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra and New Ulm Suzuki School of Music; Denice Evers: retired teacher and volunteer with the Springfield Community Theater; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Martin County 4-H Coordinator, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Teresa Konechne: interdisciplinary media artist, co-founder of Henderson CAN (Community. Art. Nature.) and founder of Wicked Questions, a non-profit about art and conversation on climate and change; Karen Krause: a visual artist, retired school counselor and art teacher, and a member and instructor at the Waseca Art Center; Margie Larson: a visual artist and retired coordinator in the International Students Office at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Charles Luedtke: retired college Professor of Music, New Ulm and member of the Sioux Trails Chapter, American Guild of Organists; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Liz Miller: a visual artist and college Professor of Art at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Rita Rassbach: recent interim Executive Director for the Mankato Ballet Company and past board member of Merely Players Community Theater and Creative Play Place; Dana Sikkila: a visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Carol Soma: retired Language Arts teacher and volunteer with the Kee Civic Theatre.","Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council, Brenda Byron (507) 833-8721",1
10015213,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2020,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Interviews, Surveys, Video/Audio Recordings.","The activities fully achieved the proposed outcomes.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",101788,"Other,local or private",111788,,"Doug Westerman, Sam Brown, Chuck Berendes, Laura Pettersen, Jacqui Marcou, Chad Staehly, Rick Dold, Max Weber",0.00,"Mid West Music Fest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Music Talent for Mid West Music Fest",2019-12-01,2020-07-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Parker,Forsell,"Mid West Music Fest","PO Box 1465",Winona,MN,55987,"(608) 498-0268",parker.f@midwestmusicfest.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mower, Nobles, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-501,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Ruth Lincoln: performing artist; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Merritt Olsen: professional actor; Pamela Whitfield: literary artist and arts educator; Aaron Young: arts administrator and musician.","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Andrea Arnold: visual artist; Ben Assef: art business owner; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Julie Fakler: Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jane Olive: costumer; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum.",,2
10015260,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2020,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Groups traditionally underserved by the arts feel they have an authentic relationship to the grantee. Data Collection, Stories, Surveys.","The activities fully achieved the proposed outcomes.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",2500,"Other,local or private",12500,,"Enid Dunn, Heidi Dybing, Don Lukasson, Blake Norby, Erin O'Brien, Jane Peck",0.00,"History Alive Lanesboro","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Pop Up Plays - Lanesboro 1948",2020-06-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jane,Peck,"History Alive Lanesboro","33949 Golden Dr",Lanesboro,MN,55949,"(612) 823-0776",revels@janepeck.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-525,"Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Ruth Lincoln: performing artist; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Merritt Olsen: professional actor; Gretchen Ramlo: arts patron; Pamela Whitfield: literary artist and arts educator; Aaron Young: arts administrator and musician.","Andrea Arnold: visual artist; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848",1
10015283,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2020,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Grantee organizations change, expand, or enrich the ways they connect to their communities. Groups traditionally underserved by the arts feel they have an authentic relationship to the grantee. Data Collection, Interviews, Stories, Surveys.","The activities fully achieved the proposed outcomes.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",15370,"Other,local or private",25370,,"Mary Anderson,Marcia Aubineau,Roderick Baker,Kris Blanchard,Michael Charron,Joyati Debnath,Candace Gordon,Hayley Hornberg,Alan Leonhardt,Jonathan Locust,Beth Moe,Paul Mundt,Kelley Olson,Greg Peterson,Mary Polus,Jeanne Skattum,Jim Stoa,LeRoy Telstad",0.00,"Great River Shakespeare Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"2020 Apprentice Actor Training Program",2020-05-12,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Aaron,Young,"Great River Shakespeare Festival","121 E 3rd St",Winona,MN,55987,"(507) 474-7900",aarony@grsf.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Benton, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Mower, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-536,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Ruth Lincoln: performing artist; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Merritt Olsen: professional actor; Pamela Whitfield: literary artist and arts educator; Aaron Young: arts administrator and musician.","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Andrea Arnold: visual artist; Ben Assef: art business owner; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Julie Fakler: Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jane Olive: costumer; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum.",,2
10015308,"Arts in the Schools",2020,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","8: ?Regional residents learn new arts skills and techniques.? High school students will have the skill to interpret through film and animation to create a video. 9: ?Regional residents gain awareness and appreciation for a variety of artistic disciplines and mediums.? High school students will learn that storytelling and visual arts go together. They will learn how to combine photographs, digital animations, and video into a completed video short. The teaching artist and YME High School art teacher and Dakota Upper Sioux members will review work by the students. The video shorts will show evidence of the key characteristics of the Dakota culture. Each group of students will focus on a video short. Students will present their projects at a public reception. The following survey questions will be asked of the students before and after the residency: Have you ever heard Dakota stories' Does your family tell stories related to your culture? Would you like to learn more storytelling using media arts' How do you think visual images and video can help tell a story with an abstract message? Success will be indicated in the following ways: 1) video shorts created, 2) collaboration between students and Dakota members to create the video, 3) students will be able to use new video editing skill to create a video, and 4) public presentation of the video shorts.",,,,,4000,,,,"Yellow Medicine East School District","K-12 Education","Arts in the Schools",,"Retelling the Story: Media Residency",2019-12-01,2020-04-22,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tamara,Isfeld,"Yellow Medicine East School District","450 9th Ave","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 894-0813",tisfeld@isd2190.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-schools-97,"Deb Ahmann, literature, education; Nancy Hafner, education; Anna Johannsen, visual art, education, SMAC Board; Amy Labat, music, education; Jan Loft, education admin; Joyce Meyer, visual art, education, SMAC Board; Dana Miller, literature, education; Kaia Nowatzki, visual art, theater.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Anna Johanssen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Brett Lehman: musician, social worker, Worthington City Band; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Director of Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, fundraiser for Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary; Lynette Swenson: visual arts teacher, folk artist, Swift County Food Shelf advisory board; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee. Carisa Clarke: graphic design/web development, arts volunteer, board member DAC of Murray County",,2
10015309,"Arts in the Schools",2020,2394,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","8/9: ?Regional residents learn new arts skills and techniques.? ?Regional residents gain awareness and appreciation for a variety of artistic disciplines and mediums.? Students will be able to follow written and spoken directions in order to successfully build a dulcimer, produce dulcimers that work and sound like and actual wooden dulcimer, play simple melodies together on a one-stringed dulcimer, play simple harmonies and accompaniments to melodies, play a variety of genres of music on the dulcimer, and perform using dulcimers for other students and for area community members. I will know students have achieved the outcomes by breaking them into small groups and listening to them play a variety of songs, as well as by assessing attendance and participation of school performances and the performance for ""The Golden Grands."".",,,187,"Other,local or private",2581,,,,"Bert Raney Elementary School","K-12 Education","Arts in the Schools",,"Ross Sutter Dulcimer Residency",2020-02-24,2020-05-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beth,Jahn,"Bert Raney Elementary School","555 7th Ave","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 564-4082",bjahn@isd2190.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-schools-98,"Deb Ahmann, literature, education; Nancy Hafner, education; Anna Johannsen, visual art, education, SMAC Board; Amy Labat, music, education; Jan Loft, education admin; Joyce Meyer, visual art, education, SMAC Board; Dana Miller, literature, education; Kaia Nowatzki, visual art, theater.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Anna Johanssen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Brett Lehman: musician, social worker, Worthington City Band; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Director of Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, fundraiser for Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary; Lynette Swenson: visual arts teacher, folk artist, Swift County Food Shelf advisory board; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee. Carisa Clarke: graphic design/web development, arts volunteer, board member DAC of Murray County","Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Nicole DeBoer (507) 537-1471",1
10015343,"Arts Learning Grant",2020,4850,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Our overall goals are to engage at least 30 individual artists, who will attend at least one or more of the monthly sessions throughout 2020. Our goals also include seeing local artists incorporating more and more body-diverse subjects into their works and to create space for conversations about beauty ideals, body diversity, and inclusivity/acceptance. Practically speaking, we plan to employ a range of promotional strategies for reaching a broad audience. One of our co-directors, Flo Matamoros is a professional designer, illustrator, and promotional marketing manager. Our promotional campaigns include: targeted postcards sent to members and donors, unique posters that are posted on community bulletin boards and at local businesses through the Twin Ports region, creative social media campaigns on both Facebook and Instagram, and serial emails to our ever-expanding listserv population. Our goals include promoting our messaging through our social media campaigns. We will gauge success through the resultant exhibition. By reaching a targeted number of artists, we hope to be able to populate a quality and well-rounded exhibition. At the exhibition opening and during the run of the show, we hope to have 350-500 unique attendees. Our evaluation plan also includes: measuring exposure through social media and utilizing it to informally gather perspectives from the community; routinely documenting press or television attention, observing community exposure and evaluate the public scope of ideas and discussion initiated by the exhibition and events. We will consult with artist(s) and models involved, asking for continued feedback throughout. In order to evaluate the success and impact of the project for artists, we plan to hold an informal round-table discussion with a group of local artists, whose works deal with representation of the human body/portraiture. We will seek their evaluation and solicit feedback on the project's success.",,,990,"Other,local or private",5840,,,,"Prove Collective AKA Prove Gallery","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning Grant",,"Life Drawing/Drawing for Life.",2020-09-01,2021-11-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Jamie,Ratliff,"Prove Collective AKA Prove Gallery","21 N Lake Ave",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 726-6078",Jamie@provegallery.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-grant-54,"Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Patricia Canelake: visual artist; Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth; Serenity Schoonover: writer.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10006553,"Arts Access Grant",2019,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","As a result of a free public reading at the American Indian Resource Center in Bemidji by poet Terrance Hayes, more people in the region will be exposed to one of the most compelling voices in American literature and thereby increase their knowledge and awareness of how contemporary poetry can engage with American culture today. We will place anonymous surveys on the seats in the Gathering Room of the American Indian Resource Center for the reading by Terrance Hayes. Director Sean Hill will encourage all audience members to fill them out after the reading. The audience survey will include four short questions on half of a piece of paper with room for comments on the backside. The four questions can be answered using a scale of 0-5, thereby encouraging our audience to fill out the survey with minimum effort.","As a result of the Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference Reading Series featuring Distinguished Visiting Writer Terrance Hayes, an underserved regional audience gained access to high quality literary arts and was able to be inspired by one of the most compelling voices in American literature and thereby increase their knowledge and awareness of how contemporary poetry can engage with American culture today.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",2300,"Other,local or private",8300,,"Bill Blackwell, Lauren Cobb, Angie Gora, Colleen Greer, Heid Erdrich, Mat Hawthorne, Monte Hegg, Sean Hill, Lynn Johnson, Marsh Muirhead, and Lorie Yourd.",0.00,"Bemidji State University AKA Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference","Public College/University","Arts Access Grant",,"Funds will assist the Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference at BSU to bring renowned poet and writer Terrance Hayes to read, answer questions, and sign books, as the headliner for the Evening Reading Series, which is free and open to the public.",2018-10-01,2019-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mathew,Hawthorne,"Bemidji State University AKA Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference","1500 Birchmont Dr NE Ste 23",Bemidji,MN,56601-2699,"(218) 308-1180 ",writersconference@bemidjistate.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Polk, Ramsey, St. Louis, Sherburne",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-grant-25,"Laura Grisamore: photographer, arts advocate; Mary Therese: visual, fiber artist; Becky Colebank: visual artist, author; Corryn Trask: musician; LouAnn Muhm: poet, author, arts educator; Pam Janssen: painter, woodcarver; Mike Schlemper: sculptor, ceramicist, arts educator; Gayle Gish: arts advocate; Deb Carlson: visual artist, retired arts educator.","Laura Grisamore: photographer and arts advocate; Mary Therese: visual and fiber artist; Becky Colebank: visual artist and author; Corryn Trask: musician; LouAnn Muhm: poet, author, and arts educator; Pam Janssen: painter and woodcarver; Mike Schlemper: sculptor, ceramicist, and arts educator; Gayle Gish: arts advocate; Deb Carlson: visual artist and retired arts educator",,2
10006562,"Arts Learning Grant",2019,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal is for community members to be introduced to traditional ways of working, and to learn about how different skills and crafts interrelate and come together. I want to invite workshop participants to an open and collaborative environment where they are guaranteed to be introduced to something new, build relationships with other community members, and leave with the inspiration and confidence to make something with their hands. Several assessment strategies will be employed to evaluate the success of this project. Observational, oral, and written evaluations will determine if participants are enjoying themselves, learning new skills, and becoming more confident in their educational activity. If these questions are largely answered with “yes” then I will consider the workshops successful. Using this information I will be able to determine if the workshops have indeed achieved my desired goals of introducing learners to new skills and inspiring them to continue making creative work with confidence.","We successfully held educational workshops at no cost to participants centered around traditional handicraft and the many activities involved in wooden boat building. Participants effectively learned many new skills. We built up a new network of creative friends and volunteers. We were able to create welcoming space for a diverse group. We successfully engaged community members lacking financial means to pay for similar opportunities offered elsewhere. We increased our own skills, particularly in teaching and developing educational programing.","Achieved proposed outcomes",,,5000,,,,"Justin Anderson",Individual,"Arts Learning Grant",,"Traditional Crafts Community Workshop Series in Downtown Duluth.",2018-10-01,2019-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Justin,Anderson,"Justin Anderson",,,MN,,"(320) 266-5966 ",contact@justinrmanderson.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-grant-4,"Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Amy Varsek: Education Director, Duluth Art Institute; Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth; David Marty: former director of the Reif Performing Arts Center, Grand Rapids.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10006568,"Arts Learning Grant",2019,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Goals: Music appreciation, engagement, and learning. Underserved communities reached through access to high quality music learning. Increased visibility of the museum and commitment to the arts. Outcomes: Children will engage in music learning and appreciation by playing with music, singing, using an instrument or dancing. Children will learn about musical elements including melody and rhythm Children will have the opportunity to compare and contrast different musical elements, instruments, and music from varying cultures. Children will learn the process of creating a musical piece. Over 2,000 visitors will participate in the exhibit October 1-November 4. Using best practices established by the Association of Children’s Museums, outcomes will be measured through: Attendance - tracking of museum visitors and event participation. Number of field trips and memberships. Participation in musical creation. Feedback surveys from program participants, parents, teachers, and the community. Staff and board member observation and reporting.","Outcomes: Children engaged in music learning and appreciation by playing with music, singing, using an instrument or dancing Children learned about musical elements including melody and rhythm Children had the opportunity to compare and contrast different musical elements, instruments, and music from varying cultures Children learned the process of creating a musical piece 3,956 visitors participated in the exhibit October 1-November four Using best practices established by the Association of Children's Museums, outcomes were measured through: Attendance tracking of museum visitors and event participation. Number of field trips and memberships. Participation in musical creation. Feedback surveys from program participants, parents, teachers, and the community. Staff and board member observation and reporting.","achieved proposed outcomes",6750,"Other,local or private",11750,,"Kelly Davidson, Kyle Terrio-Johnson, Erica Henkel, Patty Cartier, Max Rubin, Dana Kazel, JoAnn Mattson, Sarah Agaton Howes, Troy Peterson, Sandra Robinson",0.00,"Duluth Children's Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning Grant",,"Arts in STEAM Artist in Residence Program: Music and Motion.",2018-10-01,2019-01-04,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cameron,"Bloom Kruger","Duluth Children's Museum","115 S 29th Ave W",Duluth,MN,55806,"(218) 733-7546 ",cameron@playduluth.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-grant-6,"Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Amy Varsek: Education Director, Duluth Art Institute; Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth; David Marty: former director of the Reif Performing Arts Center, Grand Rapids.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10006573,"Arts Learning Grant",2019,1500,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra will hold an intensive two-week workshop in chamber music for area middle and high school string students. Students will 1) receive coaching in chamber music from professional musicians; 2) present a concert of major works performed by constituent ensembles; 3) present a major work for string orchestra sitting side-by-side with members of the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra. Students will gain an understanding and appreciation of the chamber music genre and the unique challenges and rewards to be gained in this endeavor. They will develop skills in artistic decision-making, interpersonal communication, musical interpretation, and professional deportment. The Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra evaluates the effectiveness of the Quartet Project by the number of student participants, student and instructor written evaluations, comments from parents, audience attendance and response for the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra concert that features the Quartet Project, and by camp evaluation presented, post-season, by the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra's Artistic Director/Conductor and Quartet Project Co-Director to the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra Board of Directors. Because the student faculty ratio, at less than four to 1, is so small, much of the evaluation happens informally and throughout the workshop. Students are invited and encouraged to communicate with the artistic staff and the staff frequently meets over the lunch hour to discuss the program.","20 area string students participated in the Quartet Project this year. Concert with the LSCO strings was produced on July 25 and the final Quartet Project concert was produced on July 26.","achieved proposed outcomes",3755,"Other,local or private",5255,1500,"Charles Leibfried, Lori Steward, Brenda Schrader-Johnson, Nairi Stack, James Erickson, Zach Filipovich, Barbara Swanson",1.00,"Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning Grant",,"Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra Quartet Project, an intensive chamber music workshop for area string students.",2019-06-15,2019-09-25,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Warren,Friesen,"Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra","PO Box 434",Duluth,MN,55801,"(218) 525-4076 ",warren.t.friesen@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-grant-7,"Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Amy Varsek: Education Director, Duluth Art Institute; Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth; David Marty: former director of the Reif Performing Arts Center, Grand Rapids.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10006574,"Arts Learning Grant",2019,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","1) Increase the number of Prelude sites offered for the upcoming season to twelve, six sites each semester. (Previous season had 9) 2) Expand our Prelude program offerings to at least two low-income schools each semester, offering a reduced participation fee for families with limited resources. 3) Increase retention of singers that continue from Prelude to audition for resident choirs to 30% (currently 20%). 1) We are working with schools and teachers that have shown an interest in hosting a Prelude site for the fall semester, and will be working towards confirming six sites when the fall program launches in October. 2) We are reaching out to socio-economic diverse schools that have never before hosted a Prelude program. We will use the state mandated definition of ""low-income"" school to determine these sites. 3) The reflective feedback collected from the teachers and the families will be formative to guide our organization in future planning and development of the Prelude programs. Registration data will provide a clear understanding of how the Prelude singers are engaging in the program.","1) Prelude sites were increased to 10, offering a record number of six sites in one semester. 2) Prelude sites were offered at a new low-income school each semester (Laura MacArthur and Myers-Wilkins) with a reduced fee. 3) We saw an increase in our retention of Prelude into our Resident Choir program from 20% to 28% of participants continuing onto our year-long programming.","achieved proposed outcomes",10000,"Other,local or private",15000,1300,"Ryan Kern, Joey DeVlieger, Marilyn Odean, Kelly Roeser, Gina Bortnem, Sheila Shusterich, Penny Mayer, Grace Nelson",0.00,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning Grant",,"Prelude Program Expansion.",2018-10-01,2019-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Turner,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus, Inc. AKA Lake Superior Youth Chorus","PO Box 3337",Duluth,MN,55803,"(612) 390-3698 ",modean@lsyouthchorus.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-grant-8,"Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Amy Varsek: Education Director, Duluth Art Institute; Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth; David Marty: former director of the Reif Performing Arts Center, Grand Rapids.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10006579,"Arts Learning Grant",2019,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","North Shore Music Association's long-range goal of this project is to continue our mission of offering the highest quality musical education and performances possible. The specific goal for this year's Bluegrass Masters Weekend is to serve our vocal students an excellent learning experience with one of the Bluegrass circuit's top vocalist/instructors. One desired measurable outcome is to hear from our workshop participants that they had a wonderful time learning from Valerie Smith and that they will take what they've learned into their daily practice to hone their vocal craft. Our other desired outcome is to receive enthusiastic feedback on surveys handed out to jamming participants and concert audience members. Evaluation methods for this project will include: assessment of feedback and data taken from surveys filled out by workshop students, jamming participants, audience members, and the workshop instructor; assessment of participant and audience verbal feedback, both during and after the event; a count of workshop attendees; and a count of concert-ticket buyers.","One measurable outcome, which was achieved, was serving at least fifteen vocal workshop attendees and at least 80 concert-goers. Another measurable outcome, which was also achieved, was receiving a high percentage of highly enthusiastic and positive feedback, both written and verbal, from workshop participants and concert-goers. Evaluation methods of this project included assessment of data from participant, audience, and workshop instructor surveys; assessment of participant and audience verbal feedback; a count of workshop attendees; and a count of concert-ticket buyers.","achieved proposed outcomes",1880,"Other,local or private",6880,690,"Chel Anderson, Wayne Russ, Jane Alexander, Greg Tofte, Cheryl Larsen, Philis Anderson, Carl Solander, Tracey Cullen, Will Moore",0.00,"North Shore Music Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning Grant",,"Valerie Smith and Liberty Pike: Bluegrass vocalist and instructor, teaches and performs at Masters Weekend.",2018-10-02,2019-01-02,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kate,Fitzgerald,"North Shore Music Association","PO Box 1376","Grand Marais",MN,55604-1376,"(218) 387-1272 ",music@boreal.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Ramsey, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-grant-10,"Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Amy Varsek: Education Director, Duluth Art Institute; Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth; David Marty: former director of the Reif Performing Arts Center, Grand Rapids.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10006583,"Arts Learning Grant",2019,4230,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Prove Gallery is seeking funds to start an on-going series of educational workshops, led by Duluth-based artists and art instructors in order to better fulfill the organization's primary mission of ""fostering a greater appreciation of the contemporary arts, to bridge cultures, create and expand community, and provide cultural exchange, networking opportunities and educational outreach through regular interaction with the contemporary arts."" We will begin in January 2019 by offering bi-monthly workshops that introduce members of our community to a specific art medium or process with the objectives of providing regular, accessible, and meaningful engagement with contemporary art and artists. We have developed this program in consultation with our members, who have expressed the desire for hands-on art-making experiences at Prove. In order to evaluate the program so that it consistently and effectively meets the needs of our community audience, we will create an efficient online system for registration, community feedback, and workshop proposals for future programming. We will measure our outcomes based on anticipated growing attendance at workshops, as well as the diversity of attendees and participating artists as we hope to reach new community members with each successive workshop. The board will meet with participating artists and instructors beforehand to ensure quality.","To start an on-going series of educational workshops, led by artists and art instructors in order to better fulfill the organization's primary mission. We will begin in January 2019 by offering bi-monthly workshops that introduce members of our community to a specific art medium or process with the objectives of providing regular, accessible, and meaningful engagement with contemporary art and artists.We have developed this program in consultation with our members, who have expressed the desire for hands-on art-making experiences at Prove. In order to evaluate, we will create an efficient online system for registration, community feedback, and workshop proposals for future programming. We will measure our outcomes based on anticipated growing attendance at workshops, as well as the diversity of attendees and participating artists as we hope to reach new community members with each successive workshop. We will meet with participating artists and instructors beforehand to ensure quality.","achieved proposed outcomes",300,"Other,local or private",4530,,"Taylor Kline, Flo Matamoros, Jamie Ratliff, Emma Spooner",0.00,"Prove Collective AKA Prove Gallery","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning Grant",,"Making Art; Making Community: Artist-led Community Workshop Series.",2019-01-19,2019-12-14,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jamie,Ratliff,"Prøve Collective","21 N Lake Ave",Duluth,MN,55802,"(401) 474-8627 ",jamie@provegallery.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-grant-11,"Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Amy Varsek: Education Director, Duluth Art Institute; Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth; David Marty: former director of the Reif Performing Arts Center, Grand Rapids.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952 ",1
10009118,"Arts in the Schools",2019,2526,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","1. Students will be able to follow written and spoken directions and successfully build a dulcimer. 2. Students will produce dulcimers that work and sound accurately. 3. Students will be able to play simple melodies together with others on a simple one-stringed dulcimer. 4. Students will be able to play simple harmonies and accompaniments to melodies. 5. Students will perform with their dulcimer for an audience of retired community members at the Kilowatt Community Center. Students will be observed to be sure they are meeting goals 1-4. Goal 5 will be assessed by attendance at the performance for The Golden Grands. This performance will be recorded.","All students had working dulcimers after the building portion of the project. Additionally they were all able to play the three songs we learned for performance and demonstrated simple melodies and harmonies during those performances.","Achieved proposed outcomes",,,2526,,"Dawn Odegard, Sharon Rupp, Steve Rupp, Jeremy Corner, Amanda Lecy, Susan Bones, Sonja Pederson",0.00,"Bert Raney Elementary School","K-12 Education","Arts in the Schools",,"Dulcimer Project with Ross Sutter.",2019-01-28,2019-03-11,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beth,Jahn,"Bert Raney Elementary School","555 7th Ave","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 564-4082",bjahn@isd2190.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine, Chippewa, Renville, Redwood",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-schools-81,"Deb Ahmann: literature, education; Mary Kay Frisvold: music; Lisa Hill: music, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council board; Candace Joens: music, theater; Joyce Meyer: visual art, education, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council board; Dana Miller: literature, education; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: visual art, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council board.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor, director, teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art educator, visual artist, Tyler Arts Council, Lincoln County Art Fair, Southwest Minnesota Weaver’s Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, Southwest Minnesota State University Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Emily Petersen: visual artist, art teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Director of Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.",,2
10009132,"Arts Organization Development",2019,4800,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The goals of our Development Project are: 1) to increase the fundraising skills and capacity of our staff, board, and committees to ensure a successful creative capital campaign; 2) to successfully complete Phase one of our Capital Campaign (quiet phase) and launch Phase two (public phase) with support from artists, civic and business leaders, and local residents in our region. The change we expect as a part of the project is to successfully complete our Capital Campaign to launch two prototype projects that we believe will have a regional and national impact: 1) The YES! House is a creative economic development concept; transforming an underutilized, Main Street, historic building into a multi-use facility for local residents to connect and create with each other. Through contributions from individuals and local businesses we have now stabilized the building, repaired the roof, and gutted and cleaned the main floor and basement. The next phase of the process will be to bring the community in on the physical design of the space, and finally, on the actual build out of the space. To that end, we are launching SAY YES! Capital Campaign to complete the fundraising needed to finish the space. 2) The Small-Town City Artist in Residence program: The YES! House will also be home to an artist residency program embedding artists in the City of Granite Falls to collaborate with city departments on projects that address city-related initiatives, engage residents in planning processes, encourage active participation in civic life, inform the public on inner-workings of the City, and energize locations around Granite Falls with creative activity. To ensure that we are meeting our goals, we will conduct a pre and post-survey with our board and committee members that helps us measure the skills and tools gained from participating in these trainings. We will also measure success based on our ability to reach our incremental goals of our Capital Campaign as set by our Board and Capital Campaign Steering Committee. We will know that we have been successful if we see an increase in knowledge and skills from the board and committee members that participated in trainings provided by Vela and when we have successfully completed Phase one and launched Phase two of our Capital Campaign. We will also continue to work with our long-term evaluator, Metris Arts, to ensure that our measurement tools and reports are best serving our programs.","The goal of our Organizational Development Project is to increase the fundraising skills and capacity of our staff, board, and committees to ensure a successful creative capital campaign. The change we witnessed as a part of the project is that we have successfully equipped twenty women and artists of color in our region with more fundraising skills which they will use to help us successfully complete our Creative Capital Campaign and, potentially, use to support other fundraising efforts in our region. We achieved this goal by hiring a Creative Capital Campaign Consultant who worked with our organization on providing a series of listening sessions and trainings for our staff, Board and Committees. And, helped us develop successful Capital Campaign toolkits, timelines, and materials to support our success with our ambitious project.","Achieved proposed outcomes",1200,"Other,local or private",6000,,"Ashley Hanson, Mary Welcome Rothlisberger, Hannah K. Holman, Ellie Moore, Randi Carlson, Molly Johnston, Tamara Isfeld, Sarina Otaibi, Farhia Ali, Jessica Huang, Jenn Lamb, Rachel Schwalbach, Rachel Enge",0.00,"Department of Public Transformation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Organization Development",,"SAY YES! Capital Campaign Consultant.",2019-04-01,2019-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ashley,Hanson,"Department of Public Transformation","726 Prentice St","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(952) 486-0533",publictransformation@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine, Chippewa, Renville, Lac qui Parle, Lyon",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-organization-development-4,"Anna Johanssen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board; Brett Lehman: musician, social worker; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: bead and quill work, human resources; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Michele Knife Sterner: theater, Southwest Minnesota State University Associate director for Access Opportunity Success; Scott Wessels: theater, writing/media/communications, Green Earth Players board; John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor, director, teacher; Anna Johanssen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women’s Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Michele Knife Sterner: theater actor, Southwest Minnesota State University Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Emily Petersen: visual artist, art teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Scott Wessels: theater actor, director, writing, media, communications, board member for Green Earth Players; Brett Lehman: musician, social worker, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Director of Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.",,2
10009134,"Arts Legacy Project Planning",2019,2500,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Our primary goal for this phase of the process is to collaborate with our community on an RFP for our CAIR program that directly addresses the needs of the community. We will document this through surveys and exit interviews with our CAP. With thorough documentation and evaluation of Granite Falls CAIR, along with the support of our partners at Southwest Minnesota Housing Partnership, Springboard for the Arts, and Art of the Rural, this innovative and transformative program will act as a national model for arts-based civic engagement in rural communities and put Granite Falls in the forefront as a leader of this growing national dialogue. Because of the iterative and innovative nature of this project, the project coordinator will engage a professional evaluator to create the survey and interview questions to evaluate the planning phase. Evaluation will include project surveys and interviews with the artists, partners, civic leaders, city departments and engaged residents. The pilot project will be a reflexive one – incorporating feedback as we receive it from artists and primary partners to adapt the program to best fit the needs of all a party. The information gathered during the pilot year will be compiled into a complete, multi-media report that will be shared with primary partners. This report, once approved by partners, will be shared on a national level as a replicable model of innovative creative community and civic engagement. We will utilize many creative strategies for evaluation that will be developed with Springboard for the Arts and Art of the Rural artists. We believe in letting the project shape the form of the evaluation and will not necessarily be using traditional survey forms to gather information.","We have developed a cross-sector, intergenerational Community Advisory Panel (CAP) that is informing each step of the design and implementation of our CAIR program. After participating in a four part CAIR Conversation Series engaging six City Artists and Artist in Residence Administrators, our CAIR CAP have provided feedback based on these learnings to help us develop our Call for Artists. Additional outcomes include: 1) Participants greatly expanded their understanding of City Artist residencies, civic art projects and the role of arts in the civic realm. 2) More people in our community understand and want to be involved in the CAIR program. 3) Participants gained skills and ideas for civic-minded art projects.","Achieved proposed outcomes",4950,"Other,local or private",7450,,"Ashley Hanson, Mary Welcome Rothlisberger, Hannah K. Holman, Ellie Moore, Randi Carlson, Molly Johnston, Tamara Isfeld, Farhia Ali, Jessica Huang, Jenn Lamb",0.00,"Department of Public Transformation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Legacy Project Planning",,"Granite Falls City Artist Residency.",2019-04-01,2019-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ashley,Hanson,"Department of Public Transformation","726 Prentice St","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(952) 486-0533",publictransformation@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine, Chippewa, Lyon, Lac qui Parle, Kandiyohi",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-legacy-project-planning-9,"Anna Johanssen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board; Brett Lehman: musician, social worker; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: bead and quill work, human resources; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Michele Knife Sterner: theater, Southwest Minnesota State University Associate director for Access Opportunity Success; Scott Wessels: theater, writing/media/communications, Green Earth Players board; John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor, director, teacher; Anna Johanssen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women’s Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Michele Knife Sterner: theater actor, Southwest Minnesota State University Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Emily Petersen: visual artist, art teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Scott Wessels: theater actor, director, writing, media, communications, board member for Green Earth Players; Brett Lehman: musician, social worker, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Director of Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.",,2
10009147,"Arts in the Schools",2019,2400,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","1. Students will be able to follow written and spoken directions and successfully build a dulcimer. 2. Students will produce dulcimers that work and sound accurately. 3. Students will be able to play simple melodies together on a simple one-stringed dulcimer. 4. Students will be able to play simple harmonies and accompaniments to melodies. 5. Students will perform with their dulcimers at local care centers. Students will be observed to be sure they are meeting goals 1-4 while building and learning to play their dulcimer during the residency. Goal #5 will be assessed by attendance and participation at the local care centers.","Lakeview 5th grade consist of 56 students with varying musical, academic, and physical abilities. All 56 students successfully build their very own dulcimer and all 56 were successful at playing their instruments.","Achieved some of the proposed outcomes",,,2400,,"Cindy Anderson, Nancy Bertrand, Dennis Devereaux, Chris Fenske, Jennifer Hinz, Jason Louwagie, Tracy Sterner",0.00,"Lakeview Public Schools","K-12 Education","Arts in the Schools",,"Ross Sutter Dulcimer Residency.",2019-01-28,2019-03-11,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cory,Hendrickson,"Lakeview Public School","875 Barstad Rd N",Cottonwood,MN,56229,"(507) 423-5164",coryhendrickson@lakeview2167.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lyon, Yellow Medicine, Redwood",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-schools-86,"Deb Ahmann: literature, education; Mary Kay Frisvold: music; Lisa Hill: music, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council board; Candace Joens: music, theater; Joyce Meyer: visual art, education, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council board; Dana Miller: literature, education; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: visual art, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council board.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art educator, visual artist, Tyler Arts Council, Lincoln County Art Fair, Southwest Minnesota Weaver’s Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Emily Petersen: visual artist, art teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Director of Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.",,2
10009175,"Arts in the Schools",2019,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Goal #1: Understanding the process of creating art. As part of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) part of the goal is to show students how to go through the artistic process. It is important for students to go through the various stages of Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Test, Improve, and Share. Too often the idea of creating art is looked at as magic instead of an evolution of creative thought and process. Students will be documenting the process of creating their puppets. There is a daily data sheet that will be collected for the artist and teachers to review. This will help to make sure the students are grasping the concepts, show where they are struggling and help plan for the next day. Goal #2: Completed parade puppets will be used in a performance for the middle/elementary school. In most parades in our area, they do not have an artistically designed float or characters that walk in the parade. This residency will provide an opportunity to share with the community our parade puppets. Going through this process and seeing how it can be achieved and hopefully will inspire students and others in the community to take on more artistic endeavors. Goal 1: There will be a data sheet collected from the students each day. This will give the insight into how well they understand the project and who is doing what part of the project. It will also help the artist guide the students for the following day. Goal 2: Students will perform with the puppets at school and in summer parades for the community to enjoy. At the end of the residency, the students will rate the quality of the artist residency on the evaluation form. They will be reflecting on their participation as well as the artistic residency by Christopher Lutter Gardella.","Students thought experience was fun and thought the artist was knowledgeable, gave clear instructions, taught them new skills, and helped them individually.","Achieved proposed outcomes",,,4000,,"Dawn Odegard, Sharon Rupp, Steve Rupp, Jeremy Corner, Amanda Lecy, Susan Bones, Sonja Pederson",0.00,"Yellow Medicine East School District","K-12 Education","Arts in the Schools ",,"Yellow Medicine East School District Puppet Residency. ",2018-12-15,2019-03-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tamara,Isfeld,"Yellow Medicine East School District","450 9th Ave","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 894-0813",tisfeld@isd2190.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine, Chippewa, Renville",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-schools-92,"Deb Ahmann: literature, education; Mary Kay Frisvold: music; Lisa Hill: music, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council board; Candace Joens: music, theater; Joyce Meyer: visual art, education, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council board; Dana Miller: literature, education; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: visual art, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council board. ","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor, director, teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art educator, visual artist, Tyler Arts Council, Lincoln County Art Fair, Southwest Minnesota Weaver’s Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, Southwest Minnesota State University Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Emily Petersen: visual artist, art teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Director of Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee. ",,2
10009176,"Arts in the Schools",2019,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","1. Gain knowledge of working with metals (pewter) in the arts. 2. Create a mold for the pewter to be poured into and the process for creating small pewter objects. 3. Working with an artist to learn more about her and her work. Before the residency, students will be filling out a short form to find out what they already know, what they want to know and then I will follow up with what did they learn. This will give a clear direction to guide the art residency. The students and community will be also evaluating the overall art residency to give insight as well.","Out of a rating system of 100, the overall rating for the artist was 96 out of 100. For the project students also rated themselves and the average overall student score was 92 out of 100. Reflection Comment Sample: ""I have never done this so it was cool and different."" It was really interesting and I enjoyed it, I hope to make a few more things with Pewter.""","Achieved proposed outcomes",,,4000,,"Dawn Odegard, Sharon Rupp, Jeremy Corner, Amanda Lecy, Susan Bones, Sonja Pederson, Steve Rupp",0.00,"Yellow Medicine East School District","K-12 Education","Arts in the Schools ",,"Yellow Medicine East School District Pewter Casting. ",2019-03-15,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tamara,Isfeld,"Yellow Medicine East School District","450 9th Ave","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 894-0813",tisfeld@isd2190.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine, Chippewa, Renville",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-schools-93,"Cindy Demers: visual art, education; Anna Johannsen: visual art, education; Amy Labat: music, education; Michele Leininger: writing, libraries; Janet Olney: visual art; Naomi Powers-Baker: music, education; Claire Swanson: visual art; Michael Van Keulen: theater, education. ","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor, director, teacher; Anna Johanssen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women’s Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Michele Knife Sterner: theater actor, Southwest Minnesota State University Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Emily Petersen: visual artist, art teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Scott Wessels: theater actor, director, writing, media, communications, board member for Green Earth Players; Brett Lehman: musician, social worker, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Director of Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee. ","Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Nicole DeBoer (507) 537-1471 ",1
10008779,"Arts Access Grant",2019,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","As a result of participating in the production of The Drowsy Chaperone actors/singers will experience growth in acting and singing skills and understanding through working with professional directors. As a result of this project, audience members will have a satisfying arts experience. Stage Director will create the post-show survey for actor/singers. Stage Director, Choreographer, and Music Director will create a check sheet documenting actor/singer pre-show and post-show skills. Artistic Director will create the Audience Survey. Audience reactions will be collected and compiled into a pdf document including comments, emails, letters, and photos by a designated volunteer.","In five weeks, 10 professionally trained/experienced directors, 28 community singer/actors/dancers, 12 musicians, and 90+ volunteers, costume makers, set builders, ushers, others, created a significant arts experience from a blank space, an unknown score, script, and choreography for 1,850 regional audience members, anecdotally observed to have larger proportion of 25-50 year olds. Uploaded video captures the quality of production; comments and surveys capture perceived benefits.","Achieved proposed outcomes",55450,"Other,local or private",61450,,"Brian Ahart Gail Ahart Lisa Dove Patricia A. Dove Paul T. Dove Kurt Hansen Lorri Jager Laura Johnson Zackary Johnson Jan Kehr Ron Klaphake Marie Nordberg Gregory Paul Gary Stennes",0.00,"Northern Light Opera Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access Grant",,"Funds will assist Northern Light Opera Company to mount a production of the Broadway Musical - The Drowsy Chaperone - the last weekend in July through the first weekend in August at Armory Square Theater, Park Rapids MN.",2019-03-16,2019-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Dove,"Northern Light Opera Company, Inc. AKA Northern Light Opera Company","PO Box 102","Park Rapids",MN,56470-4638,"(218) 732-7096",pd5@evansville.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clearwater, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Hennepin, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Morrison, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Polk, Ramsey, St. Louis, Scott, Stearns, Swift, Wadena, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-grant-42,"Laura Grisamore: photographer and arts advocate; Mary Therese: visual and fiber artist; Becky Colebank: visual artist and author; Corryn Trask: musician; LouAnn Muhm: poet, author, and arts educator; Pam Janssen: painter and woodcarver; Mike Schlemper: sculptor, ceramicist, and arts educator; Gayle Gish: arts advocate; Deb Carlson: visual artist and retired arts educator","Laura Grisamore: photographer and arts advocate; Mary Therese: visual and fiber artist; Becky Colebank: visual artist and author; Corryn Trask: musician; LouAnn Muhm: poet, author, and arts educator; Pam Janssen: painter and woodcarver; Mike Schlemper: sculptor, ceramicist, and arts educator; Gayle Gish: arts advocate; Deb Carlson: visual artist and retired arts educator",,2
10008782,"Arts Access Grant",2019,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","As a result of this program, concerts will increase attendee access to and awareness of a variety of genres of music. Audiences will be asked three questions. On a scale of 1 (low) - 5 (high), to what degree has 2nd Street Stage increased your awareness of different styles of music? What is your favorite style of music (with a checklist of styles to go with the question to gain a sense of what kinds of bands the PRDBA might consider for 2020). Does 2nd Street Stage provide access to live music you wouldn’t hear otherwise? The last question will also measure how many people responded to the survey.","As a result of this program, 92% of those responding to an audience survey said the event gave them access to live music they wouldn't hear otherwise. Asked to what degree (on a scale from 1-5) the event increased awareness of different styles of music, 3% rated the increase low (1), 6% gave a 2, 22% gave a 3, 42% gave a 4 and 27% gave a 5. The survey revealed the majority (87%) said their favorite style of music is classic rock/rock 'n roll, 20% favor rhythm and blues and 15% favor bluegrass.","Achieved proposed outcomes",25200,"Other,local or private",31200,,"Park Rapids Downtown Business Association board members are: Cynthia Jones, Molly Luther and Kathy Grell. Park Rapids Community Development Corporation (fiscal sponsor) board members are: Renee Brauer, Paul Dove, Kathy Grell, Cynthia Jones and Denny Ulmer.",0.00,"Park Rapids Downtown Business Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access Grant",,"Funds will assist Park Rapids Downtown Business Association in providing music for the 2nd Street Stage 10-week summer concert series.",2019-02-25,2019-08-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathy,Grell,"Park Rapids Downtown Business Association","PO Box 142","Park Rapids",MN,56470,"(218) 732-9218",parkrapidsdba@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Clearwater, Douglas, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Kittson, Le Sueur, Lincoln, McLeod, McLeod, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Wadena, Waseca, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-grant-43,"Laura Grisamore: photographer and arts advocate; Mary Therese: visual and fiber artist; Becky Colebank: visual artist and author; Corryn Trask: musician; LouAnn Muhm: poet, author, and arts educator; Pam Janssen: painter and woodcarver; Mike Schlemper: sculptor, ceramicist, and arts educator; Gayle Gish: arts advocate; Deb Carlson: visual artist and retired arts educator","Laura Grisamore: photographer and arts advocate; Mary Therese: visual and fiber artist; Becky Colebank: visual artist and author; Corryn Trask: musician; LouAnn Muhm: poet, author, and arts educator; Pam Janssen: painter and woodcarver; Mike Schlemper: sculptor, ceramicist, and arts educator; Gayle Gish: arts advocate; Deb Carlson: visual artist and retired arts educator",,2
10008808,"Arts Learning Grant",2019,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","I will host a series of basketry workshops where participants will learn the full process of harvesting, preparing material, and using various weaving techniques to create structurally sound, aesthetically pleasing baskets. Learners will have the opportunity to work with birch bark, black ash, cedar bark and willow in five different workshops. Classes will be low cost, ensuring accessibility but still promising commitment from students. Students will be able to successfully create pieces on their own following the completion of these workshops. Attendance will mark that the small fee has been a successful way to ensure participation. I will create a survey for students to complete asking questions about their ability to repeat what they have learned in the future, and how they will use what they have created. The survey will also ask for suggestions for future workshops, as I hope to build upon this series.","Attendance of classes was a huge success. I was left with long waitlists of people that I could not accommodate in the classes I had offered. This is a major sign of success and leads me to believe that more of this type of thing is desired. I also surveyed participants following each class session. Participants were asked about their experience in class, their desire to continue this, and what kinds of things they'd like to see offered in the future. The answers revealed a strong desire to continue learning, as well as new interests in materials harvest and processing being discovered.","achieved proposed outcomes",1100,"Other,local or private",6100,,,0.00,"Emily A. Derke",Individual,"Arts Learning Grant",,"Support to fund a basketry apprenticeship series of classes working with willow, ash and birch bark.",2019-06-15,2019-12-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,Derke,"Emily A. Derke",,,MN,,"(763) 245-7050",EmilyDerke@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Cass, St. Louis, Itasca, Ramsey, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-grant-26,"Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Amy Varsek: education director, Duluth Art Institute; Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth; David Marty: former director of the Reif Performing Arts Center, Grand Rapids.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008811,"Arts Learning Grant",2019,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The ""Oddest Sea"" will provide participants opportunities to learn, practice, and demonstrate skills integral to musical theatre performance. Students will memorize their lines, song lyrics, melodies, and dance movements. Students will demonstrate knowledge of musical terminology. Students will demonstrate growth in vocal performance skills (e.g. projection, tonality, expression). Students will demonstrate growth in social-emotional skills integral to performance (e.g. focus, teamwork, preparedness). Audience members will be exposed to an engaging, high quality musical theatre production performed by local youth. Outcomes will be measured through pre-post assessments and progress toward individual goals identified in1:1 goals-setting conference. Program participants, their families, staff, and audience members will be surveyed to gauge the impact of the project and gain insight into their experiences as well as suggestions for future performing arts programs.","The ""Oddest Sea"" provided participants opportunities to learn, practice, and demonstrate skills integral to musical theater performance. Students memorized their lines, song lyrics, melodies, and dance movements. Students demonstrated knowledge of musical terminology. Students demonstrated growth in vocal performance skills. Students demonstrated growth in social-emotional skills integral to performance. Audience members were exposed to engaging, quality musical theater performed by local youth.","achieved proposed outcomes",17150,"Other,local or private",22150,2500,"Annie Harala, Beth Moncrief, Kathy Bergen, Jen Jaros, Jeff Horton, Jamie Delacruz, Lisa Luokkala, Britt Robb, Ethan Fischer",0.00,"Duluth Community School Collaborative","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning Grant",,"The ""Oddest Sea"", a six-week exploration of musical theatre.",2019-05-13,2019-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,,"Duluth Community School Collaborative","Duluth Community School Collaborative",,,MN,,"(218) 336-8860x 8",kathy.bogen@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-grant-27,"Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Amy Varsek: education director, Duluth Art Institute; Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth; David Marty: former director of the Reif Performing Arts Center, Grand Rapids.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008849,"Arts Learning Grant",2019,2500,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The short-term outcome I hope to achieve would be to have 75 different students participating in at least one painting class with at least half of those students participating in multiple sessions. An additional short-term goal would be for at least 50% of those students feeling they have created exhibit-worthy projects while experiencing new media and styles of painting. The long-range outcome will be that students will experience enough painting styles using several media to discover one or more which they feel most comfortable with and which they choose to continue on in the advanced sessions and throughout their lives. The first indication of success will be the attendance of 75 students in at least one session with half of the students attending multiple sessions. The long-term educational goal of discovering their own styles of painting and preference of media will be determined by the artwork displayed at the library. Feedback from students and parents about the growth of the students' art experience will be a secondary indicator.","The first indication of success comes from the attendance of 55 students in at least one session with more than half of the students attending multiple sessions. The students were able to discover their own style of painting throughout the sessions and were able to have artwork on display at the library. Feedback from students, parents and staff at the Recreation program was very positive.","achieved proposed outcomes",11,"Other,local or private",2511,,,0.00,"Amy M. Lucas-Peroceski",Individual,"Arts Learning Grant",,"A Painting Journey.",2019-05-20,2019-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Lucas-Peroceski,"Amy M. Lucas-Peroceski",,,MN,,"(218) 343-3453",321ArtStudio@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-grant-28,"Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Amy Varsek: education director, Duluth Art Institute; Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth; David Marty: former director of the Reif Performing Arts Center, Grand Rapids.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008855,"Arts Learning Grant",2019,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","I am seeking Arrowhead Regional Arts Council funds to support weekly workshops and open sewing sessions at my studio from April four to December 19, 2019. Basic sewing, design, piecing, quilting and binding skills will be taught in a hands-on environment tailored to the needs of individual participants. Funding will be used to purchase fabric, batting, patterns and thread to augment what participants can themselves afford to provide. I will expand my reference library, develop a web kiosk with curated links to patterns, method videos, artist websites and opportunity listings. This grant will also be used to partially fund my teaching time and ongoing mentorship role. Participant projects and progress will be recorded after each session to help me better anticipate next steps for each person. A studio journal will be available for participants to write through their experience and a comments box will be used to gather feedback. I will assist participants in setting learning goals and will provide a list of specific resources and skill-building steps to help them meet those goals. A computer will be set up with reference materials and a curated set of web links highlighting quilters working in the field and opportunities for membership and exhibition. A library of reference books will be available for how-to instruction and inspiration.","I provided each student with instruction (one on one) weekly to finish to complete a quilt of their own creation in my studio. I provided the fabrics, batting, threads, use of equipment such as industrial steamer iron, sewing machines, longarm quilting machines as well as rotary cutters, mats, rulers etc all at no charge to each student. Instruction included sewing instruction, quilting instruction and binding instruction based on skill level which generally was a newbie or beginner. Because of the ARAC grant - I was able to help students finish over eight completed quilts plus several dozen other projects -100% completed from many different skill set students. As a direct result of the grant award over a dozen at risk students, now how to sew a completed quilt on their own andor assisted and have quilted several different projects on their own. Students continue to utilize the studio on a weekly basis after the grant has expired and I continue to mentor at no charge.","achieved proposed outcomes",720,"Other,local or private",5720,45,,0.00,"Karen McTavish",Individual,"Arts Learning Grant",,"Quilting studio mentorship workshops and open sew.",2019-04-01,2019-12-19,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karen,McTavish,"Karen McTavish",,,MN,,"(218) 391-8218",karen@mctavishquilting.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-grant-29,"Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Amy Varsek: education director, Duluth Art Institute; Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth; David Marty: former director of the Reif Performing Arts Center, Grand Rapids.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008858,"Arts Learning Grant",2019,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","In the short term is our goal that we will increase participation over past years' events by both youth and adults in the hands-on arts learning activities and that we will be the first experience with casting iron for the majority of our participants. In the long term it is our goal that this project will ignite an interest in the metal arts for our attendees and inspire them to further explore casting as a creative process -- whether through attending other iron pour events in the future or getting involved in the casting process themselves. We also hope this project will give attendees a new way of thinking about a ubiquitous part of life on the Iron Range -- the iron itself. The project team will work together to evaluate the project. Minnesota Museum of Mining staff and volunteers will track attendance and participants' ages. Verbal surveys will be conducted in each class to assess participants' prior experience with metal arts and casting and to get qualitative feedback about the class after it is complete. Teaching artists will provide input based on the responses they get from participants and their own reflections on the success of the workshops. We will assess progress toward our long-term goals by surveying attendees about their interest in attending or participating in metal casting events in the future.","The short term goal was to increase participation over past years' events by both youth and adults in the hands-on arts learning activities and to be the first experience with casting iron for the majority of our participants. We tracked attendance to evaluate this outcome. We had some repeat attendees from previous years', but we had many new attendees and reached a new audience through our partnership with MacRostie Art Center. Several attendees traveled from Itasca County to participate in the project. The long term goal was that this project would ignite an interest in the metal arts for our attendees and inspire them to further explore casting as a creative process -- whether through attending other iron pour events in the future or getting involved in the casting process themselves. Evaluation of this outcome will require a timeframe beyond the grant period. However, numerous attendees reported an interest in attending future iron pours at the museum.","achieved proposed outcomes",1165,"Other,local or private",6165,,"Carol Borich, Dennis Borich, Mary Bovitz, Matt Marolt, John Nelson, Ricky Nielsen, Chuck Palmquist, MaryJo Rajha, Tim Sullivan",0.00,"Minnesota Museum of Mining","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning Grant",,"Iron on the Range: A Community Iron Pour at the Minnesota Museum of Mining.",2019-04-01,2019-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Chuck,Palmquist,"Minnesota Museum of Mining","PO Box 271",Chisholm,MN,55719,"(218) 254-5543",cjborich@mchsi.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Itasca, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-grant-30,"Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Amy Varsek: education director, Duluth Art Institute; Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth; David Marty: former director of the Reif Performing Arts Center, Grand Rapids.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008880,"Arts Learning Grant",2019,3640,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Prøve Gallery is requesting matching grant funds to support an ongoing monthly series of arts workshops held in collaboration with Mentor Duluth. This series invites children and youths of all ages from Mentor Duluth to spend an evening at the gallery with Prøve Collective members and local artist Carla Hamilton. Providing pizza, fruit, and veggie snacks and all artmaking materials, mentors and mentees were able to share an evening together in which they ate dinner and were led in the art of collage by artists Hamilton and Prøve Co-director, Flo Matamoros. The project is also support by the Lloyd K. Johnson foundation. Based on large and increasing turnout, we are asking for additional funds. We will monitor and record attendance at each workshop, paying attention to repeat and regular participants. We will also consult with the staff members from Mentor Duluth (contact person, Melissa Anne Thorenson), GirlPower (Porcha Shadd), and REACH Mentoring (Anne Parish) to make sure that the program is also meeting the objectives and standards of success established by our community partner. We will regularly ask for feedback from them, as well as from mentees to ensure growth and success through continued evaluation. Our evaluation results will be used to guide and plan for further programs, evaluating and establishing a program of best practices and successful activities.","Prove Gallery is requesting matching grant funds to support an ongoing monthly series of arts workshops held in collaboration with Mentor Duluth. This series invites children and youths of all ages from Mentor Duluth to spend an evening at the gallery with Prove Collective members and local artist Carla Hamilton. Providing pizza, fruit, and veggie snacks and all artmaking materials, mentors and mentees were able to share an evening together in which they ate dinner and were led in the art of collage by artists Hamilton and Prove Co-director, Flo Matamoros. The project is also support by the Lloyd K. Johnson foundation. Based on large and increasing turnout, we are asking for additional funds. Based on our evaluation of the project, we at Prove have been able to uphold our commitments to the grant and to the community the project was meant to serve. We did experience some challenges to the project that were beyond our control, described below.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",3600,"Other,local or private",7240,,"Flo Matamoros, Taylor Kline, Jamie Ratliff, Emma Spooner",0.00,"Prove Collective AKA Prove Gallery","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning Grant",,"Community Arts Mentoring.",2019-04-01,2020-02-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jamie,Ratliff,"Prøve Collective","21 N Lake Ave",Duluth,MN,55802,"(401) 474-8627",jamie@provegallery.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-grant-33,"Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Amy Varsek: education director, Duluth Art Institute; Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth; David Marty: former director of the Reif Performing Arts Center, Grand Rapids.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008886,"Arts Learning Grant",2019,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goals of the Reflections Dance Company Workshop Series are as follows: 1. To expose the dancers in Ely to movement they may not have the opportunity to experience. 2. To develop skills in the dancers that can be used in Reflections Dance Company performances and beyond. 3. To inspire dancers and choreographers in new ways through connections to people from other places and backgrounds. 4. To host a unique workshop that will attract members of Reflections Dance Company as well as new dancers. The evaluation methods will include the following: 1. Post-workshop surveys conducted with participants, instructors, and staff of Reflections Dance Company. 2. Reporting of number of participants in the workshops. 3. Narrative of new work created as a result of the workshop.","The dance workshops provided rich learning experiences for the participants. After surveying the participants following their workshop, all rated the experiences 45 or higher. Multiple skills that dancers learned during the workshops were incorporated into the summer show put on by the Reflections Dance Company. The high quality of the instructors was noted by observation from the teachers who attended, as well as the dancers and the parents. Members of the company were invited to attend a dance intensive in the Twin Cities hosted by STRONGDance with instructor Darrius Strong. Plans to continue this type of learning have continued. Dancers were exposed to new ideas, techniques, and ways of thinking. This workshops series was a successful effort by the Reflections Dance Company.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",485,"Other,local or private",5485,2635,"Johnnie Hyde, Brooke Lund, Molly Olson, Amanda Vanderbeek, Therese Walls",0.00,"Reflections Dance Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning Grant",,"Reflections Dance Company Workshop Series Spring 2019 will bring guest dance instructors to Ely.",2019-04-20,2019-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Molly,Olson,"Reflections Dance Company","105 Winton Pt Rd",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 410-9457",reflectionsdc18@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-grant-34,"Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Amy Varsek: education director, Duluth Art Institute; Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth; David Marty: former director of the Reif Performing Arts Center, Grand Rapids.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10007937,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2019,43788,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Broaden exposure to diverse cultures and traditions in communities that have limited access to high-quality, global performing arts experiences. We will solicit feedback from and conduct follow-up conversations with students, teachers, community partners, and artists, and will compile quantitative data on community-artist interactions. 2: Build the capacity of our partner organization to use this residency model in the future so residents maintain access to the arts in local venues. We will measure new and sustained partnerships with local schools, continued programming featuring international ensembles, and evidence of new/increased local support for the organization.","Arts Midwest broadened exposure to diverse cultures and traditions in communities with limited access to high-quality, global musical experiences. We compiled quantitative data on participants and activities. We also solicited feedback from our community partners, teachers, artists, and students. 2: Arts Midwest built the capacity of partner organizations to use in-person and virtual artist residency models in the future. We measured new partnerships and relationships formed between partner organizations and schools, artists, and community organizations and solicited feedback from partners about continuing to implement these types of activities.",,14596,"Other,local or private",58384,7951,"Flavia Bastos, Brian J. Bonde, Peter Capell, Sandi Clark, Loann Crane, Dionne Custer Edwards, Jasmin De Forrest, Ken Fischer, Matthew Harris, Craig Howe, Kendra Whitlock Ingram, Sylvia C. Kaufman, Mia Khimm, Megan Laudenschlager, Kymm Martinez, Ailithir McGill, Andre Perry, Mary Pickard, Rhoda Pierce, Jane Rasmussen, Omari Rush, Brian Tiemann, George Tzougros, Michael Vinson, Gregory Volan, Matthew Wallace, Jan Webb",0.00,"Arts Midwest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Arts Midwest will tour two international musical ensembles from Israel and Brazil to Fairmont, Minnesota, for weeklong residencies through Arts Midwest World Fest, fostering understanding of and appreciation for global uniqueness and differences.",2019-06-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Colleen,McLaughlin,"Arts Midwest","2908 Hennepin Ave Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55408,"(612) 238-8052 ",colleen@artsmidwest.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Martin, Otter Tail, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-371,"Darcey Engen: Coartistic director, Sod House Theater; theater professor, Augsburg University; Nathan Hanson: Composer and saxophonist; Arts Board grantee; Kurt Kwan: Actor; Pillsbury House Theatre artistic associate; David Marty: Former President, Reif Arts Council; Christine Murakami Noonan: Marketing and advertising supervisor, Minnesota State Fair; former MRAC board chair; Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha: Freelance director, actor and theater educator; James Rocco: Director and producer; former producing artistic director, Ordway","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10007945,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2019,20060,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota audiences learn about a legendary musical figure whose influence may often touch their lives, but whose story has largely gone untold. Talkback Sessions will be structured to elicit feedback specifically about what audiences learned about Nadia and her teaching. Recording will allow for post-tour analysis of impact across locations. 2: Minnesota audiences will deepen their understanding of the challenges faced by being a woman in the twentieth century classical music environment. Talkback Sessions will be structured to explore reactions to and takeaways from Nadia's struggles and successes as a woman in her field, as well as encourage sharing of related personal experiences.","Minnesota audiences learned about a legendary musical figure whose influence has touched their lives, but whose story was previously unknown. Talkback Sessions with audiences, led by Mina Fisher, were structured to elicit feedback specifically about what they learned about Nadia Boulanger and her teaching. 2: Minnesota audiences' awareness/understanding of the challenges faced by women in the twentieth century classical music environment was deepened. Talkback Sessions with audiences, led by Mina Fisher, were structured to explore reactions to and takeaways from Nadia's struggles and successes as a woman in her field, as well as encourage sharing of related personal experiences.",,1735,"Other,local or private",21795,300,"Stephanie Arado, Mary Dew, Martha Ingram, Holly MacDonald, Paul Mohrbacher, Ruth Murphy, Tracy Peterson, Pitnarry Shin, Mary Streitz, Andrea Williams",0.00,"The Bakken Trio","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"The Bakken Trio is collaborating with playwright Mina Fisher and singer/actress Christina Baldwin to present NADIA, a one woman tour de force about the legendary musician Nadia Boulanger in which Nadia's memories are triggered by chamber music.",2019-06-01,2021-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tracy,Peterson,"The Bakken Trio","3754 Pleasant Ave S Ste 202",Minneapolis,MN,55409,"(612) 584-1967 ",tracy.peterson@q.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Crow Wing, Itasca, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-374,"Kim Christianson: Cochair of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council performance committee; Trisha Kirk: Director of marketing and communications, Guthrie Theater; Delon Lyren: Professor of high brass and jazz, Bemidji State University; also assistant festival director, JENerations Jazz Festival; Katie Marshall: Executive director, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids; Nicole Mulder: Executive director, Theatre L'Homme Dieu; Sennami Onwubuya: Political organizer; Rebecca Petersen: Director of development, West Central Initiative; former executive director of Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10007953,"Arts Access",2019,17725,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","BSA uses two important storytelling tools: primary orality evoking emotional connection and audience interaction: they share the production's power. BSA will use a professionally developed survey instrument to evaluate how folks felt about the performances. This evaluation tool will seek to capture what the audience and artists gained from the experience in their own words. 2: BSA has design this production to be a life affirming and life changing, inspirational experience. It intentional portrays personal resiliency. BSA will solicit written reviews from the audience, institutional staff and the artists encouraging each to use the medium with which they are most comfortable (words or pictures) for their reviews.","BSA exceeded its proposed outcome of the evoking emotional responses from the audience. The event was sent to the electrifying lean magnificent!. BSA used the professionally designed Survey Instrument containing ten multiple-choice and two open ended questions. We obtained responses from those in attendance. 2: The overwhelmingly enthusiastic audience response delivered a clear affirmation that the production was inspiring and life affirming!. BSA obtained written responses evaluating the performance from the women who are incarcerated, the staff of the institution, visiting dignitaries in attendance and the artists.","achieved proposed outcomes",4036,"Other,local or private",21761,1000,"Nothando Zulu, Darrell Gillespie, Mahmoud El-Kati, Dr. Brooke Cunningham, Makeda Zulu-Gillespie, Stephanie Dillard, Edwin Clarke, Sherrie Pugh, Vusumuzi Zulu",0.00,"Black Storytellers Alliance AKA BSA","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Black Storytellers Alliance will reach women in the Minnesota correctional facilitiy in Shakopee with an electrifying, multifaceted journey through the African American cultural experience with African drums, storytelling, and two nationally acclaimed vocalists.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Vusumuzi,Zulu,"Black Storytellers Alliance","1112 Newton Ave N",Minneapolis,MN,55411-3705,"(612) 529-5864 ",vzulu@blackstorytellers.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-436,"Heather Allen: Program officer, Central Minnesota Arts Board; Adam Courville: St Paul Public Schools fund development and grant management; Robert Kern: Photographer; Arts Board grantee; Rupa Nair: Dancer with Katha Dance Theatre; cost controls specialist with construction company Weston Solutions; Mónica Segura-Schwartz: Board member, GREAT Theatre, Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs, St Cloud School District","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10007962,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2019,35239,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Cantus visits five towns in northern Minnesota to perform One Giant Leap, using music to engage 1,997 people in a celebration of discovery and innovation. Cantus will collect box office data and qualitative feedback from presenters. The ensemble will collect surveys from audience members after concerts and launch a social-media hashtag (#CantusOneGiantLeap) to facilitate discussion of the program. ","Cantus performed One Giant Leap in five Northern Minnesota communities, engaging approx. 1,200 audience members in a celebration of space and discovery. Cantus assessed attendance figures, qualitative feedback from presenters, and post-concert surveys completed by audience members. The planned social media hashtag did not prompt discussion or feedback as intended.","achieved proposed outcomes",15595,"Other,local or private",50834,4736,"Jeff Reed, Nancy Gaschott, David Niles, Patricia Kirkpatrick, Pete Cochrane, Bryan Fisher, Chris Foss, Theresa Gienapp, Jonathan Guyton, Elizabeth Drotning Hartwell, Paul Johnson, Paul Scholtz, Craig Shulstad, Kevin Stocks, Frank Stubbs, Barbara Thomas, Beth Anne Thompson",0.00,Cantus,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Cantus will perform its 'One Giant Leap' program, which uses choral music to celebrate innovation and discovery, in five geographically dispersed communities in northern Minnesota. It will also offer master classes to community and student choirs.",2019-06-01,2020-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joseph,Heitz,Cantus,"1201 Marquette Ave Ste 100",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 435-0046 ",jheitz@cantussings.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Cook, Crow Wing, Koochiching, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-375,"Megan Flanagan: Director, City Center Partnership and co-leader, CityArt, Mankato; Simón Alberto Franco Caricote: Student Activities and Leadership Coordinator, University of Minnesota, Morris; Kajsa Jones: Managing director, Merrill Arts Center in Woodbury; Scott Lykins: Founding artistic and executive director, Lakes Area Music Festival; Daniel Peltzman: Assistant manager, Fitzgerald Theater; Louella Voigt: Board member, Blue Mound Area Theatre; Dennis Whipple: Executive director, Great River Educational Arts Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10007971,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2019,35625,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Through performances at 40 local libraries, people in greater Minnesota will experience and learn about the music and culture of DR Congo or Brazil. Track number of libraries, ask audiences to complete a post-program evaluation with questions about the experience and what they learned; Artists and libraries complete post-program evaluations to report on questions asked and observed audience experience","People living in Northern and Central Minnesota experienced and learned about the music and culture of DR Congo or Brazil through 38 performances. We tracked number of libraries and other sites. Performances were followed by Q and A time. Many audience members also completed an evaluation that asked what they learned, how they heard about the event, and what they thought of the performance.","achieved proposed outcomes",12480,"Other,local or private",48105,5400,"Susan Rotilie, Mimi Stake, Jeff Goldenberg, Kathy Sanville, Mae Brooks, Robert Erickson, Virajita Singh, Susan Ziel, Keven Ambrus, Iren Bishop, Ann Dayton, Christopheraaron Deanes, Jessica Gessner, Andrew Leizens, Amy Lucas, Tracy Morrow, Elizabeth Sheets, Walter L. Smith iii, Dameun Strange, Thuong Thai ",0.00,"COMPAS, Inc AKA COMPAS","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Intergenerational audiences will experience the joyful, community oriented culture and music of either the Democratic Republic of the Congo or Brazil as COMPAS tours performing groups Siama's Congo Music and Ticket to Brazil through forty northern and central Minnesota libraries.",2019-06-01,2020-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Linck,"COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","475 Cleveland Ave N Ste 222","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 292-3203 ",joan@compas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Benton, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Morrison, Pennington, Red Lake, Roseau, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-377,"Megan Flanagan: Director, City Center Partnership and co-leader, CityArt, Mankato; Simón Alberto Franco Caricote: Student Activities and Leadership Coordinator, University of Minnesota, Morris; Kajsa Jones: Managing director, Merrill Arts Center in Woodbury; Scott Lykins: Founding artistic and executive director, Lakes Area Music Festival; Daniel Peltzman: Assistant manager, Fitzgerald Theater; Louella Voigt: Board member, Blue Mound Area Theatre; Dennis Whipple: Executive director, Great River Educational Arts Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10007973,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2019,32541,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Through arts activities participants will gain a new and meaningful understanding of dance and movement's power to communicate. Feedback will be collected at outreach and performance activities through surveys and discussions assessing participants’ new and deeper understanding of dance's communicative impact.","Through arts activities participants reported and demonstrated new and meaningful connections with dance and movement's power to communicate. Feedback collected via surveys, discussions and observations showed participants' new and deeper understanding of dance's communicative impact. All audience members, outreach participants and sponsors reported all the experiences were exceptional.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",16775,"Other,local or private",49316,,"Timothy Heitman, Sandra Smalley-Fleming, Soozie Tyrell, Kari Mosel, Stephanie Schroeder, Laura Selle Virtucio, Joanie Smith",0.00,"Contemporary Dance Arts, Inc. AKA Shapiro & Smith Dance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Shapiro and Smith Dance will present public performances and conduct empowering outreach activities with women's shelters, female first responders, and dance students in Duluth and Mankato.",2019-06-01,2020-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joanie,Smith,"Contemporary Dance Arts, Inc. AKA Shapiro & Smith Dance","528 Hennepin Ave S Ste 401",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 803-4334 ",jsmith@shapiroandsmithdance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Rice, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-378,"Megan Flanagan: Director, City Center Partnership and co-leader, CityArt, Mankato; Simón Alberto Franco Caricote: Student Activities and Leadership Coordinator, University of Minnesota, Morris; Kajsa Jones: Managing director, Merrill Arts Center in Woodbury; Scott Lykins: Founding artistic and executive director, Lakes Area Music Festival; Daniel Peltzman: Assistant manager, Fitzgerald Theater; Louella Voigt: Board member, Blue Mound Area Theatre; Dennis Whipple: Executive director, Great River Educational Arts Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10007989,"Arts Access",2019,32319,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To broaden our reach by expanding services to regional artists, and strengthening community partnerships. Evaluate community engagement through focus groups, one-on-one conversations, community input in program design, paper and digital surveys, and staff's year-end analysis.","To broaden our reach by expanding services and strengthening community partnerships. Actual changes: New Program New artists teachers (4) New leadership teachers (3) Partnerships with City Hall, ISD 709 and LincolnPark Middle School.","achieved proposed outcomes",3600,"Other,local or private",35919,7000,"Robin Washington, Juli Kellner, Jennifer Webb, David Short, Vern Northrup, Rogier Gregore, Robin Murphy, Celia Cameron",0.00,"Duluth Art Institute Association AKA Duluth Art Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"The Duluth Art Institute will enrich and strengthen the lives of youth facing barriers and honor their unique perspectives and experiences through youth and community informed issue based art creation, discussion, and community programming.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christina,Woods,"Duluth Art Institute Association AKA Duluth Art Institute","506 Michigan St W",Duluth,MN,55802-1517,"(218) 733-7560 ",cwoods@duluthartinstitute.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-445,"Bruce Berglund: Author; professor; Fulbright recipient; Rachel Carlson: Poet, novelist; nominated for Minnesota Book Award; Shantel Dow: Executive director, Reif Center; Zoe Malinchoc: Bookseller, Fair Trade Books, Red Wing; Sheldon Theatre board member; Sherrie Pugh: Retired community economic developer and philanthropy administrator; Minnesota African American Museum volunteer; Pamela Ransom: Executive director, Incredible Ely; Aamera Siddiqui: Playwright and performer; coartistic director, Exposed Brick Theatre; Nathaniel Wunrow: Proposal writer, bibliotheca; former Walker staff, St Paul Art Collective board","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10007990,"Arts Access",2019,34936,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Playhouse will conduct three sessions of Stage Play; building social skills, confidence, and theatre arts access region wide for children with Autism. Evaluation includes: student assessment before, during, and after sessions, parent feedback, continued program demand from families, and participant surveys for staff, students, and volunteers. 2: Stage Play mitigates barriers for underserved families coping with Autism Spectrum Disorders to participate in meaningful theatre arts experiences. Stage Play overcomes barriers by providing theatre education for free, compensate for gas/travel when possible, and providing customized supports and experiences for each student to ensure success.","The Playhouse conducted three sessions of Stage Play that helped to build social skills and confidence region wide for children with ASD and sensory needs. Evaluation included: student assessments that were conducted before, during, and after each session. Positive parent feedback and continued program demand from families. Participant surveys were asked of staff, students, and volunteers. 2: Alleviated barriers by providing theatre as a tool for personal skill building, and aided with transportation and customized supports. Evaluation was conducted post-sessions with discussions and surveys conducted with families in regards to perceived student success, access to the program and accomplishments achieved with provided support.","achieved proposed outcomes",18719,"Other,local or private",53655,16000,"President: Patty McNulty, Vice President: Sandy Hoff, Treasurer: Tim Johnson, Secretary: Monique Forcier. Members: Annie Carmichael, Ryan Coole, Steve Greenfield, Stacy Johnston, Brian Liberty, Dan Markham, Herb Minke, Steve Nys, Jeanie Peterson, Mia Thibodeau",0.00,"Duluth Playhouse","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"The Duluth Playhouse and Scottish Rite Clinic will conduct three, ten-week sessions of Stage Play: Theatre for Children with Autism, designed to serve youth with a variety of autism spectrum and related disorders.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christine,"Gradl Seitz","Duluth Playhouse","506 W Michigan St",Duluth,MN,55802-1517,"(218) 733-7551 ",seitz@duluthplayhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Cook, Cottonwood, Douglas, Itasca, Koochiching, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-446,"Bruce Berglund: Author; professor; Fulbright recipient; Rachel Carlson: Poet, novelist; nominated for Minnesota Book Award; Shantel Dow: Executive director, Reif Center; Zoe Malinchoc: Bookseller, Fair Trade Books, Red Wing; Sheldon Theatre board member; Sherrie Pugh: Retired community economic developer and philanthropy administrator; Minnesota African American Museum volunteer; Pamela Ransom: Executive director, Incredible Ely; Aamera Siddiqui: Playwright and performer; coartistic director, Exposed Brick Theatre; Nathaniel Wunrow: Proposal writer, bibliotheca; former Walker staff, St Paul Art Collective board","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008033,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2019,57500,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Via performances and discussions, statewide populations gain insights and understanding about trans/genderqueer youth, their parents and community. Illusion will collect attendance data; gather qualitative feedback from post-show discussions and audience comments/input; and document impact from presenting partner and local group interviews.","Through performances and discussions, audiences in greater Minnesota gained insights and understanding about trans/genderqueer youth, their parents and community. The above results were confirmed via a combination of: * Qualitative feedback from post-show discussions and audience comments/input * Reviews in the media and on social media * Impact as described by presenting partners * Interviews with local groups.","achieved proposed outcomes",93,"Other,local or private",57593,,"Stan Alleyne, John Beal, Anthony Bohaty, Willie Bridges, Barbara Brin, Lisa Cotter, Dani P. Deering, Pat Dunleavy, Whitney Taha Frakes, Keith Halperin, Catherine Ahlin-Halverson, Tim Johnson, Lori Liss, Christopher Madel, Vivian Martin, Bonnie Morris, Emily Palmer, Jeffrey Rabkin, Ann Rainhart, Michael Robins, Rebecca Schiller, Susan Shapiro, Tracy M. Smith, Robin Stein, Susan Thurston Hamerski, Christopher Wurtz",0.00,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Illusion Theater will tour The Pink Unicorn to nine Minnesota communities. It is about a mother coming to terms with, and becoming an advocate for, her gender queer child, inspired by the personal experiences of playwright Elise Forier Edie.",2019-06-01,2020-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Robins,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 704",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1814,"(612) 339-4944x 208",mrobins@illusiontheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Le Sueur, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-385,"Megan Flanagan: Director, City Center Partnership and co-leader, CityArt, Mankato; Simón Alberto Franco Caricote: Student Activities and Leadership Coordinator, University of Minnesota, Morris; Kajsa Jones: Managing director, Merrill Arts Center in Woodbury; Scott Lykins: Founding artistic and executive director, Lakes Area Music Festival; Daniel Peltzman: Assistant manager, Fitzgerald Theater; Louella Voigt: Board member, Blue Mound Area Theatre; Dennis Whipple: Executive director, Great River Educational Arts Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008035,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2019,49485,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Twenty-one exhibit events will take place in six communities that have limited access to the arts, reaching 1250+ persons. 1. Pre- and post-professional assessment of exhibit activities; 2. Presenting artists debriefings and exit interviews; 3. Audience surveys; 4. Photo/video documentation and assessment. 2: Five artists will gain professional experience in curating and presenting for communities they don't currently serve. 1. Exhibit quality assessment (rubric). 2. Pre-post assessments of presenting artist. 3. Debriefing sessions and video exit interviews.","21 exhibit events will take place in six communities that have limited access to the arts, reaching 1250+ persons. 1. pre and post-professional assessment of exhibitactivities; 2. presenting artists debriefings and exit interviews; 3. audience surveys; 4. photo/video documentation and assessment. 2: Five artists will gain professional experience in curating and presenting for communities they don't currently serve. 1. exhibit quality assessment (rubric)2. pre-post assessments of presenting artists3. debriefing sessions and video exit interviews.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",18700,"Other,local or private",68185,3000,"Sai Thao, Bienvenida Matias, Maria Arguelles, WaHoua Vue, Martin Case, Jeremy Gardner, Chao Yang, Jacylynn Jones, Deanna Drift",0.25,"In Progress","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"EXCHANGE is a touring exhibit series that features photographic and video artwork by artists from Crookston, Bois Forte, Red Lake, Leech Lake, and Saint Paul. Exhibits tour through each community and culminate in a collective exhibit in Duluth.",2019-06-01,2020-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristine,Sorensen,"In Progress","213 Front Ave","St Paul",MN,55117,"(612) 805-0514 ",inprogress301@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Cass, Hennepin, Polk, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-386,"Darcey Engen: Coartistic director, Sod House Theater; theater professor, Augsburg University; Nathan Hanson: Composer and saxophonist; Arts Board grantee; Kurt Kwan: Actor; Pillsbury House Theatre artistic associate; David Marty: Former President, Reif Arts Council; Christine Murakami Noonan: Marketing and advertising supervisor, Minnesota State Fair; former MRAC board chair; Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha: Freelance director, actor and theater educator; James Rocco: Director and producer; former producing artistic director, Ordway","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008038,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2019,46220,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotan audiences around the state will have a deeper understanding of the refugee and immigrant experience in Minnesota. Audience members will fill out audience surveys with evaluative and demographic questions. Outcome will be evaluated through audience survey results. ","Minnesotan audiences around the state will have a deeper understanding of the refugee and immigrant experience in Minnesota; Minnesotans particip. Audience surveys and post-performance discussions (questions were recorded).","achieved proposed outcomes",27065,"Other,local or private",73285,4625,"Salam Murtada, Chair, Mohammed Raef Al Azzawi, Erin Hart, Rev. David Smith, Muntadher (Ali) Al-Jayashi, Ethan Wilensky-Lanford, Azar Maluki, Kathy Adam",0.00,"Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Iraqi-American Reconciliation Project will tour Birds Sing Differently Here, an original bilingual theater production based on and told by Iraqi Minnesotan immigrants and refugees, directed by Taous Khazem, to three communities around the state of Minnesota.",2019-06-01,2020-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jessica,Belt,"Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project AKA Iraqi-MN Art Project","2021 Hennepin Ave E Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(952) 545-9971 ",jessy@reconciliationproject.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Olmsted, Stearns, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-387,"Darcey Engen: Coartistic director, Sod House Theater; theater professor, Augsburg University; Nathan Hanson: Composer and saxophonist; Arts Board grantee; Kurt Kwan: Actor; Pillsbury House Theatre artistic associate; David Marty: Former President, Reif Arts Council; Christine Murakami Noonan: Marketing and advertising supervisor, Minnesota State Fair; former MRAC board chair; Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha: Freelance director, actor and theater educator; James Rocco: Director and producer; former producing artistic director, Ordway","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008051,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2019,23551,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota audiences will engage with North African/Muslim/Arab/Berber culture through theater. Audiences in attendance will participate in a post-show discussion after having seen Sunrise at Midnight to ask any questions the play raises for them about cultural practices, religious influences, and folktale traditions. 2: Audience member's views of North African/Muslim/Arab/Berber culture are expanded and deepened. Before each show the audience will be invited to write on a paper collected anonymously about what comes to mind when they hear North Africa/Arab/Muslim/Berber. After the performance they will be invited to do the same and note any changes. ","MN audience will engage with North African/Muslim/Arab/Berber culture through theater. Audiences in Northfield, Granite Falls, and New London engaged in lively post-show discussions. They asked questions notably of storytelling traditions and cultural practices. 2: Audience members views of North African/Muslim/Arab/Berber culture are expanded and deepened. In Northfield audiences were invited to write on paper collected anonymously about how their views had changed and expanded. In Granite Falls and New London audiences expressed this through discussion.",,3156,"Other,local or private",26707,,,0.00,"Taous C. Khazem AKA Taous Claire Khazem",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Sunrise at Midnight, a dynamic theater piece with original songs that bring together stories from the Kabyle folktale tradition from Algeria, will tour to four different communities in greater Minnesota.",2019-06-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Taous,Khazem,"Taous C. Khazem AKA Taous Claire Khazem",,,MN,,"(612) 237-1476x c",tkhazem@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Kandiyohi, Rice, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-389,"Darcey Engen: Coartistic director, Sod House Theater; theater professor, Augsburg University; Nathan Hanson: Composer and saxophonist; Arts Board grantee; Kurt Kwan: Actor; Pillsbury House Theatre artistic associate; David Marty: Former President, Reif Arts Council; Christine Murakami Noonan: Marketing and advertising supervisor, Minnesota State Fair; former MRAC board chair; Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha: Freelance director, actor and theater educator; James Rocco: Director and producer; former producing artistic director, Ordway","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1
10008086,"Arts Access",2019,99248,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","MMAM will reduce intimidation and increase comfortable access to the fine arts. MMAM evaluates community engagement through one-on-one conversations, community input in program design, participant paper and digital surveys, and staff's year-end program analysis.","The Minnesota Marine Art Museum reduced intimidation and increased comfortable access to the fine arts. MMAM evaluated community engagement through a stakeholder's luncheon, community input in program design, one-on-one conversations, observations, visitor anecdotes, paper and digital surveys, and staff's ongoing and year-end analysis.","achieved proposed outcomes",34846,"Other,local or private",134094,4291,"Sabina Bosshard, Dan Hampton, Bill Hoel, Elise Lewis, Betsy Midthun, Mark Metzler, Greg Neidhart, Dominic Ricciotti, Rachelle Schultz, Steve Slaggie, Cindy Telstad",0.50,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"The Minnesota Marine Art Museum will collaborate with its local community to cocreate eleven accessible art program days called Second Saturdays.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicole,Chamberlain-Dupree,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","800 Riverview Dr",Winona,MN,55987-2272,"(507) 474-6626 ",ncdupree@mmam.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Kanabec, Koochiching, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Martin, Meeker, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-463,"Heather Allen: Program officer, Central Minnesota Arts Board; Adam Courville: St Paul Public Schools fund development and grant management; Robert Kern: Photographer; Arts Board grantee; Rupa Nair: Dancer with Katha Dance Theatre; cost controls specialist with construction company Weston Solutions; Mónica Segura-Schwartz: Board member, GREAT Theatre, Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs, St Cloud School District","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008097,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2019,61936,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences in outstate Minnesota will gain access to a high-quality and entertaining live music performance by The New Standards and their touring ensemble. Surveys and ticket sales data will measure attendance, assess if audience new to the band/venue is reached, indicate attendees' home community, and rank the quality of the arts experience. Venues are in communities where I do not routinely perform.","Five audiences in outstate Minnesota gained access to a high-quality and entertaining live music performance by The New Standards and their touring ensemble. Ticket sales indicated an average 2/3 venue capacity sold. Surveys indicated 60% of audience members experienced The New Standards for the first time, most preferring to attend events close to home. Audiences rated performances as Excellent.",,20931,"Other,local or private",82867,10994,,0.00,"John S. Munson AKA John Munson",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Munson and his artistic collaborators will perform public concerts of Score!, a full program of music from films, in five Minnesota communities, and conduct educational outreach sessions at each location.",2019-06-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Munson,"John S. Munson",,,MN,,"(612) 801-8653x c",munsongs@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Benton, Cass, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-400,"Kim Christianson: Cochair of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council performance committee; Trisha Kirk: Director of marketing and communications, Guthrie Theater; Delon Lyren: Professor of high brass and jazz, Bemidji State University; also assistant festival director, JENerations Jazz Festival; Katie Marshall: Executive director, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids; Nicole Mulder: Executive director, Theatre L'Homme Dieu; Sennami Onwubuya: Political organizer; Rebecca Petersen: Director of development, West Central Initiative; former executive director of Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1
10008148,"Arts Access",2019,42670,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Older adults will feel socially engaged by participating in music and storytelling activities that draw on and speak to their life experiences. Different ways of demonstrating social engagement are assessed using sliding scale and multiple-choice questions on written surveys completed by staff and volunteers. Observations by musicians, staff, and participants collected.","Older adults will feel socially engaged by participating in music and storytelling activities that draw on and speak to their life experiences. Different ways of demonstrating social engagement are assessed using sliding scale and multiple-choice questions on written surveys completed by staff and volunteers. Observations by musicians, staff, and participants collected.","achieved proposed outcomes",4724,"Other,local or private",47244,700,"Margaret Husted-Perrin, Carol Cratz, Drake Hokanson",0.00,"The Rose Ensemble","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"The Rose Ensemble will engage older adults who live in residential facilities, located in communities with populations of less than 20,000, in an interactive program of early American music.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jordan,Sramek,"The Rose Ensemble","75 5th St W Ste 314","St Paul",MN,55102-1423,"(651) 225-4340 ",jordan@roseensemble.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Itasca, Le Sueur, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, St. Louis, Waseca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-473,"Bruce Berglund: Author; professor; Fulbright recipient; Rachel Carlson: Poet, novelist; nominated for Minnesota Book Award; Shantel Dow: Executive director, Reif Center; Zoe Malinchoc: Bookseller, Fair Trade Books, Red Wing; Sheldon Theatre board member; Sherrie Pugh: Retired community economic developer and philanthropy administrator; Minnesota African American Museum volunteer; Pamela Ransom: Executive director, Incredible Ely; Aamera Siddiqui: Playwright and performer; coartistic director, Exposed Brick Theatre; Nathaniel Wunrow: Proposal writer, bibliotheca; former Walker staff, St Paul Art Collective board","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008152,"Arts Access",2019,100000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The SPCO will share transformational performances with Saint Paul's West Side community through concerts, music education, and engagement activities. Through analysis of audience and project personnel feedback, the SPCO and a community council will participate in ongoing evaluation of the partnership's planning, implementation and achievements.","The SPCO shared its transformational performances with the West Side community through concerts, music education, and engagement activities. Through analysis of audience and project personnel feedback, the SPCO evaluated the partnership's planning, implementation and achievements.","achieved proposed outcomes",41381,"Other,local or private",141381,14138,"Donna Ahrens,Nina Archabal, Daniel Avchen,Jo Bailey,Theresa Bevilacqua,Jon Cieslak,Richard Cohen,Mary Cunningham,Sheldon Damberg,Jeffrey DeYoung,Lynn Erickson,Stephanie Fehr,Judith Garcia Galiana,Bonnie Grzeskowiak,Ingrid Lenz Harrison,Lowell Hellervik,Amy Hubbard,Ann Huntrods,A. J. Huss, Jr.,James E. Johnson, Arthur Kaemmer,D. William Kaufman,Erwin Kelen, Eunice Kim,Robert Lee,Sarah Lewis,David Lillehaug,Jon Limbacher,Laura Liu,Lydia Lui, Marja Lutsep,Wendell Maddox,Stephen Mahle, Maureen Maly,Richard Martinez,Alfred Moore, David Myers,Eric Nilsson,Jenny Lind Nilsson, Robert Oberlies,Robert Olafson,Deborah J. Palmer,Paula J. Patineau,Daniel R. Pennie, Nancy McGlynn Phelps,Nicholas S. Pifer,Eric Prindle,Shawn Quant,Peter Remes,Barb Renner, Paul Reyelts,David Rosedahl,Daniel Schmechel, Kathleen Schubert,Fred Sewell,Ronald Sit,Eric Skytte,James Donald Smith,Joseph Tashjian, Charles Ullery,Dobson West,Alan Wilensky,Scott Wilensky,Elizabeth Willis,Paul Wilson,Justin Windschitl",0.00,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra will engage with members of Saint Paul's West Side community to create access to transformational performances through a three concert series, education and outreach activities, and collaborative programming.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rebecca,Cline,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","408 St Peter St 3rd Fl","St Paul",MN,55102-1497,"(651) 292-3280 ",rcline@spcomail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Cottonwood, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-475,"Bruce Berglund: Author; professor; Fulbright recipient; Rachel Carlson: Poet, novelist; nominated for Minnesota Book Award; Shantel Dow: Executive director, Reif Center; Zoe Malinchoc: Bookseller, Fair Trade Books, Red Wing; Sheldon Theatre board member; Sherrie Pugh: Retired community economic developer and philanthropy administrator; Minnesota African American Museum volunteer; Pamela Ransom: Executive director, Incredible Ely; Aamera Siddiqui: Playwright and performer; coartistic director, Exposed Brick Theatre; Nathaniel Wunrow: Proposal writer, bibliotheca; former Walker staff, St Paul Art Collective board","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008170,"Arts Access",2019,24010,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","An array of experiences planned and presented with community partners will draw local populations into meaningful arts participation. Staff will use audience surveys, open discussions with local groups and individuals, and interviews to determine success involving general public and underserved residents in activities and to gauge the strength of new partnerships. 2: The project will inspire future collaborations involving broader, more ambitious projects within the next three years. During and after the project, the program director will survey project partners in all cities to measure satisfaction with the experience and interest in a future, collaborative venture within three years.","An array of experiences planned and presented with community partners drew local populations into meaningful arts participation. Audience counts at all venues confirmed success drawing or exceeding targeted numbers except at the Duluth 90-minute concert and workshop. Surveys and oral discussions confirmed meaningfulness of experiences. 2: The project inspired future collaborations to involve broader, more ambitious projects within the next three years. All partners in Cloquet and Sandstone and the mini-concert partners in Duluth and Mora confirmed commitments. In Mora, better logistics will be needed for 90-minute show. Promising connections made in Aitkin and Two Harbors.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",19908,"Other,local or private",43918,4400,"Judith Morrison, Virginia Cone, Bethany Gladhill, Gary Pederson, John Choi, Hannah Hoes, David Badgley",0.00,"Sounds of Hope, Ltd.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Sounds of Hope will collaborate with community partners in four northeast Minnesota cities, to meaningfully engage communities in global music performed by youth and adults from countries around the world.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Thomas,Surprenant,"Sounds of Hope, Ltd.","882 Stryker Ave Ste 1","West St Paul",MN,55118,"(651) 225-4179 ",info@soundsofhope.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Kanabec, Pine, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-476,"Catherine Belleveau: Founder and artistic director, Mask and Rose Women's Theater Collective; Rhonda Dass: Associate professor of anthropology and director of museum studies, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Elizabeth Horslev Gilbert: Community outreach director, Holmes Theatre; McKayla Murphy: Program resources specialist at Girl Scouts River Valleys; dance instructor and program coordinator; Simon Sperl: Director of corporate and foundation relations. Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities; Chelsea Unold: Free Arts progam manager, Big Brothers Big Sisters Greater Twin Cities; Julio Zelaya: Greater Minnesota Racial Justice Project Coordinator with the American Civil Liberties Union","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008173,"Arts Access",2019,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artists, arts organizations and community leaders will expand their skills through learning, exchange and celebration of rural arts and culture. At least 90% of participants will report that the event provided extremely valuable information, connections and support for expanding their leadership or engagement skills in rural community life. 2: Participants will identify barriers to participation in arts and culture in rural communities, and leave with new strategies for their work. At least 85% of all participants will feel capable of implementing at least one goal in increasing access to the arts to underserved audiences in rural communities. ","Artists, arts organizations and community leaders expanded their skills to through learning, exchange and celebration of rural arts and culture. 85% of survey respondents selected 'agree' or 'strongly agree' when asked to rate 'I have new skills, resources and/or knowledge as a result of attending the RAC Summit.'. 2: Participants identified barriers to participation in arts and culture in rural communities, and left with strategies for more accessibility. 86% of survey respondents identified at least one commitment they have made to improve access to arts and culture experiences in their community.","achieved proposed outcomes",183946,"Other,local or private",213946,,"Amelia Brown, Kelly Asche, Greta Bauer Reyes, Andriana Abariotes, Ben Bonestroo, Bo Thao-Urabe, Jarrett Reed, Jeremy Cohen, Maureen Ramirez, Rose Teng, Sarina Otaibi, Shannon Pettitt",0.00,"Springboard for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Springboard for the Arts will collaborate with the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council to produce the 2019 Rural Arts and Culture Summit in Grand Rapids.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carl,Swanson,"Springboard for the Arts","308 Prince St Ste 270","St Paul",MN,55101-1437,"(651) 292-4381 ",carl@springboardforthearts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lyon, Mahnomen, Martin, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-478,"Heather Allen: Program officer, Central Minnesota Arts Board; Adam Courville: St Paul Public Schools fund development and grant management; Robert Kern: Photographer; Arts Board grantee; Rupa Nair: Dancer with Katha Dance Theatre; cost controls specialist with construction company Weston Solutions; Mónica Segura-Schwartz: Board member, GREAT Theatre, Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs, St Cloud School District","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008190,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2019,101000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences will explore and deepen their relationship with nature by participating in this unique theatrical experience. TigerLion staff will collect audience surveys with questions about what attendees learned and how it will change their future interactions with nature.","By seeing Nature, audiences spent time in nature, deepening their relationship with it, and learned about Emerson, Thoreau and their contemporaries. TigerLion staff collected paper and online audience surveys with questions about what attendees learned and how it will change their future interactions with nature.","achieved proposed outcomes",43520,"Other,local or private",144520,1200,"Steve Brooks, Thupten Dadak, Sam Elmore, Tyson Forbes, Shannon Forney, Markell Kiefer, Dianne Lev, Tenzin Ngawang",0.00,"TigerLion Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"TigerLion Arts will tour Nature, an outdoor walking play exploring humankind's relationship to nature through the lives of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau and their mutual love of the natural world to six arboretums and parks in Minnesota.",2019-06-01,2020-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robin,Gillette,"TigerLion Arts","730 2nd Ave S Ste 1400",Minneapolis,MN,55402,"(612) 770-8372 ",robin@artsprogress.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Carlton, Faribault, Freeborn, Hennepin, Lake, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-411,"Darcey Engen: Coartistic director, Sod House Theater; theater professor, Augsburg University; Nathan Hanson: Composer and saxophonist; Arts Board grantee; Kurt Kwan: Actor; Pillsbury House Theatre artistic associate; David Marty: Former President, Reif Arts Council; Christine Murakami Noonan: Marketing and advertising supervisor, Minnesota State Fair; former MRAC board chair; Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha: Freelance director, actor and theater educator; James Rocco: Director and producer; former producing artistic director, Ordway","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1
10008219,"Arts Access",2019,27997,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will introduce and begin to integrate more audience and artists of color into Renegade programming, both theatrical and improv. Surveys, interviews, and focus groups will be conducted over the course of the year with the project participants and audiences measuring their interactions and attitudes regarding Renegade 2: Renegade will build new relationships with project participants helping to influence future theatrical and improv programming. The new program participant relationships will expand the perspectives and experiences influencing Renegade by participating in both theatrical and improv future season development.","We introduced 186 new audience and four new artists of color into Renegade theatrical programming. Quantitative and Qualitative Surveys, artists and audience Counts, and one-to-one conversations about attitudes and interactions. 2: Renegade made relationships with the constituents of four partner organizations to select two plays which led to a new board and staff member. Quantitative and Qualitative Surveys, numeric counts, and one-to-one conversations.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",7400,"Other,local or private",35397,4150,"Francis Heid,?Aparna Katre, Laura Weintraub, Becky Hartley, Lynn Black, Curtis Landherr, Jon Heyesen, Kendra Carlson, Sarah Seidelmann, Geiger Yount, Alan Zeppa, Jean Sramek, Julie Ahsay, Cathy Podeszwa, Karen Sunderman, Adma Swanson, Salaam Witherspoon, Karen Jeanette, Daniel Oyinloye, Jonathon Thunder, Natasha Lancour, Dan Stocke, Bill Payne, Drew Jensen, Alex Duncan",0.25,"Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community AKA Zeitgeist","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"The Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community will collaborate with people and organizations led by people of color, to increase engagement in a newly developed readers theater program, new improv classes, and Renegade Theater performances.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anthony,Cuneo,"Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community","222 Superior St E Ste 326",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 726-5430 ",tony@zeppa.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Douglas, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-485,"Catherine Belleveau: Founder and artistic director, Mask and Rose Women's Theater Collective; Rhonda Dass: Associate professor of anthropology and director of museum studies, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Elizabeth Horslev Gilbert: Community outreach director, Holmes Theatre; McKayla Murphy: Program resources specialist at Girl Scouts River Valleys; dance instructor and program coordinator; Simon Sperl: Director of corporate and foundation relations. Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities; Chelsea Unold: Free Arts progam manager, Big Brothers Big Sisters Greater Twin Cities; Julio Zelaya: Greater Minnesota Racial Justice Project Coordinator with the American Civil Liberties Union","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10009332,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2019,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Grantee organizations change, expand, or enrich the ways they connect to their communities. Groups traditionally underserved by the arts feel they have an authentic relationship to the grantee. Data Collection, Stories, Surveys.","Overcame barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities. Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region.","The activities fully achieved the prop",21213,"Other,local or private",31213,,"Hamid Akbari, Mary Alice Anderson, Marcia Aubineau, Roderick Baker, Kris Blanchard, Michael Charron, Candace Gordon, Hayley Hornberg, Margaret Johnson, Ken Mogren, Greg Peterson, Mary Polus, Gerald Portman, Patricia Rogers, Jeanne Skattum, Jim Stoa, LeRoy",0.00,"Great River Shakespeare Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Apprentice Actor Training Program Performances.",2019-06-29,2019-08-03,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Doug,Scholz-Carlson,"Great River Shakespeare Festival","79 3rd St E",Winona,MN,55987,"(507) 474-7900",dougsc@grsf.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-388,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Daved Driscoll: theatre artist, author; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Beth Nienow: musician, literary artist; Jon Swanson: museum curator; Pamela Whitfield: literary artist, educator.","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Ben Assef: art business owner; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Julie Fakler: Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Jane Olive: costumer.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848",1
10009378,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2019,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Grantee organizations change, expand, or enrich the ways they connect to their communities. Groups traditionally underserved by the arts feel they have an authentic relationship to the grantee. Data Collection, Observed Behavior Change, Stories, Surveys, Video/Audio Recordings.","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities. Overcame barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities. Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region. Provided high quality, age appropriate arts education for residents of all ages.","The activities fully achieved the prop",21070,"Other,local or private",31070,,"Brianna Haupt, Emily Kurash, Christine Martin, Robert McColl, Tyler Treptow-Bowman, Jennifer Weaver, Tricia Wehrenberg",0.05,"Saint Mary's University of Minnesota-Page Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"2019-2020 Page Series Community Programs.",2019-06-01,2020-05-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Charron,"Saint Mary's University of Minnesota","700 Terrace Hts PO Box 67",Winona,MN,55987,"(507) 453-5501",mcharron@smumn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Le Sueur, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sibley, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-413,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Ruth Lincoln: performing artist; Marie Maher: literary artist, arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician, literary artist; Merritt Olsen: professional actor; Pamela Whitfield: literary artist, arts educator; Aaron Young: arts administrator, musician.","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Ben Assef: art business owner; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Julie Fakler: Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jane Olive: costumer; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848",1
10005928,"Arts in the Schools",2018,2332,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","1. Students will be able to follow written and spoken directions and successfully build a dulcimer. 2. Students will produce dulcimers that work and sound accurately. 3. Students will be able to play simple melodies together with others on a simple one-stringed dulcimer. 4. Students will be able to play simple harmonies and accompaniments to melodies. 5. Students will perform with their dulcimer at the spring concert. Students will be observed to be sure they are meeting goals 1-4. Goal #5 will be assessed by attendance at the concert.","The success of the program was based primarily on whether students could play the dulcimers appropriately at the end of the program. I observed students individually to see that they could play the three songs we prepared for the concert. The students had a successful concert performance. A more subjective evaluation of the program is that students truly seem joyful when they are participating in the activities with Mr. Sutter and their dulcimers.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",236,,2568,,"Sharon Rupp, Sonja Pederson, Susan Bones, Jeremy Corner, Amanda Lecy, Jeremy LeBlanc, Ron Winter",,"Bert Raney Elementary School","K-12 Education","Arts in the Schools",,"Ross Sutter Dulcimer Residency.",2018-01-22,2018-03-23,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beth,Jahn,"Bert Raney Elementary School","555 7th Ave","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 564-4082 ",bjahn@isd2190.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine, Chippewa, Renville",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-schools-68,"Mary Kay Frisvold: Music; Tamara Isfeld: Visual Art, Education; Candace Joens: Music, Theatre; Cindy Demers: Visual, Education; Brett Lehman: SMAC Board; Joyce Meyer: SMAC Board; David KelseyBassett: SMAC Board.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor, director, teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art educator, visual artist, Tyler Arts Council, Lincoln County Art Fair, South Dakota Arts Educators Association, Southwest Minnesota Weaver's Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor SMSU; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice, dance teacher; Dana Conroy: producer, filmmaker; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.",,2
10005960,"Arts in the Schools",2018,2236,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","1. Students will be able to follow written and spoken directions and successfully build a dulcimer. 2. Students will produce dulcimers that work and sound accurately. 3. Students will be able to play simple melodies together on a simple one-stringed dulcimer. 4. Students will be able to play simple harmonies and accompaniments to melodies. 5. Students will perform with their dulcimer at local care centers. Students will be observed to be sure they are meeting goals 1-4 while building and learning to play their dulcimer during the residency. Goal #5 will be assessed by attendance and participation at the local care centers.","Lakeview 5th grade consists of 58 students with varying musical, academic, and physical abilities. All 58 students successfully built their very own dulcimer and all 58 were successful at playing their completed instruments. This is a truly remarkable outcome.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",205,,2441,,"Jason Louwagie, Tracy Sterner, Dennis Devereaux, Dan Louwagie, Al Grube, Vicki Myers, Korey Herrick",,"Lakeview Public School","K-12 Education","Arts in the Schools",,"Ross Sutter Dulcimer Residency.",2018-01-22,2018-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stephanie,Lundberg,"Lakeview Public School","875 Barstad Rd N",Cottonwood,MN,56229,"(507) 423-5164 ",stephanielundberg@lakeview2167.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lyon, Yellow Medicine, Redwood",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-schools-73,"Mary Kay Frisvold: Music; Tamara Isfeld: Visual Art, Education; Candace Joens: Music, Theatre; Cindy Demers: Visual, Education; Brett Lehman: SMAC Board; Joyce Meyer: SMAC Board; David KelseyBassett: SMAC Board.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor, director, teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art educator, visual artist, Tyler Arts Council, Lincoln County Art Fair, South Dakota Arts Educators Association, Southwest Minnesota Weaver's Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor SMSU; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice, dance teacher; Dana Conroy: producer, filmmaker; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.",,2
10005990,"Arts in the Schools",2018,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","1. Created mobile installed in the school cafeteria. 2. Students learn about creating kinetic art. 3. Students and community coming together to install art. 4. Art and Welding students coming together to create art. We will have the finished artwork but we will also have the students complete evaluation survey. The survey will be completed after the residency and will be collected by art and Ag teachers.","Created the art mobile and collected the paper evaluation forms to get feedback from the students. Majority of the students felt the residency went well and that they learned about art mobiles and making kinetic art. Students want to do more metal sculpture. Students want to do more large-scale kinetic art.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,4000,,"Sharon Rupp, Sonja Pederson, Susan Bones, Jeremy Corner, Amanda Lecy, Jeremy LeBlanc, Ron Winter",,"Yellow Medicine East School District","K-12 Education","Arts in the Schools ",,"Connecting Swirls of Movement. ",2018-01-03,2018-02-16,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tamara,Isfeld,"Yellow Medicine East School District","450 9th Ave","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 894-0813 ",tisfeld@isd2190.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-schools-78,"Mary Kay Frisvold: Music; Tamara Isfeld: Visual Art, Education; Candace Joens: Music, Theatre; Cindy Demers: Visual, Education; Brett Lehman: SMAC Board; Joyce Meyer: SMAC Board; David KelseyBassett: SMAC Board. ","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor, director, teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art educator, visual artist, Tyler Arts Council, Lincoln County Art Fair, South Dakota Arts Educators Association, Southwest Minnesota Weaver's Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor SMSU; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice, dance teacher; Dana Conroy: producer, filmmaker; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee. ","Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Nicole DeBoer (507) 537-1471 ",1
10000744,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2017,71900,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Cellula performances and outreach will help audiences understand how artists express scientific concepts and use STEAM principles in creative processes. Audiences will share their discoveries re: the art and science of Cellula via written and verbal surveys at outreach events, post-it notes in the lobby, and voicemail on our Cell Phone at shows. 2: Cellula will increase access to sensory-friendly theatre for youth and families in Minnesota through puppetry performances and outreach in six cities. Audiences identify prior experiences with sensory-friendly theatre and rate our accommodations via surveys at outreach events (piloted by 2015 Minnesota State Arts Board Tour evaluator) and post-show Cell Phone poll.","The presenters and Z Puppets included funding credits on: our websites, preview videos, Study Guides, Before You Go Guides, print materials and verbal. At public shows, audiences responded to written surveys. Teachers responded to school shows via online surveys. We tried post-show discussions with students but the logistics at most sites made it unfeasible. 2: Over 80% of the attendees who completed the survey indicated that Cellula was the first time they experienced a sensory-friendly performance. Over 80% of the attendees who completed the survey indicated that Cellula was the first time they experienced a sensory-friendly performance.",,23967,"Other, local or private",95867,14980,,0.00,"Shari G. Aronson AKA Shari Aronson",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Z Puppets Rosenschnoz will tour Cellula, a glow in the dark, sensory friendly performance of mitosis, to six greater Minnesota venues, to engage family audiences in the STEAM of puppetry.",2017-06-01,2018-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shari,Aronson,"Shari G. Aronson AKA Shari Aronson",,,MN,,"(612) 724-1435x 2",shari@zpuppets.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Fillmore, Itasca, Martin, Nobles, Otter Tail, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-176,"Andrea Cheney: Interim managing director, Bedlam Theatre; Jeffrey Larson: Executive director, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Mary Lee: Arts consultant; former executive director, Cantus; Kara Maloney: Organizational assistant, Lanesboro Arts; Susan Nordquist: Faculty member, Rainy River Community College; Rebecca Petersen: Executive director, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; Stacy Richardson: Writer, editor, and music promoter; Megan Vetsch Johnson: Operations and marketing manager for fine arts programing, College of St Benedict & St John's University","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10000774,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2017,26170,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Through performances at their local library, Minnesotans in twenty-four communities will gain a better understanding of the music and stories of another culture. We will track the number of libraries. Each performance is followed by an informal discussion with, and written feedback from, the audience. These will let us evaluate if (and what) attendees learned.","Minnesotans from 35 small to mid-size towns experienced another culture through music and storytelling and learned about that culture. We tracked number of libraries. Performances were followed by informal discussion with audience. Many audience members also completed an evaluation that asked what they learned, how they heard about the event, and what they thought of the performance.",,11915,"Other, local or private",38085,5485,"Roderic Hernub Southall, Mimi Stake, Susan Rotilie, Kathy Sanville, Jeff Goldenberg, Diane Johnson, Hristina Markova, Cheryl Bock, Iren Bishop, Yvette Trotman, Keven Ambrus, Robert Erickson, Louis Porter II, Michelle Silverman, Mae Brooks, Abby Lawrence, Mary Sennes, Liz Sheets, George Dow, Jessica Gessner, Virajita Singh, Dameun Strange, Walter L Smith",0.00,"COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"COMPAS will engage children and adults with musical and cultural traditions from Latin America and aboriginal Australia through performances by musicians and storytellers in 24 libraries throughout northern and central Minnesota.",2017-06-01,2018-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Linck,"COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","75 5th St W Ste 304","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 292-3203 ",joan@compas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Cook, Douglas, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Morrison, Otter Tail, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-286,"Andrea Cheney: Interim managing director, Bedlam Theatre; Jeffrey Larson: Executive director, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Mary Lee: Arts consultant; former executive director, Cantus; Kara Maloney: Organizational assistant, Lanesboro Arts; Susan Nordquist: Faculty member, Rainy River Community College; Rebecca Petersen: Executive director, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; Stacy Richardson: Writer, editor, and music promoter; Megan Vetsch Johnson: Operations and marketing manager for fine arts programing, College of St Benedict & St John's University","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10000781,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2017,42960,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Playhouse will tour original Theatre for Young Audiences shows to ten partner locations in rural Minnesota for a total of twenty performances. Evaluation of success includes performing and engaging audiences in twenty high quality arts experiences during two week-long tour legs. Methods include surveys and verbal feedback from participants. 2: Touring activities provide free performances at host locations familiar to the community which may be rural, underserved, or low income. Success is evaluated by attendance, access, and partner/audience feedback. Free performances in locations that are convenient and familiar to communities reduce barriers like transportation, cost.","The Playhouse toured two original Theatre for Young Audiences shows to twelve partner locations in rural Minnesota for a total of twenty performances. Evaluation of success includes performances and engagement of audiences in twenty high quality arts experiences during two week-long tour legs. Methods include surveys and verbal feedback from participants. 2: Touring activities provided free performances at host locations familiar to the community which were rural, undeserved, and low income. Ex: Libraries. Success is evaluated by attendance, access, and partner/audience feedback. Free performances in locations that are convenient and familiar to communities reduce barriers like transportation, cost.",,15330,"Other, local or private",58290,,"Herb Minke, Sandy Hoff, Tim Johnson, Patty McNulty, Ryan Coole, Marcia Doty, Monique Forcier, Steve Greenfield, Brian Liberty, Steve Nys, Jeanie Peterson, Dolly Schnell, Mia Thibodeau",0.00,"Duluth Playhouse","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"The Duluth Playhouse Children's Theatre will tour ""Theatre for Young Audiences"" to bring professionally performed interactive theater events to rural and underserved family audiences in northern Minnesota.",2017-06-01,2018-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christine,"Gradl Seitz","Duluth Playhouse","506 W Michigan St",Duluth,MN,55802-1517,"(218) 733-7551 ",seitz@duluthplayhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Koochiching, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-289,"Bradley Bourn: Executive director, Lyndale Neighborhood Association; former managing director, Ten Thousand Things Theater; Leslie Hanlon: Director of fundraising and marketing, College of Saint Benedict and Saint John?s University fine arts series; Tamra Jo Makram: Managing director of Memorial Auditorium Performing Arts Center, Worthington; Natalie Nowytski: Vocalist, composer and performer of international folk music; Kathleen Ray: Former executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center; theater artist and playwright; Quillan Roe: Manager and artistic director, Roe Family Singers; Douglas Scholz-Carlson: Artistic director, Great River Shakespeare Festival; Jacinta Zens: Independent arts organizer; member of Moorhead Arts and Cultural Commission","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10000795,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2017,20425,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans around the state will have access to unique programming by and about Iraqi refugees. An outside evaluator will generate evaluation materials and interview participants, artists and staff. Audience members will fill out comment cards with evaluative and demographic questions.","Minnesotans around the state had access to unique programming by and about Iraqi refugees. An outside evaluator generated evaluation materials and interviewed participants, artists and staff. Audience members filled out comment cards with evaluative and demographic questions.",,11129,"Other, local or private",31554,,,0.00,"Nathan H. Fisher",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Fisher will tour ""Iraqi Voices of Minnesota"" to audiences around the state, featuring films produced collaboratively by Fisher and Twin Cities based Iraqi refugees, with additional educational activities.",2017-06-01,2018-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nathan,Fisher,"Nathan H. Fisher",,,MN,,"(510) 967-0377 ",nate.fisher@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Hennepin, Houston, St. Louis, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-290,"Bradley Bourn: Executive director, Lyndale Neighborhood Association; former managing director, Ten Thousand Things Theater; Leslie Hanlon: Director of fundraising and marketing, College of Saint Benedict and Saint John?s University fine arts series; Tamra Jo Makram: Managing director of Memorial Auditorium Performing Arts Center, Worthington; Natalie Nowytski: Vocalist, composer and performer of international folk music; Kathleen Ray: Former executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center; theater artist and playwright; Quillan Roe: Manager and artistic director, Roe Family Singers; Douglas Scholz-Carlson: Artistic director, Great River Shakespeare Festival; Jacinta Zens: Independent arts organizer; member of Moorhead Arts and Cultural Commission","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10000797,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2017,33716,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Frank Theatre will tour to communities where it has never performed before. Frank Theatre will maintain record of venues where it performed as well as recording audience numbers and feedback in each venue.","Frank Theatre toured to communities where it has never performed before, Duluth and Grand Rapids. We recorded audience numbers at each venue, held post-show discussions with audience, and received feedback from presenters that will help us on our next tour experience.",,9740,"Other, local or private",38961,10835,"Spencer Putney, Leif Jurgensen, Wendy Knox, Suzanne Koepplinger, Paul Markwardt, Carol Cooksley",0.00,"Frank Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Frank Theatre will tour George Brant's play ""Grounded"" to four communities around the state of Minnesota.",2017-06-01,2018-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Wendy,Knox,"Frank Theatre","3156 23rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55407-1907,"(612) 724-3760 ",frank@bitstream.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Itasca, Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-291,"Bradley Bourn: Executive director, Lyndale Neighborhood Association; former managing director, Ten Thousand Things Theater; Leslie Hanlon: Director of fundraising and marketing, College of Saint Benedict and Saint John?s University fine arts series; Tamra Jo Makram: Managing director of Memorial Auditorium Performing Arts Center, Worthington; Natalie Nowytski: Vocalist, composer and performer of international folk music; Kathleen Ray: Former executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center; theater artist and playwright; Quillan Roe: Manager and artistic director, Roe Family Singers; Douglas Scholz-Carlson: Artistic director, Great River Shakespeare Festival; Jacinta Zens: Independent arts organizer; member of Moorhead Arts and Cultural Commission","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
10000798,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2017,22531,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Author tours will increase awareness of and access to work written by Minnesotans and/or created by Minnesota publishers. Email and paper surveys from attendees and partners, both at and after events; library circulation numbers. 2: Increase engagement between the readers and writers in the state through innovative programming. Email and paper surveys from attendees and participants, both at and after events.","Nearly all of attendees surveyed agreed that the Minnesota Book Award author tours introduced them to new authors and works by Minnesotans. Paper surveys at the events asked attendees whether the event exposed them to writers who were new to them. They were also asked whether they were more likely to search out books written by Minnesotan writers as a result of this program. 2: A majority of attendees indicated they had more understanding of Minnesota literature and felt more connected to their community as a result of the program. Event surveys asked if the program increased attendees' understanding of Minnesota Literature and the writing process, and if the events made them feel more connected to their community.",,8550,"Other, local or private",31081,1550,"Heather Anfang, Joseph T. Bagnoli, Sthitie E. Bom, Cathy Paper, James Bradshaw, Kathy Brown, Dana Bruce, Scott Burns, Kathleen R. Callahan, Armando Camacho, Richard Carlbom, Melvin Carter, Tetra Constantino, Jay Cowles, Paul M. Dadlez, Ted Davis, Kate Dienhart, Kimberly Ditter, Jill Droubie, Paul Dzubnar, Jeanette Frederickson, Gordon Goodwin, Patrick Harris, Courtney Henry, Sia Her, Paul Hirschboeck, John Huss, Sharyle Knutson, Donna Allan, Bridget Manahan, Greg Mazanec, Melanie McMahon, Daud Mohamed, Todd S. Nicholson, Jean O'Connell, Col. Kevin Olson, Dan Prokott, Mary Rothchild, Ty R. Silberhorn, Elona Street-Stewart, Mark Taylor, Matt Tempelis, James V. Toscano, Tom Votel, Annette M. Whaley, Charles H. Williams Jr., Chuck Wright, Mike Zipko",0.00,"The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library will collaborate with libraries and literary presses across the state to present an innovative touring program featuring Minnesota Book Award winners.",2017-06-01,2018-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alayne,Hopkins,"The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library","1080 Montreal Ave Ste 2","St Paul",MN,55116,"(651) 222-3242 ",alayne@thefriends.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Douglas, Itasca, Olmsted, Otter Tail, St. Louis, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-292,"Bradley Bourn: Executive director, Lyndale Neighborhood Association; former managing director, Ten Thousand Things Theater; Leslie Hanlon: Director of fundraising and marketing, College of Saint Benedict and Saint John?s University fine arts series; Tamra Jo Makram: Managing director of Memorial Auditorium Performing Arts Center, Worthington; Natalie Nowytski: Vocalist, composer and performer of international folk music; Kathleen Ray: Former executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center; theater artist and playwright; Quillan Roe: Manager and artistic director, Roe Family Singers; Douglas Scholz-Carlson: Artistic director, Great River Shakespeare Festival; Jacinta Zens: Independent arts organizer; member of Moorhead Arts and Cultural Commission","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
10000805,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2017,34640,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Connect participants from the general public with high quality artists and artistic works to which they would not otherwise have had access. Participant numbers to festival and symposium events will be tracked. Written, oral, and electronic evaluations will be employed to document arts access experiences. 2: Participants will have meaningful experiences through engaging with artwork of diverse traditions and genres. Written, oral, and electronic evaluations will be employed to track participant experiences, including specific questions regarding the meaningful nature of the events.","Connected 754 people with 34 high-quality touring artists and artistic works to which they would not otherwise have had access. Quantitative: Tracking registration numbers, touring artists, and crowd counts. Qualitative: conducting written and verbal participant and instructor evaluations. 2: Connected 754 people with 55 diverse and meaningful arts experiences hosted by 34 talented touring artists. Quantitative: Tracking registration numbers, crowd counts and number of activities and touring artists. Qualitative: conducting written and verbal participant and instructor evaluations documenting meaningful nature of the symposiums.",,42342,"Other, local or private",76982,17300,"Beverly Balos, Sally Berg, Hazel Belvo, Mike Carlson, Howard Hedstrom, Tessa Larson, Mary Maurice, David Morris, Ann Possis, Lynn Speaker, David Quick",0.00,"Grand Marais Arts, Inc. AKA Grand Marais Art Colony","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"The Grand Marais Art Colony will inspire creativity by presenting 30 touring artists from diverse backgrounds who will share their work with the Grand Marais community through jewelry and literary arts symposiums.",2017-06-01,2018-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Demmer,"Grand Marais Arts, Inc. AKA Grand Marais Art Colony","120 3rd Ave W PO Box 626","Grand Marais",MN,55604-0626,"(218) 387-2737 ",director@grandmaraisartcolony.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Carlton, Cook, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Lake, Pine, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-293,"Andrea Cheney: Interim managing director, Bedlam Theatre; Jeffrey Larson: Executive director, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Mary Lee: Arts consultant; former executive director, Cantus; Kara Maloney: Organizational assistant, Lanesboro Arts; Susan Nordquist: Faculty member, Rainy River Community College; Rebecca Petersen: Executive director, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; Stacy Richardson: Writer, editor, and music promoter; Megan Vetsch Johnson: Operations and marketing manager for fine arts programing, College of St Benedict & St John's University","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
10000824,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2017,19890,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","75% of attendees will report that the arts touring project provides access to high quality arts events that have otherwise been difficult to access. Our Market Survey Analyst will survey audience members, make qualitative observations during concerts and workshops and use well-planned focus groups and interviews. 2: 80% of attendees will report that the arts touring activities increased their interest in attending future arts touring events. Audience will be surveyed on satisfaction and interest in attending future performances. We will facilitate interviews and focus groups. Local and social media will indicate community interest."," ",,16725,"Other, local or private",36615,,"Rich Puhek, Jackie Corradi-Simon, Robin Harkonen, Carmen Bradach, Michael Fredeen, Donna Johnson, Lisa Kvas, Jessalyn Sabin, Dan Vidmar",0.00,"Ironworld Development Corporation AKA Minnesota Discovery Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"The Minnesota Discovery Center will present four performances that will increase community access to high quality touring artists, engage participants in musical performances, and grow community interest in the arts.",2017-06-01,2018-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tammy,Mattonen,"Ironworld Development Corporation AKA Minnesota Discovery Center","1005 Discovery Dr",Chisholm,MN,55719,"(218) 254-1226 ",tmattonen@mndiscoverycenter.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Itasca, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-298,"Bradley Bourn: Executive director, Lyndale Neighborhood Association; former managing director, Ten Thousand Things Theater; Leslie Hanlon: Director of fundraising and marketing, College of Saint Benedict and Saint John?s University fine arts series; Tamra Jo Makram: Managing director of Memorial Auditorium Performing Arts Center, Worthington; Natalie Nowytski: Vocalist, composer and performer of international folk music; Kathleen Ray: Former executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center; theater artist and playwright; Quillan Roe: Manager and artistic director, Roe Family Singers; Douglas Scholz-Carlson: Artistic director, Great River Shakespeare Festival; Jacinta Zens: Independent arts organizer; member of Moorhead Arts and Cultural Commission","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
10000865,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2017,15030,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Milkweed Editions will offer unique community programming, based on each author's work and expertise, to new and expanded audiences across Minnesota. We will evaluate how well we reach new and expanded audiences with our programming by measuring attendance rates, community partner engagement, book sales, and local media coverage. 2: We will spark conversation between Minnesotans and authors around themes in their books, their creative process, and the importance of literature. We will evaluate the success of our tour programming by conducting surveys of attendees and partners, as well as by measuring online engagement analytics, to better inform our future events and tours.","Milkweed Editions partnered with twelve communities across Minnesota to provide unique and engaging arts experiences to new audiences. We tracked event attendance and surveyed our community partners about the efficacy of our event planning and promotion strategies, including local media coverage. 2: Minnesotans made meaningful connections with two authors about reading, writing, and the value of literature. We evaluated the impact of the tour by posing survey questions to community partners and audience members aimed at learning what people responded to and found most meaningful and engaging.",,6244,"Other, local or private",21274,,"Mary Aamoth, Lynn Abrahamsen, Bill Ankeny, Keith Bednarowski, Barry Berg, Cassie Cramer, Chris Crosby, Veena Deo, Geoff Gothro, Libby Hlavka, Bill Hogle, Hart Kuller, Chris Malecek, Bob McDonald, Kate Moos, Sheila Morgan, Matt Murphy, Robin Nelson, Emily Nicoll, Janet Polli, Alicia Reuter, Daniel Slager, Nell Smith, Stephanie Sommer",0.00,"Milkweed Editions, Inc. AKA Milkweed Editions","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Milkweed Editions will tour novelist Faith Sullivan and author, journalist, and local food expert Beth Dooley to communities in greater Minnesota.",2017-06-01,2018-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Meagan,Bachmayer,"Milkweed Editions, Inc. AKA Milkweed Editions","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 300",Minneapolis,MN,55415-3015,"(612) 332-3192 ",meagan_bachmayer@milkweed.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cook, Douglas, Fillmore, Itasca, Lake, Lyon, Morrison, Nobles, Rice, Stearns, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-304,"Sh? Bailey: Performer, writer, and creator of new work in theater, visual arts, and film; Steven Downing: Writer, retired arts administrator; Ann Erickson: Associate director, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator and consultant; development officer at KBEM Jazz88; Noelle Lawton: Executive director, Twin Rivers Council for the Arts; Kathleen McTavish: Composer and media artist; Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha: Freelance director, actor and theater educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10000866,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2017,23125,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","These concert tours will focus on reaching underserved communities that rarely see live musical performances by professional touring groups. Surveys of audience members will measure the general availability of live musical performances in each community and also catalog how many are seeing the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet for the first time. 2: The Minneapolis Guitar Quartet will perform library concerts and educational workshops in sixteen Minnesota communities not previously visited. A review of the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet's performance history will confirm that sixteen of the Minnesota communities scheduled for this tour project have not been previously visited.","These concert tours focused on reaching underserved communities that rarely see live musical performances by professional touring groups. Surveys of audience members measured the general availability of live musical performances in each community and also cataloged how many were seeing the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet for the first time. 2: The Minneapolis Guitar Quartet performed library concerts and educational workshops in sixteen Minnesota communities not previously visited. A review of the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet's performance history confirmed that sixteen of the Minnesota communities included in this tour project had not been previously visited.",,8075,"Other, local or private",31200,875,"Wade Oden, Benjamin Kunkel, Joseph Hagedorn, Maja Radovanlija, Alex Lubet, Gloria Raheja, Robert Collier, Ila June Brown-Pratt",0.00,"Minneapolis Guitar Quartet Association AKA Minneapolis Guitar Quartet","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"The Minneapolis Guitar Quartet will conduct library tours in four different regions of greater Minnesota, performing five concerts and one Guitar Ensemble Crash Course workshop in each region for a total of twenty concerts and four workshops.",2017-06-01,2018-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joseph,Hagedorn,"Minneapolis Guitar Quartet Association AKA Minneapolis Guitar Quartet","2550 Dupont Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55405-3506,"(612) 669-2883 ",hagedornguitar@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cottonwood, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Otter Tail, Polk, Redwood, Rock, St. Louis, Wilkin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-305,"Sh? Bailey: Performer, writer, and creator of new work in theater, visual arts, and film; Steven Downing: Writer, retired arts administrator; Ann Erickson: Associate director, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator and consultant; development officer at KBEM Jazz88; Noelle Lawton: Executive director, Twin Rivers Council for the Arts; Kathleen McTavish: Composer and media artist; Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha: Freelance director, actor and theater educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10000883,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2017,60151,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will introduce a less frequently performed opera to our audiences. We will create enhanced marketing and educational programming around the production to create an interest in this opera. If we maintain our typical ticket sales we will have been successful. 2: Minnesota artists will have an opportunity to sing in a new language, and to perform multiple times for greater competence in the language. Singers will receive extra language coaching from native speakers and will receive a longer rehearsal period. More professional choristers will be employed because of the difficulty of the language.","We introduced a less frequently performed opera to our audiences. More than 1500 persons, mostly from the Range, attended our production of Eugene Onegin. Hundreds took part in pre-opera lectures. 2: Minnesota artists sang a great opera in Russian, performing three times in three cities. Minnesota touring artists mastered the difficult Russian text, assisted by local Russian speakers and professional Russian chorus masters and coaches.",,63932,"Other, local or private",124083,,"Barbara Baldrica, Carver Richards, Jan Carey, H. Martin Zuponcic, Rhonda Zuponcic, Laurel March, David Setnicker, Mary Mulari, Erik Erie, Gregg Allen, Veda Zuponcic, Vicky Gornick",0.30,"Northern Lights Music Festival, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"The Northern Lights Music Festival will tour its new production of Tchaikovsky's ""Eugene Onegin,"" its first Russian language opera production.",2017-06-01,2018-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Veda,Zuponcic,"Northern Lights Music Festival, Inc","11 S 4th St W",Aurora,MN,55705,"(609) 922-2965 ",Zuponcic@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Itasca, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-312,"Bradley Bourn: Executive director, Lyndale Neighborhood Association; former managing director, Ten Thousand Things Theater; Leslie Hanlon: Director of fundraising and marketing, College of Saint Benedict and Saint John?s University fine arts series; Tamra Jo Makram: Managing director of Memorial Auditorium Performing Arts Center, Worthington; Natalie Nowytski: Vocalist, composer and performer of international folk music; Kathleen Ray: Former executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center; theater artist and playwright; Quillan Roe: Manager and artistic director, Roe Family Singers; Douglas Scholz-Carlson: Artistic director, Great River Shakespeare Festival; Jacinta Zens: Independent arts organizer; member of Moorhead Arts and Cultural Commission","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10000914,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2017,84820,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Eight professional artists will tour to three greater Minnesota communities, leading workshops and performing shows for about 1,200 greater Minnesota resident. This outcome will be evaluated by tracking the number of artists who go on tour, towns we visit and performances we present, and how many residents attend the workshops/performances. 2: At least ten community/nonprofit organizations will be involved in presenting a site-specific theater project in their communities. This outcome will be evaluated by tracking the number of community and non-profit organizations we collaborate with in presenting the workshops and performances.","Eight professional artists will tour to four greater Minnesota communities, leading workshops and performing shows for about 975 greater Minnesota resident. There were eight performers in our collective and we traveled to four communities. Attendance for workshops and performances was taken at every event. 2: At least ten community/nonprofit organizations will be involved in presenting a site-specific theater project in their communities. We recorded our interactions with all the non-profits that supported our project, including community theaters, Regional Arts groups, water conservation groups, Community Centers and Chambers of Commerce.",,36469,"Other, local or private",121289,,,0.00,"Luverne G. Seifert",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Seifert will present a music infused adaptation of Ibsen's ""An Enemy of the People,"" using professional and community actors and musicians in three greater Minnesota communities to illuminate the water challenges facing our state.",2017-06-01,2018-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Luverne,Seifert,"Luverne G. Seifert",,,MN,,"(612) 414-2032 ",luverneseifert@aol.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Chippewa, Otter Tail, Renville, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-317,"Sh' Bailey: Performer, writer, and creator of new work in theater, visual arts, and film; Steven Downing: Writer, retired arts administrator; Ann Erickson: Associate director, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator and consultant; development officer at KBEM Jazz88; Noelle Lawton: Executive director, Twin Rivers Council for the Arts; Kathleen McTavish: Composer and media artist; Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha: Freelance director, actor and theater educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
10000931,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2017,49500,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Participants from a wide range of Minnesota populations will be exposed to meaningful arts experiences through SPDT's performances and community activities. Progress will be evaluated via audience/participant count, post-performance dialogues, evaluation forms, participant interviews, electronic surveys, and presenter feedback. 2: Community residents will be able to interact with SPDT?s artists in their own spaces, such as schools, senior housing sites, or hospital work places. SPDT will evaluate progress through responses of participants in the on-site classes and workshops, gathered through print and electronic surveys, sample participant interviews, and presenter feedback.","SPDT presented one-week residencies with performances and workshops for multiple population groups in Ely, Grand Rapids, and Lanesboro. SPDT utilized Talk Piece post-performance audience engagements; presenter feedback; written and electronic surveys from workshop participants; and extensive debrief with co. artists and administrators to discuss successes, challenges, and future strategies. 2: Residents from three Minnesota communities interacted with SPDT artists through workshops and performances in schools, senior centers, and arts centers. SPDT gathered feedback on community activities through responses from workshop participants, print and electronic surveys, and presenter feedback. Chosen Valley Care Center staff stated that residents were very engaged, program was tailored.",,16555,"Other, local or private",66055,5100,"Howard Bell, Michael Brooks, Judith Johnson, Courtney McClimon, Jennifer Olson, Keisha Rehkamp, Zoe Sealy, Carin Skowronsky, V. Paul Virtucio, Kristen Weller",0.00,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater will tour to Ely, Grand Rapids, and Lanesboro to present public performances and community inclusive workshops for residents ranging from elementary students to seniors in low income housing.",2017-06-01,2018-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stuart,Pimsler,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater","528 Hennepin Ave S Ste 707",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(763) 521-7738 ",spdanth@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Fillmore, Hennepin, Itasca, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-320,"Bradley Bourn: Executive director, Lyndale Neighborhood Association; former managing director, Ten Thousand Things Theater; Leslie Hanlon: Director of fundraising and marketing, College of Saint Benedict and Saint John?s University fine arts series; Tamra Jo Makram: Managing director of Memorial Auditorium Performing Arts Center, Worthington; Natalie Nowytski: Vocalist, composer and performer of international folk music; Kathleen Ray: Former executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center; theater artist and playwright; Quillan Roe: Manager and artistic director, Roe Family Singers; Douglas Scholz-Carlson: Artistic director, Great River Shakespeare Festival; Jacinta Zens: Independent arts organizer; member of Moorhead Arts and Cultural Commission","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10006147,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2018,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Stories, Survey, Data Collection.","FRFF offered a high-quality, documentary only film festival that is otherwise unavailable in outstate MN. Attendees are moved by the stories and issues presented in the films and the interactions with the attending filmmaker artists.","Achieved the proposed outcomes.",5828,"Other,local or private",15828,,"Amanda Bauer, Lyle Blanchard, Erin Mae Clark, Mike Flaherty, Eric Nelson, Jed Reisetter, Sarah Roberts, and Zach Schonike",,"Frozen River Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Festival Marketing Assistance.",2017-12-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sara,Enzenauer,"Frozen River Film Festival","160 Johnson St",Winona,MN,55987,"(763) 291-4754 ",sara.e@frff.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Aitkin, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Hennepin, Houston, Lac qui Parle, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Sherburne, Scott, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-290,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; Susan Joyce: author; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician, literary artist; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Pam Whitfield: poet, actor.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Education Coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Connie Nelson: Music Educator; Jane Olive: Costumer; Steve Schmidt: Musician, arts administrator.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ",1
10006163,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2018,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts expeiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Stories, Survey, Data Collection.","MWMF experienced high attendance with nearly 20% of its audience traveling from the Twin Cities to Winona. The multi-genre presentation of music allows relevance and accessibility to a wide-range of attendees.","Achieved the proposed outcomes.",20721,"Other,local or private",30721,,"Chuck Berendes, Sam Brown, Rick Dold, Jacob Grippen, Brent Hanifl, Crystal Hegge, Lois Sieve, Chad Staehly, Doug Westerman",,"Mid West Music Fest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Festival Production Assistance.",2017-12-01,2018-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Parker,Forsell,"Mid West Music Fest","PO Box 1465",Winona,MN,55987,"(608) 498-0268 ",parker.f@midwestmusicfest.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Meeker, Mower, Nobles, Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-295,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; Susan Joyce: author; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician, literary artist; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Pam Whitfield: poet, actor.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Education Coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Connie Nelson: Music Educator; Jane Olive: Costumer; Steve Schmidt: Musician, arts administrator.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ",1
10006835,"Arts Learning Grant",2019,3125,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage ","The goal of this project is to introduce elementary school students to the concept of oral history through classical music and storytelling, by way of an exciting lesson plan developed by a retired teacher. Students will come away from the lesson with the understanding of music and language as tools for cultural preservation, and how stories and music contribute to who they are. They will take away an appreciation that their pasts and the pasts of their families can and have shaped the history of the world around them. They will learn to identify the transition an oral story makes, and the power of the shared spoken word when accompanied by music. Students will interact with teacher and musicians to understand that oral histories are everywhere in their lives, and that many are very musical. Each student will write a paragraph long personal history which they will be encouraged to share with their class. Each student who wishes to share will stage their story with the help of improvised sounds from the MSO musicians. This activity will clearly expose the powerful relationship between spoken words and musical sounds. The project director will collect each class' stories to be displayed at the April 27, 2019 ""Fables and Folklore"" concert, so as to further the sharing of local history and stories with others in their geographic region. ","The goal of this project was to introduce students to the concept of oral history through classical music and storytelling, by way of an exciting lesson plan developed by a retired teacher. We wanted students to: ? understand music and language as tools for cultural preservation, and how stories and music contribute to who they are. ? appreciate that their pasts and the pasts of their families can and have shaped the history of the world around them. ? identify the transition an oral story makes, and the power of the shared spoken word when accompanied by music. Achievement of these outcomes was determined by drawings or brief personal stories written by the students, and by their interactions with the teacher and musicians. We also collected verbal feedback from the classroom teachers. We believe these short range objectives were achieved.","achieved proposed outcomes",750,,3875,256,"Lynn Evenson, Jan Carey, Hannah Sipola, Emily Ekstrand-Brummer, Benjamin Nilles, Sheila Wilcox, Jim Wachter, Angela Byram",0.00,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning Grant ",,"Peer Gynt in the Classroom! How Music and Stories Make Us Who We Are. ",2019-02-01,2019-06-27,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rena,Hartman,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","PO Box 600",Virginia,MN,55792,"(646) 267-6934 ",karjack@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-grant-18,"Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Amy Varsek: Education Director, Duluth Art Institute; Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth; David Marty: former director of the Reif Performing Arts Center, Grand Rapids. ","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate. ",,2
10006846,"Arts Learning Grant",2019,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Short-term outcomes include: 1. At least 100 North Shore Community School students, 40 College of Saint Scholastica students, and ten community members will participate in creating a mural during 2018-2019. 2. At least 60 North Shore Community School students and 40 College of Saint Scholastica students will work on the project from beginning to end, and will demonstrate increased understanding of the techniques involved in creating a mural, and the role of murals in fostering and celebrating community. 3. At least 300 students and community members will attend the community unveiling events in April 2019. We will determine outcomes through various avenues. First, all participants will complete brief surveys at the beginning, middle, and end including both qualitative and quantitative questions to measure growth. Teaching Artists and North Shore Community School Art Teacher will also share observations on learning that occurs and student engagement with the interactive portions. Documentary interviews conducted by a videographer will serve as a third way to assess these outcomes.","All of the measurable outcomes below were achieved. 1. At least 100 NSCS students, 40 CSS students, and ten community members will participate in creating a mural during 2018-2019. 2. At least 60 NSCS students and 40 CSS students will work on the project from beginning to end, and will demonstrate increased understanding of the techniques involved in creating a mural, and the role of murals in fostering and celebrating community. 3. At least 300 students and community members will attend the community unveiling events in April 2019. 110 NSCS students, 50 CSS students, and 35 community members participated in the mural creation, and 60 NSCS students and 40 CSS students worked on the project from beginning to end. More community members attended the community unveiling events than we anticipated. We hosted one at CSS during Scholarly and Creative Arts Week which was attended by 100 individuals, and more than 300 students and community members attended the unveiling at NSCS.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,5000,,"Steve Burgess, Daniel Clay, Mary Susan Dewitt, Christopher Dolan, David Herman, Mat Johnson, Gretchen Johnston, Beverly Raway, Philip Rolle, Karen Rosenflanz, Sue Ross, Douglas Schur, Mary Catherine Shambour, David Sparby, Marcy Steinke, Diane Tran, Marianne Allen, Deb Amberg, Bryan Chavez, Carrie Taylor-Kemp, Mark Lambert, Fred Lewis, Donna Schroeder",0.00,"The College of Saint Scholastica","Private College/University","Arts Learning Grant",,"North Shore Community School Mural Initiative: students and artists co-create a mural.",2018-11-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Colette,Geary,"The College of Saint Scholastica","1200 Kenwood Ave",Duluth,MN,55811,"(218) 723-6000 ",aabrahamson@css.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-grant-19,"Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Amy Varsek: Education Director, Duluth Art Institute; Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth; David Marty: former director of the Reif Performing Arts Center, Grand Rapids.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10010878,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2020,38778,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences engage with issues of gun violence and the use of art to explore social issues through performances, workshops and community conversations. Outcomes will be determined by measuring audience size and workshop participation through ticket sales and head counts. Surveys, presenter feedback and formal and informal conversations will measure change in audiences and awareness of gun violence issues 2: Build awareness and understanding of gun violence issues in communities in partnership with local presenters, schools and community organizations. Awareness of gun violence issues and impact of tour activities will be measured through post-workshop/performance dialogues, participant written responses and feedback from local leaders and presenters.","Audiences engaged with issues of gun violence and the use of art to explore social issues through performances, workshops and community conversations. Outcomes were determined by measuring audience size and workshop participation through ticket sales and head counts. Surveys, presenter feedback and formal and informal conversations measured the change in audiences and awareness of gun violence issues. 2: Built awareness and understanding of gun violence issues in communities in partnership with local presenters, schools and community organizations. Awareness of gun violence issues and impact of tour activities were measured through post-workshop/performance dialogues, participant written responses and feedback from local leaders and presenters.",,14469,"Other,local or private",53247,12640,"Catherine Malmberg Dannenbring, Jessi Fett, Betsy Maloney Leaf, Anna Growcott, Jerry Burg, Joe Crook, Gustave Mutambo, Marisa Epstein,Deanna Thompson,",0.00,"ARENA Dances, Inc. AKA Mathew Janczewski's ARENA DANCES","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"ARENA DANCES will tour a new work, Hold My Hand, which explores issues of gun violence in America, with a score by Minnesota composer Joshua Clausen, to three Minnesota communities: Duluth, Detroit Lakes, and Brainerd.",2020-06-01,2022-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mathew,Janczewski,"ARENA Dances, Inc. AKA Mathew Janczewski's ARENA DANCES","3901 Poplar Dr PO Box 50261",Minneapolis,MN,55422,"(612) 804-0238",arenadances@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Crow Wing, Morrison, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-416,"Alexandra Eady: Performer and dance teacher, Ananya Dance Theatre; Rae French: International programs and study abroad coordinator, University of Minnesota Crookston; Richard Gardner: Library assistant, Northfield Public Library; Amy Hunter: Retired educator; board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts; Kenichi Thomas: Touring musician DJ Just Nine","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2
10010896,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2020,40401,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ","Audiences in three communities in northern Minnesota will deepen their understanding of the expressive power of vocal and instrumental chamber music. Cantus and BSM will collect box office data and qualitative feedback from presenters. Both ensembles will collect surveys from audiences after concerts and launch a social-media hashtag to facilitate discussion with younger participants. ","Cantus performed in three Minnesota communities, engaging approx. 436 audience members and nearly 120 students in a first-rate musical experience. Cantus assessed attendance figures, qualitative feedback from presenters, and post-concert surveys completed by audience members. ",,14750,"Other,local or private ",55151,42,"Brian Newhouse, Theresa Gienapp, David Niles, Beth Anne Thompson, Alberto de la Paz, Sandra Davis, PaviElle French, Nancy Gaschott, Jonathan Guyton, Paul Johnson, Laurie Meyers, Jeff Reed, Paul Scholtz, Kevin Stock, Frank Stubbs, Kim Hollingsworth Taylor",0.00,Cantus,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota ",,"Cantus and the Bach Society of Minnesota will collaborate on a varied program of vocal and instrumental chamber music, supplemented by education outreach, in three communities in northern Minnesota. ",2020-06-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joseph,Heitz,Cantus,"1201 Marquette Ave Ste 100",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 435-0046",jheitz@cantussings.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Clay, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-417,"Sarah Larsson: Former outreach and development director, Somali Museum of Minnesota; Amanda Lien: Former executive director, Crookston Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitor's Bureau; Dayna Martinez: Artistic director of world music, dance and the International Children's Festival, Ordway Center; David Marty: Former President, Reif Arts Council; Celia Mattison: Marketing coordinator, Guthrie Theater ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. ","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650 ",1
10010913,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2020,49360,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ","People in Central and Northern Minnesota will experience music, dance and stories from Haiti or Japan and gain a better understanding of these cultures. Audiences will be given a post-program evaluation with questions about the experience and what they learned. Artists and libraries report on the observed audience experience through an online evaluation. Number and location of libraries is tracked. ","Almost 4000 people in Northern and Central Minnesota experienced and learned about the music, dance, stories and culture of Haiti and Japan through performances. We tracked sites and attendance; Performances were followed by Q and A time; Audience members and library staff completed a paper evaluation that asked what they learned, what they liked, and demographic questions; Librarians gave evaluations to COMPAS. ",,25863,"Other,local or private ",75223,7008,"Yvette Trotman, Mimi Stake, Jeff Goldenberg, Virajita Singh, Keven Ambrus, Iren Bishop, Ann Dayton, Amy Lucas, Andrew Leizens, Jessica Gessner, Elizabeth (Liz) Sheets, Dameun Strange, Thuong Thai, Tracy Morrow, Louis Porter III, Greta (Margaret) Rudolph, Sonya Smith Sustacek",0.00,"COMPAS, Inc AKA COMPAS","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota ",,"COMPAS will present music and dance of Haiti and Japan by the performing groups Afoutayi and Ensō Daiko in 74 performances for intergenerational audiences in northern and central Minnesota libraries. ",2020-06-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Linck,"COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","475 Cleveland Ave N Ste 222","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 292-3203",joan@compas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Benton, Carlton, Cook, Douglas, Grant, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Morrison, Otter Tail, Pope, St. Louis, Stearns, Stevens, Traverse, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-420,"Sarah Larsson: Former outreach and development director, Somali Museum of Minnesota; Amanda Lien: Former executive director, Crookston Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitor's Bureau; Dayna Martinez: Artistic director of world music, dance and the International Children's Festival, Ordway Center; David Marty: Former President, Reif Arts Council; Celia Mattison: Marketing coordinator, Guthrie Theater ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. ",,2
10010914,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2020,46684,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Through arts activities participants will gain a new and meaningful understanding of dance and movement's power to communicate. We will gather participant responses through written surveys, discussions, recorded reflections and interviews with partner organizations assessing participants new and deeper understanding of dance's communicative power.","Through arts activities participants will gain a new and meaningful understanding of dance and movement's power to communicate. Participants were very emotional after our arts activities and said they were seeing their own stories in our performances. Many were crying after the shows. Detroit Lakes and Northfield used written surveys for evaluation.",,19820,"Other,local or private",66504,6000,"Joan A Smith, Laura Selle Virtucio, Kari Mosel, Soozie Tyrell, Tim Heitman, V. Paul Virtucio",0.00,"Contemporary Dance Arts, Inc. AKA Shapiro & Smith Dance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Shapiro and Smith Dance will present public performances and conduct empowering outreach activities with women's shelters, female first responders, seniors, and dance students in New Ulm, Detroit Lakes, and Saint Cloud.",2020-06-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joanie,Smith,"Contemporary Dance Arts, Inc. AKA Shapiro & Smith Dance","528 Hennepin Ave S Ste 401",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 803-4334",jsmith@shapiroandsmithdance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Hennepin, Rice, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-421,"Alexandra Eady: Performer and dance teacher, Ananya Dance Theatre; Rae French: International programs and study abroad coordinator, University of Minnesota Crookston; Richard Gardner: Library assistant, Northfield Public Library; Amy Hunter: Retired educator; board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts; Kenichi Thomas: Touring musician DJ Just Nine","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2
10010927,"Arts Access",2020,32280,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Youth will experience the power in making an impact on their community. Evaluation during classes and after the experience will reveal the level of learning and understanding achieved around collaboration, framing an issue, confidence in learning, and realizing strengths and preferences in themselves and others.","Youth will experience the power in making an impact on their community. Evaluation during classes and after the experience will reveal the level of learning and understanding achieved around collaboration, framing an issue, confidence in learning, and realizing strengths and preferences in themselves and others.",,5520,"Other,local or private",37800,10000,"Robin Washington, Juli Kellner, Celia Cameron, Tyler Johnson, Rogier Gregoire, Robin Murphy, Claudia Faith, Vrn Northrup",1.00,"Duluth Art Institute Association AKA Duluth Art Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"The Duluth Art Institute will engage with community organizations to provide meaningful, relevant, and accessible experiences for youth, empowering them to connect and make an impact on their communities.",2020-01-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christina,Woods,"Duluth Art Institute Association AKA Duluth Art Institute","506 Michigan St W",Duluth,MN,55802-1517,"(218) 733-7560",cwoods@duluthartinstitute.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-497,"Ronda Anderson-Sand: Project manager, Allegro School of Dance and Music; Xiaohong Chen: Lawyer; dancer and board member, MN Chinese Dance Theater; Basil Considine: Artistic Director, Really Spicy Opera; Heidi Jeub: Visual artist; former executive director of Visual Arts Minnesota; Aaron Johnson: Mural artist; Suzanne Legatt: Artist and community organizer; Alissa Morson: Cochair, Mankato Area International Festival; Rachel Yang: Marketing and public relations specialist, the Loft","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2
10010928,"Arts Access",2020,43536,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Playhouse will conduct three sessions of Stage Play; building social skills, confidence, and theatre arts access region wide for children with Autism. Evaluation includes: student assessment before, during, and after sessions, parent feedback, continued program demand from families, and participant surveys for staff, students, and volunteers. 2: Stage Play mitigates barriers for underserved families coping with Autism Spectrum Disorders to participate in meaningful theatre arts experiences. Stage Play overcomes barriers by providing theatre education for free, compensation for gas/travel when possible, and providing customized supports and experiences for each student to ensure success.","The Playhouse conducted three sessions of Stage Play; building social skills, confidence, and theatre arts access region wide for children with autism. Individualized student assessments were used before, during and after stage play to evaluate student learning and success. Parent feedback was collected to determine engagement of experiences and accessibility needs. 2: Stage Play mitigates barriers for underserved families coping with Autism Spectrum Disorders to participate in meaningful theatre arts experiences. The Playhouse and Masonic Clinic were able to offer programming for free. Registration was free and allowed for one on one assessments to determine the needs of each family.",,6685,"Other,local or private",50221,6000,"Patty McNulty, Sandy Hoff, Tim Johnson, Monique Forcier, Ryan Coole, Stacy Johnston, Dan Markham, Brian Liberty, Annie Carmichael,Jeanie Peterson, Kiki Watts, Jen Berry, Justin Peck, Steven Nys",0.00,"Duluth Playhouse","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"The Duluth Playhouse and the Masonic Clinic will conduct three ten-week sessions of Stage Play: Theatre for Children with Autism, serving youth with a variety of autism spectrum and related disorders.",2020-01-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christine,"Gradl Seitz","Duluth Playhouse","506 W Michigan St",Duluth,MN,55802-1517,"(218) 733-7551",seitz@duluthplayhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Cook, Cottonwood, Douglas, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-498,"Catherine Belleveau: Founder and artistic director, Mask and Rose Women's Theater Collective; Kaitlyn Bohlin: Director of individual giving, the Loft; Dorinda Broderson: Management consultant, painter; Beatrice Rothweiler: Lawyer and nonprofit consultant; Avinash Viswanathan: Director of community engagement, Nexus Community Partners","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2
10010935,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2020,14960,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Attendees and Participants at the Sound Garden events will connect more meaningfully to a site in their community. Attendees and Participants at the Sound Garden events will gain new knowledge and appreciation of local outdoor parks by accessing layers of site-specific history, ecology, and artistic expression. 2: Composer / Director JG Everest will present his Sound Garden events for new audiences and build relationships. Composer / Director JG Everest will present his Sound Garden events for new audiences and continue to build collaborative relationships with organizational partners and local artists in two host communities.","Minnesotans participated in meaningful arts experiences that are not routinely available to them. We surveyed participants with 1) onsite paper comments sheets at info tables; 2) online surveys conducted after the event 3) inter-personal conversations at the events 4) meetings with local partners and stakeholders, and participating artists. 2: JG Everest presented Sound Garden events for new audiences and built collaborative relationships with organizational partners and local artists. Through registration surveys as well as surveys after the event, it was determined that over 90% of attendees at both events had never experienced JG Everest's Sound Garden events before. Both events involved new partner orgs.",,5620,"Other,local or private",20580,1500,,0.00,"James G. Everest",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Everest will collaborate with local organizations to present community art and nature workshops and his Sound Garden performance installations at two outdoor sites: Sibley State Park, New London; and Harbor Park, Grand Marais.",2020-06-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,James,Everest,"James G. Everest",,,MN,,"(612) 879-8676x c",james@firetrunk.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cook, Kandiyohi, Pope, Stearns, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-425,"Rebecca Davis-Lee: Concert pianist; former vice chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Jay Gilman: Artistic director, MN Fringe Festival; Charles Leftridge: Director of operations, Mankato Symphony Orchestra; Eryn Michlitsch: Artistic director, Mankato Ballet Company; Christine Murakami Noonan: Marketing and advertising supervisor, Minnesota State Fair; former MRAC board chair; Rebecca Petersen: Director of development, West Central Initiative; former executive director of Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; Melissa Wray: Program associate, Lanesboro Arts","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2
10010940,"Arts Access",2020,70000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ","Through strengthened partnerships with arts/cultural/community organizations, target communities develop lasting relationships with the Film Society. Expanded partnerships within target communities, feedback from project partners and advisors, new audience participation measured through discount code and voucher redemption tracking. 2: Spanish-speaking communities feel welcome, well represented and proud to see themselves, their heritage, and their stories reflected in film. Audience sampling, multi-lingual surveys, participation in community events, feedback from advisors and project partners, and attendance measured by ticket sales, voucher redemptions. ","New and deepened existing partnerships with target communities were fostered and stronger relationships were developed through Cine Latino online. Online surveys and direct feedback from partners identified strengths and opportunities for growth in target communities. Participation was tracked via promo codes used by community partners and demographic and geographic data from audience surveys. 2: Hispanic, Latinx, and Ibero communities feel included and enthused to see their heritage and stories authentically represented in film. Evaluation was predominantly qualitative, including review of participant comments and reflections from bilingual film ballots and surveys, feedback from advisors and community organization partners, and also attendance measurements. ",,70399,"Other,local or private ",140399,,"David Johnson, Melodie Bahan, Anne Carayon, Karla Ekdahl, Jacob Frey, Jim Gerlich, Lili Hall, Karen Heithoff, Elizabeth Jolly, Charlie Montreuil, Maris Moore, Paola Nuñez-Obetz, Kelly Palmer, Patricia Torres Ray, Mary Reyelts, Craig Laurence Rice, John Schott, Rob Silberman, Susan Smoluchowski",1.00,"The Film Society of Minneapolis Saint Paul","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access ",,"The Film Society will present Cine Latino, a unique and distinctive program of 40+ acclaimed Spanish language films enhanced by off-screen community activities. ",2020-01-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Smoluchowski,"The Film Society of Minneapolis/Saint Paul","125 Main St SE Ste 341",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 331-7563",susan.s@mspfilm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-502,"Catherine Belleveau: Founder and artistic director, Mask and Rose Women's Theater Collective; Kaitlyn Bohlin: Director of individual giving, the Loft; Dorinda Broderson: Management consultant, painter; Beatrice Rothweiler: Lawyer and nonprofit consultant; Avinash Viswanathan: Director of community engagement, Nexus Community Partners ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. ",,2
10010959,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2020,99925,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ","Through engaging, high-quality musical performance, audiences in greater Minnesota will learn about an important event in their region's history. Patrons will respond to surveys about learning and satisfaction, and will be invited to add post-it notes to a display, responding to the question: What one thing, if anything, did you learn about the Congdon murders that you did not know before? ","6,565 people experienced the tour of Glensheen in Greater MN, many learned new things about this event in their regions History. Box office numbers and post-show surveys were collected. ",,2418,"Other,local or private ",102343,,"Gene Merriam, John Sebastian, Tyler Zehring, John Apitz, Dave Beehler, Roger Brooks, Candace Campbell, George Dow, Lois Duffy, Willie Johnson, Michele Kelm-Helgen, Susan Kimberly, Gene Link, Jessica Looman, Ixchel Mckinnie, Gene Merriam, Cheryl L. Moore, Melissa Mulloy, Jeffrey Peterson, Ken Peterson, James Rollwagen, Charles Slocum, Pondie Nicholson Taylor, Jon Thomas",0.00,"The History Theatre, Inc. AKA History Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota ",,"The History Theatre will tour its hit musical Glensheen to three communities in greater Minnesota. The tour will bring an award winning musical, created by Minnesota artists about Minnesota history, to a large cross section of Minnesota audiences. ",2020-06-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Martha,West,"The History Theatre, Inc. AKA History Theatre","30 10th St E","St Paul",MN,55101-2205,"(651) 292-4326",mwest@historytheatre.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Douglas, Goodhue, Itasca, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-427,"Rebecca Davis-Lee: Concert pianist; former vice chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Jay Gilman: Artistic director, MN Fringe Festival; Charles Leftridge: Director of operations, Mankato Symphony Orchestra; Eryn Michlitsch: Artistic director, Mankato Ballet Company; Christine Murakami Noonan: Marketing and advertising supervisor, Minnesota State Fair; former MRAC board chair; Rebecca Petersen: Director of development, West Central Initiative; former executive director of Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; Melissa Wray: Program associate, Lanesboro Arts ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. ",,2
10010967,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2020,49045,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ","Audiences in greater Minnesota will gain insight, understanding and empathy for people of color who struggle to find a home and `place to belong` in Minnesota. Illusion will collect attendance data; gather qualitative feedback from post-show discussions and audience comments/input; and document impact from presenting partner and local group interviews. ","Audiences in greater Minnesota gained insight, understanding and empathy for people of color who struggle to find a home and 'place to belong' in Minnesota. The above results were confirmed via a combination of qualitative feedback from the post-show discussions and audience comments/input and impact as described by our presenting partner. ",,7000,"Other,local or private ",56045,5000,"Stan Alleyne, John Beal, Anthony Bohaty, Willie Bridges, Barbara Brin, Lisa Cotter, Dani P. Deering, Pat Dunleavy, Keith Halperin, Catherine Ahlin-Halverson, Tim Johnson, Maureen Long, Lori Liss, Christopher Madel, Vivian Martin, Tiffany Moore, Bonnie Morris, Emily Palmer, Jeffrey Rabkin, Michael Robins, Santiago Strasser, Rebecca Schiller, Susan Shapiro, Tracy M. Smith, Robin Stein, Susan Thurston Hamerski, Christopher Wurtz",0.00,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota ",,"Illusion Theater will tour Present, a one-person musical story about African American artist T. Mychael Rambo's journey from homelessness to inspirational performer, teacher, and mentor, to six communities in greater Minnesota. ",2020-06-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Robins,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 704",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1814,"(612) 339-4944x 208",mrobins@illusiontheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-428,"Alexandra Eady: Performer and dance teacher, Ananya Dance Theatre; Rae French: International programs and study abroad coordinator, University of Minnesota Crookston; Richard Gardner: Library assistant, Northfield Public Library; Amy Hunter: Retired educator; board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts; Kenichi Thomas: Touring musician DJ Just Nine ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. ",,2
10011030,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2020,37275,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The MMC will partner with six different greater Minnesota venues to present performances, workshops and unique networking opportunities to meet touring artists. Each residency will be co-created by MMC staff, the artists, and local presenter. Evaluation tools - including surveys and interviews - will confirm activities took place and met established goals for participation and engagement. 2: The MMC will bring artists to communities and venues they have not played before to connect with new audiences. Surveys of Caravan du Nord event attendees will assess whether they made meaningful connections with new music and musicians and would support those artists in the future. Participating artists will report on new audience engagement in their work.","MMC partnered with six greater Minnesota venues to present performances, workshops, and unique networking opportunities to meet touring artists. Each residency was co-created by MMC staff, the artists, and a local presenter. Surveys and interviews confirmed established goals were met for engagement with 94% of survey respondents. 2: MMC brought artists to communities and venues they had not played at before to connect with new audiences. A survey of Caravan du Nord event attendees determined that 96% made meaningful connections to new music and musicians. Participating artists reported engagement with new audiences through informal interviews.",,17600,"Other,local or private",54875,6050,"Mary McKoskey, Alexei Casselle, Steve Weber, Janis Weller, Courtney Burton, Scott LeGere, Diane Miller, Shantel Dow, Paul Boblett, Sara Horishnyk, Steve Cole, Alexandria Mueller, Brian Turner, Dawn Montez",0.00,"Minnesota Music Coalition","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"The Minnesota Music Coalition's Caravan du Nord will present a traveling showcase of music that brings top Minnesota artists, emerging musicians, and local performers to towns in greater Minnesota for workshops, performances, and networking.",2020-06-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elizabeth,Burns,"Minnesota Music Coalition","75 W 5th St Landmark Ctr Ste 402","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 347-1662",burnsbeth28@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Morrison, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-438,"Sarah Larsson: Former outreach and development director, Somali Museum of Minnesota; Amanda Lien: Former executive director, Crookston Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitor's Bureau; Dayna Martinez: Artistic director of world music, dance and the International Children's Festival, Ordway Center; David Marty: Former President, Reif Arts Council; Celia Mattison: Marketing coordinator, Guthrie Theater","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2
10011032,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2020,100000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ","3,000 Minnesotans across the state will experience Orchestra performances that they describe as meaningful, accessible, and valuable to the community. Count attendees at each activity; collect impressions through musician/staff conversations with participants, surveys after select activities, and responses in local media and other channels. 2: Residents of the three cities who were unengaged with classical music will feel comfortable engaging with the art form and with Orchestra musicians. Survey participants about prior experience with classical music/Minnesota Orchestra and their interest in future engagement; with partners, track post-project impact on participation in community music programs. ","Minnesotans throughout the state gained access to Minnesota Orchestra performances that they described as joyful, relaxing, and inspiring. Post-concert surveys and Slover Linett research project, which included questions about the geographic location of the viewer and satisfaction with project activities. Staff also collected feedback from social media and other forums. 2: Minnesotans previously unfamiliar or unengaged with classical music felt comfortable accessing digital/broadcast concerts and other resources. Post-concert surveys and Slover Linett research project, which included questions about previous engagement with the Orchestra and satisfaction with project activities, and interest in future engagement with the Orchestra. ",,56612,"Other,local or private ",156612,,"Darren Acheson, Karen Ashe, Emily Backstrom, Doug Baker, Sarah Brew, Michelle Miller Burns, Barbara Burwell, Roma Calatayud-Stocks, Tim Carl, Evan Carruthers, Yvonne Cheek, Kathy Cunningham, John Dayton, Paula DeCosse, Jon Eisenberg, Betsy Frost, Tim Geoffrion, Barbara Gold, Luella Goldberg, Paul Grangaard, Joe Green, Laurie Greeno, Jerome Hamilton, Bill Henak, Thomas Herr, Karen Himle, Diane Hofstede, Maurice Holloman, Jay Ihlenfeld, Phil Isaacson, Mike Jones, Kathy Junek, Kate Kelley, Lloyd Kepple, Mike Klingensmith, Mary Lawrence, Al Lenzmeier, Eric Levinson, Nancy Lindahl, Michael Lindsay, Marty Lueck, Ron Lund, Warren Mack, Patrick Mahoney, Kita McVay, Anne Miller, Bill Miller, Leni Moore, Betty Myers, Marilyn Carlson Nelson, Miluska Novota, Lisa Paradis, Angela Pennington, Abigail Rose, Gordy Sprenger, Mary Sumners, Brian Tilzer, Jakub Tolar, Erik van Kuijk, Laysha Ward, Jim Watkins, Catherine Webster, John Wilgers, Aks Zaheer",0.00,"Minnesota Orchestral Association AKA Minnesota Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota ",,"The Minnesota Orchestra will tour to Saint Peter, Detroit Lakes, and Grand Rapids to present public performances and associated community engagement activities that will deepen previously established relationships and create new connections. ",2020-06-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rob,Nygaard,"Minnesota Orchestral Association AKA Minnesota Orchestra","1111 Nicollet Mall",Minneapolis,MN,55403-2477,"(612) 371-5600",rnygaard@mnorch.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-439,"Alexandra Eady: Performer and dance teacher, Ananya Dance Theatre; Rae French: International programs and study abroad coordinator, University of Minnesota Crookston; Richard Gardner: Library assistant, Northfield Public Library; Amy Hunter: Retired educator; board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts; Kenichi Thomas: Touring musician DJ Just Nine ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. ",,2
10010041,"Arts Organization Development",2020,4700,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","“The infrastructure of arts organizations is strengthened through access to operating funds, professional development and best practices sharing.” Our Board of Directors will gain the skills and knowledge needed to successfully oversee our financial operations. Our Program Director will gain the professional development skills needed consistently manage our organization financial operations, pull reports for the BOD and funders, and articulate our organizations financial needs and projections. “Minnesota’s Arts Sector grows in reach and impact through programs and strategies that improve the health and operations of regional arts organizations.” The foundation, health and sustainability of our organization will be improved by providing systems support and training to those individuals that manage our organization; this will ensure that our organization is able to thrive in our region, offer more comprehensive programming and models for successfully building and growing a rural non-profit arts organization. We will conduct pre and post Board Development training surveys with our 20-person Board of Directors. These survey questions were developed with support from our Board Member, Rachel Engh, who works with a national arts evaluation organization, Metris Arts. The results will be compiled and shared with the Board to measure the increase in skills, knowledge and capacity of our Board and Director post Development Project and Trainings. We will have a successful and operation QuickBooks online system that our Director and Treasurer feel comfortable navigating, entering data, pulling reports, etc. We increase the amount of time we dedicate to finances at Executive Committee and BOD meetings. Our Director will show an increase of confidence in organizational financial management and reporting on finances to our Board of Directors. Our Board of Directors will gain confidence and have an increased understanding of how to read and understand our budget reports at Board Meetings, ensuring proper financial oversight and governance of our organization. These indicators will be measured through a pre- and post-development project survey, in conversations with our Executive Committee, and annual performance reports of our Director conducted by our Board. The results will be compiled and reported in our grant report and shared with our Board of Directors.",,,3000,"Other,local or private",7700,,,,"Department of Public Transformation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Organization Development",,"Propel QuickBooks Set-Up and Training.",2019-10-01,2020-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Ashley,Hanson,"Department of Public Transformation","726 Prentice St","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(952) 486-0533",publictransformation@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-organization-development-5,"Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician; Brett Lehman: musician, social worker, Worthington City Band; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Anna Johanssen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women’s Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Scott Wessels: theater (actor/director), writing/media/communications, board member for Green Earth Players; Brett Lehman: musician, social worker, Worthington City Band; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Director of Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, fundraiser for Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary; Lynette Swenson: visual arts teacher, folk artist, Swift County Food Shelf advisory board; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee. Carisa Clarke: graphic design/web development, arts volunteer, board member DAC of Murray County.",,2
10010066,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2020,7000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Real or perceived barriers to arts participation and arts access are identified and addressed. New relationships with members of groups that have traditionally been underserved by the arts or by the applicant organization are built. Surveys developed and used last year will continue to be used. These pre- and post-surveys were specifically designed for the three types of members in the chorus: People living with AD/OAD, care partners and volunteers. New and returning chorus members will be invited to participate in the on-going study, each session. We believe it is important to survey returning members to explore the experiences of chorus participants, including those with AD/OAD, which are progressive diseases. Chorus members will complete surveys at the beginning and ending of each 15-week chorus session. During survey data collection, the researchers will interview chorus participants and explore additional participant experiences by asking follow-up questions. In the coming year, we plan also to include questions about how the experience of choral participation has any, if at all, impact on participants’ lives outside of choral rehearsals. Findings from this study will be presented at local, regional, national, and international conferences.","We did not make changes to the evaluation method. The person assigned created the survey, distributed it and tabulated the results. The information helped the organization understand the participants' perspectives and will modify the program as needed in the future. Specifically we learned the importance of having the choir in the participants' lives. It is a must! Choir participants rated the choir and concert highly.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",19820,"Other,local or private",26820,,"Kristen Abbott-Anderson, Drew Hood, Sandi Lubrant, Geri Svaleson",0.00,"Mankato and North Mankato ACT on Alzheimer's","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"They will sponsor the Singing Hills Chorus, a choir for people living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias and their care partners. Funds will be used for the two chorus sessions and concerts, in the fall of 2019 and the spring of 2020.",2019-09-05,2020-05-21,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sandi,Lubrant,"Mankato and North Mankato ACT on Alzheimer's","201 N Broad St Ste 102",Mankato,MN,56001,"(763) 258-9030",sjlubrant@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council , Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Crow Wing, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Le Sueur, Lyon, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rock, Steele, St. Louis, Waseca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-431,"Steve Davis: member of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra and Minnesota State University/Community Orchestra, volunteer for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra and New Ulm Suzuki School of Music; Denice Evers: retired teacher and volunteer with the Springfield Community Theater; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Martin County 4-H Coordinator, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Teresa Konechne: interdisciplinary media artist, co-founder of Henderson CAN (Community. Art. Nature.) and founder of Wicked Questions, a non-profit about art and conversation on climate and change; Karen Krause: a visual artist, retired school counselor and art teacher, and a member and instructor at the Waseca Art Center; Margie Larson: a visual artist and retired coordinator in the International Students Office at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Charles Luedtke: retired college Professor of Music, New Ulm and member of the Sioux Trails Chapter, American Guild of Organists; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Liz Miller: a visual artist and college Professor of Art at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Rita Rassbach: recent interim Executive Director for the Mankato Ballet Company and past board member of Merely Players Community Theater and Creative Play Place; Dana Sikkila: a visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Carol Soma: retired Language Arts teacher and volunteer with the Kee Civic Theatre.","Steve Davis: member of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra and Minnesota State University/Community Orchestra, volunteer for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra and New Ulm Suzuki School of Music; Denice Evers: retired teacher and volunteer with the Springfield Community Theater; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Martin County 4-H Coordinator, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Teresa Konechne: interdisciplinary media artist, co-founder of Henderson CAN (Community. Art. Nature.) and founder of Wicked Questions, a non-profit about art and conversation on climate and change; Karen Krause: a visual artist, retired school counselor and art teacher, and a member and instructor at the Waseca Art Center; Margie Larson: a visual artist and retired coordinator in the International Students Office at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Charles Luedtke: retired college Professor of Music, New Ulm and member of the Sioux Trails Chapter, American Guild of Organists; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Liz Miller: a visual artist and college Professor of Art at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Rita Rassbach: recent interim Executive Director for the Mankato Ballet Company and past board member of Merely Players Community Theater and Creative Play Place; Dana Sikkila: a visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Carol Soma: retired Language Arts teacher and volunteer with the Kee Civic Theatre.",,2
10011045,"Arts Access",2020,56047,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Dakota community members throughout Minnesota will work closely with New Native Theatre artists to bring their stories to the stage. We will succeed if the four Dakota reservation communities we reach out to participate in one or more storytelling workshops. 2: Dakota community members throughout Minnesota will use theatre to enrich their language revitalization practices. We will succeed if the four Dakota reservation communities we work with engage in creating a story for the stage using the Dakota language.","Despite Covid-19, 21 members of Dakota communities participated in the three-part online storytelling workshop featuring Joseph Marshall. Participant count. 2: New Native Theatre worked with 21 members of Dakota communities who participated in the workshop and monthly meetings of the core planning group. Participant count.",,,"Other,local or private",56047,,"Forrest Tahdooahnippah, Katrina Phillips, Al Gross, Rhiana Yazzie",0.00,"New Native Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"New Native Theatre artists will work closely with Dakota community members throughout Minnesota to bring their stories to the stage.",2020-01-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rhiana,Yazzie,"New Native Theatre","PO Box 40118","St Paul",MN,55104,"(612) 367-7639",info@newnativetheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Redwood, Scott, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-524,"Ronda Anderson-Sand: Project manager, Allegro School of Dance and Music; Xiaohong Chen: Lawyer; dancer and board member, MN Chinese Dance Theater; Basil Considine: Artistic Director, Really Spicy Opera; Heidi Jeub: Visual artist; former executive director of Visual Arts Minnesota; Aaron Johnson: Mural artist; Suzanne Legatt: Artist and community organizer; Alissa Morson: Cochair, Mankato Area International Festival; Rachel Yang: Marketing and public relations specialist, the Loft","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2
10011048,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2020,61122,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans, both audience members and local amateur and semi-professional musicians experience great music as auditors and active participants. Surveys will be distributed at all the performances, asking about the significance of the events they attended in their personal, intellectual and artistic lives.","Despite the pandemic, NLMF was able to provide a full summer season of professional arts activity to the Iron Range. Due to the pandemic, physical surveys of the audiences at the opera were not possible. However, at the B'nai Abraham Cultural Center, a guest book recorded attendance at the completely free chamber music series, and the comments of the audience. 2: NLMF was the only arts organization in the State of Minnesota producing a full season of work. Audience surveys prior to decision-making about the pandemic led us to slightly reduced, but full season of events allowing those patrons who felt comfortable in open air, or distanced settings, to experience a full season of arts events.",,242121,"Other,local or private",303243,1200,"Barbara Baldrica, Mary Mulari, Matthew Uhan, Rhonda Zuponcic, Ryan Bajan, Erik Erie, Gregg Allen,Vicky Gornick, Patricia Miller, Gary Gibson, Jonathan Cleghorn, Lynne King, Martin Zuponcic, Pam Zahn,Veda Zuponcic.",0.50,"Northern Lights Music Festival, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"The Northern Lights Music Festival will tour its new production of the Puccini's Tosca, including symphonic, chamber music, and Opera Scenes programs, along with a new production of Menotti's The Medium, to communities in the Iron Range.",2020-06-01,2021-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Veda,Zuponcic,"Northern Lights Music Festival, Inc.","11 S 4th St W",Aurora,MN,55705,"(609) 922-2965",Zuponcic@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cook, Itasca, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-441,"Sarah Larsson: Former outreach and development director, Somali Museum of Minnesota; Amanda Lien: Former executive director, Crookston Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitor's Bureau; Dayna Martinez: Artistic director of world music, dance and the International Children's Festival, Ordway Center; David Marty: Former President, Reif Arts Council; Celia Mattison: Marketing coordinator, Guthrie Theater","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2
10011055,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2020,40972,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","One Voice Mixed Chorus will tour to Saint Joseph, Morris, and Saint Cloud with collaborative rehearsals, visual art, and shared choral performance. This outcome will be evaluated by tracking the number of performances and audience members served in addition to audience surveys, and presenting partner feedback.","One Voice was not able to tour due to the pandemic but instead created a podcast involving original tour partners and engaging regional communities. One Voice tracked listenership to the podcast and successfully build new audiences in the regions the tour was intended for. Over 5,000 listeners tuned in across the state. One Voice also solicited listener feedback through surveys.",,15030,"Other,local or private",56002,,"Matt Ruby, Claire Psarouthakis, Ruth Tang, Sarah Johnson, Sarah Cohn, Earl Moore, Katy Nordhagen, Mary Pat Byrn, Joe Andrews",0.00,"One Voice Mixed Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"One Voice Mixed Chorus will tour Rise Like a Phoenix to Saint Joseph, Morris, and Saint Cloud featuring collaborative rehearsals, visual art, and shared choral performance with local youth and young adults.",2020-06-01,2021-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mara,Winke,"One Voice Mixed Chorus","732 Holly Ave Ste Q","St Paul",MN,55104-7125,"(651) 298-1954",marasmail@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Jackson, Lake, Lincoln, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-442,"Sarah Larsson: Former outreach and development director, Somali Museum of Minnesota; Amanda Lien: Former executive director, Crookston Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitor's Bureau; Dayna Martinez: Artistic director of world music, dance and the International Children's Festival, Ordway Center; David Marty: Former President, Reif Arts Council; Celia Mattison: Marketing coordinator, Guthrie Theater","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2
10011077,"Arts Access",2020,47989,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Youth aged 0-4 years will gain confidence in their ability to create music and interact with peers in their age group. We will use a combination of written surveys as well as interviews with participants and parents to gauge the effectiveness of the program. 2: Senior citizens from area assisted living facilities will feel included and valued as important members of the arts patron community. We will use a combination of written surveys as well as interviews with participants and facility chaperones/staff to gauge a change in perception and attitude of senior citizen attendees.","We were able to enrich our community by creating a music basics program never before available in our region. We surveyed parents (and spoke with students to the extent we could) to gauge their feelings before classes and then after; unanimously participants felt more confident in the relevancy and impact of music basics for this age group. 2: We were able to better serve older adults in our community by creating daytime, bus in arts events at times they could more easily attend. We interviewed older participants and surveyed assisted living staff to gauge the impact of this program, and we were so impressed with the need and appreciation for this program that we plan to continue this matinee series in perpetuity.",,342,"Other,local or private",48331,,"Jon Arntson, Katie Cargill, Kris Ferraro, Kari Hedlund, Tom Karges, Molly Miskovich, Joni Namyst, Glenna Olson, Rhonda Schaffer, Bud Schneider, Angela Tobeck, Bob Ward Jr., Noah Wilcox",0.00,"Reif Arts Council AKA Reif Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"The Reif will launch Arts At All Ages to focus on two underserved age demographics, ages 0-4 years and 65+, offering music introduction to children and daytime bus in arts events for senior citizens.",2020-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shantel,Dow,"Reif Arts Council AKA Reif Center","720 NW Conifer Dr","Grand Rapids",MN,55744-2475,"(218) 327-5780",sdow@reifcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Cass, Itasca, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-530,"Kristin Aitchison: Director of creative ventures, Episcopal Homes of Minnesota; Nicole Helget: Memoir and fiction writer, Mankato; Cynthia Jaksa: Retired accountant, board member of multiple nonprofits; Naaima Khan: Community Innovation Manager, Bush Foundation; Zoe Malinchoc: Bookseller, Fair Trade Books, Red Wing; Sheldon Theatre board member; Sherrie Pugh: Retired community economic developer and philanthropy administrator; Minnesota African American Museum volunteer; Aamera Siddiqui: Playwright and performer; coartistic director, Exposed Brick Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2
10011087,"Arts Access",2020,75000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ","Through music, stories and fellowship, the Northside Celebration will engage participants to learn about, share pride in, and celebrate the Northside. Through analysis of audience and participants' feedback, the collaborating organizations will participate in ongoing evaluation of the partnership's planning, implementation, and achievements. 2: The Northside Celebration is a platform for community members to participate in music-making with the SPCO and present work relevant to the community. Through analysis of audience and participants' feedback, the collaborating organizations will participate in ongoing evaluation of the partnership's planning, implementation, and achievements. ","Through music, stories and fellowship, the Northside Celebration will engage participants to learn about, share pride in, and celebrate the Northside. The SPCO and Capri Theater gathered feedback from participants and community members through ongoing dialogue throughout the collaborative planning process. Artists and audience members provided feedback after the performances. 2: The Northside Celebration is a platform for community members to participate in music-making with the SPCO and present work relevant to the community. The SPCO and Capri Theater gathered feedback from participants and community members through ongoing dialogue throughout the collaborative planning process. Artists and audience members provided feedback after the performances. ",,83386,"Other,local or private ",158386,,"Doug Affinito, Nina Archabal, Daniel Avchen, Jo Bailey, Inez Bergquist, Theresa Bevilacqua, Anne Cheney, Jon Cieslak, Richard Cohen, Mary Cunningham, Sheldon Damberg, Jeffrey DeYoung, Lynn Erickson, Stephanie Fehr, Judith Garcia Galiana, Bonnie Grzeskowiak, Lowell Hellervik, Ann Huntrods, A. J. Huss, Jr. , James Johnson, Arthur Kaemmer, M.D., Erwin Kelen, Sang Yoon Kim, Robert Lee, Jon Limbacher, Laura Liu, Lydia Lui, Marja Lutsep, Wendell Maddox, Stephen Mahle, Robert Mairs, Maureen Maly, Richard Martinez, Garrett McQueen, Alfred Moore, David Myers, Betty Myers, Bondo Nyembwe, Robert Oberlies, Robert Olafson, Deborah Palmer, Daniel Pennie, Nicholas Pifer, Eric Prindle, Shawn Quant, Peter Remes, Barb Renner, Ann Rogotzke, David Rosedahl, Daniel Schmechel, Kathleen Schubert, Ronald Sit, Eric Skytte, James Donald Smith, Joseph Tashjian, Charles Ullery, Dobson West, Alan Wilensky, Scott Wilensky, Elizabeth Willis, Matthew Wilson, Paul Wilson, Justin Windschitl",0.00,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access ",,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra will collarboate with the Capri Theater in North Minneapolis to celebrate the northside community through music and stories. ",2020-01-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rebecca,Cline,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","408 St Peter St 3rd Fl","St Paul",MN,55102-1497,"(651) 292-3280",rcline@spcomail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Hennepin, Isanti, McLeod, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-532,"Catherine Belleveau: Founder and artistic director, Mask and Rose Women's Theater Collective; Kaitlyn Bohlin: Director of individual giving, the Loft; Dorinda Broderson: Management consultant, painter; Beatrice Rothweiler: Lawyer and nonprofit consultant; Avinash Viswanathan: Director of community engagement, Nexus Community Partners ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. ",,2
10011108,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2020,49500,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","SPDT will engage audience members, students, seniors, and caregivers in three Minnesota communities in performances and other activities. SPDT will evaluate progress through audience/performer dialogues, participant responses in classes and workshops, print and electronic surveys, and presenter feedback. 2: Project participants will be engaged in SPDT's creative process which will facilitate personal expression inspired by their lives and memories. Progress will be measured via evaluation forms, participant interviews, electronic surveys, post-performance dialogues, and presenter feedback.","SPDT engaged community members and students in in-person (distanced) or live virtual activities in three communities: Ely, Duluth, and Faribault. SPDT primarily utilized presenter feedback and participant feedback as reported to the company by the presenters. 2: Participants were led by the company's artists as they learned about SPDT's process for creating new work. SPDT gathered feedback on community activities through responses from participants and presenter feedback.",,3580,"Other,local or private",53080,5710,"Mike Berkland, Michael Brooks, Judith Johnson, Courtney McClimon, Jennifer Olson, Zoe Sealy, V. Paul Virtucio, Kristen Weller",0.00,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater's Community Connections Tour will include one week residencies in Faribault, Duluth, and Ely to present public performances as well as community inclusive workshops and classes for diverse populations.",2020-06-01,2021-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stuart,Pimsler,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater","528 Hennepin Ave S Ste 707",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(763) 521-7738",spdanth@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Rice, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-452,"Rebecca Davis-Lee: Concert pianist; former vice chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Jay Gilman: Artistic director, MN Fringe Festival; Charles Leftridge: Director of operations, Mankato Symphony Orchestra; Eryn Michlitsch: Artistic director, Mankato Ballet Company; Christine Murakami Noonan: Marketing and advertising supervisor, Minnesota State Fair; former MRAC board chair; Rebecca Petersen: Director of development, West Central Initiative; former executive director of Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; Melissa Wray: Program associate, Lanesboro Arts","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2
10011115,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2020,48595,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ","TTT shows will evoke emotional, thoughtful or visceral responses, opening Minnesota audiences to new ideas, feelings, experiences or perspectives. We will use performance reports, post-show conversations, audience surveys, and follow-up phone calls to partners to evaluate the meaningfulness of the experience. 2: TTT will develop new relationships with community partners and audiences who have not previously seen our work. We will survey audiences and partners about whether they have seen TTT's work before, whether they would be inclined to see it again, and whether they are inclined to see more theater as a result. ","TTT engagements evoked emotional, thoughtful or visceral responses, opening Minnesotans to new ideas, feelings, and experiences of connection. We solicited comments from audiences and workshop participants and followed up with community partners via email and phone. 2: TTT developed new relationships with community partners and expanded relationships with existing partners in greater Minnesota. We solicited comments from audiences and workshop participants and followed up with community partners via email and phone. ",,16270,"Other,local or private ",64865,,"Amy Apperson, James Behnke, Laura Braun Pardo, Sun Mee Chomet, Cheryl Davidson, Nancy Evert, Sarah Gasparini, Jon Hallberg, H. Adam Harris, Cindy Kaiser, Kathy Kukielka, Marcela Lorca, Chuck Roehrick, Randy Schubring, Denise Silva, Ellie Skelton, J.D. Steele",0.00,"Ten Thousand Things Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota ",,"Ten Thousand Things will bring nine performances from its 2019-2020 season and three workshops to host partners across three counties in greater Minnesota who are interested to share the work of Ten Thousand Things with their communities. ",2020-06-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stephanie,Thompson,"Ten Thousand Things Theater","1430 Concordia Ave Ste 40216","St Paul",MN,55104,"(612) 203-9502",stephanie@tenthousandthings.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cass, Cook, Goodhue, Nicollet, Nobles, Otter Tail, Rice, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-454,"Rebecca Davis-Lee: Concert pianist; former vice chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Jay Gilman: Artistic director, MN Fringe Festival; Charles Leftridge: Director of operations, Mankato Symphony Orchestra; Eryn Michlitsch: Artistic director, Mankato Ballet Company; Christine Murakami Noonan: Marketing and advertising supervisor, Minnesota State Fair; former MRAC board chair; Rebecca Petersen: Director of development, West Central Initiative; former executive director of Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; Melissa Wray: Program associate, Lanesboro Arts ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. ",,2
10011121,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2020,47210,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Project participants/audiences indicate a positive experience engaging with TU Dance's diverse artists and presented content. Obtain qualitative feedback/comments on public performance and post-show talk between artists and audiences; gather comments from students, venue partners on unique value of TU Dance artists/performances/activities.","Audiences reached locally responded positively to performances, and the resulting film is of a high quality for the work sharing statewide. We obtained attendance information from The O'Shaughnessy, including zip code data to aid in our reporting of geographic reach to date. We also gathered qualitative input from the dance artists involved.",,40296,"Other,local or private",87506,,"Julia Yager, Neeraj Kumar Mehta, Joseph Zachmann, Andrew Troup, Rafina Larsen, Sarah Gullickson McGrane, Steven Nelson, Anne Parker; Toni Pierce-Sands, Abdo Sayegh Rodriguez (ex-officio)",0.00,"TU Dance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"TU Dance will tour to the Minnesota communities of Red Wing and Moorhead for public performances and related educational activities.",2020-06-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Abdo,Sayegh,"TU Dance","PO Box 40405","St Paul",MN,55104,"(612) 605-1925",Abdo.sayegh@tudance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-456,"Alexandra Eady: Performer and dance teacher, Ananya Dance Theatre; Rae French: International programs and study abroad coordinator, University of Minnesota Crookston; Richard Gardner: Library assistant, Northfield Public Library; Amy Hunter: Retired educator; board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts; Kenichi Thomas: Touring musician DJ Just Nine","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2
10011130,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2020,73718,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ","1,200 greater Minnesotans will experience artistic captivation and report an impulse to be more creative through a VocalEssence concert. We will track audience statistics and responses to survey questions regarding their concert and community outreach experiences. 2: VocalEssence singers will have the opportunity to learn from and connect with fellow artists through the experience of touring to new cities. The artists will be evaluated via focus group, interview, or survey following the touring experience to measure learning and connection. ","922 greater Minnesotans experienced artistic captivation and reported an impulse to be more creative through a VocalEssence concert. We tracked audience statistics and responses to survey questions regarding their concert and community outreach experiences. 2: VocalEssence singers had the opportunity to learn from and connect with fellow artists through the experience of touring to new cities. The artists were surveyed following the touring experience to measure learning and connection. ",,27961,"Other,local or private ",101679,,"David Myers, David Mona, Traci Bransford, Nancy Nelson, Daniel Fernelius, Torrie Allen, Cassidy McCrea Burns, Barbara Burwell, Margaret Chutich, Martha Driessen, Ann Farrell, Wayne Gisslen, Carolina Gustafson, R.J. Heckman, Daniel Kantor, Lisa Lewis, Paul McDonough, Richard Neuner, Kristen Hoeschler O'Brien, Jim Odland, Joanne Reeck, Don Shelby, Mary Ann Aufderheide, Philip Brunelle, G. Philip Shoultz III, Anders Eckman, Rabindra Tambyraja",1.00,VocalEssence,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota ",,"VocalEssence will travel the state to share choral arrangements of Bob Dylan's greatest hits. The tour will bring 70 artists to three communities for high quality performance and community engagement celebrating the great music of Minnesota. ",2020-06-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elissa,Weller,VocalEssence,"1900 Nicollet Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 547-1451",elissa@vocalessence.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Norman, Otter Tail, Ramsey, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-457,"Alexandra Eady: Performer and dance teacher, Ananya Dance Theatre; Rae French: International programs and study abroad coordinator, University of Minnesota Crookston; Richard Gardner: Library assistant, Northfield Public Library; Amy Hunter: Retired educator; board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts; Kenichi Thomas: Touring musician DJ Just Nine ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. ",,2
10011139,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2020,45003,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Aby Wolf will tour to three greater Minnesota communities to reach new audiences, in each offering a week of inclusive workshops and performances. Performance and workshop attendance will be tracked through head counts and ticket sales; surveys (print and electronic), press and conversations with audiences and presenters will measure impact of activities. 2: Three greater Minnesota audiences will build awareness of a new movement of 'genre-less classical music' otherwise rarely available in their own community. Formal and informal responses from presenters and audiences will measure if the tour experience is unique in each community, and the audience's change in awareness and knowledge.","Aby Wolf toured to three greater Minnesota communities reaching new audiences and offering inclusive workshops and performances. Performance and workshop attendance was tracked through head counts and ticket sales and press and conversations with audiences and presenters helped measure impact. 2: Three greater Minnesota audiences gained some awareness of a new movement of genreless classical music otherwise rarely available in their own community. Formal and informal responses from presenters and audiences measured if the tour experience was unique in each community, and the audience's change in awareness and knowledge.",,7200,"Other,local or private",52203,4380,,0.00,"Abigail T. Wolf AKA Aby Wolf",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Aby Wolf will tour Champagne Confetti, a contemporary work for strings, voices, electronics, and percussion to Brainerd, Fairmont, and New York Mills for a series of four-day community inclusive workshops and performances with her eleven-member ensemble.",2020-06-01,2022-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Abigail,Wolf,"Abigail T. Wolf AKA Aby Wolf",,,MN,,"(612) 229-1876",writenewsongs@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Martin, Otter Tail, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-458,"Rebecca Davis-Lee: Concert pianist; former vice chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Jay Gilman: Artistic director, MN Fringe Festival; Charles Leftridge: Director of operations, Mankato Symphony Orchestra; Eryn Michlitsch: Artistic director, Mankato Ballet Company; Christine Murakami Noonan: Marketing and advertising supervisor, Minnesota State Fair; former MRAC board chair; Rebecca Petersen: Director of development, West Central Initiative; former executive director of Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; Melissa Wray: Program associate, Lanesboro Arts","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1
10011152,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2020,12458,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audience members will think in new ways about their personal, family or local history because of our show. Evaluation forms will ask attendees to: 1. Share stories from their personal, family or local history connected to our show's themes. 2. Share any new insights they had because of our show and 3. Comment on the uniqueness of our show.","Audience members thought in new ways about their personal, family or local history because of our show. Evaluation forms asked attendees to: 1. Share stories from their personal, family or local history connected to our show's themes. 2. Share any new insights they had because of our show and 3. Comment on the uniqueness of our show.",,4160,"Other,local or private",16618,,,0.00,"Brian T. Miller",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Brian Miller's duo, The Lost Forty, will perform concerts of traditional folk songs collected in Minnesota, in fourteen greater Minnesota communities.",2020-06-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brian,Miller,"Brian T. Miller",,,MN,,"(651) 245-3719",dadgadguy@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Carlton, Clearwater, Cook, Fillmore, Itasca, Jackson, Lake, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-448,"Sarah Larsson: Former outreach and development director, Somali Museum of Minnesota; Amanda Lien: Former executive director, Crookston Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitor's Bureau; Dayna Martinez: Artistic director of world music, dance and the International Children's Festival, Ordway Center; David Marty: Former President, Reif Arts Council; Celia Mattison: Marketing coordinator, Guthrie Theater","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2
10014391,"Arts Learning Grant",2020,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Goals - Artistic design appreciation, engagement, and learning - Underserved communities reached through access to arts education - Increased visibility of the museum and commitment to the arts - Providing support to a local artist while they enrich the vibrant art culture in our community Outcomes - David will be a positive influence on children and their caregivers in the importance of the arts and how it influences their everyday lives. - Children will engage in creative activities in the area of art and design and will create their own typeface using an assortment of tools, materials, and techniques. - Children will learn how design can influence reading/writing activities and will gain an appreciation for the aesthetics of familiar items. - Children will have the opportunity to compare and contrast different styles of design and see how design works for good or hinders ease of use. - Over 2,000 visitors will participate in David's residency. In order to determine the success and impact of the project, the museum will use both outcome evaluation and process evaluation tools. Using an established visitor tracking system, the museum will determine the number of visitors to the museum and visitor participation in 2020 Arts in STEAM Artists in Residency program. This includes daily attendance figures, number of field trip bookings, numbers of memberships, and numbers of participants in programs. Process evaluation will be implemented through the use of surveys and observation/reporting to determine the qualitative success of the project. The museum will gather feedback from program participants, parents, and teachers. Interviews with volunteers and program partners will be conducted, and staff and board members, and community members will observe and report on the installation, performance, and overall impact.",,,5000,"Other,local or private",10000,,,,"Duluth Children's Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning Grant",,"Arts in STEAM Artist in Residence Program: Playing with Letters.",2020-02-01,2020-03-06,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cameron,"Bloom Kruger","Duluth Children's Museum","115 S 29th Ave W",Duluth,MN,55806,"(218) 733-7546",cbloomkruger@duluthchildrensmuseum.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-grant-37,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth; Patricia Canelake: visual artist.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014407,"Arts Learning Grant",2020,4596,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","We hope to fill the proposed classes with five scholarship students and three paying students. While some students may discover stained glass is not a medium they like working with, one of the purposes of an introductory class, we would hope that many students will wish to take advantage of the opportunity to take the second level of classes. We hope to have a mix of ages and backgrounds to build new connections within the community. We aim at having 100% participation in the student shows open to the public with many, if not all, of the students participating in demonstrations of the art. We will encourage students to participate in creating publicity for the student shows. We aim to have some of the participants become regular members of the Folk School community, volunteering and attending social events. We will evaluate the project with student and instructor evaluations and ask for written feedback from members of the public that attend the events. We will track the attendance of all the students and their interest in participating in the second series of classes. We will consider the project a success if we fill the classes and students choose to participate in the second series of classes building on their skills. Participation in the student shows, displaying their work and demonstrating stained glass techniques indicates success. A willingness to continue their connection with the Folk School, attending events and/or volunteering will also be considered a measure of success.","A goal was to provide more learning opportunities for young people and adults with fewer financial resources. We partnered with the Northern Lights Clubhouse which serves adults recovering from and living with mental illness, working with participants to reduce isolation and improve overall health and wellbeing. They helped connect us with folks who were looking for opportunities to overcome struggles with depression, anxiety, and other health ailment. We also looked to increase the practice of stained glass in the community! The Ely Public Library recently installed 8 stained glass windows done by local artists, so interest was piqued. Our new stained glass department was able to demystify the art form to a wider array of folk. It continues to strengthen and supplement novices, amateurs, professionals, and businesses in stained glass. With stained glass students coming to weekly ?Makers Mornings?, other creatives attending got to do small demonstrations in glass cutting or grinding.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",4596,460,"Lacey Squier, Johnnie Hyde, Rick Anderson, Chris Clemens, Paul Schurke",0.00,"Ely Folk School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning Grant",,"Stained Glass and Scholarships Scholarships for stained glass class students.",2020-06-01,2020-05-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Betty,Firth,"Ely Folk School","209 E Sheridan St",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 235-0138",Betty@elyfolkschool.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Lake, Cook, Itasca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-grant-39,"Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Patricia Canelake: visual artist; Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth; Serenity Schoonover: writer.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014413,"Arts Learning Grant",2020,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Success for us, will look like: More dancing, more cloggers, more fiddlers, more banjo players, more dance bands, and more callers in the community. We increase our diversity overall and in age, ability, socioeconomic status, gender, and race. We want all folks to feel like they are welcome in folk dancing and folk music. We see both return musicians and dancers as well as folks trying dancing or playing for the first time. We want to have a place for everyone to grow. Specific outcomes would be: Every month attendance of fifteen musicians at the Slow Jam, 25 musicians at the Old time Jam, 30 people at each Family Dance and Dance Workshop. All participants feel safe, welcome, challenged, and supported in their learning experience. We will record attendance and offer a satisfaction survey for all participants to fill out at all events. The satisfaction survey would ask for a rating from one to five of feelings of safety, welcome, challenge, and support in learning. We will also ask for themes or topics for further workshops or jams.","220 dancers came to our Folk Dance Workshops and Community Dances. Responses from dancer surveys show that dancers were challenged to learn and felt supported by the instructors and the community. 120 people came to our Family Dances. Families wove maypole patterns, learned to sing and dance patterns together. 200 people came to our Slow Jams. We saw new players pick up and an instrument for the first time. Intermediate players improved in confidence, ability to learn tunes by ear, and awareness of the group sound.","Achieved Most of the Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",5000,,"Brandy Forsman, Brooke Tapp, Terrence Smith, Tom Maloney, Kyle Orla, Cooper Orla, Lisa Leedham, Susannah Meyers, Clancy Ward, Sarah Garvey",0.00,"Tamarack Dance Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning Grant",,"Sharing Folk Music and Dancing in Duluth.",2019-12-01,2021-02-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brandy,Forsman,"Tamarack Dance Association","1428 Belmont Rd",Duluth,MN,55805,"(218) 728-1438",fors0063@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-grant-42,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth; Patricia Canelake: visual artist.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014424,"Arts Learning Grant",2020,4764,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","The primary goal of this program is to provide children of diverse, urban backgrounds with art programming and education that would normally be unattainable, connect children with local artists and area art projects, and deepen the love and appreciation of the arts among the children and their families. Although there are a variety of art and nature programs throughout the city during the summer months, this population of children does not have access to those programs for a variety of socio-economic reasons including poverty and lack of transportation. Many of the programs available do not include working artists that represent the Native American and African American communities, and the resources that are available are often limited to a day or short periods of time, often ""one and done"". This program will provide consistent, ongoing education throughout the summer with the goal of including the Damiano Center community and their families. We will know we have accomplished this objective through: 1. Attendance and retention of children throughout the summer as well as growth and interest in the art program over the course of the program 2. Feedback from the students and their families 3. Feedback from the larger Damiano community of guests, staff, volunteers, and staff. A survey will be conducted of all participants, visiting artists, families and volunteers. As this is a close tight-knit community, we will know we have succeeded by seeing our numbers increase through ""word of mouth"", feedback from the visitors of the Damiano Center spontaneously sharing their comments, and through conversations with the students and their families.","Our primary goals were to address basic principles of drawing and painting (color, composition, perspective, line, mass, and shape) as well as science of art (how we see) and history of art across cultures and geography. Over the course of 11 weeks, we created over 20 projects that touched on materials, the history and progression of painting, color theory, and design as well as developing drawing skills by observing nature. Mediums included watercolor, ink, acrylic, collage, tempera, pencil, and charcoal. While the focus of the program was centered around art and art education, we found that the participants also learned skills of tenacity, deliberate practice, artistic expression, teamwork, the value in trying new things, ability to follow instruction, willingness to experiment, and that it's ok to make mistakes and try again. As proposed we were able to have guest instructors, participate in a community mural project, and share our work in a community art show at Steve O'Neil.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",4764,,,,"Nelia Harper",Individual,"Arts Learning Grant",,"Damiano Center Summer Art Program.",2020-06-15,2020-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nelia,Harper,"Nelia Harper",,,MN,,"(970) 692-0059",nelharp@protonmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-grant-43,"Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Patricia Canelake: visual artist; Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth; Serenity Schoonover: writer.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014429,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2020,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","I am the main artist in this project and although I have worked with all sorts of demographics and different communities, I have worked in the Native American community for over twenty years. I worked in the medical field at the UMD School of medicine in Native American Minority programs, at Thunderbird-Wren Halfway house, and now currently working at the American Indian Community Housing Organization. I have worked with this community for so long and I have seen the signigicant increase in positivity and culture when Native Americans learn about their culture and heritage through Native American art. The evaluations will be compiled and averaged and I will be able to see if it is a success. I will also have an area for any suggestions and future ideas. I believe that they will not have an issue with filling out a form to help see what is good about the workshops and what could be improved and such.",,,230,"Other,local or private",4230,,,,"Nina M. Holz",Individual,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",,"Creating Traditional Native American Art utilizing organic and non organic mixed media materials.",2020-04-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Nina,Holz,"Nina M. Holz",,,MN,,"(218) 213-5580",ninaholzart@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-214,"Terresa Moses: assistant professor of graphic design in the UMD Department of Art and Design; Jaylen Strong: Executive Director of the Boise Fort Cultural Center; Tim Davis: community advocate, artist; Carla Hamilton-Eisele: mixed-media artist.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014435,"Arts Learning Grant",2020,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","We would like to see an increase in the number of schools and music educators that we engage with this event, and that continue into our LSYC programming. Progress toward these long range goals has already been evidenced in the increase in area music teacher promotion of LSYC programming with their students and the subsequent rise in auditions and enrollment into LSYC programs. The measure-able outcomes are to see an increased number of school participation and an increased number of music teacher engagement. We will measure the outcomes by comparing school participant data from the past years to this year. We will also compare the music educator attendance data from the past years to this year.",,,4750,"Other,local or private",9750,,,,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus, Inc. AKA Lake Superior Youth Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning Grant",,"LSYC Honor Choir 2019.",2020-01-31,2021-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Jenna,Kelly,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus, Inc. AKA Lake Superior Youth Chorus","1100 E Superior St Ste 304",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 461-8461",jkelly@lsyouthchorus.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-grant-44,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth; Patricia Canelake: visual artist.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014437,"Arts Ecosystem Grant",2020,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Downtown Duluth Arts Collective (DDAC) formed to bring visibility to the culturally rich and artistically diverse Downtown Arts Community. The main vehicle the DDAC has used to increase visibility has been the Downtown Duluth Arts Walk. Our immediate goals are to continue to work to make the Walk into a known event, one that is accessible and inclusive and brings cultural value to our city and neighborhood. Measurable outcomes for this year of funding include: a 25% increase in attendance at Arts Walk events; a significant increase in engagement through our social media platforms and development of website/blog to provide deeper insight into our arts community; increases in visitor traffic to member locations during non-Arts Walk times; successful coordination, partnership and relationship building between our members, Downtown artists, and artists outside our organizational network; and outreach to the people in our neighborhood, the Arrowhead region, and visitors to the region. We hope to track our growth in a number of ways. First, monthly surveys of our members, comparing visitor traffic during Arts Walk events, and comparing their monthly visitor traffic during non Arts Walk times. Second, through tracking and comparing quarterly analytics data provided by social media platforms and our website. Third, by hosting listening/feedback sessions with community and business leaders throughout the year to see where we are on track or if we need to adjust to meet our goals. The DDAC is a nimble, responsive organization, with respectful and open channels of communication between member groups. It is a value we hold dear and continue to foster. Through bonds created over the last year between our membership, we are able to respond to needs for change in proactive and efficient ways. An example, is moving our Arts Walks to a quarterly schedule, to better meet the planning needs of our members and to make each Walk a better event for our larger community.","An interesting effect of the Arts Walk moving virtual was an expanded audience made possible by the ease of online interaction, less barriers related to people's discomfort attending unfamiliar social events and physical distance, as well as the multimedia nature the virtual Arts Walks. We promoted the work of our member venues in Downtown Duluth but acknowledged the importance of collaboration with those in greater Duluth and beyond during a mutually challenging and at times heartbreaking year. We experienced an increase in virtual participation and were able to build social media presence, but the goal of more foot traffic in the downtown venues was affected by pandemic safety precautions. We remain committed to developing our website as a local arts archive as we embark on another year. To increase inclusivity, we invited BIPOC artists to lead our Arts Industry panels and they generated authentic discussions concerning race, opportunity, and community in the arts.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",5000,537,"Amanda McElray Hunter, Joellyn Rock, Jeffrey Schmit, Faith King, Penny Clark",,"Downtown Duluth Arts Collective AKA Downtown Duluth Arts Walk","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Ecosystem Grant",,"""Downtown Duluth Arts Collective"" Connecting the Arrowhead to the downtown Duluth arts community.",2020-02-01,2021-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Faith,King,"Downtown Duluth Arts Collective AKA Downtown Duluth Arts Walk","23 W 1st St",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 428-8708",kingfv@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Lake, Carlton, Cook",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-ecosystem-grant,"Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Terresa Moses: visual artist, assistant professor of graphic design at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Richard Hansen: Founder of Duluth Superior Film Festival.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014443,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2020,3900,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Both Wendy Savage and Karen Savage-Blue have been artists for many years. Wendy had her first art show at the Tweed Museum in 1978 and she has been a former art educator/professor/instructor and holds the title of Professor Emeritus at the University of Minnesota-Duluth and elsewhere. (See her attached resume). She also coordinated the Ojibwe Arts Expo for many years. Wendy has curated several art shows at AICHO and has been an art consultant for our Cultural Arts Program throughout our eight year art gallery existence. Karen Savage-Blue is a graduate from the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, NM. She holds a Master's Degree in Art Education from Santa Fe, NM. Her public murals have been depicted at numerous local schools and Fond du Lac reservation buildings. She has taught at the Fond du Lac Ojibwe School and currently at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Art Department. Both artists have consistently exhibited their work locally, nationally and internationally. We will provide participants with evaluation cards to evaluate their understanding of what they learned from the art lecture and hands-on applique beading activity. Evaluation questions will include: Did you learn any history that you didn't know before - Did you learn something new about Anishinaabe culture - Have you ever designed a beadwork project before - Have you heard American Indian Winter storytelling stories before - What audio recorded Winter Storytelling stories stood out for you during the hands-on activity, and more. Photographs will be taken of the process of workshop participants in their work of creating their beaded applique art piece. Feedback from the participants during the workshop will be encouraged, shared and documented.",,,3420,"Other,local or private",7320,,,,"American Indian Community Housing Organization AKA Gimaajii Mino Bimaadizyaan","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",,"Manidoominens: Community Beadwork Workshop.",2020-09-17,2020-12-17,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michelle,LeBeau,"American Indian Community Housing Organization AKA Gimaajii Mino Bimaadizyaan","202 2nd St W",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 722-7225x 103",Michelle.lebeau59@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-308,"Terresa Moses: assistant professor of graphic design in the UMD Department of Art and Design; Jaylen Strong: Executive Director of the Boise Fort Cultural Center; Tim Davis: community advocate, artist; Carla Hamilton-Eisele: mixed-media artist.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014449,"Arts Learning Grant",2020,3910,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Our goal is create an engaging and interactive classroom experience that will encourage students to want to study instrumental music when they have an opportunity to join band or orchestra classes in the 5th grade. These are measurable outcomes: ? Students will understand and experience music as a form of personal and artistic expression. ? Students will understand that music connects people across cultures and time periods. ? Students will seriously consider the study of instrumental music. We will judge student engagement through direct observation of the students during the class, and through a questionnaire that teachers will fill out as they observe the class. During the last five minutes of the class, we will ask students two or three simple questions, and have them write down or draw their responses. When we leave the classroom, we will have the teacher and student surveys and will review them to see if the outcomes are being met, or if adjustments need to be made to the lesson plan to achieve them.","These were the goals for the school visits: 1. Students will understand and experience music as a form of personal and artistic expressions. 2. Students will understand that music connects people across cultures and time periods. 3. Students will seriously consider the study of instrumental music. We were able to visit schools in Ely and Babbitt in late January, 2020, and schools in Eveleth/Gilbert and Virginia in April, 2022. Although the program in 2022 was different from the 2020 lesson plan, the goals remained the same. Both programs were designed to allow young students to see instrumental performances up close, and hear music from MSO's April concert series performed. We distributed free student tickets and encouraged them to attend the full orchestra's performance. We asked students to respond in writing to a few questions which were designed to engage kids in thinking about their own interest in learning to play a musical instrument.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",3910,,"Ethan Bexell, Jim Wachter, Karen McManus, Hannah Sipola, Sheila Wilcox, Tracey Gibbens, Norman Ferris, Benjamin Nilles",0.00,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning Grant",,"Beethoven's Musical Miracles: a school outreach project.",2020-01-06,2020-05-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karen,McManus,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","PO Box 600",Virginia,MN,55792,"(218) 365-3228",karjack@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-grant-45,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth; Patricia Canelake: visual artist.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014465,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2020,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","The artists / creatives in this project are and will be Black / Brown folk. African heritage creatives looking to connect and share real stories for personal and community growth. An assessment form including all categories/goals will be used by the facilitator to track each Creatives progress in the program. Creatives will complete pre and post-surveys that measure their growth, interest, belonging and knowledge of music recording.",,,2870,"Other,local or private",6870,,,,"Daniel O. Oyinloye",Individual,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",,"The MixTape Project 6.0.",2020-09-01,2021-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Daniel,Oyinloye,"Daniel O. Oyinloye",,,MN,,"(763) 267-2912",dansancreatives@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-356,"Terresa Moses: assistant professor of graphic design in the UMD Department of Art and Design; Jaylen Strong: Executive Director of the Boise Fort Cultural Center; Tim Davis: community advocate, artist; Carla Hamilton-Eisele: mixed-media artist.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014483,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2020,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","I was raised on the Fond du Lac Reservation to two parents of mixed Indigenous and European heritage. My resume lists out the extent to which I've remained working in my community, but some highlights include my work for the last four years at the American Indian Community Housing Organization, the place that gave me my start as an artist and which I returned to after college to pay it forward, so to speak. I've built up an amazing network among other Indigenous artists in a movement that is taking hold both nationwide and globally to begin to celebrate and acknowledge Indigenous stories of place. One story I like to highlight from the 2019 pilot of the project was working with emerging artist Michelle Defoe. I reached out to her as a lead artist after sitting on a panel that approved her apprenticeship in moccasin-making through a residency at the Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS). Her designs from her studies at this apprenticeship are the reference for the floral designs on the murals. Success can be measured by the involvement of the community at painting sessions and an overall visible increase in people's use of the walkways. Comments during events and following the completion of the project are also important - at the point Duluth is at, any conversation about its Indigenous history is a success, but the idea is that this space will accurately reflect the history and also be an engaging place for people to expiernece.","The only goal that wasn't achieved was the completion of all the murals, although they are all relatively close to completion and will be finished in the Spring. The delays by the city made it so the guest artists from North Dakota had to drive 19 hours every weekend to help paint rather than stay here for the summer as we had originally intended (one of the artists is in school and by the time the city approved the project, the semester had started again). We met the goals of the number of volunteers who attended painting sessions as well as promoting a greater understanding of Duluth history. The space is frequented by a high volume of Native community members and the park itself has been host to more community events, which is part of the intent of the project (to reclaim space for Native community).","Achieved Most of the Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",4000,,,,"Moira I. Villiard",Individual,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",,"Chief Buffalo Memorial: Community Mural and Creative Placemaking Project.",2020-05-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Moira,Villiard,"Moira I. Villiard",,,MN,,"(218) 251-3551",art.moira@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-357,"Terresa Moses: assistant professor of graphic design in the UMD Department of Art and Design; Jaylen Strong: Executive Director of the Boise Fort Cultural Center; Tim Davis: community advocate, artist; Carla Hamilton-Eisele: mixed-media artist.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014487,"Arts Ecosystem Grant",2020,3390,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","ARTS in Ely would like to unify as a collaborative of artists and arts organizations to 1) better communicate with each other, 2) help local artists find others that are doing similar work, 3) help artists visiting from other communities to find local artists with similar interests, 4) help arts organizations find people interested in participating in their productions, work as teachers, or exhibit their work. We will measure the impact of the collaboration with a pre- and post-evaluation. Accomplishing communication and other vital goals requires artists to have the opportunity to gather, face-to-face. A short paper survey at the first meeting will assess some specific goals that were created at our first meeting in 2017. People will be able to rate how well or not they feel we are meeting those first goals. We will also request evaluation of the current state of communication between artists and art organizations. After the two meetings, we will again assess artists and organizations with a short survey to see if communications have improved, can people contact and network with others more easily, can artists share and grow with others doing similar work; is increased communication and networking allowing more artistic work to be done in the community. For the second survey we may use an on-line poll. All results, both written and digital will be compiled and the results sent to all artists. Another good measure of interest in the collaborative and working together is the number of people we hope will show up at the first meeting. We hope to have at least 75 people attend.","The three facilitated Zoom meetings with Springboard were successful in brainstorming ways to increase communications across our arts community. We also came up with good 'next' steps that we had hoped would occur during the summer and fall of 2021. However, spring came and people were getting vaccinated, feeling free to see friends and family and travel again - we lost momentum with our goals. The arts community did not want to give up their new temporary freedom(s) and we could not gather people together during the summer. We have a good foundation of ideas to help connect our arts community when we can gather together again at some point in the future.","Achieved Some of the Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",3390,,,,"Donald G. Gardner Humanities Trust","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Ecosystem Grant",,"ARTS in Ely - meeting for the arts and artist workshop.",2019-12-06,2021-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Keiko,Williams,"Donald G. Gardner Humanities Trust","246 E James St",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 235-7178",info@gardnertrust.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-ecosystem-grant-0,"Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Terresa Moses: visual artist, assistant professor of graphic design at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Richard Hansen: Founder of Duluth Superior Film Festival.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10001410,"Arts in the Schools",2017,1448,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","The main goal of this grant is to overcome barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities for the students who participate. ECHO Charter School's percentage of students who are considered at risk based on family income is 68%. The cost of attending an event like a Broadway musical is prohibitive to all but a very few of our families. We hope that the goal of overcoming barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities through this grant will also further our goal of instilling the arts into the community and public life of our region and supporting high-quality, age appropriate arts education for the students of ECHO Charter School to develop knowledge, skills, and understanding of the arts. We will measure success based on the number of students participating and the student surveys designed to measure, to some extent, the impact of the arts experiences.","100% of the students who attended the field trip were surprised at how much they enjoyed the Minnesota Institute of Art. Only one of the students remembered having been to an art museum before. All the participants expressed a desire to return to the MIA. 92% expressed a desire to try their hand at a specific kind of art based on their trip to the museum.100% of the participants expressed an increased desire to participate in and/or attend theater performances.100% of the participants gave the performance of Wicked the highest possible review.",,,,1448,,"Judy Miller, Debbie Eakes, Jeff Berthelsen, Chris Berends, Summer Schoer, Nancy Louwagie",,"ECHO Charter School","K-12 Education","Arts in the Schools",,"ECHO Charter Theatre Trip",2017-04-13,2017-04-14,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patti,Jacobsen,"ECHO Charter School","101 Rocket Ave ?",Echo,MN,56237,"(507) 925-4143 ",pjacobsen@echo.charter.k12.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine, Redwood, Renville",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-schools-21,"Mary Kay Frisvold: music; Cheryl Jeska: Music, education; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board, human resources director, bead and quill work; Kelly Pochardt: Visual art, education; John Sterner: Visual art, education; John White: Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board, writer, photographer, retired journalist.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art educator, visual artist, Tyler Arts Council, Lincoln County Art Fair, South Dakota Arts Educators Association, Southwest Minnesota Weaver's Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, Southwest Minnesota State University Associate Director for Access Opportunity Success program; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice and dance teacher; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.",,2
10001443,"Arts in the Schools",2017,1933,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","1. Students will be able to follow written and spoken directions and successfully build a dulcimer. 2. Students will produce dulcimers that work and sound accurately. 3. Students will be able to play simple melodies together on a simple one-stringed dulcimer. 4. Students will be able to play simple harmonies and accompaniments to melodies. 5. Students will perform with their dulcimer at the spring band concert. Students will be observed to be sure they are meeting goals 1-4 while building and learning to play their dulcimer during the residency. Goal 5 will be assessed by student attendance at the spring band concert.","Lakeview 5th grade consists of 46 students with varying musical, academic, and physical abilities. All 46 students successfully built their very own dulcimer and all 46 were successful at playing their made instruments. This is a truly remarkable outcome.",,23,"Other, local or private",1956,,"Michelle Volk, Terry Lind, Kathy Lewis, Bob Erickson, Judy Keliher, Jim Skelly",,"Lakeview Public Schools","K-12 Education","Arts in the Schools",,"Ross Sutter Dulcimer Residency",2017-01-30,2017-02-03,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Krishana,Dempcy,"Lakeview Public Schools","875 Barstad Rd N",Cottonwood,MN,56229,"(507) 423-5164 ",krishanadempcy@lakeview2167.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lyon, Yellow Medicine, Redwood",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-schools-60,"Ellen Copperud: writing, education; Cindy Demers: visual art, education, Joyce Meyer: visual art, education, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board; Kari Weber: visual art, education; Tom Wirt: visual art, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, former high school English/creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice and dance teacher; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor.",,2
10001800,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2017,9600,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase visibility of poetry in Northfield by establishing poetry events throughout the City, organized by the Poet Laureate. Increase participation in poetry events by targeting underserved youth, including Hispanic students in Northfield. 1. Data Collection; attendees, number of events. 2. Surveys measuring satisfaction and effectiveness.","The grant activity increased access to the arts, particularly through the Poet Laureate's work with youth at Northfield High School (especially with Hispanic youth in the high school English Language Learning class).",,3284,"Other, local or private",12884,,"Neina Abudlai, Audrey Battiste, Samuel Demas, Maggie Epstein, Tammy Hayes, Dan Riehle-Merrill, Ryan Redezke, Elizabeth Robb Reppe, Jame McWilliams, Debra Ehert Miller, Teagan Watkins, Sarah Weeks ",0.00,"Northfield Public Library",Libraries,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Introducing the Northfield Poet Laureate, 2017",2016-12-01,2017-11-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Teresa,Jensen,"Northfield Public Library","210 Washington St",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 645-6606 ",teresa.jensen@ci.northfield.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-207,"Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Carter Martin, arts administrator; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Director of Operations at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,2
10003843,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2018,46398,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Shapiro and Smith Dance will present performances of Bolero and outreach activities with groups in three Minnesota communities. Success will be measured by completion of planned activities, attendance, and feedback on experiences by community partners, audience surveys, and interviews with presenters and post-performance talks. 2: Sand SD will take activities to varied locations to reach unique populations including theaters, organization meeting and lunch rooms and dance studios. Success will be achieved when Sand SD has completed planned activities and evaluation strategies including participant count, evaluation forms, post-performance discussions, surveys and feedback forms.","Shapiro and Smith Dance presented performances of Bolero and outreach activities with groups in three Minnesota communities. Arts activities were well-attended. Participants provided verbal, physical, and written responses that expressed excitement, changed perspectives, stronger connections with others, and a new familiarity with dance. 2: Shapiro and Smith Dance served unique populations in unique and familiar spaces. Shapiro and Smith Dance led well-attended arts activities for unique groups in lunch rooms, break rooms, and in dance studios and theaters. They held discussions, archived verbal and written feedback, and maintained ongoing communication.","Achieved proposed outcomes",19330,"Other,local or private",65728,4500,"Tim Heitman, Sandra Smalley-Fleming, Soozie Tyrell, Laura Selle Virtucio, Kari Mosel, Joan A. Smith, Paul Virtucio",0.00,"Contemporary Dance Arts, Inc. AKA Shapiro & Smith Dance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Shapiro and Smith Dance will perform ""Bolero"" and additional dance works featuring nine female dancers in three Minnesota communities. It will conduct outreach activities with women's shelters, female first responders, and dance students.",2018-06-01,2019-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joanie,Smith,"Contemporary Dance Arts, Inc. AKA Shapiro and Smith Dance","528 Hennepin Ave S Ste 401",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 803-4334 ",jsmith@shapiroandsmithdance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Otter Tail, Rice, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-334,"Bradley Bourn: Executive director, Lyndale Neighborhood Association; former managing director, Ten Thousand Things Theater; Lee Gundersheimer: Arts and culture coordinator, City of Winona; Kaleena Miller: Dancer and choreographer; Arts Board grantee; Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha: Freelance director, actor and theater educator; Blake Potthoff: Executive director, Fairmont Opera House; board member, MN Presenters Network; Dennis Whipple: Executive director, Great River Educational Arts Theatre; Timothy Wollenzien: Education services manager, Prairie Public Broadcasting; music educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003867,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2018,26600,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The project will increase awareness of work written by Minnesota authors and access to award-winning writers. Paper and email surveys at events and following the events; library circulation numbers. 2: The project will increase engagement between the readers and writers in the state through thought-provoking programming. Paper and email surveys at events and following events.","Nearly all of attendees surveyed agreed that the Moving Words programs introduced them to new authors and works by Minnesotans. Paper surveys asked attendees whether the event introduced them to a new Minnesota author whose work they were likely to read. They were also asked whether they were more likely to look for other books written by Minnesota authors as a result of this prog 2: A majority of attendees indicated they had more understanding of Minnesota literature and felt more connected to their community as a result of the program. Surveys asked if they had a greater understanding of Minnesota literature, were more connected to their community, if they were more likely to participate at other literary events, and if this event would lead them to read in a new genre.",,24996,"Other,local or private",51596,1705,"Donna Allan, Heather Anfang, Erin Bailey, Sthitie Bom, Jim Bradshaw, Kathryn F. Brown, Dana Bruce, Scott Burns, Armando Camacho, Richard Carlbom, Tetra Constantino, Paul Dadlez, Ted Davis, Kate Dienhart, Kimberly Ditter, Jill Droubie, Paul Dzubnar, Ann Folkman,Pat Harris, Courtney Henry, John Huss, Sean Kershaw, Shar Knutson, Bridget Manahan, J. Lohini Mayo, Greg Mazanec, Melanie Mcmahon, Daud Mohamed, Todd Nicholson, Carrie Obry, Jean O'Connell, Kevin Olson, Cathy Paper, Mark Price, Dan Prokott, Vineeta Sawkar, Ty R. Silberhorn, Elona Street-Stewart, Mark Taylor, James V. Toscano, Thomas F. Votel, Charles H. Williams Jr., Jennifer Wolf, Chuck Wright, Mike Zipko",0.00,"The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library, as the Minnesota Center for the Book, will present Moving Words: Writers Across Minnesota author panels that connect and inspire readers and writers, in each of the state's twelve library regions.",2018-06-01,2019-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alayne,Hopkins,"The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library","1080 Montreal Ave Ste 2","St Paul",MN,55116,"(651) 222-3242 ",alayne@thefriends.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Clay, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lyon, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-336,"Delon Lyren: Professor of high brass and jazz, Bemidji State University; also assistant festival director, JENerations Jazz Festival; Brian Malloy: A novelist, teaching artist with the Loft, and adjunct faculty member at the U and Hamline; Margaret McCreary: Puppeteer, artist/educator; Arts Board grantee; Maya Washington: Filmmaker, writer, performer, and arts educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
10003870,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2018,32892,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Workshop participants and youth will experience the artistic and interpersonal skills and thrills of performing close harmony at a high level. We will replicate previous Arts Board-funded participant surveys measuring impact on knowledge, skills, behavior, attitude, and the role of barbershop singing as a lever for future engagement in singing. 2: 1,425 Minnesotans will gain an appreciation for barbershop excellence, and feel the emotional impact of GNU?s performances in live, local settings. We will build on previous Arts Board-funded participant surveys that measured audience response both on objective characteristics and emotional impact of the arts experience.","Workshop participants and students experienced the artistic and interpersonal skills and thrills of performing close harmony at a high level. Paper-and-pencil, and online surveys administered to workshop participants and students queried about knowledge, skills, behavior, attitude, and the role of barbershop singing as a lever for future engagement in singing. 2: 1,190 Minnesotans gained an appreciation for barbershop excellence and feel the emotional impact of GNU's performances in live, local settings. Audience experience was measured by paper-and-pencil and online surveys that measured audience response both on objective characteristics and emotional impact of the arts experience.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",10964,"Other,local or private",43856,,"Rick Anderson David Bailey-Aldrich Doug Carnes Bob Dowma Chris Hagen Todd Jones Kevin Lynch Chuck Mckown Joel Ortman Tom Pepin Dan True Kyle Weaver",0.00,"Great Northern Union Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Great Northern Union Chorus, an internationally acclaimed men's barbershop and a cappella chorus, will perform two major concerts and community engagements in northern Minnesota, aimed at promoting a lifetime of singing.",2018-06-01,2019-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kevin,Lynch,"Great Northern Union Chorus","2656 Raleigh Ave","St Louis Park",MN,55416,"(612) 723-4209 ",missioninclynch@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-337,"Delon Lyren: Professor of high brass and jazz, Bemidji State University; also assistant festival director, JENerations Jazz Festival; Brian Malloy: A novelist, teaching artist with the Loft, and adjunct faculty member at the U and Hamline; Margaret McCreary: Puppeteer, artist/educator; Arts Board grantee; Maya Washington: Filmmaker, writer, performer, and arts educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003890,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2018,45722,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Twenty-six exhibit events will take place in sox communities that have limited access to the arts, reaching 1,250+ persons. 1. Pre and post-professional assessment of exhibit activities, 2. Presenting artists debriefings and exit interviews; 3. Audience surveys; and 4. Photo/video documentation and assessment. 2: Five artists will gain professional experience in touring and curatorial practice. 1. Exhibit quality assessment (rubric), 2. Pre and post-assessments of presenting artists, 3. Debriefing sessions and video exit interviews.","21 exhibits and 21 screenings took place in six communities that have limited access to the arts, reaching 3,991. 1. Pre and post-professional assessment of exhibit activities; 2. Presenting artists debriefings and exit interviews; 3. Audience samplings; 4. Photo/video documentation and assessment. 2: Five artists gained professional experience in touring and curatorial practice. 1. Exhibit quality assessment (rubric.) 2. Pre-post assessments of presenting artists. 3. Debriefing sessions.","Achieved proposed outcomes",26741,"Other,local or private",72463,3000,"Sai Thao, Martin Case, Wa Houa Vue, Deanna Drift, Maria Argueta, Jacylynn Jones, Jeremy Gardner, Bienvenida Matias, Chao Lynn Yang",0.25,"In Progress","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"In Progress will tour Exchange, a touring exhibit series that features photographic and video artwork by artists from Crookston, Bois Forte, Red Lake, Leech Lake, and Saint Paul. Exhibits tour through each community and culminate in a collective exhibit in Duluth.",2018-06-01,2019-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristine,Sorensen,"In Progress","213 Front Ave","St Paul",MN,55117,"(612) 805-0514 ",inprogress301@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Cass, Polk, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-339,"Delon Lyren: Professor of high brass and jazz, Bemidji State University; also assistant festival director, JENerations Jazz Festival; Brian Malloy: A novelist, teaching artist with the Loft, and adjunct faculty member at the U and Hamline; Margaret McCreary: Puppeteer, artist/educator; Arts Board grantee; Maya Washington: Filmmaker, writer, performer, and arts educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003929,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2018,13844,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Performance attendees will increase their recognition of the social and cultural contributions of individuals with mental illness. Short comment cards will be inserted in programs and comment boards will be posted in lobby to collect audience feedback and reactions to the performance. 2: Individuals with mental illness will expand their knowledge of jazz music through performance at their community mental health center. Verbal survey at the beginning of the performance will measure audience familiarity with jazz and specific artists. Post-show survey will record audience reactions to performance and music.","The Improvised Life increased audience members' recognition of the social and cultural contributions of individuals with mental illness. Surveys showed that many audience members were previously unfamiliar with Sam and most were unaware of his mental illness. He provided a detailed account of his experiences with psychosis and path of recovery. 2: Individuals with mental illness expanded their knowledge of jazz music through performance at their community mental health center. The tour included a one hour program of jazz music and storytelling at mental health facilities in four locations throughout Minnesota.","Achieved proposed outcomes",10368,"Other,local or private",24212,1600,,0.00,"Samuel Paul. Miltich",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Guitarist Miltich will present a musical performance accompanied by world class Minnesota musicians and interspersed with discussion of his own pursuit of creativity and wellbeing amidst the daily challenges of living with a serious mental illness.",2018-06-01,2019-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Samuel,Miltich,"Samuel P. Miltich",,,MN,,"(218) 244-4089 ",sammiltich@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-344,"Bradley Bourn: Executive director, Lyndale Neighborhood Association; former managing director, Ten Thousand Things Theater; Lee Gundersheimer: Arts and culture coordinator, City of Winona; Kaleena Miller: Dancer and choreographer; Arts Board grantee; Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha: Freelance director, actor and theater educator; Blake Potthoff: Executive director, Fairmont Opera House; board member, MN Presenters Network; Dennis Whipple: Executive director, Great River Educational Arts Theatre; Timothy Wollenzien: Education services manager, Prairie Public Broadcasting; music educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003950,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2018,68000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota audiences will explore contemporary themes and new artistic genres through performance and outreach activities of this world class opera. Impact, participation and learnings will be measured through attendance, talkbacks and discussions, surveys, emails, social media posts, and interviews with performers and audiences.","Parable of the Sower performances and outreach activities allowed Minnesota audiences to explore contemporary themes and new performance styles. Project outcomes were measured with attendance counts, survey responses, audience feedback, social media posts, and interviews with performers and audiences.","Achieved proposed outcomes",111461,"Other,local or private",179461,19519,"Margaret Arola Ford, Kathryn Clubb, Susan Hames, Kathleen O'Brien, Trustees Laura Bufano, J. Kevin Croston, M.D., Margaret Gillespie, Michael Hickey, Pamela O. Johnson, Ms, Rn, Anne Mckeig, Donna Mcnamara, Catherine Mcnamee, Joan Mitchell, Christine Moore, Michael O'Boyle, Colleen O'Malley, Teresa A. Radzinski, Rebecca Koenig Roloff, Therese Sherlock, Angela Hall Slaughter, Minda Suchan, Sandra Vargas, Debra Wilfong, Robert Wollan, Brenda Grandstrand Woodson, Valerie Young, Mary Madonna Ashton, Charles M. Denny Jr., Katherine Egan, Harriet Hentges, Mary Louise May Klas, Virginia Mccain, Lawrence Mcgough, Anne Ward Miller, Susan Schmid Morrison, Mary Alice Muellerleile, Lorraine Majerus Nadler, Stephen Roszell, Michael P. Sullivan, Carol Truesdell",0.00,"The O'Shaughnessy at Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"The O'Shaughnessy will host singer, songwriter, and activist Toshi Reagon and the cast of her operatic adaptation of Parable of the Sower, by Octavia Butler. The residency will include two performances and all ages outreach activities.",2018-06-01,2019-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,Spehar,"The O'Shaughnessy at Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy","2004 Randolph Ave","St Paul",MN,55105-1750,"(651) 690-6700 ",klspehar@stkate.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Lyon, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-352,"Heather Allen: Program officer, Central Minnesota Arts Board; Janet Brademan: Retired executive director, Headwaters School of Music and the Arts; Simon Alberto Franco Caricote: Student Activities and Leadership Coordinator, University of Minnesota, Morris; Vladimir Garrido Biagetti: Musical director of the band Alma Andina and the duo Ina-Yukka; Crystal Hegge: Chair, Winona Fine Arts Commission; former director, Frozen River Film Festival; Mary Jean Kanten: Film and video producer; member of Big Stone Arts Council; Betsy Roder: Executive director, New York Mills Regional Cultural Center; Quillan Roe: Manager and artistic director, Roe Family Singers","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003960,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2018,73500,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Attendees will be emotionally moved, challenged, inspired, engaged, and educated by Ragamala’s performances and outreach activities. Comment cards asking specially tailored questions; post-show Q and A; social media (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram); observation of attendees; local press; dialogue with attendees and local partners. 2: Attendees will experience Ragamala's work in familiar, local spaces, including theaters, galleries, schools, senior centers, and community spaces. Comment cards and box office records will be used to track attendance numbers and zip codes, in order to gauge local audience turnout. ","Audiences in Grand Rapids, Chatfield, Faribault, Austin, Duluth, and New York Mills found our work to be high-quality, engaging, educational, and moving. Ragamala collected comments and reactions through audience surveys, informal conversations following performances and engagement activities, social media (Facebook/Instagram), local press, and feedback from presenters. 2: Through performances at popular local venues and outreach activities in schools/community spaces, Ragamala brought our work to six Minnesota communities. Ragamala collected comments, reactions, and zip codes through audience surveys, informal conversations following performances and engagement activities, social media (Facebook/Instagram), local press, and feedback from presenters.","Achieved proposed outcomes",50680,"Other,local or private",124180,6842,"Briar Andresen, Nithya Balakrishnan Mathad, Theresa Carter, Sara Daggett, Paul Kelash, Pratap Naidu, Aparna Ramaswamy, Dheenu Sivalingam, Krishnan Subrahmanian, Sunitha Varadhan, James Wilkinson",0.00,"Ragamala Dance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Ragamala Dance Company will present public performances and associated community outreach and engagement activities in six Minnesota communities: Chatfield, Grand Rapids, New York Mills, Austin, Faribault, and Duluth.",2018-06-01,2019-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tamara,Nadel,"Ragamala Dance","711 Lake St W Ste 309",Minneapolis,MN,55408-2975,"(612) 964-9213 ",tamara@ragamaladance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Fillmore, Itasca, Mower, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Rice, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-353,"Bradley Bourn: Executive director, Lyndale Neighborhood Association; former managing director, Ten Thousand Things Theater; Lee Gundersheimer: Arts and culture coordinator, City of Winona; Kaleena Miller: Dancer and choreographer; Arts Board grantee; Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha: Freelance director, actor and theater educator; Blake Potthoff: Executive director, Fairmont Opera House; board member, MN Presenters Network; Dennis Whipple: Executive director, Great River Educational Arts Theatre; Timothy Wollenzien: Education services manager, Prairie Public Broadcasting; music educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003978,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2018,24804,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audience members will be able to articulate understanding of Whitman's work, life, legacy and times, that they gained from the performance. Tabulations will be kept of responses from the Q and As, the exit boards, and surveys to see what new understandings are articulated. 2: Audience members will be able to describe how issues in Walt Whitman's life and times resonate in their community today. Tabulations will be kept of responses from the Q and As, the exit boards, and surveys to see what is described as still resonating.",,,10505,"Other,local or private",35309,,,0.00,"Patrick E. Scully",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Scully will tour Leaves of Grass - Illuminated to multiple communities in greater Minnesota. This one man show reveals the complexity of the life and times of Walt Whitman, a 19th century American poet who loved men and dared to write about it.",2018-06-01,2019-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patrick,Scully,"Patrick E. Scully",,,MN,,"(612) 205-1512 ",patrick@patrickscully.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Beltrami, Dakota, Isanti, Itasca, Lake of the Woods, Lincoln, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Murray, Nobles, Pennington, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Sherburne, Stevens, St. Louis, Wadena, Waseca, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-356,"Bradley Bourn: Executive director, Lyndale Neighborhood Association; former managing director, Ten Thousand Things Theater; Lee Gundersheimer: Arts and culture coordinator, City of Winona; Kaleena Miller: Dancer and choreographer; Arts Board grantee; Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha: Freelance director, actor and theater educator; Blake Potthoff: Executive director, Fairmont Opera House; board member, MN Presenters Network; Dennis Whipple: Executive director, Great River Educational Arts Theatre; Timothy Wollenzien: Education services manager, Prairie Public Broadcasting; music educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003979,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2018,103437,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Eight professional artists will tour to eight greater Minnesota communities, leading workshops and performing shows for about 1,600 greater Minnesota resident This outcome will be evaluated by tracking the number of artists who go on tour, towns we visit and performances we present, and how many residents attend the workshops/performances. 2: At least 24 community/nonprofit organizations will be involved in presenting a site-specific theater project in their communities. This outcome will be evaluated by tracking the number of community and non-profit organizations we collaborate with in presenting the workshops and performances. ","Eight professional artists will tour to nine greater Minnesota communities, leading workshops and performing shows for about 1,026 greater Minnesota resident. This outcome will be evaluated by tracking the number of artists who go on tour, towns we visit and performances we present, and how many residents attend the workshops/performances. 2: At least 27 community/nonprofit organizations will be involved in presenting a site-specific theater project in their communities. This outcome will be evaluated by tracking the number of community and non-profit organizations we collaborate with in presenting the workshops and performances.",,45876,"Other,local or private",149313,,"Nina Clark, Robert Cowgill, Joy Dolo, Darcey Engen, Luverne Seifert, Martha Stortz, Sonja Kuftinec, Marc Mcintosh, Brian Roverud, Megan Scott",0.00,"Luverne Gerald. Seifert",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Seifert will present a music infused adaptation of Ibsen's An Enemy of the People, using professional and community actors and musicians, in eight greater Minnesota communities to illuminate the water challenges facing our state.",2018-06-01,2019-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Luverne,Seifert,"Luverne G. Seifert",,,MN,,"(612) 414-2032 ",luverneseifert@aol.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Chisago, Faribault, Kittson, Lincoln, Martin, Pipestone, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-357,"Heather Allen: Program officer, Central Minnesota Arts Board; Janet Brademan: Retired executive director, Headwaters School of Music and the Arts; Simon Alberto Franco Caricote: Student Activities and Leadership Coordinator, University of Minnesota, Morris; Vladimir Garrido Biagetti: Musical director of the band Alma Andina and the duo Ina-Yukka; Crystal Hegge: Chair, Winona Fine Arts Commission; former director, Frozen River Film Festival; Mary Jean Kanten: Film and video producer; member of Big Stone Arts Council; Betsy Roder: Executive director, New York Mills Regional Cultural Center; Quillan Roe: Manager and artistic director, Roe Family Singers","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
10003984,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2018,16427,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences will explore and celebrate heroic traits in themselves and others. This outcome will be evaluated by audience feedback via printed survey, informal post-concert taped discussions, and interactive blog posts. 2: Audiences will learn about many Minnesota unsung heroes, and how they were able to overcome great challenges. This outcome will be evaluated by audience answers via printed survey, and also through post-concert taped discussions.","Audiences explored and celebrated heroic traits in themselves and others. This outcome was evaluated by audience feedback via printed survey, informal post-concert taped discussions, and mailed and emailed feedback. 2: Audiences learned about many Minnesota unsung heroes, and how they were able to overcome great challenges. This outcome was evaluated by audience answers via printed survey, informal post-concert taped discussions, and mailed and emailed feedback.","Achieved proposed outcomes",10153,"Other,local or private",26580,360,,0.00,"Loretta Julia. Simonet",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Simonet will present When There's Good to Be Done, a concert of songs she wrote about real life Minnesota unsung heroes that highlights extraordinary strength in those among us, with her folk music duo, Curtis and Loretta.",2018-06-01,2019-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Loretta,Simonet,"Loretta J. Simonet",,,MN,,"(612) 812-4555x c",loretta@curtisandloretta.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Steele, St. Louis, Watonwan",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-358,"Delon Lyren: Professor of high brass and jazz, Bemidji State University; also assistant festival director, JENerations Jazz Festival; Brian Malloy: A novelist, teaching artist with the Loft, and adjunct faculty member at the U and Hamline; Margaret McCreary: Puppeteer, artist/educator; Arts Board grantee; Maya Washington: Filmmaker, writer, performer, and arts educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003995,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2018,46670,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","TTT will break down barriers to arts participation, affording access to quality theater to those previously excluded due to geography or circumstance. We will survey audiences about barriers experienced to arts participation, if show was relevant to their lives, whether venue impacted attendance, whether they would be inclined to see more theater. 2: TTT shows will evoke emotional, thoughtful or visceral responses, opening Minnesota audiences to new ideas, feelings, experiences or perspectives. We will collect audience responses to our shows via written surveys, verbal talk­backs, recorded reflections, and post­show interviews with staff from partner organizations.","TTT decreased barriers to arts participation, affording access to quality theater to those previously excluded due to geography or circumstance. We surveyed audiences and community partners about whether show was relevant to their lives and what factors contributed to attendance. 2: TTT shows evoked emotional, thoughtful or visceral responses, opening Minnesota audiences to new ideas, feelings, experiences or perspectives. We collected audience responses to our shows via written surveys, verbal talk­backs, recorded reflections, and post-show interviews with staff from partner organizations.","Achieved proposed outcomes",15557,"Other,local or private",62227,,"Amy Apperson, John Beale, James Behnke, Laura Braun Pardo, Shá Cage, Cheryl Davidson, Nancy Evert, Jon Hallberg, H. Adam Harris, Cindy Kaiser, Marcela Lorca, Michael Morrow, Renalyn Reece Paye, Chuck Roehrick, Denise Silva, Ellie Skelton, Nina Utne",0.00,"Ten Thousand Things Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Ten Thousand Things will bring nine performances from its 2018/2019 season, and four workshops, to host collaborators across five counties in greater Minnesota who share excitement to explore how the arts can help better serve their communities.",2018-06-01,2019-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stephanie,Thompson,"Ten Thousand Things Theater","3153 36th Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55406-2126,"(612) 203-9502 ",stephanie@tenthousandthings.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Cottonwood, Itasca, Nobles, Pine, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-363,"Heather Allen: Program officer, Central Minnesota Arts Board; Janet Brademan: Retired executive director, Headwaters School of Music and the Arts; Simon Alberto Franco Caricote: Student Activities and Leadership Coordinator, University of Minnesota, Morris; Vladimir Garrido Biagetti: Musical director of the band Alma Andina and the duo Ina-Yukka; Crystal Hegge: Chair, Winona Fine Arts Commission; former director, Frozen River Film Festival; Mary Jean Kanten: Film and video producer; member of Big Stone Arts Council; Betsy Roder: Executive director, New York Mills Regional Cultural Center; Quillan Roe: Manager and artistic director, Roe Family Singers","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004020,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2018,45000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Ten professional artists will tour to three greater Minnesota communities, in each offering a week of inclusive workshops and performances. Performance attendance and workshop participation will be tracked, and further evaluation will include audience surveys (print and electronic), presenter feedback, and post-performance dialogues. 2: Three greater Minnesota communities will have the opportunity to see a performance of a new music work and participate in a residency they otherwise would not. Aby Wolf will consult with presenters to mitigate previously identified barriers to participation. The success of these activities will be assessed through attendance and responses in each community.","Fifteen professional artists toured to three greater Minnesota communities, in each offering a week of inclusive workshops and performances. Performance attendance and workshop participation was tracked, and further evaluation will include audience surveys (print and electronic), presenter feedback, and post-performance dialogues. 2: 3 greater Minnesota communities had the opportunity to see a performance of a new music work and participate in a residency they otherwise would not. I consulted with presenters to mitigate previously identified barriers to participation. The success of these activities was assessed through attendance and responses in each community.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",21750,"Other,local or private",66750,4540,,0.00,"Abigail Therese. Wolf AKA Aby Wolf",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Wolf will tour Champagne Confetti, a new contemporary work for strings, voices, electronics and percussion, to Ely, Duluth, and Brainerd for a series of week long community inclusive workshops and performances with her eight member ensemble.",2018-06-01,2019-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Abigail,Wolf,"Abigail T. Wolf AKA Aby Wolf",,,MN,,"(612) 229-1876 ",writenewsongs@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Benton, Cass, Crow Wing, Morrison, Stearns, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-366,"Delon Lyren: Professor of high brass and jazz, Bemidji State University; also assistant festival director, JENerations Jazz Festival; Brian Malloy: A novelist, teaching artist with the Loft, and adjunct faculty member at the U and Hamline; Margaret McCreary: Puppeteer, artist/educator; Arts Board grantee; Maya Washington: Filmmaker, writer, performer, and arts educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004022,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2018,47640,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Zenon will perform in concert halls, schools, and gymnasiums, reaching community members through performances, demonstrations and workshops. Evaluation of touring activities will include critical reviews, audience and presenter feedback, workshop evaluations, and invitations to return to the host communities in future seasons. 2: Zenon will involve and engage community members with dance as an art form, a universal language with the power to transform lives. Evaluation will include audience and participant feedback gathered through surveys, informal dialogue, and follow up communications.","Zenon conducted tours to four cities in Minnesota, which would not be possible without MSAB funding support. Evaluation of touring activities included critical reviews, audience and presenter feedback, workshop evaluations, and invitations to return to the host communities. 2: Zenon conducted free performances and master classes in each touring site, engaging community members of all ages. Evaluation included audience and participant feedback gathered through surveys, informal dialogue, and follow up communications.","Achieved proposed outcomes",16710,"Other,local or private",64350,4000,"Patricia Kingston, Mindi Schaefer, Linda Johnson, April Haven, Danielle Robinson-Prater, Troy Link, Nancy Johnson, Linda Z. Andrews, Cierra Lindsey",0.00,"Zenon Dance Company and School AKA Zenon Dance School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Zenon Dance Company will tour to Red Wing, Grand Marais, Northfield, and Duluth to conduct evening length performances and community outreach, showcasing diverse modern and jazz dance works by Minnesota and New York choreographers.",2018-06-01,2019-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mara,Winke,"Zenon Dance Company and School, Inc.","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 400",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 338-1101 ",marasmail@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cook, Douglas, Hennepin, Rice, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-367,"Delon Lyren: Professor of high brass and jazz, Bemidji State University; also assistant festival director, JENerations Jazz Festival; Brian Malloy: A novelist, teaching artist with the Loft, and adjunct faculty member at the U and Hamline; Margaret McCreary: Puppeteer, artist/educator; Arts Board grantee; Maya Washington: Filmmaker, writer, performer, and arts educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004023,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2018,24640,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Zorongo will bring flamenco programs to nine communities in greater Minnesota reaching audiences new to flamenco arts. Zorongo and community partners will record, collect, and share pertinent data regarding audiences and workshop participants. 2: Zorongo will bring high-quality, accessible flamenco learning opportunities to children and adults in rural communities. Zorongo and community partners will record and collect feedback from audience members and workshop participants regarding what they learned; artists will share pertinent anecdotes.","Zorongo brought flamenco programs to ten communities in greater Minnesota reaching audiences new to flamenco arts. Zorongo and community partners recorded, collected, shared pertinent data and observations regarding audiences and workshop participants. 2: Zorongo brought high-quality, accessible flamenco performances and learning opportunities to children and adults in rural communities. Zorongo and community partners will record and collect feedback from audience members and workshop participants regarding what they learned; artists will share pertinent anecdotes.","Achieved proposed outcomes",16311,"Other,local or private",40951,500,"Trisha Beuhring, Kristin Charles, Alessandra Chiareli, Christine Kozachok, Robin Moede, Colette Morris, Paige Nelson, Thomas Peden, Maria José Martin Orejana, Donna Stephenson, Sarah Strauss, Vicki Walker, Catherine Higgins Whiteside",0.00,"Zorongo Flamenco, Inc. AKA Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre and School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Zorongo will perform Caravan with traditional flamenco dance and music, and the all ages puppet show TRA TI TI TRAN TRAN TORO, an interactive immigration tale with easy to learn flamenco basics, to nine Minnesota communities.",2018-06-01,2019-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"G. Michael",Bargas,"Zorongo Flamenco, Inc. AKA Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre and School","3012 Minnehaha Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55406-1932,"(612) 234-1653 ",zorongoflamenco@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cook, Crow Wing, Fillmore, Itasca, Nicollet, Pope, Stevens, St. Louis, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-368,"Heather Allen: Program officer, Central Minnesota Arts Board; Janet Brademan: Retired executive director, Headwaters School of Music and the Arts; Simon Alberto Franco Caricote: Student Activities and Leadership Coordinator, University of Minnesota, Morris; Vladimir Garrido Biagetti: Musical director of the band Alma Andina and the duo Ina-Yukka; Crystal Hegge: Chair, Winona Fine Arts Commission; former director, Frozen River Film Festival; Mary Jean Kanten: Film and video producer; member of Big Stone Arts Council; Betsy Roder: Executive director, New York Mills Regional Cultural Center; Quillan Roe: Manager and artistic director, Roe Family Singers","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004094,"Arts Learning",2018,38942,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","3,600 + residents of Duluth, Grand Rapids, Cloquet, Aitkin and Pine City, Minnesota will develop new skills in or knowledge of chamber music with Artaria. Collaborators will track the number of participants and ask them what they learned from the residency. They will assess what new skills and/or knowledge was gained from the chamber music residency. 2: Artaria will engage residents of different ages and musical abilities in creative chamber music activities that enhance skills and self-expression. Evaluations from Artaria, community partners, and participants will help determine if chamber music residency activities were effective in developing and enhancing creativity and self-expression.","2,830 residents of Duluth, Grand Rapids, and Cloquet, Minnesota developed new skills in AND knowledge of chamber music. Collaborators tracked the number of participants and asked what they learned from the residency. They assessed the new skills and/or knowledge gained from the chamber music residency with Artaria. 2: Artaria engaged residents of different ages and musical abilities in creative chamber music activities that enhanced skills and self-expression. Evaluations from Artaria, community partners, and participants were used to determine that chamber music residency activities were effective in developing and enhancing creativity and self-expression.",,7278,"Other, local or private",46220,1400,"Karen Casanova, James Sophocleus, Jane Giacobassi, Essie Commers, Shira Burton",0.00,"Artaria String Quartet","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Artaria String Quartet will invigorate Duluth, Grand Rapids, Cloquet, Aitkin, and Pine City by engaging residents in creative chamber music learning experiences where participants will gain new skills and greater appreciation for the art of chamber music.",2017-09-01,2018-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lynne,Beck,"Artaria String Quartet","980 Bellows St","West St Paul",MN,55118,"(651) 587-7595 ",beckgrant@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Itasca, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-846,"Anne Adabra: Founder and chair, Minnesota Haitian Cultural Center; social studies teacher; dancer and storyteller; Bradley Althoff: Managing producer and senior project manager, Classical MPR; Micahel Burgraff: Executive director, A Center for the Arts, Fergus Falls; Nathaniel Dickey: Associate Professor of Music; low brass, band; Phyllis Doyle: Retired arts administrator; award-winning poet and fiction writer; Robert Gardner: Artistic executive director, Minnesota Ballet; Jane Gudmundson: Former education director, Plains Art Museum in Fargo","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. ",,1
10003930,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2018,24067,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","MGQ aims to increase its experience with a new and unusual collaboration of choir and guitar quartet, gaining more confidence for later performances. Post-concert interviews and discussion with MGQ players and choir directors will aim to measure the success and confidence level of each performance. Was the amount of rehearsal time sufficient? 2: Choir members in four Minnesota communities will be challenged with learning and appreciating a recently composed work for choir and guitar quartet. Post-concert surveys of choir members will aim to measure to what degree the singers were challenged by the new Jeffrey Van work and how much they enjoyed the new piece and overall collaboration.","MGQ increased its experience with performing its new repertoire for choir and guitar quartet, gaining more confidence for later performances. Discussions between the MGQ players and the choir directors after rehearsals and performances helped to measure the success of each performance and to determine if the amount of rehearsal time was sufficient. 2: Choir members in four Minnesota communities were challenged with learning and appreciating a recently composed work for choir and guitar quartet. Post-concert surveys of choir members were used to measure to what degree the singers were challenged by the new Jeffrey Van work and how much they enjoyed the new piece and overall collaboration.","Achieved proposed outcomes",8153,"Other,local or private",32220,,"Wade Oden, Benjamin Kunkel, Joseph Hagedorn, Robert Collier, Ila June Brown-Pratt, Maja Radovanlija, Alex Lubet, Gloria Raheja",0.00,"Minneapolis Guitar Quartet Association AKA Minneapolis Guitar Quartet","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"The Minneapolis Guitar Quartet will partner with four Minnesota choirs to perform a recently commissioned work for mixed choir and guitar quartet by Minnesota composer Jeffrey Van in four greater Minnesota communities.",2018-06-01,2019-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joseph,Hagedorn,"Minneapolis Guitar Quartet Association AKA Minneapolis Guitar Quartet","2550 Dupont Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55405-3506,"(612) 669-2883 ",hagedornguitar@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Benton, Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Lyon, Nicollet, Stearns, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-345,"Delon Lyren: Professor of high brass and jazz, Bemidji State University; also assistant festival director, JENerations Jazz Festival; Brian Malloy: A novelist, teaching artist with the Loft, and adjunct faculty member at the U and Hamline; Margaret McCreary: Puppeteer, artist/educator; Arts Board grantee; Maya Washington: Filmmaker, writer, performer, and arts educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003965,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2018,148320,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences in ten Minnesota communities will gain an expanded perception and appreciation for professional tap dance by presenting Rhythmic Circus. All sites will record attendance and distribute surveys. An administrator will visit each site to collect data. A culminating meeting with all presenters will help us sort out successes and failures.","Audiences in ten Minnesota communities experienced Rhythmic Circus which lead to expanded appreciation for the art form. We used written surveys that were distributed by our travelling evaluator who then tabulated results from each site into a comprehensive final report.","Achieved proposed outcomes",72032,"Other,local or private",220352,,"Kirk Adams, Ben Edwards, Kari Hedlund, Tom Karges, Abby Kuschel, Jeanne Nicklason, Glenna Olson, Tom Peltier, Rhonda Peters, Bud Schneider, Greg Tuttle, Noah Wilcox",,"Reif Arts Council AKA Reif Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"The Reif Center will collaborate with nine other arts presenters around Minnesota to present a ten stop tour of tap troupe Rhythmic Circus for public performances and outreach activities.",2018-06-01,2019-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shantel,Dow,"Reif Arts Council AKA Reif Center","720 NW Conifer Dr","Grand Rapids",MN,55744-2475,"(218) 327-5780 ",sdow@reifcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Cass, Crow Wing, Goodhue, Itasca, Koochiching, Martin, Mower, Nobles, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-354,"Delon Lyren: Professor of high brass and jazz, Bemidji State University; also assistant festival director, JENerations Jazz Festival; Brian Malloy: A novelist, teaching artist with the Loft, and adjunct faculty member at the U and Hamline; Margaret McCreary: Puppeteer, artist/educator; Arts Board grantee; Maya Washington: Filmmaker, writer, performer, and arts educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003968,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2018,31426,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ","Audiences will develop appreciation of operatic musical theater, sustainable local food production, and regional Minnesota history. An Evaluation Consultant will design a brief, written audience survey that will be distributed upon audience arrival and collected following each performance. 2: Scotty Reynolds will increase his marketing capacity and relationships with presenting partners outside of Twin Cities metro area. Tour staff will collect feedback from partners, venues, and sponsors on marketing efforts and event success and combine with feedback from the 2015-17 tours to improve future outreach and marketing. ","1. Minnesotan have access to arts experiences in local venues, including non-traditional arts spaces. The company used paper evaluations, distributed at the end of our performances. Audience also received a link to an eight question on-line evaluation via e-mail. This e-mail went out to all in our audience who had made advance reservations. 2. Minnesota touring artists, Reynolds and the Mixed Precipitation team, gain new skills and relationships needed to successfully tour their work. Public relations staff and Scotty Reynolds conducted follow-up interviews with presenters and partners who plan future events and improve operations.    ","achieved proposed outcomes",17700,"Other,local or private ",49126,,,,"Scott A. Reynolds AKA Scotty Reynolds",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota ",,"Reynolds will tour the outdoor production Dr. Falstaff and the Working Wives of Lake County: A Picnic Operetta uniting comic opera, Minnesota history, and sustainable agriculture, to Babbitt, Cook, and Finland in the fall of 2018. ",2018-06-01,2019-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Scott,Reynolds,"Scott A. Reynolds AKA Scotty Reynolds",,,MN,,"(612) 619-2112 ",mixedprecipitation@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cook, Fillmore, Goodhue, Lake, Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis, Wabasha",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-355,"Bradley Bourn: Executive director, Lyndale Neighborhood Association; former managing director, Ten Thousand Things Theater; Lee Gundersheimer: Arts and culture coordinator, City of Winona; Kaleena Miller: Dancer and choreographer; Arts Board grantee; Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha: Freelance director, actor and theater educator; Blake Potthoff: Executive director, Fairmont Opera House; board member, MN Presenters Network; Dennis Whipple: Executive director, Great River Educational Arts Theatre; Timothy Wollenzien: Education services manager, Prairie Public Broadcasting; music educator ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. ",,2
10003991,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2018,49500,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audience members will experience how one art form (in this case, a short story) can inspire the creation of another (live performance and film). Progress will be evaluated via audience/participant count, post-performance dialogues, evaluation forms, participant interviews, electronic surveys, and presenter feedback. 2: Participants in school and community workshops will learn how to express their personal stories through movement and text. SPDT will evaluate progress through responses of participants in the on-site classes and workshops, gathered through print and electronic surveys, sample participant interviews, and presenter feedback.","SPDT presented one-week residencies with performances and workshops for multiple population groups in Ely, Detroit Lakes, and Red Wing. SPDT utilized Talk Piece post-performance audience engagements; presenter feedback; written and electronic surveys from workshop participants; and extensive debrief with co. artists and administrators to discuss successes, challenges, and future strategie 2: Residents from three Minnesota communities interacted with SPDT artists through performances and workshops in schools, senior centers, detention center, etc. SPDT gathered feedback on community activities through responses from workshop participants, print and electronic surveys, and presenter feedback. 'I learned how to be open minded and react with other people that are new.'","Achieved proposed outcomes",16625,"Other,local or private",66125,1500,"Michael Brooks, Judith Johnson, Courtney Mcclimon, Jennifer Olson, Keisha Rehkamp, Zoe Sealy, V. Paul Virtucio, Kristen Weller",0.00,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater will tour to Ely, Red Wing, and Detroit Lakes to present public performances as well as community inclusive workshops and classes for residents ranging from elementary students to senior adults.",2018-06-01,2019-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stuart,Pimsler,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater","528 Hennepin Ave S Ste 707",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(763) 521-7738 ",spdanth@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Goodhue, Hennepin, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-361,"Heather Allen: Program officer, Central Minnesota Arts Board; Janet Brademan: Retired executive director, Headwaters School of Music and the Arts; Simon Alberto Franco Caricote: Student Activities and Leadership Coordinator, University of Minnesota, Morris; Vladimir Garrido Biagetti: Musical director of the band Alma Andina and the duo Ina-Yukka; Crystal Hegge: Chair, Winona Fine Arts Commission; former director, Frozen River Film Festival; Mary Jean Kanten: Film and video producer; member of Big Stone Arts Council; Betsy Roder: Executive director, New York Mills Regional Cultural Center; Quillan Roe: Manager and artistic director, Roe Family Singers","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004701,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant for Organizations",2016,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Bemidji MusiCamp has three main goals: Provide an enjoyable musical learning experience to 5th-12th grade musicians throughout the state. Provide a high-quality culminating musical performance to people from throughout Minnesota. Inspire future commitment to or participation in the musical arts in both community members and students. Surveys used to evaluate our goals. Campers surveyed for goal 1 and 3a. Finale Concert audience surveyed for goal 2 and 3b. All ratings are 1-6. Camper: Rate how enjoyable camp was for you. Name something you learned at camp that you could teach to your own school/band. Do you plan on seeking additional musical activities in your school or community? Audience Sample: Rate the quality of the Finale Concert. Rate how likely you are to seek future musical opportunities in your community.","We feel that 100% of our three outcomes were met based on camper and audience surveys! Campers rated the enjoyability of camp with a mean of 5.3 (of 6) and 97% of campers surveyed were able to name something they could teach their own school/band. The majority of campers indicated that they would seek additional music opportunities. Audience members rated the quality of the finale concerts with a mean 5.5 (of 6) and most indicated they would seek future musical opportunities in their communities.",,72784,"Other,local or private",78784,,"Ashley Sands, Jeff Sands, Beth Hahn, Theodore Chapman, Del Lyren, Matt Marsolek, Jini Lawless, Scott Guidry , Katie Hahn, Dave Stordalen",0.00,"Bemidji MusiCamp","State Government","Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant for Organizations",,"Bemidji MusiCamp 2016",2016-07-17,2016-07-23,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,Stordalen,"Bemidji MusiCamp","1500 Birchmont Dr NE Ste 16",Bemidji,MN,56601,"(612) 470-2267 ",bemidjimusicamp@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Aitkin, Marshall, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Carlton, Carver, Norman, Cass, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Chisago, Pennington, Clay, Pine, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Ramsey, Dakota, Dodge, Roseau, St. Louis, Scott, Hennepin, Sherburne, Hubbard, Stearns, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Traverse, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Wilkin, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-organizations-38,"Justin Holley: Author; Natalie Grosfield: Musician, actor; Joseph Allen: Professor of Art, photographer, traditional Native crafts artist; Jill Johnson: Author, musician; Sandra Roman: Art teacher, author; Gayle Highberg: Painter; Lowell Wolff: Photographer; Jane Merschman: K-12 teacher, actor, director; Mary Hilbrand: Musician; Joanne Kellner: Arts administrator, puppeteer.","Justin Holley: Author; Natalie Grosfield: Musician, actor; Joseph Allen: Professor of Art, photographer, traditional Native crafts artist; Jill Johnson: Author, musician; Sandra Roman: Art teacher, author; Gayle Highberg: Painter; Lowell Wolff: Photographer; Jane Merschman: K-12 teacher, actor, director; Mary Hilbrand: Musician; Joanne Kellner: Arts administrator, puppeteer.",,2
10004704,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant for Organizations",2016,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The BSO musicians: We want the BSO musicians to grow as artistic practitioners by honing the skills needed to work with such an unusual music style as the MIDIots. Those who attend the concert: We want to persuade our audience that great musicians will successfully collaborate to the benefit of the listeners, no matter how disparate their music styles might seem at the outset. We want them to increase their knowledge and appreciation of electronic music and electronic instruments. The BSO musicians: We will survey via email a sub-set of BSO musicians and ask them if and how their experience with the MIDIots challenged and/or expanded their skill levels. Those who attend the concert: We will ask a predetermined number of audience members to fill out a pre- and post-concert survey (while at the concert venue) regarding their knowledge, understanding and appreciation of electronic music. We will choose the names from a pool of our season ticket holders.","We surveyed a sub-set of musicians and audience members. Our survey revealed an increase in knowledge/appreciation of electronic music on the part of our audience. 90% found the ""new"" music enjoyable, and 82% said they enjoyed unexpected musical experiences as part of the Bemidji Symphony Orchestra’s season. About half of our musicians had experience with electronic music, and many felt that they could pull on their existing skills to perform. 71% really enjoyed the experience, 28% were neutral, none were negative.",,13125,"Other,local or private",19125,,"Mary Auger, Alicia Cloose, Julia Conlon, Nancy Haugen, Ann Hayes, Louise Jackson, Ann Long Voelkner, Jeb Monge, Karl Mork, Cyrus Pansch, Sue Rosselet, Stu Rosselet",0.00,"Bemidji Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant for Organizations",,"A Bemidji Symphony Orchestra concert featuring the MIDIots.",2016-10-10,2016-12-20,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tanya,Hasbargen,"Bemidji Symphony Orchestra","PO Box 3136",Bemidji,MN,56619,"(218) 444-7914 ",bso@bemidjisymphony.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Hubbard, Polk, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-organizations-41,"Justin Holley: Author; Natalie Grosfield: Musician, actor; Joseph Allen: Professor of Art, photographer, traditional Native crafts artist; Jill Johnson: Author, musician; Sandra Roman: Art teacher, author; Gayle Highberg: Painter; Lowell Wolff: Photographer; Jane Merschman: K-12 teacher, actor, director; Mary Hilbrand: Musician; Joanne Kellner: Arts administrator, puppeteer.","Justin Holley: Author; Natalie Grosfield: Musician, actor; Joseph Allen: Professor of Art, photographer, traditional Native crafts artist; Jill Johnson: Author, musician; Sandra Roman: Art teacher, author; Gayle Highberg: Painter; Lowell Wolff: Photographer; Jane Merschman: K-12 teacher, actor, director; Mary Hilbrand: Musician; Joanne Kellner: Arts administrator, puppeteer.",,2
10004707,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant for Small Towns",2016,4225,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","Make the community aware of talent in the area, experience different genres/ethnicities of music, learn something new in area of interest, and experience entertainment in a family friendly environment. The board and staff of Farm By The Lake will be on hand at events to interact with community members for feedback of events. We will have an evaluation form with question specific to outcomes at events as well.","Through evaluations we learned that some people were aware of talent in the area, most had never seen the local performers we used before. 128 said they had seen them, to 338 who had not. Also, even though the majority had heard the forms of music before (364) many had a new experience (88). This happened with Classical, Native American, Rap. Many wrote comments about things learned at each event. Everyone found Farm By the Lake to be family friendly environment for free entertainment and wanted more.",,2800,"Other,local or private",7025,,"Doug Sloan, Dave Smith, Mark Edevold, Nancy Weerts, Mike Phaller, Chris Arnold",0.00,"Farm By The Lake","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant for Small Towns",,"Farm By The Lake Summer Concert Series",2016-03-21,2016-09-14,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dawn,Loeffler,"Farm By The Lake","17797 366th St",Bagley,MN,56621,"(218) 694-2084 ",farmbythelake@gvtel.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Marshall, Meeker, Beltrami, Benton, Cass, Olmsted, Pennington, Clearwater, Cook, Polk, Crow Wing, Ramsey, Red Lake, Fillmore, St. Louis, Scott, Hubbard, Stearns, Itasca, Mahnomen",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-small-towns-6,"Justin Holley: Author; Natalie Grosfield: Musician, actor; Joseph Allen: Professor of Art, photographer, traditional Native crafts artist; Jill Johnson: Author, musician; Sandra Roman: Art teacher, author; Gayle Highberg: Painter; Lowell Wolff: Photographer; Jane Merschman: K-12 teacher, actor, director; Mary Hilbrand: Musician; Joanne Kellner: Arts administrator, puppeteer.","Justin Holley: Author; Natalie Grosfield: Musician, actor; Joseph Allen: Professor of Art, photographer, traditional Native crafts artist; Jill Johnson: Author, musician; Sandra Roman: Art teacher, author; Gayle Highberg: Painter; Lowell Wolff: Photographer; Jane Merschman: K-12 teacher, actor, director; Mary Hilbrand: Musician; Joanne Kellner: Arts administrator, puppeteer.",,2
10018439,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2021,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Khayman Goodsky, a Two-Spirit tribal member of the Bois Forte Ojibwe, is a filmmaker and an Indigenous creative. Khayman has featured her artwork designs and clothing at many AICHO arts events. Jonathan Thunder, tribal member of the Red Lake Nation, has had his paintings and films showcased on reservations, nationwide and at AICHO. Both of their short films will be screened before one of the main films. Attendance to screenings and the filmmaker panel is our main measure of success. We will track numbers of attendance for each screening and the panel to look at numbers year over year. We want to increase numbers each year to be able to reach more people in the community, and to provide value to the filmmakers through a diverse audience. If we can reach capacity for attendance over the next ten years we will reach our goal. By exposing more people to these films we can provide more value to the filmmakers who participate in our event. In turn, if we continue to see growth in attendance over the years then we know that we have become a trusted partner in the community in cinematic exhibition. Another metric of evaluation will be audience surveys after the screenings. This will help us learn which films and filmmakers the audience connected with. We want to ensure that we are present content that engages the community.","We were able to deliver Indigenous cinematic experiences to our our community and region about Indigenous ways of being, cultural and spiritual awareness and contemporary as well as historical understanding of Indigenous lived experience through all of the films. Our films focused and enlightened community about issues of domestic violence, a documentary about the life and poetry of US first American Indian Pulitzer Prize Winner, a contemporary love story about identity, place and traditions, as well as environmental and loss of tribal/cultural connections but finding healing and connection in the end, plus more social issues and animation that included cultural language and themes.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",,,"Les Gibbs, John Day, Toni Dickenson DeFoe, Christina Olson, Kathy Lichterman, Brian Malvek.",,"American Indian Community Housing Organization AKA Gimaajii Mino Bimaadizyaan","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",,"2021 Virtual Indigenous Film Series. Will host 7 Indigenous produced films virtually.",2021-04-14,2021-08-18,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michelle,LeBeau,"American Indian Community Housing Organization AKA Gimaajii Mino Bimaadizyaan","202 2nd St W",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 722-7225x 103",Michelle.lebeau59@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-358,"Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Leah Yellowbird; visual artist, designer; Tiffany Quade: visual artist; Classie Dudley: ARAC Equity Fellow","Tara Makinen: former-Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth",,2
10018469,"Arts Learning Grant",2021,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","We are looking to fill a void in the Quad City area where an after-school mixed media arts programs for grades K-12 is lacking. In building this program, we will to be able to have at least 10 students attending all open sessions and artist instructed lessons regularly by fall 2021. In the efforts of gaining popularity, we plan to develop a Youth Council for grades 7-12 to have a great amount of input in the direction of the program. Measurable outcomes will include having a record of attendance, demographics and continued growth through word of mouth. Although we are having a difficult time building this program in the thick of the COVID19 pandemic, we continue to offer options and encourage safe participation. Each session is allowed a maximum of 10 students until regulations are lightened. This helps each student have more attention from the artist instructing and the program coordinator can get to know them quickly. learning other activities that interest them. We will have track sheets of participation and continue to ask for feedback, comments and advice from area parents and students to determine what artistic projects are most interesting to them. Word of mouth and participation will be crucial for the success of this program in its first year. We have had many challenges in the first 6 months as we are starting the program in the thick of COVID19. We have our first onsite session planned again for February 5th and have been very active on our social media sites to continue involving the community in the Youth Program's growth plans. Using the online responses and location results, we can continue to schedule more sessions, getting more local artists onboard to provide onsite instruction. As the warmer season gets closer and COVID vaccinations begin, we will be able to actively record the increase in foot traffic and student engagement. Word of mouth will be our greatest advocate among the students and parents.","Our programming provided social engagement, self-esteem and emotional development, equitable opportunities and civic engagements. The theatre participants had a fantastic time while engaging in positive physical and mental activities and the visual arts classes brought joy and creative energy. We were able to provide most of the visual class students with free admission and plenty of supplies while providing scholarships to a few of the theatre participants all of which otherwise may not have joined us. Discussing the opportunity with the students brought feedback that they were so excited to have this available to them and a few participants expressed that they love to make art at home but it gets lonely so they are learning there are safe and welcoming spaces with like-minded people to join and encourage their creativity. The emotional support that comes with any art program remains priceless. Many of our participants also see that they can be athletes and artists without judgment","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",,,"Beth Pierce, Aaron Sorkin, Breklin Palas, Rachelle Syed, Sullaimen Syed, Kelle Nenadich,",0.00,"Laurentian Arts and Culture Alliance AKA Lyric Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning Grant",,"Lyric Center Youth Arts Program",2021-06-04,2022-06-03,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,McReynolds,"Laurentian Arts and Culture Alliance AKA Lyric Center for the Arts","PO Box 416",Virginia,MN,55792-2532,"(218) 741-5577",lyriccenterforthearts@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-grant-58,"Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, Artistic Director of the Duluth Playhouse Family Theatre; Betty Firth: writer; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher","Tara Makinen: former-Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth",,2
10018470,"Arts Learning Grant",2021,4119,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","I am trying to increase access to the arts for students in these rural areas. I want to increase their knowledge of the arts and get materials into their hands with which they can create art. I will increase access to the arts for the camp participants (60-80 students) as well as their family, friends and members of their communities (possibly hundreds of people) by sharing my knowledge of some of our modern environmentally aware artists and then sharing the student artwork with the whole community. I will provide knowledge of art materials that are free so that students are not burdened by cost. Students will be able to continue creating art long after our project is complete because of this newly-gained knowledge. I will consider interest in each camp a success if I have between 12 and 20 students. I will observe, along with the help of my artist assistant, each student as they are creating their works of art during each camp. I will consider each completed project as a success. I will do an email survey of the students' parents after camp is over and again at the end of summer. I will consider a success if parents observe an increase in art knowledge and creativity.","Yes, I believe I achieved my goals. The children and I created a wide variety of art projects (as well as toys and games decorated with their own art) from natural and recyclable materials and even some land art. The students were made aware of environmental awareness artists, so they were able to see that ""real"" artists use these materials to create art. They were shown how to use free and inexpensive materials to create art and thanks to the grant, were able to take a bag of supplies home with them to continue creating art.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",,,,,"Amy M. Lucas-Peroceski",Individual,"Arts Learning Grant",,"Environmental Awareness Art",2021-06-01,2021-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Lucas-Peroceski,"Amy M. Lucas-Peroceski",,,MN,,"(218) 343-3453",321ArtStudio@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-grant-59,"Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, Artistic Director of the Duluth Playhouse Family Theatre; Betty Firth: writer; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher","Tara Makinen: former-Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth",,2
10018481,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2021,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Dr. Anton Treuer is the acknowledged leading scholar in the field of Ojibwe History and Language. He is head of Anishinaabe Studies at Bemidji State University. Ryan Bajan (Ma'iingan) : As Director of the NLMF/Bois Forte collaboration, the artists, faculty, and students represent the Bois Forte, Leech Lake, Red Lake, Fond du Lac, and White Earth Ojibwe reservations and communities. These individuals are leaders in their communities, regionally, and nationally in their areas of artistic representation.? Instrumental and Vocal Teachers: Jordan Gawboy (Bois Forte) Chaz Wagner (Bois Forte) Lance Kingbird (Bois Forte) We want the program to include at least one traditional measure of assessment, and that will be the Music Fundamentals course. There will be a paper and pencil exam, with an ear training component. The curriculum, and the exam, will be based on the level of the students. There will be at least two sections of the class, possibly more, depending upon the student's needs and levels. The results of the test will tell us if the teacher was successful. Short ""jury exams"" will be held in basic keyboard skills, i.e. play a major scale, play a minor scale and the I IV V7 chords of each; play a simple 8 bar melody. Students who arrive with greater skills will have more achievement to display. Opera chorus mastery will be determined by the Music Director and Choral Conductor. Parents, teachers and students will be asked to respond to surveys that reflect their own feelings about what they have learned musically and theatrically, and what social benefits they feel they derived from the program.","The concept was a good one, yet, one that was filled with unknowns. The lectures by professional historians, the Ojibwe drumming concert in Ely, and the summer music camp for Ojibwe students were all successfully implemented. Community response was excellent; it was not only a learning experience for our regular audiences, but brought in people to events that we had not reached in the past. The children's participation in the opera productions was a disappointment; students had learned their parts during the camp with genuine enthusiasm. Yet, most parents withdrew the children from the rehearsals following the weeklong camp. A mother of 4 participants decided to go on vacation rather than allow the children to participate. In the case of a pair of brothers, one of whom exhibited great talent and interest, a foster father didn't see the point. We don't know all the reasons, because they haven't shared that information with us. We will try to find dependable partners for the future.","Achieved Most of the Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",,,"Barbara Baldrica, Mary Mulari, Matt Uhan, Jonathan Cleghorn, Ryan Bajan, Gary Gibson, Veda Zuponcic, Patricia Miller, Patty Phillips, Rita Taylor, H. Martin Zuponcic, Erik Erie, Gregg Allen, Vicky Gornick, Pam Zahn.",0.00,"Northern Lights Music Festival, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",,"Sharing Iron Range History and Culture",2021-04-15,2021-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Veda,Zuponcic,"Northern Lights Music Festival, Inc.","PO Box 147",Gilbert,MN,55741,"(856) 795-1830",zuponcic@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-361,"Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Leah Yellowbird; visual artist, designer; Tiffany Quade: visual artist; Classie Dudley: ARAC Equity Fellow","Tara Makinen: former-Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth",,2
10018487,"Arts Learning Grant",2021,4100,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Project Goals will focus on Delivery and Impact. Delivery- 1) Carry out instruction of non-binary ceramic projects, in alignment with MN State Standards in the Arts visual arts, age 10-13, grades 4-8 per workshop curriculum 2) Provide flexible scaffolding of project instruction, appropriate to beginner level, enrichment or experimentation of hand building pottery techniques, including but not limited to: ball, pinch, coil and slab techniques 3) Rapport in providing creative, safe space for all youth participants Impact- Regarding Student Participation- Following each workshop, Teaching Artist will complete the following Observational Evaluation regarding student impact, which will guide and inform on workshop adaptations- a. Level of Learning Engagement (entry, enrichment, experimentation) b. Group Project Interest c. Types of Experimentation beyond Initial Instruction d. Ways Learners Used Techniques from Instruction e. Rapport and/or Issues e. Notes to Self This work will be assessed by- 1) Observational Evaluation, by Teaching Artist 2) Anon. participant survey, gathered after the 3rd and 6th workshop (the half-way point, and, the final workshop) 1. Was there anything about the workshop today that was challenging for you or you didn't like? 2. Explain the theme of your project today. 3. What do you enjoy about this workshop? 4. What is a project you'd like to make sometime? 5. What other kinds of art do you like? 3) Lessons focus on MN State Academic Standards in the Arts, listed in the Lesson Plan attachment. Teaching Artist will consult the selected benchmarks and evaluate if outcomes were met for each lesson. 4) December 18th, in-person evaluation held with Emma Spooner, Engagement Director of the DAI and the Teaching Artist, to evaluate the collaboration, based on 1)Observed delivery of lessons, 2)Rapport with students and parents, 3)Expected follow-thru of DAI values for this type of community event, 4) Momentum opportunities.","All of my goals were achieved. I completed self-evaluations, and students completed a 3 week and 5 week evaluations on the workshop. Rapport was positive with each student and I connected with families at the end of class. Each project and corresponding lesson related to the Minnesota State benchmarks. Students had the chance to complete six different paint and pottery projects. Duluth Art Institute was highly conducive for a workshop of this nature and I look forward to continuing this activity in the future. I did have to pivot with which projects we completed, as the DAI required COVD testing before each class. Since class could not begin until everyone was present, we lost 1.5 hours of group time. I adjusted by having students work in sketchbooks as a warm-up, as we waited for all the tests to be complete. These sketches became a 2D art display that people were taking photos of at the last class. I still moved the group through 6, 3-D non-binary, personal projects.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",,,,,"Serenity D. Schoonover AKA S Kenan",Individual,"Arts Learning Grant",,"Clay Kismet Workshop: Youth Pottery and Paint Workshops",2021-10-01,2022-02-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Serenity,Schoonover,"Serenity D. Schoonover AKA Serenity Kenan",,,MN,,"(218) 626-7727",serenitykenan@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-grant-61,"Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, Artistic Director of the Duluth Playhouse Family Theatre; Betty Firth: writer; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher","Tara Makinen: former-Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth",,2
10018712,"Arts Organization Development",2021,2500,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","DoPT will have the capacity and strategy to complete a successful Capital Campaign for a community-designed creative gathering space which will be home to high-quality performances, concerts, and arts experiences for Granite Falls and Southwest Minnesota. DoPT will cultivate new relationships with a broad donor base, and develop systems for acknowledging and maintaining those relationships, to ensure the long-terms financial success of our organization. DoPT will have processes and systems that can, in addition to strengthening our organization, be shared and benefit artists, arts producers, and arts organizations across the region. We will measure our success by our progress towards our Capital Campaign by tracking our goals and timelines, as well as through formal (surveys, feedback sessions, etc.) and informal conversations with our Staff, Board, Capital Campaign Committee, and Development Committee.","Although we have not made as much progress as we had hoped (due to ongoing COVID-19 challenges including waning community connection and social isolation), we are on track to continue a successful and vibrant Capital Campaign. The support provided by the consultant has helped us reframe and reinvigorate our fundraising strategy, and we look forward to implementing our learning over the next year. These learnings have included: the ABC?s of fundraising; prospect charting; Executive Director fundraising habits; successful messaging to and thanking of donors; and fundraising habits that will support the long-term sustainability of our organization","Achieved some of the proposed outcomes",,"Other,local or private",,,"Jessica Huang, Jenn Lamb, Mary Welcome, Rachel Schwalbach, Anna Claussen, Ashley Hanson, Bethany Lacktorin, Cassie Williams, Hannah Holman, Heather McDougall, Lauren Carlson, Leah Cooper, Leu Solomon, Melissa Wray, Rachel Engh",,"Department of Public Transformation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Organization Development",,"Work with Contracted Capital Campaign Expert",2021-05-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ashley,Hanson,"Department of Public Transformation","726 Prentice St","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(952) 486-0533",publictransformation@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-organization-development-15,"Cheryl Avenel-Navara, arts admin, SMAC Board; Morgan Baum, visual art, arts admin; Mary Kay Frisvold, music, theater; Maureen Keimig, theater; David KelseyBassett, music, visual art, SMAC Board; Janet Olney, visual art, arts admin; Zachary Ploeger, music","Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Louella Voigt: music, fiber art; Blue Mound Area Theatre board; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Janine Teske: music, theater, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley school board; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;",,2
10018717,"Arts Organization Development",2021,2500,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","An outdoor market will increase access simply because of its location and availability to the public. Sometimes people are reluctant to enter our gallery but everyone will attend a market and listen to a free concert. Our success will be determined by the number of artisans/makers participate and the number of customers and audience members attend these monthly events.","The Makers Market was very successful with many shoppers enjoying the live music and making purchases. The venue along the Minnesota River was a perfect setting and many people commented on that. Attendance at each event and vendors' numbers were both more than anticipated. The success of the markets has encouraged the arts council to make this an annual event and add more hands on projects and art classes next summer. Some first time vendors commented that this gave them the courage they needed to sell their products in other places.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,"Other,local or private",,,"Tamara Isfeld, Diane Ladner, Michele Huggins, Mary Gillespie, Sue Selden, Karen Odden, Brad Hall, Melanie Gatchell, Vonnie Saquilan",,"Granite Area Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Organization Development",,"Maker's Market Development",2021-02-01,2021-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Gillespie,"Granite Area Arts Council AKA Makers on the Minnesota","PO Box 111","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 564-4240",graniteareaarts@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-organization-development-16,"Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission;","Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Louella Voigt: music, fiber art; Blue Mound Area Theatre board; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Janine Teske: music, theater, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley school board; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;",,2
10018749,"Arts in the Schools",2021,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Outcome #8: ""Regional residents learn new arts skills and techniques."" 9-12 HS Students will participate in the residency and 6-8 grade will see a demonstration and see the process of creating paper sculptures. Students will have new skills to work with paper and know that paper isn't only for 2D work and that it can be used for 3D works. Students will learn about different types of paper and how to think about it from a sculptural sense and see how the organic and geometric folds can change the texture, strength and light passing through it of paper. They will learn how to combine papers to create a tabletop sculpture and learn how to collaborate on a larger work of art as a group. The following survey questions will be asked to the students before and after the residency: Have you ever seen paper sculpture? Would you like to learn more about alternative ways to sculpt? How do you think visual imagery impacts you and your peers/community? Success will be indicated in the following ways: Students learn out to manipulate paper; Students will create a 3D sculpture; Students will collaborate to make a large sculpture for display to be seen by the community.","At the beginning, students really didn't think that paper was something used in sculpting, and most didn't have answers to how visual imagery impacts others. Making original designs included starting over more than once, doing a few trial pieces with different types of paper to see how the paper reacted, working through different options and opinions as they created with a partner. This gave them the opportunity to see how an artist creates which can be much different from a class assignment. The artist talked to the students about finding their voice. She encouraged them to not only create the art but to explain with confidence and clarity their thoughts about their art, share during an art critique what is working or not and have a discussion on what to do next, and during collaboration how communication is so important.","Achieved proposed outcomes",,,,,"Sharon Rupp, Sonja Pederson, Jeremy LeBlanc, Amanda Lecy, Ron Winter,Jeremy Corner",,"Yellow Medicine East School District","K-12 Education","Arts in the Schools",,"Artist Residency - Paper: Cut, Fold, Sculpt",2020-12-01,2021-04-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tamara,Isfeld,"Yellow Medicine East School District","1071 Bergeson Dr","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 894-0813",tisfeld@isd2190.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-schools-112,"Justin Condelli, music, education; Cindy Demers, visual art, education; Mary Kay Frisvold, music, theater; Brett Lehman, music, SMAC Board; Joyce Meyer, visual art, education; Michele Knife Sterner, theater, SMAC Board; Sheila Tabaka, theater, education","Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Carisa Clarke: graphic design/web development, arts volunteer, board member DAC of Murray County; Greg Jodzio: photography/design, Hutchinson Center for the Arts board, Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Brett Lehman: musician, social worker; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Louella Voigt: music, fiber art; Blue Mound Area Theatre board; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;",,2
10030619,"Arts Experiences",2024,35000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Community participants will develop and hone new creative skills through collaborative wooden boat building, metal work, and fiber arts. The outcome will be evaluated by the observances of programming staff and through feedback from participants to appraise both the quality of the arts experiences, what people learn and take away, and the number of people engaged.",,,,,35000,,,,"Noatun Community Wooden Boat Works","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Experiences",,"Noatun Community Wooden Boat Works will engage community participants to develop and hone new creative skills through collaborative wooden boat building, metal work, and fiber arts.",2024-05-01,2025-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Justin,Anderson,"Noatun Community Wooden Boat Works","1721 E 3rd St Apt 204",Duluth,MN,55812,"(320) 266-5966",contact@justinrmanderson.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-experiences-89,"Stephanie Hunder: Stephanie Hunder is a printmaker and mixed media artist originally from Rochester, MN. She has taught visual arts in the Twin Cities for over 20 years, currently at Minneapolis College of Art and Design. She received her BFA and MA from the University of Wisconsin?Madison, and her MFA from Arizona State University. Recent activities include solo exhibitions at the at the Priebe Gallery at UW-Oshkosh, Bloomington Art Center, and Gordon Parks Gallery of Metro State University. Recent group exhibitions include Printmaking: A Social Practice at UW Madison, and Optical Impermanence at the IMPACT conference in Bristol, UK.; Melinda Ludwiczak: Ludwiczak, is a retired librarian, who has coordinated legacy fund programming for 100 MELSA libraries from 2009-2015, creating partnerships with teaching artists, performers, authors, and arts and cultural organizations. She served on the Minneapolis Arts Commission for nine years, serving on several public art selection panels. She volunteered for grant review panels for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. An arts enthusiast, Ludwiczak frequents live performances, visual arts exhibitions, art festivals, and film screenings.; Cynthia McEwen Haynes: Cyd Haynes has 3 decades of experience in theatre as a director and playwright. She helped establish the only bi-lingual theatre in the Midwest that features both deaf and hearing actors, sign language and English onstage. She is grantwriter and non-profit arts leader who proudly calls MN...home. ; Margie Melaniphy: Melaniphy is a licensed clinical psychologist and the owner of Proven Behavioral Health, a private practice specializing in helping people with anxiety disorders live fuller lives. She began her career as a magazine writer and editor and has also worked as a director of a nonprofit, helping creative people learn to become successful business owners in the beauty industry.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10030622,"Arts Education",2024,20000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Theatre classes will build student self-esteem, develop existing skills, and discover new opportunities within the theatrical arts. Students complete a questionnaire at the beginning detailing what they know of theatre skills. They complete the same questionnaire at the end to share what they have learned. Instructors evaluate students and report individually and as a group.",,,,,20000,,,,"Northern Expressions Arts Collective","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Education",,"Northern Expressions Arts Collective will create a series of theater classes intended to build self-esteem and help students to develop and discover their skills in the area of theater and expressive arts.",2024-02-01,2025-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Leanne,Weber,"Northern Expressions Arts Collective","3403 Restormel St",Duluth,MN,55806,"(218) 789-6322",lweber@northexp.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-104,"William Adams: Adams is a public policy consultant who lives in west central Minnesota. He has a long involvement in the arts. In 2002, he worked with ArtSpace on its first rural project to create living and working space for artists. In 2008, Adams helped found the Kaddatz Galleries in Fergus Falls to feature the works of Charles Beck and other local artists. He later served on the Kaddatz Board and has helped mentor emerging artists. He has worked with the Federal Court to showcase local artists in public court spaces. Adams has been an advocate for arts funding through his public policy advocacy work and has served on Minnesota State Arts Board review panels.; Stephenie Anderson: Anderson is a creative and detail oriented fiber/textile artist from Fosston with a strong background in knitting, quilting, and hand sewing of Viking Age textiles. She has exhibited her work at the Northwest Minnesota Art Gallery, Sorenson Art Gallery, and the Minnesota State Fair where she was a blue-ribbon winner. Anderson was awarded the Viking Connection grant to study in Norway under Astri Byrd and Linnea Madsen.; Gabriella Caldecott: Caldecott is a family office senior trust associate at Wells Fargo. She serves as a trustee for The College of Saint Scholastica and on the board of directors for Highland Groveland Recreation Association. Caldecott graduated from The College of Saint Scholastica with a bachelor's degree in marketing and management and has a certificate in organizational leadership from St. Catherine's University.; Amy Padden: Padden's story A Great Knead was chosen as a finalist for the 2023 Minnesota Mystery Flash Fiction Contest. She has a BA in history, a master?s degree in social studies education, and has taught at the 2022, 2021, and 2020 SavvyAuthor WriterCons. She is a member of Sisters in Crime, The Manuscript Academy, The Loft Literary Center, Minneapolis Writers Workshop, and she was selected to judge the 2020 Minnesota Book Awards. When she's not writing with the family?s rescue dog, she is reading with a cup of tea, or paddle boarding and cross-country skiing with her boys.; Stephen Pittelkow: Pittelkow is a retired HR employee who also taught book and paper arts for 40 years. For several years, he was the office manager and adult education manager at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts. His work has appeared in many ?how to? books and he still teaches frequently. Pittelkow holds a degree from the University of Minnesota in education.; Anne Spooner: As a working mother of two young children, Spooner earned a BA in art from St. Catherine University. She currently is a full-time artist with a studio in Saint Paul. She was an art instructor for 20 years until the pandemic. She taught as various art centers including Articulture, Edina Art Center, Young Rembrandt's, and North Suburban Arts Center (formerly Banfil-Locke Center for the Arts). Spooner was a program and gallery coordinator at Edina Art Center for five years where she created art curriculum for youth and adults of all ages. In addition to year round programing, Spooner coordinated 72 summer art camps in addition to many painting and drawing classes for adults. She partnered with an area high school and coordinated a yearly high school art exhibition.; Shelly Till: Till is the owner of Till Tax Accounting and Financial Services, LLC. She has a bachelor of science in accounting degree and taxation certification from the University of Minnesota Crookston. She graduated in May 2023 with a master of arts in grant writing, management, and evaluation, graduating with honors from Sigma Alpha Pi, The National Society of Leadership and Success. She is a LifeSource ambassador, a singer, and financial resource officer for the board of directors for The Elizabethan Syngers. Her writing on racism has received awards and been published, along with poems about organ donation.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10030623,"Arts Experiences",2024,34900,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Residents of Ely and nearby towns will be immersed in the joy of live theater, fostering a sense of engagement and empowerment within the community. Through surveys after each event, we'll gather qualitative information on the productions, gauge how the event inspires attendees to be involved in the local art scene, and assess the impact on the community and a personal level.",,,,,34900,,,,"Northern Lakes Arts Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Experiences",,"Northern Lakes Arts Association will create a season of theatre, concerts, and arts camps during the summer to engage, excite, and empower all ages to participate in the arts. Through free concerts, low-cost events, and pay-what-you-can performances, prog",2024-05-01,2025-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Ian,Lah,"Northern Lakes Arts Association","1900 E Camp St",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 365-5070",contact@northernlakesarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-experiences-91,"Susan Audette: Audette is a continuous improvement consultant for an experiential advertising agency. Prior to this, she consulted with businesses seeking certification to sell responsibly sourced forestry products. Audette?s work includes evaluations related to international standards, as well as working in or lobbying three different state legislatures (Wisconsin, Minnesota, Texas) on public policy. She has a BS in applied art (painting and sculpture), a MA in education policy, and plays the piano in her free time.; Margaret Kelly: Peggy was born and raised in International Falls, MN. She returned to the community in 2021 after living MI, WI, Mpls and KS over 47 years. Peggy is a retired Social Worker and not-for-profit executive. She worked in healthcare, state government and with the Kansas Head Start Association over her career. Peggy grew up in a musical family and has been active in music throughout her life. She is a vocalist, plays the violin and guitar. Peggy curates and hosts the Open Range Concerts - up north concert series in International Falls. The series brings professional acoustic performers to the community for intimate, listening room style concerts.; Lynette Reini-Grandell: Reini-Grandell teaches at Normandale Community College and is the author of Wild Things: A Trans-Glam-Punk-Rock Love Story as well as two collections of poetry. She performs poetry with the jazz collective Sonoglyph. A long-time participant in Minnesota?s arts community, as a volunteer programmer, she cohosted ?Write On! Radio? on KFAI for more than 25 years, interviewing local and nationally touring authors about their work. She has received grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board and the Finlandia Foundation, has an MA and PhD from the University of Minnesota, and her poetry is part of a permanent installation at the Carlton Arms Art Hotel in Manhattan.; Alison Ruth: Ruth is the artistic and advancement associate at the Jungle Theater, helping to shape both the artistic programming and development strategies at the Jungle. She graduated from the University of Iowa with an MFA in dramaturgy and NYU with a BA in English.; Phaedre Sanders: Sanders was born in Saint Paul. She grew up in the Rondo neighborhood and has lived in both the Como and Midway neighborhoods. She currently works in finance but enjoys many different art forms in her spare time. Sanders is analytical but balances that side by serving as a grant reviewer and evaluator during the previous fiscal year, is on the board of a real estate cooperative, and participates in the planning and organization of a historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU) college tour.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10030670,"Arts Experiences",2024,24772,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Residents of greater Minnesota will experience a touring exhibit that connects their communities and invites discussion about place and forms of art. A public logbook will track audience thoughts and reactions, while consistent artist Q and As with attendees will record live feedback and discussion as the exhibit travels. Survey postcards will collect additional data from participating audiences.",,,,,24772,,,,"Danielle Prados AKA Dani Prados",Individual,"Arts Experiences",,"Collaborating artists Talon Cavender-Wilson and Dani Prados will tour an evolving immersive exhibit to eight locations around Greater Minnesota, developing a new piece for each community hosting the work.",2024-05-01,2025-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Danielle,Prados,"Danielle Prados AKA Dani Prados",,,MN,,"(917) 775-2917",dani@daniprados.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-experiences-101,"Erik Farseth: Farseth is a Minnesota artist specializing in printmaking, zines, and hand cut collage. He currently works as the administrator for the art history department at the University of Minnesota. Farseth has previously served on the volunteer board of directors of the Stevens Square Center for the Arts. Farseth holds a master?s degree in journalism from the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA), and a BA in art, culture, and politics from St. Olaf College. He is a three-time recipient of an Artist Initiative grant and a one-time recipient of a Minnesota Center for Book Arts? Jerome Book Arts Fellowship.; Kelsey Giles: Giles is a recent graduate student at the University of Minnesota. They graduated with a degree in multicultural college teaching and learning. Giles is currently working as a contract artist and educator in the Twin Cities. Additionally, they are taking professional development courses including St. Thomas University's Community Entrepreneur Program and Mary Lambert's Everybody's a Babe workshop. Before moving to Minnesota, Giles lived in Fort Collins, CO, where they were involved in the community. They spent several years as an activist for social justice and human rights, volunteered with Partners Mentoring Youth, the Growing Project, FoCo Cafe, alternative spring breaks, and fall clean-up.; Denise Hedtke: Hedtke is a teacher in a Minnesota intermediate school district. She is proud to work with at-risk adolescents, their children, and students interested in early childhood careers. Hedtke?s volunteer experiences include the mayor's advisory committee, election committee, her homeowners' association board of directors, CAP Agency programs, and previous participation on the Arts Board.; Ella Jacobson: Jacobson is a cultural critic and writer originally from Alaska. Her writing has appeared in The Drift, The Guardian, and The Los Angeles Review of Books, among other publications. She has received fellowships and grants from the Miami Book Fair and the Elizabeth George Foundation, and residencies from The Mount, Monson Arts, I-Park Foundation, and Good Hart. She holds a master?s degree in cultural reporting and criticism from the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute at New York University and is a former New York University Abu Dhabi Fellow in writing.; Megan Krueger: Krueger has worked in the fundraising field for arts and basic needs nonprofits for the last 20 years. She has a history of success leading programs and campaigns through donor centric communication, planning, and execution. She holds a bachelor of arts in theater, and now enjoys participating in the arts as an audience member and donor.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10030354,"Arts Education",2024,33149,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Promote access to the arts for all. Increase in class participants Increase in class participants that historically lack access to the visual arts.",,,,,33149,,,,"Duluth Art Institute Association AKA Duluth Art Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Education",,"Duluth Art Institute constituents will develop their creativity and skills through learning and practicing a visual art form, including clay, figure drawing, and painting.",2024-02-01,2025-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Christina,Woods,"Duluth Art Institute Association AKA Duluth Art Institute","506 Michigan St W",Duluth,MN,55802-1517,"(218) 733-7560",cwoods@duluthartinstitute.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-33,"Joline Gitis: Gitis is a retired historic site interpreter for Minnesota Historical Society. She has worked as a grant writer in social services. She volunteered as a tour guide at Walker Art Center and Weisman Art Museum. She has been a longtime subscriber to Twin Cities orchestras. She has edited poetry journals. Gitis graduated from the University of Minnesota with an MA in American studies.; Heather Gordon: Gordon is a U. S. Navy veteran, where she worked as a photojournalist for seven years. She has her BFA from the College of Visual Arts, and is currently attending Minnesota State University, Mankato for fall 2023/24 term. She is in the process of applying to Lesley University in Cambridge, MA. Gordon will study for an art therapy master?s degree. Gordon has previously served as a Minnesota State Arts Board grant advisor. She currently resides in her hometown of Saint Peter, with two of her three children.; Peggah Navab: Navab is a civil litigation defense attorney, advising organizations and individuals on employment and professional liability matters. Before becoming a lawyer, Navab worked in the nonprofit media world, helping produce documentaries for public television. Navab graduated from Sarah Lawrence College with a BA in English, received a JD from the University of Minnesota law school, and sings in a community choir called Kith + Kin Chorus.; Sharon Nordrum: Nordrum is the founder of the Anishinaabe Artisan Market, a cohort of 30 local artists that host two artisan markets a year in the Bemidji area. She has been an artist her whole life but has only been selling at local art shows since 2011. She loves to explore new art forums. She has been the recipient of several art grants over the years. She also sits on three boards: MAHUBE- OTWA, the Lottery Re-Authorization Coalition, and the Regional Sustainable Development Partnership.; Wendy Petersen Biorn: Petersen Biorn is employed by the Carver County Historical Society where she has held the position of executive director for eighteen years. She has worked in the nonprofit world for 30+ years and holds a master's degree in public and nonprofit administration. Highlights in her career include the development of the historic Andrew Peterson Farmstead and leading a successful three-year major fundraising campaign. She serves as a volunteer on several nonprofit boards and as a commissioner of zoning and planning.; James Sanford: Sanford is a trombonist, composer, conductor, bandleader, and educator based in Northfield. He received his master?s and doctorate at New England Conservatory in Boston before spending sixteen years in New York City as a freelance musician and professor. He is currently director of the Twin Cities Jazz Composers' Workshop and blog curator for the International Society of Jazz Arrangers and Composers. Since relocating to Minnesota in 2016, he has received a 2018 McKnight Composer Fellowship; a 2019 Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative grant; and 2021, 2022, and 2023 Minnesota State Arts Board Creative Support for Individuals grants.; Lisa Truax: Truax is an associate professor of art and design at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, and a practicing ceramic artist at her company, Lisa Truax Ceramics, LLC. She volunteers with the Minnesota Women's Ceramic Association and has received grants including the Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative, and Jerome Foundation and Main Street grants. She has a bachelor?s degree in studio art and graphic design from Carthage College and an MFA in ceramics from Michigan State University.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1
10030356,"Arts Education",2024,35000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Participants will advance practical skills through progressive training, enhancing their theatre artistry along with social-emotional learning. The Playhouse will see an increase in class enrollment, leading to higher-quality productions. Participants will follow an education track that advances their skills in the performing arts, developing well-rounded theatre practitioners.",,,,,35000,,,,"Duluth Playhouse","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Education",,"Duluth Playhouse School of Performing Arts supports students of all ages and abilities. Multidiscipline classes advance practical skills through progressive training, enhancing theater artistry, and developing well-rounded theater practitioners.",2024-02-01,2025-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Wesley,Drummond,"Duluth Playhouse","211 E Superior St",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 733-7555",wdrummond@duluthplayhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-34,"Racquel Banaszak: Banaszak is an Anishinaabe visual artist and public historian. She is a muralist and mixed media artist who seeks to bring healing and joy to Native communities through her artistic practice. As a communications specialist for Native Land Digital, she advocates for Indigenous communities through digital storytelling and mapping. She is pursuing her master of heritage studies and public history degree at the University of Minnesota. She earned her bachelor of science degree in visualization from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and studied Indigenous visual culture at the Ontario College of Art and Design.; Andrea Brown: Brown joined the Jerome Foundation in 2016. She came to the Jerome Foundation after five years at the Walker Art Center, where she was associate director of strategic marketing, and prior to that associate director of digital marketing and marketing manager. She worked in the New York office of the American Academy in Berlin before taking a seven-year detour into software at Marketing Bridge/Gage Marketing where she was lead account supervisor. Brown has a BA in American studies from Smith College.; William Ellis: Ellis is an aspiring artist working in the realms of resin, wood, and metalwork. He graduated from Minneapolis Community and Technical College in 2004 in jewelry construction and gemology and has recently begun putting his talents to work in those fields.; James Gambone: Gambone is an award winning film and TV writer, producer, director, and distributor with more than 31 years? experience. He?s directed talent like Martin Sheen, Mike Farrell, Hang Nor, and Eddie Arnold. He?s also been voice talent in more than 50 commercial spots he wrote, produced, and distributed for clients. Gambone also is an alcohol ink painter/artist. While serving as board chair for CLIMB Theater for sixteen years, he had the opportunity to help evaluate the talent of many young actors and actresses. He manages two companies and teaches online in the Graduate School of Public Health at Capella University.; Kathleen Maurer: Maurer is an arts advocate, college English instructor, and fiber artist from east central Minnesota. She holds a PhD in English from Marquette University and specializes in drama and rhetorical writing. She has served on the boards of two Minnesota regional arts councils and has served several times as an artistic evaluator and organizational grants reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board. She is also a judge for the Minnesota State Arts Board supported Poetry Out Loud competition and a board member for Partner Solutions International; Grace O'Neil: O'Neil is a Minnesota native who grew up in programs funded by the Minnesota State Arts Board. She is a pianist and digital artist. She works as a publicist for film in the Minneapolis area. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BSB in marketing and a BA in broadcast journalism.; Julie Prosser: Prosser is continuing her career as a published author, and also works with local nonprofits and municipalities as a grant writer and visionary for what is possible in the arts. Prosser recently expanded into playwriting, and her first play was performed as a staged rehearsal to an audience of more than 100 people. Her current project includes a series of children's books. She teaches classes and mentors at her local community art studio. She was a successful entrepreneur for 30 years in the healthcare industry.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10030357,"Arts Experiences",2024,30000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Engage patrons with performances by living and American Composers. Through attendance, ticket sales, patron engagement both in person and online, and media coverage for the events.",,,,,30000,,,,"Duluth Superior Symphony Association AKA Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Experiences",,"The Duluth Superior Symphony Orchetra will create a festival of new and American classical music with performances in a chamber setting, as well as one for the full 72-piece orchestra.",2024-05-01,2025-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Brandon,VanWaeyenberghe,"Duluth Superior Symphony Association AKA Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra","130 Superior St W Ste LL2",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 623-3776",BrandonVW@dsso.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-experiences-33,"Cecilia Cornejo: Cornejo is a documentary filmmaker, artist and educator engaging rural communities in southern Minnesota in a multilayered exploration of home. Locally rooted yet globally minded, her work examines notions of belonging and the immigrant experience while exploring the traces of historical trauma on people and places. An inaugural recipient of the 2020 McKnight Fellowship for Community-Engaged Artists, Cornejo?s work has received support from multiple organizations, including the Minnesota State Arts Board. Her film work has been shown nationally and abroad and is currently distributed by Women Make Movies.; Courtney Martin: Martin is a working professional fine artist and designer and has been for many years. She has exhibited internationally from London to Italy and her work resides in private collections in London, Ireland, Russia, Ukraine, Romania, Los Angeles and New York. Martin is also a freelance web designer and has volunteered her design services to non-profits as well as served on the board of directors at the non-profit User Experience Professionals Association of Minnesota. In 2007, she received an Artist Initiative Grant from the MN State Arts Board and the National Endowment for The Arts. She has studied art all her life and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and an Associates Degree in Web Design from Minneapolis College.; Xan Mattek: Mattek graduated from Wichita State University (Wichita, KS) with a bachelor of fine arts in musical theater performance. Hard work and amazing teachers led her to obtaining a full ride scholarship at WSU. Because of her training there, she has performed and taught professionally around the United States. Her favorite creative projects include interning at the Lovewell Institute for the Creative Arts where she assisted students in writing, choreographing, directing, and producing a full-scale musical in just under three weeks and ?Final Fest Music and Arts Festival,? a community arts festival started by herself and two peers seeing a need for all ages spaces in Wichita, Kansas. Performance credits include; Escape to Margaritaville (Old Log Theatre), A Christmas Carol (Guthrie Theater), Energy Time Trek (National Theatre for Children), You?re A Good Man Charlie Brown and Newsies (Crane River Theatre). Along with her work in theater Xan is passionate about community arts engagement with projects such as ""Final Fest Music and Arts Festival"" and ""R Sound Presents: Poetry and Music Open Mic"".; Daniel Pinkerton: Pinkerton is a Minneapolis-based playwright and lyricist. He holds an MFA in playwriting from the University of Minnesota. Pinkerton has concentrated on writing musicals since 2002. The MSAB has supported development of The Ballad of Mary Mallon (2004), Hard Times (2016), and Cold Planet, Warm Heart (2022). He has been awarded an NEA Composer-Librettist Fellowship and a Playwrights? Center Jerome Fellowship in Playwriting. Pinkerton is a co-producing artistic director of Fortune?s Fool Theatre, where he has co-produced 13 shows since 2006. He is also on the board of Open Eye Theatre and has served on 14 MRAC panels since 2005.; Jayne Rothschild: Rothschild is the executive director for Honors Choirs of Southeast Minnesota, leading the organization since 2010 in all areas of administration including development and applications for funding. She previously worked with Roanoke College Children's Choir (Salem, VA), and in promotions and marketing for Ryan Partnership (Westport, CT). Rotchschild is a graduate from Gustavus Adolphus College with a BA in organizational management and sociology.; Eun-Kyung Suh: Korean-born textile installation artist Eun-Kyung Suh received an M.F.A. from the University of Iowa in Iowa City, IA, USA. Since 2008, she has focused on a series of sculptural vessels as a metaphor for personal, family, and cultural memories. These sculptural vessels are created from diaphanous textiles, utilizing a design originally inspired by Bojagi, a traditional Korean art form. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, MN; Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ; Nord Gallery, San Antonio, TX; Galerie sei-un-do, Zurich, Switzerland; Montreal Center for Contemporary Textiles, Montreal, Canada; and Barabas Villa Gallery, Budapest, Hungary. Her textile work was featured in Textiles: The Art of Mankind by Mary Schoeser Thames & Hudson, Dec 2012. In 2020, Suh was awarded the inaugural McKnight Fellowships for Fiber Artists, and she currently serves as a professor in the Department of Art and Design at the University of Minnesota, Duluth.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10030368,"Arts Experiences",2024,35000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The EFS community will have more accessible opportunities to learn arts traditional to the Ely area, developing a deeper respect for folk art. In 2024, Ely Folk School will offer all their art classes with a Sliding Scale Payment system. EFS will host five classes/week. Attendees will be surveyed on what they learned and how it impacts their life. Evaluations will be reviewed and tabulated.",,,,,35000,,,,"Ely Folk School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Experiences",,"The Ely Folk School will continue offering a diverse roster of folk art classes and programming, focusing on diversifying and expanding their instructor roster and bolstering benefits to instructors.",2024-05-01,2025-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Lucy,Soderstrom,"Ely Folk School","209 E Sheridan St",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 235-0138",lucy@elyfolkschool.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-experiences-36,"Susan Foss: Foss is a multimedia artist. She created the Minnesota Goose Garden, a landscape and sculpture ongoing art project of more than 30 years, in east central Minnesota. She is on the board of the 210 Gallery and Art Center in Sandstone and has previously served as a Minnesota State Arts Board panelist. She has been awarded arts grants from East Central Regional Arts Council, Minnesota State Arts Board, and has exhibited her work in Image Art shows, Gallery North in Bemidji, and Northwoods Audubon Center (now Osprey Wilds).; Laura Korynta: Korynta is a multimedia artist, craftsperson, and educator in Minnesota. She has worked as an artist on staff for Barebones and May Day puppet theaters, as well as a Fringe Festival beyond the box mentee. She created a traveling puppet show as a participant in the 2021 Hinge Hannah Kempfer residency and is a 2019 Hinge artist alumna. Currently, she is finishing a ten-month craft education internship at North House Folk School.; Jacob Miller: Miller is currently employed by the Minnesota Orchestra Association as a ticket sales representative, where he communicates with audience members and arts administrators to facilitate positive experiences with music at Orchestra Hall. Outside of his work, Miller is a college student studying trombone performance and organizational communication with hopes of beginning a career in arts administration. Through his studies, Miller has involved himself in ensembles of various sizes and genres, embarked on regional tours to engage in education and outreach for the performing arts, and organized various solo and chamber music performances.; Barbara Yarusso: Yarusso is a retired engineer, educator, and legislator. With a bachelor?s degree and a teaching license from the University of Minnesota, and PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in chemical engineering, she worked as an engineer and taught engineering and high school science. She served in the Minnesota House of Representatives and on the boards of two nonprofit schools and is a local planning commissioner. Yarusso enjoys a variety of the arts, as spectator and participant. She enjoys music and theater performances, and our many museums. Yarusso is in a choir and a bell choir and takes craft classes such as pottery and basketry. Yarusso is an active member and volunteer at the Weavers Guild of Minnesota.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10030369,"Arts Experiences",2024,34999,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","EHST will provide a six-concert series May 2024-April 2025 to an audience of more than 100 people per concert. The outcome will be measured by count: 1) the number of tickets sold per concert; and 2) the number of attendees at each of the six concerts in the series.",,,,,34999,,,,"Elys Historic State Theater AKA Ely's Historic State Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Experiences",,"Ely's Historic State Theater will present a six-concert series featuring Minnesota artists and bands representing a variety of music genres and styles.",2024-05-01,2025-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Karen,McManus,"Elys Historic State Theater AKA Ely's Historic State Theater","238 E Sheridan St",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 235-6300",karjack@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-experiences-37,"Ross Anderson: Anderson performs in southwest Minnesota on clarinet and saxophone with a jazz duo, the Route 68 big band and is also principal clarinet with the Southwest Minnesota Orchestra. He has served as a grant review panelist for the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council and received grants from SMAC in 2013 (to record a CD) and 2006. He has been an adjunct instructor of jazz improv at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. Anderson attended the University of Chicago Laboratory School where he learned the basics of jazz improvisation. He has a BA from the University of Minnesota in history.; Noreen Buhmann: Buhmann has had a rich career serving people and the planet in human service nonprofit, higher education, natural resources, and disability law. Her work has focused on community development including strategic planning, business development and revenue generation, creating functional service delivery systems, public relations, board development, donor cultivation and philanthropy, grants management, and intentional inclusion of previously unrepresented or underrepresented people throughout Minnesota. Buhmann has served on formal boards, planning commissions, advisory committees, and created informal groups to address community needs related to access, participation, gaps in service, or cultural representation in community. In addition to participating in or leading countless workshops, conferences, and public education offerings, Buhmann?s education includes a master's degree in education leadership with combined study in curriculum and instruction. ; Judith Kaper: Kaper is originally from southern Michigan. She moved to the Twin Cities to attend Concordia University, where she graduated with a degree in education and a minor in theater/communication. She has worked for the State of Minnesota for nearly ten years as an HRIS Analyst. Kaper is a member of the Friends of the Library, the Friends of the Minnesota State Fair, and supports her community by serving on the Rosefest Parade Committee.; Anna Lehner: Lehner is an interdisciplinary artist working at the intersections of art and structural geology. In 2019, Lehner received a MA/MFA in glass at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and was a graduate associate to the Center for Culture, History, and Environment within the Nelson Institute. In 2016, Lehner received a BFA in 3D fine art and a BA in art history from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Lehner has received multiple awards including a Fulbright Graduate Research Award and has been included in professional publications such as New Glass Review of the Corning Museum of Glass. Currently, Lehner is the executive director at Foci Minnesota Center for Glass Arts a glass arts nonprofit.; Marianne Manzler: Manzler is a writer-teacher, former Fulbright scholar, and former AmeriCorps member. Her essay ""On the Making of a Mumu"" was a notable mention in Best American Essays 2022. She graduated with a BA in English literature from The Ohio State University and a MFA in creative writing from the University of Washington. She is the interim education manager at the Loft Literary Center.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10030415,"Arts Experiences",2024,16550,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","SquidFest Community Art Festival participants will feel more connected to the arts and experience how the arts can strengthen communities. We will track participation by distributing 'what is yOUR art' buttons to attendees. Volunteers will gather community feedback by conducting informal interviews, and a short survey will be offered at the festival and for a short time afterwards.",,,,,16550,,,,"City of Granite Falls","Local/Regional Government","Arts Experiences",,"The City of Granite Falls will host the SquidFest Community Art Festival, a free public event intended to cultivate community connection by offering Greater Minnesota residents opportunities to interact and cooperate through art, play, music, and educatio",2024-05-01,2025-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Crystal,Johnson,"City of Granite Falls","641 Prentice St","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 564-3011x 1",crystal.johnson@granitefalls.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-experiences-46,"Scott Hebert: Scott has been a staple of the arts community in greater Minnesota since 2008. He began off-stage, taking an interest in technical elements while working with Renegade Theater Company. He joined the newly formed Renegade Improv in 2009, a role he would serve in for nine years and 750 shows. In 2011, his desire to be a storyteller led him on-stage. Over the next seven years, Scott participated in 35 productions with Renegade, The Duluth Playhouse, and Wise Fool Shakespeare. Often taking on multiple responsibilities, Scott proved himself a valuable asset no matter which toolbox he was asked to work from. In 2016, Scott took his talents online, becoming an affiliate content creator for Twitch.tv. In 2018, Scott collaborated with artists from the Duluth theater community to help him create, produce, and perform in Twin Portals, an original Dungeons and Dragons podcast. Over the last five years, Twin Portals has performed twelve live shows to an engaged, passionate, and growing audience while filling in the story with over 100 hours of monthly audio content.; Alexander Mahar: Sandy is a local filmmaker with a Master's in Screenwriting from Maharishi International University. He has volunteered with art programs for the disabled as well as volunteer run theaters.; Peng Nelson: Peng is the PhD student of Culture and Teaching and instructor at University of Minnesota. Peng is a board member of Chinese Language Teacher Association Minnesota and a volunteer at Minneapolis Institute of Art. ; Marynel Ryan Van Zee: Ryan Van Zee is the director of student fellowships at Carleton College in Northfield, where she works with students and alumni applying for external awards and administers an internal fellowships program. Minnesota State Arts Board experience includes serving as an Operating Support artistic evaluator (FY22) and grant application reviewer (FY23). She has also served as an evaluator for the Congress-Bundestag CBYX program, the Critical Language Scholarship Program, and the Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship Foundation. From 2005-2015, she was a faculty member at the University of Minnesota Morris, where she reviewed applications for internal grants and secured grant funding.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10030526,"Arts Education",2024,34600,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Youth will discover the joys of teamwork, cultural awareness, self-confidence, and self-discipline through accessible, dynamic choral education. LSYC staff will report on anecdotal feedback gathered from observing and conversing with students throughout their experience. Qualitative feedback will be gathered at the conclusion of a session from both students and parents/guardians(via survey).",,,,,34600,,,,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Education",,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus provides access to dynamic music education for northeastern Minnesota youth, regardless of socioeconomic status, through intentionally located outreach programs, Prelude (satellite afterschool program), and Summer Sing (summer c",2024-02-01,2025-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Audrey,Tusken,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus, Inc.","1200 Kenwood Ave",Duluth,MN,55811,"(218) 461-8461",atusken@lsyouthchorus.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-76,"Racquel Banaszak: Banaszak is an Anishinaabe visual artist and public historian. She is a muralist and mixed media artist who seeks to bring healing and joy to Native communities through her artistic practice. As a communications specialist for Native Land Digital, she advocates for Indigenous communities through digital storytelling and mapping. She is pursuing her master of heritage studies and public history degree at the University of Minnesota. She earned her bachelor of science degree in visualization from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and studied Indigenous visual culture at the Ontario College of Art and Design.; Andrea Brown: Brown joined the Jerome Foundation in 2016. She came to the Jerome Foundation after five years at the Walker Art Center, where she was associate director of strategic marketing, and prior to that associate director of digital marketing and marketing manager. She worked in the New York office of the American Academy in Berlin before taking a seven-year detour into software at Marketing Bridge/Gage Marketing where she was lead account supervisor. Brown has a BA in American studies from Smith College.; William Ellis: Ellis is an aspiring artist working in the realms of resin, wood, and metalwork. He graduated from Minneapolis Community and Technical College in 2004 in jewelry construction and gemology and has recently begun putting his talents to work in those fields.; James Gambone: Gambone is an award winning film and TV writer, producer, director, and distributor with more than 31 years? experience. He?s directed talent like Martin Sheen, Mike Farrell, Hang Nor, and Eddie Arnold. He?s also been voice talent in more than 50 commercial spots he wrote, produced, and distributed for clients. Gambone also is an alcohol ink painter/artist. While serving as board chair for CLIMB Theater for sixteen years, he had the opportunity to help evaluate the talent of many young actors and actresses. He manages two companies and teaches online in the Graduate School of Public Health at Capella University.; Kathleen Maurer: Maurer is an arts advocate, college English instructor, and fiber artist from east central Minnesota. She holds a PhD in English from Marquette University and specializes in drama and rhetorical writing. She has served on the boards of two Minnesota regional arts councils and has served several times as an artistic evaluator and organizational grants reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board. She is also a judge for the Minnesota State Arts Board supported Poetry Out Loud competition and a board member for Partner Solutions International; Grace O'Neil: O'Neil is a Minnesota native who grew up in programs funded by the Minnesota State Arts Board. She is a pianist and digital artist. She works as a publicist for film in the Minneapolis area. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BSB in marketing and a BA in broadcast journalism.; Julie Prosser: Prosser is continuing her career as a published author, and also works with local nonprofits and municipalities as a grant writer and visionary for what is possible in the arts. Prosser recently expanded into playwriting, and her first play was performed as a staged rehearsal to an audience of more than 100 people. Her current project includes a series of children's books. She teaches classes and mentors at her local community art studio. She was a successful entrepreneur for 30 years in the healthcare industry.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10030860,"Arts Education",2024,35000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Students become confident, practiced filmmakers able to share their stories, perspectives, and ideas. Surveys will be issued to students three times during and after their class experiences, each one asking about the impact the Minnesota Media Arts School classes and resources had/has in their creative and professional life.",,,,,35000,,,,"Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community AKA Zeitgeist","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Education",,"Zeitgeist, in partnership with the Minnesota Discovery Center, will offer educational programming throughout the northeast Minnesota region through its Minnesota Media Arts School for beginner and experienced filmmakers.",2024-02-01,2025-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Anthony,Cuneo,"Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community AKA Zeitgeist","222 Superior St E Ste 326",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 726-5430x 214",tony@zeitgeistarts.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-159,"Brandon Boat: Boat is one of the cofounders of Danger Boat Productions, which produces The Theater of Public Policy. In more than 600 performances around the country, he has created brand new formats as well as pushed boundaries for improvisational theater. Through live performances, in person installations, as well as digital bots, he's helped audiences explore big ideas through comedy. He received a BA in history from Gustavus Adolphus College and has served on the board of numerous organizations including YNPN-TC, MPR?s Generation Listen, and the Kingfield Neighborhood Association.; Serenity Crego: Crego is a realism artist and has created lifelike artworks since 2016. Living on the Iron Range her entire life, Crego has been inspired to create paintings highlighting the beauty of the region. Crego is a self-taught artist who achieves excellence in her ability to realistically recreate the world around her in paint. She had a solo exhibition at the MacRostie Art Center (Grand Rapids) in 2020 called Declarations of a Teenage Art Queen and has recently been awarded a NEA Working Project Grant through Arrowhead Regional Arts Council to create Beauty with a Blade, three palette knife paintings.; Jessica Mattson: Mattson is a writer and artist living in the Twin Cities. Her love of creative writing brought her to serve as head of development for the Ivory Tower, the undergrad literary journal at the University of Minnesota. Mattson worked as an intern in development for Graywolf Press in 2011 and after serving as a library assistant for many years. She received her master's degree in writing for children and young adults from Hamline University in 2015. Mattson has taught classes at the Loft Literary Center, and in 2021 she started her business, Strongly-Worded Designs, where she sells handmade jewelry.; Ryuta Nakajima: Nakajima was born in Tokyo, Japan. He grew up in many places worldwide, including Lebanon, Kuwait, Switzerland, Egypt, and Japan. He is a professor at the University of Minnesota-Duluth department of art and design. Nakajima received his PhD from Kyushu University in design, MFA from the University of California, San Diego, and is an ordained Esoteric Buddhist priest. Nakajima merges biology and art, publishing scientific papers on cephalopods' behavior while highlighting the art and design represented in this class of animals. Nakajima explores various art forms, including painting, sculpture, and installation. Nakajima has also been active in the realm of nature conservation and social reform through a variety of activities. In 2015, Nakajima launched the Okinawa Seaside Laboratory focuses on coral reef conservation, working closely with local scientists and educators to conduct lectures and workshops, especially for children from underprivileged families. Locally, he has been corroborating with Minnesota and Wisconsin Sea Grant to produce a traveling exhibition and zine Black Gold, which promotes the conservation of freshwater ecosystems around the Great Lakes region.; Ann Newman: A Minnesota native, Newman returned to her homeland in the summer of 2022 after experiencing life in warmer states. A creatively diverse dreamer, she has more than 30 years? experience as a performance storyteller (eight years as the storyteller in residence for the Dallas Museum of Art). She is a published poet in several anthologies, and has authored and illustrated books for adults and children. In 2016, she was artist in residence for a gallery in Dallas. She created Interweaving, an interactive, conceptual, process driven experience featuring community participation. She has been involved with community theater, storytelling, and poetry nonprofit groups.; Kristin Prideaux: Prideaux is the owner of Argente Photographie where they have photographed portrait and fine art images for more than 20 years. Prideaux has been an active in the Saint Croix Valley arts community, and volunteers as president of the PTA and on ArtReach St. Croix?s visual arts committee. They have shown in solo and group shows, and has represented the Saint Paul Art Crawl in multiple TV interviews. They graduated from University of Minnesota with BFA and have been active an member in the Minneapolis and Stillwater Area Chamber of Commerce. They also regularly attend music and theater performances in the metro.; Anika Sieh: Sieh currently works at MPLSART.COM as an assistant project coordinator, where she communicates with local galleries, lists gallery events, and assists with general administration. In the past, she has worked with organizations like the Minnetonka Center for the Arts as a registrar, and Caponi Art Park as an art educator and tour guide. She graduated from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities with an independently designed bachelor of arts focused on creating a responsible art practice through representation, accessibility, sustainability, and functionality.; Virginia Townsend: Townsend is an emerging artist practicing her art daily. She is connected in the art community of people with disabilities and attends Interact Center for the Visual Arts. Townsend graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with several grant awards including support from the Department of Defense?s National Security Education Program, and the State Department?s Critical Language Scholarship; she received the latter award twice.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10029312,"Arts in the Schools",2024,4000,,"ACHF Arts Education","The StoryMap project complements our regular arts program by focusing on visual storytelling skills, digital literacy, interdisciplinary learning, and intergenerational community engagement. It expands beyond what our curriculum does, by preparing students for modern artistic practices. We anticipate enhanced artistic skills, increased creativity, a deeper understanding of narrative, and improved self-confidence in students. We'll use portfolio assessments, pre/post surveys, project observations, and community engagement to evaluate the project's impact. Success will be demonstrated by improved skills, positive attitudes, increased community engagement, and overall project satisfaction.",,,4021,"Other,local or private",8021,,,,"Yellow Medicine East School District","K-12 Education","Arts in the Schools",,StoryMaps,2024-01-02,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Tamara,Isfeld,"Yellow Medicine East School District","450 9th Ave","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 894-0813",tisfeld@isd2190.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-schools-129,"Morgan Baum, arts administration; David KelseyBassett, visual art, music, SMAC board; Shawn Kinsinger, theater, arts admin, SMAC board; Tom Nelson, theater; Sheila Tabaka, theater, education; Mark Wilmes, theater, music, SMAC board.","Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Judy Beckman: vocal music, Big Stone Arts Council, Big Stone County Historical Society, Big Stone Lake Area Chamber of Commerce CEO; Maggie Fuller: visual art, writing; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Erin Kline, visual art, music, writing, education, SMSU Diversity and Inclusion; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board; Jessica Mata: visual art, dance, Kerkhoven Arts Council; Kylie Rieke: ceramics, murals, music, theater, T-Bird Community Arts Board; Ana Serrano: visual art, business; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Gillian Singler, MN West Community and Technical College chair of Humanities and English instructor, Creative Healing Space volunteer, writer, theater director; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Mark Wilmes: Tyler Arts Council board president, actor/director, musician, reporter.",,2
10023920,"Arts Learning Grant",2022,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Students will participate in six weeks of engaging fine arts and performing arts experiences. We seek to attain the following: 1) 70% of children say they met an adult who cares about them 2) 70% of children say that they learned to get along better with others 3) 70% of children believe that theater and art has helped them to connect to the community 4) 70% of children expanded their vocabulary by the end of the session. The first three indicate progress toward one of the long-term impacts that the Collaborative seeks to have: all students experience well-being and resilience and are safe, valued, and connected. The fourth is an indicator of academic success and our long-term impact goal: all students graduate ready for college, careers, and citizenship. Outcomes listed above will be measured through pre-post assessments and progress toward individual goals identified in 1:1 goals-setting meetings. Program participants, their families, staff, and audience members will be surveyed to gauge the impact of the project, and gain insight into their experiences as well as suggestions for future performing arts programs. Art terminology will be intentionally incorporated in instruction. A pre and post quiz will be an objective assessment tool for this. Students will demonstrate growth in social-emotional skills integral to performance (e.g. focus, teamwork, preparedness). This will be determined in the pre and post surveys and meetings with students and families.",,,31438,"Other,local or private",36438,,,,"Duluth Community School Collaborative","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning Grant",,"Amplifying Youth Voice",2022-07-11,2022-11-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kelsey,Gantzer,"Duluth Community School Collaborative","32 E 1st St Ste 202",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 212-5952",administrator@duluthcsc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-grant-80,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Jennifer Jubenville: Manager, the Bookstore at Fitger's; Lisa Buckman: General Manager, Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10023921,"Arts Learning Grant",2022,3125,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Offer area and visiting youth an outlet for creative and social expression. Expand Ely Folk School youth arts programming. Success will be measured in a number of ways. One statistic we will keep track of is recurring participation. If youth return to the program regularly, we will know that our program is achieving its goals. We will also be verbally surveying the youth and sending surveys via email to parents and guardians for feedback. In our small town, word of mouth is the strongest form of both feedback and publicity. Staff and volunteers will keep track of casual feedback and awareness of the Ely Folk School and our Kids Maker Mornings Program from both residents and visitors throughout the summer. Growth in off-site discussion of the program will be a sign of success. Requests in continuation of the program is also a sign of success. Continued support and collaboration with Ely Community Resources will also indicate to us that we have achieved our joint goals.",,,756,"Other,local or private",3881,,,,"Ely Folk School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning Grant",,"Kids Makers Mornings - Accessible Summer Arts Programming for Youth",2022-06-03,2022-08-26,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lucy,Soderstrom,"Ely Folk School","209 E Sheridan St",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 235-0138",lucy@elyfolkschool.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-grant-81,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Jennifer Jubenville: Manager, the Bookstore at Fitger's; Lisa Buckman: General Manager, Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10023962,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2022,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesota arts organizations will maintain their connection to Minnesota residents and communities. Data Collection","Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region. Represented the diverse ethnic, cultural and folk traditions represented in this region.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,5000,,"Andy Bauer, Kayleen Berwick, Jessi Darst, Colette Hyman, Trisha Karr, Andrew Knauff, Bill Moe, Darrell Newton, Jed Reisetter",,"Frozen River Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",,"Arts Organizations Pandemic Relief",2022-02-01,2022-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Eileen,Moeller,"Frozen River Film Festival","164 E 3rd St",Winona,MN,55987,"(763) 291-4754",director@frff.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Mower, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Swift, Wabasha, Wabasha",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-438,"Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum",,2
10024038,"Arts Learning Grant",2022,3750,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Our overall goal is to provide a unique, powerful artistic offering for students and community members. The project would consist of two main activities to help us meet this goal: 1. About 200 community members?including students, community members, and other engaged individuals?will attend a lecture given by Daniel Benoit. 2. Guest artist Daniel Benoit will conduct a 1-2 day workshop in the winter/spring of 2022 for 40-50 area art, photography, and theater students. In the long term, this residency will continue increasing access to, and interest in, making art to a broader range of our community as a means of enriching and empowering individuals' experiences and encouraging innovation. Several evaluation strategies will be used. Success will be measured in part by participant numbers. Artistic success will be based on the responses of attendees. Participants will complete pre-and post-surveys, including open-ended and quantitative questions (What do you know about digital media? Did this project enhance your understanding of the role digital media plays in the arts'). Outcomes will also be evaluated through interactions with artists, student reflections, and observation of students, and project completion. The project director, Sarah Brokke Erickson, will reflect on the feedback/impact of the program and adjust future programming to better meet the needs of future participants and visiting artists. She will also identify barriers and assess the impact of marketing efforts. The results will be shared with ARAC in the final project report and be used to seek additional funding to continue developing sustainable/attainable arts learning opportunities for the Region.",,,2200,"Other,local or private",5950,,,,"College of Saint Scholastica, Inc. AKA The College of Saint Scholastica","Private College/University","Arts Learning Grant",,"Daniel Benoit Residency at The College of St. Scholastica",2021-12-01,2022-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amanda,"Abrahamson Roseth","College of Saint Scholastica, Inc. AKA The College of Saint Scholastica","1200 Kenwood Ave",Duluth,MN,55811-4199,"(218) 723-6734",aabrahamson@css.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-grant-84,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Esther Piszczek: mixed media and visual artist, arts instructor; Tom Morse: Program Director, Grand Marais Folk House; Judy Nelson: writer; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Lucy Soderstrom: program coordinator, Ely Folk School","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater",,2
21227,"Arts Learning",2014,75300,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","The ARTS Program will offer a wide variety of arts learning opportunities to the community, as well increase the numbers of arts learners involved while offering classes in various mediums. The project will be evaluated by increasing the number of opportunities to adults with disabilities, an under-served population where arts education is concerned. Classes will be offered in a variety of mediums. 2: This project will address the need for quality arts experiences and learning opportunities for individuals living with disabilities. The ARTS Program will increase the number of individuals participating in inclusive arts learning settings. Arts learners will be taught at a pace and with a focus designed for their individual learning styles. It is one of the only programs of its kind in northern Minnesota.","The ARTS Program is an outlet for any person living with a disability wishing to participate in quality, professionally-taught arts instruction within Duluth area. 2: CHOICE, unlimited’s ARTS Program addressed the need for quality arts experiences and learning opportunities for individuals living with disabilities. ",,17494,Other,92794,10224,"Wanda Grew-Jasken, Jackie Sathers, Adele Hartwick, Pete Barnett,Tom Houghtaling, Ralph Johnson, Adam Lang, Shawn Stanich, Steven Thorne, Tom Torgerson",0.67,"CHOICE, Unlimited","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"CHOICE, Unlimited's ARTS (Activities Revealing Talents and Skills) Program is dedicated to providing and expanding opportunities for individuals with disabilities in Minnesota, to study, participate, and share their artwork with the community.",2013-11-10,2014-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristie,Buchman,"CHOICE, Unlimited","1829 E Superior St",Duluth,MN,55812-2044,"(218) 724-5869x 201",kBuchman@choiceunlimited.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-389,"Gene Bird: Staff photographer, Walker Art Center; Joanna Cortright: Independent arts education consultant; Scott Dixon: Artist and administrator, Commonweal Theatre; Andre-Louis Heywood: Artistic director, The St. John's Boys' Choir; instructor, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University; Peter James: Director, Great Expectations School, Grand Marais; David Machacek: Executive director of ArtOrg; Lori Messick: Arts educator, Fertile Beltrami Public Schools; Glorianne Svitak: Performer, arts administrator, music teacher and director","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
21228,"Arts Learning",2014,82778,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","432 hours of theatre programming increases the quantity of opportunities. This is a unique project including Lazzis, hip-hop, pantomime, and short, wordless plays performed at fairs/festivals. Actor-Educators record student contact hours on CLIMB’s standard statistics sheet. The final evaluation students complete will ask if they, or anyone they know, has ever participated in a project like this. 2: To overcome financial and location barriers twelve community leaders identified, CLIMB will travel to rural communities to conduct free theater workshops. Actor-Educators will keep mileage logs. A final evaluation asks students if they paid anything to participate in this project. A final evaluation asks students what barriers they see.","CLIMB overcame financial and locational barriers touring to thirteen rural communities to conduct free theatre workshops. 2: Students engaged in 447 hours of theatre training in lazzi, hip-hop, pantomime, and short wordless plays. 76% had not done a project like this before.",,,,82778,25613,"Jim Gambone, Bonnie C. Matson, Joseph Atkins, Bill Partlan, James Olney, Milan Mockovak, Christine Walsh, Peg Wetli",0.7,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"CLIMB actor-educators will conduct a 30-hour summer theater skills workshop for 96 high school age youth in twelve rural Minnesota towns. Workshops culminate in student performances of three short, wordless plays to be presented at local fairs and festivals.",2014-06-29,2014-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Janus,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","6415 Carmen Ave E","Inver Grove Heights",MN,55076,"(651) 453-9275x 19",julie@climb.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Becker, Carlton, Clearwater, Grant, Lake, Meeker, Mille Lacs, St. Louis, Traverse, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-390,"Agnes Alsgaard-Lien: Visual artist and art instructor; Kristina Clark: Independent museum exhibit developer; Kathleen Corrigan: Breck Middle School and Upper School Arts Specialist; Amy Giddings: Music specialist, North Shore Community School, Duluth; Alison Good: Former commercial artist, educator and administrator; active community volunteer; Narate Keys: Poet, songwriter, and program development specialist for the City of Apple Valley Teen Center; Jill Nysse: Library media specialist, Winona Area Public Schools; Janet Skidmore: Independent artist and performer","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
21229,"Arts Learning",2014,89740,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Individual participants will experience art; Understand art; create art; and connect art to other learning, specifically a STEM topic. Written evaluations filled out by teachers and artists; site visits by COMPAS staff to observe the teaching artist and youth; and follow-up meetings among staff, artists, and teachers. 2: Metro and non-metro schools and students who have not experienced learning from and creating art with a professional artist will get that opportunity. At least 25% of schools will not have worked with a teaching artist in the last five years, 40% of students will be in greater Minnesota, and 70% of students will not have worked with a teaching artist at school.","Teachers reported students experienced art, increased understanding of art, created art and developed context to connect the art to their lives. 2: 38% of schools (three) had not worked with an artist in the last five years. 57% of students in Greater Minnesota. Greater than 70% of students hadn’t worked with a TA at school.",,,,89740,11269,"Cheryl Bock, Mimi Stake, Diane Johnson, Susan Rotilie, Irene Suddard, Michelle Silverman, Roderic Hernub Southall, Yvette Trotman, Keven Ambrus, Stephanie Benson, Marta Chou, Robert Erickson, Tamera Irwin, Christina Koppang, Hristina Markova, Samantha Mas",,"COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"1,700 students in eight public schools will engage in creative, in-depth projects that integrate the arts and a science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) topic. Art forms and STEM topics were chosen to best meet each school’s learning goals.",2013-11-01,2014-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Linck,"COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","75 5th St W Ste 304","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 292-3203 ",joan@compas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Sherburne, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-391,"Gene Bird: Staff photographer, Walker Art Center; Joanna Cortright: Independent arts education consultant; Scott Dixon: Artist and administrator, Commonweal Theatre; Andre-Louis Heywood: Artistic director, The St. John's Boys' Choir; instructor, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University; Peter James: Director, Great Expectations School, Grand Marais; David Machacek: Executive director of ArtOrg; Lori Messick: Arts educator, Fertile Beltrami Public Schools; Glorianne Svitak: Performer, arts administrator, music teacher and director","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
21248,"Arts Learning",2014,61686,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Five communities will learn about the Gaelic harp and ten students will receive an instrument and learn to play it, all locally and at no cost. Questionnaires will be distributed to and collected from community members, apprentices and sponsoring partners, soliciting the scope and impact of the project on the community and participants and suggestions for improvement.","Five Minnesota communities learned about the Gaelic harp and ten students received an instrument and learned to string, tune and play it—all locally at no cost to them.",,,,61686,,,,"Ann K. Heymann",Individual,"Arts Learning",,"Using performance, audiovisuals, exercises, and discussion, a five program Gaelic harp series will enable learners in five communities to further their musical understanding and skills. Ten motivated learners will each build a harp and receive yearlong instruction.",2013-11-01,2014-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ann,Heymann,"Ann K. Heymann",,,MN,,"(507) 745-1075 ",annheymann@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Martin, McLeod, Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-401,"Melinda Breva: Development manager, Franconia Sculpture Park; Robert Cline: Adjunct faculty member, architectural technologies and AutoCAD, Rochester Community and Technical College; architect and community volunteer; Abraham Hunter: Collaborative pianist, founder of Loon Opera Company; Brian Jose: Executive director, fine arts programming, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John’s University; Peter Morales: Sculptor of large-scale outdoor pieces; former visiting artist, University of Minnesota, and Jerome Fellow; Susan Potvin: Middle school band director, Salk Middle School; percussionist; Pat Samples: Lifelong learning coordinator, Ebenezer; cofounder and former director of ARTSAGE; Loretta Simonet: Musician with award-winning folk music duo, Curtis and Loretta; John Thew: Managing director, Theater Latte Da|Robert Thomas, Associate director of development, Great River Shakespeare Festival","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
21259,"Arts Learning",2014,10450,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Instruction in jazz and improvisation will be offered to youth studying string instruments in northern Minnesota. There are currently no programs that offer instruction in jazz and improvisation for strings students in northern Minnesota. This outcome will be achieved by successful implementation of the proposed jazz camp and evaluated by participant surveys. 2: Thirty Minnesota youth will participate in summer jazz camp with the Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program. Success in reaching this project outcome will be measured by application and enrollment numbers for the summer jazz camp as well as the number of scholarships utilized.","The quantity and types of arts leaning opportunities in the state, and the organizations or venues that offer them increased. 2: Arts learning opportunities were more accessible to Minnesota because barriers to participation were identified and mitigated.",,2850,Other,13300,1200,"Kristen Anderson, Christa Berg, Shannon Benolken, Ellen Bogardus-Szymaniak, Brad Johnson, Dave Kooda, Heather Krueger-Barth, Mary LaPlant, Cheryl Louis, Tom Nelson, Jerry Ophoven",,"Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"The Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program will present a one week summer jazz camp with Dutch violinist Tim Kliphuis, for youth ages 8 - 18, currently studying a string instrument.",2014-01-01,2014-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tara,Makinen,"Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program","PO Box 140","Grand Rapids",MN,55744,"(218) 327-1651 ",tara@itascaorchestra.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Itasca, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-408,"Lawrence Benson: Independent scholar, artist and publisher; Craig Campbell: Working studio arts and glassblowing instructor; Patricia Dennis: Associate professor of design, University of Minnesota-Duluth; John Gregor: Photographer and photo educator; Laura Tahja Johnson: Managing artistic director, Lyric Arts Company, Anoka; Anthony Kuznik: Retired president, Hibbing Community and Technical College; Leisa Luis-Grill: Actress, designer and visual artist; Carolyn Olson: Working artist; visual and media art instructor, South Ridge School","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
21290,"Arts Learning",2014,33800,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Provide a theatre learning experience for inmates they assign value to and increase inmate interest in participating in future arts experiences. Quantitative and qualitative surveys will determine to what extent inmates engaged in a new arts learning experience, the value they placed on the experience, and their future interest in the arts. Inmate participation will also be tracked. 2: Validate the use of theatre integration projects to develop conflict resolution skills and legitimize arts projects in venues with incarcerated adults. Qualitative survey results and data on negative behavior incidents within the jail will assess the effectiveness of the project to develop conflict resolution skills and the legitimacy of arts projects in venues with incarcerated adults.","New arts opportunities were offered to Minnesotans and participants identified the experience as valuable and identified their interest to pursue future arts opportunities. 2: A new organization (Saint Louis County Jail) began offering an arts learning opportunity and the presence of arts programming with incarcerated adults was found effective and valuable.",,,,33800,,"Mary Roling, Ross Litman, David Phillips, Dawn Sathers, Robyn Wojochowski",,"Saint Louis County Sheriff's Office-Jail Division","Local/Regional Government","Arts Learning",,"Inmates at the Saint Louis County Jail will work with a teaching artist, using theater to identify, explore, and rehearse thought patterns and actions as a means to empower them to resolve conflict in their lives.",2013-11-04,2014-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Roling,"Saint Louis County Sherriff's Office-Jail Division","4334 Haines Rd",Duluth,MN,55811,"(218) 726-2345 ",rolingm@stlouiscountymn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-424,"Bradley Althoff: Managing producer, national classical music programs, American Public Media - Minnesota Public Radio; David Beard: Associate professor of rhetoric, writing studies department, University of Minnesota, Duluth; Lawrence Burnett: Professor of music and choral director, Carleton College; Kathryn Gainey: Professor of art, Saint Cloud State University; Jill Michaelree: Community development and outreach manager, Mixed Blood Theatre; Danette Olsen: Self-employed strategy consultant and teaching artist; Robert Ouren, Dr.: Retired music educator; William Wiktor: Retired engineer and software developer; Rochester community arts and non-profit volunteer","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","1/26/15-proposed outcomes added.",2
21325,"Arts Project Grant",2014,2800,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Offering this concert support the College's artistic goal of providing performances that are new to the Arrowhead region. Outcomes are to provide 300 community members the experience of a concert featuring Arlo Guthrie with the songs and stories of WoodyTicket sales and audience survey results.","Attendance was recorded at 444 people and the feedback we received was very positive.",,17401,"Other, local or private",20201,,"Mark Berger, Virginia Berger, Ben Bertsch, Emily Brown, Kay Colby, Jeremy Craycraft, Jena Evans, John George, Mike Hanson, Travis Johnson, Donna Kirk, Helen Helberg, Lesley Kleveter, Don Martens, Gayle Martens, Ollie Meyer, James Naslund, Karen Naslund, J",,"The College of Saint Scholastica","Public College/University","Arts Project Grant",,"Host Here Comes the Kids TourLe Sueur",2013-11-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sue,Maki,"The College of Saint Scholastica","1200 Kenwood Ave",Duluth,MN,55811-4199,"(218) 723-6631 ",smaki@css.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-99,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
21327,"Arts Project Grant",2014,2800,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Renegade hopes to push the artistic skills of themselves as a company and of local artists involved in the project by producing this challenging, emotional and powerful show in the intimate Teatro Zuccone space. Also hope to increase production quality and offer local audiences their first chance to see this new musical.Will solicit feedback from all artists involved as well as feedback gained from critical responses to the artistic and production quality of the performance. Also solicit audience feedback via survey to see if their artistic goals were met.","Renegade successfully pushed the artistic skills of themselves as a company and of local artists involved in the project by producing this challenging, emotional and powerful show in the intimate Teatro Zuccone space.",,14460,"Other, local or private",17260,,"John Bray, J Steve Nys, Anika Thompson, David Boe, Ellie Martin",,"Renegade Theater Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Grant",,"Present the play Next to NormalLe Sueur",2014-01-05,2014-04-05,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katy,Helbacka,"Renegade Theater Company","222 E Superior St Ste 306",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 499-9782 ",katyhelbacka@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-100,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
20422,"Arts Project Grant",2013,2800,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Successful, well attended opening.Attendance, artist feedback, surveys completed by gallery attendees, increased social network participation.","Achieved the goal to present a few of the Arrowhead Region's most forward thinking and successful artists in high profile, well attended, highly publicized event.",,3550,"Other, local or private",6350,,"Kathleen Roberts, Kathy McTAvish, Nickolas Monson, Anthony Zappa, Richard Hansen",,"Prove Gallery","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Grant",,"Profile and display work from 10 of the region's most influential visual artist in their gallery space.",2013-05-02,2013-05-27,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,Roberts,"Prove Gallery","21 Lake Ave",Duluth,MN,55802,"(612) 227-8015 ",richard@provegallery.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Lake, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Pine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-98,"Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
20457,"Arts in the Schools",2013,1836,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of this program is to increase the quantity and types of arts learning opportunities for youth.The outcomes of this grant will be measured in several ways, some with data and rubrics, some with anecdotal data. The first way I can tell if a project is successful is if the students strive to finish a project. If they are interested in coming into the art room extra hours and hang out there during study hall, they are happy to work extra and it shows. This means they are enjoying the project which is the first step to learning. The English teacher and I will design a rubric for both the poetry and art separately, but in the art grade there will be a rubric section for how well the book art and the poetry compliment and work together. I would also require the students to write an artist's statement about their piece. These paragraphs would tell what the students feel they have learned through the process, both in book arts and in poetry.","The students were tested in English on their knowledge of Native American values as taught during this grant period. All students completed a book, following directions as taught by the Minnesota Center for Book Arts and art teacher, reflecting their poetry. All books included poetry reflecting Native American values.",,,,1836,,"Jon Wager, Bruce Lund, Tony Aafedt, Ann Jenson, Brett Buer, Dan Lee, Deab Solem",,"Dawson-Boyd Public Schools","K-12 Education","Arts in the Schools",,"The Art of Poetry",2013-09-09,2014-05-16,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brad,Madsen,"Dawson-Boyd Public Schools","848 Chestnut St",Dawson,MN,56232-2224,"(320) 769-2955 ",bmadsen@dwby.k12.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lac qui Parle, Chippewa, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-schools-11,"Emily Olson: musician, writing instructor; Sydney Massee: visual artist, quilter, behind the scenes assistant in theatre productions, board member of Lac qui Parle Valley School District; Janet Olney: artist, coordinator at Willmar Area Arts Council, founding member of Kaleidoscope Gallery; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member of Prairie Music Association and Prairie Oasis Players, former clogger; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher.","Jane Link: visual artist, board member of Milan Village Arts School, and Milan Community Education, and Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, certified clinical musician, founder and coordinator of Rhythm of the River music/art festival; Janet Olney: artist, coordinator for Willmar Area Arts Council, founding member of Kaleidoscope Gallery; Randy Meyer: visual artist and farmer, former art teacher; Kate Aydin: retired educator, multidisciplinary curriculum developer, board member of Lincoln County Pioneer Museum; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member of Prairie Music Association and Prairie Oasis Players, former clogger; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, participant in community theater productions, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Emily Olson: musician, writing instructor; Tamara Isfeld: visual artist, art teacher for Renville County West Schools, Arts Meander planning committee, board member at Granite Arts Council and Renville Friends of the Arts; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, treasurer of Rock County Fine Arts Association, board member for Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County, Art Rocks planning committee; Sydney Massee: visual artist, quilter, behind the scenes assistant in theatre productions, board member of Lac qui Parle Valley School District; Audrey Fuller: writer, arts advocate, tribal planner, grant writer.",,2
20476,"Arts Organization Development and Equipment",2013,3154,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We have identified that we could use improvement in the area of choreography in our musicals, we are hoping that a system to record rehearsals and use as a teaching tool will help in this area. Software and video equipment will assist in our attempt to increase awareness of our facility and our productions through online social media. The improvements to our building will help us save on energy expenditures, which in turn will free up funds to upgrade in other areas to enhance our shows.The Opera House board employs an ongoing effort to evaluate our productions, as well as the quality of improvements to our facility, and what we can do to enhance the experience for our audience and our actors in the future. Each board member will answer the questions on the uploaded evaluation document.","On scale of 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent), average ratings from board members on specific aspects of the project: Stage door replacement: 5.0. Balcony door replacement: 4.86. Microphones/transmitters added: 4.71.Improvements from video equipment: 4.57. Overall project helping continue our legacy: 5.0.",,1051,"Other, local or private",4205,,"mark Wilmes, Kathy Johnson, Anne Lichtsinn, David Norgaard, Teresa Schreurs, milo Downs, Carol MensenCheryl Johnson, Clarice Nordmeyer, Caren Petersen, Gail Hovland, Sandy Hanson",,"Lake Benton Opera House, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Organization Development and Equipment",,"Opera House Facility/Equipment Upgrade.",2013-04-04,2014-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Wilmes,"Lake Benton Opera House, Inc.","120 E Center St PO Box 1","Lake Benton",MN,56149,"(507) 368-4620 ",lakebentonoperahouse@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lincoln, Lyon, Yellow Medicine, Pipestone",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-organization-development-and-equipment-29,"Kathy Fransen: musician, certified clinical musician, founder and coordinator of Rhythm of the River music/art festival; Janet Olney: artist, coordinator for Willmar Area Arts Council, founding member of Kaleidoscope Gallery; Randy Meyer: visual artist and farmer, former art teacher; Kate Aydin: retired educator, multidisciplinary curriculum developer, board member of Lincoln County Pioneer Museum; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member of Prairie Music Association and Prairie Oasis Players, former clogger; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, treasurer of Rock County Fine Arts Association, board member for Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County, Art Rocks planning committee; Audrey Fuller: writer, arts advocate, tribal planner, grant writer.","Deb Larson: visual artist, president of Big Stone County Arts Council; Jane Link: visual artist, board member of Milan Village Arts School, and Milan Community Education, and Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, certified clinical musician, founder and coordinator of Rhythm of the River music/art festival; Randy Meyer; visual artist and farmer, former art teacher; Kate Aydin: retired educator, multidisciplinary curriculum developer, board member of Lincoln County Pioneer Museum; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member of Prairie Music Association and Prairie Oasis Players, former clogger; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, participant in community theater productions, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Emily Olson; musician, writing instructor; Tamara Isfeld: visual artist, art teacher for Renville County West Schools, Arts Meander planning committee, board member at Granite Arts Council and Renville Friends of the Arts; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, treasurer of Rock County Fine Arts Association, board member for Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County, Art Rocks planning committee; Sydney Massee: visual artist, quilter, behind the scenes assistant in theatre productions, board member of Lac qui Parle Valley School District; Audrey Fuller: writer, arts advocate, tribal planner, grant writer.",,2
20488,"Arts in the Schools",2013,1295,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","The goal of this program is to increase the quantity and types of arts learning opportunities for youth.Each student will be asked to anticipate the experience through a writing assignment prior to attending the theater. Afterwards, the students will reflect on the experience, what they learned, and their likes and dislikes of the experience as a whole. The students enrolled in English 10 will also compare and contrast the movie versus the play.","Students discussed the experience after the trip and demonstrated knowledge that was obtained through prior instruction as well as the theater experience. Our students demonstrated their understanding of the prior instruction in terms of theater etiquette through their behavior at the play and later at the restaurant. Many people we interacted with that day remarked on how well behaved and polite our students were.",,,,1295,,"Maggie Kluver, Andrew Stenson, Steven Kubista, Darin Balken Tim Forde, Alan Van Ravenswaay",,"Minnesota Valley Area Learning Center","K-12 Education","Theater Field Trip",,"Theater Field Trip",2013-10-07,2013-11-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rhonda,Brandt,"Minnesota Valley Area Learning Center","1313 Black Oak Ave",Montevideo,MN,56265,"(320) 269-7131 ",,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-schools-15,"Emily Olson: musician, writing instructor; Sydney Massee: visual artist, quilter, behind the scenes assistant in theatre productions, board member of Lac qui Parle Valley School District; Janet Olney: artist, coordinator at Willmar Area Arts Council, founding member of Kaleidoscope Gallery; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member of Prairie Music Association and Prairie Oasis Players, former clogger; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher.","Jane Link: visual artist, board member of Milan Village Arts School, and Milan Community Education, and Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, certified clinical musician, founder and coordinator of Rhythm of the River music/art festival; Janet Olney: artist, coordinator for Willmar Area Arts Council, founding member of Kaleidoscope Gallery; Randy Meyer: visual artist and farmer, former art teacher; Kate Aydin: retired educator, multidisciplinary curriculum developer, board member of Lincoln County Pioneer Museum; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member of Prairie Music Association and Prairie Oasis Players, former clogger; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, participant in community theater productions, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Emily Olson: musician, writing instructor; Tamara Isfeld: visual artist, art teacher for Renville County West Schools, Arts Meander planning committee, board member at Granite Arts Council and Renville Friends of the Arts; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, treasurer of Rock County Fine Arts Association, board member for Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County, Art Rocks planning committee; Sydney Massee: visual artist, quilter, behind the scenes assistant in theatre productions, board member of Lac qui Parle Valley School District; Audrey Fuller: writer, arts advocate, tribal planner, grant writer.",,2
20516,"Arts Organization Development and Equipment",2013,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The artistic goals are to reduce the barriers to participation and access. With a variety of art and theatre classes, events and activities the focus is to expand our capacity to serve our region. Programs in all levels of art and theatre and dance education would introduce newcomers, stimulate intermediate, and support veteran artists and individuals and groups in our community. Building bridges with our neighbors to engage artists, friends and families within their cultures will provide more diverse events making accessible programs in their languages, style and fields of interest. The cultural diversity will benefit our audiences by broadening exposure and knowledge of other cultures, as well as preserving our own while creating a collaborative environment for all artists in our community. This will foster the ability to reach new people.The achievement of our goal will be a measurement of number of new activities and the number of participants, by counting them. Also, we will measure the interest and success of the activities with a survey of the participants. To evaluate the outcome of that project we will use an evaluation form following each event, program, class or activity. This form will assist in planning ongoing and future activities and function.","The visible space and the opportunities it provides. Rental. Theatre activity. Music recitals, concerts and workshops.",,109500,"Other, local or private",124500,,"Randy Czarnetzki, Jim Ellingson, John P Cola, Fred Gould, Candy Anderson, Darcy Lease, mary Wilkowske, Pam Klein, Connie Medin, John Dean, Nikke Bettcher, lars Markeson, Gwen Krebsbach",,"Willmar Community Theatre, Inc. AKA The Barn Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Organization Development",,"Facility Development for Adaptable Theatre, classroom, production space",2013-06-17,2014-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cheri,Buzzeo,"Willmar Community Theatre, Inc. AKA The Barn Theatre","321 4th St SW",Willmar,MN,56201,"(320) 235-9500 ",business@thebarntheatre.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Kandiyohi, Renville, Meeker, Wright, McLeod, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine, Redwood, Stearns",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-organization-development-and-equipment-24,"Janet Olney: artist, coordinator for Willmar Area Arts Council, founding member of Kaleidoscope Gallery; Randy Meyer: visual artist and farmer, former art teacher; Kate Aydin: retired educator, multidisciplinary curriculum developer, board member of Lincoln County Pioneer Museum; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Sydney Massee: visual artist, quilter, behind the scenes assistant in theatre productions, board member of Lac qui Parle Valley School District; Audrey Fuller: writer, arts advocate, tribal planner, grant writer; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, treasurer of Rock County Fine Arts Association, board member for Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County, Art Rocks planning committee; Kathy Fransen: musician, certified clinical musician, founder and coordinator of Rhythm of the River music/art festival; Jane Link visual artist, board member of Milan Village Arts School, and Milan Community Education, and Greater Milan Initiative.","Jane Link: visual artist, board member of Milan Village Arts School, and Milan Community Education, and Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, certified clinical musician, founder and coordinator of Rhythm of the River music/art festival; Janet Olney: artist, coordinator for Willmar Area Arts Council, founding member of Kaleidoscope Gallery; Randy Meyer: visual artist and farmer, former art teacher; Kate Aydin: retired educator, multidisciplinary curriculum developer, board member of Lincoln County Pioneer Museum; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member of Prairie Music Association and Prairie Oasis Players, former clogger; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, participant in community theater productions, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Emily Olson: musician, writing instructor; Tamara Isfeld: visual artist, art teacher for Renville County West Schools, Arts Meander planning committee, board member at Granite Arts Council and Renville Friends of the Arts; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, treasurer of Rock County Fine Arts Association, board member for Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County, Art Rocks planning committee; Sydney Massee: visual artist, quilter, behind the scenes assistant in theatre productions, board member of Lac qui Parle Valley School District; Audrey Fuller: writer, arts advocate, tribal planner, grant writer.","Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Greta Murray (507) 537-1471 ",1
20521,"Arts in the Schools",2013,2500,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Students will create several murals throughout the school. Students will go through an artist critique on the murals using a formal assessment tool.Students will complete murals and also discuss the creation of art using a critique process.","There was an on-going informal evaluation. The students were asked how they felt about the project, how would they change the murals, colors, etc. The first couple of sessions with Tammy, the students would sit and wait for her to come. But, once they got into the project, they would take out their own mural panels, paint and begin working before she even came. The real outcome was what does the final project look like - does it meet our expectations? The overwhelming opinion of the students is that it does. Each student can tell you what they contributed to each panel, why they chose a certain picture, shape or color - or what the mural memory means to them.",,300,"Other, local or private",2800,,"Jane Hagert, Dawn Odegard, Tim Opdahl, Steve Rupp, Grant Velde, Shelly Weir, Steve Zumhofe",,"Yellow Medicine East High School","K-12 Education","Arts in the Schools",,"School Pride Murals.",2013-01-14,2013-05-06,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sheila,Koepke,"Yellow Medicine East High School","450 9th Ave","Granite Falls",MN,56241-1326,"(320) 564-4082 ",astoeckman@isd2190.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine, Chippewa",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-schools-12,"Mark Wilmes: actor, singer, director, president of Lake Benton Opera House; Linda Neugebauer: educator, member of the Grassroots Theatre; Randy Meyer: visual artist, farmer, former art teacher; Jean Replinger: musician, editor, board member for Marshall Area Fine Arts Council; Connie Feig: arts advocate, board member for the Barn Theater and Willmar Area Arts Council; Jeanne Whitney: musician, co-owner of Whitney Music; Agnes Alsgaard-Lien: visual artist, retired art professor, Minnesota West Community and Technical College.","Deb Larson: visual artist, president of Big Stone County Arts Council; Jane Link: visual artist, board member of Milan Village Arts School, and Milan Community Education, and Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, certified clinical musician, founder and coordinator of Rhythm of the River music/art festival; Randy Meyer; visual artist and farmer, former art teacher; Kate Aydin: retired educator, multidisciplinary curriculum developer, board member of Lincoln County Pioneer Museum; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member of Prairie Music Association and Prairie Oasis Players, former clogger; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, participant in community theater productions, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Emily Olson; musician, writing instructor; Tamara Isfeld: visual artist, art teacher for Renville County West Schools, Arts Meander planning committee, board member at Granite Arts Council and Renville Friends of the Arts; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, treasurer of Rock County Fine Arts Association, board member for Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County, Art Rocks planning committee; Sydney Massee: visual artist, quilter, behind the scenes assistant in theatre productions, board member of Lac qui Parle Valley School District; Audrey Fuller: writer, arts advocate, tribal planner, grant writer.",,2
20524,"Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project",2013,6500,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases. The quality, types and number of arts opportunities in our region, and the organizations or venues that offer them increases.We will incorporate several survey questions into the ballot for People’s Choice, and will issue a short survey to the CityArt artist and City Center businesses.","The number of Minnesotans who were able to participate in the arts increased. The quality, types and number of arts opportunities in our region, and the organizations or venues that offer them increased.",,88200,"Other, local or private",94700,,"Tami Paulsen, David Wittenberg, Eric Harriman, Jessica Potter, Ann Vetter, Maureen Gustafson, Mike Fischer, Tanya Ange, Peg Ganey, Sandra Oachs, Yvonne Carivoue, Shannon Beal, Melissa Bradley, Jeanne Galloway, Steve Mork, Barbe Marshall, Noelle Lawton",,"CityArt Sculpture Walk","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project",,"They will sponsor the juried exhibit of 34 outdoor sculptures in downtown Mankato and North Mankato in 2013.",2013-05-01,2014-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Noelle,Lawton,"CityArt Sculpture Walk","PO Box 193",Mankato,MN,56002,"(708) 703-7326 ",noelle@cityartmankato.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Le Sueur, Martin, Nicollet, Sibley, Waseca, Watonwan, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Olmsted, Mower, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Winona, Big Stone, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lincoln, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Swift, Yellow Medicine, Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-arts-project-140,"Denice Evers: retired teacher and volunteer with Springfield Community Theater; Mary Jane Glawe: visual artist; Nancy Goettl: adjunct faculty at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Sara Krassin: arts administration for the ChildrenÆs Museum of Southern Minnesota; Joe McCabe: St James City Manager, volunteer with the Saint James Community Theater; Craig Nelson: business management and information technology; Lill Robinson: retired Language Arts teacher, volunteer with Blue Earth Community Theater; Melanie Schmidt: high school speech coach and Program Director for Mankato Community Education; Bonnie Taplin: volunteer with Interlaken Heritage Days Festival in Fairmont; Elizabeth Traxler: teacher, director, playwright; Gina Wenger: professor at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Greg Wilkins: Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University, Mankato.","Denice Evers: retired teacher and volunteer with Springfield Community Theater; Mary Jane Glawe: visual artist; Nancy Goettl: adjunct faculty at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Sara Krassin: arts administration for the Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota; Joe McCabe: St James City Manager, volunteer with the Saint James Community Theater; Lill Robinson: retired Language Arts teacher, volunteer with Blue Earth Community Theater; Paula Scheffler: substitute teacher in LeSueur; Melanie Schmidt: high school speech coach, Program Director for Mankato Community Education; Bonnie Taplin: volunteer with Interlaken Heritage Days Festival in Fairmont; Elizabeth Traxler: teacher, director and playwright; Gina Wenger: professor at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Greg Wilkins: Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University, Mankato.",,2
20529,"Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project",2013,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases.The survey will be conducted by a board member. This includes a survey sent to the parade chairperson in each community and also our band members.","The number of Minnesotans who were able to participate in the arts increased.",,15040,"Other, local or private",21040,,"Dorothy Marquardt, John Petering, Ray Jacobson, Mary Lou Brinker, Sheldon Meyer, Claire Strobel, Caroline Rosdahl, Ed Nelson",,"Minnesota Over Sixty Band","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project",,"They will perform in parades and concerts in Minnesota cities during their 2013 season.",2013-05-01,2013-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Petering,"Minnesota Over Sixty Band","412 Willard St",Mankato,MN,56001,"(507) 351-8887 ",jlpetering@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine, Blue Earth, Renville, Redwood, Lyon, Nobles, Martin, Jackson, Cottonwood, Brown, Faribault, Mower, Dodge, Freeborn, Steele, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Carver, Sibley, Meeker, Ramsey, Wright, Nicollet, Kandiyohi, Watonwan",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-arts-project-145,"Denice Evers: retired teacher and volunteer with Springfield Community Theater; Mary Jane Glawe: visual artist; Nancy Goettl: adjunct faculty at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Sara Krassin: arts administration for the ChildrenÆs Museum of Southern Minnesota; Joe McCabe: St James City Manager, volunteer with the Saint James Community Theater; Craig Nelson: business management and information technology; Lill Robinson: retired Language Arts teacher, volunteer with Blue Earth Community Theater; Melanie Schmidt: high school speech coach and Program Director for Mankato Community Education; Bonnie Taplin: volunteer with Interlaken Heritage Days Festival in Fairmont; Elizabeth Traxler: teacher, director, playwright; Gina Wenger: professor at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Greg Wilkins: Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University, Mankato.","Denice Evers: retired teacher and volunteer with Springfield Community Theater; Mary Jane Glawe: visual artist; Nancy Goettl: adjunct faculty at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Sara Krassin: arts administration for the Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota; Joe McCabe: St James City Manager, volunteer with the Saint James Community Theater; Lill Robinson: retired Language Arts teacher, volunteer with Blue Earth Community Theater; Paula Scheffler: substitute teacher in LeSueur; Melanie Schmidt: high school speech coach, Program Director for Mankato Community Education; Bonnie Taplin: volunteer with Interlaken Heritage Days Festival in Fairmont; Elizabeth Traxler: teacher, director and playwright; Gina Wenger: professor at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Greg Wilkins: Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University, Mankato.",,2
20768,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2013,18000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The three artists will positively impact a new audience of 1,000 people: 400 for Rhythmic Circus; and 300 each for Connie Evingson and Amerikan Poijat. At each performance we will record attendance, ask attendees to complete an evaluation form (which includes age and residence) and have a poster board and post-it note method to measure pre-and post-performance moods. 2: Artists will impart music and dance skills and enthusiasm to 55 youth, including 20 high school choir members and 35 dance studio students. Teachers and choir directors will record attendance at the workshops. They will also complete a survey that includes their evaluation of the experience and a compilation of individual student reactions.","Attendance at Rhythmic Circus exceeded our goal by over 42%, with a sold-out show of 571. The Connie Evingson and Ameriikan Poijat performances hosted audiences of 200 each, attendances below the projected goal of 300 per concert. However, with workshop attendance of 35, we did meet our goal of impacting over 1,000 area residents. 2: Outcome 2 was to provide vocal and dance workshops to 55 students, including choral students and a dance studio. Connie Evingson provided a workshop for 35 choral students at the College. Local high school choirs were invited but did not attend due to transportation costs and tighter restrictions for missing regular classes. In the workshop, Evingson encouraged students to develop their individual styles and discussed what made some of the great jazz artists' styles unique. She described the characteristics present in jazz, demonstrating techniques such as phrasing and rhythm, and concluded the class by listening to the group and soloists perform and offering feedback. The master class by Rhythmic Circus with a local dance studio was cancelled due to changes in Rhythmic Circus' schedule. We invited the dance school to perform with another professional dance company in our schedule. They completed a workshop with the professional dancers and performed a number as part of that program.",,20485,"Other, local or private",38485,,"James Nasland, Karen Nasland, Virginia Berger, Mark Berger, Don Martens, Gail Martens, Oliver Meyer, Benjamin Bertsch, Stephen Abernathy, Sarah Kroska, Donna Kirk, Kate Kucinski, Scott Pike, Sally Rogers, Kay Colby, Sue Maki, Mike Hanson",0.00,"The College of Saint Scholastica","Public College/University","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"The College of Saint Scholastica will present three performances by Minnesota artists Rhythmic Circus, Connie Evingson, and Ameriikan Poijat. There will be two youth workshops: tap dancing, and jazz styling aimed at high school choirs.",2013-08-01,2014-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sue,Maki,"The College of Saint Scholastica","1200 Kenwood Ave",Duluth,MN,55811-4199,"(218) 723-6631 ",smaki@css.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Pine, Lake, Ramsey, Dakota, Washington, Carlton, Pennington, Steele, Wright, Anoka, Sherburne, Hennepin, Beltrami",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-151,"Jeffery Amundson: Executive Director, Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale; Adrienne Dorn: Director of Development, The Cedar Cultural Center; Stephanie Eichman: President of the Board of Directors; Minnesota Dance Ensemble; Christine Gradl Seitz: Executive and Artistic Director, Duluth Playhouse; Andrew Maus: Executive Director, Minnesota Marine Art Museum, Winona; Margaret McCreary: Puppeteer, artist/educator; James Scott: General Manager, Guthrie Theater, contracts and negotiations; Iris Shiraishi: Artistic Director, Mu Daiko; taiko drumming/music; Robert Thomas III: Associate Director of Development and Company Manager, Great River Shakespeare Festival, Winona","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20785,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2013,18598,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will have more opportunities to tour our work throughout Minnesota, including touring to communities and regions we haven't previously visited. Evaluation of touring successes includes documenting audience reach at events, and media penetration in interviews, and press clips, and Web analytics of our OboeBass website and Facebook page. Increased visibility can be as important as attendance. 2: More community and nonprofit organizations become involved in presenting touring artists and arts organizations. This is already achieved by reaching out to libraries, church series, and performing arts centers that stretched their programming to include chamber music performed by an OboeBass Duo. Presenter surveys will ask about plans for future chamber music programming.","Prior to this tour, we had never performed in the towns of Lake Crystal, Mapleton, Mankato, New York Mills, St. Peter, or Bigfork. In areas previously visited, such as Ely (2006), and towns served by the Great River Regional Libraries, we played for new audiences, particularly where we reached new students rising through the schools in our outreach activities, or performed programs we had not previously presented. Outcomes were very positive, with respectable audience sizes, good media coverage, and promising contacts for future endeavors. Evaluation Google Analytics for the grant period showed 250 sessions coming from regions reached by our tour, amounting to 22% of our total website activity, comparable to the percentage of our total activities encompassed by this tour. Age demographics were roughly one third each in age ranges 0-24, 25-34, and above 35. 2: Most presenters involved were new to us and had not presented an ensemble of our nature before. Booking us almost by definition stretches their usual programming. We involved arts center coordinators, teachers, librarians, and church concert series organizers in bringing our programs to fruition, including making contacts with area media to publicize the arts activities supported by this grant. We believe we’ve consistently met or exceeded their expectations, and we’ve been inspired by the enthusiastic participation and support we find for the arts throughout our travels. Presenters conveyed their evaluations in email responses, sample attached.",,4208,"Other, local or private",22806,240,,0.00,"Rolf C. Erdahl",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"OboeBass, the Vecchione/Erdahl duo, will partner with six presenters in a 24-program tour of recitals and Pages of Music with Rolf and Carrie educational programs, touring seventeen communities across Minnesota.",2013-05-01,2014-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rolf,Erdahl,"Rolf C. Erdahl",,,MN,,"(651) 319-1413 ",info@oboebass.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Itasca, Morrison, Nicollet, Otter Tail, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-153,"Jeffery Amundson: Executive Director, Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale; Adrienne Dorn: Director of Development, The Cedar Cultural Center; Stephanie Eichman: President of the Board of Directors; Minnesota Dance Ensemble; Christine Gradl Seitz: Executive and Artistic Director, Duluth Playhouse; Andrew Maus: Executive Director, Minnesota Marine Art Museum, Winona; Margaret McCreary: Puppeteer, artist/educator; James Scott: General Manager, Guthrie Theater, contracts and negotiations; Iris Shiraishi: Artistic Director, Mu Daiko; taiko drumming/music; Robert Thomas III: Associate Director of Development and Company Manager, Great River Shakespeare Festival, Winona","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20801,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2013,55000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The project allows the artist to present to eleven outstate communities in concert and supportive outreach roles. Many of the communities are ones that have not been visited in years or not visited by Franconia. Evaluation will be in the form of attendance figures, feedback, and survey results from presenters, educators, students, and audience members. 2: The project will enable the artist to collaborate with multiple community organizations, educators, schools, and businesses in addition to the presenter-partner. Empirical and anecdotal evidence of community involvement and economic impact as it relates to presenters, schools, and supportive businesses and organizations.","A total of eleven world-class bluegrass concerts and educational community outreach programs were conducted in various theaters, school auditoriums, and open air venues. The educational component was primarily the band's multimedia History of Bluegrass K-12 program presented to the student body, or to select groups such as band, orchestra and choir students. Also, a mini-bluegrass camp was presented, as were collaborative rehearsals and a public concert with HS choristers. Attendance of each concert, school program or outreach event was recorded. Presenter partners kept data regarding underprivileged and/or underserved groups that participated. We received direct feedback from our presenter partners on the artistic and financial efficacy of the concerts, and hundreds of surveys and questionnaires from students and attending teachers and educators. 2: Each presenter was one (or more) community non-profit arts organization collaborating with local public schools. Attendance of each concert, school program or outreach event was recorded. Presenter partners kept data regarding underprivileged and/or underserved groups that participated. We received direct feedback from our presenter partners on the artistic and financial efficacy of the concerts, and hundreds of surveys and questionnaires from students and attending teachers and educators.",,13750,"Other, local or private",68750,12650,,0.00,"Lisa M. Fuglie AKA Monroe Crossing",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Monroe Crossing will collaborate with eleven presenting partners in greater Minnesota to produce bluegrass concerts and supportive educational/community outreach programs about bluegrass music.",2013-05-01,2014-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lisa,Fuglie,"Lisa M. Fuglie AKA Monroe Crossing",,,MN,,"(612) 720-5691 ",lisa@monroecrossing.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Otter Tail, Kanabec, Clay, Meeker, Wright, Rock, Itasca, Le Sueur, St. Louis, Stevens, Goodhue, Chisago",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-154,"Jeffery Amundson: Executive Director, Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale; Adrienne Dorn: Director of Development, The Cedar Cultural Center; Stephanie Eichman: President of the Board of Directors; Minnesota Dance Ensemble; Christine Gradl Seitz: Executive and Artistic Director, Duluth Playhouse; Andrew Maus: Executive Director, Minnesota Marine Art Museum, Winona; Margaret McCreary: Puppeteer, artist/educator; James Scott: General Manager, Guthrie Theater, contracts and negotiations; Iris Shiraishi: Artistic Director, Mu Daiko; taiko drumming/music; Robert Thomas III: Associate Director of Development and Company Manager, Great River Shakespeare Festival, Winona","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20834,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2013,95030,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Illusion Theater and School will maintain records of the number and locations of the communities where it tours. Illusion Theater and School will conduct interviews with presenting partners to determine their level of satisfaction with the project and their desire to bring Illusion to their communities in the future. 2: Illusion will develop ongoing relationships with partners to continue touring in the future. Illusion will conduct interviews with presenting partners to determine their level of satisfaction with the project and their desire to bring Illusion to their communities in the future.","Illusion Theater and School had intended to tour to eleven communities. Our amendment stated that we would tour to seven sites with ten partners and ten performances. We toured to eight sites: Staples (two partners), Brainerd, Duluth (two partners), Moorhead, Cambridge, Fridley, Chaska and Dawson. We evaluated the outcome through records of all sites visited maintained by the tour coordinator. 2: Illusion forged new relationships and deepened others. All our partners have stated that they would love to have Illusion return in the future. We evaluated this outcome through interviews with all presenting partners. Accomplished this by the mix of established and non-traditional presenters.",,26000,"Other, local or private",121030,8000,"Robert Alama, Willie Bridges, Barbara Brin, Dr Mark Bisignani, Anthony Bohaty, Amy Kramer Brenegen, James W Dierking, Doug Frank, Keith Halperin PhD , Susan E. Thurston, David L Hansen, Christine Hansen, Christina Herzog, Christopher Madel, Vivian Martin, Bonnie Morris, Danica Natoli, Julia O'Brien, Therese Pautz, Emily Lilja Palmer, Jeff Rabkin, Karl Reichert, Michael H. Robins, Sally Scoggin, Jim Smart, David Stamps, Chris Wurtz",0.00,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour MinnesotaArts Tour Minnesota",,"Illusion Theater will tour Jeffrey Hatcher's Hamlet, a one-man show that harks back to Hatcher's first theater experience: adapting and not starring in his 5th grade production of Hamlet. Illusion Theater will bring performances and workshops to eleven communities.",2013-05-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Robins,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 704",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1814,"(612) 339-4944x 208",mrobins@illusiontheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Clay, Crow Wing, Faribault, Isanti, Lac qui Parle, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-157,"Christopher Atkins: Coordinator, Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program, Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Eva Barr: Artistic Director, Dreamery Rural Arts Initiative; Steve Heckler: Executive Director, Twin Cities Jazz Festival;. Director, Festival of Nations; Sarah Howell: Events Coordinator, MacPhail Center for Music; Charles Maguire: Songwriter and musician; David Marty: President, Reif Arts Council; Rebecca Petersen: Executive Director, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; Marcie Rendon: Writer, performance artist and theater artist; Jill Underwood: Associate Director of Institutional Giving, Guthrie Theater|Jeanne Zwart, Board member, Elysian Area Library; chair, Elysian Fourth of July Parade","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,
20856,"Arts Learning",2013,144599,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","MacPhail Center for Music will partner with eleven schools or school districts in providing online, interactive music classes to middle and high school bands. MacPhail Center for Music will document the following: 1) School districts and schools receiving MacPhail Center for Music Online Residency Initiative music instruction. 2) Music educators receiving professional development. 3) Numbers, grades of students enrolled. 4) Music classes selected by partner schools from menu of nine offerings. 2: MacPhail Center for Music will partner with 14 communities in greater Minnesota to build community pride, support, and the perception of the quality of schools' music programs. Student participation in the public school music program and audience attendance at school music performances will increase 5% from previous school.","MacPhail partnered with eight school districts in Greater Minnesota to build community pride, support and perception of the quality of school music programs. In the proposal, the project was named MacPhail Online Residency Initiative. It has since been renamed Online School Partnerships (OSP). Partners selected classes from a menu of nine offerings with partner schools taking advantage of sectionals, one-to-one lessons, and band, choir and jazz ensemble sessions. The school districts included in this project were Thief River Falls, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunberg, Lester Prairie, Mora, New London-Spicer, Montevideo, Willmar and Yellow Medicine East.",,24670,"Other, local or private",169269,30200,"Aaron Alt, Jane Alexander, Barry Berg, Sally Blanks, Mark Borman, Margee Bracken, Ellen Breyer, Hudie Broughton, Roma Calatayud-Stocks, Kate Cimino, Tom Clark, Leslie Frecon, Rahoul Ghose, Ajay Gupta, Penny Hunt, Robert P. Lawson, Diana Lewis, Kate Morten",0.90,"MacPhail Center for Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"MacPhail Online Residency Initiative will support and enhance music education programs in eleven greater Minnesota public schools, using interactive, online technology.",2013-03-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jennifer,Halcrow,"MacPhail Center for Music","501 S 2nd St",Minneapolis,MN,55401-2383,"(612) 767-5309 ",halcrow.jennifer@macphail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Chippewa, Hennepin, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Pennington, Swift, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-353,"Alyssa Baguss: Arts programming coordinator, Three Rivers Park District/Silverwood Park; Betty Devine: Jewelry designer and lettering artist; Southeastern Minnesota Visual Artists co-op board member; Kelly Dupre: Instructor- printmaking and mosaics; Volunteer and classroom coordinator, North House Folks School, Grand Marais; Scott Gustafson: Department Leader, Visual Arts and Technologies, Eastview High School, Apple Valley; Denise Kulawik: Writer, Producer; Susan Lundin: Director of Government Relations, Boys and Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities; Ward Merrill: Executive Director, Backus Community Center, presenter; Heather Miller-Shiell: Director of Development and Institutional Giving, Minnesota Orchestra","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20859,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2013,50840,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","For nine years, Jelloslave has performed extensively in the Twin Cities, and it is ready to share its unique cello-driven music throughout the state. Jelloslave will achieve project outcome 1 through successful performances at each tour venue, to be evaluated by the audience via a paper survey at the concert, and an online survey available at our website. 2: Jelloslave will tour to communities and regions not previously visited. Touring to new Minnesota communities will advance the ensemble's professionalism and broaden each community's musical horizons. The achievement of this goal will be reflected in the new relationships formed between Jelloslave and wider regional audiences.","Jelloslave presented eleven successful concerts in ten different counties throughout the state of Minnesota. We made strong connections in each of these different communities and established new professional relationships with these venues and their managing directors. We were very enthusiastically received at these venues, with warm and personal interaction between us and these new audiences. This resonated quite strongly for each of us as individuals and for the band as a whole. We were given standing ovations in every venue! In addition to our personal and palpable experience of winning over these new audiences, as stated in our proposal, we also evaluated audience response with a paper survey at each concert. We asked questions about their experience hearing Jelloslave for the first time, and asked for their observations regarding our unique instrumentation and improvisational compositions. 2: Jelloslave toured eleven communities/regions in ten different Minnesota counties not previously visited during our nine year collaboration that had until now, been centered in the Twin Cities. Touring to new Minnesota communities has advanced the ensemble’s professionalism and broadened each community’s musical horizons. The achievement of this goal is reflected in the new relationships formed between Jelloslave and wider regional audiences. Our new website www.jelloslavemusic.com, created with promo and marketing funds from the grant, is providing a forum where we can stay in touch with our new friends/colleagues, and promote their missions as well as ours, as well as documenting our tour in photos. We have received many invitations to return and perform, and we plan to apply again in 2014-15 for a Minnesota State Arts Board Arts Tour Minnesota grant, which will allow us to deepen the relationships initiated thanks to the funded tour in 2013-14.",,12875,"Other, local or private",63715,4600,,0.00,"Michelle M. Kinney AKA Jelloslave",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Jelloslave, comprised of two cellos, tablas, and drums, will present a multi-genre, cross-cultural performance, celebrating the cello's ability to touch and inspire the human spirit throughout musical history and across cultural boundaries. Partner venues are in Orr, Ely/Tofte, Duluth, Grand Marais, Grand Rapids, Glenwood, Fergus Falls, Luverne, Lanesboro, and Zumbrota.",2013-05-01,2014-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michelle,Kinney,"Michelle M. Kinney AKA Jelloslave",,,MN,,"(612) 703-7175 ",michellekinney@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Cook, Goodhue, Itasca, Lake, Morrison, Mower, Otter Tail, Pope, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-159,"Christopher Atkins: Coordinator, Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program, Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Eva Barr: Artistic Director, Dreamery Rural Arts Initiative; Steve Heckler: Executive Director, Twin Cities Jazz Festival;. Director, Festival of Nations; Sarah Howell: Events Coordinator, MacPhail Center for Music; Charles Maguire: Songwriter and musician; David Marty: President, Reif Arts Council; Rebecca Petersen: Executive Director, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; Marcie Rendon: Writer, performance artist and theater artist; Jill Underwood: Associate Director of Institutional Giving, Guthrie Theater|Jeanne Zwart, Board member, Elysian Area Library; chair, Elysian Fourth of July Parade","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",Yes
20871,"Arts Learning",2013,34261,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Engage 240 Minnesotans in two new creative writing conferences, providing economic and geographic access for underserved populations. Track participation, enrollment, and wait list for each conference; compare registrant names against constituent database to determine those new to the Loft; surveys participants about value of the experience; collect feedback about economic access.","As proposed, two unique conferences were offered to the general public: a Mystery, Crime, and Thriller Conference (April 27-28, 2013 at the Loft) and a Conference for Writers Aged 50 and Better (October 5-6, 2013). The latter was free to participants and held at TIES Conference Center in Saint Paul (1667 Snelling Avenue North), a new venue for Loft activities. Achievement was measured in terms of conference enrollment and interest (112 registrants for the Mystery conference, 123 registrants for the 50 and Better conference), and participant survey feedback about the quality of the experience. 2: Our conference for writers 50 and Better was offered free of charge, eliminating economic barriers for all 123 participants. TIES Conference Center and the Loft at Open Book are fully accessible facilities that meet or exceed ADA requirements. The Loft made improvements to ADA access this year, with assistive listening available in each classroom and automated doors to the Loft area and its library. 16 participants at the 50 and Better conference noted a disability in survey responses (including those with a hearing, mobility, vision, cognitive, and mental/emotional disability), the most for hearing, many of whom shared positive comments about the sound levels and audio services.",,18095,"Other, local or private",52356,8109,"Kent Adams, Lorena Duarte, Jacquelyn B. Fletcher, Jocelyn Hale, Sharon Hendry, Rachael Jarosh, Lorna Landvik, Ed Bok Lee, Susan Lenfestey, Alisa Miller, Carrie Obry, Carla Paulson, John Schenk, Angela Shannon, Ruth Shields, Karen Sternal, Sarah Stoesz, Faith Sullivan, Kamau Witherspoon",0.00,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"The Loft will expand its writing conference offerings with two conferences serving community interests for which there is documented demand: Mystery, Crime and Thriller Writing (at the Loft) and For Writers 50 and Better (free, at a St Paul venue).",2013-03-01,2014-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beth,Schoeppler,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1278,"(612) 215-2580 ",bschoeppler@loft.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Itasca, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Ramsey, Sherburne, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-356,"Lawrence Benson: Multi-media/genre expressionist, author, publisher; Julie Deters: Visual arts teacher, Cloquet School District, Award-winning educator; Phyllis Doyle: Retired arts administrator; award-winning poet and fiction writer; Alison Good: Former commercial artist, educator and administrator; active community volunteer; Lori Janey: Board member of Minnesota Chinese Dance Theater; design engineer, Seagate Technology; Kimberly Meisten: Director of Community Engagement, VocalEssence; Education; Meghan Nodzon: Nonprofit arts organization development professional; Mary Reed: Craft artist, author and educator","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
20884,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2013,12500,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Milkweed Editions will offer unique community programming (based on each author's work and background) to new and expanded audiences across Minnesota. We will evaluate our programming by assessing (for each author tour): partnering venues, audience rates, book sales, website and social media analytics, and local media coverage. 2: By touring artists who are out-of-state or have recently moved to the state, we can offer programming to communities that may have had limited access to such artists. We will evaluate our programming by assessing (for each author tour): the number of new venues and/or communities partnered with, with a goal of forming 2-3 new long-term relationships.","Milkweed Editions organized 19 events for 720 constituents, featuring Robin Wall Kimmerer and Sean Hill, introducing a broader audience of Minnesotans to the diversity of the literary arts. In Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants (Sept., 2013), Kimmerer, a PhD botanist and Potawatomi Nation member, lyrically explores how the factual, objective approach of science can be enriched by the ancient knowledge of the indigenous people (Jane Goodall). A nationally celebrated author, she received the 2014 Midwest Booksellers Choice Award and the Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award. From the poet whose stunning debut was praised as transcendent (Kevin Young), Hill's daring second collection of poetry, Dangerous Goods (March, 2013), interweaves the historical with the contemporary to explore issues of travel, migration, and alienation, as they relate to home and the African-American experience. 2: Milkweed Editions organized an Author Tour including 19 events for 720 constituents. Robin Wall Kimmerer participated in 15 events reaching 545 constituents, including: Mankato State University, Gustavus Adolphus College, Macalester College, the Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center (Minneapolis), Mounds Park Academy, the Duluth Public Library, the Tweed Museum (Duluth), Magers and Quinn bookstore, and Vermillion Community College. To date, we have sold-out of our initial print run of the hardcover edition of Braiding Sweetgrass (4,655 copies), sold 365 e-books, and moved up the paperback edition to September 2014. Sean Hill participated in 4 events reaching 175 constituents, including: Beagle Books (Park Rapids), Spirit Lake Reading Festival (Otter Tail), Bemidji Book Festival Poetry Slam, and Prove Gallery (St. Louis Park). To date, we have sold 695 paperback copies and 24 e-books.",,3160,"Other, local or private",15660,,"Mary Aamoth, Tracey Thayer Breazeale, Noah Bly, Henry Buchwald, Libby Coppo, Julie DuBois, John Gordon, Moira Grosbard, Amanda Hawn, Libby Hlavka, Joel Hoekstra, Chris Malecek, Bob McDonald, Betsy Moran, Sheila Morgan, Robin Nelson, Ann Ness, Margaret Preska, Cheryl Ryland, Daniel Slager, Stephanie Sommer, Larry Steiner, Ned Wahl",0.00,"Milkweed Editions","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Milkweed Editions will conduct an author tour comprised of 10-15 events, featuring botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer (fall 2013) and poet Sean Hill (April 2014). More Minnesotans will be introduced to the diversity of the literary arts.",2013-05-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathryn,Strickland,"Milkweed Editions","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 300",Minneapolis,MN,55415-3015,"(612) 215-2559 ",kate_strickland@milkweed.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Blue Earth, Hennepin, Hubbard, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-161,"Christopher Atkins: Coordinator, Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program, Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Eva Barr: Artistic Director, Dreamery Rural Arts Initiative; Steve Heckler: Executive Director, Twin Cities Jazz Festival;. Director, Festival of Nations; Sarah Howell: Events Coordinator, MacPhail Center for Music; Charles Maguire: Songwriter and musician; David Marty: President, Reif Arts Council; Rebecca Petersen: Executive Director, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; Marcie Rendon: Writer, performance artist and theater artist; Jill Underwood: Associate Director of Institutional Giving, Guthrie Theater|Jeanne Zwart, Board member, Elysian Area Library; chair, Elysian Fourth of July Parade","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,
20899,"Arts Access",2013,95696,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Deepen relationships with Somali, disability, and Latino communities, and with workforce centers, college students, and affinity groups via hired liaisons. Surveys, database analysis, and space use reflect engagement with and participation by 3,950 patrons from targeted populations via liaisons and Advisory Councils, deepening staff efforts to promote programming and services to targeted populations. 2: Address cultural, economic, transportation and physical barriers in target populations. Facility upgrade, transportation and no-cost admission increase attendance of people with disabilities. Surveys show growth in Latino, 18-22 year old, East African, and low-income patrons. Neighborhood events in venue indicate African participation.","Deepen relationships with Somali, disability, and Latino communities, with workforce centers, college students, and affinity groups via hired liaisons; surveys, database analysis, and space use reflect engagement with and participation by 3,950 patrons from targeted populations via liaisons and Advisory Councils, deepening staff efforts to promote programming and services to targeted populations. 2: Address cultural, economic, transportation and physical barriers in aforementioned target populations; facility upgrade, transportation, and no-cost admission increase attendance of people with disabilities. Surveys show growth in Latin, 18-22 year old, East African, and low-income patrons. Neighborhood events in venue indicate African participation",,535559,"Other, local or private",631255,,"Ron McKinley, Susan P. Mackay, Tabitha Montgomery, Molly Bott, Eric Hyde, Warren Bowles, Deb Bryan, Yolanda Cotterall, Habtamu B. Gana, Sheila Gore Dennis, PJ Doyle, Shalini Gupta, K. David Hirschey, David Ginter, Nancy Koo, Robert Lunning, Jeff McCall",0.00,"Mixed Blood Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"As no-cost admission transformed audiences under 30, low-income audiences, and patrons of color, Mixed Blood focuses Radical Hospitality to hone in on disability communities, East Africans, Latinos, college students, employee networks, and the unemployed.",2013-01-01,2013-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amanda,"White Thietje","Mixed Blood Theatre Company","1501 S 4th St",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1100,"(612) 338-0984 ",Amanda@mixedblood.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Blue Earth, Clay, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Hennepin, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Morrison, Nicollet, Nobles, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wadena, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-194,"Katherine Dodge: Executive director, Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program.; Elizabeth Flinsch-Garrison: Education and Outreach Director, Northern Clay Center; Patricia Grimes: Arts Coordinator- Sanford Center ( Neilson Place), Bemidji; Susan Haas: Artistic Producing Director, Open Eye Figure Theatre, Minneapolis; Joanna Kohler: Filmmaker and Media producer, community storytelling; Jennifer Monroe: President of the Lupus Foundation of Minnesota and Treasurer of the Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association; Sherri Pugh: Director of Operations, Sabathini Community Center; Robert Weisenfeld: Assistant Vice President,Corporate and Foundation Relations, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20901,"Arts Learning",2013,36997,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Arts learners learn new skills to create, share, and reflect on their own unique artwork about the river. Evaluation of outcomes will take place through Assessment of student creations, performances, and reflection responses. 2: Arts learners increase their appreciation of how the arts connect us to Minnesota geography, history, and culture as experienced through our local place. Oral and written feedback from arts learners, teachers, administrators, community partners and community who participate as audiences and volunteers.","Each of the three groups of learners had unique experiences from one another. The first grade learners created poetry books using images and words describing the water and animals that inhabit the area. The third grade learners wrote, directed plays that told stories of the animals of the river valley. The characters in these plays were the puppets they created. The fourth grade learners created poems about the river valley and the inhabitants. The poems involved the emotions of the human river observers and how it feels to have that environment at risk of being destroyed. Each of the upper level groups (third and fourth graders) went to the river to listen to naturalists talking about the area; including the history and the animals that are found there. The second session for the third graders discussed animals that stayed during the winter. They created footprints in the snow of the various animals and tried to identify them. 2: The arts learners were exposed to the history of the river valley and a description of the early settlers and inhabitants. The American Indian presence was strongly emphasized and was evident in the poems of the fourth graders which had them as central characters in their work. The river's location was discussed and described along with the convergence of the two rivers in Montevideo (Chippewa and Minnesota) and how that affected settlement in the area. Fur trading, in a small scale, was evident in the history of the area and was an interesting discussion with the older students.",,1746,"Other, local or private",38743,2000,"Andrew Stenson, Alan Van Ravenswaay, Darin Balken, Maggie Kluver, Tim Forde, Steven Kubista",0.00,"Montevideo Public Schools","K-12 Education","Arts Learning",,"Students will create puppet shows, illustrated river journals, and poetry based on the theme, We Celebrate the River. Students will share their creations at several smaller school and community gatherings, as well as at a joint celebration.",2013-03-01,2014-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Groothuis,"Montevideo Public Schools","2001 William Ave",Montevideo,MN,56265,"(320) 226-0283 ",michael@grootmail.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Chippewa, Yellow Medicine, Lac qui Parle, Swift",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-358,"Scott Bean: Retired elementary art teacher; practicing artist; Camilla Berry: Artist and educator; Gita Ghei: Sculptor and arts educator; Bernadette Mahfood: Jewelry and glass tile artist and educator; Laura Meyer: English teacher, Big Lake Schools; Rebecca Meyer-Larson: Theatare arts, language arts and speech communications teacher, Moorhead High School; Gretchen Pick: Artistic director, Young Dance, Twin Cities","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20913,"Arts Access",2013,6146,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Northern Lights Music Festival creates a database of assisted living facility staff on the Range. Staff can assist in identifying interested residents and help manage their concerns about leaving their facility. In a year, we should be able to identify almost every Assisted Living Facility on the Iron Range and to make contact with staff. If there are barriers to participation, our organization should have worked with the staff to help create access for at least 150 persons. 2: Assisted living facility staff inform us that proximity to toilets is the most serious concern of residents who would like to attend Northern Lights Music Festival concerts. Transportation is a secondary concern. We must know locations of bathrooms in each theatre and how many stalls are accessible. We must seat clients with concerns in the back of the theatre on aisles near staff so that they can quickly be moved without disturbing other clients. We will arrange efficient transportation. ","We were able to identify more than a dozen assisted living facilities throughout the Iron Range, including the Vermilion Range and the Mesabi Range. We have become acquainted with the varying functions of each of these entities and the administrators in charge of each. This allows us to bypass some facilities whose residents are too infirm to venture out for a day or evening at a concert or opera. We recognize that over the years, some of these facilities will change their focus but on the relative short term--a period of perhaps three years--we can proceed with our plans without re-tracing our steps annually to ascertain the type of resident in each facility. We have built sound relationships with the administrators in each facility. 2: We learned about accessibility to each of our theaters: Identifying sufficient rest rooms near to the stages to be prepared for the numbers of attendees on walkers and in wheelchairs, along with their caretakers. Partially as a result of our activities, we can report that Chisholm will remove some seats in this year to allow for greater numbers of wheelchairs. Last season, we found that many persons in assisted living facilities were hungry for activities--and our lectures before the events were well-attended and invoked audience participation in the form of questions from the listeners. Knowing how frail some of the residents are, we were gratified that so many made the effort to leave the comfort of their homes to come to join us at the opera performances. We also recognized that many family members of residents took the responsibility to take their relatives to the performances--we provided them with opportunities for time with their families outside of the facilities.",,3054,"Other, local or private",9200,300,"Barbara Baldrica, Matthew Uhan, Carver Richards, Rhonda Zuponcic, Martin Zuponcic, Robert Olsen, Eric Erie, Gregg Allen, David Setnicker, Cathy Hiti, Mary Mulari, Alan Hodnik, Dean Gibson",0.30,"Northern Lights Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"The Northern Lights Music Festival, working with the staff of Iron Range assisted living facilities, will identify assisted living facility residents interested in attending concerts and the opera La Boheme. It will provide preconcert lectures, organize buses, and provide free tickets to residents.",2013-04-01,2013-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Veda,Zuponcic,"Northern Lights Music Festival","PO Box 147",Gilbert,MN,55705,"(609) 922-2965 ",Zuponcic@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-196,"Melanie Davis: Volunteer Services and Corporate Engagement Director, Lyngblomsten, St. Paul; Alice De Yonge: Program director, Project G.E.M., nonprofit that serves special needs youth; Anna Deschampe: School Director, Oshki Ogimaag Community School, Grand Portage; Sharon Fischlowitz: Executive Director, Black Label Movement, Minneapolis; David Machacek: Executive director, ArtOrg, Visual artist; MaryLynn Pulscher: Environmental Education Coordinator, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board; Toni Quirk: Vice president of development PAI (provides services to adults with developmental disabilities), White Bear Lake.; Kristine Wyant: Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations., Minneapolis College of Art and Design","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",Yes
20914,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2013,34925,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Through economies of collaboration and scale, Minnesota musicians have opportunities to earn and chamber musicians have multiple opportunities to perform newly mastered works. Our audiences are limited by our location? at the east of the Iron Range in a small community. Touring to the west range, Duluth, and Ely, we will have tripled the earned income for our Minnesota freelance-artists; chamber musicians will have more opportunities to perform works prepared over our season. 2: Community members in Chisholm and Ely have requested we become more active in their locations, and we have involved them in the planning and execution of the project. If committees formed to assist this tour are active and facilitate the project with volunteers for front of house management, with efforts at local marketing and with funding, we will have achieved our goals.","More than a dozen concerts were produced away from our home base of Aurora, providing Minnesota opera singers, Minnesota orchestral and solo musicians opportunities to play and to participate in professional operatic performances as well as symphonic concerts. The cities of Chisholm, Virginia and Ely provided venues for the opera La boheme and for chamber music concerts featuring members of the Minnesota Orchestra and Duluth free-lance players. All programs on tour were performed two or three times, providing extra payroll for freelance Minnesota artists. 2: Chisholm High School supports our performances there, and expresses its gratitude that their beautiful auditorium is used for classical music concerts and operatic performances. Our continuing relationship with the Northern Lakes Arts Association in Ely, as well as our relationship with the Board of Directors of the B'nai Abraham Synagogue in Virginia expands our reach into other communities, and their citizens. We were not successful in finding a small historic venue on the West Range for chamber music but will continue to search for another attractive facility that could present our chamber music events. We have identified new board members from the West Range, and have begun to find enthusiasm for our work in the communities of Hibbing and Chisholm, as well as further west in Pengilly and Grand Rapids. We feel there is great potential for growth in terms of the public and in acquiring new board members.",,19460,"Other, local or private",54385,4480,"Barbara Baldrica, Matthew Uhan, Carver Richards, Pat Roche, H. Martin Zuponcic, Rhonda Zuponcic, Debra Warner, Erik Erie, Gregg Allen, Jan Carey, Mary Mulari, Cathy Hoel Hiti, David Setnicker, Dennis Reagan, Gerry Kangas",0.50,"Northern Lights Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"The Northern Lights Music Festival will tour its fully staged production of Puccini's La Boheme to Chisholm and Ely. The Northern Lights Music Festival Chamber Players will present programs in Duluth, Virginia, Chisholm, and Ely.",2013-05-01,2013-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Veda,Zuponcic,"Northern Lights Music Festival","PO Box 147",Gilbert,MN,55705,"(609) 922-2965 ",Zuponcic@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Itasca, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-167,"Lynne Beck: Development Director, COMPAS; Olive Bieringa: Co-director, Body Cartography Project, Dance performance, workshops, films; Rachel Chomet: Actor and Playwright; Jane Gudmundson: Freelance consultant in education and the arts; Carol Gustavson: Traidtional Japanese Shibori Artist; Barbe Hansen: Executive director, Twin Rivers Center for the Arts, Mankato; Exeutive Producer, Sample Night Live; Cheryl Kramer-Milder: Artistic director, County Seat Theater Company, Cloquet; Peter Pestalozzi: Furniture designer/craftsman, Ely; Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council; Steven Schmidt: General manager, City of Rochester Music Department/Riverside Concerts|Christopher Taykalo, Marketing and Development Manager, Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20942,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2013,38800,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Ragamala Dance will tour to four Minnesota communities, continuing ongoing relationships, renewing old connections, and forming new ties to areas we have not visited. Via audience surveys, informal conversations, and post-project meetings, we will determine how this project has advanced our ongoing relationship with the Rochester and Duluth communities, renewed our ties to Faribault, and forged new connections in Austin. 2: Ragamala Dance will work with small venues that would not have the capacity to host us without grant support or advice from Ragamala Dance and other partners. Through observation and post-project meetings, we will gauge how smaller presenters benefitted from the opportunity to work with an experienced touring company like Ragamala Dance, as well as from other community partnerships forged through this project.","Ragamala Dance toured to four greater Minnesota communities-Rochester in November, Faribault in December, Duluth in February and Austin in February-presenting public performances of our signature work entitled Sacred Earth. Associated community outreach activities included a weeklong residency with middle and high school students at Shattuck-Saint Mary's School in Faribault, a public lecture-demonstration at the University of Minnesota-Duluth (offered in conjunction with a Diversity Summit being held on campus), a lecture-demonstration at the Faribault Public Library, and a public workshop at the Yoga Studio of Austin. Co-presenters of the tour and public performances were Rochester Community and Technical College, Shattuck-Saint Mary's School in Faribault, the University of Minnesota-Duluth, and the Paramount Theater in Austin. None would have had the resources to bring Ragamala dance to their communities were it not for this grant. In this way, we also achieved outcome C, as indicated on our initial proposal. 2: This project provided opportunities for organizations that would not otherwise have had the resources or the administrative capacity to present a company like Ragamala Dance. These included a theater, two state colleges/universities, a high school, a library, and a yoga studio. This grant not only provided a heavy subsidy for Ragamala Dance’s artists' fees, but also allowed us the time to work with our partners in the planning and execution of our activities. The opportunity to work with a seasoned touring company like Ragamala Dance will give these emerging arts presenters valuable experience that they can use in planning future arts programming. This was our first time visiting Austin, allowing us also to fulfill the outcome as indicated in our original proposal.",,9851,"Other, local or private",48651,,"Aparna Ramaswamy, Briar Andresen, Nithya Balakrishnan, Janine Munson, Padma Naidu, Rachel Soffer, Noel Stave, Sunitha Varadhan, James Wilkinson",0.00,"Ragamala Dance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Ragamala Dance will present performances of ""Sacred Earth"" and conduct related community outreach activities in partnership with Shattuck-Saint Mary's in Faribault, Paramount Theater in Austin, Rochester Community and Technical College, and the University of Minnesota-Duluth.",2013-05-01,2014-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tamara,Nadel,"Ragamala Dance","711 W Lake St Ste 309",Minneapolis,MN,55408-2975,"(612) 964-9213 ",tamara@ragamala.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Mower, Olmsted, Rice, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-168,"Lynne Beck: Development Director, COMPAS; Olive Bieringa: Co-director, Body Cartography Project, Dance performance, workshops, films; Rachel Chomet: Actor and Playwright; Jane Gudmundson: Freelance consultant in education and the arts; Carol Gustavson: Traidtional Japanese Shibori Artist; Barbe Hansen: Executive director, Twin Rivers Center for the Arts, Mankato; Exeutive Producer, Sample Night Live; Cheryl Kramer-Milder: Artistic director, County Seat Theater Company, Cloquet; Peter Pestalozzi: Furniture designer/craftsman, Ely; Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council; Steven Schmidt: General manager, City of Rochester Music Department/Riverside Concerts|Christopher Taykalo, Marketing and Development Manager, Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20953,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2013,89265,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Rose Ensemble musicians present concerts in ten Minnesota cities in 2013 (one more than 2012 tour), and present workshops in K-12 schools/colleges/senior centers in each city. The Rose Ensemble will have successfully presented a concert in each of the ten tour cities, as well as having provided an educational program at the local K-12 school or senior center. 2: We are visiting three new cities that have not been part of our previous tours and returning to seven cities where we have previously performed. We visit three new cities in 2013: International Falls, Walker, and Wadena. We present concerts in each city plus 7 cities previously visited. We offer educational programs in a K-12 school/senior center - reaching new audiences in the three new tour cities.","The Rose Ensemble successfully presented concerts and educational programs in ten cities around the state. In eight years of touring, this is the most cities we've visited in a single tour. 2: The Rose Ensemble performed concerts in St. Peter and International Falls, reaching new audience members in cities that we have never visited.",,22316,"Other, local or private",111581,21925,"Gayle Ober, Gary Aamodt, Pete Parshall, Julie Schramke, Gregg Dahlke, Tom Jermann, David Gibson, Alan Beck",0.00,"The Rose Ensemble","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"The Rose Ensemble will conduct a ten city tour of And Glory Shone Around (early American ballads, hymns, and dances), with concerts, preconcert educational programs, and programs for schools or senior citizen centers.",2013-10-01,2013-11-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jordan,Sramek,"The Rose Ensemble","75 W 5th St Ste 314","St Paul",MN,55102-1423,"(651) 225-4340x 202",jordan@RoseEnsemble.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Douglas, Koochiching, Lake, Morrison, Nicollet, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-169,"Lynne Beck: Development Director, COMPAS; Olive Bieringa: Co-director, Body Cartography Project, Dance performance, workshops, films; Rachel Chomet: Actor and Playwright; Jane Gudmundson: Freelance consultant in education and the arts; Carol Gustavson: Traidtional Japanese Shibori Artist; Barbe Hansen: Executive director, Twin Rivers Center for the Arts, Mankato; Exeutive Producer, Sample Night Live; Cheryl Kramer-Milder: Artistic director, County Seat Theater Company, Cloquet; Peter Pestalozzi: Furniture designer/craftsman, Ely; Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council; Steven Schmidt: General manager, City of Rochester Music Department/Riverside Concerts|Christopher Taykalo, Marketing and Development Manager, Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
15408,"Arts Tour Minnesota ",2012,97449,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations have more opportunities to tour their work throughout the state. Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations tour to communities and regions they haven’t previously visited. More community and nonprofit organizations become involved in presenting touring artists and arts organizations.","1. Black Label Movement toured twice to Duluth during 2012-2013 and performed three works by Artistic Director Carl Flink. The company completed a 5-week tour in September/October 2012, performing Flink's evening length work ""Wreck"" at Clyde Iron Works. In May 2013, Black Label Movement completed a 4-week tour to perform Flink's ""Canary"" and ""Field Songs"" at The College of Saint Scholastica. Black Label Movement successfully performed these works with post-show talkbacks for enthusiastic audiences, numerous",,25982,"Other, local or private",123431,2650,"Angela Renae Amarillas, Colleen Callahan-Russell, William Cameron, Sharon Fischlowitz, Carl Flink, Janine Laird, Issac Roth, Frank Simer",,"Black Label Movement","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota ",,"Duluth's Zeitgeist Arts and Black Label Movement will present Carl Flink's evening length works Filed Songs and Wreck, during a multiple venue tour to Duluth, supported by educational activities for Duluth young and adult learners.",2012-04-02,2013-06-03,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sharon,Fischlowitz,"Black Label Movement","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 401",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 382-3300 ",blacklabelmovement@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-105,"Lynne Beck: Development director, COMPAS.; Steven Downing: Consultant, Northern Community Radio. School Board member, Northern Lights Community School. Trustee, Northland Foundation. Writer, musician, teacher, and arts administrator.; Stephanie Eichman: Executive director, Minnesota Dance Ensemble.; Jane Gudmundson: Artist and arts educator.; Athena Kildegaard: Lecturer, University of Minnesota Morris.; Jeff Larson: Producing director, Minnesota Fringe Festival.; Alberta Marana: Landscape artist.; Peter Pestalozzi: Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. Co-owner, Oddessy Design Works. Furniture designer/craftsman.; Kathleen Ray: Executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center. Theater artist and playwright.|Dyani Reynolds-WhiteHawk, Arts project manager, Native American Development Institute. Traditional Lakota and contemporary artist.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
15415,"Arts Learning",2012,90035,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","The quantity and types of arts learning opportunities in the state, and the organizations or venues that offer them increases. Arts learning opportunities are more accessible to Minnesota because barriers to participation have been identified and mitigated. More Minnesotans are engaged in arts learning opportunities.","Individuals living with disabilities are an underserved population where arts education is concerned. During this grant period the ARTS Program was an outlet for any person wishing to participate in quality, professionally-taught arts instruction within Duluth and the surrounding areas. We achieved this outcome by being the only accessible arts program in the area to offer dance, theater arts and creative writing. In addition, we were one of only a few organizations offering visual studio art classes with a focus on mitigating barriers that people with disabilities face when taking traditional classes. During the grant period, 81 arts learners within our organization had the opportunity to experience the variety of arts learning opportunities offered. Our organization further expanded the opportunity to include the community by reaching out to several agencies serving people with disabilities. The number of people served outside of our agency was 21 community members. 2: This project addressed the need for quality arts experiences and learning opportunities for individuals living with disabilities. The ARTS Program increased the number of individuals participating in inclusive arts learning settings. Arts learners were taught at a pace and with a focus designed for their individual learning styles. It was one of the only programs of its kind in northern Minnesota. The evaluation tools used included one-on-one interviews with participants to evaluate the accessibility of the program, satisfaction surveys, goal planning, and team meetings. Success was also determined by the number of individuals who participated in this grant-funded program and the number of community members that were introduced to the talents of the participants. In order to limit barriers to participation, all instructors had professional experience working with people with disabilities prior to this grant program and all classes were held in accessible locations.",,4200,"Other, local or private",94235,21150,"Shawn Stanich, Tom Houghtaling, Steven Thorne, Wanda Grew-Jasken, Mary Braun Kapsner, Jackie Sathers, Ralph Johnson, Pete Barnett, Tom Torgerson, Adele Hartwick",1.5,"CHOICE, Unlimited","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"CHOICE, Unlimited's ARTS (Activities Revealing Talents and Skills) program is dedicated to providing and expanding opportunities for individuals with disabilities in Minnesota, and to study, participate in, and share their artwork with the community.",2012-03-01,2013-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Annie,Roseen,"CHOICE, Unlimited","1829 E Superior St",Duluth,MN,55812,"(218) 724-5869 ",aroseen@choiceunlimited.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-211,"Terrell Beaudry: Director of choral activities, Elk River High School. Director of music, Presentation Catholic Church. Tenor, Cirque du Soleil.; Loretta Bebeau: Art educator; Karen Bendtsen: Special education teacher, Intermediate School District 287.; Joanna Cortright: Music and arts education consultant. Developer, Kinder Konzerts (WAMSO), and Star the Music (SPCO).; Phyllis Doyle: Managing director, Mixed Blood Theatre.; Renee King: Vice president, East Central Minnesota Chorale. Arts educator and administrator.; Denise Kulawik: Senior development consultant and screenwriter.; Nicole Selmer: Artist and educator in papermaking, printmaking, and bookmaking.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
15428,"Arts Tour Minnesota ",2012,95000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations have more opportunities to tour their work throughout the state. Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations tour to communities and regions they haven’t previously visited. More community and nonprofit organizations become involved in presenting touring artists and arts organizations.","More Minnesotans were exposed to the arts because of this tour. Many Minnesotans who had not attended a symphony orchestra before were able to participate. We engaged artists in at least six additional services (concerts and rehearsals), thus providing more opportunity for artists in Minnesota. We interviewed community members and musicians and guest artists in all of these programs. All were able to articulate that the arts are interwoven into every facet of community life. Through the Arts Tour grant we were able to bring the symphony orchestra experience to diverse audiences in four greater Minnesota small communities; Virginia, Hibbing, Two Harbors and Cloquet. We performed in auditoriums in each of these high schools and we were able to reach students and adults. Many music students attended with their parents. Minnesotans believe the arts are vital to who we are. In two of our concerts (Virginia and Two Harbors) our Young Artist Competition winner performed and so did Jazz Violinist Randy Sabien. Randy talked about how great it is to have young people performing and spoke of his experiences growing up with music and now making music his career. 2: We were able to reach out to new communities and different venues in these communities where symphonic music is not regularly performed.",,43800,"Other, local or private",138800,10000,"Kathi Beasley, Jeff Cadwell, Mary Katherine Cohen, Ruth Ann Eaton, Christabel Grant, Peter Hedstrom, Chris Hill, Faith Hensrud, Sheryl Wood Holman, Mamie Hughes, Jeff Iisakka, Jill Kaiser, Jim Korthals, Elise Kuuti, Dennis Lamkin, Lucia Magney, Cathy McCarty, Pat Mast, Roger Pellett, Peter Person, Patrick Spott, Dave Steininger, Jeff Tucker, Christopher Virta, Monte Wittmann, Mary Ann Ulishney, Larry Zimmerman",5.25,"Duluth Superior Symphony Association AKA Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota ",,"In effort to widen their net of symphonic listeners, the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra will tour its exciting symphonic programs to the communities of Two Harbors, Cloquet, Virginia, and Hibbing.",2012-04-15,2013-05-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rebecca,Petersen,"Duluth Superior Symphony Association AKA Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra","331 W Superior St Ste 100",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 623-3776 ",rpetersen@dsso.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-110,"Lynne Beck: Development director, COMPAS.; Steven Downing: Consultant, Northern Community Radio. School Board member, Northern Lights Community School. Trustee, Northland Foundation. Writer, musician, teacher, and arts administrator.; Stephanie Eichman: Executive director, Minnesota Dance Ensemble.; Jane Gudmundson: Artist and arts educator.; Athena Kildegaard: Lecturer, University of Minnesota Morris.; Jeff Larson: Producing director, Minnesota Fringe Festival.; Alberta Marana: Landscape artist.; Peter Pestalozzi: Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. Co-owner, Oddessy Design Works. Furniture designer/craftsman.; Kathleen Ray: Executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center. Theater artist and playwright.|Dyani Reynolds-WhiteHawk, Arts project manager, Native American Development Institute. Traditional Lakota and contemporary artist.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
15438,"Arts Tour Minnesota ",2012,81660,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations have more opportunities to tour their work throughout the state. Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations tour to communities and regions they haven’t previously visited. More community and nonprofit organizations become involved in presenting touring artists and arts organizations.","1. The Sinfonia did indeed tour to nine Greater Minnesota communities: Canby, Granite Falls, Willmar, Hutchinson, Luverne, Worthington, Jackson and Redwood Falls in the summer and fall of 2012, and Faribault on February 14 of 2013, bringing top quality professionally produced orchestral music to these communities. By playing in new [to the Sinfonia] communities, the orchestra was able to diversify and increase its audiences, and allowed the musicians to tour parts of the state. Anonymous audience survey results (see below), reported that the audiences were stimulated, entertained and educated by the performances. 2. We evaluated the success of our intended outcomes by the written responses from anonymous audience surveys, audience reactions/discussions with the host sponsors (which were reported back to the Sinfonia) and by audience live interaction with the conductor after the performances. Five of the communities were surveyed, and the resulting comments were very good. 2: 1. The technical aspects of the tours were very successful. The venues, lodging transportation and scheduling all went according to plan. The performances by the orchestra and soloists were outstanding. Every concert received standing ovations, and as mentioned above, the responses on the surveys were very complimentary. 2. We evaluated the program outcomes with surveys of the audiences and discussions with community hosts and the library sponsors. The surveys were adaptations of surveys that were developed for the Sinfonia by the public relations firm of Padilla Speer Beardsley.",,23588,"Other, local or private",105248,12700,"Mary Weber, Imanol Arevalo, David Haynes, Grant Fairbairn, Jay Fishman, Shannon Hovey, Bruce Humphrys, Dorothy Jacobs , Mollie Pherson, Tim Puffer, Evelyn Rolloff, Sharla Wagy",,"Friends of the Minnesota Sinfonia AKA Minnesota Sinfonia","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota ",,"The purpose of this tour is to take the Minnesota Sinfonia to greater Minnesota communities not served by the stateÆs other major orchestras, and to provide top quality musical and educational experiences free of admission charges, and welcoming children.",2012-04-01,2013-02-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jay,Fishman,"Friends of the Minnesota Sinfonia AKA Minnesota Sinfonia","901 N 3rd St Ste 112",Minneapolis,MN,55401-1022,"(612) 871-1701 ",mnsinfonia@aol.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Yellow Medicine, Renville, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Rock, Nobles, Jackson, Redwood, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-115,"Lynne Beck: Development director, COMPAS.; Steven Downing: Consultant, Northern Community Radio. School Board member, Northern Lights Community School. Trustee, Northland Foundation. Writer, musician, teacher, and arts administrator.; Stephanie Eichman: Executive director, Minnesota Dance Ensemble.; Jane Gudmundson: Artist and arts educator.; Athena Kildegaard: Lecturer, University of Minnesota Morris.; Jeff Larson: Producing director, Minnesota Fringe Festival.; Alberta Marana: Landscape artist.; Peter Pestalozzi: Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. Co-owner, Oddessy Design Works. Furniture designer/craftsman.; Kathleen Ray: Executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center. Theater artist and playwright.|Dyani Reynolds-WhiteHawk, Arts project manager, Native American Development Institute. Traditional Lakota and contemporary artist.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
15439,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2012,80000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations have more opportunities to tour their work throughout the state. Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations tour to communities and regions they haven’t previously visited.","To date, 15 of the 16 scheduled concerts and educational programs as outlined in the original grant proposal have been completed. In each community, we presented a concert and educational outreach element in various venues, to include theaters, performing arts centers, school auditoriums, and open air venues. The educational component varied, depending primarily on public school schedules and availability, or the time of year. In most cases, this was a multimedia History of Bluegrass K-12 program presented to the student body, or to smaller groups such as band, orchestra and choir students. Attendance of each concert, school program or outreach event was recorded. Presenter partners kept data regarding underprivileged and/or underserved groups that participated. We received direct feedback from our presenter partners on the artistic and financial efficacy of the concerts, and hundreds of surveys and questionnaires from students and attending teachers and educators. 2: One of the project goals was to present world-class bluegrass concerts and educational programs to communities that had never been visited by Monroe Crossing, or not in many years. For a Twin Cities-based artist that is approaching 1500 concert appearances in their 13 years, that is not as easy as one would think. New venues and presenter partners included the Moonshine Showcase in Wabasha, Music in Owatonna, Marshall Area Fine Arts Council in Marshall, Jackson County Central Schools in Jackson, and the James W. Mann Center in New York Mills. It had been a number of years since Monroe Crossing last performed in Detroit Lakes, Austin, Willmar, Glenwood, Worthington and Pequot Lakes. And it was Monroe Crossing's first opportunity in every community to present a concert in combination with an educational outreach program. The evaluation process of the intended outcomes is described above in the response to question A.2. and is listed here again. Attendance of each concert, school program or outreach event was recorded. Presenter partners kept data regarding underprivileged and/or underserved groups that participated. We received direct feedback from our presenter partners on the artistic and financial efficacy of the concerts, and hundreds of surveys and questionnaires from students and attending teachers and educators.",,20000,"Other, local or private",100000,9000,na,,"Lisa M. Fuglie AKA Monroe Crossing",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Lisa Fuglie and Monroe Crossing will contribute to the growth and perpetuation of bluegrass in nonmetropolitan communities across Minnesota, through entertaining and educational concerts of traditional and original music, multimedia K-12 educational outre",2012-04-01,2013-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lisa,Fuglie,"Lisa M. Fuglie AKA Monroe Crossing",,,MN,,"(612) 720-5691 ",lisa@monroecrossing.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Wabasha, Steele, Becker, Mower, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Pope, Itasca, St. Louis, Lyon, Nobles, Jackson, Crow Wing, Rice, Todd, Otter Tail",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-116,"Lynne Beck: Development director, COMPAS.; Steven Downing: Consultant, Northern Community Radio. School Board member, Northern Lights Community School. Trustee, Northland Foundation. Writer, musician, teacher, and arts administrator.; Stephanie Eichman: Executive director, Minnesota Dance Ensemble.; Jane Gudmundson: Artist and arts educator.; Athena Kildegaard: Lecturer, University of Minnesota Morris.; Jeff Larson: Producing director, Minnesota Fringe Festival.; Alberta Marana: Landscape artist.; Peter Pestalozzi: Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. Co-owner, Oddessy Design Works. Furniture designer/craftsman.; Kathleen Ray: Executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center. Theater artist and playwright.|Dyani Reynolds-WhiteHawk, Arts project manager, Native American Development Institute. Traditional Lakota and contemporary artist.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes
15455,"Arts Learning",2012,147400,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Arts learning opportunities are more accessible to Minnesota because barriers to participation have been identified and mitigated. More Minnesotans are engaged in arts learning opportunities.","Illusion brought arts learning opportunities to youth at nine sites in Minnesota, making it easy for them to access our theater education program and gain experience creating and performing with guidance from professional artists. We conducted work at schools in Duluth, Blue Earth, Fairmont, St Paul, and New Brighton, and at Courage Saint Croix in Stillwater. We also brought youth from these sites – including Duluth – to student matinee performances at Illusion. Additionally, we brought youth from many of these sites to Illusion to participate in the Summer Institute. In evaluating the outcome, we maintained records of the sites where we conducted work and the numbers of youth served. We also spoke with participating youth, the adult liaisons at each site, and with the teaching artists to determine how well barriers were mitigated. In all cases, Illusion’s residencies were successful in removing barriers. 2: Illusion provided new opportunities for youth to engage in arts learning at all of the nine sites Minnesota sites, providing theater education and training, and giving them wonderful chances to work with professional artists to create and perform work. As outlined above, we worked with students in schools in Duluth, Blue Earth, Fairmont, St Paul, and New Brighton, and at Courage Saint Croix in Stillwater. Youth from these sites got to see professional theater live when they attended student matinees at Illusion. Additionally, we brought youth from many of these sites to Illusion to participate in the Summer Institute. In evaluating the outcome, we maintained records of the sites where we conducted work and the numbers of youth served. We also spoke with participating youth, the adult liaisons at each site, and with the teaching artists to determine their level of satisfaction with the program. All were highly enthusiastic about the arts learning opportunities we provided.",,75000,"Other, local or private",222400,19200,"Robert Alama,Dr. Mark Bisignani ,Anthony Bohaty, Willie Bridges,Barbara Brin,Amy Kramer Brenengen, Vivian Martin, James W. Dierking , Doug Frank, Keith Halperin PH.D. ,David L. Hansen ,Christine Hansen, Christina Herzog, Christopher Madel , Bonnie Morris, Danica Natoli , Julia O'Brien (LOA) , Emily Lilja Palmer,Therese Pautz (President) , Jeff Rabkin,Karl Reichert , Michael H. Robins, Sally Scoggin (Past President), Jim Smart ,David Stamps, Susan Thurston (Vice President), Chris Wurtz.",,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Illusion Theater will expand its Peer Education and Summer Institute arts education programs, reaching underserved youth in greater Minnesota and the Twin Cities with enriching arts learning experiences.",2012-03-01,2013-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Robins,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 704",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1814,"(612) 339-4944x 208",mrobins@illusiontheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Martin, Faribault, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-216,"Mary Baier: Educator and administrator, Minnesota Public Schools. Trainer, Minnesota Principals' Academy.; Scott Bean: Artist, retired art teacher, member of Marcy Arts Partnership.; Anne Dugan: Curator and interim director, Duluth Art Institute. Founder and co-director, Free Range Film Festival.; Joan Eisenreich: Director, Mankato Public Schools Community Education and Recreation program.; Keitha Hamann: Associate professor of music education, University of Minnesota. Research chair, Minnesota Music Educators Association.; Nils Heymann: Art educator, St Thomas University.; Rebecca Meyer-Larson: Director of theater, Moorhead High School and ACT UP Theater.; Heather Miller-Shiell: Director of development and institutional giving, Minnesota Orchestra.; Kirstin Wiegmann: Cultural policy and leadership instructor, St Mary's University. Education and community engagement specialist, Forecast Public Art. Artist and arts consultant.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
15481,"Arts Learning",2012,8540,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","The quantity and types of arts learning opportunities in the state, and the organizations or venues that offer them increases. Arts learning opportunities are more accessible to Minnesota because barriers to participation have been identified and mitigated. More Minnesotans are engaged in arts learning opportunities.","Student learning in creating images, similes and writing skills improved. This was evaluated by pre and post surveys, teacher input, student participation and presentation at public event. Student knowledge and attitude about Dakota culture grew, as demonstrated by student writings, artist's statements as well as pre and post surveys. Teacher and parent input were also used to demonstrate intended outcomes. The Perpich Center's Descriptive Review was also used to assess. Staff workshop was well attended and residency was reinforced by staff input. Students had hands-on"" work with Dakota artist Fern Cloud, as well as language specialist Teresa Peterson. The field trips to Lower Sioux and Walnut Grove also exposed the students to Dakota history and culture as well as early pioneer life. Students actually made butter and corn bread and had the opportunity to write about what they experienced. They made dolls using the materials used by early pioneers. The days spent with poet, Florence Dacey helped them learn how to write poetry using the skills she taught them. She also taught them how to revise and present their work. 2: Students gained both an understanding of the written word and an appreciation for the culture of the Dakota. This was evaluated by student work, teacher evaluation of student improvement and parent input. Students were given pre and post surveys and these were compared. Students shared their knowledge and understanding in class discussions as well as at the public event. Dakota hide paintings and other art work was displayed complete with artist's statements. Students shared their understanding while hosting the lunch following the art show/ poetry reading. Public was impressed with the depth of understand and composure that the students displayed. We did not anticipate any barriers to this project. Our school is completely accessible and we held our public reading in a very accessible auditorium. We considered that the parent of one student has advanced ALS (Lou Gehrig’s) and needed a large area for her motorized wheelchair. She was able to attend and enjoyed her son's poem. We also needed a large space for our hide painting sessions. Our janitors were able to find such a space with all the materials needed by the artist. Again, cooperation with everyone involved with the project makes things work well. We communicated well in advance to the needs of the project and these needs were met by our school and all involved.""",,1012,"Other, local or private",9552,680,"Barbara Schueler, Mary Roe, Beth Kesteloot, Heidi Beck, Diane Milbradt, Chris Fenske, Florence Dacey, Fern Cloud",,"Lakeview Public Schools","K-12 Education","Arts Learning",,"Lakeview students will create and share poetry and hide paintings, based on their learning about Dakota and pioneer culture and history with artists Florence Dacey and Fern Cloud.",2012-09-15,2012-12-10,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Barbara,Schueler,"Lakeview Public Schools","1965 600th",Cottonwood,MN,56229,"(507) 423-5164x 1204",barb.schueler@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Lyon, Yellow Medicine, Redwood",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-221,"Mary Baier: Educator and administrator, Minnesota Public Schools. Trainer, Minnesota Principals' Academy.; Scott Bean: Artist, retired art teacher, member of Marcy Arts Partnership.; Anne Dugan: Curator and interim director, Duluth Art Institute. Founder and co-director, Free Range Film Festival.; Joan Eisenreich: Director, Mankato Public Schools Community Education and Recreation program.; Keitha Hamann: Associate professor of music education, University of Minnesota. Research chair, Minnesota Music Educators Association.; Nils Heymann: Art educator, St Thomas University.; Rebecca Meyer-Larson: Director of theater, Moorhead High School and ACT UP Theater.; Heather Miller-Shiell: Director of development and institutional giving, Minnesota Orchestra.; Kirstin Wiegmann: Cultural policy and leadership instructor, St Mary's University. Education and community engagement specialist, Forecast Public Art. Artist and arts consultant.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
15497,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2012,27901,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations have more opportunities to tour their work throughout the state. Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations tour to communities and regions they haven’t previously visited.","I was able to tour the state of Minnesota. The answer to this question is self-explanatory, as I submitted the grant application with an intended outcome of touring the state of Minnesota as a Minnesota professional artist and, with the receipt of the grant funding, I was able to do that. 2: Through the Arts Tour Minnesota funding, I, a Minnesota professional artist, was given the opportunity to tour through Minnesota communities and regions that I hadn’t previously visited. Of the seven communities that partnered with me on this grant (and who therefore brought me into their communities upon receipt of the grant), my music was new to all of them. Through the grant funding, I was able to share my music with completely brand new audiences who would not have been able to hear my music otherwise. These communities were grateful for the funding, as was I!",,6975,"Other, local or private",34876,,,,"Alison M. Mattila AKA Alison Scott",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Alison Mattila will share her mission to revive the art of making soul music, through performances of original music, and arts learning programs regarding songwriting and grass roots music promotion, in seven underserved Minnesota communities.",2012-04-01,2013-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alison,Mattila,"Alison M. Mattila AKA Alison Scott",,,MN,,"(763) 370-9937 ",alisonscottmusic@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Mower, Nicollet, Otter Tail, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-122,"Daniel Adolphson: Director of Program Engagement, COMPAS.; Timothy Cassidy: Metal sculptor.; Larry Fredlund: Board member, Isanti County Planning Commission and Board of Adjustment.; Lawrence Gorrell: Program director, Master of Arts in Human Development and Master of Arts in Arts and Cultural Management, St Mary's University.; Jeanne Kosfeld: Creative director, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. Exhibition judge, University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.; Jessica Lourey: Member of Sisters in Crime, The Loft Literary Center, and Lake Superior Writers. Board member, Mystery Writers of America. Writer and educator.; Ward Merrill: Executive director, Backus Community Center.; Rita Mustaphi: Founder and artistic director, Katha Dance Theatre. Choreographer, dancer, and educator.|Jeanne Willcoxon, Assistant professor of theater, St Olaf College.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
15500,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2012,17404,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations have more opportunities to tour their work throughout the state. Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations tour to communities and regions they haven’t previously visited.","We performed six shows, two workshops in senior centers, two puppetry workshops for children and families, and one music theater workshop for adults. We had audience members fill out surveys at the end of the show, we had surveys for the presenters to give feedback, and surveys for Margo to assess the presenters. Evaluation of Diggity Dog Days with surveys distributed at each of the six shows. I had 96 respondents out of a total audience of 153 for the six shows. One of the hopes I had in presenting my puppet show was to expose more people to the art of puppetry. 34% of the respondents had never seen puppetry before, 51% had occasionally seen puppet shows and 9% had seen puppetry often. Though I did not ask directly whether people who had not seen puppetry would attend another show, I gleaned from their subjective comments that they enjoyed the show. (i.e.: “wonderful, just wonderful”; “I was really caught up in the movement.”; “It was excellent.”) As it turned out, half of the people who had seen puppetry “often” attended the show in Grand Marais where there is a strong interest in the art of puppetry. I performed the show in four very different venues; I asked the question, “Did attending this production foster a deeper connection for you with your community?” The results were that 54% responded yes, 8% responded no, and 37% were unsure or left the space blank. At the two most grass roots venues, Dream Acres Farm and Betsy’s Studio: What’s Upstairs, 65% and 75% respectively responded positively about the sense of community fostered. The Playground in Duluth, 45% responded positively, and in New York Mills 40% responded positively. As far as the response of my presenters, it was very positive, and I was told that I would be welcome to come back at Dream Acres and New York Mills. 2: Margo McCreary toured to four locations where she has never performed before. She performed a total of six shows and with the help of Marya Hart, offered six workshops one of which did not happen for lack of participants. (Margo made up that workshop by teaching a puppetry workshop in the library in Spring Valley the town next to Wykoff.) She provided opportunity for two musicians to tour with her, along with lighting technicians. With help from evaluator, John Munger, who developed tools, Margo provided surveys at each performance for audience response. Presenters and Margo were also given surveys to assess the program at each site.",,4160,"Other, local or private",21564,2000,,0.18,"Margaret S. McCreary AKA Margo McCreary",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Margaret McCreary will perform a puppet show, Diggity Dog Days, a full-length puppet show for adults, in Duluth, Wykoff, New York Mills, and Grand Marais.",2012-04-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Margaret,McCreary,"Margaret S. McCreary AKA Margo McCreary",,,MN,,"(612) 735-7296 ",mcc@earpop.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Cook, Otter Tail, Fillmore",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-123,"Daniel Adolphson: Director of Program Engagement, COMPAS.; Timothy Cassidy: Metal sculptor.; Larry Fredlund: Board member, Isanti County Planning Commission and Board of Adjustment.; Lawrence Gorrell: Program director, Master of Arts in Human Development and Master of Arts in Arts and Cultural Management, St Mary's University.; Jeanne Kosfeld: Creative director, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. Exhibition judge, University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.; Jessica Lourey: Member of Sisters in Crime, The Loft Literary Center, and Lake Superior Writers. Board member, Mystery Writers of America. Writer and educator.; Ward Merrill: Executive director, Backus Community Center.; Rita Mustaphi: Founder and artistic director, Katha Dance Theatre. Choreographer, dancer, and educator.|Jeanne Willcoxon, Assistant professor of theater, St Olaf College.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
15501,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2012,59986,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations have more opportunities to tour their work throughout the state. Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations tour to communities and regions they haven’t previously visited.","1. I am a native Minnesotan who has toured all over the globe and yet, I have not played in many communities in Minnesota. I do not expect people from Austin or Braham or Duluth to drive to the Twin Cities to hear me perform. I could not accomplish my dream of sharing my music across Minnesota without the funding of the legacy grant, to reach people who are much too far from the metro to hear me play. The grant allowed me to deliver the music to the communities and, through my various outreach programs. 2. The evaluation forms - I have 331 evaluation forms from every community that we visited. A statistical breakdown of the responses is overwhelmingly positive. 2: I asked our audiences if they had ever heard me before. The percentage of new listeners created by the Legacy grant is approximately 65% according to those evaluation forms. 3. It was important for me to find presenting partners who had an interest in my music and what my original music, arrangements of traditional Christmas music and my story with focal dystonia had to offer – a high-quality arts experience along with an inspirational and motivational message in regards to overcoming hidden handicaps and/or obstacles. While seeking out presenting partners, I and my booking agent, made sure to connect with partners who had access to venues that were appropriate for a fine arts listening environment. The venues were therefore equipped with appropriate lighting and PA systems, along with handicap accessibility and a staff of employees or volunteers who were able to help in the production of a fine arts performance. Particularly, we sought out communities that continue to have a music education program in their school system. This allowed me to connect with those school districts via arts learning programs in conjunction with the public performances. 4. I looked for communities that I've never had an opportunity. Through the Legacy grant, I believe I have created a footprint to return successfully to those communities because of our performance.",,14997,"Other, local or private",74983,3242,,,"William C. McLaughlin",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"William McLaughlin will tour his original music, Fingerstyle guitar technique, arrangements of traditional Christmas music and story, with six communities in greater Minnesota, through performance and educational workshops.",2012-04-01,2013-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,William,McLaughlin,"William C. McLaughlin",,,MN,,"(952) 905-9800 ",billy@billymclaughlin.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Isanti, Mower, Rice, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-124,"Daniel Adolphson: Director of Program Engagement, COMPAS.; Timothy Cassidy: Metal sculptor.; Larry Fredlund: Board member, Isanti County Planning Commission and Board of Adjustment.; Lawrence Gorrell: Program director, Master of Arts in Human Development and Master of Arts in Arts and Cultural Management, St Mary's University.; Jeanne Kosfeld: Creative director, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. Exhibition judge, University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.; Jessica Lourey: Member of Sisters in Crime, The Loft Literary Center, and Lake Superior Writers. Board member, Mystery Writers of America. Writer and educator.; Ward Merrill: Executive director, Backus Community Center.; Rita Mustaphi: Founder and artistic director, Katha Dance Theatre. Choreographer, dancer, and educator.|Jeanne Willcoxon, Assistant professor of theater, St Olaf College.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
15509,"Arts Access",2012,13610,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Arts organizations build relationships with members of, or organizations that serve, groups that have traditionally been underserved by the arts or by the applicant organization. Real or perceived barriers to participation are identified and addressed. More Minnesotans are able to participate in the arts.","Beyond Fidgety Fairy Tales - The Fourth Mental Health Musical toured to five sites. Saint Joe's in Minneapolis is a residential treatment site for adolescents with mental health disorders. Emma's Place in Maplewood offers long term housing for families where the parent has a mental health disorder. Omegon in Maplewood is a residential treatment site for teens with both a mental health disorder and chemical dependency. Midwest Special Services in Apple Valley is a day treatment program for adults with autism spectrum disorders and other disabilities. Northwood's in Duluth is a residential treatment program for youth with mental health disorders. Surveys were filled out by the coordinator at each site. They all strongly agreed that having the performance come to their site made it more possible for their clients/residents to participate and that they were entertained. 2: All of the activities in this project were done at the sites at times and within time frames that worked best for the residents/clients. All activities were free to participants. Approximately 300 people at five sites were able to participate. The activities were evaluated with an online survey completed by the site coordinator. Verbal feedback was also gathered during our question and answer sessions with the audiences. We chose not to do written evaluations with audiences because of the difficulties we found in our fiscal year 2011 project. For example, one site does not allow residents to have pens. Audiences were always respectful, enthusiastic, and asked many questions. All site coordinators agreed that the activities were entertaining, formatted in a way that was helpful to their clients, and educated about mental health.",,,,13610,1700,"Joel V. Oberstar, MD, Deborah Saxhaug, Katie Cullen, Michele Fallon, Rev. Bart A. Fletcher, MDiv, Kerry D. Frank, PhD, Philip Kampa, John Pace, Danny Porter, MSW, LICSW, Ramon Runa, Michele Vance, Linda Walinski, RN, MA, LP",0.3,"Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"The mental health musical, Fidgety Fairy Tales, promotes positive images of children with mental health disorders. This live musical theater will visit five treatment centers.",2012-03-01,2012-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Matthew,Jenson,"Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health","165 Western Ave N Ste 2","St Paul",MN,55102-4613,"(651) 644-7333 ",mjenson@macmh.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-148,"Charlene Akers: Executive director, Stearns History Museum.; Katherine Dodge: Executive director, Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program.; Joanna Kohler: Owner, Kohler Productions. Board chair, St Paul Neighborhood Network. Committee member, Minnesota Women in Film and Television.; Patricia Rall: Staff writer, Bemidji Pioneer. Board member, Region 2 Arts Council.; Linda Saint Claire: Writer, White Earth Reservation Tribal Council newspaper. Social service worker.; Daphne Thompson: Real-estate asset manager and broker.; Robert Weisenfeld: Assistant Vice President,Corporate and Foundation Relations, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
15518,"Arts Tour Minnesota ",2012,45035,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations have more opportunities to tour their work throughout the state. More community and nonprofit organizations become involved in presenting touring artists and arts organizations.","Arts Tour Minnesota funding provided resources for 16 Minnesota artists to share their talents with 1108 residents in nine counties across the state. Mixed Blood's goal was to tour six productions for 18 performances in Minnesota to promote pluralism throughout the region, serve vulnerable Minnesotans, and provoke discussion about cultural competence. This year, the theatre produced four total touring shows. Legacy funding provided for 19 performances of these plays in communities across the state. Ken LaZebnik’s Theory of Mind was selected for its sensitive, yet unsentimental portrait of a young adult on the autism spectrum. Warren C. Bowels’ African America was selected for its value to Minnesotans and for its exploration connectivity and celebration of one’s heritage. Bowels’ Dr. King’s Dream was selected for its historical significance and popularity with patrons. Syl Jones’ Daughters of Africa was included in the tour for its exuberant, music-driven celebration of African-American women’s triumphs and accomplishments. Director of Touring, Charlie Moore, has built an extensive network of Minnesota community organizations, educational institutions, theatres, civic centers, and cultural centers with which to partner. Presenting locations were selected by their need and interest and included Minnesota West Community and Technical College in Worthington, Gustavus Adolphus College in St Peter, Historic Holmes Theater in Detroit Lakes, Vermillion Community College in Ely, Alexandria Technical College in Alexandria, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center in Glenwood, Pequana Playhouse in Baudette, A Center for the Arts in Fergus Falls, Regional Cultural Center in New York Mills, Delano High School in Delano, and Battle Lake High School in Battle Lake. A tour package including dramaturgical and promotional materials was provided to hosts of touring shows, in an effort for artists to best communicate with the audience how art serves a social and historical purpose. Each community contact was asked to provide Mixed Blood with their promotional strategies. Most often, organizers engaged audiences via on-site signage, posters, newspaper columns, social media and newsletters. Public performances were often held for adults in towns where students experienced the same plays in school. This was done to give families the opportunity to see the same plays, linking arts to whole communities. 2: Mixed Blood brought plays to venerable, culturally isolated Minnesota communities who have not previously had access to these specific tour offerings. Public performance organizers and audiences were surveyed at each Arts Tour performance to assess their objective and subjective perspectives. 35% of respondents had never been to an arts activity at the performance site, meaning they were exposed to Minnesota art in a new, local location for the first time. All organizers rated the tour's performances and their interactions with Mixed Blood personnel as very good or excellent. These plays are an extension of the Educational Touring program that brings inclusive, challenging plays to schools around the greater Midwest. Artistic Director Jack Rueler selects plays according to their ability to be accessible to many, while portraying stories that may not typically be shown on the stage. Theatre staff works with community hosts to create promotional and dramaturgical tools to engage target communities. Actors answer audience post-performance questions about the plays or about their methods as actors. Surveys are provided to hosts and audience members in order to provide communities with the opportunity to evaluate their experiences.",,11818,"Other, local or private",56853,15144,"Ron McKinley, Tabitha Montgomery, Eric Hyde, Molly Bott, Warren Bowles, Deb Bryan, Yolanda Cotterall, Sheila Gore Dennis, Shalini Gupta, K David Hirschey, David Ginter, Nancy Koo, Robert Lunning, Susan P. Mackay, Jeff McCullum, Jack Reuler, Leah Sixkiller, Gauri Vardhan Yedla, Charles A ôChadö Weinstein, Amanda White Thietje",1.89,"Mixed Blood Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota ",,"Mixed Blood will tour six productions for eighteen performances in Minnesota communities to promote pluralism throughout the region, serve vulnerable Minnesotans, and provoke discussion and education about cultural competence.",2012-05-01,2013-03-14,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amanda,"White Thietje","Mixed Blood Theatre Company","1501 S 4th St",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1100,"(612) 338-0984 ",Amanda@mixedblood.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Douglas, Lake of the Woods, Nicollet, Nobles, Otter Tail, Pope, St. Louis, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-130,"Daniel Adolphson: Director of Program Engagement, COMPAS.; Timothy Cassidy: Metal sculptor.; Larry Fredlund: Board member, Isanti County Planning Commission and Board of Adjustment.; Lawrence Gorrell: Program director, Master of Arts in Human Development and Master of Arts in Arts and Cultural Management, St Mary's University.; Jeanne Kosfeld: Creative director, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. Exhibition judge, University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.; Jessica Lourey: Member of Sisters in Crime, The Loft Literary Center, and Lake Superior Writers. Board member, Mystery Writers of America. Writer and educator.; Ward Merrill: Executive director, Backus Community Center.; Rita Mustaphi: Founder and artistic director, Katha Dance Theatre. Choreographer, dancer, and educator.|Jeanne Willcoxon, Assistant professor of theater, St Olaf College.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes
21344,"Arts Project Grant",2014,2800,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","An increase in audience size by 15%, an increase in income of 10% and performer satisfaction with an excellent quality performance.Ticket sales, singers and instrumentalists will be surveyed for their perceptions of the performance.","Achieved higher audience numbers and income as well as performer satisfaction of our performers.",,7680,"Other, local or private",10480,,"Karen Keenan, Cathy Schuyler, Jessica Liebfried, Margaret Johnson, Ryan Sather, Glenn Peterson, Robert Kelley, Susan Masterson, Lynn Hollartz",,"Arrowhead Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Grant",,"Present Mess deMinuit pour NoelLe Sueur in concert",2013-11-01,2013-12-20,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jody,Ondich,"Arrowhead Chorale","506 W Michigan St",Duluth,MN,55802-1517,"(218) 590-8792 ",chorale@cpinternet.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-101,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
21345,"Arts in Education Residency",2014,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","To introduce young writers to three entres: memoir, poetry and prose.Each student will write a reflection piece on each workshop they attend.","Student participants reported having a good time and were able to create written works over the course of the workshops. Overall attendance though was low.",,1440,"Other, local or private",6440,,,,"Jeanette M. Cox",Individual,"Arts in Education Residency",,"Provide writing workshops for youth",2014-01-01,2013-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeanette,Cox,"Jeanette M. Cox",,,MN,,"(218) 404-0578 ",jetecho@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-residency-57,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
21346,"Arts Project Grant",2014,2800,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Foster a greater appreciation of cinema, to bridge cultures, create and expand community, provide cultural exchange, networking opportunities and educational outreach through regular interaction with great films, filmmakers and cinema scholars.Audience feedback surveys will be handed out to every participant so that both Duluth Superior Film Festival and Zinema can determine if the programming is getting successful response.","Presented the series of films to an increasing number of people throughout the project and expanded an appreciation of film.",,5520,"Other, local or private",8320,,"Richard Hansen, Johnathon Olsen, Riki McManus, Brittany Sanford, Ryan Kern",,"The Duluth Superior Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Grant",,"Present monthly film series",2013-11-01,2014-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Richard,Hansen,"The Duluth Superior Film Festival","1814 9th St E",Duluth,MN,55812,"(612) 227-8015 ",richard@ds-ff.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Koochiching, Aitkin, Itasca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-102,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
21347,"Arts in Education Residency",2014,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Director, participants and audience members will learn something about homelessness they did not previously know and will learn and perform songs related to that theme.Pre and post survey of choir participants; simple concert survey for audience members.","The community was made more aware of homelessness and the causes.",,11120,"Other, local or private",16120,,"Peg Mold, Rita Bergstedt, Joie Acheson-Lee, Peg Apka, Angie Frank",,"Echoes of Peace Choir","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts in Education Residency",,"Produce musical performance",2013-11-01,2014-08-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sara,Thomsen,"Echoes of Peace Choir","7940 Pequaywan Lake Rd",Duluth,MN,55803,"(218) 269-9557 ",sarathomsenmusic@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-residency-58,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
21348,"Arts Project Grant",2014,1400,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Our goal is to present an evening performance of Gaelic music and dance - an ethnic celebration that has never been offered at the Edge Center in the past. Outcomes will be measured by ticket sales and audience surveys.Ticket sales will be recorded and audience members will be directly asked by board members after the show as to how well received the performance was.","Increase audience with diversity of high artistic quality presentations.",,2400,"Other, local or private",3800,,"Lynn Nachbar, Karen Ferlaak, Kathy Champoux, Karen Springer, Patty Feld, Marcie Lindgren, Sandra LeBlanc-Boland, Dean Springer, Kimberly Powell, Diane Gallagher, Paul Kraska",,"Edge of the Wilderness Community Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Grant",,"Present Northern Gael in concert",2014-03-01,2014-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patricia,Feld,"Edge of the Wilderness Community AKA Edge Center for the Arts","PO Box 303",Bigfork,MN,56628-0303,"(218) 832-3529 ",info@the-edge-center.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Itasca, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-103,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
21353,"Arts Project Grant",2014,2800,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Attract an audience of 200 and to icnrease audiences for other Matinee Musicale concerts, especially the number of young people.After each concert the Board determines the makeup of the audience through the numbers and types of tickets sold and track these statistics year to year.","Enthusiastic audience response and attendance.",,6750,"Other, local or private",9550,,"Charlotte Taylor, Kim Squillace, Nancy Odden, Ron Kari, Tiss Underdahl, Linda Wiig, Kevin Peterson, Mary Beth Nevers, Kirsten Ryden, Steve Highland",,"Matinee Musicale, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Grant",,"Present the Morgenstern Trio in concert",2013-11-11,2013-11-13,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nancy,Odden,"Matinee Musicale","506 W Michigan St",Duluth,MN,55802-1517,"(218) 724-8115 ",nancy@matineemusicale.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-105,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
21358,"Arts Project Grant",2014,2800,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Success will be measured by who we are able to feature in our readings and the quality of the reading and the attendance of the readings.Will evaluate by feedback from those approached to participate in the reading series, feedback fromn attendees at the events and by keeping a headcount for each of our events so we are better able to meet our mission.","Our event poets brought in very large audiences for each event.",,9430,"Other, local or private",12230,,"Ryan Vine, James Crane, Kat Mandeville, Jeffrey Woolverton, Kathleen Roberts, Paul Lundgren, Crystal Pelkey, Jill Hinners, John McCormick",,"Spirit Lake Poetry Series","Public College/University","Arts Project Grant",,"Produce Poetry Reading Series",2013-10-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ryan,Vine,"Spirit Lake Poetry Series","814 W 6th St",Duluth,MN,55806,"(218) 213-7881 ",rvine@css.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-107,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
21363,"Arts Project Grant",2014,2800,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Increase audience attendance and heighten overall artistic quality of the production. Measureable outcomes will be assessed by audience count and survey of participants and patrons.Attendance number from previous dance concerts will form the basis of evaluating audience increase. Surveys will measure the artistic impact of bringing in a professional guest performer.","The audience number nearly doubled from expectations, enriching the lives of many.",,9950,"Other, local or private",12750,,"Mark Harvey, Ann Bergeron, Rebecca Katz Harwood, Laura Piotrowski, Curtis Phillips, Scott Boyle, Sherise Morgan",,"University of Minnesota-Duluth","State Government","Arts Project Grant",,"Produce dance concert Off the RecordLe Sueur",2013-12-01,2014-04-23,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ann,Bergeron,"University of Minnesota-Duluth","1215 Ordean Ct MPAC",Duluth,MN,55812-3008,"(218) 726-8562 ",th@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-109,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
21364,"Arts Project Grant",2014,2800,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Our goal is to present an exciting and accessible production and to attract a wider audience while doing so. Reviews and ticket sales will help measure.We will use audience response, box office statements, reviews and live audience reaction to gauge our success. Audience surveys will give us an in-depth feel for the audiences' reaction.",,,19900,"Other, local or private",22700,,"Cheryl Skafte, Paul Cannon, Brian Thompson, Jamie Harvie",,"Wise Fool Shakespeare","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Grant",,"Present MacBethLe Sueur",2014-01-01,2014-04-16,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Chani,Ninneman,"Wise Fool Shakespeare","1631 E 4th St Ste 6",Duluth,MN,55812,"(218) 310-7515 ",wisefoolshakespeare@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-110,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
21420,"Arts Legacy Project Planning",2014,667,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Barriers to participation in high quality arts activities will be identified and addressed.The Center for Small Towns research team will provide the evaluation methodologies and tools used for processing and analyzing the results of the community wide survey.","The Arts Council made specific contacts to key people they believe will give input into future projects. They compiled a list of artistic ideas/events that the Canby Arts Council should consider in the future, a list of the barriers to increasing community involvement in the creation and participation in the arts, and ideas for solutions.",,74,"Other, local or private",741,,"Nicholas Johnson, Ruth Ascher, Michael Tesch, Beverly Benz, Kathie Behrens, Ellie Beman, Paulette Blair, Joyce and Randy Meyer, Jerry Clark, Neva Kamrath.",,"City of Canby","Local/Regional Government","Arts Legacy Project Planning",,"Community Survey: Arts Council Engagement",2013-10-01,2014-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicholas,Johnson,"City of Canby","110 Oscar Ave N",Canby,MN,56220,"(507) 223-7295 ",cityadm@canby.mntm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-legacy-project-planning,"Jane Link: visual artist, Milan Village Arts School founding member, Milan Community Education, Greater Milan Initiative; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Randy Meyer: visual artist and farmer, former art teacher; Kate Aydin: retired educator, developed a curriculum focused on the visual arts, literature, and modern and traditional music of Spain and Latin America, Lincoln County Pioneer Museum board member; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member of Prairie Music Association and Prairie Oasis Players; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County board member.","Jane Link: visual artist, Milan Village Arts School founding member, Milan Community Education, Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Randy Meyer: visual artist and farmer, former art teacher; Kate Aydin: retired educator, developed a curriculum focused on the visual arts, literature, and modern and traditional music of Spain and Latin America, Lincoln County Pioneer Museum board member; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member of Prairie Music Association and Prairie Oasis Players; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County board member; Sydney Massee; visual artist, theatre, Lac qui Parle Valley School Districts board member; Audrey Fuller; writer, arts advocate, tribal planner, grant writer.",,Yes
21809,"Arts Organization Development and Equipment",2013,4107,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","For strategic planning, our measurable goal is a written plan to help direct the board for the next five years. This will include goals about the physical space, the classes and students, membership, fundraising, and future staffing. We will be specifically addressing how to make our studio space more accessible and increase participation, a more cohesive plan for stronger publicity for classes and for the better communication of the value of Milan Village Arts School to the surrounding population. Fundraising will be addressed. We also would like to start to form plans to better include the Micronesian community in Milan as well as to involve more teenagers. By defining and recording the goals, our board will have the means to make decisions that clearly serve those goals. Eventually this will lead to better attendance during open studio, more students of all kinds, and more participation by the surrounding communities.At the end of the retreat, we have an exit evaluation that we will ask the board members to fill out to record people's feelings about the retreat. We will also be able to measure outcomes by the attendance in our classes and response to publicity and public education. We also hope to have more constant fundraising efforts in place and can measure that by the funds we are able to raise above our previous amounts.","Measurable outcomes: Purchase of a computer, purchase of an iPad, and the creation of a strategic plan and implementation timeline.",,1375,"Other, local or private",5482,,"Jon Rosen, Elsa Bross, Dan Fondell, Sue Roisen, Robin Moore, Jill Blom, John Larson, Kristin Lindstrom,",,"Milan Village Arts School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Organization Development",,"Milan Village Arts School Replacement Computer and Board Retreat",2013-06-01,2014-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ron,Porep,"Milan Village Arts School","97 Washington Ave PO Box 230",Milan,MN,56262,"(320) 734-4807 ",mvas@fedteldirect.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift, Pope, Otter Tail, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-organization-development-and-equipment-46,"Janet Olney: artist, coordinator for Willmar Area Arts Council, founding member of Kaleidoscope Gallery; Randy Meyer: visual artist and farmer, former art teacher; Kate Aydin: retired educator, multidisciplinary curriculum developer, board member of Lincoln County Pioneer Museum; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Sydney Massee: visual artist, quilter, behind the scenes assistant in theatre productions, board member of Lac qui Parle Valley School District; Audrey Fuller: writer, arts advocate, tribal planner, grant writer; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, treasurer of Rock County Fine Arts Association, board member for Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County, Art Rocks planning committee; Kathy Fransen: musician, certified clinical musician, founder and coordinator of Rhythm of the River music/art festival; Jane Link visual artist, board member of Milan Village Arts School, and Milan Community Education, and Greater Milan Initiative.","Jane Link: visual artist, board member of Milan Village Arts School, and Milan Community Education, and Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, certified clinical musician, founder and coordinator of Rhythm of the River music/art festival; Janet Olney: artist, coordinator for Willmar Area Arts Council, founding member of Kaleidoscope Gallery; Randy Meyer: visual artist and farmer, former art teacher; Kate Aydin: retired educator, multidisciplinary curriculum developer, board member of Lincoln County Pioneer Museum; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member of Prairie Music Association and Prairie Oasis Players, former clogger; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, participant in community theater productions, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Emily Olson: musician, writing instructor; Tamara Isfeld: visual artist, art teacher for Renville County West Schools, Arts Meander planning committee, board member at Granite Arts Council and Renville Friends of the Arts; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, treasurer of Rock County Fine Arts Association, board member for Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County, Art Rocks planning committee; Sydney Massee: visual artist, quilter, behind the scenes assistant in theatre productions, board member of Lac qui Parle Valley School District; Audrey Fuller: writer, arts advocate, tribal planner, grant writer.","Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Greta Murray (507) 537-1471 ",1
13065,"Arts Project",2011,2085,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional arts organizations expand their artistic and technical skills as well as those of their constituents. Regional audiences have access to performances beyond their traditional scope. Arts organizations will provide financial support for local and regional artists to take part in their programming and performances allowing artists the opportunity to continue to work in their communities.",,,16115,"Other, local or private",18200,,,,"The Ely Artwalk",,"Produce annual 11 day event featuring 600 pieces of art created by local artists and displayed in Ely merchants' windows.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steve,Voiles,"The Ely Artwalk","PO Box 132",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 365-3404",art@elyartwalk.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-118,,,,
13087,"Arts Project Grant",2012,3000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","New artists participate in event, more pieces of art displayed, increase number of volunteers and audience.Larger event and increased attendance, comments by audience and participants, and surveys.","Increase in participation and enthusiasm of all people who experienced the event.",,15200,"Other, local or private",18200,,"Polly Voiles, Steve Voiles, Alanna Dore, Karen Friedrich, Irene Hartfield",,"The Ely Artwalk",,"Art Show",,"Produce 11-day winter Art Show.",2011-12-01,2012-05-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steve,Voiles,"The Ely Artwalk","PO Box 132",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 365-3404 ",art@elyartwalk.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-39,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
19969,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2013,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We hope to raise the quality and number of arts opportunities available to our community members.We will evaluate the project by collecting data from participants and by offering them the chance to participate in future projects.","Free admission to the Festival allowed everyone to experience and enjoy the arts by viewing artists work and participating in creating their own artwork. We provided a welcoming venue for all community members to come together and share a common experience, drawing those we do not see at other arts events.",,85000,"Other, local or private",95000,,"Dave Sylte, Lance Hoefflin, Alice Holst, Rod Nordeng, Lora Lee Bauer, Dick Benzkofer, Megan Burroughs, Nikky Krautbauer, Bonnie Lee, Bruce Loeschen, Kerry Lynn Ryan, Karen Schneider, Jim Schroeder, Jake Vela",,"Austin Area Commission for the Arts AKA The Historic Paramount Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Austin Artworks Festival",,"Austin Artworks Festival",2013-06-01,2013-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jennie,Knoebel,"Austin Area Commission for the Arts AKA The Historic Paramount Theatre","300 Main St N",Austin,MN,55912,"(507) 434-0934 ",Jennie@austinareaarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Hennepin, Houston, Le Sueur, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Scott, Steele, Waseca, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-254,"Scott Anderson: musician; Liz Bucheit: goldsmith; Alan Calavano: musician and historian; Judy Hickey: theatre artist; Katie Hae Leo; author and performer; Kathy Rush: theatre; Jon Swanson: museum curator; Philip Taylor: visual artist; Tom Willis; potter.","Hal Cropp: Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Northland Words; Drue Fergison: musicologist; Ryan Heinritz: Paradise Center; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Scott Roberts: Owatonna Art Center; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: City of Rochester Music Department; Deborah Wasmund: mosaic artist.",,2
20047,"Arts in Education Residency",2013,1500,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Students will learn about the elements and principles of design and create individual works of art that will then be woven together into a single permanent installation at the school.Goals will be measured through verbal discussion, written or brailed vocabulary lists, and video interviews. A successful finished art piece will be displayed in the school.","In Around the World in 80 Days the students identified vocabulary, instruments and musical/cultural styles of selected countries after the performance of the MN Percussion Trio.",,10250,"Other, local or private",11750,,,,"Minnesota State Academy for the Blind","K-12 Education","Arts in Education Residency",,"Mixed Media Collage and Percussion Trio.",2012-09-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicole,Zweber,"Minnesota State Academy for the Blind","400 SE 6th Ave",Faribault,MN,55021,"(507) 384-6725 ",nzweber@msab.state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-residency-51,"Hal Cropp: Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Northland Words; Drue Fergison: musicologist; Ryan Heinritz: Paradise Center; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: City of Rochester Music Department; Deborah Wasmund: mosaic artist.","Marta Biitner: visual artist; Alan Calavano: musician, historian; Daniel Freeman: actor; Carolyn Hiller: arts administrator; William Hoy: literary artist; Katie Leo: playwright; Jane Olive: dancer; Kathy Rush: theatre; Tom Willis: potter.",,2
19552,"Arts in Education Residency",2013,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Present four writing/storytelling workshops with at least ten participants in each. Present a storytelling performance with at least 40 paid attendees.Individual surveys for each of the workshops asking for input on the topics, pricing, location, relevance and quality. Track number of participants in workshops and at the final performance. Successful cross promoting with Lake Superior Writers, Story Arts Minnesota, and Arrowhead Reading Association to advertise and promote these events.","Held a storytelling conference with workshops for participants. Everything was well attended with higher than expected turnout. ",,2330,"Other, local or private",7330,800,"Linda Melcher, Rachel Nelson, Mary Rosati",,"Arts on Superior","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts in Education Residency",,"Establish an Arrowhead regional storytelling conference with workshops and performances. Writing and performance will be the focus of this conference. The first year will include 4 workshops focused on writing in four engres and performances by the four.",2013-06-01,2014-05-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Linda,Melcher,"Arts on Superior","PO Box 185","Two Harbors",MN,55616,"(651) 208-4991 ",artsonsuperior@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-residency-32,"Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19557,"Arts in Education Residency",2013,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The arts program will increase the number of adults with disabilities that are involved in quality, professionally taught fine arts education in Duluth and surrounding areas. The project will increase the number of community members that are introduced to the talents of these individuals.Private surveys to be distributed to arts learners prior to and following each class session. Success will also be determined by the numbers of participants that are in the classes as well as the number of community members that attend readings and art shows.","Increase public awareness of the talents of the individuals and provided an outlet for the artists to create, display and share their artwork.",,2880,"Other, local or private",7880,,"Shawn Stanich, Tom Houghtaling, Steven Thorne, Wanda Grew-Jasken, Mary Braun Kapsner, Jackie Sathers, Ralph Johnson, Peter Barnett, Tom Torgerson, Adele Hartwick",,"CHOICE, Unlimited","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts in Education Residency",,"Provide quality, accessible arts instruction and participation for adults living with disabilities. This project is to support their Visual Arts and Creative Writing classes.",2013-06-10,2013-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Annie,Roseen,"CHOICE, Unlimited","1829 E Superior St",Duluth,MN,55812,"(218) 724-5869 ",aroseen@choiceunlimited.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-residency-33,"Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19558,"Arts Project Grant",2013,2800,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","That 325 people will experience the performance of Middle Eastern music and whirling dervish dance.Written evaluation form which includes demographic information, questions about program quality and a space for open-ended comments.","Positive feedback from audience surveys and emails.",,14573,"Other, local or private",17373,,"Mark Berger, Virginia Berger, Ben Bertsch, Emily Brown, Kay Colby, Paul Connelly, Jeremy Craycraft, Jena Evans, John George, Mike Hanson, Travis Johnson, Donna Kirk, Helen Helberg, Lesley Kleveter, Don Martens, Gayle Martens, Ollie Meyer, James Naslund",,"The College of Saint Scholastica","Public College/University","Arts Project Grant",,"Host The Mystical Music of the Middle East performed by the Yuval Ron Ensemble.",2013-11-01,2014-04-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sue,Maki,"The College of Saint Scholastica","1200 Kenwood Ave",Duluth,MN,55811-4199,"(218) 723-6631 ",smaki@css.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-55,"Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator for MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19559,"Arts Project Grant",2013,2800,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Four hundred regional people will experience Rhythmic Circus performance.Written evaluation form and mood board.","Standing room only attendance and enthusiastic audience response.",,28110,"Other, local or private",30910,,"Mark Berger, Virginia Berger, Emily Brown, Kay Colby, Paul Connelly, Jeremy Craycraft, Jena Evans, John George, Mike Hanson, Travis Johnson, Helen Helberg, Lesley Kleveter, Don Martens, Gayle Martens, James Naslund, Karen Naslund, James Pounds, William Reichelt",,"The College of Saint Scholastica","Public College/University","Arts Project Grant",,"Present a performance of Rhythmic Circus.",2013-06-01,2013-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sue,Maki,"The College of Saint Scholastica","1200 Kenwood Ave",Duluth,MN,55811-4199,"(218) 723-6631 ",smaki@css.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-56,"Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator for MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator for MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19563,"Arts Project Grant",2013,4830,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Increase student participation by 20% from 65 campers last year to 80 this year.Student enrollment numbers, one page evaluation on final day and last day attendance of final concert.","Increase in student enrollment and desire of students to return next year.",,8550,"Other, local or private",13380,,"Julie Stein, Kindal Cook, Donna Johnson, Tim Kaminski, Scott Stein",,"Crescendo Youth Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Grant",,"Provide a string camp in the Land of Mesabi for youth ages 6 to 18 at the Minnesota Discovery Center.",2013-06-03,2013-06-07,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Stein,"Crescendo Youth Orchestra","PO Box 73",Hibbing,MN,55746,"(218) 476-1650 ",minnesotafiddler@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Itasca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-57,"Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator for MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19564,"Arts in Education Residency",2013,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Project participants will have an arts experience that develops new understanding of music as art in a social, cultural, and environmental context. Participants will learn about music technology, improvisation, and performance.Outcomes will be assessed by narrative response/reaction evaluations of project participants. Older students will complete pre and post evaluations regarding music and improvisation. Photographic responses and informal observations will be documented.","Feedback from parents and students very positive.",,2133,"Other, local or private",7133,,"David O'Donnell, Muffin Nelson, John Klem, Sara Skelton, Tara Boerst, Barry Bissonett, Tom Conaway, Mark Zupec",,"Donald G. Gardner Humanities Trust","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts in Education Residency",,"Offer Vermilion Community College and Ely Public School students and staff an integrated arts experience by having Michael Monroe, an artist who incorporates ecology and technology into his music, conduct an artist residency during the week of November 5.",2012-11-05,2013-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Keiko,Williams,"Donald G. Gardner Humanities Trust","PO Box 720",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 365-2639 ",,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Cook",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-residency-34,"Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19566,"Arts Project Grant",2013,1680,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Bring in an audience of 200.Query board members, audience members, piano teachers and piano students.","New audience members attended concert and many CDs were sold.",,4840,"Other, local or private",6520,,"Char Taylor, Kim Squillace, Ron Kari, Tiss Underdahl, Nancy Odden, Linda Wiig, Kevin Peterson, Mary Beth Nevers, Kirsten Ryden, Steve Highland",,"Matinee Musicale, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Grant",,"Present pianist Lise de la Salle to perform a concert and a Master Class.",2012-10-22,2012-10-23,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Gail,Trowbridge,"Matinee Musicale, Inc.","506 W Michigan St",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 724-8115 ",gail@gailandsally.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-58,"Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19567,"Arts Project Grant",2013,4450,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Exhibition including 100 adult artists, 100 student artists, 500 or more pieces on display at 40 or more participating merchant storefronts.Tracking of results plus artist and merchant surveys.","Comments about the quality of the art and display were especially positive and more participating local merchants than in the past. There were over 50 volunteers, a larger number than usual.",,12925,"Other, local or private",17375,,"Polly Carlson-Voiles, Steve Voiles, Alanna Dore, Karen Friedrich, Irene Hartfield",,"Ely Artwalk",,"Arts Project Grant",,"Produce an 11-day winter art show that will turn the streets of Ely into an art gallery where area artists will display their work in the windows of Ely retail stores.",2012-12-01,2013-05-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steve,Voiles,"Ely Artwalk","PO Box 132",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 365-3404 ",art@elyartwalk.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-59,"Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator for MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19568,"Arts Project Grant",2013,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Place at least 20 snow sculptures in Whiteside Park, engage the public in the artists' work, and create an atmosphere of collaboration and teamwork.Count of sculptures, survey of snow carvers, arts organizations, business community, and public.","Positive comments from Ely businesses and individuals in Ely community about how the influx of visitors is a boost to tourism, retail sales and the local economy. Increases tourism awareness and more support for Ely artists.",,21170,"Other, local or private",26170,,"Irene Hartfield, Linda Ganister, Chris Ellerbroek, Alanna Dore, Cecilia Rolando, Jim Christensen, Barb Soderberg, Joe Owens",,"Ely Winter Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Grant",,"Present the Snow Sculpture Symposium, filling Whiteside Park with giant blocks of snow carved into fanciful designs.",2012-12-01,2012-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Irene,Hartfield,"Ely Winter Festival","1600 E Sheridan St",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 365-7669 ",irene@elywinterfestival.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-60,"Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator for MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19573,"Arts Project Grant",2013,2920,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Bring high quality cultural programs to the people of Virginia and the surrounding communities.Audience numbers, written surveys and interviews by Board members attending concerts.","The goal was met to bring professional musicians to the Range community and using the building. Increase in attendance.",,5370,"Other, local or private",8290,,"Marjorie Ostrov, Dr. Charles Ostrov, Dianne Siegel, Leighton Siegel, Ann Phillips, Audra Keller, Mike Blehert, Judy Karon, Marilyn Chait, Larry Chait, Elaine Chait, Jim Rubenstein, Alan Milavetz, Katherine Tane",,"Friends of B'nai Abraham","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Grant",,"Present two musical programs for the residents of Virginia and the surrounding communities as well as tourists.",2013-05-01,2013-10-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dianne,Siegel,"Friends of B'nai Abraham","328 5th St S",Virginia,MN,55792,"(612) 867-1494 ",1siegel1005@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-61,"Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator for MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19584,"Arts Project Grant",2013,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Develop content and publish on website, provide access and rich information about the folk arts to teachers and students, preserve this folk art and highlight stories by the artists to keep it alive.Publish a series of web pages online, measure number of hits and downloads on the site, archive information about this art and publish about its significance and artistry.","Created on ebook along with an interactive website about the artistry and significance of rag rugs.",,2980,"Other, local or private",7980,5000,"Carly Melin, Rally Hess, Harlan Tardy, Shelly Robinson, Bonnie Fena, James Perunovich, Paul Janssen, Larry Killien",,"Ironworld Development Corporation AKA Minnesota Discovery Center","State Government","Arts Project Grant",,"Create a web-based component about the history, significance and artistry of rag rugs.",2013-05-01,2014-05-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Scott,Stein,"Ironworld Development Corporation AKA Minnesota Discovery Center","1005 Discovery Dr",Chisholm,MN,55719,"(218) 254-1226 ",scott.stein@mndiscoverycenter.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-66,"Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator for MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19586,"Arts Project Grant",2013,2800,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Increase audience and tracking audience trends.Audience surveys and marking tickets.","Reached target audience and had a record-breaking audience.",,12438,"Other, local or private",15238,,"Kristen Anderson, Wendy Uzelac, Christa Berg, Lois Bendix, Shannon Benolken, Mary Braaten, Brad Johnson, Juliet Jones, Dave Kooda, Heather Krueger-Barth, Tara Makinen, Tom Nelson, Jerry Ophoven",,"Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Grant",,"Hire guest artists and provide lodging for the 2012-2013 Itasca Symphony Orchestra.",2012-11-10,2013-05-11,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tara,Makinen,"Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program","PO Box 140","Grand Rapids",MN,55744,"(218) 327-5781 ",tara@itascaorchestra.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Itasca, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-68,"Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19589,"Arts Project Grant",2013,2520,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Attract an audience of 200 for the concert, with an increase in youth and young adults attending.Ticketing process to measure the number of tickets and the number in each category -- youth, adult, senior.","Concert enthusiastically received, the workshops well received, attendance was higher than normal.",,6035,"Other, local or private",8555,,"Char Taylor, Kim Squillace, Ron Kari, Tiss Underdahl, Nancy Odden, Linda Wiig, Kevin Peterson, Mary beth Nevers, Kirsten Ryden, Steve Highland",,"Matinee Musicale, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Grant",,"Bring the Brasil Guitar Duo for a concert and an educational program.",2013-04-08,2013-04-09,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Gail,Trowbridge,"Matinee Musicale, Inc.","506 W Michigan St",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 724-8115 ",gail@gailandsally.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-69,"Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19593,"Arts in Education Residency",2013,4250,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Allow students to have a learning experience performing in a chamber ensemble with other students; receive chamber music coaching from experienced area musicians; and have two chamber performances with the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra during one of its concerts and one with fellow students at the camp finale.The number of student participants; student evaluations; instructor evaluations; audience response for the concert that features students from the Quartet Project and evaluation by the artistic director/conductor and general manager.","Attendance was near maximum capacity and students realized a lot of personal growth through their work at the camp.",,4500,"Other, local or private",8750,,"Warren Friesen, Lori Hanson, Geoff Popham, Ann Hodge, Tom Eling, Brenda Schrader-Johnson, Aaron Bransky, Julie Knuths, Ted Harwood, Nancy Melander, Sheryl Van Scoy, Phil Sneve, Anne Cotter",,"Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts in Education Residency",,"Improve the opportunities afforded by the Quartet Project, a three week annual string quartet music camp for advanced high school and upper level middle school students from the greater Twin Ports area. Students study chamber and orchestral repertoire.",2013-07-08,2013-07-25,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lori,Hanson,"Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra","PO Box 434",Duluth,MN,55801,"(218) 491-3262 ",lscoinfo@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-residency-35,"Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19595,"Arts in Education Residency",2013,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Expand audience and provide an opportunity for current members to sing in the summer while learning and improving their musical skills.Singers and families complete a short survey, directors and staff give narrative evaluation of the camp.","Participating students learned and enjoyed the camp and the final concert was well attended and appreciated.",,4050,"Other, local or private",9050,,"Dr. Bret Amundson, Jennifer Graupmann, Cindy Giuliani, Rachael Kresha,",,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts in Education Residency",,"Conduct Summer Sing a vocal workshop for young singers, grades 3 - 8 providing education and training in preparation for an informal concert on the final day.",2013-06-01,2013-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marilyn,Odean,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus","1633 Woodbury Ln",Duluth,MN,55803,"(218) 348-4045 ",modean@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-residency-36,"Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19596,"Arts Project Grant",2013,2800,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Provide a high quality gospel music performance for the local audience.Introduce Lake Superior Youth Chorus to broader community with the hope of drawing in more members and performance opportunities.","The number of concerts and member participation will be increased over the previous year.",,7300,"Other, local or private",10100,,"Robert Turner, Mark Morse, Marilyn Odean, Susan Dahlberg, Nikki Olson, Patrick Colvin, Melinda Marble, Barbara Montee",,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Grant",,"Perform a Gospel Music Collaborative concert with guest artist Jearlyn Steele.",2013-09-01,2014-04-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marilyn,Odean,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus","1633 Woodbury Ln",Duluth,MN,55803,"(218) 348-4045 ",modean@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-70,"Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator for MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19597,"Arts in Education Residency",2013,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Students will learn about different artistic styles and have a chance to experiment with them. Students will have a variety of artwork to share and discuss with their family and friends.A survey of students' knowledge will be taken during the 1st and 5th sessions with the results being compared to show the increase in knowledge of artists and artistic styles.","Large community participation and attendance at final exhibition.",,2240,"Other, local or private",7240,,,,"Amy M. Lucas",Individual,"Arts in Education Residency",,"An after school art education program of six sessions teaching about 5 artists and experimenting with their artistic styles culminating in a public exhibit.",2013-08-05,2014-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Lucas,"Amy M. Lucas",,,MN,,"(218) 343-3453 ",321ArtStudio@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Itasca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-residency-37,"Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19598,"Arts in Education Residency",2013,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Students will be introduced to works of art by various artists and will learn the skills relevant to each art form. Students will learn that art is all around and that they have the ability and resources to create art at home or anywhere.During the first session, students will be asked a series of questions about the artists and art forms that we will be studying. During the sixth session they will be asked again and answers compared. Students will be provided with basic art supplies. Small incentives will be given to students who bring art work to a session that they have done at home.","Attendance exceeded expectations and there were waiting lists; the exhibits were attended by more adults than anticipated.",,3130,"Other, local or private",8130,,,,"Amy M. Lucas",Individual,"Arts in Education Residency",,"An afterschool art education program designed to instill creativity in young children.",2012-12-15,2013-06-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Lucas,"Amy M. Lucas",,,MN,,"(218) 343-3453 ",321ArtStudio@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Itasca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-residency-38,"Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator for MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19599,"Arts Project Grant",2013,2800,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Present high quality opera to an increasing audience base.Ticket sales, artist, audience and board feedback.","Correspondence with patrons indicates proprietary feelings towards the company which is a result of the high quality production and crucial to the success of the company.",,45550,"Other, local or private",48350,,"Martha Firling, Char Taylor, Jean Jacobson, Diane Firebe, Chery Takkunen, Rick Lichty, Jim Sheetz",,"Lyric Opera of the North","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Grant",,"Present La Traviata.",2013-04-22,2013-06-16,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Lawrence,"Lyric Opera of the North","PO Box 462",Duluth,MN,55801,"(218) 464-0922 ",loonopera@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-71,"Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator for MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19602,"Arts Project Grant",2013,1568,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Goal that at least 45 artists apply and at least 20 will be selected to exhibit and attendance at reception be at least 100 people.Evaluated by collecting data on number of applications received, participants in exhibition and opening reception attendance.","Recognized and rewarded over 45 artists in juried show.",,6832,"Other, local or private",8400,,"Michelle Carlson, Charles Driscoll, Carmen Haugen, Charlie Kampen, Amanda Lamppa, Steve Loney, Margaret Morris, William Rutherford, Katherine Sedore, Aaron Squadroni, Katie Tierney",,"MacRostie Art Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Grant",,"Present 21st annual Juried Art exhibition, juried by Kent Kapplinger, a professor of art at North Dakota State University.",2013-04-01,2013-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katie,Marshall,"MacRostie Art Center","405 1st Ave NW PO Box 365","Grand Rapids",MN,55744-2617,"(218) 326-2697 ",katie@macrostieartcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Itasca, St. Louis, Cook, Aitkin, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-73,"Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19603,"Arts Project Grant",2013,2800,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Create high visibility and fun community celebration.Participation and audience numbers.","Huge increase in participation and audience, despite Duluth's snowy April weather.",,6500,"Other, local or private",9300,,"Kirsten Aune, Barbara Baco, Hannah Grunzke' Randel Hanson, Misty Rinkenberger",,"Magic Smelt Puppet Troupe","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Grant",,"Produce a non-motorized, join-in parade featuring giant puppets, masqueraders, and a brass band.",2013-02-01,2013-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jim,Ouray,"Magic Smelt Puppet Troupe","1014 S Lake Ave",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 370-8980 ",papahorsey@earthlink.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-74,"Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator for MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator for MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19604,"Arts Project Grant",2013,2800,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Invite the participation of families and individuals in a site specific outdoor parade performance.Establish a tradition of celebrating the smelt run with an irresistible fun, participatory artistic event. Documentation will include photos, video and local media.","Conducted the parade to a receptive crowd at both outdoor and indoor locations",,6500,"Other, local or private",9300,,"Kirsten Aune, Barbara Baco, Hannah Grunzke, Randel Hanson",,"Magic Smelt Puppet Troupe","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Grant",,"A Parade on Duluth's Lakewalk featuring giant puppets, masqueraders, and a brass band.",2014-01-15,2014-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jim,Ouray,"Magic Smelt Puppet Troupe","1014 S Lake Ave",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 370-8980 ",papahorsey@earthlink.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-75,"Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19609,"Arts Project Grant",2013,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Present two successful performances; total adult audience 200 per venue and many children.Ticket sales and subjective judgment of artistic director and board.","Large audience attendance and new guest conductor.",,6300,"Other, local or private",11300,,"Russell Bergum, Kris Coombe, Ben Johnson, Josh Aerie, Sarah Antanies, Lynn Evenson, Erik Honkanen, Karen McManus",,"Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Grant",,"Prepare and present a Christmas Adventures concert in Hibbing and Virginia featuring movie scores by John Williams and a selection of Christmas favorites.",2013-08-01,2013-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sheila,Wilcox,"Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","PO Box 600",Virginia,MN,55792,"(218) 290-9877 ",sheilawilcox@accessmn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-76,"Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator for MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19610,"Arts Project Grant",2013,4700,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Two successful performances, total audience of 300 or more.Concert attendance determined by ushers; concert success is a subjective judgment of the board based on multiple factors.","The orchestra met and exceeded expectations in mastering difficult music and performing with artistry and the larger audience was very enthusiastic.",,4900,"Other, local or private",9600,,"Ben Johnson, Erik Honkanen, Gary Nordin, Karen McManus, Kris Coombe, Russell Bergum, Lynn Evenson, Sarah Antanies",,"Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Grant",,"Prepare and present a Celebration of Nordic Music.",2012-12-01,2013-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sheila,Wilcox,"Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","PO Box 600",Virginia,MN,55792,"(218) 290-9877 ",sheilawilcox@accessmn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-77,"Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator for MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19611,"Arts Project Grant",2013,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Provide a place for fiddlers of all ages to perform before a live audience, have a chance to win prizes (including the opportunity to qualify for the national championship), gain feedback from adjudicators, as well as to entertain the public with the traditional folk art form of fiddle music.Number of contestants, number of fiddle workshops.","Provided a place for Fiddlers to perform before a live audience, to train fiddlers and to entertain the public. All goals were met and exceeded.",,3390,"Other, local or private",8390,,"Sheila Wilcox, Holly Wier",,"Minnesota State Old Time Fiddle Contest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Grant",,"Host the 32nd annual Minnesota State Old Time Fiddle Championships at the Merritt Elementary School in Mountain Iron, Minnesota.",2013-05-01,2013-09-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sheila,Wilcox,"Minnesota State Old Time Fiddle Contest","PO Box 600",Virginia,MN,55768,"(218) 290-9877 ",sheilawilcox@accessmn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-78,"Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator for MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19615,"Arts in Education Residency",2013,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Educate and inspire young people through music education and performance opportunities, as well as life skills mentoring.Evaluate through objective questionnaires and interviews with students.","Students' goals were met and exceeded.",,1250,"Other, local or private",6250,,"Susan Phillips, Crystal Pelkey, Eric Swanson,",,"Music Resource Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts in Education Residency",,"Operate an eight week session that offers youth an opportunity to write, rehearse, and record their own music.",2012-11-01,2013-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Darin,Bergsven,"Music Resource Center","1626 London Rd Ste 779",Duluth,MN,55812,"(218) 724-8119 ",,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-residency-40,"Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator for MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge.",,2
19620,"Arts in Education Residency",2013,3490,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Campers will have first-hand experience with specific skills for puppet making, doing traditional dances and play music and singing for those dances.Observation, assessment at closing circles, feedback from participants, parents, and park members.","The level of involvement and harmony was very high, diverse and complimentary.",,7120,"Other, local or private",10610,,"Terrence Smith, David Bednarczuk",,"Northstar Foundation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts in Education Residency",,"Present the 19th Arts Camp featuring puppet making, dance, dance music and song.",2013-06-01,2013-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,Bednarczuk,"Northstar Foundation","PO Box 293",Hibbing,MN,55746,"(218) 262-5132 ",,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-residency-43,"Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19622,"Arts Project Grant",2013,2800,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Provide high quality education and entertainment to bluegrass fans and musicians.Analysis of financial data, audience and participant feedback, written reviews, comments and surveys.","Enthusiastic audience and participant response and reservations for the next year's festival.",,4630,"Other, local or private",7430,,"Chel Anderson, Wayne Russ, Susan Lappi, Myra Theimer, Greg Tofte, Cheryl Larsen, Joe Mundell",,"North Shore Music Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Grant",,"Produce Bluegrass Masters Weekend in November, 2012.",2012-10-10,2012-12-02,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kate,Fitzgerald,"North Shore Music Association","PO Box 1376","Grand Marais",MN,55604-1376,"(218) 387-2916 ",music@boreal.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Cook, St. Louis, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-79,"Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19623,"Arts Project Grant",2013,2800,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Present performance of talented engaging artists and draw people to Grand Marais.Analysis of financial data, artistic quality based on audience feedback, written reviews, comments and surveys.","Community provided with a fantastic night of entertainment.",,5600,"Other, local or private",8400,,"Chel Anderson, Wayne Russ, Susan Lappi, Cheryl Larson, Greg Tofte, Joe Mundell, Myron Bursheim, Veronica Weadock",,"North Shore Music Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Grant",,"Present the folk super group Red Horse in concert.",2013-03-27,2013-06-27,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kate,Fitzgerald,"North Shore Music Association","PO Box 1376","Grand Marais",MN,55604-1376,"(218) 387-2916 ",music@boreal.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-80,"Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19625,"Arts Project Grant",2013,2800,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Produce a high quality production of the opera; expand audience base by touring to several locations and to employ regional artists and technical staff for a month long period of rehearsal and performance.Total ticket sales in three locations; employ videotaping to analyze the opera performance and analyze the financial records for total expenditures.","Created a new production of La Boheme that was designed for travel.",,30660,"Other, local or private",33460,,"Carver Richards, Barbara Baldrica, Matthew Uhan, H. Martin Zuponcic, Catherine Uhan, Patrick Rocher, Mark Muhich, Dennis Reagan, Robert Olsen, Alan Hodnik, Eric Erie, Dean Gibson, Gerry Kangas, Nancy Johnson, Eria Blee, Debra Warner, David Setnicker, Veda Zuponcic",,"Northern Lights Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Grant",,"Create a new production of Puccini's La Boheme which will open in Aurora and tour to Chisholm and Ely, Minnesota.",2013-04-01,2014-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Veda,Zuponcic,"Northern Lights Music Festival","PO Box 147",Gilbert,MN,55705,"(609) 922-2965 ",Zuponcic@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Itasca, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-81,"Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19627,"Arts Project Grant",2013,3000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Provide two free or low cost concerts for the public to celebrate the Spring Art Expo and Timber Days.Increase attendance, membership and opportunities.","Attendance was full house for all performances.",,2000,"Other, local or private",5000,,"Kelly Dahl, Shawna Kishel, Tiffany Bergerman, Lois Garhish, Cathryn Peters, Alberta Whitenack, Sue Martin",,"Northwoods Friends of the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Grant",,"Contract with performers for a concert at the conclusion of Spring Art Expo and Timber Days.",2013-05-31,2013-06-26,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shawna,Kishell,"Northwoods Friends of the Arts","PO Box 44",Cook,MN,55723,"(218) 666-5096 ",info@nwfamn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-82,"Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator for MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19630,"Arts Project Grant",2013,2800,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Provide poetic events and opportunities for regional poets.Quality of book reviews.",,,4700,"Other, local or private",7500,,"Marshall T. Backen, Denise Sweet, Theodore Gephardt, Linda Wing, Patrick McKinnon",,"Poetry Harbor","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Grant",,"Publish three books of poetry.",2012-10-01,2013-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patrick,McKinnon,"Poetry Harbor","10 E 2nd St Apt 21",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 722-4261 ",p@poetrymotel.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-83,"Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator for MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator for MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19634,"Arts Project Grant",2013,2800,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Create new access to the arts for area youth performers, work with new creative team, grow artistically and increase capacity as organization.Artistic reviews, attendance and audience and artist feedback.","Large audience attendance, new artistic skills learned and connections made.",,16665,"Other, local or private",19465,,"John Bray, Lynn Dandy, J Steve Nys, Anika Thompson, Amy Tretheway, David Boe",,"Renegade Theater Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Grant",,"Produce the Northland premiere production of the new musical, The Burnt Part Boys.",2013-05-01,2013-08-24,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katy,Helbacka,"Renegade Theater Company","222 Superior St E",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 499-9782 ",katyhelbacka@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-85,"Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator for MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19635,"Arts Project Grant",2013,2800,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Offer audience a new type of theater production, and grow the organization artistically.Press reviews, audience surveys, artist's feedback.","Audience totals exceeded expectations and all goals were met and surpassed.",,12115,"Other, local or private",14915,,"John Bray, Katie Daugherty, Lynn Dandy, Kelli Latuska, J Steve Nys, Anika Thompson, Amy Tretheway",,"Renegade Theater Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Grant",,"Produce and present William Shakespeare's Land of the Dead.",2013-01-01,2013-04-27,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katy,Helbacka,"Renegade Theater Company","222 Superior St E",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 499-9782 ",katyhelbacka@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-86,"Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator for MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator for MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19638,"Arts Project Grant",2013,2800,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Goal is to present a concert by a world renowned choir in the superb acoustics of the Sacred Heart Music Center. Success will be measured by concert attendance.Accounting of audience attendance and by noting impact to the local arts community and media.",,,10670,"Other, local or private",13470,,"Johannes Aas, Josh Aerie, Natalie Bachir, Mark Ball, Arno Kahn, Kathryn Milun, Sarah Parker, Tracy Schramm, Darlene Seelos, John Sorensen",,"Sacred Heart-John Chebul Memorial Center Association AKA Sacred Heart Music Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Grant",,"Present concert performance by the Vienna Boys' Choir.",2013-11-15,2013-11-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Eric,Swanson,"Sacred Heart-John Chebul Memorial Center Association AKA Sacred Heart Music Center","201 W 4th St",Duluth,MN,55806-2719,"(218) 723-1895 ",sacredheart@callta.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Lake, Cook, Itasca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-87,"Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator for MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19645,"Arts in Education Residency",2013,1391,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Activate, stimulate, educate, entertain, and promote social activities for seniors.Feedback from participating seniors and sharing of stories at regular monthly meetings.","Each event successfully attracted the target audience.",,402,"Other, local or private",1793,,"Arna Rennan, Robert Larkin, Jr., Doris Larkin, Michelle Groenevald",,"Socially Active Seniors",,"Arts in Education Residency",,"Present programs, featuring authors discussing their work, followed by workshops for those members who wish to develop their writing skills.",2013-01-01,2013-12-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Arna,Rennan,"Socially Active Seniors","PO Box 607","Two Harbors",MN,55616,"(218) 525-4534 ",sociallyactiveseniors@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-residency-44,"Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator for MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge.",,2
19646,"Arts Project Grant",2013,2800,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Expand the regional artistic community by producing a quality, entertaining and thought provoking cinema exhibition.Surveys to attendees and participants and an audience ballot.","Increased total attendance and festival ran very smoothly.",,45535,"Other, local or private",48335,,"Richard Hansen, Johnathon Olsen, Steve Grazier, Riki McManus",,"Sound Unseen International Duluth",,"Arts Project Grant",,"Produce the 4th annual festival of music, film and art at numerous venues in Duluth.",2013-05-29,2013-06-02,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Richard,Hansen,"Sound Unseen International Duluth","1814 E 9th St",Duluth,MN,55812,"(612) 227-8015 ",richard@soundunseen.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Lake, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Pine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-88,"Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19647,"Arts Project Grant",2013,2800,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Develop a new audience and appreciation of cinema that lies outside of the traditional Hollywood industry.Attendance and surveys.","Events held with varying sized audiences. New people introduced to differing types of films.",,5520,"Other, local or private",8320,,"Richard Hansen, Johnathon Olsen, Steve Grazier, Riki McManus",,"Sound Unseen International Duluth",,"Arts Project Grant",,"Present a monthly series of films from October 2012 to September 2013.",2012-10-01,2013-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Richard,Hansen,"Sound Unseen International Duluth","1814 E 9th St",Duluth,MN,55812,"(612) 227-8015 ",richard@soundunseen.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-89,"Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator for MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator for MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19649,"Arts Project Grant",2013,2800,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Build an audience and encourage local writers.Provide questionnaires for audience members.","A measurable increase in attendance and positive feedback on all the events.",,8400,"Other, local or private",11200,,"Sheila Packa, Michelle Matthees, Connie Wanek, Ryan Vine, James Crane, Kat Mandeville, John McCormick",,"Spirit Lake Poetry Series","Public College/University","Arts Project Grant",,"Produce a poetry reading series for Fall, 2012 and Spring, 2013 featuring nationally and regionally known writers, plus an open reading.",2012-10-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ryan,Vine,"Spirit Lake Poetry Series","814 W 6th St",Duluth,MN,55806,"(218) 213-7881 ",rvine@css.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-90,"Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19654,"Arts in Education Residency",2013,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Offer educational opportunities to music students of all ages, especially children with world class performers and educators. Offer an opportunity for regional piano teachers to engage in a discussion of pedagogy and teaching technique.Count the number of participants and audience members at each event; solicit feedback, both through verbal interaction with faculty and staff and through written evaluation forms; determine who and how many learner and audience members come to multiple events; determine interest in learner's peers to attend future events.","Students came away from the experiences excited and with a whole range of new ideas.",,14000,"Other, local or private",19000,,"Samuel Martin, Anton Miller, Marjorie Stalker, James Vizanko, Jacob Baker, Sumlee Beede, Brian Fischer, Kevin Hoeschen, Gerald Martin, Melanie Sever",,"Three Bridges International Chamber Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts in Education Residency",,"Present a series of educational events during its 2013 season led by festival faculty that will include master classes, a pedagogy seminar, a side-by-side string orchestra and lessons free of charge for area students and teachers.",2013-06-01,2013-08-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Samuel,Martin,"Three Bridges International Chamber Music Festival","520 Kenilworth Ave",Duluth,MN,55803,"(218) 349-2340 ",martin@threebridges.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-residency-45,"Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19655,"Arts Project Grant",2013,2800,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Enrich community understanding of classical music and reach a wider audience, connect world class musicians, exceptional young artists, regional students and audiences and reach and inspire young people to be interested in and pursue training in music.Count the audience and estimate demographics; get the audience's impressions and feedback after the concert in person and speak to young members of the audience and young student performers about their experience and opinions.","The audience was engaged and the concert was fast-paced, informative and very high caliber.",,7230,"Other, local or private",10030,,"Samuel Martin, Anton Miller, Marjorie Stalker, James Vizanko, Jacob Baker, Sumlee Beede, Brian Fischer, Kevin Hoeschen, Gerald Martin, Melanie Sever",,"Three Bridges International Chamber Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Grant",,"Present a free, family oriented concert at Sacred Heart Music Center performed by festival faculty and participants.",2013-05-01,2013-08-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Samuel,Martin,"Three Bridges International Chamber Music Festival","520 Kenilworth Ave",Duluth,MN,55803,"(218) 349-2340 ",martin@threebridges.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-91,"Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator for MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19656,"Arts in Education Residency",2013,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The teaching artists will grow creatively and learn new techniques, skill sets, and holistic approaches and share them with community members.Surveys, data collection, and documentation feedback from participants and teaching artists.","Students learned from the teachers; teachers learned from each other; artists got to know one another more deeply.",,4495,"Other, local or private",9495,,"Liz Engelman, Keiko Williams",,"Tofte Lake Center Incorporated AKA Tofte Lake Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts in Education Residency",,"Conduct a one week multidisciplinary arts and nature residency.",2013-01-01,2013-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Liz,Engelman,"Tofte Lake Center Incorporated AKA Tofte Lake Center","2209 Fernberg Rd",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 365-7769 ",toftelakecenter@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-residency-46,"Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator for MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge.",,2
19657,"Arts Project Grant",2013,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Reach a wide range of writers, community members and students.Attendance at workshops and recognition of writers in communities.","Events attracted a wide age and interest based audience.",,11380,"Other, local or private",16380,,"Meg Heiman, Jeanette Cox.",,"Vermilion Community College","State Government","Arts Project Grant",,"Host nine Minnesota Writers (one per month) for workshops and/or public reading/presentations on a sense of place.",2013-08-01,2013-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeanette,Cox,"Vermilion Community College","1900 E Camp St",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 235-2143 ",c.orban@vcc.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-92,"Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator for MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19658,"Arts Project Grant",2013,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Provide participants a new way of storytelling.Continued partnerships with area schools to provide collaborative projects that emphasize the unique landscape and outdoor classrooms Ely area provides.","A broad audience was reached, attended by more people than anticipated and strongly positive feedback.",,1867,"Other, local or private",6867,,"Pamela Brunfelt, Sharon Evensen, Jessica Halley, Will Helms, Frank Ivancich, David O'Donnell, Leanne Poppenhagen, Patti Zupancich",,"Vermilion Community College","State Government","Arts Project Grant",,"Present a workshop and film screening with documentary film director Micha X. Peled.",2012-12-01,2013-03-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeanette,Cox,"Vermilion Community College","1900 E Camp St",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 235-2143 ",c.orban@vcc.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-93,"Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator for MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19659,"Arts Project Grant",2013,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The mural will be considered a success when the entire mural is installed by August 2014.Monthly discussion meetings, evaluation of findings and plan for future murals.",,,18690,"Other, local or private",23690,,"Alicia Cope, Jodi Phelps, Carol Sunduist, Linda Cope, Nikki Johnson, Britta Bloomquist, Nevada Littlewolf, Tracey Dagen",,"Virginia Mural Committee","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Grant",,"Produce and install a mural that not only enhances the existing murals, but will serve as an educational tool about the rich Ojibwe heritage.",2013-10-01,2014-08-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alicia,Cope,"Virginia Mural Committee","PO Box 559",Virginia,MN,55792,"(218) 749-8239 ",alicia@copepeterson.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-94,"Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator for MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19660,"Arts Project Grant",2013,2300,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Provide high quality, artistic, and uplifting musical experience for the community.Choir members and director will successfully prepare music to present in concert.","Audience attendance and response will indicate how successful the outcome.",,8400,"Other, local or private",10700,,"Roy Berg, Bobbi Sajevic, Nadine Berg, Erik Hollequie, Forrest Koland",,"Voices of Reason","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Grant",,"Present two choral concerts featuring Ceremony of Carols as well as other selections.",2012-12-02,2013-02-02,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Roy,Berg,"Voices of Reason","4714 1st Ave",Hibbing,MN,55746,"(218) 262-3582 ",royandnadine@mchsi.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-95,"Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator for MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19664,"Arts Project Grant",2013,2800,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Present Shakespeare in such a way as to make it real to our audience so they are engaged at all time.High ticket sales, audience reactions and surveys, theatrical reviews.","Made Shakespeare's storytelling and jokes clear to a modern audience, feedback was very positive.",,18800,"Other, local or private",21600,,"Cheryl Skafte, Bill Thompson, Paul Cannan, Jamie Harvie",,"Wise Fool Shakespeare","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Grant",,"Present Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor.",2013-04-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Chani,Ninneman,"Wise Fool Shakespeare","1631 4th St E Ste 6",Duluth,MN,55812,"(218) 310-7515 ",wisefoolshakespeare@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-96,"Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19833,"Arts Organization Development and Equipment",2013,3470,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Our measureable goals are to see an increase in membership numbers and membership dollars of 25%. Our measureable goals are to see an increase in business sponsorship with an increase in dollars of 50% and sponsorship numbers increase of 10%. We have not made our goal of increasing the number of sponsors high because we believe that having 70 sponsors is quite good. What we hope to do is increase the amount that present sponsors give.We will evaluate using an Excel spreadsheet in which we include the data from 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013. We will then be able to see if we have reached our percentage goals by comparing with 2012.","The measurable outcomes were indicated in the data kept of the number of members and number of sponsors for the last 3 years. (attached) We also compared amount of money brought in by the drives for the past few years. We discovered that our goals of increased percentages were not increased as much as we hoped; however, we are proud of the number of increased sponsors and sponsorship money that was gained as a result of our implementing skills and techniques learned in our planning session. For example, we increased our sponsors from 70 (in 2012) to 78, and the dollar amount increased by $6,606 (64%). Although we lost some members, down by 22 from 2012, we were able to garner 27 new members. While losing some members because of moves, deaths, and lack of interest, we are pleased with getting new members.",,1156,"Other, local or private",4626,,"Carol Purrington, Jean Replinger, Cathy Amato, Marilyn Leach, Karen Bakke, Susan Fritz, Marge Haalnad, Hollu Martin-Huffman, Kelly Pochardt, Becky Wyffels",,"Marshall Area Fine Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Organization Development",,"Resource Development Planning Session.",2012-10-16,2013-08-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carol,Purrington,"Marshall Area Fine Arts Council","109 N 3rd St PO Box 531",Marshall,MN,56258,"(507) 532-5463 ",mafac.art@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lyon, Yellow Medicine, Lac qui Parle, Redwood",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-organization-development-and-equipment-21,"Deb Larson: visual artist, president of Big Stone County Arts Council; Jane Link: visual artist, board member of Milan Village Arts School, and Milan Community Education, and Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Connie Feig: arts advocate, board member of the Barn Theater and Willmar Area Arts Council; Randy Meyer: visual artist and farmer, former art teacher; Kate Aydin: retired educator, multidisciplinary curriculum developer, board member of Lincoln County Pioneer Museum; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member of Prairie Music Association and Prairie Oasis Players, former clogger; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, participant in community theater productions, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Tamara Isfeld: visual artist, art teacher for Renville County West Schools, Arts Meander planning committee, board member at Granite Arts Council and Renville Friends of the Arts; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, treasurer of Rock County Fine Arts Association, board member for Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County, Art Rocks planning committee; Sydney Massee: visual artist, quilter, behind the scenes assistant in theatre productions, board member of Lac qui Parle Valley School District.","Jane Link: visual artist, board member of Milan Village Arts School, and Milan Community Education, and Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, certified clinical musician, founder and coordinator of Rhythm of the River music/art festival; Janet Olney: artist, coordinator for Willmar Area Arts Council, founding member of Kaleidoscope Gallery; Randy Meyer: visual artist and farmer, former art teacher; Kate Aydin: retired educator, multidisciplinary curriculum developer, board member of Lincoln County Pioneer Museum; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member of Prairie Music Association and Prairie Oasis Players, former clogger; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, participant in community theater productions, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Emily Olson: musician, writing instructor; Tamara Isfeld: visual artist, art teacher for Renville County West Schools, Arts Meander planning committee, board member at Granite Arts Council and Renville Friends of the Arts; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, treasurer of Rock County Fine Arts Association, board member for Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County, Art Rocks planning committee; Sydney Massee: visual artist, quilter, behind the scenes assistant in theatre productions, board member of Lac qui Parle Valley School District; Audrey Fuller: writer, arts advocate, tribal planner, grant writer.",,2
19500,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2013,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Three groups comprise the intended audience. Approximately 500 people will attend the subscription concert, 1,000 will attend the children’s concert, and 150 students will see Keith Bear experience music that bridges two cultures. 70% of audience respondents will have a positive reaction to the concert, 70% of the children will have a positive reaction to the children’s concert, 50% will have learned something new about the orchestra, and 60% will have learned something new about Native American Culture. The Keith Bear residency will expose students to aspects of Native American Culture and will enhance their understanding of his culture and their own culture. 50% of the students will be actively engaged in the activities and 60% will have learned something new about Native American Culture.To evaluate Keith Bear’s residency, photos will be taken to document his work with the students. Volunteers and teachers will observe the student participants in the school settings and report on their engagement with the presentations and material, and teachers will poll students on what they learned about Native American culture that they didn’t know before. To evaluate the subscription concert, audience feedback on post-it notes will provide reactions to the concert, as well as photos and a video and audio recordings. For the children’s concert, teachers will poll the students with three questions, and the teachers will be asked how effective the materials and information provided prior to the concert was for the students.","All areas exceeded the targeted percentages for each area evaluated in the project. 2,186 children either attended the Children’s Concert and/or participated in Keith Bear’s School Residency program. 93% of children who responded had a positive concert experience, 90% responded that they had learned something about an orchestra and 85% responded that they learned new about Native American Culture. From the responses to Keith Bear’s School Residency, 90% responded that they had learned something new about Native American Culture and music, 95% of students participating were actively engaged and 100% of participating teachers had positive reactions to and comments about the School Residency program.",,15272,"Other, local or private",21272,,"Richard Hanson, Mary Ward, Martin Tadlock, Bill Maki, Robert Griggs, Robert Bollinger, John Centko",,"Bemidji Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Music and Peace: A Native American Perspective",,"Funds will assist the Bemidji Symphony Orchestra to focus on Native American music and culture in its March concert and its biennial children’s concert, as well as provide educational activities in area schools.",2013-02-24,2013-03-03,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beverly,Everett,"Bemidji Symphony Orchestra","PO Box 3136",Bemidji,MN,56619,"(218) 444-7914 ",bemidjisymphony@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Cass, Lake of the Woods, Clay, Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Becker, Itasca, Polk, Koochiching, Crow Wing, St. Louis, Otter Tail",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-227,"Kathy Gustafson: visual artist, sculptor, artist career counselor; Steve Prenevost: arts appreciator, arts advocate; Diana McLain: photographer, visual artist, arts advocate; Steve Ballard: visual artist, art teacher, arts advocate; Nancy Cole: musician, theatrical artist, dance performer; Justin Holley: literary artist, musician, theatrical artist; Richard Longtine: visual artist, folk artist, craft artist, theatrical artist; Linda Kaul: craft artist, theatrical artist, dancer; Darrel Thurk: musician, arts advocate; Lois Schaedler: visual artist, filmmaker, photographer, craft artist; Genny Lowry: Native American crafts artist, arts appreciator.","Kathy Gustafson: visual artist, sculptor, artist career counselor; Steve Prenevost: arts appreciator, arts advocate; Diana McLain: photographer, visual artist, arts advocate; Leah Prussia: literary artist, musician, theatrical artist, craft artist; Steve Ballard: visual artist, art teacher, arts advocate; Nancy Cole: musician, theatrical artist, dance performer; Justin Holley: literary artist, musician, theatrical artist; Richard Longtine: visual artist, folk artist, craft artist, theatrical artist; Linda Kaul: craft artist, theatrical artist, dancer; Darrel Thurk: musician, arts advocate.",,2
19533,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2013,1390,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audience members lives will be enriched by attending professional caliber, artistically satisfying music theater; actors and singers will improve their acting skills in character development, stage movement, and enunciation; volunteers will gain skill in creating sets; Park Rapids community will gain vitality attributable to this Northern Light Opera Company production; Northern Light Opera Company will experience an increase in the percentage of youth and families attending their productions.Audience exit survey, observation notes collected at performances tracking the audience reactions to the show and show-related matters, feedback on the Northern Light Opera Company Facebook site, responses from notes, emails, and conversations, participant evaluation survey, Park Rapids Downtown Business Association survey, and a formal evaluation by the Northern Light Opera Company board of directors will indicate the achievement of set outcomes.","Audience surveys, comments, emails and observations indicated a positive response. Comments from participants attested to their personal growth in theater. The professional judgment of the stage director indicated that the cast had achieved a high level of professionalism. The business community survey was not conducted; however, from comments heard throughout the community, the Northern Light Opera Company contribute highly to the vitality of Park Rapids. Although the overall attendance for Northern Light Opera Company’s summer productions was down, a larger number of families with children attended the productions. At the suggestion of Northern Light Opera Company, the social agency Mhube Ottwa Community Action Partnership applied for an art access grant for tickets to the Northern Light Opera Company summer productions and this was a grand success in bringing in families.",,48700,"Other, local or private",50090,,"Lou Schultz, Patricia Light, Janet Ahern, Robert Light, Carol Wall, Janet McMillen, Patricia A Dove, John Rasmussen, Paul Dove, Steve Steinborn, Gail Haller, Gary Stennes, Marvel Haynes, Martha Vetter",,"Northern Light Opera Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Northern Light Opera Company ôCarouselö production",,"Funds will assist Northern Light Opera Company to mount six performances of “Carousel,” the last weekend in July and the first weekend in August at the Park Rapids Area High School Auditorium.",2013-07-26,2013-08-03,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Dove,"Northern Light Opera Company","11700 Island Lake Dr","Park Rapids",MN,56470-4638,"(218) 732-7096 ",pd5@evansville.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Hubbard, Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Wadena, Otter Tail, Clay, Stevens, Hennepin, Anoka, Dakota, Washington, Goodhue, Olmsted, Mower, Blue Earth, Freeborn, Isanti, Carver, Kandiyohi, Sherburne, Stearns, Crow Wing, Polk, Clearwater, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-244,"Kathy Gustafson: visual artist, sculptor, artist career counselor; Diana McLain: photographer, visual artist, arts advocate; Leah Prussia: literary artist, musician, theatrical artist, craft artist; Malotte Backer: visual artist, ceramic artist, arts advocate; Delana Smith: visual artist, dancer, craft artist, regalia artist; Nancy Brown-Colligan: theatrical artist, choreographer.","Kathy Gustafson: visual artist, sculptor, artist career counselor; Steve Prenevost: arts appreciator, arts advocate; Diana McLain: photographer, visual artist, arts advocate; Leah Prussia: literary artist, musician, theatrical artist, craft artist; Steve Ballard: visual artist, art teacher, arts advocate; Nancy Cole: musician, theatrical artist, dance performer; Justin Holley: literary artist, musician, theatrical artist; Richard Longtine: visual artist, folk artist, craft artist, theatrical artist; Linda Kaul: craft artist, theatrical artist, dancer; Mark Anthony Rolo: literary artist, theatrical artist, visual artist, craft artist.",,2
19549,"Arts Project Grant",2013,2800,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Presentation of region's finest visual artists and well attended gallery opening.Artist feedback, surveys, increased social network participation.","Good attendance and new concepts of using the physical space were used.",,3200,"Other, local or private",6000,,"Kathleen Roberts, Nickolas Monson, Anthony Zappa, Richard Hansen",,"Prove Gallery","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Grant",,"Present a multi-artist exhibition.",2012-10-10,2012-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,Roberts,"Prove Gallery","21 Lake Ave",Duluth,MN,55802,"(612) 227-8015 ",richard@provegallery.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-54,"Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator for MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator for MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
18408,"Arts in Education Touring/Performing",2011,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage",,,,5770,"Other, local or private",10770,,,,"Arrowhead Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts in Education Touring/Performing",,"Produce the community learning project ""The Venetians"" to introduce children and adults to music of 16th Century Europe.",,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jody,Ondich,"Arrowhead Chorale","506 W Michigan St",Duluth,MN,55802-1517,"(218) 590-8792 ",chorale@cpinternet.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-touringperforming-9,,,,
18424,"Arts Project",2011,2658,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage",,,,55217,"Other, local or private ",57875,,,,"Sound Unseen International Duluth","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Produce festival of film, music and art. ",,"Produce festival of film, music and art. ",,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Richard,Hansen,"Sound Unseen International Duluth","1814 E 9th St",Duluth,MN,55812,"(612) 227-8015 ",richard@soundunseen.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-119,,,,
16094,"Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project",2012,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","This year we have had an entire change in our president, treasurer, and grant manager. We hope to increase our number of community performances by making phone calls to various cities which did not book us in 2011 due to the down economy. Due to attrition of our musicians, we are constantly looking to recruit new replacements. This is a constant and difficult goal to achieve.The survey will be conducted by a board member. This includes a survey sent to the parade chairperson in each community and also our band members.","They increased the number of community performances by contacting various cities which did not book them in 2011 due to the down economy. They recruited new musicians.",,16900,"Other, local or private",22900,,"Dorothy Marquardt, John Petering, Ray Jacobson, Mary Lou Brinker, Sheldon Meyer, Claire Strobel, Caroline Rosdahl, Ed Nelson",,"Minnesota Over Sixty Band","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project",,"They will perform in parades and concerts in Minnesota cities during their 2012 season.",2012-05-06,2012-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Petering,"Minnesota Over Sixty Band","412 Willard St",Mankato,MN,56001,"(507) 351-8887 ",jlpetering@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Dodge, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, Meeker, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Sibley, Steele, Watonwan, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-arts-project-94,"Denice Evers: retired teacher, and volunteer with Springfield Community Theater; Mary Jane Glawe: visual artist; Sara Krassin: arts administrator for the Childrens Museum of Southern Minnesota; Joe McCabe: St. James City Manager, volunteers with the St. James Community Theater; Mary Motter: 5th grade teacher at Eagle Lake Elementary, arts volunteer; Pat Potzler: retired teacher, singer in the Minnesota Valley Sweet Adelines; Lill Robinson: retired Language Arts teacher, volunteer with the Blue Earth Community Theater; Paula Scheffler: substitute teacher in LeSueur; Melanie Schmidt: high school speech coach, Program Director for Mankato Community Education; Bonnie Taplin: volunteer with the Interlaken Heritage Days Festival; Elizabeth Traxler: teacher, playwright, director; Gina Wenger: professor of Art Education at Minnesota State University; Greg Wilkins: Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University.","Denice Evers: retired teacher, and volunteer with Springfield Community Theater; Mary Jane Glawe: visual artist; Sara Krassin: arts administrator for the Childrens' Museum of Southern Minnesota; Joe McCabe: St. James City Manager, volunteers with the St. James Community Theater; Mary Motter: 5th grade teacher at Eagle Lake Elementary, arts volunteer; Pat Potzler: retired teacher, singer in the Minnesota Valley Sweet Adelines; Lill Robinson: retired Language Arts teacher, volunteer with the Blue Earth Community Theater; Paula Scheffler: substitute teacher in LeSueur; Melanie Schmidt: high school speech coach, Program Director for Mankato Community Education; Bonnie Taplin: volunteer with the Interlaken Heritage Days Festival; Elizabeth Traxler: teacher, playwright, director; Gina Wenger: professor of Art Education at Minnesota State University; Greg Wilkins: Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University.",,No
15569,"Arts Tour Minnesota ",2012,74796,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations have more opportunities to tour their work throughout the state. Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations tour to communities and regions they haven’t previously visited.","Eight master classes with student and adult choirs in each community. Nine concert performances were held, one in each tour community. Educational Outreach Evaluation Forms were given to each educator, conductor, and choir director that The Rose Ensemble worked with during each of the eight Master Classes (note that one Master Class was cancelled by the school at the last minute, upon our arrival). The Rose Ensemble is collecting this data (demographic information, comments, criticisms, etc.) to make improvements for next year's prospective tour. Audience Surveys were given to each concert attendee in all nine cities. A CD drawing incentive was built into the Audience Survey distribution and collection process. The Rose Ensemble is collecting and compiling this data (demographic information, comments, criticisms, etc.) to make improvements for next year's prospective tour. Tour included Silver Bay, new greater Minnesota tour community; Hibbing, new greater Minnesota tour community; Staples, new greater Minnesota tour community; Little Falls, new greater Minnesota tour community; Thief River Falls - revisited greater Minnesota tour community; Crookston, revisited greater Minnesota tour community; Detroit Lakes, new greater Minnesota tour community. A Choral Singing Master Class was held in eight communities. Members of The Rose Ensemble coached adult and student choirs on choral music in an effort to improve their skills and techniques in choral singing. Every individual that participated in a Master Class was eligible to receive a complimentary concert ticket. Post-Concert Meet and Greet sessions were held whereby all of the musicians chatted with the audience members about the music on the program and answered any questions pertaining to the audience's concert experience. 2: Rose Ensemble artists were able to perform and provide Master Classes in cities not previously visited by our group: Ely; Hibbing; Staples; Little Falls; and Detroit Lakes. This represents an expansion of our previous touring through the addition of five cities not previously visited by our artists. Silver Bay was also a new addition to the annual tour, although we had previously visited that city for other residency activities. Our strategies for the evaluation of our tour visits to new cities were the same as that used for previously visited cities: Educational Outreach Evaluation Forms were given to each educator, conductor, and choir director that The Rose Ensemble worked with during each of the eight Master Classes. The Rose Ensemble is collecting this data (demographic information, comments, criticisms, etc.) to make improvements for next year's prospective tour. Audience Surveys were given to each concert attendee in all nine cities. A CD drawing incentive was built into the Audience Survey distribution and collection process. The Rose Ensemble is collecting and compiling this data (demographic information, comments, criticisms, etc.) to make improvements for next year's prospective tour. In preparation for each Greater Minnesota Tour, the Artistic Director and Production Manager meet with the Board Program Committee, and the Executive Director. At that time cities are selected, with the intent of striking a balance between new cities and cities which are to be revisited by the tour. We also try to cover areas of the state which are infrequently visited by other arts organizations. We have found that the most preferable tour can include 8-10 cities. The concert venue contact person helped The Rose Ensemble staff to identify community choirs or school choirs that would be interested in participating in the free Master Class Educational Outreach programs. The concert venue contact person worked with our Community Liaison and The Rose Ensemble staff to identify hotels and restaurants for the ensemble's accommodations and meals. The concert venue contact and school contact persons helped The Rose Ensemble's Community Liaison in identifying local businesses that would be interested in marketing/publicity trades.",,51479,"Other, local or private",126275,24100,"Phil Adamo, Theresa Bevilacqua, Kate Cooper, Gregg Dablke, David Gibson, Kris Kautzman, Mary McDermid, Emily Rohrer, Michael Schoeberl, Julie Schramke, Jordan Sramek, Aaron Wulff, Patricia Zurlo",,"The Rose Ensemble","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota ",,"Rose Ensemble will conduct a nine city tour (5 new and 4 established venues) of Slavic Wonders ,with concerts, post-concert discussions based on research, and choral music workshops for schools or community organizations.",2012-04-01,2013-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jordan,Sramek,"The Rose Ensemble","75 W 5th St Ste 314","St Paul",MN,55102-1423,"(651) 225-4340x 202",jordan@RoseEnsemble.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Lake, St. Louis, Douglas, Todd, Morrison, Pennington, Polk, Becker",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-136,"Daniel Adolphson: Director of Program Engagement, COMPAS.; Timothy Cassidy: Metal sculptor.; Larry Fredlund: Board member, Isanti County Planning Commission and Board of Adjustment.; Lawrence Gorrell: Program director, Master of Arts in Human Development and Master of Arts in Arts and Cultural Management, St Mary's University.; Jeanne Kosfeld: Creative director, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. Exhibition judge, University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.; Jessica Lourey: Member of Sisters in Crime, The Loft Literary Center, and Lake Superior Writers. Board member, Mystery Writers of America. Writer and educator.; Ward Merrill: Executive director, Backus Community Center.; Rita Mustaphi: Founder and artistic director, Katha Dance Theatre. Choreographer, dancer, and educator.|Jeanne Willcoxon, Assistant professor of theater, St Olaf College.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes
15570,"Arts Learning",2012,22025,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","The quantity and types of arts learning opportunities in the state, and the organizations or venues that offer them increases. More Minnesotans are engaged in arts learning opportunities.","Woodland Hills has only been able to offer theater programming with the support of the Minnesota State Arts Board, thus the type of arts learning opportunities at Woodland Hills was increased through this project. Additionally, of the arts learners who had previous theatre experience, 70% of those experiences occurred at their school, thus this project increased the venues in which youth could have arts learning opportunities. To measure the outcomes, arts learners took a pre-program survey collecting data on the frequency and venue of arts learning experiences before coming to Woodland Hills and arts learning opportunities at Woodland Hills. 2: Before participating in this project, 96% of students had never had an in depth theatre experience and only 38% of students had any experience in theatre. Following the completion of the project, 21% of participants said they would “definitely” participate in theatre outside of Woodland Hills, 32% said they were “interested”, and 42% said they “might” participate. Only 5% stated that they would “definitely not” participate in theatre in the future. It is our conclusion that this project introduced students to a new arts opportunity that many will pursue in the future. Our success at increasing participation was measured through pre and post program surveys. The surveys measured arts learning experiences before coming to Woodland Hills and assessed the likelihood of students choosing to participate in theatre arts learning experiences in the future.",,338,"Other, local or private",22363,1000,"Karen Anderson, Xavier Bell, Laura Budd, Dean Casperson, George Goldfarb, Ann Glumac, Sanford Hoff, Peg Johnson, Leanne Joynes, David Kohlhaas, Doug Lewis, Amy Lukasavitz, Peter Pichetti, Mark Schober, Phil Strom, Melissa Swor, Natalie Zeleznikar, Greg Sandbulte, Jim Gustafson, Adolph Ojard",,"Saint James Home of Duluth, Inc. AKA Woodland Hills","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Arts learners, under the guidance of a teaching artist, will use the creative process to explore teen violence prevention by creating a performance intended to initiate dialogue in the community.",2012-09-10,2013-01-25,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jessica,Sweeney,"Saint James Home of Duluth, Inc. AKA Woodland Hills","4321 Allendale Ave",Duluth,MN,55803,"(218) 728-7500x 118",jsweeney@woodlandhills.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Benton, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Crow Wing, Freeborn, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Roseau, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Wabasha",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-237,"Shari Aronson: Co-founder, Z Puppets Rosenschnoz.; Alison Good: Former commercial artist, educator and administrator; active community volunteer; Zhimin Guan: Professor of art, Minnesota State University Moorhead.; Karla Nweje: Dancer, choreographer, writer, and educator.; Gretchen Pick: Artistic director, Young Dance. Adjunct faculty, University of Minnesota Department of Dance.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
15580,"Arts Learning",2012,105887,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Arts learning opportunities are more accessible to Minnesota because barriers to participation have been identified and mitigated. More Minnesotans are engaged in arts learning opportunities.","Stages Theatre Company was able to bring a touring production of The Diary of Anne Frank and a two-week theatre arts-integrated classroom experience to five Minnesota middle schools that would not have otherwise had access to this arts experience. For this project, Stages Theatre Company worked with middle schools in Big Fork, Duluth, Mankato, Columbia Heights and Minneapolis. In order to evaluate the project, Stages Theatre Company hired an independent professional evaluator to design teacher surveys and work with the teaching artists to design and review the curriculum and gather additional information needed to evaluate the project's impact. Stages Theatre Company's full evaluation report is included as an attachment to this final report. 2: By bringing the tour of The Diary of Anne Frank and the classroom experience to five middle schools, Stages Theatre Company provided a theatre arts experience to 801 additional Minnesota students who would not otherwise have had access to the theatre arts in their school. Two teaching artists worked directly with 801 6th-8th graders and collaborated with eleven teachers in the classroom on playwriting, adaptation for the stage, and staged readings. This project used Stages Theatre Company’s embedded professional development model where classroom teachers worked alongside Stages Theatre Company’s teaching artists and received hands-on experience in implementing the arts-integrated curriculum. Using the Create, Perform and Respond model, Stages Theatre Company teaching artists and classroom teachers guided students in the use of theatre and playwriting techniques to write their own scripted scenes adapted from literature. Stages Theatre Company artists worked with teachers in order to adapt this activity to use literature that students were reading in class.",,,,105887,,"Peggy Abrams, Susan W. Allen, Laura Bishop, Jeb Burke, John Butcher, Lisa Clemens, Lisa Collins, Tracy Daye-Groves, Karen Winter Dekker, Kim Field, Rusty Field, Barry Gersick, Todd Harmsen, Darrick Hills, Kim Hogan, Marc Jennings, Shawn Murphy Johnson, Mimi Keating, Lisa Kline, Lisa Lentini, Elizabeth Lori, Dave Mahler, Vicki Mogilevsky, Jolene Nelson-Helm, Kristin Parrish, Dawn Holicky Pruitt, Tiffany Richter, Laura Sandall, Judy Schumeister, Bryan Wall, Wayne Zeien.",0.25,"Stages Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Stages Theatre Company will tour Stories for the Stages, a theater and language arts integrated residency and touring project that will reach five Minnesota public middle schools.",2012-03-01,2013-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lisa,Zellmer,"Stages Theatre Company","1111 Main St",Hopkins,MN,55343,"(952) 979-1132 ",lzellmer@stagestheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Hennepin, Itasca, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-240,"Shari Aronson: Co-founder, Z Puppets Rosenschnoz.; Alison Good: Former commercial artist, educator and administrator; active community volunteer; Zhimin Guan: Professor of art, Minnesota State University Moorhead.; Karla Nweje: Dancer, choreographer, writer, and educator.; Gretchen Pick: Artistic director, Young Dance. Adjunct faculty, University of Minnesota Department of Dance.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
15586,"Arts Learning",2012,77600,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","More Minnesotans are engaged in arts learning opportunities.","1. Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater presented two two-week Family Albums/ North and South residencies at schools in two distinct Minnesota cities--Duluth and Rochester. Both residencies included a company performance for the entire school, daily classes for 5th or 6th grade core students, an evening workshop open to all school and community families, creation and performance of an original stage work featuring all core learners, and video of the final performances. Additionally, the company presented four workshops for at-risk teens at Golden Hills Alternative School during the Rochester residency. 2. Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater’s project was evaluated using the following tools: Teaching Artists/daily and weekly assessment meetings; core students/daily journal reflections, last day wrap-up, evaluation forms; community/responses; teachers/evaluations and closing meetings; families/response forms; principals and staff/follow-up assessment meetings.",,2520,"Other, local or private",80120,9310,"Ruth Balbach, Joey Kantor, Andrew Voegtline, Paul Neary, Heidi Lee, Roxy Wen",1.37,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Family Albums / North and South is an expansion of Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater's successful arts and education program of intensive two-week residencies for 4th-6th grade students, in the communities of Duluth and Rochester.",2012-03-01,2013-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Suzanne,Costello,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater","528 Hennepin Ave S Ste 707",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(763) 521-7738 ",spdanth@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Olmsted",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-242,"Shari Aronson: Co-founder, Z Puppets Rosenschnoz.; Alison Good: Former commercial artist, educator and administrator; active community volunteer; Zhimin Guan: Professor of art, Minnesota State University Moorhead.; Karla Nweje: Dancer, choreographer, writer, and educator.; Gretchen Pick: Artistic director, Young Dance. Adjunct faculty, University of Minnesota Department of Dance.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
15587,"Arts Tour Minnesota ",2012,84774,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations have more opportunities to tour their work throughout the state. Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations tour to communities and regions they haven’t previously visited.","During the 2012/13 season, Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater toured to four Minnesota communities: Ely, Duluth, Northfield, and Detroit Lakes, presenting public performances, arts learning activities for students from elementary to college level, and community-inclusive offerings for diverse populations. As the presenter in Duluth commented, “I know the audience appreciated not only the dancing but the Q and A afterwards…the show generated an extremely positive response.” At each location, Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater implemented its evaluation template which included post performance discussions (Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater’s Talk/Piece), workshop evaluation forms, participant interviews, and responses from community leaders. 2: One of the goals of this project was to expand the company’s audience within Minnesota as well as to deepen the company’s relationship with other communities such as Ely and Northfield. This was accomplished through Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater’s project activities such as movement classes and workshops for children and adults, Caring for the Caregiver workshops for hospice workers and home caregivers, and Life Stories workshops for residents of senior living facilities, in addition to the performances in each community. These community activities helped the local presenters expand their reach to new populations in their area. Activities were evaluated through Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater’s evaluation matrix, including Talk/Piece, evaluation forms, interviews, and feedback from community leaders.",,21193,"Other, local or private",105967,4830,"Ruth Balbach, Joey Kantor, Andrew Voegtline, Paul Neary, Roxy Wen",1.37,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota ",,"Stuart Pimsler Dance Theater will present public performances and community-inclusive residency activities in collaboration with four Minnesota presenter communities throughout the state: Ely, Duluth, Detroit Lakes, and Northfield.",2012-06-01,2013-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stuart,Pimsler,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater","528 Hennepin Ave S Ste 707",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(763) 521-7738 ",spdanth@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Dakota, Rice, Becker",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-139,"Daniel Adolphson: Director of Program Engagement, COMPAS.; Timothy Cassidy: Metal sculptor.; Larry Fredlund: Board member, Isanti County Planning Commission and Board of Adjustment.; Lawrence Gorrell: Program director, Master of Arts in Human Development and Master of Arts in Arts and Cultural Management, St Mary's University.; Jeanne Kosfeld: Creative director, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. Exhibition judge, University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.; Jessica Lourey: Member of Sisters in Crime, The Loft Literary Center, and Lake Superior Writers. Board member, Mystery Writers of America. Writer and educator.; Ward Merrill: Executive director, Backus Community Center.; Rita Mustaphi: Founder and artistic director, Katha Dance Theatre. Choreographer, dancer, and educator.|Jeanne Willcoxon, Assistant professor of theater, St Olaf College.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes
15589,"Arts Access",2012,88000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Arts organizations build relationships with members of, or organizations that serve, groups that have traditionally been underserved by the arts or by the applicant organization.","The primary outcome we achieved with this grant was that we toured a total of 20 different performances (five of each of the last four productions we toured) to 20 different organizations that serve audiences who have been traditionally underserved by the arts, and have never before seen a Ten Thousand Things production. We performed for a total of 1,472 Minnesotans through this project - just slightly under the range of 1,500 to 2,000 we projected in our application. We performed for a wide range of audience members, in terms of age (14 - 92); race (1/3 of the audience members were people of color); geographic location (greater Minnesota, urban Minneapolis, Twin Cities' suburbs). All the venues self-identified as having a dearth--or total absence of--arts and cultural opportunities, and thus relished the chance to have award-winning, professional theater brought to their front door. Ten Thousand Things Theater staff and staff at the sites worked together to evaluate process and impact on audiences.",,,,88000,,"Susan Barton, John Beal , Todd Boss, Eric Britt, Jon Halberg, Michelle Hensley , Tricia Hummel, Gina Kastel, Susan Nackers Ludwig, John Lundquist, Shanti Mittra, Michael Morrow, Dan Thomas, Denise Silva",0.25,"Ten Thousand Things Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Ten Thousand Things Theater will tour five performances each, of four productions, created between March 2012 and February 2013 to a total of twenty new venues, reaching between 1,500 and 2,000 low-income Minnesotans.",2012-03-01,2013-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brad,Bourn,"Ten Thousand Things Theater","3153 36th Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55406-2126,"(612) 203-9502 ",brad@tenthousandthings.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Hennepin, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-161,"Abner Arauza: Interim assistant director of intercultural affairs, Concordia College, Moorhead. Producer, ""Notas Latinas.""; Alice De Yonge: Program director, Project G.E.M.; Millicent Engisch-Morris: Artistic director, The Crossing Arts Alliance. Owner, Quiet River Studio.; Andrew Maus: Executive director, Minnesota Marine Art Museum.; Timothy Peterson: Marketing and operations manager, Cantus.; Bree Sieplinga: Associate director, Upstream Arts.; Audrey Thayer: Adjunct professor, Bemidji State University. C","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
15645,"Arts Project Grant",2012,3000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Bring quality cultural events to B'nai Abraham for the community.Measured by good response, good attendance, positive feedback through written surveys.","Auditorium was full and positive feedback on surveys.",,5906,"Other, local or private",8906,,"Marjorie Ostrov, Ann Ahandedling Phillips, Dianne Siegel",,"Friends of B'nai Abraham","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Music performances",,"Produce a series of professional music performances.",2012-05-01,2012-10-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dianne,Siegel,"Friends of B'nai Abraham","328 5th St S",Virginia,MN,55792,"(612) 867-1494 ",1siegel1005@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-0,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15701,"Arts Project Grant",2012,2600,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Perform concert series with high artistry and growth; deepen ties between chorus, board, and community. Measured by attendance numbers and feedback from performers and participants.","Conducted 2 well attended performances of two requiems.",,13100,"Other, local or private",15700,2600,"Brad Anderson, Charles Andresen, Jean Bergum, Lynn Ann Hollatz, Margaret Johnson, Karen Keen, Jessica Leibfried, Bob Kelley, Jody Ondich, Glenn Peterson, Cathy Schuyler, Stanley Wold ",,"Arrowhead Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","""Elijah""",,"Produce a full performance of Mendelssohn's oratorio, ""Elijah.""",2013-03-01,2013-05-20,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jody,Ondich,"Arrowhead Chorale","506 W Michigan St",Duluth,MN,55802-1517,"(218) 590-8792 ",chorale@cpinternet.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-1,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,2
15702,"Arts in Education Residency",2012,3750,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Students will learn about four traditional Native medicine wheel colors and learn about clay/ceramics throughout history. Youth learn to work together and use their skills to plan and construct the project components.Staff will be surveyed regarding impact on juveniles. We will track number of people who attend the completion ceremony and 2013 summerfest. Evaluated by observation and positive feedback.","One hundred and fifty youth were exposed to cultural ideas and artists and used art to express their feelings and emotions in positive ways.",,3180,"Other, local or private",6930,,"Kay Arola, Wally Kostich, Julie Peters, Jen Wright, Kathy Trihey",,"Arrowhead Regional Corrections","Local/Regional Government","Create tiles for exhibition",,"Study, design create, paint, fire and affix ceramic tiles to cubes for exhibition.",2012-06-01,2012-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathy,Trihey,"Arrowhead Regional Corrections","211 W 2nd St Ste 450",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 625-6711 ",triheyk@stlouiscountymn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-residency-17,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15704,"Arts Project Grant",2012,1703,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Provide ten musical acts of diverse ethnic backgrounds, present festival within budget, increase audience attendance, verification of acts and budget.Survey will confirm diversity of underserved individuals, gauge audience reaction, and number in attendance.","Attendance was higher than previous years, possibility of collaboration with other events.",,75945,"Other, local or private",77648,,,,"Bayfront Reggae AKA Bayfront Reggae and World Music Festival",,"Reggae and World Music Festival",,"Present Reggae and World Music Festival at Bayfront Park in Duluth.",2012-04-01,2012-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Janna,Dreher,"Bayfront Reggae AKA Bayfront Reggae and World Music Festival","1959 Big Rock Rd","Two Harbors",MN,55616,"(218) 830-0110 ",dreherja@msn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-2,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15720,"Arts Project Grant",2012,2600,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Entertain and educate 250 local residents through an evening performance and workshop for 100 students, grades K through 8.An audience survey will be used to evaluate quality and audience appeal for performance, review of attendance numbers, survey results and age categories of ticket sales.","Audience of 292 and very positive feedback from audience surveys.",,16540,"Other, local or private",19140,,"Carla Bayerl, Mark Berger, Virginia Berger, LaCora Bradford, Dr. Nathan Carroll, Kay Colby, Paul Connelly, Jeremy Craycraft, Mike Hanson, Helen Helberg, LaVonne Jackson, Lesley Kleveter, Iain MacGillivray, Jean Atmore Mars, James Naslund, Karen Naslund, J",,"The College of Saint Scholastica","Public College/University","""Red Baraat"" performance",,"Host a performance by ""Red Baraat.""",2012-10-01,2012-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sue,Maki,"The College of Saint Scholastica","1200 Kenwood Ave",Duluth,MN,55811-4199,"(218) 723-6631 ",smaki@css.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-3,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15721,"Arts in Education Residency",2012,3600,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Audience will learn about the expressive potential of cast iron.Evaluated by the casting procedure and the number of attendants and participants at iron pour.","A fair number of people attended and partipated in the event.",,4250,"Other, local or private",7850,,"Jeffrey Kalstrom, Peter Spooner, David Everett",,"Common Language","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Northshore Iron Pour",,"Conduct Northshore Iron Pour and Iron Casting seminar.",2012-06-01,2012-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeffrey,Kalstrom,"Common Language","114 Laurie St",Duluth,MN,55803,"(218) 210-8411 ",pspooner@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-residency-19,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15722,"Arts Project Grant",2012,2450,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Opportunity for local musicians to perform and earn income/expose youth, residents, and guests to local musicians.Measured by having 50 people at each performance/written evaluation, as well as verbal feedback from attendees and participants.","Enthusiastic, positive responses from participants and audience members.",,1440,"Other, local or private",3890,,"Eric Pederson, Mike Randolf, Dan Boyer, Jimmy Laine",,"Cook Chamber of Commerce","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Weekly music in the park concerts",,"Provide weekly, free music in the part concerts throughout the summer of 2012.",2012-05-07,2012-08-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lisa,Ojanen,"Cook Chamber of Commerce","PO Box 296",Cook,MN,55723,"(218) 666-6093 ",chamber@cookmn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-4,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15724,"Arts Project Grant",2012,3000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Provide a place for fiddlers of all ages to compete and perform for live audience/entertain public with traditional fiddle music.Measure by number of contestants, size of audience, and enjoyment.","Survey of participants and audience.",,4300,"Other, local or private",7300,,"Sheila Wilcox, Gloria Schoening, Gilmore Lee, Rob Randle",,"Cotton Civic Club","Non-Profit Business/Entity","31st Annual Minnesota State Old Time Fiddle Contest",,"Produce 31st Annual Minnesota State Old Time Fiddle Contest.",2012-05-01,2012-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sheila,Wilcox,"Cotton Civic Club","PO Box 204",Cotton,MN,55724,"(218) 290-9877 ",mswilcox@accessmn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-6,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15726,"Arts Project Grant",2012,3000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","New students will play stringed instruments for the very first timeMeasured by growth of new students and audience, enthusiasm of participants, and feedback from parents, students, and teachers.","High attendance at final program and students already signing up for the next program.",,11910,"Other, local or private",14910,,,,"Crescendo Youth Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","String camp",,"Provide a week long string camp for young people in the community.",2012-06-04,2012-06-07,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Stein,"Crescendo Youth Orchestra","PO Box 73",Hibbing,MN,55746,"(218) 476-1650 ",minnesotafiddler@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-7,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15727,"Arts Project Grant",2012,2600,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Increased company visibility, heightened community opera interest, strong audience participation.Evaluated through attendance/ticket sales/sponsorships/reviews and informed judgments of staff and board.",,,41150,"Other, local or private",43750,,,,"Duluth Festival Opera","Non-Profit Business/Entity","""La Tragedie de Carmen""",,"Produce two performances of ""La Tragedie de Carmen.""",2012-09-01,2012-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Craig,Fields,"Duluth Festival Opera","222 E Superior St Ste 320",Duluth,MN,55802,"(763) 229-5426 ",info@dfopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-8,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,2
15728,"Arts Project Grant",2012,2500,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Provide opportunity for area singers to perform quality operaMeasured by full auditorium","The audience included people of all ages and met with their goal of presenting a family-friendly concert of opera music.",,3000,"Other, local or private",5500,,,,"East Range Choral Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Opera concert",,"Collaborate with Virginia High School music department, Chisholm Children's Choir and members of the Minnesota Opera for a concert of opera music.",2012-05-01,2012-05-04,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Ann Marie",Lubovich,"East Range Choral Society","8521 Parkvilla Dr","Mountain Iron",MN,55768,"(218) 230-2665 ",lubie@tds.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-9,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15744,"Arts in Education Residency",2012,4580,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Provide students with first opportunity to practice and perform independent parts in a chamber ensemble and learn how to communicate with other musicians when performing chamber musicNumber of student participants; student evalustions; instructor evaluations; audience response for the concert featuring students; evaluation by the artistic director/conductor, board of directors and general manager.","Participation and audience attendance was high and evaluators were pleased with results.",,4500,"Other, local or private",9080,,"Julie Knuths, Geoff Popham, Tom Eling, Ann Hodge, Sheila Shusterich, Aaron Bransky, Anni Friesen, Rosemary Guttormsson, Ted Harwood, Nancy Melander, Ann Sanford, Brenda Schrader-Johnson, Sheryl Van Scoy",,"Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Quartet Project",,"Produce quartet Project, an annual string quartet training program.",2012-07-09,2012-07-26,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lori,Hanson,"Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra","PO Box 434",Duluth,MN,55801,"(218) 525-4076 ",lscoinfo@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-residency-20,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15752,"Arts Project Grant",2012,2418,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Provide diverse chamber music featuring local performers.Measure audience turnout and response, track audience demographics, gather critical reviews in the media and evaluation by the Artistic Director, Board, and General Manager.","Attendance and response was excellent.",,5582,"Other, local or private",8000,,"Julie Knuths, Geoff Popham, Thomas Eling, Ann Hodge, Aaron Bransky, Anni Friesen, Rosemary Guttormsson, Elaine Hansen, Dr. Theodore Harwood, Nancy Melander, Ann Sanford, Brenda Schrader-Johnson, Sheila Shusterich, Sheryl Van Scoy",,"Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Concert at Sacred Heart Music Center",,"Produce a live concert featuring the historic Felgemaker Organ at Sacred Heart Music Center in Duluth.",2012-06-27,2012-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lori,Hanson,"Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra","PO Box 434",Duluth,MN,55801,"(218) 525-4076 ",lscoinfo@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-16,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15753,"Arts in Education Residency",2012,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Refine and reinforce participants' musical skills. Improve musical skills, develop friendships and further develop talent.Written evaluation forms from all participants, visiting musicians, artists and staff, and board members.","Positive feedback from evaluations forms.",,6310,"Other, local or private",11310,,"Renee Coughlin, Deb Landon, Marha Han, Liz Holliday, Shelly Chandler' Sandy Bock, Stephanie Carlson, Kim Hedegaard, Lauralyn Kliewer, Carol Koos, Kelly Piette",,"Lake Superior Suzuki Talent Program","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Suzuki Fall Festival",,"Host the biennial, regional fall festival of the Suzuki program.",2012-11-02,2012-11-03,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Janell,Lemire,"Lake Superior Suzuki Talent Program","105 A Chester Park Dr 31 W College St",Duluth,MN,55812,"(218) 525-3598 ",jlemire@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-residency-21,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15754,"Arts in Education Residency",2012,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Expand the audience and reach out to singers and their parents. Instruct students about their vocal instrument, music theory, music reading, performance styles, public performance.Daily assessment, final performance, student evaluation form and staff evaluation.","Enthusiastic response of students, parents and audience members, and request to hold the music institute next summer.",,4916,"Other, local or private",9916,,"Michele Miller, Robert Turner, Mark Morse, Anne Weihsmann, Donna Giersdorf-Thompson, Marcie DeMeo-Morse, Marilyn Odean",,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Summer Vocal Music Institute",,"Present 4 day summer vocal music institute.",2012-06-01,2012-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marilyn,Odean,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus","1633 Woodbury Ln",Duluth,MN,55803,"(218) 249-5334 ",modean@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-residency-22,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15756,"Arts Project Grant",2012,2600,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Produce opera that appeals to broader base, of more professional polish and higher quality of performance.Measured by feedback from audience and company members.","Cards, letters and emails with enthusiastic response to production.",,26935,"Other, local or private",29535,,,,"Lyric Opera of the North","Non-Profit Business/Entity","""The Mikado""",,"Present Gilbert and Sullivan's ""The Mikado.""",2012-05-15,2012-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Lawrence,"Lyric Opera of the North","PO Box 462",Duluth,MN,55801,"(218) 464-0922 ",loonopera@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-17,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15759,"Arts Project Grant",2012,2600,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Create high visibility, irresistibly fund community celebration. Public awareness of puppet productions.Measured by 200 people in the audience, number of participants.","Number of audience and participants, and reviews.",,5400,"Other, local or private",8000,,,,"Magic Smelt Puppet Troupe","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Non-motorized parade",,"Produce a non-motorized parade featuring giant puppets, masqueraders and a brass band.",2012-05-01,2012-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jim,Ouray,"Magic Smelt Puppet Troupe","1014 S Lake Ave",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 370-8980 ",papahorsey@earthlink.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-18,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15765,"Arts Project Grant",2012,1720,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Opportunity for district residents to learn about and develop their artistic skills.Measured by how many participants/audience members/input from professional and local actors.","Audience larger than anticipated and audience response very exciting.",,1820,"Other, local or private",3540,,"Gregg Allen, Randy Anderson",,"Mesabi East School District","K-12 Education","Prairie Fire Children's Theater residency",,"Present Prairie Fire Children's Theater in week long residency.",2012-08-13,2012-12-14,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Randy,Anderson,"Mesabi East School District","601 N 1st St W",Aurora,MN,55705,"(218) 229-3321 ",,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-20,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15780,"Arts Project Grant",2012,2600,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Produce high quality art, provide employment to artistsMeasured by financial records and audience numbers","Produced Pagliacci with an Iron Range 1915 setting and performed it at numerous locations. ",,30000,"Other, local or private",32600,2000,"Thomas Gillach, Carver Richards, Matthew Uhan, H. Martin Zuponcic, Veda Zuponcic, Norma Haugan, Catherine Uhan, Patrick Roche, Mark Muhich, Dennis Reagan, Robert Olson, Alan Hodnik, Eric Erie, Dean Gibson, Gerry Kangas, ncy Johnson, Erica Blee, Rita Taylor, Stuart Blee ",,"Northern Lights Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Iron Range opera",,"Produce an opera with an Iron Range setting.",2012-04-01,2012-08-21,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Veda,Zuponcic,"Northern Lights Music Festival","PO Box 147",Gilbert,MN,55741,"(856) 795-1830 ",Zuponcic@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-24,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,2
15781,"Arts in Education Residency",2012,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Creation of a pilot Suzuki program series of four piano lectures, presentation of three music lectures.Beginners will play two octave scales and ""Twinkle Little Star"" piano participants will create lesson plans, lectures will include survey.","Numerous local students took part in workshops, study sessions, and recitals that we planned and hosted.",,10788,"Other, local or private",15788,600,"Thomas Gillach, Carver Richards, Matthew Uhan, H. Martin Zuponcic, Veda Zuponcic, Norma Haugan, Catherine Uhan, Patrick Roche, Mark Muhich, Dennis Reagan, Robert Olson, Alan Hodnik, Eric Erie, Dean Gibson, Gerry Kangas, ncy Johnson, Erica Blee, Rita Taylor, Stuart Blee ",,"Northern Lights Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Music lessons (various)",,"Provide free instrumental music lessons and theory/sightsinging lessons/workshops recitals and public performances.",2012-06-23,2012-07-20,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Veda,Zuponcic,"Northern Lights Music Festival","PO Box 147",Gilbert,MN,55741,"(856) 795-1830 ",Zuponcic@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-residency-24,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,2
15782,"Arts Project Grant",2012,3000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Number in audience and participants and letters following camp. Children will: learn specific artistic skills in 2 mediums; have increased understanding of arts in daily life; have chance to collaborate; respond to Mesabi environment.Shy children will become bold with others/will show artwork to families.","Enthusiastic response of participants and their parents.",,8530,"Other, local or private",11530,,,,"Northstar Foundation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Northstar Arts Camp",,"Present 18th annual Northstar Arts Camp.",2012-06-18,2012-06-21,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,Bednarczuk,"Northstar Foundation","PO Box 293",Hibbing,MN,55746,"(218) 262-5132 ",,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-25,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15783,"Arts Project Grant",2012,1800,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Provide low cost concert for string art expo and timber days, bring regional performers to area.Measured by attendance and response to event.","Hosted the Roe Family Singers at the Spring Art Expo and Timber Days with multiple performances.",,1090,"Other, local or private",2890,,"Kelly Dahl; Shaw Kishel; Elizabeth Rose Dahl",,"Northwoods Friends of the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Roe Family Singers concert",,"Present the Roe family singers in concert.",2012-05-07,2012-06-10,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shawna,Kishell,"Northwoods Friends of the Arts","8726 Metsa Rd PO Box 44",Cook,MN,55723,"(218) 666-5096 ",info@nwfamn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-26,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,2
15791,"Arts Project Grant",2012,2600,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Local poets will provide life changing experience for people at the shelter/shelter participants will be able to tell their life story.Responses from participants will be examined by editorial staff to critique the experience. Number of participants in workshop and books sold.","Number of participants in the publication and selling of the books.",,4900,"Other, local or private",7500,,"Marshall T. Backen, Denise Sweet, Theodore Gephardt, Linda Wing",,"Poetry Harbor","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Writing workshops and poetry publication",,"Present ten writing workshops and publish a book of poetry written by the participants.",2012-04-01,2013-03-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patrick,McKinnon,"Poetry Harbor","10 E 2nd St Apt 21",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 722-4261 ",p@poetrymotel.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-27,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15792,"Arts Project Grant",2012,2600,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Integration of local emerging artists with accomplished professionals. Providing exhibition space for local talent.Measured by observations of professional artists, attendance and participation numbers.","Number in attendance and participants.",,3800,"Other, local or private",6400,,,,"Prove Gallery","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Gallery show",,"Present a ten artist gallery show.",2012-04-01,2012-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,Roberts,"Prove Gallery","21 Lake Ave",Duluth,MN,55802,"(612) 227-8015 ",richard@provegallery.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-28,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15795,"Arts Project Grant",2012,2600,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Provide audiences a chance to see inside the creative process of legendary theater figure Tennessee Williams.Measured by purchase of tickets, studying reviews in local press, and audience surveys.","Most audience members purchased tickets for both shows and reviews were strong and positive.",,11245,"Other, local or private",13845,,"John Bray, Lynn Dandy, Jason Welles, Katie Dougherty, Anika Thompson, Steve Nys, Amy Tretheway",,"Renegade Theater Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Two drafts of Tennessee Williams play",,"Produce program of two drafts of the same play by Tennessee Williams.",2012-05-01,2012-03-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katy,Helbacka,"Renegade Theater Company","222 E Superior St Ste 306",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 499-9782 ",katyhelbacka@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-30,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15804,"Arts in Education Residency",2012,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Share folk dance in four communities to give students, teachers, community members a positive first-hand experience inside the dance.After each session questions and discussion will dwell on the value of the dancing arts in everyday life. Assessed through feedback from participants and teachers.","Feedback very positive and community involvement very good.",,1670,"Other, local or private",6670,,,,"Terrence M. Smith",Individual,"American folkdance performances",,"Share American folkdances in four regional communities.",2012-08-01,2013-03-17,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Terrence,Smith,"Terrence M. Smith",,,MN,,"(218) 728-1438 ",,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-residency-25,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15806,"Arts Project Grant",2012,2600,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Integration of local emerging film artists with national professionals.Measured by observation and input by industry professionals","Produced the 3rd annual Duluth Superior Film Festival",,54275,"Other, local or private",56875,,"Richard Hansen, Jim Brunzell, Steven Michael Grazier, Riki MacManus",,"Sound Unseen International Duluth",,"Film festival",,"Produce a five day film festival.",2012-05-01,2012-09-03,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Richard,Hansen,"Sound Unseen International Duluth","1814 E 9th St",Duluth,MN,55812,"(612) 227-8015 ",richard@soundunseen.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-31,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,2
15813,"Arts Project Grant",2012,2600,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Present free concert to a more varied audience than subscription concerts to develop a widening audience and raise appreciation for chamber music.Evaluate by attendance at concert and audience response, garnered by speaking to audience members and surveying young people about the performance.","Concert was well attended by people who are not normally exposed to live music of this kind.",,6550,"Other, local or private",9150,,"Samuel Martin, Anton Miller, Marj Stalker, James Vizanko, Jake Baker, Sumlee Beede, Brian Fischer, Kevin Hoeschen, Judge Gerald Martin, Melanie Sever",,"Three Bridges International Chamber Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Free public concert",,"Produce a free concert for the public following the music festival.",2012-05-01,2012-08-18,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Samuel,Martin,"Three Bridges International Chamber Music Festival","PO Box 3253",Duluth,MN,55803,"(218) 349-2340 ",martin@threebridges.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-32,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15814,"Arts in Education Residency",2012,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Outreach activities to supplement the music education infrastructure in the region and give local music students and teachers the opportunity to work with Three Bridges faculty.Measure attendance at master classes and seminars and follow up surveys/questionnaires from teachers and students involved.","There were a number of students and participants and they had very positive feedback.",,10022,"Other, local or private",15022,,"Samuel Martin, Anton Miller, Marj Stalker, James Vizanko, Jake Baker, Sumlee Beede, Brian Fischer, Kevin Hoeschen, Judge Gerald Martin, Melanie Sever",,"Three Bridges International Chamber Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Master classes, music lessons, and pedagogy seminars",,"Present master classes, music lessons and pedagogy seminars for area students and teachers.",2012-05-01,2012-08-18,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Samuel,Martin,"Three Bridges International Chamber Music Festival","PO Box 3253",Duluth,MN,55803,"(218) 349-2340 ",martin@threebridges.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-residency-26,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
12732,"Arts Project Grant",2012,2480,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Teach new techniques and promote quilting as an art form.Participants will be evaluated on the change in knowledge and behavior of using new techniques. Attendance and participation numbers.","Good attendance and participation.",,4770,"Other, local or private",7250,,,,"Ironworld Development Corporation AKA Minnesota Discovery Center","State Government","Quilt show/demonstration",,"Present quilt show/demonstration.",2012-04-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Scott,Stein,"Ironworld Development Corporation AKA Minnesota Discovery Center","1005 Discovery Dr",Chisholm,MN,55719,"(218) 254-1226 ",scott.stein@mndiscoverycenter.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-42,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
12733,"Arts Project Grant",2012,1323,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Presentation of a world famous recording artistMeasured by tracking audience numbers and polling audience after the concert","The audience increased and the target population was served.",,5842,"Other, local or private",7165,,,,"Matinee Musicale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Christopher Taylor recital and master classes",,"Present pianist Christopher Taylor in recital and master classes.",2012-03-01,2012-03-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nancy,Odden,"Matinee Musicale","506 W Michigan St",Duluth,MN,55802-1517,"(218) 724-8115 ",nancy@matineemusicale.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-50,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
12734,"Arts Project Grant",2012,3000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Offer three open workshops taught by professional artists culminating in an open house/exhibition. Increased attendance at classes and increase in art center membership.Increase in attendance at workshops, drawing people from surrounding communities and increase art center membership. Evaluate attendance and membership numbers.","Evaluation forms filled out by class participants.",,1650,"Other, local or private",4650,,"Ron Wirkkula, Darla Miklavcich",,"Range Artists Association, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Workshops and exhibition",,"Present workshops and exhibition of finished works.",2011-12-01,2012-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ron,Wirkkula,"Range Artists Association, Inc.","328 W Howard St",Hibbing,MN,55746-1553,"(218) 263-6785 ",minesandpines@rangeartcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-45,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
12735,"Arts Project Grant",2012,2600,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Provide audiences a chance to see inside the creative process of legendary theater figure Tennessee Williams.Measured by purchase of tickets, studying reviews in local press, and audience surveys.","Most audience members purchased tickets for both shows and reviews were strong and positive.",,11245,"Other, local or private",13845,,"John Bray, Lynn Dandy, Jason Welles, Katie Dougherty, Anika Thompson, Steve Nys, Amy Tretheway",,"Renegade Theater Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","""Spring Awakening""",,"Produce program of two drafts of the same play by Tennessee Williams.",2012-05-01,2012-03-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katy,Helbacka,"Renegade Theater Company","222 E Superior St Ste 306",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 499-9782 ",katyhelbacka@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-46,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
12882,"Arts Project Grant",2012,2600,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Chorale will prepare and perform a collaboratively creative concert.Measured by board engagement, chorale and audience interaction, audience numbers, and feedback from all.","Conducted the performances as desired and achieved the sought for 15% increase in ticket sales and new audience members. ",,17980,"Other, local or private",20580,2600,"Brad Anderson, Charles Andresen, Jean Bergum, Lynn Ann Hollatz, Margaret Johnson, Karen Keen, Jessica Leibfried, Bob Kelley, Jody Ondich, Glenn Peterson, Cathy Schuyler, Stanley Wold ",,"Arrowhead Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Musical theater presentation",,"Produce theatrical and musical presentation.",2011-10-15,2012-01-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jody,Ondich,"Arrowhead Chorale","506 W Michigan St",Duluth,MN,55802-1517,"(218) 590-8792 ",chorale@cpinternet.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-22,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,2
12884,"Arts Project Grant",2012,2600,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Produce a vibrant public performance and recording of ""The Highwayman"" by Sister Martina Hughes, a former president of the College of Saint Scholastica.Audience of at least 300 and a successful recording.","Audience numbered twice as many as usual attendees and artists over 100 professional musicians.",,25190,"Other, local or private",27790,,"Abbott Apter, Christopher Dolan, Sister Kathleen Hofer, Sister Mary Odile Cahoon, Jessica Durbin, Al Hunter, Ed Crawford, Sister Lois Eckes, Mary Ives, Fred de Sam Lazaro, Larry Goodwin, Beth Haenke, Sister Mary Susan Dewitt, Michael Hanson, Aleksis Kinca",,"The College of Saint Scholastica","Public College/University","""The Highwayman""",,"Performance of Sister Martina's ""The Highwayman,"" an award winning orchestral and choral piece.",2012-08-01,2012-11-02,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sue,Maki,"The College of Saint Scholastica","1200 Kenwood Ave",Duluth,MN,55811-4199,"(218) 723-6631 ",smaki@css.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-52,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
12885,"Arts Project Grant",2012,3000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Place at least 20 sculptures in park, engage public in artists' work, create atmosphere for collaboration and team work.Collect feedback from artists, arts organizations, business community and public.","A large audience and served several artists.",,24440,"Other, local or private",27440,,,,"Ely Winter Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Snow sculpture symposium",,"Produce snow sculpture symposium.",2011-12-01,2012-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Irene,Hartfield,"Ely Winter Festival","1600 E Sheridan St",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 365-7669 ",irene@elywinterfestival.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-47,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
12890,"Arts in Education Residency",2012,2400,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Use authentic song writing as a vehicle to promote social studies learning.Evaluate with a reflective essay from students regarding concepts and topics learned during the residency.","Foster learning in music, history, economy, genealogy, exploration and settlement of the Iron Range.",,1000,"Other, local or private",3400,,,,"Lincoln Elementary","K-12 Education","Charlie McGuire residency",,"Sponsor Charlie McGuire song writing residency in third grade classes.",2012-02-01,2012-05-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carl,Hudelson,"Lincoln Elementary","1114 E 23rd St",Hibbing,MN,55746,"(218) 262-1089 ",carlhude@hibbing.k12.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-residency-30,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
12891,"Arts Project Grant",2012,2600,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Provide opera that appeals to wider audience and provide employment for regional artistsEvaluate with positive feedback from patrons and provide paychecks to all artists who call this community ""home""","Completed performances of ""Cavalleria Rusticana"" and ""Gianni Schicchi"" for each of two production nights. ",,54460,"Other, local or private",57060,2600,"Char Taylor, Jean Jacobson, Martha Firling, Keith Swanson, James Sheetz ",,"Lyric Opera of the North","Non-Profit Business/Entity","""Cavalleria Rusticana"" and ""Gianni Schicchi""",,"Present a performance of ""Cavalleria Rusticana"" and ""Gianni Schicchi.""",2011-10-01,2011-10-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Lawrence,"Lyric Opera of the North","PO Box 462",Duluth,MN,55801,"(218) 464-0922 ",loonopera@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-43,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,2
12894,"Arts in Education Residency",2012,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Provide lesson plans for music and art teachers; invite students to produce artwork and invite everyone to a live performance. Students learn about a composition from its inspiration, composition, and presentation.Participation of six or more target schools, submission of 200 or more works of art and attendance by 100 or more students.","Teachers and parents provided very positive written responses.",,3480,"Other, local or private",8480,,,,"Mesabi Community Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","""Pictures at an Exhibition""",,"Present ""Pictures at an Exhibition"" performed by orchestra and illustrated by area students.",2011-11-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Josh,Aerie,"Mesabi Community Orchestra","PO Box 600",Virginia,MN,55792,"(218) 724-1192 ",joshaerie@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-residency-31,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
12895,"Arts Project Grant",2012,3000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Two successful performances of the concertConcert attendance and orchestra membership, audience response","Orchestra members benefitted by performing with the guest artist and the audience was very satisfied.",,3770,"Other, local or private",6770,,,,"Mesabi Community Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Alexander Sandor concerts",,"Produce 2 concerts featuring solo pianist Alexander Sandor.",2011-12-01,2012-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Josh,Aerie,"Mesabi Community Orchestra","PO Box 600",Virginia,MN,55792,"(218) 724-1192 ",joshaerie@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-51,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
12898,"Arts Project Grant",2012,2600,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Local poets will provide life changing experience for people at the shelter/shelter participants will be able to tell their life story.Responses from participants will be examined by editorial staff to critique the experience. Number of participants in workshop and books sold.","Number of participants in the publication and selling of the books.",,4900,"Other, local or private",7500,,"Marshall T. Backen, Denise Sweet, Theodore Gephardt, Linda Wing",,"Poetry Harbor","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Vibe Show",,"Present ten writing workshops and publish a book of poetry written by the participants.",2012-04-01,2013-03-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patrick,McKinnon,"Poetry Harbor","10 E 2nd St Apt 21",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 722-4261 ",p@poetrymotel.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-44,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
12899,"Arts Project Grant",2012,2600,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","To connect participating artist with many of the people who live and work in our communityMeasured by reviews and attendance at performance",,,16760,"Other, local or private",19360,,,,"Ressl Dance!","Non-Profit Business/Entity","""Dances on the Lakewalk""",,"Produce ""Dances on the Lakewalk,"" a performance of site specific dances with original choreography by Minnesota artists.",2013-05-01,2013-07-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Eliot,"Ressl Dance!","5303 Wyoming St",Duluth,MN,55804,"(218) 260-5247 ",ressldance@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-49,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
12902,"Arts Project Grant",2012,1768,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Double audience numbers and increase young attendance through open readingEvaluate by number in attendance, number of books sold and comments by all involved","Attendance at the events was somewhat larger than expected and future readings would be better promoted.",,3682,"Other, local or private",5450,,,,"Spirit Lake Poetry Series","Public College/University","Outreach poetry readings",,"Hold three outreach poetry readings.",2011-10-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ryan,Vine,"Spirit Lake Poetry Series","814 W 6th St",Duluth,MN,55806,"(218) 213-7881 ",rvine@css.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Koochiching, Itasca, Cook",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-41,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
12903,"Arts Project Grant",2012,2600,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","To provoke laughter, self reflection and thoughtful discussion through Shakespeare's play. Evaluate by hard data, including ticket sales, reviews, letters and verbal comments.","Cheryl Skafte; Bill Thompson; Paul Cann; Jamie Harvie ",,22300,"Other, local or private",24900,5000,"Cheryl Skafte; Bill Thompson; Paul Cann; Jamie Harvie",,"Wise Fool Shakespeare","Non-Profit Business/Entity","""The Taming of the Shrew""",,"Produce ""The Taming of the Shrew.""",2011-11-01,2012-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Chani,Ninneman,"Wise Fool Shakespeare","1631 E 4th St Ste 6",Duluth,MN,55812,"(218) 310-7515 ",wisefoolshakespeare@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-48,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,2
13003,"Arts Project",2010,5600,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional arts organizations expand their artistic and technical skills as well as those of their constituents. Regional audiences have access to performances beyond their traditional scope. Arts organizations will provide financial support for local and regional artists to take part in their programming and performances allowing artists the opportunity to continue to work in their communities.",,,53200,"Other, local or private",58800,,,,"Sound Unseen",,"To provide support for activities directly involved in the creation performance publication or exhibition of art or to host arts events by contracting for the services of another organization or individual to provide arts programming to the applicant orga",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Richard,Hansen,"Sound Unseen","1814 E 9th St",Duluth,MN,55812,"(612) 227-8015",richard@soundunseen.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-115,,,,
10023242,"Arts Learning Grant",2022,4700,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Project Goals will focus on Delivery and Impact. Delivery- 1) Carry out instruction of non-binary ceramic projects, in alignment with MN State Standards in the Arts visual arts, grades 4-7 per workshop curriculum 2) Provide flexible scaffolding of project instruction, appropriate to beginner level, enrichment or experimentation of hand building pottery techniques, including but not limited to: ball, pinch, coil and slab techniques 3) Rapport in providing creative safe space for youth participants Impact- Regarding Student Participation- Following each workshop, Teaching Artist will complete the following Observational Evaluation regarding student impact, which will guide and inform on workshop adaptations- a. Level of Learning Engagement (entry, enrichment, experimentation) b. Group Project Interest c. Types of Experimentation beyond Initial Instruction d. Ways Learners Used Techniques from Instruction e. Rapport and/or Issues e. Notes to Self This work will be assessed by- 1) Observational Evaluation by Teaching Artist, included in Lesson Plan 2) Anon. participant survey gathered after the 2nd and 4th workshop (second and last) 1. Was there anything about the workshop today that was challenging for you or you didn't like? 2. Explain the theme of your project today. 3. What do you enjoy about this workshop? 4. What is a project you'd like to make sometime? 5. What other kinds of art do you like? 3) Lessons focus on MN State Academic Standards in the Arts, listed in the Lesson Plan attachment. Teaching Artist will consult the selected benchmarks and evaluate if outcomes were met for each lesson. 4) The first week of Feb, an in-person evaluation will be held with Emma Spooner, Engagement Director, and the Teaching Artist, to evaluate the collaboration, based on 1)Observed delivery of lessons 2)Rapport with students and parents 3)Expected follow-thru of DAI values for this type of community event and 4) Momentum opportunities.",,,400,"Other,local or private",5100,,,,"Serenity D. Schoonover AKA Serenity Kenan",Individual,"Arts Learning Grant",,"Kid's Clay Camp: Funding will support a series of paint and pottery workshops for Duluth youth.",2021-12-01,2022-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Serenity,Schoonover,"Serenity D. Schoonover AKA Serenity Kenan",,,MN,,"(218) 626-7727",serenitykenan@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-grant-62,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Esther Piszczek: mixed media and visual artist, arts instructor; Tom Morse: Program Director, Grand Marais Folk House; Judy Nelson: writer; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Lucy Soderstrom: program coordinator, Ely Folk School","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater",,2
10023247,"Arts Learning Grant",2022,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The clearly executable goals are: 1. Hold 5 workshops. I will teach one tune a workshop, for a total of 5 tunes. 2. Hold 1 concert, open to the public, where the participants will perform all 5 tunes. 3. Print 1 tune book, for sale and distribution. For the workshop, the goal for attendance is at least 10 participants. For the concert, the goal for attendance is at least 30 attendees plus workshop participants. If we reach these numbers, it will be successful. Tune teaching will be successful if I fully teach 5 tunes in 5 sessions. Tune learning is slightly more difficult to measure, but students will be equipped with the resources to continue learning on their own (sheet music, recordings, and the live experience of learning from a teacher). If the tunebook is printed, distributed to attendees, and offered for sale at the Nordic Center, it will be successful.",,,,,5000,,,,"Sara R. Pajunen AKA Sara Pajunen",Individual,"Arts Learning Grant",,"A 6-segment Nordic Music Workshop Series at the Nordic Center in Duluth plus accompanying tunebook",2022-11-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Sara,Pajunen,"Sara R. Pajunen AKA Sara Pajunen",,,MN,,"(612) 802-2455",sara@sarapajunen.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-grant-67,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Jennifer Jubenville: Manager, the Bookstore at Fitger's; Lisa Buckman: General Manager, Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10023248,"Arts Learning Grant",2022,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","We want to provide a safe space for students to create art. There are gaps in art education in our community and it needs to be addressed. Students need art in their lives for their mental wellbeing. Art is usually one of the first specialties to be cut for funding in schools. Because of this, students need an alternative place to go for art education and we can provide this for them. Students will demonstrate the ability to work independently and in groups. Students will demonstrate the ability to perceive characteristics of pieces of art and to think critically about one's work. We will know that this work is a success by student and staff feedback as well as the gallery opening event.",,,,,5000,,,,"Angela L. Hoffman",Individual,"Arts Learning Grant",,"Washington Studio Artists Angela Hoffman and Liz Tool to teach ""Art Camp""",2022-06-14,2022-11-16,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Angela,Hoffman,"Angela L. Hoffman",,,MN,,"(218) 275-9545",angelapottery7@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-grant-68,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Jennifer Jubenville: Manager, the Bookstore at Fitger's; Lisa Buckman: General Manager, Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10023249,"Arts Learning Grant",2022,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My aim is to help Northwoods guitar players better understand each others' approach to the blues and to document and share the blues guitar vernacular of the Northwoods. Measurable outcomes include: 1) produce a series of 10 educational videos with accompanying resources (notation and tablature, play-along tracks) featuring regional guitar players, 2) publish the video series and ancillary resources on a freely and publicly available online platform. I will know that Northwoods Blues Licks is a success when I am able to share compelling, quality, instructional content with my viewers. I will know that the work is a success when I start to see Northwoods guitar players viewing, liking, and commenting on these videos. I look forward to hearing back from folks about the blues lick they learned from their favorite local guitar player, or how they use this lick in their solos all the time now, or how great all these videos look. I plan to encourage viewers to post videos of themselves playing the licks in the comments; I can't wait to hear my first viewer video! This is when I'll really know that Northwoods Blues Licks successfully documents and shares the blues guitar vernacular of the Northwoods.",,,,,5000,,,,"Darin M. Bergsven",Individual,"Arts Learning Grant",,"Northwoods Blues Licks is a series of instructional guitar videos featuring regional guitar players.",2022-06-01,2023-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Darin,Bergsven,"Darin M. Bergsven",,,MN,,"(218) 349-5715",darinbergsvenmusic@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-grant-69,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Jennifer Jubenville: Manager, the Bookstore at Fitger's; Lisa Buckman: General Manager, Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10023250,"Arts Learning Grant",2022,2282,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","I am trying to improve the brass playing of the region. I am hoping to grow the brass community and encourage lifelong music making. And I am trying to help energize the band programs struggling to recover from the pandemic. The measurable outcomes are (1) increased interest in the program demonstrated by rising numbers of participants, and (2) noticeable improvement in the participants as assessed by an expert. The work is successful if I help even one student get better at their instrument. If even one student decides to stay in band. When we started in November of 2021, I went to a number of schools to push the program, there were initially 20 interested students. When we started in person, 12 people committed to the group. I am hoping to spread the word about the group and get more hype for the beginning of the 2022-2023 season. I know there is interest. I will be able to know, as an expert in my field, whether or not the musicians are improving technically on their instruments. But, I will also get input from the band directors of the students to see if they notice any marked improvements.",,,,,2282,,,,"Derek Bromme",Individual,"Arts Learning Grant",,"The Lake Superior Low Brass Ensemble (LSLBE) for highschool level musicians",2022-06-01,2023-05-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Derek,Bromme,"Derek Bromme",,,MN,,"(218) 590-0087",bromm008@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-grant-70,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Jennifer Jubenville: Manager, the Bookstore at Fitger's; Lisa Buckman: General Manager, Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10023343,"Arts Ecosystem Grant",2022,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Evaluation Rural artist residencies will be offered to four artists. Each resident will live at The Little Knife Sanctuary for one month and will reside with three other residents. Artists will be provided with private studio and living space, stipend, transportation, and food. The artists will share their work with the public through the open house, future exhibitions and opportunities. Each artist will agree to be part of the open house and to acknowledge The Little Knife Sanctuary and the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council in their future exhibitions, performances, and / or creations. Written Evaluations will be completed before their departure as well as individual departing interviews. Goal Four artists will live and work at The Little Knife Sanctuary from May 15, 2022 until June 15, 2021. Their residencies will culminate in a public Open House on June 15, 2022 which will showcase their work and connect artists with each other and the community. *The artists will all participate in the residency for the one month duration. Resident evaluations will give feedback through written survey and individual mid-residency and final individual interviews. * The Open House attendence and response will be assessed by numbers attended and feedback surveys. Artists will be asked for feedback and input into the open house. * Engage in awareness of the residency, the artists, their work and experiences through Social Media platforms * Engage printed media and community radio to report on the artists and their residency experience.",,,1000,"Other,local or private",6000,,,,"Frank C. Sander",Individual,"Arts Ecosystem Grant",,"The launch of The Little Knife Sanctuary Artist Residency Program in Rural Duluth Township",2022-05-15,2022-06-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Frank,Sander,"Frank C. Sander",,,MN,,"(218) 481-2309",fsander@mac.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-ecosystem-grant-1,"Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater","The Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Rebecca Graves (218) 722-0952",1
10023344,"Arts Ecosystem Grant",2022,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","We are trying to create a never-before-seen online network of international professional musicians that will not only create community support for disabled artists themselves but will lend visibility and make these artists readily accessible to organizations who are interested in diversifying their rosters and including disability in their work in a more tangible way. Now when an organization like the Recording Academy or Folk Alliance say that they want to be more proactive about including disability in their diversity and inclusion efforts, we can point them to this directory and they can find the artists that fit their vision and hire them. Our measurable outcome is the creation of the website itself. If each RAMPD Professional Member has an online profile that is easy to locate and contains samples of work, press photos, notable accomplishments, a short biography, and contact information - then we'll know that RAMPD has accomplished its goal set forth in the Arts Ecosystem Grant. Our work will be a success if RAMPD has a working website that devotes a separate landing page (or an individual online profile) for each professional artist. This membership database will bring visibility to the disability music community and make it easier for industry experts, festivals, reporters, and organizations to find these artists and hire them. We will manage this website and the general membership through the RAMPD Membership Committee. We will seek to continually refine and improve the website and database as funds or volunteer hours from web designers become available. By the end of the grant period, our work will be successful if we have a working website that features profiles for each RAMPD member. The intangible goals we are aiming to meet are fostering a community of disabled music professionals, and visibility in the industry because of this resource guide. Ultimately the goal of RAMPD is mainstreaming disability culture and uplifting disabled music professionals.",,,,,5000,,,,"Gaelynn L. Tressler AKA Gaelynn Tressler",Individual,"Arts Ecosystem Grant",,"RAMPD Online Active Resource Guide",2022-01-03,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Gaelynn,Tressler,"Gaelynn L. Tressler AKA Gaelynn Tressler",,,MN,,"(218) 491-0574",gaelynn.lea.sabbatical@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-ecosystem-grant-2,"Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater",,2
10023345,"Arts Ecosystem Grant",2022,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","I have two goals for Coffee and Guitar in writing this grant. First, to ensure that as I document this ecosystem of guitar players I collect good and complete information and tell a compelling and engaging story. Measurable outcomes for this goal include: tools such as general interview questions, guide to research for upcoming guests, generating and editing transcripts, and a monthly task list/workflow to ensure I'm getting this work done effectively and efficiently. Second, to improve the production value of Coffee and Guitar videos and streamline their creation. The time it takes me each month to re-teach myself how to edit videos and actually do the editing is completely overwhelming and a significant roadblock to the sustainability of the show. Measurable outcomes for this goal will include: 2 or 3 professional quality 3-5 minute long videos of notable selections from each guest's performance and templates to help me quickly and easily create similar videos for future guests. I will know this project was a success when I am able to adequately pay guest musicians each month for their time and their performance without putting myself in financial stress. I will know the work was a success when I am able to share compelling quality content with my guests and their fans and see that they are excited to share it, too. I will really know that Coffee and Guitar is a success when I see those guests and their fans coming back to listen to and learn from other guests. This is how I'll know that Coffee and Guitar is effectively supporting, promoting, and engaging this ?mighty forest of great guitar players in northern Minnesota that stretches from the shore of Lake Superior to the headwaters of the Mississippi.?",,,,,5000,,,,"Darin M. Bergsven",Individual,"Arts Ecosystem Grant",,"Coffee and Guitar, Winter '22. A weekly livestream featuring guitar players from across the region.",2022-01-15,2022-04-23,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Darin,Bergsven,"Darin M. Bergsven",,,MN,,"(218) 349-5715",darinbergsvenmusic@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-ecosystem-grant-3,"Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater",,2
10023358,"Arts Learning Grant",2022,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Students will be able to safely and appropriately run lighting and sound in the theater including basic lighting and sound design. Students will feel comfortable creating their own set pieces and props using new skills and their own creativity. Students will leave feeling empowered and excited for future theatrical experiences with new skills from all aspects of stage craft including basic costuming, stage makeup, sound/lights, props, and sets. We will have a survey for all participants both educators and students, to see if our objectives were met and to gather feedback for future projects. In addition the finished products will be used for the Denfeld 2022-2023 Theatrical season. Ultimately participants will continue to participate in our drama program.",,,5000,"Other,local or private",10000,,,,"Denfeld Drama","K-12 Education","Arts Learning Grant",,"Denfeld Drama Technical Intensive",2022-06-13,2022-10-07,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Keely,Waechter,"Denfeld Drama","401 N 44th Ave",Duluth,MN,55807,"(218) 336-8830",keely.waechter@isd709.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-grant-71,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Jennifer Jubenville: Manager, the Bookstore at Fitger's; Lisa Buckman: General Manager, Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10023388,"Arts in the Schools",2022,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","This art residency will offer intersection with other students and teachers that is different and exciting; our hope is to make new bonds with subjects and classmates through shared interests and ideas. Having students that are able to think on their feet, approach tasks from different perspectives and think ?outside of the box', and make exciting new discoveries about art and light will go far in promoting the arts program to a diversity of students. There is also a focus on curation; not only the creation of an art piece but thinking more broadly about how it's experienced by an audience, and designing a full and informed experience. Doing an art installation for the public would bring increased public attention and celebration of the value of art. We're going to try something new with evaluation. Traditionally we offer some sort of survey, and always encounter massive obstacles in getting a majority of students (and others) to participate. As part of the project and show itself, the students will design their own evaluations - for themselves as the artists, and for participating public audience members, including their peers - and be partly responsible for following up on engagement. We hope this increases awareness of the importance of evaluation, as well as considering what ?success? means in the worlds of art and public engagement - and can deliver a higher rate of student engagement in the evaluation process. Technology may be heavily featured.","The project fulfilled the goal of mixing generations (oldest 75, youngest 7), attracting new participants from area towns, and producing quality art. We were surprised by the enthusiasm the public had the performances and impact it had on their personal memories. Cast members who were dedicated definitely grew in skill, musicality, and artistic expression. We had several brand new people to musical theatre who, through their dedication, became leaders in the production. Producing a show in the winter caused conflicts with school activities, but we've already had much discussion about how to avoid this next time. The outcome of the performances was so positive that we plan to do it again next holiday season and are contemplating making it an annual production for a few years.","Achieved proposed outcomes",,,4000,,"Sharon Rupp, Sonja Pederson, Dawn Odegard, Jeremy LeBlanc, Amanda Lecy, Ron Winter, Matt Zempel",0.00,"Yellow Medicine East School District","K-12 Education","Arts in the Schools",,"Rainbow Room: a Multimedia Art Installation",2022-03-01,2022-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tamara,Isfeld,"Yellow Medicine East School District","450 9th Ave","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 894-0813",tisfeld@isd2190.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine, Chippewa",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-schools-119,"Justin Condelli, music, theater, education; Reggie Gorter, music, education; Georgette Jones, theater, education, SMAC board; Maureen Keimig, theater, Joyce Meyer, visual art, education; Dana Miller, visual art, writing, education; Mark Wilmes, theater, S","Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Judy Beckman: vocal music, Big Stone Arts Council, Big Stone County Historical Society, Big Stone Lake Area Chamber of Commerce CEO; Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Michele Huggins: Granite Area Arts Council treasurer and volunteer, member of the Artisan Grain Collaborative, founding member of ACHALA; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;",,2
10023394,"Arts in the Schools",2022,2447,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","The project allows students to build their own melodic instrument. The instrument will be used in the regular music classes after the completion of the residency to give students more time to practice and learn. Students will get to keep their instrument at the end of the project. Students can use the dulcimer to play and create music. Because the dulcimer is an instrument the students created, there is more ownership and responsibility than with regular classroom instruments. YME School District does not have a string program, so playing the dulcimer provides a new musical experience they may not receive otherwise. Students are exposed to Scandinavian folk music they would not otherwise experience. Students will demonstrate their proficiency with their new dulcimers by playing both in a group and individually. The music teacher will gather feedback from students about the residency by having them create short reflection videos that explain what they learned and perform a song they can play.","All 51 5th grade students successfully built their very own dulcimer, and all were successful at playing their instrument. Even students who had no interest in playing an instrument loved building their own dulcimer. Many students memorized the music that Mr. Sutter taught them to play. Many also commented how proud they were because they made their own dulcimer and were even able to play it. Students also said it was challenging to play together while trying to maintain the tempo and rhythm. Our experience working with Ross Sutter is amazing. He did a great job engaging with the students while teaching them new skills. His knowledge of the dulcimer and ability to interact with the students throughout the dulcimer project is fun to witness and be involved in.","Achieved proposed outcomes",,,2447,,"Sharon Rupp, Sonja Pederson, Dawn Odegard, Jeremy LeBlanc, Amanda Lecy, Ron Winter, Matt Zempel",0.00,"Bert Raney Elementary School","K-12 Education","Arts in the Schools",,"5th Grade Dulcimer Project with Ross Sutter",2021-12-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beth,Jahn,"Bert Raney Elementary School","555 7th Ave","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 564-4081",bjahn@isd2190.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Chippewa, Yellow Medicine, Renville, Lyon, Redwood",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-schools-120,"Reggie Gorter, music, education; Michele Huggins, SMAC board; Jeff Iverson, music, theater, education; Georgette Jones, theater, music, SMAC board SMAC board; Alison Nelson, music, theater, SMAC board; Lori Sieg, arts education","Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Michele Huggins: Granite Area Arts Council treasurer and volunteer, member of the Artisan Grain Collaborative, founding member of ACHALA; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Louella Voigt: music, fiber art; Blue Mound Area Theatre board; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Janine Teske: music, theater, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley school board; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;",,2
10023395,"Arts in the Schools",2022,2695,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","The project allows students to build their own melodic instrument. The instrument will be used in the classroom after the completion of the residency to give students more time to practice and learn. Students can use the dulcimer to play and create music. Because the dulcimer is an instrument the students created, there is more ownership and responsibility than with the regular classroom instruments. There will be no fees charged to the students. We will use money from this grant to cover the cost of materials and Mr. Sutter's time/expenses. Because the uncertainty surrounding the pandemic, we are unsure the students will have the opportunity to perform live in front of an audience. Our contingency plan is to hold a virtual dulcimer performance via livestream. Students will complete a self-evaluation, answering the following questions. Reflect on your thinking, learning, and work during our dulcimer unit? What were you most proud of? What did you find frustrating with our dulcimer unit? What did you do to deal with the frustration? What can be done to make the dulcimer project a better experience for you?","Our goal was for 35 kids, but in our 1st year past COVID, I feel 23 participants is a good success. About half of the kids participating were first time attendees, which is great to see. The post interview showed that several of the students had been scared of public speaking and performing, but they all realized it wasn't as scary as they thought. As the students worked through the script, it was great to see express themselves artistically by giving Grace suggestions of changes they thought would help streamline and add to the program. During practice, the group worked as a team, with the older kids helping the younger kids with lines, where to stand, and just made them feel part of the group as a whole.","Achieved proposed outcomes",,,2695,,"Jason Louwagie, Tracy Sterner, Dan Louwagie, Al Grube, Vicki Myers, Korey Herrick, Joel Timm",0.00,"Lakeview Public Schools","K-12 Education","Arts in the Schools",,"Ross Sutter Dulcimer Residency",2021-12-01,2022-04-22,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cory,Hendrickson,"Lakeview Public Schools","PO Box 107",Cottonwood,MN,56229,"(507) 829-7800x 1120",coryhendrickson@lakeview2167.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lyon, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-schools-121,"Reggie Gorter, music, education; Michele Huggins, SMAC board; Jeff Iverson, music, theater, education; Georgette Jones, theater, music, SMAC board SMAC board; Alison Nelson, music, theater, SMAC board; Lori Sieg, arts education","Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Michele Huggins: Granite Area Arts Council treasurer and volunteer, member of the Artisan Grain Collaborative, founding member of ACHALA; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Louella Voigt: music, fiber art; Blue Mound Area Theatre board; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Janine Teske: music, theater, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley school board; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;",,2
10031120,"Arts and Cultural Exhibit",2023,42000,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8 (c)","2022-2023 Children's Museum Competitive Legacy Grant","1. Distribute 1,500 Passport to Play passes to underserved families each year (total of 3,000 over the next 2 years) through community partners, schools and public service organizations. 2. Welcome hands-on arts and cultural traveling exhibits into the children's museum engaging over 50,000 visitors each year. (2 traveling exhibits each year)",,,,"The exhibit will cost more than $42,000, so SPARK Children's Museum of Rochester will cover the rest of the costs or leverage community dollars to help support the rest.",11250,,"Chair: Tim Deutsch, General Manager, Pace International Chair Elect:Laura Kropp, Director at Primrose School of Rochester Secretary: Melissa Brinkman, CEO, Custom Alarm Treasurer: Greg Epsom, Principal Smith Schafer and Associates Shelley Henry, Director of Campaign Administration, Department of Development, Mayo Clinic Angie Bowman-Malloy, Co-owner, Midwest Flooring Solutions Ken Brown, Olmsted County Commissioner Darcy Elmer, Trust Officer Wealth Advisor, Associated Bank Private Wealth Loree Flick, Chief Enthusiast at Enthusiastic Events, LLC Jenny Hosfeld, EVP/Chief Banking Officer, Think Mutual Bank Kari Michaletz, Business Development, Construction Collaborative Becky Montpetit, Owner and Founder, Rochester Mom Shruthi Naik, VP Comparative Oncology, Vyriad Inc. Carla Nelson, Minnesota State Senate, Ex-Officio Sankesh Prabhkar, Digital River Sean Ryan, Project Manager, Ryan Companies Chris Wendland, Shareholder & Attorney, Wendland Utz, Ltd Law Firm Zoey Jantsan, Edina Realty Ben Trehey, Coulee Bank Angela Mattke MD, Mayo Clinic Soledad Andrade, Mayo Clinic Erica Schumacher, Rochester Public Schools ; CHAIR: Tim Deutsch, Pace International CHAIR ELECT: Laura Kropp, Primrose School of Rochester SECRETARY: Melissa Brinkman, Custom Alarm TREASURER :Andrew Forliti, Smith Schafer and Associates FORMER CHAIR: Shelley Henry, Mayo Clinic Angie Bowman-Malloy, Midwest Flooring Solutions Ken Brown, Olmsted County Commissioner Darcy Elmer, Associated Bank Private Wealth Loree Flick, Enthusiastic Events, LLC Jenny Hosfeld, Think Mutual Bank Kari Michaletz, Construction Collaborative Becky Montpetit, Rochester Local Shruthi Naik, Comparative Oncology, Vyriad Inc. Carla Nelson, Minnesota State Senate, Ex-Officio Sean Ryan, Ryan Companies Chris Wendland, Wendland Utz, Ltd Law Firm Zoey Jantsan, Edina Realty Ben Trehey, Coulee Bank Angela Mattke MD, Mayo Clinic Soledad Andrade, Mayo Clinic Erica Schumacher, Rochester Public Schools",,"SPARK, Children's Museum of Rochester","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Children's Museum of Rochester, Inc. will be implementing a program called Passport To Play aiming to increase the number of children and families of all ages, ethnicities, abilities and incomes to participate in hands-on arts and cultural programming and educational exhibits at the museum. Passport To Play would reach over 1,500 children and families a year from underserved communities in Southeastern Minnesota. The Children's Museum of Rochester, Inc. will also be seeking financial support for traveling exhibits to enhance the Art's and Cultural Heritage educational experiences for families in the community and focus on forging deeper connections with diverse communities across the area. ",,,2022-01-01,2023-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Lindsey,Hemker,,,,,," 507-218-3104"," lhemker@sparkrochestermn.org",Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Polk, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Todd, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Polk, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Todd, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-exhibit,,,,
10452,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2011,14750,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access",,,,55660,"Other, local or private",70410,,,,"The College of Saint Scholastica","Public College/University","The College of St. Scholastica is requesting a one year grant that would provide critical funding for its 2010-2011 Performing Arts Series, which offers a variety of arts experiences that would not normally be available in this largely rural region.",,,2010-07-01,2011-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sue,Maki,"The College of Saint Scholastica","1200 Kenwood Ave",Duluth,MN,55811-4199,"(218) 723-6631",smaki@css.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-73,,,,
10454,"Arts Access",2011,36147,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access",,,,,,36147,,,,"Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra will substantially expand its service to hospice patients by creating a new partnership with St. Mary's Medical Center, building our current relationship with St. Luke's Hospice Duluth and increasing the number of trained hospice musicians.",,,2010-07-01,2011-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jessica,Leibfried,"Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra","331 W Superior St Ste 100",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 623-3785",jleibfried@dsso.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-86,,,,
10234,"Arts Access",2011,13518,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access",,,,,,13518,,,,"Tweed Museum of Art","State Government","Tweed will engage Native audiences by 1)presenting museum collections and resources; 2)seeking input; and 3)documenting artists and resources to engage for programming.",,,2011-02-15,2012-02-14,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ken,Bloom,"Tweed Museum of Art","1201 Ordean Ct",Duluth,MN,55812-3041,"(218) 726-7056",kbloom@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-31,,,,
10245,"Arts Access",2011,5190,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access",,,,179,"Other, local or private",5369,,,,"Duluth Art Institute Association AKA Duluth Art Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Duluth Art Institute will host internationally recognized artist Wing Young Huie to present two community workshops in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Duluth to engage audiences with issues of identity and diversity through the use of portrait photography.",,,2010-07-01,2010-11-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristin,Duckart,"Duluth Art Institute Association AKA Duluth Art Institute","506 W Michigan St",Duluth,MN,55802-1517,"(218) 733-7565",kduckart@duluthartinstitute.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-35,,,,
10246,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2011,94000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access",,,,36750,"Other, local or private",130750,,,,"Duluth Festival Opera","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Duluth Festival Opera plans to tour a fully staged production of a new opera, ""Pocahontas,"" composed by Minnesotan Linda Tutas Haugen in 2007, which features the music of Native Minnesota Ojibwe musicians.",,,2011-07-01,2011-12-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Craig,Fields,"Duluth Festival Opera","222 E Superior St Ste 320",Duluth,MN,55802,"(763) 229-5426",duluthdoesopera@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-20,,,,
10247,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2011,27670,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access",,,,13570,"Other, local or private",41240,,,,"Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra will bring two concerts to venues outside Duluth presented by Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Foundation, Carlton MN; and the city of Two Harbors.",,,2011-07-09,2012-03-10,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jessica,Leibfried,"Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra","331 W Superior St Ste 100",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 623-3785",jleibfried@dsso.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-21,,,,
10249,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2011,22000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access",,,,11312,"Other, local or private",33312,,,,"Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra will bring two concerts to venues outside of Duluth presented by Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Foundation at Otter Creek Event Center, Carlton and Myles Reif Performing Arts Center, Grand Rapids.",,,2010-09-01,2011-05-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jessica,Leibfried,"Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra","331 W Superior St Ste 100",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 623-3785",jleibfried@dsso.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-22,,,,
10268,"Arts Learning",2011,14570,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Education",,,,,,14570,,,,"Granite Falls Municipal Hospital and Manor","Non-Profit Business/Entity","In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theater artists, assisted by teaching artist/writer Florence Dacey, will lead Granite Falls Manor residents in creating memory masks based on their life stories.",,,2011-02-01,2011-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Terrie,McCoss,"Granite Falls Municipal Hospital and Manor","345 10th Ave","Granite Falls",MN,56241-1499,"(320) 564-6260",tmccoss@gfmhm.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-20,,,,
10269,"Arts Learning",2011,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Education",,,,7000,"Other, local or private",37000,,,,"Grant Community School Collaborative","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Peace O' Ground, a year-long integrated arts initiative, will provide children, families, and neighbors of Duluth's Hillside multiple opportunities to experience and participate in deepening understanding of their neighborhood through the literary, visual, and performing arts.",,,2011-04-01,2012-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathy,Bogen,"Grant Community School Collaborative","108 E 6th St",Duluth,MN,55803,"(218) 733-2016",brittany.shanoff@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-21,,,,
10293,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2011,6590,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access",,,,2000,"Other, local or private",8590,,,,"Ironworld Development Corporation AKA Minnesota Discovery Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Discovery Center plans to present the Slavic cultural heritage performance group the Duquesne University Tamburitzans.",,,2011-08-07,2011-08-07,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Scott,Stein,"Ironworld Development Corporation AKA Minnesota Discovery Center","1005 Discovery Dr",Chisholm,MN,55719,"(218) 254-1238",scott.stein@mndiscoverycenter.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-31,,,,
10299,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2011,5920,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access",,,,22007,"Other, local or private",27927,,,,"Matinee Musicale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","We will present four concerts by world-class chamber musicians: Osmo Vanska's celebrated quintet, exciting mezzo soprano Sasha Cooke, the vital Copper Street Brass Quintet, and dazzling young pianist Grace Fong. Cooke, the Brass Quintet, and Fong will present master classes.",,,2010-09-21,2011-04-26,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ann,Klefstad,"Matinee Musicale","5913 London Rd",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 525-9413",klefkal@cpinternet.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-32,,,,
10319,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2011,7000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access",,,,8980,"Other, local or private",15980,,,,"Matinee Musicale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Matinee Musicale will bring the Parker Quartet to Duluth to perform in October 2011; the quartet also will give lecture/demonstrations for two high schools and the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra’s Youth Symphony. The violinist Arnaud Sussmann will perform in concert in November.",,,2011-09-01,2012-02-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ann,Klefstad,"Matinee Musicale","5913 London Rd",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 525-9413",klefkal@cpinternet.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-33,,,,
10353,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2011,17300,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access",,,,5800,"Other, local or private",23100,,,,"Northern Lights Music Festival","K-12 Education","The Northern Lights Chamber Players will present chamber music concerts in four Minnesota cities; a fully staged production of Peter and the Wolf will tour to Ely after performances in Aurora.",,,2011-04-01,2011-08-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Veda,Zuponcic,"Northern Lights Music Festival","730 Arrowhead St",Aurora,MN,55705,"(218) 229-2639",Zuponcic@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-46,,,,
10382,"Arts Learning",2011,20000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Education",,,,,,20000,,,,"Saint James Home of Duluth, Inc. AKA Woodland Hills","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Woodland Hills arts learners will use a guided creative process to explore causes, impacts, and solutions surrounding teen violence, while acquiring skills necessary to create and perform a theatrical production and foster dialogue about this issue.",,,2011-09-12,2011-12-10,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cindy,Finch,"Saint James Home of Duluth, Inc. AKA Woodland Hills","4321 Allendale Ave",Duluth,MN,55803,"(218) 728-7500x 115",cfinch@woodlandhills.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-52,,,,
12473,"Arts Project",2011,1329,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional arts organizations expand their artistic and technical skills as well as those of their constituents. Regional audiences have access to performances beyond their traditional scope. Arts organizations will provide financial support for local and regional artists to take part in their programming and performances allowing artists the opportunity to continue to work in their communities.",,,7321,"Other, local or private",8650,,,,"All Souls Night","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Produce All Souls Night, a fall themed Duluth community visual and performing arts festival.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Plaster,"All Souls Night","2737 Russell Rd",Duluth,MN,55810,"(218) 624-5579",maryplaster@aol.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-49,,,,
12490,"Arts Project",2011,2658,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional arts organizations expand their artistic and technical skills as well as those of their constituents. Regional audiences have access to performances beyond their traditional scope. Arts organizations will provide financial support for local and regional artists to take part in their programming and performances allowing artists the opportunity to continue to work in their communities.",,,18842,"Other, local or private",21500,,,,"The College of Saint Scholastica","Public College/University","Host a performance and educational workshop by the Lily Cai Chinese Dance Company in October, 2011.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sue,Maki,"The College of Saint Scholastica","1200 Kenwood Ave",Duluth,MN,55811-4199,"(218) 723-6631",smaki@css.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-51,,,,
12491,"Arts in Education Touring/Performing",2011,4990,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage",,,,7739,"Other, local or private",12729,,,,"The College of Saint Scholastica","Public College/University","Engage visual artist Tacoumba Aiken to work with area residents of all ages to collaboratively design and paint a canvas wall mural.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sue,Maki,"The College of Saint Scholastica","1200 Kenwood Ave",Duluth,MN,55811-4199,"(218) 723-6631",smaki@css.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-touringperforming-0,,,,
12492,"Arts Project",2011,2658,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional arts organizations expand their artistic and technical skills as well as those of their constituents. Regional audiences have access to performances beyond their traditional scope. Arts organizations will provide financial support for local and regional artists to take part in their programming and performances allowing artists the opportunity to continue to work in their communities.",,,19152,"Other, local or private",21810,,,,"The College of Saint Scholastica","Public College/University","Host a performance of The Intergalactic Nemesis in November, 2011.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sue,Maki,"The College of Saint Scholastica","1200 Kenwood Ave",Duluth,MN,55811-4199,"(218) 723-6631",smaki@css.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-52,,,,
12493,"Arts Project",2011,2470,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional arts organizations expand their artistic and technical skills as well as those of their constituents. Regional audiences have access to performances beyond their traditional scope. Arts organizations will provide financial support for local and regional artists to take part in their programming and performances allowing artists the opportunity to continue to work in their communities.",,,5805,"Other, local or private",8275,,,,"Common Language","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Host the 10th Annual North Shore Iron Pour and iron casting seminar.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peter,Spooner,"Common Language","4931 Jay St",Duluth,MN,55804-2464,"(218) 525-5216",pspooner@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-53,,,,
12499,"Arts Project",2011,1390,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional arts organizations expand their artistic and technical skills as well as those of their constituents. Regional audiences have access to performances beyond their traditional scope. Arts organizations will provide financial support for local and regional artists to take part in their programming and performances allowing artists the opportunity to continue to work in their communities.",,,7145,"Other, local or private",8535,,,,"Crescendo Youth Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Host a string camp in Hibbing in June 2011.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Stein,"Crescendo Youth Orchestra","PO Box 73",Hibbing,MN,55746,"(218) 969-0265",,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-54,,,,
12509,"Arts Project",2011,2780,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional arts organizations expand their artistic and technical skills as well as those of their constituents. Regional audiences have access to performances beyond their traditional scope. Arts organizations will provide financial support for local and regional artists to take part in their programming and performances allowing artists the opportunity to continue to work in their communities.",,,5170,"Other, local or private",7950,,,,"Ely Greenstone Public Arts Committee","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Produce 2011 Children's Art Camp.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Claire,Taylor,"Ely Greenstone Public Arts Committee","2647 Van Vac Rd",Ely,MN,55731-8426,"(218) 365-3141",bmaidl@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-55,,,,
12531,"Arts in Education Touring/Performing",2011,3454,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage",,,,3076,"Other, local or private",6530,,,,"Laurentian Arts and Culture Alliance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","For a photography workshop for youth on artistic photography.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Pete,Pellinen,"Laurentian Arts and Culture Alliance","510 Chestnut St PO Box 416",Virginia,MN,55792,"(218) 780-1264",lyriccenter@mchsi.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-touringperforming-2,,,,
12542,"Arts in Education Touring/Performing",2011,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage",,,,4500,"Other, local or private",9500,,,,"Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Produce the Quartet Project an annual string quartet training program for high school and upper middle school students in Duluth.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christophe,Harwood,"Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra","PO Box 434 1307 Brainerd Ave",Duluth,MN,55801-0434,"(218) 393-8169",lscoinfo@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-touringperforming-3,,,,
12543,"Arts Project",2011,2603,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional arts organizations expand their artistic and technical skills as well as those of their constituents. Regional audiences have access to performances beyond their traditional scope. Arts organizations will provide financial support for local and regional artists to take part in their programming and performances allowing artists the opportunity to continue to work in their communities.",,,7472,"Other, local or private",10075,,,,"Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Present a multimedia event featuring projected images and live dance in conjunction with a chamber orchestra performance.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christophe,Harwood,"Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra","PO Box 434 1307 Brainerd Ave",Duluth,MN,55801-0434,"(218) 393-8169",lscoinfo@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-63,,,,
12545,"Arts Project",2011,1329,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional arts organizations expand their artistic and technical skills as well as those of their constituents. Regional audiences have access to performances beyond their traditional scope. Arts organizations will provide financial support for local and regional artists to take part in their programming and performances allowing artists the opportunity to continue to work in their communities.",,,5671,"Other, local or private",7000,,,,"Lake Superior Writers","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Produce poet laureate events featuring Duluth's own poet laureate.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jim,Perlman,"Lake Superior Writers","1301 Rice Lake Rd Ste 132",Duluth,MN,55811-2755,"(218) 727-1480",writers@lakesuperiorwriters.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-64,,,,
12549,"Arts Project",2011,2658,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional arts organizations expand their artistic and technical skills as well as those of their constituents. Regional audiences have access to performances beyond their traditional scope. Arts organizations will provide financial support for local and regional artists to take part in their programming and performances allowing artists the opportunity to continue to work in their communities.",,,6742,"Other, local or private",9400,,,,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Prepare for and perform Native American music concert with Elizabeth Jaakola and the Anishinaabe Youth Chorus.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marilyn,Odean,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus","1633 Woodbury Ln",Duluth,MN,55803,"(218) 348-4045",modean@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-65,,,,
12554,"Arts Project",2011,2658,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional arts organizations expand their artistic and technical skills as well as those of their constituents. Regional audiences have access to performances beyond their traditional scope. Arts organizations will provide financial support for local and regional artists to take part in their programming and performances allowing artists the opportunity to continue to work in their communities.",,,40142,"Other, local or private",42800,,,,"Lyric Opera of the North","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Produce 3 performances of Menotti's opera Amahl and the Night Visitors.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Lawrence,"Lyric Opera of the North","PO Box 462",Duluth,MN,55801,"(218) 464-0922",loonopera@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-66,,,,
12558,"Arts Project",2011,2780,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional arts organizations expand their artistic and technical skills as well as those of their constituents. Regional audiences have access to performances beyond their traditional scope. Arts organizations will provide financial support for local and regional artists to take part in their programming and performances allowing artists the opportunity to continue to work in their communities.",,,2220,"Other, local or private",5000,,,,"Magic Smelt Puppet Troupe","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To present three sets of free public workshops in the art of outdoor parade spectacle.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jim,Ouray,"Magic Smelt Puppet Troupe","1014 S Lake Ave",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 370-8980",papahorsey@earthlink.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-68,,,,
12562,"Arts Project",2011,1192,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional arts organizations expand their artistic and technical skills as well as those of their constituents. Regional audiences have access to performances beyond their traditional scope. Arts organizations will provide financial support for local and regional artists to take part in their programming and performances allowing artists the opportunity to continue to work in their communities.",,,9477,"Other, local or private",10669,,,,"Matinee Musicale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Present a concert by the Parker Quartet winners of the Grammy Award this year for Chamber Music.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ann,Klefstad,"Matinee Musicale","5913 London Rd",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 525-9413",klefkal@cpinternet.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-70,,,,
12563,"Arts in Education Touring/Performing",2011,4380,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage",,,,13900,"Other, local or private",18280,,,,"Matinee Musicale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Present Imani Winds in a 3 day residency and recital in Duluth.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ann,Klefstad,"Matinee Musicale","5913 London Rd",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 525-9413",klefkal@cpinternet.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-touringperforming-4,,,,
12569,"Arts Project",2011,2658,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional arts organizations expand their artistic and technical skills as well as those of their constituents. Regional audiences have access to performances beyond their traditional scope. Arts organizations will provide financial support for local and regional artists to take part in their programming and performances allowing artists the opportunity to continue to work in their communities.",,,17042,"Other, local or private",19700,,,,"Renegade Theater Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Produce musical, Reefer Madness.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katy,Helbacka,"Renegade Theater Company","222 E Superior St",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 499-9782",katyhelbacka@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-71,,,,
12572,"Arts Project",2011,2780,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional arts organizations expand their artistic and technical skills as well as those of their constituents. Regional audiences have access to performances beyond their traditional scope. Arts organizations will provide financial support for local and regional artists to take part in their programming and performances allowing artists the opportunity to continue to work in their communities.",,,29220,"Other, local or private",32000,,,,"Neighborhood Housing Services of Duluth","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Commission local artists to create a series of public art installations along the arts corridor through Central Hillside, Duluth.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cliff,Knettel,"Neighborhood Housing Services of Duluth","224 E 4th St",Duluth,MN,55805,"(218) 727-8604",,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-72,,,,
12582,"Arts in Education Touring/Performing",2011,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage",,,,2500,"Other, local or private",7500,,,,"Poetry Harbor","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Present 10 workshops and publish a book of poetry written by the participants.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patrick,McKinnon,"Poetry Harbor","10 E 2nd St Ste 21",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 722-4261",p@poetrymotel.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-touringperforming-6,,,,
12583,"Arts Project",2011,2658,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional arts organizations expand their artistic and technical skills as well as those of their constituents. Regional audiences have access to performances beyond their traditional scope. Arts organizations will provide financial support for local and regional artists to take part in their programming and performances allowing artists the opportunity to continue to work in their communities.",,,8671,"Other, local or private",9999,,,,"Poetry Harbor","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Publish 3 books of poetry.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patrick,McKinnon,"Poetry Harbor","10 E 2nd St Ste 21",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 722-4261",p@poetrymotel.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-76,,,,
12584,"Arts Project",2011,2658,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional arts organizations expand their artistic and technical skills as well as those of their constituents. Regional audiences have access to performances beyond their traditional scope. Arts organizations will provide financial support for local and regional artists to take part in their programming and performances allowing artists the opportunity to continue to work in their communities.",,,8542,"Other, local or private",11200,,,,"Poetry Harbor","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Produce The Vibe Show, a poetry performance series.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patrick,McKinnon,"Poetry Harbor","10 E 2nd St Ste 21",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 722-4261",p@poetrymotel.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-77,,,,
12590,"Arts Project",2011,2658,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional arts organizations expand their artistic and technical skills as well as those of their constituents. Regional audiences have access to performances beyond their traditional scope. Arts organizations will provide financial support for local and regional artists to take part in their programming and performances allowing artists the opportunity to continue to work in their communities.",,,17742,"Other, local or private",20400,,,,"Renegade Theater Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Produce musical, Parade.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katy,Helbacka,"Renegade Theater Company","222 E Superior St",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 499-9782",katyhelbacka@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-79,,,,
12591,"Arts Project",2011,2658,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional arts organizations expand their artistic and technical skills as well as those of their constituents. Regional audiences have access to performances beyond their traditional scope. Arts organizations will provide financial support for local and regional artists to take part in their programming and performances allowing artists the opportunity to continue to work in their communities.",,,17142,"Other, local or private",19800,,,,"Ressl Dance!","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Produce ""Dances on the Lakewalk.""",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Eliot,"Ressl Dance!","5303 Wyoming St",Duluth,MN,55812,"(218) 260-5247",ressldance@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-80,,,,
12594,"Arts Project",2011,2215,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional arts organizations expand their artistic and technical skills as well as those of their constituents. Regional audiences have access to performances beyond their traditional scope. Arts organizations will provide financial support for local and regional artists to take part in their programming and performances allowing artists the opportunity to continue to work in their communities.",,,8290,"Other, local or private",10505,,,,"Sacred Heart Music Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Present Dar Williams in concert.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Eric,Swanson,"Sacred Heart Music Center","201 W 4th St",Duluth,MN,55806-2719,"(218) 723-1895",sacredheart@callta.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-81,,,,
12597,"Arts Project",2011,2780,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional arts organizations expand their artistic and technical skills as well as those of their constituents. Regional audiences have access to performances beyond their traditional scope. Arts organizations will provide financial support for local and regional artists to take part in their programming and performances allowing artists the opportunity to continue to work in their communities.",,,6745,"Other, local or private",9525,,,,"Saint Louis County Courthouse","Local/Regional Government","Host art exhibition by regional and community artists.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steve,Raukar,"Saint Louis County Courthouse","1810 12th Ave E",Hibbing,MN,55746,"(218) 262-0201",raukars@co.st-louis.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-82,,,,
12608,"Arts Project",2011,975,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional arts organizations expand their artistic and technical skills as well as those of their constituents. Regional audiences have access to performances beyond their traditional scope. Arts organizations will provide financial support for local and regional artists to take part in their programming and performances allowing artists the opportunity to continue to work in their communities.",,,2725,"Other, local or private",3700,,,,"Spirit Lake Poetry Series","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Sponsor outreach poetry readings in Grand Marais, Virginia and Grand Rapids.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Connie,Wanek,"Spirit Lake Poetry Series","3404 W Tischer Rd",Duluth,MN,55803,"(218) 724-5599",conniewanek@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-83,,,,
12609,"Arts Project",2011,2658,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional arts organizations expand their artistic and technical skills as well as those of their constituents. Regional audiences have access to performances beyond their traditional scope. Arts organizations will provide financial support for local and regional artists to take part in their programming and performances allowing artists the opportunity to continue to work in their communities.",,,9582,"Other, local or private",12240,,,,"Spirit Lake Poetry Series","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Produce poetry reading series for 2010 and 2011.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Connie,Wanek,"Spirit Lake Poetry Series","3404 W Tischer Rd",Duluth,MN,55803,"(218) 724-5599",conniewanek@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-84,,,,
12610,"Arts Project",2011,2658,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional arts organizations expand their artistic and technical skills as well as those of their constituents. Regional audiences have access to performances beyond their traditional scope. Arts organizations will provide financial support for local and regional artists to take part in their programming and performances allowing artists the opportunity to continue to work in their communities.",,,9837,"Other, local or private",12495,,,,"Spirit Lake Poetry Series","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Produce poetry reading series for 2011 and 2012.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Connie,Wanek,"Spirit Lake Poetry Series","3404 W Tischer Rd",Duluth,MN,55803,"(218) 724-5599",conniewanek@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-85,,,,
12614,"Arts in Education Touring/Performing",2011,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage",,,,6340,"Other, local or private",11340,,,,"Three Bridges International Chamber Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Produce master classes, music lessons and pedagogy seminars free for area students and teachers.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sam,Martin,"Three Bridges Int'l Chamber Music Fest","PO Box 3253",Duluth,MN,55803,"(218) 349-2340",martin@threebridges.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-touringperforming-7,,,,
12615,"Arts Project",2011,2658,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional arts organizations expand their artistic and technical skills as well as those of their constituents. Regional audiences have access to performances beyond their traditional scope. Arts organizations will provide financial support for local and regional artists to take part in their programming and performances allowing artists the opportunity to continue to work in their communities.",,,6742,"Other, local or private",9400,,,,"Three Bridges International Chamber Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Produce free chamber music concert at Sacred Heart Music Center.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sam,Martin,"Three Bridges Int'l Chamber Music Fest","PO Box 3253",Duluth,MN,55803,"(218) 349-2340",martin@threebridges.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-86,,,,
12619,"Arts in Education Touring/Performing",2011,2176,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage",,,,545,"Other, local or private",2721,,,,"Twin Ports Wind Ensemble AKA Twin Ports Wind Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Sponsor English conductor Keith Allen to work with students to teach the English form of band music.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Gilmore,"Twin Ports Wind Ensemble AKA Twin Ports Wind Orchestra","UMD Hum Bldg 231 10 University Dr",Duluth,MN,55812,"(218) 724-0852",bgilmore@charter.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-touringperforming-8,,,,
12622,"Arts Project",2011,1863,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional arts organizations expand their artistic and technical skills as well as those of their constituents. Regional audiences have access to performances beyond their traditional scope. Arts organizations will provide financial support for local and regional artists to take part in their programming and performances allowing artists the opportunity to continue to work in their communities.",,,3507,"Other, local or private",5370,,,,"Vermillion Community College","State Government","Bring poet Robert McDowell to the college for a series of public writing and poetry workshops.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carol,Orban,"Vermillion Community College","1900 Camp St E",Ely,MN,55731-1918,"(218) 235-2143",c.orban@vcc.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-87,,,,
12624,"Arts Project",2011,893,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional arts organizations expand their artistic and technical skills as well as those of their constituents. Regional audiences have access to performances beyond their traditional scope. Arts organizations will provide financial support for local and regional artists to take part in their programming and performances allowing artists the opportunity to continue to work in their communities.",,,3857,"Other, local or private",4750,,,,"Voices of Reason","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Produce concert including a staged and costumed musical segment.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Roy,Berg,"Voices of Reason","4714 1st Ave",Hibbing,MN,55746,"(218) 262-3582",royandnadine@mchsi.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-88,,,,
11634,"Arts Project",2010,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional arts organizations expand their artistic and technical skills as well as those of their constituents. Regional audiences have access to performances beyond their traditional scope. Arts organizations will provide financial support for local and regional artists to take part in their programming and performances allowing artists the opportunity to continue to work in their communities.",,,12550,"Other, local or private",18550,,,,"Renegade Theater Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To provide support for activities directly involved in the creation performance publication or exhibition of art or to host arts events by contracting for the services of another organization or individual to provide arts programming to the applicant orga",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katy,Helbacka,"Renegade Theater Company","222 E Superior St",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 499-9782",katyhelbacka@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-43,,,,
11649,"Arts Project",2010,5182,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional arts organizations expand their artistic and technical skills as well as those of their constituents. Regional audiences have access to performances beyond their traditional scope. Arts organizations will provide financial support for local and regional artists to take part in their programming and performances allowing artists the opportunity to continue to work in their communities.",,,6818,"Other, local or private",12000,,,,"Twin Ports Wind Ensemble AKA Twin Ports Wind Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To provide support for activities directly involved in the creation performance publication or exhibition of art or to host arts events by contracting for the services of another organization or individual to provide arts programming to the applicant orga",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Gilmore,"Twin Ports Wind Ensemble AKA Twin Ports Wind Orchestra","UMD Hum Bldg 231 10 University Dr",Duluth,MN,55812,"(218) 724-0852",bgilmore@charter.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-45,,,,
11650,"Arts Project",2010,5970,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional arts organizations expand their artistic and technical skills as well as those of their constituents. Regional audiences have access to performances beyond their traditional scope. Arts organizations will provide financial support for local and regional artists to take part in their programming and performances allowing artists the opportunity to continue to work in their communities.",,,8075,"Other, local or private",14045,,,,"Virginia Mural Committee","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To provide support for activities directly involved in the creation performance publication or exhibition of art or to host arts events by contracting for the services of another organization or individual to provide arts programming to the applicant orga",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marieta,Johnson,"Virginia Mural Committee","PO Box 559",Virginia,MN,55792,"(218) 749-8239",marieta@mchsi.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-46,,,,
11554,"Arts Project",2010,3423,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional arts organizations expand their artistic and technical skills as well as those of their constituents. Regional audiences have access to performances beyond their traditional scope. Arts organizations will provide financial support for local and regional artists to take part in their programming and performances allowing artists the opportunity to continue to work in their communities.",,,1495,"Other, local or private",4918,,,,"AM Chisholm Museum AKA Duluth Children's Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To provide support for activities directly involved in the creation performance publication or exhibition of art or to host arts events by contracting for the services of another organization or individual to provide arts programming to the applicant orga",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Davis,"AM Chisholm Museum AKA Duluth Children's Museum","506 W Michigan St",Duluth,MN,55802-1517,"(218) 733-7543",,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project,,,,
11558,"Arts Project",2010,1415,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional arts organizations expand their artistic and technical skills as well as those of their constituents. Regional audiences have access to performances beyond their traditional scope. Arts organizations will provide financial support for local and regional artists to take part in their programming and performances allowing artists the opportunity to continue to work in their communities.",,,5500,"Other, local or private",6915,,,,"Arrowhead Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To provide support for activities directly involved in the creation performance publication or exhibition of art or to host arts events by contracting for the services of another organization or individual to provide arts programming to the applicant orga",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jody,Ondich,"Arrowhead Chorale","506 W Michigan St",Duluth,MN,55802-1517,"(218) 590-8792",chorale@cpinternet.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-0,,,,
11562,"Arts Project",2010,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional arts organizations expand their artistic and technical skills as well as those of their constituents. Regional audiences have access to performances beyond their traditional scope. Arts organizations will provide financial support for local and regional artists to take part in their programming and performances allowing artists the opportunity to continue to work in their communities.",,,2860,"Other, local or private",4860,,,,"Chisholm Public Schools","K-12 Education","To provide support for activities directly involved in the creation performance publication or exhibition of art or to host arts events by contracting for the services of another organization or individual to provide arts programming to the applicant orga",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Ann Marie",Lubovich,"Chisholm Public Schools","301 Fourth St SW",Chisholm,MN,55719,,alubovich@chisholm.k12.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-3,,,,
11565,"Arts Project",2010,3500,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional arts organizations expand their artistic and technical skills as well as those of their constituents. Regional audiences have access to performances beyond their traditional scope. Arts organizations will provide financial support for local and regional artists to take part in their programming and performances allowing artists the opportunity to continue to work in their communities.",,,8225,"Other, local or private",11725,,,,"Colder by the Lake Comedy Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To provide support for activities directly involved in the creation performance publication or exhibition of art or to host arts events by contracting for the services of another organization or individual to provide arts programming to the applicant orga",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Margaret,Preus,"Colder by the Lake Comedy Theatre","316 Mygatt Ave",Duluth,MN,55803,"(218) 728-1999",info@colderbythelake.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-5,,,,
11566,"Arts Project",2010,4500,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional arts organizations expand their artistic and technical skills as well as those of their constituents. Regional audiences have access to performances beyond their traditional scope. Arts organizations will provide financial support for local and regional artists to take part in their programming and performances allowing artists the opportunity to continue to work in their communities.",,,4545,"Other, local or private",9045,,,,"Colder by the Lake Comedy Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To provide support for activities directly involved in the creation performance publication or exhibition of art or to host arts events by contracting for the services of another organization or individual to provide arts programming to the applicant orga",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Margaret,Preus,"Colder by the Lake Comedy Theatre","316 Mygatt Ave",Duluth,MN,55803,"(218) 728-1999",info@colderbythelake.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-6,,,,
11567,"Arts Project",2010,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional arts organizations expand their artistic and technical skills as well as those of their constituents. Regional audiences have access to performances beyond their traditional scope. Arts organizations will provide financial support for local and regional artists to take part in their programming and performances allowing artists the opportunity to continue to work in their communities.",,,12070,"Other, local or private",18070,,,,"The College of Saint Scholastica","Public College/University","To provide support for activities directly involved in the creation performance publication or exhibition of art or to host arts events by contracting for the services of another organization or individual to provide arts programming to the applicant orga",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sue,Maki,"The College of Saint Scholastica","1200 Kenwood Ave",Duluth,MN,55811-4199,"(218) 723-6631",smaki@css.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-7,,,,
11568,"Arts Project",2010,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional arts organizations expand their artistic and technical skills as well as those of their constituents. Regional audiences have access to performances beyond their traditional scope. Arts organizations will provide financial support for local and regional artists to take part in their programming and performances allowing artists the opportunity to continue to work in their communities.",,,14030,"Other, local or private",20030,,,,"The College of Saint Scholastica","Public College/University","To provide support for activities directly involved in the creation performance publication or exhibition of art or to host arts events by contracting for the services of another organization or individual to provide arts programming to the applicant orga",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sue,Maki,"The College of Saint Scholastica","1200 Kenwood Ave",Duluth,MN,55811-4199,"(218) 723-6631",smaki@css.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-8,,,,
11569,"Arts Project",2010,4275,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional arts organizations expand their artistic and technical skills as well as those of their constituents. Regional audiences have access to performances beyond their traditional scope. Arts organizations will provide financial support for local and regional artists to take part in their programming and performances allowing artists the opportunity to continue to work in their communities.",,,2450,"Other, local or private",6725,,,,"Common Language","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To provide support for activities directly involved in the creation performance publication or exhibition of art or to host arts events by contracting for the services of another organization or individual to provide arts programming to the applicant orga",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peter,Spooner,"Common Language","4931 Jay St",Duluth,MN,55804-2464,"(218) 525-5216",pspooner@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-9,,,,
11574,"Arts Project",2010,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional arts organizations expand their artistic and technical skills as well as those of their constituents. Regional audiences have access to performances beyond their traditional scope. Arts organizations will provide financial support for local and regional artists to take part in their programming and performances allowing artists the opportunity to continue to work in their communities.",,,11000,"Other, local or private",17000,,,,"Duluth Festival Opera","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To provide support for activities directly involved in the creation performance publication or exhibition of art or to host arts events by contracting for the services of another organization or individual to provide arts programming to the applicant orga",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Craig,Fields,"Duluth Festival Opera","222 E Superior St Ste 320",Duluth,MN,55802,"(763) 229-5426",duluthdoesopera@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-13,,,,
11577,"Arts Project",2010,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional arts organizations expand their artistic and technical skills as well as those of their constituents. Regional audiences have access to performances beyond their traditional scope. Arts organizations will provide financial support for local and regional artists to take part in their programming and performances allowing artists the opportunity to continue to work in their communities.",,,7875,"Other, local or private",13875,,,,"Ely Greenstone Public Arts Committee","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To provide support for activities directly involved in the creation performance publication or exhibition of art or to host arts events by contracting for the services of another organization or individual to provide arts programming to the applicant orga",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Claire,Taylor,"Ely Greenstone Public Arts Committee","2647 Van Vac Rd",Ely,MN,55731-8426,"(218) 365-3141",bmaidl@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-16,,,,
11578,"Arts Project",2010,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional arts organizations expand their artistic and technical skills as well as those of their constituents. Regional audiences have access to performances beyond their traditional scope. Arts organizations will provide financial support for local and regional artists to take part in their programming and performances allowing artists the opportunity to continue to work in their communities.",,,30600,"Other, local or private",34600,,,,"Ely Winter Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To provide support for activities directly involved in the creation performance publication or exhibition of art or to host arts events by contracting for the services of another organization or individual to provide arts programming to the applicant orga",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Irene,Hartfield,"Ely Winter Festival","423 E Sheridan St Ste 2",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 235-0627",irene@elywinterfestival.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-17,,,,
11594,"Arts Project",2010,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional arts organizations expand their artistic and technical skills as well as those of their constituents. Regional audiences have access to performances beyond their traditional scope. Arts organizations will provide financial support for local and regional artists to take part in their programming and performances allowing artists the opportunity to continue to work in their communities.",,,8500,"Other, local or private",14500,,,,"Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To provide support for activities directly involved in the creation performance publication or exhibition of art or to host arts events by contracting for the services of another organization or individual to provide arts programming to the applicant orga",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christophe,Harwood,"Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra","PO Box 434 1307 Brainerd Ave",Duluth,MN,55801-0434,"(218) 393-8169",lscoinfo@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-26,,,,
11599,"Arts Project",2010,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional arts organizations expand their artistic and technical skills as well as those of their constituents. Regional audiences have access to performances beyond their traditional scope. Arts organizations will provide financial support for local and regional artists to take part in their programming and performances allowing artists the opportunity to continue to work in their communities.",,,6000,"Other, local or private",11000,,,,"Lake Superior Suzuki Talent Program","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To provide support for activities directly involved in the creation performance publication or exhibition of art or to host arts events by contracting for the services of another organization or individual to provide arts programming to the applicant orga",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Janell,Lemire,"Lake Superior Suzuki Talent Program","105 A Chester Park Dr 31 W College St",Duluth,MN,55812,"(218) 525-3598",jlemire@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-27,,,,
11604,"Arts Project",2010,3300,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional arts organizations expand their artistic and technical skills as well as those of their constituents. Regional audiences have access to performances beyond their traditional scope. Arts organizations will provide financial support for local and regional artists to take part in their programming and performances allowing artists the opportunity to continue to work in their communities.",,,5050,"Other, local or private",8350,,,,"Matinee Musicale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To provide support for activities directly involved in the creation performance publication or exhibition of art or to host arts events by contracting for the services of another organization or individual to provide arts programming to the applicant orga",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nancy,Odden,"Matinee Musicale","506 W Michigan St",Duluth,MN,55802-1517,"(218) 724-8115",nancy@matineemusicale.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-30,,,,
11610,"Arts Project",2010,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional arts organizations expand their artistic and technical skills as well as those of their constituents. Regional audiences have access to performances beyond their traditional scope. Arts organizations will provide financial support for local and regional artists to take part in their programming and performances allowing artists the opportunity to continue to work in their communities.",,,6650,"Other, local or private",10650,,,,"Mesabi Community Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To provide support for activities directly involved in the creation performance publication or exhibition of art or to host arts events by contracting for the services of another organization or individual to provide arts programming to the applicant orga",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Josh,Aerie,"Mesabi Community Orchestra","PO Box 600",Virginia,MN,55792,"(218) 724-1192",joshaerie@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-32,,,,
11620,"Arts Project",2010,3100,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional arts organizations expand their artistic and technical skills as well as those of their constituents. Regional audiences have access to performances beyond their traditional scope. Arts organizations will provide financial support for local and regional artists to take part in their programming and performances allowing artists the opportunity to continue to work in their communities.",,,6380,"Other, local or private",9480,,,,"Northstar Foundation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To provide support for activities directly involved in the creation performance publication or exhibition of art or to host arts events by contracting for the services of another organization or individual to provide arts programming to the applicant orga",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,Bednarczuk,"Northstar Foundation","3827 Mesaba Park Rd",Hibbing,MN,55746-8551,"(218) 262-5132",,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-38,,,,
11624,"Arts Project",2010,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional arts organizations expand their artistic and technical skills as well as those of their constituents. Regional audiences have access to performances beyond their traditional scope. Arts organizations will provide financial support for local and regional artists to take part in their programming and performances allowing artists the opportunity to continue to work in their communities.",,,2110,"Other, local or private",8110,,,,"Over The Top Dance Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To provide support for activities directly involved in the creation performance publication or exhibition of art or to host arts events by contracting for the services of another organization or individual to provide arts programming to the applicant orga",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Juliana,Bertelsen,"Over The Top Dance Company","2001 E 9h St",Duluth,MN,55812,"(218) 591-0748",julidaybylight@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-39,,,,
11626,"Arts Project",2010,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional arts organizations expand their artistic and technical skills as well as those of their constituents. Regional audiences have access to performances beyond their traditional scope. Arts organizations will provide financial support for local and regional artists to take part in their programming and performances allowing artists the opportunity to continue to work in their communities.",,,2100,"Other, local or private",8100,,,,"Poetry Harbor","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To provide support for activities directly involved in the creation performance publication or exhibition of art or to host arts events by contracting for the services of another organization or individual to provide arts programming to the applicant orga",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patrick,McKinnon,"Poetry Harbor","10 E 2nd St Ste 21",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 722-4261",p@poetrymotel.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-40,,,,
11627,"Arts Project",2010,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional arts organizations expand their artistic and technical skills as well as those of their constituents. Regional audiences have access to performances beyond their traditional scope. Arts organizations will provide financial support for local and regional artists to take part in their programming and performances allowing artists the opportunity to continue to work in their communities.",,,4200,"Other, local or private",10200,,,,"Poetry Harbor","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To provide support for activities directly involved in the creation performance publication or exhibition of art or to host arts events by contracting for the services of another organization or individual to provide arts programming to the applicant orga",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patrick,McKinnon,"Poetry Harbor","10 E 2nd St Ste 21",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 722-4261",p@poetrymotel.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-41,,,,
10032186,"Arts in the Schools",2024,2494,,"ACHF Arts Education","The project allows students to build their own melodic instrument. The instrument will be used in the regular music classes after the completion of the residency to give students more time to practice and learn. Students will get to keep their instrument at the end of the project. Students can use the dulcimer to play and create music. Because the dulcimer is an instrument the students created, there is more ownership and responsibility than with regular classroom instruments. YME School District does not have a string program, so playing the dulcimer provides a new musical experience they may not receive otherwise. Students are exposed to Scandinavian folk music they would not otherwise experience. Students will demonstrate their proficiency with their new dulcimers by playing both in a group and individually. The music teacher will gather feedback from students about the residency by having them create short reflection videos that explain what they learned and perform a song they can play. The students will also demonstrate their ability to perform as a group by playing several selections in their spring concert.",,,,,2494,,,,"Bert Raney Elementary School","K-12 Education","Arts in the Schools",,"5th Grade Dulcimer Residency with Ross Sutter",2024-01-08,2024-04-30,,Completed,,,Beth,Jahn,"Bert Raney Elementary School","555 7th Ave","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 564-4081",bjahn@isd2190.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-schools-132,"Bob Dorlac, visual art, education; Thomas Flynn, writing, visual art, education; John Ginocchio, music, education; Georgette Jones, theater, music, education; David KelseyBassett, visual art, music, SMAC board; Joyce Meyer, visual art, education; Ana Serrano, visual art, SMAC board; Kerry Ward, visual art.","Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Judy Beckman: vocal music, Big Stone Arts Council, Big Stone County Historical Society, Big Stone Lake Area Chamber of Commerce CEO; Maggie Fuller: visual art, writing; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Erin Kline, visual art, music, writing, education, SMSU Diversity and Inclusion; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board; Jessica Mata: visual art, dance, Kerkhoven Arts Council; Kylie Rieke: ceramics, murals, music, theater, T-Bird Community Arts Board; Ana Serrano: visual art, business; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Gillian Singler, MN West Community and Technical College chair of Humanities and English instructor, Creative Healing Space volunteer, writer, theater director; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Mark Wilmes: Tyler Arts Council board president, actor/director, musician, reporter.",,2
20730,"Arts Learning",2013,63080,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Puppetry performances and workshops will increase participants' understanding of the relationship between scientific and artistic processes. Participants will see puppet shows framed in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math inquiry and create puppets exploring scientific principles/processes. Pre/post surveys will measure knowledge, understanding, and perceptions of the relationship between art and science. 2: Z Puppets' STEAM performances and workshops at Duluth Children's Museum will increase access to arts learning for low-income families and youth in Duluth. Z Puppets' STEAM performances and workshops at Duluth Children's Museum will increase access to arts learning for low-income families and youth in Duluth.","I worked with Duluth Children’s Museum and Boys and Girls Club Northland to present 11 performances, 15 puppet labs and 1 weeklong arts camp. Each performance began by highlighting examples of STEM in our puppetry. We then asked the audience to watch and listen closely so they could identify where, when and how they saw science and art overlap. After the show, we offered incentives (temporary tattoos, prize drawings) for people to report their observations via surveys. The evaluation report indicates that before the performances most respondents had not thought about the connections between science and art. After the show, they made a wide variety of connections, including observations about the science involved in set and puppet design, construction and content. In puppet labs, children and adults explored the scientific principles and processes involved in puppet making. Through video, photos and interviews, we documented participants’ scientartistic discoveries. 2: Admission to all events at the Duluth Children’s Museum was free. Additionally, we brought free puppet labs to two different Boys and Girls Club Northland branches. We were the only professional teaching artists making visits to Boys and Girls Club branches throughout the year. Although Boys and Girls Club regularly provides activities that boost participants interest in academics, our series of performances and workshops was the first time Boys and Girls Club integrated STEM with the arts. We also worked closely with Mentor Duluth and did significant outreach to thirteen different community organizations who serve low income youth. We made email, phone and in-person contact with program leaders, describing the programs and then providing each with print and electronic flyers to share with their constituents. Although the contacts responded enthusiastically and brought youth groups to some events, transportation was a persistent barrier to participation.",,669,"Other, local or private",63749,3186,,0.00,"Shari G. Aronson AKA Shari Aronson",Individual,"Arts Learning",,"Puppeteer Aronson and collaborators will tour Z Puppets Monkey Mind Pirates performances and workshops to sixteen northern Minnesota sites in summer 2013, integrating puppetry, music, and yoga to give families creative tools for finding calm.",2013-03-01,2014-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shari,Aronson,"Shari G. Aronson AKA Shari Aronson",,,MN,,"(612) 267-7344 ",shari@zpuppets.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-341,"Scott Bean: Retired elementary art teacher; practicing artist; Camilla Berry: Artist and educator; Gita Ghei: Sculptor and arts educator; Bernadette Mahfood: Jewelry and glass tile artist and educator; Laura Meyer: English teacher, Big Lake Schools; Rebecca Meyer-Larson: Theatare arts, language arts and speech communications teacher, Moorhead High School; Gretchen Pick: Artistic director, Young Dance, Twin Cities","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20731,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2013,63161,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A new concert version of Monkey Mind Pirates will provide northern Minnesota families with a quality arts experience and creative approach to stress relief. Children will express their understanding of calm through post-show creative activities. Through written, verbal, and visual reflection, families will use a 5-point scale to rate the artistic quality and usefulness of tools for calm in the performance. 2: In workshops for Down Syndrome Association Minnesota parent groups, adults will learn Monkey Mind Pirates' creative tools to help their families find calm. Pre-surveys will measure participants’ awareness of stress relief techniques. Post-surveys will assess how participants anticipate using Monkey Mind Pirates’ characters, metaphors, music, and mindfulness methods to address stress in their families.","Z Puppets’ 2013 tour fulfilled the originally stated outcome of providing northern Minnesota families with a quality arts experience and creative approach to stress relief through our puppet, rock, yoga adventure Monkey Mind Pirates. We adapted the production to fit the needs of informal community venues by scaling down the narrative, sets and technical effects while increasing the interactivity. We presented this new Monkey Mind Pirates Family Yoga Party at all nine branches of the Kitchigami Library System, Duluth’s Twin Ports Bridge Festival and at Down Up North (Duluth affiliate of Down Syndrome Association Minnesota). To measure the impact of this new show, we asked audience members to fill out post-show surveys. As an incentive, we offered to enter each completed survey in a drawing for a prize (a Monkey Mind Pirates CD). Respondents indicated a high understanding and usefulness of the key messages of our Quest for Calm and rated high levels of engagement and enjoyment of the show. 2: We worked with Down Syndrome Association Minnesota Duluth affiliate, Down Up North to provide three Monkey Mind Pirates playful mindfulness family workshops. The series began with a free public performance of Monkey Mind Pirates Family Yoga Party at the end of Down Up North’s popular annual picnic. At the end of each workshop, we asked the participants to share with us how they anticipated using Z Puppets’ characters, metaphors, music, and mindfulness methods to address stress in their families. The families rated the usefulness high because of the multi-modal approach combining music, puppets, story, and yoga. They noted that the activities worked best for the youth participants with Down Syndrome (ages 4-6) when the emphasis was on physical and tangible creative activity vs. discussion.",,16055,"Other, local or private",79216,,,0.00,"Shari G. Aronson AKA Shari Aronson",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Puppeteer Shari Aronson and collaborators will tour Monkey Mind Pirates performances and workshops to 16 new North Minnesota sites in Summer 2013, integrating puppetry, music and yoga to give families creative tools for finding calm.",2013-05-01,2014-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shari,Aronson,"Shari G. Aronson AKA Shari Aronson",,,MN,,"(612) 267-7344 ",shari@zpuppets.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Hubbard, St. Louis, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-143,"Jeffery Amundson: Executive Director, Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale; Adrienne Dorn: Director of Development, The Cedar Cultural Center; Stephanie Eichman: President of the Board of Directors; Minnesota Dance Ensemble; Christine Gradl Seitz: Executive and Artistic Director, Duluth Playhouse; Andrew Maus: Executive Director, Minnesota Marine Art Museum, Winona; Margaret McCreary: Puppeteer, artist/educator; James Scott: General Manager, Guthrie Theater, contracts and negotiations; Iris Shiraishi: Artistic Director, Mu Daiko; taiko drumming/music; Robert Thomas III: Associate Director of Development and Company Manager, Great River Shakespeare Festival, Winona","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20734,"Arts Access",2013,6574,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Identify real and perceived barriers to participation and provide hands-on music making for groups, so that more people participate in the arts. Evaluation will be the number of people participating, the consistency of participants, and leadership within the group that takes place as the participants feel they belong, share drum skills, and become confident in their musical ability. 2: Offer drumming classes free of charge for five identified community organizations that have expressed interest but do not have the funding. Complete ten weeks of free drumming classes with each of the five community groups, inviting the larger community to participate in three sessions with each group.","Real and perceived barriers to art were addressed with this grant. We worked with two populations: assisted/memory care clients and economically disadvantaged clients. In both populations the participants were able to participate in arts (drum and rhythm circles) that they both thought they couldn't do and they did not have access to. Weekly and monthly drum circles were held, drums and rhythm instruments provided and the groups were facilitated in the process of making their own drum song. This project did not teach rhythms but encouraged the group to create their own. This alleviates the stress of having to perform. Evaluations were meetings with the activities directors from AftonRo and de-briefing with the participants at Bayview Terrace (Community Partners.) 2: This program of providing HealthRHYTHMS based drum programs for both Bayview Terrace in Two Harbors and Aftonro in Duluth provided much needed access to the arts for both populations. Bayview Terrace houses economically and physically disadvantaged adults. Many do not drive, have money to attend arts events, or are able to leave the premises. This population was extremely grateful for the opportunity to have music available to them and that they were able to actively participate. Aftonro is a facility for extended care and most of the residents do not leave the premises except for medical appointments. Many of the participants here expressed the need to have access to arts activities where they could actively participate rather than just listen. One 90 plus year old told us, Drumming is good for me.",,3489,"Other, local or private",10063,937,"Linda Melcher, Rachel Nelson, Mary Rosati",0.50,"Arts on Superior","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Community drum instruction provides access to the arts for groups identified as underserved due to economic and mobility issues, isolation, and perceived lack of exposure to music. Drum circles support extending and deepening their musical experience.",2013-01-01,2013-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Linda,Melcher,"Arts on Superior","PO Box 185","Two Harbors",MN,55616,"(651) 208-4991 ",artsonsuperior@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-169,"Melanie Davis: Volunteer Services and Corporate Engagement Director, Lyngblomsten, St. Paul; Alice De Yonge: Program director, Project G.E.M., nonprofit that serves special needs youth; Anna Deschampe: School Director, Oshki Ogimaag Community School, Grand Portage; Sharon Fischlowitz: Executive Director, Black Label Movement, Minneapolis; David Machacek: Executive director, ArtOrg, Visual artist; MaryLynn Pulscher: Environmental Education Coordinator, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board; Toni Quirk: Vice president of development PAI (provides services to adults with developmental disabilities), White Bear Lake.; Kristine Wyant: Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations., Minneapolis College of Art and Design","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20737,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2013,90478,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","James Sewell Ballet will collaborate with other high caliber professional artists in the eight Minnesota touring cities to present Lover. Musical guest artists are intended highlights of the Lover production. Beyond enhancing the quality of the production through collaboration, professional artists will be sharing their art form with new audiences. 2: James Sewell Ballet will work and engage with presenters to introduce people to contemporary ballet in eight touring destinations throughout Minnesota. James Sewell Ballet will ensure success with this outcome by working with presenters in advance of visits. One measure of achievement will be how James Sewell Ballet and the presenters work together to include audience members in the artistic product, Your Move.","James Sewell Ballet toured the proposed Lover/Your Move Tour to eight greater Minnesota communities: Staples, Red Wing, Dawson, Austin, Grand Rapids, Luverne, Faribault and Duluth. Not only did we reach new Minnesota communities – and others locations not visited in many years – but we brought our unique contemporary work along with prominent Twin Cities’ song and theater artists on the tour with us and featured in the Lover work. This was a treat for audiences, and they told us so! Your Move was the other piece on the program. We were able to reach out to the local dance communities, solicit video of Their Moves in advance, and include their specific movement and dance participation in the staged productions at each location. Many of the local participants expressed genuine thanks and were thrilled to be involved with the James Sewell Ballet artists in this high level engagement. We did seek feedback from people attending performances via verbal and survey response to know we made a significant impact. 2: Our efforts to work with the selected presenting communities was an outgrowth of James Sewell Ballet’s participation in a Minnesota Presenters’ Conference the year before. Since that was the platform to pre-determine interest in the Lover/Your Move Tour that we completed, James Sewell Ballet’s Artistic and Executive Directors spoke with venue representatives at the original conference. That gave us the confidence and opportunity well in advance to know we had reliable and networked partners that could make our plans successful, in both reaching and involving dance audiences. Beyond our presenting partners in the eight communities, we also reached out to local dance schools and instructors to plan our activities and maximize results with the Your Move work. We got excellent feedback about the experience from the actual participants. We can effectively use this approach in other Minnesota communities in the future.",,58545,"Other, local or private",149023,5714,"L Tom Anderson, Laura Bednarski, Paula Claire, Jayne Emory, Dean Genth, Joanne Gordon, Kelly Kita, James McCarthy, Jenny Lind Nilsson, Martin Rigney, Kevin Smith, Steven Suckow, George Sutton, Michelle Wirtz",3.75,"Ballet Works, Inc. AKA James Sewell Ballet","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"James Sewell Ballet will tour Lover and ""Your Move"" to eight Minnesota venues, featuring dance, live music, and audience participation in movement creativity.",2013-05-01,2014-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tom,McNamee,"Ballet Works, Inc. AKA James Sewell Ballet","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 215",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 672-0480 ",tom@jsballet.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Goodhue, Rock, Todd, Rice, Mower, Lac qui Parle, St. Louis, Itasca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-146,"Jeffery Amundson: Executive Director, Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale; Adrienne Dorn: Director of Development, The Cedar Cultural Center; Stephanie Eichman: President of the Board of Directors; Minnesota Dance Ensemble; Christine Gradl Seitz: Executive and Artistic Director, Duluth Playhouse; Andrew Maus: Executive Director, Minnesota Marine Art Museum, Winona; Margaret McCreary: Puppeteer, artist/educator; James Scott: General Manager, Guthrie Theater, contracts and negotiations; Iris Shiraishi: Artistic Director, Mu Daiko; taiko drumming/music; Robert Thomas III: Associate Director of Development and Company Manager, Great River Shakespeare Festival, Winona","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20741,"Arts Learning",2013,22545,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","We will increase the quantity and types of arts learning available to writers in northern Minnesota and beyond by reviving the Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference. Once we have brought talented, successful writers to our rural, traditionally underserved region and run a successful writers conference we will use written evaluations from participants and faculty to assess our level of achievement of our goal. 2: The writers’ conference is accessible to more Minnesotans because a financial barrier is addressed. We will know we've achieved our goal by awarding three need/merit-based scholarships to Minnesotans to lower the financial barrier with the goal of encouraging more Minnesotans to attend the conference and engage in this unique arts learning opportunity.","The main outcome was to increase access to a high quality literary experience, appreciation for the literary arts, and access to and awareness of award-winning writers from the national literary scene. Based on responses to questionnaires 27 out of 31 respondents felt that the quality of the workshop they attended for the week was excellent and the remaining 4 felt it was good, the next best response. In regards questions about the quality of the Craft Talk and Conversation with Ron Carlson and the quality of the Evening Reading Series 27 out of 31 respondents felt that their quality were excellent and only 3 others responded to these questions, but their responses were good. The Craft Talks and the Workshops positively impacted the participants' knowledge and awareness of creative writing. When asked how much has the conference increased your understanding of creative writing? 12 participants responded with 5, 11 with 4 on a scale of 0-5; 0 being none and 5 being very. 2: With the goal of attracting more Minnesotans to attend this conference in the Outstate in order that they could engage with nationally recognized writers from outside the state in this unique arts learning opportunity, we offered 3 need/merit-based scholarships to Minnesotans to lower financial barriers to Minnesotans’ participation. We intended for the conference fee to be affordable, and 28 of the 31 respondents to our questionnaire felt that the fee was excellent or good. We had 42 workshop participants, the majority of them Minnesotans; we had participants from 14 counties in Minnesota. And our evening reading series, which was free and open to the public, attracted a number of people from Bemidji and the surrounding area.",,31615,"Other, local or private",54160,12500,"Larry Swain, Robert Griggs, Lynn Johnson, Susan Hauser, Rose Weaver",0.00,"Bemidji State University AKA Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference","State Government","Arts Learning",,"The Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference offers intensive five-day workshops with well-published writers who are also excellent teachers. The workshops, capped at thirteen participants, become intimate learning communities for writers at all levels.",2013-06-01,2013-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sean,Hill,"Bemidji State University AKA Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference","1500 Birchmont Dr NE Ste 23",Bemidji,MN,56601-2699,"(478) 454-8362 ",seanhill73@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dodge, Hennepin, Itasca, Lake, Morrison, St. Louis, Scott, Stevens",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-342,"Scott Bean: Retired elementary art teacher; practicing artist; Camilla Berry: Artist and educator; Gita Ghei: Sculptor and arts educator; Bernadette Mahfood: Jewelry and glass tile artist and educator; Laura Meyer: English teacher, Big Lake Schools; Rebecca Meyer-Larson: Theatare arts, language arts and speech communications teacher, Moorhead High School; Gretchen Pick: Artistic director, Young Dance, Twin Cities","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
10030232,"Arts Education",2024,35000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Duluth students will gain skills to practice and advance their musical endeavors. Participants will complete a pre and post-survey. Attendance to public performance participation will be tracked, as well as growth and retention of quarterly registrations.",,,,,35000,,,,"Armory Arts and Music Center AKA Music Resource Center-Duluth Armory","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Education",,"The Music Resource Center will provide area teenagers with music education and access to instruments and recording equipment, in a safe and creatively supportive environment.",2024-02-01,2025-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Mark,Poirier,"Armory Arts and Music Center AKA Music Resource Center-Duluth Armory","1626 London Rd Ste 779",Duluth,MN,55812,"(218) 428-9686",mark@dulutharmory.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-4,"Katharina Aymeloglu: Aymeloglu is a painter and illustrator currently based in Minneapolis. As a painter, she creates gestural oil paintings that are intimate studies of inanimate objects. As an illustrator, her work is whimsical and crafted using a mix of traditional and digital media. She received a BA in studio art from Wesleyan University. Beyond her work as an artist, she has more than six years of nonprofit experience, including work with grant writing and revision.; Alicia Bayer: Bayer is a writer and poet. She is the author of eight books, including children's books, poetry books, and nonfiction titles. She and her family run the Westbrook Arts Center, a free community arts center stocked with art materials, musical instruments, crafting supplies, books, photography equipment, costumes, games, and more that anyone can use for no cost. The Center is in a rescued 120-year old church building.; Shanna Cramer: Cramer founded Creatively Uncorked, a prominent paint and sip company in the Fargo Moorhead area. Cramer serves on the Red River Watercolor Society and Art of the Lakes Association boards. With a strong interest in plein air painting, she has taken on the role of chair of the Prairie Lakes Plein Air competition. Cramer previously worked in illustration and graphic design after attending Alexandria Technical College for communication art and design.; Rebecca Froehlich: Froehlich serves as the development and communications manager for the Minnesota Urban Debate League. She received her BFA in painting from the University of South Dakota and recently earned her master of arts in education at Augsburg University. She has been trained as an artist in healthcare within rural and urban settings at the University of South Dakota and the University of Florida. Most recently, she led telehealth arts programming in rural Minnesota. She also has experience as a high school and college speech coach.; Shirin Ghoraishi: Ghoraishi is a dynamic individual with a passion for the arts. As a cofounder of Eclectika Gallery in Dallas, Texas, she played a pivotal role in curating and promoting the works of more than 36 talented artists during its vibrant tenure from 2016 to 2017. Her dedication to the artistic community extended further as she assumed the role of curator during this period. Presently, Ghoraishi has embarked on a journey with the Ragamala Dance Company, where she serves as the programs and operations manager. Her commitment to the organization ensures the seamless execution of their diverse artistic programs and operations. Beyond her managerial roles, Ghoraishi is a visual artist who delves into the intriguing intersection of virtual reality and reality in her creative endeavors. Her artistry transcends borders, having been showcased both nationally and internationally. Ghoraishi continues to push the boundaries of artistic expression, making an impact on the contemporary art scene.; Nicole Havekost: Havekost is an artist educator and visual artist living in Rochester. She has twice served on Minnesota State Arts Board grant review panels, and served on the Minneapolis Institute of Art Minnesota Artist Exhibition Program (MAEP) review panel. She has received support from the Minnesota State Arts Board and exhibited extensively in the state.; Brian Rowe: Rowe has led experience design, strategy, organizational development, and IT across multiple industries. He's currently a principal strategy consultant and racial and health equity coach at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota. Rowe graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College with a BA in theater arts. He has helped connect arts education professionals to design and software development resources, served on arts curriculum advisories, and performed music across diverse genres.; Rebecca Smith: Smith is a communications consultant specializing in strategy, messaging, and public relations for nonprofits and independent businesses. She spearheaded communications at Violence Free Minnesota for eight years and counts a complete rebranding and name change of the statewide coalition among her accomplishments. Smith has served on several boards and concluded a decade of service on the Family Tree board in December 2022. She is currently serving her second term as board president for the PFund Foundation, the only LGBTQIA+ community foundation serving the upper Midwest.; Sten Wall: Wall is a state public programs coordinator for HealthPartners where he specializes in Medicaid policy. He has a master?s degree in public administration and nonprofit management. He was a professional stage manager in several states including Minnesota after graduating with a degree in theater. He served on the board of Chaska Valley Family Theatre from 2019-2022. Most recently, he has joined the Minneapolis Commodores Chorus.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10030296,"Arts Experiences",2024,35000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","This project will provide opportunities for adults with disabilities to engage in artistic endeavors, cultivating skills and recognizing talent. The project will be evaluated by maintaining the number of individuals participating in inclusive arts learning settings, being taught at a pace and with a subject designed for their individual learning styles and preferences.",,,,,35000,,,,"CHOICE, Unlimited","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Experiences",,"CHOICE, Unlimited will offer its ARTS Program, dedicated to creating artistic outlets and experiences for people with disabilities; providing platforms for self-expression and an opportunity to educate the public to the incredible possibilities all indivi",2024-05-01,2025-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Kristie,Buchman,"CHOICE, Unlimited","1829 E Superior St",Duluth,MN,55812,"(218) 724-5869x 201",kbuchman@choiceunlimited.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-experiences-18,"Ross Anderson: Anderson performs in southwest Minnesota on clarinet and saxophone with a jazz duo, the Route 68 big band and is also principal clarinet with the Southwest Minnesota Orchestra. He has served as a grant review panelist for the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council and received grants from SMAC in 2013 (to record a CD) and 2006. He has been an adjunct instructor of jazz improv at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. Anderson attended the University of Chicago Laboratory School where he learned the basics of jazz improvisation. He has a BA from the University of Minnesota in history.; Noreen Buhmann: Buhmann has had a rich career serving people and the planet in human service nonprofit, higher education, natural resources, and disability law. Her work has focused on community development including strategic planning, business development and revenue generation, creating functional service delivery systems, public relations, board development, donor cultivation and philanthropy, grants management, and intentional inclusion of previously unrepresented or underrepresented people throughout Minnesota. Buhmann has served on formal boards, planning commissions, advisory committees, and created informal groups to address community needs related to access, participation, gaps in service, or cultural representation in community. In addition to participating in or leading countless workshops, conferences, and public education offerings, Buhmann?s education includes a master's degree in education leadership with combined study in curriculum and instruction. ; Judith Kaper: Kaper is originally from southern Michigan. She moved to the Twin Cities to attend Concordia University, where she graduated with a degree in education and a minor in theater/communication. She has worked for the State of Minnesota for nearly ten years as an HRIS Analyst. Kaper is a member of the Friends of the Library, the Friends of the Minnesota State Fair, and supports her community by serving on the Rosefest Parade Committee.; Anna Lehner: Lehner is an interdisciplinary artist working at the intersections of art and structural geology. In 2019, Lehner received a MA/MFA in glass at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and was a graduate associate to the Center for Culture, History, and Environment within the Nelson Institute. In 2016, Lehner received a BFA in 3D fine art and a BA in art history from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Lehner has received multiple awards including a Fulbright Graduate Research Award and has been included in professional publications such as New Glass Review of the Corning Museum of Glass. Currently, Lehner is the executive director at Foci Minnesota Center for Glass Arts a glass arts nonprofit.; Marianne Manzler: Manzler is a writer-teacher, former Fulbright scholar, and former AmeriCorps member. Her essay ""On the Making of a Mumu"" was a notable mention in Best American Essays 2022. She graduated with a BA in English literature from The Ohio State University and a MFA in creative writing from the University of Washington. She is the interim education manager at the Loft Literary Center.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10030306,"Arts Education",2024,18110,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Fifteen students will increase their art knowledge and skill by engaging in the design and creation of a mural that will be placed in the community. The project outcome will be evaluated by tracking the number of participants and their attendance, student engagement during workshop sessions, and student and artist reflections via pre- and post-workshop surveys.",,,,,18110,,,,"The College of Saint Scholastica","Private College/University","Arts Education",,"The College of St. Scholastica's art program will host a five-day summer mural project, which will bring high school sophomores and juniors from the Arrowhead region to St. Scholastica's campus to create a mural for the community.",2024-02-01,2025-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Amanda,"Abrahamson Roseth","The College of Saint Scholastica","1200 Kenwood Ave",Duluth,MN,55811,"(218) 723-6734",css_grants@css.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-21,"Brandon Boat: Boat is one of the cofounders of Danger Boat Productions, which produces The Theater of Public Policy. In more than 600 performances around the country, he has created brand new formats as well as pushed boundaries for improvisational theater. Through live performances, in person installations, as well as digital bots, he's helped audiences explore big ideas through comedy. He received a BA in history from Gustavus Adolphus College and has served on the board of numerous organizations including YNPN-TC, MPR?s Generation Listen, and the Kingfield Neighborhood Association.; Serenity Crego: Crego is a realism artist and has created lifelike artworks since 2016. Living on the Iron Range her entire life, Crego has been inspired to create paintings highlighting the beauty of the region. Crego is a self-taught artist who achieves excellence in her ability to realistically recreate the world around her in paint. She had a solo exhibition at the MacRostie Art Center (Grand Rapids) in 2020 called Declarations of a Teenage Art Queen and has recently been awarded a NEA Working Project Grant through Arrowhead Regional Arts Council to create Beauty with a Blade, three palette knife paintings.; Jessica Mattson: Mattson is a writer and artist living in the Twin Cities. Her love of creative writing brought her to serve as head of development for the Ivory Tower, the undergrad literary journal at the University of Minnesota. Mattson worked as an intern in development for Graywolf Press in 2011 and after serving as a library assistant for many years. She received her master's degree in writing for children and young adults from Hamline University in 2015. Mattson has taught classes at the Loft Literary Center, and in 2021 she started her business, Strongly-Worded Designs, where she sells handmade jewelry.; Ryuta Nakajima: Nakajima was born in Tokyo, Japan. He grew up in many places worldwide, including Lebanon, Kuwait, Switzerland, Egypt, and Japan. He is a professor at the University of Minnesota-Duluth department of art and design. Nakajima received his PhD from Kyushu University in design, MFA from the University of California, San Diego, and is an ordained Esoteric Buddhist priest. Nakajima merges biology and art, publishing scientific papers on cephalopods' behavior while highlighting the art and design represented in this class of animals. Nakajima explores various art forms, including painting, sculpture, and installation. Nakajima has also been active in the realm of nature conservation and social reform through a variety of activities. In 2015, Nakajima launched the Okinawa Seaside Laboratory focuses on coral reef conservation, working closely with local scientists and educators to conduct lectures and workshops, especially for children from underprivileged families. Locally, he has been corroborating with Minnesota and Wisconsin Sea Grant to produce a traveling exhibition and zine Black Gold, which promotes the conservation of freshwater ecosystems around the Great Lakes region.; Ann Newman: A Minnesota native, Newman returned to her homeland in the summer of 2022 after experiencing life in warmer states. A creatively diverse dreamer, she has more than 30 years? experience as a performance storyteller (eight years as the storyteller in residence for the Dallas Museum of Art). She is a published poet in several anthologies, and has authored and illustrated books for adults and children. In 2016, she was artist in residence for a gallery in Dallas. She created Interweaving, an interactive, conceptual, process driven experience featuring community participation. She has been involved with community theater, storytelling, and poetry nonprofit groups.; Kristin Prideaux: Prideaux is the owner of Argente Photographie where they have photographed portrait and fine art images for more than 20 years. Prideaux has been an active in the Saint Croix Valley arts community, and volunteers as president of the PTA and on ArtReach St. Croix?s visual arts committee. They have shown in solo and group shows, and has represented the Saint Paul Art Crawl in multiple TV interviews. They graduated from University of Minnesota with BFA and have been active an member in the Minneapolis and Stillwater Area Chamber of Commerce. They also regularly attend music and theater performances in the metro.; Anika Sieh: Sieh currently works at MPLSART.COM as an assistant project coordinator, where she communicates with local galleries, lists gallery events, and assists with general administration. In the past, she has worked with organizations like the Minnetonka Center for the Arts as a registrar, and Caponi Art Park as an art educator and tour guide. She graduated from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities with an independently designed bachelor of arts focused on creating a responsible art practice through representation, accessibility, sustainability, and functionality.; Virginia Townsend: Townsend is an emerging artist practicing her art daily. She is connected in the art community of people with disabilities and attends Interact Center for the Visual Arts. Townsend graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with several grant awards including support from the Department of Defense?s National Security Education Program, and the State Department?s Critical Language Scholarship; she received the latter award twice.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
36100,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2016,9405,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Through this project, the Minnesota Marine Art Museum will provide access to participation in the arts for more Minnesotans and we will also raise the quality and number of arts opportunities in our region. The Museum will collect feedback from participants and visitors, and solicit feedback from university partners. We will also utilize quantitative data of participation and admission revenue.","The outcomes of showing ""2 Prominent Minnesota Photographers"" and engaging diverse audiences were met through the installation of two gallery exhibitions. Beasley did residencies, a workshop, and a talk, each engaging different participants.",,8800,"Other, local or private",18205,,"James Bowey, Cassie Cramer, James Eddy, Michael Galvin Jr, Dan Hampton, Mark Metzler, Betsy Midthun, Nancy Nelson, Dominic Ricciotti, Rachelle Schultz, Phil Schumacher, Stephen Slaggie",,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage ",,"Two prominent Minnesota photographers at Minnesota Marine Art Museum ",2015-12-14,2016-05-02,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Maus,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","800 Riverview Dr",Winona,MN,55987,"(507) 474-6626 ",amaus@mmam.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Waseca, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-137,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Joan Sween: playwright; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: arts administrator; Tom Willis: potter. ","John Becker: art business owner; Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board member; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: arts administrator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator. ","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ",1
20960,"Arts Learning",2013,39331,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Educate youth about the artistic process, impact their views on bullying, and impact individual treatment goals. First, theater skills will be assessed through artists' statements, scripts, and performance. Secondly, journals and surveys will determine youths' views on bullying and the effectiveness of theater as a means to develop therapeutic skills. 2: Woodland Hills will become sustainable as an arts learning venue for underserved youth. A sustainability plan will be developed that examines and plans for supporting arts programming costs through ticket sales, outreach performances, and additional funding sources and partnerships with the school district and a local university.","Woodland Hills could only offer theatre with this support, thus the type of arts learning opportunities at Woodland Hills increased. Also, this outcome was measured by a pre-program survey, which indicated only 10% of arts learners had taken part in an in-depth theatre arts learning experience, thus increasing the quantity of arts learning opportunities for Minnesota youth. The majority of theatre experiences indicated by arts learners took place in schools, so offering theatre at a residential treatment center increased the venues for arts learning opportunities. Secondary: Following the completion of the project, 77% of participants said they would definitely or were interested in participating in theatre in the future. In final reflections, 65% of arts learners indicated the arts learning experience helped them gain understanding about their own personal experiences with how people use power and 89% indicated the project helped them work toward treatment goals. 2: Woodland Hills is challenged to develop a sustainability plan that supports arts programming through ticket sales, outreach performances, other funding sources, or through partnerships with the school district or local universities. Staff retention issues at Woodland Hills and budget shortfalls at Woodland Hills and the schools in 2013 meant fewer resources dedicated to building an arts programs, or any program beyond mental health services. Ticket sales generated $685 which was used to help offset space expenses. In spite of program sustainability discussions and fund development efforts, no additional funds have been secured to date. Future arts programming is dependent on donations, sponsorships and grant funding.",,731,"Other, local or private",40062,1900,"Karen Anderson, Xavier Bell, Laura Budd, Dean Casperson, George Goldfarb, Ann Glumac, William Himango, Sanford Hoff, Peg Johnson, Leanne Joynes, David Kohlhaas, Doug Lewis, Gerald Martin, Peter Pichetti, Mark Schober, Phil Strom, Melissa Swor, Natalie Zel",0.00,"Saint James Home of Duluth, Inc. AKA Woodland Hills","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"At-risk youth will learn and apply script writing and acting skills to develop a theatrical production for schools and the community. The project will explore the complexities of bullying and encourages self-reflection and self-empowerment through the arts.",2013-03-01,2014-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cindy,Finch,"Saint James Home of Duluth, Inc. AKA Woodland Hills","4321 Allendale Ave",Duluth,MN,55803,"(218) 728-7500x 115",cfinch@woodlandhills.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Crow Wing, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Kanabec, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Stearns, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-369,"Lawrence Benson: Multi-media/genre expressionist, author, publisher; Julie Deters: Visual arts teacher, Cloquet School District, Award-winning educator; Phyllis Doyle: Retired arts administrator; award-winning poet and fiction writer; Alison Good: Former commercial artist, educator and administrator; active community volunteer; Lori Janey: Board member of Minnesota Chinese Dance Theater; design engineer, Seagate Technology; Kimberly Meisten: Director of Community Engagement, VocalEssence; Education; Meghan Nodzon: Nonprofit arts organization development professional; Mary Reed: Craft artist, author and educator","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20972,"Arts Learning",2013,77184,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Students will increase their theatre education as they hear stories and write their own stories, poems, and scenes, and perform their work and respond to the work of their classmates. Outcomes will be evident in student participation in the final event. Students' writing skills will be assessed by trained raters based on a scoring rubric developed by the evaluator and project staff. We will include questions on the student and teacher surveys about writing skills/acting skills. 2: The residency will provide additional learning and arts activities that currently do not exist, for students and community members at no cost. We will track numbers of students and community members participating throughout the year. We will survey students and community about their current and past participation in the arts.","Prior to this program including the theatre games with writing activities and performance in the general classroom/art studio curriculum was not done. Teachers reflected on students growing as individuals - being able to speak in front of their peers and in the public with more confidence. … Some of those students can’t memorize their multiplication facts to save their life, but they had their lines and blocking memorized and shined on stage. It’s important for kids to know there is more than one way to be smart and this has made a positive difference. (Teacher). Evaluators found students benefitted in their writing in every way - parts of speech, thinking outside the box in creative solution-making ways, speaking in front of their peers, writing in sequential order, learning to accept and work with their peers, putting words and actions into a story, importance in enunciating words, confidence in themselves and trust in their peers. 2: The program is being brought right into the school at no cost to them. We were able to serve 3,4 and 7th grades with additional work with some 3-4th graders in the afterschoolSTEAM. Participation was expected by all students during the school day and was provided as extra-curricular after school. Transportation was provided afterschool through Independent School District 2142's American Indian Student Services. Geographic barriers exist due to the rural setting. No theaters exist within easy driving distances.",,669,"Other, local or private",77853,2202,"Robert Larson, Chet Larson, Lynette Zupetz, Gary Rantala, Jody Feist, Troy Swanson, Nancy Wall Glowaski",0.00,"South Ridge School","K-12 Education","Arts Learning",,"Frank Theatre, a Twin Cities based professional theater, will partner with South Ridge, an elementary/middle school in northern Minnesota. The residency will build students' writing and reading skills, performing ability, and confidence through the use of theater games and writing exercises.",2013-03-01,2014-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carolyn,Olson,"South Ridge School","8162 Swan Lake Rd",Culver,MN,55779,"(218) 345-6789x 3400",colson@isd2142.k12.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-371,"Scott Bean: Retired elementary art teacher; practicing artist; Camilla Berry: Artist and educator; Gita Ghei: Sculptor and arts educator; Bernadette Mahfood: Jewelry and glass tile artist and educator; Laura Meyer: English teacher, Big Lake Schools; Rebecca Meyer-Larson: Theatare arts, language arts and speech communications teacher, Moorhead High School; Gretchen Pick: Artistic director, Young Dance, Twin Cities","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20973,"Arts Access",2013,16946,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To expand partnership capacity between artists, arts organizations, and community development groups in rural Minnesota. At least 15% of attendees will identify themselves as having a non-arts background who attend the event with strong interest in addressing community challenges through art and helping arts organizations reach underserved communities more effectively. 2: Identify real and perceived barriers affecting participation in rural arts activities, and share or develop innovative, organic models which address these barriers. At least 85% of all participants will feel capable of implementing at least one goal in increasing access to the arts in rural communities. One year after the Summit, at least five projects will be identified as having been catalyzed at this event.","Our first outcome was to expand partnership capacity between artists, arts organizations, and community development groups in rural Minnesota. We evaluated this outcome based on the breakdown of participants' backgrounds, since a wide variety of community development sectors represented in addition to artists and arts organizations would be an indicator of fulfilling this goal. Specifically, our goal was that at least 15% of attendees would identify themselves as having a non-arts background. After analyzing the organizations represented in registration forms, approximately 77 individuals, or 25% of our audience represented sectors outside of the arts, including university extension programs, historic preservation and museums, elected officials, food coops and farms, public health organizations, libraries, city staff, planning and development commissions, Minnesota Initiative Foundations, bicycle alliances, chambers of commerce, environmental groups and nonprofit resource organizations. Our second outcome was that the Regional Arts Council Summit would provide a place in which real and perceived barriers affecting participation in rural arts activities would be addressed. In our evaluation form given at the end of the Summit, we asked participants to a) list ideas or projects that they were planning on pursuing following the Summit and b) indicate their confidence level on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being not very confident and 5 being very confident. 80% of respondents ranked their confidence at a level of 4 and 5. In June 2014, one year after the Summit, we will follow up with participants to get updates on any projects that were started as a result of the Summit, and will do profile of at least five projects that were catalyzed at the event.",,59513,"Other, local or private",76459,16946,"Eric Takeshita, Chris Kemp, Shannon Pettitt, Sally Sand, Ryan French, Melanie Full, Arleta Little, Lisa Middag, Kathy Mouacheupao, Anne Jin Soo Preston, Susan T. Schuster, Jeremy D. Sosna, Sheila Terryll, Eric L. Anderson",0.00,"Springboard for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Springboard for the Arts will implement the second Rural Arts and Culture Summit, in June 2013, and will develop a planning and event model for rural regions throughout Minnesota to use in order to build capacity for long-term partnerships between artists and their communities.",2013-06-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michele,Anderson,"Springboard for the Arts","308 Prince St Ste 270","St Paul",MN,55101-1437,"(218) 770-3485 ",michele@springboardforthearts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Rock, Roseau, St. Louis, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-206,"Katherine Dodge: Executive director, Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program.; Elizabeth Flinsch-Garrison: Education and Outreach Director, Northern Clay Center; Patricia Grimes: Arts Coordinator- Sanford Center ( Neilson Place), Bemidji; Susan Haas: Artistic Producing Director, Open Eye Figure Theatre, Minneapolis; Joanna Kohler: Filmmaker and Media producer, community storytelling; Jennifer Monroe: President of the Lupus Foundation of Minnesota and Treasurer of the Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association; Sherri Pugh: Director of Operations, Sabathini Community Center; Robert Weisenfeld: Assistant Vice President,Corporate and Foundation Relations, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20987,"Arts Learning",2013,7003,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Visual arts program offerings at Tofte Lake Center will be expanded through a new workshop for visual artists at any level of experience and at any stage in their artistic development. Successful creation and completion of the proposed workshop; enrollment of eighteen students for workshop; surveys indicating satisfaction with workshop and learning/achievement of personal goals among students. 2: Economic access to the new visual arts workshop will be provided by offering subsidies and discounted admissions. A total of three scholarships offered free access for community applicants who would otherwise be unable to participate; a total of nine individuals from the local community in and around Ely, Minnesota received discounted access ($150 vs. $350 for six non-local participants).","Artists left the workshop week with a deepened experience and appreciate of photography, drawing, and botany. Through this interdisciplinary teaching and learning approach, the students gained increased insight into their ability to look and observe as a critical basis for the visual arts. It isn't often that these three disciplines come together to teach, and the students all responded exuberantly to the breadth of perspectives and lenses. They came away with new ideas and ways to approach process and product, as well as a raised awareness and consciousness of their own process of art-making. They gained new approaches and skill sets: how to use certain tools and new materials. Most importantly, they were reinvigorated and rejuvenated as artists, leaving with renewed courage and inspiration. This was evidenced in the feedback surveys they filled out, as well as through an evaluation/discussion on the final evening of the workshop. 2: It is rare that artists are able to be in residence and receive instruction without having to pay for the opportunity. This issue of too-high workshop fees was the participation barrier that we identified and intended to address. Thanks to the generosity provided by this grant, artists were able to receive lodging, two dinners, and weeklong instruction for a nominal fee. The feedback from everyone who attended, whether staying onsite, receiving instruction and meals only, or instruction and meal scholarship, was that the low cost of the workshop singlehandedly enabled their participation.",,4292,"Other, local or private",11295,1682,"Bernadette Christiansen, Sara Enlason, Mara Isaacs, Kathleen Nolan, John Warren, Keiko Williams, Steve Woodring",0.00,"Tofte Lake Center Incorporated AKA Tofte Lake Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Tofte Lake Center will expand its visual arts program offerings with an August 2013 week-long workshop for adults. Two teaching artists and a botanist will help participants explore the natural world through observation, drawing, and photography.",2013-03-01,2013-08-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Liz,Engelman,"Tofte Lake Center Incorporated AKA Tofte Lake Center","2209 Fernberg Rd",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 365-7769 ",toftelakecenter@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Lake, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-375,"Alyssa Baguss: Arts programming coordinator, Three Rivers Park District/Silverwood Park; Betty Devine: Jewelry designer and lettering artist; Southeastern Minnesota Visual Artists co-op board member; Kelly Dupre: Instructor- printmaking and mosaics; Volunteer and classroom coordinator, North House Folks School, Grand Marais; Scott Gustafson: Department Leader, Visual Arts and Technologies, Eastview High School, Apple Valley; Denise Kulawik: Writer, Producer; Susan Lundin: Director of Government Relations, Boys and Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities; Ward Merrill: Executive Director, Backus Community Center, presenter; Heather Miller-Shiell: Director of Development and Institutional Giving, Minnesota Orchestra","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",Yes
36281,"Arts Learning",2017,48787,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Participants increase their knowledge and skills in visual arts and poetry inspired by indigenous culture and ecology. This outcome is evaluated through quantitative and qualitative assessment: informal observation, pre and post surveys, and critical response/reflective protocol processes. 2: Through quality cultural arts experiences linked to ecology, participants gain knowledge and strategies for becoming better stewards of our earth. This outcome is evaluated through quantitative and qualitative assessment: informal observation, pre and post-surveys, and critical response/reflective protocol processes.","Participants increased their knowledge and skills in visual arts and poetry inspired by ecology and informed by indigenous and non-indigenous artists. This outcome was evaluated through qualitative assessment methods: informal observation and a survey given to educators, administrators, and teaching artists. 2: Participants gained knowledge about and strategies to protect birds of the Mississippi River Flyway as they created quality art and poetry. This outcome was evaluated through qualitative assessment methods: informal observation and a survey given to educators, administrators, and teaching artists.",,6580,"Other, local or private",55367,2000,"Sabrina Sutliff-Gross, Barb Fleig, Elisabeth Wright, Deb Holtz, Janice Hamilton, David Swenson, Linda Stuckey",0.00,ArtStart,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"ArtStart will collaborate with Audubon MN to implement residencies in six elementary schools where learners will create art and poetry inspired by indigneous beliefs, stories, and art forms, and will examine the impact of climate change on birds.",,2017-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carol,Sirrine,ArtStart,"1459 St Clair Ave","St Paul",MN,55105-2338,"(651) 698-2787 ",carol@artstart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-699,"Oscar Del Sébastien: Artist and educator; teacher of elementary art at Paul and Sheila Wellstone Elementary; Amy Giddings: Music specialist, North Shore Community School, Duluth; Jane Gudmundson: Former education director, Plains Art Museum in Fargo; Danette Olsen: Self-employed strategy consultant and teaching artist; Richard Robbins: Professor of English and director of the creative writing program, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Joanne Toft: Private educational arts consultant","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
36285,"Arts Access",2017,47951,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Long-term engagement between Watermark and Native Americans living in, and outside of, the White Earth, Leech Lake, and Red Lake tribal boundaries. Pre- and post-attendance records show increased participation, Photos that document quality of the art experience, Focus group, Final report that summarizes project findings and best practices.","Increased engagement between Watermark and Native Americans living in and outside of, White Earth, Leech Lake and Red Lake Tribal Boundaries. Increase in Native Artists interested in services offered by Watermark listed in Artist Registry. Increase in exhibit attendance by Native Americans around the region recorded in guest book. Photos of opening highlight attendance and art experience.",,13698,"Other, local or private",61649,4296,"Lorie Yourd, Deb Jensen, Pat Kelly, Andy Haskell, Bill Kelly, John Lembi, Bev Erickson, Dr. Colleen Greer, Stacy Bender-Fayette",0.88,"Bemidji Community Arts Council, Inc. AKA Watermark Art Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Watermark Art Center will foster strategic, long-term engagement with Native American peoples living within, and outside of, the White Earth, Leech Lake, and Red Lake tribal boundaries.",,2017-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lori,Forshee-Donnay,"Bemidji Community Arts Council, Inc. AKA Watermark Art Center","505 Bemidji Ave N",Bemidji,MN,56601,"(218) 444-7570 ",watermark@paulbunyan.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Ramsey, Roseau, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-345,"Christina Cotruvo: Harpist, certified clinical musician, and nonprofit administrator; Gregory Euclide: Visual artist and teacher; Venessa Fuentes: Program manager, Bush Foundation communications team; Jeanene Gross: Art teacher, Nay Ah Shing schools; Andrew Helbacka-Bennett: Creative director, Zeitgeist Arts; Adaobi Okolue: Executive director and publisher, Twin Cities Media Alliance and Twin Cities Daily Planet; marketing strategist; writer; Summer Scharringhausen: Program manager, MacRostie Art Center; painter and multimedia artist; Alessandra Williams: PhD candidate in culture and performance, researching dance and social justice","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36286,"Arts Learning",2017,35000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","An underserved regional community will have access to high quality literary arts and be able to study with talented writers in an intimate setting. We measure attendance at events, distribute and collect questionnaires, track book sales, and record comments through interviews. Staff get to know attendees and faculty well and encourage feedback. 2: Make the Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference available to more Minnesotans by addressing the financial barrier. By awarding several need/merit-based scholarships to Minnesotans to lower financial barriers and by partnering with regional tribes and institutions to reach out to underserved writers. ","Writers of all levels come to learn their craft with some of the country's finest teaching writers in an intimate and supportive writing community. We measure attendance at events, distribute and collect 3-page questionnaires, track book sales, and record comments through interviews. Our staff get to know the attendees and faculty well and encourage feedback. 2: We make the Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference available to more Minnesotans by addressing the financial barrier. We awarded several need/merit-based scholarships to Minnesotans to lower their financial barriers and we partnered with regional arts organizations and tribal and educational institutions to reach out to underserved writers.",,40366,"Other, local or private",75366,3000,"William Blackwell, Lauren Cobb, Angie Gora, Colleen Greer, Monte Hegg, Lynn Johnson",0.00,"Bemidji State University AKA Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference","State Government","Arts Learning",,"The Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference will bring award-winning writers of national stature to present craft talks and readings and teach weeklong workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction beside Lake Bemidji.",,2017-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mathew,Hawthorne,"Bemidji State University AKA Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference","1500 Birchmont Dr NE Ste 4",Bemidji,MN,56601-2699,"(478) 454-8362 ",writersconference@bemidjistate.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Polk, Ramsey, Sherburne, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-701,"Oscar Del Sébastien: Artist and educator; teacher of elementary art at Paul and Sheila Wellstone Elementary; Amy Giddings: Music specialist, North Shore Community School, Duluth; Jane Gudmundson: Former education director, Plains Art Museum in Fargo; Danette Olsen: Self-employed strategy consultant and teaching artist; Richard Robbins: Professor of English and director of the creative writing program, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Joanne Toft: Private educational arts consultant","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36295,"Arts Access",2017,94173,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ","Sixteen rural Minnesota towns develop an authentic relationship with CLIMB by sharing stories CLIMB develops into plays and performs for them. Through written surveys, interviewees will rate their experience with and if CLIMB respectfully told their story. Surveyed audiences will rate how accurately CLIMB depicted their community. 2: CLIMB enriches existing partnerships with organizations in four Minnesota regions to develop twenty podcasts about their communities. Through phone interviews, partnering community organizations will be asked if they have a stronger relationship with CLIMB, and if they felt the project was worthwhile and a value to their community. ","Residents in sixteen rural Minnesota towns develop an authentic relationship with CLIMB by sharing stories CLIMB developed into plays and performs for them. Through phone surveys and talkback sessions after the plays, interviewees were asked about their experience in the project. Audiences provided feedback during talkback sessions after the performances. 2: CLIMB formed new partnerships with two organizations and strengthened existing partnerships. New partners were asked about interest in future projects, and at least two partners have agreed to continued partnerships. Existing partners were interviewed about the value of the project to the community.",,21789,"Other, local or private ",115962,15821,"Jim Gambone, Milan Mockovak, Bonnie Matson, Christine Walsh, James Olney, Brian Coy, Ronald Schultz, Katie Langston",,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access ",,"Humans of Minnesota will bring CLIMB Theatre to four rural regions to collect and record residents' stories. These stories and their audio will be crafted into four plays, one performed in each region. Performances will be recorded and podcast throughout ",,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peg,Wetli,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","6415 Carmen Ave E","Inver Grove Heights",MN,55076-4428,"(651) 453-9275x 19",peg@climb.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Carlton, Chisago, Grant, Isanti, Lyon, Mille Lacs, Otter Tail, Redwood, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-350,"Christina Cotruvo: Harpist, certified clinical musician, and nonprofit administrator; Gregory Euclide: Visual artist and teacher; Venessa Fuentes: Program manager, Bush Foundation communications team; Jeanene Gross: Art teacher, Nay Ah Shing schools; Andrew Helbacka-Bennett: Creative director, Zeitgeist Arts; Adaobi Okolue: Executive director and publisher, Twin Cities Media Alliance and Twin Cities Daily Planet; marketing strategist; writer; Summer Scharringhausen: Program manager, MacRostie Art Center; painter and multimedia artist; Alessandra Williams: PhD candidate in culture and performance, researching dance and social justice ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre ",,2
36296,"Arts Learning",2017,66500,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Over 1,300 metro and non-metro students will learn new, or deepen existing, theater skills by creating directly with professional playwrights and actors. The number of participants will be tracked in COMPAS database; artist and classroom teacher will view and assess theatrical works (writing and/or acting); students will create reflections. 2: 80% of students will use the process of creating and producing theatrical works to explore a topic important to their community. Classroom teacher and/or Teaching Artist will assess works created by students and document topics explored. Students will respond to a prompt to reflect on their work.","Over 1300 metro and non-metro students will learn new, or deepen existing, theater skills by creating directly with professional playwrights and actors. Logged number of student participants. Teaching artists and classroom teachers reported on skills taught and what learning they witnessed. Student reflections were group discussions that teaching artists reported on. 2: Greater than 80% of students deepened their understanding of an important community issue through creating a monolog, improvisation, or other theater production. Teachers and teaching artists documented topics the students explored through theater and changes in understanding. The students' theater pieces and group discussions were used as the student reflections.",,7525,"Other, local or private",74025,12330,"Roderic Southall, Diane Johnson, Susan Rotilie, Kathy Sanville, Hristina Markova, Cheryl Bock, Michelle Silverman, Yvette Trotman, Keven Ambrus, Mae Brooks, Abigail Lawrence, Christina Koppang, Samantha Massaglia, Jessica Gessner, Louis Porter, Jeff Goldenberg, Mary Sennes, Elizabeth (Liz) Sheets, Virajita Singh, Dameun Strange, Mimi Stake, Robert Erickson",0.00,"COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Over 1,300 students in seven public schools throughout Minnesota will work directly with professional actors and playwrights to create theater pieces that address a topic that is meaningful to their community.",,2017-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Linck,"COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","75 5th St W Ste 304","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 292-3203 ",joan@compas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Houston, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-706,"Micahel Burgraff: Executive director, A Center for the Arts, Fergus Falls; Nathaniel Dickey: Associate Professor of Music; low brass, band; Kelli Foster Warder: Education manager, Hennepin Theatre Trust; Andrea Gates: Exhibits coordinator at Crossings at Carnegie; ceramist; Barry Kleider: Photographer, visual artist and teaching artist; Jessica Rau: Manager of individual giving, Minnesota Orchestra; Anat Shinar: Director of outreach and dance instructor, Young Dance; independent project manager, Walker Art Center","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36303,"Arts Access",2017,43536,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Playhouse will conduct three sessions of Stage Play; building social skills, confidence, and theatre arts access regionwide for children with Autism. Evaluation includes: student assessment before, during, and after sessions, parent feedback, continued program demand from families, and participant surveys for staff, students, and volunteers. 2: Stage Play mitigates barriers for underserved families coping with Autism Spectrum Disorders to participate in meaningful theatre arts experiences. Stage Play overcomes barriers by providing theatre education for free, compensate for gas/travel when possible, and providing customized supports and experiences for each student to ensure success.","Stage Play conducted three 10-week sessions in which participants wrote and performed their own plays. Each participant received one-on-one coaching in order to constantly assess progress. All participants were committed to the program for an entire year. At the end of each session following the public performance where feedback was gathered. 2: Stage Play sessions were free and open to all families with children of the autism spectrum. The consistent participation and expressed desire from families for the continued opportunity clearly shows the desire and success for the programing in the Duluth community.",,11920,"Other, local or private",55456,14650,"Herb, Minke, Sandy Hoff, Tim Johnson, Patty McNutty, Ryan Coole, Marcia Doty, Steve Greenfield, Moniquw Forcier, Brian Liberty, Stephen Nys, Jeanie Peterson, Mia Thibodeau",0.00,"Duluth Playhouse","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"The Duluth Playhouse and Scottish Rite Clinic will conduct three ten-week sessions of Stage Play: Theatre for Children with Autism during 2017. This program will serve youth with a variety of autism spectrum and related disorders.",,2017-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christine,"Gradl Seitz","Duluth Playhouse","506 W Michigan St",Duluth,MN,55802-1517,"(218) 733-7551 ",seitz@duluthplayhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-353,"Christina Cotruvo: Harpist, certified clinical musician, and nonprofit administrator; Gregory Euclide: Visual artist and teacher; Venessa Fuentes: Program manager, Bush Foundation communications team; Jeanene Gross: Art teacher, Nay Ah Shing schools; Andrew Helbacka-Bennett: Creative director, Zeitgeist Arts; Adaobi Okolue: Executive director and publisher, Twin Cities Media Alliance and Twin Cities Daily Planet; marketing strategist; writer; Summer Scharringhausen: Program manager, MacRostie Art Center; painter and multimedia artist; Alessandra Williams: PhD candidate in culture and performance, researching dance and social justice","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36324,"Arts Learning",2017,78000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","180 students at partner schools will get extended experiences in theater creation and performance working with professional artists. Illusion will maintain attendance records, conduct post-program student surveys, and conduct interviews with students, teaching artists, and partner teachers. 2: 180 students will gain experience creating and performing plays that address issues of importance and help them see the world in new ways. Illusion will maintain attendance records conduct post-program surveys and interviews with students, conduct interviews with teaching artists and school staff.","221 middle school students at five schools received extended experiences in theater creation and performance working with professional artists. The above results were confirmed via a combination of: Attendance records Post-program student surveys Interviews with students and partner teachers. 2: 221 8th graders in five schools gained experience creating and performing plays addressing issues of importance, helping them see the world in new ways. The above results were confirmed via a combination of: Attendance records Post-program surveys with students Interviews with students Interviews with school staff.",,39109,"Other, local or private",117109,,"Stan Alleyne, Anthony Bohaty, Emily Bridges, Willie Bridges, Barbara Brin, Amy Brenengen, Danielle Marie Clarke, Mandi Crane, Dani P. Deering, Pat Dunleavy, Keith Halperin, Tim Johnson, Lori Liss, Christopher Madel, Vivian Martin, Bonnie Morris, Katie Otto, Emily Palmer, Therese Pautz, Jeffrey Rabkin, Michael H. Robins, Rebecca F. Schiller, Susan Shapiro, Tracy M. Smith, David Stamps, Erica V. Stein, Robin Stein, Susan Thurston, Christopher Wurtz",0.00,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Illusion Theater will partner with four Minneapolis and Saint Paul middle schools and one Duluth high school to provide enjoyable arts learning, primarily for disadvantaged youth, with links to real-life issues.",2016-09-01,2017-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Robins,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 704",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1814,"(612) 339-4944x 208",mrobins@illusiontheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Brown, Hennepin, Martin, Ramsey, Redwood, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-705,"Maya Beecham: Strategy and learning coordinator, Bush Foundation; visual and spoken word artist; freelance writer; Kristina Bigalk: Poet; director of creative writing, Normandale Community College; Sam Hoolihan: Visual artist and teacher; Nancy Miller: Sculptor, teacher, curator; Gregory Neidhart: Director of Winona State University arts administration program, chair of art and design department, music faculty; Peter Spooner: Former curator, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth; William Wiktor: Retired engineer and software developer; Rochester community arts and non-profit volunteer","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36336,"Arts Access",2017,27130,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Build participation among new, diverse audiences through collaborations, partnerships, and engagement activities around performances. Survey audiences; track attendance, ticket sales, and participation in activities; conduct follow-up assessments with project partners; gather qualitative feedback from social media.","Survey responders 2.5% Asian-American; engaged seven project partners/collaborators; 14% audiences new to Jungle; strong events participation. We tracked attendance and surveyed audiences using paper and online surveys, tracked number of participants in project activities and other group engagement activities, gathered qualitative feedback via social media, email, and website.",,5020,"Other, local or private",32150,,"Craig ashby, Sunny Beddow, Tom Beimers, Brad Betlach, Jeffrey Bores, Larry Bussey, Carolyn Erickson, Ed Friedlund, Theodora Gaitas, Jon Kachelmacher, Tom Keller, Thom Lewis, Sarah Meyer, Sarah Rasmussen, Jennifer Schaeidler, Christopher School, Amber Senn, Michael Shann, Marcia Stout, David Swenson, Katy Voecks, Nancy Weingartner, David Weinstein, Mary Sue Weir, Alexis Yeboah, Barbara Zell",0.00,"Jungle Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"The Jungle Theater will extend access of its production of Sarah Ruhl's The Oldest Boy to new and underserved diverse populations through a range of community collaborations and partnerships, especially reaching the local Tibetan community.",,2017-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Rasmussen,"Jungle Theater","2951 Lyndale Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55408-2111,"(612) 822-4002 ",sarah@jungletheater.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-367,"Kjellgren Alkire: Artist and researcher; faculty member, Saint Mary's University Winona; Adam Courville: Arts educator and manager, puppeteer; studying for master''s in nonprofit management at Hamline; Shelley Johnson: Theater and dance teacher at Franklin Middle School; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Jessica O'Brien: Associate director, Minnesota Council of Churches’ Mankato refugee services; Dameun Strange: Bush Foundation Community Innovation Team member","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36339,"Arts Learning",2017,58528,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Offer twenty non-cumulative interdisciplinary workshops at school and community venues in diverse locations in Minnesota to native and non-native participants. Assessment surveys addressing increased artistic skills and artistic confidence, on-going and follow-up discussions with participants, and Feedback from collaborators; suggestions and changes. 2: Our goal is to engage art learners from under-served populations of native and non-native people by eliminating various cultural and monetary barriers. Demographic information on surveys. Assessment surveys addressing increased empathy towards other cultures, science, and new ideas. Participation of at least 50% native participants.","Offer twenty non-cumulative interdisciplinary workshops at school and community venues in diverse locations in Minnesota to native and non-native participants. -Assessment surveys addressing increased artistic skills and artistic confidence.-On-going and follow-up discussions with participants.-Feedback from collaborators; suggestions and changes. 2: Our goal is to engage art learners from under-served populations of native and non-native people by eliminating various cultural and monetary barriers. Demographic information on surveys. Assessment surveys addressing increased empathy towards other cultures, science, and new ideas. Participation of at least 50% native participants.",,7340,"Other, local or private",65868,7022,,0.00,"Annette S. Lee",Individual,"Arts Learning",,"Native Skywatchers - Earth Sky Connections project weaves together art, culture, and science in a way that will inspire learners to create art in relation to the earth, sky, and cosmos; participatory art workshops will be offered at community centers and ",,2017-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Annette,Lee,"Annette S. Lee",,,MN,,"(320) 294-4072 ",aslee@stcloudstate.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-725,"Oscar Del Sébastien: Artist and educator; teacher of elementary art at Paul and Sheila Wellstone Elementary; Amy Giddings: Music specialist, North Shore Community School, Duluth; Jane Gudmundson: Former education director, Plains Art Museum in Fargo; Danette Olsen: Self-employed strategy consultant and teaching artist; Richard Robbins: Professor of English and director of the creative writing program, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Joanne Toft: Private educational arts consultant","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36342,"Arts Learning",2017,104170,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","85% of students grow their musical and self-expression skills while developing increased ability to focus. MacPhail will administer student and partner lead surveys developed by Wilder Research. 2: 80% of participants surveyed report expanded knowledge about the importance of music education as a result of enhanced music learning activities. MacPhail will track attendance and administer surveys to activity and event attendees.","85% of students demonstrated growth in musical and self-expression skills while developing increased ability to focus. MacPhail Teaching artists were surveyed mid-year and end of year using electronic tools developed by Wilder Research. 2: Parents, students, event attendees and partner educators reported expanded knowledge about music education after enhanced music learning activities. Evaluation methods were paper and electronic survey as developed by Wilder Research.",,24813,"Other, local or private",128983,26526,"Patty Murphy, Rahoul Ghose, Christopher Perrigo, Thomas J. Abood, Kyle Carpenter, Christopher Simpson, Jane Alexander, Aaron Alt, Barry Berg, Sally Blanks, Margaret Bracken, Ellen Breyer, Hudie Broughton, Roma Calatayud-Stocks, Michael Casey, Kate Cimino, Tom Clark, Joaquin Delgado, Andrew Eklund, Leslie Frecon, Chance Garrity, Joseph Hinderer, Warren Kelly, Robert Lawson, Alex Legeros, Diana Lewis, David Meyers, Connie Remele, John Righini, Lica Tomizuka Sanborn, Jill Schurtz, Hilary Smedsrud, Peter Spokes, Jevetta Steele, Kiran Stordalen, Steven Wells, Kate Whittington, Kristine Williams, Kate Mortenson",1.25,"MacPhail Center for Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"MacPhail will deepen its impact in five Minnesota communities through the Online School Partnership program, providing supplemental music learning opportunities through both online instruction and in-person enhancements for pre-K-12.",,2017-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jenelle,Montoya,"MacPhail Center for Music","501 2nd St S",Minneapolis,MN,55401-2383,"(612) 321-0100 ",montoya.jenelle@macphail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Chippewa, Chisago, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lake, Meeker, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Swift, Wabasha, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-726,"Maya Beecham: Strategy and learning coordinator, Bush Foundation; visual and spoken word artist; freelance writer; Kristina Bigalk: Poet; director of creative writing, Normandale Community College; Sam Hoolihan: Visual artist and teacher; Nancy Miller: Sculptor, teacher, curator; Gregory Neidhart: Director of Winona State University arts administration program, chair of art and design department, music faculty; Peter Spooner: Former curator, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth; William Wiktor: Retired engineer and software developer; Rochester community arts and non-profit volunteer","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36369,"Arts Learning",2017,68000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Increase student’s arts education, as they listen to/write stories, poems and scenes, perform their work, and respond critically to work. Student participation in activities and writing will be assessed by trained raters with scoring rubric developed by the evaluator/project staff. Participants will be surveyed. 2: The residency will provide additional learning and arts activities that currently do not exist to all students and community members at no cost. We will track numbers of students participating and community members attending/supporting throughout the year. We will survey all concerning current and past participation in the arts.","Students increased their arts education through writing original stories and poems, performing and critiquing their new work. Students wrote daily in journals, participated in active study of retelling stories through theater and critically analyzing their work. 2: Theatre education was provided to students during the regular school day at no charge. All students participated in the theatre residency. A majority were interested in attending a play. Most are not interested in acting.",,9741,"Other, local or private",77741,,"Pat Christensen, Dan Manick, Troy Swanson, Bob Larson, Chris Koivisto, Lynnette Zupitz, Chet Larson",0.00,"Saint Louis County Schools AKA Saint Louis County School District","K-12 Education","Arts Learning",,"South Ridge School will partner with Frank Theatre in arts residencies to help students build confidence in their own voice telling their stories, and increase their writing/reading skills through writing exercises, storytelling, and theater games.",,2017-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carolyn,Olson,"Saint Louis County Schools AKA Saint Louis County School District","1701 9th Ave N",Virginia,MN,55792,"(218) 749-8130 ",colson@isd2142.k12.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-742,"Maya Beecham: Strategy and learning coordinator, Bush Foundation; visual and spoken word artist; freelance writer; Kristina Bigalk: Poet; director of creative writing, Normandale Community College; Sam Hoolihan: Visual artist and teacher; Nancy Miller: Sculptor, teacher, curator; Gregory Neidhart: Director of Winona State University arts administration program, chair of art and design department, music faculty; Peter Spooner: Former curator, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth; William Wiktor: Retired engineer and software developer; Rochester community arts and non-profit volunteer","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36891,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant for Organizations",2017,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","As a result of Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference's effort to bring professional writers/teachers to Bemidji to deliver a high quality literary experience to our outstate community, Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference will broaden a diverse group of over 100 attendees’ awareness, knowledge and appreciation of creative writing and the literary arts. In addition, as a result of Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference's ongoing effort to document aspects of the conference online, we will reach a broader national audience and enhance the cultural and artistic stature of the Bemidji area. Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference uses registration questionnaires, informal interviews, video interviews, event surveys, exit surveys, and evaluations. Evaluation forms (developed in collaboration with members of Bemidji State University’s social work and psychology departments) are distributed at conference end. They remain anonymous and we have nearly 100% compliance. We scan and compile to disseminate to our planning committee. Responses tend to be overwhelmingly positive. We use suggestions for planning and evaluation.","Based on 47 surveys of our workshop participants, the conference was a success with high marks for workshops, craft talks, and the reading series. Auditor and faculty surveys were also very positive. We read these surveys carefully and consider all suggestions. For instance, there were some problems in the fiction workshop due to different experience levels. Housing was okay with some problems. Food received low marks, a situation we struggle with due to our contractual duty to Aramark at BSU.",,73250,"Other, local or private",79250,,"Larry Swain, Colleen Greer, Monte Hegg, Lynn Johnson, Angie Gora",0.00,"Bemidji State University AKA Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference","State Government","Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant for Organizations",,"Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference",2016-10-10,2017-08-10,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mathew,Hawthorne,"Bemidji State University AKA Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference","1500 Birchmont Dr NE Ste 23",Bemidji,MN,56601-2699,"(218) 308-1180 ",writersconference@bemidjistate.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Polk, Ramsey, St. Louis, Sherburne, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-organizations-14,"Joe Allen: photographer, college professor; Sandra Roman: retired art teacher, author; Jane Merschman: retired teacher, theater artist; Jill Johnson: author; Joanne Kellner: community arts organizer; Harold White, Jr: Anishinaabe Arts Initiative council member; Laura Dropps: visual artist; Laura Grisamore: photographer; Corryn Trask: musician.","Joe Allen: photographer, college professor; Sandra Roman: retired art teacher, author; Jane Merschman: retired teacher, theater artist; Joanne Kellner: community arts organizer; Jill Johnson: author; Susan Olin: musician; Laura Dropps: visual artist; Natalie Grosfield: Theater Artist; Laura Grisamore: photographer; Corryn Trask: musician.",,2
36900,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant for Organizations",2017,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","As the result of Northern Light Opera Company's presentation of SOUTH PACIFIC: over 2,100 people will enrich their lives by attending the production; 40-50 actor singers will experience artistic growth in singing, acting, and/or dancing through participation; 40 people will enrich their lives by making volunteer contributions toward creating sets, sewing costumes, making props, painting scenery, promotions, ticket sales, ushers and other ways volunteers are needed to make arts events happen. An audience survey indicating satisfaction with arts experience will be conducted. Comments will be collected. At the strike party"" after the production, participants will express great satisfaction with being in the production. Volunteers will anecdotally report great pride in contributing to a successful arts experience. The Northern Light Opera Company Board will formally evaluate the success of the project at its first meeting following the production.""","The surveys that were turned in after performance or mailed in later reflected the same enthusiastic appreciation that audience demonstrated after the performance and in the comments collected. At the strike and party after the final performance, cast and volunteers were volubly proud of what they had accomplished. A significant statistical outcome not expected - addresses used for purchasing tickets by check or credit card show that over 30% of audience traveled over 50 miles to attend.",,44290,"Other, local or private",50290,,"Gail Ahart, Patricia Dove, Paul Dove, Brian Ahart, Kurt Hansen, Lorri Jager, Jan Kehr, Robert Light, John McKinney, Marie Nordberg, John Rasmussen, Gary Stennes, Joan Tweedale",0.00,"Northern Light Opera Company, Inc. AKA Northern Light Opera Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant for Organizations",,"Northern Light Opera Company presents SOUTH PACIFIC July 28 - August 5, 2017",2017-06-05,2017-08-05,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Dove,"Northern Light Opera Company, Inc. AKA Northern Light Opera Company","PO Box 102","Park Rapids",MN,56470-4638,"(218) 732-7096 ",info@northernlightopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Mower, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, St. Louis, Scott, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wadena, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-organizations-21,"Joe Allen: photographer, college professor; Sandra Roman: retired art teacher, author; Jane Merschman: retired teacher, theater artist; Jill Johnson: author; Joanne Kellner: community arts organizer; Harold White, Jr: Anishinaabe Arts Initiative council member; Laura Dropps: visual artist; Laura Grisamore: photographer; Corryn Trask: musician.","Joe Allen: photographer, college professor; Sandra Roman: retired art teacher, author; Jane Merschman: retired teacher, theater artist; Joanne Kellner: community arts organizer; Jill Johnson: author; Susan Olin: musician; Laura Dropps: visual artist; Natalie Grosfield: Theater Artist; Laura Grisamore: photographer; Corryn Trask: musician.",,2
36905,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",2017,2304,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Students will grow to a higher level of understanding in regards to performing improvised solos using blues scales as well as other scales presented. Students will rehearse and present selected music at the evening concert for parents and community. Video recordings will be provided for each schools director for use as an evaluation tool by discussing and assessing what they learned during the day. A brief survey will be given to each participant and director to evaluate what was learned and the value of the experience.","There are no formal measurable outcomes. The student honor bands successfully prepared and performed for an audience two challenging Jazz/Funk selections. Their development successfully progressed throughout their 4 hours of rehearsals and sectionals during the day.",,2206,"Other, local or private",4510,,"Dennis Hasskamp, David Burgstaler, Peter Welshons, Kevin Hoge, John Chute, Cindi Hills, Jeremy Janzen ",0.00,"Aitkin High School","K-12 Education","Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",,"Aitkin High School Jazz Clinic and Concert",2016-10-05,2017-01-05,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christine,Halvorson,"Aitkin High School","306 2nd St NW",Aitkin,MN,56431,"(218) 821-6119 ",chalvorson@isd1.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Aitkin, Crow Wing, Cass, Mille Lacs, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-community-arts-learning-grant-25,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD.",,2
36911,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",2017,5400,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Short-term outcomes include: 1. At least 60 Harbor City International School students, 40 College of Saint Scholastica students, and 20 community members will participate in creating two murals during the 2016-2017 academic year. 2. At least 75 Harbor City International School and College of Saint Scholastica students will demonstrate increased understanding about the steps and techniques involved in creating a mural. Select participants will share their experiences publicly at the celebratory unveiling event. 3. At least 500 students and community members will attend the celebratory unveiling event in April 2017. In the long term, the project will increase regional youth and community interest in painting and mural-making, and reinforce art’s ability to celebrate empowerment and community. We will determine outcomes through various avenues. First, we will ask all participants to complete brief final surveys which will include questions such as: Did this project enhance your understanding of mural painting and/or art in general? Based on this experience, are you more interested in public art? What was your favorite part of the project? Will this experience encourage you to participate in future community art projects? Additionally, Teaching Artists and Harbor City International School's Art Director will observe learning that occurs through the project and student engagement with the interactive portions. Documentary interviews conducted by a videographer will serve as a third way to assess these outcomes.","Overall, this project aimed to engage community members and students from Harbor City International School (HCIS) and The College of St. Scholastica (CSS) in one or more stages of the community art mural. Our short-term outcomes were successfully met with 75 HCIS students, 110 CSS students, and 35 community members participating in creating two murals during the 2016-2017 academic year. Additionally, at least 75 HCIS and CSS students’ demonstrated (through survey data and our documentary video) increased understanding about the steps and techniques involved in creating a mural. We had roughly 450 students and community members attend the unveiling event at Safe Haven, and 75 additional community members attended the mural unveiling at Pizza Luce for HCIS. In the long term, the project undoubtedly increased youth and community interest in painting and mural-making, reinforced the power of collaborative artwork, and fostered pride in the final art product.",,1233,"Other, local or private",6633,,"Abbot Apter, Steve Burgess, Daniel Clay, Ed Crawford, Sister Mary Susan Dewitt, Christopher Dolan, Jessica Durbin, Colette Geary, David Herman, Mary Ives, Emily Jansen, Mat Johnson, Tricia Johnson, Sister Gretchen Johnston, Beth Haenke Just, Nicole Miller",0.00,"The College of Saint Scholastica","Public College/University","Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",,"College of Saint Scholastica, Harbor City, and Safe Haven Community Mural Initiative",2016-11-01,2017-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Larry,Goodwin,"The College of Saint Scholastica","1200 Kenwood Ave",Duluth,MN,55811-4199,"(218) 723-6000 ",efrischmann@css.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-community-arts-learning-grant-26,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD.",,2
36912,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",2017,5400,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Goals: An interactive art project will be created and showcased in the museum. Fine arts appreciation, engagement, and learning. Exposure to and reinforcement of Ojibwemowin. Demonstration of the modern nature of Ojibwe peoples. Underserved communities are reached through art and cultural learning. Outcomes: Over 25,000 people will view and interact with the artist and installation over the year. Cultural engagement, understanding, preservation and revitalization of Ojibwemowin. The installation will become an ongoing topic of family and community dialogue. Community dialogue and arts appreciation will cultivate global perspectives. Using best practices established by the Association of Children’s Museums, outcomes will be measured through: Attendance tracking of museum visitors and event participation. Number of field trip and group tour bookings. Participation in moccasin creation. Feedback surveys from program participants, parents, teachers, and the community. Interviews with community leaders and project stakeholders. Staff and board member observation and reporting.","Over 25,000 people will view and interact with the artist and installation over the year. Visitor tracking showed that 2,629 people interacted with the artist between October 7 and November 4. To date, 11,437 visitors have viewed the artwork. Cultural engagement, understanding, preservation and revitalization of Ojibwemowin. Staff commented that families would come back on a regular basis just to interact with Sarah and her activities. Sarah incorporated a lot of visuals and stories into her residency at the museum and made it a very interactive experience for all guests. The adults and kids really loved the art portion of the activities and getting to interact with Sarah as she modeled and assisted with the activities. The installation will become an ongoing topic of family and community dialogue and will cultivate global perspectives. Sarah's handmade moccasins and a pair of beaded Converse All Star sneakers will remain on display alongside the Manoomin Ojibwemowin exhibit.",,2030,"Other, local or private",7430,,"Patty Cartier, John Erickson, Kelly Davidson, Erica Henkel, Stephen Sydow, Dana Kazel, JoAnn Mattson, Troy Peterson, Sandra Robinson, Kyle Terrio-Johnson",0.00,"Duluth Children's Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",,"Makizinikewin Ojibwe Pucker Toe Moccasin Making",2016-10-01,2017-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cameron,"Bloom Kruger","Duluth Children's Museum","115 S 29th Ave W",Duluth,MN,55806,"(218) 733-7546 ",cbloomkruger@duluthchildrensmuseum.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-community-arts-learning-grant-27,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD.",,2
36928,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",2017,5400,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Goals of the Quartet Project remain in 2017 as in the preceding 20 years. Students will 1) receive coaching in chamber music from professional musicians; 2) present a performance of major works performed by constituent ensembles, 3) present a major work for string orchestra sitting side-by-side with members of the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra. For 2017 we are excited to add to the program, the opportunity to perform and interact with fiddler, singer/songwriter, and disability activist Gaelynn Lea Tressler. Tressler will work with Duluth composer and arranger to craft a new work for fiddler and string orchestra which Quartet Project students and the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra will premiere at their joint concert on July 27. The Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra evaluates the effectiveness of the Quartet Project by the number of student participants, student and instructor written evaluations, comments from parents, audience attendance and response for the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra concert that features the Quartet Project, and by camp evaluation presented, post season, by the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra's Artistic Director/Conductor and Quartet Project Co-Director to the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra Board of Directors.","On July 28 the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra presented a public concert featuring Duluth fiddler, singer/songwriter, and disability rights activist Gaelynn Lea Tressler as soloist. Premiered on this program was a new five-movement composition by Gaelynn Lea entitled BODY OF WORK. Assisting her in the orchestration of this composition was Duluth composer Bradley Bombardier. Also participating in this concert were student musicians of the Quartet Project, an intensive, three-week chamber music workshop for area middle-school and high-school string players, now in its 21st year. The Quartet Project students also joined this LSCO strings in a performance of F.S.Kelly's Elegy - a performance we believe was likely a U.S.Premiere. The other culminating concert of the Quartet Project was given for family and friends on July 27th, in which constituent ensembles performed chamber music works for small groups.",,6100,"Other, local or private",11500,,"Aaron Bransky, Brenda Schrader-Johnson, Geoff Popham, Pamela Benson, Jean Sramek, Julia Cheng, Jason Burnham, Greg Tarnowski, Lori Steward",0.00,"Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",,"Quartet Project with Gaelynn Lea Tressler",2017-03-01,2017-09-27,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Warren,Friesen,"Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra","PO Box 434",Duluth,MN,55801,"(218) 525-4076 ",warren.t.friesen@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-community-arts-learning-grant-28,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD.",,2
36932,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",2017,5400,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The short term outcome I hope to achieve would be to have 75 students complete a free, 4-day art education experience which includes instruction in longer art processes such as papier mache and Eric Carle style painting and creating. The long range outcome will be that students will achieve success in several art media by completing a step-by-step project that they will be proud to exhibit in the local library for their family, friends and the general public. Students will gain appreciation for the methodical processes learned to create their masterpieces; an appreciation that will benefit them in every area of their life. The first indication of success will be the attendance of 75 students participating in each day of the 4-day camp. The long-term educational goal of completing several exhibit-worthy projects will be determined by the artwork displayed in each library as well as feedback from parents to determine their student's growth in the art class and at home.","The short-term outcome that I achieved was to have 75 students complete a four-day art education experience which include instruction in longer art processes such as papier mache and Eric Carle style painting and creating. I exceeded this number of students by 28. The long-range outcome was that the students achieved success in several art media that they were proud to exhibit in the local library. All of the students were excited to have their work on display even though some students wanted to take everything home immediately so they could share with their family. Students gained appreciation for the methodical processes learned to create their masterpieces. Many students as well as their parents stated that they had never used some of the media before and enjoyed learning something new.",,910,"Other, local or private",6310,,,0.00,"Amy M. Lucas-Peroceski",Individual,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",,"Summer Art Camp at the Library",2017-05-01,2017-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Lucas-Peroceski,"Amy M. Lucas-Peroceski",,,MN,,"(218) 343-3453 ",321ArtStudio@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Itasca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-community-arts-learning-grant-29,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD.",,2
37027,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2017,8000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases. The quality, types and number of arts opportunities in our region, and the organizations or venues that offer them increases. As in previous years, we will distribute surveys at all of our concerts to gain audience support. At the end of the season, we will also survey our student participants to gain their feedback. The Executive Director will be responsible for carrying out these projects. The scholarship students will also be asked to thank you note about their experience.","Yes, we achieved our planned outcomes. We created and distributed surveys and had a scannable online QR code. We plan to offer free tickets to band directors to give students next year. Advertising with email blasts is working in outreach towns.",,40804,"Other, local or private",48804,,"Keith Flack, Dahsol Lee, Ken Meixner, Heidi Riehl, Dwight Tostenson, James Wilde",0.00,"Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"They will present two concerts in the fall and spring of 2016-17; with two of the concerts taking place in other communities. The new Youth Wind Ensemble will perform two concerts during the year. Funds will be used for concerts, guest clinicians, directo",2016-09-10,2017-05-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carolyn,Borgen,"Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra","PO Box 4311",Mankato,MN,56002-4311,"(612) 251-8492 ",info@mayso.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Cottonwood, Dakota, Faribault, Freeborn, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lyon, Hennepin, Martin, McLeod, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Redwood, Scott, Sibley, St. Louis, Steele, Stevens, Watonwan, Waseca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-145,"Jessica Barens: serves on the Waseca Community Education Advisory Council; Steve Davis: member of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra and Minnesota State University/Community Orchestra, volunteer for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra and New Ulm Suzuki School of Music; Denice Evers: retired teacher and volunteer with the Springfield Community Theater; Diane Harms: sings with the Saint Peter Choral Society and the Minnesota Valley Chorale; Charles Luedtke: retired college Professor of Music, New Ulm and member of the Sioux Trails Chapter, American Guild of Organists; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Lauren Shoemaker: music instructor at Saint Peter Public Schools; Dana Sikkila: a visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Carol Soma: retired Language Arts teacher and volunteer with the Kee Civic Theatre; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher and volunteer on Sibley County Fair Board and community festivals; Gina Wenger: a college Professor of Art at Minnesota State University-Mankato; Greg Wilkins: a visual artist and the Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University-Mankato.","Jessica Barens: serves on the Waseca Community Education Advisory Council; Steve Davis: member of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra and Minnesota State University/Community Orchestra, volunteer for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra and New Ulm Suzuki School of Music; Denice Evers: retired teacher and volunteer with the Springfield Community Theater; Diane Harms: sings with the Saint Peter Choral Society and the Minnesota Valley Chorale; Charles Luedtke: retired college Professor of Music, New Ulm and member of the Sioux Trails Chapter, American Guild of Organists; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Lauren Shoemaker: music instructor at St. Peter Public Schools; Dana Sikkila: a visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Carol Soma: retired Language Arts teacher and volunteer with the Kee Civic Theatre; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher and volunteer on Sibley County Fair Board and community festivals; Gina Wenger: a college Professor of Art at Minnesota State University-Mankato; Greg Wilkins: a visual artist and the Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University-Mankato.","Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council, Brenda Byron (507) 833-8721 ",1
36378,"Arts Learning",2017,68503,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Students will increase their understanding of peace in their community and use arts reflection, creation, and performance to share their findings. Pre- and post-project surveys of teachers and students will be conducted to assess student skills and knowledge in the arts, depth of engagement with the topic, and changes in classroom culture. 2: Teachers will increase their ability to use theater arts integration strategies when teaching topics related to social issues and across curricula. Pre- and post-project surveys of teachers and teaching artists will assess change in teachers’ skills, knowledge, and comfort with using theater arts integration strategies in their teaching practice.","Using arts reflection/creation/performance, teachers and teaching artists saw a range of levels of change around students' conceptualization of peace. Pre-project surveys of teachers regarding their students. Post-project surveys of classroom teachers immediately after each residency, collecting student outcome data. Survey of teaching and performing artists after all sites were complete. 2: Through the project, teachers learned new theatre arts skills and strategies to integrate into classroom instruction. Pre-project surveys of teachers regarding their students. Post-project surveys of classroom teachers immediately after each residency, collecting teacher feedback. Survey of teaching and performing artists after all sites were complete.",,19914,"Other, local or private",88417,4210,"Susan W. Allen, Stephanie Betz, Betsy Butwin, Lisa Collins, Katie Constable, Courtney Daniel, Karen Winter Dekker, Barry Gersick, Christina Jansa, Paul J. Johnson, Mimi Keating, David Klein, Lisa Kline, Lisa Beth Lentini, Elizabeth Plaetz Lori, Eric Lucas, Karen Lundegaard, Dave Mahler, Tom Matchinsky, RaeAnn Meyer, Dawn Holicky Pruitt, Nick Scott, Amanda Simpson, Brooke Stein Moss, Erik Takkunen",1.00,"Stages Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Stages Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Stages Theatre Company will work with seven Minnesota middle/junior high schools to offer Perspectives on Peace, an in-school arts residency program for students, teachers, and artists that results in a collaborative showcase on the subject of peace.",,2017-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,Cole-Jones,"Stages Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Stages Theatre Company","1111 Mainstreet",Hopkins,MN,55343,"(952) 979-1132 ",ecolejones@stagestheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Itasca, Lyon, Meeker, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-744,"Elizabeth Jaakola: Musician; music educator at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College; Wesley May: Artist, owner of Wesley May Arts; Jeremy Meckler: Data and communications manager and program assistant, Jerome Foundation; Alicia Peters: Art instructor at College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University; Lindsay Schlemmer: Doctoral cello student at the University of Minnesota, musician and teacher; Patrick Vincent: Assistant professor of visual arts, Minnesota State University Moorhead; Bethany Whitehead: Executive director, Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36380,"Arts Learning",2017,49500,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Students in two Duluth public schools will engage in the creation and performance of stageworks blending movement, music, and spoken word. SPDT will implement its Evaluation Plan of class discussions, student journals, daily company meetings, evaluation forms, electronic surveys, wrap-up meetings, and videos of the student performances. 2: Participating students will be introduced to the language of movement, the concepts of composition and choreography, and the challenge of performance. Students’ skills and knowledge of dance/theater will be evaluated through class participation, journal reflections, homework assignments, post-performance discussions, and evaluation responses.","Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater presented 2-week residencies at Congdon Elementary and Ordean Middle Schools, each culminating in student performances. SPDT utilized class discussions, student journals, daily company meetings, evaluation forms, electronic surveys, wrap-up meetings, and videos of the student performances to evaluate this project. 2: Students were taught dance vocabulary and concepts of choreography while they participated in the creation and performance of a new stage work. Students' skills and knowledge of dance/theater were assessed through journal reflections, homework assignments, class participation, and post-performance discussions.",,11940,"Other, local or private",61440,2500,"Howard Bell, Michael Brooks, Judith Johnson, Courtney McClimon, Jennifer Olson, Zoe Sealy, Carin Skowronsky, V. Paul Virtucio, Kristen Weller",0.00,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater will present two two-week Family Albums residencies engaging elementary and middle school students in Duluth as they create and perform original stageworks based on their family stories and legacies.",,2017-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stuart,Pimsler,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater","528 Hennepin Ave S Ste 707",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(763) 521-7738 ",spdanth@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-745,"Elizabeth Jaakola: Musician; music educator at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College; Wesley May: Artist, owner of Wesley May Arts; Jeremy Meckler: Data and communications manager and program assistant, Jerome Foundation; Alicia Peters: Art instructor at College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University; Lindsay Schlemmer: Doctoral cello student at the University of Minnesota, musician and teacher; Patrick Vincent: Assistant professor of visual arts, Minnesota State University Moorhead; Bethany Whitehead: Executive director, Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
25909,"Arts Learning",2015,48850,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Students/educators gain new knowledge and skills in the arts, as they explore overlooked aspects of Minnesota culture/ history, especially the contributions of American Indian tribes/communities. Progress is measured through a mix of qualitative and quantitative measurements. In addition to a pre/post survey, each residency uses collaborative planning, mid-course check-ins, and final reflection based on a continuous improvement model.","Students/educators gain new knowledge and skills in the arts, as they explore overlooked aspects of Minnesota culture/ history, especially the contributions of American Indian tribes. Progress was measured through a mix of qualitative and quantitative measurements. In addition to a pre/post survey, each residency used collaborative planning, mid-course check-ins, and final reflections based on review of student work.",,5600,"Other, local or private",54450,4000,"Barbara Fleig, Janice Hamilton, Sabrina Sutliff-Gross, Elizabeth Wright, David Swenson, Linda Stuckey, Deb Holtz",,ArtStart,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Students and educators at five schools participate in integrative, multidisciplinary artist residencies, fieldtrips, and professional development (for educators) to study and create art in historically, environmentally, and culturally significant places.",2014-11-17,2015-10-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carol,Sirrine,ArtStart,"1459 St Clair Ave","St Paul",MN,55105-2338,"(651) 698-2787 ",carol@artstart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Otter Tail, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-438,"David Beard: Associate professor of rhetoric, writing studies department, University of Minnesota, Duluth; Camilla Berry: Practicing artist with nursing and education credentials; Amy Giddings: Music specialist, North Shore Community School, Duluth; Jennifer Penzkover: Coordinator, Saint Cloud Arts Commission.; Daniel Stark: Associate Professor, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Joanne Toft: Private educational arts consultant","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
25911,"Arts Learning",2015,128386,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Over 80 youth with autism spectrum disorders in three cities will participate in Z Puppets’ sensory-friendly performances and workshops. Event surveys will track the number of participants at each event identifying as having Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), the level of participation and engagement, and the extent to which we addressed any barriers to access. 2: At least 85% of workshop participants will create and perform puppetry and music and demonstrate an understanding of creative tools to address stress. Parent surveys before and after each workshop series will articulate specific individualized goals for each learner, and measure the degree to which those goals were addressed through the arts.","There were 34 youth workshop participants and roughly 95 youth audience members cumulatively, from three cities. Total youth participation was 129. Though participation was available at no cost to participants in the workshops, the Autism Society did oversee a registration process to track the number of participants in all four programs. These numbers are also reflected in the n values of the comprehensive evaluation report. Audience members also registered ahead of time or at the door, and rough counts were taken of youth and adult guests. 2: Based on data collection for evaluation purposes, the MMP workshops for families living with autism were successful in reaching intended Outcome 2. Physical participation in puppetry and music was tracked by video as well as artist feedback. Demonstration of emotional regulation in arts was captured more creatively. Parents of participants were surveyed pre- and post-workshop, and were asked to what extent the workshops helped with day-to-day stress. Also, data was collected to show growth in the six targeted habits of mind, related to persistence, impulse control, empathy, flexibility and sensory management. Detailed report attached.",,18072,"Other, local or private",146458,11911,"Todd Schwartzberg, Jean Bender, Paul Schmidt, Paul D'Arco, Marc Berris, Kyle Bloch, Susan Larson, Larry Moody, Kevin Mullen, Norm Munk, Shanna Paul, Catherine Pulkenin, Rebecca Rooker, Rob Skundberg, Tracy Templeton, Joe Timmons",,"Autism Society of Minnesota AKA AuSM","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"The Autism Society of Minnesota will collaborate with Z Puppets Rosenschnoz to bring Monkey Mind Pirates arts and mindfulness programs to youth and families living with autism in Twin Cities, Duluth, and Rochester.",2014-11-03,2015-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laurie,Tschetter,"Autism Society of Minnesota AKA AuSM","2380 Wycliff St Ste 102","St Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 647-1083x 15",ctschetter@ausm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-440,"Lawrence Benson: Independent scholar, artist and publisher; Kelly Dupre: Artist and instructor, in printmaking and mosaics; former classroom coordinator, North House Folks School, Grand Marais; Peter Morales: Sculptor of large-scale outdoor pieces; former visiting artist, University of Minnesota, and Jerome Fellow; Louis Porter, II: Teaching artist, COMPAS and Artful Aging initiative, and Givens Foundation; Bethany Whitehead: Executive director, Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
25912,"Arts Learning",2015,60000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Over two dozen activities will offer technical skills in a variety of stagecrafts for over 200 learners from the public and partnering organizations. Activities, contact hours, and participants will be tracked by the Project Manager through timesheets for the Teaching Artists and demographic and quality evaluation surveys for the arts learners. 2: Curriculum provides opportunities for traditionally underserved community members to build skills while alleviating barriers to participation. Sliding fee scales, scholarships, and use of alternative transportation routes, as well as all accessibility concerns, will be monitored by Bedlam Company Manager through surveys and registration.","Three dozen activities offered technical skills in a variety of theater stage crafts to over 600 learners from the public and partner organizations. The activities, venues, and numbers of participants were tracked by the project manager by registrations, physical head counts, and numbers of surveys collected. Written surveys were given to participants with questions for before and after the event, as well as for partner organization administrators. Verbal interviews with teaching artists were also conducted after each activity for programming improvement. 2: Diverse theater professionals mentored diverse participants, building community and opportunities through technical skills and art appreciation. All adult workshops, apprenticeships, discussion groups and meetups attendance were tracked by the administrators by registrations and physical head count. Surveys at all workshops and apprenticeships measured the value of Tech Tools to participants and partner organizations. Instructors were verbally interviewed about the program, education and mentorship. Partner organizations were surveyed verbally for numbers of participants hired at their organizations as a direct result of programming.",,15311,"Other, local or private",75311,33600,"Scott Pakudaitis, Amy Danielson, Jim Erchul, Dan Spock, Emilie Slaby, Chantily Malibago, Laney Ohmans, Kami Hopkins, Anne Dresen, Maren Ward, John Francis Bueche",0.7,"Bedlam Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Bedlam and teaching artist Khoo Wu Chen will expand the Technical Tools of the Trade series providing low-cost workshops, intensives, and apprenticeships in theater stagecraft for professional and aspiring community artists.",2014-11-01,2015-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrea,Cheney,"Bedlam Theatre","213 E 4th St","St Paul",MN,55101,"(612) 341-1048 ",development@bedlamtheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-441,"Scott Dixon: Artist and administrator, Commonweal Theatre; Kathryn Gainey: Professor of art, Saint Cloud State University; Gail Holinka: Art Instructor, Minnesota West Community and Technical College; chair, Worthington Public Arts Commission; Susan Potvin: Middle school band director, Salk Middle School; percussionist; Jessica Rau: Manager of individual giving, Minnesota Orchestra","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
25918,"Arts Learning",2015,54049,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Nine sites not using theater partner with CLIMB. 95% of their staff say learners benefit. Actor/job experts evaluating learners say 93% improve skills. Site staff complete final written evaluations. Learners getting ten sessions do mock job interviews videoed before the first and after the last class. Acting and job experts judge the videos. 2: 100% of partners say CLIMB overcame barriers they and/or their learners experience that prevents participation in arts learning. All executive directors write recommendation letters that include confirmation CLIMB mitigated the barriers to arts learning that were present for their sites and their students.","9 organizations not using theatre partnered with CLIMB. 99% of staff said learners benefitted. Actor/job experts say 100% of learners improved skills. To determine the degree of project success, CLIMB used a multi-tiered evaluation plan including: daily staff and student evaluations, final evaluations, artist journals, quizzes, and third party reviews of mock interviews. CLIMB, reviewed all evaluation data regularly. CLIMB considered the project a success if 95% of staff reported that learner’s benefited on the final evaluation, and if 93% of learners participating in the mock interviews showed improvement. CLIMB surpassed both measures. 2: 100% of partners say CLIMB overcame barriers they and/or their learners' experience that prevents participation in arts learning. Each partner organization submitted a letter indicating if CLIMB overcame their students’ barriers to arts participation. 100% of partner organizations submitted these letters and noted CLIMB's success. Moreover, though not an outcome measure, CLIMB also asked students to both identify barriers, and if CLIMB overcame these barriers in the final evaluations. 94% reported CLIMB barriers to participation in these evaluations. ",,10263,"Other, local or private",64312,12979,"James Gambone, Representative Joseph Atkins, Bonnie Matson, Milan Mockovak, James Olney, William Partlan, Christine Walsh, Peg Wetli",0.44,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"CLIMB Theatre works with 829 at-risk, low-income teenagers enrolled in five metro and five greater Minnesota work readiness programs in order to train them in the theater skills that will help them get and keep a job.",2015-02-16,2015-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peg,Wetli,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","6415 Carmen Ave E","Inver Grove Heights",MN,55076-4428,"(651) 453-9275x 19",peg@climb.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Chippewa, Clay, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, Morrison, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, St. Louis, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-445,"Courtney Gerber: Associate director of education within the learning initiatives division at the Walker Art Center; Danette Olsen: Self-employed strategy consultant and teaching artist; William Wiktor: Retired engineer and software developer; Rochester community arts and non-profit volunteer; Andrew Wykes: Associate professor of painting at Hamline University, St Paul","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
25944,"Arts Learning",2015,24940,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Offer twelve non-cumulative interdisciplinary workshops at school and community venues in diverse locations in Minnesota to native and non-native participants. Assessment surveys handed out after each session. Informal and on-going discussions with individual participants. Reflect with our host site administrators on outcomes of the workshop. 2: Our goal is to engage art learners from under-served populations of native and non-native people by eliminating various cultural and monetary barriers. Demographic surveys to be completed by participants. Compare with other comparable events. Work towards gaining the participation of at least 50% native participants over all eves.","Twelve non-cumulative interdisciplinary workshops were designed and delivered to school and community venues at various locations in Minnesota to native and non-native participants. The evaluation methods used to determine the degree of success of this project were the following: 1.) Assessment surveys after each session. 2.) Informal and on-going discussions with participants, 3.) Reflected with the host site administrators on outcomes of the workshop. Analysis of the surveys gave insight on the high demand for this programming. Sample comments: Loved it. Thank you please present more. Wonderful offering! This was a great experience for my heart and soul. 2: Directly engaged 336 art learners, including 50% native participants. Eliminated various cultural and monetary barriers by offering free workshops at varied locations. The evaluation methods used to determine the degree of success of this project were the following: 1.) demographic surveys, 2.) compared with other events, 3.) worked towards participation of at least 50% native participants. Selected survey comments: When I learn more about Dakota culture, I feel closer to it. I loved the way the beauty of art combined with science. Thank you for having a first language speaker. I learned a little bit more of my native culture. Every second well put together. Please offer more of these workshops.",,2860,"Other, local or private",27800,1920,,,"Annette S. Lee",Individual,"Arts Learning",,"Native Skywatchers–Earth Sky Connections weaves together art, science, and culture in a way that will inspire learners to create art in relation to the stars and earth. Participatory art workshops offered in northern and central Minnesota.",2014-11-01,2016-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Annette,Lee,"Annette S. Lee",,,MN,,"(320) 294-4072 ",aslee@stcloudstate.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Carlton, Crow Wing, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-461,"Courtney Gerber: Associate director of education within the learning initiatives division at the Walker Art Center; Danette Olsen: Self-employed strategy consultant and teaching artist; William Wiktor: Retired engineer and software developer; Rochester community arts and non-profit volunteer; Andrew Wykes: Associate professor of painting at Hamline University, St Paul","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
25947,"Arts Learning",2015,89393,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","MacPhail will expand Online School Partnerships to six new schools for a total of 23 partners in greater Minnesota resulting in improved musicianship. MacPhail will track enrollment and evaluate student musical progress/skill development. Students and school music educators will report on their musical progress and satisfaction with the program. 2: MacPhail will provide new online learning opportunities, including bimonthly networking for school music educators, Online School Partnerships festival and summer lessons. MacPhail will document student enrollment in summer lessons and measure progress in student outcomes and students’ and school music educators’ satisfaction via written and verbal surveys.","MacPhail expanded Online School Partnerships to eight new schools for a total of twenty-nine partners in greater Minnesota resulting in improved musicianship. MacPhail created Program Logic Models for evaluating program success. They established outcomes for students, parents/caregivers and teachers. Artistic and academic outcomes were measured in overall program goals, school attendance, program participation, artistic progress, performance achievements and life skills attained (focus, self-discipline, teamwork). 2: MacPhail provided new program opportunities, including a networking breakfast at MMEA for school music educators and OSP festival. Students and partners were surveyed at the end of each fiscal year. Artistic and academic outcomes were measured in overall program goals, school attendance, program participation, artistic progress, performance achievements and life skills attained (focus, self-discipline, teamwork).",,25620,"Other, local or private",115013,,"Patty Murphy, Rahoul Ghose, Christopher Perrigo, Thomas J. Abood, Kyle Carpenter, Christopher Simpson, Jane Alexander, Aaron Alt, Barry Berg, Sally Blanks, Margaret Bracken, Ellen Breyer, Hudie Broughton, Roma Calatayud-Stocks, Michael Casey, Kate Cimino, Tom Clark, Joaquin Delgado, Andrew Eklund, Leslie Frecon, Chance Garrity, Joseph Hinderer, Warren Kelly, Robert Lawson, Alex Legeros, Diana Lewis, David Meyers, Connie Remele, John Righini, Lica Tomizuka Sanborn, Jill Schurtz, Hilary Smedsrud, Peter Spokes, Jevetta Steele, Kiran Stordalen, Steven Wells, Kate Whittington, Kristine Williams, Kate Mortenson",1,"MacPhail Center for Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"To meet the needs of school music programs in greater Minnesota, MacPhail will provide new online music learning for students in grades 5-12 and their school music educators and will add six new online school partnerships.",2014-11-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jenelle,Montoya,"MacPhail Center for Music","501 2nd St S",Minneapolis,MN,55401-2383,"(612) 321-0100 ",montoya.jenelle@macphail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Blue Earth, Chippewa, Chisago, Cottonwood, Fillmore, Goodhue, Grant, Hubbard, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nobles, Norman, Pennington, Pipestone, Renville, St. Louis, Swift, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-463,"David Beard: Associate professor of rhetoric, writing studies department, University of Minnesota, Duluth; Camilla Berry: Practicing artist with nursing and education credentials; Amy Giddings: Music specialist, North Shore Community School, Duluth; Jennifer Penzkover: Coordinator, Saint Cloud Arts Commission.; Daniel Stark: Associate Professor, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Joanne Toft: Private educational arts consultant","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
25967,"Arts Learning",2015,20000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","We will send company dancers to classes and performances in Minneapolis at the James Sewell Ballet studios two times during the grant period. By creating these opportunities, we are increasing the type and quantity of arts activities available to our students. Goal achievement will be evident by completing these items as documented. 2: We will teach and present multiple performances with James Sewell Ballet at the Reif Center and also one performance in Minneapolis in 2014-2015. By creating this cross-organizational approach, we can offer students the chance to travel, learn and perform for an urban audience which will be a new experience for many of them and a unique learning experience, as well.","We brought eager dance students from northern Minnesota to James Sewell Ballet studios to experience professional dance education. We met weekly with administrative/teaching staff of JSB through teleconferences and occasionally in person to discuss progress toward our partnership goals throughout the grant period. JSB assisted the Reif with creating personalized evaluations of our dancers and provided them with written and verbal results that outline their place on the dance spectrum in terms of leadership, choreography, movement, skill sets, dance prospects, and what it was they could do to grow in each applicable area. 2: A major barrier for our students experiencing professional dance learning opportunities was a financial issue, and Arts Board funds mitigated that issue. Our evaluation method for this outcome was similar in scope to how we evaluated our first outcome: we met weekly with JSB to discuss progress toward our partnership goals throughout the grant period, and JSB assisted the Reif with creating personalized evaluations of our dancers and provided them with written and verbal results of their evaluations. In many respects, just creating these opportunities speaks to the larger issue of mitigating barriers, and we were fully successful on that front.",,33400,"Other, local or private",53400,,"Dan Margo, Gene Baker, Kirk Adams, Matt Lehtinen, Ben Edwards, Jean Goad, Julie Kennedy, Louise Koglin-Fideldy, Abby Kuschel, Tom Peltier, Jeanne Nicklason, Laurie Passard, Donna Vennie",,"Reif Arts Council AKA Reif Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Reif Dance wishes to continue to offer an arts learning opportunity for its dancers in which they can grow into skilled professionals with the tutorship and rigorous training provided by James Sewell Ballet of Minneapolis.",2014-11-01,2015-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,Marty,"Reif Arts Council AKA Reif Center","720 NW Conifer Dr","Grand Rapids",MN,55744-2475,"(218) 327-5780 ",david@reifcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Itasca, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-471,"David Beard: Associate professor of rhetoric, writing studies department, University of Minnesota, Duluth; Camilla Berry: Practicing artist with nursing and education credentials; Amy Giddings: Music specialist, North Shore Community School, Duluth; Jennifer Penzkover: Coordinator, Saint Cloud Arts Commission.; Daniel Stark: Associate Professor, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Joanne Toft: Private educational arts consultant","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
25974,"Arts Learning",2015,59850,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","This extensive project will provide students in two Minnesota cities with in-depth arts learning experiences giving expression to family histories. This project will be evaluated using Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater's evaluation matrix of daily discussions, student journals, evaluation forms, wrap-up meetings, and videos of performances. 2: These Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater residencies will include ALL core students, as identified by the schools, in the creation and performance of a new stage work. One successful measurement of the project will be that accommodations have been utilized to allow all core students to participate.","Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater presented two 2-week Family Albums residencies in Rochester and Duluth, reaching over 2700 Minnesotans. SPDT implemented its evaluation matrix for each residency in this project, including Daily Written Student Journal Reflections, Post-Project Evaluation Forms for Students, Evaluation Forms for Teachers, Feedback from Staff via emails, Parent/Family Questionnaires collected through social media, Daily and Weekly Assessment Meetings for Teaching Artists, and Post-Project Review of Videos by SPDT. Thank you for your amazing work with our students. An Ordean teacher asked how we can do this every year. 2: All 159 5th grade students at Bamber Valley were included. All 330 6th graders at Ordean were given the option (as well as support needed) to participate. The students wrote daily responses in their journals throughout the project period. SPDT's teaching artists met daily as a team before and after class to discuss lesson plans, goals, and progress, and to make any necessary project adjustments. They also held weekly meetings with the classroom teachers to assess progress and share feedback. At both project sites, evaluation forms were disseminated to students, teachers, staff, parents and families. ",,6700,"Other, local or private",66550,4379,"Howard Bell, Michael Brooks, Judith Johnson, Jennifer Olson, Zoe Sealy, Carin Skowronsky, V. Paul Virtucio",0.9,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater will engage schools in two Minnesota communities, Duluth and Rochester, through in-depth Family Albums/Expanding Relationships residencies, culminating in performances created by the students.",2014-11-01,2015-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stuart,Pimsler,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater","528 Hennepin Ave S Ste 707",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(763) 521-7738 ",spdanth@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Olmsted, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-475,"David Beard: Associate professor of rhetoric, writing studies department, University of Minnesota, Duluth; Camilla Berry: Practicing artist with nursing and education credentials; Amy Giddings: Music specialist, North Shore Community School, Duluth; Jennifer Penzkover: Coordinator, Saint Cloud Arts Commission.; Daniel Stark: Associate Professor, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Joanne Toft: Private educational arts consultant","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
25985,"Arts Learning",2015,6750,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Teaching artist implements theatre learning experience reaching 40 direct participants and an audience of 100 at school. A. Student participation and audience attendance will be recorded. B. Quantitative and qualitative surveys to determine if students engaged in a new arts learning experience and their perceived value. 2: Integrate theatre learning experience into English curriculum of three teachers at a public school for youth in residential and treatment programs. A. Rubrics will measure student learning and success of integration. B. Qualitative surveys from teachers will determine if quantity and type of arts learning increased in the school and its value.","The teaching artist met with a total of 40 students over the project timeframe and 29 students performed for audiences totaling 50. This was determined by tracking student an audience attendance and completion of surveys. 2: The theatre and English integrated curriculum was delivered to students at Woodland Hills Academy. The program outcome was evaluated through conversations with the participating teachers and the project outcome was evaluated through students’ artist statements.",,750,"Other, local or private",7500,,,,"Woodland Hills Academy","K-12 Education","Arts Learning",,"Woodland Hills Academy will collaborate with a teaching artist to implement an integrative arts learning curriculum, using theater to explore the theme, confronting injustice, in literature and the arts learners’ lives.",2015-02-02,2015-05-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Annette,Petersmeyer,"Woodland Hills Academy","110 W Redwing St",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 336-8880 ",Annette.Petersmeyer@isd709.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-481,"Scott Dixon: Artist and administrator, Commonweal Theatre; Kathryn Gainey: Professor of art, Saint Cloud State University; Gail Holinka: Art Instructor, Minnesota West Community and Technical College; chair, Worthington Public Arts Commission; Susan Potvin: Middle school band director, Salk Middle School; percussionist; Jessica Rau: Manager of individual giving, Minnesota Orchestra","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
25418,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",2015,4850,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of the Quartet Project is for the students to: 1) have a learning experience performing in a chamber ensemble with other students; 2) receive chamber music coaching from experienced area musicians; and 3) present two performances: a side-by-side performance of a major work for string orchestra with members of the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra; chamber ensemble performance with fellow students at the Quartet Project finale.The Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra evaluates the effectiveness of the Quartet Project by the number of student participants, student and instructor evaluations, audience attendance and response for the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra concert that features the Quartet Project, and by camp evaluation presented, post season, by the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra's Artistic Director/Conductor and Quartet Project Co-Director to the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra Board of Directors.","The 2015 Quartet Project provided the following outcomes to participating students: 1) a learning experience performing in a chamber ensemble with other students; 2) students received music coaching from experienced area musicians; and 3) students presented two performances: a side-by-side performance of a major work for string orchestra with members of the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra and a chamber ensemble performance with fellow students at the Quartet Project finale concert.",,,,4850,,"Ann Hodge, Aaron Bransky, Tom Eling, Brenda Schrader-Johnson, Geoff Popham, Ted Harwood, John Fochs, Pamela Benson, Anne Cotter",,"Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",,"The Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra seeks funding to improve the educational opportunities afforded by the Quartet Project, an annual string quartet training program for high school and upper-level middle school students from the greater Twin Ports area. Students study chamber and orchestra repertoire. Group sessions include instrument care, musician health, and music theory. This project builds audiences and appreciation for chamber music.",2015-06-08,2015-09-24,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Warren,Friesen,"Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra","PO Box 434",Duluth,MN,55801,"(218) 525-4076 ",warren.t.friesen@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-community-arts-learning-grant-2,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.",,No
25421,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",2015,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Participants will learn about traditional art forms from 5 countries through hands-on experiences with a variety of materials. Participants will learn that art can be found around the world, can be created from a variety of materials, and can be created for many purposes. Participants will learn that they can create art with whatever materials they have available to them in the everyday life.Participants will be given a short pre and post-test to determine their knowledge of the subject matter. These tests will be compared to gauge the increase in knowledge. The exhibit attendees will be asked to complete a short survey about their prior knowledge of these art forms, what their children shared with them throughout the sessions and what other involvement they have in the participants' art education.","Students were exposed to traditional art forms from 5 different countries. Students learned that art can be created with any materials they have and were able to create art from many different materials in a variety of ways. Students learned to be more comfortable with their art and more free to experiment with art materials.",,520,"Other, local or private",5520,,,,"Amy M. Lucas-Peroceski",Individual,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",,"Art Around the World will be an after-school, art education program focusing on 5 different countries and a traditional art form associated with those countries. The program will focus on the art form, but will also include a food and game to incorporate more of the culture of each country.",2014-12-01,2015-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Lucas-Peroceski,"Amy M. Lucas-Peroceski",,,MN,,"(218) 343-3453 ",321ArtStudio@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Itasca, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-community-arts-learning-grant-3,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.",,No
25439,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",2015,4800,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The short-term objective is that the participants learn more about Cuban music, culture, and drumming. The principal long-term objective is that the participants will have an expanded worldview and an interest in cultural and musical traditions around the world. A secondary long-term objective is that the advanced Spanish and percussion students will gain a deep knowledge of Cuban culture and rhythms which will inform their studies, and that a Duluth-based Cuban percussion group will be formed.I plan to measure outcomes by handing out evaluations for each participant, and by communicating with the contact persons of each venue months after the project completes to see what the long-term effects have had on the participants. I will be in constant contact with all three venues that will receive follow-up workshops—The College of Saint Scholastica, The Marshall School and Holy Rosary School—so that the more intense percussion and Spanish workshops can be perfectly suited for the students’ needs. With these venues, I will utilize a checklist with measurable goals so my lesson planning fulfills the teachers’ needs for their classes on an ongoing basis.","All outcomes were reached: Attendees of the workshops reported learning about Cuba and its rich music, and the majority found the workshops to be informative and interesting. At each workshop, some of the audience members came onstage and learned how to play basic rhythms on Cuban percussion instruments. All Spanish students of follow-up workshops reported that they learned new Spanish words and learned about Cuban history, music, and culture. All advanced percussion students of follow-up workshops reported having learned Cuban poly-rhythms and are now able to play Cuban rhythms on multiple instruments. A Cuban percussion group was formed in the Duluth area (to be exact, St Scholastica's Hand Drumming Ensemble added Cuban rumba to their repertoire). Some participants developed a love for Cuban culture and music and begin listening to Cuban music and trying out Cuban food when they visit cities with Cuban restaurants.",,2843,"Other, local or private",7643,,,,"Andrew A. Turpening",Individual,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",,"Duluth-based percussionist and educator Andrew Turpening will conduct workshops about Cuba and Afro-Cuban drumming at various venues throughout Duluth during three months. The workshops will be two hours long and include a brief discussion of Andrew’s experiences in Cuba as a music student, photos displayed on a projector screen, and a live demonstration of Cuban drumming and piano. Participants will be invited onstage to learn Cuban percussion patterns. Andrew will conduct extensive follow-up workshops for advanced students of percussion at The College of Saint Scholastica, and for advanced students of Spanish at The Marshall School and Holy Rosary School (Andrew is fluent in Spanish).",2014-11-01,2015-02-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Turpening,"Andrew A. Turpening",,,MN,,"(612) 807-8729 ",andrewturpening@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-community-arts-learning-grant-5,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.",,No
25506,"Arts Legacy Project Planning (monthly)",2015,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Our main goal will be to have an artist and final drawing/mural for the Jose Artigas Plaza. We will take that drawing and work with the artist to write a project grant as well as other fundraising. Another goal is that there will be good attendance and participation from the committee during this process.We will keep a sign-in sheet from all meetings. We will move on to write a project grant and do additional fundraising.","We had 8 people attend the 10-7-14 meeting and nine people attend the 11-27-14 meeting. We also have a large email list of people interested in which we received feedback.",,580,"Other, local or private",2580,,"Steve Jones, Emily Sumner, Debra Lee Fader, Brook Pederson, Glen Herfurth, Patrick Moore, Marvin Garbe, Nathan Schmidt, Bryce Curtiss, Todd Hay, Karen Niewbeerta",,"City of Montevideo","Local/Regional Government","Arts Legacy Project Planning (monthly)",,"Mural in Jose Artigas Plaza",2014-09-01,2015-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristi,Fernholz,"City of Montevideo","PO Box 517",Montevideo,MN,56265,"(320) 269-6575 ",citymgr@montevideomn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-legacy-project-planning-monthly,"Kate Aydin: retired educator; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, theater, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Sydney Massee; visual artist, theatre, Lac qui Parle Valley School District board; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County Board member.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Jane Link: visual artist , Milan Village Arts School founding member, Milan Community Education, Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council Advisory Board; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, theater, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasure, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County board; Sydney Massee; visual artist, theatre, Lac qui Parle Valley School Districts board.",,No
25382,"Arts/Cultural Heritage Grant",2015,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","Bring professional writers/teachers to Bemidji to deliver a high quality literary experience to our rural community. Broaden attendees’ awareness, knowledge and appreciation for creative writing, contemporary literature, and the literary arts.Evaluation methods include registration questionnaires, informal interviews, event surveys, and exit surveys and evaluations.","Based on responses to evaluation questionnaires 37 out of 47 respondents felt that the quality of the workshop they attend for the week was ôexcellentö and 4 felt it was ôgood.ö In regards to questions of quality of the Evening Reading Series, 34 of 44 respondents felt that their quality were ôexcellentö and 8 felt it was ôgood.ö The Craft Talks and the Workshops positively impacted the participants' knowledge and awareness of creative writing.",,56302,"Other, local or private",62302,,"Larry Swain, Coleen Greer, Robert Griggs, Lynn Johnson, Angie Gora",,"Bemidji State University AKA Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference","State Government","Arts/Cultural Heritage Grant",,"Funds will assist the Bemidji State University English Department to put on the Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference to provide attendees and the community with high quality literary activities.",2015-06-20,2015-06-26,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mathew,Hawthorne,"Bemidji State University AKA Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference","1500 Birchmont Dr NE Ste 4",Bemidji,MN,56601-2699,"(478) 454-8362 ",writersconference@bemidjistate.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Lac qui Parle, Polk, Ramsey, St. Louis, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artscultural-heritage-grant-48,"Steve Prenevost: Arts Appreciator, Arts Advocate; Justin Holley: Literary Artist, Musician, Theatrical Artist; Natalie Grosfield: Musician, Theatrical Artist; Joseph Allen: Art Professor, Photographer, Traditional Native Crafts Artist; Nancy Cole: Musician, Theatrical Artist, Craft Artist; Linda Kaul: Craft Artist, Theatrical Artist, Folk Dancer; Jill Johnson: Literary Artist, Musician; Sandra Roman: Arts Educator, Visual Artist; Literary Artist; Mary Boomgaarden: Photographer, Film Artist; Gayle Highberg: Visual Artist, Photographer; Debra Warren: Visual Artist, Musician; Bernice Mitchell-Diver: Dancer, Theatrical Artist, Traditional Native Crafts Artist.","Steve Prenevost: Arts Appreciator, Arts Advocate; Justin Holley: Literary Artist, Musician, Theatrical Artist; Natalie Grosfield: Musician, Theatrical Artist; Joseph Allen: Art Professor, Photographer, Traditional Native Crafts Artist; Nancy Cole: Musician, Theatrical Artist, Craft Artist; Linda Kaul: Craft Artist, Theatrical Artist, Folk Dancer; Jill Johnson: Literary Artist, Musician; Sandra Roman: Arts Educator, Visual Artist, Literary Artist; Mary Boomgaarden: Photographer, Film Artist; Gayle Highberg: Visual Artist, Photographer.",,No
25397,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",2015,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Recruit 12 youth scholar apprentices from 5-6 area high schools. Provide opportunity for the youth to learn, rehearse and perform two principle classical works with the Arrowhead Chorale. Secure the involvement of vocal and instrumental performers to be a part of the collaboration with the Arrowhead chorale and its youth apprentices. Provide two public performances of the following works: Title: Genesis Part I: 'Creation'; Composer: Robert S. Cohen; For brass, percussion, and choir. Title: In the Beginning; Composer: Aaron Copland; For soprano and choir a cappella.1) Collect data on the number of: local choral directors contacted, interested students, actual youth apprentices involved, area high schools from which students were recruited/participated, rehearsals with youth apprentices only and with the Chorale, professional artists involved, and audience members who attend the performances (adult/youth). 2) Hold a focus group meeting of the choral directors and their students pre/post activity in order to ascertain feedback on the experience. 3) Meet with and/or survey: the professional artists and Arrowhead Chorale members about their experience with the youth apprentices, audience members after each concert in both written and verbal form.","Recruit 12 youth scholar apprentices from 5-6 area high schools. 9 were recruited. Provide opportunity for the youth to learn, rehearse and perform two principle classical works with the Arrowhead Chorale. All the young people regularly attended the rehearsals, and had extra time spent with either the director or assistant director for additional support. Secure the involvement of vocal and instrumental performers to be a part of the collaboration with the Arrowhead chorale and its youth apprentices. 7 instrumentalists and soprano soloist performed with the group. Provide two public performances of the following works: Title: Genesis Part I: 'Creation'. Composer: Robert S. Cohen. For brass, percussion, and choir. Two performances were held at Weber Music Hall in May, 2015.""",,550,"Other, local or private",5550,,"Brad Anderson, Kim Keuning, Cecelia Riehl, Susan Masterson, Cathy Schuyler, Ryan Sather, Bob Kelley, Karen Keenan, Nathan Winesett",,"Arrowhead Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",,"The Arrowhead Chorale will collaborate with local area high school student aspiring music scholars, and professional vocal and instrumental artists to create a multi-generational experience that is focused on performing Copeland’s In the Beginning and an unpublished cantata, Genesis Part I: 'Creation', composed by Cohen. Involving aspiring vocal scholars from local high schools will not only serve to motivate them to perform at high levels, but also to reinforce the value of classical works to these young collaborators. The spring 2015 activity will serve as a community outreach project for the Chorale and seeks to involve approximately 12 aspiring vocal scholars as apprentices.",2014-11-03,2015-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Masterson,"Arrowhead Chorale","506 Michigan St W",Duluth,MN,55802,"(715) 562-0002 ",arrowheadchorale@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-community-arts-learning-grant,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.",,No
27015,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2014,20000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","20% will tour to Minnesota communities, strengthening and building upon existing relationships, and forming new ties in areas we have not toured before. Through audience surveys, facilitated post-show discussions, and informal conversations, we will determine how this tour has advanced our reach in Moorhead and Winona, and forged new connections in Saint Cloud, Mankato, and Duluth. 2: We will bring our work to venues in Saint Cloud, Mankato and Duluth where we have not previously been able to tour. Through observation and post-tour meetings we will evaluate how these communities benefitted from the opportunity to work with an experienced touring company like 20% Theatre, as well as through other partnerships forged through this project.","20% Theatre Company toured to more communities in Greater Minnesota, forming and/or strengthening ties in each area. 2: 20% Theatre Company toured to three new communities the company had not previously visited.",,7600,"Other, local or private",27600,3500,"Kimberly Arleth, Claire H. Avitabile, Blythe Davis, Erica Fields, Amy Kenzie, Ann Lindstrom, Mykel Pennington, Suzanne Schwartz, Maureen Stoltzman, Lisa Stratton, Corinna Knepper Troth, Liana Yang",,"20 Theatre Company Twin Cities AKA 20% Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"20% Theatre Company will tour The Naked I: 3.0 to various communities in Minnesota outside of its Twin Cities home base, including colleges, universities, churches, medical facilities, businesses, and more.",2014-03-03,2015-02-20,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Claire,Avitabile,"20 Theatre Company Twin Cities AKA 20% Theatre Company","5152 Aldrich Ave N",Minneapolis,MN,55430,"(612) 227-1188 ",info@tctwentypercent.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Benton, Blue Earth, Clay, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Stearns, St. Louis, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-177,"Jessica Frost: Program Director, North House Folk School; Robin Gillette: Arts Administrator, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Jane Gudmundson: Freelance consultation, education and the arts; George Keller: Performer, Producer, Educator; Katherine Milton: Independent instructional designer and arts administrator; board member, Minnesota State University Design Council; Natalie Morrow: Founder of The Twin Cities Black Film Festival www.tcbff.org; Elizabeth Mowry: Community engagement coordinator, Juxtaposition Arts; Douglas Scholz-Carlson: Artistic director, Great River Shakespeare Festival; Lisa Vesel: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
27037,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2014,11517,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Beyond Ballroom Dance Company will tour to two communities, revisiting Detroit Lakes after six years and presenting in Staples for the first time. Response from the audience will be evaluated through post show meet the company discussions. Company members will participate in a post-tour meeting to evaluate the response to their work and outreach activities.","Beyond Ballroom Dance Company performed in two communities the company had not previously had the opportunity to visit, Duluth and Staples, Minnesota. 2: The communities of Duluth and Staples, Minnesota had the opportunity to host an original production by Beyond Ballroom Dance Company.",,4743,"Other, local or private",16260,500,"Jeanie LaFavor, Jane Phipps, Eileen Arcilla, Nathan Daniels, Deanne Michael, Julie Jacobson, Mark Jacobson, Anne LaTourelle, Deloris Ouren",,"Beyond Ballroom Dance Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Beyond Ballroom Dance Company will present an evening of original work highlighting the artistry of ballroom dance, in partnership with The Historic Holmes Theater (Detroit Lakes) and Centennial Auditorium (Staples), as well as related outreach activities.",2014-08-25,2015-02-06,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Deanne,Michael,"Beyond Ballroom Dance Company","5315 Oliver Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55419-1054,"(612) 508-9255 ",deanne@beyondballroom.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Todd, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-183,"Kathryn Eldred: Arts Administrator, Duluth Art Institute; Executive Director; Katherine Hill: Program Coordinator, Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Audience Engagement events; Michael Horejsi: Production Manager, Great River Educational Arts Theatre; Theatrical design and production; Jessica Lourey: Instructor, St. Cloud Technical and Community College; Pearl Rea: Production manager, lighting designer and stage manager; Christopher Taykalo: Marketing and development manager, Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus; Christine Tschida: Director of Northrop Auditorium, University of Minnesota; Melissa Walrath: Executive Director, The St. John's Boys' Choir","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
27051,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2014,76513,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Five Minnesota artists will present their pieces that were commissioned by The Cedar in six communities throughout Minnesota. This outcome will be evaluated based on the successful completion of presenting Cedar-commissioned work in multiple communities and feedback from those communities in the form of follow-up meetings, surveys, and short video interviews. 2: Five Twin Cities-based artists will visit communities outside of the Metro Area to present to new audiences as determined by their geography. We will log number of people reached as determined by ticket sales and those gathered at pop-up performances. Feedback from audience members will indicate if the performances were perceived as high quality and whether they provided a new experience.","Five Minnesota artists adapted previously commissioned works through new collaborations and spent 10 days performing in six Minnesota communities. 2: MN Express performed concerts for new audiences in five communities outside of the Metro Area: Austin, Grand Rapids, Duluth, Morris, and Northfield.",,20000,"Other, local or private",96513,10022,"Abdirizak Bihi, Sarah Bowman, Michelle Courtright, David Edminster, Everett Forte, Glen Helgeson, Galen Hersey, Steve Katz, Cari Nesje, Rob Nordin, Jeff Potter, Hugh Pruitt, Rob Salmon, Chuck Tatsuda, Mary Laurel True, Robert Simonds",,"The Cedar Cultural Center, Inc. AKA The Cedar","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"MN Express is a bus of five musicians, all former participants of the Cedar's 416 Club Commissions Program, touring the state to perform scheduled, ticketed public concerts and impromptu pop-up gigs in and around schools, town squares, and other public spaces.",2014-03-01,2015-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Adrienne,Dorn,"The Cedar Cultural Center, Inc. AKA The Cedar","416 Cedar Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1033,"(612) 338-2674x 103",adorn@thecedar.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Hennepin, Itasca, Mower, Rice, St. Louis, Stevens",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-185,"Jeffery Amundson: Executive Director, Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale; Christopher Atkins: Coordinator, Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program, Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Sharon Bailey: Artist, Arts Administrator; Tania Blanich: Executive Director, Rourke Art Gallery Museum; Molly Chase: Managing director, Springboard for the Arts; board member and managing director, HUGE Improv Theater; Elisabeth Comeaux: Fundraiser / development manager, Minnesota Opera; Vanessa Healey: Production Stage Manager and Performing Arts Manager, Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts; performing arts, production and arts administration; Rebecca Petersen: Executive director, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; Luverne Seifert: Head of BA Performance, Department of Theater Arts and Dance, University of Minnesota. Co-founder of Sod House Theater Company.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,
27057,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2014,7710,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Claussen will have the opportunity to develop a concert program featuring many styles of music, stretching her in unexplored genres, and giving her the opportunity to reach new audiences. Claussen will write an article evaluating her experience performing new music to new audiences as well as her growth in the area of touring. This article will be published on her official website. 2: Five rural communities will have the opportunity to attend a free harp concert and interact with a new instrument. Individuals will have the option of signing up for a ten-minute harp lessons. In an informal observation of audience response after each concert, as well as by requesting written feedback in person and online.","Stephanie Claussen prepared a varied program for solo harp including jazz, medieval pieces, pop songs and her own work. She presented this program free of charge throughout Minnesota. 2: Funded by an Arts Tour Grant, Claussen's project exposed audiences in six towns to unexpected harp music and allowed a number of individuals to experience playing harp for the first time.",,2000,"Other, local or private",9710,,,,"Stephanie R. Claussen",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Stephanie Claussen will present an eclectic hour-long concert performed on solo harp in five rural Minnesota communities, followed by an informal question and answer session and an opportunity for individual community members to receive ten-minute introductory harp lessons.",2014-04-01,2015-06-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stephanie,Claussen,"Stephanie R. Claussen",,,MN,,"(651) 647-1139 ",harp@stephanieclaussen.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Meeker, Ramsey, Renville, St. Louis, Wadena, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-188,"Jeffery Amundson: Executive Director, Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale; Christopher Atkins: Coordinator, Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program, Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Sharon Bailey: Artist, Arts Administrator; Tania Blanich: Executive Director, Rourke Art Gallery Museum; Molly Chase: Managing director, Springboard for the Arts; board member and managing director, HUGE Improv Theater; Elisabeth Comeaux: Fundraiser / development manager, Minnesota Opera; Vanessa Healey: Production Stage Manager and Performing Arts Manager, Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts; performing arts, production and arts administration; Rebecca Petersen: Executive director, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; Luverne Seifert: Head of BA Performance, Department of Theater Arts and Dance, University of Minnesota. Co-founder of Sod House Theater Company.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,
27058,"Arts Access",2014,95000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To bring theatre to 55 centers that serve elder Minnesotans whose cognitive and physical challenges limit their access to creating, responding and performing theatre. 1) 55 sites already self-identified as being underserved by theatre and have identified their clients as underserved. 2) A question on our final Staff evaluation will demonstrate whether we have built a relationship by asking if centers will pay $200 to provide future Elders CLIMBing programming. 2: Elders CLIMBing Two creates theatre appropriate to the abilities of Elders that also overcomes transportation, location and cost barriers. Site Staff and Elders assess appropriateness to disabilities barrier on daily evaluations. The final evaluation also asks if they have location, transportation and/or financial barriers and if Elders CLIMBing Two overcame them.","Elders CLIMBing 2 gave 1018 Elders at 55 Minnesota centers access to creating, performing, and responding to theatre. 2: Elders CLIMBing 2 provided appropriate theatre experiences for elder Minnesotans that overcame transportation, location, and cost barriers.",,3200,"Other, local or private",98200,39265,"Jim Gambone, Bonnie C. Matson, Joseph Atkins, Bill Partlan, James Olney, Milan Mockovak, Christine Walsh, Peg Wetli",1.85,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Elders CLIMBing Two engages 1,238 older Minnesotans, many cognitively and/or physically challenged, in 4-8 sessions to actively create, perform and respond to theater at both English and non-English speaking centers throughout Minnesota.",2014-03-10,2014-11-21,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lauren,Diesch,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","6415 Carmen Ave E","Inver Grove Heights",MN,55076,"(651) 453-9275x 22",lauren@climb.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Lyon, Marshall, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Sherburne, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-225,"Lori Brink: Independent teaching artist in multi-media and visual arts for K-12 and adults; Mary Bromen: Executive Director, Dakota Woodlands Women's and Family Homeless Shelter; Ykatirina Cardenas: Performing artist, theatre arts educator; Elizabeth Larson: Arts administrator, Bach Society of Minnesota; freelance musician; Shakuntala Maheshwari: Folk visual artist and photographer; Jessica Shaykett: Librarian, American Craft Council","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
27060,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2014,20000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The three artistic events will positively impact 1,150 people: 400 at Cantus, 350 at Salsabrosa and 400 at Dessa. At each event in the project, we will record attendance, ask attendees to complete an evaluation form (which includes age and residence) and use a poster board methodology to measure pre and post-performance audience moods'.","The chosen outcome was to impact 1,150 people with performances and workshops by Cantus, Salsabrosa, and Dessa. Our total attendance was 1,171, surpassing our attendance goal.",,31138,"Other, local or private",51138,,"Stephen Abernathy, Mark Berger, Virginia Berger, Emily Brown, Kay Colby, Jeremy Craycraft, John George, Kalina Groothuis, Mike Hanson, Donna Kirk, Kate Kucinski, Sarah Kroska, Lesley Kleveter, Ollie Meyer, James Naslund, Karen Naslund, James Pounds, Willi",,"The College of Saint Scholastica","Public College/University","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"The project consists of three performances by Minnesota artists Cantus, Salsabrosa, and Dessa that will reach an audience of 1,150 in northeast Minnesota. A vocal tone master class and a Latin dance workshop will be offered as preconcert events.",2014-03-03,2015-02-27,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,JoAnne,Axtell,"The College of Saint Scholastica","1200 Kenwood Ave",Duluth,MN,55811-4199,"(218) 723-6185 ",jaxtell@css.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Itasca, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-190,"Kathryn Eldred: Arts Administrator, Duluth Art Institute; Executive Director; Katherine Hill: Program Coordinator, Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Audience Engagement events; Michael Horejsi: Production Manager, Great River Educational Arts Theatre; Theatrical design and production; Jessica Lourey: Instructor, St. Cloud Technical and Community College; Pearl Rea: Production manager, lighting designer and stage manager; Christopher Taykalo: Marketing and development manager, Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus; Christine Tschida: Director of Northrop Auditorium, University of Minnesota; Melissa Walrath: Executive Director, The St. John's Boys' Choir","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
27069,"Arts Access",2014,39318,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Duluth Playhouse and Scottish Rite Clinic will partner to create, and share unique programming combining theatre arts with communication/social skills focus in youth with autism spectrum disorder. Both organizations are strongly committed to the success of Stage Play as an important endeavor and sole arts resource specifically geared to support youth with autism spectrum disorder. Evaluation of success includes the assessment of student participation and growth during each session and meeting the goal number of students per session. 2: Barriers to participation in activities are mitigated by the opportunity, and the effort to provide it tuition free for families. Stage Play overcomes barriers by providing theatre education for free, compensating for gas and travel when possible, and providing necessary supports and customized experiences within the group dynamic.","The Playhouse and SRC collaborated to serve students with ASD with three ten week semesters of theatre arts programing. 2: The grant funds from MSAB allowed us to provide Stage Play at no cost to participants. ",,,,39318,2400,"Herb Minke, Sandy Hoff, Tom Wheeler, Wayne Hibbard, Casey Russell, Natalie Bothwell,Heather Kjos, Kenneth Kolquist, Patty McNulty, Colleen MacDonald, Jeanie Peterson,Dolly Schnell, Mia Thibodeau, Robin Washington",,"Duluth Playhouse","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"The Duluth Playhouse and collaborator The Scottish Rite Clinic for Childhood Language Disorders propose to conduct 3 - 10 week sessions of Stage Play: Theatre for Children with Autism, during 2014. This program will serve youth ages five to fourteen with a variety of autism spectrum disorders.",2014-01-01,2014-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christine,"Gradl Seitz","Duluth Playhouse","506 W Michigan St",Duluth,MN,55802-1517,"(218) 733-7551 ",seitz@duluthplayhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-228,"Maya Beecham: Executive assistant and creativity director, Youthprise; visual and spoken word artist; freelance writer; Laurel Bradley: Director and curator, Perlman Teaching Museum, Carleton College, Northfield; Gregory Bullard: Independent Management Consultant, Bullseye Services Corp.; Melissa Cuff: Director of grants and foundation relations for YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities.; Joanna Kohler: Filmmaker and Media producer, community storytelling; Sherri Pugh: Retired community economic developer and philanthropy administrator; Minnesota African American Museum volunteer; Paul Robinson: Director, James P. Shannon Leadership Institute, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, Saint Paul; Jessica Roeder: Writer, poet and teacher","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
27127,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2014,64038,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Four professional Minnesota film artists and one master potter will tour to four greater Minnesota communities, leading workshops, exhibiting their art work and screening their most recent documentary. This outcome will be evaluated by tracking the number of artists who tour, the number of towns in which they present screenings, exhibitions and workshops. 2: 600 residents of four greater Minnesota communities will attend the documentary screening, a film making workshop or an exhibition. The number attendees at each presentation will be tracked. To measure the quality of the experience, Minnesotans in attendance will be asked to complete a short evaluation form.","Six professional Minnesota film artists toured three Minnesota communities, gave workshops, exhibited work and screened their documentary. The master potter couldn’t tour, but his work toured. 2: 1,276 attended the opening receptions, exhibitions and film screenings at Grand Marais Art Colony, MacRostie Art Center and Ely. Nineteen attended a film workshop presented at the three locations.",,16010,"Other, local or private",80048,16979,,,"Mark Lambert",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"The Warren MacKenzie: A Potter’s Hands tour will bring professional film artists and their work to three greater Minnesota communities, offering a hands-on film production workshop and screenings of the documentary film. An exhibition of Warren MacKenzie's pottery will be presented at each site.",2014-03-01,2015-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Lambert,"Mark Lambert",,,MN,,"(763) 576-8429 ",mark.kristin@live.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cook, Itasca, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-200,"Kathryn Eldred: Arts Administrator, Duluth Art Institute; Executive Director; Katherine Hill: Program Coordinator, Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Audience Engagement events; Michael Horejsi: Production Manager, Great River Educational Arts Theatre; Theatrical design and production; Jessica Lourey: Instructor, St. Cloud Technical and Community College; Pearl Rea: Production manager, lighting designer and stage manager; Christopher Taykalo: Marketing and development manager, Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus; Christine Tschida: Director of Northrop Auditorium, University of Minnesota; Melissa Walrath: Executive Director, The St. John's Boys' Choir","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
27148,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2014,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Minnesota Music Coalition will present concerts in six greater Minnesota towns, featuring twelve touring artists. Via audience and artist surveys, informal conversations and post-project meetings, we will determine how these performances might grow music audiences in smaller communities so that artists will be able to have more touring opportunities. 2: The Minnesota Music Coalition will bring twelve different artists to historic theaters and arts centers they have not played before, helping them form relationships with those communities. We will distribute surveys to venues and audiences to determine if there is an interest in hearing more new artists. We will also do artist surveys and have post-project meetings to determine what could be done to help grow audiences.","The 2014 Caravan du Nord visited five Greater Minnesota towns, featuring 10 touring bands (over 35 individual artists). 2: The Caravan du Nord brought 10 different artists to historic theaters and arts centers they had not played before, helping them form relationships with those communities.",,21000,"Other, local or private",26000,,"Beth Burns, Mark Gehring, Chuck Hermes, Tony Mendoza, John Munson, Chris Osgood, Mark Stutrud, Andrew Volna, Jessica Paxton, Ashley Hanson, Dan DeVoe, Brian Turner",,"Minnesota Music Coalition","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"The Minnesota Music Coalition will present the fourth annual Caravan du Nord, a tour of independent musicians and industry professionals, featuring workshops and performances in communities throughout greater Minnesota.",2014-03-03,2014-12-19,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ellen,Stanley,"Minnesota Music Coalition","75 5th St W Ste 402","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 347-1662 ",ellen@mnmusiccoalition.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Goodhue, Mower, Rice, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-202,"Jessica Frost: Program Director, North House Folk School; Robin Gillette: Arts Administrator, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Jane Gudmundson: Freelance consultation, education and the arts; George Keller: Performer, Producer, Educator; Katherine Milton: Independent instructional designer and arts administrator; board member, Minnesota State University Design Council; Natalie Morrow: Founder of The Twin Cities Black Film Festival www.tcbff.org; Elizabeth Mowry: Community engagement coordinator, Juxtaposition Arts; Douglas Scholz-Carlson: Artistic director, Great River Shakespeare Festival; Lisa Vesel: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
27153,"Arts Access",2014,56595,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","African American, Native, bilingual Latinos, and people with disabilities (especially blind, deaf, and in chairs) participants will increase by 2,725 in 2014. In-depth surveying/data capture will assess success in providing access for NEW audiences/participants: 1,300 African American and East African-American, 100 Native, 650 Latino, and 675 people with disabilities (blind deaf, and with mobility issues). 2: No cost admission, free transportation, supertitle captioning, and tactile tours yield targeted growth. With Access funds in support of Mixed Blood's approach to revolutionizing access to live theatre, ASL, audio description and tactile tours will be provided to guests who self-identify as requiring those services.","More Minnesotans were able to participate in live theatre committed to the pursuit of social justice. 2: Mixed Blood identified real barriers to attendance and participation to live theatre, and pursued solutions to those barriers.",,566447,"Other, local or private",623042,,"Tabitha Montgomery, Debra Bryan, Molly Bott, Eric Hyde, Susan Mackay, Chad Weinstein, K David Hirschey, Jack Reuler, Kathleen Westerhaus, Warren Bowles, Sheila Gore Dennis, Nancy Koo, Pj Doyle, Diana Hellerman, Eviano Useh, Jeff Schuur, Yolanda Cotterall,",,"Mixed Blood Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Via focused programming, customized services, targeted marketing, touring, and hiring dedicated staff, barriers - financial, language, geographic, transportation, and mobility - will be identified/eliminated to revolutionize access for these populations.",2014-01-01,2015-02-13,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amanda,"White Thietje","Mixed Blood Theatre Company","1501 S 4th St",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1100,"(612) 338-0984 ",Amanda@mixedblood.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Morrison, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-251,"Lori Brink: Independent teaching artist in multi-media and visual arts for K-12 and adults; Mary Bromen: Executive Director, Dakota Woodlands Women's and Family Homeless Shelter; Ykatirina Cardenas: Performing artist, theatre arts educator; Elizabeth Larson: Arts administrator, Bach Society of Minnesota; freelance musician; Shakuntala Maheshwari: Folk visual artist and photographer; Jessica Shaykett: Librarian, American Craft Council","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
27174,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2014,24800,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Pelon will tour to eighteen new Minnesota sites and return to four previously visited sites with a new program. Presenters choose from one of five concerts plus outreach. Pelon will track sites visited, review audience and workshop evaluations, and make post-project inquiries to see if presenters are interested in scheduling another program in the future and/or if they will recommend her work to other Minnesota presenters. 2: Twenty-two diverse organizations (libraries, museums, art centers, theater, lifelong learning center, college, and peace group) will present Pelon’s programs. Pelon will follow-up with presenters to see if they benefitted from the opportunity to work with a professional touring musician and if the experience encourages them to present other touring artists in the future.","Lauren Pelon toured throughout Minnesota with a variety of concert programs and outreach activities, reaching 22 communities in 21 different counties. 2: A variety of community groups and nonprofit organizations throughout Minnesota presented Lauren Pelon’s concerts and outreach activities.",,7700,"Other, local or private",32500,,,,"Lauren J. Pelon",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Lauren Pelon will present concerts featuring twenty ancient and modern instruments with voice, and artist talkback sessions at twenty-two Minnesota sites. Five concerts are preceded by a vocal workshop and rehearsal, so that local singers can participate in the final song of the concert.",2014-03-01,2015-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lauren,Pelon,"Lauren J. Pelon",,,MN,,"(651) 388-8945 ",laurenpelon@earthlink.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Blue Earth, Cass, Clay, Crow Wing, Douglas, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Meeker, Mower, Polk, Scott, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-207,"Kathryn Eldred: Arts Administrator, Duluth Art Institute; Executive Director; Katherine Hill: Program Coordinator, Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Audience Engagement events; Michael Horejsi: Production Manager, Great River Educational Arts Theatre; Theatrical design and production; Jessica Lourey: Instructor, St. Cloud Technical and Community College; Pearl Rea: Production manager, lighting designer and stage manager; Christopher Taykalo: Marketing and development manager, Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus; Christine Tschida: Director of Northrop Auditorium, University of Minnesota; Melissa Walrath: Executive Director, The St. John's Boys' Choir","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
26358,"Arts Organization Development and Equipment",2014,11382,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will build relationships with members of groups that have been underserved by the arts.Once the improvements have been made, the board members will be asked to invite dialogue from the public and board members will give their individual opinions on the quality, impact and public feedback of the improvements to our shows.","The board approved of the purchase made and were in agreement that the upgrades made us a stronger organization by helping improve our productions.",,2845,"Other, local or private",14227,,"Mark Wilmes, Kathy Johnson, Lynn Carpenter, David Norgaard, Teresa Schreurs, Anne Lichtsinn, Milo Downs, Cheryl Johnson, Caren Petersen, Gail Hovland, Sandy Hanson, Lisa Willert, Carl Burk, Kim Fleet, Nathaniel Gates",,"Lake Benton Opera House, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Organization Development and Equipment",,"Lighting, risers, wireless mics, and sign holders",2014-03-15,2015-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Wilmes,"Lake Benton Opera House, Inc.","120 E Center St PO Box 1","Lake Benton",MN,56149,"(507) 368-4620 ",lakebentonoperahouse@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lincoln, Lyon, Pipestone, Hennepin, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-organization-development-and-equipment-51,"John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council Advisory Board; Kate Aydin: retired educator, arts advocate, Lincoln County Pioneer Museum board; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Connolly: musician, music educator, board Renville Friends of the Arts; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasure, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County board; Sydney Massee; visual artist, theatre, Lac qui Parle Valley School Districts board; Audrey Fuller; writer, arts advocate, tribal planner, grant writer.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Jane Link: visual artist , Milan Village Arts School founding member, Milan Community Education, Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council Advisory Board; Kate Aydin: retired educator, arts advocate, Lincoln County Pioneer Museum board; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, theater, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Dan Connolly: musician, music educator, board Renville Friends of the Arts; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasure, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County board; Sydney Massee; visual artist, theatre, Lac qui Parle Valley School Districts board; Audrey Fuller; writer, arts advocate, tribal planner, grant writer.",,No
26439,"Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project",2014,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases. The number of Minnesotans who are engaged in arts education and learning opportunities increases.The surveys will be conducted by a board member. This includes a survey sent to the parade chairperson in each community and also our band members.","The number of Minnesotans who were able to participate in the arts increased. The number of Minnesotans who were engaged in arts education and learning opportunities increased.",,17090,"Other, local or private",23090,,"Ed Nelson, William Kaiser, Bonnie Jaster, Mary Lue Brinker, Millie Coeval, Darold Rupp, Mary Borstad, Mike Lokensgard, Pat Grabitske, John Petering",,"Minnesota Over Sixty Band","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project",,"They will perform in parades and concerts in Minnesota cities during their 2014 season.",2014-05-01,2014-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bonnie,Jaster,"Minnesota Over Sixty Band","1906 W Welco Dr","St Peter",MN,56082,"(507) 934-6103 ",bjaster@hickorytech.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Dodge, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lyon, Nobles, Martin, Meeker, Mower, Nicollet, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Sibley, Steele, Watonwan, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-arts-project-206,"Mary Jane Glawe: visual artist; Sara Krassin: arts administration for the Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota; Joe McCabe: St James City Manager, and volunteer with the St James Community Theater; Craig Nelson: business management and information technology; Lill Robinson: retired Language Arts teacher, and volunteer with the Blue Earth Community Theater; Melanie Schmidt: high school speech coach, and Program Director for Mankato Community Education; Lauren Shoemaker: Music Instructor at Saint Peter Public Schools; Bonnie Taplin: volunteer with the Interlaken Heritage Days Festival in Fairmont; Elizabeth Traxler: teacher, and has written and directed plays; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher and volunteer on fair boards and community festivals; Stacey Watje: actor, singer, and active member of the Springfield Community Theatre; Gina Wenger: a college professor at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Greg Wilkins: the Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University, Mankato.","Mary Jane Glawe: visual artist; Sara Krassin: arts administration for the Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota; Joe McCabe: St James City Manager, and volunteer with the St James Community Theater; Craig Nelson: business management and information technology; Lill Robinson: retired Language Arts teacher, and volunteer with the Blue Earth Community Theater; Melanie Schmidt: high school speech coach, and Program Director for Mankato Community Education; Lauren Shoemaker: Music Instructor at Saint Peter Public Schools; Bonnie Taplin: volunteer with the Interlaken Heritage Days Festival in Fairmont; Elizabeth Traxler: teacher, and has written and directed plays; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher and volunteer on fair boards and community festivals; Stacey Watje: actor, singer, and active member of the Springfield Community Theatre; Gina Wenger: a college professor at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Greg Wilkins: the Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University, Mankato.",,No
26553,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2014,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The festival is located in more than 10 venues in downtown Winona, and provides the opportunity for guests from toddlers to senior citizens to experience art. Additionally, with over 100 performers, Minnesota artists are present at every venue throughout the festival.We track attendance at all venues and have increased attendance each year. Through data collection we will track (Minnesota performers, venue attendance, overall attendance, and to the extent possible attendee city and state). We are adding a database to help collect this information.","The festival was held in ten venues in downtown Winona and it featured 130 performances by over 500 musicians, 350 musicians from Minnesota.",,103950,"Other, local or private",113950,,"Sean Burke, Julie Fassbender, Willard Kitchen, ",1.1,"Mid West Music Fest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Developing Minnesota musicians through a community supported music festival",2014-01-01,2014-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sam,Brown,"Mid West Music Fest","168 E 3rd St",Winona,MN,55987,"(608) 498-0268 ",parker.f@midwestmusicfest.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-21,"Scott Anderson: musician; Liz Bucheit: owner/artist Crown Trout Jewelers; Alan Calavano: president Rochester Male Chorus; Judy Hickey: board Children's Dance Theatre; William Hoy: playwright and songwriter; Katie Hae Leo: Minnesota State Arts Board Cultural Community Liaison; Kathy Rush: Lockwood Theatre Company; Jon Swanson; curator Minnesota Marine Art Museum; Phil Taylor: visual artist; Loretta Verbout; board secretary Mantorville Art Guild.","Hal Cropp: Executive Director Commonweal Theatre Company; Daved Driscoll: Artistic Director Northland Words-Words Players Theatre; Drue Fergison: musicologist with dance and literary expertise; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer and public information officer City of Albert Lea; Paula Michel: Secretary Harmony Arts Board; Judy Saye-Willis: visual artist and former director Faribault Art Center; Steven Schmidt: musician and General Manager City of Rochester Music Department.",,No
26014,"Arts Project Grant",2014,4700,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Invite local artists of all levels of expertise to share their art, to engage local merchants and to bring exciting exhibits to the community and out of town visitors. Measurable outcomes are 90 or more adults artists, 80 or more students artists, 400 orTrack numbers and conduct surveys to collect feedback.",,,13675,"Other, local or private",18375,,"Steve Voiles, Polly Carlson-Voiles, Alanna Dore, Karen Friedrich",,"Ely Artwalk",,"Arts Project Grant",,"Production support for a city wide art exhibition",2014-10-01,2014-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steve,Voiles,"Ely Artwalk","PO Box 132",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 365-3404 ",art@elyartwalk.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-112,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26015,"Arts Project Grant",2014,3250,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Offer a high quality theatrical experience in a remote, rural area. Cast members have the opportunity to grow as artists and in community.Ticket sales, survey results and reviews.","Good attendance and high quality performance.",,19000,"Other, local or private",22250,,"John Klem, Ely Butler, Sherry Abts, Carla Arneson, David Bergerud, Pam Brunfelt, Kevin Monthei, Cecilia Rolando",,"Ely Community Spring Musical","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Grant",,"Ely Community Spring Musical",2014-02-01,2014-06-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sara,Skelton,"Ely Community Spring Musical","1900 Camp St E",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 235-2142 ",s.skelton@vcc.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-113,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26017,"Arts Project Grant",2014,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Increase public participation in the event.Note the increase of number of authors participating, book sales and audience attendance.","There was a 242% increase in attendance over 2014.",,2900,"Other, local or private",7900,,"Anne Swenson, Bill Defeneaugh, Lisa Pekuri, Dafne Caruso, Mike Sinesio, Trudy Staubitz, Liz Schendel, Linda Trapkus",,"Ely Greenstone Public Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Grant",,"Performance Support",2014-10-01,2014-07-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeanette,Cox,"Ely Greenstone Public Art Committee","401 Pioneer Rd N",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 404-0578 ",art@elygreenstone.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Cook",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-114,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26022,"Arts Project Grant",2014,2850,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Place at least fifteen snow sculptures in Whiteside Park, engage the public in the artists' work, create an atmosphere for collaboration and teamwork and be family-friendly.Interviews with participating artists; public meeting to evaluate event.","The sculptures were placed in the park and attendance was increased.",,19040,"Other, local or private",21890,,"Irene Hartfield, Linda Ganister, Carol Orban, Alanna Dore, Cecilia Rolando, Wade Pharr, Jim Christensen, Colleen Kloehn, Lynn Evenson",,"Ely Winter Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Grant",,"Festival Support",2014-02-01,2014-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Irene,Hartfield,"Ely Winter Festival","1600 E Sheridan St",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 365-7669 ",irene@elywinterfestival.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-115,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26027,"Arts Project Grant",2014,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Place at least 15 snow sculptures in Whiteside Park, engage the public in the artists' work and create an atmosphere for collaboration and teamwork.Interviews with participating artists, public meeting to evaluate event.","Had 16 snow sculptures created in the park allowing for artists to collaborate together; attendees reported having a wonderful time seeing the building phase and final projects.",,21840,"Other, local or private",26840,,"Linda Ganister, Carol Orban, Alanna Dore, Cecilia Rolando, Wade Pharr, Jim Christensen, Colleen Kloehn, Lynn Evenson, Karen McManus",,"Ely Winter Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Grant",,"Festival Support",2014-10-01,2015-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Irene,Hartfield,"Ely Winter Festival","1600 E Sheridan St",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 365-7669 ",irene@elywinterfestival.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-116,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26037,"Arts Project Grant",2014,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Produce 5 quality shows, engage a larger audience, develop actors and their stage presence, aggressive marketing campaign, balanced budget.Post-performance gathering to evaluate the project, audience survey, financial report.","Successfully produced 5 quality shows, engage a larger audience, develop actors and their stage presence, aggressive marketing campaign, balanced budget.",,13550,"Other, local or private",18550,,"Michael Davis, Sam Grigsby, Sharon Marty-Rasmussen, Micha Smith, Rachel Randle, Trish Bunes, Josh Cagle, Greg Tuttle, Jennifer Eck, Susie Mogan, Stephanie Schroeder",,"Grand Rapids Players, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Grant",,"Theater production support",2014-02-01,2014-07-05,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sharon,Marty-Rasmussen,"Grand Rapids Players, Inc.","PO Box 26","Grand Rapids",MN,55744-0026,"(218) 259-0027 ",srasmussen@isd318.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Itasca, Koochiching, Cass, St. Louis, Aitkin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-118,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26053,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2014,4460,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goals of this project are to increase knowledge, appreciation, and awareness of arts, history, and local cultures, heritage, and traditions for Beltrami county residents and tourists visiting the exhibit. Audiences will be impacted with a high quality arts experience, an artist’s artistic career will be impacted, and the skills and experience of the Beltrami County Historical Society staff will allow for future and sustainable high quality arts projects to happen at the history center.The primary method of evaluation will be a survey offered to the target audience at the exhibit and online. Visitors will be asked to rate how the exhibit enhanced their understanding and knowledge of local history, arts, and culture as well as measure a meaningful change in their appreciation and awareness of the area and the arts through this exhibit. A guest book will allow for more descriptive entries about the impact the exhibit has had on visitors. Todd and BCHS staff will be interviewed with questions including How much has awareness of your work changed since the exhibit, and for staff specifically, how has this experience will help incorporate arts and cultural heritage activities into future projects.","Beltrami County Historical Society staff gained valuable skills and experience digitizing photographs, learned about important metadata to collect for archival items, and gained experience putting together a photographic exhibit (particularly proper framing and matting techniques). Survey results showed that 85% of visitor respondents reported that their knowledge, appreciation, and awareness of history and culture was “very enhanced” or “extremely enhanced” because of the project. The majority of respondents also reported that they are “very likely” or “extremely likely” to view the History Center as a place to engage in arts and cultural heritage activities in the future.",,3000,"Other, local or private",7460,,"Linda L Lemmer, Leo Soukup, Steve Caron, Warren Meissner, Andy Mack, Kim Nagle, Kathryn Beaulieu, Gina Lemon, Belinda Smith",,"Beltrami County Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",,"Funds will assist the Beltrami County Historical Society to hire photographer Todd Geiger to re-photograph and display historical pictures of Beltrami County for a high-quality arts and history exhibit open to the public.",2014-03-31,2014-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dan,Karalus,"Beltrami County Historical Society","130 Minnesota Ave SW",Bemidji,MN,56601,"(218) 444-3376 ",depot@beltramihistory.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Ramsey, Sherburne, Steele, Wadena, Washington, Winona, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-339,"Steve Prenevost: Arts Appreciator, Arts Advocate; Natalie Grosfield: Musician, Theatrical Artist; Joseph Allen: Art Professor, Photographer, Traditional Native Crafts Artist; Patt Rall: Arts Columnist, Literary Artist, Musician, Theatrical Artist, Visual Artist; Genny Lowry: Arts Appreciator.","Steve Prenevost: Arts Appreciator, Arts Advocate; Justin Holley: Literary Artist, Musician, Theatrical Artist; Diana McLain: Photographer, Visual Artist, Arts Advocate; Steve Ballard: Visual Artist, Art Teacher, Graphic Designer; Nancy Cole: Musician, Theatrical Artist, Dance Performer; Richard Longtine: Visual Artist, Folk Artist, Craft Artist, Theatrical Artist; Linda Kaul: Craft Artist, Theatrical Artist, Dancer; Kevin Headstrom: Arts Appreciator, Arts Advocate; Natalie Grosfield: Musician, Theatrical Artist; Joseph Allen: Art Professor, Photographer, Traditional Native Crafts Artist.",,No
26055,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2014,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","The festive atmosphere created by featuring acclaimed poet and translator Jane Hirshfield and coming together of writers, poets, and listeners in a weekend festival honoring poetry and haiku will inspire artistic aha moments impacting experienced, emerging, and beginning poets as well as the general listening public. Access to a high quality arts such as this will impact awareness, appreciation, and knowledge of this literary art form.To assess whether our programs have resulted in the intended outcomes, we will rely primarily on a short survey and on-site observations by our staff and volunteers. Attendees will be asked to address the content of the readings, images that have especially impacted them, and how their views have been enriched and altered by the readings, conversations, and presentations.","From a consensus of personal observations by the Spoken Word Committee, the goals of the event were met and poets from beginning to experienced were inspired, enriched, and altered by the presenters and the weekend activities. Survey tabulations from the workshops and from Jane Hirshfield’s reading show in detail the extent of the impact.",,3680,"Other, local or private",9680,,"Lorie Yourd, Paula Engen, Pat Kelley, Bill Kelly, John Lembi, Kate Smith, Bev Erickson, Deb Jensen",,"Bemidji Community Arts Council, Inc. AKA Bemidji Community Arts Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",,"Funds will assist Watermark Art Center to host acclaimed poet and translator Jane Hirshfield, who will provide a craft lecture and evening reading as part of a weekend festival honoring poetry and haiku.",2014-03-07,2014-09-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lorie,Yourd,"Bemidji Community Arts Council AKA Bemidji Community Arts Center","426 Bemidji Ave N",Bemidji,MN,56601-3139,"(218) 751-7570 ",bcac@paulbunyan.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Beltrami, Becker, Cass, Hubbard, Hennepin, Itasca, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-340,"Diana McLain: Photographer, Visual Artist, Arts Advocate; Richard Longtine: Visual Artist, Folk Artist, Craft Artist, Theatrical Artist; Linda Kaul: Craft Artist, Theatrical Artist, Dancer; Kevin Headstrom: Arts Appreciator, Arts Advocate; Debra Warren: Visual Artist, Musicican; Nancy Brown-Colligan: Theatrical Artist, Choreographer; Anthony Swann: Literary Artist, Poet, Arts Advocate.","Steve Prenevost: Arts Appreciator, Arts Advocate; Justin Holley: Literary Artist, Musician, Theatrical Artist; Diana McLain: Photographer, Visual Artist, Arts Advocate; Steve Ballard: Visual Artist, Art Teacher, Graphic Designer; Nancy Cole: Musician, Theatrical Artist, Dance Performer; Richard Longtine: Visual Artist, Folk Artist, Craft Artist, Theatrical Artist; Linda Kaul: Craft Artist, Theatrical Artist, Dancer; Kevin Headstrom: Arts Appreciator, Arts Advocate; Natalie Grosfield: Musician, Theatrical Artist; Joseph Allen: Art Professor, Photographer, Traditional Native Crafts Artist.","Region 2 Arts Council, Terri Widman (218) 751-5447 ",Yes
26080,"Arts Project Grant",2014,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","To increase memberships, expand visitors' knowledge on the Sami people, to provide a quality art experience.Tracking of new applicants for memberships and renewals, post event surveys to document how much people learned and how they would rate the quality of the exhibition and events.",,,11230,"Other, local or private",16230,,"Harlan Tardy, Ralland Hess, Shelley Robinson, Larry Killien, Paul Janssen, Lisa Kvas, Daniel Vidmar, Rich Puhek, Bonnie Fena, Carly Melin",,"Ironworld Development Corporation AKA Minnesota Discovery Center","State Government","Arts Project Grant",,"Lecture support",2014-04-01,2014-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Scott,Stein,"Ironworld Development Corporation AKA Minnesota Discovery Center","1005 Discovery Dr",Chisholm,MN,55719,"(218) 254-1226 ",scott.stein@mndiscoverycenter.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Itasca, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-121,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26090,"Arts in Education Residency",2014,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Enrich the lives of youth and encourage them to complete an original song for the Music Resource Center's Spring Sampler CD and/or perform their original music in the end of the year showcase or Homegrown Festival showcase.Student surveys, original song for Music Resource Center's Spring Sampler CD or performance in Homegrown showcase.",,,13680,"Other, local or private",18680,,"Mary Ostman, Tom Hollenhorst, Carolyn Sundquist, Mark Poirier",,"Armory Arts and Music Center",,"Arts in Education Residency",,"Music for Children support",2014-09-01,2015-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,Haavik,"Armory Arts and Music Center","1626 London Rd Ste 779",Duluth,MN,55812,"(218) 728-0363 ",susanphillips@att.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-residency-65,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26091,"Arts Project Grant",2014,2800,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Present two sold out performances at Duluth Depot's Great Hall, introduce the audience for bluegrass to good choral music and choral audiences to bluegrass.Ticket sales, feedback from singers, feedback from audiences, review in newspaper.","Held two performances of choral and bluegrass music together drawing in new audiences.",,22998,"Other, local or private",25798,,"Cathy Schulyler, Brad Anderson, Karen Keenan, Ryan Sather, Bob Kelley, susan Masterson, Cecelia Riehl, Lynn Ann Holtz",,"Arrowhead Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Grant",,"Concert support",2014-10-01,2014-12-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jody,Ondich,"Arrowhead Chorale","506 W Michigan St",Duluth,MN,55802-1517,"(218) 590-8792 ",arrowheadchorale@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-122,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26099,"Arts Project Grant",2014,4995,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Artists will draw with soft pastels on the sidewalks open to artists and art lovers, also clinics will be offered.Number of participants and audience.","Increased number of participating artists and attendees and included workshops.",,5630,"Other, local or private",10625,,"Vicki Holisky Crets, Michelle Ronning, Larry Ronning, Val Doherty, Steph Coffey, Mike Elling",,Chalk.a.Lot,"Local/Regional Government","Arts Project Grant",,"Festival Support",2014-05-01,2014-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michelle,Ronning,Chalk.a.Lot,"1203 Ronning Dr","Two Harbors",MN,55616,"(218) 834-3249 ",chalkalot2h@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-123,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26101,"Arts Project Grant",2014,1680,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Offering this particular concert supports the College's artistic goal of providing performances that are new to the Arrowhead region. Outcomes are to provide residents of the region the experience of Latin music and dance and receive positive audience feedback.Outcomes will be measured by ticket sales and audience survey results.","Held a performance and workshop that allowed participants to learn Latin dancing styles.",,14130,"Other, local or private",15810,,"Mark Berger, Virginia Berger, Ben Bertsch, Emily Brown, Kay Colby, Jeremy Craycraft, Jena Evans, John George, Mike Hanson, Travis Johnson, Donna Kirk, Helen Helberg, Lesley Kleveter, Don Martens, Gayle Martens, Ollie Meyer, James Naslund, Karen Naslund",,"The College of Saint Scholastica","Public College/University","Arts Project Grant",,"Concert support",2014-08-01,2014-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sue,Maki,"The College of Saint Scholastica","1200 Kenwood Ave",Duluth,MN,55811-4199,"(218) 723-6631 ",smaki@css.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-124,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26103,"Arts Project Grant",2014,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Free entertainment for individuals and families, residents and tourists of all ages.Weekly attendance counts and random audience feedback recorded each week.","High regular attendance along with great amounts of positive feedback.",,1000,"Other, local or private",3000,,"Lisa Ojanen, Rich Crettol, Lois Pajari, Jill Gilley",,"Cook Chamber of Commerce","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Grant",,"Concert series support",2014-07-01,2014-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lisa,Ojanen,"Cook Chamber of Commerce","PO Box 296",Cook,MN,55723,"(218) 666-6093 ",chamber@cookmn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-125,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26104,"Arts in Education Residency",2014,4800,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Hire one new director and expand groups so students are more evenly divided by ability.Post camp survey and talk with students and parents throughout the year.","Increased participation and positive reviews from participants and parents.",,17910,"Other, local or private",22710,,"Julie Stein, Kindal Cook, Donna Johnson, Tim Kaminski, Scott Stein",,"Crescendo Youth Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts in Education Residency",,"Annual String Camp",2014-06-02,2014-06-05,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Stein,"Crescendo Youth Orchestra","PO Box 73",Hibbing,MN,55746,"(218) 476-1650 ",minnesotafiddler@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Itasca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-residency-66,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26106,"Arts Project Grant",2014,2800,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Foster a greater appreciation of cinema, to bridge cultures, create and expand community, provide cultural exchange, networking opportunities and educational outreach through regular interaction with great films, filmmakers and cinema scholars.Audience feedback surveys will be handed out to every participant.","We increased attendance significantly, had the highest press profile ever and produced numerous successful, interesting, accessible events.",,45535,"Other, local or private",48335,,"Richard Hansen, Johnathon Olsen, Riki McManus, Brittany Sanford, Ryan Kern",,"The Duluth Superior Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Grant",,"Film Festival Support",2014-05-28,2014-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Richard,Hansen,"The Duluth Superior Film Festival","1814 9th St E",Duluth,MN,55812,"(612) 227-8015 ",richard@ds-ff.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Koochiching, Aitkin, Itasca, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-126,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26111,"Arts Project Grant",2014,2950,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Bring high quality musical groups to perform at B'nai Abraham Museum and Cultural Center for the people of Virginia and the surrounding communities.Face to face conversations with members of the audience as well as the Board of Directors and Board members, staff and volunteers.","Held three musical programs with approximately 1000 visitors over the course of the events.",,4841,"Other, local or private",7791,,"Marjorie Ostrov, Charles Ostrov, Ann Phillips, Marilyn Chiat, Alan Milavetz, Mike Blehert, Dianne Siegel, Dr. Leighton Siegel, Audra Keller, Judy Karon, Larry Chiat, Elayne Chiat, Jim Rubenstein, Jo Doig",,"Friends of B'nai Abraham","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Grant",,"Concert series support",2014-05-01,2014-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dianne,Siegel,"Friends of B'nai Abraham","328 5th St S",Virginia,MN,55792,"(612) 867-1494 ",1siegel1005@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-128,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26119,"Arts Project Grant",2014,2800,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Familiarize audience with Jaques himself; gain an opportunity to work with professional staff from the Bell Museum for installation; sharpen up security system and adhere to light restrictions on art in our galleries.Opportunity for the Jaques Art Center to receive publicity presenting original natural art in its best form.","Familiarized audience with Jaques himself; worked with professional staff from the Bell Museum for installation; sharpened up security system and adhered to light restrictions on art in our galleries.",,18670,"Other, local or private",21470,,"Barden Heft, Cherie Holm, Dan Borseth, Jerry Holm, Angie Barnhart, Shirley Lundstrom, Katherine Ella, Leslie Goble, Wayne Johnson, Paul Haurge, Ruth Hauge, Lavonne Bowman",,"Jaques Art Center, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Grant",,"Exhibition support",2014-06-01,2014-11-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Linda,Zasmeta,"Jaques Art Center, Inc.","121 2nd St NW",Aitkin,MN,56431-1319,"(218) 927-6998 ",info@jaquesart.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Aitkin, Crow Wing, Itasca, Carlton, Pine, Hennepin, St. Louis, Lake, Koochiching, Ramsey, Dakota, Sherburne, Mille Lacs, Kanabec",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-132,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26122,"Arts in Education Residency",2014,4850,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Provide learning experience performing in a chamber music ensemble with other students, receive chamber music coaching from experienced area musicians, and have two chamber performances.Number of student participants, student and instructor evaluations, audience response and evaluation by the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra Artistic Director/Conductor and General Manager.","Twenty students participated and increased their instrumental skills through coaching and preparing for two performances with the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra musicians.",,4500,"Other, local or private",9350,,"Aaron Bransky, Pamela Benson, Anne Cotter, Tom Eling, John Fochs, Ted Harwood, Ann Hodge, Geoff Popham, Brenda Schrader-Johnson",,"Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts in Education Residency",,"Quartet Project Support",2014-06-07,2014-09-23,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lori,Hanson,"Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra","PO Box 434",Duluth,MN,55801,"(218) 491-3262 ",lscoinfo@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-residency-67,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26123,"Arts Project Grant",2014,2800,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Present the father-daughter duo allowing us to continue our mission of featuring artists with ties to the area.Number of attendees and students participating in the programs, reviews of critics, evaluations of participants and coaches and fiscal health of the organization.","Providing new and diverse programming of chamber music featuring local performers.",,6590,"Other, local or private",9390,,"Aaron Bransky, Pamela Benson, Anne Cotter, Tom Eling, John Fochs, Ted Harwood, Ann Hodge, Geoff Popham, Branda Schrader-Johnson",,"Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Grant",,"Concert support",2014-06-10,2014-09-10,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lori,Hanson,"Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra","PO Box 434",Duluth,MN,55801,"(218) 491-3262 ",lscoinfo@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-133,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26125,"Arts in Education Residency",2014,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Conduct Summer Sing to which singers from across the area will come both those new to Lake Superior Youth Chorus and past participants, followed by concert which will be attended by a large number of friends, family and community members.Singers and families will be asked to complete a survey about the camp experience, staff will be asked to complete a narrative evaluation, audience size and comments of participants and concert attendees will be noted and reported within the final report.","Conducted a 4-day summer camp with 24 participants.",,4400,"Other, local or private",9400,,"Robert Turner, Patrick Colvin, Mark Morse, Susan Dahlberg, Marilyn Odean, Stephen Cushing, Melinda Marble, Leslie Black, Kristen Saxhaug, Julia Bates",,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts in Education Residency",,"Summer sing support",2014-06-01,2014-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marilyn,Odean,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus","1633 Woodbury Ln",Duluth,MN,55803,"(218) 348-4045 ",modean@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-residency-68,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26127,"Arts in Education Residency",2014,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Students will have heightened awareness of art in nature, gain knowledge that art is all around and they have the ability to create it.Survey of students and adults, observation by team members.","Each student made art from items found in nature and taught their guests how to make suncatchers.",,2550,"Other, local or private",7550,,,,"Amy M. Lucas",Individual,"Arts in Education Residency",,"Summer camp support",2014-05-01,2014-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Lucas,"Amy M. Lucas",,,MN,,"(218) 343-3453 ",321ArtStudio@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Itasca, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-residency-69,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26128,"Arts Project Grant",2014,2800,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Present the comedy opera in an effort to expand audience and continue to challenge and engage our artists and audience.Meeting of artistic, music directors and board to evaluate success, financial outcomes and audience response as well as feedback.","Performed in a new venue to over 550 people and challenged or performers with new material.",,47000,"Other, local or private",49800,,"Martha Firling, Char Taylor, Rick Lichty, Jean Jacobson, Cheryl Takkunen, Diane Firebe, James Sheetz, Floyd Cochran",,"Lyric Opera of the North","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Grant",,"Opera production support",2014-05-01,2014-06-20,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Lawrence,"Lyric Opera of the North","PO Box 462",Duluth,MN,55801,"(218) 464-0922 ",loonopera@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-134,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26130,"Arts Project Grant",2014,2800,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Plan to decorate the waterfront with a charming puppet pageant, joined by hundreds in all ages, participatory art event.Sustain and build on the success of our first two years in terms of attendance and participation.","Held a series of workshops for community members to help design and build smelt themed parade items; held a non-motorized community parade along the lakewalk featuring puppets, dancers, masqueraders, and a brass band.",,6800,"Other, local or private",9600,,"Kirsten Aune, Barbara Baco, Hannah Grunzke, Randel Hanson, Anton Jimenez-Kloeckl",,"Magic Smelt Puppet Troupe","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Grant",,"Community Celebration Parade support",2014-01-15,2014-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jim,Ouray,"Magic Smelt Puppet Troupe","1014 S Lake Ave",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 370-8980 ",papahorsey@earthlink.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-136,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26132,"Arts Project Grant",2014,2800,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Present two successful performances, maintain membership of 42 musicians or more; draw audiences of 150 or more at each concert and meet budget.Boar will collect and review financial results, audience numbers reported, memberships retained or increased.","Presented two successful performances, maintained our musician membership, and met our overall budget. Audience numbers at each performance were lower than expected.",,7480,"Other, local or private",10280,,"Russell Bergum, Sarah Antanies, Ben Johnson, Kris Coombe, Sheila Wilcox, Karen McManus, Lynn Evenson, Erik Honkanen, Mary Peterson, Roberta Tomasetti",,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Grant",,"Concert support",2014-04-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sheila,Wilcox,"Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","PO Box 600",Virginia,MN,55792,"(218) 290-9877 ",sheilawilcox@accessmn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-137,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26134,"Arts in Education Residency",2014,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","To teach adults with disabilities the art of clay, each individual will create two clay pieces and have potential to sell in two locations.Review percentages of goals created for each individual to increase independence. Grade each finished clay creation on a one to ten scale.","Taught adult attendees with disabilities the art of clay. Each participant created two or more clay pieces which they then had the opportunity to sell at our craft sale. Basic techniques were taught along with an opportunity for participants to use a wheel.",,9430,"Other, local or private",14430,,"Mark Anderson, Chris Bergum, David Arndt, David Hohl, Dr. Trent Janezich, Michael Jugovich, Glenn Jackola, David Jordan, Shirley Meyer, Craig Pulford, Bev Schulte, Mai Vang",,"Range Center, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts in Education Residency",,"Clay Workshop Support",2014-05-05,2014-05-16,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rebecca,Arnold-Sauer,"Range Center, Inc.","1001 8th Ave NW",Chisholm,MN,55719,"(218) 263-9230 ",myoggia@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-residency-70,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26145,"Arts Project Grant",2014,1708,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Serve audience with the kind of music they have requested with the highest caliber performers we can provide.Ticket sales and audience response, financial data, analysis of artistic quality based on audience feedback, written reviews and comments and surveys that solicit information on demographics and economic impact.","Target audience was well served with high turnout and a positive response.",,2782,"Other, local or private",4490,,"Chel Anderson, Wayne Russ, Susan Lappi, Greg Tofte, Cheryl Larsen, Myron Bursheim, Veronica Weadock, Kris Garey, Philis Anderson, Carl Solander",,"North Shore Music Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Grant",,"Concert support",2014-06-01,2014-09-16,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kate,Fitzgerald,"North Shore Music Association","PO Box 1376","Grand Marais",MN,55604-1376,"(218) 387-2916 ",music@boreal.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Cook, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-138,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26147,"Arts Project Grant",2014,2800,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Reach a thousand persons who will grow to love opera.Attendance, feedback and critics.",,,20620,"Other, local or private",23420,,"Thomas Gillach, Carver Richards, Matthew Uhan, H Martin Zuponcic, Norma Haugen, Catherine Uhan, Patrick Roche, Mark Muhich, Dennis Reagan, Robert Olsen, Alan Hodnik, Eric Erie, Dean Gibson, Gerry Kangas, Nancy Johnson, Erica Blee, Rita Taylor, Stuart Blee",,"Northern Lights Music Festival, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Grant",,"Opera support",2014-04-01,2014-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Veda,Zuponcic,"Northern Lights Music Festival","PO Box 147",Gilbert,MN,55705,"(609) 922-2965 ",Zuponcic@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-139,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26149,"Arts Project Grant",2014,2800,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Dances on the Lakewalk became an established and respected opportunity for artists to highlight their choreography blending the innovative with the established.Tracking the number of people attending and participating in the event each year and casual Post-performance conversations with audience members and a post event meeting with the choreographers and dancers.","Presented Dances on the Lakewalk, which presented a wide range of dance to the public in a variety of accessible and public places.",,16385,"Other, local or private",19185,,"Cathy Podeszwa, Amy Eliot, Christopher Watson",,"Ressl Dance!","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Grant",,"Dances on the Lakewalk support",2014-05-30,2014-07-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cathy,Podeszwa,"Ressl Dance!","1517 8th St E",Duluth,MN,55812,"(218) 260-5247 ",cpodeszwa@msn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Cook",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-140,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26152,"Arts in Education Residency",2014,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Up to 60 people will learn about and practice expressive writing, another 20 will learn poetry and drawing techniques, product will be share with audience members.Online surveys for writing, printed evaluations for workshop participants, open Question and Answer with audience and artists.","Five people participated in the series of events that were held. The works created were displayed in downtown Grand Rapids.",,3580,"Other, local or private",8580,,"Karen Keenan, Scott Graden, Helene Jackson, Cathy Podeszwa",,"Project Lulu","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts in Education Residency",,"Arts Express in Grand Rapids Support",2014-09-15,2015-02-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lisa,McKhann,"Project Lulu","2109 Minnesota Ave",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 349-9121 ",lisa@projectlulu.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Itasca, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-residency-72,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26153,"Arts Project Grant",2014,2800,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Expose an audience of several hundred to new, experimental art and foster discussion about art and the environment.Count of attendees.",,,3260,"Other, local or private",6060,,,,"Prøve Collective","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Grant",,"Exhibition support",2014-09-12,2014-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,Roberts,"Prove Gallery","21 Lake Ave",Duluth,MN,55802,"(612) 227-8015 ",richard@provegallery.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-141,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26155,"Arts in Education Residency",2014,4600,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Student and public participation in the successful creation of a circuit bent musical instrument.Verbal critiques and discussion.","Positive audience feedback and reaction to new art form fantastic.",,4150,"Other, local or private",8750,,"Robert Larson, Chet Larson",,"Saint Louis County Schools AKA Saint Louis County School District","K-12 Education","Arts in Education Residency",,"Circuit Bending workshop support",2014-04-22,2014-04-26,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kim,Johnson,"Saint Louis County School District","1701 9th Ave N",Virginia,MN,55792,"(218) 749-8130 ",kjohnson@skd2142.k12.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-residency-73,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26157,"Arts Project Grant",2014,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Presenting the play in the high level envisioned by the director, attracting an audience of at least 2100, strengthening community fabric, making a profit.Evaluate the play itself, audience count, calculating profit, conducting interviews with all department heads.","Attracted a large crowd with well received performances and secured a profit for future plays.",,29660,"Other, local or private",34660,,"Rick Frericks, Roxanne Lillis, Brad Johnson, Paul Deaner, Terri Frericks-Blood",,"Sauk Rapids-Rice Community Education","K-12 Education","Arts Project Grant",,"Performance support",2014-02-03,2014-05-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sandy,Grosland,"Sauk Rapids-Rice Community Education","901 1st St S","Sauk Rapids",MN,56379-1916,"(320) 253-4700 ",sandy.grosland@isd47.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Lake, Cook, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-143,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26164,"Arts Project Grant",2014,2800,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Enrich community understanding of classical music and reach a wider audience, connect world class musicians, exceptional young artists, regional students and audiences and reach and inspire young people to be interest in and pursue training in music.Count the audience and estimate demographics, get the audience's impressions and feedback after the concert in person and speak to young members of the audience and young student performers about their experience and opinions.","Achieved goals of bringing in world class musicians to put on a free concert. Event was well received and feedback was positive from musicians and attendees alike.",,5800,"Other, local or private",8600,,"Samuel Martin, Anton Miller, Marjorie Stalker, James Vizanko, Jacob Baker, Sumlee Beede, Brian Fischer, Kevin Hoeschen, Gerald Martin, Melanie Stever",,"Three Bridges International Chamber Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Grant",,"Concert support",2014-05-01,2014-08-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Samuel,Martin,"Three Bridges International Chamber Music Festival","520 Kenilworth Ave",Duluth,MN,55803,"(218) 349-2340 ",martin@threebridges.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-145,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
27202,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2014,80000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater will have the opportunity to reach more audiences in greater Minnesota with a 35th Anniversary Tour to Ely, Grand Rapids, Mankato, and Rochester. The outcome will be evaluated by determining size of audiences at each project venue. In addition, the tour will be evaluated through audience responses feedback from post-performance dialogues, and audience surveys (print and electronic). 2: Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater will reach new populations through community inclusive activities presented in conjunction with this tour. Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater will consult with presenters to determine diverse populations to be reached through arts and education, arts and healthcare, and other activities. The success of these programs will be assessed through attendance and responses from each tour location.","Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater reached more audiences in greater Minnesota on this tour, approximately 3,700 people, through public performances, movement workshops, and classes. 2: In the workshops and classes associated with this project, Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater reached a number of groups throughout the state with whom it had not previously worked.",,30800,"Other, local or private",110800,8567,"Ruth Balbach, Howard Bell, Michael Brooks, Judith Johnson, Jennifer Olson, Zoe Sealy, V. Paul Virtucio ",2,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater's 35th anniversary celebration will include engagements in four different Minnesota communities (Ely, Grand Rapids, Mankato, and Rochester), and include performances and community inclusive activities for a diverse array of populations.",2014-03-01,2015-05-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stuart,Pimsler,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater","528 Hennepin Ave S Ste 707",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(763) 521-7738 ",spdanth@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Hennepin, Itasca, Olmsted, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-210,"Jessica Frost: Program Director, North House Folk School; Robin Gillette: Arts Administrator, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Jane Gudmundson: Freelance consultation, education and the arts; George Keller: Performer, Producer, Educator; Katherine Milton: Independent instructional designer and arts administrator; board member, Minnesota State University Design Council; Natalie Morrow: Founder of The Twin Cities Black Film Festival www.tcbff.org; Elizabeth Mowry: Community engagement coordinator, Juxtaposition Arts; Douglas Scholz-Carlson: Artistic director, Great River Shakespeare Festival; Lisa Vesel: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
32184,"Arts Learning",2016,17800,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Through theatre practice and performance, arts learners will experience personal growth and pro-social development applicable to their daily lives. Personal growth, pro-social development, and value will be measured through quantitative and qualitative pre- and post- project surveys and journals and discussion during project. 2: Through script writing and performance, arts learners will demonstrate their knowledge and skill using theatre as a communication and education tool. Pre and post-project artist statements will measure knowledge of script writing, performance, and theatre as a tool for communication and education.","For the majority of youth this was the first opportunity for them to be directly involved in a project of this type. All participants were given pre-and post-tests and surveys. 2: 60% of residents hadn't participated in theater prior to this project. This experience offered them a new opportunity to engage in an arts experience. Through the use of pre-and post-tests, surveys of participants before starting the project and upon completion of the performances of the Spoken Word Poetry.",,2000,"Other, local or private",19800,,"Dick Brenner, Marv Bodie, Garry Gamble, Rick Goutermont, Frank Jewell, Keith Nelson, Wade Pavleck, Pete Stauber",,"Arrowhead Regional Corrections AKA Arrowhead Juvenile Center","Local/Regional Government","Arts Learning",,"Act U.P. In Class will offer Arrowhead Juvenile Center youth the opportunity to act with “unified purpose” to create performances exploring themes from academics which are relevant to their lives.",2015-09-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jen,Wright,"Arrowhead Regional Corrections AKA Arrowhead Juvenile Center","1918 Arlington Ave N",Duluth,MN,55811,"(218) 625-6700 ",wrightj@stlouiscountymn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Cook, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-594,"Bradley Althoff: Managing producer, national classical music programs, American Public Media - Minnesota Public Radio; Richard Carlson: Theater and philosophy teacher, School for Environmental Studies, Apple Valley; Alberto Justiniano: Artistic director, Teatro del Pueblo; theater artist and filmmaker; Cydney Perkins: Arts volunteer in Rochester schools; Gretchen Pick: Artistic director, Young Dance. Adjunct faculty, University of Minnesota Department of Dance.; Daniel Stark: Associate Professor, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Joanne Toft: Private educational arts consultant","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32196,"Arts Learning",2016,89041,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education ","The ARTS Program will offer a wide variety of arts learning opportunities to the community, increasing the number of arts learners involved in classes. The project will be evaluated by increasing the number of opportunities to adults with disabilities, an underserved population where arts education is concerned. Classes will be offered in a variety of mediums.   2: This project will address the need for quality arts experiences and learning opportunities for individuals living with disabilities. The project will be evaluated by the increased number of individuals participating in inclusive arts learning settings, being taught at a pace designed for their individual learning styles. It is one of the only programs of its kind in Minnesota. ","CHOICE, unlimited ARTS Program is an outlet for any person living with a disability wishing to participate in quality, professionally-taught arts instruction. CHOICE, unlimited ARTS Program offered a variety of classes to suit the needs of a multitude of interests and abilities. The classes were held at community sites to further community integration. This outcome was 100% successful because without such offerings, these opportunities would not have been otherwise available to these students. 2: CHOICE, unlimited ARTS Program addressed the need for quality arts experiences and learning opportunities for individuals living with disabilities. The evaluation tools used included one-on-one interviews with participants to evaluate the accessibility of the program, satisfaction surveys, goal planning, and team meetings. Success was also determined by the number of individuals who participated in this program and the number of community members that were introduced to the talents of the participants. ",,22764,"Other, local or private ",111805,11276,"Wanda Grew-Jasken, Jackie Sathers, Adele Hartwick, Pete Barnett, Ralph Johnson, Adam Lang, Steven Thorne, Tom Torgerson, Heidi Laliberte",0.73,"CHOICE, Unlimited","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning ",,"CHOICE, Unlimited's ARTS program is dedicated to providing and expanding creative opportunities for individuals with disabilities in Minnesota to study, participate, and share their artwork with the community. ",2015-09-01,2016-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristie,Buchman,"CHOICE, Unlimited","1829 E Superior St",Duluth,MN,,"(218) 724-5869x 201",kBuchman@choiceunlimited.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-597,"Alyssa Baguss: Arts programming coordinator, Three Rivers Park District/Silverwood Park; visual artist; Scott Bean: Retired elementary art teacher; practicing artist; David Beard: Associate professor of rhetoric, writing studies department, University of Minnesota, Duluth; Jeffrey Bleam: Chair, department of theatre and film studies, Saint Cloud State University; Joan Eisenreich: Retired director, Mankato Public Schools Community Education and Recreation program; Robert Ouren, Dr.: Retired music educator ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist ",,2
32198,"Arts Learning",2016,150000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","During six classes with Actor-Educators, partner preschools’ kids learn six theatre terms and develop storytelling, ensemble and characterization skills. Preschoolers show increased knowledge of terms via pre/post tests. Using standards-based rubrics, teachers evaluate skills on first and last visits. Third-party arts educators review filmed plays. 2: 500 kids/parents not enrolled in partner schools hear two plus podcasts; 250 do one plus podcast art activities. 50% of parents say their kids know more about art. Via online surveys, preschool teachers, parents report the number of podcasts and completed arts activities children do. Parent, teacher survey responses indicate quality of engagement/arts learning.","3,012 Preschoolers developed skills in characterization, storytelling, and ensemble and learned six theatre terms. To evaluate this outcome CLIMB used: Pre- and post-tests evaluated students' understanding of six theatre terms; Pre/post rubrics completed by teachers evaluated theatre skills growth; Evaluations completed by third party theatre for youth experts to evaluate the artistry of the student's skills; Actor Educators' journals tracked students' growth; Teacher surveys monitored class quality; and Pre/Post evaluation occurred in the 1st and 6th class. Third party experts watched six videos of final plays. 2: 719 people listened to at least two podcasts and 62% of completed surveys say their kids know more about art. CLIMB used google analytics and tracked listens/downloads of the podcast on our distribution platforms. To distinguish between Minnesota State Arts Board partner schools and generally audiences, CLIMB created a webpage only accessible to schools as part of this grant. A digital survey was placed on the website to retrieve more specific data about the podcasts effectiveness, whether the follow-up activities were used, and if people felt the program taught about art. These surveys were incentivized, but the return rate was low. ",,22204,"Other, local or private",172204,33613,"James Gambone, Representative Joseph Atkins, Bonnie Matson, Milan Mockovak, James Olney, William Partlan, Christine Walsh, Peg Wetli",0.61,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"CLIMB works with 3,500 preschoolers who learn about character, ensemble, and plot so they can create and perform their own play. Kids get inspiration from the characters and plots of Faraway Woods©, a podcasted audio drama.",2015-09-01,2016-08-12,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lauren,Diesch,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","6415 Carmen Ave E","Inver Grove Heights",MN,,"(651) 453-9275x 19",lauren@climb.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Chisago, Douglas, Fillmore, Hennepin, Hubbard, Kanabec, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Pennington, Polk, Roseau, Scott, St. Louis, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-598,"Alyssa Baguss: Arts programming coordinator, Three Rivers Park District/Silverwood Park; visual artist; Scott Bean: Retired elementary art teacher; practicing artist; David Beard: Associate professor of rhetoric, writing studies department, University of Minnesota, Duluth; Jeffrey Bleam: Chair, department of theatre and film studies, Saint Cloud State University; Joan Eisenreich: Retired director, Mankato Public Schools Community Education and Recreation program; Robert Ouren, Dr.: Retired music educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32213,"Arts Learning",2016,72855,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Zenon seeks to offer new opportunities for arts learning in the state by partnering with new residency sites and audiences for our programming. The project outcome will be evaluated through class participation levels, written and verbal evaluations, school administrator evaluations, and the quality of the culminating student performance. 2: Zenon seeks to make dance as an art form accessible to young people regardless of economic background, geography or physical ability. The project outcome will be evaluated by demographic analysis of residency participants as provided by school administrators, including physical and economic challenges and limited geographic access to the Twin Cities dance community.","Zenon offered new opportunities for arts learning in the state by partnering with new residency sites and audiences for our programming. The project outcome was evaluated through class participation levels, written and verbal evaluations, school administrator evaluations, and the quality of the culminating student performance. 2: Zenon made dance as an art form accessible to young people regardless of economic background, geography or physical ability. The project outcome was evaluated by demographic analysis of residency participants as provided by school administrators, including physical and economic challenges and limited geographic access to the Twin Cities dance community. Each residency was on target for the goals identified in this grant.",,9819,"Other, local or private",82674,3000,"Heidi Zimmer, Breanna Olson, Shannon Loecher, Linda Z. Andrews, Rochelle Dotzenrod, Tiffany Joy Hanken, Kelley Lindquist, Kelsi Rahm, Meghan A. Smith",,"Zenon Dance Company and School, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Zenon Dance proposes five weeks of residency programs at schools in greater Minnesota, bringing dance education and performance to students who are underserved by this art form.",2015-09-01,2016-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mara,Winke,"Zenon Dance Company and School, Inc.","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 400",Minneapolis,MN,,"(612) 338-1101 ",marasmail@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Douglas, Hennepin, Mower, Otter Tail, Rice, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-608,"Camilla Berry: Practicing artist with nursing and education credentials; Kristina Bigalk: Poet; director of creative writing, Normandale Community College; Micahel Burgraff: Executive director, Fergus Falls: A Center for the Arts; Phyllis Doyle: Retired arts administrator; award-winning poet and fiction writer; Robert Gardner: Artistic director, Minnesota Ballet; Barry Kleider: Photographer, visual artist and teaching artist; Andrea Stanislav: Contemporary visual artist; associate professor of art, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32225,"Arts Learning",2016,78000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","270 students at partner schools will have access to Illusion’s arts learning in-school, afterschool, and during spring and summer breaks. Illusion will Maintain attendance records; Conduct post-program student surveys; Conduct interviews with students, teaching artists, and partner teachers. 2: 270 students will increase their skills in theater creation, performing and responding and knowledge of how theater can be used to link to real-life issues. Conduct post-program surveys and interviews with students, and conduct interviews with teaching artists and school staff.","450 students at Sanford, Highland Park and Duluth Harbor City School enhanced their arts learning by their participation in Illusion's programming. Attendance records, post-program student surveys, and interviews with students and partner teachers.",,30695,"Other, local or private",108695,7800,"Stan Alleyne, Anthony Bohaty, Emily Bridges, Willie Bridges, Barbara Brin, Amy Brenengen, Pat Dunleavy, Keith Halperin, Lori Liss, Christopher Madel, Vivian Martin, Bonnie Morris, Katie Otto, Emily Palmer, Therese Pautz, Jeffrey Rabkin, Michael H. Robins, Rebecca F. Schiller, Susan Shapiro, Tracy M. Smith, David Stamps, Erica V. Stein, Robin Stein, Susan Thurston, Christopher Wurtz",,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Illusion Theater will partner with two middle schools in the Twin Cities and two high schools in Blue Earth and Duluth to provide arts learning experiences through theater arts that are inspired by and relevant to the lives of the students.",2015-09-01,2016-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Robins,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 704",Minneapolis,MN,,"(612) 339-4944x 208",mrobins@illusiontheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-615,"Akosua Addo, Dr.: Associate professor of music, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities; Alison Good: Former commercial artist, educator and administrator; active community volunteer; Robert Gurrola: Attorney; digital media producer and music composer; music educator; Diana Joseph: Author; associate professor of English at Minnesota State University Mankato; Peter Spooner: Former curator, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth; Yang Yang: Visual artist; program assistant, Saint Paul Public Schools","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32254,"Arts Access",2016,100000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Four Latino plays/events feature Latino creators/actors, and draw a diverse audience thru low/no-cost tickets, accessibility and bilingual shows. Four plays/events are produced, list of Latino artists engaged and survey of audiences. 2: 23,500 people in the metro area and 36 Minnesota counties see Latino-generated bilingual productions featuring Latino actors. Via both mainstage and touring attendance surveys and qualitative audience assessment. ","MBT produced three Latino-themed plays, and an all-Latino cast in a 4th, engaging 25+ Latino artists in its season, drawing diverse Minnesota audiences. Evaluation methods included: comprehensive attendance records, audience surveys, qualitative and critical response to the performance, production, and script, and anecdotal observations by artists, staff, and production team. MBT has a 92% response rate for its surveys. 2: 8,827 people in the Metro area and greater Minnesota saw Latino-generated bilingual productions featuring Latino actors. MBT meets with its Latino Advisory Council to assess the success of its efforts to reach more Minnesota Latinos. Attendance, surveys, anecdotal observation, and social media response is used to help determine the degree to which the Theatre has met its goals.",,129799,"Other, local or private",229799,20891,"Tabitha Montgomery, Robert Lunning, Rodolfo Gutierrez, Molly Bott, Trevor Bowen, Deb Bryan, Tatiana Chivileva, Yolanda Cotterall, Sheila Gore Dennis, Pj Doyle, Diana Hellerman, K David Hirschey, Eric Hyde, Sarah Kilibarda, Samantha King, Elizabeth Reeve, Jack Reuler, Joe Stanley, Jeff Shuur",,"Mixed Blood Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Mixed Blood Theatre will produce two mainstage and two touring productions bringing focus to the Latino experience in America through the voices of Latino artists.",2015-11-01,2016-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carlisa,Rivamonte,"Mixed Blood Theatre Company","1501 S 4th St",Minneapolis,MN,,"(612) 338-0984 ",lia@mixedblood.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carlton, Clay, Hennepin, Isanti, Koochiching, Mower, Nobles, Olmsted, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Stearns, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-328,"Ann Benrud: Director of communications and external relations, Minneapolis College of Art and Design; Christina Chang: Museum curator; doctorate in art history; Kevin Curran: Nonprofit professional in development and grant writing for arts organizations; Mary Flicek: Arts administrator; board member, River Junctions Arts Council; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Patrick Serrano: MS in nonprofit institutions, volunteer grant writer; Dameun Strange: Bush Foundation Community Innovation Team member","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Private equity manager; board chair, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra",,2
32258,"Arts Access",2016,40925,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","This program will reinvigorate studio practice of art educators and inspire new level of dedication to their creative practice and role as educators. We’ll reach one hundred art educators through eight workshops. Evaluations will show satisfaction of participants, greater confidence in teaching and enthusiasm for ceramics, and interest in lifelong learning. 2: Program will augment educators’ knowledge base and skills sets, providing tools and information to increase efficacy and enhance classroom experience. Evaluations will show increased technical and contextual expertise. NCC will establish online educator resources and adaptive classroom programs, benefiting an estimated 15,000 students the following year.","NCC programs reached 135 Art Educators through eighteen workshops; Curriculum/activities delivered relevant content for classrooms and studio practices. NCC had preliminary meetings with collaborating artists, three art educator consultants, staff, and Ursula Hargens (lead artist for initiative), to establish goals and objectives for each offering. Pre-assessment surveys were distributed to participants, enabling the tailoring of content to meet specific need. Post-assessment provided feedback about the quality, relevance, accessibility, and format of the program allowing for results to be interpreted immediately to fine-tune future workshops. 2: Programs provided Art Educators with demonstrations and lectures emphasizing technical information, materials, technique, and historical materials. Pre- and post-assessment surveys indicated an increase in knowledge gained during the site-specific workshops. Strong attendance at programs indicated to us the popularity and need for such programs. Qualitative evaluation (word of mouth and one on one with educators) revealed a new zest for learning and for classroom teaching. When given the reigns to design their own programs, select educators opted to bring artists into their classrooms, so that they and their students could learn together.",,4933,"Other, local or private",45858,6683,"Craig Bishop, Mark Lellman, Rick Scott, Lynne Alpert, Bryan Anderson, Nan Arundel, Heather Nameth Bren, Lann Briel, Robert Briscoe, Philip Burke, Mary K Bauman, Linda Coffey, Debra Cohen, Nancy Hanily Dolan, Bonita Hill, Sally Wheaton Hushcha, Christopher Jozwiak, Patrick Kennedy, Brad Meier, Alan Naylor, TCody Turnquist, Ellen Watters",,"Northern Clay Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Northern Clay Center will collaborate with regional institutions and clay artists and offer Minnesota art educators workshops that are designed to enrich their curricula, combining lesson plans and historical and social context with studio art practice.",2015-11-01,2016-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alison,Beech,"Northern Clay Center","2424 Franklin Ave E",Minneapolis,MN,55406,"(612) 339-8007 ",alisonbeech@northernclaycenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-330,"Maya Beecham: Education team coordinator, Bush Foundation; visual and spoken word artist; freelance writer; Mary Bromen: Executive Director, Dakota Woodlands Women's and Family Homeless Shelter; John Connelly: Independent consultant to nonprofits, photographer; Scott Dixon: Artist and administrator, Commonweal Theatre; Sandra Gillespie: Visual artist; online writing instructor, University of Alaska Anchorage; former program director, Alaska State Council on the Arts; Fatima Said: Executive director, Project FINE (Focus on Integrating Newcomers through Education) in Winona; Robert Weisenfeld: Director of government grants and sponsored programs, Gustavus Adolphus College, Saint Peter","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Private equity manager; board chair, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra",,2
32259,"Arts Learning",2016,19500,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Students will acquire fundamental skills in green wood turning and production through hands-on learning and collaboration with turners of all styles. Students will indicate skills levels in pre- and post-program surveys. Presentation of work to audience will provide qualitative evaluation. Informal feedback with staff, partners, and teaching artists will also be reviewed. 2: Students will stretch creative capacities in aesthetics, artistry and design of turned wood vessels using traditional and contemporary techniques. Pre- and post-program surveys measure understanding of creative elements of wood turning. Presentation of work to audience provides qualitative evaluation. Informal feedback will also be reviewed.","Students acquired fundamental skills in green wood turning and production through hands-on learning and collaboration with turners of all styles. Symposium participants completed a pre-event survey which measured their skill level in different aspects of bowl turning and woodcraft. At the end of the event, another survey measured the growth in skills and areas of learning. Feedback collected from instructors also captured student impressions and experiences. 2: Students grew in their creative capacities in aesthetics, artistry and design of turned wood vessels using traditional and contemporary techniques. Symposium participants completed a pre-event survey which measured their creative interests in wood turning. At the end of the event, another survey measured the growth in skills and areas of learning. Feedback collected from instructors also captured student impressions and experiences.",,22045,"Other, local or private",41545,,"Mary Boyle Anderson, David Morris, Rob Ilstrup, Jon Farchmin, John Bergstrom, Nancy Burns, John Schoenherr, Buck Benson, Paul Aslanian, Jodi Belluz, Andrew Houlton, Layne Kennedy, J.D. Lehr, Jana Larson, Todd Mestad, Susan Morrison, Mary Morrison, Kathy Rice, Jim Sannerud, Steve Surbaugh",,"North House Folk School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"North House Folk School will host Fresh Cut Wood Turning Symposium, a celebration of the traditional and contemporary ingenuity of green wood turning and the community of artists who preserve and evolve the art form.",2015-10-26,2015-11-02,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Greg,Wright,"North House Folk School","PO Box 759 500 W Hwy 61","Grand Marais",MN,,"(218) 387-2968 ",gwright@northhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Itasca, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Pine, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-630,"Bradley Althoff: Managing producer, national classical music programs, American Public Media - Minnesota Public Radio; Richard Carlson: Theater and philosophy teacher, School for Environmental Studies, Apple Valley; Alberto Justiniano: Artistic director, Teatro del Pueblo; theater artist and filmmaker; Cydney Perkins: Arts volunteer in Rochester schools; Gretchen Pick: Artistic director, Young Dance. Adjunct faculty, University of Minnesota Department of Dance.; Daniel Stark: Associate Professor, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Joanne Toft: Private educational arts consultant","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32267,"Arts Access",2016,86039,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Ordway staff and board will build relationships with East Asian and Asian American artistic communities in the Twin Cities and through the joint planning and execution of programming. Attendance by members of the East Asian and Asian American communities. 2: East Asian and Asian American communities who attend will feel acknowledged as a result of artistic work that reflects their voices and traditions. Participation by organizations, artists and leaders of these communities in the Twin Cities, and surveys of participants indicating new knowledge or behavior based on their experience. ","The Ordway built authentic relationships with a variety of community partners who collaborated on the Notes from Asia project. A discussion group was conducted with advisory group members, and an online survey was administered with collaborative partners, artists and venue hosts. 2: AAPIA communities who attended Notes from Asia stated that the artistic work reflected the voices and traditions of their communities. An online survey was conducted with collaborative partners, artists and venue hosts who helped with the joint planning and execution of the Notes from Asia project. Audience members who attended Notes from Asia performances and events were also surveyed. Finally, a discussion group was held with advisory council members.",,10357,"Other, local or private",96396,,"Lemuel Amen, Scott Anderson, Lisa Anderson, Diane Awsumb, Dorothea Burns, Bob Cattanach, Mary Choate, John Clifford, Traci Egly, Rajiv Garg, John Gibbs, Bill Gullickson, Tom Handley, Linda Hanson, Mark Henneman, Angela Jenks, David Kuplic, Eric Levinson, David Lilly, Laura McCarten, Matt Majka, Rosa Miller, Conrad Nguyen, John Ordway, Bill Parker, Bill Sands, David Sewall, Pete Thrane, John Wolack, Brad Wood, Dan Wrigley",,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"The Ordway will present a series of performances, films, conversations, and an exhibit that will highlight arts and culture of Eastern Asian communities for East Asian, Asian American, and broader audiences.",2015-11-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Micah,Minnema,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","345 Washington St","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 282-3000 ",mminnema@ordway.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Watonwan",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-331,"Ann Benrud: Director of communications and external relations, Minneapolis College of Art and Design; Christina Chang: Museum curator; doctorate in art history; Kevin Curran: Nonprofit professional in development and grant writing for arts organizations; Mary Flicek: Arts administrator; board member, River Junctions Arts Council; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Patrick Serrano: MS in nonprofit institutions, volunteer grant writer; Dameun Strange: Bush Foundation Community Innovation Team member","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Private equity manager; board chair, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra",,2
32275,"Arts Learning",2016,65614,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education ","Increase arts education, as they listen to and write stories, poems and scenes, perform their work, and respond critically to work. Student participation in activities and writing will be assessed by trained raters with scoring rubric developed by the evaluator and project staff. Participants will be surveyed.  2: The residency will provide additional learning and arts activities that currently do not exist to all students and community members at no cost. We will track numbers of students participating and community members attending and providing support throughout the year. We will survey all concerning current and past participation in the arts. ","Art education was increased by performance and writing opportunities and stories (Ojibwa star stories) that were introduced to them. Writing samples were taken from students, before and at the end of the residency, which were evaluated by the Center for Applied Research for Educational Improvement (CAREI). Students also filled out pre- and post- surveys for self-assessment. 2: The residency provided an opportunity that students would not have had without this project, as South Ridge currently offers no theatre education. Attendance was taken at each session and for the final performance. Writing samples were taken from students, before and at the end of the residency, which were evaluated by the Center for Applied Research for Educational Improvement (CAREI). Students also filled out pre- and post- surveys for self-assessment. ",,7299,"Other, local or private ",72913,2000,"Chet Larson, Lynette Zupetz, Gary Rantala, Troy Swanson, Bob Larson, Nancy Wall Glowaski, Dan Manick",,"Saint Louis County Schools AKA Saint Louis County School District","K-12 Education","Arts Learning ",,"South Ridge School will partner with Frank Theatre in arts residencies to help students build confidence in their own voice telling their stories, and increase their writing/reading skills through writing exercises, storytelling, and theater games. ",2015-09-15,2016-06-26,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carolyn,Olson,"Saint Louis County Schools AKA Saint Louis County School District","1701 9th Ave N",Virginia,MN,55792,"(218) 749-8130 ",colson@isd2142.k12.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-636,"Camilla Berry: Practicing artist with nursing and education credentials; Kristina Bigalk: Poet; director of creative writing, Normandale Community College; Micahel Burgraff: Executive director, Fergus Falls: A Center for the Arts; Phyllis Doyle: Retired arts administrator; award-winning poet and fiction writer; Robert Gardner: Artistic director, Minnesota Ballet; Barry Kleider: Photographer, visual artist and teaching artist; Andrea Stanislav: Contemporary visual artist; associate professor of art, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist ",,2
30220,"Arts Access",2015,28275,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota Center for Book Arts on the Road will develop and expand book arts participation in underserved greater Minnesota through ongoing local programming for artistic expression. Minnesota Center for Book Arts will evaluate increased participation, heightened interest in the expressive potential of the book arts, and expressed desire by our three partner organizations to collaborate in the future. 2: Minnesota Center for Book Arts meets greater Minnesota’s declared need for arts access by resolving financial and geographical barriers that face underserved communities. Participation rates and observation data from participants, teachers and staff will indicate whether financial and geographical barriers have been mitigated to involve greater Minnesota in the book arts.","MCBA partnered with community organizations in Ely, Red Wing and Moorhead to offer free and low cost all-ages book art experiences. MCBA’s participant evaluations include numerical rankings of instruction, content, expectations for the workshop, and future book arts interest. A majority ranked all categories at 5 (Strongly Agree). Commentary was enthusiastically positive, often noting an appreciation for the access to quality instruction. For example, from Ely: The instructor is amazing! As an artist, instructor, and someone who can deliver a complex subject matter in a fun style. The class was supremely perfect. 2: MCBA on the Road removed barriers of cost and geography in greater Minnesota through free community events and low-cost workshops for artistic expression. MCBA’s Comprehensive Program Evaluation Plan (CPEP) includes as measures of success: communication with populations served through participant evaluations, and post-workshop evaluations by faculty and partner staff. MCBA’s greater Minnesota residency evaluations include quantitative rankings of the community event and the workshop experience (from registration to instruction); and qualitative feedback on teaching goals, student-specific issues, and interest in continued book arts involvement. ",,6133,"Other, local or private",34408,3224,"Dara Beevas, Laurel Bradley, Ronnie Brooks, Mathea K.E. Bulander, Duncan Campbell, Patrick Coleman, Eric Crosby, Valerie Deus, Diane Katsiaficas, Lyndel King, Peggy Korsmo-Kennon, Marci Malzahn, Steven McCarthy, Diane Merrifield, Kjersti Monson, Barbara Portwood, Sherry Poss, Regula Russelle, Ryan Scheife, Odia Wood-Krueger",,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts on the Road will resolve geographic and socioeconomic barriers that limit participation in three greater Minnesota communities, by engaging all ages with needed access to free and low cost art experiences.",2015-01-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeff,Rathermel,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 000",Minneapolis,MN,,"(612) 215-2525 ",jrathermel@mnbookarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Clay, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Polk, Rice, St. Louis, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-284,"Susan Berdahl: Director of marketing and communications, St. David's Center; Laurel Bradley: Director and curator, Perlman Teaching Museum, Carleton College; Mary Flicek: Arts administrator, board member, River Junctions Arts Council; Scott Gilbert: Theater artist and educator, director and producer, Segue Productions; Nicole Helget: Memoir and fiction writer, Mankato; Elizabeth Larson: Arts administrator, Bach Society of Minnesota, freelance musician; Larry Retzlaff: Landscape painting artist, portrait photographer, cofounder of Third Life Studio, and founder, Q1 Gallery, Minneapolis; Emily Wright: Managing director, Minnesota Guitar Society","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
30221,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2015,24900,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Minnesota Music Coalition will present concerts in six greater Minnesota towns, featuring twelve touring artists. Via audience and artist surveys, informal conversations and post-project meetings, we will determine how these performances might grow music audiences in smaller communities so that artists will be able to have more touring opportunities. 2: The Minnesota Music Coalition will bring artists to historic theaters and arts centers they have not played before, helping them form relationships with those communities. We will distribute surveys to venues and audiences to determine if there is an interest in hearing more new artists. We will also do artist surveys and have post-project meetings to determine what could be done to help grow audiences.","The MMC did present concerts in six greater Minnesota towns, featuring twelve touring artists and six local artists. We surveyed participants, had informal conversations and had in-depth post-project meetings, where we discussed quantitative and qualitative data from each stop of the Caravan. The MMC Board and Staff reviewed the program in depth at their annual retreat. 2: The MMC did bring artists to historic theaters and arts center they had not played before, helping them form relationships with those communities. We surveyed participants, had informal conversations and had in-depth post-project meetings, where we discussed quantitative and qualitative data from each stop of the Caravan. The MMC Board and Staff reviewed the program in depth at their annual retreat.",,15230,"Other, local or private",40130,5163,"Tony Mendoza, Chuck Hermes, Beth Burns, Dan DeVoe, Paul Boblett, Mark Gehring, Ashley Hanson, Malik Watkins, John Munson, Jessica Paxton, Mark Stutrud, Brian Turner",,"Minnesota Music Coalition","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"The Minnesota Music Coalition will present the 5th annual Caravan du Nord, a tour of independent musicians and industry professionals, featuring workshops, networking, and performances in communities throughout greater Minnesota.",2015-03-02,2015-12-18,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ellen,Stanley,"Minnesota Music Coalition","75 5th St W Ste 402","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 347-1662 ",ellen@mnmusiccoalition.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Dakota, Goodhue, Mower, Rice, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-234,"Luanne Fondell: Performing arts director, Memorial Auditorium, Dawson-Boyd School District; Katherine Hill: Audience engagement specialist, Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Anna Johnson: Independent arts administrator and consultant, specializing in the area of development; Ronald Lattin: Development director, Youth Performance Company; Kathleen Ray: Former executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center, theater artist and playwright; Pearl Rea: Production manager, lighting designer, stage manager, and tour coordinator; S Buffy Sedlachek: Producer of excellence in performance, CLIMB Theatre, educator peer coach and instructor, Bethel University","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
30222,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2015,149924,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increased number of Minnesotans from the Duluth and surrounding areas attending opera through a touring production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute. At the end of the 2015-2016 season, measurement of the number of attendees from Duluth and surrounding communities will be compared against the 2013-2014 baseline of 50 households (zip code SCFs 556-558).","1,200 residents from Duluth and surrounding area, attended performance of The Magic Flute. Opera Insights was held in the lobby prior to performance. Coupon code for future Opera productions was provided to Duluth performance attendees to track tix sales and engagement. The base number of 50 households in Duluth area will be compared to the number of households added to database as result of coupon offer. Data overlay to be completed by May 30, 2016. Education activities undertaken in Hermantown, Duluth area schools, and libraries (not part of funded activities) had reach of 2,439. This was significant enough to become an evaluation metric.",,54015,"Other, local or private",203939,6517,"Richard Allendorf, Patricia Beithon, Karen Brooks, Bernard Brunsman, Jane M. Confer, Sara Donaldson, Sidney W. Emery, Maureen Harms, Sharon Hawkins, Ruth S. Huss, Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad, Philip Isaacson, James Johnson, Patricia Johnson ,John C. Junek, Christine Larsen , Cynthia Y. Lee, Robert Lee, Leni Moore, Albin Jim Nelson, Kay Ness, Jose Peris, Elizabeth Redleaf, Connie Remele, Don Romanaggi, Christopher Romans, Mary H. Schrock, Linda Roberts Singh, Nadege Souvenir, David Strauss, Virginia Stringer, H. Bernt von Ohlen, Margaret Wurtele, Karen Bachman, John A. Blanchard III, Burton Cohen, Julia W. Dayton, Mary W. Vaughan",1.75,"The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Minnesota Opera will partner with the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center to present a fully staged and costumed performance of Mozart’s The Magic Flute, which incorporates 21st century technology and features live performers interacting with larger-than-life animation, at low cost to residents of Duluth and surrounding areas.",2015-03-01,2016-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Diana,Konopka,"The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera","620 1st St N",Minneapolis,MN,,"(612) 333-2700 ",dkonopka@mnopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Hennepin, Itasca, Koochiching, Ramsey, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-235,"Kaitlyn Bohlin: Development manager, North House Folk School; Brenda Brown: Member, Black Storytellers Alliance, Blues City Cultural Center, Minneapolis Arts Commission. Writer, performer, and visual artist.; Jennie Knoebel: Executive director, Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Ann Reed: Singer, guitarist and songwriter, co-owner of Turtlecub Productions; John Saurer: Visual artist using sculpture, printmaking and drawing, chair, art and art history department, Saint Olaf College; Melissa Walrath: Executive director, The St. John's Boys' Choir; Jeanne Willcoxon: Assistant professor of theater, St Olaf College.; Alexander Wolff: Trombonist and executive director of operations, The Copper Street Brass Quintet","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
30225,"Arts Access",2015,85000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Mixed Blood Theatre draws 300 self-identified Africans and Muslims to the seven featured plays. Audience survey will query for race, religion, previous experience with theatre; tally of African/Muslim attendance at seven plays; tally of FULL audience who come to Mixed Blood Theatre for first time during these shows. 2: Content of seven plays, Muslim and African actors and artist/liaison's outreach overcome barriers of cultural relevance and lack of familiarity with theatre. Record of artist/liaison outreach; audience survey queries race, religion, experience with any theatre in the past, reasons for attendance; impressions of show(s).","Approximately 2,390 guests attended the seven plays with 7% of those audiences being African/Muslim guests. Approximately 24% were first-time visitors to MBT. Since the launch of Radical Hospitality in 2011, Mixed Blood's survey methods have become a core part of institutional practice and have garnered a successful 90% return rate. Survey results are compiled, analyzed and extrapolated to give staff and board information about both quantitative and qualitative success. Like most elements of Mixed Blood's work, the process and use of the surveying tools continues to evolve to discover better, more accurate and detailed practices. 2: The content of the seven plays told relevant stories by, for, about and with Africans and Muslims in America to a total audience of approximately 2,390 people. In addition to Mixed Blood's traditional survey methods that are implemented, assessed and extrapolated, this particular effort increased its attention to qualitative results. Led by Mixed Blood's Community Liaison and Producer-in-Residence, regular conversations with community members about content, outreach methods and perceived success were institutionally internalized and documented. The sum of this data resulted in drawn conclusions about future programming and space use for community purpose. ",,130716,"Other, local or private",215716,8717,"Tabitha Montgomery, Deb Bryan, Eric Hyde, Molly Bott, Warren Bowles, Yolanda Cotterall, Sheila Gore Dennis, Pj Doyle, Diana Hellerman, K David Hirschey, Sarah Kilibarda, Nancy Koo, Robert Lunning, Susan P. Mackay, Jack Reuler, Jeff Schuur, Eviano Useh, Gauri Vardhan Yedla, Charles `Chad` Weinstein, Kathleen Westerhaus",,"Mixed Blood Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Pursuing its role as an anchor in its Cedar-Riverside neighborhood, Mixed Blood will produce, present, and host new plays by, about, for, and with Africans and Muslims in America, in its historic firehouse theater and throughout the state of Minnesota.",2015-01-01,2015-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Whitney,Rhodes,"Mixed Blood Theatre Company","1501 S 4th St",Minneapolis,MN,,"(612) 338-7106 ",whitney@mixedblood.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Nobles, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-286,"Susan Berdahl: Director of marketing and communications, St. David's Center; Laurel Bradley: Director and curator, Perlman Teaching Museum, Carleton College; Mary Flicek: Arts administrator, board member, River Junctions Arts Council; Scott Gilbert: Theater artist and educator, director and producer, Segue Productions; Nicole Helget: Memoir and fiction writer, Mankato; Elizabeth Larson: Arts administrator, Bach Society of Minnesota, freelance musician; Larry Retzlaff: Landscape painting artist, portrait photographer, cofounder of Third Life Studio, and founder, Q1 Gallery, Minneapolis; Emily Wright: Managing director, Minnesota Guitar Society","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30235,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2015,37647,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Northern Minnesota residents and tourists will have access to live operatic and chamber music performances at a reasonable cost and in a community near them. Based on 2014 attendance figures we will work to increase attendance in established locations by 20% and set a goal of 25% capacity in new locations. 2: Minnesota freelance musicians and technical arts workers have opportunities to work professionally. The NLMF hopes to increase the budget for freelance musicians and arts workers by presenting more events during the festival season. Payroll figures for 2015 will be compared to the final 2014 budget figures.","Audiences in Chisholm increased by 40% for both opera and chamber music. Audiences in Ely increased by 20%. Aurora opera and chamber music attendance remained the same. To assess attendance, we simply count tickets. Because we sell tickets online, at local commercial establishments, and in person, and retain ticket stubs, we can easily monitor our attendance. Also, the Arrowhead Library Association provides discounted tickets; we are reimbursed by the number of stubs we return. We compare ticket sales from 2014 to 2015 to arrive at a percentage increase. 2: Freelance and semi-professional artists worked for a month on opera and symphonic projects, were paid prevailing wages (close to DSSO scale), travel expenses, and, in many cases, with housing. This is a labor intensive activity, and by engaging Minnesota arts workers, we know in advance that we will achieve the outcome.",,33771,"Other, local or private",71418,,"Allen Gregg, Baldrica Barbara, Blee Erika, Carey, Jan, Erie Erik, Gibson Dean, Hodnik Alan, Hoel Hiti Cathleen, JohnsonNancy, KangasGerry, Mulari Mary, Olson Robert, Reagan Dennis, Richards Carver, SetnickerDave, Uhan Matthew, WilliamsDebra, Zuponcic Martin, Zuponcic Rhonda, Zuponcic Veda",,"Northern Lights Music Festival, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"The Northern Lights Music Festival will tour its new production of Strauss' Die Fledermaus to two iron range locations: Aurora and Ely. A chamber music program and performance of Britten's The Little Sweep will be toured to four iron range locations: Virginia, Hibbing, Tower, and Ely.",2015-03-02,2015-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Veda,Zuponcic,"Northern Lights Music Festival, Inc.","11 S 4th St W",Aurora,MN,55705,"(609) 922-2965 ",Zuponcic@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Crow Wing, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-238,"Olive Bieringa: Co-director, Body Cartography Project; Molly Chase: Managing director, Springboard for the Arts; Jeff Larson: Executive director, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Larry Long: Musician, song writer, founder and director, Community Celebration of Place; Natalie Morrow: Founder of The Twin Cities Black Film Festival; Stacy Richardson: Writer, editor, and music promoter; Dennis Whipple: Executive artistic director, Great River Educational Arts Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30258,"Arts Access",2015,40000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Approximately 200 persons who are hearing impaired will for the first time experience the beauty of symphonic music through visual effects. 1. Tally the number of persons who are hearing impaired who participate. 2. Researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester will assist in evaluating the effects on the hearing impaired. 2: People who are hearing impaired will participate in the classical music concert experience. Survey of the hearing impaired concert goers will be assessed and shared with Mayo Clinic researchers for evaluation to determine value of Symphonic Vision in providing a quality live classical concert experience for people with hearing impairments. ","Extrapolations from surveys answered by the audience suggested there were 30-35 hearing impaired individuals in attendance, far more than ever before. Without the partnership of an established institution for the hearing-impaired, audience surveys became the primary method of evaluation. Surveys were included in the programs for both the Saturday and the Sunday performance. Some 227 surveys were completed. Extrapolating from those surveys based on the total number of concertgoers led to the findings articulated above. 2: More people attended these concerts than usual, especially from the two target audience groups: youth and hearing-impaired. The technology used also clearly attracted more of the general public. Surveys taken at both performances (and distributed with concerts programs) were completed by approximately 29% of the audience, a larger percentage than usually occurs. Therefore it can be concluded that the survey results indicate a more reliable evaluation of effects than is often the case.",,35276,"Other, local or private",75276,,"Jeffery Amundson, John Beatty, Jay Beck, Brian Childs, Donna Cunningham, Andrew Good, Deneene Graham, James Gross, Ashley Hall, Rafael Jimenez, Valerie Lemaine, Levi Livingood, Jodi Melius, Joseph Mish, Eric Ofori-Atta, Mary Beth Sancomb-Moran, James Sloan",,"Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Symphonic Vision™ is a multi-sensory experience of classical music performed by the Rochester Symphony Orchestra - a sight and sound spectacular that brings enjoyment of classical music to those who are hearing impaired and a richer experience for all.",2015-01-02,2015-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Zoe,Malinchoc,"Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale","1530 Greenview Dr SW Ste 120",Rochester,MN,55902,"(507) 286-8742 ",zmalinchoc@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-291,"Yvonne Cory: Storyteller and textile artist, marketing representative, Faribault County Fair, career and technical instructor, Blue Earth high school; Melissa Cuff: Director of grants and foundation relations for YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities.; Venessa Fuentes: Philanthropy writer at Project for Pride in Living, poet; Sandra Gillespie: Visual artist, online writing instructor, University of Alaska Anchorage, former program director, Alaska State Arts Council; Gabriel Green: Founder and executive director, Wolffe Cultural Center, Duluth, founder and senior pastor, Church of Restoration Twin Ports; Paul Robinson: Senior community leadership consultant for the James P. Shannon Leadership Institute of the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
30263,"Arts Access",2015,65940,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","zAmya Theater will increase the number of people experiencing homelessness who are acting and creating theater. zAmya Theater will measure the number of workshop attendees and the number who attend all performances. 2: zAmya Theater will remove barriers to participation in theater for people experiencing homelessness. Up to 40 people experiencing homelessness will participate in theater, from storytelling and acting and to creating their own original plays.","zAmya Theater provided twenty-four participatory theater workshops for 32 people experiencing homelessness that culminated in nine public performances. Workshop participants from many ethnic backgrounds completed surveys at the close of the theater workshops, which asked how the participant heard about the workshop as well as age, gender, where they were staying, the most enjoyable part of the workshop and what other artistic activities they would like to pursue. The results demonstrated that participants welcomed the diversion (theater workshops) from the stress of their daily lives and the opportunity to have fun and learn new skills. 2: zAmya Theater removed barriers to the theater arts for 32 people experiencing homelessness and hundreds of low-income or homeless audience members. We tracked the number of workshop attendees, zAmya Theater performances and tickets, and audience totals at each venue. We reached a broad and diverse audience of over 1,000 people. Without the theater workshops and performances, people experiencing homelessness would never have benefitted from acting for the first time or from the joy of seeing live theater. One workshop participant ended up joining the zAmya troupe. ",,15005,"Other, local or private",80945,10009,"Jay McGregor, Christine Jones, Henry Bromelkamp, Andrew Herring, Chuck Webber, Kristina Skar, Karen Klein, Dr. Stanley Brown, Loretta Larkey, Sandra Larson, Suzanne Herder, Ed Murphy, Katherine Schafer, Jim Nikolai",,"Saint Stephen's Human Services AKA zAmya Theater Project","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"zAmya Theater will provide in-depth theater workshops to 30 people who have experienced homelessness and present an original play based on their stories to up to 320 more people experiencing homelessness.",2015-01-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Edith,Kadlec,"Saint Stephen's Human Services AKA zAmya Theater Project","2309 Nicollet Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404,"(612) 874-0311 ",grants@ststephensmpls.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Stearns, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-294,"Susan Berdahl: Director of marketing and communications, St. David's Center; Laurel Bradley: Director and curator, Perlman Teaching Museum, Carleton College; Mary Flicek: Arts administrator, board member, River Junctions Arts Council; Scott Gilbert: Theater artist and educator, director and producer, Segue Productions; Nicole Helget: Memoir and fiction writer, Mankato; Elizabeth Larson: Arts administrator, Bach Society of Minnesota, freelance musician; Larry Retzlaff: Landscape painting artist, portrait photographer, cofounder of Third Life Studio, and founder, Q1 Gallery, Minneapolis; Emily Wright: Managing director, Minnesota Guitar Society","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30265,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2015,121432,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Ballroom Project will provide access to high quality arts opportunities to residents of six greater Minnesota communities. Indicators of success are the number of Minnesotans who participate in workshops led by professional artists and number who attend shows. Tools to measure these outcomes are tracking/reporting on number of participants and audience members in each town. 2: Luverne Seifert will tour to four Minnesota communities he hasn't previously visited - Barrett/Glenwood, Duluth, Glencoe and Mentor. Indicators of success are completion of workshops/performances in these four communities. This outcome will be measured by tracking/reporting on all communities visited on the 2015 tour. ","The Ballroom Project provided access to high quality arts opportunities to residents in fourteen greater Minnesota communities. Ticket sale calculations were based on reservations and head counts. We calculated that 1,804 people attended the show, including 63 talent show performers who attended the event at no cost. 587 people completed the surveys. 1. Did the show change the way you think about theater (344 yes 223 No) 2. Would you consider attending another theater event (584 yes 10 No). 3. Were you inspired research of old Ballrooms (404 yes 184 no) 4. Would experience another ballroom or historical site in the future? (561 yes 23 No). 2: The Ballroom Project successfully completed twenty-three performances in fourteen communities, all venues were first time performances. The number of audience members were recorded at each of the venues and adults, children and senior attendees were tallied. The ballrooms were prioritized based on whether it was the first time we performed in that community.",,40480,"Other, local or private",161912,,,,"Luverne G. Seifert",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Luverne Seifert will present The Ballroom Project, a historically based comedy/variety show, in historic ballrooms in six greater Minnesota communities, in summer 2015.",2015-03-02,2015-09-11,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Luverne,Seifert,"Luverne G. Seifert",,,MN,,"(612) 414-2032 ",luverneseifert@aol.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Blue Earth, Brown, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Morrison, Nicollet, Pennington, Polk, Ramsey, Red Lake, Rice, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-241,"Kaitlyn Bohlin: Development manager, North House Folk School; Brenda Brown: Member, Black Storytellers Alliance, Blues City Cultural Center, Minneapolis Arts Commission. Writer, performer, and visual artist.; Jennie Knoebel: Executive director, Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Ann Reed: Singer, guitarist and songwriter, co-owner of Turtlecub Productions; John Saurer: Visual artist using sculpture, printmaking and drawing, chair, art and art history department, Saint Olaf College; Melissa Walrath: Executive director, The St. John's Boys' Choir; Jeanne Willcoxon: Assistant professor of theater, St Olaf College.; Alexander Wolff: Trombonist and executive director of operations, The Copper Street Brass Quintet","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30277,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2015,56000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater will present week-long residencies in three rural Minnesota communities: Ely, Fergus Falls, and New York Mills. Project will be a success upon completion of activities and performances at each location with responses evaluated through post-performance dialogues, print and electronic surveys, and presenter feedback. 2: Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater will reach a wide range of Minnesota populations through community inclusive activities and performances. Success will be achieved when Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater has presented activities for groups selected by the presenters and will be assessed via audience count, evaluation forms, participant interviews, and electronic surveys.","SPDT presented one-week residencies with performances and workshops for multiple population groups in three rural communities: Ely, Fergus Falls, and New York Mills. SPDT’s comprehensive evaluation methods included written surveys distributed to all project partners in each of the communities, oral assessments and interviews with lead personnel from each community, Talk Piece audience engagements at the conclusion of each public performance, ongoing email exchanges and phone interviews with each site, and extensive debrief/evaluation with company artists and administrators to discuss successes and challenges at each project site and strategies for going forward. 2: SPDT reached a wide range of Minnesota populations through community inclusive activities and performances in three locations: Ely, Fergus Falls, and New York Mills. SPDT’s comprehensive evaluation methods included written surveys distributed to all project partners in each of the communities, oral assessments and interviews with lead personnel from each community, Talk Piece audience engagements at the conclusion of each public performance, ongoing email exchanges and phone interviews with each site, and extensive debrief/evaluation with company artists and administrators to discuss successes and challenges at each project site and strategies for going forward.",,20123,"Other, local or private",76123,6931,"Howard Bell, Michael Brooks, Judith Johnson, Jennifer Olson, Zoe Sealy, Carin Skowronsky, V. Paul Virtucio",0.32,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater's project will include residencies in three distinct Minnesota communities: Ely, Fergus Falls, and New York Mills. Each will include a series of community-inclusive workshops and classes, and culminate in public performances.",2015-03-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stuart,Pimsler,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater","528 Hennepin Ave S Ste 707",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(763) 521-7738 ",spdanth@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Otter Tail, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-243,"Luanne Fondell: Performing arts director, Memorial Auditorium, Dawson-Boyd School District; Katherine Hill: Audience engagement specialist, Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Anna Johnson: Independent arts administrator and consultant, specializing in the area of development; Ronald Lattin: Development director, Youth Performance Company; Kathleen Ray: Former executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center, theater artist and playwright; Pearl Rea: Production manager, lighting designer, stage manager, and tour coordinator; S Buffy Sedlachek: Producer of excellence in performance, CLIMB Theatre, educator peer coach and instructor, Bethel University","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30285,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2015,116528,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Youth and adults in seven greater Minnesota communities will have the chance to see Theater Latté Da’s nationally acclaimed production of ALL IS CALM. Records of sites visited (maintained by Theater Latté Da). Box office records of the number of youth and adults in attendance (maintained by the presenters). 2: Theater Latté Da and Hennepin Theatre Trust will forge relationships with five new touring partners in greater Minnesota. Records of all sites visited compared with sites previously visited (maintained by Theater Latté Da). Interviews with touring partners (conducted by Theater Latté Da).","Youth and adults in seven greater Minnesota communities had the chance to see Theater Latté Da's nationally acclaimed production of ALL IS CALM. TLD designed an online survey evaluation form to measure the Arts Board outcomes, TLD outcomes and presenter outcomes. The Tour Manager maintained records of all sites visited, obtained box office statistics from each presenter, and administered a survey to each venue to assess the overall success of the tour. 2: TLD forged relationships with five new touring partners in greater Minnesota. Methods: records of all sites visited compared with sites previously visited (maintained by TLD), and interviews with touring partners (conducted by TLD). TLD designed an evaluation form to measure the Arts Board outcomes, TLD outcomes and partner outcomes. The Tour Director maintained records of all sites visited and administered a survey to each venue to assess the overall success of the tour. A key focus was determining what worked well, what did not, and what we can change.",,38930,"Other, local or private",155458,5527,"Kent Allin, Jean M. Becker, Scott Cabalka, Timothy P. Dordell, Jon Harkness, Lisa Hoene, James Jensen, Nancy Jones, Cyndi Klaus, Carolee Lindsey, Jim Matejcek, Kimberly Motes, Kendall Nygard, Luis Pagan-Carlo, Shannon Pierce, Gary Reetz, Christopher Rence, Jaime A. Roman, Thomas Senn, Lorri Steffen, Bill Venne, David Young, Jane Zilch",,"Theatre Latté-Da AKA Theater Latté Da","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Theater Latté Da, in partnership with Hennepin Theatre Trust, will bring its acclaimed docu-musical All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 to seven greater Minnesota communities.",2015-03-01,2016-02-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Seena,Hodges,"Theatre Latté-Da AKA Theater Latté Da","345 13th Ave NE",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 339-3003 ",seena@latteda.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Crow Wing, Goodhue, Lac qui Parle, Olmsted, Stearns, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-245,"Kaitlyn Bohlin: Development manager, North House Folk School; Brenda Brown: Member, Black Storytellers Alliance, Blues City Cultural Center, Minneapolis Arts Commission. Writer, performer, and visual artist.; Jennie Knoebel: Executive director, Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Ann Reed: Singer, guitarist and songwriter, co-owner of Turtlecub Productions; John Saurer: Visual artist using sculpture, printmaking and drawing, chair, art and art history department, Saint Olaf College; Melissa Walrath: Executive director, The St. John's Boys' Choir; Jeanne Willcoxon: Assistant professor of theater, St Olaf College.; Alexander Wolff: Trombonist and executive director of operations, The Copper Street Brass Quintet","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30302,"Arts Access",2015,69202,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Project participants will identify successes in and challenges for the melding of needs, interests and arts explorations in arts and disability communities. Pre and post evaluations will provide data to indicate how arts administrators and patrons and artists with disabilities came together during the project and will work together to forward access initiatives.","Minnesota Arts Access Chautauqua attendees learned how people with disabilities are increasingly participating in state arts activities. Two participant surveys were established on Survey Monkey. One survey tracked daily responses each of the two days of the Chautauqua and the other was a post-event survey. In addition, individuals who had been invited to attend the Chautauqua but did not were asked to respond to an additional survey seeking information as to reasons for not attending. Information gathered through these instruments has been compiled and will be used to plan future access initiatives in the state.",,7689,"Other, local or private",76892,313,"Gail Burke, Adam Perry, Steve Danko, Adrienne Mason, Anne Peacock, Christian Novak, Stacy Shamblott, Char Coal, Maggie Karli",0.32,"VSA Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"VSA Minnesota will present a two-day Symposium and Arts Chautauqua in September 2015 bringing together members of the arts and disability communities to explore access to the arts as it exists today and in years to come.",2015-01-02,2015-10-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Craig,Dunn,"VSA Minnesota","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 305",Minneapolis,MN,,"(612) 332-3888 ",craig@vsamn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Grant, Hennepin, Itasca, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-302,"Susan Berdahl: Director of marketing and communications, St. David's Center; Laurel Bradley: Director and curator, Perlman Teaching Museum, Carleton College; Mary Flicek: Arts administrator, board member, River Junctions Arts Council; Scott Gilbert: Theater artist and educator, director and producer, Segue Productions; Nicole Helget: Memoir and fiction writer, Mankato; Elizabeth Larson: Arts administrator, Bach Society of Minnesota, freelance musician; Larry Retzlaff: Landscape painting artist, portrait photographer, cofounder of Third Life Studio, and founder, Q1 Gallery, Minneapolis; Emily Wright: Managing director, Minnesota Guitar Society","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30309,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2015,23550,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Zeitgeist will bring three high-quality, engaging musical productions created and performed by Minnesota artists to five communities in greater Minnesota. Artists and audiences indicate through discussions and surveys that our MINNESOTA CONNECTIONS productions were engaging and musically satisfying. 2: Zeitgeist positively engages audiences in two communities new to the ensemble through a high-quality chamber music production. Both presenters and audiences indicate a positive experience with our performance and a willingness to engage with us again.","Zeitgeist brought three high-quality, engaging musical productions created and performed by Minnesota artists to five communities in greater Minnesota. At each performance and activity, artists and presenter staff conversed with audience members, distributed surveys, and interviewed them to gauge response to these productions. 2: Zeitgeist positively engaged audiences in three communities new to the ensemble through a high-quality chamber music production. At each performance and educational activity, artists and presenter staff conversed with audience members and interviewed them to gauge response to these productions. Staff from presenting organizations discussed the event at an evaluation session.",,8490,"Other, local or private",32040,,"Craig Sinard, Pat O'Keefe, Heather Barringer, Carrie Henneman Shaw, Philip Blackburn, Chris Campbell, Julie Haight-Curran, Sarah Porwoll-Lee",,Zeitgeist,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Zeitgeist will reach five communities through the Minnesota Connections 2015-2016 tour, which features three productions: For the Birds with Victor Zupanc and Kevin Kling, Summer Rain, with veena virtuoso Nirmala Rajasekar, and Hole in the Sky with Kathy McTavish.",2015-03-01,2016-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Heather,Barringer,Zeitgeist,"275 4th St E Ste 200","St Paul",MN,,"(651) 755-1600 ",heather@zeitgeistnewmusic.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cook, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-251,"Kaitlyn Bohlin: Development manager, North House Folk School; Brenda Brown: Member, Black Storytellers Alliance, Blues City Cultural Center, Minneapolis Arts Commission. Writer, performer, and visual artist.; Jennie Knoebel: Executive director, Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Ann Reed: Singer, guitarist and songwriter, co-owner of Turtlecub Productions; John Saurer: Visual artist using sculpture, printmaking and drawing, chair, art and art history department, Saint Olaf College; Melissa Walrath: Executive director, The St. John's Boys' Choir; Jeanne Willcoxon: Assistant professor of theater, St Olaf College.; Alexander Wolff: Trombonist and executive director of operations, The Copper Street Brass Quintet","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30310,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2015,47508,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Zenon will conduct tours to four cities in Minnesota. Evaluation of touring activities will include critical reviews, audience and presenter feedback, workshop evaluations, and invitations to return to the host communities in future seasons. 2: Zenon will conduct its first tours to Hibbing, Redwing, and Big Fork as part of the proposed activities. These would be Zenon’s first visits to Hibbing, Red Wing, and Bigfork and exciting opportunities for audiences and dancers alike. Evaluation will include reviews, feedback, and future collaboration plans. ","Zenon toured to Bigfork, Hibbing, Cloquet and Austin Minnesota during the grant period to conduct evening length performances and community outreach. Evaluation of touring activities included critical reviews, audience and presenter feedback, workshop evaluations, and invitations to return to the host communities in future seasons. 2: Zenon toured to Bigfork, Hibbing, Cloquet and Austin Minnesota during the grant period to conduct evening length performances and community outreach. Evaluation of touring activities included critical reviews, audience and presenter feedback, workshop evaluations, and invitations to return to the host communities in future seasons.",,16331,"Other, local or private",63839,4000,"Heidi Zimmer, Breanna Olson, Shannon Loecher, Linda Z. Andrews, Rochelle Dotzenrod, Tiffany Joy Hanken, L. Kelley Lindquist, Kelsi Rahm, Meghan A. Smith",,"Zenon Dance Company and School, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Zenon Dance Company will tour to Hibbing, Cloquet, Red Wing, and Bigfork to conduct cross-cultural evening-length performances and residencies that showcase diverse voices of modern and jazz choreography.",2015-03-01,2016-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mara,Winke,"Zenon Dance Company and School, Inc.","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 400",Minneapolis,MN,,"(612) 338-1101 ",marasmail@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Itasca, Mower, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-252,"Olive Bieringa: Co-director, Body Cartography Project; Molly Chase: Managing director, Springboard for the Arts; Jeff Larson: Executive director, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Larry Long: Musician, song writer, founder and director, Community Celebration of Place; Natalie Morrow: Founder of The Twin Cities Black Film Festival; Stacy Richardson: Writer, editor, and music promoter; Dennis Whipple: Executive artistic director, Great River Educational Arts Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30357,"Arts/Cultural Heritage Grant",2015,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The first target audience is the musicians who will perform with Aaron Meyer and Tim Ellis. We will ask if and how the experience might have changed their attitudes/skills with respect to the musical genres performed in the concert. Our second target audience is people under 50 years old. Bemidji Symphony Orchestra board members will survey a subset of Bemidji Symphony Orchestra musicians (via phone and/or email). The Bemidji Symphony Orchestra will use counters to visually record people under 50 who are coming into the concert. We understand this is extremely subjective, but hope it will give us a starting point in our audience development efforts.","We saw a 30% increase in our ""under 50"" target age group. We credit this increase to the energetic style of music and the personality of the principal performer, but also to our new use of social media to publicize our concert. We will use this strategy to promote future performances. Surveys of the symphony orchestra performers revealed they really enjoyed working with this guest artist, picked up new influences and skills and intend to stay in the symphony orchestra and provide outreach.",,8844,"Other, local or private",14844,,"Mary Auger, Alicia Cloose, Julia Conlon, Melanie Hanson, Nancy Haugen, Louise Jackson, Ann Long-Voelkner, Jeb Monge, Karl Mork, Cyrus Pansch, Sue Rosselet, Stu Rosselet, Diane Wahl",,"Bemidji Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts/Cultural Heritage Grant",,"Funds will assist the Bemidji Symphony Orchestra to perform with classically trained rock violinist Aaron Meyer, along with guitarist Tim Ellis, in a concert that bridges the genres of classical, contemporary progressive rock, and traditional styles of music.",2015-10-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beverly,Everett,"Bemidji Symphony Orchestra","PO Box 3136",Bemidji,MN,56619,"(218) 243-3120 ",mwilimek@paulbunyan.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Cass, St. Louis, Becker, Polk, Carver, Dakota, Stearns, Crow Wing, Otter Tail, Aitkin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artscultural-heritage-grant-63,"Steve Prenevost: Arts Appreciator, Arts Advocate; Natalie Grosfield: Musician, Theatrical Artist; Joseph Allen: Art Professor, Photographer, Traditional Native Crafts Artist; Nancy Cole: Musician, Theatrical Artist, Craft Artist; Gayle Highberg: Visual Artist, Photographer; Patt Rall: Arts Columnist, Literary Artist, Musician, Theatrical Artist, Visual Artist; Delana Smith: Visual Artist, Dancer, Bead Artist, Regalia Artist.","Steve Prenevost: Arts appreciator, arts advocate; Justin Holley: Literary artist, musician, theatrical artist; Natalie Grosfield: Musician, theatrical artist; Joseph Allen: Art professor, photographer, traditional native crafts artist; Nancy Cole: Musician, theatrical artist, craft artist; Linda Kaul: Craft artist, theatrical artist, folk dancer; Jill Johnson: Literary artist, musician; Sandra Roman: Arts educator, visual artist, literary artist; Mary Boomgaarden: Photographer, film artist; Gayle Highberg: Visual artist, photographer.",,
30368,"Arts/Cultural Heritage Grant",2015,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","The music director will work with actors/singers on improving skills in voice placement and projection. The professional stage director will train actors/singers to communicate audibly and enunciate clearly, help actors/singers improve their acting skills in character development and stage movement. The technical director will challenge and guide community volunteers to create sets and a theater space that will transport the audience to New York City streets. The participants on stage and behind the scenes will enjoy making contributions to the project and will find that the efforts they bring are important and satisfying. Northern Light Opera Company Board of Directors will hold a formal evaluation session within three weeks of production addressing: attendance, success in achieving artistic goals, front of house procedures, non-artistic matters that relate to a successful production, and recommendations for future productions. An audience exit survey, observation notes collected at the performance, feedback space on the NLOC Facebook site, and responses from notes, emails, and conversations will document audience and participant responses.","The Northern Light Opera Company board of directors was very pleased with this production's attendance, artistic achievement and community support. Actors and other participants were proud of their achievement and growth in this production, There was great vocal improvement for many of the young performers who were grateful to work with such a professional music director. Everyone was impressed with the technical director's use of chain link fence to build an artistic set that also felt like the streets of New York City.",,36400,"Other, local or private",42400,,"Gail Haller, Robert Light, Martha Vetter, Patricia Dove, Kurt Hansen, Jan Kehr, John McKinney, John Rasmussen, Gary Stennes",,"Northern Light Opera Company, Inc. AKA Northern Light Opera Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts/Cultural Heritage Grant",,"Funds will assist Northern Light Opera Company to mount six productions of Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story, July 31 to August 8, 2015.",2015-07-01,2015-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Dove,"Northern Light Opera Company, Inc. AKA Northern Light Opera Company","PO Box 102","Park Rapids",MN,56470-4638,"(218) 732-7096 ",info@northernlightopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Hubbard, Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Wadena, Otter Tail, Stevens, Hennepin, Anoka, Dakota, Washington, Goodhue, Olmsted, Mower, Blue Earth, Carver, Kandiyohi, Sherburne, Stearns, Crow Wing, Polk, Clearwater, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artscultural-heritage-grant-69,"Justin Holley: Literary Artist, Musician, Theatrical Artist; Jill Johnson: Literary Artist, Musician; Sandra Roman: Arts Educator, Visual Artist, Literary Artist; Malotte Backer: Potter, Visual Artist, Arts Advocate; Nancy Brown-Colligan: Theatrical Artist, Choreographer; Delina White: Bead Artist, Regalia Artist, Dancer, Musician.","Steve Prenevost: Arts appreciator, arts advocate; Justin Holley: Literary artist, musician, theatrical artist; Natalie Grosfield: Musician, theatrical artist; Joseph Allen: Art professor, photographer, traditional native crafts artist; Nancy Cole: Musician, theatrical artist, craft artist; Linda Kaul: Craft artist, theatrical artist, folk dancer; Jill Johnson: Literary artist, musician; Sandra Roman: Arts educator, visual artist, literary artist; Mary Boomgaarden: Photographer, film artist; Gayle Highberg: Visual artist, photographer.",,
30396,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",2015,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","To promote understanding of Duluth’s history and culture, its unique geographical location by one of the greatest freshwater lakes in the world and the quality of life of its citizens through the creation of children’s art. The outcomes will foster the development of children’s artistic literacy by exploring a variety of artistic processes and by responding to works at the Tweed Museum of Art and to each other’s works in informal critiques and from writing artist statements. The students will learn through the process of presenting their artworks in three local exhibitions, followed by international exhibition venues in our Sister Cities, Ohara, Växjö, Petrozavodsk, Thunderbay and Rania. Children will gain knowledge and appreciation about historic and contemporary artistic traditions and innovations; Children will gain new artistic skills through hands-on art making by creating original drawings, paintings, digital photographs and prints that celebrate Duluth; Children will be able to explain to others how art is a universal language across many cultures and explain a newly gained understanding of our local economy and culture through art. A survey will be completed by students. After art openings, we will debrief to find out what went well, what didn't go well and what we can do differently next time. A board member will take notes on that process for future planning.","Measurable Outcomes: Identify and correctly use various art media and evaluate the use of various art media to create specific pieces of art and convey a story. Explain to others how art is a universal language across many cultures. Apply new art skills in other areas of life (problem solving, working in a group, starting and finishing a long-term project). Explain to others a newly gained understanding of our local economy and culture.",,2250,"Other, local or private",7250,,"Mary Hoffman, Gale Kerns, Koresh Lakhan, Thomas Morgan, Daniel Nolan, Glenn Peterson, Linda Riddle, Wendy Ruhnke, William Sozanski, Elizabeth Taylor, Jane Wattrus",,"Duluth Sister Cities International","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",,"Art = Bridges to Global Understanding. Duluth Sister Cities International, in collaboration with Alison Aune and Fatih Benzer, we will offer ten art classes for 20 children, ages 10-14, that will nurture the creative process for the students to create art exhibits in Duluth. The purpose of the art will be to ""tell the story"" of Duluth, its culture, economy, history and activities. Three art openings will be held that will feature the art and provide opportunities for citizens to connect with delegates from our Sister Cities. Eventually the exhibits will be transported to all our Sister Cities, as delegates from Duluth travel to those cities. The children will also write descriptions of their art to be translated in to Russian, Kurdish, Japanese, and Swedish.",2015-05-01,2016-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Koresh,Lakhan,"Duluth Sister Cities International","301 1st St W Ste 308",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 727-8375 ",wendyruhnke1@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-community-arts-learning-grant-7,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30689,"Arts in the Schools",2015,948,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","1. Students will be able to follow written and spoken directions and successfully build a dulcimer. 2. Students will produce dulcimers that actually work and sound accurately. 3. Students will be able to play simple melodies together with others on a simple one-string dulcimer. 4. Students will be able to play simple harmonies and accompaniments to melodies. 5. Students will complete a dulcimer playing assessment at the end of the unit. Students will be assessed using a rubric. 85% of students will play with a score of 80% or higher on the dulcimer playing rubric. Students will be observed to be sure they are meeting goals 1-4. Goal #5 will be met with each student being assessed according to the dulcimer playing rubric. The scores of the playing assessment will be reported on the final report.","Students were evaluated using this dulcimer playing rubric. 91% were able to play their chosen selection with a score of 80% or higher.",,1200,"Other, local or private",2148,,"Lisa Hansen, Jane Hagert, Dawn Odegard, Tim Opdahl, Sharon Rupp, Steve Rupp, Grant Velde, Steve Zumhofe",,"Bert Raney Elementary School","K-12 Education","Arts in the Schools",,"Ross Sutter Dulcimer Residency",2015-01-01,2015-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beth,Jahn,"Bert Raney Elementary School","555 7th Ave","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 564-4082 ",bjahn@isd2190.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Chippewa, Yellow Medicine, Renville",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-schools-36,"Mary Kay Frisvold: vocalist, Prairie Arts Chorale; Beth Habicht: musician, Worthington Symphony Orchestra; retired orchestra teacher; Mary Jane Mardesen: literature, theatre, educator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Jane Link: visual artist , Milan Village Arts School founding member, Milan Community Education, Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council Advisory Board; Kate Aydin: retired educator, developed a curriculum focused on the visual arts, literature, and modern and traditional music of Spain and Latin America; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, theater, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasure, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County board; Sydney Massee; visual artist, theatre, Lac qui Parle Valley School District board.",,
30729,"Arts in the Schools",2015,1973,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","1. Each Lakeview 5th grader will build his or her own dulcimer. 2. Each Lakeview 5th grader will learn how to play his or her own dulcimer. 3. The Lakeview 5th grade class will perform on their dulcimers at a concert. 4. The Lakeview 5th grade class will learn more about Scandinavian music. 5. The Lakeview 5th grade class will collaborate with the Yellow Medicine East 4th grade class playing the dulcimer and learning about Scandinavian music. The first three goals are fairly easy to measure. Either the student was or was not able to build the dulcimer, and was or was not able to play the dulcimer. The fourth and fifth goals will be measured by teacher observation, and class discussion.","1) Each Lakeview 5th grader built his or her own dulcimer. 2) Each Lakeview 5th grader learned how to play his or her own dulcimer. 3) The Lakeview 5th grade class performed on their dulcimers at a concert. 4) The Lakeview 5th grade class learned more about Scandinavian music. 5) The Lakeview 5th grade class collaborated with the Yellow Medicine East 4th grade class playing the dulcimer and learning about Scandinavian music.",,,,1973,,"Jennifer Hinz, Nancy Bertrand, Tracy Sterner, Cindy Anderson, Jason Louwagie, Chris Fenske, Al Grube, Chad Johnson",,"Lakeview Public Schools","K-12 Education","Arts in the Schools",,"Ross Sutter Dulcimer Residency",2015-02-01,2015-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Labat,"Lakeview Public Schools","PO Box 107",Cottonwood,MN,56229,"(507) 423-5164 ",amylabat@lakeview2167.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lyon, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-schools-38,"Mary Kay Frisvold: vocalist, Prairie Arts Chorale; Beth Habicht: musician, Worthington Symphony Orchestra; retired orchestra teacher; Mary Jane Mardesen: literature, theatre, educator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Jane Link: visual artist , Milan Village Arts School founding member, Milan Community Education, Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council Advisory Board; Kate Aydin: retired educator, developed a curriculum focused on the visual arts, literature, and modern and traditional music of Spain and Latin America; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, theater, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasure, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County board; Sydney Massee; visual artist, theatre, Lac qui Parle Valley School District board.",,
30791,"Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project",2015,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases. Surveys will be sent to the parade chairperson in each community and they will also survey their band members.","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increased.",,18990,"Other, local or private",23990,,"Ed Nelson, Bill Kaiser, Bonnie Jaster, Pat Grabitske, Mary Lou Brinker, Mary Borstad, Mike Lokensgard, Lark Brown",,"Minnesota ""Over-60"" Band","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project",,"They will perform in parades and concerts in Minnesota cities during their 2015 season and purchase shirts and music stands for the members.",2015-05-01,2015-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bonnie,Jaster,"Minnesota ""Over-60"" Band","1906 Welco Dr W","St Peter",MN,56082,"(507) 317-1974 ",bjaster@hickorytech.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Dodge, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lyon, Nobles, Martin, Meeker, Mower, Nicollet, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Sibley, Steele, Watonwan, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-arts-project-223,"Jessica Barens: Children's Director at the Waseca Library; Denice Evers: retired teacher and volunteer with the Springfield Community Theater; Diane Harms: sings with the Saint Peter Choral Society and the Minnesota Valley Chorale; Charles Luedtke: retired college Professor of Music, New Ulm and member of the Sioux Trails Chapter, American Guild of Organists; Joe McCabe: St James City Manager and volunteer with the Saint James Community Theater; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Lill Robinson: retired Language Arts teacher and volunteer with the Blue Earth Community Theater; Lauren Shoemaker: music instructor at Saint Peter Public Schools; Dana Sikkila: a visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Bonnie Taplin: member of the Red Rock Center for the Arts; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher and volunteer on Sibley County Fair Board and community festivals; Gina Wenger: a college Professor of Art at Minnesota State University-Mankato; Greg Wilkins: a visual artist and the Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University-Mankato.","Jessica Barens: Children’s Director at the Waseca Library; Denice Evers: retired teacher and volunteer with the Springfield Community Theater; Diane Harms: sings with the Saint Peter Choral Society and the Minnesota Valley Chorale; Charles Luedtke: retired college Professor of Music, New Ulm and member of the Sioux Trails Chapter, American Guild of Organists; Joe McCabe: St James City Manager and volunteer with the Saint James Community Theater; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Lill Robinson: retired Language Arts teacher and volunteer with the Blue Earth Community Theater; Lauren Shoemaker: music instructor at Saint Peter Public Schools; Dana Sikkila: a visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Bonnie Taplin: member of the Red Rock Center for the Arts; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher and volunteer on Sibley County Fair Board and community festivals; Gina Wenger: a college Professor of Art at Minnesota State University-Mankato; Greg Wilkins: a visual artist and the Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University-Mankato.",,
30454,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",2015,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","With these performances, we hope to provide an engaging and welcoming introduction to opera for elementary school-aged children and for all interested community members. By engaging students as audience members and on-stage participants, we will demonstrate that opera belongs to people of all ages, from every walk of life, and from small towns and big cities. We hope to enliven the appetite for opera in our region. Additionally, we seek to provide paying work and invaluable stage experience for emerging professional opera singers and pianists, as well as for our artistic designers and skilled builders. Participants will be asked to complete surveys, which will be evaluated by our administrative and creative staff, as well as our board of directors. Students, teachers, and administration at each school will be surveyed, as will our performing artists. Ongoing artistic merit will be monitored throughout the tour season by our artistic staff.","Little Opera of the North gave 13 performances of Hansel and Gretel in 12 schools for nearly 5,000 elementary school audience members (and their teachers, staff, administrators, and invited guests!). In each performance, 16 students from the host school comprised the on-stage chorus. In many schools, large numbers of the audience had also learned the chorus music, and sang along. In most situations, this was the first live opera the students had seen. Surveys filled out by students, teachers and principals were very, very positive.",,18250,"Other, local or private",23250,,"Martha Firling, Charlotte Taylor, Jean Jacobson, James Sheetz, Floyd Cochran, Chery Takkunen",,"Lyric Opera of the North","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",,"Hansel and Gretel. Lyric Opera of the North will introduce its children's opera program, Little Opera of the North with an adaptation of Humperdinck's classic opera, Hansel and Gretel. Through a special arrangement with Opera For the Young, based in Madison, Wisconsin, we will tour this 45-minute opera, sung in English, to schools throughout the Northland. Students at each school will perform alongside Lyric Opera of the North's four professional singers and one pianist, in the school gymnasium. Each performance will conclude with a Q and A session.",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Lawrence,"Lyric Opera of the North","PO Box 462",Duluth,MN,55801,"(218) 464-0922 ",sarah@loonopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-community-arts-learning-grant-10,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30475,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",2015,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal is to enable individuals of all ages and family groups to experience the joy of singing together. Participants will develop music and performance skills by working with experienced music teachers/artists. Through exposure to their age-diverse fellow singers, participants will see singing as a lifelong activity. By learning Nordic music and singing songs in Nordic languages, participants will learn about culture through the arts. Participants will showcase their learning at two concerts - one during winter holidays and one in spring. Audience response will help evaluate project outcomes. Project leaders will also measure outcomes by participant growth and performance quality. We will be able to measure participation in our intergenerational chorus by the number of participants and their ages. Program leaders will measure participant growth by evaluating skills at the start of the project and comparing these with skills exhibited at the end of the project. Participants will monitor their own learning and evaluate their personal growth by written self-evaluations. Both artists and participants will fill out a project evaluation created and administered by the Nordic Center Board to determine the project’s success and potential for future development. Audience members will be encouraged to post comments on our Facebook page after concerts.",,,1000,"Other, local or private",5000,,"Kristbjorg Eide, Stefan Guttormsson, Rosemary Guttormsson, Thomas Rebnord, Kathy Botten, Jeraldine Engeseth, Chris Susag",,"Nordic Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",,"Intergenerational Chorus: Our Family Sings. “Our Family Sings” will teach music skills and introduce Nordic music to community members ages 5 to 95 as they participate in creating a new high-quality intergenerational chorus. Instructed and directed by three area artists, participants will gain singing and performance skills while deepening their understanding of the music culture of four Nordic countries: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland. This learning project, culminating in two performances, will encourage family groups to sing together and will emphasize how music enriches us and enhances the quality of life for people of all ages.",2015-06-01,2016-07-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Kristbjørg,Eide,"Nordic Center","23 Lake Ave N",Duluth,MN,,"(218) 393-7320 ",krisnorway@q.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-community-arts-learning-grant-12,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30496,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",2015,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Goal of the Project is to educate and expand knowledge and ability for 35 adults with disabilities to work with clay. Artist will understand the difference between functional art concepts vs. narrative expressive art. The art instructor will demonstrate the two concepts and provide examples of each specific concept art work. The artists will demonstrate understanding of each concept by producing an example of a functional art piece independently and then create a narrative expressive art piece while working in small groups. Artist will also be critiqued at various stages of work by peer and community. Artist will be requested to write up an Artist intent to their narrative art piece. Artist will create minimum of two projects and have individual measurable artistic goals that will be documented daily. (See attachment). Artist will demonstrate hand and wheel techniques; along with understanding use of mason stains, liquid clay techniques and glazes to enhance their work. Individual and Group critique will be done at the wet clay, leather hard, bisque, and finished piece. Independent projects will be sold at the 19th Annual Range of Temptation Craft fair and at satellite facility Soho. The group projects will be submitted to the Lyric Center of the Arts as collaborative pieces with artists’ intent to exhibit. Community will provide Artists with feedback at these events.","Project was separated in two separate projects. The first group worked on projects for a craft fair. Projects were designed to be functional and modern. Example of the projects are I phone amplifier, butter dishes, and thrown functional dishes. The artists focus was on basic structure with clean lines and artistic design. The artist then was shown different techniques in glazing. The second art project was for artists who previously had participated in the clay projects the previous two years. The artists were divided in to 2-3 person groups the objective was to come up with a narrative conceptual art project that could be displayed in a gallery. The artists were instructed on difference between functional/gallery work. The objectives and obstacles were brain storming for ideas, determining how to construct the project, how to finish the project color/glazing, assembling/making the project, and writing an artist statement for gallery show.",,14390,"Other, local or private",19390,,"Mark Anderson, Chris Burgum, David Arndt, David Hol, Trent Janezich, Mike Juovich, David Jordan Shirley Meyers, Craig Pulford, Bev Schulte, John Pettinari, Janie Capouch, Dan Molesky, Veda Ponikivar",,"Range Center, Inc. AKA SoHo Artists","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",,"The project would allow 35 adults with disabilities to continue working with clay. The focus of the project will be on understanding the difference between functional/craft art vs. narrative expressionist art. Artist will demonstrate their understanding by creating a minimum of one work of art for each concept using clay as the main medium. Artists will continue to enhance skills and development.",2015-06-01,2015-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shelly,Robinson,"Range Center, Inc. AKA SoHo Artists","1001 8th Ave NW",Chisholm,MN,,"(218) 254-3347 ",sohoart@rangecenter.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-community-arts-learning-grant-13,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30120,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2015,16350,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Over 600 Northern Minnesota residents will experience the rich culture of India by traveling no further than their local library. We will count attendance at each show. Each performance is followed by an informal discussion with, and written feedback from, the audience which will let us evaluate attendees’ experience.","People reported they learned about Indian songs, musical instruments, vocabulary, and stories about culture and animals during shows at their library. Paper evaluations were handed out at each performance that contained 1) open ended questions; 2) statements that people were asked to say how much they agreed with (e.g. This program was interesting and/ or thought provoking.); and 3) asked how they heard about the program. The libraries each tracked attendance and reported that number to COMPAS.",,9478,"Other, local or private",25828,2840,"Roderic Hernub Southall, Mimi Stake, Diane Johnson, Susan Rotilie, Hristina Markova, Cheryl Bock, Christina Koppang, Yvette Trotman, Keven Ambrus, Stephanie Benson, Marta Chou, Robert Erickson, Tamera Irwin, Samantha Massaglia, Celena Plesha, Louis Porter II, Michelle Silverman",,"COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Children and adults will be engaged in traditional stories, folktales, and live music from India when Zaraawar Mistry and Greg Herriges bring Children’s Stories from India to fifteen libraries in northern Minnesota.",2015-03-01,2016-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Linck,"COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","75 5th St W Ste 304","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 292-3203 ",joan@compas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Cook, Grant, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Stevens, St. Louis, Traverse",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-222,"Luanne Fondell: Performing arts director, Memorial Auditorium, Dawson-Boyd School District; Katherine Hill: Audience engagement specialist, Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Anna Johnson: Independent arts administrator and consultant, specializing in the area of development; Ronald Lattin: Development director, Youth Performance Company; Kathleen Ray: Former executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center, theater artist and playwright; Pearl Rea: Production manager, lighting designer, stage manager, and tour coordinator; S Buffy Sedlachek: Producer of excellence in performance, CLIMB Theatre, educator peer coach and instructor, Bethel University","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30126,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",2015,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","1) Participants are exposed to examples of art and music that challenge prior conceptions and expand awareness of the range of approaches practiced and possible. 2) The technology underlying musical robots and related technologies are demystified and examined. 3) Participants gain basic understanding of concepts related to instrument design, robotic devices, musical composition, and improvisation. These concepts are imparted and utilized in the creative process. 4) Participants acquire or improve upon skills and techniques related to musical instrument design and music composition. 5) Students work collaboratively to efficiently complete a complex and multifaceted creative project. A primary measure of success will be the successful completion of a new musical robot and its use in realizing new music by participants at the conclusion of each workshop. Additionally, workshop participants will be surveyed following each workshop. The questionnaire will solicit responses concerning what students learned in the workshop, the identification of aspects that were particularly successful as well as those that show room for improvement or reconsideration. Follow-up interviews with the workshop liaisons at each venue will be conducted to gather their assessments of the event and any constructive criticism that may inform future workshops.","1) Participants were exposed to examples of art and music that challenged prior conceptions and expanded awareness of the range of approaches practiced and possible. 2) The technology underlying musical robots and related technologies were demystified and examined. 3) Participants gained basic understanding of concepts related to instrument design, robotic devices, musical composition, and improvisation. These concepts were imparted and utilized in the creative process. 4) Participants acquired and improved upon skills and techniques related to musical instrument design and music composition. 5) Students worked collaboratively to efficiently complete a complex and multifaceted creative project.",,1885,"Other, local or private",6885,,,,"Troy Rogers",Individual,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",,"Musical Robotics Workshops in the Arrowhead Region. In summer and fall of 2015, I plan to present workshops in three northern Minnesota communities in which participants will experience first-hand the multifaceted art of musical robotics. These workshops will be targeted toward area youth, and will be held in Virginia, Two Harbors, and Duluth. Over the course of several days, participants will create robotic musical instruments, compose music for these devices, and perform music at a public concert to which the local public will be invited.",2015-05-01,2016-01-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Troy,Rogers,"Troy Rogers",,,MN,,"(218) 750-4518 ",troy@expressivemachines.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-community-arts-learning-grant-6,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30130,"Arts Access",2015,40986,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Duluth Playhouse and Scottish Rite Clinic will partner to create, and share unique programing combining theatre arts with communication/social skills focus in youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Evaluation of success includes the assessment of student participation and growth during each session and meeting the goal number of students per session, and continued interest in the program from new and returning families. 2: Barriers to participation in activities are mitigated by the opportunity, and the effort to provide it tuition free for families. Stage Play overcomes barriers by providing theatre education for free, compensating for gas and travel when possible, and providing necessary supports and customized experiences within the group dynamic. ","The Stage Play Program served thirty children with Autism or related Spectrum Disorders and thirty teen buddies with three-ten week sessions as a result of this grant. Student intake surveys, parent meetings, pre session and post session review of student skills and growth. Student action plans are evaluated based on Clinic benchmarks for skill development and anecdotal successes and victories experienced in the classroom. It is impossible to measure the increase in confidence and self-expression that is the result of Stage Play. 2: All 30 students were able to successfully complete their sessions with the supports made possible by this grant. Student intake surveys, parent meetings, pre session and post session review of student skills and growth. Student action plans are evaluated based on Clinic benchmarks for skill development and anecdotal successes and victories experienced in the classroom. It is impossible to measure the increase in confidence and self-expression that is the result of Stage Play.",,10482,"Other, local or private",51468,2400,"Herb Minke, Marcia Doty, Sandy Hoff, Tim Johnson, Patty McNulty, Jeanie Peterson, Steve Greenfield, Brian Liberty, Steve Nys, Dolly Schnell, Mia Thibodeau, Monique Forcier",,"Duluth Playhouse","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"The Duluth Playhouse and collaborator The Scottish Rite Clinic will conduct three ten-week sessions of Stage Play: Theatre for Children with Autism during 2015. This program will serve youth with a variety of autism spectrum disorders.",2015-01-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christine,"Gradl Seitz","Duluth Playhouse","506 W Michigan St",Duluth,MN,,"(218) 733-7551 ",seitz@duluthplayhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-268,"Mary Bromen: Executive director, Dakota Woodlands Women's and Family Homeless Shelter; Laura Campbell: Adult day program manager, Southwest Senior Center, ArtSage teaching artist; Kendall Carlson: Communications and events manager for Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio (CLUES); Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Lisa Vesel: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30137,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2015,15990,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will be able to take our work on tour throughout Minnesota, reaching audiences in towns we’ve never visited before. Outcome already accomplished in new presenter partnerships to take us to communities new to us. Audience reach measured by attendance, media coverage, and website engagement via google analytics. 2: We will engage audiences across the state in the creative process of generating and performing music for a new chamber music genre, the oboe/bass duo. Presenter questionnaire evaluate our partnership by attendance, performance quality, audience engagement, media coverage. Audience surveys done as feasible. Google analytics will document web reach.","We performed in seventeen communities we'd never reached before with our programs. Arrowhead Libraries passed out surveys and shared results with us. We conversed with audience members after our presentations, and we corresponded with presenters for feedback on our performances. Presenters discussed having us return again, and have passed on endorsements to other presenters. 2: We introduced new audiences to our oboe/bass duo genre, and to our Pages of Music lecture/demonstration educational programs. Arrowhead Libraries passed out surveys and shared results with us. We conversed with audience members after our presentations, and we corresponded with presenters for feedback on our performances. Most surveys were superlative - One of the best programs we've had! Our Library programs were lecture/demos, and some people expected more of a concert. We will be clearer describing our programs to presenters, and increase the performance percentage of educational programs where feasible.",,5464,"Other, local or private",21454,600,,,"Rolf C. Erdahl",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"OboeBass! (Carrie Vecchione, oboe, and Rolf Erdahl, double bass), in collaboration with seven new presenting partners, will perform 24 programs in eighteen communities, sharing their unique repertoire in recitals across the state.",2015-03-01,2016-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rolf,Erdahl,"Rolf C. Erdahl",,,MN,,"(651) 319-1413x c",info@oboebass.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Carlton, Cook, Fillmore, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Nobles, Pope, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-223,"Luanne Fondell: Performing arts director, Memorial Auditorium, Dawson-Boyd School District; Katherine Hill: Audience engagement specialist, Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Anna Johnson: Independent arts administrator and consultant, specializing in the area of development; Ronald Lattin: Development director, Youth Performance Company; Kathleen Ray: Former executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center, theater artist and playwright; Pearl Rea: Production manager, lighting designer, stage manager, and tour coordinator; S Buffy Sedlachek: Producer of excellence in performance, CLIMB Theatre, educator peer coach and instructor, Bethel University","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
30158,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2015,36640,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Z Puppets’ four performances in New London and Duluth will increase the availability of sensory-friendly arts events for families in Minnesota. Through post-show surveys developed with an evaluation consultant, audiences with and without sensory issues will identify their prior experiences with and awareness of sensory-friendly arts events. 2: Z Puppets’ participatory outreach events will increase audiences’ points of entry to our unique approach to the art of puppetry and our performances. We will track the number of participants at sixteen outreach events. On post-show surveys audiences will report how many and which outreach events they participated in before attending the performance.","Sacred Heart and New London Arts Alliance presented their first sensory-friendly performances. Event registration asked if there was a need for accommodations for special needs. Print/digital surveys asked people to comment on previous experience with sensory-friendly arts and how well our tour events met their needs. Due to the high direct contact we had with the participants at outreach events, we added our observations to the data. Example: at West Central Industries, a boy with sensory needs told us he saw us at his school. Then we saw him at each of our events in New London. 2: By partnering with community organizations for outreach events, we increased access to our tour events in Duluth and New London. We tracked attendance at each event. At the performances and workshops we surveyed participants to ask if they had attended any other events in our series. The results indicated that some people had found out about us and decided to participate due to their experience with the outreach. Due to the high level of direct contact of doing outreach, we were able to add anecdotal info and observations to the collected data.",,12214,"Other, local or private",48854,6207,,,"Christopher E. Griffith",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Z Puppets Rosenschnoz will partner with New London’s Arts Alliance and Duluth’s Sacred Heart Music Center to tour four sensory-friendly performances and sixteen participatory outreach events combining puppetry and music for families.",2015-03-02,2016-05-27,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christopher,Griffith,"Christopher E. Griffith",,,MN,,"(612) 724-1435x 1",chris@zpuppets.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Kandiyohi, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-225,"Luanne Fondell: Performing arts director, Memorial Auditorium, Dawson-Boyd School District; Katherine Hill: Audience engagement specialist, Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Anna Johnson: Independent arts administrator and consultant, specializing in the area of development; Ronald Lattin: Development director, Youth Performance Company; Kathleen Ray: Former executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center, theater artist and playwright; Pearl Rea: Production manager, lighting designer, stage manager, and tour coordinator; S Buffy Sedlachek: Producer of excellence in performance, CLIMB Theatre, educator peer coach and instructor, Bethel University","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
30159,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2015,35500,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We Wait In The Darkness, a contemporary Native dance performance and gallery installation will be experienced by new Native and rural community audiences in four Minnesota communities, 2015-2016. Project outcome will be measured by audience attendance, comments and discussion feedback, demographic information gathered through surveys, panels, question and answer sessions, and one-on-one conversations among audiences, presenters, choreographer, and performers. 2: Simas will increase her visibility and value as a contemporary Native artist in four communities in Minnesota, and will strengthen her presence as an artistic force in the state's cultural milieu. Project success will be measured by audience attendance and comments; print, electronic, and social media reports and commentary in four communities; and, over time, expressions of interest in the work by presenters and audiences in other communities.","More Minnesotans had access to high quality arts opportunities when they attended an exhibit and performances produced by Rosy Simas Danse. Simas, artists, curators, staff and volunteers talked with audiences during the exhibits and after the shows. This was intentional to gather feedback on the impact of the work. Venues and Rosy Simas Danse kept track of the number of people at performances (through ticket sales) and at exhibits (through sign in sheets and counting people who entered the exhibit). 2: Minnesota artist Rosy Simas had more opportunities to tour her work in Minnesota. Simas, artists, curators, staff and volunteers talked with audiences during the exhibits and after the shows. This was intentional to gather feedback on the impact of the work. Venues and Rosy Simas Danse kept track of the number of people at performances (through ticket sales) and at exhibits (through sign in sheets and counting people who entered the exhibit).",,13886,"Other, local or private",49386,1500,"Hans Eisenbeis, Laura Waterman Wittstock, Marze Zafar, Rosy Simas",,"Rose S. Guthrie AKA Rosy Simas",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Rosy Simas, a contemporary dance choreographer, will present We Wait In the Darkness in Duluth, Big Fork, Grand Rapids, and Saint Joseph, reaching new Native and rural audiences.",2015-03-01,2016-05-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rose,Guthrie,"Rose S. Guthrie AKA Rosy Simas",,,MN,,"(612) 719-9605 ",rosys@rosysimas.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Itasca, Rice, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-226,"Olive Bieringa: Co-director, Body Cartography Project; Molly Chase: Managing director, Springboard for the Arts; Jeff Larson: Executive director, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Larry Long: Musician, song writer, founder and director, Community Celebration of Place; Natalie Morrow: Founder of The Twin Cities Black Film Festival; Stacy Richardson: Writer, editor, and music promoter; Dennis Whipple: Executive artistic director, Great River Educational Arts Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
30162,"Arts Access",2015,94200,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To provide tickets and transportation for 1,500 students to attend touring Broadway shows coupled with arts-focused educational programming. 1) Track the number of participants, and 2) Conduct surveys to rank the value of the experience, interest in future programs like this.","Hennepin Theatre Trust and Project SUCCESS provided tickets and transportation for 1,128 students to attend touring Broadway shows coupled with arts-focused educational programming. We evaluated the success of this program in a number of ways, mostly informal. Through group discussion following the events, we made space for the students to debrief as a large group. Surveys were conducted and collected by teachers at pre and post event. We followed up with the educators and artists for their feedback. We reviewed social media engagement.",,11403,"Other, local or private",105603,10838,"Travis Barkve, Scott Benson, Daniel Pierce Bergin, Judy Blaseg, Ralph W. Burnet, Sonia Cairns, Andrea Christenson, Dan Cramer, Michele Engdahl, Gloria Freeman, Kathleen Gullickson, Tom Hoch, Linda Ireland, Jeannie Joas, Barbara Klaas, Jim Linnett, Mark Marjala, Annette Thompson Meeks, Jay Novak, Jann L. Olsten, David Orbuch, Deneane Richburg, Thomas J. Rosen, Ann Simonds, Julie Beth Vipperman, Tom Vitt",,"Hennepin Theatre Trust","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Hennepin Theatre Trust is partnering with Project SUCCESS locally and with high school musical theater programs across the state to provide underserved students with high-quality arts experiences.",2015-01-01,2015-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nathan,Soland,"Hennepin Theatre Trust","615 Hennepin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 455-9500 ",nathan.soland@hennepintheatretrust.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Chisago, Clay, Douglas, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Pine, Ramsey, Sherburne, St. Louis, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-273,"Mary Bromen: Executive director, Dakota Woodlands Women's and Family Homeless Shelter; Laura Campbell: Adult day program manager, Southwest Senior Center, ArtSage teaching artist; Kendall Carlson: Communications and events manager for Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio (CLUES); Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Lisa Vesel: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
30170,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2015,18280,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Twin Cities Jazz will tour Alexandria, Blue Earth and Morris where they have not previously toured. Twin Cities Jazz and Jazz Central will tour three cities in greater Minnesota where they have not previously visited. 2: Twin Cities Jazz and artists will have access to new regions and community events. Twin Cities Jazz and Jazz Central All Stars will present shows and workshops with three community presenters at three established community events.","TCJF toured Duluth, Bemidji, and Saint Cloud per amendments. TCJF documents the tour cities with TCJF printed programs for the Festival, which include the tour cities and dates (available upon request) and Facebook. 2: TCJF and artists performed in new cities and events where they previously had not performed. TCJF and presenters provided promotions, press coverage, and printed programs that document TCJF's tour to Duluth, Bemidji, and Saint Cloud. TCJF and Jazz Central statistics document that these were three new venues in greater Minnesota.",,6500,"Other, local or private",24780,2000,"Alden Drew, Doug Brown, Kevin Barnes, Michael Cook, Tio Aiken, Barbara Davis, Tom Edman, Phylis Olin, Jim Scheibel, Steve Heckler ",0.05,"Hot Summer Jazz Festival AKA Twin Cities Jazz Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Twin Cities Jazz Festival will feature Jazz Central All Stars in three greater Minnesota cities at community events and venues.",2015-03-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steve,Heckler,"Hot Summer Jazz Festival AKA Twin Cities Jazz Festival","214 4th St E Ste 130","St Paul",MN,55101,"(612) 227-3108 ",hsrhits@msn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Stearns, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-227,"Kaitlyn Bohlin: Development manager, North House Folk School; Brenda Brown: Member, Black Storytellers Alliance, Blues City Cultural Center, Minneapolis Arts Commission. Writer, performer, and visual artist.; Jennie Knoebel: Executive director, Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Ann Reed: Singer, guitarist and songwriter, co-owner of Turtlecub Productions; John Saurer: Visual artist using sculpture, printmaking and drawing, chair, art and art history department, Saint Olaf College; Melissa Walrath: Executive director, The St. John's Boys' Choir; Jeanne Willcoxon: Assistant professor of theater, St Olaf College.; Alexander Wolff: Trombonist and executive director of operations, The Copper Street Brass Quintet","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30171,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2015,21700,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota professional artists and arts organization have more opportunities to tour their work throughout the state. Evaluation comes from attendance, press coverage, and survey results (from filmmakers, local liaisons, venues, and audiences). 2: More Minnesotans have access to high quality arts opportunities regardless of geographic location. Attendance and survey results will provide the key evaluation of success.","Thirteen Minnesota artists had the opportunity to tour their work to four Minnesota communities. The artists involved in the tour were interviewed and asked whether or not they felt they were reaching new audiences. Audiences were surveyed about the work they saw and asked if they had seen the selected artists' work in other venues. 2: The Cinema Lounge tour reached 324 audience members in four cities across Minnesota with a high quality arts experience. We evaluated the attendance records at each venue and interviewed the venue partners to gain insight into the barriers to attendance and which venues appeared more accessible to the general public. ",,7807,"Other, local or private",29507,2500,"Jatin Setia, Aaron Young, Mary Ahmann, Beth Bird, Chris Barry, Ann Breitenfelt, Robin Hickman, Amy Johnson, Tom Lesser, Lisa Nebenzahl, Kristin Schaack, Andrea Stein, Emily Stevens, Jeremy Wilker",,"IFP Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"IFP Minnesota will tour its acclaimed Cinema Lounge screening series of locally made short films to Duluth, Moorhead, Saint Cloud, and Minneapolis, showcasing the work of filmmakers from each region and connecting these filmmaking communities.",2015-08-03,2016-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Peterson,"IFP Minnesota","550 Vandalia St Ste 120","St Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 644-1912 ",apeterson@ifpmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Benton, Clay, Hennepin, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-228,"Olive Bieringa: Co-director, Body Cartography Project; Molly Chase: Managing director, Springboard for the Arts; Jeff Larson: Executive director, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Larry Long: Musician, song writer, founder and director, Community Celebration of Place; Natalie Morrow: Founder of The Twin Cities Black Film Festival; Stacy Richardson: Writer, editor, and music promoter; Dennis Whipple: Executive artistic director, Great River Educational Arts Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30210,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Expose northeastern Minnesota audiences to new forms of chamber music performance. We will provide written evaluation forms to audience members, students, teachers, and our program partner (Sybarite5); measure attendance at activities; and gather feedback from conversations with audience members, artists, teachers and students.","MM drew an audience of 156 people for the concert and 187 music students and 17 adults for outreach events for a total of 360 students, adults and seniors for Sybarite5 events. Evaluation methods included enclosing a survey in the concert program; providing surveys to high school music teachers/orchestra conductor to distribute to students; measuring ticket sales; and talking with teachers and students. ",,5303,"Other, local or private",15303,,"Char Taylor, Kim Squillace, Ron Kari, Nancy Odden, Kirsten Ryden, Linda Wiig, Tim Churchill, Steve Highland, Mary Beth Nevers, Tiss Underdahl",,"Matinee Musicale, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Matinee Musicale presents Sybarite5, an innovative New York string quintet, in an evening concert, in spring 2015, in Duluth and at three free interactive programs for youth.",2015-04-26,2015-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Gail,Trowbridge,"Matinee Musicale, Inc.","506 W Michigan St",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 724-8115 ",gail@gailandsally.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-232,"Olive Bieringa: Co-director, Body Cartography Project; Molly Chase: Managing director, Springboard for the Arts; Jeff Larson: Executive director, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Larry Long: Musician, song writer, founder and director, Community Celebration of Place; Natalie Morrow: Founder of The Twin Cities Black Film Festival; Stacy Richardson: Writer, editor, and music promoter; Dennis Whipple: Executive artistic director, Great River Educational Arts Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30814,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","1800 attend capstone, with 75% in state; 300 attend local rehearsals; shows when cost and distance barriers are removed, people take advantage of the arts. Achieve 90% positive satisfaction rating of capstone performances to validate that audience views the event as high quality. Online survey of people who purchased tickets in advance; metrics provided by automated ticketing system; informal interviews of band directors who hosted one of the Drum and Bugle Corps Program; informal interviews of event attendees; analysis of data collected from the event.","Tickets sold for capstone event 1842 with 87% to people in Minnesota. Local rehearsals were attended by 500 people. Satisfaction rating per online survey was 99%.",,32630,"Other, local or private",42630,6600,"Jon Bahr, Charles Cullen, John Donahue, Bruce Feriano, Kevin Hanson, Timothy Kviz, Tom Leith, Tim Lundin, Gary Tollers",,"Celebration of a City AKA Rochesterfest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"River City Rhapsody 2015 Drum and Bugle Corps Program",2014-12-08,2015-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brent,Ackerman,"Celebration of a City AKA Rochesterfest","PO Box 007",Rochester,MN,55903,"(507) 285-8769 ",director@rochesterfest.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Jackson, Le Sueur, Mower, Olmsted, Pipestone, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Scott, Stearns, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-57,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: dancer; Jon Swanson: curator; Joan Sween: author; Philip Taylor: artist; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter","John Becker: Business Owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director, Commonweal; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director, Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: arts administrator; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ",
35548,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund Organization Grant",2016,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Host a live music concert series. 2. Provide opportunities for attendees to experience various music styles. Attendance tracking; survey of audience.","A concert series was provided to the community including twelve performances open to the public.",,5198,"Other, local or private",20198,,"Jack L'Heureux, Brandon Akkerman, Bob Bollenbeck, Alan Skramstad, Sara Treiber",0.00,"City of Mora","Local/Regional Government","Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund Organization Grant",,"During the Music in the Park project, The City of Mora will provide 12 Thursday evening concerts scheduled for June 2 - August 25, 2016.",2016-05-16,2016-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beth,Thorp,"City of Mora","101 Lake St S",Mora,MN,55051,"(320) 679-1511 ",beth.thorp@cityofmora.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts Council ",,"Kanabec, Pine, Mille Lacs, Chisago, Isanti, Aitkin, Anoka, Hennepin, Ramsey, Itasca, Winona, Benton, Washington, Dakota, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-fund-organization-grant-12,"Arne Everson: Retired music educator, East Central Minnesota Chorale, Cambridge Center for the Arts; Nancy Hoffman: County government, Housing and Redevelopment Authority û Economic Development Authority Director, arts advocate; Eunice Boeringa: Musician, Onamia Area Friends of the Library, arts advocate.","Barb Dreyer: Visual artist, art educator, Kanabec County Art Association, Pine Center for the Arts; Arne Everson: Retired music educator, East Central Minnesota Chorale, Cambridge Center for the Arts; Darrell Vincent: Writer, arts advocate, Wyoming Area Friends of the Library; Kelli Maag: Visual artist, business owner, Northern Exposures Photography Club, Kanabec County Artist Association; Nancy Hoffman: County government, Housing and Redevelopment Authority û Economic Development Authority Director, arts advocate; Alana Petersen: Government, legislative policy, arts advocate; Eunice Boeringa: Musician, Onamia Area Friends of the Library, arts advocate.",,2
35623,"Arts in the Schools",2016,1986,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","1. Students will be able to follow written and spoken directions and successfully build a dulcimer. 2. Students will produce dulcimers that work and sound accurately. 3. Students will be able to play simple melodies together with others on a simple one-string dulcimer. 4. Students will be able to play simple harmonies and accompaniments to melodies. 5. Students will perform with their dulcimer at the spring concert. 6. Students will compose and play a four measure melody for their dulcimer. The composition will be assessed using a rubric. Students will be observed to be sure they are meeting goals 1-4. Goal 5 will be assessed by attendance at the concert. Goal 6 will be met with each students being assessed according to the dulcimer composition rubric.","I evaluated individual student performance during class when we were practicing and learning to use the dulcimers and in preparation for our concert. Students also evaluated themselves after our concert performance. We practiced using appropriate academic (music) language while discussing the performance. For instance, students said things like ""Some people were using a faster tempo at the beginning of the song."" 98% of fourth graders could play one or more parts (3 parts possible) of Boil Them Cabbage Down. We performed this piece for our concert at the end of March. 100% of fourth graders students performed on their dulcimers at the concert.",,,,1986,,"Grant Velde, Sharon Rupp, Tim Opdahl, Dawn Odegard, Steve Zumhofe, Steve Rupp, Jane Hagert",0.00,"Bert Raney Elementary School","K-12 Education","Arts in the Schools",,"Ross Sutter residency",2016-01-04,2016-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beth,Jahn,"Bert Raney Elementary School","555 7th Ave","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 564-4082 ",bjahn@isd2190.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Chippewa, Yellow Medicine, Renville",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-schools-42,"Andrea Anderson: education; Ellen Copperud: literature education, theatre; Jeff Iverson: music education, theatre; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, former High School English/creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor.","Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Greta Murray (507) 537-1471 ",1
35652,"Arts in the Schools",2016,2051,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","1. Each Lakeview 5th grader will build his or her own dulcimer. 2. Each Lakeview 5th grader will learn how to play his or her own dulcimer. 3. The Lakeview 5th grade class will perform on their dulcimers at a concert. 4. The Lakeview 5th grade class will learn more about Scandinavian music. 5. The Lakeview 5th grade class will collaborate with the Yellow Medicine East 4th grade class playing the dulcimer and learning about Scandinavian music. The first three goals are fairly easy to measure. Either the student was or was not able to build the dulcimer, and was or was not able to play the dulcimer. The fourth and fifth goals will be measured by teacher observation, and class discussion.","We discussed the project as a class. We performed around the school, at the local nursing home, and in a recital for the parents which was posted on the web site. Each student was successful in building a dulcimer and learning to play a few songs.",,,,2051,,"Jennifer Hinz, Nancy Bertrand, Tracy Sterner, Cindy Anderson, Jason Louwagie, Chris Fenske, Al Grube, Chad Johnson",0.00,"Lakeview Public Schools","K-12 Education","Arts in the Schools",,"Ross Sutter residency",2016-01-04,2016-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Labat,"Lakeview Public Schools","PO Box 107",Cottonwood,MN,56229,"(507) 423-5164 ",amylabat@lakeview2167.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lyon, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-schools-50,"Andrea Anderson: education; Ellen Copperud: literature education, theatre; Jeff Iverson: music education, theatre; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, former High School English/creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor.","Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Greta Murray (507) 537-1471 ",1
35653,"Arts in the Schools",2016,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","We hope to create more opportunities for our students to see, experience and participate in non-traditional regional art forms. The goals for this endeavor are: 1. To create small art projects that demonstrate the theory and application of the Graffiti process. 2. To introduce Lakeview students to other possibilities; than traditional drawing and painting on a canvas. 3. To learn history and process for the creation of Graffiti. 4. To understand why and how of Graffiti; who does it, why? 5. To create a collaborative day project as the culminating finish. 6. To help design and create ideas for decorating Lakeview's cafeteria. Each student involved at Lakeview, roughly 75 students, will create a smaller Graffiti mural to have as their own. The finished product is an accomplishable goal. The students will be surveyed to discover what was learned. We will have a small Mural to finish the JUMP Into ART: Graffiti Challenge Day as a measurable result of Peyton's tenure at Lakeview. Goal 6 will come from conversations and discussions with Peyton for the creation of murals in the cafeteria, and then the actual creation and painting of the murals.","Robyn Henderson the coordinator of the entire Yellow Medicine Integration Collaborative calls and asks for feedback on the strengths and weakness of each collaboration. Everything is non-formal and done very action research style. Each instructor evaluated the students' responses and discussions and postulated how the day went. Lakeview and Peyton received amazing responses. Most detailed how exciting the day was and the energy of Peyton and other presenters were during our day. My students really remarked how they missed Peyton on the following Thursday. Many were just starting to develop a relationship with Peyton. I believe that is the strongest evaluation, he called and said later that day how he felt very empty and really missed the interaction with the students.",,10,"Other, local or private",4010,,"Jennifer Hinz, Nancy Bertrand, Tracy Sterner, Cindy Anderson, Jason Louwagie, Chris Fenske, Al Grube, Chad Johnson",0.00,"Lakeview Public Schools","K-12 Education","Arts in the Schools",,"Graffiti artist residency at Lakeview High School",2015-12-15,2016-05-02,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Sterner,"Lakeview Public Schools","PO Box 107",Cottonwood,MN,56229,"(507) 423-5164 ",johnsterner@lakeview2167.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine, Lincoln, Lyon, Redwood, Renville",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-schools-51,"Andrea Anderson: education; Ellen Copperud: literature education, theatre; Jeff Iverson: music education, theatre; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, former High School English/creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor.","Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Greta Murray (507) 537-1471 ",1
35674,"Arts in the Schools",2016,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","School project goals: Create two murals, one directly on a wall by twenty high school students. The other mural would be created by forty-five students. The primary goals are: realizing value in public art, creating a cooperative opportunity in the community, working through challenges together toward a common, artistic goal and measuring individual student contributions for future reference. Some students will need to let go of their perfectionism, as we review how all students’ art styles will be included in the mural projects. The results will become beautiful additions to the community spaces and underutilized school hallway spaces. The two finished murals will be measurement of the success of the residency. Student engagement will be measured by Tamara Isfeld and Amanda Beckler who are the students' art teachers. The students who participate will also fill out an evaluation form to rate the success of the project.","The finished murals were part of the evaluation, as well as talking with the students about the project and a reflection sheet for them to fill out at the end. Two finished art murals. One at the Renvilla Nursing Home in their cafe area and the other will be hung in the new gym addition at the Renville County West High School. The first mural was created by 15 selected art students from Renville County West and the collaboration mural was completed by 100 students from several area schools. Results for the reflection survey most were part of the mural project because: they love art a few said they wanted to be part of it because they worked at the nursing home. The most valuable outcome: was time, students really liked the extra time to practice and develop the new skills. Suggestions to improve: do more art residencies. Future residency ideas: more mural projects both in the nursing home or other placing in the community.",,200,"Other, local or private",4200,,"Carnie Allex, Eric Dahlager, Mark Molenaar, Wendie Discher, Ann Johnson, Darin Bratsch, Heather McLagan",0.00,"Renville County West Schools","K-12 Education","Arts in the Schools",,"Renville Cafe Mural and Collaborative Mural",2016-01-01,2016-05-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tamara,Isfeld,"Renville County West Schools","301 3rd St NE",Renville,MN,56284,"(320) 329-8368 ",tisfeld@rcw.k12.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Renville, Lyon, Lincoln, Yellow Medicine, Lac qui Parle, Chippewa",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-schools-54,"Andrea Anderson: education; Ellen Copperud: literature education, theatre; Jeff Iverson: music education, theatre; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, former High School English/creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor.","Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Greta Murray (507) 537-1471 ",1
35706,"Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project",2016,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases. The variety and number of festivals and traditional arts activities in our region/state increases. Surveys will be handed out at all parades and concerts to be mailed back to them. The librarian will do an evaluation and summarize the returned surveys.","The number of Minnesotans who were able to participate in the arts increased. The variety and number of festivals and traditional arts activities in our region/state increased.",,12710,"Other, local or private",17710,,"Lark Brown, Mary Borstad, Bonnie Jaster, Darlene Fretham, Pat Grabitski, Ed Brown, Steven Weisgram, Bill Kaiser",0.00,"Minnesota ""Over-60"" Band","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project",,"They will perform in parades and concerts in Minnesota cities during their 2016 season. They will build a website, purchase music and a conductor stand.",2016-05-01,2016-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bonnie,Jaster,"Minnesota ""Over-60"" Band","1906 Welco Dr W","St Peter",MN,56082,"(507) 317-1974 ",bjaster@hickorytech.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Dodge, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lyon, Nobles, Martin, Meeker, Mower, Nicollet, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Sibley, Steele, Watonwan, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-arts-project-261,"Jessica Barens: Waseca Community Education Advisory Council member; Denice Evers: retired teacher, volunteer with Springfield Community Theater; Diane Harms: singer with the Saint Peter Choral Society and Minnesota Valley Chorale; Charles Luedtke: retired Professor of Music, member of the American Guild of Organists; Joe McCabe: St James City Manager, volunteer with Saint James Community Theater; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher, charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Lauren Shoemaker: music instructor at Saint Peter Public Schools; Dana Sikkila: visual artist, Executive Director of 410 Project Gallery; Carol Soma: retired Language Arts teacher, volunteer with Kee Civic Theatre; Bonnie Taplin: member of the Red Rock Center for the Arts; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher, volunteer on Sibley County Fair Board and community festivals; Gina Wenger: Professor of Art at Minnesota State University-Mankato; Greg Wilkins: visual artist, Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University-Mankato.","Jessica Barens: Waseca Community Education Advisory Council member; Denice Evers: retired teacher, volunteer with Springfield Community Theater; Diane Harms: singer with the Saint Peter Choral Society and Minnesota Valley Chorale; Charles Luedtke: retired Professor of Music, member of the American Guild of Organists; Joe McCabe: St James City Manager, volunteer with Saint James Community Theater; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher, charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Lauren Shoemaker: music instructor at Saint Peter Public Schools; Dana Sikkila: visual artist, Executive Director of 410 Project Gallery; Carol Soma: retired Language Arts teacher, volunteer with Kee Civic Theatre; Bonnie Taplin: member of the Red Rock Center for the Arts; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher, volunteer on Sibley County Fair Board and community festivals; Gina Wenger: Professor of Art at Minnesota State University-Mankato; Greg Wilkins: visual artist, Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University-Mankato.",,2
32474,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",2016,5728,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Participants will: View work by new media artists particular those working in net.art and net.writing, position net.art and net.writing in the larger context of new media, digital publishing and transmedia, explore patterns and metaphors that arise in this landscape (iterative processes, generative forms, algorithmic patterns, encodedness, interactivity, open authorship, nonlinear narratives, hypermedia, glitch, navigation), explore the poetics of code : the dream of a common language : the interface between humans and the machine, gain basic skills in languages used on the web (HTML5, CSS3, and Javascript), use these tools to create projects for a final exhibit and online class gallery. Course materials will be provided online and there will be a dedicated hashtag and social media presence to encourage community discussion. After every session a series of writing prompts will be given and discussed. These will include questions about the learning experience and questions that attempt to tease out a working definition of net.art and the ways it is different and similar to other forms. Our final project will include a digital collage of our answers to these questions that augments the work we make. At the end of the eight learning sessions we will produce a collaborative installation, companion gallery and community discussion.","This class accomplished the following: viewed work by new media artists particular those working in net.art and net.writing; position net.art and net.writing in the larger context of new media, digital publishing and transmedia; explored patterns and metaphors that arise in this landscape (iterative processes, generative forms, algorithmic patterns, encodedness, interactivity, open authorship, nonlinear narratives, hypermedia, glitch, navigation); explored the poetics of code : the dream of a common language : the interface between humans and the machine; gained a basic understanding in languages used on the web (HTML5, CSS3, and Javascript); used these concepts to develop work for two final exhibit and sharing sessions.",,1692,"Other, local or private",7420,,,0.00,"Kathleen A. McTavish AKA Kathy McTavish",Individual,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",,"Storytelling in a digital age ::: the art of code",2015-10-01,2016-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,McTavish,"Kathleen A. McTavish AKA Kathy McTavish",,,MN,,"(218) 343-7998 ",kathy@cellodreams.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Hennepin, Isanti, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-community-arts-learning-grant-14,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
32475,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",2016,5904,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Through this intensive study of choral composition, our singers will learn the importance of hard work and dedication in artistic creation, and develop a greater appreciation for music and beauty in their lives. Short Range Outcomes: Chorus members have increased understanding of how a piece of music comes to be; see the composer as a real person making artistic decisions within specific criteria; learn basic compositional skills; share their experiences with others; perform the new music with accuracy and emotional understanding. Long Range Outcomes: Chorus members will view art as valuable to society, develop comfort with artistic experiences, and seek out future artistic collaborations. Over the course of the season-long project, several measures of assessment will be used to gauge the chorus members' growth in musical understanding and appreciation. Direct Assessment: Singers will complete specific individual and group composition-related activities designed by the composer and conductors and receive feedback from peers and instructors. Rehearsal progress. The Performance! Indirect Assessment: Singers will journal in multimedia formats to summarize and reflect on specific and overall experiences during their time with the composer. Open discussion with singers before, during, and after the project. Singer exit survey.","Short Range Outcomes: Chorus members have an increased understanding of how a piece of music comes to be; saw the composer as a real person making artistic decisions within specific criteria; learned basic compositional skills; shared their experiences with others; performed the new music with accuracy and emotional understanding. Long Range Outcomes: Chorus members have a deeper understanding of the value of art to society, specifically how it can directly connect with their community. They developed comfort with artistic experiences, and look forward to seeking out future artistic collaborations.",,8730,"Other, local or private",14634,,"Brian Kapp, Robert Turner, Marilyn Odean, Stephen Cushing, Melinda Marble, Leslie Black, Susan Dahlberg, Patrick Colvin, Melissa Frohrip, Gretchen Safstrom",0.00,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus, Inc. AKA Lake Superior Youth Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",,Composer-In-Residence,2015-10-01,2016-07-22,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Turner,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus, Inc. AKA Lake Superior Youth Chorus","PO Box 3337",Duluth,MN,55803,"(612) 390-3698 ",info@lsyouthchorus.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-community-arts-learning-grant-15,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
32480,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",2016,5904,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Goals/Outcomes are: To bring art back to Duluth Children's Museum curriculum by partnering with a local artist (from STEM to STEAM). To artistically embrace and expound ideas of metamorphosis (changing form) to connect concepts of season turn, natural life cycles, transformations, and restoration of our environment. To create greater accessibility to, participation in, and awareness of sustainable art making and artistic exhibits with responsible, economic and creative reuse/repurpose of materials. To demonstrate art as an effective learning tool for learning and integrating beauty, science, culture, geography and history for all ages and backgrounds, especially in West Duluth. To have fun! Photographs and video footage will visually document the interactive creative fun and learning. Children's art will be publicly displayed along with their comments (with permission) at the museum and also in the Downtown Depot starting November 1st for Duluth All Souls Night, November 6th. Adult feedback can be easily posted on related Facebook pages and websites. Exit surveys and comment cards will be available onsite and online. The museum as always accurately tracks demographics and attendance numbers. We will see visibly more milkweed, butterflies and awareness as a result of community connections made between children and monarch artists and educators.","The Duluth Children's Museum and I successfully cultivated creativity and deepened knowledge of the arts for children, youth, and adults by engaging them in arts experiences and activities with clearly articulated learning objectives. These included learning about the arts, learning about life through the arts, and learning about the role the arts play in most aspects of daily life. Activities presented participants with opportunities to experience and learn about art through direct contact with an artist, by public performance/presentations, and taking part in other arts learning appropriate activities. Rob Hadaway, Creative Director, told me the museum staff and board recognizes the success of this inaugural project and intends to continue working with artist partners in the Duluth community. This feedback makes me feel very proud of my pioneering work with them.",,196,"Other, local or private",6100,2050,,0.00,"Mary K. Plaster AKA Mary Plaster",Individual,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",,Metamorphosis,2015-10-01,2016-02-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Plaster,"Mary K. Plaster AKA Mary Plaster",,,MN,,"(218) 310-6289 ",artist@maryplaster.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Lake, Cook",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-community-arts-learning-grant-16,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
32488,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",2016,5215,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","North Shore Music Association's long-range goal and desired outcome is to continue our tradition of providing a top-notch learning environment in which participants who return each year to build their skills and connections, as well as new participants, feel that they have grown in skill and knowledge by the end of three days. Our short-term desired outcome for this year's event is to provide resophonic guitarists a truly exceptional learning experience from a Dobro master who is as skilled a teacher as he is a performer. North Shore Music Association will measure and evaluate the outcomes of this project by assessing surveys we've handed out to workshop students, jamming participants, audience members, and instructors. We will also keep a keen ear to verbal feedback both during and after the weekend. We will listen to what participants wanted and got from their instructor, and what the instructor expected and got from his students, as we find these two forms of feedback equally valuable.","Our workshop participant surveys measured our short-term outcome. 17 resophonic guitar workshop students signed up to learn from Mike Witcher. This was a good turnout, and student feedback was positive and enthusiastic across the board. Verbal feedback from instructor Mike Witcher told us that he also really enjoyed the experience -- that he appreciated that this group of students came ready and eager to learn, were focused on his instruction (both group and individual), and worked well together as a group. Survey and verbal feedback from weekend jammers confirms that our long-range measurable outcome of participants making and building on connections at the event was highly successful. The fact that by the end of the weekend Lutsen Resort was already booked for Masters 2016 confirms that participants want to return in the future.",,2385,"Other, local or private",7600,700,"Chel Anderson, Wayne Russ, Susan Lappi, Greg Tofte, Cheryl Larsen, Myron Bursheim, Kris Garey, Philis Anderson, Carl Solander, Roger Linehan",0.00,"North Shore Music Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",,"25th Annual Bluegrass Masters Weekend",2015-10-06,2016-01-08,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kate,Fitzgerald,"North Shore Music Association","PO Box 1376","Grand Marais",MN,55604-1376,"(218) 387-1272 ",music@boreal.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Ramsey, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-community-arts-learning-grant-17,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",1
32498,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",2016,5904,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","1. At least 450 area residents of all ages will participate in music and performance arts during an African Culture Festival in February 2016. 2. At least 150 people will participate in the African Culture workshop and music master class and gain understanding about West African culture and lyrical music (e.g. “sweet speech”) or culture-specific rhythms, music patterns, and vocal/drumming techniques. 3. About 100 students and community members will perform in the evening concert; at least 200 more College and community members will attend. All will experience the music of Ghana, West Africa. The project will also increase regional youth interest in African art, music, and culture. We will determine outcomes through various avenues. First, we will ask all participants to complete brief surveys after each session. We will pose questions such as: Did this festival inform or enhance your understanding of African culture? Are you more interested in World music based on what you encountered here? How would you describe your overall experience? Will this experience encourage you to participate in any future music/art experiences? Surveys will also ask respondents to indicate the sessions they attended. Project directors, community partners, and guest artists will monitor the learning that occurs during the sessions and participants’ engagement in interactive portions.","Short Range Outcomes: Chorus members have an increased understanding of how a piece of music comes to be; saw the composer as a real person making artistic decisions within specific criteria; learned basic compositional skills; shared their experiences with others; performed the new music with accuracy and emotional understanding. Long Range Outcomes: Chorus members have a deeper understanding of the value of art to society, specifically how it can directly connect with their community. They developed comfort with artistic experiences, and look forward to seeking out future artistic collaborations.",,1395,"Other, local or private",7299,,"Brian Kapp, Robert Turner, Marilyn Odean, Stephen Cushing, Melinda Marble, Leslie Black, Susan Dahlberg, Patrick Colvin, Melissa Frohrip, Gretchen Safstrom",0.00,"The College of Saint Scholastica","Public College/University","Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",,"African Culture Festival",2015-12-01,2016-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Larry,Goodwin,"The College of Saint Scholastica","1200 Kenwood Ave",Duluth,MN,55811-4199,"(218) 723-6000 ",atemple@css.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-community-arts-learning-grant-18,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35340,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",2016,5904,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The purpose of this community event is to bring three master level Afro-Brazilian cultural arts instructors to Duluth in order to 1) build knowledge, understanding, and sensitivity of the Afro-Brazilian culture through the study of dance, martial art, music, and language within the Duluth community, and 2) equip and empower current local practitioners of these arts in order to advance the movement of Afro-Brazilian cultural arts in the Duluth community. Through this event, we aim to 1) increase the understanding of Afro-Brazilian culture among at least 90% of participants, 2) increase the physical skills among at least 90% of local practitioners. Objective 1) will be assessed through a short survey asking if they found the event educational and if they would return for a future event. Objective 2) will be assessed through instructor evaluation as follows: A) Local students will be evaluated two weeks before the event by the project director according to their ability to perform related skills. If these skills are considered adequate they will be promoted at the batizado for their achievements. B) During the batizado, participants will be evaluated by demonstrating an ability to perform the skills taught to them after each workshop. Local students will be evaluated again two weeks after the event on all above skills.","Served over 200 plates of traditional Brazilian food, drew in attendees from four states, exposed Capoeira to 710 people all of whom had the opportunity to participate in Capoeira, successfully graduated seven students to their next level in Capoeira after being evaluated two weeks prior to the event and again two weeks after, able to bring in a fourth instructor, able to extend the scope of the event to a weeklong from two days.",,4046,"Other, local or private",9950,,"Justin Markus, Mark Nelson, Daniel Marturano",0.00,"Avalon Educational Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",,"2016 Capoeira Batuque Batizado",2016-04-01,2016-06-22,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Justin,Markus,"Avalon Educational Institute","404 Superior St W  ",Duluth,MN,55805,"(218) 310-0946 ",silversurfcapo@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Hennepin, Ramsey, Pine, Cook, Lake, Itasca, Carlton, Anoka, Washington, Carver, Scott, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-community-arts-learning-grant-19,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35353,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",2016,5864,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Short-term outcomes include: 1. At least 400 Laura McArthur Elementary School children will participate in creating a mural in spring 2016. 2. At least 300 students will report gained understanding about specific painting and preparation techniques needed for creating a mural (through survey data or our documentary video); select student representatives will share their experiences publicly at the celebratory unveiling event. 3. At least 400 students, family members, and/or other community members will attend the celebratory unveiling event in May 2016. In the long term, the project will increase regional youth interest in painting and mural-making, as well as collaborative art. We will determine outcomes through various avenues. First, we will ask all participants to complete brief surveys on their last day of painting. Considering age appropriateness, we will pose questions such as: Did this project enhance your understanding of mural painting and/or art in general? Are you more interested in public art, based on your experience? What was your favorite part of the project? Will this experience encourage you to participate in future community art projects? Teaching Artists and Laura McArthur’s Art Specialist will also observe the learning that occurs throughout the process and students’ engagement in the interactive portions.","Two-thirds of Laura MacArthur students (300), grades K-5, were engaged in the brainstorming and ideation stages of the mural. At least two-thirds of Laura MacArthur students physically worked with different techniques, applying paint from the beginning stages to the finishing (with one third also participating in the ideation stage). All Laura MacArthur students signed the finished piece. At least 300 Laura MacArthur students gained understanding about specific painting and/or preparation techniques necessary for creating a mural, as demonstrated by the large number of students who participated in painting activities and by the student experiences shared in a short documentary film. Students also demonstrated, through a final drawing task to create a mural representing themselves, the ability to turn ideas and identities into mural images. Finally, 500+ students, teachers, parents, staff, and the general public attended one of three unveiling events on May 26th, 2016.",,302,"Other, local or private",6166,,"Abbot Apter, Daniel Clay, Ed Crawford, Mary Susan Dewitt, Christopher Dolan, Jessica Durbin, Colette Geary, David Herman, Mary Ives, Emily Jansen, Mat Johnson, Tricia Johnson, Gretchen Johnston, Beth Haenke Just, Nicole Miller, Melanie Mogg, Vincent Ohaju, Michael O'Keefe, Sarah O'Malley, Beverly Raway, Philip Rolle, Sue Ross, Douglas Schur, Jacqulin Sebastian, Mary Catherine Shambour, David Sparby, Denise Starkey, Marcy Steinke, Louise Town",0.00,"The College of Saint Scholastica","Public College/University","Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",,"Laura MacArthur Community Mural Initiative",2016-04-01,2016-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Larry,Goodwin,"The College of Saint Scholastica","1200 Kenwood Ave",Duluth,MN,55811-4199,"(218) 723-6000 ",efrischmann@css.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-community-arts-learning-grant-20,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35383,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",2016,3857,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The Oshkii Giizhik Singers will (1) learn how to make hand drums, (2) practice singing songs, resulting in (3) celebrating the new hand drums, (4) passing on songs, and (5) teaching other women how to make hand drums. Outcomes will be shown through photos of the new hand drums, photos of the wider gathering where the teachings are passed on, and written reflections by women in the widening circle about the impact of making new hand drums and sharing songs.","There were 28 new traditional hand drums made over the course of the 2 events. Photos and video were gathered at each of the events. Some participants chose to do individual interviews while most were documented in groups.",,643,"Other, local or private",4500,,,0.00,"Elizabeth A. Jaakola",Individual,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",,"Oshkii Giizhik Singers Healing Circle",2016-04-14,2016-12-10,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elizabeth,Jaakola,"Elizabeth A. Jaakola",,,MN,,"(218) 393-3528 ",lyz_jaakola@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Carlton, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-community-arts-learning-grant-22,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",1
35405,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",2016,5904,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Students will: Experience all aspects of a theatrical production. Improve academic performance through improved reading comprehension, fluency, vocabulary, memorization and writing skills. Understand the meaning and context of ideas in our script based upon dialogue and blocking. Students are assessed by their inflection, character development and analysis, and expression, which convey reaction to the scene. Demonstrate ability to use sewing techniques to complete a project. Learn the basics of song, learning about pitch, beat format, harmony and combinations. Increase social emotional and communication skills. Increase the number of positive, caring adults in participant's lives. The outcomes identified will be woven into these evaluation elements. Agency staff and artist work collaboratively to adapt assessment tools and ensure program design supports learners in developing identified artistic skills. Evaluations tools include: Post-session surveys addressing creative, intellectual, life-skills, and socio-emotional growth. Participants, parents and audience members complete surveys. Pre- and Post- assessment of learner comprehension, fluency, performing arts vocabulary, and memorization. These will be given to all participants involved in any of the arts learning experiences. Performance rubrics track learners’ progress in each phase of the project.","This project provides a well-rounded approach to exploring different art forms, while integrating academic, social and life skill development. Through participation in the Hillside Youth Theater program students will: Experience all aspects of a theatrical production. Improve academic performance through improved reading comprehension, fluency, vocabulary, memorization and writing skills. Demonstrate ability to use different sewing techniques to complete a project. Learn the basics of song, learning about pitch, beat format, harmony and combinations. Understand the meaning and context of ideas or morals of our script based upon dialogue and blocking. Students are assessed by their inflection, character development and analysis, and expression, which convey reaction to the scene. Increase social, emotional, and communication skills. Increase the number of positive, caring adults in participants' lives.",,29816,"Other, local or private",35720,2560,"Matt Hoeschen, Sharon Murphy, Jay Newcomb, Mona Cheslak, Stephanie Heilig, Kathy Bergen, Lisa Luokkala, Bernadette Burnham",0.00,"Myers-Wilkins Community School Collaborative AKA Grant Community School Collaborative","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",,"Hillside Youth Theatre",2016-04-15,2016-08-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jennifer,Eddy,"Myers-Wilkins Community School Collaborative AKA Grant Community School Collaborative","1027 N 8th Ave E",Duluth,MN,55805,"(218) 336-8860x 8",jen.eddy13@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-community-arts-learning-grant-23,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35421,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",2016,5579,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","1) Participants are exposed to examples of art and music that challenge prior conceptions and expand awareness. 2) The technology underlying musical robots is demystified. 3) Concepts such as instrument acoustics, electronics, microcontrollers, electromechanical actuators, the MIDI protocol, rhythm, melody, harmony, polyphony, etc. are imparted and utilized in the creative process. 4) Skills development, including soldering; schematic reading; microcontroller programming; design and fabrication of functional instruments; musical motive generation, development, encoding, and performance. 5) Students work collaboratively to realize a complex creative project in a short time period. The measurement of this project's educational success will include student self-assessment, instructor assessment of individual students and the group, and a subsequent review with Lyric center staff. An intake survey will serve to assess the prior experiences, skills, and interests of students, which will serve as a basis for a final evaluations by both the student and the instructor. The instructor will evaluate each student's development over the course of the summer camp, using the National Core Arts Standards (http://nationalartsstandards.org/), particularly within the music composition and music technology strands, to help guide the assessment.",,,1421,"Other, local or private",7000,,,,"Troy Rogers",Individual,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",,"Music Robot Summer Camp at the Lyric",2016-04-01,2016-09-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Troy,Rogers,"Troy Rogers",,,MN,,"(218) 750-4518 ",troy@expressivemachines.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-community-arts-learning-grant-24,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35090,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2016,17526,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","20% will tour to Minnesota communities, strengthening and building upon existing relationships, and forming new ties in areas we have not toured before. Through audience surveys, facilitated post-show discussions, and informal conversations, we will determine how this tour has advanced our reach in areas previously toured, and forged new connections in untoured areas. 2: Minnesotans in communities outside the Twin Cities Metro will have the opportunity to experience a professional company from Minneapolis. We will bring our high quality theater to less urban communities, and maintain accurate records of attendance at each venue, whether or not tickets are sold.","20% Theatre Company toured to four greater Minnesota communities, deepening and strengthening relationships in each area. Evaluation methods included audience surveys; audience size; feedback from post-show Q and As, host staff and patrons; unsolicited emails received from patrons; a consultant-facilitated evaluation session with all tour performers; and a private meeting between that same facilitator and our ED and board chair to examine/evaluate this data and feedback. 2: Over 400 people in greater Minnesota experienced live theatre from a professional Minneapolis theatre company. 20% Theatre staff and tour host staff took a count of total attendance at each performance. This information is listed in the Public Events page.",,6353,"Other, local or private",23879,3000,"Erica Fields, Mykel Pennington, Jo Lum, Maureen Stoltzman, Suzanne Cross, Katonya Strickland, Zealot Hamm, Corinna Troth, Ryan Cooley, Melissa Harl, Laurie Sieve",,"20 Theatre Company Twin Cities AKA 20% Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"20% Theatre Company will present performances of The Naked I: 4.0 along with in-depth post show dialogues to communities in greater Minnesota.",2016-06-01,2017-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Claire,Avitabile,"20 Theatre Company Twin Cities AKA 20% Theatre Company","5152 Aldrich Ave N",Minneapolis,MN,55430,"(612) 227-1188 ",claire@tctwentypercent.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Benton, Carlton, Clay, Fillmore, Houston, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-253,"Andrea Cheney: Interim managing director, Bedlam Theatre; Ann Fee: Executive director, Arts Center of Saint Peter; teaching artist, writer, editor, and instructor; Jamil Jude: Freelance theater director and producer; Jennie Knoebel: Executive director, Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Stacy Richardson: Writer, editor, and music promoter; Christopher Taykalo: Marketing and development manager, Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund",,2
35106,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2016,22200,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The regional community will have access to high quality literary arts and the opportunity to study with other writers in an intimate setting. We measure attendance at events, distribute and collect questionnaires, track book sales, and record comments through interviews. Staff get to know attendees well and encourage feedback. And we expect great leaps in craft, confidence and motivation. 2: We will continue to expand and strengthen our relationships with cultural and artistic partners in the region and the state. We will mail or email surveys to arts, literary, and cultural organizations, as well as educational partners and the tribes, to gauge the impact of the conference. Staff will follow-up by phone to solicit suggestions.","MNWC increased appreciation for literary arts and increased access to award-winning writers from the national literary scene in outstate Minnesota. A sign-in form collects demographic information. Anonymous evaluation forms assess the experience of participants, interns, and faculty at the end of the conference. The 3-page form was developed in collaboration with BSU's social work and psychology departments and consists of simple open-ended questions to solicit informative responses. We also measure attendance, track book sales, and record comments through interviews. The staff gets to know attendees and encourages feedback. 2: We remain in close contact with many nonprofits and educational and tribal institutions in order to support aspiring writers. We send mailings and emails to a network of partners who share our interest in supporting emerging writers. Follow up is by phone conversation. We judge our success by how many writers we have been able to help attend the conference to further their craft and their career. When we can partner with an institution to bring someone to the conference who otherwise could not attend - and that person benefits and other participants benefit from their presence - we consider that a success. ",,49300,"Other, local or private",71500,9500,"Angie Gora, Colleen Greer, Bob Griggs, Monte Hegg, Lynn Johnson, Larry Swain",,"Bemidji State University AKA Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference","State Government","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"The Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference will bring award-winning writers of national stature to present craft talks and readings and teach weeklong workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction in Bemidji.",2016-06-20,2016-06-26,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mathew,Hawthorne,"Bemidji State University AKA Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference","1500 Birchmont Dr NE Ste 4",Bemidji,MN,56601-2699,"(218) 308-1180 ",writersconference@bemidjistate.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-257,"Andrea Cheney: Interim managing director, Bedlam Theatre; Ann Fee: Executive director, Arts Center of Saint Peter; teaching artist, writer, editor, and instructor; Jamil Jude: Freelance theater director and producer; Jennie Knoebel: Executive director, Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Stacy Richardson: Writer, editor, and music promoter; Christopher Taykalo: Marketing and development manager, Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund",,2
32732,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant for Organizations",2016,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Bring professional writers/teachers to Bemidji to deliver a high quality literary experience to our outstate community. Broaden attendees’ awareness, knowledge and appreciation of creative writing, contemporary literature, and the literary arts. Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference uses registration questionnaires, informal interviews, video interviews, event surveys, exit surveys, and evaluations. Evaluation forms (developed in collaboration with members of Bemidji State University's social work and psychology departments) are distributed at conference end. They remain anonymous and we have nearly 100% compliance. We scan and compile to disseminate to our planning committee. Responses tend to be overwhelmingly positive.","We collected 56 in-depth participant surveys. Out of 53 responses to the question - on a scale of 0-5 - ""How much has this conference broadened your awareness, knowledge, and appreciation of creative writing?"" 28 responded with ""5” and 18 with ""4"" and 4 with ""3."" The quality of the workshop was ""excellent"" according to 44 of 49 responses. The quality of the Evening Reading Series was ""excellent"" according to 42 respondents, and the other 10 respondents felt it was ""good,"" the next best response.",,63000,"Other, local or private",69000,,"Colleen Greer, Steve Carlson, Scott Guidry, Del Lyren",0.00,"Bemidji State University AKA Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference","State Government","Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant for Organizations",,"Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference",2015-12-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sean,Hill,"Bemidji State University AKA Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference","1500 Birchmont Dr NE Ste 23",Bemidji,MN,56601-2699,"(218) 308-1180 ",writersconference@bemidjistate.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Mille Lacs, Carlton, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Ramsey, St. Louis, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Washington, Le Sueur",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-organizations-4,"Justin Holley: Author; Natalie Grosfield: Musician, actor; Joseph Allen: Professor of Art, photographer, traditional Native crafts artist; Jill Johnson: Author, musician; Sandra Roman: Art teacher, author; Gayle Highberg: Painter; Lowell Wolff: Photographer; Jane Merschman: K-12 teacher, actor, director; Mary Hilbrand: Musician.","Justin Holley: Author; Natalie Grosfield: Musician, actor; Joseph Allen: Professor of Art, photographer, traditional Native crafts artist; Jill Johnson: Author, musician; Sandra Roman: Art teacher, author; Gayle Highberg: Painter; Lowell Wolff: Photographer; Jane Merschman: K-12 teacher, actor, director; Mary Hilbrand: Musician; Joanne Kellner: Arts administrator, puppeteer.",,2
32787,"Arts Legacy Grant",2016,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The quality, type and number of arts opportunities in the state, and the organizations or venues that offer them will increase through increasing our donation of printed Raven issues to public venues. Evaluation will occur through a participant questionnaire, notes related to personal observation; and audience, artist, and youth attendance numbers.","Numbers of subscription sales and renewals were below expectation spring and summer, owing presumably to increased outdoor activity. These increased dramatically fall and winter as people resumed reading and sought to share the experience. Each copy contains a questionnaire asking if the reader wishes to renew or not renew nor receive a donated issue. There is space available for comments. Often subscribers will attach notes or gift subscription checks or donations with their renewals.",,5121,"Other, local or private",15121,,"Steven Reynolds, Joe McDonnell, Vivian Eggen, Catherine Stenzel, Jackie Helms-Reynolds, Marion Solom, Helen Bergland",,"Palmville Press and Publishing, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Legacy Grant",,"Publish THE RAVEN: Northwest Minnesota's Original Art, History and Humor Journal, Volume 14.",2015-10-31,2015-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steven,Reynolds,"Palmville Press and Publishing, Inc.","38331 150th St",Wannaska,MN,56761,"(218) 425-7349 ",palmvillepublishing@wiktel.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Northwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington, Ramsey, Roseau, Stearns, Hennepin, Anoka, Itasca, Beltrami, Sherburne, Becker, Benton, Polk, Pine, Norman, Red Lake, Clearwater, Kittson, Scott, Wright, Morrison, Otter Tail, Cottonwood, Wadena, Blue Earth, Nicollet, Le Sueur, Lake, Clay, Chisago, Mahnomen, St. Louis, Steele, Dakota, Dakota, Crow Wing, Olmsted, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-legacy-grant-129,"Charles Erickson: librarian; Bruce Reeves: university professor, arts advocate; Deanna Swendseid: performing arts volunteer; Connie Nelson: actress; MaryAnn Laxen: photographer; Bill Kirkeby: Band Instructor; Evonne Broten: Non-profit Director; Jane Anderson: nonprofit theater Director; Elwyn Ruud: school residency coordinator.","Charles Erickson: librarian; Bruce Reeves: university professor, arts advocate; Faye Auchenpaugh: musician; Deanna Swendseid: performing arts volunteer; Eryn Killough: visual artist; Connie Nelson: actress; MaryAnn Laxen: photographer; Jennifer Bakken-Brees: videographer; Bill Kirkeby: Band Instructor; Evonne Broten: Non-profit Director; Jane Anderson: nonprofit theater Director; Elwyn Ruud: school residency coordinator.",,2
35117,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2016,18097,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Greater Minnesota audiences gain an emotional and intellectual understanding of institutional racism and are moved to action through CLIMB's Feeling History. Audiences complete a four-question survey about their levels of empathy, knowledge, and motivation to take action. They mail back postcards reporting on actions they took.","Greater Minnesota Audiences gain an emotional and intellectual understanding of institutional racism and are moved to action through CLIMB's Feeling History. Two primary evaluation methods were used: action step postcards and an activity called 'values clarification. During the workshop, participants chose steps they felt comfortable taking to increase racial equality in their community. When that step was complete they returned these self-addressed postcards to CLIMB. During values clarification, participants were surveyed about their experience during Feeling History. Audience responses were tracked and reported by actor educators. ",,3937,"Other, local or private",22034,3300,"Jim Gambone, Rep. Joseph Atkins, Bonnie Matson, James Olney, Bill Partlan, Milan Mockovak, Christine Walsh",,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"CLIMB Theatre will bring its award-winning play on racial equity, Feeling History: African Americans' Reach for Equality, to fourteen colleges and theaters in greater Minnesota.",2016-09-01,2017-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lauren,Diesch,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","6415 Carmen Ave E","Inver Grove Heights",MN,55076-4428,"(651) 453-9275x 19",lauren@climb.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Clay, Lyon, Mower, Stearns, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-260,"Harold Cropp: Executive director, Commonweal Theater Company, Lanesboro; Lisa Fuglie: Multi-instrumentalist with bluegrass band Monroe Crossing; Arts Board grantee; Cheryl Larson: Executive director of Central Square Cultural and Civic Center; Natalie Morrow: Founder of The Twin Cities Black Film Festival; Jeanne Willcoxon: Assistant professor of theater, St Olaf College.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund",,2
35120,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2016,31350,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Over 1,300 Minnesotans from small to mid-size towns will experience and increase their understanding of another culture through music and storytelling. We will count attendance at each show. Each performance is followed by an informal discussion with, and written feedback from, the audience which will let us evaluate attendees’ experience.","1,089 Minnesotans from 28 small to mid-size towns experiences another culture through music or storytelling and learned about that culture. Audience members were asked to fill out short (4 or 5 question) surveys. All questions were open ended. For example: Please identify one thing you learned at this program. Was your life enriched because of the program? If so, how? We also asked how people heard about the program and gave a space for other comments. Libraries sent COMPAS copies of completed surveys along with a count of audience members.",,12328,"Other, local or private",43678,4139,"Roderic Hernub Southall, Mimi Stake, Susan Rotilie, Kathy Sanville, Jeff Goldenberg,Diane Johnson, Hristina Markova, Cheryl Bock, Christina Koppang, Yvette Trotman, Keven Ambrus, Stephanie Benson, Marta Chou, Robert Erickson, Samantha Massaglia, Celena Plesha, Louis Porter II, Michelle Silverman, Mae Brooks, Abby Lawrence, Mary Sennes, Liz Sheets",,"COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"COMPAS will engage children and adults in the music and culture of three global cultures by bringing live, interactive performances to twenty-seven libraries throughout northern and central Minnesota.",2016-06-01,2017-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Linck,"COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","75 5th St W Ste 304","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 292-3203 ",joan@compas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Benton, Carlton, Isanti, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Morrison, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-261,"Dan Guida: Executive director of Red Wing Arts Association; Gina Kundan: Director, Center for Health Interprofessional Programs, University of Minnesota; Board chair, Ananya Dance Theatre; Noelle Lawton: Executive director, Twin Rivers Council for the Arts; Kathleen Ray: Former executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center; theater artist and playwright; Christine Tschida: Director of Northrop, University of Minnesota","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund",,2
35121,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2016,48470,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1,000 youth and adults in three greater Minnesota communities including women’s groups and dance students will engage in contemporary dance activities and performances. Attendance data will be collected by all partners; feedback will be provided by community partners through dialogue with participants in women’s groups, shelters and dance schools; a full evaluation will take place. 2: In greater Minnesota underserved women from five shelters and 150+ dance students in will engage with contemporary dance performance and art activities. Records of participants' attendance.","Youth and adults in three Minnesota communities including women's centers and dance students will engage in contemporary dance activities and performances. Shapiro and Smith Dance employed multiple evaluation methods including: Written audience surveys, student performer surveys, evaluation letters from shelters and women's centers, discussions with participants at the end of each arts event, post-performance lobby and reception discussions with audiences, follow-up phone interviews with sponsors, return evaluation trip to Winona sites during the final evaluative process, and review of archived photos, video footage and social media commentary. 2: Under served groups from five women's shelters and centers and over 150 students engaged with contemporary dance performance and arts activities. Shapiro and Smith Dance employed multiple evaluation methods including: Written audience surveys, student performer surveys, evaluation letters from shelters and women's centers, discussions with participants at the end of each arts event, post-performance lobby and reception discussions with audiences, follow-up phone interviews with sponsors, return evaluation trip to Winona sites during the final evaluative process, and review of archived photos, video footage and social media commentary.",,16964,"Other, local or private",65434,4700,"Tim Heitman, Sandra Smalley-Fleming, Soozie Tyrell, Stephanie Schroeder, Joan Smith, Laura Selle Virtucio, Kari Mosel",,"Contemporary Dance Arts, Inc. AKA Shapiro and Smith Dance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Shapiro & Smith Dance will perform Suffragettes and Flappers and other dance works featuring an intergenerational female cast, as well as conduct activities with women’s shelters and dance students, in Winona, Worthington, and Faribault.",2016-06-01,2017-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joanie,Smith,"Contemporary Dance Arts, Inc. AKA Shapiro and Smith Dance","528 Hennepin Ave S Ste 401",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 803-4334 ",jsmith@shapiroandsmithdance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Nobles, Rice, St. Louis, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-262,"Dan Guida: Executive director of Red Wing Arts Association; Gina Kundan: Director, Center for Health Interprofessional Programs, University of Minnesota; Board chair, Ananya Dance Theatre; Noelle Lawton: Executive director, Twin Rivers Council for the Arts; Kathleen Ray: Former executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center; theater artist and playwright; Christine Tschida: Director of Northrop, University of Minnesota","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund",,2
35128,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2016,17058,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Gao Hong will introduce Chinese pipa music to new communities in Minnesota. Gao Hong will perform in seven locations she has never performed solo pipa concerts in. 2: Gao Hong will introduce Chinese pipa music to new communities in Minnesota. Gao Hong will perform in seven outstate Minnesota communities to reach new audiences and introduce Chinese pipa music for the first time.","I was able to introduce traditional, modern, and multi-media storytelling music for pipa to seven communities in outstate Minnesota. Evaluation forms were be distributed to audience members. I also evaluate my success by the response of presenters and staff at all locations, and comparison of audience size and diversity of the audience in comparison to similar past projects. Previews or other media coverage was also considered. I met with residents of each community and interviewed several of them to get feedback. I have documented the responses and will be use it all to guide me in future endeavors. 2: I was able to introduce traditional, modern, and multi-media storytelling music for pipa to seven communities in outstate Minnesota. Evaluation forms were be distributed to audience members. I also evaluate my success by the response of presenters and staff at all locations, and comparison of audience size and diversity of the audience in comparison to similar past projects. Previews or other media coverage was also considered. I met with residents of each community and interviewed several of them to get feedback. I have documented the responses and will be use it all to guide me in future endeavors.",,5775,"Other, local or private",22833,,,,"Hong G. Dice AKA Gao Hong",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Musician Gao Hong will perform solo concerts of Chinese pipa music from the ancient past to modern times in seven greater Minnesota communities.",2016-06-01,2017-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Hong,Dice,"Hong G. Dice AKA Gao Hong",,,MN,,"(507) 222-4475 ",gaohongpipa@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Benton, Clay, Fillmore, Otter Tail, Polk, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-263,"Harold Cropp: Executive director, Commonweal Theater Company, Lanesboro; Lisa Fuglie: Multi-instrumentalist with bluegrass band Monroe Crossing; Arts Board grantee; Cheryl Larson: Executive director of Central Square Cultural and Civic Center; Natalie Morrow: Founder of The Twin Cities Black Film Festival; Jeanne Willcoxon: Assistant professor of theater, St Olaf College.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund",,2
35140,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2016,39568,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To bring dance, opera, chamber music and choral music audiences in small town Minnesota together, and introduce them to novel ways in which these forms intersect. The project will be evaluated by measuring attendance and gathering feedback via pre and post show discussions and meaningful residency activities.","Multi-media, out-state audiences were exposed to innovations historical and current. The evaluation methods were: measuring audience numbers, engaging with audience and presenter feedback, and facilitating meaningful master class activities in dance, music and a combination of the two. 2: More out-state Minnesotans gain access to high quality arts opportunities. The evaluation methods were the same as above: measuring audience numbers, engaging with audience and presenter feedback, and facilitating meaningful master class activities in dance, music and a combination of the two.",,13189,"Other, local or private",52758,,,,"Penelope A. Freeh",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Freeh and composer Jocelyn Hagen will tour the collaborative chamber dance opera Test Pilot to five Minnesota communities.",2016-08-01,2016-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Penelope,Freeh,"Penelope A. Freeh",,,MN,,"(612) 822-6395 ",barefootpenny@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Goodhue, Itasca, Rice, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-264,"Harold Cropp: Executive director, Commonweal Theater Company, Lanesboro; Lisa Fuglie: Multi-instrumentalist with bluegrass band Monroe Crossing; Arts Board grantee; Cheryl Larson: Executive director of Central Square Cultural and Civic Center; Natalie Morrow: Founder of The Twin Cities Black Film Festival; Jeanne Willcoxon: Assistant professor of theater, St Olaf College.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund",,2
35163,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2016,69265,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Illusion will tour THURGOOD to ten communities in Minnesota, three new to Illusion, and build relationships for future touring. Illusion will maintain records of the sites where it tours. Illusion will conduct interviews with partners to determine satisfaction with the project and desire to partner Illusion in the future. 2: 2,200 individuals in greater Minnesota will see THURGOOD in public and school performances and engage with the play in discussions. Presenter box office records at public performances; Attendance records school performances; Estimated counts of audiences who participate in facilitated discussions. ","Illusion performed THURGOOD 14 times in eight communities (three communities were new to Illusion), and we built relationships for future touring. Illusion's Producing Executive Director Michael Robins and the tour booking agent, Jayne Robins, conducted debriefing sessions with each of the presenters for the THURGOOD tour to determine their interest in future Illusion productions. All conversations were extremely positive, and as the presenters in Blue Earth told us: Your cast and crew are top notch - a pleasure to work with. Thank you for your dedication and efforts in bringing your live theater to rural Minnesota! 2: 3,020 individuals in greater Minnesota saw Illusion's production of THURGOOD in public and school performances, and engaged with the play via discussions. Illusion and our presenting partners maintained accurate records of attendees (community and school shows) for performances of THURGOOD. We had discussions with the audiences and received `after-the-experience` feedback. We also conducted debriefing interviews with each venue following performances. All of this input was positive and confirmed that the tour, our relationships with the audiences and the sponsors achieved our proposed outcomes.",,24919,"Other, local or private",94184,,"Stan Alleyne, Anthony Bohaty, Emily Bridges, Willie Bridges, Barbara Brin, Amy Brenengen, Danielle Marie Clarke, Mandi Crane, Dani P. Deering, Pat Dunleavy, Keith Halperin, Tim Johnson, Lori Liss, Christopher Madel, Vivian Martin, Bonnie Morris, Katie Otto, Emily Palmer, Therese Pautz, Jeffrey Rabkin, Michael H. Robins, Rebecca F. Schiller, Susan Shapiro, Tracy M. Smith, David Stamps, Erica V. Stein, Robin Stein, Susan Thurston, Christopher Wurtz",,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Illusion Theater will tour the eye-opening production Thurgood, based on the life of Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, to ten sites in Minnesota.",2016-06-01,2017-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Robins,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 704",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1814,"(612) 339-4944x 208",mrobins@illusiontheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Crow Wing, Faribault, Isanti, Itasca, Lac qui Parle, Rice, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-267,"Dan Guida: Executive director of Red Wing Arts Association; Gina Kundan: Director, Center for Health Interprofessional Programs, University of Minnesota; Board chair, Ananya Dance Theatre; Noelle Lawton: Executive director, Twin Rivers Council for the Arts; Kathleen Ray: Former executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center; theater artist and playwright; Christine Tschida: Director of Northrop, University of Minnesota","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund",,2
35205,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2016,38200,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The MMC will present concerts in six greater Minnesota towns, featuring twelve touring artists. Via audience and artist surveys, informal conversations and post-project meetings, we will determine how these performances might grow music audiences in smaller communities so that artists will be able to have more touring opportunities. 2: The MMC will bring artists to historic theaters and arts centers they have not played before, helping them form relationships with those communities. We will distribute surveys to venues and audiences to determine if there is an interest in hearing more new artists. We will also do artist surveys and have post-project meetings to determine what could be done to help grow audiences.","The Minnesota Music Coalition presented concerts in six greater Minnesota towns, featuring twelve touring artists. Via program surveys, informal conversations and post-project meetings, we are continually trying to determine how these performances might grow music audiences in smaller communities so that artists will be able to have more touring opportunities. 2: The Minnesota Music Coalition brought artists to venues they had not played before, helping them build stronger relationships with those communities. We distributed surveys to venues, participants and attendees to gauge interest in hearing new music. We also solicited artist feedback and have had post-project meetings to determine what could be done to help grow audiences.",,15312,"Other, local or private",53512,4600,"Tony Mendoza, Chuck Hermes, Beth Burns, Dan DeVoe, Mark Gehring, Mark Stutrud, Brian Turner, Ashley Hanson, John Munson, Jessica Paxton, Paul Boblett",0.2,"Minnesota Music Coalition","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"The Minnesota Music Coalition will present the 6th annual Caravan du Nord, a tour of independent musicians and industry professionals, featuring workshops, networking, and performances in communities throughout greater Minnesota.",2016-06-01,2016-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ellen,Stanley,"Minnesota Music Coalition","75 5th St W Ste 402","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 347-1662 ",ellen@mnmusiccoalition.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Goodhue, Mower, Rice, St. Louis, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-268,"Harold Cropp: Executive director, Commonweal Theater Company, Lanesboro; Lisa Fuglie: Multi-instrumentalist with bluegrass band Monroe Crossing; Arts Board grantee; Cheryl Larson: Executive director of Central Square Cultural and Civic Center; Natalie Morrow: Founder of The Twin Cities Black Film Festival; Jeanne Willcoxon: Assistant professor of theater, St Olaf College.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund",,2
35218,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2016,28521,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations have more opportunities to tour their work throughout the state. One will expect a level of ease and fluency; and increased competence with multiple performances. 2: Because of the dynamics of small towns, a greater percentage of the average citizenry will attend classical music events. Based on audience data of previous years, and addresses of ticket buyers we will compare both numbers, towns and occupations represented in the audiences of each performance venue. A new survey requesting more demographic information will be created.","The NLMF tour reached thousands of Minnesota residents; creating opportunities for Minnesota artists to work professionally. Surveys which answered questions about residence, and their use of corollary services, such as restaurants, hotels and fuel, gave us answers about our audiences. Results showed that as many of 10% of the population of several towns on the Range bought tickets for NLMF events. Other larger cities had a smaller percentage of attendees. It also showed that approximately 15% of attendees were summer residents, mostly from Minnesota, but representing 26 states as well. 2: Based on zip codes of ticket buyers from various Range towns, we can approximate the percentage of citizens who attended the events. A survey was distributed at every opera performance, seeking information about the residence of each audience member. We sought to know, if money had been spent locally, and where; in other words, to learn what the economic implications are of our activities. Online ticket buyers' zip codes are not revealed to us, but by cross referencing our general mailing list we can find them. We also capture the addresses and Zip Codes of those who write checks or who use credit cards.",,48003,"Other, local or private",76524,2000,"Barbara Baldrica, Carver Richards, Matthew Uhan, Rhonda Zuponcic, H. Martin Zuponcic, Catherine Hoel Hiti, Mary Mulari, Alan Hodnik, Erik Erie, Jan Carey,Victoria Gornick,David Setnicker, Laurel March,Nancy Johnson, Aurora, Douglas Gregor, Veda Zuponcic",0.5,"Northern Lights Music Festival, Inc","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Northern Lights Music Festival will tour Puccini's Madama Butterfly to two Iron Range locations: Chisholm and Ely. A chamber music concert will tour to Duluth, Virginia, Chisholm, and Ely, and Opera Scenes will tour to Crosby-Ironton and Ely.",2016-06-01,2016-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Veda,Zuponcic,"Northern Lights Music Festival, Inc","11 S 4th St W",Aurora,MN,55705,"(609) 922-2965 ",Zuponcic@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-274,"Andrea Cheney: Interim managing director, Bedlam Theatre; Ann Fee: Executive director, Arts Center of Saint Peter; teaching artist, writer, editor, and instructor; Jamil Jude: Freelance theater director and producer; Jennie Knoebel: Executive director, Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Stacy Richardson: Writer, editor, and music promoter; Christopher Taykalo: Marketing and development manager, Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund",,2
35223,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2016,31394,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","One Voice will partner with three communities that have never been served by One Voice’s touring activities. Involvement and participation by the local communities will be a measurement of engagement, both in rehearsal and performance. Pre and post rehearsal/concert surveys evaluate the audience experience. 2: Partnering communities will have access to artistically excellent LGBT choral performances and residency activities. Surveys and critical reviews of performances and activities by participants and audience members, local media, and community partners. ","One Voice toured to Ely, Mountain Iron, and Duluth to perform movements from a new work based on the life of gay civil rights activist Bayard Rustin. We visited with audience members about their concert-going experience during receptions at each concert and based on their comments, the project achieved the proposed outcome of touring the organization to new areas we hadn't previously visited. The majority of the audience had heard of us, but hadn’t heard us until we toured to these areas. Audience members in the communities that we visited would welcome a return engagement. 2: Communities had access to artistically excellent LGBTA choral performances and residency activities. We visited with audience members about their concert-going experience during receptions at each concert and based on their comments, the project achieved the proposed outcome of more Minnesotans having increased access to high quality arts opportunities. I was transfixed by your performance. The message couldn’t have come at a better time, reminding us not only of our struggles but also our joy! Per a Duluth audience member.",,10465,"Other, local or private",41859,,"Paul Halvorson, Jim Roth, James Gottfried, Lee Silverstein, Justin Martin, Abbey Martin, Katrina Johnson, Colleen Watson, Tom Becker, Sarah Olson, Cal Vande Hoef",,"One Voice Mixed Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"One Voice Mixed Chorus will travel to Milaca, Duluth, Virginia, and International Falls, presenting a work based on the life of gay civil rights activist Bayard Rustin, while engaging audiences in the experience of creating music.",2016-08-01,2016-11-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christopher,Taykalo,"One Voice Mixed Chorus","732 Holly Ave Ste Q","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 298-1954 ",executivedirector@onevoicemn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-275,"Harold Cropp: Executive director, Commonweal Theater Company, Lanesboro; Lisa Fuglie: Multi-instrumentalist with bluegrass band Monroe Crossing; Arts Board grantee; Cheryl Larson: Executive director of Central Square Cultural and Civic Center; Natalie Morrow: Founder of The Twin Cities Black Film Festival; Jeanne Willcoxon: Assistant professor of theater, St Olaf College.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund",,2
35238,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2016,35700,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The audience will develop greater appreciation of performing arts, respect for locally-grown food, and pride in their community. An Evaluation Consultant will design an audience survey that will be administered to the audience following each performance.","In all, 30% of our audience in greater Minnesota reported that they'd never seen live opera. 85% had never seen the Picnic Operetta. We survey our audience with voluntary post-show evaluations. We did an on-line survey with staff members, artists and a survey with our host and partners in greater Minnesota. Hosts and partners also participate in a phone interview evaluator. Artistic and marketing success was measured in the range of publication, positive critical responses and direct feedback from the audience. We were successful spreading the word via many important channels in each community.",,12358,"Other, local or private",48058,1950,"Bill Beeman, Welles Emerson, Maggie Scanlon, Jacqueline Zita, Jacob Miller, Alia Jeraj, Elizabeth Windnagel, Jim Ahrens, Adrienne Kleinman",0.5,"Scott A. Reynolds AKA Scotty Reynolds",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Minneapolis artist Reynolds will tour Escape from Alcina's Island: A Picnic Operetta, to orchards and farms near Big Fork, Fergus Falls, and Wykoff, uniting classical opera with sustainable agriculture.",2016-06-01,2016-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Scott,Reynolds,"Scott A. Reynolds AKA Scotty Reynolds",,,MN,,"(612) 619-2112 ",mixedprecipitation@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carlton, Chisago, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Lake, Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-277,"Andrea Cheney: Interim managing director, Bedlam Theatre; Ann Fee: Executive director, Arts Center of Saint Peter; teaching artist, writer, editor, and instructor; Jamil Jude: Freelance theater director and producer; Jennie Knoebel: Executive director, Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Stacy Richardson: Writer, editor, and music promoter; Christopher Taykalo: Marketing and development manager, Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund",,2
35259,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2016,48000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","SPDT will present week-long residencies in three rural Minnesota communities: Ely, Northfield, and Bigfork. Project will be a success upon completion of activities and performances at each location with responses evaluated through post-performance dialogues, print and electronic surveys, and presenter feedback. 2: SPDT will reach a wide range of Minnesota populations through community inclusive activities and performances. Success will be achieved when SPDT has presented activities for groups selected by the presenters and will be assessed via audience count, evaluation forms, participant interviews, and electronic surveys.","SPDT presented one-week residencies with performances and workshops for multiple population groups in three Minnesota communities: Ely, Bigfork, and Northville. SPDT's comprehensive evaluation methods included: Talk Piece audience engagements at the conclusion of each public performance; Written surveys distributed to project partners in each community; Oral assessments and interviews with lead personnel from each community; Ongoing email exchanges and phone interviews with each site; and Extensive debrief/evaluation with company artists and administrators to discuss successes and challenges at each project site and strategies for going forward. 2: SPDT reached a wide range of Minnesota populations through community inclusive activities and performances in three locations: Ely, Bigfork, and Northfield. SPDT's comprehensive evaluation methods included: Talk Piece audience engagements at the conclusion of each public performance; Written surveys distributed to project partners in each community; Oral assessments and interviews with lead personnel from each community; Ongoing email exchanges and phone interviews with each site; and Extensive debrief/evaluation with company artists and administrators to discuss successes and challenges at each project site and strategies for going forward.",,16800,"Other, local or private",64800,6740,"Howard Bell, Michael Brooks, Judith Johnson, Courtney McClimon, Jennifer Olson, Zoe Sealy, Carin Skowronsky, V. Paul Virtucio, Kristen Weller",,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater will tour to Ely, Northfield, and Bigfork to present public performances and community inclusive workshops and classes.",2016-07-01,2017-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stuart,Pimsler,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater","528 Hennepin Ave S Ste 707",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(763) 521-7738 ",spdanth@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Itasca, Rice, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-279,"Dan Guida: Executive director of Red Wing Arts Association; Gina Kundan: Director, Center for Health Interprofessional Programs, University of Minnesota; Board chair, Ananya Dance Theatre; Noelle Lawton: Executive director, Twin Rivers Council for the Arts; Kathleen Ray: Former executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center; theater artist and playwright; Christine Tschida: Director of Northrop, University of Minnesota","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund",,2
35264,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2016,50091,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","TTT will tour eleven free performances across Minnesota vitally engaging 770 people with geographic and other barriers to accessing professional theater. Quantitatively through head counts, and qualitatively through audience discussions and written evaluations where appropriate, we’ll continue to measure the effectiveness of our outreach through greater Minnesota. 2: TTT will partner with at least eleven community organizations in greater Minnesota to serve as hosts for our tour in various communities. We’ll engage in qualitative conversations with each host organization to learn what parts of the tour worked well and what didn’t. We’ll use that information to improve future tours.","MN audiences who had geographic and other barriers to accessing professional theater were engaged through eleven free performances by TTT. We used post-show surveys, collected audience comments, and followed up with staff from partner organizations to query them about perceived impact, and the degree to which the barriers we attempted to break down (location, familiarity of venue, cost) were important to audiences. 2: TTT shows evoked emotional, thoughtful and visceral responses, opening Minnesota audiences to new ideas, feelings and perspectives at eleven community organizations. We used post-show surveys, collected audience comments, and followed up with staff from partner organizations to query them about perceived impact, and what aspects of the presentation experience worked and did not work well for them.",,18384,"Other, local or private",68475,,"Amy Apperson, John Beal, James Behnke, Laura Braun Pardo, Shá Cage, Nancy Evert, Jon Hallberg, Michelle Hensley, Cindy Kaiser, Michael Morrow, Sean Phillips, Ellie Skelton, Denise Silva",,"Ten Thousand Things Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Ten Thousand Things Theater will tour eleven free performances of Shakespeare's Pericles, the 2016 winter musical, or a yet-to-be-named work by Kira Obolensky to undersserved audiences across greater Minnesota.",2016-06-01,2017-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stephanie,Thompson,"Ten Thousand Things Theater","3153 36th Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55406-2126,"(612) 203-9502 ",stephanie@tenthousandthings.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Douglas, Itasca, Stearns, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-282,"Dan Guida: Executive director of Red Wing Arts Association; Gina Kundan: Director, Center for Health Interprofessional Programs, University of Minnesota; Board chair, Ananya Dance Theatre; Noelle Lawton: Executive director, Twin Rivers Council for the Arts; Kathleen Ray: Former executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center; theater artist and playwright; Christine Tschida: Director of Northrop, University of Minnesota","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund",,2
35314,"Arts Legacy Grant",2016,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The number of Minnesota children who are able to participate in the theater arts increases through increased enrollment of 10%. Evaluation will occur through tracking enrollment numbers throughout the summer and comparing to previous years, a participant questionnaire, and by sending out a follow-up survey to the communities we serve.","We noticed an increase of 70 total children enrolled in our program this year. This did not quite reach our goal of 10% increase. We did provide a questionnaire to our town contacts in order to collect information on numbers and quality of experience. Our grant allowed us greater access to quality clinicians, I believe that this is the first year that every single clinician was of this caliber and a clear response was seen in the kids participating in our camps this year.",,27181,"Other, local or private",37181,,"Ryan King, Misti Koop, Maura Ferguson, Amy Driscol, Missy Thompson, Darin Kerr, Kaitlin Timme, Pat Garry, Carly Flaagan, Brad Werner, Mare Thompson",,"Summer Arts Stages","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Legacy Grant ",,"We produce and direct children's musical theatre shows in many communities around the area with an arts education foundation. ",2016-06-01,2016-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ryan,King,"Summer Arts Stages AKA Summer Arts Safari","PO Box 521  ","East Grand Forks",MN,56721,"(701) 215-0529x  ",ryan.c.king@my.und.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Northwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Polk, Pennington, Cass, St. Louis, Marshall",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-legacy-grant-143,"Bill Kirkeby: band instructor; Bruce Reeves: college professor, arts advocate; Charles Erickson: librarian; Connie Nelson: visual artist, actress; Faye Auchenpaugh: musician; Jane Anderson: nonprofit theater director. ","Bill Kirkeby: band instructor; Bruce Reeves: college professor, arts advocate; Charles Erickson: librarian; Connie Nelson: visual artist, actress; Deanna Swendseid: performing arts volunteer; Elwyn Ruud: school residency coordinator; Eryn Killough: visual artist; Faye Auchenpaugh: musician; Jane Anderson: nonprofit theater director; Jennifer Bakken-Brees: videographer; MaryAnn Laxen: photographer, visual artist. ",,2
10023194,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2022,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","In my artistic practice I engage with Nordic folk art as an homage to my ancestors who immigrated to Minnesota from Sweden (1869) and from arctic Norway (1900). Like many other Scandinavian-Americans I have found ways to preserve traditions, language, and culture. One of the groups I have a long standing connection to is the Swedish Cultural Society. This organization was founded in 1934 to support Swedish culture and language and I have been a member for over 25 years. I joined when my children were little. They grew up attending Santa Lucia and Midsommar celebrations. I have given many art presentations at meetings and have I regularly offered art workshops and inter-generational art making at Midsommar celebrations. My folk art paintings have been used on program fliers, children's cultural activity booklets and posters for art workshops, postcards, stationary, name tags, and even on an anniversary cake. For years, my artwork was printed on tiles, mugs, and cards as fundraisers. At the end of the project, I will reflect on the new work created, and review the measurable outcomes as stated above and reflect on community engagement with, and demonstrated interest in, Swedish folk art. I will reflect on this data, and discussions about my the work. I will measure the effectiveness of the project in social media data collection and analysis by the counting numbers. I will know that the project has been successful if I have contributed to community engagement, curiosity, and joy, through art. In doing this, I have successfully preserved an evolving cultural art form in Minnesota that celebrates Swedish heritage. This heritage is one of the many wonderful cultural traditions and legacies alive in Minnesota today. From this experience, I will to continue to deepen my commitment to creating and celebrating the intersection of art, craft, and heritage.",,,2000,"Other,local or private",6000,,,,"Alison J. Aune",Individual,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",,"Minnesota-Swedish Folk Arts: Traditions and Innovations that I will explore through painting",2022-04-01,2023-02-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Alison,Aune,"Alison J. Aune",,,MN,,"(218) 340-4348",aaune@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-391,"Emily Derke: traditional craft artist, instructor at North House Folk School; Lucy Soderstrom: Program Coordinator at Ely Folk School; Peggy Poitra: Director of TRIO programs at Fond Du Lac Tribal and Community College","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10023195,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2022,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","John and I have both lived in Duluth for nearly 10 years and have been involved in many ways in the Twin Ports community. We have individually and collectively collaborated with Nordic American organizations including the Nordic Center, The Sami Cultural Center of North America, and The Sons of Norway, Norway House, The American Swedish Institute and regional groups like the Duluth Boat Club, Duluth Superior Sailing Association, Duluth Fiber Handcrafters Guild, North House Folk School, Duluth Folk School, Lake Superior Nation Estuarine Research Reserve, Life House, Duluth Career Development Center, and others. John Finkle has a family connection to Norway and has spent decades learning traditional crafts from several mentors working in the Scandinavian-American ethnic tradition. I am also Nordic-American and my Norwegian family has been involved in building, sailing, exhibiting, and preserving wooden boats and ships for many generations. The measure of success will be having a functioning boat, as described, by the end of the project which was built with at least 40 community participants?who learned new skills by working with hand tools and by working together.",,,7900,"Other,local or private",11900,,,,"Justin Anderson",Individual,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",,"Community Boat Building: Creating a Traditional, Nordic, Wooden Boat with Community Workshops.",2022-04-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Justin,Anderson,"Justin Anderson",,,MN,,"(320) 266-5966",contact@justinrmanderson.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-392,"Emily Derke: traditional craft artist, instructor at North House Folk School; Lucy Soderstrom: Program Coordinator at Ely Folk School; Peggy Poitra: Director of TRIO programs at Fond Du Lac Tribal and Community College","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10024420,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2022,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Creators: Director and Co-Producer- Sequoia Hauck (St. Paul) Composer- Lyz Jaakola (Fond du Lac) Librettist- Hannah Johnson (Duluth) Visual Artist- Moira Voillard (Duluth) Cast: Jagger Jaakola (Fond du Lac) Jaysalynn Western Boy (Pine City) Adrienne Zimiga-January (Minneapolis) Lorna ?Emmy? Her Many Horses (Pine Ridge, SD) Instrumentals: Piano- Jenni LeGarde (Duluth) Flute- Lyz Jaakola (Fond du Lac) Hand Drums- Oshkii Giizhik Singers (Fond du Lac) Violin- Mitch Bercier (Fond du Lac) Crew: Marino Spencer- Sound Editor (Albuquerque, NM) Courtney Cochran- Film Editor (St. Paul) Mitch Bercier- Sound Engineer (Fond du Lac) Thomas Draskovic- Music Director (St. Paul) AOT has evaluative tools in place to assess their own goals for the film and with the musicians involved. They will track ticket sales analytics, social media engagement geography. Having sold-out (tickets are pay-as-you're-able) screening at 2 local venues (likely FDLTCC and one location tbd) will indicate a successful outreach in our local community. Pertaining to the educational goals with audiences reporting learning about new historical figures, we'll use on-site surveys from screening events and surveys sent to our email lists. For goals pertaining to collaboration and networking, there will be a post-production focus group with artists/team asking What worked? What changes are needed? I will be soliciting feedback throughout the entire progress as I mold an animation that reflects the creative vision of the whole time. Positive local press and reviews will also be indicative of success.",,,24700,"Other,local or private",28700,,,,"Moira I. Villiard",Individual,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant ",,"Zitkála-Šá Opera: Paying for my time animating vignettes of Zitkála-Šá's life story ",2022-06-01,2023-06-16,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Moira,Villiard,"Moira I. Villiard",,,MN,,"(218) 251-3551",art.moira@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-447,"Emily Derke: traditional craft artist, instructor at North House Folk School; Lucy Soderstrom: Program Coordinator at Ely Folk School; Peggy Poitra: Director of TRIO programs at Fond Du Lac Tribal and Community College ","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison ",,2
10034512,"Arts Education",2025,35000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Students become confident, practiced filmmakers able to share their stories, perspectives, and ideas. Surveys will be issued to students three times during and after their class experiences, each one asking about the impact the Minnesota Media Arts School classes and resources had/has in their creative and professional life.",,,,,35000,,,,"Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community AKA Zeitgeist","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Education",,"Zeitgeist's Minnesota Media Arts School will offer classes and workshops for beginner and experienced filmmakers and media artists, and will develop new teaching locations throughout northeast Minnesota.",2025-01-01,2025-12-31,,"In Progress",,,Anthony,Cuneo,"Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community AKA Zeitgeist","222 Superior St E Ste 326",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 726-5430x 214",tony@zeitgeistarts.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-269,"Brandon Boat: Boat is one of the cofounders of Danger Boat Productions, which produces The Theater of Public Policy. In more than 600 performances around the country, he has created brand new formats, as well as pushed boundaries for improvisational theater. Through live performances, in person installations, as well as digital bots, he's helped audiences explore big ideas through comedy. He received a BA in history from Gustavus Adolphus College and has served on the boards of numerous organizations, including the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network Twin Cities (YNPN-TC), Minnesota Public Radio's (MPR) Generation Listen, and the Kingfield Neighborhood Association.; Amy Driscoll: Driscoll is the development manager at the Minnesota Boychoir in Saint Paul. Besides her professional role, Driscoll is connected to the arts as a performer, parent, event volunteer, and patron. She holds a degree in nursing and spent 30 years as a registered nurse before embarking on her second career in fundraising and development.; Jenna Kubly: Kubly received her PhD in drama from Tufts University. Kubly served on the Tufts Library committee, Tufts graduate student awards committee, and the graduate committee for the American Society for Theater Research. She has convened/presented with numerous theater history research groups, and published reviews, encyclopedia articles, and original research. Kubly's theater production credits include the Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Box Wine Theater, and the Phipps Center.; Kelly Lundquist: Originally from Mississippi, Kelly Foster Lundquist now directs the AFA in Creative Writing program at North Hennepin Community College in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, and is on the Teaching Artist Roster for the Central Minnesota Arts Board. Among other places, her nonfiction and poetry have appeared in Last Syllable Lit, Whale Road Review, and Image Journal. Her first book, Beard: A Memoir, will be published by Eerdmans in 2025.; Kristin Prideaux: Prideaux graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BFA in photography in 2000. She is a self-employed photographer who focuses on portraits, sports, and fine art projects. She has volunteered on the Visual Arts Committee for ArtReach St. Croix for the past four years. She works as the Business Outreach and Social Media Manager for the Greater Stillwater Area Green Business Directory.; Zola Rosenfeld: Rosenfeld is a trauma informed preschool teacher at the Minneapolis campus of the national nonprofit Jeremiah Program, where she works to disrupt the generational cycle of poverty for single mothers and their children. Originally from San Francisco, Rosenfeld graduated with her BS in early childhood education in May 2023 from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. While passionate about all art forms as a patron, she is most experienced as an art hobbyist in theater arts and music. She currently serves as a house manager and season planning committee member at Theatre in the Round Players.; Elizabeth Tevis: Tevis is youth services coordinator at La Crosse County Library, where she oversees youth programs, staff, and collection logistics at five library locations. She completed her Certificate of Book Arts from the Minnesota Center for Book Arts and has served as a writer and editor for various nonprofits. She received a Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council Emerging Artist grant in 2022 to implement community engaged art activities in Winona County. She participated in the 2022 Creative Community Leadership Institute. She earned a master of liberal studies in literary nonfiction from the University of Minnesota and holds a master of library and information studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.; Erin Wojciechowski: Wojciechowski currently works at the University of Minnesota Duluth as a faculty member in the social work department, but previously spent ten years in the nonprofit sector, serving in a variety of roles from program coordinator to executive director. Wojciechowski is a current board member of the Duluth Homegrown Music Festival and loves to spend her free time seeing local music and supporting arts initiatives.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1
10034413,"Arts Education",2025,25000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Rural youth will engage in multiple entry points into robust clay education thru free of charge community education workshops and summer day camps. The outcomes include 1) qualitative pre and post-anonymous surveys regarding prospective and fulfilled goals for workshops, 2) asst. teacher observations, 3) parent surveys on youth arts education experience and 4) four pt instruction rubrics.",,,,,25000,,,,"Serenity D. Schoonover AKA Ren Lamott",Individual,"Arts Education",,"Lamott will offer community education workshops and summer day camps in clay arts for youth in greater Minnesota.",2025-01-01,2025-12-31,,"In Progress",,,Serenity,Schoonover,"Serenity D. Schoonover AKA Ren Lamott",,,MN,,"(218) 626-7727",workshopwheel@outlook.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-206,"Holly Alcott: Alcott is a grants manager with Region 2 Arts Council where she designs and administers grants programs for artists and nonprofits and helps community members apply for these grants programs. Previously, she worked for a decade as a graphic designer, and as an art teacher in the decade before that. Alcott has been a dedicated advocate for the arts and a volunteer for various arts organizations such as Very Special Arts Montana, the Art Directors Guild, Bagley Area Arts Collaborative, and Bemidji Community Theater. She has had solo shows of her paintings and drawings, been included in group shows, been a juror for student and community exhibitions, and been on the boards of various nonprofits including libraries and historical societies. She has also acted in local theater productions, sung in choirs, participated in poetry slams, and produces an online comic. Alcott graduated from Wells College with a bachelor's degree in studio art and a K-12 teaching certificate and then from Oregon State University at Corvallis with a master of arts in interdisciplinary studies encompassing women's studies, fine art, and graphic design.; Monica Allen: Allen is a professional organizer and National Association of Productivity and Organization (NAPO) member, offering virtual organizing sessions and event planning with her business Realistic Reorganization. She has been writing poetry since 2021, after losing her mom to COVID-19 and getting a breast cancer diagnosis two months apart, and is working on getting her first chapbook published in 2024. From 2005 to 2020, Allen was a professional piano teacher and freelance pianist in the Twin Cities. She has organizational leadership and event planning experience in the independent music teacher world through Music Teachers National Association (MPNA), Minneapolis Music Teachers Association (MMTA), Saint Paul Piano Teachers Association (SPPTA), and the Association of Professional Piano Instructors (APPI).; Alexander Church: Church is a Minneapolis-based theater artist who has worked as a performer, producer, director, dramaturg, and playwright for scores of companies around town. He graduated from UMN Twin Cities with a degree in Theater, Political Science, and Mass Communication. Church currently serves as the Theater and Performing Arts Coordinator for Eden Prairie Parks and Rec where he produces and manages a vast array of performing arts programming for residents of the southwest metro.; Lisa Horton: Horton has been working in the arts in Minnesota since the early 1990s, particularly in theater tech and in music, but also making wearable art for display and sale. Currently she volunteers as a stitcher with the costume shop at the Norshor Theater/Duluth Playhouse. She also holds a PhD in medieval literature and has taught at the University of Minnesota Duluth since 2011.; Carla-Elaine Johnson: Johnson is a faculty member in the English department at Saint Paul College. She holds a PhD in literature from The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH), a MA in literature from the State University of New York (Albany, NY), and an MFA in English and creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her publications are in the areas of memoir, essay, and poetry. Johnson has accounting experience and holds certification as an enrolled agent, which permits representation of individuals before the Internal Revenue Service.; Georgette Jones: Jones is an arts educator, theater maker, and performer living in Southwest Minnesota. She studied Theater Arts and Education at Southwest Minnesota State University and works with arts organizations and schools across the area. Currently, she sings with musical partner Lee Kanten in the MadHatters. She is a retired Chairperson of the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council board and serves on several regional arts boards and advisory councils.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2
10034539,"Arts Education",2025,8000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Students will improve their vocal and instrumental technique and grow in their confidence and music making abilities. Teacher and students will complete a pre and post-survey to assess their skills and confidence levels before and after taking lessons.",,,,,8000,,,,"Denfeld High School","K-12 Education","Arts Education",,"Denfeld High School will offer voice and musical instrument instruction with professional community based singers and musicians, in order to grow their confidence, encourage their personal musical growth, and foster thriving musical ensembles.",2025-01-01,2025-12-31,,"In Progress",,,Rachel,Lofald,"Denfeld High School","401 N 44th Ave W",Duluth,MN,55807,"(218) 336-8830x 1966",rachel.lofald@isd709.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-292,"Holly Alcott: Alcott is a grants manager with Region 2 Arts Council where she designs and administers grants programs for artists and nonprofits and helps community members apply for these grants programs. Previously, she worked for a decade as a graphic designer, and as an art teacher in the decade before that. Alcott has been a dedicated advocate for the arts and a volunteer for various arts organizations such as Very Special Arts Montana, the Art Directors Guild, Bagley Area Arts Collaborative, and Bemidji Community Theater. She has had solo shows of her paintings and drawings, been included in group shows, been a juror for student and community exhibitions, and been on the boards of various nonprofits including libraries and historical societies. She has also acted in local theater productions, sung in choirs, participated in poetry slams, and produces an online comic. Alcott graduated from Wells College with a bachelor's degree in studio art and a K-12 teaching certificate and then from Oregon State University at Corvallis with a master of arts in interdisciplinary studies encompassing women's studies, fine art, and graphic design.; Monica Allen: Allen is a professional organizer and National Association of Productivity and Organization (NAPO) member, offering virtual organizing sessions and event planning with her business Realistic Reorganization. She has been writing poetry since 2021, after losing her mom to COVID-19 and getting a breast cancer diagnosis two months apart, and is working on getting her first chapbook published in 2024. From 2005 to 2020, Allen was a professional piano teacher and freelance pianist in the Twin Cities. She has organizational leadership and event planning experience in the independent music teacher world through Music Teachers National Association (MPNA), Minneapolis Music Teachers Association (MMTA), Saint Paul Piano Teachers Association (SPPTA), and the Association of Professional Piano Instructors (APPI).; Alexander Church: Church is a Minneapolis-based theater artist who has worked as a performer, producer, director, dramaturg, and playwright for scores of companies around town. He graduated from UMN Twin Cities with a degree in Theater, Political Science, and Mass Communication. Church currently serves as the Theater and Performing Arts Coordinator for Eden Prairie Parks and Rec where he produces and manages a vast array of performing arts programming for residents of the southwest metro.; Lisa Horton: Horton has been working in the arts in Minnesota since the early 1990s, particularly in theater tech and in music, but also making wearable art for display and sale. Currently she volunteers as a stitcher with the costume shop at the Norshor Theater/Duluth Playhouse. She also holds a PhD in medieval literature and has taught at the University of Minnesota Duluth since 2011.; Carla-Elaine Johnson: Johnson is a faculty member in the English department at Saint Paul College. She holds a PhD in literature from The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH), a MA in literature from the State University of New York (Albany, NY), and an MFA in English and creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her publications are in the areas of memoir, essay, and poetry. Johnson has accounting experience and holds certification as an enrolled agent, which permits representation of individuals before the Internal Revenue Service.; Georgette Jones: Jones is an arts educator, theater maker, and performer living in Southwest Minnesota. She studied Theater Arts and Education at Southwest Minnesota State University and works with arts organizations and schools across the area. Currently, she sings with musical partner Lee Kanten in the MadHatters. She is a retired Chairperson of the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council board and serves on several regional arts boards and advisory councils.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2
30312,"Arts Legacy Grant",2015,1700,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Real or perceived barriers to arts participation and access are addressed through students learning hands on Folk art techniques and presenting an art show of their work. Evaluation will include audience, participant, and artist questionnaires; and personal observation of activities.","15 students were directly impacted and an audience in excess of 300 were passively impacted in the participation of an art show as a direct result of the art encampment with 3 artists over 2 days.",,1923,"Other, local or private",3623,,"Thomas Jerome, Stacey Warne, Kevin Randall, Jim Christianson, Connie Creviston, Cari Dostal, Carol Rhen, Jamie Isane",,"Badger Public Schools","K-12 Education","Arts Legacy Grant ",,"Badger Art Club Encampment at North House Folk School ",2015-03-01,2015-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sherri,Kruger,"Badger Public Schools","110 Carpenter Ave",Badger,MN,56714,"(218) 528-3201 ",skruger@badger.k12.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Northwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Roseau, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-legacy-grant-101,"Charles Erickson: librarian, theater artist; Bruce Reeves: university professor, arts advocate, visual artist; Faye Auchenpaugh: musician, arts advocate; Connie Nelson: theater artist; Kay Rosengren: retired visual art school teacher, visual artist, actor; Jennifer Bakken-Brees: computer tech instructor, videographer; Mary Ann Laxen: visual artist, photographer. ","Charles Erickson: librarian, theater artist; Bruce Reeves: university professor, arts advocate, visual artist;  Faye Auchenpaugh: musician, arts advocate; Aliza Novacek-Olson: textile artist, college professor; Deanna Swendseid: performing arts volunteer; Eryn Killough: jewelry artist;  Connie Nelson: theater artist; Barb Geer: theatrical director, actor, musician, textile artist; Kay Rosengren: retired visual art school teacher, visual artist, actor; Angie Peterson: librarian, arts advocate; Jennifer Bakken-Brees: computer tech instructor, videographer; Mary Ann Laxen: visual artist, photographer; Evonne Broten: writer, arts administrator. ",,
30240,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2015,45000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More than 40% of audiences will be first-time community participants who attend performances and/or supplemental activities. Ticketing system will track participant numbers connected to community partners, participant numbers for project activities and free or discounted tickets (with first time participant status determined by attendance history and surveys). 2: Establish or deepen relationships with Twin Cities' cultural communities, with emphasis on community and educational partners, youth, women and girls. Survey selection committee, cultural communities and community partners’ leadership about their perception of experience and how partnerships were strengthened.","From ticketing data, 80% of total audiences for both residencies were first-time participants, twice our projected goal. The ticketing system tracked most of the data for the residencies. Ticket sales were tracked by category- adult, senior, student- as well as special discounts and coupon codes. Overall, 80% were first time participants, twice our goal. Student participation was at 10% for Kidjo, lower than planned and 45% for Wu Man, higher than anticipated. Stories and personal impressions of the residency impact was gathered from engagement participants and patrons at the shows. 2: Cultural community relationships started by drawing in new attendees, and deepened with select organizations interested in the artists or project. While the ticketing system captured important data regarding new attendees and participation at events throughout the residencies, this data to measure this proposed outcome was tracked primarily through emails, with further assistance via telephone calls and discussions. This effort stretched over several weeks. It was discovered that email isn't the best community method with cultural communities. Personal asks and phone calls work better and produce reliable results. ",,26879,"Other, local or private",71879,,"Karen Rauenhorst, Jean Wincek, Joanne Jirik Mullen, Kathleen O'Brien, Laura Bufano, Mark Chronister, Kathryn Clubb, Kevin Croston, Barbara Dreher, Margaret Arola Ford, Margaret Gillespie, Catherine McNamee, Joan Mitchell, Susan Schmid Morrison, Jean Delaney Nelson, Michael O'Brien, Colleen O’Malley, Lois Gross Rogers, Linda Thrasher, Sandra Vargas, Sunny Back Wicka, Debra Wilfong, Robert Wollan, Grandstrand Woodson, Bonnie LeDuca, Brigette Marty, Cecilia Konchar- Farr, Curt Galloway, Donna Hauer, Hannah Morgan, Kathleen Spehar, Kevin Jones, Robin Gillette, Scott Chamberlain, Susan Sexton",,"The O'Shaughnessy at Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota ",,"The O'Shaughnessy's new series, Global SHEroes, will showcase two prominent global female performing artists from India and China in concert and residency activities. ",2015-03-02,2016-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,Spehar,"The O'Shaughnessy at Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy","2004 Randolph Ave Ste 4286","St Paul",MN,,"(651) 690-6921 ",klspehar@stkate.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-239,"Luanne Fondell: Performing arts director, Memorial Auditorium, Dawson-Boyd School District; Katherine Hill: Audience engagement specialist, Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Anna Johnson: Independent arts administrator and consultant, specializing in the area of development; Ronald Lattin: Development director, Youth Performance Company; Kathleen Ray: Former executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center, theater artist and playwright; Pearl Rea: Production manager, lighting designer, stage manager, and tour coordinator; S Buffy Sedlachek: Producer of excellence in performance, CLIMB Theatre, educator peer coach and instructor, Bethel University ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist ","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600 ",1
10032862,"Arts in the Schools",2025,3986,,"ACHF Arts Education","The project allows 5th grade students to build their own melodic instrument. Students will get to keep their instrument at the end of the project and can use is to continue to play and create music. Because they created the instrument, there is more ownership and responsibility than with regular classroom instruments. The K-4 students will have the opportunity to hear Mr. Sutter, a professional musician, play multiple instruments such as the dulcimer, guitar, accordion, and others. They will also get to learn and participate in folk dances their regular music teacher has not taught them during regular music classes. These experiences will give them cultural connections they would not have made without the experiences of the residency. Students will demonstrate their proficiency with their new dulcimers by playing both in a group and individually. The music teacher will gather feedback from students about the residency by having them explain what they learned and perform a song they can play during music class and possibly in our online learning journals (which are shared with families). The students will also demonstrate their ability to perform as a group by playing several selections during a family event at the end of the residency.",,,,,3986,,,,"Bert Raney Elementary School","K-12 Education","Arts in the Schools",,"Music Residency with Ross Sutter",2024-10-01,2024-10-31,,Completed,,,Beth,Jahn,"Bert Raney Elementary School","555 7th Ave","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 564-4081",bjahn@isd2190.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-schools-143,"Agnes ""Bobbie"" Alsgaard-Lien, visual art, education; Chad Felton, music, education; Reggie Gorter, music, theater, education; Tammy Grubbs, visual art, theater; Shawn Kinsinger, theater, SMAC board; Eunice Woodberry, visual art, SMAC board.","Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Maggie Fuller: visual art, writing; Lisa Hill: music, attorney, Hutchinson Rotary president; Tiffany Holmes: music, dance, theater; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Erin Kline, visual art, music, writing, education, SMSU Diversity and Inclusion; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board; Su Lee: visual art, film; Jessica Mata: visual art, dance, Kerkhoven Arts Council; Ana Serrano: visual art, business; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Mark Wilmes: Tyler Arts Council board president, actor/director, musician, reporter; Eunice Woodberry: visual art, writing, music, Jackson Center for the Arts media specialist, Quilt Guild president.","Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Nicole DeBoer (507) 537-1471",1
10031843,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2024,5000,,"ACHF Cultural Heritage","As an arts organizer and freelance tech I have work extensively throughout the arts community. I am a co-founder and leader for The Embassy art collective. I host the Boubville light and music festival in my yard, this year we worked with 29 musical acts and 7 installation artists. I produced 9 episodes of the Embassy's Plaguestream series in which we worked with over 15 different musical acts. I have designed projections and/or operated tech at nearly every venue in Duluth including Zeitgeist, The Playhouse, The Depot, The DECC, and more. I am a member of the Magic Smelt Puppet Troupe, work regularly with Duluth All Souls Night, and worked as a projectionist for the Northern Film Alliance. Even amongst other artists, it takes time to find the weird ones. Jess Morgan has agreed to choose the performing artist for DH. They have been instrumental in organizing performances for lgbtq+ artists in Duluth. Jess's dedication and tenderness towards ""the weird ones"" is radically inspiring. The work will fundamentally be a success if we are able to livestream the performance of the chosen artist. Additional measurable outcomes will be the delivery of an uncompressed copy of the performance to the artist, the number of paid assistants that participate, the number of community leaders that were present or participated in the curation of the production, the viewership numbers of the stream, and the collection of survey responses from all participants. The survey will include questions such as ""did you learn anything new during this experience"", ""was it delightful"", and ""how could the experience have been more beneficial for you"".",,,2500,"Other,local or private",7500,,,,"Daniel J. Benoit",Individual,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Duluth Heartstream Ep:1 ~ Independent artists of the Twin Ports sharing our stories together.",2024-06-01,2024-10-31,,Completed,,,Daniel,Benoit,"Daniel J. Benoit",,,MN,,"(320) 262-4671",djbenoit87@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-684,"Sharee Johnson: Visual Arts, Arts Administrator, Arts Supporter; Patty Graves: Indigenous Culture Supporter, Teacher, Arts Supporter; Patti Paulson: Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Arts Administrator; Heather Wilde: Literature; Rachel Klesser: Visual Arts, General Arts, Crafts, Arts Administrator, Arts Supporter","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10031844,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2024,5000,,"ACHF Cultural Heritage","Native Minnesotan, Leah Yellowbird, draws inspiration from traditional art forms of her ancestors while adding a modern voice to the imagery. Mary Plaster enjoyed annual Minneapolis MayDay festivals as a teenager and went on to advanced degrees in studio art and theatre. In 2008 she became an associate artist at HoBT, completed a summer apprenticeship with Bread and Puppet, co-curated a fall Duluth Arts Institute puppetry exhibition, and founded DASN. Her love of lighted sculptures and desire to incorporate them into DASN observances made her seek advice from artist, Andrew Kim. He trained in the 1990s with HoBT and then moved to the UK in 2006 to work with Welfare State International (1968-2006), which offered European traditions of street theatre, folk celebration, Carnival, and lighted procession. He teaches worldwide but is especially fond of MN. Patricia Canelake and Frank Sander are North Shore artists who founded Little Knife Sanctuary for purposes of wilderness-based artist retreats. Measurable outcomes will be obtained through written feedback requested from workshop leaders, artists, and the public. We'll count adult/youth attendance and participation at the Stoney Point procession. We'll assess audience/artist response from written feedback requested from master class leaders, workshop artists, and attending public. Social media will heighten communications and exposure by reaching worldwide online audiences using Mr. Kim's vast network. Response will be measured in numbers of likes, comments, and sharing. Networking and publicity will be achieved through Instagram, Threads, Facebook, and Messaging. Jay Gabler and Wyatt Buechner of Duluth News Tribune Northlandia will be contacted for media and newspaper articles. Documentation by photos and films will be shared through social media, print news, television broadcast and other forms of the press. Continued use and exposure for community events will be evidence of the sustainability and popularity of our giant illuminated moose.",,,12000,"Other,local or private",17000,,,,"Duluth All Souls Night",,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"June group build/documentation of giant moose lantern puppet w/ UK artist, Andrew Kim.",2024-05-01,2024-08-30,,Completed,,,Mary,Plaster,"Duluth All Souls Night","506 Michigan St W",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 310-6289",maryplaster@aol.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-685,"Sharee Johnson: Visual Arts, Arts Administrator, Arts Supporter; Patty Graves: Indigenous Culture Supporter, Teacher, Arts Supporter; Patti Paulson: Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Arts Administrator; Heather Wilde: Literature; Rachel Klesser: Visual Arts, General Arts, Crafts, Arts Administrator, Arts Supporter","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10032805,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2024,3650,,"ACHF Cultural Heritage","DS artists represent a significant proportion of individuals practicing traditional and evolving Nordic Music and Dance in the region. By placing this event in this new Duluth home, we will be recentering one of the largest gatherings of its kind in North America in a home with a long history of settlers who practiced these traditions from their country of origin. In fact, as we were establishing possible outdoor locations for this year's festival, we found archival photos (see attachments) of hundreds of first generation immigrants, who had assembled in Duluth's parks a century ago to celebrate in a way that reflects our own festival vision. The idea that DS could help descendents of the folks in those photos reconnect with their heritage and history is an exciting and powerful proposition. Placing musicians in our community for this festival will welcome other cultural groups and inspire younger attendees to learn and maintain folk music and dance for the generations to come. DS success will be measured by the degree to which the measurable outcomes were achieved. Outcome measures include: Goal 1 - the number of tickets sold. Goal 2 - sound management, administration and bookkeeping deadlines are met for sound amplification and recording, project administration, tracking income, expenses, and prompt payment for contractors. Goal 3 - attendee satisfaction questionnaire responses. Goal 4 - meeting timelines for providing online access to recordings and tracking numbers of individuals who access the recordings.",,,49950,"Other,local or private",53600,,,,"Nordic Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"2024 Duluth - Stamman Music and Dance Festival",2024-05-01,2024-08-31,,Completed,,,Karen,Keenan,"Nordic Center","23 N Lake Ave",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 831-7983",karen@hemslojdstudios.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-723,"Sharee Johnson: Visual Arts, Arts Administrator, Arts Supporter; Patty Graves: Indigenous Culture Supporter, Teacher, Arts Supporter; Patti Paulson: Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Arts Administrator; Heather Wilde: Literature; Rachel Klesser: Visual Arts, General Arts, Crafts, Arts Administrator, Arts Supporter","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10029378,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2024,5000,,"ACHF Cultural Heritage","In my artistic practice I engage with Nordic folk art as an homage to my ancestors who immigrated to Minnesota from Sweden (1869) and Norway (1900). Like many other Scandinavian Americans I have found ways to preserve traditions through language, food, and cultural artforms. One of the groups I have a long-standing connection to is the Swedish Cultural Society. This organization was founded in 1934 to support Swedish language and culture. I have actively participated in events for over 25 years. I have given numerous presentations, workshops, and my artwork has appeared on programs and artifacts. The community coming to my exhibition and workshops at the Scandinavian Festival in Moorhead will consist of all ages and backgrounds. They will be interested in the theme of celebrating cultural heritage. The Scandinavian Hjemkomst Festival has been a landmark festival with a commitment to authentic programs in the Fargo, North Dakota-Moorhead, Minnesota community since 1977. After the exhibition and workshops in June, I will reflect on the new work created, review the measurable outcomes as stated above, and reflect on community engagement with, and demonstrated interest in, Swedish folk art. I will reflect on the data and discussion about my work. I will measure the effectiveness of the project in social media data collection and analysis by counting umbers of comments, likes, and shares. I will know that the project has been successful if I have contributed to meaningful community engagement with art. In this way, I will know that I have successfully preserved an evolving cultural art form in Minnesota that celebrates Swedish heritage.",,,3000,"Other,local or private",8000,,,,"Alison J. Aune-Hinkel AKA Alison Aune",Individual,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Minnesota-Swedish Folk Painting and Nordic Crafts",2023-11-01,2024-07-01,,Completed,,,Alison,Aune-Hinkel,"Alison J. Aune-Hinkel AKA Alison Aune",,,MN,,"(218) 340-4348",,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-681,"Rachel Klesser: Visual Arts, General Arts, Crafts, Arts Administrator, Arts Supporter; Ruby Nightingale: Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Dance, General Arts, Crafts; Serenity Crego: Visual Arts, Music, Media Arts","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10031888,"Arts Learning",2024,4886,,"ACHF Arts Education","With any ceramics class we teach at the DAI, we have a goal of strengthening the creative thought process along with increasing art making skills. With any clay class, we have a goal of sharing our love of clay while teaching the techniques that go along with using this medium. For this particular class, we wish to provide a curriculum that addresses the physical and cognitive needs of persons in recovery from a TBI. We will structure each session with the recovery process in mind. We hope to provide an environment where each participant feels safe and encouraged and is able to take on and complete new skills in art making. We believe that art making in this setting can have a positive emotional and psychological impact on those who have suffered from TBI's and we hope to see evidence of this. Our evaluation of the project will be mostly through retrospective observation and open dialogue throughout the project. We will document (giving anonymity) struggles and successes of each class. At the end of each session, we will discuss upcoming sessions and make any needed adjustments to the curriculum as the project unfolds. Aside from wanting this project to be an enjoyable experience for our participants, we will also be speaking with each participant to discuss their recovery goals and how/if this project has helped to further these goals (and in what ways). We are very interested in the experience of each person making student input an important part of this project. For participants wishing to continue to use clay as an artform/therapy, we will help them work with the DAI to gain access to additional opportunities.",,,,,4886,,,,"Liz Vandersteen",Individual,"Arts Learning",,"Clay classes for TBI recovery.",2024-03-01,2024-05-25,,Completed,,,Liz,Vandersteen,"Liz Vandersteen",,,MN,,"(218) 310-0794",VanBaum@charter.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-1202,"Serenity Crego: Visual Arts, Lisa Buckman: Music, James Ellis: Visual Arts, Patti Paulson: Visual Arts, Heather Wilde: Literature","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10031889,"Arts Learning",2024,5000,,"ACHF Arts Education","Providing this opportunity for the areas students that may go overlooked or otherwise feel left out in terms of finances or availability is the greatest benefit. Not turning anyone away due to finances or role availability builds joy and inclusion. With our platforms and outreach, we are able to go beyond just the local school district bringing in families from 5-45 miles away. This activity will provide the students involved and the community with joy, nostalgia and a sense of community involvement building encouragement and awareness of how enriching the arts continue to be in contrast with an otherwise athletic centered region. We will know that we have been successful by the outpour of gratitude and praise from the participants, their parents and our overall community engagement tracking. We have a fantastic amount of support over the radius of our Quad Cities area and beyond. Our growth since 2021 proves that we are on an upward track and these shows keep building strength and purpose to continue moving forward to do bigger and brighter things. In addition, we will quantify results by surveying participants, their families and community members electronically.",,,500,"Other,local or private",5500,,,,"Laurentian Arts and Culture Alliance AKA Lyric Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Lyric Center for the Arts Youth Theatre Education Programming Spring Production",2024-03-03,2024-05-12,,Completed,,,Paul,Gregersen,"Laurentian Arts and Culture Alliance AKA Lyric Center for the Arts","PO Box 416",Virginia,MN,55792-2532,"(218) 741-5577",director@lyriccenteronline.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-1203,"Serenity Crego: Visual Arts, Lisa Buckman: Music, James Ellis: Visual Arts, Patti Paulson: Visual Arts, Heather Wilde: Literature","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10031891,"Arts Learning",2024,3764,,"ACHF Arts Education","Craft legacy ?The mural cultivates a sense of belonging; it's a visual marker that children can reference and share with loved ones over the years; an opportunity to keep creative energy alive. Skill building ?Participants learn mural process, from meetings to draft and outlines to painting process. Children will learn about mixing colors (from primary colors), color theory/emotions of colors, how to prep space and hold and clean paint brushes/rollers. Learn colors in other languages. Reflection ?Opportunity to look back to see how far we've come ?honor small steps and celebrate big accomplishments. Never give up attitude. Cultivate community and Mother Nature care ?Create family from participants; work together as arts-focused team where competition is not the goal. Foster a sense of authentic care for Mother Nature by learning about local trees, plants, mushroom, and animals ?particularly animals that can be related to local Native American Tribe's doodeman (clans). If children exhibit any of the following: joy when engaged with the artistic process command of artistic methods grow their confidence in creative endeavors have a deeper appreciation for the arts and art processes (so will adult community members, too!) If meetings can adhere to some structure. 1. Set timelines, 2. Make material list for design sessions and mural (set budget), 3. Designate design session with children, 4. At the end of meetings, opportunity to reflect, ?Did we meet our goals' Let's review.?, 5. Feedback If we can: ? set micro and macro milestones (and meet them) ? check-ins (timeline, feelings) ? anonymous surveys (evaluate) Question examples: Why did you commit to joining this project? What are you hoping to get out of this project? What has been the biggest challenge so far? What accomplishment are you most proud of? How do you feel this experience has been for the children? What do you think is the biggest takeaway for you and for the younger participants'",,,1236,"Other,local or private",5000,,,,"Jacklyn N. Janeksela",Individual,"Arts Learning",,"Children of the Earth, a mural project to grow together in artistic expression and compassion",2024-02-01,2024-06-30,,Completed,,,Jacklyn,Janeksela,"Jacklyn N. Janeksela",,,MN,,"(857) 285-1282",jaxjaneksela@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-1205,"Serenity Crego: Visual Arts, Lisa Buckman: Music, James Ellis: Visual Arts, Patti Paulson: Visual Arts, Heather Wilde: Literature","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10031893,"Arts Learning",2024,4000,,"ACHF Arts Education","Ideally, the Quartet Project achieves student registration goals of 12-16 students working in 3-4 distinct ensembles. The student outcomes we seek to achieve are: 1) Students complete three public performance - as chamber ensembles and whole orchestra during the Quartet Project recital on July 26, as chamber ensembles during pre-concert lobby performances on July 25, and side-by-side with the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra during the season-closing concert on July 25 2) Students develop greater confidence in performing before live audiences 3) Students feel they have advanced their musical education and instrument skills 4) Students feel they have grown as musicians 5) Students gain new or enhanced access to music education opportunities 6) Students use their free LSCO concert tickets to attend concerts and hear new music 7) Students perceive the Quartet Project as a safe space for learning and enjoying summer social activities with each other Evaluation is nearly perpetual during coaching sessions and rehearsals. Coaches monitor student engagement in body language and verbal expression, adjusting instructional pace, tone, and approach accordingly. Coaches may make friendly queries of students (""Interesting, boring, over your head, too easy, what can we do better?"") during breaks. The QP coach-to-ensemble ratio is planned at one-to-one. One dedicated coach per quartet translates to a student faculty ratio of 4 to 1. Faculty share feedback and observations with each other in the best interests of the students. At the end of the workshop, students, parents, and faculty are asked to fill out a questionnaire about the effectiveness of instructional and performance activities. Measures of project success include: - meeting the 12-16 student attendance goal - number of returning versus new students, and string versus non-string players - evalution form ratings - student recital attendance - expansion of student demographics",,,4800,"Other,local or private",8800,,,,"Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"The Quartet Project, Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra's student string workshop",2024-06-03,2024-09-30,,Completed,,,Julia,Cheng,"Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra","PO Box 434",Duluth,MN,55801,"(218) 491-3262",lscoduluthinfo@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-1207,"Serenity Crego: Visual Arts, Lisa Buckman: Music, James Ellis: Visual Arts, Patti Paulson: Visual Arts, Heather Wilde: Literature","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10031894,"Arts Learning",2024,5000,,"ACHF Arts Education","The goals of the HHFC are as follows: -To support the film production workforce by providing a bridge from youth filmmaker to active working professional. A successful HHFC experience will provide participants with the skills to work as a Production Assistant (PA) or higher position on a professional film set. -To support up-and-coming filmmakers financially through the production funding that HHFC provides, honing their skills by mentoring a youth filmmaker, and providing them with the notoriety and promotion that comes along with a HHFC Production. -To support workforce development in underrepresented communities. -To actively work to diversify the film production and positions of creative leadership in film, through inclusive selection processes for professionals, inclusive recruitment processes for youth crew, and through, and through scholarship opportunities Desired outcome would include training future content creator workforce through direct hands-on work experience. Post camp experience of participants: Students will be surveyed about their experience at Horror High immediately after the camp and again just prior to the premier of the short film. They will be asked questions about the likelihood of attending film school, the likelihood of working on a professional set, and the likelihood of future participation in Horror High Film Camps. Outcomes will be measured based on the responses to the survey. 1. Repeat participants: -participants will be tracked and repeat campers tallied. 2. Short film success: -Screenings and awards will be tallied and posted on the EDU Film Festival/Horror High Web page 3. Industry participation - do participants go on to work on professional sets -Goal, 66% of participants participate in further film education or work on a professional set in the year following the completion of Horror High. -Goal, 50% of eligible participants chose to further their film education by repeating their Horror High Film Camp experience",,,5450,"Other,local or private",10450,,,,"The Northern Film Alliance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Northern Film Alliance looks to produce 'Horror High Film Camp' in Duluth, MN.",2024-06-17,2024-06-21,,Completed,,,Richard,Hansen,"The Northern Film Alliance","1734 Columbus Ave",Duluth,MN,55803,"(612) 227-8015",richard@NorthernFilmAlliance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-1208,"Serenity Crego: Visual Arts, Lisa Buckman: Music, James Ellis: Visual Arts, Patti Paulson: Visual Arts, Heather Wilde: Literature","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10031895,"Arts Learning",2024,4850,,"ACHF Arts Education","RAD Art outcomes are the following: 1) RELEVANT to AUDIENCE: Projects allow learners to participate at their choice of level (entry, enrichment, or experiment), as well theme and function, respective of cultural and community backgrounds. 2) DISTINCT VISION: Curriculum aligns with state of Minnesota's MN Academic Standards in the Visual Arts' benchmarks, working toward the ""presentation"" of art work at a library exhibit. 3) PEDAGOGY: The arts need working artists to invest in youth. Working artists have an opportunity to model the creative process, to ensure a future populated by creative thinkers. d) GATEWAY for future, Kiln-fired Thrown Pottery Education, which is a medium that is skill-intensive and expensive. RAD Art's use of Cold Porcelain Clay (CPC) is an air-drying clay that serves as an ideal entry-level medium for increased arts access to underserved youth. The study of ceramics is normalized, as CPC bridges youth learners familiarity with 2D painting to 3D clay work. This work will be assessed by 1) Observational Evaluation utilized by Teaching Artist (in Lesson Plan). 2) Create opportunity for Student survey on the last workshop. 3) Lessons will reflect MN State Academic Benchmarks in Visual Arts (example in lesson plan attachment). 4) Exit Feedback Interviews with Duluth Public Library staff (pros,cons, overall observations, momentum opportunity) after workshop sessions and art exhibit. Share feedback in ARAC Final Report. 5) An exit evaluation between Teaching Artist and Jesse Switters to evaluate the collaboration, based on 1) Observed delivery of lessons 2) Rapport with students and parents 3) Expected follow-thru of DAI values for this type of community event, and 4) Momentum opportunities, 5) sharing learner's evaluations of sessions. 6) Teaching Artist drop-off and pickup of exhibit pieces in meetings with Katie Schmitz, Library Technician, at Duluth Public Library, and return work to youth artists.",,,1150,"Other,local or private",6000,,,,"Serenity Kenan",Individual,"Arts Learning",,"RAD Art supports youth art education at Duluth Art Institute and an exhibit at Duluth Public Library",2024-02-01,2024-07-01,,Completed,,,Serenity,Kenan,"Serenity Kenan",,,MN,,,workshopwheel@outlook.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-1209,"Serenity Crego: Visual Arts, Lisa Buckman: Music, James Ellis: Visual Arts, Patti Paulson: Visual Arts, Heather Wilde: Literature","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10031897,"Arts Learning",2024,4838,,"ACHF Arts Education","I will foster creativity in students who have limited access to the arts. I will provide a variety of art activities to students in very rural areas of northern Minnesota at their location on their time schedule. Students will attend in-person activities and/or complete the take-home kit activities. Students will voluntarily exhibit their artwork with online submissions or at the end of year exhibit party at the library. I will observe and talk with students to gauge their reactions to the activities.",,,1391,"Other,local or private",6229,,,,"Amy M. Lucas-Peroceski",Individual,"Arts Learning",,"Far Reaching Art - Art activities and take-home kits for children with limited access to art classes",2024-07-10,2025-07-31,,"In Progress",,,Amy,Lucas-Peroceski,"Amy M. Lucas-Peroceski",,,MN,,"(218) 343-3453",321ArtStudio@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-1211,"Amber Burns: Visual Arts, Music, Media Arts, General Crafts, Crafts, Arts Administrator, Arts Supporter; Gloria DeFillips-Brush: Arts Administrator, Visual Arts, Arts Instructor; Josie Cooke: Visual Arts, Crafts, Arts Supporter; Patty Graves: Indigenous Culture Supporter, Teacher, Arts Supporter; Shawna Weaver: Grant Writing Specialist","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10031898,"Arts Learning",2024,5000,,"ACHF Arts Education","- To build the Iron Range professional film community by preparing our participants to work on professional sets, giving them an opportunity beyond the classroom setting. After FILM SEEN, they will have the skills necessary to work as a Production Assistant (PA) in multiple areas of the film industry. To successfully complete the short film, ?I and Me,? at a high level of artistry and professionalism that gives participants the opportunity to experience filmmaking at its best. - To support artistic and economic development in underrepresented communities like the Iron Range. - To engage the Iron Range community by casting actors, working with local businesses and artists in the process. - To screen the film at the Minnesota Discovery Center for the Iron Range community for an audience of 100. - FILM SEEN participants will be surveyed upon completion of their shadowing and just before the public screening. They will be asked to give feedback about their experience, whether or not they would participate in FILM SEEN in the future, and the likelihood that they will pursue a career in the film industry. - A Q and A session will be conducted at the screening in which we will hear feedback from the community and give the participants a chance to discuss their experience of the program with the audience. There will also be an anonymous survey for the attendees to fill out with questions about the film, the program, and interest in a film industry in the Iron Range. - We will track attendance of the screening.",,,6250,"Other,local or private",11250,,,,"Elizabeth M. Chatelain",Individual,"Arts Learning",,"FILM SEEN: Filmmaker Shadowing Program will give students hands-on experience on a short film set.",2024-07-01,2025-01-01,,"In Progress",,,Elizabeth,Chatelain,"Elizabeth M. Chatelain",,,MN,,"(802) 989-9733",echatela@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-1212,"Brian Carlson: Arts Organizer; David Sullivan: Visual Arts, Literature, General Arts, Crafts, Arts Supporter; Joanne Kronstedt: Visual Arts; Patti Paulson: Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Arts Administrator; Jacklyn Janeksela: Visual Arts, Literature, Crafts, Arts Supporter; Sharon Marty: Theater, General Arts","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Rebecca Graves (218) 722-0952",1
10031900,"Arts Learning",2024,5000,,"ACHF Arts Education","We will give youth the foundation and skills to feel confident in their ability to learn something new and to create and mend things with their own hands. Additionally, by encouraging a trusted adult to attend the machine sewing classes with their child, we aim to create space for adult/child pairs to discover a hobby they might share. The class is an accessible way to also teach adults how to use a sewing machine, with the two-pronged goal that the adult will be better able to foster the child's continued learning and use of their new sewing skills AND that the adult might discover sewing as a hobby they wish to pursue. The hand sewing component of this project will build in younger elementary school students the foundational skills for improved literacy, hand-eye coordination, mindfulness, and learning tactics. The most quantitative measure for success will be how many students complete the projects within the class time. This will speak to good planning on our end and the capacity to learn on the students' end. We will send follow-up surveys two weeks and each month after each class gathering information on how many students were able to partake in any additional sewing projects outside of a facilitated learning environment. Other goals will be seen to fruition through a more rounded and holistic approach to our youth as responsible and engaged citizens. We are one block of a patchwork quilt contributing to their growth as humans and community members. We plan to continue engaging youth through both age-specific classes, intergenerational classes, and community events offered within our programming.",,,600,"Other,local or private",5600,,,,"Ely Folk School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Creative Kids Sew",2024-07-30,2025-02-28,,"In Progress",,,Lucy,Soderstrom,"Ely Folk School","209 E Sheridan St",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 235-0138",lucy@elyfolkschool.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-1214,"Brian Carlson: Arts Organizer; David Sullivan: Visual Arts, Literature, General Arts, Crafts, Arts Supporter; Joanne Kronstedt: Visual Arts; Patti Paulson: Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Arts Administrator; Jacklyn Janeksela: Visual Arts, Literature, Crafts, Arts Supporter; Sharon Marty: Theater, General Arts","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10031901,"Arts Learning",2024,5000,,"ACHF Arts Education","We hope to refine the skills of our performers in order to perform in small ensembles for performing opportunities throughout the region. Our goal is to raise up enough trios and quartets that when we get a call for a performance opportunity we have a group to fill the need and don't have to turn them away. Some sample requests we've received recently are The Sons of Norway group, the Finnish American group, the Minnesota Discovery Center, The Butterfly Release, weddings, celebration of life ceremony, graduation party, Gallery Hop in Hibbing, AAUW luncheon, the Elks Club, Alpha Delta Kappa, Rotary Club, Chamber of Commerce luncheon, Kiwanis Club, National Honor Society Induction Ceremony, Hospital fundraiser, etc. By infusing culture into each of these events we enrich our whole community. By getting referrals and getting called back again to the same organization. You also get immediate feedback when people come up and ask for your contact information and tell you about another upcoming event they would like you to play at. But I think you can also measure success in the confidence of each individual player. You'll hear higher quality playing and a willingness to perform from the players and then you know that the training has been successful and we've positively impacted these people's lives for ever.",,,800,"Other,local or private",5800,,,,"Crescendo Youth Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Multiple Small Ensemble Training",2024-07-01,2025-01-01,,"In Progress",,,Julie,Takkunen,"Crescendo Youth Orchestra","214 E Howard St Ste 4",Hibbing,MN,55746,"(218) 349-7870",Director@CrescendoYouthOrchestra.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-1215,"Brian Carlson: Arts Organizer; David Sullivan: Visual Arts, Literature, General Arts, Crafts, Arts Supporter; Joanne Kronstedt: Visual Arts; Patti Paulson: Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Arts Administrator; Jacklyn Janeksela: Visual Arts, Literature, Crafts, Arts Supporter; Sharon Marty: Theater, General Arts","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10031902,"Arts Learning",2024,5000,,"ACHF Arts Education","We hope to achieve our goal of increasing the number of students taking lessons to an additional 10-20 students throughout the summer and fall semester. Currently we have more than 70 students enrolled for our spring semester programming. We average 10 students/day, and we currently offer an average of 8 lessons per week. We anticipate during the summer to have 100 students enrolled, to average 15 students/day, and to teach 20 lessons per week. This increase, if supported by grant funding, will be achieved by marketing no-cost lessons and no-cost improvisation sessions. Outside of quantitative outcomes, we always maintain a goal of student success as defined by them. When they begin programming with us we ask them to identify their goals, and work with them throughout their time with us to achieve them. Student-determined success is always our primary goal. Offering students another avenue toward success, especially offered free-of-charge, will lead to furthering our achievements. We will measure our success through pre-post program surveys, enrollment and participation numbers, student and parent feedback, and progress as identified by students and instructors. Success will include an increase in lesson enrollment, survey results that suggest student-perceived progress and goals met, an attended improv concert for the community, and students continuing on in music at the completion of the intensives. Students will be given pre-program surveys with questions about their confidence in their abilities, their understanding of improvisation, their comfort level with performing improvisation in public, and their general music knowledge levels, to identify their perceived level of experience and preparedness. After their performance they will be surveyed again to determine their perspective on their progress and achievements.",,,,,5000,,,,"Armory Arts and Music Center AKA Music Resource Center-Duluth Armory","K-12 Education","Arts Learning",,"Music Resource Center Student-Instructor Collaborative Improvisation Intensives and Performance",2024-07-08,2025-02-28,,"In Progress",,,Shawna,Weaver,"Armory Arts and Music Center AKA Music Resource Center-Duluth Armory","1626 London Rd Ste 779",Duluth,MN,55812,"(218) 428-9686",shawna@dulutharmory.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-1216,"Brian Carlson: Arts Organizer; David Sullivan: Visual Arts, Literature, General Arts, Crafts, Arts Supporter; Joanne Kronstedt: Visual Arts; Patti Paulson: Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Arts Administrator; Jacklyn Janeksela: Visual Arts, Literature, Crafts, Arts Supporter; Sharon Marty: Theater, General Arts","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10031903,"Arts Learning",2024,5000,,"ACHF Arts Education","Session 1: Get to know each other, the basics and importance of beading, understand the fundamentals of beadwork and learn the history including traditional patterns, approaches and uses of beadwork. Identify elements, water, fire earth thread. Session 2: Learn different types of beadwork, participants can learn different styles including embroidery and the daisy stitch, Session 3: Having a meeting focused on youth, invite community youth to learn to bead and the history and traditions. Kathleen will offer 5 hours outside of the class to consult with participants who have specific questions or need additional assistant working on their projects via phone call. Participates will have the opportunity to display their works in a reception show where participants' friends and family can come view their creations at local art gallery, Rabbit, Bird and Bear. We have a goal of attracting 5 to 10 community members per session. This project will bridge the gap between youth and elders. At the opening event, we will have a debrief conversation with the participants to share their work and offer critique and support of one another, and will have a feedback conversation after each session. Surveys with questions: Did you feel like you understand the fundamentals of beading, What's something you learned that you did not know before the workshop? Rate your confidence on each learning outcome, Do you feel this has brought positivity into your life? Will you be creating your own bead work projects int the future? We will know we are successful when we see the engaged members laughing and creating positive conversation with one another. This is all part of the healing principle that is so important in beadwork.",,,,,5000,,,,"Makes Room For Them","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"?We are working with the spirit of the beads?",2024-07-01,2024-10-31,,Completed,,,Avery,V,"Makes Room For Them","15 Carlisle Ave",Duluth,MN,55803,"(218) 349-5021",Averymakesroom@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-1217,"Brian Carlson: Arts Organizer; David Sullivan: Visual Arts, Literature, General Arts, Crafts, Arts Supporter; Joanne Kronstedt: Visual Arts; Patti Paulson: Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Arts Administrator; Jacklyn Janeksela: Visual Arts, Literature, Crafts, Arts Supporter; Sharon Marty: Theater, General Arts","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10032287,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2024,6000,,"ACHF Arts Access","Increase quality, types and groups that offer arts education and learning opportunities. Minnesota Original Music Festival will use survey instruments and interviews to evaluate goals and outcomes. The surveys will be administered at workshops and activities by workshop presenters and activity leaders. Completed surveys will be collected and turned into our primary officers. An officer will oversee the process and will be responsible for tabulating the results. Additional surveys may be used to get feedback from potential attendees to insure planned workshop and activity offerings are useful to our target population. These will be made available through social media platforms, website, personal networking and through the statewide networks of our partners. Additionally, interviews will be conducted by staff with participants and audience members of various events, who will track, concerns, suggestions, and other pertinent feedback.",,,23190,"Other,local or private",29190,,,,"The Minnesota Original Music Festival",,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"They will present free concerts, singer/songwriter showcases, music jams, and workshops hosted by Minnesota artists about music composition, songwriting, improvisation, technology, and more, July 2024 in St. Peter. Funds will be used for artist fees.",2024-02-01,2024-10-31,,Completed,,,David,Hoehn,"The Minnesota Original Music Festival","302 St Julien St","St Peter",MN,56082,"(507) 351-2155",eli.hoehn@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council , Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, St. Louis, Scott, Sibley, Steele, Waseca, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-710,"Tom Davis Barna: writer, director, producer and actor, has created many theatrical and musical productions, staged readings, and published works as a children's author; Carolyn Borgen: musician and string bass instructor and board member of the New Ulm Figure Skating Club; Justin Ek: visual artist known for his murals, paintings, and work with area youth, and founder of the Mankato Day of the Dead Celebration and the Mankato Art Crawl; Julie Forderer: retired elementary and special education teacher at United South Central Public School, Wells, choreographer for school musicals and community theater events; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Web Editor at University of Minnesota Extension, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Moni Harper: musician with the Fairmont City Band, the Trimont Centennial Band, and the bugler for Fairmont VFW and Legion Honor Guard, and has served on the Boards for Fairmont Opera House and Civic Summer Theatre; Michael Looft: City Administrator for Winthrop and is an integral part of the Bavarian Blast music festival, New Ulm; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher at Le Sueur Henderson schools and for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Sandy Sunde: retired Language Arts teacher and high school musical director, member of Uniting Cultures Community Theater Board and CAPP-Comprehensive Arts Planning Program; Dave Wahl: singer, actor, and former musician, and an active board member of the Springfield Community Theatre; Mark Wamma: Music Director and Operations Director for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra, teaches violin and viola, and a founding member of the Two Rivers Community Orchestra and River Valley String Quartet.","Tom Davis Barna: writer, director, producer and actor, has created many theatrical and musical productions, staged readings, and published works as a children's author; Carolyn Borgen: musician and string bass instructor and board member of the New Ulm Figure Skating Club; Justin Ek: visual artist known for his murals, paintings, and work with area youth, and founder of the Mankato Day of the Dead Celebration and the Mankato Art Crawl; Julie Forderer: retired elementary and special education teacher at United South Central Public School, Wells, choreographer for school musicals and community theater events; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Web Editor at University of Minnesota Extension, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Moni Harper: musician with the Fairmont City Band, the Trimont Centennial Band, and the bugler for Fairmont VFW and Legion Honor Guard, and has served on the Boards for Fairmont Opera House and Civic Summer Theatre; Michael Looft: City Administrator for Winthrop and is an integral part of the Bavarian Blast music festival, New Ulm; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher at Le Sueur Henderson schools and for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Sandy Sunde: retired Language Arts teacher and high school musical director, member of Uniting Cultures Community Theater Board and CAPP-Comprehensive Arts Planning Program; Dave Wahl: singer, actor, and former musician, and an active board member of the Springfield Community Theatre; Mark Wamma: Music Director and Operations Director for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra, teaches violin and viola, and a founding member of the Two Rivers Community Orchestra and River Valley String Quartet.",,2
10032290,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2024,9000,,"ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","Number of Minnesotans who engage in arts education and learning opportunities increases. A survey will be distributed and collected at our Spring and Pops Camp concert. The surveys will be collected by the Office Administrator and tabulated by the Directors.",,,230,"Other,local or private",9230,,,,"New Ulm Suzuki School of Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"They will provide high quality music education for students and sponsor their annual Summer Pops Camp, February through November 2024. Funds will be used for salaries, rental fees, publicity, supplies, and a new printer.",2024-02-01,2024-11-30,,Completed,,,Mark,Wamma,"New Ulm Suzuki School of Music","PO Box 4","New Ulm",MN,56073,"(507) 995-5591",mark.wamma@newulmsuzuki.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council , Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Redwood, Renville, Waseca, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-713,"Tom Davis Barna: writer, director, producer and actor, has created many theatrical and musical productions, staged readings, and published works as a children's author; Carolyn Borgen: musician and string bass instructor and board member of the New Ulm Figure Skating Club; Justin Ek: visual artist known for his murals, paintings, and work with area youth, and founder of the Mankato Day of the Dead Celebration and the Mankato Art Crawl; Julie Forderer: retired elementary and special education teacher at United South Central Public School, Wells, choreographer for school musicals and community theater events; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Web Editor at University of Minnesota Extension, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Moni Harper: musician with the Fairmont City Band, the Trimont Centennial Band, and the bugler for Fairmont VFW and Legion Honor Guard, and has served on the Boards for Fairmont Opera House and Civic Summer Theatre; Michael Looft: City Administrator for Winthrop and is an integral part of the Bavarian Blast music festival, New Ulm; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher at Le Sueur Henderson schools and for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Sandy Sunde: retired Language Arts teacher and high school musical director, member of Uniting Cultures Community Theater Board and CAPP-Comprehensive Arts Planning Program; Dave Wahl: singer, actor, and former musician, and an active board member of the Springfield Community Theatre; Mark Wamma: Music Director and Operations Director for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra, teaches violin and viola, and a founding member of the Two Rivers Community Orchestra and River Valley String Quartet.","Tom Davis Barna: writer, director, producer and actor, has created many theatrical and musical productions, staged readings, and published works as a children's author; Carolyn Borgen: musician and string bass instructor and board member of the New Ulm Figure Skating Club; Justin Ek: visual artist known for his murals, paintings, and work with area youth, and founder of the Mankato Day of the Dead Celebration and the Mankato Art Crawl; Julie Forderer: retired elementary and special education teacher at United South Central Public School, Wells, choreographer for school musicals and community theater events; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Web Editor at University of Minnesota Extension, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Moni Harper: musician with the Fairmont City Band, the Trimont Centennial Band, and the bugler for Fairmont VFW and Legion Honor Guard, and has served on the Boards for Fairmont Opera House and Civic Summer Theatre; Michael Looft: City Administrator for Winthrop and is an integral part of the Bavarian Blast music festival, New Ulm; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher at Le Sueur Henderson schools and for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Sandy Sunde: retired Language Arts teacher and high school musical director, member of Uniting Cultures Community Theater Board and CAPP-Comprehensive Arts Planning Program; Dave Wahl: singer, actor, and former musician, and an active board member of the Springfield Community Theatre; Mark Wamma: Music Director and Operations Director for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra, teaches violin and viola, and a founding member of the Two Rivers Community Orchestra and River Valley String Quartet.","Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council, Inc, Anna Pollock (507) 833-8721",1
10023582,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2022,8000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases. The quality, types and number of arts opportunities in our region, and the organizations or venues that offer them increases. We will have a survey at the end of Pops Camp that will be distributed and collected. Rewarding the students with chocolate is a very effective method to ensure a high return rate, and we plan to do that again this year. We will also distribute a similar","Visit Mankato used different methods to estimate the number of attendees. We estimate that approximately 15,000 people attended the event of which roughly 40% were from the Latino culture or other minority cultures.","Achieved proposed outcomes",11600,"Other,local or private",19600,,"Paula Anderson, Crista Bohlman, Kathryn Carlovsky, Julia Coulson, Judy Martens, Laura Martens, Jesse Sobania, Marka Stocker, Dorie Tess",,"New Ulm Suzuki School of Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"They will sponsor their annual Summer Pops Camp in June and conduct their season of rehearsals and concerts in 2022. Funds will be used for the Pops Camp clinician, facility rent, and salaries.",2022-04-01,2022-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kylie,Rieke,"New Ulm Suzuki School of Music","PO Box 4","New Ulm",MN,56073,"(507) 276-5874",office@newulmsuzuki.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council , Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Faribault, Le Sueur, Meeker, Nicollet, Renville, Redwood, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-588,"Carolyn Borgen: musician and string bass instructor and board member of the New Ulm Figure Skating Club; Steve Davis: musician and member of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra and Minnesota State University/Community Orchestra, volunteer for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra and New Ulm Suzuki School of Music; Julie Forderer: retired elementary and special education teacher at United South Central Public School, Wells, choreographer for school musicals and community theater events; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Martin County 4-H Coordinator, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Diana Joseph: author and College Professor of Creative Writing and Humanities at Minnesota State University, Mankato, active with Open Arts Minnesota and LitReach; Karen Krause: visual artist, retired school counselor and art teacher, and a member and instructor at the Waseca Art Center; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Liz Miller: visual artist and College Professor of Art at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Larry Pint: board member of the Minnesota Association of Community Theaters, member of American Association of Community Theater and New Prague Arts Council, and past board member for Curtain Call Theatre; Rita Rassbach: past Executive Director for the Mankato Ballet Company and past board member of Merely Players Community Theater and Creative Play Place; Dana Sikkila: visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Bethany Steffl: Principal, music, art, and choir teacher at St. Raphael School, Springfield, Board Member of the Springfield Community Theater, and a jewelry artist.","Carolyn Borgen: musician and string bass instructor and board member of the New Ulm Figure Skating Club; Steve Davis: musician and member of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra and Minnesota State University/Community Orchestra, volunteer for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra and New Ulm Suzuki School of Music; Julie Forderer: retired elementary and special education teacher at United South Central Public School, Wells, choreographer for school musicals and community theater events; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Martin County 4-H Coordinator, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Diana Joseph: author and College Professor of Creative Writing and Humanities at Minnesota State University, Mankato, active with Open Arts Minnesota and LitReach; Karen Krause: visual artist, retired school counselor and art teacher, and a member and instructor at the Waseca Art Center; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Liz Miller: visual artist and College Professor of Art at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Larry Pint: board member of the Minnesota Association of Community Theaters, member of American Association of Community Theater and New Prague Arts Council, and past board member for Curtain Call Theatre; Rita Rassbach: past Executive Director for the Mankato Ballet Company and past board member of Merely Players Community Theater and Creative Play Place; Dana Sikkila: visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Bethany Steffl: Principal, music, art, and choir teacher at St. Raphael School, Springfield, Board Member of the Springfield Community Theater, and a jewelry artist.","Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council, Inc., Cindy Lewer (507) 833-8721",1
10019570,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2022,13000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases. The quality, types and number of arts opportunities in our region, and the organizations or venues that offer them increases. Real or perceived barriers to arts participation and arts access are identified and addressed. New relationships with members of groups that have traditionally been underserved by the arts or by the applicant organization are built. The number of Minnesotans who are engaged in arts education and learning opportunities increases. The quality and types of arts education and learning opportunities in our region, and the organizations or venues that offer them increases. Real or perceived barriers to arts learning are identified and addressed. The number of Minnesotans who participate in arts festivals and folk and traditional activities increases. The variety and number of festivals and traditional arts activities in our region/state increases. We will measure with audience surveys. We will also place a survey on our website and electronically collect data that reflects our goals and outcomes.","We created, distributed, and tabulated the survey as assigned. This information was useful to our organization. We asked the writers what kinds of other events they'd like the library to hold. They answered: short plays, book clubs, and create an app. Since all of the participants this round have attended a previous writing workshop, we are looking to hold a drama workshop series for next year.","Achieved proposed outcomes",54870,"Other,local or private",67870,,"Bruce Boyce, Mark Christiansen, Ivan DenOuden, Molly Erdman, Missy Donner, Carroll Galvin, Blair Nelson, Liz O'Brien, Monica Priebe",,"Waseca Arts Council AKA Waseca Art Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"They will host exhibits including the Regional High School Art Exhibit, the Youth Member Exhibit, and the poetry and book covers created by adults with disabilities. Funds will be used for salaries, publicity, and facility costs.",2021-09-15,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jessica,Stuckmayer,"Waseca Arts Council AKA Waseca Art Center","200 State St N",Waseca,MN,56093-2810,"(507) 835-1701",jess.barten@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council , Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Freeborn, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Martin, Nicollet, Rice, St. Louis, Sherburne, Steele, Waseca, Watonwan",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-564,"Steve Davis: musician and member of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra and Minnesota State University/Community Orchestra, volunteer for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra and New Ulm Suzuki School of Music; Julie Forderer: retired elementary and special education teacher at United South Central Public School, Wells, choreographer for school musicals and community theater events; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Martin County 4-H Coordinator, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Diana Joseph: author and College Professor of Creative Writing and Humanities at Minnesota State University, Mankato, active with Open Arts Minnesota and LitReach; Karen Krause: visual artist, retired school counselor and art teacher, and a member and instructor at the Waseca Art Center; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Liz Miller: visual artist and College Professor of Art at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Larry Pint: board member of the Minnesota Association of Community Theaters, member of American Association of Community Theater and New Prague Arts Council, and past board member for Curtain Call Theatre; Rita Rassbach: past Executive Director for the Mankato Ballet Company and past board member of Merely Players Community Theater and Creative Play Place; Dana Sikkila: visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Bethany Steffl: Principal, music, art, and choir teacher at St. Raphael School, Springfield, Board Member of the Springfield Community Theater, and a jewelry artist.","Steve Davis: musician and member of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra and Minnesota State University/Community Orchestra, volunteer for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra and New Ulm Suzuki School of Music; Julie Forderer: retired elementary and special education teacher at United South Central Public School, Wells, choreographer for school musicals and community theater events; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Martin County 4-H Coordinator, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Diana Joseph: author and College Professor of Creative Writing and Humanities at Minnesota State University, Mankato, active with Open Arts Minnesota and LitReach; Karen Krause: visual artist, retired school counselor and art teacher, and a member and instructor at the Waseca Art Center; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Liz Miller: visual artist and College Professor of Art at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Larry Pint: board member of the Minnesota Association of Community Theaters, member of American Association of Community Theater and New Prague Arts Council, and past board member for Curtain Call Theatre; Rita Rassbach: past Executive Director for the Mankato Ballet Company and past board member of Merely Players Community Theater and Creative Play Place; Dana Sikkila: visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Bethany Steffl: Principal, music, art, and choir teacher at St. Raphael School, Springfield, Board Member of the Springfield Community Theater, and a jewelry artist.","Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council, Brenda Byron (507) 833-8721",1
10023697,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2022,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Stories. Surveys. Video/Audio Recordings","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities. Overcame barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities. Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region. Provided high quality, age appropriate arts education for residents of all ages.","Achieved proposed outcomes",100125,,110125,,"Dan Bergeson, Randy Ferguson, Dean Lamp, Vicky Langer, Joy Riggs, Mary Rosenberg, Jan Stevens, Lois Stratmoen, Bill Thornton, Larry Wachendorfer",,"Vintage Band Music Festival AKA Vintage Band Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",,"Festival July 2022",2021-12-01,2022-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jan,Stevens,"Vintage Band Music Festival AKA Vintage Band Festival","204 7th St W",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 645-7554",vintagebandfestival@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Mower, Nobles, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sibley, St. Louis, Steele, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-422,"Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Julie Fakler: visual artist and arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Merritt Olsen: professional actor; Gretchen Ramlo: arts board member; Julianna Skluzacek: professional actor and arts administrator; Amarama Vercnocke: mixed media artist; Aaron Young: arts administrator and musician","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848",1
10034374,"Arts Education",2025,35000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Learners will enhance their theatrical skills and emotional intelligence through structured, incremental artistic instruction. Educational program participation will lead to growth in student artistry and enhanced performance quality. A structured curriculum will nurture comprehensive development in crafting versatile theatre professionals and expand program reach.",,,,,35000,,,,"Duluth Playhouse","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Education",,"Duluth Playhouse School of Performing Arts will offer diverse theatrical arts instruction for all ages and levels, focusing on sequential skill growth to craft versatile artists.",2025-01-01,2025-12-31,,"In Progress",,,Anika,Thompson,"Duluth Playhouse","211 E Superior St",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 733-7555",athompson@duluthplayhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-193,"Katharina Aymeloglu: Aymeloglu is a painter and illustrator currently based in Minneapolis. She creates gestural oil paintings that are intimate studies of inanimate objects. Her illustrations are whimsical and crafted using a mix of traditional and digital media. She received a BA in studio art from Wesleyan University. Beyond her work as an artist, she has more than six years of nonprofit experience, including work with grant writing and revision.; Racquel Banaszak: Banaszak is an Anishinaabe visual artist and public historian. She is a muralist and mixed media artist who seeks to bring healing and joy to Native communities through her artistic practice. As a communications specialist for Native Land Digital, she advocates for Indigenous communities through digital storytelling and mapping. She is pursuing her master of heritage studies and public history degree at the University of Minnesota. She earned her bachelor's degree in visualization from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and studied Indigenous visual culture at the Ontario College of Art and Design.; Jian-Jun Chen-Edmund: Chen-Edmund is an assistant professor of music education at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She has authored book chapters for the Handbook of Assessment Practice and Policy in Music Education and the Oxford Handbook of Philosophical and Qualitative Assessment in Music Education. She has also published in the second, fourth, and fifth International Symposia on Assessment in Music Education Proceedings. Chen-Edmund received her PhD in music education from the University of Florida (Gainesville, FL) and her MFA in music and music education at Teachers College, Columbia University (New York, NY).; Kurt Engh: Engh is a Minneapolis based theater producer, writer, and actor. He produced and wrote Only Ugly Guys at Open Eye Theatre, which Cherry and Spoon called ""funny, clever, inventive, and very modern."" He produces Running Errands, a short play series at Bryant Lake Bowl. He has worked offstage at The Great Northern, the Public Theater, the Guthrie Theater, and the Contemporary American Theater Festival. Engh has been awarded grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, and Tri-M Foundation.; Luverne Seifert: Seifert is the coartistic director of Sod House Theater and has been acting and directing professionally for more than 30 years. He received a National Fox Fellowship for distinguished achievement in 2017, a McKnight Fellowship for theater artists in 2003, and an Ivey Award in 2009. He has acted nationally at South Coast Rep, Berkeley Rep, Arizona Rep, Trinity Rep, La Jolla Playhouse, Arts Emerson, the Wilma Theater, the New Victory, and locally with the Guthrie Theater, Children's Theater, and Ten Thousand Things. He is certified in European clowning at the Burlesque Center in Locarno, Switzerland, and at the Ecole Philippe Gaulier in Etampe, France.; Laura Sivert: Sivert currently leads the Cargill Gallery team at Minneapolis Central Library where she works. In this position, she helps local organizations develop and display their voices through art and community programming. She previously taught art history at the University of Wisconsin-Stout and has served on Minnesota State Arts Board panels.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2
10034939,"Arts Experiences",2025,22350,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Ely Winter Festival will offer residents and visitors a variety of arts experiences they value, giving artists opportunities to develop their skills. EWF evaluators will conduct face-to-face surveys of audiences viewing the snow sculptures in the park, and of area businesses. They will survey snow carvers and ArtWalk artists to understand how these events help them grow as artists.",,,,,22350,,,,"Ely Winter Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Experiences",,"The 2026 Ely Winter Festival will engage the public in a Snow Sculpting Symposium, an Art Walk, an arts and crafts marketplace, musical performances, classes in traditional arts and crafts, and other arts activities in the middle of winter.",2025-04-01,2026-03-31,,"In Progress",,,Karen,McManus,"Ely Winter Festival","423 E Sheridan St Ste 2",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 365-0890",karjack@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-experiences-276,"Sarah Clark: Clark has had a 30-year career in the nonprofit sector and currently works as a consultant with Clark Squared, providing communications, development, and strategic planning services to purpose driven organizations. She worked at Fresh Energy for nine years, rising to deputy executive director where she oversaw programs, communications, and development. Previously, Clark served as the director of the Lower Phalen Creek Project and consulted with environmental nonprofits. Clark has a MA in journalism from the University of Minnesota and a BA in anthropology from Macalester College.; Darren Houser: Houser is an assistant professor of drawing and printmaking at University of Minnesota Duluth, serving on many academic committees. Sharing his artistic knowledge collaboratively, Houser is conducting transdisciplinary research on sustainability with the Anthropocene Research Collaborative and Lake Superior Living Labs Network in Duluth. He has reviewed Established Regional Artist grant applications for the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. Houser exhibits his professional artwork regionally, nationally, and internationally. He graduated from Northern Illinois University (DeKalb, IL) with a MFA. ; Megan Krueger: Krueger is a senior grant officer at Hennepin Healthcare, securing federal, state, and foundation support. She has extensive experience working in development for a variety of nonprofits in the arts and human services. She graduated from Viterbo University (La Crosse, WI) with a BTA in theater and a BA in English literature. ; Stacy Phan: Phan is the director of operations for Bridges to Learning, a nonprofit focused on raising funds to educate and nourish severely impoverished children in Vietnam. In addition, she volunteers frequently with the Minnesota Dance Theatre, doing clerical work, costuming, and managing volunteers during productions. Previous roles include management and consulting in Fortune 500 corporations. She graduated with a bachelor of mechanical engineering degree from the University of Minnesota.; Jayne Rothschild: Rothschild is the executive director of Honors Choirs of Southeast Minnesota, a youth choir of five ensembles and about 300 singers. She graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College with a BA in organizational management. Previously a managing director at a promotion agency in Connecticut, her professional background is in marketing, special events, and promotions. She is the 2023 recipient of the Advocate for Choral Excellence (ACE) Award for Southeast Minnesota, given by the American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota. ; Patricia Schaber: Schaber has coowned and operated Curio Dance and School in Stillwater for a decade. She has been involved with the dance community as a patron of the arts and a former performer since 1975. She serves as chair for the nonprofit Curio Dance Company, engaging in grant writing and project management. Schaber has a PhD from the University of Minnesota and is a professor in the doctoral program in occupational therapy.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2
10034957,"Arts Experiences",2025,30000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A 20th Anniversary Production of Die Fledermaus provides opportunities for engagement, inspiration, connection, and civic pride in the North. Attendance and financial support are tracked through CRM; solicited and unsolicited feedback from audience and participating artists is collected and discussed. Artistic merit is evaluated by General Artistic Directors and Music Director.",,,,,30000,,,,"Lyric Opera of the North","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Experiences",,"Lyric Opera of the North will conclude its 20th anniversary season with a June 2025 production of Die Fledermaus at the NorShor Theatre, engaging over seventy artists and reaching an audience of more than a thousand.",2025-04-01,2026-03-31,,"In Progress",,,Sarah,Lawrence,"Lyric Opera of the North","525 S Lake Ave",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 464-0922",sarah@loonopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-experiences-293,"Amy Fauble: Fauble is a singer-songwriter with decades of experience working with nonprofits such as Sisters Camelot, Rock the Vote, Rock the Cause, and Minnesota NORML. Fauble majored in filmmaking at Minneapolis Community and Technical College and was an accredited filmmaker at the 2017 Berlinale, an international film fest in Berlin, Germany. She also holds a certificate of women's studies and is an advocate for women's rights, human rights, and ending hunger and poverty.; Nicholas Healy: Healy is an author, editor, book critic, and writing instructor. His background includes fifteen years in children's publishing, many as editorial director at Capstone. Healy is a program manager for Scholarship America, a nonprofit organization based in greater Minnesota. He also serves on the programming committee for the Twin Rivers Council for the Arts in Mankato. ; Rachael Jaeger: Jaeger is a writer invested in multiple genres, including screenplays, fantasy, young adult fiction, and she has dabbled in some creative nonfiction. In 2023, she was a recipient of a Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council grant to help her complete a young adult novel. She also received a grant to shoot a short film version of a full completed screenplay called Lyrical Livy, which addresses homelessness, friendship, and domestic violence. She works as a contract writer for The Waseca County Pioneer.; Kerri Jamison: Jamison is a Twin Cities artist who has served the artistic community in various roles at organizations such as the Walker Art Center, Northern Spark, and more. She holds BA degrees in art history and German from the University of Minnesota, and a certificate in photography from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Seward: Seward teaches English at Minneapolis College. He earned a MFA in creative writing from the University of Minnesota and has taught creative writing for decades at multiple levels. He has earned several Fulbright grants as well as a Minnesota State Arts Board grant, and has had numerous articles, blogs, stories, and poems appear in various publications.; Sarah Walker: Walker is an artist, zine maker, and museum professional. She received a bachelor of arts in fine art and creative writing from Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, IL), and went on to procure a certificate in museum studies from Northwestern University (Evanston, IL). Her professional experience includes working as a gallery assistant at the Merwin and Wakeley Galleries in Bloomington, IL, and as the office manager and press liaison for the Las Cruces Museum of Art (Las Cruces, NM). Her volunteer experience includes work for Chicago's Glessner House Museum, the Walker Art Center, and Fireweed Community Woodshop. Her writing and artwork have been included in publications worldwide.; Maurice Ward: Ward is the visionary founder and president of Justice Impacted Individuals Voting Effectively (JIIVE) and the creator of the podcast I Got Somethang Ta Say. Ward graduated cum laude from Bemidji State University and is currently pursuing a master's degree in advocacy and political leadership at Metropolitan State University. In addition to his academic achievements, he is an accomplished spoken word artist, and has performed at various events. Ward is writing a book titled Out the Mud, focusing on using urban gardening to empower and rehabilitate individuals following incarceration.; Carolyn Williams-Noren: Williams-Noren writes poems, essays, and recipes. She has writings in many journals and in two poetry chapbooks: FLIGHTS (2020, Ethel) and Small Like a Tooth (2015, Dancing Girl). Past awards include a McKnight Artist Fellowship (2014), two Minnesota State Arts Board grants (2016 and 2013), a Loft Mentor Award (2010), Pushcart and Best of the Net nominations, and a Best American Essays notables mention. Williams-Noren freelances as a copy editor for publishers and academics, and as a writer for small businesses and artists.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2
10035004,"Arts Experiences",2025,31700,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","NLMF will increase its artistic services to Iron Range residents, both children and adults. NLMF will catalogue its current practical involvement with the community, and build on those services to increase numbers of participants; its depth of learning activities, including opera chorus, applied lessons, year round Suzuki lessons",,,,,31700,,,,"Northern Lights Music Festival, Inc","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Experiences",,"Northern Lights Music Festival will expand its programming beyond the festival season to offer year-round opportunities, providing increased instruction for the opera chorus, private lesson students, and the Suzuki string program.",2025-04-01,2026-03-31,,"In Progress",,,Veda,Zuponcic,"Northern Lights Music Festival, Inc","PO Box 147",Gilbert,MN,55741,"(609) 922-2965",zuponcic@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-experiences-338,"Theodora Economou: Economou has served on numerous nonprofit organizations supporting the arts in west central Minnesota, including Pioneer Public TV, Prairie Wind Players, and Prairie Renaissance Cultural Alliance. She graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School, practiced law, and taught business law and human resource management as an adjunct at the University of Minnesota Morris.; Rodolfo Gutierrez Montes: Gutierrez Montes is the executive director at Hispanic Advocacy and Community Empowerment through Research (HACER), having extensive experience in research with communities of color in Minnesota and beyond. He leads a group of researchers that communicate with communities in the state. HACER's work has been recognized by different organizations, such as the Better Business Bureau which named it the Partner of the Year in 2024. He has studied history and demography and has received certification as an evaluator.; Hannah Hassler: Hassler is the director of advocacy for Committee Against Domestic Abuse, a nonprofit serving survivors of domestic and sexual violence through education, advocacy, and shelter. She has a MA in psychology, a degree that included several graduate level courses in topics such as creativity and expressive arts. Prior to her current position, she served as a 7th grade teacher in Duncanville, TX. As an active member of the Minnesota Social Services Association, she is on the scholarship and awards committee, where she screens award applicants. Hassler is also a member of the National Organization for Arts in Health.; Samuel Kellar-Long: Kellar-Long is currently a grant writing collaborator for Et Alia Theater and recently served as a volunteer grant reviewer for Arts Midwest. He was recognized as a National Endowment for the Humanities Scholar in 2021 after representing Minnesota at the National History Day competition. He has performed with Circus Juventas and the New York Circus Project, and will graduate from the National Circus School of Montreal in 2025. He shares his passion for the circus arts with underserved communities in his teaching work with Safe Harbors of the Hudson and the Madison Circus Space.; Patricia Kirby: Kirby is a marketing contractor for Ecolab. For most of her career, she facilitated productions for artists and companies from around the world on North American tours and for Lincoln Center Festival in New York City. Prior to her work in artist services, Kirby was a program officer for the Arts Board's Arts Across Minnesota program and the business manager for Williamstown Theatre Festival (Williamstown, MA). She started her career in ticketing and accounting. Kirby holds a BS in finance from the University of Minnesota and a MBA in arts administration from Indiana University. ; Hlee Lee-Kron: Lee is an experienced multimedia professional dedicated to community storytelling. She's passionate about utilizing media, programs, and projects to drive civic and creative engagement. As a dedicated community builder, Lee has experience designing and managing programs that empower youth, support elders, and foster civic engagement. Throughout her career, she has been committed to uplifting diverse voices and strengthening local communities.; Marynel Ryan Van Zee: Ryan Van Zee is the director of student fellowships at Carleton College. She works with students and recent alumni applying for external awards and administers an internal fellowships program. From 2005-2015, she was a faculty member in history at the University of Minnesota Morris. She has studied in Amsterdam and Berlin, and was a Fullbright Association board member.; Linda Snouffer: Snouffer is a botanical printmaker. Snouffer's multifaceted work has been recognized with numerous merits and honors. She was awarded a 2019 residency with the Science Museum of Minnesota and fulfilled commission work for Hennepin County Medical Center, Ramsey County Library, and several others. She has previously reviewed arts grants and has a decade of art exhibit installation experience in many Minnesota galleries. Snouffer has held administration and program planning roles in various metro arts organizations.; Lauren Witt: Witt works as a grants coordinator for The Works Museum, where she secures funding to improve access to STEM learning experiences for youth and families. Witt previously worked for Children's Dental Services, where she oversaw grant applications focused on access to health care, and on opioid and tobacco cessation services for low-income and at-risk populations. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse with a BS in public health and community health education. Witt volunteers with the Minnesota Society for Public Health Education, where she champions voting rights with community partners.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2
10034978,"Arts Experiences",2025,25000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The artist will complete a documentary about her Mississippi River paddle and presents the work at a series of community events around the state. Evaluation will include completion of the documentary, production of audience coloring pages, and presentation of both artistic works at community screenings throughout Minnesota.",,,,,25000,,,,"Cory M. Dack",Individual,"Arts Experiences",,"Dack will create a documentary film and takeaway coloring pages about her source to sea canoe paddle of the Mississippi River. Dack will present these artistic works at community screenings throughout Minnesota.",2025-04-01,2026-03-31,,"In Progress",,,Cory,Dack,"Cory M. Dack",,,MN,,"(218) 409-5501",coryontheriver@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-experiences-312,"Anna Becker: Becker is the executive director of the Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association, best known as the presenter of Art-A-Whirl, the largest arts open studio tour in the nation. She holds a BA with double majors in English and studio art from the University of Minnesota, and a mini MBA in nonprofit management from the University of St. Thomas Opus College of Business.; Jennifer Dieter: Dieter is the owner of Jennifer Dieter Consulting LLC She leverages her more than 20 years of nonprofit experience, primarily in fund development, to help organizations maximize their resources by raising money in an effective, sustainable way. Prior to her transition to consulting, Dieter was the inaugural development director at Achieve Services. She served on the Association of Fundraising Professionals board of directors and education committee and participates in the Community Centric Fundraising movement. Dieter has a BA in philosophy from Lawrence University (Appleton, WI).; Nathan Hanson: Hanson is a saxophonist and composer who has performed at music festivals in Europe and the United States. With grants from New Music America and the Minnesota State Arts Board, Hanson has launched solo projects that explore how space interacts with sound. He investigates how to channel the sound of each unique performance space. The energy of the audience circulates with the music, and the effect leads listeners to become more present to the unfolding of each moment.; Lona Hendricks: Hendricks volunteers full-time with Carver County Public Health's Communities of Belonging team, Cologne Community Gardens, the Girl Scouts, and with her local elementary school on their diversity and inclusion parent advisory council. Previously, she worked in the social work field as a case manager and manager in the housing and supportive services departments of nonprofits located in Hennepin and Ramsey counties. Hendricks graduated from Concordia College with a BA in religion.; Wendy Lane: Lane is retired from working twenty-five years in human resources. She was the human resources manager at Walker Art Center, director at Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, and senior consultant at the University of Minnesota. She has previously served on the boards of the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and Forecast Public Art. She is a visual artist and author. She holds a BA in arts administration from Metro State University and a MFA in visual art from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Nicole Montana: Montana is a Minneapolis based writer, editor, and instructor. Her nonfiction writing has most recently appeared in Shenandoah Magazine and The Spectacle. She is a recipient of a Ricardo Salinas Scholarship for her participation in Aspen Words Summer Words 2022 program and received a Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative grant for her memoir-in-progress, Stay Where I Can See You. Montana serves on the board of directors for Green Card Voices, a multimedia storytelling organization dedicated to immigrant voices. She currently teaches writing at the University of Minnesota. She received her MFA in nonfiction writing from Sarah Lawrence College (Bronxville, NY).; Cole Perry: Perry is a writer living in rural northern Minnesota. His work has received awards from the Minnesota State Arts Board, the Jerome Foundation, and the Loft Literary Center.; Louise Waakaa'igan: Waakaa'igan's first collection of poetry, This Is Where, was published in 2020. She is an enrolled tribal member in Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Ojibwe. She is currently serving on the board of directors for We Are All Criminals. Waakaa'igan is proud to serve and work alongside allies for the betterment of and for Indigenous peoples.; Becky Wilkinson Hauser: Wilkinson Hauser is an improviser and performing artist in Minneapolis. She's appeared in numerous productions over the last thirteen years. She served as the artistic director of HUGE Theater and the managing director of the Brave New Workshop Student Union.; Jacinta Zens, Zens is a socially engaged artist with more than 20 years of experience in the arts. She focuses on community engagement, public art, and music. Zens's process and approach have been as a social practitioner in greater Minnesota. Most recently, Zens coproduced the ?Ralph's Corner Bar? exhibit at the Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County, which won the Minnesota Alliance of Local History Museums Best Exhibit Award","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2
10034933,"Arts Experiences",2025,35000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Community participants will develop new creative skills through collaborative wooden boat building, metal work, and fiber arts. The outcome will be evaluated by the observances of programming staff and through feedback from participants to appraise both the quality of the arts experiences and the number of people engaged.",,,,,35000,,,,"Noatun Community Wooden Boat Works","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Experiences",,"Noatun Community Wooden Boat Works will offer diverse community participants an opportunity to develop new creative skills through collaborative wooden boat building, metal work, and fiber arts on Minnesota's North Shore.",2025-04-01,2026-03-31,,"In Progress",,,Justin,Anderson,"Noatun Community Wooden Boat Works","1721 E 3rd St Apt 204",Duluth,MN,55812,"(320) 266-5966",contact@justinrmanderson.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-experiences-270,"Sara Cosgrove: Cosgrove is an award winning journalist and poet living with disabilities. Two of her poems will appear in Issue 71 of the Great River Review. She holds a BA in journalism from Drake University (Des Moines, IA) and studied in Cuba and France. As a writer and editor with more than fifteen years of experience, Cosgrove has written proposals for government and nonprofits. She also wrote city, fashion, and music related articles for several magazines. Her articles have featured Grammy nominated musicians, including Seth Avett of the Avett Brothers. As a volunteer, Cosgrove served as music programmer for an independent radio station.; Megan Fair: Fair is the director of development at Plymouth Christian Youth Center, a north Minneapolis based nonprofit that provides youth, art, and community programming. She earned her master's in public policy with a focus on community development from the University of Illinois Chicago in 2016.; Riley Kleve: Kleve is a nonbinary textile artist and educator creating collaborative work in community settings. They are a teaching artist at the Weavers Guild of Minnesota, Textile Center, and American Swedish Institute. Their work has been exhibited at the Fresh Eye Gallery, Second Shift Studio, and the Minneapolis Convention Center. Kleve is a member of the 2024-25 Artisan Development Program cohort at North House Folk School. Kleve has a BA in studio art from Hampshire College (Amherst, MA), and regularly contributes to Spin-Off magazine. ; Douglas Snapp: Snapp is the founder of JazzMN and the JazzMN Orchestra, where he served as the artistic director for 20 years. In addition, Snapp served on the steering committee that formed the international arts organization Jazz Education Network. He graduated from the University of North Texas (Denton, TX) with a bachelor's and master's degree in music, and received his doctorate in music from the University of Northern Colorado (Greeley, CO). Snapp is recently retired.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2
10034827,"Arts Experiences",2025,20000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences will enjoy contemporary and traditional classical vocal music and gain awareness and appreciation of Minnesota poet laureate Gwen Westerman's work. Concert audience members will be asked to fill out a post-concert survey, rating performance and identifying most satisfactory elements. Master class participants and teachers will rate whether the class provided new insights about vocal technique.",,,,,20000,,,,"Matinee Musicale, Inc","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Experiences",,"Matinee Musicale will present concerts with mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke at Mitchell Auditorium in Duluth and at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College. A master class will also be held at University of Minnesota Duluth.",2025-04-01,2026-03-31,,"In Progress",,,Mark,Niedermier,"Matinee Musicale, Inc","1346 Arrowhead Rd W Ste 305",Duluth,MN,55811,"(218) 393-3869",mark@matineemusicale.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-experiences-168,"Julie Ahasay: Ahasay is a theater artist and educator who has acted and directed for a number of organizations including: The Duluth Playhouse, Wise Fool Theatre, Lyric Opera of the North, University of Wisconsin-Superior, and Zeitgeist Theater. Ahasay taught at the University of Minnesota Duluth, The College of St. Scholastica, and the Duluth Playhouse Conservatory.; Jon Dahl: Dahl is retired from careers in radio announcing and technical sales. Dahl is a musician and woodworker, performing in choral groups and bell choir and practicing wooden bowl turning and custom furniture production. He holds a BA in photojournalism, studio arts, and art history from the University of Minnesota. ; Deborah Jensen: Jensen is a retired grant administrator for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and a current contractor serving as a project analyst for the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR), where she works with grants from the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund. She previously served on the board of the Minnesota Weavers Guild.; Zachary Moder: Moder is an actor, musician, author, radio host, and entrepreneur. He has more than a decade's experience in volunteering and entertainment work. He studied communications and served as a member of PBS North's Emerging Leaders Board. ; Tyler Stefanich: Stefanich is an artist and designer. His work, through installations and performances, uses software based systems to explore issues related to history, memory, and identity. Stefanich received a BFA in interactive media from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and a MFA in media art from UCLA (Los Angeles, CA). Currently, he lives in Minnesota and works remotely as manager of the UCLA Game Lab, a creative research center that combines art and technology, and as a system administrator at the now sunsetted Northern Lights, a media arts organization based in Minnesota. ; Quentin Turner: Turner's career has ranged from higher education to collaborative endeavors, with domestic to international focuses. He works at the American Swedish Institute and Hamline University. Other experiences include the Minnesota National Honor Society, the Oral History Association, a survey project in Zanzibar, and the Saint Paul Heritage Preservation Commission. Turner has a BA from Hamline University in history and political science, a MA in heritage studies and public history from the University of Minnesota's College of Design, and a nonacademic certification in civil mediation from the Mediation Center.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2
10034839,"Arts Experiences",2025,35000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Residents of Ely and nearby towns will be immersed in the joy of live theater, fostering a sense of engagement and empowerment within the community. Through surveys after each event, we'll gather qualitative information on the productions, gauge how the event inspires attendees to be involved in the local art scene, and assess the impact on the community and a personal level.",,,,,35000,,,,"Northern Lakes Arts Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Experiences",,"Northern Lakes Arts Association will create a season of theater, concerts, and camps during the summer to engage, excite, and empower all ages to participate in the arts. Through free concerts, low-cost events, and pay what you can performances, it'll be accessible to all.",2025-04-01,2026-03-31,,"In Progress",,,Ian,Lah,"Northern Lakes Arts Association","1900 E Camp St",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 365-5070",contact@northernlakesarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-experiences-179,"Daniela Bianchini: Bianchini was born and raised in Argentina. She was given the opportunity to come to the United States and fell in love with Minnesota. She has lived here for the past 24 years and considers it her home. Bianchini worked as an artist with several mediums until she fell in love with mosaics. Her goal is to bring art to the community, and she has been dedicated to her public art practice for more than a decade. ; Kayla Boeckman: Boeckman is a practicing artist who exhibits in galleries and art fairs. She facilitates meditative art sessions throughout her community to help members use art to facilitate wellness. She graduated from Saint Cloud State University with a BFA in painting. Boeckman was a grant reviewer for the Central Minnesota Arts Board's Artist Career Development grant and is vice president of the Fine Arts Now Club for Holdingford High School. ; Susan Foss: Foss is the creator and CEO of the 501(c)(3) Minnesota Goose Garden. She also serves on the 210 Gallery and Art Center board and is a grant writer. She is a lifelong artist specializing in sculpture. She has served on several grant review panels and received grants from the East Central Regional Art Center and the Minnesota State Arts Board. She graduated from Holy Names Academy (Seattle, WA) with four years of art training.; Rebecca Heist: Heist founded and directed the dance program in the Theater and Dance Department of Macalester College from 1980 to 2015. Her responsibilities included hiring staff and guest artists, handling the budget, producing one to two concerts yearly, choreographing with student dancers, and collaborating with the theater faculty. She taught modern dance technique, composition, and dance film. Heist received acceptance and awards from several festivals for her work in dance for the camera. Upon retiring, she joined the Christopher Watson Dance Company as a choreographer and dancer. Heist has acted as an artistic advisor to Watson and assisted him with administrative tasks. Her involvement with this company is ongoing.; Darryl Murphy: Murphy is the chief creative officer for Black Wolf Press LLC, specializing in creative image capture processes to assist artists in telling their stories. Murphy has experience in governmental and business administration and seeks to extend his experience gained through collaboration. Murphy has served the Minnesota State Arts Board as both a panelist and artistic evaluator and has won minor awards for his photography. Murphy graduated from Anoka-Ramsey Community College with an AA degree in photography and a minor in business communication. ; Penny Perry: Perry has owned and operated Perry Framing and Stained Glass for 46 years, providing conservation framing and restoration of art, antiques, and stained glass. She has served on the Duluth Public Arts Commission, Duluth Poet Laureate Project, Lake Superior Old Time Fiddle Contest, and currently manages and curates art exhibits at Zeitgeist Arts. ; Dacia Sjolund: Sjolund's first job in high school was spending summers working for the Jaques Art Center. She now has a BA in entertainment design with a concentration in animation. She also minored in art history and assisted in designing video games for clients during her studies as a lead artist. Sjolund has illustrated a children's book, had an animation show at the Mall of America, and volunteered at Minnesota elementary schools to teach kids about arts and illustration. Her work as an artist has involved volunteering to create art raffles to raise funds for different charities.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2
10034887,"Arts Experiences",2025,35000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","DoPT will expose rural Minnesota residents to new arts experiences and creative cultural events that will help participants connect across differences. Outcome will be evaluated through participant surveys, feedback sessions, and participatory strategies to gauge the impact of DoPT's artistic programs on rural Minnesota residents, with a specific focus on diversity and representation.",,,,,35000,,,,"Department of Public Transformation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Experiences",,"Department of Public Transformation will present a series of community arts events at The YES! House in Granite Falls featuring Minnesota rural and urban artists alongside local residents.",2025-04-01,2026-03-31,,"In Progress",,,Ashley,Hanson,"Department of Public Transformation","726 Prentice St","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 204-6629",hello@publictransformation.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-experiences-224,"Amy Fauble: Fauble is a singer-songwriter with decades of experience working with nonprofits such as Sisters Camelot, Rock the Vote, Rock the Cause, and Minnesota NORML. Fauble majored in filmmaking at Minneapolis Community and Technical College and was an accredited filmmaker at the 2017 Berlinale, an international film fest in Berlin, Germany. She also holds a certificate of women's studies and is an advocate for women's rights, human rights, and ending hunger and poverty.; Nicholas Healy: Healy is an author, editor, book critic, and writing instructor. His background includes fifteen years in children's publishing, many as editorial director at Capstone. Healy is a program manager for Scholarship America, a nonprofit organization based in greater Minnesota. He also serves on the programming committee for the Twin Rivers Council for the Arts in Mankato. ; Rachael Jaeger: Jaeger is a writer invested in multiple genres, including screenplays, fantasy, young adult fiction, and she has dabbled in some creative nonfiction. In 2023, she was a recipient of a Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council grant to help her complete a young adult novel. She also received a grant to shoot a short film version of a full completed screenplay called Lyrical Livy, which addresses homelessness, friendship, and domestic violence. She works as a contract writer for The Waseca County Pioneer.; Kerri Jamison: Jamison is a Twin Cities artist who has served the artistic community in various roles at organizations such as the Walker Art Center, Northern Spark, and more. She holds BA degrees in art history and German from the University of Minnesota, and a certificate in photography from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Seward: Seward teaches English at Minneapolis College. He earned a MFA in creative writing from the University of Minnesota and has taught creative writing for decades at multiple levels. He has earned several Fulbright grants as well as a Minnesota State Arts Board grant, and has had numerous articles, blogs, stories, and poems appear in various publications.; Sarah Walker: Walker is an artist, zine maker, and museum professional. She received a bachelor of arts in fine art and creative writing from Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, IL), and went on to procure a certificate in museum studies from Northwestern University (Evanston, IL). Her professional experience includes working as a gallery assistant at the Merwin and Wakeley Galleries in Bloomington, IL, and as the office manager and press liaison for the Las Cruces Museum of Art (Las Cruces, NM). Her volunteer experience includes work for Chicago's Glessner House Museum, the Walker Art Center, and Fireweed Community Woodshop. Her writing and artwork have been included in publications worldwide.; Maurice Ward: Ward is the visionary founder and president of Justice Impacted Individuals Voting Effectively (JIIVE) and the creator of the podcast I Got Somethang Ta Say. Ward graduated cum laude from Bemidji State University and is currently pursuing a master's degree in advocacy and political leadership at Metropolitan State University. In addition to his academic achievements, he is an accomplished spoken word artist, and has performed at various events. Ward is writing a book titled Out the Mud, focusing on using urban gardening to empower and rehabilitate individuals following incarceration.; Carolyn Williams-Noren: Williams-Noren writes poems, essays, and recipes. She has writings in many journals and in two poetry chapbooks: FLIGHTS (2020, Ethel) and Small Like a Tooth (2015, Dancing Girl). Past awards include a McKnight Artist Fellowship (2014), two Minnesota State Arts Board grants (2016 and 2013), a Loft Mentor Award (2010), Pushcart and Best of the Net nominations, and a Best American Essays notables mention. Williams-Noren freelances as a copy editor for publishers and academics, and as a writer for small businesses and artists.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2
10034891,"Arts Experiences",2025,20700,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Engage performers from a variety of performance genres and expand audience diversity Document audience attendance and characteristics of audience. Track performance genres. Survey concert participants and obtain feedback from artists. Track live stream views.",,,,,20700,,,,"Sacred Heart John Chebul Memorial Center Association, Inc AKA Sacred Heart Music Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Experiences",,"Sacred Heart Music Center will present in person and live streamed musical concerts by jazz, Minnesota hip-hop, and Iron Range based rock artists.",2025-04-01,2026-03-31,,"In Progress",,,Zane,Bail,"Sacred Heart John Chebul Memorial Center Association, Inc AKA Sacred Heart Music Center","201 W 4th St",Duluth,MN,55806,"(218) 393-7438",zane@northlandfdn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-experiences-228,"Daniela Bianchini: Bianchini was born and raised in Argentina. She was given the opportunity to come to the United States and fell in love with Minnesota. She has lived here for the past 24 years and considers it her home. Bianchini worked as an artist with several mediums until she fell in love with mosaics. Her goal is to bring art to the community, and she has been dedicated to her public art practice for more than a decade. ; Kayla Boeckman: Boeckman is a practicing artist who exhibits in galleries and art fairs. She facilitates meditative art sessions throughout her community to help members use art to facilitate wellness. She graduated from Saint Cloud State University with a BFA in painting. Boeckman was a grant reviewer for the Central Minnesota Arts Board's Artist Career Development grant and is vice president of the Fine Arts Now Club for Holdingford High School. ; Susan Foss: Foss is the creator and CEO of the 501(c)(3) Minnesota Goose Garden. She also serves on the 210 Gallery and Art Center board and is a grant writer. She is a lifelong artist specializing in sculpture. She has served on several grant review panels and received grants from the East Central Regional Art Center and the Minnesota State Arts Board. She graduated from Holy Names Academy (Seattle, WA) with four years of art training.; Rebecca Heist: Heist founded and directed the dance program in the Theater and Dance Department of Macalester College from 1980 to 2015. Her responsibilities included hiring staff and guest artists, handling the budget, producing one to two concerts yearly, choreographing with student dancers, and collaborating with the theater faculty. She taught modern dance technique, composition, and dance film. Heist received acceptance and awards from several festivals for her work in dance for the camera. Upon retiring, she joined the Christopher Watson Dance Company as a choreographer and dancer. Heist has acted as an artistic advisor to Watson and assisted him with administrative tasks. Her involvement with this company is ongoing.; Darryl Murphy: Murphy is the chief creative officer for Black Wolf Press LLC, specializing in creative image capture processes to assist artists in telling their stories. Murphy has experience in governmental and business administration and seeks to extend his experience gained through collaboration. Murphy has served the Minnesota State Arts Board as both a panelist and artistic evaluator and has won minor awards for his photography. Murphy graduated from Anoka-Ramsey Community College with an AA degree in photography and a minor in business communication. ; Penny Perry: Perry has owned and operated Perry Framing and Stained Glass for 46 years, providing conservation framing and restoration of art, antiques, and stained glass. She has served on the Duluth Public Arts Commission, Duluth Poet Laureate Project, Lake Superior Old Time Fiddle Contest, and currently manages and curates art exhibits at Zeitgeist Arts. ; Dacia Sjolund: Sjolund's first job in high school was spending summers working for the Jaques Art Center. She now has a BA in entertainment design with a concentration in animation. She also minored in art history and assisted in designing video games for clients during her studies as a lead artist. Sjolund has illustrated a children's book, had an animation show at the Mall of America, and volunteered at Minnesota elementary schools to teach kids about arts and illustration. Her work as an artist has involved volunteering to create art raffles to raise funds for different charities.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2
10034877,"Arts Experiences",2025,7300,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will give 10 narrative performances across greater MN inspired by the life and death of my father and my relationship to him. The outcome will be measured by the number of performances completed, audience attendance, and the feedback from concert-goers during the audience participation section.",,,,,7300,,,,"Rachael E. Kilgour",Individual,"Arts Experiences",,"Kilgour will present her My Father Loved Me performance and artist talk in ten rural Minnesota towns.",2025-04-01,2026-03-31,,"In Progress",,,Rachael,Kilgour,"Rachael E. Kilgour",,,MN,,"(218) 349-6494",rachaelkilgour@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-experiences-214,"Caitlin Drayna: Drayna is the events and membership relations director at the Shakopee Chamber of Commerce. She helps small businesses and nonprofits in her community connect and engage with others. Previously, Drayna worked for Shakopee Brewhall, organizing events and engaging with the community. She has organized hundreds of community building events, including live music, trivia nights, and crafting classes. With eight years of experience as a middle and high school band director, Drayna also teaches private music lessons at a small studio in Chaska. Drayna graduated from the University of Minnesota Morris with a degree in music education and holds a master's in music education from Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL). ; Claudia Dreyer: Dreyer is an art educator with 30 years of experience. During this time, she has taught art to preK to 12th graders in the public school system and also to adults through community education. She graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington with a BFA in studio art and teacher certification, and holds a MEd from Texas Wesleyan University (Fort Worth, TX). ; Steven Hirsh: Hirsh composes music on the drum set. His music is created in real time on the bandstand. It is a process of creation that draws from the influence of his fellow bandmates. Among the musicians he has performed and recorded with are Daniel Carter, George Cartwright, Ellen Christi, Rick Countryman, Art Edmaiston, Douglas Ewart, Gabby Fluke-Mogul, Chad Fowler, and many more. Based in Minnesota, Hirsh plays regularly in New York City and around the U. S. and collaborates with musicians worldwide. ; Evelyn May: Hinrichsen is a writer, editor, and artist. She has been published in Swimming with Elephants, Wingless Dreamer, Brew Your Own, Rain Taxi, and Still Point Arts Quarterly. Hinrichsen is the founder and head editor at Other Worldly Women Press. She holds a BA in technical communication from Metropolitan State University and graduated in 2020 from Augsburg University with a concentration in nonfiction creative writing. She is a Minnesota State Arts Board grant recipient for her editing and writing. ; Juliana Thrall: Thrall is a board certified art therapist and licensed professional clinical counselor at Art of Counseling, serving intersectionally diverse clients. Her past experiences include graduate assistant faculty at Adler Graduate School and Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (Saint Mary-Of-The-Woods, IN), lead art therapist at Ars Bellum Foundation, and art therapist at Clara's House. She is finalizing her dissertation research on reflective art practices in museums to complete her PhD at Adler University. She graduated from Pratt Institute (Brooklyn, NY) with a MPS in creative art therapy and creativity development. She has since fulfilled her life passion of sharing the arts with communities to find connection and hope. ; Shawna Weaver: Shawna Weaver is the director of programming at the Duluth Armory Arts and Music Center and runs its Music Resource Center. She has been in nonprofit leadership for more than a decade, including three years as the programs and outreach director for the Walter Monk Foundation for the Oceans and five years as the education director at Animal Allies Humane Society.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2
10034880,"Arts Experiences",2025,27560,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Mesabi Symphony Orchestra concerts will engage audiences while helping participating musicians develop their skills. MSO will conduct surveys of audiences at each performance, and will survey participating musicians following each concert series. Other indicators of success will be growing audiences and stable musician membership.",,,,,27560,,,,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Experiences",,"Mesabi Symphony Orchestra will enrich the cultural life of Iron Range communities by bringing live concerts to the cities of Virginia, Hibbing, and Ely and giving area musicians opportunities to share their love of music.",2025-04-01,2026-03-31,,"In Progress",,,Karen,McManus,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","PO Box 600",Virginia,MN,55792,"(218) 365-3228",karjack@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-experiences-217,"Jason Allen: Allen is a musical renaissance man who's written music for orchestras, produced chart topping tracks, and taught electronic music to over a million students globally. This Michigan born, Minneapolis based creator founded Slam Academy and several other education-disrupting companies. With a PhD in music composition and multiple awards, Allen's work spans continents and genres. He's equally at home writing orchestral scores or crafting Netflix jingles. When not pushing musical boundaries, you might find Allen sailing the Arctic or composing under the midnight sun?because regular adventures aren't enough for this musical polymath.; Gita Ghei: Ghei is a multiethnic metal sculptor specializing in public art and teaching. Her education is in art history and archeology, and she learned her trade in a bronze foundry in California. Ghei owns and operates Gita Patina and does patina work for artists and conservators. She teaches bronze casting in her studio. As a community collaborator, she works in mixed media and provides opportunities for social engagement with art. Her sculpture is both whimsical and resilient, and her public work is tied closely to site landscape, showcasing diversity in nature. ; Robert Kohlmeyer: Kohlmeyer is a retired finance manager, now working as a ceramic artist at Northern Clay Center. He also works as a youth sports official. In his finance career, he worked with small business nonprofits, developing business plans and funding sources. He has a BA in finance and economics and has received awards for his ceramic art.; Michael Matuszak: Matuszak is a Turkish-German writer based in Minneapolis. After twenty years as a journalist reporting from Europe, the United States, and Asia, he shifted his focus to fiction storytelling. His work has appeared in Guernica, Roads and Kingdoms, VICE, The Economist, South China Morning Post, and others. Matuszak has a MFA in creative writing from Hamline University and he is working on a novel based in Sichuan, China, where he lived for more than a decade.; Taliesin Nyala: Nyala is an artist, writer, and woodworker who designs and builds furniture and home decor out of sustainably harvested Minnesota hardwoods. She has worked with various master woodworkers in the southeastern region of the state. Nyala owns and operates Hungry Woodworker LLC, selling small items and building furniture on commission.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2
10034819,"Arts Experiences",2025,35000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Continue to provide a home base for the Crescendo Orchestra in downtown Hibbing. You?ll see an open and thriving space in Hibbing where people of all ages come for lessons, rehearsals, small performances, and a place to volunteer and connect to other musicians and artists. The outcome is that it either exists or it doesn?t.",,,,,35000,,,,"Crescendo Youth Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Experiences",,"Crescendo Youth Orchestra will continue to serve over one hundred members on a weekly basis through lessons, rehearsals, performances, and greeting the public at its location in downtown Hibbing.",2025-04-01,2026-03-31,,"In Progress",,,Julie,Takkunen,"Crescendo Youth Orchestra","214 E Howard St Ste 4",Hibbing,MN,55746,"(218) 349-7870",Director@CrescendoYouthOrchestra.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-experiences-160,"Julie Ahasay: Ahasay is a theater artist and educator who has acted and directed for a number of organizations including: The Duluth Playhouse, Wise Fool Theatre, Lyric Opera of the North, University of Wisconsin-Superior, and Zeitgeist Theater. Ahasay taught at the University of Minnesota Duluth, The College of St. Scholastica, and the Duluth Playhouse Conservatory.; Jon Dahl: Dahl is retired from careers in radio announcing and technical sales. Dahl is a musician and woodworker, performing in choral groups and bell choir and practicing wooden bowl turning and custom furniture production. He holds a BA in photojournalism, studio arts, and art history from the University of Minnesota. ; Deborah Jensen: Jensen is a retired grant administrator for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and a current contractor serving as a project analyst for the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR), where she works with grants from the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund. She previously served on the board of the Minnesota Weavers Guild.; Zachary Moder: Moder is an actor, musician, author, radio host, and entrepreneur. He has more than a decade's experience in volunteering and entertainment work. He studied communications and served as a member of PBS North's Emerging Leaders Board. ; Tyler Stefanich: Stefanich is an artist and designer. His work, through installations and performances, uses software based systems to explore issues related to history, memory, and identity. Stefanich received a BFA in interactive media from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and a MFA in media art from UCLA (Los Angeles, CA). Currently, he lives in Minnesota and works remotely as manager of the UCLA Game Lab, a creative research center that combines art and technology, and as a system administrator at the now sunsetted Northern Lights, a media arts organization based in Minnesota. ; Quentin Turner: Turner's career has ranged from higher education to collaborative endeavors, with domestic to international focuses. He works at the American Swedish Institute and Hamline University. Other experiences include the Minnesota National Honor Society, the Oral History Association, a survey project in Zanzibar, and the Saint Paul Heritage Preservation Commission. Turner has a BA from Hamline University in history and political science, a MA in heritage studies and public history from the University of Minnesota's College of Design, and a nonacademic certification in civil mediation from the Mediation Center.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2
10034577,"Arts Education",2025,35000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Minnesotans develop creative and artistic skills by participating in recreational, therapeutic and pre-professional dance classes. This outcome will be measured by tracking class enrollments, instructors evaluations of student skill development, and family satisfaction surveys.",,,,,35000,,,,"Duluth Ballet AKA Minnesota Ballet","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Education",,"Minnesota Ballet will provide high quality recreational and preprofessional dance instruction; adaptive ballet lessons for individuals with disabilities; and interactive workshops, classes and performances in Duluth and surrounding communities.",2025-01-01,2025-12-31,,"In Progress",,,Maude,Dornfeld,"Duluth Ballet AKA Minnesota Ballet","506 W Michigan St",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 529-3742x 17",mdornfeld@minnesotaballet.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-315,"Stephanie Hunder: Hunder is a printmaker and mixed media artist originally from Rochester. She has taught visual arts in the Twin Cities for more than 20 years, currently at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. She received her BFA and MA from the University of Wisconsin?Madison, and her MFA from Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ). Recent activities include solo exhibitions at the Priebe Gallery at University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Bloomington Art Center, and Gordon Parks Gallery of Metro State University. Recent group exhibitions include ?Printmaking: A Social Practice? at University of Wisconsin?Madison, and ?Optical Impermanence? at the IMPACT conference in Bristol, UK.; Stephen Kingsbury: Kingsbury is a dynamic and exciting conductor and educator who is dedicated to inspiring students and audiences alike through impassioned performances and a deep commitment to choral excellence. Kingsbury serves as director of choral activities and professor of music at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. Kingsbury holds both a BA in music preteaching and a master of arts in teaching degree from the University of New Hampshire (Durham, NH), a master of music degree in conducting from Boston University (Boston, MA), and a doctor of musical arts degree in choral conducting and literature from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.; Nazara Matos: Nazara Matos graduated from Metropolitan State University in 2011 with a degree in Studio Arts and Youth Studies. Currently, she works as the Operations Manager for the Housing and Youth Development Department at Tubman while also running her own photography business. She has volunteered with The Bockley Gallery, Free Arts Minnesota, Good Grocer and Mission Dance Studios. Nazara's photographic work has been displayed at the Gordon Parks Gallery, The Minnesota State Fair Fine Art Building and has been featured by the Smithsonian Magazine's online publication both in 2018 and 2019.; Rupa Nair: Nair is a senior controls specialist with an environmental company. Nair graduated from Texas A and M (College Station, TX) with a MS in construction management and holds a bachelor's degree in architecture from India. Nair is a trained Indian classical dancer since the age of seven and is currently a company artist with Katha Dance Theatre. Nair has served as a board member with Minnesota Malayalee Association and volunteers her time as a grant application reviewer with the Minnesota State Arts Board and for other arts and creative projects.; John Neveaux: Neveaux is an attorney, educator, and theatre artist who desires to bring the arts to local communities. He has been an actor and lighting designer for most of the 50 years since he left the undergraduate drama program at St. John's University and acquired a master's degree in theatre. For the last 17 years, he has worked in community theatre in the Metro and served on various boards.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2
10034584,"Arts Education",2025,22310,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Participants learn new skills in their artistic practice Participates will create art to demonstrate their learning. Participant enjoyment and engagement will be measured by assessing pre and post-surveys.",,,,,22310,,,,"Duluth Art Institute Association AKA Duluth Art Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Education",,"Duluth Art Institute will offer new community learning opportunities and skill development in filmmaking and clay, so Individuals can immerse themselves in a vibrant community of artists and learners.",2025-01-01,2025-12-31,,"In Progress",,,Christina,Woods,"Duluth Art Institute Association AKA Duluth Art Institute","130 W Superior St Ste 400",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 733-7560",cwoods@duluthartinstitute.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-319,"Dhana Branton: Branton is an award winning playwright and essayist. Her plays have been produced in Chicago and New York. The author of eight plays and two screenplays, Howl and The Original Girls, she has received fellowships from the Illinois Arts Council and the Minnesota State Arts Board. Branton has been a fellow at the National Playwrights Conference at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center and attended artistic residences at Vermont Studio Center and Bread Loaf. Her plays have received staged readings at New York's Ensemble Studio Theatre and Hartford Stage. She is the creative director of Brainboat Literary and Film, and As You Were, a writing collective of military veterans. She earned her MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of Minnesota.; Kelsey Dagen: Dagen is a registered art therapist contracted in the schools for Northern Pines Mental Health Center, serving children and families in Aitkin. Dagen received her master's degree in marriage and family therapy and has her bachelor's degree in studio art and psychology.; Susana di Palma: Di Palma is a dancer, choreographer, and artistic director of Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theater. After living and working in Spain as a flamenco dancer, she returned to found Zorongo in 1992 in Minneapolis with the mission to create innovative theater works that expand on traditional flamenco to reflect universal concerns. Recently, she choreographed ""Conference of the Birds,"" presented in the Cowles Center's final season, and ""Reunion Decameron"" at O'Shaughnessy in June 2024, thanks to funding from the Arts Board. Di Palma continues to teach all levels of flamenco dance at the Zorongo school. She was a teaching artist through the Cowles Center for twelve years. As an individual artist, she has received grants and fellowships from the Minnesota State Arts Board, McKnight Foundation, Jerome Foundation, and Bush Foundation. In 2017, she was awarded a McKnight Fellowship for Choreography and a Minnesota Arts Board Artist Initiative grant.; Scott Gilbert: Gilbert is the founder of Segue Productions and a longtime volunteer with Theatre in the Round. He is a former manager of operations for Six Points Theater (formerly Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company) and production manager at Theatre L'Homme Dieu, and is a longtime attendee (sometimes artist) with the Minnesota Fringe Festival. Hailing from Arizona, he has a BFA in theater production and a MA in educational leadership.; Jennifer Heglund: Heglund holds a BS in biology from the University of North Dakota (Grand Forks, ND). Throughout her 34-year career as program manager with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), she has been a leader of conservation grants at local, state, and national levels. Heglund's work led to allocating multimillion dollar grants on the state and federal level. Although not an artist herself, Heglund's retirement is marked by advancing the arts, fostering community engagement, and championing charitable causes. She actively volunteers for Habitat for Humanity and various civic groups.; Kristina Tiedje: Tiedje is a German native and dual citizen residing in Rochester. She is a cultural anthropologist with a specialization in the Americas. Tiedje did a postdoctoral fellowship at the College de France in Paris (2005), and a fellowship in bioethics at the Mayo Clinic (2007-2010). She has done work with the Oregon Historical Society working with folk and traditional artists. In her research with indigenous peoples in rural Mexico, she has studied the oral traditions related to sacred music and ritual dance. She speaks, lectures, and publishes in four languages (German, French, Spanish, and English). She served as a board member and president of the Rochester Dance Company, a youth dance nonprofit organization, for eight years (2016-2023). Currently, she serves on the board of the Minnesota Opera.; Shelly Till: Till has spent decades contributing to nonprofit groups of different forms. Twenty of those years were spent singing for and being a financial resources officer on the board of The Elizabethan Syngers. Her published written work has won awards, and she holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Minnesota and a master's degree in grant writing, management, and evaluation from Concordia University, Chicago. She recently was a grant advisor for the Minnesota State Arts Board.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1
10034588,"Arts Education",2025,25000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Bois Forte Band members will restore their relationship with the land, as their elders had, by learning about traditional harvests and crafts. A successful measure would include an increase in Bois Forte Band participants in traditional harvests, crafts, music and cultural teachings, from prior years that restore relationship with land; and an increase in course offerings and availability.",,,,,25000,,,,"Waawaate Programs","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Education",,"Waawaate Programs will offer live classes in traditional music, dance, art, and craft to Bois Forte Band members that restore the ancestral connection with the land and Ojibwemowin culture.",2025-01-01,2025-12-31,,"In Progress",,,Ryan,Bajan,"Waawaate Programs","3547 Victoria Rd",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 260-4403",land@waawaateprograms.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-323,"Dhana Branton: Branton is an award winning playwright and essayist. Her plays have been produced in Chicago and New York. The author of eight plays and two screenplays, Howl and The Original Girls, she has received fellowships from the Illinois Arts Council and the Minnesota State Arts Board. Branton has been a fellow at the National Playwrights Conference at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center and attended artistic residences at Vermont Studio Center and Bread Loaf. Her plays have received staged readings at New York's Ensemble Studio Theatre and Hartford Stage. She is the creative director of Brainboat Literary and Film, and As You Were, a writing collective of military veterans. She earned her MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of Minnesota.; Kelsey Dagen: Dagen is a registered art therapist contracted in the schools for Northern Pines Mental Health Center, serving children and families in Aitkin. Dagen received her master's degree in marriage and family therapy and has her bachelor's degree in studio art and psychology.; Susana di Palma: Di Palma is a dancer, choreographer, and artistic director of Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theater. After living and working in Spain as a flamenco dancer, she returned to found Zorongo in 1992 in Minneapolis with the mission to create innovative theater works that expand on traditional flamenco to reflect universal concerns. Recently, she choreographed ""Conference of the Birds,"" presented in the Cowles Center's final season, and ""Reunion Decameron"" at O'Shaughnessy in June 2024, thanks to funding from the Arts Board. Di Palma continues to teach all levels of flamenco dance at the Zorongo school. She was a teaching artist through the Cowles Center for twelve years. As an individual artist, she has received grants and fellowships from the Minnesota State Arts Board, McKnight Foundation, Jerome Foundation, and Bush Foundation. In 2017, she was awarded a McKnight Fellowship for Choreography and a Minnesota Arts Board Artist Initiative grant.; Scott Gilbert: Gilbert is the founder of Segue Productions and a longtime volunteer with Theatre in the Round. He is a former manager of operations for Six Points Theater (formerly Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company) and production manager at Theatre L'Homme Dieu, and is a longtime attendee (sometimes artist) with the Minnesota Fringe Festival. Hailing from Arizona, he has a BFA in theater production and a MA in educational leadership.; Jennifer Heglund: Heglund holds a BS in biology from the University of North Dakota (Grand Forks, ND). Throughout her 34-year career as program manager with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), she has been a leader of conservation grants at local, state, and national levels. Heglund's work led to allocating multimillion dollar grants on the state and federal level. Although not an artist herself, Heglund's retirement is marked by advancing the arts, fostering community engagement, and championing charitable causes. She actively volunteers for Habitat for Humanity and various civic groups.; Kristina Tiedje: Tiedje is a German native and dual citizen residing in Rochester. She is a cultural anthropologist with a specialization in the Americas. Tiedje did a postdoctoral fellowship at the College de France in Paris (2005), and a fellowship in bioethics at the Mayo Clinic (2007-2010). She has done work with the Oregon Historical Society working with folk and traditional artists. In her research with indigenous peoples in rural Mexico, she has studied the oral traditions related to sacred music and ritual dance. She speaks, lectures, and publishes in four languages (German, French, Spanish, and English). She served as a board member and president of the Rochester Dance Company, a youth dance nonprofit organization, for eight years (2016-2023). Currently, she serves on the board of the Minnesota Opera.; Shelly Till: Till has spent decades contributing to nonprofit groups of different forms. Twenty of those years were spent singing for and being a financial resources officer on the board of The Elizabethan Syngers. Her published written work has won awards, and she holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Minnesota and a master's degree in grant writing, management, and evaluation from Concordia University, Chicago. She recently was a grant advisor for the Minnesota State Arts Board.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2
10034466,"Arts Education",2025,35000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Youth will discover the joys of teamwork, cultural awareness, self-confidence, and self-discipline through accessible, dynamic choral education. LSYC will collect feedback from parents/guardians at the conclusion of each season, camp, or event (Google survey). The survey will include both qualitative and quantitative questions in order to gain a full scope of a singer/family's experience.",,,,,35000,,,,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Education",,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus will develop future ready youth through choral artistry. Singers will explore values of self-confidence, empathy, and efficacy through year-long resident choir programming, after-school programming, summer camps, and more.",2025-01-01,2025-12-31,,"In Progress",,,Audrey,Tusken,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus","1200 Kenwood Ave",Duluth,MN,55811,"(218) 461-8461",atusken@lsyouthchorus.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-242,"James Bartsch: Bartsch has been active in Minnesota's arts and education communities for many years. A graduate of the University of Minnesota in music education and violin performance, he has taught public school orchestra programs in Northfield, Red Wing, and Mounds View schools. He retired from full-time teaching in June 2022. He was Minnesota Orchestra's director of education from 1999-2013. Bartsch is a longtime conductor with the Minnesota Youth Symphonies, including a two-year term as interim coartistic director, and is a teacher with the Augsburg University Suzuki violin program. He is a freelance violinist in the area, past president of the Minnesota String and Orchestra Teachers Association, and has served on the Minneapolis Arts Commission. ; Gloria Brush: Brush is professor in photography at the University of Minnesota Duluth and earned a MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, Minnesota State Arts Board, and the Bush and McKnight Foundations, among others. Her work has appeared in exhibitions nationally and internationally, including at the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, Lillstreet Gallery in Chicago, the D-ART Gallery for the IV2020 International Symposium on Digital Art, and in Rosenblum's book, A History of Women Photographers. Prior to her university tenure, she was the first director of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Julia Heinen: Heinen is an active, professional clarinetist, performing concerts worldwide as a soloist and chamber musician. She is a professor of music at California State University, Northridge (CSUN), and affiliate faculty in clarinet at the University of Minnesota. She has served as the director of community engagement at CSUN and served a three-year term as the interim associate dean for the College of Arts, Media, and Communication at CSUN. She holds degrees in music from the Universities of Minnesota, Michigan, and Northwestern. ; Kim Matthews: Matthews sculpts and draws in mixed media, emphasizing process and materiality to engage viewers in reflection. A 2010?2011 Jerome fiber artist grant recipient, she served as a Minnesota State Arts Board grant panelist in 2022, 2021, and 2020. Matthews exhibits throughout the U. S. and in 2017 she participated in her first international exhibition in Ukraine. Her work is featured in Lark Books' 500 Paper Objects and Artistry in Fiber, Volume II: Sculpture, published by Schiffer. She studied art and art history at the Universities of Maine and Minnesota and graduated from Minneapolis Technical College's commercial art program in 1992.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2
10028706,"Arts Learning Grant",2023,5000,,"ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","As a result of this program, conference participants will experience significant growth in the appreciation and craft of the literary arts through craft talks, conversations, and readings by talented teaching writers, and participants will have the opportunity to learn from, collaborate with, and contribute to a dynamic community of writers. The chief evaluation method involves an anonymous electronic survey that is sent to each participant at the end of the conference to measure the conference impact with quantitative questions and elicit suggestions and comments through qualitative questions. The teaching artists and conference staff are also surveyed using separate electronic evaluation forms. A one-page survey will also be placed on audience seats during the Visiting Writer Evening Reading, then gathered and tallied.","As a result of this program, conference participants experienced significant growth in the appreciation and craft of the literary arts through craft talks, conversations, and readings by talented teaching writers, and conference participants had the oppor","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",75000,"Other,local or private",80000,5000,"Elizabeth Barrett, Tammy Bobrowsky, Jericho Brown, Camille Dungy, Monte Hegg, Hawona Sullivan Janzen, Lynn Johnson, Preeti Kaur, Chrissy Koch, Erin Marsh, MaryTheresa Seig, Debra Stone, Anton Treuer",,"Bemidji State University AKA Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference","Public College/University","Arts Learning Grant",,"Funds will assist Bemidji State University Center for Extended Learning to host writers, Heid Erdich and Sun Yung Shin, for a craft conversation at the Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference, as well as provide a reading open to the public.",2023-01-02,2023-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mathew,Hawthorne,"Bemidji State University AKA Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference","1500 Birchmont Dr NE",Bemidji,MN,56601-2699,"(218) 755-2851",writersconference@bemidjistate.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Lake of the Woods, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-grant-98,"Anna Larson, arts appreciator and R2AC board member; Bonnie Friborg, visual artist and R2AC Board member; Becky Colebank, visual artist, author, and R2AC board member; Jill Johnson, author; Leah Grunzke, visual artist and arts administrator; Linda Rother, photographer; Pat Grimes, arts advocate; Tammy Ragan, musician and arts educator;","Anna Larson, arts appreciator; C.T. Marhula, arts advocate; Becky Colebank, visual artist and author; Nancy Schmidt, arts appreciator; Katie Larson, theater artist; Terry Boal Leinbach, visual artist; Nicholas Jackson, visual artist, musician, filmmaker; Bonnie Friborg, visual artist; Germaine Riegert, literary artist and arts appreciator;",,2
10028519,"Arts Access Grant (A)",2023,6000,,"ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","As a result of attending the BSO concert for children, the students will experience a moderate increase in their awareness of orchestra instruments through seeing and hearing instruments they may be learning about in their school music class and through seeing and hearing instruments that may be new to them. Our evaluation method involves giving each attending school teacher/chaperone surveys when they arrive at the concert. Teachers will distribute the surveys to their students immediately after the concert concludes. Students will then complete the survey to measure their increased awareness of orchestra instruments and to get their feedback about the concert. Teachers will collect the surveys and submit them as they leave the auditorium.","At this concert, 662 4th and 5th graders from 6 area schools heard 5 orchestral pieces played live by a full orchestra. 94% of responding students said this was the first orchestra concert they'd been to, 82% said they'd like to attend another orchestra c","Achieved proposed outcomes",13060,"Other,local or private",19060,275,"Rita Albrecht, Robert Belanger, Martin Graefe, Louise Jackson, Tim Lutz, Maggie McCalip, Stuart Rosselet, Sue Rosselet, Eve Sumsky",,"Bemidji Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access Grant (A)",,"Funds will assist the Bemidji Symphony Orchestra to present the Living Landscapes concert, and a companion children's concert, with guest artist Dr. Hannah Porter Occena performing Joseph Kern's Shenandoah Variations for flute and orchestra.",2022-10-10,2023-05-05,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katey,Lutz,"Bemidji Symphony Orchestra","PO Box 3136",Bemidji,MN,56619,"(218) 444-7914",bso@bemidjisymphony.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Otter Tail, Polk, St. Louis, Stearns, Stearns",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-grant-83,"Terry Boal Leinbach, visual artist and R2AC Board Member; Nicholas Jackson, visual artist, musician, and R2AC Board Member; Erin Marsh, poet and arts advocate; Ann Marie Newman, storyteller and theater artist; Susan Shelquist, Jackie Felt, Juleigh Prosser, Arlene Kandert, Cole Larocque, Jennifer Dunham, Elaine Kallos,","Anna Larson, arts appreciator; C.T. Marhula, arts advocate; Becky Colebank, visual artist and author; Nancy Schmidt, arts appreciator; Katie Larson, theater artist; Terry Boal Leinbach, visual artist; Nicholas Jackson, visual artist, musician, filmmaker; Bonnie Friborg, visual artist; Germaine Riegert, literary artist and arts appreciator;",,2
10028893,"Arts Access Grant (A)",2023,6000,,"ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","As a result of this program, the residents of Clearwater County will experience a highly energized and respected musical group that will bring knowledge of musical instruments, getting to know our beautiful world by getting out to enjoy what the earth has to give us and celebrating together in music that will lift everyone up.; None The Evaluation method will be administered mostly after the event to measure how the audience received the performance and how it impacted the other organizations that were involved in the event, such as rotary, lions, history center and the impact on the city overall.; None","As a result of this program, people who reside and vacation in the Bagley/Clearbrook area experienced a very uplifting and high energy concert that appealed to everyone. We had the aisles filled with dancers from old to the very young. Several older peopl","Achieved proposed outcomes",,"Other,local or private",6000,,"Pamela Edevold, Ruth Ann Nordlund, Cindy Kolling, Janet Brademan",,"Bagley Area Arts Collaborative, Inc","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access Grant (A)",,"Funds will assist Bagley Area Arts Collaborative to host a performance by the Okee Dokee Brothers as part of the City of Bagley's 125th anniversary celebration.",2023-06-01,2023-09-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Janet,Brademan,"Bagley Area Arts Collaborative, Inc.","PO Box 135",Bagley,MN,56621,"(218) 368-5221",pamelaedevold@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Mahnomen, Morrison, Otter Tail, Polk, Ramsey, Roseau, St. Louis, Todd, Todd",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-grant-86,"Terry Boal Leinbach, visual artist and R2AC Board Member; Nicholas Jackson, visual artist, musician, and R2AC Board Member; Erin Marsh, poet and arts advocate; Ann Marie Newman, storyteller and theater artist; Susan Shelquist, Jackie Felt, Juleigh Prosser, Arlene Kandert, Cole Larocque, Jennifer Dunham, Elaine Kallos,","Anna Larson, arts appreciator; C.T. Marhula, arts advocate; Becky Colebank, visual artist and author; Nancy Schmidt, arts appreciator; Katie Larson, theater artist; Terry Boal Leinbach, visual artist; Nicholas Jackson, visual artist, musician, filmmaker; Bonnie Friborg, visual artist; Germaine Riegert, literary artist and arts appreciator;",,2
10028895,"Arts Learning Grant",2023,5706,,"ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","As a result of this program, adult participants will continue to experience their knowledge of creating images in either watercolor or collage with a lot of detail. The resulting image almost resembles a photograph. Each teaching artist strives to show how to create depth, interest, and a feeling that you are right there looking at the actual subject and that you could just put your toes in the water and feel the rocks (for instance) or run your fingers through the hair of the wild woman. The evaluation is passed out on the last day of the workshop(s) and I almost always go around and pick up the form if it has not been turned in.","As a result of this program, adults from our region experienced a degree of new knowledge and skills that they can take back to their home communities and share with their friends and fellow artists.","Achieved proposed outcomes",2700,"Other,local or private",8406,600,"Pamela Edevold, RuthAnn Nordlund, Cindy Kolling, Janet Brademan",,"Bagley Area Arts Collaborative, Inc","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning Grant",,"Funds will assist Bagley Area Arts Collaborative to hire guest artists David R Smith and Jennifer Stone to teach workshops in watercolor and mixed media with acrylic paint.",2023-07-17,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Janet,Brademan,"Bagley Area Arts Collaborative, Inc.","PO Box 135",Bagley,MN,56621,"(218) 368-5221",pamelaedevold@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Clearwater, Polk, St. Louis, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-grant-101,"Anna Larson, arts appreciator and R2AC board member; Becky Colebank, visual artist, author, and R2AC board member; Jill Johnson, author; Leah Grunzke, visual artist and arts administrator; Linda Rother, photographer; Pat Grimes, arts advocate; Tammy Ragan, musician and arts educator;","Anna Larson, arts appreciator; C.T. Marhula, arts advocate; Becky Colebank, visual artist and author; Nancy Schmidt, arts appreciator; Katie Larson, theater artist; Terry Boal Leinbach, visual artist; Nicholas Jackson, visual artist, musician, filmmaker; Bonnie Friborg, visual artist; Germaine Riegert, literary artist and arts appreciator;","Region 2 Arts Council, Laura Seter (218) 751-5447",1
10028630,"Arts in the Schools",2023,4000,,"ACHF Arts Education","This project takes what we have been learning in school and put it into practice. The projects both in creating art with elders and documenting the experience provide life skills way beyond a graded assignment. The impact on how we interact with others while creating could help change the perspectives we have towards each other. Documenting the sessions will help persuade others to look at art without the barrier of age. It may also create conversations about art and how it can translate to positive community-building experiences. The documentary and the photo essays will be measurable in themselves but we will also be having a discussion on the experience during the final event. We will be recording that conversation. We are looking to see personal connections, seeing interactions between the students and the elders they worked with, and a willingness to continue doing something like this in the future.","The project had a significant impact on both the students and the community. The project went from just creating art to a much more personal relationship. Firstly, the students developed a deeper sense of empathy and understanding as they interacted with","Achieved proposed outcomes",,,4000,,"Sharon Rupp, Sonja Pederson, Dawn Odegard, Jeremy LeBlanc, Amanda Lecy, Ron Winter, Matt Zempel",,"Yellow Medicine East School District","K-12 Education","Arts in the Schools",,"Creativity Beyond Age",2022-09-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tamara,Isfeld,"Yellow Medicine East School District","450 9th Ave","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 894-0813",tisfeld@isd2190.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine, Renville, Renville",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-schools-127,"Cynthia Demers, visual art, education; Georgette Jones, theater, education, SMAC board; Patricia Lindeman, music, writing, education; Joyce Meyer, visual art, education; Kaia Nowatzki, visual art, theater, music; Mark Wilmes, theater, SMAC board.","Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Justin Beck, chair of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission, president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, photography, music; Judy Beckman: vocal music, Big Stone Arts Council, Big Stone County Historical Society, Big Stone Lake Area Chamber of Commerce CEO; Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Kylie Rieke: ceramics, murals, music, theater, T-Bird Community Arts Board; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Gillian Singler, MN West Community and Technical College chair of Humanities and English instructor, Creative Healing Space volunteer, writer, theater director; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;","Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Nicole DeBoer (507) 537-1471",1
10028629,"Arts in the Schools",2023,2662,,"ACHF Arts Education","The project allows students to build their own melodic instrument. The instrument will be used in the regular music classes after the completion of the residency to give students more time to practice and learn. Students will get to keep their instrument at the end of the project. Students can use the dulcimer to play and create music. Because the dulcimer is an instrument the students created, there is more ownership and responsibility than with regular classroom instruments. YME School District does not have a string program, so playing the dulcimer provides a new musical experience they may not receive otherwise. Students are exposed to Scandinavian folk music they would not otherwise experience. Students will demonstrate their proficiency with their new dulcimers by playing both in a group and individually. The music teacher will gather feedback from students about the residency by having them create short reflection videos that explain what they learned and perform a song they can play. The students will also demonstrate their ability to perform as a group by playing several selections in their spring concert.","The students built their own one-stringed dulcimer, learned how to play several melodies and the harmony parts to several songs, and were able to play songs with two or three parts by the end of the residency. The concert performance allowed the music tea","Achieved proposed outcomes",,,2662,,"Sharon Rupp Sonja Pederson Dawn Odegard, Clerk Jeremy LeBlanc Amanda Lecy, Director Ron Winter, Director Matt Zempel, Director",,"Bert Raney Elementary School","K-12 Education","Arts in the Schools",,"5th Grade Dulcimer Project with Ross Sutter",2022-09-01,2023-04-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beth,Jahn,"Bert Raney Elementary School","555 7th Ave","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 564-4081",bjahn@isd2190.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Chippewa, Yellow Medicine, Renville, Renville",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-schools-126,"Cynthia Demers, visual art, education; Georgette Jones, theater, education, SMAC board; Patricia Lindeman, music, writing, education; Joyce Meyer, visual art, education; Kaia Nowatzki, visual art, theater, music; Mark Wilmes, theater, SMAC board.","Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Justin Beck, chair of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission, president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, photography, music; Judy Beckman: vocal music, Big Stone Arts Council, Big Stone County Historical Society, Big Stone Lake Area Chamber of Commerce CEO; Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Kylie Rieke: ceramics, murals, music, theater, T-Bird Community Arts Board; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Gillian Singler, MN West Community and Technical College chair of Humanities and English instructor, Creative Healing Space volunteer, writer, theater director; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;",,2
10024565,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2023,7000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases. The quality, types and number of arts opportunities in our region, and the organizations or venues that offer them increases. Real or perceived barriers to arts participation and arts access are identified and addressed. New relationships with members of groups that have traditionally been underserved by the arts or by the applicant organization are built. The number of Minnesotans who are engaged in arts education and learning opportunities increases. The quality and types of arts education and learning opportunities in our region, and the organizations or venues that offer them increases. Real or perceived barriers to arts learning are identified and addressed. The number of Minnesotans who participate in arts festivals and folk and traditional activities increases. The variety and number of festivals and traditional arts activities in our region/state increases. We will measure with audience surveys. We will attempt to place a survey on our website and electronically collect data that reflects our goals and outcomes. We will also survey the ceramic students.","Our evaluation methods did not change, but went as was proposed.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",2870,"Other,local or private",9870,,"Tara Bjerke, Bruce Boyce, Mark Christiansen, Molly Erdman, Missy Donner, Carroll Galvin, Blair Nelson, Liz O'Brien",,"Waseca Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"They will sponsor exhibitions and classes throughout 2023. They plan to add a ceramics studio in the basement of the art center and begin offering ceramics classes. Funds will be used to purchase three pottery wheels.",2022-10-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jessica,Stuckmayer,"Waseca Arts Council AKA Waseca Art Center","200 State St N",Waseca,MN,56093-2810,"(507) 835-1701",jess.barten@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council , Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Freeborn, Le Sueur, Hennepin, Martin, Nicollet, Rice, St. Louis, Sherburne, Steele, Waseca, Waseca",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-629,"Tom Davis Barna: writer, director, producer and actor, has created many theatrical and musical productions, staged readings, and published works as a children's author; Carolyn Borgen: musician and string bass instructor and board member of the New Ulm Figure Skating Club; Julie Forderer: retired elementary and special education teacher at United South Central Public School, Wells, choreographer for school musicals and community theater events; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Web Editor at University of Minnesota Extension, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Karen Krause: visual artist, retired school counselor and art teacher, and a member and instructor at the Waseca Art Center; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher at Le Sueur Henderson schools and for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Larry Pint: board member of the Minnesota Association of Community Theaters, member of American Association of Community Theater and New Prague Arts Council, and past board member for Curtain Call Theatre; Dana Sikkila: visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Bethany Steffl: Principal, music, art, and choir teacher at St. Raphael School, Springfield, Board Member of the Springfield Community Theater, and a jewelry artist; Sandy Sunde: retired Language Arts teacher and high school musical director, member of Uniting Cultures Community Theater Board and CAPP-Comprehensive Arts Planning Program; Bethany Truman: southern regional representative for the Minnesota Hip Hop Coalition and serves on the board for The Mankato Makerspace; Mark Wamma: Music Director and Operations Director for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra, teaches violin and viola, and a founding member of the Two Rivers Community Orchestra and River Valley String Quartet.","Tom Davis Barna: writer, director, producer and actor, has created many theatrical and musical productions, staged readings, and published works as a children's author; Carolyn Borgen: musician and string bass instructor and board member of the New Ulm Figure Skating Club; Julie Forderer: retired elementary and special education teacher at United South Central Public School, Wells, choreographer for school musicals and community theater events; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Web Editor at University of Minnesota Extension, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Karen Krause: visual artist, retired school counselor and art teacher, and a member and instructor at the Waseca Art Center; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher at Le Sueur Henderson schools and for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Larry Pint: board member of the Minnesota Association of Community Theaters, member of American Association of Community Theater and New Prague Arts Council, and past board member for Curtain Call Theatre; Dana Sikkila: visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Bethany Steffl: Principal, music, art, and choir teacher at St. Raphael School, Springfield, Board Member of the Springfield Community Theater, and a jewelry artist; Sandy Sunde: retired Language Arts teacher and high school musical director, member of Uniting Cultures Community Theater Board and CAPP-Comprehensive Arts Planning Program; Bethany Truman: southern regional representative for the Minnesota Hip Hop Coalition and serves on the board for The Mankato Makerspace; Mark Wamma: Music Director and Operations Director for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra, teaches violin and viola, and a founding member of the Two Rivers Community Orchestra and River Valley String Quartet.","Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council, Inc., Cindy Lewer (507) 833-8721",1
10028108,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2023,4000,,"ACHF Cultural Heritage","I am an indigenous artist originally from the Cheyenne River Sioux tribe. I have been a cartoonist and illustrator since I was a boy. Being shielded from my culture growing up, I have spent my recent years finding the identity that was ripped away from me due to various systems of colonization. Alcoholism nearly took my life in my mid 20's and I carry my recovery experience into every thing I do. My comic is a representation of my experience and will reflect the experience of other indigenous people as we take back our language, spirituality, and culture. I will be assessing this work in a variety of ways. I will be actively working to ensure that a professional and high-quality comic ends up in my readers hands. I will also be mindful of all the fundamentals of good drawing and storytelling. I will assess the engagement with my comic book when I am at local events. I will venture out into the community as an independent comic creator and I will be learning new best-practices for planning publications and measuring growth. I will measure the quality of this comic by actively seeking constructive critique from my peers. Feedback is vital to my process, If something is missing or I have forgotten a fundamental I trust that my creative circle will help me identify those fixes and adjust my pages accordingly. I will be keeping track of inventory and being mindful of traffic and attendance trends that I see at events. It's important not to reorder too many or too few books, so active assessment of my inventory will be a priority.",,,3100,"Other,local or private",7100,,,,"Jesse Switters",Individual,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",,"Indigenous ""Indiana Jones"" comic. Reclaiming our culture, reclaiming our history.",2022-08-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jesse,Switters,"Jesse Switters",,,MN,,"(612) 200-4521",Jrsillustration@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-448,"Peggy Kelly: community organizer, musician; Lucy Soderstrom: Executive Director Ely Folk School; Adam McCauley: Painter, visual artist","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10028109,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2023,4000,,"ACHF Cultural Heritage","I was a youth who wanted to sing and dance. My family didn't go to powwows, and boarding schools had kept my elders from living the anishinaabe way? I got in a lot of trouble, trying to learn who I was. Until I found someone who took me under their wing when I was 16. I still didn't have access to nice outfits, so over the years I taught myself how to make my outfits, but I hated how my outfits were only partially done, I finally mastered sewing by the time my oldest son was 4 and now my boys dance in nice outfits, and feel good about themselves. But the little girl in me wants to save other little kids from feeling left out and awkward. When I see the kids dancing this summer, we will all see and feel the success Years down the road when we see those same kids making their children's outfits, or children in the community, we will see and feel that success. Or when we see one of those kids go on to open their own business that caters to our anishinaabe, we will see and feel that succes",,,,,4000,,,,"Maija Stillday",Individual,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",,"Dance for our ancestors, my goal is to teach the youth in my comunity skils that can be passed along",2022-08-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Maija,Stillday,"Maija Stillday",,,MN,,"(218) 481-5331",Maija.ro53@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-449,"Peggy Kelly: community organizer, musician; Lucy Soderstrom: Executive Director Ely Folk School; Adam McCauley: Painter, visual artist","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10028110,"Arts Learning Grant",2023,4580,,"ACHF Arts Education","Project Goals will focus on Delivery and Impact. Delivery- 1) Carry out instruction of curriculum, focused on 2D and 3D projects, in alignment with MN State Standards in the Arts visual arts, grades 4-7 with accommodations based on students identifying as ESL, those with an IEP or 504 plans, as communicated by parents/guardians. 2) Provide flexible scaffolding of project instruction, appropriate to entry, enrichment or experimentation of hand building clay techniques, including but not limited to: ball, pinch, coil and slab techniques 3) Learners will experience an intentional, creative space with multiple entry points for reflection and creation, in block scheduling format. Impact- Teaching Artist completes the following Evaluation regarding learner impact following each session- a. Learning Engagement (entry, enrichment, experimentation) b. Group Project Interest c. Types of Experimentation beyond Initial Instruction d. Learners Used Techniques from Instruction e. Comments This work will be assessed by- 1) Observational Evaluation and Visual Arts Rubrics utilized by Teaching Artist (in Lesson Plan). 2) Anon. participant survey, after 2nd and 4th workshop (second and last) 1. Was there anything about the workshop today that was challenging for you or you didn't like? 2. Explain the theme of your project today. 3. What do you enjoy about this workshop? 4. What is a project you'd like to make sometime? 5. What other kinds of art do you like? 3) Lessons focus on MN State Academic Standards in the Arts, listed in the Lesson Plan attachment. Teaching Artist will consult the selected benchmarks to evaluate outcome capacity. 4) An exit evaluation between Teaching Artist and Kaitlyn Koehler to evaluate the collaboration, based on 1) Observed delivery of lessons 2) Rapport with students and parents 3) Expected follow-thru of DAI values for this type of community event, and 4) Momentum opportunities, 5) sharing learner's evaluations of sessions.",,,900,"Other,local or private",5480,,,,"Serenity D. Schoonover AKA Serenity Kenan",Individual,"Arts Learning Grant",,"Kid's Clay Camp. Funding supports a paint and pottery workshop for youth at Duluth Art Institute.",2022-08-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Serenity,Schoonover,"Serenity D. Schoonover AKA Serenity Kenan",,,MN,,"(906) 369-4932",workshopwheel@outlook.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-grant-86,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Lauren Faherty: Textile Artist; retiring UMD Art Professor; Joanne Kronstedt: MBA Arts Supporter","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10028111,"Arts Learning Grant",2023,5000,,"ACHF Arts Education","Students will be able to define and demonstrate core acting skills, including projection, character development, blocking and problem solving. Students will be able to define and demonstrate knowledge of theater technical skills including basic costuming, stage makeup, sound/lights, props, and sets. We will have a survey for all participants both educators and students, to see if our goals were met and to gather feedback for future projects. We will also demonstrate success with the successful completion of a Fall showcase and Spring One-Act. Ultimately, participation will be the ultimate sign of success, if students continue to join in and be active members of the club. Students auditioning and being cast in local productions, as well as continuing to be involved in theater in high school will be a sign of success.",,,,,5000,,,,"Cheryl Skafte",Individual,"Arts Learning Grant",,"Drama Club at Lincoln Park Middle School",2022-08-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cheryl,Skafte,"Cheryl Skafte",,,MN,,"(218) 341-8454",cskafte@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-grant-87,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Lauren Faherty: Textile Artist; retiring UMD Art Professor; Joanne Kronstedt: MBA Arts Supporter","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10029169,"Arts Learning Grant",2023,5000,,"ACHF Arts Education","My goal is to increase the number of community and fiber guild members actively involved in natural dyeing and wet felting in the Duluth community. For personal reasons, the collaborative a supportive environment provided by a vibrant fiber community will help me to be a better artist and to continue to develop my artistic pathway. From a business perspective, a rising tide floats all boats. Fiber artists are generally underrepresented in art shows and in galleries. As the fiber community grows so will those opportunities and the opportunity to my farm to help non-growers get access to high quality, locally and sustainably grown, naturally dyed wool. Project specific goals include? - Have a minimum of 7 participants at each monthly workshop (minimum of 5 paying participants and up to 2 scholarships) - Collect written and/or online surveys after each workshop to get feedback on what worked, what didn't, how to improve and other topics they would like to see offered. - Interact with 200+ public members via the public event (as indicated by a sign in sheet) - Increase participation in the existing DFG felting study group to a minimum of 12 regular/active members - Start a DFG natural dyeing study group - Increase # of DFG members, by bringing on a minimum of 10 new members - Email sign up lists will be provided at all events for individuals to join Cindy Hale's artist email list and/or the DFG email list - Cindy will sell at least 5 significant finished pieces at Lake Superior 20/20 Studio Tour - Sales of naturally dyed yarn, wool roving and batting and pre-felts through farmers markets and online sales will double over sales in 2022.",,,,,5000,,,,"Cindy M. Hale",Individual,"Arts Learning Grant",,"Month by Month - A year of teaching natural dyeing and wet felted art",2022-08-01,2022-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cindy,Hale,"Cindy M. Hale",,,MN,,"(218) 461-2996",cindy@clovervalleyfarms.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-grant-113,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Amber Burns: dancer; Lucy Soderstrom: program coordinator, Ely Folk School; Christian McShane: musician, President, Aitkin County Friends of the Arts; Sharon Marty: arts educator, theater director","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10028114,"Arts Learning Grant",2023,5000,,"ACHF Arts Education","Students will be able to safely and appropriately run lighting and sound in the theater including basic lighting and sound design. Students will feel comfortable creating their own set pieces and props using new skills and their own creativity. Students will leave feeling empowered and excited for future theatrical experiences with new skills from all aspects of stage craft including basic costuming, stage makeup, sound/lights, props, and sets. We will have a survey for all participants both educators and students, to see if our objectives were met and to gather feedback for future projects. In addition the finished products will be used for the Denfeld 2023-2024 Theatrical season as well as in a production by Northern Spotlight Theater. Ultimately participants will continue to participate in our drama program.",,,5732,"Other,local or private",10732,,,,"Denfeld Drama","K-12 Education","Arts Learning Grant",,"Denfeld Technical Theater Intensive",2022-10-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Keely,Waechter,"Denfeld Drama","401 N 44th Ave",Duluth,MN,55807,"(218) 336-8830",keely.waechter@isd709.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-grant-90,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Lauren Faherty: Textile Artist; retiring UMD Art Professor; Joanne Kronstedt: MBA Arts Supporter","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10029022,"Arts Learning Grant",2023,5000,,"ACHF Arts Education","LSYC's Honor Choir goal is two-fold: to increase enrollment into LSYC programs and more broadly, to provide a positive, enriching experience for local choir students?with the hope of increasing their interest and passion in musical arts, regardless of if they decide to audition for LSYC. In its multi-year history, Honor Choir has already shown progress toward these goals, which are evidenced by an increase in area music teacher promotion of LSYC programming and the subsequent rise in auditions and enrollment into LSYC programs. The measure-able outcomes include: an increased number of enrollments and increased number of regional music teacher engagement and overall positive feedback about the event and its subsequent impact on individual school choir culture. We will measure the outcomes by tracking enrollment numbers from previous years to this year, specifically following the conclusion of the event. We will also make a record of any increase of expressed interest in LSYC by local choir teachers and if the event improved and/or encouraged their students' involvement in choir. A longer term measurement of success will be potential growth or resurgence of choral programs at local schools, where students who previously attended Honor Choir/developed a passion for choir are numerous enough to support added class sections and/or choir electives at local schools.",,,4750,"Other,local or private",9750,,,,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning Grant",,"LSYC Honor Choir 2023",2022-10-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Audrey,Tusken,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus, Inc.","1200 Kenwood Ave",Duluth,MN,55811,"(218) 461-8461",atusken@lsyouthchorus.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-grant-105,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Amber Burns: dancer; Lucy Soderstrom: program coordinator, Ely Folk School; Christian McShane: musician, President, Aitkin County Friends of the Arts; Sharon Marty: arts educator, theater director","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10029046,"Arts Learning Grant",2023,5000,,"ACHF Arts Education","1. The dancers and instructors who take part in this workshop will learn new dance skills. 2. They will create a unique piece that incorporates their experiences during the workshop which will be shared during the final showcase. 3. Through the workshop, we will bring two dance communities together, while giving participants a chance to experience the outdoors and its connection to art. We will give a follow-up survey to participants, instructors, and audience members to help us determine if we have accomplished our goals. The survey will ask the participants about the new dance skills they learned, as well as their overall reactions to the workshop activities. We will collect this data to help us understand the experiences of the participants. The piece that is created during the evening workshops will be a collaborative one that will share the experiences from the workshop with our audience. The survey of audience members will ask questions to help us understand how the piece affected their thinking. The survey questions will include: What new skills did you learn as a result of this workshop? What was your favorite dance class or session that you participated in during the workshop? What connections did you observe or make during the workshop with new people? How did the outdoor activities in nature contribute to the experience?",,,2400,"Other,local or private",7400,,,,"Northern Lakes Arts Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning Grant",,"Reflections Summer Dance Experience, 4 day dance workshop",2022-10-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ian,Lah,"Northern Lakes Arts Association","1900 E Camp St",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 235-9937",contact@northernlakesarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-grant-106,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Lauren Faherty: Textile Artist; retiring UMD Art Professor; Joanne Kronstedt: MBA Arts Supporter","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10029133,"Arts Learning Grant",2023,5000,,"ACHF Arts Education","The goal of this project is to increase community connection around the folk arts in Hibbing, Minnesota. It is also an effort to actively engage ordinary citizens in a creative outlet, and give them the opportunity to participate in a community arts experience, instead of being passive observers. Measureable outcomes include growing numbers of attendees, and increased diversity of attendees over the course of a year of dances. We would also hope to see the general level of comfort and skill with dancing increase over the course of the year. Finally, there is a goal of having community members who attend some of the educational workshops be able to call a dance at the final event, or even play as part of a community band. We will ask attendees to sign-in at the door, and if they are willing to provide the information, their town of residence, age bracket, racial background, and gender. Those numbers will be tallied to have a greater understanding of who attends each dance. We will also tally the number of attendees who come to more than one dance. The goal is to have at least a 25% increase in attendance over the course of the year from the first dance, and at least 25% of attendees coming to more than one dance. Finally, we hope to see the age range of attendees grow in diversity from the first in the series to the last in the series. Similarly, we will track participation in pre-dance music and calling workshops, with the goal of at least 3 individuals in the community trying to play an instrument or call at a dance by the end of the series.",,,300,"Other,local or private",5300,,,,"Megan R. Reynolds",Individual,"Arts Learning Grant",,"Community Barn Dance Series for Hibbing and the Iron Range",2022-08-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Megan,Reynolds,"Megan R. Reynolds",,,MN,,"(617) 501-2382",meganorwig@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-grant-110,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Lauren Faherty: Textile Artist; retiring UMD Art Professor; Joanne Kronstedt: MBA Arts Supporter","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10029135,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2023,4000,,"ACHF Cultural Heritage","I am a Duluth Native I went to East High school along with UMD. I am organizing and MCing the events along with performing in a few that are taking place. My biggest inspiration going through the programs has been seeing the incredible live music that has come through Duluth. I have had the opportunity to sub with all the Professional Big Bands performaning. The Big Time Orchestra is one of the primary bands involved in the festival. The 19 members of the Big Time Jazz Orchestra are the finest big band performers in the region, are of all occupations, and include college and high school music teachers, retired military band musicians, and Duluth-Superior Symphony Orchestra members. In its history the band has now donated performances for over 100 benefit concerts for a multitude of causes in addition to concerts for area school jazz bands. The average band member has been with the band for approximately 25 years of its 32 year existence. We will be selling tickets as a way to track the audience that we reach. We can also take attendance of the students who are involved and using that as a measurable outcome. We will also be in contact and receive feedback from directors and musicians involved in the series to see how we impacted the students and community. We will survey the musicians on the fluidity of the series and see what adjustments can be made for the future along with how they thought the audience attendance and reaction was.",,,3700,"Other,local or private",7700,,,,"Thomas D. Woytko",Individual,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",,"JAM: Concert Series",2022-08-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Thomas,Woytko,"Thomas D. Woytko",,,MN,,"(435) 496-9309",Woytk001@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-452,"Peggy Kelly: community organizer, musician; Lucy Soderstrom: Executive Director Ely Folk School; Adam McCauley: Painter, visual artist","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10028457,"Arts Learning Grant",2023,2500,,"ACHF Arts Education","The goal of the Creative Writing Workshop for Queer and Trans Teens is to provide a safe and supportive space for queer and trans youth to develop and share their voices through writing. The program aims to empower youth to express themselves, build writing craft skills, and foster community among queer youth from different Duluth schools. To gauge the success of this program, I will measure the following outcomes: Increase in participants' writing proficiency: Assess the improvement in writing skills through pre and post-workshop assessments, along with regular feedback. Growth in self-expression: Monitor the extent to which participants feel more comfortable and confident in sharing their stories and experiences, as measured through self-assessment surveys and group discussions. Strengthened community connections: Track the number of meaningful connections made between participants, as reported by participants in post-workshop evaluations. Pre- and post-workshop assessments: A writing sample and short paragraph statement of interest will be required of each student in order to apply and register for this program. This will help to ensure that the students are both artistically engaged and committed to co-creating a safe space for one another. This writing sample will provide a starting point to measure participants' writing skills at the outset. I will assess their growth throughout the course, looking at their writing exercises and final piece as they progress through the course. This will provide a concrete basis for skills growth measurement. Regular feedback: I will collect ongoing feedback from participants through group discussions, individual consultations, and a completion survey. This feedback will help me gauge students' growth in self-expression, craft development, and community engagement.",,,888,"Other,local or private",3388,,,,"Emily A. Levang",Individual,"Arts Learning Grant",,"Creative Writing for Queer and Trans Youth",2022-08-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,Levang,"Emily A. Levang",,,MN,,"(415) 419-7935",emilylevang@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-grant-91,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Lauren Faherty: Textile Artist; retiring UMD Art Professor; Joanne Kronstedt: MBA Arts Supporter","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10028572,"Arts Learning Grant",2023,5000,,"ACHF Arts Education","- Kids Makers Morning will offer area and visiting youth an outlet for creativity and expression once a week. All attendees will receive a scrapbook at the beginning of the summer, in which they will track their projects and art techniques learned. Youth who are able to only attend one or two KMM sessions will be encouraged to use the scrapbook for their own creative exploits. - By hiring coordinators for each age group, KMM will be able to diversify and serve more people more fully, with specific age appropriate offerings. Measurable outcomes include the finished project. With age-appropriate crafts, most kids should be able to accomplish the goals for that day, instead of leaving with half-finished projects. Success will be measured in a number of ways. If youth return to the program regularly, we will know that our program is achieving its goals. We will also be verbally surveying the youth and sending surveys via email to parents and guardians for feedback. The scrapbooks in which youth will save their art from the summer will serve as a way to measure the goals stated above. We will be surveying staff and volunteers. We will specifically be looking for feedback on changes from last year to this year and the impact of having KMM Coordinators. In our small town, word of mouth is the strongest form of both feedback and publicity. Staff and volunteers will keep track of casual feedback and awareness of the Ely Folk School and our Kids Maker Mornings Program from both residents and visitors throughout the summer. Growth in off-site discussion of the program will be a sign of success. Requests in continuation of the program is also a sign of success.",,,4240,"Other,local or private",9240,,,,"Ely Folk School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning Grant",,"Kids Makers Morning - Free Weekly Summer Arts Programming in Ely, MN",2022-10-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lucy,Soderstrom,"Ely Folk School","209 E Sheridan St",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 235-0138",lucy@elyfolkschool.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-grant-94,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Lauren Faherty: Textile Artist; retiring UMD Art Professor; Joanne Kronstedt: MBA Arts Supporter","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10028684,"Arts Learning Grant",2023,4214,,"ACHF Arts Education","I will provide art classes to an under-reached population. Students with different types of sensory dysregulation face many obstacles everyday. These obstacles can create barriers to learning and activities these might children enjoy. This class will provide them a few days of fun, but they will learn something or try some kind of art that makes them happy and that can be a tool for them on a daily basis. Often in my classes students and/or parents tell me how the class has impacted them. I will be able to see if the art activity we are doing is having a positive effect on them due to my experience with my own children. It is often noticeable in their demeanor when they are participating in an activity that is helping to regulate their senses. It is also very noticeable when an activity is having an adverse effect on their senses. I will watch for this and adjust the activities we are doing accordingly.",,,2400,"Other,local or private",6614,,,,"Amy M. Lucas-Peroceski",Individual,"Arts Learning Grant",,"Sensory Art: Summer art classes to enhance art for sensory seeking and sensory avoiding students.",2022-08-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Lucas-Peroceski,"Amy M. Lucas-Peroceski",,,MN,,"(218) 343-3453",321ArtStudio@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-grant-96,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Amber Burns: dancer; Lucy Soderstrom: program coordinator, Ely Folk School; Christian McShane: musician, President, Aitkin County Friends of the Arts; Sharon Marty: arts educator, theater director","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10028782,"Arts Learning Grant",2023,5000,,"ACHF Arts Education","I aim to connect young adults to the arts using photography and by offering a safe space for them to experiment, make mistakes and explore their voice through the camera. Learning to supportively evaluate their own photos and those of others will increase their artistic skills and their ability to critically review other art forms. I chose to create a club versus a class because I want members to be invested in the direction of the club and for them to take ownership in their learning. This will happen organically if they continue to show up, engage, ask questions and express themselves creatively. The images they produce are a tangible outcome of the club. On their first meeting, most took over 50 digital photos! In the process, they slowed down, observed their world and expressed excitement over details captured through new angles of view and unusual lighting. Their growth, connection to their surroundings, creative thinking and collaborative learning are all intangible outcomes. At our first club meeting in September, it was clear members are excited to learn and use photography as a tool for exploration. I gave a short lecture on composition and they stayed engaged, answering questions I posed to them. They filled out a short survey on how they would like the photo club to evolve, and expressed interest in learning many photographic subjects as well as longer term projects like making a zine. I will continue to gauge their interests throughout the year with periodic surveys and will also survey any new students. I hope to create a private social media platform for the club to upload, share and archive their photos and memories. The zine and exhibit will allow members and I, as well as the public, to look back on what the students have learned and gained from their hard work over the year. When the exhibit details are secured, we will reach out to local media to announce the exhibit. Viewers can leave comments in a guestbook.",,,,,5000,,,,"Susanna C. Gaunt",Individual,"Arts Learning Grant",,"Youth Photography Club: Monthly club for teens ages 13+ to explore creativity through photography.",2022-08-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susanna,Gaunt,"Susanna C. Gaunt",,,MN,,"(406) 599-3174",susgaunt@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-grant-99,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Amber Burns: dancer; Lucy Soderstrom: program coordinator, Ely Folk School; Christian McShane: musician, President, Aitkin County Friends of the Arts; Sharon Marty: arts educator, theater director","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10028852,"Arts Learning Grant",2023,3570,,"ACHF Arts Education","Our goal is create a compelling and engaging learning experience that will encourage students to want to study instrumental music when they have an opportunity to join band or orchestra at the appropriate time. These are measurable outcomes: ? Students will understand and experience music as a form of personal and artistic expression. ? Students will understand that music connects people across cultures and time periods. ? Students will seriously consider the study of instrumental music. ? Students will learn concert etiquette and be prepared to attend the MSO concert in March We will judge student engagement through direct observation of the students during the presentation, and through a questionnaire that students will complete. During the last five minutes of the presentation, we will ask students two or three simple questions, and have them write down or draw their responses. Student surveys will be collected after the presentation and an additional survey will be sent for teacher feedback the day after the presentation. After all surveys are collected, will review them to see if the outcomes are being met, or if adjustments need to be made to the lesson plan to achieve them.",,,220,"Other,local or private",3790,,,,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning Grant",,"MSO Educational Outreach - Hibbing and Chisholm Instrument Demonstration and Orchestra Excerpts",2022-10-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lisa,Buckman,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","PO Box 600",Virginia,MN,55792,"(646) 267-6934",generalmanager@mesabisymphonyorchestra.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-grant-100,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Amber Burns: dancer; Lucy Soderstrom: program coordinator, Ely Folk School; Christian McShane: musician, President, Aitkin County Friends of the Arts; Sharon Marty: arts educator, theater director","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10034830,"Arts Experiences",2025,35000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","This project will provide opportunities for adults with disabilities to engage in artistic endeavors, cultivating skills and recognizing talent. The project will be evaluated by maintaining the number of individuals participating in inclusive arts learning settings, being taught at a pace and with a subject designed for their individual learning styles and preferences",,,,,35000,,,,"CHOICE Unlimited","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Experiences",,"CHOICE, Unlimited's The ARTS Program is dedicated to creating artistic outlets and experiences for people with disabilities; providing platforms for self-expression and an opportunity to educate the public to the incredible possibilities all individuals possess.",2025-04-01,2026-03-31,,"In Progress",,,Kristie,Buchman,"CHOICE Unlimited","1829 E Superior St",Duluth,MN,55812,"(218) 724-5869x 201",kbuchman@choiceunlimited.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-experiences-171,"Dakota Andersen: Andersen is a freelance choral and jazz musician in the Twin Cities. Most recently, he worked as an administrative specialist for Madeline Island Chamber Music, a program of MacPhail Center for Music, and as a choir teacher at Rockford Area Schools. Currently, he sings with the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers and the Minnesota Chorale. Andersen graduated from the University of North Texas (Denton, TX) with a MM in jazz studies and from the University of Northern Iowa (Cedar Falls, IA) with a BM in music education.; Crystal Boyd: Boyd is the senior manager of pollinator programs for the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, where she manages an annual grant cycle that awards more than five million dollars per year. She is also the founder and president of Crystal Boyd Consulting, which provides project management and grant writing services for local organizations. Boyd earned her bachelor's degree in English and Spanish from the University of Minnesota, and her master's degree in museum studies from the University of Colorado.; Starrla Cray: Cray is a writer, teacher, journalist, and lifelong Minnesota resident. She graduated summa cum laude with a BA in mass communications in 2008, and spent 10 years working full-time as a reporter and editor before returning to school for her MFA in creative writing. Cray taught college writing classes for three years and she teaches youth creative writing through the Loft Literary Center. Cray is the founder of a writing group in McLeod County.; Sara Hathaway: Hathaway is a local painter and landscape artist. They are currently applying for grants to fund murals and prairie restoration on the north side of Minneapolis. Hathaway is an aspiring business owner, focused on prairie restoration.; Kjerstin Moody: Moody is an associate professor of Scandinavian studies at Gustavus Adolphus College, where she teaches courses on contemporary Nordic culture in English and Swedish. She also teaches courses through the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis. At Gustavus, she collaborates with colleagues to run its annual Out of Scandinavia Artist in Residence program, which brings a contemporary Nordic artist for a week-long stay on the Gustavus campus. Moody currently serves on the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council board and has served as a judge for the American Literary Translators Association and the Fulbright Institute of International Education program. ; Roseanne Pereira: Pereira is a writer living in Minneapolis. Her work has appeared in a variety of print, online, and on-air outlets, including Catapult, Minnesota Public Radio, and The Shanghai Literary Review. She served as a Kroc Fellow at National Public Radio and an Upper Midwest Human Rights Fellow at the Center for Victims of Torture. Pereira has been a two-time fellow at the Writers by Writers' Tomales Bay Workshop, a writer in residence at Hedgebrook, and a Tin House scholar. She is a graduate of Yale University (New Haven, CT) and has a MFA from Warren Wilson College (Swannanoa, NC).; Stephen Pittelkow: Pittelkow is a teaching artist in the areas of bookbinding, decorative paper, and alternative forms of printing. He has held positions in human resources, including public and private labor relations, mediation, and arbitration. He has also served for many years as program manager for an arts organization.; Ishwari Rajak: Rajak is an entrepreneur and author of a poetry book, Screams of a Goddess. She has been teaching how to cook food from her native country of Nepal for five years. She has more than 20 years of administrative and leadership experience working for international nonprofit organizations. She has a master's degree in gender and women's studies and a master's in nonprofit leadership.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2
10011020,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2020,66257,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences will gain empathy and understanding about dementia, allowing communities to plan better for aging in place initiatives. Facilitated discussions follow each performance. Notes will be taken of participant responses. Two types of surveys are completed for each event (audiences/host committee). post-tour interviews and focus groups discussions will be held as well. 2: The Remember Project will positively impact audiences with little, if any, experience in using the arts to build community and address social issues. Surveys will include audience questions: have they seen our work before; how often they see theatre; if seeing social action theatre is new to them; and if they believe this type of theatre can and will have a positive impact in their community.","75-98% of surveys indicate increase in knowledge of dementia and empathy for one or more characters (3 different plays). Electronic surveys were sent to all RPDAT event registrants and host committee members. Focus group conversations were held with host committees, participating artists, and randomly invited audience members. Evaluation report available for review. 2: 67% of respondents had not seen theatre address healthcare issues; 97% said theatre is effective to help communities address dementia. Electronic surveys were sent to all RPDAT event registrants and host committee members. Focus group conversations were held with host committees, participating artists, and randomly invited audience members. Evaluation report available for review.",,59481,"Other,local or private",125738,,"Jeff Bangsbert, Josh Berg, Barb, Blumer, Lisbeth Cachima, Barbar Champlin, Alison Colton, Vanne Owens Hayes, Sumee Lee, Kris Orluck, Ram Rajagopalan, Mike Rothman, John Selstad, Dawn SimonsonCEO), Rebecca Stibbe, Sarah Urtel, David Van Sant, Ellie Zuehlke",0.00,"Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"The Remember Project, in partnership with the Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging, will tour three plays in seven rural Minnesota communities to raise awareness and support efforts to create a dementia capable Minnesota.",2020-06-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Danette,McCarthy,"Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging","1265 Grey Fox Rd Ste 2","Arden Hills",MN,55112,"(651) 641-8612",dkmccarthy60@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Big Stone, Carlton, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, Murray, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pope, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Swift, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-435,"Sarah Larsson: Former outreach and development director, Somali Museum of Minnesota; Amanda Lien: Former executive director, Crookston Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitor's Bureau; Dayna Martinez: Artistic director of world music, dance and the International Children's Festival, Ordway Center; David Marty: Former President, Reif Arts Council; Celia Mattison: Marketing coordinator, Guthrie Theater","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2
10031388,"Assessing Prairie Health to Inform Pollinator Conservation",2025,297000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 03r","$297,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Minnesota Zoological Society to assess habitat quality and pesticide occurrence in Minnesota prairies to help inform management actions, endangered species recovery plans, and pollinator reintroduction efforts for endangered and threatened butterflies and other wildlife.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,1.05,"Minnesota Zoological Garden","State Government","We will assess the environmental quality of prairies across Minnesota. On-the-ground surveys and contaminant risk assessments will help inform partner management actions, endangered species recovery plans, and pollinator reintroduction efforts.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Erik,Runquist,"Minnesota Zoological Garden","Minnesota Zoo 13000 Zoo Blvd","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"(952) 431-9562",Erik.Runquist@state.mn.us,,,,"Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau, Benton, Big Stone, Cass, Chippewa, Crow Wing, Douglas, Grant, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Pope, Renville, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin, Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright, Brown, Cottonwood, Jackson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Rock, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine, Blue Earth, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Le Sueur, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/assessing-prairie-health-inform-pollinator-conservation,,,,
21765,"Assessment of Natural Copper-Nickel Bedrocks on Water Quality",2014,585000,"M.L. 2013, Chp. 52, Sec. 2, Subd. 05b","$585,000 the first year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota in cooperation with the United States Geological Survey to assess impacts of existing mineralization and potential mining on northeastern Minnesota regional water quality, including impacts from copper, nickel, and other metal concentrations in rocks, streambed sediments, and soils in areas of potential base-metal mining. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2016, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,585000,,,6.83,"U of MN - Duluth NRRI","Public College/University","Large deposits of copper, nickel, cobalt, and other minerals in northeastern Minnesota could provide huge economic and employment benefits to the state while becoming an important source of important metals for the country. However, the mining required to extract them could have significant water quality impacts in a region that includes the Boundary Water Canoe Area Wilderness and other environmentally sensitive watersheds. Up-to-date and accurate geochemical data is needed In order to assess and predict water quality impacts of potential mining and inform decision-making to protect water quality and sensitive ecosystems. Scientists at the University of Minnesota are using this appropriation to gather baseline data for assessing how existing concentrations of these metals in rocks, streambeds, and soils currently influence regional water quality. This information is a critical component for examining the risks posed by any potential future mining.",,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2013/work_plans/2013_05b.pdf,2013-07-01,2017-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Stephen,"Monson Geerts","U of MN - Duluth NRRI","5013 Miller Trunk Hwy",Duluth,MN,55811,"(218) 788-2608",sgeerts@nrri.umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/assessment-natural-copper-nickel-bedrocks-water-quality,,,,
33881,"J.J. Astor Park Phase I Archaeological Survey",2015,8200,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.","Available upon request. Contact","The evaluation metrics called for completion of pre-field research; completion of site mapping, surface evaluation, and random shovel testing; submittal of the final report; recommendations for on-going site stabilization; and development of a preservation plan. These evaluation metrics were all met and are reflected in greater detail in the attached Phase I survey. The results were achieved through successful project management of the consulting conducting the work.",,,"Available upon request. Contact",8200,,"Jay Fosle, Sharla Gardner, Howie Hanson, Jennifer Julsrud, Linda Krug, Emily Larson, Barb Russ, Joel Sipress",0.00,"City of Duluth (Planning Division)","Local/Regional Government","To hire a qualified archaeologist to conduct a survey of J. J. Astor Park, Duluth.",,,2014-12-01,2015-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Charles,Froseth,"City of Duluth (Planning Division)","411 W. First Street, Room 208",Duluth,MN,55802,218-730-5325,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/jj-astor-park-phase-i-archaeological-survey,,"Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
10007251,"Aubin Studios Digitization Project",2017,8470,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",8470,,"Leonard Hirsch (President), Roberta Schloesser (Vice-President), Mary Keyes (Treasurer), Chuck Cedar (Secretary), Jack Lynch, David Perell, Fio Ricci, Linda Suihkonen, Peter Becchetti, MIke Hukka",0.18,"Hibbing Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To digitize a large collection of photographs, allowing for greater public access to this historic resource.",,,2017-07-01,2018-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Erica,Larson,"Hibbing Historical Society","400 East 23rd Street",Hibbing,MN,55746,218-263-8522,ericalarson1@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/aubin-studios-digitization-project,,,,0
10012259,"Awareness, Reconciliation and Change: A History of Antiracist Activism in Duluth, MN",2018,2427," MN Laws 2017 Chapter 91, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs ","$4,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer these funds using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org","We completed this project within the parameters set out in our application. To that end, we completed eight interviews with nine activists and transcribed and delivered these to MNHS and local archives in order to fill gaps in local the historical record of antiracist action in the Twin Ports. At the completion of the project, as we make these materials public, we will work with local media (including the public relations offices of our universities) to raise local awareness of these resources. We envision press releases that announce their availability to the Duluth-Superior community and, we hope, small attention to them.",,,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",2427,,"Regents David J. McMillan Chair of the Board Kendall J. Powell Vice Chair of the Board Thomas J. Anderson Richard B. Beeson Linda A. Cohen Michael D. Hsu Dean E. Johnson Peggy E. Lucas Abdul M. Omari Darrin M. Rosha Steven A. Sviggum",0.03,"Regents of the University of Minnesota (Duluth - Writing Studies Department)","Public College/University",,,"To document in 8-9 oral history interviews the history of anti-racist community activists in Duluth, MN.",2018-06-01,2019-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,Beard,"Regents of the University of Minnesota (Duluth - Writing Studies Department)"," 450 McNamara Alumni Center, 200 Oak Street Southeast "," Minneapolis "," MN ",55455,"(651) 398-5405"," dbeard@d.umn.edu ",Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/awareness-reconciliation-and-change-history-antiracist-activism-duluth-mn,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No
10021601,Babbitt,2022,3000000,"MS Section 446A.073","Point Source Implementation Grant Program","Reduce wastewater mercury discharge",,,5162986,,,,,,"Babbitt, City of",,"Construct wastewater treatment improvements to meet more stingent discharge requirements",,,2021-09-28,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Jeff,Freeman,"Minnesota Public Facilities Authority","332 Minnesota Street, Suite W820","St. Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 259-7465",jeff.freeman@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Public Facilities Authority ",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/babbitt,,,,
2160,"Ballast Water Sampling Method Development and Treatment Technology",2010,300000,"M.L. 2009, Chp. 143, Sec. 2, Subd. 06a","$300,000 is from the trust fund and $66,000 is from the Great Lakes protection account to the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency in cooperation with the Department of Natural Resources to conduct monitoring for aquatic invasive species in ballast water discharges to Minnesota waters of Lake Superior and to test the effectiveness of ballast water treatment systems.","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".",,66000,"Great Lakes Protection Account",,,,,MPCA,"State Government","Project Overview Ballast water - water carried in tanks on ships to help provide stability and aid steering - is likely the single greatest source for introduction of non-native and invasive aquatic species. Ballast water is collected in one body of water and discharged into another body of water, usually large distances apart. Options exist for treating ballast water prior to discharge in order to prevent these introductions, but they have not been tested in freshwater environments such as the Great Lakes. Through this appropriation, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, and Northeast Midwest Institute are cooperating to conduct monitoring for aquatic invasive species in ballast water discharge in Lake Superior, test the effectiveness of ballast water treatment options in a freshwater environment, and accelerate installation of treatment options that prove effective. Overall Project Outcome and Results Safe and effective ballast water treatment (BWT) is the best way to prevent ship-mediated introductions of invasive species in the Great Lakes. However, knowing whether a proposed BWT works in freshwater, and whether it is used properly by a ship is a difficult challenge for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and other regulators. BWTs with International Maritime Organization (IMO) approval have never been tested in natural fresh water, and there are no agreed methods for monitoring ballast discharge from ships. This project assisted the MPCA through accomplishing a) IMO-consistent freshwater validations of two promising BWTs at the Great Ships Initiative (GSI) freshwater testing facility, and 2) design, installation and demonstration of a credible and feasible ballast discharge sampling method for Great Lakes ships. The IMO-approved PureBallast system (AlfaLaval), performed well in tests overseas, but did not function effectively in the GSI test, likely due to clogging by freshwater filamentous algae (see http://www.nemw.org/GSI/GSI-LB-F-A-2.pdf). This outcome informs MPCA that IMO-approval does not by itself assure freshwater effectiveness. The other BWT tested, a lye-based system aimed at US lakers, performed better (see http://www.nemw.org/GSI/GSI-LB-F-A-3.pdf), warranting refinement and shipboard testing. The project's ship sampling system proved a) applicable to the Great Lakes fleet, as demonstrated by project installation plans for 10 ships; b) cost-effective, as demonstrated by installations on 5 ships; and c) feasible, as demonstrated by sampling exercises on 2 ships. A detailed guidebook (see http://www.nemw.org/GSI/ballastDischargeMonitoringGuidebook.pdf) equips MPCA with the project method. All sample ports are permanent installations. The remaining four installations and seven tests will take place in 2012 using Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration funds. GSI will collect and analyze data on live organisms in ballast water discharge sampled in 2011 and 2012, and will post outcomes on the GSI website (http://www.greatshipsinitiative.org) and forward them to the MPCA. Project Results Use and Dissemination Final reports on ballast treatment tests performed pursuant to this grant, and the guidebook developed for ship discharge sampling, have been posted on the GSI public website (www.greatshipsinitiative.org). The project forwarded final reports on ballast treatment performance tests to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Science Advisory Board which reported to the USEPA and the USCG on availability of ballast treatment technology in 2011. NEMWI presented the sampling method developed through this project to an international gathering of ballast discharge researchers and regulators (Global R&D Forum and Exhibition on Ballast Water Management in a session on ballast treatment testing and compliance monitoring in Istanbul Turkey in the fall of 2011), and will submit the guidebook as a manuscript for the conference proceedings. Project Publications: Final Report of the Land-Based, Freshwater Testing of the AlfaWall AB PureBallast Ballast Water Treatment System (PDF - 1.8 MB) Final Report of the Land-Based, Freshwater Testing of the Lye (NaOH) Ballast Water Treatment System (PDF - 2 MB) A Ballast Discharge Monitoring System for Great Lakes Relevant Ships: A Guidebook for Researchers, Ship Owners, and Agency Officials (PDF - 1.5 MB) ",,"Final Report ",2009-07-01,2011-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Rebecca,Walter,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","520 Lafayette Rd N","St. Paul",MN,55155,651-757-2807,rebecca.walter@state.mn.us,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Monitoring, Research","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/ballast-water-sampling-method-development-and-treatment-technology,,,,
28835,"Basic Archives Processing of Dorothy Molter's Personal Papers",2015,9980,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,9980,,"Blaine ""Butch"" Diesslin, President; Gil Knight, Vice President; Patti Crager, Secretary; Sherry Abts, Treasurer; Peg Rosett; Barb Cary Hall; Doug Hirdler; Bill Tefft; Bill Latady; Pam Brunfelt.",0.16,"Dorothy Molter Foundation and Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To gain intellectual and physical control of archival materials held in public trust.",,,2014-08-01,2015-08-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Sarah,Guy-Levar,"Dorothy Molter Foundation and Museum","PO Box 391",Ely,MN,55731,218-365-4451,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/basic-archives-processing-dorothy-molters-personal-papers,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
32163,"Bear Head Lake State Park trail center landscaping",2015,,"M.L. 2013 Ch. 137 Art. 3 Sec. 3(a)(2)","$16821000 the first year and $16953000 the second year are for state parks recreation areas and trails to: (1) connect people to the outdoors; (2) acquire land and create opportunities; (3) maintain existing holdings; and (4) improve cooperation by coordinating with partners to implement the 25-year long-range parks and trails legacy plan. ",,,,,,,,,,,,"This project installed the landscaping around the new trail center at Bear Head Lake State Park, which was completed in 2014.",,,2015-03-02,2016-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,Deb,Boyd,"MNDNR Division of Parks and Trails","500 Lafayette Rd","St Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5595",deb.boyd@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/bear-head-lake-state-park-trail-center-landscaping,,,,
10034328,"Berger Fountain Restoration Project",2025,195000,"Minnesota Session Laws-2024, Chapter 106, Article 4, Subdivision 4","$195,000 the second year is for a grant to the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board to restore Berger Fountain at Loring Park and for improvements to the surrounding plaza.","Measurable Outcomes Quantitative - 100 residents donate to the fountain project - Fundraising and communication partnerships in the community increase by 50% - Annual park visitors who visit Loring Park near and around the fountain increase by 5% - Number of arts/cultural partnerships who share information about the fountain Qualitative - Increased awareness of the history of the fountain and its relation to the community - Increased awareness of the LGBTQ+'s connection to the fountain/site",,,,,,,,,"Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board",,"The Berger Fountain, known as the dandelion fountain to most, was installed in 1975 by Benjamin Berger and has been a beloved neighborhood landmark in Loring Park and a favorite location for wedding photographers and children ever since. Ben Berger was a park board commissioner and, after seeing a dandelion fountain in Australia, fundraised to build a sister fountain right here in Minnesota. It has become a historic icon in Minneapolis and its park system during several planning processes throughout the last many decades, the community has strongly communicated their desire to preserve, maintain, and restore the fountain for future generations. The Berger Fountain rehabilitation was identified as a priority in the Loring Park Neighborhood Revitalization Plan (NRP) Phase I Plan, the Loring Park NRP Phase II Plan, and the Loring Park Neighborhood Small Area Plan; all three plans were adopted by the Minneapolis City Council in 1995, 2008, and 2013, respectively. The Downtown Public Realm Plan, adopted in 2016, also identified the Berger Fountain as a priority in its planning. A Berger Fountain Task Force (Task Force) was formed in 2014 to work independently and collaboratively with the MPRB to improve maintenance and support for the fountain. In 2017, the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) adopted the Downtown Service Area Master Plan (DSAMP) which set goals for long-term development and improvements to parks guided by extensive engagement from the communities that MPRB serves. After months of engaging with community, DSAMP outlined a high-level vision for Loring Park, including a vision for Berger Fountain and the surrounding park space. This vision included refurbishing and retaining the dandelion fountain alongside additional community amenities, such as considering a water feature, and adding a plaza and additional seating areas to increase community access (see pages 4-73 through 4-77 for DSAMP Berger Fountain content: https://www.minneapolisparks.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/MPRB_DSAMP_Nov2017_ch4.pdf.) In summer 2020, the Berger Fountain ceased to operate because to deferred maintenance and capacity due to the pandemic, which heightened the need to move rehabilitation forward. In June 2022, landscape architect Damon Farber LLC was hired to complete a rehabilitation assessment and preliminary cost estimate for future work. Damon Farber's assessment informed next steps in the process. In 2023, MPRB hired Damon Farber again to engage the community further and complete a final design concept and initial cost estimate. These funds will allow MPRB to advance design work, leading to the reconstruction and restoration the fountain and plaza in 2025. Our community partners are currently fundraising to finalize funds for construction. The project has benefited from a large of support and grassroots engagement/funds from community members across the city and country who love the fountain and want to see it back in working order.",,,2024-08-12,2026-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Julia,Wiseman,"Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board","2117 West River Road N",Minneapolis,MN,55411,612-230-6437,jsikkink@minneapolisparks.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Administration",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/berger-fountain-restoration-project,,,,
10007254,"Beth El Synagogue 1920-Present: Jewish Tradition Enriching Minnesota Life - Phase 2: Exhibit Planning",2017,9940,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",9940,,"President-Gary Krupp, Vice President-Sally Forbes Friedman, Vice President-John Orenstein, Treasurer-Rick Bunin, Secretary-Bonnie Goldish, Melanie Barry, Lou Ann Bongard, Andy Furman, Bonnie Heller, Anne Hope, Bob Karon, Gil Mann, Dan Mosow, Noah Marell, Isaac Rischall, Steve Sanderson, Stanley Segelbaum, Stan Smith, Paul Tuchman, Cantor Audrey Abrams, Rabbi Alexander Davis, Rabbi Avi Olitzky, Rabbi Kassel Abelson, Cantor Neil Newman",,"Beth El Foundation of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire a qualified consultant to write an exhibit plan on Jewish tradition in Minnesota.",,,2016-12-01,2017-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Linda,Goldberg,"Beth El Foundation of Minnesota","5225 Barry Street West","St. Louis Park",MN,55416-1901,952-873-7302,lgoldberg@bethelsynagogue.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/beth-el-synagogue-1920-present-jewish-tradition-enriching-minnesota-life-phase-2-exhibit,,,,0
10012197,"Beth El Synagogue 1920-Present: Jewish Tradition Enriching Minnesota Life - Phase 3: Interpretive Script Development",2019,9950," MN Laws 2017 Chapter 91, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs ","$4,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer these funds using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org","Short Term Outcomes - Critical Review: Beth El Foundation sought input from professional historians at two different junctures in the project. Prior to script writing, two reviewers (Laura Weber and Linda Schloff) reviewed the Exhibit Plan and intended central themes of the script. These comments led to some edits to the Exhibit Plan, which were passed along to the script writer. Upon completion of the initial draft of the script, the document was reviewed by two professional historians (Linda Schloff and Marilyn Chiat). Their comments were incorporated into final edits of the script. The final script was read again by Marilyn Chiat, as well as a new reviewer, Margaret Lee (Linda Schloff was unavailable). The final reviews praised the script for its historical accuracy and richness of content. Plans are underway for pursuing funding (both from MNHS, as well as private donors) and contractor bids for the construction of the final exhibit. Beth El Foundation intends to apply for a MNHS large grant upon closure of this grant. Beth El Foundation is also seeking matching support from private donors to augment this funding and complete the project as planned. Intermediate/Long Term Outcomes- Making content available to the public: The exhibit script will be added to the Beth El library and made available to the public. The script has already generated great excitement, and has spurred satellite projects to support further distribution of this story beyond the exhibit. Work has begun on an educational curriculum based on the content from this script. This curriculum will be made available to public and private schools, religious schools and other community organizations who wish to offer educational courses based on this content. It will be included, along with the script in materials eventually deeded to the Upper Midwest Jewish Archives upon completion of the final exhibit. Managing the Beth El Collection: As progress was made in writing this script, including selection of artifacts, images and documents to be included in the exhibit, the collection became better organized and documented in preparation for moving the majority of its contents to the Upper Midwest Jewish Archives upon completion of the exhibit.",,2790,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",12740,,"Bonnie Bongard Goldish, Sally Forbes Friedman, Gary Krupp, Noah Marell, John Orenstein, Melanie Barry, Rick Bunin, Bonnie Heller, Bob Karon, Susan Klatt, Gil Mann, Dan Mosow",,"Beth El Foundation of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To hire a qualified consultant to write an exhibit script on the history of Beth El Synagogue and its impact on Minnesota Jewish and cultural life.",2018-09-01,2019-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Linda,Goldberg,"Beth El Foundation of Minnesota"," 5225 Barry Street West "," St. Louis Park "," MN ",55416-1901,"(952) 873-7302"," lgoldberg@bethelsynagogue.org ",Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/beth-el-synagogue-1920-present-jewish-tradition-enriching-minnesota-life-phase-3,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No
33996,"Beth El Synagogue 1920-Present: Jewish Tradition Enriching Minnesota Life",2016,9900,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org","Progress indicators for the first (current) phase of this multi-phase project were met. The research report, as well as the newly-organized Beth El Archives are currently housed at Beth El Synagogue. The report has been added to Beth El's library and is available for perusal by interested parties. The report has also been sent to the Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest. These results were attainable due to the professional and efficient manner in which the research firm (Museology Museum Services) guided the project director and many volunteers toward the completion of this formidable project. Their skill, experience and enthusiasm was extraordinary. Financial support from the Minnesota Historical Society (in the form of this grant), as well as the tireless work of project volunteers and the dedicated staff of Beth El Synagogue contributed greatly to the project's successful outcome. Support from the Board of Trustees of Beth El Synagogue and the Beth El Foundation trough their approval for staff resources (i.e., project director) and office equipment (i.e., copies/scans) played an important part in maintaining the project's momentum.. We are grateful for the expressed continuing support of these boards as the project moves on to future phases.",,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",9900,,"Gary Krupp (President), Sally Forbes Friedman (Vice President), John Orenstein (Vice President), Rick Bunin (Treasurer), Bonnie Bongard Goldish (Secretary), Melanie Barry, Lou Ann Bongard, Andy Furman, Bonnie Heller, Anne Hope, Bob Karon, Gil Mann, Noah Marell, Isaac Rischall, Steve Sanderson, Stanley Segelbaum, Stan Smith, Paul Tuchman, Cantor Audrey Abrams, Rabbi Alexander Davis, Rabbi Avi Olitzky, Rabbi Kassel Abelson, Cantor Neil Newman",0.00,"Beth El Foundation of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire a qualified historian to research the history of Beth El Synagogue in Minnesota.",,,2015-12-01,2016-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Linda,Goldberg,"Beth El Foundation of Minnesota","5225 Barry Street West","St. Louis Park",MN,55416-1901,952-873-7302,lgoldberg@bethelsynagogue.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/beth-el-synagogue-1920-present-jewish-tradition-enriching-minnesota-life,,,,0
10011390,"Big Rice Lake Wild Rice Enhancement",2020,845000,"ML 2019, 1st Sp. Session, Ch. 2, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd, 4(g)","$845,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources to enhance and restore wild rice wetland habitat in Big Rice Lake in St. Louis County.","Improved availability and improved condition of habitats that have experienced substantial decline - As noted in a 2008 report to the Minnesota legislature, ""The future of natural wild rice in Minnesota will depend in large part on its protection and management by state and tribal natural resource agencies."" Big Rice Lake has serious, but fixable issues. The proposed work for this lake will reestablish wild rice in a large, historically important wild rice lake. Success of the project will be readily apparent based on one measure - does wild rice become abundant in the project area. DNR and tribal biologists will monitor Big Rice Lake to evaluate wild rice abundance over time..",,,,,791000,54000,,2,DNR,"State Government","Wild rice abundance has greatly declined across Big Rice Lake, while other competitive vegetation has drastically increased. This proposal will utilize knowledge gained from small-scale vegetation work as well as hydrological alterations and apply it to a lake-wide scale to enhance conditions for wild rice success. A total of 2,072 acres of wild rice habitat will be enhanced as a result of the OHF lake outlet work that will impact water levels. 850 acres of the existing 1,000 pickerel weed will be treated to allow wild rice to regenerate.","Big Rice Lake historically was one of the best producing wild rice lakes in northeastern Minnesota for wild rice harvesters and migratory waterfowl use. Today, due to hydrologic alterations, stabilization of water level, and other variables, like changes in climatic conditions and impacts from wildlife herbivory, wild rice has declined across the lake and pickerelweed has become the dominant vegetation. This proposal will accomplish 2,072 acres of wild rice habitat enhancement work on Big Rice Lake. A multi-agency effort will assist in the completion of the project and long-term success. The agencies involved include the US Forest Service, 1854 Treaty Authority, Bois Forte Band of Chippewa, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, and the Minnesota DNR Wildlife and Shallow Lakes Program. In addition to these key players, Big Rice Lake has a large recreational user group and concerned citizen following. Due to the extent of the issue and importance of the enhancement to all entities involved, it is critical that this project be completed as soon as possible. The project will include three sections to address issues of concern. One section will address the outlet control structure that is inefficient and impacting hydrology. The structure is a rock weir which will be removed and the outlet will be restored to the pre-weir conditions to promote natural flow dynamics. The second section will address the public access to ensure large equipment can be launched. The third section will address the pickerelweed dominance and enhance wild rice abundance. Pickerelweed will be reduced by utilizing a combination of Fond du Lac Band’s airboats and harvester barge, Bois Forte Band’s harvester barge, and a DNR airboat and boat with a mudmotor. Once pickerelweed is removed, wild rice will be more likely to re-establish. If wild rice does not re-establish naturally from the resident seed in the substrate, seed from another location will be evaluated and used to reseed Big Rice Lake. 850 acres of the current 1000-acre area of pickerel weed infestation will be removed.The equipment needs will be essential to the long-term success since this project, specifically vegetation control, is predicted to require some small-scale maintenance until pickerelweed is no longer the dominant species. Based on small-scale vegetation work already completed at Big Rice Lake and the information gathered from sources that have completed similar vegetation enhancement projects, there is a high level of confidence that this project will be successful and will enhance 2,072 acres of wild rice habitat for waterfowl, as well as the recreational users, wild rice harvesters, and waterfowl hunters.",,2019-07-01,,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Ricky,Lien,"Minnesota DNR","500 Lafayette Road ","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5227",ricky.lien@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"St. Louis","Northern Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/big-rice-lake-wild-rice-enhancement,,,,
14214,"Big Sandy Lake Implementation Plan",2013,4851,,,,,,,,,,,.11,"Aitkin County Soil & Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","This project will complete a Total Maximum Daily Load Implementation Plan for the watersheds of Big Sandy and Minnewawa Lakes. This restoration plan will provide pollution reduction and watershed management strategies that are developed with input from stakeholders in the watersheds. ",,,2012-11-30,2013-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Janet ",Smude,"Aitkin County Soil & Water Conservation District",,,,,"(218) 927-6565",Smude.aitkinswcd@gmail.com,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Planning, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Aitkin, Carlton, St. Louis",,"Mississippi River - Grand Rapids",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/big-sandy-lake-implementation-plan,,,,
10031452,"Bioacoustics for Species Monitoring and Conservation - Phase 2",2025,568000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 08j","$568,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to assess avian diversity at the statewide scale by developing a citizen science bioacoustics monitoring program with an initial focus on private lands.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,10.96,"U of MN","Public College/University","This study will leverage our current bioacoustics monitoring framework to assess avian diversity at the statewide scale through a citizen science acoustic monitoring program, with a focus on private lands.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Elena,West,"U of MN","135 Skok Hall 2003 Upper Buford Circle","Saint Paul",MN,55108,"(612) 743-1530",elwest@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/bioacoustics-species-monitoring-and-conservation-phase-2,,,,
727,"Bioacoustic Traps for Management of Round Goby",2011,175000,"M.L. 2010, Chp. 362, Sec. 2, Subd. 06d","$175,000 is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to evaluate bioacoustic technology specific to invasive round goby in Lake Superior as a method for early detection and population reduction. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2013, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,,,,,"U of MN - Duluth","Public College/University"," PROJECT OVERVIEW The round goby is an invasive fish that is rapidly spreading throughout the Great Lakes. One reason for its rapid expansion is that round goby outcompetes native fish through its ability to spawn throughout the spring and summer in contrast to native fish, which only spawn once a year. Interrupting this reproductive cycle in some way could be used to help halt further expansion of round goby and control existing populations. Scientists from the University of Minnesota - Duluth are using this appropriation to develop and test a method for trapping these fish using sounds that mimic those that male gobies use to attract females to the nest. OVERALL PROJECT OUTCOME AND RESULTS The bioacoustics of the round goby population in the Duluth-Superior Harbor were investigated over the course of three summers. The goal of the project was to assess the behavior and the sound production of this invasive species to develop a fish trap to target this invasive species. Fish were found to move offshore during the winter and thus subsequent concentrations were thought to have great potential for collection. However, fish were found to be inactive the majority of the winter and did not produce sound. Sound production coincided with the resumption of swimming activity and feeding in late spring with vocalization first recorded when water temperature exceeded 8 degrees C, which correlated with the initiation of spawning. Two choice experimental trials succeeded in attracting the fish to sound sources using both pure tones and round goby vocalizations, indicating that fish can find the origin of sound. Several different traps were produced and bioacoustical field trials were conducted. We were able to capture, for the first time, round gobies in unbaited traps using sound as the only stimulus and observed many round gobies approach sound sources but fail to enter the traps. As they readily enter the same traps when baited, it was concluded that although sound is an effective attractant, it is not the only sensory modality that round goby use to approach calling males. Future experiments that would combine sound with a large sexually mature fish and/or pheromones could significantly increase the number of fish that enter the trap and could prove to be an effective strategy. PROJECT RESULTS USE AND DISSEMINATION Project manager collaborated with the Great Lakes aquarium to produce a audio video exhibit on invasive fish. Two master's students, Jared Leino (degree pending) and Elise Cordo (degree in progress), received funding from the project and five undergraduate students received funding for summer research. Additionally several manuscripts are in preparation and will be submitted for publication.",,"FINAL REPORT",2010-07-01,2013-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Allen,Mensinger,"U of MN - Duluth","1035 Kirby Dr",Duluth,MN,55812,"(218) 726-7259",amensing@d.umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/bioacoustic-traps-management-round-goby,,,,
10031467,"Birch Lake Marina Design",2025,197000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 09i","$197,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with the city of Babbitt to design a new marina at the Birch Lake Recreation Area in Babbitt, Minnesota.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,4,"City of Babbitt","Local/Regional Government","This project consists of the design of a new marina/dock complex on Birch Lake in Babbitt Minnesota. The City will own and operate the marina/dock complex.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2026-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Robecca,Jaeger,"City of Babbitt","71 South Drive",Babbitt,MN,55706,"(218) 827-3647",cityadmin@babbittmn.gov,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Pine, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/birch-lake-marina-design,,,,
10006934,"Bois Forte Resource Center",2019,110400,"MN 2017 Session Law, Regular Session, Chapter 91, Article 4 Subd. 9",,"The proposed project is expected to increase the number of Bois Forte community's members that are actively engaging and learning the Ojibwe language and culture.",,,,,100363,10036,"Cathy Chavers (Chair) David Morrison Sr. (Secretary/Treasurer) Peter Boney (District 2 Representative) Travis Morrison (District 1 Representative) Shane Drift (District 1 Representative)",0.1,"Bois Forte","Tribal Government ","Language and Culture Resource Center to locate and centralize the existing resources relating to the Bois Forte Language and culuture. To also provide Bois Forte community with opportunities to learn the language and culture, not only in an edcuational setting but also in a hands on setting while engaging cultural practices.",,,2018-07-31,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Leanne,Hoffman,"Bois Forte Band of Ojibwe","5344 Lake Shore Drive","Nett Lake",MN,55772,218/757-3124,llhoffman@boisforte-nsn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Indian Affairs Council",,"St. Louis, St. Louis, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/bois-forte-resource-center,,,,
10027585,"Bois Forte Band of Chippewa Tribal Grant ",2020,,"2019 Minnesota Special Session Laws, Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 9 ",,,,,,,50518,1300,"Cathy Chavers, Tara Geshick, Travis Morrison, Shane Drift, Robert Moyer ",,"Bois Forte Band of Chippewa ","Tribal Government ","1. Planning a language camp 2. Purchase new equipment needed to focus on retaining the language and ensuring its survival into the future 3. Recording elders speaking, teaching, and doing cultural activities in the language ",,,2021-04-14,2021-06-20,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cathy,"Chavers ","Bois Forte Band of Ojibwe","5344 Lakeshore Drive","Nett Lake ",MN,55772,218-757-3261,cchavers@boisforte-nsn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Indian Affairs Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/bois-forte-band-chippewa-tribal-grant-1,,,,
10027586,"Bois Forte Band of Chippewa Tribal Grant ",2021,,"2019 Minnesota Special Session Laws, Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 9 ",,,,,,,40391,19609,"Cathy Chavers, Tara Geshick, Travis Morrison, Shane Drift, Robert Moyer ",,"Bois Forte Band of Chippewa ","Tribal Government ","1. Planning a language camp 2. Purchase new equipment needed to focus on retaining the language and ensuring its survival into the future 3. Recording elders speaking, teaching, and doing cultural activities in the language ",,,2021-04-14,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cathy,"Chavers ","Bois Forte Band of Ojibwe","5344 Lakeshore Drive","Nett Lake ",MN,55772,218-757-3261,cchavers@boisforte-nsn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Indian Affairs Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/bois-forte-band-chippewa-tribal-grant-2,,,,
10025418,"Bois Forte Tribal Grant ",2022,66500,"2021 Minnesota Session Laws, 92nd Legislature, Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Sec. 2, Subdivision 9",,"1. Increased head start/day care curriculum prepared for future years a. Find current and past curriculum to update them b. Identify and visit programs to help model or help increase language and cultural output c. Purchase supplies/curriculum to be used for future years 2. Increased participation and language usage from adults a. Maintaining current language programs available b. Increasing teacher fluency c. Purchase giveaways or materials to be handed out 3. Teacher buy-in and work flows a. Incorporating training days for staff b. Increase language usage while at work c. Identify future teaching and conferences to attend",,,,,53629,12871,"Cathy Chavers, Tara Geshick, Travis Morrison, Shane Drift, Robert Moyer",,"Bois Forte Band of Chippewa ","Tribal Government ","1. Increased head start/day care curriculum prepared for future years a. Find current and past curriculum to update them b. Identify and visit programs to help model or help increase language and cultural output c. Purchase supplies/curriculum to be used for future years 2. Increased participation and language usage from adults a. Maintaining current language programs available b. Increasing teacher fluency c. Purchase giveaways or materials to be handed out 3. Teacher buy-in and work flows a. Incorporating training days for staff b. Increase language usage while at work c. Identify future teaching and conferences to attend",,,2023-01-13,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,"Cathy ",Chavers,"Bois Forte Band of Chippewa","5344 Lakeshore Drive","Nett Lake"," MN",55772,"(218) 757-3261",cchavers@boisforte-nsn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Indian Affairs Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/bois-forte-tribal-grant,,,,
10025419,"Bois Forte Tribal Grant ",2023,66500,"2021 Minnesota Session Laws, 92nd Legislature, Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Sec. 2, Subdivision 9",,"1. Increased head start/day care language and culture a. Increased cultural activities and language by kids b. Identify and visit programs to help model or help increase language and cultural output c. Purchase supplies/curriculum to be used for future years 2. Increased participation and language usage from adults a. Maintaining current language programs available b. Increasing participating adult fluency through testing materials c. New recommendations for language hand outs. 3. Teacher buy-in and work flows a. Incorporating training days for staff b. Increase language usage while at work c. Identify future teaching and conferences to attend",,,,,53629,12871,"Cathy Chavers, Tara Geshick, Travis Morrison, Shane Drift, Robert Moyer",,"Bois Forte Band of Chippewa ","Tribal Government ","1. Increased head start/day care language and culture a. Increased cultural activities and language by kids b. Identify and visit programs to help model or help increase language and cultural output c. Purchase supplies/curriculum to be used for future years 2. Increased participation and language usage from adults a. Maintaining current language programs available b. Increasing participating adult fluency through testing materials c. New recommendations for language hand outs. 3. Teacher buy-in and work flows a. Incorporating training days for staff b. Increase language usage while at work c. Identify future teaching and conferences to attend",,,2023-01-13,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,"Cathy ",Chavers,"Bois Forte Band of Chippewa","5344 Lakeshore Drive","Nett Lake",MN,55772,"(218) 757-3261",cchavers@boisforte-nsn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Indian Affairs Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/bois-forte-tribal-grant-0,,,,
10031019,"Bois Forte Culture Preservation ",2023,17201,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8 (d)","2022-2023 Cultural Heritage and Community Identity Grants - Spring 2022","twelve recorded activities will be completed and documented within twelve months of receiving the grant award notice. Each activity will document 10 participants as verified by signed stipend pay requests. The outcome will be the production of twelve live recordings that be a resource for educational and program activities in group settings or to individuals, Learners will gain knowledge of traditional activities and the Ojibwe language and dialect will be instilled in indigenous people. ","We have been able to host 3 successful events and 2 ""unsuccessful"" events. The difference between the who would be during the 2 that weren't successful, we had 1 or fewer participants who didn't want to record without other people there. The successful ones had multiple people available and people who were able to be recorded. We covered a variety of topics that we were hoping to document at the beginning that will either need additional information on. One significant outcome is seeing the toll of trauma, either historical or first hand that has come into play. Either people being not willing to talk about topics or not having too much knowledge on them. We have been able to cover most topics that has been brought up except for a few times where it was stated that ""you might have to wait on that topic because people may still be recovering from that"" or ""I don't know how comfortable people are with sharing information about that"". To a certain extent, we were able to document where the line might be or what specific issues came up in the past that has led us to our current situation. I believe the only change to our plan currently is moving some to recordings in both Nett Lake and Vermilion rather than all together since we weren't able to get a signed document until the end of October and budget set up until December.; MEASURABLE OUTCOMES: I wasn't able to edit on the Proposed Measurable Outcomes - We were able to have 12 recorded meetings of video and/or audio. We also have updated maps to reference with new or updated locations for areas that have cultural importance. Topics that were covered were the following, general/important events in Bois Forte history, foods and medicines, recreational activities and past tribal enterprises. Cultural teachings including, animal messages, helpers, and clan systems. The best indirect outcome that came from this program was providing a consistent spot for community elders to get together and look forward to participating in and building the relationship back up with the tribal government. We were able to have a total of 12 meetings with 6 meetings happening in each Nett Lake and Vermilion. This has helped to talk about the experiences and events that happened for the Bois Forte community and can provide insight into our history and culture that has changed in the recent past. There were a lot of things that not only will provide new data for our cultural resource team to utilize, insight into different cultural practices that should be brought back, and guide our programs to how to operate. This has greatly increased the tribal government's relationship with our elders to be able to work together. Before this project, there was a huge disconnect and often times would get little to no response whenever the tribal council would ask for the opinion of the elders. Although we weren't able to observe as much language and culture as we anticipated, it does go to show the effects of the more recent assimilation tactics that have been forced upon us. It has showed how quickly the language was lost but also how, and partially, why the culture survived. It can show how quickly the language and culture can change and also provide some insight as to how much of a long road it will be to start moving back towards that. As an example, most of the elders now remember a time when their parents or grandparents would only speak Ojibwe between one another but decided to not share that knowledge with them. Now we're in a spot where they wished that people knew how to even just greet other people in the language. Again, we weren't able to accomplish all of the goals set out since out, in terms of language revitalization because there wasn't a lot of participants who were fluent in the language. But we were able to grow a relationship with our elders to the point where we are have been able to ask about more important topics to our community. We were able to achieve the goals we set out for ourselves to the best of our ability and it does provide the community with a jumping off point for future programs. This is measured through the recorded meetings, updated cultural locations lists, and vastly improved relationship with our elders. There hasn't been any changes since the interim report. ",,,"In Kind being in project manager's salary and time.. In-Kind: Heritage Center Director - $1,251.04 = 32hrs working @ 39.097 $/hr Language and Culture Coordinator - $304 = 16hrs working @ 19.000 $/hr Tribal Grants Coordinator - $215 = 12hrs working @ 17.95 $/hr Elders Needs Program Managers - $265.38 = 12.5hrs @ 21.23 $/hr Funds come from various sources, Tribal, federal or other state programs.",17201,,"Chairwoman - Cathy Chavers Secretary/Treasurer - Tara Geshick District 1 representative - Travis Morrison District 1 representative - Shane Drift District 2 representatives - Robert Moyer Jr.; Catherine Chavers - Tribal Chair Tara Geshick - Secretary/Treasurer Travis Morrison - District 1 Representative Shane Drift - District 1 Representative Robert Moyer Jr. - District 2 Representative Luke Warnsholz - Executive Director",,"Bois Forte Tribal Government",,"Bois Forte Tribal Leaders have acknowledged the potential loss of our Native Language and unique Ojibwe dialect. With a mere 6 fluent speaker's remaining, it is critical that we utilize creative methods to preserve the language. This project will provide funds to purchase appropriate equipment that will be used to record elders as they tell the history of Bois Forte and teach of the clan system and identify families. The recordings will preserve their knowledge for future generation. ",,,2022-06-30,2023-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jaylen,Strong,,,,,," 218 753 6017"," jaylen.strong@boisforte-nsn.gov",Preservation,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Koochiching, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/bois-forte-culture-preservation,,,,
36558,"Bois Forte Immersion Curriculum Development",2016,62000,"MN 2015 Session Law, 1st Special, Article 4, Sect. 2, Subd. 2",,"Research best practices, work with other curriculum developers to create a Year One curriculum for preK-6th grade. Year One curriculum will consist of monthy themes, and will include vocabulary, teacher resources, staff development, games/activites to engage students and parent/community outreach. Implement Year One thoughout the 2016-2017 school year, evaluating and modifying as needed. Develop a network of regional curriculum developers, language instructors and community leaders who will meet throughout the year to share resources and develop curriculum to share region wide. Research and develop a Year Two curriculum. This will be an extension of the previous year and each year will grow in difficulty until there is a curriculum for all grade levels. Expected completion of Year Two will be June 2017.",,,,,60487,1512,"Tribal Government",,"Bois Forte Band of Ojibwe","Tribal Government ","To increase the Ojibwe language fluency, proficiency and literacy fo the Bois Forte Indian Community through partnerships with existing language perservation programs to develop a curriculum for pre-K learners, and K-6th grade. ",,,2016-01-05,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Teresa,"Knife Chief","Bois Forte Band of Ojibwe","5344 Lake Shore Drive","Nett Lake",MN,55772,218/757-3124,tknifechief@boisforte-nsn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Indian Affairs Council",,"Koochiching, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/bois-forte-immersion-curriculum-development,"NA ","NA ","NA ",
36558,"Bois Forte Immersion Curriculum Development",2017,62000,"MN 2015 Session Law, 1st Special, Article 4, Sect. 2, Subd. 2",,"Research best practices, work with other curriculum developers to create a Year One curriculum for preK-6th grade. Year One curriculum will consist of monthy themes, and will include vocabulary, teacher resources, staff development, games/activites to engage students and parent/community outreach. Implement Year One thoughout the 2016-2017 school year, evaluating and modifying as needed. Develop a network of regional curriculum developers, language instructors and community leaders who will meet throughout the year to share resources and develop curriculum to share region wide. Research and develop a Year Two curriculum. This will be an extension of the previous year and each year will grow in difficulty until there is a curriculum for all grade levels. Expected completion of Year Two will be June 2017. ",,,,,60,1,"Tribal Government",,"Bois Forte Band of Ojibwe","Tribal Government ","To increase the Ojibwe language fluency, proficiency and literacy fo the Bois Forte Indian Community through partnerships with existing language perservation programs to develop a curriculum for pre-K learners, and K-6th grade. ",,,2016-01-05,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Teresa,"Knife Chief","Bois Forte Band of Ojibwe","5344 Lake Shore Drive","Nett Lake",MN,55772,218/757-3124,tknifechief@boisforte-nsn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Indian Affairs Council",,"Koochiching, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/bois-forte-immersion-curriculum-development,"NA ","NA ","NA ",
10033440,"Bois Forte Tribal Government Language Program ",2024,80750,"2023 Minnesota Session Laws, Chapter 40, Article 4, Sec. 2, Subdivision 9",,"We plan to host Ojibwe language classes once a week, with one to two major cultural events a month using basic Ojibwe language instructuon. Bois Forte Tribal Government Language Program will also need funds to travel between Reservation Boundaries such as Nett Lake, Vermillion, and our Urban offices in Minneapolis and Duluth. ","We plan to host Ojibwe language classes once a week, with one to two major cultural events a month using basic Ojibwe language instructuon. Bois Forte Tribal Government Language Program will also need funds to travel between Reservation Boundaries such as Nett Lake, Vermillion, and our Urban offices in Minneapolis and Duluth. ",,,,79550,1200,"Cathy Chavers, Tara Geshick, Perry Drift, Shane Drift, Robert Moyer ",,"Bois Forte Band of Chippewa","Tribal Government ","Bois Forte Tribal Language Program will work during the FY25 to build background in the Ojibwe langauage and culture for our Tribal Entities, Departments, and Band/Community Members. To achieve proficiency in Ojibwe language for our Tribal Entities, Departments, and Band/Community Members, we will continue to host Ojibwe Langauge sessions both in person and virtually. Bois Forte Tribal Government Language Program wll plan to host cultural events using Ojibwe language in instruction. ",,,2024-07-12,2025-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Cathy,Chavers,,"1500 Bois Forte Road ",Tower,MN,,218-757-3261,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Indian Affairs Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/bois-forte-tribal-government-language-program,,,,
10033441,"Bois Forte Tribal Government Language Program ",2025,80750,"2023 Minnesota Session Laws, Chapter 40, Article 4, Sec. 2, Subdivision 9",,"We plan to host Ojibwe language classes once a week, with one to two major cultural events a month using basic Ojibwe language instructuon. Bois Forte Tribal Government Language Program will also need funds to travel between Reservation Boundaries such as Nett Lake, Vermillion, and our Urban offices in Minneapolis and Duluth. ","We plan to host Ojibwe language classes once a week, with one to two major cultural events a month using basic Ojibwe language instructuon. Bois Forte Tribal Government Language Program will also need funds to travel between Reservation Boundaries such as Nett Lake, Vermillion, and our Urban offices in Minneapolis and Duluth. ",,,,79550,1200,"Cathy Chavers, Tara Geshick, Perry Drift, Shane Drift, Robert Moyer ",,"Bois Forte Band of Chippewa ","Tribal Government ","Bois Forte Tribal Language Program will work during the FY25 to build background in the Ojibwe langauage and culture for our Tribal Entities, Departments, and Band/Community Members. To achieve proficiency in Ojibwe language for our Tribal Entities, Departments, and Band/Community Members, we will continue to host Ojibwe Langauge sessions both in person and virtually. Bois Forte Tribal Government Language Program wll plan to host cultural events using Ojibwe language in instruction. ",,,2024-07-18,2026-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Cathy,Chavers,,"1500 Bois Forte Road ",Tower,MN,,218-757-3261,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Indian Affairs Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/bois-forte-tribal-government-language-program-0,,,,
10007256,"Book Project: We Spoke Jewish",2017,10000,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",10000,,"Jamie Heilicher - Board Chair, Julie Bloom, Kate Dietrick, Joel Mirviss, Myrna Orensten, Norman Pink, Joanne Sher, Sharron Steinfeldt, Susan Weinberg,",,"Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire qualified professionals to publish a book on the history of 20th century Jewish immigrant culture in Minnesota.",,,2017-07-01,2018-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Jamie,Heilicher,"Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest","4330 South Cedar Lake Road",Minneapolis,MN,55416,"763-544-7600 x206",jamie@advancerealtymn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/book-project-we-spoke-jewish,,,,0
10007257,"Border Country: The Northwoods Canoe Journals of Howard Greene, 1906-1916",2017,10000,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",10000,,"Faculty Editorial Board: Kevin Murphy, Chair (currently on medical leave) Christopher Wall Romana (on leave) Karen Ho Tracey Deutsch, Interim Chair Christine Marran Jo Lee Nancy Luxon",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota (University of Minnesota Press)","Public College/University","To hire qualified professionals to publish Howard Greene's journals about the north woods of Minnesota.",,,2016-12-01,2017-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Molly,Fuller,"Regents of the University of Minnesota (University of Minnesota Press)","450 McNamara Alumni Center, 200 Oak Street Southeast",Minneapolis,MN,55455,612-301-1991,fulle154@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Statewide, Cook, Koochiching, Lake, Otter Tail, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/border-country-northwoods-canoe-journals-howard-greene-1906-1916,,,,0
3266,"Brushing Travel Corridors",2010,22500,"M.L. 2009 Ch. 172 Art. 3 Sec. 2(3)",,"Clear 22 miles of existing travel corridors for resource assessment development design and recreational uses.","A total of 23 miles of existing travel corridors were cleared to accommodate temporary hiking and snowmobile trails resource management and development work.",,,,,,,,,,"Brushing and clearing travel corridors for resource management and recreational uses.","Brushing and clearing existing travel corridors for resource management and recreation.",,2010-08-16,2010-12-15,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,Jim,Essig,"MNDNR Division of Parks and Trails","500 Lafayette Rd","St Paul",MN,55155,"(218) 753-2245",jim.essig@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/brushing-travel-corridors,,,,
10031439,"Building Resilient Urban Forests for Climate Change",2025,752000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 07b","$752,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Great River Greening to partner with municipalities and school districts to create gravel-bed nurseries, conduct tree assessments and mapping, and plant climate-resilient tree species on public lands in St. Cloud, Mankato, and the Twin Cities region. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2028, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,1.84,"Great River Greening","Non-Profit Business/Entity","We will partner with urban municipalities and school districts to support planting of climate-resilient tree species. Activities include planting trees, gravel bed nursery creation, tree assessment and mapping, and community.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-12-31,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Todd,Rexine,"Great River Greening","251 Starkey St, Ste 2200","Saint Paul",MN,55107,"(651) 665-9500",trexine@greatrivergreening.org,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Benton, Big Stone, Cass, Chippewa, Crow Wing, Douglas, Grant, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Pope, Renville, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin, Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright, Brown, Cottonwood, Jackson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Rock, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/building-resilient-urban-forests-climate-change,,,,
33269,"Building Regional Significance through Play and Learning at the Duluth Children's Museum",2016,147000,"2015 Minn. Laws, Chap. 2 Art. 4 Sec. 2 Subd. 8","$950,000 each year is for arts and cultural heritage grants to children's museums.Of this amount, $500,000 each year is for the Minnesota Children's Museum, including the Minnesota Children's Museum in Rochester; $150,000 each year is for the Duluth Children's Museum; $150,000 each year is for the Grand Rapids Children's Museum; and $150,000 each year is for the Southern Minnesota Children's Museum.","1. A new exhibit and related programming drawing from the region's community, history, and culture will be viewed by the museum's 25,000 annual visitors.2. Programming will appeal to schools and community organizations, resulting in an increase in field trips by 15% and outreach opportunities by 10%.3. New partnerships will be formed, including connections to other area attractions and the Ojibwe community.4. Better visitor and demographic data will be collected and analyzed to create better reporting for funders and stakeholders. Currently we have the capacity to generate sales reports and attendance numbers. The improved data comes from our increased familiarity with the Altru system, with the eventual capacity to analyze demographic data including zip codes (tourists compared to locals, all locals compared to those from the Lincoln Park neighborhood), family dynamics (single parents compared to grandparents compared to nannies), along with frequency of visits.","From January 2016 through May 2016, the museum held an exhibit called Toys Toys Toys, a showcase of mid-century toys from the museum's collection and local collectors alongside giant versions of board games. The museum hosted UMD Alworth Planetarium's Geodome for it's summer exhibit. All exhibits throughout the project period incorporated local history and culture and were viewed by 30,387 visitors (July 1-June 30).Target increases in school and community organization programming far exceeded expectations, with a 19% increase in field trips to the museum (serving nearly twice as many students than the previous year) and a 41% increase in school outreach.New partnerships have formed with Duluth Sister Cities International and Lincoln Park Community School Collaborative, and a long awaited reciprocity agreement was established with the Great Lakes Aquarium.Location demographics of museum visitors showing a small number coming from the Fond du Lac Reservation, at the same time Ojibwe cultural learning is becoming a significant focus for exhibits and programming, has led to grant proposals and funder discussions on removing barriers to access for families on the reservation.",,,,147000,,"Patty Cartier, Retired; Kelly Davidson. Area Manager, Viking Automatic Sprinkler Co.; John E. Erickson, Partner, DSGW Architects (Past Chair of the Board); Kyle K. Johnson, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, Johnson Insurance Consultants; Dana Kazel, Communications Manager, St. Louis County; JoAnn Mattson, Director of HR and Risk Management, ZMC Hotels; Troy Peterson, Application Developer, University of Minnesota Duluth; Sandra Robinson, Retired; Stephen Sydow, Operations Manager, Daniel’s Shipping Services (Secretary of the Board);",3,"Duluth Children's Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Through the construction of new interactive exhibits and the creation of educational programming, the Duluth Children's Museum will highlight the community and culture of Duluth and the surrounding region. A climbable, playable model of Duluth's iconic canal lighthouses and an educational Ojibwe waaginogaan are among the planned new elements being added to the museum experience. ",,,2015-07-01,2016-07-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cameron,"Bloom Kruger","Duluth Children's Museum","115 S. 29th Ave. W",Duluth,MN,55806,218-733-7543,cbloomkruger@duluthchildrensmuseum.org,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Pine, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/building-regional-significance-through-play-and-learning-duluth-childrens-museum,,,,
16688,"BWSR Clean Water Assistance Grants - Subsurface Sewage Treatment System (SSTS) Abatement Grants",2013,1631794,"Laws of Minnesota 2012, chapter 264, article 2, section 3","(a) $13,750,000 the first year and $13,750,000 $15,350,000 the second year are for pollution reduction and restoration grants to local government units and joint powers organizations of local government units to protect surface water and drinking water; to keep water on the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect groundwater and drinking water, including feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage treatment system (SSTS) projects and stream bank, stream channel, and shoreline restoration projects. The projects must be of long-lasting public benefit, include a match, and be consistent with TMDL implementation plans or local water management plans.","Evaluation and Outcome Plan Evaluation and outcome plans are required as a part of the grant agreement between BWSR and the grantee. These required plans consist of verifying project installation and creating operation and maintenance plans to ensure the project is functioning as designed. Funded projects meet locally identified water quality goals within the larger scope of Minnesota's clean water efforts. Projects reduce pollutant loads aimed at improving watershed health over time. The long-term evaluation of clean water fund projects will be monitored as part of the state's intensive watershed monitoring strategy.",,,173940,,,,,,"Multiple Local Government Units","Local/Regional Government","Funds are to be used to protect, enhance and restore water quality in lakes, rivers and streams and to protect groundwater and drinking water. Activities include structural and vegetative practices to reduce runoff and retain water on the land, feedlot water quality projects, SSTS abatement grants for low income individuals, and stream bank, stream channel and shoreline protection projects. For the fiscal year 2012, BWSR awarded 12 local governments with funds. ",,,2013-01-01,2015-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Proposed,,"BWSR FY2013 Clean Water Assistance SSTS Grant Recipients",,,"Board of Water and Soil Resources","520 Lafayette Rd. Suite 200","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 296-3767",,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Chisago, Lac qui Parle, Lake of the Woods, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Pennington, Pope, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/bwsr-clean-water-assistance-grants-subsurface-sewage-treatment-system-ssts-abatement-gran-0,,,"Nicole Clapp",
3651,"BWSR Clean Water Assistance Grants - Subsurface Sewage Treatment System (SSTS) Abatement Grants",2012,1500000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, article 2, section 7","(a) $13,750,000 the first year and $13,750,000 the second year are for pollution reduction and restoration grants to local government units and joint powers organizations of local government units to protect surface water and drinking water; to keep water on the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect groundwater and drinking water, including feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage treatment system (SSTS) projects and stream bank, stream channel, and shoreline restoration projects. The projects must be of long-lasting public benefit, include a match, and be consistent with TMDL implementation plans or local water management plans. ","Evaluation and Outcome Plan Evaluation and outcome plans are required as a part of the grant agreement between BWSR and the grantee. These required plans consist of verifying project installation and creating operation and maintenance plans to ensure the project is functioning as designed. Funded projects meet locally identified water quality goals within the larger scope of Minnesota's clean water efforts. Projects reduce pollutant loads aimed at improving watershed health over time. The long-term evaluation of clean water fund projects will be monitored as part of the state's intensive watershed monitoring strategy.",,,163780,"The source of additional funds varies from project to project, but generally consists of federal, local and non-public sources. ",1500000,15034,,0.89,"Multiple Local Government Units","Local/Regional Government","Funds are to be used to protect, enhance and restore water quality in lakes, rivers and streams and to protect groundwater and drinking water. Activities include structural and vegetative practices to reduce runoff and retain water on the land, feedlot water quality projects, SSTS abatement grants for low income individuals, and stream bank, stream channel and shoreline protection projects. For the fiscal year 2012, BWSR awarded 13 local governments with funds to complete 143 projects. More information is available in the detail reports below. ",,,2012-01-01,2014-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,"SSTS Imminent Health Threat Abatement Grant Program - 2012, 2012 CWF - Clean Water Assistance - Map, FY2012 SSTS Abatement Grant Awards_LCC",,,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources","520 Lafayette Road North","St. Paul","MN ",55155,"(651) 296-3767",,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Big Stone, Cass, Dodge, Douglas, Lincoln, Marshall, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Pennington, Pipestone, Rock, St. Louis, Stearns",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/bwsr-clean-water-assistance-grants-subsurface-sewage-treatment-system-ssts-abatement-grants,"Wayne Zellmer -BWSR Grants Coordinator; Matt Drewitz -BWSR South Region Clean Water Specialist; Art Persons -MDH Planning Supervisor Drinking Water Protection; Jeff Hrubes -BWSR North Region Clean Water Specialist; Marcey Westrick -BWSR Metro Clean Water Specialist; Julie Westerlund -DNR Clean Water Coordinator; Robert L. Sip -MDA Environmental Policy Specialist; Anna Kerr -MPCA -Stormwater / TMDL Coordinator; Nick Proulx -DNR Central Region Clean Water Legacy Specialist; Karen Evens - MPCA -Watershed Projects Manager; Joshua Stamper -MDA Research Scientist, Pesticide & Fertilizer Management; Norman R. Mofjeld -MDA Hydrologist P.G. Well Management Section; ","The 20-member BWSR board consists of representatives of local and state government agencies and citizens. Members are appointed by the governor of the state of Minnesota consistent with Minnesota Statutes 103B.101. Board members at the time the grant was made were: County Commissioner Appointees: Quentin Fairbanks; Tom Loveall; Brian Napstad; Soil and Water Conservation District Appointees: Paul Langseth, Louise Smallidge and Bob Burandt; Watershed District or Watershed Management Organization Appointees: Gene Tiedemann, LuAnn Tolliver and Todd Foster; Citizen Appointees: Paul Brutlag ; Gerald Van Amburg; John Meyer; Cities & Townships: Sandy Hooker -Township; Christy Jo Fogarty -Metro City; Keith Mykleseth -Non-Metro City; Agency: Chris Elvrum - Minnesota Department of Health; Rebecca Flood - Pollution Control Agency; Tom Landwehr - Department of Natural Resources; Matt Wohlman - Minnesota Department of Agriculture; Faye Sleeper - Minnesota Extension Service; ","Nicole Clapp",No
23906,"Camp Ripley Partnership, Phase IV",2015,1200000,"ML 2014, Ch. 256, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 3(g)","$1,200,000 in the second year is to the Board of Water and Soil Resources in cooperation with the Morrison County Soil and Water Conservation District to acquire permanent conservation easements within the boundaries of the Minnesota National Guard Compatible Use Buffer to protect forest wildlife habitat. Up to $45,000 is for establishing a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent conservation easements must be provided as part of the final report. ",,"Forestlands are protected from development and fragmentation - Establishing easements and buffering WMAs will sustain large tracts of green space/forested land. Easements are targeted towards high value forested lands.. Increased availability and improved condition of riparian forests and other habitat corridors - Currently we target parcels adjacent to one another to create habitat corridors consistent with natural resource management.. Healthy populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species - Currently Camp Ripley has 65 species of greatest conservation need. This program helps protect 53,000 acre state game refuge. (Camp). Greater public access for wildlife and outdoors-related recreation - Two of the project areas are buffering WMAs on the Gull/ Nokasippi Rivers ensuring the WMAs continue to function allowing public access.. Water is kept on the land - Lands under easement do not allow additional drainage and allows us to enhance the properties with conservation practices to improve land management.. Protected, restored, and enhanced nesting and migratory habitat for waterfowl, upland birds, and species of greatest conservation need - Camp Ripley lies along 18 miles of the Mississippi, and 8 miles along the Crow Wing River which are critical habitat for waterfowl and SGCN.. A network of natural land and riparian habitats will connect corridors for wildlife and species in greatest conservation need. ",,1000000,"DoD ",1165100,,,0.67,"BWSR with Morrison County SWCD","State Government","This phase protected, under easement, 946 acres (130% of the goal of 720 acres)  of high quality habitat a for fish, game, and wildlife. ",,"The purpose of this initiative was to protect fish, migratory birds, big game, and oak habitat along the Crow Wing, Gull, Nokasippi, and Mississippi Rivers via conservation easements. These river corridors are very vulnerable to habitat degradation due to the potential for development. The Camp Ripley military training center is located immediately adjacent to the confluence of the Crow Wing and Mississippi Rivers. Camp Ripley contains 19 miles of Mississippi River frontage and 8 miles of Crow Wing River frontage that provide habitat for many species including 45 Species of Greatest Conservation Need. This project built upon past Camp Ripley partnership success with the Army Compatible Use Buffer program (ACUB). This federal program provided funds to protect adjacent lands from encroaching development and in the process protects the training center, water quality and wildlife habitat. Fifteen easements were secured totaling 946 acres which was 130% over our gaol of 720 acres. The largest easement was 278 acres with two others that were approximately 100 acres. The average easement size was 63 acres. These parcels are primarily forested with some wetlands. As of this writing the ACUB program has protected over 25,000 acres through conservation easements and fee title including 204 RIM easements totaling over 22,000 acres. In 2014 alone BWSR leveraged $1,000,000 in National Guard Bureau and Department of Army ACUB funds for easement acquisition. As of this writing, during the life of the ACUB program, over $33,000,000 from National Guard Bureau and Department of Army funds have been directed to BWSR for easement acquisition.  Camp Ripley is home to one of the southern-most wolf populations in Minnesota and 65 species of Greatest Conservation Need including the state’s highest population of red shouldered hawks. Red-shouldered Hawks are forest dependent species and the parcels protected in this grant help to ensure that a viable population remains in the Camp Ripley area. Likewise, wolves in Minnesota, are primarily forest species and need rather large areas to maintain pack integrity and reduce competition with neighboring packs and humans. Again, these parcels help to protect this species.       This project utilized Camp Ripley’s partnerships with the Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR), MN Department of Natural Resources (DNR),The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Morrison Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) to solicit applications and to score and rank applications. The partnership uses a variety of methods to generate landowner interest and solicit applications including; mailings, open houses, direct contact with landowners and special Camp Ripley events. Applications are sorted into agricultural easements (Non-OHF) and riparian and forested lands easements (OHF). They are then scored and ranked against a GIS based system that ranks parcels based upon a number of factors including habitat quality and proximity to Camp Ripley. Applications are then funded in priority order from appropriate funding sources until all funds are used up. The application process is continuous and there is generally a considerable backlog of interested landowners at any specific point in time. Once a funding decision has been made Morrison SWCD and BWSR work together to accomplish the standard RIM easement acquisition process and the easement becomes part of the RIM portfolio.  ",2014-07-01,2018-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Helen,McLennan,"Morrison SWCD","16776 Heron Rd ","Little Falls",MN,56345,"(320) 616-2479",helen.mclennan@mn.nacdnet.net,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Morrison, St. Louis, Wadena","Forest Prairie Transition, Northern Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/camp-ripley-partnership-phase-iv,,,,
10031445,"Can Increased Tree Diversity Increase Community Diversity?",2025,415000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 08c","$415,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to evaluate impacts of increasing tree diversity on wildlife, plant and fungal communities, and carbon storage within aspen forests in northern Minnesota to develop best management practices for mixed woodland systems.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,6.58,"U of MN","Public College/University","While aspen is one of the most dominant forest types, predicted future conditions will negatively impact aspen growth. Increasing tree diversity can provide increase ecological and economic resilience.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Marcella,Windmuller-Campione,"U of MN","115 Green Hall 1530 Cleveland Ave. N.","St. Paul",MN,55108,"(847) 772-5458",mwind@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau, Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Pine, St. Louis, Benton, Big Stone, Cass, Chippewa, Crow Wing, Douglas, Grant, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Pope, Renville, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/can-increased-tree-diversity-increase-community-diversity,,,,
28894,"Canby Theatre Historic Structure Report",2015,30000,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.","Available upon request. Contact",,,,,30000,,"Gene Bies, Nancy Borman, Denise Hanson, Frank Maas, Nathan Oellien",0.00,"City of Canby","Local/Regional Government","To hire a qualified consultant to develop a Historic Structure Report that will help preserve the Canby Theatre, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",,,2014-10-01,2015-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,John,Meyer,"City of Canby","110 Oscar Avenue North",Canby,MN,56220,320-420-1000,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Yellow Medicine, Big Stone, Chippewa, Lyon, Pipestone",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/canby-theatre-historic-structure-report,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
10012659,"DM&N Car Shop Superintendent's Office Building National Register Evaluation",2020,9500," MN Laws 2019 Special Session Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs ","$5,846,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $7,004,000 in fiscal year 2021 are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",9500,,"Russell Habermann - President, Jim Schwarzbauer - Vice President, Ann Edda Shwarzbauer - Secretary, Jim Schwarzbauer - Treasurer, Marilyn Boutelle, Wendy Wennberg, Bill Wennberg, Anthony Bush, Jan Resberg - Board of Trustees",0.06,"Proctor Area Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To hire qualified consultants to evaluate the DM&N Car Shop Superintendent's Office Building, Proctor, MN, for possible inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places.",2019-10-01,2020-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,"Jan Marc",Resberg,"Proctor Area Historical Society"," 100 Pionk Drive "," Proctor "," MN ",55810,"(715) 919-0513"," yellowstone225@gmail.com ",Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dmn-car-shop-superintendents-office-building-national-register-evaluation,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No
10005646,"Career Development Grant",2018,1695,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","This fall, I will be exhibiting my textile work at the American Swedish Institute. I will have my own room for this exhibit, showcasing my quilted wall-hangings along with garments. I would like to produce two additional large floral quilts for this show. These quilt would unite my body of work for this exhibit. I would like to purchase silkscreens and other materials needed for producing a series of dishtowels, coin purses, pillows and toy birds for the Institute's store. Producing an inventory of smaller work for sale at the institute's store may give me extra income that I need. The small but different range of products will give me insight into what products people lean towards purchasing over others. The two floral quilts will complete this series of quilted wall hangings and add to the exhibitions ambiance! My textile work is heavily influenced by my Nordic heritage, honors my Swedish mother and embraces the textile traditions of Scandinavia. Exhibiting at the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis will carry my artistic voice to a larger audience. My aesthetics, bold color arrangements and sense of modern design resinates with many urban dwellers and I hope brings inspiration to all who view my work at the ASI. Launching a small series of merchandise at the ASI store will hopefully benefit me financially, allow me to put my foot in the door for some continual revenue and open up more opportunities. My first love is free creation. However, my ""free creations"" such as Rainbow Warrior costumes and hats (see work samples) are not ""quick"" sales, if at all. They add depth to my artistic expression and I will continue to play with costumes and large wall works. Adding screen printing to the mix will allow me to produce small series of functional work for consumers to purchase. The quilts I want to produce will be large, bold and hopefully travel to Scandinavian venues in the United States and abroad. I am exhibiting other textiles in Finland and Estonia this summer and hope to make additional contacts in Copenhagen, Denmark. My sense of color, design and play, hopefully will ignite opportunities for additional show cases and generate interest with my art. If exhibition opportunities arise and inventory in the store sells, I will know that this show was a success.","Colors From The North; textiles by Kirsten Aune and mixed media paintings by Alison Aune is traveling to The Swedish Museum in Chicago! Our exhibition will open at the end of January and run though March. The ASI was fundamental in reaching out to the Swedish Museum. I will be sharing my merchandise with their store manager and will teach a class on textile design at their facility.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",1505,"Other,local or private",3200,,,,"Kirsten M. Aune",Individual,"Career Development Grant ",,"This fall I will be exhibiting at the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis. I seek funds to produce two queen sized quilts for this exhibition and produce screen printed merchandise for the store. ",2018-07-01,2018-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kirsten,Aune,"Kirsten M. Aune",,,MN,,"(218) 481-5058 ",aunemail@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Hennepin, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-95,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Richard Colburn: photographer, retired professor of art at the University of Northern Iowa; Tim White: photographer, writer; Karen McManus: musician, administrator at Mesabi Symphony Orchestra: Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker. ","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist ",,2
10005647,"Career Development Grant",2018,610,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","To improve and develop my watercolor style, particularly in the study of light and movement while furthering my ability to produce interesting, marketable, art under the guidance of a highly skilled mentor. The woman who would be tutoring me, Catherine Hearding, is an award-winning watercolorist in Minnesota as well as an established teacher. Her's is a style of which I am most interested in learning to supplement and broaden my abilities as an artist. I am a skilled acrylic painter having produced many commissioned works over the years. My evaluation/outcome is simple. I should leave these private lessons with higher confidence and a better end result in my own watercolor practice and techniques resulting in more salable works. I expect my sales of art and public interest in my work to increase. I am also very aware that this will not happen overnight but instead will be an ongoing development of my skills and style. The changes to my work will be subtle and improve with time and practice positively affecting the outcome of my future art.","I have developed increased confidence in water color plus learned a great deal from Catherine Hearding. The one-on-one private experience allowed me to take advantage of her expertise and ask questions and clarifications above and beyond a more typical, populated classroom setting. I can already see it in my greatly improved water color work post class and am not too far away from producing pieces for retail.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",470,"Other,local or private",1080,,,,"Joseph W. Baltich AKA Joe Baltich",Individual,"Career Development Grant ",,"Watercolor Technique and Advancement with Cathy Hearding. ",2018-08-01,2018-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joseph,Baltich,"Joseph W. Baltich",,,MN,,"(218) 365-5489 ",intothebrush@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-96,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Richard Colburn: photographer, retired professor of art at the University of Northern Iowa; Tim White: photographer, writer; Karen McManus: musician, administrator at Mesabi Symphony Orchestra: Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker. ","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist ",,2
10005656,"Career Development Grant",2018,1685,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal is to become a more educated and skilled painter so that my work is more professional which will be proved though my new skills and techniques. My desire to acquire a deeper understanding of watercolor painting techniques has been a hurdle for me due to time constraints for practice and money to seek professional instruction. With this grant I will attend a 5 day watercolor painting workshop taught by Tara Sweeney. By taking this workshop I will expand my watercolor skills by demonstrating subjects that move in the natural world. In the class I will plan compositions, be taught about values and color; and build confidence and control off the watercolor medium. I will practice with professional tools to master them as well as the techniques taught in class. After my class I will take time to work on the techniques and incorporate them into my work. I will work to develop my new skills and then I will demonstrate in a solo show at Art and Soul gallery in early winter (TBD). I paint watercolor and in acrylic and though I have skills in both mediums I have taken few formal classes which concentrate on either. Often I find myself without the resources and time to really concentrate improving my painting skills. By taking this time to participate in a 5 day class in watercolor,""Figures in the Landscape"", taught by Tara Sweeney, I will be taking steps to achieve the goals of allowing myself the time to practice to become a better painter. With the professional supplies needed for the class and for the work produced after the class, I will have better painting results. After this five day class, I will be more confident in my watercolor work and will be inspired to use my better understanding of composition and specifically movement in my future work. To measure my success and to keep to a realistic time schedule, I will make arrangements to have a solo show at Art and Soul gallery in early winter about 2 months after my class (date TBD). These new pieces produced for the solo show will be professionally framed and matted. The result of this entire experience will lead to a deeper insight into the medium of watercolor and painting composition and give me the time and confidence that I feel is sometimes lacking in my current work. In the future I hope to feel empowered to take more time to learn techniques and to set aside more time for practicing art with the goal of becoming a full time artist.",,,1305,"Other,local or private",2990,,,,"Rachel R. Colber",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"The 5 day ""Figure in the landscape"" class offered by Tara Sweeney on movement in watercolor and lessons in composition will improve my skills as a fine arts painter. With new skills I will grow as an artist.",2018-07-09,2019-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Rachel,Colber,"Rachel R. Colber",,,MN,,"(952) 250-1326 ",rachelcolber@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-98,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Richard Colburn: photographer, retired professor of art at the University of Northern Iowa; Tim White: photographer, writer; Karen McManus: musician, administrator at Mesabi Symphony Orchestra: Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist",,2
10005661,"Career Development Grant",2018,1695,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal is to host and record a concert of my compositions at Sacred Heart Music Center. I have hired 19 musicians to perform 11 pieces for an estimated overall duration of 70 minutes. The concert is being recorded, mixed, and mastered by Jake Larson at Sacred Heart. I am seeking an ARAC grant to cover the costs of the production of 1500 compact discs with jacket/sleeve design. It will be my first professional grade recording. The CD will be disseminated inside and outside the community via local stores, my website, amazon.com, and CDBaby.com to promote my work in hope to attain future commissions and audience. I will measure the success by the recording's reviews, presence of a future commission, and amount of interest expressed in future projects. Concert reviews and CD sales at local stores and from my website will help me measure the outcome. If the representation of a performance on the CD garners a commission, the project will be a success. If the CD is able to attract more sponsors for next year's event (for paying the performers, venue cost, and concert advertising), it will be a successful outcome.","Number of CDs produced Future commissions: - UMD and DSSO's Ted Schoen has committed to perform a clarinet concerto composed by myself - DSSO's oboist Darci Griffith Gamerl has commissioned me to write for her trio ""I the Siren"" (soprano, piano, oboe) Accepted into Homegrown Music Festival as a duo with Adam Sippola to perform my compositions (to a full house at Teatro Zuccone) Distribution of CDs will be an ongoing process Established a relationship with a graphic designer, sound engineer, and artists for future projects.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",1415,"Other,local or private",3110,,,,"Wendy Durrwachter",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Wendy Durrwachter: A Showcase Concert - I am requesting funding for the production of the Compact Discs for a concert I am recording at Sacred Heart on Thursday, January 18.",2018-02-01,2018-04-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Wendy,Durrwachter,"Wendy Durrwachter",,,MN,,"(763) 244-4271 ",wendydurr@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-99,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Richard Colburn: photographer, retired professor of art at the University of Northern Iowa; Tim White: photographer, writer; Karen McManus: musician, administrator at Mesabi Symphony Orchestra.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist",,2
10005670,"Career Development Grant",2018,1695,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of this project is for me to grow my experience and career as a choreographer. Additionally, the goal is to work with other artists to create a piece of choreography that is not like anything the Minnesota Ballet has performed before with the concept of projection. This project will allow me to achieve a long-time personal goal of mine to choreograph a large-scale ballet piece on a group of professional dancers. The performance on October 19th will be a milestone that will demonstrate completing my goal of premiering a piece at the DECC on professional dancers. Identifying the overall success of the project will come from audience feedback in the form of a review, audience enthusiasm, and comments. Satisfaction from key stakeholders in addition to myself (i.e. the dancers, Robert Gardner and Karen Owsley Nease) will be an indication of success as well. Receiving additional opportunities to choreograph will also be a measure of the success of this project.","The Minnesota Ballet performance on October 19th and 20th included my piece. The performance itself demonstrated the completion of the project. I have not received additional opportunities to choreograph yet but received a lot of positive reviews.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",1805,"Other,local or private",3500,,,,"Laura Goodman",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"MN Ballet Fall Repertoire Performance, Wave Series Ballet Piece. The proposed project is for me to choreograph a ballet piece interpreting 4 paintings of waves that will be projected onto a backdrop behind the dancers.",2018-08-13,2018-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laura,Goodman,"Laura Goodman",,,MN,,"(612) 597-9033 ",lkgoodman@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-100,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Richard Colburn: photographer, retired professor of art at the University of Northern Iowa; Tim White: photographer, writer; Karen McManus: musician, administrator at Mesabi Symphony Orchestra: Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist",,2
10005673,"Career Development Grant",2018,1695,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","This project will be an installation-based solo exhibition of my work that explores the concept of ôMinnesota Nice.ö Using film, photography, and collage, this exhibition will raise awareness of social discrepancies in the realm of human experience. It uses visual imagery, and the experiential space of the gallery, to explore the idea that, while individuals from different backgrounds and heritages, our journeys are more alike than unlike. At times, we need to be guided to this realization. Unfortunately we often don't let ourselves get close enough to each other to see those connections where they do exist. MN Nice will create a space where viewers are confronted with questions about cultural commonalities, differences, and the social forces that create and perpetuate human rifts. Goals include stimulating important conversations, reaching a population that would not normally be aware of these intertwined social issues, and furthering my name, reputation, and income as an artist. My plan is to create an installation of film, photography, and collage that articulates not only what the notion of what ""Minnesota Nice"" means to me, but also to explore the possible and layered meanings of what this regional phrase means to others as well. Through my artwork, I hope to show what from multiple perspectives what the experience of ""Minnesota Nice"" embodies, with all its many layers. My goal is to start a much-needed conversation in my community and beyond. While these are often difficult and uncomfortable conversations about social and cultural divisions, I will be using my artwork to create a starting point for visitors and community members to reflect on, consider from new perspectives, and engage with. My goal is to hopefully ignite thoughts that help us move forward with new perspectives of one another. The methods I will use to measure the outcome of this project will be varied, including but not limited to: comment books for visitor feedback; dialogue with fellow artists, viewers, school groups, politicians, etc.; and tracking possible TV, radio, social media, and other media exposure. Possible gallery events (such as discussion groups or an artist talk) may also be used to foster and measure conversation around these topics. I also plan to measure outcomes through the sale of art as well.","My plan was to create an installation of film, photography, and collage that articulates not only what the notion of what ""Minnesota Nice"" means to me, but also to explore the possible and layered meanings of what this regional phrase means to others as well. Through my artwork, I hope I showed, multiple perspectives what the experience of ""Minnesota Nice"" embodies, with all its many layers. While these are often difficult and uncomfortable conversations about social and cultural divisions, I will be using my artwork to create a starting point for visitors and community members to reflect on, consider from new perspectives, and engage with. My goal is to hopefully ignite thoughts that help us move forward with new perspectives of one another. The methods I used to measure the outcome of this project were varied, including but not limited to: comment books for visitor feedback; dialogue with fellow artists, viewers, school groups, politicians, etc.; and tracking possible TV, radio, social media, and other media exposure. Possible gallery events (such as discussion groups or an artist talk).","Achieved proposed outcomes.",1305,"Other,local or private",3000,,,,"Carla D. Hamilton",Individual,"Career Development Grant ",,"Minnesota Nice. ",2018-07-01,2018-09-03,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carla,Hamilton,"Carla D. Hamilton",,,MN,,"(715) 817-6609 ",chde11@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Carlton, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-101,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Richard Colburn: photographer, retired professor of art at the University of Northern Iowa; Tim White: photographer, writer; Karen McManus: musician, administrator at Mesabi Symphony Orchestra: Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker. ","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist ",,2
10005679,"Career Development Grant",2018,283,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal is to take advantage of an opportunity to receive some private instruction from Jason Vieaux while he is in Duluth to perform a concert and other outreach activities for Matinee Musicale. This is a rare opportunity for me to receive feedback on my playing from a high level performing artist. Therefore the ""measurable outcomes"" shall be specific pieces of advice with regards to my playing technique, presentation, expression, or possibly non-instrument specific things like navigating the recording process and the ""business"" of classical music. I will evaluate the lesson by documenting what was discussed and how I will apply it to my further playing and performance. I expect there to be very concrete examples to point to, and will provide these in my final report.","The primary goal was to receive some private instruction from Jason Vieaux while he was in Duluth to perform a concert and other outreach activities for Matinee Musicale. The ""measurable outcomes"" were specific pieces of advice with regards to my playing technique, presentation, expression. We worked on 3 movements from two different works, and I received lots of feedback on my interpretation as well as suggestions for alternate fingerings for many passages. The exact points we covered are too numerous and perhaps to ""guitar technique specific"" to go into great detail here, but I've no doubt it could be broken down to several hundred points of advice.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",217,"Other,local or private",500,,,,"Jacob Jonker",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Funding for private lesson time with classical guitarist Jason Vieaux.",2018-04-08,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jacob,Jonker,"Jacob Jonker",,,MN,,"(218) 269-9665 ",jacob.p.jonker@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-103,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Richard Colburn: photographer, retired professor of art at the University of Northern Iowa; Tim White: photographer, writer; Karen McManus: musician, administrator at Mesabi Symphony Orchestra.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist",,2
10005681,"Career Development Grant",2018,1413,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","It is my goal to create a substantial feature film that will allow me to expand my outreach beyond Minnesota. The film ""Hyper Dark"" will be a high quality work that attracts investors and actors to work on future projects. I want the film to be showcased around the United States in film festivals including one of the top tier festivals. This film should open the door for future grants and fellowship opportunities. If the film plays at any festival outside of Minnesota it will accomplish many of my goals. Most high tier grants and awards require that your work be exhibited outside of it's home-state. If the film plays at a high tier festival it will expand my outreach significantly and allow me to grow my presence and audience. If the film attracts investors or known actors for a future project it's ultimate goal will have been achieved.",,,4087,"Other,local or private",5500,,,,"Lance T. Karasti",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Hyper Dark Feature Film - Clark's primal instincts begin to take over his life after he accidentally kills someone in a car accident. ""Hyper Dark"" will be shot in Duluth, MN and explores a young man's spiral into psychopathy.",2018-02-01,2019-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Lance,Karasti,"Lance T. Karasti",,,MN,,"(218) 349-0370 ",lancekarasti@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-104,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Richard Colburn: photographer, retired professor of art at the University of Northern Iowa; Tim White: photographer, writer; Karen McManus: musician, administrator at Mesabi Symphony Orchestra.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist",,2
10005686,"Career Development Grant",2018,1413,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The grant would be used for the printing costs of publishing a book of short stories I have written. I have published award winning books by other writers in the past, but only once published a small book (50 pages) of solely my own writings (and that book was a finalist in the NEMBA awards for 2015). This grant would allow me to pay the printing costs for publishing a much larger book of short stories that reflect my many years of living in Duluth, and how this has shaped me as an artist and writer. I will provide an opening event for the publication of this book at my gallery, and in the Twin Cities.",,,1087,"Other,local or private",2500,,,,"Cecilia A. Lieder",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Book of short stories about living in Duluth.",2018-02-01,2018-05-02,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cecilia,Lieder,"Cecilia A. Lieder",,,MN,,"(218) 724-5212 ",cele@northernprintsgallery.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-106,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Richard Colburn: photographer, retired professor of art at the University of Northern Iowa; Tim White: photographer, writer; Karen McManus: musician, administrator at Mesabi Symphony Orchestra.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist",,2
10005691,"Career Development Grant",2018,1695,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","I will research, develop, document, test and share a cross-sensory, web-based, generative work called ""cloud factory ::: swarm."" This will result in an online hypermedia web portal and an installation at the Soap Factory in Minneapolis during the Spring of 2019. This work will allow me to expand my algorithmic toolset, deepen my skills in mapping cross-sensory animations into physical spaces, further explore the porous, intimate boundaries between humans and machines, pursue the API as a useful metaphor / framework for building networked art and more fully leverage the expressive power of code as a means for scoring time-based work. I was awarded a 12-month mentorship opportunity through Art(ists) on the Verge run by Northern Lights.mn. I will be one of a cohort of 5 artists. As part of this program, my project will receive feedback, installation support, professional documentation and publicity. ARAC funding would enable me to fully leverage this opportunity. I will use the year-long AOV mentorship program to build relationships, gather feedback, develop skills and document my project. The AOV cohort meets regularly for sharing and critique sessions. We are provided additional individual meeting time with artist and writing mentors. I will actively participate in all meetings. Process notes will be kept throughout and feedback from the final exhibition will be gathered in a visitors' log. The companion website will exist well past the exhibition. I will use a process log to document research, development and implementation details. I will successfully expand my algorithmic toolset to include new patterns and structures and will harness these tools to create an expressive, cross-sensory physical installation and hypermedia web presence. This networked, cybernetic being will inhabit the unique architectural / acoustic industrial space of the Soap Factory in the Spring of 2019. Code and process notes will be released through Github, and a companion website and a series of machine-generated printed books will be available in the installation itself. The application will be accessible through a well-defined Application Programming Interface (API) by web browsers working across a variety of commonly used mobile and desktop computers.","I was awarded a 12-month mentorship opportunity through Art(ists) on the Verge run by Northern Lights.mn. I am one of a cohort of 5 artists. As part of this program, my project has received feedback, installation support, professional documentation and publicity. ARAC funding was requested to enable me to fully leverage this opportunity. My goal was to research, develop, document, test and share a cross-sensory, web-based, generative work called ""cloud factory : swarm."" This work has allowed me to expand my algorithmic toolset, deepen my skills in mapping cross-sensory animations into physical spaces, further explore the porous, intimate boundaries between humans and machines, pursue the API as a useful metaphor / framework for building networked art and more fully leverage the expressive power of code as a means for scoring time-based work.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",10305,"Other,local or private",12000,,,,"Kathleen A. McTavish AKA Kathy McTavish",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"cloud factory ::: swarm.",2018-07-01,2019-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,McTavish,"Kathleen A. McTavish AKA Kathy McTavish",,,MN,,"(218) 343-7998 ",kathy@mctavish.io,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Hennepin, Ramsey, Olmsted, Carlton, Pine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-107,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Richard Colburn: photographer, retired professor of art at the University of Northern Iowa; Tim White: photographer, writer; Karen McManus: musician, administrator at Mesabi Symphony Orchestra: Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist",,2
10005720,"Career Development Grant",2018,1695,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My primary goal is to finish writing this story, and for it to be published, along with some of the historical images and documentation that I have gathered. As an elder, I want to see this story passed on to the younger generations of native people so they don't forget who we are or where we came from. I also want non-natives to learn this story so they have a better understanding of our region's history and the historical trauma that we have survived. I will work with my teacher, John Herold, at the Adult Learning Center as I continue to polish my draft in order to prepare it for publication. I will know when I have accomplished my goal when the story is published and it inspires conversation. I have many stories to tell. Completion of this project will allow me to move on to my other stories, not just for myself but for the tribe and for Non-Indians to understand how we lived, how life has changed. The story of my grandfather will be the vehicle for this. On a fundamental level, if I have finished the book and I feel satisfied that I have done justice to this story, I will have accomplished my primary goal. I hope to secure a publishing contract, but I am also prepared to proceed with self-publishing. I have had positive discussions with Holy Cow! press. I am working with Marlene Wisuri for illustrations; for the cover and perhaps more. As I have been working on this project, I have connected with so many people who have felt moved and have encouraged me, both from within the native community and from outside of it. The feedback I have received so far has all been positive and affirming. After the book is published, I will be able to get even more feedback from readers.","Right now the story has been written out and is in the editing process. Unfortunately, Holy Cow! Press did not want to publish my work and I am seeking other publishers. Moira Villiard with AICHO has been helping me work with the Minnesota Historical Society Press and I will be reaching out the the Wisconsin Historical Society Press. Additionally, I am working with the Fond du Lac Community Center to seek additional grants.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",1305,"Other,local or private",3000,,,,"Sharon Shuck",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Blood Memories and Unbroken Spirit, writing the story of my grandfather, Frank Doolittle.",2018-07-01,2018-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sharon,Shuck,"Sharon Shuck",,,MN,,"(218) 728-5340 ",shucksharon@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-110,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Richard Colburn: photographer, retired professor of art at the University of Northern Iowa; Tim White: photographer, writer; Karen McManus: musician, administrator at Mesabi Symphony Orchestra: Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist",,2
10005723,"Career Development Grant",2018,1695,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","I will create 8-10 large paintings directly related to my experiences working alongside scientists and researchers in the Lake Superior Water Basin. These paintings will show at the Zeitgeist Art Center Atrium Space along with free talks, given by the scientists and myself explaining our partnership and some of the research and data the paintings represent. The exhibition of paintings will be up for one month in May and June of 2018. My paintings will all be based on the experiences I have had working alongside researchers and scientists involved with the Twin Ports Art Science Collective. The success of my work can be measured by its relevance to the work these scientists are doing in the Lake Superior Water Basin and the attendance to the free community talks and exhibition. As a member of the Twin Ports Art Science Collaborative for four years, I have had the opportunity to visit and work with local researchers studying a variety of fields. From taking water samples aboard the RV Blue Heron on the north shore of Lake Superior to flying a drone over the St. Louis estuary monitoring erosion, my membership in this collaborative has given me a rare glimpse into the mountains of material researchers are gathering about our environment. With this project I will dive more deeply into these local scientific connections to create paintings featuring instruments, tools and in some cases the raw data collected during our time together.","My paintings were based on the experiences I had working alongside researchers and scientists involved with the Twin Ports Art Science Collective. The success of my work can be measured by its relevance to the work these scientists are doing in the Lake Superior Water Basin and the attendance to the free community talks and exhibition. I created 8 large paintings and displayed them to a diverse community in West Duluth. From taking water samples aboard the RV Blue Heron on the north shore of Lake Superior to flying a drone over the St. Louis estuary monitoring erosion, my membership in this collaborative has given me a rare glimpse into the mountains of material researchers are gathering about our environment. With this project I dove more deeply into these local scientific connections to create paintings featuring instruments, tools and in some cases the raw data collected during our time together. I created a number of meaningful connections and will be able to use this body of work to apply to larger, research driven projects related to science.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",1305,"Other,local or private",3000,,,,"Adam P. Swanson",Individual,"Career Development Grant ",,"Art Science: Work with members of the Twin Ports Art Science Collective to create paintings based off of local science and research. ",2018-04-01,2018-06-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Adam,Swanson,"Adam P. Swanson",,,MN,,"(218) 343-4304 ",adam@adamswanson.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Carlton, Chisago, Cook, Itasca, Lake, Pine, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-111,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Richard Colburn: photographer, retired professor of art at the University of Northern Iowa; Tim White: photographer, writer; Karen McManus: musician, administrator at Mesabi Symphony Orchestra. ","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist ",,2
10005728,"Career Development Grant",2018,1695,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of this project is to record new songs with my band Coyote in August 2018 at Sacred Heart Recording Studio in Duluth. The music will be produced by Steve Garrington, the bass player from Low, and recorded by Jake Larson. The outcome of these professionally recorded songs will be to have a new product that I can sell to the public. It will also show that after ten years Coyote continues to define our unqiue harmony based songwriting through new material. I will know that I achieved my goal of creating a new Coyote album once I have recorded and released new music on compact disc and online digital services. I am a professional musician and this grant allows me the opportunity to spend more time pursuing and incorporating valued input from my composing partners in this group. Coyote is a collaborative songwriting endeavour which differentiates itself from my other projects. With their assistance and Mr. Garrington as producer I hope to create my highest quality work yet. I believe this new project will be a continuation of my songwriting evolution when I have a new product to sell.","With the grant received I was able to record and release a new CD entitled 'A Different Path' by my band Coyote.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",2305,"Other,local or private",4000,,,,"Marc S. Gartman",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"The name of this project is '2018 Coyote Album'. The grant will provide funds for me to record new original music with Jerree Small and Matt Mobley as our band Coyote. Jake Larson will engineer and Steve Garrington will produce.",2018-07-27,2018-10-26,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marc,Gartman,"Marc S. Gartman",,,MN,,"(218) 269-1861 ",marcgart@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-112,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Richard Colburn: photographer, retired professor of art at the University of Northern Iowa; Tim White: photographer, writer; Karen McManus: musician, administrator at Mesabi Symphony Orchestra: Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952 ",1
10005769,"Career Development Grant",2018,1695,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The primary goal is to fund the studio recording, production, mixing, and mastering of a full length album. The final outcome of the project would be a well-crafted and professional audio recording of between 9-12 songs. The most basic concrete goal is a professional finished compilation of recordings. Artistically, the goal of the project will be a collection of songs true to craft and in alignment with my artistic vision and approach. Finally, I will use this new record to achieve the professional goals of increased booking of live shows and to expand my audience outreach. The goals stated are quite concrete, and therefore a professional finished compilation of recordings will be the determining artifact of the final goal. The recordings will be recorded, mixed, and mastered using professional equipment by professionals in the field. Furthermore, the goal of the project will be met with a collection of songs true to craft and in alignment with my artistic vision and approach. The collection of songs will have a cohesive sound and will be curated to allow for a listening experience that is high quality and inspiring. I will be able to determine that I have expanded my audience reach by the ability to book more frequent and higher profile shows, increased attendance at live shows, increased sales in online music, and more opportunities to play outside of or beyond the Duluth/Twin Cities area.",,,1305,"Other,local or private",3000,,,,"Sarah J. Krueger",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Support to fund the recording, mixing, and mastering of a new album.",2018-09-02,2019-09-07,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Sarah,Krueger,"Sarah J. Krueger",,,MN,,"(715) 828-0765 ",krue0295@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-114,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Richard Colburn: photographer, retired professor of art at the University of Northern Iowa; Tim White: photographer, writer; Karen McManus: musician, administrator at Mesabi Symphony Orchestra: Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952 ",1
10001039,"Career Development Grant",2017,1729,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal is to create 6 stringed instruments played by Dave Lynas at the Duluth Coffee Company. By using new and found materials I will craft these instruments to further develop my craft and inform my audience of the possibilities of re-purposed materials in addition to sounds from around the world. Develop my knowledge of stringed instruments from around the world. To increase my knowledge of technical methods in handcrafted instruments. To have a musician bring the instruments to life by playing them for the audience. To receive feedback and approval from local musician about the instruments throughout the process. To show the public the variety of instruments that can be produced from re-purposed materials. To have the public see and hear instruments from around the world.","My goal of constructing 6 stringed instruments with an opening performance at the Duluth Coffee Company was reached.",,1271,"Other, local or private",3000,,,,"Anthony Adams",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"String Instruments. To produce 6 stringed instruments to be played by local musician Dave Lynas at the Duluth Coffee Company in July and August 2017.",2017-02-01,2017-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anthony,Adams,"Anthony Adams",,,MN,,"(218) 600-0755 ",wbgst.tony@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-64,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Paula Gudmundson: Music professor at University of Minnesota-Duluth, flutist; Kayla Schubert: arts administrator, curatorial assistant; Walt Raschick: music director at KUWS; Pamela Davis: artist, weaver, instructor.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10001045,"Career Development Grant",2017,1729,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal is to create five large scale textile wall-hangings, work with Lisa Fitzpatrick to incorporate my designs with animation and project these onto the ceiling and back wall at the Nordic Center for an exhibition Luova Taide Yhdessa: Creative Art Together. The idea of my work/wall-hangings being 2D and then for the work to spill out into a visual dance with animation and changing patterns is exciting. My intent is for people to be inspired from my work, color, pattern making and designs. I hope for the audience to find correlations from inspiration I gather during my trip to Finland, bringing a rich understanding of modern Nordic aesthetic to The Nordic Center in Duluth. I will be visiting the Marimekko Textile factory whose designs have been a muse for me since I was a teenager. I believe that this visit will be pivotal for new concepts within my textiles and outreach for all who view the exhibition. For the exhibition to be well attended, for the work to speak to the participants/attendees, for me to have an understanding of the animation process and how to transform my work within this technology will be exciting. I will be creating hand stenciled wall-hangings that will greet the viewers. At the same time, they will see the work transformed by projections on the ceiling and the back wall. This will bring the work to life in a sense with animation from the originally works at the start of the exhibit. I hope to create excitement and open up possibilities on ways that 2D work can be transformed. If I inspire and excite the audience I know that my goal will be achieved. We will seek other venues for this exhibition, my textile work and outreach for interweaving Nordic design within our community and beyond. If these goals are met I know that doors will open and the artistic dance will kindle.","I was incredibly inspired from my trip to Finland. The work that came forth from this exhibition really set forth a Finish aesthetic and understanding. I have been invited for two exhibitions summer 2018. One will be in Provo, Finland. The other one will be at an art school in Estonia. I have some strong works to document from this exhibition for travel to other Scandinavian/Nordic venues. I have been invited to participate in a digital workshop this January. Daniel Stallick is gathering four to six students for a ""think/work tank"" of sorts to see how digital programmers and artists can collaborate. He is also working on funding for the ultimate projector!! This will be a possibility for my work to be digitized and animated in the grandest of ways.",,1271,"Other, local or private",3000,,,,"Kirsten M. Aune",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"I seek funds to create large scale textiles, projections and animation with my designs for an exhibition Luova Taide Yhdessa: Creative Art Together at the Nordic Center in Duluth, Minnesota this October.",2017-08-01,2017-12-20,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kirsten,Aune,"Kirsten M. Aune",,,MN,,"(218) 481-5058",aunemail@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, St. Louis, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-65,"Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Paula Gudmundson: Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, flutist; Walt Raschick: music director at KUWS; Judy Budreau: writer and editor; Jeffrey Kalstrom: sculptor and printmaker, Professor of Fine Art at University of Minnesota-Duluth.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952 ",1
10001046,"Career Development Grant",2017,1729,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","I have several upcoming opportunities to exhibit including a solo show at the Phipps Gallery in Hudson, Wisconsin in 2018. This opportunity represents an important step in my career and I wish to create a new cohesive body of work for this exhibit. I also wish to design a unique body of work that goes beyond just making more paintings. To challenge myself as a collage artist I am proposing to create triptych (3 - 16"" x 20"" panels) surrounded by 3 - 20"" x 24"" paintings on each side. I intend to include one painting made up of 15 - 6 x6 small works arranged together. The triptych will allow me to explore moving the images, shapes and colors from one panel to the next. I am also planning to airbrush components so rather than relying on random images and found paper I can create the exact color fragments that will be needed for this project. I have therefore included in the budget equipment and materials needed to complete the project as proposed. I think people react to my collages because of my love and use of color and the mystery of the images that I include in unusual ways. If I have succeeded the viewer should not have to work to seek a sensory experience, but should be drawn into the work. The intention of the work is a visual experience and, like the words of a poem or song, should leave you with an image and emotion. I propose to have a guest book that will allow for comments and discussion of the finished work. I will plan to do a presentation to describe the body work and the history and collage medium.","I am unable to include information about the exhibits impact on viewers since the exhibit this grant funded is scheduled for December 2018. However in February 2018 I had another solo show at the Lyric Art Center in Virginia, Minnesota. I included a few of the works in the series funded by ARAC. Attendance at that event was about 275. The participants were 99 percent adults. Care was taken at the exhibit to credit the paintings funded by this ARAC. Press releases, schedule of activities, reports and audience attendance will be submitted during and after the Phipps Art Center solo shows is completed.",,1271,"Other, local or private",3000,,,,"Karlyn I. Berg AKA Karlyn Atkinson Berg",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Phipps Gallery, Solo Exhibit - Create Body of work - Proposal",2017-02-01,2018-04-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karlyn,Berg,"Karlyn I. Berg AKA Karlyn Atkinson Berg",,,MN,,"(218) 245-3049",karlyn.atkinson.berg@wildblue.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Hennepin, Washington, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-66,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Paula Gudmundson: Music professor at University of Minnesota-Duluth, flutist; Kayla Schubert: arts administrator, curatorial assistant; Walt Raschick: music director at KUWS; Pamela Davis: artist, weaver, instructor.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10001055,"Career Development Grant",2017,1729,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Our goal of this project is to complete a new visual installment (similar in format to the one given as our work sample) for an audio track from our recently released album. We have 3 installments already completed. This funding would allow us to complete one visual installment that can be used as a standalone piece and also push forward our end goal to have visual installments for all audio tracks on the album to be performed to live and shared via various viewing formats. This would be our third visual installment we are wishing to complete. The past installments along with our collective work history have given us a very clear view of what this project will take, for time and funding, to be completed. I will be working, creatively, again with Kjell Kvanbeck of True Norse Films"" and Ryan Rusch of ""The Weight Room"" recording studio. I enjoy and work very efficiently with them.""","Measurable outcome is still being calculated. Local sources (social media, news, radio) have shared and promoted the piece we created and it is currently set to be used nationally in conjunction with a film where the audio was used. The movement to bring this entire piece is being organized and the piece is being edited along with the previous pieces to be submitted to film festivals.",,4081,"Other, local or private",5810,,,,"Allen Cragin",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Reflectivore: Visual short to accompany a song on our audio album.",2017-02-01,2017-08-10,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Allen,Cragin,"Allen Cragin",,,MN,,"(612) 987-1591",craginallen@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-68,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Paula Gudmundson: Music professor at University of Minnesota-Duluth, flutist; Kayla Schubert: arts administrator, curatorial assistant; Walt Raschick: music director at KUWS; Pamela Davis: artist, weaver, instructor.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952 ",1
10001057,"Career Development Grant",2017,1729,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The project goal is to create a written community narrative utilizing interview material recorded primarily by the author, which will include accompanying photographs and other relevant historical resources. The University of Minnesota Press has offered a contract for publication of the work, with an end date of July 31, 2017. The writing process will begin in November of 2016 and continue through the contract end date. Grant funds are being requested for the final six months of the project. ""Walking the Ol","With the financial support of ARAC, I was able to successfully complete the book manuscript outlined in my grant application prior to the July 31, 2017 target deadline and have submitted it to my editor at the University of Minnesota Press who reviewed the work in late summer. I have since completed his recommended edits and the manuscript is currently in the stage of faculty review, with the goal to have a completed and printed book sometime in 2018. Also, as a result of my work on this project, I participated as an evening presenter at North House Folk School's ""Northern Stories Series"" in January, of this year. I was also invited to participate in the event ""Some Writers Reading,"" on March 25th at the Grand Marais Public Library, where I read a section of the manuscript as part of a group of local authors. Later in the year, I will be one of the writers featured at the ""Local Writers Lunch Reading Panel"" as part of the North Shore Readers and Writers Festival that takes place on November 3rd, 2017, here in Grand Marais. I've attached a promotional piece for this event, as part of the project report.",,5551,"Other, local or private",7280,,,,"Staci L. Drouillard",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Walking the Old Road: The Village of Chippewa City and the Grand Marais Chippewa. A Community Historical Narrative",2017-02-01,2017-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Staci,Drouillard,"Staci L. Drouillard",,,MN,,"(218) 387-3352 ",lola@boreal.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Cook, Lake, Koochiching, St. Louis, Carlton, Itasca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-70,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Paula Gudmundson: Music professor at University of Minnesota-Duluth, flutist; Kayla Schubert: arts administrator, curatorial assistant; Walt Raschick: music director at KUWS; Pamela Davis: artist, weaver, instructor.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10001070,"Career Development Grant",2017,1689,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Goal: Create four storytelling videos and share them with the general public through a series of videos on YouTube. They will also be shared with my local community at a public event at the Grand Marais Art Colony. Outcomes: The project will expand my artistic connection to the spoken word and open new possibilities for it. I also expect that the intense experience of mining these memories, crafting them into engaging stories and then recording them in videos that will be viewed by friends and strangers alike, will expand my life in art, including working with clay. I also hope viewers will learn more about the world they live in and celebrate their own personal lives with a sense of wonder and possibility. I will be able to evaluate the project by the attendance and participation in the public event in my community when I launch the videos in the fall. I am hoping to organize it as a talking circle, where people will view a video and then comment/respond to it. This will help me better understand my own art in a public context as well as see if the videos help bring people together to talk about their personal lives and shared experiences. I will also be able to evaluate my work through the number of views on my YouTube channel and comments on the site.","The actual measurable outcomes include the number of views of my video on my Web site, www.givingmyselfpermission.net and my YouTube channel (Joan Farnam), which numbered 597 as of Nov. 30, 2017. Thirty-five attended the video launch at the Grand Marais Art Colony on Friday, Oct. 27, a disappointing number on the face of it, but there were at least five people in the audience that I didn't know, which speaks somewhat to the marketing effort. We arranged the room for 40 -- we figured it was a stretch to get a huge number of people to turn up for a storytelling screening in a town that has a population of 1,300. It was a good call. The room felt comfortably full and relaxing. There were a lot of questions in the Q and A session at the end of the screening. Videographer Patrick Knight and I spent at least 15 minutes answering them all, which also speaks to the interest and engagement of the audience.",,1241,"Other, local or private",2930,,,,"Joan Farnam",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Live: Stories from the Heart",2017-08-01,2017-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Farnam,"Joan Farnam",,,MN,,"(218) 287-3101 ",joan.farnam@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Cook, St. Louis, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-71,"Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Paula Gudmundson: Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, flutist; Walt Raschick: music director at KUWS; Judy Budreau: writer and editor; Jeffrey Kalstrom: sculptor and printmaker, Professor of Fine Art at University of Minnesota-Duluth.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10001076,"Career Development Grant",2017,1729,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal is to record new songs with my band Glitteratti in March 2017. Steve Garrington, the bass player from Low, will produce. Brett Bullion, a Minneapolis based engineer, will track and mix the songs. The outcome of these sessions will be brought to music management and booking companies that are currently available to me through the band's association with Trampled by Turtles. Dave Carroll and Tim Saxhaug from Trampled by Turtles are in this four piece. I will also make a CD of our recordings that will be sold at our performances and regional record stores. The goal of this project is to record new songs with a specific qualified producer and engineer. This will help me in reaching my outcome of being a successful, touring musician with a well-crafted example of my work. This grant allows me the opportunity to spend more time pursuing and incorporating valued input in the recording studio, thus producing songs of my highest quality work yet. This new project also incorporates my goal of progressing as a songwriter. As an artist, I measure myself in my ability to write and record new songs and this project continues that growth.","With the grant money received my band Glitteratti was able to record, mix and complete 5 original songs. We achieved this task with Producer Steve Garrington and Engineer Lance Conrad at his Minneapolis recording studio Humans Win. We will be releasing this music on CD and digital download later this year, tentatively scheduled for October 2017.",,1271,"Other, local or private",3000,,,,"Marc S. Gartman",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"This project is entitled 'Plans'. The grant is to help finance new recording from my band Glitteratti. Brett Bullion will be hired to engineer the sessions and Steve Garrington to produce.",2017-03-08,2017-03-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marc,Gartman,"Marc S. Gartman",,,MN,,"(218) 269-1861 ",marcgart@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-72,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Paula Gudmundson: Music professor at University of Minnesota-Duluth, flutist; Kayla Schubert: arts administrator, curatorial assistant; Walt Raschick: music director at KUWS; Pamela Davis: artist, weaver, instructor.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10001078,"Career Development Grant",2017,1729,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The primary objective of this project is to produce a new body of work for a solo exhibition in November/December 2017 at Gallery 360 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This will consist of 24 quality paintings in a variety of sizes as well as an assortment of 50 small, handmade objects to accompany the exhibit. This exhibit establishes my presence at Gallery 360 and exposes my work to the Minneapolis art scene. Additional goals which support my primary objective are the allowance of time, the purchase of supplies and materials to create these paintings, travel, and catering for the event. The main evaluation of my primary objective will be through the successful exhibition of a new body of work in November/December 2017. The first goal will be measured by the purchase of supplies and materials such as wood panels, paint, gesso, brushes, varnish, hanging hardware, etc. to create this work. The next measurable goal is allowing a proper amount of time to execute this new work by October 16, 2017. Another measurable mark of success with this project will be the funding of travel along with creating and fulfilling plans for artwork transportation and delivery. Finally, my completing goal is to secure and fund catering for the night of my exhibition opening.","The actual measurable outcome of this project was the successful production of a new body of work for my solo ""Chameleon"" exhibit last November/December 2017 at Gallery 360 in Minneapolis, MN. I completed 24 high quality paintings in a variety of sizes as well as an assortment of 50+ unique snow globes to accompany this holiday exhibit. This exhibit further solidified my presence at Gallery 360 and exposed my work to the Minneapolis art scene. Additional outcomes were the allowance of time, the purchase of supplies and materials to create these paintings, and expenses covered for travel and catering for the event.",,1271,"Other, local or private",3000,,,,"Shawna A. Gilmore",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Support to create a new body of work for a solo exhibition in November 2017.",2017-07-01,2018-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shawna,Gilmore,"Shawna A. Gilmore",,,MN,,"(218) 525-5545 ",shawnaanngilmore@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-73,"Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Paula Gudmundson: Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, flutist; Walt Raschick: music director at KUWS; Judy Budreau: writer and editor; Jeffrey Kalstrom: sculptor and printmaker, Professor of Fine Art at University of Minnesota-Duluth.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10001085,"Career Development Grant",2017,1711,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goals are to have a successful and professional exhibition in February at the Duluth Art Institute. I hope to create 10-15 new pieces for this specific show, each representing emotions, threaded with stereotypes and angst. I feel that this event will be well attended by many people in this community and neighboring areas as well. My goal is to evoke emotion and ignite thought, and that will lead to necessary conversations. Conversations of how we see each other and ourselves, if even uncomfortable. My plan is to create work that evokes thought, then leading to conversations. After hopefully being award this particular grant, I will purchase the materials listed in my budget then creating 15 - 20 pieces. Necessary conversations which, in my opinion, would be helpful not only to this community but the surrounding ones as well. I shall have up to three comment boxes at the show, to see how successful the show was in creating conversations.","My goal is, to evoke emotion, ignite thought and to start necessary conversations, in my opinion have been meet. Conversations of how we see each other and ourselves, if even uncomfortable.",,1259,"Other, local or private",2970,,,,"Carla D. Hamilton",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Title - Gezielt ( Targeted ) , opening at the Duluth Art Institute on February 23rd, 2017, showing until April 9th 2017.",2017-02-02,2017-04-09,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carla,Hamilton,"Carla D. Hamilton",,,MN,,"(715) 817-6609 ",chde11@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Pine, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-75,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Paula Gudmundson: Music professor at University of Minnesota-Duluth, flutist; Kayla Schubert: arts administrator, curatorial assistant; Walt Raschick: music director at KUWS; Pamela Davis: artist, weaver, instructor.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952 ",1
10001094,"Career Development Grant",2017,1729,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal is the creation of a concerto composed for flute, recorder and string orchestra to be performed by the Lake Superior Community Orchestra as part of their 2017 season. The composition will be completed by June 1, 2017 to allow the performers time to rehearse the music for the August concert date.","The composition was completed and performed by the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra with the soloists Shelley Gruskin and Johanna Gruskin as part of the final concert of LSCO's summer concert series on August 3rd, 2017. Audience attending numbered around 200.",,1271,"Other, local or private",3000,,,,"Mina W. Kaiser",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Concerto for Flute, Recorder and Strings",2017-02-01,2017-10-02,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mina,Kaiser,"Mina W. Kaiser",,,MN,,"(218) 341-3528 ",mina1.61803@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-76,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Paula Gudmundson: Music professor at University of Minnesota-Duluth, flutist; Kayla Schubert: arts administrator, curatorial assistant; Walt Raschick: music director at KUWS; Pamela Davis: artist, weaver, instructor.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10001097,"Career Development Grant",2017,1729,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal is to develop (together with members of my artist group 4North) a body of work and a viable touring schedule for 2018 and beyond that includes exhibitions in Minnesota (at venues such as Hjemkomst in Moorhead and the Swedish Institute in Minneapolis, as well as college galleries such as Macalester in Saint Paul), and out of the state, at the Swedish Cultural Center in Chicago and the American Scandinavian Center in New York, as two examples. Outcomes will be measured by the number of exhibitions booked and the attendance at said exhibitions, as well as the extension they offer (bridges to further opportunities).","Measurable outcomes: How many pitches sent, to exhibition venues and granting agencies: 6 Shows presented: 1 (outcomes still pending on some applications), new works produced and documented: 12 A new presentation package.",,1271,"Other, local or private",3000,,,,"Ann Klefstad",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"4North Exhibition Tour: Development of body of work and exhibition plan, packet, and show series.",2017-10-01,2018-04-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ann,Klefstad,"Ann Klefstad",,,MN,,"(218) 393-9149 ",annklefstad@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Ramsey, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-77,"Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Paula Gudmundson: Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, flutist; Walt Raschick: music director at KUWS; Judy Budreau: writer and editor; Jeffrey Kalstrom: sculptor and printmaker, Professor of Fine Art at University of Minnesota-Duluth.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952 ",1
10001098,"Career Development Grant",2017,1729,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The main goal is to secure funding for equipment and time to launch a new project collaboration in order to write and demo record a collection of songs which will serve as a platform for future releases and performances. The goals of this opportunity will be met when we have launched the vision of this new project into fruition by writing and recording a collection of songs that are true to our artistic vision.",,,1271,"Other, local or private",3000,,,,"Sarah J. Krueger",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Support to launch a new project and collaboration by established artists/musicians Sarah Krueger and Ben Larson with aims to write and demo a collection of pop/r and b songs.",2017-09-04,2018-06-04,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,,,"Sarah J. Krueger","33 Riverside Dr",Duluth,MN,55808,"(715) 828-0765 ",krue0295@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-78,"Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Paula Gudmundson: Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, flutist; Walt Raschick: music director at KUWS; Judy Budreau: writer and editor; Jeffrey Kalstrom: sculptor and printmaker, Professor of Fine Art at University of Minnesota-Duluth.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10001099,"Career Development Grant",2017,1381,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage ","Participate in and co-curate an exhibition at the Duluth Art Institute to reach a broad audience in the region. Measurable outcomes will be in the form of attendance over the course of the duration of the exhibition. Duluth Art Institute will keep records of attendance. ","As a result of the exhibition I have been interviewed twice for regional periodicals. This will increase the exposure of the Duluth Art Institute, myself and the wood turners association. I presented a lecture at the Duluth Art Institute regarding this body of work to 15 attendees. I estimate that over 300 people saw the exhibition. The Duluth Art Institute would have the actual attendance numbers. ",,1119,"Other, local or private ",2500,,,,"Paul LaJeunesse",Individual,"Career Development Grant ",,"""Laurentian"" is a group exhibition featuring work by the Duluth Woodturners Guild, Sound and motion pieces by California artist Arkia Jahani, and paintings by Paul LaJeunesse. ",2017-09-01,2018-02-19,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,LaJeunesse,"Paul LaJeunesse",,,MN,,"(314) 497-4174 ",plajeunesse@css.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-79,"Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Paula Gudmundson: Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, flutist; Walt Raschick: music director at KUWS; Judy Budreau: writer and editor; Jeffrey Kalstrom: sculptor and printmaker, Professor of Fine Art at University of Minnesota-Duluth. ","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD. ",,2
10001107,"Career Development Grant",2017,1729,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My textile designs are created on the memories of my childhood, Hmong cross stitching, a hobby taught by my mom. My parents are aging so fast. It saddens me to know that I won't have much time to celebrate life with them much longer. Not only celebrating life, but my family will never have my parents' memoir along with their knowledge of traditional crafts. I will design a documentary book narrating my parents' lives through textile prints, using techniques I've acquired throughout the years along with new traditional hand craft techniques I am pursuing to learn. This textile book will be visual and tangible, with English subtitled DVD. A book to keep forever, connecting us to our history and commemorating traditions. I will complete this textile documentary book within one year by contracting videographer, attaining wisdom of traditional craftsmanship through workshops (natural batiking, yarns and fabrics dye, hand reverse applique, and embroider Hmong story cloth) and upgrading all my technology equipment so I will have the best quality and speed. As an artist, I hope to connect future generations to our broken tradition, history and culture through this innovative textile memoir book. I will gift this textile book to my family so we can keep my parents' legacy along with preserving our priceless and crucial history forever.",,,2771,"Other, local or private",4500,,,,"Maichong Lor",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Connecting Two Worlds Through Cross Stitching. A documentary book, narrating my parents? historical journey through textile print designs. Included will be an DVD to preserve my parents? legacy and knowledge of traditional crafts forever.",2017-07-08,2018-11-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Maichong,Lor,"Maichong Lor",,,MN,,"(414) 840-0713 ",mimolauj@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-80,"Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Paula Gudmundson: Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, flutist; Walt Raschick: music director at KUWS; Judy Budreau: writer and editor; Jeffrey Kalstrom: sculptor and printmaker, Professor of Fine Art at University of Minnesota-Duluth.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10001111,"Career Development Grant",2017,1372,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Goal: Expand readership of new book, Flucht, beyond the state of Minnesota and network for publication of second book. Measurable Outcomes: 1. Sell 75 additional books outside of the state and 10 at each Minneapolis reading. 2. Increase visits to website. 3. Submit video poems for publication to at least 5 journals. 4. Network with potential presses for next book, Complicated Warding. 1. Track number of copies Flucht sold at each reading at each different location. 2. Track increase in traffic to author website after Association of Writers and Writing Programs conference and each reading. 3. Track submissions/publication of video poems. 4. Track addition of number of social media and press connections.","1. Sold 52 additional books outside of the state and 17 at both Twin City readings combined. 2. There was a 12% increase in website visits after attending AWP in Washington DC. Additionally, when I began submitting new manuscript, ""Complicated Warding,"" there was a visit increase of 20%. However, I also had poems published in November, which may have also increased visits to website. 3. I did not create and submit video poems. However, I have uploaded sound files of five poems to my website per the grant change agreement. Please see amendment. I will track the next six months and see if this increases website visits. 4. I did network with potential presses for next book, Complicated Warding, at AWP, and made numerous contacts with presses such at Press 53, Tinderbox Editions, and White Pine Press. I also established contacts with well-known journals for the submission of individual poems and have had poems appear in two of them.",,1008,"Other, local or private",2380,,,,"Michelle M. Matthees",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Promotion of my new poetry collection, ""Flucht""",2017-02-01,2017-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michelle,Matthees,"Michelle M. Matthees",,,MN,,"(218) 341-9307 ",michellematthees@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Ramsey, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-81,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Paula Gudmundson: Music professor at University of Minnesota-Duluth, flutist; Kayla Schubert: arts administrator, curatorial assistant; Walt Raschick: music director at KUWS; Pamela Davis: artist, weaver, instructor.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10001113,"Career Development Grant",2017,1729,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","I am requesting funding to create a small-scale prototype of my Fall 2017 solo show in the Tweed Museum of Art's Sax Gallery. This prototype will model and test the exhibit's code-based, generative dynamics. At the end of this phase, I will have a multi-channel soundscape composed and mapped to a spatial environment for testing / tuning. I will have a working model of the larger physical experience of walls, networked monitors, sound nodes and projection in an ambient light situation similar to that of the Sax Gallery. This three-month project will move me towards my larger goal to transform the Sax Gallery into a cross-sensory, immersive space for reflection ::: a hymn-like landscape that envelops the viewer. This networked, polyphonic environment will feel orchestral ::: like an ecosystem evolving through time ::: a system with interconnected yet independent parts ::: a chance-infused choreography. I will complete the following milestones ::: 1. February - Compose, record, mix and map sound to a 360-degree, physical environment. 2. March - Code abstract animations that are responsive to input from each other and from the simple act of touch via a mobile interface. These will be rendered live via a web browser that listens for input through its internet connection to a central server. 3. April - Create a physical space for testing and use it to solicit feedback from at least 6 artist peers. Initiate a studio visit from curatorial staff at the Tweed. 4. May - Leverage documentation of the prototype to begin outreach about the Fall show. Summarize results and create a blueprint and work plan for the larger space. During this prototyping phase, I will request ongoing critical reviews from a group of artists whose thoughts and insights have been quite useful to my development. The work-in-progress will be used to share ideas and logistics with the curatorial staff at the Tweed. While developing the work I will take photo documentation, screen recordings and will keep versions of code, notes and media resources in my Github repository. This process helps me hone my work and gives me a chance to evaluate lessons learned from my experiments.","I accomplished the following milestones from my original proposal: 1. Composed, recorded, mixed and mapped sound to a 360-degree, physical environment. 2. Coded abstract animations that are responsive to input from each other and from the simple act of touch via a mobile interface. 3. Created a physical space for testing and used it to solicit feedback from at least 6 artist peers. Initiated a studio visit from curatorial staff at the Tweed. 4. Leveraged documentation of the prototype to begin outreach about the Fall show. Summarized results and created a blueprint and work plan for the larger space. In the end I was able to host a group of art educators from the region, 18 artist peers (some numerous times during the process), two arts critics, two outside curators and numerous members of the general public. The resultant feedback was invaluable to me as I developed and tested aspects of the exhibit. I used the prototype to manifest ideas for Tweed staff in a way that was quite helpful for our discussions and in developing the blueprints for the final work. Please also see http://mctavish.io/chance. I have started to document the project at this site.",,3651,"Other, local or private",5380,,,,"Kathleen A. McTavish AKA Kathy McTavish",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Tweed Art Museum exhibit ""Chance"" ::: Phase 1. I will spend three months preparing an early prototype for my Fall 2017 exhibit in the Sax Gallery at the Tweed Art Museum.",2017-02-01,2017-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,McTavish,"Kathleen A. McTavish AKA Kathy McTavish",,,MN,,"(218) 343-7998 ",kathy@mctavish.io,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Hennepin, Ramsey, Lake, Cook",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-82,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Paula Gudmundson: Music professor at University of Minnesota-Duluth, flutist; Kayla Schubert: arts administrator, curatorial assistant; Walt Raschick: music director at KUWS; Pamela Davis: artist, weaver, instructor.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952 ",1
10001114,"Career Development Grant",2017,1729,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My work begins with exploring, discovering, and coming to know a place. My desire to make work stems from my love of landscape and my immersion into it. The work I create is reflective of both of these things. My goals for this Artist Residency at Cedar Point Biological Station and Wind River Range Research are: 1) Explore/examine two ""new"" landscapes to develop a new body of work centered on these places. 2) Spend time drawing and photographing the sites I visit for in-studio source material that I can use to further refine the artistic quality of my animations and bring the color and abstraction of sky into my animations. 3) Meet with researchers studying the same landscape but through a different lens so that a new body of work can be informed by multiple ways of knowing. 4) Develop communication and connections with those researchers that can continue into the future and bring forth future projects. 5) Put together an exhibition of the field drawings this September in Laramie. I spend considerable time evaluating opportunities. As a working artist I must continually leverage opportunity with feasibility and cost. In thinking about these two opportunities, I have been able to identify what is possible as well as beneficial to my work, and know that I can do them. Taking the time to immerse in landscape and draw and photograph will provide rich source material; being in a social environment of the biological station will give opportunity to interact with the other researchers. All of it will provide the necessary source and most importantly inspiration for new work. I can measure these goals by: 1) Returning home with a book full of notes and field drawings from the landscapes I study. 2) Returning home with several hundred photographs that will provide additional source information for my studio drawings. 3) Keeping a journal of the interactions and conversations I have with the scientist and researchers I will meet there. 4) Getting contact information from everyone I interact with to initiate communication upon returning home. 5) Leaving drawings for Colleen to put into a September Laramie exhibition.","I explored through field study two ""new"" landscapes (Ogallala, Nebraska and the Paradise Basin near Fort Washakie, Wyoming) from which I will create of a new body of artwork - I returned to Badlands National Park, the site of my long-standing project, ""site: Sage Creek"", and continued field studies of more terrain there - I filled two drawing sketch books with land studies from these locations - I took over 1000 photos and recorded video in these sites - I made a connection with Jon Garbisch, Geologist and Director of Cedar Point Biological station - I made a connection with an artist and naturalist from Omaha, Nebraska - I learned how to do a transect of a GPS point and count plants for Colleen Friday's Plant inventory -- helpful and informative to my grassland drawings - I made new color paintings while at Cedar Point -- my hand-drawn work has been almost entirely black and white for ten years.",,1871,"Other, local or private",3600,,,,"Catherine F. Meier",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Cedar Point Artist Residency and Wind River Range Exploration : New Work Research and Development",2017-07-05,2017-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Catherine,Meier,"Catherine F. Meier",,,MN,,"(402) 430-9233 ",catherinemeier@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-83,"Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Paula Gudmundson: Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, flutist; Walt Raschick: music director at KUWS; Judy Budreau: writer and editor; Jeffrey Kalstrom: sculptor and printmaker, Professor of Fine Art at University of Minnesota-Duluth.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10001124,"Career Development Grant",2017,1729,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal is to write a great adaptation of Treasure Island. Too many scripts for young audiences condescend to children. They think kids can't handle sadness, or frightening situations, or that everything has to be funny even if it doesn't fit with the story. I disagree with those points on every level. Kids are SMART and have brave, beautiful hearts. I won't need to make the pirates silly, bumbling creatures. Long John Silver is a scary, manipulative man. Frankly, he's a man kids might meet someday in real life - at first he's a great friend to young Jim Hawkins, but he quickly proves dangerous. Without trying to be an after-school special, I absolutely want to expose children in the audience to the realest people possible. Nothing gratuitous, nothing that isn't in the original novel. I don't think these classics would have survived so long if they weren't so real. Allowing myself to dedicate an extended period of time to this project will help to make me a better writer. The quality of my adaptation of ""Treasure Island' can be judged in several ways. First, I will use my own gut reaction. How do I feel hearing the actors say my words out loud? Am I mortified during the performances? Am I excited to have audiences see my show? An artist knows when his or her work has value! Second, this will be used for live performances so I'll be able to observe the audience's reactions. And finally, I can ask the producing company, Wise Fool Shakespeare, for feedback. They can tell me what worked or didn't work in regards to being easy to stage, pulling the best elements out of the original story, and being a play they found worthwhile to produce.",,,1271,"Other, local or private",3000,,,,"Chani Ninneman",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"New stage adaptation of ""Treasure Island"" to be performed by Wise Fool Shakespeare theater company.",2017-08-01,2018-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Chani,Ninneman,"Chani Ninneman",,,MN,,"(218) 310-7515 ",chanilee@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-85,"Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Paula Gudmundson: Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, flutist; Walt Raschick: music director at KUWS; Judy Budreau: writer and editor; Jeffrey Kalstrom: sculptor and printmaker, Professor of Fine Art at University of Minnesota-Duluth.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10001130,"Career Development Grant",2017,1729,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Success to me is measurable on three planes. I grow internal awareness alongside external strengths as both an artist and organizer. I think of the intersection of these parts as where my deep meets my humanity. I talk about this intersection with my non-fiction and fiction writing. My life as a community artist (organizer) is another way I express myself. Currently, as a creative I seek a way to bring the three parts of who I am together in a more cohesive way. Quantitatively, I want to create a website that will house both my creative work (which is prolific yet feels obscure without a consistent place for sharing) and a blog for my political and artistic voice. With the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council career grant, I?ll purchase a new computer, hire someone to design the website and teach me how to maintain it. I?ll attend a two part essay and literary journalism writing workshop with the Op-Ed Project in late spring 2017. Finally, I?ll submit my creative writing to various publications (both print and online) and contests. I will be paid for my work as a featured author. I also want to connect with feminist creative writers and literary journalists. The Loft Literary Center offers classes that will allow me to further establish myself and create community. I want to be a recognized creative voice and leader in the movement (reproductive and sexual health) and an established artist. Furthermore, I want to consistently earn money with my writing. I want a place where I can expand the scope of my projects, connect with others, and continue to develop my voice. I look at my website, blog and publication goals as measurable outcomes. As a recognized, successful community and literary artist, I will lend my lived experience to a powerful feminist lexicon, be an audaciously creative game-changer, and convey the multifaceted reality of who I am. I imagine myself as a recognized author using literary, narrative and essay writing to fully express my creative and civically engaged self. After using this grant to its full extent, I?m widely published and have my own platform to share ideas, expertise, and a distinct voice.","My website and blog were designed and built by a local graphic artist and are now viewable by the public. As an artist, I'm able to upload all of my creative writing into different categories. I've been taught how to maintain the site and increase content- on a very basic level. I'm took my first class at the Loft Literary Center thanks to this grant and have a year paid for on my online domain.",,1671,"Other, local or private",3400,,,,"Erin O'Daniel",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Career Grant: Website and Sex in My City blog",2017-02-02,2018-02-02,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Erin,O'Daniel,"Erin O'Daniel",,,MN,,"(919) 632-9820 ",erhino.tusc@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Cook, Lake, Cass, Beltrami, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-86,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Paula Gudmundson: Music professor at University of Minnesota-Duluth, flutist; Kayla Schubert: arts administrator, curatorial assistant; Walt Raschick: music director at KUWS; Pamela Davis: artist, weaver, instructor.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10001135,"Career Development Grant",2017,1729,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal is to celebrate the tenth Duluth All Souls Night with a special attraction that celebrates its growing history. I want to add a full human skeleton body to the giant Death character I made for the very first in 2008. This endeavor will enlist the advice and support of Minneapolis based puppet production companies, Chris Lutter of Puppet Farm (puppetfarm.org) and Barebones Puppets (barebonespuppets.org). The 12' tall remodeled entity will be completed and rehearsed in time for five Halloween events in the Twin Cities and then Duluth All Souls Night on November 4, 2017. A skull and hands have served temporarily with a single puppeteer masked simply with a black robe eight years. I always intended a full skeleton but could not afford necessary time, materials and human power to make it happen. The process will expand my art/design, puppeteering, and community organizing skills and provide much publicity for myself as an artist and the event I founded and nurtured in Duluth. My evaluation will be in the form of constant peer review with the giant puppet community in Minneapolis throughout the process and performance of the giant skeleton. Show audiences of the Twin Cities extravaganza and Duluth celebration will also be a valuable source of immediate feedback. The entity will be photo documented and posted on social media as it undergoes its transformation, extending its fan base and discussion nationally and possibly around the world.","Successfully: Completed with Christopher Lutter a scale skeleton puppet body for my giant papier-mache skull and hands. With a team of four puppeteers of Barebones Puppets this 17' tall character can lay down, crawl and sit on the ground. Rigged as a huge marionette it can stand and dance. Displayed in-progress remodeled puppet at three October receptions for The Wastelands at Philadelphia Farm in Osceola, WI resident artists Open Flame Theatre (OPT fka Children of the Wild), named this skeleton Virgil Maximus (V. Max) after their poet guide character. Completed/rehearsed in time for three Halloween shows in the Twin Cities and Duluth All Souls Night (DASN) on November 4, 2017. Manipulated V. Max with a sophisticated apparatus hanging from a tree in the Halloween Extravaganza at Hidden Falls Regional Park in St Paul, and from a support beam in the Duluth Depot Great Hall for DASN. Celebrated tenth DASN by finally adding a full human skeleton body to the popular giant Death mascot of nine events, a black cloaked skull and hands that I made for the very first event in 2008. Performed V.Max with Walken Schweigert, musician/actor/director of OFT, as part of DASN evening on Nov. 4th, 2017. Featured display at pop-up disco and more at Ivy Building for the Arts, Minneapolis. Expanded my art/design/puppeteering/community organizing skills and provided publicity for myself, Chris Lutter, Barebones Puppets, Open Flame Theatre, all future DASN events.",,1471,"Other, local or private",3200,,,,"Mary K. Plaster AKA Mary Plaster",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Twin Cities Barebones Halloween/Duluth All Souls Night giant puppet skeleton body.",2017-07-01,2018-01-05,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Plaster,"Mary K. Plaster AKA Mary Plaster",,,MN,,"(218) 310-6289 ",artist@maryplaster.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-87,"Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Paula Gudmundson: Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, flutist; Walt Raschick: music director at KUWS; Judy Budreau: writer and editor; Jeffrey Kalstrom: sculptor and printmaker, Professor of Fine Art at University of Minnesota-Duluth.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10001137,"Career Development Grant",2017,865,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of my project is to show the creative steps involved in the making of a final painting- sketches, drawings, and oil- by presenting landscape paintings alongside their preparatory sketches. By showing again at Prove, I also plan to use professional-level materials to introduce my work to a wider public. The success of my project will be evaluated on feedback from Prove viewers, as well as on the number of visitors to the gallery.",,,635,"Other, local or private",1500,,,,"Robert S. Pokorney",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Funding for oil paints, brushes, panels, and framing supplies for fall 2018 solo exhibition at Prove Collective gallery in Duluth.",2017-07-03,2018-12-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Robert,Pokorney,"Robert S. Pokorney",,,MN,,"(218) 213-7667 ",robert.pokorney@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-88,"Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Paula Gudmundson: Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, flutist; Walt Raschick: music director at KUWS; Judy Budreau: writer and editor; Jeffrey Kalstrom: sculptor and printmaker, Professor of Fine Art at University of Minnesota-Duluth.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10008788,"Career Development Grant",2019,1067,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","To use my musical and life experience to create music in its purest form – music for the sake of beauty, storytelling, and connection. I have been writing and recording Americana songs for the past fifteen years using my three main instruments of fiddle, guitar, and piano. I am a singer songwriter who grew up in the mining culture of Northern Minnesota’s Iron Range. To work with Iron Range based sound engineer Rich Mattson to create an album of dreamlike songs called Heart in the Moonlight. To work with experienced musicians (steel guitar, dobro, accordion, banjo, guitar and harmony singers) to push my musical skills and allow me to grow as a musician. Recording Heart in the Moonlight at Sparta Sound will allow me to articulate the vision of my music. It will allow me to make my best recording and teach me to be a better producer. I can then use those skills in the future with all of my musical endeavors. Recording with Rich and other experienced musicians will push me to think of music differently, move my songwriting forward, and most importantly allow me to create the most beautiful album I can. I will have reached my goals when I have created an album with unique instrumentation that has beautiful harmonies and is produced to sound like a dream. I grew up listening to the mining trains' whistles every night when I went to sleep. There is something about the whistle of a train that is hollow, lonesome and hopeful. My father worked in the mine and I can still see his rickety old metal lunchbox and hear the sound of his rusted blue dodge pickup firing up for work. When I moved back to Virginia five years ago, I saw the Iron Range's landscape through fresh eyes. The mine is literally at the edge of town and encircles the whole town. The town is like the heart of the mine. This landscape is odd and beautiful at the same time. The old mine pits on the Iron Range have a unique beauty with their blue/green water and rusty shorelines. A big part of my heart will always be here, and I will have been successful if I can convey this love through Heart in the Moonlight.","The actual measurable outcome is that I have created an album of twelve songs called ""Heart in the Moonlight"". I was thrilled to work with and re-connect to many talented musicians throughout my career. I also was blessed to play with a steel guitar player (Mike Randolph) who now will play shows with me. I had the privilege of working with engineer Rich Mattson during the whole recording and mixing process. I also got the chance to record an entire album in the area where I grew up and included musicians from the Iron Range as well. My goal was to create the most beautiful music I could and to enjoy every minute of the process and I succeeded!!!!!","achieved proposed outcomes",2233,"Other,local or private",3300,,,,"Sara J. Alexander",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Heart in the Moonlight: To record and produce a full length album of regionally inspired folk songs. To work with an experienced producer and seasoned musicians.",2019-01-19,2020-01-25,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sara,Alexander,"Sara J. Alexander",,,MN,,"(218) 349-1482",sarasfiddle@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-115,"Kristina Estell: visual artist, university fine arts instructor; Faith King: creative writer, visual artist, arts organization member; Karen McManus: musician, administrator at Mesabi Symphony Orchestra; Sarah Waddle: Program Manager for the North House Folk School, arts educator; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008790,"Career Development Grant",2019,591,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Creative light projection can add vibrancy to outdoor public spaces that are otherwise designed for utility. For example, a non-descript wall of an office building can be viewed and used as a digitally colored canvas. This re-envisioning of public space creates opportunities for artists working in digital media and in collaboration with non-digital media artists. It also invites the public to engage in creative discourse about the content of the projected artwork. In fewer words, the goal of this project is to add creative vibrancy to public spaces within the city of Duluth. Outcomes of this work are measured by intentional and unintentional public participation during outdoor projection events. Possibilities for public participation include, planned events with pre-event public outreach, collaboration with festivals or spontaneous pop-up projects. Dialogue between artists, attendees and passerby is the goal. These interactions inform the artistic quality, intention and healthy boundaries of this kind of public art making in the future.","The event took place Friday, March 29th and Saturday, March 30th, 8-10 PM The event was unprecedented and happened in a space unintended for creative expression The event attracted local press: The Duluth News Tribune and Fox 21 200+ people directly engaged with this project 700+ people engaged with this project via social media This project made use of the full grant award. Project Documentation will be broadcast Local Public Access Television","achieved proposed outcomes",1548,"Other,local or private",2139,,,,"Drew Anderson",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"DuLu: Mobile Illumination Art for the City of Duluth.",2019-03-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Drew,Anderson,"Drew Anderson",,,MN,,"(218) 349-9289",drew.m.ande@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-116,"Kristina Estell: visual artist, university fine arts instructor; Faith King: creative writer, visual artist, arts organization member; Karen McManus: musician, administrator at Mesabi Symphony Orchestra; Sarah Waddle: Program Manager for the North House Folk School, arts educator; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008799,"Career Development Grant",2019,1067,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Through this apprenticeship with Carol Rajala Johnson, I hope to learn new weave structures, which may include structures such as summer and winter, shadow weave, deflected double weave, echo weave, etc. I also want to learn to weave on an eight-shaft loom and learn how to create weaving drafts. These skills will enrich my design process and expand my creativity. After completion of the apprenticeship, I will create a new body of work consisting of six pieces that use the new skills I learned during my apprenticeship. I will photograph my new body of work and identify which new skills they demonstrate through documentation. I will share my work with Carol Rajala Johnson in order for her to verify that I have demonstrated the skills and to give me any feedback or suggestions for further improvement.","-Six pieces created. -Four new weave structures learned (echo weave, huck lace, summer and winter, double weave). -One original draft created using FIberworks software.","achieved proposed outcomes",2133,"Other,local or private",3200,,,,"Megan Brant",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Weaving apprenticeship. Support to study weaving with accomplished fiber artist and teacher Carol Rajala Johnson.",2018-12-01,2019-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Megan,Brant,"Megan Brant",,,MN,,"(515) 720-3973",meganebrant@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Itasca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-118,"Kristina Estell: visual artist, university fine arts instructor; Faith King: creative writer, visual artist, arts organization member; Karen McManus: musician, administrator at Mesabi Symphony Orchestra; Sarah Waddle: Program Manager for the North House Folk School, arts educator; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008805,"Career Development Grant",2019,2128,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Dance Attic plans to record and produce our second album, which will include production of 1,000 CDs, and a public album release party at Beaner's Coffee House in late 2019. The album will be professionally mixed and mastered by Sacred Heart Music Studio and will include original artwork by Brian Barber, a local artist, for the CD production. We will engage in a marketing campaign, including reaching out to area newspapers, radio stations and social media, including the Duluth News Tribune, the Northland Reader, KUMD, the Current, and Facebook. Our goal is to see attendance of 70 or more people of all ages and sell a minimum of 30 CDs at our album release party and continue to broaden our audience and sell additional CDs at future live shows. Project goal of CD production will be successful when a) album songs are recorded; b) production is professionally mixed and mastered; c) original album artwork is created by Brian Barber; and d) 1,000 CDs are produced of our original music. The success of the public album release party will be measured by attendance and CD sales. We define success as having at 70 or more people attending the event and selling at least 30 CDs at the album release party. The marketing campaign will be measured by communicating our new CD and album release party to the Duluth News Tribune, the Northland Reader, KUMD, the Current, and Facebook. We will know if we succeeded in broadening our audience by interest shown in future bookings and additional CD sales following the public album release event.","The project was successful with all thirteen original songs recorded, 1,000 CDs produced, and a public event held to launch the CD release. The event was well advertised in the Duluth News Tribune, Facebook, KUMD, PerfectDuluthDay, WTIP, Virtual Duluth, the Duluth Reader, and posters around the Duluth area. The public event was attended by a diverse crowd, from children to senior citizens. The event was delayed and reconfigured in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The public event was ultimately held outdoors with socially-distanced tables by reservation only, over a two-night period. Both nights were sold out, with 50 people attending each night. The response from attendees was overwhelmingly positive, with many people expressing gratitude for the opportunity to listen to joyful, live music after months of being quarantined due to the pandemic.","achieved proposed outcomes",4507,"Other,local or private",6635,,,,"Jimi Cooper",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Dance Attic album production and release. We are requesting funds to mix, master, produce and release our upcoming album.",2019-10-01,2020-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,,,"Jimi Cooper","8 England Ave",Duluth,MN,55808,"(218) 591-2823",jimicoop2@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Cook",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-119,"Karen Savage-Blue: visual artist; Karen McManus: musician, administrator at Mesabi Symphony Orchestra; Sarah Waddle: program manager for the North House Folk School, arts educator; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008807,"Career Development Grant",2019,1067,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goals are to use this grant to acquire the tools, supplies and materials necessary to create a 20-piece hand carved wooden relief series. Additionally, I seek to connect with the larger community to share my work through an exhibition focused on Lake Superior. Summary 1. Acquire tools, supplies and materials. 2. Create a 20-piece hand carved wooden relief series. 3. Connect with the larger community, sharing my work through an exhibition focused on Lake Superior. The first goal is to acquire the tools, supplies and materials necessary to create this series. The measure of success entails acquisition of these items. The second goal is to produce a 20-piece hand carved wooden relief series. The measure of success would be the twenty finished pieces of artwork. The third goal is connecting with the community to share my work through an exhibition focused on Lake Superior. The measure of success will be an exhibition of my work at the Great Lakes Aquarium for 14 weeks during the Summer of 2019. Summary 1. Acquisition of the supplies and materials. 2. Completion of a 20-piece hand-carved wooden relief series. 3. Exhibition of my work at the Great Lakes Aquarium for 14 weeks during the Summer of 2019.","Original Outcome Summary 1. Acquisition of the supplies and materials. 2. Completion of a 20-piece hand-carved wooden relief series. 3. Exhibition of my work at the Great Lakes Aquarium for 14 weeks during the Summer of 2019. Thanks to the funding of this grant, I was able to acquire the tools, supplies and materials that enabled me to create a 20-piece hand-carved wooden relief series. My exhibition is showing at the Great Lakes Aquarium for the entire summer of 2019. All of the original outcomes have been achieved, with the minor detail of the exhibition duration being approximately 13.5 weeks instead of 14 weeks total (due to GLA's scheduling of installation).","achieved proposed outcomes",2144,"Other,local or private",3211,,,,"Justin Dallas",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"""Beneath the Surface: An Exploration of Lake Superior"" 20-piece Exhibition at the Great Lakes Aquarium (14 weeks - Summer 2019).",2018-12-01,2019-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Justin,Dallas,"Justin Dallas",,,MN,,"(218) 340-8635",JustinTDallas@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Lake, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-120,"Kristina Estell: visual artist, university fine arts instructor; Faith King: creative writer, visual artist, arts organization member; Karen McManus: musician, administrator at Mesabi Symphony Orchestra; Sarah Waddle: Program Manager for the North House Folk School, arts educator; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952",1
10008814,"Career Development Grant",2019,1067,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal is to write a 12-15 minute multi-movement Divertimento for wind quintet to be performed and recorded by the University of Minnesota Duluth Faculty Wind Quintet at one of their future recitals preferably in 2019, but no later than their recital in March 2020. They comprise of the internationally-recognized standard instrumentation for wind quintet - Ted Schoen on clarinet, Jim Pospisil on horn, Paula Gudmundson on flute, Brett Linski on oboe, and Jefferson Campbell on bassoon. This wind quintet will be added to their continuous repertoire and I will distribute it internationally to other wind quintets. I will use this recording and score to promote myself as a composer which will advance my career by adding name recognition. I will know if I am successful by several indicators. The positive feedback I receive from the performers is arguably the most important sign of success. If they perceive the music favorably and are able to perform the piece well, with limited rehearsals, the project will be a success. Another important indicator will be feedback from the audience. If the audience expresses a genuine joy in their reaction, I will have succeeded in my intent. Finally, the commitment to performances at other venues or scholastic institutions will indicate success.","I now have a wonderful and promotable recording of the first three movements of the project. I was going to attain another recording of the full quintet at the faculty spring concert, but it was cancelled due to Covid nineteen pandemic. I still plan to get a full recording some day and will use it to promote the quintet to faculty at other Universities and professional wind quintets. I will also use the recording to attempt to attain future commissions to advance my career. I received positive feedback from the performers that the quintet was enjoyable and composed to a level that is performable by professionals and advanced students alike.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",1933,"Other,local or private",3000,,,,"Wendy L. Olson AKA Wendy Durrwachter",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Divertimento for wind quintet.",2019-02-01,2020-04-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Wendy,Durrwachter,"Wendy Durrwachter",,,MN,,"(763) 244-4271",wendydurr@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-121,"Kristina Estell: visual artist, university fine arts instructor; Faith King: creative writer, visual artist, arts organization member; Karen McManus: musician, administrator at Mesabi Symphony Orchestra; Sarah Waddle: Program Manager for the North House Folk School, arts educator; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008817,"Career Development Grant",2019,2100,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My primary goal is to make 21 or more hand planes to increase my quality of work. This goal will help me meet my goal of creating a consistent patina like finish right off of the tool. I want to further draw out and utilize the natural beauty of the wood. Sanded finishes leave a slight haze or fuzz, while super sharp planes leaves more of a sheen smoothness. There is a tangible difference between the two that makes for a measurable outcome. Pieces of mine that are plane finished always elicits a stronger response from viewers. There is always a curiosity as to how I got to that level of smoothness as well as how I draw out such depth to the grain. My second goal is to do more of my material processing by hand. Things come up with each piece of wood that one can find by working with it with hand tools. Knowing the characteristics can make the crucial finishing steps easier. There is character in the hand processed wood that is harder to find in machine processed wood. I will be able to evaluate the plan using multiple different metrics. The first metric is whether I completed the 21 or more planes. With those completed, it is possible to measure the completion of the other goals. I will with a few people to be critical judge whether there is a difference in my quality of work. Is the less of a fuzzy appearance to each piece? Is there more depth to the grain appearance? Is there more sheen on my newer work from plane finish? Does it elicit the reaction of surprise of feel and appearance?",,,860,"Other,local or private",2960,,,,"Eric L. Edgin",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Study on Handplanes. I need to enlarge my tool set for deepening the quality of my work.",2019-06-03,2019-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Eric,Edgin,"Eric L. Edgin",,,MN,,"(812) 929-2723",decadencebyhand@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-122,"Karen Savage-Blue: visual artist; Karen McManus: musician, administrator at Mesabi Symphony Orchestra; Sarah Waddle: program manager for the North House Folk School, arts educator; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008820,"Career Development Grant",2019,1171,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal is to attend The Loft’s Wordsmith conference in Minneapolis Nov. 1-3, 2019, with the aim of connecting with at least one receptive literary agent or editor, a necessary step toward my ultimate goal of eventual publication of my memoir-in-essays. Funding would enable me to pay the basic conference registration fee, as well as required fees to meet with three literary agents and hold a consultation with an agent or editor. I'd also use grant funds to pay for a pre-conference workshop with a visiting writer, if space is available. Wordsmith is a unique opportunity and a very appropriate “next step” in my work, since I plan to complete my essay collection by year’s end. Wordsmith would provide me with opportunities to learn about the publication process, to meet one-on-one with literary agents and editors, and to have my work critiqued by publishing professionals. Based on that feedback, I'd then revise my essays as needed and share my work in a local reading/presentation and on KAXE. Quantitative measures: I'll list the number of literary agents/editors with whom I make contact. I'll also include the number of agents/editors who ask me to forward a writing sample to them after my pitch. I will list the number of conference workshops, consultations, and presentations I attended. Following the Wordsmith conference, I’ll incorporate what I’ve learned as I revise my work. Then I’ll record some essay excerpts for “Stay Human Radio” (KAXE-FM) and give at least one reading/presentation; I'd provide tallies of the number of persons attending the presentation(s), as well as the number of excerpts broadcast. Qualitative measures: One measure will be my notes on comments the literary agents/editors make about my project, as well as written comments from the one-on-one consultation session. If any agents/editors request a sample of my work, I also may receive feedback via e-mail. My evaluation criteria for my work: a completed, polished ms. that is publishable; and essays that are of a high quality, emotionally and intellectually compelling, and written in a clear, yet lyrical, style. Ultimately, being signed with a literary agent and landing a publishing contract will be measures of success. However, the timeframe for those outcomes probably will extend past the due date for the grant report. For the presentation(s) I give, I will provide brief survey forms for audience member comments.","The grant enabled me to register for and attend The Loft's Wordsmith conference (Nov. 2-3) as a ?next step"" in my work. With grant funding, I also was able to pay the fees to pitch my memoir-in-essays to three literary agents and to have a 1-on-1 editorial consultation with an editor from Penguin Books. I received a very positive critique from the editor about my 10-page writing sample, which she'd read in advance; she wants to read the full ms. Two of the three literary agents also were receptive, requesting that I send them my query letter and a work sample. (Both are from well-regarded NYC literary agencies: Wylie and Cheney.) I've responded to their requests but have not yet heard back from either of them, which is normal, given their workload (one can expect to wait for a reply 2-4 months or more). In addition, I attended a number of conference presentations, during which I learned more about the publication process, including ""Finding Your Way as a Writer,"" given by Richard Blanco, poet and memoirist; ""Ask the Author,"" with a panel of writers; ""Ask the Agent,"" presented by a panel of literary agents; ""Writing About Family in Memoir,"" with a panel of memoirists; and an excellent keynote address by Madeline Miller, classicist and author of the novel Circe. A special feature was lunch at a ""memoir table"" with an agent and fellow memoirists, which prompted rich discussions. In Grand Rapids, I gave a readingpresentation and recorded essay excerpts for ?Stay Human Radio"" (KAXE-fm).","achieved proposed outcomes",479,"Other,local or private",1650,,,,"Anne M. Erickson AKA Anne-Marie Erickson",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"The Loft’s Wordsmith Conference: An appropriate ""next step"" in my work, since I plan to complete my memoir-in-essays by year's end: I’d meet with three literary agents or editors, have a consultation with an editor/agent, and attend a genre workshop.",2019-06-03,2020-01-03,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anne,Erickson,"Anne M. Erickson AKA Anne-Marie Erickson",,,MN,,"(218) 999-5950",rcainann@icloud.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Itasca, Aitkin, Crow Wing, Cass, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-123,"Karen Savage-Blue: visual artist; Karen McManus: musician, administrator at Mesabi Symphony Orchestra; Sarah Waddle: program manager for the North House Folk School, arts educator; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952",1
10008823,"Career Development Grant",2019,1067,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of this project is to advance my artistic career, vision and income by creating a line of dustpans and hooks to complement the artistic brooms that I already produce and sell. Measurable outcomes include the number of dustpan styles that I create and market, the number of hook styles that I create and market, and the income generated from the sales of dustpans and hooks. The success of this project will be evaluated by soliciting feedback from my mentor and people who test the dustpans and hooks. Specific measures used to evaluate the outcome of this project will be the number of sales and income generated through the sales of the dustpans and hooks developed through this grant. This will be tracked through use of inventory spreadsheets.","This project resulted in my having five new models of artistic dustpans, two new models of hook systems for hanging brooms and dustpans, and thus far an overall increase in business revenue of 10%.","achieved proposed outcomes",1933,"Other,local or private",3000,,,,"Marybeth Garmoe",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Develop, Produce and Market Artistic Broom Accessories Including Handmade Dustpans and Hooks.",2018-12-01,2019-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marybeth,Garmoe,"Marybeth Garmoe",,,MN,,"(916) 420-4509",marybeth.garmoe@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Cook, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-124,"Kristina Estell: visual artist, university fine arts instructor; Faith King: creative writer, visual artist, arts organization member; Karen McManus: musician, administrator at Mesabi Symphony Orchestra; Sarah Waddle: Program Manager for the North House Folk School, arts educator; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952",1
10008824,"Career Development Grant",2019,2128,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of this project is to record and release new music with my band Glitteratti. Steve Garrington has agreed to produce with Brian Joseph as engineer at his Hive Studio in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. I have the opportunity to do the recording September 23-28th, 2019. Release of the music will follow shortly thereafter in the form of a CD and all online streamed formats (Spotify, Apple Music, etc). The goal of this project is to record and release new original music. A five song (EP) will be produced and marketed furthering my musical career (and those of my bandmates) and introducing a higher level of professionals than I have previously engaged with in the process. The requested $3,000 will be used specifically to hire Brian Joseph to engineer the project at his studio in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The rest of the project's expenses will be paid for by two upcoming concerts Glitteratti will perform in September of this year. The outcome will be new high-quality music that I can sell and share with the public.","With the grand money received I was able to hire engineer Brian Joseph and producer Steve Garrington to record an album of my original compositions with my band Glitteratti. I now have physical copies of this album to sell and as a professional musician this is important piece of my livelihood. It is also available for purchase (and streaming) online. However, due to Corvid-19 I have not been able to complete the release of this album with a planned tour of live shows, March 9-23. Due to the busy schedule of the other players in the band at this point we do not know when these shows will be rescheduled.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",2372,"Other,local or private",4500,,,,"Marc S. Gartman",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"2019 Glitteratti album' is the name of this project. The grant is to help with the costs of recording and releasing an album of new original compositions with my band Glitteratti produced by Steve Garrington and engineered by Brian Joseph.",2019-08-19,2019-11-18,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marc,Gartman,"Marc S. Gartman",,,MN,,"(218) 269-1861",marcgart@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Hennepin, Itasca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-125,"Karen Savage-Blue: visual artist; Karen McManus: musician, administrator at Mesabi Symphony Orchestra; Sarah Waddle: program manager for the North House Folk School, arts educator; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008829,"Career Development Grant",2019,2128,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goals are as follows: 1) Work with an editor to prepare my manuscript ""Gidjie and The Wolves"" for publication. 2) Turn in final manuscript to the publisher. 3) Attend at least two public events in Minnesota where I can promote and discuss my book with readers. The evaluation methods below relate to the above goals, respectively: one and 2) I will meet these goals if I turn in my final manuscript to the publisher. 3) I have met this goal if I attend at least two public events in Minnesota where I promote and discuss my book with readers.","""Book was finished and published (and then won the Moonbeam Children's Book Awards Gold Medal!). I attended (virtual or on-air) more than 2 """"events"""" to promote the book. (Covid made it impossible to gather in person).""","Achieved proposed outcomes",872,"Other,local or private",3000,,,,"Tashia M. Hart",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"""Gidjie and The Wolves"": a Middle Grade novel project. I will work with an editor to prepare my manuscript for publication and attend at least two public events to promote the book.",2019-06-01,2020-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tashia,Hart,"Tashia M. Hart",,,MN,,"(218) 481-5856",tashiamariehart@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-127,"Karen Savage-Blue: visual artist; Karen McManus: musician, administrator at Mesabi Symphony Orchestra; Sarah Waddle: program manager for the North House Folk School, arts educator; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008830,"Career Development Grant",2019,1067,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Our goal for recording and releasing an album is to reach a wider audience by means of physical and digital distribution of our music, to create an artistic foundation from which more artistic and financial opportunities will present themselves, and to document the songs that were written as a band between late 2016 and mid-2018. Our method to measure outcomes consists both of summative and formative evaluations. After the completion of the project we will assess the quality and success of our first goal, reaching a wider audience by means of physical and digital distribution. This goal can be measured by the number stores that sell our album and by the number of users that we can reach through digital distributors such as Spotify, who has 83 million subscription-based users. Our second goal will be evaluated formatively over the course of the year following the album release. This goal consists of opportunities that may present themselves as a result of releasing an album. This can be measured by increases in performance inquiries, increases in revenue, and growth in social media followings. These numbers will be compared to our current growth rate to help demonstrate the impact of the project. Finally, our third goal will call for a summative assessment. This goal consists of accurately documenting the songs that we have written between late-2016 and mid-2018. Having a completed album that showcases our songs will be the ultimate form of measurement in gauging whether or not we have met this goal.","First, we completed our primary goal of successfully recording and producing an album showcasing ten of our songs. Second, our goal to reach a wider audience by using physical and digital distribution is well underway. Within the past two weeks since the album release we have sold 105 physical CDs or Vinyl albums, 25 digital album downloads, and have roughly 5,500 plays across streaming platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music, Google Play, etc. Third, our goal that the album will create new opportunities for the band is already taking shape. Since we started promoting the new album and releasing a few singles throughout the summer months, we been have seen an increase in performance inquiries and also managed to book a few shows that would otherwise be reserved for artists with a more substantial following. For example, due to the success of our single releases we were able to work with the talent buyer who is in charge of all of the First Avenue venues. We arranged a bill on November 15th in St Paul at the Turf Club alongside a few strong local Twin Cities acts. We have also seen an 800% increase in social media growth rate. Our following hasn't grown by 800% but the rate at which we're growing is up by that amount. This number is obviously inflated due to the recent album release but we expect that within the next year we will see a steadier growth rate overall compared to previous years.","achieved proposed outcomes",7183,"Other,local or private",8250,,,,"Jenna Harting",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"The Latelys Full Length Album - Record an album consisting of ten original songs by local Duluth band, The Latelys.",2019-01-01,2019-08-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jenna,Harting,"Jenna Harting",,,MN,,"(218) 343-2464",thelatelysmusic@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-128,"Kristina Estell: visual artist, university fine arts instructor; Faith King: creative writer, visual artist, arts organization member; Karen McManus: musician, administrator at Mesabi Symphony Orchestra; Sarah Waddle: Program Manager for the North House Folk School, arts educator; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008833,"Career Development Grant",2019,2128,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","I have always been fascinated with horses and how they can move with such fluid precision for such large animals. Often times they are seen as powerful, graceful creatures with the ability to fiercely defend the herd but also be gentle giants. A look in their eyes and their body language can show their emotions and can speak as well as you or I speak our languages. My goal is to create a series of wall and free-standing equine sculptures that captures the fluid movement and the beautiful and powerful majestic stature of the horse to and combine them with various textures and glaze combinations I have used in the past. I have done past sculptures involving the human body and facial expressions and how we can capture a moment and one image tells a whole story. I would like to accomplish a similar effect with this equine series. I plan on sculpting horse heads for the wall series and utilize the horse head as a type of canvas and etch different images and textures in the sculptures and manipulate the angles and expressions on the heads to show different types of emotions. The goal is to make at least six to eight larger wall sculptures and if able, at least two large free-standing sculptures that compliments the wall sculptures. I will be using a combination of hand built and thrown pieces to create the sculptures and will be applying various stains and glazes to enhance and finish the pieces.","I have six final finished pieces that are up to my standards as was the goal for my project. As stated in my application, my goal for the project was to have created six to eight wall sculptural pieces up to my standards and if I was able and had enough time and materials, I also was hoping to do one or two free standing sculptures. Unfortunately, because of all the hassle with the slab roller being back ordered and then me having to reorder it from another company, I had to figure out a different way to create my pieces without ruining my wrists. I was able to create over the six wall sculptures as well as over 60+ test pieces where I tested the various glazes and textures on initially before creating the wall sculptures and I finished up the series with six final wall sculptures that I am extremely happy with and are up to my standards. The other pieces that did not make the cut are going to be re-glazed or reclaimed but they were the first initial sculpture attempts and I had to tweak my process so that the shape and structural integrity wasn't compromised.","achieved proposed outcomes",872,"Other,local or private",3000,,,,"Nina M. Holz",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Equine Sculptural Series.",2019-06-01,2020-04-12,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nina,Holz,"Nina M. Holz",,,MN,,"(218) 213-5580",ninaholzart@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-129,"Karen Savage-Blue: visual artist; Karen McManus: musician, administrator at Mesabi Symphony Orchestra; Sarah Waddle: program manager for the North House Folk School, arts educator; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008842,"Career Development Grant",2019,1067,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of this project is to create a new piece of music for voice, horn, marimba and guitar that will use a text addressing issues of sexual assault and recovery from that horrific experience. At least two performances are intended for the Fall of 2019 in Saint Paul and Spring of 2020 in Duluth. The outcomes could prove to be beneficial to all experiencing the event by exposure and awareness of this issue as well as performance opportunities for the musicians that will be participating. The completion of the work and its rehearsals and performances should prove to be one measure of its outcome. The response of the audience and performers should be another; some of the purposes of this artistic endeavor is to expand human empathy, experience and understanding. Audience attendance would another factor if one is looking for a way to quantify this.","Edification of those in attendance.","achieved proposed outcomes",1933,"Other,local or private",3000,,,,"Mina T. Kaiser AKA Mina Kaiser",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Song Cycle for Voice, Horn, Marimba and Guitar.",2018-12-01,2019-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mina,Kaiser,"Mina W. Kaiser",,,MN,,"(218) 341-3528",mina1.61803@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-130,"Kristina Estell: visual artist, university fine arts instructor; Faith King: creative writer, visual artist, arts organization member; Karen McManus: musician, administrator at Mesabi Symphony Orchestra; Sarah Waddle: Program Manager for the North House Folk School, arts educator; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008843,"Career Development Grant",2019,1067,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","I hope to return to my interest in intaglio / monoprint, which I have done intermittently as part of larger conceptual practice, this time increasing the scale of the work and combining monoprint and itaglio (drypoint). This mode of printmaking has traditionally incorporated carbon-based pigments; my current work, both 2D and 3D, uses carbon as a residue of burning, and in the form of tar (pre-burned carbon, you might say). I am using carbon in my work to evoke climate change as a result of human abuse of the carbon cycle. I have a number of ideas concerning subject matter. I will stage a show of this work in fall of 2019, at a location to be determined. I hope to complete twenty works, incorporating animal portraits in monoprint environments of fire and flood. My goal is to develop works that expand my avenues of communication. The evaluation plan will use quantitative measurements in the following ways: number of works successfully completed; number of exhibitions secured for these works; number of reviews/notices of these exhibitions; number of viewers of the works. Qualitative measures will incorporate the following: ongoing insight from Patricia Canelake (a superb printmaker for whom I have great respect) during the course of the residency on the quality of the works (I hope to develop my understanding of the potentials of the medium further in this process).","I produced twenty drypoints and monoprints, working with Patricia Canelake in her print studio. We learned a great deal from each other! We plan to work together in future. The prints will go into a solo show I have scheduled at Washington Gallery for Fall of 2020 on the theme of Carbon (this refers to carbon-based life forms, climate change that puts this lifeworld at risk caused by our release of carbon dioxide caused by burning the remains of ancient carbon-based life forms in the form of oil and coal). The show will also feature sculptures and an installation. The other elements of the show, and the expenses of putting on the show, will be covered by a different grant, already awarded. I will do an effective PR initiative using articles placed local media, writing for national and international arts sites, and social media. I hope to make the show a meaningful destination for local people; I hope that the show's message and images will have a far wider audience.","achieved proposed outcomes",1933,"Other,local or private",3000,,,,"Ann Klefstad",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Carbon prints at Little Knife Sanctuary. I propose a residency with Patricia Canelake at her print studio at the Little Knife Sanctuary in Knife River, to produce experimental intaglio prints and monoprints for an exhibition.",2019-02-01,2019-11-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ann,Klefstad,"Ann Klefstad",,,MN,,"(218) 393-9149x c",annklefstad@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-131,"Kristina Estell: visual artist, university fine arts instructor; Faith King: creative writer, visual artist, arts organization member; Karen McManus: musician, administrator at Mesabi Symphony Orchestra; Sarah Waddle: Program Manager for the North House Folk School, arts educator; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008864,"Career Development Grant",2019,1067,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of this project is to complete ""The Great American Think Off"", a documentary film about a rural philosophy debate that happens every year in New York Mills, Minnesota (population 1,199). This grant is to help me finish the film. Once the film is complete, I will take it on a tour around the region.","The final 55 minute film is scheduled to be broadcast on Pioneer Public Television, which is the public television affiliate serving west central Minnesota. The film will be broadcast as a stand-alone feature. In addition, a version of the film will be broadcast as part of Postcards, the premiere television venue for showcasing the art, history and cultural heritage of western Minnesota and beyond. Community screenings in a variety of small towns and rural setting are being planned. I'm also planning a DVD release of the film sometime this year. I have also submitted the film to several film festivals.","achieved proposed outcomes",31703,"Other,local or private",32770,,,,"Nicholas K. Nerburn",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"""The Great American Think Off"" Documentary Film Production Studio.",2018-12-01,2019-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicholas,Nerburn,"Nicholas K. Nerburn",,,MN,,"(218) 209-7805",datanodata@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Otter Tail, Pine, Beltrami, Aitkin, Cass, Hubbard, Clearwater, Becker, Wadena, Todd, Morrison, Traverse, Big Stone, Stevens, Pope, Swift, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Renville, Meeker, Nicollet, Sibley, McLeod, Carver, Wright, Ramsey, Hennepin, Chisago",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-134,"Kristina Estell: visual artist, university fine arts instructor; Faith King: creative writer, visual artist, arts organization member; Karen McManus: musician, administrator at Mesabi Symphony Orchestra; Sarah Waddle: Program Manager for the North House Folk School, arts educator; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008875,"Career Development Grant",2019,1067,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Mine Songs' will be developed into a tour-able solo performance within a year's time. I am estimating audience attendance for one performance before February 1, 2020, however the project will have a much wider audience benefit in subsequent performances and tours. I will present a full-length solo performance of 'Mine Songs' by February 1, 2020. If I have done this, the project will have been developed into a solo performance for further touring.","I have composed 30 minutes of Mine Songs material, which has been performed by ensembles.","achieved proposed outcomes",1933,"Other,local or private",3000,,,,"Sara R. Pajunen AKA Sara Pajunen",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Mine Songs Development.",2019-02-01,2020-02-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sara,Pajunen,"Sara R. Pajunen AKA Sara Pajunen",,,MN,,"(612) 802-2455",sara@sarapajunen.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-135,"Kristina Estell: visual artist, university fine arts instructor; Faith King: creative writer, visual artist, arts organization member; Karen McManus: musician, administrator at Mesabi Symphony Orchestra; Sarah Waddle: Program Manager for the North House Folk School, arts educator; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008878,"Career Development Grant",2019,2128,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My immediate goal is to increase my visibility and sustainability as a female regional and national artist by creating a larger body of new work for sale in 2D graphics, photography, masks and wood carved sculptures in 2019. I will implement a public art show scheduled for January 2020 which will publicly feature my expanded portfolio. Since I have acquired a name in the field of giant street puppetry, I intend to include the best of my past, larger-than-life, moving sculpture work as space allows in the exhibit. I hope to show film clips of these entities in action for the many folks who have not experienced them live. I believe it is important to continue to educate people about this field in the Northland. Many folks in the Northland are unaware Minneapolis is quite a bustling, world center for masks and puppetry. By coordinating and promoting such an expansive show, I will evolve a more effective communication style enlisting public support and potential funders and customers. I will: *schedule personal artist talks and walkthroughs of the show. *post public pictures for comment on social media. *monitor my website for increased traffic and inquiries. *provide a guest book and evaluations for written thoughts offered by attendees. *evaluate my new work of wood carving with my mentor, Cecilia Schiller. *request staff meetings with Zeitgeist Arts, inviting feedback on the exhibit as it evolves.","I increased my visibility and potential sustainability as a female regional and national artist. I created and displayed a body of brand new work for sale in a very public venue. I evolved a much more effective communication style with the public by coordinating and promoting a solo art show. I demonstrated versatile skills in a very original medium. The show sparked many initial inquiries and a lot of interest in sculpture as hanging lanterns. Many appreciated that my work made from up-cycled materials.","achieved proposed outcomes",872,"Other,local or private",3000,,,,"Mary K. Plaster AKA Mary Plaster",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Support needed for solo art show promoting new work at Zeitgeist Arts gallery in January 2020.",2019-06-01,2020-04-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Plaster,"Mary K. Plaster",,,MN,,"(218) 310-6289",artist@maryplaster.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-136,"Karen Savage-Blue: visual artist; Karen McManus: musician, administrator at Mesabi Symphony Orchestra; Sarah Waddle: program manager for the North House Folk School, arts educator; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008891,"Career Development Grant",2019,1298,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","I am gratefully requesting financial support to develop a collection of landscape oil paintings created “en plein air” throughout the city of Duluth and along the north shore of Lake Superior over the summer of 2019. I will be utilizing the opportunity to advance my painting career in a new genre, and to take advantage of mentorship input. I plan to achieve the following goals and outcomes in the time-period of this activity: - Understand and be able to execute the creation of landscape paintings - Create a collection of at least 25 studies and paintings - Utilize mentorships with Jeffrey T. Larson and Carl Bretzke - Become more familiar with the Duluth area and North Shore - Speak to new people about my art and give them my contact information - Learn a new painting method (outside, quick, on smooth Dibond panels) - Increase painting speed and accuracy - “See” color more truthfully and increase speed of paint mixing. I will evaluate the successful achievement of these outcomes by: - Counting the number of paintings created - Meeting with my mentors at specified times to evaluate my progress - Obtaining a letter of verification from mentors at completion By getting outside and painting every day, I will successfully learn how to create an effective landscape painting, will be able to show evidence of all of the paintings, and my mentors will hold me accountable to this with regularly scheduled meetings. They will provide me with instruction and feedback, and I will have the opportunity to take notes and ask questions to ensure that I am utilizing their time and knowledge. - Tracking the places, I paint, people I talk to, number of business cards distributed Searching for compositions to paint with an exploring eye will take me to new places – and by the public nature of Plein air painting, I will undoubtedly come into contact with new people. - Witnessing the progression of my work over the summer and in future studio practice - Seeking input from my mentors regarding the successful completion of “less-measurable” goals Through daily practice, I also expect that I will learn the painting method, increase my painting and paint mixing speeds, and that this will be evident in my work. When I return to work in my studio, I believe I will see the benefits. I also trust my mentors to truthfully gauge if I have been successful in making progress. - Submitting a final report to the Arrowhead Regional Arts Center.","29 paintings completed,11 paintings sold, Utilized mentorships with artists Carl Bretzke and Jeffrey T. Larson, Improved skill, Learned new methods, Juried into Plein Air Grand Marais Competition, Awarded ""Beauty of Oil"" medalribbon, Written about on OutdoorPainter.com, Had solo show of 21 of the paintings, Favorable review by arts blogger Ed Neumann, Led to two commission inquiries, Obtained twelve email addresses, Distributed 35 business cards, Increased Facebook connections by 300 people.","achieved proposed outcomes",532,"Other,local or private",1830,,,,"Kelly A. Schamberger",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Support to Develop a Collection of Summer Plein Air Paintings of Duluth and the North Shore Area.",2019-06-02,2019-10-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kelly,Schamberger,"Kelly A. Schamberger",,,MN,,"(612) 270-4402",kellyschamberger@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Cook",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-138,"Karen Savage-Blue: visual artist; Karen McManus: musician, administrator at Mesabi Symphony Orchestra; Sarah Waddle: program manager for the North House Folk School, arts educator; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008892,"Career Development Grant",2019,1213,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal and measurable outcomes for this project are the following- Write On: Creation and Community Project will provide funding for writer, Serenity Schoonover, 1) in the creation and submission of four creative non-fiction writing pieces (between 300-3000 words) for possible publication, and, 2) in partnership with the Duluth Public Library system, develop and facilitate four free-of-charge community writing workshops and one capstone event (literary product or public presentation) for young writers, ages 10-18. Write On: Creation and Community Project is a two-fold project involving ""creation"" and ""community."" The ""creation"" component is that funding from the grant will provide wages for me to spend an intentional season developing my short form creative non-fiction writing (memoir, lyric essay, essay, book review, among others). I will measure if I've been successful by the submission of four creative writing pieces (300-3000 words) to literary journals, ezines, chapbook or similar periodical, by the end of the grant season. The ""community"" component of this project is that funding from the grant will provide wages for me to prepare and lead four community writing workshop and one capstone event (literary product or public presentation) for young writers, ages 10-18. I will measure success by whether I've prepared my lesson objectives (*) (see below), carried out my prepared lessons in each workshop, facilitated these workshops to the library's satisfaction, and provided a communal event for interested writers to present their work as a capstone presentation (either in some form of literary product, or as a public presentation). (*) Lesson objectives for the workshops are as follows: Workshops will be on a monthly basis: December 2019, January 2020, February 2020, March 2020, with a capstone event in April 2020. Each monthly workshop 'cycle' will include a two-hour workshop prep time, two-hour workshop class time, two hour office hour/ write-in session, and four hour available digital office hours.","Measurable outcomes for this project are as follows, per my outcomes outlined in my grant proposal application: 1) I submitted four pieces of creative writing for publication during the grant season. I have heard back from two of these submissions and both will receive publication, one in Split Rock Review and one in The Bookends Review. 2)I received verbal confirmation from meeting with Heidi Harrison of the Duluth Public Library that she believed the Write On workshops were a success on March 5th and through a subsequent email confirmation March 19. 3) I made preparations for a communal event for students to participate in, but there no writers signed up for this event and the library cancelled it (it also coincided with the COVD-19 outbreak and would have been cancelled had anyone signed up). 4)I successfully completed my planned workshop cycle in Dec '19, Jan'20, Feb'20 and March '20, in regards to prep, instruction, office hours, and digital availability. My overall assessment of this experience was that it was a valuable learning experience for all involved.","achieved proposed outcomes",497,"Other,local or private",1710,,,,"Serenity D. Schoonover AKA Serenity Kenan",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Write On: Serenity Schoonover will write four writing pieces for submission and possible publication, and, in partnership with the Duluth Public Library, facilitate five workshop events for youth writers, ages 10-18",2019-08-01,2020-08-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Serenity,Schoonover,"Serenity Schoonover",,,MN,,"(218) 626-7727",serenityschoonover@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-139,"Karen Savage-Blue: visual artist; Karen McManus: musician, administrator at Mesabi Symphony Orchestra; Sarah Waddle: program manager for the North House Folk School, arts educator; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008904,"Career Development Grant",2019,2128,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Exploring Park Point, on foot and by boat, to take photos and create sketches as inspiration for 4-6 illustrations. The illustrations will be translated into screen prints on canvas, which will then be made into functional canvas bags. The creative process will be documented and displayed during an open studio. The public will be invited to visit my home studio to see the inspiration images, development of illustrations, process of making a silk screen stencil, printing, cutting and sewing to create the finished bags. I have participated in juried art fairs for the past four years. Many people who visit my booth are interested to learn more about my unique creative process. By documenting the stages of my creative process, I will be able to display visual elements that explain both the aesthetic and technical aspects of development from concept to completion. This documentation will increase people’s knowledge of the roots of design and their appreciation of designers’ work. I will measure the project’s success in several ways: First, I look forward to seeing a coherent image of my own design process and crafting a visual narrative that will convey that process to others. This is something that I sometimes feel l lose track of, and I think it will place the perceptual and conceptual aspects of design at the heart of my process. As I gather ideas for future screened illustrations, I hope to build a kind of library of invention in my documentation. Second, I hope the documentation of process will create a more involving narrative for art fair and art show attendees. I create products that are valuable in part because they open their users’ eyes to their environment and create mindfulness of place in them. I will make a brief questionnaire available at my booth to gather responses to my documentation as part of my booth design. Third, I will gauge my success in this project by the number and quality of illustrations to which it gives rise.","Having the commitment and timeline to complete this grant made my creative process more of a priority than ever before. I scheduled time to gather inspiration and met the goal of creating a new design for each of the art fairs that I participated in from June and November. By making my creative time a priority, I was able to complete six new designs. Most important of all, these new designs have helped establish a more cohesive collection that showcases my unique style. Another important goal was documenting my creative process to share with the public. I started by photographing the steps of designing and constructing a Kingfisher sling bag. Then I arranged the photos into a storyboard sequence and had it digitally printed onto fabric. The fabric was sewn into a banner that will become part of part of my display at art fairs and in the studio. It's already been very helpful to show to studio visitors who are curious about how I print and sewn in such a small space. My final goal was to host an open studio on Small Business Saturday, November 30. Attendance was fairly good, considering that there was a blizzard later that day. There was a nice mix of people were familiar with my work and others who were just discovering Dock 5. I especially enjoyed the opportunity to have more in depth conversations than is often possible at art fairs. Overall, receiving this grant enhanced my awareness of prioritizing creative time and the process banner is a new way to engage with people.","achieved proposed outcomes",872,"Other,local or private",3000,,,,"Natalija E. Walbridge",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Exploration in search of inspiration to create a series of 4-6 illustrations to be translated into screen prints on handcrafted canvas bags. Document the design development process to culminate in an open studio in the fall of 2019.",2019-07-01,2020-01-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Natalija,Walbridge,"Natalija Walbridge",,,MN,,"(218) 213-3958",dock5duluth@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-142,"Karen Savage-Blue: visual artist; Karen McManus: musician, administrator at Mesabi Symphony Orchestra; Sarah Waddle: program manager for the North House Folk School, arts educator; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008906,"Career Development Grant",2019,2128,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal for this project is to direct, shoot, and edit a 7-10min short film. I will participate in a mentorship during this project with an Emmy award winning director of Photography. The short film will be a work sample and proof of concept for the pilot episode script I have written. This short film will show my skill and commitment to professionals in the Film and TV industry. How I will know I’ve succeeded at my goal is when I have a 7-10min short film that is edited to the best of my ability, and that my mentor deems ready to submit to ITVFest and other competitions, and to share with industry professionals. I have received letters of confirmation from my mentor stating he will watch my short film rough cuts, offer feedback, suggest edits, and confirm when I have edited a complete version of the short film which I will be proud to pitch in a professional, credible and artistic way that television professionals can understand, trust and support.","I succeeded in producing, editing and scoring (with original music from local musicians) a short film to the best of my ability, that my mentor deemed ready to submit to Catalyst Content Festival (Formerly ITVFest), and other competitions, and to share with industry professionals. I submitted the short film as part of a pitch to the Catalyst Content Festival and am currently using it in my portfolio and sending it to writers, agents, and producers. I engaged in a mentorship which involved my mentor watching my short film rough cuts, offering feedback, suggesting edits and confirming when I had edited a complete version of the short film which I would be proud to pitch in a professional, credible and artistic way that television professionals can understand, trust and support.","achieved proposed outcomes",872,"Other,local or private",3000,,,,"Bodhi Werner",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"""Incandescent"" Short film, proof of concept, work sample.",2019-06-01,2019-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bodhi,Werner,"Bodhi Werner",,,MN,,"(415) 748-2057",bodhiwerner@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-143,"Karen Savage-Blue: visual artist; Karen McManus: musician, administrator at Mesabi Symphony Orchestra; Sarah Waddle: program manager for the North House Folk School, arts educator; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10009681,"Career Development Grant",2019,2128,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal is to complete a prescriptive nonfiction book on how to create believable, memorable characters in fiction, using J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone as an in-depth case study. I'll know I have successfully completed my goal when my book is around 40,000-60,000 words long and has been revised based on feedback from beta readers.","I completed a third draft of my prescriptive nonfiction writing book, which details how to write a believable, engrossing novel by (1) identifying and explaining the most helpful screenwriting techniques for novelists and (2) exemplifying how to implement said techniques through an in-depth case study of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.","achieved proposed outcomes",1652,"Other,local or private",3780,,,,"Cary Plocher",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"(Nonfiction Book) Character Development for Intermediate and Advanced Writers: How to Create Believable, Memorable Characters A Case Study of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter.",2019-06-10,2020-05-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cary,Plocher,"Cary A. Plocher",,,MN,,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-145,"Karen Savage-Blue: visual artist; Karen McManus: musician, administrator at Mesabi Symphony Orchestra; Sarah Waddle: program manager for the North House Folk School, arts educator; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10001143,"Career Development Grant",2017,1729,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My ultimate goal is to complete a book-length manuscript of creative nonfiction essays that focus on place (Minnesota's Arrowhead Region), nature, and the ways in which people interact with landscape. Toward that end, my specific goal under this grant proposal is to obtain critique on two creative nonfiction essays and to have focused revision time in a workshop setting, ultimately resulting in two publication-ready essays, which will be submitted for consideration in both regional and national publications. Critique from a writer of significant recognition (Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew) and subsequent revision and completion of the two essays will also constitute significant progress toward completion of the book-length manuscript. Success will be met by my having accomplished the following: 1) Completion of two draft works of creative nonfiction [40 pages total] to be ready for critique at the ""Alone Together: Living Revision"" workshop held at the Madeline Island School of the Arts in October 2017; 2) Active participation in the five-day workshop, including revision exercises, group feedback activities, individual critique from the instructor [Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew], and manuscript revisions; 3) Revision and completion of two creative nonfiction essays; and 4) submission of the essays for consideration for publication by both regional and national publications, as well as pursuit of opportunities to read the work publicly at local and/or regional venues.","1. ""Completion of two draft works of creative nonfiction"" -- I accomplished this outcome with the completion of draft essays ""Among Wolves"" (6,300 words) and ""What the Water Holds: One Family's History of Summers on North Shore"" (7,800 words), both of which focus on place, nature, and the ways in which people interact with the landscape. 2. ""Active participation in a five-day workshop, including revision exercises, group feedback activities, and individual critique from the instructor"" -- I accomplished all of the proposed workshop activities at the Orion Environmental Writers' Workshop, with group feedback and individual critique on one of the essays, ""Among Wolves,"" coming from instructor Amy Irvine. The length limit for drafts to be workshopped was 12 pages, so I did not receive feedback on ""What the Water Holds."" 3. ""Revision and completion of two essays"" -- Because the Orion workshop just took place two weeks ago, I have only begun to revise ""Among Wolves."" That will comprise most of my summer writing. The insights gained from the workshop will also provide revision guidance for ""What the Water Holds."" 4. ""Submission of the essays for consideration for publication"" -- The Orion workshop revealed the extent of revision needed on my draft work. Submission is a ways off but remains a goal. The opportunity at the Orion workshop to meet with that publication's editors and writers was crucial toward my goal of publishing in Orion Magazine.",,2831,"Other, local or private",4560,,,,"Yvonne H. Rutford",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Re-Vision, Revision: This project provides for individual critique of my creative nonfiction works, as well as focused time toward manuscript revision, via a workshop offered by the Madeline Island School of the Arts in October 2017.",2017-08-01,2018-03-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Yvonne,Rutford,"Yvonne H. Rutford",,,MN,,"(218) 525-6540 ",yrutford@cpinternet.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-89,"Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Paula Gudmundson: Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, flutist; Walt Raschick: music director at KUWS; Judy Budreau: writer and editor; Jeffrey Kalstrom: sculptor and printmaker, Professor of Fine Art at University of Minnesota-Duluth.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10001146,"Career Development Grant",2017,1729,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of the completion of the first full length, self-titled Superior Siren album is to share the music the collaborative has created and immerse the community with the beauty and wonder of the eerie folk sound. I want to increase the listenership of Superior Siren while keeping the current audience of supporters. A goal is to advance my artistic career and build a financial foundation for the Superior Siren project to grow. A goal of the album is to have a clean audio sound and a clear representation of the music. A unifying theme will be heard through the music and seen through the album art. I want a quality album to be available in CD, Vinyl and Digital formats in order to create an enjoyable listening experience for all. Superior Siren will perform release shows in Duluth and Minneapolis to unveil the work. We will then showcase the music and distribute and promote the album throughout the Midwestern United States. I anticipate many more opportunities to emanate from this project. The success of increased numbers of Superior Siren listeners will be identified through Superior Siren social media traffic. I will analyze the online traffic statistics to confirm an increase in listeners and fans. Another method to measure an increase in listeners will be to evaluate music sales. An increase in music sales and online streaming will represent an expanded audience. More performance opportunities and greater attendance at performances will also display the increased popularity of Superior Siren, and will show the success of my goal to connect and inspire more listeners. Compensation will be commensurate with increased popularity and performance opportunities which will advance my artistic career and help build a foundation for the Superior Siren project. The production by Tom Fabjance at Sacred Heart Recording Studio will guarantee a beautiful sound, and the design by Michelle Bennett of Wolkfskull Creative will provide a pristine appearance. Manufacturing the CDs and Vinyl through Noiseland Industries will guarantee a professional and affordable process and will ensure a quality album to share and distribute. Available CDs, Vinyl, and Digital music will accommodate all preferred mediums of listeners. Successful release shows and a prosperous Midwest tour will be executed through positive connections with local and regional music venues and supporting acts.","The actual measurable outcomes from completing my project include: the completion of the first full-length, self-titled Superior Siren album; the creation of the music recorded at Sacred Heart Studio into a quality album available in CD, Vinyl and digital formats; the immersion of the music into local and regional communities; a growth in the Superior Siren listenership; and an increase in performance opportunities.",,2671,"Other, local or private",4400,,,,"Laura Sellner",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Support to manufacture CDs and Vinyl of the first full-length, self-titled album by Superior Siren.",2017-03-01,2017-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laura,Sellner,"Laura Sellner",,,MN,,"(218) 491-1726 ",superiorsirenmusic@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Aitkin, Cook, Carlton, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-90,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Paula Gudmundson: Music professor at University of Minnesota-Duluth, flutist; Kayla Schubert: arts administrator, curatorial assistant; Walt Raschick: music director at KUWS; Pamela Davis: artist, weaver, instructor.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10001153,"Career Development Grant",2017,1729,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal is to professionally record and produce my second album, whose release is planned for May of 2018, under my stage name Tender Ness. Costs include: paying the musicians, the recording engineer, mixing and mastering services, and digitally distributing the music online. All processes involved in this project will take place in Duluth. As I continue to perform and build a presence in various performing communities, professionally produced albums are essential for music industry figures to assess the quality and professionalism of my work. These figures may represent performance venues, record labels, print media, music management companies, radio stations and online media platforms. Of all of these, professional management is my main goal. This project is conveniently Duluth-based and completable in a timely fashion. The actual recording, mixing and mastering process will take three months, and all of the artists and professionals involved are already on board and live in Duluth. Recording is set to begin January 2018 and the final production is to finish March 2018. I am at a pivotal stage in my career as a recording artist. With a new, professionally produced album under my belt and having secured management, I will be able to secure bookings on a broad level, to actively publicize, and ultimately to have the financial organization to go on tours, both domestically and internationally. However, the management companies must first be intrigued by my artistic output, which is why getting the funding for this recording project will give me the boost and the extra incentive to put out an artistically intriguing, quality record. Other goals are to make quality recording output on an annual basis, to continue deepening my creative working relationship with my fellow musicians, and to engage in unique and fulfilling local performances. My goal is to secure management by 2020.","Four recorded songs (mixed and mastered, which were intended in the proposal); -Two additional recorded songs (mixed and mastered, which were unintended).",,2151,"Other, local or private",3880,,,,"Peter W. Witrak",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Tender Ness Album Recording Project --- This project involves the recording, mixing, mastering and digital distribution of my second album.",2018-01-02,2018-05-03,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peter,Witrak,"Peter W. Witrak",,,MN,,"(951) 313-3226 ",peter.witrak@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-92,"Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Paula Gudmundson: Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, flutist; Walt Raschick: music director at KUWS; Judy Budreau: writer and editor; Jeffrey Kalstrom: sculptor and printmaker, Professor of Fine Art at University of Minnesota-Duluth.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10001154,"Career Development Grant",2017,1711,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal is to produce 50 copies of a 50 page, 4 color processed book of photographs themed around a subjective perspective of my relatively new surroundings (I moved to Duluth just over two years ago. I am requesting the means to make this possible, i.e. design assistance, production costs, etc., as well as time in the form of assistance with living expenses for 3 months. Measurable outcomes will include documentation of having procured the needed expertise of printers and a designer, and having a tangible product as the project's result. My evaluation plan is to cleave to the detailed budget outlined below, to cover the costs for production of 50 books, and to record my time commitments to image making and post-processing. Methods to measure outcomes will include collating all receipts related to publication, and to acquisition of professional services secured.","The actual measurable outcomes were to have completed my second book following ""In and Out of Context."" While I have shot, edited, and sequenced this new work titled ""North,"" I have not successfully produced it. I have fallen short of the $700 granted for production costs allotted for Arrowhead Printing, after using these funds for housing and related expenses. This week marks my 3rd anniversary of arriving in Duluth, and while I have earned exceptional creative recognition (a solo exhibition at the DAI and numerous related events, prominent features on KUMD, public television's ""Playlist,"" coverage by Perfect Duluth Day and the Duluth News Tribune) I have not secured any conventional, sustaining employment.",,1259,"Other, local or private",2970,,,,"Tim P. White",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Proposal to create a 2nd book of photographs, working title ""North,"" to reflect my idiosyncratic impressions as a recent migr.",2017-02-01,2017-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tim,White,"Tim P. White",,,MN,,"(612) 306-2277 ",whitedog35@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-93,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Paula Gudmundson: Music professor at University of Minnesota-Duluth, flutist; Kayla Schubert: arts administrator, curatorial assistant; Walt Raschick: music director at KUWS; Pamela Davis: artist, weaver, instructor.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10001155,"Career Development Grant",2017,1729,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","This sculpture will allow me to pursue the creation of a significant sculptural work that reflects a natural next step in my artistic evolution. Artistically, it will allow me to tie together multiple threads of my creative history into a singular and unifying vision. I hope to create a statement and eye grabbing centerpiece for my gallery exhibits that will get people engaged and talking. Through my work and the reception it receives, I hope to inspire younger artist to feel free to take chances and explore many forms of art. Reaching a larger audience in the native community and the non-native communities by offering an unconventional art sculpture with traditional values as the heart of the project. As I create the sculpture, I will keep a journal about the process so I have a record of my experience pursuing this new form. As a resident at Washington Studios Co-op, my work space is one that receives a variety of visitors. I will document the feedback I receive as I create the sculpture. Once the sculpture is complete, I will begin integrating it into my gallery exhibits. I am a consistent exhibitor and teacher at American Indian Community Housing Organization in Duluth; this will likely be the bear's first venue. I will observe how people engage with the sculpture and give people an opportunity to leave comments about their impressions. I will also document the conversations I have with viewers through journaling and social media.","I created a 7 foot tall bear sculpture using a taxidermy form that had approximately 40,000 pompoms glued in place as described in my grant proposal. The bear has been at the American Indian community housing organization 2nd Ave and 2nd Street Duluth MN. This has inspired many younger artist in the region to try new avenues in art, example was taking a buffalo form I had from home covering it in duct tape and bringing it to two events at the American Indian community housing center and using the left over materials from the grant project along with the form kids and adults were taken on a tour to see the bear project n instructed to start creating their own. So much fun joining the community in this unexpected benefit of this wonderful project. During the first showing of the sculpture so many people enjoying and smiling at the happiness this project brought to the community was inspiring to any artist.",,1271,"Other, local or private",3000,,,,"Leah H. Yellowbird",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Ojibwe Bear sculpture: I am requesting grant funding to create a life-size, seven foot tall Ojibwe bear sculpture.",2017-08-01,2018-02-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leah,Yellowbird,"Leah H. Yellowbird",,,MN,,"(218) 340-9672 ",Ogimakwee@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Itasca, St. Louis, Koochiching, Koochiching, Cass",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-94,"Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Paula Gudmundson: Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, flutist; Walt Raschick: music director at KUWS; Judy Budreau: writer and editor; Jeffrey Kalstrom: sculptor and printmaker, Professor of Fine Art at University of Minnesota-Duluth.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
30331,"Career Development Grant",2015,861,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Participation in John Gregor's The Fine Art Print workshop will help advance my photography to the next level. Creating the photograph in camera is only part of my creative process. Through proper processing and printing techniques, my photographic vision comes to life and helps to convey my artistic expression to others. While I believe my photography skills continue to grow each year, learning and improving my processing and printing skills will help convey the stories or messages in my photographs and help move them toward the level of stunning. I believe that this in-depth workshop will be invaluable in helping me continue to improve my skills in photography and creating final pieces of art to share publicly. This workshop simply feels like my best next step. It will be necessary to obtain a laptop computer in order to participate in this workshop (and future workshops). The laptop will also be used after the workshop to practice and utilize the new skills gained in class. The outcomes of the workshop will be reflected in the photographs I process and print after its completion. I anticipate that my photography will more fully convey the story, emotion, subject, and sense of place that I intend. It will also provide a greater sense of completion and accomplishment with individual photographs. The outcome of the acquisition of the laptop will more easily be measured by completing the purchase and utilizing the technology when processing and printing photographs.","1. Through proper processing and printing techniques, my photographic vision can come to life and better convey my artistic expression to others. 2. Learning and improving my processing and printing skills to help convey the stories or messages in my photographs and help move them toward the level of ""stunning."" 3. Help me continue to improve my skills in photography and creating final pieces of art. This workshop helped me learn new processing techniques to help achieve the goals I had listed. I have since",,2382,"Other, local or private",3243,,,,"Dawn M. LaPointe",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Workshop participation for post-processing and printing digital photographs, with laptop equipment.",2015-07-01,2016-01-08,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dawn,LaPointe,"Dawn M. LaPointe",,,MN,,"(218) 491-3565 ",radiantspiritgallery@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",
30360,"Career Development Grant",2015,1232,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","I will record a full-length album of original compositions for robotic instruments with audio engineer Steve Albini at Electrical Audio in Chicago. I will market and distribute this album digitally and physically. I will mark the occasion of this album's release with live performances in Duluth and likely other cities in the United States. By working with Albini on this project, I seek to further discover and reveal the voices of these machine instruments in a manner that will impact future work in musical robotics by myself and other practitioners. Outcomes will be concretely measured by the successful completion of this album and the presentation of the music in one or more album release performances in Duluth and perhaps other US cities. Upon project completion I will reflect upon the impact of this project on my work at this critical time in my artistic career.",,,4968,"Other, local or private",6200,,,,"Troy Rogers",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Recording an album of music for robotic instruments",2015-07-01,2016-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Troy,Rogers,"Troy Rogers",,,MN,,"(218) 750-4518 ",troy@expressivemachines.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-0,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",
30377,"Career Development Grant",2015,1232,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal is to make the biggest, most dynamic and most focused recordings of my career. I started the process by paying great attention to detail from the first steps in the songwriting process and am now in the process of carrying over that attention to recording, mixing, mastering and promotion. I believe I am on my way to making my best sounding album yet. I have been a full-time musician for over 7 years. I am continually trying to channel my experiences into a noticeable, continued development in my recordings. I am hoping this album will outperform all of my previous recordings in physical and digital sales. I am working towards more firmly establishing myself as a career musician in the form of CD and digital sales, increased attendance at performances and respect from my peers. This new recording will have the chance to succeed through my busy performance schedule and previously established relationships with press, radio and other forms of promotion and music business.","No measurable outcomes yet. The project will not be released to the public until 2016.",,1768,"Other, local or private",3000,,,,"Teague Alexy",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Sacred Heart Recording Project. I am in the process of recording a new collection of original songs at Sacred Heart Studios in Duluth, Minnesota. These songs were composed with a big and potentially dynamic sound in mind. The big space of Sacred Heart Studios is proving to be the perfect place to bring these songs to life. Before heading back to the studio, I will take a four-day solo songwriting getaway to try and compose another song or two worthy of inclusion on the album.",2015-02-01,2015-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Teague,Alexy,"Teague Alexy",,,MN,,"(218) 390-5079 ",teaguealexy@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-1,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30380,"Career Development Grant",2015,1059,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of the achieving Arrowhead Regional Arts Council grant funding is to have my images printed on high-quality photographic paper and have them professionally mounted and framed to ensure a professional appearance for my first solo exhibition at the MacRostie Art Center in Grand Rapids, Minnesota during April 2015. Next goal is to benefit the MacRostie by bringing in a diverse audience during the display period. Bring recognition to women skaters of roller derby teams across the Iron Range whom will be featured in my exhibition images. Dispel misconceptions about how roller derby used to be depicted on television from the 1970s and 1980s. My exhibit will contribute a more accurate understanding of this sport, and could increase support for our Grand Rapids roller derby team and potentially for teams across the Iron Range of Minnesota. The outcome of receiving Arrowhead Regional Arts Council funding will be high-quality professionally printed and framed images to display during my solo exhibition at the MacRostie Art Center.","I had the showing printed and framed by a professional organization. I brought recognition to the Iron Range and the teams found throughout (e.g., Iron Range Maidens, Babe City Rollers). The showing dispelled misconceptions about roller derby (e.g., the old 1970s roller derby was for show - today's derby is quite competitive). And finally, the showing contributed to an accurate understanding of roller derby.",,1521,"Other, local or private",2580,,,,"Wes Bailey",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Documenting Roller Derby - Portraits/Action. For this exhibit, I will include unique, experiential images of action and candid portraits from roller derby bouts from across the Iron Range in Minnesota. Images included in the exhibition bear witness to the passion, strength, skill, and displays of roller derby. Roller derby produces a one-of-a-kind aesthetic, combining traditionally feminine elements (dramatic makeup and fishnet hose) with elements of a contact sport (protective gear, aggressive maneuvering, and visibly painful falls). The sport empowers women, creates a sense of sisterhood among teammates, and rallies the community around these women who are themselves part of the community.",2015-03-01,2015-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Wes,Bailey,"Wes Bailey",,,MN,,"(573) 823-5117 ",jwesley.bailey@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Cass, Itasca, St. Louis, Carlton, Lake, Cook, Aitkin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-3,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30382,"Career Development Grant",2015,1047,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","1. Four large finished batiks at end of six months from start of grant. 2. Proposals out to appropriate venues for an exhibition. Batik is a slow art. It is a negative image process, somewhat related to woodblock printing. The complicated process keeps the image under wax and fugitive dyes until the end, when the batik is boiled several minutes. Boiling does two things. The image is revealed, and the boiling temperature alters the color of the natural dyes. Sometimes that's so nice. Not always though. I do stay intrigued with batik just because I cannot fully control the outcome. Either the alchemy works with full note or it does not. Like music that goes into the mind nicely, or sometimes just hits a wrong chord. Each finished piece has to be evaluated after the finishing boil. About 60% are successful. I will complete four large batiks by end of February 2016. Each will be at least 10 square feet in size.","Will create 6 to 10 batiks for the proposed new art museum in Grand Forks, North Dakota.",,3293,"Other, local or private",4340,1047,,,"Vernal M. Bogren Swift AKA Vernal Bogren Swift",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Dorothy Was Right",2015-07-01,2015-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Vernal,"Bogren Swift","Vernal M. Bogren Swift AKA Vernal Bogren Swift",,,MN,,"(218) 247-7887 ",bogswift@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Itasca, St. Louis, Aitkin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-4,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30404,"Career Development Grant",2015,430,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","I want to expand my skills and expression in stoneware clay. I will be spending a week with Guillermo Cuellar in a practical ceramics workshop making functional pots and experimenting with new techniques and ideas. Following the completion of the workshop, I will spend two weeks in the studio, practicing what I've learned and developing a new body of work. Measurable outcomes: I will complete the workshop. I will learn 4 new techniques and practice them for two weeks. I will make at least 20 finished stoneware pots, using the techniques learned in the workshop. I will enter some of the pieces in the Grand Marais Art Colony's Members' Show in October, 2015.","I completed the workshop. I learned six new techniques which I practiced for two weeks after the workshop was completed. I made 25 finished stoneware pots, using the techniques I learned from Guillermo Cuellar's workshop. I entered some of them in the Grand Marais Art Colony Members Show this fall.",,618,"Other, local or private",1048,,,,"Joan Farnam",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Opening Doors",2015-08-01,2015-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Farnam,"Joan Farnam",,,MN,,"(218) 287-3101 ",joan.farnam@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Koochiching, Itasca, Aitkin, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-5,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30410,"Career Development Grant",2015,1232,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Goal: 1. To develop expertise in rosemaling design and color placement buy focusing on the Rogaland style of rosemaling. 2. To improve my lettering and fine linework skills. 3. To use these skills to begin teaching rosemaling and share my knowledge with various interested groups. 4. To create 24 original designs for plates in the first 6 months (1 per week) of the grant period. Then, paint 3-4 of the designs on Masonite board before each of the remaining tutoring sessions for evaluation and constructive criticism with my mentor. After discussion and adjustments to the designs I will then alter the design to fit the chosen piece of woodenware and paint the final piece. 1. I will develop a scorecard with the help of my mentor and have other award winning rosemalers evaluate 6 of my tagboard designs and each piece of woodenware I paint using that score card. The scorecard will judge how well the design fits the woodenware, color choice and placement, quality of the design and quality of the painting, including linework and lettering. My mentor will also use this tool to evaluate my work progress throughout the year. 2. I will have an exhibit of my pieces and hold an informational session on the styles of rosemaling and use an evaluation form for feedback either in Ely or at the North House in Grand Marais. 3. I will teach a class at North House at the end of my grant year and use their class evaluation tool to gage my success as an instructor. 4. I will enter one of my pieces in the Minnesota State Fair and have it judged anonymously for quality of work.","1. Using the rogaland style of rosemaling as a starting out point I have learned to look at different aspects of design and have used these tools to develop my own rosemaling designs in several different regional styles of rosemaling. 2. Frequent practice has made me much more proficient at lettering and linework placement. 3. I have created 6 original designs in the rogaland style for several different types of woodenware and have painted 4 of them on masonite board. I am continuing to work with my mentor on color refinement. 4. I have held 3 classes at the Ely Folk school in various styles of rosemaling, I have done several demonstrations on rosemaling styles at the Ely folk Schol and have had my rosemaling on display there. I also spoke to the Tower Women's Group about the Regional styles of rosemaling and held a beginning rosemaling class there in the Valdres style. I also exhibited my work for them. I also held a class in Os rosemaling at the Northhouse Folk School last August and am going to teach the class again this August. I have 2 more classes scheduled this summer at the Ely Folk School in the Telemark style.",,1768,"Other, local or private",3000,,,,"Kim N. Garrett",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Rosemaling Design Development. My proposed project is to work with an expert rosemaler over a period of one year to develop my skill at creating my own rosemaling designs. As a student, I was taught basic painting technique using my instructors' designs. Now that I have been painting for several years I wish to teach and have been asked to paint pieces for several individuals and businesses. In order to progress in my career and become a profitable artist or proficient instructor I need to be able to create my own designs. This grant will allow me the ability to work with an expert mentor who will teach and critique me as I develop design sense and color placement expertise on several different pieces of woodenware.",2015-03-01,2016-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kim,Garrett,"Kim N. Garrett",,,MN,,"(218) 365-3437 ",tgarit@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Cook",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-6,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30439,"Career Development Grant",2015,1232,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","When I receive the revised texts I will start recomposing and orchestrating the music. Also, a rehearsal score will be created. Ideally all of this will be completed in the early Spring of 2016 to allow for rehearsal time and continued editing of the music as needed. The production of the score ready to be rehearsed will measure its success.","I have put in about 400 hours of work on rewriting the score to create a new rehearsal score and am about 3/4 done. After that I need to re-orchestrate this rehearsal score into an orchestral score. I anticipate a minimum of another 400 hours of work and more likely twice that for the orchestral score. The rehearsal score should be complete within the next couple of weeks so the Lyric Opera of the North opera crew can get to work on rehearsing when they are done with their latest production. The size of the chorus is an unknown factor at this point but, the number of musicians and others involved in the end will exceed my initial estimate of 40.",,1768,"Other, local or private",3000,,,,"Tyler W. Kaiser",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"""Les Uncomftables"" rewrite",2015-07-01,2015-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tyler,Kaiser,"Tyler W. Kaiser",,,MN,,"(218) 341-3528 ",tyk1451@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Koochiching",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-9,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30440,"Career Development Grant",2015,1232,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal is to successfully complete the Documentary Photography course at the Rocky Mountain School of Photography in Missoula, Montana. This is a week long, professional level program taught by a highly acclaimed photojournalist. Completion of the course will expand my knowledge of this style of photography. I intend to continue publicly showing my work, publishing and building my portfolio. Objectives in the class include studying historically important documentary work, formulating and completing our own class project, critiquing work and discussing the challenges of building a successful career in this style of photography. The Panasonic LX100 compact camera is a top level photography tool. I will use this camera during races, back-country trips and other times when I need to make professional level images, but do not have the space to carry my larger camera kit. My work in this program will be evaluated by the lead instructor, other faculty, by peers in the class, and of course by me. This is a rigorous program and I look forward to the challenge of meeting the goals of the course work. My goal is to take what I have learned from this course and apply it to my projects that I am currently working on.","I successfully completed the Documentary Professional Studies course at The Rocky Mountain School of Photography.",,1768,"Other, local or private",3000,,,,"Jeremy Kershaw",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Rocky Mountain School of Photography: Documentary Photography Workshop",2015-08-01,2015-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeremy,Kershaw,"Jeremy Kershaw",,,MN,,"(952) 303-2101 ",jeremybkershaw@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-10,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30442,"Career Development Grant",2015,1109,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Goals: Put into motion a career plan, and specifically a plan to record, release and promote a new album, with the help of a manager (Kari Estrin). Travel to the East Coast in September - first to play an important concert opening for Cheryl Wheeler and then to either record or make plans for recording in Boston, depending on how the time frame works out. Outcomes: Goal 1: Develop career/album release plan. a. Hire Kari Estrin for management. Goal 2: Make the most out of performance opportunity. a. Prepare for concert to give the best performance possible. b. Connect with the influential people involved in the concert including the hosts, the artist I am opening for (Cheryl Wheeler) and the audience members. c. Plan a mini tour around it. Goal 3: Meet with Catie Curtis and explore recording/producing opportunities. a. Finalize arrangements. b. Find a studio and backup musicians to hire. c. If I am prepared by that point in time, record the album. If not, schedule time for recording. When I have completed these projects, I hope to have a clear plan for recording (date, studio, musicians, arrangements), releasing and promoting my next album, as well as a number of new connections on the East Coast. If everything comes together smoothly and quickly, there is a chance I will actually complete the recording within this time frame.","Completed recording album. Have a plan in place to pitch album to record labels. Attracted the interest of many major industry players in the North East folk scene. Booked 12 New England shows including 4 pretty major ones. Returned to Minnesota for an extended stay and shared my new work and quite a lot of exciting news with folks in the area during my performances - including a free holiday concert.",,1891,"Other, local or private",3000,,,,"Rachael Kilgour",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Performance opportunity and preparation for album release",2015-07-01,2016-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rachael,Kilgour,"Rachael Kilgour",,,MN,,"(218) 349-6494 ",rachaelkilgour@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Hennepin, Isanti, Anoka, Sherburne, Ramsey, Chisago, Washington, Aitkin, Itasca, Crow Wing, Olmsted, Blue Earth",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-11,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",
30444,"Career Development Grant",2015,1232,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","I hope to study with a renowned basket artist so that I may learn the process of designing and creating baskets, from harvesting wood material to weaving wooden splints. I would like to be able to build on the skills I already have in the world of fiber arts by using a new fiber -wood- and making new designs. I will then be able to advance both careers, while beginning basketry weaving. This mentorship would allow me significant growth in both fields. The measurable outcome of this apprenticeship will be the baskets I create with April Stone Dahl, and then those I create on my own continued time of study in the 5 month period. I will take the traditional forms and create basketry for the time we currently live in. I will create those using a variety of techniques, such as plaiting, interlacing, hexagons and strand and strings. I will have some baskets with lids, handles, and rims, and some baskets will be made into backpacks, purses, and other types of containers. This project has a measurable outcome in the basket designs that I will produce. I will provide a detailed written account of the learned processes of procuring materials to make baskets, as well as that of creating baskets. Once I acquire these basic skills, I will work to create unique forms and designs. I will be able to weave according to different weaving styles and shapes. My goals of making modern and distinctive forms and designs is evaluable in the objects themselves.","I completed a number of baskets, pictured in the images attached, from start to finish. I cut down a few trees, pounded the logs until the growth rings separated, then scraped and split these strips to make satin-like strips for weaving, and wove a variety of baskets.",,1768,"Other, local or private",3000,,,,"Brittany L. Kubes",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Art of Black Ash Basketry Apprenticeship",2015-07-01,2015-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brittany,Kubes,"Brittany L. Kubes",,,MN,,"(773) 213-7545 ",brittany.kubes@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-12,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30446,"Career Development Grant",2015,1232,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","With this Career Development grant, I will be able to purchase a run of shoe lasts needed to complete a full line of original, handmade shoes and explore more possibilities of design and shoe construction, advancing my career as a leather artist. In addition to the lasts, I wish to use part of the funding to hire a website designer to help me create a website that will be used to showcase my work and highlight my unique craft. My goal is to create a full line of original shoe patterns, to complete original, one-of-a-kind shoes, and then work with a website designer to design a website that highlights my unique skills and craft, broadening my audience to a more national level.","With this career development grant, I was able to hire a web designer and photographer to develop a website as well as purchase shoe lasts and materials to make full sizes of handmade shoes.",,1768,"Other, local or private",3000,,,,"Candace M. LaCosse",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Completion of ready-to-wear handmade shoes and artist website. With this Career Development grant, I wish to obtain a run of shoe lasts needed to complete a run of ready-to-wear, original handmade shoes and complete a website to better showcase my work and broaden my audience.",2015-03-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Candace,LaCosse,"Candace M. LaCosse",,,MN,,"(906) 362-7104 ",candace@hemlocksleather.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-13,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30452,"Career Development Grant",2015,1191,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","This project will reinforce my reverence for Historic looms and for me to learn more about how they were made and how they work. This broadens my artistic achievements to make a weaving studio with a combination of looms. Handmade looms are especially intriguing as each one is different because immigrants made them the way they knew how “in the old country.” The Factory Made looms used in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s were built because of the need for cloth. The outcomes of this project will be 3-4 (or more) renovated looms that all have working parts. They will be ready for weavers to prepare for weaving by warping (putting on yarns). These looms will be ready for use in the Art Studio in Old School Lives in Cotton, Minnesota. An additional outcome is that an assistant will be working and learning alongside me. This provides me feedback that my skill and learning is being passed on to another weaver, who can then become a Weaving Studio manager herself. Three main things will be achieved. One is that there will be 3-4 restored looms. Secondly, an Assistant will have learned a great deal about the looms, and the functioning of those looms. Thirdly, I will have achieved learning about the many looms that are there, and very much about the ones we do restore. 1. Three to four (or more) looms must be assembled with all parts. 2. They must work correctly. To make them workable one must understand how a loom works, and know what parts are necessary to make it work. Furthermore, one must know how to balance the parts to make them work with the right tension on the warp threads so that weaving can proceed. 3. We might have to warp a loom to demonstrate tension issues, as well as how to balance pulleys and harnesses. 4. The Trainer (me) will have to choose which looms to restore. I will also have to visualize and determine how they can fit in to the space available. 5. The Trainee (Ginger) will have successfully begun to understand a loom and how it works. 6. Repaired parts and replacement parts are functional and provide the correct mechanics that are necessary to make them work. The woodworkers will know that their work was of high value. 7. An eclectic looking group of parts of looms now are working as a loom should. 8. My new skills are evidenced in the final product of old looms turned into “NEW” old looms.","1. Reinforce my reverence for Historic Looms: I am honored that I could rapidly interpret the needed repairs and adjustments for each loom. I am so excited that I was able to do this and feel so much more competent. 2. Learn more about how they were made: each loom had different types of brakes, harnesses were different from loom to loom, attached or unattached seats were different on each loom, one loom had so many bolts on it, it was just astonishing, and one loom used springs instead of pulley systems (wow!). 3. 3-4 looms will be restored; we overachieved this goal by restoring 8 looms! 4. They will be ready for use in the Textile Studio at Old School Lives: one needs to put the threads on the looms before they can actually be balanced with the right tension to weave. This will happen as warping techniques,"" a class to be scheduled. 5. Assistant will be working and learning alongside me: hand-made characteristics of each loom was reviewed and discussed with Ginger as we worked on them. 6. Provides me with feedback that skills are being learned and passed on to another weaver: we warped one loom to do a test run to get the thread tension right so weaving can happen. One rag rug is started on it as of this writing, and Ginger is just thrilled that this is working! Discussions with Ginger about the looms, loom parts, and how they work to make the loom function correctly gave me the feedback that she has learned a great deal about the looms and how to take care of them.""",,1709,"Other, local or private",2900,,,,"Barbara Leuelling",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Learn about and Restore Historic Looms for Weaving, Learning and Teaching Center in Cotton, Minnesota.",2015-07-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Barbara,Leuelling,"Barbara Leuelling",,,MN,,"(218) 741-5299 ",barb2550@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-14,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30465,"Career Development Grant",2015,1232,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","I will publish my first book-length poetry manuscript with a well-respected, non-vanity press. The four measurable outcomes, which will occur in order, are as follows: 1. Attend Colrain Manuscript Conference. 2. Revise manuscript. 3. Submit manuscript to 20 presses. 4. Have book published by a non-vanity press. Measurement will occur by noting the completion of outcomes in this order: Conference attended by March 16, 2015. Manuscript revision completed within two months of conference completion or by May 31, 2015. Submission of manuscript to twenty presses by December 31, 2015. Book publication (given contest reading times, it is likely that this status of this outcome will not be known by the end of project calendar).","I will publish my first book-length poetry manuscript with a well-respected, non-vanity press. The four measurable outcomes, which will occur in order, are as follows: 1. Attend Colrain Manuscript Conference. 2. Revise manuscript. 3. Submit manuscript to 20 presses. 4. Have book published by a non-vanity press.",,1768,"Other, local or private",3000,,,,"Michelle M. Matthees",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Book Manuscript Conference and Publication. I will use Arrowhead Regional Arts Council grant funds to attend The Colrain Poetry Manuscript Conference on March 13-16, 2015 In Greenfield, Massachusetts. While at the conference I will receive feedback on my book-length manuscript Careful House, consider revisions, and collect suggestions for presses that would be likely to publish this particular manuscript. Upon returning home, I will further revise my book-length manuscript and submit it to twenty book contests.",2015-02-01,2016-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michelle,Matthees,"Michelle M. Matthees",,,MN,,"(218) 341-9307 ",michellematthees@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-15,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30468,"Career Development Grant",2015,1232,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Goal: To create new media work that further explores audience interactivity / engagement by applying metaphors and methods from the world of gaming and interactive fiction to my interactive web environments and installations. Outcomes: 1. A series of 10 short works accessible through a web gallery that demonstrate: - the beauty and expressive power of creative data visualization; - the rich, cross-platform interactivity possible using current web technologies; - the immersive storytelling possibilities of user-directed online environments. 2. Open-source code available on GitHub (a code repository widely used in the open-source community). 3. An informal show and tell session in early May 2015 at the Prøve Gallery in Duluth. 4. A collection of coding tools I can use for a project called the Railway Prophecies"" to be released the Fall of 2015. 5. A portfolio of my creative work in this area that I can use to apply for future exhibition opportunities. I will: 1. Complete and release 10 prototypes by early May 2015. 2. Share and gather feedback from the local Technology MeetUp Group that I attend. 3. Use the session at the Prøve to encourage experimentation and foster discussion about the artistic strengths and weaknesses of the work. 4. Submit at least one of these short works to at least 3 juried online journals, galleries or exhibition opportunities. 5. Spark further interest in the Arrowhead for pursuing Arts / Technology experimentation and discussion.""","The project resulted in: a geolocative mobile application, a composed soundscape, a Twitterbot chorus + several other social media ""performances,"" live rendered sound/moving image installation for Northern Spark 2015 on June 13 (with 53,000 people in attendance), an online gallery, interviews with press and several informal presentations about the project, and future exhibition opportunities.",,1768,"Other, local or private",3000,,,,"Kathleen A. McTavish AKA Kathy McTavish",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"The Railway Prophecies: Phase 1. I will create 10 short new media prototypes that explore audience interactivity and engagement by applying metaphors and methods from the world of gaming and interactive fiction to my current work building interactive web environments and installations. These will be released online and through an installation and discussion at the Prøve Gallery (Duluth) in early May 2015. These prototypes will then be used to create a longer work called The Railway Prophecies to be released in late 2015.",2015-02-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,McTavish,"Kathleen A. McTavish AKA Kathy McTavish",,,MN,,"(218) 343-7998 ",kathy@cellodreams.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-16,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",
30477,"Career Development Grant",2015,1232,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","To expose Native Modern Art together with modern jazz guitar to the general public by performing a series of slideshow concerts in Grand Marais and Duluth. To offer a rare opportunity to see works of George Morrison. Success shall be measured by attendance and participation in discussion after performance together with a questionnaire.","This project was a great success. The audience response was overwhelming. Attendance was poor in the first performance and very good in the second. The audience (in both performances) was enthusiastic and attentive and stayed for the discussion after the performance. I believe I successfully blended modern jazz with Indian art and brought this unique art form to the general public.",,1768,"Other, local or private",3000,,,,"Briand M. Morrison",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"George Morrison Slideshow. The performance of a 35 to 50 minute slideshow of the works of artist George Morrison with original soundtrack performed live by Briand Morrison. To be performed at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts and Duluth Art Institute. A brief discussion on both the art of George Morrison and music of Briand Morrison will follow. Live soundtrack consists of up to 12 jazz tunes composed and performed on guitar by Briand. Images used are of George Morrison artwork spanning from the 1940s through the 1990s. All copyrights to images are owned by Briand Morrison.",2015-02-01,2015-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Briand,Morrison,"Briand M. Morrison",,,MN,,"(218) 475-2777 ",guitar@briandmorrison.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Cook, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-17,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30487,"Career Development Grant",2015,1224,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","I have been offered a one-person exhibition in the Zeitgeist Arts Cafe', in the Zeitgeist Arts Center for Arts and Community building located in downtown Duluth, Winter of 2016. I want to exhibit drawings and painted stories from my community and personal life. Figures will continue to be distorted, enhancing the model’s attitude and intentions. Color and line will continue to determine strong composition. Zeitgeist Arts Café’ is known to be a popular meeting place and will provide a comfortable place to meet a much larger audience currently unfamiliar with my work. Perry Framing will manage the exhibition and provide promotional information to the public about the exhibition and provide media coverage. Perry Framing and I will work together to provide opportunities for the public to talk with me about the work at the café. 1. Over the 3 months while exhibiting I will spend time at the Zeitgeist Cafe during the exhibition to observe the public looking at the work - are they engaged?, do they have questions?, what images are they drawn to and why? 2. I will leave business cards with Perry Framing and the Zeitgeist Arts Cafe providing the public to contact me. 3. Perry Framing will ask all inquiries/buyers if they were familiar with my work before they saw the work at Zeitgeist Cafe Arts.","The art work was on display from February 1 - April 17. I was able to talk with many new people about the work at the opening primarily. Four works sold totaling $2,240 by folks that knew me but I think they have been waiting for an opportunity to purchase work, based on what they told me. Perry Framing was available to the public and we kept in contact throughout the exhibition. Many new inquiries interested in the work but no new sales.",,1756,"Other, local or private",2980,,,,"Carolyn S. Olson",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"One-Person Art Exhibition in the Zeitgeist Arts Cafe - Winter 2016",2015-07-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carolyn,Olson,"Carolyn S. Olson",,,MN,,"(218) 269-6299 ",carolynsueolson@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-18,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30488,"Career Development Grant",2015,1232,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","To complete Three Rivers, my new creative work in a community of established writers and artists and use the manuscript to create a live performance/installation by June 1, 2016. To explore my artistic heritage and cultural themes and further develop intermedia skills with presentation of poetry. To leverage the recent publications and exhibitions to gain more opportunities, find new ways to advance my work, and to increase my network of international artistic connections. To advance my writing career by publication and presentation. Outcomes: 1. Attend the Enter Text Arteles Residency in Hameenkyro, Finland to exchange ideas, collaborate, and present work. 2. Expand my network of artistic connections. 3. Explore Finnish culture, history, and migration. 4. Complete Three Rivers, a manuscript of narrative poems and strengthen my presentation in live performance and installation. 5. Present Three Rivers in a performance/installation by June 1, 2016. 1. Complete work on a new writing project, Three Rivers, that draws from Minnesota history and Finnish culture. 2. Participate in the 30 day residency Enter Text at Arteles in Finland in November 2015 to exchange ideas regarding new work. Collaborate with artists regarding performance and presentation. 3. Write weekly blog entries during November to document the residency experience. 4. Meet in person with my current writing connections in Helsinki, composer Ollie Kortekangas and writer Tiina Pystynen, to discuss projects underway. 5. Complete a full poetry manuscript (about 75 pages). 6. Present Three Rivers in a performance/installation by June 1, 2016.","1. I developed the poetry manuscript, Three Rivers, that draws from Minnesota history and Finnish culture. 2. I traveled to Finland and participated in the 30 day residency Enter Text at Arteles November 2015. While there, I participated in weekly dialogues with the resident artists and also presented poems at a poetry reading in Hameenkyro. 3. I set up the Three Rivers blog to gather my observations and encounters with Finnish culture, writing, and art. 4. I met with composer Ollie Kortekangas and writer Tiina Pystynen, to discuss projects underway. 6. I presented poetry from the Three Rivers manuscript in a five readings.",,3862,"Other, local or private",5094,,,,"Sheila J. Packa",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Three Rivers",2015-10-01,2016-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sheila,Packa,"Sheila J. Packa",,,MN,,"(218) 393-4218 ",sheilapacka@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-19,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30497,"Career Development Grant",2015,1223,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of the project is to put on a production that will expose people to the struggles of the civil rights movement of the 1960s. We hope for 300-450 people to attend and for another 800 people to see social media and you-tube posts before and after the event. Additionally, we hope for thousands to see the media coverage of the event. The artistic goal of the project is to gauge the effectiveness of the dialogue, pacing and flow, and other dramatic elements that may need adjustment. Dramatic readings are necessary to inform the screenplay writer about the changes necessary to improve the script. The success of the project will be measured by how many hits we get from the video clip, how many people try out for the actors roles, how much media attention the projects gets, and how many people attend the performances. Additionally, all of the sponsors, artistic personnel, and the audience will be asked to fill out an evaluation about the impact of the performance. The feedback provided is necessary in order for improvements to be made on the screenplay. Ultimately, the success of the Readers Theater project will be judged by the acceptance of the script by a movie production studio.","17 cast members and 5 staff/crew members received an incredible artistic experience. We had nearly a full house both nights, with an estimated 105 people each night for a total of 210. Thousands of people saw the news story, the advertisement, the Facebook page posts and the web page.",,1883,"Other, local or private",3106,,,,"Cheryl R. Reitan",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Thunder of Freedom Readers Theater. This grant is to help fund a Readers Theater production of the screenplay, Thunder of Freedom. The Clayton, Jackson, McGhie Memorial Committee has invited me to present Thunder of Freedom to commemorate the 95th anniversary of the lynching of Elias Clayton, Elmer Jackson and Isaac McGhie in Duluth. The screenplay is based on another story about civil rights, as told in the book ""Thunder of Freedom: Black Leadership and the Transformation of 1960s Mississippi"" by Sue [Lorenzi] Sojourner with Cheryl Reitan. The script tells the story of a group of Holmes County, Mississippi, black farmers who helped elect the first African American to the Mississippi legislature in the 20th century.",2015-05-01,2015-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cheryl,Reitan,"Cheryl R. Reitan",,,MN,,"(218) 213-0902 ",cherylreitan@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-21,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",
30503,"Career Development Grant",2015,1232,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal is to have a solo exhibit at the Duluth Art Institute. I will exhibit 150 pieces of art in the Morrison Gallery at the Duluth Art Institute. I anticipate a large number of visitors to the gallery and expect positive reviews of the exhibit. Number of pieces exhibited. Number of visitors to the gallery. Number of Painting exhibited. Reviews of the show.","Number of pieces exhibited (75-135).",,1768,"Other, local or private",3000,,,,"Karen E. Savage-Blue",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Duluth Art Institute Solo Exhibit. I am scheduled for a solo exhibit at the Duluth Art Institute during the months of September and October 2015. I need funding assistance with framing, packaging and transportation of the art.",2015-08-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karen,Savage-Blue,"Karen E. Savage-Blue",,,MN,,"(218) 591-2069 ",ksbluearts@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-22,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",
30505,"Career Development Grant",2015,1232,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","To promote the October 13, 2015 launch of my memoir NEWLYWEDS AFLOAT: Married Bliss and Mechanical Breakdowns While Living on a Trawler. To achieve this goal, three major launch events will be held in October 2015 in Duluth Minnesota, Chicago, Illinois, and the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. At least six smaller events will be held at harbors in Spring/Summer 2016. Promotional materials will be sent to key media outlets in event areas. Electronic invitations will be sent to individuals and organizations, and social media will be used to promote the book and events. Posters will be displayed in relevant locations. Promotional materials will be sent to bookstores and specialty stores (such as marina stores) in areas featured in the memoir. The Evaluation Plan is both Quantitative and Qualitative. Quantitative: Number of books sold at three launch events and smaller readings (tabulated per event). Total number of books sold in the first year. Number of audience members at three launch events and smaller readings (tabulated per event). Number of people added to my mailing list. Number of mailings to media outlets in each area. Media response in each area (number of book reviews, blurbs, articles, interviews, etc.). Number of mailings of promotional materials to bookstores and specialty stores. Number of bookstores and specialty stores that feature the book in targeted areas. Qualitative: The overall success of the launch events and smaller readings. Who was there? What kind of energy was present? What kinds of conversations did I have with people? What did I learn about the audience? About literary events? About book promotion? Overall success of marketing campaign. What kinds of connections did I make with editors, news directors, managers? What did I learn about promoting to media outlets? What did I learn about reviews, about interviewing?","Promotional Events: Duluth release party; Chicago release party; Moline, Illinois release party; featured reader at Beaner's in Duluth; signing at Fitger's Bookstore in Duluth; featured reader at The Spot in Ashland, Wisconsin; featured reader at ""Wild Women"" reading in Ashland, Wisconsin; featured reader at ""Writers Read"" event at Northland College, Ashland, Wisconsin; reading and memoir workshop at Two Harbors, Minnesota Library; appearances at three book clubs in Duluth. Mailed review copies and/or promo",,1768,"Other, local or private",3000,,,,"Felicia Schneiderhan",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"NEWLYWEDS AFLOAT: Launch and promotion of a memoir",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Felicia,Schneiderhan,"Felicia Schneiderhan",,,MN,,"(218) 722-2373 ",felicia.schneiderhan@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Cook",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-23,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30506,"Career Development Grant",2015,1067,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of this project is to create a body of work for an upcoming solo exhibit at The University of Wisconsin-Superior in April of 2016, and use the work to create a quality digital portfolio by professionally photographing and documenting it. Methods of measurements will be qualitative; yes or no. I will have a show in April 2016, which is defined as being comprised of cohesive body of related wood-fired clay sculptures. The work will be successfully documented for a portfolio if it is professionally photographed, meaning I have obtained high quality digital images that have been taken by a professional photographer. The portfolio outcome will also be expressed in a digital inventory, containing information that will include the corresponding titles, date, size, and medium. Each outcome will be evaluated by addressing if it did or did not occur and meet the definition given.","The goal of this project was to create a body of work for a solo exhibit at The University of Wisconsin-Superior in April of 2016, and use the work to create a quality digital portfolio by professionally photographing and documenting it. I proceeded to have a show in April 2016 comprised of a cohesive body of related wood-fired clay sculptures at University of Wisconsin-Superior. Works in the show were successfully documented for a portfolio by being professionally photographed. I have not obtained the copies of the high quality digital images taken by a professional photographer, as she has not completed the editing process. I have been informed that I will receive my edited photographs by the end of September 2016.",,2306,"Other, local or private",3373,,,,"Maria Sippola",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Wood Kiln Fired Sculptures",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Maria,Sippola,"Maria Sippola",,,MN,,"(970) 274-9960 ",maria_circles@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-24,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30513,"Career Development Grant",2015,1200,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of Listen Local: Audio Storytelling is to share the stories recorded in oral history interviews through 1 Reader's Theater performance and at least 6 podcasts. The project will enable me to develop as scriptwriter (for reader's theater) and a radio/podcast producer by attending a detailed training about radio documentaries. Evaluation will be possible through the production of and tracking attendance at the Reader's Theater event, and through the posting and availability of 6 quality local history podcasts. Feedback from listeners and audience members will be solicited and collected. New skills developed will be demonstrated and evaluated through the quality of the productions.",,,1730,"Other, local or private",2930,,,,"Gina  . Temple-Rhodes",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Listen Local: Audio Storytelling in Duluth. Listen Local will draw on the tradition of oral history interviews of elders and significant local residents and will provide ways to share those voices and stories more widely through audio storytelling. This storytelling will be done through an ""Archives Alive"" Reader's Theater production and by creating podcasts that will be available on local websites or possibly broadcast on local radio. ",2015-02-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Gina,Temple-Rhodes,"Gina  . Temple-Rhodes",,,MN,,"(218) 390-8343 ",gina.temple@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-27,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",
30518,"Career Development Grant",2015,799,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","1. Meet up to 3 prominent portrait artists, whose work I admire, and whom I can study from. 2. Attend classes that address skills I wish to improve upon. 3. Experience viewing paintings by some of the best living artists in the portraiture genre. 4. Receive constructive criticism from established portraiture artists that will improve my portfolio/website, which is how the public frequently first views my work. 5. Discover and meet other portrait artists working in Minnesota. 6. Discover other painters who use pastel for portraits. The success of attending the conference will become clearer as I continue in my work. There are some things that I will begin to use right away. Based on my goals, I will: 1. Identifying an artist whose work will benefit my career by advancing my painting skills, my marketing skills, and my presentation skills. I will set up a system to continue that learning. 2. Identify skills that I learned. As my work progresses, I will incorporate those skills. 3. Seeing a live painting is much different than seeing a photo of it. By seeing the actual painting, and sometimes watching its creation, I can better discover what makes it successful and compare that with what I am currently doing. 4. Make immediate changes to my portfolio/website. In the long run, I expect an increase in sales and commissions, acceptance into more regional and national portrait competitions, and improved recognition of my work.","1. Meet up to 3 prominent portrait artists, whose work I admire, and whom I can study from. 2. Attend classes that address skills I wish to improve upon. 3. Experience viewing paintings by some of the best living artists in the portraiture genre. 4. Receive constructive criticism from established portraiture artists that will improve my portfolio/website, which is how the public frequently first views my work. 5. Discover and meet other portrait artists working in Minnesota. 6. Discover other painters who use pastel for portraits.",,1321,"Other, local or private",2120,,,,"Michelle Wegler",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"2015 Portrait Society Conference. Attendance and participation in classes and workshops, technical discussions and lectures, and network with artists and agents at the conference. In addition, I may receive one-on-one critiques from faculty and agents and view paintings by the finalists in the International Portrait Competition.",2015-02-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michelle,Wegler,"Michelle Wegler",,,MN,,"(218) 724-8010 ",michelle.wegler@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Itasca, Carlton, Lake, Cook, Olmsted, Ramsey, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-29,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30520,"Career Development Grant",2015,1232,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal is to produce 25 preliminary copies of a modest, black cloth hardcover book, 10"" x 10"" in dust jacket, of an estimated 50 pages. These I could make available to regional museum directors, curators, academic institutions, and past patrons of my work. I will secure the authorship of a foreword by Ann Klefstad, an eminent regional voice in the arts. The work itself will feature Kathleen Roberts' poetry alongside 20 of my duotone processed photographs. Measurable outcomes will include a detailed contact list of the book's recipients, and any ancillary materials garnered such as supplementary communications (i.e. thank yous, notice of receipt, etc.). Our project carries a rather evident measure of outcome: the planning and completion of the book as described. I will also collate various measures of evaluation such as press releases announcing the work's publication via the Duluth News Tribune, Minneapolis' City Pages, Star-Tribune, MNartists.org, and other media outlets. Record will be kept of invitations to broader distribution, as well as reviews, notices and the like.","While the Career Development grant was approved on June 29th, our project's change request was not approved until July 29th. Still, 21 authors were secured, Ann Klefstad authored a foreword, the book has been designed, proofs approved, pages printed, and now in the hands of its binder. The Duluth Art Institute has announced a launch with readings from the book on January 21st in conjunction with its annual member exhibition. Annie Dugan and I have also confirmed a broader exhibition in June 2016 of my images and contributor's texts in either the Steffl or Morrison galleries. I've arranged for the book's acceptance into the Duluth Public Library's Duluth Collection, created a website with links to each participant's websites, and have been cross-promoting their local appearances on a linked Facebook page.",,1768,"Other, local or private",3000,,,,"Tim P. White",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Tim White, Collaborative Book Project",2015-07-01,2015-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tim,White,"Tim P. White",,,MN,,"(612) 306-2277 ",whitedog35@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-30,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
35332,"Career Development Grant",2016,1290,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal is threefold: to complete my Great Lakes map series using re-purposed Battleship games; to exhibit them as an installation with other related new works including football and hockey game collages; and to share ideas the public and artists I invite for the show. Outcomes will be: a statistical and narrative record of the impact of the show as a whole, and of individual pieces, completion of the Battleship series, an increased network of fellow artists, more public recognition as a unique regional artist, a presentation of Great Lakes history made memorable by the use of gaming materials, and a new graphic metric for sports fans to see the movement in a particular game. For my own artistic development, the grant will allow me time to pursue my vision of play in art and expand into new areas. Since having a second child, time and resources have become more precious. My experience with the Quick Start showed me how grants like this can help keep my art practice viable. I will keep a record of local media, blog, and other mentions or reviews of the work. I will note the number of new followers of my blog and twitter accounts, and visitors to my website. I will likewise track any invitations to future art shows or collaborations, keep a sign-in/comment book at the opening reception, and note any income such as art sales, jobs or commissions deriving from this opportunity. The Duluth Art Institute and Depot may also keep door counts which I can tally during the month of the show to estimate an overall number of viewers; director Annie Dugan estimates 11,000 visitors over the course of a show, perhaps 15% being children. After completing a number of new pieces, I will gain insight into my current working process, and what direction my continuing work might take. I am interested in designing some of the new pieces so that the experience may be interactive for the audience, fitting with the theme of games and play.","My 3 specific outcomes were met: completing my series of Battleship great lakes maps; exhibiting them with related new works including sports collages; and sharing ideas with other artists and the public. I created 5 new assemblages and 6 collages. An archived recording was made of our artist talk, moderated by local artist Tim White. Some 200 people attended the opening; I grew my network of fellow artists, including exhibitors Chris Selleck, Elizabeth LaPensee, and Jonathan Thunder; and I added connections on my 2 social media feeds (Twitter and Facebook). The exhibit garnered at least 5 media mentions. In print, the Duluth Reader ran a photo and article, with estimated readership of 40,000; and the DNT with its daily circulation of 22,300 mentioned it in ""Best Bets"". In broadcast, my interview on KUMD's Radio Gallery reached 2,000 listeners, and is available to the 13,000 monthly home page visitors; while Fox 21 TV news interviewed Annie Dugan about the show. Online, Perfect Duluth Day ran an article by Dr. David Beard. The grant allowed me 114 hours of art-making time to pursue my vision. I received 2 invitations to show the work at other venues: The New York Mills Regional Cultural Center, and Minneapolis' Coffee Shop NE. Annie Dugan estimated 11,000 visitors, perhaps 15% children. I gained insight into new directions for my work, consulting with Duluth's Maker Space about the future possibility of reprogramming of an electronic Battleship game for more accuracy.",,1860,"Other, local or private",3150,,,,"Robert D. Adams",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Games in Art: A group exhibition featuring the work of Robert Dewitt Adams. The Duluth Art Institute has invited me to curate a themed show featuring my Great Lakes maps using Battleship games. It would be in the Morrison Gallery in fall of 2017.",2016-07-01,2017-11-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Adams,"Robert D. Adams",,,MN,,"(541) 683-0851 ",robatoms@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-32,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of the Duluth Art Institute; Kristina Estell: visual artist specializing in large-scale installations; Crystal Detlefsen: sound engineer, photographer, KUWS radio host; Summer Scharringhausen: program manager at MacRostie Art Center.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",1
35338,"Career Development Grant",2016,1290,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","To create a dozen garments and four queen sized quilts for an exhibition this November at the Duluth Arts Institute. The apparel will be modeled by family and friends during the exhibitions opening night. The apparel will connect with the quilts which will create backdrops for them when they are worn and on display. With my new work, I seek to create excitement and interest within our community. I plan on promoting my work through social media, send out visual documentations of this work to other venues for show and to create interest amongst Swedish design firms which I have been in contact. Having an exhibition which brings smiles to people's faces and visual dialogue in regards to textile design is my goal. Modern Scandinavian design lives on and consumers of handmade modern design will find interest in my work. Having a visually changed exhibition, creating dialogue in regards to handmade textile and design, finding audiences within the community and beyond that appreciate my work and want to purchase it would be fantastic. Ultimately, to generate enough interest that I can be a full time artist would be the best of all outcomes.","Our exhibition was well received. The exhibition has been invited to travel to The Norway House in Minneapolis come May. We are waiting to hear about our show traveling to the Swedish Institute in Chicago. I was invited to be the premier artist at the Duluth Public Arts Councils unveiling of its Art and Culture Plan for the city. I believe that my work from this exhibition caught the eye of the commission which granted me the opportunity to create work for their reception.",,2510,"Other, local or private",3800,,,0.00,"Kirsten M. Aune",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"I seek funding to put towards an exhibition this November at the Duluth Art Institute.",2016-07-01,2016-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kirsten,Aune,"Kirsten M. Aune",,,MN,,"(218) 481-5058 ",aunemail@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-33,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of the Duluth Art Institute; Kristina Estell: visual artist specializing in large-scale installations; Crystal Detlefsen: sound engineer, photographer, KUWS radio host; Summer Scharringhausen: program manager at MacRostie Art Center.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",1
35342,"Career Development Grant",2016,1860,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Part memoir, part literary criticism, my project traces the impact of contemporary warfare on the reading and interpreting of literary texts and other visual artifacts, such as film. The collection focuses on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, in which I served previously as a foreign volunteer in the Israeli army and as a human rights advocate. The essays explore my own growth as a soldier and writer and try to come to terms with some of the horrors I witnessed in that locale, as well as their subsequent impact on my outlook as a critic. Overall, these essays try to balance personal reflection with an outward look at art and explore how the experience of the modern-day battlefield transposes itself onto literary interpretation. In terms of goals, I hope to use the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council funds to conduct research in Israel and then draft my volume's two remaining essays, which I will then submit to literary journals for publication and share at a public reading at the University of Minnesota Duluth. I aim to write two remaining essays on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. The first is a follow-up to the essay In Josaphat's Valley,"" which I published in Harpur Palate and which forms the titular essay of my collection. The proposed essay will detail how the Israeli military base in Bethlehem, where I served previously, has changed in the last ten years and since the time that my original article was published. Specifically, this new essay will trace the impact of the occupation on the soldiers and explore what hopes, if any, they have for the future. The second, proposed essay is also a follow-up piece, in this case to an essay called ""Rights of Return,"" which is currently under review at literary journals. This second, proposed essay will explore how the Palestinian refugee camp in Bethlehem, where I previously lived, has changed in the fifteen years since I left. The piece will also explore how the refugees perceive the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict and will articulate what hopes, if any, they have for the future. The success of these two essays will depend on the quality of the research and writing that comes out of these two projects. Although I have published several-dozen creative works in literary journals over the years, I do not generally consider publication to be the sole measure of a project's success, as some creative writing pieces can take many years to develop. I do, however, aim to produce two publishable pieces and to share them at a community reading.""","With support from the grant, I gave a public reading at the Prøve Gallery in Duluth on Dec. 1, 2016. With the support from the grant, I researched, completed, and submitted my book manuscript to publishers, and it was accepted for publication at Paloma Press in 2018. It was also a finalist for two contests and a finalist for publication at two additional presses.",,1140,"Other, local or private",3000,,,,"Joshua A. Bernstein AKA J. A. Bernstein",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"""In Josaphat's Valley: Essays on War, Literature, and Life."" The project is a volume of creative nonfiction essays, two of which require funding to complete. I aim to publish the essays and share them at a public reading at University of Minnesota-Duluth.",2016-05-01,2016-11-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joshua,Bernstein,"Joshua A. Bernstein",,,MN,,"(312) 497-8924 ",jbernste@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-34,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Duluth Art Institute; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Kristina Estell: visual artist specializing in large-scale installations; Crystal Detlefsen: sound engineer, photographer, KUWS radio host; Summer Scharringhausen: program manager at MacRostie Art Center; Linda Grover: writer, instructor at the University of Minnesota-Duluth.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",1
35346,"Career Development Grant",2016,150,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of this project is to present research of African-American bassists from 1900-1936 who helped in the early development of jazz. The research will be presented in a multi-media lecture with live musical accompaniment at the 2016 European Bass Conference at the Hudební fakulta Akademie múzických umení v Praze Conservatory in Prague, Czech Republic. The outcome of this project will hopefully be further research and performance opportunities with double bassists in Europe. Further collaboration in research and performance with double bassists in Europe can be measured by increased frequency in future travel plans to conferences in Europe and the possibility of hosting European bassists in the Arrowhead region.",,,5650,"Other, local or private",5800,,,,"Adam Booker",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Presentation of Double Bass Techniques of the Early Jazz Era at 2016BASSEURO Conference.",2016-09-17,2016-03-24,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Adam,Booker,"Adam Booker",,,MN,,"(512) 644-4691 ",abooker@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-36,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of the Duluth Art Institute; Kristina Estell: visual artist specializing in large-scale installations; Crystal Detlefsen: sound engineer, photographer, KUWS radio host; Summer Scharringhausen: program manager at MacRostie Art Center.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35348,"Career Development Grant",2016,456,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My Arrowhead Regional Arts Council grant request has three parts: 1) Scrutiny. I want to expose my writing, and myself as a writer, to the scrutiny of a much-admired and accomplished literary writer, gaining fresh perspectives and new skills to accelerate the completion of my novel, The Order of Love. 2) Manuscript. I will finish this novel begun several years ago, giving voice to the main character who has lived with me, polishing the manuscript to be ready for publication. To accomplish this, I’ll participate in a week-long Mentorship in Fiction Writing with Faith Sullivan. Then, I’ll use the ten hours per week devoted to my personal writing to focus on this novel, which is about 60% complete. 3) Gratitude. I’ll present my work in a public reading to an audience of regional fiction writers, inviting them to present their work as well, to celebrate and recognize this literary community as we consider how to contribute our voices and our energy. Participation in the mentorship with Ms. Sullivan, and in group discussions with classmates, will help me evaluate the qualities present and missing in my fiction writing. By the end of that intensive week, I will be able to articulate a clear blueprint to finish my novel. I’ll evaluate my writing progress regularly from September 2016 to June 2017 to stay on track to complete the manuscript by the end of June 2017. In January 2017, I’ll begin planning the public reading with and for my fiction-writing peers, and will evaluate the success of that event based in part on feedback from participants. This grant is a catalyst in my evolution from childhood storytelling to my young and middle adulthood crafting nonfiction, to my second adulthood as a fiction writer. Recognizing that the path to publication requires more than merely producing pages, I’m confident that the plan outlined here will result in a polished manuscript, a necessary and valuable step in my literary career.","1. Attended and completed the 2016 Mentorship in Fiction with Faith Sullivan at Grand Marais Art Colony from August 28- September 2, 2016. 2. Made substantial progress on the manuscript for my first novel (about 85% complete by 6/30/17, with the remainder researched and outlined.) 3. Organized and facilitated ""Some Writers Reading"" event at Grand Marais Public Library on March 25, 2017, featuring 7 other local/regional writers in a roundtable discussion that was open to the public, and attended by about 30 people.",,704,"Other, local or private",1160,,,0.00,"Judith E. Budreau AKA Judy Budreau",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"The Order of Love, completed manuscript of a novel ten years in the making.",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Judith,Budreau,"Judith E. Budreau AKA Judy Budreau",,,MN,,"(952) 451-6914 ",judybudreau@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Cook",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-37,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of the Duluth Art Institute; Kristina Estell: visual artist specializing in large-scale installations; Crystal Detlefsen: sound engineer, photographer, KUWS radio host; Summer Scharringhausen: program manager at MacRostie Art Center.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35349,"Career Development Grant",2016,150,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal for this project involves traveling to Nashville with my band to record a 4 - 5 song EP at Welcome to 1979 Studio, also fulfilling a prize I was awarded for one full day of recording time at this studio. This EP will be mastered directly to vinyl on their in-house lathe. I will send it to be duplicated shortly after to create 200 vinyl albums. I will hold an EP release party to celebrate the new music and my first vinyl record in Duluth and seek local and national press and radio. The measurable outcomes of this project will include: Finishing the recording of 4 - 5 songs in our two day period. Mastering the album. Duplicating the LPs. Booking an EP release party in summer 2016. Receiving 3+ reviews locally and nationally.","My band traveled to Nashville and recorded a 4 song EP at Welcome to 1979 Studio. The EP is being processed for duplication on vinyl to be released in May 2017.",,6129,"Other, local or private",6279,,,0.00,"Mary E. Bue",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Recording 4-5 song EP at Nashville's Welcome to 1979 Studio and pressing my first vinyl EP.",2016-02-01,2016-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Bue,"Mary B. Bue",,,MN,,"(218) 341-1577 ",marybue@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-38,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Duluth Art Institute; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Kristina Estell: visual artist specializing in large-scale installations; Crystal Detlefsen: sound engineer, photographer, KUWS radio host; Summer Scharringhausen: program manager at MacRostie Art Center; Linda Grover: writer, instructor at the University of Minnesota-Duluth.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",1
35354,"Career Development Grant",2016,1251,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","To launch my personal website by October 15, 2016. The website will not only market my published work and promote my writing workshops, but will also assist with my residency applications (which often require a website). I will measure the success by the number of views that my website receives, as well of the number of chapbooks that I sell and the number of workshops that I book. In addition, I will measure success by the number of residency applications I am able to complete after the website is up and running.","My website was officially launched on November 21, 2016 and within the first month, I have received 2,714 hits on the site. That was three times my goal in the first year. It is too early to determine how many workshops and readings I will book through my site, but with the number of site visits, I have no doubt that I will secure a few since I have marketed my workshops directly to arts organizations, libraries and schools.",,1659,"Other, local or private",2910,,,0.00,"Jeanette M. Cox",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"A professionally created website to market my published works and to promote my writing workshops.",2016-09-01,2017-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeanette,Cox,"Jeanette M. Cox",,,MN,,"(218) 404-0578 ",jetecho@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Cook, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-40,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of the Duluth Art Institute; Kristina Estell: visual artist specializing in large-scale installations; Crystal Detlefsen: sound engineer, photographer, KUWS radio host; Summer Scharringhausen: program manager at MacRostie Art Center.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35357,"Career Development Grant",2016,628,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal is the successful exhibition of artwork, created by me, as well as the successful design and implementation of the cd cover and event poster for the 15th ""One Week Live"" live music recording event at Beaner's Central in Duluth, Minnesota. Successful printing of my artwork as well as completed graphic design of the cd and poster for the event.","The successful completion of an exhibition of new artwork. Taking advantage of the unique venue I created a new series of artworks that combined abstract painting and a sculptural element. Their development will lead to further exploration in this direction and would not have happened if not for this opportunity. The opening reception took place over the album release multi-day event and included the production of marketing materials, prints of the album art I produced and the printing and the giving out for free of 75 of my printed nature photographs to guests. Additionally, large prints of the album art created and autographed by participating band members which will be auctioned off at a future date to support children's music programming.",,1332,"Other, local or private",1960,,,0.00,"Eric M. Dubnicka",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"""One Week Live Vol. 15"" Art Exhibition at Beaners Central.",2016-08-01,2017-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Eric,Dubnicka,"Eric M. Dubnicka",,,MN,,"(218) 727-4434 ",edubnicka@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-41,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of the Duluth Art Institute; Kristina Estell: visual artist specializing in large-scale installations; Crystal Detlefsen: sound engineer, photographer, KUWS radio host; Summer Scharringhausen: program manager at MacRostie Art Center.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35366,"Career Development Grant",2016,84,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goals for the East Coast Book Tour include the following: Give four literary readings of original work from my book Home Studies in New York, New York and Philadelphia, Ardmore, and Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Broaden my network of readers, supporters, and fellow writers in New York and Pennsylvania. Increase familiarity with my work and raise the profile of Home Studies in this region. Increase book sales of Home Studies. Gain proficiency at setting up and promoting literary performances at new venues. Increase my proficiency at blending planning with improvisation, as required, on a book tour. Gain increased flexibility and skill as a reader and performer. Gain an increased sense of confidence, ease, and empowerment as a touring writer. My evaluation plan involves gathering both quantitative and qualitative data in order to measure outcomes. Quantitative measures: Measurable increase in literary connections (for example, via Facebook and LinkedIn) of at least 15 individuals. Measurable increase in Home Studies book sales of at least 30 books. Qualitative measures: Positive written and/or verbal feedback from event organizers at all or most of the venues in which I performed. Positive written and/or feedback from audience members at all or most of the venues in which I performed. My own reflective writing, describing how I have grown as a performer and organizer through this book tour.","Gave three literary readings of original work from my book Home Studies in New York, New York and Philadelphia and Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Facilitated three class sessions, including reading of original work, writing activities and Q and A, at a high school (my alma mater) in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. Broadened my network of readers, supporters, and fellow writers in New York and Pennsylvania, including an increase in Facebook and LinkedIn connections. Increased familiarity with my work and raise the profile of Home Studies in this region, including publication of an interview with me on the Philadelphia Magazine website. Increased book sales of Home Studies, with 20 books sold as a direct result of this book tour. Gained proficiency at setting up and promoting literary performances at new venues. Increased my proficiency at blending planning with improvisation, as required, on a book tour. Gained increased flexibility and skill as a reader and performer. Gained an increased sense of confidence, ease, and empowerment as a touring writer.",,1636,"Other, local or private",1720,,,0.00,"Julie K. Gard",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Home Studies East Coast book tour: This opportunity will allow me to promote, publicize, and share work from my first book in New York and Pennysylvania.",2016-02-15,2016-05-25,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Gard,"Julie K. Gard",,,MN,,"(218) 341-2691 ",juliekgard@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-42,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Duluth Art Institute; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Kristina Estell: visual artist specializing in large-scale installations; Crystal Detlefsen: sound engineer, photographer, KUWS radio host; Summer Scharringhausen: program manager at MacRostie Art Center; Linda Grover: writer, instructor at the University of Minnesota-Duluth.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35367,"Career Development Grant",2016,1860,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of this project is to assemble a group of artists to record a suite of new music and then make a short film of a live performance. My outcome will be to have new music recorded and distributed by Chaperone Records and to have a short film based on its live production. My goal is to create a project that requires a collaborative effort. Each step of this process is evaluated by its completion; its recording, its performance and the film created by it. When all these things are completed in the stated time frame and available to the public I will consider this project a success.","With this most recent completed Fever Dream movie I increased my ability to work with other local artists and proved that I can finish a project within a specific budget and deadline.",,1140,"Other, local or private",3000,,,0.00,"Marc S. Gartman",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Ever Child - a 4-part suite of new music from my Fever Dream project to be performed at Prove Gallery March 4, 2016. Shook, a local video production company, will make a film documenting this event that I will submit to film festivals.",2016-02-04,2016-04-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marc,Gartman,"Marc S. Gartman",,,MN,,"(218) 269-1861 ",marcgart@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-43,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Duluth Art Institute; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Kristina Estell: visual artist specializing in large-scale installations; Crystal Detlefsen: sound engineer, photographer, KUWS radio host; Summer Scharringhausen: program manager at MacRostie Art Center; Linda Grover: writer, instructor at the University of Minnesota-Duluth.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",1
35371,"Career Development Grant",2016,1860,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","To create a body (20-30) of new paintings to the Duluth Art Institute to be exhibited in October. Utilize materials that are re used by frequenting local recycle centers and thrift stores. Generate new contacts in the regional art community by having a guest book. Represent my work in a professional manner by building quality canvases and cohesive framing. To create a body (20-30) of new paintings to the Duluth Art Institute to be exhibited in October. Utilize materials that are re used by frequenting local recycle centers and thrift stores. Generate new contacts in the regional art community by having a guest book. Represent my work in a professional manner by building quality canvases and cohesive framing.","This project has led to future exhibits. Also, I have met other local artists and have developed a potential future collaborative working relationship.",,1640,"Other, local or private",3500,,,0.00,"Brent W. Kustermann",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"I will be creating and exhibiting a body of new paintings for an upcoming exhibit at the Duluth Art Institute.",2016-09-01,2017-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brent,Kustermann,"Brent W. Kustermann",,,MN,,"(218) 591-3054 ",bkustermann@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-45,"Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",1
35376,"Career Development Grant",2016,1860,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal by taking a darkroom printmaking workshop with Bostick and Sullivan is to improve on my existing knowledge of Palladium printing, and to learn the sister process of Platinum printing. By learning from master printer Dana Sullivan, I will receive information obtained by thousands of hours of practice in the delicate, hand coated processes originally developed in the late 1800's. After the workshop, I will be able to take the information learned and practice it in my personal darkroom at my home, and also perform public demonstrations by volunteering through the Duluth Art Institute. By applying the knowledge learned during the workshop, I will be able to visually see the improvements made in the quality of the current Palladium prints I make, and also learn the procedures for making Platinum prints before spending money on the expensive and rare Platinum metal used for making that type of print. I will also learn the best methods for creating these prints, which I can then execute during free public demonstrations at the Duluth Art Institute's Depot Darkroom where I am one of two volunteer managers.",,,1260,"Other, local or private",3120,,,,"Brett Grandson",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Darkroom printmaking workshop",2016-02-01,2016-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brett,Grandson,"Brett Grandson",,,MN,,"(218) 428-7828 ",Brett@grandsonphotography.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-46,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Duluth Art Institute; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Kristina Estell: visual artist specializing in large-scale installations; Crystal Detlefsen: sound engineer, photographer, KUWS radio host; Summer Scharringhausen: program manager at MacRostie Art Center; Linda Grover: writer, instructor at the University of Minnesota-Duluth.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",1
35377,"Career Development Grant",2016,150,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My performance at the performance in 2016 at the La Cote Flute Festival will mark the European premiere of any of his works. This will also be my first European flute festival performance. It will provide a significant international experience and also the premier of these works for European international audiences. It will raise my profile worldwide and give these works the performance and attention they deserve. I will know if this experience is a success if I am able to secure future international performances. The growing success of these works will be measurable in the ongoing purchase of my editions of these works and the CD I have recorded dedicated to these works.","My performance at the performance in 2016 at the La Cote Flute Festival marked the European premiere these works. This was my first European flute festival performance. It provided a significant international experience and also the premier of these works for European international audiences. It will raise my profile worldwide and give these works the performance and attention they deserve. I was also able to make connections with various flutists from France, Italy, and Switzerland and able to secure future possible collaborations.",,2850,"Other, local or private",3000,,,0.00,"Paula M. Gudmundson",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Perform at the La C⌠te Flute Festival October 2016 in La Cote, Switzerland in a program titled La Flauta of Buenos Aires.",2016-10-05,2016-10-10,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paula,Gudmundson,"Paula M. Gudmundson",,,MN,,"(651) 485-1186 ",unatica@aol.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-47,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Duluth Art Institute; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Kristina Estell: visual artist specializing in large-scale installations; Crystal Detlefsen: sound engineer, photographer, KUWS radio host; Summer Scharringhausen: program manager at MacRostie Art Center; Linda Grover: writer, instructor at the University of Minnesota-Duluth.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",1
35379,"Career Development Grant",2016,150,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","To use the research and writing opportunity afford me by this trip to Vietnam to interview my father about his experiences, while also joining him on a pilgrimage to revisit the battlefields where he fought and killed and barely escaped with his life. I anticipate this opportunity will provide me with the time, research and insight needed to complete my memoir project, ""THE (family) UNIT."" The second part of this activity will be to travel to Los Angeles in the spring of 2016 with my completed manuscript fo","1) Took a research and writing trip to Vietnam in late February of 2016 that gave me the insight and information needed to complete my project. 2) Traveled to Washington, DC in February of 2017 for the Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference where I made strong connections with major members of the non-fiction and memoir literary community.",,4750,"Other, local or private",4900,,,0.00,"Andrew J. Helbacka-Bennett AKA Andy Bennett",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"THE (family) UNIT - a memoir about Vietnam.",2016-02-18,2016-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Helbacka-Bennett,"Andrew J. Helbacka-Bennett AKA Andy Bennett",,,MN,,"(218) 310-6395 ",andyjaybennett@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-48,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Duluth Art Institute; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Kristina Estell: visual artist specializing in large-scale installations; Crystal Detlefsen: sound engineer, photographer, KUWS radio host; Summer Scharringhausen: program manager at MacRostie Art Center; Linda Grover: writer, instructor at the University of Minnesota-Duluth.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35385,"Career Development Grant",2016,1579,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Artistic Goals: 1. Study Rya weaving techniques with Jan Mostrom; I would like to study the traditional Scandinavian weaving technique, Rya, with Jan Mostrom. It is important I broaden my knowledge of weaving techniques. 2. Time and materials; Create new and original works using existing and new techniques. In addition to what I typically weave with, I would like to work with different yarns and other fiber materials. 3. Technical Ability; Not only learn new techniques, but master and improve my technical ability to weave on new types of looms. 4. Develop a stronger artistic point of view; develop a stronger artistic point of view through the volume and intensity of work enabled by the grant. I want to learn new weaving techniques that can be applied to future work that I create. I also want to increase my technical weaving knowledge by learning how to weave on the ridged heddle loom. Measurable outcomes can be seen when I have successfully learned and applied Rya weaving techniques to my work and when I have created new work using the ridged heddle loom. A second measurable outcome would be in the body of work that is produced. After mastering these new techniques and skills I intend on creating a new body of work inspired by my learnings. During this time I plan to create new works that explore new ideas and inspiration.","Measurable Outcomes: 1. Study Rya weaving techniques with Jan Mostrom; I studied the traditional Scandinavian weaving technique, Rya increasing my technical weaving skills and knowledge. 2. Time and materials; Create new and original works using existing and new techniques. I created several new weavings employing both preexisting weaving skills along with newly learned skills and techniques. 3. Technical Ability; I was able to create new works utilizing my newly acquired skills and techniques which further develop day technical weaving ability. 4. Develop a stronger artistic point of view; by learning new weaving techniques along with the opportunity to create several new works I was further able to develop a stronger artistic point of view.",,966,"Other, local or private",2545,,,0.00,"Kristen Kaas",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Tapestry Hand Weaving. A study in traditional Scandinavian Rya weaving techniques on the ridged heddle loom and the creation of a collection of newly woven tapestry pieces.",2016-07-01,2017-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristen,Kaas,"Kristen Kaas",,,MN,,"(651) 307-4152 ",kristenkaas@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-50,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of the Duluth Art Institute; Kristina Estell: visual artist specializing in large-scale installations; Crystal Detlefsen: sound engineer, photographer, KUWS radio host; Summer Scharringhausen: program manager at MacRostie Art Center.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35397,"Career Development Grant",2016,1860,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","To have a successful exhibit of my abstract paintings at the Duluth Art Institute and to have an artist talk that is cohesive and clearly lays out my ideas and motivations in regards to my work. I also would like the paintings to be a cohesive statement that pushes my work conceptually and technically. I will evaluate the success of the exhibit by attendance and critical response from local arts professionals. Critical response can be measured by the comments from the Curator and staff at the Duluth Art Institute and other arts professionals in the community.","The exhibit was a success with over 200 people attending the exhibit, the opening, and the artist talk. One painting went to a collector who formerly ran a successful gallery in Kansas City. Shannon Cousino, Professor of Art at University of Wisconsin-Superior, brought her art seminar class to the exhibition. Also through this project I was also included in Kathy McTavish's Quantum Computing Project (another Arrowhead Regional Arts Council funded event) and the Duluth Art Institute Make your Mark event which gave me access to a much wider audience then I expected.",,1140,"Other, local or private",3000,,,0.00,"Adam J. McCauley",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"A series of small fires (working title) a solo exhibit of new paintings at the Duluth Art Institute.",2016-02-01,2016-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Adam,McCauley,"Adam J. McCauley",,,MN,,"(218) 341-6642 ",adam.j.mccauley@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-52,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Duluth Art Institute; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Kristina Estell: visual artist specializing in large-scale installations; Crystal Detlefsen: sound engineer, photographer, KUWS radio host; Summer Scharringhausen: program manager at MacRostie Art Center; Linda Grover: writer, instructor at the University of Minnesota-Duluth.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",1
35404,"Career Development Grant",2016,1860,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","I want to draw and paint the areas in Duluth that are places where the wilderness is mingling with civilization. My goal is to spend time sketching on back roads, in alleys, on top of the hillside, and in wooded, overgrown pieces of my childhood neighborhood near Lester River. I have recently been looking at historical artwork depicting the Duluth area, and I really would love to do a body of work which joins that history. I like the idea of interpreting the landscapes, neighborhoods, people, urban environments, and animals of the area. The work would involve making art that could reflect our time here- where the modern emerges from the historical, where development emerges from the wild. There is something about that edge of nature that I am wanting to pursue. My goal is to do work that will be a permanent part of the artistic history of the area. I think the true measure of this body of work would be if it evokes the essence of this place and time, and if it stands as compelling art on its own. It would have to be evaluated in a larger context as well as a local one, in that people who don't live here would still have a connection to it. Does it take the personal to the universal? Does it speak to the tension between the wild and the developed? Those would be the measuring tools and questions I would try to answer with this work.","The show has been a success, with a large turnout at the opening, and several of the pieces sold. The project opened up a new door of inspiration for me, and solidified my commitment to this area as a subject matter. I really feel like I only scratched the surface, but am happy to be in the dialogue of history of our town.",,2260,"Other, local or private",4120,,,0.00,"Christine S. Monroe AKA Chris Monroe",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Assistance for the creation of art for a 2016 show based on scenes of Duluth.",2016-03-04,2016-12-09,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christine,Monroe,"Christine S. Monroe AKA Chris Monroe",,,MN,,"(218) 590-0616 ",violetdays1@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Lake, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-53,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Duluth Art Institute; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Kristina Estell: visual artist specializing in large-scale installations; Crystal Detlefsen: sound engineer, photographer, KUWS radio host; Summer Scharringhausen: program manager at MacRostie Art Center; Linda Grover: writer, instructor at the University of Minnesota-Duluth.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35406,"Career Development Grant",2016,1221,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","This application is to secure funding to have my artwork professionally scanned and for my labor to update my website. My goal is to have the best images possible of my artwork for marketing purposes, my website, artist's talks and exhibition opportunities. The immediate measurable outcome will be a portfolio of high quality images of my artwork and their use on my improved website, followed by having high quality images as needed for promotional materials or calls for entry into various exhibitions. I will evaluate the outcome by comparing the before and after appearance of my website and convenience of having images ready as needed for promotional materials or exhibition opportunities.","Professional looking website. karennease.com. High quality, high resolution images to use for exhibition opportunities and promotion.",,1619,"Other, local or private",2840,,,0.00,"Karen O. Nease AKA Karen Nease",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Professional high quality scans of artwork for use on website and promotional materials.",2016-08-08,2017-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karen,Nease,"Karen O. Nease AKA Karen Nease",,,MN,,"(218) 343-3100 ",karenneasestudio@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-54,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of the Duluth Art Institute; Kristina Estell: visual artist specializing in large-scale installations; Crystal Detlefsen: sound engineer, photographer, KUWS radio host; Summer Scharringhausen: program manager at MacRostie Art Center.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",1
35408,"Career Development Grant",2016,1605,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","To make six original music videos to accompany songs from my brand new album of original music, to show them at a live screening and post them online. Music listeners are increasingly looking to sites like YouTube to hear new music and so I want to make good videos for my songs. One of my songs, ""Good News Bad News"" has over 2,000 views on YouTube and I think with the time to make new videos my music could reach a larger audience. With so much free music online it is getting increasingly difficult to make m","I did a premiere of my video project at the Red Herring Lounge in Duluth on April 29 2016 with musical performances by The Boomchucks and other musicians from the Twin Cities, (Ben Cool Feltz) and California (Lillie Lemon). The final title of my video project was ""The Boomchucks' Home Movie"" and it's on YouTube https://youtu.be/RQP2uImMX90",,1395,"Other, local or private",3000,,,0.00,"Jamie M. Ness",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"The Boomchucks ""Antidote."" Six original music videos, live screening, and online hosting.",2016-02-02,2016-05-02,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jamie,Ness,"Jamie M. Ness",,,MN,,"(218) 576-2090 ",jamienessmail@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Cook, Hennepin, Ramsey, Roseau",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-55,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Duluth Art Institute; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Kristina Estell: visual artist specializing in large-scale installations; Crystal Detlefsen: sound engineer, photographer, KUWS radio host; Summer Scharringhausen: program manager at MacRostie Art Center; Linda Grover: writer, instructor at the University of Minnesota-Duluth.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",1
35412,"Career Development Grant",2016,1774,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal is to create the first full length album by Superior Siren at the Sacred Heart Recording Studio. I will work with cellist Rachel Gobin, bassist Nyssa Krause, and drummer Emma Deaner to record ten original songs. Two songs will be from my solo EP, Lotus in the Muck, which have been developed and enhanced with the addition of cello, bass, and drums. The final eight will be new material with lyrics and music written by me, Laura Sellner. Chief engineer Tom Fabjance will record, mix, and master the album. My goal is to create an album that flows with an all-encompassing sound that is distinct of Superior Siren. The mixture of new material and the two prior songs will accomplish goals twofold; one: it will lead to more listeners and fans, and two: increase the popularity of Superior Siren while keeping current listeners and fans. Other outcomes include more performance opportunities at new and established music venues and festivals, leading to an increase in compensation. The goal of the first full length Superior Siren album will be measured by the completion of the album. The goal to increase Superior Siren listeners will be measured by an increase in Superior Siren social media traffic including: website views, Facebook Likes, Instagram Followers, Twitter connections, Youtube views, Soundcloud followers, and most importantly, music sales. I will record the number of listeners and followers prior to releasing the album and compare that to the amount following the distribution of the album. I will track CD sales and analyze the changes in revenue. In addition, I will measure a growth in popularity by more invitations to perform as well as more attendees to performances.","The measurable outcome of this project is the 10 original songs by Superior Siren recorded and mixed at Sacred Heart Recording Studio.",,1226,"Other, local or private",3000,,,0.00,"Laura Sellner",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Support to record and produce a full length album by Superior Siren at Sacred Heart Recording Studio.",2016-08-31,2016-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laura,Sellner,"Laura Sellner",,,MN,,"(218) 491-1726 ",superiorsirenmusic@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Aitkin, Cook, Carlton, Carlton, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-56,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of the Duluth Art Institute; Kristina Estell: visual artist specializing in large-scale installations; Crystal Detlefsen: sound engineer, photographer, KUWS radio host; Summer Scharringhausen: program manager at MacRostie Art Center.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35415,"Career Development Grant",2016,1860,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The Goals for this project are twofold: Goal 1: Improve the quality of my work sample used in applications to Museums and Shows. I will do this by building two new pieces that reflect more accurately what I am capable of producing. Goal 2: Increase the visibility of my work to a larger regional and national audience. I will apply to the Smithsonian Craft Show and initiate the process for exhibitions at regional Museums. Evaluation will be applied to each of the 2 goals on an individual basis. Goal 1: Completion of the two pieces and subsequent peer review of the success and quality of each of the new pieces. I have a network of fellow artists that engage in this kind of feedback. Goal 2: Success will be measured in how quickly there is a response from museums and shows. Enthusiastic response will indicate if my thoughts about improving my work sample were accurate. Acceptance by the Smithsonian Jury will confirm the improvement of the work sample.",,,1140,"Other, local or private",3000,,,,"Peter K. Pestalozzi",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Peter Pestalozzi will create new work to update his work sample to better reflect his artistic vision.",2016-02-01,2016-08-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peter,Pestalozzi,"Peter K. Pestalozzi",,,MN,,"(218) 365-5499 ",odysseydesign@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-57,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Duluth Art Institute; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Kristina Estell: visual artist specializing in large-scale installations; Crystal Detlefsen: sound engineer, photographer, KUWS radio host; Summer Scharringhausen: program manager at MacRostie Art Center; Linda Grover: writer, instructor at the University of Minnesota-Duluth.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35424,"Career Development Grant",2016,1860,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Katherine Sandnas requests financial support for the time needed to work with Ruriko Miyamoto to produce a new collaborative artwork created by uniting clay bodies’ exclusive to each country. Our collaboration will take place the month of November, 2016. Obtain financial support for Katherine Sandnas and Ruriko Miyamoto’s upcoming exhibition: A Collaboration Between Japan and the United States of America. The exhibition is to be held at Bemidji State University’s Talley Gallery, and will run from 11/1/16-12/2/16. The Evaluation plan for measurable outcomes include: 1. Provide collaboration time needed for Katherine Sandnas and Ruriko Miyamoto to preform research and development for a new collaborative artwork. 2. Secure the funding for the construction of pedestals for the exhibition to be held at Bemidji State University’s Talley Gallery. 3. Secure travel expenses for Ruriko Miyamoto’s attendance and participation in our exhibition opening and artist talks scheduled for November 1 at the Talley Gallery. 4. Develop and update my Web site and produce public relations materials regarding our work.","I do not believe I can measure the outcomes precisely. The Tally Gallery at Bemidji State University stated it was a very successful exhibition with high attendance. Ruriko Miyamoto and I continue to work together for our next collaboration. The time we had for research and working together was a treasured and valuable experience for us. Our working process, though we are not together now, is still gleaning new techniques and concepts.",,1790,"Other, local or private",3650,,,0.00,"Katherine E. Sandnas AKA Mutti",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"A Collaboration Between Japan and the United States of America- an exhibition to be held at Bemidji State University's Talley Gallery",2016-07-19,2017-02-07,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katherine,Sandnas,"Katherine E. Sandnas AKA Mutti",,,MN,,"(218) 476-2012 ",kmutti@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Beltrami, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-58,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of the Duluth Art Institute; Kristina Estell: visual artist specializing in large-scale installations; Crystal Detlefsen: sound engineer, photographer, KUWS radio host; Summer Scharringhausen: program manager at MacRostie Art Center.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35425,"Career Development Grant",2016,1290,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal with the recording of the EP is to showcase and promote new material I have created that portrays a more refined, professional and developed approach to the style of electronic music I am composing. In order to achieve this, I intend to: 1.Record five new songs at The Terrarium music studio in Minneapolis, Minnesota with engineer Jason Orris; 2. Submit and digitally distribute the EP to a variety of online music platforms and radio stations across the state; 3. Debut the new music in a live performance setting; 4. Submit the music to other like-minded musicians around the country to propose booking shows together. My methods to measure my outcomes are essentially the same as my goals. The evaluation plan will be to ensure that I have: 1. Recorded the EP at The Terrarium studio in Minneapolis, Minneapolis; 2. Submitted the EP to local radio stations, college stations across the state and digitally distributed through various online music platforms; 3. Debuted the music in a live performance setting; 4. Submitted the music to other musicians to propose booking shows together.","1. Recorded a new EP at The Terrarium studio in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 2. Digital distribution across multiple music platforms 3. Promotion of new EP on multiple social media platforms 4. EP sent to statewide and national radio stations and bands with a similar sound with proposition of becoming an opener for larger venues and audiences 5.Continued progress in preparation for live showcase of new songs.",,1744,"Other, local or private",3034,,,0.00,"Shaunna M. Schanzenbach",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Shaunna Heckman seeks funding for the recording and distribution of a new 5 song EP. Shaunna's newest music project has led her to create material that showcases an advanced, more professional approach in her style of music.",2016-08-15,2016-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shaunna,Schanzenbach,"Shaunna M. Schanzenbach",,,MN,,"(218) 340-3379 ",smheckman@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-59,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of the Duluth Art Institute; Kristina Estell: visual artist specializing in large-scale installations; Crystal Detlefsen: sound engineer, photographer, KUWS radio host; Summer Scharringhausen: program manager at MacRostie Art Center.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35429,"Career Development Grant",2016,1860,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","We want to send our 50 albums/downloads to local and regional radio station. We hope to make it on 70% of the Station's playlists. We would like to be played in regional stations 20 times in a month prior of release, and 20 times following two months. Out of 250 vinyl albums I would like to sale 175 in the first year after our album release. We would track their playlist on their website, and also contact their music directors of each station. We would also setting an alert on search engine to inform use of online activities that involve our album. We would track sells relating to this project.","In release of our singles we had a total reach of 1,888 people on Facebook. Through Bandcamp we had a total of 65 plays of our singles. We also have had 19 streaming plays on Spotify. We are also being featured on the New Indie Daily compilation.",,2090,"Other, local or private",3950,,,0.00,"Alberto R. Serrano Rivera",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"A Winter Downpour record. After four years of song writing, enough solid material has been created to produce an album.",2016-07-01,2017-01-20,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alberto,"Serrano Rivera","Alberto R. Serrano Rivera",,,MN,,"(320) 420-0661 ",awinterdownpour@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Cook, Carlton, Stearns, Hennepin, Ramsey, Winona, Rice, Olmsted, Blue Earth",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-60,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of the Duluth Art Institute; Kristina Estell: visual artist specializing in large-scale installations; Crystal Detlefsen: sound engineer, photographer, KUWS radio host; Summer Scharringhausen: program manager at MacRostie Art Center.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35431,"Career Development Grant",2016,1860,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","I will create a character bible (a detailed description of characters in a narrative story) for the original web series ""Old Lifty."" I will also create three full drafts for Episodes Two, Three, and Four. Complete three draft episodes (episodes 2, 3 and 4) based on premise of ""Old Lifty"" pilot. Develop narrative skills and technical skills as a screenwriter. Apply screenwriting skills to other areas of work, e.g. playwriting. Work with Hanon and Livingston to implement character bible and Drafts 2, 3 and 4 ","Created character bible for the original web series Old Lifty. Applied screenwriting skills to other areas of work, including play-writing and essay writing. Re-wrote original pilot to shorter format and explored different length formats for episodes. Wrote drafts of episodes 2, 3, and 4. Developed further understanding of the nature of screenplays vs scripts intended for radio and stage. After analyzing post-production showing of ""Old Lifty,"" re-evaluate characters through lens of gender balance and inclusiveness. Deepened relationships with members of Minnesota and Duluth-Superior film community.",,2130,"Other, local or private",3990,,,0.00,"Jean M. Sramek AKA Jean Sramek",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Create character bible and drafts of three episodes for local web/TV series ""Old Lifty.""",2016-02-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jean,Sramek,"Jean M. Sramek AKA Jean Sramek",,,MN,,"(218) 390-3337 ",jean.sramek@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-61,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Duluth Art Institute; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Kristina Estell: visual artist specializing in large-scale installations; Crystal Detlefsen: sound engineer, photographer, KUWS radio host; Summer Scharringhausen: program manager at MacRostie Art Center; Linda Grover: writer, instructor at the University of Minnesota-Duluth.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",1
35435,"Career Development Grant",2016,1290,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Produce a short film to further develop my artistic resume in order to qualify for new opportunities. I am going to take time to explore and harness the imagery that would give my movie a distinct visual voice. This will be accomplished by innovating my use of lighting, developing collage techniques, exploiting celluloid film in a digital hybrid production, and cultivating fluency in the complementary aspects of sound and dialogue in relation to picture and motion. In order to determine if I have realized my proposed goals, I will have produced a new movie that has visually progressed from my previous works and updated my portfolio/work sample to reflect my current artistic abilities. The artistic accomplishment will rely on my own honest evaluation of my work, which will be informed by peer critique, audience response, and feedback from festival programmers and grants’ boards.","Through this Career Development Grant I was afforded time and access to learn Adobe After Effects. During this time I produced a 70 min experimental/ambient video which was accompanied by a live score by RAW SPACE and performed in front of a live audience in Fitger's Barrel Room.",,1710,"Other, local or private",3000,,,0.00,"Nicholas Sunsdahl",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Produce a short film to further develop my artistic resume in order to qualify for new opportunities.",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicholas,Sunsdahl,"Nicholas Sunsdahl",,,MN,,"(218) 780-4500 ",nsunsdahl@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-63,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of the Duluth Art Institute; Kristina Estell: visual artist specializing in large-scale installations; Crystal Detlefsen: sound engineer, photographer, KUWS radio host; Summer Scharringhausen: program manager at MacRostie Art Center.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",1
35352,"Career Development Grant",2016,1860,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The primary goal of this opportunity is to advance my career as a craftsman by building two open back banjos to be displayed for sale at the Rosewood Music shop in Duluth, Minnesota. This objective will be successfully met when the instruments are complete and on display. Additionally, I have two secondary goals that supplement and result from my primary goal: 1) improve craftsmanship as a builder; 2) develop a reputation as a local banjo maker. An improvement in my craftsmanship will be measured by successfully incorporating inlay and decorative wood techniques that I have not previously attempted that will improve the overall aesthetic and tone of the banjos. The foundations of a local reputation commence as I interact with area banjo players who happen to see and play the instruments created in this project. I will have two completed banjos for sale and on display in Duluth no later than September 30, 2016. I have built previous banjos in one month. With improved access to supplies and more efficient tools, construction of two banjos in three months is reasonable. To ensure timeliness of completion, I have established the following benchmarks corresponding with the building process: 1) Necks and fingerboard completed by August 1. 2) Pots completed by August 15. 3) Finishing and hardware installation completed by September 1. 4) Banjos setup, tuned and delivered by September 15. Quantification of improved craftsmanship will begin with a review of project notes, recordings and photos of my previous banjos. I will be focusing especially on improving my skills in decorative wood and inlay techniques. Peghead and fingerboard inlay work will occur in the first phase to allow time to rebuild or improve inlay and decorative work. Once these two methods are successful and incorporated into the completed banjos, I will consider my skills improved and the goal met. A local reputation takes years of collaboration to develop. To evaluate the progress towards this goal I have established long and short-term measures. A short-term measure will be communication with at least one area banjo player who has seen and played my project instruments within the first month of display I hope to achieve my long-term outcome of collaborating with and building a banjo for at least one local musician within one year.","Completed two banjos incorporating decorative wood and inlay techniques.",,1140,"Other, local or private",3000,,,0.00,"Ben Cogger",Individual,"Career Development Grant ",,"Made in Duluth banjos. ",2016-07-01,2016-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ben,Cogger,"Ben Cogger",,,MN,,"(218) 355-0427 ",cogge013@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Carlton, Cook, Lake, Pine, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-39,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of the Duluth Art Institute; Kristina Estell: visual artist specializing in large-scale installations; Crystal Detlefsen: sound engineer, photographer, KUWS radio host; Summer Scharringhausen: program manager at MacRostie Art Center. ","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter. ",,2
30438,"Career Development Grant",2015,1232,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of this project is to record, produce, mix and master The Social Disaster’s first LP, The Dark Side of the Rolling Rink to be released physically and digitally to the general population. This will create a quality product that can represent our band as we continue to grow in a professional environment. We have recorded demos and created a concise framework for the songs that we want to record and release; working with studio professionals and a producer will provide us the basis for honing these songs and making them the best complete work they can be. We want an outside source to engage critically in the work and provide us with feedback and direction to explore the potential of the final album. Alan Sparhawk gave us a verbal confirmation that he will produce the album. Studios we’ve been considering include The Terrarium and The Sound Gallery in Minneapolis, Pacyderm in Cannon Falls, Minnesota and Sacred Heart in Duluth, Minnesota. The first goals are successfully hiring a producer, booking studio time, and tracking the recording. Next, we will select methods of duplication and will also curate release shows to showcase the completed album. The release shows both in Duluth and Minneapolis will be a great way gauge the success of our work and make the album physically available to the public. Outcomes will be measured in our ability to successfully complete all tasks and disseminate our work through physical duplication of recordings, a digital download method and booking and completion of release shows.","Funds from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Career Development grant specifically paid for the sound engineering, production, mixing and mastering for the debut album of my band, The Social Disaster, entitled ôDark Side of the Roller Rinkö which we released on compact disc and digitally on November 13th, 2015. We were able to hire Nick Tveitbakk at Pachyderm Studio in Cannon Falls, Minnesota to engineer the album and Alan Sparhawk of Low served as the producer of the album. It was mixed and mastered by Jakob Larson at Sacred Heart Music Center in Duluth, Minnesota.",,3918,"Other, local or private",5150,,,,"Rachel E. Johnson",Individual,"Career Development Grant ",,"The Social Disaster - The Dark Side of the Roller Rink. The Dark Side of the Roller Rink (working title) is the first LP from my band, The Social Disaster, of which I am the lead singer, lyricist and co-composer. We would use the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council funds, our own band savings and Kickstarter funds if necessary to pay for a producer, studio time, the mixing and mastering of the album. Funding would provide a platform to further enhance, develop and mature the complete sound and artistic collaboration of band members. ",2015-02-01,2015-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rachel,Johnson,"Rachel E. Johnson",,,MN,,"(218) 213-2256 ",raeljo89@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Hennepin, Lake, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-8,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist. ","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior. ",,
35384,"Career Development Grant",2016,1860,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","To showcase the abundance and diversity of musical talents in the Northland. I am driven to propel these carefully crafted compositions into quality works of art. I aim to invigorate the average consumer of music in Duluth to re-imagine the four piece band, and to broaden their taste for artfully crafted/ complicated compositions. I will create a record of such quality that it can be used as a model for other groups in the Northland. I will complete this project in three months: dedicating myself and managing the project to ensure its success. I will employ musicians’ talents respectfully while challenging them to innovate and push the envelope. I will stay strict to my budget and use additional funds for duplication. I will use the skills I learn to create continued works and other projects as well as propel my career as a composer. I will know I am successful at showcasing the abundance and diversity of musical talents in the Northland when I am collaborating with: Randy Lee (Big Time Jazz Band), Dave Butimer (Big Time Jazz Band), Al Sparhawk (Low), Paul Broman (Sweat Equity), Bryce Kastining (Nur Jehan Chishti), Matt Wasmund (Big Wave Dave and the Ripples), Jerree Small (Southwire), Matt Lateral (Zoo Animal), Matt Mobley (Coyote), Jeremy Ehlert (Low Forms), Charlotte Montgomery (Clover Street Cronies), Cory Coffman (Phillip of Nazereth), Grace Holden (Lizzo). I will know these compositions have been fully transformed into quality works of art by employing professionals to take care while tracking and producing them. To ensure that I am successful at finishing this project in my proposed timeline, I will work and plan diligently before recording. Compositions and recording techniques will be prepared before working with Bryce using demos created by me. This technique of using demos and composition planning will ensure the most efficient use of the recording engineer's time and ability, in turn maximizing the potential of our Arrowhead Regional Arts Council funded budget. As well as proper planning before, I will have a manageable fixed schedule with room for the flux of so many artists' schedules. I will be successful in staying to my budget by properly communicating contractual payment and scheduled time with all whose talents I employ.",,,3140,"Other, local or private",5000,,,,"Anton T. Jimenez-Kloeckl",Individual,"Career Development Grant ",,"Recording and producing a high quality follow-up full length record by Red Mountain. ",2016-02-02,2016-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anton,Jimenez-Kloeckl,"Anton T. Jimenez-Kloeckl",,,MN,,"(218) 349-5404 ",antonjimenezkloeckl@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-49,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Duluth Art Institute; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Kristina Estell: visual artist specializing in large-scale installations; Crystal Detlefsen: sound engineer, photographer, KUWS radio host; Summer Scharringhausen: program manager at MacRostie Art Center; Linda Grover: writer, instructor at the University of Minnesota-Duluth. ","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter. ",,2
35368,"Career Development Grant",2016,127,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of this project is to record at second album as the band Fearless Moral Inventory. The majority of material for this album has already been written. The measurable outcome will be the completion of the album in the budgeted time. This project will be evaluated by the members of the band and the audiences who purchase the album in a subjective manor. Results will be reflected in number of albums purchased and the amount of requests for albums via social media outlets such as Bandcamp and Facebook where the album will be made available for purchase.","11 songs recorded and mixed in a professional studio.",,3023,"Other, local or private",3150,,,,"Corey Gice",Individual,"Career Development Grant ",,"Fearless Moral Inventory follow up album. The project that this grant would fund would be the creation of a second full length album for the Duluth-based band Fearless Moral Inventory. ",2016-09-01,2016-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Corey,Gice,"Corey Gice",,,MN,,"(763) 227-6522 ",coreygice@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-44,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of the Duluth Art Institute; Kristina Estell: visual artist specializing in large-scale installations; Crystal Detlefsen: sound engineer, photographer, KUWS radio host; Summer Scharringhausen: program manager at MacRostie Art Center. ","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter. ",,2
10029987,"Caribou Exhibit",2024,144000,"Minnesota Session Laws-2023, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 6 (j)","$150,000.00 each year is to the Lake Superior Zoo to develop educational exhibits and programs.","Quantitative Data: The existing exhibit space is currently a place to view natural wildlife that has adapted to this location. Visitors can view birds and small mammals running through the exhibit. We also have informational signage about pollination and our zoo's history. We will be measuring the amount of time visitors are viewing this habitat before we introduce caribou to the revitalized exhibits. After the project is complete, we will be measuring how long visitors are viewing the habitat with caribou present. We aim to increase visitor time spent at the exhibit, which would increase their time spent at the Lake Superior Zoo. Outcome: 25% of zoo visitors will report (via survey) that they learned new information about caribou and why they are no longer found in Minnesota. Outcome: This exhibit will increase the time spent at the zoo by at least 20 minutes. Qualitative Data: Visitors will be asked a small series of questions on their knowledge and views of caribou before the animals and signage are present. This will give us a baseline amount of data on visitor knowledge and level of empathy for caribou. After the exhibit is finished, the same series of questions will again be asked to an equal number of visitors. This new data will help us to understand if we have met our goals of increasing visitor awareness and empathy toward caribou. Outcome: Visitors will report feeling an increased awareness of the conservation topics related to caribou. Outcome: Visitors will report an increased understanding of the importance of caribou from an indigenous perspective.","Achieved proposed outcomes",,,,,,,0.28,"Lake Superior Zoo",,"Revitalizing the old deer yards into Caribou Yards is a transformative initiative aimed at creating habitats for a herd of caribou. The need for this project arises from the closure of the old deer yards, which were previously inhabited by white-tailed deer until the last one passed away of old age. Subsequently, the fencing surrounding these three habitats has weathered and suffered damage during the years of inoccupancy. In order to repurpose this location and provide a new home for animals, it is imperative to undertake comprehensive measures, including the removal of dead trees, construction of new shelters, and the replacement of fencing to meet modern zoological standards. The intrinsic value of this endeavor lies in the historical significance of caribou to the state of Minnesota. Historically native to the region, this species has played a vital role in the native ecosystem. Additionally, they held cultural importance for the indigenous people living in northern Minnesota, who historically hunted and utilized the caribou. Establishing caribou exhibit provides a unique opportunity to work with local tribes to tell the story of this remarkable species. Beyond exhibition, the project also encompasses active participation in research within the state of Minnesota. Staff members will direct their research efforts towards understanding the reasons behind the disappearance of caribou from the region and identifying contemporary threats to their existence. Collaborating with researchers and local government authorities, the staff will explore the feasibility and potential for breeding and re-releasing Caribou within the state. This dual focus on education and research underscores the commitment to not only showcase the animals but also actively contribute to the conservation and understanding of this iconic species in the Minnesota ecosystem. This project will include educational programming by incorporating dynamic interpretive signage and elements strategically placed across multiple locations within the exhibit. This innovative approach aims to create an immersive and enriching experience for visitors, fostering a deeper understanding of the cultural and ecological significance of caribou in Minnesota. Through carefully developed interpretive signage, visitors will embark on an educational journey that transcends traditional boundaries. Placed strategically at key points at the exhibit viewing areas, these dynamic elements will offer insights into the historical native habitat of caribou, their role in Minnesota's ecosystem, and their cultural significance, particularly in the context of the indigenous community in northern Minnesota. The interpretive elements will not only convey information but also engage visitors through interactive and visually compelling displays. By utilizing multimedia features, such as static signage and interactive touchpoints, the exhibit aims to cater to diverse learning styles and preferences, ensuring an inclusive and accessible educational experience for all visitors. Furthermore, the placement of interpretive signage at multiple locations within the exhibit ensures a comprehensive exploration of caribou-related topics and facts. Visitors can seamlessly integrate education into their exploration of the habitat and animal viewing, while gaining a holistic understanding of the species and its importance to Minnesota's natural and cultural heritage. This enhanced educational programming aligns with our commitment to environmental education and conservation, as well as fostering empathy for nature and wildlife. By providing dynamic interpretive elements, the exhibit not only informs visitors about the species but also inspires a sense of responsibility and advocacy for the conservation of caribou and their habitats. Through this innovative approach, the exhibit aspires to be a dynamic platform for learning, promoting awareness, and fostering a deeper connection between visitors and the rich cultural and ecological tapestry of Caribou in Minnesota.",,,2023-12-20,2025-06-30,,"In Progress",,,Haley,Cope,"Lake Superior Zoo",,,,,,HCope@lszoo.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Administration",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/caribou-exhibit,,,,
17090,"Carl Gawboy Documentary",2010,7000,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,13168,,,,,,"Bois Forte Heritage Museum",," To broaden public access to the work of reknowned Ojibwe artisit Carl Gawboy through a documentary. ",,"To broaden public access to the work of reknowned Ojibwe artisit Carl Gawboy through a documentary.",2010-02-08,2011-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,William,Latady,,"1500 Bois Forte Road",Tower,MN,55790,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/carl-gawboy-documentary,,,,
18479,"Carlton SWCD Civic Engagement and WRAP/TMDL Support (WRAP)",2013,130055,,,,,,,,,,,1.62,"Carlton County Soil and Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","The goal of this project is to develop and complete the Watershed Restoration and Protection (WRAP) process and report, while also enlarging and sustaining a public participation process that encourages local ownership of water quality problems and solutions (civic engagement). ",,,2013-04-01,2015-03-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Brad,Matlack,"Carlton County Soil and Water Conservation District",,,,,218-384-3891,bradmatlack@carltonswcd.org,"Analysis/Interpretation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Carlton, Pine, St. Louis",,"Nemadji River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/carlton-swcd-civic-engagement-and-wraptmdl-support-wrap,,,,
845,"Cass County Lake and Stream Monitoring Program",2010,198971,,,,,,,,,,,1.75,"Cass County Environmental Services Department","Local/Regional Government","This monitoring project includes lake and stream monitoring and encompasses all of Cass County, and surrounding counties. The project will obtain water quality data for streams; in 2009, lakeshed assessments indicated that many surface waters throughout the county were data deficient. This project will address the need for sufficient data on a county-wide basis and fulfill the State’s intensive watershed monitoring program goals by obtaining water quality data at targeted lake and stream sites. ",,,2010-04-01,2012-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,John,Ringle,"Cass County Environmental Services Department",,,,,"(218) 547-7241",john.ringle@co.cass.mn.us,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Morrison, Otter Tail, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena",,"Crow Wing River, Leech Lake River, Mississippi River - Grand Rapids, Mississippi River - Headwaters",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/cass-county-lake-and-stream-monitoring-program,,,,
17163,"Catalog Collections Using PastPerfect",2010,4788,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,,,,,,,"Hermantown Historical Society",," To gain intellectual and physical control of historic objects held in public trust using PastPerfect ",,"To gain intellectual and physical control of historic objects held in public trust using PastPerfect",2010-06-09,2011-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Sandra,Reinke,,"5009 Thompson Road",Hermantown,MN,55811,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/catalog-collections-using-pastperfect,,,,
10013370,"Center for Hmong Arts and Talent (CHAT)",2021,50000,"Minn. State Legislature Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8, (d)","$850,000 the first year and $850,000 the second year are for a competitive grants program to provide grants to preserve and promote the cultural heritage of Minnesota. The Minnesota Humanities Center must operate a competitive grants program to provide grants to programs that preserve and honor the cultural heritage of Minnesota or that provide education and student outreach on cultural diversity or to programs that empower communities to build their identity and culture. Priority must be given to grants for individuals and organizations working to create, celebrate, and teach indigenous arts and cultural activities and arts organizations and programs preserving, sharing, and educating on the arts and cultural heritage of immigrant communities in Minnesota. ","Outcome #1: More Hmong youth will support and participate in ballet. We will track our workshops attendance numbers, provide surveys evaluate knowledge of ballet, interest and intentions to pursue ballet as an activity as a dancer or patron. We will also have surveys at our performances. We will stay in touch with the local ballet schools, instructors and dancers in the months after the workshops and performances if there are more Hmong student involvement. We can measure and track how Hmong students enroll in ballet schools (that we are connected with). Outcome #2: More community support of Hmong art and art activities. We have a Salesforce for Nonprofits license and have developed a CRM database of users and participants. We intent to collect data from all participants from the workshops and performances of Crossing Mountains and measure them against future tracked art activities. We can analyze how many events each unique name attends, donates or purchases tickets and we can filter all the unique names that attended the Crossing Mountains performance or workshops and get concise numbers of the patrons of Crossing Mountains that supported future arts activities. We can get a measurable sense that Crossing Mountains help generate more support for Hmong art activities. We hope that providing unique experiences like Crossing Mountains the Hmong community will support us to provide more experiences like this that honor the Hmong culture as well as connect Hmong youth to their culture. We hope that patrons of the arts can recognize that the Hmong culture has a layered and rich history with multitudes of powerful stories to be shared. ","In progress ","outcomes data not yet available",,,,,,,"Center for Hmong Arts and Talent (CHAT)","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Crossing Mountains is a highly collaborative effort by a coalition of Hmong artists to create a sweeping story of two generations of Hmong women who escape Laos to Minnesota. Their story is one of sacrifice and hardship and ultimately hope and redemption. Inspired by the real story of an amazing Hmong woman from Minneapolis, this Hmong opus will use ballet to share the Hmong story of escape from Laos to acclimating in a strange new land. ",,,2020-11-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Steve,Thao,"Center for Hmong Arts and Talent (CHAT)","995 University Ave W. Studio 251","St. Paul",MN,55104,559-709-5948,stevet@aboutchat.org,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/center-hmong-arts-and-talent-chat," Savita Katarya (Rochester, MN) Savita works in cross-cultural leadership development and was connected to the CEO Tour in 2019. She identifies as an immigrant from India. Jose Losada-Montero (Marshall, MN) Jose was a contact of a former MHC staffperson (Kirk MacKinnon Morrow). He is a Spanish professor at SMSU. He identifies as an immigrant from Spain.  Juan Fernandez-Iglesias (Winona, MN) Juan Fernandez-Iglesias is a Winona State University Global Studies and Languages professor, and has blogged for MHC previously. He identifies as an immigrant from Spain.  ",,"Laura Benson Minnesota Humanities Center laura@mnhum.org 651-772-4244 ",2
36575,"Central Iron Range SD",2017,3720434,"MS Section 446A.073","Point Source Implementation Grant Program","Meet TMDL wasteload allocation requirement for mercury","Meet TMDL wasteload allocation requirement for mercury",,930109,"PFA loan",,,,,"Central Iron Range Sanitary District","Local/Regional Government","Construct wastewater treatment improvements to meet TMDL wasteload requirement",,,2016-07-20,,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Jeff,Freeman,"Minnesota Public Facilities Authority","332 Minnesota Street, Suite W820","St. Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 259-7465",jeff.freeman@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Public Facilities Authority ",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/central-iron-range-sd,,,,
33266,"Change and enhance the Children's Discovery Museum (CDM) School Service Program (SSP) with additional program staffing and new interactive exhibits",2016,142500,"2015 Minn. Laws, Chap. 2 Art. 4 Sec. 2 Subd. 8","$950,000 each year is for arts and cultural heritage grants to children's museums.Of this amount, $500,000 each year is for the Minnesota Children's Museum, including the Minnesota Children's Museum in Rochester; $150,000 each year is for the Duluth Children's Museum; $150,000 each year is for the Grand Rapids Children's Museum; and $150,000 each year is for the Southern Minnesota Children's Museum.","1. School teachers perceive new CDM interactive exhibits as well-designed and age-appropriate learning tools.2. School teachers strongly believe these new hand-on exhibits and curriculum help them meet the education goals they have set for their students.3. Average teacher evaluation scores on a series of nine questions remain high.4. Attendance/enrollment in the SSP, by walk guests and Museum members.5. The number of schools re-enrolling that have not participated for five years or more.6. The number of schools that attend one year, and then the next.7. Personal visits made by CDM education team members during teacher staff meetings at area schools.8. E-mails, e-newsletters and other correspondence sent to school superintendents, principals and teachers.","School teachers rated the design & age appropriateness of new interactive exhibits with an average score of 4.69School teachers rated the value of new exhibits as helpful in meeting education goals for their students with an average score of 4.52All teacher evaluation scores were rated with an average score of 4.52 or higherSchool program enrollment grew by 23% - an increase of 622 students, 79 teachers and 110 chaperones for a total of 811 more participants.Walk-in attendance grew by 955 people (7%) during the period September 1, 2015 through August 31, 2016 compared to the previous grant cycle of September 1, 2014 through August 31, 2015.Three (3) schools enrolled that have not participated for five years or more - Grand Rapids Murphy Elementary, Grand Rapids Southwest Elementary, and Grand Rapids YMCA Camp Wanago. Our local Murphy Elementary School enrolled for the very first time. They brought seven (7) different field trips.Thirty (30) schools re-enrolled their students during the 2015/2016 school year.CDM educators made seven school site visits & e-newsletters sent monthly.e-newsletters sent monthly.",,,,142500,,"BOARD MEMBERS AFFILIATION: Ray Nikkel, President President - North Compass Financial Jonathan Miner, Treasurer CEO - The Miner Group Vickie Rassmussen Wilcox, Secretary Teacher Jerome Miner - Director & Past President CEO - Cub Foods & Jerry Miner's Realty Jeffrey Borg - Director Director of Customer Experience - Cliqstudios.com Corinne Jacobson - Director Owner: Sawmill Inn Carole Erickson - Director Longtime Community Volunteer Laura Nikkel - Director Psychologist Pamela Miner - Director Broker/Commercial Real Estate Melanie Jacobson - Director Family Marketing",3,"Children's Discovery Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Children's Discovery Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota aims to strengthen its highly successful School Service Program by retaining a Program development coordinator, changing core interactive exhibits and creating new curriculum for pre-school and K - 5 students in ten northern Minnesota counties. ",,,2015-09-01,2016-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Kelsch,"Children's Discovery Museum","2727 US Highway 169 South","Grand Rapids",MN,55744,218-326-1900,director@cdmkids.org,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/change-and-enhance-childrens-discovery-museum-cdm-school-service-program-ssp-additional-pro,,,,
36606,"Change and enhance the Children's Discovery Museum (CDM) School Service Program (SSP) with additional program staffing and new interactive exhibits II",2017,137750,"2015 Minn. Laws, Chap. 2 Art. 4 Sec. 2 Subd. 8","$950,000 each year is for arts and cultural heritage grants to children's museums.Of this amount, $500,000 each year is for the Minnesota Children's Museum, including the Minnesota Children's Museum in Rochester; $150,000 each year is for the Duluth Children's Museum; $150,000 each year is for the Grand Rapids Children's Museum; and $150,000 each year is for the Southern Minnesota Children's Museum.Note: Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB) informed all granting agencies that the February 2016 Legacy budget forecast identified deficits in the current biennium in the Arts and Cultural Heritage fund. 3% of all grantees' allocations are being held back until additional forecasting has been completed. This includes a reduction in the administrative fees taken by the Minnesota Humanities Center.","1)    School teachers rate the design and age appropriateness of new interactive exhibits with an average score of 4.20 or higher (5 being the highest score and 1 being the lowest).2)    School teachers rate the value of new exhibits as helpful in meeting education goals for their students with an average score of 4.20 or higher.3)    All teacher evaluation scores on a series of four questions are rated with an average score of 4.10 or higher.4)    School program enrollment grows by 2 - 5% over the previous school year.5)    Walk-in attendance grows by 2 - 5% over the previous year.6)    Two-to-three new schools enroll for the very first time.7)    Twenty-to-thirty schools enroll their students for the second year in a row.8)    The membership roster grows by 20 - 30 households.9)    CDM educators make personal visits and presentations at 4 to 6 teacher staff meetings and multi-district workshops.10) E-mails and e-newsletters are sent to area school principals and teachers once-a-month.","The average rating score from parents, grandparents, and chaperones was 4.50.School Service Program enrollment grew by 26% over the previous academic year. An additional 961 participants - 787 students, 117 schoolteachers & 57 chaperones.Walk-in attendance grew by 16% - 1,364 more participants.Three schools enrolled for the very first time: South Ridge Elementary in Culver/Pine County, Bay View Elementary in Duluth/St. Louis County and Explorations Home Group in Grand Rapids/Itasca County.46 schools enrolled their students for a second year in a rowThe membership roster grew by 84 new household, grandparent and extended family annual memberships. Current memberships now stand at 419.CDM educators made personal visits at 4 grade-level meetings and multi-district workshops.",,,,,,,3,"Children's Discovery Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Children's Discovery Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota will strengthen its acclaimed school service program by: (1) continued leadership of a new Program Director retained on January 1, 2016 (2) creating a new (Minnesota built) core interactive exhibit; (3) developing new curriculum for pre-school through 3rd grade students in ten northern Minnesota counties. ",,,2016-09-01,2017-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Kelsch,"Children's Discovery Museum","2727 US Highway 169 South","Grand Rapids",Minnesota,55744,218-326-1900,director@cdmkids.org,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/change-and-enhance-childrens-discovery-museum-cdm-school-service-program-ssp-additional-p-0,,,,
2911,"Change and Resilience in Boreal Forests in Northern Minnesota",2012,75000,"M.L. 2011, First Special Session, Chp. 2, Art.3, Sec. 2, Subd. 03i","$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the second year are from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to assess the potential response of northern Minnesota's boreal forests to observed and predicted changes in climate conditions and develop related management guidelines and adaptation strategies. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2014, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,75000,,,1.69,"University of Minnesota","Public College/University","PROJECT OVERVIEW Boreal forests of spruce, fir, paper birch, aspen, and jack pine cover more than two million acres of northern Minnesota, including the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. These forests are near the southern edge of their geographic range. With a warmer climate the health and productivity of these forests may be jeopardized by increased stresses such as heat, drought, fires, storms, and insect pests resulting in a much different forest ecosystem for northern Minnesota in the future. Scientists at the University of Minnesota's Department of Forest Resources are using this appropriation to evaluate how these forests are poised to respond to these changes and obtain the necessary data to guide forest management and planning efforts, such as determining practices that will help fend off threats from invasive species. OVERALL PROJECT OUTCOME AND RESULTS This project addressed the stewardship of forests in Minnesota's most renowned and iconic natural area - the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) - under a changing climate. Forests of the BWCAW are at the very southern edge of the boreal forest biome (cold adapted forests of spruce, fir, pine, birch and aspen), with temperate forest species (primarily red maple) from the south, as well as exotic invasive species poised to invade in a warming climate. The purpose of the study was to map these species and temperatures across the BWCAW to gain insight into change that may occur in the BWCAW as the climate warms. For this purpose, PhD student David Chaffin placed 106 temperature sensors across the landscape, which measured temperature hourly for two years, accompanied by 106 plots on which all tree species abundances were measured. Also, 100 transects totaling nearly 16 miles in length were placed across the landscape to sample for the presence of temperate tree species and invasive species. Results show that European earthworms are a common invasive group of species; about 70%, and 33% of the forests within the BWCAW are at minimal and high stages of invasion, respectively. Earthworm invasion is related to distances from campsites, portage trails and motorized lakes, but not to temperature. Summer (June, July and August) daily maximum temperatures show a west (warm) to east (cool) gradient of about 12-13 degrees F across the BWCAW. Red maple abundance was positively related to summer temperature, being highest in the west. The main synthesis from all of the data collected during the project is that boreal conifers like black spruce, balsam fir, and jack pine may find a cool-temperature refuge and persist in the eastern BWCAW, even in a very warm future climate, but would be co-dominant with expanding red maple populations. Earthworms will continue to expand and facilitate these changes in tree species composition. PROJECT RESULTS USE AND DISSEMINATION<The project was highlighted in presentations by project manager Frelich several prominent venues:Minnesota Soil and Water Conservation Districts webinar (statewide audience of MSAWCD staff), October 2, 2013;The National Extension Educators Workshop, Cloquet, MN October 29, 2013;Minnesota Climate Change Adaptation Workshop, Science Museum of Minnesota November 7, 2013 (very broad audience including many land managers from throughout the state; this also resulted in coverage in the Star Tribune and Minnesota Public Radio);Climate Science Workshop for Teachers, University of Minnesota St.Paul Campus, November 9, 2013;discussions with state staff directors in offices of U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken, December 11, 2013;Citizens Climate Lobby (Training in climate impacts on northern forests for ca 120 people, Minneapolis, January 25, 2014);Jackson Middle School (A science immersion school in Champlin, MN), Expert Day presentations and workshops with ca 50 students, January 29, 2014;Osher Life Long Learning Institute, Coffman Union, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, lecture to ca 40 retired faculty, February 28, 2014;Minnesota Master Naturalist Annual Meeting Keynote to ca 150 people, May 16, 2014, Camp Friendship, MN; andClimate change adaptation planning workshop for National Park Service staff at Voyageurs NP, July 30, 2014, also attended by U.S. Forest Service and other agency personnel.Publication in the form of a PhD thesis (David Chaffin) and at least 3 peer-reviewed journal articles will follow within about 2 years.",,"Final Report",2011-07-01,2014-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Lee,Frelich,"U of MN","1530 N Cleveland Ave","St Paul",MN,55108,"(612) 624-3671",freli001@umn.edu,"Analysis/Interpretation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Inventory, Mapping, Modeling, Research, Technical Assistance","University of Minnesota ",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/change-and-resilience-boreal-forests-northern-minnesota,,,,
2911,"Change and Resilience in Boreal Forests in Northern Minnesota",2013,75000,"M.L. 2011, First Special Session, Chp. 2, Art.3, Sec. 2, Subd. 03i","$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the second year are from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to assess the potential response of northern Minnesota's boreal forests to observed and predicted changes in climate conditions and develop related management guidelines and adaptation strategies. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2014, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,75000,,,1.69,"University of Minnesota","Public College/University","PROJECT OVERVIEW Boreal forests of spruce, fir, paper birch, aspen, and jack pine cover more than two million acres of northern Minnesota, including the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. These forests are near the southern edge of their geographic range. With a warmer climate the health and productivity of these forests may be jeopardized by increased stresses such as heat, drought, fires, storms, and insect pests resulting in a much different forest ecosystem for northern Minnesota in the future. Scientists at the University of Minnesota's Department of Forest Resources are using this appropriation to evaluate how these forests are poised to respond to these changes and obtain the necessary data to guide forest management and planning efforts, such as determining practices that will help fend off threats from invasive species. OVERALL PROJECT OUTCOME AND RESULTS This project addressed the stewardship of forests in Minnesota's most renowned and iconic natural area - the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) - under a changing climate. Forests of the BWCAW are at the very southern edge of the boreal forest biome (cold adapted forests of spruce, fir, pine, birch and aspen), with temperate forest species (primarily red maple) from the south, as well as exotic invasive species poised to invade in a warming climate. The purpose of the study was to map these species and temperatures across the BWCAW to gain insight into change that may occur in the BWCAW as the climate warms. For this purpose, PhD student David Chaffin placed 106 temperature sensors across the landscape, which measured temperature hourly for two years, accompanied by 106 plots on which all tree species abundances were measured. Also, 100 transects totaling nearly 16 miles in length were placed across the landscape to sample for the presence of temperate tree species and invasive species. Results show that European earthworms are a common invasive group of species; about 70%, and 33% of the forests within the BWCAW are at minimal and high stages of invasion, respectively. Earthworm invasion is related to distances from campsites, portage trails and motorized lakes, but not to temperature. Summer (June, July and August) daily maximum temperatures show a west (warm) to east (cool) gradient of about 12-13 degrees F across the BWCAW. Red maple abundance was positively related to summer temperature, being highest in the west. The main synthesis from all of the data collected during the project is that boreal conifers like black spruce, balsam fir, and jack pine may find a cool-temperature refuge and persist in the eastern BWCAW, even in a very warm future climate, but would be co-dominant with expanding red maple populations. Earthworms will continue to expand and facilitate these changes in tree species composition. PROJECT RESULTS USE AND DISSEMINATION<The project was highlighted in presentations by project manager Frelich several prominent venues:Minnesota Soil and Water Conservation Districts webinar (statewide audience of MSAWCD staff), October 2, 2013;The National Extension Educators Workshop, Cloquet, MN October 29, 2013;Minnesota Climate Change Adaptation Workshop, Science Museum of Minnesota November 7, 2013 (very broad audience including many land managers from throughout the state; this also resulted in coverage in the Star Tribune and Minnesota Public Radio);Climate Science Workshop for Teachers, University of Minnesota St.Paul Campus, November 9, 2013;discussions with state staff directors in offices of U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken, December 11, 2013;Citizens Climate Lobby (Training in climate impacts on northern forests for ca 120 people, Minneapolis, January 25, 2014);Jackson Middle School (A science immersion school in Champlin, MN), Expert Day presentations and workshops with ca 50 students, January 29, 2014;Osher Life Long Learning Institute, Coffman Union, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, lecture to ca 40 retired faculty, February 28, 2014;Minnesota Master Naturalist Annual Meeting Keynote to ca 150 people, May 16, 2014, Camp Friendship, MN; andClimate change adaptation planning workshop for National Park Service staff at Voyageurs NP, July 30, 2014, also attended by U.S. Forest Service and other agency personnel.Publication in the form of a PhD thesis (David Chaffin) and at least 3 peer-reviewed journal articles will follow within about 2 years.",,"Final Report",2011-07-01,2014-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Lee,Frelich,"U of MN","1530 N Cleveland Ave","St Paul",MN,55108,"(612) 624-3671",freli001@umn.edu,"Analysis/Interpretation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Inventory, Mapping, Modeling, Research, Technical Assistance","University of Minnesota ",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/change-and-resilience-boreal-forests-northern-minnesota,,,,
10031373,"Characterizing Tree Cavities and Use by Minnesota's Wildlife",2025,349000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 03c","$349,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for the Natural Resources Research Institute in Duluth to assess the effects of forest management on Minnesota's primary cavity engineer, the pileated woodpecker, and on the wildlife that rely on the cavities that pileated woodpeckers create. This appropriation is also to develop management guidelines.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,3.57,"U of MN","Public College/University","Pileated Woodpeckers are keystone habitat modifiers that support an array of game, non-game, and conservation concern species. Additional information is needed to understand cavity dynamics for these species.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Alexis,Grinde,"U of MN","5013 Miller Trunk Hwy",Duluth,MN,55811,"(218) 788-2747",agrinde@d.umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Pine, St. Louis, Benton, Big Stone, Cass, Chippewa, Crow Wing, Douglas, Grant, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Pope, Renville, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/characterizing-tree-cavities-and-use-minnesotas-wildlife,,,,
10009902,"Chaz Wagner Microgrant",2020,5000,"Minn. State Legislature Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8, (d)","$850,000 the first year and $850,000 the second year are for a competitive grants program to provide grants to preserve and promote the cultural heritage of Minnesota. The Minnesota Humanities Center must operate a competitive grants program to provide grants to programs that preserve and honor the cultural heritage of Minnesota or that provide education and student outreach on cultural diversity or to programs that empower communities to build their identity and culture. Priority must be given to grants for individuals and organizations working to create, celebrate, and teach indigenous arts and cultural activities and arts organizations and programs preserving, sharing, and educating on the arts and cultural heritage of immigrant communities in Minnesota. ","To educate public on Ojibwe Language and Culture in northern Minnesota through audio/video podcast and videography. ","I’ve created and uploaded audio podcast to YouTube, Facebook, and Apple Podcast, and worked on video and audio pieces. In addition to the podcasts - with the equipment I purchased - I created language-based posters/pictures/maps all in our traditional Ojibwe Language. Also with this equipment, I was able to create a couple of different versions of the AT logo. ","achieved proposed outcomes",,,5000,,NA,,"Chaz Wagner",Individual,"Ojibwe podcast broadcast via youtube, Itunes, Spotify, Facebook, etc. The Ojibwe Podcast would include oral interviews with local elders, community experts, activists, and Anishinaabe peoples of Minnesota. ",,,2019-11-20,2020-05-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Chaz,Wagner,,,,,,218-780-3755,Chaz706@yahoo.com,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/chaz-wagner-microgrant," John Day (St. Paul, MN) – John Day was a part of the Why Treaties Matter selection team, is very familiar with MHC ways of working. He is American Indian. Nanette Missaghi (Eden Prairie, MN) Nanette Missaghi was part of the community work group that developed the educator guides for Why Treaties Matter and instrumental with piloting the guides/exhibit in Eden Prairie schools. She is American Indian. John Bobolink (Minneapolis, MN) was recommended to the panel by the group that created the original Indigenous Arts bill. He is American Indian. Colleena Bibeau (Grand Rapids, MN) – Colleena Bibeau was an American Indian Museum Fellow (partnership w MHS), participated in MHC K-12 professional development. She is American Indian. ",,"Laura Benson Minnesota Humanities Center laura@mnhum.org 651-772-4244 ",1
17233,"Chester and Clara Congdon Estate (Glensheen): Historic Structure Report",2011,38000,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,10000,,,,,,"Regents of the University of Minnesota",," To prepare a Historic Structure Report for Glensheen, the Historic Congdon Estate, listed in the National Register of Historic Places. ",,"To prepare a Historic Structure Report for Glensheen, the Historic Congdon Estate, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",2010-07-01,2011-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Jack,Bowman,,"212 HUM, 1201 Ordean Ct.",Duluth,MN,55812,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/chester-and-clara-congdon-estate-glensheen-historic-structure-report,,,,
10013348,"Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota",2020,256000,"Minn. State Legislature Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8, (c)","$625,000 each year is for grants to other children’s museums to pay for start-up costs or new exhibit and program development. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Humanities Center must administer these funds using established grant mechanisms. ","As a result of this project, CMSM WILL EXPERIENCE INCREASED CAPACITY to serve as a valuable resource to promote Minnesota Arts, Culture, and Heritage learning through: The addition of dynamic new exhibits and exhibit experiences to the Museum’s indoor and outdoor facility – enhanced to maximize visitor and staff safety and health during a pandemic. Robust evaluation plans developed and processes in place to document visitor engagement and impact across all Museum departments.   In addition, MORE MINNESOTANS WILL BENEFIT when current and new visitors from across our region participate at CMSM in new and deeper ACH learning experiences, with: Diverse audience engagement, increased memberships/admissions over the course of the project period, and enhanced regional participation. 90% of visitors engaged in Museum evaluation processes indicating positive engagement/learning outcomes associated with CMSM learning experiences. ","NEW EXHIBITS/COMPONENTS: Dakota Seasons – An interactive Dakota language exhibit showcasing the seasons of the year. Butterfly House – An immersive outdoor pollinator exhibit focusing on monarch butterflies and host/nectar plants that support them. H2GO Outdoor Water Gallery – Children turn an Archimedes screw to lift water in this hands-on STEM learning experience. Lights, Camera, Action! A touchless, interactive light display enhances dramatic play in the Lauri Kuch Theater. Nature’s Harvest – A rotating Ag and Nature Labe exhibit that introduces children to the bounty of nature and Minnesota-based natural foods. Smaller scale exhibit enhancements took place in loft, Play Porch, Tree of Forts, Farmyard and Back 40.   EVALUATION: A Visitor Survey was conducted by an independent Evaluation Consultant in May/June. 554 Museum Members and 220 non-Members shared feedback related to their Museum experiences. Survey highlights: 94% indicated high levels of satisfaction. High marks were given for the Museum’s knowledgeable, friendly and courteous staff; fun and playful atmosphere; educational content of programming and exhibits; cleanliness The Power of Play was reinforced as a key element as to why families choose to participate at the Museum, with the majority noting they come to the Museum for their child to learn through play (97%); to promote the positive development of child (96%); to ignite child’s curiosity (95%).   The Consultant also conducted a survey that was distributed to CMSM Community Partners – child/family service organizations that serve families that experience disparities/inequities. 16 partners responded to the survey and indicated similar high marks (to learn through play – 97%; to promote positive development - 97%; to ignite curiosity - 92%) when it comes to why families their organization serves choose to participate at the Museum. ",,,,256000,,"Heather Carlson, Ann Hendricks, Barb Kaus, Kim Kleven, Tom Koch, Mark Monson, Trevor Park, Sarah Richards, Sue Schwickert, Paul Shneider, Christie Skilbred, Parker Skophammer, Jerhod Smithback, Liz Ulman, Chastity Valvick, Shane Van Engen, Heather VonBank, Christi Wilking",1.3,"Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota (CMSM) will build upon a strong foundation of Minnesota Arts, Culture and Heritage (ACH) learning experiences made possible with prior MN Legacy funding support to: Establish new exhibits to enhance ACH learning at the Museum. Expand existing exhibits with additions designed to enrich ACH learning experiences. Enhance exhibits and Museum floor space so that social distancing and visitor safety can be instituted while minimizing the impact on play and ACH learning experience. Develop and implement evaluation plans to assess engagement and measure outcomes associated with CMSM exhibit and visitor experiences. ",,,2019-07-01,2021-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Louise,Dickmeyer,"Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota","224 Lamm Street",Mankato,MN,56001,507-344-9104,louise.dickmeyer@cmsouthernmn.org,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/childrens-museum-southern-minnesota,"Myra Peffer (Bemidji, MN): Myra was the Executive Director of a children’s museum in Vermont, and has consulted with many museums (including the Children’s Discovery Museum) as a now-resident of Minnesota. She was recommended by the Children’s Discovery Museum, and recused herself of that scoring/discussion. Bette Schmit (St Paul, MN): Bette Schmit is the Exhibit Developer at the Science Museum of Minnesota – recommended by Carol Aegerter, her expertise is in exhibit design and support. Josh Ney (Minneapolis, MN): Josh Ney is a board member of the Minnesota Humanities Center, and also has experience working with the legislature and the Legacy Committee. ",,"Laura Benson Minnesota Humanities Center laura@mnhum.org 651-772-4244 ",2
10019436,"Children's Discovery Museum",2020,158000,"Minn. State Legislature Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8, (c)","(3) $625,000 each year is for grants to other children's museums to pay for start-up costs or new exhibit and program development. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Humanities Center must administer these funds using established grant mechanisms. "," School program attendance will be measured Community group attendance will be measured Membership attendance will be measured Number of purchased memberships will be noted Scores on School & Community Field Trip Evaluations will be 4.0 or higher Scores on Membership Evaluations will be 4.0 or higher We are expecting new community groups as well as public/private school field trips to the museum. Classrooms are the window on society, and by providing a means for everyone to visit, we are reaching out to young Minnesotans of all the economic levels, social classes, & ethnic origins. The programs and informal education we provide will expand the experiences of hundreds of children. We believe that by inspiring more community members to join in conversations about the museum and its future, we will create a place that is responsive to the needs of the community. Through their different spheres of influence, we will have more advocates for the museum who will help to promote it in the community and beyond. "," School Program attendance - 115 students from 2 counties (prior to pandemic) Community group attendance - not measured due to pandemic Number Attendance - 10,372 visitors since April of 2021 Number of purchased Memberships - increased from 47 members in spring of 2021 to 190 in September of 2021 Scores on School and Community Field Trip Evaluations will be 4.0 or higher - not evaluated due to pandemic Scores on Membership Evaluations will be 4.0 or higher. - we conducted a survey through Blue Scarf Consulting asking for feedback on Interactivity, post visit, museum hours, memberships. Below is a summary of those results. ",,,,158000,,"Ray Nikkel, Jon Miner, Melanie Jacobson, Vicki Rasmussen-Wilcox, Sara Gabriel, Katie Ryan, Jeff Borg",,"Children's Discovery Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","As an established Children's Museum, it is time to re-evaluate our policies, programs, displays, & activities. There will be financial support (scholarships) for classroom/community field trips and bussing which will allow children of all abilities and ethnicities to have a museum experience. Data and suggestions collected from the teachers or adult chaperones will be shared with the Grant Committee and Advisory Board for their work. Member families will be given the opportunity to share their options & suggestions through a new survey that can be completed near the expiration date of their annual membership. In addition, we will allocate a portion of the funding to new exhibits that will be determined by staff, consultants, & the community Advisory Board. ",,,2020-01-01,2021-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Janie,Heitz,"Children's Discovery Museum","2727 Pokegama Avenue South","Grand Rapids",MN,55744,218-326-1900,Janie.heitz@cdmkids.org,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Aitkin, Cass, Itasca, Koochiching, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/childrens-discovery-museum,"Myra Peffer (Bemidji, MN): Myra was the Executive Director of a children’s museum in Vermont, and has consulted with many museums (including the Children’s Discovery Museum) as a now-resident of Minnesota. She was recommended by the Children’s Discovery Museum, and recused herself of that scoring/discussion. Bette Schmit (St Paul, MN): Bette Schmit is the Exhibit Developer at the Science Museum of Minnesota – recommended by Carol Aegerter, her expertise is in exhibit design and support. Josh Ney (Minneapolis, MN): Josh Ney is a board member of the Minnesota Humanities Center, and also has experience working with the legislature and the Legacy Committee. ",,"Laura Benson Minnesota Humanities Center laura@mnhum.org 651-772-4244 ",1
29492,"City of Duluth Geomorphology, Study of June 2012 Flooding",2014,175000,,,,"MPCA and local partners, including the South St. Louis Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD), the City of Duluth, and Minnesota DNR will use the findings from the project to address better trans-boundary coordination with clear objectives, roles and responsibilities, and understanding of sediment movement issues. As a result, agency staff and local partners will be able to progress to stressor identification work in the area. Ultimately, local watershed management planning in the City of Duluth will be more cost-effective, efficient, and coordination with state agencies. All parties will have a firm understanding as to the impacts of sediment movement in a 500 year flood event.",,,,,,,.87,"United States Geological Survey","Federal Government","Duluth area streams received over 10 inches of rainfall on June 19 and June 20, 2012. This ""500 year event"" provides a once in a lifetime opportunity to further understand sediment movement and stream channel alterations due to an event of this magnitude. This project will compare 2003/2004 geomorphological data sets from several City of Duluth streams to additional geomorphological data sets collected in 2013/2014, determine channel adjustments and movement of stream bank or bed materials, utilize LiDAR to refine stream channel classifications, and make watershed management recommendations. In addition, two presentations of findings will be conducted with the MPCA, MN DNR, and City of Duluth staff to share discoveries. A capstone final report will be developed, published, and displayed on MPCA and USGS Web sites.",,,2013-09-16,2014-09-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Christiana,Czuba,"United States Geological Survey (USGS)","2280 Woodale Drive ","Mounds View",MN,55112,(763)783-3120,,Assessment/Evaluation,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"St. Louis",,"Lake Superior - South, St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/city-duluth-geomorphology-study-june-2012-flooding,,,,
10031287,"Clarkfield State Bank National Register Evaluation",2024,9150,"MN Laws 2023, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$6,451,000 the first year and $7,035,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact: grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",9150,,"Clarkfield City Council Darrin Johnson (Mayor), Kevin Kaatz, Josh Hanson, Paul Anspach, Craig Giles Clarkfield Economic Development Authority Sue Fritz, Darrin Johnson, Kevin Kaatz, Brenda Risa, Lisa Tilney, Jerry Kaupang",,"City of Clarkfield (Clarkfield EDA)","Local/Regional Government",,,"To hire a qualified historian to complete an evaluation to determine eligibility for listing in the National Register of Historic Places for the 1910 Clarkfield State Bank.",2024-01-01,2025-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Sue,Fritz,"City of Clarkfield (Clarkfield EDA)","812 10th Ave Ste 1",Clarkfield,MN,56208,3202263028,gsfritz@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/clarkfield-state-bank-national-register-evaluation,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,
10031401,"Climate Change and Management Effects on Methane Cycling in Lakes",2025,540000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 04c","$540,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to collect monitoring data and create a model to measure the effects of increased temperature and precipitation on lake and wetland water quality, habitat, and greenhouse gas emissions and evaluate lake management options under changing climate conditions.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,4.76,"U of MN","Public College/University","Rising temperatures and increased precipitation contribute to decreased oxygen and increased methane in Minnesota lakes and wetlands. We will identify impacts on water quality and methane emissions, providing management guidance.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,James,Cotner,"U of MN","1479 Gortner Avenue","Saint Paul",MN,55108,"(651) 485-2881",cotne002@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/climate-change-and-management-effects-methane-cycling-lakes,,,,
10008252,"Cloquet Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies (WRAPS) Development",2019,95000,,,,,,,,,,,.4,"Tetra Tech","For-Profit Business/Entity","This project is to develop a watershed restoration and protection strategies report that provides quantitative pollutant source estimates and a set of pollutant reduction and watershed management strategies to protect and achieve water quality standards for all aquatic life and aquatic recreation impairments in the watershed. The strategies will be understood and adoptable by local units of government and other stakeholders. New understandings and new relationships will inform and lead to eventual environmental improvements. MPCA staff, local partners, and citizen volunteers will be able to integrate the results of the watershed restoration and protection strategies report into local water plans for improving waterbodies on the impaired waters list and for protecting and improving waterbodies that are not listed as impaired. ",,"Cloquet River Watershed ",2019-02-22,2020-09-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Tom,Estabrooks,MPCA,"525 Lake Ave S Ste 400",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 302-6608",,Assessment/Evaluation,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Lake, St. Louis",,"Cloquet River",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/cloquet-watershed-restoration-and-protection-strategies-wraps-development,,,,
787,"Cold Water River and Stream Restoration, Protection, and Enhancement, Phase I",2010,2050000,"ML 2009, Ch. 172, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(c )","$2,050,000 in fiscal year 2010 is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Trout Unlimited or successor to restore, enhance, and protect cold water river and stream habitats in Minnesota. A list of proposed acquisitions and a list of proposed projects, describing the types and locations of restorations and enhancements, must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. The commissioner of natural resources must agree to each proposed acquisition, restoration, and enhancement.",,"Total acres restored or enhanced: 277",,,,2050000,,,0.125,"MN Trout Unlimited","Non-Profit Business/Entity","This program will restore and enhance in-stream and riparian fish and wildlife habitat in 11 watersheds across the state of Minnesota. The proposed projects will improve habitat for both game and non-game fish and wildlife species uniquely associated with cold water trout streams and provide expanded recreational opportunities for Minnesota anglers. ","As part of our ongoing program of trout and salmon habitat restoration and enhancement, the Minnesota Council of Trout Unlimited (""MNTU"") has identified the priority conservation projects listed below. MNTU proposes to restore or enhance in-stream and riparian fish and wildlife habitat in and along the following Minnesota waters (counties) between July 2009 and June 201, with most projects completed by October 2010: 1. Hay Creek (Goodhue); 2. Kabekona Creek (Hubbard); 3. Lawndale Creek (Wilkin); 4. Little Rock Creek (Benton); 5. Middle Branch of Whitewater River (Olmsted); 6. Mill Creek (Fillmore); 7. Pickwick Creek (Winona); 8. Trout Run Creek (Fillmore); 9. Straight River (Becker & Hubbard); 10. Sucker River (St. Louis); 11. Vermillion River (Dakota). Degraded cold water habitat is an important statewide conservation issue that requires immediate investment through habitat restoration and enhancement projects. The distinct natural resource characteristics of each ecologically distinct region of Minnesota, together with the variation in the type and magnitude of poor land uses practices in different watersheds, require that fish habitat restoration methods vary around the state. MNTU understands this and tailors our projects accordingly. In the Lake Superior basin, this may mean restoring in-stream cover which was removed decades ago to facilitate log drives. In Southwest Minnesota this may mean restoring overhead bank cover, while drastically sloping soil back to remove thick sediment deposited from the uplands and restore streams' access to their floodplains. The projects to be undertaken by MNTU as part of this program will be designed to accomplish a number of the following purposes: a) reduce stream bank erosion and associated sedimentation, b) reconnect streams to their floodplains to reduce negative impacts from severe flooding, c) increase natural reproduction of trout and other aquatic organisms, d) maintain or increase adult trout abundance, e) increase biodiversity for both in-stream and non-game species, f) be long lasting with minimal maintenance required, and g) improve angler access. The results of the projects will be evaluated not only in measures of habitat restored and/or enhanced, but also through trout population assessments. ","As part of our ongoing program of trout and salmon habitat restoration and enhancement, the Minnesota Council of Trout Unlimited (""MNTU"") has identified the priority conservation projects listed below. MNTU proposes to restore or enhance in-stream and riparian fish and wildlife habitat in and along the following Minnesota waters (counties) between July 2009 and June 201, with most projects completed by October 2010:1. Hay Creek (Goodhue);2. Kabekona Creek (Hubbard);3. Lawndale Creek (Wilkin);4. Little Rock Creek (Benton);5. Middle Branch of Whitewater River (Olmsted);6. Mill Creek (Fillmore);7. Pickwick Creek (Winona);8. Trout Run Creek (Fillmore);9. Straight River (Becker & Hubbard);10. Sucker River (St. Louis);11. Vermillion River (Dakota).Degraded cold water habitat is an important statewide conservation issue that requires immediate investment through habitat restoration and enhancement projects. The distinct natural resource characteristics of each ecologically distinct region of Minnesota, together with the variation in the type and magnitude of poor land uses practices in different watersheds, require that fish habitat restoration methods vary around the state. MNTU understands this and tailors our projects accordingly. In the Lake Superior basin, this may mean restoring in-stream cover which was removed decades ago to facilitate log drives. In Southwest Minnesota this may mean restoring overhead bank cover, while drastically sloping soil back to remove thick sediment deposited from the uplands and restore streams' access to their floodplains.The projects to be undertaken by MNTU as part of this program will be designed to accomplish a number of the following purposes: a) reduce stream bank erosion and associated sedimentation, b) reconnect streams to their floodplains to reduce negative impacts from severe flooding, c) increase natural reproduction of trout and other aquatic organisms, d) maintain or increase adult trout abundance, e) increase biodiversity for both in-stream and non-game species, f) be long lasting with minimal maintenance required, and g) improve angler access.The results of the projects will be evaluated not only in measures of habitat restored and/or enhanced, but also through trout population assessments.",2009-07-01,2011-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",None,,,John,Lenczewski,"Minnesota Council of Trout Unlimited","P O Box 845 ",Chanhassen,None,55317,,jlenczewski@comcast.net,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Becker, Benton, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hubbard, Olmsted, St. Louis, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/cold-water-river-and-stream-restoration-protection-and-enhancement,,,,
2549,"Coldwater Fish Habitat Enhancement Program, Phase 3",2012,1533000,"ML 2011, First Special Session, Ch. 6, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(b)","$1,533,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited. A list of proposed projects, describing types and locations of restorations and enhancements, must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"Enhance 91 acres of Habitat ",,301700,"various federal ",1533000,,,,"MN Trout Unlimited","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Trout Unlimited enhanced in-stream and riparian fish and wildlife habitat in and along coldwater streams located on public lands and Aquatic Management Areas. We completed all 9 projects originally proposed and three additional. Contracting efficiencies and leveraging of other funding allowed us to add two habitat enhancement projects in southeast Minnesota and another segment on the Sucker River in northeast Minnesota. We enhanced 10 more acres of habitat than originally proposed and increased leverage by $121,700 (67%). ",,"The projects completed with Fy2012 funding used methods similar to those used on projects completed by MNTU chapters in the past several years and also incorporated new research to improve project designs and fish and wildlife benefits.   The specific fish habitat enhancement methods used on each stream varied depending upon the distinct natural resource characteristics of each watershed and ecological region, the limiting factors identified for each stream, and the variations in the type and magnitude of poor land uses practices within each watershed.  MNTU tailored each project accordingly, using the best available science, in close consultation with resource professionals within the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (“MNDNR”).    Purposes:  Each project was designed and completed using techniques selected to accomplish one or more of the following purposes:  (a) reduce stream bank erosion and associated sedimentation downstream; (b) reconnect streams to their floodplains to reduce negative resource impacts from severe flooding; (c) increase natural reproduction of trout and other aquatic organisms; (d) maintain or increase adult trout abundance; (e) increase habitat and biodiversity for both invertebrates and other non-game species; (f) be long lasting with minimal maintenance required; and (g) improve angler access and participation.   Habitat enhancement methods:  Methods used on each project included one or more of the following techniques: (1) sloping back stream banks to both remove accumulated sediments eroded from uplands areas and better reconnect the stream to its floodplain; (2) removing undesirable woody vegetation (invasive box elder, buckthorn, etc.) from riparian corridors to enable removal of accumulated sediments, reduce competition with desirable plant and grass species, and allow beneficial energy inputs (sunlight) to reach the streams; (3) stabilizing eroding stream banks using vegetation and/or rock; (4) selectively installing overhead and other in-stream cover for trout; (5) installing soil erosion prevention measures; (6) mulching and seeding exposed stream banks (including with native prairie plant species where appropriate and feasible); (7) improving or maintaining stream access roads and stream crossings to reduce erosion; (8) fencing grassy riparian corridors, including in such a way as to facilitate managed grazing, in order to prevent damage from over grazing; (9) placing large logs in northern forested streams to restore cover logs removed a half century or more ago; and (10) in northern forested watersheds with little cold groundwater, planting desirable trees in riparian areas to provide shade for the stream channel and help cool the water. Agricultural area example:  Many streams in the agricultural areas of southern and central Minnesota have been negatively impacted by many decades of poor land management practices.  The projects in southeast Minnesota used the following approach to address this: Erosion has led to wider, shallower and warmer streams, as well as excessive streamside sediments which regularly erode, covering food production and trout reproduction areas.  In many cases shallow rooted invasive trees have taken over the riparian corridors, out competing native vegetation which better secures soils, and reducing energy inputs to the stream ecosystem.  To remedy this, a typical enhancement project will involve several steps.  First, invasive trees are removed from the riparian zone and steep, eroding banks are graded by machinery to remove excess sediments deposited here from upland areas.  Importantly, this reconnects the stream to its floodplain.  Since many of these agricultural watersheds still experience periodic severe flooding, select portions of the stream banks are then reinforced with indigenous rock.  In lower gradient watersheds, or watersheds where flows are more stable, little or no rock is used.  After enhancement work is completed the streams flow faster and become deeper, keeping them cooler and providing natural overhead cover through depth and the scouring of sediments deposited by decades of erosion. Second, overhead cover habitat is created.  Bank degradation and the removal of native prairie have dramatically decreased protective overhead cover in the riparian zone.  Two methods are used to remedy this situation:  increasing the stream’s depth, which alone provides natural cover to trout, and installing overhead cover structures in select stream banks.  Wooden structures are often installed into banks in hydraulically suitable locations and reinforced with rock as a way to restore or recreate the undercut banks which had existed before settlement and agricultural land use altered the more stable flows which had gradually created and maintained them. Finally, vegetation is reestablished in the re-graded riparian corridor to further stabilize banks and act as buffer strips to improve water quality.  Depending upon the specific site conditions, landowner cooperation, and agricultural use, native prairie grasses may be planted along the stream corridors, although often mixed with fast sprouting annual grains to anchor soils the first year.  Taken together, these actions directly enhance physical habitat, and typically increase overall trout abundance, population structure, the number of larger trout, and levels of successful natural reproduction.  In addition to the benefits to anglers of increased trout habitat and trout abundance, project benefits extending well downstream include reduced erosion and sedimentation, cooler water temperatures, improved water quality and numerous benefits to aquatic and terrestrial wildlife populations. The following projects, totaling more than 7.5 miles of stream and 91 acres, were completed with FY2012 funds: 1. Garvin Brook (Winona); 2. Hay Creek (Goodhue); 3. Seven Mile Creek (Nicollet); 4. Little Isabella River (Lake); 5. Manitou River (Lake); 6. Sucker River (St. Louis) - Ryan Road section; 7. Sucker River (St. Louis) - Old North Shore Road section; 8. Cold Spring Brook (Wabasha); 9. Mill Creek (Olmsted); 10. Pine Creek (Winona); 11. Blagsvedt Creek (Fillmore); and 12. South Fork Root River. ",2011-07-20,2018-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Lenczewski,"MN Council of Trout Unlimited","PO Box 845",Chanhassen,MN,55317,"612 670-1629",jlenczewski@mntu.org,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Goodhue, Lake, Nicollet, Olmsted, St. Louis, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/coldwater-fish-habitat-enhancement-program-phase-3,,,,
10007273,"Collections Inventory: Phase VI",2017,5200,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org","The original measurable outcome was completing the inventory of objects on the first floor in the museum's Glen Warehouse, located on MDC's property. This outcome was achieved and we now have a complete inventory of all 3D objects for the first time in our institution's history. The total number of objects inventoried was less than estimated at a total of 1,482 objects. We achieved these results by adhering to the formula presented in the original grant proposal. Mr. Clarke and Ms. Aubin spent an average of 30 minutes per object. Attached are sample inventory sheets as well as PastPerfect records indicating home location.",,7145,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",12345,,"Dan Vidmar, Shelley Robinson, Rich Puhek, Lisa Kvas, Carmen Bradach, Jackie Corradi-Simon, Robin Harkonen, Jessalyn Sabin",0.51,"Minnesota Discovery Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To provide better organization of the museum collections, allowing for greater public access to the community's historic resources.",,,2017-03-01,2018-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Allyse,Freeman,"Minnesota Discovery Center","1005 Discovery Drive",Chisholm,MN,55719,218-254-1238,allyse.freeman@mndiscoverycenter.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Aitkin, Crow Wing, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/collections-inventory-phase-vi,,,,0
10013480,"Collections Accessibility Initiative- Catalog Inventory",2021,149942,"MN Laws 2019 Special Session Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 History Partnerships","$2,500,000 each year is for history partnerships involving multiple organizations, which may include the Minnesota Historical Society, to preserve and enhance access to Minnesota's history and cultural heritage in all regions of the state.","Available upon request. Contact?grants@mnhs.org",,,26062,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",176004,,"Michele Hakala-Beeksma, Ron Hein, Dan Streu, John Marshall, Sammy Maida, Dr. Denton Stam, Celia Domich, Mary Erickson, Mary Keyes, Matthew Marlot, Karen Keenan, Larry Sommer, Neil Aitkin, Leone Graff, Amanda Goodman, Linda Folstad, Ron Sutton",3.92,"St. Louis County Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To provide better organization of the museum collections, allowing for greater public access to the community?s historic resources.",2020-12-01,2021-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,JoAnne,Coombe,"St. Louis County Historical Society","506 W Michigan Street",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 733-7581",jcoombe@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/collections-accessibility-initiative-catalog-inventory,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No
18145,"Collections Storage Improvements",2013,6384,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,6384,,"Blaine Diesslin - President, Doug Hirdler - Vice President, Barb Cary-Hall -Secretary, Sherry Abts - Treasurer, Jim Beaty, Gil Knight, Phil Hyde, Lee Tessier, Peg Rosett",,"Dorothy Molter Foundation and Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To improve collections care and management through proper storage",,"To improve collections care and management through proper storage",2012-12-01,2013-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Sarah,Guy-Levar,"Dorothy Molter Foundation and Museum","PO Box 391",Ely,MN,55731,,,,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/collections-storage-improvements,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
17576,"Collections Inventory and Registration",2012,5384,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,,,,,"Dorothy Molter Foundation and Museum",," To gain intellectual and physical control of historic objects held in public trust using PastPerfect. ",,,2011-11-01,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,,,,,,,,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/collections-inventory-and-registration,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Ram Gada, Vice President Paul Verret, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Missy Staples Thompson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Judith S. Corson Mark Davis D. Stephen Elliott Ram Gada Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen James T. Hale Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Peter Reis Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Edward C. Stringer Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Paul Verret Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prettner Solon, Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
10025008,"Collections Management Software Upgrade",2021,7440,"MN Laws 2019 Special Session Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,846,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $7,004,000 in fiscal year 2021 are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact, grants@mnhs.org","Yes, all targets within the measurable impacts and timeline were met. We achieved these results because the all teams (MALHM, Whirl-i-Gig, and YMCHS) were highly motivated to achieve these results in a timely manner.",,,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",7440,,"Jane Remiger, John Berends, Dustin Kvistad, Brian Schulz, Drew Brockmen, Marylee Giese, Megan Lipetzky",,"Yellow Medicine County Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To improve collections care and management through an updated collections management system.",,"To improve collections care and management through an updated collections management system.",2021-07-01,2022-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Megan,Lipetzky,"Yellow Medicine County Historical Society","5500 Hwy 67, PO Box 145","Granite Falls",MN,56241,3205644479,ymchs@co.ym.mn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/collections-management-software-upgrade,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No
10031197,"Collections Accessibility Initiative: Catalog Inventory Continued",2024,44936,"MN Laws 2023, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$6,451,000 the first year and $7,035,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact: grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",44936,,"Ron Hein, Jeff Wencl, Dan Streu, Steve Matthews, Karen Keenan, Leone Graf, Michele Hakala Beeksma, John Marshall, Brandon Hartung, Tim Mcloughlin, Ashley Grimm, Annie Harala, Celia Domich, Mary Keyes, Kathy Siskar, Chuck Palmquist, Jeanne Maki",1.176470588,"St. Louis County Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To provide better organization of the museum collections, allowing for greater public access to the community's historic resources.",2024-01-01,2025-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Nicholas,Jensen,"St. Louis County Historical Society","506 W Michigan Street",Duluth,MN,55802,2187337581,nick@thehistorypeople.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/collections-accessibility-initiative-catalog-inventory-continued,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,
33988,"Collections Inventory: Phase V",2016,5200,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org","The original measurable outcome was completing the inventory of objects on the second floor in the museum's Glen Warehouse, located on MDC?s property. This outcome was achieved and we are prepared to move into the final phase of the inventory process which will be to complete the first floor of the Glen Warehouse. The total number of objects inventoried was less than estimated at a total of 2,381 objects. We achieved these results by adhering to the formula presented in the original grant proposal. Mr. Clarke, Ms. Aubin, and Ms. O?Sidhe spent an average of 20 minutes per object. Attached are sample inventory sheets.",,7145,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",12345,,"Dan Vidmar, Harlan Tardy, Paul Janssen, Rich Puhek, Jason Metsa, Shelley Robinson, Lisa Kvas, Jackie Corradi Simon, Carmen Bradach",0.51,"Minnesota Discovery Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To gain intellectual and physical control of historic objects held in public trust.",,,2015-12-01,2016-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Allyse,Freeman,"Minnesota Discovery Center","1005 Discovery Drive",Chisholm,MN,55719,218-254-1238,allyse.freeman@mndiscoverycenter.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Aitkin, Crow Wing, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/collections-inventory-phase-v,,,,0
28777,Collections,2014,7000,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,7000,,"Jan Resberg President Kris Lyons Vice President Marilyn Lee Secretary Wendy Carlberg Treasurer",,"Proctor Area Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire a qualified professional to assess historically significant collections and write a collections management policy.",,,2013-09-01,2014-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,James,Schwarzbauer,"Proctor Area Historical Society","100 Pionk Drive",Proctor,MN,55810,218-624-0187,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/collections,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
28427,"Collections Inventory, Phase III",2013,7000,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.","The inventory staff have met and exceeded our expectations for the inventory. Our plan was to complete 2,000 objects in Row 12: Governer Rudy Perpich Collection, Row 13: Art Collection, Row 14: Costumes and large free standing objects, Historic houses (Homestead/Sauna/Barn, Darfegoahti Sami Hut, and Stabbur). We completed Row 12, Row 13, Row 14, the three historic buildings. Because there were significantly less artifacts in the Stabbur and Darfegoahti we were able to inventory CCC Museum Building.",,,1309,,8309,,"Rep. Carly Melin, Harlan Tardy, Larry Killien, Paul Janssen, Lisa Kvas, Jim Perunovich, Bonnie Fena, Deron Stendor, Shelley Robinson, Rally Hess.",0.34,"Minnesota Discovery Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To begin the next phase of a complete collections inventory, making the collections more accessible to the public.",,,2013-03-01,2014-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mai,Vang,"Minnesota Discovery Center","1005 Discovery Drive",Chisholm,MN,55719,218-254-1238,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Aitkin, Cook, Crow Wing, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/collections-inventory-phase-iii,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
10031429,"College-School Collaboration to Promote Environmental Career Paths",2025,174000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 05r","$174,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities for Minnesota State University, Mankato, to build partnerships among natural resource professionals, colleges, and schools in southern Minnesota to expose youth to outdoor experiences, environmental issues, and natural resource career paths through internships, field trips, and environmental projects.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,5.38,"Minnesota State Colleges and Universities","Public College/University","This project builds partnerships among natural resource professionals, college, middle and high schools to work collaboratively to increase youth exposure to outdoor experiences, environmental issues, and natural resource career paths.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2026-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Kimberly,Musser,"Minnesota State Colleges and Universities","135 Trafton Science Center Minnesota State University, Mankato",Mankato,MN,56001,"(507) 389-5307",kimberly.musser@mnsu.edu,,"Minnesota State Colleges and Universities",,"Brown, Cottonwood, Jackson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Rock, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine, Blue Earth, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Le Sueur, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/college-school-collaboration-promote-environmental-career-paths,,,,
10004153,"Community Arts Learning Grant",2018,4767,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Bridging the Gap is a writing workshop for both civilian and veteran writers designed to improve their skills in telling stories about military life. The long-term goal is to publish truthful, well-written stories about all facets of military life. This will help narrow the divide between civilians and service members (the “civilian-military gap""ť). This can be accomplished by publishing stories about the whole spectrum of military life: from home as a family member to combat and everything in between. Writers will be offered classes that support these goals: - Improving Writing Skills - Learning How to Get Published - Building Networks - Increasing Motivation. There are fifteen hours of lessons. A separate 2-hour event open to the public (Public Reading / Moderated Panel Discussion) is scheduled for the evening of the first day. Outcomes will be measured with pre- and post-workshop surveys. Fourteen of those hours will be devoted to Improving Writing Skills. One hour will be about Learning How to Get Published. The entire weekend will be spent Building Networks. Success will be a completed roster of contact information. Increasing Motivation will occur throughout the workshop, but especially during the public event. The Director of Bridging the Gap will maintain a record of workshop writers that get published.","5 of the 8 attending writers completed Workshop Surveys about Bridging the Gap. 100% answered yes to the following question: ""Do you think the workshop improved your skills as a writer?"" 100% also answered yes to this question: ""Should this workshop happen again?"" The four main short term objectives were: To teach classes in the craft of writing, motivation, networking, and lessons in how to get published. The survey self-reports success in the writing craft objective. Networking happened by default between the writers and lessons in how to get published were taught. Increased motivation was not measured, but I'm hopeful that these writers are more motivated to write. - The long term objective was to help these writers get truthful, well-written stories about military life published so they can narrow the divide between civilians and servicemembers. I don't know of any published works that are a result of Bridging the Gap, but I'm hopeful there will be.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",580,"Other,local or private",5347,1270,,,"Eric Chandler",Individual,"Community Arts Learning Grant",,"Bridging the Gap: A writing workshop to improve storytelling skills about military life.",2017-10-02,2018-08-03,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Eric,Chandler,"Eric Chandler",,,MN,,"(218) 213-5223 ",shmof16@msn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Cook, Carlton, Pine, Aitkin, Itasca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-learning-grant-9,"Moira Villiard: visual artist and Cultural Program Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Richard Hansen: Executive Director, Duluth Superior Film Festival; David Dobbs: visual artist, Education Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center; Christine Marcotte: writer and community historian, retired socialworker.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.",,2
10004154,"Community Arts Learning Grant",2018,3814,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of the Making Digital Stories Project is to inspire and train adults and young adults to create and share digital stories in the exciting and unexplored medium of digital storytelling with augmented reality. The project will offer two different courses consisting of two 7-hour sessions each. Each course will aim at drawing 10-15 participants aged sixteen and up, from beginner to experienced writers or artists with zero to advanced tech skills. Each course participant will create multiple prototype stories and a final story with augmented reality, post it publicly in the Aris app for Apple's mobile iOS, and present it at a final public event that draws 30 - 40 visitors. Course development work will be evaluated by the completion of step-by-step tutorials and demo stories for each class session. A brief written evaluation form will be collected from participants at the end of each session to gauge effectiveness of written materials and face-to-face training and support and to gain details on needs. The course will be adjusted for continuous improvement. Completion and sharing of a digital story with AR by each participant based on their skills and interests will measure course success. The project leader will help participants take on a manageable story project. The final event's effectiveness will be measured by participation numbers and written feedback.","Print and digital learning materials and demonstration mobile stories were developed by the grantee to support creation of digital/mobile stories by the project's participants and future mobile story authors. The grantee developed a new website, mobile-stories.org, that offers downloads of these instructional materials and links to resources for future mobile story authors. As a result of the grant-funded workshops, mobile stories were created by the eight course participants. Some are shared publicly on the website and in the Aris app. Through the grantee's participation at multiple events hosted by arts organizations in Spring 2018, including Lake Superior Writers and the Duluth Film Collective, approximately 60 local writers and filmmakers were introduced to mobile storytelling and viewed demonstrations of mobile stories with augmented reality. At the final event an additional 30 people gained information about mobile storytelling and viewed mobile stories by project participants.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",426,"Other,local or private",4240,,,,"Lisa Larson",Individual,"Community Arts Learning Grant",,"Making Digital Stories. Participants learn to author augmented reality stories for mobile devices.",2017-11-01,2018-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lisa,Larson,"Lisa Larson",,,MN,,"(218) 724-5633 ",lisalarson1000@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-learning-grant-10,"Moira Villiard: visual artist and Cultural Program Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Richard Hansen: Executive Director, Duluth Superior Film Festival; David Dobbs: visual artist, Education Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center; Christine Marcotte: writer and community historian, retired socialworker.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.",,2
10004155,"Community Arts Learning Grant",2018,4290,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Our long-range desired outcome is to serve those who return to Bluegrass Masters Weekend each year to build on their skills and community connections, as well as to serve new event participants. Our short-term desired outcome this year is to provide our banjo learners and others an excellent overall experience, including the unique opportunity to approach the banjo as a lyrical instrument and practice their songwriting skills. Evaluation methods will include: assessment of feedback and data taken from surveys filled out by workshop students, jamming participants, audience members, and workshop instructor; assessment of participant and audience verbal feedback, both during and after the event; a count of single-workshop and full-day-of-workshops attendees; and a count of concert-ticket buyers.","Our long-range measurable outcome was serving our returning and new Bluegrass Masters participants by facilitating their skill building and providing an opportunity to expand community connections. Our short-term measurable outcome this year was providing our banjo learners an excellent educational experience, including the unique opportunity to approach the banjo as a lyrical instrument and practice their songwriting skills.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",2310,"Other,local or private",6600,800,"Chel Anderson, Wayne Russ, Kristin Garey, Greg Tofte, Cheryl Larsen, Philis Anderson, Carl Solander, Tracey Cullen, Jane Alexander, Will Moore",,"North Shore Music Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Learning Grant",,"Bluegrass Masters Weekend 2017: A banjo-focused weekend featuring Kristin Scott Benson",2017-10-02,2018-01-07,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kate,Fitzgerald,"North Shore Music Association","PO Box 1376","Grand Marais",MN,55604-1376,"(218) 387-1272 ",music@boreal.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Ramsey, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-learning-grant-11,"Moira Villiard: visual artist and Cultural Program Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Richard Hansen: Executive Director, Duluth Superior Film Festival; David Dobbs: visual artist, Education Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center; Christine Marcotte: writer and community historian, retired socialworker.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.",,2
10004156,"Community Arts Learning Grant",2018,4767,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Short-term outcomes include: 1. At least 75 LPMS students, 40 CSS students, and twenty community members will participate in creating two murals during 2017-2018. 2. At least 85 LPMS and CSS students will demonstrate increased understanding of the techniques involved in creating a mural, and the role of murals in fostering and celebrating community. 3. At least 500 students and community members will attend the community unveiling events in May 2018. In the long term, our Mural Initiative Project will continue increasing access to, and interest in, making art to a wider range of our community as a means of enriching and empowering individuals' experiences and honoring their stories. We will determine outcomes through various avenues. First, all participants will complete brief final surveys including both qualitative and quantitative questions. (Did this project enhance your understanding of mural painting and the role of murals in our community? Please explain. Did the project increase your interest in public art? How/why? Will this experience encourage you to participate in future community art projects?) Teaching Artists and LPMS' Art Specialist will also share observations on learning that occurs and student engagement with the interactive portions. Documentary interviews conducted by a videographer will serve as a third way to assess these outcomes.","Outcome 1. At least 75 Lincoln Park Middle School (LPMS) students, 40 CSS students, and 20 community members will participate in creating two murals during 2017-2018. Results: A total of 30 LPMS students participated. In addition, 40 CSS students and 25 community members also participated. Outcome 2. At least 85 LPMS and CSS students will demonstrate increased understanding of the techniques involved in creating a mural, and the role of murals in fostering and celebrating community. Results: The 70 students involved demonstrated increased understanding, exemplified by survey results and recorded interviews. Outcome 3. At least 500 students and community members will attend the community unveiling events in May 2018. Results: About 200 people attended each of the events. Local NBC, FOX, and PBS stations covered the May unveiling, sharing the impact. The June event in partnership with AICHO drew less CSS students than we anticipated because it was held outside the academic year.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",633,"Other,local or private",5400,,"Marianne Allen, Deborah Amberg, Steve Burgess, Bryan Chavez, Daniel Clay, Ed Crawford, Sister Mary Susan Dewitt, Christopher Dolan, Jessica Durbin, Colette Geary, David Herman, Mat Johnson, Sister Gretchen Johnston, Beth Haenke Just, Michael O'Keefe, Sist",,"The College of Saint Scholastica","Public College/University","Community Arts Learning Grant",,"Lincoln Park Mural Initiative: students, artists, community members co-creating two public murals.",2017-11-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amanda,Abrahamson,"The College of Saint Scholastica","1200 Kenwood Ave",Duluth,MN,55811-4199,"(218) 723-6734 ",aabrahamson@css.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-learning-grant-12,"Moira Villiard: visual artist and Cultural Program Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Richard Hansen: Executive Director, Duluth Superior Film Festival; David Dobbs: visual artist, Education Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center; Christine Marcotte: writer and community historian, retired socialworker.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.",,2
10004157,"Community Arts Learning Grant",2018,2870,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","A guest lecturer will offer an educational 90 minute symposium, free of charge, before the concerts on the form and meaning of a requiem. Educators, musicians, clergy and the public will be invited to attend this event. During the concert, narrative will set context and history of the Requiem for the audience, from medieval times to the present. The concert features the area premiere of “Requiem for the Living""ť by Dan Forrest. This include organ, an orchestra of winds, violin, harp and percussion and two soprano soloists. This acclaimed new work has been performed multiple times at Carnegie Hall and on NPR's Performance Today. The emphasis in all of this is to offer hope in the human condition. The Chorale will evaluate the response of the audience to the symposium, and singer and performer satisfaction with repertoire and performance. The Board will hold a meeting within the month following the concert to focus on finances, performance satisfaction, the collaboration with our guest lecturer, and the feedback from an audience survey and a singer survey. All information gathered will be used to assist in future planning, collaborations with area organizations and individuals, and continued relationships with area instrumentalists and soloists. Evaluations on the value of the educational event will be assessed using feedback from those in attendance at that event in particular.","Because assisting both the artists and the audiences is part of the mission and goals of the Chorale, educational events are often a part of the concert season. We hoped that the outcomes would include: 1. 25+ people from various professions would attend the educational event 2. People who work with the dying would understand this art expression more fully 3. The Chorale would offer consolation through music to the audience 4. Performers would grasp the role of the Requiem as an art form as well as a religious event Evaluation included conversations with and a survey of our audience members, participating musicians and Board. Two extraordinary concerts were held, the educational successfully took place, and the response to both was both emphatic and enthusiastic. This was one of the most loved concerts that the Chorale has performed, according to feedback, and the educational event helped to convey the background, intent, and direction of the Requiem Mass for out audiences.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",9685,"Other,local or private",12555,2870,"Susan Masterson, Mary Pat Renaud, Rod Dahlquist, Rick Sailstad, Alisa Kiprof, Samuel Black, Nathaniel Winesett, Kim Keuning, Cecelia Riehl",,"Arrowhead Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Learning Grant",,"Requiem Mosaic: History and use behind the music and the form.",2018-01-01,2018-05-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Masterson,"Arrowhead Chorale","506 Michigan St W",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 733-7521 ",arrowheadchorale@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-learning-grant-13,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.",,2
10004158,"Community Arts Learning Grant",2018,4767,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The purpose of this community event is to bring four master level Afro-Brazilian cultural arts instructors to Duluth in order to 1) build knowledge, understanding, and sensitivity of the Afro-Brazilian culture through the study of dance, martial art, music, and language within the Duluth community, and 2) equip and empower current local practitioners of these arts in order to advance the movement of Afro-Brazilian cultural arts in the Duluth community. Through this event, we aim to 1) increase the understanding of Afro-Brazilian culture among at least 90% of participants, 2) increase the physical skills among at least 90% of local practitioners. Objective 1) will be assessed through a short survey asking if they found the event educational and if they would return for a future event. Objective 2) will be assessed through instructor evaluation as follows: A) Local students will be evaluated two weeks before the event by the project director according to their ability to perform related skills. If these skills are considered adequate they will be promoted at the batizado for their achievements. B) During the batizado, participants will be evaluated by demonstrating an ability to perform the skills taught to them after each workshop. Local students will be evaluated again two weeks after the event on all above skills.","We were able to teach capoeira to 710 youths at Lincoln Park Middle School. We had direct participation in the weekend section of the event by 15 capoeiristas from three states. 10 students were promoted to their next cord.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",1518,"Other,local or private",6285,,"Mark Nelson, Daniel Marturano, Daniel Patterson, Alex Aho, Lynn Munter",,"Avalon Educational Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Learning Grant",,"2017 Capoeira Batuque Batizado, this project will be a celebration of Afro-Brazilian culture.",2017-10-01,2017-12-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Justin,Markus,"Avalon Educational Institute","404 Superior St W",Duluth,MN,55805,"(218) 310-0946 ",silversurfcapo@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Hennepin, Ramsey, Pine, Cook, Lake, Itasca, Carlton, Anoka, Washington, Carver, Scott, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-learning-grant-14,"Moira Villiard: visual artist and Cultural Program Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Richard Hansen: Executive Director, Duluth Superior Film Festival; David Dobbs: visual artist, Education Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center; Christine Marcotte: writer and community historian, retired socialworker.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.",,2
10004159,"Community Arts Learning Grant",2018,3356,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","This project will provide an opportunity for adults with disabilities to engage in artistic endeavors, cultivating skills and recognizing talent. The proposed project will achieve both an acquisition of skill in the medium of short film, while increasing opportunities that are accessible to artists with disabilities. This project will open avenues for self-discovery and self-confidence, creating tools that will encourage participation in an inclusive community. Students may gain an opportunity to identify as artists and embrace how that can impact day to day self-esteem, self-reliance and pride in vocational, social and interpersonal realms are also overreaching goals. Success will be determined by if set goals were met and what challenges were encountered. In addition, evaluation tools will include surveys to be distributed to arts learners prior to and following the session to assess what goals were met and what skills and information were learned. Open group discussions and one-on-one meetings with arts learners and their support team will assess achievement. Success will also be determined by the numbers of participants that are interested in and attended classes, as well as the number of community members that attend the showing of the final project film.","CHOICE, unlimited held a workshop-style class in video/ film art. Many of the participating students had very little experience in this genre of art and would be involved in first-time experiences. • The class learned about storytelling through the moving image. Students served as actors, directors, writers and editors alongside Toby Churchill, the instructor. • There were 32 two hour classes or scheduled filming and editing time with the arts learners. Classes took place once a week. • Classes were held in fall of 2017-spring of 2018. • The final project is a series of short films that will be shown at Zeitgeist Arts Center-Zinema Theatre, a local venue that will be well advertised and attended by the community. • The films are available to view online and will be submitted to local and national short-film festivals, including the Sprout Film Festival and Reel Abilities- national touring film festivals that focus on film by and for people living with developmental disabilities.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",1028,"Other,local or private",4384,864,"Wanda Grew-Jasken, Jackie Sathers, Adele Hartwick, Pete Barnett, Greg Culver, Ralph Johnson, Steven Thorne, Tom Torgerson",,"CHOICE, Unlimited","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Learning Grant",,"CHOICE, unlimited ARTS Program Film Class. The class will introduce the art of video/ short film.",2017-10-01,2018-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristie,Buchman,"CHOICE, Unlimited","1829 E Superior St",Duluth,MN,55812-2044,"(218) 724-5869x 201",kBuchman@choiceunlimited.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-learning-grant-15,"Moira Villiard: visual artist and Cultural Program Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Richard Hansen: Executive Director, Duluth Superior Film Festival; David Dobbs: visual artist, Education Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center; Christine Marcotte: writer and community historian, retired socialworker.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.",,2
10004160,"Community Arts Learning Grant",2018,4767,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Goals: - Two interactive art projects will be created and showcased in the museum. - Children will explore the many possibilities of colors and geometric shapes in textiles and carve, construct and build wood creations to make individual works of celebration and discovery. - Fine arts appreciation, engagement, and learning. - Underserved communities are reached through art and cultural learning. Outcomes: - Over 40,000 people will view and interact with the artists and installation over the year. - A creative community of lifelong learners will be built. - The installation will become an ongoing topic of family and community dialogue, cultivating global perspectives. Using best practices established by the Association of Children's Museums, outcomes will be measured through: - Attendance tracking of museum visitors and event participation. - Number of field trip and group tour bookings. - Participation in art creation. - Feedback surveys from program participants, parents, teachers, and the community. - Staff and board member observation and reporting.","Over 40,000 visitors will interact with the installation over the year. Visitor tracking showed that between October 24-November 19, 2017, 2,543 children and families interacted with the artists. To date, 11,671 visitors have viewed the artworks. A creative community of lifelong learners will be built. Children were exposed to two unique artforms; woodworking and fabric arts. Feedback from visitors was very positive as the engagement level was high and children were able to contribute to the final projects that are displayed within the museum. The installation will become an ongoing topic of family and community dialogue, cultivating global perspectives. Both of John’s interactive sculptures and Kirsten’s fabric art displayed in the museum for children and other visitors to enjoy.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",3433,"Other,local or private",8200,,"Patty Cartier, John Erickson, Kelly Davidson, Erica Henkel, Stephen Sydow, Dana Kazel, JoAnn Mattson, Troy Peterson, Sandra Robinson, Kyle Terrio-Johnson, Sarah Agaton Howes, AJ Mullozi",,"Duluth Children's Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Learning Grant",,"Wood and Fabric: Celebration Flags, Boats, Bags, and Buttons (Arts in STEAM Artist in Residence)",2017-10-01,2018-01-19,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cameron,"Bloom Kruger","Duluth Children's Museum","115 S 29th Ave W",Duluth,MN,55806,"(218) 733-7546 ",cameron@playduluth.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-learning-grant-16,"Moira Villiard: visual artist and Cultural Program Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Richard Hansen: Executive Director, Duluth Superior Film Festival; David Dobbs: visual artist, Education Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center; Christine Marcotte: writer and community historian, retired socialworker.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.",,2
10004161,"Community Arts Learning Grant",2018,1783,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of this project is to introduce elementary school students to the orchestra and its instruments using curriculum developed by Minnesota Orchestra and designed for K-6 grade levels. Following the lesson, students will be able to do these things: 1) Identify elements of a story and the order of events, 2) Distinguish musical sounds and timbres to identify instrument type and relate it to a specific character recognize musical melodies to also relate to a specific character, 3) Transfer/retain knowledge to better enjoy and identify all elements of the lesson at a live performance of the MSO. Students will complete three worksheets designed by the Minnesota Orchestra, working alone or in small groups. Teachers will collect the worksheets and share them with the teaching artist and musicians. The project director, a retired teacher, will assess the degree to which the outcomes have been met, in consultation with the cooperating classroom teacher. The success of students in meeting the measurable outcomes will be used to improve the lesson for the next class.","Following the lesson, students were expected to be able to do these things: • recognize the instruments featured in Peter and the Wolf, and classify them as belonging to the woodwind, brass, strings, or percussion family. • identify the instrument representing each character in the story, and discuss why that instrument was chosen by the composer. • apply what they have learned to another character and story. • put the events of the story in their proper sequence and connect the events with what they hear in the music. Most students could recognize individual instruments; nearly as many could group them into families. The composer’s reasons for using particular instruments for particular characters wasn’t discussed, but students recognized who was portrayed by what instrument. The sequence of events in the story wasn’t taught in the course of the visits. But students who had been prepared beforehand knew it.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",1076,"Other,local or private",2859,,"Lynn Evenson, Karen McManus, Jan Carey, Ben Johnson, Erik Honkanen, Benjamin Nilles, Sheila Wilcox, Aaron Kelson, Angela Byram",,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Learning Grant",,"Peter and the Wolf in the classroom",2017-10-01,2018-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karen,McManus,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","PO Box 600",Virginia,MN,55792,"(218) 365-3228 ",karjack@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-learning-grant-17,"Moira Villiard: visual artist and Cultural Program Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Richard Hansen: Executive Director, Duluth Superior Film Festival; David Dobbs: visual artist, Education Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center; Christine Marcotte: writer and community historian, retired socialworker.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.",,2
10005672,"Community Arts Learning Grant",2018,4710,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","This information should reflect the project's goals and outcomes listed in your narrative. Gain basic knowledge of Indigenous Foods Systems and answer the following questions: What are Indigenous Foods What is the role of indigenous foods in the ôwild food webö Be able to identify an Indigenous foods Be able to use an Indigenous food in a recipe. Learn culinary skills and techniques How to use a knife How to make tea with Indigenous plants How to use measuring cups and scales Take part in the process of developing a recipe Sample Indigenous food Theorize on ways the foods might be good to use Make sample recipes Conduct a taste test We will measure the short range outcomes of this project through pre-surveys that will assess prior knowledge and post-surveys that will assess knowledge attained after each session. Long range outcomes will be measured by the feedback provided from the community on the products produced. We will document this feedback in written form as well as on a video we will produce at the event where our products are revealed to the community. Outcomes will also be measured by the art produced around this project as a part of our digital story-telling project funded by Blue Cross Blue Shield.","Gain basic knowledge of Indigenous Foods Systems and answer the following questions: What are Indigenous Foods What is the role of indigenous foods in the “wild food web” Be able to identify an Indigenous foods Be able to use an Indigenous food in a recipe. Learn culinary skills and techniques How to use a knife How to make tea with Indigenous plants How to use measuring cups and scales Take part in the process of developing a recipe Sample Indigenous food Theorize on ways the foods might be good to use Make sample recipes Conduct a taste test Develop a brand and logo for the products. Discuss mission of our entrepreneurial endeavor Brainstorm images and come up with logo designs Come to a consensus on a logo design.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",3230,"Other,local or private",7940,,"Leslie Gibbs, Brian Malvick, Christina Olson, John Day, Kathy Lichterman, Tony Dickenson",,"American Indian Community Housing Organization AKA Gimaajii Mino Bimaadizyaan","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Learning Grant",,"Youth Workshops / Indigenous Culinary Arts at AICHO.",2018-05-19,2018-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michelle,LeBeau,"American Indian Community Housing Organization AKA Gimaajii Mino Bimaadizyaan","202 2nd St W",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 722-7225x 103",Michelle.lebeau59@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-learning-grant-18,"Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Richard Hansen: Executive Director, Duluth Superior Film Festival; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Karissa Isaacs: curator of Tweed Museum at the University of Minnesota Duluth.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952 ",1
10005706,"Community Arts Learning Grant",2018,4767,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community's Jazz Learning Project's goals are 1) to recognize the origins of jazz music, 2) to understand the musical elements and creative expression found in jazz, and 3) to appreciate the relationship between jazz and American culture as well as the global jazz diaspora. The OACC Jazz Learning Project's desired outcomes are for students to understand music in relation to history and culture; to develop skills in listening to, analyzing, describing and evaluating music and musical performances; to explore playing instruments in solo and ensemble settings; and to understand the relationships between music, the other arts and disciplines outside the arts. Participants in the OACC Jazz Learning Projects three components - the Kids Jazz Playground, Jazz Clinics, Evolution of African American Music curriculum - will have improved musical skills, a greater appreciation of this art form, a deeper understanding of jazz musical concepts and the cultural context of jazz as measured by before and after assessments and willingness to refer others to future Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community programs. Participants' advice and recommendations for strengthening the Jazz Learning Projects will also be sought, and the Project Director and instructors will adapt the Learning Projects and future OACC programs based on their input.","Evolution of African American Music Student Survey (158 respondants) How often do you listen to jazz? - scale of 1 (never) to 5 (I only listen to jazz) 1 - 36% 2 - 41% 3 - 15% 4 - 8% 5 - 0.6% After listening to this lecture, are you more likely to listen to jazz in the future? 60% yes Would you like more programs like this one offered by OACC? 91% yes Teacher Evaluation Survey (5) Method: On line and over the phone Would you be interested in other jazz outreach programs offered by OACC? 100% yes Would you support Bruce returning to work with your students in the future? 100% yes On a scale of 1 (not very informative) to 5 (very informative) how would you rate the presentation? 100% 5 MUSIC CLINICS (6 students) What did you find more useful in developing your improvisational skills' 1.) Individual one on one with instructor 2) ensemble/group experience 3. both were equally helpful 1. 33% 2. 33% 3. 33% Would you attend another OACC music clinic? 100% yes.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",1633,"Other,local or private",6400,,"Kevin Thoresen, Keith Swanson, Scott Lillo, Dudley Edmundson, Lori Peterson, Glenn Swanson, Emily Swanson, Dave Pritchett, Machelle Lind",,"Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Learning Grant",,"Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community Jazz Learning Project.",2018-04-01,2018-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,Swanson,"Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community","604 Chestnut Ave Oldenburg House",Carlton,MN,55718,"(218) 384-4835 ",emily@oacc.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Carlton, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-learning-grant-20,"Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Richard Hansen: Executive Director, Duluth Superior Film Festival; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Karissa Isaacs: curator of Tweed Museum at the University of Minnesota Duluth.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist",,2
10005710,"Community Arts Learning Grant",2018,4767,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of The MixTape project is to engage teen boys in the residential juvenile justice program at Woodland Hills in self reflection through music. By reading other artist's lyrics and stories, students will analyze how Hip Hop artists use music as a means to share their lived experiences with the world. Students will then have the opportunity to write and record a track to share their own stories with the rest of the group and a broader audience through KUMD. Not only will students analyze music as a vehicle for self expression, they will be exposed to the recording and production process, using Logic software to record and mix their own track. Literacy will be measured when student has READ, SELECTED artist lyric, and PRESENTED on the theme/subject. Writing will be measured when student SUBMITS 3+ verses, with HIGHLIGHTS of 5 new vocabulary words. Collaboration will be measured when student PARTICIPATES in crafting a ""Single"" that FEATURES TWO OR MORE youths. Skill will be measured when student successfully SETS UP equipment properly and is able to RECORD themselves. *An assessment form including all categories/goals will be used by the facilitator to track each student's progress in the program. Students will complete pre and post surveys that measure their growth, interest and knowledge of music recording.","Literacy was measured when student READ, SELECTED artist lyric, and PRESENTED on the theme/subject. Writing was measured when student SUBMITTED 3+ verses, with HIGHLIGHTS of 5 new vocabulary words. Collaboration was measured when student PARTICIPATED in crafting a ""Single"" that FEATURED TWO OR MORE youths. Skill was measured when student successfully SET UP equipment properly and was able to RECORD themselves. Students believed in their ability to express themselves through art. Students Improved teamwork skills by completing collaboration on a group project.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",273,"Other,local or private",5040,,,,"Daniel O. Oyinloye",Individual,"Community Arts Learning Grant ",,"The MixTape Project 3.0. ",2018-04-02,2018-08-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Daniel,Oyinloye,"Daniel O. Oyinloye",,,MN,,"(952) 201-7352 ",danielooyinloye@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-learning-grant-21,"Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Richard Hansen: Executive Director, Duluth Superior Film Festival; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Karissa Isaacs: curator of Tweed Museum at the University of Minnesota Duluth. ","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist ",,2
10005714,"Community Arts Learning Grant",2018,4767,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Goal of the Project is to educate, expand knowledge, increase the ability of 34 artists with disabilities to fire and work with clay. The first project for the 34 student artists will be to create a 9' assembled piece, incorporating a minimum of 3 new elements/techniques, and choosing between narrative and abstract expressionism of their beliefs and history of ""Life in Minnesota"". The 2nd project is ""Artists choice"". Throughout the project, the artists will be actively involved in all processes: constructing, glazing, loading, firing a gas conversion kiln and peer teaching community groups. Critique will be 1:1, peer, and the community providing feedback during various stages of the project. Artists will create a minimum of two projects and have individual measurable artistic goals that will be documented daily. (See attachment). Artists will brainstorm prior to creating their art project, using pictures and key descriptive words, to plan their ""Life in Minnesota"" and Artist Choice projects. Projects will encompass a minimum of three elements and techniques of assembling, decorative slips, layering clay. Artists will demonstrate the basic techniques of hand-building and/or the use of the potter's wheel; and will teach community members. Critique will be 1;1, peer, small groups,and community during wet clay, leather hard, bisque and glazing.","Every Artist were asked to complete two projects. The first project was what the Artist believed Life in Minnesota the second was Artist Choice. Every artist used three elements and techniques to assembling and decorating which was documented on daily using short term goals by So ho staff. Artists used drawings, discussions, and memories from there past to determine the nature of ceramic piece, Critique were given at several intervals throughout the process the first was done prior to getting clay, then several times throughout the clay process and then a final critique when the piece is completely done, to review the colors and type of firing picked. Two Artists taught community members the basic skills in handbuilding ceramics two afternoons a week for six weeks. Art Instructor came in and cotaught community members who were interested in throwing on the wheel, and firing process.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",17203,"Other,local or private",21970,,"Alida Casey, John Pettinari, David Arndt, David Jordan, Erin Shay, Ella Champion, Dan Molesky, Gary Corradi, Bev Schulte, Mark Anderson, Jay Hildenbrand",,"Range Center, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Learning Grant",,"Fire and Clay Project to increase skill, knowledge and confidence level of Range SoHo artists.",2018-05-08,2018-09-14,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shelley,Robinson,"Range Center, Inc. AKA SoHo Artists","1001 8th Ave NW",Chisholm,MN,55719-1148,"(218) 254-3347 ",srobinson@rangecenter.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Itasca, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-learning-grant-22,"Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Richard Hansen: Executive Director, Duluth Superior Film Festival; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Karissa Isaacs: curator of Tweed Museum at the University of Minnesota Duluth.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist",,2
10001063,"Community Arts Learning Grant",2017,5400,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Participants in the ""one community one song"" choir sessions will learn to sing one song that includes harmony and unison elements. Children and youth as an ensemble will learn and perform the verses joined by the adults on the chorus. Participants in the dance sessions will learn African and Scottish dance movements. Choristers, dancers and audience members will gain a greater understanding of the ubuntu theme. Participants will be exposed to artists and/or community members where previously minimal or no interaction has occurred. Participants will be asked to respond to the following survey questions: Singing sessions: All: Did the singing instruction enable you to learn the song? Adults: Did the instruction enable you to hold your harmony part while other parts were being sung? Youth: Did the instruction enable you to sing the solo verses? Dance sessions: Did you learn dance movements derived from the African traditional dance? Did you learn dance movements derived from Scottish traditional dance? All learners: What did you learn about the concept of ubuntu that you didn't know before? Did you meet a previously unknown (to you) artist and/or community member as a result of the practice sessions and final concert?","Adult participants: • 100% responded in survey that the singing instruction enabled them to learn the song and to hold their harmony part while other parts were being sung. • 86% indicated meeting someone new as a result of the practice sessions and final concert. • 83% indicated learning something about the concept of Ubuntu that they didn’t know before. Youth participants: • 85% indicated the instruction helped them learn the song and movements. • 71% responded they met someone new during practice and final concert. • All students learned something about the concept of Ubuntu. Responses included: “That we are one” and “To stick together”.",,7600,"Other, local or private",13000,,"Kathy Heltzer, Trisha O'Keefe, Bonnie Keeling, Judyth Babst, Eileen Gannon, Debbie Isabell Nelson, Trudy Vrieze",,"Echoes of Peace Choir","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Learning Grant",,"The Art of Ubuntu: I Am Because We Are. Concert and Art Exhibit on community interconnections",2017-04-03,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peg,Mold,"Echoes of Peace Choir","PO Box 3076",Duluth,MN,55803,"(218) 269-9557 ",harmonyworks@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-learning-grant-0,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10001088,"Community Arts Learning Grant",2017,1803,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage ","In the short term, we want these classes filled to capacity and to increase cultural understanding while teaching participants new art forms. After interacting with the Ojibwe arts, we hope our attendees will come away with an interest in Ojibwe culture and art that they did not have previously. In the long term, we aim to educate our community regarding under-represented cultures, to increase public awareness of the educational and arts programming we offer at Minnesota Discovery Center and to build a reputation as a welcoming and inclusive place for people of all backgrounds. During the workshops, staff will note participation while interacting with the attendees. We will measure our outcomes through the use of surveys created by our Market Survey Analyst. We will measure the number of participants attending and the observable skills learned (singing, instrument-playing, beading). We will measure the knowledge of the subject before and after the event, rate the quality of the event, rate the likelihood of attending a similar event and provide demographic information. We also will survey the artists for their input. We will hold post-event meetings of Minnesota Discovery Center staff for event evaluation. We will also note coverage in social and traditional media that we receive. ","We measured outcomes through the use of paper surveys provided to the participants and the artists when they arrived at our facility. Submission of the surveys was voluntary, and not all participants and artists completed the surveys. The surveys provided had specific measurable outcomes for participants and artists. In addition to demographic information, we measured the following from participants: -Knowledge of subject before the class. -Knowledge of subject after the class. -Overall quality of the event. -Quality of the artists. -Quality of event space and facility. -Helpfulness of the staff/volunteers. -Likeliness to tell a friend about the artists. -Likeliness of telling a friend about the Minnesota Discovery Center. -Likeliness of returning to MDC for a similar event. -Likeliness of visiting MDC's museum. -Likeliness of visiting MDC's research library. -Likeliness of attending other MDC programming. ",,225,"Other, local or private ",2028,,"Rich Puhek, Jackie Corradi-Simon, Robin Harkonen, Carmen Bradach, Michael Fredeen, Lisa Kvas, Jessalyn Sabin, Dan Vidmar",,"Ironworld Development Corporation AKA Minnesota Discovery Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Learning Grant ",,"Minnesota Discovery Center Ojibwe Arts Learning Activities ",2017-06-01,2017-09-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lisa,Vesel,"Ironworld Development Corporation AKA Minnesota Discovery Center","1005 Discovery Dr",Chisholm,MN,55719,"(800) 372-6437 ",development@mndiscoverycenter.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Cook, Itasca, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-learning-grant-1,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD. ","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD. ","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952 ",1
10001103,"Community Arts Learning Grant",2017,5400,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Goal Statements: 1. To bring together young singers in our region for a day of community building through workshop and performance of choral music by composers of merit. 2. To give young singers a unique and positive choral music experience. 3. To give music area music teachers the chance to connect and share teaching resources. Measurable Outcomes: 1. Young singers experience community by singing in a choir with 100+ school aged peers. 2. Young singers sing a varied repertoire of music accurately, expressively, with healthy vocal tone and good intonation. 3. Teachers receive new ideas and activities to use in their music classrooms. 1. Upon completion of the event, singer participants will complete a brief survey. They will be asked to write one word to describe singing in the honor choir, and to share the names and hometowns of 2 people they met at Honor Choir and something unusual they have in common. 2. Teachers participants will be asked to reflect on ideas/activities they will take back to their classrooms. 3. Lake Superior Youth Chorus staff and guest clinicians will provide a narrative evaluation of the project. 4. In addition, general audience response will be observed as well as informal comments and any unsolicited communications.","1. Young singers experience community by singing in a choir with 100+ school aged peers. Over 100 singers were hand-selected by their music teachers from over 22 schools, coming together as one choir. The post-event evaluation showed names of new friends that the participants made on this day. 2. Young singers sing a varied repertoire of music accurately, expressively, with healthy vocal tone and good intonation. All singers had the opportunity to workshop their pieces with the directors of Lake Superior Youth Chorus, receiving high-level music education, building on the foundation they learned in their school music classes. 3. Teachers receive new ideas and activities to use in their music classrooms. After the presentation from Dr. Karen Howard, many teachers returned to their classrooms with a new perspective on global music and how to integrate cultural music into the classroom. Many teachers chose to use some of the pieces performed during the event in their own schools.",,6420,"Other, local or private",11820,2500,"Marilyn Odean, Denise Connolly, Jennifer Stone, Chris McMahon, Penny Mayer, Urania Vanyo",,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus, Inc. AKA Lake Superior Youth Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Learning Grant",,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus Honor Choir 2018",2017-11-01,2018-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Turner,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus","PO Box 3337",Duluth,MN,55803,"(612) 390-3698 ",info@lsyouthchorus.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Itasca, Cook, Aitkin, Lake, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-learning-grant-2,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10001106,"Community Arts Learning Grant",2017,5067,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The Weaving Center will provide community members use of historic large old looms to learn to weave on. The Center will allow local weavers to come in when desired to weave on large or small looms that they would not otherwise fit in their homes. Friendships with other weavers and learning experiences will encourage and inspire community interaction. A group of weavers (or soon-to-become weavers) who attend meetings, weavers who take classes, weavers make weaving samples, and one or more weavers who can be apprentices that would know how to keep the looms in working order so others can weave on them. It will reach out to weavers regionally/statewide to do an Artist in Residence."" 1) By teaching how the looms work, providing loom preparation, and keeping looms in working order, weaving is taught to community members and others who attend. 2) Ensure that Old School Lives has additional skills needed to provide Weaving Center management and loom care for ongoing use. 3) Community members have learned the value of the looms and their own personal special value and importance for working with the looms. 4) Several community members become Weaver Apprentices to continue weaving and keeping looms in working order under supervision of Weaving Center Manager. 5) Provide schedule for weavers to come in and work with looms when weaving mentor will be available or to work independently.""","The Weaving Center provided 4 historic old looms on which potential apprentices learned to warp (put on threads for weaving) so they could learn to weave (by 4 local residents.) The Weaving Center has one dedicated woman who learned to use and care for the looms. She demonstrated this by coming in once weekly from Apr. - Nov. 2017. I feel confident that she can use and set up the looms, has the skills to keep the looms in working order. Several other women wove on the big looms. We had a special day in Oct. when 4 of us could get together and take what they wove off the looms. (See photos). I prepared and taught 6 classes. There were 25 students total. The quality of the weaving and the amount of weaving each student did indicated very successful results from each student. They learned to warp (thread looms with patterns) and weave different typical Scandinavian designs with traditional Rosepath patterns. (See photos attached.) Students requested more classes!",,1794,"Other, local or private",6861,744,,,"Barbara Leuelling",Individual,"Community Arts Learning Grant",,"Scandinavian Style Community Weaving Center Development",2017-04-03,2017-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Barbara,Leuelling,"Barbara Leuelling",,,MN,,"(218) 410-1180 ",barb2550@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Itasca, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-learning-grant-3,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10001126,"Community Arts Learning Grant",2017,2979,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Our goal for these events is to provide our community and its visitors excellent listening, learning, and music-making experiences, to keep our community interested and engaged in a diverse spectrum of music and cultures, and to help broaden our awareness and sense of belonging within our national and global community. North Shore Music Association will collect and analyze the following to evaluate event outcome: workshop participant surveys, lecture/demonstration audience surveys, concert audience surveys, verbal feedback both during and following each event, number of lecture/demo and workshop participants, and number of concert tickets sold.","Our measurable outcomes for these events were: to provide our community and its visitors excellent listening, learning, and music-making experiences; to keep our community interested and engaged in a diverse spectrum of musical styles and cultures; and to help broaden our awareness and sense of belonging within our national and global communities.",,3731,"Other, local or private",6710,900,"Chel Anderson, Wayne Russ, Kris Garey, Greg Tofte, Cheryl Larsen, Philis Anderson, Carl Solander, Tracey Cullen",,"North Shore Music Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Learning Grant",,"Dom Flemons ""American Songster"" Program, Workshop, and Concert",2017-07-07,2017-09-08,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kate,Fitzgerald,"North Shore Music Association","PO Box 1376","Grand Marais",MN,55604-1376,"(218) 387-1272 ",music@boreal.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-learning-grant-4,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10001129,"Community Arts Learning Grant",2017,4050,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Enroll 25 full-day campers, ages 8-13, and 5 children ages 6-7 in a half-day program. Have at least 5 grandparents integrated into daily dance + music. All campers will: Make a rod puppet to the best of their abilities, and learn how to bring puppet to life with voice, movement and imagination. Learn 3 different dance patterns of collaborative movement in weaving a Maypole, including the Grand Right and Left. Dance at least 5 different called traditional American folk dance patterns with partners. Learn 3 new songs. Take part in a nature walk. Become an integral part of the camp community through dance, music and puppetry. Take part in a public sharing at camp's ending. We will give a written survey to parents (grandparents) to report on children's experience, with specific question about new learning observed. We will have a closing circle daily in which we ask children to give us feedback about a new learning or favorite experience at camp. Board member will take notes. We will dance happily and smoothly, refining constantly. The Maypole weavings will be recorded visually. Puppeteer will measure three goals to assess learning: does sculpture have 3 features, do eyes show up in contrast to flesh tone, does puppeteer have a character voice. Each artist, teen mentor, counselor, and the coordinator will fill out a written survey.","We enrolled 30 children in our camp ages 4-13. We had 5 grandparents and one parent integrated into daily dance + music. Four teenage mentors worked with staff and campers enriching the experience of the camp. Campers each made a rod puppet, and learned how to bring puppet to life with voice, movement and imagination. Campers learned 3 different dance patterns of collaborative movement in weaving a Maypole, including the Grand Right and Left, and learned how to dance it undone. We danced many dances including song games and different called traditional American folk dance patterns with partners. All campers took a nature walk and did a related arts activity. All campers participated in a puppet showcase, performed 2 songs for their parents, and we concluded with a group dance with campers and guests.",,5350,"Other, local or private",9400,,"David Bednarczuk, Terrence Smith, Dorothy Sandness, Oscar Forsman, Margo McCreary, Jim Larson",,"Northstar Foundation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Learning Grant",,"23rd Annual Northstar Arts Camp",2017-05-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Margo,McCreary,"Northstar Foundation","PO Box 293",Hibbing,MN,55746,"(218) 262-5132 ",davidbednarczuk@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Hennepin, Ramsey, Itasca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-learning-grant-5,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10001131,"Community Arts Learning Grant",2017,5400,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of The MixTape project is to engage teen boys in the residential juvenile justice program at Woodland Hills in self-reflection through music. By reading other artist's lyrics and stories, students will analyze how Hip Hop artists use music as a means to share their lived experiences with the world. Students will then have the opportunity to write and record a track titled ""My Reflection"" to share their own stories with the rest of the group and a broader audience through KUMD. Not only will students analyze music as a vehicle for self-expression, they will be exposed to the recording and production process, using Logic software to record and mix their own track. Literacy will be measured when student has READ, SELECTED artist lyric, and PRESENTED on the theme/subject. Writing will be measured when student SUBMITS 3+ verses, with HIGHLIGHTS of 5 new vocabulary words. Collaboration will be measured when student PARTICIPATES in crafting a Single"" that FEATURES SIX OR MORE youths. Skill will be measured when student successfully SETS UP equipment properly and is able to RECORD themselves. An assessment form including all categories/goals will be used by the facilitator to track each student's progress in the program. Students will complete pre and post surveys that measure their growth, interest and knowledge of music recording.""","Literacy measured when students READ, SELECTED artist lyric, and PRESENTED on the theme/subject. Writing measured when student SUBMITTED 3+ verses, with HIGHLIGHTS of 5 new vocabulary words. Collaboration measured when student PARTICIPATED in crafting a ""Single"" that FEATURES SIX OR MORE youths. Skill measured when student successfully SET UP equipment properly and is able to RECORD themselves. Students believe in their ability to express themselves through art. Students improved teamwork skills by collaborating on a few group projects.",,630,"Other, local or private",6030,,,,"Daniel O. Oyinloye",Individual,"Community Arts Learning Grant",,"The MixTape Project",2017-06-01,2017-12-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Daniel,Oyinloye,"Daniel O. Oyinloye",,,MN,,"(952) 201-7352 ",danielooyinloye@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-learning-grant-6,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952 ",1
10008060,"Community Arts Education Support",2019,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Strengthen and expand our current programming to reach a more diverse populations and participants. We will focus our outreach programs (Prelude and Summer Sing) to reach new audiences during the 2017-2018 season, tracking enrollment #s and evaluating new participants to the program. 2: Increase technological efficiencies of the organization and dedicate staff positions to expand community involvement and increase funding. With a new Executive Director position, we will work to increase our donor base and community supporters, tracking these connections through our new CRM database to evaluate the growth in funding and outreach.","Lake Superior Youth Chorus developed the current programming to reach more diverse populations and participants. Lakes Superior Youth Chorus focused these efforts on two of its outreach programs, Prelude and Summer Sing. Enrollment and location data was collected from our participants to evaluate this outcome. 2: Lake Superior Youth Chorus increased the efficiencies of the organization and dedicated staff to develop community involvement and funding. Lake Superior Youth Chorus increased the efficiencies of the organization and dedicated staff to develop community involvement and funding.",,69056,"Other,local or private",79056,3000,"Marilyn Odean, Kelly Roeser, Brian Kapp, Chris McMahon, Jennifer (Johnson) Stone, Penny Mayer",0.50,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus, Inc. AKA Lake Superior Youth Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Education Support",,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus cultivates an active and inclusive community of young choral artists, centered on a holistic music education.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jenna,Kelly,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus, Inc. AKA Lake Superior Youth Chorus","1100 E Superior St Ste 304",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 461-8461 ",jkelly@lsyouthchorus.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-education-support-37,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10000842,"Community Arts Education Support",2017,8000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Strengthen current programming and staff compensation. This will be evaluated through increased planning and content for weekly rehearsals, as well as the quality of performances given throughout the year.","Strengthened current programming and staff compensation The strength of the organization's artistic programming was evaluated by increasing the planning and content to weekly rehearsals. The quality of the performances was assessed through professional artistic evaluation.",,,,8000,,"Susan Dahlberg, Marilyn Odean, Brian Kapp, Leslie Black, Gretchen Safstrom, Robert Turner, Melinda Marble, Jennifer Johnson, Tasha Turk, Denise Connolly, Chris McMahon",0.25,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus, Inc. AKA Lake Superior Youth Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Education Support",,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus cultivates an active and inclusive community of young choral artists, centered on a holistic music education.",2017-01-01,2017-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jennifer,Campbell,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus, Inc.","PO Box 3337",Duluth,MN,55803,"(612) 390-3698 ",jcampbell@lsyouthchorus.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-education-support-18,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10010879,"Community Arts Education Support",2020,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","100 string students, ages 12-22, who attend Artaria Chamber Music School or Stringwood will appreciate, interpret and present classical chamber music. Students will demonstrate what they learned by performing works from classical chamber music repertoire with improved awareness of tone quality, technical accuracy, ensemble and balance, and interpretation. 2: Young string players will develop their musical ensemble skills through in-depth coaching, practice, rehearsals, and performances. Members of Artaria will assess individual and ensemble progress by critiquing their live and recorded performances. Students will also be evaluated for progress during coaching sessions and guest artist classes.","46 string students participated in Artaria Chamber Music School where they appreciated, interpreted and presented classical chamber music. Live Performances, Outreach events, Faculty evaluations of students, Parent letter and emails. 2: Young string players developed ensemble skills through in-depth coaching, practice, rehearsals, and performances both in person and online Weekly coaching sessions attendance and level of participation.",,178428,,193428,2000,"Dave Knapp, Tom Peterson, Shira Burton, David Grandstrand, Ray Shows, Nancy Oliveros, Annalee Wolf, Patty Ryan, Karen Casanova",0.00,"Artaria String Quartet","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Education Support",,"Artaria Chamber Music School's mission is to provide a rich environment of musical and personal collaboration that encourages creativity, promotes leadership skills, and passes the great traditions of chamber music on to the next generation.",2020-01-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lynne,Beck,"Artaria String Quartet","980 Bellows St","West St Paul",MN,55118,"(651) 587-7595",beckgrant@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Fillmore, Itasca, Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-education-support-43,"Susan Berdahl: Marketing and grant writing contractor; Carolyn Borgen: Nonprofit consultant; Amanda Cross: Education coordinator, Kaddatz Galleries; David Dobbs: Multidisciplinary visual artist; education director, Macrostie Art Centr; Concha Fernandez Del Rey: Assistant principal, Mississippi Creative Arts School; Lauren Hildebrand: Arts and education consultant; cofounder of Trollwood Performing Arts School; Jere Lantz: President/CEO and artistic director, Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale; Jonathan Lewis: Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Carla McGrath: Executive director, Highpoint Center for Printmaking","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1
10010975,"Community Arts Education Support",2020,12000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Student engagement will improve. Our evaluation plan will include methods of evaluation currently utilized by our program. These will include attendance records, practice time charts, participation in workshops, student and parent surveys. In addition, an annual outside assessment is con 2: IOSP become more diverse increasing enrollment to eight Native American students. IOSP will begin asking for demographic information on registration material. The number of students registered will be the measure of how effectively we remove barriers and expanding knowledge.","We lost 50% of our enrollment when we moved online. Engagement of remaining students was improved October - December. Attendance records and enrollment numbers were reviewed. Practice time charts were not used starting in March. Workshops were cancelled. Parent surveys were taken by phone.The annual outside student engagement assessment was delayed until Jan/Feb. 2: We had to delay the outreach targeting Native American populations due to Covid-19 restrictions. Planned outreach in schools were to take place in March and April of 2020. Because we were not allowed in schools, those events needed to be cancelled.",,137659,,149659,2500,"Jesse Davis, Cathy Shields, Tom Nelson, Luke Francisco, Katie Marshall, Gary Bordner, Eileen Grosland, Anissa Grotjohn, Cindy Aultman",0.00,"Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Education Support",,"The mission of the Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program is to provide opportunities to hear, learn, and perform orchestral music in Itasca County.",2020-01-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tammy,Mattonen,"Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program","PO Box 140","Grand Rapids",MN,55744,"(218) 327-5781",tammy@itascaorchestra.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Itasca, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-education-support-49,"Susan Berdahl: Marketing and grant writing contractor; Carolyn Borgen: Nonprofit consultant; Amanda Cross: Education coordinator, Kaddatz Galleries; David Dobbs: Multidisciplinary visual artist; education director, Macrostie Art Centr; Concha Fernandez Del Rey: Assistant principal, Mississippi Creative Arts School; Lauren Hildebrand: Arts and education consultant; cofounder of Trollwood Performing Arts School; Jere Lantz: President/CEO and artistic director, Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale; Jonathan Lewis: Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Carla McGrath: Executive director, Highpoint Center for Printmaking","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2
10010996,"Community Arts Education Support",2020,12000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Develop diverse community engagement and participation in current programming. LSYC will evaluate supporting community organizations and schools in which all of our participants attend and work to engage new and diverse populations throughout the year. 2: Increase technological efficiencies of the organization to expand community visibility and increase funding. With a new CRM database, LSYC will track growth in fundraising, outreach, and community support. A new marketing plan and internship management plan will also be evaluated for effectiveness.","Develop diverse community engagement and participation in current programming LSYC collected and evaluated schools and demographic information from program participants to identify areas of populations not yet represented in our programming. 2: Increase technological efficiencies of the organization to expand community visibility and increase funding. LSYC has tracked growth in fundraising, outreach, and community support. Marketing plan and internship management are evaluated often for effectiveness by admin and board members.",,105156,,117156,3000,"Ryan Kern, Joey DeVlieger, Kelly Roeser, Marilyn Odean, Gina Bortnem, Lindsay Kern, Sheila Shusterich, Penny Mayer, Grace Nelson",0.20,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus, Inc. AKA Lake Superior Youth Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Education Support",,"The Lake Superior Youth Chorus cultivates an active and inclusive community of young choral artists, centered on a holistic music education.",2020-01-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jenna,Kelly,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus, Inc. AKA Lake Superior Youth Chorus","1100 E Superior St Ste 304",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 461-8461",jkelly@lsyouthchorus.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Itasca, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-education-support-50,"Susan Berdahl: Marketing and grant writing contractor; Carolyn Borgen: Nonprofit consultant; Amanda Cross: Education coordinator, Kaddatz Galleries; David Dobbs: Multidisciplinary visual artist; education director, Macrostie Art Centr; Concha Fernandez Del Rey: Assistant principal, Mississippi Creative Arts School; Lauren Hildebrand: Arts and education consultant; cofounder of Trollwood Performing Arts School; Jere Lantz: President/CEO and artistic director, Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale; Jonathan Lewis: Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Carla McGrath: Executive director, Highpoint Center for Printmaking","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2
10011050,"Community Arts Education Support",2020,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Northern Starz Theatre Company will provide high quality, inclusive, educational theatre programming. NSTC will educate students with mindful, challenging curriculum. NSTC will continue to use evaluation tools, within our current programming, that will accentuate our areas of achievement and areas in which there is a need. 2: Northern Starz Theatre Company will comprehensively measure their programming effectiveness and ensure sufficient staffing for all programs. NSTC will track survey evaluation from parents and students. Being mindful of findings will be key to implementation of any additional learning methods and reveal strengths or weaknesses in their theatre education.","Northern Starz Theatre Company was able to provide high quality, inclusive, educational theatre programming. NSTC was able to educate students with a mindful curriculum, that became a bit more challenging than originally intended due to Covid-19. NSTC continued to use evaluation tools for achievement and educational needs. 2: Northern Starz Theatre Company was able to comprehensively measure their programming effectiveness and ensure sufficient staffing for all programs. NSTC was able to obtain comprehensive survey evaluations from parents and students for both in-person and virtual classes. The evaluations brought forth efforts of consorted learning needs and continued educational strengths.",,85613,,95613,4500,"Rob Rosen, Michelle Sharon, Erica Campbell, Stacy Surratt, Jerry Rondo, Jackie Mjolhus, Kathy Boecher, Terri Kopel, Mary Quist",1.25,"Northern Starz Theatre Company AKA Northern Starz Children's Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Education Support",,"Partnering with community and families to provide quality arts education.",2020-01-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rachel,Bohnsack,"Northern Starz Theatre Company AKA Northern Starz Children's Theatre","5300 Alpine Dr Ste 140",Ramsey,MN,55303,"(612) 326-6158",rachel@northernstarz.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clearwater, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-education-support-52,"Susan Berdahl: Marketing and grant writing contractor; Carolyn Borgen: Nonprofit consultant; Amanda Cross: Education coordinator, Kaddatz Galleries; David Dobbs: Multidisciplinary visual artist; education director, Macrostie Art Centr; Concha Fernandez Del Rey: Assistant principal, Mississippi Creative Arts School; Lauren Hildebrand: Arts and education consultant; cofounder of Trollwood Performing Arts School; Jere Lantz: President/CEO and artistic director, Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale; Jonathan Lewis: Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Carla McGrath: Executive director, Highpoint Center for Printmaking","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2
10011051,"Community Arts Education Support",2020,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Participants achieve music literacy and artistic goals commensurate with their level of experience. Initial assessment skills are conducted with all participants prior to the concert season, and reassessed as they progress. 2: Participants expand their knowledge and performance competence of world music. Through a variety of works the NYC groups will expand their knowledge of non-native languages and styles of performance.","Participants perform music literacy and artistic goals commensurate with their level of experience while being limited to virtual rehearsals. Initial assessment skills are conducted with allparticipants through high school prior to the concert season. Reassessment was in the form of semi-private lessons conducted virtually. 2: Minnesotans develop skills in or expand their knowledge about an artistic discipline. Northfield Youth Choirs was able to develop skills in and expand their knowledge about an artistic discipline regardless of having the program move to virtual rehearsals in March, 2020. Rehearsals were divided into sectionals or lessons.",,202539,,217539,15000,"Cindy Carlson,Mary Quinn Crow,Jonathan Norrie,Anna Lisa Rustad,Amanda Tracy,Chris Weber,Jen Wellbaum,Kyah Olson-Sola youth board member,Emma Johnson youth board member",0.00,"The Northfield Youth Choirs, Inc. AKA Northfield Youth Choirs","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Education Support",,"Northfield Youth Choirs sparks the growth of its singers through artistry, shared experiences, and joy.",2020-01-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mike,Paulsen,"The Northfield Youth Choirs, Inc. AKA Northfield Youth Choirs","PO Box 460",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 664-9335",office@northfieldyouthchoirs.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Rice, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-education-support-53,"Susan Berdahl: Marketing and grant writing contractor; Carolyn Borgen: Nonprofit consultant; Amanda Cross: Education coordinator, Kaddatz Galleries; David Dobbs: Multidisciplinary visual artist; education director, Macrostie Art Centr; Concha Fernandez Del Rey: Assistant principal, Mississippi Creative Arts School; Lauren Hildebrand: Arts and education consultant; cofounder of Trollwood Performing Arts School; Jere Lantz: President/CEO and artistic director, Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale; Jonathan Lewis: Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Carla McGrath: Executive director, Highpoint Center for Printmaking","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2
10011083,"Community Arts Education Support",2020,12000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","RRAC will continue to develop high quality sequential art classes for youth and older adults, increasing the number of participants in the program. RRAC will review progress toward strategic goals, classes and program achievement. Program participant attendance and completion will be evaluated. 2: The program participants gain knowledge of the process of creating art and how it plays an important role in aging. RRAC will use participant surveys to measure the success of the goals. Participants will take survey on 1st and last day of six and eight week sequential class. RRAC will increase the number of older adults who continue to take classes.","RRAC offered high quality sequential art classes for both youth and older adults and increased the number of participants in these programs. Participants completed a survey on the first and last day of class and were interviewed to provide feedback on the quality of the sequential art classes and the impact the classes had on them. 2: Participants gained knowledge of the process of creating art and how it plays an important role in aging. Participants completed a survey on the first and last day of the sequential art class and were interviewed to provide feedback on the program and share the knowledge and skills they gained.",,103280,,115280,2300,"Angie Renee, Jim Steffen, Kurt Ulrich, Melody Shryock, Kurt Kiecker-Olson, Jeanette Offerdahl",0.00,"Rum River Art Center, Inc. AKA Rumriver Art Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Education Support",,"The mission of Rumriver Art Center is to make a difference through art by being a welcoming and inspiring environment for artists of all ages to explore their creative potential through our classes, collaborations, and partnerships.",2020-01-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lawrence,Weinberg,"Rum River Art Center, Inc. AKA Rumriver Art Center","2665 4th Ave Ste 102",Anoka,MN,55303,"(763) 323-8830",larry@rumriverart.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Douglas, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Marshall, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-education-support-54,"Susan Berdahl: Marketing and grant writing contractor; Carolyn Borgen: Nonprofit consultant; Amanda Cross: Education coordinator, Kaddatz Galleries; David Dobbs: Multidisciplinary visual artist; education director, Macrostie Art Centr; Concha Fernandez Del Rey: Assistant principal, Mississippi Creative Arts School; Lauren Hildebrand: Arts and education consultant; cofounder of Trollwood Performing Arts School; Jere Lantz: President/CEO and artistic director, Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale; Jonathan Lewis: Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Carla McGrath: Executive director, Highpoint Center for Printmaking","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2
10003906,"Community Arts Education Support",2018,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Strengthen and expand current programming to celebrate our 25th anniversary season. We have new performance/learning opportunities during the 2017-2018 season, and will track the effect of these changes on our ability to increase sequential learning through greater singer retention. 2: Increase technological efficiencies of the organization and dedicated staff positions to expand community visibility and increase funding. Through our new contact database, we will track the growth in funding and electronic outreach. We will also hire an office intern to focus on social media and marketing. Plans for executive director.","Strengthen and expand current programming, specifically in our Prelude program. Outreach program participation data was compared to Resident Choir data to identify a growth and retention rate. 2: Increase technological efficiencies and appoint staff positions to expand community visibility and increase funding. Donor data tracked and evaluated through constituent management system. Administrative staff and time has increased with the appointment of an executive director and an administrative intern.",,69056,"Other,local or private",79056,4000,"Brian Kapp, Marilyn Odean, Jennifer Stone, Chris McMahon, Kelly Roeser, Penny Mayer, Denise Connolly",0.30,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus, Inc. AKA Lake Superior Youth Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Education Support",,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus cultivates an active and inclusive community of young choral artists, centered on a holistic music education.",2018-01-01,2018-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jenna,Kelly,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus, Inc. AKA Lake Superior Youth Chorus","PO Box 3337",Duluth,MN,55803,"(612) 390-3698 ",jkelly@lsyouthchorus.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Douglas, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-education-support-28,"Vicki Chepulis: Cofounder and former executive director, Trollwood Performing Arts School, Fargo-Moorhead; board member, New York Mills Regional Cultural Center; executive committee member, Rural Arts and Culture Summit; Joanna Cortright: Independent arts education consultant; Alison Good: Former commercial artist, educator and administrator; active community volunteer; Alyssa Melby: Executive director, Northfield Arts guild; Jamie Schwaba: Managing director, Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Gregory Smith: Business operations manager, the Fitzgerald Theater","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10001141,"Community Arts Learning Grant",2017,4095,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Goal and objectives: To interpret current ecological, economic and social challenges using a systems thinking lens and an ecocentric ethic, globally and locally. To apply ecological principles and systems thinking to art and design practices. To empower, inspire and energize participants using art methodologies to imagine and visualize new ways of relating to the world around us. To analyze artwork by ecological artists and nature-based design practices responding to sustainability challenges to inform participants own creative practices. To expand current concepts of what art is today and explore together how art could contribute to create sustainable ways of living in our region. Course materials will be provided online. A blog will be dedicated to foster community building and connection among participants. In this blog, there will be a section dedicated to offer feedback and reflections about the learning journey. At the end of each session, participants will be asked to provide feedback about content, activities and methodology. Question will encompass four aspects: Thinking: something which challenged you or made you think; Feeling: something which moved you; Making: something you think you will use in your own work; Letting go: something you feel could be discarded.","Measurable Outcomes - to interpret current ecological, economic and social challenges using a systems thinking lens - to apply ecological principles and systems thinking to art and design practices - to empower, inspire and energize participants using art methodologies to imagine and visualize new ways of relating to the world around us - to analyze artwork by ecological artists and nature-based design practices responding to sustainability challenges to inform participants own creative practices Participants covered all topics and performed all exercises and art activities that were outlined in the grant proposal during the 2-day 14 hour symposium and 1 hour evening forum. Participation levels met the anticipations, as outlined in the grant proposal. Participants offered satisfactory feedback orally and in writing about the learning journey, about content, activities and methodology.",,1645,"Other, local or private",5740,,,,"Cecilia Ramón",Individual,"Community Arts Learning Grant",,"Terrain: the Art of Localizing",2017-09-01,2017-10-14,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cecilia,Ramon,"Cecilia Ramon",,,MN,,"(218) 221-4116 ",ramoncecilia1@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-learning-grant-7,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10001150,"Community Arts Learning Grant",2017,2646,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of this project is celebrate the work and legacy of Minnesota writer Paul Gruchow. Measurable Objectives: 1. Increase participants' knowledge of Gruchow's works, life, and legacy; 2. Increase participants' understanding of the connection between the arts, nature, and well being. Pre- and post- surveys administered to participants.","The goal of this project is to celebrate the work and legacy of Minnesota writer Paul Gruchow. Measurable Objectives: 1. Increase participants' knowledge of Gruchow's works, life, and legacy 2. Increase participants' understanding of the connection between the arts, nature, and well-being Pre- and post- surveys were given to approximately one-third (11/31) of the participants of the classroom workshop. 100% reported an increase in knowledge of Gruchow' works, life, and legacy; all reported an increase in understanding of the connection between the arts, nature, and well-being as related to Gruchow's life. An informal evaluation of the measurable outcomes: Five community members approached me after the workshop and lecture and thanked me for making the presentation happen.",,714,"Other, local or private",3360,,"Marge Forsberg, Barry Bissonett, Butch Diesslin, Julie Hignell, Brian Maki, John Mills, Joseph Owens, Teresa Sagen, Gus Smith, Barbara Soderberg, John Van Dreese, Jen Westlund",,"Vermilion Community College","State Government","Community Arts Learning Grant",,"Still More Pages to See: The Legacy of Paul Gruchow",2017-04-27,2017-04-27,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shawn,Bina,"Vermilion Community College","1900 Camp St E",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 235-1517 ",megan.heiman@vcc.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-learning-grant-8,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10710,"Community Arts Schools and Conservatories",2011,37900,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","More Minnesotans are engaged in arts learning opportunities. The quantity and types of arts learning opportunities available in the state increases. More professional artists are hired or contracted to teach.",,,118002,"Other, local or private",124904,,,,"Northern Lights Music Festival","K-12 Education","Community Arts Schools and Conservatories",,,2010-07-01,2011-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Veda,Zuponcic,"Northern Lights Music Festival","730 Arrowhead St",Aurora,MN,55705,"(218) 229-2639",Zuponcic@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-schools-and-conservatories-5,,,,
10023991,"Community Arts Support",2022,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase community awareness of BCT monitor ticket sales, social media traffic, and web site traffic","We have seen patrons coming back to the theater! Attendance for performances for summer production and kids performance was up, Patron and Staff surveys showed we are doing better than expected.","Achieved proposed outcomes",92789,,102789,,"Philip Ludwig: Chair, Greg Bestland: Vice Chair, Tony Carlson: Treasurer, Jordon Robischon: Secretary, Eric Ellwoods: Board Member, Sue Kumpula: Board Member, Janice Luoma: Board Member, Diane Paulu: Board Member, Jon Salmon: Board Member, Erin Walsh: Boa","10,000.00","Buffalo Community Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Support",,"A non-profit arts organization producing live, local theatrical productions",2022-04-01,2023-02-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anthony,Carlson,"Buffalo Community Theater","PO Box 23",Buffalo,MN,55313,"(612) 404-0228",hhalstead@bctmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Central Minnesota Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Freeborn, Hennepin, Isanti, McLeod, Meeker, Morrison, Pine, Ramsey, Renville, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Todd, Washington, Wright, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-support-139,"Linda Brobeck: CMAB Board Vice Chair, Minnesota visual artist and owner of Crow River North, LLC., has served on a number of non-profit boards; Joyce Lyons: CMAB Board Secretary, CMA actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Comm Orchestra Advisory Board; Denise Todd: CMAB Board Member, Dance Valdosta State University; U.S. Air Force Veteran, Geospatial Intelligence Analyst; undergraduate at St. Cloud State University pursuing a Major in Community Health; Jo McMullen-Boyer: CMAB Board Member, Station Manage of KVSC Radio, Grant writer, Music Concert Projucer, Community Events Organizer; Spencer Madsen: CMAB Board Member, Writer; educator; theatrical performer; aspiring filmmaker and visual artist; B.A. in English Education; M.A. in American Literature; orchardist at Clear Lake Cider; Gretchen Boulka: CMAB Board Member, Director of Performing Arts at Paramount Center for the Arts, arts administrator with background in development, special events, program management, marketing and communications; musician, member of the Association for Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) and on the Board of Directors for Minnesota Presenters Network; Tanya Piatz-Sandberg: CMAB Board Member, Visual Merchandiser with 3D display experience, fashion, event execution, and corporate shop concepts; 2D visual artist specializing in illustration and photography","Linda Brobeck: CMAB Board Vice Chair, Minnesota visual artist and owner of Crow River North, LLC., has served on a number of non-profit boards; Joyce Lyons: CMAB Board Secretary, CMA actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Comm Orchestra Advisory Board; Denise Todd: CMAB Board Member, Dance Valdosta State University; U.S. Air Force Veteran, Geospatial Intelligence Analyst; undergraduate at St. Cloud State University pursuing a Major in Community Health; Jo McMullen-Boyer: CMAB Board Member, Station Manage of KVSC Radio, Grant writer, Music Concert Projucer, Community Events Organizer; Spencer Madsen: CMAB Board Member, Writer; educator; theatrical performer; aspiring filmmaker and visual artist; B.A. in English Education; M.A. in American Literature; orchardist at Clear Lake Cider; Gretchen Boulka: CMAB Board Member, Director of Performing Arts at Paramount Center for the Arts, arts administrator with background in development, special events, program management, marketing and communications; musician, member of the Association for Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) and on the Board of Directors for Minnesota Presenters Network; Tanya Piatz-Sandberg: CMAB Board Member, Visual Merchandiser with 3D display experience, fashion, event execution, and corporate shop concepts; 2D visual artist specializing in illustration and photography",,2
10023996,"Community Arts Support",2022,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Grant funds will supplement the contractual compensation of Great River Chorale's artistic managing director. The outcomes will be measured by the record of payment of said supplement to the artistic managing director in Great River Chorale's FY 2022-23 and FY 2023-24.","The specific outcome achieved by this grant was evaluated by Great River Chorale's compensation of its artistic managing director as agreed upon during the grant period.","Achieved proposed outcomes",56659,,66659,,"Charles Welter: president, Paul-Vincent Niebauer: vice president, Brandon Anderson: secretary, Jennifer Shaw: treasurer, Patricia Weishaar: member, Anita Fischer: member., Charles Welter: president, Paul-Vincent Niebauer: vice president, Maribeth Overland","4,000.00","Great River Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Support",,"Great River Chorale presents collaborative concerts of choral music to central Minnesota audiences.",2022-04-01,2023-02-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Geston,"Great River Chorale","313 E Highview Ct","Sauk Rapids",MN,56379,"(320) 515-4472",director@greatriverchorale.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Central Minnesota Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Hennepin, Houston, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Traverse, Washington, Winona, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-support-144,"Linda Brobeck: CMAB Board Vice Chair, Minnesota visual artist and owner of Crow River North, LLC., has served on a number of non-profit boards; Joyce Lyons: CMAB Board Secretary, CMA actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Comm Orchestra Advisory Board; Denise Todd: CMAB Board Member, Dance Valdosta State University; U.S. Air Force Veteran, Geospatial Intelligence Analyst; undergraduate at St. Cloud State University pursuing a Major in Community Health; Jo McMullen-Boyer: CMAB Board Member, Station Manage of KVSC Radio, Grant writer, Music Concert Projucer, Community Events Organizer; Spencer Madsen: CMAB Board Member, Writer; educator; theatrical performer; aspiring filmmaker and visual artist; B.A. in English Education; M.A. in American Literature; orchardist at Clear Lake Cider; Gretchen Boulka: CMAB Board Member, Director of Performing Arts at Paramount Center for the Arts, arts administrator with background in development, special events, program management, marketing and communications; musician, member of the Association for Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) and on the Board of Directors for Minnesota Presenters Network; Tanya Piatz-Sandberg: CMAB Board Member, Visual Merchandiser with 3D display experience, fashion, event execution, and corporate shop concepts; 2D visual artist specializing in illustration and photography","Linda Brobeck: CMAB Board Vice Chair, Minnesota visual artist and owner of Crow River North, LLC., has served on a number of non-profit boards; Joyce Lyons: CMAB Board Secretary, CMA actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Comm Orchestra Advisory Board; Denise Todd: CMAB Board Member, Dance Valdosta State University; U.S. Air Force Veteran, Geospatial Intelligence Analyst; undergraduate at St. Cloud State University pursuing a Major in Community Health; Jo McMullen-Boyer: CMAB Board Member, Station Manage of KVSC Radio, Grant writer, Music Concert Projucer, Community Events Organizer; Spencer Madsen: CMAB Board Member, Writer; educator; theatrical performer; aspiring filmmaker and visual artist; B.A. in English Education; M.A. in American Literature; orchardist at Clear Lake Cider; Gretchen Boulka: CMAB Board Member, Director of Performing Arts at Paramount Center for the Arts, arts administrator with background in development, special events, program management, marketing and communications; musician, member of the Association for Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) and on the Board of Directors for Minnesota Presenters Network; Tanya Piatz-Sandberg: CMAB Board Member, Visual Merchandiser with 3D display experience, fashion, event execution, and corporate shop concepts; 2D visual artist specializing in illustration and photography",,2
25916,"Community Arts Schools and Conservatories",2015,11627,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","The Center for Irish Music proposes to expand its arts learning opportunities for students in the areas of early childhood education, music ensembles, camps, and non-music learning opportunities. Success will be evaluated by measuring the number of new classes created and the number of students who enroll in these courses. 2: Through the expansion of learning opportunities for students, Center for Irish Music proposes to hire new professional artists or increase the teaching hours of existing staff. Success will be measured by evaluating increases in the number of instructors teaching at the Center for Irish Music, including visiting artists, and the number of teaching hours provided.","Arts learning opportunities for young children grew with the addition of a new class called Gaelic Songs for Young Singers. CIM's ensemble program grew by 27%. Each term, data from an online class management program was exported, sorted and compared to that from previous years. For this outcome in FY15, we tracked new class and camp offerings, and student enrollment. 2: CIM’s weekly teaching staff grew from 18 to 20 in FY15 due to a 25% increase in private lessons. There was an increase in visiting artists from FY14. Evaluation method was comparing the annual workload of current active teaching staff and number of visiting artists to the previous fiscal year. Private lessons, group class enrollment were tracked.",,193621,"Other, local or private",205248,2325,"Michael O'Connor, Patrick Cole, Greg Padden, Teisha Magee, Dave McKenna, Mike Lynch, Patrick Krekelberg, Chris Eliasen, Ruth McGlynn",,"The Center for Irish Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Schools and Conservatories",,,2015-01-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Norah,Rendell,"The Center for Irish Music","836 Prior Ave N","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 815-0083 ",nrendell@centerforirishmusic.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-schools-and-conservatories-16,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
25948,"Community Arts Schools and Conservatories",2015,15909,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","The number of classes offered at MacRostie Art Center increases by at least 30%. The number of classes offered will be compared to an average of the number of classes offered for the three years prior to receiving the grant (2011-2013) to determine the percentage increase. 2: 50% more students enroll in classes at or organized through MacRostie Art Center. Enrollment numbers will be recorded and compared to an average of enrollment numbers for the three years prior to receiving the grant (2011-2013) to determine the percentage increase. ","The number of classes offered at MacRostie Art Center increased 75%. The number of classes offered in 2015 was 89 -- a 75% increase over the 2011-2013 average of 51. 2: The increase in enrollment in classes at MacRostie Art Center was 49%. The total enrollment in 2015 was 470 students -- a 49% increase over the 2011-2013 average of 315 students. ",,224359,"Other, local or private",240268,794,"Bruce Bartos, Charles Driscoll, Angela Dynkavitch, Kathy Gebhart, Carmen Haugen, Amanda Lamppa, Nicole Lehtinen, Steven Loney, John O'Leary, Aaron Squadroni, Katie Tierney",0.37,"MacRostie Art Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Schools and Conservatories",,,2015-01-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katie,Marshall,"MacRostie Art Center","405 1st Ave NW","Grand Rapids",MN,55744-2617,"(218) 326-2697 ",katie@macrostieartcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Cass, Itasca, Koochiching, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-schools-and-conservatories-18,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
35325,"Community Arts Support Grant",2016,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audience knowledge base and concert experience will be deepened through expanded educational programming. Demographics of our audiences will be broadened through targeted marketing and other strategies. Our quality of governance, our artistic product, and our operational efficiencies will be improved as a result of formalizing policies, evaluating and updating the role and scope of board committees, and gathering and using feedback to inform decision-making. Selected audiences will provide feedback, either via talk-back sessions or surveys, on the extent of change in their level of music knowledge and appreciation. We will track changes in audience sizes and cities of residence. Selected rostered musicians will document experiences with the Bemidji Symphony Orchestra either via interviews or email questionnaire. An evaluation by board members will assess the clarity and effectiveness of board committee work as well as improvements in policy-driven decision-making.","Our board manual formalized our governance and hands-on operations, with sections like mission and planning, budget and fundraising, operational procedures, history and growth. We accessed affordable legal counsel from Saint Paul which gave direction in policy writing. Strengthening our administrative side strengthened the music programming side, thereby inspiring confidence in our artistic vision and fueling our vibrancy and boldness—in short, what our musicians and audience love and expect from us.",,,,6000,,"Mary Auger, Alicia Cloose, Julia Conlon, Nancy Haugen, Ann Hayes, Louise Jackson, Ann Long Voelkner, Jeb Monge, Karl Mork, Cyrus Pansch, Sue Rosselet, Stu Rosselet",0.00,"Bemidji Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Support Grant",,"Bemidji Symphony Orchestra requests funding toward Executive Director position.",2016-02-01,2017-02-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,MaryAnne,Wilimek,"Bemidji Symphony Orchestra","PO Box 3136",Bemidji,MN,56619,"(218) 444-7914 ",bso@bemidjisymphony.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, St. Louis, Stearns, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-support-grant-71,"Justin Holley: Author;Deane Johnson: Musician; Joseph Allen: Professor of Art, photographer, traditional Native crafts artist; Jill Johnson: Author, musician; Sandra Roman: Art teacher, author; Gayle Highberg: Painter; Jane Merschman: K-12 teacher, actor, director; Joanne Kellner: Arts administrator, puppeteer.","Justin Holley: Author; Natalie Grosfield: Musician, actor; Joseph Allen: Professor of Art, photographer, traditional Native crafts artist; Jill Johnson: Author, musician; Sandra Roman: Art teacher, author; Gayle Highberg: Painter; Lowell Wolff: Photographer; Jane Merschman: K-12 teacher, actor, director; Mary Hilbrand: Musician; Joanne Kellner: Arts administrator, puppeteer.",,2
35179,"Community Arts Education Support",2016,8000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Strengthen current programming and staff compensation. This will be evaluated through increased planning and content for weekly rehearsals and the quality of performances given throughout the year.","Our current programming has been enhanced and staff compensation has increased. Measured by educational output and observed student progress - Weekly rehearsals now feature a music theory component, and we have brought our Prelude program into new locations. The board approved staff salary increases. 2: Effective management of our current staff has allowed us to maximize our impact on learners. This has been observed through weekly rehearsal progress showing higher levels of musical competence and beauty in performance.",,44640,"Other, local or private",52640,2000,"Brian Kapp, Marilyn Odean, Robert Turner, Tasha Turk, Susan Dahlberg, Gretchen Safstrom, Jennifer Johnson, Leslie Black, Denise Connelly, Chris McMahon",0.25,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Education Support",,,2016-04-01,2016-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jennifer,Campbell,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus, Inc.","PO Box 3337",Duluth,MN,55803,"(612) 390-3698 ",jcampbell@lsyouthchorus.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-education-support-7,"Gabrielle Bliss: Arts coordinator at Folwell School, Performing Arts Magnet; Vicki Chepulis: Cofounder and former executive director, Trollwood Performing Arts School, Fargo-Moorhead; board member, New York Mills Regional Cultural Center; executive committee member, Rural Arts and Culture Summit; Candida Gonzalez: Arts coordinator, Roosevelt High School; Roxanne Heaton: Executive director, Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Andre-Louis Heywood: Choral conductor; doctoral candidate in choral conducting; Jennifer Nicklay: Education and outreach coordinator, Weavers Guild of Minnesota; Stephen Pelkey: Former artistic director of the Southeastern Minnesota Youth Orchestras; Dawne White: Executive director, COMPAS","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund",,2
28629,"Complete Trim on Four Stained Glass Windows and Restore Stairway to Balcony",2014,8438,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,8438,,"Marjorie Ostrov, Dr. Charles Ostrov, Dianne Siegel, Dr. Leighton Siegel, Alan Milavetz, Marilyn Chiat, PhD, Judy Karon, Ann Phillips, Elaine Chiat, Larry Chiat, Michael Blehert, Audra Keller, James Rubenstein, Jo Doig",,"Friends of B'nai Abraham Synagogue","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire qualified professionals to restore portions of the interior window trim and balcony of B'nai Abraham Synagogue, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",,,2014-03-01,2015-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Mike,Blehert,"Friends of B'nai Abraham Synagogue","1788 Maryland Avenue N","Golden Valley",MN,55427,"763-544-3053 and 763-544-6459",,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/complete-trim-four-stained-glass-windows-and-restore-stairway-balcony,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
33963,"Conditions Assessment for Lincoln Center for Arts Education",2016,10000,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.","Available upon request. Contact",,,,"Available upon request. Contact",10000,,"Matthew Cartier, President, Fred Lewis II, Vice President, Mary Mathews, Treasurer, Helena Jackson, Secretary, Marva Beckman, Fatih Benzer, John Heino, Melissa B. Maloney, Patty Mester, Joseph L. Nease, Kat Ramsland, Robin Washington, and Adeline Wright",0.00,"Duluth Art Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire a qualified architect to conduct a condition assessment of the Lincoln Center for Arts Education, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",,,2015-09-01,2016-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Annie,Dugan,"Duluth Art Institute","506 W. Michigan Street",Duluth,MN,55802,218-733-7562,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/conditions-assessment-lincoln-center-arts-education,,"Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
10031413,"Connecting Communities to Voyageurs Classroom and Minnesota's National Park",2025,994000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 05b","$994,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with the Voyageurs Conservancy to connect Minnesotans to the state's only national park through standards-aligned K-12 education, career-building fellowships, and enhanced programming that engages diverse audiences in the park's conservation.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,10.8,"Voyageurs Conservancy","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Voyageurs Conservancy will connect 17,000 Minnesotans to the state's only national park through standards-aligned K-12 education, career-building fellowships, and enhanced programs that engage diverse audiences in the park's conservation.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Breanna,Trygg,"Voyageurs Conservancy","1400 Van Buren Street #200-235",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 333-5424",btrygg@voyageurs.org,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/connecting-communities-voyageurs-classroom-and-minnesotas-national-park,,,,
10029980,"Connecting Youth, Adults, and Families to Minnesota's Cultural and Outdoor Heritage",2024,480000,"Minnesota Session Laws-2023, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 6 (f)","$500,000.00 the first year and $600,000.00 the second year are to Wilderness Inquiry to preserve Minnesota's outdoor history, culture, and heritage by connecting Minnesota youth and families to natural resources","1. Youth, adults, and families across the state will connect to Minnesota's outdoor heritage through place-based education and outdoor recreation. Program participants will: - Show increased confidence and awareness of self, peers, and the environment, - Receive educational content that meets Minnesota state history standards, - Have a greater understanding of educational, recreational, and career opportunities across the outdoor sector. 2. Increased partnership opportunities for community organizations, school districts, and classroom teachers to boost academic achievement and engagement through the educational, social, and emotional benefits of place-based education. ","Achieved some of the proposed outcomes",,,,,,,4.34,"Wilderness Inquiry",,"Wilderness Inquiry will expand its work to provide a continuum of outdoor experiences for youth, adults, and families in communities across Minnesota by: - Connecting 11,000 individuals of all ages, backgrounds, identities, and abilities to Minnesota's outdoor heritage through a progression of outdoor adventures including day programs, virtual learning sessions, and overnight camping adventures. By hosting hybrid programs available to Minnesotans across the state, we reduce barriers to participation, reach a diverse array of participants, and support students with diverse learning styles. Virtual programs strengthen our in-person experiences by allowing us to engage students and families before and after the on-water Canoemobile program, leading to deeper engagement and impact. - Providing standards-based educational content through hands-on activities that engage students with Minnesota history and culture. Program content, developed in collaboration with the National Park Service and other partners, is tied to Minnesota state standards to seamlessly integrate into school curriculum. In addition, even virtual sessions include a hands-on kit with materials and tools for active participation and experiential engagement. - Providing training and career pathway opportunities that tie to outdoor careers and Minnesota's outdoor heritage. - Supporting the physical, mental, and social-emotional wellbeing of Minnesota youth, adults, and families through immersive outdoor experiences. Specific project activities teach Minnesota history and culture while building skills in camping, fishing, canoeing, hiking, fire building, species identification, animal adaptations, and orienteering. By providing virtual instruction as well, WI delivers hands-on educational experiences in the outdoors that tie to classroom learning and enhance the distance-learning experience. For many participants, WI provides a foundation that offers the first immersive experience in the outdoors. Our youth programs have been shown to increase student confidence, improve persistence and grit, inspire interest in outdoors-related careers, and cultivate a stewardship ethic. Our programs are designed to break down barriers to access for individuals and communities that are historically underrepresented in outdoor spaces and activities - specifically, individuals who identify as BIPOC and/or LGBTQ+, those who experience financial inequity, and individuals with disabilities. ",,,2023-09-16,2025-06-30,,"In Progress",,,Nell,Holden,"Wilderness Inquiry","1611 Rd B West","St. Paul",MN,55113,6126769407,meg@wildernessinquiry.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Administration",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/connecting-youth-adults-and-families-minnesotas-cultural-and-outdoor-heritage,,,,
10006486,"Conservation Partners Legacy Grant Program Phase 10: Statewide and Metro Habitat",2019,11589000,"ML 2018, Ch. 208, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd 5(r )","$11,589,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for a program to provide competitive matching grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, state, and national organizations for enhancing, restoring, or protecting forests, wetlands, prairies, or habitat for fish, game, or wildlife in Minnesota. Of this amount, up to $2,567,000 is for grants in the seven-county metropolitan area and cities with a population of 50,000 or greater. Grants must not be made for activities required to fulfill the duties of owners of lands subject to conservation easements. Grants must not be made from the appropriation in this paragraph for projects that have a total project cost exceeding $575,000. Of the total appropriation, $536,000 may be spent for personnel costs and other direct and necessary administrative costs. Grantees may acquire land or interests in land. Easements must be permanent. Grants may not be used to establish easement stewardship accounts. Land acquired in fee must be open to hunting and fishing during the open season unless otherwise provided by law. The program must require a match of at least ten percent from nonstate sources for all grants. The match may be cash or in-kind resources. For grant applications of $25,000 or less, the commissioner must provide a separate, simplified application process. Subject to Minnesota statutes, the commissioner of natural resources must, when evaluating projects of equal value, give priority to organizations that have a history of receiving, or a charter to receive, private contributions for local conservation or habitat projects. If acquiring land in fee or a conservation easement, priority must be given to projects associated with or within one mile of existing wildlife management areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8; scientific and natural areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections 84.033 and 86A.05, subdivision 5; or aquatic management areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02. All restoration or enhancement projects must be on land permanently protected by a permanent covenant ensuring perpetual maintenance and protection of restored and enhanced habitat, by a conservation easement or by public ownership, or in public waters as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.005, subdivision 15. Priority must be given to restoration and enhancement projects on public lands. Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 13, applies to grants awarded under this paragraph. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2022. No less than five percent of the amount of each grant must be held back from reimbursement until the grant recipient has completed a grant accomplishment report by the deadline and in the form prescribed by and satisfactory to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. The commissioner must provide notice of the grant program in the summary of game and fish law prepared under Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.051, subdivision 2.",,"All CPL project requests included a Natural Heritage Database Review, which addresses wildlife species of greatest conservation need, the MN County Biological Survey data, and/or rare, threatened and endangered species inventories.","A total of 18,010 acres were affected: 9,145 Restored, 1,121 in Fee Title, 0 in Easements, 7,744 in Enhance.",1666600,"local match",9238100,10100,,2.5,DNR,"State Government","As of 11/1/2022, the CPL program has provided over 900 grants totaling $109 million to over 200 different grantee organizations, improving or protecting over 339,000 acres of habitat. Demand for CPL grants has continued to grow each year as new applicants hear about the program and successful grantees return. In ML 2018 there were 107 grants awarded- 18 metro grants, 20 traditional grants, and 69 Expedited Conservation Partners grants. Through these 107 grants, over 18,000 acres were restored, enhanced, or protected. Over $11M was awarded to organizations for projects.","The CPL program fulfills MS 97a.056 Subd. 3a, directing LSOHC to establish a conservation partner?s grant program encouraging/supporting local conservation efforts. $11,053,000 was available for grants. Of this amount, up to $2,567,000 was used for projects in the 7-county metro area and in cities with a population of 50,000 people or greater. This is a stand-alone program, but depends on support/technical advice from public land managers and habitat and acquisition specialists. Grant activities included enhancement, restoration and protection of forests, wetlands, prairies, and habitat for fish, game, or wildlife in Minnesota. A 10% match from non-state sources is required for all grants, and may be in-kind or cash. Applicants described the project, location, activity, habitat, benefit, etc. For acquisition projects, applicants described the parcel selection process. CPL Staff developed an RFP incorporating LSOHC priorities. Staff worked with applicants to submit applications, oversaw grant selection, prepared/executed grant documents, reviewed expenditures, approved payments/reports, monitored work, and assisted recipients with close-out. Staff complies with Office of Grants Management policies. The CPL program has 3 annual grant cycles- Traditional, Metro, and Expedited Conservation Projects (ECP). The Traditional and Metro cycles had one grant round beginning August 2017. Projects under $25,000 will have a simplified application. The ECP grant cycle had two rounds of funding. CPL staff reviewed applications for completeness. Technical Review Committees, comprised of habitat experts across the state and approved by the DNR Commissioner, reviewed and scored Traditional and Metro applications based on evaluation criteria (see attached). The DNR Directors of Fish and Wildlife, Eco Waters, and Forestry reviewed the committee?s recommendations and provide a final ranking to the Commissioner. Funding decisions were made by the Commissioner?s office. ECP grants are reviewed by CPL staff and DNR habitat experts using established criteria. The Director of Fish and Wildlife made final funding decisions for ECP. Grantees were required to submit annual and final accomplishment reports. Grantees were paid on a reimbursement or ?for services rendered? basis, meaning payment is made to the grantee after work has been performed. Proof that the vendor was paid must be submitted to staff before additional payments are made. Funds were advanced for acquisitions to accommodate cash flow needs. CPL Administration Budget: Administration costs of $137,400 include salary/fringe, direct support services, travel, supplies, outreach, ongoing application system/database maintenance, and other professional services.",,2018-07-01,2022-11-16,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathy,Varble,"MN DNR","500 Lafayette Road Box 20","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5233",jessica.lee@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Todd, Washington, Winona, Wright","Northern Forest, Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/conservation-partners-legacy-grant-program-phase-10-statewide-and-metro-habitat,,,,
10013266,"Conserving Minnesota?s Forest Birds of Management Concern",2019,500000,"M.L. 2018, Chp. 214, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 03g","$500,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for the Natural Resources Research Institute in Duluth to identify forest-management actions and guidelines to conserve birds in Minnesota's forests. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2021, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on ""Work Plan"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Work Plan"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,,,,,"U of MN - Duluth NRRI","Public College/University","Identify forest management actions and guidelines that maximize breeding season productivity across breeding cycle (nesting through post-fledgling) for three bird species of conservation concern: Golden-winged Warbler, Veery, and American Woodcock.",,"Work Plan",2018-07-01,2021-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Alexis,Grinde,"U of MN - Duluth NRRI","5013 Miller Trunk Hwy",Duluth,MN,55811,"(320) 496-0016",agrinde@d.umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mille Lacs, Pine, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/conserving-minnesotas-forest-birds-management-concern,,,,
10000081,"Conservation Partners Legacy Grant Program Phase IX: Statewide and Metro Habitat",2018,9294000,"ML 2017, Ch. 91, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 5(j)","$9,294,000 in the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for a program to provide competitive, matching grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, state, and national organizations for enhancing, restoring, or protecting forests, wetlands, prairies, or habitat for fish, game, or wildlife in Minnesota. Of this amount, up to $2,660,000 is for grants in the seven-county metropolitan area and cities with a population of 50,000 or greater. Grants shall not be made for activities required to fulfill the duties of owners of lands subject to conservation easements. Grants shall not be made from the appropriation in this paragraph for projects that have a total project cost exceeding $575,000. Of the total appropriation, $634,000 may be spent for personnel costs and other direct and necessary administrative costs. Grantees may acquire land or interests in land. Easements must be permanent. Grants may not be used to establish easement stewardship accounts. Land acquired in fee must be open to hunting and fishing during the open season unless otherwise provided by law. The program shall require a match of at least ten percent from non-state sources for all grants. The match may be cash or in-kind resources. For grant applications of $25,000 or less, the commissioner shall provide a separate, simplified application process. Subject to Minnesota Statutes, the commissioner of natural resources shall, when evaluating projects of equal value, give priority to organizations that have a history of receiving or charter to receive private contributions for local conservation or habitat projects. If acquiring land in fee or a conservation easement, priority shall be given to projects associated with or within one mile of existing wildlife management areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8; scientific and natural areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections 84.033 and 86A.05, subdivision 5; or aquatic management areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02. All restoration or enhancement projects must be on land permanently protected by a permanent covenant ensuring perpetual maintenance and protection of restored and enhanced habitat, by a conservation easement, or by public ownership or in public waters as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.005, subdivision 15. Priority shall be given to restoration and enhancement projects on public lands. Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 13, applies to grants awarded under this paragraph. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2021. No less than five percent of the amount of each grant must be held back from reimbursement until the grant recipient has completed a grant accomplishment report by the deadline and in the form prescribed by and satisfactory to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. The commissioner shall provide notice of the grant program in the game and fish law summary prepared under Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.051, subdivision 2. ",,"1,379 Wetland acres, 942 Prairie acres, 1,758 Forest acres, 268 Habitat acres (for a total of 4,347 acres) Restored. 185 Prairie acres, 175 Forest acres, 317 Habitat acres (for a total of 677 acres) Protected in Fee with State PILT Liability. 181 Forest acres and 23 Habitat acres (for a total of 204 acres) Protected in Fee without State PILT Liability. 603 Wetland acres, 13,179 Prairie acres, 18,148 Forest acres, 3,034 Habitat acres (for a total of 34,964 acres) Enhanced. ",,1557500,"grantees and partners ",7557200,11400,,1,DNR,"State Government","The Conservation Partners Legacy Grant Program will be managed by the Department of Natural Resources to provide competitive matching grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, state, and national non-profit organizations and government entities. In it's first 7 years of funding, the CPL program has provided 410 grants totaling $37 million to 133 different grantee organizations, positively affecting over 220,000 acres of habitat. Demand for CPL grants has continued to grow each year as new grantees hear about the program and successful grantees return. ",,"The CPL program fulfills MS 97a.056 Subd. 3a, directing LSOHC to establish a conservation partner’s grant program encouraging/supporting local conservation efforts. $8,660,000 was available for grants. Of this amount, up to $2,660,000 was used for projects in the 7-county metro area and in cities with a population of 50,000 people or greater. This is a stand-alone program, but depends on support/technical advice from public land managers and habitat and acquisition specialists. Grant activities included enhancement, restoration and protection of forests, wetlands, prairies, and habitat for fish, game, or wildlife in Minnesota. A 10% match from non-state sources is required for all grants, and may be in- kind or cash. Applicants described the project, location, activity, habitat, benefit, etc. For acquisition projects, applicants described the parcel selection process. CPL Staff developed an RFP incorporating LSOHC priorities. Staff worked with applicants to submit applications, oversaw grant selection, prepared/executed grant documents, reviewed expenditures, approved payments/reports, monitored work, and assisted recipients with close-out. Staff complies with Office of Grants Management policies. The CPL program has 3 annual grant cycles- Traditional, Metro, and Expedited Conservation Projects (ECP). The Traditional and Metro cycles had one grant round beginning August 2017. Projects under $25,000 will have a simplified application. The ECP grant cycle had two rounds of funding. CPL staff reviewed applications for completeness. Technical Review Committees, comprised of habitat experts across the state and approved by the DNR Commissioner, reviewed and scored Traditional and Metro applications based on evaluation criteria (see attached). The DNR Directors of Fish and Wildlife, Eco Waters, and Forestry reviewed the committee’s recommendations and provide a final ranking to the Commissioner. Funding decisions were made by the Commissioner’s office. ECP grants are reviewed by CPL staff and DNR habitat experts using established criteria. The Director of Fish and Wildlife made final funding decisions for ECP. Grantees were required to submit annual and final accomplishment reports. Grantees were paid on a reimbursement or “for services rendered” basis, meaning payment is made to the grantee after work has been performed. Proof that the vendor was paid must be submitted to staff before additional payments are made. Funds were advanced for acquisitions to accommodate cash flow needs. CPL Administration Budget: Administration costs of $101,300 include salary/fringe, direct support services, travel, supplies, outreach, ongoing application system/database maintenance, and other professional services. ",2017-07-01,2021-11-12,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jessica,Lee,"MN DNR","500 Lafayette Road Box 20","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5233",jessica.lee@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Blue Earth, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kittson, Lake, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Murray, Nobles, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona","Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Northern Forest, Prairie Region, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/conservation-partners-legacy-grant-program-phase-ix-statewide-and-metro-habitat,,,,
10031448,"Conservation Grazing for Birds, Beef, and Better Soil",2025,342000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 08f","$342,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with the National Audubon Society, Minnesota office, to assess Audubon Conservation Ranching as a strategic approach to improve grassland biodiversity, soils, and ecosystem resilience. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2028, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,4.1,"Audubon Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Assessing Audubon Conservation Ranching as a strategic approach to biodiversity conservation and grassland soils and vegetation ecosystem resilience.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2028-03-31,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Dale,Gentry,"Audubon Minnesota","2355 Highway 36 W Suite 400",Roseville,MN,55113,"(651) 274-1073",dale.gentry@audubon.org,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/conservation-grazing-birds-beef-and-better-soil,,,,
17350,"Conservation Assessment/Preservation Plan",2011,4158,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,,,,,,,"Archives of The College of St. Scholastica",," To provide a general conservation assessment of the college archives. A consultant was hired to conduct a general preservation assessment, to help draft a long-range plan, to assess policies and to prepare a summary report with prioritized recommendations for the future. This was accomplished with a one-day on-site visit and a four day period to write the Preservation Needs Assessment Report. A list and action plan for future preservation actions has been prepared. ",,"To provide a general conservation assessment of the college archives.",2010-08-20,2011-02-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Heidi,Johnson,,"1200 Kenwood Avenue",Duluth,MN,55811,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/conservation-assessmentpreservation-plan,,,,
9826,"Conservation Partners Legacy Grant Program, Phase 4",2013,4990000,"ML 2012, Ch. 264, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(i)","$4,990,000 in the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for a program to provide competitive, matching grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, state, and national organizations for enhancing, restoring, or protecting forests, wetlands, prairies, and habitat for fish, game, or wildlife in Minnesota. Grants shall not be made for activities required to fulfill the duties of owners of lands subject to conservation easements. Grants shall not be made from = appropriations in this paragraph for projects that have a total project cost exceeding $575,000. $366,000 of this appropriation may be spent for personnel costs and other direct and necessary administrative costs. Grantees may acquire land or interests in land. Easements must be permanent. Land acquired in fee must be open to hunting and fishing during the open season unless otherwise provided by state law. The program shall require a match of at least ten percent from nonstate sources for all grants. The match may be cash or in-kind resources. For grant applications of $25,000 or less, the commissioner shall provide a separate, simplified application process. Subject to Minnesota Statutes, the commissioner of natural resources shall, when evaluating projects of equal value, give priority to organizations that have a history of receiving or charter to receive private contributions for local conservation or habitat projects. If acquiring land or a conservation easement, priority shall be given to projects associated with existing wildlife management areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8; scientific and natural areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections 84.033 and 86A.05, subdivision 5; and aquatic management areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02. All restoration or enhancement projects must be on land permanently protected by a conservation easement or public ownership or in public waters as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.005, subdivision 15. Priority shall be given to restoration and enhancement projects on public lands. Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 13, applies to grants awarded under this paragraph. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2016. No less than five percent of the amount of each grant must be held back from reimbursement until the grant recipient has completed a grant accomplishment report by the deadline and in the form prescribed by and satisfactory to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. The commissioner shall provide notice of the grant program in the game and fish law summaries that are prepared under Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.051, subdivision 2.",,"Restored 4,933 acres, Protected 665 Acres, and Enhanced 44,797 acres for a total of 50,395 acres.",,915500,"Grantee match",4571600,6000,,3,DNR,"State Government","The Conservation Partners Legacy Grant Program, managed by the Department of Natural Resources, provided 56 competitive matching grants to non-profit organizations and governments, appropriating all the available ML12 funds.",,"The Conservation Partners Legacy Grant Program (CPL) is managed by the MN Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to provide competitive matching grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, state, and national non-profit organizations, including governments. Grant activities include the enhancement, restoration, or protection of forests, wetlands, prairies, and habitat for fish, game, or wildlife in Minnesota. A 10% match from non-state sources is required for all grants. CPL Program Staff solicited applications and worked with applicants to submit applications, oversaw the grant selection process, prepared and executed grant documents, reviewed expenditure documentation, made reimbursement payments, monitored grant work, assisted recipients with closing out their agreements, and prepared reports as required by LSOHC. Applicants describe the location of the work (county and ecological subsection), activity type, and habitat in their application. They also describe how their actions will benefit habitat and fish, game and wildlife. For acquisition projects, applicants describe their parcel selection process. Funds for projects under this appropriation were available until June 30, 2016. In administering this program, the DNR complied with the Department of Administration - Office of Grants Management policies. Stakeholders were involved in this proposal as applicants or reviewers (if no conflict of interest exists). There is no known stakeholder opposition to this program. A Request for Proposal (RFP) was posted on the CPL website in August, 2012. This document contained grant program information, application requirements and scoring criteria, grant reporting requirements, and state agency contacts. A list of ECP Projects and criteria for each was developed by conservation biologists so grant applicants could easily apply and receive funding for commonly-accepted restoration and enhancement conservation projects. The RFP and grant agreements incorporated appropriate principles and criteria from LSOHC’s FY13 Call for Funding Requests and associated legislation. Simplified application processes were in place for applicants requesting up to $25,000 or ECP grants. Grants were selected for funding once in the full for the Traditional cycle, and ECP applications were approved continuously throughout the year by CPL staff. CPL staff reviewed applications to make sure they were complete and met grant program requirements. Technical Review Committee(s), selected by the Commissioner of Natural Resources, reviewed and scored applications based on established criteria. These committees included representatives from DNR, BWSR, the University of MN, state universities or private colleges, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, and other appropriate members from government, non-profit organizations, and private businesses. A final ranking committee made up of the Directors of the DNR Divisions of Fish and Wildlife, Ecological Resources/Waters, and Forestry considered TRC, Division and Regional DNR comments, and recommended projects and funding levels to the Commissioner of Natural Resources. The Commissioner made the final decisions on all projects funded and funding levels. Efforts were made to evenly distribute the selected grants by geographic location and activity. CPL staff worked with grantees to ensure financial reviews, grant agreements, and any other necessary paperwork was completed. Grantees submitted annual accomplishment reports, accounting for the use of grant and match funds, and outcomes in measures of wetlands, prairies, forests, and fish, game, and wildlife habitat restored, enhanced, and protected. The report also included an evaluation of these results. A final report was required by all grantees. CPL staff submitted accomplishment reports to LSOHC. Accomplishment information was also posted on the CPL website. Grant administration costs were billed using actual costs. These costs included salary and fringe for grants staff, direct support services, travel, supplies, and expense. An internal Service Level Agreement (SLA) was developed with DNR’s Management Information Systems to update and manage the online grant application system. (This budget item is included in the Contracts line in the attached Budget Table.) Applicants were required to budget for DNR Land Acquisition costs that are necessary to support the land acquisition process for parcels to be conveyed to the DNR. The Division of Fish and Wildlife staff provided ongoing technical guidance. This technical guidance helped applicants prepare grant proposals, and helped grantees meet requirements for working on state lands. Additional technical guidance was provided for land acquisitions, program planning and management, accounting and grantee payment. Grantees were paid on a reimbursement or “for services rendered” basis. Grantees must provide proof that the work was completed or a purchase made in order to receive payment. Grantees were required to provide a 10% match from nonstate sources. All match was verified before final grant payment were made.",2012-07-01,2016-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jessica,Lee,DNR,"500 Lafayette Rd","St. Paul",MN,55155-4020,651-259-5233,jessica.lee@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Becker, Brown, Carlton, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Douglas, Faribault, Goodhue, Grant, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kittson, Lake, Lincoln, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Nobles, Otter Tail, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Rock, Sherburne, St. Louis, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Wilkin","Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Northern Forest, Prairie Region, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/conservation-partners-legacy-grant-program-phase-4,,,,
35036,"Conservation Partners Legacy Grant Program: Statewide and Metro Habitat - Phase VII",2016,6690000,"ML 2015, First Sp. Session, Ch. 2, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(h)","$8,440,000 in the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for a program to provide competitive, matching grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, state, and national organizations for enhancing, restoring, or protecting forests, wetlands, prairies, or habitat for fish, game, or wildlife in Minnesota. Of this amount, $3,692,000 is for grants in the seven-county metropolitan area and cities with a population of 50,000 or greater. Grants shall not be made for activities required to fulfill the duties of owners of lands subject to conservation easements. Grants shall not be made from the appropriation in this paragraph for projects that have a total project cost exceeding $575,000. Of this appropriation, $596,000 may be spent for personnel costs and other direct and necessary administrative costs. Grantees may acquire land or interests in land. Easements must be permanent. Grants may not be used to establish easement stewardship accounts. Land acquired in fee must be open to hunting and fishing during the open season unless otherwise provided by law. The program must require a match of at least ten percent from nonstate sources for all grants. The match may be cash or in-kind resources. For grant applications of $25,000 or less, the commissioner shall provide a separate, simplified application process. Subject to Minnesota Statutes, the commissioner of natural resources shall, when evaluating projects of equal value, give priority to organizations that have a history of receiving or a charter to receive private contributions for local conservation or habitat projects. If acquiring land or a conservation easement, priority must be given to projects associated with or within one mile of existing wildlife management areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8; scientific and natural areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections 84.033 and 86A.05, subdivision 5; or aquatic management areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02. All restoration or enhancement projects must be on land permanently protected by a permanent covenant ensuring perpetual maintenance and protection of restored and enhanced habitat, by a conservation easement, or by public ownership or in public waters as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.005, subdivision 15. Priority must be given to restoration and enhancement projects on public lands. Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 13, applies to grants awarded under this paragraph. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2018. No less than five percent of the amount of each grant must be held back from reimbursement until the grant recipient has completed a grant accomplishment report by the deadline and in the form prescribed by and satisfactory to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. The commissioner shall provide notice of the grant program in the game and fish law summary prepared under Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.051, subdivision 2. ",,"Restored 2,549 acres, protected (in fee with state PILT liability) 352 acres, protected 34 acres (without state PILT), and enhanced 24,265 acres for a total of 27,200 acres ",,1731500,"Grantees/local support ",6672200,59000,,2,DNR,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","With the ML 2015 appropriation The Conservation Partners Legacy (CPL) Grant Program awarded 70 grants, 22 of these grants were the metropolitan area. Over 24,000 acres were enhanced, 2,500 acres were restored, and 386 acres protected through these 70 projects. Thirty-eight counties had CPL projects completed in them through 47 unique organizations. The average project for the ML 2015 grants was $96,000, with few exceptions most projects were completed on time and many were under budget. Additionally, the awarded grant partners contributed over $1.7 million in in-kind or cash match, far exceeding the 10% requirement.  ",,"The CPL Program fulfills MS 97a.056 Subd. 3a, directing LSOHC to establish a conservation partners' grant program, encouraging and supporting local conservation efforts. $7,844,000 of the appropriated funds was available for grants. This is a stand along program but depends on the support and technical advice of local land managers, habitat and acquisition specialists, and support staff.  Grant activities include: enhancement, restoration, and protection of forests, wetlands, prairies, and habitat for fish, game, and wildlife. A 10% match from non-state sources is required for all grants. CPL staff develop a Request for Proposal and Program Manual incorporating LSOHC priorities, solicit applications, work with applicants to submit scorable applications, oversee grant selection, prepare/execute grant documents, review expenditure documentation, ensure financial integrity, make payments, monitor grant work, assist recipients with closing out agreements, and prepare required reports. CPL staff complies with the Department of Administration- Office of Grants Management policies. Application process:  A Request for Proposal/Program Manual was posted on the CPL website in August 2015. Document contains all grant program information.  Applications are submitted on the online grant application system. Applicants use the mapping tool in the application to map project sites. Applications are accepted until September 2015 for round 1 of all grant cycles. Expedited Conservation Project (ECP) applications and applications for less than $25,000 have a shorter application form. The application system accepts ECP applications until funding runs out, but is designed for 5 rounds of applications. Traditional (statewide) applications were accepted once, Metro applications were accepted twice, and ECP applications were accepted three times.  Grant Selection Process:  Cpl Grant Program Staff review applications for completeness. Technical Review Committees, selected by the Commissioner of Natural Resources, evaluate applications based on criteria below. A final score is given to all applications. Committees include representatives from the DNR, BWSR, UMN, USFWS, USFS, counties, and other local government and non-profit organizations. A final ranking committee of Directors of the DNR Divisions of Fish and Wildlife, Ecological Resources/Waters, and Forestry consider the technical review committee, division and regional DNR comments, and recommend projects and funding to the Commissioner. ECP grants are reviewed by CPL staff, using criteria established for each type of project, and make recommendations. Division of Fish and Wildlife leadership make final decisions. CPL Grant Program Staff work with grantees to complete financial reviews, grant agreements, and other paperwork. Work may not begin until grant contract is executed. Applications are evaluated on these criteria:  Amount of habitat restored, enhanced, or protected Local Support Degree of collaboration Urgency Multiple benefits Consistency with current conservation science Adjacent to protected lands Full funding of project Budget/cost effectiveness Public access for hunting and fishing Use of native plant materials Applicants' capacity to successfully complete and sustain work Project Reviews and Reporting:  Grantees submit annual accomplishment reports on forms provided by CPL staff, based on LSOHC report forms. Reports account for the use of grant and match funds, and outcomes in measures of wetlands, prairies, forests, and fish, game, and wildlife habitat restored, enhanced, and protected. The report must include an evaluation of these results. A final report is required by all grantees 30 days after project completion. CPL Administration Budget: Grant administration costs total $144,000, include salary/fringe for grants staff, direct and necessary costs, travel, supplies, and expenses. An Internal Service Level Agreement (SLA) is developed with MNIT to update/manage the online grant application system.  DNR Land Acquisition Costs:  Applicants are required to budget for DNR Land Acquisition costs that are necessary to support the land acquisition process for parcels to be conveyed to the DNR. These costs are billed to awarded grants on a professional services basis DNR Technical Support:  The Division of Fish and Wildlife provides ongoing technical guidance, helping applicants prepare grant proposals and meet requirements for working on state lands. Project development and oversight is provided by area managers and additional guidance is provided for land acquisitions.  Grantee Payment:  Grantees are paid on reimbursement basis, meaning payment is made to the grantee after work has been performed or materials purchased, but before the vendor is paid by the grantee. Grantees provide proof that work is completed or a purchase made to receive payment. Proof that the vendor was paid must be submitted to CPL staff before additional grant payments are made. Payment advances may be made for acquisitions with a signed purchase agreement. Partial payments are allowed. Funds are built into grants for required Legacy logo signage and forms of acknowledgement/notification including, but not limited to, local news advertisements announcing completion of grantees projects.   ",2015-07-01,2019-11-18,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Kathy ",Varble,"MN DNR","500 Lafayette Road Box 20","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5216",kathy.varble@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Becker, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Murray, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Rock, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stevens, Washington, Wilkin","Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Northern Forest, Prairie Region, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/conservation-partners-legacy-grant-program-statewide-and-metro-habitat-phase-vii,,,,
35055,"Conservation Partners Legacy Grant Program Phase VIII: Statewide and Metro Habitat",2017,7438000,"ML 2016, Ch. 172, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(k)","$7,438,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for a program to provide competitive, matching grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, state, and national organizations for enhancing, restoring, or protecting forests, wetlands, prairies, or habitat for fish, game, or wildlife in Minnesota. Of this amount, up to $2,500,000 is for grants in the seven-county metropolitan area and cities with a population of 50,000 or greater. Grants shall not be made for activities required to fulfill the duties of owners of lands subject to conservation easements. Grants shall not be made from the appropriation in this paragraph for projects that have a total project cost exceeding $575,000. Of the total appropriation, $588,000 may be spent for personnel costs and other direct and necessary administrative costs. Grantees may acquire land or interests in land. Easements must be permanent. Grants may not be used to establish easement stewardship accounts. Land acquired in fee must be open to hunting and fishing during the open season unless otherwise provided by law. The program must require a match of at least ten percent from nonstate sources for all grants. The match may be cash or in-kind resources. For grant applications of $25,000 or less, the commissioner shall provide a separate, simplified application process. Subject to Minnesota Statutes, the commissioner of natural resources shall, when evaluating projects of equal value, give priority to organizations that have a history of receiving or a charter to receive private contributions for local conservation or habitat projects. If acquiring land in fee or a conservation easement, priority must be given to projects associated with or within one mile of existing wildlife management areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8; scientific and natural areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections 84.033 and 86A.05, subdivision 5; or aquatic management areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02. All restoration or enhancement projects must be on land permanently protected by a permanent covenant ensuring perpetual maintenance and protection of restored and enhanced habitat, by a conservation easement, by public ownership, or in public waters as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.005, subdivision 15. Priority must be given to restoration and enhancement projects on public lands. Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 13, applies to grants awarded under this paragraph. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2020. No less than five percent of the amount of each grant must be held back from reimbursement until the grant recipient has completed a grant accomplishment report by the deadline and in the form prescribed by and satisfactory to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. The commissioner shall provide notice of the grant program in the game and fish law summary prepared under Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.051, subdivision 2. ",,"7 wetland acres restored.  431 prairie acres restored. 5,165 forest acres restored. 149 habitat acres restored, for a total of 5,752 acres restored. 152 prairie acres and 13 habitat acres (for a total of 165 prairie acres) protected in fee with state PILT liability. 42 forest acres protected in fee without state PILT liability. 2,147 wetland acres enhanced.  21,451 prairie acres enhanced. 2,366 forest acres enhanced.  2,006 habitat acres enhanced for a total of $27,970 enhanced acres.   ",,1313800,"Local match ",6291200,11700,,1,DNR,"State Government","The Conservation Partners Legacy Grant Program will be managed by the Department of Natural Resources to provide competitive matching grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, state, and national non-profit organizations and government entities. ",,"The CPL Program fulfills MS 97a.056 Subd. 3a, directing LSOHC to establish a conservation partners' grant program, encouraging and supporting local conservation efforts. $6,850,000 of the appropriated funds was available for grants. This is a stand alone program but depends on the support and technical advice of local land managers, habitat and acquisition specialists, and support staff. Grant activities include: enhancement, restoration, and protection of forests, wetlands, prairies, and habitat for fish, game, and wildlife. A 10% match from non-state sources is required for all grants. CPL staff develop a Request for Proposal and Program Manual incorporating LSOHC priorities, solicit applications, work with applicants to submit scorable applications, oversee grant selection, prepare/execute grant documents, review expenditure documentation, ensure financial integrity, make payments, monitor grant work, assist recipients with closing out agreements, and prepare required reports. CPL staff complies with the Department of Administration- Office of Grants Management policies. Application process: A Request for Proposal/Program Manual was posted on the CPL website in August 2016. Document contains all grant program information. Applications are submitted on the online grant application system. Applicants use the mapping tool in the application to map project sites. Applications are accepted until September 2016 for round 1 of all grant cycles. Expedited Conservation Project (ECP) applications and applications for less than $25,000 have a shorter application form. The application system accepts ECP applications until funding runs out, but is designed for 5 rounds of applications. Traditional (statewide) applications were accepted once, Metro applications were accepted twice, and ECP applications were accepted one time. Grant Selection Process: CPL Grant Program Staff review applications for completeness. Technical Review Committees, selected by the Commissioner of Natural Resources, evaluate applications based on criteria below. A final score is given to all applications. Committees include representatives from the DNR, BWSR, UMN, USFWS, USFS, counties, and other local government and non-profit organizations. A final ranking committee of Directors of the DNR Divisions of Fish and Wildlife, Ecological Resources/Waters, and Forestry consider the technical review committee, division and regional DNR comments, and recommend projects and funding to the Commissioner. ECP grants are reviewed by CPL staff, using criteria established for each type of project, and make recommendations. Division of Fish and Wildlife leadership make final decisions. CPL Grant Program Staff work with grantees to complete financial reviews, grant agreements, and other paperwork. Work may not begin until grant contract is executed. Applications are evaluated on these criteria: Amount of habitat restored, enhanced, or protected Local Support Degree of collaboration Urgency Multiple benefits Consistency with current conservation science Adjacent to protected lands Full funding of project Budget/cost effectiveness Public access for hunting and fishing Use of native plant materials Applicants' capacity to successfully complete and sustain work Project Reviews and Reporting: Grantees submit annual accomplishment reports on forms provided by CPL staff, based on LSOHC report forms. Reports account for the use of grant and match funds, and outcomes in measures of wetlands, prairies, forests, and fish, game, and wildlife habitat restored, enhanced, and protected. The report must include an evaluation of these results. A final report is required by all grantees 30 days after project completion. CPL Administration Budget: Grant administration costs total $112,200, include salary/fringe for grants staff, direct and necessary costs, travel, supplies, and expenses. An Internal Service Level Agreement (SLA) is developed with MNIT to update/manage the online grant application system. DNR Land Acquisition Costs: Applicants are required to budget for DNR Land Acquisition costs that are necessary to support the land acquisition process for parcels to be conveyed to the DNR. These costs are billed to awarded grants on a professional services basis. DNR Technical Support: The Division of Fish and Wildlife provides ongoing technical guidance, helping applicants prepare grant proposals and meet requirements for working on state lands. Project development and oversight is provided by area managers and additional guidance is provided for land acquisitions. Grantee Payment: Grantees are paid on reimbursement basis, meaning payment is made to the grantee after work has been performed or materials purchased, but before the vendor is paid by the grantee. Grantees provide proof that work is completed or a purchase made to receive payment. Proof that the vendor was paid must be submitted to CPL staff before additional grant payments are made. Payment advances may be made for acquisitions with a signed purchase agreement. Partial payments are allowed. Funds are built into grants for required Legacy logo signage and forms of acknowledgement/notification including, but not limited to, local news advertisements announcing completion of grantees projects. ",,2021-11-12,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathy,Varble,"MN DNR","500 Lafayette Road Box 20","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5216",kathy.varble@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Becker, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Mower, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Stevens, Washington, Wright","Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Northern Forest, Prairie Region, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/conservation-partners-legacy-grant-program-phase-viii-statewide-and-metro-habitat,,,,
10011423,"Conservation Partners Legacy Grant Program Phase 11: Statewide and Metro Habitat",2020,10760000,"ML 2019, 1st Sp. Session, Ch. 2, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd, 5(p)","$10,760,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for a program to provide competitive matching grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, state, and national organizations for enhancing, restoring, or protecting forests, wetlands, prairies, or habitat for fish, game, or wildlife in Minnesota. Of this amount, at least $3,000,000 is for grants in the seven-county metropolitan area and cities with a population of 50,000 or greater. Grants must not be made for activities required to fulfill the duties of owners of lands subject to conservation easements. Grants must not be made from the appropriation in this paragraph for projects that have a total project cost exceeding $575,000. Of the total appropriation, $445,000 may be spent for personnel costs and other direct and necessary administrative costs. Grantees may acquire land or interests in land. Easements must be permanent. Grants may not be used to establish easement stewardship accounts. Land acquired in fee must be open to hunting and fishing during the open season unless otherwise provided by law. The program must require a match of at least ten percent from nonstate sources for all grants. The match may be cash or in-kind resources. For grant applications of $25,000 or less, the commissioner must provide a separate, simplified application process. Subject to Minnesota statutes, the commissioner of natural resources must, when evaluating projects of equal value, give priority to organizations that have a history of receiving, or a charter to receive, private contributions for local conservation or habitat projects. If acquiring land in fee or a conservation easement, priority must be given to projects associated with or within one mile of existing wildlife management areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8; scientific and natural areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections 84.033 and 86A.05, subdivision 5; or aquatic management areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02. All restoration or enhancement projects must be on land permanently protected by a permanent covenant ensuring perpetual maintenance and protection of restored and enhanced habitat, by a conservation easement or public ownership or in public waters as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.005, subdivision 15. Priority must be given to restoration and enhancement projects on public lands. Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 13, applies to grants awarded under this paragraph. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2023. No less than five percent of the amount of each grant must be held back from reimbursement until the grant recipient has completed a grant accomplishment report by the deadline and in the form prescribed by and satisfactory to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. The commissioner must provide notice of the grant program in the summary of game and fish law prepared under Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.051, subdivision 2.",,"All CPL project requests include a Natural Heritage Database Review, which addresses wildlife species of greatest conservation need, the MN County Biological Survey data, and/or rare, threatened and endangered species inventories. These results are incorporated into the requests, along with mitigation measures if needed. Habitat value/species benefits is also one of the evaluation criterion used to score applications. When the projects are reviewed by the technical habitat experts, wildlife species of greatest conservation need, targeted species, and threatened/endangered species are all discussed, and add to the overall habitat quality and urgency of applications which is reflected in the scoring and funding recommendations.","A total of 33,353 acres were affected: 11,043 Restored, 300 in Fee Title, 0 in Easements, 22,010 in Enhance.",1699800,Grantees,8473600,22000,,2.0,DNR,"State Government","As of 11/1/2023, the CPL program has provided over 970 grants totaling $115 million to over 250 different grantee organizations, improving or protecting over 577,000 acres of habitat. Demand for CPL grants has continued to grow each year as new applicants hear about the program and successful grantees return. In ML 2019 there were 99 grants awarded- 15 metro grants, 29 traditional grants, and 55 Expedited Conservation Partners grants. Through these 99 grants, over 34,000 acres were restored, enhanced, or protected. Over $10.6M was awarded to organizations for projects.","The CPL program fulfills MS 97a.056 Subd. 3a, directing LSOHC to establish a conservation partner's grant program encouraging/supporting local conservation efforts. $10,315,000 was available for grants. Of this amount, up to $3,000,000 was used for projects in the 7-county metro area and in cities with a population of 50,000 people or greater. This is a stand-alone program, but depends on support/technical advice from public land managers and habitat and acquisition specialists. Grant activities included enhancement, restoration and protection of forests, wetlands, prairies, and habitat for fish, game, or wildlife in Minnesota. A 10% match from non-state sources is required for all grants, and may be in-kind or cash. Applicants described the project, location, activity, habitat, benefit, etc. For acquisition projects, applicants described the parcel selection process. CPL Staff developed an RFP incorporating LSOHC priorities. Staff worked with applicants to submit applications, oversaw grant selection, prepared/executed grant documents, reviewed expenditures, approved payments/reports, monitored work, and assisted recipients with close-out. Staff complies with Office of Grants Management policies. The CPL program has 3 annual grant cycles- Traditional, Metro, and Expedited Conservation Projects (ECP). The Traditional and Metro cycles had two grant rounds with the first beginning August 2018. Projects under $25,000 will have a simplified application. The ECP grant cycle had four rounds of funding. CPL staff reviewed applications for completeness. Technical Review Committees, comprised of habitat experts across the state and approved by the DNR Commissioner, reviewed and scored Traditional and Metro applications based on evaluation criteria (see attached). The DNR Directors of Fish and Wildlife, Eco Waters, and Forestry reviewed the committee's recommendations and provide a final ranking to the Commissioner. Funding decisions were made by the Commissioner's office. ECP grants are reviewed by CPL staff and DNR habitat experts using established criteria. The Director of Fish and Wildlife made final funding decisions for ECP. Grantees were required to submit annual and final accomplishment reports. Grantees were paid on a reimbursement or ""for services rendered"" basis, meaning payment is made to the grantee after work has been performed. Proof that the vendor was paid must be submitted to staff before additional payments are made. Funds were advanced for acquisitions to accommodate cash flow needs.",,2019-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathy,Varble,"MN DNR","500 Lafayette Road Box 20","St. Paul",MN,55155,651-259-5216,kathy.varble@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Marshall, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Washington, Wilkin, Yellow Medicine","Northern Forest, Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/conservation-partners-legacy-grant-program-phase-11-statewide-and-metro-habitat,,,,
10013427,"Construction Documents for Roof and Addition: Tower Fire Hall",2021,10000,"MN Laws 2019 Special Session Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 History Partnerships","$2,500,000 each year is for history partnerships involving multiple organizations, which may include the Minnesota Historical Society, to preserve and enhance access to Minnesota's history and cultural heritage in all regions of the state.","Available upon request. Contact?grants@mnhs.org",,,1500,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",11500,,"Doug Workman, Linda Folstad, Diane Meehan, Barbara Burgess, Corrine Hill, Sharon Legg, Kathy Siskar, Wayne Dahl, Corrine Bonicatto, Nancy Larson, Mary Shedd, Pauline Housenga",,"Tower-Soudan Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To contract with qualified professionals to prepare construction documents for the preservation of the roof and addition on the Tower Fire Hall, built in 1895 and listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",2021-01-01,2022-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Nancy,Larson,"Tower-Soudan Historical Society","404 Pine Street, PO Box 465",Tower,MN,55790,"(218) 750-7515",communitycoaching@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Statewide, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/construction-documents-roof-and-addition-tower-fire-hall,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No
10025187,"Construction Documents for 25 W. Superior St. in Duluth",2022,10000,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,982,000 the first year and $7,000,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact, grants@mnhs.org",,,9825,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",19825,,"Dr. Eileen Crespo, LaVon Lee, Dee Dee Ray, Laurie Meschke, Jeffrey Ogden, Nancy Franke Wilson",,"Children's Dental Services","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To contract with qualified professionals to prepare construction documents for the preservation of 25 W. Superior St., listed as a contributing part of the Duluth Commercial Historic District in the National Register of Historic Places.",,"To contract with qualified professionals to prepare construction documents for the preservation of 25 W. Superior St., listed as a contributing part of the Duluth Commercial Historic District in the National Register of Historic Places.",2022-04-01,2023-04-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Sarah,Wovcha,"Children's Dental Services","636 Broadway St NE",Minneapolis,MN,55413,6126361577,swovcha@childrensdentalservices.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/construction-documents-25-w-superior-st-duluth,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No
10025237,"Construction documents for Historic Fire Hall HVAC, Interior Masonry and Interior Finishes",2023,45000,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,982,000 the first year and $7,000,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact, grants@mnhs.org",,,1500,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",46500,,"Nancy Larson, Doug Workman, Linda Folstad, Diane Meehan, Jayne Sundeen, Kathy Siskar, Corrine Bonicatto, Linda Haugen, Steve Majerle, Richard Hanson",,"Tower-Soudan Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire qualified professionals to produce drawings for restoration of the Tower Fire Hall, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",,"To hire qualified professionals to produce drawings for restoration of the Tower Fire Hall, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",2022-12-01,2023-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Nancy,Larson,"Tower-Soudan Historical Society","PO Box 465",Tower,MN,55790,2187507515,communitycoaching@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis, Statewide",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/construction-documents-historic-fire-hall-hvac-interior-masonry-and-interior-finishes,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No
10007036,"Cool it! Continued Efforts to Solve the Temperature Impairment on Miller Creek using 13 Stormwater BMPs",2019,426641,"The Laws of Minnesota 2017, Chapter 91, Article 2, Section 7(b)","(b) $6,882,000 the first year and $12,618,000 the second year are for grants to protect and restore surface water and drinking water; to keep water on the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect groundwater and drinking water, including feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage treatment system projects and stream bank, stream channel, shoreline restoration, and ravine stabilization projects. The projects must use practices demonstrated to be effective, be of long-lasting public benefit, include a match, and be consistent with total maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation plans, watershed restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS), or local water management plans or their equivalents. A portion of these funds may be used to seek administrative efficiencies through shared resources by multiple local governmental units."," Lincoln Park-1.3 acre impervious area routed to BMPs will remove: 52 % annual SW runoff volume; 71% annual total Phosphorus; 91% annual TSS. Piedmont Park-1 acre impervious area routed to BMPs will remove: 48% annual total Phosphorus; 90% annual TSS","Grant funds funded the stormwater projects in Lincoln and Piedmont parks had a combined reduction of 2.36 lbs of phosphorous, 2.48 acre-feet/year storage and 2.08 tons/year of sediment.","achieved proposed outcomes",1054537,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",425416,6275,"Albert Moline, Debra Taylor, John Tollgaard, Marcia Stromgren, Paul Fish",0.07183908,"St Louis, South SWCD","Local/Regional Government","The South St. Louis SWCD will collaborate with the City of Duluth to implement 13 stormwater BMPs in two high priority parks in the Miller Creek Watershed. The proposed BMP locations were prioritized by the city & SWCD based on the desire to coordinate with upcoming construction planned for Lincoln Park & on the sediment impacts resulting from worsening erosion problems in Piedmont Park. The proposed BMPs include a combination of bio-infiltration, native plantings & structural components estimated to reduce volume by 2 acre-feet, phosphorus by 1 pound per year and sediment by one ton per year.",,"The South St. Louis SWCD will collaborate with the City of Duluth to implement 13 stormwater BMPs in two high priority parks in the Miller Creek Watershed. Together with ongoing restoration efforts from other groups & businesses, recently-completed stream restoration work in Lincoln Park, & a 3,000 ft stream restoration project planned for 2021, these BMPs will help to restore Miller Creek to a ?fishable & swimmable? coldwater trout stream. Miller Creek has been well-studied & has a recently approved TMDL for temperature. Monitoring, stressor identification & implementation actions were also conducted & assigned to Miller Creek under two recently-completed WRAPS cycles for the St. Louis River & Duluth Urban Watersheds, which identified elevated e. coli levels & chloride toxicity as additional impairments to the creek. The proposed BMP locations were prioritized by the City & SWCD based on the desire to coordinate with upcoming construction planned for Lincoln Park & on the sediment impacts resulting from worsening erosion problems in Piedmont Park. The proposed BMPs include a combination of bio-infiltration, native plantings & structural components all aimed at reducing stormwater volume & flows & infiltrating & cooling stormwater runoff. The proposed activities align with the State's Nonpoint Priority Funding Plan, the St. Louis River & Duluth Urban Watershed WRAPS studies (as targeted implementation activities), and the County's comprehensive Water Mgmt plan. In addition, Miller Creek is identified as a priority resource in Duluth's St. Louis River Corridor Initiative, which has leveraged over $5M in Federal, State & private funds, with $4M in local tax funds to support small-scale restoration projects that support comprehensive, multi-agency, watershed improvements in western Duluth.",2019-04-10,2023-12-06,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,R.C.,Boheim,"St Louis, South SWCD","4215 Enterprise Circle Duluth, MN 55811",Duluth,MN,55811,218-723-4867,rc.boheim@southstlouisswcd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/cool-it-continued-efforts-solve-temperature-impairment-miller-creek-using-13-stormwater,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no
10002538,"Cottonwood River Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) Project",2018,100000,,,,,,,,,,,0.56,"Redwood-Cottonwood Rivers Control Area","Local/Regional Government","The Cottonwood River watershed is one of the last remaining watersheds to complete Cycle I of the Watershed Restoration & Protections Strategies (WRAPS) process. The scope of this project upon completion is have two reports developed; a Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies report and a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for the entire watershed. ",,"Cottonwood River Watershed ",2018-02-15,2022-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Kerry,Netzke,RCRCA,"1241 E Bridge St","Redwood Falls",MN,56283,"(507) 532-1325",,"Education/Outreach/Engagement, Planning","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Pipestone, Redwood, Yellow Medicine",,"Cottonwood River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/cottonwood-river-watershed-restoration-and-protection-strategy-wraps-project,,,,
10002538,"Cottonwood River Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) Project",2019,100000,,,,,,,,,,,.99,"Redwood-Cottonwood Rivers Control Area","Local/Regional Government","The Cottonwood River watershed is one of the last remaining watersheds to complete Cycle I of the Watershed Restoration & Protections Strategies (WRAPS) process. The scope of this project upon completion is have two reports developed; a Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies report and a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for the entire watershed. ",,"Cottonwood River Watershed ",2018-02-15,2022-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Kerry,Netzke,RCRCA,"1241 E Bridge St","Redwood Falls",MN,56283,"(507) 532-1325",,"Education/Outreach/Engagement, Planning","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Pipestone, Redwood, Yellow Medicine",,"Cottonwood River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/cottonwood-river-watershed-restoration-and-protection-strategy-wraps-project,,,,
10029950,"County Fair Legacy Project",2023,3680,,,"We are hoping to have around 2000 people every day due to the new carnival, new bands, and barn restoration that was done. ",,,,,,,"Dave Luscia, Mary Korich, George Korich, Brenda Hallfrisch, Dale Hallfrisch, Candace Rundell",,"South Saint Louis County Fair",,"Tent rental for our free Minnesota entertainers including a Minnesota balloon artist, a country band, and a rock band. ",,,2023-01-12,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Korich,"South Saint Louis County Fair","229 97TH AVE W",Duluth,MN,,218-628-2401,,,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/county-fair-legacy-project-69,,,,
10029951,"County Fair Legacy Project",2023,3680,,,"We expect to have around 30 people for the garden tour, 60 or so for the live music, 50 people for the blacksmith and pottery show. In the past fairgoers showed a lot of interest for the balloon and caricature artists so we predict 30 to 40 in attendance for those, as well as the face painting and henna tattoos. These activities are free. We measure attendance by making sure every individual has a wristband to attend and have volunteers at each gate to implement this.",,,,,,,"Roger Hill, Pat Seredinski, Cheryl Bailey, Melinda Felknor, Rhonda Lundstrom, ",,"Southwest St. Louis County Fair",,"We are holding a blacksmithing demonstration where the blacksmiths will display as well as show how metal is forged and made into useful artistic tools and show when this art started. We are having an onsite pottery artist come and demonstrate how pottery is made and what is involved. We will have a local balloon artist come and show her many talents of balloon art as well as a face painter and a henna tattoo artist (which has been around for centuries). Live music from local Minnesota musicians will also be involved in the fun.",,,2023-04-17,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Melinda,Felknor,"Southwest St. Louis County Fair","PO BOX 35",Floodwood,MN,,218-476-2281,,,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/county-fair-legacy-project-70,,,,
10029952,"County Fair Legacy Project",2023,3680,,,"The Finnish performer will spend some of his time strolling the park, so we guestimate viewership at 2000-3000 people. ""Doc"" Thronson's band will probably draw about 500 guests. We will have a director present to get an approximate count of attendees. (These events are free to the public and in the center of our park so guests will come and go.) We usually see about 200 guests watching the forging demonstration. ",,,,,,,"Brian Toivola, Ray Erspamer, Karen Pender, Michelle Morrison, Chris Nash, Joe Sopp, Matthew Laitala, Heather Lindula, Troy Nylund, Rachel Pearson, Marvin Pearson",,"St. Louis County Fair",,"The St. Louis County Fair will be presenting several different programs that will reflect various art forms. These programs will be comprised of different entertainers including a couple bands playing musch that is multi-generational and multicultural (Finnish). We will also be presenting forging demonstrations. ",,,2023-04-14,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karen,McNeal,"St. Louis County Fair","PO BOX 627",Chisolm,MN,,218-263-4256,,,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/county-fair-legacy-project-71,,,,
10029968,"County Fair Legacy Project",2023,3680,,,"The stage will be safer for our cultural, historical and agricultural performers and demonstrators. It will be more appeasing for the viewers to look at instead of an old cinder block and rotting plywood stage that takes most of a day to put together.",,,,,,,"Gabby Nemitz - President, Holly Hoffman - Vice President, Stephanie Assarsson - Secretary, Amy Nemitz - Treasurer",,"Yellow Medicine County Fair",,"The Yellow Medicine County Fair Board is seeking funds to purchase a new portable stage to better serve the needs of our fair performers and demonstrations. Our current stage consists of concrete blocks and old rotting plywood that is not safe for our performers and demonstrations. With a portable stage we are able to move it to other areas of the fairgrounds if needed for performers or demonstration events that might require a stage.",,,2023-04-18,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Nemitz,"Yellow Medicine County Fair","2411 190TH ST",Canby,MN,,507-828-0460,,,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/county-fair-legacy-project-87,,,,
10035369,"County Fair Legacy Project",2024,3755,"Minnesota 2023, Chapter 40, Article 4 Section 2. Subd. 10",,"Last year was a great year for us and we are expecting a great turn out again. We are hoping for about 500 people at the demonstration like we had last year. We give out tickets to everyone that attends for a door prize - that way we know how many attend. Last year we had a rodeo and did the same and we had 2100 people attend. ",,,,,,,"Mary Korich George Korich Dave Luscia Brenda Hallifrisch Dale Hallifrisch Tod Viccnelli Don Watson ",,"South Saint Louis County Fair",,"We have a home-grown Minnesota band for two nights: Todd Eckart and the Centerville Allstars. We are also adding to our history of the fairgrounds display. ",,,2024-01-01,2025-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Korich,,"229 97th Ave West",Duluth,MN,55808,"218 628-2401",mjayne19@icloud.com,,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/county-fair-legacy-project-159,,,,
10035370,"County Fair Legacy Project",2024,3755,"Minnesota 2023, Chapter 40, Article 4 Section 2. Subd. 10",,"We expect more of a larger crowd for pottery; lazer engraving demonstration we are hoping for 30 or more. For the Sled Dog we are hoping to have 50 or more spectators. Live music draws in around 50 or more people. Henna tattoos, balloon artist and face painting bring in a sizeable crowd of youth ranging from 30 or more people.",,,,,,,"President- Roger Hill Vice President- Rhonda Lundstrom Treasurer- Cheryl Bailey Secretary- Melinda Felknor",,"Southwest St. Louis County Fair",,"We are excited to have the same pottery lady come back this coming year. She will be teaching a class where people can make their pottery, then she will kiln dry the pieces and bring it to the fair so people can learn how this process is done. We will have a local lazer engraver come to show how jewelry and leatherwork is done with a machine. The balloon artist is coming back along with a face painter and henna tattoo artists. We also intend to have a local sled dog musher visit with his dogs to teach fairgoers how important sled dogs were in the early days.",,,2024-04-22,2025-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Rhonda,Lundstrom,,"P.O. Box 35",Floodwood,MN,55736,218-476-2281,rhonda@northviewbank.com,,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/county-fair-legacy-project-160,,,,
10035371,"County Fair Legacy Project",2024,3755,"Minnesota 2023, Chapter 40, Article 4 Section 2. Subd. 10",,"We will be able to measure some of the attendance for the forging and fiber arts demonstrations, as the demonstrators will be giving out take-home projects. At this time, we are starting with 200 take-home projects. The magician interactions will only be able to be quantified by taking a physical attendance at his shows during the course of the fair - estimating about 120 in attendance. We could count how many balloons he gives out while strolling to see how many people he interacts with. We will have a volunteer go to each of these events and do a count.",,,,,,,"Ray Erspamer, Karen Pender-Hannan, Michelle Morrison, Rachel Pearson, Marvin Pearson, Joe Sopp, Chris Nash, Troy Nylund, Heather Lindula, Matthew Laitala ",,"St. Louis County Fair",,"The legacy portion of this grant will go toward a magician/entertainer who will initially stroll the grounds interacting with fairgoers (mostly youth) demonstrating balloon animals and then having a sit-down magic show twice a day. We will be have fiber weaving/crafting demonstrations throughout the fair week. These demonstrations will be done by 2 people showing from start to finish how fibers (sheep, dog, etc.) are spun into yarns and then woven into other products. We will also be enlisting one of our locals in demonstrating the art of forging.",,,2024-03-04,2025-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karen,McNeal,,"PO Box 627",Chisholm,MN,55719,218-254-0024,office@stlofair.org,,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/county-fair-legacy-project-161,,,,
10035387,"County Fair Legacy Project",2024,3700,"Minnesota 2023, Chapter 40, Article 4 Section 2. Subd. 10",,"We expect each class to be filled as community and county participants are excited about these opportunities to learn a new craft and to be able to take their craft with them. We will have volunteers at each class to record the number of participants and document the responses of how well the class was ran and assess final products.",,,,,,,"Gabby Nemitz, Amy Nemitz, Holly Hoffman, Erica Mosser, Joey Mosser, Patti Haas, Judy Long, Sarah Bednarek, Steve Bednarek, Jane Ormseth",,"Yellow Medicine County Fair",,"The Legacy grant will help support bringing in local artists to do demonstrations and classes on jewelry making, macrame, and hat designing. There will be a class each day of the fair for both young and old where participants get hands-on experience in designing jewelry and creating their own piece to take with them, as well as creating a macrame design like a hanging pot holder or wall-hanging. Lastly a session will focus on hat designing. The hats (usually cowboy style) will be provided by the artist and the participant will be able to add cords, beads, feathers, etc. to decorate it and be able to take it home.",,,2024-04-27,2025-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Amy,Nemitz,,"PO Box 132",Canby,MN,56220,507-828-0460,ymcfair@gmail.com,,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,"Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/county-fair-legacy-project-177,,,,
10014182,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","We will provide arts education opportunities for area youth in the fields of dance and theater education. From a quantitative standpoint we will track and record attendance; from a qualitative standpoint we will poll participants to gauge the importance of maintaining this level of artistic content for their overall well-being.","We provided arts education opportunities for area youth in the fields of dance and theater education. We attempted to gauge the importance of providing arts education classes (dance and theater) during the pandemic. Numerous participants stated these activities had a tremendous positive impact on their mental and physical health and well-being.","achieved proposed outcomes",74964,,89964,,"Jon Arntson, Katie Cargill, Joni Namyst, Mindy Nuhring, Glenna Olson, Rhonda Schaffer, Myrna Peterson, Bud Schneider, Tricia Sterle, Courtney Swalboski-Anick, Angela Tobeck, Robert Ward Jr., Noah Wilcox",0.00,"Reif Arts Council AKA Reif Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Reif Center will provide arts education opportunities for area youth to promote positive mental health, physical conditioning, and arts appreciation for both dance and theater education.",2020-11-01,2021-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shantel,Dow,"Reif Arts Council AKA Reif Center","720 NW Conifer Dr","Grand Rapids",MN,55744-2475,"(218) 327-5780",sdow@reifcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Hennepin, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Pennington, Red Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-4,"Rhonda Dass: Dr. Rhonda Dass studied art and art history at the University of Wisconsin-Superior, focusing on oil painting, weaving, and museum practices. She completed her education at Indiana University (Bloomington, IN), receiving an MA in folklore with a focus on museum studies, and dual PhDs in folklore and American studies. In 2008, Dass joined the faculty of Minnesota State University, Mankato, and is currently a full professor in the anthropology department. Dass is the director of the American Indigenous studies program as well as the museum studies program and is interim department chair.; Rebecca David: David holds a BA in art and a BS in business administration from Waynesburg University (Waynesburg, PA). David currently volunteers at the Art Shoppe at the Midtown Global Market, outside of her day job. From 2008 to 2015 Rebecca was a teaching artist at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and managed a variety of grant funded community programming projects. She participated in the Northern Clay Center's New Institute for Ceramic Education in 2016. Exhibitions include Hopkins Center for the Arts, Artistry, Vine Arts Center, Chicago Avenue Fire Arts, and Dakota Fine Art (Fargo, ND).; Christlo Gittens: Christlo Gittens is a commercial actor and gigging extra. He has assisted curators to put together art events in Minneapolis showcasing music, dancing, painting, and other forms of art under the group Energy Dance Collective usually operating at the Public Functionary when events are hosted. Educationally, he has taught dance to more than 100 students at the University of St. Thomas and won the ""Are You Local"" music award 2017 with the artist Nick Jordan.; Douglas Harbin: Doug Harbin is a composer, performer, and educator residing in Moorhead. He composes acoustic and electroacoustic systematic music and his works have been performed throughout the world. He is currently assistant professor at Concordia College and has been on faculty at several institutions including Arizona State University, Grand Canyon University, Mesa Community College, and Taylor University. He holds composition degrees from Arizona State University (DMA), Ball State University (MM) and Taylor University (BM & BA in mathematics). Harbin has served on two Artist Initiative panels and adjudicated for national and statewide composition competitions.; Peter Latner: Latner is a Minneapolis based photographer, concentrating on the cultural and geographic face of the American Midwest. His most recent photographs, made on the Great Plains, stem from long-standing interests in American history, geography, landscape, and sense of place. Previous projects include small town life, the changing look of main street. the upper Mississippi River valley, suburban landscapes, and Civil War battlefields and reenactors. His work is in numerous public and private collections, and he is the recipient of grants and fellowships from The McKnight Foundation, the Arts Board, the Minnesota Historical Society, the Jerome Foundation, and the Society of Contemporary Photography. He taught photography at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and Dakota County Technical College (Rosemount).; Mary Magyar: Magyar received a painting degree from Michigan State University. She has worked for Graphicstudio (Tampa, FL) and produced relief sculptures for Richard Anuskiewicz and Robert Stackhouse. Magyar took classes with Carlton Newton, William Bennett, and was one of three founding members of the artists cooperative, Bozart. ??In 2014, after a move to Minnesota she restarted her art career. Her work and inspiration are primarily drawn from the environment.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014188,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Rain Taxi will create new and improved ways to engage with our readers, supporters, and other underserved communities during and beyond the pandemic. Board members will gather input from constituents as well as outside panels/advisors on our plan to engage with underserved communities at both the start and end of the project. This will take place primarily through online and email surveys.","Rain Taxi engaged with readers, supporters, and underserved communities through free virtual events and distribution of the quarterly Review. Rain Taxi evaluated outcomes by counting audience/artist participation, surveying artists and attendees, and tracking of distribution points to measure the amount of free issues picked up around the Twin Cities and beyond.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,15000,1500,"Kris Bigalk, Tom Cassidy, Mary Moore Easter, Kelly Everding, Lissa Jones-Lofgren, Nicola Koh, Steven Larsen, Eric Lorberer, Mo Perry, Paul Von Drasek, Amanda Wigen",0.00,"Rain Taxi, Inc. AKA Rain Taxi Review of Books","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Rain Taxi will expand virtual events featuring diverse voices, deepen communications and services to readers and partners, and reach out to engage more Minnesotans of all demographics in the literary arts.",2020-11-01,2021-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kelly,Everding,"Rain Taxi, Inc. AKA Rain Taxi Review of Books","PO Box 3840",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 825-1528",kelly@raintaxi.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-10,"Rhonda Dass: Dr. Rhonda Dass studied art and art history at the University of Wisconsin-Superior, focusing on oil painting, weaving, and museum practices. She completed her education at Indiana University (Bloomington, IN), receiving an MA in folklore with a focus on museum studies, and dual PhDs in folklore and American studies. In 2008, Dass joined the faculty of Minnesota State University, Mankato, and is currently a full professor in the anthropology department. Dass is the director of the American Indigenous studies program as well as the museum studies program and is interim department chair.; Rebecca David: David holds a BA in art and a BS in business administration from Waynesburg University (Waynesburg, PA). David currently volunteers at the Art Shoppe at the Midtown Global Market, outside of her day job. From 2008 to 2015 Rebecca was a teaching artist at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and managed a variety of grant funded community programming projects. She participated in the Northern Clay Center's New Institute for Ceramic Education in 2016. Exhibitions include Hopkins Center for the Arts, Artistry, Vine Arts Center, Chicago Avenue Fire Arts, and Dakota Fine Art (Fargo, ND).; Christlo Gittens: Christlo Gittens is a commercial actor and gigging extra. He has assisted curators to put together art events in Minneapolis showcasing music, dancing, painting, and other forms of art under the group Energy Dance Collective usually operating at the Public Functionary when events are hosted. Educationally, he has taught dance to more than 100 students at the University of St. Thomas and won the ""Are You Local"" music award 2017 with the artist Nick Jordan.; Douglas Harbin: Doug Harbin is a composer, performer, and educator residing in Moorhead. He composes acoustic and electroacoustic systematic music and his works have been performed throughout the world. He is currently assistant professor at Concordia College and has been on faculty at several institutions including Arizona State University, Grand Canyon University, Mesa Community College, and Taylor University. He holds composition degrees from Arizona State University (DMA), Ball State University (MM) and Taylor University (BM & BA in mathematics). Harbin has served on two Artist Initiative panels and adjudicated for national and statewide composition competitions.; Peter Latner: Latner is a Minneapolis based photographer, concentrating on the cultural and geographic face of the American Midwest. His most recent photographs, made on the Great Plains, stem from long-standing interests in American history, geography, landscape, and sense of place. Previous projects include small town life, the changing look of main street. the upper Mississippi River valley, suburban landscapes, and Civil War battlefields and reenactors. His work is in numerous public and private collections, and he is the recipient of grants and fellowships from The McKnight Foundation, the Arts Board, the Minnesota Historical Society, the Jerome Foundation, and the Society of Contemporary Photography. He taught photography at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and Dakota County Technical College (Rosemount).; Mary Magyar: Magyar received a painting degree from Michigan State University. She has worked for Graphicstudio (Tampa, FL) and produced relief sculptures for Richard Anuskiewicz and Robert Stackhouse. Magyar took classes with Carlton Newton, William Bennett, and was one of three founding members of the artists cooperative, Bozart. ??In 2014, after a move to Minnesota she restarted her art career. Her work and inspiration are primarily drawn from the environment.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014190,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Frozen River Film Festival will remain connected to Minnesotans by embracing innovative platforms to present the art of documentary filmmaking. Evaluation will be through audience and artist surveys; virtual community town hall; social media interactions; conversation; anecdotes of attendees; and the staff/board retreat.","Frozen River Film Festival remained connected to Minnesotans by embracing a virtual film presenting platform and hosting outdoor film screenings. The evaluation was through audience and artist surveys, virtual meet and greets, social media interactions, conversations, anecdotes of attendees; and the staff/board retreat.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,724,"Jessi Darst, Jed Reisetter, Amanda Bauer, Bill Moe, Andy Bauer, Lucy Deyo, Darrell Newton, Trisha Karr, Andrew Knauff, Erin Mae Clark, Blake Darst, Ian Johnson",0.00,"Frozen River Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Frozen River Film Festival presents the art of documentary filmmaking in celebration of community, connecting audiences with filmmakers and other artists who explore global and local issues focusing on our human connections to the world.",2020-11-01,2021-10-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Daniel,Munson,"Frozen River Film Festival","160 Johnson St",Winona,MN,55987,"(507) 858-4147",daniel.m@frff.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Mower, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Swift, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-12,"Anthony Adah: Tony Adah is a professor of film studies at Minnesota State University Moorhead. His research areas are African cinemas and Indigenous filmmaking in Australia, Canada, and Aotearoa/New Zealand. He has published in PostScript, Film Criticism, Intellectbook's Journal of Media and Cultural Politics and he is currently editing a volume on the family in African film and media. ; David Hamlow: Hamlow is an installation artist based in Good Thunder. He is a member of the adjunct faculty of the Department of Art and Design at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Hamlow has received a Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council McKnight individual artist grant and four Arts Board individual artist grants. Barring further COVID19 restrictions, Hamlow will be in residence this fall at Joshua Tree Highlands (Joshua Tree, CA). He is a 2005 MFA graduate in painting and drawing from the University of Minnesota.; Heidi Jeub: Jeub is a multidisciplinary visual artist from Saint Joseph. She received a BA in studio art and a master's of professional studies in arts and cultural leadership, both at the University of Minnesota. She has shared her art form with schools and communities as a teaching artist since 2003, and has been selected to be on teaching rosters with Compas, VSA Minnesota, and Lifetime Arts. She has received several grants for her professional growth, as well as the Emerging Artist Award from Central Minnesota Arts Board and the Outstanding Contributor to the Arts of Morrison County from Five Wings Arts Council. With over 12 years experience in nonprofit administration, she has run several juried exhibits, designed new art programs, and facilitated community conversations around the arts. In 2019, she founded the Tiny School of Art & Design, a traveling art studio that builds community through the foundations of art and design. In 2019, she was accepted to the National Arts Strategies Creative Community Fellowship Program, and the Creative Community Leadership Institute with Springboard for the Arts in 2020.; Daniel Renner: Renner is a graduate of the cinema program at the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA) where he concentrated his writing on gender and sexuality in horror film. During his time in Iowa City, he frequented improv shows, garage band gigs, art house cinema showings, MFA art galleries, and a plethora of nightlife events. In his free time, he's a film critic and oil painter.; Sarah Warren: Sarah Warren graduated from the Loft Literary Center's Master Track program. A former preschool teacher and Minnesota Reading Corps tutor, Warren currently connects with scholars across the country as an artist educator. She is an author of picture books; Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workers was picked for the 2013 Amelia Bloomer Top Ten Book List and awarded a Jane Addams Peace Association Children's Book Award honor. Warren has served as a panelist for the Arts Board and the Kate Dopirak Craft & Community Award.; Joel Young: Young has served as the City of Chatfield's chief administrative officer since 1991. Young has held leadership positions in various city, professional, and volunteer organizations and has led the City to multiple awards for excellence in the area of innovation, communication, collaboration, and economic development. When the community decided to transform a former school property into an art center, Young played a key role, with others, to visualize the project, to gain community acceptance, to create a nonprofit organization, and to secure a grant of $5.3 million to improve the property. Young is a certified municipal clerk and has a BS in business/marketing from Ferris State University (Big Rapids, MI).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014194,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","CHP will connect with audiences, in part, by diversifying and equitably compensating our interns and editors to better reflect our community. CHP will evaluate our work by tracking feedback from interns and editors regarding their experiences and professional growth. We will quantify the number of books sold and social media growth to evaluate connection with authors and readers.","CHP connected with audiences, in part, by diversifying and equitably compensating our interns and editors to better reflect our community. CHP evaluated our work by tracking feedback from interns and editors regarding their experiences and professional growth. We quantified the number of books sold and website visitors to evaluate connection with authors and readers.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Alejandro Aguirre, Kathy Arnold, Patricia Beithon, Anitra Budd, Andrew Brantingham, Kelli Cloutier, William Hardacker, Randy J Hartten, Kenneth Kahn, Jennifer Kwon Dobbs, Sarah Lutman, Maureen Millea Smith, Carol Mack, Malcolm McDermid, Glenn Miller, Robin Preble, Stephen L. Smith, Paul Stembler, Margaret Weil",0.00,"Coffee House Press","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Coffee House Press will continue to diversify and equitably compensate interns and editors while bringing national recognition to Minnesota's literary publishing ecosystem, and develop, publish, and uplift the work of underrepresented Minnesota authors.",2020-11-01,2021-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Enrique,Olivarez,"Coffee House Press","79 13th Ave NE Ste 110",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 338-0125",enrique@coffeehousepress.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-16,"Anthony Adah: Tony Adah is a professor of film studies at Minnesota State University Moorhead. His research areas are African cinemas and Indigenous filmmaking in Australia, Canada, and Aotearoa/New Zealand. He has published in PostScript, Film Criticism, Intellectbook's Journal of Media and Cultural Politics and he is currently editing a volume on the family in African film and media. ; David Hamlow: Hamlow is an installation artist based in Good Thunder. He is a member of the adjunct faculty of the Department of Art and Design at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Hamlow has received a Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council McKnight individual artist grant and four Arts Board individual artist grants. Barring further COVID19 restrictions, Hamlow will be in residence this fall at Joshua Tree Highlands (Joshua Tree, CA). He is a 2005 MFA graduate in painting and drawing from the University of Minnesota.; Heidi Jeub: Jeub is a multidisciplinary visual artist from Saint Joseph. She received a BA in studio art and a master's of professional studies in arts and cultural leadership, both at the University of Minnesota. She has shared her art form with schools and communities as a teaching artist since 2003, and has been selected to be on teaching rosters with Compas, VSA Minnesota, and Lifetime Arts. She has received several grants for her professional growth, as well as the Emerging Artist Award from Central Minnesota Arts Board and the Outstanding Contributor to the Arts of Morrison County from Five Wings Arts Council. With over 12 years experience in nonprofit administration, she has run several juried exhibits, designed new art programs, and facilitated community conversations around the arts. In 2019, she founded the Tiny School of Art & Design, a traveling art studio that builds community through the foundations of art and design. In 2019, she was accepted to the National Arts Strategies Creative Community Fellowship Program, and the Creative Community Leadership Institute with Springboard for the Arts in 2020.; Daniel Renner: Renner is a graduate of the cinema program at the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA) where he concentrated his writing on gender and sexuality in horror film. During his time in Iowa City, he frequented improv shows, garage band gigs, art house cinema showings, MFA art galleries, and a plethora of nightlife events. In his free time, he's a film critic and oil painter.; Sarah Warren: Sarah Warren graduated from the Loft Literary Center's Master Track program. A former preschool teacher and Minnesota Reading Corps tutor, Warren currently connects with scholars across the country as an artist educator. She is an author of picture books; Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workers was picked for the 2013 Amelia Bloomer Top Ten Book List and awarded a Jane Addams Peace Association Children's Book Award honor. Warren has served as a panelist for the Arts Board and the Kate Dopirak Craft & Community Award.; Joel Young: Young has served as the City of Chatfield's chief administrative officer since 1991. Young has held leadership positions in various city, professional, and volunteer organizations and has led the City to multiple awards for excellence in the area of innovation, communication, collaboration, and economic development. When the community decided to transform a former school property into an art center, Young played a key role, with others, to visualize the project, to gain community acceptance, to create a nonprofit organization, and to secure a grant of $5.3 million to improve the property. Young is a certified municipal clerk and has a BS in business/marketing from Ferris State University (Big Rapids, MI).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014197,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","The Minnesota Marine Art Museum will maintain its connection to Minnesotans by retaining its staff who create new engaging virtual arts programming. The Minnesota Marine Art Museum will evaluate its outcome by measuring community engagement and staff retention through a smooth continuation of distance and virtual fine arts engagement.","The Minnesota Marine Art Museum maintained its connection to Minnesotans by retaining its staff who created new engaging virtual arts programming. The Minnesota Marine Art Museum evaluated its outcome by measuring community engagement and staff retention through a smooth continuation of distance and virtual fine arts engagement.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"SABINA BOSSHARD, BILL HOEL, ELISE LEWIS, MARK METZLER, GREG NEIDHART, ANNE PLUMMER, DOMINIC RICCIOTTI, CINDY TELSTAD",0.00,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum will continue developing and offering virtual and distance fine art engagement activities for Minnesotans through retention of its valuable staff members that have the skills necessary to succeed with this new work.",2020-11-01,2021-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicole,Chamberlain-Dupree,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","800 Riverview Dr",Winona,MN,55987-2272,"(507) 474-6626x 12",ncdupree@mmam.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-19,"Anthony Adah: Tony Adah is a professor of film studies at Minnesota State University Moorhead. His research areas are African cinemas and Indigenous filmmaking in Australia, Canada, and Aotearoa/New Zealand. He has published in PostScript, Film Criticism, Intellectbook's Journal of Media and Cultural Politics and he is currently editing a volume on the family in African film and media. ; David Hamlow: Hamlow is an installation artist based in Good Thunder. He is a member of the adjunct faculty of the Department of Art and Design at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Hamlow has received a Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council McKnight individual artist grant and four Arts Board individual artist grants. Barring further COVID19 restrictions, Hamlow will be in residence this fall at Joshua Tree Highlands (Joshua Tree, CA). He is a 2005 MFA graduate in painting and drawing from the University of Minnesota.; Heidi Jeub: Jeub is a multidisciplinary visual artist from Saint Joseph. She received a BA in studio art and a master's of professional studies in arts and cultural leadership, both at the University of Minnesota. She has shared her art form with schools and communities as a teaching artist since 2003, and has been selected to be on teaching rosters with Compas, VSA Minnesota, and Lifetime Arts. She has received several grants for her professional growth, as well as the Emerging Artist Award from Central Minnesota Arts Board and the Outstanding Contributor to the Arts of Morrison County from Five Wings Arts Council. With over 12 years experience in nonprofit administration, she has run several juried exhibits, designed new art programs, and facilitated community conversations around the arts. In 2019, she founded the Tiny School of Art & Design, a traveling art studio that builds community through the foundations of art and design. In 2019, she was accepted to the National Arts Strategies Creative Community Fellowship Program, and the Creative Community Leadership Institute with Springboard for the Arts in 2020.; Daniel Renner: Renner is a graduate of the cinema program at the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA) where he concentrated his writing on gender and sexuality in horror film. During his time in Iowa City, he frequented improv shows, garage band gigs, art house cinema showings, MFA art galleries, and a plethora of nightlife events. In his free time, he's a film critic and oil painter.; Sarah Warren: Sarah Warren graduated from the Loft Literary Center's Master Track program. A former preschool teacher and Minnesota Reading Corps tutor, Warren currently connects with scholars across the country as an artist educator. She is an author of picture books; Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workers was picked for the 2013 Amelia Bloomer Top Ten Book List and awarded a Jane Addams Peace Association Children's Book Award honor. Warren has served as a panelist for the Arts Board and the Kate Dopirak Craft & Community Award.; Joel Young: Young has served as the City of Chatfield's chief administrative officer since 1991. Young has held leadership positions in various city, professional, and volunteer organizations and has led the City to multiple awards for excellence in the area of innovation, communication, collaboration, and economic development. When the community decided to transform a former school property into an art center, Young played a key role, with others, to visualize the project, to gain community acceptance, to create a nonprofit organization, and to secure a grant of $5.3 million to improve the property. Young is a certified municipal clerk and has a BS in business/marketing from Ferris State University (Big Rapids, MI).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014200,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","DoPT will engage three BIPOC Rural Community Artists-in-Residence (CAIRs) to help rural Minnesota residents recover and reconnect. Ongoing digital check-ins with artists and local residents, written and verbal reflections during and after the residencies, conduct a city-wide survey to track impact, and survey participants in CAIR-related activities.","DoPT engaged four BIPOC artists with creative projects helping rural Minnesota residents recover and reconnect. Ongoing digital check-ins with artists, written and verbal feedback from artists and project partners.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,3500,"Jessica Huang, Jenn Lamb, Mary Welcome, Rachel Schwalbach, Anna Claussen, Anne O'Keefe-Jackson, Ashley Pourier, Beth Pullan, Bethany Lacktorin, Heather McDougall, Lauren Carlson, Leah Cooper, Leu Solomon, Melissa Wray, Rachel Engh, Courtney Bergey Swanson, Farhia Ali, Cassie Williams, Ashley HansonEx-Officio, voting), Hannah HolmanEx-Officio, non-voting)",0.14,"Department of Public Transformation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The Department of Public Transformation, an artist led nonprofit, will facilitate three rural community artists-in-residence, supporting rural BIPOC artists to help residents connect with each other through arts and culture experiences.",2020-11-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ashley,Hanson,"Department of Public Transformation","726 Prentice St","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(952) 486-0533",publictransformation@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Chippewa, Nobles, Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-22,"Rhonda Dass: Dr. Rhonda Dass studied art and art history at the University of Wisconsin-Superior, focusing on oil painting, weaving, and museum practices. She completed her education at Indiana University (Bloomington, IN), receiving an MA in folklore with a focus on museum studies, and dual PhDs in folklore and American studies. In 2008, Dass joined the faculty of Minnesota State University, Mankato, and is currently a full professor in the anthropology department. Dass is the director of the American Indigenous studies program as well as the museum studies program and is interim department chair.; Rebecca David: David holds a BA in art and a BS in business administration from Waynesburg University (Waynesburg, PA). David currently volunteers at the Art Shoppe at the Midtown Global Market, outside of her day job. From 2008 to 2015 Rebecca was a teaching artist at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and managed a variety of grant funded community programming projects. She participated in the Northern Clay Center's New Institute for Ceramic Education in 2016. Exhibitions include Hopkins Center for the Arts, Artistry, Vine Arts Center, Chicago Avenue Fire Arts, and Dakota Fine Art (Fargo, ND).; Christlo Gittens: Christlo Gittens is a commercial actor and gigging extra. He has assisted curators to put together art events in Minneapolis showcasing music, dancing, painting, and other forms of art under the group Energy Dance Collective usually operating at the Public Functionary when events are hosted. Educationally, he has taught dance to more than 100 students at the University of St. Thomas and won the ""Are You Local"" music award 2017 with the artist Nick Jordan.; Douglas Harbin: Doug Harbin is a composer, performer, and educator residing in Moorhead. He composes acoustic and electroacoustic systematic music and his works have been performed throughout the world. He is currently assistant professor at Concordia College and has been on faculty at several institutions including Arizona State University, Grand Canyon University, Mesa Community College, and Taylor University. He holds composition degrees from Arizona State University (DMA), Ball State University (MM) and Taylor University (BM & BA in mathematics). Harbin has served on two Artist Initiative panels and adjudicated for national and statewide composition competitions.; Peter Latner: Latner is a Minneapolis based photographer, concentrating on the cultural and geographic face of the American Midwest. His most recent photographs, made on the Great Plains, stem from long-standing interests in American history, geography, landscape, and sense of place. Previous projects include small town life, the changing look of main street. the upper Mississippi River valley, suburban landscapes, and Civil War battlefields and reenactors. His work is in numerous public and private collections, and he is the recipient of grants and fellowships from The McKnight Foundation, the Arts Board, the Minnesota Historical Society, the Jerome Foundation, and the Society of Contemporary Photography. He taught photography at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and Dakota County Technical College (Rosemount).; Mary Magyar: Magyar received a painting degree from Michigan State University. She has worked for Graphicstudio (Tampa, FL) and produced relief sculptures for Richard Anuskiewicz and Robert Stackhouse. Magyar took classes with Carlton Newton, William Bennett, and was one of three founding members of the artists cooperative, Bozart. ??In 2014, after a move to Minnesota she restarted her art career. Her work and inspiration are primarily drawn from the environment.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014202,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Twin Cities Film Fest will pivot to serve Minnesotans safely via a hybrid virtual and socially distanced festival. TCFF will move the majority of screenings, director Q and As, Educational events, networking and professional development online. Success will be evaluated by the retention of audiences and participant feedback surveys to strengthen virtual audiences.","Twin Cities Film Fest pivoted to serve Minnesotans safely via a hybrid (virtual and in-person) and socially distanced festival. TCFF offered online and in person arts experience inclusive of film presentations, discussions, and educational panels. The organization also held many in person screenings and events while in accordance with local health and safety guidelines.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Andrea Stein, Cory Lake, Danielle Palmer, Janet Ogden-Brackett, Jay Dunphy, Jeff Hayne, Kathy Roseberry, Jen Meyer, Molly Littman, Pamela Schroeder, Ra'eesa Motala, Steve Stoup, Tracy Call, Waris Syed, Jatin Setia",0.00,"Twin Cities International Film Festival AKA Twin Cities Film Fest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Twin Cities Film Fest has created a COVID agile festival and year-round programming giving unparalleled access for all to explore Minnesotan and American independent film, elevate marginalized voices, and build networks and skills.",2020-11-01,2021-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Danielle,Palmer,"Twin Cities Film Fest","1649 Alabama Ave S","St Louis Park",MN,55416,"(612) 615-8233",danielle.palmer@twincitiesfilmfest.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Hennepin, Isanti, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, Stearns, St. Louis, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-24,"Anthony Adah: Tony Adah is a professor of film studies at Minnesota State University Moorhead. His research areas are African cinemas and Indigenous filmmaking in Australia, Canada, and Aotearoa/New Zealand. He has published in PostScript, Film Criticism, Intellectbook's Journal of Media and Cultural Politics and he is currently editing a volume on the family in African film and media. ; David Hamlow: Hamlow is an installation artist based in Good Thunder. He is a member of the adjunct faculty of the Department of Art and Design at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Hamlow has received a Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council McKnight individual artist grant and four Arts Board individual artist grants. Barring further COVID19 restrictions, Hamlow will be in residence this fall at Joshua Tree Highlands (Joshua Tree, CA). He is a 2005 MFA graduate in painting and drawing from the University of Minnesota.; Heidi Jeub: Jeub is a multidisciplinary visual artist from Saint Joseph. She received a BA in studio art and a master's of professional studies in arts and cultural leadership, both at the University of Minnesota. She has shared her art form with schools and communities as a teaching artist since 2003, and has been selected to be on teaching rosters with Compas, VSA Minnesota, and Lifetime Arts. She has received several grants for her professional growth, as well as the Emerging Artist Award from Central Minnesota Arts Board and the Outstanding Contributor to the Arts of Morrison County from Five Wings Arts Council. With over 12 years experience in nonprofit administration, she has run several juried exhibits, designed new art programs, and facilitated community conversations around the arts. In 2019, she founded the Tiny School of Art & Design, a traveling art studio that builds community through the foundations of art and design. In 2019, she was accepted to the National Arts Strategies Creative Community Fellowship Program, and the Creative Community Leadership Institute with Springboard for the Arts in 2020.; Daniel Renner: Renner is a graduate of the cinema program at the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA) where he concentrated his writing on gender and sexuality in horror film. During his time in Iowa City, he frequented improv shows, garage band gigs, art house cinema showings, MFA art galleries, and a plethora of nightlife events. In his free time, he's a film critic and oil painter.; Sarah Warren: Sarah Warren graduated from the Loft Literary Center's Master Track program. A former preschool teacher and Minnesota Reading Corps tutor, Warren currently connects with scholars across the country as an artist educator. She is an author of picture books; Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workers was picked for the 2013 Amelia Bloomer Top Ten Book List and awarded a Jane Addams Peace Association Children's Book Award honor. Warren has served as a panelist for the Arts Board and the Kate Dopirak Craft & Community Award.; Joel Young: Young has served as the City of Chatfield's chief administrative officer since 1991. Young has held leadership positions in various city, professional, and volunteer organizations and has led the City to multiple awards for excellence in the area of innovation, communication, collaboration, and economic development. When the community decided to transform a former school property into an art center, Young played a key role, with others, to visualize the project, to gain community acceptance, to create a nonprofit organization, and to secure a grant of $5.3 million to improve the property. Young is a certified municipal clerk and has a BS in business/marketing from Ferris State University (Big Rapids, MI).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014203,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Underserved Minnesota BIPOC artists are able to focus on their art and build community in our natural environment and share work with local Ely area residents. Gather qualitative written feedback from BIPOC artists in residence; track artist demographic data and artistic disciplines represented; track local attendance/participation in public activities and gather commentary/feedback.","Underserved Minnesota BIPOC artists built community and formed connections across cultures and disciplines while developing their own work and processes. We gathered feedback from artists via post-residency surveys and conversations/discussions with artists throughout each residency. We also tracked demographic data and artistic disciplines of each residency artist.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Kevin Bitterman, Sharee Johnson, Daniel Lemm, Sara Fenlason, Faye Price, Laura Zimmermann, Liz Engelman",0.00,"Tofte Lake Center Incorporated AKA Tofte Lake Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Tofte Lake Center will host twelve Minnesota BIPOC artist residencies, providing them with a supportive creative retreat to focus on their work.",2020-11-01,2021-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Liz,Engelman,"Tofte Lake Center Incorporated AKA Tofte Lake Center","2209 Fernberg Rd",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 365-7769",toftelakecenter@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Lake, Ramsey, St. Louis, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-25,"Anthony Adah: Tony Adah is a professor of film studies at Minnesota State University Moorhead. His research areas are African cinemas and Indigenous filmmaking in Australia, Canada, and Aotearoa/New Zealand. He has published in PostScript, Film Criticism, Intellectbook's Journal of Media and Cultural Politics and he is currently editing a volume on the family in African film and media. ; David Hamlow: Hamlow is an installation artist based in Good Thunder. He is a member of the adjunct faculty of the Department of Art and Design at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Hamlow has received a Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council McKnight individual artist grant and four Arts Board individual artist grants. Barring further COVID19 restrictions, Hamlow will be in residence this fall at Joshua Tree Highlands (Joshua Tree, CA). He is a 2005 MFA graduate in painting and drawing from the University of Minnesota.; Heidi Jeub: Jeub is a multidisciplinary visual artist from Saint Joseph. She received a BA in studio art and a master's of professional studies in arts and cultural leadership, both at the University of Minnesota. She has shared her art form with schools and communities as a teaching artist since 2003, and has been selected to be on teaching rosters with Compas, VSA Minnesota, and Lifetime Arts. She has received several grants for her professional growth, as well as the Emerging Artist Award from Central Minnesota Arts Board and the Outstanding Contributor to the Arts of Morrison County from Five Wings Arts Council. With over 12 years experience in nonprofit administration, she has run several juried exhibits, designed new art programs, and facilitated community conversations around the arts. In 2019, she founded the Tiny School of Art & Design, a traveling art studio that builds community through the foundations of art and design. In 2019, she was accepted to the National Arts Strategies Creative Community Fellowship Program, and the Creative Community Leadership Institute with Springboard for the Arts in 2020.; Daniel Renner: Renner is a graduate of the cinema program at the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA) where he concentrated his writing on gender and sexuality in horror film. During his time in Iowa City, he frequented improv shows, garage band gigs, art house cinema showings, MFA art galleries, and a plethora of nightlife events. In his free time, he's a film critic and oil painter.; Sarah Warren: Sarah Warren graduated from the Loft Literary Center's Master Track program. A former preschool teacher and Minnesota Reading Corps tutor, Warren currently connects with scholars across the country as an artist educator. She is an author of picture books; Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workers was picked for the 2013 Amelia Bloomer Top Ten Book List and awarded a Jane Addams Peace Association Children's Book Award honor. Warren has served as a panelist for the Arts Board and the Kate Dopirak Craft & Community Award.; Joel Young: Young has served as the City of Chatfield's chief administrative officer since 1991. Young has held leadership positions in various city, professional, and volunteer organizations and has led the City to multiple awards for excellence in the area of innovation, communication, collaboration, and economic development. When the community decided to transform a former school property into an art center, Young played a key role, with others, to visualize the project, to gain community acceptance, to create a nonprofit organization, and to secure a grant of $5.3 million to improve the property. Young is a certified municipal clerk and has a BS in business/marketing from Ferris State University (Big Rapids, MI).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014205,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Weavers Guild of Minnesota will sustain connections to our fiber community through digital programming and events. Weavers Guild of Minnesota staff and key volunteers will use enrollment trends, event evaluations, testimonials, and formal survey data to measure the quality and effectiveness of programming and assess reach and audience.","The Weavers Guild of Minnesota sustained connections to our fiber community through digital programming and events. Weavers Guild of Minnesota staff used actual enrollment, event evaluations, testimonials, and formal survey data to measure the quality and effectiveness of programming. Surveys also assess reach and request audience demographics.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,1365,"Celeste Grant, Linda Soranno, Matthew Schutz, Amanda Anderson, Carol S Carter, Barb Daiker, Beth Friedman, Dawn Gillette-Kircher, Melba Granlund, Neal Goman, Barbara Heath, Mary M Mateer, Sarah Nassif, Katie Oberton, Keith Pierce, Elizabeth Schutz, Beth Varro, Lisa Black, Cass Markovich, Joseph Rubin, Dawn Severson",0.00,"Weavers Guild of Minnesota, Inc. AKA Weavers Guild of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Weavers Guild of Minnesota will sustain community engagement through digital communications, online talks, instructional videos, and virtual meetings.",2020-11-01,2021-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karin,Knudsen,"Weavers Guild of Minnesota","3000 University Ave SE Ste 110",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 436-0463",info@weaversguildmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Kanabec, Lake, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-27,"Anthony Adah: Tony Adah is a professor of film studies at Minnesota State University Moorhead. His research areas are African cinemas and Indigenous filmmaking in Australia, Canada, and Aotearoa/New Zealand. He has published in PostScript, Film Criticism, Intellectbook's Journal of Media and Cultural Politics and he is currently editing a volume on the family in African film and media. ; David Hamlow: Hamlow is an installation artist based in Good Thunder. He is a member of the adjunct faculty of the Department of Art and Design at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Hamlow has received a Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council McKnight individual artist grant and four Arts Board individual artist grants. Barring further COVID19 restrictions, Hamlow will be in residence this fall at Joshua Tree Highlands (Joshua Tree, CA). He is a 2005 MFA graduate in painting and drawing from the University of Minnesota.; Heidi Jeub: Jeub is a multidisciplinary visual artist from Saint Joseph. She received a BA in studio art and a master's of professional studies in arts and cultural leadership, both at the University of Minnesota. She has shared her art form with schools and communities as a teaching artist since 2003, and has been selected to be on teaching rosters with Compas, VSA Minnesota, and Lifetime Arts. She has received several grants for her professional growth, as well as the Emerging Artist Award from Central Minnesota Arts Board and the Outstanding Contributor to the Arts of Morrison County from Five Wings Arts Council. With over 12 years experience in nonprofit administration, she has run several juried exhibits, designed new art programs, and facilitated community conversations around the arts. In 2019, she founded the Tiny School of Art & Design, a traveling art studio that builds community through the foundations of art and design. In 2019, she was accepted to the National Arts Strategies Creative Community Fellowship Program, and the Creative Community Leadership Institute with Springboard for the Arts in 2020.; Daniel Renner: Renner is a graduate of the cinema program at the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA) where he concentrated his writing on gender and sexuality in horror film. During his time in Iowa City, he frequented improv shows, garage band gigs, art house cinema showings, MFA art galleries, and a plethora of nightlife events. In his free time, he's a film critic and oil painter.; Sarah Warren: Sarah Warren graduated from the Loft Literary Center's Master Track program. A former preschool teacher and Minnesota Reading Corps tutor, Warren currently connects with scholars across the country as an artist educator. She is an author of picture books; Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workers was picked for the 2013 Amelia Bloomer Top Ten Book List and awarded a Jane Addams Peace Association Children's Book Award honor. Warren has served as a panelist for the Arts Board and the Kate Dopirak Craft & Community Award.; Joel Young: Young has served as the City of Chatfield's chief administrative officer since 1991. Young has held leadership positions in various city, professional, and volunteer organizations and has led the City to multiple awards for excellence in the area of innovation, communication, collaboration, and economic development. When the community decided to transform a former school property into an art center, Young played a key role, with others, to visualize the project, to gain community acceptance, to create a nonprofit organization, and to secure a grant of $5.3 million to improve the property. Young is a certified municipal clerk and has a BS in business/marketing from Ferris State University (Big Rapids, MI).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014208,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Ballet Co.Laboratory will use innovation and technology to adapt their performance, education, and outreach programming serving 6,700 Minnesotans. Evaluation through ticket reports, virtual views, student enrollment records, and outreach attendance tracking. The quality of programming will be monitored through post-show/post-program evaluations completed by participants and staff.","Ballet Co.Laboratory used innovation and technology to adapt their performance, education, and outreach programming to serve 5,402 Minnesotans. Evaluation through ticket reports, virtual views, student enrollment records, and outreach attendance tracking. The quality of programming was also reported through post-show/post-program evaluations completed by participants and staff.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",314,,15314,,"Dee Baskin, Jim DeLeo, Denis Henrot Sara Wilson",0.00,"Ballet Co.Laboratory","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Ballet Co.Laboratory will use innovation and technology to adapt the performance, education, and outreach programs of its 2020/21 season. Minnesotans will connect to the art of dance through a hybrid of outdoor, virtual, and in person offerings.",2020-11-01,2021-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rachel,Koep,"Ballet Co.Laboratory","276 E Lafayette Frontage Rd","St Paul",MN,55107,"(651) 313-5967",rkoep@balletcolaboratory.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Hennepin, Jackson, Martin, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-30,"Rhonda Dass: Dr. Rhonda Dass studied art and art history at the University of Wisconsin-Superior, focusing on oil painting, weaving, and museum practices. She completed her education at Indiana University (Bloomington, IN), receiving an MA in folklore with a focus on museum studies, and dual PhDs in folklore and American studies. In 2008, Dass joined the faculty of Minnesota State University, Mankato, and is currently a full professor in the anthropology department. Dass is the director of the American Indigenous studies program as well as the museum studies program and is interim department chair.; Rebecca David: David holds a BA in art and a BS in business administration from Waynesburg University (Waynesburg, PA). David currently volunteers at the Art Shoppe at the Midtown Global Market, outside of her day job. From 2008 to 2015 Rebecca was a teaching artist at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and managed a variety of grant funded community programming projects. She participated in the Northern Clay Center's New Institute for Ceramic Education in 2016. Exhibitions include Hopkins Center for the Arts, Artistry, Vine Arts Center, Chicago Avenue Fire Arts, and Dakota Fine Art (Fargo, ND).; Christlo Gittens: Christlo Gittens is a commercial actor and gigging extra. He has assisted curators to put together art events in Minneapolis showcasing music, dancing, painting, and other forms of art under the group Energy Dance Collective usually operating at the Public Functionary when events are hosted. Educationally, he has taught dance to more than 100 students at the University of St. Thomas and won the ""Are You Local"" music award 2017 with the artist Nick Jordan.; Douglas Harbin: Doug Harbin is a composer, performer, and educator residing in Moorhead. He composes acoustic and electroacoustic systematic music and his works have been performed throughout the world. He is currently assistant professor at Concordia College and has been on faculty at several institutions including Arizona State University, Grand Canyon University, Mesa Community College, and Taylor University. He holds composition degrees from Arizona State University (DMA), Ball State University (MM) and Taylor University (BM & BA in mathematics). Harbin has served on two Artist Initiative panels and adjudicated for national and statewide composition competitions.; Peter Latner: Latner is a Minneapolis based photographer, concentrating on the cultural and geographic face of the American Midwest. His most recent photographs, made on the Great Plains, stem from long-standing interests in American history, geography, landscape, and sense of place. Previous projects include small town life, the changing look of main street. the upper Mississippi River valley, suburban landscapes, and Civil War battlefields and reenactors. His work is in numerous public and private collections, and he is the recipient of grants and fellowships from The McKnight Foundation, the Arts Board, the Minnesota Historical Society, the Jerome Foundation, and the Society of Contemporary Photography. He taught photography at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and Dakota County Technical College (Rosemount).; Mary Magyar: Magyar received a painting degree from Michigan State University. She has worked for Graphicstudio (Tampa, FL) and produced relief sculptures for Richard Anuskiewicz and Robert Stackhouse. Magyar took classes with Carlton Newton, William Bennett, and was one of three founding members of the artists cooperative, Bozart. ??In 2014, after a move to Minnesota she restarted her art career. Her work and inspiration are primarily drawn from the environment.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014210,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Artaria String Quartet will make chamber music accessible to people of all ages statewide with safe performance, educational, and outreach services. Track audience numbers/demographics and critique their responses to the three services to assess which should be continued and/or expanded. Measures: surveys, follow-up emails, social media, interviews, artists/partner evaluations.","Artaria connected with audiences across the state in live and online performances. Artaria collected viewer data from FB and YouTube events online as well as from live presenters. Chat rooms were active at every virtual performance with warm and informative interaction between Artaria and its audience.","achieved proposed outcomes",597,,15597,1200,"Karen Casanova, David Knapp, David Grandstrand, Tom Peterson, Shira Burton",0.00,Artaria,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Artaria String Quartet will adapt to the Covid-19 reality by presenting chamber music in new ways through safe educational, outreach, and performing services.",2020-11-01,2021-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lynne,Beck,"Artaria String Quartet","980 Bellows St","West St Paul",MN,55118,"(651) 587-7595",beckgrant@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-32,"Rhonda Dass: Dr. Rhonda Dass studied art and art history at the University of Wisconsin-Superior, focusing on oil painting, weaving, and museum practices. She completed her education at Indiana University (Bloomington, IN), receiving an MA in folklore with a focus on museum studies, and dual PhDs in folklore and American studies. In 2008, Dass joined the faculty of Minnesota State University, Mankato, and is currently a full professor in the anthropology department. Dass is the director of the American Indigenous studies program as well as the museum studies program and is interim department chair.; Rebecca David: David holds a BA in art and a BS in business administration from Waynesburg University (Waynesburg, PA). David currently volunteers at the Art Shoppe at the Midtown Global Market, outside of her day job. From 2008 to 2015 Rebecca was a teaching artist at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and managed a variety of grant funded community programming projects. She participated in the Northern Clay Center's New Institute for Ceramic Education in 2016. Exhibitions include Hopkins Center for the Arts, Artistry, Vine Arts Center, Chicago Avenue Fire Arts, and Dakota Fine Art (Fargo, ND).; Christlo Gittens: Christlo Gittens is a commercial actor and gigging extra. He has assisted curators to put together art events in Minneapolis showcasing music, dancing, painting, and other forms of art under the group Energy Dance Collective usually operating at the Public Functionary when events are hosted. Educationally, he has taught dance to more than 100 students at the University of St. Thomas and won the ""Are You Local"" music award 2017 with the artist Nick Jordan.; Douglas Harbin: Doug Harbin is a composer, performer, and educator residing in Moorhead. He composes acoustic and electroacoustic systematic music and his works have been performed throughout the world. He is currently assistant professor at Concordia College and has been on faculty at several institutions including Arizona State University, Grand Canyon University, Mesa Community College, and Taylor University. He holds composition degrees from Arizona State University (DMA), Ball State University (MM) and Taylor University (BM & BA in mathematics). Harbin has served on two Artist Initiative panels and adjudicated for national and statewide composition competitions.; Peter Latner: Latner is a Minneapolis based photographer, concentrating on the cultural and geographic face of the American Midwest. His most recent photographs, made on the Great Plains, stem from long-standing interests in American history, geography, landscape, and sense of place. Previous projects include small town life, the changing look of main street. the upper Mississippi River valley, suburban landscapes, and Civil War battlefields and reenactors. His work is in numerous public and private collections, and he is the recipient of grants and fellowships from The McKnight Foundation, the Arts Board, the Minnesota Historical Society, the Jerome Foundation, and the Society of Contemporary Photography. He taught photography at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and Dakota County Technical College (Rosemount).; Mary Magyar: Magyar received a painting degree from Michigan State University. She has worked for Graphicstudio (Tampa, FL) and produced relief sculptures for Richard Anuskiewicz and Robert Stackhouse. Magyar took classes with Carlton Newton, William Bennett, and was one of three founding members of the artists cooperative, Bozart. ??In 2014, after a move to Minnesota she restarted her art career. Her work and inspiration are primarily drawn from the environment.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014211,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Lake Superior Youth Chorus will maintain consistent with all current programming according to the organization's pandemic plan. The results of the current fiscal year program will determine if LSYC was able to maintain a connection to Minnesota residents if we were able to continue programming according to plan.","Lake Superior Youth Chorus will maintain consistent with all current programming according to the organization's pandemic plan. The results of the program enrollment determined that LSYC was able to maintain a connection to Minnesota residents and was able to continue programming according to plan.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,4000,"Ryan Kern, Joey DeVlieger, Sheila Shusterich, Lindsay Marilyn Odean, Penny Mayer, Gina Bortnem, Grace Nelson.",0.00,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus will develop plans to continue its mission of cultivating an active and inclusive community of young choral artists, centered on a holistic music education.",2020-11-01,2021-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jenna,Kelly,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus, Inc. AKA Lake Superior Youth Chorus","1100 E Superior St Ste 304",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 461-8461",jkelly@lsyouthchorus.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-33,"Anthony Adah: Tony Adah is a professor of film studies at Minnesota State University Moorhead. His research areas are African cinemas and Indigenous filmmaking in Australia, Canada, and Aotearoa/New Zealand. He has published in PostScript, Film Criticism, Intellectbook's Journal of Media and Cultural Politics and he is currently editing a volume on the family in African film and media. ; David Hamlow: Hamlow is an installation artist based in Good Thunder. He is a member of the adjunct faculty of the Department of Art and Design at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Hamlow has received a Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council McKnight individual artist grant and four Arts Board individual artist grants. Barring further COVID19 restrictions, Hamlow will be in residence this fall at Joshua Tree Highlands (Joshua Tree, CA). He is a 2005 MFA graduate in painting and drawing from the University of Minnesota.; Heidi Jeub: Jeub is a multidisciplinary visual artist from Saint Joseph. She received a BA in studio art and a master's of professional studies in arts and cultural leadership, both at the University of Minnesota. She has shared her art form with schools and communities as a teaching artist since 2003, and has been selected to be on teaching rosters with Compas, VSA Minnesota, and Lifetime Arts. She has received several grants for her professional growth, as well as the Emerging Artist Award from Central Minnesota Arts Board and the Outstanding Contributor to the Arts of Morrison County from Five Wings Arts Council. With over 12 years experience in nonprofit administration, she has run several juried exhibits, designed new art programs, and facilitated community conversations around the arts. In 2019, she founded the Tiny School of Art & Design, a traveling art studio that builds community through the foundations of art and design. In 2019, she was accepted to the National Arts Strategies Creative Community Fellowship Program, and the Creative Community Leadership Institute with Springboard for the Arts in 2020.; Daniel Renner: Renner is a graduate of the cinema program at the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA) where he concentrated his writing on gender and sexuality in horror film. During his time in Iowa City, he frequented improv shows, garage band gigs, art house cinema showings, MFA art galleries, and a plethora of nightlife events. In his free time, he's a film critic and oil painter.; Sarah Warren: Sarah Warren graduated from the Loft Literary Center's Master Track program. A former preschool teacher and Minnesota Reading Corps tutor, Warren currently connects with scholars across the country as an artist educator. She is an author of picture books; Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workers was picked for the 2013 Amelia Bloomer Top Ten Book List and awarded a Jane Addams Peace Association Children's Book Award honor. Warren has served as a panelist for the Arts Board and the Kate Dopirak Craft & Community Award.; Joel Young: Young has served as the City of Chatfield's chief administrative officer since 1991. Young has held leadership positions in various city, professional, and volunteer organizations and has led the City to multiple awards for excellence in the area of innovation, communication, collaboration, and economic development. When the community decided to transform a former school property into an art center, Young played a key role, with others, to visualize the project, to gain community acceptance, to create a nonprofit organization, and to secure a grant of $5.3 million to improve the property. Young is a certified municipal clerk and has a BS in business/marketing from Ferris State University (Big Rapids, MI).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014213,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Community will engage with visual arts to help make sense of the complex experiences we face. The DAI will use Google Forms to gather input from community and participants to capture insight into how art impacts regional constituencies.","Community will engage with arts to make sense of the complex experiences we face. Actual classes, exhibitions, and artists' engagement.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,2569,"Robin Washington, Celia Cameron, Julie Kellner, Omawole Famule, Vern Northrup, Claudia Faith, Tyler Johnson, Rogier Gregoire, Robin Murphy, Kathleen Cargill,",0.00,"Duluth Art Institute Association AKA Duluth Art Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The Duluth Art Institute provides exceptional and engaging visual arts experiences to help the community make sense of the complex issues we face today.",2020-11-01,2021-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christina,Woods,"Duluth Art Institute Association AKA Duluth Art Institute","506 Michigan St W",Duluth,MN,55802-1517,"(218) 733-7560",cwoods@duluthartinstitute.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-35,"Matt Connolly: Matt Connolly is an assistant professor of film studies in the department of English at Minnesota State University, Mankato. He received his MA and PhD in communication arts with a focus in film studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His scholarly work on LGBTQ cinematic history has been published in Cinema Journal and Spectator. Connolly writes film criticism, which has most recently been published in Film Comment and Reverse Shot, the publication for the Museum of the Moving Image. He is a former programmer for the Wisconsin Film Festival and has been a judge for the Speechless Film Festival.; Christina Cotruvo: Living on the shore of Lake Superior inspires Cotruvo's music. Her arrangements and recordings include celtic, new age, folk, ethnic, and therapeutic harp music. She helps those with challenges through her Harp-Abilities program and provides music at medical facilities and residences as a certified case manager. She has been a music coach to those with visual disabilities as founder and publisher of No-C-Notes audio music score publishing. She has a thirty year career as a nonprofit accountant, grant writer, and software consultant.; Amy Cousin: Amy Cousin is a jewelry artist whose work revives surplus or discarded items and recycled precious metals, juxtaposed with gemstones associated with healing properties. Before focusing on wearable art, Cousin owned and operated a brick and mortar book, gift, and art boutique in both Minnesota and South Carolina. Previously, she served as a senior community health worker for the Hennepin County Healthcare for the Homeless Project. Cousin also was a consultant to the Women's Bureau of The United States Department of Labor during the development of the Work and Family Clearinghouse. Cousin has a BA from Tulane University in communication.; Marisa Gaetgaeow: A native of Bangkok, Thailand, Lily Gaetgaeow recently graduated from the University of Iowa with a master of arts in musicology. Her academic interests centered on authenticity and identity, especially as they intersect with folk music revivals. Gaetgaeow was a writing tutor at Knox College and continued to help students as a graduate teaching assistant at the University of Iowa. As events and room scheduling assistant for the UI School of Music, Gaetgaeow deftly managed logistics while encouraging student musicians. Her experiences inspired her to seek opportunities outside of academia to advocate for the arts, which led her to Minneapolis.; Sean James: James is the owner of gifted compositions, LLC, a small yet powerful design company, that he created to help small businesses get access to best in class designs. He also operates dotado?? apparel, a clothing company, that designs fun and socially conscious apparel. James currently is the digital content specialist and UX specialist at Nature's Way. He graduated from the University of St. Thomas with a BA in journalism and currently serves on its student advisory board.; Sophia Kim: Sophia Epony Kim is an actor and writer. She is the recipient of a Hertog Fellowship and multiple Arts Board Artist Initiative grants. A founding member of Theater Mu, she has acted in theater and television in the United States and Korea. She obtained a bachelor of arts in English from Macalester College and attended the MFA Creative Writing Program at Hunter College (CUNY) for a year. She is currently working on her first novel about Koreans in the diaspora.; Walter Olsen: W. Scott Olsen is the author of twelve books of narrative nonfiction. For 23 years he was the editor of the literary magazine Ascent. His work appears in many literary and commercial publications such as Kenyon Review and Pilot. He is also an award winning photographer, book critic, and journalist, with work appearing in places such as the Minneapolis Star Tribune, The Forum, LensCulture, and Frames. He teaches at Concordia College in Moorhead; Martha Weitekamp: Weitekamp works as the rigger and boathouse manager for the women's rowing team at the University of Minnesota. Previously, she worked at Urban Boatbuilders teaching wooden boatbuilding. Weitekamp received funding from the Arts Board in 2019. She graduated from Colorado College (Colorado Springs, CO) with a degree in geology and has volunteered for multiple nonprofit arts organizations in the Twin Cities.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014216,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Minnesotans will participate in creative arts experiences that are led by practicing artists and adapted to meet the needs of our current environment. COMPAS will track: Skills learned by staff and teaching artists so they can create new programs and delivery methods, Modifications made to programs so they can be delivered within COVID-19 constraints, Number of people who participate in programs.","Minnesotans learned about and created art by working with artists through over 2100 hours of pre-recorded and live online programs. We tracked skills taught to artists through trainings and lost count of all the new things staff learned. Artists logged program modifications in their end-of-program evaluations. COMPAS tracked participants in our Salesforce database.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,1000,"Yvette Trotman, Mimi Stake, Kathy Sanville, Jeff Goldenberg, Mae Brooks, Virajita Singh, Keven Ambrus, Iren Bishop, Ann Dayton, Christopheraaron Deanes, Amy Lucas, Andrew Leizens, Jessica Gessner, ElizabethLiz) Sheets, Dameun Strange, Thuong Thai, Tracy Morrow, Louis Porter III, GretaMargaret) Rudolph, Sonya Smith Sustacek",0.00,"COMPAS, Inc AKA COMPAS","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"COMPAS will work with communities and artists to cocreate and run participatory arts programs that engage people in high quality creative arts experiences and work within the constraints of our current environment.",2020-11-01,2021-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Linck,"COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","475 Cleveland Ave N Ste 222","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 292-3203",joan@compas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carlton, Carver, Dakota, Freeborn, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Pine, Ramsey, Red Lake, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Swift, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-38,"Rhonda Dass: Dr. Rhonda Dass studied art and art history at the University of Wisconsin-Superior, focusing on oil painting, weaving, and museum practices. She completed her education at Indiana University (Bloomington, IN), receiving an MA in folklore with a focus on museum studies, and dual PhDs in folklore and American studies. In 2008, Dass joined the faculty of Minnesota State University, Mankato, and is currently a full professor in the anthropology department. Dass is the director of the American Indigenous studies program as well as the museum studies program and is interim department chair.; Rebecca David: David holds a BA in art and a BS in business administration from Waynesburg University (Waynesburg, PA). David currently volunteers at the Art Shoppe at the Midtown Global Market, outside of her day job. From 2008 to 2015 Rebecca was a teaching artist at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and managed a variety of grant funded community programming projects. She participated in the Northern Clay Center's New Institute for Ceramic Education in 2016. Exhibitions include Hopkins Center for the Arts, Artistry, Vine Arts Center, Chicago Avenue Fire Arts, and Dakota Fine Art (Fargo, ND).; Christlo Gittens: Christlo Gittens is a commercial actor and gigging extra. He has assisted curators to put together art events in Minneapolis showcasing music, dancing, painting, and other forms of art under the group Energy Dance Collective usually operating at the Public Functionary when events are hosted. Educationally, he has taught dance to more than 100 students at the University of St. Thomas and won the ""Are You Local"" music award 2017 with the artist Nick Jordan.; Douglas Harbin: Doug Harbin is a composer, performer, and educator residing in Moorhead. He composes acoustic and electroacoustic systematic music and his works have been performed throughout the world. He is currently assistant professor at Concordia College and has been on faculty at several institutions including Arizona State University, Grand Canyon University, Mesa Community College, and Taylor University. He holds composition degrees from Arizona State University (DMA), Ball State University (MM) and Taylor University (BM & BA in mathematics). Harbin has served on two Artist Initiative panels and adjudicated for national and statewide composition competitions.; Peter Latner: Latner is a Minneapolis based photographer, concentrating on the cultural and geographic face of the American Midwest. His most recent photographs, made on the Great Plains, stem from long-standing interests in American history, geography, landscape, and sense of place. Previous projects include small town life, the changing look of main street. the upper Mississippi River valley, suburban landscapes, and Civil War battlefields and reenactors. His work is in numerous public and private collections, and he is the recipient of grants and fellowships from The McKnight Foundation, the Arts Board, the Minnesota Historical Society, the Jerome Foundation, and the Society of Contemporary Photography. He taught photography at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and Dakota County Technical College (Rosemount).; Mary Magyar: Magyar received a painting degree from Michigan State University. She has worked for Graphicstudio (Tampa, FL) and produced relief sculptures for Richard Anuskiewicz and Robert Stackhouse. Magyar took classes with Carlton Newton, William Bennett, and was one of three founding members of the artists cooperative, Bozart. ??In 2014, after a move to Minnesota she restarted her art career. Her work and inspiration are primarily drawn from the environment.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014220,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","TMORA exhibitions and programs for Minnesota residents will be planned and implemented by the Chief Curator and the Director of Public Programs. Evaluation will be based on quantitative results regarding onsite attendance, visitor use of cell phone tours, the number of Zoom program participants, and clicks on web-based programs.","Minnesota residents gained arts knowledge through the exhibitions and programs implemented by the Chief Curator and the Director of Public Programs. Quantitative results regarding onsite attendance, visitor use of cell phone tours, the number of virtual program participants, and clicks on web-based programs were all used to confirm the outcome.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Natalia Berglund, Reggie Boyle, Norlin Boyum, Kathy Bracken, Roma Catalayud-Stocks, Jan Del Calzo, Gwenn Djupedal, Mark Downey, Ludmila Borisnova Eklund, Steven Heim, Per Hong, Sean Kalafut, Steve Maurer, James Miller, Firou Mostashari, Liz Petrangelo, Christine Podas-Larson, Chuck Ritchie, Julie Snow, Theofanis Stavrou, David Washburn, C. Ben Wright",0.00,"The Museum of Russian Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The Museum of Russian Art is engaging the public with exhibitions, audio tours, website features, and a variety of virtual programming.",2020-11-01,2021-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Meister,"The Museum of Russian Art","5500 Stevens Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55419,"(612) 821-9045x 19",mmeister@tmora.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Koochiching, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Wabasha, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-42,"Anthony Adah: Tony Adah is a professor of film studies at Minnesota State University Moorhead. His research areas are African cinemas and Indigenous filmmaking in Australia, Canada, and Aotearoa/New Zealand. He has published in PostScript, Film Criticism, Intellectbook's Journal of Media and Cultural Politics and he is currently editing a volume on the family in African film and media. ; David Hamlow: Hamlow is an installation artist based in Good Thunder. He is a member of the adjunct faculty of the Department of Art and Design at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Hamlow has received a Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council McKnight individual artist grant and four Arts Board individual artist grants. Barring further COVID19 restrictions, Hamlow will be in residence this fall at Joshua Tree Highlands (Joshua Tree, CA). He is a 2005 MFA graduate in painting and drawing from the University of Minnesota.; Heidi Jeub: Jeub is a multidisciplinary visual artist from Saint Joseph. She received a BA in studio art and a master's of professional studies in arts and cultural leadership, both at the University of Minnesota. She has shared her art form with schools and communities as a teaching artist since 2003, and has been selected to be on teaching rosters with Compas, VSA Minnesota, and Lifetime Arts. She has received several grants for her professional growth, as well as the Emerging Artist Award from Central Minnesota Arts Board and the Outstanding Contributor to the Arts of Morrison County from Five Wings Arts Council. With over 12 years experience in nonprofit administration, she has run several juried exhibits, designed new art programs, and facilitated community conversations around the arts. In 2019, she founded the Tiny School of Art & Design, a traveling art studio that builds community through the foundations of art and design. In 2019, she was accepted to the National Arts Strategies Creative Community Fellowship Program, and the Creative Community Leadership Institute with Springboard for the Arts in 2020.; Daniel Renner: Renner is a graduate of the cinema program at the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA) where he concentrated his writing on gender and sexuality in horror film. During his time in Iowa City, he frequented improv shows, garage band gigs, art house cinema showings, MFA art galleries, and a plethora of nightlife events. In his free time, he's a film critic and oil painter.; Sarah Warren: Sarah Warren graduated from the Loft Literary Center's Master Track program. A former preschool teacher and Minnesota Reading Corps tutor, Warren currently connects with scholars across the country as an artist educator. She is an author of picture books; Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workers was picked for the 2013 Amelia Bloomer Top Ten Book List and awarded a Jane Addams Peace Association Children's Book Award honor. Warren has served as a panelist for the Arts Board and the Kate Dopirak Craft & Community Award.; Joel Young: Young has served as the City of Chatfield's chief administrative officer since 1991. Young has held leadership positions in various city, professional, and volunteer organizations and has led the City to multiple awards for excellence in the area of innovation, communication, collaboration, and economic development. When the community decided to transform a former school property into an art center, Young played a key role, with others, to visualize the project, to gain community acceptance, to create a nonprofit organization, and to secure a grant of $5.3 million to improve the property. Young is a certified municipal clerk and has a BS in business/marketing from Ferris State University (Big Rapids, MI).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014225,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2021,14815,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Visitor count, class numbers and event attendance numbers, online advertising records. Visitors, class attendees and event attendees will be counted or online will be registered and records kept. Advertising on Facebook and online will show results. Other advertising will be reflected in increased visitor counts.","The Imbibe sessions had 95 audience members and thirteen artists.Makers Market and Squid Fest had ten artists, 75 students and over 600 attendees. We counted class participants, artists and audience members in our all outdoor events this summer, Imbibe Sessions, Makers Market and Squid Fest. For advertising we reached the local market through newspaper ads and a 50-mile radius on Facebook.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",94,,14909,1000,"Tamara Isfeld, Michelle Huggins, Diane Ladner,Mary Gillespie, Bev Tellefsen, Vonnie Saquilan, Sue Selden, Marsha Johnson, Brad Hall, Melanie Gatchell, Miles Taylor, Scott DeMuch, Autumn Cavender-Wilson, Jesse Hennen",0.00,"Granite Area Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The Granite Area Arts Council presents local art exhibits, gives artists an opportunity to sell their work, and hosts a variety of events and classes.",2020-11-01,2021-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Gillespie,"Granite Area Arts Council","807 Prentice St","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 564-4240",graniteareaarts@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Big Stone, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-47,"Matt Connolly: Matt Connolly is an assistant professor of film studies in the department of English at Minnesota State University, Mankato. He received his MA and PhD in communication arts with a focus in film studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His scholarly work on LGBTQ cinematic history has been published in Cinema Journal and Spectator. Connolly writes film criticism, which has most recently been published in Film Comment and Reverse Shot, the publication for the Museum of the Moving Image. He is a former programmer for the Wisconsin Film Festival and has been a judge for the Speechless Film Festival.; Christina Cotruvo: Living on the shore of Lake Superior inspires Cotruvo's music. Her arrangements and recordings include celtic, new age, folk, ethnic, and therapeutic harp music. She helps those with challenges through her Harp-Abilities program and provides music at medical facilities and residences as a certified case manager. She has been a music coach to those with visual disabilities as founder and publisher of No-C-Notes audio music score publishing. She has a thirty year career as a nonprofit accountant, grant writer, and software consultant.; Amy Cousin: Amy Cousin is a jewelry artist whose work revives surplus or discarded items and recycled precious metals, juxtaposed with gemstones associated with healing properties. Before focusing on wearable art, Cousin owned and operated a brick and mortar book, gift, and art boutique in both Minnesota and South Carolina. Previously, she served as a senior community health worker for the Hennepin County Healthcare for the Homeless Project. Cousin also was a consultant to the Women's Bureau of The United States Department of Labor during the development of the Work and Family Clearinghouse. Cousin has a BA from Tulane University in communication.; Marisa Gaetgaeow: A native of Bangkok, Thailand, Lily Gaetgaeow recently graduated from the University of Iowa with a master of arts in musicology. Her academic interests centered on authenticity and identity, especially as they intersect with folk music revivals. Gaetgaeow was a writing tutor at Knox College and continued to help students as a graduate teaching assistant at the University of Iowa. As events and room scheduling assistant for the UI School of Music, Gaetgaeow deftly managed logistics while encouraging student musicians. Her experiences inspired her to seek opportunities outside of academia to advocate for the arts, which led her to Minneapolis.; Sean James: James is the owner of gifted compositions, LLC, a small yet powerful design company, that he created to help small businesses get access to best in class designs. He also operates dotado?? apparel, a clothing company, that designs fun and socially conscious apparel. James currently is the digital content specialist and UX specialist at Nature's Way. He graduated from the University of St. Thomas with a BA in journalism and currently serves on its student advisory board.; Sophia Kim: Sophia Epony Kim is an actor and writer. She is the recipient of a Hertog Fellowship and multiple Arts Board Artist Initiative grants. A founding member of Theater Mu, she has acted in theater and television in the United States and Korea. She obtained a bachelor of arts in English from Macalester College and attended the MFA Creative Writing Program at Hunter College (CUNY) for a year. She is currently working on her first novel about Koreans in the diaspora.; Walter Olsen: W. Scott Olsen is the author of twelve books of narrative nonfiction. For 23 years he was the editor of the literary magazine Ascent. His work appears in many literary and commercial publications such as Kenyon Review and Pilot. He is also an award winning photographer, book critic, and journalist, with work appearing in places such as the Minneapolis Star Tribune, The Forum, LensCulture, and Frames. He teaches at Concordia College in Moorhead; Martha Weitekamp: Weitekamp works as the rigger and boathouse manager for the women's rowing team at the University of Minnesota. Previously, she worked at Urban Boatbuilders teaching wooden boatbuilding. Weitekamp received funding from the Arts Board in 2019. She graduated from Colorado College (Colorado Springs, CO) with a degree in geology and has volunteered for multiple nonprofit arts organizations in the Twin Cities.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014241,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","NLMF will mount a full season of opera, chamber music and orchestral concerts and educational programming in July 2021. Building on its experience of presenting a full 2020 season, NLMF will measure its success in 2021 on its ability to reassure our public of its safety, while adhering to health guidelines of the State of Minnesota by Pre and post-season surveys.","NLMF mounted a full season of opera, chamber music and orchestral concerts and educational programming in July, 2021. NLMF presented a full Summer season, with excellent audience attendance, reassured by our full compliance with Covid protocols which were well advertised and strictly observed. Surveys of audience attitudes were sent by email, and in person.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Barbara Baldrica, Mary Mulari, Rhonda Zuponcic, Matt Uhan, Patty Phillips, Victoria Gornick, Patricia Miller, Erik Erie, Gregg Allen, Ryan Bajan, Veda Zuponcic, Martin Zuponcic, Gary Gibson, Rita Taylor, Jonathan Cleghorn, Pam Zahn.",0.00,"Northern Lights Music Festival, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Northern Lights Music Festival plans to present a full season of classical music events following Minnesota guidelines and informed by its experiences producing a full, safe, season of events in 2020.",2020-11-01,2021-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Veda,Zuponcic,"Northern Lights Music Festival, Inc.","PO Box 147",Gilbert,MN,55741,"(856) 795-1830",zuponcic@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-63,"Rhonda Dass: Dr. Rhonda Dass studied art and art history at the University of Wisconsin-Superior, focusing on oil painting, weaving, and museum practices. She completed her education at Indiana University (Bloomington, IN), receiving an MA in folklore with a focus on museum studies, and dual PhDs in folklore and American studies. In 2008, Dass joined the faculty of Minnesota State University, Mankato, and is currently a full professor in the anthropology department. Dass is the director of the American Indigenous studies program as well as the museum studies program and is interim department chair.; Rebecca David: David holds a BA in art and a BS in business administration from Waynesburg University (Waynesburg, PA). David currently volunteers at the Art Shoppe at the Midtown Global Market, outside of her day job. From 2008 to 2015 Rebecca was a teaching artist at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and managed a variety of grant funded community programming projects. She participated in the Northern Clay Center's New Institute for Ceramic Education in 2016. Exhibitions include Hopkins Center for the Arts, Artistry, Vine Arts Center, Chicago Avenue Fire Arts, and Dakota Fine Art (Fargo, ND).; Christlo Gittens: Christlo Gittens is a commercial actor and gigging extra. He has assisted curators to put together art events in Minneapolis showcasing music, dancing, painting, and other forms of art under the group Energy Dance Collective usually operating at the Public Functionary when events are hosted. Educationally, he has taught dance to more than 100 students at the University of St. Thomas and won the ""Are You Local"" music award 2017 with the artist Nick Jordan.; Douglas Harbin: Doug Harbin is a composer, performer, and educator residing in Moorhead. He composes acoustic and electroacoustic systematic music and his works have been performed throughout the world. He is currently assistant professor at Concordia College and has been on faculty at several institutions including Arizona State University, Grand Canyon University, Mesa Community College, and Taylor University. He holds composition degrees from Arizona State University (DMA), Ball State University (MM) and Taylor University (BM & BA in mathematics). Harbin has served on two Artist Initiative panels and adjudicated for national and statewide composition competitions.; Peter Latner: Latner is a Minneapolis based photographer, concentrating on the cultural and geographic face of the American Midwest. His most recent photographs, made on the Great Plains, stem from long-standing interests in American history, geography, landscape, and sense of place. Previous projects include small town life, the changing look of main street. the upper Mississippi River valley, suburban landscapes, and Civil War battlefields and reenactors. His work is in numerous public and private collections, and he is the recipient of grants and fellowships from The McKnight Foundation, the Arts Board, the Minnesota Historical Society, the Jerome Foundation, and the Society of Contemporary Photography. He taught photography at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and Dakota County Technical College (Rosemount).; Mary Magyar: Magyar received a painting degree from Michigan State University. She has worked for Graphicstudio (Tampa, FL) and produced relief sculptures for Richard Anuskiewicz and Robert Stackhouse. Magyar took classes with Carlton Newton, William Bennett, and was one of three founding members of the artists cooperative, Bozart. ??In 2014, after a move to Minnesota she restarted her art career. Her work and inspiration are primarily drawn from the environment.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1
10014246,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Lyric Arts will engage with artists and audiences with virtual projects maintaining and enriching their connection with the arts. Lyric Arts will evaluate the outcome with artist and audience engagement data.","Lyric Arts engaged with artists and audiences with virtual projects maintaining and enriching their connection with the arts. Audience and artist engagement data and qualitative feedback from artists and audiences.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Jeff Danovsky, Jennifer Lundquist, Jackie Bortnem, Kira Campbell, Brian Landon, Kiko Laureano, Rick Wyman, Laura Erchul, David Vandergriff, Valerie Underwood, Laura Tahja Johnson",0.00,"Lyric Arts Company of Anoka, Inc. AKA Lyric Arts Main Street Stage","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Lyric Arts will develop and produce two virtual theater experiences in collaboration with its artistic community, giving artists an opportunity to utilize their diverse talents while providing access to the performing arts for audiences.",2020-11-01,2021-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Matthew,McNabb,"Lyric Arts Company of Anoka, Inc. AKA Lyric Arts Main Street Stage","420 Main St E",Anoka,MN,55303,"(763) 422-1838",matt@lyricarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-68,"Rhonda Dass: Dr. Rhonda Dass studied art and art history at the University of Wisconsin-Superior, focusing on oil painting, weaving, and museum practices. She completed her education at Indiana University (Bloomington, IN), receiving an MA in folklore with a focus on museum studies, and dual PhDs in folklore and American studies. In 2008, Dass joined the faculty of Minnesota State University, Mankato, and is currently a full professor in the anthropology department. Dass is the director of the American Indigenous studies program as well as the museum studies program and is interim department chair.; Rebecca David: David holds a BA in art and a BS in business administration from Waynesburg University (Waynesburg, PA). David currently volunteers at the Art Shoppe at the Midtown Global Market, outside of her day job. From 2008 to 2015 Rebecca was a teaching artist at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and managed a variety of grant funded community programming projects. She participated in the Northern Clay Center's New Institute for Ceramic Education in 2016. Exhibitions include Hopkins Center for the Arts, Artistry, Vine Arts Center, Chicago Avenue Fire Arts, and Dakota Fine Art (Fargo, ND).; Christlo Gittens: Christlo Gittens is a commercial actor and gigging extra. He has assisted curators to put together art events in Minneapolis showcasing music, dancing, painting, and other forms of art under the group Energy Dance Collective usually operating at the Public Functionary when events are hosted. Educationally, he has taught dance to more than 100 students at the University of St. Thomas and won the ""Are You Local"" music award 2017 with the artist Nick Jordan.; Douglas Harbin: Doug Harbin is a composer, performer, and educator residing in Moorhead. He composes acoustic and electroacoustic systematic music and his works have been performed throughout the world. He is currently assistant professor at Concordia College and has been on faculty at several institutions including Arizona State University, Grand Canyon University, Mesa Community College, and Taylor University. He holds composition degrees from Arizona State University (DMA), Ball State University (MM) and Taylor University (BM & BA in mathematics). Harbin has served on two Artist Initiative panels and adjudicated for national and statewide composition competitions.; Peter Latner: Latner is a Minneapolis based photographer, concentrating on the cultural and geographic face of the American Midwest. His most recent photographs, made on the Great Plains, stem from long-standing interests in American history, geography, landscape, and sense of place. Previous projects include small town life, the changing look of main street. the upper Mississippi River valley, suburban landscapes, and Civil War battlefields and reenactors. His work is in numerous public and private collections, and he is the recipient of grants and fellowships from The McKnight Foundation, the Arts Board, the Minnesota Historical Society, the Jerome Foundation, and the Society of Contemporary Photography. He taught photography at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and Dakota County Technical College (Rosemount).; Mary Magyar: Magyar received a painting degree from Michigan State University. She has worked for Graphicstudio (Tampa, FL) and produced relief sculptures for Richard Anuskiewicz and Robert Stackhouse. Magyar took classes with Carlton Newton, William Bennett, and was one of three founding members of the artists cooperative, Bozart. ??In 2014, after a move to Minnesota she restarted her art career. Her work and inspiration are primarily drawn from the environment.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014247,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Minnesotans of all backgrounds and economic situations engage in dance education and with one another via TU Dance programs. Gather feedback via surveys from students, their parents/guardians, and program artists, and via formal virtual meetings with students/families; track participant demographics.","Minnesotans of different backgrounds and financial circumstances learned and advanced as dance artists and grew as individuals. We surveyed students at the end of each program cycle, surveyed students' parents/guardians, held virtual student-parent-teacher conferences, documented and discussed student progress among teachers and staff, and held ongoing conversations.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Anil Hurkadli, Rafina Larsen, Sarah Gullickson McGrane, Neeraj Kumar Mehta, Steven Nelson, Anne Parker, Andrew Troup, Julia Yager, Joseph Zachmann. Toni Pierce-Sands, Abdo Sayegh Rodriguez",,"TU Dance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"TU Dance will adopt a hybrid model for dance programs and classes, offering a combination of online and in person engagement.",2020-11-01,2021-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Abdo,Sayegh,"TU Dance","PO Box 40405","St Paul",MN,55104,"(612) 605-1925",Abdo.sayegh@tudance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-69,"Rhonda Dass: Dr. Rhonda Dass studied art and art history at the University of Wisconsin-Superior, focusing on oil painting, weaving, and museum practices. She completed her education at Indiana University (Bloomington, IN), receiving an MA in folklore with a focus on museum studies, and dual PhDs in folklore and American studies. In 2008, Dass joined the faculty of Minnesota State University, Mankato, and is currently a full professor in the anthropology department. Dass is the director of the American Indigenous studies program as well as the museum studies program and is interim department chair.; Rebecca David: David holds a BA in art and a BS in business administration from Waynesburg University (Waynesburg, PA). David currently volunteers at the Art Shoppe at the Midtown Global Market, outside of her day job. From 2008 to 2015 Rebecca was a teaching artist at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and managed a variety of grant funded community programming projects. She participated in the Northern Clay Center's New Institute for Ceramic Education in 2016. Exhibitions include Hopkins Center for the Arts, Artistry, Vine Arts Center, Chicago Avenue Fire Arts, and Dakota Fine Art (Fargo, ND).; Christlo Gittens: Christlo Gittens is a commercial actor and gigging extra. He has assisted curators to put together art events in Minneapolis showcasing music, dancing, painting, and other forms of art under the group Energy Dance Collective usually operating at the Public Functionary when events are hosted. Educationally, he has taught dance to more than 100 students at the University of St. Thomas and won the ""Are You Local"" music award 2017 with the artist Nick Jordan.; Douglas Harbin: Doug Harbin is a composer, performer, and educator residing in Moorhead. He composes acoustic and electroacoustic systematic music and his works have been performed throughout the world. He is currently assistant professor at Concordia College and has been on faculty at several institutions including Arizona State University, Grand Canyon University, Mesa Community College, and Taylor University. He holds composition degrees from Arizona State University (DMA), Ball State University (MM) and Taylor University (BM & BA in mathematics). Harbin has served on two Artist Initiative panels and adjudicated for national and statewide composition competitions.; Peter Latner: Latner is a Minneapolis based photographer, concentrating on the cultural and geographic face of the American Midwest. His most recent photographs, made on the Great Plains, stem from long-standing interests in American history, geography, landscape, and sense of place. Previous projects include small town life, the changing look of main street. the upper Mississippi River valley, suburban landscapes, and Civil War battlefields and reenactors. His work is in numerous public and private collections, and he is the recipient of grants and fellowships from The McKnight Foundation, the Arts Board, the Minnesota Historical Society, the Jerome Foundation, and the Society of Contemporary Photography. He taught photography at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and Dakota County Technical College (Rosemount).; Mary Magyar: Magyar received a painting degree from Michigan State University. She has worked for Graphicstudio (Tampa, FL) and produced relief sculptures for Richard Anuskiewicz and Robert Stackhouse. Magyar took classes with Carlton Newton, William Bennett, and was one of three founding members of the artists cooperative, Bozart. ??In 2014, after a move to Minnesota she restarted her art career. Her work and inspiration are primarily drawn from the environment.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014256,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2021,13900,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Minnesotans will benefit from access to Loft classes and programs regardless of their economic situation, learning and finding community as writers. Gather qualitative participant feedback on their Loft experience (quality, learning, writing improvement, connection to others) and the value of scholarships to those who benefit from them; track participant demographics.","Minnesotans of different backgrounds and at all writing levels benefited from economic access to Loft classes and programs. We surveyed scholarship recipients to collect data and gathered qualitative information from them about their experience, and conducted internal assessments of the Loft's revised scholarship program.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,13900,,"Mike Meyer, Melinda Ward, Jon Austin, Anika Fajardo, Beth Schoeppler, Dara Beevas, Karlyn Coleman, Kathryn Haddad, David Kilpatrick, Raki Kopernick, Kelly Jo McDonnell, Dorothy Nins, Sarah Olson, Ruth Shields",0.00,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The Loft will expand access to high quality creative writing and literature classes for Minnesotans whose economic circumstances otherwise prevent participation and individuals whose backgrounds and identities are underrepresented in publishing.",2020-11-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beth,Schoeppler,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","1011 Washington Ave S Open Book Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1278,"(612) 215-2575x 2580",bschoeppler@loft.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Nobles, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-78,"Rhonda Dass: Dr. Rhonda Dass studied art and art history at the University of Wisconsin-Superior, focusing on oil painting, weaving, and museum practices. She completed her education at Indiana University (Bloomington, IN), receiving an MA in folklore with a focus on museum studies, and dual PhDs in folklore and American studies. In 2008, Dass joined the faculty of Minnesota State University, Mankato, and is currently a full professor in the anthropology department. Dass is the director of the American Indigenous studies program as well as the museum studies program and is interim department chair.; Rebecca David: David holds a BA in art and a BS in business administration from Waynesburg University (Waynesburg, PA). David currently volunteers at the Art Shoppe at the Midtown Global Market, outside of her day job. From 2008 to 2015 Rebecca was a teaching artist at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and managed a variety of grant funded community programming projects. She participated in the Northern Clay Center's New Institute for Ceramic Education in 2016. Exhibitions include Hopkins Center for the Arts, Artistry, Vine Arts Center, Chicago Avenue Fire Arts, and Dakota Fine Art (Fargo, ND).; Christlo Gittens: Christlo Gittens is a commercial actor and gigging extra. He has assisted curators to put together art events in Minneapolis showcasing music, dancing, painting, and other forms of art under the group Energy Dance Collective usually operating at the Public Functionary when events are hosted. Educationally, he has taught dance to more than 100 students at the University of St. Thomas and won the ""Are You Local"" music award 2017 with the artist Nick Jordan.; Douglas Harbin: Doug Harbin is a composer, performer, and educator residing in Moorhead. He composes acoustic and electroacoustic systematic music and his works have been performed throughout the world. He is currently assistant professor at Concordia College and has been on faculty at several institutions including Arizona State University, Grand Canyon University, Mesa Community College, and Taylor University. He holds composition degrees from Arizona State University (DMA), Ball State University (MM) and Taylor University (BM & BA in mathematics). Harbin has served on two Artist Initiative panels and adjudicated for national and statewide composition competitions.; Peter Latner: Latner is a Minneapolis based photographer, concentrating on the cultural and geographic face of the American Midwest. His most recent photographs, made on the Great Plains, stem from long-standing interests in American history, geography, landscape, and sense of place. Previous projects include small town life, the changing look of main street. the upper Mississippi River valley, suburban landscapes, and Civil War battlefields and reenactors. His work is in numerous public and private collections, and he is the recipient of grants and fellowships from The McKnight Foundation, the Arts Board, the Minnesota Historical Society, the Jerome Foundation, and the Society of Contemporary Photography. He taught photography at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and Dakota County Technical College (Rosemount).; Mary Magyar: Magyar received a painting degree from Michigan State University. She has worked for Graphicstudio (Tampa, FL) and produced relief sculptures for Richard Anuskiewicz and Robert Stackhouse. Magyar took classes with Carlton Newton, William Bennett, and was one of three founding members of the artists cooperative, Bozart. ??In 2014, after a move to Minnesota she restarted her art career. Her work and inspiration are primarily drawn from the environment.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016456,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,12100,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","CMYO will maintain their connection to the Central Minnesota community through the Sybarite5 residency and continued programming. A survey will be given to families/teachers for a response to determine areas CMYO was successful and where to improve. The board and staff will work alongside school teachers to track outcomes for the Sybarite5 events.","Both the schools and CMYO participants felt the experience was well presented and engaging under the current conditions. Schools and families from CMYO were contacted by phone and email to discuss the artistic quality of the experience, how it related to their school programs' educational experiences, and what areas CMYO can improve on.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,12100,1250,"John Carlton, John Johnson, Hans Mersinger, Janelle Carlon, Dr. David Arnott,",0.00,"Central Minnesota Youth Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Central Minnesota Youth Orchestra will safely and creatively provide a Sybarite5 residency with local schools and continue to offer CMYO programming in the central Minnesota region.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Zellgert,"Central Minnesota Youth Orchestra","PO Box 671","St Cloud",MN,56302,"(320) 492-4288",michael.zellgert@cmyo.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Benton, Crow Wing, Douglas, Morrison, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-17,"Karlyn Berg: Karlyn Atkinson Berg graduated from Rhode Island School of Design. She is a working painter and collage artist whose work has been shown in galleries across the country. She was awarded a 2018 and 2020 Artist Initiative grant and 2018 and 2019 Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Career Development grants. Berg is currently the administrative assistant at the Edge Center for the Arts in Bigfork, Minnesota. Berg lives in rural Minnesota where she trains dogs in tracking and scent work for competition.; Keya Ganguly: Keya Ganguly is a professor of comparative literature, film, and visual culture at the University of Minnesota. She has advised curators on South Asia exhibits at MIA and served on several Minnesota State Arts Board panels in the past. Prior to joining the University of Minnesota in 1997, she taught at Carnegie Mellon University and was a postdoctoral fellow at Brown University, after receiving her doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.; Younin Greenfield: Greenfield is the program manager for Project for Pride in Living's single adult supportive housing program. Greenfield assists in support and foster, a trauma informed, client centered, equitable approach to housing and supporting individuals experiencing homelessness. Greenfield is a member of the PPL DEI committee, a trained YWCA racial justice facilitator, and volunteer with a local domestic violence shelter. Most recently Greenfield has completed a fellowship through the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, and worked on a partnership with Minneapolis Public Housing Authority to collect and decipher data to promote improving the Section 8 voucher experience. Greenfield holds a BA in sociology from Metropolitan State University.; Paula Gudmundson: Flutist Paula Gudmundson is associate professor at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She has performed nationally. Gudmundson's first album La Flauta of Buenos Aires (2014) features works by Amancio Alcorta. Her most recent CD features works, Breaking Waves (2019) features works by Swedish women composers. She received a 2011 Arts Board Artist Initiative grant research of flute in Latin American art and music; traveling to Buenos Aires in search of neglected early 20th century music. In 2012, she presented programs throughout the Midwest featuring solo and collaborative works from Argentina. She has been featured on Minnesota Public Radio's Regional Spotlight.; Bridget Guiza: Guiza is a violinist with formal training in music theory and harmony at the conservatory and college level. Her goals are to learn the art of music composition and production, obtain a Mexican huehuetl drum, and refine her violin skills. Guiza's music is influenced by classical, Mexican folk, electronic, cumbia, and pre-Hispanic structures. This blend of old and new inspires her to create sounds that cross borders. Her hopes are that listeners resonate with these sound blends while appreciating the ancestral beats in a metaphorical journey of appreciation, gratitude, and oneness. Growing up in Los Angeles with so much diversity and coming from Mexican parents has influenced her music. Her bilingual (English and Spanish) approach to songwriting resonates with other Spanish speaking peoples and encourages other to seek understanding.; Nicole Helget: Nicole Helget is the author of books for adults and children, a manuscript consultant, story editor, and teacher. Helget is the author of a memoir, two novels, and three middle grade novels. Helget was selected as a Barnes and Nobles ""Discover Great New Writers? and ""Featured Authors""? and has starred reviews from Booklist and Publisher's Weekly. Her work has earned the Tamarack Award and Speakeasy Prize, as well as Midwest Selections Pick, several Minnesota Book Award nominations, and two Arts Board grants. Featured reviews have appeared in People magazine and ""Weekend Edition? on National Public Radio. She works and lives in Saint Peter with her family.; Yusuf Mohamed: Mohamed has a passion for the arts, dance, and performance. Mohamed worked as front desk staff for the Cowles Center for the Dance and Performing Arts in Minneapolis. Mohamed holds a master's degree in public and nonprofit administration. He has served on community and school boards and been a public employee for over twenty years, providing services to many Minnesotans.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016462,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A developer will design a website for me to engage and interact with my community through character-related activities and themes in my novels. I'll evaluate progress toward this outcome using my research results to hire the best-suited web development company to deliver my creative ideas and provide ongoing maintenance within my budget.","Dreamco Design, a Chicago web developer built my site on budget and is hosting it. After extensive research and preparation, I kept in communication with the developer to ensure the site satisfied what I set out to achieve.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Jamillah A. Hollman AKA Essence Bonitaz",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Contemporary novelist, Bonitaz, will hire a web developer to design a site for communities to experience her stories beyond borders, access exclusive content, interact with characters, and more!",2021-02-01,2022-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jamillah,Hollman,"Jamillah A. Hollman AKA Essence Bonitaz",,,MN,,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-6,"Mameneh George: George is a career pathways navigator with CAPI USA, a nonprofit organization focused on helping marginalized groups be self-sufficient in reaching their goals. George has a lifetime of experience in the arts, from post-secondary education in graphic design, to performance and visual arts. George served as board member for African Health Action, a nonprofit working with immigrant women and youth on healthcare. She has also volunteered with numerous community organizations in areas and issues around housing, transportation, education, and equity and diversity in the Twin Cities. She worked with Minneapolis Public Schools for almost a decade in special education and a brief one-year stint in communications. George also helped provide services around family/children outreach with Twin Cities Public Television since 2012 and has participated in community radio on pressing issues and topics.; Katie Marshall: Katie Marshall is the executive director at MacRostie Art Center. She has served in this role for nine years and was recently recognized for her arts advocacy work in the community and on behalf of individual artists with the 2019 Maddie Simons Award from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. Katie Marshall is also on the board of the Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program.; David Marty: David Marty is retired from a career in arts administration, and currently serves on the Grand Rapids school board. He holds a bachelor's degree in communications, with additional arts training including a fellowship in arts administration at the National Endowment for the Arts. He is an experienced arts presenter with extensive awards and has served on various arts and community boards. He has presented and consulted often for national and regional arts gatherings. He was an officer for the Minnesota Presenters Network and the Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Marty has also directed and acted in local theater productions.; Marcoantonio Real-d'Arbelles: Real-d'Arbelles was appointed associate artistic director of the Bach Society of Minnesota in 2018 and serves as music director for Opera on the Lake and Bold North Baroque Opera. He has worked with Winter Opera Saint Louis, Chicago Summer Opera, Miami Music Festival, and Oberlin in Italy Opera Festival. In the U. S., he has conducted The Miami Symphony Orchestra, the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra; and in Spain, the Camerata Antonio Soler and the Chamber Philharmonic of Catalonia, which awarded him the conducting prize by its musicians. Real-d'Arbelles graduated from Conservatory of Music at Lynn University (Boca Raton, FL) with a master's degree in violin in 2009.; Julie Strand: Strand is a poet, teaching writer, and arts administrator living and working in the Twin Cities. She received her MFA in creative writing (poetry) from Boise State University (Boise, ID) in 2013. Her poems have appeared in Western Humanities Review, Grist, Permafrost, Heavy Feather Review, Weave Magazine, JUPITER 88, Cant Journal, and others. Her chapbook, The Mae West Defense, was published by Dancing Girl Press. She has worked at arts nonprofits for over fifteen years including Woodland Pattern Book Center (Milwaukee, WI), The Cabin Literary Center (Boise, ID), Coffee House Press (Minneaplis), and currently COMPAS (Saint Paul).; Heidi Vader: Vader is the founder and director of Purple Playground, a nonprofit that unites Prince fans and creates and implements music education programs for teens under the Academy of Prince name. She previously served on the board of the Diverse Emerging Music Foundation in Minneapolis. Vader graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in journalism.; Jacinta Zens: Socially engaged artist Jacinta Zens has more than 20 years of experience in the arts, focusing on community engagement, public art, and music. The arts are in every facet of her life?from vocal performance to visual art, curation, and event/project management. Zens's process and approach have been as a social practitioner in a rural context. Her most recent endeavors include the cocreation and comanagement of the Arts Resource Fair and the Arts Resource Expert Program with the Lake Region Arts Council.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016467,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,10510,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","The Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program will sustain current quality programs to current broaden its audience using new platforms. Student retention numbers compared to the prior year. Audience average viewership on radio, cable TV and actual numbers from online platforms compared to zero previous year Outreach total hours of contact with students compared to previous year.","Sustained current programs and broadened audience using new platforms. Online and written surveys, numbers of concert downloads to area schools. Attendance records, student evaluations.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,10510,,"Jesse Davis, Tom Nelson, Cathy Shields, Luke Francisco, Katie Marshall, Leah Lemm, Rachel DeSantis, Gary Bordner, Anissa Grotjohn, Kelli Bishop, Eileen Grosland, Myrna Peterson",0.00,"Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program will sustain current programming despite the effects of COVID-19 and expand outreach to more rural Minnesota residents.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tammy,Mattonen,"Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program","PO Box 140","Grand Rapids",MN,55744,"(218) 327-5781",tammy@itascaorchestra.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Itasca, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-23,"Kimble Bromley: Bromley is a professor of art at North Dakota State University serving in his twenty-fifth year. He has served on numerous university committees and has also served as chairman of the board for the Spirit Room (Fargo, ND). Bromley has won the NDSU College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Creativity Award and Best in Show Painting Award from the 2018 North Dakota Human Rights Festival. Bromley holds a BA in both psychology and sociology from Buena Vista College, an MA from the University of Northern Iowa, and an MFA from Southern Illinois University (Carbondale, IL). He also received his hypnotherapy certification from the National Guild of Hypnotists.; Rachael Givens: Givens graduated from the University of North Carolina Charlotte with a bachelor of arts in visual art. She is the volunteer social media assistant for The Links, Incorporated. She previously was a curatorial research intern at the Weisman Art Museum. She has experience as a communication engagement specialist at Pillsbury United Communities, where she designed marketing collateral on various enrichment programs for children that focused on visual arts, music production, STEM education, and career mapping. She received an Eli Segal AmeriCorps Education Award for completing over 1,700 combined hours of community service.; Nancy Leasman: Leasman is a visual artist, primarily creating small pieces with social commentary using a cast of characters engendered in watercolor. She has created large-scale murals, book illustrations, and over 400 scenes/designs reproduced on note cards. Leasman served as the grants coordinator for the Five Wings Arts Council and has received three arts grants. She has served on community revitalization, tourism, public health, and theater boards. She has studied in workshops with Don Folsom, Charles Kapsner, Bela Petheo, Karen Knutson, and others, in addition to much independent study.; Yan Pang: Pang is a composer, performer, and scholar. She received her PhD in music with a minor in theater arts and dance at the University of Minnesota. Her work focuses on intercultural music composition and performance. As part of this interest, she has been commissioned to compose and invited to perform in music festivals throughout the world. She considers both her music composition as a means to build multicultural understanding and tolerance. A selection of her varied works includes the album Glory Times (as songwriter and music director) by the China Science & Culture Audio & Video Publishing House; the score ""Solis Ortus? (winner of the SunRiver International Composition Competition) by China's People's Cultural Publishing Company; the paper ""Scene of Sichuan Opera? (coauthored with Mingzhu Song); and the books Cool Math for Hot Music, All About Music, Basic Music Technology, and The Future of Music (coauthored with Guerino Mazzola et al.) by Springer.; Katie Pease: Pease is serving in the capacity building and recruitment VISTA position at Mentor North. Pease originally came to Minnesota from Oregon for college and is a proud graduate of St. Catherine University with a BA in studio art and English. After working in a variety of fields, including extensive time spent supporting persons living with physical and developmental disabilities, Pease's passion for social justice led her to making the decision to serve with the AmeriCorps.; Christopher Selleck: Christopher Selleck has spent more than twenty-five years working in the arts community of Minnesota. He received his BFA in photography from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities in 2013 and his MFA in photography from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2016. Using sports and masculinity as a lens to view identity, his various projects of the last few years focused on this area of identity construction. He maintains an active studio space while teaching as an adjunct or visiting artist. He has worked for nonprofit and commercial galleries, done arts writing, and professional art documentation.; Lisa Truax: Lisa Truax is an associate professor of art and design at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota and holds an MFA in ceramics from Michigan State University. Truax is also a professional artist. She has volunteered for the Arts Board reviewing individual visual artist grants in the past and has also received grants in the past. ","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016470,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will be doing a virtual seminar on producing influential and uplifting music during these hard times. I would like to use the requested amount to rent out studio space for my lecture and pay for lighting, camera crew, editing, and graphics. My goal is to create a high-quality teaching video. That will be used for learning purposes.","I created a virtual music breakdown and learning seminar {how to video}. I created a video of me going thru the Amor Universal album I produced track by track and showing how the beats were made and the songs came together.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Cortland A. Davis AKA YMMI",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Music producer Cortland Davis will explore the music production and stories behind his newest album Amor Universal during an in person studio lecture that will be released online.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cortland,Davis,"Cortland A. Davis AKA Cortland Davis",,,MN,,"(612) 772-6329",ymmimusic@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Olmsted, Polk, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Waseca, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-50,"Patricia Canelake: Patricia Canelake is an artist living in Knife River. She has received two McKnight Foundation Fellowships; and Jerome Foundation, Arts Board, and Arrowhead Regional Arts Council awards. Her painting was part of the 2015 Minnesota Biennial Exhibition at the Museum of Minnesota Art. Artist residencies include Yaddo, MacDowell, Headlands Center for the Arts, and I-Park. Canelake served for two years as a juror for the Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. She also has juried for the Arts Board, The Rudy and Lola Perpich Arts School, Tweed Museum, and University of Wisconsin.; Zachary Goldberg: Zach Goldberg is the arts program and marketing coordinator at COMPAS, where he coordinates daily communications and program operations. Goldberg has worked with the Walker Art Center and the Jungle Theater. He previously lived in Berkeley, CA, where he managed programs at Theatre Bay Area and Bay Area Children's Theatre. Goldberg graduated from Wesleyan University with a BA in religious studies and a certificate in creative writing. His first collection of poetry was published in 2020, and he received a project support grant from Rimon: The Minnesota Jewish Arts Council to work on his next project.; Rachael Hanel: Rachael Hanel is a creative nonfiction writer and associate professor of mass media at Minnesota State University, Mankato. She has served on the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council board and is currently on the board of the Arts Center of Saint Peter. She is the author of We'll Be the Last Ones to Let You Down: Memoir of a Gravedigger's Daughter, which was a finalist for a Minnesota Book Award in 2014. She holds a PhD in creative writing from Bath Spa University.; Laura Jensen: Jensen is a licensed clinical social worker. She currently is employed by Hennepin County and works with people in diverse communities who are diagnosed with mental illness and physical disabilities. She also teaches a diversity and inclusion class at Augsburg University for graduate students in the school of social work. Laura earned a master's degree in social work at Augsburg University and a bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota.; Stephen Kingsbury: Dr. Kingsbury is a dynamic and exciting conductor and educator who is dedicated to inspiring students and audiences alike through impassioned performances and a deep commitment to choral excellence. Kingsbury serves as director of choral activities and professor of music at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. Kingsbury holds both a BA in music teaching and a MA in teaching degree from the University of New Hampshire, as well as a MA of music performance degree in conducting from Boston University, and a doctor of musical arts degree in choral conducting and literature from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.; Ekaterina Oicherman: Oicherman is an artist, educator, and textile researcher. She is a visiting research fellow at the Center for Jewish Studies, University of Minnesota and a continuing education lecturer at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. She studied textile design and art, and modern Jewish studies in Israel and the United Kingdom. In her practice based PhD (Goldsmiths, London) she studied 19th century German Jewish ritual textiles to develop a model of imbuing historical craft artifacts with contemporary relevance through rigorous creative research. She exhibited her artwork internationally. She taught textile art, design, and history and headed the department of Textile Design (Shenkar College, Israel).; Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha: Pillatzki-Warzeha is a PhD student in theater historiography at the University of Minnesota researching Indigenous performance, as well as a freelance theatre director and educator. Pillatzki-Warzeha has previously taught at the University of Minnesota Morris and Northern State University. She holds an MFA in performance from Minnesota State University, Mankato. She is an enrolled member of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate.; Eun-Kyung Suh: Korean born, Duluth based textile installation artist, Eun-Kyung Suh received an MFA from the University of Iowa. Since 2008, she has focused on a series of sculptural vessels as a metaphor for personal, family, and cultural memories. Her work exhibits nationally and internationally. Her textile work was published in Textiles: The Art of Mankind by Mary Schoeser, Thames & Hudson, December 2012. Suh received the 2020 McKnight fellowship for fiber artists and she is currently a professor in the Department of Art and Design at the University of Minnesota Duluth.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016472,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,5500,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To complete a 12-month calendar available to Minnesotans of high-quality images captured throughout Southwest Minnesota. The outcome will be evaluated from the audience interest of the calendar and reactions/comments on social media of my work. Marketing and advertisement will be key factors in processing the evaluation.","The artists' outcome was achieved from the general public purchasing all calendars created. Social media created a broader audience. A simplistic evaluation method was used based on calendars created (75) vs calendars sold (75). Flyers and social media were used to gain exposure and engage with the public.","achieved proposed outcomes",31,,5531,,,,"Kimberly J. Nelson",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Nelson will continue working on her project, Backyard Photos, a photography project focused on the beauty of things in southwest Minnesota that are overlooked in our everyday life.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kimberly,Nelson,"Kimberly J. Nelson AKA Kimberly Nelson",,,MN,,"(507) 530-9563",Kjnres@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cottonwood, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-8,"Carrie Brase: Brase retired after working 22 years at Riverland Community College, predominately in student services, and 31 years with Macy's special events department. Brase was previously the coowner and human resources director for Riverside TV and Appliance company in Owatonna and Rochester. After graduating from North Park University (Chicago, IL) with a BA in English, drama, and communication, Brase spent seven years teaching high school English and theater, as well as directing and coaching. Brase has served on numerous boards and committees at the local, state, and international levels including Eastern Star and Job's Daughters. She is currently serving as president of the board of directors for the OAC.; Debra deNoyelles: deNoyelles is the development director for the Capri Theater. Her arts experience includes working for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, the Soap Factory, East Side Arts Council, SteppingStone Theater, and more. She currently serves on the board for the Association of Fundraising Professionals-MN Chapter and the Advisory Board of SooVAC. deNoyelles has a BFA and MA in art history from the University of Kansas.; Katherine Dodge: Now retired, Kathy Dodge taught high school English. She followed that career to become executive director of the Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program. She chaired the steering committee for the Minnesota Orchestra's first Common Chords residency in Grand Rapids, served on the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council (ARAC) board, cofounded Grand Rapids Arts, chaired the Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission, and served on the board of Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. She is recipient of the Maddie Simons Arts Advocate Award from ARAC. Her education includes a BA in English from St. Lawrence University (Canton, NY) and an MA from Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY).; Mirella Espino: Mirella Espino is development associate at Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio (CLUES). Espino is a second-generation Latina of Mexican descent. Navigating both the Spanish and English languages and two cultures drives Espino to advocate for a society where all are welcomed and celebrated. Immigration, public policy, the arts, and cultural preservation/engagement are her passions. Espino has written grant proposals for the advocacy and community engagement and the Latino arts and cultural engagement divisions at CLUES. Originally from central Wisconsin, she graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire with a BA in political science and Latin American studies.; Laura Helle: An Iowa farm girl by birth, Laura Helle joined the Austin Area Arts team as executive director in November 2016. Helle previously worked at Riverland Community College and Vision 2020 Austin. Helle earned a BFA from Iowa State University in graphic design with a minor in journalism/mass communication. She continues her nonprofit education, most recently completing a program on managing capital campaigns with the University of Indiana Lily School of Philanthropy. Helle serves on the Austin city council and is a member of the Port Authority, Austin Housing and Redevelopment Authority, Community Education Advisory Board, and the new Culture and Arts Commission.; Linda Salisbury: Lin Salisbury is a writer, event planner, and host and producer of Superior Reads and Superior Reviews on WTIP 90.7 Radio (Grand Marais). She was a Loft Mentor Series Fellow in creative nonfiction, and has been published in Snowshoemag.com and Fourth Genre. She completed a memoir Crazy For You, and she is currently working on a novel, The Violet Hour Book Club. Salisbury formerly worked for the Grand Marais Art Colony as an event planner responsible for planning and implementing the Grand Marais Arts Festival, a festival featuring seventy-five artists from around the region during a two-day festival on the North Shore of Lake Superior.; Boonmee Yang: Yang holds a master's degree in ESL education and works as an EL teacher in Saint Paul. He has volunteered with SOY (Shades of Yellow) in the past as a grant application reviewer, along with reviewing lesson plans for AMAZEworks to check for accurate representation and cultural sensitivity. He is part of the Minneapolis Institute of Art's teacher advisory board for integrating Asian American art in education.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016475,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Allow me to continue reaching and expanding my Minnesota audience and clientele. By being able to produce more work (I have volumes of concepts), I can exhibit the progression of my vision and engage further with a larger audience.","Allowed me to reach and expand my Minnesota audience and beyond. My schedule for teaching expanded, and reached places I normally would not travel. The number of students was only slightly higher but my teaching costs were substantially reduced by not traveling.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Asher S. Estrin-Haire",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Palmer will explore ways to further present his work, including online access, and will create ways to educate and share techniques with other artists (and aspiring artists) in more accessible methods in this new reality.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Frank,Palmer,"Frank Palmer",,,MN,,"(858) 220-6671",negativitysucks@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Carlton, Cook, Hennepin, Itasca, Lake, Pine, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-51,"Patricia Canelake: Patricia Canelake is an artist living in Knife River. She has received two McKnight Foundation Fellowships; and Jerome Foundation, Arts Board, and Arrowhead Regional Arts Council awards. Her painting was part of the 2015 Minnesota Biennial Exhibition at the Museum of Minnesota Art. Artist residencies include Yaddo, MacDowell, Headlands Center for the Arts, and I-Park. Canelake served for two years as a juror for the Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. She also has juried for the Arts Board, The Rudy and Lola Perpich Arts School, Tweed Museum, and University of Wisconsin.; Zachary Goldberg: Zach Goldberg is the arts program and marketing coordinator at COMPAS, where he coordinates daily communications and program operations. Goldberg has worked with the Walker Art Center and the Jungle Theater. He previously lived in Berkeley, CA, where he managed programs at Theatre Bay Area and Bay Area Children's Theatre. Goldberg graduated from Wesleyan University with a BA in religious studies and a certificate in creative writing. His first collection of poetry was published in 2020, and he received a project support grant from Rimon: The Minnesota Jewish Arts Council to work on his next project.; Rachael Hanel: Rachael Hanel is a creative nonfiction writer and associate professor of mass media at Minnesota State University, Mankato. She has served on the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council board and is currently on the board of the Arts Center of Saint Peter. She is the author of We'll Be the Last Ones to Let You Down: Memoir of a Gravedigger's Daughter, which was a finalist for a Minnesota Book Award in 2014. She holds a PhD in creative writing from Bath Spa University.; Laura Jensen: Jensen is a licensed clinical social worker. She currently is employed by Hennepin County and works with people in diverse communities who are diagnosed with mental illness and physical disabilities. She also teaches a diversity and inclusion class at Augsburg University for graduate students in the school of social work. Laura earned a master's degree in social work at Augsburg University and a bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota.; Stephen Kingsbury: Dr. Kingsbury is a dynamic and exciting conductor and educator who is dedicated to inspiring students and audiences alike through impassioned performances and a deep commitment to choral excellence. Kingsbury serves as director of choral activities and professor of music at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. Kingsbury holds both a BA in music teaching and a MA in teaching degree from the University of New Hampshire, as well as a MA of music performance degree in conducting from Boston University, and a doctor of musical arts degree in choral conducting and literature from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.; Ekaterina Oicherman: Oicherman is an artist, educator, and textile researcher. She is a visiting research fellow at the Center for Jewish Studies, University of Minnesota and a continuing education lecturer at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. She studied textile design and art, and modern Jewish studies in Israel and the United Kingdom. In her practice based PhD (Goldsmiths, London) she studied 19th century German Jewish ritual textiles to develop a model of imbuing historical craft artifacts with contemporary relevance through rigorous creative research. She exhibited her artwork internationally. She taught textile art, design, and history and headed the department of Textile Design (Shenkar College, Israel).; Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha: Pillatzki-Warzeha is a PhD student in theater historiography at the University of Minnesota researching Indigenous performance, as well as a freelance theatre director and educator. Pillatzki-Warzeha has previously taught at the University of Minnesota Morris and Northern State University. She holds an MFA in performance from Minnesota State University, Mankato. She is an enrolled member of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate.; Eun-Kyung Suh: Korean born, Duluth based textile installation artist, Eun-Kyung Suh received an MFA from the University of Iowa. Since 2008, she has focused on a series of sculptural vessels as a metaphor for personal, family, and cultural memories. Her work exhibits nationally and internationally. Her textile work was published in Textiles: The Art of Mankind by Mary Schoeser, Thames & Hudson, December 2012. Suh received the 2020 McKnight fellowship for fiber artists and she is currently a professor in the Department of Art and Design at the University of Minnesota Duluth.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016476,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","GMAC will develop new virtual programs to complement existing in person programs to sustain connections with Minnesota residents. GMAC will evaluate its new virtual programs via quantitative record keeping and qualitative surveys. GMAC will evaluate the integration of virtual and in-person classes via interviews with instructors to assess effectiveness and areas of improvement.","GMAC will develop new virtual programs to complement existingin-person programs to sustain connections with Minnesota residents. Attendance records (initial and repeat).","achieved some of the proposed outcomes",,,15000,938,"Sally Berg, David Quick, Greg Mueller, Heather Freitag, Rachel Fulkerson, Howard Hedstrom, Maggie Jones, Mary Maurice, Charles Matson Lume, Allen Ondrachek, John Schuerman, David Safar",0.00,"Grand Marais Arts, Inc. AKA Grand Marais Art Colony","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Grand Marais Art Colony will support Minnesotans by providing in person as well as virtual/remote arts education opportunities to students of a variety of ages and skill levels.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lyla,Brown,"Grand Marais Arts, Inc. AKA Grand Marais Art Colony","PO Box 626","Grand Marais",MN,55604-0626,"(218) 387-2737",director@grandmaraisartcolony.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-26,"Dhana-Marie Branton: Branton is an award winning playwright, screenwriter, and writer of creative nonfiction. She is the artistic director of Brainboat Literary and Film, a writing collective working to create stories for a changing world. Brainboat's first cable pilot, Postal, was a semifinalist for the Sundance Institute 2016 Episodic Story Lab. A recipient of a 2007 Artist Initiative grant, she has a BA in English from Loyola University of Chicago and an MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of Minnesota.; Sonja Gidlow: Gidlow owns Sandhill Communications, providing writing, editing, and presentation support services to individuals and organizations. She has held executive positions in the business, education, and nonprofit sectors. Her education includes degrees in interior design, community counseling, and higher education administration. Giglow's community engagement currently includes service on governing boards of the Central Minnesota Women's Fund, Greater Saint Cloud Public Safety Foundation, Anna Marie's Alliance, and the planning team for the annual TEDx Saint Cloud event. As an artist, Gidlow's preferred medium is encaustic painting; she has exhibited her work in the Saint Cloud Art Crawl.; Carla-Elaine Johnson: Johnson is a faculty member in the English department at Saint Paul College. She holds a PhD in literature from The Ohio State University, an MA in literature from the State University of New York (Albany, NY), and an MFA in English and creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her publications are in the areas of memoir, essay, and poetry. Johnson has accounting experience and holds certification as an enrolled agent, which permits representation of individuals before the Internal Revenue Service.; Maichue Khang: Khang Graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Stout with a BS in human development and family studies, and attended graduate courses in the nonprofit management program at Hamline University. Khang continues to support educational opportunities that promote access to higher education. One of her biggest achievement is being able to serve underrepresented students and increase resource awareness at Hamline University. Khang is currently working in the nonprofit sector as the operations manager at Mongabay.Org, a nonprofit environmental news site, and volunteers for the Hmong American Education Fund.; Jessica Levanduski: Jessica Levanduski is an emerging artist residing in Saint Cloud and worked as the director of the gallery vault at Saint Cloud State University. In addition, she worked with the Soo Visual Arts Center as an intern and has experience volunteering and working in various arts organizations. Levanduski has most recently taught painting in informal and recreational settings.; James Rocco: Rocco is the cofounder of Thirty Saints Productions, which creates and produces The Broadway Songbook Series and participated in the current Broadway production of Come From Away. For twelve years, he was vice president of programming and producing artistic director at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. His work as a director, writer, producer, and artistic consultant has taken him around the world. Rocco's career began when he was three, as the youngest member of the (Art) Linkletter Totten Tots. He produced his first show in New York at age sixteen, played Rum Tum Tugger in Cats on Broadway, and appeared in Sidney Lumet's film Child's Play. In 2013, he was honored for 25 years of dedication, craft, and contribution to American theater by The Broadway League and the Coalition of Theatrical Unions and Guilds at their annual Broadway Salutes gala.; Serenity Schoonover: A staff writer for Split Rock Review, Schoonover's writing has aired on NPR, and appeared in NewPages, Women's Independent Press, and The Bookends Review, among others. As a juried metalsmith, her work was featured on the front page of Etsy. She is also the recipient of multiple Arrowhead Regional Art Coucil (ARAC) grants, and served on four ARAC grant panels in the last year. Schoonover has a BA and MA in history.; Christopher Tassava: Tassava is the director of the grants office at Carleton College in Northfield, where he has worked since 2005. An experienced fundraiser, Tassava has a background in academe, having taught college history after earning a PhD in U. S. history at Northwestern University (Evanston, IL). He completed his bachelor's degree at Macalester College. He has been a member of several nonprofit organizations' boards, most recently that of the Northfield Downtown Development Corporation, and has also served several regional and national organizations related to higher education philanthropy.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016480,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will make mosaics of the flora present in Minnesota at the time of Euro contact intermingled with the flora that was introduced. Display my work in a public setting in greater Minnesota where public can view and comment on it verbally and written.","The four panel mosaic was completed and erected in the Minnesota Goose Garden. The project was pre-planned on an exact paper model, materials were purchased and actual execution was begun until the final panels were mounted, and put into a carpenter built support. Project was well-received by the public.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Susan A. Foss",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Foss will produce mosaics depicting flora native to Minnesota, entwined with flora introduced from European origin.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Foss,"Susan A. Foss",,,MN,,"(320) 384-6857x h",suerodfoss@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Chisago, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Pine, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-54,"Maya Beecham: Maya Beecham is a collage artist and founder of CardFolk, LLC, a greeting card company that features original collage images with ethnic and fashionable flair. Beecham serves as a grants coordinator at the Minnesota Office of Higher Education. She has fourteen years of experience working in the nonprofit and government sectors with specific focus on philanthropy, education and the arts. Beecham graduated from Hamline University with a BA in communication studies and has served as a volunteer board member for Walker West Music Academy.; Shantel Dow: Shantel Dow is the executive director for the Reif Arts Council and the Myles Reif Performing Arts Center in Grand Rapids. Prior to this position, Dow was the president and booking agent for the Dow Artists, Inc. talent booking agency established in 2003. She is currently on the board of directors for the Minnesota Presenters Network and is a member of the Association of Performing Arts Professionals and Grand Rapids Arts. In 2018, she served as cochair for the Arts Midwest Conference held in Indianapolis.; Gina Kundan: Kundan is the board chair for Ananya Dance Theatre and the director of the Center for Health Interprofessional Programs (CHIP) at the University of Minnesota. She has more than 15 years of experience. Kundan holds a BFA in dance from Wright State University; an MA in social theory, and a certificate in mediation and conflict resolution from Hamline University; and an MPA from the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs.; Christine Marcotte: Marcotte writes historical fiction and nonfiction. She recently completed her first manuscript, What Amelia Knows, a novel about the ax murder of her third great grandfather. Since 2014, she has written the Reminisce column for the Deer River and Grand Rapids newspapers. She has had four short stories published since May 2019. At this time, she is working on a historical trilogy and a linked short story collection. She lives in northern Minnesota with her husband, a variety of pets, and her three-year-old grandson, a frequent visitor.; Jonathan Salmon: Salmon is a camping professional working with individuals with disabilities and has a master's degree in theology from the University of St Andrews in Scotland. He grew up in the north east of England and has been involved in the arts for around 30 years, both in the U. K. and the U. S. This has involved working on theatrical boards and currently serves as treasurer, having also been in the chair role previously. He participates in theater both on stage and off, is active in his local church, and married to an accomplished musician.; Vicki Stenerson: Stenerson is currently serving as the president of the Bemidji Community Theater board of directors. She studied English and political science at Bemidji State University. Her academic focus on Shakespeare was developed further when she studied at Oxford University with a member of the Royal Shakespeare Theater Company. Stenerson has directed productions with the Bemidji Community Theater, Sarens Productions, and Vision Theater. She is a lighting designer, light operator, stage manager, and actor, participating in productions at Paul Bunyan Playhouse, Swashbuckler's Guild, Mask and Rose Women's Collective, and Bemidji Community Theater. She has directed First City Handbell Choir, Bethel Lutheran Church Adult Choir, and the Bethel Lutheran Church Passion Play.; Jennifer Vickerman: Vickerman earned her BA from Gustavus Adolphus College (Saint Peter) with majors in music performance in voice and theater. She also earned a fundraising certificate from the University of St. Thomas (Saint Paul). Vickerman is a gift planner at Gustavus Adolphus College and leads the Friends of Music group for alumni, parents, and friends. While employed at Thrivent Financial, Vickerman held roles in new business development and financial advising. Vickerman is a twenty-three-year member of the VocalEssence Chorus, where she serves as the soprano section leader. Vickerman has served on fundraising committees and was involved in an adaptive planning process for VocalEssence led by EmcArts.; Thi Vu: Vu was born in a music traditional family in Vietnam and began to get acquainted with music when she was three years old. From the age of ten, Vu started studying music at the Music Conservatory (Saigon, Vietnam). She specializes in the performance of four instruments: ??n Tranh zither, ??n b?u monochord, ??n tam th?p l?c dulcimer, and ??n tr'?ng bamboo xylophone. As a professional musician, she has performed widely in Vietnam, Singapore, Australia, Hawaii, Virginia, Texas, and Minnesota. She has extensive experience as an educator and served as a music instructor at Saigon South International School for over eight years. In 2018, Vu founded the Vietnamese Traditional Music of Minnesota, a nonprofit organization to promote the culture of Vietnam through art and music.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016487,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Serenity Schoonover will maintain her connection to Minnesota residents and communities by creating and teaching a ceramics workshop. Evaluation will be completion of workshop session curriculum (weekly), a participation rubric (monthly), participant written surveys and self-reflection in a small group setting (monthly.","S. Schoonover will maintain her connection to Minnesota residents by creating and delivering art kits to single-parent families on 4th Street. Weekly deliveries at Damiano Center. An email rubric for individuals as a survey (weekly). Individual interviews for feedback through one-on-one mentorship (twice or more times a week, May-July).","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Serenity D. Schoonover AKA S Kenan",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Schoonover will engage marginalized Minnesotans during the grant season in the arts through a weekly ceramics workshop at the Damiano Center in Duluth.",2020-12-01,2021-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Serenity,Schoonover,"Serenity D. Schoonover",,,MN,,"(218) 626-7727",serenityschoonover@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-57,"Rachel Castro: Rachel Castro is an associate librarian in the Hennepin County Library system and a writer. She holds an MFA in nonfiction from the University of North Carolina (Wilmington, NC). Her writing has received support from the Oxbow School of Art, the Anderson Center at Tower View as a Jerome Foundation Emerging Artist-in-Residence, the Arts Board, the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, and the Loft Literary Center. Castro has served on review panels for the Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and volunteered as a juror for the Scholastic Writing Awards.; Marjorie Grevious: Grevious is a spiritual life consultant and yoga teacher. She has earned a master's degree in human services/community counseling and psychology from Springfield College. She holds a second graduate degree from United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities focusing on theology in the arts and a BA from Augsburg. She has worked in the nonprofit sector in social services and in philanthropy as a grants officer for the Greater Twin Cities United Way. She worked as the director for advocacy for Penumbra Theatre.; Laura Martin: Martin is a visual artist and graphic designer who has had a lifelong attachment to the arts. She draws, paints in acrylic, does graphic design, and has taken classes in graphic design through the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design (Lakewood, CO).; Dayna Martinez: Martinez, senior programming director at Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, has worked in arts administration for 27 years. She is actively involved in Arts Midwest, Dance/USA, the Association of Performing Arts Professionals, and International Performing Arts for Youth. Martinez sits on the boards of the Saint Paul Cultural STAR and the Saint Paul Festival Association. In 2015, she was named Presenter of the Year by the North American Performing Arts Managers and Agents. She received her BA in music at Avila University and her MA in performing arts management at Columbia College Chicago.; Daniel Munson: Munson has been a theater professional since the 1980s. He has worked on Broadway, Off Broadway, and around the country at such prestigious theaters as The Kennedy Center (Washington, DC) and Pasadena Playhouse (Pasadena, CA). Born, raised, and educated in Winona, Munson has returned to the area and has worked with Great River Shakespeare Festival, Theatre du Mississippi, Frozen River Film Festival, and Minnesota Beethoven Festival in leadership roles. He is happy to bring his arts experience to the community that nurtured him.; Paul Von Drasek: Von Drasek is a retired publishing/bookselling professional who has worked for over 20 years in New York for Viking Penguin, Harcourt, Little Brown, Houghton Mifflin, and Capstone. He is currently the board chair at Rain Taxi Inc. Von Drasek has 15 years as a board member and chair for Curbstone Press (Willimantic, CT). He previously served as a judge for New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) literature panels and also taught in a Columbia publishing course (New York, NY). He has a BA in humanities from University of Minnesota.; Adam Wiltgen: Wiltgen is a nonprofit arts leader and the development director at the Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies (Red Wing). He joined the organization in March 2020. Prior to that he created and managed place based arts projects that addressed challenges, strengthened identity, and cultivated cohesion as codirector of Lanesboro Arts (Lanesboro). At heart, Wiltgen is a musician and a music lover. He earned a BA in music business and entrepreneurship from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota (Winona).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016492,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Zenon will support Twin Cities dancers and choreographers with online and hybrid programming. Surveys of teachers, students and audiences; quality and number of Zone performances, instructor contact hours, and quality of instruction.","Zenon reworked our programming to an all-online platform, including classes, performances and rehearsals. Informal feedback, end of session surveys, emailed surveys, website and social media user analysis.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"April Haven, Betsy Sylvester, Rachel Marti, Shinae Hildebrandt, Sarah Brennecke, Megan Becker, Elizabeth Camp",0.00,"Zenon Dance Company and School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Zenon Dance Company and School will support the Twin Cities dance community with affordable and safe online and in person classes and performance opportunities.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mara,Winke,"Zenon Dance Company and School","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 400",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 338-1101",marasmail@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Cook, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Pope, Ramsey, Sherburne, St. Louis, Traverse, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-34,"Kimble Bromley: Bromley is a professor of art at North Dakota State University serving in his twenty-fifth year. He has served on numerous university committees and has also served as chairman of the board for the Spirit Room (Fargo, ND). Bromley has won the NDSU College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Creativity Award and Best in Show Painting Award from the 2018 North Dakota Human Rights Festival. Bromley holds a BA in both psychology and sociology from Buena Vista College, an MA from the University of Northern Iowa, and an MFA from Southern Illinois University (Carbondale, IL). He also received his hypnotherapy certification from the National Guild of Hypnotists.; Rachael Givens: Givens graduated from the University of North Carolina Charlotte with a bachelor of arts in visual art. She is the volunteer social media assistant for The Links, Incorporated. She previously was a curatorial research intern at the Weisman Art Museum. She has experience as a communication engagement specialist at Pillsbury United Communities, where she designed marketing collateral on various enrichment programs for children that focused on visual arts, music production, STEM education, and career mapping. She received an Eli Segal AmeriCorps Education Award for completing over 1,700 combined hours of community service.; Nancy Leasman: Leasman is a visual artist, primarily creating small pieces with social commentary using a cast of characters engendered in watercolor. She has created large-scale murals, book illustrations, and over 400 scenes/designs reproduced on note cards. Leasman served as the grants coordinator for the Five Wings Arts Council and has received three arts grants. She has served on community revitalization, tourism, public health, and theater boards. She has studied in workshops with Don Folsom, Charles Kapsner, Bela Petheo, Karen Knutson, and others, in addition to much independent study.; Yan Pang: Pang is a composer, performer, and scholar. She received her PhD in music with a minor in theater arts and dance at the University of Minnesota. Her work focuses on intercultural music composition and performance. As part of this interest, she has been commissioned to compose and invited to perform in music festivals throughout the world. She considers both her music composition as a means to build multicultural understanding and tolerance. A selection of her varied works includes the album Glory Times (as songwriter and music director) by the China Science & Culture Audio & Video Publishing House; the score ""Solis Ortus? (winner of the SunRiver International Composition Competition) by China's People's Cultural Publishing Company; the paper ""Scene of Sichuan Opera? (coauthored with Mingzhu Song); and the books Cool Math for Hot Music, All About Music, Basic Music Technology, and The Future of Music (coauthored with Guerino Mazzola et al.) by Springer.; Katie Pease: Pease is serving in the capacity building and recruitment VISTA position at Mentor North. Pease originally came to Minnesota from Oregon for college and is a proud graduate of St. Catherine University with a BA in studio art and English. After working in a variety of fields, including extensive time spent supporting persons living with physical and developmental disabilities, Pease's passion for social justice led her to making the decision to serve with the AmeriCorps.; Christopher Selleck: Christopher Selleck has spent more than twenty-five years working in the arts community of Minnesota. He received his BFA in photography from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities in 2013 and his MFA in photography from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2016. Using sports and masculinity as a lens to view identity, his various projects of the last few years focused on this area of identity construction. He maintains an active studio space while teaching as an adjunct or visiting artist. He has worked for nonprofit and commercial galleries, done arts writing, and professional art documentation.; Lisa Truax: Lisa Truax is an associate professor of art and design at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota and holds an MFA in ceramics from Michigan State University. Truax is also a professional artist. She has volunteered for the Arts Board reviewing individual visual artist grants in the past and has also received grants in the past. ","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016498,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Expand retail locations in greater Minnesota carrying my photography, making affordable, fine art nature photography accessible during the pandemic. My photography is currently sold on my web site and through stores in Moose Lake, Duluth, Grand Marais and Stillwater. I hope to have my work available in several more physical retail locations by the summer of 2021 and expanded corporate sales.","Actual outcomes were less than hoped, due to continuation of the Covid pandemic. I did not feel it was safe for me to travel to market the work. I use. Number of outlets selling my work, and total quantity sold.","achieved some of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Craig J. Blacklock AKA Craig Blacklock",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"COVID-19 requires art that helps people cope, which can be accessed safely and affordably. Blacklock will expand the image selection of his desktop nature photographs and the number of locations in greater Minnesota to carry them.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Craig,Blacklock,"Craig J. Blacklock",,,MN,,"(218) 460-6351",craig@blacklockgallery.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Cook, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-59,"Julie Ahasay: Julie Ahasay recently retired from the faculty at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She has directed and acted at the Duluth Playhouse for many decades, and also has directed for Lyric Opera of the North, Wise Fool, and Renegade Theater Company. She has participated in approximately 80 theatrical productions ranging from college shows and comedy revues to dinner theater and live radio productions. She is an instructor at Duluth Playhouse Conservatory.; Paul Dove: Dr. Paul T. Dove is professor emeritus, University of Evansville (Evansville, IN); his emphasis is voice and music education. Dove is the cofounder and artistic director of the Northern Light Opera Company in Park Rapids. Dove was instrumental in founding the Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council and is chair of the Park Rapids Arts & Culture Advisory Commission. Dove serves as vice president of Armory Arts & Event Center board charged with the development of the Park Rapids National Guard Armory as a regional arts and event facility.; Roxanne Givens: Givens is the founder of the Minnesota African American Museum. She has a master's degree in social work from the University of Minnesota and spent her early career in social work and vocational counseling. She has served on boards of St. Catherine University, the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, the Bush Foundation, and Penumbra Theatre Company, as well as her family's foundation, The Givens Foundation for African American Literature. Givens is the recipient of a WomenVenture Lifetime Achievement award, a Heritage Keepers award, and was honored as a community champion by the Girl Scouts of America.; Michael Kleber-Diggs: Michael Kleber-Diggs is a poet and essayist. His writing has appeared in McSweeney's, Poetry City, North Dakota Quarterly, Pollen Midwest, Paper Darts, Water~Stone Review and a few anthologies. He enjoys collaboration with visual artists. Kleber-Diggs is a past fellow with the Givens Foundation for African-America Literature, a past winner of the Loft Mentor Series in poetry, and the inaugural poet laureate of Anoka County libraries. His work has been supported by the Arts Board, the Jerome Foundation, and (as part of a collaboration project through Soo Visual Art Center) the National Endowment for the Arts.; Jennifer McDougall: McDougall is currently the special projects director at White Earth Tribal and Community College, where she oversees human resources, development, marketing, facilities, IT, grants and security departments. McDougall has a bachelor of science degree in project management from Minnesota State University-Moorhead and an AAS in human resources from Minnesota State Community and Technical College. McDougall is an enrolled member of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe and has a passion to gain more knowledge of her culture and the arts of other cultures.; Jayne Rothschild: Rothschild is the executive director of Honors Choirs of Southeast Minnesota, a youth choir organization serving 325 to 350 singers each season in five ensembles. She joined the organization in 2010, and oversees all administrative operations. Previous volunteer experience in the arts includes extensive work with Roanoke Valley Children's Chorus (Roanoke, VA). Rotchschild received a BA in organizational management from Gustavus Adolphus College.; Gary Ruschman: Ruschman is a vocal artist, instrumentalist, conductor, and prizewinning composer. He has appeared with orchestras, opera companies, and festivals around the world, and was a member of the Twin Cities based Cantus vocal ensemble for a decade. He has received institutional support and recognition from Chorus America, American Composers Forum, Nautilus Music Theater, and ASCAP. Ruschman is director of music at Saint Timothy Lutheran Church in Saint Paul, and currently serves on the music staff of One Voice Mixed Chorus and Mixed Precipitation's Picnic Operetta. He earned degrees with honors from Northern Kentucky University (Highland Heights, KY) and the San Francisco Conservatory (San Francisco, CA).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016506,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","The Playhouse will keep community connections strong and safely restart live performance experiences in a healthy and inclusive environment. Action plans will provide a safe and sanitary environment for artists to work and audiences to experience live theatre. Training and implementing new initiatives to strengthen diversity and inclusion will increase representation and involvement.","Duluth Playhouse kept community connections strong while safely returning to live classes and performance experiences. This outcome was evaluated by the number of views for online productions, the rise in registration for in-person classes and the growth of audience size throughout the year as patrons gained confidence in attending a live theatre production.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Patty McNulty, Sandy Hoff, Tim Johnson, Monique Forcier, Jennifer Berry, Annie Carmichael, Ryan Coole, Stacy Johnston, Brian Liberty, Dan Markham, Steve Nys, Justin Peck, Jeanie Peterson, Kiki Watts",0.00,"Duluth Playhouse","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Duluth Playhouse works to maintain a strong connection with its community and deepen the representation and engagement of marginalized populations.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christine,"Gradl Seitz","Duluth Playhouse","506 W Michigan St",Duluth,MN,55802-1517,"(218) 733-7551",seitz@duluthplayhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Lake, Pine, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-39,"Carrie Abfalter: Abfalter is the fund development manager for WACOSA, a nonprofit that creates day programs for adults with disabilities. In addition to her work with WACOSA, Abfalter teaches fitness classes at local gyms in Saint Cloud and enjoys spending time outdoors. Abfalter attended the College of Saint Benedict?in Saint Joseph, graduating with a bachelor of arts in social work.; Ryan Borden: Borden is an arts and culture professional with an education and equity focus. A recent arrival to Minnesota, Borden was previously the public programs manager at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, AZ, where he collaborated with local communities to develop and execute large-scale cultural events. He has taught percussion both scholastically and independently in multiple states and has served as a panelist and reviewer for the Southwest Folklife Alliance's Master-Apprentice Program and ASU Gammage's Teaching Artists Program. Also a performing musician, he earned a MM in percussion from the University of Missouri.; Xiaohong Chen: Xiaohong Chen practices law and provides legal and financial consulting. Previously, she had held various positions with large health insurers including Anthem, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota, and United Healthcare. She has been dancing with the Minnesota Chinese Dance Theater since 1994. She also has been serving as a volunteer board member there for more than 20 years. Chen holds a PhD in health services research, policy, and administration from the University of Minnesota and a JD from William Mitchell College of Law.; Sindiswa Georgiades: Sindiswa Georgiades has spent more than a decade as a project management and fund development professional. Sindiswa has a proven success record in the implementation and execution of fund procurement, project management, and organization leadership. Graduating suma cum laude with a BA in marketing management from Concordia University in Saint Paul. She also served as a Roy Wilkins Institute community fellow at the University of Minnesota.; Sandy Nadeau: Nadeau has just retired after 32 years working in the nonprofit realm in Wisconsin, Colorado, and Minnesota. She has served as an executive director, director of development, and director of communications at small, medium, and large organizations.; Briauna Williams: Williams a graphic design graduate. She is a teaching artist for the Capri Theater, Artistry, She Rock She Rock, and Young Rembrandts. Williams is a community leader and artist curating spaces for black and brown people to aid in healing with and through the arts. Williams is a muralist, self- taught artist, and henna artist. Her work has been featured at the Phoenix Theater sponsored by Springboard for the Arts, as well as an exhibition within a Duluth court house. Williams is motivated by youth and her community. Black peoples' struggles and resilience have been a common core in most of her works.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016507,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Participants from across Minnesota will grow in knowledge and appreciation of craft through impactful learning opportunities. North House will track registrations in coursework, views of digital programs, and local outreach efforts. Student surveys are issued at the conclusion of classes to capture feedback, gauge impact, and shape future programming.","Basket Week students and program participants connected with diverse basketry traditions, learning from experienced artisan instructors. North House tracked class enrollment (52), webinar participation (66), program participation (56), and anecdotal feedback through surveys. 100% of survey responders said the overall quality of their course met or exceeded their expectations.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,1100,"Jane Alexander, Terri Cermak, Tina Hegg Raway, Amy Hubbard, Todd Mestad, Clair Nalezny, Phil Oswald, Mike Prom, Cecilia Schiller, Randy Schnobrich, John Schoenherr, Stephen Skeels, Kari Wenger, Carol Winter",0.00,"North House Folk School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"North House Folk School will develop accessible online offerings, classes, and local programs to maintain strong connections with the community of artisan instructors.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elizabeth,Larson,"North House Folk School","PO Box 759","Grand Marais",MN,55604,"(218) 387-9762",llarson@northhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Freeborn, Hennepin, Lake, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-40,"Carrie Abfalter: Abfalter is the fund development manager for WACOSA, a nonprofit that creates day programs for adults with disabilities. In addition to her work with WACOSA, Abfalter teaches fitness classes at local gyms in Saint Cloud and enjoys spending time outdoors. Abfalter attended the College of Saint Benedict?in Saint Joseph, graduating with a bachelor of arts in social work.; Ryan Borden: Borden is an arts and culture professional with an education and equity focus. A recent arrival to Minnesota, Borden was previously the public programs manager at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, AZ, where he collaborated with local communities to develop and execute large-scale cultural events. He has taught percussion both scholastically and independently in multiple states and has served as a panelist and reviewer for the Southwest Folklife Alliance's Master-Apprentice Program and ASU Gammage's Teaching Artists Program. Also a performing musician, he earned a MM in percussion from the University of Missouri.; Xiaohong Chen: Xiaohong Chen practices law and provides legal and financial consulting. Previously, she had held various positions with large health insurers including Anthem, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota, and United Healthcare. She has been dancing with the Minnesota Chinese Dance Theater since 1994. She also has been serving as a volunteer board member there for more than 20 years. Chen holds a PhD in health services research, policy, and administration from the University of Minnesota and a JD from William Mitchell College of Law.; Sindiswa Georgiades: Sindiswa Georgiades has spent more than a decade as a project management and fund development professional. Sindiswa has a proven success record in the implementation and execution of fund procurement, project management, and organization leadership. Graduating suma cum laude with a BA in marketing management from Concordia University in Saint Paul. She also served as a Roy Wilkins Institute community fellow at the University of Minnesota.; Sandy Nadeau: Nadeau has just retired after 32 years working in the nonprofit realm in Wisconsin, Colorado, and Minnesota. She has served as an executive director, director of development, and director of communications at small, medium, and large organizations.; Briauna Williams: Williams a graphic design graduate. She is a teaching artist for the Capri Theater, Artistry, She Rock She Rock, and Young Rembrandts. Williams is a community leader and artist curating spaces for black and brown people to aid in healing with and through the arts. Williams is a muralist, self- taught artist, and henna artist. Her work has been featured at the Phoenix Theater sponsored by Springboard for the Arts, as well as an exhibition within a Duluth court house. Williams is motivated by youth and her community. Black peoples' struggles and resilience have been a common core in most of her works.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016510,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Andy Messerschmidt will exhibit 40 new landscape paintings from his Agroccult series at the Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport in 2021. The artist's outcome will be evaluated by the installation and exhibition of the proposed paintings at the MSP Airport over the course of the second half of 2021. Feedback will be gathered through a new website and social media.","72 Paintings were actually installed airport. Reports back to the artist about the paintings on view (mostly positive so far). Email, website, Instagram, Facebook.","achieved proposed outcomes",360,,6360,,,,"Andrew J. Messerschmidt AKA Andy Messerschmidt",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Messerschmidt will exhibit forty paintings from his ""Agroccult"" landscape series at the Minneapolis Saint Paul International Airport.",2021-02-01,2022-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Messerschmidt,"Andrew J. Messerschmidt AKA Andy Messerschmidt",,,MN,,"(218) 235-4288",dampenedyurt@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-16,"Linda DeRoode: DeRoode has been involved in the festival world for 15 years. Her professional credits include: director of the 2014 Festival of Nations, three Italian festivals called Festa Italiana on Harriet Island, six Saint Paul Oktoberfests, and various other large-scale festivals. DeRoode currently works as the director of cultural programming at the Germanic-American Institute (GAI) in Saint Paul. She produces the Saint Paul Oktoberfest at the Schmidt Brewery for the GAI. DeRoode has served on many nonprofit boards and currently sits on the Saint Paul Festival Association Board. DeRoode holds a master's degree in education from Concordia University of Saint Paul.; Susanna Gaunt: Susanna Gaunt is a mixed-media installation artist and instructor. She is a recent recipient of an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant as well as a Career Development grant from Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. She is completing new three-dimensional installations for a show at the Duluth Art Institute. She has served on the Artist Initiative review panel and juried the annual student exhibit at University of Wisconsin- Superior. Gaunt holds a BA in philosophy from Boston College and a BFA in painting, drawing and printmaking from the University of Minnesota Duluth.; Ian Hanson: Based in Grand Meadow, Hanson is the owner and photographer of Hanson Photography and the adventure lifestyle blog ""The Spur Trail?. Here he provides clients with preserving life's memories, while educating and inspiring others to stray from the beaten path. His photography has been recognized regionally, most notably in second place during the 2019 Minnesota State Fair Art Show. His pursuit of photography came after completing a musical theater performance BFA from Viterbo University (La Crosse, WI). Additionally, he works in the talent industry modeling and acting in creative/commercial projects around Minnesota.; Mark Monfils: Monfils is a freelance director who most recently directed for River City Theater Company of Watertown. He directed productions in the 2017 and 2016 Minnesota Fringe Festivals in Minneapolis. He has worked around the metro area for River Valley Theater Company and directed productions in greater Minnesota for The Cowles Center, Rockford High School, and The Barn Theatre in Willmar. Over the course of his fifty-year career, Monfils has directed over fifty plays, musicals, and shows. He has acted in and stage managed another thirty-five more in the metropolitan area and greater Minnesota.; Beatrice Rothweiler: Rothweiler has over 35 years of experience combining her personal passions and professional expertise working with numerous emerging growth companies and small nonprofit arts organizations. Rothweiler is an attorney, a consultant, an arts lover, and a performer who has taken on active roles in various nonprofits and business organizations that reflect her priorities and values. She has served numerous business organizations in leadership roles at various professional and nonprofit organizations including National Association of Women Business Owners, the former Minnesota Dance Alliance, Chinese American Association of Minnesota, and Chinese Dance Theater.; Fawn Sampson: Sampson is the American Indian liaison in leadership and civic engagement for the Center of Community Vitality at the University of Minnesota Extension. Sampson has performed with New Native Theatre, holds and practices cultural arts, and supports her performing artist husband. She holds a bachelor's in visual arts and American Indian studies from Bemidji State University and has a certificate in organizational development from the University of Minnesota.; Michael Tillmann: Tillmann is retired after teaching speech, English, and theater in Hayward (WI), Thief River Falls, Marshall, Owatonna, and Cottage Grove. He also taught English and speech at Riverland Community College (Owatonna). Tillmann has directed over 150 theater productions and served on the board of the Minnesota State High School League, as director of standards for the Minnesota Department of Education, as executive director on the Board of Teaching, and on boards for the Perpich Center Foundation and the Owatonna Arts CenterI. n 2015, he was inducted into the Minnesota State High School League Hall of Fame.; Rachel Yang: Rachel Yang is the marketing and outreach specialist at the Loft Literary Center, where she manages the organization's community partnership programs. Before her time at the Loft, she worked in nonprofit education as a program director with the Breakthrough Collaborative. Yang holds a degree in literature and educational studies from Swarthmore College. As an independent artist, she produces documentary audio stories.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016514,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Lyra will stay connected to current audience and create new connections across Minnesota with professional live streamed concerts and education videos. Track how many people attend live-streamed concerts through Vimeo. Check audience engagement and enjoyment through post-concert online surveys.","Lyra will stay connected to current audience and create new connections across Minnesota with professional live streamed concerts and education videos. Lyra used analytics from Vimeo and Zoom to keep track of how many unique views there were for each concert, and the location of viewers. Lyra also requested and received feedback after every event.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,3000,"Margaret Sullivan, Ellen Rider, Bonnie Turpin, Susan Flygare, Stuart Holland, Sara Thompson, Phebe Haugen",0.00,"Lyra AKA Lyra Baroque Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Lyra Baroque Orchestra will create professional performance and educational videos and livestream chamber concerts, to safely deliver programming and engage a broad audience across Minnesota.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tami,Morse,"Lyra, Inc. AKA Lyra Baroque Orchestra","275 4th St E Ste 280","St Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 321-2214",tami@lyrabaroque.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Cook, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-43,"Patricia Black: Patricia Black is a textile and fiber artist in greater Minnesota. She is also a teaching artist, working with Minnesota students grades K-12 and adults. She has served as a reviewer for Arts Board grant panels and volunteered to assist Perpich Center for the Arts projects and other nonprofit arts organizations in greater Minnesota. She currently is a member of the East Central Regional Arts Council board of directors.; Brianna Fisher: Fisher is a youth educator, community builder, and servant learner. Fisher holds a MA from the University of Minnesota in youth development, and a BA in family services and conflict resolution. A long-time youth worker, Fisher has a passion for creating engaging opportunities where young people can thrive within the arts and self-expression.; Susan Foss: Susan Foss is the creator of The Minnesota Goose Garden, a permanent, 30-year landscape art project highlighting Native American culture and history. Foss is a painter, designer, sculptor, and illustrator who has lived in Minnesota since 1969. The mission of the Minnesota Goose Garden is to preserve and promote education of the flora used by the Ojibwe tribes for food, medicine, utility, and ceremony. Foss has unique world traveling history, years in the Master Gardening program of the University of Minnesota. She received an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant in 2017.; Margo Gray: Gray is a Minnesota based experience designer and theater maker whose interests include developing new work, social justice focused art, and creating site specific immersion. Gray recently received an early career research and development grant from Forecast Public Art and is a Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Next Step Fund recipient. Gray is the producing artistic director of Playable Artworks, a former Fulbright Fellow at the Moscow Art Theatre School, an alumna of Grinnell College, and a graduate of the John Wells MFA directing program at Carnegie Mellon University.; Ursula Hargens: Hargens is a ceramic artist, educator, and cofounder of Minnesota New Institute for Ceramic Education (MN NICE), an advanced certificate program in ceramics which she developed in 2014 in partnership with Northern Clay Center. She received an MFA from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University (Alfred, NY) and an MA in art and art education from Columbia University teacher's college (New York, NY). She is a three time McKnight Artist Fellow, has received additional awards from the Jerome Foundation and the Arts Board, and was named 2020 Ceramic Artist of the Year by Ceramic Arts Network, Ceramics Monthly, and Pottery Making Illustrated; Evelyn May: May is a writer and editor based out of Minneapolis. She has been published in Swimming with Elephants, Wingless Dreamer, Brew Your Own, Rain Taxi, and The Metropolitan. Her writing can be spotted across the Internet and on television. May is the founder and head editor at Other Worldly Women Press. She received her MFA in creative writing at Augsburg University.; Stephen Pelkey: Dr. Stephen Pelkey teaches strings privately in the Rochester and Winona areas. Pelkey teaches cello and bass at Saint Mary's University in Winona. Pelkey is a member of the Winona Symphony Orchestra and the Rochester Symphony Orchestra. Pelkey received his bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees in cello performance at Northwestern University, Yale University, and University of Houston, respectively. An innovative teacher, Pelkey taught public school orchestra for 25 years in north Kansas. He has freelanced since 1985 in various parts of the country. He was part of a professional quartet and studied with members of the Juilliard String Quartet.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016515,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2021,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","With support from the Arts Board Grant I aim to achieve a clear and stronger promise within my studio and community. My method of evaluation will be through regional exhibitions, participation in community programs and leadership boards, teaching opportunities, and cultivation of a stronger studio practice.","I achieved a phenomenally productive year as a gallery artist, had an exhibition and taught art in my community. I have been a gallery artist for many years and am confident in the larger than normal body of work I produced, despite some difficulties. I am thankful for the exhibition/teaching opportunities that will continue beyond the grant year.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,5000,,,,"Tara L. Austin AKA Tara Austin",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Austin will cultivate her visual communication through painting in her studio and within the communities of fine and folk arts.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tara,Austin,"Tara L. Austin AKA Tara Austin",,,MN,,"(218) 370-0713",taralynntula@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-64,"Patricia Canelake: Patricia Canelake is an artist living in Knife River. She has received two McKnight Foundation Fellowships; and Jerome Foundation, Arts Board, and Arrowhead Regional Arts Council awards. Her painting was part of the 2015 Minnesota Biennial Exhibition at the Museum of Minnesota Art. Artist residencies include Yaddo, MacDowell, Headlands Center for the Arts, and I-Park. Canelake served for two years as a juror for the Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. She also has juried for the Arts Board, The Rudy and Lola Perpich Arts School, Tweed Museum, and University of Wisconsin.; Zachary Goldberg: Zach Goldberg is the arts program and marketing coordinator at COMPAS, where he coordinates daily communications and program operations. Goldberg has worked with the Walker Art Center and the Jungle Theater. He previously lived in Berkeley, CA, where he managed programs at Theatre Bay Area and Bay Area Children's Theatre. Goldberg graduated from Wesleyan University with a BA in religious studies and a certificate in creative writing. His first collection of poetry was published in 2020, and he received a project support grant from Rimon: The Minnesota Jewish Arts Council to work on his next project.; Rachael Hanel: Rachael Hanel is a creative nonfiction writer and associate professor of mass media at Minnesota State University, Mankato. She has served on the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council board and is currently on the board of the Arts Center of Saint Peter. She is the author of We'll Be the Last Ones to Let You Down: Memoir of a Gravedigger's Daughter, which was a finalist for a Minnesota Book Award in 2014. She holds a PhD in creative writing from Bath Spa University.; Laura Jensen: Jensen is a licensed clinical social worker. She currently is employed by Hennepin County and works with people in diverse communities who are diagnosed with mental illness and physical disabilities. She also teaches a diversity and inclusion class at Augsburg University for graduate students in the school of social work. Laura earned a master's degree in social work at Augsburg University and a bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota.; Stephen Kingsbury: Dr. Kingsbury is a dynamic and exciting conductor and educator who is dedicated to inspiring students and audiences alike through impassioned performances and a deep commitment to choral excellence. Kingsbury serves as director of choral activities and professor of music at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. Kingsbury holds both a BA in music teaching and a MA in teaching degree from the University of New Hampshire, as well as a MA of music performance degree in conducting from Boston University, and a doctor of musical arts degree in choral conducting and literature from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.; Ekaterina Oicherman: Oicherman is an artist, educator, and textile researcher. She is a visiting research fellow at the Center for Jewish Studies, University of Minnesota and a continuing education lecturer at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. She studied textile design and art, and modern Jewish studies in Israel and the United Kingdom. In her practice based PhD (Goldsmiths, London) she studied 19th century German Jewish ritual textiles to develop a model of imbuing historical craft artifacts with contemporary relevance through rigorous creative research. She exhibited her artwork internationally. She taught textile art, design, and history and headed the department of Textile Design (Shenkar College, Israel).; Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha: Pillatzki-Warzeha is a PhD student in theater historiography at the University of Minnesota researching Indigenous performance, as well as a freelance theatre director and educator. Pillatzki-Warzeha has previously taught at the University of Minnesota Morris and Northern State University. She holds an MFA in performance from Minnesota State University, Mankato. She is an enrolled member of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate.; Eun-Kyung Suh: Korean born, Duluth based textile installation artist, Eun-Kyung Suh received an MFA from the University of Iowa. Since 2008, she has focused on a series of sculptural vessels as a metaphor for personal, family, and cultural memories. Her work exhibits nationally and internationally. Her textile work was published in Textiles: The Art of Mankind by Mary Schoeser, Thames & Hudson, December 2012. Suh received the 2020 McKnight fellowship for fiber artists and she is currently a professor in the Department of Art and Design at the University of Minnesota Duluth.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016517,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,8000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","SAMS will continue to build on our past with a new lineup of prestigious artists, musical selections, and educational opportunities for our community. We are optimistic about building our patron-base through improved advertising and accessibility. In addition to comparing our established demographic data, we will be creating a survey and interviewing our student participants to evaluate our growth.","No changes despite the unexpected changes in venue and dates. We provided a survey with 64 responses that gave us excellent feedback on our concert practices and audience expectations.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,8000,3300,"Bruce Taylor, Pesident Jon Laabs Ann Fredrickson/Treasurer Natalia Kramarevsky Ruth Anderson Sue Halvorson",1.00,"ProMusica Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Summit Avenue Music Series, operated by ProMusica Minnesota, will offer a variety of the highest quality instrumental chamber music to nourish, educate, and inspire its Southern Minnesota community.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Benjamin,Inniger,"ProMusica Minnesota","700 Luther Dr",Mankato,MN,56001,"(507) 344-7874",promusicamn@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Faribault, Freeborn, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Redwood, Sherburne, St. Louis, Waseca, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-45,"Karlyn Berg: Karlyn Atkinson Berg graduated from Rhode Island School of Design. She is a working painter and collage artist whose work has been shown in galleries across the country. She was awarded a 2018 and 2020 Artist Initiative grant and 2018 and 2019 Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Career Development grants. Berg is currently the administrative assistant at the Edge Center for the Arts in Bigfork, Minnesota. Berg lives in rural Minnesota where she trains dogs in tracking and scent work for competition.; Keya Ganguly: Keya Ganguly is a professor of comparative literature, film, and visual culture at the University of Minnesota. She has advised curators on South Asia exhibits at MIA and served on several Minnesota State Arts Board panels in the past. Prior to joining the University of Minnesota in 1997, she taught at Carnegie Mellon University and was a postdoctoral fellow at Brown University, after receiving her doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.; Younin Greenfield: Greenfield is the program manager for Project for Pride in Living's single adult supportive housing program. Greenfield assists in support and foster, a trauma informed, client centered, equitable approach to housing and supporting individuals experiencing homelessness. Greenfield is a member of the PPL DEI committee, a trained YWCA racial justice facilitator, and volunteer with a local domestic violence shelter. Most recently Greenfield has completed a fellowship through the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, and worked on a partnership with Minneapolis Public Housing Authority to collect and decipher data to promote improving the Section 8 voucher experience. Greenfield holds a BA in sociology from Metropolitan State University.; Paula Gudmundson: Flutist Paula Gudmundson is associate professor at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She has performed nationally. Gudmundson's first album La Flauta of Buenos Aires (2014) features works by Amancio Alcorta. Her most recent CD features works, Breaking Waves (2019) features works by Swedish women composers. She received a 2011 Arts Board Artist Initiative grant research of flute in Latin American art and music; traveling to Buenos Aires in search of neglected early 20th century music. In 2012, she presented programs throughout the Midwest featuring solo and collaborative works from Argentina. She has been featured on Minnesota Public Radio's Regional Spotlight.; Bridget Guiza: Guiza is a violinist with formal training in music theory and harmony at the conservatory and college level. Her goals are to learn the art of music composition and production, obtain a Mexican huehuetl drum, and refine her violin skills. Guiza's music is influenced by classical, Mexican folk, electronic, cumbia, and pre-Hispanic structures. This blend of old and new inspires her to create sounds that cross borders. Her hopes are that listeners resonate with these sound blends while appreciating the ancestral beats in a metaphorical journey of appreciation, gratitude, and oneness. Growing up in Los Angeles with so much diversity and coming from Mexican parents has influenced her music. Her bilingual (English and Spanish) approach to songwriting resonates with other Spanish speaking peoples and encourages other to seek understanding.; Nicole Helget: Nicole Helget is the author of books for adults and children, a manuscript consultant, story editor, and teacher. Helget is the author of a memoir, two novels, and three middle grade novels. Helget was selected as a Barnes and Nobles ""Discover Great New Writers? and ""Featured Authors""? and has starred reviews from Booklist and Publisher's Weekly. Her work has earned the Tamarack Award and Speakeasy Prize, as well as Midwest Selections Pick, several Minnesota Book Award nominations, and two Arts Board grants. Featured reviews have appeared in People magazine and ""Weekend Edition? on National Public Radio. She works and lives in Saint Peter with her family.; Yusuf Mohamed: Mohamed has a passion for the arts, dance, and performance. Mohamed worked as front desk staff for the Cowles Center for the Dance and Performing Arts in Minneapolis. Mohamed holds a master's degree in public and nonprofit administration. He has served on community and school boards and been a public employee for over twenty years, providing services to many Minnesotans.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1
10016533,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,14895,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Educate, communicate, and entertain Minnesota residents with Slovenian culture through their music, costumes, language, and traditions. The Singing Slovenes have been entertaining Minnesota audiences for forty years and we have measured our outcomes through the audiences' applause, emotions, audience participation, standing ovations, and many return engagements.","Successful performances at all venues scheduled. Singing Slovenes were able to maintain their connection to Minnesota residents and communities through Education, communication, and entertainment of the Slovenian culture. These were brought through our music, costumes, language, and traditions.","achieved proposed outcomes",17,,14912,,,0.00,"Singing Slovenes","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Singing Slovenes will plan on performing at venues that are outdoors and follow State of Minnesota health?guidelines.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Frank,Bucar,"Singing Slovenes","1325 105th Ave W",Duluth,MN,55808,"(218) 626-1928",bucarf@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carlton, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Isanti, Morrison, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-51,"Patricia Black: Patricia Black is a textile and fiber artist in greater Minnesota. She is also a teaching artist, working with Minnesota students grades K-12 and adults. She has served as a reviewer for Arts Board grant panels and volunteered to assist Perpich Center for the Arts projects and other nonprofit arts organizations in greater Minnesota. She currently is a member of the East Central Regional Arts Council board of directors.; Brianna Fisher: Fisher is a youth educator, community builder, and servant learner. Fisher holds a MA from the University of Minnesota in youth development, and a BA in family services and conflict resolution. A long-time youth worker, Fisher has a passion for creating engaging opportunities where young people can thrive within the arts and self-expression.; Susan Foss: Susan Foss is the creator of The Minnesota Goose Garden, a permanent, 30-year landscape art project highlighting Native American culture and history. Foss is a painter, designer, sculptor, and illustrator who has lived in Minnesota since 1969. The mission of the Minnesota Goose Garden is to preserve and promote education of the flora used by the Ojibwe tribes for food, medicine, utility, and ceremony. Foss has unique world traveling history, years in the Master Gardening program of the University of Minnesota. She received an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant in 2017.; Margo Gray: Gray is a Minnesota based experience designer and theater maker whose interests include developing new work, social justice focused art, and creating site specific immersion. Gray recently received an early career research and development grant from Forecast Public Art and is a Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Next Step Fund recipient. Gray is the producing artistic director of Playable Artworks, a former Fulbright Fellow at the Moscow Art Theatre School, an alumna of Grinnell College, and a graduate of the John Wells MFA directing program at Carnegie Mellon University.; Ursula Hargens: Hargens is a ceramic artist, educator, and cofounder of Minnesota New Institute for Ceramic Education (MN NICE), an advanced certificate program in ceramics which she developed in 2014 in partnership with Northern Clay Center. She received an MFA from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University (Alfred, NY) and an MA in art and art education from Columbia University teacher's college (New York, NY). She is a three time McKnight Artist Fellow, has received additional awards from the Jerome Foundation and the Arts Board, and was named 2020 Ceramic Artist of the Year by Ceramic Arts Network, Ceramics Monthly, and Pottery Making Illustrated; Evelyn May: May is a writer and editor based out of Minneapolis. She has been published in Swimming with Elephants, Wingless Dreamer, Brew Your Own, Rain Taxi, and The Metropolitan. Her writing can be spotted across the Internet and on television. May is the founder and head editor at Other Worldly Women Press. She received her MFA in creative writing at Augsburg University.; Stephen Pelkey: Dr. Stephen Pelkey teaches strings privately in the Rochester and Winona areas. Pelkey teaches cello and bass at Saint Mary's University in Winona. Pelkey is a member of the Winona Symphony Orchestra and the Rochester Symphony Orchestra. Pelkey received his bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees in cello performance at Northwestern University, Yale University, and University of Houston, respectively. An innovative teacher, Pelkey taught public school orchestra for 25 years in north Kansas. He has freelanced since 1985 in various parts of the country. He was part of a professional quartet and studied with members of the Juilliard String Quartet.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016536,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2021,5449,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Staying relevant to my Minnesota Audience. Live stream performances, music videos and motivational conversations with persistency and ongoing development to expand an outreach to my audience in the Saint Cloud and Minnesota communities.","Connection with supporters via live stream, professional music video supporters appreciate, new followers in Minnesota. Inspired new young fans. Online presence, one on one with new and older fans, music video, promotion and marketing, live streams, hard work, consistency, great quality content.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,5449,,,,"Tracy S. George AKA Samantha Moon",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Moon's goal is to keep motivating and staying engaged with my Minnesota audience.",2020-12-01,2021-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tracy,George,"Tracy S. George AKA Samantha Moon",,,MN,,"(320) 224-4318",starfruitmusicgroup@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Carver, Chippewa, Clearwater, Dakota, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Lake of the Woods, Lincoln, Morrison, Pennington, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-73,"Rachel Castro: Rachel Castro is an associate librarian in the Hennepin County Library system and a writer. She holds an MFA in nonfiction from the University of North Carolina (Wilmington, NC). Her writing has received support from the Oxbow School of Art, the Anderson Center at Tower View as a Jerome Foundation Emerging Artist-in-Residence, the Arts Board, the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, and the Loft Literary Center. Castro has served on review panels for the Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and volunteered as a juror for the Scholastic Writing Awards.; Marjorie Grevious: Grevious is a spiritual life consultant and yoga teacher. She has earned a master's degree in human services/community counseling and psychology from Springfield College. She holds a second graduate degree from United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities focusing on theology in the arts and a BA from Augsburg. She has worked in the nonprofit sector in social services and in philanthropy as a grants officer for the Greater Twin Cities United Way. She worked as the director for advocacy for Penumbra Theatre.; Laura Martin: Martin is a visual artist and graphic designer who has had a lifelong attachment to the arts. She draws, paints in acrylic, does graphic design, and has taken classes in graphic design through the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design (Lakewood, CO).; Dayna Martinez: Martinez, senior programming director at Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, has worked in arts administration for 27 years. She is actively involved in Arts Midwest, Dance/USA, the Association of Performing Arts Professionals, and International Performing Arts for Youth. Martinez sits on the boards of the Saint Paul Cultural STAR and the Saint Paul Festival Association. In 2015, she was named Presenter of the Year by the North American Performing Arts Managers and Agents. She received her BA in music at Avila University and her MA in performing arts management at Columbia College Chicago.; Daniel Munson: Munson has been a theater professional since the 1980s. He has worked on Broadway, Off Broadway, and around the country at such prestigious theaters as The Kennedy Center (Washington, DC) and Pasadena Playhouse (Pasadena, CA). Born, raised, and educated in Winona, Munson has returned to the area and has worked with Great River Shakespeare Festival, Theatre du Mississippi, Frozen River Film Festival, and Minnesota Beethoven Festival in leadership roles. He is happy to bring his arts experience to the community that nurtured him.; Paul Von Drasek: Von Drasek is a retired publishing/bookselling professional who has worked for over 20 years in New York for Viking Penguin, Harcourt, Little Brown, Houghton Mifflin, and Capstone. He is currently the board chair at Rain Taxi Inc. Von Drasek has 15 years as a board member and chair for Curbstone Press (Willimantic, CT). He previously served as a judge for New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) literature panels and also taught in a Columbia publishing course (New York, NY). He has a BA in humanities from University of Minnesota.; Adam Wiltgen: Wiltgen is a nonprofit arts leader and the development director at the Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies (Red Wing). He joined the organization in March 2020. Prior to that he created and managed place based arts projects that addressed challenges, strengthened identity, and cultivated cohesion as codirector of Lanesboro Arts (Lanesboro). At heart, Wiltgen is a musician and a music lover. He earned a BA in music business and entrepreneurship from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota (Winona).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016538,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,13000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Reflections Dance Company will present a multimedia dance show 'Work/Play' in August '21 incorporating historical information from the Ely area. Rehearsals and performances will connect Ely residents to dance and other art forms throughout this project. Final evaluation of the production will take place through feedback forms given to participants as well as viewers.","Work/Play' had a successful run of four nights with over 50 participants, and connected the theme with historical context. Two methods of evaluating the project were used. The first was to offer comment cards with the programs for audience members to complete. The second was to have participants complete a Google form about their experience in the show.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,13000,1000,"Molly Olson, Johnnie Hyde, Irene Hartfield, Janine LaMontagne, Kristi Marshall, Crystal Poppler",0.00,"Reflections Dance Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Reflections Dance Company will present Work/Play, following physical distancing and mask guidelines for the health and safety of all participants, including limited ticket sales and masks for audience members.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Molly,Olson,"Reflections Dance Company","105 Winton Pt Rd",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 410-9457",molson727@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-52,"Karlyn Berg: Karlyn Atkinson Berg graduated from Rhode Island School of Design. She is a working painter and collage artist whose work has been shown in galleries across the country. She was awarded a 2018 and 2020 Artist Initiative grant and 2018 and 2019 Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Career Development grants. Berg is currently the administrative assistant at the Edge Center for the Arts in Bigfork, Minnesota. Berg lives in rural Minnesota where she trains dogs in tracking and scent work for competition.; Keya Ganguly: Keya Ganguly is a professor of comparative literature, film, and visual culture at the University of Minnesota. She has advised curators on South Asia exhibits at MIA and served on several Minnesota State Arts Board panels in the past. Prior to joining the University of Minnesota in 1997, she taught at Carnegie Mellon University and was a postdoctoral fellow at Brown University, after receiving her doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.; Younin Greenfield: Greenfield is the program manager for Project for Pride in Living's single adult supportive housing program. Greenfield assists in support and foster, a trauma informed, client centered, equitable approach to housing and supporting individuals experiencing homelessness. Greenfield is a member of the PPL DEI committee, a trained YWCA racial justice facilitator, and volunteer with a local domestic violence shelter. Most recently Greenfield has completed a fellowship through the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, and worked on a partnership with Minneapolis Public Housing Authority to collect and decipher data to promote improving the Section 8 voucher experience. Greenfield holds a BA in sociology from Metropolitan State University.; Paula Gudmundson: Flutist Paula Gudmundson is associate professor at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She has performed nationally. Gudmundson's first album La Flauta of Buenos Aires (2014) features works by Amancio Alcorta. Her most recent CD features works, Breaking Waves (2019) features works by Swedish women composers. She received a 2011 Arts Board Artist Initiative grant research of flute in Latin American art and music; traveling to Buenos Aires in search of neglected early 20th century music. In 2012, she presented programs throughout the Midwest featuring solo and collaborative works from Argentina. She has been featured on Minnesota Public Radio's Regional Spotlight.; Bridget Guiza: Guiza is a violinist with formal training in music theory and harmony at the conservatory and college level. Her goals are to learn the art of music composition and production, obtain a Mexican huehuetl drum, and refine her violin skills. Guiza's music is influenced by classical, Mexican folk, electronic, cumbia, and pre-Hispanic structures. This blend of old and new inspires her to create sounds that cross borders. Her hopes are that listeners resonate with these sound blends while appreciating the ancestral beats in a metaphorical journey of appreciation, gratitude, and oneness. Growing up in Los Angeles with so much diversity and coming from Mexican parents has influenced her music. Her bilingual (English and Spanish) approach to songwriting resonates with other Spanish speaking peoples and encourages other to seek understanding.; Nicole Helget: Nicole Helget is the author of books for adults and children, a manuscript consultant, story editor, and teacher. Helget is the author of a memoir, two novels, and three middle grade novels. Helget was selected as a Barnes and Nobles ""Discover Great New Writers? and ""Featured Authors""? and has starred reviews from Booklist and Publisher's Weekly. Her work has earned the Tamarack Award and Speakeasy Prize, as well as Midwest Selections Pick, several Minnesota Book Award nominations, and two Arts Board grants. Featured reviews have appeared in People magazine and ""Weekend Edition? on National Public Radio. She works and lives in Saint Peter with her family.; Yusuf Mohamed: Mohamed has a passion for the arts, dance, and performance. Mohamed worked as front desk staff for the Cowles Center for the Dance and Performing Arts in Minneapolis. Mohamed holds a master's degree in public and nonprofit administration. He has served on community and school boards and been a public employee for over twenty years, providing services to many Minnesotans.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016540,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2021,5040,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Composer will connect with school age students, teaching about the craft and career path of a composer. Artist will schedule 30 online music classroom visits this year, providing content for distance learning environments. In follow up assessments, students will do further listening and report on what they learned from the visit.","Connected with Minnesota students in the arts. Received written responses and reviews from teachers and administrators.","achieved proposed outcomes",5,,5045,,,,"Timothy C. Takach",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Takach will provide Minnesota schools with music composition distance learning content. He will present online lectures to school-age students throughout Minnesota and will provide materials and post lecture assessments for further engagement.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Timothy,Takach,"Timothy C. Takach",,,MN,,"(612) 961-0460",tim@timothyctakach.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Brown, Carver, Goodhue, Hennepin, Jackson, Le Sueur, Morrison, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-76,"Maya Beecham: Maya Beecham is a collage artist and founder of CardFolk, LLC, a greeting card company that features original collage images with ethnic and fashionable flair. Beecham serves as a grants coordinator at the Minnesota Office of Higher Education. She has fourteen years of experience working in the nonprofit and government sectors with specific focus on philanthropy, education and the arts. Beecham graduated from Hamline University with a BA in communication studies and has served as a volunteer board member for Walker West Music Academy.; Shantel Dow: Shantel Dow is the executive director for the Reif Arts Council and the Myles Reif Performing Arts Center in Grand Rapids. Prior to this position, Dow was the president and booking agent for the Dow Artists, Inc. talent booking agency established in 2003. She is currently on the board of directors for the Minnesota Presenters Network and is a member of the Association of Performing Arts Professionals and Grand Rapids Arts. In 2018, she served as cochair for the Arts Midwest Conference held in Indianapolis.; Gina Kundan: Kundan is the board chair for Ananya Dance Theatre and the director of the Center for Health Interprofessional Programs (CHIP) at the University of Minnesota. She has more than 15 years of experience. Kundan holds a BFA in dance from Wright State University; an MA in social theory, and a certificate in mediation and conflict resolution from Hamline University; and an MPA from the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs.; Christine Marcotte: Marcotte writes historical fiction and nonfiction. She recently completed her first manuscript, What Amelia Knows, a novel about the ax murder of her third great grandfather. Since 2014, she has written the Reminisce column for the Deer River and Grand Rapids newspapers. She has had four short stories published since May 2019. At this time, she is working on a historical trilogy and a linked short story collection. She lives in northern Minnesota with her husband, a variety of pets, and her three-year-old grandson, a frequent visitor.; Jonathan Salmon: Salmon is a camping professional working with individuals with disabilities and has a master's degree in theology from the University of St Andrews in Scotland. He grew up in the north east of England and has been involved in the arts for around 30 years, both in the U. K. and the U. S. This has involved working on theatrical boards and currently serves as treasurer, having also been in the chair role previously. He participates in theater both on stage and off, is active in his local church, and married to an accomplished musician.; Vicki Stenerson: Stenerson is currently serving as the president of the Bemidji Community Theater board of directors. She studied English and political science at Bemidji State University. Her academic focus on Shakespeare was developed further when she studied at Oxford University with a member of the Royal Shakespeare Theater Company. Stenerson has directed productions with the Bemidji Community Theater, Sarens Productions, and Vision Theater. She is a lighting designer, light operator, stage manager, and actor, participating in productions at Paul Bunyan Playhouse, Swashbuckler's Guild, Mask and Rose Women's Collective, and Bemidji Community Theater. She has directed First City Handbell Choir, Bethel Lutheran Church Adult Choir, and the Bethel Lutheran Church Passion Play.; Jennifer Vickerman: Vickerman earned her BA from Gustavus Adolphus College (Saint Peter) with majors in music performance in voice and theater. She also earned a fundraising certificate from the University of St. Thomas (Saint Paul). Vickerman is a gift planner at Gustavus Adolphus College and leads the Friends of Music group for alumni, parents, and friends. While employed at Thrivent Financial, Vickerman held roles in new business development and financial advising. Vickerman is a twenty-three-year member of the VocalEssence Chorus, where she serves as the soprano section leader. Vickerman has served on fundraising committees and was involved in an adaptive planning process for VocalEssence led by EmcArts.; Thi Vu: Vu was born in a music traditional family in Vietnam and began to get acquainted with music when she was three years old. From the age of ten, Vu started studying music at the Music Conservatory (Saigon, Vietnam). She specializes in the performance of four instruments: ??n Tranh zither, ??n b?u monochord, ??n tam th?p l?c dulcimer, and ??n tr'?ng bamboo xylophone. As a professional musician, she has performed widely in Vietnam, Singapore, Australia, Hawaii, Virginia, Texas, and Minnesota. She has extensive experience as an educator and served as a music instructor at Saigon South International School for over eight years. In 2018, Vu founded the Vietnamese Traditional Music of Minnesota, a nonprofit organization to promote the culture of Vietnam through art and music.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1
10016544,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To compose and record an album of original instrumental songs using piano, fiddle, and guitar as my main instruments. Sara Alexander will record an album of instrumental songs (fiddle and piano). Guest musicians will include accordion, bass, banjo, steel and finger style guitar. Sara will perform the songs an at an outdoor concert and release the songs online.","Sara wrote and recorded an instrumental album of fiddle and piano songs. 13 songs completed on the album, titled 'Iron and Emeralds'.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Sara J. Alexander",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Alexander will record an album of instrumental songs on fiddle and piano. Guest musicians will include accordion, banjo, steel and, finger style guitar. Alexander will perform the songs in an outdoor concert and release the songs online.",2021-02-01,2022-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sara,Alexander,"Sara J. Alexander",,,MN,,"(218) 349-1482",sarasfiddle@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-24,"Cheryl Caponi: Caponi is the executive director and cofounder of the Caponi Art Park. Caponi has dedicated her career to developing the programs, physical space, and organization of the park; and to building community through the arts. Caponi is a former member of the Dakota County Public Arts Commission, and served on the City of Eagan public art selection panel. Caponi has a BFA from the University of Minnesota and has participated in the ArtSage Arts and Aging Minnesota professional development program. She was a lead member of the Eagan cohort in the Arts Midwest ArtsLab training on community building through the arts.; Benjamin Gateno: Gateno is a performer and educator with advanced degrees from the Eastman School of Music. He toured and recorded as a member of the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet from 2009 to 2014. Gateno recently released a CD of solo guitar music of the 1920s featuring classical, blues, and jazz. Gateno is a 2020 recipient of a Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council grant to film performances of 1920s guitar music at 1920s architectural sites in southeast Minnesota. Gateno currently resides in Rochester where he teaches privately and serves on the board of the Rochester Music Guild.; Sally Koski: Koski is a retired graduate nursing professor from the College of St. Scholastica. She served as a volunteer executive director of the Ely Community Health Center and a public health nursing consultant for the Minnesota Oral Health Project. She has been active with local Ely area nonprofits such as the Ely Area Food Shelf and Community Care Team. She graduated from the College of St. Scholastica with a bachelor's and master's in nursing and holds a PhD in nursing from Barry University (Miami Shores, FL). She is a flutist, watercolor painter, photographer, and nunofelter. Koski has extensive experience as a grant reviewer for local nonprofits and with the Minnesota Department of Health. She recently has been selected as a contributing photographer with the Foundation for Healing Photo Arts.; Simone Needles: Needles is a visual arts instructor with Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts, where they challenge perceptions of disability and provide the training and resources needed for individuals with disabilities to seek careers in the arts. Needles is a board member of the Minnesota Access Alliance working to advocate for and provide training to make the arts and culture more accessible to all Minnesotans. Needles has worked with the Walker Art Center, Minnesota Orchestra, and Highland Friendship Club as a teaching artist for classes focused on individuals with disabilities. She has worked in the disability field for six years and is a self-taught artist focusing on handmade mediums and process based work.; Judy Nelson: Nelson has a PhD in adult education and has taught full-time in the Minnesota state system and at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She lives near Grand Rapids where she pursues interests in photography, writing, landscaping, and music. Nelson is currently a member of the MacRostie Art Center and KAXE Northern Community Radio, where she contributes essays to the program Stay Human. She has been the recipient of a photography award and has had numerous presentations of her photos and her writing. Most recently, she received an Arrowhead Regional Arts award to begin writing a memoir of World War II.; Margaret Ojala: Ojala taught photography at St. Olaf College for 35 years. She is a professor emerita of art and art history. Ojala has been awarded several Arts Board grants for individual artists and received McKnight fellowships. Most recently, Ojala received an award at the 2020 McKnight visual artist fellowship. Ojala is represented by Groveland Gallery. She has a BA from the University of Minnesota and MFA from The Art Institute of Chicago.; Anna Ostendorf: Ostendorf is the executive director of ArtReach in Red Wing. At ArtReach, she handles administrative tasks including supporting teaching artists to deliver visual arts programming and teaches classes in visual arts. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor's degree in religious studies and cultural anthropology. She has served on the board of the Friends of the Sheldon Theatre and is a member of the advisory panel for Red Wing Community Education and Recreation.; Carlisa Rivamonte: Rivamonte is currently the development manager at Mixed Blood Theatre. She served for thirteen years as executive director for Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts and has worked as a grants consultant for a number of nonprofit organizations in the Twin Cities. She has served on the board of the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, and as a panelist for several arts organizations including Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Minnesota State Arts Board, and the Kentucky Foundation for Women, among others. She holds a BA in art from UC Berkeley and an MFA in painting from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016553,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Create a children's show in Ojibwe with intermediate language learning. Continuing partnerships with four Ojibwe language speakers and artists, Trimble will co-write and produce ten fifteen-minute episodes of a variety show teaching intermediate Ojibwe language skills.",,,,,6000,,,,"Solomon J. Trimble",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Trimble, in partnership with Minnesota tribal artists will create a 10-episode Ojibwe language show, reminiscent of Sesame Street, for intermediate language learners.",2020-12-01,2021-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Solomon,Trimble,"Solomon J. Trimble",,,MN,,"(503) 933-6515",1STNATIONVICE@GMAIL.COM,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-81,"Rachel Castro: Rachel Castro is an associate librarian in the Hennepin County Library system and a writer. She holds an MFA in nonfiction from the University of North Carolina (Wilmington, NC). Her writing has received support from the Oxbow School of Art, the Anderson Center at Tower View as a Jerome Foundation Emerging Artist-in-Residence, the Arts Board, the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, and the Loft Literary Center. Castro has served on review panels for the Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and volunteered as a juror for the Scholastic Writing Awards.; Marjorie Grevious: Grevious is a spiritual life consultant and yoga teacher. She has earned a master's degree in human services/community counseling and psychology from Springfield College. She holds a second graduate degree from United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities focusing on theology in the arts and a BA from Augsburg. She has worked in the nonprofit sector in social services and in philanthropy as a grants officer for the Greater Twin Cities United Way. She worked as the director for advocacy for Penumbra Theatre.; Laura Martin: Martin is a visual artist and graphic designer who has had a lifelong attachment to the arts. She draws, paints in acrylic, does graphic design, and has taken classes in graphic design through the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design (Lakewood, CO).; Dayna Martinez: Martinez, senior programming director at Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, has worked in arts administration for 27 years. She is actively involved in Arts Midwest, Dance/USA, the Association of Performing Arts Professionals, and International Performing Arts for Youth. Martinez sits on the boards of the Saint Paul Cultural STAR and the Saint Paul Festival Association. In 2015, she was named Presenter of the Year by the North American Performing Arts Managers and Agents. She received her BA in music at Avila University and her MA in performing arts management at Columbia College Chicago.; Daniel Munson: Munson has been a theater professional since the 1980s. He has worked on Broadway, Off Broadway, and around the country at such prestigious theaters as The Kennedy Center (Washington, DC) and Pasadena Playhouse (Pasadena, CA). Born, raised, and educated in Winona, Munson has returned to the area and has worked with Great River Shakespeare Festival, Theatre du Mississippi, Frozen River Film Festival, and Minnesota Beethoven Festival in leadership roles. He is happy to bring his arts experience to the community that nurtured him.; Paul Von Drasek: Von Drasek is a retired publishing/bookselling professional who has worked for over 20 years in New York for Viking Penguin, Harcourt, Little Brown, Houghton Mifflin, and Capstone. He is currently the board chair at Rain Taxi Inc. Von Drasek has 15 years as a board member and chair for Curbstone Press (Willimantic, CT). He previously served as a judge for New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) literature panels and also taught in a Columbia publishing course (New York, NY). He has a BA in humanities from University of Minnesota.; Adam Wiltgen: Wiltgen is a nonprofit arts leader and the development director at the Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies (Red Wing). He joined the organization in March 2020. Prior to that he created and managed place based arts projects that addressed challenges, strengthened identity, and cultivated cohesion as codirector of Lanesboro Arts (Lanesboro). At heart, Wiltgen is a musician and a music lover. He earned a BA in music business and entrepreneurship from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota (Winona).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016569,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2021,5966,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Leah Yellowbird will establish a dynamic online presence and reach a wider audience through increased digital engagement with her artwork. Website analytics will be reviewed to show engagement patterns. New and returning patrons will be tracked as a measure of relationship building. Reflection on the change in interactions with Minnesota residents and communities will be documented.","Leah Yellowbird established a dynamic online presence through a custom artist website with online sales capabilities. Progress toward project goals was documented throughout the grant period and the completed website was assessed against stated outcomes.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,5966,,,,"Leah H. Yellowbird",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Yellowbird will strengthen her ability to engage and build relationships with Minnesota audiences through the creation of a custom website.",2020-12-01,2021-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leah,Yellowbird,"Leah H. Yellowbird",,,MN,,"(218) 340-9672x c",Ogimakwee@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Itasca, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-87,"Julie Ahasay: Julie Ahasay recently retired from the faculty at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She has directed and acted at the Duluth Playhouse for many decades, and also has directed for Lyric Opera of the North, Wise Fool, and Renegade Theater Company. She has participated in approximately 80 theatrical productions ranging from college shows and comedy revues to dinner theater and live radio productions. She is an instructor at Duluth Playhouse Conservatory.; Paul Dove: Dr. Paul T. Dove is professor emeritus, University of Evansville (Evansville, IN); his emphasis is voice and music education. Dove is the cofounder and artistic director of the Northern Light Opera Company in Park Rapids. Dove was instrumental in founding the Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council and is chair of the Park Rapids Arts & Culture Advisory Commission. Dove serves as vice president of Armory Arts & Event Center board charged with the development of the Park Rapids National Guard Armory as a regional arts and event facility.; Roxanne Givens: Givens is the founder of the Minnesota African American Museum. She has a master's degree in social work from the University of Minnesota and spent her early career in social work and vocational counseling. She has served on boards of St. Catherine University, the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, the Bush Foundation, and Penumbra Theatre Company, as well as her family's foundation, The Givens Foundation for African American Literature. Givens is the recipient of a WomenVenture Lifetime Achievement award, a Heritage Keepers award, and was honored as a community champion by the Girl Scouts of America.; Michael Kleber-Diggs: Michael Kleber-Diggs is a poet and essayist. His writing has appeared in McSweeney's, Poetry City, North Dakota Quarterly, Pollen Midwest, Paper Darts, Water~Stone Review and a few anthologies. He enjoys collaboration with visual artists. Kleber-Diggs is a past fellow with the Givens Foundation for African-America Literature, a past winner of the Loft Mentor Series in poetry, and the inaugural poet laureate of Anoka County libraries. His work has been supported by the Arts Board, the Jerome Foundation, and (as part of a collaboration project through Soo Visual Art Center) the National Endowment for the Arts.; Jennifer McDougall: McDougall is currently the special projects director at White Earth Tribal and Community College, where she oversees human resources, development, marketing, facilities, IT, grants and security departments. McDougall has a bachelor of science degree in project management from Minnesota State University-Moorhead and an AAS in human resources from Minnesota State Community and Technical College. McDougall is an enrolled member of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe and has a passion to gain more knowledge of her culture and the arts of other cultures.; Jayne Rothschild: Rothschild is the executive director of Honors Choirs of Southeast Minnesota, a youth choir organization serving 325 to 350 singers each season in five ensembles. She joined the organization in 2010, and oversees all administrative operations. Previous volunteer experience in the arts includes extensive work with Roanoke Valley Children's Chorus (Roanoke, VA). Rotchschild received a BA in organizational management from Gustavus Adolphus College.; Gary Ruschman: Ruschman is a vocal artist, instrumentalist, conductor, and prizewinning composer. He has appeared with orchestras, opera companies, and festivals around the world, and was a member of the Twin Cities based Cantus vocal ensemble for a decade. He has received institutional support and recognition from Chorus America, American Composers Forum, Nautilus Music Theater, and ASCAP. Ruschman is director of music at Saint Timothy Lutheran Church in Saint Paul, and currently serves on the music staff of One Voice Mixed Chorus and Mixed Precipitation's Picnic Operetta. He earned degrees with honors from Northern Kentucky University (Highland Heights, KY) and the San Francisco Conservatory (San Francisco, CA).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016571,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,5451,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To hone music production and consistently release new music as an independent artist and articulate the process to educate others in the community. Evaluation plan: 1. Learned advanced production and co-produced a song with Julie Kathryn (of I AM SNOW ANGEL), 2. Produced and recorded music independently with studio equipment, 3. Created a curriculum that models the process of creating digital music.","I improved my music production skill set by learning new techniques that have helped further develop and refine my new work and classes I teach. 1. Learned advanced music production and co-produced a song with Julie Kathryn (of I Am Snow Angel) 2. Applied new techniques to collaboration work that followed this project 3. Introduced these new techniques to my students.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,5451,,,,"Shaunna M. Schanzenbach AKA Shaunna Heckman",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Heckman will participate in an advanced music production workshop, gaining the skills and knowledge to independently create a more refined, polished, and professional sound.",2021-02-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shaunna,Schanzenbach,"Shaunna M. Schanzenbach AKA Shaunna Heckman",,,MN,,"(218) 340-3379",shaunnaheckmanmusic@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-31,"Linda DeRoode: DeRoode has been involved in the festival world for 15 years. Her professional credits include: director of the 2014 Festival of Nations, three Italian festivals called Festa Italiana on Harriet Island, six Saint Paul Oktoberfests, and various other large-scale festivals. DeRoode currently works as the director of cultural programming at the Germanic-American Institute (GAI) in Saint Paul. She produces the Saint Paul Oktoberfest at the Schmidt Brewery for the GAI. DeRoode has served on many nonprofit boards and currently sits on the Saint Paul Festival Association Board. DeRoode holds a master's degree in education from Concordia University of Saint Paul.; Susanna Gaunt: Susanna Gaunt is a mixed-media installation artist and instructor. She is a recent recipient of an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant as well as a Career Development grant from Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. She is completing new three-dimensional installations for a show at the Duluth Art Institute. She has served on the Artist Initiative review panel and juried the annual student exhibit at University of Wisconsin- Superior. Gaunt holds a BA in philosophy from Boston College and a BFA in painting, drawing and printmaking from the University of Minnesota Duluth.; Ian Hanson: Based in Grand Meadow, Hanson is the owner and photographer of Hanson Photography and the adventure lifestyle blog ""The Spur Trail?. Here he provides clients with preserving life's memories, while educating and inspiring others to stray from the beaten path. His photography has been recognized regionally, most notably in second place during the 2019 Minnesota State Fair Art Show. His pursuit of photography came after completing a musical theater performance BFA from Viterbo University (La Crosse, WI). Additionally, he works in the talent industry modeling and acting in creative/commercial projects around Minnesota.; Mark Monfils: Monfils is a freelance director who most recently directed for River City Theater Company of Watertown. He directed productions in the 2017 and 2016 Minnesota Fringe Festivals in Minneapolis. He has worked around the metro area for River Valley Theater Company and directed productions in greater Minnesota for The Cowles Center, Rockford High School, and The Barn Theatre in Willmar. Over the course of his fifty-year career, Monfils has directed over fifty plays, musicals, and shows. He has acted in and stage managed another thirty-five more in the metropolitan area and greater Minnesota.; Beatrice Rothweiler: Rothweiler has over 35 years of experience combining her personal passions and professional expertise working with numerous emerging growth companies and small nonprofit arts organizations. Rothweiler is an attorney, a consultant, an arts lover, and a performer who has taken on active roles in various nonprofits and business organizations that reflect her priorities and values. She has served numerous business organizations in leadership roles at various professional and nonprofit organizations including National Association of Women Business Owners, the former Minnesota Dance Alliance, Chinese American Association of Minnesota, and Chinese Dance Theater.; Fawn Sampson: Sampson is the American Indian liaison in leadership and civic engagement for the Center of Community Vitality at the University of Minnesota Extension. Sampson has performed with New Native Theatre, holds and practices cultural arts, and supports her performing artist husband. She holds a bachelor's in visual arts and American Indian studies from Bemidji State University and has a certificate in organizational development from the University of Minnesota.; Michael Tillmann: Tillmann is retired after teaching speech, English, and theater in Hayward (WI), Thief River Falls, Marshall, Owatonna, and Cottage Grove. He also taught English and speech at Riverland Community College (Owatonna). Tillmann has directed over 150 theater productions and served on the board of the Minnesota State High School League, as director of standards for the Minnesota Department of Education, as executive director on the Board of Teaching, and on boards for the Perpich Center Foundation and the Owatonna Arts CenterI. n 2015, he was inducted into the Minnesota State High School League Hall of Fame.; Rachel Yang: Rachel Yang is the marketing and outreach specialist at the Loft Literary Center, where she manages the organization's community partnership programs. Before her time at the Loft, she worked in nonprofit education as a program director with the Breakthrough Collaborative. Yang holds a degree in literature and educational studies from Swarthmore College. As an independent artist, she produces documentary audio stories.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016576,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The aim of See Me is to photograph professional portraits of 100 Duluthians mostly Black people and use photography for socioeconomic justice. The measurement of See Me will be free portraits for 100 individuals. Each portrait session will be 30 minutes per individual.","Photographed Successfully fifteen people out of our estimated wishful 100. (Due to capacity). Count.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Daniel O. Oyinloye AKA Seyi Stories",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"See Me Project empowers photography as a tool for socioeconomic power. This project will photograph professional portraits of BIPOC Duluthians for free to advance our community's access to opportunities.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Daniel,Oyinloye,"Daniel O. Oyinloye",,,MN,,"(763) 267-2912",dansancreatives@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-89,"Maya Beecham: Maya Beecham is a collage artist and founder of CardFolk, LLC, a greeting card company that features original collage images with ethnic and fashionable flair. Beecham serves as a grants coordinator at the Minnesota Office of Higher Education. She has fourteen years of experience working in the nonprofit and government sectors with specific focus on philanthropy, education and the arts. Beecham graduated from Hamline University with a BA in communication studies and has served as a volunteer board member for Walker West Music Academy.; Shantel Dow: Shantel Dow is the executive director for the Reif Arts Council and the Myles Reif Performing Arts Center in Grand Rapids. Prior to this position, Dow was the president and booking agent for the Dow Artists, Inc. talent booking agency established in 2003. She is currently on the board of directors for the Minnesota Presenters Network and is a member of the Association of Performing Arts Professionals and Grand Rapids Arts. In 2018, she served as cochair for the Arts Midwest Conference held in Indianapolis.; Gina Kundan: Kundan is the board chair for Ananya Dance Theatre and the director of the Center for Health Interprofessional Programs (CHIP) at the University of Minnesota. She has more than 15 years of experience. Kundan holds a BFA in dance from Wright State University; an MA in social theory, and a certificate in mediation and conflict resolution from Hamline University; and an MPA from the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs.; Christine Marcotte: Marcotte writes historical fiction and nonfiction. She recently completed her first manuscript, What Amelia Knows, a novel about the ax murder of her third great grandfather. Since 2014, she has written the Reminisce column for the Deer River and Grand Rapids newspapers. She has had four short stories published since May 2019. At this time, she is working on a historical trilogy and a linked short story collection. She lives in northern Minnesota with her husband, a variety of pets, and her three-year-old grandson, a frequent visitor.; Jonathan Salmon: Salmon is a camping professional working with individuals with disabilities and has a master's degree in theology from the University of St Andrews in Scotland. He grew up in the north east of England and has been involved in the arts for around 30 years, both in the U. K. and the U. S. This has involved working on theatrical boards and currently serves as treasurer, having also been in the chair role previously. He participates in theater both on stage and off, is active in his local church, and married to an accomplished musician.; Vicki Stenerson: Stenerson is currently serving as the president of the Bemidji Community Theater board of directors. She studied English and political science at Bemidji State University. Her academic focus on Shakespeare was developed further when she studied at Oxford University with a member of the Royal Shakespeare Theater Company. Stenerson has directed productions with the Bemidji Community Theater, Sarens Productions, and Vision Theater. She is a lighting designer, light operator, stage manager, and actor, participating in productions at Paul Bunyan Playhouse, Swashbuckler's Guild, Mask and Rose Women's Collective, and Bemidji Community Theater. She has directed First City Handbell Choir, Bethel Lutheran Church Adult Choir, and the Bethel Lutheran Church Passion Play.; Jennifer Vickerman: Vickerman earned her BA from Gustavus Adolphus College (Saint Peter) with majors in music performance in voice and theater. She also earned a fundraising certificate from the University of St. Thomas (Saint Paul). Vickerman is a gift planner at Gustavus Adolphus College and leads the Friends of Music group for alumni, parents, and friends. While employed at Thrivent Financial, Vickerman held roles in new business development and financial advising. Vickerman is a twenty-three-year member of the VocalEssence Chorus, where she serves as the soprano section leader. Vickerman has served on fundraising committees and was involved in an adaptive planning process for VocalEssence led by EmcArts.; Thi Vu: Vu was born in a music traditional family in Vietnam and began to get acquainted with music when she was three years old. From the age of ten, Vu started studying music at the Music Conservatory (Saigon, Vietnam). She specializes in the performance of four instruments: ??n Tranh zither, ??n b?u monochord, ??n tam th?p l?c dulcimer, and ??n tr'?ng bamboo xylophone. As a professional musician, she has performed widely in Vietnam, Singapore, Australia, Hawaii, Virginia, Texas, and Minnesota. She has extensive experience as an educator and served as a music instructor at Saigon South International School for over eight years. In 2018, Vu founded the Vietnamese Traditional Music of Minnesota, a nonprofit organization to promote the culture of Vietnam through art and music.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016577,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota residents and artists stay connected and engaged with one another through quality arts experiences presented digitally by ASI. ASI will track participation numbers and feedback for at least 75 online programs that aim to preserve the connection between artist and audience and uplift arts education via distance learning for Minnesotans of all ages and backgrounds.","Minnesota residents and artists connected and engaged with one another through a variety of quality arts experiences and programs presented digitally. Feedback from digital surveys and tracked participation indicated that Minnesotans maintained connections to one another and ASI through virtual arts experiences. Wilder Research Foundtaion provided feedback via participant listening sessions and surveys.","achieved proposed outcomes",14860,,29860,1000,"Brad Engdahl, Margaret Adamek, Elizabeth Olson, Laurie Jacobi, Lynnea Atlas-Ingebretson, Aimee Ritchcreek-Baxter, Carline Bengtsson, Karl Benson, Michael Bjornberg, Brenda Butler, Barbara Linell Glaser, Mary Dee Hicks, John Litell, Marco Molinari, Mohamud Mumin, Andreas Ornberg, Andrea Oselund, Lenor Scheffler, David Sorensen, Linda Wallenberg, William Weiler",0.00,"American Swedish Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The American Swedish Institute will uplift arts access and distance learning for Minnesotans of all ages and backgrounds through a suite of virtual arts programs designed to preserve the vital connection between artist and participant.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christiana,Stolpestad,"American Swedish Institute","2600 Park Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 870-3354",christys@asimn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Mahnomen, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-65,"Carrie Abfalter: Abfalter is the fund development manager for WACOSA, a nonprofit that creates day programs for adults with disabilities. In addition to her work with WACOSA, Abfalter teaches fitness classes at local gyms in Saint Cloud and enjoys spending time outdoors. Abfalter attended the College of Saint Benedict?in Saint Joseph, graduating with a bachelor of arts in social work.; Ryan Borden: Borden is an arts and culture professional with an education and equity focus. A recent arrival to Minnesota, Borden was previously the public programs manager at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, AZ, where he collaborated with local communities to develop and execute large-scale cultural events. He has taught percussion both scholastically and independently in multiple states and has served as a panelist and reviewer for the Southwest Folklife Alliance's Master-Apprentice Program and ASU Gammage's Teaching Artists Program. Also a performing musician, he earned a MM in percussion from the University of Missouri.; Xiaohong Chen: Xiaohong Chen practices law and provides legal and financial consulting. Previously, she had held various positions with large health insurers including Anthem, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota, and United Healthcare. She has been dancing with the Minnesota Chinese Dance Theater since 1994. She also has been serving as a volunteer board member there for more than 20 years. Chen holds a PhD in health services research, policy, and administration from the University of Minnesota and a JD from William Mitchell College of Law.; Sindiswa Georgiades: Sindiswa Georgiades has spent more than a decade as a project management and fund development professional. Sindiswa has a proven success record in the implementation and execution of fund procurement, project management, and organization leadership. Graduating suma cum laude with a BA in marketing management from Concordia University in Saint Paul. She also served as a Roy Wilkins Institute community fellow at the University of Minnesota.; Sandy Nadeau: Nadeau has just retired after 32 years working in the nonprofit realm in Wisconsin, Colorado, and Minnesota. She has served as an executive director, director of development, and director of communications at small, medium, and large organizations.; Briauna Williams: Williams a graphic design graduate. She is a teaching artist for the Capri Theater, Artistry, She Rock She Rock, and Young Rembrandts. Williams is a community leader and artist curating spaces for black and brown people to aid in healing with and through the arts. Williams is a muralist, self- taught artist, and henna artist. Her work has been featured at the Phoenix Theater sponsored by Springboard for the Arts, as well as an exhibition within a Duluth court house. Williams is motivated by youth and her community. Black peoples' struggles and resilience have been a common core in most of her works.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016580,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","The Bagley Area Arts Collaborative will be able to reach more individuals who are interested in arts activities. We will count the number of people taking advantage of online arts activities and compare these numbers to the number who have taken workshops in the past. A short evaluation will be included in the workshop to determine new skills learned.","We have reached twice as many adult learners this past spring and summer than we normally do. We do an actual count of participants in our workshops. We did not offer any workshops online.","achieved some of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,"Pamela Edevold, RuthAnn Nordlund, Cindy Kolling, Janet Brademan",0.00,"Bagley Area Arts Collaborative","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Bagley Area Arts Collaborative will create a virtual classroom to deliver arts programming to the residents of our region in a safe, creative manner.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Janet,Brademan,"Bagley Area Arts Collaborative, Inc","36627 225th Ave",Bagley,MN,56621,"(218) 368-5221",janet.brademan@live.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Dakota, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Morrison, Otter Tail, Polk, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-66,"Karlyn Berg: Karlyn Atkinson Berg graduated from Rhode Island School of Design. She is a working painter and collage artist whose work has been shown in galleries across the country. She was awarded a 2018 and 2020 Artist Initiative grant and 2018 and 2019 Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Career Development grants. Berg is currently the administrative assistant at the Edge Center for the Arts in Bigfork, Minnesota. Berg lives in rural Minnesota where she trains dogs in tracking and scent work for competition.; Keya Ganguly: Keya Ganguly is a professor of comparative literature, film, and visual culture at the University of Minnesota. She has advised curators on South Asia exhibits at MIA and served on several Minnesota State Arts Board panels in the past. Prior to joining the University of Minnesota in 1997, she taught at Carnegie Mellon University and was a postdoctoral fellow at Brown University, after receiving her doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.; Younin Greenfield: Greenfield is the program manager for Project for Pride in Living's single adult supportive housing program. Greenfield assists in support and foster, a trauma informed, client centered, equitable approach to housing and supporting individuals experiencing homelessness. Greenfield is a member of the PPL DEI committee, a trained YWCA racial justice facilitator, and volunteer with a local domestic violence shelter. Most recently Greenfield has completed a fellowship through the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, and worked on a partnership with Minneapolis Public Housing Authority to collect and decipher data to promote improving the Section 8 voucher experience. Greenfield holds a BA in sociology from Metropolitan State University.; Paula Gudmundson: Flutist Paula Gudmundson is associate professor at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She has performed nationally. Gudmundson's first album La Flauta of Buenos Aires (2014) features works by Amancio Alcorta. Her most recent CD features works, Breaking Waves (2019) features works by Swedish women composers. She received a 2011 Arts Board Artist Initiative grant research of flute in Latin American art and music; traveling to Buenos Aires in search of neglected early 20th century music. In 2012, she presented programs throughout the Midwest featuring solo and collaborative works from Argentina. She has been featured on Minnesota Public Radio's Regional Spotlight.; Bridget Guiza: Guiza is a violinist with formal training in music theory and harmony at the conservatory and college level. Her goals are to learn the art of music composition and production, obtain a Mexican huehuetl drum, and refine her violin skills. Guiza's music is influenced by classical, Mexican folk, electronic, cumbia, and pre-Hispanic structures. This blend of old and new inspires her to create sounds that cross borders. Her hopes are that listeners resonate with these sound blends while appreciating the ancestral beats in a metaphorical journey of appreciation, gratitude, and oneness. Growing up in Los Angeles with so much diversity and coming from Mexican parents has influenced her music. Her bilingual (English and Spanish) approach to songwriting resonates with other Spanish speaking peoples and encourages other to seek understanding.; Nicole Helget: Nicole Helget is the author of books for adults and children, a manuscript consultant, story editor, and teacher. Helget is the author of a memoir, two novels, and three middle grade novels. Helget was selected as a Barnes and Nobles ""Discover Great New Writers? and ""Featured Authors""? and has starred reviews from Booklist and Publisher's Weekly. Her work has earned the Tamarack Award and Speakeasy Prize, as well as Midwest Selections Pick, several Minnesota Book Award nominations, and two Arts Board grants. Featured reviews have appeared in People magazine and ""Weekend Edition? on National Public Radio. She works and lives in Saint Peter with her family.; Yusuf Mohamed: Mohamed has a passion for the arts, dance, and performance. Mohamed worked as front desk staff for the Cowles Center for the Dance and Performing Arts in Minneapolis. Mohamed holds a master's degree in public and nonprofit administration. He has served on community and school boards and been a public employee for over twenty years, providing services to many Minnesotans.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016582,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","I will share a writer as mentee experience with my rural community of writers through a public reading and workshop event, likely to be held online. The outcome will be measured by an evaluation survey completed by participants in the combined reading/workshop event.","During the actual online event, there were only three participants. The event video is posted on my website and I continue to promote/request feedback. I designed an evaluation but there were too few participants and only one replied to a request for feedback.","achieved some of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Margaret E. Fuller AKA M E Fuller",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Fuller will participate in a yearlong mentee/mentor writing relationship and bring this experience to her community in workshops to help other writers build confidence around sharing their process and work.",2020-12-01,2021-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Margaret,Fuller,"Margaret E. Fuller AKA M E Fuller",,,MN,,"(218) 839-4215",mefuller.arts@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cass, Chippewa, Crow Wing, Lac qui Parle, Swift, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-90,"Julie Ahasay: Julie Ahasay recently retired from the faculty at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She has directed and acted at the Duluth Playhouse for many decades, and also has directed for Lyric Opera of the North, Wise Fool, and Renegade Theater Company. She has participated in approximately 80 theatrical productions ranging from college shows and comedy revues to dinner theater and live radio productions. She is an instructor at Duluth Playhouse Conservatory.; Paul Dove: Dr. Paul T. Dove is professor emeritus, University of Evansville (Evansville, IN); his emphasis is voice and music education. Dove is the cofounder and artistic director of the Northern Light Opera Company in Park Rapids. Dove was instrumental in founding the Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council and is chair of the Park Rapids Arts & Culture Advisory Commission. Dove serves as vice president of Armory Arts & Event Center board charged with the development of the Park Rapids National Guard Armory as a regional arts and event facility.; Roxanne Givens: Givens is the founder of the Minnesota African American Museum. She has a master's degree in social work from the University of Minnesota and spent her early career in social work and vocational counseling. She has served on boards of St. Catherine University, the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, the Bush Foundation, and Penumbra Theatre Company, as well as her family's foundation, The Givens Foundation for African American Literature. Givens is the recipient of a WomenVenture Lifetime Achievement award, a Heritage Keepers award, and was honored as a community champion by the Girl Scouts of America.; Michael Kleber-Diggs: Michael Kleber-Diggs is a poet and essayist. His writing has appeared in McSweeney's, Poetry City, North Dakota Quarterly, Pollen Midwest, Paper Darts, Water~Stone Review and a few anthologies. He enjoys collaboration with visual artists. Kleber-Diggs is a past fellow with the Givens Foundation for African-America Literature, a past winner of the Loft Mentor Series in poetry, and the inaugural poet laureate of Anoka County libraries. His work has been supported by the Arts Board, the Jerome Foundation, and (as part of a collaboration project through Soo Visual Art Center) the National Endowment for the Arts.; Jennifer McDougall: McDougall is currently the special projects director at White Earth Tribal and Community College, where she oversees human resources, development, marketing, facilities, IT, grants and security departments. McDougall has a bachelor of science degree in project management from Minnesota State University-Moorhead and an AAS in human resources from Minnesota State Community and Technical College. McDougall is an enrolled member of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe and has a passion to gain more knowledge of her culture and the arts of other cultures.; Jayne Rothschild: Rothschild is the executive director of Honors Choirs of Southeast Minnesota, a youth choir organization serving 325 to 350 singers each season in five ensembles. She joined the organization in 2010, and oversees all administrative operations. Previous volunteer experience in the arts includes extensive work with Roanoke Valley Children's Chorus (Roanoke, VA). Rotchschild received a BA in organizational management from Gustavus Adolphus College.; Gary Ruschman: Ruschman is a vocal artist, instrumentalist, conductor, and prizewinning composer. He has appeared with orchestras, opera companies, and festivals around the world, and was a member of the Twin Cities based Cantus vocal ensemble for a decade. He has received institutional support and recognition from Chorus America, American Composers Forum, Nautilus Music Theater, and ASCAP. Ruschman is director of music at Saint Timothy Lutheran Church in Saint Paul, and currently serves on the music staff of One Voice Mixed Chorus and Mixed Precipitation's Picnic Operetta. He earned degrees with honors from Northern Kentucky University (Highland Heights, KY) and the San Francisco Conservatory (San Francisco, CA).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016599,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,5840,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I would like to create music and visual art experiences that highlight my experience as a Black, queer woman. Create music in both recorded EP and music video format, as well as other content that highlights my narrative as a Black queer woman and host structured dialogue and healing interactions amongst BIPOC folks about the content of the art I create.","I created music and visual art experiences that highlighted my experience as a Black, Queer Indivual. I created and collaborated on visual and performance art in various mediums. I was able to complete a recorded EP. I was also able to provide a livestream music video of a performance which highlighted my experience as a Black queer woman.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,5840,,,,"Diona D. Johnson",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Johnson will seek to provide online opportunities for listening, interpretation, dialogue, and other forms of engagement through a creative music project AfroGeode, and make opportunities accessible to the greater Minnesota population.",2021-01-01,2022-03-10,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Diona,Johnson,"Diona D. Johnson",,,MN,,"(651) 207-3603",dionaj87@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Douglas, Hennepin, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-43,"Julie Johnson: Julie M. Johnson is a professional grant consultant. She had worked freelance since 1999 and then launched her professional consultancy in 2015. Johnson has been a member of the grants professional association since 2014. She earned her Grants Professional Certification (GPC) in 2019. She has a BA in English writing from Winona State University. Johnson's cultural work includes Winona Film Society board of director from 1993-2008, Great River Shakespeare Festival public relations manager from 2006-2008, and Friends of Winona Public Library vice president from 2014-2018.; Rupa Nair: Nair is a performing artist with Katha Dance Theatre. Nair has been a part of many shows and performed as a lead artist in Katha Dance Theatre's 2015 production ""Pourush, The Masculine.? She served as the youth director with the Minnesota Malayalee Association from 2014 to 2015, and volunteers with fundraising shows organized by Chance Foundation and Harmonious Music. Nair works with Weston Solutions, a construction company. She has a master's degree in construction management from Texas A & M University and a bachelor's degree in architecture from the University of Mumbai.; Cana Potter: Cana Potter is the owner and sole operator of MuseFlora design studio. Cana graduated from FIDM in Los Angeles with an A.A. in Fashion Design. She has worked as a costume designer with many local theaters, including The Guthrie, Mixed Blood and Mu Performing Arts. Potter has served as a founding board member and Treasurer for Heart of Dance nonprofit, has received a micro grant from Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers, and has proudly served as grant panelist twice for the Arts Board.; Juliane Shibata: Shibata is a ceramic artist from Northfield, Minnesota. She received her MFA from Bowling Green State University. Shibata taught at Carleton College, Hope College, The College of Saint Benedict, and Saint John's University. Her work was included in the 2019 ""Blanc de Chine? International Ceramic Art Award exhibition in Beijing. Shibata was awarded Artist Initiative grants from the Arts Board in 2014, 2018, and 2020. In 2016, she was a cocurator of Michi ?Distinctive Paths, Shared Affinity: An Exhibition of Japanese American Ceramic Artists, which traveled across the U. S. Her work belongs to the permanent collection of Northern Arizona University's Art Museum and the Brown-Forman Collection.; Danielle Sosin: Danielle Sosin is a professional writer and avid arts participant. Her major publications include Garden Primitives, stories from Coffee House Press, and The Long-Shining Waters, a novel from Milkweed Editions, which won the Milkweed National Fiction Prize, amongst other honors. Sosin has taught and encouraged creative communication with people from diverse backgrounds and age groups, and contributed to the field as a panelist, mentor.. Raised in the Twin Cities, Sosin moved to Duluth in 2003.; Richard Terrill: Terrill is professor emeritus at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where he was a distinguished faculty scholar and taught poetry and creative nonfiction writing for twenty-seven years in the MFA program. He now works part-time as a jazz saxophonist. He is the author of three collections of poems, including Coming Late to Rachmaninoff, winner of the Minnesota Book Award; as well as two memoirs, including Saturday Night in Baoding: A China Memoir, winner of the AWP Award for Nonfiction. A past Arts Board grantee, he has reviewed grant applications for the Arts Board and has been a reviewer for the Minnesota Book Awards.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016606,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,5999,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To continue to produce professional quality sounding monthly podcasts while all participants are safely recording from home studios. The outcome evaluation will be based on the continued production of high quality, monthly podcasts. Should public health and safety allow, in person and live audience recordings will also continue, utilizing much of the same equipment purchased.","Facilitated in collaboration between community members. Improved skill in all aspects of setup, recording, performing in, and editing podcasts. Provided the first live entertainment on the Teatro Zuccone stage since the beginning of the pandemic. New equipment provides for a more professional sound. We maintain capacity for remote recording. Yearly downloads increased 89% in 2021.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,5999,,,,"Scott J. Hebert",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Hebert will utilize professional equipment to capture performances remotely for later production into improvisational storytelling and podcasting.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Scott,Hebert,"Scott J. Hebert",,,MN,,"(218) 213-3390",scottjhebert@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-47,"Carrie Brase: Brase retired after working 22 years at Riverland Community College, predominately in student services, and 31 years with Macy's special events department. Brase was previously the coowner and human resources director for Riverside TV and Appliance company in Owatonna and Rochester. After graduating from North Park University (Chicago, IL) with a BA in English, drama, and communication, Brase spent seven years teaching high school English and theater, as well as directing and coaching. Brase has served on numerous boards and committees at the local, state, and international levels including Eastern Star and Job's Daughters. She is currently serving as president of the board of directors for the OAC.; Debra deNoyelles: deNoyelles is the development director for the Capri Theater. Her arts experience includes working for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, the Soap Factory, East Side Arts Council, SteppingStone Theater, and more. She currently serves on the board for the Association of Fundraising Professionals-MN Chapter and the Advisory Board of SooVAC. deNoyelles has a BFA and MA in art history from the University of Kansas.; Katherine Dodge: Now retired, Kathy Dodge taught high school English. She followed that career to become executive director of the Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program. She chaired the steering committee for the Minnesota Orchestra's first Common Chords residency in Grand Rapids, served on the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council (ARAC) board, cofounded Grand Rapids Arts, chaired the Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission, and served on the board of Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. She is recipient of the Maddie Simons Arts Advocate Award from ARAC. Her education includes a BA in English from St. Lawrence University (Canton, NY) and an MA from Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY).; Mirella Espino: Mirella Espino is development associate at Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio (CLUES). Espino is a second-generation Latina of Mexican descent. Navigating both the Spanish and English languages and two cultures drives Espino to advocate for a society where all are welcomed and celebrated. Immigration, public policy, the arts, and cultural preservation/engagement are her passions. Espino has written grant proposals for the advocacy and community engagement and the Latino arts and cultural engagement divisions at CLUES. Originally from central Wisconsin, she graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire with a BA in political science and Latin American studies.; Laura Helle: An Iowa farm girl by birth, Laura Helle joined the Austin Area Arts team as executive director in November 2016. Helle previously worked at Riverland Community College and Vision 2020 Austin. Helle earned a BFA from Iowa State University in graphic design with a minor in journalism/mass communication. She continues her nonprofit education, most recently completing a program on managing capital campaigns with the University of Indiana Lily School of Philanthropy. Helle serves on the Austin city council and is a member of the Port Authority, Austin Housing and Redevelopment Authority, Community Education Advisory Board, and the new Culture and Arts Commission.; Linda Salisbury: Lin Salisbury is a writer, event planner, and host and producer of Superior Reads and Superior Reviews on WTIP 90.7 Radio (Grand Marais). She was a Loft Mentor Series Fellow in creative nonfiction, and has been published in Snowshoemag.com and Fourth Genre. She completed a memoir Crazy For You, and she is currently working on a novel, The Violet Hour Book Club. Salisbury formerly worked for the Grand Marais Art Colony as an event planner responsible for planning and implementing the Grand Marais Arts Festival, a festival featuring seventy-five artists from around the region during a two-day festival on the North Shore of Lake Superior.; Boonmee Yang: Yang holds a master's degree in ESL education and works as an EL teacher in Saint Paul. He has volunteered with SOY (Shades of Yellow) in the past as a grant application reviewer, along with reviewing lesson plans for AMAZEworks to check for accurate representation and cultural sensitivity. He is part of the Minneapolis Institute of Art's teacher advisory board for integrating Asian American art in education.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016609,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,4942,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The tangible outcome is to present a documentary to the public detailing the lives of the underrepresented. The goal, giving voices to the overlooked. By engaging in community dialogues and local advocacy groups and raise provocative questions on ethics of how society views and treats homelessness.",,,,,4942,,,,"Malcolm Fields",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Fields will help the underrepresented share their stories, explore creative outlets, and gain skills that will show their vision through film.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Malcolm,Fields,"Malcolm Fields",,,MN,,"(218) 213-4633",Malcfields@icloud.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-49,"Carrie Brase: Brase retired after working 22 years at Riverland Community College, predominately in student services, and 31 years with Macy's special events department. Brase was previously the coowner and human resources director for Riverside TV and Appliance company in Owatonna and Rochester. After graduating from North Park University (Chicago, IL) with a BA in English, drama, and communication, Brase spent seven years teaching high school English and theater, as well as directing and coaching. Brase has served on numerous boards and committees at the local, state, and international levels including Eastern Star and Job's Daughters. She is currently serving as president of the board of directors for the OAC.; Debra deNoyelles: deNoyelles is the development director for the Capri Theater. Her arts experience includes working for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, the Soap Factory, East Side Arts Council, SteppingStone Theater, and more. She currently serves on the board for the Association of Fundraising Professionals-MN Chapter and the Advisory Board of SooVAC. deNoyelles has a BFA and MA in art history from the University of Kansas.; Katherine Dodge: Now retired, Kathy Dodge taught high school English. She followed that career to become executive director of the Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program. She chaired the steering committee for the Minnesota Orchestra's first Common Chords residency in Grand Rapids, served on the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council (ARAC) board, cofounded Grand Rapids Arts, chaired the Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission, and served on the board of Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. She is recipient of the Maddie Simons Arts Advocate Award from ARAC. Her education includes a BA in English from St. Lawrence University (Canton, NY) and an MA from Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY).; Mirella Espino: Mirella Espino is development associate at Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio (CLUES). Espino is a second-generation Latina of Mexican descent. Navigating both the Spanish and English languages and two cultures drives Espino to advocate for a society where all are welcomed and celebrated. Immigration, public policy, the arts, and cultural preservation/engagement are her passions. Espino has written grant proposals for the advocacy and community engagement and the Latino arts and cultural engagement divisions at CLUES. Originally from central Wisconsin, she graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire with a BA in political science and Latin American studies.; Laura Helle: An Iowa farm girl by birth, Laura Helle joined the Austin Area Arts team as executive director in November 2016. Helle previously worked at Riverland Community College and Vision 2020 Austin. Helle earned a BFA from Iowa State University in graphic design with a minor in journalism/mass communication. She continues her nonprofit education, most recently completing a program on managing capital campaigns with the University of Indiana Lily School of Philanthropy. Helle serves on the Austin city council and is a member of the Port Authority, Austin Housing and Redevelopment Authority, Community Education Advisory Board, and the new Culture and Arts Commission.; Linda Salisbury: Lin Salisbury is a writer, event planner, and host and producer of Superior Reads and Superior Reviews on WTIP 90.7 Radio (Grand Marais). She was a Loft Mentor Series Fellow in creative nonfiction, and has been published in Snowshoemag.com and Fourth Genre. She completed a memoir Crazy For You, and she is currently working on a novel, The Violet Hour Book Club. Salisbury formerly worked for the Grand Marais Art Colony as an event planner responsible for planning and implementing the Grand Marais Arts Festival, a festival featuring seventy-five artists from around the region during a two-day festival on the North Shore of Lake Superior.; Boonmee Yang: Yang holds a master's degree in ESL education and works as an EL teacher in Saint Paul. He has volunteered with SOY (Shades of Yellow) in the past as a grant application reviewer, along with reviewing lesson plans for AMAZEworks to check for accurate representation and cultural sensitivity. He is part of the Minneapolis Institute of Art's teacher advisory board for integrating Asian American art in education.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016613,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","This project will create a recorded piece of chamber music that helps to musically illustrate the process of change in our rapidly changing world. If the psychological process of adapting to change could be described musically as opposed to verbally, it would be intriguing to survey a variety of listeners and find out if they can identify these stages within their own life experiences.","This project will create a recorded piece of chamber music that helps to musically illustrate the process of change in our rapidly changing world. I created a (hopefully) unique questionnaire to try to determine how audience respond and engage with the music and concept. This can be found here: hearbenji.com/ttm.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Benjamin J. Inniger AKA Benji Inniger",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Inniger will create a professionally recorded musical album titled ""The Transtheoretical Model"" for violin, viola, cello, piano, and electronics.",2021-02-01,2022-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Benjamin,Inniger,"Benjamin Inniger AKA Benji Inniger",,,MN,,"(414) 758-9302",promusicamn@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Nicollet, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-51,"Cheryl Caponi: Caponi is the executive director and cofounder of the Caponi Art Park. Caponi has dedicated her career to developing the programs, physical space, and organization of the park; and to building community through the arts. Caponi is a former member of the Dakota County Public Arts Commission, and served on the City of Eagan public art selection panel. Caponi has a BFA from the University of Minnesota and has participated in the ArtSage Arts and Aging Minnesota professional development program. She was a lead member of the Eagan cohort in the Arts Midwest ArtsLab training on community building through the arts.; Benjamin Gateno: Gateno is a performer and educator with advanced degrees from the Eastman School of Music. He toured and recorded as a member of the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet from 2009 to 2014. Gateno recently released a CD of solo guitar music of the 1920s featuring classical, blues, and jazz. Gateno is a 2020 recipient of a Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council grant to film performances of 1920s guitar music at 1920s architectural sites in southeast Minnesota. Gateno currently resides in Rochester where he teaches privately and serves on the board of the Rochester Music Guild.; Sally Koski: Koski is a retired graduate nursing professor from the College of St. Scholastica. She served as a volunteer executive director of the Ely Community Health Center and a public health nursing consultant for the Minnesota Oral Health Project. She has been active with local Ely area nonprofits such as the Ely Area Food Shelf and Community Care Team. She graduated from the College of St. Scholastica with a bachelor's and master's in nursing and holds a PhD in nursing from Barry University (Miami Shores, FL). She is a flutist, watercolor painter, photographer, and nunofelter. Koski has extensive experience as a grant reviewer for local nonprofits and with the Minnesota Department of Health. She recently has been selected as a contributing photographer with the Foundation for Healing Photo Arts.; Simone Needles: Needles is a visual arts instructor with Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts, where they challenge perceptions of disability and provide the training and resources needed for individuals with disabilities to seek careers in the arts. Needles is a board member of the Minnesota Access Alliance working to advocate for and provide training to make the arts and culture more accessible to all Minnesotans. Needles has worked with the Walker Art Center, Minnesota Orchestra, and Highland Friendship Club as a teaching artist for classes focused on individuals with disabilities. She has worked in the disability field for six years and is a self-taught artist focusing on handmade mediums and process based work.; Judy Nelson: Nelson has a PhD in adult education and has taught full-time in the Minnesota state system and at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She lives near Grand Rapids where she pursues interests in photography, writing, landscaping, and music. Nelson is currently a member of the MacRostie Art Center and KAXE Northern Community Radio, where she contributes essays to the program Stay Human. She has been the recipient of a photography award and has had numerous presentations of her photos and her writing. Most recently, she received an Arrowhead Regional Arts award to begin writing a memoir of World War II.; Margaret Ojala: Ojala taught photography at St. Olaf College for 35 years. She is a professor emerita of art and art history. Ojala has been awarded several Arts Board grants for individual artists and received McKnight fellowships. Most recently, Ojala received an award at the 2020 McKnight visual artist fellowship. Ojala is represented by Groveland Gallery. She has a BA from the University of Minnesota and MFA from The Art Institute of Chicago.; Anna Ostendorf: Ostendorf is the executive director of ArtReach in Red Wing. At ArtReach, she handles administrative tasks including supporting teaching artists to deliver visual arts programming and teaches classes in visual arts. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor's degree in religious studies and cultural anthropology. She has served on the board of the Friends of the Sheldon Theatre and is a member of the advisory panel for Red Wing Community Education and Recreation.; Carlisa Rivamonte: Rivamonte is currently the development manager at Mixed Blood Theatre. She served for thirteen years as executive director for Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts and has worked as a grants consultant for a number of nonprofit organizations in the Twin Cities. She has served on the board of the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, and as a panelist for several arts organizations including Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Minnesota State Arts Board, and the Kentucky Foundation for Women, among others. She holds a BA in art from UC Berkeley and an MFA in painting from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016616,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Community members will increase their understanding of and appreciation for the artistic process by engaging directly with art and artist. Participant engagement and understanding of and appreciation for the artistic process to be assessed via question and answer during and following presentation of art and corresponding narrative.","Community members increased their understanding of and appreciation for the artistic process by engaging directly with art and artist. Participant engagement and understanding of and appreciation for the artistic process was assessed via question and answer during and following presentation of art and corresponding narrative.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Michele M. Steffen",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Steffen will create a series of figurative paintings and corresponding narrative for live or virtual public presentation.",2021-02-01,2022-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michele,Steffen,"Michele M. Steffen",,,MN,,"(320) 796-2052",msteffenstudio@tds.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Renville, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-54,"Cheryl Caponi: Caponi is the executive director and cofounder of the Caponi Art Park. Caponi has dedicated her career to developing the programs, physical space, and organization of the park; and to building community through the arts. Caponi is a former member of the Dakota County Public Arts Commission, and served on the City of Eagan public art selection panel. Caponi has a BFA from the University of Minnesota and has participated in the ArtSage Arts and Aging Minnesota professional development program. She was a lead member of the Eagan cohort in the Arts Midwest ArtsLab training on community building through the arts.; Benjamin Gateno: Gateno is a performer and educator with advanced degrees from the Eastman School of Music. He toured and recorded as a member of the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet from 2009 to 2014. Gateno recently released a CD of solo guitar music of the 1920s featuring classical, blues, and jazz. Gateno is a 2020 recipient of a Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council grant to film performances of 1920s guitar music at 1920s architectural sites in southeast Minnesota. Gateno currently resides in Rochester where he teaches privately and serves on the board of the Rochester Music Guild.; Sally Koski: Koski is a retired graduate nursing professor from the College of St. Scholastica. She served as a volunteer executive director of the Ely Community Health Center and a public health nursing consultant for the Minnesota Oral Health Project. She has been active with local Ely area nonprofits such as the Ely Area Food Shelf and Community Care Team. She graduated from the College of St. Scholastica with a bachelor's and master's in nursing and holds a PhD in nursing from Barry University (Miami Shores, FL). She is a flutist, watercolor painter, photographer, and nunofelter. Koski has extensive experience as a grant reviewer for local nonprofits and with the Minnesota Department of Health. She recently has been selected as a contributing photographer with the Foundation for Healing Photo Arts.; Simone Needles: Needles is a visual arts instructor with Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts, where they challenge perceptions of disability and provide the training and resources needed for individuals with disabilities to seek careers in the arts. Needles is a board member of the Minnesota Access Alliance working to advocate for and provide training to make the arts and culture more accessible to all Minnesotans. Needles has worked with the Walker Art Center, Minnesota Orchestra, and Highland Friendship Club as a teaching artist for classes focused on individuals with disabilities. She has worked in the disability field for six years and is a self-taught artist focusing on handmade mediums and process based work.; Judy Nelson: Nelson has a PhD in adult education and has taught full-time in the Minnesota state system and at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She lives near Grand Rapids where she pursues interests in photography, writing, landscaping, and music. Nelson is currently a member of the MacRostie Art Center and KAXE Northern Community Radio, where she contributes essays to the program Stay Human. She has been the recipient of a photography award and has had numerous presentations of her photos and her writing. Most recently, she received an Arrowhead Regional Arts award to begin writing a memoir of World War II.; Margaret Ojala: Ojala taught photography at St. Olaf College for 35 years. She is a professor emerita of art and art history. Ojala has been awarded several Arts Board grants for individual artists and received McKnight fellowships. Most recently, Ojala received an award at the 2020 McKnight visual artist fellowship. Ojala is represented by Groveland Gallery. She has a BA from the University of Minnesota and MFA from The Art Institute of Chicago.; Anna Ostendorf: Ostendorf is the executive director of ArtReach in Red Wing. At ArtReach, she handles administrative tasks including supporting teaching artists to deliver visual arts programming and teaches classes in visual arts. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor's degree in religious studies and cultural anthropology. She has served on the board of the Friends of the Sheldon Theatre and is a member of the advisory panel for Red Wing Community Education and Recreation.; Carlisa Rivamonte: Rivamonte is currently the development manager at Mixed Blood Theatre. She served for thirteen years as executive director for Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts and has worked as a grants consultant for a number of nonprofit organizations in the Twin Cities. She has served on the board of the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, and as a panelist for several arts organizations including Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Minnesota State Arts Board, and the Kentucky Foundation for Women, among others. She holds a BA in art from UC Berkeley and an MFA in painting from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016622,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,14996,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Cantus will expand its Championing Black Voices series with new videos that lend Cantus' platform to amplify and support Black artists. The series' direction is iteratively evaluated and shaped by the Black artistic partners who curate/compose content. Additional evaluation factors include number of performance videos created, number of online views, and comments on social media.","Cantus expanded its Championing Black Voices series with new videos that lent Cantus' platform to amplify and support Black artists. Suggestions and iterative feedback from Black artistic partners, Facebook reach and YouTube views, comments shared on social media.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,14996,1259,"Brian Newhouse, Theresa Gienapp, David Niles, Beth Anne Thompson, Alberto de la Paz, Sandra Davis, PaviElle French, Nancy Gaschott, Jonathan Guyton, Elizabeth Drotning Hartwell, Paul Johnson, Laurie Meyers, Jeff Reed, Paul Scholtz, Kevin Stocks, Frank Stubbs, Kim Hollingsworth Taylor, Barbara Thomas, Paul Wilson",0.00,Cantus,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Cantus will expand its Championing Black Voices series of performance videos, which offers Cantus's platform to black artistic partners to collaborate, create, and curate repertoire that shares their lived experiences.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joseph,Heitz,Cantus,"1201 Marquette Ave Ste 100",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 435-0046",jheitz@cantussings.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lyon, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-78,"Patricia Black: Patricia Black is a textile and fiber artist in greater Minnesota. She is also a teaching artist, working with Minnesota students grades K-12 and adults. She has served as a reviewer for Arts Board grant panels and volunteered to assist Perpich Center for the Arts projects and other nonprofit arts organizations in greater Minnesota. She currently is a member of the East Central Regional Arts Council board of directors.; Brianna Fisher: Fisher is a youth educator, community builder, and servant learner. Fisher holds a MA from the University of Minnesota in youth development, and a BA in family services and conflict resolution. A long-time youth worker, Fisher has a passion for creating engaging opportunities where young people can thrive within the arts and self-expression.; Susan Foss: Susan Foss is the creator of The Minnesota Goose Garden, a permanent, 30-year landscape art project highlighting Native American culture and history. Foss is a painter, designer, sculptor, and illustrator who has lived in Minnesota since 1969. The mission of the Minnesota Goose Garden is to preserve and promote education of the flora used by the Ojibwe tribes for food, medicine, utility, and ceremony. Foss has unique world traveling history, years in the Master Gardening program of the University of Minnesota. She received an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant in 2017.; Margo Gray: Gray is a Minnesota based experience designer and theater maker whose interests include developing new work, social justice focused art, and creating site specific immersion. Gray recently received an early career research and development grant from Forecast Public Art and is a Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Next Step Fund recipient. Gray is the producing artistic director of Playable Artworks, a former Fulbright Fellow at the Moscow Art Theatre School, an alumna of Grinnell College, and a graduate of the John Wells MFA directing program at Carnegie Mellon University.; Ursula Hargens: Hargens is a ceramic artist, educator, and cofounder of Minnesota New Institute for Ceramic Education (MN NICE), an advanced certificate program in ceramics which she developed in 2014 in partnership with Northern Clay Center. She received an MFA from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University (Alfred, NY) and an MA in art and art education from Columbia University teacher's college (New York, NY). She is a three time McKnight Artist Fellow, has received additional awards from the Jerome Foundation and the Arts Board, and was named 2020 Ceramic Artist of the Year by Ceramic Arts Network, Ceramics Monthly, and Pottery Making Illustrated; Evelyn May: May is a writer and editor based out of Minneapolis. She has been published in Swimming with Elephants, Wingless Dreamer, Brew Your Own, Rain Taxi, and The Metropolitan. Her writing can be spotted across the Internet and on television. May is the founder and head editor at Other Worldly Women Press. She received her MFA in creative writing at Augsburg University.; Stephen Pelkey: Dr. Stephen Pelkey teaches strings privately in the Rochester and Winona areas. Pelkey teaches cello and bass at Saint Mary's University in Winona. Pelkey is a member of the Winona Symphony Orchestra and the Rochester Symphony Orchestra. Pelkey received his bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees in cello performance at Northwestern University, Yale University, and University of Houston, respectively. An innovative teacher, Pelkey taught public school orchestra for 25 years in north Kansas. He has freelanced since 1985 in various parts of the country. He was part of a professional quartet and studied with members of the Juilliard String Quartet.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016624,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,5500,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","My hopeful outcome would be to maintain my Body art business during Covid and continue the growing bond between people through art. I would keep my doors open by paying all bills, rent and to restock supplies to continue creating art in times of crisis. I intend to help all with art as a positive tool to stay above the mental hardships during the pandemic.","I achieved the desired outcome to keep my business doors open and to stay engaged with community after the impact of Covid 19. I evaluated the success of my business by recording an influx of clients needing art therapy during the initial aftermath of the pandemic. People truly valued having a safe space to come vent and re-enter the public eye.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,5500,,,,"Kalia S. Hotchkiss",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Hotchkiss will continue to showcase her portfolios in an online medium and connect with community through art.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kalia,Hotchkiss,"Kalia S. Hotchkiss",,,MN,,"(831) 229-2525",kaliahotchkissart@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Itasca, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-58,"Cheryl Caponi: Caponi is the executive director and cofounder of the Caponi Art Park. Caponi has dedicated her career to developing the programs, physical space, and organization of the park; and to building community through the arts. Caponi is a former member of the Dakota County Public Arts Commission, and served on the City of Eagan public art selection panel. Caponi has a BFA from the University of Minnesota and has participated in the ArtSage Arts and Aging Minnesota professional development program. She was a lead member of the Eagan cohort in the Arts Midwest ArtsLab training on community building through the arts.; Benjamin Gateno: Gateno is a performer and educator with advanced degrees from the Eastman School of Music. He toured and recorded as a member of the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet from 2009 to 2014. Gateno recently released a CD of solo guitar music of the 1920s featuring classical, blues, and jazz. Gateno is a 2020 recipient of a Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council grant to film performances of 1920s guitar music at 1920s architectural sites in southeast Minnesota. Gateno currently resides in Rochester where he teaches privately and serves on the board of the Rochester Music Guild.; Sally Koski: Koski is a retired graduate nursing professor from the College of St. Scholastica. She served as a volunteer executive director of the Ely Community Health Center and a public health nursing consultant for the Minnesota Oral Health Project. She has been active with local Ely area nonprofits such as the Ely Area Food Shelf and Community Care Team. She graduated from the College of St. Scholastica with a bachelor's and master's in nursing and holds a PhD in nursing from Barry University (Miami Shores, FL). She is a flutist, watercolor painter, photographer, and nunofelter. Koski has extensive experience as a grant reviewer for local nonprofits and with the Minnesota Department of Health. She recently has been selected as a contributing photographer with the Foundation for Healing Photo Arts.; Simone Needles: Needles is a visual arts instructor with Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts, where they challenge perceptions of disability and provide the training and resources needed for individuals with disabilities to seek careers in the arts. Needles is a board member of the Minnesota Access Alliance working to advocate for and provide training to make the arts and culture more accessible to all Minnesotans. Needles has worked with the Walker Art Center, Minnesota Orchestra, and Highland Friendship Club as a teaching artist for classes focused on individuals with disabilities. She has worked in the disability field for six years and is a self-taught artist focusing on handmade mediums and process based work.; Judy Nelson: Nelson has a PhD in adult education and has taught full-time in the Minnesota state system and at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She lives near Grand Rapids where she pursues interests in photography, writing, landscaping, and music. Nelson is currently a member of the MacRostie Art Center and KAXE Northern Community Radio, where she contributes essays to the program Stay Human. She has been the recipient of a photography award and has had numerous presentations of her photos and her writing. Most recently, she received an Arrowhead Regional Arts award to begin writing a memoir of World War II.; Margaret Ojala: Ojala taught photography at St. Olaf College for 35 years. She is a professor emerita of art and art history. Ojala has been awarded several Arts Board grants for individual artists and received McKnight fellowships. Most recently, Ojala received an award at the 2020 McKnight visual artist fellowship. Ojala is represented by Groveland Gallery. She has a BA from the University of Minnesota and MFA from The Art Institute of Chicago.; Anna Ostendorf: Ostendorf is the executive director of ArtReach in Red Wing. At ArtReach, she handles administrative tasks including supporting teaching artists to deliver visual arts programming and teaches classes in visual arts. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor's degree in religious studies and cultural anthropology. She has served on the board of the Friends of the Sheldon Theatre and is a member of the advisory panel for Red Wing Community Education and Recreation.; Carlisa Rivamonte: Rivamonte is currently the development manager at Mixed Blood Theatre. She served for thirteen years as executive director for Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts and has worked as a grants consultant for a number of nonprofit organizations in the Twin Cities. She has served on the board of the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, and as a panelist for several arts organizations including Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Minnesota State Arts Board, and the Kentucky Foundation for Women, among others. She holds a BA in art from UC Berkeley and an MFA in painting from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016625,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","The Bemidji Symphony Orchestra will stay connected to our patrons by performing small live concerts multiple times which we will also live stream. The Bemidji Symphony Orchestra will tally and record the number of tickets purchased and count attendees at live concerts, and we will record the number of viewings of our live-streamed performances.","Live concert attendance: Feb-77, March-100, May-106. Live stream viewings: March-107; May-50. Live stream ticket refunds-67 (Feb. internet failure). We tallied the number of tickets bought, created a list of ticket purchasers, checked people in at the door to tally the number of attendees at live concerts, and we tallied the number of tickets sold and viewings for the live stream of each concert.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,15000,100,"Jack Buhn, Rebecca Cue, Martin Graefe, Louise Jackson, Ann Long Voelkner, Mark Robinson, Sue Rosselet, Stu Rosselet, Linda Wolf",0.00,"Bemidji Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Bemidji Symphony Orchestra will develop plans to safely perform live concerts for smaller audiences and will livestream performances to serve audiences remotely.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Linda,Wolf,"Bemidji Symphony Orchestra","PO Box 3136",Bemidji,MN,56619,"(218) 444-7914",lindalwolf@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Lake of the Woods, Pine, Polk, Roseau, St. Louis, Wadena, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-80,"Rachel Carlson: Rachel Coyne is a Minnesota writer and attorney. Her books include a children's book, Daughter, Have I Told You? from Henry Holt Press, two print novels and a YA e-book trilogy. Her second novel, The Patron Saint of Lost Comfort Lake from New Rivers Press was a Minnesota Book Award finalist. Coyne is a graduate of the Perpich Center for Arts Education high school. She has a BA from Macalester College and a JD from American University Washington College of Law.; Travis Lusk: Travis Lusk's poetry has appeared in the Hamline Art and Literature Review, Soda Fountain, Icarus and Fulcrum: An Annual of Poetry and Aesthetics. He has been featured reader at Ginkgo Coffeehouse; performed at Balls Cabaret, the Artist's Quarter; and was runner-up in Kieran's Pub's first story slam. He has been a finalist for the Loft Mentor Series and received a 2015 Artist Initiative grant from the Arts Board. Lusk's zines can be found in zine collection at Minneapolis Community and Technical College Library.; Nichole Markworth: Markworth is the 5th -12th grade band director at Lac qui Parle Valley School District near Madison. She also serves as the senior high student council advisor and jazz band director. She graduated from Northern State University (Aberdeen, SD) in 2013 with a bachelor of music education degree in K-12 vocal and instrumental music education. In 2017, she went on to receive her master's in education from Augustana University (Sioux Falls, SD). In 2019, she received the Minnesota Association of Student Councils Advisor of the Year for the southwest division. Markworth is the Secretary for the LqPV Education Association.; Xinyi Qian: Xinyi Qian, PhD, has been a tourism specialist at University of Minnesota Tourism Center since June 2013. Qian conducts applied research on a variety of tourism related topics. Qian is the lead instructor of the festival and event management online course, an educational program that builds essential knowledge for successfully managing and sustaining an event. Prior to joining the Tourism Center, Qian was a research associate in the Department of Forest Resources at University of Minnesota. Qian received master's and doctoral degrees from Pennsylvania State University.; Victoria Virasy-Ertelt: Virasy-Ertelt works as an advancement associate at Emma Norton, a nonprofit dedicated to providing stable housing for women experiencing homelessness with the added challenge of mental health and chemical dependencies. She is focused on bringing the Sanctuary Model, a trauma informed philosophy of care, into implementation. In 2015, Virasy-Ertelt graduated from Hamline University with a bachelor's degree in public health and East Asian studies with a certificate of proficiency in Mandarin Chinese. Virasy-Ertelt has also held student leadership positions. She strives to make historically disenfranchised voices heard in her work.; Anita Wallace: Wallace has served as the graduate program coordinator in philosophy at the University of Minnesota for over eighteen years. She received a Joan Aldous Diversity and Public Engagement Grant for her work titled ""Climate and Community: An Assessment of Diversity in Philosophy at the University of Minnesota"". As a community gardener, she wrote a successful proposal that received a grant from Honeywell titled ""Building Access: Wheelchair Accessible Raised Beds for a Phillips Community Garden?. She completed all of the coursework toward a PhD at the University of Minnesota, in social and philosophical foundations of education. Her thesis project remains a work in progress. She received her master's in history and philosophy of education from the University of Minnesota, and her bachelor's degree in studio arts from Ripon College (Ripon, WI).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016627,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,7000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Programming will result in advancing development in dance technique, while students acquire community from fellow peers. Data from exams and surveys from participants will be collected prior and post-program. Teachers will use direct observation as an indicator for growth in dance technique and community in students.","Programming advanced development in dance technique and students created community with fellow peers. Data was collected from a survey from our Hillside program. Direct observation, from teachers and the leaders of other organizations Salt and Light Dance Studio partnered with, was used to measure growth in technique and community.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,7000,,"Rachel Fuchs, Theodore Payne, Camilla Payne, Serena Michaelson, Susan Fuchs",0.00,"Salt and Light Dance Studio","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Salt and Light Dance Studio has developed safe lesson plans for in person classes with an online contingency plan to stay connected with dance lessons during this time.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rachel,Fuchs,"Salt and Light Dance Studio","201 E 1st St",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 349-3254",rachel@saltandlightdancestudio.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-81,"Kimble Bromley: Bromley is a professor of art at North Dakota State University serving in his twenty-fifth year. He has served on numerous university committees and has also served as chairman of the board for the Spirit Room (Fargo, ND). Bromley has won the NDSU College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Creativity Award and Best in Show Painting Award from the 2018 North Dakota Human Rights Festival. Bromley holds a BA in both psychology and sociology from Buena Vista College, an MA from the University of Northern Iowa, and an MFA from Southern Illinois University (Carbondale, IL). He also received his hypnotherapy certification from the National Guild of Hypnotists.; Rachael Givens: Givens graduated from the University of North Carolina Charlotte with a bachelor of arts in visual art. She is the volunteer social media assistant for The Links, Incorporated. She previously was a curatorial research intern at the Weisman Art Museum. She has experience as a communication engagement specialist at Pillsbury United Communities, where she designed marketing collateral on various enrichment programs for children that focused on visual arts, music production, STEM education, and career mapping. She received an Eli Segal AmeriCorps Education Award for completing over 1,700 combined hours of community service.; Nancy Leasman: Leasman is a visual artist, primarily creating small pieces with social commentary using a cast of characters engendered in watercolor. She has created large-scale murals, book illustrations, and over 400 scenes/designs reproduced on note cards. Leasman served as the grants coordinator for the Five Wings Arts Council and has received three arts grants. She has served on community revitalization, tourism, public health, and theater boards. She has studied in workshops with Don Folsom, Charles Kapsner, Bela Petheo, Karen Knutson, and others, in addition to much independent study.; Yan Pang: Pang is a composer, performer, and scholar. She received her PhD in music with a minor in theater arts and dance at the University of Minnesota. Her work focuses on intercultural music composition and performance. As part of this interest, she has been commissioned to compose and invited to perform in music festivals throughout the world. She considers both her music composition as a means to build multicultural understanding and tolerance. A selection of her varied works includes the album Glory Times (as songwriter and music director) by the China Science & Culture Audio & Video Publishing House; the score ""Solis Ortus? (winner of the SunRiver International Composition Competition) by China's People's Cultural Publishing Company; the paper ""Scene of Sichuan Opera? (coauthored with Mingzhu Song); and the books Cool Math for Hot Music, All About Music, Basic Music Technology, and The Future of Music (coauthored with Guerino Mazzola et al.) by Springer.; Katie Pease: Pease is serving in the capacity building and recruitment VISTA position at Mentor North. Pease originally came to Minnesota from Oregon for college and is a proud graduate of St. Catherine University with a BA in studio art and English. After working in a variety of fields, including extensive time spent supporting persons living with physical and developmental disabilities, Pease's passion for social justice led her to making the decision to serve with the AmeriCorps.; Christopher Selleck: Christopher Selleck has spent more than twenty-five years working in the arts community of Minnesota. He received his BFA in photography from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities in 2013 and his MFA in photography from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2016. Using sports and masculinity as a lens to view identity, his various projects of the last few years focused on this area of identity construction. He maintains an active studio space while teaching as an adjunct or visiting artist. He has worked for nonprofit and commercial galleries, done arts writing, and professional art documentation.; Lisa Truax: Lisa Truax is an associate professor of art and design at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota and holds an MFA in ceramics from Michigan State University. Truax is also a professional artist. She has volunteered for the Arts Board reviewing individual visual artist grants in the past and has also received grants in the past. ","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016630,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,5954,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create a public art project with youth in greater Minnesota. The outcome will be evaluated based on the process of working with area youth, the completion of a public art project, and feedback from participants and community members.","Lincoln Park youth developed skills and confidence to create artwork that represents their community connection. Evaluation was based on completion of the project, feedback from students and families, assessment of students' skills over the course of the program and evaluation by volunteers, artist and staff.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,5954,,,,"Nelia Harper",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Harper will use the grant to engage youth of greater Minnesota in a public art project.",2021-02-01,2022-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nelia,Harper,"Nelia Harper",,,MN,,"(970) 692-0059",nelharp@protonmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-61,"Mameneh George: George is a career pathways navigator with CAPI USA, a nonprofit organization focused on helping marginalized groups be self-sufficient in reaching their goals. George has a lifetime of experience in the arts, from post-secondary education in graphic design, to performance and visual arts. George served as board member for African Health Action, a nonprofit working with immigrant women and youth on healthcare. She has also volunteered with numerous community organizations in areas and issues around housing, transportation, education, and equity and diversity in the Twin Cities. She worked with Minneapolis Public Schools for almost a decade in special education and a brief one-year stint in communications. George also helped provide services around family/children outreach with Twin Cities Public Television since 2012 and has participated in community radio on pressing issues and topics.; Katie Marshall: Katie Marshall is the executive director at MacRostie Art Center. She has served in this role for nine years and was recently recognized for her arts advocacy work in the community and on behalf of individual artists with the 2019 Maddie Simons Award from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. Katie Marshall is also on the board of the Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program.; David Marty: David Marty is retired from a career in arts administration, and currently serves on the Grand Rapids school board. He holds a bachelor's degree in communications, with additional arts training including a fellowship in arts administration at the National Endowment for the Arts. He is an experienced arts presenter with extensive awards and has served on various arts and community boards. He has presented and consulted often for national and regional arts gatherings. He was an officer for the Minnesota Presenters Network and the Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Marty has also directed and acted in local theater productions.; Marcoantonio Real-d'Arbelles: Real-d'Arbelles was appointed associate artistic director of the Bach Society of Minnesota in 2018 and serves as music director for Opera on the Lake and Bold North Baroque Opera. He has worked with Winter Opera Saint Louis, Chicago Summer Opera, Miami Music Festival, and Oberlin in Italy Opera Festival. In the U. S., he has conducted The Miami Symphony Orchestra, the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra; and in Spain, the Camerata Antonio Soler and the Chamber Philharmonic of Catalonia, which awarded him the conducting prize by its musicians. Real-d'Arbelles graduated from Conservatory of Music at Lynn University (Boca Raton, FL) with a master's degree in violin in 2009.; Julie Strand: Strand is a poet, teaching writer, and arts administrator living and working in the Twin Cities. She received her MFA in creative writing (poetry) from Boise State University (Boise, ID) in 2013. Her poems have appeared in Western Humanities Review, Grist, Permafrost, Heavy Feather Review, Weave Magazine, JUPITER 88, Cant Journal, and others. Her chapbook, The Mae West Defense, was published by Dancing Girl Press. She has worked at arts nonprofits for over fifteen years including Woodland Pattern Book Center (Milwaukee, WI), The Cabin Literary Center (Boise, ID), Coffee House Press (Minneaplis), and currently COMPAS (Saint Paul).; Heidi Vader: Vader is the founder and director of Purple Playground, a nonprofit that unites Prince fans and creates and implements music education programs for teens under the Academy of Prince name. She previously served on the board of the Diverse Emerging Music Foundation in Minneapolis. Vader graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in journalism.; Jacinta Zens: Socially engaged artist Jacinta Zens has more than 20 years of experience in the arts, focusing on community engagement, public art, and music. The arts are in every facet of her life?from vocal performance to visual art, curation, and event/project management. Zens's process and approach have been as a social practitioner in a rural context. Her most recent endeavors include the cocreation and comanagement of the Arts Resource Fair and the Arts Resource Expert Program with the Lake Region Arts Council.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1
10016643,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase audience accessibility to and participation in my artwork through an improved online presence while continuing to produce new creative work. Quantitative analysis of website hits, social media response to calls for participation, comments on the work, and number of sales generated will be used for evaluation.","Increase audience accessibility to and participation in my artwork through an improved online presence while continuing to produce new creative work. Quantitative analysis of website hits, social media response to calls for participation, and comments on the work.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Shelley T. Caldwell",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Caldwell will create a website to increase audience accessibility to and participation in her work. She will collect images of botanical silhouettes volunteered by fellow plant enthusiasts to incorporate into a new series of works on paper.",2021-02-01,2022-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shelley,Caldwell,"Shelley T. Caldwell",,,MN,,"(218) 343-1552",shelleytcaldwell@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Cass, Crow Wing, Faribault, Freeborn, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Martin, McLeod, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Waseca, Watonwan",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-65,"Amber Burns: Burns is the artistic director for the Duluth Playhouse Family Theatre and education programming. She graduated from the University of Minnesota, Duluth in 2011 with a bachelor of fine arts in arts education and taught visual art for six years for fourth through eighth grade students. In 2018, she received a master's degree in liberal studies with an emphasis in arts development and program management from the University of Denver. She has served on the board for the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council for four years reviewing grant applications. Along with being a visual artist, Burns is a choreographer, director, actor, educator, and dancer.; Mee Chomet: Sun Mee Chomet is a Twin Cities based actor, director, dancer, and playwright. Chomet has worked at theaters locally and nationally including Lincoln Center's LCT3, Hartford Stage, Cincinnati Playhouse, Guthrie Theater, Ten Thousand Things Theater, and many more. She is a recipient of the 2019 McKnight Theater Artist Fellowship, TCG Fox Fellowship, and an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant. Chomet received her MFA in acting from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and BA in sociology and anthropology from Earlham College.; Emily Derke: Derke is a northern Minnesota basketry artist who works with willow, birch bark, and other local materials. She shares her art through teaching workshops throughout Minnesota and has received a number of grants from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, including the Fellowship grant in 2017 and the Community Arts Learning grant in 2019. Derke has spent time learning from basketmakers around the country and participated in North House Folk School's(Grand Marais) internship program in 2014.; Cecily Harris: Cecily Harris, MBA, has proven fund and program development abilities, developed from forty years of community service and employment with nonprofit organizations and municipalities as marketing coordinator of the Nonprofit Development Center, managing director of Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society, executive director of the San Francisco Bay Wildlife Society, landscape architecture specialist for the City of San Mateo's Park Planning and Development Division, and financial services manager/senior management analyst at the County of San Mateo Parks Department. She served on numerous nonprofit boards of directors, city and state appointed committees, and two elected positions.; Heidi Holtan: Heidi Holtan is news and public affairs director at KAXE/KBXE in Grand Rapids and Bemidji. Minnesota arts programming is integral to the local Morning Edition from NPR that Heidi produces every weekday morning. She also produces a monthly program and podcast pairing a liberal with a conservative called Dig Deep, and hosts focus groups across the region for the Strong Women project. Holtan's educational and professional background includes women's studies and media studies at the University of Minnesota, research assistant at the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library, and many writing courses at The Loft.; Sharika Kurumathur: Kurumathur has a master's degree in English from India and a graduate certificate in instructional design from the University of Wisconsin. She began her dance journey by learning Bharatanatyam for thirteen years in South India and is currently learning Kathak at Katha Dance Theatre. Kurumathur has been a volunteer with Art of Living Foundation and has taught several stress relief workshops for youth and adults. She works as a technical training specialist for Allina Health.; Miriam-Rachel Oxenhandler Newman: Miriam-Rachel Oxenhandler Newman (formerly Margie Newman) writes primarily creative nonfiction. She is a freelance writer and has served as the editor of City South Magazine, Plymouth Magazine, and White Bear Lake Magazine. She is particularly interested in the topic of historical trauma and how it impacts communities. She holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her work has appeared in the Pioneer Press, Forward, Tablet, Currents, Dislocate, along with other publications, and has been recognized with grants from Rimon, the Jerome Foundation/SASE, and the Arts Board.; Rebecca Petersen: Petersen is the director of development for West Central Initiative. She was previously the executive director of A Center for the Arts in Fergus Falls, and partnered with Artspace Projects to renovate the Kaddatz Hotel. She also was executive director of the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra for seven consecutive seasons. Petersen performs with Fargo Moorhead Symphony, Fargo Moorhead Opera, NDSU Baroque, Bemidji Symphony Orchestra, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra, Itasca Symphony Orchestra, and Fergus Falls Civic Orchestra. Petersen has a BA in music from the University of Vermont. She currently serves on the board of Pioneer Public Television and Kaddatz Galleries.; Mary Reichert: Reichert is a professional felt maker who runs her own small business and is a dedicated teacher of the craft. Her felt making studies have brought her to Central Asia a handful of times to live with a family who are working hard to see that his craft continues to hold meaning and value to the people of Central Asia today and into the future. She brings this same dedication to her work and teaching in Minnesota. She received a 2019 Artist Initiative Grant to do three community felt rug making projects in three Minnesota communities. It was some of the most satisfying work of her career.; Scott Reynolds, Scotty Reynolds is a stage director, producer, and performer with a passion for theatrical events and social connectivity. His theater company, Mixed Precipitation, has been producing work since 2008, including eleven seasons of the Picnic Operetta, touring to community gardens, orchards, and farms throughout Minnesota. Since 2015, he has performed with TigerLion Arts in Nature: A Walking Play. For 15 years he was a staff artist at the Interact Center for Visual and Performing Arts creating original theater work with adults with disabilities. He is a 2017 recipient of the Arts Board Artist Initiative grant.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016646,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Participants in OACC programs will report improved interactions with other residents and increased participation in community activities. 1) participants report improved relationships and willingness to refer others to OACC programs 2) artists report that participating is rewarding 4) growing program participation 5) increased positive social media and press coverage.","Evaluations reflect that 90% of respondents ranked their experiences very positively. Program participation and positive coverage exceeded targets. Evaluation methods include surveys, interviews, focus groups and measurement of participation and media coverage numbers.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,500,"Alyssa Allness Bloss, Mark Cline, Madelin Fuerste, Jeremy Gardner, Dylan Kelly, Scott Lillo, Machelle Lind, Nevada Littlewolf, Lissa Maki, Lori Peterson, David Pritchett, Charity Reynolds, MD, Emily Fuerste Swanson, Glenn Swanson, Keith Swanson, Kevin Thoresen",0.00,"Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community will safely deliver arts and culture programs, form an artists' support structure called the Carlton Area Creatives Collaborative, and embed creative placemaking in regional planning efforts.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,Swanson,"Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community","604 Chestnut Ave Oldenburg House",Carlton,MN,55718,"(218) 384-4835",emily@oacc.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Pine, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-92,"Patricia Black: Patricia Black is a textile and fiber artist in greater Minnesota. She is also a teaching artist, working with Minnesota students grades K-12 and adults. She has served as a reviewer for Arts Board grant panels and volunteered to assist Perpich Center for the Arts projects and other nonprofit arts organizations in greater Minnesota. She currently is a member of the East Central Regional Arts Council board of directors.; Brianna Fisher: Fisher is a youth educator, community builder, and servant learner. Fisher holds a MA from the University of Minnesota in youth development, and a BA in family services and conflict resolution. A long-time youth worker, Fisher has a passion for creating engaging opportunities where young people can thrive within the arts and self-expression.; Susan Foss: Susan Foss is the creator of The Minnesota Goose Garden, a permanent, 30-year landscape art project highlighting Native American culture and history. Foss is a painter, designer, sculptor, and illustrator who has lived in Minnesota since 1969. The mission of the Minnesota Goose Garden is to preserve and promote education of the flora used by the Ojibwe tribes for food, medicine, utility, and ceremony. Foss has unique world traveling history, years in the Master Gardening program of the University of Minnesota. She received an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant in 2017.; Margo Gray: Gray is a Minnesota based experience designer and theater maker whose interests include developing new work, social justice focused art, and creating site specific immersion. Gray recently received an early career research and development grant from Forecast Public Art and is a Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Next Step Fund recipient. Gray is the producing artistic director of Playable Artworks, a former Fulbright Fellow at the Moscow Art Theatre School, an alumna of Grinnell College, and a graduate of the John Wells MFA directing program at Carnegie Mellon University.; Ursula Hargens: Hargens is a ceramic artist, educator, and cofounder of Minnesota New Institute for Ceramic Education (MN NICE), an advanced certificate program in ceramics which she developed in 2014 in partnership with Northern Clay Center. She received an MFA from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University (Alfred, NY) and an MA in art and art education from Columbia University teacher's college (New York, NY). She is a three time McKnight Artist Fellow, has received additional awards from the Jerome Foundation and the Arts Board, and was named 2020 Ceramic Artist of the Year by Ceramic Arts Network, Ceramics Monthly, and Pottery Making Illustrated; Evelyn May: May is a writer and editor based out of Minneapolis. She has been published in Swimming with Elephants, Wingless Dreamer, Brew Your Own, Rain Taxi, and The Metropolitan. Her writing can be spotted across the Internet and on television. May is the founder and head editor at Other Worldly Women Press. She received her MFA in creative writing at Augsburg University.; Stephen Pelkey: Dr. Stephen Pelkey teaches strings privately in the Rochester and Winona areas. Pelkey teaches cello and bass at Saint Mary's University in Winona. Pelkey is a member of the Winona Symphony Orchestra and the Rochester Symphony Orchestra. Pelkey received his bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees in cello performance at Northwestern University, Yale University, and University of Houston, respectively. An innovative teacher, Pelkey taught public school orchestra for 25 years in north Kansas. He has freelanced since 1985 in various parts of the country. He was part of a professional quartet and studied with members of the Juilliard String Quartet.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016650,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will produce textiles for my showroom, create an online store and enhance my social media presence. In addition, teach at-risk youth my artform. I will produce three new designs for screenprint, evaluate sales through a spreadsheet, attract three hundred new followers on Instagram and sell $500 dollars a month worth of inventory. I will conduct a workshop for at-risk and homeless youth.","Funding allowed me to produce merchandise for my Brick and Mortar, create new apparel and products, document my new designs and promote them. My new merchandise brought me new social media followers and viewers. Many people who came to my showroom found me through my Instagram. When tallying up sales I made over $500. a month which was my initial goal.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Kirsten M. Aune",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Aune will create screen printed and hand stenciled textiles, sewing small batch items to large-scale wall hangings. Opening a storefront in West Duluth, Aune wishes to share her work with the community and develop workshops for at-risk and homeless youth.",2021-02-01,2022-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kirsten,Aune,"Kirsten M. Aune",,,MN,,"(218) 481-5058",aunemail@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Cook, Hennepin, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-70,"Amber Burns: Burns is the artistic director for the Duluth Playhouse Family Theatre and education programming. She graduated from the University of Minnesota, Duluth in 2011 with a bachelor of fine arts in arts education and taught visual art for six years for fourth through eighth grade students. In 2018, she received a master's degree in liberal studies with an emphasis in arts development and program management from the University of Denver. She has served on the board for the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council for four years reviewing grant applications. Along with being a visual artist, Burns is a choreographer, director, actor, educator, and dancer.; Mee Chomet: Sun Mee Chomet is a Twin Cities based actor, director, dancer, and playwright. Chomet has worked at theaters locally and nationally including Lincoln Center's LCT3, Hartford Stage, Cincinnati Playhouse, Guthrie Theater, Ten Thousand Things Theater, and many more. She is a recipient of the 2019 McKnight Theater Artist Fellowship, TCG Fox Fellowship, and an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant. Chomet received her MFA in acting from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and BA in sociology and anthropology from Earlham College.; Emily Derke: Derke is a northern Minnesota basketry artist who works with willow, birch bark, and other local materials. She shares her art through teaching workshops throughout Minnesota and has received a number of grants from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, including the Fellowship grant in 2017 and the Community Arts Learning grant in 2019. Derke has spent time learning from basketmakers around the country and participated in North House Folk School's(Grand Marais) internship program in 2014.; Cecily Harris: Cecily Harris, MBA, has proven fund and program development abilities, developed from forty years of community service and employment with nonprofit organizations and municipalities as marketing coordinator of the Nonprofit Development Center, managing director of Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society, executive director of the San Francisco Bay Wildlife Society, landscape architecture specialist for the City of San Mateo's Park Planning and Development Division, and financial services manager/senior management analyst at the County of San Mateo Parks Department. She served on numerous nonprofit boards of directors, city and state appointed committees, and two elected positions.; Heidi Holtan: Heidi Holtan is news and public affairs director at KAXE/KBXE in Grand Rapids and Bemidji. Minnesota arts programming is integral to the local Morning Edition from NPR that Heidi produces every weekday morning. She also produces a monthly program and podcast pairing a liberal with a conservative called Dig Deep, and hosts focus groups across the region for the Strong Women project. Holtan's educational and professional background includes women's studies and media studies at the University of Minnesota, research assistant at the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library, and many writing courses at The Loft.; Sharika Kurumathur: Kurumathur has a master's degree in English from India and a graduate certificate in instructional design from the University of Wisconsin. She began her dance journey by learning Bharatanatyam for thirteen years in South India and is currently learning Kathak at Katha Dance Theatre. Kurumathur has been a volunteer with Art of Living Foundation and has taught several stress relief workshops for youth and adults. She works as a technical training specialist for Allina Health.; Miriam-Rachel Oxenhandler Newman: Miriam-Rachel Oxenhandler Newman (formerly Margie Newman) writes primarily creative nonfiction. She is a freelance writer and has served as the editor of City South Magazine, Plymouth Magazine, and White Bear Lake Magazine. She is particularly interested in the topic of historical trauma and how it impacts communities. She holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her work has appeared in the Pioneer Press, Forward, Tablet, Currents, Dislocate, along with other publications, and has been recognized with grants from Rimon, the Jerome Foundation/SASE, and the Arts Board.; Rebecca Petersen: Petersen is the director of development for West Central Initiative. She was previously the executive director of A Center for the Arts in Fergus Falls, and partnered with Artspace Projects to renovate the Kaddatz Hotel. She also was executive director of the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra for seven consecutive seasons. Petersen performs with Fargo Moorhead Symphony, Fargo Moorhead Opera, NDSU Baroque, Bemidji Symphony Orchestra, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra, Itasca Symphony Orchestra, and Fergus Falls Civic Orchestra. Petersen has a BA in music from the University of Vermont. She currently serves on the board of Pioneer Public Television and Kaddatz Galleries.; Mary Reichert: Reichert is a professional felt maker who runs her own small business and is a dedicated teacher of the craft. Her felt making studies have brought her to Central Asia a handful of times to live with a family who are working hard to see that his craft continues to hold meaning and value to the people of Central Asia today and into the future. She brings this same dedication to her work and teaching in Minnesota. She received a 2019 Artist Initiative Grant to do three community felt rug making projects in three Minnesota communities. It was some of the most satisfying work of her career.; Scott Reynolds, Scotty Reynolds is a stage director, producer, and performer with a passion for theatrical events and social connectivity. His theater company, Mixed Precipitation, has been producing work since 2008, including eleven seasons of the Picnic Operetta, touring to community gardens, orchards, and farms throughout Minnesota. Since 2015, he has performed with TigerLion Arts in Nature: A Walking Play. For 15 years he was a staff artist at the Interact Center for Visual and Performing Arts creating original theater work with adults with disabilities. He is a 2017 recipient of the Arts Board Artist Initiative grant.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016391,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2021,5992,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","To maintain presence and engage Northern Minnesota communities using virtual platforms to teach, inspire and share my current metal work and art practice. Presence evaluated by the regular production and sharing of my latest art via virtual updates, and creation of new content. Engagement evaluated by greater quantity of views, likes, shares on public content and enrollment and feedback on virtual classes.","Connected virtually andin-person to the Minnesota community through my metal work. -attendance of both in-person and virtual classes -social media interaction-amount of ppl contacting me through my website for work -number of kits sold -number of posts I was able to make -amount of new content posted to website.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",806,,6798,,,,"Elizabeth J. Belz",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Belz will explore ways of engaging the northern Minnesota communities in the metal arts through the production and distribution of live streams, prerecorded classes, tutorials, and the documentation of student and personal work.",2020-12-01,2021-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elizabeth,Belz,"Elizabeth J. Belz",,,MN,,"(612) 715-1251",elizabethbelz@aol.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cook, Hennepin, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-5,"Julie Ahasay: Julie Ahasay recently retired from the faculty at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She has directed and acted at the Duluth Playhouse for many decades, and also has directed for Lyric Opera of the North, Wise Fool, and Renegade Theater Company. She has participated in approximately 80 theatrical productions ranging from college shows and comedy revues to dinner theater and live radio productions. She is an instructor at Duluth Playhouse Conservatory.; Paul Dove: Dr. Paul T. Dove is professor emeritus, University of Evansville (Evansville, IN); his emphasis is voice and music education. Dove is the cofounder and artistic director of the Northern Light Opera Company in Park Rapids. Dove was instrumental in founding the Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council and is chair of the Park Rapids Arts & Culture Advisory Commission. Dove serves as vice president of Armory Arts & Event Center board charged with the development of the Park Rapids National Guard Armory as a regional arts and event facility.; Roxanne Givens: Givens is the founder of the Minnesota African American Museum. She has a master's degree in social work from the University of Minnesota and spent her early career in social work and vocational counseling. She has served on boards of St. Catherine University, the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, the Bush Foundation, and Penumbra Theatre Company, as well as her family's foundation, The Givens Foundation for African American Literature. Givens is the recipient of a WomenVenture Lifetime Achievement award, a Heritage Keepers award, and was honored as a community champion by the Girl Scouts of America.; Michael Kleber-Diggs: Michael Kleber-Diggs is a poet and essayist. His writing has appeared in McSweeney's, Poetry City, North Dakota Quarterly, Pollen Midwest, Paper Darts, Water~Stone Review and a few anthologies. He enjoys collaboration with visual artists. Kleber-Diggs is a past fellow with the Givens Foundation for African-America Literature, a past winner of the Loft Mentor Series in poetry, and the inaugural poet laureate of Anoka County libraries. His work has been supported by the Arts Board, the Jerome Foundation, and (as part of a collaboration project through Soo Visual Art Center) the National Endowment for the Arts.; Jennifer McDougall: McDougall is currently the special projects director at White Earth Tribal and Community College, where she oversees human resources, development, marketing, facilities, IT, grants and security departments. McDougall has a bachelor of science degree in project management from Minnesota State University-Moorhead and an AAS in human resources from Minnesota State Community and Technical College. McDougall is an enrolled member of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe and has a passion to gain more knowledge of her culture and the arts of other cultures.; Jayne Rothschild: Rothschild is the executive director of Honors Choirs of Southeast Minnesota, a youth choir organization serving 325 to 350 singers each season in five ensembles. She joined the organization in 2010, and oversees all administrative operations. Previous volunteer experience in the arts includes extensive work with Roanoke Valley Children's Chorus (Roanoke, VA). Rotchschild received a BA in organizational management from Gustavus Adolphus College.; Gary Ruschman: Ruschman is a vocal artist, instrumentalist, conductor, and prizewinning composer. He has appeared with orchestras, opera companies, and festivals around the world, and was a member of the Twin Cities based Cantus vocal ensemble for a decade. He has received institutional support and recognition from Chorus America, American Composers Forum, Nautilus Music Theater, and ASCAP. Ruschman is director of music at Saint Timothy Lutheran Church in Saint Paul, and currently serves on the music staff of One Voice Mixed Chorus and Mixed Precipitation's Picnic Operetta. He earned degrees with honors from Northern Kentucky University (Highland Heights, KY) and the San Francisco Conservatory (San Francisco, CA).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016413,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Martha Bird will create stronger images to show and sell her art by purchasing new lighting and adding those and a shopping page to her website. Have better quality photographic images and establish the ability to sell work online.","I created stronger images to show and sell my art by purchasing new lighting and adding those and a shopping page to my website. Set up an e-commerce page, re-photographed 50 art works, with better results, for the page and loaded a total of 60 art works to it, sold three and received a donation as well.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Martha Bird",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Bird will purchase high power studio lights to ensure strong photographic images of her work that are shown in the best light possible as well as set up an online shop to sell her artwork through her website.",2020-12-01,2021-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Martha,Bird,"Martha Bird",,,MN,,"(612) 250-9662",marthabirdart@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Sherburne, St. Louis, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-19,"Rachel Castro: Rachel Castro is an associate librarian in the Hennepin County Library system and a writer. She holds an MFA in nonfiction from the University of North Carolina (Wilmington, NC). Her writing has received support from the Oxbow School of Art, the Anderson Center at Tower View as a Jerome Foundation Emerging Artist-in-Residence, the Arts Board, the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, and the Loft Literary Center. Castro has served on review panels for the Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and volunteered as a juror for the Scholastic Writing Awards.; Marjorie Grevious: Grevious is a spiritual life consultant and yoga teacher. She has earned a master's degree in human services/community counseling and psychology from Springfield College. She holds a second graduate degree from United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities focusing on theology in the arts and a BA from Augsburg. She has worked in the nonprofit sector in social services and in philanthropy as a grants officer for the Greater Twin Cities United Way. She worked as the director for advocacy for Penumbra Theatre.; Laura Martin: Martin is a visual artist and graphic designer who has had a lifelong attachment to the arts. She draws, paints in acrylic, does graphic design, and has taken classes in graphic design through the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design (Lakewood, CO).; Dayna Martinez: Martinez, senior programming director at Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, has worked in arts administration for 27 years. She is actively involved in Arts Midwest, Dance/USA, the Association of Performing Arts Professionals, and International Performing Arts for Youth. Martinez sits on the boards of the Saint Paul Cultural STAR and the Saint Paul Festival Association. In 2015, she was named Presenter of the Year by the North American Performing Arts Managers and Agents. She received her BA in music at Avila University and her MA in performing arts management at Columbia College Chicago.; Daniel Munson: Munson has been a theater professional since the 1980s. He has worked on Broadway, Off Broadway, and around the country at such prestigious theaters as The Kennedy Center (Washington, DC) and Pasadena Playhouse (Pasadena, CA). Born, raised, and educated in Winona, Munson has returned to the area and has worked with Great River Shakespeare Festival, Theatre du Mississippi, Frozen River Film Festival, and Minnesota Beethoven Festival in leadership roles. He is happy to bring his arts experience to the community that nurtured him.; Paul Von Drasek: Von Drasek is a retired publishing/bookselling professional who has worked for over 20 years in New York for Viking Penguin, Harcourt, Little Brown, Houghton Mifflin, and Capstone. He is currently the board chair at Rain Taxi Inc. Von Drasek has 15 years as a board member and chair for Curbstone Press (Willimantic, CT). He previously served as a judge for New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) literature panels and also taught in a Columbia publishing course (New York, NY). He has a BA in humanities from University of Minnesota.; Adam Wiltgen: Wiltgen is a nonprofit arts leader and the development director at the Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies (Red Wing). He joined the organization in March 2020. Prior to that he created and managed place based arts projects that addressed challenges, strengthened identity, and cultivated cohesion as codirector of Lanesboro Arts (Lanesboro). At heart, Wiltgen is a musician and a music lover. He earned a BA in music business and entrepreneurship from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota (Winona).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016416,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will have a more in depth understanding of who I am as an artist and how my art responds to the Twin Cities community. I will partner with a playwriting mentor throughout my rewriting process. I'll meet with this mentor biweekly for evaluation. I'll also keep a writing journey for self-evaluation throughout the writing and performance process to reflect on my growth.","I felt connected more to my Twin Cities community. The Twin Cities commented on the excerpt of my Missing Mississippi Moons via Facebook.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Antonio Duke",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Duke will collaborate with a playwriting mentor to rewrite his solo performance piece MISSING MISSISSIPPI MOONS. The culmination will be performing a virtual in-home, ten-minute excerpt of the new draft which will be posted on Facebook via Zoom.",2020-12-01,2021-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Antonio,Duke,"Antonio Duke",,,MN,,"(612) 978-5532",AntonioDukeTheArtist@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-22,"Rachel Castro: Rachel Castro is an associate librarian in the Hennepin County Library system and a writer. She holds an MFA in nonfiction from the University of North Carolina (Wilmington, NC). Her writing has received support from the Oxbow School of Art, the Anderson Center at Tower View as a Jerome Foundation Emerging Artist-in-Residence, the Arts Board, the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, and the Loft Literary Center. Castro has served on review panels for the Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and volunteered as a juror for the Scholastic Writing Awards.; Marjorie Grevious: Grevious is a spiritual life consultant and yoga teacher. She has earned a master's degree in human services/community counseling and psychology from Springfield College. She holds a second graduate degree from United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities focusing on theology in the arts and a BA from Augsburg. She has worked in the nonprofit sector in social services and in philanthropy as a grants officer for the Greater Twin Cities United Way. She worked as the director for advocacy for Penumbra Theatre.; Laura Martin: Martin is a visual artist and graphic designer who has had a lifelong attachment to the arts. She draws, paints in acrylic, does graphic design, and has taken classes in graphic design through the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design (Lakewood, CO).; Dayna Martinez: Martinez, senior programming director at Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, has worked in arts administration for 27 years. She is actively involved in Arts Midwest, Dance/USA, the Association of Performing Arts Professionals, and International Performing Arts for Youth. Martinez sits on the boards of the Saint Paul Cultural STAR and the Saint Paul Festival Association. In 2015, she was named Presenter of the Year by the North American Performing Arts Managers and Agents. She received her BA in music at Avila University and her MA in performing arts management at Columbia College Chicago.; Daniel Munson: Munson has been a theater professional since the 1980s. He has worked on Broadway, Off Broadway, and around the country at such prestigious theaters as The Kennedy Center (Washington, DC) and Pasadena Playhouse (Pasadena, CA). Born, raised, and educated in Winona, Munson has returned to the area and has worked with Great River Shakespeare Festival, Theatre du Mississippi, Frozen River Film Festival, and Minnesota Beethoven Festival in leadership roles. He is happy to bring his arts experience to the community that nurtured him.; Paul Von Drasek: Von Drasek is a retired publishing/bookselling professional who has worked for over 20 years in New York for Viking Penguin, Harcourt, Little Brown, Houghton Mifflin, and Capstone. He is currently the board chair at Rain Taxi Inc. Von Drasek has 15 years as a board member and chair for Curbstone Press (Willimantic, CT). He previously served as a judge for New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) literature panels and also taught in a Columbia publishing course (New York, NY). He has a BA in humanities from University of Minnesota.; Adam Wiltgen: Wiltgen is a nonprofit arts leader and the development director at the Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies (Red Wing). He joined the organization in March 2020. Prior to that he created and managed place based arts projects that addressed challenges, strengthened identity, and cultivated cohesion as codirector of Lanesboro Arts (Lanesboro). At heart, Wiltgen is a musician and a music lover. He earned a BA in music business and entrepreneurship from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota (Winona).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016423,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","The artist will make a film that engages greater Minnesota residents in telling local spooky stories, juxtaposed with spooky stories from around the world. The artist will seek feedback at a work-in-progress screening in May of 2021 via the public group, Virtual Duluth. The final film will premiere at Zinema in Duluth on 8/8/2021 and will include a Q and A with the artist.","The artist made a film that engaged greater Minnesota residents in telling local spooky stories, juxtaposed with spooky stories from around the world. The artist sought feedback through a virtual work-in-progress screening in March via the public group, Twin Ports Horror Society. The final film premiered at Zinema in Duluth on 8/8, with a Q and A. It was again screened with Q and A on 9/25 in Cloquet.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Keith T. Hopkins",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Hopkins will juxtapose spooky stories from the greater Minnesota area with spooky stories from around the world to create a feature film that will premiere in Duluth in 2021.",2020-12-01,2021-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Keith,Hopkins,"Keith Hopkins",,,MN,,"(845) 453-1206",keithhopkins88@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cook, Stearns, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-27,"Patricia Canelake: Patricia Canelake is an artist living in Knife River. She has received two McKnight Foundation Fellowships; and Jerome Foundation, Arts Board, and Arrowhead Regional Arts Council awards. Her painting was part of the 2015 Minnesota Biennial Exhibition at the Museum of Minnesota Art. Artist residencies include Yaddo, MacDowell, Headlands Center for the Arts, and I-Park. Canelake served for two years as a juror for the Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. She also has juried for the Arts Board, The Rudy and Lola Perpich Arts School, Tweed Museum, and University of Wisconsin.; Zachary Goldberg: Zach Goldberg is the arts program and marketing coordinator at COMPAS, where he coordinates daily communications and program operations. Goldberg has worked with the Walker Art Center and the Jungle Theater. He previously lived in Berkeley, CA, where he managed programs at Theatre Bay Area and Bay Area Children's Theatre. Goldberg graduated from Wesleyan University with a BA in religious studies and a certificate in creative writing. His first collection of poetry was published in 2020, and he received a project support grant from Rimon: The Minnesota Jewish Arts Council to work on his next project.; Rachael Hanel: Rachael Hanel is a creative nonfiction writer and associate professor of mass media at Minnesota State University, Mankato. She has served on the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council board and is currently on the board of the Arts Center of Saint Peter. She is the author of We'll Be the Last Ones to Let You Down: Memoir of a Gravedigger's Daughter, which was a finalist for a Minnesota Book Award in 2014. She holds a PhD in creative writing from Bath Spa University.; Laura Jensen: Jensen is a licensed clinical social worker. She currently is employed by Hennepin County and works with people in diverse communities who are diagnosed with mental illness and physical disabilities. She also teaches a diversity and inclusion class at Augsburg University for graduate students in the school of social work. Laura earned a master's degree in social work at Augsburg University and a bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota.; Stephen Kingsbury: Dr. Kingsbury is a dynamic and exciting conductor and educator who is dedicated to inspiring students and audiences alike through impassioned performances and a deep commitment to choral excellence. Kingsbury serves as director of choral activities and professor of music at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. Kingsbury holds both a BA in music teaching and a MA in teaching degree from the University of New Hampshire, as well as a MA of music performance degree in conducting from Boston University, and a doctor of musical arts degree in choral conducting and literature from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.; Ekaterina Oicherman: Oicherman is an artist, educator, and textile researcher. She is a visiting research fellow at the Center for Jewish Studies, University of Minnesota and a continuing education lecturer at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. She studied textile design and art, and modern Jewish studies in Israel and the United Kingdom. In her practice based PhD (Goldsmiths, London) she studied 19th century German Jewish ritual textiles to develop a model of imbuing historical craft artifacts with contemporary relevance through rigorous creative research. She exhibited her artwork internationally. She taught textile art, design, and history and headed the department of Textile Design (Shenkar College, Israel).; Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha: Pillatzki-Warzeha is a PhD student in theater historiography at the University of Minnesota researching Indigenous performance, as well as a freelance theatre director and educator. Pillatzki-Warzeha has previously taught at the University of Minnesota Morris and Northern State University. She holds an MFA in performance from Minnesota State University, Mankato. She is an enrolled member of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate.; Eun-Kyung Suh: Korean born, Duluth based textile installation artist, Eun-Kyung Suh received an MFA from the University of Iowa. Since 2008, she has focused on a series of sculptural vessels as a metaphor for personal, family, and cultural memories. Her work exhibits nationally and internationally. Her textile work was published in Textiles: The Art of Mankind by Mary Schoeser, Thames & Hudson, December 2012. Suh received the 2020 McKnight fellowship for fiber artists and she is currently a professor in the Department of Art and Design at the University of Minnesota Duluth.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016428,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,14500,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","As a leader in arts education and the Scandinavian arts, MVAS will continue to provide quality art classes to our community in 2021. With 32 year's experience our future depends on successfully relaunching our classes and programs as soon as possible. The 2021 Class Schedule will contain a full class teaching schedule. Class numbers and students attending are measurable outcomes.","Classes resumed in May 2021. All select classes run in 2021 were full and had waiting lists. MVAS was able to restart classes earlier than expected. Outcome evaluation was based on student numbers and instructor retention. Success depends on registrations and community support. All classes and events have been well-attended and almost all instructors retained.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,14500,250,"Jon Roisen, Marcy Brekken, Bob Kempe, Jill Christie, Maureen hark, Scott Wilson, Ashley Hanson.",0.00,"Milan Village Arts School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Milan Village Arts School endeavors to engage people in the practice of traditional, contemporary, and folk arts while fostering prosperity, community, and culture in its region.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ron,Porep,"Milan Village Arts School","PO Box 230",Milan,MN,56262,"(320) 734-4807",admin@milanvillageartsschool.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-7,"Kimble Bromley: Bromley is a professor of art at North Dakota State University serving in his twenty-fifth year. He has served on numerous university committees and has also served as chairman of the board for the Spirit Room (Fargo, ND). Bromley has won the NDSU College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Creativity Award and Best in Show Painting Award from the 2018 North Dakota Human Rights Festival. Bromley holds a BA in both psychology and sociology from Buena Vista College, an MA from the University of Northern Iowa, and an MFA from Southern Illinois University (Carbondale, IL). He also received his hypnotherapy certification from the National Guild of Hypnotists.; Rachael Givens: Givens graduated from the University of North Carolina Charlotte with a bachelor of arts in visual art. She is the volunteer social media assistant for The Links, Incorporated. She previously was a curatorial research intern at the Weisman Art Museum. She has experience as a communication engagement specialist at Pillsbury United Communities, where she designed marketing collateral on various enrichment programs for children that focused on visual arts, music production, STEM education, and career mapping. She received an Eli Segal AmeriCorps Education Award for completing over 1,700 combined hours of community service.; Nancy Leasman: Leasman is a visual artist, primarily creating small pieces with social commentary using a cast of characters engendered in watercolor. She has created large-scale murals, book illustrations, and over 400 scenes/designs reproduced on note cards. Leasman served as the grants coordinator for the Five Wings Arts Council and has received three arts grants. She has served on community revitalization, tourism, public health, and theater boards. She has studied in workshops with Don Folsom, Charles Kapsner, Bela Petheo, Karen Knutson, and others, in addition to much independent study.; Yan Pang: Pang is a composer, performer, and scholar. She received her PhD in music with a minor in theater arts and dance at the University of Minnesota. Her work focuses on intercultural music composition and performance. As part of this interest, she has been commissioned to compose and invited to perform in music festivals throughout the world. She considers both her music composition as a means to build multicultural understanding and tolerance. A selection of her varied works includes the album Glory Times (as songwriter and music director) by the China Science & Culture Audio & Video Publishing House; the score ""Solis Ortus? (winner of the SunRiver International Composition Competition) by China's People's Cultural Publishing Company; the paper ""Scene of Sichuan Opera? (coauthored with Mingzhu Song); and the books Cool Math for Hot Music, All About Music, Basic Music Technology, and The Future of Music (coauthored with Guerino Mazzola et al.) by Springer.; Katie Pease: Pease is serving in the capacity building and recruitment VISTA position at Mentor North. Pease originally came to Minnesota from Oregon for college and is a proud graduate of St. Catherine University with a BA in studio art and English. After working in a variety of fields, including extensive time spent supporting persons living with physical and developmental disabilities, Pease's passion for social justice led her to making the decision to serve with the AmeriCorps.; Christopher Selleck: Christopher Selleck has spent more than twenty-five years working in the arts community of Minnesota. He received his BFA in photography from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities in 2013 and his MFA in photography from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2016. Using sports and masculinity as a lens to view identity, his various projects of the last few years focused on this area of identity construction. He maintains an active studio space while teaching as an adjunct or visiting artist. He has worked for nonprofit and commercial galleries, done arts writing, and professional art documentation.; Lisa Truax: Lisa Truax is an associate professor of art and design at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota and holds an MFA in ceramics from Michigan State University. Truax is also a professional artist. She has volunteered for the Arts Board reviewing individual visual artist grants in the past and has also received grants in the past. ","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016429,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","The Centre's website will be upgraded to host YouTube collections, virtual Gallery tours, and a store for artists' works, youth and adult classes. The Centre will hire a local WebMaster (Design by Leta) to do website upgrades, and website maintenance through December 2021. She will teach website maintenance to staff, volunteers or interns and complete upgrades to the website per outcomes above.","The Centre's website was upgraded to host YouTube collections, virtual Gallery tours, and a store for artists works, youth and adult classes. The Centre hired a local Webmaster (Design by Leta) to do website upgrades and maintenance through December 2021. Due to staff availability, website maintenance training was not accomplished, it will be pursued in the future.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,15000,1000,"Paul Heyl, Chuck Brown, Mark Glesener, Rebecca Heerdt, Cathy Baumgartner, Karen Roker, Gene Wenstrom",0.00,"Bird Island Cultural Centre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Bird Island Cultural Centre will provide month-long art exhibitions of Minnesota artists, remote interactive learning, streaming, and professionally filmed tutorials.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Glesener,"Bird Island Cultural Centre","PO Box 434","Bird Island",MN,55310,"(320) 365-1011",markglesener@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Brown, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Nicollet, Redwood, Renville, Sibley, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-8,"Dhana-Marie Branton: Branton is an award winning playwright, screenwriter, and writer of creative nonfiction. She is the artistic director of Brainboat Literary and Film, a writing collective working to create stories for a changing world. Brainboat's first cable pilot, Postal, was a semifinalist for the Sundance Institute 2016 Episodic Story Lab. A recipient of a 2007 Artist Initiative grant, she has a BA in English from Loyola University of Chicago and an MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of Minnesota.; Sonja Gidlow: Gidlow owns Sandhill Communications, providing writing, editing, and presentation support services to individuals and organizations. She has held executive positions in the business, education, and nonprofit sectors. Her education includes degrees in interior design, community counseling, and higher education administration. Giglow's community engagement currently includes service on governing boards of the Central Minnesota Women's Fund, Greater Saint Cloud Public Safety Foundation, Anna Marie's Alliance, and the planning team for the annual TEDx Saint Cloud event. As an artist, Gidlow's preferred medium is encaustic painting; she has exhibited her work in the Saint Cloud Art Crawl.; Carla-Elaine Johnson: Johnson is a faculty member in the English department at Saint Paul College. She holds a PhD in literature from The Ohio State University, an MA in literature from the State University of New York (Albany, NY), and an MFA in English and creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her publications are in the areas of memoir, essay, and poetry. Johnson has accounting experience and holds certification as an enrolled agent, which permits representation of individuals before the Internal Revenue Service.; Maichue Khang: Khang Graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Stout with a BS in human development and family studies, and attended graduate courses in the nonprofit management program at Hamline University. Khang continues to support educational opportunities that promote access to higher education. One of her biggest achievement is being able to serve underrepresented students and increase resource awareness at Hamline University. Khang is currently working in the nonprofit sector as the operations manager at Mongabay.Org, a nonprofit environmental news site, and volunteers for the Hmong American Education Fund.; Jessica Levanduski: Jessica Levanduski is an emerging artist residing in Saint Cloud and worked as the director of the gallery vault at Saint Cloud State University. In addition, she worked with the Soo Visual Arts Center as an intern and has experience volunteering and working in various arts organizations. Levanduski has most recently taught painting in informal and recreational settings.; James Rocco: Rocco is the cofounder of Thirty Saints Productions, which creates and produces The Broadway Songbook Series and participated in the current Broadway production of Come From Away. For twelve years, he was vice president of programming and producing artistic director at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. His work as a director, writer, producer, and artistic consultant has taken him around the world. Rocco's career began when he was three, as the youngest member of the (Art) Linkletter Totten Tots. He produced his first show in New York at age sixteen, played Rum Tum Tugger in Cats on Broadway, and appeared in Sidney Lumet's film Child's Play. In 2013, he was honored for 25 years of dedication, craft, and contribution to American theater by The Broadway League and the Coalition of Theatrical Unions and Guilds at their annual Broadway Salutes gala.; Serenity Schoonover: A staff writer for Split Rock Review, Schoonover's writing has aired on NPR, and appeared in NewPages, Women's Independent Press, and The Bookends Review, among others. As a juried metalsmith, her work was featured on the front page of Etsy. She is also the recipient of multiple Arrowhead Regional Art Coucil (ARAC) grants, and served on four ARAC grant panels in the last year. Schoonover has a BA and MA in history.; Christopher Tassava: Tassava is the director of the grants office at Carleton College in Northfield, where he has worked since 2005. An experienced fundraiser, Tassava has a background in academe, having taught college history after earning a PhD in U. S. history at Northwestern University (Evanston, IL). He completed his bachelor's degree at Macalester College. He has been a member of several nonprofit organizations' boards, most recently that of the Northfield Downtown Development Corporation, and has also served several regional and national organizations related to higher education philanthropy.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016442,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Festival of Outdoor Arts, a merger of a Plein Aire Competition with Outdoor Works over six summer weeks. -AOTL Memberships added during the Art Outdoors Festival -Number of People's Choice Award tickets sold -Number of Plein Aire Artists participating within and outside of OTC in the competition -Number of people taught in Outdoor Workshops.","Hosted five workshops, competition, collector's preview, and quick paint event. 1. five new memberships were added2. 75 people choice tickets received. 3. 42 registered for the competition.4. 59 people registered for the workshops.","achieved proposed outcomes",231,,15231,1840,"John Olesen, Kristi Kuder, Judi Celashi, Jody Augustadt, Annette Hochstein, Julia Everts-DeMars",0.00,"Art of the Lakes Association, Inc. AKA Art of the Lakes","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Art of the Lakes will create an outdoor ""festival of the arts"" over the course of six summer weekends combining a plein air competition for Minnesota artists and artists workshop series.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Debra,Ness,"Art of the Lakes Association, Inc. AKA Art of the Lakes","108 Lake Ave S","Battle Lake",MN,56515,"(218) 864-8606",aotl@arvig.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Clay, Douglas, Hennepin, Otter Tail, St. Louis, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-14,"Rachel Carlson: Rachel Coyne is a Minnesota writer and attorney. Her books include a children's book, Daughter, Have I Told You? from Henry Holt Press, two print novels and a YA e-book trilogy. Her second novel, The Patron Saint of Lost Comfort Lake from New Rivers Press was a Minnesota Book Award finalist. Coyne is a graduate of the Perpich Center for Arts Education high school. She has a BA from Macalester College and a JD from American University Washington College of Law.; Travis Lusk: Travis Lusk's poetry has appeared in the Hamline Art and Literature Review, Soda Fountain, Icarus and Fulcrum: An Annual of Poetry and Aesthetics. He has been featured reader at Ginkgo Coffeehouse; performed at Balls Cabaret, the Artist's Quarter; and was runner-up in Kieran's Pub's first story slam. He has been a finalist for the Loft Mentor Series and received a 2015 Artist Initiative grant from the Arts Board. Lusk's zines can be found in zine collection at Minneapolis Community and Technical College Library.; Nichole Markworth: Markworth is the 5th -12th grade band director at Lac qui Parle Valley School District near Madison. She also serves as the senior high student council advisor and jazz band director. She graduated from Northern State University (Aberdeen, SD) in 2013 with a bachelor of music education degree in K-12 vocal and instrumental music education. In 2017, she went on to receive her master's in education from Augustana University (Sioux Falls, SD). In 2019, she received the Minnesota Association of Student Councils Advisor of the Year for the southwest division. Markworth is the Secretary for the LqPV Education Association.; Xinyi Qian: Xinyi Qian, PhD, has been a tourism specialist at University of Minnesota Tourism Center since June 2013. Qian conducts applied research on a variety of tourism related topics. Qian is the lead instructor of the festival and event management online course, an educational program that builds essential knowledge for successfully managing and sustaining an event. Prior to joining the Tourism Center, Qian was a research associate in the Department of Forest Resources at University of Minnesota. Qian received master's and doctoral degrees from Pennsylvania State University.; Victoria Virasy-Ertelt: Virasy-Ertelt works as an advancement associate at Emma Norton, a nonprofit dedicated to providing stable housing for women experiencing homelessness with the added challenge of mental health and chemical dependencies. She is focused on bringing the Sanctuary Model, a trauma informed philosophy of care, into implementation. In 2015, Virasy-Ertelt graduated from Hamline University with a bachelor's degree in public health and East Asian studies with a certificate of proficiency in Mandarin Chinese. Virasy-Ertelt has also held student leadership positions. She strives to make historically disenfranchised voices heard in her work.; Anita Wallace: Wallace has served as the graduate program coordinator in philosophy at the University of Minnesota for over eighteen years. She received a Joan Aldous Diversity and Public Engagement Grant for her work titled ""Climate and Community: An Assessment of Diversity in Philosophy at the University of Minnesota"". As a community gardener, she wrote a successful proposal that received a grant from Honeywell titled ""Building Access: Wheelchair Accessible Raised Beds for a Phillips Community Garden?. She completed all of the coursework toward a PhD at the University of Minnesota, in social and philosophical foundations of education. Her thesis project remains a work in progress. She received her master's in history and philosophy of education from the University of Minnesota, and her bachelor's degree in studio arts from Ripon College (Ripon, WI).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016445,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Ely Winter Festival will engage artists and audiences by presenting a Snow Sculpture Symposium and ArtWalk, benefitting Ely citizens and businesses. EWF will conduct a face-to-face survey of downtown businesses to determine whether the Ely Winter Festival increases customers/revenues. EWF will interview attendees at multiple arts events, asking questions designed to measure engagement.","Ely Winter Festival engaged artists and audiences by presenting an ArtWalk and virtual Snow Sculpture Symposium to benefit Ely citizens and businesses. EWF conducted an online audience survey by posting a QR code near the snow sculptures. EWF also conducted surveys of snow carvers and ArtWalk artists.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,8471,"Christine Kloppenberg, Linda Ganister, Lynn Evenson, Carol Orban, Wade Pharr, David Wigdahl, Diane Thomson, Debbie Cook, Jaymie Stocks, Ciera Vega, Sue Edgington, Shianne Gheen",0.00,"Ely Winter Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Ely Winter Festival will present two outdoor arts events and a host of other activities including the Snow Sculpture Symposium and the Ely ArtWalk.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karen,McManus,"Ely Winter Festival","423 E Sheridan St",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 365-0890",karjack@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-15,"Karlyn Berg: Karlyn Atkinson Berg graduated from Rhode Island School of Design. She is a working painter and collage artist whose work has been shown in galleries across the country. She was awarded a 2018 and 2020 Artist Initiative grant and 2018 and 2019 Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Career Development grants. Berg is currently the administrative assistant at the Edge Center for the Arts in Bigfork, Minnesota. Berg lives in rural Minnesota where she trains dogs in tracking and scent work for competition.; Keya Ganguly: Keya Ganguly is a professor of comparative literature, film, and visual culture at the University of Minnesota. She has advised curators on South Asia exhibits at MIA and served on several Minnesota State Arts Board panels in the past. Prior to joining the University of Minnesota in 1997, she taught at Carnegie Mellon University and was a postdoctoral fellow at Brown University, after receiving her doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.; Younin Greenfield: Greenfield is the program manager for Project for Pride in Living's single adult supportive housing program. Greenfield assists in support and foster, a trauma informed, client centered, equitable approach to housing and supporting individuals experiencing homelessness. Greenfield is a member of the PPL DEI committee, a trained YWCA racial justice facilitator, and volunteer with a local domestic violence shelter. Most recently Greenfield has completed a fellowship through the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, and worked on a partnership with Minneapolis Public Housing Authority to collect and decipher data to promote improving the Section 8 voucher experience. Greenfield holds a BA in sociology from Metropolitan State University.; Paula Gudmundson: Flutist Paula Gudmundson is associate professor at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She has performed nationally. Gudmundson's first album La Flauta of Buenos Aires (2014) features works by Amancio Alcorta. Her most recent CD features works, Breaking Waves (2019) features works by Swedish women composers. She received a 2011 Arts Board Artist Initiative grant research of flute in Latin American art and music; traveling to Buenos Aires in search of neglected early 20th century music. In 2012, she presented programs throughout the Midwest featuring solo and collaborative works from Argentina. She has been featured on Minnesota Public Radio's Regional Spotlight.; Bridget Guiza: Guiza is a violinist with formal training in music theory and harmony at the conservatory and college level. Her goals are to learn the art of music composition and production, obtain a Mexican huehuetl drum, and refine her violin skills. Guiza's music is influenced by classical, Mexican folk, electronic, cumbia, and pre-Hispanic structures. This blend of old and new inspires her to create sounds that cross borders. Her hopes are that listeners resonate with these sound blends while appreciating the ancestral beats in a metaphorical journey of appreciation, gratitude, and oneness. Growing up in Los Angeles with so much diversity and coming from Mexican parents has influenced her music. Her bilingual (English and Spanish) approach to songwriting resonates with other Spanish speaking peoples and encourages other to seek understanding.; Nicole Helget: Nicole Helget is the author of books for adults and children, a manuscript consultant, story editor, and teacher. Helget is the author of a memoir, two novels, and three middle grade novels. Helget was selected as a Barnes and Nobles ""Discover Great New Writers? and ""Featured Authors""? and has starred reviews from Booklist and Publisher's Weekly. Her work has earned the Tamarack Award and Speakeasy Prize, as well as Midwest Selections Pick, several Minnesota Book Award nominations, and two Arts Board grants. Featured reviews have appeared in People magazine and ""Weekend Edition? on National Public Radio. She works and lives in Saint Peter with her family.; Yusuf Mohamed: Mohamed has a passion for the arts, dance, and performance. Mohamed worked as front desk staff for the Cowles Center for the Dance and Performing Arts in Minneapolis. Mohamed holds a master's degree in public and nonprofit administration. He has served on community and school boards and been a public employee for over twenty years, providing services to many Minnesotans.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016450,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Maintain connection to Minnesota residents and communities. Will evaluate based upon digital and physical audience attendance statistics, survey results, feedback/correspondence, mailing list and other quantifiable engagement when viable.","Connected with refugee community. Surveys and one-on-one interviews, comments left on social media posts and e-mail correspondence, expansion of mailing and contact lists.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Bryan D. Thao Worra AKA Bryan Thao Worra",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Worra will use funds to explore innovative audience connection and engagement strategies for poets among Minnesotan refugees.",2020-12-01,2021-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bryan,"Thao Worra","Bryan D. Thao Worra",,,MN,,"(951) 305-3354",Thaoworra@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Lake, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-40,"Patricia Canelake: Patricia Canelake is an artist living in Knife River. She has received two McKnight Foundation Fellowships; and Jerome Foundation, Arts Board, and Arrowhead Regional Arts Council awards. Her painting was part of the 2015 Minnesota Biennial Exhibition at the Museum of Minnesota Art. Artist residencies include Yaddo, MacDowell, Headlands Center for the Arts, and I-Park. Canelake served for two years as a juror for the Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. She also has juried for the Arts Board, The Rudy and Lola Perpich Arts School, Tweed Museum, and University of Wisconsin.; Zachary Goldberg: Zach Goldberg is the arts program and marketing coordinator at COMPAS, where he coordinates daily communications and program operations. Goldberg has worked with the Walker Art Center and the Jungle Theater. He previously lived in Berkeley, CA, where he managed programs at Theatre Bay Area and Bay Area Children's Theatre. Goldberg graduated from Wesleyan University with a BA in religious studies and a certificate in creative writing. His first collection of poetry was published in 2020, and he received a project support grant from Rimon: The Minnesota Jewish Arts Council to work on his next project.; Rachael Hanel: Rachael Hanel is a creative nonfiction writer and associate professor of mass media at Minnesota State University, Mankato. She has served on the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council board and is currently on the board of the Arts Center of Saint Peter. She is the author of We'll Be the Last Ones to Let You Down: Memoir of a Gravedigger's Daughter, which was a finalist for a Minnesota Book Award in 2014. She holds a PhD in creative writing from Bath Spa University.; Laura Jensen: Jensen is a licensed clinical social worker. She currently is employed by Hennepin County and works with people in diverse communities who are diagnosed with mental illness and physical disabilities. She also teaches a diversity and inclusion class at Augsburg University for graduate students in the school of social work. Laura earned a master's degree in social work at Augsburg University and a bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota.; Stephen Kingsbury: Dr. Kingsbury is a dynamic and exciting conductor and educator who is dedicated to inspiring students and audiences alike through impassioned performances and a deep commitment to choral excellence. Kingsbury serves as director of choral activities and professor of music at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. Kingsbury holds both a BA in music teaching and a MA in teaching degree from the University of New Hampshire, as well as a MA of music performance degree in conducting from Boston University, and a doctor of musical arts degree in choral conducting and literature from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.; Ekaterina Oicherman: Oicherman is an artist, educator, and textile researcher. She is a visiting research fellow at the Center for Jewish Studies, University of Minnesota and a continuing education lecturer at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. She studied textile design and art, and modern Jewish studies in Israel and the United Kingdom. In her practice based PhD (Goldsmiths, London) she studied 19th century German Jewish ritual textiles to develop a model of imbuing historical craft artifacts with contemporary relevance through rigorous creative research. She exhibited her artwork internationally. She taught textile art, design, and history and headed the department of Textile Design (Shenkar College, Israel).; Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha: Pillatzki-Warzeha is a PhD student in theater historiography at the University of Minnesota researching Indigenous performance, as well as a freelance theatre director and educator. Pillatzki-Warzeha has previously taught at the University of Minnesota Morris and Northern State University. She holds an MFA in performance from Minnesota State University, Mankato. She is an enrolled member of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate.; Eun-Kyung Suh: Korean born, Duluth based textile installation artist, Eun-Kyung Suh received an MFA from the University of Iowa. Since 2008, she has focused on a series of sculptural vessels as a metaphor for personal, family, and cultural memories. Her work exhibits nationally and internationally. Her textile work was published in Textiles: The Art of Mankind by Mary Schoeser, Thames & Hudson, December 2012. Suh received the 2020 McKnight fellowship for fiber artists and she is currently a professor in the Department of Art and Design at the University of Minnesota Duluth.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016451,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Create ten videos and audio recordings of works for flute by Black Composers available for broadcast audiences. I will be able to evaluate my success of this project with the production of these ten videos available for Minnesota residents and communities via broadcast audiences.","Video record ten works by Black Composers. I was able to record ten works by Black Composers and upload them to YouTube.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Paula M. Gudmundson AKA Paula Gudmundson",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Flutist, Gudmundson, will create ten video performances of works by Black composers.",2021-01-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paula,Gudmundson,"Paula M. Gudmundson AKA Paula Gudmundson",,,MN,,"(651) 485-1186x c",paula.gudmundson@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-41,"Maya Beecham: Maya Beecham is a collage artist and founder of CardFolk, LLC, a greeting card company that features original collage images with ethnic and fashionable flair. Beecham serves as a grants coordinator at the Minnesota Office of Higher Education. She has fourteen years of experience working in the nonprofit and government sectors with specific focus on philanthropy, education and the arts. Beecham graduated from Hamline University with a BA in communication studies and has served as a volunteer board member for Walker West Music Academy.; Shantel Dow: Shantel Dow is the executive director for the Reif Arts Council and the Myles Reif Performing Arts Center in Grand Rapids. Prior to this position, Dow was the president and booking agent for the Dow Artists, Inc. talent booking agency established in 2003. She is currently on the board of directors for the Minnesota Presenters Network and is a member of the Association of Performing Arts Professionals and Grand Rapids Arts. In 2018, she served as cochair for the Arts Midwest Conference held in Indianapolis.; Gina Kundan: Kundan is the board chair for Ananya Dance Theatre and the director of the Center for Health Interprofessional Programs (CHIP) at the University of Minnesota. She has more than 15 years of experience. Kundan holds a BFA in dance from Wright State University; an MA in social theory, and a certificate in mediation and conflict resolution from Hamline University; and an MPA from the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs.; Christine Marcotte: Marcotte writes historical fiction and nonfiction. She recently completed her first manuscript, What Amelia Knows, a novel about the ax murder of her third great grandfather. Since 2014, she has written the Reminisce column for the Deer River and Grand Rapids newspapers. She has had four short stories published since May 2019. At this time, she is working on a historical trilogy and a linked short story collection. She lives in northern Minnesota with her husband, a variety of pets, and her three-year-old grandson, a frequent visitor.; Jonathan Salmon: Salmon is a camping professional working with individuals with disabilities and has a master's degree in theology from the University of St Andrews in Scotland. He grew up in the north east of England and has been involved in the arts for around 30 years, both in the U. K. and the U. S. This has involved working on theatrical boards and currently serves as treasurer, having also been in the chair role previously. He participates in theater both on stage and off, is active in his local church, and married to an accomplished musician.; Vicki Stenerson: Stenerson is currently serving as the president of the Bemidji Community Theater board of directors. She studied English and political science at Bemidji State University. Her academic focus on Shakespeare was developed further when she studied at Oxford University with a member of the Royal Shakespeare Theater Company. Stenerson has directed productions with the Bemidji Community Theater, Sarens Productions, and Vision Theater. She is a lighting designer, light operator, stage manager, and actor, participating in productions at Paul Bunyan Playhouse, Swashbuckler's Guild, Mask and Rose Women's Collective, and Bemidji Community Theater. She has directed First City Handbell Choir, Bethel Lutheran Church Adult Choir, and the Bethel Lutheran Church Passion Play.; Jennifer Vickerman: Vickerman earned her BA from Gustavus Adolphus College (Saint Peter) with majors in music performance in voice and theater. She also earned a fundraising certificate from the University of St. Thomas (Saint Paul). Vickerman is a gift planner at Gustavus Adolphus College and leads the Friends of Music group for alumni, parents, and friends. While employed at Thrivent Financial, Vickerman held roles in new business development and financial advising. Vickerman is a twenty-three-year member of the VocalEssence Chorus, where she serves as the soprano section leader. Vickerman has served on fundraising committees and was involved in an adaptive planning process for VocalEssence led by EmcArts.; Thi Vu: Vu was born in a music traditional family in Vietnam and began to get acquainted with music when she was three years old. From the age of ten, Vu started studying music at the Music Conservatory (Saigon, Vietnam). She specializes in the performance of four instruments: ??n Tranh zither, ??n b?u monochord, ??n tam th?p l?c dulcimer, and ??n tr'?ng bamboo xylophone. As a professional musician, she has performed widely in Vietnam, Singapore, Australia, Hawaii, Virginia, Texas, and Minnesota. She has extensive experience as an educator and served as a music instructor at Saigon South International School for over eight years. In 2018, Vu founded the Vietnamese Traditional Music of Minnesota, a nonprofit organization to promote the culture of Vietnam through art and music.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018083,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Park Square Theatre will make the theatre safe for live shows, produce zoom versions of plays and tour to schools unable to travel to the theatre. Track artist and audience numbers and responses to the three methods of producing and presenting plays to assess which should be continued and/or expanded. Measures: surveys, follow-up emails, social media, interviews, artists/partner evaluations.","Park Square developed Covid preparedness plans to make the theatre safe for live shows and produced zoom versions of plays to connect with audiences. 1. Ability to return to live theatre due to effectiveness of cleanliness and safety features2. Interest in zoom plays 3. Audience and participant feedback on virtual performances (surveys, emails, social media, artist/partner evaluations).","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Paul Sackett, Susan Rostkoski, Andrea Trimble Hart, Paul Casey, Nancy Feldman, Jewelie Grape, Mark Howlett, Paul Johnson, Paul Mattessich, Kristen Berger Parker, Paul Stembler",0.00,"Park Square Theatre Company AKA Park Square Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"Park Square Theatre will adapt live theater into Zoom versions of plays and activities for distance learning.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"C. Michael-jon",Pease,"Park Square Theatre Company AKA Park Square Theatre","408 St Peter St Ste 110","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 291-7005",pease@Parksquaretheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Benton, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Nobles, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-305,"Joy-Anne Anfinson: Dolo is an artist in the Twin Cities. She is a founding member of Blackout Improv, host and writer for American Public Media, and has also created, produced, and performed on stage for over a decade. After graduating from Metropolitan State University with a BA in theater, Dolo has continued arts activism through performing and teaching all over the world.; Stephanie Clark: Klaark holds an MFA from Cornell University, College of Architecture, Art, and Planning (AAP); and a post baccalaureate degree from The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Tufts University. Their work has been featured in the Chicago Review, Bat City Review, Blue Mesa Review, Studio Visit Magazine, and on BOOOOOOOM!. They have exhibited internationally at Biquini Wax EPS, Mexico City, Mexico; Hus Hakarla Jorundar, Hrisey, Iceland; and Milk Glass Co., Toronto, Canada. Klaark has been artist-in-residence at Vermont Studio Center, Johnson VT; Zen Mountain Monastery, Mt. Tremper, NY; and Contemporary Artists Center at Woodside, Troy, NY. They have been an Instructor at Cornell University, Cornell Prison Education Program in Ithaca, NY, and an Educator at Marwen in Chicago, IL. Clark is the recipient of the Tagvverk Torf Grant. They presently live and work in Minneapolis where they are an adjunct professor at Minneapolis College.; Christy Goulet: Goulet is an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians located in North Dakota. Goulet recorded a CD in 2018 ""The never ending journey continues""; it was nominated for artist of the year, song of the year, traditional song of the year, and female artist of the year at the Native American Music Awards of 2019. Goulet speaks and sings both Anishanabbe and Dakota languages. She creates ceremonial clothing including dresses, shawls, men's Sundance skirts, ribbon skirts/shirts, bead work, and moccasins. She was recently highlighted on Antiques Road Show-Behind the Scenes at Bonanzaville, West Fargo.; Lynne Harper: At the end of 2013, Harper retired early from a management position, returning to university to complete a BA in art history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She received an MA in the art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas from UEA and the Sainsbury Research Unit, Norwich, Norfolk, UK. Her MA thesis was a case study of British library engagement with West African communities in London. Since then, she has interned or volunteered at museums and historical societies, working as a an independent curator, conducting research to support or create exhibitions and community engagement activities.; Melissa Higgs Kohler: Higgs is a poet and science fair director, who previously taught at The Loft and the University of Illinois Springfield, and served as president of the Vachel Lindsay Association, a small arts nonprofit. She has published three chapbooks of poetry and received second prize in the Basil Bunting Poetry Competition in 2017. Her reviews and interviews can be found at The Poetry Foundation, the Adroit Journal, and Kenyon Review Online. She received her MFA in creative writing from Hamline University in 2002.; Charles Johnson: Johnson has spent his entire life in the arts. A Gustavus Adolphus College graduate, he taught music for thirty-four years in Pillager public schools, winning teacher of the year in 2007. He successfully applied for two grants bringing more arts opportunities to that school. He has performed on stage and in the pit for different theaters in the Brainerd area. He has performed with orchestras, choirs, and bands. Upon retirement, he began writing and has been published in a variety of places. Photography also became an interest; his photos have been displayed at various public places. He plans to continue his artistic pursuits.; Heidi Miller: Originally from Wisconsin Rapids, WI, Miller joined the faculty at Gustavus Adolphus College in 2014, after five years spent in Massachusetts, where she served as artist in residence in winds and director of the Williams College wind ensemble in Williamstown, MA. She cofounded the Minneapolis/Saint Paul based Sapphire Chamber Consort. Miller has led numerous public school music festivals, instrumental and vocal ensembles, and chamber ensembles, and has performed as a soprano specializing in contemporary and early music. Recent engagements include presenting at the 2019 Minnesota Music Educators Convention, the 2018 Minnesota Intercollegiate Honor Band, the 2016 and 2017 Ordway High School Honor Band, and adjudicating large group festivals in Minnesota, Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. As a vocalist, Miller has performed with the Minnesota Chorale, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Anniversary Chorale, the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra (Minnesota), and more. She earned a MM in conducting from Ithaca College, and a BM in music education and performance from the University of Minnesota.; Joanna Seton: Seton's current positions include senior writer consultant at Access Philanthropy and a freelance writer for nonprofits. Seton has an extensive past in nonprofits including education, communications, and fund development. Seton has served as a grant reviewer for Minnesota Office of Justice Programs and has been a volunteer usher at the Sheldon Theatre in Red Wing. Shelton has a bachelor's degree from Victoria University (Wellington, NZ), a master's degree from Exeter University (Exeter, UK), and a PhD from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Seton?s diplomas are in library studies and English as a second language teaching.; Laura Sivert: Sivert is a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Stout, where she works with artists as colleagues and as students. She graduated with a PhD in art history from Penn State. She has lived in Minneapolis most of her life and has worked at local institutions including the Weisman Art Museum and Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts. Sshe specializes in contemporary ecological art.; Ashley Taylor-Gouge, Taylor-Gouge (she/they) is the program director at the Sexual Violence Center (SVC), a stand-alone rape crisis center serving Carver, Hennepin, and Scott Counties. With over ten years of experience in domestic and sexual violence organizations, as well as a brief stint in the world of matchmaking, they provide oversight of SVC?s programs, manage the agency?s outreach and education efforts, curate the social media presence, and coordinate programmatic evaluation. After receiving their bachelor's degree in human development and family studies from Kent State University (Kent, OH), they went on to obtain their master's of public and nonprofit administration from Metropolitan State University (Saint Paul).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018084,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Zeitgeist arts and cultural programming will strengthen people's connection and commitment to the community and to each other. Survey program participant attitudes regarding programming effects re: strengthen connections and commitment to the community and to each other.","Residents and communities maintained and strengthened access and connection to the arts, their communities and each other. The primary evaluation method counted the number of people who participated in arts programming, thereby maintaining community access to the arts. Zeitgeist was not able to administer surveys regarding community connection due to limited capacity.","achieved some of the proposed outcomes",,,15000,2250,"Francis Heid, Aparna Katre, Laura Weintraub, Becky Hartley, Lynn Black, Jon Heyesen, Kendra Carlson, Sarah Seidelmann, Geiger Yount, Alan ZeppaBoard Chair Emeritus)",0.00,"Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community AKA Zeitgeist","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community will pivot its artistic programming in ways that are appropriate and safe during the COVID pandemic.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anthony,Cuneo,"Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community AKA Zeitgeist","222 Superior St E Ste 326",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 726-5430",tony@zeitgeistarts.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Itasca, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-306,"Joy-Anne Anfinson: Dolo is an artist in the Twin Cities. She is a founding member of Blackout Improv, host and writer for American Public Media, and has also created, produced, and performed on stage for over a decade. After graduating from Metropolitan State University with a BA in theater, Dolo has continued arts activism through performing and teaching all over the world.; Stephanie Clark: Klaark holds an MFA from Cornell University, College of Architecture, Art, and Planning (AAP); and a post baccalaureate degree from The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Tufts University. Their work has been featured in the Chicago Review, Bat City Review, Blue Mesa Review, Studio Visit Magazine, and on BOOOOOOOM!. They have exhibited internationally at Biquini Wax EPS, Mexico City, Mexico; Hus Hakarla Jorundar, Hrisey, Iceland; and Milk Glass Co., Toronto, Canada. Klaark has been artist-in-residence at Vermont Studio Center, Johnson VT; Zen Mountain Monastery, Mt. Tremper, NY; and Contemporary Artists Center at Woodside, Troy, NY. They have been an Instructor at Cornell University, Cornell Prison Education Program in Ithaca, NY, and an Educator at Marwen in Chicago, IL. Clark is the recipient of the Tagvverk Torf Grant. They presently live and work in Minneapolis where they are an adjunct professor at Minneapolis College.; Christy Goulet: Goulet is an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians located in North Dakota. Goulet recorded a CD in 2018 ""The never ending journey continues""; it was nominated for artist of the year, song of the year, traditional song of the year, and female artist of the year at the Native American Music Awards of 2019. Goulet speaks and sings both Anishanabbe and Dakota languages. She creates ceremonial clothing including dresses, shawls, men's Sundance skirts, ribbon skirts/shirts, bead work, and moccasins. She was recently highlighted on Antiques Road Show-Behind the Scenes at Bonanzaville, West Fargo.; Lynne Harper: At the end of 2013, Harper retired early from a management position, returning to university to complete a BA in art history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She received an MA in the art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas from UEA and the Sainsbury Research Unit, Norwich, Norfolk, UK. Her MA thesis was a case study of British library engagement with West African communities in London. Since then, she has interned or volunteered at museums and historical societies, working as a an independent curator, conducting research to support or create exhibitions and community engagement activities.; Melissa Higgs Kohler: Higgs is a poet and science fair director, who previously taught at The Loft and the University of Illinois Springfield, and served as president of the Vachel Lindsay Association, a small arts nonprofit. She has published three chapbooks of poetry and received second prize in the Basil Bunting Poetry Competition in 2017. Her reviews and interviews can be found at The Poetry Foundation, the Adroit Journal, and Kenyon Review Online. She received her MFA in creative writing from Hamline University in 2002.; Charles Johnson: Johnson has spent his entire life in the arts. A Gustavus Adolphus College graduate, he taught music for thirty-four years in Pillager public schools, winning teacher of the year in 2007. He successfully applied for two grants bringing more arts opportunities to that school. He has performed on stage and in the pit for different theaters in the Brainerd area. He has performed with orchestras, choirs, and bands. Upon retirement, he began writing and has been published in a variety of places. Photography also became an interest; his photos have been displayed at various public places. He plans to continue his artistic pursuits.; Heidi Miller: Originally from Wisconsin Rapids, WI, Miller joined the faculty at Gustavus Adolphus College in 2014, after five years spent in Massachusetts, where she served as artist in residence in winds and director of the Williams College wind ensemble in Williamstown, MA. She cofounded the Minneapolis/Saint Paul based Sapphire Chamber Consort. Miller has led numerous public school music festivals, instrumental and vocal ensembles, and chamber ensembles, and has performed as a soprano specializing in contemporary and early music. Recent engagements include presenting at the 2019 Minnesota Music Educators Convention, the 2018 Minnesota Intercollegiate Honor Band, the 2016 and 2017 Ordway High School Honor Band, and adjudicating large group festivals in Minnesota, Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. As a vocalist, Miller has performed with the Minnesota Chorale, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Anniversary Chorale, the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra (Minnesota), and more. She earned a MM in conducting from Ithaca College, and a BM in music education and performance from the University of Minnesota.; Joanna Seton: Seton's current positions include senior writer consultant at Access Philanthropy and a freelance writer for nonprofits. Seton has an extensive past in nonprofits including education, communications, and fund development. Seton has served as a grant reviewer for Minnesota Office of Justice Programs and has been a volunteer usher at the Sheldon Theatre in Red Wing. Shelton has a bachelor's degree from Victoria University (Wellington, NZ), a master's degree from Exeter University (Exeter, UK), and a PhD from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Seton?s diplomas are in library studies and English as a second language teaching.; Laura Sivert: Sivert is a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Stout, where she works with artists as colleagues and as students. She graduated with a PhD in art history from Penn State. She has lived in Minneapolis most of her life and has worked at local institutions including the Weisman Art Museum and Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts. Sshe specializes in contemporary ecological art.; Ashley Taylor-Gouge, Taylor-Gouge (she/they) is the program director at the Sexual Violence Center (SVC), a stand-alone rape crisis center serving Carver, Hennepin, and Scott Counties. With over ten years of experience in domestic and sexual violence organizations, as well as a brief stint in the world of matchmaking, they provide oversight of SVC?s programs, manage the agency?s outreach and education efforts, curate the social media presence, and coordinate programmatic evaluation. After receiving their bachelor's degree in human development and family studies from Kent State University (Kent, OH), they went on to obtain their master's of public and nonprofit administration from Metropolitan State University (Saint Paul).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018089,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,7500,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","American Craft engages BIPOC and rural Minnesota writers and photographers to expand audience and readership for BIPOC and rural Minnesota artists and craftspeople. ACC instituted ongoing evaluation processes for its audiences: artists, attendees, partners, supporters. Tools include audience feedback, surveys, and metrics tracking and inform ways ACC engages audiences and further supports artists.","Hired five Minnesota writers and one photographer for stories that featured eight Minnesota artists. ACC requests, reviews, and publishes a selection of letters from readers in each issue of American Craft magazine. Engagement with published content on our website and social media is measured through Google analytics.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,7500,,"Pearl Dick, Carl Fisher, Rachel Garceau, Ken Girardini, Miguel Gomez-Ibanez, Preeti Gopinath, Harriett Green, Beth Lipman, Thomas Loeser, Joseph Logan, Robert Lynch, Sara McDonnell, Jean McLaughlin, Lynda Bourque Moss, Rebecca Mysers, Bruce Pepich, Carol Saubion, Kristin Mitsu Shiga, Gary Smith, Michael Strand, Lucille Tenazas, Woodie Wisebram, Marilyn Zapf",0.00,"American Craft Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"American Craft Council will engage BIPOC and rural MN writers and photographers, and expand American Craft magazine's local audiences and readership and the many ways readers can support craftspeople.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Kass,"American Craft Council","1224 Marshall St NE Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 206-3100",skass@craftcouncil.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-311,"Joy-Anne Anfinson: Dolo is an artist in the Twin Cities. She is a founding member of Blackout Improv, host and writer for American Public Media, and has also created, produced, and performed on stage for over a decade. After graduating from Metropolitan State University with a BA in theater, Dolo has continued arts activism through performing and teaching all over the world.; Stephanie Clark: Klaark holds an MFA from Cornell University, College of Architecture, Art, and Planning (AAP); and a post baccalaureate degree from The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Tufts University. Their work has been featured in the Chicago Review, Bat City Review, Blue Mesa Review, Studio Visit Magazine, and on BOOOOOOOM!. They have exhibited internationally at Biquini Wax EPS, Mexico City, Mexico; Hus Hakarla Jorundar, Hrisey, Iceland; and Milk Glass Co., Toronto, Canada. Klaark has been artist-in-residence at Vermont Studio Center, Johnson VT; Zen Mountain Monastery, Mt. Tremper, NY; and Contemporary Artists Center at Woodside, Troy, NY. They have been an Instructor at Cornell University, Cornell Prison Education Program in Ithaca, NY, and an Educator at Marwen in Chicago, IL. Clark is the recipient of the Tagvverk Torf Grant. They presently live and work in Minneapolis where they are an adjunct professor at Minneapolis College.; Christy Goulet: Goulet is an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians located in North Dakota. Goulet recorded a CD in 2018 ""The never ending journey continues""; it was nominated for artist of the year, song of the year, traditional song of the year, and female artist of the year at the Native American Music Awards of 2019. Goulet speaks and sings both Anishanabbe and Dakota languages. She creates ceremonial clothing including dresses, shawls, men's Sundance skirts, ribbon skirts/shirts, bead work, and moccasins. She was recently highlighted on Antiques Road Show-Behind the Scenes at Bonanzaville, West Fargo.; Lynne Harper: At the end of 2013, Harper retired early from a management position, returning to university to complete a BA in art history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She received an MA in the art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas from UEA and the Sainsbury Research Unit, Norwich, Norfolk, UK. Her MA thesis was a case study of British library engagement with West African communities in London. Since then, she has interned or volunteered at museums and historical societies, working as a an independent curator, conducting research to support or create exhibitions and community engagement activities.; Melissa Higgs Kohler: Higgs is a poet and science fair director, who previously taught at The Loft and the University of Illinois Springfield, and served as president of the Vachel Lindsay Association, a small arts nonprofit. She has published three chapbooks of poetry and received second prize in the Basil Bunting Poetry Competition in 2017. Her reviews and interviews can be found at The Poetry Foundation, the Adroit Journal, and Kenyon Review Online. She received her MFA in creative writing from Hamline University in 2002.; Charles Johnson: Johnson has spent his entire life in the arts. A Gustavus Adolphus College graduate, he taught music for thirty-four years in Pillager public schools, winning teacher of the year in 2007. He successfully applied for two grants bringing more arts opportunities to that school. He has performed on stage and in the pit for different theaters in the Brainerd area. He has performed with orchestras, choirs, and bands. Upon retirement, he began writing and has been published in a variety of places. Photography also became an interest; his photos have been displayed at various public places. He plans to continue his artistic pursuits.; Heidi Miller: Originally from Wisconsin Rapids, WI, Miller joined the faculty at Gustavus Adolphus College in 2014, after five years spent in Massachusetts, where she served as artist in residence in winds and director of the Williams College wind ensemble in Williamstown, MA. She cofounded the Minneapolis/Saint Paul based Sapphire Chamber Consort. Miller has led numerous public school music festivals, instrumental and vocal ensembles, and chamber ensembles, and has performed as a soprano specializing in contemporary and early music. Recent engagements include presenting at the 2019 Minnesota Music Educators Convention, the 2018 Minnesota Intercollegiate Honor Band, the 2016 and 2017 Ordway High School Honor Band, and adjudicating large group festivals in Minnesota, Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. As a vocalist, Miller has performed with the Minnesota Chorale, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Anniversary Chorale, the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra (Minnesota), and more. She earned a MM in conducting from Ithaca College, and a BM in music education and performance from the University of Minnesota.; Joanna Seton: Seton's current positions include senior writer consultant at Access Philanthropy and a freelance writer for nonprofits. Seton has an extensive past in nonprofits including education, communications, and fund development. Seton has served as a grant reviewer for Minnesota Office of Justice Programs and has been a volunteer usher at the Sheldon Theatre in Red Wing. Shelton has a bachelor's degree from Victoria University (Wellington, NZ), a master's degree from Exeter University (Exeter, UK), and a PhD from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Seton?s diplomas are in library studies and English as a second language teaching.; Laura Sivert: Sivert is a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Stout, where she works with artists as colleagues and as students. She graduated with a PhD in art history from Penn State. She has lived in Minneapolis most of her life and has worked at local institutions including the Weisman Art Museum and Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts. Sshe specializes in contemporary ecological art.; Ashley Taylor-Gouge, Taylor-Gouge (she/they) is the program director at the Sexual Violence Center (SVC), a stand-alone rape crisis center serving Carver, Hennepin, and Scott Counties. With over ten years of experience in domestic and sexual violence organizations, as well as a brief stint in the world of matchmaking, they provide oversight of SVC?s programs, manage the agency?s outreach and education efforts, curate the social media presence, and coordinate programmatic evaluation. After receiving their bachelor's degree in human development and family studies from Kent State University (Kent, OH), they went on to obtain their master's of public and nonprofit administration from Metropolitan State University (Saint Paul).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018091,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Tweed is able to reach its diverse Minnesota audiences virtually during the pandemic and will maintain newly developed virtual educational programs. Create a diverse communities committee to advise the educator who consults with UMD's Art Education while collaborating with local marketing firm Swim Creative and UMD student hires to develop/evaluate social media strategies to reach MN audiences.","The artwork is professionally installed at the Tweed and will be shown from Aug. 30th through Dec. 18, 2022, when we will close for the winter break. We have reached out to all participants gathering input. In addition, we have a national survey in place thanks to a grant obtained by COVES that allows us/Tweed to gather feedback from our visitors.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Mahjur Ahmed, Abdulla Ali, Mary Ebert, Karl Everett, Leslie Hammons, John P. Lawien, Jim Paymar, Holly Sampson, Nathan Sager, Carmen Wendland",0.00,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Duluth-Tweed Museum of Art AKA Tweed Museum of Art","Public College/University","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"The Tweed will engage an arts educator to raise its visibility in engaging local and regional communities across ages through informative and fun virtual arts programs, addressing Minnesota's diverse arts scene and relevant topics of today's global world.",2021-04-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anja,Chavez,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Duluth-Tweed Museum of Art AKA Tweed Museum of Art","1201 Ordean Ct",Duluth,MN,55812-3041,"(218) 726-8751",chave357@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-313,"Elizabeth Belz: Belz is a blacksmith and metal sculptor. She was the blacksmithing apprentice at the Metal Museum in Memphis (2018-20), craft education intern at North House Folk School (2016), and has been the resident artist with the Science Museum of Minnesota. She focuses on insects as form and concept in her work.; Eva Carlson: Margaret was a 2013, 2016, and 2019 recipient of the Individual Artist Career Grant through the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Her work has been televised through PBS in Postcards: Arts Along Highway 23 and through SBN TV in The Art Corner. Her work has been written about in Willmar?s Live It! magazine and Stillwater?s Stillwater Living magazine. Margaret has had solo exhibitions at Kaleidoscope Gallery in New London, Minnesota West College in Worthington, and Ridgewater College in Willmar. Her numerous group exhibitions include Project Gallery in Stillwater, OK; Colour Gallery in Tulsa, OK: an invitation exhibition at Tulsa?s Gilcrease Museum and Oklahoma?s statewide juried exhibition Momentum. Her work has also been acquired by numerous public and private collections throughout the Midwest. Margaret received her BFA from Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, OK.; Theresa Croyle Johnson: Johnson is an artist, educator, and volunteer gallery director for the Hallberg Center for the Arts managed by the Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community in Wyoming. As an artist, she paints with acrylic and creates glass mosaics. As an educator, she works with both adults and children to cultivate creativity and teach new art skills. In addition to leading youth and art education outreach programs, she coordinates classes, recruiting, and training of new teachers, and is working to grow the small program. Croyle Johnson serves as chair of the events committee and has experience planning and implementing major events, gallery curation, and conducting artist interviews for exhibits. She has written eleven successful grant proposals over four years, securing funding for projects that have helped grow local art participation, fostered artistic excellence, and brought art out into the community.; Amy Fauble: Fauble is a singer songwriter based in Saint Paul. She studied music in her formative years and began performing at the age of seven. She has both self-produced and been produced and enjoys collaborating with other musicians. She frequently performs under the moniker Miss Chief, and has played alongside local musicians and national legends Wain McFarlain, Cornbread Harris, and the late Willie Murphy. Fauble believes that spreading a message of love and hope through music is not only possible, but necessary, especially in these trying times.; Andrea Gilats: Gilats is a writer, educator, and visual artist who holds a PhD in multicultural American studies and a BFA in drawing and painting. She was the founder and longtime director of the University of Minnesota's legendary Split Rock Arts Program, and also founded and directed the award winning Split Rock Online Mentoring for Writers. Her memoir, After Effects: A Memoir of Complicated Grief, is forthcoming from the University of Minnesota Press in fall, 2021. In 2020, she was awarded a Next Step grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, and now devotes herself entirely to her writing.; Patricia Kirby: Kirby is a marketing contractor for Ecolab. Most of her career, she facilitated productions for artists and companies from around the world on North American tours and for Lincoln Center Festival in New York City. Prior to her work in artist services, Kirby was a program officer for the Arts Board's Arts Across Minnesota program and the business manager for Williamstown Theatre Festival (Williamstown, MA). She started her career in ticketing and accounting. Kirby holds a BS in finance from the University of Minnesota and an MBA in arts administration from Indiana University.; Gregory Lecker: Lecker is an oil painter who lives and works in Minneapolis. He has operated a cooperative art gallery at Northrup King Building since 2014. He regularly photographs and writes for the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Nature Notes blog. In 2020, he received an Artist Initiative grant for his watersheds project. Lecker's BA in architectural engineering education from Pennsylvania State University in 1987 prepared him to design architectural lighting systems for building interiors and exteriors.; Darryl Murphy: Murphy is an artist and photographer that works in and around Minneapolis. He graduated from Anoka-Ramsey Community College with an AA in art, as well as a minor in business communications. He has had works placed in several shows and continues to hone his craft in black and white film photography, digital photgraphy, sculptural works, as well as writing.; Luke Randall: Randall, an operatic baritone, has had the pleasure of collaborating with renowned musicians, conductors, and directors such as Martin Katz, Thomas Hampson, Kathleen Kelly, Simon O?Neill, Timothy Cheek, and Jerry Blackstone. He has taught at the University of Michigan, Eastern Michigan University, and Interlochen Center for the Arts. His scholarly focus centers on vocal acoustic research, as well as performing Scandinavian art song. Randall received his DMA and MM in vocal performance from the University of Michigan, and his BM in vocal performance from Lawrence University. He currently is the coordinator for the Mount Olivet School of Music.; Kathelen Weinberg, Kathy Fox Weinberg is an emerging artist who first began painting in 2011 after retiring from a career in finance. She received her teaching certification from Wilson Bickford Art Studies of Watertown, NY. Her financial management graduate studies took place at the University of Minnesota, and she has a BS in information management from St. Catherine University.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018108,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The project will introduce the Cross River Heritage Center arts programs to at least 500 people in Minnesota. The evaluation will include relevant and feasible data from participation in activities, financial records, observations, and public comments.","Not yet available. Outcome evaluation methods used include a headcount at events, compilation of artist engagements, and computerized data usage reports from the digital kiosk (once delivered in early May).","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,3000,"Jamon Boessen, Judy Gregg, Robert Hewitt, Steve Lukas, Alta McQuatters, Steve Michaud, Spencer Motschenbacher, Steve Schug, Gregg Westigard, Mary Wilson.",0.00,"Schroeder Area Historical Society AKA Cross River Heritage Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"The Cross River Heritage Center will develop plans to safely deliver expanded arts programming and virtual tours.",2021-04-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Erik,Simula,"Schroeder Area Historical Society AKA Cross River Heritage Center","7932 W Hwy 61 PO Box 337",Schroeder,MN,55613,"(218) 663-7706",erik.simula@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-330,"Joy-Anne Anfinson: Dolo is an artist in the Twin Cities. She is a founding member of Blackout Improv, host and writer for American Public Media, and has also created, produced, and performed on stage for over a decade. After graduating from Metropolitan State University with a BA in theater, Dolo has continued arts activism through performing and teaching all over the world.; Stephanie Clark: Klaark holds an MFA from Cornell University, College of Architecture, Art, and Planning (AAP); and a post baccalaureate degree from The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Tufts University. Their work has been featured in the Chicago Review, Bat City Review, Blue Mesa Review, Studio Visit Magazine, and on BOOOOOOOM!. They have exhibited internationally at Biquini Wax EPS, Mexico City, Mexico; Hus Hakarla Jorundar, Hrisey, Iceland; and Milk Glass Co., Toronto, Canada. Klaark has been artist-in-residence at Vermont Studio Center, Johnson VT; Zen Mountain Monastery, Mt. Tremper, NY; and Contemporary Artists Center at Woodside, Troy, NY. They have been an Instructor at Cornell University, Cornell Prison Education Program in Ithaca, NY, and an Educator at Marwen in Chicago, IL. Clark is the recipient of the Tagvverk Torf Grant. They presently live and work in Minneapolis where they are an adjunct professor at Minneapolis College.; Christy Goulet: Goulet is an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians located in North Dakota. Goulet recorded a CD in 2018 ""The never ending journey continues""; it was nominated for artist of the year, song of the year, traditional song of the year, and female artist of the year at the Native American Music Awards of 2019. Goulet speaks and sings both Anishanabbe and Dakota languages. She creates ceremonial clothing including dresses, shawls, men's Sundance skirts, ribbon skirts/shirts, bead work, and moccasins. She was recently highlighted on Antiques Road Show-Behind the Scenes at Bonanzaville, West Fargo.; Lynne Harper: At the end of 2013, Harper retired early from a management position, returning to university to complete a BA in art history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She received an MA in the art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas from UEA and the Sainsbury Research Unit, Norwich, Norfolk, UK. Her MA thesis was a case study of British library engagement with West African communities in London. Since then, she has interned or volunteered at museums and historical societies, working as a an independent curator, conducting research to support or create exhibitions and community engagement activities.; Melissa Higgs Kohler: Higgs is a poet and science fair director, who previously taught at The Loft and the University of Illinois Springfield, and served as president of the Vachel Lindsay Association, a small arts nonprofit. She has published three chapbooks of poetry and received second prize in the Basil Bunting Poetry Competition in 2017. Her reviews and interviews can be found at The Poetry Foundation, the Adroit Journal, and Kenyon Review Online. She received her MFA in creative writing from Hamline University in 2002.; Charles Johnson: Johnson has spent his entire life in the arts. A Gustavus Adolphus College graduate, he taught music for thirty-four years in Pillager public schools, winning teacher of the year in 2007. He successfully applied for two grants bringing more arts opportunities to that school. He has performed on stage and in the pit for different theaters in the Brainerd area. He has performed with orchestras, choirs, and bands. Upon retirement, he began writing and has been published in a variety of places. Photography also became an interest; his photos have been displayed at various public places. He plans to continue his artistic pursuits.; Heidi Miller: Originally from Wisconsin Rapids, WI, Miller joined the faculty at Gustavus Adolphus College in 2014, after five years spent in Massachusetts, where she served as artist in residence in winds and director of the Williams College wind ensemble in Williamstown, MA. She cofounded the Minneapolis/Saint Paul based Sapphire Chamber Consort. Miller has led numerous public school music festivals, instrumental and vocal ensembles, and chamber ensembles, and has performed as a soprano specializing in contemporary and early music. Recent engagements include presenting at the 2019 Minnesota Music Educators Convention, the 2018 Minnesota Intercollegiate Honor Band, the 2016 and 2017 Ordway High School Honor Band, and adjudicating large group festivals in Minnesota, Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. As a vocalist, Miller has performed with the Minnesota Chorale, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Anniversary Chorale, the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra (Minnesota), and more. She earned a MM in conducting from Ithaca College, and a BM in music education and performance from the University of Minnesota.; Joanna Seton: Seton's current positions include senior writer consultant at Access Philanthropy and a freelance writer for nonprofits. Seton has an extensive past in nonprofits including education, communications, and fund development. Seton has served as a grant reviewer for Minnesota Office of Justice Programs and has been a volunteer usher at the Sheldon Theatre in Red Wing. Shelton has a bachelor's degree from Victoria University (Wellington, NZ), a master's degree from Exeter University (Exeter, UK), and a PhD from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Seton?s diplomas are in library studies and English as a second language teaching.; Laura Sivert: Sivert is a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Stout, where she works with artists as colleagues and as students. She graduated with a PhD in art history from Penn State. She has lived in Minneapolis most of her life and has worked at local institutions including the Weisman Art Museum and Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts. Sshe specializes in contemporary ecological art.; Ashley Taylor-Gouge, Taylor-Gouge (she/they) is the program director at the Sexual Violence Center (SVC), a stand-alone rape crisis center serving Carver, Hennepin, and Scott Counties. With over ten years of experience in domestic and sexual violence organizations, as well as a brief stint in the world of matchmaking, they provide oversight of SVC?s programs, manage the agency?s outreach and education efforts, curate the social media presence, and coordinate programmatic evaluation. After receiving their bachelor's degree in human development and family studies from Kent State University (Kent, OH), they went on to obtain their master's of public and nonprofit administration from Metropolitan State University (Saint Paul).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018110,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Ely ArtWalk will engage with artists, merchants and audiences by filling the windows of retail stores with art for viewing from the sidewalks. EAW will conduct a face-to-face survey of downtown businesses to determine how the Ely ArtWalk impacts their customers/revenues. EAW will survey participating artists, asking questions designed to measure engagement and satisfaction.","Ely ArtWalk engaged with artists, merchants and audiences by filling the windows of 48 retail stores with art for viewing from the sidewalk. EAW conducted a face-to-face survey of downtown businesses to determine how the Ely ArtWalk impacted their customers/revenues; and we surveyed participating artists, asking questions designed to measure engagement and satisfaction.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,5000,,"Karen McManus, Elizabeth Anderson, Julie Nester, Nancy Hernesmaa, Cathy Bell, Wendy Rouse, Karina Herrera, Johnna Hyde, Alexia Springer",0.00,"Ely Artwalk","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"Ely ArtWalk?will turn the entire city of Ely into an outdoor art gallery, providing a unique public art experience.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karen,McManus,"Ely Artwalk","PO Box 132",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 365-3228",karjack@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-332,"Joy-Anne Anfinson: Dolo is an artist in the Twin Cities. She is a founding member of Blackout Improv, host and writer for American Public Media, and has also created, produced, and performed on stage for over a decade. After graduating from Metropolitan State University with a BA in theater, Dolo has continued arts activism through performing and teaching all over the world.; Stephanie Clark: Klaark holds an MFA from Cornell University, College of Architecture, Art, and Planning (AAP); and a post baccalaureate degree from The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Tufts University. Their work has been featured in the Chicago Review, Bat City Review, Blue Mesa Review, Studio Visit Magazine, and on BOOOOOOOM!. They have exhibited internationally at Biquini Wax EPS, Mexico City, Mexico; Hus Hakarla Jorundar, Hrisey, Iceland; and Milk Glass Co., Toronto, Canada. Klaark has been artist-in-residence at Vermont Studio Center, Johnson VT; Zen Mountain Monastery, Mt. Tremper, NY; and Contemporary Artists Center at Woodside, Troy, NY. They have been an Instructor at Cornell University, Cornell Prison Education Program in Ithaca, NY, and an Educator at Marwen in Chicago, IL. Clark is the recipient of the Tagvverk Torf Grant. They presently live and work in Minneapolis where they are an adjunct professor at Minneapolis College.; Christy Goulet: Goulet is an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians located in North Dakota. Goulet recorded a CD in 2018 ""The never ending journey continues""; it was nominated for artist of the year, song of the year, traditional song of the year, and female artist of the year at the Native American Music Awards of 2019. Goulet speaks and sings both Anishanabbe and Dakota languages. She creates ceremonial clothing including dresses, shawls, men's Sundance skirts, ribbon skirts/shirts, bead work, and moccasins. She was recently highlighted on Antiques Road Show-Behind the Scenes at Bonanzaville, West Fargo.; Lynne Harper: At the end of 2013, Harper retired early from a management position, returning to university to complete a BA in art history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She received an MA in the art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas from UEA and the Sainsbury Research Unit, Norwich, Norfolk, UK. Her MA thesis was a case study of British library engagement with West African communities in London. Since then, she has interned or volunteered at museums and historical societies, working as a an independent curator, conducting research to support or create exhibitions and community engagement activities.; Melissa Higgs Kohler: Higgs is a poet and science fair director, who previously taught at The Loft and the University of Illinois Springfield, and served as president of the Vachel Lindsay Association, a small arts nonprofit. She has published three chapbooks of poetry and received second prize in the Basil Bunting Poetry Competition in 2017. Her reviews and interviews can be found at The Poetry Foundation, the Adroit Journal, and Kenyon Review Online. She received her MFA in creative writing from Hamline University in 2002.; Charles Johnson: Johnson has spent his entire life in the arts. A Gustavus Adolphus College graduate, he taught music for thirty-four years in Pillager public schools, winning teacher of the year in 2007. He successfully applied for two grants bringing more arts opportunities to that school. He has performed on stage and in the pit for different theaters in the Brainerd area. He has performed with orchestras, choirs, and bands. Upon retirement, he began writing and has been published in a variety of places. Photography also became an interest; his photos have been displayed at various public places. He plans to continue his artistic pursuits.; Heidi Miller: Originally from Wisconsin Rapids, WI, Miller joined the faculty at Gustavus Adolphus College in 2014, after five years spent in Massachusetts, where she served as artist in residence in winds and director of the Williams College wind ensemble in Williamstown, MA. She cofounded the Minneapolis/Saint Paul based Sapphire Chamber Consort. Miller has led numerous public school music festivals, instrumental and vocal ensembles, and chamber ensembles, and has performed as a soprano specializing in contemporary and early music. Recent engagements include presenting at the 2019 Minnesota Music Educators Convention, the 2018 Minnesota Intercollegiate Honor Band, the 2016 and 2017 Ordway High School Honor Band, and adjudicating large group festivals in Minnesota, Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. As a vocalist, Miller has performed with the Minnesota Chorale, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Anniversary Chorale, the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra (Minnesota), and more. She earned a MM in conducting from Ithaca College, and a BM in music education and performance from the University of Minnesota.; Joanna Seton: Seton's current positions include senior writer consultant at Access Philanthropy and a freelance writer for nonprofits. Seton has an extensive past in nonprofits including education, communications, and fund development. Seton has served as a grant reviewer for Minnesota Office of Justice Programs and has been a volunteer usher at the Sheldon Theatre in Red Wing. Shelton has a bachelor's degree from Victoria University (Wellington, NZ), a master's degree from Exeter University (Exeter, UK), and a PhD from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Seton?s diplomas are in library studies and English as a second language teaching.; Laura Sivert: Sivert is a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Stout, where she works with artists as colleagues and as students. She graduated with a PhD in art history from Penn State. She has lived in Minneapolis most of her life and has worked at local institutions including the Weisman Art Museum and Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts. Sshe specializes in contemporary ecological art.; Ashley Taylor-Gouge, Taylor-Gouge (she/they) is the program director at the Sexual Violence Center (SVC), a stand-alone rape crisis center serving Carver, Hennepin, and Scott Counties. With over ten years of experience in domestic and sexual violence organizations, as well as a brief stint in the world of matchmaking, they provide oversight of SVC?s programs, manage the agency?s outreach and education efforts, curate the social media presence, and coordinate programmatic evaluation. After receiving their bachelor's degree in human development and family studies from Kent State University (Kent, OH), they went on to obtain their master's of public and nonprofit administration from Metropolitan State University (Saint Paul).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020779,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Forecast will provide 40 Minnesota artists and 40 Minnesota arts admins with best practices for developing public art in their community including five funded projects. We will track the five funded projects, interview the admins and artists involved, survey participants? readiness to develop public art, how they are formulating their public art community engagement strategies, and the community impact of their work.","The workshop curriculum served artists who are interested in exploring or expanding a public art making practice as well as arts administrators who ar. Attendance numbers were collected using Zoom collection data. Final reflection surveys were given to both workshop attendees.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,1000,"Dudley Voigt, Hally Turner, John Pain, Erin Heelan, Nathan Johnson, Pauline Kanako Kamiyama, Kristo Sween, Joan Vorderbruggen",0.00,"Forecast Public Artworks AKA Forecast Public Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Forecast Public Art will provide a virtual Making It Public workshop for Minnesota artists and arts administrators to develop best practices in making public art a career and community asset.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Theresa,Sweetland,"Forecast Public Artworks AKA Forecast Public Art","2380 Wycliff St Ste 200","St Paul",MN,55114-1854,"(651) 641-1128",theresa@forecastpublicart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Stearns, St. Louis, Traverse",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-599,"Kenneth Bloom has been director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth; executive director of the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art; director of Landmark Arts: The Galleries of Texas Tech University; and curator of exhibitions at Spirit Square Center for the Arts (Charlotte, NC). Bloom has been working in photography and the arts for well over 50 years as image maker, curator, and program organizer. His work is held in museums and private collections. Before formalizing his education in photography, Bloom was an avid student of history, cultural anthropology, and Japanese Studies; all fields that have contributed to the making of social documentary photographs. Bloom graduated from Bucknell University in 1974 with a BA in Japanese studies, and worked in Japan as the Tokyo correspondent for American Photographer magazine and LIFE Library of Photography. After returning to the United States, he pursued a graduate degree at the New York University/International Center of Photography, and was awarded an MA in studio arts in photography in 1985.; Maia Hamann: A lifelong participant in the arts community of Minnesota, Hamann currently is a music teacher at Holdingford Elementary School, a bassoon instructor at the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University, and a freelance musician. She regularly performs with orchestras and chamber ensembles in central Minnesota and the Twin Cities and serves on the board of directors of Amadeus Chamber Symphony. Previously, she wrote the music education blog for Classical Minnesota Public Radio. She earned a BA in music from the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University and an master?s degree in education from Augsburg University.; Hannah King is the curator and volunteer coordinator at the Wright County Historical Society in Buffalo and currently resides in Minneapolis. She was previously the curator at the Stevens County Historical Society in Morris and has worked and volunteered in various roles at other museums in the Midwest.; Anthony Marchetti is a photographic artist residing in the Twin Cities. In 2016, he was a teaching/ research Fulbright Scholar in Budapest, Hungary. He currently serves as department chair and full-time faculty of photography at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. Marchetti graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2001 with a BA in fine arts, and received an MFA from the University of Minnesota in 2005. He has received grants from The McKnight Foundation, Jerome Foundation, and the Arts Board. He has served on review panels for the Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.; Dustin Nelson: Nelson is a senior writer at Thrillist, and has published journalism with City Pages, Rolling Stone, Sports Illustrated, the Walker Reader, and other publications. He's the author of the poetry collection ""in the office hours of the polar vortex"" (RoboCup Press) and the chapbook ""Abraham Lincoln"" (Mondo Bummer). His poetry has appeared in Best American Experimental Writing, Fence, and other publications. His comic book writing has appeared in numerous anthologies and includes two series soon to be published. He was also a writer and producer on the radio comedy Radio Happy Hour, as well as the Web series Geocachers and one episode of TPT's ""Are You MN Enough?"" He was a founder and editor of the literary magazine InDigest which ran for nine years and published books and ran a reading series in New York. His experimental videos have appeared in more than a dozen international festivals and galleries. He was a resident at the UFT Verftet residency in Bergen, Norway, and has volunteered with Art Buddies and the PEN Prison Writing Program.; Judith Saye-Willis is a textile artist and has received grants from the Arts Board and Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council (SEMAC). She has previously been a director for the Faribault Art Center and served on the SEMAC board of directors for six years. She received a master?s degree in liberal studies from Metropolitan State University.; Megan Moore is a painter, with a studio in the Northrup King Building where she has been a member of a group studio since 2004. She studied illustration at the Savannah College of Art and Design. She takes commissions, sells original art and reproductions in a variety of locations, and does public art in the form of murals and utility box wraps. She is a leader in the artist group LoLa (The League of Longfellow Artists), has served as a juror for the Uptown and Powderhorn art fairs, and is currently collaborating with Lake Street Creates.; Briauna Williams is a graphic design graduate. She is a teaching artist for the Capri Theater, Artistry, She Rock She Rock, and Young Rembrandts. Williams is a community leader and artist curating spaces for black and brown people to aid in healing with and through the arts. Williams is a muralist, self taught artist, and henna artist. Her work has been featured at the Phoenix Theater sponsored by Springboard for the Arts, as well as an exhibition within a Duluth court house. Williams is motivated by youth and her community. Black peoples' struggles and resilience have been a common core in most of her works.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020782,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,17980,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To increase community engagement and artist performance opportunities through a concert series. Document completed concert dates, time, attendance, and additional views from livestream recordings. Survey concert participants to assess learning and music enjoyment provided by performers. Obtain feedback from performers and volunteers.","To increase on-line viewership, blend live concerts with on-line only local productions. Average on-line viewership increased during grant period. YouTube channel subscription increased. Live concert offerings diversified and increased.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,17980,,"President Arno Kahn, Zane Bail, Mark Nicklawske, Mary Hanchett, Don Baltes, Chris Bollman, Clifton Nesseth, Arna Rennan.",0.00,"Sacred Heart John Chebul Memorial Center Association, Inc. AKA Sacred Heart Music Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Sacred Heart Music Center will help to promote community engagement in the arts and offer a state of the art performance venue for musicians at Sacred Heart Music Center through a virtual and hybrid concert series.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Zane,Bail,"Sacred Heart John Chebul Memorial Center Association Inc AKA Sacred Heart Music Center","201 4th St W",Duluth,MN,55806,"(218) 393-7438",zane@northlandfdn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-602,"Kenneth Bloom has been director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth; executive director of the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art; director of Landmark Arts: The Galleries of Texas Tech University; and curator of exhibitions at Spirit Square Center for the Arts (Charlotte, NC). Bloom has been working in photography and the arts for well over 50 years as image maker, curator, and program organizer. His work is held in museums and private collections. Before formalizing his education in photography, Bloom was an avid student of history, cultural anthropology, and Japanese Studies; all fields that have contributed to the making of social documentary photographs. Bloom graduated from Bucknell University in 1974 with a BA in Japanese studies, and worked in Japan as the Tokyo correspondent for American Photographer magazine and LIFE Library of Photography. After returning to the United States, he pursued a graduate degree at the New York University/International Center of Photography, and was awarded an MA in studio arts in photography in 1985.; Maia Hamann: A lifelong participant in the arts community of Minnesota, Hamann currently is a music teacher at Holdingford Elementary School, a bassoon instructor at the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University, and a freelance musician. She regularly performs with orchestras and chamber ensembles in central Minnesota and the Twin Cities and serves on the board of directors of Amadeus Chamber Symphony. Previously, she wrote the music education blog for Classical Minnesota Public Radio. She earned a BA in music from the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University and an master?s degree in education from Augsburg University.; Hannah King is the curator and volunteer coordinator at the Wright County Historical Society in Buffalo and currently resides in Minneapolis. She was previously the curator at the Stevens County Historical Society in Morris and has worked and volunteered in various roles at other museums in the Midwest.; Anthony Marchetti is a photographic artist residing in the Twin Cities. In 2016, he was a teaching/ research Fulbright Scholar in Budapest, Hungary. He currently serves as department chair and full-time faculty of photography at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. Marchetti graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2001 with a BA in fine arts, and received an MFA from the University of Minnesota in 2005. He has received grants from The McKnight Foundation, Jerome Foundation, and the Arts Board. He has served on review panels for the Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.; Dustin Nelson: Nelson is a senior writer at Thrillist, and has published journalism with City Pages, Rolling Stone, Sports Illustrated, the Walker Reader, and other publications. He's the author of the poetry collection ""in the office hours of the polar vortex"" (RoboCup Press) and the chapbook ""Abraham Lincoln"" (Mondo Bummer). His poetry has appeared in Best American Experimental Writing, Fence, and other publications. His comic book writing has appeared in numerous anthologies and includes two series soon to be published. He was also a writer and producer on the radio comedy Radio Happy Hour, as well as the Web series Geocachers and one episode of TPT's ""Are You MN Enough?"" He was a founder and editor of the literary magazine InDigest which ran for nine years and published books and ran a reading series in New York. His experimental videos have appeared in more than a dozen international festivals and galleries. He was a resident at the UFT Verftet residency in Bergen, Norway, and has volunteered with Art Buddies and the PEN Prison Writing Program.; Judith Saye-Willis is a textile artist and has received grants from the Arts Board and Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council (SEMAC). She has previously been a director for the Faribault Art Center and served on the SEMAC board of directors for six years. She received a master?s degree in liberal studies from Metropolitan State University.; Megan Moore is a painter, with a studio in the Northrup King Building where she has been a member of a group studio since 2004. She studied illustration at the Savannah College of Art and Design. She takes commissions, sells original art and reproductions in a variety of locations, and does public art in the form of murals and utility box wraps. She is a leader in the artist group LoLa (The League of Longfellow Artists), has served as a juror for the Uptown and Powderhorn art fairs, and is currently collaborating with Lake Street Creates.; Briauna Williams is a graphic design graduate. She is a teaching artist for the Capri Theater, Artistry, She Rock She Rock, and Young Rembrandts. Williams is a community leader and artist curating spaces for black and brown people to aid in healing with and through the arts. Williams is a muralist, self taught artist, and henna artist. Her work has been featured at the Phoenix Theater sponsored by Springboard for the Arts, as well as an exhibition within a Duluth court house. Williams is motivated by youth and her community. Black peoples' struggles and resilience have been a common core in most of her works.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020821,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will do live-stream videos reading excerpts from my memoir and create an online written and video curriculum about how to write and publish. Measures include: -Analytic data from my live streams and blog posts will show the impact. -live streaming fifteen times reading from my memoir. -posting ten written and video blog posts onto my website. -the purchase of live stream equipment.","Clare streamed readings of her memoir and made online lessons showing how to turn one's stories into a memoir to give voice to older adults in Minnesota. Analytic data from Clare's live streams and blog posts show a large impact on her growing audience of older adults in greater Minnesota. The purchase of live-stream equipment improved the quality and production value of her live-streamed readings.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Clare E. Cooley AKA Clare Cooley",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Cooley will livestream reading excerpts from her published memoir and create an online written and video curriculum demonstrating how to turn one's stories into a memoir of all formats to give voice to older adults in greater Minnesota.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Clare,Cooley,"Clare Cooley",,,MN,,"(415) 999-4146",clarecooleycollection@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-808,"Laurine Chang: Chang is a Twin Cities grown spoken word poet, writer, educator, arts advocate, and a modern Hmong woman. She received a BA in political science and leadership from the University of Minnesota. She was the project manager with the Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood. She now prioritizes and advocates for her health and mental well-being as a woman of color.; John Colburn: Colburn is the author of Invisible Daughter (firthFORTH Books, 2013), Psychedelic Norway (Coffee House Press, 2013), and dear corpse (Spuyten Duyvil, 2018) as well as four chapbooks of poetry. He received an MFA in creative writing from the University of Minnesota and lives in Saint Paul where he is one of the publishers/editors in the Spout Press collective, a nonprofit literary organization.; Amy Stoller: Stearns is the executive director of the Historic Holmes Theatre in Detroit Lakes. She has a background in teaching, musical performance, and public relations/marketing for Fortune 500 companies. She is an avid traveler and has brought that passion to the Holmes Theatre where the tagline is ?Step Inside and See the World.? The Holmes annually hosts more than 60 performances of local, regional, national, and international artists, as well as community art shows, visual arts classes, and more. The Holmes is grateful for annual support from the Arts Board via Operating Support grants as well as often partnering with artists through Arts Tour grants and other state and regional grants.; Denise Tennen: Tennen holds a bachelor?s of architecture from Cornell University (Ithaca, NY). She has been a sculptor, public artist, arts educator, writer, and community organizer since 1988. Tennen?s projects received support from the Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Saint Louis Park Friends of the Arts (SLP FOTA), and private funders. Her work is shown at Tres Leches Arts Gallery, and in public buildings throughout the Twin Cities. She is project manager for Northeast Minneapolis Arts District?s (NE-AD) series of exhibits scheduled for 2021 at MSP Airport. Her volunteer services include member of NE-AD?s pecha kucha committee, board secretary and newsletter editor for Minnesota Women Ceramic Artists, and member of the arts and culture steering committee for SLP FOTA.; Sigrid Tornquist: Tornquist is a grant writer for Neighborhood House, a 501(c)(3) multiservice agency in Saint Paul that helps people gain the skills, knowledge, and confidence to thrive in diverse communities. Tornquist previously worked as a communications and grants consultant for Artspace, the nation's leading nonprofit developer of live/work artist housing, artist studios, arts centers, and arts friendly businesses in the U. S. She graduated with an MFA in creative writing from Hamline University. Her creative work has appeared in ""blink again: sudden fiction from the upper midwest,"" ""spry literary journal,"" and publications of the Institute for Peace and Justice in San Diego, California.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020846,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Professionally photograph remaining twenty pastels - the last in a series of 100 pastels - depicting essential workers and print an exhibit catalogue. This exhibition book of essential workers portraits tells the stories of those required to work through the pandemic while being paid minimum wage, with no health care and unaffordable housing. It is a visual history book.","Professionally photograph remaining twenty pastels - the last in a series of 100 pastels - depicting essential workers and print an exhibit catalogue. I accomplished this outcome in full.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Carolyn S. Olson",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Beginning in March 2020 with the COVID-19 stay at home order by Governor Walz, Olson tells the stories of essential workers through a series of 100 pastel narrative portraits.",2022-03-01,2022-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carolyn,Olson,"Carolyn S. Olson",,,MN,,"(218) 269-6299",carolynsueolson@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carlton, Cook, Hennepin, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-833,"Lisa Day: Day is a grant writer at Perspectives, a comprehensive supportive housing program serving homeless mothers and their children in Hennepin County. She is also a playwright, director, and stage manager recently working with Smartmouth, Windmill, and Around the Bend theater companies. Day was a finalist for the Jerome Fellowship and received the Norman Felton Award at the University of Iowa. She has an MFA in playwriting from the University of Iowa Playwright?s Workshop.; Shantel Dow: Dow is the executive director for the Reif Arts Council and the Myles Reif Performing Arts Center in Grand Rapids. Prior to this position, Dow was the president and booking agent for the Dow Artists, Inc. talent booking agency established in 2003. She is currently on the board of directors for the Minnesota Presenters Network and is a member of the Association of Performing Arts Professionals and Grand Rapids Arts. In 2018, she served as cochair for the Arts Midwest Conference held in Indianapolis.; Casey Patrick: Patrick is a poet and educator. She received her MFA in 2013 from Eastern Washington University (Cheney, WA). Patrick has received fellowships from Vermont Studio Center and Hub City Writers Project, and is the recipient of a 2020 Artist Initiative grant from the Arts Board. She works at a public charter school in Saint Paul, at Moon Palace Books, and has taught with The Loft Literary Center since 2015. Her poems have appeared in Ruminate, The Pinch, The Massachusetts Review, and on Twin Cities public transit as part of the IMPRESSIONS Poetry Project.; Katie Pease: Pease is serving in the capacity building and recruitment VISTA position at Mentor North. Pease originally came to Minnesota from Oregon for college and is a proud graduate of St. Catherine University with a BA in studio art and English. After working in a variety of fields, including extensive time spent supporting persons living with physical and developmental disabilities, Pease's passion for social justice led her to making the decision to serve with the AmeriCorps.; Bruce Silcox: Silcox has been a photographer for over 35 years and runs a photography studio from his home in south Minneapolis. His work has focused on the community in which he lives and the lives of those around him. He lived, worked, and studied photography in New York City throughout the 1980s which laid much of the groundwork for his understanding and relationship with the art as a powerful tool for self expression.; Sara Tan: Tan has been the general manager of the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra (BSO) since 2010. She brings decades of nonprofit arts, arts education, and higher education administration experience in Moorhead, MN; Detroit, MI; Cleveland, OH; and Ann Arbor, MI, to her position with the BSO. Tan is a graduate of Concordia College in Moorhead with a bachelor of music education degree, and Bethel University in Saint Paul with an MA in organizational leadership. She serves as a board member for Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies and volunteers frequently at her children's schools in Minnetonka.; Lee Thomas: Thomas?s poems have appeared in numerous journals and magazines, including Poet Lore, Narrative Magazine, Salamander, Midwestern Gothic, Water~Stone Review, and elsewhere. His first collection, Honey in the Dark, won the 2020 Brighthorse Prize for poetry; the book is forthcoming from Brighthorse Books in 2021. He is also a communications consultant and instructor at the University of Minnesota.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020860,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,5090,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To continue producing work that celebrates neuro- and gender divergence; to offer joy and laughter to my audiences I will create a short comedic video series about my delight in being trans and neurodivergent; I will also build an artist website to house this series and other of my works.","I created an artist's website and a short humorous film-noir video series about gender- and neurodivergence. Evaluation includes a premiere for a select audience on 5/27 as well as completing a new artist's website (samipfeffer.com).","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,5090,,,,"Samantha J. Pfeffer AKA Sami Pfeffer",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Pfeffer will premiere a short comedic video series about joy and gender/neurodivergence; they will also build an artist's website to host this and other works.",2022-03-01,2023-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Samantha,Pfeffer,"Samantha J. Pfeffer AKA Sami Pfeffer",,,MN,,"(612) 352-7527",samipfeffer@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-847,"Lisa Day: Day is a grant writer at Perspectives, a comprehensive supportive housing program serving homeless mothers and their children in Hennepin County. She is also a playwright, director, and stage manager recently working with Smartmouth, Windmill, and Around the Bend theater companies. Day was a finalist for the Jerome Fellowship and received the Norman Felton Award at the University of Iowa. She has an MFA in playwriting from the University of Iowa Playwright?s Workshop.; Shantel Dow: Dow is the executive director for the Reif Arts Council and the Myles Reif Performing Arts Center in Grand Rapids. Prior to this position, Dow was the president and booking agent for the Dow Artists, Inc. talent booking agency established in 2003. She is currently on the board of directors for the Minnesota Presenters Network and is a member of the Association of Performing Arts Professionals and Grand Rapids Arts. In 2018, she served as cochair for the Arts Midwest Conference held in Indianapolis.; Casey Patrick: Patrick is a poet and educator. She received her MFA in 2013 from Eastern Washington University (Cheney, WA). Patrick has received fellowships from Vermont Studio Center and Hub City Writers Project, and is the recipient of a 2020 Artist Initiative grant from the Arts Board. She works at a public charter school in Saint Paul, at Moon Palace Books, and has taught with The Loft Literary Center since 2015. Her poems have appeared in Ruminate, The Pinch, The Massachusetts Review, and on Twin Cities public transit as part of the IMPRESSIONS Poetry Project.; Katie Pease: Pease is serving in the capacity building and recruitment VISTA position at Mentor North. Pease originally came to Minnesota from Oregon for college and is a proud graduate of St. Catherine University with a BA in studio art and English. After working in a variety of fields, including extensive time spent supporting persons living with physical and developmental disabilities, Pease's passion for social justice led her to making the decision to serve with the AmeriCorps.; Bruce Silcox: Silcox has been a photographer for over 35 years and runs a photography studio from his home in south Minneapolis. His work has focused on the community in which he lives and the lives of those around him. He lived, worked, and studied photography in New York City throughout the 1980s which laid much of the groundwork for his understanding and relationship with the art as a powerful tool for self expression.; Sara Tan: Tan has been the general manager of the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra (BSO) since 2010. She brings decades of nonprofit arts, arts education, and higher education administration experience in Moorhead, MN; Detroit, MI; Cleveland, OH; and Ann Arbor, MI, to her position with the BSO. Tan is a graduate of Concordia College in Moorhead with a bachelor of music education degree, and Bethel University in Saint Paul with an MA in organizational leadership. She serves as a board member for Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies and volunteers frequently at her children's schools in Minnetonka.; Lee Thomas: Thomas?s poems have appeared in numerous journals and magazines, including Poet Lore, Narrative Magazine, Salamander, Midwestern Gothic, Water~Stone Review, and elsewhere. His first collection, Honey in the Dark, won the 2020 Brighthorse Prize for poetry; the book is forthcoming from Brighthorse Books in 2021. He is also a communications consultant and instructor at the University of Minnesota.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020866,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To maintain and grow my online and personal connection to Minnesota residents as an author of children's books.. with Minnesota residents. I will update my current website to include interactivity; facilitate online and personal visits with schools, libraries, and community organizations; and participate in two writing retreats to develop my works-in-progress.","I maintained and grew my online and personal connection to Minnesota residents as author of children's books. I updated my website to include interactivity; facilitated five online sessions with other writers and completed four author school visits; and participated in two writing retreats to develop my works-in-progress.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Marsha W. Chall",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Chall will facilitate five online and four in person author visits to schools, libraries, or community groups; update her professional website; and attend two writers' retreats to develop a middle grade novel draft.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marsha,Chall,"Marsha W. Chall",,,MN,,"(612) 281-4798",mchall00@aol.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Cass, Fillmore, Koochiching, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-853,"Lisa Day: Day is a grant writer at Perspectives, a comprehensive supportive housing program serving homeless mothers and their children in Hennepin County. She is also a playwright, director, and stage manager recently working with Smartmouth, Windmill, and Around the Bend theater companies. Day was a finalist for the Jerome Fellowship and received the Norman Felton Award at the University of Iowa. She has an MFA in playwriting from the University of Iowa Playwright?s Workshop.; Shantel Dow: Dow is the executive director for the Reif Arts Council and the Myles Reif Performing Arts Center in Grand Rapids. Prior to this position, Dow was the president and booking agent for the Dow Artists, Inc. talent booking agency established in 2003. She is currently on the board of directors for the Minnesota Presenters Network and is a member of the Association of Performing Arts Professionals and Grand Rapids Arts. In 2018, she served as cochair for the Arts Midwest Conference held in Indianapolis.; Casey Patrick: Patrick is a poet and educator. She received her MFA in 2013 from Eastern Washington University (Cheney, WA). Patrick has received fellowships from Vermont Studio Center and Hub City Writers Project, and is the recipient of a 2020 Artist Initiative grant from the Arts Board. She works at a public charter school in Saint Paul, at Moon Palace Books, and has taught with The Loft Literary Center since 2015. Her poems have appeared in Ruminate, The Pinch, The Massachusetts Review, and on Twin Cities public transit as part of the IMPRESSIONS Poetry Project.; Katie Pease: Pease is serving in the capacity building and recruitment VISTA position at Mentor North. Pease originally came to Minnesota from Oregon for college and is a proud graduate of St. Catherine University with a BA in studio art and English. After working in a variety of fields, including extensive time spent supporting persons living with physical and developmental disabilities, Pease's passion for social justice led her to making the decision to serve with the AmeriCorps.; Bruce Silcox: Silcox has been a photographer for over 35 years and runs a photography studio from his home in south Minneapolis. His work has focused on the community in which he lives and the lives of those around him. He lived, worked, and studied photography in New York City throughout the 1980s which laid much of the groundwork for his understanding and relationship with the art as a powerful tool for self expression.; Sara Tan: Tan has been the general manager of the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra (BSO) since 2010. She brings decades of nonprofit arts, arts education, and higher education administration experience in Moorhead, MN; Detroit, MI; Cleveland, OH; and Ann Arbor, MI, to her position with the BSO. Tan is a graduate of Concordia College in Moorhead with a bachelor of music education degree, and Bethel University in Saint Paul with an MA in organizational leadership. She serves as a board member for Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies and volunteers frequently at her children's schools in Minnetonka.; Lee Thomas: Thomas?s poems have appeared in numerous journals and magazines, including Poet Lore, Narrative Magazine, Salamander, Midwestern Gothic, Water~Stone Review, and elsewhere. His first collection, Honey in the Dark, won the 2020 Brighthorse Prize for poetry; the book is forthcoming from Brighthorse Books in 2021. He is also a communications consultant and instructor at the University of Minnesota.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020871,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,5260,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Teaching indigenous descendants how to bead. Also beading for healing and connecting to lost cultural ways. 1. The successful completion of the mini sessions. 2. The successful completion of YouTube videos being uploaded and watched. 3. The completion of materials bought. 4. The completion of end result of the project.",,,,,5260,,,,"Ashley M. Ammesmaki",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Ammesmaki will teach indigenous descendants how to bead using mediums such as glass beads, dentalium shells, and crystals with needles and thread, providing a source of healing and connecting to lost cultural ways.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Ashley,Ammesmaki,"Ashley M. Ammesmaki",,,MN,,"(218) 940-6065",ashleyammesmaki@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-858,"Lisa Day: Day is a grant writer at Perspectives, a comprehensive supportive housing program serving homeless mothers and their children in Hennepin County. She is also a playwright, director, and stage manager recently working with Smartmouth, Windmill, and Around the Bend theater companies. Day was a finalist for the Jerome Fellowship and received the Norman Felton Award at the University of Iowa. She has an MFA in playwriting from the University of Iowa Playwright?s Workshop.; Shantel Dow: Dow is the executive director for the Reif Arts Council and the Myles Reif Performing Arts Center in Grand Rapids. Prior to this position, Dow was the president and booking agent for the Dow Artists, Inc. talent booking agency established in 2003. She is currently on the board of directors for the Minnesota Presenters Network and is a member of the Association of Performing Arts Professionals and Grand Rapids Arts. In 2018, she served as cochair for the Arts Midwest Conference held in Indianapolis.; Casey Patrick: Patrick is a poet and educator. She received her MFA in 2013 from Eastern Washington University (Cheney, WA). Patrick has received fellowships from Vermont Studio Center and Hub City Writers Project, and is the recipient of a 2020 Artist Initiative grant from the Arts Board. She works at a public charter school in Saint Paul, at Moon Palace Books, and has taught with The Loft Literary Center since 2015. Her poems have appeared in Ruminate, The Pinch, The Massachusetts Review, and on Twin Cities public transit as part of the IMPRESSIONS Poetry Project.; Katie Pease: Pease is serving in the capacity building and recruitment VISTA position at Mentor North. Pease originally came to Minnesota from Oregon for college and is a proud graduate of St. Catherine University with a BA in studio art and English. After working in a variety of fields, including extensive time spent supporting persons living with physical and developmental disabilities, Pease's passion for social justice led her to making the decision to serve with the AmeriCorps.; Bruce Silcox: Silcox has been a photographer for over 35 years and runs a photography studio from his home in south Minneapolis. His work has focused on the community in which he lives and the lives of those around him. He lived, worked, and studied photography in New York City throughout the 1980s which laid much of the groundwork for his understanding and relationship with the art as a powerful tool for self expression.; Sara Tan: Tan has been the general manager of the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra (BSO) since 2010. She brings decades of nonprofit arts, arts education, and higher education administration experience in Moorhead, MN; Detroit, MI; Cleveland, OH; and Ann Arbor, MI, to her position with the BSO. Tan is a graduate of Concordia College in Moorhead with a bachelor of music education degree, and Bethel University in Saint Paul with an MA in organizational leadership. She serves as a board member for Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies and volunteers frequently at her children's schools in Minnetonka.; Lee Thomas: Thomas?s poems have appeared in numerous journals and magazines, including Poet Lore, Narrative Magazine, Salamander, Midwestern Gothic, Water~Stone Review, and elsewhere. His first collection, Honey in the Dark, won the 2020 Brighthorse Prize for poetry; the book is forthcoming from Brighthorse Books in 2021. He is also a communications consultant and instructor at the University of Minnesota.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020918,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Design and deliver four interdisciplinary seasonal digital art story/animation virtual presentations woven w. Indigenous-Ojibwe and D/Lakota star knowledge. Surveys addressing increased artistic accessibility and understanding, cultural agility, demographics, etc. Website analytics: number ofvisits, pages, hits, downloads. Completion of high quality 2D and digital artwork. Documentation on multiple websites.","Design and deliver four interdisciplinary seasonal digital art story/animation virtual presentations woven w. Indigenous-Ojibwe and D/Lakota star knowledge. The evaluation method I used was the following: - Website analytics - Completion of artwork - Documentation on websites - (4) Seasonal live webinars - Q and A.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Annette S. Lee",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Lee will create digital stories and animation shorts exploring our relationship to earth and sky with an Indigenous lens. Four seasonal virtual presentations will be designed and delivered connecting ideas, disciplines, and people.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Annette,Lee,"Annette S. Lee",,,MN,,"(763) 416-0662",aslee17@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Itasca, Koochiching, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-880,"Lynne Beck: Beck has a career as a secondary English and French teacher and nonprofit development worker. Beck is a development consultant for Park Square Theatre. She frequently serves on grant review panels for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and the Arts Board. As a community volunteer, Beck has served on boards and committees. She has a BA from Cornell College (Mount Vernon, IA), and a MA from the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul.; Kristina Bigalk: Bigalk is a writer who serves as director of creative writing at Normandale Community College, coordinating the AFA degree program and the certificate program. Bigalk is a two time recipient of Arts Board individual artist grants in poetry. She is the author of two poetry collections, Repeat the Flesh in Numbers and Enough, both published by NYQ Books, and her work appears in multiple anthologies and literary magazines. She holds an MFA in creative writing from Minnesota State University (Mankato), an MA in creative writing from Florida State University, and a BA in English from Drake University. She serves on the boards of The Association of Writers and Writing Programs and Rain Taxi Review of Books.; Harold Cropp: Cropp is in his 30th season at the Commonweal Theatre, where he serves as producing artistic director, as well as director, playwright, and actor. Cropp holds a BA from Brown University, an MBA from Santa Clara University, and an MFA from the National Theater Conservatory. He was the Ordway?s Sally Irvine Award winner for Initiative in 2006. He has served on the Lanesboro City Council, Lanesboro Economic Development Authority, and is currently on the Lanesboro Area Chamber of Commerce board of directors.; Christi Furnas: Furnas, a self-taught graphic novelist, illustrator, and oil painter, has been working and showing in the Twin Cities for 27 years. During this time, Furnas has exhibited in venues including the Soo Visual Arts Center, Rochester Arts Center, and Regla De Oro Gallery. Additionally, she spent nine years working as a peer support specialist for Avivo?s ArtWorks program supporting other artists living with severe and persistent mental illness. As a 2016 Arts Board Artist Initiative grant recipient, she has focused on graphic narrative, selling mini comics locally, nationally and internationally.; Karen Grasmon: Grasmon is communications director at Southwest Initiative Foundation. She develops and manages an annual communications budget and plan, with a focus on brand and strategy positioning, advertising, regional events, and public relations. She recently coordinated Hutchinson?s first ever Welcoming Week event. She is a past chair of RiverSong Music Festival and has been a musician in several Minnesota churches. She received a BA in English literature and communications from Concordia College in Moorhead.; Suzanne Legatt: Legatt is an artist, educator, and community organizer. Legatt is a graduate of Minnesota State University Moorhead and Utah State University, as well as a former intern of Anderson Ranch Arts Center. She has taught photography, digital media, and professional development courses at Lake Superior College, Minnesota State University Moorhead, and North Dakota State University, and a wide variety of workshops throughout the U. S. Legatt?s work examines the cultural and historical aspects of the rapidly evolving culture of rural Minnesota. As arts and culture commissioner for the city of Moorhead, Legatt works with legislators and local artists.; Nicholas Linell: Linell is the office and memberships manager at the Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota, an early childhood education nonprofit in Mankato. Linell volunteers as the vice chair of the board at the Waseca Art Center. He graduated summa cum laude from Minnesota State University, Mankato with a BS in psychology and certificate in museum studies, and presented original research in installation art and human sensation and perception.; Jennifer O'Byrne manages local outreach and engagement efforts for Twin Cities PBS (TPT) STEM media and education department. She leads professional development for STEM educators and professionals across Minnesota to advance computer science through a partnership with Code.org. She also implements educational programming in formal and informal learning spaces throughout the upcoming school year for educators, administrators, and parents. O?Bryne has more than seven years of experience in education and youth development as special education teacher and advisor in both New York and Minnesota. She also produced events at TPT for five years and has more than 20 years working in professional theater as an IATSE wardrobe supervisor and an AEA stage manager on tour throughout the U. S., as well as in Minnesota and New York City.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020929,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Gaelynn Lea Receives Book Coaching and Takes Time Off to Finish Her Memoir - Then Hosts an Online Zoom Reading and Author Q+A for Minnesota Audiences I plan to have a rough draft of my memoir completed by October 2022 - my book coach will provide editorial feedback. My goal publishing date is late 2023. The overall goal of my book is to start discussions in my community around Disability Culture.","Got final book Proposal almost ready for submission. I had a lot of setbacks on this grant. My agent said the chapter outline was too long and the sample chapters were not detailed enough. I ended up having to shorten the chapter outline, and I completely started from scratch on the sample chapters.","Achieved some of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Gaelynn L. Tressler AKA Gaelynn Tressler",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Lea will work with a book coach twice a month as she finishes the rough draft of her memoir about her music career and disability activism. The goals of her book are to educate about accessibility in the arts and explore disability culture.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Gaelynn,Tressler,"Gaelynn L. Tressler AKA Gaelynn Tressler",,,MN,,"(218) 491-0574",gaelynn.lea.sabbatical@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-891,"Lynne Beck: Beck has a career as a secondary English and French teacher and nonprofit development worker. Beck is a development consultant for Park Square Theatre. She frequently serves on grant review panels for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and the Arts Board. As a community volunteer, Beck has served on boards and committees. She has a BA from Cornell College (Mount Vernon, IA), and a MA from the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul.; Kristina Bigalk: Bigalk is a writer who serves as director of creative writing at Normandale Community College, coordinating the AFA degree program and the certificate program. Bigalk is a two time recipient of Arts Board individual artist grants in poetry. She is the author of two poetry collections, Repeat the Flesh in Numbers and Enough, both published by NYQ Books, and her work appears in multiple anthologies and literary magazines. She holds an MFA in creative writing from Minnesota State University (Mankato), an MA in creative writing from Florida State University, and a BA in English from Drake University. She serves on the boards of The Association of Writers and Writing Programs and Rain Taxi Review of Books.; Harold Cropp: Cropp is in his 30th season at the Commonweal Theatre, where he serves as producing artistic director, as well as director, playwright, and actor. Cropp holds a BA from Brown University, an MBA from Santa Clara University, and an MFA from the National Theater Conservatory. He was the Ordway?s Sally Irvine Award winner for Initiative in 2006. He has served on the Lanesboro City Council, Lanesboro Economic Development Authority, and is currently on the Lanesboro Area Chamber of Commerce board of directors.; Christi Furnas: Furnas, a self-taught graphic novelist, illustrator, and oil painter, has been working and showing in the Twin Cities for 27 years. During this time, Furnas has exhibited in venues including the Soo Visual Arts Center, Rochester Arts Center, and Regla De Oro Gallery. Additionally, she spent nine years working as a peer support specialist for Avivo?s ArtWorks program supporting other artists living with severe and persistent mental illness. As a 2016 Arts Board Artist Initiative grant recipient, she has focused on graphic narrative, selling mini comics locally, nationally and internationally.; Karen Grasmon: Grasmon is communications director at Southwest Initiative Foundation. She develops and manages an annual communications budget and plan, with a focus on brand and strategy positioning, advertising, regional events, and public relations. She recently coordinated Hutchinson?s first ever Welcoming Week event. She is a past chair of RiverSong Music Festival and has been a musician in several Minnesota churches. She received a BA in English literature and communications from Concordia College in Moorhead.; Suzanne Legatt: Legatt is an artist, educator, and community organizer. Legatt is a graduate of Minnesota State University Moorhead and Utah State University, as well as a former intern of Anderson Ranch Arts Center. She has taught photography, digital media, and professional development courses at Lake Superior College, Minnesota State University Moorhead, and North Dakota State University, and a wide variety of workshops throughout the U. S. Legatt?s work examines the cultural and historical aspects of the rapidly evolving culture of rural Minnesota. As arts and culture commissioner for the city of Moorhead, Legatt works with legislators and local artists.; Nicholas Linell: Linell is the office and memberships manager at the Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota, an early childhood education nonprofit in Mankato. Linell volunteers as the vice chair of the board at the Waseca Art Center. He graduated summa cum laude from Minnesota State University, Mankato with a BS in psychology and certificate in museum studies, and presented original research in installation art and human sensation and perception.; Jennifer O'Byrne manages local outreach and engagement efforts for Twin Cities PBS (TPT) STEM media and education department. She leads professional development for STEM educators and professionals across Minnesota to advance computer science through a partnership with Code.org. She also implements educational programming in formal and informal learning spaces throughout the upcoming school year for educators, administrators, and parents. O?Bryne has more than seven years of experience in education and youth development as special education teacher and advisor in both New York and Minnesota. She also produced events at TPT for five years and has more than 20 years working in professional theater as an IATSE wardrobe supervisor and an AEA stage manager on tour throughout the U. S., as well as in Minnesota and New York City.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020941,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will develop skills engaging readers on my website by having Minnesota guest bloggers relate their experiences writing about marginalized communities. I will measure and compare the sources of traffic to my website before and after I invite guest bloggers with Google Analytics and MonsterInsights plugins. I will also assess the frequency and quality of communications related to blog posts.","Patti Kameya posted four Minnesota guest bloggers on her website and developed skills engaging readers on the website and related social media posts. Patti Kameya compared Minnesota website traffic before and after the guest blog posts with Google Analytics. She also assessed the frequency and quality of communications related to blog posts.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Patti H. Kameya AKA Patti Kameya",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Kameya will engage readers in conversations on Minnesota history and identity by having diverse Minnesota artists contribute to her blog. Guest artists will relate their experiences researching and writing about marginalized communities.",2022-03-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patti,Kameya,"Patti H. Kameya AKA Patti Kameya",,,MN,,"(216) 632-2444x c",pkameya@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-903,"Marc Clements: Clements is a Minneapolis Colleage of Art and Design alumnus. Clements has always been a practicing artist although financial realities have required gainful employment while producing artwork on the side. Clements maintains a studio/gallery in the Northrup King Building called Follow the Muse. For the last year and a half, he has been running the support desk for the North East Minneapolis Arts Association (NEMAA).; John Cox: Cox was born in Duluth. He holds an AA in liberal arts from Northland Community and Technical College in Thief River Falls, a BFA from the University of Minnesota Duluth, and an MFA from the University of South Dakota. His work has been exhibited in regional, national, and international exhibitions, including venues in New York, Australia, Canada, Italy, and Hong Kong. Cox currently is an instructor of visual arts at Minnesota State Community and Technical College in Fergus Falls.; Joan Eisenreich: Before retiring, Eisenreich was the community education director for the Mankato Area Public Schools. Eisenreich has a BA from University of Minnesota, Morris, with a major in studio art and a master?s degree from Minnesota State, Mankato in educational administration. She is a watercolorist with a show currently at the Falcon Bank in Saint Cloud. Eisenreich has served as a grant panelist in the past with the Central Minnesota Arts Board.; Mathew Greiner: Greiner is the new executive director of Twin Rivers Council for the Arts in Mankato. He has a community building and equity focused approach to art in the public sphere and cultural development, including professional development and support for local artist communities. Greiner is previously a founder and partner of Group Creative Services, volunteer with the Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation, and others. He has a BFA from Drake University and an MFA from Iowa State University.; Megan Hoff: Hoff is currently serving as an AmeriCorps member at College Possible in Saint Paul, as a college coach for low income, first generation students. She also is a part-time editor for Strive Publishing, a small children's publisher based in Minneapolis. Hoff graduated with a BA in English from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities in 2019. Other experience includes interning and working for Mixed Blood Theatre, working in the Weisman Art Museum gift shop throughout college, and serving as the chief poetry editor for The Tower, her alma mater's art and literary magazine.; Catherine Licata: Licata is a narrative filmmaker and professor in the cinema and media studies department at Carleton College. Licata?s films have screened at festivals such as SXSW, IFF Boston, the Maryland Film Festival, the New Orleans Film Festival, the London International Documentary Festival, and the Warsaw Film Festival, among others. She is 2019 Jerome Foundation Minnesota film, video, and digital production grant recipient for her short film, The Lobby.; Jacob Timmons: Timmons is a theater artist, educator, and arts administrator based in the Twin Cities, currently working as the workshop coordinator at Search Institute, and is a cofounder and company member of CAHOOT?! Physical Theatre. He graduated with a bachelor of fine arts degree in theater education from the University of North Carolina (Greensboro, NC), and with a master of fine arts in ensemble based physical theater with Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre (Blue Lake, CA).","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020585,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Participants in OACC programs will report improved interactions with other residents and increased participation in community activities. 1) participants report improved relationships and willingness to refer others to OACC programs, 2) artists report that participating is rewarding, 4) growing program participation, 5) increased positive social media and press coverage","Arts and culture experiences have given people pride in their community, developed greater acceptance of others, and value public arts funding. Surveys and focus groups.","Achieved some of the proposed outcomes",,,25000,,"Kevin Thoresen, Lissa Maki, Alyssa Bloss, Mark Cline, Madelin Fuerste, Jeremy Gardner, Scott Lillo, Machelle Lind, Nevada Littlewolf",1.00,"Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community will safely deliver arts and culture programs during the pandemic, continue developing the Carlton Area Creatives Collaborative (an artist support organization), and embed creative placemaking in regional planning efforts.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,Swanson,"Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community","604 Chestnut Ave Oldenburg House",Carlton,MN,55718,"(218) 384-4835",emily@oacc.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-540,"Diane Anastos: Anastos is program coordinator for Saint Paul Public Housing Agency. She has been in this position for more than five years. She has served as a development, communications, and marketing director for House of Charity and Vietnamese Social Services of Minnesota, where she researched, applied for, and administered grant application awards. She has written grant applications throughout her professional career and also as a volunteer. She received awards from government agencies, private foundations, charities, civic groups, and faith based nonprofits. She served on board of Uniting Distant Stars, a nonprofit focused on building the leadership of Liberian youth. Anastos holds a BS in political science from American University and an MA in public administration from Hamline University. ; Jennifer Gorman: Gorman is the founder of Give Back Studio, and a freelance media program manager. She was previously the program coordinator for an art program that supported artists with disabilities. She has a background and education in art therapy and counseling and has worked with children in a psychiatric residential setting as an art therapist. She graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School with a MS in art therapy and counseling, has a BA in studio art from the University of Mary Washington (Fredericksburg, VA), serves on the board of Northern Community Radio and CoHaus, and is a commissioner on the Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission.; Juan Jackson: Jackson is a program evaluation consultant at Calabash: Learning, Evaluation & Assessment Research, LLC. He has 30 years of public health experience linking youth risk behaviors and community social norms to healthy outcomes. In health equity, as a teacher, writer, and activist, he has coached two generations of Twin Cities? youth leaders. Since 2015, he?s been the board chair of NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center.; Cecilia Johnson: Johnson is a writer and audio producer at Minnesota Public Radio's The Current. She produced both seasons of The Current Rewind, a Minnesota music history podcast, and has written more than 500 articles about Minnesota music. She graduated from Hamline University with a BA in English and Spanish, and she has volunteered at Mixed Blood Theatre and the Franklin Learning Center.; Gregory Lecker: Lecker is an oil painter who lives and works in Minneapolis. He has operated a cooperative art gallery at Northrup King Building since 2014. He regularly photographs and writes for the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Nature Notes blog. In 2020, he received an Artist Initiative grant for his watersheds project. Lecker's BA in architectural engineering education from Pennsylvania State University in 1987 prepared him to design architectural lighting systems for building interiors and exteriors.; Evelyn May: May is a writer and editor based out of Minneapolis. She has been published in Swimming with Elephants, Wingless Dreamer, Brew Your Own, Rain Taxi, and The Metropolitan. Her writing can be spotted across the Internet and on television. May is the founder and head editor at Other Worldly Women Press. She received her MFA in creative writing at Augsburg University.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020645,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Minnesotans will learn and find community as writers, benefitting from access to Loft classes and programs regardless of their economic situation. Gather qualitative participant feedback on their Loft experience (quality, learning, writing improvement, connection to others) and the value of scholarships to those who benefit from them; track participant demographics.","Minnesotans of all ages, including underserved BIPOC populations, benefited from economic access to Loft classes and programs. We surveyed all access fund beneficiaries to collect data and gathered qualitative information from them about their experience, and gathered demographic data on adult participants.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Mike Meyer, Melinda Ward, Jon Austin, Dara Beevas, Arleta Little (ex-officio), Karlyn Coleman, David Kilpatrick, Nichol Higdon, Kelly Jo McDonnell, Meena Natarajan, Dorothy Nins, Sarah Olson, Ruth Shields, Ellena Schoop",0.00,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The Loft Literary Center will expand access to high quality creative writing and literature classes for Minnesotans whose economic circumstances otherwise prevent participation, and for Minnesotans whose backgrounds/identities are underrepresented in publishing.",2022-03-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kaitlyn,Bohlin,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","1011 Washington Ave S Open Book Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1278,"(612) 215-2597",kbohlin@loft.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Lyon, Pine, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-146,"Gloria Brush is professor in photography at the University of Minnesota Duluth and earned an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, Arts Board, Bush and McKnight foundations, among others. Her work has appeared in exhibitions nationally and internationally, including at the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, Lil Street Gallery in Chicago, and D-ART Gallery for the IV2020 International Symposium on Digital Art, and in Rosenblum?s book A History of Women Photographers. Prior to her university tenure, she was the first director of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Rebecca Colebank is a retired family law attorney with an interest in social justice issues. Colebank graduated from Bemidji State University with a degree in political science and then graduated from the University of North Dakota with a juris doctorate. Colebank has served on the boards of numerous civic organizations.; Elizabeth Heffernan has a BA from University of Texas El Paso in speech,language, and hearing pathology, an MA from University of Minnesota in communication disorders, and a specialist degree in education administration. Heffernan is a certified yoga instructor, has 20 years of classical ballet training, and is a dance teacher specializing in children and adult beginner students. In addition to teaching yoga and dance, Heffernan has spent 35 years as an educator in Saint Paul Public Schools and eighteen years as an elementary school principal. ; Elizabeth Kelly currently serves as the resource development and events director at United Way of Northeastern Minnesota, a nonprofit organization that strives to help children succeed, empower healthy lives, and stabilize families and individuals. In this role, Kelly coordinates workplace giving campaigns, writes grants and grant reports, and coordinates special event fundraisers. Kelly is the former development and special events director for the Twin Cities based nonprofit, BestPrep. She was also an intern with Bardins Communications where she worked closely with WomenVenture and at the Ann Bancroft Foundation, where she reviewed mini grant applications. Kelly volunteers her time as a grocery shopper for AEOA?s Groceries to Go program, delivering groceries to homebound seniors; with Feed My Starving Children; Hibbing Kinship Mentoring Program; and local school functions. Writing is a passion of Kelly?s; a poem of hers was published in the University of St. Thomas literary review and she has written countless articles and columns. Kelly holds a BA with majors in English literature and communication from the University of St. Thomas and a MA degree in nonprofit management from Hamline University. She is also a graduate of the Hibbing Chamber Leadership Program.; Michael Linnemann is a nonprofit development professional by day, raising support for Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness, from its advocacy to youth BWCA scholarships. He wears a second hat of art broker and dealer of fantasy and sci-fi art, selling through social media to clients worldwide online and in pop-up art exhibitions. Linnemann has a degree in art history from the University of Minnesota, created the Imaginative Realism Foundation to help BIPOC artists get support for joining the imaginative realism field, was a former gaming art director, and previously worked for the Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum.; Kaitlyn Ortman: In her role as program manager for international initiatives at Arts Midwest, Ortman works to support programs that bring international performing artists and presenters to the Midwest, including Arts Midwest World Fest and Folkefest. Before returning to her hometown of Minneapolis in 2020 to join the Arts Midwest team, she worked in programming at the Des Moines Social Club, a multidisciplinary performance and art education nonprofit, as producer for the Des Moines 48 Hour Film Project, and as a grant writer for the Des Moines Art Center. Ortman earned a BA in English from Drake University.; Steven Palmer graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2010 with a BA in history and is a guitarist and grant writer. Fusing the Americana and folk roots of the music of avant folk guitarist John Fahey with the cosmic experimentalism of 1970s German Krautrock, he has been termed ""one to watch"" by Aquarium Drunkard and ?a virtuoso player... well on his way to becoming a legend in his own right? by local music publication Reviler. Currently, a grant writer at workforce development agency Summit Academy OIC, he resides in south Minneapolis with his girlfriend and dog.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020653,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","EFS will increase staff hours by 33% to maintain arts exposure with four classes per week and six events per year. Ely Folk School aims to offer at least four classes per week (except Dec.) and six events during 2022 with registrations and demographics documented. Evaluations from students, staff, Board, volunteers, and instructors will be reviewed and tabulated.","EFS increased staff hours by 55% to maintain arts exposure with four classes per week and twenty events per year. Ely Folk School offered an average of four classes per week (except Dec.) and twenty events during 2022. Registrations and evaluations were documented and are being used for 2023-24 program planning.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,23250,"Chris Clemens, Lacey Squier, Rick Anderson, Johnnie Hyde, Sarah Paro, Paul Schurke, Steve Klar, Ozzie Reif",0.00,"Ely Folk School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The Ely Folk School will develop expanded programming through live online classes and events combined with safe on-site classes and events to continue to provide arts education to Minnesota residents and communities.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lucy,Soderstrom,"Ely Folk School","209 E Sheridan St",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 235-0138",lucy@elyfolkschool.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Blue Earth, Carlton, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Faribault, Fillmore, Hennepin, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Mahnomen, Marshall, Mille Lacs, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Roseau, St. Louis, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-154,"Gloria Brush is professor in photography at the University of Minnesota Duluth and earned an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, Arts Board, Bush and McKnight foundations, among others. Her work has appeared in exhibitions nationally and internationally, including at the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, Lil Street Gallery in Chicago, and D-ART Gallery for the IV2020 International Symposium on Digital Art, and in Rosenblum?s book A History of Women Photographers. Prior to her university tenure, she was the first director of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Rebecca Colebank is a retired family law attorney with an interest in social justice issues. Colebank graduated from Bemidji State University with a degree in political science and then graduated from the University of North Dakota with a juris doctorate. Colebank has served on the boards of numerous civic organizations.; Elizabeth Heffernan has a BA from University of Texas El Paso in speech,language, and hearing pathology, an MA from University of Minnesota in communication disorders, and a specialist degree in education administration. Heffernan is a certified yoga instructor, has 20 years of classical ballet training, and is a dance teacher specializing in children and adult beginner students. In addition to teaching yoga and dance, Heffernan has spent 35 years as an educator in Saint Paul Public Schools and eighteen years as an elementary school principal. ; Elizabeth Kelly currently serves as the resource development and events director at United Way of Northeastern Minnesota, a nonprofit organization that strives to help children succeed, empower healthy lives, and stabilize families and individuals. In this role, Kelly coordinates workplace giving campaigns, writes grants and grant reports, and coordinates special event fundraisers. Kelly is the former development and special events director for the Twin Cities based nonprofit, BestPrep. She was also an intern with Bardins Communications where she worked closely with WomenVenture and at the Ann Bancroft Foundation, where she reviewed mini grant applications. Kelly volunteers her time as a grocery shopper for AEOA?s Groceries to Go program, delivering groceries to homebound seniors; with Feed My Starving Children; Hibbing Kinship Mentoring Program; and local school functions. Writing is a passion of Kelly?s; a poem of hers was published in the University of St. Thomas literary review and she has written countless articles and columns. Kelly holds a BA with majors in English literature and communication from the University of St. Thomas and a MA degree in nonprofit management from Hamline University. She is also a graduate of the Hibbing Chamber Leadership Program.; Michael Linnemann is a nonprofit development professional by day, raising support for Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness, from its advocacy to youth BWCA scholarships. He wears a second hat of art broker and dealer of fantasy and sci-fi art, selling through social media to clients worldwide online and in pop-up art exhibitions. Linnemann has a degree in art history from the University of Minnesota, created the Imaginative Realism Foundation to help BIPOC artists get support for joining the imaginative realism field, was a former gaming art director, and previously worked for the Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum.; Kaitlyn Ortman: In her role as program manager for international initiatives at Arts Midwest, Ortman works to support programs that bring international performing artists and presenters to the Midwest, including Arts Midwest World Fest and Folkefest. Before returning to her hometown of Minneapolis in 2020 to join the Arts Midwest team, she worked in programming at the Des Moines Social Club, a multidisciplinary performance and art education nonprofit, as producer for the Des Moines 48 Hour Film Project, and as a grant writer for the Des Moines Art Center. Ortman earned a BA in English from Drake University.; Steven Palmer graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2010 with a BA in history and is a guitarist and grant writer. Fusing the Americana and folk roots of the music of avant folk guitarist John Fahey with the cosmic experimentalism of 1970s German Krautrock, he has been termed ""one to watch"" by Aquarium Drunkard and ?a virtuoso player... well on his way to becoming a legend in his own right? by local music publication Reviler. Currently, a grant writer at workforce development agency Summit Academy OIC, he resides in south Minneapolis with his girlfriend and dog.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020662,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Minnesotans gain safe access to high quality literary arts experiences with a talented and diverse group of award-winning teaching writers. We collect demographic information, track attendance, do interviews, and solicit feedback. Attendees rate aspects of the conference through an anonymous online evaluation form that also contains open-ended questions to solicit informative responses.","Minnesotans gained safe access to high quality literary arts experiences with a talented and diverse group of award-winning teaching writers. We collected demographic information and solicited feedback from all participants through an anonymous online evaluation form that contained open-ended questions to solicit detailed and informative responses.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Elizabeth Barrett, Tammy Bobrowsky, Jericho Brown, Camille Dungy, Monte Hegg, Hawona Sullivan Janzen, Lynn Johnson, Preeti Kaur Rajpal, Chrissy Koch, Erin Lynn Marsh, MaryTheresa Seig, Debra Stone, Anton Treuer",0.00,"Bemidji State University AKA Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference","Public College/University","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference will continue to provide Minnesotans a high quality and affordable literary arts experience with a talented and diverse group of award winning writers in a safe and inclusive setting.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mathew,Hawthorne,"Bemidji State University AKA Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference","1500 Birchmont Dr NE Ste 23",Bemidji,MN,56601-2699,"(218) 755-2851",writersconference@bemidjistate.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, Stevens, St. Louis, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-163,"Gloria Brush is professor in photography at the University of Minnesota Duluth and earned an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, Arts Board, Bush and McKnight foundations, among others. Her work has appeared in exhibitions nationally and internationally, including at the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, Lil Street Gallery in Chicago, and D-ART Gallery for the IV2020 International Symposium on Digital Art, and in Rosenblum?s book A History of Women Photographers. Prior to her university tenure, she was the first director of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Rebecca Colebank is a retired family law attorney with an interest in social justice issues. Colebank graduated from Bemidji State University with a degree in political science and then graduated from the University of North Dakota with a juris doctorate. Colebank has served on the boards of numerous civic organizations.; Elizabeth Heffernan has a BA from University of Texas El Paso in speech,language, and hearing pathology, an MA from University of Minnesota in communication disorders, and a specialist degree in education administration. Heffernan is a certified yoga instructor, has 20 years of classical ballet training, and is a dance teacher specializing in children and adult beginner students. In addition to teaching yoga and dance, Heffernan has spent 35 years as an educator in Saint Paul Public Schools and eighteen years as an elementary school principal. ; Elizabeth Kelly currently serves as the resource development and events director at United Way of Northeastern Minnesota, a nonprofit organization that strives to help children succeed, empower healthy lives, and stabilize families and individuals. In this role, Kelly coordinates workplace giving campaigns, writes grants and grant reports, and coordinates special event fundraisers. Kelly is the former development and special events director for the Twin Cities based nonprofit, BestPrep. She was also an intern with Bardins Communications where she worked closely with WomenVenture and at the Ann Bancroft Foundation, where she reviewed mini grant applications. Kelly volunteers her time as a grocery shopper for AEOA?s Groceries to Go program, delivering groceries to homebound seniors; with Feed My Starving Children; Hibbing Kinship Mentoring Program; and local school functions. Writing is a passion of Kelly?s; a poem of hers was published in the University of St. Thomas literary review and she has written countless articles and columns. Kelly holds a BA with majors in English literature and communication from the University of St. Thomas and a MA degree in nonprofit management from Hamline University. She is also a graduate of the Hibbing Chamber Leadership Program.; Michael Linnemann is a nonprofit development professional by day, raising support for Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness, from its advocacy to youth BWCA scholarships. He wears a second hat of art broker and dealer of fantasy and sci-fi art, selling through social media to clients worldwide online and in pop-up art exhibitions. Linnemann has a degree in art history from the University of Minnesota, created the Imaginative Realism Foundation to help BIPOC artists get support for joining the imaginative realism field, was a former gaming art director, and previously worked for the Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum.; Kaitlyn Ortman: In her role as program manager for international initiatives at Arts Midwest, Ortman works to support programs that bring international performing artists and presenters to the Midwest, including Arts Midwest World Fest and Folkefest. Before returning to her hometown of Minneapolis in 2020 to join the Arts Midwest team, she worked in programming at the Des Moines Social Club, a multidisciplinary performance and art education nonprofit, as producer for the Des Moines 48 Hour Film Project, and as a grant writer for the Des Moines Art Center. Ortman earned a BA in English from Drake University.; Steven Palmer graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2010 with a BA in history and is a guitarist and grant writer. Fusing the Americana and folk roots of the music of avant folk guitarist John Fahey with the cosmic experimentalism of 1970s German Krautrock, he has been termed ""one to watch"" by Aquarium Drunkard and ?a virtuoso player... well on his way to becoming a legend in his own right? by local music publication Reviler. Currently, a grant writer at workforce development agency Summit Academy OIC, he resides in south Minneapolis with his girlfriend and dog.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020663,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Minnesota writers will create new opera arias that will be performed and recorded by Minnesotan musicians. Participants will complete an anonymous quantitative survey, and give qualitative feedback in a moderated discussion in group exit meetings. Survey results will be compared with data from prior offerings. Audience surveys and attendance tallies.","Minnesota residents and communities maintained access and connection to the arts. -Participants completed an anonymous quantitative survey, and gave qualitative feedback in a moderated discussion in group exit meetings. -Survey results were compared with data from prior offerings. -Audience surveys and attendance tallies.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,250,"Tess Altiveros, Basil Considine, Elissa Edwards, Jodi Goble, Bree Nichols, Anne Wieben",0.00,"Spice Arts AKA Really Spicy Opera","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Really Spicy Opera will collaborate with Opera on Tap-Twin Cities to engage and train eight composers and librettists and eight singers in Minnesota to create, workshop, record, and distribute twenty-four new opera arias, using a seven-person instruction/support team.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Basil,Considine,"Spice Arts AKA Really Spicy Opera","28 Sheridan Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55405,"(617) 858-1617",basilus@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Carver, Hennepin, Hubbard, Nicollet, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-164,"Gloria Brush is professor in photography at the University of Minnesota Duluth and earned an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, Arts Board, Bush and McKnight foundations, among others. Her work has appeared in exhibitions nationally and internationally, including at the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, Lil Street Gallery in Chicago, and D-ART Gallery for the IV2020 International Symposium on Digital Art, and in Rosenblum?s book A History of Women Photographers. Prior to her university tenure, she was the first director of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Rebecca Colebank is a retired family law attorney with an interest in social justice issues. Colebank graduated from Bemidji State University with a degree in political science and then graduated from the University of North Dakota with a juris doctorate. Colebank has served on the boards of numerous civic organizations.; Elizabeth Heffernan has a BA from University of Texas El Paso in speech,language, and hearing pathology, an MA from University of Minnesota in communication disorders, and a specialist degree in education administration. Heffernan is a certified yoga instructor, has 20 years of classical ballet training, and is a dance teacher specializing in children and adult beginner students. In addition to teaching yoga and dance, Heffernan has spent 35 years as an educator in Saint Paul Public Schools and eighteen years as an elementary school principal. ; Elizabeth Kelly currently serves as the resource development and events director at United Way of Northeastern Minnesota, a nonprofit organization that strives to help children succeed, empower healthy lives, and stabilize families and individuals. In this role, Kelly coordinates workplace giving campaigns, writes grants and grant reports, and coordinates special event fundraisers. Kelly is the former development and special events director for the Twin Cities based nonprofit, BestPrep. She was also an intern with Bardins Communications where she worked closely with WomenVenture and at the Ann Bancroft Foundation, where she reviewed mini grant applications. Kelly volunteers her time as a grocery shopper for AEOA?s Groceries to Go program, delivering groceries to homebound seniors; with Feed My Starving Children; Hibbing Kinship Mentoring Program; and local school functions. Writing is a passion of Kelly?s; a poem of hers was published in the University of St. Thomas literary review and she has written countless articles and columns. Kelly holds a BA with majors in English literature and communication from the University of St. Thomas and a MA degree in nonprofit management from Hamline University. She is also a graduate of the Hibbing Chamber Leadership Program.; Michael Linnemann is a nonprofit development professional by day, raising support for Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness, from its advocacy to youth BWCA scholarships. He wears a second hat of art broker and dealer of fantasy and sci-fi art, selling through social media to clients worldwide online and in pop-up art exhibitions. Linnemann has a degree in art history from the University of Minnesota, created the Imaginative Realism Foundation to help BIPOC artists get support for joining the imaginative realism field, was a former gaming art director, and previously worked for the Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum.; Kaitlyn Ortman: In her role as program manager for international initiatives at Arts Midwest, Ortman works to support programs that bring international performing artists and presenters to the Midwest, including Arts Midwest World Fest and Folkefest. Before returning to her hometown of Minneapolis in 2020 to join the Arts Midwest team, she worked in programming at the Des Moines Social Club, a multidisciplinary performance and art education nonprofit, as producer for the Des Moines 48 Hour Film Project, and as a grant writer for the Des Moines Art Center. Ortman earned a BA in English from Drake University.; Steven Palmer graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2010 with a BA in history and is a guitarist and grant writer. Fusing the Americana and folk roots of the music of avant folk guitarist John Fahey with the cosmic experimentalism of 1970s German Krautrock, he has been termed ""one to watch"" by Aquarium Drunkard and ?a virtuoso player... well on his way to becoming a legend in his own right? by local music publication Reviler. Currently, a grant writer at workforce development agency Summit Academy OIC, he resides in south Minneapolis with his girlfriend and dog.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020728,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will create new work, build an online presence to connect with a wider audience, and turn my original designs into patterns for others to recreate. I will build a website to showcase my process and my work, turn at least two of my original knitting designs into published patterns, and begin to sell both my hand knit items and patterns on my website.","Maren Shallman made new work, set up an artist website, and self-published two knitting patterns. Maren Shallman accomplished everything she proposed to do.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Maren E. Shallman",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Shallman will build a website to share her artwork and begin connecting with a wider community. She will continue to design and hand knit items for the home and self-publish her original patterns so others can recreate her designs.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Maren,Shallman,"Maren E. Shallman",,,MN,,"(701) 330-7075",mareneshallman@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-775,"Katelyn Belden is currently working as the social media coordinator for the University of Minnesota Bands. She is a recent graduate of the University of Minnesota with a bachelor's degree in music and journalism. Previously, Belden has volunteered with the Voices of Hope choir within the Shakopee Women's Correctional Facility. This fall, she will join the volunteer chorus of VocalEssence.; Janette Davis is an artist, arts administrator, and advocate. Davis has been involved in the arts for more than 30 years, leading foundations and nonprofit organizations through strategic planning, development, and program execution. She has worked with a number of local and national arts organizations including the Guthrie Theater, the Southern Theater, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, and the American Conservatory Theater of San Francisco. Davis is the founder of Bridge View Center Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization that resulted in a 92,000-square foot arts and events center in Iowa. She has a BA in theater arts and communications from the University of Minnesota and a master?s degree in public affairs from the University of Minnesota?s Humphrey School of Public Affairs.; Melanie Deluca has been an education administrator for 38 years with a background in managing community education programs, serving young children through senior citizens. DeLuca managed a local community theater for over 20 years, started the local arts council and has sponsored arts programming in music, dance, theater, visual arts, folk arts, and multidisciplinary projects. In addition to DeLuca?s career in education, she is an active Rotarian and manages international youth exchange programs for Minnesota and Wisconsin and is a global trip leader for Habitat for Humanity.; Marilyn Hood is a recently retired English teacher from Bagley, where she also directed both high school and community theater productions. She has directed the one act play casts to the state competition eight times since 2006 and has also volunteered her costuming skills to the Bemidji Community Theater. She has been and continues to be costume designer for the Paul Bunyan Playhouse, a professional summer stock company in Bemidji. She holds a master of science degree in English and has served on a variety of boards in her community.; Sandra Markovich is a retired, woman steelworker who spent 41 years in the mining industry. She is also vice president of the Iron Range Historical Society and is involved in Ladies of the Kaleva, an organization focusing on the preservation of Finnish heritage. Markovich is also an acrylic painter. She attended Layton School of Art (Milwaukee, WI). Since her retirement, she has been painting with the Lyric Arts League in Virginia. During the pandemic, she has taken workshops from many online artists. Markovich is especially drawn to mining art and the depiction of history and the feelings that it evokes for people. She currently is working on a painting about domestic violence which is a new route in her art. She has a mural on the main street of Eveleth that was purchased by the Iron Range Tourist Bureau and depicts the tourism of the Range.; Lela Olson has served in administrative and teaching roles in K-12 and higher education and has a special interest in youth development through the arts. Olson is a stage and voice actor and has been a member of choral ensembles. They graduated from Augustana University, (Sioux Falls, SD) with a BA in deaf education and elementary education, and earned an MA in educational policy and administration and a PhD in work and human resource education from the University of Minnesota. Olson serves on the board of directors of the Minnesota Boychoir and chairs its diversity, equity, and inclusion committee.; Jonathan Rutter is the executive director and curator of The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum, a medium, regional art center based in Moorhead. He also maintains a personal studio practice as a painter, mixed media sculptor, and letterpress printmaker.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020746,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Applicant will produce a bas relief work: an Ojibwe mother paddling her canoe to save a white family during the Great Hinckley Fire. Outcome will be evaluated from the attendees public comments written on the sign -in sheets in the permanent Kiosk at the site. Also possible write-ups in public media.","Project mural was completed and installed on August 5, 2022 for public viewing. Sign-in at entry kiosk, recorded visitors' names, date, State, time of visit and comments.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",296,,6296,,,,"Susan A. Foss",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Foss will produce a sixteen-foot bas relief mural of Mah kah day gwon and her two children paddling a canoe to save a white family from the great Hinckley fire in 1894.",2022-01-01,2022-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Foss,"Susan A. Foss",,,MN,,"(320) 384-6857x h",suerodfoss@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Redwood, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-291,"Kathryn Ganfield is the communications associate and grant writer for Dodge Nature Center in West Saint Paul, where she advocates for environmental education for people of all ages. Her creative work as an essayist and poet focuses on the trials of family, the natural world, and climate change. She studied creative writing and journalism at Metropolitan State University.; Kathleen Kelly: Kelly is a substitute teacher, as well as a teaching artist and spotlight evaluator for the Hennepin Theatre Trust. Having moved back to Minnesota two years ago, she's currently pursuing full-time arts management jobs in the Twin Cities. She previously taught collegiate theater and dance for six years at Clayton State University (Morrow, GA) and one year at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She holds a bachelor?s in music education degree from the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire and a master's in musical theater from the University of Central Florida (Orlando, FL).; Lynne King, currently retired, is a board member of Northern Lights Music Festival. She graduated from St. Olaf College with a BA in psychology and sang in the St. Olaf Choir. She raised three children and volunteered countless hours in schools, churches, and throughout the communities where she lived. King has sung and soloed with churches in FL, WI, MI, and MN. She has performed with opera companies and community theaters and has been a member of community choirs and chamber groups. King currently sings with Range of Voices, Touch of Class, and NLMF Opera.; Imani Mims: As a poet and speech writer, most of Mims? work is shared with audiences through performances. Mims? first performance occurred at Tangible Thoughts open mic. After continuing performances at Tangible Thoughts open mics, Mims was offered to be the opening speaker for the University of Minnesota?s Black Motivated Women Fashion Show in 2020 speaking on former civil rights leaders using freedom of expression to break the social barriers that hindered black communities. Her dream is to encourage her fellow peers, family, friends, and neighbors to write about how they feel and use words to touch the minds of others.; Laura Moran is the communications manager for Artspace Projects, Inc., and its performing arts venue, The Cowles Center for Dance & the Performing Arts, where she connects artists of all disciplines to opportunities across the state and nation. Previously, Moran was the 2016-2017 O'Brien Curatorial Fellow at the Weisman Art Museum and served on the board of directors of the Cycling Museum of Minnesota.; Cole Williams: Williams has a background in scientific training including a BS in biology from the University of Minnesota with various research positions from clinical science to molecular genetics. She is currently enrolled in the creative writing MFA program at Augsburg University with an anticipated graduation date of July 2021. Williams has taught at The Loft Literary Center, judges the MIPA Awards annually, and most recently worked for Public Art Saint Paul as its sidewalk poetry field coordinator. She is an avid volunteer and serving as a board member for her local watershed district?South Washington Watershed District.; Daniel Zielske is a professor of anthropology and music. He is the founder and president of Dzanthro, which creates multimedia production and websites for the Internet and social media. Currently, he is composing new music and producing music videos for Ultimasong records. Zielske previously worked for American Composers Forum; Minnesota State University, Mankato; South Central College; and Gustavus Adolphus College. Zielske holds an MA in anthropology and an MM in music composition both from Minnesota State University, Mankato. His volunteer time is given to Minnesota Citizens for the Arts and the Mankato pow wow.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020970,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Applicant will update equipment (computer) and rent work space which will both allow him to continue working and connecting with communities. 1. Purchase a computer. 2. Renting space. 3. The applicant will complete current and future projects, using analytics from YouTube/social media, collaborator feedback, and audience feedback to evaluate the outcome.","Applicant updated equipment (computer) and rented work space which both allowed him to continue working and connecting with communities. 1. Purchase a computer. 2. Renting space. 3. The applicant will continued current projects, and began future projects, using analytics from YouTube/social media, collaborator feedback to evaluate progress.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Zachary J. Baltich",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Baltich will replace essential equipment and rent work space in order to continue a high level of collaboration in 2022.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Zachary,Baltich,"Zachary J. Baltich",,,MN,,"(218) 235-0166x c",zackbaltich@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cook, Hennepin, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-932,"Marc Clements: Clements is a Minneapolis Colleage of Art and Design alumnus. Clements has always been a practicing artist although financial realities have required gainful employment while producing artwork on the side. Clements maintains a studio/gallery in the Northrup King Building called Follow the Muse. For the last year and a half, he has been running the support desk for the North East Minneapolis Arts Association (NEMAA).; John Cox: Cox was born in Duluth. He holds an AA in liberal arts from Northland Community and Technical College in Thief River Falls, a BFA from the University of Minnesota Duluth, and an MFA from the University of South Dakota. His work has been exhibited in regional, national, and international exhibitions, including venues in New York, Australia, Canada, Italy, and Hong Kong. Cox currently is an instructor of visual arts at Minnesota State Community and Technical College in Fergus Falls.; Joan Eisenreich: Before retiring, Eisenreich was the community education director for the Mankato Area Public Schools. Eisenreich has a BA from University of Minnesota, Morris, with a major in studio art and a master?s degree from Minnesota State, Mankato in educational administration. She is a watercolorist with a show currently at the Falcon Bank in Saint Cloud. Eisenreich has served as a grant panelist in the past with the Central Minnesota Arts Board.; Mathew Greiner: Greiner is the new executive director of Twin Rivers Council for the Arts in Mankato. He has a community building and equity focused approach to art in the public sphere and cultural development, including professional development and support for local artist communities. Greiner is previously a founder and partner of Group Creative Services, volunteer with the Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation, and others. He has a BFA from Drake University and an MFA from Iowa State University.; Megan Hoff: Hoff is currently serving as an AmeriCorps member at College Possible in Saint Paul, as a college coach for low income, first generation students. She also is a part-time editor for Strive Publishing, a small children's publisher based in Minneapolis. Hoff graduated with a BA in English from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities in 2019. Other experience includes interning and working for Mixed Blood Theatre, working in the Weisman Art Museum gift shop throughout college, and serving as the chief poetry editor for The Tower, her alma mater's art and literary magazine.; Catherine Licata: Licata is a narrative filmmaker and professor in the cinema and media studies department at Carleton College. Licata?s films have screened at festivals such as SXSW, IFF Boston, the Maryland Film Festival, the New Orleans Film Festival, the London International Documentary Festival, and the Warsaw Film Festival, among others. She is 2019 Jerome Foundation Minnesota film, video, and digital production grant recipient for her short film, The Lobby.; Jacob Timmons: Timmons is a theater artist, educator, and arts administrator based in the Twin Cities, currently working as the workshop coordinator at Search Institute, and is a cofounder and company member of CAHOOT?! Physical Theatre. He graduated with a bachelor of fine arts degree in theater education from the University of North Carolina (Greensboro, NC), and with a master of fine arts in ensemble based physical theater with Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre (Blue Lake, CA).","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10021088,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Underserved Minnesota BIPOC artists are able to focus on their art/careers and build community in our natural environment and share work with local residents. Gather qualitative written feedback from BIPOC artists in residence; track artist demographic data and artistic disciplines represented; track local attendance/participation in public activities and gather commentary/feedback.","Underserved Minnesota BIPOC artists focused on their art/careers and formed community with other BIPOC artists in the Northern Minnesota natural environment. We collected qualitative written feedback from artists in residence and tracked artist demographics and artistic disciplines represented.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Kevin Bitterman, Sharee Johnson, Daniel Lemm, Sarah Berger, Kit Briem, Michael Kleber-Diggs, Faye M. Price; Liz Engelman (ex-officio)",0.00,"Tofte Lake Center Incorporated AKA Tofte Lake Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Tofte Lake Center will host twelve Minnesota BIPOC artists for residencies, providing them with a supportive creative retreat to focus on their work, with opportunities to share art and engage northern Minnesota residents.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Liz,Engelman,"Tofte Lake Center Incorporated AKA Tofte Lake Center","2209 Fernberg Rd",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 365-7769",toftelakecenter@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Lake, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-715,"Stephenie Anderson received a grant in 2019 to study Viking age textiles. She went to Norway in March of 2020 to do this research. COVID cut her study short, but she was able to continue the learning via Zoom and Facebook. Anderson is the president of the Pine to Prairie Folks School and is on the board of directors for the East Polk Heritage Center. Anderson graduated from Minnesota State University Moorhead in 1990 with a degree in business management and business marketing.; Erik Farseth: Farseth is a Minnesota artist specializing in printmaking, zines, and hand cut collage. He currently works as the administrator for the art history department at the University of Minnesota. Farseth has previously served on the volunteer board of directors of the Stevens Square Center for the Arts. Farseth holds a master?s degree in journalism from the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA), and a BA in art, culture, and politics from St. Olaf College. He is a three time recipient of an Artist Initiative grant and a one time recipient of a Minnesota Center for Book Arts Jerome Book Arts Fellowship.; Kendall Hames: Hames is a staff attorney at the Minnesota Justice Foundation. She graduated from Boston College with a BA in English and in hispanic studies and earned a JD from the University of St. Thomas School of Law. She has also volunteered with the Volunteer Lawyers Network.; Xianping He: He works at a local nonprofit organization as a health promotion specialist, she helped coordinate the Pan Asian Arts Festivals and Southeastern Asian Festivals in the last five years. She graduated from St. Cloud State with a BS in community health, and is working on her master?s degree in clinical research.; Sachel Josefson is a maker, entrepreneur, and professor of exhibit and experience design in The School of Technology, Art & Design (The TAD School) at Bemidji State University. He has taught 2D and 3D design, exhibit design, graphic design, photography, color theory, professionalism, and other technology, art, and design related courses. Sachel is currently seeking opportunities that help him better understand how makers create meaningful ventures, self-definition, and develop self-reliance.; Kim Matthews: Matthews is a mixed media sculptor with a diverse background that includes professional work in graphic design, writing, and illustration. She has exhibited professionally locally, nationally, and internationally for over twenty years and was a 2010 recipient of a Jerome fiber artist project grant. Her sculpture is published in Lark Books 500 Paper Objects and Schiffer Books Artistry in Fiber Vol. 2: Sculpture. Her educational background includes a commercial art certificate from Minneapolis Technical College as well as fine art and art history studies at the universities of Minnesota and Maine.; Erin Wojciechowski: Moldowski graduated from UMD in 2011 with an undergraduate degree in psychology and sociology, and in 2014 received her master?s in social work. She has worked in the Duluth nonprofit sector for ten years, most notably the last four years as the executive director of Mentor North overseeing the budget, grant writing, administration, staffing and relationships with the board of directors. Moldowski is currently transitioning this fall 2021 to work in the UMD Department of Social Work full-time teaching. She received the 2019 Duluth News Tribune's ""20 under 40 Award"" for her engagement in nonprofit leadership. She is an avid supporter of the local music scene and has volunteered on the Duluth Homegrown Music Festival steering committee for three years.; Daniel Peltzman is the director of annual giving at Minnesota State University?s College of Science and Engineering. He is a founder and current board president of the Twin Cities Horror Festival, a live performance festival now in its tenth season. He has previously managed the Fitzgerald Theater and O'Shaughnessy Auditorium. Erin Moldowski graduated from UMD in 2011 with an undergraduate degree in psychology and sociology, and in 2014 received her master?s in social work. She has worked in the Duluth nonprofit sector for ten years, most notably the last four years as the executive director of Mentor North overseeing the budget, grant writing, administration, staffing and relationships with the board of directors. Moldowski is currently transitioning this fall 2021 to work in the UMD Department of Social Work full-time teaching. She received the 2019 Duluth News Tribune's ""20 under 40 Award"" for her engagement in nonprofit leadership. She is an avid supporter of the local music scene and has volunteered on the Duluth Homegrown Music Festival steering committee for three years.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10021129,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,13500,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Minnesotans will have greater access to resources that allow them to share their stories using film and media. Surveys, formal and informal discussions with participants, registration numbers and demographics","Minnesotans had greater access to resources that allow them to share their stories using film and media. Surveys, formal and informal discussions with participants, registration numbers and demographics.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",100,,13600,1500,"Jeremy Wilker, Kellan Anderson Lee, Rebecca McDonald, Sam Burnham, David Weiser, Valerie Deus, Alison Guess, Sara Hamilton, Rose Lambert, Sherry Meek, Will Prescott, Bianca Rhodes, Jamie Schumacher, Missy Whiteman, Quinn Villagomez, May Yang, Aaron Young",0.00,FilmNorth,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"FilmNorth will enhance its online arts learning and screening programs and create a model to offer professional development to filmmakers from all backgrounds within community settings.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Peterson,FilmNorth,"550 Vandalia St Ste 120","St Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 644-1912x 110",apeterson@filmnorth.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-266,"Terrell Beaudry is the founder and president of SOAR Regional Arts based in Saint Michael. In addition to SOAR, Beaudry is the director of choral music at the Anoka Middle School for the Arts, and director of Music at St. Victoria Catholic Church.; Karlyn Berg graduated from Rhode Island School of Design, obtaining a BFA in painting and graduate printmaking studies at Pratt University. She is a working artist using acrylics, printmaking and collage and she teaches art workshops. In 2017 and 2020 and 2021 she was awarded a Minnesota States Arts Board grants and from The Arrowhead Regional Arts Council in 2018 and 2019 and 2021. She is the administrative assistant at the Edge Center for the Arts in Bigfork, Minnesota. She also is a ISD 318 Community Education Coordinator, and a volunteer dog scentwork trainer for The Iron Rang Dog Training Club.; Megan Krueger is currently the development manager at Every Meal in Roseville. She has worked at several arts organizations including Steppingstone Theatre and Stages Theatre Company. She graduated with a BA in both English literature and theater from Viterbo University (La Crosse, WI).; Angela McDowell is creator of Alleyway Arts & Herbs, LLC, which promotes scholarship and mindfulness through helping people to the realization of art as omnipresent using creative, nonmedical therapy solutions. Alleyway Teas and merchandise are sold locally in Minnesota. McDowell was student counselor at ECMC, a nonprofit, and taught locally at Folwell Performing Arts Magnet.; Gregory Wilkins works at Minnesota State University Mankato as the associate director of the Centennial Student Union and student activities and is a working artist. He served on the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council for six years, and currently serves an elected two-year term as a curatorial panelist for Minneapolis Institute of Art?s Minnesota Artist Exhibition Program. In 2020, he served as a Poetry Out Loud judge with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation. He formerly served as the director?s assistant, external affairs at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (Washington, DC).","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10021138,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will create new music videos to raise awareness of racism, promote inclusivity and offer a message of peace and hope. I will create two music videos reflecting my observations on the unrest of 2020. With themes of inclusivity and anti-racism, I will engage my community via my website; reach new audiences with social media and working with community organizations.","I created two videos, posted them online for fans and the public. I monitored the number of views and shares my videos received. I personally shared the links with specific individuals who are connected to organizations who could promote my videos.","Achieved some of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Gerard J. Kosak AKA Jerry Kosak",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Based on his observations of the summer 2020 protests, Kosak will create new music videos to raise awareness of racism, promote inclusivity, and offer a message of peace and hope.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Gerard,Kosak,"Gerard J. Kosak AKA Jerry Kosak",,,MN,,"(612) 308-8704",jerry@jerrykosak.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cook, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-942,"William Adams lives in rural west central Minnesota. He works in public policy, specializing in health care and rural issues. Adams is nationally recognized for his work in patient engagement and patient centered care. He earned his BA from Macalester College and did graduate work at the University of Minnesota. With Artspace, he helped create the Kaddatz Hotel for artists to live and work in Fergus Falls. He led the successful creation of the Kaddatz Galleries to showcase local artists and provide learning opportunities for young people, and serves on the board.; Sara Dovre Wudali is a poet and writer. She works as an editor for Buuji, a small production house in Saint Paul, specializing in higher education materials and sheet music. She graduated from Concordia College (Moorhead) with a BA. She has served as a volunteer judge with the Minnesota Book Awards and cochaired the Central PAC Equity and Inclusion Reading Series. She grew up on a farm in southwest Minnesota, a childhood which finds its way into all of her poetry.; Caitlin Drayna has taught fifth through twelfth grade instrumental music for the past eight years. Drayna served on the Central Lakes Symphony Orchestra (CLSO) board, as secretary, and has assisted numerous grant writing committees within this organization. She currently maintains social media and website accounts for the CLSO. Additionally, she facilitates connections with nonprofits and businesses within her community in an effort to create new fundraising opportunities. Drayna is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, Morris and is currently completing coursework in order to obtain a masters in music education from Florida State University.; Ina Elliott: Elliott works at Leonardo?s Basement, a nonprofit workshop/maker space for people of all backgrounds and ages in south Minneapolis. She is a native German who, via several detours to other countries, landed in Minneapolis 24 years ago, where she has raised three children with her husband. She worked and volunteered at TCGIS (Twin Cities German Immersion School) during the founding years of that school. She graduated from Concordia University in Montreal with a BFA in fiber arts.; Heather Hamilton: Hamilton has 25 years of professional theater experience as an actor, educator, and director. She has won several honors for her work, including a ?Best Professional Actress? NH Theatre award for her role as Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing. She has directed more than forty fully produced, high budget productions and innumerable smaller ?rough theater? projects. She has volunteered for the Mankato Diversity Council as a classroom facilitator; studied peace building with CESRAN International in Turkey; served for six years on the President?s Diversity Council for Minnesota State University, Mankato; and has been a volunteer for human rights and equality both in the U. S. and abroad.; Kristin Johnson has published nine books for children, including middle grade, young adult, and picture books. Her poetry has appeared in numerous journals such as The Talking Stick, Dust & Fire, and most recently in the anthology Queer Voices: Poetry, Prose and Pride (Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2019). She has received two Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative grants for middle grade novels. She taught writing at Metropolitan State University as an adjunct for twelve years.; Wesley Mouri: Mouri is the current development director at Theater Mu, the Midwest's premier Asian American theater company which was recently named a ""cultural treasure"" of Minnesota. Mouri previously performed as an actor/singer both locally and internationally for almost a decade. Graduating with a BA in theater arts, Mouri is a strong proponent for better representation not only in the arts, but in all sectors.; James Vogel graduated with an AS degree in filmmaking from Minneapolis Community and Technical College. He's previously been awarded two grants from the Arts Board for his documentary work, and served on a media arts review panel. His feature film, The City, is available on Amazon.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10021148,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To expand the knowledge and awareness of positive GLBTQIA+ history in Minnesota using the Tretter Collection archives. The applicant will evaluate the outcome through participation data. This may include attendance at in person and synchronized Zoom events. Interaction with a dedicated Instagram and TikTok platform, and distribution of the Tretter Zine.","The project has reached many people in the USA and Europe. Highlighting the Tretter archive here in Minnesota and the support provided by the state. Seven lectures average of 25 guests = 175 people, 2,500 Zines distributed Instagram, 1,025 followers Facebook, 2,286 friends both global reach.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Laura E. Migliorino AKA Laura Migliorino",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Migliorino will continue a series of photographs exploring The University of Minnesota GLBTQIA+ Tretter Archives to share with the broader GLBTQIA+ community in Minnesota. The goal is to engage the community in their own history.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laura,Migliorino,"Laura E. Migliorino",,,MN,,"(612) 229-6809",lmigliorino@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Hennepin, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Mower, Otter Tail, Pennington, Ramsey, Roseau, St. Louis, Wilkin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-952,"William Adams lives in rural west central Minnesota. He works in public policy, specializing in health care and rural issues. Adams is nationally recognized for his work in patient engagement and patient centered care. He earned his BA from Macalester College and did graduate work at the University of Minnesota. With Artspace, he helped create the Kaddatz Hotel for artists to live and work in Fergus Falls. He led the successful creation of the Kaddatz Galleries to showcase local artists and provide learning opportunities for young people, and serves on the board.; Sara Dovre Wudali is a poet and writer. She works as an editor for Buuji, a small production house in Saint Paul, specializing in higher education materials and sheet music. She graduated from Concordia College (Moorhead) with a BA. She has served as a volunteer judge with the Minnesota Book Awards and cochaired the Central PAC Equity and Inclusion Reading Series. She grew up on a farm in southwest Minnesota, a childhood which finds its way into all of her poetry.; Caitlin Drayna has taught fifth through twelfth grade instrumental music for the past eight years. Drayna served on the Central Lakes Symphony Orchestra (CLSO) board, as secretary, and has assisted numerous grant writing committees within this organization. She currently maintains social media and website accounts for the CLSO. Additionally, she facilitates connections with nonprofits and businesses within her community in an effort to create new fundraising opportunities. Drayna is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, Morris and is currently completing coursework in order to obtain a masters in music education from Florida State University.; Ina Elliott: Elliott works at Leonardo?s Basement, a nonprofit workshop/maker space for people of all backgrounds and ages in south Minneapolis. She is a native German who, via several detours to other countries, landed in Minneapolis 24 years ago, where she has raised three children with her husband. She worked and volunteered at TCGIS (Twin Cities German Immersion School) during the founding years of that school. She graduated from Concordia University in Montreal with a BFA in fiber arts.; Heather Hamilton: Hamilton has 25 years of professional theater experience as an actor, educator, and director. She has won several honors for her work, including a ?Best Professional Actress? NH Theatre award for her role as Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing. She has directed more than forty fully produced, high budget productions and innumerable smaller ?rough theater? projects. She has volunteered for the Mankato Diversity Council as a classroom facilitator; studied peace building with CESRAN International in Turkey; served for six years on the President?s Diversity Council for Minnesota State University, Mankato; and has been a volunteer for human rights and equality both in the U. S. and abroad.; Kristin Johnson has published nine books for children, including middle grade, young adult, and picture books. Her poetry has appeared in numerous journals such as The Talking Stick, Dust & Fire, and most recently in the anthology Queer Voices: Poetry, Prose and Pride (Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2019). She has received two Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative grants for middle grade novels. She taught writing at Metropolitan State University as an adjunct for twelve years.; Wesley Mouri: Mouri is the current development director at Theater Mu, the Midwest's premier Asian American theater company which was recently named a ""cultural treasure"" of Minnesota. Mouri previously performed as an actor/singer both locally and internationally for almost a decade. Graduating with a BA in theater arts, Mouri is a strong proponent for better representation not only in the arts, but in all sectors.; James Vogel graduated with an AS degree in filmmaking from Minneapolis Community and Technical College. He's previously been awarded two grants from the Arts Board for his documentary work, and served on a media arts review panel. His feature film, The City, is available on Amazon.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10021157,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will continue being connected to live performance by writing new music for live simultaneous online performance Success in writing music for live simultaneous online performance will be measured by consistent feedback from all performers throughout the process, along with audience feedback at a live Q+A after the livestream.","I continued being connected to live performance by writing new music for live simultaneous online performance. Success in writing live simultaneous online music was measured by consistent feedback from all performers throughout the process, along with audience feedback at a live Q+A after the livestream.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Michael A. Maiorana AKA Michael Maiorana",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Maiorana will compose new music for Minnesota based musicians to perform live over the Internet from their own homes.",2022-03-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Maiorana,"Michael A. Maiorana AKA Michael Maiorana",,,MN,,"(248) 854-6263",michael.a.maiorana@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-961,"William Adams lives in rural west central Minnesota. He works in public policy, specializing in health care and rural issues. Adams is nationally recognized for his work in patient engagement and patient centered care. He earned his BA from Macalester College and did graduate work at the University of Minnesota. With Artspace, he helped create the Kaddatz Hotel for artists to live and work in Fergus Falls. He led the successful creation of the Kaddatz Galleries to showcase local artists and provide learning opportunities for young people, and serves on the board.; Sara Dovre Wudali is a poet and writer. She works as an editor for Buuji, a small production house in Saint Paul, specializing in higher education materials and sheet music. She graduated from Concordia College (Moorhead) with a BA. She has served as a volunteer judge with the Minnesota Book Awards and cochaired the Central PAC Equity and Inclusion Reading Series. She grew up on a farm in southwest Minnesota, a childhood which finds its way into all of her poetry.; Caitlin Drayna has taught fifth through twelfth grade instrumental music for the past eight years. Drayna served on the Central Lakes Symphony Orchestra (CLSO) board, as secretary, and has assisted numerous grant writing committees within this organization. She currently maintains social media and website accounts for the CLSO. Additionally, she facilitates connections with nonprofits and businesses within her community in an effort to create new fundraising opportunities. Drayna is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, Morris and is currently completing coursework in order to obtain a masters in music education from Florida State University.; Ina Elliott: Elliott works at Leonardo?s Basement, a nonprofit workshop/maker space for people of all backgrounds and ages in south Minneapolis. She is a native German who, via several detours to other countries, landed in Minneapolis 24 years ago, where she has raised three children with her husband. She worked and volunteered at TCGIS (Twin Cities German Immersion School) during the founding years of that school. She graduated from Concordia University in Montreal with a BFA in fiber arts.; Heather Hamilton: Hamilton has 25 years of professional theater experience as an actor, educator, and director. She has won several honors for her work, including a ?Best Professional Actress? NH Theatre award for her role as Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing. She has directed more than forty fully produced, high budget productions and innumerable smaller ?rough theater? projects. She has volunteered for the Mankato Diversity Council as a classroom facilitator; studied peace building with CESRAN International in Turkey; served for six years on the President?s Diversity Council for Minnesota State University, Mankato; and has been a volunteer for human rights and equality both in the U. S. and abroad.; Kristin Johnson has published nine books for children, including middle grade, young adult, and picture books. Her poetry has appeared in numerous journals such as The Talking Stick, Dust & Fire, and most recently in the anthology Queer Voices: Poetry, Prose and Pride (Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2019). She has received two Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative grants for middle grade novels. She taught writing at Metropolitan State University as an adjunct for twelve years.; Wesley Mouri: Mouri is the current development director at Theater Mu, the Midwest's premier Asian American theater company which was recently named a ""cultural treasure"" of Minnesota. Mouri previously performed as an actor/singer both locally and internationally for almost a decade. Graduating with a BA in theater arts, Mouri is a strong proponent for better representation not only in the arts, but in all sectors.; James Vogel graduated with an AS degree in filmmaking from Minneapolis Community and Technical College. He's previously been awarded two grants from the Arts Board for his documentary work, and served on a media arts review panel. His feature film, The City, is available on Amazon.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10021159,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","McElray Hunter will develop an accessible website and online store to become known to a wider Minnesotan audience and help fund her artistic practice. Website will include portfolio, demo /process videos, functional online store. The website can be used by a wide range of Minnesotans including folks with vision and hearing loss. Web analytics will track increases in traffic across online platforms.","McElray Hunter developed an accessible website and online store to become known to a wider Minnesotan audience and help fund her artistic practice. Website includes portfolio, demo /process videos, and functional online store. The website is accessible to a wide range of Minnesotans including folks with vision and hearing loss. Web analytics to track performance are in place.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Amanda M. Hunter AKA Amanda McElray Hunter",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Hunter will develop an accessible website and online store to become known to a wider Minnesotan audience and help fund her artistic practice.",2022-03-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amanda,Hunter,"Amanda M. Hunter",,,MN,,"(651) 236-7979",amandamcelrayhunter@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Cook, Hennepin, Itasca, Lake, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-963,"William Adams lives in rural west central Minnesota. He works in public policy, specializing in health care and rural issues. Adams is nationally recognized for his work in patient engagement and patient centered care. He earned his BA from Macalester College and did graduate work at the University of Minnesota. With Artspace, he helped create the Kaddatz Hotel for artists to live and work in Fergus Falls. He led the successful creation of the Kaddatz Galleries to showcase local artists and provide learning opportunities for young people, and serves on the board.; Sara Dovre Wudali is a poet and writer. She works as an editor for Buuji, a small production house in Saint Paul, specializing in higher education materials and sheet music. She graduated from Concordia College (Moorhead) with a BA. She has served as a volunteer judge with the Minnesota Book Awards and cochaired the Central PAC Equity and Inclusion Reading Series. She grew up on a farm in southwest Minnesota, a childhood which finds its way into all of her poetry.; Caitlin Drayna has taught fifth through twelfth grade instrumental music for the past eight years. Drayna served on the Central Lakes Symphony Orchestra (CLSO) board, as secretary, and has assisted numerous grant writing committees within this organization. She currently maintains social media and website accounts for the CLSO. Additionally, she facilitates connections with nonprofits and businesses within her community in an effort to create new fundraising opportunities. Drayna is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, Morris and is currently completing coursework in order to obtain a masters in music education from Florida State University.; Ina Elliott: Elliott works at Leonardo?s Basement, a nonprofit workshop/maker space for people of all backgrounds and ages in south Minneapolis. She is a native German who, via several detours to other countries, landed in Minneapolis 24 years ago, where she has raised three children with her husband. She worked and volunteered at TCGIS (Twin Cities German Immersion School) during the founding years of that school. She graduated from Concordia University in Montreal with a BFA in fiber arts.; Heather Hamilton: Hamilton has 25 years of professional theater experience as an actor, educator, and director. She has won several honors for her work, including a ?Best Professional Actress? NH Theatre award for her role as Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing. She has directed more than forty fully produced, high budget productions and innumerable smaller ?rough theater? projects. She has volunteered for the Mankato Diversity Council as a classroom facilitator; studied peace building with CESRAN International in Turkey; served for six years on the President?s Diversity Council for Minnesota State University, Mankato; and has been a volunteer for human rights and equality both in the U. S. and abroad.; Kristin Johnson has published nine books for children, including middle grade, young adult, and picture books. Her poetry has appeared in numerous journals such as The Talking Stick, Dust & Fire, and most recently in the anthology Queer Voices: Poetry, Prose and Pride (Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2019). She has received two Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative grants for middle grade novels. She taught writing at Metropolitan State University as an adjunct for twelve years.; Wesley Mouri: Mouri is the current development director at Theater Mu, the Midwest's premier Asian American theater company which was recently named a ""cultural treasure"" of Minnesota. Mouri previously performed as an actor/singer both locally and internationally for almost a decade. Graduating with a BA in theater arts, Mouri is a strong proponent for better representation not only in the arts, but in all sectors.; James Vogel graduated with an AS degree in filmmaking from Minneapolis Community and Technical College. He's previously been awarded two grants from the Arts Board for his documentary work, and served on a media arts review panel. His feature film, The City, is available on Amazon.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10021163,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Through cultural revitalization, Trimble will create online Regalia Making Curriculum. Continuing partnerships with three Apache Culture keepers and artists, Trimble will co-research and produce six Traditional regalias' posting time-lapse of creation and an online web document of the of research of historical documents and interviews.",,,,,6000,,,,"Solomon J. Trimble",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Trimble, in partnership with Minnesota Lipan Apache Tribal community and artists, will create an online regalia making curriculum, through interviews and historical research.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Solomon,Trimble,"Solomon J. Trimble",,,MN,,"(503) 933-6515",1STNATIONVICE@GMAIL.COM,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-967,"William Adams lives in rural west central Minnesota. He works in public policy, specializing in health care and rural issues. Adams is nationally recognized for his work in patient engagement and patient centered care. He earned his BA from Macalester College and did graduate work at the University of Minnesota. With Artspace, he helped create the Kaddatz Hotel for artists to live and work in Fergus Falls. He led the successful creation of the Kaddatz Galleries to showcase local artists and provide learning opportunities for young people, and serves on the board.; Sara Dovre Wudali is a poet and writer. She works as an editor for Buuji, a small production house in Saint Paul, specializing in higher education materials and sheet music. She graduated from Concordia College (Moorhead) with a BA. She has served as a volunteer judge with the Minnesota Book Awards and cochaired the Central PAC Equity and Inclusion Reading Series. She grew up on a farm in southwest Minnesota, a childhood which finds its way into all of her poetry.; Caitlin Drayna has taught fifth through twelfth grade instrumental music for the past eight years. Drayna served on the Central Lakes Symphony Orchestra (CLSO) board, as secretary, and has assisted numerous grant writing committees within this organization. She currently maintains social media and website accounts for the CLSO. Additionally, she facilitates connections with nonprofits and businesses within her community in an effort to create new fundraising opportunities. Drayna is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, Morris and is currently completing coursework in order to obtain a masters in music education from Florida State University.; Ina Elliott: Elliott works at Leonardo?s Basement, a nonprofit workshop/maker space for people of all backgrounds and ages in south Minneapolis. She is a native German who, via several detours to other countries, landed in Minneapolis 24 years ago, where she has raised three children with her husband. She worked and volunteered at TCGIS (Twin Cities German Immersion School) during the founding years of that school. She graduated from Concordia University in Montreal with a BFA in fiber arts.; Heather Hamilton: Hamilton has 25 years of professional theater experience as an actor, educator, and director. She has won several honors for her work, including a ?Best Professional Actress? NH Theatre award for her role as Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing. She has directed more than forty fully produced, high budget productions and innumerable smaller ?rough theater? projects. She has volunteered for the Mankato Diversity Council as a classroom facilitator; studied peace building with CESRAN International in Turkey; served for six years on the President?s Diversity Council for Minnesota State University, Mankato; and has been a volunteer for human rights and equality both in the U. S. and abroad.; Kristin Johnson has published nine books for children, including middle grade, young adult, and picture books. Her poetry has appeared in numerous journals such as The Talking Stick, Dust & Fire, and most recently in the anthology Queer Voices: Poetry, Prose and Pride (Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2019). She has received two Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative grants for middle grade novels. She taught writing at Metropolitan State University as an adjunct for twelve years.; Wesley Mouri: Mouri is the current development director at Theater Mu, the Midwest's premier Asian American theater company which was recently named a ""cultural treasure"" of Minnesota. Mouri previously performed as an actor/singer both locally and internationally for almost a decade. Graduating with a BA in theater arts, Mouri is a strong proponent for better representation not only in the arts, but in all sectors.; James Vogel graduated with an AS degree in filmmaking from Minneapolis Community and Technical College. He's previously been awarded two grants from the Arts Board for his documentary work, and served on a media arts review panel. His feature film, The City, is available on Amazon.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10021164,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To complete work for an upcoming exhibition and to learn video editing software The work for the exhibit will be presented at the Gage Gallery in Mpls. I will use the skills I learn to make short stop motion animations and share them on social media, and also make a stop motion installation for the above exhibition.","I completed work for an upcoming exhibition and to learn video editing software. The work I completed will be presented at the Gage Gallery in Minneapolis in September 2022-January 2023. I used the skills I learned to make short stop motion animations and share them on social media, and also make a stop motion for the above exhibition","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Maggie F. Royce",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Royce will complete work for her forthcoming solo exhibition at the Gage Gallery in Minneapolis. Additionally, she will learn new video editing software skills to inform her stop-motion animations.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Maggie,Royce,"Maggie F. Royce",,,MN,,"(952) 797-6267",allhisbark@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-968,"William Adams lives in rural west central Minnesota. He works in public policy, specializing in health care and rural issues. Adams is nationally recognized for his work in patient engagement and patient centered care. He earned his BA from Macalester College and did graduate work at the University of Minnesota. With Artspace, he helped create the Kaddatz Hotel for artists to live and work in Fergus Falls. He led the successful creation of the Kaddatz Galleries to showcase local artists and provide learning opportunities for young people, and serves on the board.; Sara Dovre Wudali is a poet and writer. She works as an editor for Buuji, a small production house in Saint Paul, specializing in higher education materials and sheet music. She graduated from Concordia College (Moorhead) with a BA. She has served as a volunteer judge with the Minnesota Book Awards and cochaired the Central PAC Equity and Inclusion Reading Series. She grew up on a farm in southwest Minnesota, a childhood which finds its way into all of her poetry.; Caitlin Drayna has taught fifth through twelfth grade instrumental music for the past eight years. Drayna served on the Central Lakes Symphony Orchestra (CLSO) board, as secretary, and has assisted numerous grant writing committees within this organization. She currently maintains social media and website accounts for the CLSO. Additionally, she facilitates connections with nonprofits and businesses within her community in an effort to create new fundraising opportunities. Drayna is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, Morris and is currently completing coursework in order to obtain a masters in music education from Florida State University.; Ina Elliott: Elliott works at Leonardo?s Basement, a nonprofit workshop/maker space for people of all backgrounds and ages in south Minneapolis. She is a native German who, via several detours to other countries, landed in Minneapolis 24 years ago, where she has raised three children with her husband. She worked and volunteered at TCGIS (Twin Cities German Immersion School) during the founding years of that school. She graduated from Concordia University in Montreal with a BFA in fiber arts.; Heather Hamilton: Hamilton has 25 years of professional theater experience as an actor, educator, and director. She has won several honors for her work, including a ?Best Professional Actress? NH Theatre award for her role as Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing. She has directed more than forty fully produced, high budget productions and innumerable smaller ?rough theater? projects. She has volunteered for the Mankato Diversity Council as a classroom facilitator; studied peace building with CESRAN International in Turkey; served for six years on the President?s Diversity Council for Minnesota State University, Mankato; and has been a volunteer for human rights and equality both in the U. S. and abroad.; Kristin Johnson has published nine books for children, including middle grade, young adult, and picture books. Her poetry has appeared in numerous journals such as The Talking Stick, Dust & Fire, and most recently in the anthology Queer Voices: Poetry, Prose and Pride (Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2019). She has received two Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative grants for middle grade novels. She taught writing at Metropolitan State University as an adjunct for twelve years.; Wesley Mouri: Mouri is the current development director at Theater Mu, the Midwest's premier Asian American theater company which was recently named a ""cultural treasure"" of Minnesota. Mouri previously performed as an actor/singer both locally and internationally for almost a decade. Graduating with a BA in theater arts, Mouri is a strong proponent for better representation not only in the arts, but in all sectors.; James Vogel graduated with an AS degree in filmmaking from Minneapolis Community and Technical College. He's previously been awarded two grants from the Arts Board for his documentary work, and served on a media arts review panel. His feature film, The City, is available on Amazon.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10021168,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artist will create and make publicly available high-quality recording excerpts of their operas. Producing six high-quality recordings with professional singers, piano, and string trio. Posting the recordings to YouTube with session video and full captioning in English, Somali, Hmong, and Spanish captioning. 500+ views recorded in the first month.","Created and made publicly available high-quality opera recording excerpts. 1. Produced six high-quality recordings with professional singers, piano, and string trio. 2. Posted the recordings to YouTube for three months with full captioning in four languages. 3. Achieved 2,439 views in 3-month period (vs. planned goal of 500+ vie","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Basil K. Considine",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Considine will create high quality studio recordings of six excerpts of operas that he has written or cowritten.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Basil,Considine,"Basil K. Considine",,,MN,,"(617) 858-1617x c",basilus@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Nicollet, Ramsey, St. Louis, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-971,"Alice De Yonge: De Yonge is the program director and CEO of a small nonprofit youth arts education outreach program located in Blue Earth county since 1994, when it was incorporated. She oversees programming, does the grant writing, and creates services for the organization to ensure they are executed throughout the school year. She is the volunteer service learning coordinator and has been on the committee for the Mankato Mdewakanton Association since 1993.; Liz Engelman: Engelman is the founder and director of Tofte Lake Center at Norm?s Fish Camp, a creative retreat center in the Boundary Waters of Minnesota. She most recently taught playwriting/directing at the University of Texas at Austin. She has served as the literary director and dramaturg director of new play development at theaters including Mixed Blood, McCarter Theatre, and Intiman Theatre; and as assistant literary manager at Actors Theatre of Louisville. She was the alumnae relations coordinator at Hedgebrook, a retreat for women writers on Whidbey Island. Engelman is on the board of the National New Play Network (NNPN) and the National Theatre Conference (NTC). She received her BA at Brown University (Providence, RI) and her MFA in dramaturgy at Columbia University (New York, NY).; Joan Finnegan: Finnegan is a visual artist whose art is represented by juried sales galleries, a board member of the Bluff Country Art Studio Tour, and cofounder and director of Lanesboro Area Art Trail. She had previously served as board chair of Cornucopia Art Center and Austin Area Art Center, as well as chair and active volunteer of Austin Area Chamber of Commerce. She attended Mankato State University, and is a graduate of the Blandin Community Leadership Program.; Anna Henderson: Henderson is a writer and scientist. Her work has appeared in The Kenyon Review, River Teeth, The Common, among others. She curates the ongoing book art exhibit, The Nature Library. This exhibit was founded based on the belief that science literacy can be increased through the arts. She has been a recipient of an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant and a Loft Literary Center Mentor Series award. She is a fellow at the Institute for the Environment at the University of Minnesota, teaches public policy at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, and creative writing at the Loft Literary Center.; William Hernandez: Hernandez Luege is a curatorial assistant for visual arts at the Walker Art Center. He holds a BA in art history/art management from the University of San Francisco, as well as an MA in the history of art from Williams College. His interests are in modern and contemporary Latin American/Latinx Art and the relationship between ideology, political theory, and aesthetics.; Maud Hixson: Hixson, a vocal performer, made her Guthrie Theater debut in the revue Coward?s Women, and has also appeared in Park Square Theater?s The Soul of Gershwin. She teamed with Sir Richard Rodney Bennett in 2012 for the long running Midtown Jazz at Midday concert series at Saint Peter?s in Manhattan and debuted her show Skyscraper Wits in London and New York in 2015. In 2016, she made her second appearance at Jazz at Lincoln Center.; Christine Marcotte: Marcotte writes historical fiction and nonfiction. She recently completed her first manuscript, What Amelia Knows, a novel about the ax murder of her third great grandfather. Since 2014, she has written the Reminisce column for the Deer River and Grand Rapids newspapers. She has had four short stories published since May 2019. At this time, she is working on a historical trilogy and a linked short story collection.; Lawrence Weinberg is the director of the Rum River Art Center. Weinberg graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BFA. He has had several shows and continues to work on two-dimensional media. Weinberg directs a group of fifteen teaching artists and four administrative staff at the art center and still teaches a few virtual classess for kids and older adult. Weinberg founded the art center in 2009 and has grown it from 500 square feet to over 10,000 square feet.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10021180,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","PDFs featuring images and texts that can be downloaded and/or read online at georgeslade.photo Downloads and site visits; feedback as encouraged and solicited on web site.","Archival photographs drawn from four different sources, essays written, book and pdfs produced. Viewership, placement of books in institutional collections.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"George G. Slade AKA George Slade",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Writer, curator, and native Twin Citian, Slade will use historic photographs from statewide collections as prompts for five autobiographical reflections on growing up Minnesotan.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,George,Slade,"George G. Slade AKA George Slade",,,MN,,"(651) 227-9549",georgegilbertslade@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-983,"Alice De Yonge: De Yonge is the program director and CEO of a small nonprofit youth arts education outreach program located in Blue Earth county since 1994, when it was incorporated. She oversees programming, does the grant writing, and creates services for the organization to ensure they are executed throughout the school year. She is the volunteer service learning coordinator and has been on the committee for the Mankato Mdewakanton Association since 1993.; Liz Engelman: Engelman is the founder and director of Tofte Lake Center at Norm?s Fish Camp, a creative retreat center in the Boundary Waters of Minnesota. She most recently taught playwriting/directing at the University of Texas at Austin. She has served as the literary director and dramaturg director of new play development at theaters including Mixed Blood, McCarter Theatre, and Intiman Theatre; and as assistant literary manager at Actors Theatre of Louisville. She was the alumnae relations coordinator at Hedgebrook, a retreat for women writers on Whidbey Island. Engelman is on the board of the National New Play Network (NNPN) and the National Theatre Conference (NTC). She received her BA at Brown University (Providence, RI) and her MFA in dramaturgy at Columbia University (New York, NY).; Joan Finnegan: Finnegan is a visual artist whose art is represented by juried sales galleries, a board member of the Bluff Country Art Studio Tour, and cofounder and director of Lanesboro Area Art Trail. She had previously served as board chair of Cornucopia Art Center and Austin Area Art Center, as well as chair and active volunteer of Austin Area Chamber of Commerce. She attended Mankato State University, and is a graduate of the Blandin Community Leadership Program.; Anna Henderson: Henderson is a writer and scientist. Her work has appeared in The Kenyon Review, River Teeth, The Common, among others. She curates the ongoing book art exhibit, The Nature Library. This exhibit was founded based on the belief that science literacy can be increased through the arts. She has been a recipient of an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant and a Loft Literary Center Mentor Series award. She is a fellow at the Institute for the Environment at the University of Minnesota, teaches public policy at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, and creative writing at the Loft Literary Center.; William Hernandez: Hernandez Luege is a curatorial assistant for visual arts at the Walker Art Center. He holds a BA in art history/art management from the University of San Francisco, as well as an MA in the history of art from Williams College. His interests are in modern and contemporary Latin American/Latinx Art and the relationship between ideology, political theory, and aesthetics.; Maud Hixson: Hixson, a vocal performer, made her Guthrie Theater debut in the revue Coward?s Women, and has also appeared in Park Square Theater?s The Soul of Gershwin. She teamed with Sir Richard Rodney Bennett in 2012 for the long running Midtown Jazz at Midday concert series at Saint Peter?s in Manhattan and debuted her show Skyscraper Wits in London and New York in 2015. In 2016, she made her second appearance at Jazz at Lincoln Center.; Christine Marcotte: Marcotte writes historical fiction and nonfiction. She recently completed her first manuscript, What Amelia Knows, a novel about the ax murder of her third great grandfather. Since 2014, she has written the Reminisce column for the Deer River and Grand Rapids newspapers. She has had four short stories published since May 2019. At this time, she is working on a historical trilogy and a linked short story collection.; Lawrence Weinberg is the director of the Rum River Art Center. Weinberg graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BFA. He has had several shows and continues to work on two-dimensional media. Weinberg directs a group of fifteen teaching artists and four administrative staff at the art center and still teaches a few virtual classess for kids and older adult. Weinberg founded the art center in 2009 and has grown it from 500 square feet to over 10,000 square feet.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10021244,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Via upgraded technology, the Center will provide free-to-all arts experiences (play readings, conversations, etc) to Minnesotans all across the state. We will gather post-participation surveys and IP addresses from online audiences, adjusting our sharing model in response to feedback and focusing outreach according to attendees location. We will regularly consult with our Accessibility Committee.","The Center provided free and accessible play readings and conversations online that engaged Minnesotans across the state. Playwrights' Center staff gathered IP addresses of online audiences and collected informal feedback from participants and audiences.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,15000,,"Jeffrey Bores, Maura Brew, Geoffrey Curley, Harrison David Rivers, Karl Gajdusek, Annie Gensler, Jodi Grundyson, Christina Ham, Jon Harkness, Jeff Hedlund, Charlyne Hovi, Jonathan Jensen, Becky Krull Kraling, Melanie Marnich, Carla Paulson, Mark Perlberg, Christopher Schout, Leah Spinosa de Vega, Michael Winn, Jane Zilch, Robert Chelimsky, Jeremy B. Cohen",0.00,"The Playwrights' Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The Playwrights' Center will expand its recording/streaming technology and deliver meaningful, inclusive, and free to all arts experiences to Minnesotans.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Chelimsky,"The Playwrights' Center","2301 Franklin Ave E",Minneapolis,MN,55406-1024,"(612) 332-7481",robertc@pwcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Lake, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-274,"Crystal Boyd is the pollinator programs manager for the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, where she manages an annual grant cycle that awards up to $1.8 million per year. She also is the founder and president of Crystal Boyd Consulting LLC, which assists nonprofits, local governments, and museums with implementing history projects in Minnesota. Since 2013, she has managed eleven arts and cultural heritage fund grants totaling more than $230,000. Boyd earned her bachelor's degree in English and Spanish from the University of Minnesota, and her master's in museum studies from the University of Colorado.; Joyce Broderson is a past Arts Board grant advisory reviewer and has most recently been associated with the Minnesota Social Service Association as a board member. She currently advises both organizations and individuals on recruiting and retaining people of color and seniors, as well as combating systemic racism. She has a doctorate in business administration, an MBA, a BA in human service administration, and a merchandising degree.; Christopher Clouser is a composing guitarist, songwriter, and performer based between Mexico City and the U. S. Combining elements of rock, jazz blues, spoken word, and improvised musics, Clouser has toured the world with his group A Love Electric, as a solo act, and performed alongside luminaries from John Lurie to John Zorn, Flea, Cyro Baptista, John Medeski, Keb Mo, and more. Philanthropy and community outreach work have been an important part of Clouser's work in Mexico and beyond. As the founder of Music Mission, Clouser and patrons have donated thousands of dollars worth of instruments, education materials, workshops, and basic needs support to communities in Nicaragua, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Mexico City, Durango, the U. S., and more. Clouser also is the founder of Ropeadope Sur, a record label based out of Mexico City with a focus on Mexican acts in search of increased projection of their music, the first act signed being Los Cardencheros de Sapioriz, an acapella group singing slave era songs on the ranches on northern Mexico.; Christina Cotruvo: Living on the shore of Lake Superior inspires Cotruvo?s music. Her arrangements and recordings include Celtic, new age, folk, ethnic, and therapeutic harp music. She helps those with challenges through her Harp-Abilities program and provides music at medical facilities and residences as a certified case manager. She has been a music coach to those with visual disabilities as founder and publisher of No-C-Notes audio music score publishing. She has a 30-year career as a nonprofit accountant, grant writer, and software consultant.; Lindsay Halleckson?s work lives at the intersection of art, science, and environmentalism. Her paintings have been shown in galleries across the country, including Woman Made Gallery (Chicago), Harwood Art Center (Albuquerque), and DeVos Art Museum (Marquette). She has been awarded grants from the Arts Board (2018), Metropolitan Regional Arts Council/McKnight Foundation (2017) and Puffin Foundation (2013). She has received residencies in the Arctic Circle (2018), at Hinge Arts at The Kirkbride (2016), as a Jerome funded Emerging Artist Fellow at Tofte Lake Center (2011) and at the New York Mills Regional Cultural Center (2010). She was an Art(ists) on the Verge 10 Fellow, and her work is represented by Walker Fine Art in Denver, CO, and Wally Workman Gallery in Austin, TX. She has her BA in studio art and art history from St. Olaf College and an MBA from the University of St. Thomas.; Timothy Heitman is an independent graphic design consultant with more than 30 years experience designing for identity, print, Web, and environmental design. Working with a local consortium of independent designers, Heitman's team won a national design competition to build Bearden Place, a small, affordable live/work development to be located in North Minneapolis to benefit local artists. Many of his environmental designs can be seen in significant buildings in Minnesota and nationally including: the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, Saint Paul (terrazzo floor emblem); Minnehaha Academy Upper Campus, Minneapolis (donor acknowledgement wall); Cuningham Offices, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Las Vegas (branding graphics); and Epic Systems Software, Verona, WI (custom graphic ceiling installation). Heitman currently serves as a board member for Skewed Visions, a small independent performance company and Shapiro & Smith Dance. He is a founding member of the early music ensemble, Eglantine Consort. Heitman holds a BA from Augsburg University in music and German. He furthered his studies at the University of Minnesota in the department of studio arts.; Timothy King is a farmer, journalist, and cofounder of the nonprofit Dreams United/Suenos Unidos. As a journalist, he has written about the arts and, via Dreams United, he has organized numerous multicultural and artistic events including, most recently, an extensive website on Minnesota sculptor Joe Kiselewsk. Kara Siegfried is an Indian education liaison at Reede Gray Elementary School. She is an enrolled member of the Lower Sioux Indian Community where she was previously the assistant tribal planner/grant writer and intergenerational cultural incubator director. In this position, she successfully raised money for arts programming, including pottery, digital arts, and traditional arts apprenticeships, summer youth program arts learning, and individual artist endeavors. She graduated from the University of Minnesota Duluth with a BA in public health education and promotion. She enjoys playing piano and painting, especially traditional Dakota florals on moccasins and regalia.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10021281,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Kaddatz Galleries will maintain and expand their connection with Minnesota residents by enhancing their online presence. Outcomes will be measured by tracking the number of website visitors, email subscribers, class registrants, exhibition attendees and social media engagements.","Kaddatz Galleries has maintained and expanded its connection with Minnesota residents by enhancing its online presence. Outcomes have been measured by tracking the number of website visitors, email subscribers, and exhibition and event attendees; and levels of social media and other digital engagement.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",384,,25384,4101,"Bill Adams, Edwin (Buzz) Anderson, Scott DeMartelaere, Dominic Facio, Linda MacFarlane, Rebecca Lynn Peterson, Ruth Rosengren, Carl Zachmann",0.00,"Kaddatz Galleries AKA Kaddatz Gallery","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Kaddatz Galleries will contract services for website redesign and integration improvements to better connect, engage, and inform viewers about Kaddatz Galleries, its programming, and the artists and people it serves.",2022-05-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amanda,Callahan,"Kaddatz Galleries AKA Kaddatz Gallery","111 Lincoln Ave W","Fergus Falls",MN,56537,"(218) 998-4405",amanda@kaddatzgalleries.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Carver, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Grant, Hennepin, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stevens, St. Louis, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-743,"Jian-Jun Chen-Edmund is an assistant professor of music education at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She received her PhD in music education and served as adjunct assistant professor at the University of Florida. In 2007, she earned the Outstanding Academic Achievement award from the University of Florida International Center. Chen-Edmund earned her MA in music and music education at Teachers College, Columbia University; and a bachelor?s degree in music performance at Fu Jen University in Taipei, Taiwan. She holds Orff Schulwerk and Kodaly certifications and is a member of the International Society for Music Education, National Association for Music Education, Minnesota Music Educators Association, and the Minnesota Society for Music Teacher Education. She has presented research and conducted workshops internationally, nationally, and regionally at the International Symposia on Assessment in Music Education, the University of Minnesota Duluth Summit on Equity, Diversity, and Multiculturalism, and the Florida Music Educators Association conference.; Dawn Demaske lives in Minneapolis and works full-time at the University of Minnesota. Demaske graduated from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse with a BS in art/photography. She also attended the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in its graduate program. Demaske is a landscape photographer and has work currently in multiple exhibitions.; Scott Gilbert is an artist and educator, and has worked on several projects designed to engage underserved and underrepresented individuals in the arts. He attended workshops with Augusto Boal, and has been trained in theater of the oppressed, legislative theater, and invisible theater. Gilbert participated in the Theatre for Social Change course at the University of Minnesota led by Sonja Kuftinec. He has a bachelor?s degree in theater production and directing, and a master?s degree in educational leadership. He currently serves on the technical advisory board for Theatre in the Round; the play selection committee for Chameleon Theatre Circle; and is trying to restart Segue Productions, a theater company dedicated to creating performances that inspire conversation about social issues and build appreciation for varying points of view in order to foster understanding and acceptance. Gilbert produced Minnesota Fringe Festival shows in 2011 and 2012, the latter created in response to the marriage amendment with all proceeds going to marriage equality groups.; Brian Malloy: Malloy is a teaching artist and novelist. His honors include the Minnesota Book Award, American Library Association?s Alex Award, and the Loft?s Excellence in Teaching Fellowship. He's taught creative writing at universities, adult enrichment programs, homeless shelters, correctional facilities, and service organizations. As an arts administrator, he was education director (six years) and development director (six years) for the Loft. He was grant writer for the campaign that created Open Book, home of the Loft, MCBA, and Milkweed Editions. He served as program manager for the Minneapolis Foundation during the 1990s.; Susan Marco is a physician recruiter, a multifaceted role in health care. Marco was a college and high school English professor/teacher for over 20 years with a passion for creative writing and human expression. Marco has been published, attended multiple writing events (including Iowa City Workshop) and has also been a board member on the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Marco has a MA in English literature and writing.; Atim Opoka is a creator and first generation Ugandan American artist. Her parents taught her the power of storytelling?teaching that stories live in the same world as you do, that if you listen to sounds around you, the stories would just unfold. The power of imagination and being able to dream, to let your mind wonder and your heart to feel, that is how Opoka creates her stories.; Samantha Wisneski is communications associate at the Weisman Art Museum at the University of Minnesota, where she manages digital communications and oversees a team of student content creators. She has worked in various marketing, hospitality, and visitor services roles at arts organizations including the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, the O'Shaughnessy Auditorium, and the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival. She has an MA in art history and BA in art history and communication and journalism from the University of St. Thomas.; Nicole Zickefoose is the founder and president of Writing by Zickefoose LLC. Zickefoose helps organizations develop a communication or grant process, locate and apply for grant funding, or improve their department or company wide communications. Zickefoose was previously a technical writer and editor for a software company and taught English composition courses for a community college. She graduated from the University of Nebraska, Omaha, with an MA in English.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10021353,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Maintain and grow a narrative arts practice by creating ten illustrations, ten Live stream videos, and four multi-media lessons on my website. The successful completion and online distribution of: - ten illustrations. - ten (1-Hour) live streams. - four multi-media lesson blog posts. And the completion of a 10-hour virtual mentorship with an illustrator.","Bodhi created illustrations, live streams, and educational blog posts for the Duluth independent filmmaker community and greater Minnesota. Bodhi used social media analytics to see that he reached his intended audience. Bodhi's analytics show substantial engagement, comments, likes, and post-shares among the online Duluth independent filmmaker community.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Cameron B. Werner AKA Bodhi Werner",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Werner will vlog and livestream the behind-the-scenes process of distributing his novel and accompanying illustrations online. He will create a multimedia online curriculum showing how to publish a novel through a monthly subscription service.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cameron,Werner,"Cameron B. Werner AKA Bodhi Werner",,,MN,,"(415) 748-2057",bodhiwerner@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1066,"Alison Beech: Beech is Northern Clay Center?s community engagement manager, running all offsite programming to advance the ceramic arts, and make it more accessible, in the Twin Cities and greater state. She has been a part of the Seward Neighborhood Group community building committee and the Columbia Heights 21st century collaborative partner advisory committee. She volunteers with the Longfellow Anti-Racism Network providing technical assistance, communications, and facilitating conversations. She has an MS in urban and regional policy from Northeastern University; and a BA in studio art, American racial and multicultural studies, and political science from St. Olaf College.; Stephanie Clark: Stevie Ada Klaark is an artist, educator, and writer. They presently are an adjunct professor at Minneapolis College of Art and Design and Minneapolis College. Previously, they have been an instructor at Cornell University, Cornell Prison Education Program in Ithaca, NY, and an educator at Marwen in Chicago, IL. They serve as a steward for Mount Eden, an emerging healing space based in Los Angeles, CA. Klaark is a mentor for the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop and for Free Arts MN, both based in Saint Paul, and a mentor for Seedling, a program offered by Crown Affair based out of New York, NY. Klaark holds an MFA from Cornell University, College of Architecture, Art, and Planning, and a post baccalaureate degree from The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Tufts University.; Robert Dorlac: Dorlac is professor emeritus of drawing and painting at Southwest Minnesota State University. He has received individual artist grants from the Arts Board, the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, and has served as a grant application reviewer for both organizations. He holds an MFA in painting from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. In 2013, he was awarded the artist in residence position at the Herhusio in Siglufjordur, Iceland. Dorlac is represented by the Groveland Gallery in Minneapolis.; Elizabeth Hammel: Hammel is a freelance video artist who has worked on documentary, narrative films, and dance films. Her primary interest is in following the creative process of the artist, and amplifying not just the completed work, but all the work and passion that goes into creating it. She has been lucky enough to have her documentary and dance film work has been screened at numerous film festivals, including the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival. She is a company member for nimbus theater, an educator at the Bakken Museum, and the mother of a three year old.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10021356,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will maintain my connection to Minnesota communities by creating an artistic book entitled Leal and Truman, and distributing it via Minnesota Humane Societies. Maintaining artistic connection will be successful if I distribute the artistic book Leal and Truman through Minnesota Humane Societies, and if Minnesota communities benefit. I will gauge community benefit via an electronic survey link provided in the boo","I maintained connection with Minnesota communities by creating an artistic book entitled Leal and Truman, and distributing it via Minnesota animal rescue centers. I maintained my artistic connection by successfully distributing the artistic book entitled Leal and Truman through Minnesota animal rescue centers. I gauged community benefit via a survey distributed to these centers.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Pamela J. Smith AKA Pamm Smith",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Smith will cultivate artistic connection with Minnesota communities by creating an artistic book titled Truman and Leal, and distributing the work through Minnesota Humane Societies.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Pamela,Smith,"Pamela J. Smith",,,MN,,"(651) 698-1642",psmith@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Benton, Cass, Chisago, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1069,"Alison Beech: Beech is Northern Clay Center?s community engagement manager, running all offsite programming to advance the ceramic arts, and make it more accessible, in the Twin Cities and greater state. She has been a part of the Seward Neighborhood Group community building committee and the Columbia Heights 21st century collaborative partner advisory committee. She volunteers with the Longfellow Anti-Racism Network providing technical assistance, communications, and facilitating conversations. She has an MS in urban and regional policy from Northeastern University; and a BA in studio art, American racial and multicultural studies, and political science from St. Olaf College.; Stephanie Clark: Stevie Ada Klaark is an artist, educator, and writer. They presently are an adjunct professor at Minneapolis College of Art and Design and Minneapolis College. Previously, they have been an instructor at Cornell University, Cornell Prison Education Program in Ithaca, NY, and an educator at Marwen in Chicago, IL. They serve as a steward for Mount Eden, an emerging healing space based in Los Angeles, CA. Klaark is a mentor for the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop and for Free Arts MN, both based in Saint Paul, and a mentor for Seedling, a program offered by Crown Affair based out of New York, NY. Klaark holds an MFA from Cornell University, College of Architecture, Art, and Planning, and a post baccalaureate degree from The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Tufts University.; Robert Dorlac: Dorlac is professor emeritus of drawing and painting at Southwest Minnesota State University. He has received individual artist grants from the Arts Board, the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, and has served as a grant application reviewer for both organizations. He holds an MFA in painting from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. In 2013, he was awarded the artist in residence position at the Herhusio in Siglufjordur, Iceland. Dorlac is represented by the Groveland Gallery in Minneapolis.; Elizabeth Hammel: Hammel is a freelance video artist who has worked on documentary, narrative films, and dance films. Her primary interest is in following the creative process of the artist, and amplifying not just the completed work, but all the work and passion that goes into creating it. She has been lucky enough to have her documentary and dance film work has been screened at numerous film festivals, including the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival. She is a company member for nimbus theater, an educator at the Bakken Museum, and the mother of a three year old.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10021360,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,5950,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Three poetry videos about Asian Americans and immigrants, our contributions to American culture, the violence we face daily, and how to speak up. I'll have poets and film experts to evaluate the videos, and have previews of the videos at my home, community centers before I load up on YouTube. I'll work with libraries and film festivals through submission process.","my three short films have reached to hundreds of audience. The audience reacted strongly, positively, and told me the films raised their awareness about discrimination in academia.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,5950,,,,"Ping Wang",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Wang will make three poetry videos about Asian American women and immigrant poets in Minnesota, to show how love persists through their resilience, courage, hope, art, and actions; and to fight discrimination and violence with cultural bridges across America.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ping,Wang,"Ping Wang",,,MN,,"(651) 247-3161",Jingputuo@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Carlton, Chippewa, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Marshall, Mille Lacs, Waseca, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1073,"Alison Beech: Beech is Northern Clay Center?s community engagement manager, running all offsite programming to advance the ceramic arts, and make it more accessible, in the Twin Cities and greater state. She has been a part of the Seward Neighborhood Group community building committee and the Columbia Heights 21st century collaborative partner advisory committee. She volunteers with the Longfellow Anti-Racism Network providing technical assistance, communications, and facilitating conversations. She has an MS in urban and regional policy from Northeastern University; and a BA in studio art, American racial and multicultural studies, and political science from St. Olaf College.; Stephanie Clark: Stevie Ada Klaark is an artist, educator, and writer. They presently are an adjunct professor at Minneapolis College of Art and Design and Minneapolis College. Previously, they have been an instructor at Cornell University, Cornell Prison Education Program in Ithaca, NY, and an educator at Marwen in Chicago, IL. They serve as a steward for Mount Eden, an emerging healing space based in Los Angeles, CA. Klaark is a mentor for the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop and for Free Arts MN, both based in Saint Paul, and a mentor for Seedling, a program offered by Crown Affair based out of New York, NY. Klaark holds an MFA from Cornell University, College of Architecture, Art, and Planning, and a post baccalaureate degree from The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Tufts University.; Robert Dorlac: Dorlac is professor emeritus of drawing and painting at Southwest Minnesota State University. He has received individual artist grants from the Arts Board, the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, and has served as a grant application reviewer for both organizations. He holds an MFA in painting from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. In 2013, he was awarded the artist in residence position at the Herhusio in Siglufjordur, Iceland. Dorlac is represented by the Groveland Gallery in Minneapolis.; Elizabeth Hammel: Hammel is a freelance video artist who has worked on documentary, narrative films, and dance films. Her primary interest is in following the creative process of the artist, and amplifying not just the completed work, but all the work and passion that goes into creating it. She has been lucky enough to have her documentary and dance film work has been screened at numerous film festivals, including the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival. She is a company member for nimbus theater, an educator at the Bakken Museum, and the mother of a three year old.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10022217,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,13000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To bring together veterans to co-create a mural at Veterans on the Lake Resort How do measure healing?",,,,,13000,,,,"Story Portage","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Story Portage will create The Veterans Mural project, a collaborative project led by Marine veteran Annie Humphrey, to create a permanent mural at Veterans on the Lake Resort in Ely.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Jeanette,Cox,"Story Portage","147 E Conan St ?",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 404-0578",storyportage@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-445,"Rebecca Froehlich: Serves as the development and communications associate for the Minnesota Urban Debate League. She received her BFA in painting from the University of South Dakota and is currently pursuing her master of arts in education at Augsburg University. She has been trained as an artist in healthcare within rural and urban settings, and studied at the University of South Dakota and the University of Florida.; David Marty: Retired from a career in arts administration, and currently serves on the Grand Rapids school board. He holds a bachelor?s degree in communications, with additional arts training including a fellowship in arts administration at the National Endowment for the Arts. He is an experienced arts presenter with extensive awards and has served on various arts and community boards. He has presented and consulted often for national and regional arts gatherings. He was an officer for the Minnesota Presenters Network and the Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Marty has also directed and acted in local theater productions.; Marjorie Pitz: Retired public artist and sculptor, following a career in landscape architecture that focused upon public places. She graduated from UMN with a Bachelors of Landscape Architecture degree. Marjorie has served: Minneapolis Art in Public Places juries: the State Design Selection Board; the AELSLAGID Licensure Board for design professionals; and the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)-Minnesota Chapter. Marjorie is a creative thinker, and integrates accessible art into public places.; Melanie Richards: A poet and prose writer with many awards and publications. She has taught creative writing and composition at several colleges over the last 30 years. She has also worked as a writer in the community arts group Artspeople in Western Wisconsin and was involved in the Poets in the Schools program in Wisconsin as well. She has a B.A. from U.C.L.A., and an M.F.A. from Goddard College.; Kitrina Stratton: Being retired, Kitty now consults/designs with and for clients who want to do a super energy efficient home. Kitty has a Masters of Architecture (2014) in Sustainable Building Design Science from the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Kitty has a BA in Visual Design from Purdue University (1979) Kitty worked as a graphic designer for many years in many types of businesses. She then went into National Accounts Manager positions, calling on Marketing and Design depts. Kitty currently volunteers on the City of Minneapolis Capital Long-Range Improvement Committee with the position period ending in Dec. 2022. Kitty and her partner have had their super energy-efficient near net-zero home on the Minneapolis St Paul Home tour as well as the Renewable Energy Tour. Kitty has presented two accredited presentations for the Duluth Energy Conference attendees, and two high school programs and is currently designing three new homes using passive strategies for heating, cooling and ventilation.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10016654,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will further incorporate animation and the creation of digital environments in my video process to enhance engagement with an online audience. Website analytics, feedback from fellow arts professionals during/after development, and requested feedback from the audience will allow me to evaluate whether the engagement of my audience has been enhanced through the use of digital media.","I redesigned my website to include more opportunities for engagement and increased my web traffic by eighty percent. By following website analytics, I know the traffic on my website increased by eighty percent. I also had conversations with professional contacts about how the.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Joshua D. McGarvey",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"McGarvey will develop more animation and digital environments into his video work to conceptually enhance online or distant engagement with an audience.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joshua,McGarvey,"Joshua D. McGarvey",,,MN,,"(317) 753-7129x c",joshuadmcgarvey@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cook, Hennepin, Ramsey, Stearns, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-72,"Mameneh George: George is a career pathways navigator with CAPI USA, a nonprofit organization focused on helping marginalized groups be self-sufficient in reaching their goals. George has a lifetime of experience in the arts, from post-secondary education in graphic design, to performance and visual arts. George served as board member for African Health Action, a nonprofit working with immigrant women and youth on healthcare. She has also volunteered with numerous community organizations in areas and issues around housing, transportation, education, and equity and diversity in the Twin Cities. She worked with Minneapolis Public Schools for almost a decade in special education and a brief one-year stint in communications. George also helped provide services around family/children outreach with Twin Cities Public Television since 2012 and has participated in community radio on pressing issues and topics.; Katie Marshall: Katie Marshall is the executive director at MacRostie Art Center. She has served in this role for nine years and was recently recognized for her arts advocacy work in the community and on behalf of individual artists with the 2019 Maddie Simons Award from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. Katie Marshall is also on the board of the Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program.; David Marty: David Marty is retired from a career in arts administration, and currently serves on the Grand Rapids school board. He holds a bachelor's degree in communications, with additional arts training including a fellowship in arts administration at the National Endowment for the Arts. He is an experienced arts presenter with extensive awards and has served on various arts and community boards. He has presented and consulted often for national and regional arts gatherings. He was an officer for the Minnesota Presenters Network and the Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Marty has also directed and acted in local theater productions.; Marcoantonio Real-d'Arbelles: Real-d'Arbelles was appointed associate artistic director of the Bach Society of Minnesota in 2018 and serves as music director for Opera on the Lake and Bold North Baroque Opera. He has worked with Winter Opera Saint Louis, Chicago Summer Opera, Miami Music Festival, and Oberlin in Italy Opera Festival. In the U. S., he has conducted The Miami Symphony Orchestra, the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra; and in Spain, the Camerata Antonio Soler and the Chamber Philharmonic of Catalonia, which awarded him the conducting prize by its musicians. Real-d'Arbelles graduated from Conservatory of Music at Lynn University (Boca Raton, FL) with a master's degree in violin in 2009.; Julie Strand: Strand is a poet, teaching writer, and arts administrator living and working in the Twin Cities. She received her MFA in creative writing (poetry) from Boise State University (Boise, ID) in 2013. Her poems have appeared in Western Humanities Review, Grist, Permafrost, Heavy Feather Review, Weave Magazine, JUPITER 88, Cant Journal, and others. Her chapbook, The Mae West Defense, was published by Dancing Girl Press. She has worked at arts nonprofits for over fifteen years including Woodland Pattern Book Center (Milwaukee, WI), The Cabin Literary Center (Boise, ID), Coffee House Press (Minneaplis), and currently COMPAS (Saint Paul).; Heidi Vader: Vader is the founder and director of Purple Playground, a nonprofit that unites Prince fans and creates and implements music education programs for teens under the Academy of Prince name. She previously served on the board of the Diverse Emerging Music Foundation in Minneapolis. Vader graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in journalism.; Jacinta Zens: Socially engaged artist Jacinta Zens has more than 20 years of experience in the arts, focusing on community engagement, public art, and music. The arts are in every facet of her life?from vocal performance to visual art, curation, and event/project management. Zens's process and approach have been as a social practitioner in a rural context. Her most recent endeavors include the cocreation and comanagement of the Arts Resource Fair and the Arts Resource Expert Program with the Lake Region Arts Council.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016656,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Design and deliver four interdisciplinary art-making seasonal K-12 lessons related to Native Skywatchers content - Ojibwe and D/Lakota, star knowledge. Pre/Post surveys addressing increased artistic skills, confidence, cultural agility, demographics, etc. Website analytics: number of visits, pages, hits, downloads, etc. Teachers' assessment from students. Photos, videos, etc. documentation of events.","Minnesota arts organizations will maintain their connection to Minnesota residents and communities. Annette's Outcome: Design and. Yes, this both of these outcomes were delivered. See project websites: https://nativeskywatchers.com/nativesky-shadowpuppets.html.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Carl Gawboyelder) William Wilsonelder)",0.00,"Native Skywatchers","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Native Skywatchers Making Spirit, Making Puppets will weave together art, culture, and science in a way that will engage learners to create art in relation to the earth, sky, and cosmos.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Annette,Lee,"Native Skywatchers","17101 76th Pl N","Maple Grove",MN,55311,"(612) 314-9717",aslee17@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-97,"Rachel Carlson: Rachel Coyne is a Minnesota writer and attorney. Her books include a children's book, Daughter, Have I Told You? from Henry Holt Press, two print novels and a YA e-book trilogy. Her second novel, The Patron Saint of Lost Comfort Lake from New Rivers Press was a Minnesota Book Award finalist. Coyne is a graduate of the Perpich Center for Arts Education high school. She has a BA from Macalester College and a JD from American University Washington College of Law.; Travis Lusk: Travis Lusk's poetry has appeared in the Hamline Art and Literature Review, Soda Fountain, Icarus and Fulcrum: An Annual of Poetry and Aesthetics. He has been featured reader at Ginkgo Coffeehouse; performed at Balls Cabaret, the Artist's Quarter; and was runner-up in Kieran's Pub's first story slam. He has been a finalist for the Loft Mentor Series and received a 2015 Artist Initiative grant from the Arts Board. Lusk's zines can be found in zine collection at Minneapolis Community and Technical College Library.; Nichole Markworth: Markworth is the 5th -12th grade band director at Lac qui Parle Valley School District near Madison. She also serves as the senior high student council advisor and jazz band director. She graduated from Northern State University (Aberdeen, SD) in 2013 with a bachelor of music education degree in K-12 vocal and instrumental music education. In 2017, she went on to receive her master's in education from Augustana University (Sioux Falls, SD). In 2019, she received the Minnesota Association of Student Councils Advisor of the Year for the southwest division. Markworth is the Secretary for the LqPV Education Association.; Xinyi Qian: Xinyi Qian, PhD, has been a tourism specialist at University of Minnesota Tourism Center since June 2013. Qian conducts applied research on a variety of tourism related topics. Qian is the lead instructor of the festival and event management online course, an educational program that builds essential knowledge for successfully managing and sustaining an event. Prior to joining the Tourism Center, Qian was a research associate in the Department of Forest Resources at University of Minnesota. Qian received master's and doctoral degrees from Pennsylvania State University.; Victoria Virasy-Ertelt: Virasy-Ertelt works as an advancement associate at Emma Norton, a nonprofit dedicated to providing stable housing for women experiencing homelessness with the added challenge of mental health and chemical dependencies. She is focused on bringing the Sanctuary Model, a trauma informed philosophy of care, into implementation. In 2015, Virasy-Ertelt graduated from Hamline University with a bachelor's degree in public health and East Asian studies with a certificate of proficiency in Mandarin Chinese. Virasy-Ertelt has also held student leadership positions. She strives to make historically disenfranchised voices heard in her work.; Anita Wallace: Wallace has served as the graduate program coordinator in philosophy at the University of Minnesota for over eighteen years. She received a Joan Aldous Diversity and Public Engagement Grant for her work titled ""Climate and Community: An Assessment of Diversity in Philosophy at the University of Minnesota"". As a community gardener, she wrote a successful proposal that received a grant from Honeywell titled ""Building Access: Wheelchair Accessible Raised Beds for a Phillips Community Garden?. She completed all of the coursework toward a PhD at the University of Minnesota, in social and philosophical foundations of education. Her thesis project remains a work in progress. She received her master's in history and philosophy of education from the University of Minnesota, and her bachelor's degree in studio arts from Ripon College (Ripon, WI).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016661,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The DSSO will use technology to create virtual concerts that connect with our community. The DSSO will track engagement numbers, live-stream watchers and on-demand viewers. However, by just offering a virtual viewing option, the DSSO is working to fill in the absence of in-person concerts.","The DSSO connected to its community using technology for livestream and on demand access. The DSSO tracked engagement numbers, live-stream watchers and on-demand viewers.","achieved proposed outcomes",,"Other,local or private",15000,,"William Alexander, Sandra Barkley, Robert T. Bennett, John Berchild, Linda Boben, Ruth Ann Eaton, Beth Gilbert, Christabel Grant, Jeremy Hoglund, Tina Koecher, James McLeod, Michael Mollerus, Mark Monson, William Palmer, Andrew RicciFr), Branden Robinson, Kathy Sanders, James Sebastian, Nairi Stack, Rajiv Vaidyanathan, Christopher Virta, Roberta Vose",0.00,"Duluth Superior Symphony Association AKA Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra is launching a virtual season with smaller chamber orchestra works as it returns to performances under state guidelines.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brandon,VanWaeyenberghe,"Duluth Superior Symphony Association AKA Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra","130 Superior St W Ste LL2-120",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 623-3777",BrandonVW@dsso.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Carlton, Hennepin, Itasca, Lake, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-99,"Rachel Carlson: Rachel Coyne is a Minnesota writer and attorney. Her books include a children's book, Daughter, Have I Told You? from Henry Holt Press, two print novels and a YA e-book trilogy. Her second novel, The Patron Saint of Lost Comfort Lake from New Rivers Press was a Minnesota Book Award finalist. Coyne is a graduate of the Perpich Center for Arts Education high school. She has a BA from Macalester College and a JD from American University Washington College of Law.; Travis Lusk: Travis Lusk's poetry has appeared in the Hamline Art and Literature Review, Soda Fountain, Icarus and Fulcrum: An Annual of Poetry and Aesthetics. He has been featured reader at Ginkgo Coffeehouse; performed at Balls Cabaret, the Artist's Quarter; and was runner-up in Kieran's Pub's first story slam. He has been a finalist for the Loft Mentor Series and received a 2015 Artist Initiative grant from the Arts Board. Lusk's zines can be found in zine collection at Minneapolis Community and Technical College Library.; Nichole Markworth: Markworth is the 5th -12th grade band director at Lac qui Parle Valley School District near Madison. She also serves as the senior high student council advisor and jazz band director. She graduated from Northern State University (Aberdeen, SD) in 2013 with a bachelor of music education degree in K-12 vocal and instrumental music education. In 2017, she went on to receive her master's in education from Augustana University (Sioux Falls, SD). In 2019, she received the Minnesota Association of Student Councils Advisor of the Year for the southwest division. Markworth is the Secretary for the LqPV Education Association.; Xinyi Qian: Xinyi Qian, PhD, has been a tourism specialist at University of Minnesota Tourism Center since June 2013. Qian conducts applied research on a variety of tourism related topics. Qian is the lead instructor of the festival and event management online course, an educational program that builds essential knowledge for successfully managing and sustaining an event. Prior to joining the Tourism Center, Qian was a research associate in the Department of Forest Resources at University of Minnesota. Qian received master's and doctoral degrees from Pennsylvania State University.; Victoria Virasy-Ertelt: Virasy-Ertelt works as an advancement associate at Emma Norton, a nonprofit dedicated to providing stable housing for women experiencing homelessness with the added challenge of mental health and chemical dependencies. She is focused on bringing the Sanctuary Model, a trauma informed philosophy of care, into implementation. In 2015, Virasy-Ertelt graduated from Hamline University with a bachelor's degree in public health and East Asian studies with a certificate of proficiency in Mandarin Chinese. Virasy-Ertelt has also held student leadership positions. She strives to make historically disenfranchised voices heard in her work.; Anita Wallace: Wallace has served as the graduate program coordinator in philosophy at the University of Minnesota for over eighteen years. She received a Joan Aldous Diversity and Public Engagement Grant for her work titled ""Climate and Community: An Assessment of Diversity in Philosophy at the University of Minnesota"". As a community gardener, she wrote a successful proposal that received a grant from Honeywell titled ""Building Access: Wheelchair Accessible Raised Beds for a Phillips Community Garden?. She completed all of the coursework toward a PhD at the University of Minnesota, in social and philosophical foundations of education. Her thesis project remains a work in progress. She received her master's in history and philosophy of education from the University of Minnesota, and her bachelor's degree in studio arts from Ripon College (Ripon, WI).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016663,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Ely Folk School will continue connecting with Minnesota residents through online and on-site classes and events and organizational collaborations. Ely Folk School aims to offer at least two classes per week and one event a month for eleven months of 2021 with registrations and demographics documented. Evaluations from students, staff, volunteers, and instructors will be reviewed and implemented.","Ely Folk School continued connecting with Minnesota residents through online and on-site classes and events and organizational collaborations. We offered 188 classes, for an average of 3.9 classes per week over eleven months. We held nine events, but had to cancel three potlucks due to public health conditions. Comments on student evaluations were 94% positive! Diversity of age of students incre","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,15000,650,"Lacey Squier, Chris Clemens, Rick Anderson, Johnnie Hyde, Paul Schurke",0.00,"Ely Folk School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Ely Folk School will develop expanded programming through live, online classes and events combined with safe on-site classes and events to continue to provide arts education to Minnesota residents and communities.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Betty,Firth,"Ely Folk School","209 E Sheridan St",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 235-0138",Betty@elyfolkschool.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Blue Earth, Carlton, Chippewa, Cook, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mille Lacs, Murray, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Ramsey, Red Lake, Rice, St. Louis, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-101,"Rachel Carlson: Rachel Coyne is a Minnesota writer and attorney. Her books include a children's book, Daughter, Have I Told You? from Henry Holt Press, two print novels and a YA e-book trilogy. Her second novel, The Patron Saint of Lost Comfort Lake from New Rivers Press was a Minnesota Book Award finalist. Coyne is a graduate of the Perpich Center for Arts Education high school. She has a BA from Macalester College and a JD from American University Washington College of Law.; Travis Lusk: Travis Lusk's poetry has appeared in the Hamline Art and Literature Review, Soda Fountain, Icarus and Fulcrum: An Annual of Poetry and Aesthetics. He has been featured reader at Ginkgo Coffeehouse; performed at Balls Cabaret, the Artist's Quarter; and was runner-up in Kieran's Pub's first story slam. He has been a finalist for the Loft Mentor Series and received a 2015 Artist Initiative grant from the Arts Board. Lusk's zines can be found in zine collection at Minneapolis Community and Technical College Library.; Nichole Markworth: Markworth is the 5th -12th grade band director at Lac qui Parle Valley School District near Madison. She also serves as the senior high student council advisor and jazz band director. She graduated from Northern State University (Aberdeen, SD) in 2013 with a bachelor of music education degree in K-12 vocal and instrumental music education. In 2017, she went on to receive her master's in education from Augustana University (Sioux Falls, SD). In 2019, she received the Minnesota Association of Student Councils Advisor of the Year for the southwest division. Markworth is the Secretary for the LqPV Education Association.; Xinyi Qian: Xinyi Qian, PhD, has been a tourism specialist at University of Minnesota Tourism Center since June 2013. Qian conducts applied research on a variety of tourism related topics. Qian is the lead instructor of the festival and event management online course, an educational program that builds essential knowledge for successfully managing and sustaining an event. Prior to joining the Tourism Center, Qian was a research associate in the Department of Forest Resources at University of Minnesota. Qian received master's and doctoral degrees from Pennsylvania State University.; Victoria Virasy-Ertelt: Virasy-Ertelt works as an advancement associate at Emma Norton, a nonprofit dedicated to providing stable housing for women experiencing homelessness with the added challenge of mental health and chemical dependencies. She is focused on bringing the Sanctuary Model, a trauma informed philosophy of care, into implementation. In 2015, Virasy-Ertelt graduated from Hamline University with a bachelor's degree in public health and East Asian studies with a certificate of proficiency in Mandarin Chinese. Virasy-Ertelt has also held student leadership positions. She strives to make historically disenfranchised voices heard in her work.; Anita Wallace: Wallace has served as the graduate program coordinator in philosophy at the University of Minnesota for over eighteen years. She received a Joan Aldous Diversity and Public Engagement Grant for her work titled ""Climate and Community: An Assessment of Diversity in Philosophy at the University of Minnesota"". As a community gardener, she wrote a successful proposal that received a grant from Honeywell titled ""Building Access: Wheelchair Accessible Raised Beds for a Phillips Community Garden?. She completed all of the coursework toward a PhD at the University of Minnesota, in social and philosophical foundations of education. Her thesis project remains a work in progress. She received her master's in history and philosophy of education from the University of Minnesota, and her bachelor's degree in studio arts from Ripon College (Ripon, WI).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016667,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will upgrade my internet presence, make visual/literary art, produce a Grupo Soap del Corazon museum tour and publish a new book of poetry. Evaluation would include time spent making art, videos, and writing; a highly attended exhibition ending at the Minnesota Museum; my website upgraded; a newsletter established; web analytics learned; a publicity mailing, and poetry self-published.","Updated three websites, made visual/literary art, produced Grupo Soap del Corazon museum tour, published poetry book, participated in two exhibitions. Exhibit attendance, word of mouth and email.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Douglas Padilla AKA Dougie Padilla",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Padilla will upgrade his websites and create a monthly arts newsletter, make visual and literary art, and coproduce a Grupo Soap del Corazon museum tour. He will also publish a new book of poetry and will do readings, if possible to do so safely.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Douglas,Padilla,"Douglas Padilla AKA Dougie Padilla",,,MN,,"(612) 275-2835",dougie@dougiepadilla.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Lake, Nicollet, Olmsted, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-77,"Carrie Brase: Brase retired after working 22 years at Riverland Community College, predominately in student services, and 31 years with Macy's special events department. Brase was previously the coowner and human resources director for Riverside TV and Appliance company in Owatonna and Rochester. After graduating from North Park University (Chicago, IL) with a BA in English, drama, and communication, Brase spent seven years teaching high school English and theater, as well as directing and coaching. Brase has served on numerous boards and committees at the local, state, and international levels including Eastern Star and Job's Daughters. She is currently serving as president of the board of directors for the OAC.; Debra deNoyelles: deNoyelles is the development director for the Capri Theater. Her arts experience includes working for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, the Soap Factory, East Side Arts Council, SteppingStone Theater, and more. She currently serves on the board for the Association of Fundraising Professionals-MN Chapter and the Advisory Board of SooVAC. deNoyelles has a BFA and MA in art history from the University of Kansas.; Katherine Dodge: Now retired, Kathy Dodge taught high school English. She followed that career to become executive director of the Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program. She chaired the steering committee for the Minnesota Orchestra's first Common Chords residency in Grand Rapids, served on the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council (ARAC) board, cofounded Grand Rapids Arts, chaired the Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission, and served on the board of Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. She is recipient of the Maddie Simons Arts Advocate Award from ARAC. Her education includes a BA in English from St. Lawrence University (Canton, NY) and an MA from Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY).; Mirella Espino: Mirella Espino is development associate at Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio (CLUES). Espino is a second-generation Latina of Mexican descent. Navigating both the Spanish and English languages and two cultures drives Espino to advocate for a society where all are welcomed and celebrated. Immigration, public policy, the arts, and cultural preservation/engagement are her passions. Espino has written grant proposals for the advocacy and community engagement and the Latino arts and cultural engagement divisions at CLUES. Originally from central Wisconsin, she graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire with a BA in political science and Latin American studies.; Laura Helle: An Iowa farm girl by birth, Laura Helle joined the Austin Area Arts team as executive director in November 2016. Helle previously worked at Riverland Community College and Vision 2020 Austin. Helle earned a BFA from Iowa State University in graphic design with a minor in journalism/mass communication. She continues her nonprofit education, most recently completing a program on managing capital campaigns with the University of Indiana Lily School of Philanthropy. Helle serves on the Austin city council and is a member of the Port Authority, Austin Housing and Redevelopment Authority, Community Education Advisory Board, and the new Culture and Arts Commission.; Linda Salisbury: Lin Salisbury is a writer, event planner, and host and producer of Superior Reads and Superior Reviews on WTIP 90.7 Radio (Grand Marais). She was a Loft Mentor Series Fellow in creative nonfiction, and has been published in Snowshoemag.com and Fourth Genre. She completed a memoir Crazy For You, and she is currently working on a novel, The Violet Hour Book Club. Salisbury formerly worked for the Grand Marais Art Colony as an event planner responsible for planning and implementing the Grand Marais Arts Festival, a festival featuring seventy-five artists from around the region during a two-day festival on the North Shore of Lake Superior.; Boonmee Yang: Yang holds a master's degree in ESL education and works as an EL teacher in Saint Paul. He has volunteered with SOY (Shades of Yellow) in the past as a grant application reviewer, along with reviewing lesson plans for AMAZEworks to check for accurate representation and cultural sensitivity. He is part of the Minneapolis Institute of Art's teacher advisory board for integrating Asian American art in education.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016678,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Ashland Productions will shift to offer online programming during this extended period without live theater productions. Ashland will measure the number of young people served and will use survey data, both quantitative and qualitative, to measure impact of new programs and seek to iteratively improve them over the course of the season.","Ashland Productions created entirely new online programming for young participants while in-person programming was impossible. Ashland measured the number of young people served and used survey data, both quantitative and qualitative, to measure impact of these new programs.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,15000,5400,"Dana Tonrey, Deb Monk, John Yarusso, Mary Jo Lewis, Thomas Armitage, Laura Fenstermaker, Marci Freundschuh, Sara Meslow, Steve Ringsdore, Chris Rollinger, Alyssa Soukup",0.50,"Ashland Productions, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Ashland Productions will continue to shift in person arts programming to online programming for participants and patrons alike.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christopher,Scholl,"Ashland Productions, Inc.","2100 White Bear Ave",Maplewood,MN,55109,"(651) 274-8020",chris@ashlandproductions.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-110,"Carrie Abfalter: Abfalter is the fund development manager for WACOSA, a nonprofit that creates day programs for adults with disabilities. In addition to her work with WACOSA, Abfalter teaches fitness classes at local gyms in Saint Cloud and enjoys spending time outdoors. Abfalter attended the College of Saint Benedict?in Saint Joseph, graduating with a bachelor of arts in social work.; Ryan Borden: Borden is an arts and culture professional with an education and equity focus. A recent arrival to Minnesota, Borden was previously the public programs manager at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, AZ, where he collaborated with local communities to develop and execute large-scale cultural events. He has taught percussion both scholastically and independently in multiple states and has served as a panelist and reviewer for the Southwest Folklife Alliance's Master-Apprentice Program and ASU Gammage's Teaching Artists Program. Also a performing musician, he earned a MM in percussion from the University of Missouri.; Xiaohong Chen: Xiaohong Chen practices law and provides legal and financial consulting. Previously, she had held various positions with large health insurers including Anthem, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota, and United Healthcare. She has been dancing with the Minnesota Chinese Dance Theater since 1994. She also has been serving as a volunteer board member there for more than 20 years. Chen holds a PhD in health services research, policy, and administration from the University of Minnesota and a JD from William Mitchell College of Law.; Sindiswa Georgiades: Sindiswa Georgiades has spent more than a decade as a project management and fund development professional. Sindiswa has a proven success record in the implementation and execution of fund procurement, project management, and organization leadership. Graduating suma cum laude with a BA in marketing management from Concordia University in Saint Paul. She also served as a Roy Wilkins Institute community fellow at the University of Minnesota.; Sandy Nadeau: Nadeau has just retired after 32 years working in the nonprofit realm in Wisconsin, Colorado, and Minnesota. She has served as an executive director, director of development, and director of communications at small, medium, and large organizations.; Briauna Williams: Williams a graphic design graduate. She is a teaching artist for the Capri Theater, Artistry, She Rock She Rock, and Young Rembrandts. Williams is a community leader and artist curating spaces for black and brown people to aid in healing with and through the arts. Williams is a muralist, self- taught artist, and henna artist. Her work has been featured at the Phoenix Theater sponsored by Springboard for the Arts, as well as an exhibition within a Duluth court house. Williams is motivated by youth and her community. Black peoples' struggles and resilience have been a common core in most of her works.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1
10016681,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","A and K will engage 4,000 older Minnesotans in virtual music making and community building activities to combat isolation among seniors. Number of virtual rehearsals, virtual interactions, virtual performances, visits to website, YouTube views; social media impressions/interactions, care facilities delivering prerecorded programming to residents; residents watching video programming.","A and K reached over 4,000 older Minnesotans in virtual music making plus an additional 2300+ in-person to combat isolation. YouTube:23.1k impressions/4.5k viewsFacebook: Page Fans:1,912/Engaged Users:18.5k/Page Impressions:213k/Page Views:4k/Link Clicks:6k/Post Engagements:30k. Virtual SingOUT!:41 locations. Rehearsals:combination of in-person small groups and zoom.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,3510,"John Blackshaw, Heidi Weiler, Jan Preble, Cora McCorvey, Wendy Williams Blackshaw, Dan Seeman, Michael Matthew Ferrell",0.49,"Alive & Kickin","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Alive & Kickin will deliver virtual programming to help 4,000 older Minnesotans ages 60-99+ combat isolation and loneliness through music participation and social connection.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Ferrell,"Alive & Kickin","1015 1st Ave N Ste 205",Minneapolis,MN,55405,"(612) 669-7001",michael@aliveandkickinmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, Meeker, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Waseca, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-112,"Rachel Carlson: Rachel Coyne is a Minnesota writer and attorney. Her books include a children's book, Daughter, Have I Told You? from Henry Holt Press, two print novels and a YA e-book trilogy. Her second novel, The Patron Saint of Lost Comfort Lake from New Rivers Press was a Minnesota Book Award finalist. Coyne is a graduate of the Perpich Center for Arts Education high school. She has a BA from Macalester College and a JD from American University Washington College of Law.; Travis Lusk: Travis Lusk's poetry has appeared in the Hamline Art and Literature Review, Soda Fountain, Icarus and Fulcrum: An Annual of Poetry and Aesthetics. He has been featured reader at Ginkgo Coffeehouse; performed at Balls Cabaret, the Artist's Quarter; and was runner-up in Kieran's Pub's first story slam. He has been a finalist for the Loft Mentor Series and received a 2015 Artist Initiative grant from the Arts Board. Lusk's zines can be found in zine collection at Minneapolis Community and Technical College Library.; Nichole Markworth: Markworth is the 5th -12th grade band director at Lac qui Parle Valley School District near Madison. She also serves as the senior high student council advisor and jazz band director. She graduated from Northern State University (Aberdeen, SD) in 2013 with a bachelor of music education degree in K-12 vocal and instrumental music education. In 2017, she went on to receive her master's in education from Augustana University (Sioux Falls, SD). In 2019, she received the Minnesota Association of Student Councils Advisor of the Year for the southwest division. Markworth is the Secretary for the LqPV Education Association.; Xinyi Qian: Xinyi Qian, PhD, has been a tourism specialist at University of Minnesota Tourism Center since June 2013. Qian conducts applied research on a variety of tourism related topics. Qian is the lead instructor of the festival and event management online course, an educational program that builds essential knowledge for successfully managing and sustaining an event. Prior to joining the Tourism Center, Qian was a research associate in the Department of Forest Resources at University of Minnesota. Qian received master's and doctoral degrees from Pennsylvania State University.; Victoria Virasy-Ertelt: Virasy-Ertelt works as an advancement associate at Emma Norton, a nonprofit dedicated to providing stable housing for women experiencing homelessness with the added challenge of mental health and chemical dependencies. She is focused on bringing the Sanctuary Model, a trauma informed philosophy of care, into implementation. In 2015, Virasy-Ertelt graduated from Hamline University with a bachelor's degree in public health and East Asian studies with a certificate of proficiency in Mandarin Chinese. Virasy-Ertelt has also held student leadership positions. She strives to make historically disenfranchised voices heard in her work.; Anita Wallace: Wallace has served as the graduate program coordinator in philosophy at the University of Minnesota for over eighteen years. She received a Joan Aldous Diversity and Public Engagement Grant for her work titled ""Climate and Community: An Assessment of Diversity in Philosophy at the University of Minnesota"". As a community gardener, she wrote a successful proposal that received a grant from Honeywell titled ""Building Access: Wheelchair Accessible Raised Beds for a Phillips Community Garden?. She completed all of the coursework toward a PhD at the University of Minnesota, in social and philosophical foundations of education. Her thesis project remains a work in progress. She received her master's in history and philosophy of education from the University of Minnesota, and her bachelor's degree in studio arts from Ripon College (Ripon, WI).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016682,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","The Center will provide extraordinary arts experiences and resources (with newly expanded accessibility options) to all Minnesota residents for free. The Center will gather regular post-participation surveys from our online audiences and adjust our streaming model according to feedback. We will also meet regularly with our Accessibility Committee to refine and improve accessibility initiatives.","Amid the pandemic, the Center provided extraordinary arts experiences and resources to Minnesotans with newly expanded online accessibility. Center staff met regularly with the Accessibility Committee, gathered participation data, and reviewed geographic and other participant information.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Mary Beidler Gearen, Jeffrey Bores, Maura Brew, Carlyle Brown, Geoffrey Curley, Harrison David Rivers, Karl Gajdusek, Jodi Grundyson, Jeff Hedlund, Jessie Houlihan, Charlyne Hovi, Jonathan Jensen, David Kim, Becky Krull Kraling, Annie Lebedoff, Carla Paulson, Mark Perlberg, Adam Rao, Christopher Schout, Cecilia Stanton Adams, Leah Spinosa de Vega, Paul Stembler, Harry Waters, Jr., Michael Winn, Robert Chelimsky, Jeremy B. Cohen",0.00,"The Playwrights' Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Playwright's Center seeks funds to expand and sustain its accessibility initiatives, as well as support salaries for collaborating artists and critical staff, helping to connect to all Minnesotans through free, inclusive, and meaningful arts experiences.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Chelimsky,"The Playwrights' Center","2301 Franklin Ave E",Minneapolis,MN,55406-1024,"(612) 332-7481",robertc@pwcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Clay, Dakota, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-113,"Carrie Abfalter: Abfalter is the fund development manager for WACOSA, a nonprofit that creates day programs for adults with disabilities. In addition to her work with WACOSA, Abfalter teaches fitness classes at local gyms in Saint Cloud and enjoys spending time outdoors. Abfalter attended the College of Saint Benedict?in Saint Joseph, graduating with a bachelor of arts in social work.; Ryan Borden: Borden is an arts and culture professional with an education and equity focus. A recent arrival to Minnesota, Borden was previously the public programs manager at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, AZ, where he collaborated with local communities to develop and execute large-scale cultural events. He has taught percussion both scholastically and independently in multiple states and has served as a panelist and reviewer for the Southwest Folklife Alliance's Master-Apprentice Program and ASU Gammage's Teaching Artists Program. Also a performing musician, he earned a MM in percussion from the University of Missouri.; Xiaohong Chen: Xiaohong Chen practices law and provides legal and financial consulting. Previously, she had held various positions with large health insurers including Anthem, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota, and United Healthcare. She has been dancing with the Minnesota Chinese Dance Theater since 1994. She also has been serving as a volunteer board member there for more than 20 years. Chen holds a PhD in health services research, policy, and administration from the University of Minnesota and a JD from William Mitchell College of Law.; Sindiswa Georgiades: Sindiswa Georgiades has spent more than a decade as a project management and fund development professional. Sindiswa has a proven success record in the implementation and execution of fund procurement, project management, and organization leadership. Graduating suma cum laude with a BA in marketing management from Concordia University in Saint Paul. She also served as a Roy Wilkins Institute community fellow at the University of Minnesota.; Sandy Nadeau: Nadeau has just retired after 32 years working in the nonprofit realm in Wisconsin, Colorado, and Minnesota. She has served as an executive director, director of development, and director of communications at small, medium, and large organizations.; Briauna Williams: Williams a graphic design graduate. She is a teaching artist for the Capri Theater, Artistry, She Rock She Rock, and Young Rembrandts. Williams is a community leader and artist curating spaces for black and brown people to aid in healing with and through the arts. Williams is a muralist, self- taught artist, and henna artist. Her work has been featured at the Phoenix Theater sponsored by Springboard for the Arts, as well as an exhibition within a Duluth court house. Williams is motivated by youth and her community. Black peoples' struggles and resilience have been a common core in most of her works.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016686,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,14997,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Nordic Center will build community connections through virtual programming and outreach to undeserved and BIPOC populations in Northeast Minnesota. We will track statistics via website, social media counts. Achievement will be measured in quantity and qualities of participant responses. Input will be gathered by survey, interview and by engaging in discussion with our diverse advisory board.","Nordic Center will build community connections through virtual programing, and outreach to underserved and BIPOC populations in Northeast Minnesota. Website, FB, YouTube, IG data. Survey Monkey to program participants. Questionnaire to artists, presenters, teachers, Advisory Council and Executive Board. Data and comments compiled and analyzed. Initiated implementation plan with goals, objectives.","achieved proposed outcomes",3,,15000,2000,"Justin Anderson, Alison Aune, Kirsten Aune, Emilie Bowman, Carol Colburn, Paula Gudmundson, Rosemary Guttormsson, Karen Keenan, Lise Lunge-Larsen, Denise Perry, Arne Rennan, Lucas Walls",0.00,"Nordic Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Nordic Center in Duluth will continue to connect with and broaden its community by implementing plans to safely and effectively develop and deliver programming.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karen,Keenan,"Nordic Center","23 N Lake Ave",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 393-7320",kkconsulting@me.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-117,"Patricia Black: Patricia Black is a textile and fiber artist in greater Minnesota. She is also a teaching artist, working with Minnesota students grades K-12 and adults. She has served as a reviewer for Arts Board grant panels and volunteered to assist Perpich Center for the Arts projects and other nonprofit arts organizations in greater Minnesota. She currently is a member of the East Central Regional Arts Council board of directors.; Brianna Fisher: Fisher is a youth educator, community builder, and servant learner. Fisher holds a MA from the University of Minnesota in youth development, and a BA in family services and conflict resolution. A long-time youth worker, Fisher has a passion for creating engaging opportunities where young people can thrive within the arts and self-expression.; Susan Foss: Susan Foss is the creator of The Minnesota Goose Garden, a permanent, 30-year landscape art project highlighting Native American culture and history. Foss is a painter, designer, sculptor, and illustrator who has lived in Minnesota since 1969. The mission of the Minnesota Goose Garden is to preserve and promote education of the flora used by the Ojibwe tribes for food, medicine, utility, and ceremony. Foss has unique world traveling history, years in the Master Gardening program of the University of Minnesota. She received an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant in 2017.; Margo Gray: Gray is a Minnesota based experience designer and theater maker whose interests include developing new work, social justice focused art, and creating site specific immersion. Gray recently received an early career research and development grant from Forecast Public Art and is a Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Next Step Fund recipient. Gray is the producing artistic director of Playable Artworks, a former Fulbright Fellow at the Moscow Art Theatre School, an alumna of Grinnell College, and a graduate of the John Wells MFA directing program at Carnegie Mellon University.; Ursula Hargens: Hargens is a ceramic artist, educator, and cofounder of Minnesota New Institute for Ceramic Education (MN NICE), an advanced certificate program in ceramics which she developed in 2014 in partnership with Northern Clay Center. She received an MFA from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University (Alfred, NY) and an MA in art and art education from Columbia University teacher's college (New York, NY). She is a three time McKnight Artist Fellow, has received additional awards from the Jerome Foundation and the Arts Board, and was named 2020 Ceramic Artist of the Year by Ceramic Arts Network, Ceramics Monthly, and Pottery Making Illustrated; Evelyn May: May is a writer and editor based out of Minneapolis. She has been published in Swimming with Elephants, Wingless Dreamer, Brew Your Own, Rain Taxi, and The Metropolitan. Her writing can be spotted across the Internet and on television. May is the founder and head editor at Other Worldly Women Press. She received her MFA in creative writing at Augsburg University.; Stephen Pelkey: Dr. Stephen Pelkey teaches strings privately in the Rochester and Winona areas. Pelkey teaches cello and bass at Saint Mary's University in Winona. Pelkey is a member of the Winona Symphony Orchestra and the Rochester Symphony Orchestra. Pelkey received his bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees in cello performance at Northwestern University, Yale University, and University of Houston, respectively. An innovative teacher, Pelkey taught public school orchestra for 25 years in north Kansas. He has freelanced since 1985 in various parts of the country. He was part of a professional quartet and studied with members of the Juilliard String Quartet.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016690,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Minnesota Ballet will continue to creatively and safely connect with the community through imaginative programming anticipating the season's return. The Minnesota Ballet will evaluate its safely delivered programming by assessing the public through web-based survey platforms, public comments on Facebook and other social media, and public response to online promotions and fundraising efforts.","Minnesota Ballet retained its dancers and safely connected with the community through compelling programming leading into the following season. The Minnesota Ballet evaluated its safely delivered programming by assessing public response to online promotions, responses to the Artistic Director and dancers, postings on Facebook and other social media, and review in the Duluth News Tribune.","achieved proposed outcomes",3135,,18135,,"Nick Campanario, Tiffany Darling, Sue Fuchs, Jayme Hartman, Betsy Holcomb, Rachel Inselman, Morgana Kolenda, Dereck Murphy-Williams, Harvey Plasch, Ed Schumacher, Ann-Marie Stojevich, Jeanne Urban, Mel Winkler",0.00,"Duluth Ballet AKA Minnesota Ballet","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Minnesota Ballet plans to safely offer its Nutcracker in a narrated video of highlights, safely produced repertory performances in videos, and its Around the Town promotional video with dancers safely filmed at iconic community sites.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kelli,Latuska,"Duluth Ballet AKA Minnesota Ballet","301 1st St W Ste 800",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 529-3742x 17",managingdirector@minnesotaballet.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-119,"Patricia Black: Patricia Black is a textile and fiber artist in greater Minnesota. She is also a teaching artist, working with Minnesota students grades K-12 and adults. She has served as a reviewer for Arts Board grant panels and volunteered to assist Perpich Center for the Arts projects and other nonprofit arts organizations in greater Minnesota. She currently is a member of the East Central Regional Arts Council board of directors.; Brianna Fisher: Fisher is a youth educator, community builder, and servant learner. Fisher holds a MA from the University of Minnesota in youth development, and a BA in family services and conflict resolution. A long-time youth worker, Fisher has a passion for creating engaging opportunities where young people can thrive within the arts and self-expression.; Susan Foss: Susan Foss is the creator of The Minnesota Goose Garden, a permanent, 30-year landscape art project highlighting Native American culture and history. Foss is a painter, designer, sculptor, and illustrator who has lived in Minnesota since 1969. The mission of the Minnesota Goose Garden is to preserve and promote education of the flora used by the Ojibwe tribes for food, medicine, utility, and ceremony. Foss has unique world traveling history, years in the Master Gardening program of the University of Minnesota. She received an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant in 2017.; Margo Gray: Gray is a Minnesota based experience designer and theater maker whose interests include developing new work, social justice focused art, and creating site specific immersion. Gray recently received an early career research and development grant from Forecast Public Art and is a Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Next Step Fund recipient. Gray is the producing artistic director of Playable Artworks, a former Fulbright Fellow at the Moscow Art Theatre School, an alumna of Grinnell College, and a graduate of the John Wells MFA directing program at Carnegie Mellon University.; Ursula Hargens: Hargens is a ceramic artist, educator, and cofounder of Minnesota New Institute for Ceramic Education (MN NICE), an advanced certificate program in ceramics which she developed in 2014 in partnership with Northern Clay Center. She received an MFA from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University (Alfred, NY) and an MA in art and art education from Columbia University teacher's college (New York, NY). She is a three time McKnight Artist Fellow, has received additional awards from the Jerome Foundation and the Arts Board, and was named 2020 Ceramic Artist of the Year by Ceramic Arts Network, Ceramics Monthly, and Pottery Making Illustrated; Evelyn May: May is a writer and editor based out of Minneapolis. She has been published in Swimming with Elephants, Wingless Dreamer, Brew Your Own, Rain Taxi, and The Metropolitan. Her writing can be spotted across the Internet and on television. May is the founder and head editor at Other Worldly Women Press. She received her MFA in creative writing at Augsburg University.; Stephen Pelkey: Dr. Stephen Pelkey teaches strings privately in the Rochester and Winona areas. Pelkey teaches cello and bass at Saint Mary's University in Winona. Pelkey is a member of the Winona Symphony Orchestra and the Rochester Symphony Orchestra. Pelkey received his bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees in cello performance at Northwestern University, Yale University, and University of Houston, respectively. An innovative teacher, Pelkey taught public school orchestra for 25 years in north Kansas. He has freelanced since 1985 in various parts of the country. He was part of a professional quartet and studied with members of the Juilliard String Quartet.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016694,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Applicant will create a new body of work in collaboration with other artists, allowing him to maintain relevancy and connection with communities. By tracking engagement with project by current and new communities online. Additionally, work will be available for use by past collaborators throughout the state to use for other projects (dance etc.).","Recorded collaborative work (tbd release date) and made video content (released in grant period). Since the entire year of work was remote, myself and my collaborators were learning how best to make things happen. The evaluation is in the existence of a final product.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Zachary J. Baltich",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Baltich will facilitate the collaboration of a remote recording project between himself, Ritika Ganguly, Ilan Blanck, and Mandy Fassett.",2021-01-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Zachary,Baltich,"Zachary J. Baltich",,,MN,,"(218) 235-0166x c",zackbaltich@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-87,"Julie Johnson: Julie M. Johnson is a professional grant consultant. She had worked freelance since 1999 and then launched her professional consultancy in 2015. Johnson has been a member of the grants professional association since 2014. She earned her Grants Professional Certification (GPC) in 2019. She has a BA in English writing from Winona State University. Johnson's cultural work includes Winona Film Society board of director from 1993-2008, Great River Shakespeare Festival public relations manager from 2006-2008, and Friends of Winona Public Library vice president from 2014-2018.; Rupa Nair: Nair is a performing artist with Katha Dance Theatre. Nair has been a part of many shows and performed as a lead artist in Katha Dance Theatre's 2015 production ""Pourush, The Masculine.? She served as the youth director with the Minnesota Malayalee Association from 2014 to 2015, and volunteers with fundraising shows organized by Chance Foundation and Harmonious Music. Nair works with Weston Solutions, a construction company. She has a master's degree in construction management from Texas A & M University and a bachelor's degree in architecture from the University of Mumbai.; Cana Potter: Cana Potter is the owner and sole operator of MuseFlora design studio. Cana graduated from FIDM in Los Angeles with an A.A. in Fashion Design. She has worked as a costume designer with many local theaters, including The Guthrie, Mixed Blood and Mu Performing Arts. Potter has served as a founding board member and Treasurer for Heart of Dance nonprofit, has received a micro grant from Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers, and has proudly served as grant panelist twice for the Arts Board.; Juliane Shibata: Shibata is a ceramic artist from Northfield, Minnesota. She received her MFA from Bowling Green State University. Shibata taught at Carleton College, Hope College, The College of Saint Benedict, and Saint John's University. Her work was included in the 2019 ""Blanc de Chine? International Ceramic Art Award exhibition in Beijing. Shibata was awarded Artist Initiative grants from the Arts Board in 2014, 2018, and 2020. In 2016, she was a cocurator of Michi ?Distinctive Paths, Shared Affinity: An Exhibition of Japanese American Ceramic Artists, which traveled across the U. S. Her work belongs to the permanent collection of Northern Arizona University's Art Museum and the Brown-Forman Collection.; Danielle Sosin: Danielle Sosin is a professional writer and avid arts participant. Her major publications include Garden Primitives, stories from Coffee House Press, and The Long-Shining Waters, a novel from Milkweed Editions, which won the Milkweed National Fiction Prize, amongst other honors. Sosin has taught and encouraged creative communication with people from diverse backgrounds and age groups, and contributed to the field as a panelist, mentor.. Raised in the Twin Cities, Sosin moved to Duluth in 2003.; Richard Terrill: Terrill is professor emeritus at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where he was a distinguished faculty scholar and taught poetry and creative nonfiction writing for twenty-seven years in the MFA program. He now works part-time as a jazz saxophonist. He is the author of three collections of poems, including Coming Late to Rachmaninoff, winner of the Minnesota Book Award; as well as two memoirs, including Saturday Night in Baoding: A China Memoir, winner of the AWP Award for Nonfiction. A past Arts Board grantee, he has reviewed grant applications for the Arts Board and has been a reviewer for the Minnesota Book Awards.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016699,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To increase engagement of the audience members in arts experiences while providing opportunities for artists to perform at the 2021 Duluth Dylan Fest. Track the number of participants who attend and/or contribute; track the number of partners and media stories. Conduct key informant interviews and surveys with artists and attendees to gather reflections, satisfaction, and areas of improvement.","Increased audience engagement through in-person and virtual events, and provided an array artist opportunities as part of 2021 festival. Document completed events dates, time, attendance, and additional views from live stream recordings. Surveyed a sample of participants to assess learning and music enjoyment provided by the performer. Obtain feedback from performers and volunteers.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Zane Bail, Ed Newman, Miriam Hanson, Mike Shannon, Laura Whitney, Pat Eliason, Kathleen Aisling, Craig Grau, Phil Fitzpatrick, Mark Nicklawske, Mark Poirier, Don Dass Mark Bennett.",0.05,"Duluth Dylan Fest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Duluth Dylan Fest will increase audience engagement in local arts and provide opportunities for artists to perform as part of the 2021 Duluth Dylan Fest in celebration of Duluth native Bob Dylan's 80th birthday.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Zane,Bail,"Duluth Dylan Fest","4715 Jay St",Duluth,MN,55804,"(218) 393-7438",duluthdylanfest@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Hennepin, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-123,"Dhana-Marie Branton: Branton is an award winning playwright, screenwriter, and writer of creative nonfiction. She is the artistic director of Brainboat Literary and Film, a writing collective working to create stories for a changing world. Brainboat's first cable pilot, Postal, was a semifinalist for the Sundance Institute 2016 Episodic Story Lab. A recipient of a 2007 Artist Initiative grant, she has a BA in English from Loyola University of Chicago and an MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of Minnesota.; Sonja Gidlow: Gidlow owns Sandhill Communications, providing writing, editing, and presentation support services to individuals and organizations. She has held executive positions in the business, education, and nonprofit sectors. Her education includes degrees in interior design, community counseling, and higher education administration. Giglow's community engagement currently includes service on governing boards of the Central Minnesota Women's Fund, Greater Saint Cloud Public Safety Foundation, Anna Marie's Alliance, and the planning team for the annual TEDx Saint Cloud event. As an artist, Gidlow's preferred medium is encaustic painting; she has exhibited her work in the Saint Cloud Art Crawl.; Carla-Elaine Johnson: Johnson is a faculty member in the English department at Saint Paul College. She holds a PhD in literature from The Ohio State University, an MA in literature from the State University of New York (Albany, NY), and an MFA in English and creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her publications are in the areas of memoir, essay, and poetry. Johnson has accounting experience and holds certification as an enrolled agent, which permits representation of individuals before the Internal Revenue Service.; Maichue Khang: Khang Graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Stout with a BS in human development and family studies, and attended graduate courses in the nonprofit management program at Hamline University. Khang continues to support educational opportunities that promote access to higher education. One of her biggest achievement is being able to serve underrepresented students and increase resource awareness at Hamline University. Khang is currently working in the nonprofit sector as the operations manager at Mongabay.Org, a nonprofit environmental news site, and volunteers for the Hmong American Education Fund.; Jessica Levanduski: Jessica Levanduski is an emerging artist residing in Saint Cloud and worked as the director of the gallery vault at Saint Cloud State University. In addition, she worked with the Soo Visual Arts Center as an intern and has experience volunteering and working in various arts organizations. Levanduski has most recently taught painting in informal and recreational settings.; James Rocco: Rocco is the cofounder of Thirty Saints Productions, which creates and produces The Broadway Songbook Series and participated in the current Broadway production of Come From Away. For twelve years, he was vice president of programming and producing artistic director at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. His work as a director, writer, producer, and artistic consultant has taken him around the world. Rocco's career began when he was three, as the youngest member of the (Art) Linkletter Totten Tots. He produced his first show in New York at age sixteen, played Rum Tum Tugger in Cats on Broadway, and appeared in Sidney Lumet's film Child's Play. In 2013, he was honored for 25 years of dedication, craft, and contribution to American theater by The Broadway League and the Coalition of Theatrical Unions and Guilds at their annual Broadway Salutes gala.; Serenity Schoonover: A staff writer for Split Rock Review, Schoonover's writing has aired on NPR, and appeared in NewPages, Women's Independent Press, and The Bookends Review, among others. As a juried metalsmith, her work was featured on the front page of Etsy. She is also the recipient of multiple Arrowhead Regional Art Coucil (ARAC) grants, and served on four ARAC grant panels in the last year. Schoonover has a BA and MA in history.; Christopher Tassava: Tassava is the director of the grants office at Carleton College in Northfield, where he has worked since 2005. An experienced fundraiser, Tassava has a background in academe, having taught college history after earning a PhD in U. S. history at Northwestern University (Evanston, IL). He completed his bachelor's degree at Macalester College. He has been a member of several nonprofit organizations' boards, most recently that of the Northfield Downtown Development Corporation, and has also served several regional and national organizations related to higher education philanthropy.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016717,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,11800,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","NFA will provide audiences unique access to Minnesota filmmakers, providing meaningful arts experiences in a geographically and culturally challenged region. NFA will measure audience attendance and visitor behavior while tracking percentage of Minnesota artist affiliated screenings at sober environments, irregular venues, arthouse cinema, and rural theaters around the geographically challenged Arrowhead Regio","NFA provided audiences unique access to Minnesota Filmmakers, provided meaningful arts experiences to multiple regions around the state. NFA tracked percentage of Minnesota artist affiliated screenings at sober environments, irregular venues, arthouse cinemas, and traditional film theaters across the state of Minnesota.","achieved some of the proposed outcomes",,,11800,,"Riki McManus,James Pikala, Dan Murphy, Dan Schneidkraut, Chris Alexander, Richard Hansen, Trey Wodele, George Reese",0.00,"The Northern Film Alliance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Northern Film Alliance will enhance the film festival experience for filmmakers and audiences, and engage with underserved and rural communities in support of a network of filmmakers through diverse screening options and enriching educational opportunities.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Richard,Hansen,"The Northern Film Alliance","1734 COLUMBUS AVE",Duluth,MN,55803,"(612) 227-8015",richard@ds-ff.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carlton, Carver, Cook, Hennepin, Isanti, Lake, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-132,"Rachel Carlson: Rachel Coyne is a Minnesota writer and attorney. Her books include a children's book, Daughter, Have I Told You? from Henry Holt Press, two print novels and a YA e-book trilogy. Her second novel, The Patron Saint of Lost Comfort Lake from New Rivers Press was a Minnesota Book Award finalist. Coyne is a graduate of the Perpich Center for Arts Education high school. She has a BA from Macalester College and a JD from American University Washington College of Law.; Travis Lusk: Travis Lusk's poetry has appeared in the Hamline Art and Literature Review, Soda Fountain, Icarus and Fulcrum: An Annual of Poetry and Aesthetics. He has been featured reader at Ginkgo Coffeehouse; performed at Balls Cabaret, the Artist's Quarter; and was runner-up in Kieran's Pub's first story slam. He has been a finalist for the Loft Mentor Series and received a 2015 Artist Initiative grant from the Arts Board. Lusk's zines can be found in zine collection at Minneapolis Community and Technical College Library.; Nichole Markworth: Markworth is the 5th -12th grade band director at Lac qui Parle Valley School District near Madison. She also serves as the senior high student council advisor and jazz band director. She graduated from Northern State University (Aberdeen, SD) in 2013 with a bachelor of music education degree in K-12 vocal and instrumental music education. In 2017, she went on to receive her master's in education from Augustana University (Sioux Falls, SD). In 2019, she received the Minnesota Association of Student Councils Advisor of the Year for the southwest division. Markworth is the Secretary for the LqPV Education Association.; Xinyi Qian: Xinyi Qian, PhD, has been a tourism specialist at University of Minnesota Tourism Center since June 2013. Qian conducts applied research on a variety of tourism related topics. Qian is the lead instructor of the festival and event management online course, an educational program that builds essential knowledge for successfully managing and sustaining an event. Prior to joining the Tourism Center, Qian was a research associate in the Department of Forest Resources at University of Minnesota. Qian received master's and doctoral degrees from Pennsylvania State University.; Victoria Virasy-Ertelt: Virasy-Ertelt works as an advancement associate at Emma Norton, a nonprofit dedicated to providing stable housing for women experiencing homelessness with the added challenge of mental health and chemical dependencies. She is focused on bringing the Sanctuary Model, a trauma informed philosophy of care, into implementation. In 2015, Virasy-Ertelt graduated from Hamline University with a bachelor's degree in public health and East Asian studies with a certificate of proficiency in Mandarin Chinese. Virasy-Ertelt has also held student leadership positions. She strives to make historically disenfranchised voices heard in her work.; Anita Wallace: Wallace has served as the graduate program coordinator in philosophy at the University of Minnesota for over eighteen years. She received a Joan Aldous Diversity and Public Engagement Grant for her work titled ""Climate and Community: An Assessment of Diversity in Philosophy at the University of Minnesota"". As a community gardener, she wrote a successful proposal that received a grant from Honeywell titled ""Building Access: Wheelchair Accessible Raised Beds for a Phillips Community Garden?. She completed all of the coursework toward a PhD at the University of Minnesota, in social and philosophical foundations of education. Her thesis project remains a work in progress. She received her master's in history and philosophy of education from the University of Minnesota, and her bachelor's degree in studio arts from Ripon College (Ripon, WI).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016722,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Carifest will expose entertain, engage, and increase understanding Caribbean music, dance, arts, Foods and cultures available in Minnesota. We will solicit verbal, written, and video responses of festival attendees. We will have comment boxes onsite and seek responses via event page online, using a multi-prong approach to best understand audience feedback, engagement, makeup and change.","Over 5000 attendees, performing artists, vendors, for a ten-hour festival, engaged youths/adults to try the steel drums. Festival and social media surveys, social media response and photo/video of attendees.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,2800,"James Byron, Charles Peterson, Donna Rankin, Mariana Neal, Yvette Trotman, Claire Persaud, Brent Bijou, John Trotman,",0.00,"Twin Cities Carifest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Twin Cities Carifest will provide Caribbean arts and cultural programming including steel drums and dance lessons, and mask making classes.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,James,Byron,"Twin Cities Carifest","PO Box 580481",Minneapolis,MN,55458,"(612) 239-8384",twincitiescarifest@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-136,"Carrie Abfalter: Abfalter is the fund development manager for WACOSA, a nonprofit that creates day programs for adults with disabilities. In addition to her work with WACOSA, Abfalter teaches fitness classes at local gyms in Saint Cloud and enjoys spending time outdoors. Abfalter attended the College of Saint Benedict?in Saint Joseph, graduating with a bachelor of arts in social work.; Ryan Borden: Borden is an arts and culture professional with an education and equity focus. A recent arrival to Minnesota, Borden was previously the public programs manager at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, AZ, where he collaborated with local communities to develop and execute large-scale cultural events. He has taught percussion both scholastically and independently in multiple states and has served as a panelist and reviewer for the Southwest Folklife Alliance's Master-Apprentice Program and ASU Gammage's Teaching Artists Program. Also a performing musician, he earned a MM in percussion from the University of Missouri.; Xiaohong Chen: Xiaohong Chen practices law and provides legal and financial consulting. Previously, she had held various positions with large health insurers including Anthem, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota, and United Healthcare. She has been dancing with the Minnesota Chinese Dance Theater since 1994. She also has been serving as a volunteer board member there for more than 20 years. Chen holds a PhD in health services research, policy, and administration from the University of Minnesota and a JD from William Mitchell College of Law.; Sindiswa Georgiades: Sindiswa Georgiades has spent more than a decade as a project management and fund development professional. Sindiswa has a proven success record in the implementation and execution of fund procurement, project management, and organization leadership. Graduating suma cum laude with a BA in marketing management from Concordia University in Saint Paul. She also served as a Roy Wilkins Institute community fellow at the University of Minnesota.; Sandy Nadeau: Nadeau has just retired after 32 years working in the nonprofit realm in Wisconsin, Colorado, and Minnesota. She has served as an executive director, director of development, and director of communications at small, medium, and large organizations.; Briauna Williams: Williams a graphic design graduate. She is a teaching artist for the Capri Theater, Artistry, She Rock She Rock, and Young Rembrandts. Williams is a community leader and artist curating spaces for black and brown people to aid in healing with and through the arts. Williams is a muralist, self- taught artist, and henna artist. Her work has been featured at the Phoenix Theater sponsored by Springboard for the Arts, as well as an exhibition within a Duluth court house. Williams is motivated by youth and her community. Black peoples' struggles and resilience have been a common core in most of her works.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016732,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,5950,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Christi Furnas will connect to the disability and arts communities by creating and maintaining an accessible website with a weekly update. Christi Furnas will use website analytics to help evaluate visits to the site as well as art sales and feedback. She will send a survey to participants who have signed up for her email list near the end of the grant year.","Christi Furnas connected to the arts and disability communities by creating and maintaining an accessible website in addition to monthly emails. Christi Furnas used the website analytics to evaluate site visits, sales. She also used correspondence, and feedback.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,5950,,,,"Christi L. Furnas AKA Christi Furnas",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Furnas will create an accessible website and online store with weekly updates about art and mental health.",2021-01-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christi,Furnas,"Christi L. Furnas AKA Christi Furnas",,,MN,,"(612) 251-2558",christifurnas@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Hennepin, Isanti, Olmsted, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-102,"Maya Beecham: Maya Beecham is a collage artist and founder of CardFolk, LLC, a greeting card company that features original collage images with ethnic and fashionable flair. Beecham serves as a grants coordinator at the Minnesota Office of Higher Education. She has fourteen years of experience working in the nonprofit and government sectors with specific focus on philanthropy, education and the arts. Beecham graduated from Hamline University with a BA in communication studies and has served as a volunteer board member for Walker West Music Academy.; Shantel Dow: Shantel Dow is the executive director for the Reif Arts Council and the Myles Reif Performing Arts Center in Grand Rapids. Prior to this position, Dow was the president and booking agent for the Dow Artists, Inc. talent booking agency established in 2003. She is currently on the board of directors for the Minnesota Presenters Network and is a member of the Association of Performing Arts Professionals and Grand Rapids Arts. In 2018, she served as cochair for the Arts Midwest Conference held in Indianapolis.; Gina Kundan: Kundan is the board chair for Ananya Dance Theatre and the director of the Center for Health Interprofessional Programs (CHIP) at the University of Minnesota. She has more than 15 years of experience. Kundan holds a BFA in dance from Wright State University; an MA in social theory, and a certificate in mediation and conflict resolution from Hamline University; and an MPA from the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs.; Christine Marcotte: Marcotte writes historical fiction and nonfiction. She recently completed her first manuscript, What Amelia Knows, a novel about the ax murder of her third great grandfather. Since 2014, she has written the Reminisce column for the Deer River and Grand Rapids newspapers. She has had four short stories published since May 2019. At this time, she is working on a historical trilogy and a linked short story collection. She lives in northern Minnesota with her husband, a variety of pets, and her three-year-old grandson, a frequent visitor.; Jonathan Salmon: Salmon is a camping professional working with individuals with disabilities and has a master's degree in theology from the University of St Andrews in Scotland. He grew up in the north east of England and has been involved in the arts for around 30 years, both in the U. K. and the U. S. This has involved working on theatrical boards and currently serves as treasurer, having also been in the chair role previously. He participates in theater both on stage and off, is active in his local church, and married to an accomplished musician.; Vicki Stenerson: Stenerson is currently serving as the president of the Bemidji Community Theater board of directors. She studied English and political science at Bemidji State University. Her academic focus on Shakespeare was developed further when she studied at Oxford University with a member of the Royal Shakespeare Theater Company. Stenerson has directed productions with the Bemidji Community Theater, Sarens Productions, and Vision Theater. She is a lighting designer, light operator, stage manager, and actor, participating in productions at Paul Bunyan Playhouse, Swashbuckler's Guild, Mask and Rose Women's Collective, and Bemidji Community Theater. She has directed First City Handbell Choir, Bethel Lutheran Church Adult Choir, and the Bethel Lutheran Church Passion Play.; Jennifer Vickerman: Vickerman earned her BA from Gustavus Adolphus College (Saint Peter) with majors in music performance in voice and theater. She also earned a fundraising certificate from the University of St. Thomas (Saint Paul). Vickerman is a gift planner at Gustavus Adolphus College and leads the Friends of Music group for alumni, parents, and friends. While employed at Thrivent Financial, Vickerman held roles in new business development and financial advising. Vickerman is a twenty-three-year member of the VocalEssence Chorus, where she serves as the soprano section leader. Vickerman has served on fundraising committees and was involved in an adaptive planning process for VocalEssence led by EmcArts.; Thi Vu: Vu was born in a music traditional family in Vietnam and began to get acquainted with music when she was three years old. From the age of ten, Vu started studying music at the Music Conservatory (Saigon, Vietnam). She specializes in the performance of four instruments: ??n Tranh zither, ??n b?u monochord, ??n tam th?p l?c dulcimer, and ??n tr'?ng bamboo xylophone. As a professional musician, she has performed widely in Vietnam, Singapore, Australia, Hawaii, Virginia, Texas, and Minnesota. She has extensive experience as an educator and served as a music instructor at Saigon South International School for over eight years. In 2018, Vu founded the Vietnamese Traditional Music of Minnesota, a nonprofit organization to promote the culture of Vietnam through art and music.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016734,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Through new online and community based programs, SPCM will safely reach more Minnesotans with music education and performances. We will survey and evaluate demographics of students and audiences; quality and number of performances, instructor contact hours, and audience sizes.","We were able to serve students with online or hybrid lessons and build audiences with streamed concerts. Faculty tracked student's progress towards technical mastery, we compared enrollment to prior years, conducted surveys online and informally, and met with faculty to plan future programming.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,1050,"Michael Adams, Sylvia Oxenham, Jamie Mudrick, Scott Brasko, Jennifer Burks, Sharon Carlson, Taylor Davis, William Eddins, Clea Galhano, Christina Huang, Amy Kamarainen, Martha McCartney, Teele Schneider, Christine Schwab, Kelly Schwenn, Heidi Teoh, Ben Vidmar",0.00,"Saint Paul Conservatory of Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Saint Paul Conservatory of Music will safely reach students and audiences in Minnesota with new and expanded online and community based education and performance opportunities.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mara,Winke,"Saint Paul Conservatory of Music","1524 Summit Ave","St Paul",MN,55105,"(651) 224-2205",mara@thespcm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Freeborn, Hennepin, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-144,"Karlyn Berg: Karlyn Atkinson Berg graduated from Rhode Island School of Design. She is a working painter and collage artist whose work has been shown in galleries across the country. She was awarded a 2018 and 2020 Artist Initiative grant and 2018 and 2019 Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Career Development grants. Berg is currently the administrative assistant at the Edge Center for the Arts in Bigfork, Minnesota. Berg lives in rural Minnesota where she trains dogs in tracking and scent work for competition.; Keya Ganguly: Keya Ganguly is a professor of comparative literature, film, and visual culture at the University of Minnesota. She has advised curators on South Asia exhibits at MIA and served on several Minnesota State Arts Board panels in the past. Prior to joining the University of Minnesota in 1997, she taught at Carnegie Mellon University and was a postdoctoral fellow at Brown University, after receiving her doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.; Younin Greenfield: Greenfield is the program manager for Project for Pride in Living's single adult supportive housing program. Greenfield assists in support and foster, a trauma informed, client centered, equitable approach to housing and supporting individuals experiencing homelessness. Greenfield is a member of the PPL DEI committee, a trained YWCA racial justice facilitator, and volunteer with a local domestic violence shelter. Most recently Greenfield has completed a fellowship through the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, and worked on a partnership with Minneapolis Public Housing Authority to collect and decipher data to promote improving the Section 8 voucher experience. Greenfield holds a BA in sociology from Metropolitan State University.; Paula Gudmundson: Flutist Paula Gudmundson is associate professor at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She has performed nationally. Gudmundson's first album La Flauta of Buenos Aires (2014) features works by Amancio Alcorta. Her most recent CD features works, Breaking Waves (2019) features works by Swedish women composers. She received a 2011 Arts Board Artist Initiative grant research of flute in Latin American art and music; traveling to Buenos Aires in search of neglected early 20th century music. In 2012, she presented programs throughout the Midwest featuring solo and collaborative works from Argentina. She has been featured on Minnesota Public Radio's Regional Spotlight.; Bridget Guiza: Guiza is a violinist with formal training in music theory and harmony at the conservatory and college level. Her goals are to learn the art of music composition and production, obtain a Mexican huehuetl drum, and refine her violin skills. Guiza's music is influenced by classical, Mexican folk, electronic, cumbia, and pre-Hispanic structures. This blend of old and new inspires her to create sounds that cross borders. Her hopes are that listeners resonate with these sound blends while appreciating the ancestral beats in a metaphorical journey of appreciation, gratitude, and oneness. Growing up in Los Angeles with so much diversity and coming from Mexican parents has influenced her music. Her bilingual (English and Spanish) approach to songwriting resonates with other Spanish speaking peoples and encourages other to seek understanding.; Nicole Helget: Nicole Helget is the author of books for adults and children, a manuscript consultant, story editor, and teacher. Helget is the author of a memoir, two novels, and three middle grade novels. Helget was selected as a Barnes and Nobles ""Discover Great New Writers? and ""Featured Authors""? and has starred reviews from Booklist and Publisher's Weekly. Her work has earned the Tamarack Award and Speakeasy Prize, as well as Midwest Selections Pick, several Minnesota Book Award nominations, and two Arts Board grants. Featured reviews have appeared in People magazine and ""Weekend Edition? on National Public Radio. She works and lives in Saint Peter with her family.; Yusuf Mohamed: Mohamed has a passion for the arts, dance, and performance. Mohamed worked as front desk staff for the Cowles Center for the Dance and Performing Arts in Minneapolis. Mohamed holds a master's degree in public and nonprofit administration. He has served on community and school boards and been a public employee for over twenty years, providing services to many Minnesotans.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1
10016745,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Developing a practice of creating relevant sculptures in public spaces in Northern Minnesota; developing sculpture classes for community members. The evaluation will be through photo documentation and interviews with site users, and through surveys of class participants.","This is yet to be seen as the work is very recent! Delays caused by continuing wariness re Covid, and by highway construction, delayed the project. I will use reported feedback from Folk School and Bent Paddle to evaluate the success of the project.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Ann Klefstad",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Exploring the relationship between human beings and our place on the planet, creating spaces where animals and humans live together, are key to Klefstad's embedded practice. Klefstad will enable people to both view and make art.",2021-01-01,2022-06-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ann,Klefstad,"Ann Klefstad",,,MN,,"(218) 393-9149x c",annklefstad@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-108,"Roberta Gray: Robyn Gray is the grants specialist at St. Francis Music Center, a community school for the arts in Little Falls. Gray also handles all programming for the Music Center. She has been a parent educator for the Little Falls Schools for the past 30 years and volunteers for other community nonprofits. Gray has a BA in theater arts and elementary education from Southwest Minnesota State University.; Adaobi Okolue: Adaobi Okolue is the executive director of Twin Cities Media Alliance, a nonprofit media arts organization equipping people and organizations with the power of media arts to shape narratives that advance equity and justice. She has been featured on Minnesota Public Radio, The Loft Literary Center, Pollen, and The Atlantic. Hailing originally from Nigeria, Okolue is a writer, visual and performance artist, and producer. She is also an alum to both the Givens Foundation Black Writers Collaborative and VONA Writing Workshop fellowships. Okolue has a bachelor's degree in strategic communication from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, School of Journalism.; Akiko Ostlund: Akiko Ostlund began dancing as a tribal fusion belly dancer and studies many dance forms such as salsa, bachata, hula, and tutting. Ostlund collaborates with puppeteers in various projects including Barebones' Halloween Extravaganza, the May Day Parade, and Puppet Cabaret, as well as projects with individual puppeteers. All of her works focus on community and reflect her voice as an immigrant woman of color. She is heavily invested in connecting with youth of color in her community. As a curator she regularly visits local high school showcases to familiarize herself with the new generation and presents young artists in the shows she curates.; Seho Park: Seho Park practices art and teaches at Winona State University. He did graduate studies at the University of Minnesota. Park has served on Arts Board panels and also was a panelist on the Minnesota Artists Exhibition program at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. His artworks were included in the ""Minnesota Biennials? of the Minnesota Museum of American Art in Saint Paul, ""2-D on 3-D? at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts; ""Art on the Plains XII? at the Plains Art Museum (Fargo, ND), and ""Move? at the Rochester Art Center.; Elizabeth Torres: Elizabeth Horneber was a 2019 recipient of an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant. Her essays have appeared in journals such as AGNI, Hobart, The Rumpus, and elsewhere. She has an MFA in creative writing from Minnesota State University, Mankato, and is currently an assistant professor at Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato. She volunteers with the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop, and she has previously served as an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant panelist and as a judge for the Minnesota Book Awards.; Sten Wall: Wall is a current board member of the small multigenerational community theater, Chaska Valley Community Theater. He has worked with professional theaters across the country, specifically in Virginia and Minnesota. He received his master's in public administration from Virginia Commonwealth University where he also studied nonprofit management. He receiving his BA in theatre and history from Lenoir-Rhyne University. He currently works at HealthPartners in member services.; Claire Wick: Based in Saint Louis Park, Claire Wick is a marketing assistant at Broadway Across America in its north office. She helps promote touring Broadway shows in five different cities across the Midwest, including Minneapolis. In addition to being an avid consumer of the arts, she has been involved in community theater in the Twin Cities. Before coming to Minnesota, she graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay with a degree in arts management and vocal music.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016747,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","I will continue to learn and practice traditional, wooden boat building and share the process, history, and purpose of the craft with the community. This outcome will be measured by the degree to which participants have memorable experiences in which they build long-lasting skills and knowledge. Activity will be tracked for recurrent volunteers and visitor information will be recorded monthly.","Through this project I learned a lot while practicing traditional, wooden boat building-all while sharing the process, history, and purpose of the cra. The successful outcome was measured by the degree to which participants have memorable experiences in which they build long-lasting skills and knowledge. Activity was tracked for recurrent volunteers and visitor information was recorded regularly.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Justin Anderson",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Anderson and John Finkle will engage Duluth area participants in community wooden boat building projects using hand tools and traditional methods and materials?both in person and online.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Justin,Anderson,"Justin Anderson",,,MN,,"(320) 266-5966",contact@justinrmanderson.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-110,"Maya Beecham: Maya Beecham is a collage artist and founder of CardFolk, LLC, a greeting card company that features original collage images with ethnic and fashionable flair. Beecham serves as a grants coordinator at the Minnesota Office of Higher Education. She has fourteen years of experience working in the nonprofit and government sectors with specific focus on philanthropy, education and the arts. Beecham graduated from Hamline University with a BA in communication studies and has served as a volunteer board member for Walker West Music Academy.; Shantel Dow: Shantel Dow is the executive director for the Reif Arts Council and the Myles Reif Performing Arts Center in Grand Rapids. Prior to this position, Dow was the president and booking agent for the Dow Artists, Inc. talent booking agency established in 2003. She is currently on the board of directors for the Minnesota Presenters Network and is a member of the Association of Performing Arts Professionals and Grand Rapids Arts. In 2018, she served as cochair for the Arts Midwest Conference held in Indianapolis.; Gina Kundan: Kundan is the board chair for Ananya Dance Theatre and the director of the Center for Health Interprofessional Programs (CHIP) at the University of Minnesota. She has more than 15 years of experience. Kundan holds a BFA in dance from Wright State University; an MA in social theory, and a certificate in mediation and conflict resolution from Hamline University; and an MPA from the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs.; Christine Marcotte: Marcotte writes historical fiction and nonfiction. She recently completed her first manuscript, What Amelia Knows, a novel about the ax murder of her third great grandfather. Since 2014, she has written the Reminisce column for the Deer River and Grand Rapids newspapers. She has had four short stories published since May 2019. At this time, she is working on a historical trilogy and a linked short story collection. She lives in northern Minnesota with her husband, a variety of pets, and her three-year-old grandson, a frequent visitor.; Jonathan Salmon: Salmon is a camping professional working with individuals with disabilities and has a master's degree in theology from the University of St Andrews in Scotland. He grew up in the north east of England and has been involved in the arts for around 30 years, both in the U. K. and the U. S. This has involved working on theatrical boards and currently serves as treasurer, having also been in the chair role previously. He participates in theater both on stage and off, is active in his local church, and married to an accomplished musician.; Vicki Stenerson: Stenerson is currently serving as the president of the Bemidji Community Theater board of directors. She studied English and political science at Bemidji State University. Her academic focus on Shakespeare was developed further when she studied at Oxford University with a member of the Royal Shakespeare Theater Company. Stenerson has directed productions with the Bemidji Community Theater, Sarens Productions, and Vision Theater. She is a lighting designer, light operator, stage manager, and actor, participating in productions at Paul Bunyan Playhouse, Swashbuckler's Guild, Mask and Rose Women's Collective, and Bemidji Community Theater. She has directed First City Handbell Choir, Bethel Lutheran Church Adult Choir, and the Bethel Lutheran Church Passion Play.; Jennifer Vickerman: Vickerman earned her BA from Gustavus Adolphus College (Saint Peter) with majors in music performance in voice and theater. She also earned a fundraising certificate from the University of St. Thomas (Saint Paul). Vickerman is a gift planner at Gustavus Adolphus College and leads the Friends of Music group for alumni, parents, and friends. While employed at Thrivent Financial, Vickerman held roles in new business development and financial advising. Vickerman is a twenty-three-year member of the VocalEssence Chorus, where she serves as the soprano section leader. Vickerman has served on fundraising committees and was involved in an adaptive planning process for VocalEssence led by EmcArts.; Thi Vu: Vu was born in a music traditional family in Vietnam and began to get acquainted with music when she was three years old. From the age of ten, Vu started studying music at the Music Conservatory (Saigon, Vietnam). She specializes in the performance of four instruments: ??n Tranh zither, ??n b?u monochord, ??n tam th?p l?c dulcimer, and ??n tr'?ng bamboo xylophone. As a professional musician, she has performed widely in Vietnam, Singapore, Australia, Hawaii, Virginia, Texas, and Minnesota. She has extensive experience as an educator and served as a music instructor at Saigon South International School for over eight years. In 2018, Vu founded the Vietnamese Traditional Music of Minnesota, a nonprofit organization to promote the culture of Vietnam through art and music.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016757,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","One Voice Mixed Chorus will provide engaging virtual and in-person programming to its chorus and communities. Participant numbers and media coverage will be evaluated; surveys will be collected from artistic partners, chorus members, and audience members; an equity and engagement consultant (Change Network) will evaluate goals/outcomes with DEI work.","Because of the pandemic, One Voice canceled all in-person activities and pivoted to an entirely online platform of rehearsals, concerts and workshops. New partnerships were assessed, online audiences and engagement was tracked, extensive surveying of artistic partners, Board members and chorus members was conducted to assess program quality.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Matt Ruby, Claire Psarouthakis, Ruth Tang, Sarah Johnson, Sarah Cohn, Earl Moore, Mary Pat Byrn, Joe Andrews, Katy Nordhagen",0.00,"One Voice Mixed Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"One Voice Mixed Chorus will embark on an ambitious hybrid season of in person and virtual events that will keep members and audiences active, engaged, and enriched with quality choral music.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mitch,Fantin,"One Voice Mixed Chorus","732 Holly Ave Ste Q","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 298-1954",executivedirector@onevoicemn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Jackson, Lake, Lincoln, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-156,"Patricia Black: Patricia Black is a textile and fiber artist in greater Minnesota. She is also a teaching artist, working with Minnesota students grades K-12 and adults. She has served as a reviewer for Arts Board grant panels and volunteered to assist Perpich Center for the Arts projects and other nonprofit arts organizations in greater Minnesota. She currently is a member of the East Central Regional Arts Council board of directors.; Brianna Fisher: Fisher is a youth educator, community builder, and servant learner. Fisher holds a MA from the University of Minnesota in youth development, and a BA in family services and conflict resolution. A long-time youth worker, Fisher has a passion for creating engaging opportunities where young people can thrive within the arts and self-expression.; Susan Foss: Susan Foss is the creator of The Minnesota Goose Garden, a permanent, 30-year landscape art project highlighting Native American culture and history. Foss is a painter, designer, sculptor, and illustrator who has lived in Minnesota since 1969. The mission of the Minnesota Goose Garden is to preserve and promote education of the flora used by the Ojibwe tribes for food, medicine, utility, and ceremony. Foss has unique world traveling history, years in the Master Gardening program of the University of Minnesota. She received an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant in 2017.; Margo Gray: Gray is a Minnesota based experience designer and theater maker whose interests include developing new work, social justice focused art, and creating site specific immersion. Gray recently received an early career research and development grant from Forecast Public Art and is a Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Next Step Fund recipient. Gray is the producing artistic director of Playable Artworks, a former Fulbright Fellow at the Moscow Art Theatre School, an alumna of Grinnell College, and a graduate of the John Wells MFA directing program at Carnegie Mellon University.; Ursula Hargens: Hargens is a ceramic artist, educator, and cofounder of Minnesota New Institute for Ceramic Education (MN NICE), an advanced certificate program in ceramics which she developed in 2014 in partnership with Northern Clay Center. She received an MFA from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University (Alfred, NY) and an MA in art and art education from Columbia University teacher's college (New York, NY). She is a three time McKnight Artist Fellow, has received additional awards from the Jerome Foundation and the Arts Board, and was named 2020 Ceramic Artist of the Year by Ceramic Arts Network, Ceramics Monthly, and Pottery Making Illustrated; Evelyn May: May is a writer and editor based out of Minneapolis. She has been published in Swimming with Elephants, Wingless Dreamer, Brew Your Own, Rain Taxi, and The Metropolitan. Her writing can be spotted across the Internet and on television. May is the founder and head editor at Other Worldly Women Press. She received her MFA in creative writing at Augsburg University.; Stephen Pelkey: Dr. Stephen Pelkey teaches strings privately in the Rochester and Winona areas. Pelkey teaches cello and bass at Saint Mary's University in Winona. Pelkey is a member of the Winona Symphony Orchestra and the Rochester Symphony Orchestra. Pelkey received his bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees in cello performance at Northwestern University, Yale University, and University of Houston, respectively. An innovative teacher, Pelkey taught public school orchestra for 25 years in north Kansas. He has freelanced since 1985 in various parts of the country. He was part of a professional quartet and studied with members of the Juilliard String Quartet.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016765,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","White Bear Center for the Arts will sustain engagement through a variety of virtual classes, events, and exhibitions. WBCA aims to sustain its offerings of accessible, high-quality programming through virtual formats, which can be evaluated based on what's offered and who is served. WBCA will continue surveys, and track program engagements.","Grant funds supported 214 classes and activities offered by 46 teaching artists from January-June 2021, engaging more than 1800 people. WBCA continues to give each participant a post-activity survey that collects information about their experience. Based on 289 responses, 96.5% reported they learned, grew, changed, and/or felt more connected to a community through WBCA.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Active Summer 2021: Karen Kepple, Judith Benham, Heidi Brophy, Mary Poul, Alan Kantrud, Jessi Aakre, Nelly Chick, Mitch Cooper, Guillermo Cuellar, Alison Gillespie, Mary Gove, Bob Hartzell, Peter Kramer, Elizabeth McCray, Jalai Shelago-Hegna, Bill Weigel, Emeritus: Sue Ahlcrona, Donna Bruhl, Robert Cuerden, Mary Levins.",0.00,"White Bear Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"White Bear Center for the Arts will continue providing access to quality arts experiences for thousands in the northeast metro region, offering a full portfolio of classes and exhibitions.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alexander,Legeros,"White Bear Center for the Arts","4971 Long Ave","White Bear Lake",MN,55110,"(651) 407-0597",alegeros@whitebeararts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Lake, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-161,"Carrie Abfalter: Abfalter is the fund development manager for WACOSA, a nonprofit that creates day programs for adults with disabilities. In addition to her work with WACOSA, Abfalter teaches fitness classes at local gyms in Saint Cloud and enjoys spending time outdoors. Abfalter attended the College of Saint Benedict?in Saint Joseph, graduating with a bachelor of arts in social work.; Ryan Borden: Borden is an arts and culture professional with an education and equity focus. A recent arrival to Minnesota, Borden was previously the public programs manager at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, AZ, where he collaborated with local communities to develop and execute large-scale cultural events. He has taught percussion both scholastically and independently in multiple states and has served as a panelist and reviewer for the Southwest Folklife Alliance's Master-Apprentice Program and ASU Gammage's Teaching Artists Program. Also a performing musician, he earned a MM in percussion from the University of Missouri.; Xiaohong Chen: Xiaohong Chen practices law and provides legal and financial consulting. Previously, she had held various positions with large health insurers including Anthem, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota, and United Healthcare. She has been dancing with the Minnesota Chinese Dance Theater since 1994. She also has been serving as a volunteer board member there for more than 20 years. Chen holds a PhD in health services research, policy, and administration from the University of Minnesota and a JD from William Mitchell College of Law.; Sindiswa Georgiades: Sindiswa Georgiades has spent more than a decade as a project management and fund development professional. Sindiswa has a proven success record in the implementation and execution of fund procurement, project management, and organization leadership. Graduating suma cum laude with a BA in marketing management from Concordia University in Saint Paul. She also served as a Roy Wilkins Institute community fellow at the University of Minnesota.; Sandy Nadeau: Nadeau has just retired after 32 years working in the nonprofit realm in Wisconsin, Colorado, and Minnesota. She has served as an executive director, director of development, and director of communications at small, medium, and large organizations.; Briauna Williams: Williams a graphic design graduate. She is a teaching artist for the Capri Theater, Artistry, She Rock She Rock, and Young Rembrandts. Williams is a community leader and artist curating spaces for black and brown people to aid in healing with and through the arts. Williams is a muralist, self- taught artist, and henna artist. Her work has been featured at the Phoenix Theater sponsored by Springboard for the Arts, as well as an exhibition within a Duluth court house. Williams is motivated by youth and her community. Black peoples' struggles and resilience have been a common core in most of her works.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016772,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","MSO will engage musician members with novel programming and connect with audiences via live streaming or recorded concerts delivered over the internet. MSO will survey participating musicians mid-year and at year end, and will seek audience feedback via Facebook and the website.","MSO engaged most of its musician members, and connected with audiences with virtual concerts, returning to live performances in the fall. The board collected musician and audience feedback via word of mouth. We did not conduct musician surveys and did not receive very much audience feedback via Facebook. Most musicians have returned, and audience size is approaching pre-Covid levels.","achieved some of the proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Ethan Bexell, James Wachter, Hannah Sipola, Emily Ekstrand-Brummer, Karen McManus, Benjamin Nilles, Sheila Wilcox, Tracey Gibbens, Norman Ferris, Linnea Manning",0.00,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Mesabi Symphony Orchestra will livestream and broadcast as a string orchestra and small feature ensembles until it can safely resume normal operations with a full orchestra.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karen,McManus,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","PO Box 600",Virginia,MN,55792,"(218) 365-3228",karjack@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-167,"Carrie Abfalter: Abfalter is the fund development manager for WACOSA, a nonprofit that creates day programs for adults with disabilities. In addition to her work with WACOSA, Abfalter teaches fitness classes at local gyms in Saint Cloud and enjoys spending time outdoors. Abfalter attended the College of Saint Benedict?in Saint Joseph, graduating with a bachelor of arts in social work.; Ryan Borden: Borden is an arts and culture professional with an education and equity focus. A recent arrival to Minnesota, Borden was previously the public programs manager at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, AZ, where he collaborated with local communities to develop and execute large-scale cultural events. He has taught percussion both scholastically and independently in multiple states and has served as a panelist and reviewer for the Southwest Folklife Alliance's Master-Apprentice Program and ASU Gammage's Teaching Artists Program. Also a performing musician, he earned a MM in percussion from the University of Missouri.; Xiaohong Chen: Xiaohong Chen practices law and provides legal and financial consulting. Previously, she had held various positions with large health insurers including Anthem, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota, and United Healthcare. She has been dancing with the Minnesota Chinese Dance Theater since 1994. She also has been serving as a volunteer board member there for more than 20 years. Chen holds a PhD in health services research, policy, and administration from the University of Minnesota and a JD from William Mitchell College of Law.; Sindiswa Georgiades: Sindiswa Georgiades has spent more than a decade as a project management and fund development professional. Sindiswa has a proven success record in the implementation and execution of fund procurement, project management, and organization leadership. Graduating suma cum laude with a BA in marketing management from Concordia University in Saint Paul. She also served as a Roy Wilkins Institute community fellow at the University of Minnesota.; Sandy Nadeau: Nadeau has just retired after 32 years working in the nonprofit realm in Wisconsin, Colorado, and Minnesota. She has served as an executive director, director of development, and director of communications at small, medium, and large organizations.; Briauna Williams: Williams a graphic design graduate. She is a teaching artist for the Capri Theater, Artistry, She Rock She Rock, and Young Rembrandts. Williams is a community leader and artist curating spaces for black and brown people to aid in healing with and through the arts. Williams is a muralist, self- taught artist, and henna artist. Her work has been featured at the Phoenix Theater sponsored by Springboard for the Arts, as well as an exhibition within a Duluth court house. Williams is motivated by youth and her community. Black peoples' struggles and resilience have been a common core in most of her works.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016776,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","To be able to continue teaching the community education documentary classes on the Iron Range. The two measures of success focused on are class participation and diversity. Ensuring that we fill up the class and connecting it to a BIPOC community of the Iron Range.","We had over 30 students from diverse economic, racial, and geographic backgrounds participate in the classes. The Minnesota Discovery Center successfully completed the following workshops for spring 2021. seven documentary films and five short scripts were created and screened at the MDC theater with an audience of over 70 people.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Matthew Koshmrl",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Koshmrl will provide documentary film education to a diverse, rural population on the Iron Range in northeastern Minnesota.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Matthew,Koshmrl,"Matthew Koshmrl",,,MN,,"(952) 412-1980",mkoshmrl@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-121,"Julie Johnson: Julie M. Johnson is a professional grant consultant. She had worked freelance since 1999 and then launched her professional consultancy in 2015. Johnson has been a member of the grants professional association since 2014. She earned her Grants Professional Certification (GPC) in 2019. She has a BA in English writing from Winona State University. Johnson's cultural work includes Winona Film Society board of director from 1993-2008, Great River Shakespeare Festival public relations manager from 2006-2008, and Friends of Winona Public Library vice president from 2014-2018.; Rupa Nair: Nair is a performing artist with Katha Dance Theatre. Nair has been a part of many shows and performed as a lead artist in Katha Dance Theatre's 2015 production ""Pourush, The Masculine.? She served as the youth director with the Minnesota Malayalee Association from 2014 to 2015, and volunteers with fundraising shows organized by Chance Foundation and Harmonious Music. Nair works with Weston Solutions, a construction company. She has a master's degree in construction management from Texas A & M University and a bachelor's degree in architecture from the University of Mumbai.; Cana Potter: Cana Potter is the owner and sole operator of MuseFlora design studio. Cana graduated from FIDM in Los Angeles with an A.A. in Fashion Design. She has worked as a costume designer with many local theaters, including The Guthrie, Mixed Blood and Mu Performing Arts. Potter has served as a founding board member and Treasurer for Heart of Dance nonprofit, has received a micro grant from Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers, and has proudly served as grant panelist twice for the Arts Board.; Juliane Shibata: Shibata is a ceramic artist from Northfield, Minnesota. She received her MFA from Bowling Green State University. Shibata taught at Carleton College, Hope College, The College of Saint Benedict, and Saint John's University. Her work was included in the 2019 ""Blanc de Chine? International Ceramic Art Award exhibition in Beijing. Shibata was awarded Artist Initiative grants from the Arts Board in 2014, 2018, and 2020. In 2016, she was a cocurator of Michi ?Distinctive Paths, Shared Affinity: An Exhibition of Japanese American Ceramic Artists, which traveled across the U. S. Her work belongs to the permanent collection of Northern Arizona University's Art Museum and the Brown-Forman Collection.; Danielle Sosin: Danielle Sosin is a professional writer and avid arts participant. Her major publications include Garden Primitives, stories from Coffee House Press, and The Long-Shining Waters, a novel from Milkweed Editions, which won the Milkweed National Fiction Prize, amongst other honors. Sosin has taught and encouraged creative communication with people from diverse backgrounds and age groups, and contributed to the field as a panelist, mentor.. Raised in the Twin Cities, Sosin moved to Duluth in 2003.; Richard Terrill: Terrill is professor emeritus at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where he was a distinguished faculty scholar and taught poetry and creative nonfiction writing for twenty-seven years in the MFA program. He now works part-time as a jazz saxophonist. He is the author of three collections of poems, including Coming Late to Rachmaninoff, winner of the Minnesota Book Award; as well as two memoirs, including Saturday Night in Baoding: A China Memoir, winner of the AWP Award for Nonfiction. A past Arts Board grantee, he has reviewed grant applications for the Arts Board and has been a reviewer for the Minnesota Book Awards.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016783,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","WSTC will engage its Minnesota patrons with theater programming, without gathering in-person. (Bonus: patrons will increase their connection to each other.). Attendance records (number of households, and patrons per household, who attend the performance); direct observation by actors of patron engagement during the show (documented in show reports); and post-show audience survey responses.","239 patrons attended; patrons were moved to respond to the themes of the play, and formed connections during the performance. Attendance records ('households' not relevant as it was one person per screen); direct observation by actors of patron engagement during the show (documented in show reports); and post-show audience responses.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,1500,"Elizabeth Borchert, James Matheson, Mary Mullen, Angela Sylvester, Julia Weiler, Tim Morrow, Michelle Wheeler, Melissa Arbuckle, Laila Sahir",0.00,"Walking Shadow Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Walking Shadow Theatre Company will develop and present Cpvenant, an online play for four households at a time, that uses elements of gaming to explore how people can find connection when they've been driven apart, both physically and ideologically.",2021-01-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,Pisa,"Walking Shadow Theatre Company","820 36th St E",Minneapolis,MN,55407-2602,"(612) 375-0300",david@walkingshadowcompany.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-173,"Kimble Bromley: Bromley is a professor of art at North Dakota State University serving in his twenty-fifth year. He has served on numerous university committees and has also served as chairman of the board for the Spirit Room (Fargo, ND). Bromley has won the NDSU College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Creativity Award and Best in Show Painting Award from the 2018 North Dakota Human Rights Festival. Bromley holds a BA in both psychology and sociology from Buena Vista College, an MA from the University of Northern Iowa, and an MFA from Southern Illinois University (Carbondale, IL). He also received his hypnotherapy certification from the National Guild of Hypnotists.; Rachael Givens: Givens graduated from the University of North Carolina Charlotte with a bachelor of arts in visual art. She is the volunteer social media assistant for The Links, Incorporated. She previously was a curatorial research intern at the Weisman Art Museum. She has experience as a communication engagement specialist at Pillsbury United Communities, where she designed marketing collateral on various enrichment programs for children that focused on visual arts, music production, STEM education, and career mapping. She received an Eli Segal AmeriCorps Education Award for completing over 1,700 combined hours of community service.; Nancy Leasman: Leasman is a visual artist, primarily creating small pieces with social commentary using a cast of characters engendered in watercolor. She has created large-scale murals, book illustrations, and over 400 scenes/designs reproduced on note cards. Leasman served as the grants coordinator for the Five Wings Arts Council and has received three arts grants. She has served on community revitalization, tourism, public health, and theater boards. She has studied in workshops with Don Folsom, Charles Kapsner, Bela Petheo, Karen Knutson, and others, in addition to much independent study.; Yan Pang: Pang is a composer, performer, and scholar. She received her PhD in music with a minor in theater arts and dance at the University of Minnesota. Her work focuses on intercultural music composition and performance. As part of this interest, she has been commissioned to compose and invited to perform in music festivals throughout the world. She considers both her music composition as a means to build multicultural understanding and tolerance. A selection of her varied works includes the album Glory Times (as songwriter and music director) by the China Science & Culture Audio & Video Publishing House; the score ""Solis Ortus? (winner of the SunRiver International Composition Competition) by China's People's Cultural Publishing Company; the paper ""Scene of Sichuan Opera? (coauthored with Mingzhu Song); and the books Cool Math for Hot Music, All About Music, Basic Music Technology, and The Future of Music (coauthored with Guerino Mazzola et al.) by Springer.; Katie Pease: Pease is serving in the capacity building and recruitment VISTA position at Mentor North. Pease originally came to Minnesota from Oregon for college and is a proud graduate of St. Catherine University with a BA in studio art and English. After working in a variety of fields, including extensive time spent supporting persons living with physical and developmental disabilities, Pease's passion for social justice led her to making the decision to serve with the AmeriCorps.; Christopher Selleck: Christopher Selleck has spent more than twenty-five years working in the arts community of Minnesota. He received his BFA in photography from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities in 2013 and his MFA in photography from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2016. Using sports and masculinity as a lens to view identity, his various projects of the last few years focused on this area of identity construction. He maintains an active studio space while teaching as an adjunct or visiting artist. He has worked for nonprofit and commercial galleries, done arts writing, and professional art documentation.; Lisa Truax: Lisa Truax is an associate professor of art and design at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota and holds an MFA in ceramics from Michigan State University. Truax is also a professional artist. She has volunteered for the Arts Board reviewing individual visual artist grants in the past and has also received grants in the past. ","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016784,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Minnesota Music Coalition will help Minnesota musicians connect to each other and to new audiences. MMC will track quantitative data about program participants and audience members, including demographic data and geography. MMC will obtain qualitative data about musician experiences of connecting across a statewide music community in our programs.","Minnesota Music Coalition helped Minnesota musicians connect to each other and to new audiences. MMC tracked quantitative data about program participants and audience members. MMC also obtained qualitative data about musician experiences of connecting across a statewide music community in our programs.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,6028,"Mary McKoskey, Brian Turner, Steve Weber, Janis Weller, Alexei Moon Casselle, Diane Miller, Shantel Dow, Paul Boblett, Alexandria Mueller, Dawn Montez, Courtney Burton, Scott LeGere, Steve Cole, Sara Horishnyk,",0.00,"Minnesota Music Coalition","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Minnesota Music Coalition will serve a diverse Minnesota music community by connecting musicians, providing supportive programs such as the Minnesota Music Summit, workshops, and mentorship and will cultivate performance opportunities for new audiences.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joanna,Schnedler,"Minnesota Music Coalition","75 W 5th St Landmark Ctr Ste 327","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 347-1662",joanna@mnmusiccoalition.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Hennepin, Martin, Ramsey, Sherburne, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-174,"Karlyn Berg: Karlyn Atkinson Berg graduated from Rhode Island School of Design. She is a working painter and collage artist whose work has been shown in galleries across the country. She was awarded a 2018 and 2020 Artist Initiative grant and 2018 and 2019 Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Career Development grants. Berg is currently the administrative assistant at the Edge Center for the Arts in Bigfork, Minnesota. Berg lives in rural Minnesota where she trains dogs in tracking and scent work for competition.; Keya Ganguly: Keya Ganguly is a professor of comparative literature, film, and visual culture at the University of Minnesota. She has advised curators on South Asia exhibits at MIA and served on several Minnesota State Arts Board panels in the past. Prior to joining the University of Minnesota in 1997, she taught at Carnegie Mellon University and was a postdoctoral fellow at Brown University, after receiving her doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.; Younin Greenfield: Greenfield is the program manager for Project for Pride in Living's single adult supportive housing program. Greenfield assists in support and foster, a trauma informed, client centered, equitable approach to housing and supporting individuals experiencing homelessness. Greenfield is a member of the PPL DEI committee, a trained YWCA racial justice facilitator, and volunteer with a local domestic violence shelter. Most recently Greenfield has completed a fellowship through the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, and worked on a partnership with Minneapolis Public Housing Authority to collect and decipher data to promote improving the Section 8 voucher experience. Greenfield holds a BA in sociology from Metropolitan State University.; Paula Gudmundson: Flutist Paula Gudmundson is associate professor at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She has performed nationally. Gudmundson's first album La Flauta of Buenos Aires (2014) features works by Amancio Alcorta. Her most recent CD features works, Breaking Waves (2019) features works by Swedish women composers. She received a 2011 Arts Board Artist Initiative grant research of flute in Latin American art and music; traveling to Buenos Aires in search of neglected early 20th century music. In 2012, she presented programs throughout the Midwest featuring solo and collaborative works from Argentina. She has been featured on Minnesota Public Radio's Regional Spotlight.; Bridget Guiza: Guiza is a violinist with formal training in music theory and harmony at the conservatory and college level. Her goals are to learn the art of music composition and production, obtain a Mexican huehuetl drum, and refine her violin skills. Guiza's music is influenced by classical, Mexican folk, electronic, cumbia, and pre-Hispanic structures. This blend of old and new inspires her to create sounds that cross borders. Her hopes are that listeners resonate with these sound blends while appreciating the ancestral beats in a metaphorical journey of appreciation, gratitude, and oneness. Growing up in Los Angeles with so much diversity and coming from Mexican parents has influenced her music. Her bilingual (English and Spanish) approach to songwriting resonates with other Spanish speaking peoples and encourages other to seek understanding.; Nicole Helget: Nicole Helget is the author of books for adults and children, a manuscript consultant, story editor, and teacher. Helget is the author of a memoir, two novels, and three middle grade novels. Helget was selected as a Barnes and Nobles ""Discover Great New Writers? and ""Featured Authors""? and has starred reviews from Booklist and Publisher's Weekly. Her work has earned the Tamarack Award and Speakeasy Prize, as well as Midwest Selections Pick, several Minnesota Book Award nominations, and two Arts Board grants. Featured reviews have appeared in People magazine and ""Weekend Edition? on National Public Radio. She works and lives in Saint Peter with her family.; Yusuf Mohamed: Mohamed has a passion for the arts, dance, and performance. Mohamed worked as front desk staff for the Cowles Center for the Dance and Performing Arts in Minneapolis. Mohamed holds a master's degree in public and nonprofit administration. He has served on community and school boards and been a public employee for over twenty years, providing services to many Minnesotans.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016792,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Embracing new ideas, relationships, and technologies, Lyric Opera of the North will connect safely with patrons and artists throughout the North. Feedback from patrons and artists will guide decisions. Numbers (clicks, opens, sales, donations) will be evaluated via social media platforms and CRM, and will help determine effectiveness of communications and appeal of offered projects.","Embracing new ideas, relationships, and technologies, Lyric Opera of the North will connect safely with patrons and artists throughout the North. Feedback from patrons, artists, and new community relationships guides decisions. Numbers (clicks, opens, sales, donations, views) are tracked via socials platforms and CRM, helping determine effectiveness of communications and appeal of programs.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,15000,500,"Andrea Kuzel, Emily Vikre, Susan Henke, Charlotte Taylor, Paula Meyer, Thomas Bakken, Mark Hakes, Anne Dugan, Pat Castellano, Sara Cole, Kate Horvath.",0.00,"Lyric Opera of the North","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Lyric Opera of the North will utilize new ideas, relationships, and technologies in order to provide a path into the beautiful, elevating, and enriching art of opera.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Lawrence,"Lyric Opera of the North AKA LOON","525 S Lake Ave Ste 102",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 464-0922",sarah@loonopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Chisago, Cook, Hubbard, Itasca, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Otter Tail, Pine, Roseau, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-178,"Carrie Abfalter: Abfalter is the fund development manager for WACOSA, a nonprofit that creates day programs for adults with disabilities. In addition to her work with WACOSA, Abfalter teaches fitness classes at local gyms in Saint Cloud and enjoys spending time outdoors. Abfalter attended the College of Saint Benedict?in Saint Joseph, graduating with a bachelor of arts in social work.; Ryan Borden: Borden is an arts and culture professional with an education and equity focus. A recent arrival to Minnesota, Borden was previously the public programs manager at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, AZ, where he collaborated with local communities to develop and execute large-scale cultural events. He has taught percussion both scholastically and independently in multiple states and has served as a panelist and reviewer for the Southwest Folklife Alliance's Master-Apprentice Program and ASU Gammage's Teaching Artists Program. Also a performing musician, he earned a MM in percussion from the University of Missouri.; Xiaohong Chen: Xiaohong Chen practices law and provides legal and financial consulting. Previously, she had held various positions with large health insurers including Anthem, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota, and United Healthcare. She has been dancing with the Minnesota Chinese Dance Theater since 1994. She also has been serving as a volunteer board member there for more than 20 years. Chen holds a PhD in health services research, policy, and administration from the University of Minnesota and a JD from William Mitchell College of Law.; Sindiswa Georgiades: Sindiswa Georgiades has spent more than a decade as a project management and fund development professional. Sindiswa has a proven success record in the implementation and execution of fund procurement, project management, and organization leadership. Graduating suma cum laude with a BA in marketing management from Concordia University in Saint Paul. She also served as a Roy Wilkins Institute community fellow at the University of Minnesota.; Sandy Nadeau: Nadeau has just retired after 32 years working in the nonprofit realm in Wisconsin, Colorado, and Minnesota. She has served as an executive director, director of development, and director of communications at small, medium, and large organizations.; Briauna Williams: Williams a graphic design graduate. She is a teaching artist for the Capri Theater, Artistry, She Rock She Rock, and Young Rembrandts. Williams is a community leader and artist curating spaces for black and brown people to aid in healing with and through the arts. Williams is a muralist, self- taught artist, and henna artist. Her work has been featured at the Phoenix Theater sponsored by Springboard for the Arts, as well as an exhibition within a Duluth court house. Williams is motivated by youth and her community. Black peoples' struggles and resilience have been a common core in most of her works.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016795,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Theater audience will experience empathetic feelings, aesthetic pleasure, examination of ethical dilemmas, and escape into a well told/sung story. Outcomes will be evaluated through: audience surveys, post-show and on-line; annotated live audience observations; transcript of a post-matinee talk to the cast session; and, a file of collected audience comments received in other ways.","NLOC produced seven successful productions of the musical, Pippin, with a cast of 35, pit orchestra of 12, for an audience of 1,500 area residents. Outcome evaluation methods included: 1) information as to numbers of people served; 2) collected comments from audience members and participants; and 3) a formal review by the NLOC Board of Directors.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Brian Ahart, Lorri Jager, Laura Johnson, Patricia A. Dove, Paul T. Dove, Lisa Dove, Gregory Paul, Gail Ahart, Kurt Hansen, Zachary Johnson, Jan Kehr, Juliann Kjenaas, Marie Nordberg, Mike Swann",0.00,"Northern Light Opera Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Northern Light Opera Company of Park Rapids will present its 20th summer musical.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Dove,"Northern Light Opera Company, Inc. AKA Northern Light Opera Company","PO Box 102","Park Rapids",MN,56470-4638,"(218) 732-7096",pd5@evansville.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Benton, Cass, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Hennepin, Hubbard, Kandiyohi, Lake of the Woods, Mower, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Swift, Wadena, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-180,"Kimble Bromley: Bromley is a professor of art at North Dakota State University serving in his twenty-fifth year. He has served on numerous university committees and has also served as chairman of the board for the Spirit Room (Fargo, ND). Bromley has won the NDSU College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Creativity Award and Best in Show Painting Award from the 2018 North Dakota Human Rights Festival. Bromley holds a BA in both psychology and sociology from Buena Vista College, an MA from the University of Northern Iowa, and an MFA from Southern Illinois University (Carbondale, IL). He also received his hypnotherapy certification from the National Guild of Hypnotists.; Rachael Givens: Givens graduated from the University of North Carolina Charlotte with a bachelor of arts in visual art. She is the volunteer social media assistant for The Links, Incorporated. She previously was a curatorial research intern at the Weisman Art Museum. She has experience as a communication engagement specialist at Pillsbury United Communities, where she designed marketing collateral on various enrichment programs for children that focused on visual arts, music production, STEM education, and career mapping. She received an Eli Segal AmeriCorps Education Award for completing over 1,700 combined hours of community service.; Nancy Leasman: Leasman is a visual artist, primarily creating small pieces with social commentary using a cast of characters engendered in watercolor. She has created large-scale murals, book illustrations, and over 400 scenes/designs reproduced on note cards. Leasman served as the grants coordinator for the Five Wings Arts Council and has received three arts grants. She has served on community revitalization, tourism, public health, and theater boards. She has studied in workshops with Don Folsom, Charles Kapsner, Bela Petheo, Karen Knutson, and others, in addition to much independent study.; Yan Pang: Pang is a composer, performer, and scholar. She received her PhD in music with a minor in theater arts and dance at the University of Minnesota. Her work focuses on intercultural music composition and performance. As part of this interest, she has been commissioned to compose and invited to perform in music festivals throughout the world. She considers both her music composition as a means to build multicultural understanding and tolerance. A selection of her varied works includes the album Glory Times (as songwriter and music director) by the China Science & Culture Audio & Video Publishing House; the score ""Solis Ortus? (winner of the SunRiver International Composition Competition) by China's People's Cultural Publishing Company; the paper ""Scene of Sichuan Opera? (coauthored with Mingzhu Song); and the books Cool Math for Hot Music, All About Music, Basic Music Technology, and The Future of Music (coauthored with Guerino Mazzola et al.) by Springer.; Katie Pease: Pease is serving in the capacity building and recruitment VISTA position at Mentor North. Pease originally came to Minnesota from Oregon for college and is a proud graduate of St. Catherine University with a BA in studio art and English. After working in a variety of fields, including extensive time spent supporting persons living with physical and developmental disabilities, Pease's passion for social justice led her to making the decision to serve with the AmeriCorps.; Christopher Selleck: Christopher Selleck has spent more than twenty-five years working in the arts community of Minnesota. He received his BFA in photography from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities in 2013 and his MFA in photography from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2016. Using sports and masculinity as a lens to view identity, his various projects of the last few years focused on this area of identity construction. He maintains an active studio space while teaching as an adjunct or visiting artist. He has worked for nonprofit and commercial galleries, done arts writing, and professional art documentation.; Lisa Truax: Lisa Truax is an associate professor of art and design at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota and holds an MFA in ceramics from Michigan State University. Truax is also a professional artist. She has volunteered for the Arts Board reviewing individual visual artist grants in the past and has also received grants in the past. ","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016804,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Establish new ways of facilitating teen musical creativity through technology and prepare for future reopening. We will monitor engagement via social media/online lessons/website revamping/TBD to maximize connections and retain our visibility even while closed.","We were able to switch to online lessons and provide quality music instruction to those with limited finances. We track the number of students enrolled and the number of lessons given. We would get monthly verbal reports from instructors on the progress of the individual students.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,5000,,"Carolyn Sundquist, Mike Poupore, Mary Ostman, Tom Hollenhorst, Susan Phillips, Nelson French, Zane Bail, Robert Hewitt, Deb Scott, Roger Reinert, Laura Weintraub",0.00,"Armory Arts and Music Center AKA Music Resource Center-Duluth Armory","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Music Resource Center-Duluth will seek new ways to serve musical kids while it cannot be open in person due to COVID-19.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Poirier,"Armory Arts and Music Center AKA Music Resource Center-Duluth Armory","1626 London Rd Ste 779",Duluth,MN,55812,"(218) 428-9686",mark@dulutharmory.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-188,"Kimble Bromley: Bromley is a professor of art at North Dakota State University serving in his twenty-fifth year. He has served on numerous university committees and has also served as chairman of the board for the Spirit Room (Fargo, ND). Bromley has won the NDSU College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Creativity Award and Best in Show Painting Award from the 2018 North Dakota Human Rights Festival. Bromley holds a BA in both psychology and sociology from Buena Vista College, an MA from the University of Northern Iowa, and an MFA from Southern Illinois University (Carbondale, IL). He also received his hypnotherapy certification from the National Guild of Hypnotists.; Rachael Givens: Givens graduated from the University of North Carolina Charlotte with a bachelor of arts in visual art. She is the volunteer social media assistant for The Links, Incorporated. She previously was a curatorial research intern at the Weisman Art Museum. She has experience as a communication engagement specialist at Pillsbury United Communities, where she designed marketing collateral on various enrichment programs for children that focused on visual arts, music production, STEM education, and career mapping. She received an Eli Segal AmeriCorps Education Award for completing over 1,700 combined hours of community service.; Nancy Leasman: Leasman is a visual artist, primarily creating small pieces with social commentary using a cast of characters engendered in watercolor. She has created large-scale murals, book illustrations, and over 400 scenes/designs reproduced on note cards. Leasman served as the grants coordinator for the Five Wings Arts Council and has received three arts grants. She has served on community revitalization, tourism, public health, and theater boards. She has studied in workshops with Don Folsom, Charles Kapsner, Bela Petheo, Karen Knutson, and others, in addition to much independent study.; Yan Pang: Pang is a composer, performer, and scholar. She received her PhD in music with a minor in theater arts and dance at the University of Minnesota. Her work focuses on intercultural music composition and performance. As part of this interest, she has been commissioned to compose and invited to perform in music festivals throughout the world. She considers both her music composition as a means to build multicultural understanding and tolerance. A selection of her varied works includes the album Glory Times (as songwriter and music director) by the China Science & Culture Audio & Video Publishing House; the score ""Solis Ortus? (winner of the SunRiver International Composition Competition) by China's People's Cultural Publishing Company; the paper ""Scene of Sichuan Opera? (coauthored with Mingzhu Song); and the books Cool Math for Hot Music, All About Music, Basic Music Technology, and The Future of Music (coauthored with Guerino Mazzola et al.) by Springer.; Katie Pease: Pease is serving in the capacity building and recruitment VISTA position at Mentor North. Pease originally came to Minnesota from Oregon for college and is a proud graduate of St. Catherine University with a BA in studio art and English. After working in a variety of fields, including extensive time spent supporting persons living with physical and developmental disabilities, Pease's passion for social justice led her to making the decision to serve with the AmeriCorps.; Christopher Selleck: Christopher Selleck has spent more than twenty-five years working in the arts community of Minnesota. He received his BFA in photography from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities in 2013 and his MFA in photography from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2016. Using sports and masculinity as a lens to view identity, his various projects of the last few years focused on this area of identity construction. He maintains an active studio space while teaching as an adjunct or visiting artist. He has worked for nonprofit and commercial galleries, done arts writing, and professional art documentation.; Lisa Truax: Lisa Truax is an associate professor of art and design at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota and holds an MFA in ceramics from Michigan State University. Truax is also a professional artist. She has volunteered for the Arts Board reviewing individual visual artist grants in the past and has also received grants in the past. ","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016806,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","SILENTLY LOUD connects MN's network of nonspeaking spellers, sharing their words within that community and with the neurotypical public at large. Upon release, we will track the physical copies distributed by Unrestricted Editions, the numbers of online downloads and streams, and the attendance at the Neurolyrical Cafe, our digital open mic for nonspeaking poets and songwriters.","SILENTLY LOUD connected MN's network of nonspeaking spellers, sharing their words within that community and with the neurotypical public at large. We documented direct participation of contributing artists (both neurodivergent and neurotypical) and also kept track of numbers of attendees at our live and online events.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,,0.00,"Unrestricted Editions","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Unrestricted Editions will produce and release Silently Loud, a compilation album of songs by nonspeaking writers on the autism spectrum.",2021-01-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christopher,Martin,"Unrestricted Editions","3326 Humboldt Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55408,"(917) 589-7312",unrestrictedinterest@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Lyon, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-189,"Dhana-Marie Branton: Branton is an award winning playwright, screenwriter, and writer of creative nonfiction. She is the artistic director of Brainboat Literary and Film, a writing collective working to create stories for a changing world. Brainboat's first cable pilot, Postal, was a semifinalist for the Sundance Institute 2016 Episodic Story Lab. A recipient of a 2007 Artist Initiative grant, she has a BA in English from Loyola University of Chicago and an MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of Minnesota.; Sonja Gidlow: Gidlow owns Sandhill Communications, providing writing, editing, and presentation support services to individuals and organizations. She has held executive positions in the business, education, and nonprofit sectors. Her education includes degrees in interior design, community counseling, and higher education administration. Giglow's community engagement currently includes service on governing boards of the Central Minnesota Women's Fund, Greater Saint Cloud Public Safety Foundation, Anna Marie's Alliance, and the planning team for the annual TEDx Saint Cloud event. As an artist, Gidlow's preferred medium is encaustic painting; she has exhibited her work in the Saint Cloud Art Crawl.; Carla-Elaine Johnson: Johnson is a faculty member in the English department at Saint Paul College. She holds a PhD in literature from The Ohio State University, an MA in literature from the State University of New York (Albany, NY), and an MFA in English and creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her publications are in the areas of memoir, essay, and poetry. Johnson has accounting experience and holds certification as an enrolled agent, which permits representation of individuals before the Internal Revenue Service.; Maichue Khang: Khang Graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Stout with a BS in human development and family studies, and attended graduate courses in the nonprofit management program at Hamline University. Khang continues to support educational opportunities that promote access to higher education. One of her biggest achievement is being able to serve underrepresented students and increase resource awareness at Hamline University. Khang is currently working in the nonprofit sector as the operations manager at Mongabay.Org, a nonprofit environmental news site, and volunteers for the Hmong American Education Fund.; Jessica Levanduski: Jessica Levanduski is an emerging artist residing in Saint Cloud and worked as the director of the gallery vault at Saint Cloud State University. In addition, she worked with the Soo Visual Arts Center as an intern and has experience volunteering and working in various arts organizations. Levanduski has most recently taught painting in informal and recreational settings.; James Rocco: Rocco is the cofounder of Thirty Saints Productions, which creates and produces The Broadway Songbook Series and participated in the current Broadway production of Come From Away. For twelve years, he was vice president of programming and producing artistic director at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. His work as a director, writer, producer, and artistic consultant has taken him around the world. Rocco's career began when he was three, as the youngest member of the (Art) Linkletter Totten Tots. He produced his first show in New York at age sixteen, played Rum Tum Tugger in Cats on Broadway, and appeared in Sidney Lumet's film Child's Play. In 2013, he was honored for 25 years of dedication, craft, and contribution to American theater by The Broadway League and the Coalition of Theatrical Unions and Guilds at their annual Broadway Salutes gala.; Serenity Schoonover: A staff writer for Split Rock Review, Schoonover's writing has aired on NPR, and appeared in NewPages, Women's Independent Press, and The Bookends Review, among others. As a juried metalsmith, her work was featured on the front page of Etsy. She is also the recipient of multiple Arrowhead Regional Art Coucil (ARAC) grants, and served on four ARAC grant panels in the last year. Schoonover has a BA and MA in history.; Christopher Tassava: Tassava is the director of the grants office at Carleton College in Northfield, where he has worked since 2005. An experienced fundraiser, Tassava has a background in academe, having taught college history after earning a PhD in U. S. history at Northwestern University (Evanston, IL). He completed his bachelor's degree at Macalester College. He has been a member of several nonprofit organizations' boards, most recently that of the Northfield Downtown Development Corporation, and has also served several regional and national organizations related to higher education philanthropy.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016814,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota arts organizations will maintain their connection to Minnesota residents and communities. The outcome will be realized if Theatre L'Homme Dieu (TLHD) is able to retain at least one staff member in FY21 to maintain relationships with community stakeholders on behalf of TLHD.","Minnesota arts organizations will maintain their connection to Minnesota residents and communities. The outcome will be realized if Theatre L'Homme Dieu (TLHD) is able to retain at least one staff member in FY21 to maintain relationships with community stakeholders on behalf of TLHD.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,15000,"Jim Pence - President, Dave Berg - Treasurer, Judy Blaseg - Vice President, Fred Bursch - President Emeritus, Philip Eidsvold, Lisa Gustafson, Tessa Larson, Leanne Larson, Tom Obert, Deb Trumm, Josette Ciceronpart year)",0.00,"Theatre L'Homme Dieu","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Theatre L'Homme Dieu will retain staff to develop plans to safely deliver arts programming.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicole,Mulder,"Theatre L'Homme Dieu","PO Box 1086 PO Box 1086",Alexandria,MN,56308,"(320) 846-3150",tlhd@tlhd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lyon, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Washington, Wilkin, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-194,"Dhana-Marie Branton: Branton is an award winning playwright, screenwriter, and writer of creative nonfiction. She is the artistic director of Brainboat Literary and Film, a writing collective working to create stories for a changing world. Brainboat's first cable pilot, Postal, was a semifinalist for the Sundance Institute 2016 Episodic Story Lab. A recipient of a 2007 Artist Initiative grant, she has a BA in English from Loyola University of Chicago and an MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of Minnesota.; Sonja Gidlow: Gidlow owns Sandhill Communications, providing writing, editing, and presentation support services to individuals and organizations. She has held executive positions in the business, education, and nonprofit sectors. Her education includes degrees in interior design, community counseling, and higher education administration. Giglow's community engagement currently includes service on governing boards of the Central Minnesota Women's Fund, Greater Saint Cloud Public Safety Foundation, Anna Marie's Alliance, and the planning team for the annual TEDx Saint Cloud event. As an artist, Gidlow's preferred medium is encaustic painting; she has exhibited her work in the Saint Cloud Art Crawl.; Carla-Elaine Johnson: Johnson is a faculty member in the English department at Saint Paul College. She holds a PhD in literature from The Ohio State University, an MA in literature from the State University of New York (Albany, NY), and an MFA in English and creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her publications are in the areas of memoir, essay, and poetry. Johnson has accounting experience and holds certification as an enrolled agent, which permits representation of individuals before the Internal Revenue Service.; Maichue Khang: Khang Graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Stout with a BS in human development and family studies, and attended graduate courses in the nonprofit management program at Hamline University. Khang continues to support educational opportunities that promote access to higher education. One of her biggest achievement is being able to serve underrepresented students and increase resource awareness at Hamline University. Khang is currently working in the nonprofit sector as the operations manager at Mongabay.Org, a nonprofit environmental news site, and volunteers for the Hmong American Education Fund.; Jessica Levanduski: Jessica Levanduski is an emerging artist residing in Saint Cloud and worked as the director of the gallery vault at Saint Cloud State University. In addition, she worked with the Soo Visual Arts Center as an intern and has experience volunteering and working in various arts organizations. Levanduski has most recently taught painting in informal and recreational settings.; James Rocco: Rocco is the cofounder of Thirty Saints Productions, which creates and produces The Broadway Songbook Series and participated in the current Broadway production of Come From Away. For twelve years, he was vice president of programming and producing artistic director at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. His work as a director, writer, producer, and artistic consultant has taken him around the world. Rocco's career began when he was three, as the youngest member of the (Art) Linkletter Totten Tots. He produced his first show in New York at age sixteen, played Rum Tum Tugger in Cats on Broadway, and appeared in Sidney Lumet's film Child's Play. In 2013, he was honored for 25 years of dedication, craft, and contribution to American theater by The Broadway League and the Coalition of Theatrical Unions and Guilds at their annual Broadway Salutes gala.; Serenity Schoonover: A staff writer for Split Rock Review, Schoonover's writing has aired on NPR, and appeared in NewPages, Women's Independent Press, and The Bookends Review, among others. As a juried metalsmith, her work was featured on the front page of Etsy. She is also the recipient of multiple Arrowhead Regional Art Coucil (ARAC) grants, and served on four ARAC grant panels in the last year. Schoonover has a BA and MA in history.; Christopher Tassava: Tassava is the director of the grants office at Carleton College in Northfield, where he has worked since 2005. An experienced fundraiser, Tassava has a background in academe, having taught college history after earning a PhD in U. S. history at Northwestern University (Evanston, IL). He completed his bachelor's degree at Macalester College. He has been a member of several nonprofit organizations' boards, most recently that of the Northfield Downtown Development Corporation, and has also served several regional and national organizations related to higher education philanthropy.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016818,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Linda Chatterton will video record performances to share with outstate communities to maintain her connection with them. Feedback from the communities' concert co-presenters, retirement homes, hospitals, schools and libraries will be the primary evaluation method.","Linda Chattertonvideo recorded her performances and distributed these to Minnesota commuinities to maintain and grow connections. Feedback (email and in-person at concerts) from the communities' concert co-presenters, retirement homes, hospitals, schools and libraries were the primary evaluation methods.","achieved proposed outcomes",5,,6005,,,,"Linda N. Chatterton",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Chatterton will video record her music performances and distribute these to greater Minnesota residents and communities in order to maintain and grow previous connections.",2021-02-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Linda,Chatterton,"Linda N. Chatterton",,,MN,,"(612) 920-9479",linda@lindachatterton.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Benton, Brown, Fillmore, Hennepin, Lyon, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-135,"Amber Burns: Burns is the artistic director for the Duluth Playhouse Family Theatre and education programming. She graduated from the University of Minnesota, Duluth in 2011 with a bachelor of fine arts in arts education and taught visual art for six years for fourth through eighth grade students. In 2018, she received a master's degree in liberal studies with an emphasis in arts development and program management from the University of Denver. She has served on the board for the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council for four years reviewing grant applications. Along with being a visual artist, Burns is a choreographer, director, actor, educator, and dancer.; Mee Chomet: Sun Mee Chomet is a Twin Cities based actor, director, dancer, and playwright. Chomet has worked at theaters locally and nationally including Lincoln Center's LCT3, Hartford Stage, Cincinnati Playhouse, Guthrie Theater, Ten Thousand Things Theater, and many more. She is a recipient of the 2019 McKnight Theater Artist Fellowship, TCG Fox Fellowship, and an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant. Chomet received her MFA in acting from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and BA in sociology and anthropology from Earlham College.; Emily Derke: Derke is a northern Minnesota basketry artist who works with willow, birch bark, and other local materials. She shares her art through teaching workshops throughout Minnesota and has received a number of grants from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, including the Fellowship grant in 2017 and the Community Arts Learning grant in 2019. Derke has spent time learning from basketmakers around the country and participated in North House Folk School's(Grand Marais) internship program in 2014.; Cecily Harris: Cecily Harris, MBA, has proven fund and program development abilities, developed from forty years of community service and employment with nonprofit organizations and municipalities as marketing coordinator of the Nonprofit Development Center, managing director of Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society, executive director of the San Francisco Bay Wildlife Society, landscape architecture specialist for the City of San Mateo's Park Planning and Development Division, and financial services manager/senior management analyst at the County of San Mateo Parks Department. She served on numerous nonprofit boards of directors, city and state appointed committees, and two elected positions.; Heidi Holtan: Heidi Holtan is news and public affairs director at KAXE/KBXE in Grand Rapids and Bemidji. Minnesota arts programming is integral to the local Morning Edition from NPR that Heidi produces every weekday morning. She also produces a monthly program and podcast pairing a liberal with a conservative called Dig Deep, and hosts focus groups across the region for the Strong Women project. Holtan's educational and professional background includes women's studies and media studies at the University of Minnesota, research assistant at the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library, and many writing courses at The Loft.; Sharika Kurumathur: Kurumathur has a master's degree in English from India and a graduate certificate in instructional design from the University of Wisconsin. She began her dance journey by learning Bharatanatyam for thirteen years in South India and is currently learning Kathak at Katha Dance Theatre. Kurumathur has been a volunteer with Art of Living Foundation and has taught several stress relief workshops for youth and adults. She works as a technical training specialist for Allina Health.; Miriam-Rachel Oxenhandler Newman: Miriam-Rachel Oxenhandler Newman (formerly Margie Newman) writes primarily creative nonfiction. She is a freelance writer and has served as the editor of City South Magazine, Plymouth Magazine, and White Bear Lake Magazine. She is particularly interested in the topic of historical trauma and how it impacts communities. She holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her work has appeared in the Pioneer Press, Forward, Tablet, Currents, Dislocate, along with other publications, and has been recognized with grants from Rimon, the Jerome Foundation/SASE, and the Arts Board.; Rebecca Petersen: Petersen is the director of development for West Central Initiative. She was previously the executive director of A Center for the Arts in Fergus Falls, and partnered with Artspace Projects to renovate the Kaddatz Hotel. She also was executive director of the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra for seven consecutive seasons. Petersen performs with Fargo Moorhead Symphony, Fargo Moorhead Opera, NDSU Baroque, Bemidji Symphony Orchestra, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra, Itasca Symphony Orchestra, and Fergus Falls Civic Orchestra. Petersen has a BA in music from the University of Vermont. She currently serves on the board of Pioneer Public Television and Kaddatz Galleries.; Mary Reichert: Reichert is a professional felt maker who runs her own small business and is a dedicated teacher of the craft. Her felt making studies have brought her to Central Asia a handful of times to live with a family who are working hard to see that his craft continues to hold meaning and value to the people of Central Asia today and into the future. She brings this same dedication to her work and teaching in Minnesota. She received a 2019 Artist Initiative Grant to do three community felt rug making projects in three Minnesota communities. It was some of the most satisfying work of her career.; Scott Reynolds, Scotty Reynolds is a stage director, producer, and performer with a passion for theatrical events and social connectivity. His theater company, Mixed Precipitation, has been producing work since 2008, including eleven seasons of the Picnic Operetta, touring to community gardens, orchards, and farms throughout Minnesota. Since 2015, he has performed with TigerLion Arts in Nature: A Walking Play. For 15 years he was a staff artist at the Interact Center for Visual and Performing Arts creating original theater work with adults with disabilities. He is a 2017 recipient of the Arts Board Artist Initiative grant.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016826,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The artist book will be produced in collaboration with a young Minnesotan designer in an edition of 100, donated to libraries and available to audiences. Artist book edition is completed and distributed to audiences.","The artist book will be produced in collaboration with a young Minnesotan designer in an edition of 100, donated to libraries and available to audiences. All aspects of this outcome were achieved - they are factually true. The library systems were not all as responsive as I had expected.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Warren L. Thompson AKA Lex Thompson",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Thompson will collaborate with a young typographer and mentor them in the publication of artist books, creating the first in a series of accessible and affordable artist books based on underrecognized historical texts.",2021-04-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Warren,Thompson,"Warren L. Thompson AKA Lex Thompson",,,MN,,"(612) 816-2300",wlexthompson@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Morrison, Mower, Norman, Olmsted, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-138,"Julie Johnson: Julie M. Johnson is a professional grant consultant. She had worked freelance since 1999 and then launched her professional consultancy in 2015. Johnson has been a member of the grants professional association since 2014. She earned her Grants Professional Certification (GPC) in 2019. She has a BA in English writing from Winona State University. Johnson's cultural work includes Winona Film Society board of director from 1993-2008, Great River Shakespeare Festival public relations manager from 2006-2008, and Friends of Winona Public Library vice president from 2014-2018.; Rupa Nair: Nair is a performing artist with Katha Dance Theatre. Nair has been a part of many shows and performed as a lead artist in Katha Dance Theatre's 2015 production ""Pourush, The Masculine.? She served as the youth director with the Minnesota Malayalee Association from 2014 to 2015, and volunteers with fundraising shows organized by Chance Foundation and Harmonious Music. Nair works with Weston Solutions, a construction company. She has a master's degree in construction management from Texas A & M University and a bachelor's degree in architecture from the University of Mumbai.; Cana Potter: Cana Potter is the owner and sole operator of MuseFlora design studio. Cana graduated from FIDM in Los Angeles with an A.A. in Fashion Design. She has worked as a costume designer with many local theaters, including The Guthrie, Mixed Blood and Mu Performing Arts. Potter has served as a founding board member and Treasurer for Heart of Dance nonprofit, has received a micro grant from Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers, and has proudly served as grant panelist twice for the Arts Board.; Juliane Shibata: Shibata is a ceramic artist from Northfield, Minnesota. She received her MFA from Bowling Green State University. Shibata taught at Carleton College, Hope College, The College of Saint Benedict, and Saint John's University. Her work was included in the 2019 ""Blanc de Chine? International Ceramic Art Award exhibition in Beijing. Shibata was awarded Artist Initiative grants from the Arts Board in 2014, 2018, and 2020. In 2016, she was a cocurator of Michi ?Distinctive Paths, Shared Affinity: An Exhibition of Japanese American Ceramic Artists, which traveled across the U. S. Her work belongs to the permanent collection of Northern Arizona University's Art Museum and the Brown-Forman Collection.; Danielle Sosin: Danielle Sosin is a professional writer and avid arts participant. Her major publications include Garden Primitives, stories from Coffee House Press, and The Long-Shining Waters, a novel from Milkweed Editions, which won the Milkweed National Fiction Prize, amongst other honors. Sosin has taught and encouraged creative communication with people from diverse backgrounds and age groups, and contributed to the field as a panelist, mentor.. Raised in the Twin Cities, Sosin moved to Duluth in 2003.; Richard Terrill: Terrill is professor emeritus at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where he was a distinguished faculty scholar and taught poetry and creative nonfiction writing for twenty-seven years in the MFA program. He now works part-time as a jazz saxophonist. He is the author of three collections of poems, including Coming Late to Rachmaninoff, winner of the Minnesota Book Award; as well as two memoirs, including Saturday Night in Baoding: A China Memoir, winner of the AWP Award for Nonfiction. A past Arts Board grantee, he has reviewed grant applications for the Arts Board and has been a reviewer for the Minnesota Book Awards.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016839,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The performance I put together will be the catalyst for rural communities and urban communities to have a discussion around race and labor. There will be two families from rural and urban communities directly involved with the piece. After the performance, there will be a facilitated conversation about the production.","I was able to invite participants in the Twin Cities and in Rural Minnesota to a zoom reading of the play. There were twenty participants. I used Sod House Theatre's monthly email to reach out to Rural Arts communities and invite them to the reading. I also created a Facebook event to invite Twin Cities artists and friends in my network to the reading.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Joy-Anne S. Anfinson AKA Joy Dolo",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Dolo will create a piece that will initiate conversations about race in rural cities in Minnesota.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joy-Anne,Anfinson,"Joy-Anne S. Anfinson AKA Joy Dolo",,,MN,,"(701) 219-6645",joydolomn@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-144,"Roberta Gray: Robyn Gray is the grants specialist at St. Francis Music Center, a community school for the arts in Little Falls. Gray also handles all programming for the Music Center. She has been a parent educator for the Little Falls Schools for the past 30 years and volunteers for other community nonprofits. Gray has a BA in theater arts and elementary education from Southwest Minnesota State University.; Adaobi Okolue: Adaobi Okolue is the executive director of Twin Cities Media Alliance, a nonprofit media arts organization equipping people and organizations with the power of media arts to shape narratives that advance equity and justice. She has been featured on Minnesota Public Radio, The Loft Literary Center, Pollen, and The Atlantic. Hailing originally from Nigeria, Okolue is a writer, visual and performance artist, and producer. She is also an alum to both the Givens Foundation Black Writers Collaborative and VONA Writing Workshop fellowships. Okolue has a bachelor's degree in strategic communication from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, School of Journalism.; Akiko Ostlund: Akiko Ostlund began dancing as a tribal fusion belly dancer and studies many dance forms such as salsa, bachata, hula, and tutting. Ostlund collaborates with puppeteers in various projects including Barebones' Halloween Extravaganza, the May Day Parade, and Puppet Cabaret, as well as projects with individual puppeteers. All of her works focus on community and reflect her voice as an immigrant woman of color. She is heavily invested in connecting with youth of color in her community. As a curator she regularly visits local high school showcases to familiarize herself with the new generation and presents young artists in the shows she curates.; Seho Park: Seho Park practices art and teaches at Winona State University. He did graduate studies at the University of Minnesota. Park has served on Arts Board panels and also was a panelist on the Minnesota Artists Exhibition program at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. His artworks were included in the ""Minnesota Biennials? of the Minnesota Museum of American Art in Saint Paul, ""2-D on 3-D? at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts; ""Art on the Plains XII? at the Plains Art Museum (Fargo, ND), and ""Move? at the Rochester Art Center.; Elizabeth Torres: Elizabeth Horneber was a 2019 recipient of an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant. Her essays have appeared in journals such as AGNI, Hobart, The Rumpus, and elsewhere. She has an MFA in creative writing from Minnesota State University, Mankato, and is currently an assistant professor at Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato. She volunteers with the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop, and she has previously served as an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant panelist and as a judge for the Minnesota Book Awards.; Sten Wall: Wall is a current board member of the small multigenerational community theater, Chaska Valley Community Theater. He has worked with professional theaters across the country, specifically in Virginia and Minnesota. He received his master's in public administration from Virginia Commonwealth University where he also studied nonprofit management. He receiving his BA in theatre and history from Lenoir-Rhyne University. He currently works at HealthPartners in member services.; Claire Wick: Based in Saint Louis Park, Claire Wick is a marketing assistant at Broadway Across America in its north office. She helps promote touring Broadway shows in five different cities across the Midwest, including Minneapolis. In addition to being an avid consumer of the arts, she has been involved in community theater in the Twin Cities. Before coming to Minnesota, she graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay with a degree in arts management and vocal music.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016843,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,14750,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","CJAC will create live concert and cultural programs to be live-streamed made available online, both at no cost and paid views. CJAC will add and expand its concert programs to online resources to reach audiences throughout the state and to those impacted by COVID-19. Access can be measured by web metric logging social media monitoring and web surveys.","CJAC presented eight live traditional music concerts: live-stream made available at no cost; three with a paid hybrid in-person component. Live-streams measured by views per event. Engagement assessed anecdotally by reviewing and interacting with viewer comments. Live event attendance was physical count with observational and self-declared categorization, i. e. senior, youth, BIPOC and LGBTQ","achieved proposed outcomes",,,14750,250,"Cormac O Se, Jo Ann Vano, Nathan Obrestad, Jim Tarbox, Greg Anderson, Steven Griffith, Dennis Kelly, Mary K. McCormick, Ruth Ann McGlynn, Steven D. Miller, Dennis McFadden",,"Celtic Junction Arts Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Celtic Junction Arts Center will offer live online concerts and cultural programming in continuation of its 10-year commitment to promoting Celtic culture and music with live programs.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jo,Vano,"Celtic Junction Arts Center","836 Prior Ave N","St Paul",MN,55104,"(612) 644-0312",development@celticjunction.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-212,"Carrie Abfalter: Abfalter is the fund development manager for WACOSA, a nonprofit that creates day programs for adults with disabilities. In addition to her work with WACOSA, Abfalter teaches fitness classes at local gyms in Saint Cloud and enjoys spending time outdoors. Abfalter attended the College of Saint Benedict?in Saint Joseph, graduating with a bachelor of arts in social work.; Ryan Borden: Borden is an arts and culture professional with an education and equity focus. A recent arrival to Minnesota, Borden was previously the public programs manager at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, AZ, where he collaborated with local communities to develop and execute large-scale cultural events. He has taught percussion both scholastically and independently in multiple states and has served as a panelist and reviewer for the Southwest Folklife Alliance's Master-Apprentice Program and ASU Gammage's Teaching Artists Program. Also a performing musician, he earned a MM in percussion from the University of Missouri.; Xiaohong Chen: Xiaohong Chen practices law and provides legal and financial consulting. Previously, she had held various positions with large health insurers including Anthem, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota, and United Healthcare. She has been dancing with the Minnesota Chinese Dance Theater since 1994. She also has been serving as a volunteer board member there for more than 20 years. Chen holds a PhD in health services research, policy, and administration from the University of Minnesota and a JD from William Mitchell College of Law.; Sindiswa Georgiades: Sindiswa Georgiades has spent more than a decade as a project management and fund development professional. Sindiswa has a proven success record in the implementation and execution of fund procurement, project management, and organization leadership. Graduating suma cum laude with a BA in marketing management from Concordia University in Saint Paul. She also served as a Roy Wilkins Institute community fellow at the University of Minnesota.; Sandy Nadeau: Nadeau has just retired after 32 years working in the nonprofit realm in Wisconsin, Colorado, and Minnesota. She has served as an executive director, director of development, and director of communications at small, medium, and large organizations.; Briauna Williams: Williams a graphic design graduate. She is a teaching artist for the Capri Theater, Artistry, She Rock She Rock, and Young Rembrandts. Williams is a community leader and artist curating spaces for black and brown people to aid in healing with and through the arts. Williams is a muralist, self- taught artist, and henna artist. Her work has been featured at the Phoenix Theater sponsored by Springboard for the Arts, as well as an exhibition within a Duluth court house. Williams is motivated by youth and her community. Black peoples' struggles and resilience have been a common core in most of her works.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016848,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Providing affordable access to art instruction and experience. Making original art affordable to Minnesota populations who can't afford to buy art. The outcome will be measured by the number of people who partake in watching and participating in my painting demonstration videos and the number of people who are able to view or buy my paintings.","I offered instructional beginning painting videos to help people use paint to express their feelings during the pandemic. I learned to make videos. There were specific numbers of clicks from my website pages and comments from users as to who visited and possibly participated in the painting videos I posted for non-painters or beginners.","achieved some of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Robyn S. Anderson AKA Robyn Sand Anderson",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Anderson will create short art videos on how to use paint to heal, vent and express during this pandemic, as well as build a body of original 12 x 12' paintings, to be priced affordably for those with lower incomes or those who have lost income.",2021-01-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robyn,Anderson,"Robyn S. Anderson AKA Robyn Sand Anderson",,,MN,,"(507) 276-7873",robynsandanderson@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Brown, Cottonwood, Hennepin, Lyon, Murray, Nicollet, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Sibley, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-146,"Maya Beecham: Maya Beecham is a collage artist and founder of CardFolk, LLC, a greeting card company that features original collage images with ethnic and fashionable flair. Beecham serves as a grants coordinator at the Minnesota Office of Higher Education. She has fourteen years of experience working in the nonprofit and government sectors with specific focus on philanthropy, education and the arts. Beecham graduated from Hamline University with a BA in communication studies and has served as a volunteer board member for Walker West Music Academy.; Shantel Dow: Shantel Dow is the executive director for the Reif Arts Council and the Myles Reif Performing Arts Center in Grand Rapids. Prior to this position, Dow was the president and booking agent for the Dow Artists, Inc. talent booking agency established in 2003. She is currently on the board of directors for the Minnesota Presenters Network and is a member of the Association of Performing Arts Professionals and Grand Rapids Arts. In 2018, she served as cochair for the Arts Midwest Conference held in Indianapolis.; Gina Kundan: Kundan is the board chair for Ananya Dance Theatre and the director of the Center for Health Interprofessional Programs (CHIP) at the University of Minnesota. She has more than 15 years of experience. Kundan holds a BFA in dance from Wright State University; an MA in social theory, and a certificate in mediation and conflict resolution from Hamline University; and an MPA from the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs.; Christine Marcotte: Marcotte writes historical fiction and nonfiction. She recently completed her first manuscript, What Amelia Knows, a novel about the ax murder of her third great grandfather. Since 2014, she has written the Reminisce column for the Deer River and Grand Rapids newspapers. She has had four short stories published since May 2019. At this time, she is working on a historical trilogy and a linked short story collection. She lives in northern Minnesota with her husband, a variety of pets, and her three-year-old grandson, a frequent visitor.; Jonathan Salmon: Salmon is a camping professional working with individuals with disabilities and has a master's degree in theology from the University of St Andrews in Scotland. He grew up in the north east of England and has been involved in the arts for around 30 years, both in the U. K. and the U. S. This has involved working on theatrical boards and currently serves as treasurer, having also been in the chair role previously. He participates in theater both on stage and off, is active in his local church, and married to an accomplished musician.; Vicki Stenerson: Stenerson is currently serving as the president of the Bemidji Community Theater board of directors. She studied English and political science at Bemidji State University. Her academic focus on Shakespeare was developed further when she studied at Oxford University with a member of the Royal Shakespeare Theater Company. Stenerson has directed productions with the Bemidji Community Theater, Sarens Productions, and Vision Theater. She is a lighting designer, light operator, stage manager, and actor, participating in productions at Paul Bunyan Playhouse, Swashbuckler's Guild, Mask and Rose Women's Collective, and Bemidji Community Theater. She has directed First City Handbell Choir, Bethel Lutheran Church Adult Choir, and the Bethel Lutheran Church Passion Play.; Jennifer Vickerman: Vickerman earned her BA from Gustavus Adolphus College (Saint Peter) with majors in music performance in voice and theater. She also earned a fundraising certificate from the University of St. Thomas (Saint Paul). Vickerman is a gift planner at Gustavus Adolphus College and leads the Friends of Music group for alumni, parents, and friends. While employed at Thrivent Financial, Vickerman held roles in new business development and financial advising. Vickerman is a twenty-three-year member of the VocalEssence Chorus, where she serves as the soprano section leader. Vickerman has served on fundraising committees and was involved in an adaptive planning process for VocalEssence led by EmcArts.; Thi Vu: Vu was born in a music traditional family in Vietnam and began to get acquainted with music when she was three years old. From the age of ten, Vu started studying music at the Music Conservatory (Saigon, Vietnam). She specializes in the performance of four instruments: ??n Tranh zither, ??n b?u monochord, ??n tam th?p l?c dulcimer, and ??n tr'?ng bamboo xylophone. As a professional musician, she has performed widely in Vietnam, Singapore, Australia, Hawaii, Virginia, Texas, and Minnesota. She has extensive experience as an educator and served as a music instructor at Saigon South International School for over eight years. In 2018, Vu founded the Vietnamese Traditional Music of Minnesota, a nonprofit organization to promote the culture of Vietnam through art and music.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016850,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To maintain strong connections with our Minnesota communities from January - April 2021 by producing four online theater programs related to social justice. Using online surveys, feedback, and selected interviews, we'll evaluate audience and artist demographics, numbers participating, reactions/opinions, level and quality of engagement, related to our goals of social justice issues and artistic quality.","To maintain strong connections with our Minnesota communities from January - April 2021 by producing four online theater programs related to social justice. We used online audience, artist, participant surveys and other verbal/written feedback; and evaluation of audience and artist demographics, numbers participating, reactions/opinions, level and quality of engagement.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Michael Katz, Christina Ogata, Ross Peterson, Gordon Nakagawa, Martha J. Johnson, Moses Kariuki Ehlers, Martha B. Johnson, Rick Shiomi",0.00,"Full Circle Theater Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Full Circle Theater will maintain strong connections with Minnesota communities by producing online theater programs related to social justice.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rickey,Shiomi,"Full Circle Theater Company","5436 Clinton Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55419,"(612) 327-5223",rashiomi5@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Brown, Carver, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-217,"Patricia Black: Patricia Black is a textile and fiber artist in greater Minnesota. She is also a teaching artist, working with Minnesota students grades K-12 and adults. She has served as a reviewer for Arts Board grant panels and volunteered to assist Perpich Center for the Arts projects and other nonprofit arts organizations in greater Minnesota. She currently is a member of the East Central Regional Arts Council board of directors.; Brianna Fisher: Fisher is a youth educator, community builder, and servant learner. Fisher holds a MA from the University of Minnesota in youth development, and a BA in family services and conflict resolution. A long-time youth worker, Fisher has a passion for creating engaging opportunities where young people can thrive within the arts and self-expression.; Susan Foss: Susan Foss is the creator of The Minnesota Goose Garden, a permanent, 30-year landscape art project highlighting Native American culture and history. Foss is a painter, designer, sculptor, and illustrator who has lived in Minnesota since 1969. The mission of the Minnesota Goose Garden is to preserve and promote education of the flora used by the Ojibwe tribes for food, medicine, utility, and ceremony. Foss has unique world traveling history, years in the Master Gardening program of the University of Minnesota. She received an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant in 2017.; Margo Gray: Gray is a Minnesota based experience designer and theater maker whose interests include developing new work, social justice focused art, and creating site specific immersion. Gray recently received an early career research and development grant from Forecast Public Art and is a Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Next Step Fund recipient. Gray is the producing artistic director of Playable Artworks, a former Fulbright Fellow at the Moscow Art Theatre School, an alumna of Grinnell College, and a graduate of the John Wells MFA directing program at Carnegie Mellon University.; Ursula Hargens: Hargens is a ceramic artist, educator, and cofounder of Minnesota New Institute for Ceramic Education (MN NICE), an advanced certificate program in ceramics which she developed in 2014 in partnership with Northern Clay Center. She received an MFA from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University (Alfred, NY) and an MA in art and art education from Columbia University teacher's college (New York, NY). She is a three time McKnight Artist Fellow, has received additional awards from the Jerome Foundation and the Arts Board, and was named 2020 Ceramic Artist of the Year by Ceramic Arts Network, Ceramics Monthly, and Pottery Making Illustrated; Evelyn May: May is a writer and editor based out of Minneapolis. She has been published in Swimming with Elephants, Wingless Dreamer, Brew Your Own, Rain Taxi, and The Metropolitan. Her writing can be spotted across the Internet and on television. May is the founder and head editor at Other Worldly Women Press. She received her MFA in creative writing at Augsburg University.; Stephen Pelkey: Dr. Stephen Pelkey teaches strings privately in the Rochester and Winona areas. Pelkey teaches cello and bass at Saint Mary's University in Winona. Pelkey is a member of the Winona Symphony Orchestra and the Rochester Symphony Orchestra. Pelkey received his bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees in cello performance at Northwestern University, Yale University, and University of Houston, respectively. An innovative teacher, Pelkey taught public school orchestra for 25 years in north Kansas. He has freelanced since 1985 in various parts of the country. He was part of a professional quartet and studied with members of the Juilliard String Quartet.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016856,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Audiences will be transformed by musical experiences in a variety of settings and feel more connected to classical music. Record audience comments on Zoom, via email, and in person; survey musicians' post-events for satisfaction and recommendations; count number of 'audiences attending free events or purchasing tickets; analyze data and share with Board, Staff, and Musicians","Audiences were transformed and connected by musical experiences in virtual space, and felt even more connected by outdoor pop-up concerts. We recorded attendance on Zoom an at outdoor Mini Concerts; we surveyed musicians for satisfaction and recommendations, especially for Mini Concerts; and tracked subscription and other tickets sales; we shared findings with our Board of Directors.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Jay Kurtz, Amy C. fistler, Steven Savitt, Susan Doherty, Jonathan Morgan, Colin Aldis, Holly Fistler, Clea Galhano, David Gilberstadt, Richard Helling, Karen Kustritz, Andrea Leap, Richard Resch.",0.00,"The Bach Society of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Bach Society of Minnesota will present The Vagabond Series, bringing classical music into people's neighborhoods, living rooms, and local community venues.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Solveig,Mebust,"The Bach Society of Minnesota","275 4th St E Ste 260","St Paul",MN,55101,"(612) 440-6219",solveig.mebust@bachsocietymn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-223,"Patricia Black: Patricia Black is a textile and fiber artist in greater Minnesota. She is also a teaching artist, working with Minnesota students grades K-12 and adults. She has served as a reviewer for Arts Board grant panels and volunteered to assist Perpich Center for the Arts projects and other nonprofit arts organizations in greater Minnesota. She currently is a member of the East Central Regional Arts Council board of directors.; Brianna Fisher: Fisher is a youth educator, community builder, and servant learner. Fisher holds a MA from the University of Minnesota in youth development, and a BA in family services and conflict resolution. A long-time youth worker, Fisher has a passion for creating engaging opportunities where young people can thrive within the arts and self-expression.; Susan Foss: Susan Foss is the creator of The Minnesota Goose Garden, a permanent, 30-year landscape art project highlighting Native American culture and history. Foss is a painter, designer, sculptor, and illustrator who has lived in Minnesota since 1969. The mission of the Minnesota Goose Garden is to preserve and promote education of the flora used by the Ojibwe tribes for food, medicine, utility, and ceremony. Foss has unique world traveling history, years in the Master Gardening program of the University of Minnesota. She received an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant in 2017.; Margo Gray: Gray is a Minnesota based experience designer and theater maker whose interests include developing new work, social justice focused art, and creating site specific immersion. Gray recently received an early career research and development grant from Forecast Public Art and is a Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Next Step Fund recipient. Gray is the producing artistic director of Playable Artworks, a former Fulbright Fellow at the Moscow Art Theatre School, an alumna of Grinnell College, and a graduate of the John Wells MFA directing program at Carnegie Mellon University.; Ursula Hargens: Hargens is a ceramic artist, educator, and cofounder of Minnesota New Institute for Ceramic Education (MN NICE), an advanced certificate program in ceramics which she developed in 2014 in partnership with Northern Clay Center. She received an MFA from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University (Alfred, NY) and an MA in art and art education from Columbia University teacher's college (New York, NY). She is a three time McKnight Artist Fellow, has received additional awards from the Jerome Foundation and the Arts Board, and was named 2020 Ceramic Artist of the Year by Ceramic Arts Network, Ceramics Monthly, and Pottery Making Illustrated; Evelyn May: May is a writer and editor based out of Minneapolis. She has been published in Swimming with Elephants, Wingless Dreamer, Brew Your Own, Rain Taxi, and The Metropolitan. Her writing can be spotted across the Internet and on television. May is the founder and head editor at Other Worldly Women Press. She received her MFA in creative writing at Augsburg University.; Stephen Pelkey: Dr. Stephen Pelkey teaches strings privately in the Rochester and Winona areas. Pelkey teaches cello and bass at Saint Mary's University in Winona. Pelkey is a member of the Winona Symphony Orchestra and the Rochester Symphony Orchestra. Pelkey received his bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees in cello performance at Northwestern University, Yale University, and University of Houston, respectively. An innovative teacher, Pelkey taught public school orchestra for 25 years in north Kansas. He has freelanced since 1985 in various parts of the country. He was part of a professional quartet and studied with members of the Juilliard String Quartet.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016865,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,5065,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will partner with Hormel Historic Home to produce radio shows with a livestream video feed. By producing radio shows we have the opportunity to teach our young actors about sound effect manipulation and the of history radio entertainment. We will also livestream the production so our audience can choose to view or listen live.","We were able to work with a variety of actors and crew to create two radio shows that were attended both live and streamed. We documented participants and viewers.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,5065,,"Jennifer Wiebrand, Nikki Phillips, Katie Hunerdosse, Heidi Clark, Deidre Smith, Kim Zerke, Krista Theobald",0.00,"Matchbox Children's Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Matchbox Children's Theatre will broadcast and livestream four radio entertainment shows in January, February, and March 2021 in coordination with the Hormel Historic Home.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Angela,Donovan,"Matchbox Children's Theatre","211 1st St SE",Austin,MN,55912,"(507) 437-9078",info@matchboxchildrenstheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Dodge, Faribault, Freeborn, Mower, Olmsted, St. Louis, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-229,"Kimble Bromley: Bromley is a professor of art at North Dakota State University serving in his twenty-fifth year. He has served on numerous university committees and has also served as chairman of the board for the Spirit Room (Fargo, ND). Bromley has won the NDSU College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Creativity Award and Best in Show Painting Award from the 2018 North Dakota Human Rights Festival. Bromley holds a BA in both psychology and sociology from Buena Vista College, an MA from the University of Northern Iowa, and an MFA from Southern Illinois University (Carbondale, IL). He also received his hypnotherapy certification from the National Guild of Hypnotists.; Rachael Givens: Givens graduated from the University of North Carolina Charlotte with a bachelor of arts in visual art. She is the volunteer social media assistant for The Links, Incorporated. She previously was a curatorial research intern at the Weisman Art Museum. She has experience as a communication engagement specialist at Pillsbury United Communities, where she designed marketing collateral on various enrichment programs for children that focused on visual arts, music production, STEM education, and career mapping. She received an Eli Segal AmeriCorps Education Award for completing over 1,700 combined hours of community service.; Nancy Leasman: Leasman is a visual artist, primarily creating small pieces with social commentary using a cast of characters engendered in watercolor. She has created large-scale murals, book illustrations, and over 400 scenes/designs reproduced on note cards. Leasman served as the grants coordinator for the Five Wings Arts Council and has received three arts grants. She has served on community revitalization, tourism, public health, and theater boards. She has studied in workshops with Don Folsom, Charles Kapsner, Bela Petheo, Karen Knutson, and others, in addition to much independent study.; Yan Pang: Pang is a composer, performer, and scholar. She received her PhD in music with a minor in theater arts and dance at the University of Minnesota. Her work focuses on intercultural music composition and performance. As part of this interest, she has been commissioned to compose and invited to perform in music festivals throughout the world. She considers both her music composition as a means to build multicultural understanding and tolerance. A selection of her varied works includes the album Glory Times (as songwriter and music director) by the China Science & Culture Audio & Video Publishing House; the score ""Solis Ortus? (winner of the SunRiver International Composition Competition) by China's People's Cultural Publishing Company; the paper ""Scene of Sichuan Opera? (coauthored with Mingzhu Song); and the books Cool Math for Hot Music, All About Music, Basic Music Technology, and The Future of Music (coauthored with Guerino Mazzola et al.) by Springer.; Katie Pease: Pease is serving in the capacity building and recruitment VISTA position at Mentor North. Pease originally came to Minnesota from Oregon for college and is a proud graduate of St. Catherine University with a BA in studio art and English. After working in a variety of fields, including extensive time spent supporting persons living with physical and developmental disabilities, Pease's passion for social justice led her to making the decision to serve with the AmeriCorps.; Christopher Selleck: Christopher Selleck has spent more than twenty-five years working in the arts community of Minnesota. He received his BFA in photography from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities in 2013 and his MFA in photography from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2016. Using sports and masculinity as a lens to view identity, his various projects of the last few years focused on this area of identity construction. He maintains an active studio space while teaching as an adjunct or visiting artist. He has worked for nonprofit and commercial galleries, done arts writing, and professional art documentation.; Lisa Truax: Lisa Truax is an associate professor of art and design at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota and holds an MFA in ceramics from Michigan State University. Truax is also a professional artist. She has volunteered for the Arts Board reviewing individual visual artist grants in the past and has also received grants in the past. ","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016876,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Design and deliver four interdisciplinary seasonal digital art story painting virtual presentations woven w. Indigenous-Ojibwe and D/Lakota star knowledge. Surveys addressing increased artistic accessibility and understanding, cultural agility, demographics, etc. Website analytics: number of visits, pages, hits, downloads, etc. Completion of high quality innovative artwork. Documentation of events.","Minnesota artists and culture bearers maintain their connection to Minnesota residents and communities. Annette's Outcome: Design and deliver four interdisciplinary seasonal narrative digital art story paintings related to Indigenous - Ojibwe and D/Lakota star knowledge. Evaluation Method: Digital productions were premiered and exist on website.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Annette S. Lee",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Lee will create indigenous based mixed media night sky paintings that weave together mind, body, heart, spirit and will come alive through narrative digital art animation. Four seasonal virtual presentations will be designed and delivered.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Annette,Lee,"Annette S. Lee",,,MN,,"(763) 416-0662",aslee17@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-154,"Roberta Gray: Robyn Gray is the grants specialist at St. Francis Music Center, a community school for the arts in Little Falls. Gray also handles all programming for the Music Center. She has been a parent educator for the Little Falls Schools for the past 30 years and volunteers for other community nonprofits. Gray has a BA in theater arts and elementary education from Southwest Minnesota State University.; Adaobi Okolue: Adaobi Okolue is the executive director of Twin Cities Media Alliance, a nonprofit media arts organization equipping people and organizations with the power of media arts to shape narratives that advance equity and justice. She has been featured on Minnesota Public Radio, The Loft Literary Center, Pollen, and The Atlantic. Hailing originally from Nigeria, Okolue is a writer, visual and performance artist, and producer. She is also an alum to both the Givens Foundation Black Writers Collaborative and VONA Writing Workshop fellowships. Okolue has a bachelor's degree in strategic communication from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, School of Journalism.; Akiko Ostlund: Akiko Ostlund began dancing as a tribal fusion belly dancer and studies many dance forms such as salsa, bachata, hula, and tutting. Ostlund collaborates with puppeteers in various projects including Barebones' Halloween Extravaganza, the May Day Parade, and Puppet Cabaret, as well as projects with individual puppeteers. All of her works focus on community and reflect her voice as an immigrant woman of color. She is heavily invested in connecting with youth of color in her community. As a curator she regularly visits local high school showcases to familiarize herself with the new generation and presents young artists in the shows she curates.; Seho Park: Seho Park practices art and teaches at Winona State University. He did graduate studies at the University of Minnesota. Park has served on Arts Board panels and also was a panelist on the Minnesota Artists Exhibition program at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. His artworks were included in the ""Minnesota Biennials? of the Minnesota Museum of American Art in Saint Paul, ""2-D on 3-D? at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts; ""Art on the Plains XII? at the Plains Art Museum (Fargo, ND), and ""Move? at the Rochester Art Center.; Elizabeth Torres: Elizabeth Horneber was a 2019 recipient of an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant. Her essays have appeared in journals such as AGNI, Hobart, The Rumpus, and elsewhere. She has an MFA in creative writing from Minnesota State University, Mankato, and is currently an assistant professor at Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato. She volunteers with the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop, and she has previously served as an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant panelist and as a judge for the Minnesota Book Awards.; Sten Wall: Wall is a current board member of the small multigenerational community theater, Chaska Valley Community Theater. He has worked with professional theaters across the country, specifically in Virginia and Minnesota. He received his master's in public administration from Virginia Commonwealth University where he also studied nonprofit management. He receiving his BA in theatre and history from Lenoir-Rhyne University. He currently works at HealthPartners in member services.; Claire Wick: Based in Saint Louis Park, Claire Wick is a marketing assistant at Broadway Across America in its north office. She helps promote touring Broadway shows in five different cities across the Midwest, including Minneapolis. In addition to being an avid consumer of the arts, she has been involved in community theater in the Twin Cities. Before coming to Minnesota, she graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay with a degree in arts management and vocal music.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016892,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To acquire professional assistance to be able to reach online communities and develop skills to better curate material and teachings for community. It will be evaluated by the number of people part of applicant's core audience as evidenced through social media account setup and growing email list. At least one communication will be sent out. Feedback can be observed through audience response.","I acquired more professional skills that enabled me to reach online communities and curate online teaching material related to my creative practice. By creating an e-newsletter and subscriber base, I could track analytics. The mailing had a high open rate (77%) No one unsubscribed, but some responded that they had gotten more to subscribe. Respondents' comments were overwhelmingly positive.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Roseanne G. Pereira",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Pereira will gain technological and social media skills in order to build an audience for her creative and teaching practices.",2021-04-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Roseanne,Pereira,"Roseanne G. Pereira",,,MN,,"(510) 541-5389",roseanne.pereira@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-170,"Maya Beecham: Maya Beecham is a collage artist and founder of CardFolk, LLC, a greeting card company that features original collage images with ethnic and fashionable flair. Beecham serves as a grants coordinator at the Minnesota Office of Higher Education. She has fourteen years of experience working in the nonprofit and government sectors with specific focus on philanthropy, education and the arts. Beecham graduated from Hamline University with a BA in communication studies and has served as a volunteer board member for Walker West Music Academy.; Shantel Dow: Shantel Dow is the executive director for the Reif Arts Council and the Myles Reif Performing Arts Center in Grand Rapids. Prior to this position, Dow was the president and booking agent for the Dow Artists, Inc. talent booking agency established in 2003. She is currently on the board of directors for the Minnesota Presenters Network and is a member of the Association of Performing Arts Professionals and Grand Rapids Arts. In 2018, she served as cochair for the Arts Midwest Conference held in Indianapolis.; Gina Kundan: Kundan is the board chair for Ananya Dance Theatre and the director of the Center for Health Interprofessional Programs (CHIP) at the University of Minnesota. She has more than 15 years of experience. Kundan holds a BFA in dance from Wright State University; an MA in social theory, and a certificate in mediation and conflict resolution from Hamline University; and an MPA from the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs.; Christine Marcotte: Marcotte writes historical fiction and nonfiction. She recently completed her first manuscript, What Amelia Knows, a novel about the ax murder of her third great grandfather. Since 2014, she has written the Reminisce column for the Deer River and Grand Rapids newspapers. She has had four short stories published since May 2019. At this time, she is working on a historical trilogy and a linked short story collection. She lives in northern Minnesota with her husband, a variety of pets, and her three-year-old grandson, a frequent visitor.; Jonathan Salmon: Salmon is a camping professional working with individuals with disabilities and has a master's degree in theology from the University of St Andrews in Scotland. He grew up in the north east of England and has been involved in the arts for around 30 years, both in the U. K. and the U. S. This has involved working on theatrical boards and currently serves as treasurer, having also been in the chair role previously. He participates in theater both on stage and off, is active in his local church, and married to an accomplished musician.; Vicki Stenerson: Stenerson is currently serving as the president of the Bemidji Community Theater board of directors. She studied English and political science at Bemidji State University. Her academic focus on Shakespeare was developed further when she studied at Oxford University with a member of the Royal Shakespeare Theater Company. Stenerson has directed productions with the Bemidji Community Theater, Sarens Productions, and Vision Theater. She is a lighting designer, light operator, stage manager, and actor, participating in productions at Paul Bunyan Playhouse, Swashbuckler's Guild, Mask and Rose Women's Collective, and Bemidji Community Theater. She has directed First City Handbell Choir, Bethel Lutheran Church Adult Choir, and the Bethel Lutheran Church Passion Play.; Jennifer Vickerman: Vickerman earned her BA from Gustavus Adolphus College (Saint Peter) with majors in music performance in voice and theater. She also earned a fundraising certificate from the University of St. Thomas (Saint Paul). Vickerman is a gift planner at Gustavus Adolphus College and leads the Friends of Music group for alumni, parents, and friends. While employed at Thrivent Financial, Vickerman held roles in new business development and financial advising. Vickerman is a twenty-three-year member of the VocalEssence Chorus, where she serves as the soprano section leader. Vickerman has served on fundraising committees and was involved in an adaptive planning process for VocalEssence led by EmcArts.; Thi Vu: Vu was born in a music traditional family in Vietnam and began to get acquainted with music when she was three years old. From the age of ten, Vu started studying music at the Music Conservatory (Saigon, Vietnam). She specializes in the performance of four instruments: ??n Tranh zither, ??n b?u monochord, ??n tam th?p l?c dulcimer, and ??n tr'?ng bamboo xylophone. As a professional musician, she has performed widely in Vietnam, Singapore, Australia, Hawaii, Virginia, Texas, and Minnesota. She has extensive experience as an educator and served as a music instructor at Saigon South International School for over eight years. In 2018, Vu founded the Vietnamese Traditional Music of Minnesota, a nonprofit organization to promote the culture of Vietnam through art and music.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016907,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Hire designer to develop website; record three essay excerpts for broadcast; make progress toward publication goal via consultations with editor/mentor. An attractive, functional website is developed; number of site visits and email exchanges tallied; broadcast dates of readings on 'Stay Human Radio' listed; dates of consultations with editor/mentor listed, with my progress detailed.","Erickson developed an attractive, functional website; recorded essay excerpts for KAXE-fm listeners; and gave two well-received presentations. Erickson's presentations and the excerpts featured on her website received many positive comments. Listeners appreciated her readings on KAXE-FM Stay Human Radio. She also participated in two editorial consultations (April 2020 and June 2021).","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Anne M. Erickson AKA Anne-Marie Erickson",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Erickson will establish a website for her memoir in essays, record excerpts for Stay Human Radio (KAXE/KBXE), and work toward the goal of publication.",2021-02-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anne,Erickson,"Anne M. Erickson AKA Anne-Marie Erickson",,,MN,,"(218) 999-5950",rcainann@icloud.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-185,"Amber Burns: Burns is the artistic director for the Duluth Playhouse Family Theatre and education programming. She graduated from the University of Minnesota, Duluth in 2011 with a bachelor of fine arts in arts education and taught visual art for six years for fourth through eighth grade students. In 2018, she received a master's degree in liberal studies with an emphasis in arts development and program management from the University of Denver. She has served on the board for the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council for four years reviewing grant applications. Along with being a visual artist, Burns is a choreographer, director, actor, educator, and dancer.; Mee Chomet: Sun Mee Chomet is a Twin Cities based actor, director, dancer, and playwright. Chomet has worked at theaters locally and nationally including Lincoln Center's LCT3, Hartford Stage, Cincinnati Playhouse, Guthrie Theater, Ten Thousand Things Theater, and many more. She is a recipient of the 2019 McKnight Theater Artist Fellowship, TCG Fox Fellowship, and an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant. Chomet received her MFA in acting from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and BA in sociology and anthropology from Earlham College.; Emily Derke: Derke is a northern Minnesota basketry artist who works with willow, birch bark, and other local materials. She shares her art through teaching workshops throughout Minnesota and has received a number of grants from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, including the Fellowship grant in 2017 and the Community Arts Learning grant in 2019. Derke has spent time learning from basketmakers around the country and participated in North House Folk School's(Grand Marais) internship program in 2014.; Cecily Harris: Cecily Harris, MBA, has proven fund and program development abilities, developed from forty years of community service and employment with nonprofit organizations and municipalities as marketing coordinator of the Nonprofit Development Center, managing director of Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society, executive director of the San Francisco Bay Wildlife Society, landscape architecture specialist for the City of San Mateo's Park Planning and Development Division, and financial services manager/senior management analyst at the County of San Mateo Parks Department. She served on numerous nonprofit boards of directors, city and state appointed committees, and two elected positions.; Heidi Holtan: Heidi Holtan is news and public affairs director at KAXE/KBXE in Grand Rapids and Bemidji. Minnesota arts programming is integral to the local Morning Edition from NPR that Heidi produces every weekday morning. She also produces a monthly program and podcast pairing a liberal with a conservative called Dig Deep, and hosts focus groups across the region for the Strong Women project. Holtan's educational and professional background includes women's studies and media studies at the University of Minnesota, research assistant at the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library, and many writing courses at The Loft.; Sharika Kurumathur: Kurumathur has a master's degree in English from India and a graduate certificate in instructional design from the University of Wisconsin. She began her dance journey by learning Bharatanatyam for thirteen years in South India and is currently learning Kathak at Katha Dance Theatre. Kurumathur has been a volunteer with Art of Living Foundation and has taught several stress relief workshops for youth and adults. She works as a technical training specialist for Allina Health.; Miriam-Rachel Oxenhandler Newman: Miriam-Rachel Oxenhandler Newman (formerly Margie Newman) writes primarily creative nonfiction. She is a freelance writer and has served as the editor of City South Magazine, Plymouth Magazine, and White Bear Lake Magazine. She is particularly interested in the topic of historical trauma and how it impacts communities. She holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her work has appeared in the Pioneer Press, Forward, Tablet, Currents, Dislocate, along with other publications, and has been recognized with grants from Rimon, the Jerome Foundation/SASE, and the Arts Board.; Rebecca Petersen: Petersen is the director of development for West Central Initiative. She was previously the executive director of A Center for the Arts in Fergus Falls, and partnered with Artspace Projects to renovate the Kaddatz Hotel. She also was executive director of the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra for seven consecutive seasons. Petersen performs with Fargo Moorhead Symphony, Fargo Moorhead Opera, NDSU Baroque, Bemidji Symphony Orchestra, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra, Itasca Symphony Orchestra, and Fergus Falls Civic Orchestra. Petersen has a BA in music from the University of Vermont. She currently serves on the board of Pioneer Public Television and Kaddatz Galleries.; Mary Reichert: Reichert is a professional felt maker who runs her own small business and is a dedicated teacher of the craft. Her felt making studies have brought her to Central Asia a handful of times to live with a family who are working hard to see that his craft continues to hold meaning and value to the people of Central Asia today and into the future. She brings this same dedication to her work and teaching in Minnesota. She received a 2019 Artist Initiative Grant to do three community felt rug making projects in three Minnesota communities. It was some of the most satisfying work of her career.; Scott Reynolds, Scotty Reynolds is a stage director, producer, and performer with a passion for theatrical events and social connectivity. His theater company, Mixed Precipitation, has been producing work since 2008, including eleven seasons of the Picnic Operetta, touring to community gardens, orchards, and farms throughout Minnesota. Since 2015, he has performed with TigerLion Arts in Nature: A Walking Play. For 15 years he was a staff artist at the Interact Center for Visual and Performing Arts creating original theater work with adults with disabilities. He is a 2017 recipient of the Arts Board Artist Initiative grant.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016924,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create free downloadable online resources on the process of making and interpretation of traditional woman's shawl or hood. Create a social media presence for the online materials and a webpage where the materials will be widely available. Likes, clicks and other feedback would be saved and shared. Also, a survey form to my Indigenous community contacts for feedback.","Created a digital bridge/preservation between the importance of Native arts and the greater community. Created a webpage where the all videos and resource are now widely available. 100% positive feedback was the goal and achieved. A survey form was created for feedback or ask a question. Beyond this sharing continues.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Chholing Taha",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"The experiences all of our ancestors long ago witnessed, regardless of geo location, are attached to an arm reaching into our past, present, and future. Global ancestral knowledge and wisdom are contained within each fingertip or tear.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Chholing,Taha,"Chholing Taha",,,MN,,"(651) 468-1856",tehteu@hushmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Murray, Pipestone, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-202,"Maya Beecham: Maya Beecham is a collage artist and founder of CardFolk, LLC, a greeting card company that features original collage images with ethnic and fashionable flair. Beecham serves as a grants coordinator at the Minnesota Office of Higher Education. She has fourteen years of experience working in the nonprofit and government sectors with specific focus on philanthropy, education and the arts. Beecham graduated from Hamline University with a BA in communication studies and has served as a volunteer board member for Walker West Music Academy.; Shantel Dow: Shantel Dow is the executive director for the Reif Arts Council and the Myles Reif Performing Arts Center in Grand Rapids. Prior to this position, Dow was the president and booking agent for the Dow Artists, Inc. talent booking agency established in 2003. She is currently on the board of directors for the Minnesota Presenters Network and is a member of the Association of Performing Arts Professionals and Grand Rapids Arts. In 2018, she served as cochair for the Arts Midwest Conference held in Indianapolis.; Gina Kundan: Kundan is the board chair for Ananya Dance Theatre and the director of the Center for Health Interprofessional Programs (CHIP) at the University of Minnesota. She has more than 15 years of experience. Kundan holds a BFA in dance from Wright State University; an MA in social theory, and a certificate in mediation and conflict resolution from Hamline University; and an MPA from the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs.; Christine Marcotte: Marcotte writes historical fiction and nonfiction. She recently completed her first manuscript, What Amelia Knows, a novel about the ax murder of her third great grandfather. Since 2014, she has written the Reminisce column for the Deer River and Grand Rapids newspapers. She has had four short stories published since May 2019. At this time, she is working on a historical trilogy and a linked short story collection. She lives in northern Minnesota with her husband, a variety of pets, and her three-year-old grandson, a frequent visitor.; Jonathan Salmon: Salmon is a camping professional working with individuals with disabilities and has a master's degree in theology from the University of St Andrews in Scotland. He grew up in the north east of England and has been involved in the arts for around 30 years, both in the U. K. and the U. S. This has involved working on theatrical boards and currently serves as treasurer, having also been in the chair role previously. He participates in theater both on stage and off, is active in his local church, and married to an accomplished musician.; Vicki Stenerson: Stenerson is currently serving as the president of the Bemidji Community Theater board of directors. She studied English and political science at Bemidji State University. Her academic focus on Shakespeare was developed further when she studied at Oxford University with a member of the Royal Shakespeare Theater Company. Stenerson has directed productions with the Bemidji Community Theater, Sarens Productions, and Vision Theater. She is a lighting designer, light operator, stage manager, and actor, participating in productions at Paul Bunyan Playhouse, Swashbuckler's Guild, Mask and Rose Women's Collective, and Bemidji Community Theater. She has directed First City Handbell Choir, Bethel Lutheran Church Adult Choir, and the Bethel Lutheran Church Passion Play.; Jennifer Vickerman: Vickerman earned her BA from Gustavus Adolphus College (Saint Peter) with majors in music performance in voice and theater. She also earned a fundraising certificate from the University of St. Thomas (Saint Paul). Vickerman is a gift planner at Gustavus Adolphus College and leads the Friends of Music group for alumni, parents, and friends. While employed at Thrivent Financial, Vickerman held roles in new business development and financial advising. Vickerman is a twenty-three-year member of the VocalEssence Chorus, where she serves as the soprano section leader. Vickerman has served on fundraising committees and was involved in an adaptive planning process for VocalEssence led by EmcArts.; Thi Vu: Vu was born in a music traditional family in Vietnam and began to get acquainted with music when she was three years old. From the age of ten, Vu started studying music at the Music Conservatory (Saigon, Vietnam). She specializes in the performance of four instruments: ??n Tranh zither, ??n b?u monochord, ??n tam th?p l?c dulcimer, and ??n tr'?ng bamboo xylophone. As a professional musician, she has performed widely in Vietnam, Singapore, Australia, Hawaii, Virginia, Texas, and Minnesota. She has extensive experience as an educator and served as a music instructor at Saigon South International School for over eight years. In 2018, Vu founded the Vietnamese Traditional Music of Minnesota, a nonprofit organization to promote the culture of Vietnam through art and music.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016961,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To share documentaries and photos with communities of color, scholars and students in Minnesota regarding the important contributions of Africa to World History. By the sharing and production of original multi-media projects such as documentaries and photo-essays, thus allowing me to stay engaged, and shifting my work online via Zoom, YouTube and other online platforms, and eventually sharing my work in person.","We were able to host several online events via Zoom with organizations based both in the Twin Cities and The Twin Ports. Debrief with organizers after the event to collectively discuss the impact of the event upon the audience.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Steffan A. Spencer",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Spencer will produce multimedia projects such as documentaries and photo-essays to share with Minnesotans, allowing him to stay engaged by shifting his work online via Zoom, YouTube, and other online platforms, and eventually share his work in person.",2021-01-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steffan,Spencer,"Steffan A. Spencer",,,MN,,"(218) 464-7470",steffanspencer07@fulbrightmail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Douglas, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-239,"Roberta Gray: Robyn Gray is the grants specialist at St. Francis Music Center, a community school for the arts in Little Falls. Gray also handles all programming for the Music Center. She has been a parent educator for the Little Falls Schools for the past 30 years and volunteers for other community nonprofits. Gray has a BA in theater arts and elementary education from Southwest Minnesota State University.; Adaobi Okolue: Adaobi Okolue is the executive director of Twin Cities Media Alliance, a nonprofit media arts organization equipping people and organizations with the power of media arts to shape narratives that advance equity and justice. She has been featured on Minnesota Public Radio, The Loft Literary Center, Pollen, and The Atlantic. Hailing originally from Nigeria, Okolue is a writer, visual and performance artist, and producer. She is also an alum to both the Givens Foundation Black Writers Collaborative and VONA Writing Workshop fellowships. Okolue has a bachelor's degree in strategic communication from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, School of Journalism.; Akiko Ostlund: Akiko Ostlund began dancing as a tribal fusion belly dancer and studies many dance forms such as salsa, bachata, hula, and tutting. Ostlund collaborates with puppeteers in various projects including Barebones' Halloween Extravaganza, the May Day Parade, and Puppet Cabaret, as well as projects with individual puppeteers. All of her works focus on community and reflect her voice as an immigrant woman of color. She is heavily invested in connecting with youth of color in her community. As a curator she regularly visits local high school showcases to familiarize herself with the new generation and presents young artists in the shows she curates.; Seho Park: Seho Park practices art and teaches at Winona State University. He did graduate studies at the University of Minnesota. Park has served on Arts Board panels and also was a panelist on the Minnesota Artists Exhibition program at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. His artworks were included in the ""Minnesota Biennials? of the Minnesota Museum of American Art in Saint Paul, ""2-D on 3-D? at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts; ""Art on the Plains XII? at the Plains Art Museum (Fargo, ND), and ""Move? at the Rochester Art Center.; Elizabeth Torres: Elizabeth Horneber was a 2019 recipient of an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant. Her essays have appeared in journals such as AGNI, Hobart, The Rumpus, and elsewhere. She has an MFA in creative writing from Minnesota State University, Mankato, and is currently an assistant professor at Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato. She volunteers with the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop, and she has previously served as an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant panelist and as a judge for the Minnesota Book Awards.; Sten Wall: Wall is a current board member of the small multigenerational community theater, Chaska Valley Community Theater. He has worked with professional theaters across the country, specifically in Virginia and Minnesota. He received his master's in public administration from Virginia Commonwealth University where he also studied nonprofit management. He receiving his BA in theatre and history from Lenoir-Rhyne University. He currently works at HealthPartners in member services.; Claire Wick: Based in Saint Louis Park, Claire Wick is a marketing assistant at Broadway Across America in its north office. She helps promote touring Broadway shows in five different cities across the Midwest, including Minneapolis. In addition to being an avid consumer of the arts, she has been involved in community theater in the Twin Cities. Before coming to Minnesota, she graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay with a degree in arts management and vocal music.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016964,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Public mural and exhibition in Duluth featuring environmental science in the Lake Superior watershed. I will create a 20'long x 12'high outdoor mural on the wall at Superior Saint and Lake Ave. in Duluth. I will also install a series of paintings of Minnesota's federally listed endangered animals who depend on the water provided by Lake Superior.","I created a mural about local water science in a public space. I will create a 18'long x 12'high outdoor mural about wild rice restoration efforts on Michigan St in Duluth. I installed a series of paintings of Minnesota's federally listed endangered animals who depend on the water provided by Lake Superior.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Adam P. Swanson",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"In the Lake Superior watershed, people are acutely concerned about our relationship with water and the environment. Swanson's mural and corresponding work is based on recent collaborations with scientists in the region.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Adam,Swanson,"Adam P. Swanson",,,MN,,"(218) 343-4304",adam@adamswanson.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Mille Lacs, Pine, St. Louis, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-242,"Roberta Gray: Robyn Gray is the grants specialist at St. Francis Music Center, a community school for the arts in Little Falls. Gray also handles all programming for the Music Center. She has been a parent educator for the Little Falls Schools for the past 30 years and volunteers for other community nonprofits. Gray has a BA in theater arts and elementary education from Southwest Minnesota State University.; Adaobi Okolue: Adaobi Okolue is the executive director of Twin Cities Media Alliance, a nonprofit media arts organization equipping people and organizations with the power of media arts to shape narratives that advance equity and justice. She has been featured on Minnesota Public Radio, The Loft Literary Center, Pollen, and The Atlantic. Hailing originally from Nigeria, Okolue is a writer, visual and performance artist, and producer. She is also an alum to both the Givens Foundation Black Writers Collaborative and VONA Writing Workshop fellowships. Okolue has a bachelor's degree in strategic communication from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, School of Journalism.; Akiko Ostlund: Akiko Ostlund began dancing as a tribal fusion belly dancer and studies many dance forms such as salsa, bachata, hula, and tutting. Ostlund collaborates with puppeteers in various projects including Barebones' Halloween Extravaganza, the May Day Parade, and Puppet Cabaret, as well as projects with individual puppeteers. All of her works focus on community and reflect her voice as an immigrant woman of color. She is heavily invested in connecting with youth of color in her community. As a curator she regularly visits local high school showcases to familiarize herself with the new generation and presents young artists in the shows she curates.; Seho Park: Seho Park practices art and teaches at Winona State University. He did graduate studies at the University of Minnesota. Park has served on Arts Board panels and also was a panelist on the Minnesota Artists Exhibition program at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. His artworks were included in the ""Minnesota Biennials? of the Minnesota Museum of American Art in Saint Paul, ""2-D on 3-D? at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts; ""Art on the Plains XII? at the Plains Art Museum (Fargo, ND), and ""Move? at the Rochester Art Center.; Elizabeth Torres: Elizabeth Horneber was a 2019 recipient of an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant. Her essays have appeared in journals such as AGNI, Hobart, The Rumpus, and elsewhere. She has an MFA in creative writing from Minnesota State University, Mankato, and is currently an assistant professor at Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato. She volunteers with the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop, and she has previously served as an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant panelist and as a judge for the Minnesota Book Awards.; Sten Wall: Wall is a current board member of the small multigenerational community theater, Chaska Valley Community Theater. He has worked with professional theaters across the country, specifically in Virginia and Minnesota. He received his master's in public administration from Virginia Commonwealth University where he also studied nonprofit management. He receiving his BA in theatre and history from Lenoir-Rhyne University. He currently works at HealthPartners in member services.; Claire Wick: Based in Saint Louis Park, Claire Wick is a marketing assistant at Broadway Across America in its north office. She helps promote touring Broadway shows in five different cities across the Midwest, including Minneapolis. In addition to being an avid consumer of the arts, she has been involved in community theater in the Twin Cities. Before coming to Minnesota, she graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay with a degree in arts management and vocal music.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016965,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,3737,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To grow awareness for the environment and communities along the Superior Hiking Trail in a free digital platform. If information about the experience of the trail are located in one digital location that is made to be more easily accessible.","Hiked all 310 miles of the Superior Hiking Trail while taking photographs for 25 days about the people and places I saw. Completion of The Superior Hiking was a huge outcome. Seeing every mile and stretch of the trail as well as the people I photographed along the way.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,3737,,,,"Cecelia Boyle AKA Cece Boyle",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Boyle will explore the landscape of the Superior Hiking Trail through her lens. Telling the stories of the people and places she meets along the way. Her images will be shared through an online medium.",2021-02-01,2022-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cecelia,Boyle,"Cecelia Boyle AKA Cece Boyle",,,MN,,"(651) 485-1825",cboyle@css.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-243,"Mameneh George: George is a career pathways navigator with CAPI USA, a nonprofit organization focused on helping marginalized groups be self-sufficient in reaching their goals. George has a lifetime of experience in the arts, from post-secondary education in graphic design, to performance and visual arts. George served as board member for African Health Action, a nonprofit working with immigrant women and youth on healthcare. She has also volunteered with numerous community organizations in areas and issues around housing, transportation, education, and equity and diversity in the Twin Cities. She worked with Minneapolis Public Schools for almost a decade in special education and a brief one-year stint in communications. George also helped provide services around family/children outreach with Twin Cities Public Television since 2012 and has participated in community radio on pressing issues and topics.; Katie Marshall: Katie Marshall is the executive director at MacRostie Art Center. She has served in this role for nine years and was recently recognized for her arts advocacy work in the community and on behalf of individual artists with the 2019 Maddie Simons Award from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. Katie Marshall is also on the board of the Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program.; David Marty: David Marty is retired from a career in arts administration, and currently serves on the Grand Rapids school board. He holds a bachelor's degree in communications, with additional arts training including a fellowship in arts administration at the National Endowment for the Arts. He is an experienced arts presenter with extensive awards and has served on various arts and community boards. He has presented and consulted often for national and regional arts gatherings. He was an officer for the Minnesota Presenters Network and the Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Marty has also directed and acted in local theater productions.; Marcoantonio Real-d'Arbelles: Real-d'Arbelles was appointed associate artistic director of the Bach Society of Minnesota in 2018 and serves as music director for Opera on the Lake and Bold North Baroque Opera. He has worked with Winter Opera Saint Louis, Chicago Summer Opera, Miami Music Festival, and Oberlin in Italy Opera Festival. In the U. S., he has conducted The Miami Symphony Orchestra, the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra; and in Spain, the Camerata Antonio Soler and the Chamber Philharmonic of Catalonia, which awarded him the conducting prize by its musicians. Real-d'Arbelles graduated from Conservatory of Music at Lynn University (Boca Raton, FL) with a master's degree in violin in 2009.; Julie Strand: Strand is a poet, teaching writer, and arts administrator living and working in the Twin Cities. She received her MFA in creative writing (poetry) from Boise State University (Boise, ID) in 2013. Her poems have appeared in Western Humanities Review, Grist, Permafrost, Heavy Feather Review, Weave Magazine, JUPITER 88, Cant Journal, and others. Her chapbook, The Mae West Defense, was published by Dancing Girl Press. She has worked at arts nonprofits for over fifteen years including Woodland Pattern Book Center (Milwaukee, WI), The Cabin Literary Center (Boise, ID), Coffee House Press (Minneaplis), and currently COMPAS (Saint Paul).; Heidi Vader: Vader is the founder and director of Purple Playground, a nonprofit that unites Prince fans and creates and implements music education programs for teens under the Academy of Prince name. She previously served on the board of the Diverse Emerging Music Foundation in Minneapolis. Vader graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in journalism.; Jacinta Zens: Socially engaged artist Jacinta Zens has more than 20 years of experience in the arts, focusing on community engagement, public art, and music. The arts are in every facet of her life?from vocal performance to visual art, curation, and event/project management. Zens's process and approach have been as a social practitioner in a rural context. Her most recent endeavors include the cocreation and comanagement of the Arts Resource Fair and the Arts Resource Expert Program with the Lake Region Arts Council.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016971,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,5997,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1) Successfully connect online with Minnesota readers and writers 2) Online launch Minnesota historical novel, WATERFALL (U of M Press) 3) Finish novel-in-progress. 1) Assess evaluations from Minnesota schools, conferences, and writing workshops following author visits and presentations.2) Complete online book launch novel, WATERFALL, in Spring 2021.3) Author will submit next novel for publication by Nov 2021.","Connected with Minnesota readers and writers and successfully launched newest novel, WATERFALL through virtual and a few in-person events. 1) Study evaluations from virtual attendees at presentations and workshops.2) Completed book launch for WATERFALL, 2021.3)Completed and submitted next novel for publication.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,5997,,,,"Mary J. Casanova",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Casanova will invest in training and technology to better connect online with audiences of all ages; launch her historical novel, WATERFALL, online in spring 2021; and finish writing her latest novel in progress.",2021-02-01,2022-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Casanova,"Mary J. Casanova",,,MN,,"(218) 244-9108",marycasanova.writer@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Carlton, Clearwater, Cook, Hennepin, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-249,"Amber Burns: Burns is the artistic director for the Duluth Playhouse Family Theatre and education programming. She graduated from the University of Minnesota, Duluth in 2011 with a bachelor of fine arts in arts education and taught visual art for six years for fourth through eighth grade students. In 2018, she received a master's degree in liberal studies with an emphasis in arts development and program management from the University of Denver. She has served on the board for the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council for four years reviewing grant applications. Along with being a visual artist, Burns is a choreographer, director, actor, educator, and dancer.; Mee Chomet: Sun Mee Chomet is a Twin Cities based actor, director, dancer, and playwright. Chomet has worked at theaters locally and nationally including Lincoln Center's LCT3, Hartford Stage, Cincinnati Playhouse, Guthrie Theater, Ten Thousand Things Theater, and many more. She is a recipient of the 2019 McKnight Theater Artist Fellowship, TCG Fox Fellowship, and an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant. Chomet received her MFA in acting from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and BA in sociology and anthropology from Earlham College.; Emily Derke: Derke is a northern Minnesota basketry artist who works with willow, birch bark, and other local materials. She shares her art through teaching workshops throughout Minnesota and has received a number of grants from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, including the Fellowship grant in 2017 and the Community Arts Learning grant in 2019. Derke has spent time learning from basketmakers around the country and participated in North House Folk School's(Grand Marais) internship program in 2014.; Cecily Harris: Cecily Harris, MBA, has proven fund and program development abilities, developed from forty years of community service and employment with nonprofit organizations and municipalities as marketing coordinator of the Nonprofit Development Center, managing director of Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society, executive director of the San Francisco Bay Wildlife Society, landscape architecture specialist for the City of San Mateo's Park Planning and Development Division, and financial services manager/senior management analyst at the County of San Mateo Parks Department. She served on numerous nonprofit boards of directors, city and state appointed committees, and two elected positions.; Heidi Holtan: Heidi Holtan is news and public affairs director at KAXE/KBXE in Grand Rapids and Bemidji. Minnesota arts programming is integral to the local Morning Edition from NPR that Heidi produces every weekday morning. She also produces a monthly program and podcast pairing a liberal with a conservative called Dig Deep, and hosts focus groups across the region for the Strong Women project. Holtan's educational and professional background includes women's studies and media studies at the University of Minnesota, research assistant at the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library, and many writing courses at The Loft.; Sharika Kurumathur: Kurumathur has a master's degree in English from India and a graduate certificate in instructional design from the University of Wisconsin. She began her dance journey by learning Bharatanatyam for thirteen years in South India and is currently learning Kathak at Katha Dance Theatre. Kurumathur has been a volunteer with Art of Living Foundation and has taught several stress relief workshops for youth and adults. She works as a technical training specialist for Allina Health.; Miriam-Rachel Oxenhandler Newman: Miriam-Rachel Oxenhandler Newman (formerly Margie Newman) writes primarily creative nonfiction. She is a freelance writer and has served as the editor of City South Magazine, Plymouth Magazine, and White Bear Lake Magazine. She is particularly interested in the topic of historical trauma and how it impacts communities. She holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her work has appeared in the Pioneer Press, Forward, Tablet, Currents, Dislocate, along with other publications, and has been recognized with grants from Rimon, the Jerome Foundation/SASE, and the Arts Board.; Rebecca Petersen: Petersen is the director of development for West Central Initiative. She was previously the executive director of A Center for the Arts in Fergus Falls, and partnered with Artspace Projects to renovate the Kaddatz Hotel. She also was executive director of the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra for seven consecutive seasons. Petersen performs with Fargo Moorhead Symphony, Fargo Moorhead Opera, NDSU Baroque, Bemidji Symphony Orchestra, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra, Itasca Symphony Orchestra, and Fergus Falls Civic Orchestra. Petersen has a BA in music from the University of Vermont. She currently serves on the board of Pioneer Public Television and Kaddatz Galleries.; Mary Reichert: Reichert is a professional felt maker who runs her own small business and is a dedicated teacher of the craft. Her felt making studies have brought her to Central Asia a handful of times to live with a family who are working hard to see that his craft continues to hold meaning and value to the people of Central Asia today and into the future. She brings this same dedication to her work and teaching in Minnesota. She received a 2019 Artist Initiative Grant to do three community felt rug making projects in three Minnesota communities. It was some of the most satisfying work of her career.; Scott Reynolds, Scotty Reynolds is a stage director, producer, and performer with a passion for theatrical events and social connectivity. His theater company, Mixed Precipitation, has been producing work since 2008, including eleven seasons of the Picnic Operetta, touring to community gardens, orchards, and farms throughout Minnesota. Since 2015, he has performed with TigerLion Arts in Nature: A Walking Play. For 15 years he was a staff artist at the Interact Center for Visual and Performing Arts creating original theater work with adults with disabilities. He is a 2017 recipient of the Arts Board Artist Initiative grant.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016977,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","My goal is to perform and provide original music. I want to record my own music and offer CD's for sale to public at gigs where I perform. By focusing on recording my original music I can gauge my success using bookings, social media outlet feedback and CD sales. I want to learn to promote my music on social media.","I have been able to work on my original music using my new equipment that the grant provided. I have been challenged to learn new software and the equipment so that I can grow in learning how to promote myself and my music.","achieved some of the proposed outcomes",499,,6499,,,,"MIchael J. Becker",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Becker will explore ways to publish and share his original music online through traditional recording methods and live performances.",2021-02-01,2022-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,MIchael,Becker,"MIchael J. Becker",,,MN,,"(218) 966-3141",michaelbecker.inc@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Pine, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-255,"Mameneh George: George is a career pathways navigator with CAPI USA, a nonprofit organization focused on helping marginalized groups be self-sufficient in reaching their goals. George has a lifetime of experience in the arts, from post-secondary education in graphic design, to performance and visual arts. George served as board member for African Health Action, a nonprofit working with immigrant women and youth on healthcare. She has also volunteered with numerous community organizations in areas and issues around housing, transportation, education, and equity and diversity in the Twin Cities. She worked with Minneapolis Public Schools for almost a decade in special education and a brief one-year stint in communications. George also helped provide services around family/children outreach with Twin Cities Public Television since 2012 and has participated in community radio on pressing issues and topics.; Katie Marshall: Katie Marshall is the executive director at MacRostie Art Center. She has served in this role for nine years and was recently recognized for her arts advocacy work in the community and on behalf of individual artists with the 2019 Maddie Simons Award from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. Katie Marshall is also on the board of the Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program.; David Marty: David Marty is retired from a career in arts administration, and currently serves on the Grand Rapids school board. He holds a bachelor's degree in communications, with additional arts training including a fellowship in arts administration at the National Endowment for the Arts. He is an experienced arts presenter with extensive awards and has served on various arts and community boards. He has presented and consulted often for national and regional arts gatherings. He was an officer for the Minnesota Presenters Network and the Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Marty has also directed and acted in local theater productions.; Marcoantonio Real-d'Arbelles: Real-d'Arbelles was appointed associate artistic director of the Bach Society of Minnesota in 2018 and serves as music director for Opera on the Lake and Bold North Baroque Opera. He has worked with Winter Opera Saint Louis, Chicago Summer Opera, Miami Music Festival, and Oberlin in Italy Opera Festival. In the U. S., he has conducted The Miami Symphony Orchestra, the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra; and in Spain, the Camerata Antonio Soler and the Chamber Philharmonic of Catalonia, which awarded him the conducting prize by its musicians. Real-d'Arbelles graduated from Conservatory of Music at Lynn University (Boca Raton, FL) with a master's degree in violin in 2009.; Julie Strand: Strand is a poet, teaching writer, and arts administrator living and working in the Twin Cities. She received her MFA in creative writing (poetry) from Boise State University (Boise, ID) in 2013. Her poems have appeared in Western Humanities Review, Grist, Permafrost, Heavy Feather Review, Weave Magazine, JUPITER 88, Cant Journal, and others. Her chapbook, The Mae West Defense, was published by Dancing Girl Press. She has worked at arts nonprofits for over fifteen years including Woodland Pattern Book Center (Milwaukee, WI), The Cabin Literary Center (Boise, ID), Coffee House Press (Minneaplis), and currently COMPAS (Saint Paul).; Heidi Vader: Vader is the founder and director of Purple Playground, a nonprofit that unites Prince fans and creates and implements music education programs for teens under the Academy of Prince name. She previously served on the board of the Diverse Emerging Music Foundation in Minneapolis. Vader graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in journalism.; Jacinta Zens: Socially engaged artist Jacinta Zens has more than 20 years of experience in the arts, focusing on community engagement, public art, and music. The arts are in every facet of her life?from vocal performance to visual art, curation, and event/project management. Zens's process and approach have been as a social practitioner in a rural context. Her most recent endeavors include the cocreation and comanagement of the Arts Resource Fair and the Arts Resource Expert Program with the Lake Region Arts Council.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10016989,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Promote and complete four Winter LIVE Log Cabin Streams in 2021, featuring original music to my new and current Minnesota audiences. Documentation of promotions, adverts, emails, links, posts for four events on Insta/Twit Link/Facebook. Audiences share, make requests, contribute photos, comments and contributions. Facebook #s increase from 4.2k. four links posted for public future view","Four original Music LIVESTREAMS keeping me connected to my community. Logos/statements used to promote events followed by comments/donations with increas. Screenshots of Adverts/payments, #'s thankful and fun comments before/during/after the four STREAMING and links posted to Facebook, which remain for perusal. Contributions were sent: PayPal-Venmo-Square. Emails/notes sent to each contributor-legislators.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Michael A. Monroe AKA Michael Monroe",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Monroe will perform four winter live, online streams of his Log Cabin Concerts featuring original music from his log home in Grand Marais.",2021-02-01,2022-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Monroe,"Michael A. Monroe AKA Michael Monroe",,,MN,,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Blue Earth, Cook, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-267,"Cheryl Caponi: Caponi is the executive director and cofounder of the Caponi Art Park. Caponi has dedicated her career to developing the programs, physical space, and organization of the park; and to building community through the arts. Caponi is a former member of the Dakota County Public Arts Commission, and served on the City of Eagan public art selection panel. Caponi has a BFA from the University of Minnesota and has participated in the ArtSage Arts and Aging Minnesota professional development program. She was a lead member of the Eagan cohort in the Arts Midwest ArtsLab training on community building through the arts.; Benjamin Gateno: Gateno is a performer and educator with advanced degrees from the Eastman School of Music. He toured and recorded as a member of the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet from 2009 to 2014. Gateno recently released a CD of solo guitar music of the 1920s featuring classical, blues, and jazz. Gateno is a 2020 recipient of a Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council grant to film performances of 1920s guitar music at 1920s architectural sites in southeast Minnesota. Gateno currently resides in Rochester where he teaches privately and serves on the board of the Rochester Music Guild.; Sally Koski: Koski is a retired graduate nursing professor from the College of St. Scholastica. She served as a volunteer executive director of the Ely Community Health Center and a public health nursing consultant for the Minnesota Oral Health Project. She has been active with local Ely area nonprofits such as the Ely Area Food Shelf and Community Care Team. She graduated from the College of St. Scholastica with a bachelor's and master's in nursing and holds a PhD in nursing from Barry University (Miami Shores, FL). She is a flutist, watercolor painter, photographer, and nunofelter. Koski has extensive experience as a grant reviewer for local nonprofits and with the Minnesota Department of Health. She recently has been selected as a contributing photographer with the Foundation for Healing Photo Arts.; Simone Needles: Needles is a visual arts instructor with Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts, where they challenge perceptions of disability and provide the training and resources needed for individuals with disabilities to seek careers in the arts. Needles is a board member of the Minnesota Access Alliance working to advocate for and provide training to make the arts and culture more accessible to all Minnesotans. Needles has worked with the Walker Art Center, Minnesota Orchestra, and Highland Friendship Club as a teaching artist for classes focused on individuals with disabilities. She has worked in the disability field for six years and is a self-taught artist focusing on handmade mediums and process based work.; Judy Nelson: Nelson has a PhD in adult education and has taught full-time in the Minnesota state system and at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She lives near Grand Rapids where she pursues interests in photography, writing, landscaping, and music. Nelson is currently a member of the MacRostie Art Center and KAXE Northern Community Radio, where she contributes essays to the program Stay Human. She has been the recipient of a photography award and has had numerous presentations of her photos and her writing. Most recently, she received an Arrowhead Regional Arts award to begin writing a memoir of World War II.; Margaret Ojala: Ojala taught photography at St. Olaf College for 35 years. She is a professor emerita of art and art history. Ojala has been awarded several Arts Board grants for individual artists and received McKnight fellowships. Most recently, Ojala received an award at the 2020 McKnight visual artist fellowship. Ojala is represented by Groveland Gallery. She has a BA from the University of Minnesota and MFA from The Art Institute of Chicago.; Anna Ostendorf: Ostendorf is the executive director of ArtReach in Red Wing. At ArtReach, she handles administrative tasks including supporting teaching artists to deliver visual arts programming and teaches classes in visual arts. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor's degree in religious studies and cultural anthropology. She has served on the board of the Friends of the Sheldon Theatre and is a member of the advisory panel for Red Wing Community Education and Recreation.; Carlisa Rivamonte: Rivamonte is currently the development manager at Mixed Blood Theatre. She served for thirteen years as executive director for Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts and has worked as a grants consultant for a number of nonprofit organizations in the Twin Cities. She has served on the board of the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, and as a panelist for several arts organizations including Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Minnesota State Arts Board, and the Kentucky Foundation for Women, among others. She holds a BA in art from UC Berkeley and an MFA in painting from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10017005,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans learn about the harpsichord and hear solo harpsichord works on beautiful instruments. Keeping track of video views, survey specific communities through email, personal email exchanges with community leaders.","Minnesotans learn about the harpsichord and hear solo harpsichord works on beautiful instruments. I used the analytics tools in Squarespace and in Vimeo to get the exact numbers of views. These tools also show in which countries and states these views originated.","achieved proposed outcomes",73,,6073,,,,"Tami Morse",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Morse will create a personal website designed for community engagement and reach out to communities through creation of videos exploring the harpsichord and solo repertoire.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tami,Morse,"Tami Morse",,,MN,,"(734) 255-7161",tami@lyrabaroque.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-283,"Carrie Brase: Brase retired after working 22 years at Riverland Community College, predominately in student services, and 31 years with Macy's special events department. Brase was previously the coowner and human resources director for Riverside TV and Appliance company in Owatonna and Rochester. After graduating from North Park University (Chicago, IL) with a BA in English, drama, and communication, Brase spent seven years teaching high school English and theater, as well as directing and coaching. Brase has served on numerous boards and committees at the local, state, and international levels including Eastern Star and Job's Daughters. She is currently serving as president of the board of directors for the OAC.; Debra deNoyelles: deNoyelles is the development director for the Capri Theater. Her arts experience includes working for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, the Soap Factory, East Side Arts Council, SteppingStone Theater, and more. She currently serves on the board for the Association of Fundraising Professionals-MN Chapter and the Advisory Board of SooVAC. deNoyelles has a BFA and MA in art history from the University of Kansas.; Katherine Dodge: Now retired, Kathy Dodge taught high school English. She followed that career to become executive director of the Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program. She chaired the steering committee for the Minnesota Orchestra's first Common Chords residency in Grand Rapids, served on the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council (ARAC) board, cofounded Grand Rapids Arts, chaired the Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission, and served on the board of Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. She is recipient of the Maddie Simons Arts Advocate Award from ARAC. Her education includes a BA in English from St. Lawrence University (Canton, NY) and an MA from Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY).; Mirella Espino: Mirella Espino is development associate at Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio (CLUES). Espino is a second-generation Latina of Mexican descent. Navigating both the Spanish and English languages and two cultures drives Espino to advocate for a society where all are welcomed and celebrated. Immigration, public policy, the arts, and cultural preservation/engagement are her passions. Espino has written grant proposals for the advocacy and community engagement and the Latino arts and cultural engagement divisions at CLUES. Originally from central Wisconsin, she graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire with a BA in political science and Latin American studies.; Laura Helle: An Iowa farm girl by birth, Laura Helle joined the Austin Area Arts team as executive director in November 2016. Helle previously worked at Riverland Community College and Vision 2020 Austin. Helle earned a BFA from Iowa State University in graphic design with a minor in journalism/mass communication. She continues her nonprofit education, most recently completing a program on managing capital campaigns with the University of Indiana Lily School of Philanthropy. Helle serves on the Austin city council and is a member of the Port Authority, Austin Housing and Redevelopment Authority, Community Education Advisory Board, and the new Culture and Arts Commission.; Linda Salisbury: Lin Salisbury is a writer, event planner, and host and producer of Superior Reads and Superior Reviews on WTIP 90.7 Radio (Grand Marais). She was a Loft Mentor Series Fellow in creative nonfiction, and has been published in Snowshoemag.com and Fourth Genre. She completed a memoir Crazy For You, and she is currently working on a novel, The Violet Hour Book Club. Salisbury formerly worked for the Grand Marais Art Colony as an event planner responsible for planning and implementing the Grand Marais Arts Festival, a festival featuring seventy-five artists from around the region during a two-day festival on the North Shore of Lake Superior.; Boonmee Yang: Yang holds a master's degree in ESL education and works as an EL teacher in Saint Paul. He has volunteered with SOY (Shades of Yellow) in the past as a grant application reviewer, along with reviewing lesson plans for AMAZEworks to check for accurate representation and cultural sensitivity. He is part of the Minneapolis Institute of Art's teacher advisory board for integrating Asian American art in education.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10017006,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create a prototype method to connect with audiences using recorded audio experiences. I will conduct a survey of test audiences. A successful outcome would be that 80% of respondents report that the experience was meaningful to them, and at least 70% report that they would be interested in trying similar experiences in the future.","Engaged audiences in experiencing draft of trail tour for segment from Hibbing to Virginia. Because of the populated who participated in testing, it turned out electronic surveys were not a great choice for assessment. Instead, I had informal chats with testers as they returned from their experience.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Margo Gray AKA Margo Gray",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Gray will explore methods for delivering on demand interactive audio narratives.",2021-02-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Margo,Gray,"Margo Gray",,,MN,,"(414) 704-2789",margo.gray@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Itasca, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-284,"Linda DeRoode: DeRoode has been involved in the festival world for 15 years. Her professional credits include: director of the 2014 Festival of Nations, three Italian festivals called Festa Italiana on Harriet Island, six Saint Paul Oktoberfests, and various other large-scale festivals. DeRoode currently works as the director of cultural programming at the Germanic-American Institute (GAI) in Saint Paul. She produces the Saint Paul Oktoberfest at the Schmidt Brewery for the GAI. DeRoode has served on many nonprofit boards and currently sits on the Saint Paul Festival Association Board. DeRoode holds a master's degree in education from Concordia University of Saint Paul.; Susanna Gaunt: Susanna Gaunt is a mixed-media installation artist and instructor. She is a recent recipient of an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant as well as a Career Development grant from Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. She is completing new three-dimensional installations for a show at the Duluth Art Institute. She has served on the Artist Initiative review panel and juried the annual student exhibit at University of Wisconsin- Superior. Gaunt holds a BA in philosophy from Boston College and a BFA in painting, drawing and printmaking from the University of Minnesota Duluth.; Ian Hanson: Based in Grand Meadow, Hanson is the owner and photographer of Hanson Photography and the adventure lifestyle blog ""The Spur Trail?. Here he provides clients with preserving life's memories, while educating and inspiring others to stray from the beaten path. His photography has been recognized regionally, most notably in second place during the 2019 Minnesota State Fair Art Show. His pursuit of photography came after completing a musical theater performance BFA from Viterbo University (La Crosse, WI). Additionally, he works in the talent industry modeling and acting in creative/commercial projects around Minnesota.; Mark Monfils: Monfils is a freelance director who most recently directed for River City Theater Company of Watertown. He directed productions in the 2017 and 2016 Minnesota Fringe Festivals in Minneapolis. He has worked around the metro area for River Valley Theater Company and directed productions in greater Minnesota for The Cowles Center, Rockford High School, and The Barn Theatre in Willmar. Over the course of his fifty-year career, Monfils has directed over fifty plays, musicals, and shows. He has acted in and stage managed another thirty-five more in the metropolitan area and greater Minnesota.; Beatrice Rothweiler: Rothweiler has over 35 years of experience combining her personal passions and professional expertise working with numerous emerging growth companies and small nonprofit arts organizations. Rothweiler is an attorney, a consultant, an arts lover, and a performer who has taken on active roles in various nonprofits and business organizations that reflect her priorities and values. She has served numerous business organizations in leadership roles at various professional and nonprofit organizations including National Association of Women Business Owners, the former Minnesota Dance Alliance, Chinese American Association of Minnesota, and Chinese Dance Theater.; Fawn Sampson: Sampson is the American Indian liaison in leadership and civic engagement for the Center of Community Vitality at the University of Minnesota Extension. Sampson has performed with New Native Theatre, holds and practices cultural arts, and supports her performing artist husband. She holds a bachelor's in visual arts and American Indian studies from Bemidji State University and has a certificate in organizational development from the University of Minnesota.; Michael Tillmann: Tillmann is retired after teaching speech, English, and theater in Hayward (WI), Thief River Falls, Marshall, Owatonna, and Cottage Grove. He also taught English and speech at Riverland Community College (Owatonna). Tillmann has directed over 150 theater productions and served on the board of the Minnesota State High School League, as director of standards for the Minnesota Department of Education, as executive director on the Board of Teaching, and on boards for the Perpich Center Foundation and the Owatonna Arts CenterI. n 2015, he was inducted into the Minnesota State High School League Hall of Fame.; Rachel Yang: Rachel Yang is the marketing and outreach specialist at the Loft Literary Center, where she manages the organization's community partnership programs. Before her time at the Loft, she worked in nonprofit education as a program director with the Breakthrough Collaborative. Yang holds a degree in literature and educational studies from Swarthmore College. As an independent artist, she produces documentary audio stories.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1
10017024,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,5880,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The artist will create a web-based platform to exhibit new work to Minnesota residents and communities. The outcome will be achieved when a website has been created, new work has been exhibited on the site, and visits to the site will be tracked via number of visitors and comments.","Cole Perry created a web-based platform for exhibiting new and existing work. Visit to the site was tracked.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,5880,,,,"Cole B. Perry",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Perry will create a Web based exhibition of new work exploring the impact of the pandemic on rural northern Minnesota communities.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cole,Perry,"Cole B. Perry",,,MN,,"(218) 996-9023",coleperry@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Itasca, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-302,"Julie Johnson: Julie M. Johnson is a professional grant consultant. She had worked freelance since 1999 and then launched her professional consultancy in 2015. Johnson has been a member of the grants professional association since 2014. She earned her Grants Professional Certification (GPC) in 2019. She has a BA in English writing from Winona State University. Johnson's cultural work includes Winona Film Society board of director from 1993-2008, Great River Shakespeare Festival public relations manager from 2006-2008, and Friends of Winona Public Library vice president from 2014-2018.; Rupa Nair: Nair is a performing artist with Katha Dance Theatre. Nair has been a part of many shows and performed as a lead artist in Katha Dance Theatre's 2015 production ""Pourush, The Masculine.? She served as the youth director with the Minnesota Malayalee Association from 2014 to 2015, and volunteers with fundraising shows organized by Chance Foundation and Harmonious Music. Nair works with Weston Solutions, a construction company. She has a master's degree in construction management from Texas A & M University and a bachelor's degree in architecture from the University of Mumbai.; Cana Potter: Cana Potter is the owner and sole operator of MuseFlora design studio. Cana graduated from FIDM in Los Angeles with an A.A. in Fashion Design. She has worked as a costume designer with many local theaters, including The Guthrie, Mixed Blood and Mu Performing Arts. Potter has served as a founding board member and Treasurer for Heart of Dance nonprofit, has received a micro grant from Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers, and has proudly served as grant panelist twice for the Arts Board.; Juliane Shibata: Shibata is a ceramic artist from Northfield, Minnesota. She received her MFA from Bowling Green State University. Shibata taught at Carleton College, Hope College, The College of Saint Benedict, and Saint John's University. Her work was included in the 2019 ""Blanc de Chine? International Ceramic Art Award exhibition in Beijing. Shibata was awarded Artist Initiative grants from the Arts Board in 2014, 2018, and 2020. In 2016, she was a cocurator of Michi ?Distinctive Paths, Shared Affinity: An Exhibition of Japanese American Ceramic Artists, which traveled across the U. S. Her work belongs to the permanent collection of Northern Arizona University's Art Museum and the Brown-Forman Collection.; Danielle Sosin: Danielle Sosin is a professional writer and avid arts participant. Her major publications include Garden Primitives, stories from Coffee House Press, and The Long-Shining Waters, a novel from Milkweed Editions, which won the Milkweed National Fiction Prize, amongst other honors. Sosin has taught and encouraged creative communication with people from diverse backgrounds and age groups, and contributed to the field as a panelist, mentor.. Raised in the Twin Cities, Sosin moved to Duluth in 2003.; Richard Terrill: Terrill is professor emeritus at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where he was a distinguished faculty scholar and taught poetry and creative nonfiction writing for twenty-seven years in the MFA program. He now works part-time as a jazz saxophonist. He is the author of three collections of poems, including Coming Late to Rachmaninoff, winner of the Minnesota Book Award; as well as two memoirs, including Saturday Night in Baoding: A China Memoir, winner of the AWP Award for Nonfiction. A past Arts Board grantee, he has reviewed grant applications for the Arts Board and has been a reviewer for the Minnesota Book Awards.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10017033,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create new line of products that support in her initiative in creating financial literacy books for kids of all ages. This grant would help complete phase one of this project:1. New illustrations and designs for product line to support funding of initiative1. Video content of initiative for website and social media3.Copywriter stipend to help write first kid's book.","Launched new website with new designs, illustrations and artworks to raise funds for financial literacy kids book initiative. We measured the outcomes through milestones of: building a website, getting new product shots and website photos, new videos for website and social media, 10-20 new artworks and illustrations.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Aisha Branch",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Branch will showcase new illustration and design products that will support her initiative in creating financial literacy books for kids and schools in her community.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Aisha,Branch,"Aisha Branch",,,MN,,"(763) 202-1548",aishabranchstudio@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Cass, Crow Wing, Douglas, Hennepin, Marshall, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-311,"Julie Johnson: Julie M. Johnson is a professional grant consultant. She had worked freelance since 1999 and then launched her professional consultancy in 2015. Johnson has been a member of the grants professional association since 2014. She earned her Grants Professional Certification (GPC) in 2019. She has a BA in English writing from Winona State University. Johnson's cultural work includes Winona Film Society board of director from 1993-2008, Great River Shakespeare Festival public relations manager from 2006-2008, and Friends of Winona Public Library vice president from 2014-2018.; Rupa Nair: Nair is a performing artist with Katha Dance Theatre. Nair has been a part of many shows and performed as a lead artist in Katha Dance Theatre's 2015 production ""Pourush, The Masculine.? She served as the youth director with the Minnesota Malayalee Association from 2014 to 2015, and volunteers with fundraising shows organized by Chance Foundation and Harmonious Music. Nair works with Weston Solutions, a construction company. She has a master's degree in construction management from Texas A & M University and a bachelor's degree in architecture from the University of Mumbai.; Cana Potter: Cana Potter is the owner and sole operator of MuseFlora design studio. Cana graduated from FIDM in Los Angeles with an A.A. in Fashion Design. She has worked as a costume designer with many local theaters, including The Guthrie, Mixed Blood and Mu Performing Arts. Potter has served as a founding board member and Treasurer for Heart of Dance nonprofit, has received a micro grant from Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers, and has proudly served as grant panelist twice for the Arts Board.; Juliane Shibata: Shibata is a ceramic artist from Northfield, Minnesota. She received her MFA from Bowling Green State University. Shibata taught at Carleton College, Hope College, The College of Saint Benedict, and Saint John's University. Her work was included in the 2019 ""Blanc de Chine? International Ceramic Art Award exhibition in Beijing. Shibata was awarded Artist Initiative grants from the Arts Board in 2014, 2018, and 2020. In 2016, she was a cocurator of Michi ?Distinctive Paths, Shared Affinity: An Exhibition of Japanese American Ceramic Artists, which traveled across the U. S. Her work belongs to the permanent collection of Northern Arizona University's Art Museum and the Brown-Forman Collection.; Danielle Sosin: Danielle Sosin is a professional writer and avid arts participant. Her major publications include Garden Primitives, stories from Coffee House Press, and The Long-Shining Waters, a novel from Milkweed Editions, which won the Milkweed National Fiction Prize, amongst other honors. Sosin has taught and encouraged creative communication with people from diverse backgrounds and age groups, and contributed to the field as a panelist, mentor.. Raised in the Twin Cities, Sosin moved to Duluth in 2003.; Richard Terrill: Terrill is professor emeritus at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where he was a distinguished faculty scholar and taught poetry and creative nonfiction writing for twenty-seven years in the MFA program. He now works part-time as a jazz saxophonist. He is the author of three collections of poems, including Coming Late to Rachmaninoff, winner of the Minnesota Book Award; as well as two memoirs, including Saturday Night in Baoding: A China Memoir, winner of the AWP Award for Nonfiction. A past Arts Board grantee, he has reviewed grant applications for the Arts Board and has been a reviewer for the Minnesota Book Awards.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10017034,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Pianist Ann DuHamel will engage with Minnesota audiences by creating videos of piano works written for her by composers Jocelyn Hagen and Edie Hill. I will evaluate progress by measuring participation and engagement on 1) YouTube, 2) social media platforms where the videos are posted, and 3) website view data after posting. Measurement will include number of views, comments/reactions, and sharing.","Because of the delays, engagement with audiences is pending. However, when they are completed, I will engage with audiences in Minnesota (and beyond). I still anticipate evaluating participation and engagement in platforms where the video is posted-YouTube, Social Media, as well as direct comments and reactions, and sharing.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Ann M. DuHamel",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"DuHamel will create videos of new solo piano works written for her by Minnesotan composers Jocelyn Hagen and Edie Hill.",2021-01-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ann,DuHamel,"Ann M. DuHamel",,,MN,,"(319) 594-4140",aduhamel@morris.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Cook, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Pope, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Traverse, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-312,"Carrie Brase: Brase retired after working 22 years at Riverland Community College, predominately in student services, and 31 years with Macy's special events department. Brase was previously the coowner and human resources director for Riverside TV and Appliance company in Owatonna and Rochester. After graduating from North Park University (Chicago, IL) with a BA in English, drama, and communication, Brase spent seven years teaching high school English and theater, as well as directing and coaching. Brase has served on numerous boards and committees at the local, state, and international levels including Eastern Star and Job's Daughters. She is currently serving as president of the board of directors for the OAC.; Debra deNoyelles: deNoyelles is the development director for the Capri Theater. Her arts experience includes working for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, the Soap Factory, East Side Arts Council, SteppingStone Theater, and more. She currently serves on the board for the Association of Fundraising Professionals-MN Chapter and the Advisory Board of SooVAC. deNoyelles has a BFA and MA in art history from the University of Kansas.; Katherine Dodge: Now retired, Kathy Dodge taught high school English. She followed that career to become executive director of the Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program. She chaired the steering committee for the Minnesota Orchestra's first Common Chords residency in Grand Rapids, served on the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council (ARAC) board, cofounded Grand Rapids Arts, chaired the Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission, and served on the board of Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. She is recipient of the Maddie Simons Arts Advocate Award from ARAC. Her education includes a BA in English from St. Lawrence University (Canton, NY) and an MA from Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY).; Mirella Espino: Mirella Espino is development associate at Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio (CLUES). Espino is a second-generation Latina of Mexican descent. Navigating both the Spanish and English languages and two cultures drives Espino to advocate for a society where all are welcomed and celebrated. Immigration, public policy, the arts, and cultural preservation/engagement are her passions. Espino has written grant proposals for the advocacy and community engagement and the Latino arts and cultural engagement divisions at CLUES. Originally from central Wisconsin, she graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire with a BA in political science and Latin American studies.; Laura Helle: An Iowa farm girl by birth, Laura Helle joined the Austin Area Arts team as executive director in November 2016. Helle previously worked at Riverland Community College and Vision 2020 Austin. Helle earned a BFA from Iowa State University in graphic design with a minor in journalism/mass communication. She continues her nonprofit education, most recently completing a program on managing capital campaigns with the University of Indiana Lily School of Philanthropy. Helle serves on the Austin city council and is a member of the Port Authority, Austin Housing and Redevelopment Authority, Community Education Advisory Board, and the new Culture and Arts Commission.; Linda Salisbury: Lin Salisbury is a writer, event planner, and host and producer of Superior Reads and Superior Reviews on WTIP 90.7 Radio (Grand Marais). She was a Loft Mentor Series Fellow in creative nonfiction, and has been published in Snowshoemag.com and Fourth Genre. She completed a memoir Crazy For You, and she is currently working on a novel, The Violet Hour Book Club. Salisbury formerly worked for the Grand Marais Art Colony as an event planner responsible for planning and implementing the Grand Marais Arts Festival, a festival featuring seventy-five artists from around the region during a two-day festival on the North Shore of Lake Superior.; Boonmee Yang: Yang holds a master's degree in ESL education and works as an EL teacher in Saint Paul. He has volunteered with SOY (Shades of Yellow) in the past as a grant application reviewer, along with reviewing lesson plans for AMAZEworks to check for accurate representation and cultural sensitivity. He is part of the Minneapolis Institute of Art's teacher advisory board for integrating Asian American art in education.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10017037,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To develop and print a small catalog of artworks and critical essays from my Body/Building series. The outcome will be evaluated in successful completion of project within the timeline of the grant period. The catalog will be documented and archived. A record of the libraries, reading rooms and non-profits who receive it will be kept.","Catalog Produced. A catalog was produced and a database list generated. Receipt of catalog would be recorded as long as materials were not returned by USPS.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Christopher M. Selleck",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Selleck will create a small, full color catalog of his artwork which will include critical essays from regional writers. This will be distributed to libraries, galleries, and nonprofits throughout the state.",2021-02-01,2022-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christopher,Selleck,"Christopher M. Selleck",,,MN,,"(612) 203-5224",cselleck@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carlton, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Nicollet, Sherburne, St. Louis, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-315,"Cheryl Caponi: Caponi is the executive director and cofounder of the Caponi Art Park. Caponi has dedicated her career to developing the programs, physical space, and organization of the park; and to building community through the arts. Caponi is a former member of the Dakota County Public Arts Commission, and served on the City of Eagan public art selection panel. Caponi has a BFA from the University of Minnesota and has participated in the ArtSage Arts and Aging Minnesota professional development program. She was a lead member of the Eagan cohort in the Arts Midwest ArtsLab training on community building through the arts.; Benjamin Gateno: Gateno is a performer and educator with advanced degrees from the Eastman School of Music. He toured and recorded as a member of the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet from 2009 to 2014. Gateno recently released a CD of solo guitar music of the 1920s featuring classical, blues, and jazz. Gateno is a 2020 recipient of a Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council grant to film performances of 1920s guitar music at 1920s architectural sites in southeast Minnesota. Gateno currently resides in Rochester where he teaches privately and serves on the board of the Rochester Music Guild.; Sally Koski: Koski is a retired graduate nursing professor from the College of St. Scholastica. She served as a volunteer executive director of the Ely Community Health Center and a public health nursing consultant for the Minnesota Oral Health Project. She has been active with local Ely area nonprofits such as the Ely Area Food Shelf and Community Care Team. She graduated from the College of St. Scholastica with a bachelor's and master's in nursing and holds a PhD in nursing from Barry University (Miami Shores, FL). She is a flutist, watercolor painter, photographer, and nunofelter. Koski has extensive experience as a grant reviewer for local nonprofits and with the Minnesota Department of Health. She recently has been selected as a contributing photographer with the Foundation for Healing Photo Arts.; Simone Needles: Needles is a visual arts instructor with Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts, where they challenge perceptions of disability and provide the training and resources needed for individuals with disabilities to seek careers in the arts. Needles is a board member of the Minnesota Access Alliance working to advocate for and provide training to make the arts and culture more accessible to all Minnesotans. Needles has worked with the Walker Art Center, Minnesota Orchestra, and Highland Friendship Club as a teaching artist for classes focused on individuals with disabilities. She has worked in the disability field for six years and is a self-taught artist focusing on handmade mediums and process based work.; Judy Nelson: Nelson has a PhD in adult education and has taught full-time in the Minnesota state system and at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She lives near Grand Rapids where she pursues interests in photography, writing, landscaping, and music. Nelson is currently a member of the MacRostie Art Center and KAXE Northern Community Radio, where she contributes essays to the program Stay Human. She has been the recipient of a photography award and has had numerous presentations of her photos and her writing. Most recently, she received an Arrowhead Regional Arts award to begin writing a memoir of World War II.; Margaret Ojala: Ojala taught photography at St. Olaf College for 35 years. She is a professor emerita of art and art history. Ojala has been awarded several Arts Board grants for individual artists and received McKnight fellowships. Most recently, Ojala received an award at the 2020 McKnight visual artist fellowship. Ojala is represented by Groveland Gallery. She has a BA from the University of Minnesota and MFA from The Art Institute of Chicago.; Anna Ostendorf: Ostendorf is the executive director of ArtReach in Red Wing. At ArtReach, she handles administrative tasks including supporting teaching artists to deliver visual arts programming and teaches classes in visual arts. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor's degree in religious studies and cultural anthropology. She has served on the board of the Friends of the Sheldon Theatre and is a member of the advisory panel for Red Wing Community Education and Recreation.; Carlisa Rivamonte: Rivamonte is currently the development manager at Mixed Blood Theatre. She served for thirteen years as executive director for Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts and has worked as a grants consultant for a number of nonprofit organizations in the Twin Cities. She has served on the board of the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, and as a panelist for several arts organizations including Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Minnesota State Arts Board, and the Kentucky Foundation for Women, among others. She holds a BA in art from UC Berkeley and an MFA in painting from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10017040,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,5946,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will maintain my artist connection to Minnesota residents and communities through a professional interactive online experience. Through maintaining weekly and monthly schedules of online interactions through my new website, Instagram, Facebook and online art shows; including daily posts, a monthly shop update and a monthly studio demonstration in Instagram and Facebook stories.","I maintained my artist connection to Minnesota residents and communities through a professional interactive online experience.?. I maintained weekly and monthly schedules of online interactions, monthly shop updates and a monthly studio demonstration in Instagram and Facebook stories; noticeable growth in my 'followers' numbers and online sales.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,5946,,,,"Sarah M. Flicek",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Flicek will explore creating an intimate artist connection to Minnesota residents and communities through a professional, engaging, interactive online experience via her website and social media.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Flicek,"Sarah M. Flicek",,,MN,,"(763) 233-1451",sarahflicek@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pipestone, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-318,"Carrie Brase: Brase retired after working 22 years at Riverland Community College, predominately in student services, and 31 years with Macy's special events department. Brase was previously the coowner and human resources director for Riverside TV and Appliance company in Owatonna and Rochester. After graduating from North Park University (Chicago, IL) with a BA in English, drama, and communication, Brase spent seven years teaching high school English and theater, as well as directing and coaching. Brase has served on numerous boards and committees at the local, state, and international levels including Eastern Star and Job's Daughters. She is currently serving as president of the board of directors for the OAC.; Debra deNoyelles: deNoyelles is the development director for the Capri Theater. Her arts experience includes working for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, the Soap Factory, East Side Arts Council, SteppingStone Theater, and more. She currently serves on the board for the Association of Fundraising Professionals-MN Chapter and the Advisory Board of SooVAC. deNoyelles has a BFA and MA in art history from the University of Kansas.; Katherine Dodge: Now retired, Kathy Dodge taught high school English. She followed that career to become executive director of the Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program. She chaired the steering committee for the Minnesota Orchestra's first Common Chords residency in Grand Rapids, served on the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council (ARAC) board, cofounded Grand Rapids Arts, chaired the Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission, and served on the board of Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. She is recipient of the Maddie Simons Arts Advocate Award from ARAC. Her education includes a BA in English from St. Lawrence University (Canton, NY) and an MA from Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY).; Mirella Espino: Mirella Espino is development associate at Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio (CLUES). Espino is a second-generation Latina of Mexican descent. Navigating both the Spanish and English languages and two cultures drives Espino to advocate for a society where all are welcomed and celebrated. Immigration, public policy, the arts, and cultural preservation/engagement are her passions. Espino has written grant proposals for the advocacy and community engagement and the Latino arts and cultural engagement divisions at CLUES. Originally from central Wisconsin, she graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire with a BA in political science and Latin American studies.; Laura Helle: An Iowa farm girl by birth, Laura Helle joined the Austin Area Arts team as executive director in November 2016. Helle previously worked at Riverland Community College and Vision 2020 Austin. Helle earned a BFA from Iowa State University in graphic design with a minor in journalism/mass communication. She continues her nonprofit education, most recently completing a program on managing capital campaigns with the University of Indiana Lily School of Philanthropy. Helle serves on the Austin city council and is a member of the Port Authority, Austin Housing and Redevelopment Authority, Community Education Advisory Board, and the new Culture and Arts Commission.; Linda Salisbury: Lin Salisbury is a writer, event planner, and host and producer of Superior Reads and Superior Reviews on WTIP 90.7 Radio (Grand Marais). She was a Loft Mentor Series Fellow in creative nonfiction, and has been published in Snowshoemag.com and Fourth Genre. She completed a memoir Crazy For You, and she is currently working on a novel, The Violet Hour Book Club. Salisbury formerly worked for the Grand Marais Art Colony as an event planner responsible for planning and implementing the Grand Marais Arts Festival, a festival featuring seventy-five artists from around the region during a two-day festival on the North Shore of Lake Superior.; Boonmee Yang: Yang holds a master's degree in ESL education and works as an EL teacher in Saint Paul. He has volunteered with SOY (Shades of Yellow) in the past as a grant application reviewer, along with reviewing lesson plans for AMAZEworks to check for accurate representation and cultural sensitivity. He is part of the Minneapolis Institute of Art's teacher advisory board for integrating Asian American art in education.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10017055,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Develop online version of three SPRAYFINGER curriculum components to facilitate ongoing community and school-based arts instruction. The key evaluation component for the applicant's outcome is creation of lesson plans to support online learning of SPRAYFINGER's most requested curriculum components: Signature-Tag, Quickut and Sprallage.","Re-established in-person programming wherever possible; facilitated two assistant teacher trainings; established summer internship program. Number of teaching artists trained, establishment of summer internship program, number of individuals served by direct programming, and number of individuals served through participation in community-based events.","achieved some of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Peyton S. Russell AKA Peyton Scott Russell",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Russell will develop online lesson plans for three components of his graffiti arts education program, SPRAYFINGER, to foster opportunities for continued engagement with communities, schools, and students throughout Minnesota.",2021-01-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peyton,Russell,"Peyton S. Russell AKA Peyton Scott Russell",,,MN,,"(612) 239-2955",peytonart@msn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Goodhue, Hennepin, Mower, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-333,"Carrie Brase: Brase retired after working 22 years at Riverland Community College, predominately in student services, and 31 years with Macy's special events department. Brase was previously the coowner and human resources director for Riverside TV and Appliance company in Owatonna and Rochester. After graduating from North Park University (Chicago, IL) with a BA in English, drama, and communication, Brase spent seven years teaching high school English and theater, as well as directing and coaching. Brase has served on numerous boards and committees at the local, state, and international levels including Eastern Star and Job's Daughters. She is currently serving as president of the board of directors for the OAC.; Debra deNoyelles: deNoyelles is the development director for the Capri Theater. Her arts experience includes working for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, the Soap Factory, East Side Arts Council, SteppingStone Theater, and more. She currently serves on the board for the Association of Fundraising Professionals-MN Chapter and the Advisory Board of SooVAC. deNoyelles has a BFA and MA in art history from the University of Kansas.; Katherine Dodge: Now retired, Kathy Dodge taught high school English. She followed that career to become executive director of the Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program. She chaired the steering committee for the Minnesota Orchestra's first Common Chords residency in Grand Rapids, served on the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council (ARAC) board, cofounded Grand Rapids Arts, chaired the Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission, and served on the board of Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. She is recipient of the Maddie Simons Arts Advocate Award from ARAC. Her education includes a BA in English from St. Lawrence University (Canton, NY) and an MA from Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY).; Mirella Espino: Mirella Espino is development associate at Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio (CLUES). Espino is a second-generation Latina of Mexican descent. Navigating both the Spanish and English languages and two cultures drives Espino to advocate for a society where all are welcomed and celebrated. Immigration, public policy, the arts, and cultural preservation/engagement are her passions. Espino has written grant proposals for the advocacy and community engagement and the Latino arts and cultural engagement divisions at CLUES. Originally from central Wisconsin, she graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire with a BA in political science and Latin American studies.; Laura Helle: An Iowa farm girl by birth, Laura Helle joined the Austin Area Arts team as executive director in November 2016. Helle previously worked at Riverland Community College and Vision 2020 Austin. Helle earned a BFA from Iowa State University in graphic design with a minor in journalism/mass communication. She continues her nonprofit education, most recently completing a program on managing capital campaigns with the University of Indiana Lily School of Philanthropy. Helle serves on the Austin city council and is a member of the Port Authority, Austin Housing and Redevelopment Authority, Community Education Advisory Board, and the new Culture and Arts Commission.; Linda Salisbury: Lin Salisbury is a writer, event planner, and host and producer of Superior Reads and Superior Reviews on WTIP 90.7 Radio (Grand Marais). She was a Loft Mentor Series Fellow in creative nonfiction, and has been published in Snowshoemag.com and Fourth Genre. She completed a memoir Crazy For You, and she is currently working on a novel, The Violet Hour Book Club. Salisbury formerly worked for the Grand Marais Art Colony as an event planner responsible for planning and implementing the Grand Marais Arts Festival, a festival featuring seventy-five artists from around the region during a two-day festival on the North Shore of Lake Superior.; Boonmee Yang: Yang holds a master's degree in ESL education and works as an EL teacher in Saint Paul. He has volunteered with SOY (Shades of Yellow) in the past as a grant application reviewer, along with reviewing lesson plans for AMAZEworks to check for accurate representation and cultural sensitivity. He is part of the Minneapolis Institute of Art's teacher advisory board for integrating Asian American art in education.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10017064,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,4387,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The outcome for this funding is to reestablish connection with my customers and reach out for new opportunities in Minnesota and beyond through a web. With a new website, I will measure the visits and sales numbers. Use of a personal computer rather than my cell phone will allow me to apply for additional exhibit and sales opportunities which will also be tracked.",,,,,4387,,,,"Bonita L. DuFresne AKA Bonnie DuFresne",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"DuFresne will utilize a new website to engage with the public and art venues online.",2021-02-01,2022-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Bonita,DuFresne,"Bonita L. DuFresne AKA Bonnie DuFresne",,,MN,,"(218) 780-5015",bootsie759@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-342,"Linda DeRoode: DeRoode has been involved in the festival world for 15 years. Her professional credits include: director of the 2014 Festival of Nations, three Italian festivals called Festa Italiana on Harriet Island, six Saint Paul Oktoberfests, and various other large-scale festivals. DeRoode currently works as the director of cultural programming at the Germanic-American Institute (GAI) in Saint Paul. She produces the Saint Paul Oktoberfest at the Schmidt Brewery for the GAI. DeRoode has served on many nonprofit boards and currently sits on the Saint Paul Festival Association Board. DeRoode holds a master's degree in education from Concordia University of Saint Paul.; Susanna Gaunt: Susanna Gaunt is a mixed-media installation artist and instructor. She is a recent recipient of an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant as well as a Career Development grant from Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. She is completing new three-dimensional installations for a show at the Duluth Art Institute. She has served on the Artist Initiative review panel and juried the annual student exhibit at University of Wisconsin- Superior. Gaunt holds a BA in philosophy from Boston College and a BFA in painting, drawing and printmaking from the University of Minnesota Duluth.; Ian Hanson: Based in Grand Meadow, Hanson is the owner and photographer of Hanson Photography and the adventure lifestyle blog ""The Spur Trail?. Here he provides clients with preserving life's memories, while educating and inspiring others to stray from the beaten path. His photography has been recognized regionally, most notably in second place during the 2019 Minnesota State Fair Art Show. His pursuit of photography came after completing a musical theater performance BFA from Viterbo University (La Crosse, WI). Additionally, he works in the talent industry modeling and acting in creative/commercial projects around Minnesota.; Mark Monfils: Monfils is a freelance director who most recently directed for River City Theater Company of Watertown. He directed productions in the 2017 and 2016 Minnesota Fringe Festivals in Minneapolis. He has worked around the metro area for River Valley Theater Company and directed productions in greater Minnesota for The Cowles Center, Rockford High School, and The Barn Theatre in Willmar. Over the course of his fifty-year career, Monfils has directed over fifty plays, musicals, and shows. He has acted in and stage managed another thirty-five more in the metropolitan area and greater Minnesota.; Beatrice Rothweiler: Rothweiler has over 35 years of experience combining her personal passions and professional expertise working with numerous emerging growth companies and small nonprofit arts organizations. Rothweiler is an attorney, a consultant, an arts lover, and a performer who has taken on active roles in various nonprofits and business organizations that reflect her priorities and values. She has served numerous business organizations in leadership roles at various professional and nonprofit organizations including National Association of Women Business Owners, the former Minnesota Dance Alliance, Chinese American Association of Minnesota, and Chinese Dance Theater.; Fawn Sampson: Sampson is the American Indian liaison in leadership and civic engagement for the Center of Community Vitality at the University of Minnesota Extension. Sampson has performed with New Native Theatre, holds and practices cultural arts, and supports her performing artist husband. She holds a bachelor's in visual arts and American Indian studies from Bemidji State University and has a certificate in organizational development from the University of Minnesota.; Michael Tillmann: Tillmann is retired after teaching speech, English, and theater in Hayward (WI), Thief River Falls, Marshall, Owatonna, and Cottage Grove. He also taught English and speech at Riverland Community College (Owatonna). Tillmann has directed over 150 theater productions and served on the board of the Minnesota State High School League, as director of standards for the Minnesota Department of Education, as executive director on the Board of Teaching, and on boards for the Perpich Center Foundation and the Owatonna Arts CenterI. n 2015, he was inducted into the Minnesota State High School League Hall of Fame.; Rachel Yang: Rachel Yang is the marketing and outreach specialist at the Loft Literary Center, where she manages the organization's community partnership programs. Before her time at the Loft, she worked in nonprofit education as a program director with the Breakthrough Collaborative. Yang holds a degree in literature and educational studies from Swarthmore College. As an independent artist, she produces documentary audio stories.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10017067,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will continue to be able to stream live music and art performances, at least one performance per month, through March 2020. Number of streams and viewership per stream.","I was able to successfully produce one mobile livestream. The livestream was completed successfully and is archived on YouTube. https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=qJQthsRrP94.","achieved some of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Daniel J. Benoit",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Benoit will continue to explore how to create live, interactive experiences in virtual formats. Through the integration of emerging interactive technology, he will create unique virtual experiences with a focus on sustaining community.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Daniel,Benoit,"Daniel J. Benoit",,,MN,,"(320) 262-4671",djbenoit87@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-345,"Cheryl Caponi: Caponi is the executive director and cofounder of the Caponi Art Park. Caponi has dedicated her career to developing the programs, physical space, and organization of the park; and to building community through the arts. Caponi is a former member of the Dakota County Public Arts Commission, and served on the City of Eagan public art selection panel. Caponi has a BFA from the University of Minnesota and has participated in the ArtSage Arts and Aging Minnesota professional development program. She was a lead member of the Eagan cohort in the Arts Midwest ArtsLab training on community building through the arts.; Benjamin Gateno: Gateno is a performer and educator with advanced degrees from the Eastman School of Music. He toured and recorded as a member of the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet from 2009 to 2014. Gateno recently released a CD of solo guitar music of the 1920s featuring classical, blues, and jazz. Gateno is a 2020 recipient of a Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council grant to film performances of 1920s guitar music at 1920s architectural sites in southeast Minnesota. Gateno currently resides in Rochester where he teaches privately and serves on the board of the Rochester Music Guild.; Sally Koski: Koski is a retired graduate nursing professor from the College of St. Scholastica. She served as a volunteer executive director of the Ely Community Health Center and a public health nursing consultant for the Minnesota Oral Health Project. She has been active with local Ely area nonprofits such as the Ely Area Food Shelf and Community Care Team. She graduated from the College of St. Scholastica with a bachelor's and master's in nursing and holds a PhD in nursing from Barry University (Miami Shores, FL). She is a flutist, watercolor painter, photographer, and nunofelter. Koski has extensive experience as a grant reviewer for local nonprofits and with the Minnesota Department of Health. She recently has been selected as a contributing photographer with the Foundation for Healing Photo Arts.; Simone Needles: Needles is a visual arts instructor with Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts, where they challenge perceptions of disability and provide the training and resources needed for individuals with disabilities to seek careers in the arts. Needles is a board member of the Minnesota Access Alliance working to advocate for and provide training to make the arts and culture more accessible to all Minnesotans. Needles has worked with the Walker Art Center, Minnesota Orchestra, and Highland Friendship Club as a teaching artist for classes focused on individuals with disabilities. She has worked in the disability field for six years and is a self-taught artist focusing on handmade mediums and process based work.; Judy Nelson: Nelson has a PhD in adult education and has taught full-time in the Minnesota state system and at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She lives near Grand Rapids where she pursues interests in photography, writing, landscaping, and music. Nelson is currently a member of the MacRostie Art Center and KAXE Northern Community Radio, where she contributes essays to the program Stay Human. She has been the recipient of a photography award and has had numerous presentations of her photos and her writing. Most recently, she received an Arrowhead Regional Arts award to begin writing a memoir of World War II.; Margaret Ojala: Ojala taught photography at St. Olaf College for 35 years. She is a professor emerita of art and art history. Ojala has been awarded several Arts Board grants for individual artists and received McKnight fellowships. Most recently, Ojala received an award at the 2020 McKnight visual artist fellowship. Ojala is represented by Groveland Gallery. She has a BA from the University of Minnesota and MFA from The Art Institute of Chicago.; Anna Ostendorf: Ostendorf is the executive director of ArtReach in Red Wing. At ArtReach, she handles administrative tasks including supporting teaching artists to deliver visual arts programming and teaches classes in visual arts. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor's degree in religious studies and cultural anthropology. She has served on the board of the Friends of the Sheldon Theatre and is a member of the advisory panel for Red Wing Community Education and Recreation.; Carlisa Rivamonte: Rivamonte is currently the development manager at Mixed Blood Theatre. She served for thirteen years as executive director for Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts and has worked as a grants consultant for a number of nonprofit organizations in the Twin Cities. She has served on the board of the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, and as a panelist for several arts organizations including Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Minnesota State Arts Board, and the Kentucky Foundation for Women, among others. She holds a BA in art from UC Berkeley and an MFA in painting from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10017074,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota residents will access our website to view content and learn more about comedy performance arts. We will evaluate this outcome primarily through monitoring website traffic. Two months into the grant, we will survey our audience to determine the extent to which they are learning more about comedy performance.","Minnesota residents accessed our website to view Residency artists' content about the creation of comedy performance. We monitored website traffic to determine the number of Minnesotans viewing the content. We attempted a survey to ask whether they actually learned more about comedy arts, but the response rate was too low to draw conclusions.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,15000,1050,"Megan O'Meara, Rana May, Amy Steil, Amanda Wigen",0.00,"Spit Take Comedy","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"Spit Take Comedy Series will financially support artists in developing new performances and provide a unique way for its audience to learn about comedy performance.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeffrey,Niblack,"Spit Take Comedy","4700 Garfield Ave ?",Minneapolis,MN,55419,"(573) 230-4936",jeff@spittakeseries.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-2,"Mary Barghout: Barghout currently works for a national accounting firm in Minneapolis. She is a writer and visual artist with a focus in Arabic calligraphy and street art. She is also the coordinator of a local writing group that began with Mizna, a nonprofit centering voices from the SWANA (South West Asia and North Africa) region and its diaspora.; Laurine Chang: Chang is a Twin Cities grown spoken word poet, writer, educator, arts advocate, and a modern Hmong woman. She received a BA in political science and leadership from the University of Minnesota. She was the project manager with the Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood. She now prioritizes and advocates for her health and mental well-being as a woman of color.; Terri Foster: Foster currently works with the Brainerd Lakes Area Community Foundation. Prior to that, she worked in many areas of business including marketing and sales, while working and consulting with numerous organizations. She has a vast skill set and a love for serving people and helping organizations make a difference. She has degrees in business management and graphic design from Bemidji State University, and also holds a MA in business from the College of St. Scholastica. She volunteers for many organizations, but one of her biggest passions is 4-H.; Debbie Krautkremer: Krautkremer has been an art manager for thirteen years. That position has given her multiple opportunities to serve and immerse herself into the art world. She has served at the Jon Hassler Festival in Brainerd, supervised multiple solo exhibitions and installations, served with the Crossing Arts Alliance in Brainerd as well as with the Greater Lakes Area Performing Arts in Pequot Lakes. Krautkremer's knowledge is extensive in compiling CVs, artist resumes, artist inventories, portfolios, research, bookkeeping, and mentoring artists. She has written a successful mentorship grant proposal submitted to the Five Wings Art Council of Staples.; Marjie Laizure: Laizure is a contemporary realist painter who has exhibited frequently in local juried, group, and solo shows. In 2017, she received a juror's award of excellence from the Carnegie Art Center's annual juried exhibition. She was awarded an Artist Career Development Grant from the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council in both 2017 and 2019. Laizure is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, Mankato with a BS in art education and a MS in experiential education. She retired in 2016 from teaching art in the Mankato school district and is now a substitute teacher and frequent art show judge.; Kelly Lundquist: Originally from Mississippi, Lundquist has taught writing and literature all over the United States. She has an MA in English and an MFA in creative nonfiction. In 2012, she was awarded the Milton Center Postgraduate Fellowship in Seattle. Her writing has appeared in multiple places, including Image Journal. Lundquist now teaches at North Hennepin Community College in Brooklyn Park, where for the last two years she served as faculty advisor for its award winning student literary journal, Under Construction. She also is a member of the Central Minnesota Arts Board teaching artist roster, and is an active participant at Montiarts in Monticello, where she lives. Lundquist recently completed her first book-length nonfiction manuscript and will be spending the next few months revising and polishing it.; Olga Nichols: Nichols is a graduate of the University of Minnesota who majored in architecture and studio art, with continued education from the Art Institutes International in interior design. Prior to graduation, she received the Eliza A. Painting Award of the Year from Hamline University. Nichols was an associate member of the American Institute of Architects and the Assembly of Architects. From 2014 to 2015, she served as a board member on the American Chamber of Commerce, Uganda. She designed and remodeled the first state of the art dance studio space in Kampala, Uganda, in 2013. Nichols has worked on various public art projects including murals in advocation against systematic racism. Two of her murals are currently displayed at Kmart on Lake Street in Minneapolis. Nichols works to highlight breast cancer and mental health awareness.; Mark Peterson: Since retirement, Peterson has published more than 300 news, feature, and arts articles for local newspapers. He spent the last ten years before retirement as a project manager for the nonprofit housing agency Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity. He has had several group and one-person shows of his own photo/collage work, including nine accepted entries in the Minnesota State Fair fine art exhibition. He has a BA in American studies from the University of Minnesota.; Spencer Wirth-Davis: Wirth-Davis is a composer, producer, and audio engineer from Minneapolis. He has worked with Lizzo, Toki Wright, Lydia Liza, Sting, and Mac Miller, and has written music for Nike, Showtime, Netflix, Johnson & Johnson, Activision, and the University of Minnesota. He is the recipient of the McKnight Composers Fellowship and the Jerome Travel and Study grant. He has a BFA in painting and photography from the University of Minnesota.; Jake Yuzna, Yuzna is a non defining queer artist and programmer whose work has been presented at the New Museum of Contemporary Art, the Berlin Film Festival, and the Cannes Film Festival, among others. They have received awards and grants from the Creative Capital Foundation, The McKnight Foundation, IFP, American Film Institute, Frameline Foundation, and the Minnesota State Arts Board. In addition, they have curated for the Museum of Arts and Design, MoMA PS1, City of Los Angeles, and the Moscow Biennial of Contemporary Art. They graduate from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and the American Film Institute.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10017075,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,13115,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide access to free art education. Expand outreach to our communities. Provide access to quality virtual art experiences. Participants of art ed videos will be emailed surveys. Postcard mailers for community survey and suggestions will be sent out to local communities and regular patrons. Optional surveys will be available at all events and during operating hours.","Provided access to free art education. Expanded outreach to our communities. Provided access to quality virtual art experiences. Praxis uses analytics software to precisely track the number and location of Minnesotans viewing the videos that we've produced. We also use an online survey to collect feedback from viewers who have watched the videos and viewed 3D tours.","achieved proposed outcomes",3,,13118,918,"Greta Bauer Reyes, Jarrett Reed, Andriana Abariotes, Shannon Pettitt Kelly Asche, Christina Martinez, Anisha Murphy, Maureen Ramirez Sarah Swedburg, Rose Teng, Sarina Otaibi",0.00,"Praxis Photo Arts Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"Praxis Gallery and Photographic Arts Center will develop video 3D virtual gallery tours and video workshops and demonstrations.",2021-04-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ross,Anderson,"Praxis Photo Arts Center","2136 Ford Pkwy PMB 215","St Paul",MN,55116,"(612) 475-1605",info@praxisphotocenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-3,"Jeff Ambroz: Ambroz is a nonprofit fundraising professional and visual artist, working primarily in mixed media. His art has been featured in artist shows at Minnesota venues including ArtReach Saint Croix, Pine Center for the Arts, Phoenix Theater, and various coffee shops and public spaces.; Bonnie Berquam: Berquam is a lifelong mover and dance enthusiast. She has served on the volunteer board for the Guild of Middle Eastern Dance for more than fifteen years. She has studied a variety of dance forms, including contact improvisation, ballet, and others, but most notably Middle Eastern dance for twenty years. She has performed and coordinated shows regularly over those years. She graduated from the Carlson School of Business in 1981, worked in a marketing communications capacity within the financial services industry for more than twenty years, and now enjoys more time to study improvisational clowning in an international setting.; Jan Carey: During her career as an academic librarian, educator, theater director, speech coach, and speech/drama adjudicator, Carey was always active in the fine arts community. In 2011, she retired and decided to devote her time to be more active as an artist and an arts advocate. She was appointed by Governor Mark Dayton to the Perpich Center for Arts Education board of directors and also served two terms as a member of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council board and as its chairperson. She volunteers on the boards of other arts organizations ? Mesabi Symphony Orchestra, Organs in Revue, Mesaba Concert Association, and Range of Voices. Past board and commission service includes: Hibbing Public Library, Northern Lights Music Festival, Minnesota Discover Center, and Encore of Hibbing.; Emma Craig: Craig is a community engagement associate at Fraser, where she manages third-party fundraising and community outreach initiatives. She previously held internships at educational nonprofits including Let's Get Ready and BUILD. Craig graduated from Stonehill College with a BA in English and gender studies and also received a master's in elementary education from the University of Minnesota.; Jennifer Harding: Harding is currently the director of fund development at Hmong American Partnership, a nonprofit organization that provides a range of wraparound services supporting the Twin Cities immigrant and refugee communities. She was previously the director of development at the Bridge for Youth and has more than twenty-five years of experience in grant writing and fundraising in the Twin Cities. As an avid audience member, she has a deep appreciation for Minnesota's vibrant arts community.; Anthony Marchetti: Marchetti is a Minneapolis based photographer and full-time faculty member at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. He graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College with a BA and obtained his MFA at the University of Minnesota. Marchetti has received four Arts Board Artist Initiative grants, is a two-time McKnight Fellow, and a Fulbright Scholar.; Kim Matthews: Matthews is a mixed-media sculptor with a diverse background that includes professional work in graphic design, writing, and illustration. She has exhibited professionally locally, nationally, and internationally for over twenty years and was a 2010 recipient of a Jerome fiber artists project grant. Her sculpture is published in Lark Books' 500 Paper Objects and Schiffer Books' Artistry in Fiber Vol. 2: Sculpture. Her educational background includes a commercial art certificate from Minneapolis Technical College as well as fine art and art history studies at the Universities of Minnesota and Maine.; Sally Nixon: Nixon has worked in the field of social work for more than twenty years, with a focus on community wellness and education. She also has been involved in the arts, most notably as a musician and photographer for decades. Nixon was a fellow in Intermedia Arts' Creative Community Leadership Institute in 2015 and has continued to participate in creative community arts projects. She is passionate about seeing the lives of black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) documented and expressed through the arts by and for BIPOC people.; Michael Weatherly: Weatherly is a Minnesota based contemporary printmaker from Elbow Lake. His education background includes a BA in history and minor in studio art from the University of Minnesota Morris. He was the 2018 recipient of the City of Fergus Falls 2018 Year of Play Grant. He received a Lake Region Arts Council Art and Cultural Heritage Legacy Grant in 2016, a Lake Region Arts Council Quick Start Artist Grant in 2014, and was a 1996 McKnight Foundation grant recipient. He has been a board member of the Lake Region Arts Council, Kaddatz Gallery, and the Prairie Renaissance Cultural Alliance.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10017077,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","6 Minnesota Native community organizations will host and promote the film of our original theater piece 'Everything is a Circle' by December 2021. The film will include a link to an online survey for audience feedback and an incentive.","In My Shoes was performed and filmed by 14 teen actors of color, the performance traveled to six communities for a live performance. Counted number of audience members, counted number of YouTube views, counted number of Native and Black teen actors completed a performance.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Dr. Antony Stately, Don Crofut, Ann Manning, Misha Loeffler, Susan Allen, Kelly Lindquist, Karen Clark",0.25,"Indigenous Peoples Task Force","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"Indigenous Peoples Task Force will partner with Minnesota tribes and organizations to show the film Everything is a Circle by the Ikidowin Native youth, and make the film accessible online for free.",2021-04-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brenna,Depies,"Indigenous Peoples Task Force","1335 23rd St E",Minneapolis,MN,55404,"(612) 870-1723",brennaa@indigenouspeoplestf.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Carlton, Dakota, Hennepin, Mahnomen, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-5,"Kirstin Cronn-Mills: Cronn-Mills writes and teaches in southern Minnesota. She is the author of four young adult novels and three young adult nonfiction volumes. Cronn-Mills has received both state and national accolades for her work, including the Stonewall Award from the American Library Association in 2014 and three Minnesota Book Awards finalist nominations. For her day job, Cronn-Mills teaches at South Central College. She holds a PhD from Iowa State University in rhetoric and professional communication. She received an Arts Board grant in 2012 and a Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council grant in 2018.; Cynthia Demers: Demers is employed as a visual and graphic arts instructor for junior and senior high schoolers. Demers has also worked as a community education director for twenty-three years. She has written grant proposals for school age childcare, poetry, and visual arts with Native American speakers, summer theater, childcare resources, and field trips to art careers and art colleges. She developed Art Day with area art teachers for six schools averaging 180 art students and 12 artists. She has volunteered to review grant applications for Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Living in Lac qui Parle and formerly Lake of the Woods counties, she brings a rural perspective to her work.; Nikol Dowls: Imani Ni'Kol is a queer African American multidisciplinary artrepreneur born in Minneapolis. She combines her love of spoken word poetry, photography, body movement, writing, and painting. She uses her artistry as a means of self-expression, to identify with hidden qualities of her character, to teach, cultivate community conversations, and to express her interpretation of the world around her. Her goal is to open an unexplored world, a place of curious self-expression, but also a world of new relationships, new chances for new beginnings, and most importantly new stories. She hopes to change her community, to elevate her activism worldwide, and to mentor and teach others through creative expression, integrity, life coaching, and radical sensuality.; Cherie Hamilton: Hamilton holds a MFA in creative writing, fiction, and writing for children and young adults from the University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana. She has a MA in art education and a BA in fiber arts from Western Washington University, Fairhaven College and the University of Minnesota, College of Design. She works as a teacher at the college level as well as teaching art and writing to youth. Hamilton encourages writers to tell their stories and give voice to their experiences.; Jean Louis: Louis has been an active supporter of the arts, writing grant proposals for the Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota, the Paynesville Area School District, and the Paynesville Area Community Theater. In addition, she has accompanied several summer musicals and served as music director and vocal coach for various productions. A member of the Fine Arts Council, she helps organize an annual talent showcase to raise funds for the upkeep and improvement of the sound system and auditorium in the performing arts auditorium of the local high school.; Alissa Morson: Morson currently works for Minnesota State University, Mankato, where she manages international marketing and recruitment efforts for international students. She has worked in many areas of higher education in the past six years and served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Armenia. She graduated from Carleton College with a BA in geology in 2011, and SIT Graduate Institute with a MA in international education in 2017. Morson cochaired the Mankato Area International Festival in 2018-2019 and volunteers with the Mankato YWCA and YMCA.; Benedict Olk: Olk is a freelance dancer based in Minneapolis interested in embodied devotion and practice. He has performed the work of Lucinda Childs, Merce Cunningham, Moriah Evans, Anna Rogovoy, and Christopher Williams, and teaches Cunningham technique. He holds his MA in new performative practices from Stockholm University of the Arts, and currently works on the annual fund team at the Walker Art Center.; Ronald Salazar: Salazar was the executive director of Studio Academy, a arts charter high school in Rochester; principal of Folwell School for the Performing Arts, a preK - 9th grade school in Minneapolis; and presently is the principal of an art magnet preK-5th grade at Osseo Public Schools. He has experience with budgets, planning, staffing, evaluating, and has been a reader for candidates to the Bush Foundation Leadership Fellowship. He is involved at the local, district, and state central committee level of a state wide organization.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10017081,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Maintain organizational capacity for a quick return to normal programming that supports community, businesses and artists in Red Wing. Evaluation methods include a variety of tools and methods: Compare financial information, analyze box office sales, conduct short audience satisfaction and marketing surveys, and solicit patron feedback in the lobby, by phone, and in writing.","Presented an ambitious season of programming supporting community, businesses and artists in Red Wing. Ticket sales, financial comparisons, audience surveys and patron feedback.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Chap Achen, Jr., Nancy Dimunation, Susan Forsythe, Marybess Goeppinger, Art Kenyon, Mike Melstad, Lacy Schumann",0.00,"T. B. Sheldon Memorial Theatre AKA The Sheldon Theatre","Local/Regional Government","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"The Sheldon Theatre will connect regional audiences to Minnesota based performance events, expanding expectations of the stage and honoring the artistic excellence.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeff,Larson,"T. B. Sheldon Memorial Theatre AKA The Sheldon Theatre","443 3rd St W","Red Wing",MN,55066-2310,"(651) 388-8700",jlarson@sheldontheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-9,"Mary Barghout: Barghout currently works for a national accounting firm in Minneapolis. She is a writer and visual artist with a focus in Arabic calligraphy and street art. She is also the coordinator of a local writing group that began with Mizna, a nonprofit centering voices from the SWANA (South West Asia and North Africa) region and its diaspora.; Laurine Chang: Chang is a Twin Cities grown spoken word poet, writer, educator, arts advocate, and a modern Hmong woman. She received a BA in political science and leadership from the University of Minnesota. She was the project manager with the Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood. She now prioritizes and advocates for her health and mental well-being as a woman of color.; Terri Foster: Foster currently works with the Brainerd Lakes Area Community Foundation. Prior to that, she worked in many areas of business including marketing and sales, while working and consulting with numerous organizations. She has a vast skill set and a love for serving people and helping organizations make a difference. She has degrees in business management and graphic design from Bemidji State University, and also holds a MA in business from the College of St. Scholastica. She volunteers for many organizations, but one of her biggest passions is 4-H.; Debbie Krautkremer: Krautkremer has been an art manager for thirteen years. That position has given her multiple opportunities to serve and immerse herself into the art world. She has served at the Jon Hassler Festival in Brainerd, supervised multiple solo exhibitions and installations, served with the Crossing Arts Alliance in Brainerd as well as with the Greater Lakes Area Performing Arts in Pequot Lakes. Krautkremer's knowledge is extensive in compiling CVs, artist resumes, artist inventories, portfolios, research, bookkeeping, and mentoring artists. She has written a successful mentorship grant proposal submitted to the Five Wings Art Council of Staples.; Marjie Laizure: Laizure is a contemporary realist painter who has exhibited frequently in local juried, group, and solo shows. In 2017, she received a juror's award of excellence from the Carnegie Art Center's annual juried exhibition. She was awarded an Artist Career Development Grant from the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council in both 2017 and 2019. Laizure is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, Mankato with a BS in art education and a MS in experiential education. She retired in 2016 from teaching art in the Mankato school district and is now a substitute teacher and frequent art show judge.; Kelly Lundquist: Originally from Mississippi, Lundquist has taught writing and literature all over the United States. She has an MA in English and an MFA in creative nonfiction. In 2012, she was awarded the Milton Center Postgraduate Fellowship in Seattle. Her writing has appeared in multiple places, including Image Journal. Lundquist now teaches at North Hennepin Community College in Brooklyn Park, where for the last two years she served as faculty advisor for its award winning student literary journal, Under Construction. She also is a member of the Central Minnesota Arts Board teaching artist roster, and is an active participant at Montiarts in Monticello, where she lives. Lundquist recently completed her first book-length nonfiction manuscript and will be spending the next few months revising and polishing it.; Olga Nichols: Nichols is a graduate of the University of Minnesota who majored in architecture and studio art, with continued education from the Art Institutes International in interior design. Prior to graduation, she received the Eliza A. Painting Award of the Year from Hamline University. Nichols was an associate member of the American Institute of Architects and the Assembly of Architects. From 2014 to 2015, she served as a board member on the American Chamber of Commerce, Uganda. She designed and remodeled the first state of the art dance studio space in Kampala, Uganda, in 2013. Nichols has worked on various public art projects including murals in advocation against systematic racism. Two of her murals are currently displayed at Kmart on Lake Street in Minneapolis. Nichols works to highlight breast cancer and mental health awareness.; Mark Peterson: Since retirement, Peterson has published more than 300 news, feature, and arts articles for local newspapers. He spent the last ten years before retirement as a project manager for the nonprofit housing agency Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity. He has had several group and one-person shows of his own photo/collage work, including nine accepted entries in the Minnesota State Fair fine art exhibition. He has a BA in American studies from the University of Minnesota.; Spencer Wirth-Davis: Wirth-Davis is a composer, producer, and audio engineer from Minneapolis. He has worked with Lizzo, Toki Wright, Lydia Liza, Sting, and Mac Miller, and has written music for Nike, Showtime, Netflix, Johnson & Johnson, Activision, and the University of Minnesota. He is the recipient of the McKnight Composers Fellowship and the Jerome Travel and Study grant. He has a BFA in painting and photography from the University of Minnesota.; Jake Yuzna, Yuzna is a non defining queer artist and programmer whose work has been presented at the New Museum of Contemporary Art, the Berlin Film Festival, and the Cannes Film Festival, among others. They have received awards and grants from the Creative Capital Foundation, The McKnight Foundation, IFP, American Film Institute, Frameline Foundation, and the Minnesota State Arts Board. In addition, they have curated for the Museum of Arts and Design, MoMA PS1, City of Los Angeles, and the Moscow Biennial of Contemporary Art. They graduate from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and the American Film Institute.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10017094,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","This project will provide opportunities for adults with disabilities to engage in artistic endeavors, cultivating skills and recognizing talent. The project will be evaluated by maintaining the number of individuals participating in inclusive arts learning settings, being taught at a pace designed for their individual learning styles and held in remote or safe settings.","This project provided opportunities for adults with disabilities to engage in artistic endeavors, cultivating skills and recognizing talent. Success was evaluated by the number of individuals that participated and responded favorably to the project. Students shared their joy in being able to have creative outlets during the pandemic and created rich works of visual and performing art.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"&#8203,Wanda Grew-Jasken, Tom Houghtaling, Adele Hartwick, Pete Barnett, Wing Chan, Greg Culver, Steven Thorne Tom Torgerson, Ann Melander",0.24,"CHOICE, Unlimited","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"CHOICE, unlimited's arts program?will provide quality, accessible arts instruction and participation in a variety of mediums for adults living with disabilities, both in person and in remote settings.",2021-04-01,2022-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristie,Buchman,"CHOICE, Unlimited","1829 E Superior St",Duluth,MN,55812-2044,"(218) 724-5869x 201",kbuchman@choiceunlimited.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-22,"Mary Barghout: Barghout currently works for a national accounting firm in Minneapolis. She is a writer and visual artist with a focus in Arabic calligraphy and street art. She is also the coordinator of a local writing group that began with Mizna, a nonprofit centering voices from the SWANA (South West Asia and North Africa) region and its diaspora.; Laurine Chang: Chang is a Twin Cities grown spoken word poet, writer, educator, arts advocate, and a modern Hmong woman. She received a BA in political science and leadership from the University of Minnesota. She was the project manager with the Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood. She now prioritizes and advocates for her health and mental well-being as a woman of color.; Terri Foster: Foster currently works with the Brainerd Lakes Area Community Foundation. Prior to that, she worked in many areas of business including marketing and sales, while working and consulting with numerous organizations. She has a vast skill set and a love for serving people and helping organizations make a difference. She has degrees in business management and graphic design from Bemidji State University, and also holds a MA in business from the College of St. Scholastica. She volunteers for many organizations, but one of her biggest passions is 4-H.; Debbie Krautkremer: Krautkremer has been an art manager for thirteen years. That position has given her multiple opportunities to serve and immerse herself into the art world. She has served at the Jon Hassler Festival in Brainerd, supervised multiple solo exhibitions and installations, served with the Crossing Arts Alliance in Brainerd as well as with the Greater Lakes Area Performing Arts in Pequot Lakes. Krautkremer's knowledge is extensive in compiling CVs, artist resumes, artist inventories, portfolios, research, bookkeeping, and mentoring artists. She has written a successful mentorship grant proposal submitted to the Five Wings Art Council of Staples.; Marjie Laizure: Laizure is a contemporary realist painter who has exhibited frequently in local juried, group, and solo shows. In 2017, she received a juror's award of excellence from the Carnegie Art Center's annual juried exhibition. She was awarded an Artist Career Development Grant from the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council in both 2017 and 2019. Laizure is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, Mankato with a BS in art education and a MS in experiential education. She retired in 2016 from teaching art in the Mankato school district and is now a substitute teacher and frequent art show judge.; Kelly Lundquist: Originally from Mississippi, Lundquist has taught writing and literature all over the United States. She has an MA in English and an MFA in creative nonfiction. In 2012, she was awarded the Milton Center Postgraduate Fellowship in Seattle. Her writing has appeared in multiple places, including Image Journal. Lundquist now teaches at North Hennepin Community College in Brooklyn Park, where for the last two years she served as faculty advisor for its award winning student literary journal, Under Construction. She also is a member of the Central Minnesota Arts Board teaching artist roster, and is an active participant at Montiarts in Monticello, where she lives. Lundquist recently completed her first book-length nonfiction manuscript and will be spending the next few months revising and polishing it.; Olga Nichols: Nichols is a graduate of the University of Minnesota who majored in architecture and studio art, with continued education from the Art Institutes International in interior design. Prior to graduation, she received the Eliza A. Painting Award of the Year from Hamline University. Nichols was an associate member of the American Institute of Architects and the Assembly of Architects. From 2014 to 2015, she served as a board member on the American Chamber of Commerce, Uganda. She designed and remodeled the first state of the art dance studio space in Kampala, Uganda, in 2013. Nichols has worked on various public art projects including murals in advocation against systematic racism. Two of her murals are currently displayed at Kmart on Lake Street in Minneapolis. Nichols works to highlight breast cancer and mental health awareness.; Mark Peterson: Since retirement, Peterson has published more than 300 news, feature, and arts articles for local newspapers. He spent the last ten years before retirement as a project manager for the nonprofit housing agency Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity. He has had several group and one-person shows of his own photo/collage work, including nine accepted entries in the Minnesota State Fair fine art exhibition. He has a BA in American studies from the University of Minnesota.; Spencer Wirth-Davis: Wirth-Davis is a composer, producer, and audio engineer from Minneapolis. He has worked with Lizzo, Toki Wright, Lydia Liza, Sting, and Mac Miller, and has written music for Nike, Showtime, Netflix, Johnson & Johnson, Activision, and the University of Minnesota. He is the recipient of the McKnight Composers Fellowship and the Jerome Travel and Study grant. He has a BFA in painting and photography from the University of Minnesota.; Jake Yuzna, Yuzna is a non defining queer artist and programmer whose work has been presented at the New Museum of Contemporary Art, the Berlin Film Festival, and the Cannes Film Festival, among others. They have received awards and grants from the Creative Capital Foundation, The McKnight Foundation, IFP, American Film Institute, Frameline Foundation, and the Minnesota State Arts Board. In addition, they have curated for the Museum of Arts and Design, MoMA PS1, City of Los Angeles, and the Moscow Biennial of Contemporary Art. They graduate from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and the American Film Institute.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10017097,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Andrew Volstead House Museum will bring a photography exhibit to the public celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Capper-Volstead Act. We will count visitors to the museum and the outdoor exhibit, also include a survey.","Two photographers were hired, 32 people have visited the exhibit at the Volstead House, 300 at Bluenose Gopher Public House. We counted the visitors at the Volstead House and wrote down their comments. The other locations are public and hard to estimate.","achieved proposed outcomes",114,,15114,500,"Terri Dinesen, Mary Gillespie, Scott Tedrick, Melanie Gatchell, Ronette Kennedy Trulson, Jess Gorman",0.00,"Granite Falls Historical Society AKA Andrew Volstead House Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"The Andrew Volstead House Museum will create a public outdoor and indoor photography exhibit celebrating the one-hundredth anniversary of cooperatives in Minnesota.",2021-04-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Gillespie,"Granite Falls Historical Society AKA Andrew Volstead House Museum","163 9th Ave","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 309-0092",gfheritage@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Chippewa, Renville, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-25,"Jeff Ambroz: Ambroz is a nonprofit fundraising professional and visual artist, working primarily in mixed media. His art has been featured in artist shows at Minnesota venues including ArtReach Saint Croix, Pine Center for the Arts, Phoenix Theater, and various coffee shops and public spaces.; Bonnie Berquam: Berquam is a lifelong mover and dance enthusiast. She has served on the volunteer board for the Guild of Middle Eastern Dance for more than fifteen years. She has studied a variety of dance forms, including contact improvisation, ballet, and others, but most notably Middle Eastern dance for twenty years. She has performed and coordinated shows regularly over those years. She graduated from the Carlson School of Business in 1981, worked in a marketing communications capacity within the financial services industry for more than twenty years, and now enjoys more time to study improvisational clowning in an international setting.; Jan Carey: During her career as an academic librarian, educator, theater director, speech coach, and speech/drama adjudicator, Carey was always active in the fine arts community. In 2011, she retired and decided to devote her time to be more active as an artist and an arts advocate. She was appointed by Governor Mark Dayton to the Perpich Center for Arts Education board of directors and also served two terms as a member of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council board and as its chairperson. She volunteers on the boards of other arts organizations ? Mesabi Symphony Orchestra, Organs in Revue, Mesaba Concert Association, and Range of Voices. Past board and commission service includes: Hibbing Public Library, Northern Lights Music Festival, Minnesota Discover Center, and Encore of Hibbing.; Emma Craig: Craig is a community engagement associate at Fraser, where she manages third-party fundraising and community outreach initiatives. She previously held internships at educational nonprofits including Let's Get Ready and BUILD. Craig graduated from Stonehill College with a BA in English and gender studies and also received a master's in elementary education from the University of Minnesota.; Jennifer Harding: Harding is currently the director of fund development at Hmong American Partnership, a nonprofit organization that provides a range of wraparound services supporting the Twin Cities immigrant and refugee communities. She was previously the director of development at the Bridge for Youth and has more than twenty-five years of experience in grant writing and fundraising in the Twin Cities. As an avid audience member, she has a deep appreciation for Minnesota's vibrant arts community.; Anthony Marchetti: Marchetti is a Minneapolis based photographer and full-time faculty member at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. He graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College with a BA and obtained his MFA at the University of Minnesota. Marchetti has received four Arts Board Artist Initiative grants, is a two-time McKnight Fellow, and a Fulbright Scholar.; Kim Matthews: Matthews is a mixed-media sculptor with a diverse background that includes professional work in graphic design, writing, and illustration. She has exhibited professionally locally, nationally, and internationally for over twenty years and was a 2010 recipient of a Jerome fiber artists project grant. Her sculpture is published in Lark Books' 500 Paper Objects and Schiffer Books' Artistry in Fiber Vol. 2: Sculpture. Her educational background includes a commercial art certificate from Minneapolis Technical College as well as fine art and art history studies at the Universities of Minnesota and Maine.; Sally Nixon: Nixon has worked in the field of social work for more than twenty years, with a focus on community wellness and education. She also has been involved in the arts, most notably as a musician and photographer for decades. Nixon was a fellow in Intermedia Arts' Creative Community Leadership Institute in 2015 and has continued to participate in creative community arts projects. She is passionate about seeing the lives of black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) documented and expressed through the arts by and for BIPOC people.; Michael Weatherly: Weatherly is a Minnesota based contemporary printmaker from Elbow Lake. His education background includes a BA in history and minor in studio art from the University of Minnesota Morris. He was the 2018 recipient of the City of Fergus Falls 2018 Year of Play Grant. He received a Lake Region Arts Council Art and Cultural Heritage Legacy Grant in 2016, a Lake Region Arts Council Quick Start Artist Grant in 2014, and was a 1996 McKnight Foundation grant recipient. He has been a board member of the Lake Region Arts Council, Kaddatz Gallery, and the Prairie Renaissance Cultural Alliance.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10017101,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,9040,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","30+ Minnesota artists maintain access to Tamil folk - Traditional music, Vocal and dance skills which they developed through an array of efforts since 2013. The outcome will be evaluated by tracking the attendance and surveying artists on the satisfaction of the program. The survey to focus on three major attributes of the program relevance, continuity, and governance.","46 students attended the workshop on Tamil Folk arts and gained continued arts access. Total 46 students attended the workshop with each art forms having 50 hours of remote sessions facilitated by five master artists with 62% attendance registered.","achieved proposed outcomes",80,,9120,,"Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan, Senthil Kaliyaperumal, Ram Chinnadurai, Tamil Kadir Rajavel, Murugaiyan Subramanian, Dr. Arumugam Ramaling, Balamurugan Ramasamy, Sundaramoorthy Adhiyagavel, Mercy Rani Sebastin, Arangarajan Karuppaiah, Priya C Krishnan, Rajiv Balasubramanian, Sivanandam Mariyappan",0.50,"Tamil Association of Minnesota AKA Minnesota Tamil Sangam","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"Tamil Association of Minnesota will enable access to Tamil folk and traditional arts skills.",2021-04-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sachidanandhan,Venkatakrishnan,"Tamil Association of Minnesota AKA Minnesota Tamil Sangam","6119 Baney Ct",Minnetonka,MN,55345,"(651) 335-3539",mnts_cultural_group@minnesotatamilsangam.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-29,"Alison Bach Good: Alison Good majored in art in college, worked as a commercial artist, taught art in junior high, and worked freelance in scientific illustration. She was administrator of Northwestern University Block Gallery in Evanston, and served as executive director of the Greater Rochester Advocates for Universities & Colleges in Rochester. She earned an MEd in adult education at the University of Minnesota. She volunteered as a corporate trainer with the Diversity Council of Rochester. Good served on the Choral Arts Ensemble board; helped develop Art4Trails, a public art initiative in downtown Rochester; and currently serves on the Rochester Area Foundation grant distribution committee.; Christopher Burawa: Burawa is an award winning poet and translator. He served as the literary arts director and communications director of the Arizona Commission on the Arts, the director of the Austin Peay State University Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts, and executive director of the Anderson Center in Red Wing. He currently works as a media specialist at Burnside Elementary School in Red Wing and is a teaching artist in the community.; Sarah Evenson: Evenson is a gender queer interdisciplinary maker with a BFA in book arts from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Since graduating in 2016, they have held teaching roles at the Penland School of Crafts, Highpoint Center For Printmaking, and in MCAD's Continuing Education Department. Evenson has also been a recipient of the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Grant (through Hamilton Ink Spot), the Caxton Club's Rare Book School Scholarship, and the CERF+ Get Ready grant. Currently, Evenson is developing a zine based project at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts where they are a 2019-2020 Jerome Fellow.; Thomas Larum: Larum is a singer/songwriter, multiinstrumentalist, composer, and educator. With a career spanning over ten years across the nation, he combines his background in percussion performance with contemporary music styles to create unique performances across multiple settings. He has spent time serving on and chaired multiple nonprofit boards seeking to advance the arts wherever he can, particularly to those for whom arts are difficult to access.; Colleen MacRae: MacRae has the honor of being a grant writer, helping to secure nearly $30 million in state, federal, and foundation funding in northwest Minnesota. MacRae has served as a grant manager, so she understands the nuances of results driven accountability for use of finite resources. Her role as a community organizer has helped her understand the possibilities that arts create for individuals and families of all ages. She believes art is integral to assuring inclusive, welcoming, and equitable environments, particularly in rural and frontier communities. MacRae is the head speech coach for the Crookston High School speech team and she participates in both directing and acting in Crookston Community Theatre productions. MacRae serves on several committees including the Crookston Early Childhood Initiative, and is a former board member of the Downtown Crookston Development Partnership. MacRae was surprised and very honored as the Pioneer 100 Kiwanis Outstanding Community Supporter of Arts and Academics in 2018.; Jenelle Montoya: Montoya is a former grants manager for MacPhail Center for Music, where she wrote and submitted Arts Board grants on behalf of the organization for a period of four years. With fifteen years of experience as a grant writer, she is highly knowledgeable of the process and what makes a quality proposal. She earned a BA in English and minor in music from Gustavus Adolphus College in 1999. A lifelong lover of the arts, she has formally studied flute, piano, voice, ukulele, ballet, painting and drawing, poetry and prose, photography, and more. She continues to write poetry and prose, draw, paint, sing, play the ukulele; and create jewelry, handbags, and reclaimed furniture as a hobbyist.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10017112,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,14580,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To offer all Minnesotans increased access to professional chamber music performances online and live, in person when it is safe to attend concerts. Online access will be assessed through click and view data from YouTube, MM's website and MailChimp, etc. An online survey will determine further demographic information. Ticket sales and attendance will be evaluated for live, in-person concerts.","Matinee Musicale presented one live in-person concert in Duluth and four online on-demand concerts available free to via its website and YouTube channel. Outcomes for online programming were evaluated with viewer and engagement metrics from the Matinee Musicale website, YouTube, Facebook (views, click throughs, shares, etc.); email engagement through MailChimp and attendance at the live concert.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,14580,,"Tim Churchill, Tiss Underdahl, Kim Squillace, Kirsten Ryden, Teresa Vaughan, Linda Wiig, Edward Martin, Kathleen Thibault, Jules Roazen, Robert Baeumler",0.00,"Matinee Musicale, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"Matinee Musicale will present a season of free, on demand online classical chamber music programming and create plans to safely present live concerts when possible to do so.",2021-04-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kim,Squillace,"Matinee Musicale, Inc.","506 W Michigan St",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 393-3869",matmusicale@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Hennepin, Lake, Olmsted, Pipestone, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-40,"Elizabeth Belz: Belz is a blacksmith and metal sculptor. She was the blacksmithing apprentice at the Metal Museum in Memphis (2018-20), craft education intern at North House Folk School (2016), and has been the resident artist with the Science Museum of Minnesota. She focuses on insects as form and concept in her work.; Eva Carlson: Margaret was a 2013, 2016, and 2019 recipient of the Individual Artist Career Grant through the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Her work has been televised through PBS in Postcards: Arts Along Highway 23 and through SBN TV in The Art Corner. Her work has been written about in Willmar's Live It! magazine and Stillwater's Stillwater Living magazine. Margaret has had solo exhibitions at Kaleidoscope Gallery in New London, Minnesota West College in Worthington, and Ridgewater College in Willmar. Her numerous group exhibitions include Project Gallery in Stillwater, OK; Colour Gallery in Tulsa, OK: an invitation exhibition at Tulsa's Gilcrease Museum and Oklahoma's statewide juried exhibition Momentum. Her work has also been acquired by numerous public and private collections throughout the Midwest. Margaret received her BFA from Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, OK.; Theresa Croyle Johnson: Johnson is an artist, educator, and volunteer gallery director for the Hallberg Center for the Arts managed by the Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community in Wyoming. As an artist, she paints with acrylic and creates glass mosaics. As an educator, she works with both adults and children to cultivate creativity and teach new art skills. In addition to leading youth and art education outreach programs, she coordinates classes, recruiting, and training of new teachers, and is working to grow the small program. Croyle Johnson serves as chair of the events committee and has experience planning and implementing major events, gallery curation, and conducting artist interviews for exhibits. She has written eleven successful grant proposals over four years, securing funding for projects that have helped grow local art participation, fostered artistic excellence, and brought art out into the community.; Amy Fauble: Fauble is a singer songwriter based in Saint Paul. She studied music in her formative years and began performing at the age of seven. She has both self-produced and been produced and enjoys collaborating with other musicians. She frequently performs under the moniker Miss Chief, and has played alongside local musicians and national legends Wain McFarlain, Cornbread Harris, and the late Willie Murphy. Fauble believes that spreading a message of love and hope through music is not only possible, but necessary, especially in these trying times.; Andrea Gilats: Gilats is a writer, educator, and visual artist who holds a PhD in multicultural American studies and a BFA in drawing and painting. She was the founder and longtime director of the University of Minnesota's legendary Split Rock Arts Program, and also founded and directed the award winning Split Rock Online Mentoring for Writers. Her memoir, After Effects: A Memoir of Complicated Grief, is forthcoming from the University of Minnesota Press in fall, 2021. In 2020, she was awarded a Next Step grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, and now devotes herself entirely to her writing.; Patricia Kirby: Kirby is a marketing contractor for Ecolab. Most of her career, she facilitated productions for artists and companies from around the world on North American tours and for Lincoln Center Festival in New York City. Prior to her work in artist services, Kirby was a program officer for the Arts Board's Arts Across Minnesota program and the business manager for Williamstown Theatre Festival (Williamstown, MA). She started her career in ticketing and accounting. Kirby holds a BS in finance from the University of Minnesota and an MBA in arts administration from Indiana University.; Gregory Lecker: Lecker is an oil painter who lives and works in Minneapolis. He has operated a cooperative art gallery at Northrup King Building since 2014. He regularly photographs and writes for the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Nature Notes blog. In 2020, he received an Artist Initiative grant for his watersheds project. Lecker's BA in architectural engineering education from Pennsylvania State University in 1987 prepared him to design architectural lighting systems for building interiors and exteriors.; Darryl Murphy: Murphy is an artist and photographer that works in and around Minneapolis. He graduated from Anoka-Ramsey Community College with an AA in art, as well as a minor in business communications. He has had works placed in several shows and continues to hone his craft in black and white film photography, digital photgraphy, sculptural works, as well as writing.; Luke Randall: Randall, an operatic baritone, has had the pleasure of collaborating with renowned musicians, conductors, and directors such as Martin Katz, Thomas Hampson, Kathleen Kelly, Simon O'Neill, Timothy Cheek, and Jerry Blackstone. He has taught at the University of Michigan, Eastern Michigan University, and Interlochen Center for the Arts. His scholarly focus centers on vocal acoustic research, as well as performing Scandinavian art song. Randall received his DMA and MM in vocal performance from the University of Michigan, and his BM in vocal performance from Lawrence University. He currently is the coordinator for the Mount Olivet School of Music.; Kathelen Weinberg, Kathy Fox Weinberg is an emerging artist who first began painting in 2011 after retiring from a career in finance. She received her teaching certification from Wilson Bickford Art Studies of Watertown, NY. Her financial management graduate studies took place at the University of Minnesota, and she has a BS in information management from St. Catherine University.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10017122,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Remember Project will be better resourced and staff will have the tools to best provide programming to communities. The org will assess its effectiveness via staff discussion at meetings, tracking of hours worked, and assessments of the impact of new resources. Evaluations will be reviewed to determine the audience experience with a better supported team.","The Remember Project was able to respond to the rapid growth in needs for technology/communications to reach communities. Staff meetings, tour liaison debriefings, audience surveys, and host team focus groups.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Jeff Bangsberg, Barb Blumer, Tim Busse, Barbara Champlin, Iris Freeman, Sumee Lee, Randy Maluchnik, Kris Orluck, Vanne Owens Hayes, Ram Rajagopalan, Mike Rothman, John Selstad, Rebecca Stibbe, Sarah Urtel, David VanSant",0.00,"Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"The Remember Project will build the infrastructure of the organization to fully support the capacity for online programming.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Danette,McCarthy,"Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging","1265 Grey Fox Rd Ste 2","Arden Hills",MN,55112,"(651) 641-8612",dkmccarthy60@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Carlton, Chippewa, Chisago, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Mower, Murray, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pipestone, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Winona, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-50,"Elizabeth Belz: Belz is a blacksmith and metal sculptor. She was the blacksmithing apprentice at the Metal Museum in Memphis (2018-20), craft education intern at North House Folk School (2016), and has been the resident artist with the Science Museum of Minnesota. She focuses on insects as form and concept in her work.; Eva Carlson: Margaret was a 2013, 2016, and 2019 recipient of the Individual Artist Career Grant through the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Her work has been televised through PBS in Postcards: Arts Along Highway 23 and through SBN TV in The Art Corner. Her work has been written about in Willmar's Live It! magazine and Stillwater's Stillwater Living magazine. Margaret has had solo exhibitions at Kaleidoscope Gallery in New London, Minnesota West College in Worthington, and Ridgewater College in Willmar. Her numerous group exhibitions include Project Gallery in Stillwater, OK; Colour Gallery in Tulsa, OK: an invitation exhibition at Tulsa's Gilcrease Museum and Oklahoma's statewide juried exhibition Momentum. Her work has also been acquired by numerous public and private collections throughout the Midwest. Margaret received her BFA from Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, OK.; Theresa Croyle Johnson: Johnson is an artist, educator, and volunteer gallery director for the Hallberg Center for the Arts managed by the Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community in Wyoming. As an artist, she paints with acrylic and creates glass mosaics. As an educator, she works with both adults and children to cultivate creativity and teach new art skills. In addition to leading youth and art education outreach programs, she coordinates classes, recruiting, and training of new teachers, and is working to grow the small program. Croyle Johnson serves as chair of the events committee and has experience planning and implementing major events, gallery curation, and conducting artist interviews for exhibits. She has written eleven successful grant proposals over four years, securing funding for projects that have helped grow local art participation, fostered artistic excellence, and brought art out into the community.; Amy Fauble: Fauble is a singer songwriter based in Saint Paul. She studied music in her formative years and began performing at the age of seven. She has both self-produced and been produced and enjoys collaborating with other musicians. She frequently performs under the moniker Miss Chief, and has played alongside local musicians and national legends Wain McFarlain, Cornbread Harris, and the late Willie Murphy. Fauble believes that spreading a message of love and hope through music is not only possible, but necessary, especially in these trying times.; Andrea Gilats: Gilats is a writer, educator, and visual artist who holds a PhD in multicultural American studies and a BFA in drawing and painting. She was the founder and longtime director of the University of Minnesota's legendary Split Rock Arts Program, and also founded and directed the award winning Split Rock Online Mentoring for Writers. Her memoir, After Effects: A Memoir of Complicated Grief, is forthcoming from the University of Minnesota Press in fall, 2021. In 2020, she was awarded a Next Step grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, and now devotes herself entirely to her writing.; Patricia Kirby: Kirby is a marketing contractor for Ecolab. Most of her career, she facilitated productions for artists and companies from around the world on North American tours and for Lincoln Center Festival in New York City. Prior to her work in artist services, Kirby was a program officer for the Arts Board's Arts Across Minnesota program and the business manager for Williamstown Theatre Festival (Williamstown, MA). She started her career in ticketing and accounting. Kirby holds a BS in finance from the University of Minnesota and an MBA in arts administration from Indiana University.; Gregory Lecker: Lecker is an oil painter who lives and works in Minneapolis. He has operated a cooperative art gallery at Northrup King Building since 2014. He regularly photographs and writes for the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Nature Notes blog. In 2020, he received an Artist Initiative grant for his watersheds project. Lecker's BA in architectural engineering education from Pennsylvania State University in 1987 prepared him to design architectural lighting systems for building interiors and exteriors.; Darryl Murphy: Murphy is an artist and photographer that works in and around Minneapolis. He graduated from Anoka-Ramsey Community College with an AA in art, as well as a minor in business communications. He has had works placed in several shows and continues to hone his craft in black and white film photography, digital photgraphy, sculptural works, as well as writing.; Luke Randall: Randall, an operatic baritone, has had the pleasure of collaborating with renowned musicians, conductors, and directors such as Martin Katz, Thomas Hampson, Kathleen Kelly, Simon O'Neill, Timothy Cheek, and Jerry Blackstone. He has taught at the University of Michigan, Eastern Michigan University, and Interlochen Center for the Arts. His scholarly focus centers on vocal acoustic research, as well as performing Scandinavian art song. Randall received his DMA and MM in vocal performance from the University of Michigan, and his BM in vocal performance from Lawrence University. He currently is the coordinator for the Mount Olivet School of Music.; Kathelen Weinberg, Kathy Fox Weinberg is an emerging artist who first began painting in 2011 after retiring from a career in finance. She received her teaching certification from Wilson Bickford Art Studies of Watertown, NY. Her financial management graduate studies took place at the University of Minnesota, and she has a BS in information management from St. Catherine University.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1
10017123,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota residents maintain access to traditional Irish music instruction, community, and performance through increased, quality digital programming. Registration and attendance for workshops and events will show an equal or greater number of participants. Survey analysis will show that core audience is activated and new audiences are being reached.","Minnesotans maintained access to traditional Irish music instruction, community, and performance through increased, quality digital programming. Strong registration and attendance for workshops and events showed an equal or greater value to the previous year. Survey analysis shows that core audience was activated and new audiences were reached.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,7500,"Dave McKenna, Patrick Cole, Jan Casey, Nicole Boor, Dave Rhees, Jo Ann Vano, Mike Lynch, Mike O'Connor, Greg Padden.",0.25,"The Center for Irish Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"The Center for Irish Music will create new programs designed specifically for virtual delivery, adapt current programs to suit online delivery, and increase communication with stakeholders.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Norah,Rendell,"The Center for Irish Music","836 Prior Ave N","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 815-0083",nrendell@centerforirishmusic.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Kanabec, Olmsted, Pine, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-51,"Alison Bach Good: Alison Good majored in art in college, worked as a commercial artist, taught art in junior high, and worked freelance in scientific illustration. She was administrator of Northwestern University Block Gallery in Evanston, and served as executive director of the Greater Rochester Advocates for Universities & Colleges in Rochester. She earned an MEd in adult education at the University of Minnesota. She volunteered as a corporate trainer with the Diversity Council of Rochester. Good served on the Choral Arts Ensemble board; helped develop Art4Trails, a public art initiative in downtown Rochester; and currently serves on the Rochester Area Foundation grant distribution committee.; Christopher Burawa: Burawa is an award winning poet and translator. He served as the literary arts director and communications director of the Arizona Commission on the Arts, the director of the Austin Peay State University Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts, and executive director of the Anderson Center in Red Wing. He currently works as a media specialist at Burnside Elementary School in Red Wing and is a teaching artist in the community.; Sarah Evenson: Evenson is a gender queer interdisciplinary maker with a BFA in book arts from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Since graduating in 2016, they have held teaching roles at the Penland School of Crafts, Highpoint Center For Printmaking, and in MCAD's Continuing Education Department. Evenson has also been a recipient of the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Grant (through Hamilton Ink Spot), the Caxton Club's Rare Book School Scholarship, and the CERF+ Get Ready grant. Currently, Evenson is developing a zine based project at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts where they are a 2019-2020 Jerome Fellow.; Thomas Larum: Larum is a singer/songwriter, multiinstrumentalist, composer, and educator. With a career spanning over ten years across the nation, he combines his background in percussion performance with contemporary music styles to create unique performances across multiple settings. He has spent time serving on and chaired multiple nonprofit boards seeking to advance the arts wherever he can, particularly to those for whom arts are difficult to access.; Colleen MacRae: MacRae has the honor of being a grant writer, helping to secure nearly $30 million in state, federal, and foundation funding in northwest Minnesota. MacRae has served as a grant manager, so she understands the nuances of results driven accountability for use of finite resources. Her role as a community organizer has helped her understand the possibilities that arts create for individuals and families of all ages. She believes art is integral to assuring inclusive, welcoming, and equitable environments, particularly in rural and frontier communities. MacRae is the head speech coach for the Crookston High School speech team and she participates in both directing and acting in Crookston Community Theatre productions. MacRae serves on several committees including the Crookston Early Childhood Initiative, and is a former board member of the Downtown Crookston Development Partnership. MacRae was surprised and very honored as the Pioneer 100 Kiwanis Outstanding Community Supporter of Arts and Academics in 2018.; Jenelle Montoya: Montoya is a former grants manager for MacPhail Center for Music, where she wrote and submitted Arts Board grants on behalf of the organization for a period of four years. With fifteen years of experience as a grant writer, she is highly knowledgeable of the process and what makes a quality proposal. She earned a BA in English and minor in music from Gustavus Adolphus College in 1999. A lifelong lover of the arts, she has formally studied flute, piano, voice, ukulele, ballet, painting and drawing, poetry and prose, photography, and more. She continues to write poetry and prose, draw, paint, sing, play the ukulele; and create jewelry, handbags, and reclaimed furniture as a hobbyist.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10017131,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Disabled Minnesotans will continue to safely experience music during and beyond the pandemic. Surveys will be sent with DVDs for audience to fill out. Surveys will be imbedded in the website after each performance. Nursing home staff will be interviewed before/after performances. Artists will be continual source of feedback during ongoing work.","Disabled Minnesotans safely experienced music during the pandemic. Surveys sent with DVDs for audience to fill out. Surveys imbedded in the website after each performance. Nursing home interviewed before/after performances. Artists themselves were continual source of feedback during ongoing work.","achieved proposed outcomes",1,,15001,1650,"Mateusz Troicki, Marta Troicki, Anastasiya Nyzkodub, Madeline Miller, Lauren Husting, Margaret Ricci",0.00,"Sonora Winds","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"Sonora Winds will transform its musical programming to safely and effectively serve physically disabled Minnesotans.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marta,Troicki,"Sonora Winds","6308 Mildred Ave",Edina,MN,55439,"(952) 500-1382",martaj@troicki.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Cass, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-59,"Kirstin Cronn-Mills: Cronn-Mills writes and teaches in southern Minnesota. She is the author of four young adult novels and three young adult nonfiction volumes. Cronn-Mills has received both state and national accolades for her work, including the Stonewall Award from the American Library Association in 2014 and three Minnesota Book Awards finalist nominations. For her day job, Cronn-Mills teaches at South Central College. She holds a PhD from Iowa State University in rhetoric and professional communication. She received an Arts Board grant in 2012 and a Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council grant in 2018.; Cynthia Demers: Demers is employed as a visual and graphic arts instructor for junior and senior high schoolers. Demers has also worked as a community education director for twenty-three years. She has written grant proposals for school age childcare, poetry, and visual arts with Native American speakers, summer theater, childcare resources, and field trips to art careers and art colleges. She developed Art Day with area art teachers for six schools averaging 180 art students and 12 artists. She has volunteered to review grant applications for Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Living in Lac qui Parle and formerly Lake of the Woods counties, she brings a rural perspective to her work.; Nikol Dowls: Imani Ni'Kol is a queer African American multidisciplinary artrepreneur born in Minneapolis. She combines her love of spoken word poetry, photography, body movement, writing, and painting. She uses her artistry as a means of self-expression, to identify with hidden qualities of her character, to teach, cultivate community conversations, and to express her interpretation of the world around her. Her goal is to open an unexplored world, a place of curious self-expression, but also a world of new relationships, new chances for new beginnings, and most importantly new stories. She hopes to change her community, to elevate her activism worldwide, and to mentor and teach others through creative expression, integrity, life coaching, and radical sensuality.; Cherie Hamilton: Hamilton holds a MFA in creative writing, fiction, and writing for children and young adults from the University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana. She has a MA in art education and a BA in fiber arts from Western Washington University, Fairhaven College and the University of Minnesota, College of Design. She works as a teacher at the college level as well as teaching art and writing to youth. Hamilton encourages writers to tell their stories and give voice to their experiences.; Jean Louis: Louis has been an active supporter of the arts, writing grant proposals for the Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota, the Paynesville Area School District, and the Paynesville Area Community Theater. In addition, she has accompanied several summer musicals and served as music director and vocal coach for various productions. A member of the Fine Arts Council, she helps organize an annual talent showcase to raise funds for the upkeep and improvement of the sound system and auditorium in the performing arts auditorium of the local high school.; Alissa Morson: Morson currently works for Minnesota State University, Mankato, where she manages international marketing and recruitment efforts for international students. She has worked in many areas of higher education in the past six years and served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Armenia. She graduated from Carleton College with a BA in geology in 2011, and SIT Graduate Institute with a MA in international education in 2017. Morson cochaired the Mankato Area International Festival in 2018-2019 and volunteers with the Mankato YWCA and YMCA.; Benedict Olk: Olk is a freelance dancer based in Minneapolis interested in embodied devotion and practice. He has performed the work of Lucinda Childs, Merce Cunningham, Moriah Evans, Anna Rogovoy, and Christopher Williams, and teaches Cunningham technique. He holds his MA in new performative practices from Stockholm University of the Arts, and currently works on the annual fund team at the Walker Art Center.; Ronald Salazar: Salazar was the executive director of Studio Academy, a arts charter high school in Rochester; principal of Folwell School for the Performing Arts, a preK - 9th grade school in Minneapolis; and presently is the principal of an art magnet preK-5th grade at Osseo Public Schools. He has experience with budgets, planning, staffing, evaluating, and has been a reader for candidates to the Bush Foundation Leadership Fellowship. He is involved at the local, district, and state central committee level of a state wide organization.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10017151,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Echoes of Peace 'Planting Connections Planting Hope' Program will be resourced to adapt and maintain connection and participation with BIPOC and under. A co-director position is created, and empowering Laroche's capacity to put time, energy and leadership to PCPH. The number of BIPOC participants is maintained (55). A pre and post-questionnaire determines individual demographics and program impact.","Achieved original stated, and introduced new participants to art experiences and concept of integrated arts. Hiking in Harmony partners evaluations of participants experiences; SONA feedback based on evaluation, conversation, and observation by in-house staff; youth engagement and feedback gauged by supervisors and family members; numbers participating.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Candy Winkler, Karen Gustafson, Sharon Wichman, Mary Ness",0.00,"Echoes of Peace","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"Echoes of Peace will add a codirector and continue arts programming directed and designed by and for Black, Indigenous, People of Color that amplifies BIPOC artists and engages under represented participants in greater Minnesota.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sara,Thomsen,"Echoes of Peace","PO Box 3076",Duluth,MN,55803,"(218) 269-9557",sara@echoesofpeace.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-79,"Alison Bach Good: Alison Good majored in art in college, worked as a commercial artist, taught art in junior high, and worked freelance in scientific illustration. She was administrator of Northwestern University Block Gallery in Evanston, and served as executive director of the Greater Rochester Advocates for Universities & Colleges in Rochester. She earned an MEd in adult education at the University of Minnesota. She volunteered as a corporate trainer with the Diversity Council of Rochester. Good served on the Choral Arts Ensemble board; helped develop Art4Trails, a public art initiative in downtown Rochester; and currently serves on the Rochester Area Foundation grant distribution committee.; Christopher Burawa: Burawa is an award winning poet and translator. He served as the literary arts director and communications director of the Arizona Commission on the Arts, the director of the Austin Peay State University Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts, and executive director of the Anderson Center in Red Wing. He currently works as a media specialist at Burnside Elementary School in Red Wing and is a teaching artist in the community.; Sarah Evenson: Evenson is a gender queer interdisciplinary maker with a BFA in book arts from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Since graduating in 2016, they have held teaching roles at the Penland School of Crafts, Highpoint Center For Printmaking, and in MCAD's Continuing Education Department. Evenson has also been a recipient of the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Grant (through Hamilton Ink Spot), the Caxton Club's Rare Book School Scholarship, and the CERF+ Get Ready grant. Currently, Evenson is developing a zine based project at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts where they are a 2019-2020 Jerome Fellow.; Thomas Larum: Larum is a singer/songwriter, multiinstrumentalist, composer, and educator. With a career spanning over ten years across the nation, he combines his background in percussion performance with contemporary music styles to create unique performances across multiple settings. He has spent time serving on and chaired multiple nonprofit boards seeking to advance the arts wherever he can, particularly to those for whom arts are difficult to access.; Colleen MacRae: MacRae has the honor of being a grant writer, helping to secure nearly $30 million in state, federal, and foundation funding in northwest Minnesota. MacRae has served as a grant manager, so she understands the nuances of results driven accountability for use of finite resources. Her role as a community organizer has helped her understand the possibilities that arts create for individuals and families of all ages. She believes art is integral to assuring inclusive, welcoming, and equitable environments, particularly in rural and frontier communities. MacRae is the head speech coach for the Crookston High School speech team and she participates in both directing and acting in Crookston Community Theatre productions. MacRae serves on several committees including the Crookston Early Childhood Initiative, and is a former board member of the Downtown Crookston Development Partnership. MacRae was surprised and very honored as the Pioneer 100 Kiwanis Outstanding Community Supporter of Arts and Academics in 2018.; Jenelle Montoya: Montoya is a former grants manager for MacPhail Center for Music, where she wrote and submitted Arts Board grants on behalf of the organization for a period of four years. With fifteen years of experience as a grant writer, she is highly knowledgeable of the process and what makes a quality proposal. She earned a BA in English and minor in music from Gustavus Adolphus College in 1999. A lifelong lover of the arts, she has formally studied flute, piano, voice, ukulele, ballet, painting and drawing, poetry and prose, photography, and more. She continues to write poetry and prose, draw, paint, sing, play the ukulele; and create jewelry, handbags, and reclaimed furniture as a hobbyist.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10017158,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,14999,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To provide artists with a virtual and in person platform to showcase their work and traditional methods to a nationwide audience. Evaluation will measurable through the production of 3 artist videos for our online audience focusing on 3 artists and through the purchase of a new projector to showcase artist work year-round, as well as, connect with artist across MN.","MDC successfully fulfilled project outcomes in that three miniseries episodes were produced, four artist were hired, and a projector was purchased. MDC evaluated through the production of three episodes, hiring of four artists, purchase of projector, and the release of the series to the public. MDC produced culturally relevant content for artists to highlight themselves and share with a worldwide aud","achieved proposed outcomes",,,14999,2000,"Miachel Fredeen, Jessalyn Sabin, Robin Harkonen, Paul Pinkoski, Julie Lucas, Tammy Mattonen, Keith Turner, Miriam Kero, Joshua Aikey.",0.00,"Ironworld Development Corporation AKA Minnesota Discovery Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"Minnesota Discovery Center plans to develop a series of online videos highlighting regional artists' work, culture, and heritage and connect them with audiences across greater Minnesota.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jordan,Metsa,"Ironworld Development Corporation AKA Minnesota Discovery Center","1005 Discovery Dr",Chisholm,MN,55719,"(218) 254-1226",jmetsa@mndiscoverycenter.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Clay, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-86,"Alison Bach Good: Alison Good majored in art in college, worked as a commercial artist, taught art in junior high, and worked freelance in scientific illustration. She was administrator of Northwestern University Block Gallery in Evanston, and served as executive director of the Greater Rochester Advocates for Universities & Colleges in Rochester. She earned an MEd in adult education at the University of Minnesota. She volunteered as a corporate trainer with the Diversity Council of Rochester. Good served on the Choral Arts Ensemble board; helped develop Art4Trails, a public art initiative in downtown Rochester; and currently serves on the Rochester Area Foundation grant distribution committee.; Christopher Burawa: Burawa is an award winning poet and translator. He served as the literary arts director and communications director of the Arizona Commission on the Arts, the director of the Austin Peay State University Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts, and executive director of the Anderson Center in Red Wing. He currently works as a media specialist at Burnside Elementary School in Red Wing and is a teaching artist in the community.; Sarah Evenson: Evenson is a gender queer interdisciplinary maker with a BFA in book arts from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Since graduating in 2016, they have held teaching roles at the Penland School of Crafts, Highpoint Center For Printmaking, and in MCAD's Continuing Education Department. Evenson has also been a recipient of the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Grant (through Hamilton Ink Spot), the Caxton Club's Rare Book School Scholarship, and the CERF+ Get Ready grant. Currently, Evenson is developing a zine based project at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts where they are a 2019-2020 Jerome Fellow.; Thomas Larum: Larum is a singer/songwriter, multiinstrumentalist, composer, and educator. With a career spanning over ten years across the nation, he combines his background in percussion performance with contemporary music styles to create unique performances across multiple settings. He has spent time serving on and chaired multiple nonprofit boards seeking to advance the arts wherever he can, particularly to those for whom arts are difficult to access.; Colleen MacRae: MacRae has the honor of being a grant writer, helping to secure nearly $30 million in state, federal, and foundation funding in northwest Minnesota. MacRae has served as a grant manager, so she understands the nuances of results driven accountability for use of finite resources. Her role as a community organizer has helped her understand the possibilities that arts create for individuals and families of all ages. She believes art is integral to assuring inclusive, welcoming, and equitable environments, particularly in rural and frontier communities. MacRae is the head speech coach for the Crookston High School speech team and she participates in both directing and acting in Crookston Community Theatre productions. MacRae serves on several committees including the Crookston Early Childhood Initiative, and is a former board member of the Downtown Crookston Development Partnership. MacRae was surprised and very honored as the Pioneer 100 Kiwanis Outstanding Community Supporter of Arts and Academics in 2018.; Jenelle Montoya: Montoya is a former grants manager for MacPhail Center for Music, where she wrote and submitted Arts Board grants on behalf of the organization for a period of four years. With fifteen years of experience as a grant writer, she is highly knowledgeable of the process and what makes a quality proposal. She earned a BA in English and minor in music from Gustavus Adolphus College in 1999. A lifelong lover of the arts, she has formally studied flute, piano, voice, ukulele, ballet, painting and drawing, poetry and prose, photography, and more. She continues to write poetry and prose, draw, paint, sing, play the ukulele; and create jewelry, handbags, and reclaimed furniture as a hobbyist.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10017184,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,13800,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Rourke will develop new capacities and resources to deliver excellent arts content to Minnesotans via digital platforms. Website, channel, and social media traffic associated with user locations and SurveyMonkey questionnaires.","The Rourke developed new capacities and resources to deliver excellent arts content to Minnesotans via digital platforms. As planned: website, channel, and social media traffic associated with user locations and SurveyMonkey questionnaires.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,13800,,"Brent Behm, Beverly Lake, Anna Lee, Christopher Orth, Daniel Otto, Ronald H.L.M. Ramsay, Coralie Wai, Emily Williams-Wheeler",0.00,"The Rourke Art Gallery Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum will redevelop its website to deliver new and more robust content for Minnesotans.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jonathan,Rutter,"The Rourke Art Gallery Museum","521 Main Ave",Moorhead,MN,56560,"(218) 236-8861",jonathan.rutter@therourke.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Clay, Hennepin, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Norman, Otter Tail, Polk, Ramsey, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Traverse, Wilkin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-112,"Mary Barghout: Barghout currently works for a national accounting firm in Minneapolis. She is a writer and visual artist with a focus in Arabic calligraphy and street art. She is also the coordinator of a local writing group that began with Mizna, a nonprofit centering voices from the SWANA (South West Asia and North Africa) region and its diaspora.; Laurine Chang: Chang is a Twin Cities grown spoken word poet, writer, educator, arts advocate, and a modern Hmong woman. She received a BA in political science and leadership from the University of Minnesota. She was the project manager with the Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood. She now prioritizes and advocates for her health and mental well-being as a woman of color.; Terri Foster: Foster currently works with the Brainerd Lakes Area Community Foundation. Prior to that, she worked in many areas of business including marketing and sales, while working and consulting with numerous organizations. She has a vast skill set and a love for serving people and helping organizations make a difference. She has degrees in business management and graphic design from Bemidji State University, and also holds a MA in business from the College of St. Scholastica. She volunteers for many organizations, but one of her biggest passions is 4-H.; Debbie Krautkremer: Krautkremer has been an art manager for thirteen years. That position has given her multiple opportunities to serve and immerse herself into the art world. She has served at the Jon Hassler Festival in Brainerd, supervised multiple solo exhibitions and installations, served with the Crossing Arts Alliance in Brainerd as well as with the Greater Lakes Area Performing Arts in Pequot Lakes. Krautkremer's knowledge is extensive in compiling CVs, artist resumes, artist inventories, portfolios, research, bookkeeping, and mentoring artists. She has written a successful mentorship grant proposal submitted to the Five Wings Art Council of Staples.; Marjie Laizure: Laizure is a contemporary realist painter who has exhibited frequently in local juried, group, and solo shows. In 2017, she received a juror's award of excellence from the Carnegie Art Center's annual juried exhibition. She was awarded an Artist Career Development Grant from the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council in both 2017 and 2019. Laizure is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, Mankato with a BS in art education and a MS in experiential education. She retired in 2016 from teaching art in the Mankato school district and is now a substitute teacher and frequent art show judge.; Kelly Lundquist: Originally from Mississippi, Lundquist has taught writing and literature all over the United States. She has an MA in English and an MFA in creative nonfiction. In 2012, she was awarded the Milton Center Postgraduate Fellowship in Seattle. Her writing has appeared in multiple places, including Image Journal. Lundquist now teaches at North Hennepin Community College in Brooklyn Park, where for the last two years she served as faculty advisor for its award winning student literary journal, Under Construction. She also is a member of the Central Minnesota Arts Board teaching artist roster, and is an active participant at Montiarts in Monticello, where she lives. Lundquist recently completed her first book-length nonfiction manuscript and will be spending the next few months revising and polishing it.; Olga Nichols: Nichols is a graduate of the University of Minnesota who majored in architecture and studio art, with continued education from the Art Institutes International in interior design. Prior to graduation, she received the Eliza A. Painting Award of the Year from Hamline University. Nichols was an associate member of the American Institute of Architects and the Assembly of Architects. From 2014 to 2015, she served as a board member on the American Chamber of Commerce, Uganda. She designed and remodeled the first state of the art dance studio space in Kampala, Uganda, in 2013. Nichols has worked on various public art projects including murals in advocation against systematic racism. Two of her murals are currently displayed at Kmart on Lake Street in Minneapolis. Nichols works to highlight breast cancer and mental health awareness.; Mark Peterson: Since retirement, Peterson has published more than 300 news, feature, and arts articles for local newspapers. He spent the last ten years before retirement as a project manager for the nonprofit housing agency Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity. He has had several group and one-person shows of his own photo/collage work, including nine accepted entries in the Minnesota State Fair fine art exhibition. He has a BA in American studies from the University of Minnesota.; Spencer Wirth-Davis: Wirth-Davis is a composer, producer, and audio engineer from Minneapolis. He has worked with Lizzo, Toki Wright, Lydia Liza, Sting, and Mac Miller, and has written music for Nike, Showtime, Netflix, Johnson & Johnson, Activision, and the University of Minnesota. He is the recipient of the McKnight Composers Fellowship and the Jerome Travel and Study grant. He has a BFA in painting and photography from the University of Minnesota.; Jake Yuzna, Yuzna is a non defining queer artist and programmer whose work has been presented at the New Museum of Contemporary Art, the Berlin Film Festival, and the Cannes Film Festival, among others. They have received awards and grants from the Creative Capital Foundation, The McKnight Foundation, IFP, American Film Institute, Frameline Foundation, and the Minnesota State Arts Board. In addition, they have curated for the Museum of Arts and Design, MoMA PS1, City of Los Angeles, and the Moscow Biennial of Contemporary Art. They graduate from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and the American Film Institute.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10017202,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,11500,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will increase their ability to share their stories using film and media. Surveys, formal discussions with participants, informal discussions with participants, registration numbers and demographics.","Minnesota residents and communities maintained access and connection to the arts. Surveys, formal discussions with participants, informal discussions with participants, registration numbers and demographics.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,11500,1500,"Bianca Rhodes, Kellan Anderson Lee, Jeremy Wilker, Sam Burnham, Warren Harmon, Vera Allen, Chris Barry, Valerie Deus, Alison Guessou, Naomi Ko, Rebecca McDonald, Sherry Meek, Jamie Schumacher, David Weiser, Quinn Villagomez, Aaron Young",0.00,FilmNorth,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"FilmNorth will enhance its online arts learning and screening programs to safely offer professional development to filmmakers across the state and new opportunities for audiences to experience independent film.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Peterson,FilmNorth,"550 Vandalia St Ste 120","St Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 644-1912x 110",apeterson@myfilmnorth.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-130,"Alison Bach Good: Alison Good majored in art in college, worked as a commercial artist, taught art in junior high, and worked freelance in scientific illustration. She was administrator of Northwestern University Block Gallery in Evanston, and served as executive director of the Greater Rochester Advocates for Universities & Colleges in Rochester. She earned an MEd in adult education at the University of Minnesota. She volunteered as a corporate trainer with the Diversity Council of Rochester. Good served on the Choral Arts Ensemble board; helped develop Art4Trails, a public art initiative in downtown Rochester; and currently serves on the Rochester Area Foundation grant distribution committee.; Christopher Burawa: Burawa is an award winning poet and translator. He served as the literary arts director and communications director of the Arizona Commission on the Arts, the director of the Austin Peay State University Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts, and executive director of the Anderson Center in Red Wing. He currently works as a media specialist at Burnside Elementary School in Red Wing and is a teaching artist in the community.; Sarah Evenson: Evenson is a gender queer interdisciplinary maker with a BFA in book arts from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Since graduating in 2016, they have held teaching roles at the Penland School of Crafts, Highpoint Center For Printmaking, and in MCAD's Continuing Education Department. Evenson has also been a recipient of the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Grant (through Hamilton Ink Spot), the Caxton Club's Rare Book School Scholarship, and the CERF+ Get Ready grant. Currently, Evenson is developing a zine based project at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts where they are a 2019-2020 Jerome Fellow.; Thomas Larum: Larum is a singer/songwriter, multiinstrumentalist, composer, and educator. With a career spanning over ten years across the nation, he combines his background in percussion performance with contemporary music styles to create unique performances across multiple settings. He has spent time serving on and chaired multiple nonprofit boards seeking to advance the arts wherever he can, particularly to those for whom arts are difficult to access.; Colleen MacRae: MacRae has the honor of being a grant writer, helping to secure nearly $30 million in state, federal, and foundation funding in northwest Minnesota. MacRae has served as a grant manager, so she understands the nuances of results driven accountability for use of finite resources. Her role as a community organizer has helped her understand the possibilities that arts create for individuals and families of all ages. She believes art is integral to assuring inclusive, welcoming, and equitable environments, particularly in rural and frontier communities. MacRae is the head speech coach for the Crookston High School speech team and she participates in both directing and acting in Crookston Community Theatre productions. MacRae serves on several committees including the Crookston Early Childhood Initiative, and is a former board member of the Downtown Crookston Development Partnership. MacRae was surprised and very honored as the Pioneer 100 Kiwanis Outstanding Community Supporter of Arts and Academics in 2018.; Jenelle Montoya: Montoya is a former grants manager for MacPhail Center for Music, where she wrote and submitted Arts Board grants on behalf of the organization for a period of four years. With fifteen years of experience as a grant writer, she is highly knowledgeable of the process and what makes a quality proposal. She earned a BA in English and minor in music from Gustavus Adolphus College in 1999. A lifelong lover of the arts, she has formally studied flute, piano, voice, ukulele, ballet, painting and drawing, poetry and prose, photography, and more. She continues to write poetry and prose, draw, paint, sing, play the ukulele; and create jewelry, handbags, and reclaimed furniture as a hobbyist.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10017225,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To remain a viable orchestra during and after pandemic. If we can retain our teachers and directors and continue giving lessons to students via zoom and develop our online/distance performance opportunities then we will know if we succeeded.","We had 80% participation through the distance rehearsals, online lessons, virtual Festival competition. Outcomes were measured using participation numbers, growth of student (advancement to higher group, completion of lesson material, scores from Festival. 60% of Festival students achieved a superior rating and 30% achieved an Excellent rating.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,15000,1500,"Kindal Cook Julie Takkunen Diana Giombetti Lance Takkunen Sue Berg Kim Thomas Donna Johnson",0.00,"Crescendo Youth Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"Crescendo Youth Orchestra will enhance video editing capabilities in order to create distance performance opportunities and provide student scholarships during a depressed year of increased need due to COVID-19.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Takkunen,"Crescendo Youth Orchestra","PO Box 73",Hibbing,MN,55746,"(218) 349-7870",Director@CrescendoYouthOrchestra.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Itasca, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-153,"Jeff Ambroz: Ambroz is a nonprofit fundraising professional and visual artist, working primarily in mixed media. His art has been featured in artist shows at Minnesota venues including ArtReach Saint Croix, Pine Center for the Arts, Phoenix Theater, and various coffee shops and public spaces.; Bonnie Berquam: Berquam is a lifelong mover and dance enthusiast. She has served on the volunteer board for the Guild of Middle Eastern Dance for more than fifteen years. She has studied a variety of dance forms, including contact improvisation, ballet, and others, but most notably Middle Eastern dance for twenty years. She has performed and coordinated shows regularly over those years. She graduated from the Carlson School of Business in 1981, worked in a marketing communications capacity within the financial services industry for more than twenty years, and now enjoys more time to study improvisational clowning in an international setting.; Jan Carey: During her career as an academic librarian, educator, theater director, speech coach, and speech/drama adjudicator, Carey was always active in the fine arts community. In 2011, she retired and decided to devote her time to be more active as an artist and an arts advocate. She was appointed by Governor Mark Dayton to the Perpich Center for Arts Education board of directors and also served two terms as a member of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council board and as its chairperson. She volunteers on the boards of other arts organizations ? Mesabi Symphony Orchestra, Organs in Revue, Mesaba Concert Association, and Range of Voices. Past board and commission service includes: Hibbing Public Library, Northern Lights Music Festival, Minnesota Discover Center, and Encore of Hibbing.; Emma Craig: Craig is a community engagement associate at Fraser, where she manages third-party fundraising and community outreach initiatives. She previously held internships at educational nonprofits including Let's Get Ready and BUILD. Craig graduated from Stonehill College with a BA in English and gender studies and also received a master's in elementary education from the University of Minnesota.; Jennifer Harding: Harding is currently the director of fund development at Hmong American Partnership, a nonprofit organization that provides a range of wraparound services supporting the Twin Cities immigrant and refugee communities. She was previously the director of development at the Bridge for Youth and has more than twenty-five years of experience in grant writing and fundraising in the Twin Cities. As an avid audience member, she has a deep appreciation for Minnesota's vibrant arts community.; Anthony Marchetti: Marchetti is a Minneapolis based photographer and full-time faculty member at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. He graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College with a BA and obtained his MFA at the University of Minnesota. Marchetti has received four Arts Board Artist Initiative grants, is a two-time McKnight Fellow, and a Fulbright Scholar.; Kim Matthews: Matthews is a mixed-media sculptor with a diverse background that includes professional work in graphic design, writing, and illustration. She has exhibited professionally locally, nationally, and internationally for over twenty years and was a 2010 recipient of a Jerome fiber artists project grant. Her sculpture is published in Lark Books' 500 Paper Objects and Schiffer Books' Artistry in Fiber Vol. 2: Sculpture. Her educational background includes a commercial art certificate from Minneapolis Technical College as well as fine art and art history studies at the Universities of Minnesota and Maine.; Sally Nixon: Nixon has worked in the field of social work for more than twenty years, with a focus on community wellness and education. She also has been involved in the arts, most notably as a musician and photographer for decades. Nixon was a fellow in Intermedia Arts' Creative Community Leadership Institute in 2015 and has continued to participate in creative community arts projects. She is passionate about seeing the lives of black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) documented and expressed through the arts by and for BIPOC people.; Michael Weatherly: Weatherly is a Minnesota based contemporary printmaker from Elbow Lake. His education background includes a BA in history and minor in studio art from the University of Minnesota Morris. He was the 2018 recipient of the City of Fergus Falls 2018 Year of Play Grant. He received a Lake Region Arts Council Art and Cultural Heritage Legacy Grant in 2016, a Lake Region Arts Council Quick Start Artist Grant in 2014, and was a 1996 McKnight Foundation grant recipient. He has been a board member of the Lake Region Arts Council, Kaddatz Gallery, and the Prairie Renaissance Cultural Alliance.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020407,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To establish and maintain a retrospective website that will facilitate continuing creative contact with other elders and Minnesotans interested in art Through the successful completion and maintaining of the website containing art work, writing, and links to other artists and resources. Social media, cultural and personal contacts will be used to publicize and inform others about the website.","I was able to complete the sorting, editing, scanning, and research necessary to get the retrospective website set up and launched within the grant period. Evaluation occurred through monitoring the responses on social media, as well as my receiving a number of phone calls and emails from people who have seen the site. The overall responses have been very positive.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Marlene M. Wisuri",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"As an elder visual artist, Wisuri will launch a retrospective website with examples of work, essays, and links to other artists and resources to provide virtual access to her work and creative inspiration to others in the community.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marlene,Wisuri,"Marlene M. Wisuri",,,MN,,"(218) 525-3924",mmwisuri@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-689,"Cindy Bourne: Bourne is a founding member and current president of the MN Makers and Artists Guild, the parent organization for The Mankato Makerspace. This nonprofit organization is dedicated to supporting artists and makers of all types, backgrounds, and skill levels through access to tools, space, and experienced support. Bourne earned a bachelor?s degree in graphic design from the University of Kansas. She has had a wide range of professional management experience while residing in Dallas, TX, including serving as president of her neighborhood association for six years and created YOLO jewelry featuring her own creations in metalsmithing.; Robert Briscoe: Briscoe is a retired ceramic artist/potter. Briscoe worked 52 years as an independent professional studio potter starting in Kansas City and then moving to Minnesota in 1976 to set up a studio. He has exhibited throughout the United States, as well as Canada, Japan, and Ireland. He has won numerous artist awards at arts festivals as well as a Jerome and two McKnight fellowships. He cofounded the Saint Croix Potter Valley Pottery Tour. He served six years on the Minnesota Craft Council board of directors and six years on the Northern Clay Center board of directors. He also was chairman of the National Association of Independent Artists (NAIA) board. Briscoe has a BS in economics from Kansas State University.; Carly Caputa: Caputa is an experienced marketing and communications professional with a history working in the performing arts and nonprofit industry who currently works as the marketing manager at the Jungle Theater. She is a passionate and artistically driven individual with a BA in fine/studio arts and communication from University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Caputa has also has a volunteering background with a focus on community and art education, including: reviewing rural communities? high school musicals for Overture's (Madison, WI) Jerry Awards; marketing consultant to startup community theater; nonprofit liaison and event planner for YPWeek (Wausau, WI); costume designer for UW-Marathon County; and most recently volunteering for/serving on Art Buddies advisory board.; Shirley Chouinard: Chouinard received her BFA from Minneapolis College of Art and Design, her MA in arts administration at Saint Mary's University, and is pursuing a PhD from Northcentral University. Chouinard has had solo shows in Isanti, Chisago, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Pine, and Winona counties. In 2012, Chouinard received a fellowship from the Bush Foundation and in 2013, 2015, and 2020 she received Arts Board grants. She has served on grant advisory panels for the Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts, and Forecast Public Art.; Claire Comstock-Gay: Comstock-Gay?s work has appeared in publications including The New York Times, the Toast, and New York magazine's The Cut, where she is a regular contributor. She also is the author of Madame Clairevoyant's Guide to the Stars (HarperCollins, 2020). She was a 2017-2018 fiction fellow in the Loft Mentor Series, and is a current volunteer mentor with the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop. She graduated from Grinnell College with a BA in Russian language and literature.; Amy Driscoll: Driscoll is the development manager at the Minnesota Boychoir, a nonprofit choral group in the Twin Cities. She is responsible for donor relations and cultivation, discovery and procurement of government and private/family foundation grant support, and CRM database management. She has a BS in nursing, and worked in that field for 30 years prior to her work with the Boychoir. She served as national board chair for the Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates, stewardship chair for St. Mary's Episcopal Church, board secretary for the MN Boychoir, and general volunteer for numerous local social justice groups.; Rae French: French began working at the University of Minnesota Crookston in the admissions department more than 20 years ago. She now serves as the international programs and study abroad coordinator, and as an adviser for the Study Abroad Club and the Multicultural and International Club. French has successfully applied for grants to bring cultural and artistic programs to the university including Brooke Newmaster of Jang-mi Korean Dance and Drum; Korean percussion ensemble Kwanggaeto Samulnori; and the Chinese American Association of Minnesota (CAAM) Chinese Dance Theater, for both a performance and a three-week residency. She has organized multicultural student recruitment fairs, served as a site organizer for the Minnesota Association of Community Theatres festival, and coordinates with local schools to bring international students to work with social studies classes. French has a master?s degree in education from the University of Minnesota Duluth and a BA in communications with a minor in theater from Minnesota State University Moorhead; Alonzo Pantoja-Patino: Pantoja-Patino is a queer, brown, artist and educator. He currently teaches at Minneapolis College of Art and Design and the Textile Center. They have been featured in Hyperallergic, VASiSTAS Magazine, and Design & Living Magazine. He was awarded a fully-funded residency to Ox-Bow School of Art, a partially funded fellowship to Arrowmont School of Arts, and nominated for the Dedalus Foundation MFA fellowship in painting and sculpture. He received his BFA in painting and drawing from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and their MFA in fiber and installation from Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; ","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020469,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To sustain my visual arts practice and prose so that I can continue to give voice to Asian and Immigrant community members in Greater Minnesota. 1. The successful completion of a written anthology of twelve artist statements for my series 'The Audacity to be Asian in Rural America: we owe you no apologies.' 2. The purchase of an electronic tablet and traditional Chinese artist materials.","My visual arts practice and prose was sustained as I wrote twelve artist statements about Asian American Immigrant art and published it online. I successfully completed writing twelve artist statements for my series The Audacity to be Asian in Rural America: We Owe You No Apologies, and purchased a tablet and artist supplies.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Nancy X. Valentine",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Valentine will compose an anthology of twelve artist statements for her series The Audacity to be Asian in Rural America: we owe you no apologies, that she will publish on her website and share in tandem with the series.",2022-01-01,2022-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nancy,Valentine,"Nancy X. Valentine",,,MN,,"(218) 770-0664",nancyvalentine21@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Douglas, Grant, Otter Tail, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-274,"Cortland Davis: Davis is an artist, producer, and songwriter based in Minneapolis. Mentored by Prince and the NPG?s musical director, Morris Hayes, Davis began cowriting songs for hitmakers like the platinum R&B group NEXT, touring with Tech 9, and opening for prominent names in hip-hop like T.I., Yo Gotti, Plies, T-Pain, and Nelly. He is no stranger to large audiences, having performed for crowds of over 2,500 fans. Davis strives to take his own sonic approach to music that spans several different musical genres, and never boxes him in to one single category.; Nikol Dowls: Ni'Kol is a queer African American multidisciplinary artrepreneur born in Minneapolis. She combines her love of spoken word poetry, photography, body movement, writing, and painting. She uses her artistry as a means of self-expression, to identify with hidden qualities of her character, to teach, cultivate community conversations, and to express her interpretation of the world around her. Her goal is to open an unexplored world, a place of curious self-expression, but also a world of new relationships, chances for new beginnings, and most importantly new stories. She hopes to change her community, to elevate her activism worldwide, and to mentor and teach others through creative expression, integrity, life coaching, and radical sensuality.; Douglas Harbin: Harbin is a composer, performer, and educator residing in Moorhead. He composes acoustic and electroacoustic systematic music and his works have been performed throughout the world. He is currently assistant professor at Concordia College and has been on faculty at several institutions including Arizona State University, Grand Canyon University, Mesa Community College, and Taylor University. He holds composition degrees from Arizona State University (DMA), Ball State University (MM) and Taylor University (BM & BA in mathematics). Harbin has served on two Artist Initiative panels and adjudicated for national and statewide composition competitions.; Alexandra Lewis-Sadrant: Lewis-Sadrant grew up in Northeast Minneapolis and moved back after living in New York and in France for more than a decade. She works for a local nonprofit with a focus on education, and enjoys discovering artists and their work as a spectator and through volunteer opportunities with artistic organizations. She sings with her neighborhood choir and tries her hand at visual arts like watercolor painting, collage, and paper quilling.; Anne Jennifer Nash: Nash is an associate professor of voice at Concordia College (Moorhead, MN), where she teaches studio voice, diction, performance techniques, and interdisciplinary classes. She is the recipient of both local and national grants for college teaching development and she continues to perform on the national and international stage. In 2015, Nash helped establish the Brancaleoni International Music Festival in Piobbico, Italy. She holds a DMA from the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI), MM and GPD degrees from Peabody Conservatory (Baltimore, MD), and BA degrees from Dickinson College (Carlisle, PA).; Carolyn Runck: Runck is an interpreter, librarian, and artist who uses collage, painting, and printmaking to explore the connections and tensions between place, language, and belonging. She draws inspiration from stories and the natural world. Previously, Runck presented at the Rural Arts and Culture Summit in 2019 and 2017, and taught English in China for two years where she led weekly small group discussions on art and the environment. She received her bachelor?s degree in art from the University of Northwestern (Saint Paul) in 2012.; Amy Seham is a professor of theater and dance at Gustavus Adolphus College. She has an MFA in directing from Northwestern University (Evanston, IL) and a PhD in theater from the University of Madison-Wisconsin. Her scholarly focus is race, gender, and power in improv comedy. She has published a book, Whose Improv Is It Anyway?, on her research. She has presented papers for the Association for Theatre in Higher Education, the International Improvisation Symposium, and many other conferences. Earlier in her career, Seham was artistic director of performance studio at Free Shakespeare on the Green (New Haven, CT) for eight years.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020497,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,5620,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Leah Yellowbird will invest in her growing online presence and develop more strategies for virtual audience engagement. Website analytics will be reviewed to show engagement patterns. New and returning patrons will be tracked as a measure of relationship building. Reflection on the change in interactions with Minnesota residents and communities will be documented.","Leah Yellowbird invested in her growing online presence and developed more strategies for virtual audience engagement. New and returning patrons were documented as a measure of relationship building. Reflections on the change in interactions with Minnesota residents and communities were noted.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,5620,,,,"Leah H. Yellowbird",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Yellowbird will invest in her growing online presence and develop more strategies for virtual engagement with Minnesota audiences.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leah,Yellowbird,"Leah H. Yellowbird",,,MN,,"(218) 340-9672x c",Ogimakwee@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Itasca, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-720,"Cynthia Demers is a retired visual and graphic arts instructor for junior and senior high schoolers and worked as a community education director for 23 years. She has written grant proposals for school age childcare, poetry, and visual arts with Native American speakers, summer theater, childcare resources, and field trips to art careers and art colleges. She developed Art Day with area art teachers for six schools averaging 180 art students and twelve artists. She has volunteered to review grant applications for Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Living in Lac qui Parle and formerly Lake of the Woods counties, she brings a rural perspective to her work.; Susana di Palma is artistic director of Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theater; she founded the company in 1984. She also is an internationally recognized contemporary flamenco/theater choreographer and performer. She has choreographed more than 25 original works for Zorongo and as guest choreographer for Flamenco Vivo in New York. She has received numerous grants including a Bush Fellowship, Arts Board Artist Initiative, McKnight Fellowships, and Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Next Step grants. She is a teaching artist for the Cowles Center for the Performing Arts.; Roberta Gray is the grants specialist at St. Francis Music Center, a community school for the arts in Little Falls. Gray also handles all programming for the Music Center. She has been a parent educator for the Little Falls Schools for the past 30 years and volunteers for other community nonprofits. Gray has a BA in theater arts and elementary education from Southwest Minnesota State University.; Kyle Harabedian is a member of the volunteer board of the Autoptic Festival of Comic Art. He has worked in city government, academia, and in a retail fine art gallery. Harabedian has an MFA in visual studies from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. His own artwork has been featured in publications such as Rock Ink Roll, Adventures in Comics, and New Faith to New World: Stories from the History of the Armenian Church. Harabedian is also the copublisher of the comic book anthology series Campfire Comics and Stories which features artists from around the world.; Sarah Lockwood: Lockwood is the ticket office performance supervisor at the Children?s Theatre Company, where she helps more than 295,000 children, youth, and their families experience theater each year. She has previously worked with Seagle Music Colony, the National Theatre for Children, Golden Horseshoe the Musical in West Virginia, the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts, and Jazz Arts Group Columbus. She graduated from Capital University with her BM in music business with a minor in management.; Theresa Madaus is a Minneapolis based dance maker and performer best known for her work as 1/3 of the choreographic collaboration Mad King Thomas. A dancer, improviser, and writer, she also moonlights as drag sensation Rock Scissors and creates performance incorporating drag and dance. As an arts administrator, she has worked with Upstream Arts, focusing on art, learning, and disability and Link Vostok, an East/West international dance exchange. Additionally, she helps organize the project Don't You Feel It Too?, a practice of public dancing for personal liberation and social healing with a focus on racial justice.; Catherine Meier: Meier is a working artist living on Minnesota?s North Shore. Meier has a BFA in studio art from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, and an MFA from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She served for several years on the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council board of directors. Her awards include several Arrowhead Regional Arts Council grants, an Arts Board grant, and a McKnight visual artist fellowship.; Miriam-Rachel Oxenhandler Newman writes primarily creative nonfiction. She is a freelance writer and has served as the editor of City South Magazine, Plymouth Magazine, and White Bear Lake Magazine. She is particularly interested in the topic of historical trauma and how it impacts communities. She holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her work has appeared in the Pioneer Press, Forward, Tablet, Currents, Dislocate, along with other publications, and has been recognized with grants from Rimon, the Jerome Foundation/SASE, and the Arts Board.; Sanaphay Rattanavong: A fiction and freelance writer rooted in the Twin Cities, Rattanavong has had work nominated for inclusion in the Best American Short Stories anthology, been a recipient of an Artist Initiative grant from the Arts Board, and served as a panel review member. He holds an MFA in creative writing from the Bennington Writing Seminars.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020498,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will maintain connections with my current Minnesota communities and establish connections with new Minnesota communities throughout the state. This outcome will be evaluated by maintaining and updating saved files that contain numbers of downloads of the musical scores.","I will maintain connections with my current Minnesota communities and establish connections with new Minnesota communities throughout the state. This outcome was evaluated by maintaining and updating saved files that contain numbers of downloads of the musical scores and views of the audio samples on my website.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Julie A. Johnson",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Johnson will arrange nine traditional Irish folk melodies for two flutes and for flute and clarinet. The sheet music and audio samples will be available to musicians across Minnesota.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Johnson,"Julie A. Johnson",,,MN,,"(612) 275-7335",flutemonster@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Steele, St. Louis, Swift, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-721,"Cynthia Demers is a retired visual and graphic arts instructor for junior and senior high schoolers and worked as a community education director for 23 years. She has written grant proposals for school age childcare, poetry, and visual arts with Native American speakers, summer theater, childcare resources, and field trips to art careers and art colleges. She developed Art Day with area art teachers for six schools averaging 180 art students and twelve artists. She has volunteered to review grant applications for Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Living in Lac qui Parle and formerly Lake of the Woods counties, she brings a rural perspective to her work.; Susana di Palma is artistic director of Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theater; she founded the company in 1984. She also is an internationally recognized contemporary flamenco/theater choreographer and performer. She has choreographed more than 25 original works for Zorongo and as guest choreographer for Flamenco Vivo in New York. She has received numerous grants including a Bush Fellowship, Arts Board Artist Initiative, McKnight Fellowships, and Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Next Step grants. She is a teaching artist for the Cowles Center for the Performing Arts.; Roberta Gray is the grants specialist at St. Francis Music Center, a community school for the arts in Little Falls. Gray also handles all programming for the Music Center. She has been a parent educator for the Little Falls Schools for the past 30 years and volunteers for other community nonprofits. Gray has a BA in theater arts and elementary education from Southwest Minnesota State University.; Kyle Harabedian is a member of the volunteer board of the Autoptic Festival of Comic Art. He has worked in city government, academia, and in a retail fine art gallery. Harabedian has an MFA in visual studies from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. His own artwork has been featured in publications such as Rock Ink Roll, Adventures in Comics, and New Faith to New World: Stories from the History of the Armenian Church. Harabedian is also the copublisher of the comic book anthology series Campfire Comics and Stories which features artists from around the world.; Sarah Lockwood: Lockwood is the ticket office performance supervisor at the Children?s Theatre Company, where she helps more than 295,000 children, youth, and their families experience theater each year. She has previously worked with Seagle Music Colony, the National Theatre for Children, Golden Horseshoe the Musical in West Virginia, the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts, and Jazz Arts Group Columbus. She graduated from Capital University with her BM in music business with a minor in management.; Theresa Madaus is a Minneapolis based dance maker and performer best known for her work as 1/3 of the choreographic collaboration Mad King Thomas. A dancer, improviser, and writer, she also moonlights as drag sensation Rock Scissors and creates performance incorporating drag and dance. As an arts administrator, she has worked with Upstream Arts, focusing on art, learning, and disability and Link Vostok, an East/West international dance exchange. Additionally, she helps organize the project Don't You Feel It Too?, a practice of public dancing for personal liberation and social healing with a focus on racial justice.; Catherine Meier: Meier is a working artist living on Minnesota?s North Shore. Meier has a BFA in studio art from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, and an MFA from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She served for several years on the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council board of directors. Her awards include several Arrowhead Regional Arts Council grants, an Arts Board grant, and a McKnight visual artist fellowship.; Miriam-Rachel Oxenhandler Newman writes primarily creative nonfiction. She is a freelance writer and has served as the editor of City South Magazine, Plymouth Magazine, and White Bear Lake Magazine. She is particularly interested in the topic of historical trauma and how it impacts communities. She holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her work has appeared in the Pioneer Press, Forward, Tablet, Currents, Dislocate, along with other publications, and has been recognized with grants from Rimon, the Jerome Foundation/SASE, and the Arts Board.; Sanaphay Rattanavong: A fiction and freelance writer rooted in the Twin Cities, Rattanavong has had work nominated for inclusion in the Best American Short Stories anthology, been a recipient of an Artist Initiative grant from the Arts Board, and served as a panel review member. He holds an MFA in creative writing from the Bennington Writing Seminars.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020511,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Linda Chatterton will video record performances to share with outstate communities to build and maintain her connections Feedback from each community's concert co-presenters, retirement homes, hospitals, schools and libraries where videos are sent will be the primary evaluation method.","I video recorded performances to share with outstate communities to build and maintain connections. I used feedback (all positive!) from the communities I sent videos to. I hope to use the project to do more live performing in these and other Minnesota communities in the future.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Linda N. Chatterton",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Chatterton will video record her music performances and distribute these videos to greater Minnesota communities in order to maintain and grow previous connections.",2022-03-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Linda,Chatterton,"Linda N. Chatterton",,,MN,,"(612) 920-9479",linda@lindachatterton.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Brown, Clay, Cook, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Itasca, Lyon, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Rice, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-734,"Cynthia Demers is a retired visual and graphic arts instructor for junior and senior high schoolers and worked as a community education director for 23 years. She has written grant proposals for school age childcare, poetry, and visual arts with Native American speakers, summer theater, childcare resources, and field trips to art careers and art colleges. She developed Art Day with area art teachers for six schools averaging 180 art students and twelve artists. She has volunteered to review grant applications for Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Living in Lac qui Parle and formerly Lake of the Woods counties, she brings a rural perspective to her work.; Susana di Palma is artistic director of Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theater; she founded the company in 1984. She also is an internationally recognized contemporary flamenco/theater choreographer and performer. She has choreographed more than 25 original works for Zorongo and as guest choreographer for Flamenco Vivo in New York. She has received numerous grants including a Bush Fellowship, Arts Board Artist Initiative, McKnight Fellowships, and Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Next Step grants. She is a teaching artist for the Cowles Center for the Performing Arts.; Roberta Gray is the grants specialist at St. Francis Music Center, a community school for the arts in Little Falls. Gray also handles all programming for the Music Center. She has been a parent educator for the Little Falls Schools for the past 30 years and volunteers for other community nonprofits. Gray has a BA in theater arts and elementary education from Southwest Minnesota State University.; Kyle Harabedian is a member of the volunteer board of the Autoptic Festival of Comic Art. He has worked in city government, academia, and in a retail fine art gallery. Harabedian has an MFA in visual studies from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. His own artwork has been featured in publications such as Rock Ink Roll, Adventures in Comics, and New Faith to New World: Stories from the History of the Armenian Church. Harabedian is also the copublisher of the comic book anthology series Campfire Comics and Stories which features artists from around the world.; Sarah Lockwood: Lockwood is the ticket office performance supervisor at the Children?s Theatre Company, where she helps more than 295,000 children, youth, and their families experience theater each year. She has previously worked with Seagle Music Colony, the National Theatre for Children, Golden Horseshoe the Musical in West Virginia, the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts, and Jazz Arts Group Columbus. She graduated from Capital University with her BM in music business with a minor in management.; Theresa Madaus is a Minneapolis based dance maker and performer best known for her work as 1/3 of the choreographic collaboration Mad King Thomas. A dancer, improviser, and writer, she also moonlights as drag sensation Rock Scissors and creates performance incorporating drag and dance. As an arts administrator, she has worked with Upstream Arts, focusing on art, learning, and disability and Link Vostok, an East/West international dance exchange. Additionally, she helps organize the project Don't You Feel It Too?, a practice of public dancing for personal liberation and social healing with a focus on racial justice.; Catherine Meier: Meier is a working artist living on Minnesota?s North Shore. Meier has a BFA in studio art from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, and an MFA from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She served for several years on the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council board of directors. Her awards include several Arrowhead Regional Arts Council grants, an Arts Board grant, and a McKnight visual artist fellowship.; Miriam-Rachel Oxenhandler Newman writes primarily creative nonfiction. She is a freelance writer and has served as the editor of City South Magazine, Plymouth Magazine, and White Bear Lake Magazine. She is particularly interested in the topic of historical trauma and how it impacts communities. She holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her work has appeared in the Pioneer Press, Forward, Tablet, Currents, Dislocate, along with other publications, and has been recognized with grants from Rimon, the Jerome Foundation/SASE, and the Arts Board.; Sanaphay Rattanavong: A fiction and freelance writer rooted in the Twin Cities, Rattanavong has had work nominated for inclusion in the Best American Short Stories anthology, been a recipient of an Artist Initiative grant from the Arts Board, and served as a panel review member. He holds an MFA in creative writing from the Bennington Writing Seminars.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020514,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will acquire skills and equipment to further explore screendance in the landscape as a catalyst for compassion and environmental conservation. The purchase of equipment and presentation of five micro screendances, 30 seconds or less in length, presented via social media will serve as the evaluation for this project.","I acquired skills and equipment to further explore screendance in the landscape as a catalyst for compassion and environmental conservation. The purchase of equipment and presentation of five interactive micro-screendances, presented via social media served as the evaluation for this project.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Kayla G. Elefson AKA Kayla Schiltgen",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Schiltgen will acquire skills and equipment to further explore screendance in the natural landscape as a catalyst for environmental compassion and conservation. She will share the results of her project via social media.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kayla,Elefson,"Kayla G. Elefson AKA Kayla Schiltgen",,,MN,,"(651) 353-6387",kayla.schiltgen@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Carlton, Carver, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Koochiching, Lake, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-737,"Cynthia Demers is a retired visual and graphic arts instructor for junior and senior high schoolers and worked as a community education director for 23 years. She has written grant proposals for school age childcare, poetry, and visual arts with Native American speakers, summer theater, childcare resources, and field trips to art careers and art colleges. She developed Art Day with area art teachers for six schools averaging 180 art students and twelve artists. She has volunteered to review grant applications for Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Living in Lac qui Parle and formerly Lake of the Woods counties, she brings a rural perspective to her work.; Susana di Palma is artistic director of Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theater; she founded the company in 1984. She also is an internationally recognized contemporary flamenco/theater choreographer and performer. She has choreographed more than 25 original works for Zorongo and as guest choreographer for Flamenco Vivo in New York. She has received numerous grants including a Bush Fellowship, Arts Board Artist Initiative, McKnight Fellowships, and Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Next Step grants. She is a teaching artist for the Cowles Center for the Performing Arts.; Roberta Gray is the grants specialist at St. Francis Music Center, a community school for the arts in Little Falls. Gray also handles all programming for the Music Center. She has been a parent educator for the Little Falls Schools for the past 30 years and volunteers for other community nonprofits. Gray has a BA in theater arts and elementary education from Southwest Minnesota State University.; Kyle Harabedian is a member of the volunteer board of the Autoptic Festival of Comic Art. He has worked in city government, academia, and in a retail fine art gallery. Harabedian has an MFA in visual studies from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. His own artwork has been featured in publications such as Rock Ink Roll, Adventures in Comics, and New Faith to New World: Stories from the History of the Armenian Church. Harabedian is also the copublisher of the comic book anthology series Campfire Comics and Stories which features artists from around the world.; Sarah Lockwood: Lockwood is the ticket office performance supervisor at the Children?s Theatre Company, where she helps more than 295,000 children, youth, and their families experience theater each year. She has previously worked with Seagle Music Colony, the National Theatre for Children, Golden Horseshoe the Musical in West Virginia, the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts, and Jazz Arts Group Columbus. She graduated from Capital University with her BM in music business with a minor in management.; Theresa Madaus is a Minneapolis based dance maker and performer best known for her work as 1/3 of the choreographic collaboration Mad King Thomas. A dancer, improviser, and writer, she also moonlights as drag sensation Rock Scissors and creates performance incorporating drag and dance. As an arts administrator, she has worked with Upstream Arts, focusing on art, learning, and disability and Link Vostok, an East/West international dance exchange. Additionally, she helps organize the project Don't You Feel It Too?, a practice of public dancing for personal liberation and social healing with a focus on racial justice.; Catherine Meier: Meier is a working artist living on Minnesota?s North Shore. Meier has a BFA in studio art from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, and an MFA from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She served for several years on the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council board of directors. Her awards include several Arrowhead Regional Arts Council grants, an Arts Board grant, and a McKnight visual artist fellowship.; Miriam-Rachel Oxenhandler Newman writes primarily creative nonfiction. She is a freelance writer and has served as the editor of City South Magazine, Plymouth Magazine, and White Bear Lake Magazine. She is particularly interested in the topic of historical trauma and how it impacts communities. She holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her work has appeared in the Pioneer Press, Forward, Tablet, Currents, Dislocate, along with other publications, and has been recognized with grants from Rimon, the Jerome Foundation/SASE, and the Arts Board.; Sanaphay Rattanavong: A fiction and freelance writer rooted in the Twin Cities, Rattanavong has had work nominated for inclusion in the Best American Short Stories anthology, been a recipient of an Artist Initiative grant from the Arts Board, and served as a panel review member. He holds an MFA in creative writing from the Bennington Writing Seminars.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020535,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,13000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","WtW will lead meaningful writing workshops for Minnesotan survivors and develop a toolkit that improves access to art by sharing the workshop method. Workshop participants will complete evaluations at the end of each session. The drafted toolkit will be reviewed by a beta reader from a community-based organization. The first five programs to receive the toolkit will be asked to complete a survey.","100% of writers felt better after the workshop. 100% of toolkit recipients found it useful. The most common reactions were feeling inspired and creative. Workshop participants completed evaluations at the end of each session. The drafted toolkit was reviewed by four beta readers. ten community partners received a toolkit and were asked to complete a survey of its usefulness (7 responded).","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,13000,650,"Paula Schaefer, Amanda Watson, Sophia Maceda",0.00,"Writing to Wholeness: Workshops to transform lives and communities","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Writing to Wholeness Collective will lead monthly creative writing workshops for Minnesotan survivors of interpersonal violence and develop tools to share the workshop method with other artists and the community.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elena,"Anderson Eggert","Writing to Wholeness: Workshops to transform lives and communities","333 N 1st Ave W",Duluth,MN,55806,"(612) 327-5017",elenalee99@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carlton, Chisago, Hennepin, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-490,"Darolyn Clark: Darolyn Gray works as a development officer for Wingspan Life Resources, a charity serving adults with developmental disabilities. In collaboration with teaching artists from COMPAS, she facilitates residencies for visual arts and spoken word, and poetry. She has served on the board for Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir and One Voice Mixed Chorus. Gray has 25 years of nonprofit and grant writing experience in a variety of capacities and is passionate about arts programming. Gray?s business and psychology education was obtained at Onondaga Community College (New York) and Mesa College (San Diego).; Guillermo Cuellar was born in Venezuela. After graduating from Cornell College in Iowa in 1976, he returned home and set up a pottery studio where he made functional stoneware. In 1992, he founded Grupo Turgua. In the following decade, Grupo Turgua held 28 group sales, offering pottery, jewelry, photography, woodwork, drawing, weavings, and Venezuelan Indian handwork. In 2005, he established a home, studio, and showroom in the upper Saint Croix River Valley in Minnesota. Since 2009, Cuellar's Pottery has been a host studio on the Saint Croix Valley Pottery Tour. Cuellar teaches occasional workshops in the United States and abroad and serves on the board of ArtReach St. Croix.; Lynne Harper: At the end of 2013, Harper retired early from a management position, returning to university to complete a BA in art history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She received an MA in the art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas from UEA and the Sainsbury Research Unit, Norwich, Norfolk, UK. Her MA thesis was a case study of British library engagement with West African communities in London. Since then, she has interned or volunteered at museums and historical societies, working as a an independent curator, conducting research to support or create exhibitions and community engagement activities.; Sharon Nordrum: While her English name is Sharon Nordrum, she signs her artwork with her?Ojibwe name, Wabigagagiwikwebek (White Raven Woman). Nordrum started painting in 2012, and now also works with fiber arts, Ojibwe basketry, ceramics, and woodcarving. Her inspiration comes from her dreams; her Ojibwe heritage, language, and stories; and the natural world. Her work is filled with traditional Ojibwe symbolism. She is active in the communities of northern Minnesota; her interests include art projects, youth work, and radio shows. She has been a member of the Indigenous Foods Experts? committee which keyed the foods to highlight in AOB?s Farm to Early Care Initiative and has been a key piece to its success in the classroom and in the kitchen.; Lynette Reini-Grandell teaches at Normandale Community College, has authored two collections of poetry, and recently completed a book length memoir. She currently performs poetry with the jazz collective Sonoglyph. A long time participant in Minnesota?s arts community, as a volunteer programmer, she cohosted ?Write On! Radio? on KFAI for over 25 years, interviewing local and nationally touring authors about their work. She has received grants from the Arts Board and the Finlandia Foundation, has an MA and PhD from the University of Minnesota, and her poetry is part of a permanent installation at the Carlton Arms Art Hotel in Manhattan.; Maribeth Romslo is a director, cinematographer, and producer in the Twin Cities. Her feature film, Dragonfly, was selected ""Best of the Fest"" at MSPIFF 2016. Amelia, the first film in her historical fiction series to inspire girls in STEM, premiered at TIFF Kids 2018. She created Handmade*Mostly, an original series about creative women in the Midwest in collaboration with Reese Witherspoon's new media platform, Hello Sunshine. Her most recent documentary, Raise Your Voice, premiered at MSPIFF 2020, the film examines student free speech in America with the student journalists at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL, and Mary Beth Tinker of the landmark Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines.; Pamela Smith is a writer, teacher, and researcher. She was awarded the 2019 Artist Initiative grant, and 2021 Creative Support for Individuals grant, both from the Arts Board. She is the author of the memoir, Edgewalker, and other works of creative nonfiction. Edgewalker is an exploration of a year in which the author experienced the death of her mother, loss of her marriage, and her own cancer diagnosis. Smith is on the faculty at the University of Minnesota, and is the author of the academic book Global Trade Policy. She has an interest in the topic of writing for wellness.; Sarah Miller joined the Citizens League in Saint Paul in 2018 to work in partnership with the executive director and program staff to lead fundraising efforts for the organization, after two years at the University of Minnesota Foundation in prospect development. For most of her career, she worked in small for-profit and nonprofit arts organizations in New York, NY. She was a program manager and associate publisher at a small nonprofit photography magazine; helped start and manage a photography gallery in NYC; and more recently, supported individual fundraising efforts at the Queens Museum. Miller studied photography at the Art Institute of Boston and received her BFA in 2001. She later earned an MA in visual arts administration with a nonprofit concentration from New York University in 2012. In graduate school, she interned at Performa, which produces a leading performance art biennial; and Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, a community arts organization in lower Manhattan. She volunteered for seven years on the auction committee for the annual Friends of Friends Photography Auction, raising funds for children's hospitals in Southeast Asia, run by Friends Without a Border.; Jared Zeigler is a theater maker who wears many hats. In addition to freelancing as an AEA stage manager in both regional theaters and site specific outdoor tours, he has filled administrative roles at Park Square Theatre, the Northfield Arts Guild, and Theatre Novi Most. Zeigler graduated from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor's degree in theater arts and and is also a contributor to Technicians for Change, an organization empowering theatrical technical workers.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10017946,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","To engage and grow our community via virtual performance options, community partnerships, and artist compensation. -Logic Model evaluation tracking input/output -Anonymous Audience surveys via Google tracking accessibility, enjoyment, feedback, and more -Analytics of social media, hosting platforms, and our website to determine wider demographic information.","To engage and grow our community via virtual performance options, community partnerships, and artist/staff compensation. Interviews/Conversations with participants; board/staff/leaders; Community dialogue; Reviewing recorded information or documentation; Observation surveys.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,6600,"Kelley Lindquist, Bill Gamble, Chris Park, Janette Davis, Thomas Forsythe",0.00,"An Opera Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Arbeit Opera Theatre will develop socially relevant virtual programming and stipends for four administrative positions to safely advance its mission of bringing communities together by breaking down the cultural and financial barriers of classical art forms.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Justin,Spenner,"Arbeit Opera Theatre AKA An Opera Theatre","75 SE Orlin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 889-7918",aotopera@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-423,"Aaisha Abdullahi: Abdullahi is a recent college graduate and currently the civic engagement coordinator with Reviving Sisterhood in Minneapolis. This past year Abdullahi served as the chair of the student advisory council with the Office of Higher Education and the president of the Ethiopian Eritrean Student Union. They currently sit on the Association Board with Girls on the Run Twin Cities and Youthprise Minneapolis.; Derrick Allen: Allen specializes in whimsical characters and short animations. His animation and illustration have enabled him to work for Google, Target, and The Wall Street Journal, among others. His unique brand of storytelling has been recognized by Adobe, HOW, and The Huffington Post. He is currently a creative director/lead animator at motion504, and the executive director of Nice Moves, an animation organization based in Minneapolis.; Brian Bethune: Dr. Bethune has served as dean of creative arts and dean of media arts; executive producer of the Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland; Tri-C Presents (music, theater, dance); and the Crooked River Groove record label. He served as CEO/artistic director of the Toledo Repertoire Theatre and has worked at the National Playwright?s Conference at the Eugene O?Neill Theater Center. He has produced and presented over 500 national artists and groups, and has directed and produced over 150 productions. He has been a member of the Society for Stage Directors and Choreographers and served on the board of the International Council of Fine Arts Deans.; Gloria Brush: Gloria DeFilipps Brush is professor in photography at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Arts Board, and the Bush and McKnight Foundations, among others. Her work has appeared in exhibitions nationally and internationally, including at the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, Lil Street Gallery in Chicago, and D-ART Gallery for the IV2020 International Symposium on Digital Art, and in Rosenblum?s book A History of Women Photographers. Prior to her university tenure, she was the first director of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Judith Budreau: Judy Budreau is a writer and teacher in Duluth whose work explores the intersection of language and human experience. Her writing appears in regional and national media, and the 2018 NEMBA Honorable Mention fiction anthology, Going Coastal. Budreau is a recipient of a 2016 Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Career Development grant, and a 2017 Artists Initiative grant from the Arts Board. Budreau earned a BA. in creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her volunteer commitments include the Minnesota Literacy Council, Veteran?s History Project, and Duluth Art Institute Arts writing cohort.; Kandace Creel Falcon: Dr. Creel Falcon is a multimedia storyteller who grounds writing, visual art, and community for the purpose of narrative feminist activism. Creel Falcon was previously the director and associate professor of women's and gender studies at Minnesota State University Moorhead. After nearly twenty years in higher education, Creel Falcon returned to M State Community and Technical College to earn an AFA in visual arts, which they use to inform their full-time work as a professional artist and writer.; Bianca Dawkins: Dawkins is currently the service experience manager for Nordstrom. She was the first youth representative for the City of Minneapolis Youth Violence Prevention Executive Committee for more than four years, appointed by former Mayor R. T. Rybak. Dawkins has been a Youthprise Change Fellow and a grants manager for Greater Twin Cities United Way, helping fund over 5 million in grants in the community.; Kathleen Peterson: Kathleen Peterson is a published novelist and playwright, and a retired arts administrator in Winona with an MA in English literature and language. She has written grant proposals for Winona State University. Her administrative career has encompassed the health care and financial industries. She served as board member and chair of several regional nonprofit organizations in southeast Minnesota. For several years, she was a grant review panelist for the Southeastearn Minnesota Arts Council and is currently on the executive board of the Winona Community Foundation.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10017947,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,14769,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Through new art installations, print, social media, and events, we will connect artists, residents, and visitors to our Rochester sculpture program. Evaluation by tracking: completed steps in process from Call for Art to installation; number of submissions, artists, donations, and followers on social media and events; coverage from press releases; and composition of artists and volunteers.","Through new art installations, print, social media, and events, we connected artists, residents, and visitors to our Rochester sculpture program. We ran two surveys - one for artists and one a community survey. We also tracked online engagement numbers as well as posts and comments about interactions with the artwork. Donations are also a way we evaluate our impact.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,14769,1050,"Helen Roland, Megan Chan, Mary Ellen Landwehr, Annie Henderson",0.00,Art4Trails,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Art4Trails will publish and administer its fifth juried competition to add four temporary sculptures to Rochester's recreational trails with plans for safe public access to artists and their artwork.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Helen,Roland,Art4Trails,"609 4th ST NW",Rochester,MN,55901,"(507) 269-0929",helen.ap.roland@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Hennepin, Mower, Olmsted, St. Louis, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-424,"Aaisha Abdullahi: Abdullahi is a recent college graduate and currently the civic engagement coordinator with Reviving Sisterhood in Minneapolis. This past year Abdullahi served as the chair of the student advisory council with the Office of Higher Education and the president of the Ethiopian Eritrean Student Union. They currently sit on the Association Board with Girls on the Run Twin Cities and Youthprise Minneapolis.; Derrick Allen: Allen specializes in whimsical characters and short animations. His animation and illustration have enabled him to work for Google, Target, and The Wall Street Journal, among others. His unique brand of storytelling has been recognized by Adobe, HOW, and The Huffington Post. He is currently a creative director/lead animator at motion504, and the executive director of Nice Moves, an animation organization based in Minneapolis.; Brian Bethune: Dr. Bethune has served as dean of creative arts and dean of media arts; executive producer of the Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland; Tri-C Presents (music, theater, dance); and the Crooked River Groove record label. He served as CEO/artistic director of the Toledo Repertoire Theatre and has worked at the National Playwright?s Conference at the Eugene O?Neill Theater Center. He has produced and presented over 500 national artists and groups, and has directed and produced over 150 productions. He has been a member of the Society for Stage Directors and Choreographers and served on the board of the International Council of Fine Arts Deans.; Gloria Brush: Gloria DeFilipps Brush is professor in photography at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Arts Board, and the Bush and McKnight Foundations, among others. Her work has appeared in exhibitions nationally and internationally, including at the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, Lil Street Gallery in Chicago, and D-ART Gallery for the IV2020 International Symposium on Digital Art, and in Rosenblum?s book A History of Women Photographers. Prior to her university tenure, she was the first director of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Judith Budreau: Judy Budreau is a writer and teacher in Duluth whose work explores the intersection of language and human experience. Her writing appears in regional and national media, and the 2018 NEMBA Honorable Mention fiction anthology, Going Coastal. Budreau is a recipient of a 2016 Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Career Development grant, and a 2017 Artists Initiative grant from the Arts Board. Budreau earned a BA. in creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her volunteer commitments include the Minnesota Literacy Council, Veteran?s History Project, and Duluth Art Institute Arts writing cohort.; Kandace Creel Falcon: Dr. Creel Falcon is a multimedia storyteller who grounds writing, visual art, and community for the purpose of narrative feminist activism. Creel Falcon was previously the director and associate professor of women's and gender studies at Minnesota State University Moorhead. After nearly twenty years in higher education, Creel Falcon returned to M State Community and Technical College to earn an AFA in visual arts, which they use to inform their full-time work as a professional artist and writer.; Bianca Dawkins: Dawkins is currently the service experience manager for Nordstrom. She was the first youth representative for the City of Minneapolis Youth Violence Prevention Executive Committee for more than four years, appointed by former Mayor R. T. Rybak. Dawkins has been a Youthprise Change Fellow and a grants manager for Greater Twin Cities United Way, helping fund over 5 million in grants in the community.; Kathleen Peterson: Kathleen Peterson is a published novelist and playwright, and a retired arts administrator in Winona with an MA in English literature and language. She has written grant proposals for Winona State University. Her administrative career has encompassed the health care and financial industries. She served as board member and chair of several regional nonprofit organizations in southeast Minnesota. For several years, she was a grant review panelist for the Southeastearn Minnesota Arts Council and is currently on the executive board of the Winona Community Foundation.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10017952,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Maintain my artistic career and connection with my community. This support will help keep me creating art during these difficult times. I can evaluate my progress by evaluating the work created at the beginning of the grant, and then again at the end of the grant.","I have achieved my grant goals of continuing my art, and connecting with the community. I have evaluated my art created during this grant period. I have not only continued my art, but I believe my art has improved over this timeline.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Bradley D. Hall",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Hall will continue to grow as an artist and remain connected to audiences through online platforms.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bradley,Hall,"Bradley D. Hall",,,MN,,"(507) 564-0979",bradstudio@mvtvwireless.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Chippewa, Goodhue, Ramsey, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-572,"Michael Arturi: Mike Arturi is a studio musician, current drummer for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band The Lovin' Spoonful, founder and executive director of Universal Music Center, and a Social Emotional Arts Learning teaching artist for the John F. Kennedy Center Turnaround Arts program and COMPAS. He holds an associate?s degree in music.; Lynne Beck: Beck has a career as a secondary English and French teacher and nonprofit development worker. Beck is a development consultant for Park Square Theatre. She frequently serves on grant review panels for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and the Arts Board. As a community volunteer, Beck has served on boards and committees. She has a BA from Cornell College (Mount Vernon, IA), and a MA from the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul.; Julie Heukeshoven: Julie Heukeshoven is the events manager and development assistant at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum. She volunteered with Winona?s Theatre du Mississippi, where she served on the board and was artistic director for two years. She planned and taught youth theater classes and workshops and worked as a box office manager at theaters in Colorado, Minnesota, and Kansas. She was the Frozen Friday coordinator for the 2017 Frozen River Film Festival. Heukeshoven graduated from Saint Mary's University with a BA in theater and a minor in public relations.; Tuckaghrie Hollingsworth: Tucker Hollingsworth is a conceptual photographer based in Minneapolis. In 2018, Hollingsworth received an MCAD-Jerome Foundation Fellowship for early career visual artists. Residencies include Oberpfalzer Kunstlerhaus, Valparaiso Foundation, Casa Na Ilha, and SPAR. Hollingsworth has been a recipient of fellowships at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts in Amherst, Ragdale Foundation in Chicago, Lanesboro Arts Center, and MacDowell Arts Colony in Peterborough. He received two Jerome Foundation Emerging Artist Residencies, the first artist to win the award twice. His works are in the permanent art collections of the Weisman Art Museum, Walker Art Center, and Minnesota Historical Society.; Richard Johnson: Johnson has worked as a professional artist in Duluth for more than 30 years. With an exhibition record dating back to 1982, his work has included new media prints, experimental video, and photography. He has been awarded numerous individual artist grants and fellowships from the Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, The McKnight Foundation, and Jerome Foundation. His photographs have been published in Shots and Black & White magazine, and a photographic monograph of his images ?The Other Side of Wilderness?, was published by Will o? the Wisp Books in 2014.; Anne Krocak: Weaving her skills as a visual artist, teacher, and public artist together, Krocak has worked for over forty years to bring marginalized people into the center while creating a greater sense of community. Krocak has lived with multiple sclerosis for more than thirty years and understands the importance and power of moving beyond any perceived limitations and works to bring this awareness and accessibility to all of her artist participants. Along with owning her own business, Phoenix Designs, she has a master?s in art education and certification in emotional or behavioral disorders (EBD). Krocak has conducted public art residencies and won awards through VSA Minnesota, The Kennedy Center, COMPAS, Public Art Saint Paul, ArtSage, Children's Hospital Minneapolis/Saint Paul Campus, Minnesota Creative Artists and Aging Network (MnCAAN). She received the 2009 Jahney Arts Access Award for outstanding artist educator of the year. In 2011, she received a national fellowship from VSA National and the Kennedy Center (Washington, DC). Krocak is a Lifetime Arts teaching artist. ; Alexandra Siclait: Siclait is the leadership programs manager at the Bush Foundation, where she leads the Bush Fellowship applicant experience and comanages the Ecosystem grants for the leadership programs team. With over a decade of experience, Siclait has worked at the Smithsonian?s National Museum of African American History and Culture, South Arts, the City of Atlanta Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs, and Creative Capital. She has master?s degrees in public relations and international relations from Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY), and a bachelor?s degree in political communication from George Washington University (Washington, DC). She has served on the board of BURNAWAY, an Atlanta based digital magazine of contemporary art and criticism from the American South.; Jeremy van Meter: Jeremy van Meter is an artist and administrator with the Commonwealth Theatre Company in Lanesboro. He serves in both a creative aspect as an actor as well as on the marketing team as communications manager. He acts as an officer for the organization?s development team. van Meter holds a master of fine arts degree from the University of Iowa. Past volunteer experience includes artistic associate with Caffeine Theatre of Chicago. ","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10017966,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","My work will provide alternate perspectives and accessibility to outdoor sports and Scandinavian tradition for women and other underserved residents. My designs will be printed as stickers and other paper goods, and sold at an affordable price through my website an in local small businesses. Sales will determine effective artistic expression.","Provided stickers, paper goods and apparel to the community of Duluth and wider spread communities as far as Washington state. By keeping record of sales, and profits I saw that the grant was necessary for me to be able to afford this project. I wouldn't have been able to invest the capital without the return being higher had I not had access to the grant.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",200,,6200,,,,"Fionnuala B. Fisher AKA Nula Fisher",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Fisher will build an online store, create paper goods and jewelry to sell, and educate herself in graphic design and Scandinavian culture.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Fionnuala,Fisher,"Fionnuala B. Fisher AKA Nula Fisher",,,MN,,"(360) 632-0934",nulafish@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cook, Hennepin, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-579,"Michael Arturi: Mike Arturi is a studio musician, current drummer for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band The Lovin' Spoonful, founder and executive director of Universal Music Center, and a Social Emotional Arts Learning teaching artist for the John F. Kennedy Center Turnaround Arts program and COMPAS. He holds an associate?s degree in music.; Lynne Beck: Beck has a career as a secondary English and French teacher and nonprofit development worker. Beck is a development consultant for Park Square Theatre. She frequently serves on grant review panels for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and the Arts Board. As a community volunteer, Beck has served on boards and committees. She has a BA from Cornell College (Mount Vernon, IA), and a MA from the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul.; Julie Heukeshoven: Julie Heukeshoven is the events manager and development assistant at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum. She volunteered with Winona?s Theatre du Mississippi, where she served on the board and was artistic director for two years. She planned and taught youth theater classes and workshops and worked as a box office manager at theaters in Colorado, Minnesota, and Kansas. She was the Frozen Friday coordinator for the 2017 Frozen River Film Festival. Heukeshoven graduated from Saint Mary's University with a BA in theater and a minor in public relations.; Tuckaghrie Hollingsworth: Tucker Hollingsworth is a conceptual photographer based in Minneapolis. In 2018, Hollingsworth received an MCAD-Jerome Foundation Fellowship for early career visual artists. Residencies include Oberpfalzer Kunstlerhaus, Valparaiso Foundation, Casa Na Ilha, and SPAR. Hollingsworth has been a recipient of fellowships at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts in Amherst, Ragdale Foundation in Chicago, Lanesboro Arts Center, and MacDowell Arts Colony in Peterborough. He received two Jerome Foundation Emerging Artist Residencies, the first artist to win the award twice. His works are in the permanent art collections of the Weisman Art Museum, Walker Art Center, and Minnesota Historical Society.; Richard Johnson: Johnson has worked as a professional artist in Duluth for more than 30 years. With an exhibition record dating back to 1982, his work has included new media prints, experimental video, and photography. He has been awarded numerous individual artist grants and fellowships from the Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, The McKnight Foundation, and Jerome Foundation. His photographs have been published in Shots and Black & White magazine, and a photographic monograph of his images ?The Other Side of Wilderness?, was published by Will o? the Wisp Books in 2014.; Anne Krocak: Weaving her skills as a visual artist, teacher, and public artist together, Krocak has worked for over forty years to bring marginalized people into the center while creating a greater sense of community. Krocak has lived with multiple sclerosis for more than thirty years and understands the importance and power of moving beyond any perceived limitations and works to bring this awareness and accessibility to all of her artist participants. Along with owning her own business, Phoenix Designs, she has a master?s in art education and certification in emotional or behavioral disorders (EBD). Krocak has conducted public art residencies and won awards through VSA Minnesota, The Kennedy Center, COMPAS, Public Art Saint Paul, ArtSage, Children's Hospital Minneapolis/Saint Paul Campus, Minnesota Creative Artists and Aging Network (MnCAAN). She received the 2009 Jahney Arts Access Award for outstanding artist educator of the year. In 2011, she received a national fellowship from VSA National and the Kennedy Center (Washington, DC). Krocak is a Lifetime Arts teaching artist. ; Alexandra Siclait: Siclait is the leadership programs manager at the Bush Foundation, where she leads the Bush Fellowship applicant experience and comanages the Ecosystem grants for the leadership programs team. With over a decade of experience, Siclait has worked at the Smithsonian?s National Museum of African American History and Culture, South Arts, the City of Atlanta Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs, and Creative Capital. She has master?s degrees in public relations and international relations from Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY), and a bachelor?s degree in political communication from George Washington University (Washington, DC). She has served on the board of BURNAWAY, an Atlanta based digital magazine of contemporary art and criticism from the American South.; Jeremy van Meter: Jeremy van Meter is an artist and administrator with the Commonwealth Theatre Company in Lanesboro. He serves in both a creative aspect as an actor as well as on the marketing team as communications manager. He acts as an officer for the organization?s development team. van Meter holds a master of fine arts degree from the University of Iowa. Past volunteer experience includes artistic associate with Caffeine Theatre of Chicago. ","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10017967,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will produce 52 live YouTube concerts (which frequently feature local artists as special guests) that are fully accessible for all Minnesotans. With this grant money, all my weekly YouTube shows for FY2021 will have live captioning, making them accessible to Deaf and hard-of-hearing audience members in Minnesota and beyond. The shows will be archived on a YouTube playlist for future viewing.","Captioned 54 live events online. Kept track on live events hosted that used real-time closed captioning.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Gaelynn L. Tressler AKA Gaelynn Tressler",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Tressler will provide real time captioning for all of her weekly YouTube shows to ensure they are accessible to deaf, hard-of-hearing, and neurodiverse audience members in Minnesota and beyond.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Gaelynn,Tressler,"Gaelynn L. Tressler AKA Gaelynn Tressler",,,MN,,"(218) 491-0574",gaelynn.lea.sabbatical@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-580,"Michael Arturi: Mike Arturi is a studio musician, current drummer for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band The Lovin' Spoonful, founder and executive director of Universal Music Center, and a Social Emotional Arts Learning teaching artist for the John F. Kennedy Center Turnaround Arts program and COMPAS. He holds an associate?s degree in music.; Lynne Beck: Beck has a career as a secondary English and French teacher and nonprofit development worker. Beck is a development consultant for Park Square Theatre. She frequently serves on grant review panels for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and the Arts Board. As a community volunteer, Beck has served on boards and committees. She has a BA from Cornell College (Mount Vernon, IA), and a MA from the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul.; Julie Heukeshoven: Julie Heukeshoven is the events manager and development assistant at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum. She volunteered with Winona?s Theatre du Mississippi, where she served on the board and was artistic director for two years. She planned and taught youth theater classes and workshops and worked as a box office manager at theaters in Colorado, Minnesota, and Kansas. She was the Frozen Friday coordinator for the 2017 Frozen River Film Festival. Heukeshoven graduated from Saint Mary's University with a BA in theater and a minor in public relations.; Tuckaghrie Hollingsworth: Tucker Hollingsworth is a conceptual photographer based in Minneapolis. In 2018, Hollingsworth received an MCAD-Jerome Foundation Fellowship for early career visual artists. Residencies include Oberpfalzer Kunstlerhaus, Valparaiso Foundation, Casa Na Ilha, and SPAR. Hollingsworth has been a recipient of fellowships at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts in Amherst, Ragdale Foundation in Chicago, Lanesboro Arts Center, and MacDowell Arts Colony in Peterborough. He received two Jerome Foundation Emerging Artist Residencies, the first artist to win the award twice. His works are in the permanent art collections of the Weisman Art Museum, Walker Art Center, and Minnesota Historical Society.; Richard Johnson: Johnson has worked as a professional artist in Duluth for more than 30 years. With an exhibition record dating back to 1982, his work has included new media prints, experimental video, and photography. He has been awarded numerous individual artist grants and fellowships from the Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, The McKnight Foundation, and Jerome Foundation. His photographs have been published in Shots and Black & White magazine, and a photographic monograph of his images ?The Other Side of Wilderness?, was published by Will o? the Wisp Books in 2014.; Anne Krocak: Weaving her skills as a visual artist, teacher, and public artist together, Krocak has worked for over forty years to bring marginalized people into the center while creating a greater sense of community. Krocak has lived with multiple sclerosis for more than thirty years and understands the importance and power of moving beyond any perceived limitations and works to bring this awareness and accessibility to all of her artist participants. Along with owning her own business, Phoenix Designs, she has a master?s in art education and certification in emotional or behavioral disorders (EBD). Krocak has conducted public art residencies and won awards through VSA Minnesota, The Kennedy Center, COMPAS, Public Art Saint Paul, ArtSage, Children's Hospital Minneapolis/Saint Paul Campus, Minnesota Creative Artists and Aging Network (MnCAAN). She received the 2009 Jahney Arts Access Award for outstanding artist educator of the year. In 2011, she received a national fellowship from VSA National and the Kennedy Center (Washington, DC). Krocak is a Lifetime Arts teaching artist. ; Alexandra Siclait: Siclait is the leadership programs manager at the Bush Foundation, where she leads the Bush Fellowship applicant experience and comanages the Ecosystem grants for the leadership programs team. With over a decade of experience, Siclait has worked at the Smithsonian?s National Museum of African American History and Culture, South Arts, the City of Atlanta Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs, and Creative Capital. She has master?s degrees in public relations and international relations from Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY), and a bachelor?s degree in political communication from George Washington University (Washington, DC). She has served on the board of BURNAWAY, an Atlanta based digital magazine of contemporary art and criticism from the American South.; Jeremy van Meter: Jeremy van Meter is an artist and administrator with the Commonwealth Theatre Company in Lanesboro. He serves in both a creative aspect as an actor as well as on the marketing team as communications manager. He acts as an officer for the organization?s development team. van Meter holds a master of fine arts degree from the University of Iowa. Past volunteer experience includes artistic associate with Caffeine Theatre of Chicago. ","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10017973,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","JazzMN Orchestra will create a quality virtual production that engages Minnesota musicians and connects with residents and underserved populations. JazzMN will survey viewers of the virtual performance. The survey will include questions about the quality and diversity of the performers as well as demographic information about the viewers themselves.","JazzMN Orchestra created both in-person and virtual presentations to engage Minnesota musicians and new/returning audiences. The number of tickets sold for the concerts and the number of hits on the two streaming services that were utilized, two standing ovations.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Bill Bushnell, Andrew Walesch, Steve Heckler, JC Sanford, Michael Schaefbauer, Denise Stibal, Michael Steigler, Kris Heckler, John Roberts, Heidi Welsch, Chris Rochester",0.00,"JazzMN, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"JazzMN Orchestra will perform a virtual outdoor concert at Crooners Supper Club in Fridley offering live streaming and open to all Minnesota residents.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Frances,Jaffoni,"JazzMN, Inc. AKA JazzMN Orchestra","PO Box 8162","St Paul",MN,55108,"(612) 227-3108",terry_jaffoni@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Marshall, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Olmsted, Polk, Ramsey, Red Lake, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-434,"Aaisha Abdullahi: Abdullahi is a recent college graduate and currently the civic engagement coordinator with Reviving Sisterhood in Minneapolis. This past year Abdullahi served as the chair of the student advisory council with the Office of Higher Education and the president of the Ethiopian Eritrean Student Union. They currently sit on the Association Board with Girls on the Run Twin Cities and Youthprise Minneapolis.; Derrick Allen: Allen specializes in whimsical characters and short animations. His animation and illustration have enabled him to work for Google, Target, and The Wall Street Journal, among others. His unique brand of storytelling has been recognized by Adobe, HOW, and The Huffington Post. He is currently a creative director/lead animator at motion504, and the executive director of Nice Moves, an animation organization based in Minneapolis.; Brian Bethune: Dr. Bethune has served as dean of creative arts and dean of media arts; executive producer of the Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland; Tri-C Presents (music, theater, dance); and the Crooked River Groove record label. He served as CEO/artistic director of the Toledo Repertoire Theatre and has worked at the National Playwright?s Conference at the Eugene O?Neill Theater Center. He has produced and presented over 500 national artists and groups, and has directed and produced over 150 productions. He has been a member of the Society for Stage Directors and Choreographers and served on the board of the International Council of Fine Arts Deans.; Gloria Brush: Gloria DeFilipps Brush is professor in photography at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Arts Board, and the Bush and McKnight Foundations, among others. Her work has appeared in exhibitions nationally and internationally, including at the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, Lil Street Gallery in Chicago, and D-ART Gallery for the IV2020 International Symposium on Digital Art, and in Rosenblum?s book A History of Women Photographers. Prior to her university tenure, she was the first director of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Judith Budreau: Judy Budreau is a writer and teacher in Duluth whose work explores the intersection of language and human experience. Her writing appears in regional and national media, and the 2018 NEMBA Honorable Mention fiction anthology, Going Coastal. Budreau is a recipient of a 2016 Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Career Development grant, and a 2017 Artists Initiative grant from the Arts Board. Budreau earned a BA. in creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her volunteer commitments include the Minnesota Literacy Council, Veteran?s History Project, and Duluth Art Institute Arts writing cohort.; Kandace Creel Falcon: Dr. Creel Falcon is a multimedia storyteller who grounds writing, visual art, and community for the purpose of narrative feminist activism. Creel Falcon was previously the director and associate professor of women's and gender studies at Minnesota State University Moorhead. After nearly twenty years in higher education, Creel Falcon returned to M State Community and Technical College to earn an AFA in visual arts, which they use to inform their full-time work as a professional artist and writer.; Bianca Dawkins: Dawkins is currently the service experience manager for Nordstrom. She was the first youth representative for the City of Minneapolis Youth Violence Prevention Executive Committee for more than four years, appointed by former Mayor R. T. Rybak. Dawkins has been a Youthprise Change Fellow and a grants manager for Greater Twin Cities United Way, helping fund over 5 million in grants in the community.; Kathleen Peterson: Kathleen Peterson is a published novelist and playwright, and a retired arts administrator in Winona with an MA in English literature and language. She has written grant proposals for Winona State University. Her administrative career has encompassed the health care and financial industries. She served as board member and chair of several regional nonprofit organizations in southeast Minnesota. For several years, she was a grant review panelist for the Southeastearn Minnesota Arts Council and is currently on the executive board of the Winona Community Foundation.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10017977,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","All of my inspirations come from my dreams and personal experiences. With every stroke I leave behind a window into my soul, hoping to spark inspiration. I will utilize online analytics to track specific visits and use location. The virtual environment will contain a story sharing portal and direct feedback space to connect with anyone visiting the site.","Created a virtual gallery and set up an online page where visitors could follow and watch my collection unfold. The online site had an analytic tracker. I was able to track the numbers of viewers to the site and downloads of the virtual gallery.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Kao Lee Thao",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Lee Thao will explore a new body of work inspired by Hmong folktales and textiles to create the first Hmong themed virtual online gallery space. The gallery will debut a Hmong artist group exhibition, in a social distance free gallery.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Kao Lee",Thao,"Kao Lee Thao",,,MN,,"(952) 451-5915",kaoleethao@innerswirl.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-581,"Michael Arturi: Mike Arturi is a studio musician, current drummer for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band The Lovin' Spoonful, founder and executive director of Universal Music Center, and a Social Emotional Arts Learning teaching artist for the John F. Kennedy Center Turnaround Arts program and COMPAS. He holds an associate?s degree in music.; Lynne Beck: Beck has a career as a secondary English and French teacher and nonprofit development worker. Beck is a development consultant for Park Square Theatre. She frequently serves on grant review panels for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and the Arts Board. As a community volunteer, Beck has served on boards and committees. She has a BA from Cornell College (Mount Vernon, IA), and a MA from the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul.; Julie Heukeshoven: Julie Heukeshoven is the events manager and development assistant at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum. She volunteered with Winona?s Theatre du Mississippi, where she served on the board and was artistic director for two years. She planned and taught youth theater classes and workshops and worked as a box office manager at theaters in Colorado, Minnesota, and Kansas. She was the Frozen Friday coordinator for the 2017 Frozen River Film Festival. Heukeshoven graduated from Saint Mary's University with a BA in theater and a minor in public relations.; Tuckaghrie Hollingsworth: Tucker Hollingsworth is a conceptual photographer based in Minneapolis. In 2018, Hollingsworth received an MCAD-Jerome Foundation Fellowship for early career visual artists. Residencies include Oberpfalzer Kunstlerhaus, Valparaiso Foundation, Casa Na Ilha, and SPAR. Hollingsworth has been a recipient of fellowships at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts in Amherst, Ragdale Foundation in Chicago, Lanesboro Arts Center, and MacDowell Arts Colony in Peterborough. He received two Jerome Foundation Emerging Artist Residencies, the first artist to win the award twice. His works are in the permanent art collections of the Weisman Art Museum, Walker Art Center, and Minnesota Historical Society.; Richard Johnson: Johnson has worked as a professional artist in Duluth for more than 30 years. With an exhibition record dating back to 1982, his work has included new media prints, experimental video, and photography. He has been awarded numerous individual artist grants and fellowships from the Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, The McKnight Foundation, and Jerome Foundation. His photographs have been published in Shots and Black & White magazine, and a photographic monograph of his images ?The Other Side of Wilderness?, was published by Will o? the Wisp Books in 2014.; Anne Krocak: Weaving her skills as a visual artist, teacher, and public artist together, Krocak has worked for over forty years to bring marginalized people into the center while creating a greater sense of community. Krocak has lived with multiple sclerosis for more than thirty years and understands the importance and power of moving beyond any perceived limitations and works to bring this awareness and accessibility to all of her artist participants. Along with owning her own business, Phoenix Designs, she has a master?s in art education and certification in emotional or behavioral disorders (EBD). Krocak has conducted public art residencies and won awards through VSA Minnesota, The Kennedy Center, COMPAS, Public Art Saint Paul, ArtSage, Children's Hospital Minneapolis/Saint Paul Campus, Minnesota Creative Artists and Aging Network (MnCAAN). She received the 2009 Jahney Arts Access Award for outstanding artist educator of the year. In 2011, she received a national fellowship from VSA National and the Kennedy Center (Washington, DC). Krocak is a Lifetime Arts teaching artist. ; Alexandra Siclait: Siclait is the leadership programs manager at the Bush Foundation, where she leads the Bush Fellowship applicant experience and comanages the Ecosystem grants for the leadership programs team. With over a decade of experience, Siclait has worked at the Smithsonian?s National Museum of African American History and Culture, South Arts, the City of Atlanta Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs, and Creative Capital. She has master?s degrees in public relations and international relations from Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY), and a bachelor?s degree in political communication from George Washington University (Washington, DC). She has served on the board of BURNAWAY, an Atlanta based digital magazine of contemporary art and criticism from the American South.; Jeremy van Meter: Jeremy van Meter is an artist and administrator with the Commonwealth Theatre Company in Lanesboro. He serves in both a creative aspect as an actor as well as on the marketing team as communications manager. He acts as an officer for the organization?s development team. van Meter holds a master of fine arts degree from the University of Iowa. Past volunteer experience includes artistic associate with Caffeine Theatre of Chicago. ","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10017982,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","More area writers will be able to access educational and inspirational programming by digital means. Lake Superior Writers will compare the diversity and reach of upcoming programs with those offered in the past and will track the makeup of the audience and its satisfaction with offerings via surveys and ongoing feedback.","Due to the grant, LSW had six workshops, six author events, and eleven open mics; almost double the events pre-pandemic. Prior to the pandemic (2018 thru Feb. 2020) LSW provided about twelve programs for its community. During the grant dates of Jan. 2021 through May 2022, LSW provided thirteen programs (Open Mics included as one program). When possible LSW surveyed attendee","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,10000,2905,"Brian Matuszak, Leslie Mehle, Kelsey Roseth, Vickie Youngquist-Smith, Mary Thompson-Bode, Molly Brewer Hoeg, Lynn Johansen, Doug Lewandowski, Christine Marcotte",0.00,"Lake Superior Writers","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Lake Superior Writers will offer educational opportunities for writers via virtual programs and increase opportunities in order to reach more people and safely maintain a strong writing community.",2021-01-01,2022-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Victoria,Smith,"Lake Superior Writers","PO Box 3034",Duluth,MN,55803,"(218) 428-6329",nanasternk@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Kittson, Lake, Morrison, Olmsted, Sherburne, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-435,"Aaisha Abdullahi: Abdullahi is a recent college graduate and currently the civic engagement coordinator with Reviving Sisterhood in Minneapolis. This past year Abdullahi served as the chair of the student advisory council with the Office of Higher Education and the president of the Ethiopian Eritrean Student Union. They currently sit on the Association Board with Girls on the Run Twin Cities and Youthprise Minneapolis.; Derrick Allen: Allen specializes in whimsical characters and short animations. His animation and illustration have enabled him to work for Google, Target, and The Wall Street Journal, among others. His unique brand of storytelling has been recognized by Adobe, HOW, and The Huffington Post. He is currently a creative director/lead animator at motion504, and the executive director of Nice Moves, an animation organization based in Minneapolis.; Brian Bethune: Dr. Bethune has served as dean of creative arts and dean of media arts; executive producer of the Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland; Tri-C Presents (music, theater, dance); and the Crooked River Groove record label. He served as CEO/artistic director of the Toledo Repertoire Theatre and has worked at the National Playwright?s Conference at the Eugene O?Neill Theater Center. He has produced and presented over 500 national artists and groups, and has directed and produced over 150 productions. He has been a member of the Society for Stage Directors and Choreographers and served on the board of the International Council of Fine Arts Deans.; Gloria Brush: Gloria DeFilipps Brush is professor in photography at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Arts Board, and the Bush and McKnight Foundations, among others. Her work has appeared in exhibitions nationally and internationally, including at the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, Lil Street Gallery in Chicago, and D-ART Gallery for the IV2020 International Symposium on Digital Art, and in Rosenblum?s book A History of Women Photographers. Prior to her university tenure, she was the first director of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Judith Budreau: Judy Budreau is a writer and teacher in Duluth whose work explores the intersection of language and human experience. Her writing appears in regional and national media, and the 2018 NEMBA Honorable Mention fiction anthology, Going Coastal. Budreau is a recipient of a 2016 Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Career Development grant, and a 2017 Artists Initiative grant from the Arts Board. Budreau earned a BA. in creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her volunteer commitments include the Minnesota Literacy Council, Veteran?s History Project, and Duluth Art Institute Arts writing cohort.; Kandace Creel Falcon: Dr. Creel Falcon is a multimedia storyteller who grounds writing, visual art, and community for the purpose of narrative feminist activism. Creel Falcon was previously the director and associate professor of women's and gender studies at Minnesota State University Moorhead. After nearly twenty years in higher education, Creel Falcon returned to M State Community and Technical College to earn an AFA in visual arts, which they use to inform their full-time work as a professional artist and writer.; Bianca Dawkins: Dawkins is currently the service experience manager for Nordstrom. She was the first youth representative for the City of Minneapolis Youth Violence Prevention Executive Committee for more than four years, appointed by former Mayor R. T. Rybak. Dawkins has been a Youthprise Change Fellow and a grants manager for Greater Twin Cities United Way, helping fund over 5 million in grants in the community.; Kathleen Peterson: Kathleen Peterson is a published novelist and playwright, and a retired arts administrator in Winona with an MA in English literature and language. She has written grant proposals for Winona State University. Her administrative career has encompassed the health care and financial industries. She served as board member and chair of several regional nonprofit organizations in southeast Minnesota. For several years, she was a grant review panelist for the Southeastearn Minnesota Arts Council and is currently on the executive board of the Winona Community Foundation.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10017984,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To release the next album by Superior Siren in order to remain connected to current listeners in Minnesota and to expand the audience within Minnesota. The outcome will be evaluated by the following data: aggregated demographic insights available through Facebook, engagement on social media by fans who reside in Minnesota, attendance at shows by Minnesota residents, and sales of the album by Minnesota re","A new solo album by Superior Siren was released which helped the project remain connected to listeners and expand the audience within Minnesota. The outcome was evaluated by the following data: aggregated demographic insights available through Facebook; engagement on social media by fans who reside in MN; Attendance at shows by Minnesota residents; Sales of the album by Minnesota residents.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Laura M. Sellner",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Sellner will work with Minnesota based artists and businesses to release the third album by Superior Siren; a solo EP featuring Sellner's original songwriting, vocals, and instrumentation. Following the release, she will perform throughout Minnesota.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laura,Sellner,"Laura M. Sellner",,,MN,,"(218) 491-1726",superiorsirenmusic@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cook, Hennepin, Itasca, Lake, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-585,"Michael Arturi: Mike Arturi is a studio musician, current drummer for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band The Lovin' Spoonful, founder and executive director of Universal Music Center, and a Social Emotional Arts Learning teaching artist for the John F. Kennedy Center Turnaround Arts program and COMPAS. He holds an associate?s degree in music.; Lynne Beck: Beck has a career as a secondary English and French teacher and nonprofit development worker. Beck is a development consultant for Park Square Theatre. She frequently serves on grant review panels for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and the Arts Board. As a community volunteer, Beck has served on boards and committees. She has a BA from Cornell College (Mount Vernon, IA), and a MA from the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul.; Julie Heukeshoven: Julie Heukeshoven is the events manager and development assistant at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum. She volunteered with Winona?s Theatre du Mississippi, where she served on the board and was artistic director for two years. She planned and taught youth theater classes and workshops and worked as a box office manager at theaters in Colorado, Minnesota, and Kansas. She was the Frozen Friday coordinator for the 2017 Frozen River Film Festival. Heukeshoven graduated from Saint Mary's University with a BA in theater and a minor in public relations.; Tuckaghrie Hollingsworth: Tucker Hollingsworth is a conceptual photographer based in Minneapolis. In 2018, Hollingsworth received an MCAD-Jerome Foundation Fellowship for early career visual artists. Residencies include Oberpfalzer Kunstlerhaus, Valparaiso Foundation, Casa Na Ilha, and SPAR. Hollingsworth has been a recipient of fellowships at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts in Amherst, Ragdale Foundation in Chicago, Lanesboro Arts Center, and MacDowell Arts Colony in Peterborough. He received two Jerome Foundation Emerging Artist Residencies, the first artist to win the award twice. His works are in the permanent art collections of the Weisman Art Museum, Walker Art Center, and Minnesota Historical Society.; Richard Johnson: Johnson has worked as a professional artist in Duluth for more than 30 years. With an exhibition record dating back to 1982, his work has included new media prints, experimental video, and photography. He has been awarded numerous individual artist grants and fellowships from the Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, The McKnight Foundation, and Jerome Foundation. His photographs have been published in Shots and Black & White magazine, and a photographic monograph of his images ?The Other Side of Wilderness?, was published by Will o? the Wisp Books in 2014.; Anne Krocak: Weaving her skills as a visual artist, teacher, and public artist together, Krocak has worked for over forty years to bring marginalized people into the center while creating a greater sense of community. Krocak has lived with multiple sclerosis for more than thirty years and understands the importance and power of moving beyond any perceived limitations and works to bring this awareness and accessibility to all of her artist participants. Along with owning her own business, Phoenix Designs, she has a master?s in art education and certification in emotional or behavioral disorders (EBD). Krocak has conducted public art residencies and won awards through VSA Minnesota, The Kennedy Center, COMPAS, Public Art Saint Paul, ArtSage, Children's Hospital Minneapolis/Saint Paul Campus, Minnesota Creative Artists and Aging Network (MnCAAN). She received the 2009 Jahney Arts Access Award for outstanding artist educator of the year. In 2011, she received a national fellowship from VSA National and the Kennedy Center (Washington, DC). Krocak is a Lifetime Arts teaching artist. ; Alexandra Siclait: Siclait is the leadership programs manager at the Bush Foundation, where she leads the Bush Fellowship applicant experience and comanages the Ecosystem grants for the leadership programs team. With over a decade of experience, Siclait has worked at the Smithsonian?s National Museum of African American History and Culture, South Arts, the City of Atlanta Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs, and Creative Capital. She has master?s degrees in public relations and international relations from Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY), and a bachelor?s degree in political communication from George Washington University (Washington, DC). She has served on the board of BURNAWAY, an Atlanta based digital magazine of contemporary art and criticism from the American South.; Jeremy van Meter: Jeremy van Meter is an artist and administrator with the Commonwealth Theatre Company in Lanesboro. He serves in both a creative aspect as an actor as well as on the marketing team as communications manager. He acts as an officer for the organization?s development team. van Meter holds a master of fine arts degree from the University of Iowa. Past volunteer experience includes artistic associate with Caffeine Theatre of Chicago. ","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10017988,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Funding will help me make necessary transitions in my personal and community artwork while addressing new COVID-19 requirements. I will use online evaluation surveys to receive anonymous feedback and conduct post-interviews with volunteers via phone/Zoom. I will take photos/short films of real time reactions. I will track hits to my social media sites to measure engagement.","Minnesota artist maintains connection to Minnesota residents/communities making necessary transitions with art while addressing Covid-19 requirements. Google online evaluation forms, post-interviews, photos/video and social media engagement.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Mary K. Plaster AKA Mary Plaster",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Transdisciplinary artist Plaster will explore ways of presenting her creative projects in an online medium and purchase necessary equipment and training in order to continue connecting with Minnesotans.",2020-12-01,2021-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Plaster,"Mary K. Plaster AKA Mary Plaster",,,MN,,"(218) 310-6289",artist@maryplaster.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Hennepin, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-240,"Ayesha Adu: Ayesha Adu is an award winning writer, director, producer, and editor. Adu has been a stage actor for The 20% Theatre Company and performed for the legendary queer variety show, Dykes Do Drag. Adu is a self-taught filmmaker and has attended Minneapolis College of Art and Design and Minneapolis Community and Technical College for some formal education in the early 1990's. ; Ivory Doublette: Ivory Doublette works as a vocalist in the Life Online School Partnerships and Sing, Play, Learn! At the MacPhail Center for Music. Doublette has been a teaching artist with Children?s Theatre Company, Stages Theater,and Billingsley School of Music and Art. Locally, Doublette has performed with Penumbra Theatre, Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, Theatre Latte'Da, and many others. She and her family perform as a Gospel quartet called SeVy. Doublette performed with other musical groups such as the Soul Tight Committee Band and The Bazillions. She holds a BA in theater arts from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.; Brian Frink: Brian Frink has been an art professor at Minnesota State University, Mankato for 31 years. He has received grants and fellowships from The McKnight Foundation, Arts Board, Jerome Foundation, and the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council. He is an active artist, exhibiting his work around the region and nation. He received his BFA from Illinois State University and his MFA from University of Wisconsin Madison.; Frederick Rogers: Rogers is director and founder of Minnesota Folklore Theater (Walker), is artistic director of the Walker Bay Theater (Walker). Rogers spent thirty years designing all over the country and was the lead costumer for Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede in Orlando, FL. He taught costume design for two years at North Hennepin Community College (Brooklyn Park) and ten years at the University of Central Florida (Orlando, FL). He spent three years with Burt Reynolds's Dinner Theater (Jupiter, FL). Rogers? work has appeared on HBO and the Lifetime Channel. Rogers represented Cass County on the Five Wings Arts Council and served as board chair for two years; he was recognized as an outstanding arts leader for Cass County in 2019. He serves on the Walker City Library Board as vice chair.; Jonathan Schill: Jon Jee Schill has a background in nonprofits and foundations. He believes in the transformative power of the arts and is passionate about diversity, equity, and inclusion. Schill grew up in the Pacific Northwest but has been in Minnesota long enough to call it home. He has served as a panelist for the Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and has served as an artistic evaluator for the Arts Board. Schill currently serves on the board of Theater Mu.; Felicia Schneiderhan: Schneiderhan is a writer and writing teacher whose first book, Newlyweds Afloat (Breakaway Books, 2015) details the years she lived on a boat in Chicago. As a freelancer, her magazine articles appear widely, including Parents, Real Simple, Minnesota Monthly, and Lake Superior Magazine. Her literary work?both fiction and creative nonfiction?appear in journals including Brevity, Hypertext, and the Great Lakes Review. She hosts the WDSE show Drawn to Write, about writers and artists, and just completed a term serving on the Lake Superior Writers board.; Lydia Smith-Lenardson: Smith-Lenardson is a Pacific Islander with expertise in visual, cultural, and performing arts including dance, poetry, music, and writing. Her work focuses on holistic health, design, and travel, and she is inspired by environmental and philanthropic causes across the globe. Smith-Lenardson works as an editing and writing consultant, and has helped authors get their manuscripts published by traditional and independent publishers. She has a bachelor of fine arts in theater and dance from University of Hawaii (Manoa, HI) and has performed and choreographed dances for its Young Choreographer and Spring Concerts.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10017989,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Adapt films for wider distribution on broadcast television and/or digital platforms to continue engagement with Minnesotans. The outcome will be evaluated in tangible digital and broadcast assets to be shared with Minnesota audiences online and/or on television.","Adapt films for wider distribution on broadcast television and/or digital platforms to continue engagement with Minnesotans. The outcome was achieved as evidenced by digital and broadcast assets shared widely across Minnesota and throughout the US online and on television.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Maya T. Washington AKA Maya Washington",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Washington will explore avenues for digital and broadcast presentation of her films to continue engagement of Minnesota audiences.",2021-01-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Maya,Washington,"Maya T. Washington AKA Maya Washington",,,MN,,"(213) 435-8406x c",mayawashington@outlook.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-589,"Michael Arturi: Mike Arturi is a studio musician, current drummer for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band The Lovin' Spoonful, founder and executive director of Universal Music Center, and a Social Emotional Arts Learning teaching artist for the John F. Kennedy Center Turnaround Arts program and COMPAS. He holds an associate?s degree in music.; Lynne Beck: Beck has a career as a secondary English and French teacher and nonprofit development worker. Beck is a development consultant for Park Square Theatre. She frequently serves on grant review panels for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and the Arts Board. As a community volunteer, Beck has served on boards and committees. She has a BA from Cornell College (Mount Vernon, IA), and a MA from the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul.; Julie Heukeshoven: Julie Heukeshoven is the events manager and development assistant at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum. She volunteered with Winona?s Theatre du Mississippi, where she served on the board and was artistic director for two years. She planned and taught youth theater classes and workshops and worked as a box office manager at theaters in Colorado, Minnesota, and Kansas. She was the Frozen Friday coordinator for the 2017 Frozen River Film Festival. Heukeshoven graduated from Saint Mary's University with a BA in theater and a minor in public relations.; Tuckaghrie Hollingsworth: Tucker Hollingsworth is a conceptual photographer based in Minneapolis. In 2018, Hollingsworth received an MCAD-Jerome Foundation Fellowship for early career visual artists. Residencies include Oberpfalzer Kunstlerhaus, Valparaiso Foundation, Casa Na Ilha, and SPAR. Hollingsworth has been a recipient of fellowships at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts in Amherst, Ragdale Foundation in Chicago, Lanesboro Arts Center, and MacDowell Arts Colony in Peterborough. He received two Jerome Foundation Emerging Artist Residencies, the first artist to win the award twice. His works are in the permanent art collections of the Weisman Art Museum, Walker Art Center, and Minnesota Historical Society.; Richard Johnson: Johnson has worked as a professional artist in Duluth for more than 30 years. With an exhibition record dating back to 1982, his work has included new media prints, experimental video, and photography. He has been awarded numerous individual artist grants and fellowships from the Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, The McKnight Foundation, and Jerome Foundation. His photographs have been published in Shots and Black & White magazine, and a photographic monograph of his images ?The Other Side of Wilderness?, was published by Will o? the Wisp Books in 2014.; Anne Krocak: Weaving her skills as a visual artist, teacher, and public artist together, Krocak has worked for over forty years to bring marginalized people into the center while creating a greater sense of community. Krocak has lived with multiple sclerosis for more than thirty years and understands the importance and power of moving beyond any perceived limitations and works to bring this awareness and accessibility to all of her artist participants. Along with owning her own business, Phoenix Designs, she has a master?s in art education and certification in emotional or behavioral disorders (EBD). Krocak has conducted public art residencies and won awards through VSA Minnesota, The Kennedy Center, COMPAS, Public Art Saint Paul, ArtSage, Children's Hospital Minneapolis/Saint Paul Campus, Minnesota Creative Artists and Aging Network (MnCAAN). She received the 2009 Jahney Arts Access Award for outstanding artist educator of the year. In 2011, she received a national fellowship from VSA National and the Kennedy Center (Washington, DC). Krocak is a Lifetime Arts teaching artist. ; Alexandra Siclait: Siclait is the leadership programs manager at the Bush Foundation, where she leads the Bush Fellowship applicant experience and comanages the Ecosystem grants for the leadership programs team. With over a decade of experience, Siclait has worked at the Smithsonian?s National Museum of African American History and Culture, South Arts, the City of Atlanta Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs, and Creative Capital. She has master?s degrees in public relations and international relations from Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY), and a bachelor?s degree in political communication from George Washington University (Washington, DC). She has served on the board of BURNAWAY, an Atlanta based digital magazine of contemporary art and criticism from the American South.; Jeremy van Meter: Jeremy van Meter is an artist and administrator with the Commonwealth Theatre Company in Lanesboro. He serves in both a creative aspect as an actor as well as on the marketing team as communications manager. He acts as an officer for the organization?s development team. van Meter holds a master of fine arts degree from the University of Iowa. Past volunteer experience includes artistic associate with Caffeine Theatre of Chicago. ","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10017991,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,4995,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Mike Hazard will make 365 unique picture postcards and mail them to individuals. He will also blog the art on social media. The outcome will be evaluated by individual responses to postcards, social media responses to web postings, and by an evaluator.","365 postcards mailed to 365 individuals and 365 social media picture stories posted. Outcome evaluation is by social media responses, feedback from recipients of postcards, and an evaluator, Raoul Benavides.","achieved proposed outcomes",22,,5017,,,,"Mike Hazard",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"For the Pandemic Picture Postcard Project, Hazard will write and mail 365 unique postcards to individuals and create a web blog of a year in our life. A ritual of gratitude, the art will praise good people for good works.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mike,Hazard,"Mike Hazard",,,MN,,"(651) 227-2240",mediamikehazard@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-590,"Michael Arturi: Mike Arturi is a studio musician, current drummer for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band The Lovin' Spoonful, founder and executive director of Universal Music Center, and a Social Emotional Arts Learning teaching artist for the John F. Kennedy Center Turnaround Arts program and COMPAS. He holds an associate?s degree in music.; Lynne Beck: Beck has a career as a secondary English and French teacher and nonprofit development worker. Beck is a development consultant for Park Square Theatre. She frequently serves on grant review panels for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and the Arts Board. As a community volunteer, Beck has served on boards and committees. She has a BA from Cornell College (Mount Vernon, IA), and a MA from the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul.; Julie Heukeshoven: Julie Heukeshoven is the events manager and development assistant at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum. She volunteered with Winona?s Theatre du Mississippi, where she served on the board and was artistic director for two years. She planned and taught youth theater classes and workshops and worked as a box office manager at theaters in Colorado, Minnesota, and Kansas. She was the Frozen Friday coordinator for the 2017 Frozen River Film Festival. Heukeshoven graduated from Saint Mary's University with a BA in theater and a minor in public relations.; Tuckaghrie Hollingsworth: Tucker Hollingsworth is a conceptual photographer based in Minneapolis. In 2018, Hollingsworth received an MCAD-Jerome Foundation Fellowship for early career visual artists. Residencies include Oberpfalzer Kunstlerhaus, Valparaiso Foundation, Casa Na Ilha, and SPAR. Hollingsworth has been a recipient of fellowships at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts in Amherst, Ragdale Foundation in Chicago, Lanesboro Arts Center, and MacDowell Arts Colony in Peterborough. He received two Jerome Foundation Emerging Artist Residencies, the first artist to win the award twice. His works are in the permanent art collections of the Weisman Art Museum, Walker Art Center, and Minnesota Historical Society.; Richard Johnson: Johnson has worked as a professional artist in Duluth for more than 30 years. With an exhibition record dating back to 1982, his work has included new media prints, experimental video, and photography. He has been awarded numerous individual artist grants and fellowships from the Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, The McKnight Foundation, and Jerome Foundation. His photographs have been published in Shots and Black & White magazine, and a photographic monograph of his images ?The Other Side of Wilderness?, was published by Will o? the Wisp Books in 2014.; Anne Krocak: Weaving her skills as a visual artist, teacher, and public artist together, Krocak has worked for over forty years to bring marginalized people into the center while creating a greater sense of community. Krocak has lived with multiple sclerosis for more than thirty years and understands the importance and power of moving beyond any perceived limitations and works to bring this awareness and accessibility to all of her artist participants. Along with owning her own business, Phoenix Designs, she has a master?s in art education and certification in emotional or behavioral disorders (EBD). Krocak has conducted public art residencies and won awards through VSA Minnesota, The Kennedy Center, COMPAS, Public Art Saint Paul, ArtSage, Children's Hospital Minneapolis/Saint Paul Campus, Minnesota Creative Artists and Aging Network (MnCAAN). She received the 2009 Jahney Arts Access Award for outstanding artist educator of the year. In 2011, she received a national fellowship from VSA National and the Kennedy Center (Washington, DC). Krocak is a Lifetime Arts teaching artist. ; Alexandra Siclait: Siclait is the leadership programs manager at the Bush Foundation, where she leads the Bush Fellowship applicant experience and comanages the Ecosystem grants for the leadership programs team. With over a decade of experience, Siclait has worked at the Smithsonian?s National Museum of African American History and Culture, South Arts, the City of Atlanta Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs, and Creative Capital. She has master?s degrees in public relations and international relations from Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY), and a bachelor?s degree in political communication from George Washington University (Washington, DC). She has served on the board of BURNAWAY, an Atlanta based digital magazine of contemporary art and criticism from the American South.; Jeremy van Meter: Jeremy van Meter is an artist and administrator with the Commonwealth Theatre Company in Lanesboro. He serves in both a creative aspect as an actor as well as on the marketing team as communications manager. He acts as an officer for the organization?s development team. van Meter holds a master of fine arts degree from the University of Iowa. Past volunteer experience includes artistic associate with Caffeine Theatre of Chicago. ","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10017992,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Minnesotans, especially older Minnesota residents, feel creative, inspired and connected to one another through accessible virtual book arts programs. We will measure this outcome through total workshop participants, contact hours, geographic location, age, teaching artist observations, and post-workshop evaluations.","Minnesotans, especially older Minnesota residents, felt creative, inspired, and connected to one another through accessible virtual book arts programs. We measured this outcome through: total workshop participants, contact hours, geographic location, age, teaching artist observations, and post-workshop evaluations.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Ronnie Brooks, Raphael Coburn, Brandi Ernst, Heather RJ Fletcher, KC Foley, Sherri Gebert Fuller, Lyndel King, Mary Pat Ladner, Shawn McCann, Diane Merrifield, Jane Messenger, Wilber `Chip` Schilling, Catherine Squires, Deb Weiss, Hema Viswanathan, Cory Zanin, Laurie Zenner",0.00,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts will inspire connection, creativity, and community for participants in their homes by collaborating with a diverse team of artists to facilitate affordable virtual workshops in bookbinding, printing, and paper making.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elysa,Voshell,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 100",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1279,"(612) 215-2520",evoshell@mnbookarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Lake, Meeker, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-437,"Aaisha Abdullahi: Abdullahi is a recent college graduate and currently the civic engagement coordinator with Reviving Sisterhood in Minneapolis. This past year Abdullahi served as the chair of the student advisory council with the Office of Higher Education and the president of the Ethiopian Eritrean Student Union. They currently sit on the Association Board with Girls on the Run Twin Cities and Youthprise Minneapolis.; Derrick Allen: Allen specializes in whimsical characters and short animations. His animation and illustration have enabled him to work for Google, Target, and The Wall Street Journal, among others. His unique brand of storytelling has been recognized by Adobe, HOW, and The Huffington Post. He is currently a creative director/lead animator at motion504, and the executive director of Nice Moves, an animation organization based in Minneapolis.; Brian Bethune: Dr. Bethune has served as dean of creative arts and dean of media arts; executive producer of the Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland; Tri-C Presents (music, theater, dance); and the Crooked River Groove record label. He served as CEO/artistic director of the Toledo Repertoire Theatre and has worked at the National Playwright?s Conference at the Eugene O?Neill Theater Center. He has produced and presented over 500 national artists and groups, and has directed and produced over 150 productions. He has been a member of the Society for Stage Directors and Choreographers and served on the board of the International Council of Fine Arts Deans.; Gloria Brush: Gloria DeFilipps Brush is professor in photography at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Arts Board, and the Bush and McKnight Foundations, among others. Her work has appeared in exhibitions nationally and internationally, including at the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, Lil Street Gallery in Chicago, and D-ART Gallery for the IV2020 International Symposium on Digital Art, and in Rosenblum?s book A History of Women Photographers. Prior to her university tenure, she was the first director of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Judith Budreau: Judy Budreau is a writer and teacher in Duluth whose work explores the intersection of language and human experience. Her writing appears in regional and national media, and the 2018 NEMBA Honorable Mention fiction anthology, Going Coastal. Budreau is a recipient of a 2016 Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Career Development grant, and a 2017 Artists Initiative grant from the Arts Board. Budreau earned a BA. in creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her volunteer commitments include the Minnesota Literacy Council, Veteran?s History Project, and Duluth Art Institute Arts writing cohort.; Kandace Creel Falcon: Dr. Creel Falcon is a multimedia storyteller who grounds writing, visual art, and community for the purpose of narrative feminist activism. Creel Falcon was previously the director and associate professor of women's and gender studies at Minnesota State University Moorhead. After nearly twenty years in higher education, Creel Falcon returned to M State Community and Technical College to earn an AFA in visual arts, which they use to inform their full-time work as a professional artist and writer.; Bianca Dawkins: Dawkins is currently the service experience manager for Nordstrom. She was the first youth representative for the City of Minneapolis Youth Violence Prevention Executive Committee for more than four years, appointed by former Mayor R. T. Rybak. Dawkins has been a Youthprise Change Fellow and a grants manager for Greater Twin Cities United Way, helping fund over 5 million in grants in the community.; Kathleen Peterson: Kathleen Peterson is a published novelist and playwright, and a retired arts administrator in Winona with an MA in English literature and language. She has written grant proposals for Winona State University. Her administrative career has encompassed the health care and financial industries. She served as board member and chair of several regional nonprofit organizations in southeast Minnesota. For several years, she was a grant review panelist for the Southeastearn Minnesota Arts Council and is currently on the executive board of the Winona Community Foundation.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018006,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create a thrilling live theater experience that complies to all Covid nineteen protocols about these complicated times through the lens of finding love. By the end of the grant period, we will have created a working 'script' that will be ready to be produced as a live drive in experience.","We create a thrilling live theater experience that complied to all Covid nineteen protocols about these complicated times through the lens of finding love. The creative team (including the performers) engaged in deep analysis and regular check-ins throughout the process. We also had a robust facilitated conversation about the project after the public sharing with an audience that was video recorded.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Randolph F. Reyes AKA Randy Reyes",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"ESSENTIAL is a theatrical experience in a live drive-in space, about two people meeting face to face for the first time during a global pandemic and extreme social unrest, told dynamically through language, movement, and music.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Randolph,Reyes,"Randolph F. Reyes AKA Randy Reyes",,,MN,,"(646) 221-9509",randy.r.reyes@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-595,"Michael Arturi: Mike Arturi is a studio musician, current drummer for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band The Lovin' Spoonful, founder and executive director of Universal Music Center, and a Social Emotional Arts Learning teaching artist for the John F. Kennedy Center Turnaround Arts program and COMPAS. He holds an associate?s degree in music.; Lynne Beck: Beck has a career as a secondary English and French teacher and nonprofit development worker. Beck is a development consultant for Park Square Theatre. She frequently serves on grant review panels for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and the Arts Board. As a community volunteer, Beck has served on boards and committees. She has a BA from Cornell College (Mount Vernon, IA), and a MA from the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul.; Julie Heukeshoven: Julie Heukeshoven is the events manager and development assistant at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum. She volunteered with Winona?s Theatre du Mississippi, where she served on the board and was artistic director for two years. She planned and taught youth theater classes and workshops and worked as a box office manager at theaters in Colorado, Minnesota, and Kansas. She was the Frozen Friday coordinator for the 2017 Frozen River Film Festival. Heukeshoven graduated from Saint Mary's University with a BA in theater and a minor in public relations.; Tuckaghrie Hollingsworth: Tucker Hollingsworth is a conceptual photographer based in Minneapolis. In 2018, Hollingsworth received an MCAD-Jerome Foundation Fellowship for early career visual artists. Residencies include Oberpfalzer Kunstlerhaus, Valparaiso Foundation, Casa Na Ilha, and SPAR. Hollingsworth has been a recipient of fellowships at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts in Amherst, Ragdale Foundation in Chicago, Lanesboro Arts Center, and MacDowell Arts Colony in Peterborough. He received two Jerome Foundation Emerging Artist Residencies, the first artist to win the award twice. His works are in the permanent art collections of the Weisman Art Museum, Walker Art Center, and Minnesota Historical Society.; Richard Johnson: Johnson has worked as a professional artist in Duluth for more than 30 years. With an exhibition record dating back to 1982, his work has included new media prints, experimental video, and photography. He has been awarded numerous individual artist grants and fellowships from the Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, The McKnight Foundation, and Jerome Foundation. His photographs have been published in Shots and Black & White magazine, and a photographic monograph of his images ?The Other Side of Wilderness?, was published by Will o? the Wisp Books in 2014.; Anne Krocak: Weaving her skills as a visual artist, teacher, and public artist together, Krocak has worked for over forty years to bring marginalized people into the center while creating a greater sense of community. Krocak has lived with multiple sclerosis for more than thirty years and understands the importance and power of moving beyond any perceived limitations and works to bring this awareness and accessibility to all of her artist participants. Along with owning her own business, Phoenix Designs, she has a master?s in art education and certification in emotional or behavioral disorders (EBD). Krocak has conducted public art residencies and won awards through VSA Minnesota, The Kennedy Center, COMPAS, Public Art Saint Paul, ArtSage, Children's Hospital Minneapolis/Saint Paul Campus, Minnesota Creative Artists and Aging Network (MnCAAN). She received the 2009 Jahney Arts Access Award for outstanding artist educator of the year. In 2011, she received a national fellowship from VSA National and the Kennedy Center (Washington, DC). Krocak is a Lifetime Arts teaching artist. ; Alexandra Siclait: Siclait is the leadership programs manager at the Bush Foundation, where she leads the Bush Fellowship applicant experience and comanages the Ecosystem grants for the leadership programs team. With over a decade of experience, Siclait has worked at the Smithsonian?s National Museum of African American History and Culture, South Arts, the City of Atlanta Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs, and Creative Capital. She has master?s degrees in public relations and international relations from Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY), and a bachelor?s degree in political communication from George Washington University (Washington, DC). She has served on the board of BURNAWAY, an Atlanta based digital magazine of contemporary art and criticism from the American South.; Jeremy van Meter: Jeremy van Meter is an artist and administrator with the Commonwealth Theatre Company in Lanesboro. He serves in both a creative aspect as an actor as well as on the marketing team as communications manager. He acts as an officer for the organization?s development team. van Meter holds a master of fine arts degree from the University of Iowa. Past volunteer experience includes artistic associate with Caffeine Theatre of Chicago. ","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018009,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To increase community engagement and artist performance opportunities through a concert series. Document completed concert dates, time, attendance, and additional views from live stream recordings. Survey concert participants to assess learning and music enjoyment provided by the performer. Obtain feedback from performers and volunteers.","To increase community engagement and artistic performance opportunities through a concert series. We tracked artist engagement, volunteer engagement and audience engagement (in-person and YouTube views). We conducted follow-up interviews with artists to gather their feedback.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Arno Kahn, Don Baltes, Mark Nicklawske, Zane Bail, Arna Rennan, Laura Sellner, Tom Unterberger, Chris Bowman Mary Hanchett",0.05,"Sacred Heart John Chebul Memorial Center Association, Inc. AKA Sacred Heart Music Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Sacred Heart Music Center will promote community engagement in the arts through a virtual concert series.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Zane,Bail,"Sacred Heart-John Chebul Memorial Center Association AKA Sacred Heart Music Center","201 4th St W",Duluth,MN,55806,"(218) 393-7438",zane@northlandfdn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Hennepin, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-446,"Aaisha Abdullahi: Abdullahi is a recent college graduate and currently the civic engagement coordinator with Reviving Sisterhood in Minneapolis. This past year Abdullahi served as the chair of the student advisory council with the Office of Higher Education and the president of the Ethiopian Eritrean Student Union. They currently sit on the Association Board with Girls on the Run Twin Cities and Youthprise Minneapolis.; Derrick Allen: Allen specializes in whimsical characters and short animations. His animation and illustration have enabled him to work for Google, Target, and The Wall Street Journal, among others. His unique brand of storytelling has been recognized by Adobe, HOW, and The Huffington Post. He is currently a creative director/lead animator at motion504, and the executive director of Nice Moves, an animation organization based in Minneapolis.; Brian Bethune: Dr. Bethune has served as dean of creative arts and dean of media arts; executive producer of the Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland; Tri-C Presents (music, theater, dance); and the Crooked River Groove record label. He served as CEO/artistic director of the Toledo Repertoire Theatre and has worked at the National Playwright?s Conference at the Eugene O?Neill Theater Center. He has produced and presented over 500 national artists and groups, and has directed and produced over 150 productions. He has been a member of the Society for Stage Directors and Choreographers and served on the board of the International Council of Fine Arts Deans.; Gloria Brush: Gloria DeFilipps Brush is professor in photography at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Arts Board, and the Bush and McKnight Foundations, among others. Her work has appeared in exhibitions nationally and internationally, including at the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, Lil Street Gallery in Chicago, and D-ART Gallery for the IV2020 International Symposium on Digital Art, and in Rosenblum?s book A History of Women Photographers. Prior to her university tenure, she was the first director of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Judith Budreau: Judy Budreau is a writer and teacher in Duluth whose work explores the intersection of language and human experience. Her writing appears in regional and national media, and the 2018 NEMBA Honorable Mention fiction anthology, Going Coastal. Budreau is a recipient of a 2016 Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Career Development grant, and a 2017 Artists Initiative grant from the Arts Board. Budreau earned a BA. in creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her volunteer commitments include the Minnesota Literacy Council, Veteran?s History Project, and Duluth Art Institute Arts writing cohort.; Kandace Creel Falcon: Dr. Creel Falcon is a multimedia storyteller who grounds writing, visual art, and community for the purpose of narrative feminist activism. Creel Falcon was previously the director and associate professor of women's and gender studies at Minnesota State University Moorhead. After nearly twenty years in higher education, Creel Falcon returned to M State Community and Technical College to earn an AFA in visual arts, which they use to inform their full-time work as a professional artist and writer.; Bianca Dawkins: Dawkins is currently the service experience manager for Nordstrom. She was the first youth representative for the City of Minneapolis Youth Violence Prevention Executive Committee for more than four years, appointed by former Mayor R. T. Rybak. Dawkins has been a Youthprise Change Fellow and a grants manager for Greater Twin Cities United Way, helping fund over 5 million in grants in the community.; Kathleen Peterson: Kathleen Peterson is a published novelist and playwright, and a retired arts administrator in Winona with an MA in English literature and language. She has written grant proposals for Winona State University. Her administrative career has encompassed the health care and financial industries. She served as board member and chair of several regional nonprofit organizations in southeast Minnesota. For several years, she was a grant review panelist for the Southeastearn Minnesota Arts Council and is currently on the executive board of the Winona Community Foundation.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018010,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesota communities will have access to my work through the publication of a book distributed by a local Indigenous publisher and community events. Monthly web-based virtual artist talks and presentations will occur to involve the community as I develop the final collection of paintings and oral histories for publication. Community feedback and questions will be encouraged.","Printing of an English and Ojibwemowin Contemporary Art book preserving and celebration Ojibwe culture with a larger community. Successful scheduling and completing of multiple of speaking events with indigenous and non-indigenous attendees.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Samuel J. Zimmerman",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"In collaboration with a native owned publisher, Zimmerman will publish a bilingual book featuring 60 paintings accompanied with Ojibwe stories in order to preserve and share oral histories of Minnesota north shore communities.",2020-12-01,2021-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Samuel,Zimmerman,"Samuel J. Zimmerman",,,MN,,"(347) 306-4639",Saljadp@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Carlton, Cook, Dakota, Koochiching, Mille Lacs, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-244,"Ayesha Adu: Ayesha Adu is an award winning writer, director, producer, and editor. Adu has been a stage actor for The 20% Theatre Company and performed for the legendary queer variety show, Dykes Do Drag. Adu is a self-taught filmmaker and has attended Minneapolis College of Art and Design and Minneapolis Community and Technical College for some formal education in the early 1990's. ; Ivory Doublette: Ivory Doublette works as a vocalist in the Life Online School Partnerships and Sing, Play, Learn! At the MacPhail Center for Music. Doublette has been a teaching artist with Children?s Theatre Company, Stages Theater,and Billingsley School of Music and Art. Locally, Doublette has performed with Penumbra Theatre, Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, Theatre Latte'Da, and many others. She and her family perform as a Gospel quartet called SeVy. Doublette performed with other musical groups such as the Soul Tight Committee Band and The Bazillions. She holds a BA in theater arts from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.; Brian Frink: Brian Frink has been an art professor at Minnesota State University, Mankato for 31 years. He has received grants and fellowships from The McKnight Foundation, Arts Board, Jerome Foundation, and the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council. He is an active artist, exhibiting his work around the region and nation. He received his BFA from Illinois State University and his MFA from University of Wisconsin Madison.; Frederick Rogers: Rogers is director and founder of Minnesota Folklore Theater (Walker), is artistic director of the Walker Bay Theater (Walker). Rogers spent thirty years designing all over the country and was the lead costumer for Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede in Orlando, FL. He taught costume design for two years at North Hennepin Community College (Brooklyn Park) and ten years at the University of Central Florida (Orlando, FL). He spent three years with Burt Reynolds's Dinner Theater (Jupiter, FL). Rogers? work has appeared on HBO and the Lifetime Channel. Rogers represented Cass County on the Five Wings Arts Council and served as board chair for two years; he was recognized as an outstanding arts leader for Cass County in 2019. He serves on the Walker City Library Board as vice chair.; Jonathan Schill: Jon Jee Schill has a background in nonprofits and foundations. He believes in the transformative power of the arts and is passionate about diversity, equity, and inclusion. Schill grew up in the Pacific Northwest but has been in Minnesota long enough to call it home. He has served as a panelist for the Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and has served as an artistic evaluator for the Arts Board. Schill currently serves on the board of Theater Mu.; Felicia Schneiderhan: Schneiderhan is a writer and writing teacher whose first book, Newlyweds Afloat (Breakaway Books, 2015) details the years she lived on a boat in Chicago. As a freelancer, her magazine articles appear widely, including Parents, Real Simple, Minnesota Monthly, and Lake Superior Magazine. Her literary work?both fiction and creative nonfiction?appear in journals including Brevity, Hypertext, and the Great Lakes Review. She hosts the WDSE show Drawn to Write, about writers and artists, and just completed a term serving on the Lake Superior Writers board.; Lydia Smith-Lenardson: Smith-Lenardson is a Pacific Islander with expertise in visual, cultural, and performing arts including dance, poetry, music, and writing. Her work focuses on holistic health, design, and travel, and she is inspired by environmental and philanthropic causes across the globe. Smith-Lenardson works as an editing and writing consultant, and has helped authors get their manuscripts published by traditional and independent publishers. She has a bachelor of fine arts in theater and dance from University of Hawaii (Manoa, HI) and has performed and choreographed dances for its Young Choreographer and Spring Concerts.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018013,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,9150,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To maintain and increase our connection to writers of all ages and experience levels via a new virtual component of the Sinclair Lewis Writers Conf. We will gather a Feedback Form along with an online survey for our virtual audience. We will track attendance by enrollment records as well as by paid access to the virtual conference.","We connected to Minnesota writers who either clicked on our virtual ads and website or chose to attend the conference virtually. We gathered conference feedback via a feedback survey that was available online. We tracked virtual attendance by enrollments received via mail as well as by paid access to the virtual conference.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,9150,,"Jim Umhoefer, Deb Himsl, John Rasmussen, Eric Torgerson, Mike Carlson, Roberta Olson, Patricia Lewis, Mark Roberg, Tracy Tamillo, Nancy Weyer, Colleen Steffes",0.00,"Sinclair Lewis Foundation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Sinclair Lewis Foundation will develop plans to provide virtual access to the 2021 Writers Conference while providing a safe in person conference, the virtual component will increase access for writers of all ages and experience levels.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,James,Umhoefer,"Sinclair Lewis Foundation","39336 Wild Rose Ct","Sauk Centre",MN,56378,"(320) 352-2735",umhoefer@mainstreetcom.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Otter Tail, Pope, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-447,"Aaisha Abdullahi: Abdullahi is a recent college graduate and currently the civic engagement coordinator with Reviving Sisterhood in Minneapolis. This past year Abdullahi served as the chair of the student advisory council with the Office of Higher Education and the president of the Ethiopian Eritrean Student Union. They currently sit on the Association Board with Girls on the Run Twin Cities and Youthprise Minneapolis.; Derrick Allen: Allen specializes in whimsical characters and short animations. His animation and illustration have enabled him to work for Google, Target, and The Wall Street Journal, among others. His unique brand of storytelling has been recognized by Adobe, HOW, and The Huffington Post. He is currently a creative director/lead animator at motion504, and the executive director of Nice Moves, an animation organization based in Minneapolis.; Brian Bethune: Dr. Bethune has served as dean of creative arts and dean of media arts; executive producer of the Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland; Tri-C Presents (music, theater, dance); and the Crooked River Groove record label. He served as CEO/artistic director of the Toledo Repertoire Theatre and has worked at the National Playwright?s Conference at the Eugene O?Neill Theater Center. He has produced and presented over 500 national artists and groups, and has directed and produced over 150 productions. He has been a member of the Society for Stage Directors and Choreographers and served on the board of the International Council of Fine Arts Deans.; Gloria Brush: Gloria DeFilipps Brush is professor in photography at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Arts Board, and the Bush and McKnight Foundations, among others. Her work has appeared in exhibitions nationally and internationally, including at the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, Lil Street Gallery in Chicago, and D-ART Gallery for the IV2020 International Symposium on Digital Art, and in Rosenblum?s book A History of Women Photographers. Prior to her university tenure, she was the first director of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Judith Budreau: Judy Budreau is a writer and teacher in Duluth whose work explores the intersection of language and human experience. Her writing appears in regional and national media, and the 2018 NEMBA Honorable Mention fiction anthology, Going Coastal. Budreau is a recipient of a 2016 Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Career Development grant, and a 2017 Artists Initiative grant from the Arts Board. Budreau earned a BA. in creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her volunteer commitments include the Minnesota Literacy Council, Veteran?s History Project, and Duluth Art Institute Arts writing cohort.; Kandace Creel Falcon: Dr. Creel Falcon is a multimedia storyteller who grounds writing, visual art, and community for the purpose of narrative feminist activism. Creel Falcon was previously the director and associate professor of women's and gender studies at Minnesota State University Moorhead. After nearly twenty years in higher education, Creel Falcon returned to M State Community and Technical College to earn an AFA in visual arts, which they use to inform their full-time work as a professional artist and writer.; Bianca Dawkins: Dawkins is currently the service experience manager for Nordstrom. She was the first youth representative for the City of Minneapolis Youth Violence Prevention Executive Committee for more than four years, appointed by former Mayor R. T. Rybak. Dawkins has been a Youthprise Change Fellow and a grants manager for Greater Twin Cities United Way, helping fund over 5 million in grants in the community.; Kathleen Peterson: Kathleen Peterson is a published novelist and playwright, and a retired arts administrator in Winona with an MA in English literature and language. She has written grant proposals for Winona State University. Her administrative career has encompassed the health care and financial industries. She served as board member and chair of several regional nonprofit organizations in southeast Minnesota. For several years, she was a grant review panelist for the Southeastearn Minnesota Arts Council and is currently on the executive board of the Winona Community Foundation.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018016,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increased participation through increasingly and broadly relevant arts experiences and strengthened partnerships with arts and community organizations. Tracking attendance at live and virtual film events, engagement in panel discussions and activities. Survey and ballot counting and review. Informal conversations. Tracking of partnerships with community and arts organizations, and partner feedback.","Increased participation through relevant virtual arts experiences, resulting in strengthened partnerships with arts and community organizations. Tracking attendance at virtual films and audience engagement in virtual panel discussions. Engagement gauged through survey reviews and informal conversations. Tracking partnerships with community and arts organizations, and partner feedback.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Melodie Bahan, Harvey Ron Berg, Anne Carayon, Karla Ekdahl, Jacob Frey, Jim Gerlich, Lili Hall, David Johnson, Maris Venable Moore, Paola Nunez-Obetz, Kelly Palmer, Craig Laurence Rice, Patricia Torres Ray, Mary Reyelts, Sima Shahriar, Rob Silberman, Susan Smoluchowski",0.2,"The Film Society of Minneapolis Saint Paul","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Film Society of Minneapolis/Saint Paul will present We the People: Required Watching, a virtual film series speaking to racial and social inequality, enlightened by conversations with artists and community leaders discussing how together we can support systemic change.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Smoluchowski,"The Film Society of Minneapolis/Saint Paul","125 Main St SE Ste 341",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 331-7563",susan.s@mspfilm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-449,"Aaisha Abdullahi: Abdullahi is a recent college graduate and currently the civic engagement coordinator with Reviving Sisterhood in Minneapolis. This past year Abdullahi served as the chair of the student advisory council with the Office of Higher Education and the president of the Ethiopian Eritrean Student Union. They currently sit on the Association Board with Girls on the Run Twin Cities and Youthprise Minneapolis.; Derrick Allen: Allen specializes in whimsical characters and short animations. His animation and illustration have enabled him to work for Google, Target, and The Wall Street Journal, among others. His unique brand of storytelling has been recognized by Adobe, HOW, and The Huffington Post. He is currently a creative director/lead animator at motion504, and the executive director of Nice Moves, an animation organization based in Minneapolis.; Brian Bethune: Dr. Bethune has served as dean of creative arts and dean of media arts; executive producer of the Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland; Tri-C Presents (music, theater, dance); and the Crooked River Groove record label. He served as CEO/artistic director of the Toledo Repertoire Theatre and has worked at the National Playwright?s Conference at the Eugene O?Neill Theater Center. He has produced and presented over 500 national artists and groups, and has directed and produced over 150 productions. He has been a member of the Society for Stage Directors and Choreographers and served on the board of the International Council of Fine Arts Deans.; Gloria Brush: Gloria DeFilipps Brush is professor in photography at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Arts Board, and the Bush and McKnight Foundations, among others. Her work has appeared in exhibitions nationally and internationally, including at the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, Lil Street Gallery in Chicago, and D-ART Gallery for the IV2020 International Symposium on Digital Art, and in Rosenblum?s book A History of Women Photographers. Prior to her university tenure, she was the first director of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Judith Budreau: Judy Budreau is a writer and teacher in Duluth whose work explores the intersection of language and human experience. Her writing appears in regional and national media, and the 2018 NEMBA Honorable Mention fiction anthology, Going Coastal. Budreau is a recipient of a 2016 Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Career Development grant, and a 2017 Artists Initiative grant from the Arts Board. Budreau earned a BA. in creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her volunteer commitments include the Minnesota Literacy Council, Veteran?s History Project, and Duluth Art Institute Arts writing cohort.; Kandace Creel Falcon: Dr. Creel Falcon is a multimedia storyteller who grounds writing, visual art, and community for the purpose of narrative feminist activism. Creel Falcon was previously the director and associate professor of women's and gender studies at Minnesota State University Moorhead. After nearly twenty years in higher education, Creel Falcon returned to M State Community and Technical College to earn an AFA in visual arts, which they use to inform their full-time work as a professional artist and writer.; Bianca Dawkins: Dawkins is currently the service experience manager for Nordstrom. She was the first youth representative for the City of Minneapolis Youth Violence Prevention Executive Committee for more than four years, appointed by former Mayor R. T. Rybak. Dawkins has been a Youthprise Change Fellow and a grants manager for Greater Twin Cities United Way, helping fund over 5 million in grants in the community.; Kathleen Peterson: Kathleen Peterson is a published novelist and playwright, and a retired arts administrator in Winona with an MA in English literature and language. She has written grant proposals for Winona State University. Her administrative career has encompassed the health care and financial industries. She served as board member and chair of several regional nonprofit organizations in southeast Minnesota. For several years, she was a grant review panelist for the Southeastearn Minnesota Arts Council and is currently on the executive board of the Winona Community Foundation.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018020,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","VocalEssence will transition its in-person programming to be available online to connect with audiences across the state of Minnesota and beyond. VocalEssence works with WolfBrown Consulting to evaluate all of its concert programming, which will be adapted for online programs.","VocalEssence transitioned itsin-person-programming to be available online to connect with audiences across the state of Minnesota and beyond. VocalEssence used a survey to measure the intrinsic impact of its programs through a partnership with WolfBrown Consulting.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"David Myers, David Mona, Traci Bransford, Nancy Nelson, Daniel Fernelius, Torrie Allen, Cassidy McCrea Burns, Barbara Burwell, Margaret Chutich, Martha Driessen, Ann Farrell, Wayne Gisslen, Carolina Gustafson, R.J. Heckman, Daniel Kantor, Lisa Lewis, Paul McDonough, Richard Neuner, Kristen Hoeschler O'Brien, Jim Odland, Jaonne Reeck, Don Shelby, Mary Ann Aufderheide, Philip Brunelle, G. Phillip Shoultz III, Anders Eckman, Rabindra Tambyraja",0.00,VocalEssence,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"VocalEssence has adapted its concerts and engagement programs to share them through an online streaming platform allowing the opportunity to reach a larger array of new audiences.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elissa,Weller,VocalEssence,"1900 Nicollet Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 547-1451",elissa@vocalessence.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-451,"Aaisha Abdullahi: Abdullahi is a recent college graduate and currently the civic engagement coordinator with Reviving Sisterhood in Minneapolis. This past year Abdullahi served as the chair of the student advisory council with the Office of Higher Education and the president of the Ethiopian Eritrean Student Union. They currently sit on the Association Board with Girls on the Run Twin Cities and Youthprise Minneapolis.; Derrick Allen: Allen specializes in whimsical characters and short animations. His animation and illustration have enabled him to work for Google, Target, and The Wall Street Journal, among others. His unique brand of storytelling has been recognized by Adobe, HOW, and The Huffington Post. He is currently a creative director/lead animator at motion504, and the executive director of Nice Moves, an animation organization based in Minneapolis.; Brian Bethune: Dr. Bethune has served as dean of creative arts and dean of media arts; executive producer of the Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland; Tri-C Presents (music, theater, dance); and the Crooked River Groove record label. He served as CEO/artistic director of the Toledo Repertoire Theatre and has worked at the National Playwright?s Conference at the Eugene O?Neill Theater Center. He has produced and presented over 500 national artists and groups, and has directed and produced over 150 productions. He has been a member of the Society for Stage Directors and Choreographers and served on the board of the International Council of Fine Arts Deans.; Gloria Brush: Gloria DeFilipps Brush is professor in photography at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Arts Board, and the Bush and McKnight Foundations, among others. Her work has appeared in exhibitions nationally and internationally, including at the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, Lil Street Gallery in Chicago, and D-ART Gallery for the IV2020 International Symposium on Digital Art, and in Rosenblum?s book A History of Women Photographers. Prior to her university tenure, she was the first director of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Judith Budreau: Judy Budreau is a writer and teacher in Duluth whose work explores the intersection of language and human experience. Her writing appears in regional and national media, and the 2018 NEMBA Honorable Mention fiction anthology, Going Coastal. Budreau is a recipient of a 2016 Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Career Development grant, and a 2017 Artists Initiative grant from the Arts Board. Budreau earned a BA. in creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her volunteer commitments include the Minnesota Literacy Council, Veteran?s History Project, and Duluth Art Institute Arts writing cohort.; Kandace Creel Falcon: Dr. Creel Falcon is a multimedia storyteller who grounds writing, visual art, and community for the purpose of narrative feminist activism. Creel Falcon was previously the director and associate professor of women's and gender studies at Minnesota State University Moorhead. After nearly twenty years in higher education, Creel Falcon returned to M State Community and Technical College to earn an AFA in visual arts, which they use to inform their full-time work as a professional artist and writer.; Bianca Dawkins: Dawkins is currently the service experience manager for Nordstrom. She was the first youth representative for the City of Minneapolis Youth Violence Prevention Executive Committee for more than four years, appointed by former Mayor R. T. Rybak. Dawkins has been a Youthprise Change Fellow and a grants manager for Greater Twin Cities United Way, helping fund over 5 million in grants in the community.; Kathleen Peterson: Kathleen Peterson is a published novelist and playwright, and a retired arts administrator in Winona with an MA in English literature and language. She has written grant proposals for Winona State University. Her administrative career has encompassed the health care and financial industries. She served as board member and chair of several regional nonprofit organizations in southeast Minnesota. For several years, she was a grant review panelist for the Southeastearn Minnesota Arts Council and is currently on the executive board of the Winona Community Foundation.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018047,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,14800,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Nisswa Stamman will use this money to fund aspects of our 2021 festival including virtual elements that may be necessary due to the ongoing pandemic. We will conduct an audience survey in our wheelchair accessible tent and solicit electronic feedback from local musicians participating in our festival. If we need to go virtual in 2021, we will solicit feedback virtually.","Musicians and audiences from the USA and the nordic countries benefitted greatly from this virtual chance to connect and interact with each other. Since the festival was virtual, the organizers gathered feedback in two ways. First in the form of raw statistics, such as overall views and donations, and secondly in direct comments written on the YouTube page, Facebook page and by email.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,14800,950,"Paul Wilson, Mary Abendroth, Robert Eliason, Maryann Eliason",0.00,"Nisswa Stamman AKA Nisswa-stamman, Scandinavian Folk Music and Cultural Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Nisswa-stamman Scandinavian Folk Music Festival will present the highest quality traditional Scandinavian folk music to the public in performance and in workshops where local musicians can learn tunes and techniques from master Nordic musicians.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Wilson,"Nisswa Stamman AKA Nisswa-stamman, Scandinavian Folk Music and Cultural Festival","16586 Nokay Lk Rd",Brainerd,MN,56401-5604,"(218) 764-2994",pwilson@brainerd.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Becker, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Ramsey, Stearns, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-453,"Kimble Bromley: Bromley is a professor of art at North Dakota State University serving in his twenty-fifth year. He has served on numerous university committees and has also served as chairman of the board for the Spirit Room (Fargo, ND). Bromley has won the NDSU College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Creativity Award and Best in Show Painting Award from the 2018 North Dakota Human Rights Festival. Bromley holds a BA in both psychology and sociology from Buena Vista College, an MA from the University of Northern Iowa, and an MFA from Southern Illinois University (Carbondale, IL). He also received his hypnotherapy certification from the National Guild of Hypnotists.; Rachael Givens: Givens graduated from the University of North Carolina Charlotte with a bachelor of arts in visual art. She is the volunteer social media assistant for The Links, Incorporated. She previously was a curatorial research intern at the Weisman Art Museum. She has experience as a communication engagement specialist at Pillsbury United Communities, where she designed marketing collateral on various enrichment programs for children that focused on visual arts, music production, STEM education, and career mapping. She received an Eli Segal AmeriCorps Education Award for completing over 1,700 combined hours of community service.; Nancy Leasman: Leasman is a visual artist, primarily creating small pieces with social commentary using a cast of characters engendered in watercolor. She has created large-scale murals, book illustrations, and over 400 scenes/designs reproduced on note cards. Leasman served as the grants coordinator for the Five Wings Arts Council and has received three arts grants. She has served on community revitalization, tourism, public health, and theater boards. She has studied in workshops with Don Folsom, Charles Kapsner, Bela Petheo, Karen Knutson, and others, in addition to much independent study.; Yan Pang: Pang is a composer, performer, and scholar. She received her PhD in music with a minor in theater arts and dance at the University of Minnesota. Her work focuses on intercultural music composition and performance. As part of this interest, she has been commissioned to compose and invited to perform in music festivals throughout the world. She considers both her music composition as a means to build multicultural understanding and tolerance. A selection of her varied works includes the album Glory Times (as songwriter and music director) by the China Science & Culture Audio & Video Publishing House; the score ?Solis Ortus? (winner of the SunRiver International Composition Competition) by China?s People?s Cultural Publishing Company; the paper ?Scene of Sichuan Opera? (coauthored with Mingzhu Song); and the books Cool Math for Hot Music, All About Music, Basic Music Technology, and The Future of Music (coauthored with Guerino Mazzola et al.) by Springer.; Katie Pease: Pease is serving in the capacity building and recruitment VISTA position at Mentor North. Pease originally came to Minnesota from Oregon for college and is a proud graduate of St. Catherine University with a BA in studio art and English. After working in a variety of fields, including extensive time spent supporting persons living with physical and developmental disabilities, Pease's passion for social justice led her to making the decision to serve with the AmeriCorps.; Christopher Selleck: Christopher Selleck has spent more than twenty-five years working in the arts community of Minnesota. He received his BFA in photography from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities in 2013 and his MFA in photography from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2016. Using sports and masculinity as a lens to view identity, his various projects of the last few years focused on this area of identity construction. He maintains an active studio space while teaching as an adjunct or visiting artist. He has worked for nonprofit and commercial galleries, done arts writing, and professional art documentation.; Lisa Truax: Lisa Truax is an associate professor of art and design at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota and holds an MFA in ceramics from Michigan State University. Truax is also a professional artist. She has volunteered for the Arts Board reviewing individual visual artist grants in the past and has also received grants in the past. ","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018048,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,14100,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To develop virtual programming that provides quality artistic content, expand our audience, and impact our community through arts and equity initiatives. Through participation data (tracking audience demographics and attendance data), financial data (tracking membership and contributions), and through impact data (through ongoing internal evaluation and surveying our community stakeholders).","Created alternative programming while closed due to Covid. Ongoing board discussions and evaluations; feedback from participants; discussions with local artists.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,14100,3500,"Taylor Klein, Flo Matamoros, Jamie Ratliff, Emma Spooner",0.00,"Prove Collective AKA Prove Gallery","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Prove Gallery will develop virtual programming, gallery window displays, and mail art projects, providing quality artistic content to connect with and expand its audience, and positively impact its community through arts and equity initiatives.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jamie,Ratliff,"Prove Collective AKA Prove Gallery","21 N Lake Ave",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 726-6078",Jamie@provegallery.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-454,"Patricia Black: Patricia Black is a textile and fiber artist in greater Minnesota. She is also a teaching artist, working with Minnesota students grades K-12 and adults. She has served as a reviewer for Arts Board grant panels and volunteered to assist Perpich Center for the Arts projects and other nonprofit arts organizations in greater Minnesota. She currently is a member of the East Central Regional Arts Council board of directors.; Brianna Fisher: Fisher is a youth educator, community builder, and servant learner. Fisher holds a MA from the University of Minnesota in youth development, and a BA in family services and conflict resolution. A long-time youth worker, Fisher has a passion for creating engaging opportunities where young people can thrive within the arts and self-expression.; Susan Foss: Susan Foss is the creator of The Minnesota Goose Garden, a permanent, 30-year landscape art project highlighting Native American culture and history. Foss is a painter, designer, sculptor, and illustrator who has lived in Minnesota since 1969. The mission of the Minnesota Goose Garden is to preserve and promote education of the flora used by the Ojibwe tribes for food, medicine, utility, and ceremony. Foss has unique world traveling history, years in the Master Gardening program of the University of Minnesota. She received an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant in 2017.; Margo Gray: Gray is a Minnesota based experience designer and theater maker whose interests include developing new work, social justice focused art, and creating site specific immersion. Gray recently received an early career research and development grant from Forecast Public Art and is a Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Next Step Fund recipient. Gray is the producing artistic director of Playable Artworks, a former Fulbright Fellow at the Moscow Art Theatre School, an alumna of Grinnell College, and a graduate of the John Wells MFA directing program at Carnegie Mellon University.; Ursula Hargens: Hargens is a ceramic artist, educator, and cofounder of Minnesota New Institute for Ceramic Education (MN NICE), an advanced certificate program in ceramics which she developed in 2014 in partnership with Northern Clay Center. She received an MFA from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University (Alfred, NY) and an MA in art and art education from Columbia University teacher?s college (New York, NY). She is a three time McKnight Artist Fellow, has received additional awards from the Jerome Foundation and the Arts Board, and was named 2020 Ceramic Artist of the Year by Ceramic Arts Network, Ceramics Monthly, and Pottery Making Illustrated; Evelyn May: May is a writer and editor based out of Minneapolis. She has been published in Swimming with Elephants, Wingless Dreamer, Brew Your Own, Rain Taxi, and The Metropolitan. Her writing can be spotted across the Internet and on television. May is the founder and head editor at Other Worldly Women Press. She received her MFA in creative writing at Augsburg University.; Stephen Pelkey: Dr. Stephen Pelkey teaches strings privately in the Rochester and Winona areas. Pelkey teaches cello and bass at Saint Mary's University in Winona. Pelkey is a member of the Winona Symphony Orchestra and the Rochester Symphony Orchestra. Pelkey received his bachelor?s, master?s and doctorate degrees in cello performance at Northwestern University, Yale University, and University of Houston, respectively. An innovative teacher, Pelkey taught public school orchestra for 25 years in north Kansas. He has freelanced since 1985 in various parts of the country. He was part of a professional quartet and studied with members of the Juilliard String Quartet.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10030577,"Creative Individuals-Round 2",2024,10000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create a series of generative, chance-infused, short films called the 'light factory.' Exhibit this work at a local theater and online. A series of algorithmic digital films will be mapped to DCP format playable on contemporary digital cinema servers. I will iteratively test the end product at a local theater. A final screening and artist talk will gather audience feedback.",,,,,10000,,,,"Kathleen A. McTavish AKA Kathy McTavish",Individual,"Creative Individuals-Round 2",,"McTavish will create a series of generative, chance infused, short films called ""the Light Factory."" The work will be exhibited at a local theater and online.",2024-04-01,2025-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Kathleen,McTavish,"Kathleen A. McTavish AKA Kathy McTavish",,,MN,,"(218) 343-7998",kathy@mctavish.io,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-individuals-round-2-158,"Katherine Anderson: Anderson is a photographer, filmmaker, editor, and visual storyteller. She is a grant recipient of Loveland Creative District, Something RED, and Irrigate. Anderson is on the culinary team and is the audio/visual coordinator and photographer at the Visitor Center Artist Camp, creating collaborative and educational videos.; Lauren Brueberg: I am a native of Minneapolis, MN and know the community well. I took dance for many years growing up in several genres including ballet, hip-hop, jazz and tap. I believe creating a business in doing what I love, that is giving full body stretches and healing others physically, is an artistic successful endeavor. I am an artist at my core, and I have been for as long as I remember. As a child, I loved to make stuff out of Legos or whatever else I could make something creative with. As I got older, I began to recognize that I was an artist. I always felt that helping others achieve their physical or artistic goals is helpful for all of us. It is valuable to pursue a creative endeavor which best helps us to express ourselves artistically and most authentically. I always felt that helping people achieve their best selves and their dreams they aim for is the best way to also help myself. After growing up in south Minneapolis and living there for about 18 years of my adult life, now living in Edina, I feel I am part of the community in every way. I was also in the arts board grant committee last session and truly enjoyed the experience.; Sallee Dawson: Dawson has studied art and art history at Century College in Minnesota and Minneapolis Community and Technical College. She was a docent at the Minneapolis Institute of Art and currently volunteers at the Grand Marais Art Colony where she continues to take classes and helps teach youth classes. A lifelong hobbyist in painting and fiber, she has exhibited recently at the Johnson Heritage Center in Grand Marais, and the Phipps Center for Arts (Hudson, WI). Last year, she was a reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board.; Carolyn Huber: Huber is the membership and customer service coordinator at the American Craft Council, a nonprofit, national arts organization that supports artists. She has also been a local show artist. She graduated with a degree in art history and anthropology from Metropolitan State University and has a post-grad degree in art business from the Sotheby?s Institute of Art ? London. She has many years of experience working in a nonprofit setting.; Jayson King: King has held various management and teaching positions for community service and health care. He has a degree in fine art, art education, and is an RN. His work in health care has taken him locally and throughout the country teaching holistic care to health professionals. Part of his local work has been managing a foundation grant funded Art of Healing program?supporting local artists through art purchases for clinics, exhibition spaces, and healing art based groups. He is a working artist and has a strong lifelong interest in new art, performance, music, and writing.; Pamela Luer: Luer completed a BFA in studio fine arts at the University of Minnesota with an associate degree in graphic design from Madison Area Technical College (Madison WI). She is self-employed with Quasimodo Advertising and Hold Tight Videos. Luer is a professional artist and workshop instructor. Currently, Luer is a board member for Hopkins Friends of the Arts. Recently, her work, Windshield Series, was awarded best in show at the Hopkins Center for the Arts.; Josif Nieto: Nieto is an AmeriCorps Vista serving with Community Action Duluth where his primary goal is to expand awareness and facilitate the growth of two programs, Seeds to Success and the Stream Corps. They graduated from La Sierra University in June of 2023 with a BA in art and design; during that time, he was a graphic designer with the San Jose/Silicon Valley NAACP, Nunez Community Foundation, and La Raza Round Table.; Johanna Rian: Rian recently retired from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, where she served as program director of the Lavins Center for the Humanities in Medicine. She implemented programs for patients, staff, students, and visitors such as Arts at the Bedside, Music is Good Medicine, Narrative Medicine, and other arts based learning experiences. Previously, she served as executive director of Young Audiences of Minnesota and as a consultant in arts education nonprofit development. She holds a PhD in drama and humanities from Stanford University and served as a Fulbright Scholar in American drama at the University of Waikato, New Zealand.; Elaine Rutherford: Rutherford is a professor of art at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John?s University (CSB+SJU). She joined the faculty at CSB+SJU in 1998. Rutherford?s research is rooted in questions of home and homeland and the ?interstitial passages? or the in between spaces inhabited by those who have left their homeland. Her art practice draws on traditions in landscape painting to bring visual form to these questions. Rutherford teaches the practice of drawing and painting as a means of deeply inhabiting the present moment, of seeing and understanding one?s environment, and one?s place in it. She has exhibited work internationally and has presented her research in various settings including most recently as artist in residence at the Center for Theological Inquiry in Princeton, NJ. Rutherford is originally from the West Coast of Scotland. She earned her undergraduate degree from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design in Dundee. She moved to the United States in 1992 and earned her MFA from New Mexico State University in 1995.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10030607,"Creative Individuals-Round 2",2024,10000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Practice my existing skills and nurture connections with sound artists, poets and residents in Duluth through events, collaboration, and performances. Attendance at events held online and in-person, feedback from the audience or participants in those spaces, reflections, collaborator feedback, number of poetry books sold, growth of email and social media following, and other quantifiable data.",,,,,10000,,,,"Jessica M. Morgan AKA Jess Morgan",Individual,"Creative Individuals-Round 2",,"Morgan will utilize their skills as a nontraditional poet and musician to curate events, sound experiences, and poetry that encourage audiences to listen deeply, be present in their body, and connect with their environment.",2024-04-01,2025-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Jessica,Morgan,"Jessica M. Morgan AKA Jess Morgan",,,MN,,"(920) 636-8737",morgan.jessicamarie@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-individuals-round-2-162,"Anna Fellegy: Fellegy is the retired vice president of academic affairs at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College (2009-2013; 2016-2022) and former English department writing faculty member (1998- 2009). Fellegy's experience includes writing and overseeing a wide range of grant funded projects from tribal, federal, and state organizations. She served for two years on the Saint Paul Foundation?s readers panel for the William Dietrich, Corrine Dietrich, and William and Corrine Dietrich scholarships. Her personal artistic endeavors include honorable mention award for Industry and Fog in the 2015 Minnesota State Fair?s photography competition, publication of The Return of Spring in Woods Reader (spring 2018), and design and editorial work on a variety of projects, including Indigenous Youth Freedom Project: A Leadership Curriculum (21015) by Brian McInnes, Roxanne DeLille, et al.; I Gotta Say Something, Just Not This: Words that Hurt the Bereaved (2016) by Patricia Grace-Probst and Coral Popowitz, first edition of Ojibwe Sky Star Map: An Introduction to Ojibwe Star Knowledge (2014) by Annette Lee, et al., and first edition of D(L)akota Star Map: An Introduction to D(L)akota Star Knowledge (2014) by Annette Lee, et al.; Lorissa Gottschalk O'Brien: Gottschalk, MFA, is a writer whose work explores and embraces the influence of nature, grief, death, and recovery in our everyday lives. Her work has appeared in Water-Stone Review, Confluence, and various academic publications. From 2008-2016, Gottschalk ran the assistantship mentoring program and taught at St. Catherine University. She is a 2016-2017 Loft Mentorship Series finalist, a recipient of a 2017 Minnesota Emerging Writers grant, a 2018 Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative grant, a 2019 Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Next Step Fund grant, and a 2020 Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative grant. Gottschalk lives in south Minneapolis with her husband and two daughters.; Maren Harden: Harden is a teaching artist who seeks to use business skills to uplift fellow artists in Minnesota. A skilled writer, Harden recently received education in grant writing and nonprofit accounting. Harden participated in published research on implicit bias, graduating with honors from Augsburg University. Harden is organized, highly adaptable, and hyper receptive. They are a creative problem solver, a skilled spatial thinker, and a lover of learning. Connections, from corporate to creative, have demonstrated their aptitude for developing relationships built on trust and mutual respect.; Cecily Harris: Cecily's career was in managing nonprofit organization and parks programs/policy/planning in public agencies. She earned a BS from University of Arizona in Renewable Natural Resources and MBA from Golden Gate University. Her current consulting practice focuses on fundraising, board and organizational development marketing, program design and strategic planning for nonprofit organizations and public agencies. Nonprofit conservation organizations, public agency park and recreation departments and open space districts are specialties. Now serves on ArtReach St Croix and Stillwater Area Community Foundation Boards of Directors and volunteers with Great Old Broads for Wilderness, New Century Club, and St Croix Valley Foundation; Melissa Higgs Kohler: Higgs is a grant writer for the Repertory Theater and board member for the League of Minnesota Poets and Red Bird Chapbooks. A recipient of a 2022 Minnesota State Arts Board Creative Support for Individuals grant, Higgs also works with Southeastern Minnesota Poets on poetry projects and events in Rochester. She is the author of three poetry chapbooks, most recently Earthen Bound, and her reviews and interviews can be found at the Poetry Foundation online, Kenyon Review Online, the Adroit Journal, and the Colorado Review. Higgs has a MFA in creative writing from Hamline University.; Kirk Hoaglund: Hoaglund is the founder and CEO of Clientek, Inc. Started in 1992, Clientek has become a successful software/system development partner to medium to large enterprises around the world. Hoaglund's interest in music/arts has been lifelong. Beginning in 2015, Hoaglund began building two new organizations focused on music/arts in Minnesota: Orpheus Music Project and 480 Arts.; Eric Mueller: Mueller is a photographer, artist, and teacher. His most recent exhibition was a solo show, Reset 2021, at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum. In 2020, Daylight Books published his photography book, Family Resemblance, which explores physical resemblance through the lens of an adoptee. Before becoming a photographer, he worked in film and television for 25 years. He has a MA in film production from the University of Iowa, and a BA from Carleton College.; Vanessa Reubendale: Reubendale recently completed her PhD in art history at the University of Minnesota. Her dissertation, ?Please Hold While I Connect You,? considered the emergence of intermedia performance in midcentury America as it aligned with parallel labors in the telecommunications industry in order to trouble the art history canon. She has taught classes on American photography, performance art, and the history of public funding and art controversies in the U. S. In 2019, she completed a residential fellowship at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American art and, in 2020, cochaired a panel at CAA?s annual conference on labor and participatory art.; Rebecca Tishman: Cerra is a queer, female artist living with physical disabilities and mental illness. Each of these identities inform the work she creates. Cerra provides one of a kind creations that combine traditional craft practices with contemporary art making approaches to imagine something truly unique and memorable. She is a full-time artist and arts educator. She serves as the education and access consultant at Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center and also is a board member. She has a BFA in interdisciplinary sculpture from Maryland Institute College of Art.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10030612,"Creative Individuals-Round 2",2024,10000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create and share new paintings in two solo exhibits and develop a new e-commerce website. At least 600 visitors will view this new artwork in the first exhibition during the busiest tourist season at the Johnson Heritage post-in Grand Marais, Minnesota. The new website will have increased sales functionality and an improved online presence.",,,,,10000,,,,"Karen Owsley Nease",Individual,"Creative Individuals-Round 2",,"Nease will create 25 paintings for the ""Topographies: Layers of Meaning"" exhibition at the Johnson Heritage Post Museum in Grand Marais. She will also have her work professionally documented for a new e-commerce website.",2024-04-01,2025-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,"Karen Owsley",Nease,"Karen Owsley Nease",,,MN,,"(218) 343-3100",karenneasestudio@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-individuals-round-2-166,"Gloria Brush: Gloria DeFilipps Brush is Professor in Photography at UMD and earned the M.F.A. from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has received awards from the NEA, MSAB, Bush and McKnight Foundations among others. Her work has appeared in exhibitions nationally and internationally, including at the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, Lil Street Gallery in Chicago, and D-ART Gallery for the IV2020 International Symposium on Digital Art, and in Rosenblum?s book A History of Women Photographers. Prior to her university tenure, she was the first Director of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. ; Pamela Caserta Hugdahl: Hugdahl is the executive director of the Rochester Art Center where she has emphasized the organization?s founding purposes to give citizens and visitors the opportunity to know, practice, and enjoy the arts in a community art center. Hugdahl received an MA in art history and a certificate in nonprofit management from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She serves on the board of the Choral Arts Ensemble.; Andrea Gilats: Gilats is a writer, artist, and educator who has published a highly praised memoir, After Effects: A Memoir of Complicated Grief (University of Minnesota Press, 2022). Her most recent book, Radical Endurance: Truths and Transformations While Growing Old in an Age of Longevity, is forthcoming from the University of Minnesota Press. She served for twenty years as the founding director of the University of Minnesota?s legendary Split Rock Arts Program, received a Next Step grant from Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, and was a featured writer in the Minnesota Humanities Center?s Minnesota Writers Series.; Andrea Myers: Myers received her BM in flute performance and a minor in nonprofit management from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. After graduation, she served on the Upper Midwest Flute Association?s board of directors for five years and is a cofounder of the Upper Midwest Flute Association?s Scholarship Program which invests in flutists of all ages and abilities, providing financial support for lessons and other educational opportunities. During her time as scholarship coordinator, from 2016-2018, over $2,500 in scholarships were awarded to Upper Midwest student flutists. Myers is a sought-after teacher and organizer. She was a founding teacher and executive director of Hopewell Music Cooperative North, and also previously held positions of program manager and director of operations. During her time at Hopewell, in addition to providing executive leadership, she grew the lesson program from 50 to 100+ students, established the first flute choir in the northside, and built vital infrastructure. In 2017, she joined the Suzuki teaching faculty at Saint Paul Conservatory of Music and became the codirector of the Lake Sylvia Flute Institute; Angelina Nguyen: Nguyen is a Vietnamese American writer and photographer. Having arrived in Minnesota as a refugee child, her art focuses on healing intergenerational trauma. She has worked in the nonprofit sector, state government, and as a solopreneur. She served as a judge for the Minnesota Book Awards. She holds degrees in economics, political science, math, and international development from the University of Minnesota.; Madelyn Ripperger: Ripperger is an actor, director, teacher, and arts administrator. By day, she serves as the education and programs manager for Children's Performing Arts in White Bear Lake, where she creates and evaluates theater education opportunities for students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. Ripperger has been seen onstage around the Twin Cities at Lakeshore Players Theatre, The Phipps Center for the Arts, Minneapolis Musical Theatre, and Aethem Theatre Company. She holds a BFA in musical theater from Drake University.; Jeffrey Sherman: Sherman has an extensive history working in the theater, dance, film, and arts community in Minnesota. Sherman attended the University of Minnesota for theater and dance, and currently works as an exhibitions media technician for the Walker Art Center as well as freelancing as a stage manager, lighting/sound designer, and technical director for a number of local dance and theater companies, as well as the Northern Spark festival. Additionally, he does art direction work for film. Sherman has produced his own intermedia performances works, art shanties, and haunted basement installations. He is a member of the Nanotako creative collective.; Kathryn Vogl: Vogl is the author of Lost & Found: A Memoir of Mothers, which was featured on national ABC news and named among the best of the year by the Akron Beacon Journal. She is the coauthor of Lady Ref: Making Calls in a Man?s World, and Iron Horse Cowgirls: Louise Scherbyn and the Women Motorcyclists of the 1930s and 1940s. Her work appears in Prairie Schooner and in best selling anthologies like Why We Ride. Her fiction has received support from the Minnesota State Arts Board and the Anderson Center. Vogl teaches at the Loft Literary Center.; Linda Zelig: Zelig serves as director of music at Path of Grace UMC where she has responsibility for a music series, an adult choir, all service music, and a children?s musical. She also sings with CorVoce, a semiprofessional choral ensemble in the metro area. Zelig previously sang with VocalEssence and has enjoyed a solo career with various chamber groups and orchestras. She has taught music at North Central University and Gustavus Adolphus College. Zelig graduated from Concordia College in Moorhead with a bachelor of music degree, and earned a master of arts in organizational leadership from St. Catherine University.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10030642,"Creative Individuals-Round 2",2024,9950,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Complete my manuscript and prepare it for publication. Hold a public reading and lead two workshops in Northern Minnesota. Work with a professional editor to discuss structure and to do line-editing. Gather feedback from a public reading. Lead two writing workshops and collect evaluations from participants.",,,,,9950,,,,"Sheila J. Packa",Individual,"Creative Individuals-Round 2",,"Packa will complete her manuscript in process and make it publication ready. She will do a public reading and teach two writing workshops in northern Minnesota.",2024-04-01,2025-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Sheila,Packa,"Sheila J. Packa",,,MN,,"(218) 393-4218",sheilapacka@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-individuals-round-2-177,"Marcia Aubineau: Aubineau has been in the field of education for 50 years, teaching at Stillwater Area High School (AP English), the University of Minnesota, and the University of St. Thomas. Aubineau has also taught for the College Board as an AP consultant throughout the Midwest. She has a master?s degree and is currently working towards a doctorate. Aubineau is currently retired but is still teaching for the Minnesota Opera.; Amy Egenberger: Egenberger is an educator, artist and certified life coach living in West Saint Paul. Founder of the coaching and consulting business called Spirit Out!, she facilitates personal and professional development to help creatives achieve their goals. Egenberger previously worked as a public school teacher, curriculum specialist, and mentor. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a MEd in second languages and cultures (K-12), and from St. Olaf College with a BA in mathematics and Spanish. She has served as a volunteer with the Northside Arts Collective and led monthly gatherings for The Artist?s Way Twin Cities meetup.; John Kuntz: Kuntz is the current annual fund manager with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, where he raises over $700,000 from the broad-based audience per year in support of the orchestra?s annual fund. Kuntz is also a freelance musician and composer in the Twin Cities, most recently completing a composer in residence commission with the Mississippi Valley Orchestra. He graduated from Luther College with a BA in music and minor in psychology and has a master?s degree in music composition from the University of Memphis. Kuntz enjoys volunteering, having served in Fairview Hospice and other nursing homes in Iowa.; Mary Ann Laxen: Now retired, Laxen was chair and member of the board of the Northwest Minnesota Arts Council. Laxen presently chairs the board of the Friends of the East Grand Forks Campbell Library. As director of the physician assistant program at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, they wrote and received many grants. Laxen has a master?s in health care administration from the University of Wisconsin, is a physician assistant, and family nurse practitioner.; Lee Smalt: Smalt is an analytical content creator and creative strategist with more than ten years of experience in creative roles. He graduated from Minnesota State University Moorhead with a degree in cultural anthropology with an emphasis in media analysis. Since 2011, Smalt has worked with organizations and individuals to develop their voices in a vibrant media ecosystem. His career journey started out as a freelance graphic designer and photographer, and eventually moved into videography, Web design, motion design, and 3D animation. Smalt volunteers with the North Dakota State University College of Business to mentor students entering the workforce, and with a global mentorship website called ADPList.org, which focuses heavily on Web design, leadership training, and project management. His working website is www.leeallen.us.; Allison Wyss: Wyss is the author of the short story collection, Splendid Anatomies (Veliz Books, 2022). Her stories and essays have appeared in Alaska Quarterly Review, Cincinnati Review, Water~Stone Review, and Literary Hub to name a few. She is a frequent teaching artist at the Loft Literary Center and writes a monthly column on craft for the Loft's blog.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10030711,"Creative Individuals-Round 2",2024,10000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Kenan will expand entry points into clay through creation of new work for exhibit, and mentorship of an emerging visual artist. Exhibit will have a survey opportunity for audiences, the artist will have an exit interview with site staff, and five month mentorship will have monthly verbal feedback with a final, exit feedback in a journal writing exercise.",,,,,10000,,,,"Serenity D. Schoonover AKA Serenity Kenan",Individual,"Creative Individuals-Round 2",,"Kenan will expand entry points into clay through creation of new work for public exhibit and mentorship of an emerging visual artist.",2024-04-01,2025-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Serenity,Schoonover,"Serenity D. Schoonover AKA Serenity Kenan",,,MN,,"(218) 626-7727",workshopwheel@outlook.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-individuals-round-2-206,"Keren Lowell: Lowell is a visual artist living in the town of Grant, near Stillwater. She holds a BA in interdisciplinary studies from the University of Northern Colorado and an MFA in fiber from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She also attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. Lowell lived in Alaska from 1994-2020, where she taught a range of art classes in the University of Alaska system and worked as an arts administrator with the Alaska State Council on the Arts. Lowell is currently a contractor with Rasmuson Foundation's Individual Artist Awards program to provide support to applicants.; Elizabeth McAllister: McAllister is a self-employed creative who works to enrich her clients? lives with beauty and joy. She has cultivated a roster of clients, tending to their homes, gardens, and houseplants with dedication. McAllister?s previous line of work in the service industry spanned more than eleven years, where she developed a love for cooking and mixology. She enjoys researching and working with plants, painting, basket coiling, and playing in a band. McAllister loves live music, visiting museums, and taking classes at the Textile Center. She graduated from Hamline University in 2009 with a BFA in fine arts, focused on intaglio printmaking.; Melody Mickelson: Mickelson is a graduate from the University of Wisconsin, with a BS degree in fine art, and minors in art history and creative writing. Mickelson is an artist and writer/illustrator, with one published children?s book (Finn Mouseson); she is currently working on the illustrations for a second book with illustrations needed for four other books already written. Mickelson has taken master classes at Texas Women?s University in both art history and fine art. Mickelson is a recipient of a 2017 Prairie Lakes Reginal Arts Council grant.; MollieRae Miller: Miller is a contract worker in the University of Minnesota archives and Gorman Rare Book Collection. She is a librarian and painter who has lived in Minneapolis for over a decade. She creates art that represents social change, and she works in library science with the goal of preserving history and maintaining access to resources and information to marginalized communities. Miller also works part-time for a nonprofit music venue as a manager and volunteers on a literary discussion radio program off the West Bank in Minneapolis. She graduated with a fine arts degree in 2017, yet has been pursuing painting since her youth. Since gaining a second degree in library science, she has shifted focus to studies in dystopian scenes, technology revolution, science fiction, anarcho-syndicalism, and creative anti-fanaticism. ; Gwen Partin: Partin is a visual artist working in printmaking, drawing, mixed media, and book arts. She received her MFA in printmaking from the Academy of Art College in San Francisco, and her BA in studio art in printmaking and drawing from Sonoma State University. She is a member of Form+Content Gallery in the North Loop neighborhood of Minneapolis and works from her studio in the Northrup King Building in Northeast Minneapolis. Her work has been in numerous one-person and group exhibitions including the Catherine G. Murphy Gallery, St. Catherine University; the Katherine E. Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota; and the Penny George Institute for Health and Healing at Abbott Northwestern Clinic. Her work is represented in both public and private collections. Prior to turning to a full-time art practice, she was a graphic designer, illustrator, and educator.; Andrea Pierre: Pierre is the station manager of KRSM Radio, a low power FM station in south Minneapolis. She is also a mother, creative, and producer of Afro-Caribbean descent. Pierre is a champion of voices of the underrepresented and unheard. She believes that storytelling is a huge component to bridging the divide and is interested in how to connect and empower folks for change. She is passionate about issues such as motherhood, community based arts, Blackness, politics, and health.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10030397,"Creative Individuals-Round 2",2024,9800,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Receive 250 hours training in Byzantine Art to produce art for cultural observances of Eastern immigrant communities, reaching 400 people minimum. Evaluation will be made by documenting and determining whether the hours of training and community contact rate, established in the Applicant Outcome, have been met.",,,,,9800,,,,"Rainbow E. Franck AKA Xenia Franck",Individual,"Creative Individuals-Round 2",,"Franck will receive 250 hours of training from a master of Byzantine art to serve the Eastern immigrant community. She will display her pieces in communal gathering places and share the historical context of Byzantine art with the community.",2024-04-01,2025-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Rainbow,Franck,"Rainbow E. Franck AKA Xenia Franck",,,MN,,"(469) 877-5985",PopadijaXenia@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-individuals-round-2-75,"Richard Andrews: Andrews is currently the executive director of the American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota, a founding member of PrimeLife Arts Learning, and for eighteen years, was the chief learning officer at the Minnesota Opera. Other nonprofit experiences include Lakeshore Players Theatre and the University of St. Thomas. After earning a bachelor?s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Andrews started his career teaching music in Forest Lake and in Lester Prairie. Later he earned a master?s degree from St. Mary?s University of Minnesota and served on the board of Minnesota Citizens for the Arts.; Elizabeth Bell: Bell is currently the assistant director at the Wirth Center for the Performing Arts. Her role in the organization focuses primarily on development and marketing. She also is the director of the School of Rock program. Bell was previously part of the teaching faculty at the Wirth Center as a piano instructor. She graduated from Luther College with a bachelor?s degree in music education.; Gillian Constable: Constable is the development associate and accessibility coordinator for Theater Latte Da in northeast Minneapolis. She is also a freelance dialect coach and actor, passionate about all facets of theater making. Constable has worked in theater administration for the last six years, since graduating from Luther College with a BA in theater.; Karen McDonald: Born in Chicago, McDonald?s family relocated to Washington, DC just as she began high school as the first art major. She graduated college as a photography major at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. She discovered yoga in New York City, and became a teacher/director of a Paris studio. She's traveled the world as a trainer in education and holistic health. A passion for writing led her to pursue a MFA. She greatly values unity, equity, diversity, and all people thriving. Her most recent work has been with the Peace Corps and other service agencies involving politically displaced persons.; Cortez Owens: Owens has been doing art all his life since the age of three years old. He wanted to be a cartoonist when he grew up but ended up studying a lot more than just drawing. His craft turned into painting, pottery, graphic design, music, theater, and film. Cortez believes that expressing yourself with art is important. Growing up, he has seen many schools, due to budget cuts, pick art programs as the first thing to go. The high school, the after-school programs, and the colleges he attended shut down due to lack of funding. He now is the founder of Mighty Empowered Arts where he wants to help bring back the creativity, the dream, and the spark in someone?s life. Creating is a passion.; Kathryn Peckham: Lenz has been a self-employed visual artist in Duluth for nine years. She makes two-dimensional paintings and three-dimensional sculptures. She previously raised three children with her husband while she was also a mathematics professor, primarily at the University of Minnesota Duluth. As a mathematical scientist, she received grants, advised students on master?s degree projects, and refereed and published research papers. She has a bachelor?s degree from St. Olaf College, a master?s degree in applied mathematics from the University of Illinois, and a PhD in dynamical systems and control theory from the University of Minnesota.; Sarah Weinman: Weinman is a public interest attorney who has spent her professional career working in government and nonprofit sectors as a public defender and immigrant rights advocate. She is currently a managing attorney at Immigrant Legal Defense, a nonprofit based in California (Sarah resides in and works fully remotely from Saint Paul). After graduating from UC-Berkeley School of Law in 2009, Weinman applied for and received several competitive fellowships to support her public interest legal work. Prior to law school, Weinman spent six years working as a grant writer for an international humanitarian aid organization and an immigrant rights organization. Weinman has been a lifelong lover of the arts and pursued fine arts education in high school, college, and as an adult. She is a hobbyist figurative oil painter. She is a current recipient of an arts project support grant through the Rimon fund of the Jewish Federations of Minneapolis and Saint Paul.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10030432,"Creative Individuals-Round 2",2024,10000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To continue to produce professional quality podcasts, support the artists involved, and build our community by incorporating video into our production. Without disruption to our high-quality audio podcasts, evaluation will be on growth of our listener base, attendance of live shows, and by the end of the grant cycle, fully integrated video in our privately and publicly recorded monthly episodes.",,,,,10000,,,,"Scott J. Hebert",Individual,"Creative Individuals-Round 2",,"Hebert will produce four live Dungeons & Dragons podcast episodes in greater Minnesota. These live events will be free to the public, continuing a five-year storyline. Hebert will also begin the transition from creating purely audio content to monthly vid",2024-04-01,2025-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Scott,Hebert,"Scott J. Hebert",,,MN,,"(218) 213-3390",scottjhebert@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-individuals-round-2-94,"Jeffrey Bodwin: Bodwin is the creative force of Copper Sun Creations. Copper Sun's principal focus is functional ceramics with a special interest in surface texture and glaze interactions. In addition to being a ceramic artist, Bodwin has a PhD in chemistry and has served in a variety of roles as both faculty and administrator at Minnesota State University Moorhead. He is also a volunteer as part of the clay team with Plants for Patients, a pro compassion nonprofit that supports the mission of the Red River Women's Clinic.; Vincent DeZutti: DeZutti is a lens based artist interested in the relationship between humans and images, how and why we make and consume them, and how that affects our relationship to nature, other people, and memory. He has exhibited work in various galleries in the Twin Cities and beyond, as well as screened moving image work at U. S. and international film festivals. Recent accomplishments include a solo show at the Tettegouche State Park visitor center and attending the Tofte Lake emerging artist residency. He is also senior video editor at the ad agency space150, where he has worked for seven years.; Mary Hillmann: Hillmann is the student academics program coordinator at South Central Service Cooperative in North Mankato. She is experienced in organizing and implementing student enrichment programs on local, regional, state, and national levels including a writing and fine arts conference and the Minnesota Poetry Out Loud program. Many of these programs have received local, state, or federal program grants. Hillmann is a licensed math teacher and has a master's degree in education. She volunteers at her local schools, and received the Friend of Education award in 2019.; Rebecca Horn: Horn currently works as a vice president and executive recruiter within the Title Insurance community. Her roots in the arts go deep as she pursued professional vocal performance as a young woman and began college as an opera performance major, but ultimately graduated with a communication and English double major from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Today, she is active in the local arts community partaking in classes and workshops and performances of all kinds. She is an avid painter, photographer, creative expressionist, and participates in community theater.; Elizabeth Larson: Larson currently serves as the grants manager for North House Folk School in Grand Marais. Prior to moving to the North Shore, she worked as a grant writer and in grant compliance for the Ministry of Caring (Wilmington, DE), where she was initially placed during a service year with Lutheran Volunteer Corps. Larson is a proud alumna of Gustavus Adolphus College, where she graduated with a major in English and minors in religion and history.; Ruby Nightingale: Nightingale currently lives on disability. She occasionally volunteers her services with Magic Smelt puppet theater and helps make puppets. She received an associate of science degree in interdisciplinary studies/communication at Purdue Global and graduated in 2009. Nightingale plays a Ravenna Harp and a moon lyre. She draws, paints, weaves scarves, spins wool. She makes miniatures, dolls, puppets, masks, beadwork, videotapes funny reels, videotapes her harp playing, writes poetry and stories. She will soon be reopening her shop on Etsy. She occasionally teaches weaving in her home. She has participated in a grant application review with Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Alanna Stapleton: Stapleton is an interdisciplinary artist and educator based in Minneapolis. Her textile and illustration work has been recognized by the Society of Illustrators (New York, NY) and been shown at Gowanus Print Lab, Soo Visual Arts Center, Light Grey Art Lab, the Textile Center, Drake University, and more. She earned a MFA from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, where she currently works as the graduate admissions counselor. Stapleton has previously taught illustration at Northern Michigan University and facilitated wellness focused arts programming for students and community at Wheelhouse Studios, University of Wisconsin-Madison?s art studio.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10030449,"Creative Individuals-Round 2",2024,10000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will edit my film, Man Has A Mania, by engaging and employing a diverse group of artists in the greater Minnesota area. I'll measure this outcome by sharing Gerri Williams', AJ Larson's, Violette Whisnant's, Simon Insook's, Vie Leonard's, Matt Rasmussen's, and Cody Yaekel's feedback in my final report, and demonstrate how I used their feedback in my film's edit.",,,,,10000,,,,"Keith T. Hopkins",Individual,"Creative Individuals-Round 2",,"Hopkins will complete his movie, Man Has A Mania, a feature film engaging and employing a diverse group of artists from greater Minnesota.",2024-04-01,2025-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Keith,Hopkins,"Keith T. Hopkins",,,MN,,"(845) 453-1206",keithhopkins88@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-individuals-round-2-103,"Laura Brown: Brown is a working artist and educator working across the media of printmaking, book arts, textiles, and social practice. Her work takes the form of installations, postcards sent in the mail, and functional quilts. She recently completed the Artisan Development Program at North House Folk School, a two-year craft residency, and she has completed residencies at Kala Art Institute (CA), Women's Studio Workshop (NY), and Minnesota Center for Book Arts. She holds an MFA in studio art from University of Texas at Austin. She teaches at North House Folk School and Minnesota Center for Book Arts.; Em Christie: In addition to being a writer and theatre artist, Em hosts free rock-painting events for all ages as part of a group that paints and hides rocks to spread art and joy.; Jennifer Gorman: Gorman is the founder of Give Back Studio and The Night Makers Market, and is a freelance media program manager. She previously was the program coordinator for an art program that supported artists with disabilities. She has a background and education in art therapy and counseling and has worked with children in a psychiatric residential setting as an art therapist. She graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School (Norfolk, VA) with a MS in art therapy and counseling, has a BA in studio art from the University of Mary Washington (Fredericksburg, VA). Gorman serves on the board of Northern Community Radio and CoHaus, and is a commissioner on the Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission.; Emily Hanson: Hanson is program director for College in the Schools at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and has a BA in global studies and a MA in comparative international development education, from that institution. She has work experience in higher education and nonprofit organizations and served on a charter school board. She is a globally minded community member who was raised in a family of educators who modeled artistic engagement and lifelong learning through practice and participation in visual arts and dance.; Connie Lanphear: Lanphear is a visual artist and graphic designer, consulting with nonprofit environmental organizations in the Twin Cities area. She has volunteered with the Minnesota State Arts Board since 2018 as a grant program advisor. She holds a BA in journalism from the University of Minnesota and an MA in liberal studies with an arts and literature concentration from Hamline University.; Nicole Montana: Montana is a recipient of a Ricardo Salinas Scholarship for her participation in Aspen Words Summer Words 2022 Program. She received a Minnesota State Arts Board 2020 Artist Initiative grant for her memoir in progress Stay Where I Can See You. Her nonfiction writing has most recently appeared in The Spectacle. She serves on the board of directors for Green Card Voices, a nonprofit multimedia storytelling organization dedicated to immigrant voices. She currently teaches writing at the University of Minnesota. She received her MFA in nonfiction writing from Sarah Lawrence College (Bronxville, NY).; Lowell Weber II: Weber is a native Minnesotan with extensive experience abroad. He served as a volunteer ESL instructor at the northeast site on Lowry Avenue in years past. Throughout his career in IT, he provided continuous documentation and instruction in several roles in the U. S. and abroad. He has had a few minor works published in a literary journals online and is currently retired.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10030478,"Creative Individuals-Round 2",2024,9280,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will be successful when 'Honest Americana' is accepted into more area galleries and featured in their local media. We will ask if the audience gained any comprehension as a result of my work and meeting me/talking about my work, either written or recorded. A box requesting audience feelings, opinions and reviews can be left out, as well as my contact info.",,,,,9280,,,,"Bethany O. Jackson",Individual,"Creative Individuals-Round 2",,"Jackson will engage with the public through artist receptions, and when not physically present in galleries, visitors will learn about her creative process from the curators of the galleries with which she collaborates.",2024-04-01,2025-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Bethany,Jackson,"Bethany O. Jackson",,,MN,,"(218) 994-1050",losinski.bethany@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-individuals-round-2-109,"Anna Fellegy: Fellegy is the retired vice president of academic affairs at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College (2009-2013; 2016-2022) and former English department writing faculty member (1998- 2009). Fellegy's experience includes writing and overseeing a wide range of grant funded projects from tribal, federal, and state organizations. She served for two years on the Saint Paul Foundation?s readers panel for the William Dietrich, Corrine Dietrich, and William and Corrine Dietrich scholarships. Her personal artistic endeavors include honorable mention award for Industry and Fog in the 2015 Minnesota State Fair?s photography competition, publication of The Return of Spring in Woods Reader (spring 2018), and design and editorial work on a variety of projects, including Indigenous Youth Freedom Project: A Leadership Curriculum (21015) by Brian McInnes, Roxanne DeLille, et al.; I Gotta Say Something, Just Not This: Words that Hurt the Bereaved (2016) by Patricia Grace-Probst and Coral Popowitz, first edition of Ojibwe Sky Star Map: An Introduction to Ojibwe Star Knowledge (2014) by Annette Lee, et al., and first edition of D(L)akota Star Map: An Introduction to D(L)akota Star Knowledge (2014) by Annette Lee, et al.; Lorissa Gottschalk O'Brien: Gottschalk, MFA, is a writer whose work explores and embraces the influence of nature, grief, death, and recovery in our everyday lives. Her work has appeared in Water-Stone Review, Confluence, and various academic publications. From 2008-2016, Gottschalk ran the assistantship mentoring program and taught at St. Catherine University. She is a 2016-2017 Loft Mentorship Series finalist, a recipient of a 2017 Minnesota Emerging Writers grant, a 2018 Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative grant, a 2019 Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Next Step Fund grant, and a 2020 Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative grant. Gottschalk lives in south Minneapolis with her husband and two daughters.; Maren Harden: Harden is a teaching artist who seeks to use business skills to uplift fellow artists in Minnesota. A skilled writer, Harden recently received education in grant writing and nonprofit accounting. Harden participated in published research on implicit bias, graduating with honors from Augsburg University. Harden is organized, highly adaptable, and hyper receptive. They are a creative problem solver, a skilled spatial thinker, and a lover of learning. Connections, from corporate to creative, have demonstrated their aptitude for developing relationships built on trust and mutual respect.; Cecily Harris: Cecily's career was in managing nonprofit organization and parks programs/policy/planning in public agencies. She earned a BS from University of Arizona in Renewable Natural Resources and MBA from Golden Gate University. Her current consulting practice focuses on fundraising, board and organizational development marketing, program design and strategic planning for nonprofit organizations and public agencies. Nonprofit conservation organizations, public agency park and recreation departments and open space districts are specialties. Now serves on ArtReach St Croix and Stillwater Area Community Foundation Boards of Directors and volunteers with Great Old Broads for Wilderness, New Century Club, and St Croix Valley Foundation; Melissa Higgs Kohler: Higgs is a grant writer for the Repertory Theater and board member for the League of Minnesota Poets and Red Bird Chapbooks. A recipient of a 2022 Minnesota State Arts Board Creative Support for Individuals grant, Higgs also works with Southeastern Minnesota Poets on poetry projects and events in Rochester. She is the author of three poetry chapbooks, most recently Earthen Bound, and her reviews and interviews can be found at the Poetry Foundation online, Kenyon Review Online, the Adroit Journal, and the Colorado Review. Higgs has a MFA in creative writing from Hamline University.; Kirk Hoaglund: Hoaglund is the founder and CEO of Clientek, Inc. Started in 1992, Clientek has become a successful software/system development partner to medium to large enterprises around the world. Hoaglund's interest in music/arts has been lifelong. Beginning in 2015, Hoaglund began building two new organizations focused on music/arts in Minnesota: Orpheus Music Project and 480 Arts.; Eric Mueller: Mueller is a photographer, artist, and teacher. His most recent exhibition was a solo show, Reset 2021, at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum. In 2020, Daylight Books published his photography book, Family Resemblance, which explores physical resemblance through the lens of an adoptee. Before becoming a photographer, he worked in film and television for 25 years. He has a MA in film production from the University of Iowa, and a BA from Carleton College.; Vanessa Reubendale: Reubendale recently completed her PhD in art history at the University of Minnesota. Her dissertation, ?Please Hold While I Connect You,? considered the emergence of intermedia performance in midcentury America as it aligned with parallel labors in the telecommunications industry in order to trouble the art history canon. She has taught classes on American photography, performance art, and the history of public funding and art controversies in the U. S. In 2019, she completed a residential fellowship at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American art and, in 2020, cochaired a panel at CAA?s annual conference on labor and participatory art.; Rebecca Tishman: Cerra is a queer, female artist living with physical disabilities and mental illness. Each of these identities inform the work she creates. Cerra provides one of a kind creations that combine traditional craft practices with contemporary art making approaches to imagine something truly unique and memorable. She is a full-time artist and arts educator. She serves as the education and access consultant at Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center and also is a board member. She has a BFA in interdisciplinary sculpture from Maryland Institute College of Art.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10030515,"Creative Individuals-Round 2",2024,10000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Exhibition of a nonfiction media art exhibition at the Minnesota Discovery Center and Zeitgeist Center for the Arts in 2024. At least 100 people will attend screenings in the theaters in Chisholm and Duluth and the Minnesota Discovery Center will continue to play it as a selectable film in their theater for thousands of visitors in 2024.",,,,,10000,,,,"Matthew Koshmrl",Individual,"Creative Individuals-Round 2",,"Koshmrl will develop a new nonfiction video exhibition, Hereford, a window into the life of cattle on the Iron Range.",2024-04-01,2025-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Matthew,Koshmrl,"Matthew Koshmrl",,,MN,,"(952) 412-1980",mkoshmrl@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-individuals-round-2-132,"Marcia Aubineau: Aubineau has been in the field of education for 50 years, teaching at Stillwater Area High School (AP English), the University of Minnesota, and the University of St. Thomas. Aubineau has also taught for the College Board as an AP consultant throughout the Midwest. She has a master?s degree and is currently working towards a doctorate. Aubineau is currently retired but is still teaching for the Minnesota Opera.; Amy Egenberger: Egenberger is an educator, artist and certified life coach living in West Saint Paul. Founder of the coaching and consulting business called Spirit Out!, she facilitates personal and professional development to help creatives achieve their goals. Egenberger previously worked as a public school teacher, curriculum specialist, and mentor. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a MEd in second languages and cultures (K-12), and from St. Olaf College with a BA in mathematics and Spanish. She has served as a volunteer with the Northside Arts Collective and led monthly gatherings for The Artist?s Way Twin Cities meetup.; John Kuntz: Kuntz is the current annual fund manager with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, where he raises over $700,000 from the broad-based audience per year in support of the orchestra?s annual fund. Kuntz is also a freelance musician and composer in the Twin Cities, most recently completing a composer in residence commission with the Mississippi Valley Orchestra. He graduated from Luther College with a BA in music and minor in psychology and has a master?s degree in music composition from the University of Memphis. Kuntz enjoys volunteering, having served in Fairview Hospice and other nursing homes in Iowa.; Mary Ann Laxen: Now retired, Laxen was chair and member of the board of the Northwest Minnesota Arts Council. Laxen presently chairs the board of the Friends of the East Grand Forks Campbell Library. As director of the physician assistant program at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, they wrote and received many grants. Laxen has a master?s in health care administration from the University of Wisconsin, is a physician assistant, and family nurse practitioner.; Lee Smalt: Smalt is an analytical content creator and creative strategist with more than ten years of experience in creative roles. He graduated from Minnesota State University Moorhead with a degree in cultural anthropology with an emphasis in media analysis. Since 2011, Smalt has worked with organizations and individuals to develop their voices in a vibrant media ecosystem. His career journey started out as a freelance graphic designer and photographer, and eventually moved into videography, Web design, motion design, and 3D animation. Smalt volunteers with the North Dakota State University College of Business to mentor students entering the workforce, and with a global mentorship website called ADPList.org, which focuses heavily on Web design, leadership training, and project management. His working website is www.leeallen.us.; Allison Wyss: Wyss is the author of the short story collection, Splendid Anatomies (Veliz Books, 2022). Her stories and essays have appeared in Alaska Quarterly Review, Cincinnati Review, Water~Stone Review, and Literary Hub to name a few. She is a frequent teaching artist at the Loft Literary Center and writes a monthly column on craft for the Loft's blog.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10030812,"Creative Individuals-Round 2",2024,10000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans navigating institutionalization and crisis systems (as well as their caregivers) will gain access to opportunities to share their stories. Verbal feedback during community events, guest book, press coverage of events, critique from peers during studio visits, at least ten new art/object submissions per show, tracking website and online survey engagement.",,,,,10000,,,,"Moira I. Villiard",Individual,"Creative Individuals-Round 2",,"Villiard will present Waiting for Beds, a traveling multimedia art installation that uplifts programming, stories, artwork, and objects that reveal the individual and community impacts of long wait times for crisis care.",2024-04-01,2025-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Moira,Villiard,"Moira I. Villiard",,,MN,,"(218) 251-3551",art.moira@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-individuals-round-2-236,"Bob Bierscheid: I am the retired Director of Parks and Recreation for the City of Saint Paul.. Previously, I was Director of Parks and Recreation for the cities of Roseville and Marshall MN. I served on the MRAC Board and have done multiple MRAC committee assignments both in person and virtually. I currently serve on the board of Public Art Saint Paul I am a strong supporter of the arts as an essential element of every community. I have a B.S. from the University of Iowa and an M.Ed from Temple University.; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Gaalswyk-Pomerenke is currently a Web editor for University of Minnesota Extension. Prior to this, she served as the 4-H extension educator in Martin County for eight years, where she developed and facilitated arts programming for youth both locally and statewide. While in this role, she received the Minnesota Association of Extension 4-H Youth Development Professionals' excellence in communication and expressive arts award in 2018 and in 2021. She has a BA degree in theater arts and journalism from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. She worked in the education department at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts for four years. While there, Gaalswyk-Pomerenke coordinated in school artist residencies, assisted in the management of school performances, and codeveloped a musical theater camp. She currently serves as a volunteer board member for the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council and Martin County Area Foundation. She also previously served as a board member for the Fairmont Opera House.; Paige Guggemos: Guggemos is a product designer for a local creative agency specializing in UX/UI design, product strategy, UX research, and design system creation and governance. Guggemos graduated with a bachelor of science from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design where she studied creative business, design, and printmaking. She has served twice as a grant reviewer with the Minnesota State Arts Board, worked as a freelance graphic and Web designer for ten years, as a print shop owner for five years, and as an in-house graphic designer. She's also worked as an assistant and educator for nonprofit print shops and owned and operated an art gallery for two years. In her own art practice, she is a painter, illustrator, and printmaker.; Natalie Madgy: Madgy is retired, following a professional career in both health care and arts administration. She is a confident early adopter of 20th and 21st century technology. She has been a volunteer in various roles including the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Minneapolis Public Library, and Bridging. She currently works part-time helping senior citizens move.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: McReynolds is retired and lives in Virginia. She holds a BS degree in psychology and a MA in environmental studies from Bemidji State University. Her past work as a planner includes a city planner at Bloomington, IN, and an environmental planner at St. Louis County Environmental Services in Virginia. She worked as a volunteer and board member with Laurentian Arts and Culture Alliance, as gallery coordinator at The First Stage Gallery, then after retirement as executive director for the Lyric Center for the Arts. McReynolds is a past Minnesota State Arts Board member and currently serves on the board of Sod House Theater and on its finance committee. She is also a founding board member and vice president/ treasurer of Stages of the Range Players theater company where she obtained the organization?s 501(c)(3) status and helps seek funding through grant writing and crowd sourced fund raising. From 2016 to 2019, she facilitated the creative communities focus group as a part of Recharge the Range, an initiative of the Department of Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation. Other initiatives McReynolds initiated or lead include: ReVive Virginia, a downtown business group; Virginia Market Square farmer?s market; developing an interactive map of artists, arts organizations and galleries with Iron Range Tourism Bureau; and First Thursdays QC Art Walk with ReVive Virginia. McReynolds is the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council's 2017 Maddie Simons Arts Advocate Award recipient. She is also a weaver, painter, and writer.; Adedotun Salami: Salami is a doula, policy lover, and artist that has cofounded ABIYE Collective with her sister, where they work to support birthing people and their support systems as they bring their babies earthside. She graduated from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities with a BA in theater arts focusing on performance, education, and arts management. Salami currently serves on several boards and commissions including serving as cochair of the board of directors for In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10030835,"Creative Individuals-Round 2",2024,10000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To create, design, and publish a fine art photography book to be distributed freely to Minnesotans of all ages. Evaluation will be through the successful publishing, printing, and distribution of a fine art book to Minnesotans with special emphasis on community elders. Social media and personal contacts will be used to publicize the book and its launching.",,,,,10000,,,,"Marlene M. Wisuri",Individual,"Creative Individuals-Round 2",,"Wisuri, an elder visual artist, will produce a fine art book containing photographs, essays, and resource and bibliographic references to present both a beautiful art object and creative inspiration to others in the community.",2024-04-01,2025-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Marlene,Wisuri,"Marlene M. Wisuri",,,MN,,"(218) 525-3924",mmwisuri@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-individuals-round-2-249,"Michael Brown: Brown is the founder of Como Lake Marketing Partners, a consulting firm providing strategic and marketing advice to arts and other nonprofit organizations. It seeks to help these organizations build community through shared values and understanding. Clients include the St. Paul Art Collective, The Phipps Center for the Arts, Skylark Opera Theatre, the Saint Paul Art Crawl, the City of Big Lake. Past experience includes director of community relations and marketing at Target, and VP of marketing and branding at GREATER MSP. In addition to working with organizations, Brown is an actor and frequent volunteer with arts organizations. He has a BS from Marquette University and MBA from the Carlson School of Management.; Anitra Budd: Budd is an experienced editor, copywriter, educator, and public speaker whose clients include Fortune 500 corporations, literary publishers, marketing agencies, universities, and local and national magazines. Over her career, she?s presented on publishing and editing topics at a variety of venues, including State University of New York?Binghamton, Hamline University, and the Minnesota Book Publishers Roundtable, and has made guest appearances on MPR News with Kerri Miller. She has taught at Macalester College and the University of Minnesota, and currently teaches in the creative writing MFA program at the University of Nevada?Reno. She holds BA and MA degrees from University of Minnesota Twin Cities.; Lisa Horton: Horton has been working in the arts in Minnesota since the early 1990s, particularly in theater tech and in music, but also making wearable art for display and sale. Currently she volunteers as a stitcher with the costume shop at the Norshor Theater/Duluth Playhouse. She also holds a PhD in medieval literature and has taught at the University of Minnesota Duluth since 2011.; Tanya Juarez-Sweeney: Juarez-Sweeney has worked in various creative roles for more than 30 years?writer, art director, graphic designer, videographer, and in post-production. She was part of the team that launched the Star Studio television program at Children?s Minnesota. During that time, Juarez-Sweeney had the privilege of partnering with many local arts organizations such as COMPAS, McPhail, and Children?s Theatre. After fifteen years at Children?s and completing her master?s in technical communication, Juarez-Sweeney moved on to Calabrio, Inc. where she is currently a senior designer in the Learning Studio striving to create beautifully useful video content.; Riley Kleve: Kleve is an emerging textile artist and educator. They have created art and classes for Northern Spark, The Weavers Guild of Minnesota, American Swedish Institute, and Textile Center. Kleve volunteers with the Weavers Guild as a state fair spinning demonstrator and group coordinator for the Whorling Spinsters. They run a small business in the arts, Better Days Yarn Co. Kleve has a BA in studio art and curatorial practice from Hampshire College.; Brook LaFloe: LaFloe (Turle Mountain Band of Chippewa) grew up in the Twin Cities of Minnesota and is an artist-educator and entrepreneur with passion for revitalizing culture and facilitating the growth of local Indigenous economies. LaFloe was born into the Eagle clan and descends from the Bear clan. Her academic background includes a Tulane University bachelorof science degree in neuroscience and anthropology, a Loyola University of Maryland master?s in education, and two Association Montessori International (AMI) diplomas in assistance to infancy (birth-3 years) and primary (3-6 years). LaFloe has eight years of experience in educational material making and many years in beadwork and sewing.; Jeanne Lutz: Lutz grew up on a small dairy farm in southern Minnesota, attended the National University of Ireland Galway, and spent two years in Japan. A Pushcart Prize nominee, Best-of-the-Net nominee, and winner of the Loft Mentor Series for poetry, she is the author of Until the Kingdom Comes (Atmosphere Press). Lutz divides her time between the family farm and giving tours at the Minneapolis Institute of Art.; Elizabeth Moe: Moe is a nonprofit consultant who has worked in the field for more than two decades. She provides multiple services to nonprofit organizations including board governance, strategic planning, and grant writing. She graduated from Concordia College (Moorhead, MN) with a mass communications major and English writing minor. She is involved as a board member or volunteer for various art organizations in Winona.; Anne Paper: Paper has been a strategic marketing professional in the high tech industry?primarily at Microsoft Corporation?for more than 20 years. Her current part-time role as a consultant to an international cycle tour company is her ""dream job"" that combines her French fluency with her passions for travel, arts, culture, and cycling. Her BA degree in American studies from Stanford University led her to Washington, DC where she worked at both the Corcoran Gallery of Art (education department) and the National Gallery of Art (fundraising department). While living in Seattle, WA during her business career, she was an active member and volunteer at the Seattle Art Museum and the University of Washington Henry Art Gallery. She was selected for the Microsoft Corporation Employee Art Committee and served as a volunteer board member for the Alliance Francaise de Seattle. She prepared the successful proposal for federal COVID-19 operations relief funds awarded in December 2020 to the nonprofit French/Francophile/ Francophone cultural organization Made in France USA. Recently relocated back to the Twin Cities, Paper has been a volunteer communications advisor to the nonprofit French-American Chamber of Commerce of Minnesota.; Elke Zimmermann, Zimmermann is retired and has previous experience as a reviewer of individual grant applications for the Minnesota State Arts Board. In her retirement, Zimmermann enjoys the visual arts; she has taken continuing education watercolor courses through Minneapolis College of Art and Design and her local community center from 2015-2023. She was also selected by a jury to enter her artwork at the Plymouth Primavera show in 2021. Zimmermann has extensive volunteer experience through organizations like Goodwill, Zooniverse, the Germanic American Institute, and the Washington Ear. Zimmermann graduated with a BA degree in communications. Her career included working as a graphic designer for the German Embassy in Washington, DC, for the press and public relations department.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10028061,"Creative Individuals-Round 1",2024,10000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Maintain and grow a narrative arts practice by finishing the storyboard illustrations for my screenplay, creating live-stream videos and blog posts. The completion of storyboard illustrations for the TV pilot screenplay based on my novel. Engaging in a 20hr illustration mentorship. And the successful completion and online distribution of: -10(1hr) live streams. -5 multi-media lesson blog posts.",,,,,10000,,,,"Cameron B. Werner AKA Bodhi Werner",Individual,"Creative Individuals-Round 1",,"Werner will complete the storyboard illustrations for a TV script based on his first novel; llive stream a reading from his novels; and create a multimedia online curriculum showing how to adapt a book into a pilot episode television screenplay.",2024-01-01,2024-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Cameron,Werner,"Cameron B. Werner AKA Bodhi Werner",,,MN,,"(415) 748-2057",bodhiwerner@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-individuals-round-1,"Namitha Binu: Binu is president of a DaysForGirls chapter at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, a nonprofit that works to ease period poverty around the world. She also volunteers with the M Health Fairview services in its pediatric units. Binu also gives her time to help immigrant students or students with immigrant parents with their undergraduate applications. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BS in computer science.; John Ginocchio: Ginocchio is director of bands and professor of music at Southwest Minnesota State University where he directs all the bands and teaches conducting, theory, and instrumental music education courses. Ginocchio holds a master of music and doctor of arts from Ball State University (Muncie, IN) and a bachelor of music education degree from Indiana University (Bloomington, IN). He coordinates the guest artist series for the band program at Southwest Minnesota State University, which brings professional musicians to the region for clinics and performances.; Cecily Harris: Harris has written local, regional, state, federal, and foundation grant applications for more than 35 years for government agencies and nonprofit organizations as an employee and consultant. She currently works as a consultant for two California based firms performing funder research, needs assessments, grant writing, grant administration, and mentoring. She has a BS in renewable natural resources and an MBA in marketing. She currently serves on the boards of ArtReach St. Croix, Stillwater Area Community Foundation, and New Century Club. She also serves as an appointee on the Parks and Trails Legacy Advisory Committee and the Metropolitan Council Parks and Open Space Commission.; Jayson King: King has held various management and teaching positions for community service and health care. He has a degree in fine art, art education, and is an RN. His work in health care has taken him locally and throughout the country teaching holistic care to health professionals. Part of his local work has been managing a foundation grant funded Art of Healing program?supporting local artists through art purchases for clinics, exhibition spaces, and healing art based groups. He is a working artist and has a strong lifelong interest in new art, performance, music, and writing.; Michael Krauss: Krauss has been a tattoo artist for more than 30 years and is interested in branching out to learn about other aspects of the art community. Krauss was invested in opening a local art gallery in the town of Kasson which would allow for the promotion of local artists and provide a space for instruction in various mediums to build a more connected art community in rural areas. Krauss has some experience with digital media such as photoshop and illustrator from college as well as credits in more traditional art forms and mediums.; Jean Louis: Louis is an avid supporter of the arts in central Minnesota, serving on a fine arts council to support sound and lighting needs for the performing arts center in the local high school, assisting with producing an annual talent showcase, and writing grant proposals for the schools and community theater groups. She has experience in arts administration, development, and production logistics. With a degree in music education, she has accompanied (piano) multiple musical theater productions, played for a dinner theater, and currently plays for services in multiple churches as well as weddings and other events. She volunteers in a nearby school district to provide vocal coaching and play for choir concerts.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10028075,"Creative Individuals-Round 1",2024,10000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Complete a full draft of a novel and conduct writing workshops with a celebratory reading for older adults in Duluth. 1. Complete a full draft of a novel; 2. Attend a workshop with a visual collage artist; 3. Teach four writing workshops for 15-20 older adults in Duluth; 4. Host a public reading where the artist and the workshop participants will present.",,,,,10000,,,,"Felicia Schneiderhan",Individual,"Creative Individuals-Round 1",,"Schneiderhan will work on her novel, Winds, Light and Variable, about a family boating Minnesota's North Shore and Isle Royale. She will teach writing workshops to older adults in Duluth and celebrate with a public reading.",2024-01-01,2024-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Felicia,Schneiderhan,"Felicia Schneiderhan",,,MN,,"(312) 339-4383",felicia.schneiderhan@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-individuals-round-1-13,"Gwendolyn Barber: Barber is the founder and director of Right to the Solution, a consulting agency for individuals and organizations aiding in development, improvement, and training. Barber has also been the director for Resources, Justice & Management and the Conflict Resolution Center, both nonprofits, serving the Twins Cities metro area. Barber is an honors graduate of Walden University with a master?s in business administration focused on management, development, and improvement. She is a candidate for her doctor?s degree completing all her course work with a 4.0 GPA. She has been part of the National Honor Society since 2013.; Em Christie: Christie is a writer, painter, theater artist, and arts advocate from Moorhead. Christie hides painted rocks around their community to make strangers smile; hosts free, public rock painting events; and teaches rock painting through community education programs. Christie is currently writing a book about the positive impact of rock painting. In addition, Christie is a lifelong lover of theater holding many positions including acting, directing, adapting, and tech jobs. Most recently, Christie served on Theatre B's artistic direction committee for three years.; Katharine Horowitz: Horowitz is a theatrical sound designer, composer, and teaching artist in Minneapolis. She has designed critically acclaimed and award winning shows for the Guthrie Theater, Children's Theatre Company, The Jungle Theater, History Theatre, Creede Repertory Theatre, Mixed Blood Theatre, Pillsbury House Theatre, Great River Shakespeare Festival, Second City Theatricals, and many others. Horowitz is a professional member of the Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association, a 2017 McKnight Theatre Artist Fellow at the Playwrights' Center, and a visiting assistant professor at Macalester College.; Jenna Kubly: Kubly received her PhD in drama from Tufts University. Kubly served on the Tufts Library committee, Tufts graduate student awards committee, and the graduate committee for the American Society for Theater Research. She has convened/presented on numerous theater history research groups, and published reviews, encyclopedia articles, and original research. Kubly's theater production credits include Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Box Wine Theater, and the Phipps Center.; Patrick Lichty: Lichty is a technological artist, writer, curator, educator, and activist who has investigated how media shapes reality. Lichty is known as part of the activist groups RTMark and The Yes Men. He has an MFA in computer art from Bowling Green State University, is a Herb Alpert/Calarts Fellow (also Alpert and SIGGRAPH juror), and is a recipient of the New Century/New Media Award from the Smithsonian Museum of American Art. He has been featured in more than 10 biennials, including Whitney, Venice, and Yokohama. He is an assistant professor of creative digital media at Winona State University.; Lee Smalt: Smalt is an analytical content creator and creative strategist with more than ten years of experience in creative roles. He graduated from Minnesota State University Moorhead with a degree in cultural anthropology with an emphasis in media analysis. Since 2011, Smalt has worked with organizations and individuals to develop their voices in a vibrant media ecosystem. His career journey started out as a freelance graphic designer and photographer, and eventually moved into videography, Web design, motion design, and 3D animation. Smalt volunteers with the North Dakota State University College of Business to mentor students entering the workforce, and with a global mentorship website called ADPList.org, which focuses heavily on Web design, leadership training, and project management. His working website is www.leeallen.us.; Jeffrey Stocco: Stocco is an artist who specializes in wooden bowls and spoons. He is a member of the Mankato MakerSpace, where he teaches courses on bowl making and, as a volunteer, demonstrates his craft to a wider audience.; Michelle Wingard: Wingard is an installation based photographer, curator, and arts educator. She is professor of art and gallery director of Bethel University?s two exhibition spaces. In her fifteen years of programming exhibitions, Wingard has worked with more than eighty artists in a diverse range of media. Her photographic and curatorial projects often seek to create experiential and participatory opportunities exploring themes of memory, grief, memorial, perception, and interconnection. She has curated several exhibitions and has also exhibited her own photographic work locally and nationally. She is the recipient of the Jerome Travel Grant (2015) and the Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative grant (2017 and 2019). Wingard holds an MFA in photography from Pratt Institute (Brooklyn, NY)(2006).","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10028078,"Creative Individuals-Round 1",2024,10000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Commissioning three song cycles by Asian American composers setting Asian American texts, performed with a MN-based Asian pianist at two MN colleges. Document feedback from talkbacks, student meetups, faculty hosts, emails, social media, and my website. Photo and video documentation of each concert. Journaling the process and events. Logging attendance numbers and demographics.",,,,,10000,,,,"Ching Ting J. Lien AKA Jennifer Lien",Individual,"Creative Individuals-Round 1",,"Lien will commission three song cycles by Asian American composers set to Asian American texts. She and a Minnesota based Asian pianist will give two recitals at colleges, engaging especially with Asian American student musicians in Minnesota.",2024-01-01,2024-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,"Ching Ting",Lien,"Ching Ting J. Lien AKA Jennifer Lien",,,MN,,"(650) 576-8969",sopranolien@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-individuals-round-1-16,"Gwendolyn Barber: Barber is the founder and director of Right to the Solution, a consulting agency for individuals and organizations aiding in development, improvement, and training. Barber has also been the director for Resources, Justice & Management and the Conflict Resolution Center, both nonprofits, serving the Twins Cities metro area. Barber is an honors graduate of Walden University with a master?s in business administration focused on management, development, and improvement. She is a candidate for her doctor?s degree completing all her course work with a 4.0 GPA. She has been part of the National Honor Society since 2013.; Em Christie: Christie is a writer, painter, theater artist, and arts advocate from Moorhead. Christie hides painted rocks around their community to make strangers smile; hosts free, public rock painting events; and teaches rock painting through community education programs. Christie is currently writing a book about the positive impact of rock painting. In addition, Christie is a lifelong lover of theater holding many positions including acting, directing, adapting, and tech jobs. Most recently, Christie served on Theatre B's artistic direction committee for three years.; Katharine Horowitz: Horowitz is a theatrical sound designer, composer, and teaching artist in Minneapolis. She has designed critically acclaimed and award winning shows for the Guthrie Theater, Children's Theatre Company, The Jungle Theater, History Theatre, Creede Repertory Theatre, Mixed Blood Theatre, Pillsbury House Theatre, Great River Shakespeare Festival, Second City Theatricals, and many others. Horowitz is a professional member of the Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association, a 2017 McKnight Theatre Artist Fellow at the Playwrights' Center, and a visiting assistant professor at Macalester College.; Jenna Kubly: Kubly received her PhD in drama from Tufts University. Kubly served on the Tufts Library committee, Tufts graduate student awards committee, and the graduate committee for the American Society for Theater Research. She has convened/presented on numerous theater history research groups, and published reviews, encyclopedia articles, and original research. Kubly's theater production credits include Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Box Wine Theater, and the Phipps Center.; Patrick Lichty: Lichty is a technological artist, writer, curator, educator, and activist who has investigated how media shapes reality. Lichty is known as part of the activist groups RTMark and The Yes Men. He has an MFA in computer art from Bowling Green State University, is a Herb Alpert/Calarts Fellow (also Alpert and SIGGRAPH juror), and is a recipient of the New Century/New Media Award from the Smithsonian Museum of American Art. He has been featured in more than 10 biennials, including Whitney, Venice, and Yokohama. He is an assistant professor of creative digital media at Winona State University.; Lee Smalt: Smalt is an analytical content creator and creative strategist with more than ten years of experience in creative roles. He graduated from Minnesota State University Moorhead with a degree in cultural anthropology with an emphasis in media analysis. Since 2011, Smalt has worked with organizations and individuals to develop their voices in a vibrant media ecosystem. His career journey started out as a freelance graphic designer and photographer, and eventually moved into videography, Web design, motion design, and 3D animation. Smalt volunteers with the North Dakota State University College of Business to mentor students entering the workforce, and with a global mentorship website called ADPList.org, which focuses heavily on Web design, leadership training, and project management. His working website is www.leeallen.us.; Jeffrey Stocco: Stocco is an artist who specializes in wooden bowls and spoons. He is a member of the Mankato MakerSpace, where he teaches courses on bowl making and, as a volunteer, demonstrates his craft to a wider audience.; Michelle Wingard: Wingard is an installation based photographer, curator, and arts educator. She is professor of art and gallery director of Bethel University?s two exhibition spaces. In her fifteen years of programming exhibitions, Wingard has worked with more than eighty artists in a diverse range of media. Her photographic and curatorial projects often seek to create experiential and participatory opportunities exploring themes of memory, grief, memorial, perception, and interconnection. She has curated several exhibitions and has also exhibited her own photographic work locally and nationally. She is the recipient of the Jerome Travel Grant (2015) and the Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative grant (2017 and 2019). Wingard holds an MFA in photography from Pratt Institute (Brooklyn, NY)(2006).","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10017525,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Through virtual art exhibitions, workshops, and an online marketplace I will maintain my artistic and cultural community connections. The impact of my artistic and educational goals will be determined by informal and formal feedback and responses, written reflections, rubrics, reviews, and social media coverage of my online exhibitions, website, and online workshops.","I participated in virtual art exhibitions, workshops, and created a website to maintain my artistic and cultural community connections. The impact of my artistic and educational goals has been determined by informal and formal feedback and responses and written reflections on social media of my online exhibitions, website, and online workshops.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Alison J. Aune",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Aune will create new Nordic inspired artworks to preserve ancestral symbolic patterns and designs. Her work will be accessible online with virtual exhibitions and workshops for all to learn about Nordic cultural art traditions in Minnesota.",2020-12-01,2021-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alison,Aune,"Alison J. Aune",,,MN,,"(218) 340-4348",aaune@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-168,"Iyabo Angela Ajayi: Angela Ajayi's first story, ""Galina""? published in Fifth Wednesday Journal, won the 2017 PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers. Her essays, book reviews, and author interviews have appeared in The Common Online, Wild River Review, and the Minneapolis Star Tribune where she is a contributing critic. She holds a BA in English literature from Calvin College and an MA in comparative literature from Columbia University. In her fiction, she often seeks to explore the intersection of race, gender and class in cross-cultural spaces. She is working on her first collection of stories.; Carolyn Borgen: Borgen is the marketing and bookings manager at State Street Theater Company, where she has helped the theater grow from a small organization putting on four shows a year to a theater offering year around events. Borgen previously worked as executive director for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra, helping the organization grow from two groups and thirty students to five groups with ninety students. She graduated from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota in Winona with an BA in electronic publishing and Saint Mary's University in Minneapolis with a MA in art administration. Borgen also teaches string bass with the New Ulm Suzuki School of Music.; Kordula Coleman: Kordula is a German native who immigrated to the U. S. in 2000. Originally an art director, she started working in figurative clay sculpture after coming to Minnesota. She is a regular participant of the Northeast Art-A-Whirl and her work has been shown at many local venues including Artistry and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts. A photograph of one of her pieces is included in the picture frieze permanently installed at the Northeast Library. Another piece of public art by Kordula can be seen at the taproom of the local Hispanic owned brewery ""La Dona Cerveceria,"" a lifesized Catrina sculpture.; Mary Knox-Johnson: Knox-Johnson is the president of Gallery North Art Gallery, an artist's cooperative in Bemidji, as well as serving on the board of Bemidji Community Theater. She has an MA from North Dakota State University (Fargo, ND). Knox-Johnson was a high school English and theater teacher for over 30 years and taught speech and theater at Bemidji State University for five years. She has directed over 100 theater productions, as well as designing costumes and scenery. She is a children's author and writer, having completed three children's books: Thoughts from Pudge, its sequel Thoughts from Pudge II, and Alphabet Jambalaya. She is also an artist and weaver.; Boris Oicherman: Oicherman, a scientist, artist, and museum curator, is primarily interested in extremely location and context specific collaborative art practices. As the Cindy and Jay Ihlenfeld curator for creative collaboration at the Weisman Art Museum of the University of Minnesota, Oicherman is establishing a new program of artistic engagement with research across disciplines and practices, exploring the potential of artists to become drivers of radically diverse knowledge in the academy. He is the recipient of the Asia Pacific Fellowship of the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Seoul (2012), the Artist in Residence fellowship at the Faculty of Life Sciences in The Hebrew University in Jerusalem (2013-2014), and the Curatorial Research Fellowship of the Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts (2018).; Cuong Phan: Also known as Simon-Hoa Phan, Cuong Phan is a filmmaker and has been associate professor of visual arts at Saint John's University and The College of Saint Benedict since 2003. He is a Benedictine monk of Saint John's Abbey. With his documentary and experimental films, Phan hopes to promote understanding and appreciation of the Vietnamese people, culture, and history, and to inspire young people of Vietnamese heritage to do the same with their talents and abilities. He has an MFA in film and video from the California Institute of the Arts, and a BFA in painting from Maryland Institute, College of Art. He was a recipient of Arts Board Artists Initiative grants in 2006 and 2015.; Karen Quiroz: Quiroz, a professional vocalist, is working to develop a thriving Brazilian music community in the Twin Cities. In addition to playing with local Brazilian band Batucada do Norte, she established her own band, Samba Meu, in 2010. A recipient of three Arts Board Artist Initiative grants and a Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Next Step award, she provides learning and performance opportunities for professional musicians and community artists with an interest in Brazilian roots music and dance. She is a professional grant writer with decades of experience in program development, evaluation, and fundraising in the fields of global food policy, youth development, alternative criminal justice, and the arts.; Christopher Rackley: Chris Rackley is a visual artist based in Rochester. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally. In 2018 he was awarded an Art(ists) On the Verge Fellowship and an Artist Initiative grant from the Arts Board. He served on the board of directors and the artist advisory board for the Rochester Art Center. Rackley earned an MFA in painting from George Mason University in 2012 and a BA in studio art from Davidson College in 2000. Rackley taught drawing and 3-D design as an adjunct professor at Winona State University and George Mason University.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10017550,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Collaborate with residents at Safe Haven women's shelter to create custom art to be printed on fabric and made into masks for the residents. Collaborate with residents at Safe Haven women's shelter to create art for masks. I'll translate their design into print ready art and will produce the masks in my home studio. The residents will receive the finished masks with their unique design.","Hosted a guided art experience and created masks with a custom Safe Haven design for all residents and staff. Participants learned about screen printing and were interested to see my life as an artist. The finished result of everyone getting masks with a Safe Haven design provided a sense of pride and community spirit, while also keeping everyone healthy.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Natalija E. Walbridge",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Walbridge known for her Dock5 canvas bags, has recently pivoted to making masks. She will be collaborating with the clients at Safe Haven to design their own unique mask print. Participants will gain a sense of pride to be able to wear their own art.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Natalija,Walbridge,"Natalija E. Walbridge",,,MN,,"(218) 213-3958",natalija.walbridge@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-188,"Iyabo Angela Ajayi: Angela Ajayi's first story, ""Galina""? published in Fifth Wednesday Journal, won the 2017 PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers. Her essays, book reviews, and author interviews have appeared in The Common Online, Wild River Review, and the Minneapolis Star Tribune where she is a contributing critic. She holds a BA in English literature from Calvin College and an MA in comparative literature from Columbia University. In her fiction, she often seeks to explore the intersection of race, gender and class in cross-cultural spaces. She is working on her first collection of stories.; Carolyn Borgen: Borgen is the marketing and bookings manager at State Street Theater Company, where she has helped the theater grow from a small organization putting on four shows a year to a theater offering year around events. Borgen previously worked as executive director for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra, helping the organization grow from two groups and thirty students to five groups with ninety students. She graduated from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota in Winona with an BA in electronic publishing and Saint Mary's University in Minneapolis with a MA in art administration. Borgen also teaches string bass with the New Ulm Suzuki School of Music.; Kordula Coleman: Kordula is a German native who immigrated to the U. S. in 2000. Originally an art director, she started working in figurative clay sculpture after coming to Minnesota. She is a regular participant of the Northeast Art-A-Whirl and her work has been shown at many local venues including Artistry and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts. A photograph of one of her pieces is included in the picture frieze permanently installed at the Northeast Library. Another piece of public art by Kordula can be seen at the taproom of the local Hispanic owned brewery ""La Dona Cerveceria,"" a lifesized Catrina sculpture.; Mary Knox-Johnson: Knox-Johnson is the president of Gallery North Art Gallery, an artist's cooperative in Bemidji, as well as serving on the board of Bemidji Community Theater. She has an MA from North Dakota State University (Fargo, ND). Knox-Johnson was a high school English and theater teacher for over 30 years and taught speech and theater at Bemidji State University for five years. She has directed over 100 theater productions, as well as designing costumes and scenery. She is a children's author and writer, having completed three children's books: Thoughts from Pudge, its sequel Thoughts from Pudge II, and Alphabet Jambalaya. She is also an artist and weaver.; Boris Oicherman: Oicherman, a scientist, artist, and museum curator, is primarily interested in extremely location and context specific collaborative art practices. As the Cindy and Jay Ihlenfeld curator for creative collaboration at the Weisman Art Museum of the University of Minnesota, Oicherman is establishing a new program of artistic engagement with research across disciplines and practices, exploring the potential of artists to become drivers of radically diverse knowledge in the academy. He is the recipient of the Asia Pacific Fellowship of the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Seoul (2012), the Artist in Residence fellowship at the Faculty of Life Sciences in The Hebrew University in Jerusalem (2013-2014), and the Curatorial Research Fellowship of the Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts (2018).; Cuong Phan: Also known as Simon-Hoa Phan, Cuong Phan is a filmmaker and has been associate professor of visual arts at Saint John's University and The College of Saint Benedict since 2003. He is a Benedictine monk of Saint John's Abbey. With his documentary and experimental films, Phan hopes to promote understanding and appreciation of the Vietnamese people, culture, and history, and to inspire young people of Vietnamese heritage to do the same with their talents and abilities. He has an MFA in film and video from the California Institute of the Arts, and a BFA in painting from Maryland Institute, College of Art. He was a recipient of Arts Board Artists Initiative grants in 2006 and 2015.; Karen Quiroz: Quiroz, a professional vocalist, is working to develop a thriving Brazilian music community in the Twin Cities. In addition to playing with local Brazilian band Batucada do Norte, she established her own band, Samba Meu, in 2010. A recipient of three Arts Board Artist Initiative grants and a Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Next Step award, she provides learning and performance opportunities for professional musicians and community artists with an interest in Brazilian roots music and dance. She is a professional grant writer with decades of experience in program development, evaluation, and fundraising in the fields of global food policy, youth development, alternative criminal justice, and the arts.; Christopher Rackley: Chris Rackley is a visual artist based in Rochester. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally. In 2018 he was awarded an Art(ists) On the Verge Fellowship and an Artist Initiative grant from the Arts Board. He served on the board of directors and the artist advisory board for the Rochester Art Center. Rackley earned an MFA in painting from George Mason University in 2012 and a BA in studio art from Davidson College in 2000. Rackley taught drawing and 3-D design as an adjunct professor at Winona State University and George Mason University.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10017556,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2021,1293,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artist will prepare for online engagements. Ruby Nightingale will work with teacher to develop skills and share work with others online and in person.","I bought the harp, video camera, laptop, and have been taking classes. After I purchased my equipment: I have performed several harp tunes online using the Nextdoor neighborhood app by recording my playing. I take my lessons using Skype.","achieved proposed outcomes",3388,"Other,local or private",4681,,,,"Ruby I. Nightingale",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Nightingale will work with a harp teacher to further her skills and share work with others online and in person.",2021-03-01,2022-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ruby,Nightingale,"Ruby I. Nightingale",,,MN,,"(218) 409-2719",gayle.ruby@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carlton, Cook, Hennepin, Ramsey, Red Lake, St. Louis, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-192,"Iyabo Angela Ajayi: Angela Ajayi's first story, ""Galina""? published in Fifth Wednesday Journal, won the 2017 PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers. Her essays, book reviews, and author interviews have appeared in The Common Online, Wild River Review, and the Minneapolis Star Tribune where she is a contributing critic. She holds a BA in English literature from Calvin College and an MA in comparative literature from Columbia University. In her fiction, she often seeks to explore the intersection of race, gender and class in cross-cultural spaces. She is working on her first collection of stories.; Carolyn Borgen: Borgen is the marketing and bookings manager at State Street Theater Company, where she has helped the theater grow from a small organization putting on four shows a year to a theater offering year around events. Borgen previously worked as executive director for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra, helping the organization grow from two groups and thirty students to five groups with ninety students. She graduated from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota in Winona with an BA in electronic publishing and Saint Mary's University in Minneapolis with a MA in art administration. Borgen also teaches string bass with the New Ulm Suzuki School of Music.; Kordula Coleman: Kordula is a German native who immigrated to the U. S. in 2000. Originally an art director, she started working in figurative clay sculpture after coming to Minnesota. She is a regular participant of the Northeast Art-A-Whirl and her work has been shown at many local venues including Artistry and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts. A photograph of one of her pieces is included in the picture frieze permanently installed at the Northeast Library. Another piece of public art by Kordula can be seen at the taproom of the local Hispanic owned brewery ""La Dona Cerveceria,"" a lifesized Catrina sculpture.; Mary Knox-Johnson: Knox-Johnson is the president of Gallery North Art Gallery, an artist's cooperative in Bemidji, as well as serving on the board of Bemidji Community Theater. She has an MA from North Dakota State University (Fargo, ND). Knox-Johnson was a high school English and theater teacher for over 30 years and taught speech and theater at Bemidji State University for five years. She has directed over 100 theater productions, as well as designing costumes and scenery. She is a children's author and writer, having completed three children's books: Thoughts from Pudge, its sequel Thoughts from Pudge II, and Alphabet Jambalaya. She is also an artist and weaver.; Boris Oicherman: Oicherman, a scientist, artist, and museum curator, is primarily interested in extremely location and context specific collaborative art practices. As the Cindy and Jay Ihlenfeld curator for creative collaboration at the Weisman Art Museum of the University of Minnesota, Oicherman is establishing a new program of artistic engagement with research across disciplines and practices, exploring the potential of artists to become drivers of radically diverse knowledge in the academy. He is the recipient of the Asia Pacific Fellowship of the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Seoul (2012), the Artist in Residence fellowship at the Faculty of Life Sciences in The Hebrew University in Jerusalem (2013-2014), and the Curatorial Research Fellowship of the Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts (2018).; Cuong Phan: Also known as Simon-Hoa Phan, Cuong Phan is a filmmaker and has been associate professor of visual arts at Saint John's University and The College of Saint Benedict since 2003. He is a Benedictine monk of Saint John's Abbey. With his documentary and experimental films, Phan hopes to promote understanding and appreciation of the Vietnamese people, culture, and history, and to inspire young people of Vietnamese heritage to do the same with their talents and abilities. He has an MFA in film and video from the California Institute of the Arts, and a BFA in painting from Maryland Institute, College of Art. He was a recipient of Arts Board Artists Initiative grants in 2006 and 2015.; Karen Quiroz: Quiroz, a professional vocalist, is working to develop a thriving Brazilian music community in the Twin Cities. In addition to playing with local Brazilian band Batucada do Norte, she established her own band, Samba Meu, in 2010. A recipient of three Arts Board Artist Initiative grants and a Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Next Step award, she provides learning and performance opportunities for professional musicians and community artists with an interest in Brazilian roots music and dance. She is a professional grant writer with decades of experience in program development, evaluation, and fundraising in the fields of global food policy, youth development, alternative criminal justice, and the arts.; Christopher Rackley: Chris Rackley is a visual artist based in Rochester. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally. In 2018 he was awarded an Art(ists) On the Verge Fellowship and an Artist Initiative grant from the Arts Board. He served on the board of directors and the artist advisory board for the Rochester Art Center. Rackley earned an MFA in painting from George Mason University in 2012 and a BA in studio art from Davidson College in 2000. Rackley taught drawing and 3-D design as an adjunct professor at Winona State University and George Mason University.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10021369,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To continue developing my Body/Building project with the creation of new work and sharing it with an enhanced and updated website. The outcome will be evaluated in successful completion of project within the timeline of the grant period. The completed work will be shared in a public open studio or gallery event plus an online component for those unable to attend.","Outcomes were Achieved. I was able to purchase the lighting equipment and pay models to sit for portraits. I was also able to work with a website designer to create a useable website that would connect folks to my work who might not engage in museum/gallery settings.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Christopher M. Selleck",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Selleck will continue to create artwork for his body/building project and update his website to better connect audiences with his work.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christopher,Selleck,"Christopher M. Selleck",,,MN,,"(612) 203-5224",cselleck@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Dakota, Hennepin, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1082,"Alison Beech: Beech is Northern Clay Center?s community engagement manager, running all offsite programming to advance the ceramic arts, and make it more accessible, in the Twin Cities and greater state. She has been a part of the Seward Neighborhood Group community building committee and the Columbia Heights 21st century collaborative partner advisory committee. She volunteers with the Longfellow Anti-Racism Network providing technical assistance, communications, and facilitating conversations. She has an MS in urban and regional policy from Northeastern University; and a BA in studio art, American racial and multicultural studies, and political science from St. Olaf College.; Stephanie Clark: Stevie Ada Klaark is an artist, educator, and writer. They presently are an adjunct professor at Minneapolis College of Art and Design and Minneapolis College. Previously, they have been an instructor at Cornell University, Cornell Prison Education Program in Ithaca, NY, and an educator at Marwen in Chicago, IL. They serve as a steward for Mount Eden, an emerging healing space based in Los Angeles, CA. Klaark is a mentor for the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop and for Free Arts MN, both based in Saint Paul, and a mentor for Seedling, a program offered by Crown Affair based out of New York, NY. Klaark holds an MFA from Cornell University, College of Architecture, Art, and Planning, and a post baccalaureate degree from The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Tufts University.; Robert Dorlac: Dorlac is professor emeritus of drawing and painting at Southwest Minnesota State University. He has received individual artist grants from the Arts Board, the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, and has served as a grant application reviewer for both organizations. He holds an MFA in painting from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. In 2013, he was awarded the artist in residence position at the Herhusio in Siglufjordur, Iceland. Dorlac is represented by the Groveland Gallery in Minneapolis.; Elizabeth Hammel: Hammel is a freelance video artist who has worked on documentary, narrative films, and dance films. Her primary interest is in following the creative process of the artist, and amplifying not just the completed work, but all the work and passion that goes into creating it. She has been lucky enough to have her documentary and dance film work has been screened at numerous film festivals, including the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival. She is a company member for nimbus theater, an educator at the Bakken Museum, and the mother of a three year old.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020966,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,5739,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ","I would like to create a music video and provide opportunity for dialogue and interaction about the video's themes. Create a music video for my single 'Unprotected Woman' and provide subsequent opportunity for talk backs with featured panelists that will highlight their experiences of being Black Marginalized Gender individuals in various relationship structures. ","Creation of a music video for the single 'Unprotected Woman' (written/performed by AfroGeode). Existence of the production - music video 'Unprotected Woman'. ","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,"Other,local or private ",5739,,,,"Diona D. Johnson",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2 ",,"AfroGeode is a creative music project founded by Johnson. AfroGeode seeks to provide a visual art experience followed by dialogue about the experience of Black marginalized genders in various relationship structures. ",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Diona,Johnson,"Diona D. Johnson",,,MN,,"(651) 207-3603",dionaj87@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-928,"Marc Clements: Clements is a Minneapolis Colleage of Art and Design alumnus. Clements has always been a practicing artist although financial realities have required gainful employment while producing artwork on the side. Clements maintains a studio/gallery in the Northrup King Building called Follow the Muse. For the last year and a half, he has been running the support desk for the North East Minneapolis Arts Association (NEMAA).; John Cox: Cox was born in Duluth. He holds an AA in liberal arts from Northland Community and Technical College in Thief River Falls, a BFA from the University of Minnesota Duluth, and an MFA from the University of South Dakota. His work has been exhibited in regional, national, and international exhibitions, including venues in New York, Australia, Canada, Italy, and Hong Kong. Cox currently is an instructor of visual arts at Minnesota State Community and Technical College in Fergus Falls.; Joan Eisenreich: Before retiring, Eisenreich was the community education director for the Mankato Area Public Schools. Eisenreich has a BA from University of Minnesota, Morris, with a major in studio art and a master?s degree from Minnesota State, Mankato in educational administration. She is a watercolorist with a show currently at the Falcon Bank in Saint Cloud. Eisenreich has served as a grant panelist in the past with the Central Minnesota Arts Board.; Mathew Greiner: Greiner is the new executive director of Twin Rivers Council for the Arts in Mankato. He has a community building and equity focused approach to art in the public sphere and cultural development, including professional development and support for local artist communities. Greiner is previously a founder and partner of Group Creative Services, volunteer with the Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation, and others. He has a BFA from Drake University and an MFA from Iowa State University.; Megan Hoff: Hoff is currently serving as an AmeriCorps member at College Possible in Saint Paul, as a college coach for low income, first generation students. She also is a part-time editor for Strive Publishing, a small children's publisher based in Minneapolis. Hoff graduated with a BA in English from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities in 2019. Other experience includes interning and working for Mixed Blood Theatre, working in the Weisman Art Museum gift shop throughout college, and serving as the chief poetry editor for The Tower, her alma mater's art and literary magazine.; Catherine Licata: Licata is a narrative filmmaker and professor in the cinema and media studies department at Carleton College. Licata?s films have screened at festivals such as SXSW, IFF Boston, the Maryland Film Festival, the New Orleans Film Festival, the London International Documentary Festival, and the Warsaw Film Festival, among others. She is 2019 Jerome Foundation Minnesota film, video, and digital production grant recipient for her short film, The Lobby.; Jacob Timmons: Timmons is a theater artist, educator, and arts administrator based in the Twin Cities, currently working as the workshop coordinator at Search Institute, and is a cofounder and company member of CAHOOT?! Physical Theatre. He graduated with a bachelor of fine arts degree in theater education from the University of North Carolina (Greensboro, NC), and with a master of fine arts in ensemble based physical theater with Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre (Blue Lake, CA). ","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre ",,2
10030225,"Creative Individuals-Round 2",2024,10000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","This grant will help sustain my artistic practices/career and fund the first annual event open to the public, building community connections. I will have meetings with the community organizers that will help put on this event/celebration of local art. There will be a professional photographer to visually document the event via still images and videography. I will complete the final report.",,,,,10000,,,,"Lucas K. Anderson",Individual,"Creative Individuals-Round 2",,"Anderson will create a large-scale ceramic sculpture that will be publicly presented at Craft Connections in Duluth, an art event with free food, art sales, ceramic demos, and live music.",2024-04-01,2025-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Lucas,Anderson,"Lucas K. Anderson",,,MN,,"(612) 876-2353",lucas.kanders@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-individuals-round-2-6,"Cheryl Avenel-Navara: Avenel-Navara is a retired counselor. She took advantage of participating in tours lead by art instructors to Paris, Rome and Ireland where she saw and learned about not only the masters but also the process of making art. Currently, she chairs the Worthington Public Arts Commission and represents Nobles County on the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council board where she reviews grant applications. Recently, she participated in a joint meeting of the Minnesota State Arts Board and the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council in Worthington. She is a consumer of all types of art.; Charvis Harrell: A third-generation mason, Harrell had only enough time for art as a hobby until June 2004. At twenty-eight, Harrell was diagnosed with sarcoidosis, a disease that produces polyps within various organs in the body. Since then, Harrell has built up a body of works that have been chosen for national juried competitions, university shows, and solo tours.?His works are represented internationally through Cabinet39 in Flanders, Belgium. ; Karen McCray: McCray is the PhD and certificate programs coordinator for the school of nursing at the University of Minnesota, where they work with students from admissions through graduation. They work with faculty to review applications for admission following the school's holistic review process, McCray was previously the disability support coordinator for DigiPen Institute of Technology. They graduated from the University of Iowa with a BA in history and a music minor as well as earning a BFA in interior design from Design Institute of San Diego. Most recently they volunteered with the Seattle Symphonic Band on the planning committee.; Danielle Moeller: Moeller is currently self-employed outside of the arts, but she is a hobbyist artist in her free time. She has a bachelor of science degree in art education from Mankato and a juris doctorate degree from the University of South Dakota (Vermillion, SD). She has volunteered for a local mural and served as an artist for the ""Going Hog Wild in Martin County"" project. Moeller is the recipient of a Prairie Lakes Reginal Arts Council grant, has won numerous awards for her art, and has a handful of works throughout the community as well as across the country.; Tyra Payer: Payer is a member of Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe. They are a Two Spirit storyteller, writer, and maker. Over the last five years, Payer has led communications at both Native and nonNative nonprofit organizations. As a storyteller, they are energized by meeting and supporting Native artists and changemakers. ; Jason Umentum: Born and raised near the shores of Lake Michigan in Green Bay, WI, Umentum currently lives in the Powderhorn neighborhood of Minneapolis. His fifteen years working in various nonprofit arts, corporate strategy, and inclusion roles have served as a foundation to teach and use creative arts to explore consciousness, truth, and purpose. He's currently serving as an enameling and metal fabrication resident at the Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center, where he's also learning how to be a public artist. His ever expanding list of favorite media includes encaustic, paper marbling, paper mache, paint, and fabric. Umentum uses creativity to engage in healing and exploration of the mysterious corners of our inner and outer worlds.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10030260,"Creative Individuals-Round 2",2024,10000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Applicant will stream beautiful guitar music into the homes of Minnesotans each week and build connections among guitar players in Northern Minnesota. Applicant will stream 50 live episodes including 39 solo guitar performances and eleven guest performances and produce media including twelve solo guitar short-form videos and 33 guest short form videos over the course of the grant period.",,,,,10000,,,,"Darin M. Bergsven",Individual,"Creative Individuals-Round 2",,"Bergsven will produce new episodes of his weekly ?Coffee & Guitar? YouTube series, featuring guest guitar players from across the north woods.",2024-04-01,2025-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Darin,Bergsven,"Darin M. Bergsven",,,MN,,"(218) 349-5715",darinbergsvenmusic@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-individuals-round-2-18,"Keren Lowell: Lowell is a visual artist living in the town of Grant, near Stillwater. She holds a BA in interdisciplinary studies from the University of Northern Colorado and an MFA in fiber from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She also attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. Lowell lived in Alaska from 1994-2020, where she taught a range of art classes in the University of Alaska system and worked as an arts administrator with the Alaska State Council on the Arts. Lowell is currently a contractor with Rasmuson Foundation's Individual Artist Awards program to provide support to applicants.; Elizabeth McAllister: McAllister is a self-employed creative who works to enrich her clients? lives with beauty and joy. She has cultivated a roster of clients, tending to their homes, gardens, and houseplants with dedication. McAllister?s previous line of work in the service industry spanned more than eleven years, where she developed a love for cooking and mixology. She enjoys researching and working with plants, painting, basket coiling, and playing in a band. McAllister loves live music, visiting museums, and taking classes at the Textile Center. She graduated from Hamline University in 2009 with a BFA in fine arts, focused on intaglio printmaking.; Melody Mickelson: Mickelson is a graduate from the University of Wisconsin, with a BS degree in fine art, and minors in art history and creative writing. Mickelson is an artist and writer/illustrator, with one published children?s book (Finn Mouseson); she is currently working on the illustrations for a second book with illustrations needed for four other books already written. Mickelson has taken master classes at Texas Women?s University in both art history and fine art. Mickelson is a recipient of a 2017 Prairie Lakes Reginal Arts Council grant.; MollieRae Miller: Miller is a contract worker in the University of Minnesota archives and Gorman Rare Book Collection. She is a librarian and painter who has lived in Minneapolis for over a decade. She creates art that represents social change, and she works in library science with the goal of preserving history and maintaining access to resources and information to marginalized communities. Miller also works part-time for a nonprofit music venue as a manager and volunteers on a literary discussion radio program off the West Bank in Minneapolis. She graduated with a fine arts degree in 2017, yet has been pursuing painting since her youth. Since gaining a second degree in library science, she has shifted focus to studies in dystopian scenes, technology revolution, science fiction, anarcho-syndicalism, and creative anti-fanaticism. ; Gwen Partin: Partin is a visual artist working in printmaking, drawing, mixed media, and book arts. She received her MFA in printmaking from the Academy of Art College in San Francisco, and her BA in studio art in printmaking and drawing from Sonoma State University. She is a member of Form+Content Gallery in the North Loop neighborhood of Minneapolis and works from her studio in the Northrup King Building in Northeast Minneapolis. Her work has been in numerous one-person and group exhibitions including the Catherine G. Murphy Gallery, St. Catherine University; the Katherine E. Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota; and the Penny George Institute for Health and Healing at Abbott Northwestern Clinic. Her work is represented in both public and private collections. Prior to turning to a full-time art practice, she was a graphic designer, illustrator, and educator.; Andrea Pierre: Pierre is the station manager of KRSM Radio, a low power FM station in south Minneapolis. She is also a mother, creative, and producer of Afro-Caribbean descent. Pierre is a champion of voices of the underrepresented and unheard. She believes that storytelling is a huge component to bridging the divide and is interested in how to connect and empower folks for change. She is passionate about issues such as motherhood, community based arts, Blackness, politics, and health.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10020393,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To offer classes virtually and safely in person in the art form of Porcupine Hair Roach construction, Ojibwe traditional harvest programs, drum making Reflection forms for participants in classes. Self-reflection following classes. Peer-review from other artists and organizers in order to gain feedback on the layout, structure, and clarity of these lessons.","Minnesota artist and culture bearers engage tribal communities in traditional ways and creative practice. Classes offered in person and online. Evaluation forms given to participants and returned to Ryan (pre/post surveys). Peer and elder feedback solicited and received.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Ryan Bajan",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Bajan will create ways to teach and share traditional Anishinaabeg art forms through virtual platforms and safe in person settings, including an interactive website, videos, and a new space for hosting in person activity.",2022-01-01,2022-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ryan,Bajan,"Ryan Bajan",,,MN,,"(864) 979-3403",rdbajan@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Cook, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-263,"Christopher Burawa: Burawa is an award winning poet and translator. He served as the literary arts director and communications director of the Arizona Commission on the Arts, the director of the Austin Peay State University Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts, and executive director of the Anderson Center in Red Wing. He currently works as a media specialist at Burnside Elementary School in Red Wing and is a teaching artist in the community.; Katharine DeCelle: DeCelle is the founder and owner of Sounds Powerful Productions, an audio and video production company. She also is the cofounder and codirector of the nonprofit that runs Frogtown Community Radio. DeCelle works part-time as Saint Paul Almanac's Storymobile manager and as a personal care assistant for people with disabilities. She grew up in Saint Paul and graduated from Saint Paul Central High School and Metro State University with a bachelor's degree in screenwriting. She is a current board member of And Now She Rises, a nonprofit dedicated to ending domestic violence.; Elizabeth Moe: Moe is a nonprofit consultant and freelance writer, working to strengthen nonprofit organizations. She has been a nonprofit professional for more than two decades and has worked in a consultant role for almost seven years. She graduated from Concordia College (Moorhead, MN) with a major in mass communications and a minor in English writing. She has been a volunteer with multiple organizations in Minnesota and North Dakota.; Darryl Murphy: Murphy is an artist and photographer that works in and around Minneapolis. He graduated from Anoka-Ramsey Community College with an AA degree in art, as well as a minor in business communications. He has had works placed in several shows and continues to hone his craft in black and white film photography, digital photography, sculptural works, as well as writing.; Stephanie Rogers: Rogers is the executive and artistic director at the Anderson Center. She formerly served as the gallery director of The Third Place Gallery and assistant director of Thomas Barry Fine Arts, both in Minneapolis. Rogers was born in Rochester and grew up in Chillicothe, Missouri. She earned a BA in studio art from St. Olaf College and an MFA in photography from the Tyler School of Art, Temple University (Philadelphia, PA). Rogers? own visual artwork started in photography and now takes the form of multimedia installations.; Joan Vorderbruggen joined Hennepin Theatre Trust in 2013 and serves as director of Hennepin Theatre District Engagement. She is a nationally recognized leader in the field of placemaking and a sought after speaker and advisor. Vorderbruggen leads public art and placemaking initiatives for the district and civic strategy for the organization at the intersection of art and culture, urban design, and equity. Vorderbruggen launched the Made Here storefront initiative and oversaw the creation of three murals in downtown Minneapolis, including the iconic Bob Dylan mural by internationally renowned street artists Eduardo Kobra. She is a 2018-2019 Humphrey Policy Fellow and was one of 23 people selected as a 2017-2018 Creative Community Fellow by National Arts Strategies. She is a member of the Ethical Redevelopment Salon via Place Lab at the University of Chicago and a founding member of the Placemaking Leadership Council (Project for Public Spaces). Locally, Vorderbruggen serves on the board of directors of Forecast Public Art and the Salvation Army Harbor Light. She is the chair of the Minneapolis Arts Commission and serves on the Public Art Advisory Committee for the City of Minneapolis. She also participates in a wide range of downtown planning groups and committees.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020642,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Zeitgeist arts and cultural programming will strengthen people's connection and commitment to the community and to each other. Survey program participant attitudes and impacts after programming regarding strengthening connections and empathy towards others and commitment to the community and to each other. Survey tools have been developed in partnership with UMD. ","Zeitgeist arts and cultural programming strengthened people's connection and commitment to the community and to each other. Qualitative evaluation through one-on-one conversations and patron feedback.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,4680,"Francis Heid, Laura Weintraub, Aparna Katre, Geiger Yount, Jon Heyesen, Kendra Carlson, Lendley Black",0.00,"Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community AKA Zeitgeist","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Zeitgeist will develop and launch a new series of filmmaking classes, an annual film festival dedicated to serving northern Minnesota residents, and present a Renegade Theater live production.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anthony,Cuneo,"Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community AKA Zeitgeist","222 Superior St E Ste 326",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 726-5430",tony@zeitgeistarts.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Lake, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-143,"Gloria Brush is professor in photography at the University of Minnesota Duluth and earned an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, Arts Board, Bush and McKnight foundations, among others. Her work has appeared in exhibitions nationally and internationally, including at the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, Lil Street Gallery in Chicago, and D-ART Gallery for the IV2020 International Symposium on Digital Art, and in Rosenblum?s book A History of Women Photographers. Prior to her university tenure, she was the first director of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Rebecca Colebank is a retired family law attorney with an interest in social justice issues. Colebank graduated from Bemidji State University with a degree in political science and then graduated from the University of North Dakota with a juris doctorate. Colebank has served on the boards of numerous civic organizations.; Elizabeth Heffernan has a BA from University of Texas El Paso in speech,language, and hearing pathology, an MA from University of Minnesota in communication disorders, and a specialist degree in education administration. Heffernan is a certified yoga instructor, has 20 years of classical ballet training, and is a dance teacher specializing in children and adult beginner students. In addition to teaching yoga and dance, Heffernan has spent 35 years as an educator in Saint Paul Public Schools and eighteen years as an elementary school principal. ; Elizabeth Kelly currently serves as the resource development and events director at United Way of Northeastern Minnesota, a nonprofit organization that strives to help children succeed, empower healthy lives, and stabilize families and individuals. In this role, Kelly coordinates workplace giving campaigns, writes grants and grant reports, and coordinates special event fundraisers. Kelly is the former development and special events director for the Twin Cities based nonprofit, BestPrep. She was also an intern with Bardins Communications where she worked closely with WomenVenture and at the Ann Bancroft Foundation, where she reviewed mini grant applications. Kelly volunteers her time as a grocery shopper for AEOA?s Groceries to Go program, delivering groceries to homebound seniors; with Feed My Starving Children; Hibbing Kinship Mentoring Program; and local school functions. Writing is a passion of Kelly?s; a poem of hers was published in the University of St. Thomas literary review and she has written countless articles and columns. Kelly holds a BA with majors in English literature and communication from the University of St. Thomas and a MA degree in nonprofit management from Hamline University. She is also a graduate of the Hibbing Chamber Leadership Program.; Michael Linnemann is a nonprofit development professional by day, raising support for Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness, from its advocacy to youth BWCA scholarships. He wears a second hat of art broker and dealer of fantasy and sci-fi art, selling through social media to clients worldwide online and in pop-up art exhibitions. Linnemann has a degree in art history from the University of Minnesota, created the Imaginative Realism Foundation to help BIPOC artists get support for joining the imaginative realism field, was a former gaming art director, and previously worked for the Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum.; Kaitlyn Ortman: In her role as program manager for international initiatives at Arts Midwest, Ortman works to support programs that bring international performing artists and presenters to the Midwest, including Arts Midwest World Fest and Folkefest. Before returning to her hometown of Minneapolis in 2020 to join the Arts Midwest team, she worked in programming at the Des Moines Social Club, a multidisciplinary performance and art education nonprofit, as producer for the Des Moines 48 Hour Film Project, and as a grant writer for the Des Moines Art Center. Ortman earned a BA in English from Drake University.; Steven Palmer graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2010 with a BA in history and is a guitarist and grant writer. Fusing the Americana and folk roots of the music of avant folk guitarist John Fahey with the cosmic experimentalism of 1970s German Krautrock, he has been termed ""one to watch"" by Aquarium Drunkard and ?a virtuoso player... well on his way to becoming a legend in his own right? by local music publication Reviler. Currently, a grant writer at workforce development agency Summit Academy OIC, he resides in south Minneapolis with his girlfriend and dog.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10021239,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans will enjoy greater access and connection to the arts through the Minnesota Marine Art Museum's Seasonal Saturdays art access program. MMAM evaluates community engagement through one-on-one conversations, community input in program design, family anecdotes, participant surveys, volunteer feedback, and staff's year-end program analysis.","Minnesotans enjoyed greater access to the arts and connection with each other at Seasonal Saturdays access days. The museum collected surveys and anecdotes. It offered surveys in large print, English, Hmong and Spanish, with a large cookie as an incentive. The Museum collected zip code data during admission check-in.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"TAMARA AUPAUMUT, NANCY BLANKFARD, SABINA BOSSHARD, LAURA CEDARBERG, CASSIE CRAMER, BILL HOEL, EDWARD HOFFMAN, ELISE LEWIS, GREG NEIDHART, MARK PETERSON, ANNE SCOTT PLUMMER, LEANNE POELLINGER, JOVY ROCKEY",0.00,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The Minnesota Marine Art Museum will safely deliver comfortable, curated access programming in collaboration and codesigned with the Winona area community.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elizabeth,Indra,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","800 Riverview Dr",Winona,MN,55987-2272,"(507) 474-6626",eindra@mmam.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Le Sueur, McLeod, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-269,"Crystal Boyd is the pollinator programs manager for the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, where she manages an annual grant cycle that awards up to $1.8 million per year. She also is the founder and president of Crystal Boyd Consulting LLC, which assists nonprofits, local governments, and museums with implementing history projects in Minnesota. Since 2013, she has managed eleven arts and cultural heritage fund grants totaling more than $230,000. Boyd earned her bachelor's degree in English and Spanish from the University of Minnesota, and her master's in museum studies from the University of Colorado.; Joyce Broderson is a past Arts Board grant advisory reviewer and has most recently been associated with the Minnesota Social Service Association as a board member. She currently advises both organizations and individuals on recruiting and retaining people of color and seniors, as well as combating systemic racism. She has a doctorate in business administration, an MBA, a BA in human service administration, and a merchandising degree.; Christopher Clouser is a composing guitarist, songwriter, and performer based between Mexico City and the U. S. Combining elements of rock, jazz blues, spoken word, and improvised musics, Clouser has toured the world with his group A Love Electric, as a solo act, and performed alongside luminaries from John Lurie to John Zorn, Flea, Cyro Baptista, John Medeski, Keb Mo, and more. Philanthropy and community outreach work have been an important part of Clouser's work in Mexico and beyond. As the founder of Music Mission, Clouser and patrons have donated thousands of dollars worth of instruments, education materials, workshops, and basic needs support to communities in Nicaragua, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Mexico City, Durango, the U. S., and more. Clouser also is the founder of Ropeadope Sur, a record label based out of Mexico City with a focus on Mexican acts in search of increased projection of their music, the first act signed being Los Cardencheros de Sapioriz, an acapella group singing slave era songs on the ranches on northern Mexico.; Christina Cotruvo: Living on the shore of Lake Superior inspires Cotruvo?s music. Her arrangements and recordings include Celtic, new age, folk, ethnic, and therapeutic harp music. She helps those with challenges through her Harp-Abilities program and provides music at medical facilities and residences as a certified case manager. She has been a music coach to those with visual disabilities as founder and publisher of No-C-Notes audio music score publishing. She has a 30-year career as a nonprofit accountant, grant writer, and software consultant.; Lindsay Halleckson?s work lives at the intersection of art, science, and environmentalism. Her paintings have been shown in galleries across the country, including Woman Made Gallery (Chicago), Harwood Art Center (Albuquerque), and DeVos Art Museum (Marquette). She has been awarded grants from the Arts Board (2018), Metropolitan Regional Arts Council/McKnight Foundation (2017) and Puffin Foundation (2013). She has received residencies in the Arctic Circle (2018), at Hinge Arts at The Kirkbride (2016), as a Jerome funded Emerging Artist Fellow at Tofte Lake Center (2011) and at the New York Mills Regional Cultural Center (2010). She was an Art(ists) on the Verge 10 Fellow, and her work is represented by Walker Fine Art in Denver, CO, and Wally Workman Gallery in Austin, TX. She has her BA in studio art and art history from St. Olaf College and an MBA from the University of St. Thomas.; Timothy Heitman is an independent graphic design consultant with more than 30 years experience designing for identity, print, Web, and environmental design. Working with a local consortium of independent designers, Heitman's team won a national design competition to build Bearden Place, a small, affordable live/work development to be located in North Minneapolis to benefit local artists. Many of his environmental designs can be seen in significant buildings in Minnesota and nationally including: the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, Saint Paul (terrazzo floor emblem); Minnehaha Academy Upper Campus, Minneapolis (donor acknowledgement wall); Cuningham Offices, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Las Vegas (branding graphics); and Epic Systems Software, Verona, WI (custom graphic ceiling installation). Heitman currently serves as a board member for Skewed Visions, a small independent performance company and Shapiro & Smith Dance. He is a founding member of the early music ensemble, Eglantine Consort. Heitman holds a BA from Augsburg University in music and German. He furthered his studies at the University of Minnesota in the department of studio arts.; Timothy King is a farmer, journalist, and cofounder of the nonprofit Dreams United/Suenos Unidos. As a journalist, he has written about the arts and, via Dreams United, he has organized numerous multicultural and artistic events including, most recently, an extensive website on Minnesota sculptor Joe Kiselewsk. Kara Siegfried is an Indian education liaison at Reede Gray Elementary School. She is an enrolled member of the Lower Sioux Indian Community where she was previously the assistant tribal planner/grant writer and intergenerational cultural incubator director. In this position, she successfully raised money for arts programming, including pottery, digital arts, and traditional arts apprenticeships, summer youth program arts learning, and individual artist endeavors. She graduated from the University of Minnesota Duluth with a BA in public health education and promotion. She enjoys playing piano and painting, especially traditional Dakota florals on moccasins and regalia.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020644,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will maintain access to documentary film arts through hybrid--live and virtual-- events of the Frozen River Film Festival. Evaluation will be through audience and artist surveys, data collection, observed behavior changes, social media interactions, conversations, anecdotes of attendees, and the staff/board retreat.","Minnesotans accessed documentary film arts through hybrid--live and virtual--events of the Frozen River Film Festival. The evaluation was through audience surveys, social media interactions, conversations, anecdotes of attendees, and the staff/board review.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",2942,,27942,,"Jessi Darst, Jed Reisetter, Amanda Bauer, Bill Moe, Andy Bauer, Darrell Newton, Trisha Karr, Andrew Knauff, Colette Hyman, Kayleen Berwick, Connie Dreske, Shannon Schroetke",0.00,"Frozen River Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The Frozen River Film Festival will safely deliver the art of documentary film with hybrid programming to connect Minnesotans with filmmakers who explore local and global issues around the world.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Eileen,Moeller,"Frozen River Film Festival","160 Johnson St",Winona,MN,55987,"(847) 890-5478",director@frff.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Wabasha, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-145,"Gloria Brush is professor in photography at the University of Minnesota Duluth and earned an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, Arts Board, Bush and McKnight foundations, among others. Her work has appeared in exhibitions nationally and internationally, including at the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, Lil Street Gallery in Chicago, and D-ART Gallery for the IV2020 International Symposium on Digital Art, and in Rosenblum?s book A History of Women Photographers. Prior to her university tenure, she was the first director of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Rebecca Colebank is a retired family law attorney with an interest in social justice issues. Colebank graduated from Bemidji State University with a degree in political science and then graduated from the University of North Dakota with a juris doctorate. Colebank has served on the boards of numerous civic organizations.; Elizabeth Heffernan has a BA from University of Texas El Paso in speech,language, and hearing pathology, an MA from University of Minnesota in communication disorders, and a specialist degree in education administration. Heffernan is a certified yoga instructor, has 20 years of classical ballet training, and is a dance teacher specializing in children and adult beginner students. In addition to teaching yoga and dance, Heffernan has spent 35 years as an educator in Saint Paul Public Schools and eighteen years as an elementary school principal. ; Elizabeth Kelly currently serves as the resource development and events director at United Way of Northeastern Minnesota, a nonprofit organization that strives to help children succeed, empower healthy lives, and stabilize families and individuals. In this role, Kelly coordinates workplace giving campaigns, writes grants and grant reports, and coordinates special event fundraisers. Kelly is the former development and special events director for the Twin Cities based nonprofit, BestPrep. She was also an intern with Bardins Communications where she worked closely with WomenVenture and at the Ann Bancroft Foundation, where she reviewed mini grant applications. Kelly volunteers her time as a grocery shopper for AEOA?s Groceries to Go program, delivering groceries to homebound seniors; with Feed My Starving Children; Hibbing Kinship Mentoring Program; and local school functions. Writing is a passion of Kelly?s; a poem of hers was published in the University of St. Thomas literary review and she has written countless articles and columns. Kelly holds a BA with majors in English literature and communication from the University of St. Thomas and a MA degree in nonprofit management from Hamline University. She is also a graduate of the Hibbing Chamber Leadership Program.; Michael Linnemann is a nonprofit development professional by day, raising support for Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness, from its advocacy to youth BWCA scholarships. He wears a second hat of art broker and dealer of fantasy and sci-fi art, selling through social media to clients worldwide online and in pop-up art exhibitions. Linnemann has a degree in art history from the University of Minnesota, created the Imaginative Realism Foundation to help BIPOC artists get support for joining the imaginative realism field, was a former gaming art director, and previously worked for the Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum.; Kaitlyn Ortman: In her role as program manager for international initiatives at Arts Midwest, Ortman works to support programs that bring international performing artists and presenters to the Midwest, including Arts Midwest World Fest and Folkefest. Before returning to her hometown of Minneapolis in 2020 to join the Arts Midwest team, she worked in programming at the Des Moines Social Club, a multidisciplinary performance and art education nonprofit, as producer for the Des Moines 48 Hour Film Project, and as a grant writer for the Des Moines Art Center. Ortman earned a BA in English from Drake University.; Steven Palmer graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2010 with a BA in history and is a guitarist and grant writer. Fusing the Americana and folk roots of the music of avant folk guitarist John Fahey with the cosmic experimentalism of 1970s German Krautrock, he has been termed ""one to watch"" by Aquarium Drunkard and ?a virtuoso player... well on his way to becoming a legend in his own right? by local music publication Reviler. Currently, a grant writer at workforce development agency Summit Academy OIC, he resides in south Minneapolis with his girlfriend and dog.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020396,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","McCauley will be afforded the time and materials to create a new series of paintings. This series will be documented and shared online. I will evaluate the success of the project by documenting my work on my social media sites.","Minnesota artists and cultural bearers engage communities in their creative practice. I will evaluate the success of the project by documenting my work on my social media sites.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Adam J. McCauley",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"McCauley will create a new series of paintings, and document and show them virtually through social media sites.",2022-01-01,2022-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Adam,McCauley,"Adam J. McCauley",,,MN,,"(218) 341-6642",adam.j.mccauley@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Goodhue, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-266,"Christopher Burawa: Burawa is an award winning poet and translator. He served as the literary arts director and communications director of the Arizona Commission on the Arts, the director of the Austin Peay State University Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts, and executive director of the Anderson Center in Red Wing. He currently works as a media specialist at Burnside Elementary School in Red Wing and is a teaching artist in the community.; Katharine DeCelle: DeCelle is the founder and owner of Sounds Powerful Productions, an audio and video production company. She also is the cofounder and codirector of the nonprofit that runs Frogtown Community Radio. DeCelle works part-time as Saint Paul Almanac's Storymobile manager and as a personal care assistant for people with disabilities. She grew up in Saint Paul and graduated from Saint Paul Central High School and Metro State University with a bachelor's degree in screenwriting. She is a current board member of And Now She Rises, a nonprofit dedicated to ending domestic violence.; Elizabeth Moe: Moe is a nonprofit consultant and freelance writer, working to strengthen nonprofit organizations. She has been a nonprofit professional for more than two decades and has worked in a consultant role for almost seven years. She graduated from Concordia College (Moorhead, MN) with a major in mass communications and a minor in English writing. She has been a volunteer with multiple organizations in Minnesota and North Dakota.; Darryl Murphy: Murphy is an artist and photographer that works in and around Minneapolis. He graduated from Anoka-Ramsey Community College with an AA degree in art, as well as a minor in business communications. He has had works placed in several shows and continues to hone his craft in black and white film photography, digital photography, sculptural works, as well as writing.; Stephanie Rogers: Rogers is the executive and artistic director at the Anderson Center. She formerly served as the gallery director of The Third Place Gallery and assistant director of Thomas Barry Fine Arts, both in Minneapolis. Rogers was born in Rochester and grew up in Chillicothe, Missouri. She earned a BA in studio art from St. Olaf College and an MFA in photography from the Tyler School of Art, Temple University (Philadelphia, PA). Rogers? own visual artwork started in photography and now takes the form of multimedia installations.; Joan Vorderbruggen joined Hennepin Theatre Trust in 2013 and serves as director of Hennepin Theatre District Engagement. She is a nationally recognized leader in the field of placemaking and a sought after speaker and advisor. Vorderbruggen leads public art and placemaking initiatives for the district and civic strategy for the organization at the intersection of art and culture, urban design, and equity. Vorderbruggen launched the Made Here storefront initiative and oversaw the creation of three murals in downtown Minneapolis, including the iconic Bob Dylan mural by internationally renowned street artists Eduardo Kobra. She is a 2018-2019 Humphrey Policy Fellow and was one of 23 people selected as a 2017-2018 Creative Community Fellow by National Arts Strategies. She is a member of the Ethical Redevelopment Salon via Place Lab at the University of Chicago and a founding member of the Placemaking Leadership Council (Project for Public Spaces). Locally, Vorderbruggen serves on the board of directors of Forecast Public Art and the Salvation Army Harbor Light. She is the chair of the Minneapolis Arts Commission and serves on the Public Art Advisory Committee for the City of Minneapolis. She also participates in a wide range of downtown planning groups and committees.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020908,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will hire a Minnesota voice actor to narrate my novel, Red Betty and the Murder Farm, which I will then release as an audiobook. The outcome will be evaluated by my ability to get the audiobook to people with disabilities (such as vision impairment or dyslexia), as well as individuals with limited English proficiency and illiteracy.","I hired Minnesota voice actors to narrate my novel, Red Betty and the Murder Farm, which I then released as an audiobook. The outcome will be evaluated by my ability to get the audiobook to people with disabilities (such as vision impairment or dyslexia), as well as individuals with limited English proficiency and illiteracy.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Keith T. Hopkins",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Hopkins will adapt his novel as an audiobook so that it will be accessible to greater Minnesota residents with visual impairment and limited English proficiency.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Keith,Hopkins,"Keith T. Hopkins",,,MN,,"(845) 453-1206",keithhopkins88@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-870,"Lynne Beck: Beck has a career as a secondary English and French teacher and nonprofit development worker. Beck is a development consultant for Park Square Theatre. She frequently serves on grant review panels for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and the Arts Board. As a community volunteer, Beck has served on boards and committees. She has a BA from Cornell College (Mount Vernon, IA), and a MA from the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul.; Kristina Bigalk: Bigalk is a writer who serves as director of creative writing at Normandale Community College, coordinating the AFA degree program and the certificate program. Bigalk is a two time recipient of Arts Board individual artist grants in poetry. She is the author of two poetry collections, Repeat the Flesh in Numbers and Enough, both published by NYQ Books, and her work appears in multiple anthologies and literary magazines. She holds an MFA in creative writing from Minnesota State University (Mankato), an MA in creative writing from Florida State University, and a BA in English from Drake University. She serves on the boards of The Association of Writers and Writing Programs and Rain Taxi Review of Books.; Harold Cropp: Cropp is in his 30th season at the Commonweal Theatre, where he serves as producing artistic director, as well as director, playwright, and actor. Cropp holds a BA from Brown University, an MBA from Santa Clara University, and an MFA from the National Theater Conservatory. He was the Ordway?s Sally Irvine Award winner for Initiative in 2006. He has served on the Lanesboro City Council, Lanesboro Economic Development Authority, and is currently on the Lanesboro Area Chamber of Commerce board of directors.; Christi Furnas: Furnas, a self-taught graphic novelist, illustrator, and oil painter, has been working and showing in the Twin Cities for 27 years. During this time, Furnas has exhibited in venues including the Soo Visual Arts Center, Rochester Arts Center, and Regla De Oro Gallery. Additionally, she spent nine years working as a peer support specialist for Avivo?s ArtWorks program supporting other artists living with severe and persistent mental illness. As a 2016 Arts Board Artist Initiative grant recipient, she has focused on graphic narrative, selling mini comics locally, nationally and internationally.; Karen Grasmon: Grasmon is communications director at Southwest Initiative Foundation. She develops and manages an annual communications budget and plan, with a focus on brand and strategy positioning, advertising, regional events, and public relations. She recently coordinated Hutchinson?s first ever Welcoming Week event. She is a past chair of RiverSong Music Festival and has been a musician in several Minnesota churches. She received a BA in English literature and communications from Concordia College in Moorhead.; Suzanne Legatt: Legatt is an artist, educator, and community organizer. Legatt is a graduate of Minnesota State University Moorhead and Utah State University, as well as a former intern of Anderson Ranch Arts Center. She has taught photography, digital media, and professional development courses at Lake Superior College, Minnesota State University Moorhead, and North Dakota State University, and a wide variety of workshops throughout the U. S. Legatt?s work examines the cultural and historical aspects of the rapidly evolving culture of rural Minnesota. As arts and culture commissioner for the city of Moorhead, Legatt works with legislators and local artists.; Nicholas Linell: Linell is the office and memberships manager at the Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota, an early childhood education nonprofit in Mankato. Linell volunteers as the vice chair of the board at the Waseca Art Center. He graduated summa cum laude from Minnesota State University, Mankato with a BS in psychology and certificate in museum studies, and presented original research in installation art and human sensation and perception.; Jennifer O'Byrne manages local outreach and engagement efforts for Twin Cities PBS (TPT) STEM media and education department. She leads professional development for STEM educators and professionals across Minnesota to advance computer science through a partnership with Code.org. She also implements educational programming in formal and informal learning spaces throughout the upcoming school year for educators, administrators, and parents. O?Bryne has more than seven years of experience in education and youth development as special education teacher and advisor in both New York and Minnesota. She also produced events at TPT for five years and has more than 20 years working in professional theater as an IATSE wardrobe supervisor and an AEA stage manager on tour throughout the U. S., as well as in Minnesota and New York City.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020849,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create an accessible, web-native, cross-platform series called 'the islands.' Present this work online and as a storefront-viewable installation. As the project evolves I will gather feedback from a group of artist peers and curators that know my work well. I will meet with a frequent collaborator and expert in web accessibility for an informal code review and accessibility evaluation.","Created an accessible, web-native, cross-platform series called 'cloud factory.' Presented this work online and in physical installation. As the project evolved I gathered feedback from a group of artist peers and curators that know my work well. I met with a frequent collaborator and expert in web accessibility for conversation, an informal code review and accessibility evaluation.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Kathleen A. McTavish AKA Kathy McTavish",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"A networked, cloud media work of visual art and music called 'the islands' will be presented online and in physical installation. This generative, Web based project will weave an elegiac, cross-sensory flow; an electric spider's lament.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,McTavish,"Kathleen A. McTavish AKA Kathy McTavish",,,MN,,"(218) 343-7998",kathy@mctavish.io,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Goodhue, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-836,"Lisa Day: Day is a grant writer at Perspectives, a comprehensive supportive housing program serving homeless mothers and their children in Hennepin County. She is also a playwright, director, and stage manager recently working with Smartmouth, Windmill, and Around the Bend theater companies. Day was a finalist for the Jerome Fellowship and received the Norman Felton Award at the University of Iowa. She has an MFA in playwriting from the University of Iowa Playwright?s Workshop.; Shantel Dow: Dow is the executive director for the Reif Arts Council and the Myles Reif Performing Arts Center in Grand Rapids. Prior to this position, Dow was the president and booking agent for the Dow Artists, Inc. talent booking agency established in 2003. She is currently on the board of directors for the Minnesota Presenters Network and is a member of the Association of Performing Arts Professionals and Grand Rapids Arts. In 2018, she served as cochair for the Arts Midwest Conference held in Indianapolis.; Casey Patrick: Patrick is a poet and educator. She received her MFA in 2013 from Eastern Washington University (Cheney, WA). Patrick has received fellowships from Vermont Studio Center and Hub City Writers Project, and is the recipient of a 2020 Artist Initiative grant from the Arts Board. She works at a public charter school in Saint Paul, at Moon Palace Books, and has taught with The Loft Literary Center since 2015. Her poems have appeared in Ruminate, The Pinch, The Massachusetts Review, and on Twin Cities public transit as part of the IMPRESSIONS Poetry Project.; Katie Pease: Pease is serving in the capacity building and recruitment VISTA position at Mentor North. Pease originally came to Minnesota from Oregon for college and is a proud graduate of St. Catherine University with a BA in studio art and English. After working in a variety of fields, including extensive time spent supporting persons living with physical and developmental disabilities, Pease's passion for social justice led her to making the decision to serve with the AmeriCorps.; Bruce Silcox: Silcox has been a photographer for over 35 years and runs a photography studio from his home in south Minneapolis. His work has focused on the community in which he lives and the lives of those around him. He lived, worked, and studied photography in New York City throughout the 1980s which laid much of the groundwork for his understanding and relationship with the art as a powerful tool for self expression.; Sara Tan: Tan has been the general manager of the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra (BSO) since 2010. She brings decades of nonprofit arts, arts education, and higher education administration experience in Moorhead, MN; Detroit, MI; Cleveland, OH; and Ann Arbor, MI, to her position with the BSO. Tan is a graduate of Concordia College in Moorhead with a bachelor of music education degree, and Bethel University in Saint Paul with an MA in organizational leadership. She serves as a board member for Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies and volunteers frequently at her children's schools in Minnetonka.; Lee Thomas: Thomas?s poems have appeared in numerous journals and magazines, including Poet Lore, Narrative Magazine, Salamander, Midwestern Gothic, Water~Stone Review, and elsewhere. His first collection, Honey in the Dark, won the 2020 Brighthorse Prize for poetry; the book is forthcoming from Brighthorse Books in 2021. He is also a communications consultant and instructor at the University of Minnesota.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020907,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Put on a photography gallery showcasing the work created from Thru-Hiking the Superior Hiking Trail. The event must happen in the Duluth, Minnesota area. Prints and images will be displayed to explain the travels from thru-hiking in the summer of 2021.","Presented photographs to the Two Harbors community highlighting the work the Superior Hiking Trail does. Folks who may have not otherwise sought out the experience of art where able to see 20+ large metal prints displayed before them at a very popular local brewery. The event prints complimented and highlighted the work that the SHT trail does.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Cecelia Boyle AKA Cece Boyle",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Cece Boyle will create an outdoor event showcasing art from ""Thru-Hiking the Superior Hiking Trail"" to create more trail awareness.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cecelia,Boyle,"Cecelia Boyle AKA Cece Boyle",,,MN,,"(651) 485-1825",ccboylephotography@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Cook, Lake, Pine, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-869,"Lynne Beck: Beck has a career as a secondary English and French teacher and nonprofit development worker. Beck is a development consultant for Park Square Theatre. She frequently serves on grant review panels for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and the Arts Board. As a community volunteer, Beck has served on boards and committees. She has a BA from Cornell College (Mount Vernon, IA), and a MA from the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul.; Kristina Bigalk: Bigalk is a writer who serves as director of creative writing at Normandale Community College, coordinating the AFA degree program and the certificate program. Bigalk is a two time recipient of Arts Board individual artist grants in poetry. She is the author of two poetry collections, Repeat the Flesh in Numbers and Enough, both published by NYQ Books, and her work appears in multiple anthologies and literary magazines. She holds an MFA in creative writing from Minnesota State University (Mankato), an MA in creative writing from Florida State University, and a BA in English from Drake University. She serves on the boards of The Association of Writers and Writing Programs and Rain Taxi Review of Books.; Harold Cropp: Cropp is in his 30th season at the Commonweal Theatre, where he serves as producing artistic director, as well as director, playwright, and actor. Cropp holds a BA from Brown University, an MBA from Santa Clara University, and an MFA from the National Theater Conservatory. He was the Ordway?s Sally Irvine Award winner for Initiative in 2006. He has served on the Lanesboro City Council, Lanesboro Economic Development Authority, and is currently on the Lanesboro Area Chamber of Commerce board of directors.; Christi Furnas: Furnas, a self-taught graphic novelist, illustrator, and oil painter, has been working and showing in the Twin Cities for 27 years. During this time, Furnas has exhibited in venues including the Soo Visual Arts Center, Rochester Arts Center, and Regla De Oro Gallery. Additionally, she spent nine years working as a peer support specialist for Avivo?s ArtWorks program supporting other artists living with severe and persistent mental illness. As a 2016 Arts Board Artist Initiative grant recipient, she has focused on graphic narrative, selling mini comics locally, nationally and internationally.; Karen Grasmon: Grasmon is communications director at Southwest Initiative Foundation. She develops and manages an annual communications budget and plan, with a focus on brand and strategy positioning, advertising, regional events, and public relations. She recently coordinated Hutchinson?s first ever Welcoming Week event. She is a past chair of RiverSong Music Festival and has been a musician in several Minnesota churches. She received a BA in English literature and communications from Concordia College in Moorhead.; Suzanne Legatt: Legatt is an artist, educator, and community organizer. Legatt is a graduate of Minnesota State University Moorhead and Utah State University, as well as a former intern of Anderson Ranch Arts Center. She has taught photography, digital media, and professional development courses at Lake Superior College, Minnesota State University Moorhead, and North Dakota State University, and a wide variety of workshops throughout the U. S. Legatt?s work examines the cultural and historical aspects of the rapidly evolving culture of rural Minnesota. As arts and culture commissioner for the city of Moorhead, Legatt works with legislators and local artists.; Nicholas Linell: Linell is the office and memberships manager at the Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota, an early childhood education nonprofit in Mankato. Linell volunteers as the vice chair of the board at the Waseca Art Center. He graduated summa cum laude from Minnesota State University, Mankato with a BS in psychology and certificate in museum studies, and presented original research in installation art and human sensation and perception.; Jennifer O'Byrne manages local outreach and engagement efforts for Twin Cities PBS (TPT) STEM media and education department. She leads professional development for STEM educators and professionals across Minnesota to advance computer science through a partnership with Code.org. She also implements educational programming in formal and informal learning spaces throughout the upcoming school year for educators, administrators, and parents. O?Bryne has more than seven years of experience in education and youth development as special education teacher and advisor in both New York and Minnesota. She also produced events at TPT for five years and has more than 20 years working in professional theater as an IATSE wardrobe supervisor and an AEA stage manager on tour throughout the U. S., as well as in Minnesota and New York City.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020590,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Nordic Center will maintain access and connections to the arts for residents and communities in NE Minnesota. We will track statistics via website, social media counts. Achievements will be measured in quantity and qualities of participant responses through survey, interviews and by engaging in discussion with our diverse advisory board.","Audiences grew. Local and regional organization partnerships increased. Artist participation up 40%. Strategic plan completed with constituency input. We: gathered verbal and written feedback from the public and membership and tracked audience participation for nineteen programs; increased web site and social media counts seven program videos; used survey data to create a new three-year strategic plan.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",13,,25013,688,"Justin Anderson, Alison Aune, Tara Austin, Scott Camps, Carol Colburn, Sheila Coughlin, Jeffrey Kalstrom, Karen Keenan, Bjorn Killerud, Lise Lunge Larsen, Denise Perry, Arna Rennan, Lukas Walls",0.00,"Nordic Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Nordic Center will connect with and broaden its 2022 community by developing and delivering safe, diverse, and inclusive arts programming for individuals of all ages and backgrounds.",2022-05-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karen,Keenan,"Nordic Center","23 N Lake Ave",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 393-7320",karen@hemslojdstudios.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-545,"Emma Bohmann is the development manager at Arts Midwest, a nonprofit regional arts organization headquartered in Minneapolis. She is responsible for the successful implementation and management of Arts Midwest's organizational fundraising activities, including the securing of federal, corporate, and foundation grants. She also works on the organization's individual giving strategy and assists with Arts Midwest's communications. Prior to joining Arts Midwest in 2016, she was a grant writer for a development and communications firm, where she worked on fundraising efforts for more than two dozen nonprofit organizations. She has previously served on grant panels for the South Dakota Arts Council and as a member of Fourth Generation, a volunteer grant making group through The Minneapolis Foundation. She holds an MFA in creative writing from Hollins University (Roanoke, VA) and is currently working on a novel. She also is an amateur potter.; Gary Davis: Davis has been a board member/director/actor at Applause Community Theatre for thirteen years. He has acted and directed there and has acted at Theatre in the Round, Lyric Arts, Park Square, and the Guthrie. He currently works as a senior quality assurance analyst at Conseris Corp in Minneapolis and had a long career in IT management before that. He also served as Santa Claus for Anoka for nine years. He graduated magna cum laude from Bethel University with a degree in organizational studies.; Taylor Fischer has worked as education intern for the Children's Theatre Company and Merrill Arts Center where she assistant taught classes to youth. She graduated from Portland State University with a BA in theater and a minor in film. She has a strong knowledge of both media arts and theater due to her educational background.; Marshall Hoffman: Hoffman has been president of the board of directors of the Morris Area Arts Boosters since 2014. The nonprofit's goal is to provide arts enrichment opportunities for students in the Morris School District. He is news director for KMRS/KKOK Radio stations in Morris, where he often interviews artists and organizations that bring in artists on the Community Connection program. He is a past multiple winner of the Simon Rockower Journalism Award, a member of the Society of Professional Journalists, and formerly served on the boards for Morris Area Community Education Advisory Council, and Pomme de Terre Food Co-op. He graduated from the University of MinnesotaTwin Cities, with a BA in journalism and mass communications, and a senior certificate in business administration.; Christopher Koza is a Minnesota based composer and performer and a recipient of several Minnesota State Arts Board grants which have supported his mission of reaching rural communities throughout the state with educational and performance opportunities. Koza has self produced and released over sixteen albums of original music, toured internationally, and collaborates regularly with numerous Twin Cities musicians and projects.; Esther Piszczek is a certified Zentangle teacher and pattern artist. She has been a teaching artist for nine years. She worked as an appellate and trial attorney in New England for eleven years before leaving the practice of law in 2008 to live more creatively. She received two grants from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and served as an ARAC grant application reviewer, most recently in spring 2020. In 2016, the American Association of University Women's, Duluth Chapter, chose Piszczek as their Visual Artist of the Year. She graduated from Suffolk University Law School in 1997.; Suzanne Roberts is a semiretired, independent art historian. She is a specialist in the history, lives, and art practices of artists of African descent and how they fit in the American art canon. She has consulted and lectured with the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the Walker Art Center, and with the Minnesota Museum of American Art for last year?s Gordon Parks exhibition. She currently is teaching art history through community education for Minneapolis Public Schools. She was a founding member of Obsidian Arts, a grassroots visual arts organization supporting artists. She attended the University of Minnesota for finance and art history.; Kristina Tiedje is currently the president of the Rochester Dance Company, a youth dance performance organization and nonprofit in southeast Minneapolis. She also currently serves as president of the Alice Mayo Society, a nonprofit that organizes social and cultural events for Mayo Clinic spouses of voting staff and physicians. Tiedje is an associate professor of anthropology at the University of Lyon. Tiedje has done postdoc work at the college de France in Paris, France. Tiedje has received multiple research and postdoc grants for anthropological research in Mexico and the U. S. She speaks and writes and is published in four languages. Tiedje has a PhD in cultural anthropology with a focus on religion, nature, and culture in Mexico. She has served on the board of several academic societies and is currently associate editor of the Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture.; Ping Yao was a software engineer working for the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis before retiring. She was actively involved with the diversity council. She graduated From the University of Minnesota with a master of science degree in civil engineering. She loves arts and literature and is a avid writer in her spare time.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020716,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To keep part of the Scandinavian culture alive and well in the Duluth region and expose at-risk youth and adults to gingerbread. Evaluation will occur through counting the number of participants, the use of post-event surveys and observable data such as body language/facial expressions, amount of participant engagement, and analyzing the participants final project.","Kept part of the Scandinavian culture alive and well in the Duluth region and exposed youth, adults, as well as, at-risk youth to gingerbread. Evaluation occurred through counting the number of participants, engaged in conversations with participants and event coordinators, and by observing body language/facial expressions, amount of participant engagement.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",114,,6114,,,,"Patrick M. Mulcahy",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Mulcahy will share his knowledge of architecture and cultural heritage through the art of building and decorating gingerbread.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patrick,Mulcahy,"Patrick M. Mulcahy",,,MN,,"(218) 310-3623",splat8@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-763,"Katelyn Belden is currently working as the social media coordinator for the University of Minnesota Bands. She is a recent graduate of the University of Minnesota with a bachelor's degree in music and journalism. Previously, Belden has volunteered with the Voices of Hope choir within the Shakopee Women's Correctional Facility. This fall, she will join the volunteer chorus of VocalEssence.; Janette Davis is an artist, arts administrator, and advocate. Davis has been involved in the arts for more than 30 years, leading foundations and nonprofit organizations through strategic planning, development, and program execution. She has worked with a number of local and national arts organizations including the Guthrie Theater, the Southern Theater, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, and the American Conservatory Theater of San Francisco. Davis is the founder of Bridge View Center Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization that resulted in a 92,000-square foot arts and events center in Iowa. She has a BA in theater arts and communications from the University of Minnesota and a master?s degree in public affairs from the University of Minnesota?s Humphrey School of Public Affairs.; Melanie Deluca has been an education administrator for 38 years with a background in managing community education programs, serving young children through senior citizens. DeLuca managed a local community theater for over 20 years, started the local arts council and has sponsored arts programming in music, dance, theater, visual arts, folk arts, and multidisciplinary projects. In addition to DeLuca?s career in education, she is an active Rotarian and manages international youth exchange programs for Minnesota and Wisconsin and is a global trip leader for Habitat for Humanity.; Marilyn Hood is a recently retired English teacher from Bagley, where she also directed both high school and community theater productions. She has directed the one act play casts to the state competition eight times since 2006 and has also volunteered her costuming skills to the Bemidji Community Theater. She has been and continues to be costume designer for the Paul Bunyan Playhouse, a professional summer stock company in Bemidji. She holds a master of science degree in English and has served on a variety of boards in her community.; Sandra Markovich is a retired, woman steelworker who spent 41 years in the mining industry. She is also vice president of the Iron Range Historical Society and is involved in Ladies of the Kaleva, an organization focusing on the preservation of Finnish heritage. Markovich is also an acrylic painter. She attended Layton School of Art (Milwaukee, WI). Since her retirement, she has been painting with the Lyric Arts League in Virginia. During the pandemic, she has taken workshops from many online artists. Markovich is especially drawn to mining art and the depiction of history and the feelings that it evokes for people. She currently is working on a painting about domestic violence which is a new route in her art. She has a mural on the main street of Eveleth that was purchased by the Iron Range Tourist Bureau and depicts the tourism of the Range.; Lela Olson has served in administrative and teaching roles in K-12 and higher education and has a special interest in youth development through the arts. Olson is a stage and voice actor and has been a member of choral ensembles. They graduated from Augustana University, (Sioux Falls, SD) with a BA in deaf education and elementary education, and earned an MA in educational policy and administration and a PhD in work and human resource education from the University of Minnesota. Olson serves on the board of directors of the Minnesota Boychoir and chairs its diversity, equity, and inclusion committee.; Jonathan Rutter is the executive director and curator of The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum, a medium, regional art center based in Moorhead. He also maintains a personal studio practice as a painter, mixed media sculptor, and letterpress printmaker.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020717,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ","An online video course will demonstrate quilting techniques spanning traditional hand skills to free-motion and computerized machine methods. This project will deliver 1. a wholecloth quilt demonstrating the above and 2. a companion, captioned online video course. Web analytics and feedback through in-studio and online discussion will be gathered. ","A needle turn appliqué 68' x 92' quilt was created, exhibited and a companion video and website completed. I completed a quilt that showcased hand skills, domestic and longarm machine quilting. Throughout the process feedback was gathered through in-person discussion. ","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Karen McTavish",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2 ",,"McTavish will create a whole cloth quilt and companion online video course that demonstrates quilting techniques spanning traditional hand skills to free motion and computerized machine methods. The quilt will be displayed in her public studio. ",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karen,McTavish,"Karen McTavish",,,MN,,"(218) 391-8218",karen@mctavishquilting.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Cook, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-764,"Katelyn Belden is currently working as the social media coordinator for the University of Minnesota Bands. She is a recent graduate of the University of Minnesota with a bachelor's degree in music and journalism. Previously, Belden has volunteered with the Voices of Hope choir within the Shakopee Women's Correctional Facility. This fall, she will join the volunteer chorus of VocalEssence.; Janette Davis is an artist, arts administrator, and advocate. Davis has been involved in the arts for more than 30 years, leading foundations and nonprofit organizations through strategic planning, development, and program execution. She has worked with a number of local and national arts organizations including the Guthrie Theater, the Southern Theater, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, and the American Conservatory Theater of San Francisco. Davis is the founder of Bridge View Center Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization that resulted in a 92,000-square foot arts and events center in Iowa. She has a BA in theater arts and communications from the University of Minnesota and a master?s degree in public affairs from the University of Minnesota?s Humphrey School of Public Affairs.; Melanie Deluca has been an education administrator for 38 years with a background in managing community education programs, serving young children through senior citizens. DeLuca managed a local community theater for over 20 years, started the local arts council and has sponsored arts programming in music, dance, theater, visual arts, folk arts, and multidisciplinary projects. In addition to DeLuca?s career in education, she is an active Rotarian and manages international youth exchange programs for Minnesota and Wisconsin and is a global trip leader for Habitat for Humanity.; Marilyn Hood is a recently retired English teacher from Bagley, where she also directed both high school and community theater productions. She has directed the one act play casts to the state competition eight times since 2006 and has also volunteered her costuming skills to the Bemidji Community Theater. She has been and continues to be costume designer for the Paul Bunyan Playhouse, a professional summer stock company in Bemidji. She holds a master of science degree in English and has served on a variety of boards in her community.; Sandra Markovich is a retired, woman steelworker who spent 41 years in the mining industry. She is also vice president of the Iron Range Historical Society and is involved in Ladies of the Kaleva, an organization focusing on the preservation of Finnish heritage. Markovich is also an acrylic painter. She attended Layton School of Art (Milwaukee, WI). Since her retirement, she has been painting with the Lyric Arts League in Virginia. During the pandemic, she has taken workshops from many online artists. Markovich is especially drawn to mining art and the depiction of history and the feelings that it evokes for people. She currently is working on a painting about domestic violence which is a new route in her art. She has a mural on the main street of Eveleth that was purchased by the Iron Range Tourist Bureau and depicts the tourism of the Range.; Lela Olson has served in administrative and teaching roles in K-12 and higher education and has a special interest in youth development through the arts. Olson is a stage and voice actor and has been a member of choral ensembles. They graduated from Augustana University, (Sioux Falls, SD) with a BA in deaf education and elementary education, and earned an MA in educational policy and administration and a PhD in work and human resource education from the University of Minnesota. Olson serves on the board of directors of the Minnesota Boychoir and chairs its diversity, equity, and inclusion committee.; Jonathan Rutter is the executive director and curator of The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum, a medium, regional art center based in Moorhead. He also maintains a personal studio practice as a painter, mixed media sculptor, and letterpress printmaker. ","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre ",,2
10021337,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To continue my work on capturing the beauty of Southwest Minnesota. Exhibit my work at a local venue or arts festival. The outcome will be evaluated by reactions of the audience, as well as potential photography opportunities gained from the exposure of my work. Marketing and advertisement will be essential in generating a wider audience and the outcome.","An exhibition was completed at the Lyon County Museum. Fifteen images were selected for the show. Additional images were added monthly. A log was used to evaluate the demographics of arts audiences that viewed the exhibition. There were 84 in-person visitors that reside in four (4) counties of southwest Minnesota. Most visitors were aged 40 years of age and older.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",253,,6253,,,,"Kimberly J. Nelson",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Nelson will continue working on her project, Backyard Photos, a photography project focused on the beauty of things in southwest Minnesota that get overlooked in our everyday life.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kimberly,Nelson,"Kimberly J. Nelson AKA Kimberly Nelson",,,MN,,"(507) 530-9563",Kjnres@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Pipestone, Redwood, Rock, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1050,"Alison Beech: Beech is Northern Clay Center?s community engagement manager, running all offsite programming to advance the ceramic arts, and make it more accessible, in the Twin Cities and greater state. She has been a part of the Seward Neighborhood Group community building committee and the Columbia Heights 21st century collaborative partner advisory committee. She volunteers with the Longfellow Anti-Racism Network providing technical assistance, communications, and facilitating conversations. She has an MS in urban and regional policy from Northeastern University; and a BA in studio art, American racial and multicultural studies, and political science from St. Olaf College.; Stephanie Clark: Stevie Ada Klaark is an artist, educator, and writer. They presently are an adjunct professor at Minneapolis College of Art and Design and Minneapolis College. Previously, they have been an instructor at Cornell University, Cornell Prison Education Program in Ithaca, NY, and an educator at Marwen in Chicago, IL. They serve as a steward for Mount Eden, an emerging healing space based in Los Angeles, CA. Klaark is a mentor for the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop and for Free Arts MN, both based in Saint Paul, and a mentor for Seedling, a program offered by Crown Affair based out of New York, NY. Klaark holds an MFA from Cornell University, College of Architecture, Art, and Planning, and a post baccalaureate degree from The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Tufts University.; Robert Dorlac: Dorlac is professor emeritus of drawing and painting at Southwest Minnesota State University. He has received individual artist grants from the Arts Board, the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, and has served as a grant application reviewer for both organizations. He holds an MFA in painting from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. In 2013, he was awarded the artist in residence position at the Herhusio in Siglufjordur, Iceland. Dorlac is represented by the Groveland Gallery in Minneapolis.; Elizabeth Hammel: Hammel is a freelance video artist who has worked on documentary, narrative films, and dance films. Her primary interest is in following the creative process of the artist, and amplifying not just the completed work, but all the work and passion that goes into creating it. She has been lucky enough to have her documentary and dance film work has been screened at numerous film festivals, including the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival. She is a company member for nimbus theater, an educator at the Bakken Museum, and the mother of a three year old.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020940,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Applicant will better understand what draws attendees to applicants events. A simple survey will be collected from attendees, and the results will be tallied. Event attendees will answer two questions: 1. What brought you to today's event? 2. What would bring you back in the future?","Applicant will better understand what draws attendees to applicants' events. Survey question.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Patrick E. Scully",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Scully will host, perform in, and present eight evenings of Patrick's Cabaret.",2022-03-01,2023-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patrick,Scully,"Patrick E. Scully",,,MN,,"(612) 205-1512",patrick@patrickscully.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Lake, Nobles, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-902,"Marc Clements: Clements is a Minneapolis Colleage of Art and Design alumnus. Clements has always been a practicing artist although financial realities have required gainful employment while producing artwork on the side. Clements maintains a studio/gallery in the Northrup King Building called Follow the Muse. For the last year and a half, he has been running the support desk for the North East Minneapolis Arts Association (NEMAA).; John Cox: Cox was born in Duluth. He holds an AA in liberal arts from Northland Community and Technical College in Thief River Falls, a BFA from the University of Minnesota Duluth, and an MFA from the University of South Dakota. His work has been exhibited in regional, national, and international exhibitions, including venues in New York, Australia, Canada, Italy, and Hong Kong. Cox currently is an instructor of visual arts at Minnesota State Community and Technical College in Fergus Falls.; Joan Eisenreich: Before retiring, Eisenreich was the community education director for the Mankato Area Public Schools. Eisenreich has a BA from University of Minnesota, Morris, with a major in studio art and a master?s degree from Minnesota State, Mankato in educational administration. She is a watercolorist with a show currently at the Falcon Bank in Saint Cloud. Eisenreich has served as a grant panelist in the past with the Central Minnesota Arts Board.; Mathew Greiner: Greiner is the new executive director of Twin Rivers Council for the Arts in Mankato. He has a community building and equity focused approach to art in the public sphere and cultural development, including professional development and support for local artist communities. Greiner is previously a founder and partner of Group Creative Services, volunteer with the Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation, and others. He has a BFA from Drake University and an MFA from Iowa State University.; Megan Hoff: Hoff is currently serving as an AmeriCorps member at College Possible in Saint Paul, as a college coach for low income, first generation students. She also is a part-time editor for Strive Publishing, a small children's publisher based in Minneapolis. Hoff graduated with a BA in English from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities in 2019. Other experience includes interning and working for Mixed Blood Theatre, working in the Weisman Art Museum gift shop throughout college, and serving as the chief poetry editor for The Tower, her alma mater's art and literary magazine.; Catherine Licata: Licata is a narrative filmmaker and professor in the cinema and media studies department at Carleton College. Licata?s films have screened at festivals such as SXSW, IFF Boston, the Maryland Film Festival, the New Orleans Film Festival, the London International Documentary Festival, and the Warsaw Film Festival, among others. She is 2019 Jerome Foundation Minnesota film, video, and digital production grant recipient for her short film, The Lobby.; Jacob Timmons: Timmons is a theater artist, educator, and arts administrator based in the Twin Cities, currently working as the workshop coordinator at Search Institute, and is a cofounder and company member of CAHOOT?! Physical Theatre. He graduated with a bachelor of fine arts degree in theater education from the University of North Carolina (Greensboro, NC), and with a master of fine arts in ensemble based physical theater with Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre (Blue Lake, CA).","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020403,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota artists and culture bearers maintain their connection to Minnesota residents and communities. 1. Layout, design, printing of 250 copies of 'Document' 2. Release readings in Duluth, Mpls., Saint Paul 3. Sale of 50 copies by 2/28/2023 4. Book distribution by SPD, Amazon, and consignment in independent bookstores including Minnesota Historical Site s","As an artist, I maintained and even strengthened my connection to Minnesota residents and communities. Books printed, sold, distributed, and readings given.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Michelle M. Matthees",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Matthees will design, publish, and promote Document, a book of images and poems written off historical records from Minnesota's poor farms, state hospitals, and reformatories at the turn of the last century.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michelle,Matthees,"Michelle M. Matthees",,,MN,,"(218) 341-9307",michellematthees@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Chippewa, Hennepin, Lake of the Woods, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Steele, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-685,"Cindy Bourne: Bourne is a founding member and current president of the MN Makers and Artists Guild, the parent organization for The Mankato Makerspace. This nonprofit organization is dedicated to supporting artists and makers of all types, backgrounds, and skill levels through access to tools, space, and experienced support. Bourne earned a bachelor?s degree in graphic design from the University of Kansas. She has had a wide range of professional management experience while residing in Dallas, TX, including serving as president of her neighborhood association for six years and created YOLO jewelry featuring her own creations in metalsmithing.; Robert Briscoe: Briscoe is a retired ceramic artist/potter. Briscoe worked 52 years as an independent professional studio potter starting in Kansas City and then moving to Minnesota in 1976 to set up a studio. He has exhibited throughout the United States, as well as Canada, Japan, and Ireland. He has won numerous artist awards at arts festivals as well as a Jerome and two McKnight fellowships. He cofounded the Saint Croix Potter Valley Pottery Tour. He served six years on the Minnesota Craft Council board of directors and six years on the Northern Clay Center board of directors. He also was chairman of the National Association of Independent Artists (NAIA) board. Briscoe has a BS in economics from Kansas State University.; Carly Caputa: Caputa is an experienced marketing and communications professional with a history working in the performing arts and nonprofit industry who currently works as the marketing manager at the Jungle Theater. She is a passionate and artistically driven individual with a BA in fine/studio arts and communication from University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Caputa has also has a volunteering background with a focus on community and art education, including: reviewing rural communities? high school musicals for Overture's (Madison, WI) Jerry Awards; marketing consultant to startup community theater; nonprofit liaison and event planner for YPWeek (Wausau, WI); costume designer for UW-Marathon County; and most recently volunteering for/serving on Art Buddies advisory board.; Shirley Chouinard: Chouinard received her BFA from Minneapolis College of Art and Design, her MA in arts administration at Saint Mary's University, and is pursuing a PhD from Northcentral University. Chouinard has had solo shows in Isanti, Chisago, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Pine, and Winona counties. In 2012, Chouinard received a fellowship from the Bush Foundation and in 2013, 2015, and 2020 she received Arts Board grants. She has served on grant advisory panels for the Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts, and Forecast Public Art.; Claire Comstock-Gay: Comstock-Gay?s work has appeared in publications including The New York Times, the Toast, and New York magazine's The Cut, where she is a regular contributor. She also is the author of Madame Clairevoyant's Guide to the Stars (HarperCollins, 2020). She was a 2017-2018 fiction fellow in the Loft Mentor Series, and is a current volunteer mentor with the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop. She graduated from Grinnell College with a BA in Russian language and literature.; Amy Driscoll: Driscoll is the development manager at the Minnesota Boychoir, a nonprofit choral group in the Twin Cities. She is responsible for donor relations and cultivation, discovery and procurement of government and private/family foundation grant support, and CRM database management. She has a BS in nursing, and worked in that field for 30 years prior to her work with the Boychoir. She served as national board chair for the Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates, stewardship chair for St. Mary's Episcopal Church, board secretary for the MN Boychoir, and general volunteer for numerous local social justice groups.; Rae French: French began working at the University of Minnesota Crookston in the admissions department more than 20 years ago. She now serves as the international programs and study abroad coordinator, and as an adviser for the Study Abroad Club and the Multicultural and International Club. French has successfully applied for grants to bring cultural and artistic programs to the university including Brooke Newmaster of Jang-mi Korean Dance and Drum; Korean percussion ensemble Kwanggaeto Samulnori; and the Chinese American Association of Minnesota (CAAM) Chinese Dance Theater, for both a performance and a three-week residency. She has organized multicultural student recruitment fairs, served as a site organizer for the Minnesota Association of Community Theatres festival, and coordinates with local schools to bring international students to work with social studies classes. French has a master?s degree in education from the University of Minnesota Duluth and a BA in communications with a minor in theater from Minnesota State University Moorhead; Alonzo Pantoja-Patino: Pantoja-Patino is a queer, brown, artist and educator. He currently teaches at Minneapolis College of Art and Design and the Textile Center. They have been featured in Hyperallergic, VASiSTAS Magazine, and Design & Living Magazine. He was awarded a fully-funded residency to Ox-Bow School of Art, a partially funded fellowship to Arrowmont School of Arts, and nominated for the Dedalus Foundation MFA fellowship in painting and sculpture. He received his BFA in painting and drawing from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and their MFA in fiber and installation from Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; ","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020851,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will create and submit new work, plan and host two public events in greater Minnesota, and produce videos of events and post-to social media. I will numerically track new works, submissions, and event attendance. I will collect qualitative feedback at public readings as well as comments on videos and posts on my social media and website.","Minnesota artists and culture bearers engage communities in their creative practice.?. I numerically tracked new works, submissions, and event attendance. I collected qualitative feedback at public readings as well on social media.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",35,,6035,,,,"Janna M. Knittel AKA Janna Knittel",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Knittel will create and submit new work for publication; plan, curate, and host public poetry readings with Twin Cities poets in greater Minnesota; and caption and post videos of readings on their social media and website.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Janna,Knittel,"Janna M. Knittel AKA Janna Knittel",,,MN,,"(651) 285-6818",knitteljanna@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Stearns, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-838,"Lisa Day: Day is a grant writer at Perspectives, a comprehensive supportive housing program serving homeless mothers and their children in Hennepin County. She is also a playwright, director, and stage manager recently working with Smartmouth, Windmill, and Around the Bend theater companies. Day was a finalist for the Jerome Fellowship and received the Norman Felton Award at the University of Iowa. She has an MFA in playwriting from the University of Iowa Playwright?s Workshop.; Shantel Dow: Dow is the executive director for the Reif Arts Council and the Myles Reif Performing Arts Center in Grand Rapids. Prior to this position, Dow was the president and booking agent for the Dow Artists, Inc. talent booking agency established in 2003. She is currently on the board of directors for the Minnesota Presenters Network and is a member of the Association of Performing Arts Professionals and Grand Rapids Arts. In 2018, she served as cochair for the Arts Midwest Conference held in Indianapolis.; Casey Patrick: Patrick is a poet and educator. She received her MFA in 2013 from Eastern Washington University (Cheney, WA). Patrick has received fellowships from Vermont Studio Center and Hub City Writers Project, and is the recipient of a 2020 Artist Initiative grant from the Arts Board. She works at a public charter school in Saint Paul, at Moon Palace Books, and has taught with The Loft Literary Center since 2015. Her poems have appeared in Ruminate, The Pinch, The Massachusetts Review, and on Twin Cities public transit as part of the IMPRESSIONS Poetry Project.; Katie Pease: Pease is serving in the capacity building and recruitment VISTA position at Mentor North. Pease originally came to Minnesota from Oregon for college and is a proud graduate of St. Catherine University with a BA in studio art and English. After working in a variety of fields, including extensive time spent supporting persons living with physical and developmental disabilities, Pease's passion for social justice led her to making the decision to serve with the AmeriCorps.; Bruce Silcox: Silcox has been a photographer for over 35 years and runs a photography studio from his home in south Minneapolis. His work has focused on the community in which he lives and the lives of those around him. He lived, worked, and studied photography in New York City throughout the 1980s which laid much of the groundwork for his understanding and relationship with the art as a powerful tool for self expression.; Sara Tan: Tan has been the general manager of the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra (BSO) since 2010. She brings decades of nonprofit arts, arts education, and higher education administration experience in Moorhead, MN; Detroit, MI; Cleveland, OH; and Ann Arbor, MI, to her position with the BSO. Tan is a graduate of Concordia College in Moorhead with a bachelor of music education degree, and Bethel University in Saint Paul with an MA in organizational leadership. She serves as a board member for Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies and volunteers frequently at her children's schools in Minnetonka.; Lee Thomas: Thomas?s poems have appeared in numerous journals and magazines, including Poet Lore, Narrative Magazine, Salamander, Midwestern Gothic, Water~Stone Review, and elsewhere. His first collection, Honey in the Dark, won the 2020 Brighthorse Prize for poetry; the book is forthcoming from Brighthorse Books in 2021. He is also a communications consultant and instructor at the University of Minnesota.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10021371,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create a poetry web-film, 'Deep Parting,' to be used in exhibition space, at poetry readings, book launch events and online. Complete a 30 min web-film. Collect data analytics from the website. Show the work at Prove Gallery in Duluth, request comments from viewers (written in a guest book), and give an artist's talk about process.","I have a web-film 'Surface Displacements' and a four-minute poetry video of 'Water Filled Mine Pit'. The title poem of my book, Surface Displacements, is now also a webfilm online. I presented it Nov 6, 22 and on Nov 9, 22. Also, another artist Sara Pajunen created a poetry video 'Water Filled Mine Pit,' the first poem in the book.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",15,,6015,,,,"Sheila J. Packa",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Packa will create a 30-minute Web film with her poems to be used in exhibition space, book launch events, and online. She will exhibit her work at Prove Gallery in Duluth and have an artist talk about her process.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sheila,Packa,"Sheila J. Packa",,,MN,,"(218) 393-4218",sheilapacka@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Lake, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1058,"Cynthia Demers is a retired visual and graphic arts instructor for junior and senior high schoolers and worked as a community education director for 23 years. She has written grant proposals for school age childcare, poetry, and visual arts with Native American speakers, summer theater, childcare resources, and field trips to art careers and art colleges. She developed Art Day with area art teachers for six schools averaging 180 art students and twelve artists. She has volunteered to review grant applications for Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Living in Lac qui Parle and formerly Lake of the Woods counties, she brings a rural perspective to her work.; Susana di Palma is artistic director of Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theater; she founded the company in 1984. She also is an internationally recognized contemporary flamenco/theater choreographer and performer. She has choreographed more than 25 original works for Zorongo and as guest choreographer for Flamenco Vivo in New York. She has received numerous grants including a Bush Fellowship, Arts Board Artist Initiative, McKnight Fellowships, and Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Next Step grants. She is a teaching artist for the Cowles Center for the Performing Arts.; Roberta Gray is the grants specialist at St. Francis Music Center, a community school for the arts in Little Falls. Gray also handles all programming for the Music Center. She has been a parent educator for the Little Falls Schools for the past 30 years and volunteers for other community nonprofits. Gray has a BA in theater arts and elementary education from Southwest Minnesota State University.; Kyle Harabedian is a member of the volunteer board of the Autoptic Festival of Comic Art. He has worked in city government, academia, and in a retail fine art gallery. Harabedian has an MFA in visual studies from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. His own artwork has been featured in publications such as Rock Ink Roll, Adventures in Comics, and New Faith to New World: Stories from the History of the Armenian Church. Harabedian is also the copublisher of the comic book anthology series Campfire Comics and Stories which features artists from around the world.; Sarah Lockwood: Lockwood is the ticket office performance supervisor at the Children?s Theatre Company, where she helps more than 295,000 children, youth, and their families experience theater each year. She has previously worked with Seagle Music Colony, the National Theatre for Children, Golden Horseshoe the Musical in West Virginia, the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts, and Jazz Arts Group Columbus. She graduated from Capital University with her BM in music business with a minor in management.; Theresa Madaus is a Minneapolis based dance maker and performer best known for her work as 1/3 of the choreographic collaboration Mad King Thomas. A dancer, improviser, and writer, she also moonlights as drag sensation Rock Scissors and creates performance incorporating drag and dance. As an arts administrator, she has worked with Upstream Arts, focusing on art, learning, and disability and Link Vostok, an East/West international dance exchange. Additionally, she helps organize the project Don't You Feel It Too?, a practice of public dancing for personal liberation and social healing with a focus on racial justice.; Catherine Meier: Meier is a working artist living on Minnesota?s North Shore. Meier has a BFA in studio art from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, and an MFA from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She served for several years on the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council board of directors. Her awards include several Arrowhead Regional Arts Council grants, an Arts Board grant, and a McKnight visual artist fellowship.; Miriam-Rachel Oxenhandler Newman writes primarily creative nonfiction. She is a freelance writer and has served as the editor of City South Magazine, Plymouth Magazine, and White Bear Lake Magazine. She is particularly interested in the topic of historical trauma and how it impacts communities. She holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her work has appeared in the Pioneer Press, Forward, Tablet, Currents, Dislocate, along with other publications, and has been recognized with grants from Rimon, the Jerome Foundation/SASE, and the Arts Board.; Sanaphay Rattanavong: A fiction and freelance writer rooted in the Twin Cities, Rattanavong has had work nominated for inclusion in the Best American Short Stories anthology, been a recipient of an Artist Initiative grant from the Arts Board, and served as a panel review member. He holds an MFA in creative writing from the Bennington Writing Seminars.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020853,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To create and share photo-based artwork inspired by personal stories that reflect the people and culture of the Minnesota Iron Range. 1. successful website completion exhibiting project images and interviews 2. successful sharing of project on social media and with artist talks 3. evaluation of website analytics and social media response 4. purchase of portable lighting equipment","The creation and sharing of photo-based artwork inspired by individual personal stories that reflect the people and culture of the Minnesota Iron Range. 1. successful website completion exhibiting project images and interviews 2. successful sharing of the project on social media and with artist talk 3. evaluation of website analytics and social media response.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Nancy S. Bundy AKA Nancy Bundy",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Bundy will create a photo based body of work featuring the personal stories of five families who live on Minnesota's Iron Range. This project will reflect the culture of the region. It will be exhibited on a dedicated website and promoted on social media.",2022-03-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nancy,Bundy,"Nancy S. Bundy AKA Nancy Bundy",,,MN,,"(612) 877-2077",nancysbundy@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-840,"Lisa Day: Day is a grant writer at Perspectives, a comprehensive supportive housing program serving homeless mothers and their children in Hennepin County. She is also a playwright, director, and stage manager recently working with Smartmouth, Windmill, and Around the Bend theater companies. Day was a finalist for the Jerome Fellowship and received the Norman Felton Award at the University of Iowa. She has an MFA in playwriting from the University of Iowa Playwright?s Workshop.; Shantel Dow: Dow is the executive director for the Reif Arts Council and the Myles Reif Performing Arts Center in Grand Rapids. Prior to this position, Dow was the president and booking agent for the Dow Artists, Inc. talent booking agency established in 2003. She is currently on the board of directors for the Minnesota Presenters Network and is a member of the Association of Performing Arts Professionals and Grand Rapids Arts. In 2018, she served as cochair for the Arts Midwest Conference held in Indianapolis.; Casey Patrick: Patrick is a poet and educator. She received her MFA in 2013 from Eastern Washington University (Cheney, WA). Patrick has received fellowships from Vermont Studio Center and Hub City Writers Project, and is the recipient of a 2020 Artist Initiative grant from the Arts Board. She works at a public charter school in Saint Paul, at Moon Palace Books, and has taught with The Loft Literary Center since 2015. Her poems have appeared in Ruminate, The Pinch, The Massachusetts Review, and on Twin Cities public transit as part of the IMPRESSIONS Poetry Project.; Katie Pease: Pease is serving in the capacity building and recruitment VISTA position at Mentor North. Pease originally came to Minnesota from Oregon for college and is a proud graduate of St. Catherine University with a BA in studio art and English. After working in a variety of fields, including extensive time spent supporting persons living with physical and developmental disabilities, Pease's passion for social justice led her to making the decision to serve with the AmeriCorps.; Bruce Silcox: Silcox has been a photographer for over 35 years and runs a photography studio from his home in south Minneapolis. His work has focused on the community in which he lives and the lives of those around him. He lived, worked, and studied photography in New York City throughout the 1980s which laid much of the groundwork for his understanding and relationship with the art as a powerful tool for self expression.; Sara Tan: Tan has been the general manager of the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra (BSO) since 2010. She brings decades of nonprofit arts, arts education, and higher education administration experience in Moorhead, MN; Detroit, MI; Cleveland, OH; and Ann Arbor, MI, to her position with the BSO. Tan is a graduate of Concordia College in Moorhead with a bachelor of music education degree, and Bethel University in Saint Paul with an MA in organizational leadership. She serves as a board member for Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies and volunteers frequently at her children's schools in Minnetonka.; Lee Thomas: Thomas?s poems have appeared in numerous journals and magazines, including Poet Lore, Narrative Magazine, Salamander, Midwestern Gothic, Water~Stone Review, and elsewhere. His first collection, Honey in the Dark, won the 2020 Brighthorse Prize for poetry; the book is forthcoming from Brighthorse Books in 2021. He is also a communications consultant and instructor at the University of Minnesota.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10021333,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will work with Flamenco musicians and dancers in town to create and present a performance to audience in the metro area and greater Minnesota. I will conduct a survey to the audience members for their demography.","I worked with six local Flamenco musicians and dancers to present a Flamenco performance in New York Mills, Duluth and Minneapolis. I surveyed the audience. I also received information regarding the audience from the presenters.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",682,,6682,,,,"Sachiko Nishiuchi AKA Sachiko `La Chayi`",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Flamenco dancer La Chayi will present four performances in Minneapolis, Duluth, and New York Mills in May 2022. She will work with six artists.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sachiko,Nishiuchi,"Sachiko Nishiuchi AKA Sachiko La Chayi",,,MN,,"(612) 999-5520x c",sachikolachayi@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Otter Tail, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1046,"Alice De Yonge: De Yonge is the program director and CEO of a small nonprofit youth arts education outreach program located in Blue Earth county since 1994, when it was incorporated. She oversees programming, does the grant writing, and creates services for the organization to ensure they are executed throughout the school year. She is the volunteer service learning coordinator and has been on the committee for the Mankato Mdewakanton Association since 1993.; Liz Engelman: Engelman is the founder and director of Tofte Lake Center at Norm?s Fish Camp, a creative retreat center in the Boundary Waters of Minnesota. She most recently taught playwriting/directing at the University of Texas at Austin. She has served as the literary director and dramaturg director of new play development at theaters including Mixed Blood, McCarter Theatre, and Intiman Theatre; and as assistant literary manager at Actors Theatre of Louisville. She was the alumnae relations coordinator at Hedgebrook, a retreat for women writers on Whidbey Island. Engelman is on the board of the National New Play Network (NNPN) and the National Theatre Conference (NTC). She received her BA at Brown University (Providence, RI) and her MFA in dramaturgy at Columbia University (New York, NY).; Joan Finnegan: Finnegan is a visual artist whose art is represented by juried sales galleries, a board member of the Bluff Country Art Studio Tour, and cofounder and director of Lanesboro Area Art Trail. She had previously served as board chair of Cornucopia Art Center and Austin Area Art Center, as well as chair and active volunteer of Austin Area Chamber of Commerce. She attended Mankato State University, and is a graduate of the Blandin Community Leadership Program.; Anna Henderson: Henderson is a writer and scientist. Her work has appeared in The Kenyon Review, River Teeth, The Common, among others. She curates the ongoing book art exhibit, The Nature Library. This exhibit was founded based on the belief that science literacy can be increased through the arts. She has been a recipient of an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant and a Loft Literary Center Mentor Series award. She is a fellow at the Institute for the Environment at the University of Minnesota, teaches public policy at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, and creative writing at the Loft Literary Center.; William Hernandez: Hernandez Luege is a curatorial assistant for visual arts at the Walker Art Center. He holds a BA in art history/art management from the University of San Francisco, as well as an MA in the history of art from Williams College. His interests are in modern and contemporary Latin American/Latinx Art and the relationship between ideology, political theory, and aesthetics.; Maud Hixson: Hixson, a vocal performer, made her Guthrie Theater debut in the revue Coward?s Women, and has also appeared in Park Square Theater?s The Soul of Gershwin. She teamed with Sir Richard Rodney Bennett in 2012 for the long running Midtown Jazz at Midday concert series at Saint Peter?s in Manhattan and debuted her show Skyscraper Wits in London and New York in 2015. In 2016, she made her second appearance at Jazz at Lincoln Center.; Christine Marcotte: Marcotte writes historical fiction and nonfiction. She recently completed her first manuscript, What Amelia Knows, a novel about the ax murder of her third great grandfather. Since 2014, she has written the Reminisce column for the Deer River and Grand Rapids newspapers. She has had four short stories published since May 2019. At this time, she is working on a historical trilogy and a linked short story collection.; Lawrence Weinberg is the director of the Rum River Art Center. Weinberg graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BFA. He has had several shows and continues to work on two-dimensional media. Weinberg directs a group of fifteen teaching artists and four administrative staff at the art center and still teaches a few virtual classess for kids and older adult. Weinberg founded the art center in 2009 and has grown it from 500 square feet to over 10,000 square feet.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020534,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To improve the quality of life for residents at Sylvan Court skilled nursing and Sylvan Place assisted living facilities. We will utilize a post-survey tool to measure program quality, health, mood, and social interactions. Staff observation of resident participation, interaction, and mood will also be collected.","Minnesota residents and communities will maintain access and connection to the arts. Each year nursing homes participate in a resident and family satisfaction survey that is administered by a contracted vendor. Our goal was to improve the resident mood domain scores in this survey cycle.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Neil Gulsvig, Lauris Molbert, Andy North, Brent Teiken, Bill Gassen, Jim Cain, Wes Engbrecht, Marnie Herrmann, Donald Jacobs, Mark Lundeen, MD",0.00,"Sanford Health Sylvan Court","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Sanford Health Sylvan Court will offer the Arts for Aging program to improve key self-reported health markers, including pain, loneliness, and social engagement of older adults residing at Sanford Health Canby's Sylvan Court and Sylvan Place.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tessa,Ryker,"Sanford Health Sylvan Court","112 St Olaf Ave S",Canby,MN,56220,"(605) 312-6081",Tessa.Ryker@SanfordHealth.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-489,"Darolyn Clark: Darolyn Gray works as a development officer for Wingspan Life Resources, a charity serving adults with developmental disabilities. In collaboration with teaching artists from COMPAS, she facilitates residencies for visual arts and spoken word, and poetry. She has served on the board for Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir and One Voice Mixed Chorus. Gray has 25 years of nonprofit and grant writing experience in a variety of capacities and is passionate about arts programming. Gray?s business and psychology education was obtained at Onondaga Community College (New York) and Mesa College (San Diego).; Guillermo Cuellar was born in Venezuela. After graduating from Cornell College in Iowa in 1976, he returned home and set up a pottery studio where he made functional stoneware. In 1992, he founded Grupo Turgua. In the following decade, Grupo Turgua held 28 group sales, offering pottery, jewelry, photography, woodwork, drawing, weavings, and Venezuelan Indian handwork. In 2005, he established a home, studio, and showroom in the upper Saint Croix River Valley in Minnesota. Since 2009, Cuellar's Pottery has been a host studio on the Saint Croix Valley Pottery Tour. Cuellar teaches occasional workshops in the United States and abroad and serves on the board of ArtReach St. Croix.; Lynne Harper: At the end of 2013, Harper retired early from a management position, returning to university to complete a BA in art history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She received an MA in the art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas from UEA and the Sainsbury Research Unit, Norwich, Norfolk, UK. Her MA thesis was a case study of British library engagement with West African communities in London. Since then, she has interned or volunteered at museums and historical societies, working as a an independent curator, conducting research to support or create exhibitions and community engagement activities.; Sharon Nordrum: While her English name is Sharon Nordrum, she signs her artwork with her?Ojibwe name, Wabigagagiwikwebek (White Raven Woman). Nordrum started painting in 2012, and now also works with fiber arts, Ojibwe basketry, ceramics, and woodcarving. Her inspiration comes from her dreams; her Ojibwe heritage, language, and stories; and the natural world. Her work is filled with traditional Ojibwe symbolism. She is active in the communities of northern Minnesota; her interests include art projects, youth work, and radio shows. She has been a member of the Indigenous Foods Experts? committee which keyed the foods to highlight in AOB?s Farm to Early Care Initiative and has been a key piece to its success in the classroom and in the kitchen.; Lynette Reini-Grandell teaches at Normandale Community College, has authored two collections of poetry, and recently completed a book length memoir. She currently performs poetry with the jazz collective Sonoglyph. A long time participant in Minnesota?s arts community, as a volunteer programmer, she cohosted ?Write On! Radio? on KFAI for over 25 years, interviewing local and nationally touring authors about their work. She has received grants from the Arts Board and the Finlandia Foundation, has an MA and PhD from the University of Minnesota, and her poetry is part of a permanent installation at the Carlton Arms Art Hotel in Manhattan.; Maribeth Romslo is a director, cinematographer, and producer in the Twin Cities. Her feature film, Dragonfly, was selected ""Best of the Fest"" at MSPIFF 2016. Amelia, the first film in her historical fiction series to inspire girls in STEM, premiered at TIFF Kids 2018. She created Handmade*Mostly, an original series about creative women in the Midwest in collaboration with Reese Witherspoon's new media platform, Hello Sunshine. Her most recent documentary, Raise Your Voice, premiered at MSPIFF 2020, the film examines student free speech in America with the student journalists at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL, and Mary Beth Tinker of the landmark Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines.; Pamela Smith is a writer, teacher, and researcher. She was awarded the 2019 Artist Initiative grant, and 2021 Creative Support for Individuals grant, both from the Arts Board. She is the author of the memoir, Edgewalker, and other works of creative nonfiction. Edgewalker is an exploration of a year in which the author experienced the death of her mother, loss of her marriage, and her own cancer diagnosis. Smith is on the faculty at the University of Minnesota, and is the author of the academic book Global Trade Policy. She has an interest in the topic of writing for wellness.; Sarah Miller joined the Citizens League in Saint Paul in 2018 to work in partnership with the executive director and program staff to lead fundraising efforts for the organization, after two years at the University of Minnesota Foundation in prospect development. For most of her career, she worked in small for-profit and nonprofit arts organizations in New York, NY. She was a program manager and associate publisher at a small nonprofit photography magazine; helped start and manage a photography gallery in NYC; and more recently, supported individual fundraising efforts at the Queens Museum. Miller studied photography at the Art Institute of Boston and received her BFA in 2001. She later earned an MA in visual arts administration with a nonprofit concentration from New York University in 2012. In graduate school, she interned at Performa, which produces a leading performance art biennial; and Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, a community arts organization in lower Manhattan. She volunteered for seven years on the auction committee for the annual Friends of Friends Photography Auction, raising funds for children's hospitals in Southeast Asia, run by Friends Without a Border.; Jared Zeigler is a theater maker who wears many hats. In addition to freelancing as an AEA stage manager in both regional theaters and site specific outdoor tours, he has filled administrative roles at Park Square Theatre, the Northfield Arts Guild, and Theatre Novi Most. Zeigler graduated from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor's degree in theater arts and and is also a contributor to Technicians for Change, an organization empowering theatrical technical workers.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020753,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Using input from patrons who have felt unwelcome to participate in performing arts, the Guthrie will curate judgement-free relaxed performances. The Guthrie will email surveys to relaxed performance attendees to gauge whether the Guthrie succeeded in creating a welcoming environment for patrons who have difficulty attending traditional theater performances.","The Guthrie hosted five relaxed performances, serving 1626 people. Post-show surveys were sent via email, but response rates not good so results (while positive) may not be representative.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,"Other,local or private",25000,,"Susan Allen, Martha Goldberg Aronson, Y. Marc Belton, Abdhish Bhavsar, Jennifer Reedstrom Bishop, James L. Chosy, David Dines, Amy Fiterman, Darrel German, Joseph Haj, Todd Hartman, Diane Hofstede, Timothy Huebsch, David G. Hurrell, Garry W. Jenkins, John Junek, Hans Kabat, Christine Kalla, Lisa Johnson Kelly, Jay Kiedrowski, David M. Lilly, Audrey Lucas, Kristen Ludgate, Michael McCormick, W. Thomas McEnery, Munir Meghjee, Jennifer Melin Miller, Renee Montz, David Moore, Jr., Lynn Myhran, Wendy Belson, Todd Noteboom, Anne Paape, Dr. Lisa Saul Paylor, Brian Pietsch, Irene Quarshie, Ann Rainhart, ReBecca Koenig Roloff, Robert A. Rosenbaum, Jerry Rudowsky, Lee Skold, Kenneth F. Spence, Kweli P. Thompson, Steve Tompson, Dan Torbenson, Wendy Unglaub, Steve Webster, Todd Zaun. LIFETIME MEMBERS: Martha Atwater, Karen Bachman, David C. Cox, William George, Pierson M. Grieve, Polly Grose, Steve Sanger, Douglas M. Steenland, Mary W. Vaughan, Irving Weiser, Margaret Wurtele, Charles A. Zelle.",0.00,"Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The Guthrie Theater will produce relaxed performances for its productions of A Raisin in the Sun, The Tempest, Emma, and Sweat, inviting in an audience that hasn't typically felt welcome in the performing arts.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,Essert,"Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","818 2nd St S",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1252,"(612) 225-6000",emilye@guthrietheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Big Stone, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-171,"Kati Bachmayer moved to Minnesota in 2017 to work for the city of Lakeville?s community and economic development department. As the economic development coordinator, she collaborates with city staff, developers, local businesses, chambers, and other stakeholders on business retention and expansion projects, as well as on strategic planning. Her major project of 2020 has been managing a small business emergency grant program. Originally from South Dakota, Bachmayer was a dedicated Aberdeen Community Theatre (ACT) volunteer for eighteen years. Bachmayer also served for seven years on the Aberdeen Area Arts Council board, two as president and one as past president.; Sandra Bentley worked 21 years as a nursing home administrator for a national nonprofit company. During her tenure, she served five years on the company?s national board of directors. Bentley then was executive director for the Violence Intervention Project (VIP) in Thief River Falls. VIP serves victims of sexual and domestic violence. This work included writing RFPs and managing several grants. Notably, Bentley was a MN All State musician and later performed with the Devils Lake Community Orchestra for seven years and one year with the Grand Forks Symphony.; Trenne Fields: Fields is currently the department assistant in physics and astronomy at Carleton College, where she supports the faculty in their teaching efforts, as well as acts as the public face of the department and works to build a welcoming, cohesive community for students. Fields serves on the board of directors for Tapestry Folkdance Center in Minneapolis, and is also cofore of Bells of the North Morris Dancers. She graduated with a BA in international studies and French from Macalester, previously worked as a program director at the YMCA of the Twin Cities, and is a volunteer EMT.; Lisa Horton is an assistant professor in the Department of English, Linguistics, and Writing Studies at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Born and raised near Grand Rapids, she trained as a pianist in her youth, attended Itasca Community College for a year, then complete her BA in English at what is now the University of Northwestern St. Paul, being involved in both choral music and theater there. She worked extensively in the theater scene in the Twin Cities for nearly a decade before moving to Duluth to take an MA at UMD. She has a PhD in English (Medieval literature) from Western Michigan University, and has been teaching at UMD since 2011. Horton has had her jewelry work displayed in various galleries across northern Minnesota, and has performed as a musician and singer very occasionally, notably with the AOL Chorus at Carnegie Hall in November of 1997.; Marla Klein is a freelance photographer and art director based in Minneapolis. Her work focuses on building compassion for our human experience through conceptual portraits; she is the creator of the Arts Board funded photo series, The Metamorphosis Project. She graduated from Hallmark Institute of Photography (Turners Falls, MA) in 2012 and has served as a volunteer board member for Freeborn County Arts Initiative gallery for five years.; Camila Kuntz: Kuntz is the founder of CK Consulting in 2002, also known as CKC Marketing. Over the course of her 28 year career, she has worked with Fortune 100 and 500 companies, media companies, movie studios, and nonprofits directly through consulting, promotions, program development, grant evaluations, and as a donor.; Edward McDonald serves as the executive director of the East Metro Civic Alliance. He also served as the director of the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage. He is a former Bush Leadership Fellow and Humphrey Fellow. He has a master?s degree in public administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.; Ekaterina Oicherman is an artist, educator, and textile researcher. She is a visiting research fellow at the Center for Jewish Studies, University of Minnesota and a continuing education lecturer at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. She studied textile design and art, and modern Jewish studies in Israel and the United Kingdom. In her practice based PhD (Goldsmiths, London) she studied 19th century German Jewish ritual textiles to develop a model of imbuing historical craft artifacts with contemporary relevance through rigorous creative research. She exhibited her artwork internationally. She taught textile art, design, and history and headed the department of Textile Design (Shenkar College, Israel).","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020755,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Ballet Co.Laboratory will connect with audiences and artists with a 2021/22 performance season featuring a hybrid of five outdoor/indoor productions. The quality of programming and budgetary goals will be evaluated through ticketing reports, press coverage, and post-show evaluations completed by audience members, staff, guest artists, students, and Board members.","Ballet Co.Laboratory connected with 1,760 artists and audience members through the creation, performances, and outreach events connected to Firebird. Numbers served was evaluated through organizational tracking and ticket reports. Quality of programming was evaluated through post-show surveys completed by audiences, staff, students/families of school, outreach participants, and board members.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Dee Baskin, James DeLeo, Kelly Fellows, Denis Henrot, Van Horgen, and Sara Wilson",0.00,"Ballet Co.Laboratory","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Ballet Co.Laboratory will strengthen connections with audiences and artists by returning to a complete performance season featuring five unique outdoor and indoor productions performed throughout Minneapolis and Saint Paul.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Zoe,Henrot,"Ballet Co.Laboratory","276 E Lafayette Frontage Rd","St Paul",MN,55107,"(651) 313-5967",zhenrot@balletcolaboratory.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-173,"Kati Bachmayer moved to Minnesota in 2017 to work for the city of Lakeville?s community and economic development department. As the economic development coordinator, she collaborates with city staff, developers, local businesses, chambers, and other stakeholders on business retention and expansion projects, as well as on strategic planning. Her major project of 2020 has been managing a small business emergency grant program. Originally from South Dakota, Bachmayer was a dedicated Aberdeen Community Theatre (ACT) volunteer for eighteen years. Bachmayer also served for seven years on the Aberdeen Area Arts Council board, two as president and one as past president.; Sandra Bentley worked 21 years as a nursing home administrator for a national nonprofit company. During her tenure, she served five years on the company?s national board of directors. Bentley then was executive director for the Violence Intervention Project (VIP) in Thief River Falls. VIP serves victims of sexual and domestic violence. This work included writing RFPs and managing several grants. Notably, Bentley was a MN All State musician and later performed with the Devils Lake Community Orchestra for seven years and one year with the Grand Forks Symphony.; Trenne Fields: Fields is currently the department assistant in physics and astronomy at Carleton College, where she supports the faculty in their teaching efforts, as well as acts as the public face of the department and works to build a welcoming, cohesive community for students. Fields serves on the board of directors for Tapestry Folkdance Center in Minneapolis, and is also cofore of Bells of the North Morris Dancers. She graduated with a BA in international studies and French from Macalester, previously worked as a program director at the YMCA of the Twin Cities, and is a volunteer EMT.; Lisa Horton is an assistant professor in the Department of English, Linguistics, and Writing Studies at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Born and raised near Grand Rapids, she trained as a pianist in her youth, attended Itasca Community College for a year, then complete her BA in English at what is now the University of Northwestern St. Paul, being involved in both choral music and theater there. She worked extensively in the theater scene in the Twin Cities for nearly a decade before moving to Duluth to take an MA at UMD. She has a PhD in English (Medieval literature) from Western Michigan University, and has been teaching at UMD since 2011. Horton has had her jewelry work displayed in various galleries across northern Minnesota, and has performed as a musician and singer very occasionally, notably with the AOL Chorus at Carnegie Hall in November of 1997.; Marla Klein is a freelance photographer and art director based in Minneapolis. Her work focuses on building compassion for our human experience through conceptual portraits; she is the creator of the Arts Board funded photo series, The Metamorphosis Project. She graduated from Hallmark Institute of Photography (Turners Falls, MA) in 2012 and has served as a volunteer board member for Freeborn County Arts Initiative gallery for five years.; Camila Kuntz: Kuntz is the founder of CK Consulting in 2002, also known as CKC Marketing. Over the course of her 28 year career, she has worked with Fortune 100 and 500 companies, media companies, movie studios, and nonprofits directly through consulting, promotions, program development, grant evaluations, and as a donor.; Edward McDonald serves as the executive director of the East Metro Civic Alliance. He also served as the director of the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage. He is a former Bush Leadership Fellow and Humphrey Fellow. He has a master?s degree in public administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.; Ekaterina Oicherman is an artist, educator, and textile researcher. She is a visiting research fellow at the Center for Jewish Studies, University of Minnesota and a continuing education lecturer at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. She studied textile design and art, and modern Jewish studies in Israel and the United Kingdom. In her practice based PhD (Goldsmiths, London) she studied 19th century German Jewish ritual textiles to develop a model of imbuing historical craft artifacts with contemporary relevance through rigorous creative research. She exhibited her artwork internationally. She taught textile art, design, and history and headed the department of Textile Design (Shenkar College, Israel).","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020880,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,15450,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","NFA will provide audiences unique access to Minnesota filmmakers, providing meaningful arts experiences in a geographically and culturally challenged region. NFA will measure audience attendance and visitor behavior while tracking percentage of Minnesota artist affiliated screenings at sober environments, irregular venues,arthouse cinema, and rural theaters around the geographically challenged Arrowhead Region","NFA provided audiences unique access to Minnesota Filmmakers, provided meaningful arts experiences to multiple regions around the state. NFA used audience surveys and post-event interviews with participants to measure the success of our desired outcomes.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,15450,1690,"Riki McManus, Vijay Dixit, Richard Hansen, George Reese, Chris Alexander, Dan Murphy, James Pikala, Dan Schneidkraut, Trey Wodele",0.00,"The Northern Film Alliance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The Northern Film Alliance will enhance its film festival experience for filmmakers and audiences and engage with underserved and rural communities.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Richard,Hansen,"The Northern Film Alliance","1734 Columbus Ave",Duluth,MN,55803,"(612) 227-8015",richard@northernfilmalliance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Pine, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-198,"Lyndel King: King has a PhD in art history and 40 years of museum experience. She has an undergraduate degree in microbiology and worked as a chemist and virology researcher. King worked with architect Frank Gehry to build a new facility for the Weisman Art Museum that opened in 1993 and an expansion in 2011. Prior to her work at the University, she worked as director of exhibitions and museum programs for Control Data Corporation and as exhibition coordinator at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. King served three terms on the board of trustees of the Association of Art Museum Directors, as cochair of the Association of Academic Museums and Galleries committee for the protection of university collections, and two terms as a trustee and as vice president for the American Alliance of Museums (AAM). In 2020, King was awarded one of AAM?S highest honors, the Award for Distinguished Service to Museums. She has also served on several nonprofit cultural organization boards in Minnesota, currently serving on the board of International Council of Museums-United States.; Jessica Lamphere: Lamphere is a visual artist, mentor, and group organizer. Previously working with Key 4/4 Kids, she and her mentee placed their piece of art at the Minnesota Children?s Museum. She has also volunteered with Hands Across the World and the Art League of Ocean City Center for the Arts. Using art as a way to communicate with refugees and children, Lamphere loves to teach and volunteer.; Kathleen Peterson: Peterson is a published novelist and playwright, and a retired arts administrator in Winona with an MA in English literature and language. She has written grant proposals for Winona State University. Her administrative career has encompassed the health care and financial industries. She served as board member and chair of several regional nonprofit organizations in southeast Minnesota. For several years, she was a grant review panelist for the Southeastearn Minnesota Arts Council and is currently on the executive board of the Winona Community Foundation.; Morgen Ruff: Ruff is a freelance film programmer and cinema operations specialist. From 2012 to 2020, he was lead programmer and exhibition program manager at the Northwest Film Center & Portland International Film Festival in Portland, OR, where he programmed contemporary cinema, classics, and experimental film while collaborating with a wide array of community groups and like minded arts organizations. Ruff holds a BA in film studies and philosophy from Portland State University.; Ann Schwartz: Schwartz is a nonprofit director, writer, artist, blogger, and photographer. She is involved in the community and volunteers on the exhibit committee at the Jaques Art Center. She has a bachelor's degree in mass communications and graphic design. She has also judged many art and writing contests.; Sarah Warren: Warren graduated from the Loft Literary Center?s Master Track program. A former preschool teacher and Minnesota Reading Corps tutor, Warren currently connects with scholars across the country as an artist educator. She is an author of picture books; Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workers was picked for the 2013 Amelia Bloomer Top Ten Book List and awarded a Jane Addams Peace Association Children?s Book Award honor. Warren has served as a panelist for the Arts Board and the Kate Dopirak Craft and Community Award.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10021312,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","MBOTMA will maintain connections to our community and provide opportunity for more exposure to the music. We will plan and execute four events for our community and the larger audience as well as extend the opportunities to populations not currently connected to the organization.","MBOTMA maintained connections to our community and provided opportunity for more exposure to the music. Attendance at our events grew compared to 2021; new venue in Duluth.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,1650,"Nic Hentges, Jason Juran, Roberta Podrug, Shane Zack, Dale Gruber, Brett Day, James Franczyk, Penny Hillemann, Phaedra Johnson, Russell Lane, Edie Loy, Lucy Weberling, Rudy Marti, George Rothenberger",0.00,"Minnesota Bluegrass and Old Time Music Association AKA Minnesota Bluegrass","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Minnesota Bluegrass and Old Time Music Association will host four bluegrass and old time events for fans old and new to connect with its music.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Darcy,Schatz,"Minnesota Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Association AKA Minnesota Bluegrass","PO Box 16408",Minneapolis,MN,55416-0408,"(651) 456-8919",info@minnesotabluegrass.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Stearns, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-303,"Ross Anderson is a musician from southwest Minnesota. He performs on clarinet and saxophone with a jazz duo, the Route 68 big band, and is principal clarinet with the Southwest Minnesota Orchestra. He has served as a grant review panelist for the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. He received a grant from SMAC in 2013 when he created a CD recording, and another grant in 2006. Anderson is an adjunct instructor of jazz improv at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. Anderson attended the University of Chicago Laboratory School, where he learned the basics of jazz improvisation. He has a BA from the University of Minnesota in history.; Amy Cousin: Cousin is a jewelry artist whose work revives surplus or discarded items and recycled precious metals, juxtaposed with gemstones associated with healing properties. Before focusing on wearable art, Cousin owned and operated a brick and mortar book, gift, and art boutique in both Minnesota and South Carolina. Previously, she served as a senior community health worker for the Hennepin County Healthcare for the Homeless project. Cousin also was a consultant to the Women?s Bureau of the United States Department of Labor during the development of the Work and Family Clearinghouse. Cousin has a BA from Tulane University (New Orleans, LA) in communication.; Hannah Gary currently works with the Metropolitan Council managing the Livable Communities Demonstration Account grant program. She has also served on the Minneapolis Arts Commission for the past two years. Gary has a background in urban planning and public health with experience in public art and arts based community engagement. Gary is originally from Atlanta, GA, and has been living in Minneapolis for the past six years.; Cherie Hamilton: Hamilton holds an MFA in creative writing, fiction, and writing for children and young adults from the University of Illinois (Champaign-Urbana, IL). She has a MA in art education and a BA in fiber arts from Western Washington University (Bellingham, WA), Fairhaven College (Bellingham, WA), and the University of Minnesota, College of Design. She works as a teacher at the college level as well as teaching art and writing to youth. Hamilton encourages writers to tell their stories and give voice to their experiences.; Melissa Higgs Kohler: Higgs is a poet and science fair director who previously taught at The Loft and the University of Illinois (Springfield, IL), and served as president of the Vachel Lindsay Association, a small arts nonprofit. She has published three chapbooks of poetry and received second prize in the Basil Bunting Poetry Competition in 2017. Her reviews and interviews can be found at The Poetry Foundation, the Adroit Journal, and Kenyon Review Online. She received her MFA in creative writing from Hamline University in 2002.; Jean Louis: Jean is an avid supporter of the arts in central Minnesota, serving on a Fine Arts Council to support sound and lighting needs for the Performing Arts Center in the local high school, working as Stage Manager for an annual Talent Showcase, and writing grants for the schools and community theatre groups. With a degree in Music Education, she accompanies musical theatre productions, and plays for services in multiple churches, as well as playing for weddings, a dinner theatre, and other events. She volunteers in a nearby school district to play for choir concerts. Composing mass settings and reviewing grants are her latest endeavors in the world of the arts.; David Marty is retired from a career in arts administration, and currently serves on the Grand Rapids school board. He holds a bachelor?s degree in communications, with additional arts training including a fellowship in arts administration at the National Endowment for the Arts. He is an experienced arts presenter with extensive awards and has served on various arts and community boards. He has presented and consulted often for national and regional arts gatherings. He was an officer for the Minnesota Presenters Network and the Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Marty has also directed and acted in local theater productions.; Luke Rassmussen is an art hobbyist, art lover, and employed as a professional project manager. He helps with trouble shooting; clear, precise communication; meeting budgets; and meeting partner goals within budgets. Rassmussen excels in working with partners on achieving their goals and communicating their message while also being cognizant of budget realities. He is currently excited to get more involved with his local community.; Amy Rea is a freelance writer and editor who was also the recipient of a 2018 Artist Initiative grant. She has been published in several journals with both poetry and fiction. In addition, over the years she worked both as an employee and as a contractor for several nonprofits. She is a volunteer board member for the Professional Editors Network and a social media volunteer for Homeward Bound Rescue.; Lara Rodriguez is the author of THRESHOLES (Coffee House Press, 2020). She holds a PhD in English. She is a senior editor of Triple Canopy. She was born in the Bronx.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020669,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create collage workbooks for use in live public workshops, and also incorporated as part of interactive virtual workshops and video presentations. Workbooks will be used at in-person and live virtual interactive workshops. Live events will provide direct and interactive feedback. All projects created with workbooks and comments will be shared with participants at a designated social media site.","Created two collage workbooks for live workshops, available at galleries, linked to interactive social media workshops and the Collage video series. Workbooks will be used at in-person workshops allowing direct feedback. Links to a public social media site are included in the books to provide for comments, interactive sharing of projects created with the workbooks and shared with participants.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Karlyn I. Berg AKA Karlyn Atkinson Berg",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Atkinson Berg will produce and publish hands-on collage project workbooks to be used at in person events where possible, and at live virtual interactive workshops and video webinars. The project will be shared on a social media site.",2022-01-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karlyn,Berg,"Karlyn I. Berg AKA Karlyn Atkinson Berg",,,MN,,"(218) 259-0207x c",karlyn.atkinson.berg@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Itasca, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-276,"Hannah Coleman-Zaitzeff is a development associate at The Bakken Museum in Minneapolis. She has previously worked as a theater educator in Richfield and Bloomington Public Schools and was formerly the company manger of Mill City Summer Opera. She is a recent graduate of Hamline University where she earned a BA in theater with a focus in direction and stage carpentry.; Lisa Cook is the founder and president of C & C Consulting, where they help nonprofits in building infrastructure through development activities, board training, and grant research and writing. Cook also currently serves as the development director for EOS International. Cook graduated from the University of North Dakota and has served as a member with Lakeville Schools Gifted Advisory Council.; Sally Koski is a retired graduate nursing professor from the College of St. Scholastica. She served as a volunteer executive director of the Ely Community Health Center and a public health nursing consultant for the Minnesota Oral Health Project. She has been active with local Ely area nonprofits such as the Ely Area Food Shelf and Community Care Team. She graduated from the College of St. Scholastica with a bachelor's and master's in nursing and holds a PhD in nursing from Barry University (Miami Shores, FL). She is a flutist, watercolor painter, photographer, and nunofelter. Koski has extensive experience as a grant reviewer for local nonprofits and with the Minnesota Department of Health. She recently has been selected as a contributing photographer with the Foundation for Healing Photo Arts.; Laura Martin is a visual artist and graphic designer who has had a lifelong attachment to the arts. She draws, paints in acrylic, does graphic design, and has taken classes in graphic design through the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design (Lakewood, CO).; Daniel Munson has been a theater professional since the 1980s. He has worked on Broadway, Off Broadway, and around the country at such prestigious theaters as The Kennedy Center (Washington, DC) and Pasadena Playhouse (Pasadena, CA). Born, raised, and educated in Winona, Munson has returned to the area and has worked with Great River Shakespeare Festival, Theatre du Mississippi, Frozen River Film Festival, and Minnesota Beethoven Festival in leadership roles.; Chloe Rizzo is a sculptor, engagement consultant, teaching artist, and founding partner of Holliday Studios. Much of her work is done in ceramics and glass with reference to her classical training in sculpture at Rowan State University (Glassboro, NJ), where she earned her bachelor?s degree in 1998. She earned a master?s in ceramics at the Rochester Institute of Technology, School for American Crafts (Rochester, NY) in 2001 and completed post baccalaureate studies in sculptural ceramics at the University of Colorado (Boulder, CO). She has been an exhibiting and teaching artist for more than fifteen years, working with diverse communities in both public and private institutions across the country, including the Northern Clay Center, the City of Saint Paul, Gage Academy of Art, and more. Public art installations from her most recent engagement work can be seen in multiple locations throughout the Twin Cities. Rizzo was an instructor of fine arts for Amarillo College and West Texas A&M University. She currently is represented by the RubineRed Gallery, and a sample of her most recent series may be viewed at the 2020 Minnesota State Fair fine art exhibition.; Gary Ruschman is a vocal artist, instrumentalist, conductor, and prizewinning composer. He has appeared with orchestras, opera companies, and festivals around the world, and was a member of the Twin Cities based Cantus vocal ensemble for a decade. He has received institutional support and recognition from Chorus America, American Composers Forum, Nautilus Music Theater, and ASCAP. Ruschman is director of music at Saint Timothy Lutheran Church in Saint Paul, and currently serves on the music staff of One Voice Mixed Chorus and Mixed Precipitation?s Picnic Operetta. He earned degrees with honors from Northern Kentucky University (Highland Heights, KY) and the San Francisco Conservatory (San Francisco, CA).; Valerie Williams completed her MFA in directing at Baylor University (Waco, TX) in May 2020. Before that, Williams served as grants writer for the Great River Shakespeare Festival and Winona Area Public Schools. She also directed the Winona Senior High drama program. Williams began her theater career as an AEA stage manager with Illusion and Mixed Blood theaters in Minneapolis, and Theatre du Mississippi in Winona. Williams has presented at Texas Educational Theatre, Mid-America Theatre, Comparative Drama, and Association for Theatre in Higher Education conferences. She has been published in the Texas Theatre Journal and the Asian Theatre Journal.; Emily Winn is a dancer and dance teacher with experience in ballet, modern, and jazz. She performed with Twin Cities Ballet and Borealis Dance (a modern company in Minneapolis) from 2014 to 2017, and currently teaches at Ballet Royale. She graduated summa cum laude from Georgia Southern University (Statesboro, GA) at the age of eighteen with her BA in writing and linguistics, where she studied creative nonfiction, short stories, and poetry. She also has a love for community theater and musicals and has performed in and/or choreographed for several, including The Music Man, The King and I, and Anything Goes.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020706,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Villiard will continue exploring methods of creating mobile, digital work on Indigenous topics to screen in Indigenous / urban native spaces Community pre-screening feedback, artist Q and A's at public screenings in tribal locations/urban native spaces, feedback from other Indigenous artists, critiques","I collaborated with other artists and produced and animated a short film that premiered at the Duluth MLK Jr. rally. Feedback from other Indigenous artists along the way, community input in process and imagery, live feedback at event.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Moira I. Villiard",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Villiard will create a collaborative art film with award winning poet Tanaya Winder titled Love Letters in a Time of Settler Colonialism, exploring topics of boarding school/colonial history, MMIW, and Indigenous love.",2022-01-01,2023-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Moira,Villiard,"Moira I. Villiard",,,MN,,"(218) 251-3551",art.moira@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-287,"Julie Ahasay recently retired from the faculty at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She has directed and acted at the Duluth Playhouse for many decades, and has directed for Lyric Opera of the North, Wise Fool, and Renegade Theater Company. She has participated in approximately 80 theatrical productions ranging from college shows and comedy revues to dinner theater and live radio productions. She is an instructor at Duluth Playhouse Conservatory.; Carolyn Borgen is the marketing and bookings manager at State Street Theater Company, where she has helped the theater grow from a small organization putting on four shows a year to a theater offering year around events. Borgen previously worked as executive director for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra, helping the organization grow from two groups and thirty students to five groups with ninety students. She graduated from Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota (Winona, MN) with an BA in electronic publishing and with an MA in art administration. Borgen also teaches string bass with the New Ulm Suzuki School of Music.; Florence Brammer is a recently retired federal attorney, having investigated and prosecuted violations of federal labor law for 30 years. She received undergraduate and graduate degrees in journalism, religious studies, and special education. Brammer is an avid arts goer and volunteer and is passionate about the importance of the arts for Minnesota. She has been a tour guide at the Walker Art Center since 1993, a former co-op printmaker with Highpoint Center for Printmaking, and an occasional performer for theatrical/dance performances at the Walker Art Center, Southern Theater, O?Shaughnessy, and Northern Spark. She is an enthusiastic student of the arts, regularly taking classes at the University of Minnesota, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Grand Marais Art Colony, and other places in visual arts, art history, piano, creative writing and other artmaking forms. Brammer has frequently enjoyed being a guest to talk about the arts, particularly theater, on MPR?s ArtHounds. She has volunteered as an audio describer and script reviewer for local theaters.; Matt Connolly is an assistant professor of film studies in the department of English at Minnesota State University, Mankato. He received his MA and PhD in communication arts with a focus in film studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His scholarly work on LGBTQ cinematic history has been published in Cinema Journal and Spectator. Connolly writes film criticism, which has most recently been published in Film Comment and Reverse Shot, the publication for the Museum of the Moving Image. He is a former programmer for the Wisconsin Film Festival and has been a judge for the Speechless Film Festival.; Sarah Duncan: Duncan's mixed-media works explore themes of identity such as queerness, parenthood, and friendship using storytelling to express truths through varying lenses. Trained as a graphic designer, Duncan recently completed her bachelor?s degree in art at the University of Minnesota, 26 years after starting it. Her current invitation series explores the idea of hospitality in this time of extreme domesticity. Moving into year two of the pandemic?Duncan presents invitations to pause, care, and play.; Rachael Givens graduated from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a bachelor?s degree in visual art. She is the volunteer social media assistant for The Links, Incorporated. She previously was a curatorial research intern at the Weisman Art Museum. She has experience as a communication engagement specialist at Pillsbury United Communities, where she designed marketing collateral on various enrichment programs for children that focused on visual arts, music production, STEM education, and career mapping. She received an Eli Segal AmeriCorps Education Award for completing over 1,700 combined hours of community service.; Jonathan Schill has a background in nonprofits and foundations. He believes in the transformative power of the arts and is passionate about diversity, equity, and inclusion. Schill grew up in the Pacific Northwest but has been in Minnesota long enough to call it home. He has served as a panelist for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and as a panelist and an artistic evaluator for the Arts Board. Schill currently serves on the board of Theater Mu.; Jamie Schwaba is currently the director of development at the Reading Center/ Dyslexia Institute of MN, but prior to holding this position she was the managing director of the Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts in Winona for seven years. She holds a MS in adult and continuing education, BA in theater arts, and she performed professionally in the Milwaukee area for eight years.; Peter Spooner teaches at Lake Superior College (Duluth) and the University of Minnesota Duluth. He founded Archive Arts, LLC to provide appraisal, research, and consultation to private and institutional clients. Spooner is the former curator for Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth, a position he held from 1994 to 2012. He earned a BS in art education from the University of Wisconsin - Stout and received an MS and MFA in painting and drawing from Illinois State University (Normal, IL).","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10021241,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The DSSO will use technology to create virtual concerts that connect with our community. The DSSO will track number of participants, distance from Duluth, and repeat viewings as part of our evaluation process.","The DSSO was able to connect with Minnesota residents through concert broadcasts. The DSSO had more than 1,200 in the audience, with 5,000+ people watching the broadcasts. Over 200 have watched the online recording so far.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Mark Monson, John Berchild, Robert Bennett, Tammy Ostrander, William Alexander, Linda Boben, Dr. Beth Gilbert, Jeremy Hoglund, Jill Kaiser, Tina Koecher, James McLeod, Michael Mollerus, Emily Nygren, William (`Buzz`) Palmer, Branden Robinson, Kathleen Sanders, James Sebastian, Nairi Stack, Rajiv Vaidyanathan, Roberta Vose",0.00,"Duluth Superior Symphony Association AKA Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra will augment its 2021-22 season of in person concerts with virtual access for both subscribers and new audience members.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brandon,VanWaeyenberghe,"Duluth Superior Symphony Association AKA Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra","130 Superior St W Ste LL2-120",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 623-3777",BrandonVW@dsso.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Lake, Pine, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-271,"Crystal Boyd is the pollinator programs manager for the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, where she manages an annual grant cycle that awards up to $1.8 million per year. She also is the founder and president of Crystal Boyd Consulting LLC, which assists nonprofits, local governments, and museums with implementing history projects in Minnesota. Since 2013, she has managed eleven arts and cultural heritage fund grants totaling more than $230,000. Boyd earned her bachelor's degree in English and Spanish from the University of Minnesota, and her master's in museum studies from the University of Colorado.; Joyce Broderson is a past Arts Board grant advisory reviewer and has most recently been associated with the Minnesota Social Service Association as a board member. She currently advises both organizations and individuals on recruiting and retaining people of color and seniors, as well as combating systemic racism. She has a doctorate in business administration, an MBA, a BA in human service administration, and a merchandising degree.; Christopher Clouser is a composing guitarist, songwriter, and performer based between Mexico City and the U. S. Combining elements of rock, jazz blues, spoken word, and improvised musics, Clouser has toured the world with his group A Love Electric, as a solo act, and performed alongside luminaries from John Lurie to John Zorn, Flea, Cyro Baptista, John Medeski, Keb Mo, and more. Philanthropy and community outreach work have been an important part of Clouser's work in Mexico and beyond. As the founder of Music Mission, Clouser and patrons have donated thousands of dollars worth of instruments, education materials, workshops, and basic needs support to communities in Nicaragua, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Mexico City, Durango, the U. S., and more. Clouser also is the founder of Ropeadope Sur, a record label based out of Mexico City with a focus on Mexican acts in search of increased projection of their music, the first act signed being Los Cardencheros de Sapioriz, an acapella group singing slave era songs on the ranches on northern Mexico.; Christina Cotruvo: Living on the shore of Lake Superior inspires Cotruvo?s music. Her arrangements and recordings include Celtic, new age, folk, ethnic, and therapeutic harp music. She helps those with challenges through her Harp-Abilities program and provides music at medical facilities and residences as a certified case manager. She has been a music coach to those with visual disabilities as founder and publisher of No-C-Notes audio music score publishing. She has a 30-year career as a nonprofit accountant, grant writer, and software consultant.; Lindsay Halleckson?s work lives at the intersection of art, science, and environmentalism. Her paintings have been shown in galleries across the country, including Woman Made Gallery (Chicago), Harwood Art Center (Albuquerque), and DeVos Art Museum (Marquette). She has been awarded grants from the Arts Board (2018), Metropolitan Regional Arts Council/McKnight Foundation (2017) and Puffin Foundation (2013). She has received residencies in the Arctic Circle (2018), at Hinge Arts at The Kirkbride (2016), as a Jerome funded Emerging Artist Fellow at Tofte Lake Center (2011) and at the New York Mills Regional Cultural Center (2010). She was an Art(ists) on the Verge 10 Fellow, and her work is represented by Walker Fine Art in Denver, CO, and Wally Workman Gallery in Austin, TX. She has her BA in studio art and art history from St. Olaf College and an MBA from the University of St. Thomas.; Timothy Heitman is an independent graphic design consultant with more than 30 years experience designing for identity, print, Web, and environmental design. Working with a local consortium of independent designers, Heitman's team won a national design competition to build Bearden Place, a small, affordable live/work development to be located in North Minneapolis to benefit local artists. Many of his environmental designs can be seen in significant buildings in Minnesota and nationally including: the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, Saint Paul (terrazzo floor emblem); Minnehaha Academy Upper Campus, Minneapolis (donor acknowledgement wall); Cuningham Offices, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Las Vegas (branding graphics); and Epic Systems Software, Verona, WI (custom graphic ceiling installation). Heitman currently serves as a board member for Skewed Visions, a small independent performance company and Shapiro & Smith Dance. He is a founding member of the early music ensemble, Eglantine Consort. Heitman holds a BA from Augsburg University in music and German. He furthered his studies at the University of Minnesota in the department of studio arts.; Timothy King is a farmer, journalist, and cofounder of the nonprofit Dreams United/Suenos Unidos. As a journalist, he has written about the arts and, via Dreams United, he has organized numerous multicultural and artistic events including, most recently, an extensive website on Minnesota sculptor Joe Kiselewsk. Kara Siegfried is an Indian education liaison at Reede Gray Elementary School. She is an enrolled member of the Lower Sioux Indian Community where she was previously the assistant tribal planner/grant writer and intergenerational cultural incubator director. In this position, she successfully raised money for arts programming, including pottery, digital arts, and traditional arts apprenticeships, summer youth program arts learning, and individual artist endeavors. She graduated from the University of Minnesota Duluth with a BA in public health education and promotion. She enjoys playing piano and painting, especially traditional Dakota florals on moccasins and regalia.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10021289,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To involve more people in arts engagement while providing opportunities for musicians, artists and poets to perform at the 2022 Duluth Dylan Fest Track the number of participants and who attend and/or contribute; track the number of partners and media stories. Conduct key informant interviews and surveys with artists and attendees to gather reflections, satisfaction, and areas of improvement.","The 2022 Duluth Dylan Fest engaged 5,050 participants, 105 artists and musicians, and 55 volunteers. Participant tracking, feedback, and observations.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,15000,,"Mark Nicklawski, Zane Bail, Mark Poirier, Ed Newman, Don Dass, Laura Whitney, Pat Elison Mike Shannon, Miriam Hansen Craig Grau",0.00,"Duluth Dylan Fest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Duluth Dylan Fest will increase audience engagement in local arts and provide opportunities for artists to perform at the 2022 Duluth Dylan Fest, celebrating Duluth native Bob Dylan's eighty-first birthday.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Zane,Bail,"Duluth Dylan Fest","4715 Jay St",Duluth,MN,55804,"(218) 393-7438",duluthdylanfest@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Dakota, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-751,"Jian-Jun Chen-Edmund is an assistant professor of music education at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She received her PhD in music education and served as adjunct assistant professor at the University of Florida. In 2007, she earned the Outstanding Academic Achievement award from the University of Florida International Center. Chen-Edmund earned her MA in music and music education at Teachers College, Columbia University; and a bachelor?s degree in music performance at Fu Jen University in Taipei, Taiwan. She holds Orff Schulwerk and Kodaly certifications and is a member of the International Society for Music Education, National Association for Music Education, Minnesota Music Educators Association, and the Minnesota Society for Music Teacher Education. She has presented research and conducted workshops internationally, nationally, and regionally at the International Symposia on Assessment in Music Education, the University of Minnesota Duluth Summit on Equity, Diversity, and Multiculturalism, and the Florida Music Educators Association conference.; Dawn Demaske lives in Minneapolis and works full-time at the University of Minnesota. Demaske graduated from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse with a BS in art/photography. She also attended the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in its graduate program. Demaske is a landscape photographer and has work currently in multiple exhibitions.; Scott Gilbert is an artist and educator, and has worked on several projects designed to engage underserved and underrepresented individuals in the arts. He attended workshops with Augusto Boal, and has been trained in theater of the oppressed, legislative theater, and invisible theater. Gilbert participated in the Theatre for Social Change course at the University of Minnesota led by Sonja Kuftinec. He has a bachelor?s degree in theater production and directing, and a master?s degree in educational leadership. He currently serves on the technical advisory board for Theatre in the Round; the play selection committee for Chameleon Theatre Circle; and is trying to restart Segue Productions, a theater company dedicated to creating performances that inspire conversation about social issues and build appreciation for varying points of view in order to foster understanding and acceptance. Gilbert produced Minnesota Fringe Festival shows in 2011 and 2012, the latter created in response to the marriage amendment with all proceeds going to marriage equality groups.; Brian Malloy: Malloy is a teaching artist and novelist. His honors include the Minnesota Book Award, American Library Association?s Alex Award, and the Loft?s Excellence in Teaching Fellowship. He's taught creative writing at universities, adult enrichment programs, homeless shelters, correctional facilities, and service organizations. As an arts administrator, he was education director (six years) and development director (six years) for the Loft. He was grant writer for the campaign that created Open Book, home of the Loft, MCBA, and Milkweed Editions. He served as program manager for the Minneapolis Foundation during the 1990s.; Susan Marco is a physician recruiter, a multifaceted role in health care. Marco was a college and high school English professor/teacher for over 20 years with a passion for creative writing and human expression. Marco has been published, attended multiple writing events (including Iowa City Workshop) and has also been a board member on the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Marco has a MA in English literature and writing.; Atim Opoka is a creator and first generation Ugandan American artist. Her parents taught her the power of storytelling?teaching that stories live in the same world as you do, that if you listen to sounds around you, the stories would just unfold. The power of imagination and being able to dream, to let your mind wonder and your heart to feel, that is how Opoka creates her stories.; Samantha Wisneski is communications associate at the Weisman Art Museum at the University of Minnesota, where she manages digital communications and oversees a team of student content creators. She has worked in various marketing, hospitality, and visitor services roles at arts organizations including the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, the O'Shaughnessy Auditorium, and the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival. She has an MA in art history and BA in art history and communication and journalism from the University of St. Thomas.; Nicole Zickefoose is the founder and president of Writing by Zickefoose LLC. Zickefoose helps organizations develop a communication or grant process, locate and apply for grant funding, or improve their department or company wide communications. Zickefoose was previously a technical writer and editor for a software company and taught English composition courses for a community college. She graduated from the University of Nebraska, Omaha, with an MA in English.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020549,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,23150,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Embracing new ideas, relationships, and technologies, Lyric Opera of the North will connect safely with patrons and artists throughout the North. Feedback from patrons and artists will guide decisions. Numbers (clicks, opens, sales, donations)will be evaluated via social media platforms and CRM, and will help determine effectiveness of communications and appeal of offered projects.","Minnesota residents and communities will maintain access and connection to the arts. Solicited and unsolicited feedback from patrons and artists informs decision-making. Numbers (ticket sales, school bookings, clicks, opens, donations) are evaluated and help determine effectiveness of communications and appeal of programming.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,23150,4450,"Andrea Kuzel, Emily Vikre, Susan Henke, Charlotte Taylor, Paula Meyer, Anne Dugan, Pat Castellano, M Hakes, Sara Cole, Kate Horvath, Lisa Munson",0.00,"Lyric Opera of the North","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Lyric Opera of the North will connect safely with patrons and artists, providing a way in to the beautiful, elevating, enriching art of opera and a way forward for those who already love it.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Lawrence,"Lyric Opera of the North","525 S Lake Ave Ste 102",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 464-0922",sarah@loonopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Ramsey, Roseau, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-504,"Darolyn Clark: Darolyn Gray works as a development officer for Wingspan Life Resources, a charity serving adults with developmental disabilities. In collaboration with teaching artists from COMPAS, she facilitates residencies for visual arts and spoken word, and poetry. She has served on the board for Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir and One Voice Mixed Chorus. Gray has 25 years of nonprofit and grant writing experience in a variety of capacities and is passionate about arts programming. Gray?s business and psychology education was obtained at Onondaga Community College (New York) and Mesa College (San Diego).; Guillermo Cuellar was born in Venezuela. After graduating from Cornell College in Iowa in 1976, he returned home and set up a pottery studio where he made functional stoneware. In 1992, he founded Grupo Turgua. In the following decade, Grupo Turgua held 28 group sales, offering pottery, jewelry, photography, woodwork, drawing, weavings, and Venezuelan Indian handwork. In 2005, he established a home, studio, and showroom in the upper Saint Croix River Valley in Minnesota. Since 2009, Cuellar's Pottery has been a host studio on the Saint Croix Valley Pottery Tour. Cuellar teaches occasional workshops in the United States and abroad and serves on the board of ArtReach St. Croix.; Lynne Harper: At the end of 2013, Harper retired early from a management position, returning to university to complete a BA in art history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She received an MA in the art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas from UEA and the Sainsbury Research Unit, Norwich, Norfolk, UK. Her MA thesis was a case study of British library engagement with West African communities in London. Since then, she has interned or volunteered at museums and historical societies, working as a an independent curator, conducting research to support or create exhibitions and community engagement activities.; Sharon Nordrum: While her English name is Sharon Nordrum, she signs her artwork with her?Ojibwe name, Wabigagagiwikwebek (White Raven Woman). Nordrum started painting in 2012, and now also works with fiber arts, Ojibwe basketry, ceramics, and woodcarving. Her inspiration comes from her dreams; her Ojibwe heritage, language, and stories; and the natural world. Her work is filled with traditional Ojibwe symbolism. She is active in the communities of northern Minnesota; her interests include art projects, youth work, and radio shows. She has been a member of the Indigenous Foods Experts? committee which keyed the foods to highlight in AOB?s Farm to Early Care Initiative and has been a key piece to its success in the classroom and in the kitchen.; Lynette Reini-Grandell teaches at Normandale Community College, has authored two collections of poetry, and recently completed a book length memoir. She currently performs poetry with the jazz collective Sonoglyph. A long time participant in Minnesota?s arts community, as a volunteer programmer, she cohosted ?Write On! Radio? on KFAI for over 25 years, interviewing local and nationally touring authors about their work. She has received grants from the Arts Board and the Finlandia Foundation, has an MA and PhD from the University of Minnesota, and her poetry is part of a permanent installation at the Carlton Arms Art Hotel in Manhattan.; Maribeth Romslo is a director, cinematographer, and producer in the Twin Cities. Her feature film, Dragonfly, was selected ""Best of the Fest"" at MSPIFF 2016. Amelia, the first film in her historical fiction series to inspire girls in STEM, premiered at TIFF Kids 2018. She created Handmade*Mostly, an original series about creative women in the Midwest in collaboration with Reese Witherspoon's new media platform, Hello Sunshine. Her most recent documentary, Raise Your Voice, premiered at MSPIFF 2020, the film examines student free speech in America with the student journalists at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL, and Mary Beth Tinker of the landmark Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines.; Pamela Smith is a writer, teacher, and researcher. She was awarded the 2019 Artist Initiative grant, and 2021 Creative Support for Individuals grant, both from the Arts Board. She is the author of the memoir, Edgewalker, and other works of creative nonfiction. Edgewalker is an exploration of a year in which the author experienced the death of her mother, loss of her marriage, and her own cancer diagnosis. Smith is on the faculty at the University of Minnesota, and is the author of the academic book Global Trade Policy. She has an interest in the topic of writing for wellness.; Sarah Miller joined the Citizens League in Saint Paul in 2018 to work in partnership with the executive director and program staff to lead fundraising efforts for the organization, after two years at the University of Minnesota Foundation in prospect development. For most of her career, she worked in small for-profit and nonprofit arts organizations in New York, NY. She was a program manager and associate publisher at a small nonprofit photography magazine; helped start and manage a photography gallery in NYC; and more recently, supported individual fundraising efforts at the Queens Museum. Miller studied photography at the Art Institute of Boston and received her BFA in 2001. She later earned an MA in visual arts administration with a nonprofit concentration from New York University in 2012. In graduate school, she interned at Performa, which produces a leading performance art biennial; and Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, a community arts organization in lower Manhattan. She volunteered for seven years on the auction committee for the annual Friends of Friends Photography Auction, raising funds for children's hospitals in Southeast Asia, run by Friends Without a Border.; Jared Zeigler is a theater maker who wears many hats. In addition to freelancing as an AEA stage manager in both regional theaters and site specific outdoor tours, he has filled administrative roles at Park Square Theatre, the Northfield Arts Guild, and Theatre Novi Most. Zeigler graduated from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor's degree in theater arts and and is also a contributor to Technicians for Change, an organization empowering theatrical technical workers.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020455,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Echoes of Peace 'Planting Connections Planting Hope' Program will be resourced to maintain participation with BIPOC and under-represented communities The co-director position created in 2021 is maintained, empowering Laroche's capacity to lead PCPH,, The number of BIPOC participants is maintained (55) and increased.,","Echoes of Peace 'Planting Connections Planting Hope' increased arts participation with BIPOC and other under-represented communities. The co-director position was maintained, empowering leadership capacity of the Planting Connections, Planting Hope program. The number of BIPOC and other marginalized participants engaged in the arts was increased.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,1000,"Mary Ness Candance Winkler Sharon Wichman Karen Gustafson",0.00,"Echoes of Peace","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Echoes of Peace will continue the Planting Connections Planting Hope Program, a cultural arts and garden program directed and designed by and for black, indigenous, people of color and other underrepresented participants in greater Minnesota.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sara,Thomsen,"Echoes of Peace","PO Box 3076",Duluth,MN,55803,"(218) 269-9557",sara@echoesofpeace.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-478,"Claudia Dreyer: Dreyer is a high school ceramics teacher with Rochester Public Schools. This upcoming school year will make her 26th year of teaching. Beside Rochester, she also taught in Stewartville, MN as well as two different school districts in Texas. Over the 26 years, she has taught all levels from preschool to twelfth grade, she has headed up art show committees, sought out judges for juried shows, and has helped multiple students with portfolios. Dreyer has coached many academic teams, as well as, cheerleading, dance, and sports. She has volunteered her time with Mothers of Preschoolers, creating art/craft shows, and coaching little league. She graduated with a BFA from the University of Texas at Arlington majoring in studio art, and received her master?s plus 30 in education.; Catherine Friend: Friend is the author of fifteen published books, including children's books, memoir, nonfiction, and genre novels. She has been awarded a Loft/McKnight Artist Fellowship in children's literature, and in 2009 she won the Minnesota Book Award in the general nonfiction category for The Compassionate Carnivore. She has edited, taught writing, conducted writing camps for children, and served on Arts Board panels in the past. She has bachelors? degrees in economics and Spanish, and a master's degree in applied economics.; Keren Gudeman: Gudeman is the founder and director of Improv Parenting, a small arts nonprofit focused on bringing improv and creativity to families. She is a business manager for Danger Boat Productions/Theater of Public Policy, a theater company providing entertainment and facilitation through improv. She holds an MA in psychology from University of Chicago and a BA in anthropology from Harvard University.; Elizabeth Henrich: Henrich is an AmeriCorps VISTA member serving at Urban Boatbuilders, where she manages graphic design projects and facilitates digital community space. Henrich previously interned at Bainbridge Island Museum of Art in curation and the Puget Sound Navy Museum in collections. She graduated from Pratt Institute with a BFA in communications design and University of Washington with a certificate in museum studies. Henrich was born in Minnesota and has lived in California, Washington, and New York.; Benjamin Moren: Moren is a media artist whose process captures and reframes the environment through filmmaking, performance, sculpture, sound, and custom software systems to reveal and question anthropocentric viewpoints. He?s created site specific projects for Northern Spark Festival in Minneapolis, Kulturpark in Berlin, and the Weisman Art Museum; and exhibited at Soap Factory, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, IndieCade Los Angeles, and the Beijing Film Academy. He is an associate professor at Minneapolis College of Art and Design in the media arts department. He is a three time recipient of the Arts Board?s Artist Initiative grant and is a 2021/22 McKnight Visual Artist Fellow.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020796,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Dakota Wicohan will innovate ways to continue Dakota arts programming for our community. Our outcomes will be evaluated by number of participants, number of hours, number of completed art projects, and by verbal and written surveys of participants throughout the year to revise programming as needed.","Beneficiaries gained renewed cultural pride and skills, preserving Dakota traditions through artistry and inspiring community involvement. Dakota Wicohans evaluation didn't happen as our evaluator failed to deliver. Since we have hired a new evaluation consultant.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,25000,8985,"Terri Peterson, Gaby Strong, Sharon Pazi-Zea, Mary Peters, Evelyn Luna, Raine Cloud",0.00,"Dakota Wicohan","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Dakota Wicohan will provide opportunities for its community to learn traditional Dakota arts from master artists in a master/assistant/apprentice teaching and learning model.",2022-05-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Eileen,O'Keefe,"Dakota Wicohan","PO Box 2",Morton,MN,56270,"(507) 697-6272",eokeefe@dakotawicohan.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-616,"Kenneth Bloom has been director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth; executive director of the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art; director of Landmark Arts: The Galleries of Texas Tech University; and curator of exhibitions at Spirit Square Center for the Arts (Charlotte, NC). Bloom has been working in photography and the arts for well over 50 years as image maker, curator, and program organizer. His work is held in museums and private collections. Before formalizing his education in photography, Bloom was an avid student of history, cultural anthropology, and Japanese Studies; all fields that have contributed to the making of social documentary photographs. Bloom graduated from Bucknell University in 1974 with a BA in Japanese studies, and worked in Japan as the Tokyo correspondent for American Photographer magazine and LIFE Library of Photography. After returning to the United States, he pursued a graduate degree at the New York University/International Center of Photography, and was awarded an MA in studio arts in photography in 1985.; Maia Hamann: A lifelong participant in the arts community of Minnesota, Hamann currently is a music teacher at Holdingford Elementary School, a bassoon instructor at the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University, and a freelance musician. She regularly performs with orchestras and chamber ensembles in central Minnesota and the Twin Cities and serves on the board of directors of Amadeus Chamber Symphony. Previously, she wrote the music education blog for Classical Minnesota Public Radio. She earned a BA in music from the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University and an master?s degree in education from Augsburg University.; Hannah King is the curator and volunteer coordinator at the Wright County Historical Society in Buffalo and currently resides in Minneapolis. She was previously the curator at the Stevens County Historical Society in Morris and has worked and volunteered in various roles at other museums in the Midwest.; Anthony Marchetti is a photographic artist residing in the Twin Cities. In 2016, he was a teaching/ research Fulbright Scholar in Budapest, Hungary. He currently serves as department chair and full-time faculty of photography at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. Marchetti graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2001 with a BA in fine arts, and received an MFA from the University of Minnesota in 2005. He has received grants from The McKnight Foundation, Jerome Foundation, and the Arts Board. He has served on review panels for the Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.; Dustin Nelson: Nelson is a senior writer at Thrillist, and has published journalism with City Pages, Rolling Stone, Sports Illustrated, the Walker Reader, and other publications. He's the author of the poetry collection ""in the office hours of the polar vortex"" (RoboCup Press) and the chapbook ""Abraham Lincoln"" (Mondo Bummer). His poetry has appeared in Best American Experimental Writing, Fence, and other publications. His comic book writing has appeared in numerous anthologies and includes two series soon to be published. He was also a writer and producer on the radio comedy Radio Happy Hour, as well as the Web series Geocachers and one episode of TPT's ""Are You MN Enough?"" He was a founder and editor of the literary magazine InDigest which ran for nine years and published books and ran a reading series in New York. His experimental videos have appeared in more than a dozen international festivals and galleries. He was a resident at the UFT Verftet residency in Bergen, Norway, and has volunteered with Art Buddies and the PEN Prison Writing Program.; Judith Saye-Willis is a textile artist and has received grants from the Arts Board and Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council (SEMAC). She has previously been a director for the Faribault Art Center and served on the SEMAC board of directors for six years. She received a master?s degree in liberal studies from Metropolitan State University.; Megan Moore is a painter, with a studio in the Northrup King Building where she has been a member of a group studio since 2004. She studied illustration at the Savannah College of Art and Design. She takes commissions, sells original art and reproductions in a variety of locations, and does public art in the form of murals and utility box wraps. She is a leader in the artist group LoLa (The League of Longfellow Artists), has served as a juror for the Uptown and Powderhorn art fairs, and is currently collaborating with Lake Street Creates.; Briauna Williams is a graphic design graduate. She is a teaching artist for the Capri Theater, Artistry, She Rock She Rock, and Young Rembrandts. Williams is a community leader and artist curating spaces for black and brown people to aid in healing with and through the arts. Williams is a muralist, self taught artist, and henna artist. Her work has been featured at the Phoenix Theater sponsored by Springboard for the Arts, as well as an exhibition within a Duluth court house. Williams is motivated by youth and her community. Black peoples' struggles and resilience have been a common core in most of her works.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020984,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","This project connects rural residents from the 18-county SWMN region with multimedia artists from urban and rural communities across the state. With a combination of qualitative and quantitative tools, including verbal check-ins with staff, artists, and audiences, surveys and participatory evaluation methods, and documentation of the demographics of artists and attendees at all events.","This project connects rural residents from the 18-county SWMN region with multimedia artists from urban and rural communities across the state. Verbal and written check-ins with staff, artists, and audiences, attendance numbers, and documentation of the demographics of artists and attendees at all events.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,1665,"Heather McDougall, Jenn Lamb, Mary Welcome, Rachel Schwalbach, Anna Claussen, Bethany Lacktorin, Leah Cooper, Ashley Hanson, Hannah Holman, Jessica Huang, Leu Solomon, Melissa Wray, Rachel Engh, Lauren Carlson",0.70,"Department of Public Transformation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Department of Public Transformation will engage residents of rural southwest Minnesota in performances, activities, showcases, and events that celebrate artists from urban and rural communities across the state and provide opportunities for local residents to connect and create.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ashley,Hanson,"Department of Public Transformation","726 Prentice St","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(952) 486-0533",hello@publictransformation.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Chippewa, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, Nobles, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-635,"Marit Anderson: Anderson has a BA in art history from the University of Minnesota, an MA in art history, and a certificate in museum studies from the University of Saint Thomas. She currently works full-time in funeral transport and accounting for Dunn Livery in Minneapolis. She has worked in arts and arts administration, having interned in arts programming at Franconia Sculpture Park (FSP), worked as an art instructor at Adventures in Cardboard, and interning as the collections assistant at Hennepin History Museum (HHM). She volunteered at both FSP and HHM after her internships ended.; Connie Lanphear: Lanphear is a communications and graphic design consultant for nonprofit environmental organizations in the Twin Cities area, She has volunteered with the Arts Board since 2018 as a grant program panelist. She holds a BA in journalism from the University of Minnesota and an MA in liberal studies with an arts and literature concentration from Hamline University.; Brighton McCormick: McCormick is a sculptor and installation artist living and working in south Minneapolis. Her interdisciplinary practice focuses on sculpture, gallery installation, and public art primarily utilizing metal casting, fabrication, and reinterpreted found objects. McCormick has a BFA from the University of Minnesota and an MFA from the University of Washington. From 2015-2017, she worked as the program director of Caponi Art Park. Her recent exhibitions and residencies include working with the Sloss Metal Arts Museum, the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, the Henry Art Gallery, and the Burke Natural History Museum. McCormick is a regular volunteer at the Chicago Fire Arts Center and works as a sculptor/ fabricator throughout the Twin Cities.; Richard Robbins: Robbins earned an MFA from the University of Montana and has since published six books, most recently Body Turn to Rain: New & Selected Poems. He has received awards from The Loft, The McKnight Foundation, the Arts Board, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Poetry Society of America; and received residencies from the Anderson Center, Willapa Bay AiR, and Hawthorden Castle International Retreat for Writers. From 1986-2014, Robbins directed the Good Thunder Reading Series at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where he taught until his retirement in 2021. He has served on panels for the Prairie Lakes Regional Art Council, the Arts Board, and the Jerome Foundation.; Ronald Salazar: Salazar was the executive director of Studio Academy, an arts charter high school in Rochester; principal of Folwell School for the Performing Arts, a preK-9th grade school in Minneapolis; and presently is the principal of an art magnet preK-5th grade at Osseo Public Schools. He has experience with budgets, planning, staffing, evaluating, and has been a reader for candidates to the Bush Foundation Leadership Fellowship. He is involved at the local, district, and state central committee level of a state wide organization.; Michelle Walka: Walka is a visual artist and the director of Beloved Art and Practice where they lead workshops based on creative process and contemplative practices. Having facilitated many large communal art projects, Walka finds joy in creative practices with community. They find these spaces beautifully acknowledge of our collective humanity and are a powerful act of narrative sharing, healing, and restoration. Walka has previously worked and volunteered in several religious organizations, outdoor camping programs, and as artist in residence with the Minnesota Institute of Contemplation and Healing. They have a MA from Luther Seminary and a BSW from University of South Florida.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020785,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To engage the community, we will create?a Covid-safe?performance?and teach volunteers videography skills to stream?it to audiences. To evaluate the outcome, we will devise a rubric including the number of participants, their abilities and volunteer time to assess the success of a situation where young and old volunteers learn technical skills to reach remote audiences.","This grant supported two categories of activities: the live performances of Our Town and the 3-part technical learning of videography skills. Our Evaluation rubric included numbers and ages of participants, their increased abilities and volunteer time both to learning technical video skills, but also in their increased knowledge of working in a large group to present a live play, Our Town.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",485,,25485,,"Edge Center for the Arts Board of Directors 2021-22 Larry Salmela--Chair Elliott Wolfson?Vice Chair Valerie Conner'secretary Lynn Nachbar?Treasurer Patricia Feld Marge Chapman Dan King Marcie Lindgren Sandra LeBlanc-Boland Paul Kraska Jane Hopeman Kimberly Powell",0.00,"Edge of the Wilderness Community Center AKA Edge Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Edge Center will create a COVID safe environment to teach acting and videography skills to students and adults to reach remote audiences.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lynn,Nachbar,"Edge of the Wilderness Community Center AKA Edge Center for the Arts","PO Box 303",Bigfork,MN,56628,"(218) 743-6670",jacknac@bigfork.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Itasca, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-605,"Kenneth Bloom has been director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth; executive director of the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art; director of Landmark Arts: The Galleries of Texas Tech University; and curator of exhibitions at Spirit Square Center for the Arts (Charlotte, NC). Bloom has been working in photography and the arts for well over 50 years as image maker, curator, and program organizer. His work is held in museums and private collections. Before formalizing his education in photography, Bloom was an avid student of history, cultural anthropology, and Japanese Studies; all fields that have contributed to the making of social documentary photographs. Bloom graduated from Bucknell University in 1974 with a BA in Japanese studies, and worked in Japan as the Tokyo correspondent for American Photographer magazine and LIFE Library of Photography. After returning to the United States, he pursued a graduate degree at the New York University/International Center of Photography, and was awarded an MA in studio arts in photography in 1985.; Maia Hamann: A lifelong participant in the arts community of Minnesota, Hamann currently is a music teacher at Holdingford Elementary School, a bassoon instructor at the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University, and a freelance musician. She regularly performs with orchestras and chamber ensembles in central Minnesota and the Twin Cities and serves on the board of directors of Amadeus Chamber Symphony. Previously, she wrote the music education blog for Classical Minnesota Public Radio. She earned a BA in music from the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University and an master?s degree in education from Augsburg University.; Hannah King is the curator and volunteer coordinator at the Wright County Historical Society in Buffalo and currently resides in Minneapolis. She was previously the curator at the Stevens County Historical Society in Morris and has worked and volunteered in various roles at other museums in the Midwest.; Anthony Marchetti is a photographic artist residing in the Twin Cities. In 2016, he was a teaching/ research Fulbright Scholar in Budapest, Hungary. He currently serves as department chair and full-time faculty of photography at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. Marchetti graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2001 with a BA in fine arts, and received an MFA from the University of Minnesota in 2005. He has received grants from The McKnight Foundation, Jerome Foundation, and the Arts Board. He has served on review panels for the Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.; Dustin Nelson: Nelson is a senior writer at Thrillist, and has published journalism with City Pages, Rolling Stone, Sports Illustrated, the Walker Reader, and other publications. He's the author of the poetry collection ""in the office hours of the polar vortex"" (RoboCup Press) and the chapbook ""Abraham Lincoln"" (Mondo Bummer). His poetry has appeared in Best American Experimental Writing, Fence, and other publications. His comic book writing has appeared in numerous anthologies and includes two series soon to be published. He was also a writer and producer on the radio comedy Radio Happy Hour, as well as the Web series Geocachers and one episode of TPT's ""Are You MN Enough?"" He was a founder and editor of the literary magazine InDigest which ran for nine years and published books and ran a reading series in New York. His experimental videos have appeared in more than a dozen international festivals and galleries. He was a resident at the UFT Verftet residency in Bergen, Norway, and has volunteered with Art Buddies and the PEN Prison Writing Program.; Judith Saye-Willis is a textile artist and has received grants from the Arts Board and Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council (SEMAC). She has previously been a director for the Faribault Art Center and served on the SEMAC board of directors for six years. She received a master?s degree in liberal studies from Metropolitan State University.; Megan Moore is a painter, with a studio in the Northrup King Building where she has been a member of a group studio since 2004. She studied illustration at the Savannah College of Art and Design. She takes commissions, sells original art and reproductions in a variety of locations, and does public art in the form of murals and utility box wraps. She is a leader in the artist group LoLa (The League of Longfellow Artists), has served as a juror for the Uptown and Powderhorn art fairs, and is currently collaborating with Lake Street Creates.; Briauna Williams is a graphic design graduate. She is a teaching artist for the Capri Theater, Artistry, She Rock She Rock, and Young Rembrandts. Williams is a community leader and artist curating spaces for black and brown people to aid in healing with and through the arts. Williams is a muralist, self taught artist, and henna artist. Her work has been featured at the Phoenix Theater sponsored by Springboard for the Arts, as well as an exhibition within a Duluth court house. Williams is motivated by youth and her community. Black peoples' struggles and resilience have been a common core in most of her works.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10021280,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","6 Minnesota artists of color will work with fifteen Ikidowin participants for intensive three day sessions to improve Ikidowin theater performances. participant written post-surveys and with audience feedback sessions immediately following performances.","Completed three-day session with two of the six artists. A range of six to 21 Native teens worked with twelve artists of color for sessions ranging two to ten hours. We used verbal end of session group reflection, photos, end of programming written post-tests, and sign sheets for evaluation and documentation.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,25000,1587,"Dr. Antony Stately, Misha Loeffler, Kelley Lindquist, Kelley Lindquist, Karen Clark, Don Crofut, Susan Allen",1.00,"Indigenous Peoples Task Force","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Indigenous Peoples Task Force will engage with Minnesota artists of color to enrich Ikidowin performances.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brenna,Depies,"Indigenous Peoples Task Force","1335 23rd St E",Minneapolis,MN,55404,"(612) 870-1723",brennaa@indigenouspeoplestf.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Hennepin, Mahnomen, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-742,"Jian-Jun Chen-Edmund is an assistant professor of music education at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She received her PhD in music education and served as adjunct assistant professor at the University of Florida. In 2007, she earned the Outstanding Academic Achievement award from the University of Florida International Center. Chen-Edmund earned her MA in music and music education at Teachers College, Columbia University; and a bachelor?s degree in music performance at Fu Jen University in Taipei, Taiwan. She holds Orff Schulwerk and Kodaly certifications and is a member of the International Society for Music Education, National Association for Music Education, Minnesota Music Educators Association, and the Minnesota Society for Music Teacher Education. She has presented research and conducted workshops internationally, nationally, and regionally at the International Symposia on Assessment in Music Education, the University of Minnesota Duluth Summit on Equity, Diversity, and Multiculturalism, and the Florida Music Educators Association conference.; Dawn Demaske lives in Minneapolis and works full-time at the University of Minnesota. Demaske graduated from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse with a BS in art/photography. She also attended the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in its graduate program. Demaske is a landscape photographer and has work currently in multiple exhibitions.; Scott Gilbert is an artist and educator, and has worked on several projects designed to engage underserved and underrepresented individuals in the arts. He attended workshops with Augusto Boal, and has been trained in theater of the oppressed, legislative theater, and invisible theater. Gilbert participated in the Theatre for Social Change course at the University of Minnesota led by Sonja Kuftinec. He has a bachelor?s degree in theater production and directing, and a master?s degree in educational leadership. He currently serves on the technical advisory board for Theatre in the Round; the play selection committee for Chameleon Theatre Circle; and is trying to restart Segue Productions, a theater company dedicated to creating performances that inspire conversation about social issues and build appreciation for varying points of view in order to foster understanding and acceptance. Gilbert produced Minnesota Fringe Festival shows in 2011 and 2012, the latter created in response to the marriage amendment with all proceeds going to marriage equality groups.; Brian Malloy: Malloy is a teaching artist and novelist. His honors include the Minnesota Book Award, American Library Association?s Alex Award, and the Loft?s Excellence in Teaching Fellowship. He's taught creative writing at universities, adult enrichment programs, homeless shelters, correctional facilities, and service organizations. As an arts administrator, he was education director (six years) and development director (six years) for the Loft. He was grant writer for the campaign that created Open Book, home of the Loft, MCBA, and Milkweed Editions. He served as program manager for the Minneapolis Foundation during the 1990s.; Susan Marco is a physician recruiter, a multifaceted role in health care. Marco was a college and high school English professor/teacher for over 20 years with a passion for creative writing and human expression. Marco has been published, attended multiple writing events (including Iowa City Workshop) and has also been a board member on the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Marco has a MA in English literature and writing.; Atim Opoka is a creator and first generation Ugandan American artist. Her parents taught her the power of storytelling?teaching that stories live in the same world as you do, that if you listen to sounds around you, the stories would just unfold. The power of imagination and being able to dream, to let your mind wonder and your heart to feel, that is how Opoka creates her stories.; Samantha Wisneski is communications associate at the Weisman Art Museum at the University of Minnesota, where she manages digital communications and oversees a team of student content creators. She has worked in various marketing, hospitality, and visitor services roles at arts organizations including the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, the O'Shaughnessy Auditorium, and the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival. She has an MA in art history and BA in art history and communication and journalism from the University of St. Thomas.; Nicole Zickefoose is the founder and president of Writing by Zickefoose LLC. Zickefoose helps organizations develop a communication or grant process, locate and apply for grant funding, or improve their department or company wide communications. Zickefoose was previously a technical writer and editor for a software company and taught English composition courses for a community college. She graduated from the University of Nebraska, Omaha, with an MA in English.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020987,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","NLMF will mount a full season of opera, chamber music and orchestral concerts and educational programming in July, 2021. Building on its experience of presenting a full 2021 season,NLMF will measure its success by the quality and size of its student body; the quality of professional and student performances, and its ability to rise to earned income levels pre-Covid.","NLMF mounted a full season of opera, chamber music and orchestral concerts and educational programming in July, 2021. NLMF's full season was produced from July one to July 21. Additionally, a 3-part lecture series on the Iron Ore industry was very well-received.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Barbara Baldrica, Matthew Uhan, Gregg Allen, Martin Zuponcic, Pam Zahn, Erik Erie, Mary Mulari, Vicky Gornick, Patricia Miller, Mary Smith Henschel, Rita Taylor, Patty Phillips, Lynne King, Jonathan Cleghorn, Gary Gibson.",0.00,"Northern Lights Music Festival, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Northern Lights Music Festival will mount a complete season for adults and children at its venues in Ely, Aurora, B'nai Abraham in Virginia, and Chisholm/Hibbing, presenting and producing opera, symphony, and chamber music by both professional and student musicians.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Veda,Zuponcic,"Northern Lights Music Festival, Inc.","PO Box 147",Gilbert,MN,55741,"(856) 795-1830",zuponcic@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cook, Hennepin, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-638,"Marit Anderson: Anderson has a BA in art history from the University of Minnesota, an MA in art history, and a certificate in museum studies from the University of Saint Thomas. She currently works full-time in funeral transport and accounting for Dunn Livery in Minneapolis. She has worked in arts and arts administration, having interned in arts programming at Franconia Sculpture Park (FSP), worked as an art instructor at Adventures in Cardboard, and interning as the collections assistant at Hennepin History Museum (HHM). She volunteered at both FSP and HHM after her internships ended.; Connie Lanphear: Lanphear is a communications and graphic design consultant for nonprofit environmental organizations in the Twin Cities area, She has volunteered with the Arts Board since 2018 as a grant program panelist. She holds a BA in journalism from the University of Minnesota and an MA in liberal studies with an arts and literature concentration from Hamline University.; Brighton McCormick: McCormick is a sculptor and installation artist living and working in south Minneapolis. Her interdisciplinary practice focuses on sculpture, gallery installation, and public art primarily utilizing metal casting, fabrication, and reinterpreted found objects. McCormick has a BFA from the University of Minnesota and an MFA from the University of Washington. From 2015-2017, she worked as the program director of Caponi Art Park. Her recent exhibitions and residencies include working with the Sloss Metal Arts Museum, the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, the Henry Art Gallery, and the Burke Natural History Museum. McCormick is a regular volunteer at the Chicago Fire Arts Center and works as a sculptor/ fabricator throughout the Twin Cities.; Richard Robbins: Robbins earned an MFA from the University of Montana and has since published six books, most recently Body Turn to Rain: New & Selected Poems. He has received awards from The Loft, The McKnight Foundation, the Arts Board, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Poetry Society of America; and received residencies from the Anderson Center, Willapa Bay AiR, and Hawthorden Castle International Retreat for Writers. From 1986-2014, Robbins directed the Good Thunder Reading Series at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where he taught until his retirement in 2021. He has served on panels for the Prairie Lakes Regional Art Council, the Arts Board, and the Jerome Foundation.; Ronald Salazar: Salazar was the executive director of Studio Academy, an arts charter high school in Rochester; principal of Folwell School for the Performing Arts, a preK-9th grade school in Minneapolis; and presently is the principal of an art magnet preK-5th grade at Osseo Public Schools. He has experience with budgets, planning, staffing, evaluating, and has been a reader for candidates to the Bush Foundation Leadership Fellowship. He is involved at the local, district, and state central committee level of a state wide organization.; Michelle Walka: Walka is a visual artist and the director of Beloved Art and Practice where they lead workshops based on creative process and contemplative practices. Having facilitated many large communal art projects, Walka finds joy in creative practices with community. They find these spaces beautifully acknowledge of our collective humanity and are a powerful act of narrative sharing, healing, and restoration. Walka has previously worked and volunteered in several religious organizations, outdoor camping programs, and as artist in residence with the Minnesota Institute of Contemplation and Healing. They have a MA from Luther Seminary and a BSW from University of South Florida.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020571,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,12375,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","The Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program will sustain current quality programs and increase access to orchestra music in rural Northern Minnesota. Enrollment increase from prior year,, Online platform audience numbers increase compared to previous year., Outreach total hours of contact with students., Audience feedback received through surveys and social media comments.,","The Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program will sustain current quality programs and increase access to orchestra music in rural Northern Minnesota. Administrative tracking for contact numbers. Emailed surveys for qualitative feedback.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",416,,12791,,"Jesse Davis, Tom Nelson, Leah Lemm, Anissa Grotjohn, Kelly Bishop, Gary Bordner, Eileen Grosland, Myrna Peterson",0.00,"Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program will sustain current programming despite the effects of COVID-19 and expand outreach to more rural Minnesota residents.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tammy,Mattonen,"Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program","PO Box 140","Grand Rapids",MN,55744,"(218) 327-5781",tammy@itascaorchestra.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cass, Itasca, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-526,"Diane Anastos: Anastos is program coordinator for Saint Paul Public Housing Agency. She has been in this position for more than five years. She has served as a development, communications, and marketing director for House of Charity and Vietnamese Social Services of Minnesota, where she researched, applied for, and administered grant application awards. She has written grant applications throughout her professional career and also as a volunteer. She received awards from government agencies, private foundations, charities, civic groups, and faith based nonprofits. She served on board of Uniting Distant Stars, a nonprofit focused on building the leadership of Liberian youth. Anastos holds a BS in political science from American University and an MA in public administration from Hamline University. ; Jennifer Gorman: Gorman is the founder of Give Back Studio, and a freelance media program manager. She was previously the program coordinator for an art program that supported artists with disabilities. She has a background and education in art therapy and counseling and has worked with children in a psychiatric residential setting as an art therapist. She graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School with a MS in art therapy and counseling, has a BA in studio art from the University of Mary Washington (Fredericksburg, VA), serves on the board of Northern Community Radio and CoHaus, and is a commissioner on the Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission.; Juan Jackson: Jackson is a program evaluation consultant at Calabash: Learning, Evaluation & Assessment Research, LLC. He has 30 years of public health experience linking youth risk behaviors and community social norms to healthy outcomes. In health equity, as a teacher, writer, and activist, he has coached two generations of Twin Cities? youth leaders. Since 2015, he?s been the board chair of NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center.; Cecilia Johnson: Johnson is a writer and audio producer at Minnesota Public Radio's The Current. She produced both seasons of The Current Rewind, a Minnesota music history podcast, and has written more than 500 articles about Minnesota music. She graduated from Hamline University with a BA in English and Spanish, and she has volunteered at Mixed Blood Theatre and the Franklin Learning Center.; Gregory Lecker: Lecker is an oil painter who lives and works in Minneapolis. He has operated a cooperative art gallery at Northrup King Building since 2014. He regularly photographs and writes for the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Nature Notes blog. In 2020, he received an Artist Initiative grant for his watersheds project. Lecker's BA in architectural engineering education from Pennsylvania State University in 1987 prepared him to design architectural lighting systems for building interiors and exteriors.; Evelyn May: May is a writer and editor based out of Minneapolis. She has been published in Swimming with Elephants, Wingless Dreamer, Brew Your Own, Rain Taxi, and The Metropolitan. Her writing can be spotted across the Internet and on television. May is the founder and head editor at Other Worldly Women Press. She received her MFA in creative writing at Augsburg University.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020977,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The organization will continue to employ its first paid executive director, who will lead the organization into a new era of long-term viability Through increased partnerships, sponsorships, and ticket sales the organization will grow in program and board participation, fundraising activity, membership and sales and advance the restoration of its historic home.","We continued to employ our first paid executive director, Investing in long-term viability of our organization and mission. A few methods were used in evaluating the progress this grant allowed for: including registration numbers, surveys, increased ticket sales, sponsorships. Enhanced relationships with other area non-profits, schools and government entities.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,25000,"Breklin Pallas Kelle Nenadich Ceaser Ortega Aaron Kelson Kristi Ongalo",0.60,"Laurentian Arts and Culture Alliance AKA Lyric Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Lyric Center for the Arts will, for the first time, employ a part-time paid director who will advance the goals and mission of the organization and maintain engagement through a gallery, theater programs, classes, outreach, and youth activities.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beth,Pierce,"Laurentian Arts and Culture Alliance AKA Lyric Center for the Arts","PO Box 416",Virginia,MN,55792-2532,"(218) 741-5577",beth@ironrange.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-628,"Marit Anderson: Anderson has a BA in art history from the University of Minnesota, an MA in art history, and a certificate in museum studies from the University of Saint Thomas. She currently works full-time in funeral transport and accounting for Dunn Livery in Minneapolis. She has worked in arts and arts administration, having interned in arts programming at Franconia Sculpture Park (FSP), worked as an art instructor at Adventures in Cardboard, and interning as the collections assistant at Hennepin History Museum (HHM). She volunteered at both FSP and HHM after her internships ended.; Connie Lanphear: Lanphear is a communications and graphic design consultant for nonprofit environmental organizations in the Twin Cities area, She has volunteered with the Arts Board since 2018 as a grant program panelist. She holds a BA in journalism from the University of Minnesota and an MA in liberal studies with an arts and literature concentration from Hamline University.; Brighton McCormick: McCormick is a sculptor and installation artist living and working in south Minneapolis. Her interdisciplinary practice focuses on sculpture, gallery installation, and public art primarily utilizing metal casting, fabrication, and reinterpreted found objects. McCormick has a BFA from the University of Minnesota and an MFA from the University of Washington. From 2015-2017, she worked as the program director of Caponi Art Park. Her recent exhibitions and residencies include working with the Sloss Metal Arts Museum, the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, the Henry Art Gallery, and the Burke Natural History Museum. McCormick is a regular volunteer at the Chicago Fire Arts Center and works as a sculptor/ fabricator throughout the Twin Cities.; Richard Robbins: Robbins earned an MFA from the University of Montana and has since published six books, most recently Body Turn to Rain: New & Selected Poems. He has received awards from The Loft, The McKnight Foundation, the Arts Board, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Poetry Society of America; and received residencies from the Anderson Center, Willapa Bay AiR, and Hawthorden Castle International Retreat for Writers. From 1986-2014, Robbins directed the Good Thunder Reading Series at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where he taught until his retirement in 2021. He has served on panels for the Prairie Lakes Regional Art Council, the Arts Board, and the Jerome Foundation.; Ronald Salazar: Salazar was the executive director of Studio Academy, an arts charter high school in Rochester; principal of Folwell School for the Performing Arts, a preK-9th grade school in Minneapolis; and presently is the principal of an art magnet preK-5th grade at Osseo Public Schools. He has experience with budgets, planning, staffing, evaluating, and has been a reader for candidates to the Bush Foundation Leadership Fellowship. He is involved at the local, district, and state central committee level of a state wide organization.; Michelle Walka: Walka is a visual artist and the director of Beloved Art and Practice where they lead workshops based on creative process and contemplative practices. Having facilitated many large communal art projects, Walka finds joy in creative practices with community. They find these spaces beautifully acknowledge of our collective humanity and are a powerful act of narrative sharing, healing, and restoration. Walka has previously worked and volunteered in several religious organizations, outdoor camping programs, and as artist in residence with the Minnesota Institute of Contemplation and Healing. They have a MA from Luther Seminary and a BSW from University of South Florida.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10021007,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Positively Arts will connect libraries, school districts, and organizations to the dementia/age friendly community movement in the Granite Falls area. Focus will be on team leadership to assess connection to the age friendly community movement. Thirty-five targeted team members will be pre/post tested on their understanding, commitment, and plans for using the arts to reach service goals.","Participants moved from having a vague understanding with a little confusion regarding the topic to enthusiasm. A set of survey questions-initiated conversations of each listening session. Results were tabulated and presented at the January meeting. Participants of the winter workshops were surveyed on what they liked and what could be improved.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,10033,"Lynn Holmstrom, Joe Fagnano, Paul Michaelson, Lisa Knutson, Jan Anderson, Nancy St Sauver, Peggy Kvam, Carol Gerlach, Mollie Erickson",0.10,"Granite Falls Living at Home Block Nurse Program","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Granite Falls Living at Home Block Nurse Program will offer Positively Arts, a collaborative model of bringing arts programing and caregiving support activities together for seniors and people with disabilities in southwest Minnesota.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Roisen,"Granite Falls Living at Home Block Nurse Program","PO Box 84","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 564-3235",marklahbnp@mvtvwireless.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Chippewa, Hennepin, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, Renville, Sibley, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-658,"Melinda Breva currently serves as development officer in corporate and foundation relations at the University of Minnesota Foundation. She previously served as development manager at Franconia Sculpture Park, and has an extensive background in nonprofit development managing multimillion dollar portfolios. Breva graduated from Metropolitan State University with a MA in nonprofit and public administration and a BA in environmental studies. She is also past board president of the Friends of Maplewood Nature.; Keith Dixon: Dixon began pursuing drawing, painting, and sculpture toward the end of a career as an educator, psychologist, and health care executive. Largely self taught, Dixon traces his influences to the works of the European old masters, and in particular, to the late works of Titian and Rembrandt. Dixon also is an admirer of the contemporary Norwegian master, Odd Nerdrum, with whom he apprenticed in 2016. Dixon maintains a private studio in the Northeast Minneapolis arts district. His works have been in juried exhibitions at the Minnetonka and Edina Art Centers where he received the blue ribbon in painting in 2016. Dixon has also been selected multiple times for curated shows at the annual Minnesota State Fair fine arts exhibition, where he won awards from the Minnesota College of Art and Design and The Maple Grove Art Center.; Megan Fillbrandt is the assistant director of research and sponsored programs at Gustavus Adolphus College. Fillbrandt graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College with a BA in communication studies and English where she became a trained facilitator and continued playing flute in a small ensemble.; Rebecca Froehlich serves as the development and communications associate for the Minnesota Urban Debate League. She received her BFA in painting from the University of South Dakota and is currently pursuing her master of arts in education at Augsburg University. She has been trained as an artist in healthcare within rural and urban settings, and studied at the University of South Dakota and the University of Florida.; Alyssa Johnson is a third-year student at the University of St. Thomas School of Law. Before law school, she worked in a variety of nonprofit settings, serving victims of domestic violence, adults with disabilities, and more. During law school, she has volunteered with Standpoint and the Advocates for Human Rights, and has worked with an artist and attorney in the Twin Cities who does consulting for nonprofits and government entities. Johnson graduated from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota with a BA in psychology and criminal justice, and a minor in sociology. Her JD is expected in May of 2022.; Anne Krocak: Weaving her skills as a visual artist, teacher, and public artist together, Krocak has worked for over forty years to bring marginalized people into the center while creating a greater sense of community. Krocak has lived with multiple sclerosis for more than thirty years and understands the importance and power of moving beyond any perceived limitations and works to bring this awareness and accessibility to all of her artist participants. Along with owning her own business, Phoenix Designs, she has a master?s degree in art education and certification in emotional or behavioral disorders (EBD). Krocak has conducted public art residencies and won awards through VSA Minnesota, The Kennedy Center, COMPAS, Public Art Saint Paul, ArtSage, Children's Hospital Minneapolis/Saint Paul Campus, and the Minnesota Creative Artists and Aging Network (MnCAAN). She received the 2009 Jahney Arts Access Award for outstanding artist educator of the year. In 2011, she received a national fellowship from VSA National and the Kennedy Center (Washington, DC). Krocak is a Lifetime Arts teaching artist.; Christina Martinez currently works for the University of Minnesota supporting the Chicano and Latino Studies Department as a project specialist. She also is a graduate student within the arts and cultural leadership program at UMN (anticipated May 2022). Martinez volunteers with CaMinO Sister Cities (the Cuernavaca, Mexico/Minneapolis, Minnesota Sister Cities Chapter) and Creative Mornings, Minneapolis. Martinez will be serving on the Springboard for the Arts board of directors in a graduate student capacity in fall 2021. Martinez has a general appreciation for a variety of arts endeavors, but has developed a special appreciation for STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) after working at the Science Museum of Minnesota for more than six years.; Leah Moore is the program manager of the Free Arts program of Big Brothers Big Sisters Twin Cities (BBBSTC) where she coordinates arts based mentoring with over 20 local social service agencies and nonprofit organizations. She was the first ever ""Spark Award"" recipient at BBBSTC for her exceptional contribution to igniting the potential of local youth. She graduated from DePaul University with an MEd in urban, multicultural education; and Boston College with a BA in economics. She also studied in Parma, Italy for one year.; Benjamin Olsen is a designer, policy advocate, and entrepreneur. Trained as both an architect and stage designer, his work encompasses architectural, theatrical, and exhibit environments; policy advocacy; and architectural and urban research. Olsen cofounded Office Hughes Olsen, a wide ranging freelance design practice that invests creative energy in a range of built and theoretical projects. He graduated from Saint Olaf College and Yale School of Architecture and has worked with many local nonprofit theater and art centers in both professional and avocational roles.; Shauna Pickens is an assistant professor and coordinator of music education at Concordia College, where she teaches various courses in the music education sequence and conducts the symphonic band. Prior to her appointment at Concordia College, Pickens taught middle school band in Texas. She graduated with a PhD in music education from Texas Tech University, a MM in music performance from Southern Methodist University, and a BM in music performance from Texas Tech University. Her current research focuses on teaching music in low SES, urban communities and music teacher preparation.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10021038,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,11900,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","NSMA will meet our community's need for unique, diverse, high-quality musical education programming for all ages. Evaluation will be achieved via assessment of feedback from surveys filled out by all outreach participants, facilitators, and teaching artists; a count of program participants; direct observation of activities; and post-activity conversations.","NSMA met our community's need for unique, diverse, high-quality musical education programming for all ages. Evaluation of audience surveys, comments, and attendee numbers informed us how the programming was received and whether it met constituent needs.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,11900,2300,"Chel Anderson, Wayne Russ, Tracey Cullen, Greg Tofte, Cheryl Larsen, Carl Solander",0.00,"North Shore Music Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"North Shore Music Association will meet its community's need for unique, diverse, interactive musical education for all ages, offering programs that allow flexibility between in person and virtual delivery.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathryn,Fitzgerald,"North Shore Music Association","PO Box 1376","Grand Marais",MN,55604-1376,"(218) 387-1272",music@boreal.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cook, Hennepin, Lake, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-689,"Rhonda Buerkle: Buerkle is the current executive director of McLeod Alliance, an established nonprofit in McLeod County. Previous positions include many years of program development for Community Health Services. Buerkle recently published her first children?s book, Woofy Toofy, and frequently volunteers for a local theater/vocal arts community. Her professional degrees include an MS in health science from Minnesota State Mankato, a BS in community health from St. Cloud State University, and a liberal arts degree from Bemidji State University.; Chandler Daily: Daily is a theater technician, stage manager, performance curator, and arts administrator. He has been a curator and producer of Queertopia since 2016, served on the board of directors of Patrick's Cabaret, and has worked backstage throughout Minneapolis focusing primarily on queer and trans performance art and theater. Chandler graduated with a degree in theater arts from Hamline University in Saint Paul.; Olivia Fantini: Fantini grew up in Massachusetts and spent six years working in public schools as an English language development teacher. She currently is a MFA candidate in fiction at the University of Minnesota where she was awarded the Gesell Fellowship. She won third place in the 2021 Marguerite McGlinn Prize for Fiction from Philadelphia Stories, and her work has also appeared in TriQuarterly.; Grace Fogland: Fogland is the development and communications assistant at Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (MCN). In her role, she works closely with the director of advancement and other members of the communications and membership team to coordinate key aspects of MCN?s fundraising and communications, including prospect research, grant proposal and report preparation, individual giving, event marketing, and external storytelling. Additionally, Fogland helps increase participation and awareness of GrantAdvisor.org, and will coordinate the production of the Minnesota Grants Directory. Fogland has past experience in graphic design, marketing, and communications work with both Minnesota and Nebraska nonprofits. She earned a bachelor of arts in sociology and anthropology, with concentrations in film and media studies, from Saint Olaf College.; Sennami Onwubuya: Goziem is a project manager and creative producer, engaging in social outreach through digital media and community organizing. She started her career as a creative organizer, providing event planning and brand marketing services. Goziem graduated with her bachelor?s degree in mass communications from Saint Cloud State University, then later graduated with her master of international business from Georgia State University. Goziem consults and provides organizational and creative services to individuals and small businesses.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020604,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,24000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","An Art Crawl weekend will be held where Western Minnesota artists open their studios to the public. Through the completion of the Meander brochure where artists are listed, and a 'passport' that gathers participant economic data as they visit artist studios.","Minnesota residents maintained access and connection to the arts and the Meander Art Crawl was held on September 30, October one and 2, 2022. The completion of the Meander brochure where artists were listed, and a 'passport' survey that was available at each artist studio collected economic data from event-goers.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,24000,,"N/A The Meander has a steering committee made up of various Meander artists.",0.00,"Meander Art Crawl","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Meander Art Crawl will coordinate the nineteenth Meander Upper Minnesota River Art Crawl event for regular and new audiences.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristi,Fernholz,"Meander Art Crawl","323 W Schlieman Ave",Appleton,MN,56208,"(320) 564-3799",kristi.fernholz@umvrdc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Big Stone, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-559,"Emma Bohmann is the development manager at Arts Midwest, a nonprofit regional arts organization headquartered in Minneapolis. She is responsible for the successful implementation and management of Arts Midwest's organizational fundraising activities, including the securing of federal, corporate, and foundation grants. She also works on the organization's individual giving strategy and assists with Arts Midwest's communications. Prior to joining Arts Midwest in 2016, she was a grant writer for a development and communications firm, where she worked on fundraising efforts for more than two dozen nonprofit organizations. She has previously served on grant panels for the South Dakota Arts Council and as a member of Fourth Generation, a volunteer grant making group through The Minneapolis Foundation. She holds an MFA in creative writing from Hollins University (Roanoke, VA) and is currently working on a novel. She also is an amateur potter.; Gary Davis: Davis has been a board member/director/actor at Applause Community Theatre for thirteen years. He has acted and directed there and has acted at Theatre in the Round, Lyric Arts, Park Square, and the Guthrie. He currently works as a senior quality assurance analyst at Conseris Corp in Minneapolis and had a long career in IT management before that. He also served as Santa Claus for Anoka for nine years. He graduated magna cum laude from Bethel University with a degree in organizational studies.; Taylor Fischer has worked as education intern for the Children's Theatre Company and Merrill Arts Center where she assistant taught classes to youth. She graduated from Portland State University with a BA in theater and a minor in film. She has a strong knowledge of both media arts and theater due to her educational background.; Marshall Hoffman: Hoffman has been president of the board of directors of the Morris Area Arts Boosters since 2014. The nonprofit's goal is to provide arts enrichment opportunities for students in the Morris School District. He is news director for KMRS/KKOK Radio stations in Morris, where he often interviews artists and organizations that bring in artists on the Community Connection program. He is a past multiple winner of the Simon Rockower Journalism Award, a member of the Society of Professional Journalists, and formerly served on the boards for Morris Area Community Education Advisory Council, and Pomme de Terre Food Co-op. He graduated from the University of MinnesotaTwin Cities, with a BA in journalism and mass communications, and a senior certificate in business administration.; Christopher Koza is a Minnesota based composer and performer and a recipient of several Minnesota State Arts Board grants which have supported his mission of reaching rural communities throughout the state with educational and performance opportunities. Koza has self produced and released over sixteen albums of original music, toured internationally, and collaborates regularly with numerous Twin Cities musicians and projects.; Esther Piszczek is a certified Zentangle teacher and pattern artist. She has been a teaching artist for nine years. She worked as an appellate and trial attorney in New England for eleven years before leaving the practice of law in 2008 to live more creatively. She received two grants from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and served as an ARAC grant application reviewer, most recently in spring 2020. In 2016, the American Association of University Women's, Duluth Chapter, chose Piszczek as their Visual Artist of the Year. She graduated from Suffolk University Law School in 1997.; Suzanne Roberts is a semiretired, independent art historian. She is a specialist in the history, lives, and art practices of artists of African descent and how they fit in the American art canon. She has consulted and lectured with the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the Walker Art Center, and with the Minnesota Museum of American Art for last year?s Gordon Parks exhibition. She currently is teaching art history through community education for Minneapolis Public Schools. She was a founding member of Obsidian Arts, a grassroots visual arts organization supporting artists. She attended the University of Minnesota for finance and art history.; Kristina Tiedje is currently the president of the Rochester Dance Company, a youth dance performance organization and nonprofit in southeast Minneapolis. She also currently serves as president of the Alice Mayo Society, a nonprofit that organizes social and cultural events for Mayo Clinic spouses of voting staff and physicians. Tiedje is an associate professor of anthropology at the University of Lyon. Tiedje has done postdoc work at the college de France in Paris, France. Tiedje has received multiple research and postdoc grants for anthropological research in Mexico and the U. S. She speaks and writes and is published in four languages. Tiedje has a PhD in cultural anthropology with a focus on religion, nature, and culture in Mexico. She has served on the board of several academic societies and is currently associate editor of the Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture.; Ping Yao was a software engineer working for the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis before retiring. She was actively involved with the diversity council. She graduated From the University of Minnesota with a master of science degree in civil engineering. She loves arts and literature and is a avid writer in her spare time.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020605,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More Minnesota residents and communities will access and engage with OVMC programming. Participant numbers and media coverage will be evaluated; surveys will be collected from artistic partners, chorus members, and audience members; an equity and engagement consultant (Change Network) will evaluate goals/outcomes with DEI work.,","More Minnesota residents and communities accessed and engaged with OVMC programming. Participant totals, concert attendees, online engagement, surveys and outreach to singers and collaborating artists.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,25000,,"Matthew C. Ruby, Claire Psarouthakis, Ruth Tang, Sarah Johnson, Sarah Cohn, Earl Moore, Katy Nordhagen, Mary Pat Byrn",1.00,"One Voice Mixed Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"One Voice Mixed Chorus will create a new position of community engagement coordinator to focus on creative and thoughtful ways for people to access its programs, inspired by its recent successful expansion into online programming.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mara,Winke,"One Voice Mixed Chorus","732 Holly Ave Ste Q","St Paul",MN,55104-7125,"(651) 298-1954",marasmail@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Clay, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Lake, Meeker, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-560,"Emma Bohmann is the development manager at Arts Midwest, a nonprofit regional arts organization headquartered in Minneapolis. She is responsible for the successful implementation and management of Arts Midwest's organizational fundraising activities, including the securing of federal, corporate, and foundation grants. She also works on the organization's individual giving strategy and assists with Arts Midwest's communications. Prior to joining Arts Midwest in 2016, she was a grant writer for a development and communications firm, where she worked on fundraising efforts for more than two dozen nonprofit organizations. She has previously served on grant panels for the South Dakota Arts Council and as a member of Fourth Generation, a volunteer grant making group through The Minneapolis Foundation. She holds an MFA in creative writing from Hollins University (Roanoke, VA) and is currently working on a novel. She also is an amateur potter.; Gary Davis: Davis has been a board member/director/actor at Applause Community Theatre for thirteen years. He has acted and directed there and has acted at Theatre in the Round, Lyric Arts, Park Square, and the Guthrie. He currently works as a senior quality assurance analyst at Conseris Corp in Minneapolis and had a long career in IT management before that. He also served as Santa Claus for Anoka for nine years. He graduated magna cum laude from Bethel University with a degree in organizational studies.; Taylor Fischer has worked as education intern for the Children's Theatre Company and Merrill Arts Center where she assistant taught classes to youth. She graduated from Portland State University with a BA in theater and a minor in film. She has a strong knowledge of both media arts and theater due to her educational background.; Marshall Hoffman: Hoffman has been president of the board of directors of the Morris Area Arts Boosters since 2014. The nonprofit's goal is to provide arts enrichment opportunities for students in the Morris School District. He is news director for KMRS/KKOK Radio stations in Morris, where he often interviews artists and organizations that bring in artists on the Community Connection program. He is a past multiple winner of the Simon Rockower Journalism Award, a member of the Society of Professional Journalists, and formerly served on the boards for Morris Area Community Education Advisory Council, and Pomme de Terre Food Co-op. He graduated from the University of MinnesotaTwin Cities, with a BA in journalism and mass communications, and a senior certificate in business administration.; Christopher Koza is a Minnesota based composer and performer and a recipient of several Minnesota State Arts Board grants which have supported his mission of reaching rural communities throughout the state with educational and performance opportunities. Koza has self produced and released over sixteen albums of original music, toured internationally, and collaborates regularly with numerous Twin Cities musicians and projects.; Esther Piszczek is a certified Zentangle teacher and pattern artist. She has been a teaching artist for nine years. She worked as an appellate and trial attorney in New England for eleven years before leaving the practice of law in 2008 to live more creatively. She received two grants from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and served as an ARAC grant application reviewer, most recently in spring 2020. In 2016, the American Association of University Women's, Duluth Chapter, chose Piszczek as their Visual Artist of the Year. She graduated from Suffolk University Law School in 1997.; Suzanne Roberts is a semiretired, independent art historian. She is a specialist in the history, lives, and art practices of artists of African descent and how they fit in the American art canon. She has consulted and lectured with the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the Walker Art Center, and with the Minnesota Museum of American Art for last year?s Gordon Parks exhibition. She currently is teaching art history through community education for Minneapolis Public Schools. She was a founding member of Obsidian Arts, a grassroots visual arts organization supporting artists. She attended the University of Minnesota for finance and art history.; Kristina Tiedje is currently the president of the Rochester Dance Company, a youth dance performance organization and nonprofit in southeast Minneapolis. She also currently serves as president of the Alice Mayo Society, a nonprofit that organizes social and cultural events for Mayo Clinic spouses of voting staff and physicians. Tiedje is an associate professor of anthropology at the University of Lyon. Tiedje has done postdoc work at the college de France in Paris, France. Tiedje has received multiple research and postdoc grants for anthropological research in Mexico and the U. S. She speaks and writes and is published in four languages. Tiedje has a PhD in cultural anthropology with a focus on religion, nature, and culture in Mexico. She has served on the board of several academic societies and is currently associate editor of the Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture.; Ping Yao was a software engineer working for the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis before retiring. She was actively involved with the diversity council. She graduated From the University of Minnesota with a master of science degree in civil engineering. She loves arts and literature and is a avid writer in her spare time.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020450,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,18200,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Reestablish the TPWO's Fall, Winter and Spring concert series and take steps to rebuild/maintain the quality of its performances Our measurable outcome is: TWPO perform concerts as planned: Winter (March 2022), Spring (May 2022), Fall (November 2022), and Christmas Holiday (December 2022). Second, Attendance at concerts increases with each performance.","Spring 2022, Fall 2022, and Holiday 2022 concerts were performed as planned. Winter 2023 concert was cancelled on concert day due to winter blizzard. Because of Covid concerns, outcome evaluation method consisted of tracking attendance at performances. In comparison to 2021, attendance did increase and in general, our listeners were starved for good quality wind orchestra performances.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,18200,391,"Dan Palmquist, Timothy Biles, Stacy Carolan, Jaime Avenall, Don Stellmaker, Lawrence Burkhard, Adair Ballavance, Luciana Ranelli",0.00,"Twin Ports Wind Ensemble AKA Twin Ports Wind Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Twin Ports Wind Orchestra will have three major in person performances featuring new and traditional wind orchestra compositions. Recordings of the concerts will be placed on the Orchestra's website for public viewing after the performances.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lawrence,Burkhard,"Twin Ports Wind Ensemble AKA Twin Ports Wind Orchestra","1201 Ordean Ct UMD - 212",Duluth,MN,55812,"(218) 726-8208",lawrenceburkhard@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Lake, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-473,"Claudia Dreyer: Dreyer is a high school ceramics teacher with Rochester Public Schools. This upcoming school year will make her 26th year of teaching. Beside Rochester, she also taught in Stewartville, MN as well as two different school districts in Texas. Over the 26 years, she has taught all levels from preschool to twelfth grade, she has headed up art show committees, sought out judges for juried shows, and has helped multiple students with portfolios. Dreyer has coached many academic teams, as well as, cheerleading, dance, and sports. She has volunteered her time with Mothers of Preschoolers, creating art/craft shows, and coaching little league. She graduated with a BFA from the University of Texas at Arlington majoring in studio art, and received her master?s plus 30 in education.; Catherine Friend: Friend is the author of fifteen published books, including children's books, memoir, nonfiction, and genre novels. She has been awarded a Loft/McKnight Artist Fellowship in children's literature, and in 2009 she won the Minnesota Book Award in the general nonfiction category for The Compassionate Carnivore. She has edited, taught writing, conducted writing camps for children, and served on Arts Board panels in the past. She has bachelors? degrees in economics and Spanish, and a master's degree in applied economics.; Keren Gudeman: Gudeman is the founder and director of Improv Parenting, a small arts nonprofit focused on bringing improv and creativity to families. She is a business manager for Danger Boat Productions/Theater of Public Policy, a theater company providing entertainment and facilitation through improv. She holds an MA in psychology from University of Chicago and a BA in anthropology from Harvard University.; Elizabeth Henrich: Henrich is an AmeriCorps VISTA member serving at Urban Boatbuilders, where she manages graphic design projects and facilitates digital community space. Henrich previously interned at Bainbridge Island Museum of Art in curation and the Puget Sound Navy Museum in collections. She graduated from Pratt Institute with a BFA in communications design and University of Washington with a certificate in museum studies. Henrich was born in Minnesota and has lived in California, Washington, and New York.; Benjamin Moren: Moren is a media artist whose process captures and reframes the environment through filmmaking, performance, sculpture, sound, and custom software systems to reveal and question anthropocentric viewpoints. He?s created site specific projects for Northern Spark Festival in Minneapolis, Kulturpark in Berlin, and the Weisman Art Museum; and exhibited at Soap Factory, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, IndieCade Los Angeles, and the Beijing Film Academy. He is an associate professor at Minneapolis College of Art and Design in the media arts department. He is a three time recipient of the Arts Board?s Artist Initiative grant and is a 2021/22 McKnight Visual Artist Fellow.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10021094,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Cantus will bring vocal chamber music and Latin jazz to audiences in greater Minnesota by streaming 'Ramas y Raices' on a pay-what-you-can basis. Cantus will monitor audience numbers, geographic distribution in Minnesota, qualitative/quantitative data from post-concert surveys, comments submitted with ticket orders, feedback shared informally with singers and staff, and press reviews.","Cantus' pay-what-you-can online concerts reduced financial and geographic barriers, serving audiences in Minnesota. Cantus tracked sales data for its online concerts, as well as feedback shared in post-concert surveys. The ensemble also monitored social media views and gathered in-person feedback.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,2541,"Brian Newhouse, Theresa Gienapp, David Niles, Beth Anne Thompson, Alberto de la Paz, Sandra Davis, PaviElle French, Nancy Gaschott, Jonathan Guyton, Paul Johnson, Laurie Meyers, Jeff Reed, Paul Scholtz, Kevin Stock, Frank Stubbs, Kim Hollingsworth Taylor, Barbara Thomas, Paul Wilson",0.00,Cantus,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Cantus will perform ""Ramas y Raices: Songs from Latin America,"" which brings together the ensemble's eight singers with jazz virtuoso Nachito Herrera in a program that will be livestreamed on a pay what you can basis that emphasizes access.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joseph,Heitz,Cantus,"1201 Marquette Ave Ste 100",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 435-0046",jheitz@cantussings.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-721,"Stephenie Anderson received a grant in 2019 to study Viking age textiles. She went to Norway in March of 2020 to do this research. COVID cut her study short, but she was able to continue the learning via Zoom and Facebook. Anderson is the president of the Pine to Prairie Folks School and is on the board of directors for the East Polk Heritage Center. Anderson graduated from Minnesota State University Moorhead in 1990 with a degree in business management and business marketing.; Erik Farseth: Farseth is a Minnesota artist specializing in printmaking, zines, and hand cut collage. He currently works as the administrator for the art history department at the University of Minnesota. Farseth has previously served on the volunteer board of directors of the Stevens Square Center for the Arts. Farseth holds a master?s degree in journalism from the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA), and a BA in art, culture, and politics from St. Olaf College. He is a three time recipient of an Artist Initiative grant and a one time recipient of a Minnesota Center for Book Arts Jerome Book Arts Fellowship.; Kendall Hames: Hames is a staff attorney at the Minnesota Justice Foundation. She graduated from Boston College with a BA in English and in hispanic studies and earned a JD from the University of St. Thomas School of Law. She has also volunteered with the Volunteer Lawyers Network.; Xianping He: He works at a local nonprofit organization as a health promotion specialist, she helped coordinate the Pan Asian Arts Festivals and Southeastern Asian Festivals in the last five years. She graduated from St. Cloud State with a BS in community health, and is working on her master?s degree in clinical research.; Sachel Josefson is a maker, entrepreneur, and professor of exhibit and experience design in The School of Technology, Art & Design (The TAD School) at Bemidji State University. He has taught 2D and 3D design, exhibit design, graphic design, photography, color theory, professionalism, and other technology, art, and design related courses. Sachel is currently seeking opportunities that help him better understand how makers create meaningful ventures, self-definition, and develop self-reliance.; Kim Matthews: Matthews is a mixed media sculptor with a diverse background that includes professional work in graphic design, writing, and illustration. She has exhibited professionally locally, nationally, and internationally for over twenty years and was a 2010 recipient of a Jerome fiber artist project grant. Her sculpture is published in Lark Books 500 Paper Objects and Schiffer Books Artistry in Fiber Vol. 2: Sculpture. Her educational background includes a commercial art certificate from Minneapolis Technical College as well as fine art and art history studies at the universities of Minnesota and Maine.; Erin Wojciechowski: Moldowski graduated from UMD in 2011 with an undergraduate degree in psychology and sociology, and in 2014 received her master?s in social work. She has worked in the Duluth nonprofit sector for ten years, most notably the last four years as the executive director of Mentor North overseeing the budget, grant writing, administration, staffing and relationships with the board of directors. Moldowski is currently transitioning this fall 2021 to work in the UMD Department of Social Work full-time teaching. She received the 2019 Duluth News Tribune's ""20 under 40 Award"" for her engagement in nonprofit leadership. She is an avid supporter of the local music scene and has volunteered on the Duluth Homegrown Music Festival steering committee for three years.; Daniel Peltzman is the director of annual giving at Minnesota State University?s College of Science and Engineering. He is a founder and current board president of the Twin Cities Horror Festival, a live performance festival now in its tenth season. He has previously managed the Fitzgerald Theater and O'Shaughnessy Auditorium. Erin Moldowski graduated from UMD in 2011 with an undergraduate degree in psychology and sociology, and in 2014 received her master?s in social work. She has worked in the Duluth nonprofit sector for ten years, most notably the last four years as the executive director of Mentor North overseeing the budget, grant writing, administration, staffing and relationships with the board of directors. Moldowski is currently transitioning this fall 2021 to work in the UMD Department of Social Work full-time teaching. She received the 2019 Duluth News Tribune's ""20 under 40 Award"" for her engagement in nonprofit leadership. She is an avid supporter of the local music scene and has volunteered on the Duluth Homegrown Music Festival steering committee for three years.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020789,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,17900,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Dawson-Boyd Arts Association will re-connect artists with audiences of all ages through multiple arts performances. Number of attendees for public performances, student performances and Senior residents performances, Intentional observations and interactions with audiences by staff, board members and arts partners, Feedback from audiences, teachers and students","Adult and student audiences re-connected with artists through Dawson-Boyd Arts Association's opening event. Following the opening performance, the board of directions completed its review of the artistic group, the student performance and the public performance: number of attendees, audience reaction, informal feedback from faculty and students.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,17900,1500,"Rebecca Thoen, Patti Mork, Janet Fenske, Karen Collins, Tami Maus, Tracy Hanson, Melanie Benson, Allysa Hurley, Chris Lehne, Jeri Popma",0.00,"Dawson-Boyd Arts Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Dawson-Boyd Arts Association will present a series of quality arts programming designed to reconnect with audiences of all ages in its western Minnesota region.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Luanne,Fondell,"Dawson-Boyd Arts Association","PO Box 434",Dawson,MN,56232,"(320) 312-2311",luannefondell@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Big Stone, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-609,"Kenneth Bloom has been director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth; executive director of the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art; director of Landmark Arts: The Galleries of Texas Tech University; and curator of exhibitions at Spirit Square Center for the Arts (Charlotte, NC). Bloom has been working in photography and the arts for well over 50 years as image maker, curator, and program organizer. His work is held in museums and private collections. Before formalizing his education in photography, Bloom was an avid student of history, cultural anthropology, and Japanese Studies; all fields that have contributed to the making of social documentary photographs. Bloom graduated from Bucknell University in 1974 with a BA in Japanese studies, and worked in Japan as the Tokyo correspondent for American Photographer magazine and LIFE Library of Photography. After returning to the United States, he pursued a graduate degree at the New York University/International Center of Photography, and was awarded an MA in studio arts in photography in 1985.; Maia Hamann: A lifelong participant in the arts community of Minnesota, Hamann currently is a music teacher at Holdingford Elementary School, a bassoon instructor at the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University, and a freelance musician. She regularly performs with orchestras and chamber ensembles in central Minnesota and the Twin Cities and serves on the board of directors of Amadeus Chamber Symphony. Previously, she wrote the music education blog for Classical Minnesota Public Radio. She earned a BA in music from the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University and an master?s degree in education from Augsburg University.; Hannah King is the curator and volunteer coordinator at the Wright County Historical Society in Buffalo and currently resides in Minneapolis. She was previously the curator at the Stevens County Historical Society in Morris and has worked and volunteered in various roles at other museums in the Midwest.; Anthony Marchetti is a photographic artist residing in the Twin Cities. In 2016, he was a teaching/ research Fulbright Scholar in Budapest, Hungary. He currently serves as department chair and full-time faculty of photography at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. Marchetti graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2001 with a BA in fine arts, and received an MFA from the University of Minnesota in 2005. He has received grants from The McKnight Foundation, Jerome Foundation, and the Arts Board. He has served on review panels for the Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.; Dustin Nelson: Nelson is a senior writer at Thrillist, and has published journalism with City Pages, Rolling Stone, Sports Illustrated, the Walker Reader, and other publications. He's the author of the poetry collection ""in the office hours of the polar vortex"" (RoboCup Press) and the chapbook ""Abraham Lincoln"" (Mondo Bummer). His poetry has appeared in Best American Experimental Writing, Fence, and other publications. His comic book writing has appeared in numerous anthologies and includes two series soon to be published. He was also a writer and producer on the radio comedy Radio Happy Hour, as well as the Web series Geocachers and one episode of TPT's ""Are You MN Enough?"" He was a founder and editor of the literary magazine InDigest which ran for nine years and published books and ran a reading series in New York. His experimental videos have appeared in more than a dozen international festivals and galleries. He was a resident at the UFT Verftet residency in Bergen, Norway, and has volunteered with Art Buddies and the PEN Prison Writing Program.; Judith Saye-Willis is a textile artist and has received grants from the Arts Board and Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council (SEMAC). She has previously been a director for the Faribault Art Center and served on the SEMAC board of directors for six years. She received a master?s degree in liberal studies from Metropolitan State University.; Megan Moore is a painter, with a studio in the Northrup King Building where she has been a member of a group studio since 2004. She studied illustration at the Savannah College of Art and Design. She takes commissions, sells original art and reproductions in a variety of locations, and does public art in the form of murals and utility box wraps. She is a leader in the artist group LoLa (The League of Longfellow Artists), has served as a juror for the Uptown and Powderhorn art fairs, and is currently collaborating with Lake Street Creates.; Briauna Williams is a graphic design graduate. She is a teaching artist for the Capri Theater, Artistry, She Rock She Rock, and Young Rembrandts. Williams is a community leader and artist curating spaces for black and brown people to aid in healing with and through the arts. Williams is a muralist, self taught artist, and henna artist. Her work has been featured at the Phoenix Theater sponsored by Springboard for the Arts, as well as an exhibition within a Duluth court house. Williams is motivated by youth and her community. Black peoples' struggles and resilience have been a common core in most of her works.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10021010,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Present dynamic classical chamber music performances and educational events both online and live for audiences in the northeast region of Minnesota Outcomes will be evaluated through attendance at live concert and educational events as well as the number of online views of the performances. Qualitative feedback from live and online audiences about ease of access and enjoyment will be reviewed.","393 patrons at live concerts; 4427 unique views online programming. MM used ticket sales and in-person attendance; online views, student and community surveys and audience feedback.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Timothy Churchill, Christine Underdahl, Robert Baeumler, Kim Squillace, Kirsten Ryden, Edward Martin, Andrew Taylor, Teresa Vaughan, Linda Wiig",0.00,"Matinee Musicale, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Matinee Musicale will present three online/on demand concerts and four live concerts that will also include community outreach programs.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kim,Squillace,"Matinee Musicale, Inc.","1346 W Arrowhead Rd",Duluth,MN,55811,"(218) 393-3869",matmusicale@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Goodhue, Lake, St. Louis, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-661,"Melinda Breva currently serves as development officer in corporate and foundation relations at the University of Minnesota Foundation. She previously served as development manager at Franconia Sculpture Park, and has an extensive background in nonprofit development managing multimillion dollar portfolios. Breva graduated from Metropolitan State University with a MA in nonprofit and public administration and a BA in environmental studies. She is also past board president of the Friends of Maplewood Nature.; Keith Dixon: Dixon began pursuing drawing, painting, and sculpture toward the end of a career as an educator, psychologist, and health care executive. Largely self taught, Dixon traces his influences to the works of the European old masters, and in particular, to the late works of Titian and Rembrandt. Dixon also is an admirer of the contemporary Norwegian master, Odd Nerdrum, with whom he apprenticed in 2016. Dixon maintains a private studio in the Northeast Minneapolis arts district. His works have been in juried exhibitions at the Minnetonka and Edina Art Centers where he received the blue ribbon in painting in 2016. Dixon has also been selected multiple times for curated shows at the annual Minnesota State Fair fine arts exhibition, where he won awards from the Minnesota College of Art and Design and The Maple Grove Art Center.; Megan Fillbrandt is the assistant director of research and sponsored programs at Gustavus Adolphus College. Fillbrandt graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College with a BA in communication studies and English where she became a trained facilitator and continued playing flute in a small ensemble.; Rebecca Froehlich serves as the development and communications associate for the Minnesota Urban Debate League. She received her BFA in painting from the University of South Dakota and is currently pursuing her master of arts in education at Augsburg University. She has been trained as an artist in healthcare within rural and urban settings, and studied at the University of South Dakota and the University of Florida.; Alyssa Johnson is a third-year student at the University of St. Thomas School of Law. Before law school, she worked in a variety of nonprofit settings, serving victims of domestic violence, adults with disabilities, and more. During law school, she has volunteered with Standpoint and the Advocates for Human Rights, and has worked with an artist and attorney in the Twin Cities who does consulting for nonprofits and government entities. Johnson graduated from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota with a BA in psychology and criminal justice, and a minor in sociology. Her JD is expected in May of 2022.; Anne Krocak: Weaving her skills as a visual artist, teacher, and public artist together, Krocak has worked for over forty years to bring marginalized people into the center while creating a greater sense of community. Krocak has lived with multiple sclerosis for more than thirty years and understands the importance and power of moving beyond any perceived limitations and works to bring this awareness and accessibility to all of her artist participants. Along with owning her own business, Phoenix Designs, she has a master?s degree in art education and certification in emotional or behavioral disorders (EBD). Krocak has conducted public art residencies and won awards through VSA Minnesota, The Kennedy Center, COMPAS, Public Art Saint Paul, ArtSage, Children's Hospital Minneapolis/Saint Paul Campus, and the Minnesota Creative Artists and Aging Network (MnCAAN). She received the 2009 Jahney Arts Access Award for outstanding artist educator of the year. In 2011, she received a national fellowship from VSA National and the Kennedy Center (Washington, DC). Krocak is a Lifetime Arts teaching artist.; Christina Martinez currently works for the University of Minnesota supporting the Chicano and Latino Studies Department as a project specialist. She also is a graduate student within the arts and cultural leadership program at UMN (anticipated May 2022). Martinez volunteers with CaMinO Sister Cities (the Cuernavaca, Mexico/Minneapolis, Minnesota Sister Cities Chapter) and Creative Mornings, Minneapolis. Martinez will be serving on the Springboard for the Arts board of directors in a graduate student capacity in fall 2021. Martinez has a general appreciation for a variety of arts endeavors, but has developed a special appreciation for STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) after working at the Science Museum of Minnesota for more than six years.; Leah Moore is the program manager of the Free Arts program of Big Brothers Big Sisters Twin Cities (BBBSTC) where she coordinates arts based mentoring with over 20 local social service agencies and nonprofit organizations. She was the first ever ""Spark Award"" recipient at BBBSTC for her exceptional contribution to igniting the potential of local youth. She graduated from DePaul University with an MEd in urban, multicultural education; and Boston College with a BA in economics. She also studied in Parma, Italy for one year.; Benjamin Olsen is a designer, policy advocate, and entrepreneur. Trained as both an architect and stage designer, his work encompasses architectural, theatrical, and exhibit environments; policy advocacy; and architectural and urban research. Olsen cofounded Office Hughes Olsen, a wide ranging freelance design practice that invests creative energy in a range of built and theoretical projects. He graduated from Saint Olaf College and Yale School of Architecture and has worked with many local nonprofit theater and art centers in both professional and avocational roles.; Shauna Pickens is an assistant professor and coordinator of music education at Concordia College, where she teaches various courses in the music education sequence and conducts the symphonic band. Prior to her appointment at Concordia College, Pickens taught middle school band in Texas. She graduated with a PhD in music education from Texas Tech University, a MM in music performance from Southern Methodist University, and a BM in music performance from Texas Tech University. Her current research focuses on teaching music in low SES, urban communities and music teacher preparation.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10021025,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Lyric Arts will engage artists and audiences opening our seven-show 2022-2023 season enriching their connection to the arts. Lyric Arts will evaluate the outcome with quantitative artist and audience engagement data as well as qualitative reviews and audience assessment data.","Lyric Arts engaged audiences with our 2022-2023 season. Audience surveys, qualitative audience responses.","Achieved some of the proposed outcomes",,,25000,,"Jeff Danovsky, Jennifer Lundquist, Kira Campbell, Valerie Underwood, Ythan Pratt, Brian Landon, Julie Karels-Johnson, Laura Tahja Johnson, David Vandergriff, Diane Kellner, Rebecca Skelton",0.00,"Lyric Arts Company of Anoka, Inc. AKA Lyric Arts Main Street Stage","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Lyric Arts will present a seven-production season giving artists the opportunity to utilize their diverse talents while providing access to the performing arts to audiences.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Matthew,McNabb,"Lyric Arts Company of Anoka, Inc. AKA Lyric Arts Main Street Stage","420 Main St E",Anoka,MN,55303,"(763) 422-1838",matt@lyricarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Marshall, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-676,"Melinda Breva currently serves as development officer in corporate and foundation relations at the University of Minnesota Foundation. She previously served as development manager at Franconia Sculpture Park, and has an extensive background in nonprofit development managing multimillion dollar portfolios. Breva graduated from Metropolitan State University with a MA in nonprofit and public administration and a BA in environmental studies. She is also past board president of the Friends of Maplewood Nature.; Keith Dixon: Dixon began pursuing drawing, painting, and sculpture toward the end of a career as an educator, psychologist, and health care executive. Largely self taught, Dixon traces his influences to the works of the European old masters, and in particular, to the late works of Titian and Rembrandt. Dixon also is an admirer of the contemporary Norwegian master, Odd Nerdrum, with whom he apprenticed in 2016. Dixon maintains a private studio in the Northeast Minneapolis arts district. His works have been in juried exhibitions at the Minnetonka and Edina Art Centers where he received the blue ribbon in painting in 2016. Dixon has also been selected multiple times for curated shows at the annual Minnesota State Fair fine arts exhibition, where he won awards from the Minnesota College of Art and Design and The Maple Grove Art Center.; Megan Fillbrandt is the assistant director of research and sponsored programs at Gustavus Adolphus College. Fillbrandt graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College with a BA in communication studies and English where she became a trained facilitator and continued playing flute in a small ensemble.; Rebecca Froehlich serves as the development and communications associate for the Minnesota Urban Debate League. She received her BFA in painting from the University of South Dakota and is currently pursuing her master of arts in education at Augsburg University. She has been trained as an artist in healthcare within rural and urban settings, and studied at the University of South Dakota and the University of Florida.; Alyssa Johnson is a third-year student at the University of St. Thomas School of Law. Before law school, she worked in a variety of nonprofit settings, serving victims of domestic violence, adults with disabilities, and more. During law school, she has volunteered with Standpoint and the Advocates for Human Rights, and has worked with an artist and attorney in the Twin Cities who does consulting for nonprofits and government entities. Johnson graduated from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota with a BA in psychology and criminal justice, and a minor in sociology. Her JD is expected in May of 2022.; Anne Krocak: Weaving her skills as a visual artist, teacher, and public artist together, Krocak has worked for over forty years to bring marginalized people into the center while creating a greater sense of community. Krocak has lived with multiple sclerosis for more than thirty years and understands the importance and power of moving beyond any perceived limitations and works to bring this awareness and accessibility to all of her artist participants. Along with owning her own business, Phoenix Designs, she has a master?s degree in art education and certification in emotional or behavioral disorders (EBD). Krocak has conducted public art residencies and won awards through VSA Minnesota, The Kennedy Center, COMPAS, Public Art Saint Paul, ArtSage, Children's Hospital Minneapolis/Saint Paul Campus, and the Minnesota Creative Artists and Aging Network (MnCAAN). She received the 2009 Jahney Arts Access Award for outstanding artist educator of the year. In 2011, she received a national fellowship from VSA National and the Kennedy Center (Washington, DC). Krocak is a Lifetime Arts teaching artist.; Christina Martinez currently works for the University of Minnesota supporting the Chicano and Latino Studies Department as a project specialist. She also is a graduate student within the arts and cultural leadership program at UMN (anticipated May 2022). Martinez volunteers with CaMinO Sister Cities (the Cuernavaca, Mexico/Minneapolis, Minnesota Sister Cities Chapter) and Creative Mornings, Minneapolis. Martinez will be serving on the Springboard for the Arts board of directors in a graduate student capacity in fall 2021. Martinez has a general appreciation for a variety of arts endeavors, but has developed a special appreciation for STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) after working at the Science Museum of Minnesota for more than six years.; Leah Moore is the program manager of the Free Arts program of Big Brothers Big Sisters Twin Cities (BBBSTC) where she coordinates arts based mentoring with over 20 local social service agencies and nonprofit organizations. She was the first ever ""Spark Award"" recipient at BBBSTC for her exceptional contribution to igniting the potential of local youth. She graduated from DePaul University with an MEd in urban, multicultural education; and Boston College with a BA in economics. She also studied in Parma, Italy for one year.; Benjamin Olsen is a designer, policy advocate, and entrepreneur. Trained as both an architect and stage designer, his work encompasses architectural, theatrical, and exhibit environments; policy advocacy; and architectural and urban research. Olsen cofounded Office Hughes Olsen, a wide ranging freelance design practice that invests creative energy in a range of built and theoretical projects. He graduated from Saint Olaf College and Yale School of Architecture and has worked with many local nonprofit theater and art centers in both professional and avocational roles.; Shauna Pickens is an assistant professor and coordinator of music education at Concordia College, where she teaches various courses in the music education sequence and conducts the symphonic band. Prior to her appointment at Concordia College, Pickens taught middle school band in Texas. She graduated with a PhD in music education from Texas Tech University, a MM in music performance from Southern Methodist University, and a BM in music performance from Texas Tech University. Her current research focuses on teaching music in low SES, urban communities and music teacher preparation.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10021055,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,24550,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Applicant will provide a multi-day, multi-genre musical festival with original music, for all ages of audience. Outcomes will be evaluated using a combination of surveys, Facebook hits of recorded musical sessions, and interviews of artists and attendees.","MWMF provided a multi-day multi-genre music festival with original music, for all ages. Post-festival online survey, conversations with artists and audience members.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,24550,2800,"Chuck Berendes, Erin Blumentritt, Sam Brown, Johanna Frisch, Emma Jirele, Aaron Koepke, Jacqueline Marcou, David Nash, Andrea Northam, Laura Petterson, Bill Raven, Paul Schollmeier, Chad Staehly, Bill Stoneberg, Ian Thomson",0.00,"Mid West Music Fest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Mid West Music Fest will provide a hybrid virtual and in person music series for regular and new audiences, with the artists comprised of up and coming musicians from across the country, focusing on Minnesota musicians.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elizabeth,Moe,"Mid West Music Fest","PO Box 1465",Winona,MN,55987,"(608) 498-0268",bforknermoe@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-706,"Rhonda Buerkle: Buerkle is the current executive director of McLeod Alliance, an established nonprofit in McLeod County. Previous positions include many years of program development for Community Health Services. Buerkle recently published her first children?s book, Woofy Toofy, and frequently volunteers for a local theater/vocal arts community. Her professional degrees include an MS in health science from Minnesota State Mankato, a BS in community health from St. Cloud State University, and a liberal arts degree from Bemidji State University.; Chandler Daily: Daily is a theater technician, stage manager, performance curator, and arts administrator. He has been a curator and producer of Queertopia since 2016, served on the board of directors of Patrick's Cabaret, and has worked backstage throughout Minneapolis focusing primarily on queer and trans performance art and theater. Chandler graduated with a degree in theater arts from Hamline University in Saint Paul.; Olivia Fantini: Fantini grew up in Massachusetts and spent six years working in public schools as an English language development teacher. She currently is a MFA candidate in fiction at the University of Minnesota where she was awarded the Gesell Fellowship. She won third place in the 2021 Marguerite McGlinn Prize for Fiction from Philadelphia Stories, and her work has also appeared in TriQuarterly.; Grace Fogland: Fogland is the development and communications assistant at Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (MCN). In her role, she works closely with the director of advancement and other members of the communications and membership team to coordinate key aspects of MCN?s fundraising and communications, including prospect research, grant proposal and report preparation, individual giving, event marketing, and external storytelling. Additionally, Fogland helps increase participation and awareness of GrantAdvisor.org, and will coordinate the production of the Minnesota Grants Directory. Fogland has past experience in graphic design, marketing, and communications work with both Minnesota and Nebraska nonprofits. She earned a bachelor of arts in sociology and anthropology, with concentrations in film and media studies, from Saint Olaf College.; Sennami Onwubuya: Goziem is a project manager and creative producer, engaging in social outreach through digital media and community organizing. She started her career as a creative organizer, providing event planning and brand marketing services. Goziem graduated with her bachelor?s degree in mass communications from Saint Cloud State University, then later graduated with her master of international business from Georgia State University. Goziem consults and provides organizational and creative services to individuals and small businesses.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020609,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,22371,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Under represented communities of Minnesota will be engaged with their heritage through music. Audiences will fill out surveys. Nursing home stuff will be interviewed after performances. Artists will be a source of continuing feedback during ongoing work.","Under-represented communities of Minnesota will be engaged with their heritage through music. Audiences filled out surveys. Nursing home stuff was interviewed after performances. Artists were a source of continuing feedback during ongoing work.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",10,,22381,2616,"Madeline Miller, Anastasiya Nyzkodub, Marta Troicki, Mateusz Troicki, Lauren Hastings, Margaret Ricci",0.00,"Sonora Winds","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Sonora Winds will provide relevant heritage inspired musical programming to underserved greater Minnesota communities.",2022-05-01,2023-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marta,Troicki,"Sonora Winds","6308 Mildred Ave",Edina,MN,55439,"(952) 500-1382",martaj@troicki.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Otter Tail, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-564,"Emma Bohmann is the development manager at Arts Midwest, a nonprofit regional arts organization headquartered in Minneapolis. She is responsible for the successful implementation and management of Arts Midwest's organizational fundraising activities, including the securing of federal, corporate, and foundation grants. She also works on the organization's individual giving strategy and assists with Arts Midwest's communications. Prior to joining Arts Midwest in 2016, she was a grant writer for a development and communications firm, where she worked on fundraising efforts for more than two dozen nonprofit organizations. She has previously served on grant panels for the South Dakota Arts Council and as a member of Fourth Generation, a volunteer grant making group through The Minneapolis Foundation. She holds an MFA in creative writing from Hollins University (Roanoke, VA) and is currently working on a novel. She also is an amateur potter.; Gary Davis: Davis has been a board member/director/actor at Applause Community Theatre for thirteen years. He has acted and directed there and has acted at Theatre in the Round, Lyric Arts, Park Square, and the Guthrie. He currently works as a senior quality assurance analyst at Conseris Corp in Minneapolis and had a long career in IT management before that. He also served as Santa Claus for Anoka for nine years. He graduated magna cum laude from Bethel University with a degree in organizational studies.; Taylor Fischer has worked as education intern for the Children's Theatre Company and Merrill Arts Center where she assistant taught classes to youth. She graduated from Portland State University with a BA in theater and a minor in film. She has a strong knowledge of both media arts and theater due to her educational background.; Marshall Hoffman: Hoffman has been president of the board of directors of the Morris Area Arts Boosters since 2014. The nonprofit's goal is to provide arts enrichment opportunities for students in the Morris School District. He is news director for KMRS/KKOK Radio stations in Morris, where he often interviews artists and organizations that bring in artists on the Community Connection program. He is a past multiple winner of the Simon Rockower Journalism Award, a member of the Society of Professional Journalists, and formerly served on the boards for Morris Area Community Education Advisory Council, and Pomme de Terre Food Co-op. He graduated from the University of MinnesotaTwin Cities, with a BA in journalism and mass communications, and a senior certificate in business administration.; Christopher Koza is a Minnesota based composer and performer and a recipient of several Minnesota State Arts Board grants which have supported his mission of reaching rural communities throughout the state with educational and performance opportunities. Koza has self produced and released over sixteen albums of original music, toured internationally, and collaborates regularly with numerous Twin Cities musicians and projects.; Esther Piszczek is a certified Zentangle teacher and pattern artist. She has been a teaching artist for nine years. She worked as an appellate and trial attorney in New England for eleven years before leaving the practice of law in 2008 to live more creatively. She received two grants from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and served as an ARAC grant application reviewer, most recently in spring 2020. In 2016, the American Association of University Women's, Duluth Chapter, chose Piszczek as their Visual Artist of the Year. She graduated from Suffolk University Law School in 1997.; Suzanne Roberts is a semiretired, independent art historian. She is a specialist in the history, lives, and art practices of artists of African descent and how they fit in the American art canon. She has consulted and lectured with the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the Walker Art Center, and with the Minnesota Museum of American Art for last year?s Gordon Parks exhibition. She currently is teaching art history through community education for Minneapolis Public Schools. She was a founding member of Obsidian Arts, a grassroots visual arts organization supporting artists. She attended the University of Minnesota for finance and art history.; Kristina Tiedje is currently the president of the Rochester Dance Company, a youth dance performance organization and nonprofit in southeast Minneapolis. She also currently serves as president of the Alice Mayo Society, a nonprofit that organizes social and cultural events for Mayo Clinic spouses of voting staff and physicians. Tiedje is an associate professor of anthropology at the University of Lyon. Tiedje has done postdoc work at the college de France in Paris, France. Tiedje has received multiple research and postdoc grants for anthropological research in Mexico and the U. S. She speaks and writes and is published in four languages. Tiedje has a PhD in cultural anthropology with a focus on religion, nature, and culture in Mexico. She has served on the board of several academic societies and is currently associate editor of the Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture.; Ping Yao was a software engineer working for the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis before retiring. She was actively involved with the diversity council. She graduated From the University of Minnesota with a master of science degree in civil engineering. She loves arts and literature and is a avid writer in her spare time.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10021044,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The reconfigured Production Manager position will boost Minnesota Ballet's connection with Minnesotans through in-person and virtual programming. Ballet staff and board will evaluate reconfigured position by observing its impact on the smooth running of performances and outreach programs; audiences and school students will react to programs in person, on survey forms, or on social media.","Minnesota residents and communities will maintain access and connection to the arts. The impact of the new Production Manager position was evaluated by observing its impact on the smooth running of performances, expansion of outreach programs, ticket sales, student satisfaction and audience reaction.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,3050,"Amber Whitney, Betsy Holcomb, Harvey Plasch, Jennifer Boyle, Jayme Hartman, Jonathan Reznik, Kati Annis, Morgana Kolenda, Mel Winkler, Mary Gummerson, Nick Campanario, Rachel Inselman, Ryan Irlbeck, Ed Schumacher, Tiffany Darling, Pamela Arola",0.50,"Duluth Ballet AKA Minnesota Ballet","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Minnesota Ballet will reconfigure and revitalize the previously cut production manager position, combining performance, tour, and outreach management to maximize efficiency and accessibility to the artform despite possible setbacks to live events.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kelli,Latuska,"Duluth Ballet AKA Minnesota Ballet","301 1st St W Ste 800",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 529-3742x 17",klatuska@minnesotaballet.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Lake, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-695,"Rhonda Buerkle: Buerkle is the current executive director of McLeod Alliance, an established nonprofit in McLeod County. Previous positions include many years of program development for Community Health Services. Buerkle recently published her first children?s book, Woofy Toofy, and frequently volunteers for a local theater/vocal arts community. Her professional degrees include an MS in health science from Minnesota State Mankato, a BS in community health from St. Cloud State University, and a liberal arts degree from Bemidji State University.; Chandler Daily: Daily is a theater technician, stage manager, performance curator, and arts administrator. He has been a curator and producer of Queertopia since 2016, served on the board of directors of Patrick's Cabaret, and has worked backstage throughout Minneapolis focusing primarily on queer and trans performance art and theater. Chandler graduated with a degree in theater arts from Hamline University in Saint Paul.; Olivia Fantini: Fantini grew up in Massachusetts and spent six years working in public schools as an English language development teacher. She currently is a MFA candidate in fiction at the University of Minnesota where she was awarded the Gesell Fellowship. She won third place in the 2021 Marguerite McGlinn Prize for Fiction from Philadelphia Stories, and her work has also appeared in TriQuarterly.; Grace Fogland: Fogland is the development and communications assistant at Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (MCN). In her role, she works closely with the director of advancement and other members of the communications and membership team to coordinate key aspects of MCN?s fundraising and communications, including prospect research, grant proposal and report preparation, individual giving, event marketing, and external storytelling. Additionally, Fogland helps increase participation and awareness of GrantAdvisor.org, and will coordinate the production of the Minnesota Grants Directory. Fogland has past experience in graphic design, marketing, and communications work with both Minnesota and Nebraska nonprofits. She earned a bachelor of arts in sociology and anthropology, with concentrations in film and media studies, from Saint Olaf College.; Sennami Onwubuya: Goziem is a project manager and creative producer, engaging in social outreach through digital media and community organizing. She started her career as a creative organizer, providing event planning and brand marketing services. Goziem graduated with her bachelor?s degree in mass communications from Saint Cloud State University, then later graduated with her master of international business from Georgia State University. Goziem consults and provides organizational and creative services to individuals and small businesses.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10021100,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide local residents and other Minnesotans with access to a high-quality music festival that engages and educates them about band music. We will hand out audience surveys, and we will survey the musicians and our volunteers. This will provide demographic data, help us gauge audience reactions, and yield suggestions for improving the experience.,","We provided local residents and other Minnesotans with access to a high-quality music festival that engaged and educated them about band music. We handed out audience surveys, and we compiled feedback from the musicians and our volunteers. This provided demographic data, helped us gauge audience reactions, and yielded suggestions for improving the experience.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Dan Bergeson, Randy Ferguson, Dean Lamp, Vicky Langer, Joy Riggs, Mary Rosenberg, Jan Stevens, Lois Stratmoen, Bill Thornton, Larry Wachendorf",0.00,"Vintage Band Music Festival AKA Vintage Band Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Vintage Band Festival will hire nine Minnesota bands to perform at its multiday music festival July 28-31, 2022, in historic downtown Northfield. The variety of bands will demonstrate the rich music heritage and vibrant brass scene in Minnesota.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Nemisto,"Vintage Band Music Festival AKA Vintage Band Festival","204 W Seventh St Ste 130",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 581-0553",niemisto@stolaf.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Mower, Nobles, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Steele, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-727,"Stephenie Anderson received a grant in 2019 to study Viking age textiles. She went to Norway in March of 2020 to do this research. COVID cut her study short, but she was able to continue the learning via Zoom and Facebook. Anderson is the president of the Pine to Prairie Folks School and is on the board of directors for the East Polk Heritage Center. Anderson graduated from Minnesota State University Moorhead in 1990 with a degree in business management and business marketing.; Erik Farseth: Farseth is a Minnesota artist specializing in printmaking, zines, and hand cut collage. He currently works as the administrator for the art history department at the University of Minnesota. Farseth has previously served on the volunteer board of directors of the Stevens Square Center for the Arts. Farseth holds a master?s degree in journalism from the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA), and a BA in art, culture, and politics from St. Olaf College. He is a three time recipient of an Artist Initiative grant and a one time recipient of a Minnesota Center for Book Arts Jerome Book Arts Fellowship.; Kendall Hames: Hames is a staff attorney at the Minnesota Justice Foundation. She graduated from Boston College with a BA in English and in hispanic studies and earned a JD from the University of St. Thomas School of Law. She has also volunteered with the Volunteer Lawyers Network.; Xianping He: He works at a local nonprofit organization as a health promotion specialist, she helped coordinate the Pan Asian Arts Festivals and Southeastern Asian Festivals in the last five years. She graduated from St. Cloud State with a BS in community health, and is working on her master?s degree in clinical research.; Sachel Josefson is a maker, entrepreneur, and professor of exhibit and experience design in The School of Technology, Art & Design (The TAD School) at Bemidji State University. He has taught 2D and 3D design, exhibit design, graphic design, photography, color theory, professionalism, and other technology, art, and design related courses. Sachel is currently seeking opportunities that help him better understand how makers create meaningful ventures, self-definition, and develop self-reliance.; Kim Matthews: Matthews is a mixed media sculptor with a diverse background that includes professional work in graphic design, writing, and illustration. She has exhibited professionally locally, nationally, and internationally for over twenty years and was a 2010 recipient of a Jerome fiber artist project grant. Her sculpture is published in Lark Books 500 Paper Objects and Schiffer Books Artistry in Fiber Vol. 2: Sculpture. Her educational background includes a commercial art certificate from Minneapolis Technical College as well as fine art and art history studies at the universities of Minnesota and Maine.; Erin Wojciechowski: Moldowski graduated from UMD in 2011 with an undergraduate degree in psychology and sociology, and in 2014 received her master?s in social work. She has worked in the Duluth nonprofit sector for ten years, most notably the last four years as the executive director of Mentor North overseeing the budget, grant writing, administration, staffing and relationships with the board of directors. Moldowski is currently transitioning this fall 2021 to work in the UMD Department of Social Work full-time teaching. She received the 2019 Duluth News Tribune's ""20 under 40 Award"" for her engagement in nonprofit leadership. She is an avid supporter of the local music scene and has volunteered on the Duluth Homegrown Music Festival steering committee for three years.; Daniel Peltzman is the director of annual giving at Minnesota State University?s College of Science and Engineering. He is a founder and current board president of the Twin Cities Horror Festival, a live performance festival now in its tenth season. He has previously managed the Fitzgerald Theater and O'Shaughnessy Auditorium. Erin Moldowski graduated from UMD in 2011 with an undergraduate degree in psychology and sociology, and in 2014 received her master?s in social work. She has worked in the Duluth nonprofit sector for ten years, most notably the last four years as the executive director of Mentor North overseeing the budget, grant writing, administration, staffing and relationships with the board of directors. Moldowski is currently transitioning this fall 2021 to work in the UMD Department of Social Work full-time teaching. She received the 2019 Duluth News Tribune's ""20 under 40 Award"" for her engagement in nonprofit leadership. She is an avid supporter of the local music scene and has volunteered on the Duluth Homegrown Music Festival steering committee for three years.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020555,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota artists, residents, and communities grow and find outlets for creativity through accessible in-person and virtual book arts programming. We will measure this outcome through: total workshop participants, contact hours, geographic location, age, teaching artist observations, post-workshop evaluations, and virtual and in-person gallery attendance.","Minnesota artists, residents, and communities grew and found outlets for creativity and connection through in-person and virtual book arts programs. We measured this outcome through total workshop participants, contact hours, geographic location, age, teaching artist observations, post-workshop evaluations, and virtual and in-person gallery attendance.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Heidi Bing, Ronnie Brooks, Raphael Coburn, Brandi Ernst, KC Foley, Sherri Gebert Fuller, Lyndel King, Mary Pat Ladner, Shawn McCann, Diane Merrifield, Wilber `Chip` Schilling, Catherine Squires, Deb Weiss, Hema Viswanathan, Cory Zanin, Laurie Zenner",0.00,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts will engage Minnesotans in meaningful in person and virtual arts programs, including free exhibitions and affordable workshops in bookbinding, printing, and papermaking taught by a diverse team of teaching artists.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elysa,Voshell,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 100",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1279,"(612) 215-2520",evoshell@mnbookarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-510,"Darolyn Clark: Darolyn Gray works as a development officer for Wingspan Life Resources, a charity serving adults with developmental disabilities. In collaboration with teaching artists from COMPAS, she facilitates residencies for visual arts and spoken word, and poetry. She has served on the board for Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir and One Voice Mixed Chorus. Gray has 25 years of nonprofit and grant writing experience in a variety of capacities and is passionate about arts programming. Gray?s business and psychology education was obtained at Onondaga Community College (New York) and Mesa College (San Diego).; Guillermo Cuellar was born in Venezuela. After graduating from Cornell College in Iowa in 1976, he returned home and set up a pottery studio where he made functional stoneware. In 1992, he founded Grupo Turgua. In the following decade, Grupo Turgua held 28 group sales, offering pottery, jewelry, photography, woodwork, drawing, weavings, and Venezuelan Indian handwork. In 2005, he established a home, studio, and showroom in the upper Saint Croix River Valley in Minnesota. Since 2009, Cuellar's Pottery has been a host studio on the Saint Croix Valley Pottery Tour. Cuellar teaches occasional workshops in the United States and abroad and serves on the board of ArtReach St. Croix.; Lynne Harper: At the end of 2013, Harper retired early from a management position, returning to university to complete a BA in art history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She received an MA in the art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas from UEA and the Sainsbury Research Unit, Norwich, Norfolk, UK. Her MA thesis was a case study of British library engagement with West African communities in London. Since then, she has interned or volunteered at museums and historical societies, working as a an independent curator, conducting research to support or create exhibitions and community engagement activities.; Sharon Nordrum: While her English name is Sharon Nordrum, she signs her artwork with her?Ojibwe name, Wabigagagiwikwebek (White Raven Woman). Nordrum started painting in 2012, and now also works with fiber arts, Ojibwe basketry, ceramics, and woodcarving. Her inspiration comes from her dreams; her Ojibwe heritage, language, and stories; and the natural world. Her work is filled with traditional Ojibwe symbolism. She is active in the communities of northern Minnesota; her interests include art projects, youth work, and radio shows. She has been a member of the Indigenous Foods Experts? committee which keyed the foods to highlight in AOB?s Farm to Early Care Initiative and has been a key piece to its success in the classroom and in the kitchen.; Lynette Reini-Grandell teaches at Normandale Community College, has authored two collections of poetry, and recently completed a book length memoir. She currently performs poetry with the jazz collective Sonoglyph. A long time participant in Minnesota?s arts community, as a volunteer programmer, she cohosted ?Write On! Radio? on KFAI for over 25 years, interviewing local and nationally touring authors about their work. She has received grants from the Arts Board and the Finlandia Foundation, has an MA and PhD from the University of Minnesota, and her poetry is part of a permanent installation at the Carlton Arms Art Hotel in Manhattan.; Maribeth Romslo is a director, cinematographer, and producer in the Twin Cities. Her feature film, Dragonfly, was selected ""Best of the Fest"" at MSPIFF 2016. Amelia, the first film in her historical fiction series to inspire girls in STEM, premiered at TIFF Kids 2018. She created Handmade*Mostly, an original series about creative women in the Midwest in collaboration with Reese Witherspoon's new media platform, Hello Sunshine. Her most recent documentary, Raise Your Voice, premiered at MSPIFF 2020, the film examines student free speech in America with the student journalists at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL, and Mary Beth Tinker of the landmark Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines.; Pamela Smith is a writer, teacher, and researcher. She was awarded the 2019 Artist Initiative grant, and 2021 Creative Support for Individuals grant, both from the Arts Board. She is the author of the memoir, Edgewalker, and other works of creative nonfiction. Edgewalker is an exploration of a year in which the author experienced the death of her mother, loss of her marriage, and her own cancer diagnosis. Smith is on the faculty at the University of Minnesota, and is the author of the academic book Global Trade Policy. She has an interest in the topic of writing for wellness.; Sarah Miller joined the Citizens League in Saint Paul in 2018 to work in partnership with the executive director and program staff to lead fundraising efforts for the organization, after two years at the University of Minnesota Foundation in prospect development. For most of her career, she worked in small for-profit and nonprofit arts organizations in New York, NY. She was a program manager and associate publisher at a small nonprofit photography magazine; helped start and manage a photography gallery in NYC; and more recently, supported individual fundraising efforts at the Queens Museum. Miller studied photography at the Art Institute of Boston and received her BFA in 2001. She later earned an MA in visual arts administration with a nonprofit concentration from New York University in 2012. In graduate school, she interned at Performa, which produces a leading performance art biennial; and Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, a community arts organization in lower Manhattan. She volunteered for seven years on the auction committee for the annual Friends of Friends Photography Auction, raising funds for children's hospitals in Southeast Asia, run by Friends Without a Border.; Jared Zeigler is a theater maker who wears many hats. In addition to freelancing as an AEA stage manager in both regional theaters and site specific outdoor tours, he has filled administrative roles at Park Square Theatre, the Northfield Arts Guild, and Theatre Novi Most. Zeigler graduated from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor's degree in theater arts and and is also a contributor to Technicians for Change, an organization empowering theatrical technical workers.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020584,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Freeborn County Arts Initiative will meet or exceed its prior engagement with hybrid in-person/virtual programming. We will track the number of participants for remote virtual programming using social media and web analytics, track participant feedback, and use conventional methods of docent count and guest book attendance for in-person programming.","The Freeborn County Arts Initiative exceeded its prior engagement with hybrid in-person/virtual programming! We tracked the number of participants for remote virtual programming using social media and web analytics, gathered participant feedback, and employed conventional methods of docent count and guest book attendance for in-person programming.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",2668,,27668,,"Darrylle Bruns, Elisha Marin, Emma Evans-Peck, Erin Sandsmark, Ian Nelson, Inkpa Mani, Jonah Fisher, Karen Mattson, Marla Klein, Susanne Crane",0.50,"Freeborn County Arts Initiative","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Freeborn County Arts Initiative will create hybrid in person and multimedia virtual arts and cultural programming to engage the community in a safe, accessible, and meaningful way.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elisha,Marin,"Freeborn County Arts Initiative","224 S Broadway Ave Ste 3","Albert Lea",MN,56007,"(507) 318-2798",elisha@elishamar.in,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chippewa, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Steele, St. Louis, Waseca, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-539,"Diane Anastos: Anastos is program coordinator for Saint Paul Public Housing Agency. She has been in this position for more than five years. She has served as a development, communications, and marketing director for House of Charity and Vietnamese Social Services of Minnesota, where she researched, applied for, and administered grant application awards. She has written grant applications throughout her professional career and also as a volunteer. She received awards from government agencies, private foundations, charities, civic groups, and faith based nonprofits. She served on board of Uniting Distant Stars, a nonprofit focused on building the leadership of Liberian youth. Anastos holds a BS in political science from American University and an MA in public administration from Hamline University. ; Jennifer Gorman: Gorman is the founder of Give Back Studio, and a freelance media program manager. She was previously the program coordinator for an art program that supported artists with disabilities. She has a background and education in art therapy and counseling and has worked with children in a psychiatric residential setting as an art therapist. She graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School with a MS in art therapy and counseling, has a BA in studio art from the University of Mary Washington (Fredericksburg, VA), serves on the board of Northern Community Radio and CoHaus, and is a commissioner on the Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission.; Juan Jackson: Jackson is a program evaluation consultant at Calabash: Learning, Evaluation & Assessment Research, LLC. He has 30 years of public health experience linking youth risk behaviors and community social norms to healthy outcomes. In health equity, as a teacher, writer, and activist, he has coached two generations of Twin Cities? youth leaders. Since 2015, he?s been the board chair of NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center.; Cecilia Johnson: Johnson is a writer and audio producer at Minnesota Public Radio's The Current. She produced both seasons of The Current Rewind, a Minnesota music history podcast, and has written more than 500 articles about Minnesota music. She graduated from Hamline University with a BA in English and Spanish, and she has volunteered at Mixed Blood Theatre and the Franklin Learning Center.; Gregory Lecker: Lecker is an oil painter who lives and works in Minneapolis. He has operated a cooperative art gallery at Northrup King Building since 2014. He regularly photographs and writes for the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Nature Notes blog. In 2020, he received an Artist Initiative grant for his watersheds project. Lecker's BA in architectural engineering education from Pennsylvania State University in 1987 prepared him to design architectural lighting systems for building interiors and exteriors.; Evelyn May: May is a writer and editor based out of Minneapolis. She has been published in Swimming with Elephants, Wingless Dreamer, Brew Your Own, Rain Taxi, and The Metropolitan. Her writing can be spotted across the Internet and on television. May is the founder and head editor at Other Worldly Women Press. She received her MFA in creative writing at Augsburg University.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020460,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,21600,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Rourke will create a new staff position to prioritize collections management and access, and obtain storage materials to support this work Track museum attendance as it relates to permanent collections display refreshes, track new art loans to public non-profits and public spaces as well as new touring collections-based exhibits.","A new staff position was created and person hired to prioritize collections management and access, and storage materials deployed to support this work. Tracked museum attendance as it relates to permanent collections display refreshes, tracked new art loans to public non-profits and public spaces as well as new touring collections-based exhibits.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",120,,21720,,"Brent Behm, Beverly Lake, Chris Orth, Daniel Otto, Ronald Ramsay, Vern Rourke, Dave Thune, Coralie Wai.",0.75,"The Rourke Art Gallery Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Rourke Art Gallery Museum will introduce a new staff position to organize, care for, and improve access for all Minnesotans to the compelling and diverse artworks and objects in its permanent collections.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jonathan,Rutter,"The Rourke Art Gallery Museum","521 Main Ave",Moorhead,MN,56560,"(218) 236-8861",jonathan.rutter@therourke.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Clay, Grant, Hennepin, Mahnomen, Norman, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Traverse, Wilkin",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-483,"Claudia Dreyer: Dreyer is a high school ceramics teacher with Rochester Public Schools. This upcoming school year will make her 26th year of teaching. Beside Rochester, she also taught in Stewartville, MN as well as two different school districts in Texas. Over the 26 years, she has taught all levels from preschool to twelfth grade, she has headed up art show committees, sought out judges for juried shows, and has helped multiple students with portfolios. Dreyer has coached many academic teams, as well as, cheerleading, dance, and sports. She has volunteered her time with Mothers of Preschoolers, creating art/craft shows, and coaching little league. She graduated with a BFA from the University of Texas at Arlington majoring in studio art, and received her master?s plus 30 in education.; Catherine Friend: Friend is the author of fifteen published books, including children's books, memoir, nonfiction, and genre novels. She has been awarded a Loft/McKnight Artist Fellowship in children's literature, and in 2009 she won the Minnesota Book Award in the general nonfiction category for The Compassionate Carnivore. She has edited, taught writing, conducted writing camps for children, and served on Arts Board panels in the past. She has bachelors? degrees in economics and Spanish, and a master's degree in applied economics.; Keren Gudeman: Gudeman is the founder and director of Improv Parenting, a small arts nonprofit focused on bringing improv and creativity to families. She is a business manager for Danger Boat Productions/Theater of Public Policy, a theater company providing entertainment and facilitation through improv. She holds an MA in psychology from University of Chicago and a BA in anthropology from Harvard University.; Elizabeth Henrich: Henrich is an AmeriCorps VISTA member serving at Urban Boatbuilders, where she manages graphic design projects and facilitates digital community space. Henrich previously interned at Bainbridge Island Museum of Art in curation and the Puget Sound Navy Museum in collections. She graduated from Pratt Institute with a BFA in communications design and University of Washington with a certificate in museum studies. Henrich was born in Minnesota and has lived in California, Washington, and New York.; Benjamin Moren: Moren is a media artist whose process captures and reframes the environment through filmmaking, performance, sculpture, sound, and custom software systems to reveal and question anthropocentric viewpoints. He?s created site specific projects for Northern Spark Festival in Minneapolis, Kulturpark in Berlin, and the Weisman Art Museum; and exhibited at Soap Factory, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, IndieCade Los Angeles, and the Beijing Film Academy. He is an associate professor at Minneapolis College of Art and Design in the media arts department. He is a three time recipient of the Arts Board?s Artist Initiative grant and is a 2021/22 McKnight Visual Artist Fellow.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10021046,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Children across the Twin Cities region will have access to high-quality music education experiences and connect with like-minded youth in Summer 2022. -Track number of need-based scholarships for camp tuition and private lessons, -Review participants' demographics for broad representation (BIPOC, geography, age, gender), -Measure number of first-time summer students who audition for the 22-23 season","Nearly 300 youth of all backgrounds were able to access GTCYs' summer activities, and learn and grow musically through their participation. We used data from student enrollment information (age, race, gender, geographic representation) and scholarship applications to identify the scope of student participants. We also gauged student retention from summer into our fall programs.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",26071,,51071,,"Heidi Becken, JC Beckstrand, Michele Belisle, Matthew Crowley, Colin Dougherty, Andrew Eklund, Camille Chang Gilmore, Matthew Harris, Maurice Holloman, Patrick Hyatte, Julia Jenson, Abha Karnick, Melissa Meinke Krueger, Rich May Jr., Laura Newinski, Ernest van Panhuys, Adele Suttle, Sara Kleinsasser Tan, Jeff Tuttle, David Zoll",0.00,"Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies will create accessible opportunities for young musicians of all ages and backgrounds to learn and connect through summer orchestra camps, private lessons, and free community concerts.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Megen,Balda,"Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies","408 St Peter St Ste 300","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 602-6800",megen@gtcys.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Steele, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-697,"Rhonda Buerkle: Buerkle is the current executive director of McLeod Alliance, an established nonprofit in McLeod County. Previous positions include many years of program development for Community Health Services. Buerkle recently published her first children?s book, Woofy Toofy, and frequently volunteers for a local theater/vocal arts community. Her professional degrees include an MS in health science from Minnesota State Mankato, a BS in community health from St. Cloud State University, and a liberal arts degree from Bemidji State University.; Chandler Daily: Daily is a theater technician, stage manager, performance curator, and arts administrator. He has been a curator and producer of Queertopia since 2016, served on the board of directors of Patrick's Cabaret, and has worked backstage throughout Minneapolis focusing primarily on queer and trans performance art and theater. Chandler graduated with a degree in theater arts from Hamline University in Saint Paul.; Olivia Fantini: Fantini grew up in Massachusetts and spent six years working in public schools as an English language development teacher. She currently is a MFA candidate in fiction at the University of Minnesota where she was awarded the Gesell Fellowship. She won third place in the 2021 Marguerite McGlinn Prize for Fiction from Philadelphia Stories, and her work has also appeared in TriQuarterly.; Grace Fogland: Fogland is the development and communications assistant at Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (MCN). In her role, she works closely with the director of advancement and other members of the communications and membership team to coordinate key aspects of MCN?s fundraising and communications, including prospect research, grant proposal and report preparation, individual giving, event marketing, and external storytelling. Additionally, Fogland helps increase participation and awareness of GrantAdvisor.org, and will coordinate the production of the Minnesota Grants Directory. Fogland has past experience in graphic design, marketing, and communications work with both Minnesota and Nebraska nonprofits. She earned a bachelor of arts in sociology and anthropology, with concentrations in film and media studies, from Saint Olaf College.; Sennami Onwubuya: Goziem is a project manager and creative producer, engaging in social outreach through digital media and community organizing. She started her career as a creative organizer, providing event planning and brand marketing services. Goziem graduated with her bachelor?s degree in mass communications from Saint Cloud State University, then later graduated with her master of international business from Georgia State University. Goziem consults and provides organizational and creative services to individuals and small businesses.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10021293,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,15750,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Programming will result in advancing development in dance technique, while students acquire community from fellow peers. Data from exams and surveys will be collected prior and post-program. Teachers will use direct observation as an indicator for growth in dance technique and community in students.","Programming resulted in advancing development in dance technique, while students acquired community from fellow peers. Surveys were collected prior and post-program. Teachers used direct observation as an indicator for growth in dance technique and community in students.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,15750,,"Rachel Payne, Serena Michaelson, Camilla Payne, Susan Fuchs, Theodore Payne, Janelle Hnatko",0.00,"Salt and Light Dance Studio","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Salt and Light Dance Studio will offer in person classes with an online contingency plan for students to stay connected with dance lessons and community during this time.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rachel,Fuchs,"Salt and Light Dance Studio","201 E 1st St",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 349-3254",rachel@saltandlightdancestudio.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Lake, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-755,"Jian-Jun Chen-Edmund is an assistant professor of music education at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She received her PhD in music education and served as adjunct assistant professor at the University of Florida. In 2007, she earned the Outstanding Academic Achievement award from the University of Florida International Center. Chen-Edmund earned her MA in music and music education at Teachers College, Columbia University; and a bachelor?s degree in music performance at Fu Jen University in Taipei, Taiwan. She holds Orff Schulwerk and Kodaly certifications and is a member of the International Society for Music Education, National Association for Music Education, Minnesota Music Educators Association, and the Minnesota Society for Music Teacher Education. She has presented research and conducted workshops internationally, nationally, and regionally at the International Symposia on Assessment in Music Education, the University of Minnesota Duluth Summit on Equity, Diversity, and Multiculturalism, and the Florida Music Educators Association conference.; Dawn Demaske lives in Minneapolis and works full-time at the University of Minnesota. Demaske graduated from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse with a BS in art/photography. She also attended the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in its graduate program. Demaske is a landscape photographer and has work currently in multiple exhibitions.; Scott Gilbert is an artist and educator, and has worked on several projects designed to engage underserved and underrepresented individuals in the arts. He attended workshops with Augusto Boal, and has been trained in theater of the oppressed, legislative theater, and invisible theater. Gilbert participated in the Theatre for Social Change course at the University of Minnesota led by Sonja Kuftinec. He has a bachelor?s degree in theater production and directing, and a master?s degree in educational leadership. He currently serves on the technical advisory board for Theatre in the Round; the play selection committee for Chameleon Theatre Circle; and is trying to restart Segue Productions, a theater company dedicated to creating performances that inspire conversation about social issues and build appreciation for varying points of view in order to foster understanding and acceptance. Gilbert produced Minnesota Fringe Festival shows in 2011 and 2012, the latter created in response to the marriage amendment with all proceeds going to marriage equality groups.; Brian Malloy: Malloy is a teaching artist and novelist. His honors include the Minnesota Book Award, American Library Association?s Alex Award, and the Loft?s Excellence in Teaching Fellowship. He's taught creative writing at universities, adult enrichment programs, homeless shelters, correctional facilities, and service organizations. As an arts administrator, he was education director (six years) and development director (six years) for the Loft. He was grant writer for the campaign that created Open Book, home of the Loft, MCBA, and Milkweed Editions. He served as program manager for the Minneapolis Foundation during the 1990s.; Susan Marco is a physician recruiter, a multifaceted role in health care. Marco was a college and high school English professor/teacher for over 20 years with a passion for creative writing and human expression. Marco has been published, attended multiple writing events (including Iowa City Workshop) and has also been a board member on the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Marco has a MA in English literature and writing.; Atim Opoka is a creator and first generation Ugandan American artist. Her parents taught her the power of storytelling?teaching that stories live in the same world as you do, that if you listen to sounds around you, the stories would just unfold. The power of imagination and being able to dream, to let your mind wonder and your heart to feel, that is how Opoka creates her stories.; Samantha Wisneski is communications associate at the Weisman Art Museum at the University of Minnesota, where she manages digital communications and oversees a team of student content creators. She has worked in various marketing, hospitality, and visitor services roles at arts organizations including the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, the O'Shaughnessy Auditorium, and the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival. She has an MA in art history and BA in art history and communication and journalism from the University of St. Thomas.; Nicole Zickefoose is the founder and president of Writing by Zickefoose LLC. Zickefoose helps organizations develop a communication or grant process, locate and apply for grant funding, or improve their department or company wide communications. Zickefoose was previously a technical writer and editor for a software company and taught English composition courses for a community college. She graduated from the University of Nebraska, Omaha, with an MA in English.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10021047,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The 1,000 Conversations Project will bring SPCM artists into local and greater Minnesota communities to spark connections with new constituency. We will survey and evaluate demographics of students and audiences; quality and number of performances, instructor contact hours, and audience sizes.","The 1,000 Conversations Project brought SPCM artists into local and greater Minnesota communities to spark connections with new constituency. We evaluated demographics of students and audiences; quality and number of performances; and audience sizes.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Michael Adams, Susan Bullard, Jamie Mudrick, Taylor Davis, William Eddins, Christina Huang, Amy Kamarainen, Martha McCartney, Teele Schneider, Christine Schwab, Heidi Teoh, Ben Vidmar, Mary Larew, Michael Stockman, Keith Holme, Clara Osowski",0.50,"Saint Paul Conservatory of Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Saint Paul Conservatory of Music will launch the 1,000 Conversations Project in 2022, bringing performers and instructors into community events and programs to spark conversations and support goals around broadening and deepening connections with new constituency.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mara,Winke,"Saint Paul Conservatory of Music","1524 Summit Ave","St Paul",MN,55105,"(651) 224-2205",mara@thespcm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cottonwood, Dakota, Hennepin, Houston, Lyon, Nobles, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-698,"Rhonda Buerkle: Buerkle is the current executive director of McLeod Alliance, an established nonprofit in McLeod County. Previous positions include many years of program development for Community Health Services. Buerkle recently published her first children?s book, Woofy Toofy, and frequently volunteers for a local theater/vocal arts community. Her professional degrees include an MS in health science from Minnesota State Mankato, a BS in community health from St. Cloud State University, and a liberal arts degree from Bemidji State University.; Chandler Daily: Daily is a theater technician, stage manager, performance curator, and arts administrator. He has been a curator and producer of Queertopia since 2016, served on the board of directors of Patrick's Cabaret, and has worked backstage throughout Minneapolis focusing primarily on queer and trans performance art and theater. Chandler graduated with a degree in theater arts from Hamline University in Saint Paul.; Olivia Fantini: Fantini grew up in Massachusetts and spent six years working in public schools as an English language development teacher. She currently is a MFA candidate in fiction at the University of Minnesota where she was awarded the Gesell Fellowship. She won third place in the 2021 Marguerite McGlinn Prize for Fiction from Philadelphia Stories, and her work has also appeared in TriQuarterly.; Grace Fogland: Fogland is the development and communications assistant at Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (MCN). In her role, she works closely with the director of advancement and other members of the communications and membership team to coordinate key aspects of MCN?s fundraising and communications, including prospect research, grant proposal and report preparation, individual giving, event marketing, and external storytelling. Additionally, Fogland helps increase participation and awareness of GrantAdvisor.org, and will coordinate the production of the Minnesota Grants Directory. Fogland has past experience in graphic design, marketing, and communications work with both Minnesota and Nebraska nonprofits. She earned a bachelor of arts in sociology and anthropology, with concentrations in film and media studies, from Saint Olaf College.; Sennami Onwubuya: Goziem is a project manager and creative producer, engaging in social outreach through digital media and community organizing. She started her career as a creative organizer, providing event planning and brand marketing services. Goziem graduated with her bachelor?s degree in mass communications from Saint Cloud State University, then later graduated with her master of international business from Georgia State University. Goziem consults and provides organizational and creative services to individuals and small businesses.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020999,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,8980,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Ely ArtWalk will engage with artists, merchants and audiences by filling the windows of retail stores with art for viewing from the sidewalks. EAW will conduct a face-to-face survey of downtown businesses to determine how the Ely ArtWalk impacts their customers/revenues. EAW will survey participating artists, asking questions designed to measure engagement and satisfaction.","The Ely ArtWalk was successful in engaging artists, merchants and audiences by filling the windows of retail stores with art. The EAW conducted an anonymous online survey of participating artists, collecting feedback about their satisfaction with various aspects of the event. Interviews were conducted with several downtown businesses to understand the impact of the event.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,8980,675,"Karen McManus, Julie Nester, Elizabeth Anderson, Cathy Bell, Nancy Hernesmaa, Wendy Rouse, Johnna Hyde, Karina Herrera",0.00,"Ely Artwalk","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Ely ArtWalk will display the works of area artists in the windows of retail stores where they may be viewed by people walking by on the sidewalks, turning the entire city into an outdoor art gallery and providing a unique arts experience.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karen,McManus,"Ely Artwalk","PO Box 132",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 365-3228",karjack@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Lake, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-650,"Marit Anderson: Anderson has a BA in art history from the University of Minnesota, an MA in art history, and a certificate in museum studies from the University of Saint Thomas. She currently works full-time in funeral transport and accounting for Dunn Livery in Minneapolis. She has worked in arts and arts administration, having interned in arts programming at Franconia Sculpture Park (FSP), worked as an art instructor at Adventures in Cardboard, and interning as the collections assistant at Hennepin History Museum (HHM). She volunteered at both FSP and HHM after her internships ended.; Connie Lanphear: Lanphear is a communications and graphic design consultant for nonprofit environmental organizations in the Twin Cities area, She has volunteered with the Arts Board since 2018 as a grant program panelist. She holds a BA in journalism from the University of Minnesota and an MA in liberal studies with an arts and literature concentration from Hamline University.; Brighton McCormick: McCormick is a sculptor and installation artist living and working in south Minneapolis. Her interdisciplinary practice focuses on sculpture, gallery installation, and public art primarily utilizing metal casting, fabrication, and reinterpreted found objects. McCormick has a BFA from the University of Minnesota and an MFA from the University of Washington. From 2015-2017, she worked as the program director of Caponi Art Park. Her recent exhibitions and residencies include working with the Sloss Metal Arts Museum, the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, the Henry Art Gallery, and the Burke Natural History Museum. McCormick is a regular volunteer at the Chicago Fire Arts Center and works as a sculptor/ fabricator throughout the Twin Cities.; Richard Robbins: Robbins earned an MFA from the University of Montana and has since published six books, most recently Body Turn to Rain: New & Selected Poems. He has received awards from The Loft, The McKnight Foundation, the Arts Board, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Poetry Society of America; and received residencies from the Anderson Center, Willapa Bay AiR, and Hawthorden Castle International Retreat for Writers. From 1986-2014, Robbins directed the Good Thunder Reading Series at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where he taught until his retirement in 2021. He has served on panels for the Prairie Lakes Regional Art Council, the Arts Board, and the Jerome Foundation.; Ronald Salazar: Salazar was the executive director of Studio Academy, an arts charter high school in Rochester; principal of Folwell School for the Performing Arts, a preK-9th grade school in Minneapolis; and presently is the principal of an art magnet preK-5th grade at Osseo Public Schools. He has experience with budgets, planning, staffing, evaluating, and has been a reader for candidates to the Bush Foundation Leadership Fellowship. He is involved at the local, district, and state central committee level of a state wide organization.; Michelle Walka: Walka is a visual artist and the director of Beloved Art and Practice where they lead workshops based on creative process and contemplative practices. Having facilitated many large communal art projects, Walka finds joy in creative practices with community. They find these spaces beautifully acknowledge of our collective humanity and are a powerful act of narrative sharing, healing, and restoration. Walka has previously worked and volunteered in several religious organizations, outdoor camping programs, and as artist in residence with the Minnesota Institute of Contemplation and Healing. They have a MA from Luther Seminary and a BSW from University of South Florida.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10021296,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ","Lyra will strengthen connections across Minnesota with eight concerts performed in Wayzata, Rochester, St Paul, and eight rural Minnesotan communities. Track how many people attend in-person and live-streamed concerts. Check audience engagement and enjoyment through post-concert conversations and surveys, online and at concerts. ","We were able to connect with eight communities and online audiences outside of our regular audiences in Saint Paul and Rochester. We tracked audiences in Saint Paul, Rochester, and online via our ticketing system. Our run-out programs to diverse communities were free to them, so we tracked demographics and audience numbers manually. ","achieved proposed outcomes",,,25000,10000,"Margaret Sullivan Bonnie Turpin Sara Thompson Phebe Haugen Susan Flygare Stuart Holland Geoffrey Wilson",,"Lyra AKA Lyra Baroque Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2 ",,"Lyra will produce a monthly chamber music series curated and led by local baroque instrument specialists to be performed in Wayzata, Rochester, Saint Paul, and eight rural Minnesota communities. ",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tami,Morse,"Lyra AKA Lyra Baroque Orchestra","275 4th St E Ste 280","St Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 321-2214",tami@lyrabaroque.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-758,"Jian-Jun Chen-Edmund is an assistant professor of music education at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She received her PhD in music education and served as adjunct assistant professor at the University of Florida. In 2007, she earned the Outstanding Academic Achievement award from the University of Florida International Center. Chen-Edmund earned her MA in music and music education at Teachers College, Columbia University; and a bachelor?s degree in music performance at Fu Jen University in Taipei, Taiwan. She holds Orff Schulwerk and Kodaly certifications and is a member of the International Society for Music Education, National Association for Music Education, Minnesota Music Educators Association, and the Minnesota Society for Music Teacher Education. She has presented research and conducted workshops internationally, nationally, and regionally at the International Symposia on Assessment in Music Education, the University of Minnesota Duluth Summit on Equity, Diversity, and Multiculturalism, and the Florida Music Educators Association conference.; Dawn Demaske lives in Minneapolis and works full-time at the University of Minnesota. Demaske graduated from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse with a BS in art/photography. She also attended the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in its graduate program. Demaske is a landscape photographer and has work currently in multiple exhibitions.; Scott Gilbert is an artist and educator, and has worked on several projects designed to engage underserved and underrepresented individuals in the arts. He attended workshops with Augusto Boal, and has been trained in theater of the oppressed, legislative theater, and invisible theater. Gilbert participated in the Theatre for Social Change course at the University of Minnesota led by Sonja Kuftinec. He has a bachelor?s degree in theater production and directing, and a master?s degree in educational leadership. He currently serves on the technical advisory board for Theatre in the Round; the play selection committee for Chameleon Theatre Circle; and is trying to restart Segue Productions, a theater company dedicated to creating performances that inspire conversation about social issues and build appreciation for varying points of view in order to foster understanding and acceptance. Gilbert produced Minnesota Fringe Festival shows in 2011 and 2012, the latter created in response to the marriage amendment with all proceeds going to marriage equality groups.; Brian Malloy: Malloy is a teaching artist and novelist. His honors include the Minnesota Book Award, American Library Association?s Alex Award, and the Loft?s Excellence in Teaching Fellowship. He's taught creative writing at universities, adult enrichment programs, homeless shelters, correctional facilities, and service organizations. As an arts administrator, he was education director (six years) and development director (six years) for the Loft. He was grant writer for the campaign that created Open Book, home of the Loft, MCBA, and Milkweed Editions. He served as program manager for the Minneapolis Foundation during the 1990s.; Susan Marco is a physician recruiter, a multifaceted role in health care. Marco was a college and high school English professor/teacher for over 20 years with a passion for creative writing and human expression. Marco has been published, attended multiple writing events (including Iowa City Workshop) and has also been a board member on the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Marco has a MA in English literature and writing.; Atim Opoka is a creator and first generation Ugandan American artist. Her parents taught her the power of storytelling?teaching that stories live in the same world as you do, that if you listen to sounds around you, the stories would just unfold. The power of imagination and being able to dream, to let your mind wonder and your heart to feel, that is how Opoka creates her stories.; Samantha Wisneski is communications associate at the Weisman Art Museum at the University of Minnesota, where she manages digital communications and oversees a team of student content creators. She has worked in various marketing, hospitality, and visitor services roles at arts organizations including the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, the O'Shaughnessy Auditorium, and the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival. She has an MA in art history and BA in art history and communication and journalism from the University of St. Thomas.; Nicole Zickefoose is the founder and president of Writing by Zickefoose LLC. Zickefoose helps organizations develop a communication or grant process, locate and apply for grant funding, or improve their department or company wide communications. Zickefoose was previously a technical writer and editor for a software company and taught English composition courses for a community college. She graduated from the University of Nebraska, Omaha, with an MA in English. ","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre ",,2
10021021,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Duluth and surrounding communities and residents will maintain access and connection to the arts. Survey Monkey evaluations, extensive photo and video documentation, count increasing number/diversity in participants and attendees and discuss event highs/lows, and ideas for improvements, Active social media pages where we can easily be contacted,","Duluth and surrounding communities and residents will maintain access and connection to the arts. Evaluation forms, extensive photo/video documentation, count increasing number/diversity, in-person discussion of event highs/lows ideas for improvements. Active social media pages where we can easily be contacted.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,5000,,"Ken Buehler, Allen Richardson, Jillian Forte, Zomi Bloom, Lane Ellis, Clancy Ward, Daniel Benoit, Christine Scheibelhut, Chrissy Valento, Sara Sha, Kathy Hermes, Joellyn Rock, Eduardo Sandoval, Chris Davila, Susana Peleyo-Woodward, Mary Plaster",0.00,"Duluth All Souls Night","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Duluth All Souls Night art collective will develop a 2022 hybrid virtual and in person public festival. The festival will represent diversity of creative healing approaches of recognizing and processing grief and death for returning and new audiences.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Plaster,"Duluth All Souls Night","2737 Russell Rd",Duluth,MN,55810,"(218) 310-6289",maryplaster@aol.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Hennepin, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-672,"Melinda Breva currently serves as development officer in corporate and foundation relations at the University of Minnesota Foundation. She previously served as development manager at Franconia Sculpture Park, and has an extensive background in nonprofit development managing multimillion dollar portfolios. Breva graduated from Metropolitan State University with a MA in nonprofit and public administration and a BA in environmental studies. She is also past board president of the Friends of Maplewood Nature.; Keith Dixon: Dixon began pursuing drawing, painting, and sculpture toward the end of a career as an educator, psychologist, and health care executive. Largely self taught, Dixon traces his influences to the works of the European old masters, and in particular, to the late works of Titian and Rembrandt. Dixon also is an admirer of the contemporary Norwegian master, Odd Nerdrum, with whom he apprenticed in 2016. Dixon maintains a private studio in the Northeast Minneapolis arts district. His works have been in juried exhibitions at the Minnetonka and Edina Art Centers where he received the blue ribbon in painting in 2016. Dixon has also been selected multiple times for curated shows at the annual Minnesota State Fair fine arts exhibition, where he won awards from the Minnesota College of Art and Design and The Maple Grove Art Center.; Megan Fillbrandt is the assistant director of research and sponsored programs at Gustavus Adolphus College. Fillbrandt graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College with a BA in communication studies and English where she became a trained facilitator and continued playing flute in a small ensemble.; Rebecca Froehlich serves as the development and communications associate for the Minnesota Urban Debate League. She received her BFA in painting from the University of South Dakota and is currently pursuing her master of arts in education at Augsburg University. She has been trained as an artist in healthcare within rural and urban settings, and studied at the University of South Dakota and the University of Florida.; Alyssa Johnson is a third-year student at the University of St. Thomas School of Law. Before law school, she worked in a variety of nonprofit settings, serving victims of domestic violence, adults with disabilities, and more. During law school, she has volunteered with Standpoint and the Advocates for Human Rights, and has worked with an artist and attorney in the Twin Cities who does consulting for nonprofits and government entities. Johnson graduated from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota with a BA in psychology and criminal justice, and a minor in sociology. Her JD is expected in May of 2022.; Anne Krocak: Weaving her skills as a visual artist, teacher, and public artist together, Krocak has worked for over forty years to bring marginalized people into the center while creating a greater sense of community. Krocak has lived with multiple sclerosis for more than thirty years and understands the importance and power of moving beyond any perceived limitations and works to bring this awareness and accessibility to all of her artist participants. Along with owning her own business, Phoenix Designs, she has a master?s degree in art education and certification in emotional or behavioral disorders (EBD). Krocak has conducted public art residencies and won awards through VSA Minnesota, The Kennedy Center, COMPAS, Public Art Saint Paul, ArtSage, Children's Hospital Minneapolis/Saint Paul Campus, and the Minnesota Creative Artists and Aging Network (MnCAAN). She received the 2009 Jahney Arts Access Award for outstanding artist educator of the year. In 2011, she received a national fellowship from VSA National and the Kennedy Center (Washington, DC). Krocak is a Lifetime Arts teaching artist.; Christina Martinez currently works for the University of Minnesota supporting the Chicano and Latino Studies Department as a project specialist. She also is a graduate student within the arts and cultural leadership program at UMN (anticipated May 2022). Martinez volunteers with CaMinO Sister Cities (the Cuernavaca, Mexico/Minneapolis, Minnesota Sister Cities Chapter) and Creative Mornings, Minneapolis. Martinez will be serving on the Springboard for the Arts board of directors in a graduate student capacity in fall 2021. Martinez has a general appreciation for a variety of arts endeavors, but has developed a special appreciation for STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) after working at the Science Museum of Minnesota for more than six years.; Leah Moore is the program manager of the Free Arts program of Big Brothers Big Sisters Twin Cities (BBBSTC) where she coordinates arts based mentoring with over 20 local social service agencies and nonprofit organizations. She was the first ever ""Spark Award"" recipient at BBBSTC for her exceptional contribution to igniting the potential of local youth. She graduated from DePaul University with an MEd in urban, multicultural education; and Boston College with a BA in economics. She also studied in Parma, Italy for one year.; Benjamin Olsen is a designer, policy advocate, and entrepreneur. Trained as both an architect and stage designer, his work encompasses architectural, theatrical, and exhibit environments; policy advocacy; and architectural and urban research. Olsen cofounded Office Hughes Olsen, a wide ranging freelance design practice that invests creative energy in a range of built and theoretical projects. He graduated from Saint Olaf College and Yale School of Architecture and has worked with many local nonprofit theater and art centers in both professional and avocational roles.; Shauna Pickens is an assistant professor and coordinator of music education at Concordia College, where she teaches various courses in the music education sequence and conducts the symphonic band. Prior to her appointment at Concordia College, Pickens taught middle school band in Texas. She graduated with a PhD in music education from Texas Tech University, a MM in music performance from Southern Methodist University, and a BM in music performance from Texas Tech University. Her current research focuses on teaching music in low SES, urban communities and music teacher preparation.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10021052,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Granite Area Arts Council will increase access and diversity of art and arts programming in the area of Granite Falls. Amassing quantitative and qualitative data from community research, surveys, open forums, workshops, online portals, and our own financial records, GAAC will assess the effectiveness of new initiatives in broadening reach across demographics.","The Granite Area Arts Council increased access and diversity of art and arts programming in the area of Granite Falls. The Granite Area Arts Council experimented with multiple evaluation methods including headcounts at events, viewing counts online via webpage and Facebook, reported social metrics, digital and printed surveys, and Square reports.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,25000,2700,"Tamara Isfeld, Diane Ladner, Michelle Huggins, Mary Gillespie, Sue Selden, Karen Odden, Brad Hall, Melanie Gatchell, Vonnie Saquilan, Autumn Cavender-Wilson, Miles Taylor, Jessie Hennan, Scott DeMuth, Dani Prados",0.00,"Granite Area Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Makers on the Minnesota will embark on a series of new initiatives to expand the diversity of arts programming in rural Minnesota, and offer new opportunities to engage youth in the arts.",2022-05-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Gillespie,"Granite Area Arts Council AKA Makers on the Minnesota","PO Box 111","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 564-4240",graniteareaarts@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Chippewa, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-703,"Rhonda Buerkle: Buerkle is the current executive director of McLeod Alliance, an established nonprofit in McLeod County. Previous positions include many years of program development for Community Health Services. Buerkle recently published her first children?s book, Woofy Toofy, and frequently volunteers for a local theater/vocal arts community. Her professional degrees include an MS in health science from Minnesota State Mankato, a BS in community health from St. Cloud State University, and a liberal arts degree from Bemidji State University.; Chandler Daily: Daily is a theater technician, stage manager, performance curator, and arts administrator. He has been a curator and producer of Queertopia since 2016, served on the board of directors of Patrick's Cabaret, and has worked backstage throughout Minneapolis focusing primarily on queer and trans performance art and theater. Chandler graduated with a degree in theater arts from Hamline University in Saint Paul.; Olivia Fantini: Fantini grew up in Massachusetts and spent six years working in public schools as an English language development teacher. She currently is a MFA candidate in fiction at the University of Minnesota where she was awarded the Gesell Fellowship. She won third place in the 2021 Marguerite McGlinn Prize for Fiction from Philadelphia Stories, and her work has also appeared in TriQuarterly.; Grace Fogland: Fogland is the development and communications assistant at Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (MCN). In her role, she works closely with the director of advancement and other members of the communications and membership team to coordinate key aspects of MCN?s fundraising and communications, including prospect research, grant proposal and report preparation, individual giving, event marketing, and external storytelling. Additionally, Fogland helps increase participation and awareness of GrantAdvisor.org, and will coordinate the production of the Minnesota Grants Directory. Fogland has past experience in graphic design, marketing, and communications work with both Minnesota and Nebraska nonprofits. She earned a bachelor of arts in sociology and anthropology, with concentrations in film and media studies, from Saint Olaf College.; Sennami Onwubuya: Goziem is a project manager and creative producer, engaging in social outreach through digital media and community organizing. She started her career as a creative organizer, providing event planning and brand marketing services. Goziem graduated with her bachelor?s degree in mass communications from Saint Cloud State University, then later graduated with her master of international business from Georgia State University. Goziem consults and provides organizational and creative services to individuals and small businesses.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020462,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,24500,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","EHST will organize a film festival, uplift media makers from Minnesota, introduce Ely to diverse art forms and storytellers, and build arts community. We will solicit feedback from attendees in a written/virtual survey. We hope to fill our theater seats to 50% capacity for 50% of the programs ; and to include 5-10 Minnesota filmmakers (30% BIPOC) to Ely for the festival.,","Audience learned about the filmmaking process and enjoyed seeing films from our region. Filmmakers felt supported and welcomed. Feedback cards after each film. Feedback via social media, email, and through our film freeway. Tracked ticket and pass sales; tracked demographics on filmmakers/artists/local staff who received stipends. Tracked merch and concession sales.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,24500,,"David Wigdahl, Carol Orban, Heidi Mann, Denis Miller, Vince O'Connor, Brett Ross, Andrea Kannas, Alanna Dore, Patsy Mogush, Meg Heiman",0.00,"Elys Historic State Theater AKA Ely's Historic State Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Ely Historic State Theater will host its inaugural film festival and engage its north woods audience with diverse regional films and opportunities to learn about visual media.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jacob,White,"Ely Historic State Theater","238 E Sheridan St",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 235-6300",jacob@whitepineproductions.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-485,"Claudia Dreyer: Dreyer is a high school ceramics teacher with Rochester Public Schools. This upcoming school year will make her 26th year of teaching. Beside Rochester, she also taught in Stewartville, MN as well as two different school districts in Texas. Over the 26 years, she has taught all levels from preschool to twelfth grade, she has headed up art show committees, sought out judges for juried shows, and has helped multiple students with portfolios. Dreyer has coached many academic teams, as well as, cheerleading, dance, and sports. She has volunteered her time with Mothers of Preschoolers, creating art/craft shows, and coaching little league. She graduated with a BFA from the University of Texas at Arlington majoring in studio art, and received her master?s plus 30 in education.; Catherine Friend: Friend is the author of fifteen published books, including children's books, memoir, nonfiction, and genre novels. She has been awarded a Loft/McKnight Artist Fellowship in children's literature, and in 2009 she won the Minnesota Book Award in the general nonfiction category for The Compassionate Carnivore. She has edited, taught writing, conducted writing camps for children, and served on Arts Board panels in the past. She has bachelors? degrees in economics and Spanish, and a master's degree in applied economics.; Keren Gudeman: Gudeman is the founder and director of Improv Parenting, a small arts nonprofit focused on bringing improv and creativity to families. She is a business manager for Danger Boat Productions/Theater of Public Policy, a theater company providing entertainment and facilitation through improv. She holds an MA in psychology from University of Chicago and a BA in anthropology from Harvard University.; Elizabeth Henrich: Henrich is an AmeriCorps VISTA member serving at Urban Boatbuilders, where she manages graphic design projects and facilitates digital community space. Henrich previously interned at Bainbridge Island Museum of Art in curation and the Puget Sound Navy Museum in collections. She graduated from Pratt Institute with a BFA in communications design and University of Washington with a certificate in museum studies. Henrich was born in Minnesota and has lived in California, Washington, and New York.; Benjamin Moren: Moren is a media artist whose process captures and reframes the environment through filmmaking, performance, sculpture, sound, and custom software systems to reveal and question anthropocentric viewpoints. He?s created site specific projects for Northern Spark Festival in Minneapolis, Kulturpark in Berlin, and the Weisman Art Museum; and exhibited at Soap Factory, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, IndieCade Los Angeles, and the Beijing Film Academy. He is an associate professor at Minneapolis College of Art and Design in the media arts department. He is a three time recipient of the Arts Board?s Artist Initiative grant and is a 2021/22 McKnight Visual Artist Fellow.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020547,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Fidgety Fairy Tales will develop multiple performance models to effectively maintain our connection to Minnesota Communities. Feedback will be crucial as we refine our new performance models. We will gather feedback through surveys and/or Q and A discussions with audience members as well as a post-show survey and/or meeting with the contact person at each hosting organization.","Fidgety Fairy Tales developed a new performance model to effectively maintain our connection to Minnesota Communities. We gathered feedback through post-performance Q and A discussions with audiences in a wide variety of settings and locations. We also gathered feedback from our hosts at the different locations through meetings and emails.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,2000,"Danny Porter, Elizabeth Franklin, Cierra Hardin, Philip Kampa, Brandon Jones, Michele Fallon, Tawnya Heinsohn, Margaret Larkin, Dr, Jazlynn Paige, Suzanne Renfroe, Thad Shunkwiler, Corri Stuyvenberg",0.00,"Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health AKA MACMH's Fidgety Fairy Tales-The Mental Health Musicals","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health's Fidgety Fairy Tales - The Mental Health Musicals will create online puppet show adaptations of some of its previous productions, as well as develop new live performance models for smaller audiences.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Matthew,Jenson,"Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health AKA MACMH's Fidgety Fairy Tales-The Mental Health Musicals","23 Empire Dr Ste 1000","St Paul",MN,55103,"(651) 644-7333",mjenson@macmh.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Lake, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-502,"Darolyn Clark: Darolyn Gray works as a development officer for Wingspan Life Resources, a charity serving adults with developmental disabilities. In collaboration with teaching artists from COMPAS, she facilitates residencies for visual arts and spoken word, and poetry. She has served on the board for Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir and One Voice Mixed Chorus. Gray has 25 years of nonprofit and grant writing experience in a variety of capacities and is passionate about arts programming. Gray?s business and psychology education was obtained at Onondaga Community College (New York) and Mesa College (San Diego).; Guillermo Cuellar was born in Venezuela. After graduating from Cornell College in Iowa in 1976, he returned home and set up a pottery studio where he made functional stoneware. In 1992, he founded Grupo Turgua. In the following decade, Grupo Turgua held 28 group sales, offering pottery, jewelry, photography, woodwork, drawing, weavings, and Venezuelan Indian handwork. In 2005, he established a home, studio, and showroom in the upper Saint Croix River Valley in Minnesota. Since 2009, Cuellar's Pottery has been a host studio on the Saint Croix Valley Pottery Tour. Cuellar teaches occasional workshops in the United States and abroad and serves on the board of ArtReach St. Croix.; Lynne Harper: At the end of 2013, Harper retired early from a management position, returning to university to complete a BA in art history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She received an MA in the art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas from UEA and the Sainsbury Research Unit, Norwich, Norfolk, UK. Her MA thesis was a case study of British library engagement with West African communities in London. Since then, she has interned or volunteered at museums and historical societies, working as a an independent curator, conducting research to support or create exhibitions and community engagement activities.; Sharon Nordrum: While her English name is Sharon Nordrum, she signs her artwork with her?Ojibwe name, Wabigagagiwikwebek (White Raven Woman). Nordrum started painting in 2012, and now also works with fiber arts, Ojibwe basketry, ceramics, and woodcarving. Her inspiration comes from her dreams; her Ojibwe heritage, language, and stories; and the natural world. Her work is filled with traditional Ojibwe symbolism. She is active in the communities of northern Minnesota; her interests include art projects, youth work, and radio shows. She has been a member of the Indigenous Foods Experts? committee which keyed the foods to highlight in AOB?s Farm to Early Care Initiative and has been a key piece to its success in the classroom and in the kitchen.; Lynette Reini-Grandell teaches at Normandale Community College, has authored two collections of poetry, and recently completed a book length memoir. She currently performs poetry with the jazz collective Sonoglyph. A long time participant in Minnesota?s arts community, as a volunteer programmer, she cohosted ?Write On! Radio? on KFAI for over 25 years, interviewing local and nationally touring authors about their work. She has received grants from the Arts Board and the Finlandia Foundation, has an MA and PhD from the University of Minnesota, and her poetry is part of a permanent installation at the Carlton Arms Art Hotel in Manhattan.; Maribeth Romslo is a director, cinematographer, and producer in the Twin Cities. Her feature film, Dragonfly, was selected ""Best of the Fest"" at MSPIFF 2016. Amelia, the first film in her historical fiction series to inspire girls in STEM, premiered at TIFF Kids 2018. She created Handmade*Mostly, an original series about creative women in the Midwest in collaboration with Reese Witherspoon's new media platform, Hello Sunshine. Her most recent documentary, Raise Your Voice, premiered at MSPIFF 2020, the film examines student free speech in America with the student journalists at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL, and Mary Beth Tinker of the landmark Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines.; Pamela Smith is a writer, teacher, and researcher. She was awarded the 2019 Artist Initiative grant, and 2021 Creative Support for Individuals grant, both from the Arts Board. She is the author of the memoir, Edgewalker, and other works of creative nonfiction. Edgewalker is an exploration of a year in which the author experienced the death of her mother, loss of her marriage, and her own cancer diagnosis. Smith is on the faculty at the University of Minnesota, and is the author of the academic book Global Trade Policy. She has an interest in the topic of writing for wellness.; Sarah Miller joined the Citizens League in Saint Paul in 2018 to work in partnership with the executive director and program staff to lead fundraising efforts for the organization, after two years at the University of Minnesota Foundation in prospect development. For most of her career, she worked in small for-profit and nonprofit arts organizations in New York, NY. She was a program manager and associate publisher at a small nonprofit photography magazine; helped start and manage a photography gallery in NYC; and more recently, supported individual fundraising efforts at the Queens Museum. Miller studied photography at the Art Institute of Boston and received her BFA in 2001. She later earned an MA in visual arts administration with a nonprofit concentration from New York University in 2012. In graduate school, she interned at Performa, which produces a leading performance art biennial; and Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, a community arts organization in lower Manhattan. She volunteered for seven years on the auction committee for the annual Friends of Friends Photography Auction, raising funds for children's hospitals in Southeast Asia, run by Friends Without a Border.; Jared Zeigler is a theater maker who wears many hats. In addition to freelancing as an AEA stage manager in both regional theaters and site specific outdoor tours, he has filled administrative roles at Park Square Theatre, the Northfield Arts Guild, and Theatre Novi Most. Zeigler graduated from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor's degree in theater arts and and is also a contributor to Technicians for Change, an organization empowering theatrical technical workers.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020992,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Zenon Dance Zone will support Twin Cities dancers and choreographers with expanded technique training and performance opportunities. Surveys of teachers, students and audiences; quality and number of Zone performances, instructor contact hours, and quality of instruction.","Zenon Dance Zone supported Twin Cities dancers and choreographers with excellent technique training and performance opportunities. Surveys of teachers, students and audiences; quality and number of Zone performances, instructor contact hours, and quality of instruction.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,2600,"Megan Becker, Sarah Brennecke, Elizabeth Camp, April Haven, Shinae Hildebrandt, Rachel Marti, Betsy Sylvester",0.00,"Zenon Dance Company and School, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Zenon Dance Company and School will support the Twin Cities dance community with affordable and safe online and in person training and performance opportunities.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mara,Winke,"Zenon Dance Company and School","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 400",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 338-1101",marasmail@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Carver, Cook, Dakota, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Lake, Marshall, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-643,"Marit Anderson: Anderson has a BA in art history from the University of Minnesota, an MA in art history, and a certificate in museum studies from the University of Saint Thomas. She currently works full-time in funeral transport and accounting for Dunn Livery in Minneapolis. She has worked in arts and arts administration, having interned in arts programming at Franconia Sculpture Park (FSP), worked as an art instructor at Adventures in Cardboard, and interning as the collections assistant at Hennepin History Museum (HHM). She volunteered at both FSP and HHM after her internships ended.; Connie Lanphear: Lanphear is a communications and graphic design consultant for nonprofit environmental organizations in the Twin Cities area, She has volunteered with the Arts Board since 2018 as a grant program panelist. She holds a BA in journalism from the University of Minnesota and an MA in liberal studies with an arts and literature concentration from Hamline University.; Brighton McCormick: McCormick is a sculptor and installation artist living and working in south Minneapolis. Her interdisciplinary practice focuses on sculpture, gallery installation, and public art primarily utilizing metal casting, fabrication, and reinterpreted found objects. McCormick has a BFA from the University of Minnesota and an MFA from the University of Washington. From 2015-2017, she worked as the program director of Caponi Art Park. Her recent exhibitions and residencies include working with the Sloss Metal Arts Museum, the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, the Henry Art Gallery, and the Burke Natural History Museum. McCormick is a regular volunteer at the Chicago Fire Arts Center and works as a sculptor/ fabricator throughout the Twin Cities.; Richard Robbins: Robbins earned an MFA from the University of Montana and has since published six books, most recently Body Turn to Rain: New & Selected Poems. He has received awards from The Loft, The McKnight Foundation, the Arts Board, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Poetry Society of America; and received residencies from the Anderson Center, Willapa Bay AiR, and Hawthorden Castle International Retreat for Writers. From 1986-2014, Robbins directed the Good Thunder Reading Series at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where he taught until his retirement in 2021. He has served on panels for the Prairie Lakes Regional Art Council, the Arts Board, and the Jerome Foundation.; Ronald Salazar: Salazar was the executive director of Studio Academy, an arts charter high school in Rochester; principal of Folwell School for the Performing Arts, a preK-9th grade school in Minneapolis; and presently is the principal of an art magnet preK-5th grade at Osseo Public Schools. He has experience with budgets, planning, staffing, evaluating, and has been a reader for candidates to the Bush Foundation Leadership Fellowship. He is involved at the local, district, and state central committee level of a state wide organization.; Michelle Walka: Walka is a visual artist and the director of Beloved Art and Practice where they lead workshops based on creative process and contemplative practices. Having facilitated many large communal art projects, Walka finds joy in creative practices with community. They find these spaces beautifully acknowledge of our collective humanity and are a powerful act of narrative sharing, healing, and restoration. Walka has previously worked and volunteered in several religious organizations, outdoor camping programs, and as artist in residence with the Minnesota Institute of Contemplation and Healing. They have a MA from Luther Seminary and a BSW from University of South Florida.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020950,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Safely create a feature film that brings together community artists and receives exhibitions in MN Behind the scenes documentaries will showcase the reach of the production in terms of cast and crew. Review sheets will be handed out at exhibitions. Streaming service metrics will measure audience reach for promotional videos and BTS docs.","Made a feature film that was shown at several film festivals in MN. Head counts of each screening Review sheets were available after the film for audience member to fill out Metrics from streaming websites and social media were tracked to show audience connection and engagement.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Lance T. Karasti",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Karasti will make a feature film with local cast and crew to be exhibited throughout Minnesota.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lance,Karasti,"Lance T. Karasti",,,MN,,"(218) 349-0370",lancekarasti@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Brown, Carlton, Chippewa, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Lincoln, Martin, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Rice, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Wabasha",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-912,"Marc Clements: Clements is a Minneapolis Colleage of Art and Design alumnus. Clements has always been a practicing artist although financial realities have required gainful employment while producing artwork on the side. Clements maintains a studio/gallery in the Northrup King Building called Follow the Muse. For the last year and a half, he has been running the support desk for the North East Minneapolis Arts Association (NEMAA).; John Cox: Cox was born in Duluth. He holds an AA in liberal arts from Northland Community and Technical College in Thief River Falls, a BFA from the University of Minnesota Duluth, and an MFA from the University of South Dakota. His work has been exhibited in regional, national, and international exhibitions, including venues in New York, Australia, Canada, Italy, and Hong Kong. Cox currently is an instructor of visual arts at Minnesota State Community and Technical College in Fergus Falls.; Joan Eisenreich: Before retiring, Eisenreich was the community education director for the Mankato Area Public Schools. Eisenreich has a BA from University of Minnesota, Morris, with a major in studio art and a master?s degree from Minnesota State, Mankato in educational administration. She is a watercolorist with a show currently at the Falcon Bank in Saint Cloud. Eisenreich has served as a grant panelist in the past with the Central Minnesota Arts Board.; Mathew Greiner: Greiner is the new executive director of Twin Rivers Council for the Arts in Mankato. He has a community building and equity focused approach to art in the public sphere and cultural development, including professional development and support for local artist communities. Greiner is previously a founder and partner of Group Creative Services, volunteer with the Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation, and others. He has a BFA from Drake University and an MFA from Iowa State University.; Megan Hoff: Hoff is currently serving as an AmeriCorps member at College Possible in Saint Paul, as a college coach for low income, first generation students. She also is a part-time editor for Strive Publishing, a small children's publisher based in Minneapolis. Hoff graduated with a BA in English from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities in 2019. Other experience includes interning and working for Mixed Blood Theatre, working in the Weisman Art Museum gift shop throughout college, and serving as the chief poetry editor for The Tower, her alma mater's art and literary magazine.; Catherine Licata: Licata is a narrative filmmaker and professor in the cinema and media studies department at Carleton College. Licata?s films have screened at festivals such as SXSW, IFF Boston, the Maryland Film Festival, the New Orleans Film Festival, the London International Documentary Festival, and the Warsaw Film Festival, among others. She is 2019 Jerome Foundation Minnesota film, video, and digital production grant recipient for her short film, The Lobby.; Jacob Timmons: Timmons is a theater artist, educator, and arts administrator based in the Twin Cities, currently working as the workshop coordinator at Search Institute, and is a cofounder and company member of CAHOOT?! Physical Theatre. He graduated with a bachelor of fine arts degree in theater education from the University of North Carolina (Greensboro, NC), and with a master of fine arts in ensemble based physical theater with Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre (Blue Lake, CA).","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020948,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Offer spaces for community care and maintain connections among poets, artists, and residents in the Duluth, Minnesota-area. Attendance to events in digital and physical spaces, survey results, membership size, email lists and other quantifiable measures will help me evaluate the effectiveness of projects and outreach.","Offer spaces for community care and create connections among poets, artists, and residents in the Duluth, Minnesota-area. By reaching out with poets of varying ages directly for collaborative meetings, I was able to help bring generations together at events and encourage them to attend readings that I was either hosting or performing in.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Jessica M. Morgan AKA Jess Morgan",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"To explore nontraditional audience connection and engagement strategies for poets and multidisciplinary artists in Duluth, especially among LGBTQ2+, low-income and neurodiverse populations",2022-03-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jessica,Morgan,"Jessica M. Morgan AKA Jess Morgan",,,MN,,"(920) 636-8737",morgan.jessicamarie@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-910,"Marc Clements: Clements is a Minneapolis Colleage of Art and Design alumnus. Clements has always been a practicing artist although financial realities have required gainful employment while producing artwork on the side. Clements maintains a studio/gallery in the Northrup King Building called Follow the Muse. For the last year and a half, he has been running the support desk for the North East Minneapolis Arts Association (NEMAA).; John Cox: Cox was born in Duluth. He holds an AA in liberal arts from Northland Community and Technical College in Thief River Falls, a BFA from the University of Minnesota Duluth, and an MFA from the University of South Dakota. His work has been exhibited in regional, national, and international exhibitions, including venues in New York, Australia, Canada, Italy, and Hong Kong. Cox currently is an instructor of visual arts at Minnesota State Community and Technical College in Fergus Falls.; Joan Eisenreich: Before retiring, Eisenreich was the community education director for the Mankato Area Public Schools. Eisenreich has a BA from University of Minnesota, Morris, with a major in studio art and a master?s degree from Minnesota State, Mankato in educational administration. She is a watercolorist with a show currently at the Falcon Bank in Saint Cloud. Eisenreich has served as a grant panelist in the past with the Central Minnesota Arts Board.; Mathew Greiner: Greiner is the new executive director of Twin Rivers Council for the Arts in Mankato. He has a community building and equity focused approach to art in the public sphere and cultural development, including professional development and support for local artist communities. Greiner is previously a founder and partner of Group Creative Services, volunteer with the Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation, and others. He has a BFA from Drake University and an MFA from Iowa State University.; Megan Hoff: Hoff is currently serving as an AmeriCorps member at College Possible in Saint Paul, as a college coach for low income, first generation students. She also is a part-time editor for Strive Publishing, a small children's publisher based in Minneapolis. Hoff graduated with a BA in English from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities in 2019. Other experience includes interning and working for Mixed Blood Theatre, working in the Weisman Art Museum gift shop throughout college, and serving as the chief poetry editor for The Tower, her alma mater's art and literary magazine.; Catherine Licata: Licata is a narrative filmmaker and professor in the cinema and media studies department at Carleton College. Licata?s films have screened at festivals such as SXSW, IFF Boston, the Maryland Film Festival, the New Orleans Film Festival, the London International Documentary Festival, and the Warsaw Film Festival, among others. She is 2019 Jerome Foundation Minnesota film, video, and digital production grant recipient for her short film, The Lobby.; Jacob Timmons: Timmons is a theater artist, educator, and arts administrator based in the Twin Cities, currently working as the workshop coordinator at Search Institute, and is a cofounder and company member of CAHOOT?! Physical Theatre. He graduated with a bachelor of fine arts degree in theater education from the University of North Carolina (Greensboro, NC), and with a master of fine arts in ensemble based physical theater with Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre (Blue Lake, CA).","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020954,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,5352,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I plan to renew my connection with northeastern Minnesota, as well as promote a new book from Candlewick containing poetry for children. I will distribute and collect evaluations after readings/presentations, which will provide specific feedback on the presentation and the poems themselves.","Three significant events were completed involving about 200 total people including children. Audience and students were tabulated. Time was allotted for Q and A; questionnaires collected; comments included 'Beautiful Evening!' and suggestions to read poems twice, and 'Thank You!'.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,5352,,,,"Connie A. Wanek-Dentinger AKA Connie Wanek",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Wanek, author of five previous books of poetry, will return to northeastern Minnesota to give free presentations of her newest book, poetry for young people, to be published by Candlewick Press.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Connie,Wanek-Dentinger,"Connie A. Wanek-Dentinger AKA Connie Wanek",,,MN,,"(218) 461-2121",conniewanek@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Lake, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-916,"Marc Clements: Clements is a Minneapolis Colleage of Art and Design alumnus. Clements has always been a practicing artist although financial realities have required gainful employment while producing artwork on the side. Clements maintains a studio/gallery in the Northrup King Building called Follow the Muse. For the last year and a half, he has been running the support desk for the North East Minneapolis Arts Association (NEMAA).; John Cox: Cox was born in Duluth. He holds an AA in liberal arts from Northland Community and Technical College in Thief River Falls, a BFA from the University of Minnesota Duluth, and an MFA from the University of South Dakota. His work has been exhibited in regional, national, and international exhibitions, including venues in New York, Australia, Canada, Italy, and Hong Kong. Cox currently is an instructor of visual arts at Minnesota State Community and Technical College in Fergus Falls.; Joan Eisenreich: Before retiring, Eisenreich was the community education director for the Mankato Area Public Schools. Eisenreich has a BA from University of Minnesota, Morris, with a major in studio art and a master?s degree from Minnesota State, Mankato in educational administration. She is a watercolorist with a show currently at the Falcon Bank in Saint Cloud. Eisenreich has served as a grant panelist in the past with the Central Minnesota Arts Board.; Mathew Greiner: Greiner is the new executive director of Twin Rivers Council for the Arts in Mankato. He has a community building and equity focused approach to art in the public sphere and cultural development, including professional development and support for local artist communities. Greiner is previously a founder and partner of Group Creative Services, volunteer with the Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation, and others. He has a BFA from Drake University and an MFA from Iowa State University.; Megan Hoff: Hoff is currently serving as an AmeriCorps member at College Possible in Saint Paul, as a college coach for low income, first generation students. She also is a part-time editor for Strive Publishing, a small children's publisher based in Minneapolis. Hoff graduated with a BA in English from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities in 2019. Other experience includes interning and working for Mixed Blood Theatre, working in the Weisman Art Museum gift shop throughout college, and serving as the chief poetry editor for The Tower, her alma mater's art and literary magazine.; Catherine Licata: Licata is a narrative filmmaker and professor in the cinema and media studies department at Carleton College. Licata?s films have screened at festivals such as SXSW, IFF Boston, the Maryland Film Festival, the New Orleans Film Festival, the London International Documentary Festival, and the Warsaw Film Festival, among others. She is 2019 Jerome Foundation Minnesota film, video, and digital production grant recipient for her short film, The Lobby.; Jacob Timmons: Timmons is a theater artist, educator, and arts administrator based in the Twin Cities, currently working as the workshop coordinator at Search Institute, and is a cofounder and company member of CAHOOT?! Physical Theatre. He graduated with a bachelor of fine arts degree in theater education from the University of North Carolina (Greensboro, NC), and with a master of fine arts in ensemble based physical theater with Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre (Blue Lake, CA).","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020953,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To continue to produce professional quality podcasts, support the artists involved, and connect more like-minded individuals in greater Minnesota The evaluation will be based on the continued production of high quality, monthly podcasts, growth of our listener base, and growth of our Discord community. Public health and safety allowing, in person and live audience recordings will continue.","I continued to produce professional quality podcasts, supported the artists involved, and connect more like-minded individuals in greater Minnesota. The continued production of high quality, monthly podcasts, improved skill as an audio producer, performer, and promoter, and continued growth of our audience.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Scott J. Hebert",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Hebert will continue producing local podcasts while building an open community of like-minded individuals. Funds will be allocated in the greater Minnesota area for artist compensation, equipment, rental fees, and skilled laborers.",2022-03-01,2023-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Scott,Hebert,"Scott J. Hebert",,,MN,,"(218) 213-3390",scottjhebert@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Lake, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-915,"Marc Clements: Clements is a Minneapolis Colleage of Art and Design alumnus. Clements has always been a practicing artist although financial realities have required gainful employment while producing artwork on the side. Clements maintains a studio/gallery in the Northrup King Building called Follow the Muse. For the last year and a half, he has been running the support desk for the North East Minneapolis Arts Association (NEMAA).; John Cox: Cox was born in Duluth. He holds an AA in liberal arts from Northland Community and Technical College in Thief River Falls, a BFA from the University of Minnesota Duluth, and an MFA from the University of South Dakota. His work has been exhibited in regional, national, and international exhibitions, including venues in New York, Australia, Canada, Italy, and Hong Kong. Cox currently is an instructor of visual arts at Minnesota State Community and Technical College in Fergus Falls.; Joan Eisenreich: Before retiring, Eisenreich was the community education director for the Mankato Area Public Schools. Eisenreich has a BA from University of Minnesota, Morris, with a major in studio art and a master?s degree from Minnesota State, Mankato in educational administration. She is a watercolorist with a show currently at the Falcon Bank in Saint Cloud. Eisenreich has served as a grant panelist in the past with the Central Minnesota Arts Board.; Mathew Greiner: Greiner is the new executive director of Twin Rivers Council for the Arts in Mankato. He has a community building and equity focused approach to art in the public sphere and cultural development, including professional development and support for local artist communities. Greiner is previously a founder and partner of Group Creative Services, volunteer with the Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation, and others. He has a BFA from Drake University and an MFA from Iowa State University.; Megan Hoff: Hoff is currently serving as an AmeriCorps member at College Possible in Saint Paul, as a college coach for low income, first generation students. She also is a part-time editor for Strive Publishing, a small children's publisher based in Minneapolis. Hoff graduated with a BA in English from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities in 2019. Other experience includes interning and working for Mixed Blood Theatre, working in the Weisman Art Museum gift shop throughout college, and serving as the chief poetry editor for The Tower, her alma mater's art and literary magazine.; Catherine Licata: Licata is a narrative filmmaker and professor in the cinema and media studies department at Carleton College. Licata?s films have screened at festivals such as SXSW, IFF Boston, the Maryland Film Festival, the New Orleans Film Festival, the London International Documentary Festival, and the Warsaw Film Festival, among others. She is 2019 Jerome Foundation Minnesota film, video, and digital production grant recipient for her short film, The Lobby.; Jacob Timmons: Timmons is a theater artist, educator, and arts administrator based in the Twin Cities, currently working as the workshop coordinator at Search Institute, and is a cofounder and company member of CAHOOT?! Physical Theatre. He graduated with a bachelor of fine arts degree in theater education from the University of North Carolina (Greensboro, NC), and with a master of fine arts in ensemble based physical theater with Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre (Blue Lake, CA).","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020512,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The artist will create a new interactive public art project that travels to four locations in greater Minnesota. Public engagement and community connections will be measured by the number of participants that interact with the project and by attendance numbers for four public programs spotlighting local artists.","I maintain my connection to Minnesota residents and communities through a new interactive art project traveling through four locations in MN. Public engagement and community connections were measured by the number of participants that interacted with the project and through attendance at four public programs spotlighting artists.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Alyssa E. Baguss",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Baguss will create the Minnesota Artist Penny Press Machine: Greater Minnesota Edition and tour it through four outstate locations sharing with local residents contemporary art pressed on a penny.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alyssa,Baguss,"Alyssa E. Baguss",,,MN,,"(763) 670-7022",alyssabaguss@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hubbard, Rice, Stearns, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-735,"Cynthia Demers is a retired visual and graphic arts instructor for junior and senior high schoolers and worked as a community education director for 23 years. She has written grant proposals for school age childcare, poetry, and visual arts with Native American speakers, summer theater, childcare resources, and field trips to art careers and art colleges. She developed Art Day with area art teachers for six schools averaging 180 art students and twelve artists. She has volunteered to review grant applications for Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Living in Lac qui Parle and formerly Lake of the Woods counties, she brings a rural perspective to her work.; Susana di Palma is artistic director of Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theater; she founded the company in 1984. She also is an internationally recognized contemporary flamenco/theater choreographer and performer. She has choreographed more than 25 original works for Zorongo and as guest choreographer for Flamenco Vivo in New York. She has received numerous grants including a Bush Fellowship, Arts Board Artist Initiative, McKnight Fellowships, and Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Next Step grants. She is a teaching artist for the Cowles Center for the Performing Arts.; Roberta Gray is the grants specialist at St. Francis Music Center, a community school for the arts in Little Falls. Gray also handles all programming for the Music Center. She has been a parent educator for the Little Falls Schools for the past 30 years and volunteers for other community nonprofits. Gray has a BA in theater arts and elementary education from Southwest Minnesota State University.; Kyle Harabedian is a member of the volunteer board of the Autoptic Festival of Comic Art. He has worked in city government, academia, and in a retail fine art gallery. Harabedian has an MFA in visual studies from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. His own artwork has been featured in publications such as Rock Ink Roll, Adventures in Comics, and New Faith to New World: Stories from the History of the Armenian Church. Harabedian is also the copublisher of the comic book anthology series Campfire Comics and Stories which features artists from around the world.; Sarah Lockwood: Lockwood is the ticket office performance supervisor at the Children?s Theatre Company, where she helps more than 295,000 children, youth, and their families experience theater each year. She has previously worked with Seagle Music Colony, the National Theatre for Children, Golden Horseshoe the Musical in West Virginia, the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts, and Jazz Arts Group Columbus. She graduated from Capital University with her BM in music business with a minor in management.; Theresa Madaus is a Minneapolis based dance maker and performer best known for her work as 1/3 of the choreographic collaboration Mad King Thomas. A dancer, improviser, and writer, she also moonlights as drag sensation Rock Scissors and creates performance incorporating drag and dance. As an arts administrator, she has worked with Upstream Arts, focusing on art, learning, and disability and Link Vostok, an East/West international dance exchange. Additionally, she helps organize the project Don't You Feel It Too?, a practice of public dancing for personal liberation and social healing with a focus on racial justice.; Catherine Meier: Meier is a working artist living on Minnesota?s North Shore. Meier has a BFA in studio art from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, and an MFA from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She served for several years on the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council board of directors. Her awards include several Arrowhead Regional Arts Council grants, an Arts Board grant, and a McKnight visual artist fellowship.; Miriam-Rachel Oxenhandler Newman writes primarily creative nonfiction. She is a freelance writer and has served as the editor of City South Magazine, Plymouth Magazine, and White Bear Lake Magazine. She is particularly interested in the topic of historical trauma and how it impacts communities. She holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her work has appeared in the Pioneer Press, Forward, Tablet, Currents, Dislocate, along with other publications, and has been recognized with grants from Rimon, the Jerome Foundation/SASE, and the Arts Board.; Sanaphay Rattanavong: A fiction and freelance writer rooted in the Twin Cities, Rattanavong has had work nominated for inclusion in the Best American Short Stories anthology, been a recipient of an Artist Initiative grant from the Arts Board, and served as a panel review member. He holds an MFA in creative writing from the Bennington Writing Seminars.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020829,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will create new music to highlight life as a West African immigrant and growing up black in America 1.) write, record, mix and master four songs 2.) recruit other first generation West African and BIPOC Artists to accompany him on the line up.","Created a body of work that highlights Liberian culture as well as the immigrant experience. 1. Wrote, recorded, and mixed four songs. And one of the producers added an additional remix track for free. 2. Performed with Rich Garvey, Graydon Francis, and IAMKAYE, all of which are Liberiafrican American Artists.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"El T. Karnwie-Tuah AKA eL.I.Be",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"EL.i.BE will create and perform new music highlighting his experience as a Liberian American in Minnesota. He will also recruit other first generation West African artists to accompany him on the lineup.",2022-03-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,El,Karnwie-Tuah,"El T. Karnwie-Tuah AKA eL.I.Be",,,MN,,"(651) 769-4869x c",elibemusic@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-816,"Laurine Chang: Chang is a Twin Cities grown spoken word poet, writer, educator, arts advocate, and a modern Hmong woman. She received a BA in political science and leadership from the University of Minnesota. She was the project manager with the Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood. She now prioritizes and advocates for her health and mental well-being as a woman of color.; John Colburn: Colburn is the author of Invisible Daughter (firthFORTH Books, 2013), Psychedelic Norway (Coffee House Press, 2013), and dear corpse (Spuyten Duyvil, 2018) as well as four chapbooks of poetry. He received an MFA in creative writing from the University of Minnesota and lives in Saint Paul where he is one of the publishers/editors in the Spout Press collective, a nonprofit literary organization.; Amy Stoller: Stearns is the executive director of the Historic Holmes Theatre in Detroit Lakes. She has a background in teaching, musical performance, and public relations/marketing for Fortune 500 companies. She is an avid traveler and has brought that passion to the Holmes Theatre where the tagline is ?Step Inside and See the World.? The Holmes annually hosts more than 60 performances of local, regional, national, and international artists, as well as community art shows, visual arts classes, and more. The Holmes is grateful for annual support from the Arts Board via Operating Support grants as well as often partnering with artists through Arts Tour grants and other state and regional grants.; Denise Tennen: Tennen holds a bachelor?s of architecture from Cornell University (Ithaca, NY). She has been a sculptor, public artist, arts educator, writer, and community organizer since 1988. Tennen?s projects received support from the Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Saint Louis Park Friends of the Arts (SLP FOTA), and private funders. Her work is shown at Tres Leches Arts Gallery, and in public buildings throughout the Twin Cities. She is project manager for Northeast Minneapolis Arts District?s (NE-AD) series of exhibits scheduled for 2021 at MSP Airport. Her volunteer services include member of NE-AD?s pecha kucha committee, board secretary and newsletter editor for Minnesota Women Ceramic Artists, and member of the arts and culture steering committee for SLP FOTA.; Sigrid Tornquist: Tornquist is a grant writer for Neighborhood House, a 501(c)(3) multiservice agency in Saint Paul that helps people gain the skills, knowledge, and confidence to thrive in diverse communities. Tornquist previously worked as a communications and grants consultant for Artspace, the nation's leading nonprofit developer of live/work artist housing, artist studios, arts centers, and arts friendly businesses in the U. S. She graduated with an MFA in creative writing from Hamline University. Her creative work has appeared in ""blink again: sudden fiction from the upper midwest,"" ""spry literary journal,"" and publications of the Institute for Peace and Justice in San Diego, California.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1
10021186,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will deepen my understanding of using foraged, Lake Superior ceramic materials and share that knowledge with my community as a teacher and artist. I will create eight sculptures using foraged materials and design a descriptive guide that can be shared at workshops and art fairs. I will hold a five day teen workshop and observe the participants ability to use these materials.","I deepened my understanding of using foraged, Lake Superior ceramic materials and shared that knowledge with my community as a teacher and artist. I created eight sculptures using foraged materials and shared what I learned at exhibitions and art fairs. I held a teen workshop and observed the participants ability to use these materials.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Ashley Hise",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Hise will use foraged ceramic material from Lake Superior to create eight sculptures, documenting her process through a descriptive guide. She will stay connected to her students in an underserved community by holding a free ""Wild Clay"" workshop.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ashley,Hise,"Ashley Hise",,,MN,,"(218) 259-6446",ash.lake.ceramics@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-989,"Alice De Yonge: De Yonge is the program director and CEO of a small nonprofit youth arts education outreach program located in Blue Earth county since 1994, when it was incorporated. She oversees programming, does the grant writing, and creates services for the organization to ensure they are executed throughout the school year. She is the volunteer service learning coordinator and has been on the committee for the Mankato Mdewakanton Association since 1993.; Liz Engelman: Engelman is the founder and director of Tofte Lake Center at Norm?s Fish Camp, a creative retreat center in the Boundary Waters of Minnesota. She most recently taught playwriting/directing at the University of Texas at Austin. She has served as the literary director and dramaturg director of new play development at theaters including Mixed Blood, McCarter Theatre, and Intiman Theatre; and as assistant literary manager at Actors Theatre of Louisville. She was the alumnae relations coordinator at Hedgebrook, a retreat for women writers on Whidbey Island. Engelman is on the board of the National New Play Network (NNPN) and the National Theatre Conference (NTC). She received her BA at Brown University (Providence, RI) and her MFA in dramaturgy at Columbia University (New York, NY).; Joan Finnegan: Finnegan is a visual artist whose art is represented by juried sales galleries, a board member of the Bluff Country Art Studio Tour, and cofounder and director of Lanesboro Area Art Trail. She had previously served as board chair of Cornucopia Art Center and Austin Area Art Center, as well as chair and active volunteer of Austin Area Chamber of Commerce. She attended Mankato State University, and is a graduate of the Blandin Community Leadership Program.; Anna Henderson: Henderson is a writer and scientist. Her work has appeared in The Kenyon Review, River Teeth, The Common, among others. She curates the ongoing book art exhibit, The Nature Library. This exhibit was founded based on the belief that science literacy can be increased through the arts. She has been a recipient of an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant and a Loft Literary Center Mentor Series award. She is a fellow at the Institute for the Environment at the University of Minnesota, teaches public policy at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, and creative writing at the Loft Literary Center.; William Hernandez: Hernandez Luege is a curatorial assistant for visual arts at the Walker Art Center. He holds a BA in art history/art management from the University of San Francisco, as well as an MA in the history of art from Williams College. His interests are in modern and contemporary Latin American/Latinx Art and the relationship between ideology, political theory, and aesthetics.; Maud Hixson: Hixson, a vocal performer, made her Guthrie Theater debut in the revue Coward?s Women, and has also appeared in Park Square Theater?s The Soul of Gershwin. She teamed with Sir Richard Rodney Bennett in 2012 for the long running Midtown Jazz at Midday concert series at Saint Peter?s in Manhattan and debuted her show Skyscraper Wits in London and New York in 2015. In 2016, she made her second appearance at Jazz at Lincoln Center.; Christine Marcotte: Marcotte writes historical fiction and nonfiction. She recently completed her first manuscript, What Amelia Knows, a novel about the ax murder of her third great grandfather. Since 2014, she has written the Reminisce column for the Deer River and Grand Rapids newspapers. She has had four short stories published since May 2019. At this time, she is working on a historical trilogy and a linked short story collection.; Lawrence Weinberg is the director of the Rum River Art Center. Weinberg graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BFA. He has had several shows and continues to work on two-dimensional media. Weinberg directs a group of fifteen teaching artists and four administrative staff at the art center and still teaches a few virtual classess for kids and older adult. Weinberg founded the art center in 2009 and has grown it from 500 square feet to over 10,000 square feet.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10021135,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1) Mary Casanova will write her novel-in-progress and offer two five-day writing retreats in Northern Minnesota for rural teens. 1. Mary Casanova will submit her novel-in-progress for publication by Oct. 1st, 2022. 2. Mary Casanova will host a minimum of two 5-day writing retreats (14-20 teens each) in 2022. Writing samples and evaluations will follow.","1) Mary Casanova researched and worked on her novel-in-progress AND offered two five-day writing retreats in Northern Minnesota for rural teens. Discussed novel-in-progress with UMN Press editor and it will take longer to complete than expected. No submission yet. / As to the teen writing workshops, the participants wrote extensively, left positive evaluations, and most plan to return.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Mary J. Casanova AKA Mary Casanova",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Casanova will explore, develop, and offer writing workshops for rural Minnesota teens; she will also continue to research and write her current novel in progress.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Casanova,"Mary J. Casanova",,,MN,,"(218) 244-9108",marycasanova.writer@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Koochiching, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-939,"William Adams lives in rural west central Minnesota. He works in public policy, specializing in health care and rural issues. Adams is nationally recognized for his work in patient engagement and patient centered care. He earned his BA from Macalester College and did graduate work at the University of Minnesota. With Artspace, he helped create the Kaddatz Hotel for artists to live and work in Fergus Falls. He led the successful creation of the Kaddatz Galleries to showcase local artists and provide learning opportunities for young people, and serves on the board.; Sara Dovre Wudali is a poet and writer. She works as an editor for Buuji, a small production house in Saint Paul, specializing in higher education materials and sheet music. She graduated from Concordia College (Moorhead) with a BA. She has served as a volunteer judge with the Minnesota Book Awards and cochaired the Central PAC Equity and Inclusion Reading Series. She grew up on a farm in southwest Minnesota, a childhood which finds its way into all of her poetry.; Caitlin Drayna has taught fifth through twelfth grade instrumental music for the past eight years. Drayna served on the Central Lakes Symphony Orchestra (CLSO) board, as secretary, and has assisted numerous grant writing committees within this organization. She currently maintains social media and website accounts for the CLSO. Additionally, she facilitates connections with nonprofits and businesses within her community in an effort to create new fundraising opportunities. Drayna is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, Morris and is currently completing coursework in order to obtain a masters in music education from Florida State University.; Ina Elliott: Elliott works at Leonardo?s Basement, a nonprofit workshop/maker space for people of all backgrounds and ages in south Minneapolis. She is a native German who, via several detours to other countries, landed in Minneapolis 24 years ago, where she has raised three children with her husband. She worked and volunteered at TCGIS (Twin Cities German Immersion School) during the founding years of that school. She graduated from Concordia University in Montreal with a BFA in fiber arts.; Heather Hamilton: Hamilton has 25 years of professional theater experience as an actor, educator, and director. She has won several honors for her work, including a ?Best Professional Actress? NH Theatre award for her role as Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing. She has directed more than forty fully produced, high budget productions and innumerable smaller ?rough theater? projects. She has volunteered for the Mankato Diversity Council as a classroom facilitator; studied peace building with CESRAN International in Turkey; served for six years on the President?s Diversity Council for Minnesota State University, Mankato; and has been a volunteer for human rights and equality both in the U. S. and abroad.; Kristin Johnson has published nine books for children, including middle grade, young adult, and picture books. Her poetry has appeared in numerous journals such as The Talking Stick, Dust & Fire, and most recently in the anthology Queer Voices: Poetry, Prose and Pride (Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2019). She has received two Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative grants for middle grade novels. She taught writing at Metropolitan State University as an adjunct for twelve years.; Wesley Mouri: Mouri is the current development director at Theater Mu, the Midwest's premier Asian American theater company which was recently named a ""cultural treasure"" of Minnesota. Mouri previously performed as an actor/singer both locally and internationally for almost a decade. Graduating with a BA in theater arts, Mouri is a strong proponent for better representation not only in the arts, but in all sectors.; James Vogel graduated with an AS degree in filmmaking from Minneapolis Community and Technical College. He's previously been awarded two grants from the Arts Board for his documentary work, and served on a media arts review panel. His feature film, The City, is available on Amazon.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020759,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","The purpose of the AMRA Traditional Arts workshop series is to share traditional Native art forms and practices with the broader Minnesota community. Quantitative and qualitative measures will include: number of offerings; number of in-person and online registrations; number of artist participants; feedback from participants and artists, and organizational and community partners response.","AMRA supported seven artists to lead workshop demonstrations teaching traditional Native art forms and practices with the broader Minnesota Community. AMRA utilized qualitative and quantitative methods to evaluate our programs. These included the number of participants that registered to attend the sessions, in person workshop attendance, and one on one conversations with artists and attendees.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,25000,2500,"Sam Olbekson, Deanna Standing Cloud, Christine McDonald, Peter McLaughlin, Mihailo Temali",1.00,"Native American Community Development Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"All My Relations Arts will reconnect Minnesota community members with cultural traditions and art forms through a series of hybrid, artist led workshops to increase knowledge of traditional art, its history, and processes.",2022-03-01,2023-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Lilligren,"Native American Community Development Institute","1414 Franklin Ave E",Minneapolis,MN,55404,"(612) 235-4974",rlilligren@nacdi.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Pennington, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-177,"Kati Bachmayer moved to Minnesota in 2017 to work for the city of Lakeville?s community and economic development department. As the economic development coordinator, she collaborates with city staff, developers, local businesses, chambers, and other stakeholders on business retention and expansion projects, as well as on strategic planning. Her major project of 2020 has been managing a small business emergency grant program. Originally from South Dakota, Bachmayer was a dedicated Aberdeen Community Theatre (ACT) volunteer for eighteen years. Bachmayer also served for seven years on the Aberdeen Area Arts Council board, two as president and one as past president.; Sandra Bentley worked 21 years as a nursing home administrator for a national nonprofit company. During her tenure, she served five years on the company?s national board of directors. Bentley then was executive director for the Violence Intervention Project (VIP) in Thief River Falls. VIP serves victims of sexual and domestic violence. This work included writing RFPs and managing several grants. Notably, Bentley was a MN All State musician and later performed with the Devils Lake Community Orchestra for seven years and one year with the Grand Forks Symphony.; Trenne Fields: Fields is currently the department assistant in physics and astronomy at Carleton College, where she supports the faculty in their teaching efforts, as well as acts as the public face of the department and works to build a welcoming, cohesive community for students. Fields serves on the board of directors for Tapestry Folkdance Center in Minneapolis, and is also cofore of Bells of the North Morris Dancers. She graduated with a BA in international studies and French from Macalester, previously worked as a program director at the YMCA of the Twin Cities, and is a volunteer EMT.; Lisa Horton is an assistant professor in the Department of English, Linguistics, and Writing Studies at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Born and raised near Grand Rapids, she trained as a pianist in her youth, attended Itasca Community College for a year, then complete her BA in English at what is now the University of Northwestern St. Paul, being involved in both choral music and theater there. She worked extensively in the theater scene in the Twin Cities for nearly a decade before moving to Duluth to take an MA at UMD. She has a PhD in English (Medieval literature) from Western Michigan University, and has been teaching at UMD since 2011. Horton has had her jewelry work displayed in various galleries across northern Minnesota, and has performed as a musician and singer very occasionally, notably with the AOL Chorus at Carnegie Hall in November of 1997.; Marla Klein is a freelance photographer and art director based in Minneapolis. Her work focuses on building compassion for our human experience through conceptual portraits; she is the creator of the Arts Board funded photo series, The Metamorphosis Project. She graduated from Hallmark Institute of Photography (Turners Falls, MA) in 2012 and has served as a volunteer board member for Freeborn County Arts Initiative gallery for five years.; Camila Kuntz: Kuntz is the founder of CK Consulting in 2002, also known as CKC Marketing. Over the course of her 28 year career, she has worked with Fortune 100 and 500 companies, media companies, movie studios, and nonprofits directly through consulting, promotions, program development, grant evaluations, and as a donor.; Edward McDonald serves as the executive director of the East Metro Civic Alliance. He also served as the director of the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage. He is a former Bush Leadership Fellow and Humphrey Fellow. He has a master?s degree in public administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.; Ekaterina Oicherman is an artist, educator, and textile researcher. She is a visiting research fellow at the Center for Jewish Studies, University of Minnesota and a continuing education lecturer at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. She studied textile design and art, and modern Jewish studies in Israel and the United Kingdom. In her practice based PhD (Goldsmiths, London) she studied 19th century German Jewish ritual textiles to develop a model of imbuing historical craft artifacts with contemporary relevance through rigorous creative research. She exhibited her artwork internationally. She taught textile art, design, and history and headed the department of Textile Design (Shenkar College, Israel).","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020708,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide an opportunity for individuals to learn how mathematics can be teamed up with the visual arts. At each exhibit and discussion participants will be given a questionnaire to indicate what they have gained from their experience.","Create a body of artwork focusing on the Fibonacci Sequence and Golden Ratio. After completing 80 artworks, create and produce a booklet for distribution to galleries, museums and individuals.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",1349,,7349,,,,"Charles E. Alberti",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Alberti will create a body of painting, drawing, and graphics utilizing the Fibonacci Sequence and Golden Ratio to illustrate the connections between mathematics and visual arts creations. Alberti will also create a booklet of the work to explain and inform participants.",2022-01-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Charles,Alberti,"Charles E. Alberti",,,MN,,"(218) 760-9131",calberti45@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-289,"Julie Ahasay recently retired from the faculty at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She has directed and acted at the Duluth Playhouse for many decades, and has directed for Lyric Opera of the North, Wise Fool, and Renegade Theater Company. She has participated in approximately 80 theatrical productions ranging from college shows and comedy revues to dinner theater and live radio productions. She is an instructor at Duluth Playhouse Conservatory.; Carolyn Borgen is the marketing and bookings manager at State Street Theater Company, where she has helped the theater grow from a small organization putting on four shows a year to a theater offering year around events. Borgen previously worked as executive director for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra, helping the organization grow from two groups and thirty students to five groups with ninety students. She graduated from Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota (Winona, MN) with an BA in electronic publishing and with an MA in art administration. Borgen also teaches string bass with the New Ulm Suzuki School of Music.; Florence Brammer is a recently retired federal attorney, having investigated and prosecuted violations of federal labor law for 30 years. She received undergraduate and graduate degrees in journalism, religious studies, and special education. Brammer is an avid arts goer and volunteer and is passionate about the importance of the arts for Minnesota. She has been a tour guide at the Walker Art Center since 1993, a former co-op printmaker with Highpoint Center for Printmaking, and an occasional performer for theatrical/dance performances at the Walker Art Center, Southern Theater, O?Shaughnessy, and Northern Spark. She is an enthusiastic student of the arts, regularly taking classes at the University of Minnesota, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Grand Marais Art Colony, and other places in visual arts, art history, piano, creative writing and other artmaking forms. Brammer has frequently enjoyed being a guest to talk about the arts, particularly theater, on MPR?s ArtHounds. She has volunteered as an audio describer and script reviewer for local theaters.; Matt Connolly is an assistant professor of film studies in the department of English at Minnesota State University, Mankato. He received his MA and PhD in communication arts with a focus in film studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His scholarly work on LGBTQ cinematic history has been published in Cinema Journal and Spectator. Connolly writes film criticism, which has most recently been published in Film Comment and Reverse Shot, the publication for the Museum of the Moving Image. He is a former programmer for the Wisconsin Film Festival and has been a judge for the Speechless Film Festival.; Sarah Duncan: Duncan's mixed-media works explore themes of identity such as queerness, parenthood, and friendship using storytelling to express truths through varying lenses. Trained as a graphic designer, Duncan recently completed her bachelor?s degree in art at the University of Minnesota, 26 years after starting it. Her current invitation series explores the idea of hospitality in this time of extreme domesticity. Moving into year two of the pandemic?Duncan presents invitations to pause, care, and play.; Rachael Givens graduated from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a bachelor?s degree in visual art. She is the volunteer social media assistant for The Links, Incorporated. She previously was a curatorial research intern at the Weisman Art Museum. She has experience as a communication engagement specialist at Pillsbury United Communities, where she designed marketing collateral on various enrichment programs for children that focused on visual arts, music production, STEM education, and career mapping. She received an Eli Segal AmeriCorps Education Award for completing over 1,700 combined hours of community service.; Jonathan Schill has a background in nonprofits and foundations. He believes in the transformative power of the arts and is passionate about diversity, equity, and inclusion. Schill grew up in the Pacific Northwest but has been in Minnesota long enough to call it home. He has served as a panelist for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and as a panelist and an artistic evaluator for the Arts Board. Schill currently serves on the board of Theater Mu.; Jamie Schwaba is currently the director of development at the Reading Center/ Dyslexia Institute of MN, but prior to holding this position she was the managing director of the Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts in Winona for seven years. She holds a MS in adult and continuing education, BA in theater arts, and she performed professionally in the Milwaukee area for eight years.; Peter Spooner teaches at Lake Superior College (Duluth) and the University of Minnesota Duluth. He founded Archive Arts, LLC to provide appraisal, research, and consultation to private and institutional clients. Spooner is the former curator for Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth, a position he held from 1994 to 2012. He earned a BS in art education from the University of Wisconsin - Stout and received an MS and MFA in painting and drawing from Illinois State University (Normal, IL).","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020760,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Covering rent, admin and salaried staff, insurance, and professional artists salary will help recovery from lost revenue due to the pandemic and adjus The outcome of receiving creative support for TAM will be that TAM survives and thrives post-pandemic and its teachers and performing artists' are financially supported, enabling TAM to bring the healing power of taiko to our community.","Minnesota residents and communities will maintain access and connection to the arts. We were able to hold many activities that engaged the public in taiko arts both in their communities and in our studio.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Katie Hae Leo, Rick Shiomi, Elizabeth Kane, Tracee Hummel-Tanabe, Maribel Stolee, Hailey Gabriel, Jennifer Weir",0.00,"TaikoArts Midwest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"TaikoArts Midwest will return to live performances, artist development, and programming related to the release of the recently produced HERbeat documentary film about groundbreaking women in taiko, created during the HERbeat concert and residency of 2020.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jaclyn,Nott,"TaikoArts Midwest","3949 13th Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(651) 983-5349",jnott@taikoartsmidwest.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carlton, Clearwater, Cook, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Hennepin, Houston, Itasca, Ramsey, Sherburne, St. Louis, Wabasha, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-178,"Kati Bachmayer moved to Minnesota in 2017 to work for the city of Lakeville?s community and economic development department. As the economic development coordinator, she collaborates with city staff, developers, local businesses, chambers, and other stakeholders on business retention and expansion projects, as well as on strategic planning. Her major project of 2020 has been managing a small business emergency grant program. Originally from South Dakota, Bachmayer was a dedicated Aberdeen Community Theatre (ACT) volunteer for eighteen years. Bachmayer also served for seven years on the Aberdeen Area Arts Council board, two as president and one as past president.; Sandra Bentley worked 21 years as a nursing home administrator for a national nonprofit company. During her tenure, she served five years on the company?s national board of directors. Bentley then was executive director for the Violence Intervention Project (VIP) in Thief River Falls. VIP serves victims of sexual and domestic violence. This work included writing RFPs and managing several grants. Notably, Bentley was a MN All State musician and later performed with the Devils Lake Community Orchestra for seven years and one year with the Grand Forks Symphony.; Trenne Fields: Fields is currently the department assistant in physics and astronomy at Carleton College, where she supports the faculty in their teaching efforts, as well as acts as the public face of the department and works to build a welcoming, cohesive community for students. Fields serves on the board of directors for Tapestry Folkdance Center in Minneapolis, and is also cofore of Bells of the North Morris Dancers. She graduated with a BA in international studies and French from Macalester, previously worked as a program director at the YMCA of the Twin Cities, and is a volunteer EMT.; Lisa Horton is an assistant professor in the Department of English, Linguistics, and Writing Studies at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Born and raised near Grand Rapids, she trained as a pianist in her youth, attended Itasca Community College for a year, then complete her BA in English at what is now the University of Northwestern St. Paul, being involved in both choral music and theater there. She worked extensively in the theater scene in the Twin Cities for nearly a decade before moving to Duluth to take an MA at UMD. She has a PhD in English (Medieval literature) from Western Michigan University, and has been teaching at UMD since 2011. Horton has had her jewelry work displayed in various galleries across northern Minnesota, and has performed as a musician and singer very occasionally, notably with the AOL Chorus at Carnegie Hall in November of 1997.; Marla Klein is a freelance photographer and art director based in Minneapolis. Her work focuses on building compassion for our human experience through conceptual portraits; she is the creator of the Arts Board funded photo series, The Metamorphosis Project. She graduated from Hallmark Institute of Photography (Turners Falls, MA) in 2012 and has served as a volunteer board member for Freeborn County Arts Initiative gallery for five years.; Camila Kuntz: Kuntz is the founder of CK Consulting in 2002, also known as CKC Marketing. Over the course of her 28 year career, she has worked with Fortune 100 and 500 companies, media companies, movie studios, and nonprofits directly through consulting, promotions, program development, grant evaluations, and as a donor.; Edward McDonald serves as the executive director of the East Metro Civic Alliance. He also served as the director of the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage. He is a former Bush Leadership Fellow and Humphrey Fellow. He has a master?s degree in public administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.; Ekaterina Oicherman is an artist, educator, and textile researcher. She is a visiting research fellow at the Center for Jewish Studies, University of Minnesota and a continuing education lecturer at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. She studied textile design and art, and modern Jewish studies in Israel and the United Kingdom. In her practice based PhD (Goldsmiths, London) she studied 19th century German Jewish ritual textiles to develop a model of imbuing historical craft artifacts with contemporary relevance through rigorous creative research. She exhibited her artwork internationally. She taught textile art, design, and history and headed the department of Textile Design (Shenkar College, Israel).","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020650,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Rochester Art Center will offer high quality arts programming. Outcome will be evaluated through in-person and virtual attendance tracking as well as surveys and verbal feedback.","Rochester Art Center offered high quality arts programming including artist-led workshops, interactive installations and youth summer art camp. Participation and visitor attendance was tracked and evaluated by staff. Verbal feedback was collected and surveys were sent to participants.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Rose Anderson, Brett Olson, Jon Zurn, Alexandre Maia, Brooke Burch, Michelle Fagan, Paul Scanlon, Simon Huelsbeck, Alessandra de la Puente, Heidi Howe, Gerry Greane, Gaylia Borror, Paula Eickman, David Morris, Audrey Elegbede",0.00,"Rochester Art Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Rochester Art Center will provide welcoming, safe, and diverse opportunities that encourage creativity and critical thinking through contemporary art, and reflect the dynamic relationship between art and society.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kalianne,Morrison,"Rochester Art Center","30 Civic Center Dr SE Ste 120",Rochester,MN,55904-3773,"(507) 282-8629",kmorrison@rochesterartcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-151,"Gloria Brush is professor in photography at the University of Minnesota Duluth and earned an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, Arts Board, Bush and McKnight foundations, among others. Her work has appeared in exhibitions nationally and internationally, including at the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, Lil Street Gallery in Chicago, and D-ART Gallery for the IV2020 International Symposium on Digital Art, and in Rosenblum?s book A History of Women Photographers. Prior to her university tenure, she was the first director of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Rebecca Colebank is a retired family law attorney with an interest in social justice issues. Colebank graduated from Bemidji State University with a degree in political science and then graduated from the University of North Dakota with a juris doctorate. Colebank has served on the boards of numerous civic organizations.; Elizabeth Heffernan has a BA from University of Texas El Paso in speech,language, and hearing pathology, an MA from University of Minnesota in communication disorders, and a specialist degree in education administration. Heffernan is a certified yoga instructor, has 20 years of classical ballet training, and is a dance teacher specializing in children and adult beginner students. In addition to teaching yoga and dance, Heffernan has spent 35 years as an educator in Saint Paul Public Schools and eighteen years as an elementary school principal. ; Elizabeth Kelly currently serves as the resource development and events director at United Way of Northeastern Minnesota, a nonprofit organization that strives to help children succeed, empower healthy lives, and stabilize families and individuals. In this role, Kelly coordinates workplace giving campaigns, writes grants and grant reports, and coordinates special event fundraisers. Kelly is the former development and special events director for the Twin Cities based nonprofit, BestPrep. She was also an intern with Bardins Communications where she worked closely with WomenVenture and at the Ann Bancroft Foundation, where she reviewed mini grant applications. Kelly volunteers her time as a grocery shopper for AEOA?s Groceries to Go program, delivering groceries to homebound seniors; with Feed My Starving Children; Hibbing Kinship Mentoring Program; and local school functions. Writing is a passion of Kelly?s; a poem of hers was published in the University of St. Thomas literary review and she has written countless articles and columns. Kelly holds a BA with majors in English literature and communication from the University of St. Thomas and a MA degree in nonprofit management from Hamline University. She is also a graduate of the Hibbing Chamber Leadership Program.; Michael Linnemann is a nonprofit development professional by day, raising support for Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness, from its advocacy to youth BWCA scholarships. He wears a second hat of art broker and dealer of fantasy and sci-fi art, selling through social media to clients worldwide online and in pop-up art exhibitions. Linnemann has a degree in art history from the University of Minnesota, created the Imaginative Realism Foundation to help BIPOC artists get support for joining the imaginative realism field, was a former gaming art director, and previously worked for the Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum.; Kaitlyn Ortman: In her role as program manager for international initiatives at Arts Midwest, Ortman works to support programs that bring international performing artists and presenters to the Midwest, including Arts Midwest World Fest and Folkefest. Before returning to her hometown of Minneapolis in 2020 to join the Arts Midwest team, she worked in programming at the Des Moines Social Club, a multidisciplinary performance and art education nonprofit, as producer for the Des Moines 48 Hour Film Project, and as a grant writer for the Des Moines Art Center. Ortman earned a BA in English from Drake University.; Steven Palmer graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2010 with a BA in history and is a guitarist and grant writer. Fusing the Americana and folk roots of the music of avant folk guitarist John Fahey with the cosmic experimentalism of 1970s German Krautrock, he has been termed ""one to watch"" by Aquarium Drunkard and ?a virtuoso player... well on his way to becoming a legend in his own right? by local music publication Reviler. Currently, a grant writer at workforce development agency Summit Academy OIC, he resides in south Minneapolis with his girlfriend and dog.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020761,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","To offer a variety of the highest quality instrumental chamber music to nourish, educate, and inspire our Southern Minnesota community. Each spring we provide and evaluate an audience survey. We also follow up with colleges and music schools to learn how our offerings and masterclasses impact local music students. We also study aggregated statistics from our online offerings.","Increase our audience base, and. Audience survey, both paper and electronic.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,10000,,"Bruce Taylor, President Jon Laabs, Vice-President Ann Fredrickson, Secretary/Treasurer Ruth Anderson Natalia Kramarevsky Charlie Leftridge",0.00,"ProMusica Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"ProMusica Minnesota will offer a variety of the highest quality instrumental chamber music to nourish, educate, and inspire its southern Minnesota community.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Benjamin,Inniger,"ProMusica Minnesota","PO Box 2184",Mankato,MN,56002,"(507) 766-7561",hearbenji@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Jackson, Le Sueur, Marshall, Nicollet, Ramsey, Redwood, Sherburne, Sibley, Waseca, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-179,"Kati Bachmayer moved to Minnesota in 2017 to work for the city of Lakeville?s community and economic development department. As the economic development coordinator, she collaborates with city staff, developers, local businesses, chambers, and other stakeholders on business retention and expansion projects, as well as on strategic planning. Her major project of 2020 has been managing a small business emergency grant program. Originally from South Dakota, Bachmayer was a dedicated Aberdeen Community Theatre (ACT) volunteer for eighteen years. Bachmayer also served for seven years on the Aberdeen Area Arts Council board, two as president and one as past president.; Sandra Bentley worked 21 years as a nursing home administrator for a national nonprofit company. During her tenure, she served five years on the company?s national board of directors. Bentley then was executive director for the Violence Intervention Project (VIP) in Thief River Falls. VIP serves victims of sexual and domestic violence. This work included writing RFPs and managing several grants. Notably, Bentley was a MN All State musician and later performed with the Devils Lake Community Orchestra for seven years and one year with the Grand Forks Symphony.; Trenne Fields: Fields is currently the department assistant in physics and astronomy at Carleton College, where she supports the faculty in their teaching efforts, as well as acts as the public face of the department and works to build a welcoming, cohesive community for students. Fields serves on the board of directors for Tapestry Folkdance Center in Minneapolis, and is also cofore of Bells of the North Morris Dancers. She graduated with a BA in international studies and French from Macalester, previously worked as a program director at the YMCA of the Twin Cities, and is a volunteer EMT.; Lisa Horton is an assistant professor in the Department of English, Linguistics, and Writing Studies at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Born and raised near Grand Rapids, she trained as a pianist in her youth, attended Itasca Community College for a year, then complete her BA in English at what is now the University of Northwestern St. Paul, being involved in both choral music and theater there. She worked extensively in the theater scene in the Twin Cities for nearly a decade before moving to Duluth to take an MA at UMD. She has a PhD in English (Medieval literature) from Western Michigan University, and has been teaching at UMD since 2011. Horton has had her jewelry work displayed in various galleries across northern Minnesota, and has performed as a musician and singer very occasionally, notably with the AOL Chorus at Carnegie Hall in November of 1997.; Marla Klein is a freelance photographer and art director based in Minneapolis. Her work focuses on building compassion for our human experience through conceptual portraits; she is the creator of the Arts Board funded photo series, The Metamorphosis Project. She graduated from Hallmark Institute of Photography (Turners Falls, MA) in 2012 and has served as a volunteer board member for Freeborn County Arts Initiative gallery for five years.; Camila Kuntz: Kuntz is the founder of CK Consulting in 2002, also known as CKC Marketing. Over the course of her 28 year career, she has worked with Fortune 100 and 500 companies, media companies, movie studios, and nonprofits directly through consulting, promotions, program development, grant evaluations, and as a donor.; Edward McDonald serves as the executive director of the East Metro Civic Alliance. He also served as the director of the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage. He is a former Bush Leadership Fellow and Humphrey Fellow. He has a master?s degree in public administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.; Ekaterina Oicherman is an artist, educator, and textile researcher. She is a visiting research fellow at the Center for Jewish Studies, University of Minnesota and a continuing education lecturer at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. She studied textile design and art, and modern Jewish studies in Israel and the United Kingdom. In her practice based PhD (Goldsmiths, London) she studied 19th century German Jewish ritual textiles to develop a model of imbuing historical craft artifacts with contemporary relevance through rigorous creative research. She exhibited her artwork internationally. She taught textile art, design, and history and headed the department of Textile Design (Shenkar College, Israel).","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020626,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","MSO will re-engage musician members with traditional programming and connect with audiences via live performances and other public outreach. MSO will survey participating musicians mid-year and at year end, and will seek audience feedback via Facebook and the website.","MSO re-engaged some musician members with traditional programming, and presented live performances and school outreach to reconnect with audiences. MSO conducted a survey of musicians in the middle of the grant period, and conducted an in-depth survey of board members. Audience numbers were tracked and compared to prior years.","Achieved some of the proposed outcomes",,,25000,365,"Ethan Bexell, James Wachter, Karen McManus, Hannah Sipola, Benjamin Nilles, Sheila Wilcox, Tracey Gibbens, Norman Ferris, Lynette Pearson",0.00,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Mesabi Symphony Orchestra will perform as a full orchestra before live audiences, if public health conditions permit. It will seek to expand its string sections and fill vacancies in other sections with a focus on attracting Iron Range musicians.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karen,McManus,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","PO Box 600",Virginia,MN,55792,"(218) 365-3228",karjack@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Itasca, Lake, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-127,"Eric Anderson has been with the Minneapolis Foundation since 2000, currently as the director of stewardship. He oversees philanthropic support to the advisors of more than eight hundred donor advised funds and other component funds. He oversees programs and services for donor advisor engagement, assisting fund advisors in achieving their charitable goals, and grant screening and selection. His nonprofit board affiliations include Avenues for Homeless Youth, Youth Performance Company, Minnesota AIDS Project, Minneapolis Musical Theatre, Minnesota Institute for Talented Youth, and Playworks Twin Cities. Anderson has held positions at Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Mitchell Hamline School of Law, and Augsburg University.; Judy Cooper Lyle is the founder and artistic director of The Urban Spectrum Theatre Company, founded in 1974. She also is a former teacher in inner city schools, and a nonprofit administrator. She was the center director for Pillsbury House for eight years. While there, Cooper Lyle was responsible for establishing the Pillsbury House Theatre, still operating today. She is a designer of wearable art and owns Phyllis Designs, wearable art and high fashion for the urban woman.; Christy Goulet: Boozhoo (Hello in Ojibwe), Wiishkobizi Nibi Ikwe (To be sweet like the water women) is my Indigenous name, and my English name is Christy Goulet. I am a tribaly enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. I strive for cultural preservation and education and am grateful that I try to live my traditional lifestyle and teach it to my family. Also, I am equally grateful to have been adopted by Wanbli Ishnala Win/Anna LittleGhost and gone through ceremonial rite of passage which includes the Sundance, Vision Quest, Naming ceremony etc. I love teaching Indigenous Dreamcatchers classes, Traditional chockers, Music and Meditation, and Frybread cooking classes! I have lived in the F-M area my whole life, except for four years when I moved to Devils Lake, ND to mentor under Wanbli Ishnala Win/Anna Littleghost on how to conduct women's traditional indigenous ceremonies/teachings.; Teresa Mock is a theater director, actor deviser, and teaching artist with experience in costume design and mask making. As a director, Mock?s recent work includes The Rape of Lucretia by Benjamin Britten presented by An Opera Theatre (originally slated for March 2020, currently on hold due to pandemic.) Mock?s company, We Theater, created and produced the premier of The Shadow War, a culturally intersectional telling of the Secret War in Laos, presented in partnership with the Center for Hmong Studies, with participation from Lao Assistance Center, the Center for Hmong Arts and Talent, and SGU Veterans; funding was provided by the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. As an actor, Mock has worked with Park Square Theatre, the Playwrights? Center, and Walking Shadow Theatre, among others. As a costume designer, Mock designed six seasons of Mixed Precipitation?s annual Picnic Operetta, season one of Ramadan Fel Marikan which aired on Numidia TV in Algeria, as well as several productions for educational organizations. Mock holds an MFA in Lecoq based actor created theater from the London International School for Performing Arts (LISPA) through Naropa University, and a BA in theater from the University.; Madeline Ramirez works at Saint Paul Public Schools as a fund development assistant. She assists in monitoring grant implementation throughout the district and finding funding sources for various projects. Prior to working at Saint Paul Public Schools, Ramirez worked at Head Start in Ramsey County, helping families access medical care and researching potential community partners. Formerly a part of the Twin Cities music scene, Ramirez continues to take a strong interest in current events within the arts community.; Rita Rueckert is founder and president of Martin Pinkney Golf Memorial, a yearly tournament to raise money for Hospice of the Red River Valley. They have an associates degree of general insurance and are a current student at Minnesota State University Moorhead majoring in sociology. They are currently employed by Clay County in planning and zoning. Their experience in nonprofits includes: serving on the board for Rainbow Bridge, Camp Fire, their church?s Pastoral Council and Social Concerns Committee, and campaign coordinator for United Way. Their awards include: National Society of Leadership and Success and State Farm Spirit of Excellence.; Michael Stowell received his MFA from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, and his MA from St. Cloud State University. After 26 years of full-time teaching, he is now able to move toward fully investing his days in his studio practice. Stowell?s work has gone through multiple iterations?from slipcast geometric teapots to tightly painted plates and organic forms?and can be found in collections across the globe from Sanbao Ceramic Art Institute, Jingdezhen, China; to the Polish National Museum, Wroclaw, Poland; to the Appalachian Center for Craft in Cookeville, Tennessee.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020632,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","The Playhouse will maintain and develop new community connections, restarting live performance experiences in a healthy and inclusive environment. Action plans will provide a safe environment for artists and audiences to experience live theatre. Training and implementing new initiatives to strengthen diversity and inclusion will increase representation and involvement.","Increased community accessibility and opportunities through ASL and sensory-friendly performances and previews to eliminate barriers to participation. Increase in ticket sales and more consistent offering of accessibility options for our community. Collaboration with community partners. Collected positive Feedback and gratitude from parents, mentors, and students attending the productions.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,15000,,"President: Patty McNulty, Zenith Research Group Vice President: Justin Peck, BigBadToyStore Treasurer: Tim Johnson, North Shore Bank Secretary: Monique Forcier, Moniqueforcier.com Board Members: Jennifer Berry, Marshall School Annie Carmichael, Crank and Dasher Ryan Coole, Wheeler Associates Stacy Johnston, Audacity HR Solutions Dan Markham, Kraus Anderson Sandy Hoff, F.I. Salter Company Steve Nys, Fryberger Law Firm Kiki Watts Brian Liberty",0.50,"Duluth Playhouse","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The Duluth Playhouse will initiate actions to maintain a strong connection and presence in the community while deepening the understanding, representation, and engagement of marginalized populations.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Wes,Drummond,"Duluth Playhouse","211 E Superior St",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 733-7551",wdrummond@duluthplayhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Douglas, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Morrison, Pine, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-133,"Eric Anderson has been with the Minneapolis Foundation since 2000, currently as the director of stewardship. He oversees philanthropic support to the advisors of more than eight hundred donor advised funds and other component funds. He oversees programs and services for donor advisor engagement, assisting fund advisors in achieving their charitable goals, and grant screening and selection. His nonprofit board affiliations include Avenues for Homeless Youth, Youth Performance Company, Minnesota AIDS Project, Minneapolis Musical Theatre, Minnesota Institute for Talented Youth, and Playworks Twin Cities. Anderson has held positions at Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Mitchell Hamline School of Law, and Augsburg University.; Judy Cooper Lyle is the founder and artistic director of The Urban Spectrum Theatre Company, founded in 1974. She also is a former teacher in inner city schools, and a nonprofit administrator. She was the center director for Pillsbury House for eight years. While there, Cooper Lyle was responsible for establishing the Pillsbury House Theatre, still operating today. She is a designer of wearable art and owns Phyllis Designs, wearable art and high fashion for the urban woman.; Christy Goulet: Boozhoo (Hello in Ojibwe), Wiishkobizi Nibi Ikwe (To be sweet like the water women) is my Indigenous name, and my English name is Christy Goulet. I am a tribaly enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. I strive for cultural preservation and education and am grateful that I try to live my traditional lifestyle and teach it to my family. Also, I am equally grateful to have been adopted by Wanbli Ishnala Win/Anna LittleGhost and gone through ceremonial rite of passage which includes the Sundance, Vision Quest, Naming ceremony etc. I love teaching Indigenous Dreamcatchers classes, Traditional chockers, Music and Meditation, and Frybread cooking classes! I have lived in the F-M area my whole life, except for four years when I moved to Devils Lake, ND to mentor under Wanbli Ishnala Win/Anna Littleghost on how to conduct women's traditional indigenous ceremonies/teachings.; Teresa Mock is a theater director, actor deviser, and teaching artist with experience in costume design and mask making. As a director, Mock?s recent work includes The Rape of Lucretia by Benjamin Britten presented by An Opera Theatre (originally slated for March 2020, currently on hold due to pandemic.) Mock?s company, We Theater, created and produced the premier of The Shadow War, a culturally intersectional telling of the Secret War in Laos, presented in partnership with the Center for Hmong Studies, with participation from Lao Assistance Center, the Center for Hmong Arts and Talent, and SGU Veterans; funding was provided by the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. As an actor, Mock has worked with Park Square Theatre, the Playwrights? Center, and Walking Shadow Theatre, among others. As a costume designer, Mock designed six seasons of Mixed Precipitation?s annual Picnic Operetta, season one of Ramadan Fel Marikan which aired on Numidia TV in Algeria, as well as several productions for educational organizations. Mock holds an MFA in Lecoq based actor created theater from the London International School for Performing Arts (LISPA) through Naropa University, and a BA in theater from the University.; Madeline Ramirez works at Saint Paul Public Schools as a fund development assistant. She assists in monitoring grant implementation throughout the district and finding funding sources for various projects. Prior to working at Saint Paul Public Schools, Ramirez worked at Head Start in Ramsey County, helping families access medical care and researching potential community partners. Formerly a part of the Twin Cities music scene, Ramirez continues to take a strong interest in current events within the arts community.; Rita Rueckert is founder and president of Martin Pinkney Golf Memorial, a yearly tournament to raise money for Hospice of the Red River Valley. They have an associates degree of general insurance and are a current student at Minnesota State University Moorhead majoring in sociology. They are currently employed by Clay County in planning and zoning. Their experience in nonprofits includes: serving on the board for Rainbow Bridge, Camp Fire, their church?s Pastoral Council and Social Concerns Committee, and campaign coordinator for United Way. Their awards include: National Society of Leadership and Success and State Farm Spirit of Excellence.; Michael Stowell received his MFA from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, and his MA from St. Cloud State University. After 26 years of full-time teaching, he is now able to move toward fully investing his days in his studio practice. Stowell?s work has gone through multiple iterations?from slipcast geometric teapots to tightly painted plates and organic forms?and can be found in collections across the globe from Sanbao Ceramic Art Institute, Jingdezhen, China; to the Polish National Museum, Wroclaw, Poland; to the Appalachian Center for Craft in Cookeville, Tennessee.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020770,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,20000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Great River Chorale will stay connected to the community and maintain the viability of its arts programming by compensating its primary staff member. The outcome will be evaluated by Great River Chorale's compensation of its artistic managing director for the agreed upon contractual fees for service during the grant period indicated.","Great River Chorale connected with the community and maintained the viability of its arts programming by compensating its primary staff member. The outcome was evaluated by Great River Chorale's compensation of its artistic managing director for the agreed upon contractual fees for service during the grant period indicated.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,20000,,"Charles Welter, Paul-Vincent Niebauer, Brandon Anderson, Anita Fischer, Maribeth Overland, Patricia Weishaar",0.00,"Great River Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Great River Chorale will support its artistic managing director and produce a live concert series to continue connecting with the central Minnesota community.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Geston,"Great River Chorale","313 E Highview Ct","Sauk Rapids",MN,56379,"(320) 515-4472",director@greatriverchorale.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Hennepin, Houston, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Traverse, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-188,"Kati Bachmayer moved to Minnesota in 2017 to work for the city of Lakeville?s community and economic development department. As the economic development coordinator, she collaborates with city staff, developers, local businesses, chambers, and other stakeholders on business retention and expansion projects, as well as on strategic planning. Her major project of 2020 has been managing a small business emergency grant program. Originally from South Dakota, Bachmayer was a dedicated Aberdeen Community Theatre (ACT) volunteer for eighteen years. Bachmayer also served for seven years on the Aberdeen Area Arts Council board, two as president and one as past president.; Sandra Bentley worked 21 years as a nursing home administrator for a national nonprofit company. During her tenure, she served five years on the company?s national board of directors. Bentley then was executive director for the Violence Intervention Project (VIP) in Thief River Falls. VIP serves victims of sexual and domestic violence. This work included writing RFPs and managing several grants. Notably, Bentley was a MN All State musician and later performed with the Devils Lake Community Orchestra for seven years and one year with the Grand Forks Symphony.; Trenne Fields: Fields is currently the department assistant in physics and astronomy at Carleton College, where she supports the faculty in their teaching efforts, as well as acts as the public face of the department and works to build a welcoming, cohesive community for students. Fields serves on the board of directors for Tapestry Folkdance Center in Minneapolis, and is also cofore of Bells of the North Morris Dancers. She graduated with a BA in international studies and French from Macalester, previously worked as a program director at the YMCA of the Twin Cities, and is a volunteer EMT.; Lisa Horton is an assistant professor in the Department of English, Linguistics, and Writing Studies at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Born and raised near Grand Rapids, she trained as a pianist in her youth, attended Itasca Community College for a year, then complete her BA in English at what is now the University of Northwestern St. Paul, being involved in both choral music and theater there. She worked extensively in the theater scene in the Twin Cities for nearly a decade before moving to Duluth to take an MA at UMD. She has a PhD in English (Medieval literature) from Western Michigan University, and has been teaching at UMD since 2011. Horton has had her jewelry work displayed in various galleries across northern Minnesota, and has performed as a musician and singer very occasionally, notably with the AOL Chorus at Carnegie Hall in November of 1997.; Marla Klein is a freelance photographer and art director based in Minneapolis. Her work focuses on building compassion for our human experience through conceptual portraits; she is the creator of the Arts Board funded photo series, The Metamorphosis Project. She graduated from Hallmark Institute of Photography (Turners Falls, MA) in 2012 and has served as a volunteer board member for Freeborn County Arts Initiative gallery for five years.; Camila Kuntz: Kuntz is the founder of CK Consulting in 2002, also known as CKC Marketing. Over the course of her 28 year career, she has worked with Fortune 100 and 500 companies, media companies, movie studios, and nonprofits directly through consulting, promotions, program development, grant evaluations, and as a donor.; Edward McDonald serves as the executive director of the East Metro Civic Alliance. He also served as the director of the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage. He is a former Bush Leadership Fellow and Humphrey Fellow. He has a master?s degree in public administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.; Ekaterina Oicherman is an artist, educator, and textile researcher. She is a visiting research fellow at the Center for Jewish Studies, University of Minnesota and a continuing education lecturer at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. She studied textile design and art, and modern Jewish studies in Israel and the United Kingdom. In her practice based PhD (Goldsmiths, London) she studied 19th century German Jewish ritual textiles to develop a model of imbuing historical craft artifacts with contemporary relevance through rigorous creative research. She exhibited her artwork internationally. She taught textile art, design, and history and headed the department of Textile Design (Shenkar College, Israel).","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020634,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Carifest will expose entertain, engage, and increase understanding Caribbean music, dance, arts, Foods and cultures available in Minnesota. We will solicit verbal, written, and video responses of festival attendees. We will also have comment boxes onsite and seek responses via event page online, using a multi-prong approach to best understand audience feedback, engagement, and change.","Multi performances by cultural artists in music and dance. Carnival Mas parade featuring kids, adults and bystanders. Serval thousand attended the cultural festival giving feedback by interview, social media responses, and evaluation forms.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,25000,9300,"Charles Peterson, Claire Persaud, Esther Peterson, James Byron, John Trotman. Shawn Winter, Keith Craigwell, Eric Graf, Kurt Wise.",0.00,"Twin Cities Carifest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Twin Cities Carifest will present the twenty-ninth annual Caribbean Festival to connect and educate communities through a day-long presentation of music, art, performances, and food in a family friendly environment.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,James,Byron,"Twin Cities Carifest","PO Box 580481",Minneapolis,MN,55458,"(612) 239-8384",twincitiescarifest@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-135,"Eric Anderson has been with the Minneapolis Foundation since 2000, currently as the director of stewardship. He oversees philanthropic support to the advisors of more than eight hundred donor advised funds and other component funds. He oversees programs and services for donor advisor engagement, assisting fund advisors in achieving their charitable goals, and grant screening and selection. His nonprofit board affiliations include Avenues for Homeless Youth, Youth Performance Company, Minnesota AIDS Project, Minneapolis Musical Theatre, Minnesota Institute for Talented Youth, and Playworks Twin Cities. Anderson has held positions at Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Mitchell Hamline School of Law, and Augsburg University.; Judy Cooper Lyle is the founder and artistic director of The Urban Spectrum Theatre Company, founded in 1974. She also is a former teacher in inner city schools, and a nonprofit administrator. She was the center director for Pillsbury House for eight years. While there, Cooper Lyle was responsible for establishing the Pillsbury House Theatre, still operating today. She is a designer of wearable art and owns Phyllis Designs, wearable art and high fashion for the urban woman.; Christy Goulet: Boozhoo (Hello in Ojibwe), Wiishkobizi Nibi Ikwe (To be sweet like the water women) is my Indigenous name, and my English name is Christy Goulet. I am a tribaly enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. I strive for cultural preservation and education and am grateful that I try to live my traditional lifestyle and teach it to my family. Also, I am equally grateful to have been adopted by Wanbli Ishnala Win/Anna LittleGhost and gone through ceremonial rite of passage which includes the Sundance, Vision Quest, Naming ceremony etc. I love teaching Indigenous Dreamcatchers classes, Traditional chockers, Music and Meditation, and Frybread cooking classes! I have lived in the F-M area my whole life, except for four years when I moved to Devils Lake, ND to mentor under Wanbli Ishnala Win/Anna Littleghost on how to conduct women's traditional indigenous ceremonies/teachings.; Teresa Mock is a theater director, actor deviser, and teaching artist with experience in costume design and mask making. As a director, Mock?s recent work includes The Rape of Lucretia by Benjamin Britten presented by An Opera Theatre (originally slated for March 2020, currently on hold due to pandemic.) Mock?s company, We Theater, created and produced the premier of The Shadow War, a culturally intersectional telling of the Secret War in Laos, presented in partnership with the Center for Hmong Studies, with participation from Lao Assistance Center, the Center for Hmong Arts and Talent, and SGU Veterans; funding was provided by the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. As an actor, Mock has worked with Park Square Theatre, the Playwrights? Center, and Walking Shadow Theatre, among others. As a costume designer, Mock designed six seasons of Mixed Precipitation?s annual Picnic Operetta, season one of Ramadan Fel Marikan which aired on Numidia TV in Algeria, as well as several productions for educational organizations. Mock holds an MFA in Lecoq based actor created theater from the London International School for Performing Arts (LISPA) through Naropa University, and a BA in theater from the University.; Madeline Ramirez works at Saint Paul Public Schools as a fund development assistant. She assists in monitoring grant implementation throughout the district and finding funding sources for various projects. Prior to working at Saint Paul Public Schools, Ramirez worked at Head Start in Ramsey County, helping families access medical care and researching potential community partners. Formerly a part of the Twin Cities music scene, Ramirez continues to take a strong interest in current events within the arts community.; Rita Rueckert is founder and president of Martin Pinkney Golf Memorial, a yearly tournament to raise money for Hospice of the Red River Valley. They have an associates degree of general insurance and are a current student at Minnesota State University Moorhead majoring in sociology. They are currently employed by Clay County in planning and zoning. Their experience in nonprofits includes: serving on the board for Rainbow Bridge, Camp Fire, their church?s Pastoral Council and Social Concerns Committee, and campaign coordinator for United Way. Their awards include: National Society of Leadership and Success and State Farm Spirit of Excellence.; Michael Stowell received his MFA from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, and his MA from St. Cloud State University. After 26 years of full-time teaching, he is now able to move toward fully investing his days in his studio practice. Stowell?s work has gone through multiple iterations?from slipcast geometric teapots to tightly painted plates and organic forms?and can be found in collections across the globe from Sanbao Ceramic Art Institute, Jingdezhen, China; to the Polish National Museum, Wroclaw, Poland; to the Appalachian Center for Craft in Cookeville, Tennessee.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10021127,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,16853,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Launch the Live from Mitchell concert series (in-person and livestreamed) and migrate the series to the outdoors when appropriate and/or necessary. The project outcome will be evaluated by overall attendance, viewers on the livestream, and views generated from the recording. Success will also be evaluated through patron feedback (informal and through formal surveys).","The College of Saint Scholastica completed the Live from the Mitchell concert series and hosted three concerts (in-person and live stream). The project outcome success was measured by overall attendance, viewers on the live stream, and views generated from the recording. Success was also evaluated through audience feedback and engagement.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,16853,,"Jennifer Alaspa, Deb Amberg, Larry Anderson, Steve Burgess, Gabriella Caldecott, Ed Crawford, Craig Fellman, David Herman, Heidi Johnson, Sister Gretchen Johnston, Stephen Kent, Mark Lambert, Fred Lewis, Sister Danile Lynch, Barbara McDonald, Marianne Mesich Allen, Sister Pauline Micke, Emma Mischke, Sister Beverly Raway, Connie Renda, Sue Ross, Sister Donna Schroeder, Douglas Schur, John Strange, Mimi Stender, David Sparby, Tom Wedige",0.00,"The College of Saint Scholastica","Private College/University","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The College of Saint Scholastica will launch the Live from Mitchell concert series featuring musicians from greater Minnesota. The series will be free, open to the public, and presented in a myriad of viewing formats to promote accessibility.",2022-03-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amanda,"Abrahamson Roseth","The College of Saint Scholastica","1200 Kenwood Ave",Duluth,MN,55811-4199,"(218) 723-6734",aabrahamson@css.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-264,"Terrell Beaudry is the founder and president of SOAR Regional Arts based in Saint Michael. In addition to SOAR, Beaudry is the director of choral music at the Anoka Middle School for the Arts, and director of Music at St. Victoria Catholic Church.; Karlyn Berg graduated from Rhode Island School of Design, obtaining a BFA in painting and graduate printmaking studies at Pratt University. She is a working artist using acrylics, printmaking and collage and she teaches art workshops. In 2017 and 2020 and 2021 she was awarded a Minnesota States Arts Board grants and from The Arrowhead Regional Arts Council in 2018 and 2019 and 2021. She is the administrative assistant at the Edge Center for the Arts in Bigfork, Minnesota. She also is a ISD 318 Community Education Coordinator, and a volunteer dog scentwork trainer for The Iron Rang Dog Training Club.; Megan Krueger is currently the development manager at Every Meal in Roseville. She has worked at several arts organizations including Steppingstone Theatre and Stages Theatre Company. She graduated with a BA in both English literature and theater from Viterbo University (La Crosse, WI).; Angela McDowell is creator of Alleyway Arts & Herbs, LLC, which promotes scholarship and mindfulness through helping people to the realization of art as omnipresent using creative, nonmedical therapy solutions. Alleyway Teas and merchandise are sold locally in Minnesota. McDowell was student counselor at ECMC, a nonprofit, and taught locally at Folwell Performing Arts Magnet.; Gregory Wilkins works at Minnesota State University Mankato as the associate director of the Centennial Student Union and student activities and is a working artist. He served on the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council for six years, and currently serves an elected two-year term as a curatorial panelist for Minneapolis Institute of Art?s Minnesota Artist Exhibition Program. In 2020, he served as a Poetry Out Loud judge with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation. He formerly served as the director?s assistant, external affairs at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (Washington, DC).","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020889,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,23540,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase access to award-winning writers and increase awareness of work written by Minnesota writers. Program surveys, audience comment forms, and follow-up email surveys.","Moving Words connects Minnesota's authors to each other and to new and existing readers of their work. Surveys distributed at events.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",14581,,38121,1815,"Donna Allan, Heather Anfang, Carol Bagnoli, Erin Bailey, Kathryn F. Brown, Dana Bruce, Armando Camacho, Richard Carlbom, Tetra Constantino, Paul Dadlez, Ted Davis, Kate Dienhart, Kimberly Ditter, Roberta Downing, Jill Droubie, Raymond B. Eby, Na Eng, Candace Gislason, Duchess Harris, Sean Kershaw, Patricia Lopez, Bridget Manahan, Greg Mazanec, Michael McGreevy, Melanie McMahon, Bryce Miller, Todd Nicholson, Deepa Nirmal, Kim O'Brien, Carrie Obry, Jean O'Connell, James Pearson, Marcus Pope, Mark Price, Dan Prokott, Ty Silberhorn, Toccara Stark, Dan Stoltz, Mark Taylor, Mani Vang-Polacek, Jennifer Wolf, Carolyn Wollan, Chuck Wright, Der Yang, Scott Zastoupil",0.00,"The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library will present Moving Words: Writers Across Minnesota, working with the state's twelve regional library systems to increase community access to Minnesota Book Award winning writers.",2022-03-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alayne,Hopkins,"The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library","1080 Montreal Ave Ste 2","St Paul",MN,55116,"(651) 222-3242",alayne@thefriends.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Clay, Hubbard, Lyon, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Sherburne, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-207,"Lyndel King: King has a PhD in art history and 40 years of museum experience. She has an undergraduate degree in microbiology and worked as a chemist and virology researcher. King worked with architect Frank Gehry to build a new facility for the Weisman Art Museum that opened in 1993 and an expansion in 2011. Prior to her work at the University, she worked as director of exhibitions and museum programs for Control Data Corporation and as exhibition coordinator at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. King served three terms on the board of trustees of the Association of Art Museum Directors, as cochair of the Association of Academic Museums and Galleries committee for the protection of university collections, and two terms as a trustee and as vice president for the American Alliance of Museums (AAM). In 2020, King was awarded one of AAM?S highest honors, the Award for Distinguished Service to Museums. She has also served on several nonprofit cultural organization boards in Minnesota, currently serving on the board of International Council of Museums-United States.; Jessica Lamphere: Lamphere is a visual artist, mentor, and group organizer. Previously working with Key 4/4 Kids, she and her mentee placed their piece of art at the Minnesota Children?s Museum. She has also volunteered with Hands Across the World and the Art League of Ocean City Center for the Arts. Using art as a way to communicate with refugees and children, Lamphere loves to teach and volunteer.; Kathleen Peterson: Peterson is a published novelist and playwright, and a retired arts administrator in Winona with an MA in English literature and language. She has written grant proposals for Winona State University. Her administrative career has encompassed the health care and financial industries. She served as board member and chair of several regional nonprofit organizations in southeast Minnesota. For several years, she was a grant review panelist for the Southeastearn Minnesota Arts Council and is currently on the executive board of the Winona Community Foundation.; Morgen Ruff: Ruff is a freelance film programmer and cinema operations specialist. From 2012 to 2020, he was lead programmer and exhibition program manager at the Northwest Film Center & Portland International Film Festival in Portland, OR, where he programmed contemporary cinema, classics, and experimental film while collaborating with a wide array of community groups and like minded arts organizations. Ruff holds a BA in film studies and philosophy from Portland State University.; Ann Schwartz: Schwartz is a nonprofit director, writer, artist, blogger, and photographer. She is involved in the community and volunteers on the exhibit committee at the Jaques Art Center. She has a bachelor's degree in mass communications and graphic design. She has also judged many art and writing contests.; Sarah Warren: Warren graduated from the Loft Literary Center?s Master Track program. A former preschool teacher and Minnesota Reading Corps tutor, Warren currently connects with scholars across the country as an artist educator. She is an author of picture books; Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workers was picked for the 2013 Amelia Bloomer Top Ten Book List and awarded a Jane Addams Peace Association Children?s Book Award honor. Warren has served as a panelist for the Arts Board and the Kate Dopirak Craft and Community Award.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10021257,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","More Minnesotans of different backgrounds, ages and economic situations engage with and benefit from dance education via TU Dance programs. Track participation and demographics; gather feedback via surveys from students, their parents/guardians, and program artists, and via formal meetings with students/families.","Minnesotans, including many traditionally underserved, had opportunities to engage with and benefit from dance education at TU Dance Center. We tracked participation and participant demographics, surveyed students and their parents/guardians, held student-parent-teacher conferences, and maintained ongoing student progress assessments among teaching artists and staff.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Rafina Larsen, Sarah Gullickson McGrane, Neeraj Kumar Mehta, Steven Nelson, Anne Parker, Andrew Troup, Julia Yager, Joseph Zachmann, Toni Pierce-Sands (ex-officio), Abdo Sayegh Rodriguez (ex-officio)",0.00,"TU Dance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"TU Dance will expand community preferred in person activities in accordance with public health recommendations and relaunch programs suspended due to COVID for inclusive participants, engaging many traditionally underserved BIPOC populations.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Abdo,Sayegh,"TU Dance","PO Box 40405","St Paul",MN,55104,"(612) 605-1925",Abdo.sayegh@tudance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-287,"Crystal Boyd is the pollinator programs manager for the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, where she manages an annual grant cycle that awards up to $1.8 million per year. She also is the founder and president of Crystal Boyd Consulting LLC, which assists nonprofits, local governments, and museums with implementing history projects in Minnesota. Since 2013, she has managed eleven arts and cultural heritage fund grants totaling more than $230,000. Boyd earned her bachelor's degree in English and Spanish from the University of Minnesota, and her master's in museum studies from the University of Colorado.; Joyce Broderson is a past Arts Board grant advisory reviewer and has most recently been associated with the Minnesota Social Service Association as a board member. She currently advises both organizations and individuals on recruiting and retaining people of color and seniors, as well as combating systemic racism. She has a doctorate in business administration, an MBA, a BA in human service administration, and a merchandising degree.; Christopher Clouser is a composing guitarist, songwriter, and performer based between Mexico City and the U. S. Combining elements of rock, jazz blues, spoken word, and improvised musics, Clouser has toured the world with his group A Love Electric, as a solo act, and performed alongside luminaries from John Lurie to John Zorn, Flea, Cyro Baptista, John Medeski, Keb Mo, and more. Philanthropy and community outreach work have been an important part of Clouser's work in Mexico and beyond. As the founder of Music Mission, Clouser and patrons have donated thousands of dollars worth of instruments, education materials, workshops, and basic needs support to communities in Nicaragua, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Mexico City, Durango, the U. S., and more. Clouser also is the founder of Ropeadope Sur, a record label based out of Mexico City with a focus on Mexican acts in search of increased projection of their music, the first act signed being Los Cardencheros de Sapioriz, an acapella group singing slave era songs on the ranches on northern Mexico.; Christina Cotruvo: Living on the shore of Lake Superior inspires Cotruvo?s music. Her arrangements and recordings include Celtic, new age, folk, ethnic, and therapeutic harp music. She helps those with challenges through her Harp-Abilities program and provides music at medical facilities and residences as a certified case manager. She has been a music coach to those with visual disabilities as founder and publisher of No-C-Notes audio music score publishing. She has a 30-year career as a nonprofit accountant, grant writer, and software consultant.; Lindsay Halleckson?s work lives at the intersection of art, science, and environmentalism. Her paintings have been shown in galleries across the country, including Woman Made Gallery (Chicago), Harwood Art Center (Albuquerque), and DeVos Art Museum (Marquette). She has been awarded grants from the Arts Board (2018), Metropolitan Regional Arts Council/McKnight Foundation (2017) and Puffin Foundation (2013). She has received residencies in the Arctic Circle (2018), at Hinge Arts at The Kirkbride (2016), as a Jerome funded Emerging Artist Fellow at Tofte Lake Center (2011) and at the New York Mills Regional Cultural Center (2010). She was an Art(ists) on the Verge 10 Fellow, and her work is represented by Walker Fine Art in Denver, CO, and Wally Workman Gallery in Austin, TX. She has her BA in studio art and art history from St. Olaf College and an MBA from the University of St. Thomas.; Timothy Heitman is an independent graphic design consultant with more than 30 years experience designing for identity, print, Web, and environmental design. Working with a local consortium of independent designers, Heitman's team won a national design competition to build Bearden Place, a small, affordable live/work development to be located in North Minneapolis to benefit local artists. Many of his environmental designs can be seen in significant buildings in Minnesota and nationally including: the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, Saint Paul (terrazzo floor emblem); Minnehaha Academy Upper Campus, Minneapolis (donor acknowledgement wall); Cuningham Offices, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Las Vegas (branding graphics); and Epic Systems Software, Verona, WI (custom graphic ceiling installation). Heitman currently serves as a board member for Skewed Visions, a small independent performance company and Shapiro & Smith Dance. He is a founding member of the early music ensemble, Eglantine Consort. Heitman holds a BA from Augsburg University in music and German. He furthered his studies at the University of Minnesota in the department of studio arts.; Timothy King is a farmer, journalist, and cofounder of the nonprofit Dreams United/Suenos Unidos. As a journalist, he has written about the arts and, via Dreams United, he has organized numerous multicultural and artistic events including, most recently, an extensive website on Minnesota sculptor Joe Kiselewsk. Kara Siegfried is an Indian education liaison at Reede Gray Elementary School. She is an enrolled member of the Lower Sioux Indian Community where she was previously the assistant tribal planner/grant writer and intergenerational cultural incubator director. In this position, she successfully raised money for arts programming, including pottery, digital arts, and traditional arts apprenticeships, summer youth program arts learning, and individual artist endeavors. She graduated from the University of Minnesota Duluth with a BA in public health education and promotion. She enjoys playing piano and painting, especially traditional Dakota florals on moccasins and regalia.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1
10020631,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,19456,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Residents of multiple North Shore communities will reconnect with the live LSCT stage experience plus deep issues/questions posed by 'Anne Frank'. Evaluation will include real-time lobby comments by audience members, cast, crew and postmortem with all tech leaders + actor representatives at the Directors residence about a month after strike.","Cast, crew, audience reminded of catastrophic impact of Holocaust on humanity and rededication to democracy, tolerance, inclusion, anti-authoritarinaism. Countless conversations with cast, crew, audience members immediately after performances and on the streets. Many sat in auditorium in stunned silence experiencing a depth of something - a transformative depth. Crying, deep hugs were sprinkled about.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",7608,,27064,2455,"Paul Deaner, Richard Frericks, Terri Frericks-Blood, Brad Johnson, Roxanne Lillis",0.00,"Lake Superior Community Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Lake Superior Community Theatre will present the drama, The Diary of Anne Frank, on the William Kelley High School stage in Silver Bay, for area North Shore residents and visitors.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Deaner,"Lake Superior Community Theatre","137 Banks Blvd","Silver Bay",MN,55614,"(218) 353-7509",deaner@lakeconnections.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-132,"Eric Anderson has been with the Minneapolis Foundation since 2000, currently as the director of stewardship. He oversees philanthropic support to the advisors of more than eight hundred donor advised funds and other component funds. He oversees programs and services for donor advisor engagement, assisting fund advisors in achieving their charitable goals, and grant screening and selection. His nonprofit board affiliations include Avenues for Homeless Youth, Youth Performance Company, Minnesota AIDS Project, Minneapolis Musical Theatre, Minnesota Institute for Talented Youth, and Playworks Twin Cities. Anderson has held positions at Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Mitchell Hamline School of Law, and Augsburg University.; Judy Cooper Lyle is the founder and artistic director of The Urban Spectrum Theatre Company, founded in 1974. She also is a former teacher in inner city schools, and a nonprofit administrator. She was the center director for Pillsbury House for eight years. While there, Cooper Lyle was responsible for establishing the Pillsbury House Theatre, still operating today. She is a designer of wearable art and owns Phyllis Designs, wearable art and high fashion for the urban woman.; Christy Goulet: Boozhoo (Hello in Ojibwe), Wiishkobizi Nibi Ikwe (To be sweet like the water women) is my Indigenous name, and my English name is Christy Goulet. I am a tribaly enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. I strive for cultural preservation and education and am grateful that I try to live my traditional lifestyle and teach it to my family. Also, I am equally grateful to have been adopted by Wanbli Ishnala Win/Anna LittleGhost and gone through ceremonial rite of passage which includes the Sundance, Vision Quest, Naming ceremony etc. I love teaching Indigenous Dreamcatchers classes, Traditional chockers, Music and Meditation, and Frybread cooking classes! I have lived in the F-M area my whole life, except for four years when I moved to Devils Lake, ND to mentor under Wanbli Ishnala Win/Anna Littleghost on how to conduct women's traditional indigenous ceremonies/teachings.; Teresa Mock is a theater director, actor deviser, and teaching artist with experience in costume design and mask making. As a director, Mock?s recent work includes The Rape of Lucretia by Benjamin Britten presented by An Opera Theatre (originally slated for March 2020, currently on hold due to pandemic.) Mock?s company, We Theater, created and produced the premier of The Shadow War, a culturally intersectional telling of the Secret War in Laos, presented in partnership with the Center for Hmong Studies, with participation from Lao Assistance Center, the Center for Hmong Arts and Talent, and SGU Veterans; funding was provided by the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. As an actor, Mock has worked with Park Square Theatre, the Playwrights? Center, and Walking Shadow Theatre, among others. As a costume designer, Mock designed six seasons of Mixed Precipitation?s annual Picnic Operetta, season one of Ramadan Fel Marikan which aired on Numidia TV in Algeria, as well as several productions for educational organizations. Mock holds an MFA in Lecoq based actor created theater from the London International School for Performing Arts (LISPA) through Naropa University, and a BA in theater from the University.; Madeline Ramirez works at Saint Paul Public Schools as a fund development assistant. She assists in monitoring grant implementation throughout the district and finding funding sources for various projects. Prior to working at Saint Paul Public Schools, Ramirez worked at Head Start in Ramsey County, helping families access medical care and researching potential community partners. Formerly a part of the Twin Cities music scene, Ramirez continues to take a strong interest in current events within the arts community.; Rita Rueckert is founder and president of Martin Pinkney Golf Memorial, a yearly tournament to raise money for Hospice of the Red River Valley. They have an associates degree of general insurance and are a current student at Minnesota State University Moorhead majoring in sociology. They are currently employed by Clay County in planning and zoning. Their experience in nonprofits includes: serving on the board for Rainbow Bridge, Camp Fire, their church?s Pastoral Council and Social Concerns Committee, and campaign coordinator for United Way. Their awards include: National Society of Leadership and Success and State Farm Spirit of Excellence.; Michael Stowell received his MFA from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, and his MA from St. Cloud State University. After 26 years of full-time teaching, he is now able to move toward fully investing his days in his studio practice. Stowell?s work has gone through multiple iterations?from slipcast geometric teapots to tightly painted plates and organic forms?and can be found in collections across the globe from Sanbao Ceramic Art Institute, Jingdezhen, China; to the Polish National Museum, Wroclaw, Poland; to the Appalachian Center for Craft in Cookeville, Tennessee.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10021260,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will present a minimum of four (4) outdoor summer music concerts featuring Minnesota based artists from June 2022 thru September 2022 (1 per month). From a quantitative standpoint we will track attendance; from a qualitative standpoint we will poll and interview participants to gauge the importance of outdoor events being offered in the short summer months in greater Minnesota.","As planned, Minnesota residents had access to, and a connection with, the arts. The Reif presented as series of outdoor music events in the summer of 2022 in rural Minnesota. These events connected audiences to arts experiences that, by their own words, were a needed escape during a difficult time.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",19100,,44100,,"Jon Arntson, Katie Cargill, Tricia Sterle, Joni Namyst, Mindy Nuhring, Glenna Olson, Rhonda Schaffer, Myrna Peterson, Bud Schneider, Courtney Swalboski-Anick, Angela Tobeck, Robert Ward, Jr., Noah Wilcox",0.00,"Reif Arts Council AKA Reif Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The Reif Arts Council will present a series of outdoor summer music concerts featuring Minnesota based artists to both support local artists and to engage local audiences in greater Minnesota who traditionally lack access to events of this nature.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shantel,Dow,"Reif Arts Council AKA Reif Center","720 NW Conifer Dr","Grand Rapids",MN,55744-2475,"(218) 327-5780",sdow@reifcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Cass, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Pennington, Red Lake, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-290,"Crystal Boyd is the pollinator programs manager for the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, where she manages an annual grant cycle that awards up to $1.8 million per year. She also is the founder and president of Crystal Boyd Consulting LLC, which assists nonprofits, local governments, and museums with implementing history projects in Minnesota. Since 2013, she has managed eleven arts and cultural heritage fund grants totaling more than $230,000. Boyd earned her bachelor's degree in English and Spanish from the University of Minnesota, and her master's in museum studies from the University of Colorado.; Joyce Broderson is a past Arts Board grant advisory reviewer and has most recently been associated with the Minnesota Social Service Association as a board member. She currently advises both organizations and individuals on recruiting and retaining people of color and seniors, as well as combating systemic racism. She has a doctorate in business administration, an MBA, a BA in human service administration, and a merchandising degree.; Christopher Clouser is a composing guitarist, songwriter, and performer based between Mexico City and the U. S. Combining elements of rock, jazz blues, spoken word, and improvised musics, Clouser has toured the world with his group A Love Electric, as a solo act, and performed alongside luminaries from John Lurie to John Zorn, Flea, Cyro Baptista, John Medeski, Keb Mo, and more. Philanthropy and community outreach work have been an important part of Clouser's work in Mexico and beyond. As the founder of Music Mission, Clouser and patrons have donated thousands of dollars worth of instruments, education materials, workshops, and basic needs support to communities in Nicaragua, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Mexico City, Durango, the U. S., and more. Clouser also is the founder of Ropeadope Sur, a record label based out of Mexico City with a focus on Mexican acts in search of increased projection of their music, the first act signed being Los Cardencheros de Sapioriz, an acapella group singing slave era songs on the ranches on northern Mexico.; Christina Cotruvo: Living on the shore of Lake Superior inspires Cotruvo?s music. Her arrangements and recordings include Celtic, new age, folk, ethnic, and therapeutic harp music. She helps those with challenges through her Harp-Abilities program and provides music at medical facilities and residences as a certified case manager. She has been a music coach to those with visual disabilities as founder and publisher of No-C-Notes audio music score publishing. She has a 30-year career as a nonprofit accountant, grant writer, and software consultant.; Lindsay Halleckson?s work lives at the intersection of art, science, and environmentalism. Her paintings have been shown in galleries across the country, including Woman Made Gallery (Chicago), Harwood Art Center (Albuquerque), and DeVos Art Museum (Marquette). She has been awarded grants from the Arts Board (2018), Metropolitan Regional Arts Council/McKnight Foundation (2017) and Puffin Foundation (2013). She has received residencies in the Arctic Circle (2018), at Hinge Arts at The Kirkbride (2016), as a Jerome funded Emerging Artist Fellow at Tofte Lake Center (2011) and at the New York Mills Regional Cultural Center (2010). She was an Art(ists) on the Verge 10 Fellow, and her work is represented by Walker Fine Art in Denver, CO, and Wally Workman Gallery in Austin, TX. She has her BA in studio art and art history from St. Olaf College and an MBA from the University of St. Thomas.; Timothy Heitman is an independent graphic design consultant with more than 30 years experience designing for identity, print, Web, and environmental design. Working with a local consortium of independent designers, Heitman's team won a national design competition to build Bearden Place, a small, affordable live/work development to be located in North Minneapolis to benefit local artists. Many of his environmental designs can be seen in significant buildings in Minnesota and nationally including: the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, Saint Paul (terrazzo floor emblem); Minnehaha Academy Upper Campus, Minneapolis (donor acknowledgement wall); Cuningham Offices, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Las Vegas (branding graphics); and Epic Systems Software, Verona, WI (custom graphic ceiling installation). Heitman currently serves as a board member for Skewed Visions, a small independent performance company and Shapiro & Smith Dance. He is a founding member of the early music ensemble, Eglantine Consort. Heitman holds a BA from Augsburg University in music and German. He furthered his studies at the University of Minnesota in the department of studio arts.; Timothy King is a farmer, journalist, and cofounder of the nonprofit Dreams United/Suenos Unidos. As a journalist, he has written about the arts and, via Dreams United, he has organized numerous multicultural and artistic events including, most recently, an extensive website on Minnesota sculptor Joe Kiselewsk. Kara Siegfried is an Indian education liaison at Reede Gray Elementary School. She is an enrolled member of the Lower Sioux Indian Community where she was previously the assistant tribal planner/grant writer and intergenerational cultural incubator director. In this position, she successfully raised money for arts programming, including pottery, digital arts, and traditional arts apprenticeships, summer youth program arts learning, and individual artist endeavors. She graduated from the University of Minnesota Duluth with a BA in public health education and promotion. She enjoys playing piano and painting, especially traditional Dakota florals on moccasins and regalia.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020636,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Community will engage with visual arts to help make sense of the complex experiences we face. The DAI will use Google Forms to gather input from community and participants to capture insight into how art impacts regional constituencies.","community will engage with visual art to help make sense of the complex experiences we face. Informal conversations, class data, online metrics.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,25000,5000,"Robin Washinton, Vern Northrup, Celia Cameron, Pat Rogers, Juli Kellner, Rogier Gregoire, Tyler Johnson, Claudia faith, Robin Murphy",1.00,"Duluth Art Institute Association AKA Duluth Art Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The Duluth Art Institute will provide exceptional and engaging visual arts experiences to help the community make sense of the complex issues we face today.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christina,Woods,"Duluth Art Institute Association AKA Duluth Art Institute","506 Michigan St W",Duluth,MN,55802-1517,"(218) 733-7560",cwoods@duluthartinstitute.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-137,"Eric Anderson has been with the Minneapolis Foundation since 2000, currently as the director of stewardship. He oversees philanthropic support to the advisors of more than eight hundred donor advised funds and other component funds. He oversees programs and services for donor advisor engagement, assisting fund advisors in achieving their charitable goals, and grant screening and selection. His nonprofit board affiliations include Avenues for Homeless Youth, Youth Performance Company, Minnesota AIDS Project, Minneapolis Musical Theatre, Minnesota Institute for Talented Youth, and Playworks Twin Cities. Anderson has held positions at Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Mitchell Hamline School of Law, and Augsburg University.; Judy Cooper Lyle is the founder and artistic director of The Urban Spectrum Theatre Company, founded in 1974. She also is a former teacher in inner city schools, and a nonprofit administrator. She was the center director for Pillsbury House for eight years. While there, Cooper Lyle was responsible for establishing the Pillsbury House Theatre, still operating today. She is a designer of wearable art and owns Phyllis Designs, wearable art and high fashion for the urban woman.; Christy Goulet: Boozhoo (Hello in Ojibwe), Wiishkobizi Nibi Ikwe (To be sweet like the water women) is my Indigenous name, and my English name is Christy Goulet. I am a tribaly enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. I strive for cultural preservation and education and am grateful that I try to live my traditional lifestyle and teach it to my family. Also, I am equally grateful to have been adopted by Wanbli Ishnala Win/Anna LittleGhost and gone through ceremonial rite of passage which includes the Sundance, Vision Quest, Naming ceremony etc. I love teaching Indigenous Dreamcatchers classes, Traditional chockers, Music and Meditation, and Frybread cooking classes! I have lived in the F-M area my whole life, except for four years when I moved to Devils Lake, ND to mentor under Wanbli Ishnala Win/Anna Littleghost on how to conduct women's traditional indigenous ceremonies/teachings.; Teresa Mock is a theater director, actor deviser, and teaching artist with experience in costume design and mask making. As a director, Mock?s recent work includes The Rape of Lucretia by Benjamin Britten presented by An Opera Theatre (originally slated for March 2020, currently on hold due to pandemic.) Mock?s company, We Theater, created and produced the premier of The Shadow War, a culturally intersectional telling of the Secret War in Laos, presented in partnership with the Center for Hmong Studies, with participation from Lao Assistance Center, the Center for Hmong Arts and Talent, and SGU Veterans; funding was provided by the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. As an actor, Mock has worked with Park Square Theatre, the Playwrights? Center, and Walking Shadow Theatre, among others. As a costume designer, Mock designed six seasons of Mixed Precipitation?s annual Picnic Operetta, season one of Ramadan Fel Marikan which aired on Numidia TV in Algeria, as well as several productions for educational organizations. Mock holds an MFA in Lecoq based actor created theater from the London International School for Performing Arts (LISPA) through Naropa University, and a BA in theater from the University.; Madeline Ramirez works at Saint Paul Public Schools as a fund development assistant. She assists in monitoring grant implementation throughout the district and finding funding sources for various projects. Prior to working at Saint Paul Public Schools, Ramirez worked at Head Start in Ramsey County, helping families access medical care and researching potential community partners. Formerly a part of the Twin Cities music scene, Ramirez continues to take a strong interest in current events within the arts community.; Rita Rueckert is founder and president of Martin Pinkney Golf Memorial, a yearly tournament to raise money for Hospice of the Red River Valley. They have an associates degree of general insurance and are a current student at Minnesota State University Moorhead majoring in sociology. They are currently employed by Clay County in planning and zoning. Their experience in nonprofits includes: serving on the board for Rainbow Bridge, Camp Fire, their church?s Pastoral Council and Social Concerns Committee, and campaign coordinator for United Way. Their awards include: National Society of Leadership and Success and State Farm Spirit of Excellence.; Michael Stowell received his MFA from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, and his MA from St. Cloud State University. After 26 years of full-time teaching, he is now able to move toward fully investing his days in his studio practice. Stowell?s work has gone through multiple iterations?from slipcast geometric teapots to tightly painted plates and organic forms?and can be found in collections across the globe from Sanbao Ceramic Art Institute, Jingdezhen, China; to the Polish National Museum, Wroclaw, Poland; to the Appalachian Center for Craft in Cookeville, Tennessee.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020898,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","We will continue to build and leverage relationships with BIPOC creatives and cultivate meaningful opportunities for participatory BIPOC storytelling. Exit interviews with program participants, press coverage/reviews of events and performances, acquisition of more funding/sponsorship of programs.","Maintained a connection to the arts through artists. Engaged over 390 Minnesota residents in person and over 1000, Nation-wide. Surveys. Media Recordings. Documentation (Processes).","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,13000,"Fayise (Abrahim) Ecclesiaste, Ashley Aguy, Rena Nikita Curtis, Sandra Gbeintor Oyinloye, Nemuel Sereti Nyangaresi (Came In towards the end).",0.00,"DanSan Creatives","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Dan San Creatives will elevate black storytelling in greater Minnesota by supporting local creatives and organizing youth oriented hip hop and poetry programming.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Daniel,Oyinloye,"Dan San Creatives","6711 Oak Grove Pkwy N 2108","Brooklyn Park",MN,55445,"(952) 201-7352",danielooyinloye@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Hennepin, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-216,"Lyndel King: King has a PhD in art history and 40 years of museum experience. She has an undergraduate degree in microbiology and worked as a chemist and virology researcher. King worked with architect Frank Gehry to build a new facility for the Weisman Art Museum that opened in 1993 and an expansion in 2011. Prior to her work at the University, she worked as director of exhibitions and museum programs for Control Data Corporation and as exhibition coordinator at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. King served three terms on the board of trustees of the Association of Art Museum Directors, as cochair of the Association of Academic Museums and Galleries committee for the protection of university collections, and two terms as a trustee and as vice president for the American Alliance of Museums (AAM). In 2020, King was awarded one of AAM?S highest honors, the Award for Distinguished Service to Museums. She has also served on several nonprofit cultural organization boards in Minnesota, currently serving on the board of International Council of Museums-United States.; Jessica Lamphere: Lamphere is a visual artist, mentor, and group organizer. Previously working with Key 4/4 Kids, she and her mentee placed their piece of art at the Minnesota Children?s Museum. She has also volunteered with Hands Across the World and the Art League of Ocean City Center for the Arts. Using art as a way to communicate with refugees and children, Lamphere loves to teach and volunteer.; Kathleen Peterson: Peterson is a published novelist and playwright, and a retired arts administrator in Winona with an MA in English literature and language. She has written grant proposals for Winona State University. Her administrative career has encompassed the health care and financial industries. She served as board member and chair of several regional nonprofit organizations in southeast Minnesota. For several years, she was a grant review panelist for the Southeastearn Minnesota Arts Council and is currently on the executive board of the Winona Community Foundation.; Morgen Ruff: Ruff is a freelance film programmer and cinema operations specialist. From 2012 to 2020, he was lead programmer and exhibition program manager at the Northwest Film Center & Portland International Film Festival in Portland, OR, where he programmed contemporary cinema, classics, and experimental film while collaborating with a wide array of community groups and like minded arts organizations. Ruff holds a BA in film studies and philosophy from Portland State University.; Ann Schwartz: Schwartz is a nonprofit director, writer, artist, blogger, and photographer. She is involved in the community and volunteers on the exhibit committee at the Jaques Art Center. She has a bachelor's degree in mass communications and graphic design. She has also judged many art and writing contests.; Sarah Warren: Warren graduated from the Loft Literary Center?s Master Track program. A former preschool teacher and Minnesota Reading Corps tutor, Warren currently connects with scholars across the country as an artist educator. She is an author of picture books; Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workers was picked for the 2013 Amelia Bloomer Top Ten Book List and awarded a Jane Addams Peace Association Children?s Book Award honor. Warren has served as a panelist for the Arts Board and the Kate Dopirak Craft and Community Award.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020628,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","IARP will present accessible and high-quality in-person and hybrid arts programming to audiences in greater Minnesota. Effectiveness and progress toward project outcomes will be determined through artist and audience survey results, which will include evaluative and demographic questions. IARP will record attendance numbers and photo document.","IARP presented accessible and high-quality in-person and hybrid arts programming to audiences in greater Minnesota. Effectiveness and progress toward project outcomes determined through artist and partner survey results, record attendance numbers, media documentation, and photo documentation.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",68,,25068,2991,"Dr. Azar Maluki (Chair), Shaymaa Hassan (Vice-Chair), Hiba Qader Al Hasnawi , Kathy Adam (Secretary), Ahmed Alshaikhli, Leila Hussain, David Smith.",0.00,"Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project will present in person and hybrid art exhibitions and programming featuring local, national, and international Iraqi identifying artists to audiences in Rochester and Saint Cloud.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Azar,Maluki,"Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project","2021 Hennepin Ave E Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(952) 545-9971",azar@reconciliationproject.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Olmsted, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-129,"Eric Anderson has been with the Minneapolis Foundation since 2000, currently as the director of stewardship. He oversees philanthropic support to the advisors of more than eight hundred donor advised funds and other component funds. He oversees programs and services for donor advisor engagement, assisting fund advisors in achieving their charitable goals, and grant screening and selection. His nonprofit board affiliations include Avenues for Homeless Youth, Youth Performance Company, Minnesota AIDS Project, Minneapolis Musical Theatre, Minnesota Institute for Talented Youth, and Playworks Twin Cities. Anderson has held positions at Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Mitchell Hamline School of Law, and Augsburg University.; Judy Cooper Lyle is the founder and artistic director of The Urban Spectrum Theatre Company, founded in 1974. She also is a former teacher in inner city schools, and a nonprofit administrator. She was the center director for Pillsbury House for eight years. While there, Cooper Lyle was responsible for establishing the Pillsbury House Theatre, still operating today. She is a designer of wearable art and owns Phyllis Designs, wearable art and high fashion for the urban woman.; Christy Goulet: Boozhoo (Hello in Ojibwe), Wiishkobizi Nibi Ikwe (To be sweet like the water women) is my Indigenous name, and my English name is Christy Goulet. I am a tribaly enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. I strive for cultural preservation and education and am grateful that I try to live my traditional lifestyle and teach it to my family. Also, I am equally grateful to have been adopted by Wanbli Ishnala Win/Anna LittleGhost and gone through ceremonial rite of passage which includes the Sundance, Vision Quest, Naming ceremony etc. I love teaching Indigenous Dreamcatchers classes, Traditional chockers, Music and Meditation, and Frybread cooking classes! I have lived in the F-M area my whole life, except for four years when I moved to Devils Lake, ND to mentor under Wanbli Ishnala Win/Anna Littleghost on how to conduct women's traditional indigenous ceremonies/teachings.; Teresa Mock is a theater director, actor deviser, and teaching artist with experience in costume design and mask making. As a director, Mock?s recent work includes The Rape of Lucretia by Benjamin Britten presented by An Opera Theatre (originally slated for March 2020, currently on hold due to pandemic.) Mock?s company, We Theater, created and produced the premier of The Shadow War, a culturally intersectional telling of the Secret War in Laos, presented in partnership with the Center for Hmong Studies, with participation from Lao Assistance Center, the Center for Hmong Arts and Talent, and SGU Veterans; funding was provided by the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. As an actor, Mock has worked with Park Square Theatre, the Playwrights? Center, and Walking Shadow Theatre, among others. As a costume designer, Mock designed six seasons of Mixed Precipitation?s annual Picnic Operetta, season one of Ramadan Fel Marikan which aired on Numidia TV in Algeria, as well as several productions for educational organizations. Mock holds an MFA in Lecoq based actor created theater from the London International School for Performing Arts (LISPA) through Naropa University, and a BA in theater from the University.; Madeline Ramirez works at Saint Paul Public Schools as a fund development assistant. She assists in monitoring grant implementation throughout the district and finding funding sources for various projects. Prior to working at Saint Paul Public Schools, Ramirez worked at Head Start in Ramsey County, helping families access medical care and researching potential community partners. Formerly a part of the Twin Cities music scene, Ramirez continues to take a strong interest in current events within the arts community.; Rita Rueckert is founder and president of Martin Pinkney Golf Memorial, a yearly tournament to raise money for Hospice of the Red River Valley. They have an associates degree of general insurance and are a current student at Minnesota State University Moorhead majoring in sociology. They are currently employed by Clay County in planning and zoning. Their experience in nonprofits includes: serving on the board for Rainbow Bridge, Camp Fire, their church?s Pastoral Council and Social Concerns Committee, and campaign coordinator for United Way. Their awards include: National Society of Leadership and Success and State Farm Spirit of Excellence.; Michael Stowell received his MFA from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, and his MA from St. Cloud State University. After 26 years of full-time teaching, he is now able to move toward fully investing his days in his studio practice. Stowell?s work has gone through multiple iterations?from slipcast geometric teapots to tightly painted plates and organic forms?and can be found in collections across the globe from Sanbao Ceramic Art Institute, Jingdezhen, China; to the Polish National Museum, Wroclaw, Poland; to the Appalachian Center for Craft in Cookeville, Tennessee.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020893,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Ely Winter Festival will engage artists and audiences by presenting a Snow Sculpture Symposium, an ArtWalk, and other arts activities, benefiting Ely. EWF will conduct a face-to-face survey of downtown businesses to determine whether the Ely Winter Festival increases customers/revenues. EWF will interview attendees at multiple arts events, asking questions designed to measure engagement.","EWF was successful in engaging artists and audiences by presenting a Snow Sculpture Symposium, an ArtWalk, and other arts activities. EWF collected statistics on the number of arts events, artists participating, and audience members for each event (where practical). EWF conducted surveys of snow carvers, ArtWalk artists, and businesses and sought feedback from event sponsors.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,3340,"Lynn Evenson, Debbie Cook, Freja Finkle, Linda Ganister, Christine Kloppenberg, Jaymie Stocks, Sue Edgington, Jodi Tower",0.00,"Ely Winter Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The Ely Winter Festival will present two outdoor arts events: the Snow Sculpture Symposium will place snow sculptures in a downtown park, and the Ely ArtWalk will display works of area artists in store windows.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karen,McManus,"Ely Winter Festival","423 E Sheridan St",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 365-0890",karjack@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Lake, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-211,"Lyndel King: King has a PhD in art history and 40 years of museum experience. She has an undergraduate degree in microbiology and worked as a chemist and virology researcher. King worked with architect Frank Gehry to build a new facility for the Weisman Art Museum that opened in 1993 and an expansion in 2011. Prior to her work at the University, she worked as director of exhibitions and museum programs for Control Data Corporation and as exhibition coordinator at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. King served three terms on the board of trustees of the Association of Art Museum Directors, as cochair of the Association of Academic Museums and Galleries committee for the protection of university collections, and two terms as a trustee and as vice president for the American Alliance of Museums (AAM). In 2020, King was awarded one of AAM?S highest honors, the Award for Distinguished Service to Museums. She has also served on several nonprofit cultural organization boards in Minnesota, currently serving on the board of International Council of Museums-United States.; Jessica Lamphere: Lamphere is a visual artist, mentor, and group organizer. Previously working with Key 4/4 Kids, she and her mentee placed their piece of art at the Minnesota Children?s Museum. She has also volunteered with Hands Across the World and the Art League of Ocean City Center for the Arts. Using art as a way to communicate with refugees and children, Lamphere loves to teach and volunteer.; Kathleen Peterson: Peterson is a published novelist and playwright, and a retired arts administrator in Winona with an MA in English literature and language. She has written grant proposals for Winona State University. Her administrative career has encompassed the health care and financial industries. She served as board member and chair of several regional nonprofit organizations in southeast Minnesota. For several years, she was a grant review panelist for the Southeastearn Minnesota Arts Council and is currently on the executive board of the Winona Community Foundation.; Morgen Ruff: Ruff is a freelance film programmer and cinema operations specialist. From 2012 to 2020, he was lead programmer and exhibition program manager at the Northwest Film Center & Portland International Film Festival in Portland, OR, where he programmed contemporary cinema, classics, and experimental film while collaborating with a wide array of community groups and like minded arts organizations. Ruff holds a BA in film studies and philosophy from Portland State University.; Ann Schwartz: Schwartz is a nonprofit director, writer, artist, blogger, and photographer. She is involved in the community and volunteers on the exhibit committee at the Jaques Art Center. She has a bachelor's degree in mass communications and graphic design. She has also judged many art and writing contests.; Sarah Warren: Warren graduated from the Loft Literary Center?s Master Track program. A former preschool teacher and Minnesota Reading Corps tutor, Warren currently connects with scholars across the country as an artist educator. She is an author of picture books; Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workers was picked for the 2013 Amelia Bloomer Top Ten Book List and awarded a Jane Addams Peace Association Children?s Book Award honor. Warren has served as a panelist for the Arts Board and the Kate Dopirak Craft and Community Award.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10021120,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,12000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","The Deep Valley Book Festival will expand its audience in southern Minnesota by offering high-quality literary arts experiences. The festival committee will conduct a survey of authors and attendees, during the festival and later through email, to gauge the effectiveness of the festival.","Minnesota residents and communities will maintain access and connection to the arts. We sent surveys to attendees and authors. We also received email comments.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,12000,,"Julie Schrader, Rachael Hanel, Joy Riggs, Kiersten Hall, Nadia Giordana, Sandi Garlow, Jennifer Jensen",0.00,"Deep Valley Book Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The Deep Valley Book Festival will expand its audience in the southern Minnesota region by offering high quality literary arts experiences during the 2022 festival, namely through the presence of keynote speaker Curtis Sittenfeld.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rachael,Hanel,"Deep Valley Book Festival","2100 Rolling Green Ln","North Mankato",MN,56003,"(507) 340-4594",rhanel@hickorytech.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Cottonwood, Dakota, Faribault, Le Sueur, Martin, Nicollet, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Steele, St. Louis, Waseca, Watonwan",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-257,"Terrell Beaudry is the founder and president of SOAR Regional Arts based in Saint Michael. In addition to SOAR, Beaudry is the director of choral music at the Anoka Middle School for the Arts, and director of Music at St. Victoria Catholic Church.; Karlyn Berg graduated from Rhode Island School of Design, obtaining a BFA in painting and graduate printmaking studies at Pratt University. She is a working artist using acrylics, printmaking and collage and she teaches art workshops. In 2017 and 2020 and 2021 she was awarded a Minnesota States Arts Board grants and from The Arrowhead Regional Arts Council in 2018 and 2019 and 2021. She is the administrative assistant at the Edge Center for the Arts in Bigfork, Minnesota. She also is a ISD 318 Community Education Coordinator, and a volunteer dog scentwork trainer for The Iron Rang Dog Training Club.; Megan Krueger is currently the development manager at Every Meal in Roseville. She has worked at several arts organizations including Steppingstone Theatre and Stages Theatre Company. She graduated with a BA in both English literature and theater from Viterbo University (La Crosse, WI).; Angela McDowell is creator of Alleyway Arts & Herbs, LLC, which promotes scholarship and mindfulness through helping people to the realization of art as omnipresent using creative, nonmedical therapy solutions. Alleyway Teas and merchandise are sold locally in Minnesota. McDowell was student counselor at ECMC, a nonprofit, and taught locally at Folwell Performing Arts Magnet.; Gregory Wilkins works at Minnesota State University Mankato as the associate director of the Centennial Student Union and student activities and is a working artist. He served on the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council for six years, and currently serves an elected two-year term as a curatorial panelist for Minneapolis Institute of Art?s Minnesota Artist Exhibition Program. In 2020, he served as a Poetry Out Loud judge with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation. He formerly served as the director?s assistant, external affairs at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (Washington, DC).","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10021383,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,22950,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Return to pre-Covid engagement through 4-6 exhibitions, production of four quarterly zines, monthly postcard project, and 6-12 educational programs. Evaluated through quantifiable and qualifiable data, such as number of activities hosted, attendance and participation, community feedback, and ongoing board evaluation for mission compliance and success/troubleshooting/corrections. ","Execution of two exhibitions, two musical events, continuing the mail art subscription project throughout the year and creating monthly youth programs. Evaluated through quantifiable and qualifiable data, such as number of activities hosted, attendance and participation, community feedback, and ongoing board evaluation for mission compliance and success/troubleshooting/corrections.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,22950,4500,"Jamie Ratliff, Flo Matamoros, Emma Spooner, Sebastian Woodward",0.00,"Prove Collective AKA Prove Gallery","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Prove Gallery will return to pre-COVID community engagement with the execution of four to six exhibitions, production of quarterly zines, monthly postcard project, six to twelve educational arts workshops, and multimedia performances.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jamie,Ratliff,"Prove Collective AKA Prove Gallery","21 N Lake Ave",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 726-6078",Jamie@provegallery.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-322,"Terrell Beaudry is the founder and president of SOAR Regional Arts based in Saint Michael. In addition to SOAR, Beaudry is the director of choral music at the Anoka Middle School for the Arts, and director of Music at St. Victoria Catholic Church.; Karlyn Berg graduated from Rhode Island School of Design, obtaining a BFA in painting and graduate printmaking studies at Pratt University. She is a working artist using acrylics, printmaking and collage and she teaches art workshops. In 2017 and 2020 and 2021 she was awarded a Minnesota States Arts Board grants and from The Arrowhead Regional Arts Council in 2018 and 2019 and 2021. She is the administrative assistant at the Edge Center for the Arts in Bigfork, Minnesota. She also is a ISD 318 Community Education Coordinator, and a volunteer dog scentwork trainer for The Iron Rang Dog Training Club.; Megan Krueger is currently the development manager at Every Meal in Roseville. She has worked at several arts organizations including Steppingstone Theatre and Stages Theatre Company. She graduated with a BA in both English literature and theater from Viterbo University (La Crosse, WI).; Angela McDowell is creator of Alleyway Arts & Herbs, LLC, which promotes scholarship and mindfulness through helping people to the realization of art as omnipresent using creative, nonmedical therapy solutions. Alleyway Teas and merchandise are sold locally in Minnesota. McDowell was student counselor at ECMC, a nonprofit, and taught locally at Folwell Performing Arts Magnet.; Gregory Wilkins works at Minnesota State University Mankato as the associate director of the Centennial Student Union and student activities and is a working artist. He served on the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council for six years, and currently serves an elected two-year term as a curatorial panelist for Minneapolis Institute of Art?s Minnesota Artist Exhibition Program. In 2020, he served as a Poetry Out Loud judge with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation. He formerly served as the director?s assistant, external affairs at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (Washington, DC).","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020901,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Dark and Stormy will continue to safely create, produce, and present high-quality arts activities and engage audiences, artists, and the community. Dark and Stormy will use a combination of surveys, discussion with audience members, artists, and collaborators (through email, phone, and zoom), and responses through social media to evaluate the progress toward achieving this outcome.","Dark and Stormy continued to safely create, produce, and present high-quality arts activities and engage audiences, artists, and the community. Dark and Stormy used a combination of surveys, discussion with audience members, artists, and collaborators (through email, phone, and in person) and responses through social media to evaluate progress toward achieving this outcome.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Julie Finlay Sara Marsh Kristin Siegesmund Lynn-Ellen St. Martin",0.00,"Dark & Stormy Productions","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Dark & Stormy Productions will continue to deliver arts programming, including two live plays, to reach new and current audiences and engage a diverse group of artists.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sara,Marsh,"Dark & Stormy Productions","2792 14th St NW","St Paul",MN,55112,"(612) 401-4506",sara@darkstormy.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Cass, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-219,"Lyndel King: King has a PhD in art history and 40 years of museum experience. She has an undergraduate degree in microbiology and worked as a chemist and virology researcher. King worked with architect Frank Gehry to build a new facility for the Weisman Art Museum that opened in 1993 and an expansion in 2011. Prior to her work at the University, she worked as director of exhibitions and museum programs for Control Data Corporation and as exhibition coordinator at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. King served three terms on the board of trustees of the Association of Art Museum Directors, as cochair of the Association of Academic Museums and Galleries committee for the protection of university collections, and two terms as a trustee and as vice president for the American Alliance of Museums (AAM). In 2020, King was awarded one of AAM?S highest honors, the Award for Distinguished Service to Museums. She has also served on several nonprofit cultural organization boards in Minnesota, currently serving on the board of International Council of Museums-United States.; Jessica Lamphere: Lamphere is a visual artist, mentor, and group organizer. Previously working with Key 4/4 Kids, she and her mentee placed their piece of art at the Minnesota Children?s Museum. She has also volunteered with Hands Across the World and the Art League of Ocean City Center for the Arts. Using art as a way to communicate with refugees and children, Lamphere loves to teach and volunteer.; Kathleen Peterson: Peterson is a published novelist and playwright, and a retired arts administrator in Winona with an MA in English literature and language. She has written grant proposals for Winona State University. Her administrative career has encompassed the health care and financial industries. She served as board member and chair of several regional nonprofit organizations in southeast Minnesota. For several years, she was a grant review panelist for the Southeastearn Minnesota Arts Council and is currently on the executive board of the Winona Community Foundation.; Morgen Ruff: Ruff is a freelance film programmer and cinema operations specialist. From 2012 to 2020, he was lead programmer and exhibition program manager at the Northwest Film Center & Portland International Film Festival in Portland, OR, where he programmed contemporary cinema, classics, and experimental film while collaborating with a wide array of community groups and like minded arts organizations. Ruff holds a BA in film studies and philosophy from Portland State University.; Ann Schwartz: Schwartz is a nonprofit director, writer, artist, blogger, and photographer. She is involved in the community and volunteers on the exhibit committee at the Jaques Art Center. She has a bachelor's degree in mass communications and graphic design. She has also judged many art and writing contests.; Sarah Warren: Warren graduated from the Loft Literary Center?s Master Track program. A former preschool teacher and Minnesota Reading Corps tutor, Warren currently connects with scholars across the country as an artist educator. She is an author of picture books; Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workers was picked for the 2013 Amelia Bloomer Top Ten Book List and awarded a Jane Addams Peace Association Children?s Book Award honor. Warren has served as a panelist for the Arts Board and the Kate Dopirak Craft and Community Award.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020776,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,20000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","To remain a viable orchestra during and after pandemic If we can retain our teachers and directors and continue giving lessons to students via zoom and develop our online/distance performance opportunities then we will know if we succeeded.","Staying connected with audiences and members through technology. This program is still in its infancy, but the initial success is encouraging and the interface tools that we now own will lend itself to decades of virtual engagement in the future also.","Achieved some of the proposed outcomes",,,20000,200,"Kindal Cook, Julie Takkunen, Sue Berg, Kim Thomas, Lance Takkunen",0.00,"Crescendo Youth Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Crescendo Youth Orchestra will purchase software for video editing to create distance performance opportunities and provide scholarships to retain teachers.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Takkunen,"Crescendo Youth Orchestra","PO Box 73",Hibbing,MN,55746,"(218) 349-7870",Director@CrescendoYouthOrchestra.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Itasca, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-194,"Kati Bachmayer moved to Minnesota in 2017 to work for the city of Lakeville?s community and economic development department. As the economic development coordinator, she collaborates with city staff, developers, local businesses, chambers, and other stakeholders on business retention and expansion projects, as well as on strategic planning. Her major project of 2020 has been managing a small business emergency grant program. Originally from South Dakota, Bachmayer was a dedicated Aberdeen Community Theatre (ACT) volunteer for eighteen years. Bachmayer also served for seven years on the Aberdeen Area Arts Council board, two as president and one as past president.; Sandra Bentley worked 21 years as a nursing home administrator for a national nonprofit company. During her tenure, she served five years on the company?s national board of directors. Bentley then was executive director for the Violence Intervention Project (VIP) in Thief River Falls. VIP serves victims of sexual and domestic violence. This work included writing RFPs and managing several grants. Notably, Bentley was a MN All State musician and later performed with the Devils Lake Community Orchestra for seven years and one year with the Grand Forks Symphony.; Trenne Fields: Fields is currently the department assistant in physics and astronomy at Carleton College, where she supports the faculty in their teaching efforts, as well as acts as the public face of the department and works to build a welcoming, cohesive community for students. Fields serves on the board of directors for Tapestry Folkdance Center in Minneapolis, and is also cofore of Bells of the North Morris Dancers. She graduated with a BA in international studies and French from Macalester, previously worked as a program director at the YMCA of the Twin Cities, and is a volunteer EMT.; Lisa Horton is an assistant professor in the Department of English, Linguistics, and Writing Studies at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Born and raised near Grand Rapids, she trained as a pianist in her youth, attended Itasca Community College for a year, then complete her BA in English at what is now the University of Northwestern St. Paul, being involved in both choral music and theater there. She worked extensively in the theater scene in the Twin Cities for nearly a decade before moving to Duluth to take an MA at UMD. She has a PhD in English (Medieval literature) from Western Michigan University, and has been teaching at UMD since 2011. Horton has had her jewelry work displayed in various galleries across northern Minnesota, and has performed as a musician and singer very occasionally, notably with the AOL Chorus at Carnegie Hall in November of 1997.; Marla Klein is a freelance photographer and art director based in Minneapolis. Her work focuses on building compassion for our human experience through conceptual portraits; she is the creator of the Arts Board funded photo series, The Metamorphosis Project. She graduated from Hallmark Institute of Photography (Turners Falls, MA) in 2012 and has served as a volunteer board member for Freeborn County Arts Initiative gallery for five years.; Camila Kuntz: Kuntz is the founder of CK Consulting in 2002, also known as CKC Marketing. Over the course of her 28 year career, she has worked with Fortune 100 and 500 companies, media companies, movie studios, and nonprofits directly through consulting, promotions, program development, grant evaluations, and as a donor.; Edward McDonald serves as the executive director of the East Metro Civic Alliance. He also served as the director of the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage. He is a former Bush Leadership Fellow and Humphrey Fellow. He has a master?s degree in public administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.; Ekaterina Oicherman is an artist, educator, and textile researcher. She is a visiting research fellow at the Center for Jewish Studies, University of Minnesota and a continuing education lecturer at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. She studied textile design and art, and modern Jewish studies in Israel and the United Kingdom. In her practice based PhD (Goldsmiths, London) she studied 19th century German Jewish ritual textiles to develop a model of imbuing historical craft artifacts with contemporary relevance through rigorous creative research. She exhibited her artwork internationally. She taught textile art, design, and history and headed the department of Textile Design (Shenkar College, Israel).","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020807,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will expand my connections to greater Minnesota communities through an exhibition inspired by Scandinavian handwork at the Nordic Center, Duluth The outcome will be evaluated through the successful preparation of the work for an exhibit at the Nordic Center, qualitative feedback of the exhibition, and a questionswer forum at my talk.","I was able to expand my connections with greater Minnesota communities through my exhibit at the Nordic Center. The outcome was evaluated by the feedback provided by the attendees of the exhibition, artist talk and children's workshop. I reached a larger audience through the sharing of two videos documenting the exhibition and an interview about my work.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Amy M. Sands",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Sands will create works of art responding to historical Scandinavian textiles for an exhibition at the Nordic Center in Duluth, while engaging the community with related activities.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Sands,"Amy M. Sands",,,MN,,"(763) 227-2773",asands8@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Clay, Crow Wing, Douglas, Hennepin, Lake, Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-794,"Laurine Chang: Chang is a Twin Cities grown spoken word poet, writer, educator, arts advocate, and a modern Hmong woman. She received a BA in political science and leadership from the University of Minnesota. She was the project manager with the Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood. She now prioritizes and advocates for her health and mental well-being as a woman of color.; John Colburn: Colburn is the author of Invisible Daughter (firthFORTH Books, 2013), Psychedelic Norway (Coffee House Press, 2013), and dear corpse (Spuyten Duyvil, 2018) as well as four chapbooks of poetry. He received an MFA in creative writing from the University of Minnesota and lives in Saint Paul where he is one of the publishers/editors in the Spout Press collective, a nonprofit literary organization.; Amy Stoller: Stearns is the executive director of the Historic Holmes Theatre in Detroit Lakes. She has a background in teaching, musical performance, and public relations/marketing for Fortune 500 companies. She is an avid traveler and has brought that passion to the Holmes Theatre where the tagline is ?Step Inside and See the World.? The Holmes annually hosts more than 60 performances of local, regional, national, and international artists, as well as community art shows, visual arts classes, and more. The Holmes is grateful for annual support from the Arts Board via Operating Support grants as well as often partnering with artists through Arts Tour grants and other state and regional grants.; Denise Tennen: Tennen holds a bachelor?s of architecture from Cornell University (Ithaca, NY). She has been a sculptor, public artist, arts educator, writer, and community organizer since 1988. Tennen?s projects received support from the Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Saint Louis Park Friends of the Arts (SLP FOTA), and private funders. Her work is shown at Tres Leches Arts Gallery, and in public buildings throughout the Twin Cities. She is project manager for Northeast Minneapolis Arts District?s (NE-AD) series of exhibits scheduled for 2021 at MSP Airport. Her volunteer services include member of NE-AD?s pecha kucha committee, board secretary and newsletter editor for Minnesota Women Ceramic Artists, and member of the arts and culture steering committee for SLP FOTA.; Sigrid Tornquist: Tornquist is a grant writer for Neighborhood House, a 501(c)(3) multiservice agency in Saint Paul that helps people gain the skills, knowledge, and confidence to thrive in diverse communities. Tornquist previously worked as a communications and grants consultant for Artspace, the nation's leading nonprofit developer of live/work artist housing, artist studios, arts centers, and arts friendly businesses in the U. S. She graduated with an MFA in creative writing from Hamline University. Her creative work has appeared in ""blink again: sudden fiction from the upper midwest,"" ""spry literary journal,"" and publications of the Institute for Peace and Justice in San Diego, California.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10034400,"Creative Individuals",2025,10000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To create a collaborative photography project displaying the intersection of industry and people inhabiting the shores of Lake Superior. Outcomes will be evaluated by consistent public engagement and by successful publication of the work upon completion. Possible venues of publication include a printed monograph and/or exhibition, and any corresponding press and related media.",,,,,10000,,,,"Erinn Springer",Individual,"Creative Individuals",,"Springer will create a photographic series illustrating the intersection of industry and people surrounding Lake Superior.",2025-02-01,2026-01-31,,"In Progress",,,Erinn,Springer,"Erinn Springer",,,MN,,"(715) 505-4088",erinnspringer@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-individuals-17,"Ann Gaasch: Gaasch has served as the CEO of FamilyWise, a statewide nonprofit, since 2013. She graduated from Carleton College and went on to earn her master's in counseling at Saint Mary's University. Gaasch also has a certificate in trauma leadership, coauthored a grief support curriculum, and provides local and national training. Gaasch has worked as the staff liaison to a resident composer working with women and children on an original piece of music. ; Katelyn Johnson: Renee is a professional artist and creative entrepreneur. She paints acrylic on birch panels with resin. Renee's work is edgy with a veneer of cute fairytales. In addition to art making, she has been an arts business blogger and consultant for creative professionals. Renee received a master's in art and cultural management from Saint Mary's University, where she focused on arts entrepreneurship. She also has undergraduate degrees in art and art history from the University of Minnesota.; Elina Kotlyar: Kotlyar is currently the director of education and interim executive director at In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre, working on growing educational and community programming, creating partnerships with various community organizations, and supporting emerging artists. Kotlyar is also a speech language pathologist experienced in providing services to young children and specializing in neurodiversity affirming care. She graduated from Emerson College (Boston, MA) with a MS in speech language pathology and a MFA in theater from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.; Elizabeth Mann: Mann is the relationship officer of strategic partnerships at Greater Twin Cities United Way, where she writes corporate, government, and foundation grants on behalf of the organization. She previously held various roles at the Michael Reese Health Trust and the Chicago Children's Advocacy Center in Chicago, and before that, she held various roles in the fundraising department of the Children's Theatre Company in Minneapolis. She serves as a volunteer board member for the Three Rivers Park District Foundation. ; Daniel Pinkerton: Pinkerton holds a MA in history and a MFA in playwriting from the University of Minnesota. For 27 years, he was an editor at the University of Minnesota's Center for Austrian Studies; he is now retired. Pinkerton is a playwright, lyricist, and coproducing artistic director of Fortune's Fool Theatre, where he has coproduced fourteen shows since 2006. Pinkerton is also on the board of Open Eye Theatre and has served on grant review panels since 2005.; Anat Shinar: Shinar is a Minneapolis based dancer, choreographer, visual artist, educator, curator, and artistic director of Young Dance. She completed her master's degree in arts and cultural leadership at the University of Minnesota and holds a BFA in dance and a BA in visual arts. Her work has been commissioned and presented by theaters, galleries, and institutions nationwide. She serves on the Minnesota Department of Education Culturally Responsive Arts Education Advisory Committee, was a 2018 Naked Stages Fellow at Pillsbury House Theatre, served on the 2014 Dance/USA Host committee, and is a Hennepin County Master Gardener.; Lawrence Weinberg: Weinberg is a lifelong working artist and painter who studied under George Morrison, David Feinberg, Raymond Hendler, Tom Busa, and others at the University of Minnesota. These artists helped shape his art making process. He has participated in numerous solo and group shows. His newest project is ""Visions form the World,? made up of paintings completed at various locations around the world. His goal is to push the boundaries of the relationship of color to the environment using acrylic and paper.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2
10035062,"Creative Individuals",2025,10000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will engage with seven oil paintings that grow feelings of curiosity and empathy through candid self-portraiture in different styles. I will gather feedback by word of mouth, one on one encounters with the public, website analytics, and review comments and messages on social media. This will tell me the quality and quantity of engagement my art is receiving.",,,,,10000,,,,"Serenity R. Crego AKA Serenity Crego",Individual,"Creative Individuals",,"Crego will create seven oil paintings of self portraiture and host a public exhibition to reveal the new paintings.",2025-02-01,2026-01-31,,"In Progress",,,Serenity,Crego,"Serenity R. Crego AKA Serenity Crego",,,MN,,"(218) 421-8087",srb55706@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-individuals-298,"Cristeta Boarini: Boarini is a writer and arts educator based in south Minneapolis. A former journalist, she wrote theater, dance, and visual art reviews for metro area and southern Minnesota news outlets for over a decade. Boarini has taught youth creative writing for over seven years at many institutions. An accomplished fiber artist, her knitting has won third place at the Minnesota State Fair. Boarini now primarily writes YA fiction and children's literature.; Reyna Davila-Day: Day, an enrolled member of Bois Forte with a lineage steeped in Mexica-Toltekatl ancestral wisdom, has dedicated her career to serving Native communities. Armed with a bachelor's degree in business administration from Hamline University, she brings a wealth of experience as a youth mentor, project manager, administrative assistant, and cultural consultant. Currently, as the development and membership coordinator at Native Americans in Philanthropy, Day plays a vital role in advancing the organization's mission. Beyond her professional endeavors, she treasures moments with her family and being involved in the Twin Cities arts community. Day's passion for Indigenous empowerment and her rich cultural heritage position her as a dynamic force in philanthropy and community development.; Lissa Lofgren: Jones is the principal and consultant at the Lissa Jones Group, a consultancy dedicated to transforming the nonprofit sector by enhancing executive leadership, governance, and organizational culture. The company's mission is to empower nonprofit organizations to achieve greater impact and sustainability through strategic and tailored consulting services. Jones is the creator and has been the host of Urban Agenda, a public affairs program on KMOJ Radio, for fifteen years. Jones is currently the host of Black Market Reads, a podcast of The Givens Foundation for African American Literature. Jones sits on the board of the Friends of the Hennepin County Library and is a lover of reading and the arts.; Jean Louis: Louis is an avid supporter of the arts, having worked for two Twin Cities arts organizations and the Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota in administrative positions. She has utilized her music education degree by playing piano for many musicals, church services, and weddings. Volunteer work includes serving as an accompanist and vocal coach for a nearby school, working on a fine arts council, and hosting an annual talent showcase for the community. She has written grants for the local community theater and school system and reviewed grants for several arts organizations. ; Brighton McCormick: McCormick is a sculptor, educator, and art fabricator living and working in south Minneapolis. Their interdisciplinary practice focuses on sculpture, gallery installation, and public art, primarily utilizing metal casting and reinterpreted found objects. McCormick has a BFA from the University of Minnesota and a MFA from the University of Washington (Seattle, WA). McCormick is currently working out of and teaching at the Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center; they are a visiting faculty member at Hamline University in sculpture; and the founder of Fire Press Library. Current exhibitions include Stevens Point Sculpture Park and the Minneapolis Convention Center.; Laura Nuckols: Nuckols is a candidate for the University of California Riverside's Palm Desert MFA, a 2024 Oberlin Screenwriters Intensive Fellow, and poetry editor at The Coachella Review. Their poems appear or are forthcoming at Aothen, The Banshee, and Protean.; Andrew Schlauch: Schlauch has served as executive director of the Cafesjian Art Trust for two and a half years. Schlauch also served as executive director of the Chihuly Collection in Saint Petersburg, FL, and chair of the arts advisory council for the city of Saint Petersburg. He worked at Chihuly Studio in Seattle, WA, and the Artists Archive of the Western Reserve in Cleveland, OH. He holds a BA in the history of art and architecture from Miami University.; Robin Wingo: Wingo embraces the arts through her lifetime practice as a fiber artist and has shown and earned awards in Missouri and Minnesota. Wingo serves as a board member for the Carnegie Art Center. In that capacity, she reviews artist exhibition proposals, installs shows, and serves as the board secretary. Wingo is educated as a master's level social worker and retired after 25 years teaching at two different universities. She has always been involved professionally with nonprofits as a social work educator throughout southern Minnesota and as a volunteer, including with Greater Mankato United Way and the Radio Talking Book Network.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2
10034510,"Creative Individuals",2025,10000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotas will learn new ways to promote their art and writing through videos and an online multimedia curriculum offered by the artist. Analytics data from livestreams and blog posts will show community impact. Links and QR codes will direct viewers of the posts/livestreams to an online survey. Feedback from my publishing mentors will help evaluate the quality of the art book.",,,,,10000,,,,"Clare E. Cooley AKA Clare Cooley",Individual,"Creative Individuals",,"Cooley will complete her second art book and create an online multimedia curriculum on how to promote art and writing with livestream videos to give voice to older adults in Minnesota. She'll also do live virtual readings of her books.",2025-02-01,2026-01-31,,"In Progress",,,Clare,Cooley,"Clare E. Cooley AKA Clare Cooley",,,MN,,"(415) 999-4146",clarecooleycollection@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-individuals-60,"Rachel Fulkerson: Fulkerson offers 25 years of leadership experience in nonprofit fundraising, communications, development, and event management. She holds a BA in English and creative writing from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a publishing certification from the University of Denver. From serving as the founding director of a literary nonprofit to working as a program director at Friends of the Hennepin County Library, she is passionate about her work and dedicated to helping others achieve their strategic objectives. Working with hundreds of world class artists and authors over her career, she has served on the boards of Grand Marais Arts Colony, Rain Taxi (producers of Twin Cities Book Festival), and Minnesota Association of Library Friends. She offers expertise in fundraising campaigns, media relations, communications, creative event development, social media, and marketing strategies.; Oliver Hunter: Hunter is the arts and culture programs coordinator at the American Swedish Institute, where he produces various public events including festivals, concert series, and even 'kubb' tournaments. Before this role, Hunter served as an assistant to U. S. Senator Debbie Stabenow in Michigan and as an Americorps volunteer in Alaska. Hunter holds BA degrees in international affairs and music from American University in Washington, DC. Outside of his day job, he is a freelance jazz musician and music educator. Hunter is also an amateur fiber artist and enjoys collaborating with other artists in the Twin Cities.; Kathryn Sanders: Sanders has a lifelong interest in the arts and is a multidisciplinary artist, creator, and educator. She has been painting by attending rosemaling classes for more than 35 years. She was certified as a teacher of decorative art (TDA) and has taught classes in oil and acrylics for more than twenty years. Most recently, she has been creating unique handmade artisan glass beads used in jewelry and her gourd art. She continues to give demonstrations at art fairs and teach through various community classes and at the North Country Arts and Crafts Workshop.; Jake Sullivan: Sullivan is a theater artist with a focus on directing and education. He has worked as a director at Theater Mu, Stages Theatre Company, Lyric Arts Main Street Stage, and Lakeshore Players, and as associate director on Cambodian Rock Band with Theater Mu and Jungle Theater. He has previously served as the head of theater at Breck, Anoka High, and Saint Clair schools. He also works as an educator and curriculum developer for Theater Mu. Sullivan was a fellow for the 2022 Knight Fellowship for Emerging Directors and holds his BFA in musical theater from Minnesota State University, Mankato, 2016.; Rebecca Utecht: Utecht is a fiber artist and fiber arts educator. She graduated magna cum laude from Bethel University with a BA in organizational studies. She represented Kanabec County on the board of the East Central Regional Arts Council many years ago and more recently served as a grant reviewer. She received a Minnesota State Arts Board Folk Arts grant in 2001, Forecast Public Arts Planning grant in 2010, as well as individual and organizational grants. She teaches Norwegian Skinnfell, felting, and botanical printing at folk schools, wool festivals, and her home studio.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2
10034454,"Creative Individuals",2025,10000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will learn about/engage with art made with sustainable materials/for unique venues through classes and viewing works at an outdoor event. Archive my research/experimental work through photos, online sharing/portfolios and the curriculum for classes; Course evaluations during classes, and data collecting on surveys when gathering stories; Track online presence through analytics.",,,,,10000,,,,"Susanna C. Gaunt",Individual,"Creative Individuals",,"Gaunt will research, experiment, and share knowledge about using sustainable materials and making art to display outdoors. She will engage Minnesotans through classes, story gathering, and display of works in progress.",2025-02-01,2026-01-31,,"In Progress",,,Susanna,Gaunt,"Susanna C. Gaunt",,,MN,,"(406) 599-3174",susgaunt@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-individuals-40,"Christy Dickinson: Dickinson is a professional Minnesota artist whose studio, Anansi Studio, is on the west side of Saint Paul at the F-O-K Studios, near Harriet Island. In addition, she owns F-O-K Creatives LLC and leads events such as Saint Paul Art Crawl and First Fridays, in partnership with the developer and management company, to elevate the community of creatives, artists, and makers. Her work was recently selected for the exhibition ""What Fierce Looks Like: Artists of the Women's Art Institute"" at Form + Content Gallery in the North Loop, Minneapolis. She shares her paintings at art festivals across the state, Art-A-Whirl, and the Saint Paul Art Crawl. Her background includes more than 20 years directing programs across the Midwest region and nationally on behalf of the National Endowment for the Arts and piloting rural arts programs across three Midwestern communities supported by the Mellon Foundation. ; Anna Eveslage: Eveslage is a photographer, writer, and educator. She has more than fifteen years of experience as a working artist and more than nine years of experience as a university educator in the arts for a variety of institutions. Her work has been exhibited and published internationally and has received multiple awards and honors, including two Minnesota State Arts Board grants.; Casandra Garcia: Garcia grew up attending art programs designed for low-income and unhoused individuals. This experience sparked a lifelong love of the arts, which has allowed her to carry that passion into a career creating and teaching art to seniors and children and designing art programs for individuals seeking adaptive arts programs. Garcia is also a multimedia artist who uses found objects and discarded items to create textured canvases, sculptural pieces, and wearable art. She has been fortunate enough to have her art exhibited in local Minnesota galleries and participated in multiple art festivals.; Patrick Kinney: Kinney is the marketing director for the University of Minnesota Duluth's College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, a role he came to after careers in journalism, academia, and arts marketing. He holds a MA in English with a concentration in creative nonfiction from the University of Nebraska Omaha, where he also taught. For nine years, he directed the communications efforts for Film Streams, one of the country's most esteemed cinema organizations. After hours, he can be found scribbling poetry, slapping paint on canvas, or exploring the North Shore's natural and cultural wonders.; Katherine Lupton: Lupton is a professor of graphic design at the University of Wisconsin-Stout and a resident of Minneapolis. She has worked in design since 2010 for various clients and continues advising students regarding their art and design coursework and future career opportunities. Lupton has volunteered her time to Art Buddies and design portfolio events. She graduated from UW-Stout with a BFA in fine arts, concentrating in graphic design and minoring in applied photography, and a MFA in visual studies from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Glenn Terry: With a background as an architectural designer and construction manager, Terry discovered his sculpting skills via a commission for a life-size bronze statue of Justice. After a short atelier study stint, he added drawing and painting to his repertoire. For more than 35 years, Terry has been creating commissioned sculptures, murals, portraits, and work in most media. He has served on his local planning and zoning board for 27 years, performs on the Celtic harp that he built, sings in two choirs, captains a coed soccer team, and teaches in public and private schools.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2
10034486,"Creative Individuals",2025,10000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will learn about 3D animated filmmaking through an online multimedia curriculum, livestream videos, and a narrative short film. Analytics metrics from YouTube/social media and Bodhi's website will show how many community members view, comment on, like, and share the online multimedia lessons, livestream videos, and short film. Viewers will also be linked to an online survey.",,,,,10000,,,,"Cameron B. Werner AKA Bodhi Werner",Individual,"Creative Individuals",,"Werner will complete a 3D animated short film based on his first novel. He'll livestream a reading from his novels and the process of making the film. He'll make a multimedia online curriculum showing how to make a 3D animated short film.",2025-02-01,2026-01-31,,"In Progress",,,Cameron,Werner,"Cameron B. Werner AKA Bodhi Werner",,,MN,,"(415) 748-2057",bodhiwerner@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-individuals-51,"Sharon Elmore: Elmore is a retired attorney and nonprofit professional with varied corporate and nonprofit experience. Most recently, she worked for bar associations providing continuing education, fundraising events, networking opportunities, and communications. Other work includes website development, grant compliance, quantitative and qualitative research, consumer law practice, nutrition extension (Peace Corps volunteer), and more. She has served on nonprofit boards, including an arts nonprofit providing affordable rental space for small theater companies, a private school, and a condo homeowners association. She has degrees from Earlham College (Richmond, IN) and Iowa Law School (Iowa City, IA).; Judy Gileczek: Karasch is a former arts administrator at Saint John's University, a former Minnesota Craft Council board member, and a visual artist. She graduated with a bachelor's degree from the College of Saint Benedict and completed a master's degree in business at the University of St. Thomas.; Amanda Hamilton: Hamilton works in painting and collage, exploring the contrast of human time and deep time through geology and the contemporary landscape. She has been an artist in residence at Vashon Artist Residency (Vashon Island, WA), Vermont Studio Center (Johnson, VT), and Crooked Tree Arts Center (Petoskey, MI) among others. She is a contributor to the 2020 book Wicked Art Assignments from Valiz Press and the University of Arts in Amsterdam, and a contributor to the Audubon publication Disappearing Birds of America (2025). Hamilton received a Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative grant in 2019.; Chad Heslup: Longshot is a rapper, producer, and actor from the Midwest. He was raised in Chicago and now resides in Minneapolis. Longshot has worked with prominent producers and proved to be a masterful songwriter. He was a 2021 McKnight Fellow. Through his art, Longshot aims to connect with people and relate to the complex human emotions we all experience.; Timothy Hornseth: Hornseth has been involved with the Winona Symphony Orchestra since 1999. As president, he oversaw the hiring of a new musical director and conductor, as well as several part-time, paid staff positions. His work history as a human resources manager and college instructor facilitated a professional milieu within the board. He presently is a freelance writer and newspaper columnist in two different publications. He also is a member of the Rochester Pops Orchestra as a violinist.; Zamira Mendoza: Mendoza is a multidisciplinary artist and community organizer. She works as a program manager in the nonprofit sector and has a background in marketing and public libraries. Mendoza serves as the chair of the Arts and Culture Commission with the City of Red Wing. She firmly believes that arts and culture programming and creative placemaking serve as a powerful conduit of transformative social change, bridging communities together through sharing creativity and cultural knowledge. Mendoza earned her BS in entrepreneurial studies from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD). She is also a candidate for the master of arts in creative leadership at MCAD.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2
10034408,"Creative Individuals",2025,10000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Complete collection of pastel drawings depicting family Exhibition at 210 Gallery and Arts Center, Sandstone, MN; Zeitgeist Atrium Gallery, Duluth, MN",,,,,10000,,,,"Carolyn S. Olson",Individual,"Creative Individuals",,"Olson will share a collection of pastels depicting chosen family groups, while exploring and pushing the ability of pastel on paper. The process will be posted on the Web. Finished work will be exhibited in urban and rural galleries.",2025-02-01,2026-01-31,,"In Progress",,,Carolyn,Olson,"Carolyn S. Olson",,,MN,,"(218) 269-6299",carolynsueolson@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-individuals-22,"LJ Bauermeister: Chang was raised in south Minneapolis and graduated from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities with a BS in psychology and minors in leadership and public health; he received the UM President's Student Leadership and Service award. He worked in the social impact space at U. S. Bank for more than five years during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and the racial justice movement after the murder of George Floyd. He has worked at Starbucks Coffee Company in supplier diversity and inclusion for the past two years, and has experience serving on nonprofit boards for YouthLink and Mossier.; Rachel Engstrom: Engstrom is a professional tutor and nonprofit leader with extensive experience in educational program management and community engagement. She holds a doctorate in educational leadership from the University of St. Thomas and is pursuing a certificate in nonprofit leadership. Engstrom has volunteered with various organizations, advocating for mental health and the arts. Her involvement in grant writing and program evaluation equips her with the insights necessary to serve as an effective advisor for the Minnesota State Arts Board, contributing to the accessibility and quality of the arts for all Minnesotans.; Isabel McNally: McNally is the communication and programs manager at Engage Winona, a nonpartisan nonprofit focused on rural leadership development and community engagement. Previously, she worked with the Minnesota Farmers Market Hub initiative in Winona and on small organic farms in the Driftless region. She holds a degree in recreation and tourism from Winona State University and has served as a farmers market board member and local library volunteer.; Luke Randall: Randall is an artist who enraptures audiences with his performances in opera, recital, and oratorio works. Along with his deep love of performing, he is a passionate educator and scholar, having taught at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI), Eastern Michigan University (Ypsilanti, MI), and Interlochen Center for the Arts (Interlochen, MI). Randall received his DMA and MM in vocal performance from the University of Michigan and his BM in vocal performance from Lawrence University (Appleton, WI). He was previously the director of the Mount Olivet School of Music and the Arts. He is currently pursuing his MBA at the University of Minnesota.; Samantha Thibert: Thibert is the senior interior designer for Marvin. When she isn't working on community development projects, she is also a ceramic artist and supporter of the local art community. She serves on the Advisory Board for Bemidji State University's Arts Board.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2
10034724,"Creative Individuals",2025,9860,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artist will create a show of mural panels depicting birds that will later be adhered to walls in outdoor locations; Minnesotans can have art in their The murals will be done on polytab panels and shown at Zeitgeist Arts in Duluth; if murals are sited to permanent locations as a result, that will show success.",,,,,9860,,,,"Ann Klefstad",Individual,"Creative Individuals",,"Klefstad will create murals of wild birds on polytab fabric to be shown at Zeitgeist Arts and then publicly sited.",2025-02-01,2026-01-31,,"In Progress",,,Ann,Klefstad,"Ann Klefstad",,,MN,,"(218) 393-9149x c",annklefstad@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-individuals-211,"Susan Gainen: Gainen is a whimsical wildlife documentarian, author, and abstract painter. She has written five books: The Small Friends' Chronicles; Meet the LLLamas (their spelling); The Backyard Roosters of Saint Paul; Max-the-Cat and His Friend; and The Parliament of Owls. In a twisting career path, she has worked in the food business and the car business, practiced law, been a headhunter for lawyers, served the University of Minnesota Law School as a career services director, and currently owns an art business. ; Amber Raden: Raden is a multidisciplinary storyteller (artist, writer, designer) and a communications professional with a focus on DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) practices. She currently serves as a board member and cochair of Minnesota nonprofit CONsole Room Events, a local science fiction convention. Raden graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in English and art.; Catherine Rajtar: Rajtar is a former member of the Dolina Polish Folk Dancers of the Twin Cities. Rajtar performed authentic songs and dances from various regions of Poland with the group in authentic Polish costumes and helped raise money for the group over the years that she was a member. The Dolina Dancers are currently celebrating their 75th anniversary. Rajtar also sang in the Just for Fun Singers community choir for over eleven years. Rajtar has worked for the State of Minnesota for more than 25 years, most recently as an administrative assistant for the DNR Fisheries Division. Rajtar has a master's degree in public and nonprofit administration from Metropolitan State University.; Samantha Whipple: Whipple is the associate director of community relations and development for the Sheldon Theatre, where she is responsible for fundraising and community outreach programming for the multidisciplinary performing arts organization. Whipple previously served in development roles for the American Cancer Society and Ronald McDonald House. She is a graduate of Gustavus Adolphus College with a BA in geography.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2
10035116,"Creative Individuals",2025,3000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create 10-15 original prints of local invasive plants to put into an educational pamphlet for community 10-15 new prints will be presented at a show in Hartley Nature Center, a pamphlet will be made and distributed throughout Duluth, I will table at the Carlton County Native Sale, sharing invasive species prints and distributing pamphlets.",,,,,3000,,,,"Monica Ihrke",Individual,"Creative Individuals",,"Ihrke will carve into linoleum and hand print images of ten to fifteen local, backyard invasive plants. Using these images, Ihrke will create and distribute an educational guide, informing the community about local invasive plants in their backyard.",2025-02-01,2026-01-31,,"In Progress",,,Monica,Ihrke,"Monica Ihrke",,,MN,,"(802) 884-4075",monica.ihrke@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-individuals-350,"Todd Hannert: Hannert is a visual artist and songwriter who has career long experience in television, theater, writing, and producing. He has a MFA in scene design and puppetry arts from the University of Connecticut.; Rebecca Horn: Horn currently works as a vice president and executive recruiter within the title insurance community. As a young woman, she pursued professional vocal performance and began college as an opera performance major, but ultimately graduated with a communication and English double major from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Today, she is active in the local arts community, participating in classes, workshops, and performances of all kinds. She is an avid painter, photographer, and creative, and participates in community theater.; Patricia Kent: Kent has performed as a soloist with many orchestras, including the Minnesota Orchestra, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, and the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra. She has soloed internationally in Panama, Italy, and the United Kingdom. She holds a degree from the University of Minnesota, where she won the coveted Schussler Prize. She is an active performer in opera. Kent is a featured artist on several recordings, including the Minnesota AIDS Quilt Songbook; All in the Family, a recording of songs of Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn with pianist Robert Koopmann; and a recording of French songs, La Vie Interieure, with Roderick Kettlewell. Kent and Kettlewell performed these French songs to critical acclaim in a recital at Carnegie Hall. She now serves on the music faculty of Augsburg University and Macalester College.; Andrea Pierre: Pierre is the station manager of KRSM Radio, a low-power FM station in south Minneapolis. She is also a creative and producer of Afro-Caribbean descent. Pierre champions underrepresented and unheard voices. She believes storytelling is a huge component of bridging the divide and is interested in connecting and empowering folks for change. She is passionate about issues such as motherhood, community based arts, Blackness, politics, and health.; Jennifer Vickerman: Vickerman is a longtime nonprofit fundraising visionary. She worked as the gift planner with the Saint Paul and Minnesota Foundation in December 2023. She graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College with a BA in music performance in theater. Vickerman has been a member of the VocalEssence Chorus for 26 years and currently serves on the development committee.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2
10035120,"Creative Individuals",2025,10000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Complete a series of twenty works created in collaboration with my children to show at Hemlocks in 2025 20 pieces in collaboration with my kids, exemplary of professional level work. Generating discussion around the roles of maker, mother, artist while bringing awareness to lack of women artists in the art world.",,,,,10000,,,,"Cassandra Quinn",Individual,"Creative Individuals",,"Quinn will explore the roles and the work of mother artists, creating collages using materials she creates with her daughters.",2025-02-01,2026-01-31,,"In Progress",,,Cassandra,Quinn,"Cassandra Quinn",,,MN,,"(218) 393-9282",Cassandrarayquinn@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-individuals-354,"Emine Basgoze: Basgoze, a native of Ankara, Turkey, received her master of arts in piano performance at Ankara State Conservatory (Anarka, Turkey). She studied piano pedagogy and performance with professor Maria Curcio in London and piano performance with Dr. Paul Shaw at the University of Minnesota School of Music. Basgoze cofounded a piano duo, Duo Harmonia, with Portuguese pianist Susana Pinto. Basgoze is a Minnesota State Arts Board FY 2020 Artist Initiative grant recipient, to commission pieces for piano four hands based on Minnesotan, Portuguese, and Turkish folk tales. She is a piano faculty member at the MacPhail Center for Music. She also serves on the board of the Turkish American Association of Minnesota as the past president.; Esther Blevins: Blevins is the associate director of the Minnesota Center for Book Arts, the most comprehensive center of its kind. She was previously the associate institutional giving director at Minnesota Opera. She graduated from Savannah College of Art and Design (Savannah, GA) with a MA in arts administration and from the University of Tennessee (Knoxville, TN) with a BA in art history.; Paul Boehnke: Boehnke is a classical musician specializing in baroque music. In addition to teaching and performing in many different venues, he served as artistic director of the Bach Society of Minnesota for nine years. Boehnke has degrees in music performance from St. Olaf College, Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ), and the Academie voor Oude Musik (Amsterdam).; Wendy Grethen: Grethen has been an organizer of local Duluth area art fairs for more than seventeen years, has put on a dulcimer folk music fest for sixteen years, is a local musician, and organizes day trips to arts places and events. Grethen creates art ranging from fused glass to creations of recycled materials or natural materials. Grethen supports arts by going to community events and volunteering for arts events.; Tanya Juarez-Sweeney: Juarez-Sweeney has worked in various creative roles for more than 30 years?writer, art director, graphic designer, videographer, and in postproduction. She was part of the team that launched the Star Studio television station at Children's Minnesota. During that time, Juarez-Sweeney had the privilege of partnering with many local arts organizations such as COMPAS, McPhail Center for Music, and Children's Theatre Company. After fifteen years at Children's, and completing her master's in technical communication, Juarez-Sweeney moved on to Calabrio, Inc, where she is currently a senior designer in the Learning Studio, striving to create beautifully useful video content.; Brett Kallusky: Kallusky is a professor of art and chair of the art department at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. He is currently a member of the board of directors for the Society for Photographic Education. Kallusky has been a Fulbright Fellow to Italy, received three Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative grants, and was a two-time finalist for the McKnight Fellowship for photography and visual arts. His photography work, Landfill: Elegy for the Santa Maria Valley, was published by George Thompson Publishing in 2022.; Morgan Luzier: Luzier is a small business owner. She is actively involved in building wellness communities in her profession, peer groups, neighborhood, and city. She graduated from South Dakota State University (Brookings, SD) with a degree in performing arts and from St. Catherine University with a master's in holistic health studies. Luzier is cofounder of the LynLake Street Art Series, an annual event that invites dozens of muralists and graffiti writers to paint on private buildings and in the public realm. Her commercial corridor is now home to over 400 original works. Luzier is a keen organizer with deep empathy and a desire to learn. She prioritizes the wellness of the whole.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2
10034707,"Creative Individuals",2025,10000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will engage with queer and neurodiverse perspectives on modern themes through poetry designed to appeal to non-traditional audiences Survey results, individual feedback, and engagement numbers will be assessed. Special attention will be paid to those who identify as having low-medium experience with literature to determine if my work succeeded in making literature more accessible",,,,,10000,,,,"Henry E. Kneiszel",Individual,"Creative Individuals",,"Kneiszel will generate, refine, and perform new poetry with the end goal of publishing a speculative chapbook as well as a full-length collection.",2025-02-01,2026-01-31,,"In Progress",,,Henry,Kneiszel,"Henry E. Kneiszel",,,MN,,"(920) 321-4329",henry@kneiszel.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-individuals-194,"Ann Gaasch: Gaasch has served as the CEO of FamilyWise, a statewide nonprofit, since 2013. She graduated from Carleton College and went on to earn her master's in counseling at Saint Mary's University. Gaasch also has a certificate in trauma leadership, coauthored a grief support curriculum, and provides local and national training. Gaasch has worked as the staff liaison to a resident composer working with women and children on an original piece of music. ; Katelyn Johnson: Renee is a professional artist and creative entrepreneur. She paints acrylic on birch panels with resin. Renee's work is edgy with a veneer of cute fairytales. In addition to art making, she has been an arts business blogger and consultant for creative professionals. Renee received a master's in art and cultural management from Saint Mary's University, where she focused on arts entrepreneurship. She also has undergraduate degrees in art and art history from the University of Minnesota.; Elina Kotlyar: Kotlyar is currently the director of education and interim executive director at In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre, working on growing educational and community programming, creating partnerships with various community organizations, and supporting emerging artists. Kotlyar is also a speech language pathologist experienced in providing services to young children and specializing in neurodiversity affirming care. She graduated from Emerson College (Boston, MA) with a MS in speech language pathology and a MFA in theater from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.; Elizabeth Mann: Mann is the relationship officer of strategic partnerships at Greater Twin Cities United Way, where she writes corporate, government, and foundation grants on behalf of the organization. She previously held various roles at the Michael Reese Health Trust and the Chicago Children's Advocacy Center in Chicago, and before that, she held various roles in the fundraising department of the Children's Theatre Company in Minneapolis. She serves as a volunteer board member for the Three Rivers Park District Foundation. ; Daniel Pinkerton: Pinkerton holds a MA in history and a MFA in playwriting from the University of Minnesota. For 27 years, he was an editor at the University of Minnesota's Center for Austrian Studies; he is now retired. Pinkerton is a playwright, lyricist, and coproducing artistic director of Fortune's Fool Theatre, where he has coproduced fourteen shows since 2006. Pinkerton is also on the board of Open Eye Theatre and has served on grant review panels since 2005.; Anat Shinar: Shinar is a Minneapolis based dancer, choreographer, visual artist, educator, curator, and artistic director of Young Dance. She completed her master's degree in arts and cultural leadership at the University of Minnesota and holds a BFA in dance and a BA in visual arts. Her work has been commissioned and presented by theaters, galleries, and institutions nationwide. She serves on the Minnesota Department of Education Culturally Responsive Arts Education Advisory Committee, was a 2018 Naked Stages Fellow at Pillsbury House Theatre, served on the 2014 Dance/USA Host committee, and is a Hennepin County Master Gardener.; Lawrence Weinberg: Weinberg is a lifelong working artist and painter who studied under George Morrison, David Feinberg, Raymond Hendler, Tom Busa, and others at the University of Minnesota. These artists helped shape his art making process. He has participated in numerous solo and group shows. His newest project is ""Visions form the World,? made up of paintings completed at various locations around the world. His goal is to push the boundaries of the relationship of color to the environment using acrylic and paper.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2
10034710,"Creative Individuals",2025,10000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Residents of the greater Minnesota community of Duluth will encounter, experience, and engage with experimental art in public spaces. A URL+QR code will appear during public engagements with a link soliciting feedback on their experience. Participants will attend a post-event debriefing and feedback session, and/or fill out an online evaluation form to help measure outcomes.",,,,,10000,,,,"Troy Rogers",Individual,"Creative Individuals",,"Rogers (aka Robot Rickshaw) is a composer who will create and document a pop-up experimental art event off the shores of Lake Superior in Duluth.",2025-02-01,2026-01-31,,"In Progress",,,Troy,Rogers,"Troy Rogers",,,MN,,"(218) 750-4518",tsr9f@virginia.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-individuals-197,"Leila Awadallah: Awadallah is a dancer and choreographer based in Minneapolis, moving with a Palestinian body born on Turtle Island. She is the artistic director of Body Watani Dance with her sister Noelle. She received McKnight (2022), Jerome (2020), and Daring Dances (2019) fellowships and Arab America's 30 under 30 (2023). Her evening-length work, ?TERRANEA,? was performed in Lebanon, Chicago, Dearborn, and Minneapolis. She was a member of Ananya Dance Theater for six seasons under the impactful mentorship of Ananya Chatterjea and graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BFA in dance.; Thomas Brinker: Brinker is an eight-year fundraising and events professional and has thirteen years of experience in nonprofit work. He currently works as development manager for Rise, headquartered in Fridley, overseeing day to day fundraising and events. His work spans afterschool programs, a college prep program for incoming first generation college students, international development, homeless and domestic violence shelter work, and disability employment services. Brinker grew up in Minnesota and graduated from South Dakota State University (Brookings, SD) with a bachelor of arts in communication, specializing in speech communication. He has lived in the Twin Cities area for eleven years.; Maia Hamann: Hamann currently is a music teacher at Holdingford Elementary School, a bassoon instructor at the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University, and a freelance performer. She is the principal bassoonist of the Saint Cloud Symphony Orchestra and serves on the board of directors of the Amadeus Chamber Symphony. Previously, she wrote for Classical Minnesota Public Radio's music education blog. Hamann earned a degree in music performance from the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University and a master of arts in education from Augsburg University.; Adam McNicol: McNicol is the founder and owner of Herben Influence, a leading cannabis lifestyle digital media influencer brand, and LegalTek, a legal technology software development agency. With extensive experience in digital media, McNicol has successfully grown social media followers to more than 300,000. He holds a degree in legal studies and has been recognized for his innovative contributions to the cannabis and legal tech industries. McNicol's volunteer work includes serving as the official webmaster for Disabled American Veterans Chapter 32 and leading community engagement initiatives in Fairmont. His expertise in entrepreneurship, legal technology, and community service uniquely qualifies him as an advisor.; Sara Witty: Witty is a tattoo artist, painter, art historian, and academic copy editor. Her undergraduate degree was in art from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point; her master's degree was in art history from the University of St. Thomas. She completed her art history doctorate, focusing on architecture history, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She received an Andrew Mellon Foundation grant and a Social Science Research Council fellowship to conduct primary research on American mental hospital architecture. She has taught art history as an adjunct at Minneapolis College of Art and Design, the University of St. Thomas, and Gustavus Adolphus College, and has given guest lectures on Foucault at the University of St. Thomas. She is currently an editor for Walden University. She participates in several art shows and contributes her skills to the Otherworldly Arts Collective, a local Minneapolis arts group.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2
10034753,"Creative Individuals",2025,10000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Kristen Kaas will create, exhibit, and teach a workshop relating to her new woven work exploring grief, trauma, and loss. Minnesotas will have the opportunity to learn about traditional weaving and hand sewing techniques through an exhibition and workshop led by the artist.",,,,,10000,,,,"Kristen L. Kaas",Individual,"Creative Individuals",,"Kaas will create, exhibit, and teach a workshop relating to her new woven work exploring themes of grief, trauma, and loss.",2025-02-01,2026-01-31,,"In Progress",,,Kristen,Kaas,"Kristen L. Kaas",,,MN,,"(651) 307-4152",kristenkaas@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-individuals-240,"Kaitlin Hohenstein: Baumann is a freelance illustrator and musician. She received a bachelor of arts degree and works as a contractor, drawing comics and graphic novels as well as general freelance illustration. She is also a singer, performing in a cappella and chamber choirs along with writing and performing live music in a local eight-piece band. She has taught several youth oriented drawing classes through organizations in Mankato and Faribault and led community based music projects through the Arts Center of Saint Peter. She's also involved in biannual fundraising efforts for the public radio station KMSU.; Mark Jensen: As an internationally exhibited and collected fine artist, Jensen has more than twenty years of curatorial experience. In addition to founding and cofounding two art galleries, Jensen has taught at colleges and universities and served on exhibition, gallery, and acquisition committees. Jensen has juried numerous exhibits, including the Minnesota State Fair, the Hopkins Center for the Arts, and the American Society of Media Photographers Personal Works show. Jensen previously served as an Arts Board panelist, and a portfolio reviewer at the Society of Photographic Educators national conference in both professional and student categories.; Linda Nelson-Mayson: Nelson-Mayson has worked in art, design, and history museums for more than 45 years. She retired from the Goldstein Museum of Design and the museum studies graduate program. She served on boards and committees of professional organizations including the American Alliance of Museums, the Association of Midwest Museums, the Minnesota Association of Museums, and the South Carolina Abandoned Cultural Properties board. A percussionist and member of the Women's Drum Center board, Nelson-Mayson has a BFA from Miami University (Oxford, OH) and a MFA from the The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH).; Laura Steinmetz: Steinmetz is the compliance and human resources manager for The Mortgage Calculator Mortgage Company. She is the president of the board of the Twin Cities Tap Festival and has served on it for several years in a variety of positions. Previously, she was the president of the Shakopee High School Dance Team Booster Club. All three of her children have been involved in dance since they were three years old, and still teach/mentor and perform. ; Jodi Trotta: Trotta is a lifelong creator living in Saint Paul. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a theater degree. In the 1990s and 2000s, she managed and ran sound for several small stages in the Twin Cities. When not at her day job, she makes art and takes care of her loved ones while planning the next roadside folk art attraction to visit.; Jane Zilch: Zilch is a retired financial consultant. She began a part-time second career educating and consulting with entrepreneurs. Since 1990, she has served as a member of the boards of directors of several theater organizations, including Northern Sign Theatre, Steppingstone Theatre, Theater Latte Da, and the Playwrights' Center. She holds a bachelor's degree from Dominican University (River Forest, IL) and has acted in and directed several shows with local and community theaters and fringe festivals.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2
10034665,"Creative Individuals",2025,10000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will have more empathy towards environmental issues based on a collection of non-fiction essays written by a Saami direct descendant. Track current knowledge against final knowledge via journaling. Use a spreadsheet to organize communication with Saami relatives/Mother Earth defenders to strengthen essays. Document writing schedule and creative processes in calendar format.",,,,,10000,,,,"Jacklyn N. Janeksela",Individual,"Creative Individuals",,"Janeksela will write nonfiction, environmental justice, nature focused essays that evoke the reader to feel, take positive action, and share what they learn; Saami language will be incorporated.",2025-02-01,2026-01-31,,"In Progress",,,Jacklyn,Janeksela,"Jacklyn N. Janeksela",,,MN,,"(857) 285-1282",jaxjaneksela@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-individuals-152,"Katherine Beecham: Beecham is a seasoned educator who has served in kindergarten through postsecondary education positions in public and private institutions. Her career focused on diversity education, providing teachers and students with curriculum development and program assistance. Beecham was also cofounder of the Saint Paul nonprofit, ARTS-Us, which was founded to provide storytelling training for youth. She has served as a storyteller and is a previous Minnesota State Arts Board grant recipient. She holds a MEd from Saint Mary's University.; Heidi Jeub: Jeub is an artist, teaching artist, and director of Heijeu Arts, bringing art education to underrepresented communities. She completed a BA at the University of Minnesota and a master's degree in arts and cultural leadership.; Mary Ann Laxen: Now retired, Laxen was the director of the physician assistant program at the University of North Dakota. She was one of the founders of the Riverwalk Artists in East Grand Forks. She is a board member of several nonprofit organizations, including one for the arts.; Gregory Watson: Watson is the author of twelve collections of poetry, most recently Stars Unseen, published by Holy Cow! Press. He is also coeditor with Richard Broderick of The Road by Heart: Poems of Fatherhood, published by Nodin Press. He has volunteered through the Saint Paul Public Schools during National Poetry Month for the past two years.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2
10035134,"Creative Individuals",2025,8000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Upon completion of workshopping sessions with local artists, Robert will present four public musical workshop performances to the Duluth community Evaluation will be drawn from satisfaction surveys of participating artists, audience feedback, and written critiques of the workshop musical by musical theater educators and presenters.",,,,,8000,,,,"Robert P. Hofmann",Individual,"Creative Individuals",,"Hofmann will coordinate and lead a community of Duluth theater artists to create an original musical resulting in a public workshop reading performance of the original work presented in Duluth and the Twin Cities.",2025-02-01,2026-01-31,,"In Progress",,,Robert,Hofmann,"Robert P. Hofmann",,,MN,,"(218) 464-2895",dunbarhofmannproductions@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-individuals-368,"Cristeta Boarini: Boarini is a writer and arts educator based in south Minneapolis. A former journalist, she wrote theater, dance, and visual art reviews for metro area and southern Minnesota news outlets for over a decade. Boarini has taught youth creative writing for over seven years at many institutions. An accomplished fiber artist, her knitting has won third place at the Minnesota State Fair. Boarini now primarily writes YA fiction and children's literature.; Reyna Davila-Day: Day, an enrolled member of Bois Forte with a lineage steeped in Mexica-Toltekatl ancestral wisdom, has dedicated her career to serving Native communities. Armed with a bachelor's degree in business administration from Hamline University, she brings a wealth of experience as a youth mentor, project manager, administrative assistant, and cultural consultant. Currently, as the development and membership coordinator at Native Americans in Philanthropy, Day plays a vital role in advancing the organization's mission. Beyond her professional endeavors, she treasures moments with her family and being involved in the Twin Cities arts community. Day's passion for Indigenous empowerment and her rich cultural heritage position her as a dynamic force in philanthropy and community development.; Lissa Lofgren: Jones is the principal and consultant at the Lissa Jones Group, a consultancy dedicated to transforming the nonprofit sector by enhancing executive leadership, governance, and organizational culture. The company's mission is to empower nonprofit organizations to achieve greater impact and sustainability through strategic and tailored consulting services. Jones is the creator and has been the host of Urban Agenda, a public affairs program on KMOJ Radio, for fifteen years. Jones is currently the host of Black Market Reads, a podcast of The Givens Foundation for African American Literature. Jones sits on the board of the Friends of the Hennepin County Library and is a lover of reading and the arts.; Jean Louis: Louis is an avid supporter of the arts, having worked for two Twin Cities arts organizations and the Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota in administrative positions. She has utilized her music education degree by playing piano for many musicals, church services, and weddings. Volunteer work includes serving as an accompanist and vocal coach for a nearby school, working on a fine arts council, and hosting an annual talent showcase for the community. She has written grants for the local community theater and school system and reviewed grants for several arts organizations. ; Brighton McCormick: McCormick is a sculptor, educator, and art fabricator living and working in south Minneapolis. Their interdisciplinary practice focuses on sculpture, gallery installation, and public art, primarily utilizing metal casting and reinterpreted found objects. McCormick has a BFA from the University of Minnesota and a MFA from the University of Washington (Seattle, WA). McCormick is currently working out of and teaching at the Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center; they are a visiting faculty member at Hamline University in sculpture; and the founder of Fire Press Library. Current exhibitions include Stevens Point Sculpture Park and the Minneapolis Convention Center.; Laura Nuckols: Nuckols is a candidate for the University of California Riverside's Palm Desert MFA, a 2024 Oberlin Screenwriters Intensive Fellow, and poetry editor at The Coachella Review. Their poems appear or are forthcoming at Aothen, The Banshee, and Protean.; Andrew Schlauch: Schlauch has served as executive director of the Cafesjian Art Trust for two and a half years. Schlauch also served as executive director of the Chihuly Collection in Saint Petersburg, FL, and chair of the arts advisory council for the city of Saint Petersburg. He worked at Chihuly Studio in Seattle, WA, and the Artists Archive of the Western Reserve in Cleveland, OH. He holds a BA in the history of art and architecture from Miami University.; Robin Wingo: Wingo embraces the arts through her lifetime practice as a fiber artist and has shown and earned awards in Missouri and Minnesota. Wingo serves as a board member for the Carnegie Art Center. In that capacity, she reviews artist exhibition proposals, installs shows, and serves as the board secretary. Wingo is educated as a master's level social worker and retired after 25 years teaching at two different universities. She has always been involved professionally with nonprofits as a social work educator throughout southern Minnesota and as a volunteer, including with Greater Mankato United Way and the Radio Talking Book Network.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2
10034671,"Creative Individuals",2025,10000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artist will lead workshops in specific communities and organizations to develop collaborative storytelling and songwriting skills to create a video. At the beginning and end of each workshop outcome will be evaluated through surveys about storytelling and songwriting. The public and participants will be invited to reflect and give feedback at a screening of the final project.",,,,,10000,,,,"Ross J. Thorn",Individual,"Creative Individuals",,"Thorn will work with local organizations and groups supporting typically unrepresented populations to develop songwriting and storytelling skills and create a music video for his song about radical empathy.",2025-02-01,2026-01-31,,"In Progress",,,Ross,Thorn,"Ross J. Thorn",,,MN,,"(715) 891-6275",thornrosco@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-individuals-158,"Brigid Fitzgerald: Fitzgerald is a retired attorney and former Five Wings Arts Council board member. She is a lifelong lover of the arts and seeks to support the Minnesota art community with her extensive grant review experience.; Kelly Kakaley: Kakaley is a passionate advocate for the arts, seeking to amplify underrepresented voices. As coowner of Call the Shots Productions, an LGBTQ woman owned videography company, she excels in visual storytelling, capturing the essence of community events. With degrees in dance and business, Kakaley brings a unique blend of creative vision and business acumen to the table.; Nahid Khan: Khan is the longest serving board member of Mizna. She has served since the inception of the board in 1999, and has helped grow the organization from working board members at all levels to a staffed organization; currently she is serving as board secretary. Khan has been a guide at the Minneapolis Institute of Art since 2004. She has a BA from Purdue University (Lafayette, IN) in mass communication-journalism (minor in library and information science), a MA from the University of Minnesota in mass communication (minor in religious studies), and was a PhD candidate (ABD) at the University of Minnesota in mass communication (minors in religious studies and museum studies). She is an independent researcher, scholar, writer, and community advocate.; Kennedy Niska: Niska oversees daily operations of the Legacy Chorale of Greater Minnesota, a Brainerd based nonprofit organization, and directs the Legacy Youth Chorale choral program. He also teaches piano, voice, and saxophone in his private music studio. Prior to these appointments, Niska taught elementary classroom music and directed church choirs in central and western Minnesota. Niska holds a bachelor of music degree from Concordia College and is an active member of the National Association for Music Education, Minnesota Music Educators Association, and American Choral Directors Association.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2
10035108,"Creative Individuals",2025,10000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will hire a Minnesota voice actor to narrate my novel, The Gravedigger's Gravedigger, which I will then release as an audiobook. The outcome will be evaluated by my ability to get the audiobook to people with disabilities (such as vision impairment or dyslexia), as well as individuals with limited English proficiency and illiteracy.",,,,,10000,,,,"Keith T. Hopkins",Individual,"Creative Individuals",,"Hopkins will complete a novel and release an audiobook, making it accessible to greater Minnesota residents with visual impairment and limited English proficiency.",2025-02-01,2026-01-31,,"In Progress",,,Keith,Hopkins,"Keith T. Hopkins",,,MN,,"(845) 453-1206",keithhopkins88@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-individuals-342,"Emine Basgoze: Basgoze, a native of Ankara, Turkey, received her master of arts in piano performance at Ankara State Conservatory (Anarka, Turkey). She studied piano pedagogy and performance with professor Maria Curcio in London and piano performance with Dr. Paul Shaw at the University of Minnesota School of Music. Basgoze cofounded a piano duo, Duo Harmonia, with Portuguese pianist Susana Pinto. Basgoze is a Minnesota State Arts Board FY 2020 Artist Initiative grant recipient, to commission pieces for piano four hands based on Minnesotan, Portuguese, and Turkish folk tales. She is a piano faculty member at the MacPhail Center for Music. She also serves on the board of the Turkish American Association of Minnesota as the past president.; Esther Blevins: Blevins is the associate director of the Minnesota Center for Book Arts, the most comprehensive center of its kind. She was previously the associate institutional giving director at Minnesota Opera. She graduated from Savannah College of Art and Design (Savannah, GA) with a MA in arts administration and from the University of Tennessee (Knoxville, TN) with a BA in art history.; Paul Boehnke: Boehnke is a classical musician specializing in baroque music. In addition to teaching and performing in many different venues, he served as artistic director of the Bach Society of Minnesota for nine years. Boehnke has degrees in music performance from St. Olaf College, Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ), and the Academie voor Oude Musik (Amsterdam).; Wendy Grethen: Grethen has been an organizer of local Duluth area art fairs for more than seventeen years, has put on a dulcimer folk music fest for sixteen years, is a local musician, and organizes day trips to arts places and events. Grethen creates art ranging from fused glass to creations of recycled materials or natural materials. Grethen supports arts by going to community events and volunteering for arts events.; Tanya Juarez-Sweeney: Juarez-Sweeney has worked in various creative roles for more than 30 years?writer, art director, graphic designer, videographer, and in postproduction. She was part of the team that launched the Star Studio television station at Children's Minnesota. During that time, Juarez-Sweeney had the privilege of partnering with many local arts organizations such as COMPAS, McPhail Center for Music, and Children's Theatre Company. After fifteen years at Children's, and completing her master's in technical communication, Juarez-Sweeney moved on to Calabrio, Inc, where she is currently a senior designer in the Learning Studio, striving to create beautifully useful video content.; Brett Kallusky: Kallusky is a professor of art and chair of the art department at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. He is currently a member of the board of directors for the Society for Photographic Education. Kallusky has been a Fulbright Fellow to Italy, received three Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative grants, and was a two-time finalist for the McKnight Fellowship for photography and visual arts. His photography work, Landfill: Elegy for the Santa Maria Valley, was published by George Thompson Publishing in 2022.; Morgan Luzier: Luzier is a small business owner. She is actively involved in building wellness communities in her profession, peer groups, neighborhood, and city. She graduated from South Dakota State University (Brookings, SD) with a degree in performing arts and from St. Catherine University with a master's in holistic health studies. Luzier is cofounder of the LynLake Street Art Series, an annual event that invites dozens of muralists and graffiti writers to paint on private buildings and in the public realm. Her commercial corridor is now home to over 400 original works. Luzier is a keen organizer with deep empathy and a desire to learn. She prioritizes the wellness of the whole.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2
10035080,"Creative Individuals",2025,10000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Sharing this book of poetry will reach a broad audience of Minnesotans and inspire new thinking for the present and future of our collective culture. The project is successful when books are taken from poetry chrysalis blooms, at bus stop book-crossings, at Little Free Libraries, and when I receive communications from engaged readers and have verbal connections after poetry performances.",,,,,10000,,,,"Robert E. Wildwood",Individual,"Creative Individuals",,"Wildwood will publish and distribute Sun Ripened Fun Ideas: Volume 2, an illustrated prose poetry book containing uplifting themes and actual good ideas the reader may be inspired to try.",2025-02-01,2026-01-31,,"In Progress",,,Robert,Wildwood,"Robert E. Wildwood",,,MN,,"(612) 558-7273",robertearlwildwood@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-individuals-314,"Karlyn Berg: Berg graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design (Providence, RI). She works primarily in acrylic, oil, collage, and printmaking. Berg exhibits throughout Minnesota and the United States and has received many grant awards to sustain her painting. Berg worked as the administrative assistant at the Edge Center for the Arts in Bigfork and regularly works with the MacRostie Art Center, Lyric Center for the Arts, the Duluth Art Institute, Watermark Art Center, and Ripple River Gallery, presenting workshops and exhibiting work.; Robert Dante: Dante is a bullwhip artist and teacher, four time Guinness World Record holder, Bullwhip Hall of Fame executive director, published author (nonfiction and poetry), and journalist.; David Hull: Hull is an acclaimed acoustic guitarist, producer, and composer, with well more than 20 recordings to his credit. He's made the Twin Cities his home since 1969, performing with Sean Blackburn, Peter Ostroushko, Butch Thompson, Doc Watson, Dave Van Ronk, and many others. He was an early regular on A Prairie Home Companion. More recently, his playing has taken him all over the world, with tours to Europe and Japan. He continues to compose and record new music.; Charles Libra: Libra is an arts administrator in White Bear Lake. With a background in performance, Libra has worked as a producer, designer, and actor in the Twin Cities metro area since 2016. Libra has served as an advisor for two grant cycles of the Minnesota States Arts Board; Mary Magyar: Maygar has lived across the country and worked in both the arts and public education. In 2014, she moved to Rochester, where she restarted her solo practice and continued her community work. In 2021, she started her nonprofit smallart gallery and mini-art galleries to make showing and viewing art more accessible to all. Magyar completed graduate school with a master's degree in education in 2022 and received the Beulah Benton Tatum Award for her capstone project, which is a diverse list of living Minnesota artists, to help art educators teach a more diverse and inclusive curriculum.; Brian Malloy: Malloy is a novelist published by St. Martin's Press, Scholastic, and Kensington, and a creative writing teaching artist. He has taught at the University of Minnesota, The Loft, Ely Folk School, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Marais Library, and the Minnesota Department of Corrections-Lino Lakes. Honors include the Minnesota Book Award, Loft Excellence in Teaching Fellowship, and Irish Network's Bloomsday Award, among others. He lives in Cook County.; Sara Weiner: Weiner, a New York transplant, has called Minneapolis home over the past 25 years. She is an award winning architect, thought leader, neighborhood activist, and educator. Her professional life working for leading architectural firms has been grounded in advocacy and public sector projects, notably libraries, academic campuses, and spaces for both corporate and nonprofits. She works for Rothholz Design, a women owned company that she founded more than 20 years ago. She studied film at La Sorbonne Nouvelle and Centre Universitaire du Cinema and has won awards for documentary video work in collaboration with Ken Feingold. Her art experience includes serving as commissioner at the Minneapolis Arts Commission and interim director of Franconia Sculpture Park. She is the recipient of the American Institute of Architects' Louis Lundgren Award for Community Service.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2
10034609,"Creative Individuals",2025,10000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Develop new body of designs and one public mural in Downtown Duluth to enhance public art presence for local residents and tourists Work with Duluth Public Art Commission and property owner to create focus group for initial input and a final product survey",,,,,10000,,,,"Paul LaJeunesse",Individual,"Creative Individuals",,"LaJeunesse will develop a new body of multimedia imagery culminating in a public mural of one of the designs.",2025-02-01,2026-01-31,,"In Progress",,,Paul,LaJeunesse,"Paul LaJeunesse",,,MN,,"(314) 497-4174x c",p_lajeunesse@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-individuals-96,"Emily Johnson: Johnson is the founder and goldsmith for EC Design custom jewelry. Before launching her business in 2010, Johnson worked as the gallery director for Studio Vincent Custom Jewelry in downtown Minneapolis. Before that, she was assistant curator at the Soo Visual Arts Center. She graduated from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2002 with a bachelor of fine arts degree with a focus in sculpture. ; Megan McNinch: McNinch is a visual artist living and working in Saint Paul. A former drawing and printmaking teacher at local cooperatives, she continues to volunteer as a mentor for children through local arts programs. She graduated from St. Catherine University with a BA in studio arts.; Susan Tarnowski: Tarnowski has recently retired from a career in the arts and administration. She taught music and art in public schools at the university level, then served as a university administrator and was the general manager of the Edina Art Center. She has reviewed grant proposals and volunteered on arts boards, including the Minnesota Chorale, the Edina Chorale, the Faribault Arts Center, and the Duluth-Superior Symphony; she currently serves on the Plymouth Arts Council.; Aurora Webster: Webster is the operations and communications manager at the Duluth Art Institute (DAI), informing artists, learners, and supporters about exhibitions, education, events, and resources. Through the DAI, she edits HUE, a quarterly visual art magazine. She graduated from Hamline University with BAs in studio art and psychology. She practices collage and creative journaling personally, and illustration and graphic design professionally through Aurora Webster Art and Design.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1
10035086,"Creative Individuals",2025,10000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create a cross-media, physical installation and companion website celebrating the ways humans index, archive and navigate information space. A physical installation at the University of Minnesota Duluth Library will present results of an artist residency with them and an ongoing demonstration site will be created in Duluth's craft district. An artist talk in both locations will gather feedback",,,,,10000,,,,"Kathleen A. McTavish AKA Kathy McTavish",Individual,"Creative Individuals",,"McTavish will create a cross-media installation called ""hypertext"" that visualizes relational patterns and pathways through information space. This work will be exhibited at the University of Minnesota Duluth library and in Duluth's craft district.",2025-02-01,2026-01-31,,"In Progress",,,Kathleen,McTavish,"Kathleen A. McTavish AKA Kathy McTavish",,,MN,,"(218) 343-7998",kathy@mctavish.io,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-individuals-320,"Bob Bierscheid: Bierscheid is a retired director of parks and recreation for the city of Saint Paul. He has held similar positions in Roseville and Marshall. He currently serves on the board of Public Art Saint Paul. He previously served on the board of the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. Bierscheid has a BA degree from the University of Iowa and a MS from Temple University. ; Richard Hansen: Hansen is an accomplished arts administrator with extensive experience in film and immersive entertainment. He founded and led multiple arts organizations, including the Northern Film Alliance, Solve Entertainment, and PROVE Collective. Hansen has directed major festivals like the Duluth Superior Film Festival and Sound Unseen, and has a proven track record in grant writing, fundraising, and community building. Hansen excels in tech troubleshooting, event management, digital content production, and social media. His diverse skills and vast professional network make him a dynamic leader in the arts industry.; Leslie Miller: Miller is the author of six collections of poetry, including Y, The Resurrection Trade, and Eat Quite Everything You See from Graywolf Press, and Yesterday Had a Man in It, Ungodliness, and Staying Up For Love from Carnegie Mellon University Press. Miller is a professor of English at the University of St. Thomas; she holds a PhD from the University of Houston (Houston, TX), a MFA from the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop (Iowa City, IA), a MA from the University of Missouri (Columbia, MO), and a BA from Stephens College (Columbia, MO).; Sam Mitchell: Aros-Mitchell is an enrolled member of the Texas Band of Yaqui Indians. As an Indigenous art maker and scholar, Aros-Mitchell's work spans the disciplines of performance, sound, light, scenic design, choreography, and embodied writing. Aros-Mitchell holds a PhD in drama and theater from the joint doctoral program at the University of California San Diego/Irvine, a MFA in dance theater from the University of California San Diego, and a BFA from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Sam Aros-Mitchell is a 2023 McKnight Dance Fellow.; Ronald Salazar: Salazar was born and raised in Costa Rica and has called Minnesota home for the last 29 years. For the past fourteen years, he has dedicated himself to working with underrepresented communities, including a significant percentage of Latino and Hispanic families. His current position is the principal of the Birch Grove Elementary School for the Arts in the Osseo school district. Previously, Salazar worked for the Minnesota Transitions Charter School and the Folwell Elementary School for the Performing Arts. Among his many achievements, Salazar is a Bush Leadership Fellow, an undergraduate Fulbright CAMPUS scholarship recipient, and a recipient of the Japan-USA Fulbright Commission's three-week educational trip to Japan.; Lamarr Scott: Scott is the founder and president of Freedom Jazz, Inc, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting and preserving jazz music as the only original American musical art form. For thirteen years, the organization produced a free family oriented jazz festival. Scott is a retired music educator and college dean.; Chitra Vairavan: Vairavan is a Tamil-American artist, seeker, and contemporary Indian dancer and choreographer. Her embodied practice and experimental process are rooted in deep listening, spatial observation, freedoms, poetry, vulnerability, and ancestral memory. She chooses to gesture toward and embody the practice of liberation and decolonization in creative and collaborative choices. Vairavan dances to heal and creates dance to help heal others. Her work earned her the 2015 Sage Award for Outstanding Performer, 2016 McKnight Artist Fellowship for Dance, being named ?25 to Watch? by Dance Magazine in 2017, as well as the 2024 McKnight Choreography Fellowship. Her work has been funded by the Minnesota State Arts Board and the McKnight Foundation. ; Michelle Wingard: Wingard is an installation based photographer, curator, and arts educator. She is a professor of art and gallery director at Bethel University's two exhibition spaces. In her seventeen years of programming exhibitions, Wingard has worked with more than 100 artists in a diverse range of media. In the 2019-20 and 2020-21 program cycles, Wingard was honored to serve as a curatorial mentor for the Emerging Curators Institute (ECI). Her photographic and curatorial projects often seek to create experiential and participatory opportunities exploring memory, grief, memorial, perception, and interconnection themes. She has curated several exhibitions and exhibited her photographic work locally and nationally. She is the recipient of the Jerome Travel Grant (2015) and the Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative grant (2017 and 2019). Wingard holds a MFA in photography from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York (2006).","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2
10034596,"Creative Individuals",2025,10000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To expand the story of the Hill of the Three Waters Mural currently displayed at the Minnesota North College in Hibbing. We intend to display the companions next to the original mural currently located at the Minnesota North College in Hibbing. These pieces will tell more of the story that I learned while painting the original mural 'Hill of Three Waters'",,,,,10000,,,,"John M. Cook",Individual,"Creative Individuals",,"Cook will write and illustrate the companion pieces to the ""Hill of Three Waters"" mural, currently located at the Minnesota North College - Hibbing campus.",2025-02-01,2026-01-31,,"In Progress",,,John,Cook,"John M. Cook",,,MN,,"(218) 492-4425",storydoors@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-individuals-84,"Momoko Niemi: Tanno is a singer, actor, performer, and lecturer at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, teaching in the music department and the stage and screen arts department. Tanno has served on a community advisory board for Park Square Theater, as a diversity, equity, and inclusion committee member at MacPhail Center for Music, and as a board member for Minneapolis Japanese School.; Mark Peterson: Peterson is currently a reporter and photographer for the Northeaster newspaper and a writer for Documenters.org, a nonprofit that reports on public meetings. He was a project manager for the nonprofit Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, and he made nine trips to Central America to volunteer to build homes. His photographic work was first exhibited in 1973, and his collage work has been accepted into the Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition ten times. He has been a Minnesota State Arts Board grant advisor twice.; Barbara Roberts: Roberts has experience from living in Massachusetts prior to Minnesota. Roberts was cochair for the Yarmouth Arts Council; the council determined grant distribution of lottery funds that were given to the town. Roberts is a lifelong amateur artist and supporter of the arts. Roberts has volunteer experience in grant writing for a local school and humane society.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2
10021006,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,24885,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We creates and present joyous, pop-up opera theater from a pickup and trailer in North Shore, Iron Range, and Minnesota River Valley towns in summer of 2022. Audience completes a 5-question survey handwritten or QR code linked to Survey Monkey. Youth surveys featuring coloring. Both collect data about experience with classical music. Facilitated conversation with host partners plan for future activities.","Nine pop-up performances and six performances of The Magic Flute on North Shore, Iron Range and SE Minnesota. Written and online surveys, artists' reflection period led by facilitators.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,24885,,"Scotty Reynolds, Gary Ruschman, Akiko Ostlund, Joni Griffith, Jacob Miller, Asher Edes",0.00,"Mixed Precipitation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Mixed Precipitation will create Pickup Truck Opera: Vol. 2 with rural arts incubator PlaceBase Productions, adapting Haydn's The World on the Moon for outdoor performances on the North Shore, Iron Range, and Minnesota River Valley.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Scott,Reynolds,"Mixed Precipitation","PO Box 14442","St Paul",MN,55114,"(612) 619-2112",mixedprecipitation@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cook, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Lake, Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-657,"Melinda Breva currently serves as development officer in corporate and foundation relations at the University of Minnesota Foundation. She previously served as development manager at Franconia Sculpture Park, and has an extensive background in nonprofit development managing multimillion dollar portfolios. Breva graduated from Metropolitan State University with a MA in nonprofit and public administration and a BA in environmental studies. She is also past board president of the Friends of Maplewood Nature.; Keith Dixon: Dixon began pursuing drawing, painting, and sculpture toward the end of a career as an educator, psychologist, and health care executive. Largely self taught, Dixon traces his influences to the works of the European old masters, and in particular, to the late works of Titian and Rembrandt. Dixon also is an admirer of the contemporary Norwegian master, Odd Nerdrum, with whom he apprenticed in 2016. Dixon maintains a private studio in the Northeast Minneapolis arts district. His works have been in juried exhibitions at the Minnetonka and Edina Art Centers where he received the blue ribbon in painting in 2016. Dixon has also been selected multiple times for curated shows at the annual Minnesota State Fair fine arts exhibition, where he won awards from the Minnesota College of Art and Design and The Maple Grove Art Center.; Megan Fillbrandt is the assistant director of research and sponsored programs at Gustavus Adolphus College. Fillbrandt graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College with a BA in communication studies and English where she became a trained facilitator and continued playing flute in a small ensemble.; Rebecca Froehlich serves as the development and communications associate for the Minnesota Urban Debate League. She received her BFA in painting from the University of South Dakota and is currently pursuing her master of arts in education at Augsburg University. She has been trained as an artist in healthcare within rural and urban settings, and studied at the University of South Dakota and the University of Florida.; Alyssa Johnson is a third-year student at the University of St. Thomas School of Law. Before law school, she worked in a variety of nonprofit settings, serving victims of domestic violence, adults with disabilities, and more. During law school, she has volunteered with Standpoint and the Advocates for Human Rights, and has worked with an artist and attorney in the Twin Cities who does consulting for nonprofits and government entities. Johnson graduated from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota with a BA in psychology and criminal justice, and a minor in sociology. Her JD is expected in May of 2022.; Anne Krocak: Weaving her skills as a visual artist, teacher, and public artist together, Krocak has worked for over forty years to bring marginalized people into the center while creating a greater sense of community. Krocak has lived with multiple sclerosis for more than thirty years and understands the importance and power of moving beyond any perceived limitations and works to bring this awareness and accessibility to all of her artist participants. Along with owning her own business, Phoenix Designs, she has a master?s degree in art education and certification in emotional or behavioral disorders (EBD). Krocak has conducted public art residencies and won awards through VSA Minnesota, The Kennedy Center, COMPAS, Public Art Saint Paul, ArtSage, Children's Hospital Minneapolis/Saint Paul Campus, and the Minnesota Creative Artists and Aging Network (MnCAAN). She received the 2009 Jahney Arts Access Award for outstanding artist educator of the year. In 2011, she received a national fellowship from VSA National and the Kennedy Center (Washington, DC). Krocak is a Lifetime Arts teaching artist.; Christina Martinez currently works for the University of Minnesota supporting the Chicano and Latino Studies Department as a project specialist. She also is a graduate student within the arts and cultural leadership program at UMN (anticipated May 2022). Martinez volunteers with CaMinO Sister Cities (the Cuernavaca, Mexico/Minneapolis, Minnesota Sister Cities Chapter) and Creative Mornings, Minneapolis. Martinez will be serving on the Springboard for the Arts board of directors in a graduate student capacity in fall 2021. Martinez has a general appreciation for a variety of arts endeavors, but has developed a special appreciation for STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) after working at the Science Museum of Minnesota for more than six years.; Leah Moore is the program manager of the Free Arts program of Big Brothers Big Sisters Twin Cities (BBBSTC) where she coordinates arts based mentoring with over 20 local social service agencies and nonprofit organizations. She was the first ever ""Spark Award"" recipient at BBBSTC for her exceptional contribution to igniting the potential of local youth. She graduated from DePaul University with an MEd in urban, multicultural education; and Boston College with a BA in economics. She also studied in Parma, Italy for one year.; Benjamin Olsen is a designer, policy advocate, and entrepreneur. Trained as both an architect and stage designer, his work encompasses architectural, theatrical, and exhibit environments; policy advocacy; and architectural and urban research. Olsen cofounded Office Hughes Olsen, a wide ranging freelance design practice that invests creative energy in a range of built and theoretical projects. He graduated from Saint Olaf College and Yale School of Architecture and has worked with many local nonprofit theater and art centers in both professional and avocational roles.; Shauna Pickens is an assistant professor and coordinator of music education at Concordia College, where she teaches various courses in the music education sequence and conducts the symphonic band. Prior to her appointment at Concordia College, Pickens taught middle school band in Texas. She graduated with a PhD in music education from Texas Tech University, a MM in music performance from Southern Methodist University, and a BM in music performance from Texas Tech University. Her current research focuses on teaching music in low SES, urban communities and music teacher preparation.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020596,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Residents of all ages and abilities in our area will continue a connection to the arts thru' active participation as well as spectators. data from summer theatre camp enrollment/participation, auditions and participants turn-out (on and off stage)in our community-wide productions, ticketing reports and feedback through media outlets including Facebook, reviews, surveys and participants.","Residents of all ages and abilities in our area will continue a connection to the arts thru' active participation as well as spectators. Ticket sales for all three of our events in this fiscal year as well as registration fees collected for the summer theatre camp as well as feedback on our social media outlets indicated that we achieved our outcome.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,25000,"John Schroeder, Greg Tuttle, Sharon Marty, Jake Anderson, Josh Cagle, Rachel Coppock, Stephani Crecelius, Erin Greniger, Katie Childs, Steve LeBoutillier, Katie Smith, Amy Stovall",0.00,"Grand Rapids Players, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Grand Rapids Players, a community theater and education organization, will cultivate talent, value diversity, produce classics, and showcase original works, creating opportunities for artists and audiences of all ages using live, virtual, and hybrid models.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steven,Jaeger,"Grand Rapids Players, Inc.","c/o Reif Center 720 Conifer Dr","Grand Rapids",MN,55744,"(218) 327-5755",sjaeger@grplayers.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Cass, Itasca, Koochiching, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-551,"Emma Bohmann is the development manager at Arts Midwest, a nonprofit regional arts organization headquartered in Minneapolis. She is responsible for the successful implementation and management of Arts Midwest's organizational fundraising activities, including the securing of federal, corporate, and foundation grants. She also works on the organization's individual giving strategy and assists with Arts Midwest's communications. Prior to joining Arts Midwest in 2016, she was a grant writer for a development and communications firm, where she worked on fundraising efforts for more than two dozen nonprofit organizations. She has previously served on grant panels for the South Dakota Arts Council and as a member of Fourth Generation, a volunteer grant making group through The Minneapolis Foundation. She holds an MFA in creative writing from Hollins University (Roanoke, VA) and is currently working on a novel. She also is an amateur potter.; Gary Davis: Davis has been a board member/director/actor at Applause Community Theatre for thirteen years. He has acted and directed there and has acted at Theatre in the Round, Lyric Arts, Park Square, and the Guthrie. He currently works as a senior quality assurance analyst at Conseris Corp in Minneapolis and had a long career in IT management before that. He also served as Santa Claus for Anoka for nine years. He graduated magna cum laude from Bethel University with a degree in organizational studies.; Taylor Fischer has worked as education intern for the Children's Theatre Company and Merrill Arts Center where she assistant taught classes to youth. She graduated from Portland State University with a BA in theater and a minor in film. She has a strong knowledge of both media arts and theater due to her educational background.; Marshall Hoffman: Hoffman has been president of the board of directors of the Morris Area Arts Boosters since 2014. The nonprofit's goal is to provide arts enrichment opportunities for students in the Morris School District. He is news director for KMRS/KKOK Radio stations in Morris, where he often interviews artists and organizations that bring in artists on the Community Connection program. He is a past multiple winner of the Simon Rockower Journalism Award, a member of the Society of Professional Journalists, and formerly served on the boards for Morris Area Community Education Advisory Council, and Pomme de Terre Food Co-op. He graduated from the University of MinnesotaTwin Cities, with a BA in journalism and mass communications, and a senior certificate in business administration.; Christopher Koza is a Minnesota based composer and performer and a recipient of several Minnesota State Arts Board grants which have supported his mission of reaching rural communities throughout the state with educational and performance opportunities. Koza has self produced and released over sixteen albums of original music, toured internationally, and collaborates regularly with numerous Twin Cities musicians and projects.; Esther Piszczek is a certified Zentangle teacher and pattern artist. She has been a teaching artist for nine years. She worked as an appellate and trial attorney in New England for eleven years before leaving the practice of law in 2008 to live more creatively. She received two grants from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and served as an ARAC grant application reviewer, most recently in spring 2020. In 2016, the American Association of University Women's, Duluth Chapter, chose Piszczek as their Visual Artist of the Year. She graduated from Suffolk University Law School in 1997.; Suzanne Roberts is a semiretired, independent art historian. She is a specialist in the history, lives, and art practices of artists of African descent and how they fit in the American art canon. She has consulted and lectured with the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the Walker Art Center, and with the Minnesota Museum of American Art for last year?s Gordon Parks exhibition. She currently is teaching art history through community education for Minneapolis Public Schools. She was a founding member of Obsidian Arts, a grassroots visual arts organization supporting artists. She attended the University of Minnesota for finance and art history.; Kristina Tiedje is currently the president of the Rochester Dance Company, a youth dance performance organization and nonprofit in southeast Minneapolis. She also currently serves as president of the Alice Mayo Society, a nonprofit that organizes social and cultural events for Mayo Clinic spouses of voting staff and physicians. Tiedje is an associate professor of anthropology at the University of Lyon. Tiedje has done postdoc work at the college de France in Paris, France. Tiedje has received multiple research and postdoc grants for anthropological research in Mexico and the U. S. She speaks and writes and is published in four languages. Tiedje has a PhD in cultural anthropology with a focus on religion, nature, and culture in Mexico. She has served on the board of several academic societies and is currently associate editor of the Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture.; Ping Yao was a software engineer working for the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis before retiring. She was actively involved with the diversity council. She graduated From the University of Minnesota with a master of science degree in civil engineering. She loves arts and literature and is a avid writer in her spare time.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020566,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","This project will provide opportunities for adults with disabilities to engage in artistic endeavors, cultivating skills and recognizing talent. The project will be evaluated by maintaining the number of individuals participating in inclusive arts learning settings, being taught at a pace designed for their individual learning styles and held in remote or safe settings.","This project provided opportunities for adults with disabilities to engage in artistic endeavors, cultivating skills and recognizing talent. The project was evaluated by maintaining the number of individuals participating in inclusive arts learning settings, being taught at a pace designed for their individual learning styles and held in remote or safe settings.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Wanda Grew-Jasken, Tom Houghtaling, Adele Hartwick, Pete Barnett, and #8203;Wing Chan, Greg Culver, Steven Thorne, Tom Torgerson, Annie Lepper",0.45,"CHOICE, Unlimited","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"CHOICE, Unlimited's ARTS Program will provide quality, accessible arts instruction and participation in a variety of mediums for adults living with disabilities, both in person and in remote settings.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristie,Buchman,"CHOICE, Unlimited","1829 E Superior St",Duluth,MN,55812-2044,"(218) 724-5869x 201",kbuchman@choiceunlimited.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carlton, Cook, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lyon, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-521,"Diane Anastos: Anastos is program coordinator for Saint Paul Public Housing Agency. She has been in this position for more than five years. She has served as a development, communications, and marketing director for House of Charity and Vietnamese Social Services of Minnesota, where she researched, applied for, and administered grant application awards. She has written grant applications throughout her professional career and also as a volunteer. She received awards from government agencies, private foundations, charities, civic groups, and faith based nonprofits. She served on board of Uniting Distant Stars, a nonprofit focused on building the leadership of Liberian youth. Anastos holds a BS in political science from American University and an MA in public administration from Hamline University. ; Jennifer Gorman: Gorman is the founder of Give Back Studio, and a freelance media program manager. She was previously the program coordinator for an art program that supported artists with disabilities. She has a background and education in art therapy and counseling and has worked with children in a psychiatric residential setting as an art therapist. She graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School with a MS in art therapy and counseling, has a BA in studio art from the University of Mary Washington (Fredericksburg, VA), serves on the board of Northern Community Radio and CoHaus, and is a commissioner on the Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission.; Juan Jackson: Jackson is a program evaluation consultant at Calabash: Learning, Evaluation & Assessment Research, LLC. He has 30 years of public health experience linking youth risk behaviors and community social norms to healthy outcomes. In health equity, as a teacher, writer, and activist, he has coached two generations of Twin Cities? youth leaders. Since 2015, he?s been the board chair of NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center.; Cecilia Johnson: Johnson is a writer and audio producer at Minnesota Public Radio's The Current. She produced both seasons of The Current Rewind, a Minnesota music history podcast, and has written more than 500 articles about Minnesota music. She graduated from Hamline University with a BA in English and Spanish, and she has volunteered at Mixed Blood Theatre and the Franklin Learning Center.; Gregory Lecker: Lecker is an oil painter who lives and works in Minneapolis. He has operated a cooperative art gallery at Northrup King Building since 2014. He regularly photographs and writes for the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Nature Notes blog. In 2020, he received an Artist Initiative grant for his watersheds project. Lecker's BA in architectural engineering education from Pennsylvania State University in 1987 prepared him to design architectural lighting systems for building interiors and exteriors.; Evelyn May: May is a writer and editor based out of Minneapolis. She has been published in Swimming with Elephants, Wingless Dreamer, Brew Your Own, Rain Taxi, and The Metropolitan. Her writing can be spotted across the Internet and on television. May is the founder and head editor at Other Worldly Women Press. She received her MFA in creative writing at Augsburg University.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020441,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artaria String Quartet will make chamber music accessible to people of all ages statewide with safe performance, educational, and outreach services. Track audience numbers/demographics and critique responses to assess which elements of each service should be continued and/or expanded. Measures: online surveys, follow-up emails, social media, personal interviews, artist/partner evaluations.","Artaria String Quartet will make chamber music accessible to people of all ages statewide with safe performance, educational, and outreach services. Track audience numbers/demographics and critique responses to assess which elements of each service should be continued and/or expanded. Measures: online surveys, follow-up emails, social media, personal interviews, artist/partner evaluations.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",664,,25664,2300,"Karen Casanova, Dave Knapp, Tom Peterson, David Grandstrand, Susan Sophocleus, Shira Burton, John Williams, Nicole Parks.",0.00,"Artaria AKA Artaria String Quartet","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Artaria String Quartet will engage people of many ages, ethnicities, cultures, and socio-economic backgrounds statewide in chamber music through educational, outreach, and performing services.",2022-05-01,2023-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ray,Shows,"Artaria String Quartet AKA Artaria","980 Bellows St","West St Paul",MN,55118,"(651) 587-7595",ray@artaria.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Chisago, Fillmore, Hennepin, Isanti, Lac qui Parle, Ramsey, St. Louis, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-464,"Claudia Dreyer: Dreyer is a high school ceramics teacher with Rochester Public Schools. This upcoming school year will make her 26th year of teaching. Beside Rochester, she also taught in Stewartville, MN as well as two different school districts in Texas. Over the 26 years, she has taught all levels from preschool to twelfth grade, she has headed up art show committees, sought out judges for juried shows, and has helped multiple students with portfolios. Dreyer has coached many academic teams, as well as, cheerleading, dance, and sports. She has volunteered her time with Mothers of Preschoolers, creating art/craft shows, and coaching little league. She graduated with a BFA from the University of Texas at Arlington majoring in studio art, and received her master?s plus 30 in education.; Catherine Friend: Friend is the author of fifteen published books, including children's books, memoir, nonfiction, and genre novels. She has been awarded a Loft/McKnight Artist Fellowship in children's literature, and in 2009 she won the Minnesota Book Award in the general nonfiction category for The Compassionate Carnivore. She has edited, taught writing, conducted writing camps for children, and served on Arts Board panels in the past. She has bachelors? degrees in economics and Spanish, and a master's degree in applied economics.; Keren Gudeman: Gudeman is the founder and director of Improv Parenting, a small arts nonprofit focused on bringing improv and creativity to families. She is a business manager for Danger Boat Productions/Theater of Public Policy, a theater company providing entertainment and facilitation through improv. She holds an MA in psychology from University of Chicago and a BA in anthropology from Harvard University.; Elizabeth Henrich: Henrich is an AmeriCorps VISTA member serving at Urban Boatbuilders, where she manages graphic design projects and facilitates digital community space. Henrich previously interned at Bainbridge Island Museum of Art in curation and the Puget Sound Navy Museum in collections. She graduated from Pratt Institute with a BFA in communications design and University of Washington with a certificate in museum studies. Henrich was born in Minnesota and has lived in California, Washington, and New York.; Benjamin Moren: Moren is a media artist whose process captures and reframes the environment through filmmaking, performance, sculpture, sound, and custom software systems to reveal and question anthropocentric viewpoints. He?s created site specific projects for Northern Spark Festival in Minneapolis, Kulturpark in Berlin, and the Weisman Art Museum; and exhibited at Soap Factory, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, IndieCade Los Angeles, and the Beijing Film Academy. He is an associate professor at Minneapolis College of Art and Design in the media arts department. He is a three time recipient of the Arts Board?s Artist Initiative grant and is a 2021/22 McKnight Visual Artist Fellow.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10021277,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","The Art Colony will provide diverse opportunities for Minnesotans to engage with the arts in 2022 We will have a 65% success rate in enrollment for events requiring pre-registration or projected attendance for events that are generally open (no registration required).","We achieved a 65% success rate in enrollment for events requiring pre-registration or projected attendance for events that are generally open. Class and event registration systems were employed to track these numbers.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,8207,"Tom Irvine Chris Fischbach Heather Freitag Katherine Goertz Baiers Heeren Maggie Jones Charles Matson Lume Allen Ondrachek David Safar David Quick Sally Berg",0.00,"Grand Marais Arts, Inc. AKA Grand Marais Art Colony","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Grand Marais Art Colony will provide quality programming through in person, virtual, and hybrid formats, and in diverse artistic mediums for regular and new participants. Programming will have clear connection to Minnesota's North Shore.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lyla,Brown,"Grand Marais Arts, Inc. AKA Grand Marais Art Colony","PO Box 626","Grand Marais",MN,55604-0626,"(218) 387-2737",director@grandmaraisartcolony.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Carver, Cook, Hennepin, St. Louis, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-739,"Jian-Jun Chen-Edmund is an assistant professor of music education at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She received her PhD in music education and served as adjunct assistant professor at the University of Florida. In 2007, she earned the Outstanding Academic Achievement award from the University of Florida International Center. Chen-Edmund earned her MA in music and music education at Teachers College, Columbia University; and a bachelor?s degree in music performance at Fu Jen University in Taipei, Taiwan. She holds Orff Schulwerk and Kodaly certifications and is a member of the International Society for Music Education, National Association for Music Education, Minnesota Music Educators Association, and the Minnesota Society for Music Teacher Education. She has presented research and conducted workshops internationally, nationally, and regionally at the International Symposia on Assessment in Music Education, the University of Minnesota Duluth Summit on Equity, Diversity, and Multiculturalism, and the Florida Music Educators Association conference.; Dawn Demaske lives in Minneapolis and works full-time at the University of Minnesota. Demaske graduated from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse with a BS in art/photography. She also attended the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in its graduate program. Demaske is a landscape photographer and has work currently in multiple exhibitions.; Scott Gilbert is an artist and educator, and has worked on several projects designed to engage underserved and underrepresented individuals in the arts. He attended workshops with Augusto Boal, and has been trained in theater of the oppressed, legislative theater, and invisible theater. Gilbert participated in the Theatre for Social Change course at the University of Minnesota led by Sonja Kuftinec. He has a bachelor?s degree in theater production and directing, and a master?s degree in educational leadership. He currently serves on the technical advisory board for Theatre in the Round; the play selection committee for Chameleon Theatre Circle; and is trying to restart Segue Productions, a theater company dedicated to creating performances that inspire conversation about social issues and build appreciation for varying points of view in order to foster understanding and acceptance. Gilbert produced Minnesota Fringe Festival shows in 2011 and 2012, the latter created in response to the marriage amendment with all proceeds going to marriage equality groups.; Brian Malloy: Malloy is a teaching artist and novelist. His honors include the Minnesota Book Award, American Library Association?s Alex Award, and the Loft?s Excellence in Teaching Fellowship. He's taught creative writing at universities, adult enrichment programs, homeless shelters, correctional facilities, and service organizations. As an arts administrator, he was education director (six years) and development director (six years) for the Loft. He was grant writer for the campaign that created Open Book, home of the Loft, MCBA, and Milkweed Editions. He served as program manager for the Minneapolis Foundation during the 1990s.; Susan Marco is a physician recruiter, a multifaceted role in health care. Marco was a college and high school English professor/teacher for over 20 years with a passion for creative writing and human expression. Marco has been published, attended multiple writing events (including Iowa City Workshop) and has also been a board member on the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Marco has a MA in English literature and writing.; Atim Opoka is a creator and first generation Ugandan American artist. Her parents taught her the power of storytelling?teaching that stories live in the same world as you do, that if you listen to sounds around you, the stories would just unfold. The power of imagination and being able to dream, to let your mind wonder and your heart to feel, that is how Opoka creates her stories.; Samantha Wisneski is communications associate at the Weisman Art Museum at the University of Minnesota, where she manages digital communications and oversees a team of student content creators. She has worked in various marketing, hospitality, and visitor services roles at arts organizations including the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, the O'Shaughnessy Auditorium, and the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival. She has an MA in art history and BA in art history and communication and journalism from the University of St. Thomas.; Nicole Zickefoose is the founder and president of Writing by Zickefoose LLC. Zickefoose helps organizations develop a communication or grant process, locate and apply for grant funding, or improve their department or company wide communications. Zickefoose was previously a technical writer and editor for a software company and taught English composition courses for a community college. She graduated from the University of Nebraska, Omaha, with an MA in English.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020593,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Writers in the greater Minnesota Area will be able to attend educational and enriching programs virtually during the pandemic. LSW, when possible, will track the diversity of people who attend LSW programs. People who attend LSW programs will be asked for feedback regarding satisfaction about current programming and about suggestions for future programming.","During the second year of funding and the pandemic, LSW provided 24 virtual and seven in-person opportunities for writers to interact with other writers. PARTICIPANT numbers: during FY2022 LSW had 327 participants. This is an increase of over 75% from FY2021. FEEDBACK: 33% of participants completed an online survey for each event. Overall, 84% stated the event was excellent and met their expectations.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,10000,2153,"Mary Bode, Molly Hoeg, Lynn Johansen, Konnie LeMay, Doug Lewandowski, Christine Marcotte, Vickie Smith, Gail Trygstad",0.00,"Lake Superior Writers","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Lake Superior Writers will provide virtual and in person educational programs staffed by accomplished writers to benefit both experienced and novice writers. In addition, opportunities will be provided for writers to share their work.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Victoria,Youngquist-Smith,"Lake Superior Writers","PO Box 3034",Duluth,MN,55803,"(218) 428-6329",nanasternk@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Hennepin, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Sherburne, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-548,"Emma Bohmann is the development manager at Arts Midwest, a nonprofit regional arts organization headquartered in Minneapolis. She is responsible for the successful implementation and management of Arts Midwest's organizational fundraising activities, including the securing of federal, corporate, and foundation grants. She also works on the organization's individual giving strategy and assists with Arts Midwest's communications. Prior to joining Arts Midwest in 2016, she was a grant writer for a development and communications firm, where she worked on fundraising efforts for more than two dozen nonprofit organizations. She has previously served on grant panels for the South Dakota Arts Council and as a member of Fourth Generation, a volunteer grant making group through The Minneapolis Foundation. She holds an MFA in creative writing from Hollins University (Roanoke, VA) and is currently working on a novel. She also is an amateur potter.; Gary Davis: Davis has been a board member/director/actor at Applause Community Theatre for thirteen years. He has acted and directed there and has acted at Theatre in the Round, Lyric Arts, Park Square, and the Guthrie. He currently works as a senior quality assurance analyst at Conseris Corp in Minneapolis and had a long career in IT management before that. He also served as Santa Claus for Anoka for nine years. He graduated magna cum laude from Bethel University with a degree in organizational studies.; Taylor Fischer has worked as education intern for the Children's Theatre Company and Merrill Arts Center where she assistant taught classes to youth. She graduated from Portland State University with a BA in theater and a minor in film. She has a strong knowledge of both media arts and theater due to her educational background.; Marshall Hoffman: Hoffman has been president of the board of directors of the Morris Area Arts Boosters since 2014. The nonprofit's goal is to provide arts enrichment opportunities for students in the Morris School District. He is news director for KMRS/KKOK Radio stations in Morris, where he often interviews artists and organizations that bring in artists on the Community Connection program. He is a past multiple winner of the Simon Rockower Journalism Award, a member of the Society of Professional Journalists, and formerly served on the boards for Morris Area Community Education Advisory Council, and Pomme de Terre Food Co-op. He graduated from the University of MinnesotaTwin Cities, with a BA in journalism and mass communications, and a senior certificate in business administration.; Christopher Koza is a Minnesota based composer and performer and a recipient of several Minnesota State Arts Board grants which have supported his mission of reaching rural communities throughout the state with educational and performance opportunities. Koza has self produced and released over sixteen albums of original music, toured internationally, and collaborates regularly with numerous Twin Cities musicians and projects.; Esther Piszczek is a certified Zentangle teacher and pattern artist. She has been a teaching artist for nine years. She worked as an appellate and trial attorney in New England for eleven years before leaving the practice of law in 2008 to live more creatively. She received two grants from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and served as an ARAC grant application reviewer, most recently in spring 2020. In 2016, the American Association of University Women's, Duluth Chapter, chose Piszczek as their Visual Artist of the Year. She graduated from Suffolk University Law School in 1997.; Suzanne Roberts is a semiretired, independent art historian. She is a specialist in the history, lives, and art practices of artists of African descent and how they fit in the American art canon. She has consulted and lectured with the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the Walker Art Center, and with the Minnesota Museum of American Art for last year?s Gordon Parks exhibition. She currently is teaching art history through community education for Minneapolis Public Schools. She was a founding member of Obsidian Arts, a grassroots visual arts organization supporting artists. She attended the University of Minnesota for finance and art history.; Kristina Tiedje is currently the president of the Rochester Dance Company, a youth dance performance organization and nonprofit in southeast Minneapolis. She also currently serves as president of the Alice Mayo Society, a nonprofit that organizes social and cultural events for Mayo Clinic spouses of voting staff and physicians. Tiedje is an associate professor of anthropology at the University of Lyon. Tiedje has done postdoc work at the college de France in Paris, France. Tiedje has received multiple research and postdoc grants for anthropological research in Mexico and the U. S. She speaks and writes and is published in four languages. Tiedje has a PhD in cultural anthropology with a focus on religion, nature, and culture in Mexico. She has served on the board of several academic societies and is currently associate editor of the Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture.; Ping Yao was a software engineer working for the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis before retiring. She was actively involved with the diversity council. She graduated From the University of Minnesota with a master of science degree in civil engineering. She loves arts and literature and is a avid writer in her spare time.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020563,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,24999,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create art-based storytelling and unique digital content that communicates our authentic Indigenous perspectives premiered at four seasonal events Registration numbers and brief pre/post surveys, Website analytics: number ofvisits, pages, hits, downloads, etc., Polls during livestream webinar; Photos, videos, etc. documentation of production; Headcount at one live event; follow up surveys.","Design and deliver four interdisciplinary seasonal digital art story/animation virtual presentations woven w. Indigenous-Ojibwe and D/Lakota star knowledge. Native Skywatchers Turtle Island Skywatchers - Stories of Us' successfully designed and delivered FOUR interdisciplinary seasonal digital art story/animation virtual presentations and TWO in-person events that occurred in person.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,24999,1975,"Annette S. Lee, Travis Zimmerman, Herbert Medina",0.00,"Native Skywatchers","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Native Skywatchers will present Turtle Island Skywatchers-Stories of Us, which supports Minnesota Indigenous artists to produce and present culture based, art infused stories of relationship to earth and sky, presented in four seasonal livestream events including one live dance performance.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Annette,Lee,"Native Skywatchers","17101 76th Pl N","Maple Grove",MN,55311,"(612) 314-9717",aslee17@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-518,"Diane Anastos: Anastos is program coordinator for Saint Paul Public Housing Agency. She has been in this position for more than five years. She has served as a development, communications, and marketing director for House of Charity and Vietnamese Social Services of Minnesota, where she researched, applied for, and administered grant application awards. She has written grant applications throughout her professional career and also as a volunteer. She received awards from government agencies, private foundations, charities, civic groups, and faith based nonprofits. She served on board of Uniting Distant Stars, a nonprofit focused on building the leadership of Liberian youth. Anastos holds a BS in political science from American University and an MA in public administration from Hamline University. ; Jennifer Gorman: Gorman is the founder of Give Back Studio, and a freelance media program manager. She was previously the program coordinator for an art program that supported artists with disabilities. She has a background and education in art therapy and counseling and has worked with children in a psychiatric residential setting as an art therapist. She graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School with a MS in art therapy and counseling, has a BA in studio art from the University of Mary Washington (Fredericksburg, VA), serves on the board of Northern Community Radio and CoHaus, and is a commissioner on the Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission.; Juan Jackson: Jackson is a program evaluation consultant at Calabash: Learning, Evaluation & Assessment Research, LLC. He has 30 years of public health experience linking youth risk behaviors and community social norms to healthy outcomes. In health equity, as a teacher, writer, and activist, he has coached two generations of Twin Cities? youth leaders. Since 2015, he?s been the board chair of NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center.; Cecilia Johnson: Johnson is a writer and audio producer at Minnesota Public Radio's The Current. She produced both seasons of The Current Rewind, a Minnesota music history podcast, and has written more than 500 articles about Minnesota music. She graduated from Hamline University with a BA in English and Spanish, and she has volunteered at Mixed Blood Theatre and the Franklin Learning Center.; Gregory Lecker: Lecker is an oil painter who lives and works in Minneapolis. He has operated a cooperative art gallery at Northrup King Building since 2014. He regularly photographs and writes for the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Nature Notes blog. In 2020, he received an Artist Initiative grant for his watersheds project. Lecker's BA in architectural engineering education from Pennsylvania State University in 1987 prepared him to design architectural lighting systems for building interiors and exteriors.; Evelyn May: May is a writer and editor based out of Minneapolis. She has been published in Swimming with Elephants, Wingless Dreamer, Brew Your Own, Rain Taxi, and The Metropolitan. Her writing can be spotted across the Internet and on television. May is the founder and head editor at Other Worldly Women Press. She received her MFA in creative writing at Augsburg University.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020423,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Jeremy Messersmith will perform public concerts and outreach sessions in three communities in greater Minnesota. Outcomes will be evaluated by tracking participation numbers at each event, and by soliciting written and verbal feedback from presenting partners and attendees.","I performed public concerts and outreach sessions in three communities in greater Minnesota. Attendance counts, verbal and written feedback from attendees and event organizers.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Jeremy Messersmith",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Messersmith will perform public concerts and outreach sessions in three communities in greater Minnesota.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeremy,Messersmith,"Jeremy Messersmith",,,MN,,"(612) 242-7897",jeremy.messersmith@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Olmsted, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-705,"Cindy Bourne: Bourne is a founding member and current president of the MN Makers and Artists Guild, the parent organization for The Mankato Makerspace. This nonprofit organization is dedicated to supporting artists and makers of all types, backgrounds, and skill levels through access to tools, space, and experienced support. Bourne earned a bachelor?s degree in graphic design from the University of Kansas. She has had a wide range of professional management experience while residing in Dallas, TX, including serving as president of her neighborhood association for six years and created YOLO jewelry featuring her own creations in metalsmithing.; Robert Briscoe: Briscoe is a retired ceramic artist/potter. Briscoe worked 52 years as an independent professional studio potter starting in Kansas City and then moving to Minnesota in 1976 to set up a studio. He has exhibited throughout the United States, as well as Canada, Japan, and Ireland. He has won numerous artist awards at arts festivals as well as a Jerome and two McKnight fellowships. He cofounded the Saint Croix Potter Valley Pottery Tour. He served six years on the Minnesota Craft Council board of directors and six years on the Northern Clay Center board of directors. He also was chairman of the National Association of Independent Artists (NAIA) board. Briscoe has a BS in economics from Kansas State University.; Carly Caputa: Caputa is an experienced marketing and communications professional with a history working in the performing arts and nonprofit industry who currently works as the marketing manager at the Jungle Theater. She is a passionate and artistically driven individual with a BA in fine/studio arts and communication from University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Caputa has also has a volunteering background with a focus on community and art education, including: reviewing rural communities? high school musicals for Overture's (Madison, WI) Jerry Awards; marketing consultant to startup community theater; nonprofit liaison and event planner for YPWeek (Wausau, WI); costume designer for UW-Marathon County; and most recently volunteering for/serving on Art Buddies advisory board.; Shirley Chouinard: Chouinard received her BFA from Minneapolis College of Art and Design, her MA in arts administration at Saint Mary's University, and is pursuing a PhD from Northcentral University. Chouinard has had solo shows in Isanti, Chisago, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Pine, and Winona counties. In 2012, Chouinard received a fellowship from the Bush Foundation and in 2013, 2015, and 2020 she received Arts Board grants. She has served on grant advisory panels for the Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts, and Forecast Public Art.; Claire Comstock-Gay: Comstock-Gay?s work has appeared in publications including The New York Times, the Toast, and New York magazine's The Cut, where she is a regular contributor. She also is the author of Madame Clairevoyant's Guide to the Stars (HarperCollins, 2020). She was a 2017-2018 fiction fellow in the Loft Mentor Series, and is a current volunteer mentor with the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop. She graduated from Grinnell College with a BA in Russian language and literature.; Amy Driscoll: Driscoll is the development manager at the Minnesota Boychoir, a nonprofit choral group in the Twin Cities. She is responsible for donor relations and cultivation, discovery and procurement of government and private/family foundation grant support, and CRM database management. She has a BS in nursing, and worked in that field for 30 years prior to her work with the Boychoir. She served as national board chair for the Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates, stewardship chair for St. Mary's Episcopal Church, board secretary for the MN Boychoir, and general volunteer for numerous local social justice groups.; Rae French: French began working at the University of Minnesota Crookston in the admissions department more than 20 years ago. She now serves as the international programs and study abroad coordinator, and as an adviser for the Study Abroad Club and the Multicultural and International Club. French has successfully applied for grants to bring cultural and artistic programs to the university including Brooke Newmaster of Jang-mi Korean Dance and Drum; Korean percussion ensemble Kwanggaeto Samulnori; and the Chinese American Association of Minnesota (CAAM) Chinese Dance Theater, for both a performance and a three-week residency. She has organized multicultural student recruitment fairs, served as a site organizer for the Minnesota Association of Community Theatres festival, and coordinates with local schools to bring international students to work with social studies classes. French has a master?s degree in education from the University of Minnesota Duluth and a BA in communications with a minor in theater from Minnesota State University Moorhead; Alonzo Pantoja-Patino: Pantoja-Patino is a queer, brown, artist and educator. He currently teaches at Minneapolis College of Art and Design and the Textile Center. They have been featured in Hyperallergic, VASiSTAS Magazine, and Design & Living Magazine. He was awarded a fully-funded residency to Ox-Bow School of Art, a partially funded fellowship to Arrowmont School of Arts, and nominated for the Dedalus Foundation MFA fellowship in painting and sculpture. He received his BFA in painting and drawing from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and their MFA in fiber and installation from Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; ","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020928,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Using animation and film, I will produce an artistic tutorial about painting. I will speak at three local high schools about my life as an artist. My video will be posted on YouTube, and I will speak at three local high schools about my process creating the video and my experience as an artist. The students will be asked to fill out a questionnaire inquiring what they got out of my presentation.","Using animation and film, I produced an artistic tutorial about art. I spoke at five Minnesota high school art classes about my life as an artist. My video is posted on YouTube, and I spoke at five Minnesota high school art classes about my process creating the video and my experience as an artist. The students participated verbal question and answer sessions after each presentation.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Reed D. White",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"White will merge animation and live acting to make an entertaining, artistic, educational video about painting. The video will be posted on YouTube. He will speak at three local high schools about his video process and experience as an artist.",2022-03-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Reed,White,"Reed D. White",,,MN,,"(507) 995-3524",reeddeanwhite@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-890,"Lynne Beck: Beck has a career as a secondary English and French teacher and nonprofit development worker. Beck is a development consultant for Park Square Theatre. She frequently serves on grant review panels for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and the Arts Board. As a community volunteer, Beck has served on boards and committees. She has a BA from Cornell College (Mount Vernon, IA), and a MA from the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul.; Kristina Bigalk: Bigalk is a writer who serves as director of creative writing at Normandale Community College, coordinating the AFA degree program and the certificate program. Bigalk is a two time recipient of Arts Board individual artist grants in poetry. She is the author of two poetry collections, Repeat the Flesh in Numbers and Enough, both published by NYQ Books, and her work appears in multiple anthologies and literary magazines. She holds an MFA in creative writing from Minnesota State University (Mankato), an MA in creative writing from Florida State University, and a BA in English from Drake University. She serves on the boards of The Association of Writers and Writing Programs and Rain Taxi Review of Books.; Harold Cropp: Cropp is in his 30th season at the Commonweal Theatre, where he serves as producing artistic director, as well as director, playwright, and actor. Cropp holds a BA from Brown University, an MBA from Santa Clara University, and an MFA from the National Theater Conservatory. He was the Ordway?s Sally Irvine Award winner for Initiative in 2006. He has served on the Lanesboro City Council, Lanesboro Economic Development Authority, and is currently on the Lanesboro Area Chamber of Commerce board of directors.; Christi Furnas: Furnas, a self-taught graphic novelist, illustrator, and oil painter, has been working and showing in the Twin Cities for 27 years. During this time, Furnas has exhibited in venues including the Soo Visual Arts Center, Rochester Arts Center, and Regla De Oro Gallery. Additionally, she spent nine years working as a peer support specialist for Avivo?s ArtWorks program supporting other artists living with severe and persistent mental illness. As a 2016 Arts Board Artist Initiative grant recipient, she has focused on graphic narrative, selling mini comics locally, nationally and internationally.; Karen Grasmon: Grasmon is communications director at Southwest Initiative Foundation. She develops and manages an annual communications budget and plan, with a focus on brand and strategy positioning, advertising, regional events, and public relations. She recently coordinated Hutchinson?s first ever Welcoming Week event. She is a past chair of RiverSong Music Festival and has been a musician in several Minnesota churches. She received a BA in English literature and communications from Concordia College in Moorhead.; Suzanne Legatt: Legatt is an artist, educator, and community organizer. Legatt is a graduate of Minnesota State University Moorhead and Utah State University, as well as a former intern of Anderson Ranch Arts Center. She has taught photography, digital media, and professional development courses at Lake Superior College, Minnesota State University Moorhead, and North Dakota State University, and a wide variety of workshops throughout the U. S. Legatt?s work examines the cultural and historical aspects of the rapidly evolving culture of rural Minnesota. As arts and culture commissioner for the city of Moorhead, Legatt works with legislators and local artists.; Nicholas Linell: Linell is the office and memberships manager at the Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota, an early childhood education nonprofit in Mankato. Linell volunteers as the vice chair of the board at the Waseca Art Center. He graduated summa cum laude from Minnesota State University, Mankato with a BS in psychology and certificate in museum studies, and presented original research in installation art and human sensation and perception.; Jennifer O'Byrne manages local outreach and engagement efforts for Twin Cities PBS (TPT) STEM media and education department. She leads professional development for STEM educators and professionals across Minnesota to advance computer science through a partnership with Code.org. She also implements educational programming in formal and informal learning spaces throughout the upcoming school year for educators, administrators, and parents. O?Bryne has more than seven years of experience in education and youth development as special education teacher and advisor in both New York and Minnesota. She also produced events at TPT for five years and has more than 20 years working in professional theater as an IATSE wardrobe supervisor and an AEA stage manager on tour throughout the U. S., as well as in Minnesota and New York City.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020864,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Public art and exhibition in Duluth featuring endangered animals of Minnesota, with audio descriptions. I will create and exhibit a series of eight large paintings about Minnesota's federally listed endangered animals who live in and around the Lake Superior watershed.","I created a series of eight large-scale paintings about the endangered animals of Minnesota. This project was a wild success. well-attended events, I learned a lot, and we reached a wide variety of people.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Adam P. Swanson",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"In the Lake Superior watershed where I live, people are acutely concerned about our relationship with the natural environment. This work is about my recent collaborations with scientists in the region who work with endangered wildlife.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Adam,Swanson,"Adam P. Swanson",,,MN,,"(218) 343-4304",adam@adamswanson.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Cass, Cook, Lake, Mille Lacs, Pine, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-851,"Lisa Day: Day is a grant writer at Perspectives, a comprehensive supportive housing program serving homeless mothers and their children in Hennepin County. She is also a playwright, director, and stage manager recently working with Smartmouth, Windmill, and Around the Bend theater companies. Day was a finalist for the Jerome Fellowship and received the Norman Felton Award at the University of Iowa. She has an MFA in playwriting from the University of Iowa Playwright?s Workshop.; Shantel Dow: Dow is the executive director for the Reif Arts Council and the Myles Reif Performing Arts Center in Grand Rapids. Prior to this position, Dow was the president and booking agent for the Dow Artists, Inc. talent booking agency established in 2003. She is currently on the board of directors for the Minnesota Presenters Network and is a member of the Association of Performing Arts Professionals and Grand Rapids Arts. In 2018, she served as cochair for the Arts Midwest Conference held in Indianapolis.; Casey Patrick: Patrick is a poet and educator. She received her MFA in 2013 from Eastern Washington University (Cheney, WA). Patrick has received fellowships from Vermont Studio Center and Hub City Writers Project, and is the recipient of a 2020 Artist Initiative grant from the Arts Board. She works at a public charter school in Saint Paul, at Moon Palace Books, and has taught with The Loft Literary Center since 2015. Her poems have appeared in Ruminate, The Pinch, The Massachusetts Review, and on Twin Cities public transit as part of the IMPRESSIONS Poetry Project.; Katie Pease: Pease is serving in the capacity building and recruitment VISTA position at Mentor North. Pease originally came to Minnesota from Oregon for college and is a proud graduate of St. Catherine University with a BA in studio art and English. After working in a variety of fields, including extensive time spent supporting persons living with physical and developmental disabilities, Pease's passion for social justice led her to making the decision to serve with the AmeriCorps.; Bruce Silcox: Silcox has been a photographer for over 35 years and runs a photography studio from his home in south Minneapolis. His work has focused on the community in which he lives and the lives of those around him. He lived, worked, and studied photography in New York City throughout the 1980s which laid much of the groundwork for his understanding and relationship with the art as a powerful tool for self expression.; Sara Tan: Tan has been the general manager of the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra (BSO) since 2010. She brings decades of nonprofit arts, arts education, and higher education administration experience in Moorhead, MN; Detroit, MI; Cleveland, OH; and Ann Arbor, MI, to her position with the BSO. Tan is a graduate of Concordia College in Moorhead with a bachelor of music education degree, and Bethel University in Saint Paul with an MA in organizational leadership. She serves as a board member for Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies and volunteers frequently at her children's schools in Minnetonka.; Lee Thomas: Thomas?s poems have appeared in numerous journals and magazines, including Poet Lore, Narrative Magazine, Salamander, Midwestern Gothic, Water~Stone Review, and elsewhere. His first collection, Honey in the Dark, won the 2020 Brighthorse Prize for poetry; the book is forthcoming from Brighthorse Books in 2021. He is also a communications consultant and instructor at the University of Minnesota.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1
10020740,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will create new artwork and raise awareness about residential land use in greater Minnesota. I will create a series of eighteen sculptures referencing vernacular residential housing forms and engage my community and seek out new audiences through the creation of DIY studio/auxiliary dwelling construction resources on my website and Instagram page","I created new artwork which raised awareness of residential land use in greater Minnesota. I created and displayed over eighteen sculptures referencing vernacular residential housing forms and suburban landscapes. In addition to connecting with audiences online, I was able to engage my community through an in-person exhibition and artist talk.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Steven R. Lemke AKA Steven Lemke",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Lemke will produce eighteen sculptures referencing forms found in vernacular housing, and expand his website to include resources for audiences in greater Minnesota looking to build their own sustainable studio space or auxiliary dwelling.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steven,Lemke,"Steven R. Lemke AKA Steven Lemke",,,MN,,"(320) 290-0132",stevenrlemke@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Stearns, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-787,"Katelyn Belden is currently working as the social media coordinator for the University of Minnesota Bands. She is a recent graduate of the University of Minnesota with a bachelor's degree in music and journalism. Previously, Belden has volunteered with the Voices of Hope choir within the Shakopee Women's Correctional Facility. This fall, she will join the volunteer chorus of VocalEssence.; Janette Davis is an artist, arts administrator, and advocate. Davis has been involved in the arts for more than 30 years, leading foundations and nonprofit organizations through strategic planning, development, and program execution. She has worked with a number of local and national arts organizations including the Guthrie Theater, the Southern Theater, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, and the American Conservatory Theater of San Francisco. Davis is the founder of Bridge View Center Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization that resulted in a 92,000-square foot arts and events center in Iowa. She has a BA in theater arts and communications from the University of Minnesota and a master?s degree in public affairs from the University of Minnesota?s Humphrey School of Public Affairs.; Melanie Deluca has been an education administrator for 38 years with a background in managing community education programs, serving young children through senior citizens. DeLuca managed a local community theater for over 20 years, started the local arts council and has sponsored arts programming in music, dance, theater, visual arts, folk arts, and multidisciplinary projects. In addition to DeLuca?s career in education, she is an active Rotarian and manages international youth exchange programs for Minnesota and Wisconsin and is a global trip leader for Habitat for Humanity.; Marilyn Hood is a recently retired English teacher from Bagley, where she also directed both high school and community theater productions. She has directed the one act play casts to the state competition eight times since 2006 and has also volunteered her costuming skills to the Bemidji Community Theater. She has been and continues to be costume designer for the Paul Bunyan Playhouse, a professional summer stock company in Bemidji. She holds a master of science degree in English and has served on a variety of boards in her community.; Sandra Markovich is a retired, woman steelworker who spent 41 years in the mining industry. She is also vice president of the Iron Range Historical Society and is involved in Ladies of the Kaleva, an organization focusing on the preservation of Finnish heritage. Markovich is also an acrylic painter. She attended Layton School of Art (Milwaukee, WI). Since her retirement, she has been painting with the Lyric Arts League in Virginia. During the pandemic, she has taken workshops from many online artists. Markovich is especially drawn to mining art and the depiction of history and the feelings that it evokes for people. She currently is working on a painting about domestic violence which is a new route in her art. She has a mural on the main street of Eveleth that was purchased by the Iron Range Tourist Bureau and depicts the tourism of the Range.; Lela Olson has served in administrative and teaching roles in K-12 and higher education and has a special interest in youth development through the arts. Olson is a stage and voice actor and has been a member of choral ensembles. They graduated from Augustana University, (Sioux Falls, SD) with a BA in deaf education and elementary education, and earned an MA in educational policy and administration and a PhD in work and human resource education from the University of Minnesota. Olson serves on the board of directors of the Minnesota Boychoir and chairs its diversity, equity, and inclusion committee.; Jonathan Rutter is the executive director and curator of The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum, a medium, regional art center based in Moorhead. He also maintains a personal studio practice as a painter, mixed media sculptor, and letterpress printmaker.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020934,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Engage with Minnesota communities via research, residencies, and public talks for my 2nd poetry book about early Midwest immigrant travelling salesmen Successfully visit libraries and other institutions at 3+ outstate Minnesota locations for research and writing residencies related to local histories of early immigrant travelling salesmen and similar figures; successfully give public talks on book proje","Minnesota artists and culture bearers engage communities in their creative practice. Successfully going to four outstate locations relevant to project, holding residencies, public engagement events, researching and writing.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Moheb Soliman AKA Moheb Soliman",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Soliman will visit outstate Minnesota communities for research, residencies, and public talks toward his second poetry book related to early immigrant travelling salesmen, transience and belonging, and the figure of the American Midwest.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Moheb,Soliman,"Moheb Soliman",,,MN,,"(315) 746-0093",mohebsolimanmohebsoliman@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-896,"Lynne Beck: Beck has a career as a secondary English and French teacher and nonprofit development worker. Beck is a development consultant for Park Square Theatre. She frequently serves on grant review panels for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and the Arts Board. As a community volunteer, Beck has served on boards and committees. She has a BA from Cornell College (Mount Vernon, IA), and a MA from the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul.; Kristina Bigalk: Bigalk is a writer who serves as director of creative writing at Normandale Community College, coordinating the AFA degree program and the certificate program. Bigalk is a two time recipient of Arts Board individual artist grants in poetry. She is the author of two poetry collections, Repeat the Flesh in Numbers and Enough, both published by NYQ Books, and her work appears in multiple anthologies and literary magazines. She holds an MFA in creative writing from Minnesota State University (Mankato), an MA in creative writing from Florida State University, and a BA in English from Drake University. She serves on the boards of The Association of Writers and Writing Programs and Rain Taxi Review of Books.; Harold Cropp: Cropp is in his 30th season at the Commonweal Theatre, where he serves as producing artistic director, as well as director, playwright, and actor. Cropp holds a BA from Brown University, an MBA from Santa Clara University, and an MFA from the National Theater Conservatory. He was the Ordway?s Sally Irvine Award winner for Initiative in 2006. He has served on the Lanesboro City Council, Lanesboro Economic Development Authority, and is currently on the Lanesboro Area Chamber of Commerce board of directors.; Christi Furnas: Furnas, a self-taught graphic novelist, illustrator, and oil painter, has been working and showing in the Twin Cities for 27 years. During this time, Furnas has exhibited in venues including the Soo Visual Arts Center, Rochester Arts Center, and Regla De Oro Gallery. Additionally, she spent nine years working as a peer support specialist for Avivo?s ArtWorks program supporting other artists living with severe and persistent mental illness. As a 2016 Arts Board Artist Initiative grant recipient, she has focused on graphic narrative, selling mini comics locally, nationally and internationally.; Karen Grasmon: Grasmon is communications director at Southwest Initiative Foundation. She develops and manages an annual communications budget and plan, with a focus on brand and strategy positioning, advertising, regional events, and public relations. She recently coordinated Hutchinson?s first ever Welcoming Week event. She is a past chair of RiverSong Music Festival and has been a musician in several Minnesota churches. She received a BA in English literature and communications from Concordia College in Moorhead.; Suzanne Legatt: Legatt is an artist, educator, and community organizer. Legatt is a graduate of Minnesota State University Moorhead and Utah State University, as well as a former intern of Anderson Ranch Arts Center. She has taught photography, digital media, and professional development courses at Lake Superior College, Minnesota State University Moorhead, and North Dakota State University, and a wide variety of workshops throughout the U. S. Legatt?s work examines the cultural and historical aspects of the rapidly evolving culture of rural Minnesota. As arts and culture commissioner for the city of Moorhead, Legatt works with legislators and local artists.; Nicholas Linell: Linell is the office and memberships manager at the Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota, an early childhood education nonprofit in Mankato. Linell volunteers as the vice chair of the board at the Waseca Art Center. He graduated summa cum laude from Minnesota State University, Mankato with a BS in psychology and certificate in museum studies, and presented original research in installation art and human sensation and perception.; Jennifer O'Byrne manages local outreach and engagement efforts for Twin Cities PBS (TPT) STEM media and education department. She leads professional development for STEM educators and professionals across Minnesota to advance computer science through a partnership with Code.org. She also implements educational programming in formal and informal learning spaces throughout the upcoming school year for educators, administrators, and parents. O?Bryne has more than seven years of experience in education and youth development as special education teacher and advisor in both New York and Minnesota. She also produced events at TPT for five years and has more than 20 years working in professional theater as an IATSE wardrobe supervisor and an AEA stage manager on tour throughout the U. S., as well as in Minnesota and New York City.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020965,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The artist will create new work and provide a narrative writing workshop to nurses who worked on the frontlines of the pandemic. A completed draft of new work will fulfill the first outcome. Participant feedback and surveys will be used to evaluate the second outcome.","I was able to complete a rough draft of a book length project. For the first part of my outcome, the manuscript itself serves as an outcome evaluation. I used the included surveys for the workshop.",,,,6000,,,,"Cole B. Perry",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Perry will complete a first draft of a book length project, and provide narrative writing workshops to ICU nurses who worked on the frontlines of the pandemic.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cole,Perry,"Cole B. Perry",,,MN,,"(218) 996-9023",coleperry@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-927,"Marc Clements: Clements is a Minneapolis Colleage of Art and Design alumnus. Clements has always been a practicing artist although financial realities have required gainful employment while producing artwork on the side. Clements maintains a studio/gallery in the Northrup King Building called Follow the Muse. For the last year and a half, he has been running the support desk for the North East Minneapolis Arts Association (NEMAA).; John Cox: Cox was born in Duluth. He holds an AA in liberal arts from Northland Community and Technical College in Thief River Falls, a BFA from the University of Minnesota Duluth, and an MFA from the University of South Dakota. His work has been exhibited in regional, national, and international exhibitions, including venues in New York, Australia, Canada, Italy, and Hong Kong. Cox currently is an instructor of visual arts at Minnesota State Community and Technical College in Fergus Falls.; Joan Eisenreich: Before retiring, Eisenreich was the community education director for the Mankato Area Public Schools. Eisenreich has a BA from University of Minnesota, Morris, with a major in studio art and a master?s degree from Minnesota State, Mankato in educational administration. She is a watercolorist with a show currently at the Falcon Bank in Saint Cloud. Eisenreich has served as a grant panelist in the past with the Central Minnesota Arts Board.; Mathew Greiner: Greiner is the new executive director of Twin Rivers Council for the Arts in Mankato. He has a community building and equity focused approach to art in the public sphere and cultural development, including professional development and support for local artist communities. Greiner is previously a founder and partner of Group Creative Services, volunteer with the Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation, and others. He has a BFA from Drake University and an MFA from Iowa State University.; Megan Hoff: Hoff is currently serving as an AmeriCorps member at College Possible in Saint Paul, as a college coach for low income, first generation students. She also is a part-time editor for Strive Publishing, a small children's publisher based in Minneapolis. Hoff graduated with a BA in English from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities in 2019. Other experience includes interning and working for Mixed Blood Theatre, working in the Weisman Art Museum gift shop throughout college, and serving as the chief poetry editor for The Tower, her alma mater's art and literary magazine.; Catherine Licata: Licata is a narrative filmmaker and professor in the cinema and media studies department at Carleton College. Licata?s films have screened at festivals such as SXSW, IFF Boston, the Maryland Film Festival, the New Orleans Film Festival, the London International Documentary Festival, and the Warsaw Film Festival, among others. She is 2019 Jerome Foundation Minnesota film, video, and digital production grant recipient for her short film, The Lobby.; Jacob Timmons: Timmons is a theater artist, educator, and arts administrator based in the Twin Cities, currently working as the workshop coordinator at Search Institute, and is a cofounder and company member of CAHOOT?! Physical Theatre. He graduated with a bachelor of fine arts degree in theater education from the University of North Carolina (Greensboro, NC), and with a master of fine arts in ensemble based physical theater with Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre (Blue Lake, CA).","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020531,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Organization of a lifetime's worth of musical recordings, poetry, 3,000+ books and more for donation to a Minnesota university for study. In addition to the benefits of personal study, digitization of my archive will provide insight into my artistic record, showcase influences, detail regional trends and more. Analytic reporting will be available from my website(s) and radio show.","I have been able to digitize approximately 50% of my archives (recordings, photos, video, print) while working with UMD to house the archives there. My main goal was to digitize my robust collection of archives and share as an educational tool. To that end, I've digitized 50% of the collection and am in contact with the U of MN Duluth to house some of them there to be available to their students.","Achieved some of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Paul E. Metsa",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Metsa will archive his lifetime?s worth of artistic source material, correspondence, and more to better understand what drives musical artistry and achievement. He will showcase and highlight the project via his radio/Web TV show and other means.",2022-03-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Metsa,"Paul E. Metsa",,,MN,,"(612) 788-6815",paul@paulmetsa.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-754,"Cynthia Demers is a retired visual and graphic arts instructor for junior and senior high schoolers and worked as a community education director for 23 years. She has written grant proposals for school age childcare, poetry, and visual arts with Native American speakers, summer theater, childcare resources, and field trips to art careers and art colleges. She developed Art Day with area art teachers for six schools averaging 180 art students and twelve artists. She has volunteered to review grant applications for Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Living in Lac qui Parle and formerly Lake of the Woods counties, she brings a rural perspective to her work.; Susana di Palma is artistic director of Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theater; she founded the company in 1984. She also is an internationally recognized contemporary flamenco/theater choreographer and performer. She has choreographed more than 25 original works for Zorongo and as guest choreographer for Flamenco Vivo in New York. She has received numerous grants including a Bush Fellowship, Arts Board Artist Initiative, McKnight Fellowships, and Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Next Step grants. She is a teaching artist for the Cowles Center for the Performing Arts.; Roberta Gray is the grants specialist at St. Francis Music Center, a community school for the arts in Little Falls. Gray also handles all programming for the Music Center. She has been a parent educator for the Little Falls Schools for the past 30 years and volunteers for other community nonprofits. Gray has a BA in theater arts and elementary education from Southwest Minnesota State University.; Kyle Harabedian is a member of the volunteer board of the Autoptic Festival of Comic Art. He has worked in city government, academia, and in a retail fine art gallery. Harabedian has an MFA in visual studies from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. His own artwork has been featured in publications such as Rock Ink Roll, Adventures in Comics, and New Faith to New World: Stories from the History of the Armenian Church. Harabedian is also the copublisher of the comic book anthology series Campfire Comics and Stories which features artists from around the world.; Sarah Lockwood: Lockwood is the ticket office performance supervisor at the Children?s Theatre Company, where she helps more than 295,000 children, youth, and their families experience theater each year. She has previously worked with Seagle Music Colony, the National Theatre for Children, Golden Horseshoe the Musical in West Virginia, the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts, and Jazz Arts Group Columbus. She graduated from Capital University with her BM in music business with a minor in management.; Theresa Madaus is a Minneapolis based dance maker and performer best known for her work as 1/3 of the choreographic collaboration Mad King Thomas. A dancer, improviser, and writer, she also moonlights as drag sensation Rock Scissors and creates performance incorporating drag and dance. As an arts administrator, she has worked with Upstream Arts, focusing on art, learning, and disability and Link Vostok, an East/West international dance exchange. Additionally, she helps organize the project Don't You Feel It Too?, a practice of public dancing for personal liberation and social healing with a focus on racial justice.; Catherine Meier: Meier is a working artist living on Minnesota?s North Shore. Meier has a BFA in studio art from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, and an MFA from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She served for several years on the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council board of directors. Her awards include several Arrowhead Regional Arts Council grants, an Arts Board grant, and a McKnight visual artist fellowship.; Miriam-Rachel Oxenhandler Newman writes primarily creative nonfiction. She is a freelance writer and has served as the editor of City South Magazine, Plymouth Magazine, and White Bear Lake Magazine. She is particularly interested in the topic of historical trauma and how it impacts communities. She holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her work has appeared in the Pioneer Press, Forward, Tablet, Currents, Dislocate, along with other publications, and has been recognized with grants from Rimon, the Jerome Foundation/SASE, and the Arts Board.; Sanaphay Rattanavong: A fiction and freelance writer rooted in the Twin Cities, Rattanavong has had work nominated for inclusion in the Best American Short Stories anthology, been a recipient of an Artist Initiative grant from the Arts Board, and served as a panel review member. He holds an MFA in creative writing from the Bennington Writing Seminars.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10025670,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2023,5429,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will conduct adult art programs in six rural communities to foster confidence in personal artwork which leads to a lifetime of creativity. I will survey participants at the beginning and end of the programs to gauge the feelings they have toward their own creative process.","Six programs were held and I saw a wealth of growth in the confidence of the participants' artwork. Surveys showed a growth of confidence in 90% of the participants. Many stated their favorite part was the relaxed atmosphere where they felt safe sharing their struggles as well as their successes with the artist and other participants.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,5429,,,,"Amy M. Lucas",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Lucas-Peroceski will provide adult arts programming in six rural communities to foster confidence in and enjoyment of the creativity process.",2023-01-01,2023-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Lucas-Peroceski,"Amy M. Lucas-Peroceski",,,MN,,"(218) 343-3453",321ArtStudio@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Itasca, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-310,"Madison Diemert: Madison Diemert, Clear Lake, MN, Diemert served as the Fiction Editor at the Sock Drawer, an online literary journal which published works from writers and artists with any level of experience. She has been published in Murphy Square, Augsburg University's student-led literary journal. Diemert has a BA in English and a minor in Anthropology from Minnesota State University, Mankato. Diemert will be awarded an MFA in Creative Writing from Augsburg University in the summer of 2022. ; Nikol Dowls: Ni'Kol is a queer African American multidisciplinary artrepreneur born in Minneapolis. She combines her love of spoken word poetry, photography, body movement, writing, and painting. She uses her artistry as a means of self-expression, to identify with hidden qualities of her character, to teach, cultivate community conversations, and to express her interpretation of the world around her. Her goal is to open an unexplored world, a place of curious self-expression, but also a world of new relationships, chances for new beginnings, and most importantly new stories. She hopes to change her community, to elevate her activism worldwide, and to mentor and teach others through creative expression, integrity, life coaching, and radical sensuality.; Xan Mattek: Xan Mattek graduated from Wichita State University in Kansas with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre Performance. The theatre and music scene of the Twin Cities is what brought her to the Great White North! Hard work and amazing teachers led her to obtaining a full ride scholarship at WSU. Because of her training there, she has performed and taught professionally around the United States. Her favorite creative projects include interning at the Lovewell Institute for the Creative Arts where she assisted students in writing, choreographing, directing and producing a full scale musical in just under three weeks and ""Final Fest Music and Arts Festival? a community arts festival started by herself and 2 peers seeing a need for all ages spaces in Wichita, Kansas. Performance credits include; Escape to Margaritaville (Old Log Theatre), A Christmas Carol (Guthrie Theater), Energy Time Trek (National Theatre for Children), You're A Good Man Charlie Brown and Newsies (Crane River Theatre). Along with her work in theatre Xan is passionate about community arts engagement. Projects include ""Final Fest Music and Arts Festival? and ""R Sound Presents: Poetry and Music Open Mic?; Benjamin Revermann: Ben Revermann has written many short stories. He also writes on occasion for The Blue State Conservative. He has published 5 novels and is currently working on a sixth. He has 3 kids and 3 dogs and would love to have more, more of everything.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10026859,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2023,7863,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Introduce CAD skills to middle and high school students while teaching them about theatre design. Host several workshops throughout the year in tandem with local theatre productions. At the end of the year the students will create their own design.","Introduced CAD skills to high school students and taught lighting design. Students worked on designing and installing lighting.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,7863,,,,"Patrick M. Mulcahy",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Mulcahy will teach lighting design and computer aided design to local students.",2023-01-01,2023-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patrick,Mulcahy,"Patrick M. Mulcahy",,,MN,,"(218) 310-3623",splat8@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-344,"Michaelle Abraham: Michaelle Abraham, phonetic pronunciation is mee-kai-elle, Michaelle is an associate librarian with Hennepin County Library where she works with youth and adults from all walks of life. With a background in library information sciences and sociology, Michaelle has been able to assist folks in finding housing and employment resources. Her podcast Narratives from the Black Diaspora and Beyond is an extension of her artist background. The podcast exists as another space where Black people from all walks of life can come together and share their narratives. ; Emilio DeGrazia: Emilio DeGrazia, a long-time resident of Winona, Minnesota, is Professor Emeritus of English at Winona State University. He taught there for 33 years. He founded Great River Review in 1977, and has had several books of fiction, essays and poetry published by small publishers. A collection of fiction, Enemy Country (New Rivers Press), was selected by Anne Tyler for a Writer's Choice Award, and a novel, Billy Brazil (New Rivers Press), was chosen for a Minnesota Voices award. A second collection, Seventeen Grams of Soul, received a Minnesota Book Award in 1995. He served several terms as board and panel member of SEMAC and also has judged memoir and poetry contests for the Society of Midland Authors. He is one of four judges for the Great River Shakespeare Sonnet contest. He and his wife Monica have co-edited three anthologies of Minnesota writing, and he has served two terms as Winona's Poet Laureate. ; Holly Hackett-Rich: Holly Hackett-Rich Duluth, MN, Holly is the Director of Grants and Outreach for the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. Being a multi-media artist and musician for 40+ years, she is most proud of her space making and community building. She and her former partner brought the Norshor Theater back to life in the 90s featuring an art gallery, independent film, as well as multiple spaces for music and dance performances. Holly has been an active community member, sitting on many non-profit boards, an advisory board for Essentia, a Chamber Ambassador, a business owner and an involved parent; Elizabeth Henrich: Henrich is an AmeriCorps VISTA member serving at Urban Boatbuilders, where she manages graphic design projects and facilitates digital community space. Henrich previously interned at Bainbridge Island Museum of Art in curation and the Puget Sound Navy Museum in collections. She graduated from Pratt Institute with a BFA in communications design and University of Washington with a certificate in museum studies. Henrich was born in Minnesota and has lived in California, Washington, and New York.; Melinda Ludwiczak: Melinda Ludwiczak, Minneapolis, a retired librarian, coordinated Legacy Fund programming for 100 MELSA libraries from 2009-2015, creating partnerships with teaching artists, performers, authors and arts and cultural organizations. She served on the Minneapolis Arts Commission for 9 years, serving on several public art selection panels. She volunteered for many grant review panels for MRAC. An arts enthusiast, Ludwiczak frequents live performances, visual arts exhibitions, art festivals and film screenings. ; Zoe Malinchoc-DeVoe: Retail bookseller at Fair Trade Books in Red Wing, MN. I order, stock, and sell new and used books, sidelines, and Persian rugs, and manage the bookstore's events and marketing. I train employees, run payroll, keep the accounts, and handle new author inquiries. I presently serve on the vestry at Christ Episcopal Church, the board of Hispanic Outreach of Goodhue County, support the Lotus Health Foundation as a gardener, and am a regular volunteer for Red Wing Arts. I have an MBA from St Marys University of Rochester, MN and a BA in Literature, Music, and Dance from Wells College.; Brandon VanWaeyenberghe: VanWaeyenberghe is currently the executive director of the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra (DSSO), where he oversees all administrative, fundraising, and fiscal aspects of the organization. Prior to joining the DSSO, he served as the director of finance at the Charlotte Symphony and nearly ten years at the Houston Symphony in four different roles in fundraising and business intelligence. He is a graduate of the League of American Orchestras Orchestra Management Fellowship program, a nationally recognized program in arts leadership. VanWaeyenberghe holds a BS in music management from the University of Evansville (Evansville, IN) in addition to a MA in arts administration and an MBA from the University of Cincinnati. His research regarding the supply and demand of orchestra musicians has been published and quoted in several publications.; Bethany Whitehead: Bethany Whitehead is a lifelong arts administrator, having held positions at the Walker Art Center, The Playwrights' Center, Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts, among others. She is currently the General Manager of Open Book in Minneapolis and serves on the board of the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop. She holds a MA in Arts Administration from St Mary's University.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10026175,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences will learn language, concepts, and strategies that increase their understanding and empathy around mental health and neurodiversity. We will gather feedback through surveys and/or Q and A discussions with audience members as well as a post-show survey and/or meeting with the contact person at each hosting organization.","Audiences gained language, concepts, and strategies to enhance understanding and empathy for mental health and neurodiversity. We will gather feedback through surveys, Q and A discussions with audience members, a post-show survey, and meetings with the contact person at each hosting organization.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,,"Michele Fallon, Elizabeth (Liz) Franklin, Cierra Hardin, Phillip Kampa, Peggy Larkin, Jazlynn Paige, Danny Porter, Suzanne Renfroe, Corri Stuyvenberg, Tawyna Heinsohn, Thad Shunkwiler",,"Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health AKA MACMH's Fidgety Fairy Tales-The Mental Health Musicals","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Fidgety Fairy Tales - The Mental Health Musicals will reimagine familiar stories to give kids and adults the tools to have conversations about mental health. Funding will support the rehearsals and performances of its fall 2023 tour throughout Minnesota.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Matthew,Jenson,"Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health AKA MACMH's Fidgety Fairy Tales-The Mental Health Musicals","23 Empire Dr Ste 1000","St Paul",MN,55103,"(651) 644-7333",mjenson@macmh.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Big Stone, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-922,"Vernita Clinton: Clinton is the founder of Recycling Art Concepts where she helps turn paper waste into beautiful art pieces. She has made Viking boats her primary art collection. She graduated from Western Illinois University (Macomb, IL) with a BA in arts. She plans to turn nothing into something one day.; Sharon Elmore: Elmore is a retired attorney and nonprofit professional with varied corporate and nonprofit experience. Most recently, she worked for bar associations providing continuing education, fundraising events, communications, plus social networking and volunteer opportunities. Other work included website development, grant compliance, quantitative, and qualitative research; consumer law practice; nutrition extension (Peace Corps volunteer); and more. She served on nonprofit boards, including an arts nonprofit providing affordable rental space for small theater companies, a private school, and currently a condo homeowners association. She has a BA from Earlham College (Richmond, IN) and a JD from Iowa Law School (Iowa City, IA).; Scott Hebert: Hebert has been involved in local theater in Duluth since 2008. He has worked on stage, backstage, front of house, and in volunteer roles for The Duluth Playhouse and Renegade Theater Company. His latest project is a podcast entering its fifth year, including eight live audience recordings in downtown Duluth. He has also served on the Duluth Homegrown Music Festival steering committee.; Dylan Jubera: Jubera served the Lower Sioux Community for almost four years at the nonprofit organization called Dakota Wicohan (DW). Jubera's position at DW was office manager. While at DW, Jubera was chosen to participate in a grant writing class that was funded and taught by First Nations (Boulder, CO). Jubera was trained by some of the best Native American grant writers in America. Since then, Jubera has gone on to successfully write three grants. Jubera looks forward to writing more grants in the future and sees grant writing as a way to help his underserved Native American community. Also, while working for Dakota Wicohan, Jubera was able to participate in numerous traditional Dakota art classes taught by master Native American artists.; Anthony Marchetti: Marchetti is a photographic artist residing in the Twin Cities. In 2016, he was a teaching/ research Fulbright Scholar in Budapest, Hungary. He currently serves as department chair and full-time faculty of photography at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. Marchetti graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2001 with a BA in fine arts and received an MFA from the University of Minnesota in 2005. He has received grants from The McKnight Foundation, Jerome Foundation, and the Minnesota State Arts Board. He has served on review panels for the Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.; Lisa Martinson: Martinson currently works as human resources and DEAI coach for nonprofit organizations. Graduating from both the University of South Dakota with a master's degree in adult and higher education and in Native American studies, and South Dakota State University with a bachelor's degree in sociology-human services, she has been able to take her educational pursuits to several U. S. based higher education institutions and various arts organizations (including but not limited to American Folk Art Museum, Nashville Metro Arts, Nashville Ballet, Miami City Ballet, and Walnut Hill School for the Arts) while expanding on her professional experience in overall organizational development and effectiveness.; Kirsten Sorensen: Sorensen is a full-time psychiatric music therapist at Fairview Riverside/M Health hospital serving patients in detox and ten other inpatient mental health units by facilitating groups and providing individualized sessions. She has worked for Fairview since 2009 as a music therapist and previously worked at Ebenezer Care Center. She graduated from Augsburg College with a BS in music therapy. She also trains music therapy students to go into the field. In addition to her career in musical therapy, Sorensen has been a part of various small and large ensemble musical groups on the flute. She released her debut EP ""Restless Mercy"", a collection of original songs on voice and piano, in 2021.; Melissa Williamson-Herren: Williamson-Herren recently retired and closed her retail art gallery and frame shop. Driven by a commitment to support the creative and professional development of artists at all levels, her real passion was creating an environment for personally meaningful encounters with art, often hosting exhibitions that brought awareness and conversation around social issues. Williamson-Herren graduated from Augsburg University with a degree in social work and has experience ranging from community organizing to staffing group homes. Williamson-Herren has developed a mindfulness curriculum using works of art as a focus and is currently working on developing one for bridging social disconnection.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10026220,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Granite Area Arts Council will increase access, diversity, and expand definitions of art and arts programming in the rural area of Granite Falls. Amassing quantitative and qualitative data from community conversations, surveys, workshops, online portals, and our own financial records, GAAC will assess the effectiveness of continuing new initiatives and community building across demographics.","The Granite Area Arts Council increased access, diversity, and expand definitions of art and arts programming in the rural area of Granite Falls. Amassing quantitative and qualitative data from community conversations, surveys, workshops, online portals, and our own financial records, including an interactive information gathering game.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,25000,3600,"Tamara Isfeld, Dani Prados, Mary Gillespie, Sue Selden, Bev Tellefson, Kyle Haugen, Karen Odden, Diane Ladner, Jessie Hennan",0.32,"Granite Area Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Granite Area Arts Council will continue expanding its programming and arts access, developing new cross sector community partnerships, and offering new opportunities to engage youth in the arts.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Gillespie,"Granite Area Arts Council","807 Prentice St","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 564-4240",graniteareaarts@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Chippewa, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-967,"Gabriella Caldecott: Caldecott is a family office trust associate at Wells Fargo. She has served with three nonprofit organizations including a position as trustee for The College of Saint Scholastica, board of directors member for Joyce Preschool, and a member of the Highland Groveland Recreation Association. Caldecott graduated from The College of Saint Scholastica with a bachelor's degree in marketing and management and has a certificate in organizational leadership from St. Catherine's University.; Christina Cotruvo: Cotruvo performs folk harp and harp ukulele music in northern Minnesota. Her recordings and music arrangements have been sold worldwide. She organizes Duluth Ukulele Community Strum and brings connections for those with challenges as a certified clinical musician. She has been a music coach for the blind since 1988 with No-C-Notes publishing group. Cotruvo's 30-year career includes serving as an accountant, grant writer, software consultant, controller, finance manager, and software specialist in city government, schools, cooperatives, and nonprofit agencies. Recently she has worked with the National Standards Board for Therapeutic Musicians, Armory Arts and Music Center, CHOICE unlimited, Minnesota State Chapter P.E.O., and has been a Minnesota State Arts Board grant panelist.; James Everest: Everest is an independent working artist, teaching artist, artist organizer, producer, curator, musician, filmmaker, composer, director, and performer, and has been active in the Minnesota arts community for more than 30 years. He received a BA in history from the University of Minnesota. While at the University, he volunteered at The Whole Music Club venue and went on to host and curate the Making Music conversations series at the U of M and Walker Art Center. He was music director and lead collaborator for Emily Johnson/Catalyst Dance from 2004-2015. He then founded a community arts organization, Wavelets Creative. He was nominated ""Artist of the Year"" at the 1997 Minnesota Music Awards (MMA) and won ""Best R&B Band"" and ""Best R&B Album"" in 1998 and 1999 at the MMAs.; Wendy Grethen: Grethen has created and been putting on local art and gift fairs for fifteen years, starting with the Get It Local fairs. For sixteen years, Grethen put on the folk music festival called Dulcimer Day in Duluth which hosted twenty learning workshops. She created Up North Excursions which provided day trips from Duluth to arts, music, history, and nature events in the Northland. She continues to play hammered and mountain dulcimer at events and for healing situations. Grethen also volunteers as an usher at the Duluth Playhouse.; Megan Krueger: Krueger is the development manager at Every Meal in Roseville. During her career, she has held leadership positions in fundraising and led the development departments at several local arts organizations, including Steppingstone Theatre and Stages Theatre Company. She graduated with a BA in both English literature and theater from Viterbo University (La Crosse, WI).; Lisa Nelson: Nelson is an artist and full-time parent. She volunteers for her local neighborhood organization, Union Park District Council, where she is cochair of the transportation committee. She has previously worked as an art conservator at the Brooklyn Museum, Jewish Theological Seminary, American Philosophical Society, and other institutions. She has a BA in studio art from Swarthmore College (Swarthmore, PA), and an MA in art history and art conservation from New York University (New York, NY).; Laura Nichols: Nichols has been a featured oratorio and orchestral soloist with many accomplished conductors. She was a principal member of the world premiere casts of Dominic Argento's Casanova's Homecoming, William Mayer's A Death in the Family, and Conrad Susa's Black River. She has degrees from Rutgers University, the Eastman School of Music, and the University of Minnesota. Her mentors include the famed mezzo-sopranos Jan DeGaetani and Elizabeth Mannion. Recently, Nichols retired as an assistant professor of music from Macalester College in Saint Paul, where she taught voice, ran the opera workshop, and coached the principals in the biannual musical.; Gerald Smith: Smith is the founder and operator of Stem Cell Studios, a multimedia, multidisciplinary art studio dedicated to the exploration of ideas at the interface of aesthetics, epistemology, cosmology, and biology. He has been a biomedical researcher and teacher in biology and art at several universities and is a graduate of Walla Walla University and The California Institute of the Arts. He has experience as an exhibition proposal reviewer for the once thriving Minnesota Artist Exhibition Program at the Minneapolis Institute of the Arts and for a photography/video competition at North Hennepin Community College in Brooklyn Park. Moreover, Smith taught a course titled Critical Frameworks for five years at St. Cloud State University's art department that included the preparation and presentation of art exhibitions and exhibition catalogues by the students.; Pamela Smith: Smith is a writer, teacher, and researcher. She was awarded the Artist Initiative grant (2019) and Creative Support for Individuals grant (2021 and 2022) from the Minnesota State Arts Board. She is the author of a variety of works of creative nonfiction.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022102,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","A Program Director will be hired to lead and reopen the Music Resource Center post-Covid, to provide youth music education programming The outcome of reopening the MRC youth music education program in-person will be evaluated based on its comparison to the level of student participation, and the quality and variety of programming prior to the MRC going on-line due to covid","Program Director was hired. Attendance records from pre-Covid were compared with attendance post-Covid, with over 100 students registered. Programming also expanded an additional day per week and included summer camp sessions","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Carolyn Sundquist, Laura Weintraub, Mary Ostman, tom Hollenhorst, Zane Bail, Nelson French, Roger Reinert, Deborah Scott, Sara Blanck, MikePoupore, Bob Hewitt",1.00,"Armory Arts and Music Center AKA Music Resource Center-Duluth Armory","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The Music Resource Center will reopen its program in person so that area teens can once again participate in an affordable and high quality after-school music education experience.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Poirier,"Armory Arts and Music Center","1626 London Rd Ste 779",Duluth,MN,55812,"(218) 428-9686",mark@dulutharmory.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-330,"Paige Brevick: A museum professional and non-profit administrator. She has worked at major fine-arts museums, including the Art Museum of the University of Memphis. Her career in the museum industry has focused on community engagement, and has included the use of documentary film, mixed media, and performance in the reception of both contemporary and ancient art. She also serves as a grant consultant, helping arts-based organizations secure nonprofit status, identify funding sources, manage capital campaigns, and successfully execute grant-funded programming. Paige is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the UCL Institute of Archaeology, and a Museum Educator at Mummies and Masterpieces.; Vernita Clinton: The founder of Recycling Art Concepts where she helps to turn paper waste into beautiful art pieces. She has made viking boats her primary art collection. She graduated from Western Illinois University with a BA in arts. She plans to turn nothing into something one day.; Elizabeth Hammel: A freelance video artist who has worked on documentary, narrative films, and dance films. Her primary interest is in following the creative process of the artist, and amplifying not just the completed work, but all the work and passion that goes into creating it. She has been lucky enough to have her documentary and dance film work has been screened at numerous film festivals, including the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival. She is a company member for nimbus theater, an educator at the Bakken Museum, and the mother of a three year old.; Gregory Wilkins: Works at Minnesota State University Mankato as the associate director of the Centennial Student Union and student activities and is a working artist. He served on the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council for six years, and currently serves an elected two-year term as a curatorial panelist for Minneapolis Institute of Art?s Minnesota Artist Exhibition Program. In 2020, he served as a Poetry Out Loud judge with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation. He formerly served as the director?s assistant, external affairs at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (Washington, DC).","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10025741,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Engaging communities in greater Minnesota through antiracist poetry and writing workshops. Documented evaluations and testimonials. These will include verbal, recorded and written forms.","Nine antiracist poetry and writing workshops and three antiracist programs in greater Minnesota were presented to 470+ people - online, hybrid and in-person At the end of each workshop participants were asked to share their learnings or takeaways. This circle sharing was recorded and used with my co-facilitator or community leaders to debrief the sessions.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",109,,10109,,,,"Hedwidge M. Tripp AKA Hedy Tripp",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Tripp will explore ways of creating, producing, and presenting antiracist poetry reading and writing workshops in greater Minnesota to engage different communities in new perspectives. The presentations will be online, hybrid, and in person.",2023-03-01,2024-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Hedwidge,Tripp,"Hedwidge M. Tripp AKA Hedy Tripp",,,MN,,"(320) 309-3087",hedy.tripp@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Benton, Crow Wing, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1137,"Brooks Becker: Becker is the director of finance of the Hennepin Theatre Trust, where he has worked five years. In this role, he has developed many grant budgets with an arts focus (many from the Minnesota State Arts Board) and has also done the required financial reporting on these grants. Prior to working at Hennepin Theatre Trust, Becker administered grants in his role of accountant at Neighborhood House. Becker has a BA in political science from St. Olaf College, an MBA from St. Thomas University, and a teaching license from Hamline.; Jamee Larson: Jamee Larson is a creative writing instructor at North Dakota State University, where she also runs teen summer creative writing camps for young writers throughout Minnesota and North Dakota. She received her MFA degree from Minnesota State University Moorhead and has volunteered her time and talents to creative activities and social justice efforts throughout the community. ; Patricia Lindeman: Lindeman is a respected school administrator who has led parochial, charter, and public school teams for 22 years. For the last two years, she has served as grant writer and coordinator of federal and state programs for the Russel Tyler Ruthton School District. She acquired her bachelor's degree in elementary education from St. Cloud State University and both her master's and Ed. S degrees from the University of St. Thomas. She completed her graduate work by obtaining her superintendent's license from the Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Her volunteer work includes being on the Safe Routes to School task force in Tyler.; Katie Pease: Pease originally came to Minnesota from Oregon for college and is a proud graduate of St. Catherine University, with a BA in English and studio art. After working in a variety of fields, including extensive time spent supporting persons living with physical and developmental disabilities, Pease's passion for social justice led her to making the decision to serve with the AmeriCorps and relocate to northern Minnesota. Pease now serves in a variety of roles for multiple nonprofits in the Duluth area.; Cole Williams: Williams is a writer from the Twin Cities area. She volunteers with the Midwest Book Awards, Poetry Out Loud, Women's Prison Book Project, and The MN State Arts Board Grants. She also serves as the co-Vice President of the South Washington Watershed District and on the Cottage Grove Park Commission. She holds an MFA in creative writing from Augsburg University and a B.S. in Biology from the University of Minnesota.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10026863,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To continue my work on capturing the beauty of Southwest Minnesota with the creation of a calendar. The outcome will be evaluated by the demand of calendars, audience feedback, and potential photography opportunities gained from the exposure of my work. Marketing and advertisement will be essential in generating a wider audience and outcome.","Continued connection with Southwest Minnesota and completed a photo calendar The outcome was evaluated by the number of calendars sold.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,10000,,,,"Kimberly J. Nelson",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Nelson will develop her project, Backyard Photos of Southwest Minnesota, a project focused on the beauty of simple, everyday things that go unnoticed.",2023-03-01,2024-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kimberly,Nelson,"Kimberly J. Nelson",,,MN,,"(507) 591-2007",Kjnres@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1829,"Julie Ahasay: Ahasay recently retired from the faculty at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She has directed and acted at the Duluth Playhouse for many decades, and has directed for Lyric Opera of the North, Wise Fool, and Renegade Theater Company. She has participated in approximately 80 theatrical productions ranging from college shows and comedy revues to dinner theater and live radio productions. She is an instructor at Duluth Playhouse Conservatory.; Ingrid Dai: Dai is the advancement associate at Propel Nonprofits, an intermediary organization and CDFI providing capacity building services and access to capital to support nonprofits in achieving their missions. She has previously held roles with nonprofit organizations including the Minnesota Orchestra and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, in the areas of event planning, education, and development. Dai graduated from Carleton College with a BA in economics and music, specializing in violin performance. She currently serves as a volunteer board member for the Summer Singers.; Mikhayl MIkha Dominguez: Mikha Dominguez aka Mikhamik (Caracas, May 12, 1987) is a Queer non binary latinx Venezuelan visual artist, photographer and sculptor and a Zumba instructor who has resided in Minneapolis since 2014. Their early career was spent working in the Venezuelan national television industry where he experienced state censorship under the dictatorship of President Hugo Chavez. In response, Dominguez left Venezuela, and joined the more than six million other Venezuelans who fled the militaristic and authoritarian Chavez regime. Using techniques drawn from self-portrait, collage, make-up, performance art, photography and sculptures Dominguez explores themes of gender, the body, religion and the reinterpretation of reality. He invents a new visual language by superimposing everyday elements onto the human body. Under the artistic name ""Mikhamik"" has developed themes on sexuality, gender, religion, and pop culture in their work. The use of non-conventional materials reconfigures the sense of aesthetics and the meaning of the figures, characters and their objects in the universe created by @mikhamik; Emily Essert: Essert is a recovering academic who holds a PhD in English literature (modernist poetry) from McGill University (Montreal, Canada). Since fleeing the ivory tower for the nonprofit sector, she's had the pleasure of supporting important causes like the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network (YNPN-Twin Cities), 826 Minneapolis, Global Rights for Women, and The Arc Minnesota. Essert started at The Arc as its grants and research manager and was its director of institutional giving during and after its merger into a statewide organization. She is especially thrilled to serve now on the development team at the Guthrie because she was a theater kid in high school and has never lost her passion for the performing arts. ; Kristie Frudden: Kristie has been a practicing Artist and Art Specialist in Minnesota since moving here after finishing her BS in Art Education at The University of Northern Iowa. She understands the challenges and joy of a life that is driven by a passion to create and reach others through the arts. She was an Art Specialist in Minnesota public schools for 26 years. She began her career in SW Minnesota, then 6 years with the Anoka-Hennepin Sch. Dist., taking an early retirement after teaching 19 years for the St. Anthony/New Brighton School District in order to focus full time on her own artistic practice. During that time she received her MFA through the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in Illustration. She is an award winning Artist in a number of juried shows including the Great Minnesota State Fair Fine Art Exhibit, Northern Lights, and Artists of Minnesota. She has been a participating Artist at metro Art Festivals including but not limited to most recently Minnehaha Falls Art Fair and Loring Park Art Festival. She has created design work for metro businesses, churches, and schools. Her work is included in public and private collections. She has been an art instructor at community Art centers such as The Bloomington Center for the Arts. Kristie has illustrated a successful self-published Children's Board Book and will be completing her second one to come out this summer. She has been active in supporting and volunteering for numerous Art experiences for children and adults including volunteer work with Spring Board for The Arts in their resource center. Kristie hopes to continue to give back and support artists and opportunities through the State Board Grant Advisory Review process.; Michael Speck: Speck is the operations director of the Chatfield Center for the Arts, where he oversees logistics and interfaces with community, artistic, and government partners to provide artistic experiences to southeast Minnesota. He is trained as an actor and fight director, has served on the board of Theatre du Mississippi and the Chatfield Public Library, and teaches regularly in both professional and higher education settings.; Jennifer Ward: Jennie Ward has directed and taught theater in Chicago, New York City, and Boston. Locally, she has directed and assistant directed with Minnesota Jewish Theater Company, Playwrights' Center, Guthrie Theater, Jungle Theater, and St. Croix Festival Theater. She has taught students at the University of Minnesota/Guthrie BFA Acting Conservatory, Hamline University, and St. Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists. For three years, Jennie was the Managing Director at the Center For Performing Arts in South Minneapolis (cfpampls.com), where she produced development opportunities for performing artists. She earned her MFA in Directing from the American Repertory Theater/Moscow Art Theater School Institute for Advanced Theater Training at Harvard University.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027421,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create 2nd mural in Lincoln Park Crafts District and neighborhood, connecting with the mission of the Craft District and Ecolibrium 3. Painting will be submitted as part of the Lincoln Park Art Walk public art collection. This collection connects to multiple constituents in the Lincoln Park neighborhood and business district and is accessible to everyone.","Public mural in Grand Marais, MN Interacting with public and property owner received very high praise. This is easily accessible to anyone and should have high visibility year round","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,10000,,,,"Paul LaJeunesse",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"LaJeunesse will create a mural for the Lincoln Park neighborhood in Duluth. He will have community engagement components including interviews, photographs, and community days when the public works directly on the painting.",2023-03-01,2024-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,LaJeunesse,"Paul LaJeunesse",,,MN,,"(314) 497-4174x c",p_lajeunesse@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-2016,"Elizabeth Bartholomew: Bartholomew works with Girl Scouts River Valleys as a program and outreach specialist. She volunteers as a musician and singer at Shepherd of the Grove Lutheran Church in Maple Grove. In her teenage years, she volunteered around the St. Michael-Albertville area doing various odd jobs. She is a former member with superior distinction of the National Speech and Debate Association (formerly National Forensics League) and attended Girls' State in 2013. Bartholomew found her passion for feminism and a means to help foster change in her life while completing her studies at St. Cloud State University with a degree in gender and women's studies and a minor in human relations and multicultural education.; Alice De Yonge: De Yonge is the program director and CEO of a small nonprofit youth arts education outreach program located in Blue Earth county since 1994, when it was incorporated. She oversees programming, does the grant writing, and creates services for the organization to ensure they are executed throughout the school year. She is the volunteer service learning coordinator and has been on the committee for the Mankato Mdewakanton Association since 1993.; Lucy Fischer: Fischer, PhD, is an award winning Minnesota artist, author, and social scientist. The most recent of her six books include: The Journalist; Grow Old With Me, and I'm New at Being Old. As an artist, she specializes in creating fanciful designs on glass---painting upside-down, inside-out, and backwards on hand blown glass. She teaches collage art through COMPAS and is the founder and leader of the Interfaith Artist Circle. She is featured on the Twin Cities Public Television program ""Life Changing Art""; Isela Xitlali Gomez: Gomez is an essayist, poet, and food maker. Gomez is a 2015 winner of the Loft Literary Center's Mentor Series in Creative Nonfiction, was a 2017 Beyond the Pure Fellow through Intermedia Arts, and a 2020 fellow of the Loft Literary Center's Mirrors and Windows program. Her essay, It Happened in Fragments, can be found in How Dare We! Write, an anthology of writers of color on the writing life and process. She is the coauthor, with Anais Deal-Marquez, of Your Passport to Mexico, by Capstone Press. She has taught creative writing workshops for high school students. ; Marshall Hoffman: Hoffman has been president of the board of directors of the Morris Area Arts Boosters since 2014. The nonprofit's goal is to provide arts enrichment opportunities for students in the Morris School District. He is news director for KMRS/KKOK Radio stations in Morris, where he often interviews artists and organizations that bring in artists on the Community Connection program. He is a past multiple winner of the Simon Rockower Journalism Award, a member of the Society of Professional Journalists, and formerly served on the boards for Morris Area Community Education Advisory Council, and Pomme de Terre Food Co-op. He graduated from the University of MinnesotaTwin Cities, with a BA in journalism and mass communications, and a senior certificate in business administration.; Mark Jensen: As an internationally exhibited and collected practicing fine artist, Jensen has over twenty years' curatorial experience. In addition to founding and cofounding two art galleries, Jensen has taught at colleges and universities, serving on exhibition, gallery, and acquisition committees. Jensen has juried numerous exhibits, including the Minnesota State Fair, the Hopkins Center for the Arts, and ASMP's Personal Works show. Jensen previously served as an Arts Board panelist, and a portfolio reviewer at SPE National Conferences in both professional and student categories.; Erin McMillan: McMillan is a writer with a MFA from Rutgers University, and an MA from Bemidji State University. She taught writing at the university level for several years, and while at Bemidji State, she served on the editorial board of the student literary magazine. Previously, McMillan was the director of the Becker County Historical Society in Detroit Lakes. She has volunteered with the Anishinaabe Cultural Center in Detroit Lakes, as well as the Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge. She has also served as an arts mentor for the Lakes Region Arts Council.; Laura Rosenstone: Rosenstone is a dancer, choreographer, and educator. She was a company member of Zenon Dance Company and is the artistic director of Slo Dance Company. Rosenstone has taught dance at various schools throughout the Twin Cities including St. Paul Conservatory for Performing Arts, Spring Lake Park High School, and the Cowles Center. Her work has been featured in the Candy Box Dance Festival, and she is a recipient of a 2023 Paid Partnership with the Southern Theater. Rosenstone was awarded a teaching fellowship at Smith College (Northampton, MA) where she graduated in May 2022 with an MFA in performance and choreography.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10026880,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Maintain connection to Minnesota residents and communities. Will evaluate based upon digital and physical audience attendance statistics, survey results, feedback/correspondence, mailing list and other quantifiable engagement when viable.","Maintained connection to Minnesota residents and communities, statewide, esp. SEAsian refugees Counted attendance, reviewed online statistics and metrics, comments, feedback via comments, FB posts, mentions, e-mails and face to face interviews.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,10000,,,,"Bryan D. Thao Worra AKA Bryan Thao Worra",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Thao Worra will provide pop-up exhibits, performances, and videos reflecting on the Lao American journey over the last five decades, along with a selection of emerging and professional Lao Minnesotan and southeast Asian Minnesotan artists who have rebuilt their lives here.",2023-03-01,2024-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bryan,"Thao Worra","Bryan D. Thao Worra AKA Bryan Thao Worra",,,MN,,"(951) 305-3354",Thaoworra@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Hennepin, Nicollet, Ramsey, Red Lake, Rice, Roseau, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1846,"Zachary Colby: For five seasons, Colby served as an artistic codirector and tenor with Cantus, an eight-member vocal chamber ensemble based in the Twin Cities. After teaching at the University of Nebraska Omaha for three years, Colby is now the development manager at Cantus. Colby holds a bachelor of music education from Butler University (Indianapolis, IN) and a master's and doctorate in voice from the University of Minnesota.; Susan Gainen: Gainen is a whimsical wildlife documentarian, abstract painter of neighborhoods, and author. She currently volunteers at The Art Shoppe at Midtown Global Market and is a member of Art to Change the World. She was a WARM protege in 2013. She earned a BA in history from the University of Maryland and a JD from the University of Baltimore School of Law. Her unique career path allows her to see value everywhere: typesetter, auto sales/finance and insurance, law practice, legal headhunter, law school career services, national employment/career speaker, cooking school owner, original art and writing enterprise.; Ololade Gbadamosi: Gbadamosi currently is a substitute teacher at Edina High School where he not only helps supervise classrooms but is also a mentor for the students. Gbadamosi previously worked at John F. Kennedy High School as paraprofessional and Thomas Allen Incorporated as the primary program counselor. He graduated from Concordia University-Saint Paul with both his BA in exercise science and MA in sport management. He is one of the leaders in the Minnesota hip hop dance and Krump community.; Lynne Harper: At the end of 2013, Harper retired early from a management position, returning to university to complete a BA in art history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She received an MA in the art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas from UEA and the Sainsbury Research Unit, Norwich, Norfolk, UK. Her MA thesis was a case study of British library engagement with West African communities in London. Since then, she has interned or volunteered at museums and historical societies, working as a an independent curator, conducting research to support or create exhibitions and community engagement activities.; Lauren Roelike: Roelike is a biochemist who has spent the last four years searching for novel drugs to treat a variety of diseases like heart failure, cancer, and Alzheimer's. She has a great deal of experience writing grants and manuscripts in her career as a scientist. Roelike is passionate about volunteer work and worked with the Aurora Center for five years providing care to those experiencing sexual violence, attaining a license from the State of Minnesota to do so. She has also volunteered with local meditation organizations and the American Red Cross to support volunteers. Roelike has a master's degree in biology from the University of Minnesota and is currently pursuing a MA degree in marriage and family therapy.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10026931,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Applicant will have album mixed, film, edit, and release three videos, and rehearse and perform live shows for collaborative project, Estuary. 1. The applicant will plan, rehearse and complete three live music videos. 2. The involved ensemble will perform live. 3. Applicant will use analytics from YouTube/social media, collaborator feedback, and audience feedback to evaluate the outcome.","Applicant had album mixed and also filmed edited two videos, and rehearse and perform live shows for collaborative project, Estuary. 1. The applicant planned, rehearsed and completed two live music videos. 2. The album was mixed, mastered and completed. 3. The involved ensemble will perform live. The work proposed is completed, and to be released to the public April-June '24.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,10000,,,,"Zachary J. Baltich",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Percussionist and composer Zack Baltich will work toward releasing a collaborative album project, Estuary, with an ensemble. The project includes working with a mixing engineer for recorded work and a videographer for promotional videos.",2023-03-01,2024-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Zachary,Baltich,"Zachary J. Baltich",,,MN,,"(218) 235-0166x c",zackbaltich@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1895,"Julie Ahasay: Ahasay recently retired from the faculty at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She has directed and acted at the Duluth Playhouse for many decades, and has directed for Lyric Opera of the North, Wise Fool, and Renegade Theater Company. She has participated in approximately 80 theatrical productions ranging from college shows and comedy revues to dinner theater and live radio productions. She is an instructor at Duluth Playhouse Conservatory.; Ingrid Dai: Dai is the advancement associate at Propel Nonprofits, an intermediary organization and CDFI providing capacity building services and access to capital to support nonprofits in achieving their missions. She has previously held roles with nonprofit organizations including the Minnesota Orchestra and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, in the areas of event planning, education, and development. Dai graduated from Carleton College with a BA in economics and music, specializing in violin performance. She currently serves as a volunteer board member for the Summer Singers.; Mikhayl MIkha Dominguez: Mikha Dominguez aka Mikhamik (Caracas, May 12, 1987) is a Queer non binary latinx Venezuelan visual artist, photographer and sculptor and a Zumba instructor who has resided in Minneapolis since 2014. Their early career was spent working in the Venezuelan national television industry where he experienced state censorship under the dictatorship of President Hugo Chavez. In response, Dominguez left Venezuela, and joined the more than six million other Venezuelans who fled the militaristic and authoritarian Chavez regime. Using techniques drawn from self-portrait, collage, make-up, performance art, photography and sculptures Dominguez explores themes of gender, the body, religion and the reinterpretation of reality. He invents a new visual language by superimposing everyday elements onto the human body. Under the artistic name ""Mikhamik"" has developed themes on sexuality, gender, religion, and pop culture in their work. The use of non-conventional materials reconfigures the sense of aesthetics and the meaning of the figures, characters and their objects in the universe created by @mikhamik; Emily Essert: Essert is a recovering academic who holds a PhD in English literature (modernist poetry) from McGill University (Montreal, Canada). Since fleeing the ivory tower for the nonprofit sector, she's had the pleasure of supporting important causes like the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network (YNPN-Twin Cities), 826 Minneapolis, Global Rights for Women, and The Arc Minnesota. Essert started at The Arc as its grants and research manager and was its director of institutional giving during and after its merger into a statewide organization. She is especially thrilled to serve now on the development team at the Guthrie because she was a theater kid in high school and has never lost her passion for the performing arts. ; Kristie Frudden: Kristie has been a practicing Artist and Art Specialist in Minnesota since moving here after finishing her BS in Art Education at The University of Northern Iowa. She understands the challenges and joy of a life that is driven by a passion to create and reach others through the arts. She was an Art Specialist in Minnesota public schools for 26 years. She began her career in SW Minnesota, then 6 years with the Anoka-Hennepin Sch. Dist., taking an early retirement after teaching 19 years for the St. Anthony/New Brighton School District in order to focus full time on her own artistic practice. During that time she received her MFA through the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in Illustration. She is an award winning Artist in a number of juried shows including the Great Minnesota State Fair Fine Art Exhibit, Northern Lights, and Artists of Minnesota. She has been a participating Artist at metro Art Festivals including but not limited to most recently Minnehaha Falls Art Fair and Loring Park Art Festival. She has created design work for metro businesses, churches, and schools. Her work is included in public and private collections. She has been an art instructor at community Art centers such as The Bloomington Center for the Arts. Kristie has illustrated a successful self-published Children's Board Book and will be completing her second one to come out this summer. She has been active in supporting and volunteering for numerous Art experiences for children and adults including volunteer work with Spring Board for The Arts in their resource center. Kristie hopes to continue to give back and support artists and opportunities through the State Board Grant Advisory Review process.; Michael Speck: Speck is the operations director of the Chatfield Center for the Arts, where he oversees logistics and interfaces with community, artistic, and government partners to provide artistic experiences to southeast Minnesota. He is trained as an actor and fight director, has served on the board of Theatre du Mississippi and the Chatfield Public Library, and teaches regularly in both professional and higher education settings.; Jennifer Ward: Jennie Ward has directed and taught theater in Chicago, New York City, and Boston. Locally, she has directed and assistant directed with Minnesota Jewish Theater Company, Playwrights' Center, Guthrie Theater, Jungle Theater, and St. Croix Festival Theater. She has taught students at the University of Minnesota/Guthrie BFA Acting Conservatory, Hamline University, and St. Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists. For three years, Jennie was the Managing Director at the Center For Performing Arts in South Minneapolis (cfpampls.com), where she produced development opportunities for performing artists. She earned her MFA in Directing from the American Repertory Theater/Moscow Art Theater School Institute for Advanced Theater Training at Harvard University.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027052,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,9700,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To create photographs with ten or more small sustainable farms in Northern Minnesota. To have the images distributed to the farmers and be used by the farmers. Display a body of work of small farming in northern Minnesota in a digital format or be published by a publication.","Ten farmers were able to have photographs taken of their land and their families. Reached out and made it a goal to schedule in ten farm visits for the year, it ended up resulting in a lot of farm visits and time but was well worth it. Successful and happy farm tours grew an amazing community for this art to find a home in.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,9700,,,,"Cecelia Boyle AKA Cece Boyle",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Boyle will create photographs around small rural farmers in northern Minnesota and the relationship these farmers have with the earth and food growers.",2023-03-01,2024-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cecelia,Boyle,"Cecelia Boyle AKA Cece Boyle",,,MN,,"(651) 485-1825",ccboylephotography@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1963,"Jeffrey Bina: Bina has worked in nonprofit arts administration for sixteen years, and currently serves as the director of finance and operations with one of the leading choral arts and community engagement organizations, VocalEssence. Prior roles have included artistic operations and finance work with Cantus; and a content producer for Minnesota Public Radio, working for the nationally syndicated show, Performance Today. Bina serves on the board of directors for the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra and performs as an orchestral percussionist, a drummer, and a chamber musician on both piano and percussion. Bina attended St. Olaf College, majoring in music and management studies.; Gloria Brush: Brush is professor in photography at the University of Minnesota Duluth and earned an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, Arts Board, Bush and McKnight foundations, among others. Her work has appeared in exhibitions nationally and internationally, including at the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, Lil Street Gallery in Chicago, and D-ART Gallery for the IV2020 International Symposium on Digital Art, and in Rosenblum's book A History of Women Photographers. Prior to her university tenure, she was the first director of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Kristie is currently a web editor for the University of Minnesota Extension. Prior to this, she served as the 4-H Extension educator in Martin County for eight years, where she developed and facilitated arts programming for youth both locally and statewide. While in this role, she received the Minnesota Association of Extension 4-H Youth Development Professionals' Excellence in Communication and Expressive Arts award in 2018 and in 2021. She has a BA degree in theatre arts and journalism from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. She worked in the education department at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts for four years. While there, Kristie coordinated in-school artist residencies, assisted in the management of school performances, and co-developed a musical theatre camp. She currently serves as a volunteer board member for the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council and Martin County Area Foundation. She also previously served as a board member for the Fairmont Opera House.; Anna Henderson: Henderson is a writer and scientist. Her work has appeared in The Kenyon Review, River Teeth, The Common, among others. She curates the ongoing book art exhibit, The Nature Library. This exhibit was founded based on the belief that science literacy can be increased through the arts. She has been a recipient of an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant and a Loft Literary Center Mentor Series award. She is a fellow at the Institute for the Environment at the University of Minnesota, teaches public policy at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, and creative writing at the Loft Literary Center.; Timothy King: King is a farmer, journalist, and cofounder of the nonprofit Dreams United/Suenos Unidos. As a journalist, he has written about the arts and, via Dreams United, he has organized numerous multicultural and artistic events including, most recently, an extensive website on Minnesota sculptor Joe Kiselewsk.; Rupa Nair: Nair is a senior controls specialist with an environmental company. Nair graduated from Texas A&M (College Station, TX) with an MS in construction management and holds a bachelor's degree in architecture from India. Nair is a trained Indian classical dancer and is currently a company artist with Katha Dance Theatre. Nair has served as a board member with Minnesota Malayalee Association and has also been a grant reviewer with the Arts Board. In addition, Nair enjoys volunteering her time for arts and creative projects.; Morgen Ruff: Ruff is a freelance film programmer and cinema operations specialist. From 2012 to 2020, he was lead programmer and exhibition program manager at the Northwest Film Center & Portland International Film Festival in Portland, OR, where he programmed contemporary cinema, classics, and experimental film while collaborating with a wide array of community groups and like minded arts organizations. Ruff holds a BA in film studies and philosophy from Portland State University.; Holly Streekstra: Streekstra is a versatile sculptor and installation artist with a background in theater, music, and dance. She has participated in group exhibitions and residencies in the United States and abroad (Germany, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Korea). Her work has been shown at SooVAC, Minnesota Museum of American Art, and Franconia Sculpture Park in Minnesota; the Invisible Dog, Brooklyn; and the Good Children Gallery, New Orleans. She was a 2016 Jerome Emerging Artist Fellow. In 2013, she was a Fine Arts Fulbright Teaching Scholar in Hungary. She holds a BFA from the University of Minnesota, and an MFA from Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA). Streekstra taught fine art at the college level for fifteen years. She has been a preforming arts production coordinator for more than 25 years.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1
10022111,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,18862,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Cultural Center will better connect with its audience through continued website enhancement including memberships, and social media marketing. Outcomes will be evaluated through website and social media analytics. The increased ?reach? to current and potential new audience members will inform them of Centre activities, programs and events they may have an interest in.","Website visitors increased from 2,303 in 2022 to 4,490 in 2023. The Mailchimp newsletter sent on 4/11/24 to 318 recipients had a 59.7% open rate. The outcome evaluation method used were the Wordpress website and Mailchimp analytics.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",281,,19143,898,"Chuck Brown, Cathy Baumgartner, Mark Glesener, Gene Wenstrom, Karen Roker, Rebecca Heerdt, Ruby Espinoza, Linda Wagemaker, Julio Lopez, Grace Goldtooth, Paul Heyl.",0.00,"Bird Island Cultural Centre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Bird Island Cultural Centre will build up its media presence and increase communication with audience, artists, students, members, and the regional community in support of its online exhibition experiences.",2022-12-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Glesener,"Bird Island Cultural Centre","PO Box 434","Bird Island",MN,55310,"(320) 365-1011",markglesener@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Big Stone, Brown, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, McLeod, Nicollet, Redwood, Renville, Stearns, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-339,"Paige Brevick: A museum professional and non-profit administrator. She has worked at major fine-arts museums, including the Art Museum of the University of Memphis. Her career in the museum industry has focused on community engagement, and has included the use of documentary film, mixed media, and performance in the reception of both contemporary and ancient art. She also serves as a grant consultant, helping arts-based organizations secure nonprofit status, identify funding sources, manage capital campaigns, and successfully execute grant-funded programming. Paige is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the UCL Institute of Archaeology, and a Museum Educator at Mummies and Masterpieces.; Vernita Clinton: The founder of Recycling Art Concepts where she helps to turn paper waste into beautiful art pieces. She has made viking boats her primary art collection. She graduated from Western Illinois University with a BA in arts. She plans to turn nothing into something one day.; Elizabeth Hammel: A freelance video artist who has worked on documentary, narrative films, and dance films. Her primary interest is in following the creative process of the artist, and amplifying not just the completed work, but all the work and passion that goes into creating it. She has been lucky enough to have her documentary and dance film work has been screened at numerous film festivals, including the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival. She is a company member for nimbus theater, an educator at the Bakken Museum, and the mother of a three year old.; Gregory Wilkins: Works at Minnesota State University Mankato as the associate director of the Centennial Student Union and student activities and is a working artist. He served on the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council for six years, and currently serves an elected two-year term as a curatorial panelist for Minneapolis Institute of Art?s Minnesota Artist Exhibition Program. In 2020, he served as a Poetry Out Loud judge with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation. He formerly served as the director?s assistant, external affairs at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (Washington, DC).","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027102,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,12875,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase production quality and reach of The Freshwater Review, and create and promote opportunities for artists to showcase visual and literary work. The project outcome will be evaluated by the number of artists engaged, the number of submissions from new artists, and community feedback on the quality of the publication and its contents.","CSS successfully increased the production quality and reach of the Freshwater Review and created opportunities for artists to showcase their work. The project outcome was evaluated by the number of artists engaged, the number of submissions from new artists, and community feedback on the quality of the publication and its contents.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,12875,,"Jennifer Alaspa, Deborah Amberg, Steve Burgess, Gabriella Caldecott, Ed Crawford, Craig Fellman, David Herman, M. Michele Hogan, Heidi Johnson, Sister Gretchen Johnston, Stephen Kent, Mark Lambert , Fred Lewis, Sister Danile Lynch, Dr. Barbara McDonald, E",0.00,"The College of Saint Scholastica","Private College/University","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The College of St. Scholastica will enhance its Freshwater Review publication, expanding its reach to attract more diverse artists and audiences.",2023-05-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amanda,"Abrahamson Roseth","The College of Saint Scholastica","1200 Kenwood Ave",Duluth,MN,55811,"(218) 723-6734",css_grants@css.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-1251,"Priyanka Basu: Basu is an assistant professor of modern and contemporary art history at the University of Minnesota Morris. She has been published in journals and edited volumes, including Third Text and Res: Anthropology and Aesthetics, and won fellowships and awards, including a 2021 Arts Writers Grant from The Andy Warhol Foundation. She holds a PhD in art history from the University of Southern California. Her interests include experimental film, photography, multimedia arts, and socially engaged art.; Janet Flood-Cole: Flood-Cole is a licensed social worker and has been working as an interim contract hospital case manager since 2014. She has a master's degree in social work from The University of South Florida. Flood-Cole is connected to the arts through her acting and has performed in murder mystery dinner theater productions around the state with Mr. Mystery Productions. Flood-Cole also is a singer. She has performed with church choirs at Unity Minneapolis, St. Luke's Episcopal Church, St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Prospect Park Community Choir, and the Opera Summer Chorus.; Scott Gilbert: Gilbert is the founder of Segue Productions and a longtime volunteer with Theatre in the Round and Chameleon Theatre. He is a former manager of operations for Six Points Theater (formerly Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company) and is a longtime attendee (sometimes artist) with the Minnesota Fringe Festival. Hailing from Arizona, he has a BFA in theater production and a MA in educational leadership.; Melissa Higgs Kohler: Higgs is a poet and science fair director who previously taught at The Loft and the University of Illinois (Springfield, IL), and served as president of the Vachel Lindsay Association, a small arts nonprofit. She has published three chapbooks of poetry and received second prize in the Basil Bunting Poetry Competition in 2017. Her reviews and interviews can be found at The Poetry Foundation, the Adroit Journal, Kenyon Review Online, and The Colorado Review. She received her MFA in creative writing from Hamline University in 2002. Higgs is the recipient of a 2022 Minnesota State Arts Board grant providing creative support for Minnesota artists.; Myron Johnson: Johnson has been an established artist in the Twin Cities for many years. First as an associate director at the Children's Theater Company from 1972-1985 and then as founder and artistic director of Ballet of the Dolls until 2015. Johnson has been awarded many grants over the years for Ballet of the Dolls from the McKnight Foundation, Jerome Foundation, Arts Board, as well as many corporate grants. He has received two McKnight choreographer awards as well as two Sally Awards for lifetime achievement and commitment. Johnson is currently coaching dancers, teaching, and working with Alzheimer's patients. ; Jean Louis: Louis is an avid supporter of the arts in central Minnesota, serving on a fine arts council to support sound and lighting needs for the performing arts center in the local high school, working as stage manager for an annual talent showcase, and writing grants for the schools and community theater groups. With a degree in music education, she accompanies musical theater productions, and plays for services in multiple churches, as well as playing for weddings, a dinner theater, and other events. She volunteers in a nearby school district to play for choir concerts. Composing mass settings and reviewing grants are her latest endeavors in the world of the arts.; Dustin Nelson: Nelson is a senior writer at Thrillist, and has published journalism with City Pages, Rolling Stone, Sports Illustrated, the Walker Reader, and other publications. He's the author of the poetry collection ""in the office hours of the polar vortex"" (RoboCup Press) and the chapbook ""Abraham Lincoln"" (Mondo Bummer). His poetry has appeared in Best American Experimental Writing, Fence, and other publications. His comic book writing has appeared in numerous anthologies and includes two series soon to be published. He was also a writer and producer on the radio comedy Radio Happy Hour, as well as the Web series Geocachers and one episode of TPT's ""Are You MN Enough?"" He was a founder and editor of the literary magazine InDigest which ran for nine years and published books and ran a reading series in New York. His experimental videos have appeared in more than a dozen international festivals and galleries. He was a resident at the UFT Verftet residency in Bergen, Norway, and has volunteered with Art Buddies and the PEN Prison Writing Program.; Kayla Pridmore: Pridmore is the program manager for the Seeds of Success program at Community Action Duluth where she coordinates farmers markets, a community mobile market, and year round vegetable growing. She previously was the conference coordinator for the Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture Society and a CSA farmer. She graduated from the University of Minnesota at Morris with a degree in environmental studies.; Alison Rasch: Most recently the midday host for Classical Minnesota Public Radio and the voice of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra broadcasts, as well as the nationally syndicated SymphonyCast, Young is a voice artist, presenter, and flutist. She serves on the advisory board of the Schubert Club and is a past recipient of an Artist Initiative Grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. She graduated with honors from Interlochen Arts Academy (Interlochen, MI), University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA), and Cleveland Institute of Music (Cleveland, OH). In addition to her love of the arts, Young is a long distance backpacker and shares stories through spoken word and found sound as Blissful Hiker.; Phaedre Sanders, Sanders is a Minnesota native, born and raised. She has a love for art and different types of artistic expression. She is currently a tax accountant but spends her personal time volunteering in many forms and has enjoyed attending and supporting artistic events for many years. She is a current board member of a real estate cooperative to increase ownership, education, and opportunities for all people including underrepresented communities. Sanders also spent many years helping to expose students to HBCU life. Lastly, Sanders spends many hours coordinating a mentor program between high school students and employees.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10025964,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,19500,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To increase community engagement and artist performance opportunities through a concert series. Document completed concert dates, time, attendance, and additional views from livestream recordings. Survey concert participants to assess learning and music enjoyment by performers. Obtain feedback from performers and volunteers.","Three performance/interview live streams; seven live audience live stream concerts; one live audience only concert Average on-line viewership increased during grant period. YouTube channel subscription increased. Live concert offerings diversified and increased.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,19500,1600,"Arno Kahn, Zane Bail Mark Nicklawske, Mary Hanchett Don Baltes, Carl Peterson, Dr. Charles Sundquist",0.00,"Sacred Heart John Chebul Memorial Center Association, Inc AKA Sacred Heart Music Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Sacred Heart Music Center will help promote community engagement and offer a state of the art performance venue for musicians through a virtual and hybrid music series.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Zane,Bail,"Sacred Heart John Chebul Memorial Center Association, Inc. AKA Sacred Heart Music Center","201 W 4th St",Duluth,MN,55806,"(218) 393-7438",zane@northlandfdn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Hennepin, Itasca, Lake, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-821,"Vernita Clinton: Clinton is the founder of Recycling Art Concepts where she helps turn paper waste into beautiful art pieces. She has made Viking boats her primary art collection. She graduated from Western Illinois University (Macomb, IL) with a BA in arts. She plans to turn nothing into something one day.; Sharon Elmore: Elmore is a retired attorney and nonprofit professional with varied corporate and nonprofit experience. Most recently, she worked for bar associations providing continuing education, fundraising events, communications, plus social networking and volunteer opportunities. Other work included website development, grant compliance, quantitative, and qualitative research; consumer law practice; nutrition extension (Peace Corps volunteer); and more. She served on nonprofit boards, including an arts nonprofit providing affordable rental space for small theater companies, a private school, and currently a condo homeowners association. She has a BA from Earlham College (Richmond, IN) and a JD from Iowa Law School (Iowa City, IA).; Scott Hebert: Hebert has been involved in local theater in Duluth since 2008. He has worked on stage, backstage, front of house, and in volunteer roles for The Duluth Playhouse and Renegade Theater Company. His latest project is a podcast entering its fifth year, including eight live audience recordings in downtown Duluth. He has also served on the Duluth Homegrown Music Festival steering committee.; Dylan Jubera: Jubera served the Lower Sioux Community for almost four years at the nonprofit organization called Dakota Wicohan (DW). Jubera's position at DW was office manager. While at DW, Jubera was chosen to participate in a grant writing class that was funded and taught by First Nations (Boulder, CO). Jubera was trained by some of the best Native American grant writers in America. Since then, Jubera has gone on to successfully write three grants. Jubera looks forward to writing more grants in the future and sees grant writing as a way to help his underserved Native American community. Also, while working for Dakota Wicohan, Jubera was able to participate in numerous traditional Dakota art classes taught by master Native American artists.; Anthony Marchetti: Marchetti is a photographic artist residing in the Twin Cities. In 2016, he was a teaching/ research Fulbright Scholar in Budapest, Hungary. He currently serves as department chair and full-time faculty of photography at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. Marchetti graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2001 with a BA in fine arts and received an MFA from the University of Minnesota in 2005. He has received grants from The McKnight Foundation, Jerome Foundation, and the Minnesota State Arts Board. He has served on review panels for the Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.; Lisa Martinson: Martinson currently works as human resources and DEAI coach for nonprofit organizations. Graduating from both the University of South Dakota with a master's degree in adult and higher education and in Native American studies, and South Dakota State University with a bachelor's degree in sociology-human services, she has been able to take her educational pursuits to several U. S. based higher education institutions and various arts organizations (including but not limited to American Folk Art Museum, Nashville Metro Arts, Nashville Ballet, Miami City Ballet, and Walnut Hill School for the Arts) while expanding on her professional experience in overall organizational development and effectiveness.; Kirsten Sorensen: Sorensen is a full-time psychiatric music therapist at Fairview Riverside/M Health hospital serving patients in detox and ten other inpatient mental health units by facilitating groups and providing individualized sessions. She has worked for Fairview since 2009 as a music therapist and previously worked at Ebenezer Care Center. She graduated from Augsburg College with a BS in music therapy. She also trains music therapy students to go into the field. In addition to her career in musical therapy, Sorensen has been a part of various small and large ensemble musical groups on the flute. She released her debut EP ""Restless Mercy"", a collection of original songs on voice and piano, in 2021.; Melissa Williamson-Herren: Williamson-Herren recently retired and closed her retail art gallery and frame shop. Driven by a commitment to support the creative and professional development of artists at all levels, her real passion was creating an environment for personally meaningful encounters with art, often hosting exhibitions that brought awareness and conversation around social issues. Williamson-Herren graduated from Augsburg University with a degree in social work and has experience ranging from community organizing to staffing group homes. Williamson-Herren has developed a mindfulness curriculum using works of art as a focus and is currently working on developing one for bridging social disconnection.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1
10022099,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,8200,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Persons living with HIV/AIDS will learn and practice creative writing skills in order to draft and revise their own creative works. Persons living with HIV/AIDS report changes in knowledge and skills through brief, anonymous, post-session surveys. Teaching artist will evaluate participation and increased skills through observation and reviewing participant works.","Persons living with HIV/AIDS learned and practiced creative writing skills, compling an fully printed book with their own personal narratives. Students were spoken to 1:1 by the program staff, discussing the evolution of their writing and personal growth during the program. Drafts of their previous works were revisited and compared to the final draft.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",3,,8203,1500,"Rachel Prosser, Carey Boyum, JoAnn Vertetis, Thomas Keller, Travis Allen, Michelle Bahr, Moncies Franco, Derek Johnson-Dean, Mary Jo Kasten, Raquelle Paulsen, Jenn Schaal, Jelue Vazquez Valverde, Shanasha Whitson",0.00,"The Aliveness Project","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The Aliveness Project will partner with teaching artist Brian Malloy to offer drop-in creative writing sessions for persons living with HIV.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Matt,Boston,"The Aliveness Project","3808 Nicollet Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55409,"(612) 822-7946",mattb@aliveness.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-327,"Norbert Een: Retired after 30+ years at Twin Cities Public Television (TPT). Most recently, as Sr. Managing Producer he researched, created and implemented project plans for federal, state, corporate and foundation grant projects. Strengths include strategic planning, financial management, operations and compliance with talent contracts (AFTRA, WGA, DGA). Prior to TPT he worked in Stage Management for four years at Cricket Theatre in Minneapolis. He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota with an MFA in Theatrical Design and Technical Theatre, and a BS in Theatre Education.; Christine Empanger: In June of 2021, Christine joined the Philanthropic Services team to support the work of each Philanthropic Advisor as they connect with the Foundations donor?s and make an increasingly positive impact on the community. Before joining the Foundation, Christine spent 7 years in Duluth, MN where she fell in love with community-based work and found an understanding of how meaningful partnerships can make a huge difference in the lives of others. Over the course of her career, she has focused on the impact of adversity on children, youth, and families. This has shown up through her support of the creation of what is now the First Ladies of the Hillside in Duluth in addition to previously serving as a development officer in Northeast Minnesota for Lutheran Social Services. Within her role she collaborated with individuals, congregations, foundations and volunteers who support programming offered across the region. Christine received a B.S. in Social Work with a minor in Early Childhood Studies from the University of Minnesota Duluth. And a few days later, she started at Augsburg University in Minneapolis where she earned a master?s degree in macro practice social work.; Jean Louis: An avid supporter of the arts in central Minnesota, serving on a Fine Arts Council to support sound and lighting needs for the Performing Arts Center in the local high school, working as Stage Manager for an annual Talent Showcase, and writing grants for the schools and community theatre groups. With a degree in Music Education, she accompanies musical theatre productions, and plays for services in multiple churches, as well as playing for weddings, a dinner theatre, and other events. She volunteers in a nearby school district to play for choir concerts. Composing mass settings and reviewing grants are her latest endeavors in the world of the arts.; Ingrid Nordstrom: Director of Marketing and Communications for Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church in Minneapolis; a social justice and progressive faith-based community with a focus on arts. Ingrid began her career as an Actor and Dramaturg in New York. In 2012 she left acting to get her Master?s degree in Art History and rose quickly to the role of Senior Producer for Christie?s Content in the Americas Region. While at Christie?s she received numerous awards including Webbys, Tellys, and Regional Emmy nomination. She is currently producing a documentary on Sister Gertrude Morgan scheduled for release late 2023.; Alyssa Swanson: A multidisciplinary artist and art educator living in Cloquet, MN. She earned a Master of Fine Art focused on 2-Dimensional studies (specifically painting and fiber art) from Bowling Green State University and a Bachelor of Art focused on painting and drawing from The College of St. Scholastica. Swanson?s current conceptual artwork draws inspiration from shapes in water, real and imagined, as repetitive patterns in embroidered abstract compositions. She has worked for arts non-profits in a variety of roles, provides youth art education opportunities in the Twin Ports region, and has received three grants from Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Nathaniel Wunrow: Wunrow works as a bids writer for a company that provides self-service and automation solutions to libraries. Previously, he worked as a cataloging librarian for the Walker Art Center, in development for the Minnesota Historical Society, and as an intern with The Soap Factory. He wrote an Artist Initiative Grant proposal for his spouse and was awarded the grant for 2017-18. Wunrow received an MA in English and a graduate certificate in museum studies from the University of St. Thomas.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022196,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","To engage individuals with special needs to be the star of the show by developing new skills on and off stage! The outcome will be evaluated by the number participants in the program, what each participant learned from the program, enjoyment of the program, and the number of tickets sold.","Engaged individuals with special needs were the STARZ of 'Honk, Jr'! Developing new skills on and off stage! The outcome of this program was evaluated by the number of participants, what each participant learned, how much the program was enjoyed, and tickets sold. Surveys were sent to families, participants, and ticket holders.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",95,,30095,4000,"Betsey Faerber, Jackie Mjolhus, Brian Baumgart, James Hevel, Negin Emami, Yvette Schue, Rob Rosen, Rita Hamsmith, Erica Campbell",0.00,"Northern Starz Theatre Company AKA Northern Starz Children's Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Northern Starz Theatre Company will offer The Penguin Project to engage individuals with special needs to be the star of the show by developing new skills on and off stage.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rachel,Bohnsack,"Northern Starz Theatre Company AKA Northern Starz Children's Theatre","5300 Alpine Dr Ste 140",Ramsey,MN,55303,"(612) 326-6158",rachel@northernstarz.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-424,"Rebecca Froehlich: Serves as the development and communications associate for the Minnesota Urban Debate League. She received her BFA in painting from the University of South Dakota and is currently pursuing her master of arts in education at Augsburg University. She has been trained as an artist in healthcare within rural and urban settings, and studied at the University of South Dakota and the University of Florida.; David Marty: Retired from a career in arts administration, and currently serves on the Grand Rapids school board. He holds a bachelor?s degree in communications, with additional arts training including a fellowship in arts administration at the National Endowment for the Arts. He is an experienced arts presenter with extensive awards and has served on various arts and community boards. He has presented and consulted often for national and regional arts gatherings. He was an officer for the Minnesota Presenters Network and the Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Marty has also directed and acted in local theater productions.; Marjorie Pitz: Retired public artist and sculptor, following a career in landscape architecture that focused upon public places. She graduated from UMN with a Bachelors of Landscape Architecture degree. Marjorie has served: Minneapolis Art in Public Places juries: the State Design Selection Board; the AELSLAGID Licensure Board for design professionals; and the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)-Minnesota Chapter. Marjorie is a creative thinker, and integrates accessible art into public places.; Melanie Richards: A poet and prose writer with many awards and publications. She has taught creative writing and composition at several colleges over the last 30 years. She has also worked as a writer in the community arts group Artspeople in Western Wisconsin and was involved in the Poets in the Schools program in Wisconsin as well. She has a B.A. from U.C.L.A., and an M.F.A. from Goddard College.; Kitrina Stratton: Being retired, Kitty now consults/designs with and for clients who want to do a super energy efficient home. Kitty has a Masters of Architecture (2014) in Sustainable Building Design Science from the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Kitty has a BA in Visual Design from Purdue University (1979) Kitty worked as a graphic designer for many years in many types of businesses. She then went into National Accounts Manager positions, calling on Marketing and Design depts. Kitty currently volunteers on the City of Minneapolis Capital Long-Range Improvement Committee with the position period ending in Dec. 2022. Kitty and her partner have had their super energy-efficient near net-zero home on the Minneapolis St Paul Home tour as well as the Renewable Energy Tour. Kitty has presented two accredited presentations for the Duluth Energy Conference attendees, and two high school programs and is currently designing three new homes using passive strategies for heating, cooling and ventilation.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022132,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,22000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Provide innovative visual-art opportunities The DAI will use Google Forms to gather input from the community and participants to capture insight into how art impacts regional, and other constituencies.","increased outreach opportunities Number of new programs/survey results","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,"Other,local or private",22000,975,"Robin Washington, Omawole Famule, Rogier Gregoire, David Austin, Celia Cameron, Juli Kellner, Vern Northrup, Dr. Patricia Rogers, Claudia Faith",0.00,"Duluth Art Institute Association AKA Duluth Art Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The Duluth Art Institute will provide robust art exhibitions and learning opportunities that enhance community engagement in the arts and amplify absent narratives.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christina,Woods,"Duluth Art Institute Association AKA Duluth Art Institute","506 Michigan St W",Duluth,MN,55802-1517,"(218) 733-7560",cwoods@duluthartinstitute.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-360,"Rachel Carlson: Rachel Coyne is a writer and painter from Lindstrom, MN. Her books include Daughter, Have I Told You?, Whiskey Heart, The Patron Saint of Lost Comfort Lake and the YA Antigone Ravynn Chronicles. Her painting have been featured in journals such as Fatal flaw, the Emerson Review, Hole in the Head and many others.; Joshua Gillespie: Gillespie is a local Black Storyteller and a Leadership Scholarship Program Director. He is passionate about the local art community as a Minnesota native and actively participates in the creative sphere. He has volunteered as a grant reviewer in the past, and he hopes to continue learning about the process and improve his own grant writing abilities. He is dedicated to the work and committed to the process.; Jane Nelson: Jane Becker Nelson is Director and Curator of Flaten Art Museum at St. Olaf College, where she oversees the museum?s collections and exhibitions and serves as a specialist in and advocate for visual teaching and learning. Becker Nelson has worked in museums and galleries across the U.S. and Canada, serving as curator, educator, gallery manager, and fundraiser at institutions including the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Walker Art Center, Groveland Gallery, Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Seattle Art Museum, and Agnes Etherington Art Centre in Ontario. Her major fields of interest include contemporary art in northern North America, museum studies, and curatorial practice. Exhibitions such as The Making Known (2022), Meg Ojala: I Want to Show You Something (2018), She Gone Rogue (2014), and Re-framing Terrorism (2011) exemplify Becker Nelson?s interest in art and contemporary culture, and a drive to connect exhibitions with curricular interests in higher education. Becker Nelson holds a BA in studio art and art history from St. Olaf College and an MA in art history from Queen?s University in Kingston, Ontario. She is a Minnesota state representative to the Association of Academic Museums and Galleries (AAMG) and presents regularly at their annual conferences.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1
10026946,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To produce the song 'Rattlesnake' by Superior Siren as a single release and music video in order to stay connected to listeners within Minnesota. I will evaluate the success of the release of 'Rattlesnake' by the completion of the single record and the music video. I will evaluate the connection to Minnesota listeners using social media analytics, and by witnessing in-person engagements.","Production of the song 'Rattlesnake' by Superior Siren as a single release and music video. Production of the song 'Rattlesnake' by Superior Siren as a single release and music video was complete by the end of the grant period. I evaluated the success of the release of 'Rattlesnake' by the completion of the single record and music video.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,10000,,,,"Laura M. Sellner",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Sellner will lead the production of a single release and music video of the song Rattlesnake by Superior Siren.",2023-03-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laura,Sellner,"Laura M. Sellner",,,MN,,"(218) 491-1726",superiorsirenmusic@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1909,"Julie Ahasay: Ahasay recently retired from the faculty at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She has directed and acted at the Duluth Playhouse for many decades, and has directed for Lyric Opera of the North, Wise Fool, and Renegade Theater Company. She has participated in approximately 80 theatrical productions ranging from college shows and comedy revues to dinner theater and live radio productions. She is an instructor at Duluth Playhouse Conservatory.; Ingrid Dai: Dai is the advancement associate at Propel Nonprofits, an intermediary organization and CDFI providing capacity building services and access to capital to support nonprofits in achieving their missions. She has previously held roles with nonprofit organizations including the Minnesota Orchestra and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, in the areas of event planning, education, and development. Dai graduated from Carleton College with a BA in economics and music, specializing in violin performance. She currently serves as a volunteer board member for the Summer Singers.; Mikhayl MIkha Dominguez: Mikha Dominguez aka Mikhamik (Caracas, May 12, 1987) is a Queer non binary latinx Venezuelan visual artist, photographer and sculptor and a Zumba instructor who has resided in Minneapolis since 2014. Their early career was spent working in the Venezuelan national television industry where he experienced state censorship under the dictatorship of President Hugo Chavez. In response, Dominguez left Venezuela, and joined the more than six million other Venezuelans who fled the militaristic and authoritarian Chavez regime. Using techniques drawn from self-portrait, collage, make-up, performance art, photography and sculptures Dominguez explores themes of gender, the body, religion and the reinterpretation of reality. He invents a new visual language by superimposing everyday elements onto the human body. Under the artistic name ""Mikhamik"" has developed themes on sexuality, gender, religion, and pop culture in their work. The use of non-conventional materials reconfigures the sense of aesthetics and the meaning of the figures, characters and their objects in the universe created by @mikhamik; Emily Essert: Essert is a recovering academic who holds a PhD in English literature (modernist poetry) from McGill University (Montreal, Canada). Since fleeing the ivory tower for the nonprofit sector, she's had the pleasure of supporting important causes like the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network (YNPN-Twin Cities), 826 Minneapolis, Global Rights for Women, and The Arc Minnesota. Essert started at The Arc as its grants and research manager and was its director of institutional giving during and after its merger into a statewide organization. She is especially thrilled to serve now on the development team at the Guthrie because she was a theater kid in high school and has never lost her passion for the performing arts. ; Kristie Frudden: Kristie has been a practicing Artist and Art Specialist in Minnesota since moving here after finishing her BS in Art Education at The University of Northern Iowa. She understands the challenges and joy of a life that is driven by a passion to create and reach others through the arts. She was an Art Specialist in Minnesota public schools for 26 years. She began her career in SW Minnesota, then 6 years with the Anoka-Hennepin Sch. Dist., taking an early retirement after teaching 19 years for the St. Anthony/New Brighton School District in order to focus full time on her own artistic practice. During that time she received her MFA through the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in Illustration. She is an award winning Artist in a number of juried shows including the Great Minnesota State Fair Fine Art Exhibit, Northern Lights, and Artists of Minnesota. She has been a participating Artist at metro Art Festivals including but not limited to most recently Minnehaha Falls Art Fair and Loring Park Art Festival. She has created design work for metro businesses, churches, and schools. Her work is included in public and private collections. She has been an art instructor at community Art centers such as The Bloomington Center for the Arts. Kristie has illustrated a successful self-published Children's Board Book and will be completing her second one to come out this summer. She has been active in supporting and volunteering for numerous Art experiences for children and adults including volunteer work with Spring Board for The Arts in their resource center. Kristie hopes to continue to give back and support artists and opportunities through the State Board Grant Advisory Review process.; Michael Speck: Speck is the operations director of the Chatfield Center for the Arts, where he oversees logistics and interfaces with community, artistic, and government partners to provide artistic experiences to southeast Minnesota. He is trained as an actor and fight director, has served on the board of Theatre du Mississippi and the Chatfield Public Library, and teaches regularly in both professional and higher education settings.; Jennifer Ward: Jennie Ward has directed and taught theater in Chicago, New York City, and Boston. Locally, she has directed and assistant directed with Minnesota Jewish Theater Company, Playwrights' Center, Guthrie Theater, Jungle Theater, and St. Croix Festival Theater. She has taught students at the University of Minnesota/Guthrie BFA Acting Conservatory, Hamline University, and St. Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists. For three years, Jennie was the Managing Director at the Center For Performing Arts in South Minneapolis (cfpampls.com), where she produced development opportunities for performing artists. She earned her MFA in Directing from the American Repertory Theater/Moscow Art Theater School Institute for Advanced Theater Training at Harvard University.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10026950,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,9040,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Rachael Hanel will develop and present writing workshops based on experience gained in writing personal essays during the grant period. Keep track of workshops given, the number of people attending, and student evaluations.","I presented a two-day memoir and personal essay workshop on Nov. 1-3, 2023, in Duluth, Minnesota, with eight participants. I had students email me with feedback.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,9040,,,,"Rachael T. Hanel",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Hanel will explore the genre of lyric essay by writing a collection of essays about beauty and aging. She will incorporate interviews with Minnesotans who identify as women of varied backgrounds about their notions of beauty and aging.",2023-03-01,2024-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rachael,Hanel,"Rachael T. Hanel",,,MN,,"(507) 340-4594",rhanel@hickorytech.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Nicollet, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1913,"Cristopher Anderson: Anderson has a background in broadcast journalism and is a national award winning documentary filmmaker. His poetry and essays have been published in regional literary and general interest magazines and in anthologies. He plays Scandinavian folk fiddle in local jam groups; six years with the American Swedish Institute Spelmanslag, and performing on its CD, Love is Hard to Hide. He founded and directed a 28-year audience as artist participatory theater based in folk tales and mythology---the Minnesota Folk Tale Gardening Club---for enjoyment and healing. He is an associate teaching artist for the national award winning arts and health/creative aging pioneer, Kairos Alive!.; Danica Dick: Dick is the arts coordinator at the Twin Rivers Arts Council, where she is involved with the Mankato Sculpture Walk, oversees fiscal sponsors, and coordinates Twin Rivers Arts Council events. She recently graduated with her BA from Bethany College in arts administration, music, and theater and has continued to sing in community choirs and lead theater workshops. Dick currently teaches voice and dialect lessons and is the volunteer worship minister at her church.; Aaron Kerr: Kerr is a cellist and composer. His music is a cross between jazz, minimalist classical, and rock. He performs as a soloist and with many artists and ensembles in the Twin Cities. Kerr's music is on more than fifty albums nationally and internationally, including several solo albums. He received a McKnight composer fellowship in 2006 and has taught cello, composition, and theory for more than 25 years.; Cynthia McEwen Haynes: Haynes is a performing artist and arts administrator based in the Twin Cities. For more than thirty years she has directed and written for the theater and made space for others to showcase their creative voices. She holds a MFA in directing from Southern Methodist University (University Park, TX) and has served on funding panels for area foundations and arts councils as well as many arts and nonprofit boards.; Gwendolyn Rouse: Rouse is a painter, with a studio in Ely. She has shown her work in galleries and exhibitions across the country from New York City to California and is currently represented by Lizzards Fine Art in Duluth. Rouse is a board member of the Ely Art Walk and a former president of the Lake Superior Watercolor Society. She has taught private lessons, adult art education, and at the College of St. Scholastica. Rouse earned a BFA from University of Minnesota-Duluth and a MFA from the New York Academy of Art (New York, NY).; Alison Ruth: Ruth is the artistic and advancement associate at the Jungle Theater, helping to shape both the artistic programming and development strategies at the Jungle. Ruth previously worked in development at the arts nonprofit Kairos Alive in Minneapolis. She graduated from the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA) with an MFA in dramaturgy and New York University (New York, NY) with a BA in English.; Sagirah Shahid: Sagirah Shahid is a Black American Muslim poet and arts educator. Her poetry and prose are published in Mizna, Paper Darts, Winter Tangerine, and elsewhere.; Jose Antonio Zayas Caban: Zayas Caban is a McKnight Artist Fellow, educator, and recording artist. His experiences include teaching applied saxophone, aural skills, and music theory. Zayas Caban has worked in academia, K-12, and privately. His work also includes concerts and master classes in Europe, Central America, and the mainland United States. He is a doctor of musical arts in saxophone performance and music theory pedagogy.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10025961,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Using input from patrons who have felt unwelcome to participate in the performing arts, the Guthrie will curate judgement-free relaxed performances. The Guthrie will email surveys to relaxed performance attendees to gauge whether we succeeded in creating a welcoming environment for patrons who have difficulty attending traditional theater performances.","The Guthrie hosted four relaxed performances, serving 1,373 people. The Guthrie uses post-show electronic surveys, observation, and patron comments to evaluate our programming. While survey response rates were low, 96% of respondents felt welcome, and close to half (48%) used one or more support resources.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,13769,"Susan W. Allen, Martha Goldberg Aronson, Y. Marc Belton, Abdhish Bhavsar, Jennifer Reedstrom Bishop, Michael Blum, Peter Brew, David Dines, Amy Fiterman, Darrel German, Joseph Haj, Todd Hartman, Diane Hofstede, Timothy A. Huebsch, David Hurrell, John June",0.00,"Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Guthrie will produce relaxed performances for seven of its productions, inviting in an audience that hasn't typically felt welcome in the performing arts.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,"Rojer Hurley","Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","818 2nd St S",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1252,"(612) 225-6000",emilyrh@guthrietheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Swift, Wabasha, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-818,"Kelly Anderson: Anderson is a Minnesota based international artist that strives to make a difference with emotion based art. In 2022, after two decades of artwork she has started to integrate interactive based technology. Augmented reality allows her to expand past the immediate reaction of art and engage audiences in a new way. As most of her art is emotion based, she builds on interacting with the art.; Alexandra Bodnarchuk: Bodnarchuk is a Carpatho-Rusyn American choreographer based in Minneapolis. She creates original works ranging from solos to evening length group works for the stage and screen. She was a 2021 Ann & Weston Hicks Choreography Fellow at Jacob's Pillow and a 2020 Jerome Hill Artist Fellow finalist. Her most recent work, dance film Heritage Sites, premiered in 2020 and has been screened across the United States. She hails from Pittsburgh, PA where she studied classical ballet and Eastern European folk dance. She holds a BFA in dance performance and choreography and a BA in French from Ohio University.; Paul Hustoles: Hustoles, now retired, served as chair of the department of theater and dance at Minnesota State University, Mankato for 35 years. He was also artistic director of Highland Summer Theatre from 1985 to 2020. Hustoles received his BFA from Wayne State University, his MA from the University of Michigan, and his PhD from Texas Tech University. He has directed more than 235 theater productions and produced more than 625 shows in his career. A distinguished faculty scholar of MSU, Hustoles was appointed by Governor Walz to serve on the board of the Perpich Center for Arts Education until 2026.; Josee Morissette: Morissette is a retired research scientist who worked at Medtronic for nineteen years. She graduated from McGill University in Canada with a BSc in physics and physiology and obtained a PhD in computation and neural systems from the California Institute of Technology. She served on the board of the Minnesota Youth Symphonies in various roles (director, vice president, and president) for six years and is currently serving on the board of the International Cello Institute.; Carolyn Olson: Olson is a retired K-12 rural public school art teacher. While teaching, she worked as webmaster for her school district and art department. She also taught at a community based science and culture camp at the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation. In addition to arts education, Olson is a narrative painter. From March 2020 to July 2021, she completed a series of 100 pastel drawings, Essential Worker Portraits, which have been recognized worldwide. Currently, she is illustrating a children's picture book, Pearl's Garden, a story about a young girl growing a vegetable garden with family support. She has a BFA in painting and graphics (1980) and a master's degree in painting (2003).; Jonathan Quijano: Quijano is a patient education editor for M Health Fairview, certified as a health literacy specialist. He makes medical information easier to understand for patients with literacy challenges. He graduated from St. Cloud State University with a BA in English. Outside of work, he pursues a passion as a history researcher and writer. He won a grand prize from the Minnesota Historical Society for a documentary film based on his archival research. He also volunteers for the Washington County Historical Society. In both pursuits, the goal is to help a wide audience see new details with a simple, clear style.; Marynel Ryan Van Zee: Ryan Van Zee is currently the director of student fellowships at Carleton College in Northfield. She works with students and recent alumni applying for external awards and administers an internal fellowships program. In 2021, she served as an Operating Support artistic evaluator for the Minnesota State Arts Board. She has also served as an evaluator for the Congress-Bundestag CBYX Program, the Critical Language Scholarship Program, and the Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship Foundation. From 2005-2015, she was a faculty member at the University of Minnesota Morris, where she reviewed applications for internal grants and secured grant based funding. Ryan Van Zee is an alumna of the Fulbright program and has been active in the (nonprofit) Minnesota Chapter of the Fulbright Association, including service as chapter president.; Anat Spiegel: Spiegel is a composer and vocalist specializing in cross platform performance. Her work stems from a vocal perspective and focuses on the endless expressions of the human voice. In the juxtaposition of jazz, theater, and contemporary classical music, Spiegel's compositions consider the connection between written language and its sounding expression. Spiegel is a member of the composer's collective Monotak and the spoken word duo Noon and Ain. Her recent works includes the opera Medulla (La Monnaie, Brussels), the electronic opera Before Present (National Dutch Opera and ADE), the online opera The Transmigration of Morton F (Holland Festival), and the chamber quartet My Four Mothers (Cedar Commissions). Spiegel is a recipient of the 2020 McKnight composer's fellowship and a graduate of the Amsterdam Conservatory with a BA in vocal performance.; Joseph Tougas: Tougas is a performing musician and songwriter, and the creator of ?The Best of Hank and Rita,? a twelve-song ""barroom operetta"" performed throughout Minnesota and the Midwest from 2015 to 2017. His arts writing for the daily Free Press in Mankato has garnered numerous first place awards from the Society of Professional Journalists. He works as writer and editor of publications at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where he has also served as an adjunct faculty member. He currently fronts the band Joe Tougas and Associates and is a radio host at KMSU-FM in Mankato.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10025923,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","The EFS community will have more opportunity to learn arts traditional to the Ely area, developing a deeper respect for functional folk art. Ely Folk School will offer four events per week and four Instructor Development sessions in 2023. Attendees will be surveyed on what they learned and how it impacts their daily life. Evaluations will be reviewed and tabulated.","The EFS community experienced more opportunities to learn arts traditional to the Ely area and many developed a deeper respect for folk art. Ely Folk School offered 394 free, paid, and private events in 2023. Instructor Networking and Development sessions were held quarterly. Evaluations were sent and tabulated after each paid event.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,,"Lacey Squier, Rosa Oesterreich, Nick Dunnom, Chris Clemens, Ozzie Reif, Rick Anderson, Johnnie Hyde, Sarah Paro",0.00,"Ely Folk School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Ely Folk School will expand Anishinaabe culture and heritage and ceramics programming and establish an instructor development program while continuing to provide meaningful arts and folk education to northern Minnesota residents and visitors.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lucy,Soderstrom,"Ely Folk School","209 E Sheridan St",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 235-0138",lucy@elyfolkschool.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Hennepin, Koochiching, Lake, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-780,"Erik Farseth: Farseth is a Minnesota artist specializing in printmaking, zines, and hand cut collage. He currently works as the administrator for the art history department at the University of Minnesota. Farseth has previously served on the volunteer board of directors of the Stevens Square Center for the Arts. Farseth holds a master's degree in journalism from the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA), and a BA in art, culture, and politics from St. Olaf College. He is a three- time recipient of an Artist Initiative grant and a one-time recipient of a Minnesota Center for Book Arts Jerome Book Arts Fellowship.; Susan Foss: Foss is a lifelong artist in multimedia, especially sculpture and landscaping. She has world traveling, living, and museum experiences. She currently serves on the board of Old School Arts Center in Sandstone, and has written grant proposals for the center. She recently retired from 33 years of management of more than 20 people. She is actively involved in a large ongoing 30-year art/history project.; Andrew Hanson-Pierre: Hanson-Pierre is the coowner/operator of Clover Bee Farm in Shafer, a diversified vegetable farm. Prior to farming, Hanson-Pierre had a career in the bicycle industry. He did not graduate from the St Paul College of Visual Arts, but did complete a year there as well as a semester at Hennepin Technical College in a pursuit of a fine arts degree in photography.; Carla-Elaine Johnson: Johnson is a faculty member in the English department at Saint Paul College. She holds a PhD in literature from The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH), an MA in literature from the State University of New York (Albany, NY), and an MFA in English and creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her publications are in the areas of memoir, essay, and poetry. Johnson has accounting experience and holds certification as an enrolled agent, which permits representation of individuals before the Internal Revenue Service.; Narate Keys: Keys is a Khmer/Cambodian poet, author, and medical manual therapist (MMT). As an experienced MMT (massage therapist), she also has a passion for writing poetry. She specializes in trigger point therapy and myofascial release. With more than fifteen years of massage experience, she has helped more than 10,000 community members achieve their health goals. She is also the self-published author of a collection of songs and poetry The Good Life, poetry book The Changes? Immigration Footprints of Our Journey, and coauthor of Planting SEADs. Keys's family lived through the atrocious Khmer Rouge genocide in Cambodia; she was born in a Thai refugee camp. Keys writes to express the true meaning of her voices. It is through poetry that Keys has found love, appreciation, and encouragement. Keys has performed her poems in Washington, DC; and in Minnesota at The Loft Literary Center, Springboard for The Arts, St. Cloud State University, Dragon Boat Festival, and MayDay Festival. Keys was selected as a storytelling recipient through the Twin Cities Media Alliance. Keys's painting called The Sun's Reflector was featured in the Saint Paul Almanac. Her poem ""Water from Motherland? was featured on https://lyricality.org and is framed and hanging on the wall of the new building of Springboard for the Arts in Saint Paul.; Connie Lanphear: Lanphear is a visual artist and graphic designer, consulting with nonprofit environmental organizations in the Twin Cities area. She has volunteered with the Minnesota State Arts Board since 2018 as a grant program panelist. She holds a BA in journalism from the University of Minnesota and an MA in liberal studies with an arts and literature concentration from Hamline University.; Kim Matthews: Matthews is a mixed media sculptor with a diverse background that includes professional work in graphic design, writing, and illustration. She has exhibited professionally locally, nationally, and internationally for more than twenty years and was a 2010 recipient of a Jerome fiber artist project grant. Her sculpture is published in Lark Books 500 Paper Objects and Schiffer Books Artistry in Fiber Vol. 2: Sculpture. Her educational background includes a commercial art certificate from Minneapolis Community and Technical College as well as fine art and art history studies at the universities of Minnesota and Maine.; Nathaniel Wunrow: Wunrow is currently employed as a bids writer for a company that provides self-service and automation solutions to libraries. Previously, he has worked for the Walker Art Center as its cataloging librarian, at the Minnesota Historical Society in its development department, interned with The Soap Factory, and was on the board for the Saint Paul Art Collective. He received his MA in English and a graduate certificate in museum studies from the University of St. Thomas. In 2016-17, he wrote and won an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant for his amazing spouse.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022140,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Program participants, both Queer and allies, will gain access to multidimensional Queer representation, an increased sense of community and wellbeing. Interviews/Conversations with participants, board/staff/leaders and audience members. Reviewing recorded information (such as finances, attendance records, work plans). Observation. Surveying (paper or online).","We achieved our intended outcome of arts and arts access, to engage Minnesotans in meaningful and relevant arts experiences. Interviews/Conversations with participants, board/staff/leaders and audience members. Reviewing recorded information (such as finances, attendance records, work plans). Observation - Surveying (paper or online)","Achieved proposed outcomes.",178,,30178,,"Katie Bennett, Jared Maire, Cassandra Snow, Denzel Belin, Jordan Carlson-Premack, Vera Bianchini",0.00,"Flip the Script Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Flip the Script Festival will expand its in person programming of multidimensional queer films to include screenings in rural areas to increase representation and strengthen community ties to greater Minnesota.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Victoria,Carpenter,"Flip the Script Festival","2285 University Ave 211",Minneapolis,MN,55411,"(763) 453-2320",Victoria.crpntr@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-368,"Rachel Carlson: Rachel Coyne is a writer and painter from Lindstrom, MN. Her books include Daughter, Have I Told You?, Whiskey Heart, The Patron Saint of Lost Comfort Lake and the YA Antigone Ravynn Chronicles. Her painting have been featured in journals such as Fatal flaw, the Emerson Review, Hole in the Head and many others.; Joshua Gillespie: Gillespie is a local Black Storyteller and a Leadership Scholarship Program Director. He is passionate about the local art community as a Minnesota native and actively participates in the creative sphere. He has volunteered as a grant reviewer in the past, and he hopes to continue learning about the process and improve his own grant writing abilities. He is dedicated to the work and committed to the process.; Jane Nelson: Jane Becker Nelson is Director and Curator of Flaten Art Museum at St. Olaf College, where she oversees the museum?s collections and exhibitions and serves as a specialist in and advocate for visual teaching and learning. Becker Nelson has worked in museums and galleries across the U.S. and Canada, serving as curator, educator, gallery manager, and fundraiser at institutions including the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Walker Art Center, Groveland Gallery, Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Seattle Art Museum, and Agnes Etherington Art Centre in Ontario. Her major fields of interest include contemporary art in northern North America, museum studies, and curatorial practice. Exhibitions such as The Making Known (2022), Meg Ojala: I Want to Show You Something (2018), She Gone Rogue (2014), and Re-framing Terrorism (2011) exemplify Becker Nelson?s interest in art and contemporary culture, and a drive to connect exhibitions with curricular interests in higher education. Becker Nelson holds a BA in studio art and art history from St. Olaf College and an MA in art history from Queen?s University in Kingston, Ontario. She is a Minnesota state representative to the Association of Academic Museums and Galleries (AAMG) and presents regularly at their annual conferences.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022248,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Weekly live interactive dance, music and story engagement webcast serves isolated rural and urban older adults, and people with disabilities. Number of devices, and approximate number and demographics of people on each device accessing webcasts will be tallied. Post-event online surveys gather participant comments about experience of satisfaction and feeling of connection with others.","In-person and live webcast dance, music and story engagement events served isolated rural and urban older adults, and people with disabilities. Pre-event and post-event evaluations were implemented through an online interface. Kairos staff helped some participants complete them via phone. Collaborator site coordinators helped some participants complete evaluations.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,3915,"Gary Oftedahl, MD, Brenna Galvin, JD, Leni de Mik, PhD, Joan Semmer, Melanie Broida, Grace Ouyang, MD, Maria Genne",0.00,"KAIROS ALIVE!","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Kairos Alive! will expand Kairos Clubhouse live, interactive, participatory, two-way dance, music, and story engagement webcasts to individuals and groups of underserved, intergenerational participants in greater Minnesota and in the metro Twin Cities.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Maria,Genne,"KAIROS ALIVE!","3407 W 44th St",Minneapolis,MN,55410,"(612) 926-5454",maria@kairosalive.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Cass, Cottonwood, Hennepin, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Mille Lacs, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis, Swift, Wabasha, Wadena",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-471,"Alicia Bayer: Poet and author in rural Westbrook. She has published seven books, including two poetry books, one children's poetry picture book and four non-fiction books. Her work has been published in many magazines, poetry journals, anthologies and on popular web sites like Huffington Post and she has maintained the nonprofit website, A Magical Childhood for over twenty years, along with several offshoots. She and her family run a free community arts center in Westbrook out of a rescued 120 year-old church stocked with musical instruments, sewing and yarn crafting supplies, costumes, art supplies, books, games, a sound system and lots of comfy chairs.; Amy Cousin: Jewelry artist whose work revives surplus or discarded items and recycled precious metals, juxtaposed with gemstones associated with healing properties. Before focusing on wearable art, Cousin owned and operated a brick and mortar book, gift, and art boutique in both Minnesota and South Carolina. Previously, she served as a senior community health worker for the Hennepin County Healthcare for the Homeless project. Cousin also was a consultant to the Women?s Bureau of the United States Department of Labor during the development of the Work and Family Clearinghouse. Cousin has a BA from Tulane University (New Orleans, LA) in communication.; Sharon Elmore: Retired attorney and non-profit professional with varied corporate and non-profit experience. Most recently she worked for bar associations providing continuing education; fundraising events; communications; plus social, networking, and volunteer opportunities. Other work included web site development; grant compliance; quantitative and qualitative research; consumer law practice; nutrition extension (Peace Corps volunteer), and more. She served on non-profit boards, including an arts non-profit providing affordable rental space for small theater companies; a private school; and currently a condo home-owners association. She has a B.A. from Earlham College and a J.D. from Iowa Law School.; Judith Gay: Savvy Editor providing creative authoring and content specialty services. Web design and maintenance are among the services offered. Gay completed the Mini MBA in Non-profit management certificate program at the University of St. Thomas in 2002. She earned her Master's Degree in Business Management from St. Scholastica University, Duluth (2004), and an undergraduate degree in Applied psychology from St Cloud State University (1998). As a writer, producer, and voice talent, Gay was awarded the Women in the Director's Chair award from The Guthrie Theatre's Women in the Director's Chair competition in 1998 for American Sojourn - a 30-day radio-treck introducing women in history as a celebration of March - Women's History Month. 14 alternative radio stations in the United States featured the series. In Japan, it was used to teach college-English. She served on four Boards of Directors and volunteers in civic organizations. She now serves on the Board of the Annandale Improvement Club, Annandale, Minnesota.; Anthony Marchetti: Photographic artist residing in the Twin Cities. In 2016, he was a teaching/ research Fulbright Scholar in Budapest, Hungary. He currently serves as department chair and full-time faculty of photography at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. Marchetti graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2001 with a BA in fine arts, and received an MFA from the University of Minnesota in 2005. He has received grants from The McKnight Foundation, Jerome Foundation, and the Arts Board. He has served on review panels for the Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.; Adam McCauley: A regional artist. He has received numerous grants and awards for his work. His work is in many private and public collections. He received a BFA in Studio Arts and a MA in Art History from the University of Wisconsin Superior campus. While at UWS McCauley completed the McNair Scholar's program and published a paper on Abstract Art.; Siobhan Mulloy: A third-year student at the University of Minnesota pursuing a degree in Art History and Curatorial Studies. While attending classes, she works part-time at Gamut Gallery in downtown Minneapolis as a gallery assistant. With a special interest in museum administration, she has also volunteered her time at the Minneapolis Institute of Art as a digital accessibility volunteer, writing short and long-form content to enhance the experience of seeing impaired visitors.; Davis Steen: Producer, creator, videographer, and product analyst. While his current Job is assisting with the behavioral health department of Genoa Healthcare, he gives most of his time to his media company 2211 Media out of Northeast Minneapolis assisting weddings, events, and individuals tell their stories visually. He worked with the Brave New Workshop for their nonprofit school and with Strike Theater teaching improv, leading the social media and online efforts, and ensuring the day-to-day needs were met. Every week you can find Davis working on his podcast and producing different creators.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10026021,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Minnesota residents and communities will maintain access and connection to the arts. Interviews with program attendees will be conducted to gauge how well our dance community felt connected and supported during the year. Teachers will use direct observation as an indicator for growth in dance technique and community in students.","Programming resulted in advancing development in dance technique, while students acquired community from fellow peers. Interviews with program attendees were conducted to gauge how well our dance community felt connected and supported during the year. Teachers used direct observation as an indicator for growth in dance technique and community in students.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,1500,"Rachel Payne, Serena Michaelson, Camilla Payne, Susan Fuchs, Theodore Payne, Janelle Hnatko",0.00,"Salt and Light Dance Studio","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Salt and Light Dance Studio will offer safe lesson plans for in person classes with an online contingency plan to stay connected with dance lessons during this time. Outreach programming has kept students connected to the dance community.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rachel,Payne,"Salt and Light Dance Studio","2344 Nanticoke St",Duluth,MN,55811,"(218) 349-3254",rachel@saltandlightdancestudio.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Lake, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-878,"Erik Farseth: Farseth is a Minnesota artist specializing in printmaking, zines, and hand cut collage. He currently works as the administrator for the art history department at the University of Minnesota. Farseth has previously served on the volunteer board of directors of the Stevens Square Center for the Arts. Farseth holds a master's degree in journalism from the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA), and a BA in art, culture, and politics from St. Olaf College. He is a three- time recipient of an Artist Initiative grant and a one-time recipient of a Minnesota Center for Book Arts Jerome Book Arts Fellowship.; Susan Foss: Foss is a lifelong artist in multimedia, especially sculpture and landscaping. She has world traveling, living, and museum experiences. She currently serves on the board of Old School Arts Center in Sandstone, and has written grant proposals for the center. She recently retired from 33 years of management of more than 20 people. She is actively involved in a large ongoing 30-year art/history project.; Andrew Hanson-Pierre: Hanson-Pierre is the coowner/operator of Clover Bee Farm in Shafer, a diversified vegetable farm. Prior to farming, Hanson-Pierre had a career in the bicycle industry. He did not graduate from the St Paul College of Visual Arts, but did complete a year there as well as a semester at Hennepin Technical College in a pursuit of a fine arts degree in photography.; Carla-Elaine Johnson: Johnson is a faculty member in the English department at Saint Paul College. She holds a PhD in literature from The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH), an MA in literature from the State University of New York (Albany, NY), and an MFA in English and creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her publications are in the areas of memoir, essay, and poetry. Johnson has accounting experience and holds certification as an enrolled agent, which permits representation of individuals before the Internal Revenue Service.; Narate Keys: Keys is a Khmer/Cambodian poet, author, and medical manual therapist (MMT). As an experienced MMT (massage therapist), she also has a passion for writing poetry. She specializes in trigger point therapy and myofascial release. With more than fifteen years of massage experience, she has helped more than 10,000 community members achieve their health goals. She is also the self-published author of a collection of songs and poetry The Good Life, poetry book The Changes? Immigration Footprints of Our Journey, and coauthor of Planting SEADs. Keys's family lived through the atrocious Khmer Rouge genocide in Cambodia; she was born in a Thai refugee camp. Keys writes to express the true meaning of her voices. It is through poetry that Keys has found love, appreciation, and encouragement. Keys has performed her poems in Washington, DC; and in Minnesota at The Loft Literary Center, Springboard for The Arts, St. Cloud State University, Dragon Boat Festival, and MayDay Festival. Keys was selected as a storytelling recipient through the Twin Cities Media Alliance. Keys's painting called The Sun's Reflector was featured in the Saint Paul Almanac. Her poem ""Water from Motherland? was featured on https://lyricality.org and is framed and hanging on the wall of the new building of Springboard for the Arts in Saint Paul.; Connie Lanphear: Lanphear is a visual artist and graphic designer, consulting with nonprofit environmental organizations in the Twin Cities area. She has volunteered with the Minnesota State Arts Board since 2018 as a grant program panelist. She holds a BA in journalism from the University of Minnesota and an MA in liberal studies with an arts and literature concentration from Hamline University.; Kim Matthews: Matthews is a mixed media sculptor with a diverse background that includes professional work in graphic design, writing, and illustration. She has exhibited professionally locally, nationally, and internationally for more than twenty years and was a 2010 recipient of a Jerome fiber artist project grant. Her sculpture is published in Lark Books 500 Paper Objects and Schiffer Books Artistry in Fiber Vol. 2: Sculpture. Her educational background includes a commercial art certificate from Minneapolis Community and Technical College as well as fine art and art history studies at the universities of Minnesota and Maine.; Nathaniel Wunrow: Wunrow is currently employed as a bids writer for a company that provides self-service and automation solutions to libraries. Previously, he has worked for the Walker Art Center as its cataloging librarian, at the Minnesota Historical Society in its development department, interned with The Soap Factory, and was on the board for the Saint Paul Art Collective. He received his MA in English and a graduate certificate in museum studies from the University of St. Thomas. In 2016-17, he wrote and won an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant for his amazing spouse.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10026026,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,21999,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","To connect indigenous visual artists with residents of northern Minnesota to showcase, create, learn, and experience diverse Ojibwe cultural arts. Evaluation will be measurable through the creation of a 10?x20? mural, production of a short film, a public exhibition of the mural and film, engagement with indigenous artists and filmmakers, and attendance at the public event.","70 people in attendance for mural unveiling. Storytelling by tribal elder, Q and A with muralists. Public event showcased the award winning muralist, Moira Villiard and her apprentice, Alexis Martinez. Highlighting the work and importance of diverse creators.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",1375,,23374,3750,"Robin Harkonen, Betsy Olivanti, Nicholas Mathiowez, Mike Fredeen, Sierra Napoli - Thein, Miriam Kero, Paul Pinkoski, Julie Lucas",0.00,"Ironworld Development Corporation AKA Minnesota Discovery Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Minnesota Discovery Center will collaborate with Indigenous artist Moira Villiard to create a mural, while engaging regional artists and the public to help with its creation. An exhibition of the mural and a short film showcasing its creators will be debuted as part of an event.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jordan,Metsa,"Ironworld Development Corporation AKA Minnesota Discovery Center","1005 Discovery Dr",Chisholm,MN,55719,"(218) 254-1226",jmetsa@mndiscoverycenter.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-883,"Eric Anderson: Anderson consults on philanthropic services, family philanthropy, donor stewardship, and related projects. He has worked in college recruiting, alumni and development relations, and philanthropic services. Most recently, at The Minneapolis Foundation (2000-2022), he oversaw philanthropic support to more than 1,000 fund advisors. Anderson provided an optimal experience for individuals, families, and organizations advancing their charitable work in the community. His responsibilities included overseeing programs and services for donor advisor engagement, assisting fund advisors in achieving their charitable goals, grant screening and selection, and facilitating various projects as a center for philanthropy advancing an equitable community.; Gwendolyn Barber: Barber is the founder and director of Right to the Solution, a consulting agency for individuals and organizations aiding in development, improvement, and training. Barber has also been the director for Resources, Justice & Management and the Conflict Resolution Center, both nonprofits, serving the Twins Cities metro area. Barber is an honors graduate of Walden University with a master's in business administration focused on management, development, and improvement. Barber is a candidate for her doctor's degree completing all her course work with a 4.0 GPA. She has been part of the National Honor Society since 2013.; Irene Green: Green became executive director of the O'Shaughnessy in July 2022, after nearly twenty years of professional work in the arts, both as an artist and administrator. Most recently, she was the managing director at Northern Stage in White River Junction, Vermont. During her nine year tenure at Northern Stage, Green served as director of sales and marketing and worked occasionally as a professional actor in the area. She was named a ""Top 40 Under 40"" by Vermont Business Magazine in 2020. Green holds a master of arts with distinction in musical theater from the Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London (UK), and a BA in theater and music from Luther College (Decorah, IA).; Jlasnoti Jappah: Jappah is a singer songwriter whose musical style combines the soulfulness of R&B, the fluidity of pop, and the authentic rhythms of Afropop music. She's won the award for Female Artist of the Year at the annual Liberian Music Awards and Star Power of the year at the African Girls Rock awards hosted in Minnesota. With an immaculate stage presence, she's captivated audiences on stages such as the Poorhouse, Myth, and First Avenue. Jappah shows her versatility by including sounds from various genres while highlighting her African roots.; Thalia Kostman: Kostman is a coartistic director of Phantom Chorus Theater and has been a performer and creator in the Twin Cities theater community since 2012. During this time, she has worked with several organizations including her time coordinating with Brooklyn Center Community Center's Puppet Playhouse and serving as assistant director for American Immersion Theater's Minneapolis Troupe. Kostman also cocreated ""Cecilies? with Jeesun Choi at Red Eye's Works In Progress series, produced shows at the Minnesota Fringe Festival, and performs original mime acts with the Twin Cities Clown Cabaret. She studied physical theater and mime at Macalester College, graduating with a theater major and francophone studies minor. She further trained in mime at Studio Magenia in Paris.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10026177,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","greater Minnesota residents can access diverse, in-demand and high-quality performing arts experiences reflective of their needs. The Sheldon will evaluate the shows we present through analysis of box office sales, audiences surveys, field observation and artist feedback.","greater Minnesota residents can access diverse, in-demand and high-quality performing arts experiences reflective of their needs. The Sheldon will evaluate the shows we present through analysis of box office sales, audiences surveys, field observation and artist feedback.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,,"Chap Achen Jr., Marybess Goeppinger, Meridith Wardle, Dennis Brennan, Susan Christenson, Art Kenyon, Lacy Schumann, Laurie Bell",0.00,"T. B. Sheldon Memorial Theatre AKA The Sheldon Theatre","Local/Regional Government","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Sheldon Theatre will present high quality performing arts experiences that reflect the diverse interests of its greater Minnesota community and supporting diverse artists and in demand art forms.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Samantha,Whipple,"T. B. Sheldon Memorial Theatre AKA The Sheldon Theatre","443 W 3rd St","Red Wing",MN,55066-2310,"(651) 388-8700",swhipple@sheldontheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Brown, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-924,"Ross Anderson: Anderson is a musician from southwest Minnesota. He performs on clarinet and saxophone with a jazz duo, the Route 68 big band, and is principal clarinet with the Southwest Minnesota Orchestra. He has served as a grant review panelist for the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council (SMAC). He received a grant from SMAC in 2013 when he created a CD recording, and another grant in 2006. Anderson was for many years an adjunct instructor of jazz improv at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. Anderson attended the University of Chicago Laboratory School, where he learned the basics of jazz improvisation. He has a BA from the University of Minnesota in history.; Emma Bohmann: Bohmann is the development officer at Arts Midwest, a nonprofit regional arts organization headquartered in Minneapolis. She is responsible for successfully developing, implementing, and monitoring Arts Midwest's fundraising strategies and overseeing the day-to-day operations of the development department. Her portfolio includes securing federal, corporate, and foundation grants; managing donor relations and individual giving; and advancing the vision, goals, and impact of the organization. Prior to joining Arts Midwest in 2016, she was a grant writer for a development and communications firm, where she worked on fundraising efforts for more than two dozen nonprofit organizations. She has served on grant panels for the Minnesota State Arts Board and the South Dakota Arts Council; and as a member of Fourth Generation, a volunteer grant making group through The Minneapolis Foundation. She holds a MFA in creative writing from Hollins University (Roanoke, VA) and is currently working on a novel. She is also an amateur potter.; Jennifer Gorman: Gorman is the founder of Give Back Studio, and a freelance media program manager. She was previously the program coordinator for an art program that supported artists with disabilities. She has a background and education in art therapy and counseling and has worked with children in a psychiatric residential setting as an art therapist. She graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School with a MS in art therapy and counseling, has a BA in studio art from the University of Mary Washington (Fredericksburg, VA), serves on the board of Northern Community Radio and CoHaus, and is a commissioner on the Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission.; Jamillah Hollman: Hollman is the founder and proprietor of Ebonytaz Books, an independent publisher for the works of novelist, Essence Bonitaz. She also serves as a creative contributor there. Hollman graduated from University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management. She has experience in corporate marketing, business management, entrepreneurship, acting, modeling, sign language interpreting, and writing creatively as well as for various business purposes.; Robert Kern: Kern is an American artist whose work investigates ideas of home, ancestry, and a sense of place. His portraits focus on intimate, interdependent relationships of people, animals, and landscape as a means of exploring how ancestry shapes identity and how myth intertwines with personal history. Accolades include Critical Mass Top 50 in 2018, CENTER 2017 Choice Award Winner (Curator's Choice, First Place), and Artist Initiative grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board (2016, 2018, 2020). Monographs include The Sheep and the Goats (Kehrer Verlag, 2017) and The Unchosen Ones: Portraits of an American Pastoral, (MW Editions, 2021). Public collections include Minneapolis Institute of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg.; Barbara Lambert: Lambert is a retired high school language arts teacher. She has more than 100 hours of graduate and professional credits beyond her master's degree in theater, literature, and writing. She has been a Minnesota Book Awards selector, directed numerous theatrical productions in an educational setting, and developed and advised for literary magazines. After retiring from teaching, Lambert worked as the director of general studies at Bais Yaakov High School in Saint Louis Park. On the state level, she has worked on task forces on literature and writing. She was awarded a National Humanities Seminar in Siena, Italy to study the intersection of art and Dante's writing.; Jenny Moeller: Moeller is a theater artist who focuses on intersectional feminist theater. She is a lighting and props designer, technical director, and playwright. Moeller is the former artistic director of Raw Sugar, and former executive director of Theatre Unbound for its last season. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in theater and gender studies and just joined the board of Arts' Nest.; Amber Raden: Raden is a multidisciplinary storyteller (artist, writer, designer) as well as a communications professional with a focus on DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) practices. She currently serves as a board member and cochair of Minnesota nonprofit CONsole Room Events, a local science fiction convention. Raden graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in English and art.; Lindy Yokanovich: Yokanovich is the founder and executive director of Cancer Legal Care, a Minnesota nonprofit providing free legal care services to Minnesotans affected by cancer. She serves on the adjunct faculty of the University of Minnesota Law School, and on the board of GiveMN. Yokanovich graduated from the University of California (Irvine, CA) with a BA in social ecology and earned her JD at the University of Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (Sacramento, CA). As the founder and executive director of a legal services nonprofit, she has written hundreds of grants and knows how much work goes into them. She appreciates it when someone takes time to read and understand the grants and has thoughtful questions to ask","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10026019,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,19300,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Our outcome is to inspire, educate and expand our community through exceptional, diverse live concerts and outreach for all ages. Evaluation of audience surveys, comments, and attendee numbers for each project will inform us how well the programming has been received and whether or not it has met constituent needs. We will also evaluate feedback from annual community surveys.","We inspired, educated, and expanded our community through exceptional, diverse live concerts and outreach for all ages. Feedback in the form of audience surveys and oral feedback from attendees at our events, plus attendance numbers at concerts and educational outreach events are our evaluation methods.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,19300,,"Chel Anderson, Wayne Russ, Greg Tofte, Cheryl Larsen, Carl Solander, Tracy Cullen",0.00,"North Shore Music Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The North Shore Music Association will present culturally and artistically diverse, high quality musical performances and educational outreach for its community and its visitors.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathryn,Fitzgerald,"North Shore Music Association","PO Box 1376","Grand Marais",MN,55604-1376,"(218) 387-1272",music@boreal.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-876,"Ross Anderson: Anderson is a musician from southwest Minnesota. He performs on clarinet and saxophone with a jazz duo, the Route 68 big band, and is principal clarinet with the Southwest Minnesota Orchestra. He has served as a grant review panelist for the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council (SMAC). He received a grant from SMAC in 2013 when he created a CD recording, and another grant in 2006. Anderson was for many years an adjunct instructor of jazz improv at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. Anderson attended the University of Chicago Laboratory School, where he learned the basics of jazz improvisation. He has a BA from the University of Minnesota in history.; Emma Bohmann: Bohmann is the development officer at Arts Midwest, a nonprofit regional arts organization headquartered in Minneapolis. She is responsible for successfully developing, implementing, and monitoring Arts Midwest's fundraising strategies and overseeing the day-to-day operations of the development department. Her portfolio includes securing federal, corporate, and foundation grants; managing donor relations and individual giving; and advancing the vision, goals, and impact of the organization. Prior to joining Arts Midwest in 2016, she was a grant writer for a development and communications firm, where she worked on fundraising efforts for more than two dozen nonprofit organizations. She has served on grant panels for the Minnesota State Arts Board and the South Dakota Arts Council; and as a member of Fourth Generation, a volunteer grant making group through The Minneapolis Foundation. She holds a MFA in creative writing from Hollins University (Roanoke, VA) and is currently working on a novel. She is also an amateur potter.; Jennifer Gorman: Gorman is the founder of Give Back Studio, and a freelance media program manager. She was previously the program coordinator for an art program that supported artists with disabilities. She has a background and education in art therapy and counseling and has worked with children in a psychiatric residential setting as an art therapist. She graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School with a MS in art therapy and counseling, has a BA in studio art from the University of Mary Washington (Fredericksburg, VA), serves on the board of Northern Community Radio and CoHaus, and is a commissioner on the Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission.; Jamillah Hollman: Hollman is the founder and proprietor of Ebonytaz Books, an independent publisher for the works of novelist, Essence Bonitaz. She also serves as a creative contributor there. Hollman graduated from University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management. She has experience in corporate marketing, business management, entrepreneurship, acting, modeling, sign language interpreting, and writing creatively as well as for various business purposes.; Robert Kern: Kern is an American artist whose work investigates ideas of home, ancestry, and a sense of place. His portraits focus on intimate, interdependent relationships of people, animals, and landscape as a means of exploring how ancestry shapes identity and how myth intertwines with personal history. Accolades include Critical Mass Top 50 in 2018, CENTER 2017 Choice Award Winner (Curator's Choice, First Place), and Artist Initiative grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board (2016, 2018, 2020). Monographs include The Sheep and the Goats (Kehrer Verlag, 2017) and The Unchosen Ones: Portraits of an American Pastoral, (MW Editions, 2021). Public collections include Minneapolis Institute of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg.; Barbara Lambert: Lambert is a retired high school language arts teacher. She has more than 100 hours of graduate and professional credits beyond her master's degree in theater, literature, and writing. She has been a Minnesota Book Awards selector, directed numerous theatrical productions in an educational setting, and developed and advised for literary magazines. After retiring from teaching, Lambert worked as the director of general studies at Bais Yaakov High School in Saint Louis Park. On the state level, she has worked on task forces on literature and writing. She was awarded a National Humanities Seminar in Siena, Italy to study the intersection of art and Dante's writing.; Jenny Moeller: Moeller is a theater artist who focuses on intersectional feminist theater. She is a lighting and props designer, technical director, and playwright. Moeller is the former artistic director of Raw Sugar, and former executive director of Theatre Unbound for its last season. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in theater and gender studies and just joined the board of Arts' Nest.; Amber Raden: Raden is a multidisciplinary storyteller (artist, writer, designer) as well as a communications professional with a focus on DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) practices. She currently serves as a board member and cochair of Minnesota nonprofit CONsole Room Events, a local science fiction convention. Raden graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in English and art.; Lindy Yokanovich: Yokanovich is the founder and executive director of Cancer Legal Care, a Minnesota nonprofit providing free legal care services to Minnesotans affected by cancer. She serves on the adjunct faculty of the University of Minnesota Law School, and on the board of GiveMN. Yokanovich graduated from the University of California (Irvine, CA) with a BA in social ecology and earned her JD at the University of Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (Sacramento, CA). As the founder and executive director of a legal services nonprofit, she has written hundreds of grants and knows how much work goes into them. She appreciates it when someone takes time to read and understand the grants and has thoughtful questions to ask","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10026190,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A timeline and itinerary, built around community connections in each area, will be developed for a 10-town tour across Minnesota. After the visits, the ASDC team will review all connections to evaluate whether a community network is available to draft an appropriate engagement plan for each town.","A timeline and itinerary, built around community connections in three areas, for a 3-town tour across Minnesota. After the visits, the ASDC team reviewed all connections to evaluate whether a community network was available to draft an appropriate engagement plan for each town.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",1165,,26165,,"Dan Mason, Krista Romanish, Scott Pakudaitis, Alvaro Bonilla",0.00,"April Sellers Dance Collective","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"April Sellers Dance Collective will visit ten Minnesota towns with significant community participation in each site.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,April,Sellers,"April Sellers Dance Collective","1119 W Franklin Ave Ste 310",Minneapolis,MN,55405,"(612) 558-8209",aprilsellersdc@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Brown, Carlton, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Hubbard, Nobles, Otter Tail, Rice, Stevens, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-937,"Eric Anderson: Anderson consults on philanthropic services, family philanthropy, donor stewardship, and related projects. He has worked in college recruiting, alumni and development relations, and philanthropic services. Most recently, at The Minneapolis Foundation (2000-2022), he oversaw philanthropic support to more than 1,000 fund advisors. Anderson provided an optimal experience for individuals, families, and organizations advancing their charitable work in the community. His responsibilities included overseeing programs and services for donor advisor engagement, assisting fund advisors in achieving their charitable goals, grant screening and selection, and facilitating various projects as a center for philanthropy advancing an equitable community.; Gwendolyn Barber: Barber is the founder and director of Right to the Solution, a consulting agency for individuals and organizations aiding in development, improvement, and training. Barber has also been the director for Resources, Justice & Management and the Conflict Resolution Center, both nonprofits, serving the Twins Cities metro area. Barber is an honors graduate of Walden University with a master's in business administration focused on management, development, and improvement. Barber is a candidate for her doctor's degree completing all her course work with a 4.0 GPA. She has been part of the National Honor Society since 2013.; Irene Green: Green became executive director of the O'Shaughnessy in July 2022, after nearly twenty years of professional work in the arts, both as an artist and administrator. Most recently, she was the managing director at Northern Stage in White River Junction, Vermont. During her nine year tenure at Northern Stage, Green served as director of sales and marketing and worked occasionally as a professional actor in the area. She was named a ""Top 40 Under 40"" by Vermont Business Magazine in 2020. Green holds a master of arts with distinction in musical theater from the Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London (UK), and a BA in theater and music from Luther College (Decorah, IA).; Jlasnoti Jappah: Jappah is a singer songwriter whose musical style combines the soulfulness of R&B, the fluidity of pop, and the authentic rhythms of Afropop music. She's won the award for Female Artist of the Year at the annual Liberian Music Awards and Star Power of the year at the African Girls Rock awards hosted in Minnesota. With an immaculate stage presence, she's captivated audiences on stages such as the Poorhouse, Myth, and First Avenue. Jappah shows her versatility by including sounds from various genres while highlighting her African roots.; Thalia Kostman: Kostman is a coartistic director of Phantom Chorus Theater and has been a performer and creator in the Twin Cities theater community since 2012. During this time, she has worked with several organizations including her time coordinating with Brooklyn Center Community Center's Puppet Playhouse and serving as assistant director for American Immersion Theater's Minneapolis Troupe. Kostman also cocreated ""Cecilies? with Jeesun Choi at Red Eye's Works In Progress series, produced shows at the Minnesota Fringe Festival, and performs original mime acts with the Twin Cities Clown Cabaret. She studied physical theater and mime at Macalester College, graduating with a theater major and francophone studies minor. She further trained in mime at Studio Magenia in Paris.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10025997,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,22450,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Ely Winter Festival will engage artists and audiences by presenting a Snow Sculpture Symposium, an ArtWalk, and other arts activities, benefiting Ely. EWF will conduct a face-to-face survey of downtown businesses to determine whether the Ely Winter Festival increases customers/revenues. EWF will interview attendees at multiple arts events, asking questions designed to measure engagement.","Ely Winter Festival engaged artists and audiences by presenting a Snow Sculpting Symposium, an ArtWalk, and other arts activities, benefiting Ely. EWF conducted interviews with people viewing the snow sculptures. EWF also conducted face-to-face surveys with downtown business owners and managers. Finally, EWF conducted a survey of snow carvers.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,22450,17643,"Lynn Evenson, Debbie Cook, Linda Ganister, Freja Finkle, Chris Kloppenberg, Jaymie Stocks, Dean Barrett, Jodi Tower",0.00,"Ely Winter Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Ely Winter Festival will present outdoor arts events and a host of other activities. The Snow Sculpture Symposium will place snow sculptures in a downtown park.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karen,McManus,"Ely Winter Festival","423 E Sheridan St Ste 2",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 365-0890",karjack@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Lake, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-854,"Elin Hawkinson: Hawkinson serves as the associate director of communications and development for the Baton Rouge Youth Coalition, Inc., where she has a successful track record of grant and proposal writing for local, state, and national funders. A Minnesota native recently returned home, Hawkinson holds a certificate in performing arts from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, a bachelor's degree in theater and creative writing from The New School (both in New York), and a master of fine arts from Eastern Washington University in Spokane, WA.; Denise Hedtke: Hedtke is an educational leader with eclectic experience in alternative secondary, career/technical, and early childhood education settings. She works with diverse populations and has much experience with families facing multiple risk factors. She has earned degrees in developmental psychology, early childhood education, and educational leadership. She also holds licenses in early childhood, parent education, and K-12 school administration. She has volunteered on the board of The Jonathan Association, with local political campaigns, with the CAP Agency, and another grant committee.; Charles Leftridge: Leftridge serves as the executive director of The Grand Center for Arts & Culture in New Ulm. He is an active composer and previously was the director of operations at the Mankato Symphony Orchestra. Leftridge graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a master of music degree in music composition and occasionally serves as adjunct music faculty at Minnesota State University, Mankato.; Jenna Pettit: Pettit works as a marketing specialist for Catholic Charities and has been an active fundraiser and supporter for numerous organizations like Pillsbury Players and public library arts programs. She serves on the United Way Vision Council which reviews grant applicants in Crow Wing, Cass, and Aitkin Counties. She attends many arts events in her hometown and is an avid musician in her time off. She believes in the power of connected communities and dreams of collaborative, vibrant art communities across rural Minnesota.; Margit Schmitt: Schmitt spent the first ten years of her life in Ojai, California, but since 1996 has made the Midwest her home. In 2010, Schmitt graduated from the College of Visual Arts in Saint Paul, with a bachelor of fine arts degree. She has exhibited in a variety of galleries throughout Minnesota. Schmitt's most recent series, Genesis, explores the teetering balance of life's opposites within the natural world. By drawing on biblical themes and scriptural texts, Genesis portrays our polarized world through the imbalance of nature, the ""in between,? the ""gray,? and the fluid aspects of life.; Hayley Zacheis: Zacheis is an advocate with the nonprofit Esperanza United, where they help participants in the community achieve their goals and mobilize communities to end domestic violence. Zacheis also had the opportunity to be part of the grant process for microloans given to ten applicants as part of a community initiative with Esperanza United. Zacheis graduated from Macalester College with a BA in biology and international studies in 2021. In their spare time, Zacheis plays cello with the JCC Symphony Orchestra, takes dance classes, and does many fiber based art projects, as well as volunteers at the Saint Paul Public Library.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027539,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,23600,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Rourke will maintain the new staff position to prioritize collections management and access, and obtain storage materials to support this work. Track museum attendance as it relates to permanent collections display refreshes, track new art loans to public non-profits and public spaces as well as new touring collections-based exhibits.","The position of Collections Coordinator and Registrar was maintained and the museum collections have been better utilized and organized as a result. We tracked the outcomes as planned: museum attendance figures within permanent collection displays, loans, and touring exhibits from the collections.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,23600,,"David Thune, Christopher Orth, Daniel Otto, Beverly Lake, Ronald Ramsay, Vernon Rourke Coralie Wai.",0.50,"The Rourke Art Gallery Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Rourke will support a collections coordinator and registrar to maintain the recently enhanced efforts to preserve and present the museum's collections for the access and benefit of Minnesotans.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jonathan,Rutter,"The Rourke Art Gallery Museum","521 Main Ave",Moorhead,MN,56560,"(218) 236-8861",jonathan.rutter@therourke.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Clay, Douglas, Hennepin, Hubbard, Norman, Otter Tail, Polk, Ramsey, Roseau, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Traverse, Wilkin",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-1401,"Florence Brammer: Brammer is a recently retired federal attorney, having investigated and prosecuted violations of federal labor law for 30 years. She received undergraduate and graduate degrees in journalism, religious studies, and special education. Brammer is an avid arts goer and volunteer and is passionate about the importance of the arts for Minnesota. She has been a tour guide at the Walker Art Center since 1993, a former co-op printmaker with Highpoint Center for Printmaking, and an occasional performer for theatrical/dance performances at the Walker Art Center, Southern Theater, O'Shaughnessy, and Northern Spark. She is an enthusiastic student of the arts, regularly taking classes at the University of Minnesota, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Grand Marais Art Colony, and other places in visual arts, art history, piano, creative writing, and other artmaking forms. Brammer has frequently enjoyed being a guest to talk about the arts, particularly theater, on MPR's ArtHounds. She has volunteered as an audio describer and script reviewer for local theaters.; Vance Gellert: Gellert has been a practicing artist for 40 years, has received numerous grants, shown nationally and internationally, and has photographs in many collections. He was founder, director, and curator for pARTs Photographic Arts, later the Minnesota Center for Photography and has served on the boards of Rain Taxi Review of Books and Link Vostok Dance Exchange. He received a PhD (medical sciences) and has an MFA in photography. He continues to make, show, and publish photographs. He has been on several review panels for photographers.; Katherine Keljik: Keljik has worked in the Twin Cities performance community for ten years, first interning at the Jungle Theater, then working as an education coordinator at the Guthrie Theater. Most recently, she spent her time as the campus and community engagement coordinator at Northrop, at the University of Minnesota. Her passion is in connecting folks to performance arts. Holding a BA in history and an MA in conservation studies, Keljik has returned to a career she studied and is now a project manager at the Minnesota Historical Society, preserving the built heritage of our great state.; Amanda Leyawiin: Pyfferoen is a freelance director and baker. She is currently the associate artistic director for In Heart Theatre and the former board president for Minnesota Theatre Company. Pyfferoen was recently the international drama department coordinator for an intensive English program in Bangkok, Thailand. She has been an active volunteer for more than thirty years with theater and music ensembles in southeast Minnesota and is the first recipient of the Youth Involvement Award at the Rochester Civic Theatre. She holds a MA in theater from Minnesota State University, Mankato with specialties in acting, directing, dramaturgy, history, and management.; Christian Mortenson: Mortenson is a Moorhead based artist, and an associate professor of art and the director of the Cyrus M. Running Gallery at Concordia College. He earned a BFA in art with an emphasis in photography from the University of South Dakota, and a MA and a MFA with a concentration in photography and a minor in printmaking from the University of Iowa. Mortenson's work has been shown regionally, nationally, and internationally at The Rourke Gallery + Museum in Moorhead; Coop Gallery in Nashville, TN; the EMERGEANDSEE Media Arts Festival, Berlin, Germany; the Exhibition Hall, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia; the Saarijarvi Museum, Finland; 5&J Gallery, Lubbock, TX; and the Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR; among others. He has been awarded grants from both the Lake Region Arts Council and the Minnesota State Arts Board.; Julie Prosser: Prosser is currently retired after serving the healthcare industry for more than 30 years as a successful entrepreneur. Prosser worked with architects, engineers, CEOs, medical staff, and construction staff at all levels. She has extensive experience in technical writing, computer skills, interpersonal communication, leadership, public speaking, training, and business acumen. She graduated with a BS in chemistry. To balance the left brain activities, she has been a lifelong artist and writer, engaging in and experiencing many different art forms.; Atlese Robinson: Robinson is a writer, performer, director, producer, and the founding artistic director of Ambiance Theatre Company. Robinson's writing style places an emphasis on the natural flow of speech as a means to preserve the integrity of oral history. Robinson's writing style earned her a spot as a Playwrights' Center 2021 Many Voices mentee. Her previous credits include ensemble in The Dutchman (Penumbra Theatre Company), The Garden (Ambiance Theatre Company), costar in Contact by Simone Brookes LeClaire, ensemble in Rebirth of Rabbit's Foot (Mixed Blood Minneapolis). Robinson was a 2020-21 Naked Stages Fellow. Robinson's previous directing credits include Naked I: Self Defined (20% Theatre Company), The Spectrum of Blackness (Ambiance Theatre Company), Waiting in Vain (Ambiance Theatre Company), and The Place (Lyric Opera of North). Robinson's leadership earned her a Springboard for the Arts 20/20 artist fellowship in 2020-2021.; Denise Tennen: Tennen is a sculptor, public artist, writer, and community organizer since 1988. Tennen's projects received support from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Arts Board, Saint Louis Park Friends of the Arts, and private funders, She is skilled in collaborating with multiple project partners to create community participation projects. Her work can be seen in public buildings throughout the Twin Cities. She served 26 years as a key member of the finance committee of her cooperatively run housing association, eight as treasurer. She is active in connecting arts colleagues with opportunities, as well as mentoring younger artists. She attends dance performances regularly and is an amateur musician.; Kieran Tverbakk: Tverbakk is a transdisciplinary visual artist and community arts organizer. They investigate our human desire to name, categorize, and separate ourselves and our surroundings from the natural world, positing identification as a tool for separation from one another. Drawing from personal history and bodily archives, Tverbakk looks to the everyday abundance and diversity in materials that surround us to conjure contemplation of our sameness and inherent connections in being. They graduated from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2016 with a BFA and were a FY 2020 Artist Initiative grant recipient, awarded by the Minnesota State Arts Board.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1
10026008,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,21633,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will increase local youth engaging in strings education by including them in inspiring and participatory strings activities. Classroom teachers will survey students prior to and after the program. Questions will include asking them to rate their level of interest in strings music. We will also track how many students register for summer camp or lessons.","We engaged with nearly 1000 students and provided a participatory strings event along with professional musicians. We used a combination of written surveys and verbal feedback to gauge how we connected with both teachers and students, and what we could do to further enhance and improve this project in the future.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",837,,22470,,"Kelli Bishop, Gary Bordner, Jesse Davis, Eileen Grosland, Mary LaPlant, Tom Nelson, Myrna Peterson,",0.00,"Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program will deliver participatory programmming to rural northern Minnesota youth through Carnegie Hall's Linked Up program and outreach by The Third Coast Chamber Collective.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tammy,Mattonen,"Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program","PO Box 140","Grand Rapids",MN,55744,"(218) 327-5781",tammy@itascaorchestra.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Cass, Itasca, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-865,"Amy Barr-Saxena: Barr-Saxena is a volunteer with the Land Stewardship Project. Barr-Saxena previously worked at the Hispanic Health Council in Hartford and held volunteer positions at Family Life Education, the Health Advisory Committee, and First Steps. She graduated with a BA in international relations from the University of Minnesota and a MPH from the University of Connecticut.; Dhana Branton: Branton is an award winning playwright and essayist. Her plays have been produced in Chicago and New York. The author of eight plays and two screenplays, Howl and The Original Girls, she has received fellowships from the Arts Council of Illinois and the Minnesota State Arts Board. Branton has been a fellow at the National Playwrights Conference at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center and attended artistic residences at Vermont Studio Center and Bread Loaf. Her plays have received staged readings at New York's Ensemble Studio Theatre and Hartford Stage. She works as a freelance writing instructor in the Twin Cities and earned her MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of Minnesota. She has taught at the Loft Literary Center and is the artistic director of Brainboat Literary and Film. Minors of the Universe, the first book in a YA trilogy will be released this year, and Brainboat's first cable pilot, Postal, was chosen for the final round of the Sundance Institute's 2016 Episodic Storytelling Lab. Her essay, Planet Rock, is published in the literary anthology Growing Up Chicago released in May, 2022 by Northwestern University Press. An essay collection, Things for Peggy Miller: Reflections on Family, Work and Class, will be self-published later this year.; Ernest Gillman: Gillman is an artist focused on graphite pencil and black and white photography to document Americana with a timeless nostalgic quality. He began architectural drafting, then continued his education at the University of Minnesota, focusing on black and white photography. Gillman worked with Brodin Studios to learn three-dimensional shaping in the ancient method of ""lost wax? bronze casting. He works to capture intimate memories of family and strength. He has also collaborated with Anishinaabe story tellers to illustrate their poems and stories and capture the spirituality passed down in their oral traditions. In addition to his art, he has fostered many high-risk, abused, and intellectually disabled children. His current professional goal is to renew his focus in the arts, expand in new media, and collaborate with underrepresented groups to help them express their cultures through art.; Kendall Hames: Hames has served as a previous grant application reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board. She is a staff attorney at the Minnesota Justice Foundation. She graduated from Boston College with a BA in English and in Hispanic studies and earned a JD from the University of St. Thomas School of Law. She has also volunteered with the Volunteer Lawyers Network.; Theresa McConnon: McConnon is currently retired from her job as a Social Worker for the last 36 years with Ramsey County Human Services. She worked with vulnerable adults and often referred her clients to local arts organizations who were interested in developing their artistic skills. She has a B.A. degree from the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul, MN. She has over 2 decades of experience as a performing artist with local metro area theaters including LakeShore Players, Ashland Productions, Locally Grown Theatre and the MN Opera, to name a few. McConnon continues to participate int the arts by performing in commercials, videos, along with short and feature length films. McConnon has experience working with the Arts Board as a grant reviewer. She was also a grant reviewer for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Board in the last year.; Noboru Nikaido: Nikaido is a Japanese photographer and musician. Nikaido teaches the community a photo workshop at a Japanese restaurant; students learn its history, technology, and how to approach the media. Recently, he received two grants: Creative Support for Individuals, Minnesota State Arts Board; and Arts Impact for Individuals, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. Currently, he works in design department at Walker Art Center. He got a BFA degree from University of Minnesota, a post-baccalaureate from Minneapolis College of Art and Design, and attended the MFA program at the School of Visual Arts (New York, NY).; Ronald Salazar: Salazar was born and raised in Costa Rica and for the last 29 years has called Minnesota home. For the past fourteen years, he has dedicated himself to working with underrepresented communities with a significant percentage of Latino/Hispanic families. His current position is the principal of the Birch Grove Elementary School for the Arts in the Osseo School District. Previously, Salazar worked for the Minnesota Transitions Charter School and the Folwell Elementary School for the Performing Arts. Among his many achievements, Salazar is a Bush Leadership Fellow, an undergraduate Fulbright CAMPUS scholarship recipient, and a recipient of the Japan-USA Fulbright Commission three-week educational trip to Japan.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10026009,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Residents of the Granite Falls area will deepen their empathy and understanding of their neighbors through art. We will evaluate the project through ongoing conversations with staff, volunteers, artists, and our Creative Collaboration Team members, as well as surveys and creative feedback activities at events.","Community members described feeling inspired, curious, creative, and more connected with each other as a result of the arts activities. We evaluated the project through ongoing conversations with staff, volunteers, artists, and our Creative Collaboration Team members, and audience members, including documented quotes and testimonials. Survey strategies had low response rates.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,,"Ashley Hanson, Hannah Holman, Anna Claussen, Mary Rothlisberger, Heather McDougall, Bethany Lacktorin, Jessica Huang, Jenn Lamb, Rachel Schwalbach, Lauren Carlson, Leah Cooper, Rachel Engh, Anne O?Keefe, Ashley Pourier, Beth Pullan, Joanna Schnedler, Leu",0.00,"Department of Public Transformation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Department of Public Transformation will produce the YES! Presents community art event series in Granite Falls.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ashley,Hanson,"Department of Public Transformation","726 Prentice St","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 204-6629",hello@publictransformation.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Big Stone, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Dakota, Hennepin, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Swift, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-866,"Eric Anderson: Anderson consults on philanthropic services, family philanthropy, donor stewardship, and related projects. He has worked in college recruiting, alumni and development relations, and philanthropic services. Most recently, at The Minneapolis Foundation (2000-2022), he oversaw philanthropic support to more than 1,000 fund advisors. Anderson provided an optimal experience for individuals, families, and organizations advancing their charitable work in the community. His responsibilities included overseeing programs and services for donor advisor engagement, assisting fund advisors in achieving their charitable goals, grant screening and selection, and facilitating various projects as a center for philanthropy advancing an equitable community.; Gwendolyn Barber: Barber is the founder and director of Right to the Solution, a consulting agency for individuals and organizations aiding in development, improvement, and training. Barber has also been the director for Resources, Justice & Management and the Conflict Resolution Center, both nonprofits, serving the Twins Cities metro area. Barber is an honors graduate of Walden University with a master's in business administration focused on management, development, and improvement. Barber is a candidate for her doctor's degree completing all her course work with a 4.0 GPA. She has been part of the National Honor Society since 2013.; Irene Green: Green became executive director of the O'Shaughnessy in July 2022, after nearly twenty years of professional work in the arts, both as an artist and administrator. Most recently, she was the managing director at Northern Stage in White River Junction, Vermont. During her nine year tenure at Northern Stage, Green served as director of sales and marketing and worked occasionally as a professional actor in the area. She was named a ""Top 40 Under 40"" by Vermont Business Magazine in 2020. Green holds a master of arts with distinction in musical theater from the Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London (UK), and a BA in theater and music from Luther College (Decorah, IA).; Jlasnoti Jappah: Jappah is a singer songwriter whose musical style combines the soulfulness of R&B, the fluidity of pop, and the authentic rhythms of Afropop music. She's won the award for Female Artist of the Year at the annual Liberian Music Awards and Star Power of the year at the African Girls Rock awards hosted in Minnesota. With an immaculate stage presence, she's captivated audiences on stages such as the Poorhouse, Myth, and First Avenue. Jappah shows her versatility by including sounds from various genres while highlighting her African roots.; Thalia Kostman: Kostman is a coartistic director of Phantom Chorus Theater and has been a performer and creator in the Twin Cities theater community since 2012. During this time, she has worked with several organizations including her time coordinating with Brooklyn Center Community Center's Puppet Playhouse and serving as assistant director for American Immersion Theater's Minneapolis Troupe. Kostman also cocreated ""Cecilies? with Jeesun Choi at Red Eye's Works In Progress series, produced shows at the Minnesota Fringe Festival, and performs original mime acts with the Twin Cities Clown Cabaret. She studied physical theater and mime at Macalester College, graduating with a theater major and francophone studies minor. She further trained in mime at Studio Magenia in Paris.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10026171,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,8150,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Ely ArtWalk will engage with artists, merchants and audiences by filling the windows of retail stores with art for viewing from the sidewalks. EAW will conduct a face-to-face survey of downtown businesses to determine how the Ely ArtWalk impacts their customers/revenues. EAW will survey participating artists, asking questions designed to measure engagement and satisfaction.","Ely ArtWalk engaged with artists, merchants and audiences by filling the windows of retail stores with art for viewing from the sidewalks. EAW coordinated with the Ely Winter Festival's face-to-face survey of downtown businesses, and conducted an online survey of participating artists.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,8150,1105,"Catherine Bell, Elizabeth Anderson, Julie Nester, Nancy Hernesmaa, Karina Herrera, Wendy Rouse, Carly Wogen",0.00,"Ely Artwalk","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Ely ArtWalk will display the works of area artists in the windows of retail stores where they may be viewed by people walking by on the sidewalks, turning the entire city into an outdoor art gallery, providing a unique arts experience.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karen,McManus,"Ely Artwalk","PO Box 132",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 365-3228",karjack@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Lake, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-918,"Kelly Anderson: Anderson is a Minnesota based international artist that strives to make a difference with emotion based art. In 2022, after two decades of artwork she has started to integrate interactive based technology. Augmented reality allows her to expand past the immediate reaction of art and engage audiences in a new way. As most of her art is emotion based, she builds on interacting with the art.; Alexandra Bodnarchuk: Bodnarchuk is a Carpatho-Rusyn American choreographer based in Minneapolis. She creates original works ranging from solos to evening length group works for the stage and screen. She was a 2021 Ann & Weston Hicks Choreography Fellow at Jacob's Pillow and a 2020 Jerome Hill Artist Fellow finalist. Her most recent work, dance film Heritage Sites, premiered in 2020 and has been screened across the United States. She hails from Pittsburgh, PA where she studied classical ballet and Eastern European folk dance. She holds a BFA in dance performance and choreography and a BA in French from Ohio University.; Paul Hustoles: Hustoles, now retired, served as chair of the department of theater and dance at Minnesota State University, Mankato for 35 years. He was also artistic director of Highland Summer Theatre from 1985 to 2020. Hustoles received his BFA from Wayne State University, his MA from the University of Michigan, and his PhD from Texas Tech University. He has directed more than 235 theater productions and produced more than 625 shows in his career. A distinguished faculty scholar of MSU, Hustoles was appointed by Governor Walz to serve on the board of the Perpich Center for Arts Education until 2026.; Josee Morissette: Morissette is a retired research scientist who worked at Medtronic for nineteen years. She graduated from McGill University in Canada with a BSc in physics and physiology and obtained a PhD in computation and neural systems from the California Institute of Technology. She served on the board of the Minnesota Youth Symphonies in various roles (director, vice president, and president) for six years and is currently serving on the board of the International Cello Institute.; Carolyn Olson: Olson is a retired K-12 rural public school art teacher. While teaching, she worked as webmaster for her school district and art department. She also taught at a community based science and culture camp at the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation. In addition to arts education, Olson is a narrative painter. From March 2020 to July 2021, she completed a series of 100 pastel drawings, Essential Worker Portraits, which have been recognized worldwide. Currently, she is illustrating a children's picture book, Pearl's Garden, a story about a young girl growing a vegetable garden with family support. She has a BFA in painting and graphics (1980) and a master's degree in painting (2003).; Jonathan Quijano: Quijano is a patient education editor for M Health Fairview, certified as a health literacy specialist. He makes medical information easier to understand for patients with literacy challenges. He graduated from St. Cloud State University with a BA in English. Outside of work, he pursues a passion as a history researcher and writer. He won a grand prize from the Minnesota Historical Society for a documentary film based on his archival research. He also volunteers for the Washington County Historical Society. In both pursuits, the goal is to help a wide audience see new details with a simple, clear style.; Marynel Ryan Van Zee: Ryan Van Zee is currently the director of student fellowships at Carleton College in Northfield. She works with students and recent alumni applying for external awards and administers an internal fellowships program. In 2021, she served as an Operating Support artistic evaluator for the Minnesota State Arts Board. She has also served as an evaluator for the Congress-Bundestag CBYX Program, the Critical Language Scholarship Program, and the Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship Foundation. From 2005-2015, she was a faculty member at the University of Minnesota Morris, where she reviewed applications for internal grants and secured grant based funding. Ryan Van Zee is an alumna of the Fulbright program and has been active in the (nonprofit) Minnesota Chapter of the Fulbright Association, including service as chapter president.; Anat Spiegel: Spiegel is a composer and vocalist specializing in cross platform performance. Her work stems from a vocal perspective and focuses on the endless expressions of the human voice. In the juxtaposition of jazz, theater, and contemporary classical music, Spiegel's compositions consider the connection between written language and its sounding expression. Spiegel is a member of the composer's collective Monotak and the spoken word duo Noon and Ain. Her recent works includes the opera Medulla (La Monnaie, Brussels), the electronic opera Before Present (National Dutch Opera and ADE), the online opera The Transmigration of Morton F (Holland Festival), and the chamber quartet My Four Mothers (Cedar Commissions). Spiegel is a recipient of the 2020 McKnight composer's fellowship and a graduate of the Amsterdam Conservatory with a BA in vocal performance.; Joseph Tougas: Tougas is a performing musician and songwriter, and the creator of ?The Best of Hank and Rita,? a twelve-song ""barroom operetta"" performed throughout Minnesota and the Midwest from 2015 to 2017. His arts writing for the daily Free Press in Mankato has garnered numerous first place awards from the Society of Professional Journalists. He works as writer and editor of publications at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where he has also served as an adjunct faculty member. He currently fronts the band Joe Tougas and Associates and is a radio host at KMSU-FM in Mankato.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022195,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","NlMF Provides a full season of professional opera, chamber music and symphonic music in July 2022. Surveys of audience members will be conducted, with questions that lead them to responses about their emotional reactions, and their thoughts about the place of these performances in the context of 21st century life.","NLMF provided the Iron Range with 27 different events of opera, chamber music and symphonic music; a lecture series, a Suzuki violin program in 2023. Written and Oral evaluations of our programming were used throughout the season, asking patrons to describe their reactions to our events, and how the patrons found personal meaning in their attendance at our events.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,,"Barbara Baldrica, Mary Mulari, Matthew Uhan, Gregg Allen, Veda Zuponcic, Erik Erie, Lynne King, Jonathan Cleghorn, Mary Smith Henschel, Patty Phillips, Martin Zuponcic, Vicky Gornick, Ryan Bajan, Rita Taylor, Veda Zuponcic, Stephen Levchak.",0.00,"Northern Lights Music Festival, Inc","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Northern Lights Music Festival will present a full season of professional classical music and opera during the month of July to the residents and visitors of the Iron Range of northern Minnesota.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Veda,Zuponcic,"Northern Lights Music Festival, Inc.","PO Box 147",Gilbert,MN,55741,"(609) 922-2965",zuponcic@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Cook, Hennepin, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-423,"Kimberly Blievernicht: Owner of HR Smarts a just in time HR service provider in the Twin Cities market. She has been in business for 6 years serving small to medium privately held businesses. She was on the board of Director for 6 years of Stevie Rays Improv Company as a volunteer. She had been for the last 10 years the President of the St. Johns?s Foundation based in Mound, MN. She has a degree in Marketing and Distributive education from the University of Wisconsin Stout with a minor in Business Administration.; Maria Groth: Currently serving as an AmeriCorps VISTA member at Community Action Duluth, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to empower and engage our community to eliminate poverty. Groth previously was attending secondary education at the University of Minnesota Duluth where they graduated with a BA in economics. They also have formal performance experience with the Augsburg University Concert Band as a clarinetist.; Mary Ann Laxen: Now retired, Laxen was Chair and member of the Board of the Northwest Council for the Arts. Laxen presently Chairs the Board of the East Grand Forks, Friends of the Campbell Library. As Director of the Physician Assistant Program at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, they wrote and received many grants. Laxen has a Masters in Health Care Administration from the U of Wisconsin, is a Physician Assistant and Family Nurse Practitioner. ; Samuel Schultz: An attorney with experience in administration and non-profit governance. He has previously worked with non-profits?such as the Lexington-Hamline Community Council and the League of Minnesota Cities?on matters relating to the allocation of public funds. He is currently serving as a judicial law clerk for the Minnesota Court of Appeals. He received his J.D. from Mitchell Hamline School of Law and his B.A. from Luther College, where he majored in English and Political Science. He is a lifelong participant in the arts and is a member of the League of Minnesota Poets.; Keith Williams: Has been an artist and educator since the late 1970?s. His BS in Art Education is from UW, Madison. His MFA in Ceramics is from UI, Iowa City. He creates a variety of work in different media, including mural sized work. He plays jazz sax and clarinet, but primarily he loves teaching. Williams has served on the board of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Art as Director at Large, President Elect, President and Past President and helped plan the 2019 Claytopia conference in Minneapolis.; Erin Wojciechowski: A current instructor in the Social Work Department at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Prior to this, she spent 10 years working at various nonprofits in Duluth, MN focusing on the fields of domestic violence and youth services. Before her most recent work as an instructor she served as the Executive Director for the nonprofit Mentor North and helped oversee administrative aspects of the organization.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10025686,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Through Gaunt's community-based Great Lakes Almanac, and a show at Watermark Art Center, rural MNs share and reflect on their connections to land. Archived visitor stories from GL Aquarium, staff feedback, art display inspired by responses and a boosted social media audience. New audience at Watermark, feedback from gallery's ED and at opening/related events. Portfolio images from both shows.","With the community-based Great Lakes Almanac and engagement w/art pieces slated to show in Bemidji, MNs share and reflect on their connections to land Project archived on website; show feedback; portfolio/process photos for both projects; social media audience growth; online call/response w/artwork; project shared on Aquarium social media; chance to expand the interactive piece through Open House","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,10000,,,,"Susanna C. Gaunt",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Gaunt will produce solo exhibitions at the Great Lakes Aquarium and Watermark Art Center to expand her audience and enhance her skill set through exploration of community based projects and through exposure in new and nontraditional venues.",2023-03-01,2024-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susanna,Gaunt,"Susanna C. Gaunt",,,MN,,"(406) 599-3174",susgaunt@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Big Stone, Carlton, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Itasca, Martin, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Murray, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Washington, Wilkin, Wilkin",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1086,"Linda Bruning: Bruning is a theater director and teaching artist. She has been the recipient of Minnesota State Arts Board grants and regional arts council grants. Bruning just completed a four-year consultation with Mastering the Arts, an educational program of 25 teachers working toward a master's degree in arts integration. She graduated from Yankton College (Yankton, SD) with a BA in theater, Bemidji State University with an applied master's in education with an emphasis in arts in education, and a MS from University of Minnesota Moorhead in educational technology.; Chari Eckmann: Eckmann began her acting career while working at the James J. Hill House in 2002. That led to community theater and evolved into the commercial and film career that she now enjoys. Previously, Eckmann served at Breck School as volunteer coordinator, Children's Hospital, and various fundraisers. She holds a BA in American studies from the University of Minnesota, an AA from Anoka Ramsey, and studied at the Guthrie.; Erin Flannery: Flannery is a leader in the field of nonprofit project development focusing on programming, financial strategy, and fundraising. She has more than two decades of experience with The Metropolitan Museum of Art, public radio (WNYC and WQXR), public television (WNET and WLIW), Broadway development, and the Minnesota Opera. At the Metropolitan Museum of Art, she led artistic planning for the Department of Live Arts, where she developed visual arts inspired projects with Sting, Alan Cumming, Rhiannon Giddens, Gavin Creel, Alexis Taylor (Hot Chip), Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and many more as part of the MetLiveArts performance series.; Diane Katsiaficas: Katsiaficas is a Greek-American artist and professor emeritus of art, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Her BA is from Smith College (Northampton, MA); her MAT and MFA are from the University of Washington (Seattle, WA). Her narratives involve a variety of technologies---from small drawings to digital syntheses to large installations. She has exhibited throughout the US and Europe. Her work is in the collections of the Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki; Minneapolis Institute of Art; Seattle Art Museum; USA TODAY; Weisman Art Museum; and Walker Art Center. Her awards include a DAAD fellowship, 2 McKnight artist fellowships, and a Fulbright Artist/Scholar award to Greece. ; Athena Kildegaard: Kildegaard's sixth book of poems is ""Prairie Midden."" She's been a recipient of grants from the MSAB and the Lake Region Arts Council. She teaches at the University of Minnesota Morris.; Laura Nuckols: Nuckols is a writer, poet, and visual artist. After graduating from Minnesota's Perpich Center for Arts Education, she received her BA in creative writing and religion from Oberlin College (Oberlin, OH). She is a restaurant worker and worked for more than seven years as an advocate for survivors of sexual violence.; Adam Reinwald: Reinwald is the artistic director of Kantorei, a community chamber choir in the Twin Cities. He previously worked in artistic and administrative positions with Cantus and the National Lutheran Choir. Additionally, Reinwald is the owner of Open Voices LLC, an arts consultancy, and the umbrella organization for Beer Choir, the national community singing movement. Reinwald is a graduate of St. Olaf College (Northfield, MN), and has extensive nonprofit board experience.; Megan Smith: Moore is a painter, with a studio in the Northrup King Building where she has been a member of a group studio since 2004. She studied illustration at the Savannah College of Art and Design. She takes commissions, sells original art and reproductions in a variety of locations, and does public art in the form of murals and utility box wraps. She is a leader in the artist group LoLa (The League of Longfellow Artists), has served as a juror for the Uptown and Powderhorn art fairs, and is currently collaborating with Lake Street Creates.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022255,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,27900,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To develop virtual programming that provides quality artistic content, expand our audience, and impact our community through arts and equity initiatives. Through participation data (tracking audience demographics and attendance data), financial data (tracking membership and contributions), and through impact data (through ongoing internal evaluation and dialogue with our community stakeholders)","To engage Minnesotans in meaningful and relevant arts experiences. Through participation data (tracking audience demographics and attendance data), financial data (tracking membership and contributions), and through impact data (through ongoing internal evaluation and dialogue with our community stakeholders)","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,27900,5000,"Jamie Ratliff, Emma Spooner, Sebastian Woodward, Molly VanAlst, Hollis Sparhawk",0.00,"Prove Collective AKA Prove Gallery","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Prove Gallery will host arts exhibitions, art making events, music and multimedia events, and mail art projects, providing quality artistic content to connect with and expand its audience and positively impact its community through arts and equity initiatives.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jamie,Ratliff,"Prove Collective AKA Prove Gallery","21 N Lake Ave",Duluth,MN,55802,"(401) 474-8627",Jamie@provegallery.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-475,"Jeremie Bur: Currently works full time for Minnesota Opera as the Associate Individual Giving Director, helping connect patrons and supporters the opera throughout Minnesota. He graduated from Concordia College with a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance and is currently attending the University of Minnesota pursuing a Masters of Business (MBA). Jeremie Bur has been a singer, actor, voice actor, conductor, and musician for over 20 years - performing within Minnesota and throughout the Midwest.; Jean Durant: A retail consultant, visionary, curious thinker, and change agent with more than 25 years of experience leading creative teams for international apparel brands such as Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy, and Janie and Jack. As board president and executive director of Oakland, California, visual arts nonprofit Oakland Art Murmur, she is a connector, mentor, bridge builder, arts administrator, and advocate.; Dylan Jubera: Served the Lower Sioux Community for almost 4 years at the non-profit organization called Dakota Wicohan (DW). Dylan?s position at DW was Office Manager. While at DW, Dylan was chosen to participate in a grant writing class that was funded and taught by First Nations in Boulder, CO. Dylan was trained by some of the best Native American grants writers in America. Since then Dylan has gone on to successfully write 3 grants. Dylan looks forward to writing more grants in the future and sees grant writing as a way to help his underserved Native American Community. Also, while working for Dakota Wicohan, Dylan was able to participate in numerous traditional Dakota art classes taught by master Native American artists.; Deborah Peterson: Currently retired having spent most of her 21 year career at 3M in information technology and sourcing operations. During her time in Sourcing Operation's was proficient in the entire grant process from candidate selection, to initializing the the grant process timeline, addressing grantee questions , review/scoring of proposals to the final grant award. During this time she also volunteered in 3M Community Affairs.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10025688,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,9595,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Engage artists to create a scored short film that inspires and connects audiences to the natural beauty of Minnesota. I would endeavor to create a dialogue and/or activity that examines the audiences' engagement of the content, personal experiences with the natural resources of Minnesota, and sense of action in support of the stewardship of our natural resources.","Engage artists to create a scored short film that inspires and connects audiences to the natural beauty of Minnesota. Produced a premiere event on Thursday, June 20th that was attended by over 100 people which included a presentation, lively discussion, and survey.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,9595,,,,"Benjamin J. Inniger AKA Benji Inniger",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Inniger will engage musicians and artists to create and produce a nature documentary style film with an original musical score showcasing and describing the amazing and diverse natural beauty of Minnesota.",2023-03-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Benjamin,Inniger,"Benjamin J. Inniger AKA Benji Inniger",,,MN,,"(414) 758-9302",promusicamn@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Redwood, Waseca, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1088,"Brooks Becker: Becker is the director of finance of the Hennepin Theatre Trust, where he has worked five years. In this role, he has developed many grant budgets with an arts focus (many from the Minnesota State Arts Board) and has also done the required financial reporting on these grants. Prior to working at Hennepin Theatre Trust, Becker administered grants in his role of accountant at Neighborhood House. Becker has a BA in political science from St. Olaf College, an MBA from St. Thomas University, and a teaching license from Hamline.; Jamee Larson: Jamee Larson is a creative writing instructor at North Dakota State University, where she also runs teen summer creative writing camps for young writers throughout Minnesota and North Dakota. She received her MFA degree from Minnesota State University Moorhead and has volunteered her time and talents to creative activities and social justice efforts throughout the community. ; Patricia Lindeman: Lindeman is a respected school administrator who has led parochial, charter, and public school teams for 22 years. For the last two years, she has served as grant writer and coordinator of federal and state programs for the Russel Tyler Ruthton School District. She acquired her bachelor's degree in elementary education from St. Cloud State University and both her master's and Ed. S degrees from the University of St. Thomas. She completed her graduate work by obtaining her superintendent's license from the Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Her volunteer work includes being on the Safe Routes to School task force in Tyler.; Katie Pease: Pease originally came to Minnesota from Oregon for college and is a proud graduate of St. Catherine University, with a BA in English and studio art. After working in a variety of fields, including extensive time spent supporting persons living with physical and developmental disabilities, Pease's passion for social justice led her to making the decision to serve with the AmeriCorps and relocate to northern Minnesota. Pease now serves in a variety of roles for multiple nonprofits in the Duluth area.; Cole Williams: Williams is a writer from the Twin Cities area. She volunteers with the Midwest Book Awards, Poetry Out Loud, Women's Prison Book Project, and The MN State Arts Board Grants. She also serves as the co-Vice President of the South Washington Watershed District and on the Cottage Grove Park Commission. She holds an MFA in creative writing from Augsburg University and a B.S. in Biology from the University of Minnesota.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10025976,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Both audience and musicians will expand their knowledge of Finnish music and experience how classical music can express a group's identity. Questionnaires will be emailed to musicians and the attendees, before and after the concert. Quantitative and open-ended questions will measure the expansion of knowledge of Finland's music and awareness of Finland's unique cultural identity.","Both groups know new Finnish music Quantitative reports were made by both musicians and audience attendees.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,,"Marianne Wargelin, Sharon Franklin-Rahkonen",0.00,"FinnFest USA Events","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"FinnFest USA Events will create an orchestra of Minnesota musicians to perform a concert of past and contemporary classical Finnish music, giving voice to a small global culture surrounded by a world defined most often by mass culture's pop music.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marianne,"Wargelin Brown","FinnFest USA Events","1425 W 28th St Apt 518",Minneapolis,MN,55408,"(612) 374-2718",kmwargelin@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Carlton, Chippewa, Chisago, Cook, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mille Lacs, Otter Tail, Renville, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-833,"Gabriella Caldecott: Caldecott is a family office trust associate at Wells Fargo. She has served with three nonprofit organizations including a position as trustee for The College of Saint Scholastica, board of directors member for Joyce Preschool, and a member of the Highland Groveland Recreation Association. Caldecott graduated from The College of Saint Scholastica with a bachelor's degree in marketing and management and has a certificate in organizational leadership from St. Catherine's University.; Christina Cotruvo: Cotruvo performs folk harp and harp ukulele music in northern Minnesota. Her recordings and music arrangements have been sold worldwide. She organizes Duluth Ukulele Community Strum and brings connections for those with challenges as a certified clinical musician. She has been a music coach for the blind since 1988 with No-C-Notes publishing group. Cotruvo's 30-year career includes serving as an accountant, grant writer, software consultant, controller, finance manager, and software specialist in city government, schools, cooperatives, and nonprofit agencies. Recently she has worked with the National Standards Board for Therapeutic Musicians, Armory Arts and Music Center, CHOICE unlimited, Minnesota State Chapter P.E.O., and has been a Minnesota State Arts Board grant panelist.; James Everest: Everest is an independent working artist, teaching artist, artist organizer, producer, curator, musician, filmmaker, composer, director, and performer, and has been active in the Minnesota arts community for more than 30 years. He received a BA in history from the University of Minnesota. While at the University, he volunteered at The Whole Music Club venue and went on to host and curate the Making Music conversations series at the U of M and Walker Art Center. He was music director and lead collaborator for Emily Johnson/Catalyst Dance from 2004-2015. He then founded a community arts organization, Wavelets Creative. He was nominated ""Artist of the Year"" at the 1997 Minnesota Music Awards (MMA) and won ""Best R&B Band"" and ""Best R&B Album"" in 1998 and 1999 at the MMAs.; Wendy Grethen: Grethen has created and been putting on local art and gift fairs for fifteen years, starting with the Get It Local fairs. For sixteen years, Grethen put on the folk music festival called Dulcimer Day in Duluth which hosted twenty learning workshops. She created Up North Excursions which provided day trips from Duluth to arts, music, history, and nature events in the Northland. She continues to play hammered and mountain dulcimer at events and for healing situations. Grethen also volunteers as an usher at the Duluth Playhouse.; Megan Krueger: Krueger is the development manager at Every Meal in Roseville. During her career, she has held leadership positions in fundraising and led the development departments at several local arts organizations, including Steppingstone Theatre and Stages Theatre Company. She graduated with a BA in both English literature and theater from Viterbo University (La Crosse, WI).; Lisa Nelson: Nelson is an artist and full-time parent. She volunteers for her local neighborhood organization, Union Park District Council, where she is cochair of the transportation committee. She has previously worked as an art conservator at the Brooklyn Museum, Jewish Theological Seminary, American Philosophical Society, and other institutions. She has a BA in studio art from Swarthmore College (Swarthmore, PA), and an MA in art history and art conservation from New York University (New York, NY).; Laura Nichols: Nichols has been a featured oratorio and orchestral soloist with many accomplished conductors. She was a principal member of the world premiere casts of Dominic Argento's Casanova's Homecoming, William Mayer's A Death in the Family, and Conrad Susa's Black River. She has degrees from Rutgers University, the Eastman School of Music, and the University of Minnesota. Her mentors include the famed mezzo-sopranos Jan DeGaetani and Elizabeth Mannion. Recently, Nichols retired as an assistant professor of music from Macalester College in Saint Paul, where she taught voice, ran the opera workshop, and coached the principals in the biannual musical.; Gerald Smith: Smith is the founder and operator of Stem Cell Studios, a multimedia, multidisciplinary art studio dedicated to the exploration of ideas at the interface of aesthetics, epistemology, cosmology, and biology. He has been a biomedical researcher and teacher in biology and art at several universities and is a graduate of Walla Walla University and The California Institute of the Arts. He has experience as an exhibition proposal reviewer for the once thriving Minnesota Artist Exhibition Program at the Minneapolis Institute of the Arts and for a photography/video competition at North Hennepin Community College in Brooklyn Park. Moreover, Smith taught a course titled Critical Frameworks for five years at St. Cloud State University's art department that included the preparation and presentation of art exhibitions and exhibition catalogues by the students.; Pamela Smith: Smith is a writer, teacher, and researcher. She was awarded the Artist Initiative grant (2019) and Creative Support for Individuals grant (2021 and 2022) from the Minnesota State Arts Board. She is the author of a variety of works of creative nonfiction.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10025950,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,23431,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","NLAA will create and host a season of events that will engage, excite, and empower the citizens of North Eastern Minnesota to participate in the arts. We will document the attendance and engagement of all NLAA events. We do surveys at the end of every event to understand how we can better serve our community. We will also use these surveys to evaluate each event's quality, success, and impact.","NLAA created and hosted a season of events that will engaged, excited, and empowered the citizens of North Eastern Minnesota to participate in the arts. After major 2023 programs (Broadway in the Boundary Waters, ArtisticEly Arts in Action Workshops, Concerts), we sent questionnaires to assess impact and reach. Quarterly questionnaire feedback guided 2024 program planning.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,23431,23431,"Molly Olson, Laurie Kess, Karl Kubiak, Sara Skelton, Vince O'Connor, Caroline Owens, Andrea Strom, Scott King",0.00,"Northern Lakes Arts Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Northern Lakes Arts Association will create a season of events throughout 2023 that will engage, excite, and empower people to participate in the arts. They will do this through art shows, poetry nights, theatrical productions, and collaborations with other local nonprofits.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ian,Lah,"Northern Lakes Arts Association","1900 E Camp St",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 235-9937",contact@northernlakesarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-807,"Kelly Anderson: Anderson is a Minnesota based international artist that strives to make a difference with emotion based art. In 2022, after two decades of artwork she has started to integrate interactive based technology. Augmented reality allows her to expand past the immediate reaction of art and engage audiences in a new way. As most of her art is emotion based, she builds on interacting with the art.; Alexandra Bodnarchuk: Bodnarchuk is a Carpatho-Rusyn American choreographer based in Minneapolis. She creates original works ranging from solos to evening length group works for the stage and screen. She was a 2021 Ann & Weston Hicks Choreography Fellow at Jacob's Pillow and a 2020 Jerome Hill Artist Fellow finalist. Her most recent work, dance film Heritage Sites, premiered in 2020 and has been screened across the United States. She hails from Pittsburgh, PA where she studied classical ballet and Eastern European folk dance. She holds a BFA in dance performance and choreography and a BA in French from Ohio University.; Paul Hustoles: Hustoles, now retired, served as chair of the department of theater and dance at Minnesota State University, Mankato for 35 years. He was also artistic director of Highland Summer Theatre from 1985 to 2020. Hustoles received his BFA from Wayne State University, his MA from the University of Michigan, and his PhD from Texas Tech University. He has directed more than 235 theater productions and produced more than 625 shows in his career. A distinguished faculty scholar of MSU, Hustoles was appointed by Governor Walz to serve on the board of the Perpich Center for Arts Education until 2026.; Josee Morissette: Morissette is a retired research scientist who worked at Medtronic for nineteen years. She graduated from McGill University in Canada with a BSc in physics and physiology and obtained a PhD in computation and neural systems from the California Institute of Technology. She served on the board of the Minnesota Youth Symphonies in various roles (director, vice president, and president) for six years and is currently serving on the board of the International Cello Institute.; Carolyn Olson: Olson is a retired K-12 rural public school art teacher. While teaching, she worked as webmaster for her school district and art department. She also taught at a community based science and culture camp at the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation. In addition to arts education, Olson is a narrative painter. From March 2020 to July 2021, she completed a series of 100 pastel drawings, Essential Worker Portraits, which have been recognized worldwide. Currently, she is illustrating a children's picture book, Pearl's Garden, a story about a young girl growing a vegetable garden with family support. She has a BFA in painting and graphics (1980) and a master's degree in painting (2003).; Jonathan Quijano: Quijano is a patient education editor for M Health Fairview, certified as a health literacy specialist. He makes medical information easier to understand for patients with literacy challenges. He graduated from St. Cloud State University with a BA in English. Outside of work, he pursues a passion as a history researcher and writer. He won a grand prize from the Minnesota Historical Society for a documentary film based on his archival research. He also volunteers for the Washington County Historical Society. In both pursuits, the goal is to help a wide audience see new details with a simple, clear style.; Marynel Ryan Van Zee: Ryan Van Zee is currently the director of student fellowships at Carleton College in Northfield. She works with students and recent alumni applying for external awards and administers an internal fellowships program. In 2021, she served as an Operating Support artistic evaluator for the Minnesota State Arts Board. She has also served as an evaluator for the Congress-Bundestag CBYX Program, the Critical Language Scholarship Program, and the Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship Foundation. From 2005-2015, she was a faculty member at the University of Minnesota Morris, where she reviewed applications for internal grants and secured grant based funding. Ryan Van Zee is an alumna of the Fulbright program and has been active in the (nonprofit) Minnesota Chapter of the Fulbright Association, including service as chapter president.; Anat Spiegel: Spiegel is a composer and vocalist specializing in cross platform performance. Her work stems from a vocal perspective and focuses on the endless expressions of the human voice. In the juxtaposition of jazz, theater, and contemporary classical music, Spiegel's compositions consider the connection between written language and its sounding expression. Spiegel is a member of the composer's collective Monotak and the spoken word duo Noon and Ain. Her recent works includes the opera Medulla (La Monnaie, Brussels), the electronic opera Before Present (National Dutch Opera and ADE), the online opera The Transmigration of Morton F (Holland Festival), and the chamber quartet My Four Mothers (Cedar Commissions). Spiegel is a recipient of the 2020 McKnight composer's fellowship and a graduate of the Amsterdam Conservatory with a BA in vocal performance.; Joseph Tougas: Tougas is a performing musician and songwriter, and the creator of ?The Best of Hank and Rita,? a twelve-song ""barroom operetta"" performed throughout Minnesota and the Midwest from 2015 to 2017. His arts writing for the daily Free Press in Mankato has garnered numerous first place awards from the Society of Professional Journalists. He works as writer and editor of publications at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where he has also served as an adjunct faculty member. He currently fronts the band Joe Tougas and Associates and is a radio host at KMSU-FM in Mankato.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10025956,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","This project will provide opportunities for adults with disabilities to engage in artistic endeavors, cultivating skills and recognizing talent. The project will be evaluated by maintaining the number of individuals participating in inclusive arts learning settings, being taught at a pace designed for their individual learning styles and held in remote or safe settings.","This project provided opportunities for adults with disabilities to engage in artistic endeavors, cultivating skills and recognizing talent. The project was able to maintain the number of individuals participating in inclusive arts learning settings, being taught at a pace designed for their individual learning styles and held in accessible, community settings.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,,"Wanda Grew-Jasken, Tom Houghtaling, Adele Hartwick, Pete Barnett, Wing Chan, Greg Culver, Steven Thorne, Tome Torgerson, Annie Lepper, Sophie Brau",0.38,"CHOICE Unlimited","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"CHOICE, Unlimited's ARTS Program will provide quality, accessible arts instruction and participation in a variety of mediums for adults living with disabilities, both in person and in remote settings.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristie,Buchman,"CHOICE, Unlimited","1829 E Superior St",Duluth,MN,55812,"(218) 724-5869x 201",kbuchman@choiceunlimited.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Lake, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-813,"Ross Anderson: Anderson is a musician from southwest Minnesota. He performs on clarinet and saxophone with a jazz duo, the Route 68 big band, and is principal clarinet with the Southwest Minnesota Orchestra. He has served as a grant review panelist for the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council (SMAC). He received a grant from SMAC in 2013 when he created a CD recording, and another grant in 2006. Anderson was for many years an adjunct instructor of jazz improv at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. Anderson attended the University of Chicago Laboratory School, where he learned the basics of jazz improvisation. He has a BA from the University of Minnesota in history.; Emma Bohmann: Bohmann is the development officer at Arts Midwest, a nonprofit regional arts organization headquartered in Minneapolis. She is responsible for successfully developing, implementing, and monitoring Arts Midwest's fundraising strategies and overseeing the day-to-day operations of the development department. Her portfolio includes securing federal, corporate, and foundation grants; managing donor relations and individual giving; and advancing the vision, goals, and impact of the organization. Prior to joining Arts Midwest in 2016, she was a grant writer for a development and communications firm, where she worked on fundraising efforts for more than two dozen nonprofit organizations. She has served on grant panels for the Minnesota State Arts Board and the South Dakota Arts Council; and as a member of Fourth Generation, a volunteer grant making group through The Minneapolis Foundation. She holds a MFA in creative writing from Hollins University (Roanoke, VA) and is currently working on a novel. She is also an amateur potter.; Jennifer Gorman: Gorman is the founder of Give Back Studio, and a freelance media program manager. She was previously the program coordinator for an art program that supported artists with disabilities. She has a background and education in art therapy and counseling and has worked with children in a psychiatric residential setting as an art therapist. She graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School with a MS in art therapy and counseling, has a BA in studio art from the University of Mary Washington (Fredericksburg, VA), serves on the board of Northern Community Radio and CoHaus, and is a commissioner on the Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission.; Jamillah Hollman: Hollman is the founder and proprietor of Ebonytaz Books, an independent publisher for the works of novelist, Essence Bonitaz. She also serves as a creative contributor there. Hollman graduated from University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management. She has experience in corporate marketing, business management, entrepreneurship, acting, modeling, sign language interpreting, and writing creatively as well as for various business purposes.; Robert Kern: Kern is an American artist whose work investigates ideas of home, ancestry, and a sense of place. His portraits focus on intimate, interdependent relationships of people, animals, and landscape as a means of exploring how ancestry shapes identity and how myth intertwines with personal history. Accolades include Critical Mass Top 50 in 2018, CENTER 2017 Choice Award Winner (Curator's Choice, First Place), and Artist Initiative grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board (2016, 2018, 2020). Monographs include The Sheep and the Goats (Kehrer Verlag, 2017) and The Unchosen Ones: Portraits of an American Pastoral, (MW Editions, 2021). Public collections include Minneapolis Institute of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg.; Barbara Lambert: Lambert is a retired high school language arts teacher. She has more than 100 hours of graduate and professional credits beyond her master's degree in theater, literature, and writing. She has been a Minnesota Book Awards selector, directed numerous theatrical productions in an educational setting, and developed and advised for literary magazines. After retiring from teaching, Lambert worked as the director of general studies at Bais Yaakov High School in Saint Louis Park. On the state level, she has worked on task forces on literature and writing. She was awarded a National Humanities Seminar in Siena, Italy to study the intersection of art and Dante's writing.; Jenny Moeller: Moeller is a theater artist who focuses on intersectional feminist theater. She is a lighting and props designer, technical director, and playwright. Moeller is the former artistic director of Raw Sugar, and former executive director of Theatre Unbound for its last season. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in theater and gender studies and just joined the board of Arts' Nest.; Amber Raden: Raden is a multidisciplinary storyteller (artist, writer, designer) as well as a communications professional with a focus on DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) practices. She currently serves as a board member and cochair of Minnesota nonprofit CONsole Room Events, a local science fiction convention. Raden graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in English and art.; Lindy Yokanovich: Yokanovich is the founder and executive director of Cancer Legal Care, a Minnesota nonprofit providing free legal care services to Minnesotans affected by cancer. She serves on the adjunct faculty of the University of Minnesota Law School, and on the board of GiveMN. Yokanovich graduated from the University of California (Irvine, CA) with a BA in social ecology and earned her JD at the University of Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (Sacramento, CA). As the founder and executive director of a legal services nonprofit, she has written hundreds of grants and knows how much work goes into them. She appreciates it when someone takes time to read and understand the grants and has thoughtful questions to ask","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10025944,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To deliver a quality experience, cultivating talent, partnerships, and diversity in this fiscal year that includes Clue, Cinderella and Willy Wonka-Jr. An immediate success indicator comes via participation; from production cast/crew and audiences. Website, MailChimp, social media and survey responses provide impactful feedback for next-steps. Financial reports are also critical indicators of success.","Residents of all ages and abilities in our area will continue a connection to the arts thru' active participation as well as spectators. A successful financial report along with positive feedback from cast, crew, and audiences!","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,7000,"John Schroeder, Greg Tuttle, Jake Anderson, Sharon Marty, Amy Stovall, Rachel Coppock, Josh Cagle, Katie Smith, Katie Hoey, Steve LeBoutielier, Stephanie Crecelius, Erin Greniger",0.00,"Grand Rapids Players, Inc","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Grand Rapids Players will deliver a quality theater experience, cultivating talent, partnerships, and diversity and showcasing classic and original work.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sharon,Marty,"Grand Rapids Players, Inc.","720 Conifer Dr","Grand Rapids",MN,55744,"(218) 327-5755",sharonmarty1952@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Cass, Itasca, Koochiching, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-801,"Gabriella Caldecott: Caldecott is a family office trust associate at Wells Fargo. She has served with three nonprofit organizations including a position as trustee for The College of Saint Scholastica, board of directors member for Joyce Preschool, and a member of the Highland Groveland Recreation Association. Caldecott graduated from The College of Saint Scholastica with a bachelor's degree in marketing and management and has a certificate in organizational leadership from St. Catherine's University.; Christina Cotruvo: Cotruvo performs folk harp and harp ukulele music in northern Minnesota. Her recordings and music arrangements have been sold worldwide. She organizes Duluth Ukulele Community Strum and brings connections for those with challenges as a certified clinical musician. She has been a music coach for the blind since 1988 with No-C-Notes publishing group. Cotruvo's 30-year career includes serving as an accountant, grant writer, software consultant, controller, finance manager, and software specialist in city government, schools, cooperatives, and nonprofit agencies. Recently she has worked with the National Standards Board for Therapeutic Musicians, Armory Arts and Music Center, CHOICE unlimited, Minnesota State Chapter P.E.O., and has been a Minnesota State Arts Board grant panelist.; James Everest: Everest is an independent working artist, teaching artist, artist organizer, producer, curator, musician, filmmaker, composer, director, and performer, and has been active in the Minnesota arts community for more than 30 years. He received a BA in history from the University of Minnesota. While at the University, he volunteered at The Whole Music Club venue and went on to host and curate the Making Music conversations series at the U of M and Walker Art Center. He was music director and lead collaborator for Emily Johnson/Catalyst Dance from 2004-2015. He then founded a community arts organization, Wavelets Creative. He was nominated ""Artist of the Year"" at the 1997 Minnesota Music Awards (MMA) and won ""Best R&B Band"" and ""Best R&B Album"" in 1998 and 1999 at the MMAs.; Wendy Grethen: Grethen has created and been putting on local art and gift fairs for fifteen years, starting with the Get It Local fairs. For sixteen years, Grethen put on the folk music festival called Dulcimer Day in Duluth which hosted twenty learning workshops. She created Up North Excursions which provided day trips from Duluth to arts, music, history, and nature events in the Northland. She continues to play hammered and mountain dulcimer at events and for healing situations. Grethen also volunteers as an usher at the Duluth Playhouse.; Megan Krueger: Krueger is the development manager at Every Meal in Roseville. During her career, she has held leadership positions in fundraising and led the development departments at several local arts organizations, including Steppingstone Theatre and Stages Theatre Company. She graduated with a BA in both English literature and theater from Viterbo University (La Crosse, WI).; Lisa Nelson: Nelson is an artist and full-time parent. She volunteers for her local neighborhood organization, Union Park District Council, where she is cochair of the transportation committee. She has previously worked as an art conservator at the Brooklyn Museum, Jewish Theological Seminary, American Philosophical Society, and other institutions. She has a BA in studio art from Swarthmore College (Swarthmore, PA), and an MA in art history and art conservation from New York University (New York, NY).; Laura Nichols: Nichols has been a featured oratorio and orchestral soloist with many accomplished conductors. She was a principal member of the world premiere casts of Dominic Argento's Casanova's Homecoming, William Mayer's A Death in the Family, and Conrad Susa's Black River. She has degrees from Rutgers University, the Eastman School of Music, and the University of Minnesota. Her mentors include the famed mezzo-sopranos Jan DeGaetani and Elizabeth Mannion. Recently, Nichols retired as an assistant professor of music from Macalester College in Saint Paul, where she taught voice, ran the opera workshop, and coached the principals in the biannual musical.; Gerald Smith: Smith is the founder and operator of Stem Cell Studios, a multimedia, multidisciplinary art studio dedicated to the exploration of ideas at the interface of aesthetics, epistemology, cosmology, and biology. He has been a biomedical researcher and teacher in biology and art at several universities and is a graduate of Walla Walla University and The California Institute of the Arts. He has experience as an exhibition proposal reviewer for the once thriving Minnesota Artist Exhibition Program at the Minneapolis Institute of the Arts and for a photography/video competition at North Hennepin Community College in Brooklyn Park. Moreover, Smith taught a course titled Critical Frameworks for five years at St. Cloud State University's art department that included the preparation and presentation of art exhibitions and exhibition catalogues by the students.; Pamela Smith: Smith is a writer, teacher, and researcher. She was awarded the Artist Initiative grant (2019) and Creative Support for Individuals grant (2021 and 2022) from the Minnesota State Arts Board. She is the author of a variety of works of creative nonfiction.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10025946,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Community participants will develop and hone new creative skills through collaborative boat building, wood work, metal craft, and fiber arts. Noatun will document overall participant attendance, the quality of individual engagement, and the learning progress of repeat participants in our arts programming.","Community participants will develop and hone new creative skills through collaborative boat building, wood work, metal craft, and fiber arts. Evaluation of this successful outcome required skilled observation by artist-educators to track and adjust Indian and group experiences for quality. This was paired with recording participant numbers.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"John Finkle, Justin Anderson, Marshall Boone",0.00,"Noatun Community Wooden Boat Works","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Noatun Community Wooden Boat Works will build a lapstrake boat with community volunteers. Participants will develop and share new skills working with wood, metal, and fiber arts.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Justin,Anderson,"Noatun Community Wooden Boat Works","1721 E 3rd St Apt 204",Duluth,MN,55812,"(320) 266-5966",contact@justinrmanderson.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-803,"Eric Anderson: Anderson consults on philanthropic services, family philanthropy, donor stewardship, and related projects. He has worked in college recruiting, alumni and development relations, and philanthropic services. Most recently, at The Minneapolis Foundation (2000-2022), he oversaw philanthropic support to more than 1,000 fund advisors. Anderson provided an optimal experience for individuals, families, and organizations advancing their charitable work in the community. His responsibilities included overseeing programs and services for donor advisor engagement, assisting fund advisors in achieving their charitable goals, grant screening and selection, and facilitating various projects as a center for philanthropy advancing an equitable community.; Gwendolyn Barber: Barber is the founder and director of Right to the Solution, a consulting agency for individuals and organizations aiding in development, improvement, and training. Barber has also been the director for Resources, Justice & Management and the Conflict Resolution Center, both nonprofits, serving the Twins Cities metro area. Barber is an honors graduate of Walden University with a master's in business administration focused on management, development, and improvement. Barber is a candidate for her doctor's degree completing all her course work with a 4.0 GPA. She has been part of the National Honor Society since 2013.; Irene Green: Green became executive director of the O'Shaughnessy in July 2022, after nearly twenty years of professional work in the arts, both as an artist and administrator. Most recently, she was the managing director at Northern Stage in White River Junction, Vermont. During her nine year tenure at Northern Stage, Green served as director of sales and marketing and worked occasionally as a professional actor in the area. She was named a ""Top 40 Under 40"" by Vermont Business Magazine in 2020. Green holds a master of arts with distinction in musical theater from the Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London (UK), and a BA in theater and music from Luther College (Decorah, IA).; Jlasnoti Jappah: Jappah is a singer songwriter whose musical style combines the soulfulness of R&B, the fluidity of pop, and the authentic rhythms of Afropop music. She's won the award for Female Artist of the Year at the annual Liberian Music Awards and Star Power of the year at the African Girls Rock awards hosted in Minnesota. With an immaculate stage presence, she's captivated audiences on stages such as the Poorhouse, Myth, and First Avenue. Jappah shows her versatility by including sounds from various genres while highlighting her African roots.; Thalia Kostman: Kostman is a coartistic director of Phantom Chorus Theater and has been a performer and creator in the Twin Cities theater community since 2012. During this time, she has worked with several organizations including her time coordinating with Brooklyn Center Community Center's Puppet Playhouse and serving as assistant director for American Immersion Theater's Minneapolis Troupe. Kostman also cocreated ""Cecilies? with Jeesun Choi at Red Eye's Works In Progress series, produced shows at the Minnesota Fringe Festival, and performs original mime acts with the Twin Cities Clown Cabaret. She studied physical theater and mime at Macalester College, graduating with a theater major and francophone studies minor. She further trained in mime at Studio Magenia in Paris.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10025899,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Sarah Brokke will create paintings as part of a body of work and will host a workshop for members of the community. The outcome will be measured by both the creation of paintings as well as the hosting and executing of the workshop.","Sarah Brokke created paintings as part of a body of work and hosted a workshop for members of the community I created new work over this grant period as well as hosted a two day workshop for members of the community.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,10000,,,,"Sarah M. Brokke Erickson AKA Sarah Brokke",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Brokke will create work with the intent of connecting with broader Minnesota audiences, and host a painting workshop for artists of all levels.",2023-03-01,2024-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Erickson,"Sarah M. Erickson AKA Sarah Brokke",,,MN,,"(218) 341-4219",sarahbrokkeart@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1289,"Robert Dante: Dante is founder of the Bullwhip Hall of Fame and a professional bullwhip artist and coach. He is also a seasoned journalist and a member of the Society of Professional Journalists. He once belonged to the International Association of Theatre Critics and was a widely published poet and performing artist. He graduated with honors from the University of Houston in Texas and is currently writing books and freelance articles.; Sally Dorer: Dorer is a Twin Cities based freelance cellist and teacher. Currently a member of the Minnesota Opera orchestra and a substitute cellist with the Minnesota Orchestra, she has also been a member of the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra and the Florida West Coast Symphony (Sarasota). She graduated from the New England Conservatory of Music (Boston, MA). She is a current volunteer for the Women's Prison Book Project and We Can Ride, a horse riding therapy program. She often performs benefit concerts for Safe Hands Animal Rescue.; Amy Driscoll: Driscoll is the development manager at the Minnesota Boychoir in Saint Paul; she has held the position for three years. Apart from her professional role, Driscoll is connected to the arts as a performer, parent, event volunteer, and patron. She holds a bachelor of science degree in nursing and spent 30 years as a registered nurse before embarking on her second career in fundraising and development.; Sarah Kass: Kass currently works for the American Craft Council (ACC) as its development writer and grants manager. She writes grant applications, fundraising proposals, impact reports, and stewardship communications to connect ACC with institutional funders and individual donors. Kass holds a BFA from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and a MA in museum studies from Johns Hopkins University. Her previous work experience includes the Minneapolis Institute of Art, Walker Art Center, Guthrie Theater, East Side Arts Council, and Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts. Kass also served as exhibitions cochair and board cochair on the Altered Esthetics board of directors and as a panelist for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.; Jayson King: King has held various management and teaching positions for community service and health care. He has a degree in fine art, art education, and is an RN. His work in health care has taken him locally and throughout the country teaching holistic care to health professionals. Part of his local work has been managing a foundation/grant funded Art of Healing program---supporting local artists through art purchases for clinics, exhibition spaces, and healing art based groups. He is a working artist and has a strong lifelong interest in new art, performance, music, and writing.; Zoe Malinchoc-DeVoe: Retail bookseller at Fair Trade Books in Red Wing, MN. I order, stock, and sell new and used books, sidelines, and Persian rugs, and manage the bookstore's events and marketing. I train employees, run payroll, keep the accounts, and handle new author inquiries. I presently serve on the vestry at Christ Episcopal Church, the board of Hispanic Outreach of Goodhue County, support the Lotus Health Foundation as a gardener, and am a regular volunteer for Red Wing Arts. I have an MBA from St Marys University of Rochester, MN and a BA in Literature, Music, and Dance from Wells College.; Tanya Miller: Miller has a MFA in creative writing from Minnesota State University and an MA in English from Bemidji State University. Her work has appeared in The Criterion: An International Journal in English, Minnesota English Journal, Red Weather, Dust and Fire, Bombshells, the Star Tribune, among other places. Miller was an invited fellow at the Martha's Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing, The Pelee Island Writing Retreat (with Margaret Atwood), and the Minnesota Northwoods Writers' Conference. Miller also cohosts Northbeach Writers' Retreat.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10025904,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create a series of generative, chance-infused, quilt patterns, kits and quilts called 'the grid factory.' Exhibit this work physically and online. I will gather pattern testing feedback from a local community of experienced quilters that flow through the McTavish Quilting Studio in Duluth. I will create 24 quilts to test, hone and present these patterns and kits to the public.","Create a series of generative, chance-infused, quilt patterns, kits and quilts called 'the grid factory.' Exhibit this work physically and online. I gathered pattern testing feedback from a local community of experienced quilters that flow through the McTavish Quilting Studio in Duluth. I created a series of algorithmic digital patterns and physical quilts.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,10000,,,,"Kathleen A. McTavish AKA Kathy McTavish",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"McTavish will create a series of generative, chance infused, quilt patterns, kits, and quilts called ""the grid factory"" which will be presented online and in physical installation. The patterns/kits will be available as a companion, interactive element of the final exhibit.",2023-03-01,2024-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,McTavish,"Kathleen A. McTavish AKA Kathy McTavish",,,MN,,"(218) 343-7998",kathy@mctavish.io,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carlton, Cook, Hennepin, Lake, St. Louis, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1294,"Bob Bierscheid: I am the retired Director of Parks and Recreation for the City of Saint Paul.. Previously, I was Director of Parks and Recreation for the cities of Roseville and Marshall MN. I served on the MRAC Board and have done multiple MRAC committee assignments both in person and virtually. I currently serve on the board of Public Art Saint Paul I am a strong supporter of the arts as an essential element of every community. I have a B.S. from the University of Iowa and an M.Ed from Temple University.; David DeGennaro: DeGennaro works as a bassist, drummer, and pianist throughout the Twin Cities metro area. He currently performs with Zed Leppelin, a Led Zeppelin tribute act, and has been the creative director at Northeast Center for Music and the West Bank School of Music. DeGennaro currently has a private teaching practice in Columbia Heights. He was awarded an artist grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board in 2011 for developing the interactive children's musical, Monkey Mind Pirates with his friends at Z Puppets Rosenschnoz.; Brigid Fitzgerald: Fitzgerald is a retired attorney having spent her legal career with the Rosenmeier Law Office in Little Falls. During her 35 years in Little Falls, she has been a member or board member of many groups including St. Francis Music Center, Friends of Lindbergh Heritage, Little Falls Arts and Crafts committee, Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin Lakes and Pines Council, and most recently the Five Wings Arts Council. Fitzgerald graduated from Creighton University, Omaha, NE with degrees in Spanish and theology.; Stephanie Hunder: Hunder is a professor of art at Concordia University in Saint Paul. She teaches classes in printmaking and design and is the director of the Concordia Gallery. Originally from Rochester, Hunder received her BFA and MA from the University of Wisconsin---Madison, and her MFA from Arizona State University. Her current work addresses relationships through natural iconography and combines photographic and digital techniques with traditional printmaking techniques. The significance of process---exploring, researching, and creating--- being central to learning and vocation is a focus in her art and teaching.; Grace O'Neil: O'Neil is an entertainment publicity professional. She works with clients such as Apple TV+ and Warner Bros. She is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Minnesota with a BA in journalism and a BSB in marketing. Her thesis project helped inform the Minnesota Film and Television Board how to better the HR structures within Minnesota's film and entertainment sectors. O'Neil grew up immersed in the arts in Minnesota. She is a musician who has served in local choirs and worked for premiere arts venues such as Northrop Auditorium.; Angela Pelster-Wiebe: Pelster is a writer who has benefited from Minnesota State Arts Board grants in the past and would like to do her part in helping the work continue. Pelster was a 2021 McKnight artist fellow judged by Hanif Abdurraqib. Her first essay collection, Limber, won the Great Lakes Colleges Association Award for best new book in nonfiction and was a finalist for the PEN Award for the Art of the Essay. Her work previously appeared in LitHub, Ploughshares, Tin House, Granta, The Kenyon Review, and The Gettysburg Review among others. She was a Bread Loaf Fellow in nonfiction, a Minnesota State Arts Board grantee, and an Iowa Arts fellow during her MFA at the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA). She's an associate professor at Hamline University and is currently at work on her new book, The Evolution of Fire: Essays in Crisis.; Avesa Rockwell: Rockwell directs the college and advanced writing program at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She has been teaching academic and professional writing for eighteen years. Previously, she was a project associate for WritersCorps, through the San Francisco Arts Commission, and oversaw a half million dollar annual budget to fund writers in residence in Bay Area schools, community centers, and prisons. Rockwell's poems and essays have appeared in Gone Lawn, Survive and Thrive, Killing the Buddha, Talking Stick, Freshwater Review, Indicia, and Perfect Duluth Day. She earned a MA in English at the University of Minnesota Duluth and a BA in community development at the Evergreen State College.; Richard Sennott: His assignments have taken him into conflicts in Bosnia, El Salvador, Iraq, Afghanistan and the West Bank, and to disaster coverage of floods, tornados, forest fires and earthquakes. Sennott's, artful independent documentary work has earned him various awards in POYI, two McKnight Photography Fellowships a National Endowment for the Arts grant and the Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism gold medal for photography and writing for a story about Italy's convents . His work has been published in Life, Newsweek, Time Magazine, the New York Times and the National Geographic Traveler. ; Sarah Walker: Walker is an artist, zine maker, and museum professional. She received a BA in fine art and creative writing from Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, IL) and went on to procure a certificate in museum studies from Northwestern University (Evanston, IL). Her professional experience includes working as a gallery assistant at the Merwin and Wakeley Galleries in Bloomington, IL and as the office coordinator and press liaison for the Las Cruces Museum of Art in New Mexico. Her volunteer experience includes work for Chicago's Glessner House Museum, The Walker Art Center, and Fireweed Community Woodshop. Her writing and artwork has been included in publications worldwide.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10025693,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The production of four live podcast recordings, free of charge to attendees, and eight studio recordings, while supporting greater Minnesota artists. The outcome will be considered successful on the completion of four live podcast recordings and eight studio recordings. Also to be considered, the implementation of new equipment and techniques while navigating a continuing pandemic.","The production of four live podcast recordings, free of charge to attendees, and eight studio recordings, while supporting greater Minnesota artists. Completion of four live podcast recordings, and eight studio recordings. New equipment allowed for growth in unexpected ways.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,10000,,,,"Scott J. Hebert",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Hebert will host and produce four live podcast shows in greater Minnesota. These live events will be free to the public, continuing a four-year story. Funds will be allocated for artist compensation, equipment, rentals, and skilled laborers.",2023-03-01,2024-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Scott,Hebert,"Scott J. Hebert",,,MN,,"(218) 213-3390",scottjhebert@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Lake, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1093,"Carolyn Aarsvold: Carolyn is a musician and retired music educator, specializing in strings, woodwinds and piano. As an educator, she taught orchestra, band, and elementary music in both public and private schools. As a musician, she has performed with various symphonies and opera companies in MN. She currently performs with the Central Lakes Symphony Orchestra, and directs the Calvary Lutheran Bellcanto. She was also the owner of Geneva Beach Resort in Alexandria for 23 years. Carolyn has represented both Otter Tail and Douglas Counties on the LRAC board, and currently volunteers for the Legacy of the Lakes Museum, and the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce.; Carly Caputa: Caputa is an experienced marketing and communications professional with a history working in the performing arts and nonprofit industry, who currently works as the marketing manager at the Jungle Theater. She is a passionate and artistically driven individual with a BA in fine/studio arts and communication from University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Caputa also has a volunteering background with a focus on community and art education, including reviewing rural communities' high school musicals for Overture's Jerry Awards (Madison, WI); marketing consultant to start-up community theater; nonprofit liaison and event planner for YPWeek (Wausau, WI); costume designer for UW-Marathon County; and most recently volunteering for/serving on Art Buddies advisory board.; Colleen Casey: Casey is a lifelong learner, a community organizer, and a veteran administrator of arts, education, and human services programming. She is also an artist in multiple formats including literary arts, visual arts, and mixed media. She considers her teaching to be an art form and first ""cut her teeth"" in arts in education when working with the History Theatre. She has also worked in various capacities for Small Change Original Theater, Penumbra Theater, In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre, and Three Rooms, a woman-owned, collectively operated art and fine craft gallery that operated out of south Minneapolis and Edina for several decades. In addition, she was a community editor with the Saint Paul Almanac, and has won various awards and fellowships for her writing such as the Loft Native Inroads fellowship in 2009, a Beyond the Pure grant and fellowship in 2011/2012, and A Creative Community Leadership Institute fellowship in 2011/2012. Just before the pandemic started, she became a full-time graduate student in the School of Urban Education at Metropolitan State University where she is pursuing an initial teaching license in English language and communication arts (grades 5-12) and an add-on license in ESL (K-12). In addition, Casey is an advocate for disability issues and access as she is a person and an artist with a disability. She worked as staff with the Minnesota Council on Disability to help organize the State of Minnesota's 25th anniversary celebration of the Americans' with Disabilities Act (in 2015) and worked for two years with a leading Metro Area research and evaluation company planning and executing the Olmstead Quality of Life Survey for the State of Minnesota. Casey has a degree in art history from the University of Minnesota (2002) and a certificate in social media from Takoda Institute (2013). She anticipates completing her initial teaching license in English language arts in the fall of 2023.; Katharine Horowitz: Horowitz is a theatrical sound designer and composer in Minneapolis. She has designed critically acclaimed and award winning shows for the Guthrie Theater, Creede Repertory Theatre, The Jungle Theater, Artistry, History Theatre, Theatre Mu, Mixed Blood Theatre, Pillsbury House Theatre, Park Square Theatre, Great River Shakespeare Festival, Second City Theatricals, Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theatre, and many others. Horowitz is a professional member of the Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association, and a 2017 McKnight Theatre Artist Fellow at the Playwrights' Center.; Georgette Jones: Jones teaches is a theater educator and speech coach at Lac qui Parle Valley High School, where she also teaches language arts and ESL. She attended Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall for theater arts and communication arts education. Jones also performs regionally with her singing partner, Lee Kanten. She is the current chair of the board of directors for Southwest Minnesota Arts Council.; Laura Mabrouk: Manning is an author of short stories and a former character actress. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a speech communications degree. She has interned or volunteered for several nonprofit organizations over the course of 30 years including an internship in the YMCA's Metro Internship Program, volunteering at the Lao Family Community, and doing work for AmeriCorps. She is currently living on disability.; Ana Musachio: Musachio is a visual and performance artist based in Minneapolis. Musachio is involved with Minneapolis Hoop Jams and has helped to bring hula hooping and flow dance to the Art Shanty Projects, Minneapolis Open Streets, and Springboard for the Arts. They have also performed at In the Heart of the Beast Theater and Bread and Puppet Theater in Vermont. They have participated in residencies at The Vermont Studio Center and The Omega Institute of New York. Musachio is a graduate of Grinnell College in Iowa.; Laila Simon: Simon is the current communications coordinator at Ingebretsen's Nordic Marketplace. Throughout her career, she has focused on both Nordic-American culture and the arts, often in tandem with each other. A writer herself, Simon values promoting and lifting up artists and small business owners in retail and education environments. In her previous position at Nordic Northwest in Portland, OR, she was in charge of all programming and focused on traditional and contemporary craft classes for the public. She graduated in 2015 from St. Olaf College with a degree in English and has published her own poetry and nonfiction. As someone who highly values art, she would love to see the logistics of how these connections get made and the possibilities for positive local impacts.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022109,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Participants expand their knowledge, skill, and confidence of the craft of creative writing within a community of writers and master teachers. We collect demographic information, track attendance, do interviews, and solicit feedback. Attendees rate aspects of the conference through an anonymous online evaluation form that also contains open-ended questions to solicit informative responses.","Minnesotans expanded their knowledge, skill, and appreciation of the art and craft of creative writing within a community of writers and teachers. We collected demographics, tracked attendance, and recorded interviews. Nearly all attendees rated aspects of the conference through an anonymous online evaluation form that also contained open-ended questions to solicit informative responses.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Elizabeth Barrett, Tammy Bobrowsky, Jericho Brown, Camille Dungy, Hawona Sullivan Janzen, Lynn Johnson, Preeti Kaur Rajpal, Erin Lynn Marsh, MaryTheresa Seig, Debra Stone, Anton Treuer",0.00,"Bemidji State University AKA Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference","Public College/University","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference will continue to provide Minnesotans a high quality and affordable literary arts experience with a talented and diverse group of award winning writers in a safe and inclusive setting.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mathew,Hawthorne,"Bemidji State University AKA Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference","1500 Birchmont Dr NE Ste 23",Bemidji,MN,56601-2699,"(218) 755-2851",writersconference@bemidjistate.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Itasca, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Nicollet, Rice, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-337,"Rebecca Colebank: A retired family law attorney with an interest in social justice issues. Colebank graduated from Bemidji State University with a degree in political science and then graduated from the University of North Dakota with a juris doctorate. Colebank has served on the boards of numerous civic organizations.; Jennifer Gorman: The founder of Give Back Studio, and a freelance media program manager. She was previously the program coordinator for an art program that supported artists with disabilities. She has a background and education in art therapy and counseling and has worked with children in a psychiatric residential setting as an art therapist. She graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School with a MS in art therapy and counseling, has a BA in studio art from the University of Mary Washington (Fredericksburg, VA), serves on the board of Northern Community Radio and CoHaus, and is a commissioner on the Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission.; Emily Kelson: Currently working as a grant writer for Minneapolis based non-profit, Loaves & Fishes. Previously, she worked as the organization?s development and fundraising generalist. She received her bachelor?s degree from Metropolitan State University in Technical Communications and Professional Writing. Prior to graduating, she worked for the university?s foundation as a student ambassador where she completed a variety of tasks including assisting with grant applications and writing fundraising appeals. She is interested in serving as an application reviewer because of her current work as a grant writer and is looking for opportunities to learn and grow her skills. Additionally, Kelson would feel proud to help award funding to organizations that are doing the important work of uplifting our communities with their creativity.; Noboru Nikaido: A Japanese photographer and musician. Nikaido teaches the community a photo workshop at a Japanese restaurant. Students learn its history, technology, and how to approach the media. Recently, he got two grants: Creative Support for Individuals, Minnesota State Arts Board, and Arts Impact for Individuals, Metro Regional Arts Council. Currently, he works in Design Department at Walker Art Center. He got a BFA degree from U of MN, Post-Bac from MCAD, and attended the MFA program at the School of Visual Arts, NEW YORK, NY.; Mark Peterson: Currently a reporter/photographer for the Northeaster newspaper. He spent 10 years as a project manager for Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity. He has a BA in American Studies from the University of Minnesota, was previously a computer analyst, worked in television production of PSAs, and was a volunteer builder in ten trips to Central America. He has had nine submissions accepted for the Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition. and was an Arts Board remote reviewer in 2021.; Anika Sieh: A recent graduate of the University of MN- Twin Cities with an interdepartmental individually designed Bachelor of Arts degree with concentrations in art, art history, and anthropology. I focused my studies on how to create a responsible art practice with four fundamental pillars: Accessibility, Representation, Sustainability, and Functionality. My capstone project was an explorative paper on grant organizations in the Twin Cities, which involved interviewing grant managers, panelists, and artists throughout the Twin Cities. I am the assistant project coordinator at MPLSart.com. In this role I assist with planning of public works, listing events and updating the websites calendar, as well as communications between MPLSart and local galleries, artists, and organizations. I have worked in this role since September 2021. I also work with the LeDuc Historic Estate in Hastings, MN as a site educator.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10026252,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Black writers and book professionals will experience increased opportunities, recognition, and connections to communities. Document verbal comments and recommendations, interview writers and other book professionals for satisfaction and ideas, survey readers and listeners to assess satisfaction, document number ofcommunity connection events, use findings for future planning.","Black writers and book professionals experienced increased opportunities, recognition, and connections to communities. Documented comments/recommendations, interviewed writers and other book professionals for satisfaction and ideas, surveyed readers and listeners to assess satisfaction, documented number ofcommunity connection events, used findings for future planning","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,,"Akil Foluke, Sheryl Harris, Tamehkha Usekab, Metric Giles, Dr Shakita Thomas Kpetay",0.00,"In Black Ink","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"In Black Ink will connect Black writers and publishing arts professionals with eager readers, learners, and listeners through print, through public literary gatherings that welcome all audiences, and through archiving for future generations.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rekhet,Si-Asar,"In Black Ink","938 Selby Ave","St Paul",MN,55104,"(612) 481-1551",MNinblackink@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-999,"Erik Farseth: Farseth is a Minnesota artist specializing in printmaking, zines, and hand cut collage. He currently works as the administrator for the art history department at the University of Minnesota. Farseth has previously served on the volunteer board of directors of the Stevens Square Center for the Arts. Farseth holds a master's degree in journalism from the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA), and a BA in art, culture, and politics from St. Olaf College. He is a three- time recipient of an Artist Initiative grant and a one-time recipient of a Minnesota Center for Book Arts Jerome Book Arts Fellowship.; Susan Foss: Foss is a lifelong artist in multimedia, especially sculpture and landscaping. She has world traveling, living, and museum experiences. She currently serves on the board of Old School Arts Center in Sandstone, and has written grant proposals for the center. She recently retired from 33 years of management of more than 20 people. She is actively involved in a large ongoing 30-year art/history project.; Andrew Hanson-Pierre: Hanson-Pierre is the coowner/operator of Clover Bee Farm in Shafer, a diversified vegetable farm. Prior to farming, Hanson-Pierre had a career in the bicycle industry. He did not graduate from the St Paul College of Visual Arts, but did complete a year there as well as a semester at Hennepin Technical College in a pursuit of a fine arts degree in photography.; Carla-Elaine Johnson: Johnson is a faculty member in the English department at Saint Paul College. She holds a PhD in literature from The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH), an MA in literature from the State University of New York (Albany, NY), and an MFA in English and creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her publications are in the areas of memoir, essay, and poetry. Johnson has accounting experience and holds certification as an enrolled agent, which permits representation of individuals before the Internal Revenue Service.; Narate Keys: Keys is a Khmer/Cambodian poet, author, and medical manual therapist (MMT). As an experienced MMT (massage therapist), she also has a passion for writing poetry. She specializes in trigger point therapy and myofascial release. With more than fifteen years of massage experience, she has helped more than 10,000 community members achieve their health goals. She is also the self-published author of a collection of songs and poetry The Good Life, poetry book The Changes? Immigration Footprints of Our Journey, and coauthor of Planting SEADs. Keys's family lived through the atrocious Khmer Rouge genocide in Cambodia; she was born in a Thai refugee camp. Keys writes to express the true meaning of her voices. It is through poetry that Keys has found love, appreciation, and encouragement. Keys has performed her poems in Washington, DC; and in Minnesota at The Loft Literary Center, Springboard for The Arts, St. Cloud State University, Dragon Boat Festival, and MayDay Festival. Keys was selected as a storytelling recipient through the Twin Cities Media Alliance. Keys's painting called The Sun's Reflector was featured in the Saint Paul Almanac. Her poem ""Water from Motherland? was featured on https://lyricality.org and is framed and hanging on the wall of the new building of Springboard for the Arts in Saint Paul.; Connie Lanphear: Lanphear is a visual artist and graphic designer, consulting with nonprofit environmental organizations in the Twin Cities area. She has volunteered with the Minnesota State Arts Board since 2018 as a grant program panelist. She holds a BA in journalism from the University of Minnesota and an MA in liberal studies with an arts and literature concentration from Hamline University.; Kim Matthews: Matthews is a mixed media sculptor with a diverse background that includes professional work in graphic design, writing, and illustration. She has exhibited professionally locally, nationally, and internationally for more than twenty years and was a 2010 recipient of a Jerome fiber artist project grant. Her sculpture is published in Lark Books 500 Paper Objects and Schiffer Books Artistry in Fiber Vol. 2: Sculpture. Her educational background includes a commercial art certificate from Minneapolis Community and Technical College as well as fine art and art history studies at the universities of Minnesota and Maine.; Nathaniel Wunrow: Wunrow is currently employed as a bids writer for a company that provides self-service and automation solutions to libraries. Previously, he has worked for the Walker Art Center as its cataloging librarian, at the Minnesota Historical Society in its development department, interned with The Soap Factory, and was on the board for the Saint Paul Art Collective. He received his MA in English and a graduate certificate in museum studies from the University of St. Thomas. In 2016-17, he wrote and won an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant for his amazing spouse.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10026221,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Exploring new ideas and relationships, LOON will embrace programming that allows for broader connection in the North. Audience and artist feedback are gathered informally and via surveys; artistic merit is evaluated by artistic staff; ticket sales, donor and sponsor engagement, and school bookings are tracked.","Exploring new ideas and relationships, LOON will embrace programming that allows for broader connection in the North. Ticket sales, school bookings, and donor engagement are tracked with Arts People CRM, which helps identify first-time engagement and other segmented data. Artist, student, teacher, and patron feedback all evaluated by directors.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,600,"Andrea Kuzel, Emily Vikre, Susan Henke, Charlotte Taylor, Paula Meyer, Anne Dugan, Pat Castellano, Kate Horvath, Lisa Munson",0.00,"Lyric Opera of the North","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Lyric Opera of the North will embrace programming that allows for a broader understanding of opera audiences and opera engagement, connecting with more patrons and artists in the north and exploring new ideas and relationships.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Lawrence,"Lyric Opera of the North","525 S Lake Ave Ste 102",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 464-0922",sarah@loonopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Roseau, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-968,"Elin Hawkinson: Hawkinson serves as the associate director of communications and development for the Baton Rouge Youth Coalition, Inc., where she has a successful track record of grant and proposal writing for local, state, and national funders. A Minnesota native recently returned home, Hawkinson holds a certificate in performing arts from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, a bachelor's degree in theater and creative writing from The New School (both in New York), and a master of fine arts from Eastern Washington University in Spokane, WA.; Denise Hedtke: Hedtke is an educational leader with eclectic experience in alternative secondary, career/technical, and early childhood education settings. She works with diverse populations and has much experience with families facing multiple risk factors. She has earned degrees in developmental psychology, early childhood education, and educational leadership. She also holds licenses in early childhood, parent education, and K-12 school administration. She has volunteered on the board of The Jonathan Association, with local political campaigns, with the CAP Agency, and another grant committee.; Charles Leftridge: Leftridge serves as the executive director of The Grand Center for Arts & Culture in New Ulm. He is an active composer and previously was the director of operations at the Mankato Symphony Orchestra. Leftridge graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a master of music degree in music composition and occasionally serves as adjunct music faculty at Minnesota State University, Mankato.; Jenna Pettit: Pettit works as a marketing specialist for Catholic Charities and has been an active fundraiser and supporter for numerous organizations like Pillsbury Players and public library arts programs. She serves on the United Way Vision Council which reviews grant applicants in Crow Wing, Cass, and Aitkin Counties. She attends many arts events in her hometown and is an avid musician in her time off. She believes in the power of connected communities and dreams of collaborative, vibrant art communities across rural Minnesota.; Margit Schmitt: Schmitt spent the first ten years of her life in Ojai, California, but since 1996 has made the Midwest her home. In 2010, Schmitt graduated from the College of Visual Arts in Saint Paul, with a bachelor of fine arts degree. She has exhibited in a variety of galleries throughout Minnesota. Schmitt's most recent series, Genesis, explores the teetering balance of life's opposites within the natural world. By drawing on biblical themes and scriptural texts, Genesis portrays our polarized world through the imbalance of nature, the ""in between,? the ""gray,? and the fluid aspects of life.; Hayley Zacheis: Zacheis is an advocate with the nonprofit Esperanza United, where they help participants in the community achieve their goals and mobilize communities to end domestic violence. Zacheis also had the opportunity to be part of the grant process for microloans given to ten applicants as part of a community initiative with Esperanza United. Zacheis graduated from Macalester College with a BA in biology and international studies in 2021. In their spare time, Zacheis plays cello with the JCC Symphony Orchestra, takes dance classes, and does many fiber based art projects, as well as volunteers at the Saint Paul Public Library.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027542,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase capacity to engage with 20% more participants through in person and online arts programming. Increase in engagement will be evaluated at in person events through pre-registration and individual sign-in capabilities at events. Engagement online will be tracked by collecting data through online platforms.","We achieved a 25% increase in participant engagement through expanded in-person and online arts programming. We evaluated outcomes by tracking pre-registration and sign-ins at in-person events, and collecting data from online platforms to measure engagement levels and participation growth.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,,"Abdi Roble, Aden Dirie, Kaamil A. Haider, Zahra Muse, Mohamud Muin",0.50,"Soomaal House of Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Soomaal House of Art will increase capacity to engage with 20 percent more participants through in person and online arts programming. Funds will be used to pay staff salaries and purchase promotional materials, equipment, and supplies for arts programming.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katelyn,Do,"Soomaal House of Art","2200 Minnehaha Ave Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55404,"(612) 308-7251",admin@soomaalhouse.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-1404,"Florence Brammer: Brammer is a recently retired federal attorney, having investigated and prosecuted violations of federal labor law for 30 years. She received undergraduate and graduate degrees in journalism, religious studies, and special education. Brammer is an avid arts goer and volunteer and is passionate about the importance of the arts for Minnesota. She has been a tour guide at the Walker Art Center since 1993, a former co-op printmaker with Highpoint Center for Printmaking, and an occasional performer for theatrical/dance performances at the Walker Art Center, Southern Theater, O'Shaughnessy, and Northern Spark. She is an enthusiastic student of the arts, regularly taking classes at the University of Minnesota, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Grand Marais Art Colony, and other places in visual arts, art history, piano, creative writing, and other artmaking forms. Brammer has frequently enjoyed being a guest to talk about the arts, particularly theater, on MPR's ArtHounds. She has volunteered as an audio describer and script reviewer for local theaters.; Vance Gellert: Gellert has been a practicing artist for 40 years, has received numerous grants, shown nationally and internationally, and has photographs in many collections. He was founder, director, and curator for pARTs Photographic Arts, later the Minnesota Center for Photography and has served on the boards of Rain Taxi Review of Books and Link Vostok Dance Exchange. He received a PhD (medical sciences) and has an MFA in photography. He continues to make, show, and publish photographs. He has been on several review panels for photographers.; Katherine Keljik: Keljik has worked in the Twin Cities performance community for ten years, first interning at the Jungle Theater, then working as an education coordinator at the Guthrie Theater. Most recently, she spent her time as the campus and community engagement coordinator at Northrop, at the University of Minnesota. Her passion is in connecting folks to performance arts. Holding a BA in history and an MA in conservation studies, Keljik has returned to a career she studied and is now a project manager at the Minnesota Historical Society, preserving the built heritage of our great state.; Amanda Leyawiin: Pyfferoen is a freelance director and baker. She is currently the associate artistic director for In Heart Theatre and the former board president for Minnesota Theatre Company. Pyfferoen was recently the international drama department coordinator for an intensive English program in Bangkok, Thailand. She has been an active volunteer for more than thirty years with theater and music ensembles in southeast Minnesota and is the first recipient of the Youth Involvement Award at the Rochester Civic Theatre. She holds a MA in theater from Minnesota State University, Mankato with specialties in acting, directing, dramaturgy, history, and management.; Christian Mortenson: Mortenson is a Moorhead based artist, and an associate professor of art and the director of the Cyrus M. Running Gallery at Concordia College. He earned a BFA in art with an emphasis in photography from the University of South Dakota, and a MA and a MFA with a concentration in photography and a minor in printmaking from the University of Iowa. Mortenson's work has been shown regionally, nationally, and internationally at The Rourke Gallery + Museum in Moorhead; Coop Gallery in Nashville, TN; the EMERGEANDSEE Media Arts Festival, Berlin, Germany; the Exhibition Hall, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia; the Saarijarvi Museum, Finland; 5&J Gallery, Lubbock, TX; and the Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR; among others. He has been awarded grants from both the Lake Region Arts Council and the Minnesota State Arts Board.; Julie Prosser: Prosser is currently retired after serving the healthcare industry for more than 30 years as a successful entrepreneur. Prosser worked with architects, engineers, CEOs, medical staff, and construction staff at all levels. She has extensive experience in technical writing, computer skills, interpersonal communication, leadership, public speaking, training, and business acumen. She graduated with a BS in chemistry. To balance the left brain activities, she has been a lifelong artist and writer, engaging in and experiencing many different art forms.; Atlese Robinson: Robinson is a writer, performer, director, producer, and the founding artistic director of Ambiance Theatre Company. Robinson's writing style places an emphasis on the natural flow of speech as a means to preserve the integrity of oral history. Robinson's writing style earned her a spot as a Playwrights' Center 2021 Many Voices mentee. Her previous credits include ensemble in The Dutchman (Penumbra Theatre Company), The Garden (Ambiance Theatre Company), costar in Contact by Simone Brookes LeClaire, ensemble in Rebirth of Rabbit's Foot (Mixed Blood Minneapolis). Robinson was a 2020-21 Naked Stages Fellow. Robinson's previous directing credits include Naked I: Self Defined (20% Theatre Company), The Spectrum of Blackness (Ambiance Theatre Company), Waiting in Vain (Ambiance Theatre Company), and The Place (Lyric Opera of North). Robinson's leadership earned her a Springboard for the Arts 20/20 artist fellowship in 2020-2021.; Denise Tennen: Tennen is a sculptor, public artist, writer, and community organizer since 1988. Tennen's projects received support from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Arts Board, Saint Louis Park Friends of the Arts, and private funders, She is skilled in collaborating with multiple project partners to create community participation projects. Her work can be seen in public buildings throughout the Twin Cities. She served 26 years as a key member of the finance committee of her cooperatively run housing association, eight as treasurer. She is active in connecting arts colleagues with opportunities, as well as mentoring younger artists. She attends dance performances regularly and is an amateur musician.; Kieran Tverbakk: Tverbakk is a transdisciplinary visual artist and community arts organizer. They investigate our human desire to name, categorize, and separate ourselves and our surroundings from the natural world, positing identification as a tool for separation from one another. Drawing from personal history and bodily archives, Tverbakk looks to the everyday abundance and diversity in materials that surround us to conjure contemplation of our sameness and inherent connections in being. They graduated from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2016 with a BFA and were a FY 2020 Artist Initiative grant recipient, awarded by the Minnesota State Arts Board.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10026218,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Minnesota artists, residents, and communities will expand their artistic knowledge through accessible in-person and virtual book arts programming. We will measure this outcome through: total workshop participants, contact hours, geographic location, age, teaching artist observations, post-workshop evaluations, and virtual and in-person exhibition and related program attendance.","Minnesota artists, residents, and communities grew and found outlets for creativity and connection through in-person and virtual book arts programs. We measured this outcome through: total workshop participants, contact hours, geographic location, age, teaching artist observations, post-workshop evaluations, and virtual and in-person gallery attendance.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,,"Heidi Bing, Ronnie Brooks, Raphael Coburn, K.C. Foley, Sherri Gebert Fuller, Jenny Henningsen, Lyndel King, Mary Pat Ladner, Peter Lancaster, Diane Merrifield, Virginia Meyer, Abe Rybeck, Wilbur `Chip` Schilling, Catherine Squires, Hema Viswanathan, Cory",0.00,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts will engage Minnesotans in meaningful in person and virtual arts programs, including affordable workshops in bookbinding, printing, and papermaking taught by a diverse team of teaching artists, and free exhibitions and hands on creative activities.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elysa,Voshell,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 100",Minneapolis,MN,55415,"(612) 215-2520",evoshell@mnbookarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-965,"Kelly Anderson: Anderson is a Minnesota based international artist that strives to make a difference with emotion based art. In 2022, after two decades of artwork she has started to integrate interactive based technology. Augmented reality allows her to expand past the immediate reaction of art and engage audiences in a new way. As most of her art is emotion based, she builds on interacting with the art.; Alexandra Bodnarchuk: Bodnarchuk is a Carpatho-Rusyn American choreographer based in Minneapolis. She creates original works ranging from solos to evening length group works for the stage and screen. She was a 2021 Ann & Weston Hicks Choreography Fellow at Jacob's Pillow and a 2020 Jerome Hill Artist Fellow finalist. Her most recent work, dance film Heritage Sites, premiered in 2020 and has been screened across the United States. She hails from Pittsburgh, PA where she studied classical ballet and Eastern European folk dance. She holds a BFA in dance performance and choreography and a BA in French from Ohio University.; Paul Hustoles: Hustoles, now retired, served as chair of the department of theater and dance at Minnesota State University, Mankato for 35 years. He was also artistic director of Highland Summer Theatre from 1985 to 2020. Hustoles received his BFA from Wayne State University, his MA from the University of Michigan, and his PhD from Texas Tech University. He has directed more than 235 theater productions and produced more than 625 shows in his career. A distinguished faculty scholar of MSU, Hustoles was appointed by Governor Walz to serve on the board of the Perpich Center for Arts Education until 2026.; Josee Morissette: Morissette is a retired research scientist who worked at Medtronic for nineteen years. She graduated from McGill University in Canada with a BSc in physics and physiology and obtained a PhD in computation and neural systems from the California Institute of Technology. She served on the board of the Minnesota Youth Symphonies in various roles (director, vice president, and president) for six years and is currently serving on the board of the International Cello Institute.; Carolyn Olson: Olson is a retired K-12 rural public school art teacher. While teaching, she worked as webmaster for her school district and art department. She also taught at a community based science and culture camp at the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation. In addition to arts education, Olson is a narrative painter. From March 2020 to July 2021, she completed a series of 100 pastel drawings, Essential Worker Portraits, which have been recognized worldwide. Currently, she is illustrating a children's picture book, Pearl's Garden, a story about a young girl growing a vegetable garden with family support. She has a BFA in painting and graphics (1980) and a master's degree in painting (2003).; Jonathan Quijano: Quijano is a patient education editor for M Health Fairview, certified as a health literacy specialist. He makes medical information easier to understand for patients with literacy challenges. He graduated from St. Cloud State University with a BA in English. Outside of work, he pursues a passion as a history researcher and writer. He won a grand prize from the Minnesota Historical Society for a documentary film based on his archival research. He also volunteers for the Washington County Historical Society. In both pursuits, the goal is to help a wide audience see new details with a simple, clear style.; Marynel Ryan Van Zee: Ryan Van Zee is currently the director of student fellowships at Carleton College in Northfield. She works with students and recent alumni applying for external awards and administers an internal fellowships program. In 2021, she served as an Operating Support artistic evaluator for the Minnesota State Arts Board. She has also served as an evaluator for the Congress-Bundestag CBYX Program, the Critical Language Scholarship Program, and the Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship Foundation. From 2005-2015, she was a faculty member at the University of Minnesota Morris, where she reviewed applications for internal grants and secured grant based funding. Ryan Van Zee is an alumna of the Fulbright program and has been active in the (nonprofit) Minnesota Chapter of the Fulbright Association, including service as chapter president.; Anat Spiegel: Spiegel is a composer and vocalist specializing in cross platform performance. Her work stems from a vocal perspective and focuses on the endless expressions of the human voice. In the juxtaposition of jazz, theater, and contemporary classical music, Spiegel's compositions consider the connection between written language and its sounding expression. Spiegel is a member of the composer's collective Monotak and the spoken word duo Noon and Ain. Her recent works includes the opera Medulla (La Monnaie, Brussels), the electronic opera Before Present (National Dutch Opera and ADE), the online opera The Transmigration of Morton F (Holland Festival), and the chamber quartet My Four Mothers (Cedar Commissions). Spiegel is a recipient of the 2020 McKnight composer's fellowship and a graduate of the Amsterdam Conservatory with a BA in vocal performance.; Joseph Tougas: Tougas is a performing musician and songwriter, and the creator of ?The Best of Hank and Rita,? a twelve-song ""barroom operetta"" performed throughout Minnesota and the Midwest from 2015 to 2017. His arts writing for the daily Free Press in Mankato has garnered numerous first place awards from the Society of Professional Journalists. He works as writer and editor of publications at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where he has also served as an adjunct faculty member. He currently fronts the band Joe Tougas and Associates and is a radio host at KMSU-FM in Mankato.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10026209,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The MSO will present compelling and engaging concerts that will expose Iron Range communities to orchestral music and increase audience attendance. The MSO will track attendance for every concert. The MSO will measure audience satisfaction through a brief survey presented at each concert.","The MSO presented compelling and engaging concerts that exposed Iron Range communities to orchestral music. Audience attendance was increased at speci Attendance tracking and audience surveys.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,30000,26940,"James Wachter, Julie Sandstede, Hannah Sipola, Karen McManus, Benjamin Nilles, Sheila Wilcox, Norman Ferris, Jeralyn Spampinato, Tracey Gibbens, Lynette Pearson",0.00,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Mesabi Symphony Orchestra will perform as a full orchestra before live audiences. It will seek to expand its string sections and fill vacancies in other sections with a focus on attracting Iron Range musicians.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lisa,Buckman,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","PO Box 600",Virginia,MN,55792,"(646) 267-6934",generalmanager@mesabisymphonyorchestra.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Lake, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-956,"Kimble Bromley: Bromley is a professor of art at North Dakota State University serving in his twenty-fifth year. He has served on numerous university committees and has also served as chairman of the board for the Spirit Room (Fargo, ND). Bromley has won the NDSU College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Creativity Award; and Best in Show Painting Award from the 2018 North Dakota Human Rights Festival. Bromley holds a BA in both psychology and sociology from Buena Vista College, a MA from the University of Northern Iowa, and a MFA from Southern Illinois University (Carbondale, IL). He received his hypnotherapy certification from the National Guild of Hypnotists.; Heather Gordon: Gordon is a U. S. Navy veteran. She served as a Navy photojournalist for seven years while stationed on the island of Guam. Gordon was honorably discharged from the U. S. Navy and returned to her native Minnesota. Gordon graduated from the College of Visual Arts in Saint Paul, earning her bachelor of fine arts degree. To this day, Gordon continues to work as a freelance writer, photojournalist, and painter. She has earned many awards for her photography, as well as having published articles in high profile publications, such as The New York Times, Washington Post, and Navy Times. Gordon is a single mother of three, and an avid supporter of the arts in education and art therapy for veterans' mental health.; Chia Lor: Lor is an artist organizer passionate about culture preservation, anti-racism, gender equity, and youth empowerment. Lor has been invited to perform spoken word at rallies, conferences, racial equity trainings, the Minnesota State Capitol, and a variety of community events. Her poems have been published in the 2010 Paj Ntaub Voice literary journal and the 2012 and 2017 Saint Paul Almanac. She was previously a board member of Voices for Racial Justice and worked as youth organizer at Southeast Community Organization. She graduated from St. Catherine University with BA degrees in sociology and critical studies of race and ethnicity.; Ryuta Nakajima: Nakajima has a PhD from Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. He is a contemporary artist, independent curator, and product designer who has lived in the Far East, Middle East, Europe, and the United States. His paintings and drawings have been exhibited nationally and internationally. An associate professor of art at the University of Minnesota Duluth, Nakajima is also a master of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism. In recent years, his work has focused on the behavioral ecology of cephalopods, particularly in the area of their camouflage and body pattern.; Erin Petschel: Petschel currently sits on the supervisory committee of a credit union as well as completed five years working for the State of Minnesota as a consumer mediator. Petschel is a graduate of the College of Saint Benedict and has her degree in French and liberal studies.; Emma Rasmussen: Rasmussen is the community engagement and events manager at Our Streets Minneapolis. In their current role, they organize the Open Streets Minneapolis event series and engage communities with transportation advocacy issues through partnership, education, and art. They are a stage director and actor and received their BFA in theater from Creighton University (Omaha, NE) in 2015. Rasmussen has previous professional experience as operations coordinator at Paisley Park in Chanhassen, bar manager at Kado no Mise in Minneapolis, and development coordinator at Nebraska Appleseed in Lincoln, NE. They volunteer as a speech coach at DeLaSalle High School in Minneapolis.; Sarah Warren: Warren graduated from the Loft Literary Center's Master Track program. A former preschool teacher and Minnesota Reading Corps tutor, Warren currently connects with scholars across the country as an artist educator. She is an author of picture books; Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workers was picked for the 2013 Amelia Bloomer Top Ten Book List and awarded a Jane Addams Peace Association Children's Book Award honor. Warren has served as a panelist for the Arts Board and the Kate Dopirak Craft and Community Award.; Sessily Watt: Watt is a grant writer for Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota, where she is a founding member of the organization's first LGBTQIA2S+ Employee Resource Group. She has a master in fine arts degree in creative writing from New Mexico State University and writes book reviews for Strange Horizons, a weekly magazine of and about speculative fiction. She is also a sketchbook hobbyist, primarily working in pen and ink.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10025679,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2023,8800,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Matuszak will write and perform entertaining programs that highlight art and artists funded by the WPA's Federal Art Project in MN's Arrowhead Region Matuszak will seek feedback from audience members as to program's entertainment value and historical accuracy. Results will be used to create entertaining and educational content for a book about these artists and their art in this region of Minnesota.","Audiences in four Minnesota communities were entertained while learning about art and artists funded in their towns by the Federal Art Project. Survey sheets were distributed prior to the programs asking the audiences to let us know which parts were entertaining and held their interest and which parts were boring and contained information about which they didn't care.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,8800,,,,"Brian T. Matuszak AKA Brian Matuszak",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Brian Matuszak will create a series of entertaining and educational programs showcasing Minnesota artists and artwork funded by the WPA's Federal Art Project, and present these programs in the communities where they were originally commissioned.",2023-01-01,2023-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brian,Matuszak,"Brian T. Matuszak",,,MN,,"(218) 340-9915",matuszak3@msn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Koochiching, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-319,"Taylor Fischer: Fischer has worked as education intern for the Children's Theatre Company and Merrill Arts Center where she assistant taught classes to youth. She graduated from Portland State University with a BA in theater and a minor in film. She has a strong knowledge of both media arts and theater due to her educational background.; Serena Hodges: serena violet hodges (they/them/theirs) is a documentary cinematographer and filmmaker based in Minneapolis and Los Angeles. serena holds a B.A. in documentary production from DePaul University in Chicago. serena's work has appeared on ESPN, Netflix, and PBS. serena recently worked as Director of Photography on Smriti Mundra's docu-series: Bollywood Fusion (working title). They were also a Visual Communications Armed with a Camera fellow in 2020. ; Stephen Kingsbury: Kingsbury is a dynamic and exciting conductor and educator who is dedicated to inspiring students and audiences alike through impassioned performances and a deep commitment to choral excellence. Kingsbury serves as director of choral activities and professor of music at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. Kingsbury holds both a BA in music teaching and a MA in teaching degree from the University of New Hampshire, as well as a MA of music performance degree in conducting from Boston University, and a doctor of musical arts degree in choral conducting and literature from the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign, IL).; Kelly Lundquist: Kelly Foster Lundquist teaches writing at North Hennepin Community College in Brooklyn Park. A nonfiction writer, her work has appeared in Image Journal, Good Letters, Patheos, and The Academy Stories. She has an MA in English from Mississippi College and an MFA in Creative Writing from Seattle Pacific University. Lundquist is on the Central Minnesota Arts Board's Teaching Artist Roster and leads a weekly Writers Open Studio at the Monticello Arts Initiative. ; Emily Winn: Winn is a dancer and dance teacher with experience in ballet, modern, and jazz. She performed with Twin Cities Ballet and Borealis Dance (a modern company in Minneapolis) from 2014 to 2017, and currently teaches at Ballet Royale. She graduated summa cum laude from Georgia Southern University (Statesboro, GA) at the age of eighteen with her BA in writing and linguistics, where she studied creative nonfiction, short stories, and poetry. She also has a love for community theater and musicals and has performed in and/or choreographed for several, including The Music Man, The King and I, and Anything Goes.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10025774,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artist will create three new bodies of work for scheduled solo exhibitions for 2023 including a major exhibition at the Duluth Art Institute. Artist will take specific retreats to develop direction and will have uninterrupted studio time to focus on creating the work that will fulfill the three contracts for exhibitions which begin in June and are completed in December of 2023.","I created three new bodies of work that were exhibited in over nineteen venues including galleries and festivals amidst two personal retreats. I took extended time away from any other work besides studio time, and kept written documentation of process and direction to evaluate my trajectory. I also did two mini retreats to research and plan for future creative direction.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",1497,,11497,,,,"Naomi T. Hart AKA Naomi Hart",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2 ",,"Hart will create new work for three solo exhibitions in 2023 and explore unique methods of drawing diverse populations into these exhibits. ",2023-03-01,2024-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Naomi,Hart,"Naomi T. Hart",,,MN,,"(612) 749-2237",naomi4art@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Benton, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1170,"Linda Bruning: Bruning is a theater director and teaching artist. She has been the recipient of Minnesota State Arts Board grants and regional arts council grants. Bruning just completed a four-year consultation with Mastering the Arts, an educational program of 25 teachers working toward a master's degree in arts integration. She graduated from Yankton College (Yankton, SD) with a BA in theater, Bemidji State University with an applied master's in education with an emphasis in arts in education, and a MS from University of Minnesota Moorhead in educational technology.; Chari Eckmann: Eckmann began her acting career while working at the James J. Hill House in 2002. That led to community theater and evolved into the commercial and film career that she now enjoys. Previously, Eckmann served at Breck School as volunteer coordinator, Children's Hospital, and various fundraisers. She holds a BA in American studies from the University of Minnesota, an AA from Anoka Ramsey, and studied at the Guthrie.; Erin Flannery: Flannery is a leader in the field of nonprofit project development focusing on programming, financial strategy, and fundraising. She has more than two decades of experience with The Metropolitan Museum of Art, public radio (WNYC and WQXR), public television (WNET and WLIW), Broadway development, and the Minnesota Opera. At the Metropolitan Museum of Art, she led artistic planning for the Department of Live Arts, where she developed visual arts inspired projects with Sting, Alan Cumming, Rhiannon Giddens, Gavin Creel, Alexis Taylor (Hot Chip), Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and many more as part of the MetLiveArts performance series.; Diane Katsiaficas: Katsiaficas is a Greek-American artist and professor emeritus of art, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Her BA is from Smith College (Northampton, MA); her MAT and MFA are from the University of Washington (Seattle, WA). Her narratives involve a variety of technologies---from small drawings to digital syntheses to large installations. She has exhibited throughout the US and Europe. Her work is in the collections of the Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki; Minneapolis Institute of Art; Seattle Art Museum; USA TODAY; Weisman Art Museum; and Walker Art Center. Her awards include a DAAD fellowship, 2 McKnight artist fellowships, and a Fulbright Artist/Scholar award to Greece. ; Athena Kildegaard: Kildegaard's sixth book of poems is ""Prairie Midden."" She's been a recipient of grants from the MSAB and the Lake Region Arts Council. She teaches at the University of Minnesota Morris.; Laura Nuckols: Nuckols is a writer, poet, and visual artist. After graduating from Minnesota's Perpich Center for Arts Education, she received her BA in creative writing and religion from Oberlin College (Oberlin, OH). She is a restaurant worker and worked for more than seven years as an advocate for survivors of sexual violence.; Adam Reinwald: Reinwald is the artistic director of Kantorei, a community chamber choir in the Twin Cities. He previously worked in artistic and administrative positions with Cantus and the National Lutheran Choir. Additionally, Reinwald is the owner of Open Voices LLC, an arts consultancy, and the umbrella organization for Beer Choir, the national community singing movement. Reinwald is a graduate of St. Olaf College (Northfield, MN), and has extensive nonprofit board experience.; Megan Smith: Moore is a painter, with a studio in the Northrup King Building where she has been a member of a group studio since 2004. She studied illustration at the Savannah College of Art and Design. She takes commissions, sells original art and reproductions in a variety of locations, and does public art in the form of murals and utility box wraps. She is a leader in the artist group LoLa (The League of Longfellow Artists), has served as a juror for the Uptown and Powderhorn art fairs, and is currently collaborating with Lake Street Creates. ","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute ","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650 ",1
10025754,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Connect with Mesabi Trail users using an interactive, audio-driven experience to deepen understanding of local history and culture. I will conduct a survey of audiences. A successful outcome would be that 80% of respondents report that the experience was meaningful to them, and at least 70% report that they?d be interested in trying similar experiences in the future.","Conversations with participants, survey offered to participants at conclusion of experience. All respondents reported that the experience was meaningful to them. 90% said they?d be interested in trying a similar experience in the future. About 75% reported feeling more connected to Chisholm's past as a result of the experience.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",50,,10050,,,,"Margo Gray AKA Margo Gray",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Gray will create an interactive audio tour for a forty-mile section of the Mesabi Trail, a paved biking and walking trail, to reach from Grand Rapids to Hibbing.",2023-03-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Margo,Gray,"Margo Gray AKA Margo Gray",,,MN,,"(414) 704-2789",margo.gray@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Itasca, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1150,"David Kassler: Kassler is a PhD student in music education at the University of Minnesota. He has been a panelist with SEMAC for several years, enjoys the process, and has learned a great deal from it. He has also previously received three SEMAC individual artist grants. Kassler is a classical musician who will be featured this summer at Uzmah Upbeat in Croatia. In addition, he teaches private music lessons, has taught at both public schools and universities, and does research for MacPhail Center for Music. He is currently working on a cycle of compositions that set poems by six southeast Minnesota poets to music. He noted that he is incredibly proud of the arts opportunities available in Minnesota and wants to make sure that this process continues with the integrity it is known for.; Sarah Lockwood: Lockwood is the covid safety manager at Minnesota Opera, where she manages covid safety protocols and communicates with a company of nearly 45 full-time staff members and 150 contracted principal artists, choristers, and orchestra members. She has previously worked with the Children's Theatre Company and the National Theatre for Children in Minneapolis, and Seagle Festival, Golden Horseshoe the Musical, the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts, and Jazz Arts Group Columbus nationally. She graduated from Capital University with her BM in music business with a minor in management.; Ann Lubovich: Lubovich is the elementary music teacher and high school choir director for the Chisholm School District. She completed her undergraduate studies at Bemidji State University, and received her MA in music education from the University of St. Thomas. Lubovich also has extensive experience in musical theater, as both a performer and a director.; Jonathan McNeill Hardy: McNeill Hardy is the program manager at Dispute Resolution Center (DRC) in Saint Paul and the audio and visual technician at Salvation Army Harbor Light. DRC promotes conflict resolution through effective communication and mediation, youth development, and diversion. McNeil Hardy worked previously as housing support staff at Better Futures Minnesota. He graduated from Saint Paul Central High School and was in the construction management program at North Hennepin Community College.; Jayne Rothschild: Rothschild is the executive director for Honors Choirs of Southeast Minnesota, leading the organization since 2010 in all areas of administration including development and applications for funding. She previously worked with Roanoke College Children's Choir (Salem, VA), and in promotions and marketing for Ryan Partnership (Westport, CT). Rotchschild is a graduate from Gustavus Adolphus College with a BA in organizational management and sociology.; Paul Rucker: Rucker is a working artist who has exhibited in four states. He has also directed and promoted local group arts events. He is cofounder of an arts group called MCPA (Minneapolis Collective of Pagan Artists). He has presented with, installed, and promoted exhibitions with the Otherworldly Arts Collective of Minneapolis, recently serving as an anonymous juror reviewing 114 portfolio submissions for the OAC upcoming spring show. Rucker has been awarded the People's Choice and other awards at The Third Offering Gallery at Paganicon (annual event). He graduated from the New College of California (San Francisco, CA) with a degree in humanities.; Sabrina Seiwert: Seiwert is an English major at Bethany Lutheran College. She actively tutors at the BLC Writing Center, editing various writings for both students and professors. She is president of BLC's local Sigma Tau Delta chapter and a contributing writer to the Inkwell, BLC's literary magazine. She is a musician thanks to the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council Youth Scholarship and a five-time recipient of the PLRAC Youth Scholarship. In addition, she had the opportunity to play with the Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra and volunteers there as a musical youth mentor.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1
10025758,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Advance concepts and technical skills in shibori dying techniques, cyanotype and I-phone photography through collaborations. Completion of cyanotype one on one mentorship. Art exhibition at The Whit Gallery St Cloud Minnesota and completed body of work using medias researched and learned over the year. Completed collaborative art video.","Completed cyanotype mentorship, and collaborative video. Gallery venue moved to McRostie Grand Rapids, AMRA Minneapolis, MMAM Winona Minneapolis Completed cyanotype art piece and art video currently exhibiting. Iphone photography was not as thorough because of changing venues where shibori dying and weaving became center of exhibit projects.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,10000,,,,"Karen E. Goulet",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Goulet will create new work for an exhibition at the Whit Gallery in Saint Cloud, focused on the Misi-ziibi and other bodies of water. Goulet will also begin a body of work that examines the intersection of family history and daily life experiences working with photo images, cyanotype, and inkjet printed fabric and shibori techniques.",2023-03-01,2024-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karen,Goulet,"Karen E. Goulet",,,MN,,"(218) 902-0714x c",kegouletart@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Carver, Cass, Clearwater, Dakota, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Pennington, Ramsey, Red Lake, Scott, St. Louis, Washington, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1154,"Heather Cassidy: Cassidy is a landscape designer/fiber artist/maker residing in rural New York Mills. She previously served as an arts retreat coordinator at the New York Mills Cultural Center where she gained experience reviewing artists' applications to the retreat program, serving as host to the artists, and liaison for the guest artists. Cassidy has a deep connection to the Kalevala puppet pageant, where she has been a stilt puppeteer, artist, set designer, and sewer for the past ten summers. Through her husband, a sculptor, she has been able to see public art installations, gallery exhibits, and sculpture walks all over the country. She has a profound appreciation for the role art plays in building community and supporting rural economies.; Jackelyn Jenson: Jenson is a graduate of Minnesota State University Moorhead with a degree in English. As a writer with more than 25 years of experience, she has worked as a business editor, freelance magazine writer, and a children's book author. Sharing her knowledge of writing, Jenson has volunteered for the Detroit Lakes School District, teaching a variety of youth writing programs. After volunteering at the local schools for many years, she obtained her Minnesota teaching license and now teaches middle school writing at Holy Rosary Catholic School in Detroit Lakes.; Darryl Murphy: Murphy is the chief executive officer for Black Wolf Press, LLC and the creative director for On-Point Photography where he has assisted artists and stage performers with establishing legal business entities, promoting their work, or otherwise invested in the intersection of art and business since 2015. Murphy is a 2017 Anoka-Ramsey Community College associate of arts alumnus that possesses a distinct history and he enjoys looking for ways where he can make the greatest impact.; Naomi Smith: Smith is the senior graphic designer at Essentia Health. She previously worked at the Sivertson Gallery; was a member of the Sister City Project with Petrozavodsk, Russia; and was a member of the Society of Children's Books Writers/Illustrators. Smith graduated from the University of Minnesota, Duluth with a BA in graphic design where she was awarded the Howard W. Lions/Alice Tweed TouhyAward for Outstanding Undergraduate, the Chancellor's Purchase Award, and the Mitchel and Sheissel Memorial Summer Scholarship. Smith has worked for the past 20 years in design, and with local artists and photographers.; Sarah Stengle: Stengle is an artist who makes books, sculptures, and drawings utilizing a wide range of materials. Her work is intimate in scale and refers to very ordinary, familiar objects and images, transformed through the intervention of her artistic vision. Familiar objects are augmented either by being used as a substrate for her artwork, or by being treated as symbols rather than artifacts. She has exhibited nationally and internationally and her work is included in numerous collections including the Brooklyn Museum, The Art Institute of Chicago, the Pierpont Morgan Library, Beineke Rare Book collection at Yale University, The British National Library, and the Fogg Museum of Art at Harvard University. She has taught sculpture at Lehigh University and at Rutgers as part of the Glass Book Project. She is represented by CENTRAL BOOKING in Brooklyn, NY. ; Douglas Sween: Sween is a recently retired theatrical designer/technical director. Sween has designed and/or built for nearly 200 stage shows over his more than a forty-year career. He is continuing a lifelong artistry in stained glass. He has served on the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council's grants committee in the past and is interested in learning about other artists' thought processes, inspirations, intentions, and needs.; Michelle Wingard: Wingard is an installation based photographer, curator, and arts educator. She is professor of art and gallery director of Bethel University's two exhibition spaces. In her fifteen years of programming exhibitions, Westmark Wingard has worked with many artists in a diverse range of media. She has served as a curatorial mentor for the Emerging Curators Institute (ECI) from 2019 to the present. Her photographic and curatorial projects often seek to create experiential and participatory opportunities exploring themes of memory, grief, memorial, perception, and interconnection. She has curated several exhibitions and has also exhibited her own photographic work locally and nationally. She is the recipient of the Jerome Travel Grant (2015) and the Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative grant (2017 and 2019). Westmark Wingard holds an MFA in photography from Pratt Institute (Brooklyn, NY).; Ping Yao: Yao was a software engineer working for the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis before retiring. She was actively involved with the diversity council. She graduated From the University of Minnesota with a master of science degree in civil engineering. She loves arts and literature and is a avid writer in her spare time.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027426,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,9990,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Production: Engage choreographers/dancers in producing show, yielding eighteen stage-ready numbers. Education: eight UMD students observe process/give feedback. Production: Final choreography created. Dancers are stage-ready for live performance and filming Education: Participation: number of students who attend. Impact: students complete anonymous survey at the end on satisfaction, helpfulness and impact.","1. Movement created and rehearsed to high quality. 2. three students. Survey: very high satisfaction - great learning, joy, and sense of community. 1. Director and actors were thrilled with the choreography. Anonymous audience survey (see below) revealed excitement about the dancing 2. Post-show survey sent to students; results were de-identified and summarized for the Director.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,9990,,,,"Andrew J. Frye",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Frye will hire choreographers and performers to create and produce Dance TV, a live production celebrating diversity, inclusion, and advocacy. Undergraduate theater students will observe a rehearsal and receive mentorship in production.",2023-03-01,2024-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Frye,"Andrew J. Frye",,,MN,,"(651) 262-6516",andyjfrye@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-2021,"Elizabeth Bartholomew: Bartholomew works with Girl Scouts River Valleys as a program and outreach specialist. She volunteers as a musician and singer at Shepherd of the Grove Lutheran Church in Maple Grove. In her teenage years, she volunteered around the St. Michael-Albertville area doing various odd jobs. She is a former member with superior distinction of the National Speech and Debate Association (formerly National Forensics League) and attended Girls' State in 2013. Bartholomew found her passion for feminism and a means to help foster change in her life while completing her studies at St. Cloud State University with a degree in gender and women's studies and a minor in human relations and multicultural education.; Alice De Yonge: De Yonge is the program director and CEO of a small nonprofit youth arts education outreach program located in Blue Earth county since 1994, when it was incorporated. She oversees programming, does the grant writing, and creates services for the organization to ensure they are executed throughout the school year. She is the volunteer service learning coordinator and has been on the committee for the Mankato Mdewakanton Association since 1993.; Lucy Fischer: Fischer, PhD, is an award winning Minnesota artist, author, and social scientist. The most recent of her six books include: The Journalist; Grow Old With Me, and I'm New at Being Old. As an artist, she specializes in creating fanciful designs on glass---painting upside-down, inside-out, and backwards on hand blown glass. She teaches collage art through COMPAS and is the founder and leader of the Interfaith Artist Circle. She is featured on the Twin Cities Public Television program ""Life Changing Art""; Isela Xitlali Gomez: Gomez is an essayist, poet, and food maker. Gomez is a 2015 winner of the Loft Literary Center's Mentor Series in Creative Nonfiction, was a 2017 Beyond the Pure Fellow through Intermedia Arts, and a 2020 fellow of the Loft Literary Center's Mirrors and Windows program. Her essay, It Happened in Fragments, can be found in How Dare We! Write, an anthology of writers of color on the writing life and process. She is the coauthor, with Anais Deal-Marquez, of Your Passport to Mexico, by Capstone Press. She has taught creative writing workshops for high school students. ; Marshall Hoffman: Hoffman has been president of the board of directors of the Morris Area Arts Boosters since 2014. The nonprofit's goal is to provide arts enrichment opportunities for students in the Morris School District. He is news director for KMRS/KKOK Radio stations in Morris, where he often interviews artists and organizations that bring in artists on the Community Connection program. He is a past multiple winner of the Simon Rockower Journalism Award, a member of the Society of Professional Journalists, and formerly served on the boards for Morris Area Community Education Advisory Council, and Pomme de Terre Food Co-op. He graduated from the University of MinnesotaTwin Cities, with a BA in journalism and mass communications, and a senior certificate in business administration.; Mark Jensen: As an internationally exhibited and collected practicing fine artist, Jensen has over twenty years' curatorial experience. In addition to founding and cofounding two art galleries, Jensen has taught at colleges and universities, serving on exhibition, gallery, and acquisition committees. Jensen has juried numerous exhibits, including the Minnesota State Fair, the Hopkins Center for the Arts, and ASMP's Personal Works show. Jensen previously served as an Arts Board panelist, and a portfolio reviewer at SPE National Conferences in both professional and student categories.; Erin McMillan: McMillan is a writer with a MFA from Rutgers University, and an MA from Bemidji State University. She taught writing at the university level for several years, and while at Bemidji State, she served on the editorial board of the student literary magazine. Previously, McMillan was the director of the Becker County Historical Society in Detroit Lakes. She has volunteered with the Anishinaabe Cultural Center in Detroit Lakes, as well as the Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge. She has also served as an arts mentor for the Lakes Region Arts Council.; Laura Rosenstone: Rosenstone is a dancer, choreographer, and educator. She was a company member of Zenon Dance Company and is the artistic director of Slo Dance Company. Rosenstone has taught dance at various schools throughout the Twin Cities including St. Paul Conservatory for Performing Arts, Spring Lake Park High School, and the Cowles Center. Her work has been featured in the Candy Box Dance Festival, and she is a recipient of a 2023 Paid Partnership with the Southern Theater. Rosenstone was awarded a teaching fellowship at Smith College (Northampton, MA) where she graduated in May 2022 with an MFA in performance and choreography.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027041,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,13000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Writers in the greater Minnesota Area will hone writing skills through educational and increasingly culturally diverse online and in-person events. We will enhance our post-program surveys to measure participant benefit and the diversity of the audience we reach. We will also track the diversity of our presenters as a measure of our increased efforts to reach underserved communities.","Classes and events featured writers who were LGBTQ+ (2), non biniary (1), African American (1) and Native American (1) The classes and events featuring diverse writers drew a total of 98 people to these events, according to course surveys and head counts at readings.","Achieved some of the proposed outcomes",392,,13392,5067,"Mary Thompson Bode, Konnie LeMay, Ian Moore, Amy Jo Swing, Bick Smith, Doug Lewandowski, Tor Torkelson, Emilee Howland, Gail Trystad, Susan Jordahl Bubacz, Molly Hoeg",0.00,"Lake Superior Writers","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Lake Superior Writers will provide virtual and in person educational programs staffed by accomplished instructors to benefit both experienced and novice writers.",2023-05-01,2024-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Hoeg,"Lake Superior Writers","PO Box 3034",Duluth,MN,55803,"(612) 442-4984",mbhoeg@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Cook, Hennepin, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-796,"Priyanka Basu: Basu is an assistant professor of modern and contemporary art history at the University of Minnesota Morris. She has been published in journals and edited volumes, including Third Text and Res: Anthropology and Aesthetics, and won fellowships and awards, including a 2021 Arts Writers Grant from The Andy Warhol Foundation. She holds a PhD in art history from the University of Southern California. Her interests include experimental film, photography, multimedia arts, and socially engaged art.; Janet Flood-Cole: Flood-Cole is a licensed social worker and has been working as an interim contract hospital case manager since 2014. She has a master's degree in social work from The University of South Florida. Flood-Cole is connected to the arts through her acting and has performed in murder mystery dinner theater productions around the state with Mr. Mystery Productions. Flood-Cole also is a singer. She has performed with church choirs at Unity Minneapolis, St. Luke's Episcopal Church, St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Prospect Park Community Choir, and the Opera Summer Chorus.; Scott Gilbert: Gilbert is the founder of Segue Productions and a longtime volunteer with Theatre in the Round and Chameleon Theatre. He is a former manager of operations for Six Points Theater (formerly Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company) and is a longtime attendee (sometimes artist) with the Minnesota Fringe Festival. Hailing from Arizona, he has a BFA in theater production and a MA in educational leadership.; Melissa Higgs Kohler: Higgs is a poet and science fair director who previously taught at The Loft and the University of Illinois (Springfield, IL), and served as president of the Vachel Lindsay Association, a small arts nonprofit. She has published three chapbooks of poetry and received second prize in the Basil Bunting Poetry Competition in 2017. Her reviews and interviews can be found at The Poetry Foundation, the Adroit Journal, Kenyon Review Online, and The Colorado Review. She received her MFA in creative writing from Hamline University in 2002. Higgs is the recipient of a 2022 Minnesota State Arts Board grant providing creative support for Minnesota artists.; Myron Johnson: Johnson has been an established artist in the Twin Cities for many years. First as an associate director at the Children's Theater Company from 1972-1985 and then as founder and artistic director of Ballet of the Dolls until 2015. Johnson has been awarded many grants over the years for Ballet of the Dolls from the McKnight Foundation, Jerome Foundation, Arts Board, as well as many corporate grants. He has received two McKnight choreographer awards as well as two Sally Awards for lifetime achievement and commitment. Johnson is currently coaching dancers, teaching, and working with Alzheimer's patients. ; Jean Louis: Louis is an avid supporter of the arts in central Minnesota, serving on a fine arts council to support sound and lighting needs for the performing arts center in the local high school, working as stage manager for an annual talent showcase, and writing grants for the schools and community theater groups. With a degree in music education, she accompanies musical theater productions, and plays for services in multiple churches, as well as playing for weddings, a dinner theater, and other events. She volunteers in a nearby school district to play for choir concerts. Composing mass settings and reviewing grants are her latest endeavors in the world of the arts.; Dustin Nelson: Nelson is a senior writer at Thrillist, and has published journalism with City Pages, Rolling Stone, Sports Illustrated, the Walker Reader, and other publications. He's the author of the poetry collection ""in the office hours of the polar vortex"" (RoboCup Press) and the chapbook ""Abraham Lincoln"" (Mondo Bummer). His poetry has appeared in Best American Experimental Writing, Fence, and other publications. His comic book writing has appeared in numerous anthologies and includes two series soon to be published. He was also a writer and producer on the radio comedy Radio Happy Hour, as well as the Web series Geocachers and one episode of TPT's ""Are You MN Enough?"" He was a founder and editor of the literary magazine InDigest which ran for nine years and published books and ran a reading series in New York. His experimental videos have appeared in more than a dozen international festivals and galleries. He was a resident at the UFT Verftet residency in Bergen, Norway, and has volunteered with Art Buddies and the PEN Prison Writing Program.; Kayla Pridmore: Pridmore is the program manager for the Seeds of Success program at Community Action Duluth where she coordinates farmers markets, a community mobile market, and year round vegetable growing. She previously was the conference coordinator for the Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture Society and a CSA farmer. She graduated from the University of Minnesota at Morris with a degree in environmental studies.; Alison Rasch: Most recently the midday host for Classical Minnesota Public Radio and the voice of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra broadcasts, as well as the nationally syndicated SymphonyCast, Young is a voice artist, presenter, and flutist. She serves on the advisory board of the Schubert Club and is a past recipient of an Artist Initiative Grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. She graduated with honors from Interlochen Arts Academy (Interlochen, MI), University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA), and Cleveland Institute of Music (Cleveland, OH). In addition to her love of the arts, Young is a long distance backpacker and shares stories through spoken word and found sound as Blissful Hiker.; Phaedre Sanders, Sanders is a Minnesota native, born and raised. She has a love for art and different types of artistic expression. She is currently a tax accountant but spends her personal time volunteering in many forms and has enjoyed attending and supporting artistic events for many years. She is a current board member of a real estate cooperative to increase ownership, education, and opportunities for all people including underrepresented communities. Sanders also spent many years helping to expose students to HBCU life. Lastly, Sanders spends many hours coordinating a mentor program between high school students and employees.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10025789,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,9997,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To market and sell 500 copies of 'Campfire in the Basement - Reflections from a North Woods Lake' across northeastern Minnesota and on the internet. Website/eBooks/hard copy in place and Ads placed. Marketing tour from Brainerd to NE Minnesota - Duluth, Grand Rapids, Virginia, Ely, Alborn, Littlefork, Bemidji, Park Rapids, Crosby, Aitkin, Cloquet, etc. At least twenty shows in one year and 500 Books s","I have done over a dozen appearances with talks, appeared in newspapers, podcast and Lake Country Journal Magazine and have an excellent website I have completed area tours to Moorhead, Fergus Falls, Alexandria, New York Mills, Bemidji, Longville, Grand Rapids, I. Falls, Virginia, North Shore, Duluth, Cloquet, Aitkin, Crosby - attended 30+ events and sold/placed 1,400 books in eight months.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",8535,,18532,,,,"Darrell J. Pedersen",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Pedersen will complete the publishing process for his book, Campfire in the Basement - Reflections from a North Woods Lake, and then travel throughout northeastern Minnesota and via the Internet, e-books, etc., to market and sell it.",2023-03-01,2024-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Darrell,Pedersen,"Darrell J. Pedersen",,,MN,,"(218) 330-5100",darrellj.pedersen@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clay, Crow Wing, Douglas, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Morrison, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wadena",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1183,"Carolyn Aarsvold: Carolyn is a musician and retired music educator, specializing in strings, woodwinds and piano. As an educator, she taught orchestra, band, and elementary music in both public and private schools. As a musician, she has performed with various symphonies and opera companies in MN. She currently performs with the Central Lakes Symphony Orchestra, and directs the Calvary Lutheran Bellcanto. She was also the owner of Geneva Beach Resort in Alexandria for 23 years. Carolyn has represented both Otter Tail and Douglas Counties on the LRAC board, and currently volunteers for the Legacy of the Lakes Museum, and the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce.; Carly Caputa: Caputa is an experienced marketing and communications professional with a history working in the performing arts and nonprofit industry, who currently works as the marketing manager at the Jungle Theater. She is a passionate and artistically driven individual with a BA in fine/studio arts and communication from University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Caputa also has a volunteering background with a focus on community and art education, including reviewing rural communities' high school musicals for Overture's Jerry Awards (Madison, WI); marketing consultant to start-up community theater; nonprofit liaison and event planner for YPWeek (Wausau, WI); costume designer for UW-Marathon County; and most recently volunteering for/serving on Art Buddies advisory board.; Colleen Casey: Casey is a lifelong learner, a community organizer, and a veteran administrator of arts, education, and human services programming. She is also an artist in multiple formats including literary arts, visual arts, and mixed media. She considers her teaching to be an art form and first ""cut her teeth"" in arts in education when working with the History Theatre. She has also worked in various capacities for Small Change Original Theater, Penumbra Theater, In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre, and Three Rooms, a woman-owned, collectively operated art and fine craft gallery that operated out of south Minneapolis and Edina for several decades. In addition, she was a community editor with the Saint Paul Almanac, and has won various awards and fellowships for her writing such as the Loft Native Inroads fellowship in 2009, a Beyond the Pure grant and fellowship in 2011/2012, and A Creative Community Leadership Institute fellowship in 2011/2012. Just before the pandemic started, she became a full-time graduate student in the School of Urban Education at Metropolitan State University where she is pursuing an initial teaching license in English language and communication arts (grades 5-12) and an add-on license in ESL (K-12). In addition, Casey is an advocate for disability issues and access as she is a person and an artist with a disability. She worked as staff with the Minnesota Council on Disability to help organize the State of Minnesota's 25th anniversary celebration of the Americans' with Disabilities Act (in 2015) and worked for two years with a leading Metro Area research and evaluation company planning and executing the Olmstead Quality of Life Survey for the State of Minnesota. Casey has a degree in art history from the University of Minnesota (2002) and a certificate in social media from Takoda Institute (2013). She anticipates completing her initial teaching license in English language arts in the fall of 2023.; Katharine Horowitz: Horowitz is a theatrical sound designer and composer in Minneapolis. She has designed critically acclaimed and award winning shows for the Guthrie Theater, Creede Repertory Theatre, The Jungle Theater, Artistry, History Theatre, Theatre Mu, Mixed Blood Theatre, Pillsbury House Theatre, Park Square Theatre, Great River Shakespeare Festival, Second City Theatricals, Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theatre, and many others. Horowitz is a professional member of the Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association, and a 2017 McKnight Theatre Artist Fellow at the Playwrights' Center.; Georgette Jones: Jones teaches is a theater educator and speech coach at Lac qui Parle Valley High School, where she also teaches language arts and ESL. She attended Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall for theater arts and communication arts education. Jones also performs regionally with her singing partner, Lee Kanten. She is the current chair of the board of directors for Southwest Minnesota Arts Council.; Laura Mabrouk: Manning is an author of short stories and a former character actress. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a speech communications degree. She has interned or volunteered for several nonprofit organizations over the course of 30 years including an internship in the YMCA's Metro Internship Program, volunteering at the Lao Family Community, and doing work for AmeriCorps. She is currently living on disability.; Ana Musachio: Musachio is a visual and performance artist based in Minneapolis. Musachio is involved with Minneapolis Hoop Jams and has helped to bring hula hooping and flow dance to the Art Shanty Projects, Minneapolis Open Streets, and Springboard for the Arts. They have also performed at In the Heart of the Beast Theater and Bread and Puppet Theater in Vermont. They have participated in residencies at The Vermont Studio Center and The Omega Institute of New York. Musachio is a graduate of Grinnell College in Iowa.; Laila Simon: Simon is the current communications coordinator at Ingebretsen's Nordic Marketplace. Throughout her career, she has focused on both Nordic-American culture and the arts, often in tandem with each other. A writer herself, Simon values promoting and lifting up artists and small business owners in retail and education environments. In her previous position at Nordic Northwest in Portland, OR, she was in charge of all programming and focused on traditional and contemporary craft classes for the public. She graduated in 2015 from St. Olaf College with a degree in English and has published her own poetry and nonfiction. As someone who highly values art, she would love to see the logistics of how these connections get made and the possibilities for positive local impacts.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10025811,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To bring quality entertainment to rural Minnesota, an area often overlooked by touring artists. Audience reaction at the concerts is the easiest way to know if I'm on target with my performances. Feedback might also come via emails, Facebook comments, new signups to my newsletter and even the occasional old-fashioned letter in the mailbox.","Excellent audience response. Numerous people thanked me personally for coming to their small communities. Mostly from talking with the audience after the performance. I would typically spend 30-60 minutes afterward talking to the participants. I received email thank you's from the hosts and new email signups to my newsletter from participants.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,10000,,,,"Dennis J. Warner AKA Dennis Warner",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Warner will present family concerts in smaller, rural communities of Minnesota. Following each performance, Warner will be available to greet the audience, answer questions, and share his story with aspiring musicians.",2023-03-01,2024-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dennis,Warner,"Dennis J. Warner AKA Dennis Warner",,,MN,,"(320) 293-6215",dennis@WarnerSongs.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Cottonwood, Douglas, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Redwood, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1204,"Heather Cassidy: Cassidy is a landscape designer/fiber artist/maker residing in rural New York Mills. She previously served as an arts retreat coordinator at the New York Mills Cultural Center where she gained experience reviewing artists' applications to the retreat program, serving as host to the artists, and liaison for the guest artists. Cassidy has a deep connection to the Kalevala puppet pageant, where she has been a stilt puppeteer, artist, set designer, and sewer for the past ten summers. Through her husband, a sculptor, she has been able to see public art installations, gallery exhibits, and sculpture walks all over the country. She has a profound appreciation for the role art plays in building community and supporting rural economies.; Jackelyn Jenson: Jenson is a graduate of Minnesota State University Moorhead with a degree in English. As a writer with more than 25 years of experience, she has worked as a business editor, freelance magazine writer, and a children's book author. Sharing her knowledge of writing, Jenson has volunteered for the Detroit Lakes School District, teaching a variety of youth writing programs. After volunteering at the local schools for many years, she obtained her Minnesota teaching license and now teaches middle school writing at Holy Rosary Catholic School in Detroit Lakes.; Darryl Murphy: Murphy is the chief executive officer for Black Wolf Press, LLC and the creative director for On-Point Photography where he has assisted artists and stage performers with establishing legal business entities, promoting their work, or otherwise invested in the intersection of art and business since 2015. Murphy is a 2017 Anoka-Ramsey Community College associate of arts alumnus that possesses a distinct history and he enjoys looking for ways where he can make the greatest impact.; Naomi Smith: Smith is the senior graphic designer at Essentia Health. She previously worked at the Sivertson Gallery; was a member of the Sister City Project with Petrozavodsk, Russia; and was a member of the Society of Children's Books Writers/Illustrators. Smith graduated from the University of Minnesota, Duluth with a BA in graphic design where she was awarded the Howard W. Lions/Alice Tweed TouhyAward for Outstanding Undergraduate, the Chancellor's Purchase Award, and the Mitchel and Sheissel Memorial Summer Scholarship. Smith has worked for the past 20 years in design, and with local artists and photographers.; Sarah Stengle: Stengle is an artist who makes books, sculptures, and drawings utilizing a wide range of materials. Her work is intimate in scale and refers to very ordinary, familiar objects and images, transformed through the intervention of her artistic vision. Familiar objects are augmented either by being used as a substrate for her artwork, or by being treated as symbols rather than artifacts. She has exhibited nationally and internationally and her work is included in numerous collections including the Brooklyn Museum, The Art Institute of Chicago, the Pierpont Morgan Library, Beineke Rare Book collection at Yale University, The British National Library, and the Fogg Museum of Art at Harvard University. She has taught sculpture at Lehigh University and at Rutgers as part of the Glass Book Project. She is represented by CENTRAL BOOKING in Brooklyn, NY. ; Douglas Sween: Sween is a recently retired theatrical designer/technical director. Sween has designed and/or built for nearly 200 stage shows over his more than a forty-year career. He is continuing a lifelong artistry in stained glass. He has served on the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council's grants committee in the past and is interested in learning about other artists' thought processes, inspirations, intentions, and needs.; Michelle Wingard: Wingard is an installation based photographer, curator, and arts educator. She is professor of art and gallery director of Bethel University's two exhibition spaces. In her fifteen years of programming exhibitions, Westmark Wingard has worked with many artists in a diverse range of media. She has served as a curatorial mentor for the Emerging Curators Institute (ECI) from 2019 to the present. Her photographic and curatorial projects often seek to create experiential and participatory opportunities exploring themes of memory, grief, memorial, perception, and interconnection. She has curated several exhibitions and has also exhibited her own photographic work locally and nationally. She is the recipient of the Jerome Travel Grant (2015) and the Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative grant (2017 and 2019). Westmark Wingard holds an MFA in photography from Pratt Institute (Brooklyn, NY).; Ping Yao: Yao was a software engineer working for the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis before retiring. She was actively involved with the diversity council. She graduated From the University of Minnesota with a master of science degree in civil engineering. She loves arts and literature and is a avid writer in her spare time.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10025778,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will fully revise my novel, submit to literary agents and publishers, and further hone my teaching craft to help others tell their stories. I will receive feedback on my novel revisions from peers, mentors, and publishers. For readings, I will utilize an entrance count and offer short surveys. The workshop will utilize a course evaluation similar to a university course, but condensed.","My proposed outcome perfectly reflects the results of the project. I evaluated the reading using Northern Lakes Arts Association's survey, and I evaluated my community education workshop using a survey I developed. I used a headcount system for determining attendance at both events.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,10000,,,,"Alec J. Osthoff",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Osthoff will revise his novel, Sawtooths, set on the Minnesota Iron Range. He will host readings on the Iron Range and teach a writing workshop in Ely that emphasizes preserving the stories of elderly Iron Rangers.",2023-03-01,2024-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alec,Osthoff,"Alec J. Osthoff",,,MN,,"(218) 410-1942",alecosthoff@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1174,"David Kassler: Kassler is a PhD student in music education at the University of Minnesota. He has been a panelist with SEMAC for several years, enjoys the process, and has learned a great deal from it. He has also previously received three SEMAC individual artist grants. Kassler is a classical musician who will be featured this summer at Uzmah Upbeat in Croatia. In addition, he teaches private music lessons, has taught at both public schools and universities, and does research for MacPhail Center for Music. He is currently working on a cycle of compositions that set poems by six southeast Minnesota poets to music. He noted that he is incredibly proud of the arts opportunities available in Minnesota and wants to make sure that this process continues with the integrity it is known for.; Sarah Lockwood: Lockwood is the covid safety manager at Minnesota Opera, where she manages covid safety protocols and communicates with a company of nearly 45 full-time staff members and 150 contracted principal artists, choristers, and orchestra members. She has previously worked with the Children's Theatre Company and the National Theatre for Children in Minneapolis, and Seagle Festival, Golden Horseshoe the Musical, the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts, and Jazz Arts Group Columbus nationally. She graduated from Capital University with her BM in music business with a minor in management.; Ann Lubovich: Lubovich is the elementary music teacher and high school choir director for the Chisholm School District. She completed her undergraduate studies at Bemidji State University, and received her MA in music education from the University of St. Thomas. Lubovich also has extensive experience in musical theater, as both a performer and a director.; Jonathan McNeill Hardy: McNeill Hardy is the program manager at Dispute Resolution Center (DRC) in Saint Paul and the audio and visual technician at Salvation Army Harbor Light. DRC promotes conflict resolution through effective communication and mediation, youth development, and diversion. McNeil Hardy worked previously as housing support staff at Better Futures Minnesota. He graduated from Saint Paul Central High School and was in the construction management program at North Hennepin Community College.; Jayne Rothschild: Rothschild is the executive director for Honors Choirs of Southeast Minnesota, leading the organization since 2010 in all areas of administration including development and applications for funding. She previously worked with Roanoke College Children's Choir (Salem, VA), and in promotions and marketing for Ryan Partnership (Westport, CT). Rotchschild is a graduate from Gustavus Adolphus College with a BA in organizational management and sociology.; Paul Rucker: Rucker is a working artist who has exhibited in four states. He has also directed and promoted local group arts events. He is cofounder of an arts group called MCPA (Minneapolis Collective of Pagan Artists). He has presented with, installed, and promoted exhibitions with the Otherworldly Arts Collective of Minneapolis, recently serving as an anonymous juror reviewing 114 portfolio submissions for the OAC upcoming spring show. Rucker has been awarded the People's Choice and other awards at The Third Offering Gallery at Paganicon (annual event). He graduated from the New College of California (San Francisco, CA) with a degree in humanities.; Sabrina Seiwert: Seiwert is an English major at Bethany Lutheran College. She actively tutors at the BLC Writing Center, editing various writings for both students and professors. She is president of BLC's local Sigma Tau Delta chapter and a contributing writer to the Inkwell, BLC's literary magazine. She is a musician thanks to the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council Youth Scholarship and a five-time recipient of the PLRAC Youth Scholarship. In addition, she had the opportunity to play with the Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra and volunteers there as a musical youth mentor.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1
10025781,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Jacob White will develop a series of film production workshops aimed at serving rural youth and adults and will begin filming two documentary films. Jacob will engage participants with questionnaires to evaluate the program. Members of collaborating organizations will provide feedback and assess impacts. He will capture footage with twelve documentary subjects for the two film projects.","Jacob White developed a series of video production workshops aimed at serving rural youth and began filming two documentary films. Jacob solicited feedback from educators and students to help evaluate the program. He interviewed documentary film subjects and collaborators to gather intelligence on the effectiveness of the process co-creating the film materials.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,10000,,,,"Jacob White",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"White will develop free film production workshops in rural Minnesota that are accessible to people of all ages. He will lead students in producing their own short films. He will also begin production on two community centered documentary films.",2023-03-01,2024-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jacob,White,"Jacob White",,,MN,,"(731) 307-9708",jacob@whitepineproductions.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cass, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1177,"Carolyn Aarsvold: Carolyn is a musician and retired music educator, specializing in strings, woodwinds and piano. As an educator, she taught orchestra, band, and elementary music in both public and private schools. As a musician, she has performed with various symphonies and opera companies in MN. She currently performs with the Central Lakes Symphony Orchestra, and directs the Calvary Lutheran Bellcanto. She was also the owner of Geneva Beach Resort in Alexandria for 23 years. Carolyn has represented both Otter Tail and Douglas Counties on the LRAC board, and currently volunteers for the Legacy of the Lakes Museum, and the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce.; Carly Caputa: Caputa is an experienced marketing and communications professional with a history working in the performing arts and nonprofit industry, who currently works as the marketing manager at the Jungle Theater. She is a passionate and artistically driven individual with a BA in fine/studio arts and communication from University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Caputa also has a volunteering background with a focus on community and art education, including reviewing rural communities' high school musicals for Overture's Jerry Awards (Madison, WI); marketing consultant to start-up community theater; nonprofit liaison and event planner for YPWeek (Wausau, WI); costume designer for UW-Marathon County; and most recently volunteering for/serving on Art Buddies advisory board.; Colleen Casey: Casey is a lifelong learner, a community organizer, and a veteran administrator of arts, education, and human services programming. She is also an artist in multiple formats including literary arts, visual arts, and mixed media. She considers her teaching to be an art form and first ""cut her teeth"" in arts in education when working with the History Theatre. She has also worked in various capacities for Small Change Original Theater, Penumbra Theater, In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre, and Three Rooms, a woman-owned, collectively operated art and fine craft gallery that operated out of south Minneapolis and Edina for several decades. In addition, she was a community editor with the Saint Paul Almanac, and has won various awards and fellowships for her writing such as the Loft Native Inroads fellowship in 2009, a Beyond the Pure grant and fellowship in 2011/2012, and A Creative Community Leadership Institute fellowship in 2011/2012. Just before the pandemic started, she became a full-time graduate student in the School of Urban Education at Metropolitan State University where she is pursuing an initial teaching license in English language and communication arts (grades 5-12) and an add-on license in ESL (K-12). In addition, Casey is an advocate for disability issues and access as she is a person and an artist with a disability. She worked as staff with the Minnesota Council on Disability to help organize the State of Minnesota's 25th anniversary celebration of the Americans' with Disabilities Act (in 2015) and worked for two years with a leading Metro Area research and evaluation company planning and executing the Olmstead Quality of Life Survey for the State of Minnesota. Casey has a degree in art history from the University of Minnesota (2002) and a certificate in social media from Takoda Institute (2013). She anticipates completing her initial teaching license in English language arts in the fall of 2023.; Katharine Horowitz: Horowitz is a theatrical sound designer and composer in Minneapolis. She has designed critically acclaimed and award winning shows for the Guthrie Theater, Creede Repertory Theatre, The Jungle Theater, Artistry, History Theatre, Theatre Mu, Mixed Blood Theatre, Pillsbury House Theatre, Park Square Theatre, Great River Shakespeare Festival, Second City Theatricals, Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theatre, and many others. Horowitz is a professional member of the Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association, and a 2017 McKnight Theatre Artist Fellow at the Playwrights' Center.; Georgette Jones: Jones teaches is a theater educator and speech coach at Lac qui Parle Valley High School, where she also teaches language arts and ESL. She attended Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall for theater arts and communication arts education. Jones also performs regionally with her singing partner, Lee Kanten. She is the current chair of the board of directors for Southwest Minnesota Arts Council.; Laura Mabrouk: Manning is an author of short stories and a former character actress. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a speech communications degree. She has interned or volunteered for several nonprofit organizations over the course of 30 years including an internship in the YMCA's Metro Internship Program, volunteering at the Lao Family Community, and doing work for AmeriCorps. She is currently living on disability.; Ana Musachio: Musachio is a visual and performance artist based in Minneapolis. Musachio is involved with Minneapolis Hoop Jams and has helped to bring hula hooping and flow dance to the Art Shanty Projects, Minneapolis Open Streets, and Springboard for the Arts. They have also performed at In the Heart of the Beast Theater and Bread and Puppet Theater in Vermont. They have participated in residencies at The Vermont Studio Center and The Omega Institute of New York. Musachio is a graduate of Grinnell College in Iowa.; Laila Simon: Simon is the current communications coordinator at Ingebretsen's Nordic Marketplace. Throughout her career, she has focused on both Nordic-American culture and the arts, often in tandem with each other. A writer herself, Simon values promoting and lifting up artists and small business owners in retail and education environments. In her previous position at Nordic Northwest in Portland, OR, she was in charge of all programming and focused on traditional and contemporary craft classes for the public. She graduated in 2015 from St. Olaf College with a degree in English and has published her own poetry and nonfiction. As someone who highly values art, she would love to see the logistics of how these connections get made and the possibilities for positive local impacts.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10025783,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,8580,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","This project has two goals; interview five people in the queer community throughout Minnesota and create an illustrated booklet of their journeys. There is a tangible and conceptual evaluation of this project. The tangible outcome is that a booklet of five interviews and illustrations will be completed. The conceptual engagement is the engagement of the queer community.","This project interviewed five people in the queer community throughout Minnesota and resulted in an illustrated booklet of their journeys. A booklet of five interviews and illustrations was completed. There was also engagement of the queer community throughout the state of Minnesota.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,8580,,,,"Harper L. Steinbach",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Steinbach's How are You, You? A traveling queer interview will travel throughout Minnesota and interview five LGBTQ+ people about their stories and create a booklet from the experience.",2023-03-01,2024-05-24,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Harper,Steinbach,"Harper L. Steinbach",,,MN,,"(612) 913-6407",steinbachharper@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Cook, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis, Wabasha",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1179,"Kristin Boldon: Boldon lives with her family in Minneapolis. She earned her MFA in creative writing from Hamline University in Saint Paul, the other Twin City, and engages in both fiction and nonfiction writing. In 2020, Boldon worked with a mentor to complete a new draft of her first memoir, Brokedown. She once worked at the Chapel of Love at the Mall of America, where she sold wedding gear and helped couples plan ceremonies.; Breanna Cecile: Cecile is the program coordinator at HUGE Improv Theater, where they help manage the day-to-day operations for the nonprofit including working with students, staff, volunteers, and the diversity program. They perform and teach at various theater spaces in the Twin Cities, and volunteer with CONvergence to help run a yearly convention focused on cosplay and other nerdy performance opportunities.; Holly Day: Day has been a freelance writer for more than 35 years with more than 7,000 pieces appearing in more than 4,000 publications internationally and more than twenty nonfiction, fiction, and poetry books published. She has been a writing instructor at the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis since 2000 and at the Richard Hugo House in Seattle since 2021.; Mary Johnson: Johnson is a Minnesota based artist whose work mixes contemporary sculptural and traditional craft processes. She gathers cast-off materials, transforming and reassembling them intuitively, with consideration of their material history and narrative potential. She has been a visiting professor of sculpture at the College of St. Benedict and St. John's University and a visiting artist or instructor at Minnesota State University-Mankato, the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, the Kansas City Art Institute, and others. She has taught workshops at Franconia Sculpture Park, Western Sculpture Park, Selby Avenue JazzFest, and many community art centers. Johnson also led community public art projects with Hudson-RiverFest, Mora Public Schools, and Tamarack Nature Center. She was the director of education for Public Art Saint Paul and was responsible for accessible and ecologically minded programs and engagement activities at Western Sculpture Park.; Erin Kelly-Collins: Kelly-Collins's professional career focuses on training and supporting leaders to express ideas that inform, engage, and inspire action. She is currently a senior communications specialist at Trimble Inc. Kelly-Collins grew up in the theater arts community in southern California, where she spent ten years on stage as a performer and behind the scenes in stage management and choreography. During college, she spent two years exploring traditional Cuban and Brazilian dance. She holds undergraduate degrees from Bethel University in Saint Paul and Palomar College in San Marcus, CA, as well as a master's degree in public affairs from the University of Minnesota.; Nissa Morgan: Morgan (she/her) is an actor, writer, producer, and musician in the Twin Cities. She is a company member of Theatre Pro Rata, the artistic director of Twin Cities Horror Festival, and produces new/original work as Special When Lit. Morgan is also a member of the Playwright's Cabal and is an alumni mainstage cast member/writer of the Brave New Workshop. Morgan is represented by NUTS, Ltd and Ruggiero Models and Talent for on camera work. She's worked with many local Twin Cities theater companies, both acting in classics and helping to devise new work. She graduated from Southwest Minnesota State University with a BA in theater arts with a creative writing focus. She works at Best Buy as an employee relations senior analyst.; Anne Spooner: Spooner is a visual artist with many years of exhibition experience. She is an organizer who currently coordinates events with Harriet Island Artists. She also has sixteen years of administrative and gallery work at Edina Art Center. Spooner is a former mentee participant in the WARM (Women's Art Resources of Minnesota) protege program and holds a BA in art from St. Catherine University in Saint Paul.; Brandon VanWaeyenberghe: VanWaeyenberghe is currently the executive director of the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra (DSSO), where he oversees all administrative, fundraising, and fiscal aspects of the organization. Prior to joining the DSSO, he served as the director of finance at the Charlotte Symphony and nearly ten years at the Houston Symphony in four different roles in fundraising and business intelligence. He is a graduate of the League of American Orchestras Orchestra Management Fellowship program, a nationally recognized program in arts leadership. VanWaeyenberghe holds a BS in music management from the University of Evansville (Evansville, IN) in addition to a MA in arts administration and an MBA from the University of Cincinnati. His research regarding the supply and demand of orchestra musicians has been published and quoted in several publications.; Stanton Wood: Stanton Wood, St Paul, Stanton is a playwright, screenwriter, and narrative game designer. He was a member of Workhaus Playwrights Collective, and served on the Board of NEMAA. His plays are published by Playscripts and Original Works, he was Creative Director at Zoesis Interactive Animation Studios for seven years. He has an MFA from Carnegie Mellon University.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10025763,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Keren Kroul engages the community with the creation of a new large paper installation and its exhibition at Saint Catherine University in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The outcome will be evaluated by the successful completion of the artwork, its exhibition at the gallery, and engagement of the viewing public in related online and gallery programming through surveys and collected quantitative data.","Keren Kroul created new works and mounted exhibitions at the Duluth Art Institute in Duluth, and at Saint Catherine's University Gallery in Saint Paul. The outcome was evaluated by the completion of new artworks, the mounting of two exhibitions and related programming, open and free to the public, and feedback collected from attendees (community members, local artists, and students).","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,10000,,,,"Keren Kroul",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Kroul will create a large-scale, suspended installation of cut and painted paper. Exhibited at St. Catherine University in 2024, the installation will be a meditation on exile and loss. The exhibition and related programming will be free and accessible.",2023-03-01,2024-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Keren,Kroul,"Keren Kroul",,,MN,,"(612) 805-4311",kerenlkroul@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Ramsey, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1159,"Bob Bierscheid: I am the retired Director of Parks and Recreation for the City of Saint Paul.. Previously, I was Director of Parks and Recreation for the cities of Roseville and Marshall MN. I served on the MRAC Board and have done multiple MRAC committee assignments both in person and virtually. I currently serve on the board of Public Art Saint Paul I am a strong supporter of the arts as an essential element of every community. I have a B.S. from the University of Iowa and an M.Ed from Temple University.; David DeGennaro: DeGennaro works as a bassist, drummer, and pianist throughout the Twin Cities metro area. He currently performs with Zed Leppelin, a Led Zeppelin tribute act, and has been the creative director at Northeast Center for Music and the West Bank School of Music. DeGennaro currently has a private teaching practice in Columbia Heights. He was awarded an artist grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board in 2011 for developing the interactive children's musical, Monkey Mind Pirates with his friends at Z Puppets Rosenschnoz.; Brigid Fitzgerald: Fitzgerald is a retired attorney having spent her legal career with the Rosenmeier Law Office in Little Falls. During her 35 years in Little Falls, she has been a member or board member of many groups including St. Francis Music Center, Friends of Lindbergh Heritage, Little Falls Arts and Crafts committee, Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin Lakes and Pines Council, and most recently the Five Wings Arts Council. Fitzgerald graduated from Creighton University, Omaha, NE with degrees in Spanish and theology.; Stephanie Hunder: Hunder is a professor of art at Concordia University in Saint Paul. She teaches classes in printmaking and design and is the director of the Concordia Gallery. Originally from Rochester, Hunder received her BFA and MA from the University of Wisconsin---Madison, and her MFA from Arizona State University. Her current work addresses relationships through natural iconography and combines photographic and digital techniques with traditional printmaking techniques. The significance of process---exploring, researching, and creating--- being central to learning and vocation is a focus in her art and teaching.; Grace O'Neil: O'Neil is an entertainment publicity professional. She works with clients such as Apple TV+ and Warner Bros. She is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Minnesota with a BA in journalism and a BSB in marketing. Her thesis project helped inform the Minnesota Film and Television Board how to better the HR structures within Minnesota's film and entertainment sectors. O'Neil grew up immersed in the arts in Minnesota. She is a musician who has served in local choirs and worked for premiere arts venues such as Northrop Auditorium.; Angela Pelster-Wiebe: Pelster is a writer who has benefited from Minnesota State Arts Board grants in the past and would like to do her part in helping the work continue. Pelster was a 2021 McKnight artist fellow judged by Hanif Abdurraqib. Her first essay collection, Limber, won the Great Lakes Colleges Association Award for best new book in nonfiction and was a finalist for the PEN Award for the Art of the Essay. Her work previously appeared in LitHub, Ploughshares, Tin House, Granta, The Kenyon Review, and The Gettysburg Review among others. She was a Bread Loaf Fellow in nonfiction, a Minnesota State Arts Board grantee, and an Iowa Arts fellow during her MFA at the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA). She's an associate professor at Hamline University and is currently at work on her new book, The Evolution of Fire: Essays in Crisis.; Avesa Rockwell: Rockwell directs the college and advanced writing program at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She has been teaching academic and professional writing for eighteen years. Previously, she was a project associate for WritersCorps, through the San Francisco Arts Commission, and oversaw a half million dollar annual budget to fund writers in residence in Bay Area schools, community centers, and prisons. Rockwell's poems and essays have appeared in Gone Lawn, Survive and Thrive, Killing the Buddha, Talking Stick, Freshwater Review, Indicia, and Perfect Duluth Day. She earned a MA in English at the University of Minnesota Duluth and a BA in community development at the Evergreen State College.; Richard Sennott: His assignments have taken him into conflicts in Bosnia, El Salvador, Iraq, Afghanistan and the West Bank, and to disaster coverage of floods, tornados, forest fires and earthquakes. Sennott's, artful independent documentary work has earned him various awards in POYI, two McKnight Photography Fellowships a National Endowment for the Arts grant and the Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism gold medal for photography and writing for a story about Italy's convents . His work has been published in Life, Newsweek, Time Magazine, the New York Times and the National Geographic Traveler. ; Sarah Walker: Walker is an artist, zine maker, and museum professional. She received a BA in fine art and creative writing from Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, IL) and went on to procure a certificate in museum studies from Northwestern University (Evanston, IL). Her professional experience includes working as a gallery assistant at the Merwin and Wakeley Galleries in Bloomington, IL and as the office coordinator and press liaison for the Las Cruces Museum of Art in New Mexico. Her volunteer experience includes work for Chicago's Glessner House Museum, The Walker Art Center, and Fireweed Community Woodshop. Her writing and artwork has been included in publications worldwide.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027573,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artist will make visible the connection of Latino community members to our cultural traditions through traditional papier-mache ('cartoneria') art. Audience Size: Minimum goal of 1,000 viewers Cultural Learning: Through 50 informal conversation with participants, establish audience connection to Latino cultural traditions (what is the meaning of 'Alebrijes,' 'Catrinas,' and 'Mojigangas').","Artist will make visible the connection of Latino community members to our cultural traditions through traditional papier-mache ('cartoneria') art Audience Size: Minimum goal of 1,000 viewers (goal met and exceeded) Cultural Learning: Through 50 informal conversation with participants, establish audience connection to Latino cultural traditions. Goal met and exceeded.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,10000,,,,"Gustavo A. Boada",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Master puppeteer Boada will create 6 large-scale interactive sculptural pieces representing Latino popular culture (two Catrinas, two Alebrijes, two Mojiganga) for three public events, to engage the Latino community through our cultural traditions.",2023-03-01,2024-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Gustavo,Boada,"Gustavo A. Boada",,,MN,,"(612) 702-8767",gustavoboada@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Goodhue, Hennepin, Mower, Nobles, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-2017,"Carolyn Aarsvold: Carolyn is a musician and retired music educator, specializing in strings, woodwinds and piano. As an educator, she taught orchestra, band, and elementary music in both public and private schools. As a musician, she has performed with various symphonies and opera companies in MN. She currently performs with the Central Lakes Symphony Orchestra, and directs the Calvary Lutheran Bellcanto. She was also the owner of Geneva Beach Resort in Alexandria for 23 years. Carolyn has represented both Otter Tail and Douglas Counties on the LRAC board, and currently volunteers for the Legacy of the Lakes Museum, and the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce.; Carly Caputa: Caputa is an experienced marketing and communications professional with a history working in the performing arts and nonprofit industry, who currently works as the marketing manager at the Jungle Theater. She is a passionate and artistically driven individual with a BA in fine/studio arts and communication from University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Caputa also has a volunteering background with a focus on community and art education, including reviewing rural communities? high school musicals for Overture's Jerry Awards (Madison, WI); marketing consultant to start-up community theater; nonprofit liaison and event planner for YPWeek (Wausau, WI); costume designer for UW-Marathon County; and most recently volunteering for/serving on Art Buddies advisory board.; Colleen Casey: Casey is a lifelong learner, a community organizer, and a veteran administrator of arts, education, and human services programming. She is also an artist in multiple formats including literary arts, visual arts, and mixed media. She considers her teaching to be an art form and first ""cut her teeth"" in arts in education when working with the History Theatre. She has also worked in various capacities for Small Change Original Theater, Penumbra Theater, In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre, and Three Rooms, a woman-owned, collectively operated art and fine craft gallery that operated out of south Minneapolis and Edina for several decades. In addition, she was a community editor with the Saint Paul Almanac, and has won various awards and fellowships for her writing such as the Loft Native Inroads fellowship in 2009, a Beyond the Pure grant and fellowship in 2011/2012, and A Creative Community Leadership Institute fellowship in 2011/2012. Just before the pandemic started, she became a full-time graduate student in the School of Urban Education at Metropolitan State University where she is pursuing an initial teaching license in English language and communication arts (grades 5-12) and an add-on license in ESL (K-12). In addition, Casey is an advocate for disability issues and access as she is a person and an artist with a disability. She worked as staff with the Minnesota Council on Disability to help organize the State of Minnesota's 25th anniversary celebration of the Americans? with Disabilities Act (in 2015) and worked for two years with a leading Metro Area research and evaluation company planning and executing the Olmstead Quality of Life Survey for the State of Minnesota. Casey has a degree in art history from the University of Minnesota (2002) and a certificate in social media from Takoda Institute (2013). She anticipates completing her initial teaching license in English language arts in the fall of 2023.; Katharine Horowitz: Horowitz is a theatrical sound designer and composer in Minneapolis. She has designed critically acclaimed and award winning shows for the Guthrie Theater, Creede Repertory Theatre, The Jungle Theater, Artistry, History Theatre, Theatre Mu, Mixed Blood Theatre, Pillsbury House Theatre, Park Square Theatre, Great River Shakespeare Festival, Second City Theatricals, Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theatre, and many others. Horowitz is a professional member of the Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association, and a 2017 McKnight Theatre Artist Fellow at the Playwrights' Center.; Georgette Jones: Jones teaches is a theater educator and speech coach at Lac qui Parle Valley High School, where she also teaches language arts and ESL. She attended Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall for theater arts and communication arts education. Jones also performs regionally with her singing partner, Lee Kanten. She is the current chair of the board of directors for Southwest Minnesota Arts Council.; Laura Mabrouk: Manning is an author of short stories and a former character actress. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a speech communications degree. She has interned or volunteered for several nonprofit organizations over the course of 30 years including an internship in the YMCA?s Metro Internship Program, volunteering at the Lao Family Community, and doing work for AmeriCorps. She is currently living on disability.; Ana Musachio: Musachio is a visual and performance artist based in Minneapolis. Musachio is involved with Minneapolis Hoop Jams and has helped to bring hula hooping and flow dance to the Art Shanty Projects, Minneapolis Open Streets, and Springboard for the Arts. They have also performed at In the Heart of the Beast Theater and Bread and Puppet Theater in Vermont. They have participated in residencies at The Vermont Studio Center and The Omega Institute of New York. Musachio is a graduate of Grinnell College in Iowa.; Laila Simon: Simon is the current communications coordinator at Ingebretsen's Nordic Marketplace. Throughout her career, she has focused on both Nordic-American culture and the arts, often in tandem with each other. A writer herself, Simon values promoting and lifting up artists and small business owners in retail and education environments. In her previous position at Nordic Northwest in Portland, OR, she was in charge of all programming and focused on traditional and contemporary craft classes for the public. She graduated in 2015 from St. Olaf College with a degree in English and has published her own poetry and nonfiction. As someone who highly values art, she would love to see the logistics of how these connections get made and the possibilities for positive local impacts.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1
10026916,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","This project engages local community members in producing a fine press book edition telling of the building of a traditional Norwegian rowing boat. This project provides instruction in traditional printing and bookbinding skills for six participants, presents a project overview for the general public, publicizes a current Noatin boatbuilding project, and yields an edition of 100 fine press books.","This project engaged local community members in producing a fine press book edition telling of the building of a traditional Norwegian rowing boat. This project provided instruction in traditional printing and bookbinding skills for seven participants, presented project overviews for the general public, publicized a Noatun building project, and yielded an edition of 100 fine press books.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,10000,,,,"Robert J. Hinkel AKA Jon Hinkel",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Jon Hinkel will guide six volunteer participants to create a fine press book edition documenting the building of a traditional Norwegian rowing boat. The book project will include an open house event and the preparing of a public slide presentation.",2023-03-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Hinkel,"Robert J. Hinkel AKA Jon Hinkel",,,MN,,"(218) 722-2910",rjhinkel@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1880,"James Bartsch: Minneapolis resident Bartsch has been active in Minnesota's arts and education communities for many years. A graduate of the University of Minnesota in music education and violin performance, he has taught public school orchestra programs in Northfield, Red Wing and Mounds View schools. He will retire from full-time teaching in June 2022. He was Minnesota Orchestra's director of education from 1999-2013. Bartsch is a longtime conductor with the Minnesota Youth Symphonies and is finishing a term as interim coartistic director. He is a freelance violinist in the area, past president of the Minnesota String and Orchestra Teachers Association, and has served on the Minneapolis Arts Commission. He enjoys the vibrant arts opportunities in Minnesota---from individual artists to arts organizations of all sizes.; Kathryn Ganfield: Ganfield is the communications associate and grant writer for Dodge Nature Center in West Saint Paul, where she advocates for environmental education for people of all ages. Her creative work as an essayist and poet focuses on the trials of family, the natural world, and climate change. She studied creative writing and journalism at Metropolitan State University.; Roberta Gray: Gray is the grants specialist at St. Francis Music Center, a community school for the arts in Little Falls. Gray also handles all programming for the Music Center. She has been a parent educator for the Little Falls Schools for the past 30 years and volunteers for other community nonprofits. Gray has a BA in theater arts and elementary education from Southwest Minnesota State University.; Jacelyn Johnson: Johnson is a model/writer/director from Minneapolis, by way of Los Angeles, with a love for stories about complex and imperfect people. Jacelyn is the founder/creative director of JahPenee Productions a Los Angeles and Minneapolis based film/TV production company that provides pre- to postproduction with a primary focus on the underdogs of the industry. Johnson received a 2021 Creative Support for Individuals grant. She has won acting awards from various film festivals and has held a presence at the historic Pan African Film Festival, Hollywood Film Festival, Black Hollywood Film Festival, REEL Comedy Film Festival, Denton Black Film Festival, Bitesize Film Festival, and more with raving reviews regarding her performance. She is a focused trendsetter with a grateful heart for her community and an innovative giant on her way to quickly becoming a mogul.; Kathleen Kelly: Kelly is a substitute teacher, as well as a teaching artist and spotlight evaluator for the Hennepin Theatre Trust. Having moved back to Minnesota two years ago, she's currently pursuing full-time arts management jobs in the Twin Cities. She previously taught collegiate theater and dance for six years at Clayton State University (Morrow, GA) and one year at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She holds a bachelor's degree in music education from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and a master's degree in musical theater from the University of Central Florida (Orlando, FL).; James Newman: Newman is the executive director of the Wirth Center for the Performing Arts, an organization dedicated to providing high quality music instruction to students of all ages. Newman previously served as a financial executive for organizations such as Coldspring Granite, Wolters Kluwer, and St. Cloud State University. Newman received his MBA from St. Cloud State University in 2010 and his BA in philosophy in 2001. Newman has served as treasurer of the board of Children's Day Montessori in Saint Cloud.; Rebecca Petersen: Petersen is the director of development for West Central Initiative. She was previously the executive director of A Center for the Arts in Fergus Falls, and partnered with Artspace Projects to renovate the Kaddatz Hotel. She also was executive director of the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra for seven consecutive seasons. Petersen performs with Fargo Moorhead Symphony, Fargo Moorhead Opera, NDSU Baroque, Bemidji Symphony Orchestra, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra, Itasca Symphony Orchestra, and Fergus Falls Civic Orchestra. Petersen has a BA in music from the University of Vermont (Burlington, VT). She currently serves on the board of Pioneer Public Television and Kaddatz Galleries.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10025799,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Full draft: 250-300 pages, writing, ink/line drawings and InDesign layouts. Public library events on the genre of Graphic Memoir including my work. Feedback from beta readers/writing coach; Agent and/or publisher commitment; library events scheduled; 500 copies pre-ordered.","Full draft: 418 PP written and drawn in ink, InDesign layouts done. Library tour complete. Changed title to: Swing or Symphony Feedback via beta readers/writing coach obtained. Agent/publisher to be determined. Pre-ordering will come after coloring work. Library events took place in October 2023. Book can be read by MSAB here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/K4Q5hRCPJzAjF7KCA","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,10000,,,,"Lynn M. Von Sien",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Von Sien will create Snow Emergency Route, Book 2, a graphic memoir exploring adoptee issues that surfaced while caregiving her now late father, and host public library presentations about the graphic memoir genre and process.",2023-03-01,2024-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lynn,"Von Sien","Lynn M. Von Sien",,,MN,,"(952) 356-2057",solarsistergirl@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1192,"Brooks Becker: Becker is the director of finance of the Hennepin Theatre Trust, where he has worked five years. In this role, he has developed many grant budgets with an arts focus (many from the Minnesota State Arts Board) and has also done the required financial reporting on these grants. Prior to working at Hennepin Theatre Trust, Becker administered grants in his role of accountant at Neighborhood House. Becker has a BA in political science from St. Olaf College, an MBA from St. Thomas University, and a teaching license from Hamline.; Jamee Larson: Jamee Larson is a creative writing instructor at North Dakota State University, where she also runs teen summer creative writing camps for young writers throughout Minnesota and North Dakota. She received her MFA degree from Minnesota State University Moorhead and has volunteered her time and talents to creative activities and social justice efforts throughout the community. ; Patricia Lindeman: Lindeman is a respected school administrator who has led parochial, charter, and public school teams for 22 years. For the last two years, she has served as grant writer and coordinator of federal and state programs for the Russel Tyler Ruthton School District. She acquired her bachelor's degree in elementary education from St. Cloud State University and both her master's and Ed. S degrees from the University of St. Thomas. She completed her graduate work by obtaining her superintendent's license from the Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Her volunteer work includes being on the Safe Routes to School task force in Tyler.; Katie Pease: Pease originally came to Minnesota from Oregon for college and is a proud graduate of St. Catherine University, with a BA in English and studio art. After working in a variety of fields, including extensive time spent supporting persons living with physical and developmental disabilities, Pease's passion for social justice led her to making the decision to serve with the AmeriCorps and relocate to northern Minnesota. Pease now serves in a variety of roles for multiple nonprofits in the Duluth area.; Cole Williams: Williams is a writer from the Twin Cities area. She volunteers with the Midwest Book Awards, Poetry Out Loud, Women's Prison Book Project, and The MN State Arts Board Grants. She also serves as the co-Vice President of the South Washington Watershed District and on the Cottage Grove Park Commission. She holds an MFA in creative writing from Augsburg University and a B.S. in Biology from the University of Minnesota.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10026871,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will be evaluated participant satisfaction with the exhibition and workshop. I will create an online satisfactory survey for museum participants. I will hire an evaluation strategist to run a focus group with the youth that attended the Obsidian Pause| Wearable Art jewelry-making workshop.","I was able to complete the outcomes I layed out. I provided a workshop for youth/ communtiy members, hired a mentors and hired artists I was able to meet with my mentor from June-December. I was able to craft a community workshop that had mindfulness activities and, overall, more reflection. I was able to hire a photographer.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,10000,,,,"Azania C. Tripp",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2 ",,"Tripp will work with artists and consultants to curate an accessible exhibit for her solo show in 2024 at the Duluth Art Institute. She will be facilitating workings for the institute's youth program using a critical theory lens. ",2023-03-01,2024-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Azania,Tripp,"Azania C. Tripp",,,MN,,"(320) 828-0402",obsidianpause@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1085,"Julie Ahasay: Ahasay recently retired from the faculty at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She has directed and acted at the Duluth Playhouse for many decades, and has directed for Lyric Opera of the North, Wise Fool, and Renegade Theater Company. She has participated in approximately 80 theatrical productions ranging from college shows and comedy revues to dinner theater and live radio productions. She is an instructor at Duluth Playhouse Conservatory.; Ingrid Dai: Dai is the advancement associate at Propel Nonprofits, an intermediary organization and CDFI providing capacity building services and access to capital to support nonprofits in achieving their missions. She has previously held roles with nonprofit organizations including the Minnesota Orchestra and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, in the areas of event planning, education, and development. Dai graduated from Carleton College with a BA in economics and music, specializing in violin performance. She currently serves as a volunteer board member for the Summer Singers.; Mikhayl MIkha Dominguez: Mikha Dominguez aka Mikhamik (Caracas, May 12, 1987) is a Queer non binary latinx Venezuelan visual artist, photographer and sculptor and a Zumba instructor who has resided in Minneapolis since 2014. Their early career was spent working in the Venezuelan national television industry where he experienced state censorship under the dictatorship of President Hugo Chavez. In response, Dominguez left Venezuela, and joined the more than six million other Venezuelans who fled the militaristic and authoritarian Chavez regime. Using techniques drawn from self-portrait, collage, make-up, performance art, photography and sculptures Dominguez explores themes of gender, the body, religion and the reinterpretation of reality. He invents a new visual language by superimposing everyday elements onto the human body. Under the artistic name ""Mikhamik"" has developed themes on sexuality, gender, religion, and pop culture in their work. The use of non-conventional materials reconfigures the sense of aesthetics and the meaning of the figures, characters and their objects in the universe created by @mikhamik; Emily Essert: Essert is a recovering academic who holds a PhD in English literature (modernist poetry) from McGill University (Montreal, Canada). Since fleeing the ivory tower for the nonprofit sector, she's had the pleasure of supporting important causes like the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network (YNPN-Twin Cities), 826 Minneapolis, Global Rights for Women, and The Arc Minnesota. Essert started at The Arc as its grants and research manager and was its director of institutional giving during and after its merger into a statewide organization. She is especially thrilled to serve now on the development team at the Guthrie because she was a theater kid in high school and has never lost her passion for the performing arts. ; Kristie Frudden: Kristie has been a practicing Artist and Art Specialist in Minnesota since moving here after finishing her BS in Art Education at The University of Northern Iowa. She understands the challenges and joy of a life that is driven by a passion to create and reach others through the arts. She was an Art Specialist in Minnesota public schools for 26 years. She began her career in SW Minnesota, then 6 years with the Anoka-Hennepin Sch. Dist., taking an early retirement after teaching 19 years for the St. Anthony/New Brighton School District in order to focus full time on her own artistic practice. During that time she received her MFA through the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in Illustration. She is an award winning Artist in a number of juried shows including the Great Minnesota State Fair Fine Art Exhibit, Northern Lights, and Artists of Minnesota. She has been a participating Artist at metro Art Festivals including but not limited to most recently Minnehaha Falls Art Fair and Loring Park Art Festival. She has created design work for metro businesses, churches, and schools. Her work is included in public and private collections. She has been an art instructor at community Art centers such as The Bloomington Center for the Arts. Kristie has illustrated a successful self-published Children's Board Book and will be completing her second one to come out this summer. She has been active in supporting and volunteering for numerous Art experiences for children and adults including volunteer work with Spring Board for The Arts in their resource center. Kristie hopes to continue to give back and support artists and opportunities through the State Board Grant Advisory Review process.; Michael Speck: Speck is the operations director of the Chatfield Center for the Arts, where he oversees logistics and interfaces with community, artistic, and government partners to provide artistic experiences to southeast Minnesota. He is trained as an actor and fight director, has served on the board of Theatre du Mississippi and the Chatfield Public Library, and teaches regularly in both professional and higher education settings.; Jennifer Ward: Jennie Ward has directed and taught theater in Chicago, New York City, and Boston. Locally, she has directed and assistant directed with Minnesota Jewish Theater Company, Playwrights' Center, Guthrie Theater, Jungle Theater, and St. Croix Festival Theater. She has taught students at the University of Minnesota/Guthrie BFA Acting Conservatory, Hamline University, and St. Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists. For three years, Jennie was the Managing Director at the Center For Performing Arts in South Minneapolis (cfpampls.com), where she produced development opportunities for performing artists. She earned her MFA in Directing from the American Repertory Theater/Moscow Art Theater School Institute for Advanced Theater Training at Harvard University. ","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute ","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650 ",1
10022226,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Carifest attendees will be engaged, entertained, and educated by the many cultures of the Caribbean and their range of music, dance, arts, and food. We will solicit verbal, written, and video responses from festival attendees. We will request feedback via social media. By surveying participants in different ways we hope to better understand audience engagement and areas that need improvement.","Carifest presented all day festival that shared Caribbean culture with diverse audiences. We evaluated using paper surveys, online inquiries, reviewing financials, and documenting with video.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,8500,"Charles Peterson, Claire Persaud, Esther Peterson, James Byron, John Trotman. Shawn Winter, Keith Craigwell, Eric Graf, Kurt Wise",0.00,"Twin Cities Carifest, Inc AKA Carifest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Twin Cities Carifest will present its annual festival to celebrate and share the many cultures of the Caribbean. Presented along the banks of the Mississippi, the day-long event will connect artists with diverse communities via island music, dance, arts, and food.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,James,Byron,"Twin Cities Carifest","PO Box 580481",Minneapolis,MN,55458,"(612) 239-8384",twincitiescarifest@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-454,"Rebecca Froehlich: Serves as the development and communications associate for the Minnesota Urban Debate League. She received her BFA in painting from the University of South Dakota and is currently pursuing her master of arts in education at Augsburg University. She has been trained as an artist in healthcare within rural and urban settings, and studied at the University of South Dakota and the University of Florida.; David Marty: Retired from a career in arts administration, and currently serves on the Grand Rapids school board. He holds a bachelor?s degree in communications, with additional arts training including a fellowship in arts administration at the National Endowment for the Arts. He is an experienced arts presenter with extensive awards and has served on various arts and community boards. He has presented and consulted often for national and regional arts gatherings. He was an officer for the Minnesota Presenters Network and the Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Marty has also directed and acted in local theater productions.; Marjorie Pitz: Retired public artist and sculptor, following a career in landscape architecture that focused upon public places. She graduated from UMN with a Bachelors of Landscape Architecture degree. Marjorie has served: Minneapolis Art in Public Places juries: the State Design Selection Board; the AELSLAGID Licensure Board for design professionals; and the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)-Minnesota Chapter. Marjorie is a creative thinker, and integrates accessible art into public places.; Melanie Richards: A poet and prose writer with many awards and publications. She has taught creative writing and composition at several colleges over the last 30 years. She has also worked as a writer in the community arts group Artspeople in Western Wisconsin and was involved in the Poets in the Schools program in Wisconsin as well. She has a B.A. from U.C.L.A., and an M.F.A. from Goddard College.; Kitrina Stratton: Being retired, Kitty now consults/designs with and for clients who want to do a super energy efficient home. Kitty has a Masters of Architecture (2014) in Sustainable Building Design Science from the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Kitty has a BA in Visual Design from Purdue University (1979) Kitty worked as a graphic designer for many years in many types of businesses. She then went into National Accounts Manager positions, calling on Marketing and Design depts. Kitty currently volunteers on the City of Minneapolis Capital Long-Range Improvement Committee with the position period ending in Dec. 2022. Kitty and her partner have had their super energy-efficient near net-zero home on the Minneapolis St Paul Home tour as well as the Renewable Energy Tour. Kitty has presented two accredited presentations for the Duluth Energy Conference attendees, and two high school programs and is currently designing three new homes using passive strategies for heating, cooling and ventilation.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022167,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The organization will continue to employ its first paid executive director, who will further leading the organization into a new era of long-term viab Through increased partnerships, sponsorships, and ticket sales the organization will grow in program and board participation, fundraising activity, membership and sales and advance the restoration of its historic home.","We continued to employ our first paid executive director, Investing in long-term viability of our organization and mission. Registration numbers, surveys, increased ticket sales, sponsorships. Enhanced relationships with other area non-profits, schools and government entities.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,25000,"Breklin Pallas, Kelle Nenadich, Ceaser Ortega, Zel Starling, Steven Johnson, Jill Carlson",0.60,"Laurentian Arts and Culture Alliance AKA Lyric Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The Lyric Center for the Arts will continue to employ a paid director who will advance the goals and mission of the organization through community engagement and board development.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beth,Pierce,"Laurentian Arts and Culture Alliance AKA Lyric Center for the Arts","PO Box 416",Virginia,MN,55792-2532,"(218) 741-5577",beth@ironrange.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-395,"Norbert Een: Retired after 30+ years at Twin Cities Public Television (TPT). Most recently, as Sr. Managing Producer he researched, created and implemented project plans for federal, state, corporate and foundation grant projects. Strengths include strategic planning, financial management, operations and compliance with talent contracts (AFTRA, WGA, DGA). Prior to TPT he worked in Stage Management for four years at Cricket Theatre in Minneapolis. He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota with an MFA in Theatrical Design and Technical Theatre, and a BS in Theatre Education.; Christine Empanger: In June of 2021, Christine joined the Philanthropic Services team to support the work of each Philanthropic Advisor as they connect with the Foundations donor?s and make an increasingly positive impact on the community. Before joining the Foundation, Christine spent 7 years in Duluth, MN where she fell in love with community-based work and found an understanding of how meaningful partnerships can make a huge difference in the lives of others. Over the course of her career, she has focused on the impact of adversity on children, youth, and families. This has shown up through her support of the creation of what is now the First Ladies of the Hillside in Duluth in addition to previously serving as a development officer in Northeast Minnesota for Lutheran Social Services. Within her role she collaborated with individuals, congregations, foundations and volunteers who support programming offered across the region. Christine received a B.S. in Social Work with a minor in Early Childhood Studies from the University of Minnesota Duluth. And a few days later, she started at Augsburg University in Minneapolis where she earned a master?s degree in macro practice social work.; Jean Louis: An avid supporter of the arts in central Minnesota, serving on a Fine Arts Council to support sound and lighting needs for the Performing Arts Center in the local high school, working as Stage Manager for an annual Talent Showcase, and writing grants for the schools and community theatre groups. With a degree in Music Education, she accompanies musical theatre productions, and plays for services in multiple churches, as well as playing for weddings, a dinner theatre, and other events. She volunteers in a nearby school district to play for choir concerts. Composing mass settings and reviewing grants are her latest endeavors in the world of the arts.; Ingrid Nordstrom: Director of Marketing and Communications for Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church in Minneapolis; a social justice and progressive faith-based community with a focus on arts. Ingrid began her career as an Actor and Dramaturg in New York. In 2012 she left acting to get her Master?s degree in Art History and rose quickly to the role of Senior Producer for Christie?s Content in the Americas Region. While at Christie?s she received numerous awards including Webbys, Tellys, and Regional Emmy nomination. She is currently producing a documentary on Sister Gertrude Morgan scheduled for release late 2023.; Alyssa Swanson: A multidisciplinary artist and art educator living in Cloquet, MN. She earned a Master of Fine Art focused on 2-Dimensional studies (specifically painting and fiber art) from Bowling Green State University and a Bachelor of Art focused on painting and drawing from The College of St. Scholastica. Swanson?s current conceptual artwork draws inspiration from shapes in water, real and imagined, as repetitive patterns in embroidered abstract compositions. She has worked for arts non-profits in a variety of roles, provides youth art education opportunities in the Twin Ports region, and has received three grants from Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Nathaniel Wunrow: Wunrow works as a bids writer for a company that provides self-service and automation solutions to libraries. Previously, he worked as a cataloging librarian for the Walker Art Center, in development for the Minnesota Historical Society, and as an intern with The Soap Factory. He wrote an Artist Initiative Grant proposal for his spouse and was awarded the grant for 2017-18. Wunrow received an MA in English and a graduate certificate in museum studies from the University of St. Thomas.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022178,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","An Art Crawl weekend will be held where Western Minnesota artists open their studios to the public. Through the completion of the Meander brochure where artists are listed, and a `passport` that gathers participant economic data as they visit artist studios.","Minnesota residents maintained access and connection to the arts and the Meander Art Crawl was held on September 29, 30 and October 1st 2023 The completion of the Meander brochure where artists were listed, and a 'passport' survey that was available at each artist studio collected economic data from event-goers.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,,0.00,"Meander Art Crawl","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The Meander Art Crawl will coordinate the Meander Upper Minnesota River Art Crawl event for regular and new audiences.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristi,Fernholz,"Meander Art Crawl","323 W Schlieman Ave",Appleton,MN,56208,"(320) 564-3799",kristi.fernholz@umvrdc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Big Stone, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-406,"Alicia Bayer: Poet and author in rural Westbrook. She has published seven books, including two poetry books, one children's poetry picture book and four non-fiction books. Her work has been published in many magazines, poetry journals, anthologies and on popular web sites like Huffington Post and she has maintained the nonprofit website, A Magical Childhood for over twenty years, along with several offshoots. She and her family run a free community arts center in Westbrook out of a rescued 120 year-old church stocked with musical instruments, sewing and yarn crafting supplies, costumes, art supplies, books, games, a sound system and lots of comfy chairs.; Amy Cousin: Jewelry artist whose work revives surplus or discarded items and recycled precious metals, juxtaposed with gemstones associated with healing properties. Before focusing on wearable art, Cousin owned and operated a brick and mortar book, gift, and art boutique in both Minnesota and South Carolina. Previously, she served as a senior community health worker for the Hennepin County Healthcare for the Homeless project. Cousin also was a consultant to the Women?s Bureau of the United States Department of Labor during the development of the Work and Family Clearinghouse. Cousin has a BA from Tulane University (New Orleans, LA) in communication.; Sharon Elmore: Retired attorney and non-profit professional with varied corporate and non-profit experience. Most recently she worked for bar associations providing continuing education; fundraising events; communications; plus social, networking, and volunteer opportunities. Other work included web site development; grant compliance; quantitative and qualitative research; consumer law practice; nutrition extension (Peace Corps volunteer), and more. She served on non-profit boards, including an arts non-profit providing affordable rental space for small theater companies; a private school; and currently a condo home-owners association. She has a B.A. from Earlham College and a J.D. from Iowa Law School.; Judith Gay: Savvy Editor providing creative authoring and content specialty services. Web design and maintenance are among the services offered. Gay completed the Mini MBA in Non-profit management certificate program at the University of St. Thomas in 2002. She earned her Master's Degree in Business Management from St. Scholastica University, Duluth (2004), and an undergraduate degree in Applied psychology from St Cloud State University (1998). As a writer, producer, and voice talent, Gay was awarded the Women in the Director's Chair award from The Guthrie Theatre's Women in the Director's Chair competition in 1998 for American Sojourn - a 30-day radio-treck introducing women in history as a celebration of March - Women's History Month. 14 alternative radio stations in the United States featured the series. In Japan, it was used to teach college-English. She served on four Boards of Directors and volunteers in civic organizations. She now serves on the Board of the Annandale Improvement Club, Annandale, Minnesota.; Anthony Marchetti: Photographic artist residing in the Twin Cities. In 2016, he was a teaching/ research Fulbright Scholar in Budapest, Hungary. He currently serves as department chair and full-time faculty of photography at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. Marchetti graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2001 with a BA in fine arts, and received an MFA from the University of Minnesota in 2005. He has received grants from The McKnight Foundation, Jerome Foundation, and the Arts Board. He has served on review panels for the Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.; Adam McCauley: A regional artist. He has received numerous grants and awards for his work. His work is in many private and public collections. He received a BFA in Studio Arts and a MA in Art History from the University of Wisconsin Superior campus. While at UWS McCauley completed the McNair Scholar's program and published a paper on Abstract Art.; Siobhan Mulloy: A third-year student at the University of Minnesota pursuing a degree in Art History and Curatorial Studies. While attending classes, she works part-time at Gamut Gallery in downtown Minneapolis as a gallery assistant. With a special interest in museum administration, she has also volunteered her time at the Minneapolis Institute of Art as a digital accessibility volunteer, writing short and long-form content to enhance the experience of seeing impaired visitors.; Davis Steen: Producer, creator, videographer, and product analyst. While his current Job is assisting with the behavioral health department of Genoa Healthcare, he gives most of his time to his media company 2211 Media out of Northeast Minneapolis assisting weddings, events, and individuals tell their stories visually. He worked with the Brave New Workshop for their nonprofit school and with Strike Theater teaching improv, leading the social media and online efforts, and ensuring the day-to-day needs were met. Every week you can find Davis working on his podcast and producing different creators.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10025859,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,9988,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will work with a mentor, revise my memoir manuscript, and seek an agent. I will also lead writing workshops centered on grief around Minnesota. I will work with the mentor to receive valuable feedback on my manuscript. I also plan to take classes at The Loft Literary Center that focus on memoir and/or revision. With each writing workshop, I will provide evaluations to adjust my curriculum.","Simons revised her memoir manuscript and worked with a memoir mentor. She led grief writing workshops in towns 20K or smaller around Minnesota. The memoir mentor gave Simons written and oral feedback on her manuscript. Simons provided evaluations after the grief writing workshops; almost all marked 'strongly agree? and ?agree? and wrote positive comments.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,9988,,,,"Lisa M. Simons",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Simons will work with a writing mentor and take writing classes in order to revise her memoir to prepare it for agent submission. She will also lead writing workshops centered on grief/memoir in greater Minnesota.",2023-03-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lisa,Simons,"Lisa M. Simons",,,MN,,"(507) 213-7469",lboltsimons@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Itasca, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Le Sueur, Nobles, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pipestone, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1250,"Kristin Boldon: Boldon lives with her family in Minneapolis. She earned her MFA in creative writing from Hamline University in Saint Paul, the other Twin City, and engages in both fiction and nonfiction writing. In 2020, Boldon worked with a mentor to complete a new draft of her first memoir, Brokedown. She once worked at the Chapel of Love at the Mall of America, where she sold wedding gear and helped couples plan ceremonies.; Breanna Cecile: Cecile is the program coordinator at HUGE Improv Theater, where they help manage the day-to-day operations for the nonprofit including working with students, staff, volunteers, and the diversity program. They perform and teach at various theater spaces in the Twin Cities, and volunteer with CONvergence to help run a yearly convention focused on cosplay and other nerdy performance opportunities.; Holly Day: Day has been a freelance writer for more than 35 years with more than 7,000 pieces appearing in more than 4,000 publications internationally and more than twenty nonfiction, fiction, and poetry books published. She has been a writing instructor at the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis since 2000 and at the Richard Hugo House in Seattle since 2021.; Mary Johnson: Johnson is a Minnesota based artist whose work mixes contemporary sculptural and traditional craft processes. She gathers cast-off materials, transforming and reassembling them intuitively, with consideration of their material history and narrative potential. She has been a visiting professor of sculpture at the College of St. Benedict and St. John's University and a visiting artist or instructor at Minnesota State University-Mankato, the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, the Kansas City Art Institute, and others. She has taught workshops at Franconia Sculpture Park, Western Sculpture Park, Selby Avenue JazzFest, and many community art centers. Johnson also led community public art projects with Hudson-RiverFest, Mora Public Schools, and Tamarack Nature Center. She was the director of education for Public Art Saint Paul and was responsible for accessible and ecologically minded programs and engagement activities at Western Sculpture Park.; Erin Kelly-Collins: Kelly-Collins's professional career focuses on training and supporting leaders to express ideas that inform, engage, and inspire action. She is currently a senior communications specialist at Trimble Inc. Kelly-Collins grew up in the theater arts community in southern California, where she spent ten years on stage as a performer and behind the scenes in stage management and choreography. During college, she spent two years exploring traditional Cuban and Brazilian dance. She holds undergraduate degrees from Bethel University in Saint Paul and Palomar College in San Marcus, CA, as well as a master's degree in public affairs from the University of Minnesota.; Nissa Morgan: Morgan (she/her) is an actor, writer, producer, and musician in the Twin Cities. She is a company member of Theatre Pro Rata, the artistic director of Twin Cities Horror Festival, and produces new/original work as Special When Lit. Morgan is also a member of the Playwright's Cabal and is an alumni mainstage cast member/writer of the Brave New Workshop. Morgan is represented by NUTS, Ltd and Ruggiero Models and Talent for on camera work. She's worked with many local Twin Cities theater companies, both acting in classics and helping to devise new work. She graduated from Southwest Minnesota State University with a BA in theater arts with a creative writing focus. She works at Best Buy as an employee relations senior analyst.; Anne Spooner: Spooner is a visual artist with many years of exhibition experience. She is an organizer who currently coordinates events with Harriet Island Artists. She also has sixteen years of administrative and gallery work at Edina Art Center. Spooner is a former mentee participant in the WARM (Women's Art Resources of Minnesota) protege program and holds a BA in art from St. Catherine University in Saint Paul.; Brandon VanWaeyenberghe: VanWaeyenberghe is currently the executive director of the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra (DSSO), where he oversees all administrative, fundraising, and fiscal aspects of the organization. Prior to joining the DSSO, he served as the director of finance at the Charlotte Symphony and nearly ten years at the Houston Symphony in four different roles in fundraising and business intelligence. He is a graduate of the League of American Orchestras Orchestra Management Fellowship program, a nationally recognized program in arts leadership. VanWaeyenberghe holds a BS in music management from the University of Evansville (Evansville, IN) in addition to a MA in arts administration and an MBA from the University of Cincinnati. His research regarding the supply and demand of orchestra musicians has been published and quoted in several publications.; Stanton Wood: Stanton Wood, St Paul, Stanton is a playwright, screenwriter, and narrative game designer. He was a member of Workhaus Playwrights Collective, and served on the Board of NEMAA. His plays are published by Playscripts and Original Works, he was Creative Director at Zoesis Interactive Animation Studios for seven years. He has an MFA from Carnegie Mellon University.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10025835,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Nordic Center will maintain traditional, fine and folk arts access and connections for artists, residents, and communities in NE Minnesota.?. We will track statistics via in-person, website, and social media counts. Achievements will be measured in quantity and qualities of participant responses through interviews, survey, and by engaging in discussion with our diverse advisory board.","The Nordic Center maintained and grew traditional, fine, and folk arts access and connections for artists and NE Minnesota residents. Observational and anecdotal data were collected, online and venue statistics tracked. Successes and improvements were identified through conversations with constituents, survey, and discussions with the NC Advisory Board.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,1191,"Justin Anderson, Alison Aune, Tara Austin, Scott Camps, Carol Colburn, Mike Conlan, Jonathon Estes, Jeffrey Kalstrom, Bjorn Killerund, Karen Keenan, Denise Perry, Arna Rennan, Lukas Walls",0.00,"Nordic Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Nordic Center will connect with and broaden its community in 2023/2024 by developing and delivering safe, diverse, and inclusive arts programming for individuals of all ages and backgrounds.",2023-05-01,2024-06-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karen,Keenan,"Nordic Center","23 N Lake Ave",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 831-7983",karen@hemslojdstudios.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-773,"Ross Anderson: Anderson is a musician from southwest Minnesota. He performs on clarinet and saxophone with a jazz duo, the Route 68 big band, and is principal clarinet with the Southwest Minnesota Orchestra. He has served as a grant review panelist for the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council (SMAC). He received a grant from SMAC in 2013 when he created a CD recording, and another grant in 2006. Anderson was for many years an adjunct instructor of jazz improv at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. Anderson attended the University of Chicago Laboratory School, where he learned the basics of jazz improvisation. He has a BA from the University of Minnesota in history.; Emma Bohmann: Bohmann is the development officer at Arts Midwest, a nonprofit regional arts organization headquartered in Minneapolis. She is responsible for successfully developing, implementing, and monitoring Arts Midwest's fundraising strategies and overseeing the day-to-day operations of the development department. Her portfolio includes securing federal, corporate, and foundation grants; managing donor relations and individual giving; and advancing the vision, goals, and impact of the organization. Prior to joining Arts Midwest in 2016, she was a grant writer for a development and communications firm, where she worked on fundraising efforts for more than two dozen nonprofit organizations. She has served on grant panels for the Minnesota State Arts Board and the South Dakota Arts Council; and as a member of Fourth Generation, a volunteer grant making group through The Minneapolis Foundation. She holds a MFA in creative writing from Hollins University (Roanoke, VA) and is currently working on a novel. She is also an amateur potter.; Jennifer Gorman: Gorman is the founder of Give Back Studio, and a freelance media program manager. She was previously the program coordinator for an art program that supported artists with disabilities. She has a background and education in art therapy and counseling and has worked with children in a psychiatric residential setting as an art therapist. She graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School with a MS in art therapy and counseling, has a BA in studio art from the University of Mary Washington (Fredericksburg, VA), serves on the board of Northern Community Radio and CoHaus, and is a commissioner on the Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission.; Jamillah Hollman: Hollman is the founder and proprietor of Ebonytaz Books, an independent publisher for the works of novelist, Essence Bonitaz. She also serves as a creative contributor there. Hollman graduated from University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management. She has experience in corporate marketing, business management, entrepreneurship, acting, modeling, sign language interpreting, and writing creatively as well as for various business purposes.; Robert Kern: Kern is an American artist whose work investigates ideas of home, ancestry, and a sense of place. His portraits focus on intimate, interdependent relationships of people, animals, and landscape as a means of exploring how ancestry shapes identity and how myth intertwines with personal history. Accolades include Critical Mass Top 50 in 2018, CENTER 2017 Choice Award Winner (Curator's Choice, First Place), and Artist Initiative grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board (2016, 2018, 2020). Monographs include The Sheep and the Goats (Kehrer Verlag, 2017) and The Unchosen Ones: Portraits of an American Pastoral, (MW Editions, 2021). Public collections include Minneapolis Institute of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg.; Barbara Lambert: Lambert is a retired high school language arts teacher. She has more than 100 hours of graduate and professional credits beyond her master's degree in theater, literature, and writing. She has been a Minnesota Book Awards selector, directed numerous theatrical productions in an educational setting, and developed and advised for literary magazines. After retiring from teaching, Lambert worked as the director of general studies at Bais Yaakov High School in Saint Louis Park. On the state level, she has worked on task forces on literature and writing. She was awarded a National Humanities Seminar in Siena, Italy to study the intersection of art and Dante's writing.; Jenny Moeller: Moeller is a theater artist who focuses on intersectional feminist theater. She is a lighting and props designer, technical director, and playwright. Moeller is the former artistic director of Raw Sugar, and former executive director of Theatre Unbound for its last season. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in theater and gender studies and just joined the board of Arts' Nest.; Amber Raden: Raden is a multidisciplinary storyteller (artist, writer, designer) as well as a communications professional with a focus on DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) practices. She currently serves as a board member and cochair of Minnesota nonprofit CONsole Room Events, a local science fiction convention. Raden graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in English and art.; Lindy Yokanovich: Yokanovich is the founder and executive director of Cancer Legal Care, a Minnesota nonprofit providing free legal care services to Minnesotans affected by cancer. She serves on the adjunct faculty of the University of Minnesota Law School, and on the board of GiveMN. Yokanovich graduated from the University of California (Irvine, CA) with a BA in social ecology and earned her JD at the University of Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (Sacramento, CA). As the founder and executive director of a legal services nonprofit, she has written hundreds of grants and knows how much work goes into them. She appreciates it when someone takes time to read and understand the grants and has thoughtful questions to ask","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10025850,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Kenan will expand entry points into pottery thru the creation of new work for public exhibit, and mentorship with an emerging visual artist. A monthly workplan for the new body of work, self-evaluation with/from mentee on mentoring process and materials, surveys from exhibit audience, and exit interviews with exhibit site staff.","Kenan will expand entry points into pottery thru the creation of new work for public exhibit and mentorship with an emerging visual artist. A monthly workplan, self-evaluation with mentee, in-person feedback with exhibit audience and exit interview with exhibit site staff.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,10000,,,,"Serenity D. Schoonover AKA Serenity Kenan",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Kenan will expand entry points into pottery by creating a new body of work for exhibit, and mentorship of an emerging visual artist.",2023-03-01,2024-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Serenity,Schoonover,"Serenity D. Schoonover AKA S Kenan",,,MN,,"(906) 369-4932",workshopwheel@outlook.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Stearns, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1242,"Bob Bierscheid: I am the retired Director of Parks and Recreation for the City of Saint Paul.. Previously, I was Director of Parks and Recreation for the cities of Roseville and Marshall MN. I served on the MRAC Board and have done multiple MRAC committee assignments both in person and virtually. I currently serve on the board of Public Art Saint Paul I am a strong supporter of the arts as an essential element of every community. I have a B.S. from the University of Iowa and an M.Ed from Temple University.; David DeGennaro: DeGennaro works as a bassist, drummer, and pianist throughout the Twin Cities metro area. He currently performs with Zed Leppelin, a Led Zeppelin tribute act, and has been the creative director at Northeast Center for Music and the West Bank School of Music. DeGennaro currently has a private teaching practice in Columbia Heights. He was awarded an artist grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board in 2011 for developing the interactive children's musical, Monkey Mind Pirates with his friends at Z Puppets Rosenschnoz.; Brigid Fitzgerald: Fitzgerald is a retired attorney having spent her legal career with the Rosenmeier Law Office in Little Falls. During her 35 years in Little Falls, she has been a member or board member of many groups including St. Francis Music Center, Friends of Lindbergh Heritage, Little Falls Arts and Crafts committee, Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin Lakes and Pines Council, and most recently the Five Wings Arts Council. Fitzgerald graduated from Creighton University, Omaha, NE with degrees in Spanish and theology.; Stephanie Hunder: Hunder is a professor of art at Concordia University in Saint Paul. She teaches classes in printmaking and design and is the director of the Concordia Gallery. Originally from Rochester, Hunder received her BFA and MA from the University of Wisconsin---Madison, and her MFA from Arizona State University. Her current work addresses relationships through natural iconography and combines photographic and digital techniques with traditional printmaking techniques. The significance of process---exploring, researching, and creating--- being central to learning and vocation is a focus in her art and teaching.; Grace O'Neil: O'Neil is an entertainment publicity professional. She works with clients such as Apple TV+ and Warner Bros. She is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Minnesota with a BA in journalism and a BSB in marketing. Her thesis project helped inform the Minnesota Film and Television Board how to better the HR structures within Minnesota's film and entertainment sectors. O'Neil grew up immersed in the arts in Minnesota. She is a musician who has served in local choirs and worked for premiere arts venues such as Northrop Auditorium.; Angela Pelster-Wiebe: Pelster is a writer who has benefited from Minnesota State Arts Board grants in the past and would like to do her part in helping the work continue. Pelster was a 2021 McKnight artist fellow judged by Hanif Abdurraqib. Her first essay collection, Limber, won the Great Lakes Colleges Association Award for best new book in nonfiction and was a finalist for the PEN Award for the Art of the Essay. Her work previously appeared in LitHub, Ploughshares, Tin House, Granta, The Kenyon Review, and The Gettysburg Review among others. She was a Bread Loaf Fellow in nonfiction, a Minnesota State Arts Board grantee, and an Iowa Arts fellow during her MFA at the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA). She's an associate professor at Hamline University and is currently at work on her new book, The Evolution of Fire: Essays in Crisis.; Avesa Rockwell: Rockwell directs the college and advanced writing program at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She has been teaching academic and professional writing for eighteen years. Previously, she was a project associate for WritersCorps, through the San Francisco Arts Commission, and oversaw a half million dollar annual budget to fund writers in residence in Bay Area schools, community centers, and prisons. Rockwell's poems and essays have appeared in Gone Lawn, Survive and Thrive, Killing the Buddha, Talking Stick, Freshwater Review, Indicia, and Perfect Duluth Day. She earned a MA in English at the University of Minnesota Duluth and a BA in community development at the Evergreen State College.; Richard Sennott: His assignments have taken him into conflicts in Bosnia, El Salvador, Iraq, Afghanistan and the West Bank, and to disaster coverage of floods, tornados, forest fires and earthquakes. Sennott's, artful independent documentary work has earned him various awards in POYI, two McKnight Photography Fellowships a National Endowment for the Arts grant and the Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism gold medal for photography and writing for a story about Italy's convents . His work has been published in Life, Newsweek, Time Magazine, the New York Times and the National Geographic Traveler. ; Sarah Walker: Walker is an artist, zine maker, and museum professional. She received a BA in fine art and creative writing from Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, IL) and went on to procure a certificate in museum studies from Northwestern University (Evanston, IL). Her professional experience includes working as a gallery assistant at the Merwin and Wakeley Galleries in Bloomington, IL and as the office coordinator and press liaison for the Las Cruces Museum of Art in New Mexico. Her volunteer experience includes work for Chicago's Glessner House Museum, The Walker Art Center, and Fireweed Community Woodshop. Her writing and artwork has been included in publications worldwide.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10025894,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will help educate audiences in metro and outstate Minnesota by presenting Arabic music concerts and workshops playing with ensemble Amwaaj. I will gather feedback through post-concert conversation with audiences and will count number of attendees. For workshops, we will use short surveys and informal raise your hand polls to see if people learned anything new and to answer questions.","I shared Arabic music with audiences in metro and outstate Minnesota through concerts and workshops with Amwaaj. Many heard the music for the first time. I gathered feedback through speaking with audience and community members post-concerts. We answered many questions after each event. For workshops, I just spoke with students about what they learned.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,10000,,,,"Laura L. Harada AKA Laura Harada",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Harada will develop and perform in three Arabic music concerts and offer workshops with ensemble Amwaaj in metro and greater Minnesota.",2023-03-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laura,Harada,"Laura L. Harada",,,MN,,"(612) 804-6872",lalafid@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1284,"Linda Bruning: Bruning is a theater director and teaching artist. She has been the recipient of Minnesota State Arts Board grants and regional arts council grants. Bruning just completed a four-year consultation with Mastering the Arts, an educational program of 25 teachers working toward a master's degree in arts integration. She graduated from Yankton College (Yankton, SD) with a BA in theater, Bemidji State University with an applied master's in education with an emphasis in arts in education, and a MS from University of Minnesota Moorhead in educational technology.; Chari Eckmann: Eckmann began her acting career while working at the James J. Hill House in 2002. That led to community theater and evolved into the commercial and film career that she now enjoys. Previously, Eckmann served at Breck School as volunteer coordinator, Children's Hospital, and various fundraisers. She holds a BA in American studies from the University of Minnesota, an AA from Anoka Ramsey, and studied at the Guthrie.; Erin Flannery: Flannery is a leader in the field of nonprofit project development focusing on programming, financial strategy, and fundraising. She has more than two decades of experience with The Metropolitan Museum of Art, public radio (WNYC and WQXR), public television (WNET and WLIW), Broadway development, and the Minnesota Opera. At the Metropolitan Museum of Art, she led artistic planning for the Department of Live Arts, where she developed visual arts inspired projects with Sting, Alan Cumming, Rhiannon Giddens, Gavin Creel, Alexis Taylor (Hot Chip), Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and many more as part of the MetLiveArts performance series.; Diane Katsiaficas: Katsiaficas is a Greek-American artist and professor emeritus of art, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Her BA is from Smith College (Northampton, MA); her MAT and MFA are from the University of Washington (Seattle, WA). Her narratives involve a variety of technologies---from small drawings to digital syntheses to large installations. She has exhibited throughout the US and Europe. Her work is in the collections of the Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki; Minneapolis Institute of Art; Seattle Art Museum; USA TODAY; Weisman Art Museum; and Walker Art Center. Her awards include a DAAD fellowship, 2 McKnight artist fellowships, and a Fulbright Artist/Scholar award to Greece. ; Athena Kildegaard: Kildegaard's sixth book of poems is ""Prairie Midden."" She's been a recipient of grants from the MSAB and the Lake Region Arts Council. She teaches at the University of Minnesota Morris.; Laura Nuckols: Nuckols is a writer, poet, and visual artist. After graduating from Minnesota's Perpich Center for Arts Education, she received her BA in creative writing and religion from Oberlin College (Oberlin, OH). She is a restaurant worker and worked for more than seven years as an advocate for survivors of sexual violence.; Adam Reinwald: Reinwald is the artistic director of Kantorei, a community chamber choir in the Twin Cities. He previously worked in artistic and administrative positions with Cantus and the National Lutheran Choir. Additionally, Reinwald is the owner of Open Voices LLC, an arts consultancy, and the umbrella organization for Beer Choir, the national community singing movement. Reinwald is a graduate of St. Olaf College (Northfield, MN), and has extensive nonprofit board experience.; Megan Smith: Moore is a painter, with a studio in the Northrup King Building where she has been a member of a group studio since 2004. She studied illustration at the Savannah College of Art and Design. She takes commissions, sells original art and reproductions in a variety of locations, and does public art in the form of murals and utility box wraps. She is a leader in the artist group LoLa (The League of Longfellow Artists), has served as a juror for the Uptown and Powderhorn art fairs, and is currently collaborating with Lake Street Creates.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10025873,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To create a series of paintings bringing awareness to the individual stories of missing and endangered women in Minnesota. The outcomes will be evaluated by the initial exhibition at a Minnesota gallery with at least 250 people opening night, followed by the release of videos and booklets on the art which will see 1000 views on social media and the printing of 50 booklets.","At least 250 people saw the completed or in-process work in my studio during art-a-whirl By counting the number of people who came into the studio to view the work","Achieved some of the proposed outcomes",,,10000,,,,"Caitlin Karolczak",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Karolczak will create a body of work highlighting the plight of missing and endangered women throughout Minnesota to be publicly exhibited with supplementary video and printed material.",2023-03-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Caitlin,Karolczak,"Caitlin Karolczak",,,MN,,"(612) 414-7652",studiosilenti@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Chisago, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1264,"David Kassler: Kassler is a PhD student in music education at the University of Minnesota. He has been a panelist with SEMAC for several years, enjoys the process, and has learned a great deal from it. He has also previously received three SEMAC individual artist grants. Kassler is a classical musician who will be featured this summer at Uzmah Upbeat in Croatia. In addition, he teaches private music lessons, has taught at both public schools and universities, and does research for MacPhail Center for Music. He is currently working on a cycle of compositions that set poems by six southeast Minnesota poets to music. He noted that he is incredibly proud of the arts opportunities available in Minnesota and wants to make sure that this process continues with the integrity it is known for.; Sarah Lockwood: Lockwood is the covid safety manager at Minnesota Opera, where she manages covid safety protocols and communicates with a company of nearly 45 full-time staff members and 150 contracted principal artists, choristers, and orchestra members. She has previously worked with the Children's Theatre Company and the National Theatre for Children in Minneapolis, and Seagle Festival, Golden Horseshoe the Musical, the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts, and Jazz Arts Group Columbus nationally. She graduated from Capital University with her BM in music business with a minor in management.; Ann Lubovich: Lubovich is the elementary music teacher and high school choir director for the Chisholm School District. She completed her undergraduate studies at Bemidji State University, and received her MA in music education from the University of St. Thomas. Lubovich also has extensive experience in musical theater, as both a performer and a director.; Jonathan McNeill Hardy: McNeill Hardy is the program manager at Dispute Resolution Center (DRC) in Saint Paul and the audio and visual technician at Salvation Army Harbor Light. DRC promotes conflict resolution through effective communication and mediation, youth development, and diversion. McNeil Hardy worked previously as housing support staff at Better Futures Minnesota. He graduated from Saint Paul Central High School and was in the construction management program at North Hennepin Community College.; Jayne Rothschild: Rothschild is the executive director for Honors Choirs of Southeast Minnesota, leading the organization since 2010 in all areas of administration including development and applications for funding. She previously worked with Roanoke College Children's Choir (Salem, VA), and in promotions and marketing for Ryan Partnership (Westport, CT). Rotchschild is a graduate from Gustavus Adolphus College with a BA in organizational management and sociology.; Paul Rucker: Rucker is a working artist who has exhibited in four states. He has also directed and promoted local group arts events. He is cofounder of an arts group called MCPA (Minneapolis Collective of Pagan Artists). He has presented with, installed, and promoted exhibitions with the Otherworldly Arts Collective of Minneapolis, recently serving as an anonymous juror reviewing 114 portfolio submissions for the OAC upcoming spring show. Rucker has been awarded the People's Choice and other awards at The Third Offering Gallery at Paganicon (annual event). He graduated from the New College of California (San Francisco, CA) with a degree in humanities.; Sabrina Seiwert: Seiwert is an English major at Bethany Lutheran College. She actively tutors at the BLC Writing Center, editing various writings for both students and professors. She is president of BLC's local Sigma Tau Delta chapter and a contributing writer to the Inkwell, BLC's literary magazine. She is a musician thanks to the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council Youth Scholarship and a five-time recipient of the PLRAC Youth Scholarship. In addition, she had the opportunity to play with the Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra and volunteers there as a musical youth mentor.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10025823,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","MSAB funds will support research to sustain my art practice as a parent, build community and create an exhibition with parent artists and their kids. 1. Compile and share parent artist resources from research. 2. Facilitation of two workshops with parent artists and their children to build community support networks. 3. Production of a public art exhibition of parent and child artists.","MSAB funds will support research to sustain my art practice as a parent, build community and create an exhibition with parent artists and their kids. 1. I read two books and listened to podcasts. 2. I facilitated two workshops with artist families 3. The exhibition opened including the artwork of all participants.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",50,,10050,,,,"Emmett Ramstad",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Ramstad will conduct professional development research about being a parent artist, connect with other parent artists and their families through facilitated workshops, and organize a collaborative exhibition of parent and child artists.",2023-03-01,2024-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emmett,Ramstad,"Emmett Ramstad",,,MN,,"(612) 986-9604",emmettramstad@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1216,"Amber Burns: Burns is the artistic director for the Duluth Playhouse Family Theatre and education programming. She graduated from the University of Minnesota Duluth in 2011 with a BFA in arts education and taught visual art for six years for fourth through eighth grade students. In 2018, she received an MA in liberal studies with an emphasis in arts development and program management from the University of Denver. She served on the board for the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council for four years reviewing grant applications. In additional to being a visual artist, Burns also is a choreographer, director, actor, educator, and dancer.; Jon Dahl: Jon Dahl is retired but is an active woodturner, bell choir member, and vocalist in church and community choruses. Jon was previously a commercial radio announcer, talk show host, and program director at KWEB radio in Rochester, MN. He graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in photojournalism and has served as a volunteer board member for the Dreamery Arts Initiative. ; Sallee Dawson: Dawson has been a lifelong maker of art through painting, drawing, and fiber and studied art and art history at Normandale Community College and Century College. She is a former docent at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts with extensive training in art history and guiding public tours that involved participation by the public in visual thinking strategies or VTS. As a recent resident in Grand Marais she is a member of the Grand Marais Art Colony and the North Shore Artist League and a volunteer for the Grand Marais Historical Society.; Kevin Duong: Duong is a second-generation Asian American marketing, communications, and design professional whose intentions have always been to explore creative and meaningful ways to provide a voice for others. Navigating the nonprofit and arts world, he is currently the communications manager for Artspace Projects, and he formerly served as the marketing and communications director at Theater Mu. On the side, he produces, directs, and acts for Spiral Theater, a company he started within the past year. He is a graduate of the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University and holds a bachelor of arts in communications and theater.; Kathleen Keene: Kathleen A. Keene, Moorhead, MN, Keene is the head organizer of Fargo Moorhead Vegans and Friends, and also works from home freelancing as an independent contractor for market research, product testing, and treatable l research studies. She enjoys cooking and baking, gardening, and spending time with loved ones. She has long been involved and supported the arts in Minnesota.; Ingrid Nyholm-Lange: Nyholm-Lange is the director of experience for the American Swedish Institute (ASI) located in Minneapolis. ASI is a museum and cultural center that serves as a gathering place for all people to explore diverse experiences through arts and culture. Nyholm-Lange has her MA in historical administration and has worked in museums in Illinois and Minnesota for the past 30 years. She has served as an operational grant reviewer for Minnesota Regional Art Councils and volunteered for Saint Paul School District. Nyholm-Lange oversees a robust Nordic inspired handcraft program, leads community engagement at ASI, and is a paper cut enthusiast.; Tyler Sassaman: Sassaman currently is an elementary reading specialist, on the leadership team, and serves as a mentor teacher at Prairie Seeds Academy. He earned his EdM from Harvard University in 2006 and has served as classroom teacher, instructional coach, and consultant in a variety of elementary settings. In 2019, he earned his MFA in creative nonfiction from Butler University and self-published the memoir Just One Question, which won the gold medal at the Independent Publishers Book Awards. He has been a finalist for the Loft Literary Prize and his work has appeared in The Sun magazine, Georgia Review, and Dudley Review.; Nicole Zickefoose: Zickefoose is the founder and president of Writing by Zickefoose LLC. Zickefoose helps organizations develop a communication or grant process, locate and apply for grant funding, or improve their department or company wide communications. Zickefoose was previously a technical writer and editor for a software company and taught English composition courses for a community college. She graduated from the University of Nebraska, Omaha, with an MA in English.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10025825,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Creation of six to eight new works exploring ecosystems of North Minnesota/Lake Superior. Work will be exhibited online and in public space. Increased audience awareness of intersectional justice issues at play in the delicate/unique ecosystems of North Woods/Lake superior region. Viewers will be surveyed as to what else they want to learn about so that I will know what to tackle next!","Created five dioramas, a 8'x22' painting, two art games exploring N MN/ Lake Superior ecosystems. Work was exhibited at MacRostie Art Center. Direct conversations and mini-interviews with participants at SOLAC open studio day and during the two month course of the MacRostie exhibition. This seemed to bear more feedback than an online survey (nobody took it!).","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,10000,,,,"Amanda M. Hunter AKA Amanda McElray Hunter",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2 ",,"Hunter will create a series of painted and collaged dioramas exploring the delicate and unique ecosystems of northern Minnesota and the Lake Superior region. The work will be exhibited online and at a public gallery or community space. ",2023-03-01,2024-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amanda,Hunter,"Amanda M. Hunter",,,MN,,"(651) 236-7979",amandamcelrayhunter@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Itasca, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1218,"Robert Dante: Dante is founder of the Bullwhip Hall of Fame and a professional bullwhip artist and coach. He is also a seasoned journalist and a member of the Society of Professional Journalists. He once belonged to the International Association of Theatre Critics and was a widely published poet and performing artist. He graduated with honors from the University of Houston in Texas and is currently writing books and freelance articles.; Sally Dorer: Dorer is a Twin Cities based freelance cellist and teacher. Currently a member of the Minnesota Opera orchestra and a substitute cellist with the Minnesota Orchestra, she has also been a member of the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra and the Florida West Coast Symphony (Sarasota). She graduated from the New England Conservatory of Music (Boston, MA). She is a current volunteer for the Women's Prison Book Project and We Can Ride, a horse riding therapy program. She often performs benefit concerts for Safe Hands Animal Rescue.; Amy Driscoll: Driscoll is the development manager at the Minnesota Boychoir in Saint Paul; she has held the position for three years. Apart from her professional role, Driscoll is connected to the arts as a performer, parent, event volunteer, and patron. She holds a bachelor of science degree in nursing and spent 30 years as a registered nurse before embarking on her second career in fundraising and development.; Sarah Kass: Kass currently works for the American Craft Council (ACC) as its development writer and grants manager. She writes grant applications, fundraising proposals, impact reports, and stewardship communications to connect ACC with institutional funders and individual donors. Kass holds a BFA from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and a MA in museum studies from Johns Hopkins University. Her previous work experience includes the Minneapolis Institute of Art, Walker Art Center, Guthrie Theater, East Side Arts Council, and Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts. Kass also served as exhibitions cochair and board cochair on the Altered Esthetics board of directors and as a panelist for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.; Jayson King: King has held various management and teaching positions for community service and health care. He has a degree in fine art, art education, and is an RN. His work in health care has taken him locally and throughout the country teaching holistic care to health professionals. Part of his local work has been managing a foundation/grant funded Art of Healing program---supporting local artists through art purchases for clinics, exhibition spaces, and healing art based groups. He is a working artist and has a strong lifelong interest in new art, performance, music, and writing.; Zoe Malinchoc-DeVoe: Retail bookseller at Fair Trade Books in Red Wing, MN. I order, stock, and sell new and used books, sidelines, and Persian rugs, and manage the bookstore's events and marketing. I train employees, run payroll, keep the accounts, and handle new author inquiries. I presently serve on the vestry at Christ Episcopal Church, the board of Hispanic Outreach of Goodhue County, support the Lotus Health Foundation as a gardener, and am a regular volunteer for Red Wing Arts. I have an MBA from St Marys University of Rochester, MN and a BA in Literature, Music, and Dance from Wells College.; Tanya Miller: Miller has a MFA in creative writing from Minnesota State University and an MA in English from Bemidji State University. Her work has appeared in The Criterion: An International Journal in English, Minnesota English Journal, Red Weather, Dust and Fire, Bombshells, the Star Tribune, among other places. Miller was an invited fellow at the Martha's Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing, The Pelee Island Writing Retreat (with Margaret Atwood), and the Minnesota Northwoods Writers' Conference. Miller also cohosts Northbeach Writers' Retreat. ","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute ","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650 ",1
10026948,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Through the creation of a ?pocket opera?, Wendy Durrwachter will engage the underserved with musical storytelling that is compelling, affirming and ac. Tabulating attendance and noting the demographics of the population. Qualitative feedback given by colleagues and critical reviews in the media will add to the post-event assessment.","The performance attracted 137 people. We overwhelmingly received positive feedback after the performance. We provided a Q and A session after the performance in which the entire audience stayed and participated. I provided a brief questionnaire on the back of the program and drop-box. This provided me a lot of feedback.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,10000,,,,"Wendy L. Olson AKA Wendy Durrwachter",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Through the creation of a ""pocket opera"", Durrwachter will engage Minnesota's underserved populations with a dynamic, sung, theater piece set in a familiar setting with characters we know, entangled in situations we recognize and embrace.",2023-03-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Wendy,Olson,"Wendy L. Olson AKA Wendy Durrwachter",,,MN,,"(763) 244-4271",wendydurr@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1911,"Cristopher Anderson: Anderson has a background in broadcast journalism and is a national award winning documentary filmmaker. His poetry and essays have been published in regional literary and general interest magazines and in anthologies. He plays Scandinavian folk fiddle in local jam groups; six years with the American Swedish Institute Spelmanslag, and performing on its CD, Love is Hard to Hide. He founded and directed a 28-year audience as artist participatory theater based in folk tales and mythology---the Minnesota Folk Tale Gardening Club---for enjoyment and healing. He is an associate teaching artist for the national award winning arts and health/creative aging pioneer, Kairos Alive!.; Danica Dick: Dick is the arts coordinator at the Twin Rivers Arts Council, where she is involved with the Mankato Sculpture Walk, oversees fiscal sponsors, and coordinates Twin Rivers Arts Council events. She recently graduated with her BA from Bethany College in arts administration, music, and theater and has continued to sing in community choirs and lead theater workshops. Dick currently teaches voice and dialect lessons and is the volunteer worship minister at her church.; Aaron Kerr: Kerr is a cellist and composer. His music is a cross between jazz, minimalist classical, and rock. He performs as a soloist and with many artists and ensembles in the Twin Cities. Kerr's music is on more than fifty albums nationally and internationally, including several solo albums. He received a McKnight composer fellowship in 2006 and has taught cello, composition, and theory for more than 25 years.; Cynthia McEwen Haynes: Haynes is a performing artist and arts administrator based in the Twin Cities. For more than thirty years she has directed and written for the theater and made space for others to showcase their creative voices. She holds a MFA in directing from Southern Methodist University (University Park, TX) and has served on funding panels for area foundations and arts councils as well as many arts and nonprofit boards.; Gwendolyn Rouse: Rouse is a painter, with a studio in Ely. She has shown her work in galleries and exhibitions across the country from New York City to California and is currently represented by Lizzards Fine Art in Duluth. Rouse is a board member of the Ely Art Walk and a former president of the Lake Superior Watercolor Society. She has taught private lessons, adult art education, and at the College of St. Scholastica. Rouse earned a BFA from University of Minnesota-Duluth and a MFA from the New York Academy of Art (New York, NY).; Alison Ruth: Ruth is the artistic and advancement associate at the Jungle Theater, helping to shape both the artistic programming and development strategies at the Jungle. Ruth previously worked in development at the arts nonprofit Kairos Alive in Minneapolis. She graduated from the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA) with an MFA in dramaturgy and New York University (New York, NY) with a BA in English.; Sagirah Shahid: Sagirah Shahid is a Black American Muslim poet and arts educator. Her poetry and prose are published in Mizna, Paper Darts, Winter Tangerine, and elsewhere.; Jose Antonio Zayas Caban: Zayas Caban is a McKnight Artist Fellow, educator, and recording artist. His experiences include teaching applied saxophone, aural skills, and music theory. Zayas Caban has worked in academia, K-12, and privately. His work also includes concerts and master classes in Europe, Central America, and the mainland United States. He is a doctor of musical arts in saxophone performance and music theory pedagogy.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027071,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Ten interactive concerts throughout greater Minnesota that engage and include audiences in the artistic process through sing-a-longs and storytelling. Through the completion of at least 40 hours of research at the Minnesota History Center in Saint Paul, 5-10 new songs written, ten performances held in greater Minnesota with a focus on serving small towns, and through exit surveys of concert attendees.","Seven interactive concerts throughout greater Minnesota that engage and include audiences in the artistic process through sing-a-longs and storytelling. Through the completion of 80 hours of research at the Minnesota History Center, five new/updated songs and stories, seven performances held in greater Minnesota with a focus on serving small towns, and through exit surveys of concert attendees.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,10000,,,,"Shannon R. Murray",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Murray will conduct research to build on her People's Music Series, write new songs, and complete a ten-concert series in communities throughout greater Minnesota, with a focus on rural and small communities.",2023-03-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shannon,Murray,"Shannon R. Murray",,,MN,,"(218) 368-8002",shannonmurraymusic@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Cass, Chippewa, Cook, Lac qui Parle, St. Louis, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1980,"Emine Basgoze: Basgoze, a native of Ankara, Turkey, received her master of arts in piano performance at Ankara State Conservatory. She studied piano pedagogy and performance with Professor Maria Curcio in London and piano performance with Dr. Paul Shaw at the University of Minnesota School of Music. Basgoze is the cofounder of a piano duo, Duo Harmonia, with pianist Susana Pinto, a native of Lisbon, Portugal. Funded by a Minnesota State Arts Board FY 2020 Artist Initiative grant, Basgoze commissioned pieces for piano four hands based on Minnesotan, Portuguese, and Turkish folk tales. Basgoze is a piano faculty member at MacPhail Center for Music.; Eric Buegler: Buegler has performed internationally for more than 20 years in music. His main area of expertise is vocal music, primarily a cappella, but he also has a sound background in film, theater, and event hosting. He graduated with a women's studies and political science undergraduate degree, and then a master's of advocacy and political leadership from the University of Minnesota Duluth in 2013. Originally from Baudette, he understands the impact art has on the entire state, has been on all sides of the grant process, and wants to continue this strong tradition in the state of Minnesota.; Jennifer Dodgson: Dodgson is program director in education at The Loft. She is responsible for the Loft's tuition based classes and programs for children, teens, and adults including The Novel Writing Project, The Memoir Writing Project, and The Poetry Project. Programs created, managed, and grown for the Loft through her twelve years include the Year Long Writing Projects; Young Writers' Summer Program; First Pages, a partnership that grew from one county library system to seven and offers free creative writing classes in area libraries; and the Writer's Residency program, which places authors into area schools for comprehensive creative writing instruction that is supportive of and complimentary to academic work. She's worked in the arts and nonprofit sectors for more than 20 years, including work as a multidisciplinary writer and theater artist with Theater in the Round, Intermedia Arts, Pangea World Theater, and Exposed Brick. She has recently completed multiple terms in board service for two Minnesota based arts nonprofits: MotionPoems and Exposed Brick Theatre.; Carol Hough: Hough writes original, educational plays for children. As an artist with disabilities, Hough has led multiple artist residencies producing her plays starring disabled students. She presented a webinar for the Kennedy Center called Underdogs in the Spotlight and does public speaking on the need for accessibility, inclusivity, and visibility in the arts and beyond. She received a Career Development Grant from the Lake Region Arts Council in 2021 that supported a performance of her play, Vineyard Adventures. In 2021, she also became a Rural Regenerator Fellow with Springboard for the Arts. In 2022, Hough received a Creative Support for Individuals grant that supported performances of her latest play, Meadow Adventures. Hough will have a Hinge residency with Springboard for the Arts later this year.; Ian Karp: For more than three years, Karp has worked full-time in a variety of curatorial capacities at Minneapolis Institute of Art. He has curated two exhibitions, one of which focused on rare print publications from Queer identifying and anarchist subcultures. He graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in art history and classics and wishes to promote equitable distribution of grant funds.; Julie Landsman: Landsman is the author of essays, poems, and three published memoirs including A White Teacher Talks About Race. She volunteers with the African American Registry as an editor of its journal. She taught for the Alzheimer's Poetry Project and with elders writing projects for five years. She is a mentor for prisoner writing through the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop. She is a retired Minneapolis teacher, arts high school teacher, an adjunct teacher, and a visual artist. She has received awards from Minnesota State Arts Board, the Jerome and McKnight foundations, and won a Bechtel essay award from the Teachers and Writers Collaborative.; Cherie Riesenberg: Riesenberg has a MFA in painting from Cranbrook Academy (Bloomfield Hills, MI) and had an Arts Board Fellowship in painting. Recently, she began an exploration with ceramics that closely relates to her earlier work. She has exhibited widely including spaces at ""5 Painters? at The Minneapolis Institute of Art; and galleries in Chicago, New York, and throughout Minnesota. Riesenberg is also a proud founding member of WARM Gallery. She taught drawing for eight years at Macalester College and, prior to that, painting and drawing at the College of Art and Design. She served as curator of exhibitions at Macalester College and has works in public, private, and university collections. Riesenberg has also served on the boards of Artspace, the Dale Warland Singers, the Caponi Art Park, WARM, the Minnesota Artist Exhibition Program, and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council arts advisory committee.; Morgan Willow: Willow has published several poetry collections and chapbooks, including: Dodge & Scramble, Between, Silk, Oddly Enough, The Maps are Words. As essayist, Willow's work has appeared in Third Coast, Imagination & Place: Cartography, and the anthology Riding Shotgun: Women Write About Their Mothers (Borealis Books). Her essay ""(Un)Document(ing)? from Water~Stone Review #22 was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. As book artist, Willow exhibited her artist's book Collage for Mina Loy at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts (2016) and contributed poetry and visual art to the Quilt, Not Quilt exhibition and its accompanying chapbook Stitch by Stitch (2018).","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10025712,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The applicant will engage with Minnesota communities via a statewide book tour and create new work. The applicant's outcome will be evaluated by completing new work and completing bookstore visits, compiling audience attendance and demographics (when feasible), and obtaining feedback from bookstore managers and partner authors.","The applicant engaged with Minnesota communities via an outstate bookstore event and Twin Cities based public event, and by creating new work. The outcome was evaluated by obtaining positive feedback from attendees, partner authors, and the completion of the events. The outcome was also evaluated by the completion of new work as submitted to applicant's agent.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,10000,,,,"Anika Fajardo",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Fajardo will visit Minnesota bookstores in support of her memoir and middle grade novels, and work on her first novel for adults.",2023-03-01,2024-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anika,Fajardo,"Anika Fajardo",,,MN,,"(612) 242-6507x c",anika.fajardo@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1112,"Kristin Boldon: Boldon lives with her family in Minneapolis. She earned her MFA in creative writing from Hamline University in Saint Paul, the other Twin City, and engages in both fiction and nonfiction writing. In 2020, Boldon worked with a mentor to complete a new draft of her first memoir, Brokedown. She once worked at the Chapel of Love at the Mall of America, where she sold wedding gear and helped couples plan ceremonies.; Breanna Cecile: Cecile is the program coordinator at HUGE Improv Theater, where they help manage the day-to-day operations for the nonprofit including working with students, staff, volunteers, and the diversity program. They perform and teach at various theater spaces in the Twin Cities, and volunteer with CONvergence to help run a yearly convention focused on cosplay and other nerdy performance opportunities.; Holly Day: Day has been a freelance writer for more than 35 years with more than 7,000 pieces appearing in more than 4,000 publications internationally and more than twenty nonfiction, fiction, and poetry books published. She has been a writing instructor at the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis since 2000 and at the Richard Hugo House in Seattle since 2021.; Mary Johnson: Johnson is a Minnesota based artist whose work mixes contemporary sculptural and traditional craft processes. She gathers cast-off materials, transforming and reassembling them intuitively, with consideration of their material history and narrative potential. She has been a visiting professor of sculpture at the College of St. Benedict and St. John's University and a visiting artist or instructor at Minnesota State University-Mankato, the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, the Kansas City Art Institute, and others. She has taught workshops at Franconia Sculpture Park, Western Sculpture Park, Selby Avenue JazzFest, and many community art centers. Johnson also led community public art projects with Hudson-RiverFest, Mora Public Schools, and Tamarack Nature Center. She was the director of education for Public Art Saint Paul and was responsible for accessible and ecologically minded programs and engagement activities at Western Sculpture Park.; Erin Kelly-Collins: Kelly-Collins's professional career focuses on training and supporting leaders to express ideas that inform, engage, and inspire action. She is currently a senior communications specialist at Trimble Inc. Kelly-Collins grew up in the theater arts community in southern California, where she spent ten years on stage as a performer and behind the scenes in stage management and choreography. During college, she spent two years exploring traditional Cuban and Brazilian dance. She holds undergraduate degrees from Bethel University in Saint Paul and Palomar College in San Marcus, CA, as well as a master's degree in public affairs from the University of Minnesota.; Nissa Morgan: Morgan (she/her) is an actor, writer, producer, and musician in the Twin Cities. She is a company member of Theatre Pro Rata, the artistic director of Twin Cities Horror Festival, and produces new/original work as Special When Lit. Morgan is also a member of the Playwright's Cabal and is an alumni mainstage cast member/writer of the Brave New Workshop. Morgan is represented by NUTS, Ltd and Ruggiero Models and Talent for on camera work. She's worked with many local Twin Cities theater companies, both acting in classics and helping to devise new work. She graduated from Southwest Minnesota State University with a BA in theater arts with a creative writing focus. She works at Best Buy as an employee relations senior analyst.; Anne Spooner: Spooner is a visual artist with many years of exhibition experience. She is an organizer who currently coordinates events with Harriet Island Artists. She also has sixteen years of administrative and gallery work at Edina Art Center. Spooner is a former mentee participant in the WARM (Women's Art Resources of Minnesota) protege program and holds a BA in art from St. Catherine University in Saint Paul.; Brandon VanWaeyenberghe: VanWaeyenberghe is currently the executive director of the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra (DSSO), where he oversees all administrative, fundraising, and fiscal aspects of the organization. Prior to joining the DSSO, he served as the director of finance at the Charlotte Symphony and nearly ten years at the Houston Symphony in four different roles in fundraising and business intelligence. He is a graduate of the League of American Orchestras Orchestra Management Fellowship program, a nationally recognized program in arts leadership. VanWaeyenberghe holds a BS in music management from the University of Evansville (Evansville, IN) in addition to a MA in arts administration and an MBA from the University of Cincinnati. His research regarding the supply and demand of orchestra musicians has been published and quoted in several publications.; Stanton Wood: Stanton Wood, St Paul, Stanton is a playwright, screenwriter, and narrative game designer. He was a member of Workhaus Playwrights Collective, and served on the Board of NEMAA. His plays are published by Playscripts and Original Works, he was Creative Director at Zoesis Interactive Animation Studios for seven years. He has an MFA from Carnegie Mellon University.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10025718,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To finish work on a manuscript of poems, my second full collection, and to coordinate readings at a number of venues in West Duluth. Completion, acceptance and publication of the manuscript-in-progress. Launch book at Zenith Bookstore, read at the West Duluth Library, and organize a collaborative reading/open mic for students and young writers in the Denfeld High School auditorium.","Finished work on manuscript. It was accepted for publication and will drop in the fall of 2025 with Texas Review press. While I did not read at the West Duluth Library, I did read at Denfeld Highschool, Superior Highschool, Harbor City Highschool and Cloquet Highschool. The launch will happen in Fall of 25 when the book comes out.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,10000,,,,"Ryan W. Vine",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Vine will devote uninterrupted time to the completion of a nearly finished manuscript of poems, his second full collection. He will coordinate a number of collaborative readings in west Duluth.",2023-03-01,2024-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ryan,Vine,"Ryan W. Vine",,,MN,,"(218) 213-7881",rvine@css.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1118,"Linda Bruning: Bruning is a theater director and teaching artist. She has been the recipient of Minnesota State Arts Board grants and regional arts council grants. Bruning just completed a four-year consultation with Mastering the Arts, an educational program of 25 teachers working toward a master's degree in arts integration. She graduated from Yankton College (Yankton, SD) with a BA in theater, Bemidji State University with an applied master's in education with an emphasis in arts in education, and a MS from University of Minnesota Moorhead in educational technology.; Chari Eckmann: Eckmann began her acting career while working at the James J. Hill House in 2002. That led to community theater and evolved into the commercial and film career that she now enjoys. Previously, Eckmann served at Breck School as volunteer coordinator, Children's Hospital, and various fundraisers. She holds a BA in American studies from the University of Minnesota, an AA from Anoka Ramsey, and studied at the Guthrie.; Erin Flannery: Flannery is a leader in the field of nonprofit project development focusing on programming, financial strategy, and fundraising. She has more than two decades of experience with The Metropolitan Museum of Art, public radio (WNYC and WQXR), public television (WNET and WLIW), Broadway development, and the Minnesota Opera. At the Metropolitan Museum of Art, she led artistic planning for the Department of Live Arts, where she developed visual arts inspired projects with Sting, Alan Cumming, Rhiannon Giddens, Gavin Creel, Alexis Taylor (Hot Chip), Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and many more as part of the MetLiveArts performance series.; Diane Katsiaficas: Katsiaficas is a Greek-American artist and professor emeritus of art, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Her BA is from Smith College (Northampton, MA); her MAT and MFA are from the University of Washington (Seattle, WA). Her narratives involve a variety of technologies---from small drawings to digital syntheses to large installations. She has exhibited throughout the US and Europe. Her work is in the collections of the Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki; Minneapolis Institute of Art; Seattle Art Museum; USA TODAY; Weisman Art Museum; and Walker Art Center. Her awards include a DAAD fellowship, 2 McKnight artist fellowships, and a Fulbright Artist/Scholar award to Greece. ; Athena Kildegaard: Kildegaard's sixth book of poems is ""Prairie Midden."" She's been a recipient of grants from the MSAB and the Lake Region Arts Council. She teaches at the University of Minnesota Morris.; Laura Nuckols: Nuckols is a writer, poet, and visual artist. After graduating from Minnesota's Perpich Center for Arts Education, she received her BA in creative writing and religion from Oberlin College (Oberlin, OH). She is a restaurant worker and worked for more than seven years as an advocate for survivors of sexual violence.; Adam Reinwald: Reinwald is the artistic director of Kantorei, a community chamber choir in the Twin Cities. He previously worked in artistic and administrative positions with Cantus and the National Lutheran Choir. Additionally, Reinwald is the owner of Open Voices LLC, an arts consultancy, and the umbrella organization for Beer Choir, the national community singing movement. Reinwald is a graduate of St. Olaf College (Northfield, MN), and has extensive nonprofit board experience.; Megan Smith: Moore is a painter, with a studio in the Northrup King Building where she has been a member of a group studio since 2004. She studied illustration at the Savannah College of Art and Design. She takes commissions, sells original art and reproductions in a variety of locations, and does public art in the form of murals and utility box wraps. She is a leader in the artist group LoLa (The League of Longfellow Artists), has served as a juror for the Uptown and Powderhorn art fairs, and is currently collaborating with Lake Street Creates.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027422,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will engage a broad Minnesota audience in the process of creating dance as a queer artist, via live performances in Ely Minnesota and an online video blog. Evaluation will include survey feedback from in-person attendees about the work and the performance experience; for online participants, surveys will measure engagement with the creation process, and the narrative themes presented in the work.","I engaged a broad Minnesota audience in the process of creating dance as a queer artist, via live performances in Ely Minnesota and an online video blog. Evaluation included survey feedback from in-person attendees about the performance; for online participants, surveys measured engagement with the creation process, and the narrative themes presented in the work.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",572,,10572,,,,"April L. Sellers",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Sellers will complete final development, performances, and audience engagement of her new work, ""Echo....we are imperfect mortal beings,"" a performance and video blog premiering in Minnesota at Tofte Lake Center in Ely, in June 2023.",2023-03-01,2024-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,April,Sellers,"April L. Sellers",,,MN,,"(612) 558-8209",aprilsellersdc@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1939,"Elizabeth Bartholomew: Bartholomew works with Girl Scouts River Valleys as a program and outreach specialist. She volunteers as a musician and singer at Shepherd of the Grove Lutheran Church in Maple Grove. In her teenage years, she volunteered around the St. Michael-Albertville area doing various odd jobs. She is a former member with superior distinction of the National Speech and Debate Association (formerly National Forensics League) and attended Girls' State in 2013. Bartholomew found her passion for feminism and a means to help foster change in her life while completing her studies at St. Cloud State University with a degree in gender and women's studies and a minor in human relations and multicultural education.; Alice De Yonge: De Yonge is the program director and CEO of a small nonprofit youth arts education outreach program located in Blue Earth county since 1994, when it was incorporated. She oversees programming, does the grant writing, and creates services for the organization to ensure they are executed throughout the school year. She is the volunteer service learning coordinator and has been on the committee for the Mankato Mdewakanton Association since 1993.; Lucy Fischer: Fischer, PhD, is an award winning Minnesota artist, author, and social scientist. The most recent of her six books include: The Journalist; Grow Old With Me, and I'm New at Being Old. As an artist, she specializes in creating fanciful designs on glass---painting upside-down, inside-out, and backwards on hand blown glass. She teaches collage art through COMPAS and is the founder and leader of the Interfaith Artist Circle. She is featured on the Twin Cities Public Television program ""Life Changing Art""; Isela Xitlali Gomez: Gomez is an essayist, poet, and food maker. Gomez is a 2015 winner of the Loft Literary Center's Mentor Series in Creative Nonfiction, was a 2017 Beyond the Pure Fellow through Intermedia Arts, and a 2020 fellow of the Loft Literary Center's Mirrors and Windows program. Her essay, It Happened in Fragments, can be found in How Dare We! Write, an anthology of writers of color on the writing life and process. She is the coauthor, with Anais Deal-Marquez, of Your Passport to Mexico, by Capstone Press. She has taught creative writing workshops for high school students. ; Marshall Hoffman: Hoffman has been president of the board of directors of the Morris Area Arts Boosters since 2014. The nonprofit's goal is to provide arts enrichment opportunities for students in the Morris School District. He is news director for KMRS/KKOK Radio stations in Morris, where he often interviews artists and organizations that bring in artists on the Community Connection program. He is a past multiple winner of the Simon Rockower Journalism Award, a member of the Society of Professional Journalists, and formerly served on the boards for Morris Area Community Education Advisory Council, and Pomme de Terre Food Co-op. He graduated from the University of MinnesotaTwin Cities, with a BA in journalism and mass communications, and a senior certificate in business administration.; Mark Jensen: As an internationally exhibited and collected practicing fine artist, Jensen has over twenty years' curatorial experience. In addition to founding and cofounding two art galleries, Jensen has taught at colleges and universities, serving on exhibition, gallery, and acquisition committees. Jensen has juried numerous exhibits, including the Minnesota State Fair, the Hopkins Center for the Arts, and ASMP's Personal Works show. Jensen previously served as an Arts Board panelist, and a portfolio reviewer at SPE National Conferences in both professional and student categories.; Erin McMillan: McMillan is a writer with a MFA from Rutgers University, and an MA from Bemidji State University. She taught writing at the university level for several years, and while at Bemidji State, she served on the editorial board of the student literary magazine. Previously, McMillan was the director of the Becker County Historical Society in Detroit Lakes. She has volunteered with the Anishinaabe Cultural Center in Detroit Lakes, as well as the Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge. She has also served as an arts mentor for the Lakes Region Arts Council.; Laura Rosenstone: Rosenstone is a dancer, choreographer, and educator. She was a company member of Zenon Dance Company and is the artistic director of Slo Dance Company. Rosenstone has taught dance at various schools throughout the Twin Cities including St. Paul Conservatory for Performing Arts, Spring Lake Park High School, and the Cowles Center. Her work has been featured in the Candy Box Dance Festival, and she is a recipient of a 2023 Paid Partnership with the Southern Theater. Rosenstone was awarded a teaching fellowship at Smith College (Northampton, MA) where she graduated in May 2022 with an MFA in performance and choreography.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10025734,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Maintain healthy relationships with Minnesota residents. Using food, art and workshops. Vernita will have new workshops. It will include instruction and promote teaching of paper mache. It will be interactive art that include the participants. The experience should open up the participants creative aspect.","The workshops empowered people to recycle. Recycling in our community became the main topic because I was able to turn paper waste into art pieces. Vernita evaluated that the outcome of the projects inspired people to consciously recycle. The workshops pushed people to take the lead in their own homes and make it better.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,10000,,,,"Vernita N. Clinton",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Clinton will engage her community in making handcrafted art pieces from recyclables in workshops that will allow participants to tap into their creative side.",2023-03-01,2024-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Vernita,Clinton,"Vernita N. Clinton",,,MN,,"(320) 405-5268",Vernita_clinton@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Marshall, Mille Lacs, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Red Lake, Scott, St. Louis, Wabasha, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1130,"Brooks Becker: Becker is the director of finance of the Hennepin Theatre Trust, where he has worked five years. In this role, he has developed many grant budgets with an arts focus (many from the Minnesota State Arts Board) and has also done the required financial reporting on these grants. Prior to working at Hennepin Theatre Trust, Becker administered grants in his role of accountant at Neighborhood House. Becker has a BA in political science from St. Olaf College, an MBA from St. Thomas University, and a teaching license from Hamline.; Jamee Larson: Jamee Larson is a creative writing instructor at North Dakota State University, where she also runs teen summer creative writing camps for young writers throughout Minnesota and North Dakota. She received her MFA degree from Minnesota State University Moorhead and has volunteered her time and talents to creative activities and social justice efforts throughout the community. ; Patricia Lindeman: Lindeman is a respected school administrator who has led parochial, charter, and public school teams for 22 years. For the last two years, she has served as grant writer and coordinator of federal and state programs for the Russel Tyler Ruthton School District. She acquired her bachelor's degree in elementary education from St. Cloud State University and both her master's and Ed. S degrees from the University of St. Thomas. She completed her graduate work by obtaining her superintendent's license from the Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Her volunteer work includes being on the Safe Routes to School task force in Tyler.; Katie Pease: Pease originally came to Minnesota from Oregon for college and is a proud graduate of St. Catherine University, with a BA in English and studio art. After working in a variety of fields, including extensive time spent supporting persons living with physical and developmental disabilities, Pease's passion for social justice led her to making the decision to serve with the AmeriCorps and relocate to northern Minnesota. Pease now serves in a variety of roles for multiple nonprofits in the Duluth area.; Cole Williams: Williams is a writer from the Twin Cities area. She volunteers with the Midwest Book Awards, Poetry Out Loud, Women's Prison Book Project, and The MN State Arts Board Grants. She also serves as the co-Vice President of the South Washington Watershed District and on the Cottage Grove Park Commission. She holds an MFA in creative writing from Augsburg University and a B.S. in Biology from the University of Minnesota.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022129,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,28550,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide a physical location for the orchestra to rehearse, give lessons, store music/instruments/supplies, and greet the public. Having a physical location will help the orchestra grow roots in the community, develop public recognition, and bring stability to the organization that was shaken during COVID.","Provided a central location for the orchestra to base operations and call home. Space was used for lessons, storage, and rehearsals. We had record numbers participate in Festival competition (18), more students than ever participate in recitals at the end of the year (60), and more people on stage at each concert (100), not to mention the largest audiences (over 300).","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,28550,,"Kindal Cook, Lance Takkunen, Diana Giombetti, Sue Berg, Kim Thomas, Julie Takkunen.",0.00,"Crescendo Youth Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Crescendo Youth Orchestra will engage with the public beyond school district limitations in a new, dedicated physical location.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Takkunen,"Crescendo Youth Orchestra","PO Box 73",Hibbing,MN,55746,"(218) 349-7870",Director@CrescendoYouthOrchestra.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Itasca, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-357,"Norbert Een: Retired after 30+ years at Twin Cities Public Television (TPT). Most recently, as Sr. Managing Producer he researched, created and implemented project plans for federal, state, corporate and foundation grant projects. Strengths include strategic planning, financial management, operations and compliance with talent contracts (AFTRA, WGA, DGA). Prior to TPT he worked in Stage Management for four years at Cricket Theatre in Minneapolis. He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota with an MFA in Theatrical Design and Technical Theatre, and a BS in Theatre Education.; Christine Empanger: In June of 2021, Christine joined the Philanthropic Services team to support the work of each Philanthropic Advisor as they connect with the Foundations donor?s and make an increasingly positive impact on the community. Before joining the Foundation, Christine spent 7 years in Duluth, MN where she fell in love with community-based work and found an understanding of how meaningful partnerships can make a huge difference in the lives of others. Over the course of her career, she has focused on the impact of adversity on children, youth, and families. This has shown up through her support of the creation of what is now the First Ladies of the Hillside in Duluth in addition to previously serving as a development officer in Northeast Minnesota for Lutheran Social Services. Within her role she collaborated with individuals, congregations, foundations and volunteers who support programming offered across the region. Christine received a B.S. in Social Work with a minor in Early Childhood Studies from the University of Minnesota Duluth. And a few days later, she started at Augsburg University in Minneapolis where she earned a master?s degree in macro practice social work.; Jean Louis: An avid supporter of the arts in central Minnesota, serving on a Fine Arts Council to support sound and lighting needs for the Performing Arts Center in the local high school, working as Stage Manager for an annual Talent Showcase, and writing grants for the schools and community theatre groups. With a degree in Music Education, she accompanies musical theatre productions, and plays for services in multiple churches, as well as playing for weddings, a dinner theatre, and other events. She volunteers in a nearby school district to play for choir concerts. Composing mass settings and reviewing grants are her latest endeavors in the world of the arts.; Ingrid Nordstrom: Director of Marketing and Communications for Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church in Minneapolis; a social justice and progressive faith-based community with a focus on arts. Ingrid began her career as an Actor and Dramaturg in New York. In 2012 she left acting to get her Master?s degree in Art History and rose quickly to the role of Senior Producer for Christie?s Content in the Americas Region. While at Christie?s she received numerous awards including Webbys, Tellys, and Regional Emmy nomination. She is currently producing a documentary on Sister Gertrude Morgan scheduled for release late 2023.; Alyssa Swanson: A multidisciplinary artist and art educator living in Cloquet, MN. She earned a Master of Fine Art focused on 2-Dimensional studies (specifically painting and fiber art) from Bowling Green State University and a Bachelor of Art focused on painting and drawing from The College of St. Scholastica. Swanson?s current conceptual artwork draws inspiration from shapes in water, real and imagined, as repetitive patterns in embroidered abstract compositions. She has worked for arts non-profits in a variety of roles, provides youth art education opportunities in the Twin Ports region, and has received three grants from Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Nathaniel Wunrow: Wunrow works as a bids writer for a company that provides self-service and automation solutions to libraries. Previously, he worked as a cataloging librarian for the Walker Art Center, in development for the Minnesota Historical Society, and as an intern with The Soap Factory. He wrote an Artist Initiative Grant proposal for his spouse and was awarded the grant for 2017-18. Wunrow received an MA in English and a graduate certificate in museum studies from the University of St. Thomas.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022247,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","(Neo)Muralismos de Mexico will lead five community-engaged public art projects around the state to revitalize the Mexican tradition of Muralism Evaluation methods include: Participant surveys, informal dialogue, group conversations with artists and stakeholders. Metrics include: increased awareness about Mexican art traditions, increased connection to cultural heritage.","Arts and cultural heritage - Minnesotans create, learn, or experience the diverse cultural arts traditions in our state. Evaluation methods include: -- Participant surveys -- Informal dialogue -- Group conversations with artists and stakeholders Metrics include: -- Increased awareness about Mexican art traditions -- Increased connection to cultural heritage","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,1000,"Angelica Klebsch, Jesenia Morales, Liz Pangerl, Dr. Bruce Campbell, Teresa Ortiz, Aaron Johnson-Ortiz",0.13,"NEO MURALISMOS DE MEXICO","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"(Neo)Muralismos de Mexico will lead and coordinate five community engaged muralism and public art projects that will uplift their cultural heritage of muralism. Projects will take in the Twin Cities, Duluth, Red Wing, and Austin.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Aaron,Johnson,"(Neo)Muralismo Mexicano en Minnesota","1848 7th St W","St Paul",MN,55116,"(651) 307-1908",neomuralismo.mn@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Goodhue, Hennepin, Mower, Nobles, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-470,"Rachel Carlson: Rachel Coyne is a writer and painter from Lindstrom, MN. Her books include Daughter, Have I Told You?, Whiskey Heart, The Patron Saint of Lost Comfort Lake and the YA Antigone Ravynn Chronicles. Her painting have been featured in journals such as Fatal flaw, the Emerson Review, Hole in the Head and many others.; Joshua Gillespie: Gillespie is a local Black Storyteller and a Leadership Scholarship Program Director. He is passionate about the local art community as a Minnesota native and actively participates in the creative sphere. He has volunteered as a grant reviewer in the past, and he hopes to continue learning about the process and improve his own grant writing abilities. He is dedicated to the work and committed to the process.; Jane Nelson: Jane Becker Nelson is Director and Curator of Flaten Art Museum at St. Olaf College, where she oversees the museum?s collections and exhibitions and serves as a specialist in and advocate for visual teaching and learning. Becker Nelson has worked in museums and galleries across the U.S. and Canada, serving as curator, educator, gallery manager, and fundraiser at institutions including the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Walker Art Center, Groveland Gallery, Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Seattle Art Museum, and Agnes Etherington Art Centre in Ontario. Her major fields of interest include contemporary art in northern North America, museum studies, and curatorial practice. Exhibitions such as The Making Known (2022), Meg Ojala: I Want to Show You Something (2018), She Gone Rogue (2014), and Re-framing Terrorism (2011) exemplify Becker Nelson?s interest in art and contemporary culture, and a drive to connect exhibitions with curricular interests in higher education. Becker Nelson holds a BA in studio art and art history from St. Olaf College and an MA in art history from Queen?s University in Kingston, Ontario. She is a Minnesota state representative to the Association of Academic Museums and Galleries (AAMG) and presents regularly at their annual conferences.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10025738,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will produce a CD and digital recording of original compositions with pianist Michael Cain and bassist Anthony Cox. I will judge the project's success by CD and digital sales and feedback from peers. Since the recording will also be distributed nationally, I will also observe the number of reviews and how favorable those reviews are.","I produced a CD and digital recording of original compositions with pianist Michael Cain and bassist Anthony Cox I judged the project's success by CD and digital sales and feedback from peers. Since the recording was also distributed nationally, I observed the number of reviews and how favorable those reviews were, which were overwhelmingly positive.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,10000,,,,"James C. Sanford AKA JC Sanford",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Trombonist/composer JC Sanford will produce a CD and a digital recording of original compositions with pianist Michael Cain and bassist Anthony Cox.",2023-03-01,2024-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,James,Sanford,"James C. Sanford AKA JC Sanford",,,MN,,"(646) 391-7136",jcsanford01@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Olmsted, Rice, Stearns, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1134,"Robert Dante: Dante is founder of the Bullwhip Hall of Fame and a professional bullwhip artist and coach. He is also a seasoned journalist and a member of the Society of Professional Journalists. He once belonged to the International Association of Theatre Critics and was a widely published poet and performing artist. He graduated with honors from the University of Houston in Texas and is currently writing books and freelance articles.; Sally Dorer: Dorer is a Twin Cities based freelance cellist and teacher. Currently a member of the Minnesota Opera orchestra and a substitute cellist with the Minnesota Orchestra, she has also been a member of the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra and the Florida West Coast Symphony (Sarasota). She graduated from the New England Conservatory of Music (Boston, MA). She is a current volunteer for the Women's Prison Book Project and We Can Ride, a horse riding therapy program. She often performs benefit concerts for Safe Hands Animal Rescue.; Amy Driscoll: Driscoll is the development manager at the Minnesota Boychoir in Saint Paul; she has held the position for three years. Apart from her professional role, Driscoll is connected to the arts as a performer, parent, event volunteer, and patron. She holds a bachelor of science degree in nursing and spent 30 years as a registered nurse before embarking on her second career in fundraising and development.; Sarah Kass: Kass currently works for the American Craft Council (ACC) as its development writer and grants manager. She writes grant applications, fundraising proposals, impact reports, and stewardship communications to connect ACC with institutional funders and individual donors. Kass holds a BFA from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and a MA in museum studies from Johns Hopkins University. Her previous work experience includes the Minneapolis Institute of Art, Walker Art Center, Guthrie Theater, East Side Arts Council, and Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts. Kass also served as exhibitions cochair and board cochair on the Altered Esthetics board of directors and as a panelist for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.; Jayson King: King has held various management and teaching positions for community service and health care. He has a degree in fine art, art education, and is an RN. His work in health care has taken him locally and throughout the country teaching holistic care to health professionals. Part of his local work has been managing a foundation/grant funded Art of Healing program---supporting local artists through art purchases for clinics, exhibition spaces, and healing art based groups. He is a working artist and has a strong lifelong interest in new art, performance, music, and writing.; Zoe Malinchoc-DeVoe: Retail bookseller at Fair Trade Books in Red Wing, MN. I order, stock, and sell new and used books, sidelines, and Persian rugs, and manage the bookstore's events and marketing. I train employees, run payroll, keep the accounts, and handle new author inquiries. I presently serve on the vestry at Christ Episcopal Church, the board of Hispanic Outreach of Goodhue County, support the Lotus Health Foundation as a gardener, and am a regular volunteer for Red Wing Arts. I have an MBA from St Marys University of Rochester, MN and a BA in Literature, Music, and Dance from Wells College.; Tanya Miller: Miller has a MFA in creative writing from Minnesota State University and an MA in English from Bemidji State University. Her work has appeared in The Criterion: An International Journal in English, Minnesota English Journal, Red Weather, Dust and Fire, Bombshells, the Star Tribune, among other places. Miller was an invited fellow at the Martha's Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing, The Pelee Island Writing Retreat (with Margaret Atwood), and the Minnesota Northwoods Writers' Conference. Miller also cohosts Northbeach Writers' Retreat.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10026892,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Engage northern Minnesotans in plein air painting activities and create opportunities for engagement with the greater Minnesota landscape. Evaluation will be based on the numbers of Minnesotans that participate and engage in planned activities, and the feedback the audience provides regarding the impact of the experience on them.","Engage northern Minnesotans in plein air painting activities and create opportunities for engagement with the greater Minnesota landscape. Evaluation will be based on the numbers of Minnesotans that participate and engage in planned activities, and the feedback the audience provides regarding the impact of the experience on them.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,10000,,,,"Nelia Harper",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Harper will create new artwork and coordinate plein air painting opportunities for youth and adults in northeast Minnesota.",2023-03-01,2024-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nelia,Harper,"Nelia Harper",,,MN,,"(970) 692-0059",nelharp@protonmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Itasca, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1858,"Zachary Colby: For five seasons, Colby served as an artistic codirector and tenor with Cantus, an eight-member vocal chamber ensemble based in the Twin Cities. After teaching at the University of Nebraska Omaha for three years, Colby is now the development manager at Cantus. Colby holds a bachelor of music education from Butler University (Indianapolis, IN) and a master's and doctorate in voice from the University of Minnesota.; Susan Gainen: Gainen is a whimsical wildlife documentarian, abstract painter of neighborhoods, and author. She currently volunteers at The Art Shoppe at Midtown Global Market and is a member of Art to Change the World. She was a WARM protege in 2013. She earned a BA in history from the University of Maryland and a JD from the University of Baltimore School of Law. Her unique career path allows her to see value everywhere: typesetter, auto sales/finance and insurance, law practice, legal headhunter, law school career services, national employment/career speaker, cooking school owner, original art and writing enterprise.; Ololade Gbadamosi: Gbadamosi currently is a substitute teacher at Edina High School where he not only helps supervise classrooms but is also a mentor for the students. Gbadamosi previously worked at John F. Kennedy High School as paraprofessional and Thomas Allen Incorporated as the primary program counselor. He graduated from Concordia University-Saint Paul with both his BA in exercise science and MA in sport management. He is one of the leaders in the Minnesota hip hop dance and Krump community.; Lynne Harper: At the end of 2013, Harper retired early from a management position, returning to university to complete a BA in art history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She received an MA in the art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas from UEA and the Sainsbury Research Unit, Norwich, Norfolk, UK. Her MA thesis was a case study of British library engagement with West African communities in London. Since then, she has interned or volunteered at museums and historical societies, working as a an independent curator, conducting research to support or create exhibitions and community engagement activities.; Lauren Roelike: Roelike is a biochemist who has spent the last four years searching for novel drugs to treat a variety of diseases like heart failure, cancer, and Alzheimer's. She has a great deal of experience writing grants and manuscripts in her career as a scientist. Roelike is passionate about volunteer work and worked with the Aurora Center for five years providing care to those experiencing sexual violence, attaining a license from the State of Minnesota to do so. She has also volunteered with local meditation organizations and the American Red Cross to support volunteers. Roelike has a master's degree in biology from the University of Minnesota and is currently pursuing a MA degree in marriage and family therapy.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027025,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will create two diptychs and one triptych connected by collage images color, shape and texture as abstract landscapes depicting wilderness and animals. I will evaluate my success using abstract elements of color, and images to create the sets of landscapes by visiting with guests, reviewing the guestbook comments to discover views about the exhibition and get reflections at connected workshops.","I created larger wilderness landscapes with animals in collage images on heavier panels one diptychs and one Triptych and not the smaller ones proposed. will evaluate my success using abstract elements of color, and images to create the sets of landscapes by visiting with guests, reviewing the guestbook comments to discover views about the exhibition and get reflections at connected workshops.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,10000,,,,"Karlyn I. Berg AKA Karlyn Atkinson Berg",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Berg will produce abstract metaphorical landscapes in sets of diptychs and triptychs visually connected by collage images, color, shape, and texture and depicting wilderness, wildlife, and the complex relationship between humans and the wild.",2023-03-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karlyn,Berg,"Karlyn I. Berg AKA Karlyn Atkinson Berg",,,MN,,"(218) 259-0207x c",karlyn.atkinson.berg@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Itasca, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1937,"Jeffrey Bina: Bina has worked in nonprofit arts administration for sixteen years, and currently serves as the director of finance and operations with one of the leading choral arts and community engagement organizations, VocalEssence. Prior roles have included artistic operations and finance work with Cantus; and a content producer for Minnesota Public Radio, working for the nationally syndicated show, Performance Today. Bina serves on the board of directors for the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra and performs as an orchestral percussionist, a drummer, and a chamber musician on both piano and percussion. Bina attended St. Olaf College, majoring in music and management studies.; Gloria Brush: Brush is professor in photography at the University of Minnesota Duluth and earned an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, Arts Board, Bush and McKnight foundations, among others. Her work has appeared in exhibitions nationally and internationally, including at the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, Lil Street Gallery in Chicago, and D-ART Gallery for the IV2020 International Symposium on Digital Art, and in Rosenblum's book A History of Women Photographers. Prior to her university tenure, she was the first director of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Kristie is currently a web editor for the University of Minnesota Extension. Prior to this, she served as the 4-H Extension educator in Martin County for eight years, where she developed and facilitated arts programming for youth both locally and statewide. While in this role, she received the Minnesota Association of Extension 4-H Youth Development Professionals' Excellence in Communication and Expressive Arts award in 2018 and in 2021. She has a BA degree in theatre arts and journalism from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. She worked in the education department at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts for four years. While there, Kristie coordinated in-school artist residencies, assisted in the management of school performances, and co-developed a musical theatre camp. She currently serves as a volunteer board member for the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council and Martin County Area Foundation. She also previously served as a board member for the Fairmont Opera House.; Anna Henderson: Henderson is a writer and scientist. Her work has appeared in The Kenyon Review, River Teeth, The Common, among others. She curates the ongoing book art exhibit, The Nature Library. This exhibit was founded based on the belief that science literacy can be increased through the arts. She has been a recipient of an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant and a Loft Literary Center Mentor Series award. She is a fellow at the Institute for the Environment at the University of Minnesota, teaches public policy at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, and creative writing at the Loft Literary Center.; Timothy King: King is a farmer, journalist, and cofounder of the nonprofit Dreams United/Suenos Unidos. As a journalist, he has written about the arts and, via Dreams United, he has organized numerous multicultural and artistic events including, most recently, an extensive website on Minnesota sculptor Joe Kiselewsk.; Rupa Nair: Nair is a senior controls specialist with an environmental company. Nair graduated from Texas A&M (College Station, TX) with an MS in construction management and holds a bachelor's degree in architecture from India. Nair is a trained Indian classical dancer and is currently a company artist with Katha Dance Theatre. Nair has served as a board member with Minnesota Malayalee Association and has also been a grant reviewer with the Arts Board. In addition, Nair enjoys volunteering her time for arts and creative projects.; Morgen Ruff: Ruff is a freelance film programmer and cinema operations specialist. From 2012 to 2020, he was lead programmer and exhibition program manager at the Northwest Film Center & Portland International Film Festival in Portland, OR, where he programmed contemporary cinema, classics, and experimental film while collaborating with a wide array of community groups and like minded arts organizations. Ruff holds a BA in film studies and philosophy from Portland State University.; Holly Streekstra: Streekstra is a versatile sculptor and installation artist with a background in theater, music, and dance. She has participated in group exhibitions and residencies in the United States and abroad (Germany, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Korea). Her work has been shown at SooVAC, Minnesota Museum of American Art, and Franconia Sculpture Park in Minnesota; the Invisible Dog, Brooklyn; and the Good Children Gallery, New Orleans. She was a 2016 Jerome Emerging Artist Fellow. In 2013, she was a Fine Arts Fulbright Teaching Scholar in Hungary. She holds a BFA from the University of Minnesota, and an MFA from Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA). Streekstra taught fine art at the college level for fifteen years. She has been a preforming arts production coordinator for more than 25 years.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10025668,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2023,9750,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I plan to record and perform live an album of original music and lyrics based on a traditional Japanese short story my father read to me as a child. I will spend the next year crafting the Japanese short story 'The Boy Who Drew Cats' into original music and lyrics. Alan Sparhawk (Low) will produce and record the album. I plan to release and perform the music live next May 2023.","I was able to achieve my desired outcome. With the release of this album during its debut performance at the Duluth Homegrown Music Festival 2023 I was able to achieve the desired outcome. This album is now available on our bandcamp page and streaming services.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,9750,,,,"Marc S. Gartman",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Gartman will release and perform live an album of original music and lyrics based on a traditional Japanese short story his Jewish father read to him as a child.",2023-01-01,2023-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marc,Gartman,"Marc S. Gartman",,,MN,,"(218) 269-1861",marcgart@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-308,"Madison Diemert: Madison Diemert, Clear Lake, MN, Diemert served as the Fiction Editor at the Sock Drawer, an online literary journal which published works from writers and artists with any level of experience. She has been published in Murphy Square, Augsburg University's student-led literary journal. Diemert has a BA in English and a minor in Anthropology from Minnesota State University, Mankato. Diemert will be awarded an MFA in Creative Writing from Augsburg University in the summer of 2022. ; Nikol Dowls: Ni'Kol is a queer African American multidisciplinary artrepreneur born in Minneapolis. She combines her love of spoken word poetry, photography, body movement, writing, and painting. She uses her artistry as a means of self-expression, to identify with hidden qualities of her character, to teach, cultivate community conversations, and to express her interpretation of the world around her. Her goal is to open an unexplored world, a place of curious self-expression, but also a world of new relationships, chances for new beginnings, and most importantly new stories. She hopes to change her community, to elevate her activism worldwide, and to mentor and teach others through creative expression, integrity, life coaching, and radical sensuality.; Xan Mattek: Xan Mattek graduated from Wichita State University in Kansas with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre Performance. The theatre and music scene of the Twin Cities is what brought her to the Great White North! Hard work and amazing teachers led her to obtaining a full ride scholarship at WSU. Because of her training there, she has performed and taught professionally around the United States. Her favorite creative projects include interning at the Lovewell Institute for the Creative Arts where she assisted students in writing, choreographing, directing and producing a full scale musical in just under three weeks and ""Final Fest Music and Arts Festival? a community arts festival started by herself and 2 peers seeing a need for all ages spaces in Wichita, Kansas. Performance credits include; Escape to Margaritaville (Old Log Theatre), A Christmas Carol (Guthrie Theater), Energy Time Trek (National Theatre for Children), You're A Good Man Charlie Brown and Newsies (Crane River Theatre). Along with her work in theatre Xan is passionate about community arts engagement. Projects include ""Final Fest Music and Arts Festival? and ""R Sound Presents: Poetry and Music Open Mic?; Benjamin Revermann: Ben Revermann has written many short stories. He also writes on occasion for The Blue State Conservative. He has published 5 novels and is currently working on a sixth. He has 3 kids and 3 dogs and would love to have more, more of everything.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10025669,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2023,9375,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","After working with an editor on a final draft of a memoir, the artist will submit it for publication, and hold a series of salons in the community The artist will have a final draft of her memoir for submission. Additionally, North Shore writers will be invited to a series of salons to read and discuss their work with the local community.","I worked with an editor on the final draft of my memoir and am preparing it for submission. I held two salons and one author event for my community. The final draft of my memoir is complete and ready for submission. North Shore writers participated in two writers salons and one author event with the local community. I worked with a developer and have a professional website www.superiorreads.com","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,9375,,,,"Linda Salisbury AKA Lin Salisbury",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Salisbury will hire an editor to complete a final draft of her memoir, Crazy for You, for submission. She will hold a series of three salons for North Shore writers, and develop a website to promote her work.",2023-01-01,2023-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Linda,Salisbury,"Linda Salisbury AKA Lin Salisbury",,,MN,,"(612) 845-2775",Lin.salisbury@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-309,"Cristeta Boarini: Cristeta Boarini is a writer and fiber artist based in South Minneapolis. Originally from the Chicagoland area, Boarini graduated cum laude from the University of Minnesota in 2011. Boarini's entire professional career has focused on amplifying marginalized voices across Minnesota. As a journalist and often the only person of color in the newsroom, Boarini forged connections with and highlighted the growing immigrant communities in her storytelling. She won First Place awards from the Minnesota Newspaper Association and the Inland Press Association in 2014 for her reporting. Boarini's writing has been featured in local media outlets such as The Growler Magazine, bMag (Bush Foundation), MinnPost, and KFAI. She has also organized and led workshops with RadAzns. Boarini previously served on the boards of the Radio K Alumni Association and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. Since 2018, Boarini has served as 826 MSP's Program Director. She identifies as a mixed race Asian American and White woman; David Hull: The recipient of a 2013 Traditional Arts grant, Dakota Dave Hull is an acclaimed acoustic guitarist, producer, and composer with well over 20 recordings to his credit. He's made the Twin Cities his home since 1969 performing with folks like the Sean Blackburn, Peter Ostroushko, Butch Thompson, Doc Watson, Dave Van Ronk, and many others. He was an early regular on ""A Prairie Home Companion."" More recently his playing has taken him all over the world with regular tours in Europe and Japan. He continues to compose and record, as well. ; Alexandra Lewis-Sadrant: Lewis-Sadrant grew up in Northeast Minneapolis and moved back after living in New York and in France for more than a decade. She works for a local nonprofit with a focus on education, and enjoys discovering artists and their work as a spectator and through volunteer opportunities with artistic organizations. She sings with her neighborhood choir and tries her hand at visual arts like watercolor painting, collage, and paper quilling.; Melanie Schmidt: Schmidt is currently the youth development program coordinator with Mankato Area Public Schools' (MAPS) Community Education and Recreation Department. She has been working for MAPS since 1996. She coordinates primarily enrichment opportunities for youth in grades K-12. She has long promoted and coordinated visual and performance arts through her work with MAPS. In addition to working with community education and recreation, she has supported regional arts as a board member with Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council, managed Minnesota Poetry Out Loud regional and state contests, and arts specific grants for MAPS, as well as other local nonprofit groups. Finally, she is often spotted at Minnesota Service Cooperative Conferences leading conference sessions on topics such as readers theater.; Richard Sennott: His assignments have taken him into conflicts in Bosnia, El Salvador, Iraq, Afghanistan and the West Bank, and to disaster coverage of floods, tornados, forest fires and earthquakes. Sennott's, artful independent documentary work has earned him various awards in POYI, two McKnight Photography Fellowships a National Endowment for the Arts grant and the Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism gold medal for photography and writing for a story about Italy's convents . His work has been published in Life, Newsweek, Time Magazine, the New York Times and the National Geographic Traveler. ; Samantha Wisneski: Wisneski is communications associate at the Weisman Art Museum at the University of Minnesota, where she manages digital communications and oversees a team of student content creators. She has worked in various marketing, hospitality, and visitor services roles at arts organizations including the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, the O'Shaughnessy Auditorium, and the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival. She has an MA in art history and BA in art history and communication and journalism from the University of St. Thomas.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022131,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Duluth residents and surrounding communities will maintain access and connection to the varied public arts of grief. DASN offers the public in-person and online Survey Monkey evaluations and extensive social media photo/video documentation with easy contact info. We count number/diversity of participants/attendees, discussing event high/lows and improvement ideas.","Duluth residents and surrounding communities will maintain access and connection to the varied public arts of grief. DASN offered opportunities for in-person/online evaluations and extensive photo/video documentation with easy social media contact. Number/diversity of participants/attendees noted in crowd pics, open discussion event high/lows and improvement ideas.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,10000,,"Ken Buehler, Jillian Forte, Allen Richardson, Zomi Bloom, Lane Ellis, Clancy Ward, Christine Scheibelhut, Chrissy Valento, Susana Peleyo-Woodward, Chris Davila, Krista Stokes, Eduardo Sandoval, Joellyn Rock, Paul Robinson, Sara Sha, Kathy Hermes",0.00,"Duluth All Souls Night","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Duluth All Souls Night art collective will develop a 2023 hybrid virtual and in person public festival. It will represent diversity of creative, healing approaches of recognizing and processing grief and death for returning and new audiences.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Plaster,"Duluth All Souls Night","2737 Russell Rd",Duluth,MN,55810,"(218) 310-6289",maryplaster@aol.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Hennepin, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-359,"Alicia Bayer: Poet and author in rural Westbrook. She has published seven books, including two poetry books, one children's poetry picture book and four non-fiction books. Her work has been published in many magazines, poetry journals, anthologies and on popular web sites like Huffington Post and she has maintained the nonprofit website, A Magical Childhood for over twenty years, along with several offshoots. She and her family run a free community arts center in Westbrook out of a rescued 120 year-old church stocked with musical instruments, sewing and yarn crafting supplies, costumes, art supplies, books, games, a sound system and lots of comfy chairs.; Amy Cousin: Jewelry artist whose work revives surplus or discarded items and recycled precious metals, juxtaposed with gemstones associated with healing properties. Before focusing on wearable art, Cousin owned and operated a brick and mortar book, gift, and art boutique in both Minnesota and South Carolina. Previously, she served as a senior community health worker for the Hennepin County Healthcare for the Homeless project. Cousin also was a consultant to the Women?s Bureau of the United States Department of Labor during the development of the Work and Family Clearinghouse. Cousin has a BA from Tulane University (New Orleans, LA) in communication.; Sharon Elmore: Retired attorney and non-profit professional with varied corporate and non-profit experience. Most recently she worked for bar associations providing continuing education; fundraising events; communications; plus social, networking, and volunteer opportunities. Other work included web site development; grant compliance; quantitative and qualitative research; consumer law practice; nutrition extension (Peace Corps volunteer), and more. She served on non-profit boards, including an arts non-profit providing affordable rental space for small theater companies; a private school; and currently a condo home-owners association. She has a B.A. from Earlham College and a J.D. from Iowa Law School.; Judith Gay: Savvy Editor providing creative authoring and content specialty services. Web design and maintenance are among the services offered. Gay completed the Mini MBA in Non-profit management certificate program at the University of St. Thomas in 2002. She earned her Master's Degree in Business Management from St. Scholastica University, Duluth (2004), and an undergraduate degree in Applied psychology from St Cloud State University (1998). As a writer, producer, and voice talent, Gay was awarded the Women in the Director's Chair award from The Guthrie Theatre's Women in the Director's Chair competition in 1998 for American Sojourn - a 30-day radio-treck introducing women in history as a celebration of March - Women's History Month. 14 alternative radio stations in the United States featured the series. In Japan, it was used to teach college-English. She served on four Boards of Directors and volunteers in civic organizations. She now serves on the Board of the Annandale Improvement Club, Annandale, Minnesota.; Anthony Marchetti: Photographic artist residing in the Twin Cities. In 2016, he was a teaching/ research Fulbright Scholar in Budapest, Hungary. He currently serves as department chair and full-time faculty of photography at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. Marchetti graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2001 with a BA in fine arts, and received an MFA from the University of Minnesota in 2005. He has received grants from The McKnight Foundation, Jerome Foundation, and the Arts Board. He has served on review panels for the Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.; Adam McCauley: A regional artist. He has received numerous grants and awards for his work. His work is in many private and public collections. He received a BFA in Studio Arts and a MA in Art History from the University of Wisconsin Superior campus. While at UWS McCauley completed the McNair Scholar's program and published a paper on Abstract Art.; Siobhan Mulloy: A third-year student at the University of Minnesota pursuing a degree in Art History and Curatorial Studies. While attending classes, she works part-time at Gamut Gallery in downtown Minneapolis as a gallery assistant. With a special interest in museum administration, she has also volunteered her time at the Minneapolis Institute of Art as a digital accessibility volunteer, writing short and long-form content to enhance the experience of seeing impaired visitors.; Davis Steen: Producer, creator, videographer, and product analyst. While his current Job is assisting with the behavioral health department of Genoa Healthcare, he gives most of his time to his media company 2211 Media out of Northeast Minneapolis assisting weddings, events, and individuals tell their stories visually. He worked with the Brave New Workshop for their nonprofit school and with Strike Theater teaching improv, leading the social media and online efforts, and ensuring the day-to-day needs were met. Every week you can find Davis working on his podcast and producing different creators.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022223,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,29170,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Underserved BIPOC and parent artists benefit from time focused on their art/careers, building community, and sharing work with local residents. Gather qualitative written feedback from participating artists in residence; track artist demographic data and artistic disciplines represented; track local attendance/participation in local public activities and gather commentary/feedback.","Underserved Minnesota BIPOC and parent artists focused on their art/careers and built community, including some local community engagement. We collected qualitative written feedback from artists in residence and tracked artist demographics and artistic disciplines represented, and tracked local participation in related activities.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,29170,,"Kevin Bitterman, Sharee Johnson, Daniel Lemm, Sarah Berger, Kit Briem, Michael Kleber-Diggs, Faye M. Price, Liz Engelman",0.00,"Tofte Lake Center Incorporated AKA Tofte Lake Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Tofte Lake Center will host six Minnesota BIPOC artists and four Minnesota parent artists for residencies, providing them with a supportive creative retreat to focus on their work and opportunities to engage with northern Minnesota residents.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Liz,Engelman,"Tofte Lake Center Incorporated AKA Tofte Lake Center","2209 Fernberg Rd",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 365-7769",toftelakecenter@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Hennepin, Lake, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-451,"Kimberly Blievernicht: Owner of HR Smarts a just in time HR service provider in the Twin Cities market. She has been in business for 6 years serving small to medium privately held businesses. She was on the board of Director for 6 years of Stevie Rays Improv Company as a volunteer. She had been for the last 10 years the President of the St. Johns?s Foundation based in Mound, MN. She has a degree in Marketing and Distributive education from the University of Wisconsin Stout with a minor in Business Administration.; Maria Groth: Currently serving as an AmeriCorps VISTA member at Community Action Duluth, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to empower and engage our community to eliminate poverty. Groth previously was attending secondary education at the University of Minnesota Duluth where they graduated with a BA in economics. They also have formal performance experience with the Augsburg University Concert Band as a clarinetist.; Mary Ann Laxen: Now retired, Laxen was Chair and member of the Board of the Northwest Council for the Arts. Laxen presently Chairs the Board of the East Grand Forks, Friends of the Campbell Library. As Director of the Physician Assistant Program at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, they wrote and received many grants. Laxen has a Masters in Health Care Administration from the U of Wisconsin, is a Physician Assistant and Family Nurse Practitioner. ; Samuel Schultz: An attorney with experience in administration and non-profit governance. He has previously worked with non-profits?such as the Lexington-Hamline Community Council and the League of Minnesota Cities?on matters relating to the allocation of public funds. He is currently serving as a judicial law clerk for the Minnesota Court of Appeals. He received his J.D. from Mitchell Hamline School of Law and his B.A. from Luther College, where he majored in English and Political Science. He is a lifelong participant in the arts and is a member of the League of Minnesota Poets.; Keith Williams: Has been an artist and educator since the late 1970?s. His BS in Art Education is from UW, Madison. His MFA in Ceramics is from UI, Iowa City. He creates a variety of work in different media, including mural sized work. He plays jazz sax and clarinet, but primarily he loves teaching. Williams has served on the board of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Art as Director at Large, President Elect, President and Past President and helped plan the 2019 Claytopia conference in Minneapolis.; Erin Wojciechowski: A current instructor in the Social Work Department at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Prior to this, she spent 10 years working at various nonprofits in Duluth, MN focusing on the fields of domestic violence and youth services. Before her most recent work as an instructor she served as the Executive Director for the nonprofit Mentor North and helped oversee administrative aspects of the organization.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022194,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,15450,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","NFA will provide audiences unique access to Minnesota filmmakers, providing meaningful arts experiences in a geographically and culturally challenged region. NFA will measure audience attendance and visitor behavior while tracking percentage of MN artist affiliated screenings at sober environments, irregular venues,arthouse cinema, and rural theaters around the geographically challenged Arrowhead Region.","NFA provided audiences unique access to Minnesota Filmmakers, provided meaningful arts experiences to multiple regions around the state. NFA used audience surveys and post-event interviews with participants to measure the success of our desired outcomes.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,15450,1870,"Riki McManus, Vijay Dixit, Richard Hansen, George Reese, Chris Alexander, Dan Murphy, James Pikala, Dan Schneidkraut, Trey Wodele",0.00,"The Northern Film Alliance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Northern Film Alliance will enhance the film festival experience for filmmakers and audiences and engage with underserved and rural communities, supporting a network of filmmakers through diverse screening options and enriching educational opportunities.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Richard,Hansen,"The Northern Film Alliance","1734 Columbus Ave",Duluth,MN,55803,"(612) 227-8015",richard@northernfilmalliance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Pine, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-422,"Jeremie Bur: Currently works full time for Minnesota Opera as the Associate Individual Giving Director, helping connect patrons and supporters the opera throughout Minnesota. He graduated from Concordia College with a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance and is currently attending the University of Minnesota pursuing a Masters of Business (MBA). Jeremie Bur has been a singer, actor, voice actor, conductor, and musician for over 20 years - performing within Minnesota and throughout the Midwest.; Jean Durant: A retail consultant, visionary, curious thinker, and change agent with more than 25 years of experience leading creative teams for international apparel brands such as Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy, and Janie and Jack. As board president and executive director of Oakland, California, visual arts nonprofit Oakland Art Murmur, she is a connector, mentor, bridge builder, arts administrator, and advocate.; Dylan Jubera: Served the Lower Sioux Community for almost 4 years at the non-profit organization called Dakota Wicohan (DW). Dylan?s position at DW was Office Manager. While at DW, Dylan was chosen to participate in a grant writing class that was funded and taught by First Nations in Boulder, CO. Dylan was trained by some of the best Native American grants writers in America. Since then Dylan has gone on to successfully write 3 grants. Dylan looks forward to writing more grants in the future and sees grant writing as a way to help his underserved Native American Community. Also, while working for Dakota Wicohan, Dylan was able to participate in numerous traditional Dakota art classes taught by master Native American artists.; Deborah Peterson: Currently retired having spent most of her 21 year career at 3M in information technology and sourcing operations. During her time in Sourcing Operation's was proficient in the entire grant process from candidate selection, to initializing the the grant process timeline, addressing grantee questions , review/scoring of proposals to the final grant award. During this time she also volunteered in 3M Community Affairs.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022241,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Program participants will gain a deeper understanding of their diverse community members' life experiences, stories, and cultural backgrounds. Surveys of the artists, audience, and students will capture demographic background of participants. Evaluation of programming will measure whether the participants (artists, audience, students) overrepresent historically underrepresented communities.","Program participants gained a deeper understanding of their diverse community members' life experiences, stories, and cultural backgrounds. Survey responses from the Media Arts Classes. For example: 'Through this class, I have become more aware of the experiences and stories of someone who represents a culture or demographic other than my own.'","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,1900,"Aparna Katre, Laura Weintraub, Lendley ?Lynn? Black, Kendra Carlson, Geiger Yount, William Payne, Alan Zeppa",0.00,"Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community AKA Zeitgeist","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Zeitgeist will launch a new round of digital media and filmmaking classes, host the second annual North x North digital media arts festival, and produce a theatrical performance of Roe.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anthony,Cuneo,"Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community AKA Zeitgeist","222 Superior St E Ste 326",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 726-5430",tony@zeitgeistarts.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Itasca, Lake, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-469,"Bartel Bevins: A Senior Loan Officer with the MN Dept. of Employment & Economic Development (DEED). Between 1995 and 2016, I managed the MN Urban Initiative Loan Program which provided loan capital to many community development organizations. This program provided over 850 loans to micro businesses in the Twin Cities. In addition, I managed the state?s Indian Business Loan Program which serves entrepreneurs enrolled in Minnesota?s eleven American Indian reservations.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Mary?s career in the public sector ? at both the state and local level ? spanned five decades. She has coupled that work with long involvement and leadership in the arts in both professional and volunteer roles including over 20 years of affiliation with the Lyric Center for the Arts in Virginia, Minnesota. Mary has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Minnesota State Arts Board and recently retired as Executive Director of the Lyric Center for the Arts and coordinator of The First Stage Gallery. She is now exploring painting and weaving along with honing her skills writing melodramas featuring bits of Virginia, MN history. Mary has a Masters Degree in Environmental Studies from Bemidji State University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology with minors in Biology and Music, also from Bemidji state.; Amber Pelfrey: An artist who expresses her creativity through many mediums, her favorite being Fluid Art. There have been 2 showings of her paintings in her home city of Duluth, MN. Pelfrey is also an active member of the grassroots group The First Ladies of The Hillside that was created by herself and 7 other women residing in Central Hillside during the first months of the pandemic and subsequent quarantine. This group works closely with the Non-profit Organization Duluth's Center For Women and Children.; Suzanne Roberts: A semiretired, independent art historian. She is a specialist in the history, lives, and art practices of artists of African descent and how they fit in the American art canon. She has consulted and lectured with the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the Walker Art Center, and with the Minnesota Museum of American Art for last year?s Gordon Parks exhibition. She currently is teaching art history through community education for Minneapolis Public Schools. She was a founding member of Obsidian Arts, a grassroots visual arts organization supporting artists. She attended the University of Minnesota for finance and art history.; Michelle Wolfe: City Manager for Blaine, Minnesota. Blaine is a growing city of 70,000 in the north metro. Wolfe was previously the Deputy City Manager for Aurora Colorado, City Administrator for Arden Hills, Assistant City Manager for Cottage Grove, and Human Resources Manager for Naperville, Illinois. She graduated from St. Mary's College of Minnesota with a BA in Political Science and Public Administration, and from Northern Illinois University with a Master of Arts in Public Administration/Urban Management.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022134,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Ely area residents and visitors will experience a wide variety of films and live performances that increase their appreciation of the arts. EHST will track audience size for each event to assure that events of all types are finding an audience. We will use our e-newsletter mailing list to collect feedback on how people are engaging with our programming.","Ely area residents and visitors experienced a wide variety live performances that increase their appreciation of the arts. We tracked audience size. We collected feedback from the audience using social media (e.g., Facebook comments and Likes).","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,30000,,"David Wigdahl, Heidi Mann, Carol Orban, Denis Miller, Meg Heiman, Brett Ross, Jon Ojala, Andrea Kannas, Vince O'Connor, Jacob White",0.00,"Elys Historic State Theater AKA Ely's Historic State Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Ely Historic State Theater will expand its offering of live events in addition to first-run, recent, classic, documentary, foreign, and art house films; plays and concerts; community events; and educational presentations.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karen,McManus,"Ely Historic State Theater","238 E Sheridan St",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 235-6300",karjack@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Lake, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-362,"Rebecca Colebank: A retired family law attorney with an interest in social justice issues. Colebank graduated from Bemidji State University with a degree in political science and then graduated from the University of North Dakota with a juris doctorate. Colebank has served on the boards of numerous civic organizations.; Jennifer Gorman: The founder of Give Back Studio, and a freelance media program manager. She was previously the program coordinator for an art program that supported artists with disabilities. She has a background and education in art therapy and counseling and has worked with children in a psychiatric residential setting as an art therapist. She graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School with a MS in art therapy and counseling, has a BA in studio art from the University of Mary Washington (Fredericksburg, VA), serves on the board of Northern Community Radio and CoHaus, and is a commissioner on the Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission.; Emily Kelson: Currently working as a grant writer for Minneapolis based non-profit, Loaves & Fishes. Previously, she worked as the organization?s development and fundraising generalist. She received her bachelor?s degree from Metropolitan State University in Technical Communications and Professional Writing. Prior to graduating, she worked for the university?s foundation as a student ambassador where she completed a variety of tasks including assisting with grant applications and writing fundraising appeals. She is interested in serving as an application reviewer because of her current work as a grant writer and is looking for opportunities to learn and grow her skills. Additionally, Kelson would feel proud to help award funding to organizations that are doing the important work of uplifting our communities with their creativity.; Noboru Nikaido: A Japanese photographer and musician. Nikaido teaches the community a photo workshop at a Japanese restaurant. Students learn its history, technology, and how to approach the media. Recently, he got two grants: Creative Support for Individuals, Minnesota State Arts Board, and Arts Impact for Individuals, Metro Regional Arts Council. Currently, he works in Design Department at Walker Art Center. He got a BFA degree from U of MN, Post-Bac from MCAD, and attended the MFA program at the School of Visual Arts, NEW YORK, NY.; Mark Peterson: Currently a reporter/photographer for the Northeaster newspaper. He spent 10 years as a project manager for Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity. He has a BA in American Studies from the University of Minnesota, was previously a computer analyst, worked in television production of PSAs, and was a volunteer builder in ten trips to Central America. He has had nine submissions accepted for the Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition. and was an Arts Board remote reviewer in 2021.; Anika Sieh: A recent graduate of the University of MN- Twin Cities with an interdepartmental individually designed Bachelor of Arts degree with concentrations in art, art history, and anthropology. I focused my studies on how to create a responsible art practice with four fundamental pillars: Accessibility, Representation, Sustainability, and Functionality. My capstone project was an explorative paper on grant organizations in the Twin Cities, which involved interviewing grant managers, panelists, and artists throughout the Twin Cities. I am the assistant project coordinator at MPLSart.com. In this role I assist with planning of public works, listing events and updating the websites calendar, as well as communications between MPLSart and local galleries, artists, and organizations. I have worked in this role since September 2021. I also work with the LeDuc Historic Estate in Hastings, MN as a site educator.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10026867,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Ginger will create a sensory friendly art exhibit using her visual art in collaboration with her partner Kevin, Diegetic, who makes ambient music. Evaluation will be through paper exit surveys provided at the exhibit, which will then be graded using a rubric asking questions about the sensory friendly exhibition.","Community members explored art through senses and taught one-another how to play touch-sensitive electronic instruments built with unlikely materials. Myself and diegetic tracked on how many people we directly interacted with the instruments at Boubville, we tracked estimated age groups, if the person seemed healthy, depressed, happy or sad before and after interaction with our work.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,10000,,,,"Ginger R. Juel AKA Ginger Juel",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Juel will curate a sensory friendly exhibit in collaboration with local artist, Diegetic, that tones down overwhelming smells, sounds, and lighting in order to engage with sight, sound, and touch in a calming way, creating a safe space to experience art and joy for those with PTSD and sensory processing disorders.",2023-03-01,2024-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ginger,Juel,"Ginger R. Juel AKA Ginger Juel",,,MN,,"(218) 626-7846",grjuel10@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1833,"Zachary Colby: For five seasons, Colby served as an artistic codirector and tenor with Cantus, an eight-member vocal chamber ensemble based in the Twin Cities. After teaching at the University of Nebraska Omaha for three years, Colby is now the development manager at Cantus. Colby holds a bachelor of music education from Butler University (Indianapolis, IN) and a master's and doctorate in voice from the University of Minnesota.; Susan Gainen: Gainen is a whimsical wildlife documentarian, abstract painter of neighborhoods, and author. She currently volunteers at The Art Shoppe at Midtown Global Market and is a member of Art to Change the World. She was a WARM protege in 2013. She earned a BA in history from the University of Maryland and a JD from the University of Baltimore School of Law. Her unique career path allows her to see value everywhere: typesetter, auto sales/finance and insurance, law practice, legal headhunter, law school career services, national employment/career speaker, cooking school owner, original art and writing enterprise.; Ololade Gbadamosi: Gbadamosi currently is a substitute teacher at Edina High School where he not only helps supervise classrooms but is also a mentor for the students. Gbadamosi previously worked at John F. Kennedy High School as paraprofessional and Thomas Allen Incorporated as the primary program counselor. He graduated from Concordia University-Saint Paul with both his BA in exercise science and MA in sport management. He is one of the leaders in the Minnesota hip hop dance and Krump community.; Lynne Harper: At the end of 2013, Harper retired early from a management position, returning to university to complete a BA in art history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She received an MA in the art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas from UEA and the Sainsbury Research Unit, Norwich, Norfolk, UK. Her MA thesis was a case study of British library engagement with West African communities in London. Since then, she has interned or volunteered at museums and historical societies, working as a an independent curator, conducting research to support or create exhibitions and community engagement activities.; Lauren Roelike: Roelike is a biochemist who has spent the last four years searching for novel drugs to treat a variety of diseases like heart failure, cancer, and Alzheimer's. She has a great deal of experience writing grants and manuscripts in her career as a scientist. Roelike is passionate about volunteer work and worked with the Aurora Center for five years providing care to those experiencing sexual violence, attaining a license from the State of Minnesota to do so. She has also volunteered with local meditation organizations and the American Red Cross to support volunteers. Roelike has a master's degree in biology from the University of Minnesota and is currently pursuing a MA degree in marriage and family therapy.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022115,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Cantus will meet demand for ambitious chamber music in greater Minnesota by streaming 'and all the days were purple' on a pay-what-you-can basis. Cantus will monitor audience numbers, geographic distribution in Minnesota, qualitative/quantitative data from post-concert surveys, comments submitted with ticket orders, feedback shared informally with singers and staff, and press reviews.","Cantus' pay-what-you-can online concerts reduced financial and geographic barriers allowing audiences in Minnesota to participate. Cantus tracked sales data for their online concerts, as well as feedback shared in post-concert surveys. The ensemble also monitored social media views and gathered in-person feedback.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,3427,"Brian Newhouse, Theresa Gienapp, David Niles, Sandra Davis, PaviElle French, Nancy Gaschott, Laurie Meyers, Frank Stubbs, Kim Hollingsworth Taylor, Barbara Thomas, Jeremy Wong, Alex Nishibun",0.00,Cantus,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Cantus will perform the Minnesota debut of ""and all the days were purple,"" a Pulitzer finalist song cycle that honors the Yiddish language in classical music, on a program that will be livestreamed on a pay what you can basis that emphasizes access.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joseph,Heitz,Cantus,"1201 Marquette Ave Ste 100",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 435-0046",jheitz@cantussings.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Lac qui Parle, McLeod, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-343,"Jeremie Bur: Currently works full time for Minnesota Opera as the Associate Individual Giving Director, helping connect patrons and supporters the opera throughout Minnesota. He graduated from Concordia College with a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance and is currently attending the University of Minnesota pursuing a Masters of Business (MBA). Jeremie Bur has been a singer, actor, voice actor, conductor, and musician for over 20 years - performing within Minnesota and throughout the Midwest.; Jean Durant: A retail consultant, visionary, curious thinker, and change agent with more than 25 years of experience leading creative teams for international apparel brands such as Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy, and Janie and Jack. As board president and executive director of Oakland, California, visual arts nonprofit Oakland Art Murmur, she is a connector, mentor, bridge builder, arts administrator, and advocate.; Dylan Jubera: Served the Lower Sioux Community for almost 4 years at the non-profit organization called Dakota Wicohan (DW). Dylan?s position at DW was Office Manager. While at DW, Dylan was chosen to participate in a grant writing class that was funded and taught by First Nations in Boulder, CO. Dylan was trained by some of the best Native American grants writers in America. Since then Dylan has gone on to successfully write 3 grants. Dylan looks forward to writing more grants in the future and sees grant writing as a way to help his underserved Native American Community. Also, while working for Dakota Wicohan, Dylan was able to participate in numerous traditional Dakota art classes taught by master Native American artists.; Deborah Peterson: Currently retired having spent most of her 21 year career at 3M in information technology and sourcing operations. During her time in Sourcing Operation's was proficient in the entire grant process from candidate selection, to initializing the the grant process timeline, addressing grantee questions , review/scoring of proposals to the final grant award. During this time she also volunteered in 3M Community Affairs.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022216,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","MN writers located outside the MSP Metro area will increase their opera writing skills via instruction, collaboration, and creating new opera arias. Participants will complete an anonymous quantitative survey, and give qualitative feedback in a moderated discussion in group exit meetings. Survey results will be compared with data from prior offerings, Audience surveys and attendance tallies.","MN writers located outside the MSP Metro area increased their opera writing skills via instruction, collaboration, and creating new opera arias. Participants completed a quantitative survey, gave qualitative feedback, and audiences were tallied and surveyed.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,500,"Hanne Appelbaum, Tess Altiveros, Basil Considine, Elissa Edwards, Victoria Erickson, Anne Wieben",0.00,"Spice Arts AKA Really Spicy Opera","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Really Spicy Opera will recruit, train, and engage Minnesota composers and librettists from outside the metro region to create, workshop, record, and distribute new opera arias over two months, with an instruction and support team and Minnesotan singers.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Basil,Considine,"Spice Arts AKA Really Spicy Opera","44098 Garfield Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55419,"(617) 858-1617",basilus@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Marshall, Nicollet, Red Lake, St. Louis, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-444,"Jeremie Bur: Currently works full time for Minnesota Opera as the Associate Individual Giving Director, helping connect patrons and supporters the opera throughout Minnesota. He graduated from Concordia College with a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance and is currently attending the University of Minnesota pursuing a Masters of Business (MBA). Jeremie Bur has been a singer, actor, voice actor, conductor, and musician for over 20 years - performing within Minnesota and throughout the Midwest.; Jean Durant: A retail consultant, visionary, curious thinker, and change agent with more than 25 years of experience leading creative teams for international apparel brands such as Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy, and Janie and Jack. As board president and executive director of Oakland, California, visual arts nonprofit Oakland Art Murmur, she is a connector, mentor, bridge builder, arts administrator, and advocate.; Dylan Jubera: Served the Lower Sioux Community for almost 4 years at the non-profit organization called Dakota Wicohan (DW). Dylan?s position at DW was Office Manager. While at DW, Dylan was chosen to participate in a grant writing class that was funded and taught by First Nations in Boulder, CO. Dylan was trained by some of the best Native American grants writers in America. Since then Dylan has gone on to successfully write 3 grants. Dylan looks forward to writing more grants in the future and sees grant writing as a way to help his underserved Native American Community. Also, while working for Dakota Wicohan, Dylan was able to participate in numerous traditional Dakota art classes taught by master Native American artists.; Deborah Peterson: Currently retired having spent most of her 21 year career at 3M in information technology and sourcing operations. During her time in Sourcing Operation's was proficient in the entire grant process from candidate selection, to initializing the the grant process timeline, addressing grantee questions , review/scoring of proposals to the final grant award. During this time she also volunteered in 3M Community Affairs.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022133,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,29999,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Twin Ports residents will build compassion and understanding for cultures and communities outside of their own through the art of storytelling. This outcome will be measured by the amount of Minnesotans taking classes, attending theatrical productions and getting involved. Feedback from the community will also help measure empathy and enthusiasm.","An expanded group of Minnesotans engaged in meaningful arts experiences through 14 productions and extensive education programming at the Playhouse. Ticket sales and class enrollment measure outcomes. Positive patron feedback, along with increased enthusiasm to purchase tickets and volunteer, measure success. A public season selection survey ensures seasons are relevant to the community.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,29999,,"Justin Peck, Patty McNulty, Danielle Thralow, Tim Johnson, Stacy Johnston, Jennifer Berry, Annie Carmichael, Ryan Coole, Diana Lowrey, Jill Lofald, Dan Markham, Christopher J. Virta, Kiki Watts, Monique Forcier, Sandy Hoff",0.00,"Duluth Playhouse","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Duluth Playhouse will continue to offer high quality theater performances and education to the twin ports.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Wes,Drummond,"Duluth Playhouse","211 E Superior St",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 733-7551",wdrummond@duluthplayhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Douglas, Hennepin, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pine, St. Louis, Todd",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-361,"Paige Brevick: A museum professional and non-profit administrator. She has worked at major fine-arts museums, including the Art Museum of the University of Memphis. Her career in the museum industry has focused on community engagement, and has included the use of documentary film, mixed media, and performance in the reception of both contemporary and ancient art. She also serves as a grant consultant, helping arts-based organizations secure nonprofit status, identify funding sources, manage capital campaigns, and successfully execute grant-funded programming. Paige is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the UCL Institute of Archaeology, and a Museum Educator at Mummies and Masterpieces.; Vernita Clinton: The founder of Recycling Art Concepts where she helps to turn paper waste into beautiful art pieces. She has made viking boats her primary art collection. She graduated from Western Illinois University with a BA in arts. She plans to turn nothing into something one day.; Elizabeth Hammel: A freelance video artist who has worked on documentary, narrative films, and dance films. Her primary interest is in following the creative process of the artist, and amplifying not just the completed work, but all the work and passion that goes into creating it. She has been lucky enough to have her documentary and dance film work has been screened at numerous film festivals, including the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival. She is a company member for nimbus theater, an educator at the Bakken Museum, and the mother of a three year old.; Gregory Wilkins: Works at Minnesota State University Mankato as the associate director of the Centennial Student Union and student activities and is a working artist. He served on the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council for six years, and currently serves an elected two-year term as a curatorial panelist for Minneapolis Institute of Art?s Minnesota Artist Exhibition Program. In 2020, he served as a Poetry Out Loud judge with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation. He formerly served as the director?s assistant, external affairs at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (Washington, DC).","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10020856,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To be able to continue to provide broadcast quality media of local musical artists for community radio and YouTube internet distribution 1. Through posting and viewership of live-performance music videos on YouTube. 2. Through broadcast of audio recordings on local community radio. 3. Through purchase of a video camera to complement my current cameras to increase production values.","Produced many online videos for musical artists in northern Minnesota. Online views on Two Harbors Public Access Television and KTWH youtube channel.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Jose M. Leon",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Leon will produce audio and video recordings of northern Minnesota musicians. Musical artists will highlight their backgrounds and things that inspire their work.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jose,Leon,"Jose M. Leon",,,MN,,"(763) 614-0987",jmlmpg@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-843,"Lisa Day: Day is a grant writer at Perspectives, a comprehensive supportive housing program serving homeless mothers and their children in Hennepin County. She is also a playwright, director, and stage manager recently working with Smartmouth, Windmill, and Around the Bend theater companies. Day was a finalist for the Jerome Fellowship and received the Norman Felton Award at the University of Iowa. She has an MFA in playwriting from the University of Iowa Playwright?s Workshop.; Shantel Dow: Dow is the executive director for the Reif Arts Council and the Myles Reif Performing Arts Center in Grand Rapids. Prior to this position, Dow was the president and booking agent for the Dow Artists, Inc. talent booking agency established in 2003. She is currently on the board of directors for the Minnesota Presenters Network and is a member of the Association of Performing Arts Professionals and Grand Rapids Arts. In 2018, she served as cochair for the Arts Midwest Conference held in Indianapolis.; Casey Patrick: Patrick is a poet and educator. She received her MFA in 2013 from Eastern Washington University (Cheney, WA). Patrick has received fellowships from Vermont Studio Center and Hub City Writers Project, and is the recipient of a 2020 Artist Initiative grant from the Arts Board. She works at a public charter school in Saint Paul, at Moon Palace Books, and has taught with The Loft Literary Center since 2015. Her poems have appeared in Ruminate, The Pinch, The Massachusetts Review, and on Twin Cities public transit as part of the IMPRESSIONS Poetry Project.; Katie Pease: Pease is serving in the capacity building and recruitment VISTA position at Mentor North. Pease originally came to Minnesota from Oregon for college and is a proud graduate of St. Catherine University with a BA in studio art and English. After working in a variety of fields, including extensive time spent supporting persons living with physical and developmental disabilities, Pease's passion for social justice led her to making the decision to serve with the AmeriCorps.; Bruce Silcox: Silcox has been a photographer for over 35 years and runs a photography studio from his home in south Minneapolis. His work has focused on the community in which he lives and the lives of those around him. He lived, worked, and studied photography in New York City throughout the 1980s which laid much of the groundwork for his understanding and relationship with the art as a powerful tool for self expression.; Sara Tan: Tan has been the general manager of the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra (BSO) since 2010. She brings decades of nonprofit arts, arts education, and higher education administration experience in Moorhead, MN; Detroit, MI; Cleveland, OH; and Ann Arbor, MI, to her position with the BSO. Tan is a graduate of Concordia College in Moorhead with a bachelor of music education degree, and Bethel University in Saint Paul with an MA in organizational leadership. She serves as a board member for Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies and volunteers frequently at her children's schools in Minnetonka.; Lee Thomas: Thomas?s poems have appeared in numerous journals and magazines, including Poet Lore, Narrative Magazine, Salamander, Midwestern Gothic, Water~Stone Review, and elsewhere. His first collection, Honey in the Dark, won the 2020 Brighthorse Prize for poetry; the book is forthcoming from Brighthorse Books in 2021. He is also a communications consultant and instructor at the University of Minnesota.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10021334,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The filmmaker will continue creating new and long-term documentary work about distinctly Minnesota subjects. I will contribute one or more original documentary stories to visual storytelling platform Northern Spotlight, reaching hundreds of Minnesota residents. I will also complete post-production for The Fishing Hat Bandit, a feature-length documentary.","The Filmmaker created new documentary work about distinctly Minnesota Subjects. I contributed one story to online Magazine Northern Spotlight and completed editing on my feature-length documentary.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Mark R. Brown",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Brown will create short documentaries about the Midway and Frogtown neighborhoods for documentary magazine Northern Spotlight, while also completing postproduction on The Fishing Hat Bandit, a feature-length documentary film.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Brown,"Mark R. Brown",,,MN,,"(612) 244-0098",marbrow76@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cook, Hennepin, Isanti, Marshall, Ramsey, St. Louis, Todd",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1047,"Alison Beech: Beech is Northern Clay Center?s community engagement manager, running all offsite programming to advance the ceramic arts, and make it more accessible, in the Twin Cities and greater state. She has been a part of the Seward Neighborhood Group community building committee and the Columbia Heights 21st century collaborative partner advisory committee. She volunteers with the Longfellow Anti-Racism Network providing technical assistance, communications, and facilitating conversations. She has an MS in urban and regional policy from Northeastern University; and a BA in studio art, American racial and multicultural studies, and political science from St. Olaf College.; Stephanie Clark: Stevie Ada Klaark is an artist, educator, and writer. They presently are an adjunct professor at Minneapolis College of Art and Design and Minneapolis College. Previously, they have been an instructor at Cornell University, Cornell Prison Education Program in Ithaca, NY, and an educator at Marwen in Chicago, IL. They serve as a steward for Mount Eden, an emerging healing space based in Los Angeles, CA. Klaark is a mentor for the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop and for Free Arts MN, both based in Saint Paul, and a mentor for Seedling, a program offered by Crown Affair based out of New York, NY. Klaark holds an MFA from Cornell University, College of Architecture, Art, and Planning, and a post baccalaureate degree from The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Tufts University.; Robert Dorlac: Dorlac is professor emeritus of drawing and painting at Southwest Minnesota State University. He has received individual artist grants from the Arts Board, the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, and has served as a grant application reviewer for both organizations. He holds an MFA in painting from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. In 2013, he was awarded the artist in residence position at the Herhusio in Siglufjordur, Iceland. Dorlac is represented by the Groveland Gallery in Minneapolis.; Elizabeth Hammel: Hammel is a freelance video artist who has worked on documentary, narrative films, and dance films. Her primary interest is in following the creative process of the artist, and amplifying not just the completed work, but all the work and passion that goes into creating it. She has been lucky enough to have her documentary and dance film work has been screened at numerous film festivals, including the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival. She is a company member for nimbus theater, an educator at the Bakken Museum, and the mother of a three year old.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10021170,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,4068,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","By creating new designs, and using completed designs on merchandise for current and new customers. Consulting with previous and new customers for final reviews of merchandise purchased.","My art grant did not have a positive outcome due to the Covid - nineteen pandemic on myself and close family members. Certain goals were not carried out. Please see budget sheet.","Achieved some of the proposed outcomes",,,4068,,,,"Faye L. Neeland",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Neeland paints images that reflect the strength and resiliency of Indigenous women and girls. She will continue to keep her traditions strong by offering original designs for wearable art.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Faye,Neeland,"Faye L. Neeland",,,MN,,"(218) 760-2721",fayelynn51@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Cass, Hubbard, Red Lake, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-973,"Alice De Yonge: De Yonge is the program director and CEO of a small nonprofit youth arts education outreach program located in Blue Earth county since 1994, when it was incorporated. She oversees programming, does the grant writing, and creates services for the organization to ensure they are executed throughout the school year. She is the volunteer service learning coordinator and has been on the committee for the Mankato Mdewakanton Association since 1993.; Liz Engelman: Engelman is the founder and director of Tofte Lake Center at Norm?s Fish Camp, a creative retreat center in the Boundary Waters of Minnesota. She most recently taught playwriting/directing at the University of Texas at Austin. She has served as the literary director and dramaturg director of new play development at theaters including Mixed Blood, McCarter Theatre, and Intiman Theatre; and as assistant literary manager at Actors Theatre of Louisville. She was the alumnae relations coordinator at Hedgebrook, a retreat for women writers on Whidbey Island. Engelman is on the board of the National New Play Network (NNPN) and the National Theatre Conference (NTC). She received her BA at Brown University (Providence, RI) and her MFA in dramaturgy at Columbia University (New York, NY).; Joan Finnegan: Finnegan is a visual artist whose art is represented by juried sales galleries, a board member of the Bluff Country Art Studio Tour, and cofounder and director of Lanesboro Area Art Trail. She had previously served as board chair of Cornucopia Art Center and Austin Area Art Center, as well as chair and active volunteer of Austin Area Chamber of Commerce. She attended Mankato State University, and is a graduate of the Blandin Community Leadership Program.; Anna Henderson: Henderson is a writer and scientist. Her work has appeared in The Kenyon Review, River Teeth, The Common, among others. She curates the ongoing book art exhibit, The Nature Library. This exhibit was founded based on the belief that science literacy can be increased through the arts. She has been a recipient of an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant and a Loft Literary Center Mentor Series award. She is a fellow at the Institute for the Environment at the University of Minnesota, teaches public policy at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, and creative writing at the Loft Literary Center.; William Hernandez: Hernandez Luege is a curatorial assistant for visual arts at the Walker Art Center. He holds a BA in art history/art management from the University of San Francisco, as well as an MA in the history of art from Williams College. His interests are in modern and contemporary Latin American/Latinx Art and the relationship between ideology, political theory, and aesthetics.; Maud Hixson: Hixson, a vocal performer, made her Guthrie Theater debut in the revue Coward?s Women, and has also appeared in Park Square Theater?s The Soul of Gershwin. She teamed with Sir Richard Rodney Bennett in 2012 for the long running Midtown Jazz at Midday concert series at Saint Peter?s in Manhattan and debuted her show Skyscraper Wits in London and New York in 2015. In 2016, she made her second appearance at Jazz at Lincoln Center.; Christine Marcotte: Marcotte writes historical fiction and nonfiction. She recently completed her first manuscript, What Amelia Knows, a novel about the ax murder of her third great grandfather. Since 2014, she has written the Reminisce column for the Deer River and Grand Rapids newspapers. She has had four short stories published since May 2019. At this time, she is working on a historical trilogy and a linked short story collection.; Lawrence Weinberg is the director of the Rum River Art Center. Weinberg graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BFA. He has had several shows and continues to work on two-dimensional media. Weinberg directs a group of fifteen teaching artists and four administrative staff at the art center and still teaches a few virtual classess for kids and older adult. Weinberg founded the art center in 2009 and has grown it from 500 square feet to over 10,000 square feet.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10020434,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,4500,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will continue to centralize my manufacturing to my Duluth based workshop while simultaneously expanding my capabilities. The grant will facilitate the purchase of laser cutting machine, a spare laser tube, and the cost of my own labor necessary to set up the machine. This machine will allow me to centralize the final aspects of manufacturing that I currently outsource.","Laser cutter of identical capacity was acquired and installed in my shop space. Outcome was evaluated by my ability to acquire, install, and use a laser cutter to provide a benefit to my artist clients.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,4500,,,,"Graham Burnett",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Burnett will centralize important aspects of historic manufacturing to his Duluth workshop with the acquisition of a laser cutting machine.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Graham,Burnett,"Graham Burnett",,,MN,,"(701) 715-3753",graflexparts@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-716,"Cindy Bourne: Bourne is a founding member and current president of the MN Makers and Artists Guild, the parent organization for The Mankato Makerspace. This nonprofit organization is dedicated to supporting artists and makers of all types, backgrounds, and skill levels through access to tools, space, and experienced support. Bourne earned a bachelor?s degree in graphic design from the University of Kansas. She has had a wide range of professional management experience while residing in Dallas, TX, including serving as president of her neighborhood association for six years and created YOLO jewelry featuring her own creations in metalsmithing.; Robert Briscoe: Briscoe is a retired ceramic artist/potter. Briscoe worked 52 years as an independent professional studio potter starting in Kansas City and then moving to Minnesota in 1976 to set up a studio. He has exhibited throughout the United States, as well as Canada, Japan, and Ireland. He has won numerous artist awards at arts festivals as well as a Jerome and two McKnight fellowships. He cofounded the Saint Croix Potter Valley Pottery Tour. He served six years on the Minnesota Craft Council board of directors and six years on the Northern Clay Center board of directors. He also was chairman of the National Association of Independent Artists (NAIA) board. Briscoe has a BS in economics from Kansas State University.; Carly Caputa: Caputa is an experienced marketing and communications professional with a history working in the performing arts and nonprofit industry who currently works as the marketing manager at the Jungle Theater. She is a passionate and artistically driven individual with a BA in fine/studio arts and communication from University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Caputa has also has a volunteering background with a focus on community and art education, including: reviewing rural communities? high school musicals for Overture's (Madison, WI) Jerry Awards; marketing consultant to startup community theater; nonprofit liaison and event planner for YPWeek (Wausau, WI); costume designer for UW-Marathon County; and most recently volunteering for/serving on Art Buddies advisory board.; Shirley Chouinard: Chouinard received her BFA from Minneapolis College of Art and Design, her MA in arts administration at Saint Mary's University, and is pursuing a PhD from Northcentral University. Chouinard has had solo shows in Isanti, Chisago, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Pine, and Winona counties. In 2012, Chouinard received a fellowship from the Bush Foundation and in 2013, 2015, and 2020 she received Arts Board grants. She has served on grant advisory panels for the Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts, and Forecast Public Art.; Claire Comstock-Gay: Comstock-Gay?s work has appeared in publications including The New York Times, the Toast, and New York magazine's The Cut, where she is a regular contributor. She also is the author of Madame Clairevoyant's Guide to the Stars (HarperCollins, 2020). She was a 2017-2018 fiction fellow in the Loft Mentor Series, and is a current volunteer mentor with the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop. She graduated from Grinnell College with a BA in Russian language and literature.; Amy Driscoll: Driscoll is the development manager at the Minnesota Boychoir, a nonprofit choral group in the Twin Cities. She is responsible for donor relations and cultivation, discovery and procurement of government and private/family foundation grant support, and CRM database management. She has a BS in nursing, and worked in that field for 30 years prior to her work with the Boychoir. She served as national board chair for the Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates, stewardship chair for St. Mary's Episcopal Church, board secretary for the MN Boychoir, and general volunteer for numerous local social justice groups.; Rae French: French began working at the University of Minnesota Crookston in the admissions department more than 20 years ago. She now serves as the international programs and study abroad coordinator, and as an adviser for the Study Abroad Club and the Multicultural and International Club. French has successfully applied for grants to bring cultural and artistic programs to the university including Brooke Newmaster of Jang-mi Korean Dance and Drum; Korean percussion ensemble Kwanggaeto Samulnori; and the Chinese American Association of Minnesota (CAAM) Chinese Dance Theater, for both a performance and a three-week residency. She has organized multicultural student recruitment fairs, served as a site organizer for the Minnesota Association of Community Theatres festival, and coordinates with local schools to bring international students to work with social studies classes. French has a master?s degree in education from the University of Minnesota Duluth and a BA in communications with a minor in theater from Minnesota State University Moorhead; Alonzo Pantoja-Patino: Pantoja-Patino is a queer, brown, artist and educator. He currently teaches at Minneapolis College of Art and Design and the Textile Center. They have been featured in Hyperallergic, VASiSTAS Magazine, and Design & Living Magazine. He was awarded a fully-funded residency to Ox-Bow School of Art, a partially funded fellowship to Arrowmont School of Arts, and nominated for the Dedalus Foundation MFA fellowship in painting and sculpture. He received his BFA in painting and drawing from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and their MFA in fiber and installation from Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; ","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10026187,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Mixed Precipitation creates and presents our Pickup Truck Opera for greater Minnesota touring for summer 2022. Audiences complete a survey (handwritten or online with QR code). Collect data about their experience with classical music. One-on-one evaluation with host partners to plan future activities, and performance sites.","Pickup Truck Opera presented for touring in August and September 2023 Handwritten and online survey.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,"Other,local or private",25000,,"Scotty Reynolds, Gary Ruschman, Akiko Ostlund, Jacob Miller, Joni Griffith, Asher Edes",0.00,"Mixed Precipitation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Mixed Precipitation will tour The Pickup Truck Opera, a lively outdoor opera and harvest celebration, presenting a contemporary interpretation of Handel's Giulio Cesare.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Scott,Reynolds,"Mixed Precipitation","PO Box 14442","St Paul",MN,55114,"(612) 619-2112",mixedprecipitation@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Lake, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Wabasha",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-934,"Gabriella Caldecott: Caldecott is a family office trust associate at Wells Fargo. She has served with three nonprofit organizations including a position as trustee for The College of Saint Scholastica, board of directors member for Joyce Preschool, and a member of the Highland Groveland Recreation Association. Caldecott graduated from The College of Saint Scholastica with a bachelor's degree in marketing and management and has a certificate in organizational leadership from St. Catherine's University.; Christina Cotruvo: Cotruvo performs folk harp and harp ukulele music in northern Minnesota. Her recordings and music arrangements have been sold worldwide. She organizes Duluth Ukulele Community Strum and brings connections for those with challenges as a certified clinical musician. She has been a music coach for the blind since 1988 with No-C-Notes publishing group. Cotruvo's 30-year career includes serving as an accountant, grant writer, software consultant, controller, finance manager, and software specialist in city government, schools, cooperatives, and nonprofit agencies. Recently she has worked with the National Standards Board for Therapeutic Musicians, Armory Arts and Music Center, CHOICE unlimited, Minnesota State Chapter P.E.O., and has been a Minnesota State Arts Board grant panelist.; James Everest: Everest is an independent working artist, teaching artist, artist organizer, producer, curator, musician, filmmaker, composer, director, and performer, and has been active in the Minnesota arts community for more than 30 years. He received a BA in history from the University of Minnesota. While at the University, he volunteered at The Whole Music Club venue and went on to host and curate the Making Music conversations series at the U of M and Walker Art Center. He was music director and lead collaborator for Emily Johnson/Catalyst Dance from 2004-2015. He then founded a community arts organization, Wavelets Creative. He was nominated ""Artist of the Year"" at the 1997 Minnesota Music Awards (MMA) and won ""Best R&B Band"" and ""Best R&B Album"" in 1998 and 1999 at the MMAs.; Wendy Grethen: Grethen has created and been putting on local art and gift fairs for fifteen years, starting with the Get It Local fairs. For sixteen years, Grethen put on the folk music festival called Dulcimer Day in Duluth which hosted twenty learning workshops. She created Up North Excursions which provided day trips from Duluth to arts, music, history, and nature events in the Northland. She continues to play hammered and mountain dulcimer at events and for healing situations. Grethen also volunteers as an usher at the Duluth Playhouse.; Megan Krueger: Krueger is the development manager at Every Meal in Roseville. During her career, she has held leadership positions in fundraising and led the development departments at several local arts organizations, including Steppingstone Theatre and Stages Theatre Company. She graduated with a BA in both English literature and theater from Viterbo University (La Crosse, WI).; Lisa Nelson: Nelson is an artist and full-time parent. She volunteers for her local neighborhood organization, Union Park District Council, where she is cochair of the transportation committee. She has previously worked as an art conservator at the Brooklyn Museum, Jewish Theological Seminary, American Philosophical Society, and other institutions. She has a BA in studio art from Swarthmore College (Swarthmore, PA), and an MA in art history and art conservation from New York University (New York, NY).; Laura Nichols: Nichols has been a featured oratorio and orchestral soloist with many accomplished conductors. She was a principal member of the world premiere casts of Dominic Argento's Casanova's Homecoming, William Mayer's A Death in the Family, and Conrad Susa's Black River. She has degrees from Rutgers University, the Eastman School of Music, and the University of Minnesota. Her mentors include the famed mezzo-sopranos Jan DeGaetani and Elizabeth Mannion. Recently, Nichols retired as an assistant professor of music from Macalester College in Saint Paul, where she taught voice, ran the opera workshop, and coached the principals in the biannual musical.; Gerald Smith: Smith is the founder and operator of Stem Cell Studios, a multimedia, multidisciplinary art studio dedicated to the exploration of ideas at the interface of aesthetics, epistemology, cosmology, and biology. He has been a biomedical researcher and teacher in biology and art at several universities and is a graduate of Walla Walla University and The California Institute of the Arts. He has experience as an exhibition proposal reviewer for the once thriving Minnesota Artist Exhibition Program at the Minneapolis Institute of the Arts and for a photography/video competition at North Hennepin Community College in Brooklyn Park. Moreover, Smith taught a course titled Critical Frameworks for five years at St. Cloud State University's art department that included the preparation and presentation of art exhibitions and exhibition catalogues by the students.; Pamela Smith: Smith is a writer, teacher, and researcher. She was awarded the Artist Initiative grant (2019) and Creative Support for Individuals grant (2021 and 2022) from the Minnesota State Arts Board. She is the author of a variety of works of creative nonfiction.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022156,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,23344,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audience members will report an increase in meaningful community participation through their presence at original music performances A member of the planning collective who has a social science background and eval experience will assume responsibility for surveying audience participants and noting social media comments that document achievement of the outcome over the grant period","70% of respondents to online a/in-person evaluations indicated an increase in meaningful community participation. Online evaluations accessed by a QR code and in-person evaluations using paper and pencil were used to assess outcomes.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,23344,2482,"Rich Mattson, Carly Gobats, Marlise Riffel, Karl Sundquist, Thor Leseman, Jody Guy-Krulc, Germaine Gemberling",0.00,"Iron Range Original Music Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The Iron Range Original Music Association will develop an acoustic concert series and singer songwriter events featuring original music to engage audiences throughout the Iron Range in meaningful community participation.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marlise,Riffel,"Iron Range Original Music Association","1001 1st St S",Virginia,MN,55792,"(218) 410-5129",mriffel@outlook.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Lake, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-384,"Bartel Bevins: A Senior Loan Officer with the MN Dept. of Employment & Economic Development (DEED). Between 1995 and 2016, I managed the MN Urban Initiative Loan Program which provided loan capital to many community development organizations. This program provided over 850 loans to micro businesses in the Twin Cities. In addition, I managed the state?s Indian Business Loan Program which serves entrepreneurs enrolled in Minnesota?s eleven American Indian reservations.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Mary?s career in the public sector ? at both the state and local level ? spanned five decades. She has coupled that work with long involvement and leadership in the arts in both professional and volunteer roles including over 20 years of affiliation with the Lyric Center for the Arts in Virginia, Minnesota. Mary has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Minnesota State Arts Board and recently retired as Executive Director of the Lyric Center for the Arts and coordinator of The First Stage Gallery. She is now exploring painting and weaving along with honing her skills writing melodramas featuring bits of Virginia, MN history. Mary has a Masters Degree in Environmental Studies from Bemidji State University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology with minors in Biology and Music, also from Bemidji state.; Amber Pelfrey: An artist who expresses her creativity through many mediums, her favorite being Fluid Art. There have been 2 showings of her paintings in her home city of Duluth, MN. Pelfrey is also an active member of the grassroots group The First Ladies of The Hillside that was created by herself and 7 other women residing in Central Hillside during the first months of the pandemic and subsequent quarantine. This group works closely with the Non-profit Organization Duluth's Center For Women and Children.; Suzanne Roberts: A semiretired, independent art historian. She is a specialist in the history, lives, and art practices of artists of African descent and how they fit in the American art canon. She has consulted and lectured with the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the Walker Art Center, and with the Minnesota Museum of American Art for last year?s Gordon Parks exhibition. She currently is teaching art history through community education for Minneapolis Public Schools. She was a founding member of Obsidian Arts, a grassroots visual arts organization supporting artists. She attended the University of Minnesota for finance and art history.; Michelle Wolfe: City Manager for Blaine, Minnesota. Blaine is a growing city of 70,000 in the north metro. Wolfe was previously the Deputy City Manager for Aurora Colorado, City Administrator for Arden Hills, Assistant City Manager for Cottage Grove, and Human Resources Manager for Naperville, Illinois. She graduated from St. Mary's College of Minnesota with a BA in Political Science and Public Administration, and from Northern Illinois University with a Master of Arts in Public Administration/Urban Management.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10026226,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,10225,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Deep Valley Book Festival will expand its audience in southern Minnesota by offering high-quality literary arts experiences. The festival committee will conduct a survey of authors and attendees, during the festival and later through email, to gauge the effectiveness of the festival.","The Deep Valley Book Festival expanded its audience in southern Minnesota and hosted a high-quality book festival. The festival committee conducted a survey of the participating authors, illustrators, and attendees (during the festival and afterward via email) to gauge the event's effectiveness.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,10225,,"Pam DeMarce, Sandi Garlow, Kiersten Hall, Rachael Hanel, Heather Harren, Jennifer Jensen, Joy Riggs, Julie Schrader",0.00,"Deep Valley Book Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Deep Valley Book Festival will expand its audience in the southern Minnesota region by offering high quality literary arts experiences during the 2023 festival, namely through the presence of keynote speaker William Kent Krueger.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joy,Riggs,"Deep Valley Book Festival","216 Chestnut Ave","Madison Lake",MN,56063,"(507) 340-4594",writerjoyriggs@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Mower, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Steele, Waseca, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-973,"Ross Anderson: Anderson is a musician from southwest Minnesota. He performs on clarinet and saxophone with a jazz duo, the Route 68 big band, and is principal clarinet with the Southwest Minnesota Orchestra. He has served as a grant review panelist for the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council (SMAC). He received a grant from SMAC in 2013 when he created a CD recording, and another grant in 2006. Anderson was for many years an adjunct instructor of jazz improv at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. Anderson attended the University of Chicago Laboratory School, where he learned the basics of jazz improvisation. He has a BA from the University of Minnesota in history.; Emma Bohmann: Bohmann is the development officer at Arts Midwest, a nonprofit regional arts organization headquartered in Minneapolis. She is responsible for successfully developing, implementing, and monitoring Arts Midwest's fundraising strategies and overseeing the day-to-day operations of the development department. Her portfolio includes securing federal, corporate, and foundation grants; managing donor relations and individual giving; and advancing the vision, goals, and impact of the organization. Prior to joining Arts Midwest in 2016, she was a grant writer for a development and communications firm, where she worked on fundraising efforts for more than two dozen nonprofit organizations. She has served on grant panels for the Minnesota State Arts Board and the South Dakota Arts Council; and as a member of Fourth Generation, a volunteer grant making group through The Minneapolis Foundation. She holds a MFA in creative writing from Hollins University (Roanoke, VA) and is currently working on a novel. She is also an amateur potter.; Jennifer Gorman: Gorman is the founder of Give Back Studio, and a freelance media program manager. She was previously the program coordinator for an art program that supported artists with disabilities. She has a background and education in art therapy and counseling and has worked with children in a psychiatric residential setting as an art therapist. She graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School with a MS in art therapy and counseling, has a BA in studio art from the University of Mary Washington (Fredericksburg, VA), serves on the board of Northern Community Radio and CoHaus, and is a commissioner on the Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission.; Jamillah Hollman: Hollman is the founder and proprietor of Ebonytaz Books, an independent publisher for the works of novelist, Essence Bonitaz. She also serves as a creative contributor there. Hollman graduated from University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management. She has experience in corporate marketing, business management, entrepreneurship, acting, modeling, sign language interpreting, and writing creatively as well as for various business purposes.; Robert Kern: Kern is an American artist whose work investigates ideas of home, ancestry, and a sense of place. His portraits focus on intimate, interdependent relationships of people, animals, and landscape as a means of exploring how ancestry shapes identity and how myth intertwines with personal history. Accolades include Critical Mass Top 50 in 2018, CENTER 2017 Choice Award Winner (Curator's Choice, First Place), and Artist Initiative grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board (2016, 2018, 2020). Monographs include The Sheep and the Goats (Kehrer Verlag, 2017) and The Unchosen Ones: Portraits of an American Pastoral, (MW Editions, 2021). Public collections include Minneapolis Institute of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg.; Barbara Lambert: Lambert is a retired high school language arts teacher. She has more than 100 hours of graduate and professional credits beyond her master's degree in theater, literature, and writing. She has been a Minnesota Book Awards selector, directed numerous theatrical productions in an educational setting, and developed and advised for literary magazines. After retiring from teaching, Lambert worked as the director of general studies at Bais Yaakov High School in Saint Louis Park. On the state level, she has worked on task forces on literature and writing. She was awarded a National Humanities Seminar in Siena, Italy to study the intersection of art and Dante's writing.; Jenny Moeller: Moeller is a theater artist who focuses on intersectional feminist theater. She is a lighting and props designer, technical director, and playwright. Moeller is the former artistic director of Raw Sugar, and former executive director of Theatre Unbound for its last season. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in theater and gender studies and just joined the board of Arts' Nest.; Amber Raden: Raden is a multidisciplinary storyteller (artist, writer, designer) as well as a communications professional with a focus on DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) practices. She currently serves as a board member and cochair of Minnesota nonprofit CONsole Room Events, a local science fiction convention. Raden graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in English and art.; Lindy Yokanovich: Yokanovich is the founder and executive director of Cancer Legal Care, a Minnesota nonprofit providing free legal care services to Minnesotans affected by cancer. She serves on the adjunct faculty of the University of Minnesota Law School, and on the board of GiveMN. Yokanovich graduated from the University of California (Irvine, CA) with a BA in social ecology and earned her JD at the University of Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (Sacramento, CA). As the founder and executive director of a legal services nonprofit, she has written hundreds of grants and knows how much work goes into them. She appreciates it when someone takes time to read and understand the grants and has thoughtful questions to ask","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027547,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Participants will develop more in-depth knowledge and appreciation for Haitian folkloric art forms rooted in Haiti's anti-colonial tradition. Written and digital surveys; in-person check-ins and feedback from participants after classes and company events; reflections among company artists and support staff after classes and in planning sessions for future events.","70 % increase of audience. Audiences acknowledged a better understanding of Haitian Cultural Heritage Written and digital surveys; in-person check-ins and feedback from participants after classes and company events; reflections among company artists and support staff after classes and in planning sessions for future events.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,,"Djenane Saint Juste, Florencia Pierre, Hassen Taylor Ortega, Rose Mingo-Holtz, Sophie Toner",0.00,"Afoutayi Haitian Dance, Music and Arts Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Afoutayi will sustain, consolidate, and expand regular weekly classes in Haitian folkloric dance, percussion, singing, and artisan crafts, as well as conduct regular company rehearsals and creative development in a newly leased, dedicated studio.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Djenane,"Saint Juste","Afoutayi Haitian Dance, Music and Arts Company","5181 161 St W APT 238",Lakeville,MN,55044,"(612) 508-8038",djenane100@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-1409,"Susan Audette: Audette worked for 30 years as an environmental public policy professional with three state legislatures (Wisconsin, Texas, and Minnesota), ending her career evaluating businesses for an international forestry nonprofit. Audette has a degree in art and design (UW-Madison) and a MA from Hamline University for which she received an award on her research related to Wisconsin's Indian history and culture curriculum. Her volunteer history includes organizing medical and congressional delegations to El Salvador; serving as vice chair of the Minnesota Women's Environmental Network; and representing nonprofits as a gubernatorial appointee to the Minnesota Forest Resources Council.; Asher Estrin-Haire: Estrin-Haire is the artist/owner of Full Frontal Quilt and Dyeworks, where they create original and thought-provoking artworks in fabric, as well as finish the works of other quilt artisans around the world. They also formed The Duluth Charity Share-ity SewCiety which collects donated fabrics, notions, yarn, craft, and art supplies and distributes them to local charity makers. Estrin-Haire also repairs and restores donated sewing machines and gives them to those who would otherwise not have access to them.; Julie Finelli: Finelli is the director of operations for Spinning Babies, an organization providing maternity health education for professionals and parents. Finelli has previously managed art exhibits and operations at Eagan Art House with the City of Eagan, consulted and managed the volunteer program with Minnesota Fringe, and was a teaching and exhibiting artist locally and overseas. After graduating with a master of arts and cultural management from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Finelli has continued to support Minnesota's arts and culture as a volunteer, audience member, donor, and student.; Mary Ann Laxen: Now retired, Laxen was chair and member of the board of the Northwest Minnesota Arts Council. Laxen presently chairs the board of the East Grand Forks, Friends of the Campbell Library. As director of the physician assistant program at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, they wrote and received many grants. Laxen has a master's in health care administration from the University of Wisconsin, is a physician assistant, and family nurse practitioner.; Jennifer Lorge: Lorge has been the recipient of two McKnight Foundation visual arts grants through the East Central Regional Arts Council, and a Jerome Foundation grant to St. Johns Pottery as a visiting artist in residence. She is on the board of directors for the Forest Lake Lions serving on the budget committee and the community grant selection committee. Lorge is a board member of Roxie's Hope, which provides funding for women coming out of domestic violence shelters. Since losing her studio space, she has concentrated on writing a memoir and has taken courses at the Loft since the 1990s. She currently is a realtor.; Denisia Parker: Parker is a part-time performance artist and writer and coordinates youth engagement at Youthprise full-time. This includes providing support to the young people partnering with Youthprise and facilitating programmatic initiatives such as YouthBank and the YPAR network. Parker previously served a term with the Minnesota Youth Council and is trained in design thinking facilitation.; Richard Schara: Schara is the community engagement specialist for West Central Initiative. Schara previously worked for the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) as a business services representative. Prior to DEED, he was executive director of the 544 Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to helping support the mission of the Fergus Falls Area School District. He has a master's degree in business communications from the University of St. Thomas and a bachelor's degree in journalism from Iowa State University. He was the catalyst behind the creation of a highly successful melodrama dinner theater held each summer in Otter Tail County lakes country. He has acted on stages throughout the Midwest and enjoys choir singing.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10026200,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Native American and Non-Native viewers will increase their awareness of and help activate the endangered Cherokee language through Star Turtle. To begin and end live events we will ask people to raise a hand if they know any Cherokee words. We will ask streaming viewers the same questions in the registration and post-show evaluation.","Native American and Non-Native viewers increased their awareness of and connection to the endangered Cherokee language through STAR TURTLE. We ask audiences in the beginning of an event to raise their hands if they know any Cherokee words. No one raises their hand. After events, youth and adults greet us with words they learn from STAR TURTLE, like ?Wado? (thank you) and Osiyo (hello).","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,3800,"Sandy Agustin, Julie Boada, Amy Danielson, John Gwinn, Peggy Girty-Flute, Kallie Melvin, Winnie Guess Perdue, JW Webster",0.00,"Z Puppets Rosenschnoz","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Z Puppets Rosenschnoz will produce and premiere a new episode of Star Turtle, a family friendly Web series about keeping alive the Cherokee language, with a mix of free in person screenings and online streaming events at Twin City community sites.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christopher,Griffith,"Z Puppets Rosenschnoz","3132 16th Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 724-1435x 1",chris@zpuppets.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-947,"Eric Anderson: Anderson consults on philanthropic services, family philanthropy, donor stewardship, and related projects. He has worked in college recruiting, alumni and development relations, and philanthropic services. Most recently, at The Minneapolis Foundation (2000-2022), he oversaw philanthropic support to more than 1,000 fund advisors. Anderson provided an optimal experience for individuals, families, and organizations advancing their charitable work in the community. His responsibilities included overseeing programs and services for donor advisor engagement, assisting fund advisors in achieving their charitable goals, grant screening and selection, and facilitating various projects as a center for philanthropy advancing an equitable community.; Gwendolyn Barber: Barber is the founder and director of Right to the Solution, a consulting agency for individuals and organizations aiding in development, improvement, and training. Barber has also been the director for Resources, Justice & Management and the Conflict Resolution Center, both nonprofits, serving the Twins Cities metro area. Barber is an honors graduate of Walden University with a master's in business administration focused on management, development, and improvement. Barber is a candidate for her doctor's degree completing all her course work with a 4.0 GPA. She has been part of the National Honor Society since 2013.; Irene Green: Green became executive director of the O'Shaughnessy in July 2022, after nearly twenty years of professional work in the arts, both as an artist and administrator. Most recently, she was the managing director at Northern Stage in White River Junction, Vermont. During her nine year tenure at Northern Stage, Green served as director of sales and marketing and worked occasionally as a professional actor in the area. She was named a ""Top 40 Under 40"" by Vermont Business Magazine in 2020. Green holds a master of arts with distinction in musical theater from the Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London (UK), and a BA in theater and music from Luther College (Decorah, IA).; Jlasnoti Jappah: Jappah is a singer songwriter whose musical style combines the soulfulness of R&B, the fluidity of pop, and the authentic rhythms of Afropop music. She's won the award for Female Artist of the Year at the annual Liberian Music Awards and Star Power of the year at the African Girls Rock awards hosted in Minnesota. With an immaculate stage presence, she's captivated audiences on stages such as the Poorhouse, Myth, and First Avenue. Jappah shows her versatility by including sounds from various genres while highlighting her African roots.; Thalia Kostman: Kostman is a coartistic director of Phantom Chorus Theater and has been a performer and creator in the Twin Cities theater community since 2012. During this time, she has worked with several organizations including her time coordinating with Brooklyn Center Community Center's Puppet Playhouse and serving as assistant director for American Immersion Theater's Minneapolis Troupe. Kostman also cocreated ""Cecilies? with Jeesun Choi at Red Eye's Works In Progress series, produced shows at the Minnesota Fringe Festival, and performs original mime acts with the Twin Cities Clown Cabaret. She studied physical theater and mime at Macalester College, graduating with a theater major and francophone studies minor. She further trained in mime at Studio Magenia in Paris.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10026254,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Develop new arts programming that caters to family and youth populations and remove financial barriers to access of arts events. Outcomes will be evaluated based on participation through ticket sales and demographic data, as well as quantity of tickets distributed at a reduced-cost.","As a result of this grant, 3743 audience members attended family and youth arts performances delivered at a low cost. Ticket sales data, ticket price comparison with local comparable events, surveys, community member focus groups.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,2000,"Amy Borash, Kyle Brown, Kevin Yeager, Adam Marcotte, Bri Keran, Mary Sam, Erich Heppner, Levi Trygstad",0.00,"Central Lakes College-Brainerd AKA Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center","Public College/University","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center will develop new arts opportunities for the Brainerd Lakes region through family programming, youth education, and reduced cost ticketing initiatives.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joseph,Yow,"Central Lakes College-Brainerd AKA Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center","501 W College Dr",Brainerd,MN,56401,"(218) 855-8100",joseph.yow@clcmn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Cass, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Kanabec, McLeod, Morrison, Murray, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wadena, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-1001,"Gabriella Caldecott: Caldecott is a family office trust associate at Wells Fargo. She has served with three nonprofit organizations including a position as trustee for The College of Saint Scholastica, board of directors member for Joyce Preschool, and a member of the Highland Groveland Recreation Association. Caldecott graduated from The College of Saint Scholastica with a bachelor's degree in marketing and management and has a certificate in organizational leadership from St. Catherine's University.; Christina Cotruvo: Cotruvo performs folk harp and harp ukulele music in northern Minnesota. Her recordings and music arrangements have been sold worldwide. She organizes Duluth Ukulele Community Strum and brings connections for those with challenges as a certified clinical musician. She has been a music coach for the blind since 1988 with No-C-Notes publishing group. Cotruvo's 30-year career includes serving as an accountant, grant writer, software consultant, controller, finance manager, and software specialist in city government, schools, cooperatives, and nonprofit agencies. Recently she has worked with the National Standards Board for Therapeutic Musicians, Armory Arts and Music Center, CHOICE unlimited, Minnesota State Chapter P.E.O., and has been a Minnesota State Arts Board grant panelist.; James Everest: Everest is an independent working artist, teaching artist, artist organizer, producer, curator, musician, filmmaker, composer, director, and performer, and has been active in the Minnesota arts community for more than 30 years. He received a BA in history from the University of Minnesota. While at the University, he volunteered at The Whole Music Club venue and went on to host and curate the Making Music conversations series at the U of M and Walker Art Center. He was music director and lead collaborator for Emily Johnson/Catalyst Dance from 2004-2015. He then founded a community arts organization, Wavelets Creative. He was nominated ""Artist of the Year"" at the 1997 Minnesota Music Awards (MMA) and won ""Best R&B Band"" and ""Best R&B Album"" in 1998 and 1999 at the MMAs.; Wendy Grethen: Grethen has created and been putting on local art and gift fairs for fifteen years, starting with the Get It Local fairs. For sixteen years, Grethen put on the folk music festival called Dulcimer Day in Duluth which hosted twenty learning workshops. She created Up North Excursions which provided day trips from Duluth to arts, music, history, and nature events in the Northland. She continues to play hammered and mountain dulcimer at events and for healing situations. Grethen also volunteers as an usher at the Duluth Playhouse.; Megan Krueger: Krueger is the development manager at Every Meal in Roseville. During her career, she has held leadership positions in fundraising and led the development departments at several local arts organizations, including Steppingstone Theatre and Stages Theatre Company. She graduated with a BA in both English literature and theater from Viterbo University (La Crosse, WI).; Lisa Nelson: Nelson is an artist and full-time parent. She volunteers for her local neighborhood organization, Union Park District Council, where she is cochair of the transportation committee. She has previously worked as an art conservator at the Brooklyn Museum, Jewish Theological Seminary, American Philosophical Society, and other institutions. She has a BA in studio art from Swarthmore College (Swarthmore, PA), and an MA in art history and art conservation from New York University (New York, NY).; Laura Nichols: Nichols has been a featured oratorio and orchestral soloist with many accomplished conductors. She was a principal member of the world premiere casts of Dominic Argento's Casanova's Homecoming, William Mayer's A Death in the Family, and Conrad Susa's Black River. She has degrees from Rutgers University, the Eastman School of Music, and the University of Minnesota. Her mentors include the famed mezzo-sopranos Jan DeGaetani and Elizabeth Mannion. Recently, Nichols retired as an assistant professor of music from Macalester College in Saint Paul, where she taught voice, ran the opera workshop, and coached the principals in the biannual musical.; Gerald Smith: Smith is the founder and operator of Stem Cell Studios, a multimedia, multidisciplinary art studio dedicated to the exploration of ideas at the interface of aesthetics, epistemology, cosmology, and biology. He has been a biomedical researcher and teacher in biology and art at several universities and is a graduate of Walla Walla University and The California Institute of the Arts. He has experience as an exhibition proposal reviewer for the once thriving Minnesota Artist Exhibition Program at the Minneapolis Institute of the Arts and for a photography/video competition at North Hennepin Community College in Brooklyn Park. Moreover, Smith taught a course titled Critical Frameworks for five years at St. Cloud State University's art department that included the preparation and presentation of art exhibitions and exhibition catalogues by the students.; Pamela Smith: Smith is a writer, teacher, and researcher. She was awarded the Artist Initiative grant (2019) and Creative Support for Individuals grant (2021 and 2022) from the Minnesota State Arts Board. She is the author of a variety of works of creative nonfiction.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027522,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,29996,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Participants will develop greater empathy toward other cultures especially Indigenous culture and will be inspired by art-infused night sky animation. Participation data - participants, demographics, motivation, etc.; Marketing data - hear about event, have attended previously, etc.; Impact data - Perceived benefits, changes in behavior, greater cultural agility and empathy.","Participants developed greater empathy toward other cultures especially Indigenous culture and were inspired by art-infused night sky animation. Personal conversation with the audience after the premiere at Mille Lacs Museum. Many people asked thoughtful questions and stayed after the event to discuss more. Off-the-scale interest in the work.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,29996,,"Travis Zimmerman, Herbert Medina, Annette S. Lee are the board members of Native Skywatchers - 501c3 nonprofit.",0.00,"Native Skywatchers","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Native Skywatchers will present Turtle Island Skywatchers-A Night Sky Experience which supports a team of Indigenous Minnesota artists to produce culture based, art infused stories embedded with relationship to earth and sky. One immersive digital night sky experience will premiere at a Minnesota venue.",2023-05-01,2024-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Annette,Lee,"Native Skywatchers","17101 76th Pl N","Maple Grove",MN,55311,"(612) 314-9717",aslee17@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Kanabec, Lake, Mille Lacs, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-1384,"Florence Brammer: Brammer is a recently retired federal attorney, having investigated and prosecuted violations of federal labor law for 30 years. She received undergraduate and graduate degrees in journalism, religious studies, and special education. Brammer is an avid arts goer and volunteer and is passionate about the importance of the arts for Minnesota. She has been a tour guide at the Walker Art Center since 1993, a former co-op printmaker with Highpoint Center for Printmaking, and an occasional performer for theatrical/dance performances at the Walker Art Center, Southern Theater, O'Shaughnessy, and Northern Spark. She is an enthusiastic student of the arts, regularly taking classes at the University of Minnesota, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Grand Marais Art Colony, and other places in visual arts, art history, piano, creative writing, and other artmaking forms. Brammer has frequently enjoyed being a guest to talk about the arts, particularly theater, on MPR's ArtHounds. She has volunteered as an audio describer and script reviewer for local theaters.; Vance Gellert: Gellert has been a practicing artist for 40 years, has received numerous grants, shown nationally and internationally, and has photographs in many collections. He was founder, director, and curator for pARTs Photographic Arts, later the Minnesota Center for Photography and has served on the boards of Rain Taxi Review of Books and Link Vostok Dance Exchange. He received a PhD (medical sciences) and has an MFA in photography. He continues to make, show, and publish photographs. He has been on several review panels for photographers.; Katherine Keljik: Keljik has worked in the Twin Cities performance community for ten years, first interning at the Jungle Theater, then working as an education coordinator at the Guthrie Theater. Most recently, she spent her time as the campus and community engagement coordinator at Northrop, at the University of Minnesota. Her passion is in connecting folks to performance arts. Holding a BA in history and an MA in conservation studies, Keljik has returned to a career she studied and is now a project manager at the Minnesota Historical Society, preserving the built heritage of our great state.; Amanda Leyawiin: Pyfferoen is a freelance director and baker. She is currently the associate artistic director for In Heart Theatre and the former board president for Minnesota Theatre Company. Pyfferoen was recently the international drama department coordinator for an intensive English program in Bangkok, Thailand. She has been an active volunteer for more than thirty years with theater and music ensembles in southeast Minnesota and is the first recipient of the Youth Involvement Award at the Rochester Civic Theatre. She holds a MA in theater from Minnesota State University, Mankato with specialties in acting, directing, dramaturgy, history, and management.; Christian Mortenson: Mortenson is a Moorhead based artist, and an associate professor of art and the director of the Cyrus M. Running Gallery at Concordia College. He earned a BFA in art with an emphasis in photography from the University of South Dakota, and a MA and a MFA with a concentration in photography and a minor in printmaking from the University of Iowa. Mortenson's work has been shown regionally, nationally, and internationally at The Rourke Gallery + Museum in Moorhead; Coop Gallery in Nashville, TN; the EMERGEANDSEE Media Arts Festival, Berlin, Germany; the Exhibition Hall, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia; the Saarijarvi Museum, Finland; 5&J Gallery, Lubbock, TX; and the Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR; among others. He has been awarded grants from both the Lake Region Arts Council and the Minnesota State Arts Board.; Julie Prosser: Prosser is currently retired after serving the healthcare industry for more than 30 years as a successful entrepreneur. Prosser worked with architects, engineers, CEOs, medical staff, and construction staff at all levels. She has extensive experience in technical writing, computer skills, interpersonal communication, leadership, public speaking, training, and business acumen. She graduated with a BS in chemistry. To balance the left brain activities, she has been a lifelong artist and writer, engaging in and experiencing many different art forms.; Atlese Robinson: Robinson is a writer, performer, director, producer, and the founding artistic director of Ambiance Theatre Company. Robinson's writing style places an emphasis on the natural flow of speech as a means to preserve the integrity of oral history. Robinson's writing style earned her a spot as a Playwrights' Center 2021 Many Voices mentee. Her previous credits include ensemble in The Dutchman (Penumbra Theatre Company), The Garden (Ambiance Theatre Company), costar in Contact by Simone Brookes LeClaire, ensemble in Rebirth of Rabbit's Foot (Mixed Blood Minneapolis). Robinson was a 2020-21 Naked Stages Fellow. Robinson's previous directing credits include Naked I: Self Defined (20% Theatre Company), The Spectrum of Blackness (Ambiance Theatre Company), Waiting in Vain (Ambiance Theatre Company), and The Place (Lyric Opera of North). Robinson's leadership earned her a Springboard for the Arts 20/20 artist fellowship in 2020-2021.; Denise Tennen: Tennen is a sculptor, public artist, writer, and community organizer since 1988. Tennen's projects received support from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Arts Board, Saint Louis Park Friends of the Arts, and private funders, She is skilled in collaborating with multiple project partners to create community participation projects. Her work can be seen in public buildings throughout the Twin Cities. She served 26 years as a key member of the finance committee of her cooperatively run housing association, eight as treasurer. She is active in connecting arts colleagues with opportunities, as well as mentoring younger artists. She attends dance performances regularly and is an amateur musician.; Kieran Tverbakk: Tverbakk is a transdisciplinary visual artist and community arts organizer. They investigate our human desire to name, categorize, and separate ourselves and our surroundings from the natural world, positing identification as a tool for separation from one another. Drawing from personal history and bodily archives, Tverbakk looks to the everyday abundance and diversity in materials that surround us to conjure contemplation of our sameness and inherent connections in being. They graduated from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2016 with a BFA and were a FY 2020 Artist Initiative grant recipient, awarded by the Minnesota State Arts Board.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10025927,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Participants learn and write river poems, paint them on fabric as prayer flags that travel downriver to inspire more communities to protect watersheds. 1. We collect flags created by participants, scam and upload them on www.kinshipofrivers.org 2. Workshops and installations will be filmed and uploaded on website, where participants can review and interact. 3. We give surveys for all art activities.","Kinship of Rivers organized and hosted six events in greater Minnesota and twin cities. We also spread Minnesotans' art around the world as exchange. We interviewed people during and after each event. We used their feedbacks to improve our next event. We turned the events into videos and upload them on YouTube to spread our messages to larger audiences.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,7500,"Good Heart Al Baker, Blue Bird Woman Lisa Baker, Joe Lerro, Rachel Schmoker, Peter Nikitas, Yung-Tsi Bolon",0.00,"Kinship of Rivers","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Kinship of Rivers will bring communities together through poetry, story, art and prayer flags. We travel along rivers, to host poetry and art workshops to make flags for rivers, then install them at rivers to inspire more people to love and protect our earth.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ping,Wang,"Kinship of Rivers","1361 Murray St","St Paul",MN,55116,"(651) 247-3161",jingputuo@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Itasca, Lake of the Woods, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, St. Louis, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-784,"Erik Farseth: Farseth is a Minnesota artist specializing in printmaking, zines, and hand cut collage. He currently works as the administrator for the art history department at the University of Minnesota. Farseth has previously served on the volunteer board of directors of the Stevens Square Center for the Arts. Farseth holds a master's degree in journalism from the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA), and a BA in art, culture, and politics from St. Olaf College. He is a three- time recipient of an Artist Initiative grant and a one-time recipient of a Minnesota Center for Book Arts Jerome Book Arts Fellowship.; Susan Foss: Foss is a lifelong artist in multimedia, especially sculpture and landscaping. She has world traveling, living, and museum experiences. She currently serves on the board of Old School Arts Center in Sandstone, and has written grant proposals for the center. She recently retired from 33 years of management of more than 20 people. She is actively involved in a large ongoing 30-year art/history project.; Andrew Hanson-Pierre: Hanson-Pierre is the coowner/operator of Clover Bee Farm in Shafer, a diversified vegetable farm. Prior to farming, Hanson-Pierre had a career in the bicycle industry. He did not graduate from the St Paul College of Visual Arts, but did complete a year there as well as a semester at Hennepin Technical College in a pursuit of a fine arts degree in photography.; Carla-Elaine Johnson: Johnson is a faculty member in the English department at Saint Paul College. She holds a PhD in literature from The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH), an MA in literature from the State University of New York (Albany, NY), and an MFA in English and creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her publications are in the areas of memoir, essay, and poetry. Johnson has accounting experience and holds certification as an enrolled agent, which permits representation of individuals before the Internal Revenue Service.; Narate Keys: Keys is a Khmer/Cambodian poet, author, and medical manual therapist (MMT). As an experienced MMT (massage therapist), she also has a passion for writing poetry. She specializes in trigger point therapy and myofascial release. With more than fifteen years of massage experience, she has helped more than 10,000 community members achieve their health goals. She is also the self-published author of a collection of songs and poetry The Good Life, poetry book The Changes? Immigration Footprints of Our Journey, and coauthor of Planting SEADs. Keys's family lived through the atrocious Khmer Rouge genocide in Cambodia; she was born in a Thai refugee camp. Keys writes to express the true meaning of her voices. It is through poetry that Keys has found love, appreciation, and encouragement. Keys has performed her poems in Washington, DC; and in Minnesota at The Loft Literary Center, Springboard for The Arts, St. Cloud State University, Dragon Boat Festival, and MayDay Festival. Keys was selected as a storytelling recipient through the Twin Cities Media Alliance. Keys's painting called The Sun's Reflector was featured in the Saint Paul Almanac. Her poem ""Water from Motherland? was featured on https://lyricality.org and is framed and hanging on the wall of the new building of Springboard for the Arts in Saint Paul.; Connie Lanphear: Lanphear is a visual artist and graphic designer, consulting with nonprofit environmental organizations in the Twin Cities area. She has volunteered with the Minnesota State Arts Board since 2018 as a grant program panelist. She holds a BA in journalism from the University of Minnesota and an MA in liberal studies with an arts and literature concentration from Hamline University.; Kim Matthews: Matthews is a mixed media sculptor with a diverse background that includes professional work in graphic design, writing, and illustration. She has exhibited professionally locally, nationally, and internationally for more than twenty years and was a 2010 recipient of a Jerome fiber artist project grant. Her sculpture is published in Lark Books 500 Paper Objects and Schiffer Books Artistry in Fiber Vol. 2: Sculpture. Her educational background includes a commercial art certificate from Minneapolis Community and Technical College as well as fine art and art history studies at the universities of Minnesota and Maine.; Nathaniel Wunrow: Wunrow is currently employed as a bids writer for a company that provides self-service and automation solutions to libraries. Previously, he has worked for the Walker Art Center as its cataloging librarian, at the Minnesota Historical Society in its development department, interned with The Soap Factory, and was on the board for the Saint Paul Art Collective. He received his MA in English and a graduate certificate in museum studies from the University of St. Thomas. In 2016-17, he wrote and won an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant for his amazing spouse.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10026261,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will partner with artists to create healing art experiences so that South Asian survivors of abuse can experience art to rebuild everyday lives. SEWA will document attendance and engagement visits to new sites of programming. We will use Arts-Based Evaluation methods to assess our populations' experiences with immersive arts projects and record these on web and social media pages.","South Asian community members to create and participate in healing art experiences was achieved. We used Arts-Based Evaluation methods to assess our populations' experiences with immersive arts projects.100% of our participants shared positive feedback about our engagement and logistics to participate.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,30000,1250,"Asheley Alvares, Shekhar Alluri, Soma Datta, Ramesh Chandan, Dr Ansar Ahmed, Sushila Shah, Anu Alladi ",.3,SEWA-AIFW,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"SEWA-AIFW will engage relationship violence victim survivors from the South Asian community in culturally affirming art activities that promote rehabilitation and well being, with an emphasis on expanding access to high quality artistic experiences.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ritika,Ganguly,SEWA-AIFW,"6645 James Ave N","Brooklyn Center",MN,55430,"(763) 234-8301",ganguly.ritika@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Faribault, Hennepin, Ramsey, Sibley, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-1008,"Kelly Anderson: Anderson is a Minnesota based international artist that strives to make a difference with emotion based art. In 2022, after two decades of artwork she has started to integrate interactive based technology. Augmented reality allows her to expand past the immediate reaction of art and engage audiences in a new way. As most of her art is emotion based, she builds on interacting with the art.; Alexandra Bodnarchuk: Bodnarchuk is a Carpatho-Rusyn American choreographer based in Minneapolis. She creates original works ranging from solos to evening length group works for the stage and screen. She was a 2021 Ann & Weston Hicks Choreography Fellow at Jacob's Pillow and a 2020 Jerome Hill Artist Fellow finalist. Her most recent work, dance film Heritage Sites, premiered in 2020 and has been screened across the United States. She hails from Pittsburgh, PA where she studied classical ballet and Eastern European folk dance. She holds a BFA in dance performance and choreography and a BA in French from Ohio University.; Paul Hustoles: Hustoles, now retired, served as chair of the department of theater and dance at Minnesota State University, Mankato for 35 years. He was also artistic director of Highland Summer Theatre from 1985 to 2020. Hustoles received his BFA from Wayne State University, his MA from the University of Michigan, and his PhD from Texas Tech University. He has directed more than 235 theater productions and produced more than 625 shows in his career. A distinguished faculty scholar of MSU, Hustoles was appointed by Governor Walz to serve on the board of the Perpich Center for Arts Education until 2026.; Josee Morissette: Morissette is a retired research scientist who worked at Medtronic for nineteen years. She graduated from McGill University in Canada with a BSc in physics and physiology and obtained a PhD in computation and neural systems from the California Institute of Technology. She served on the board of the Minnesota Youth Symphonies in various roles (director, vice president, and president) for six years and is currently serving on the board of the International Cello Institute.; Carolyn Olson: Olson is a retired K-12 rural public school art teacher. While teaching, she worked as webmaster for her school district and art department. She also taught at a community based science and culture camp at the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation. In addition to arts education, Olson is a narrative painter. From March 2020 to July 2021, she completed a series of 100 pastel drawings, Essential Worker Portraits, which have been recognized worldwide. Currently, she is illustrating a children's picture book, Pearl's Garden, a story about a young girl growing a vegetable garden with family support. She has a BFA in painting and graphics (1980) and a master's degree in painting (2003).; Jonathan Quijano: Quijano is a patient education editor for M Health Fairview, certified as a health literacy specialist. He makes medical information easier to understand for patients with literacy challenges. He graduated from St. Cloud State University with a BA in English. Outside of work, he pursues a passion as a history researcher and writer. He won a grand prize from the Minnesota Historical Society for a documentary film based on his archival research. He also volunteers for the Washington County Historical Society. In both pursuits, the goal is to help a wide audience see new details with a simple, clear style.; Marynel Ryan Van Zee: Ryan Van Zee is currently the director of student fellowships at Carleton College in Northfield. She works with students and recent alumni applying for external awards and administers an internal fellowships program. In 2021, she served as an Operating Support artistic evaluator for the Minnesota State Arts Board. She has also served as an evaluator for the Congress-Bundestag CBYX Program, the Critical Language Scholarship Program, and the Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship Foundation. From 2005-2015, she was a faculty member at the University of Minnesota Morris, where she reviewed applications for internal grants and secured grant based funding. Ryan Van Zee is an alumna of the Fulbright program and has been active in the (nonprofit) Minnesota Chapter of the Fulbright Association, including service as chapter president.; Anat Spiegel: Spiegel is a composer and vocalist specializing in cross platform performance. Her work stems from a vocal perspective and focuses on the endless expressions of the human voice. In the juxtaposition of jazz, theater, and contemporary classical music, Spiegel's compositions consider the connection between written language and its sounding expression. Spiegel is a member of the composer's collective Monotak and the spoken word duo Noon and Ain. Her recent works includes the opera Medulla (La Monnaie, Brussels), the electronic opera Before Present (National Dutch Opera and ADE), the online opera The Transmigration of Morton F (Holland Festival), and the chamber quartet My Four Mothers (Cedar Commissions). Spiegel is a recipient of the 2020 McKnight composer's fellowship and a graduate of the Amsterdam Conservatory with a BA in vocal performance.; Joseph Tougas: Tougas is a performing musician and songwriter, and the creator of ?The Best of Hank and Rita,? a twelve-song ""barroom operetta"" performed throughout Minnesota and the Midwest from 2015 to 2017. His arts writing for the daily Free Press in Mankato has garnered numerous first place awards from the Society of Professional Journalists. He works as writer and editor of publications at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where he has also served as an adjunct faculty member. He currently fronts the band Joe Tougas and Associates and is a radio host at KMSU-FM in Mankato.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
20714,"Critical Shoreland Habitat Protection Program: Phase 2",2014,820000,"ML 2013, Ch. 137, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 3(e)","$820,000 in the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with the Minnesota Land Trust to acquire permanent conservation easements along rivers and lakes in the northern forest region. Up to $160,000 is for establishing a monitoring and enforcement fund, as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.",,"Protected in Easement 911 acres of habitat",,948500,"Private Landowners",742200,,,0.63,"Minnesota Land Trust","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Seven conservation easements were completed by this program resulting in the protection of 911 acres of high quality wildlife habitat and 28,181 feet (approximately 5.38 miles) of critical shoreline along priority lakes and rivers of northeast Minnesota.  This project outcome exceeded by 211 acres that proposed for the grant.  Total leverage through donated easements by landowners is estimated at $948,500, all in excess of proposed.",,"The natural shoreline around Minnesota’s celebrated lakes and rivers comprises one of the most biologically important systems in the state for fish, game and wildlife. It is also one of its most threatened. In order to preserve this important component of Minnesota’s natural heritage, the Minnesota Land Trust implemented Phase 2 of its Critical Shoreland Habitat Protection Program to protect important lakeshore and stream-side habitat. This project built on the success of Phase 1 of this program and helped fulfill the goals of the DNR’s Aquatic Management Area program, the State Conservation and Preservation Plan, and many other state priorities. In this second phase of the program, the Minnesota Land Trust concentrated its activity on important aquatic resources and associated forest habitat within northeast Minnesota, including DNR-designated high priority trout streams along the North Shore, sensitive shoreline along the deep-water border lakes and other high-quality aquatic habitats in the region. The Land Trust protected more than five miles of threatened shoreline habitat by acquiring conservation easements from willing landowners that permanently protected a rich mosaic of naturally vegetated shoreline, forest habitat and wetlands on approximately 911 acres. The program targeted projects that help fill gaps in existing public ownership, contain the highest-quality habitat, and provide the greatest leverage to the state. The Land Trust accepted three fully donated easements, negotiated bargain sale purchases for three easements and purchased one easement at the full appraised value. Total leverage from donated value of the easements is placed at $948,500, all in excess of what was proposed. This value was substantiated in 5 easements through appraisal; in the remaining two (full value donations) where we don not have appraisals, an estimate of value (62% of assessed land value) was attained through a comparison of appraised fee value to easement value, and adjusted to account for deviation between appraised and assessed land value across two years of Land Trust activity. The development and disturbance of the state’s remaining sensitive shoreland habitat continues to be a threat identified in many of the State’s resource protection plans. Investigations conducted by the DNR and others indicate that the shoreland zone—from high ground through the water’s edge and into the shallow submerged areas—is one of the most biologically diverse and important habitat types for a variety of wildlife species, including fish and waterfowl. Because so much shoreline habitat is on private land, it is also one of Minnesota’s most threatened resources due to the intensity of shoreline development and non-compatible management. Fortunately, private landowners in northeast Minnesota have proven to be ready and willing to grant conservation easements on exceptional shoreline habitat, thus providing high-leverage, immediately-tangible protection for these diminishing habitat types. Outreach efforts from this and the previous phase of this program have generated a robust and growing pool of interested landowners seeking assistance in voluntary private land conservation through permanent easements. It is important to note that the Phase 3 of this program received funding from the Outdoor Heritage Fund to continue to build on the successes of earlier phases and to secure and additional 1,000 acres of natural shoreline, forest habitat and wetlands in northeastern Minnesota.",2013-07-01,2017-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Wayne,Ostlie,"Minnesota Land Trust","2356 University Ave W, Suite 240","St. Paul",MN,55114,651-917-6292,wostlie@mnland.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"St. Louis, Lake, Carlton","Northern Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/critical-shoreland-habitat-protection-program-phase-2,,,,
35047,"Critical Shoreland Protection Program - Phase III",2016,1690000,"ML 2015, First Sp. Session, Ch. 2, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 3(e)","$1,690,000 in the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to acquire permanent conservation easements along rivers and lakes in the northern forest region. Up to $220,000 is for establishing a monitoring and enforcement fund, as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed permanent conservation easements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"Forestlands are protected from development and fragmentation - This program will permanently protected 641 acres and 39,415 feet (7.46 miles) of critical shoreland and high-quality wildlife habitats in Minnesota’s Northeast region through permanent conservation easements, thereby preventing habitat fragmentation and associated degradation of near-shore aquatic and terrestrial habitats. ",,2100500,"Landowner donation of easement value ",1612500,,,1,"MN Land Trust","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Through this grant, the Minnesota Land Trust protected 641 acres and 39,415 feet (7.46 miles) of critical shoreland and high-quality wildlife habitats in Minnesota’s Northeast region through permanent conservation easements. Landowners donated $2,100,500 in easement value through this grant, greatly leveraging by 131% the $1,609,000 in grant funding provided by the Outdoor Heritage Fund. The amount of shoreland protected exceeded that proposed for the grant by 299%. ",,"The natural shoreline around Minnesota’s celebrated lakes and rivers comprises one of the most biologically important systems in the state for fish, game and wildlife. It is also one of its most threatened. In order to preserve this important component of Minnesota’s natural heritage, the Minnesota Land Trust proposed to implement Phase 3 of its Critical Shoreland Habitat Protection Program to protect important lakeshore and stream-side habitat in northeast Minnesota. Building on the success of Phases 1 and 2 of this program, this grant helped fulfill the goals of the DNR’s Aquatic Management Area program, the State Conservation and Preservation Plan, and many other state priorities. In this third phase of the program, the Minnesota Land Trust strategically concentrated its activity on important aquatic resources and associated forest habitat within northeast Minnesota, including DNR-designated high priority trout streams along the North Shore, sensitive shoreline along the deep-water border lakes and other high-quality aquatic habitats in the region. The Land Trust proposed to protect 2.5 miles of threatened shoreline habitat by acquiring conservation easements from willing landowners to permanently protect a rich mosaic of naturally vegetated shoreline, forest habitat and wetlands on approximately 1,000 acres. The program targeted projects that would help complete gaps in existing public ownership, contain the highest-quality habitat, and provide the greatest leverage to the state.  The Land Trust sought donated easements in these areas whenever possible but also purchased easements to complete key complexes. Key outcomes from this project included: 1) healthy populations of trout and other fish species, waterfowl, and other species in greatest conservation need; 2) maintaining water quality of aquatic resources; 3) increased participation of private landowners in habitat projects; and 4) enhancement of prior state and local investments made in shoreland and forest conservation in the region.  Through this grant, the Land Trust protected 39,415 feet (7.46 miles) of critical shoreland habitat, exceeding the primary protection deliverable by 299%. We fell short on our target acres, achieving 64% of our secondary protection goal. In addition, the Land Trust exceeded its leverage goals by 131%, realizing $2,100,500 in landowner donations of easement value. Seven conservation easements were procured through this grant, as described in brief below and in larger context as uploaded project sheets: 1. Ann Lake (Killeen) - The 132-acre project protects nearly 1 mile of shoreland on Ann and Link lakes, and wetlands and mesic hardwood forests on rolling terrain between them. The property extends to the floodplain of the West Fork of the Prairie River, and borders George Washington State Forest on two sides. 2. Burntside Lake (YMCA 1) - This scenic property is located on the North Arm of Burntside Lake.  Burntside Lake is a gateway to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) and the area contains much of the same rugged character and scenery of that iconic wilderness.  This densely-forested property rises over 100-feet from the shoreline of Burntside Lake to a high ridgeline overlooking the lake. The property forms an important linkage with Burntside State Forest to the east and an additional Minnesota Land Trust conservation easement to the north.   3. Burntstde Lake (YMCA 2) - This unique project protects three forested islands in the North Arm of Burntside Lake near Ely.  Islands in Burntside Lake face significant development pressure from lakeside cabins that can impact scenery and negatively affect water quality. 4. King Lake (Guckenberg) - King Lake contains extensive stands of wild rice, one of Minnesota’s most important cultural and economic native plant species.  This conservation easement protects over 1.5 miles of shoreland on Kookoosh Lake and perennial streams that are tributary to it, in addition to the adjacent rice stands. The easement protects bogs, mesic forests, and wet meadows. Several parcels of state-owned property managed by St. Louis County as well as a public stream access easement associated with Spring Creek Aquatic Management Area are adjacent to the property.  5. Lake Superior (Johannson) - Lake Superior’s North Shore is one of Minnesota’s most iconic cultural and ecological resources, but also one of its most vulnerable. This property protects over 2,300 feet of craggy Lake Superior shoreline approximately two and a half miles south of the City of Two Harbors.  The property is located within a site of high biodiversity significance and the South-Central North Shore Important Bird Area.  6. Snake River (Giles) - Situated on a bend of the Snake River in northeastern Kanabec County, this 66-acre property protects scenic hardwood forests and over 2,000 feet of undeveloped shoreline along the Snake River. The river is popular with recreationists and is notable for its remote and wild character, and its diverse freshwater mussel and fish populations.  This property provides outstanding habitat connectivity, bordering the Snake River State Forest to its north.  These state forest lands form the core of a larger area of protected private and public lands along the Snake River that now totals close to 10,000 acres.  7. Tucker Lake (Johannson) - This spectacular property protects a scenic lake adjacent to the iconic Boundary Water Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) in Cook County.  Located on the south edge of Tucker Lake, the property features over 2 miles of rugged shoreline characterized by craggy cliffs and bedrock outcrops.  Boreal forest and low-lying wetlands cover much of the property, which is located within a site of high biodiversity significance.  ",2015-07-01,2020-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Wayne,Ostlie,"Minnesota Land Trust","2356 University Avenue West Suite 240","St. Paul",MN,55114,651-917-6292,wostlie@mnland.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis","Northern Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/critical-shoreland-protection-program-phase-iii-1,,,,
10006484,"Critical Shoreland Habitat Program - Phase V",2019,1094000,"ML 2018, Ch. 208, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd 3(e )"," $1,094,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to acquire permanent conservation easements along rivers and lakes in the northern forest region. Of this amount, up to $120,000 is for establishing a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed permanent conservation easements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.",,"The central goal of Minnesota Land Trust's Critical Shoreland Habitat Program is to protect, through permanent conservation easements, high-quality shoreland habitat along priority lakes and rivers in northeast Minnesota. Natural shoreland around Minnesota's celebrated lakes and rivers comprises one of the most biologically important systems in the state for fish and wildlife; it is also one of the most threatened. Protection of these habitats is identified as a conservation priority for Minnesota through the Minnesota Wildlife Action Plan, DNR Aquatic Management Area program, State Conservation and Preservation Plan, and DNR Strategic Conservation Agenda. Five conservation easement projects protecting 417 acres and 19,837 feet of shoreline were completed by under this grant: King Lake (Guckenberg 2) - This easement protects 70 acres and 5,116 feet of shoreline on King Lake, Kookoosh Lake, and Spring Creek, a designated trout stream. The nine high-quality native plant communities on the property lack anthropogenic disturbance and invasive species. Encampment River (Welsh) - This 39-acre conservation easement protects 4,144-feet of shoreline on the Encampment River, a designated trout stream, and its tributaries. The property has Outstanding Biodiversity Significance. Forests on the property support a variety of SGCN, including bay-breasted and Cape May warblers, boreal owl, and American woodcock. Deer Lake (Lauterbach) - This 43-acre conservation easement protects mesic hardwood forest, wet forest, small wetlands, and 404 feet of shoreline on Deer Lake, a Lake of Outstanding Biological Significance. Protection of the property builds on a complex of existing protected conservation lands including the adjacent Wabu Woods SNA and nearby Balsam-Deer Islands Wildlife Management Area. Sax-Zim (Wallace-Loiselle) - This easement protects 117 acres of high-quality forest and 2,732 feet of the St. Louis River. The property is part of a larger landscape of protected natural lands including the adjacent Sax-Zim Bog Important Birding Area. Stoney Brook (Massey) - This conservation easement protects 148 acres of high-quality native plant communities and 7,441 feet of shoreline on Stoney Brook, a designated trout stream. Protection of the property contributes to the water quality of the Stoney Brook AMA and Gull Lake.","A total of 417 acres were affected: 0 Restored, 0 in Fee Title, 417 in Easements, 0 in Enhance.",195500,"Private landowner donation of easement value",1062700,31000,,0.24,"Minnesota Land Trust","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Phase 5 of the Minnesota Land Trust's Critical Shoreland Habitat Program protected approximately 3.75 miles of shoreland and 417 acres of associated high-quality habitat in Minnesota's Northeast region by securing five permanent conservation easements in strategic locations along priority lakes and rivers. Conservation easements secured under this program are perpetual and will prevent fragmentation and destruction of existing habitat. These easements ensure that sensitive habitat will remain ecologically viable and productive for fish, game, and other wildlife by prohibiting land uses that negatively impact important habitat values.","In this fifth phase of the program, the Minnesota Land Trust strategically concentrated its activities on important aquatic resources and associated forest habitat within northeast Minnesota, including DNR-designated high priority trout streams along the North Shore, sensitive shoreland along the deep-water border lakes and other high-quality aquatic habitats in the region. The Land Trust protected 3.75 miles and 417 acres of threatened shoreland habitat by acquiring permanent conservation easements from willing landowners. The program targeted projects that helped complete gaps in existing protected land, contained the highest-quality habitat, and provided the greatest leverage to the state. The Land Trust received $195,500 donated easement value that enabled a greater impact with the funds received through this grant. The development and disturbance of the state's remaining sensitive shoreland habitat continues to be a threat identified in many of the State's resource protection plans. Science conducted by the DNR and others indicate that the shoreland zone is one of the most biologically diverse and important habitat types for a variety of wildlife species. It is also one of Minnesota's most threatened resources due to the intensity of shoreland development and non-compatible management. Fortunately, there is an opportunity to address this threat. Outreach conducted under Phases 1 -4 of this program has generated significant landowner interest that was tapped during Phase 5 (FY2019) of this program. Conservation easements secured under this program are perpetual and were crafted to protect the conservation values of each property. These easements will ensure that the sensitive shoreland habitat remains ecologically viable and productive for fish, game and wildlife by prohibiting land uses that negatively impact the important habitat values and requiring habitat management plans to maximize the benefits of shoreland and associated forested uplands. Outcomes from this project included: 1) healthy populations of trout and other fish species, waterfowl, and other Species in Greatest Conservation Need; 2) maintaining water quality of aquatic resources; 3) increased participation of private landowners in habitat protection projects; and 4) enhancement of prior state and local investments made in shoreland and forest conservation in the region. The Land Trust strategically targeted complexes of protected lands in which these outcomes were maximized.",,2018-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Wayne,Ostlie,"Minnesota Land Trust","2356 University Avenue W Suite 240","St. Paul",MN,55114,651-917-6292,wostlie@mnland.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Cass, Itasca, Lake, St. Louis","Northern Forest",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/critical-shoreland-habitat-program-phase-v,,,,
10000083,"Critical Shoreland Habitat Protection Program - Phase IV",2018,1700000,"ML 2017, Ch. 91, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 3(f)","$1,700,000 in the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with the Minnesota Land Trust to acquire permanent conservation easements along rivers and lakes in the northern forest region. Of this amount, up to $120,000 is for establishing a monitoring and enforcement fund, as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed permanent conservation easements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"The natural shoreline around Minnesota?s celebrated lakes and rivers comprises one of the most biologically important systems in the state for fish, game and wildlife and is also one of its most threatened. Phase 4 of the Land Trust's Critical Shoreland program preserved critical shoreland habitats in northeast Minnesota - an important component of the state's natural heritage. These habitats are essential to maintaining healthy populations of the region's fish and wildlife populations (trout and other fish, waterfowl, and Species in Greatest Conservation Need) and maintaining water quality of associated aquatic resources. The protection of these habitats has been identified in numerous plans as a conservation priority for Minnesota, including the Minnesota Biological Survey, the DNR?s Aquatic Management Area program, the State Conservation and Preservation Plan, Minnesota DNR Strategic Conservation Agenda, and the Outdoor Heritage Fund: A 25 Year Framework. The central goal of our Critical Shoreland program is to protect high-quality critical shoreland habitat by securing permanent conservation easements in strategic locations along priority lakes and rivers, leaving a lasting legacy of protected habitat complexes.","A total of 1,094 acres were affected: 0 Restored, 0 in Fee Title, 1,094 in Easements, 0 in Enhance.",303900,"MLT and Private Landowners",1283500,34400,,0.28,"Minnesota Land Trust","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Through this grant, the Minnesota Land Trust protected approximately 8.25 miles of critical shoreland and 1,095 acres of high-quality fish and wildlife habitat in northeast Minnesota by securing four permanent conservation easements in strategic locations along priority lakes and rivers, exceeding our land protection goals by 332% and shoreland protection goals by 825%. Conservation easements secured under this program are perpetual and will prevent fragmentation and destruction of existing habitat. These easements ensure that sensitive habitat will remain ecologically viable and productive for fish, game, and other wildlife by prohibiting land uses that negatively impact important habitat values. ","The natural shoreland around Minnesota's lakes and rivers comprises one of the most biologically important systems in the state for fish, game and wildlife; due to the intensity of shoreland development and non-compatible management, it is also one of its most threatened. In order to preserve this important component of Minnesota's natural heritage, the Minnesota Land Trust implemented Phase 4 of its Critical Shoreland Habitat Protection Program to protect important lakeshore and stream-side habitat. This project built on the success of Phases 1-3 of this program and helped fulfill the goals of the DNR's Aquatic Management Area program, the State Wildlife Action Plan, and many other state priorities. Development and disturbance of the state's remaining sensitive shoreland habitat is a priority threat identified in many of the State's resource protection plans. Science conducted by the DNR and others indicate that the shoreland zone is one of the most biologically diverse and important habitat types for a variety of wildlife species. Landowner outreach conducted under Phases 1-3 of this program generated significant landowner interest; this Phase 4 provided additional resources to meet this demand. In Phase 4 of the program, the Land Trust strategically concentrated its activity on important aquatic resources and associated forest habitat within northeast Minnesota, including DNR-designated high priority trout streams along the North Shore, sensitive shoreline along the deep-water border lakes and other high-quality aquatic habitats in the region. Through the grant, the Land Trust protected 8.25 miles and 1,095 acres of threatened shoreline habitat through permanent conservation easements. Conservation easements secured under this program are perpetual and were drafted to further prevent the fragmentation and destruction of existing habitat. These easements will ensure that the sensitive shoreline habitat will remain ecologically viable and productive for fish, game and wildlife by prohibiting land uses that negatively impacts the important habitat values and requiring habitat management plans to maximize the benefits of the shoreland and associated forested uplands. Outcomes from this project included: 1) healthy populations of trout and other fish species, waterfowl, and other Species in Greatest Conservation Need; 2) maintained water quality of aquatic resources; 3) increased participation of private landowners in habitat projects; and 4) enhancement of prior state and local investments made in shoreland and forest conservation in the region. ",,2017-07-01,2022-11-09,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Wayne,Ostlie,"Minnesota Land Trust","2356 University Avenue W Suite 240","St. Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 917-6292",wostlie@mnland.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Lake, St. Louis","Northern Forest",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/critical-shoreland-habitat-protection-program-phase-iv,,,,
10034330,"Croatian Hall Building Upgrades & Cultural Activities",2025,190125,"Minnesota Session Laws-2024, Chapter 106, Article 4, Subdivision 4","$190,125 the second year is for a grant to the Hrvatski Dom Croatian Hall in South St. Paul for restoring and operating the hall for community gatherings and to preserve the history and cultural heritage of Croatian immigrants in Minnesota.","Quantitative: 1) Increase associate membership signups annually 2) Increased number of shares purchased annually 3) Increase the number of fundraisers booked annually 4) Increase the number of cultural events hosted by the Croatian Hall annually Qualitative: 1) Patrons report enhanced experience at the Hall and Ethnic events 2) Kitchen crew ability to work more safely and efficiently 3) Patrons and event attendees learn more about the history of the Croatian Hall",,,,,,,,0.39,"Hrvatski Dom Association",,"The projects planned for the grant funds focus on essential updates and enhancements to our historic building, ensuring that we can continue to provide a safe, welcoming, and inclusive space for all who visit. The proposed improvements include upgrading our HVAC system, kitchen, and security infrastructure; rebuilding the handicap ramp for improved accessibility; sourcing new patio furniture; and resealing the venue's dance floor. Each of these initiatives is designed to maintain the integrity of our facility while enhancing the experience of our diverse audience. New artwork throughout the property will also contribute to educating visitors about Croatians in the area and the Hall's history. These physical upgrades will support sustained viability of the Croatian Hall and the continuation of our annual heritage picnic and cultural events, a cornerstone event that celebrates our cultural roots and brings together people from various backgrounds. This event, along with others hosted at our venue, fosters cultural exchange and strengthens community connections. ",,,2024-09-05,2026-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Tony,Biljan,"Hrvatski Dom Association","10164 Blair Ave. east","Inver Grove Heights",Minnesota,55077,6514709384,tbiljan62@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Administration",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/croatian-hall-building-upgrades-cultural-activities,,,,
9488,"Cross City Trail Phase 2 (Munger Trail Extension)",2011,288000,"M.L 2009 Ch. 172 Art. 3 Sec 2d & M.S. 85.535.","$3970000 the first year and $4900000 the second year are for grants under new Minnesota Statutes section 85.535 to parks and trails recognized as meeting the constitutional requirement of being a park or trail of regional or statewide significance. Grants under this section must be used only for acquisition development restoration and maintenance. Of this amount $500000 the first year and $600000 the second year are for grants for solar energy projects. Up to 2.5 percent of this appropriation may be used for administering the grants.",,,,,,,,,,"City Of Duluth",,"to construct a 10 foot wide bituminous pedestrian trail, extending the Cross City Trail from 37th Avenue West to 24th Avenue West within the City of Duluth",,,2011-12-20,2017-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund","In Progress",,,Traci,Vibo,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","Saint Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5619",traci.vibo@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/cross-city-trail-phase-2-munger-trail-extension,,,,
10035023,"Cultural Expression",2025,23300,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Students will have a broader in sight to how Native American ancestors made their clothing with the natural things they had on hand. The outcome of this project would be lots of Native Americans and other demographics would be getting exposed to and learning about one type of visual art the Native American Ancestors produced",,,,,23300,,,,"Petrina M. Arnold",Individual,"Cultural Expression",,"Arnold will offer ten porcupine quill classes, offering free tuition for enrolled Native Americans to take the class.",2025-03-01,2026-02-28,,"In Progress",,,Petrina,Arnold,"Petrina M. Arnold",,,MN,,"(218) 578-0409",petrina218@icloud.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/cultural-expression-74,"Ross Anderson: Anderson is an award winning fine art photographer and filmmaker. His honors include the 2009 American Photographic Artists Grand Prize Award and the 2011 International Loupe Award, with his work featured in prominent art publications and periodicals. Anderson holds a MFA from the University of Falmouth (Falmouth, England). He is based in Minneapolis, where he directs Praxis Photo Arts Center. Anderson is also a board member of the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. Inspired by his personal experiences, he advocates for queer and disabled artists across the metro area and greater Minnesota. ; G. Michael Bargas: Bargas is a retired arts executive director. He is the copresident and executive secretary for the third in the nation Minnesota Pride Rotary Club. Bargas has experience working with grant awards from the Minnesota State Arts Board. His legacy project was the Make-A-Wish ornament program, which generated over $7.0 M for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. He also led a Minnesota based arts organization out of a financial deficit and through the pandemic. ; Colleen Bertsch: Bertsch is an ethnomusicologist specializing in Transylvanian folk music and a director of string orchestras in the Roseville Area School District. She received a Fulbright Research Award to Romania in 2015. She was subsequently an adjunct lecturer on music related topics from around the world at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Augsburg University, and St. Olaf College. Bertsch received a 2011 McKnight Fellowship for performing musicians as a member of the Balkan band Orkestar Bez Ime. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a PhD in ethnomusicology and a BM in music education, and from Concordia College with a BM in music performance. ; Laurine Chang: Chang is a Twin Cities grown, second generation Hmong American spoken word poet and performance artist, writer, and truth teller. They have over a decade of privilege to have served in nonprofit and community art spaces managing and piloting many projects, collaborations, and programs. Chang believes that there is a collective responsibility in leaving a place better than how one found it. ; Barbara Farland: Farland spent more than 20 years working in media relations, event communications, and publication management, which earned her top honors from awards programs throughout the country and world. At the same time, she began contributing works of creative nonfiction to such notable anthologies as Chicken Soup for the Soul, Hugs, Cup of Comfort, and The Talking Stick. Farland now serves as a language arts instructor with a new passion for writing with and for her young students. ; Arden Haug: Haug presently serves as the pastor at Lake of the Isles Lutheran Church in Minneapolis, where he regularly organizes performances by guest artists from a variety of musical and cultural backgrounds. In addition, the church serves as a concert venue for several performing groups, recitals, theater rehearsals, and book readings. Haug directs the Norwegian Glee Club, a more than 120-year old Norwegian singing male chorus. In 2022, he served as the interim director of the Gammelgarden Museum in Scandia. Haug received a BA in social studies education and Norwegian language from St. Olaf College. He then earned a MDiv and a DMin from Luther Seminary in Saint Paul. ; Kara Maloney: Maloney (she/her) is a rural advocate, artist, and community leader. She serves as the executive director for Lanesboro Arts, a multidisciplinary nonprofit activating the people and places of Lanesboro through the arts. She graduated from Luther College with a BA in business and studio arts. Maloney currently volunteers as a board member for the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council and the Lanesboro Area Chamber of Commerce. She grew up in Minneapolis and has made Lanesboro (with a population of 750) home for the last eight years. Maloney is a driving force for arts education and emerging artists across the region. ; Angelina Nguyen: Nguyen is a writer and photographer. She came to Minnesota as a child refugee and has lived in the Twin Cities metro for more than 30 years. She uses writing and photography to preserve and honor her Vietnamese heritage. She has served as a panelist for the Minnesota Book Awards and the Minnesota State Arts Board. ; Lauren Warmka: Warmka is a ballet instructor for the Youth Dance Ensemble in Burnsville, where she teaches technique classes and assists in producing performances. She graduated from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities with a BChE in chemical engineering and a double minor in chemistry and Spanish, where she also studied ballet as an elective. She works as a research and development engineer with Cambria.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2
13211,"CWF-12, SW MN Civic Engagement Cohort",2012,91691,,,,,,,,,,,.54,"Minnesota River Board","Local/Regional Government, Public College/University","This project will support a civic engagement cohort that will be offered in southwest Minnesota to foster partnering and build capacity of local government, organizations, and residents for effective civic engagement in water protection and restoration. This project will also build networks and the skill set of local resource professionals to do effective civic engagement work for water restoration and protection. The cohort will be administered through the Minnesota River Board (MRB), established in 1995 with a goal of focusing water management efforts on the local level. ",,,2012-05-29,2014-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Shannon,Fisher,"Minnesota River Board",,,,,"(507) 389-5491",shannon.fisher@mnsu.edu,"Education/Outreach/Engagement, Planning","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Douglas, Faribault, Grant, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Pope, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Sibley, Stevens, Swift, Traverse, Waseca, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine",,"Blue Earth River, Chippewa River, Cottonwood River, Des Moines River - Headwaters, East Fork Des Moines River, Lac qui Parle River, Le Sueur River, Lower Big Sioux River, Lower Des Moines River , Lower Minnesota River , Minnesota River - Headwaters, Minnesota River - Mankato, Minnesota River - Yellow Medicine River, North Fork Crow River, Pomme de Terre River, Redwood River, Rock River, South Fork Crow River, Upper Big Sioux River, Watonwan River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/cwf-12-sw-mn-civic-engagement-cohort,,,,
13214,"CWF-12, South St. Louis SWCD Civic Engagement and Stressor ID",2012,283224,,,,,,,,,,,2.05,"South St. Louis County Soil and Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","This project will provide fiscal resources for South St. Louis County Soil and Water Conservation District (SSLCSWCD) to participate and lead efforts to attain geomorphic data sets, dissolved oxygen assessments, culvert inventory, and civic engagement activities in three major watersheds, Nemadji River, South Lake Superior and St. Louis River. This work is currently being worked on as a part of the MPCA’s Watershed Restoration and Protection Planning efforts. ",,,2012-05-01,2015-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,R.C.,Boheim,"South St. Louis County Soil and Water Conservation District",,,,,"(218) 723-4867",R.Boheim@southstlouisswcd.org,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Monitoring, Planning, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Carlton, Lake, St. Louis",,"Lake Superior - South, Nemadji River, St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/cwf-12-south-st-louis-swcd-civic-engagement-and-stressor-id,,,,
9751,"CWF-12 Hawk Creek Watershed Project",2012,149860,,,,,,,,,,,2.09,"Renville County c/o Hawk Creek Watershed Project","Local/Regional Government","This project will establish a framework and provide tools for local government and watershed projects to engage the public in a manner that will lead to water quality improvement through targeted and prioritized implementation of watershed management practices. The major components of the watershed approach that will be used for this project include; monitoring, gathering of watershed information, assessment of the data, develop of implementation strategies, and implementation of water quality protection and restoration activities. ",,,2012-03-15,2014-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Cory ",Netland,"Hawk Creek Watershed ",,,,,"(320) 523-3672",cory@hawkcreekwatershed.org,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Monitoring, Planning, Preservation, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine",,"Minnesota River - Yellow Medicine River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/cwf-12-hawk-creek-watershed-project,,,,
9758,"CWF-12 Yellow Medicine River Watershed Project",2012,105121,,,,,,,,,,,1.7,"Yellow Medicine River Watershed District","Local/Regional Government","This project approach will include monitoring and gathering of watershed information, assess the data, develop implementation strategies to meet standards and protect waters, implement water quality protection and restoration activities in the watershed. The goal of this project is to establish a framework, and to provide information and tools for local government and watershed organizations to engage the public in a manner that will lead to water quality improvement. ",,,2012-04-16,2014-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Cindy,Potz,"Yellow Medicine River Watershed District",,,,,"(507) 872-6720",ymrw@centurytel.net,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Monitoring, Planning","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine",,"Minnesota River - Yellow Medicine River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/cwf-12-yellow-medicine-river-watershed-project,,,,
14128,"CWF-13, HSPF Sediment Research: Minnesota River",2013,70000,,,,,,,,,,,.29,RESPEC,"For-Profit Business/Entity","This project will complete spatial and temporal revisions , recalibration and validation of 7 watershed HSPF models. These fully functioning calibrated validated executable models will simulate hydrology, sediment (sand, silt, and clay), temperature, phosphorus, nitrogen, dissolved oxygen, biochemical oxygen demand, and algae at the 12-digit HUC subbasin scale (or finer). ",,,2012-08-07,2013-04-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Charles,Regan,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,,,,"(651) 757-2866",chuck.regan@state.mn.us,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Modeling","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Dakota, Faribault, Freeborn, Jackson, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Murray, Nicollet, Pipestone, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Steele, Waseca, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine",,"Blue Earth River, Cottonwood River, Le Sueur River, Lower Minnesota River , Minnesota River - Mankato, Redwood River, Watonwan River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/cwf-13-hspf-sediment-research-minnesota-river,,,,
14136,"CWF-13, HSPF Phases 1-2: Lake of the Woods/Rainy River Watershed",2013,249932,,,,,,,,,,,1.08,RESPEC,"For-Profit Business/Entity","This project will construct, calibrate, a set of HSPF watershed models covering the entire area of the Lake of the Woods drainage, including the Rainy River watershed. The consultant will produce HSPF models that can readily be used to provide information to support conventional parameter TMDLs. The consultant will clearly demonstrate that these models generate predicted output timeseries for hydrology which are consistent with available sets of observed data.",,,2012-08-17,2013-06-28,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Charles ",Regan,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,,,,"(651) 757-2866",chuck.regan@state.mn.us,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Modeling, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Roseau, St. Louis",,"Lake of the Woods, Rainy River - Baudette, Rainy River - Black River, Rainy River - Headwaters, Rainy River - Rainy Lake",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/cwf-13-hspf-phases-1-2-lake-woodsrainy-river-watershed,,,,
13205,"CWP-12: Protecting North and South Fork Yellow Bank River",2012,260900,,,,,,,,,,,,"Laq qui Parle-Yellow Bank Watershed District","Local/Regional Government","This project will offer incentives to protect 80 acres of land in filter strips and highly erodible lands adjacent to the rivers; construct 9 sediment and water control basins or terraces; replace 35 open tile intakes and advocate wetland restorations and grassland easement programs; organize a Friendship Tour to bring together Minnesota farmers, county commissioners, farm organizations, local, state and federal agency personnel to experience the watershed, farming practices, discuss future project ideas and strengthen relationships; and upgrade 37 subsurface sewage treatment systems by offering landowners low interest loans for their share of construction.",,,2012-03-28,2016-04-06,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Homan,"Laq qui Parle-Yellow Bank Watershed District",,,,,"(320) 598-3319",mary.homan@lqpco.com,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Demonstration/Pilot Project, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Mapping, Monitoring, Planning, Preservation, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Yellow Medicine",,"Lac qui Parle River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/cwp-12-protecting-north-and-south-fork-yellow-bank-river,,,,
18858,"CWP-13 - Redwood-Cottonwood River Septic Loan Program 2013",2013,9000,,,,,,,,,,,.09,"Redwood-Cottonwood Rivers Control Area JPO","Local/Regional Government","This project will continue the offering of low-interest loans to citizens, some of whom may not be able to acquire funding otherwise, for upgrading 50 septic systems to ensure compliance with state rules. Grant funds will be used to administer the low-interest loan program. ",,"Clean Water Partnership Program",2013-06-26,2016-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Douglas,Goodrich,"Redwood Cottonwood Rivers Control Area","1241 East Bridge Street ","Redwood Falls",MN,56283,507-637-2142,douglas.goodrich@racgroup.net,"Assessment/Evaluation, Grants/Contracts, Monitoring, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Dakota, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Nicollet, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Swift, Traverse, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine",,"Minnesota River - Headwaters, Minnesota River - Mankato, Minnesota River - Yellow Medicine River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/cwp-13-redwood-cottonwood-river-septic-loan-program-2013,,,,
10013361,"Dakota Wicohan – Increasing Wicozani (Well-being)",2020,30000,"Minn. State Legislature Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8, (d)","$850,000 the first year and $850,000 the second year are for a competitive grants program to provide grants to preserve and promote the cultural heritage of Minnesota. The Minnesota Humanities Center must operate a competitive grants program to provide grants to programs that preserve and honor the cultural heritage of Minnesota or that provide education and student outreach on cultural diversity or to programs that empower communities to build their identity and culture. Priority must be given to grants for individuals and organizations working to create, celebrate, and teach indigenous arts and cultural activities and arts organizations and programs preserving, sharing, and educating on the arts and cultural heritage of immigrant communities in Minnesota. ","In this project, we will be using our Wicozani tool to measure well-being during and beyond the pandemic crisis, and we will be able to compare those data to data collected prior to the pandemic. ","In progress ","outcomes data not yet available",,,,,"Gabrielle Strong, Darin Minkel, Mary Peters, Dr. Teresa Peterson, Evelyn Tsinnijinnie, Leah Owen",0.3,"Dakota Wicohan","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Dakota Wicohan will develop programming alternatives, like online and media resources and delivered care packages, to stay engaged with our youth, adults and families, focusing specifically on using culturally appropriate means to bolster the mental and spiritual health of our youth, and help them deal with any losses they experienced in their families and community. We will continue this new at-home support and activity component of our programming beyond the Covid-19 crisis. ",,,2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Eileen,O’Keefe,"Dakota Wicohan","230 West 2nd Street, PO Box 2",Morton,MN,56270,320-522-3882,eokeefe@dakotawicohan.com,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dakota-wicohan-increasing-wicozani-well-being," John Day (St. Paul, MN) – John Day was a part of the Why Treaties Matter selection team, is very familiar with MHC ways of working. He is American Indian. Nanette Missaghi (Eden Prairie, MN) Nanette Missaghi was part of the community work group that developed the educator guides for Why Treaties Matter and instrumental with piloting the guides/exhibit in Eden Prairie schools. She is American Indian. John Bobolink (Minneapolis, MN) was recommended to the panel by the group that created the original Indigenous Arts bill. He is American Indian. ",,"Laura Benson Minnesota Humanities Center laura@mnhum.org 651-772-4244 ",2
10019720,"Dakota Online Learning Platform",2022,75000,"2021 Minnesota Session Laws, 92nd Legislature, Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Sec. 2, Subdivision 9",,"Dakhóta Online Learning Platform objectives include: 1. Engage young people in learning Dakhóta and inspire them to parent and teach Dakhóta to their future generations 2. Increase teacher effectiveness through access to engaging Dakhóta language materials and experiences for classroom use 3. Engage elders and cultural experts in the co-creation of Dakhóta-medium curriculum, materials, and experiences that transmits traditional knowledge and reaches beyond the walls of the classroom 4. Expand the supportiveness and engagement of Dakhóta learning communities through the development of an online learning community, embedded within the learning platform. ",,"outcomes data not yet available",,,75000,,"Joe Bendickson, Ethan Neerdaels, Neil McKay, Wilhelm Meya, Dr. Clifford Canku, Katie Blue-Bendickson, & John Reynolds",1.8,"Dakota Online Learning Platform","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Dakhóta Online Learning Platform is a continued language revitalization initiative that takes a novel approach to language revitalization combining several transmission-boosting practices that have been previously successful, with the ultimate aim of spreading the Dakhóta language beyond classroom walls, making it meaningful, useful, and accessible to Dakhóta people in their daily lives at home. The online portal will provide self-guided lessons, quizzes, and grading mechanisms, allowing language learners to learn at their own pace, as well as a synchronous learning component, where teachers can provide live lessons that are flexibly scheduled according to the time they have and the learners at each level. There will also be a teacher training component, training teachers to create and implement similarly effective and pedagogically-sound curricula based on their particular community’s needs, creating an 5 Dakhóta Iápi Okhódakičhiye ever-growing repository of reusable, online materials to be used by educators of the language. The courses on the platform will be accredited for high-school and college students, building on the existing accreditation of DIO’s curriculum by Concordia College of Moorhead, MN. Additionally, the platform will allow public high school and middle school students to earn Postsecondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) credits, preparing them for their college experience. The online platform will be coordinated by experienced language teachers, immersion teacher trainers, and in consultation with our Elders. It will likely be accessed by speakers of Lakota and Nakoda dialects as well, because of its low barriers and effective pedagogy, and they will then be able to adapt their learning to their community’s dialects through conversations with local teachers and elders. Ultimately, the development of the Dakhóta Online Learning Platform will guide all learners to fluency in the Dakhóta dialect of the Siouan languages. ",,,2021-11-12,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Ethan,Neerdaels,"Dakhóta Iápi Okhódakičhiye","PO Box 548",Osseo,MN,55369,,admin@dakhota.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Indian Affairs Council",,"Chippewa, Hennepin, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dakota-online-learning-platform,,,,
10019442,"Dakota Wicohan - Beading 101",2021,25500,"Minn. State Legislature Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8, (d)","$850,000 the first year and $850,000 the second year are for a competitive grants program to provide grants to preserve and promote the cultural heritage of Minnesota. The Minnesota Humanities Center must operate a competitive grants program to provide grants to programs that preserve and honor the cultural heritage of Minnesota or that provide education and student outreach on cultural diversity or to programs that empower communities to build their identity and culture. Priority must be given to grants for individuals and organizations working to create, celebrate, and teach indigenous arts and cultural activities and arts organizations and programs preserving, sharing, and educating on the arts and cultural heritage of immigrant communities in Minnesota. "," Six Apprentice Artists will complete our 16-week course Four or more Guest Artists will present techniques and provide samples to the class The Apprentice Artists will present their finished products in a public show that will also be posted on our Facebook page. ","In progress ",,,,,,"Gabrielle Strong, Darin Minkel, Mary Peters, Dr. Teresa Peterson, Evelyn Tsinnijinnie, Leah Owen",0.12,"Dakota Wicohan","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Dakota Wicohan will offer a 16-week “Beading 101” course, covering 5 to 7 different beading techniques presented by experts in each technique, and the needles, thread and other supplies needed for each style. Stitches to include lazy stitch, peyote stitch, the three drop technique, beading with two needles, the wrap technique, loom beading, and, throughout, general beading tips and tricks. ",,,2021-02-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Eileen,O’Keefe,"Dakota Wicohan",,,,,507-697-6272,eokeefe@dakotawicohan.com,"Demonstration/Pilot Project","Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dakota-wicohan-beading-101," Shirley Sneve (St. Paul, MN) – Shirley was Director of the Tiwahe Foundation and works in the arts and humanities largely focusing on American Indian and Alaska Native cultures. She is Lakota. Travis Zimmerman (Mille Lacs, MN) – Travis works at the Mille Lacs Indian Museum and has worked with MHC in a variety of programs, including as a panelist for the Veterans Voices Awards. He is Ojibwe. Cheyanne St. John (Morton, MN) – Cheyanne works in the Tribal Historical Preservation Office for the Lower Sioux Indian Reservation.  She is Dakota. ",,"Laura Benson Minnesota Humanities Center laura@mnhum.org 651-772-4244 ",2
10030875,"Dakota Lemmatizer and Dictionary Expansion Project",2024,102000,,,"Objective 1 Outcomes: 1) Purchase software license for Abbyy Reader OCR and complete training manual 2) Scan and organize approximately 3000 pages of dictionary text 3) Complete digitization, re-transcription and correction of texts at an approximate rate of 250 pages per month 4) Complete translation of texts into modern Dakota orthography (from Missionary Orthography) at an approximate rate of 250 pages per month 5)Prioritize and mark sentences that contain new words or can be used as example sentences in the dictionary 6) De-prioritize data not intended for inclusion in dictionary expansion Objective 2 Outcomes: 1) Begin comparative analysis between Dakota and Lakota Dictionaries for grammatical references 2) Develop adapted Dakota Lemmatizer 3) Create conversion tools from Missionary Orthography to modern Dakota orthography 4) Create functional base version of Lemmatizer 5) Fine tune lemmatizer features 6) Complete final stage of inflection tables 7) Final implementation of lemmatizer build into dictionary app 8) Coordinate Lemmatizer release event 9) Host event and complete updates to the dictionary app and online dictionary database Objective 3 Outcomes: 1) Flag prioritized sentences from the digitization phase for inclusion in the dictionary database 2) Review translations and integrate prioritized examples into the dictionary database 3) Train Dakota Language Specialist/Assistants in audio recording software and data collection for recording events 4) Coordinate and host audio recording event 1 5) Produce audio recordings of prioritized example sentences collected in the digitization phase 6) Coordinate and host audio recording event 2 7) Produce audio recordings of prioritized example sentences collected in the digitization phase 8) Clean and review audio recordings< integrate into the data set 9) Conduct supplemental review for any corrections needed to audio recordings 10) Release dictionary data set for internal testing 11) Finalize audio examples 12) Release database updates to the dictionary app and online dictionary ",,,,,102000,,"Joe Bendickson, Ethan Neerdaels, Neil McKay, Wilhelm Meya, Dr. Clifford Canku, Katie Blue-Bendickson, John Reynolds, Raine Cloud",,"Dakhota Iapi Okhodakichiye","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Dakota Lemmatizer & Dictionary Expansion Project will begin with Objective 1: Digitize a corpus od approximately 3000 scanned pages of newspapers written in Dakota and Lakota. Complete digitization of these documents will convert each newspaper article from a scanned image of a physical paper to a full text, searchable document. Objective 2: Use dictionary date and corpus date to create a dictionary lemmatizer, making inflected verb forms searchable in the Dakota online dictionary and dictionary app will begin with a comparative analysis between Dakota and Lakota dictionaries, conducted by the Siouan Language Tool Developer. Objective 3: Use data collected in the digitization process to expand the Dakota dictionary will begin with the compilation of sentences, words, and other grammatical data flagged during the earlier digitization and translation phases of the project. ",,,2024-01-03,2025-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,"Ethan ",Neerdaels,"Dakhota Iapi Okhodakichiye","5747 Travers Lane","Granite Falls",MN,56241,,admin@dakhota.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Indian Affairs Council",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dakota-lemmatizer-and-dictionary-expansion-project,,,,
18492,"Dakota Itancan Kagapi – Making Dakota Youth Leaders",2013,50000,"Special Session 1: Senate File Chapter 6, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8 ","Civics Education. $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the second year are for a competitive Arts and Cultural Heritage Grants Program-Civics Education. The commissioner shall award grants to entities that conduct civics education programs for the civic and cultural development of Minnesota youth.","Develop materials, lesson plans, and curriculum for the first four of the eight units in the Dakota Itancan Kagapi curriculum--see curriculum overview in attachments.Pilot draft materials across our tripartite kinship structure: tiwahe, tiospaye, and oyate.Evaluate curriculum and pilot to inform next phase of curriculum development.","• Administered and tabulated 76 surveys on cultural belonging with adult and youth participants that attend a weekly language program at Dakota Wicohan. • Transcribed and coded 24 hours’ of oral history interviews with Dakota community elders—some of whom have now passed over. • Completed the Dakota 101 handbook and drafted a companion curriculum for students in Grades 6-12 that meets state social studies standards. • Piloted draft lessons of three units with Dakota Wicohan staff, consultants, and team. • Piloted draft lessons from the Dakota 101 unit with Dakota Wicohan staff, consultants, and broader community. • Evaluated results to inform next phase of curriculum unit with youth after this grant ends.",,,,48264,1736,"Gabrielle Strong; Dallas Goldtooth; Daniel Lemm; Darlene St. Clair; Mary Peters",.5,"Dakota Wicohan","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Dakota Wicohan created the first half of a leadership and civics curriculum for Dakota youth—Dakota Itancan Kagapi, or, the making of Dakota leaders. The program will be used to train Dakota youth through the inter-related strategies of remembering, reclaiming, and reconnecting with our Dakota language and lifeways to enhance the region’s civic foundation.",,,2013-02-01,2014-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sharon,Pazi,"Dakota Wicohan","280 North Centennial Drive",Morton,MN,56270,507-697-6272,dakotawicohan@gmail.com,"Demonstration/Pilot Project, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Planning","Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dakota-itancan-kagapi-making-dakota-youth-leaders,,,,
10027589,"Dakota Level 3 Textbook & Audio Companion ",2021,,"2019 Minnesota Special Session Laws, Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 9 ",,"1. Development, digitization, and publication of Dakhota Level 3 Textbook & companion Audio 2. Increased language acquisition measured by a cross-section of distribution, textbook adoptions, and direct feedback from individuals and educators 3. Improvement in speaking aptitude and language proficiency of Dakhota language learners 4. High quality and pedagogically consistent Dakhota language curriculum and materials available for school and student use ",,,,,75000,,"Joe Bendickson, Ethan Neerdaels, Neil McKay, Wilhelm Meya, Dr. Clifford Canku, Katie Blue-Bendickson, John Reynolds",1,"Dahkota Iapi Okhodakichiye Special?","Non-Profit Business/Entity","1. Engage young people in learning Dakhota and inspire them to parent and teach Dakhota to their future generations 2. Increase teacher access to engaging Dakhota language materials for classroom use and beyond 3. Engage elders and cultural experts in the co-creation of Dakhota-medium curriculum and materials that transmits traditional knowledge 4. Expand Dakhota learning communities through the production and dissemination of the textbook and accompanying materials. ",,,2021-09-03,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Ethan ",Neerdaels,"Dakhota Iapi Okhodakichiye ","5747 Travers Lane ","Granite Falls",MN,56241,612-458-7372,ethan@dakhota.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Indian Affairs Council",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dakota-level-3-textbook-audio-companion,,,,
17340,"Dakota Language Oral History Project",2010,50000,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,8980,,,,,,"Dakota Wicohan",," To conduct oral history interviews with the few remaining Dakota-as-a-first language speakers.  In July 2011, KARE-TV featured the project as part of its ""Land of 10,000 Stories"" series.  ",,"To conduct oral history interviews with the few remaining Dakota-as-a-first language speakers.",2010-04-01,2010-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Teresa,Peterson,,"149 E. Hwy 212, PO Box 7","Granite Falls",MN,56241,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dakota-language-oral-history-project,,,,
28710,"Dakota History & Culture Curriculum",2014,89441,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,89441,,"Gabrielle Strong; Dallas Goldtooth; Daniel Lemm; Darlene St. Clair; Don Robertson; and Mary Peters",0.51,"Dakota Wicohan","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To research, develop, and pilot a Dakota history and cultural heritage curriculum that meets state social studies standards for grades 6-12.",,,2014-01-01,2015-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Teresa,Peterson,"Dakota Wicohan","PO Box 2",Morton,MN,56270,507-697-6272,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Statewide, Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine, Dakota, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dakota-history-culture-curriculum,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
10033442,"Dakota Lemmatizer and Dictionary Expansion Project",2025,100500,"2023 Minnesota Session Laws, Chapter 40, Article 4, Sec. 2, Subdivision 9",,"Objective 1 Outcomes: 1) Purchase software license for Abbyy Reader OCR and complete training manual 2) Scan and organize approximately 3000 pages of dictionary text 3) Complete digitization, re-transcription and correction of texts at an approximate rate of 250 pages per month 4) Complete translation of texts into modern Dakota orthography (from Missionary Orthography) at an approximate rate of 250 pages per month 5)Prioritize and mark sentences that contain new words or can be used as example sentences in the dictionary 6) De-prioritize data not intended for inclusion in dictionary expansion Objective 2 Outcomes: 1) Begin comparative analysis between Dakota and Lakota Dictionaries for grammatical references 2) Develop adapted Dakota Lemmatizer 3) Create conversion tools from Missionary Orthography to modern Dakota orthography 4) Create functional base version of Lemmatizer 5) Fine tune lemmatizer features 6) Complete final stage of inflection tables 7) Final implementation of lemmatizer build into dictionary app 8) Coordinate Lemmatizer release event 9) Host event and complete updates to the dictionary app and online dictionary database Objective 3 Outcomes: 1) Flag prioritized sentences from the digitization phase for inclusion in the dictionary database 2) Review translations and integrate prioritized examples into the dictionary database 3) Train Dakota Language Specialist/Assistants in audio recording software and data collection for recording events 4) Coordinate and host audio recording event 1 5) Produce audio recordings of prioritized example sentences collected in the digitization phase 6) Coordinate and host audio recording event 2 7) Produce audio recordings of prioritized example sentences collected in the digitization phase 8) Clean and review audio recordings< integrate into the data set 9) Conduct supplemental review for any corrections needed to audio recordings 10) Release dictionary data set for internal testing 11) Finalize audio examples 12) Release database updates to the dictionary app and online dictionary ",,,,,100500,,"Joe Bendickson, Ethan Neerdaels, Neil McKay, Wilhelm Meya, Dr. Clifford Canku, Katie Blue-Bendickson, Raine Cloud",,"Dahkota Iapi Okhodakichiye","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Dakota Lemmatizer & Dictionary Expansion Project will begin with Objective 1: Digitize a corpus od approximately 3000 scanned pages of newspapers written in Dakota and Lakota. Complete digitization of these documents will convert each newspaper article from a scanned image of a physical paper to a full text, searchable document. Objective 2: Use dictionary date and corpus date to create a dictionary lemmatizer, making inflected verb forms searchable in the Dakota online dictionary and dictionary app will begin with a comparative analysis between Dakota and Lakota dictionaries, conducted by the Siouan Language Tool Developer. Objective 3: Use data collected in the digitization process to expand the Dakota dictionary will begin with the compilation of sentences, words, and other grammatical data flagged during the earlier digitization and translation phases of the project. ",,,2024-07-25,2026-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Ethan,Neerdaels,,"5747 Travers Lane ","Granite Falls",MN,,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Indian Affairs Council",,"Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dakota-lemmatizer-and-dictionary-expansion-project-0,,,,
10034131,"Dakota Wicohan Capacity Building",2024,34126,"M.L. 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 8",,,,,,,,,"Teresa Peterson (Board Chair), Gabrielle Strong (Vice Chair), Sharon Pazi Zea (Treasurer), Evelyn Luna, Raine Cloud, Mary Erler Peters",,"Dakota Wicohan",,"Dakota Wicohan will hire a consultant to 1) sustain success and growth; 2) train and empower staff; 3) foster leadership from within the community; 4) prepare for future challenges and opportunities.",,,2024-04-09,2025-05-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Grace,Goldtooth,,,,,,"(507) 697-6272",executivedirector@dakotawicohan.com,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dakota-wicohan-capacity-building,,,,
10034081,"Dakota Youth Regalia and Dancing",2024,50300,"M.L. 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 8",,,,,,,,,"Teresa Peterson (Board Chair), Gabrielle Strong (Vice Chair), Sharon Pazi Zea (Treasurer), Evelyn Luna, Raine Cloud, Mary Erler Peters",,"Dakota Wicohan",,"Dakota Wicohan will provide a transformative 16-week program aimed at empowering local Dakota youth by guiding them through the intricate process of crafting their own dance regalia outfits and provide dance lessons, tailored for 10-13 students (boys and girls), from the Lower Sioux Community. Upon completion of their regalia, the participants will be empowered to share their newfound knowledge and skills with the broader community. This sharing will be prominently featured at two local events - the Lower Sioux Powwow and the Redwood County Fair.",,,2024-05-22,2025-05-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Grace,Goldtooth,,,,,,"(507) 697-6272",executivedirector@dakotawicohan.com,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dakota-youth-regalia-and-dancing,,,,
10004560,"Data-Driven Pollinator Conservation Strategies",2017,520000,"M.L. 2016, Chp. 186, Sec. 2, Subd. 03a","$520,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to improve understanding of the relationships and interactions between native bee pollinators and rare and declining plant species and to determine optimal placement and species plantings for pollinator habitat in order to develop guidelines for planning, designing, and planting pollinator habitat. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2019, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,,,,,"U of MN","Public College/University",,,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2016/work_plans_may/_2016_03a.pdf,2016-07-01,2019-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Daniel,Cariveau,"U of MN","1980 Folwell Ave","Falcon Heights",MN,55108,"(970) 391-0783",dcarivea@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Becker, Big Stone, Brown, Chippewa, Clay, Cottonwood, Dodge, Grant, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Murray, Nobles, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Rock, Roseau, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Traverse, Wadena, Watonwan, Wilkin, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/data-driven-pollinator-conservation-strategies,,,,
3278,"Debris Removal",2010,22500,"M.L. 2009 Ch. 172 Art. 3 Sec. 2(3)",,,,,,,,,,,,,"Removing debris from decades of multiple use.","Removing debris that had accumulated from decades of multiple use.",,2010-08-16,2010-12-15,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,Jim,Essig,"MNDNR Division of Parks and Trails","500 Lafayette Rd","St Paul",MN,55155,"(218) 753-2245",jim.essig@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/debris-removal,,,,
14133,"Deer Creek Watershed Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Final Report and Implementation Plan",2013,36342,,,,,,,,,,,.17,"Barr Engineering","For-Profit Business/Entity","This project will complete a TMDL equation and report and an implementation plan for Deer Creek. The TMDL report will describe turbidity impacts to aquatic life uses of Deer Creek, correlate turbidity to other pollutants (sediment, suspended solids, etc.), describe and quantify unique turbidity/sediment stressors which include groundwater influences, legacy impacts of the watershed and stream channel, significant in-stream and near stream sources (slumps, bank erosion, etc.) and upland contributions.",,,2012-08-17,2013-06-28,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Karen,Evens,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","525 Lake Ave. S., Suite 400",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 302-6644",karen.evens@state.mn.us,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Planning, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Carlton, Pine, St. Louis",,"Nemadji River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/deer-creek-watershed-total-maximum-daily-load-tmdl-final-report-and-implementation-plan-0,,,,
2509,"Deer Creek Watershed Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Final Report and Implementation Plan",2011,86020,,,,,,,,,,,.11,"Barr Engineering Company","For-Profit Business/Entity","Deer Creek has been identified as an impaired water body. This project will quantify the reductions in pollutant loading that would be necessary to bring water quality in the creek to an acceptable level. The project also includes collection of any additional data needed for stream channel modeling scenarios. ",,,2011-02-24,2012-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Karen,Evens,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","525 Lake Ave. S. Suite 400",Duluth,MN,"55802 ","(218) 302-6644",,"Assessment/Evaluation, Modeling, Monitoring","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Carlton, Pine, St. Louis",,"Nemadji River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/deer-creek-watershed-total-maximum-daily-load-tmdl-final-report-and-implementation-plan,,,,
743,"Demonstrating Sustainable Energy Practices at Residential Environmental Learning Centers (RELCs) - Eagle Bluff",2011,350000,"M.L. 2010, Chp. 362, Sec. 2, Subd. 07d1","$1,500,000 is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for agreements as follows: $206,000 with Audubon Center of the North Woods; $212,000 with Deep Portage Learning Center; $350,000 with Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center; $258,000 with Laurentian Environmental Learning Center; $240,000 with Long Lake Conservation Center; and $234,000 with Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center to implement renewable energy, energy efficiency, and energy conservation practices at the facilities. Efforts will include dissemination of related energy education.","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,,,,,"The MN Coalition of RELCs","Non-Profit Business/Entity","PROJECT OVERVIEW Six environmental learning centers located around the state - Audubon Center of the North Woods, Deep Portage Learning Center, Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center, Laurentian Environmental Learning Center, Long Lake Conservation Center and Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center - are using this appropriation to expand their use of renewable energy, energy efficiency, and energy conservation technologies at their facilities. Once implemented these technologies will be employed as demonstrations to be used in their educational curriculum for close to 85,000 visitors each year. These improvements may also be used as part of the New ERA (Energy Resource Advisor) program being developed by Winona State University that will offer adults a continuing education course intended to foster understanding and leadership of environmental sustainability in our communities, homes, and workplaces.OVERALL PROJECT OUTCOME AND RESULTS Minnesota's six accredited Residential Environmental Learning Center's undertook a collaborative project, ""Today's Leaders for a Sustainable Tomorrow,"" with the intent of acting as a public resource for information regarding energy use and energy technologies. This was accomplished by demonstrating geographically appropriate technologies for reducing energy use and providing public access to energy information through formal education programs and a web presence. In-depth information on each center's energy reduction demonstrations are found in their individual reports. A bulleted summary of each demonstration is as follows:Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center - Lanesboro, MN: Installed deep energy reduction retrofit, solar thermal, and a solar hot water heater.Audubon Center of the North Woods - Sandstone, MN: Installed geothermal heat pump, solar arrays, solar panels, and a wind generator.Deep Portage Learning Center - Walker, MN: Installed wood gasification system and lighting upgrades (CFLs to LEDs and T12s to T8s).Laurentian Environmental Learning Center - Britt, MN: Installed building envelope improvements, energy conservation technologies, and a solar hot water heater.Long Lake Conservation Center - Palisades, MN: Installed building envelope improvements, a solar hot water heater, and lighting upgrades (trail lighting and T12s to T8s).Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center - Finland, MN: Installed biofuel heating system, solar arrays, wind generation, and lighting upgrades (trail lighting and T 12s to T8s).Eagle Bluff implemented a deep energy reduction retrofit on its most inefficient building, the staff residence. The building was super insulated using the Cold Climate Housings Research Center's REMOTE (Residence Exterior Membrane Outside-insulate Technique). Solar thermal heat was added for domestic hot water and building heating. A 5.6 Kw solar photovoltaic system provides green power for the heating system. As a result of the retrofit, the building became the 9th house in North America to receive ACI's 1000 Home Challenge for reducing energy consumption by over 78% A pdf describing the project is available from Eagle Bluff. All centers collaborated in developing over 20 new units of educational curriculum based on the following seven areas: biomass, conservation, efficiency, energy basics, food and energy, solar power and wind power. An activity toolbox was designed for use at the RELC's and in the formal classroom. They range from formal lessons to informal tours to an energy choice challenge and are currently in practice at the RELC's collectively reaching nearly 60,000 visitors/students annually. In order to determine the efficacy of the educational materials and program, an external assessment was done which evaluated the knowledge and behaviors of visitors to the RELC who participated in the activities. The results showed that 88.5% of children and 50.6% of adults had an increase in knowledge and 70.2% of children and 52.6% of adults increased their energy conserving behaviors while visiting an RELC. PROJECT RESULTS USE AND DISSEMINATION Homeowners, commercial businesses, educators and the general public can access the educational materials, assessment results, demonstration information, and current energy use/production on the Today's Leaders for a Sustainable Tomorrow website at: www.tlfast.org. In addition, this project has allowed the centers the opportunity to collaborate with Winona State University to offer an Energy Resource Advisor course which is part of Continuing Education program and a core course in WSU's Sustainability major. Using the TLFAST demonstrations and curriculum as the framework, the centers are also now positioned to collaborate on an innovative program funded by the National Science Foundation which focuses on providing informal STEM (Science-Technology-Engineering-Math) experiences for K-12 students. In the upcoming year and upon the total completion of the project, the centers' will be participating in tours, conferences, or workshops to share the success of the project and publicize the resources available to the public as a result of the project.",,"Final Report",2010-07-01,2012-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Joe,Deden,"The MN Coalition of RELCs","% Eagle Bluff, 28097 Goodview Dr",Lanesboro,MN,55949,"(507) 467-2437",director@eagle-bluff.org,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Cass, Fillmore, Lake, Pine, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/demonstrating-sustainable-energy-practices-residential-environmental-learning-centers-rel-0,,,,
744,"Demonstrating Sustainable Energy Practices at Residential Environmental Learning Centers (RELCs) - Audubon Center of the North Woods",2011,206000,"M.L. 2010, Chp. 362, Sec. 2, Subd. 07d2","$1,500,000 is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for agreements as follows: $206,000 with Audubon Center of the North Woods; $212,000 with Deep Portage Learning Center; $350,000 with Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center; $258,000 with Laurentian Environmental Learning Center; $240,000 with Long Lake Conservation Center; and $234,000 with Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center to implement renewable energy, energy efficiency, and energy conservation practices at the facilities. Efforts will include dissemination of related energy education.","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,,,,,"The MN Coalition of RELCs","Non-Profit Business/Entity","PROJECT OVERVIEW Six environmental learning centers located around the state - Audubon Center of the North Woods, Deep Portage Learning Center, Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center, Laurentian Environmental Learning Center, Long Lake Conservation Center and Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center - are using this appropriation to expand their use of renewable energy, energy efficiency, and energy conservation technologies at their facilities. Once implemented these technologies will be employed as demonstrations to be used in their educational curriculum for close to 85,000 visitors each year. These improvements may also be used as part of the New ERA (Energy Resource Advisor) program being developed by Winona State University that will offer adults a continuing education course intended to foster understanding and leadership of environmental sustainability in our communities, homes, and workplaces.OVERALL PROJECT OUTCOME AND RESULTS As part of the coalition of Minnesota's residential environmental learning centers Today's Leaders for a Sustainable Tomorrow (TLFAST), the Audubon Center of the North Woods has made reducing our carbon footprint, through energy conservation, efficiency and renewable technologies, a top priority. We aim to serve as a sustainable energy demonstration site by modeling responsible energy usage and through energy offering energy curriculum for the nearly 10,000 participants that visit us every year. Through funding from the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund (ENRTF), we have been able to make strides in both of these directions. With our ENRTF grant, we hired an architecture and engineering firm to design the envelope improvements and solar hot water systems that would benefit several of our campus buildings. We contracted with local builders and installers to:Improve the envelopes of our two largest buildings, the Dining Hall and Crosby Dormitory, through blown cellulose insulation, foam sealing air penetrations and weather stripping exterior doors.Insulate the walls and roof as well as re-side and re-shingle our 100+ year old Wildlife Barn.Insulate Nationally Historic Registered Schwyzer Lodge through blown cellulose insulation in the crawl spaces and attic, as well as vapor-line and foam-seal the open air basement.Install a solar hot water system at our Dining Hall for hot water use in our kitchen and dining hall restrooms.Install a solar hot water system at Crosby Dormitory for hot water use of showers and sinks in the dormitory rooms.Through these energy improvements we anticipate savings 259,570 lbs. of carbon annually from reduction in propane and electricity usage. As part of TLFAST, we have helped to create 22 energy lessons to engage and inform students about energy issues and topics to be taught at the Audubon Center and outreach programs. PROJECT RESULTS USE AND DISSEMINATION Information about this project is disseminated through the TLFAST collective website at http://earthsensealliance.org/e_energy.php. We have written about this project in our past two Audubon Center of the North Woods newsletters, and have been leading energy tours for local groups for the past several months, highlighting the outcomes of the ENRTF grant. In the spring of 2011, we contacted our 80+ participating K-12 schools about the opportunity to pilot test the energy curriculum developed and had several schools participate. Information about the completed energy lessons has been sent to all participating schools as options for their on-site or outreach programs.",,"Final Report",2010-07-01,2012-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Bryan,Wood,"The MN Coalition of RELCs","Audubon Center of the North Woods, PO Box 530",Sandstone,MN,55072,"(320) 245-2648",bwood@audubon-center.org,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Cass, Fillmore, Lake, Pine, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/demonstrating-sustainable-energy-practices-residential-environmental-learning-centers-rel-1,,,,
745,"Demonstrating Sustainable Energy Practices at Residential Environmental Learning Centers (RELCs) - Deep Portage Learning Center",2011,212000,"M.L. 2010, Chp. 362, Sec. 2, Subd. 07d3","$1,500,000 is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for agreements as follows: $206,000 with Audubon Center of the North Woods; $212,000 with Deep Portage Learning Center; $350,000 with Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center; $258,000 with Laurentian Environmental Learning Center; $240,000 with Long Lake Conservation Center; and $234,000 with Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center to implement renewable energy, energy efficiency, and energy conservation practices at the facilities. Efforts will include dissemination of related energy education.","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,,,,,"The MN Coalition of RELCs","Non-Profit Business/Entity","PROJECT OVERVIEW Six environmental learning centers located around the state - Audubon Center of the North Woods, Deep Portage Learning Center, Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center, Laurentian Environmental Learning Center, Long Lake Conservation Center and Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center - are using this appropriation to expand their use of renewable energy, energy efficiency, and energy conservation technologies at their facilities. Once implemented these technologies will be employed as demonstrations to be used in their educational curriculum for close to 85,000 visitors each year. These improvements may also be used as part of the New ERA (Energy Resource Advisor) program being developed by Winona State University that will offer adults a continuing education course intended to foster understanding and leadership of environmental sustainability in our communities, homes, and workplaces.OVERALL PROJECT OUTCOME AND RESULTS Cass County, MN has installed a small wind turbine and solar hot water system and has made electrical and envelope improvements to the environmental education facility known as Deep Portage Learning Center. A $212,000 grant from the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund has made this possible. All of these systems have been installed, and we now have a year's worth of energy savings data. The 10 Kw small wind turbine has produced 4,200 Kw hours of electricity and has eliminated the emission of 10,080m lbs. of carbon dioxide. The solar hot water system has produced thousands of gallons of domestic hot water and displaced 1,400 gallons of fossil fuel propane. New LED (light-emitting diodes) lights, E Solutions refrigeration equipment and new Energy Star windows round out the project. These technologies are for demonstration and education. A new sustainable energy curriculum has been developed and piloted with several Minnesota schools. Five-hundred-plus people have now gone on a renewable energy tour at the center. This project shows our residents how to reduce our carbon footprint, save money. and support local jobs and industry. The electrical use at the Deep Portage Learning Center is now an astonishing 2.2 Kw hours per square foot annually. The Carbon footprint has been cut in half, and the total energy savings is $15,000-20,000 per year. This is a model that can be repeated at public schools and government buildings around the State. PROJECT RESULTS USE AND DISSEMINATION Information about this project will be disseminated in our center's newsletters, website and blogs, emails, and annual reports. It will also be discussed in all future New ERA training seminars held on-site at each center. The Energy Resource Advisor (ERA) certificate, developed by Winona State University, is a new curriculum designed to accelerate public understanding of energy efficiency, clean energy, carbon emissions, resource conservation, green technologies, and green jobs. This curriculum is the first of its kind in Minnesota. It is a non-credit, continuing education course for adults 18 years of age and older, using online instructional technology combined with applied, field experience at one of the six RELCs. Participants in this class will learn about: a) the basic components of an energy audit, b) small-scale renewable energy including site suitability, system sizing, and financial incentives that are available, c) alternative building and transportation options, d) ways to ""green up"" the home or business, and e) the field of emerging ""green"" jobs. After completing this course, the successful participant may serve as an energy resource advisor and ""green"" consultant in the community and workplace. Deep Portage has had over 200 participants attend renewable energy tours and has taught classes to elementary students in renewable energy. We have posted data on our Facebook page, and our website has a renewable energy toolbar with data on the accomplishments of the initiative. The TLFAST and LCCMR websites also feature information. The collective website is up and running, www.tlfast.org/dplc.html. The six centers have collaboratively developed 22 units of curriculum for use by each center. These curricula integrate the use of the demonstrated sustainable energy practices at each of the centers. These lessons were pilot tested in all six centers this past spring, adjustments made over the summer, and are now all available for groups.",,"Final Report",2010-07-01,2012-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Dale,Yaeger,"The MN Coalition of RELCs","Deep Portage Learning Center, 2197 Nature Center Drive NW",Hackensack,MN,56452,"(218) 682-2325",portage@uslink.net,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Cass, Fillmore, Lake, Pine, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/demonstrating-sustainable-energy-practices-residential-environmental-learning-centers-rel-2,,,,
746,"Demonstrating Sustainable Energy Practices at Residential Environmental Learning Centers (RELCs) - Lauentian",2011,258000,"M.L. 2010, Chp. 362, Sec. 2, Subd. 07d4","$1,500,000 is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for agreements as follows: $206,000 with Audubon Center of the North Woods; $212,000 with Deep Portage Learning Center; $350,000 with Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center; $258,000 with Laurentian Environmental Learning Center; $240,000 with Long Lake Conservation Center; and $234,000 with Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center to implement renewable energy, energy efficiency, and energy conservation practices at the facilities. Efforts will include dissemination of related energy education.","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,,,,,"The MN Coalition of RELCs","Non-Profit Business/Entity","PROJECT OVERVIEW Six environmental learning centers located around the state - Audubon Center of the North Woods, Deep Portage Learning Center, Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center, Laurentian Environmental Learning Center, Long Lake Conservation Center and Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center - are using this appropriation to expand their use of renewable energy, energy efficiency, and energy conservation technologies at their facilities. Once implemented these technologies will be employed as demonstrations to be used in their educational curriculum for close to 85,000 visitors each year. These improvements may also be used as part of the New ERA (Energy Resource Advisor) program being developed by Winona State University that will offer adults a continuing education course intended to foster understanding and leadership of environmental sustainability in our communities, homes, and workplaces.OVERALL PROJECT OUTCOME AND RESULTS In 2007, a McKinstry study was conducted at the six residential environmental learning centers in Minnesota to identify ways to reduce carbon, and energy consumption. The results of the study were used as the baseline carbon and energy use for Laurentian Environmental Center. This data was submitted as part of the LCCMR ENRTF grant request that focused on carbon reduction as a result of envelope improvements for the lodge and office buildings, and a solar hot water. In 2010, Laurentian Environmental Center (LEC) was awarded $258,000 from the ENRTF. In late early fall of 2010,an RFP was sent out for the design work of the project. Wagner Zaun Architecture of Duluth was selected to design and manage the project. A predesign site assessment determined the scope of work. A design package and RFP for the energy retrofit of the lodge and office was created, and sent out. Nelson Exteriors was selected to complete the project. The retrofit work included air sealing, insulation, high efficiency windows and doors, and mechanical improvements. Construction began in fall 2010, and was completed in spring 2011. In spring 2011, design work for the solar hot water system was conducted by Wagner Zahn Architecture, and Conservation Technologies. Bid specifications were developed. Qualified contractors were identified, and invited to submit proposals. Innovative Power Systems was awarded the contract for the design and installation of the lodge solar hot water system, and Gruska Construction was awarded the contract for site preparation and slab installation. The slab was installed fall 2011. Solar installation occurred fall/winter 2011/2012.. The solar hot water system was fully operational in April 2012.. Innovative Power Systems designed and installed a solar hot water monitoring package that was below budget, and met the center needs. The envelope improvements in the lodge and office have made a remarkable difference in the overall comfort of the buildings. Prior to the construction, it was difficult to maintain uniform temperatures. Air sealing, insulation, and operational windows have made the building extremely comfortable for groups and staff to use. Propane use in the lodge has dropped approximately 40%, due to a combination of burning more wood for heating, and the energy retrofit projects. Future energy monitoring and utility bills will likely yield continued reductions in carbon, and energy use.",,"Final Report",2010-07-01,2012-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Nick,Temali,"The MN Coalition of RELCs","c/o LEC, 8950 Peppard Rd",Britt,MN,55710,"(651) 621-7403",nick.temali@moundsviewschools.org,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Cass, Fillmore, Lake, Pine, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/demonstrating-sustainable-energy-practices-residential-environmental-learning-centers-rel-3,,,,
747,"Demonstrating Sustainable Energy Practices at Residential Environmental Learning Centers (RELCs) - Long Lake Conservation Center",2011,240000,"M.L. 2010, Chp. 362, Sec. 2, Subd. 07d5","$1,500,000 is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for agreements as follows: $206,000 with Audubon Center of the North Woods; $212,000 with Deep Portage Learning Center; $350,000 with Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center; $258,000 with Laurentian Environmental Learning Center; $240,000 with Long Lake Conservation Center; and $234,000 with Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center to implement renewable energy, energy efficiency, and energy conservation practices at the facilities. Efforts will include dissemination of related energy education.","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,,,,,"The MN Coalition of RELCs","Non-Profit Business/Entity","PROJECT OVERVIEW Six environmental learning centers located around the state - Audubon Center of the North Woods, Deep Portage Learning Center, Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center, Laurentian Environmental Learning Center, Long Lake Conservation Center and Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center - are using this appropriation to expand their use of renewable energy, energy efficiency, and energy conservation technologies at their facilities. Once implemented these technologies will be employed as demonstrations to be used in their educational curriculum for close to 85,000 visitors each year. These improvements may also be used as part of the New ERA (Energy Resource Advisor) program being developed by Winona State University that will offer adults a continuing education course intended to foster understanding and leadership of environmental sustainability in our communities, homes, and workplaces.OVERALL PROJECT OUTCOME AND RESULTS Minnesota's six Residential Environmental Learning Centers (RELC) including Long Lake Conservation Center (LLCC) teamed up to obtain grant funding to reduce their carbon footprints and provide energy education that focuses on renewable energy. In order to get the most value from the energy efficiency measures a study was conducted for each RELC. As a result, a series of recommendations were given to reduce carbon and energy consumption. Each RELC is unique, so recommendations varied between them. Specifically for LLCC, the recommendations were to improve the energy efficiency in campus buildings, convert campus lighting to solar and LED's, design and install solar energy sources for the Northstar Lodge and Dining Hall. LLCC goals for this project were:Increase conservation measures and energy efficiency in the targeted buildings.Invest in renewable energy technology applications that LLCC currently does not have.Use these conservation measures and renewable energy applications to educate users on making choices about conservation and renewable energy options that are applicable to their everyday lives.All three goals have been met and the project was under budget. In 10 years this collective education program will reach nearly 100,000 people who will attend LLCC and participate in its programs. This includes 55-60 K-12 schools annually and a number of other colleges and organizations who use LLCC. The project is completed with the monitoring equipment installed and tested during the last week in June. Final installation and testing of the Solar Panel for the Dining Hall was completed in May, 2012. An issue with the Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative regarding the 3 Phase inverter was solved resulting in the final installation. The issue was technical in nature and the inverter's Manufacturer's specifications were submitted to Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative, which they approved. The experience could assist in future solar projects with the cooperative. Overall the project went very well. However, over the 4th of July Holiday, LLCC experienced a lightning strike that disabled the entire phone system and the Directors computer, where the monitoring software was loaded. Aitkin County IT Department has rebuilt the computer and has re-installed the system at LLC. The phone system was also just recently repaired.",,"Final Report",2010-07-01,2012-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Todd,Roggenkamp,"The MN Coalition of RELCs","Long Lake Conservation Center, 28952 438th Lane",Palisade,MN,56469,"(218) 768-4653",todd@llcc.org,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Cass, Fillmore, Lake, Pine, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/demonstrating-sustainable-energy-practices-residential-environmental-learning-centers-rel-4,,,,
748,"Demonstrating Sustainable Energy Practices at Residential Environmental Learning Centers (RELCs) - Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center",2011,234000,"M.L. 2010, Chp. 362, Sec. 2, Subd. 07d6","$1,500,000 is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for agreements as follows: $206,000 with Audubon Center of the North Woods; $212,000 with Deep Portage Learning Center; $350,000 with Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center; $258,000 with Laurentian Environmental Learning Center; $240,000 with Long Lake Conservation Center; and $234,000 with Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center to implement renewable energy, energy efficiency, and energy conservation practices at the facilities. Efforts will include dissemination of related energy education.","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,,,,,"The MN Coalition of RELCs","Non-Profit Business/Entity","PROJECT OVERVIEW Six environmental learning centers located around the state - Audubon Center of the North Woods, Deep Portage Learning Center, Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center, Laurentian Environmental Learning Center, Long Lake Conservation Center and Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center - are using this appropriation to expand their use of renewable energy, energy efficiency, and energy conservation technologies at their facilities. Once implemented these technologies will be employed as demonstrations to be used in their educational curriculum for close to 85,000 visitors each year. These improvements may also be used as part of the New ERA (Energy Resource Advisor) program being developed by Winona State University that will offer adults a continuing education course intended to foster understanding and leadership of environmental sustainability in our communities, homes, and workplaces. OVERALL PROJECT OUTCOME AND RESULTS In 2007, the six residential environmental learning centers (RELCs) of Minnesota organized a collaborative group naming themselves Today's Leaders For A Sustainable Tomorrow (TLFAST). The TLFAST group that collectively serves over 550 schools in the region and over 40,000 students annually, began an effort to raise the energy education capacity of each center, along with a stronger commitment to model sustainable energy practices. Needing a baseline to begin, the TLFAST group hired McKinstry Engineering in 2007 to conduct an energy audit of each facility and recommend the best efforts to reduce energy and/or carbon footprints at each center. The McKinstry recommendations were used as a basis for action items chosen to implement at each center. At Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center (WRELC), the ENRTF funding enabled four projects.Installation of an energy monitoring system that provides data on the generation and total consumption of energy, both electrical and heating, in each building of the facility. Use of the system provides accurate information to instructors of conservation lessons while also providing maintenance personnel with data to focus on documented energy wasting conditions.Upgrading the building envelopes in 5 buildings by replacing the worst insulating and sealing doors with a Curries Trio-E Door. This door product is one of the most energy efficient, highest performing commercial doors available. Following professional site evaluation and calculation, replacing the five doors will achieve savings of 125,034 kBtu or 42,673 kWh of energy. Four of the five doors are in buildings heated by wood, thus carbon neutral; at the fifth location, the door is calculated to conserve 2,888 kg of CO2.Upgrade to energy efficient interior lighting by conversion of the last of the campus' T12 fluorescent fixtures, 106 total, to T8 technology; a reduction of 33% energy use, thus 33% reduction in carbon footprint. Also upgraded was the entire outdoor campus lighting system by replacing all 46 fixtures with LED lighting technology. This achieved a 74% reduction in energy consumption and carbon footprint for lighting at the center.The addition of a solar domestic hot water heating system to the East Dormitory that houses 180 students. The installed system will supply 50% of the annual hot water need for the building occupancy while reducing the domestic hot water carbon footprint by 49%.A fifth project was originally proposed and approved with the ENRTF funding, a recapture of waste heat from refrigeration systems in the center's kitchen, but following initial work on the project, expert opinion and consultation quickly revealed problems and the project was aborted following an approved amendment for redistribution of funds. The budgeted funds were moved into three of the other four projects. As the project only recently concluded, data collection is not yet adequate to document the change in carbon footprint for the entire center, but examples listed above by project, provide via calculation the reductions in energy and/or carbon footprint. To further enhance the education effectiveness of these demonstrations, 24 energy education lessons were created with the ENRTF funding and have been implemented at the six respective centers. PROJECT RESULTS USE AND DISSEMINATION It is important within every energy sustainability learning experience that students' understand that to achieve energy sustainability the best investment value for the effort is to first begin with conservation, then move to increased efficiencies and finally to new renewable energy generation. Wolf Ridge chose and implemented projects that will demonstrate and be regularly used to teach all three concepts. On a daily basis our students will engage with energy efficient doors, view the trail in front of them lit by an energy efficient LED light fixture, see the panels that renewably generate the hot water for their shower, and learn from a monitoring system how much energy was used or conserved in their dormitory. These are the learning experiences that occur simply by living at WRELC as a student for a week. Immediately after the ENRTF funding was made available to the TLFAST group, the energy education specialists of the six centers met and outlined plans for over 20 new units of energy curriculum to be developed. Twenty-four new curricular units on energy were developed, pilot tested with students, refined, and written lesson plans were prepared with accompanying Minnesota graduation standards. Lessons were created for eight subject areas: biomass, climate change, conservation, efficiency, energy basics, food and energy, solar power and wind power. Developed lessons have been incorporated into curriculum in the following WRELC courses: Climate Change, Renewable Energy, and Conservation Challenge. All of the lessons as well as 19 point of action posters are available at the web site for free download, www.tlfast.org. The free and publicly available curriculum on the web site is also made available to the over 550 schools that attend the collective group of RELCs. See the comprehensive report from Eagle Bluff ELC that provides more detail on the educational dissemination of the collective effort of the six RELCs known collectively as TLFAST. The fulfillment of the project as per its title became evident even before the project was complete. Not only are the participants in WRELC programs learning from the demonstrated installations, but also political leaders, agency staff of Minnesota and corporate business leaders. To date 123 people have come to tour and learn from the sustainable energy installations including: the Ambassador of Sweden, leaders of several different offices of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, staff of US Senator offices, native tribal leadership and corporate leaders interested in renewable energy. In program participation, WRELC recorded 13,084 participants last year on the WRELC campus, with another 10,843 in off site programs. The on-campus attendance is an extremely consistent number of students that are annually learning from these models of energy sustainable practices at WRELC. With support from the ENRTF, WRELC is changing how our future generations will see their own future. What is considered ""cutting edge"" to adults, is being learned and viewed by our children as behaviors and technologies that are simply ""the appropriate way we live"" in the 21st century. Through this project we have furthered established this transformation for thousands of Minnesota children each year.",,"Final Report",2010-07-01,2012-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Kimberly,Skyelander,"The MN Coalition of RELCs","Wolf Ridge ELC, 6282 Cranberry Rd",Finland,MN,55603,"(218) 353-7414",director@wolf-ridge.org,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Cass, Fillmore, Lake, Pine, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/demonstrating-sustainable-energy-practices-residential-environmental-learning-centers-rel-5,,,,
10025308,"Denfeld Historic Organ Condition Report and Treatment Proposal",2023,5200,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,982,000 the first year and $7,000,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact, grants@mnhs.org",,,2200,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",7400,,"Carol Donahue, Michael Donahue, Todd Sletten, Jesse Eschbach, Jodi Keller, Nanette Suzanne Reijo, Joanne Sackette, Byron Klimek",,"Denfeld Historic Organ Restoration and Preservation Alliance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire a qualified consultant to conduct a conservation needs assessment and treatment plan for a 1925 George Kilgen and Sons hybrid classical pipe organ.",,"To hire a qualified consultant to conduct a conservation needs assessment and treatment plan for a 1925 George Kilgen and Sons hybrid classical pipe organ.",2023-01-01,2024-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Carol,Donahue,"Denfeld Historic Organ Restoration and Preservation Alliance","P.O. Box 7046",Duluth,MN,55807,2188793456,mpcmdonahue@msn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/denfeld-historic-organ-condition-report-and-treatment-proposal,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No
10031377,"Determining Ambient Background PFAS Concentrations in Minnesota Soils",2025,621000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 03g","$621,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency to determine ambient background per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) levels in urban and nonurban soils to help Minnesota develop management strategies for PFAS-contaminated soils. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2028, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","State Government","This project determines ambient background per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) levels in urban and non-urban soils. This information will help Minnesota develop management strategies for PFAS contaminated soils.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-12-31,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,"William (Bill)",Cole,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","520 Lafayette Road N.","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 757-2788",william.cole@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/determining-ambient-background-pfas-concentrations-minnesota-soils,,,,
2909,"Determining Causes of Mortality in Moose Populations",2012,300000,"M.L. 2011, First Special Session, Chp. 2, Art.3, Sec. 2, Subd. 03f","$300,000 the first year and $300,000 the second year are from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources to determine specific causes of moose mortality and population decline in Minnesota and to develop specific management actions to prevent further population decline. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2015, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on ""Work Plan"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Work Plan"" under ""Project Details"".",,5000,,300000,,,3.81,"MN DNR","State Government","PROJECT OVERVIEW Moose, one of Minnesota's prized wildlife species, are dying at much higher rates in Minnesota than elsewhere in North America. Recently observed increases in mortality rates amongst some moose in northeastern Minnesota have led to concern that the population there may be starting a decline like that seen in the northwestern part of the state, where moose populations fell from over 4,000 to fewer than 100 in less than 20 years. Additionally the specific causes of increased mortality amongst individual moose, such as potential nutritional factors, remain unknown. Scientists at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources are using this appropriation to investigate the actual cause of death in recovered individual moose and determine what other factors may also be contributing. Once these causes of death and contributing factors are identified, it may be possible to implement management actions to address the overall population decline and help maintain healthy populations of moose in the state.",,"Work Plan",2011-07-01,2015-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Erika,Butler,"MN DNR","5463C W Broadway","Forest Lake",MN,55025,"(651) 296-2662",erika.butler@state.mn.us,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Inventory, Mapping, Monitoring, Research","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/determining-causes-mortality-moose-populations,,,,
2909,"Determining Causes of Mortality in Moose Populations",2013,300000,"M.L. 2011, First Special Session, Chp. 2, Art.3, Sec. 2, Subd. 03f","$300,000 the first year and $300,000 the second year are from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources to determine specific causes of moose mortality and population decline in Minnesota and to develop specific management actions to prevent further population decline. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2015, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on ""Work Plan"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Work Plan"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,300000,,,3.8,"MN DNR","State Government","PROJECT OVERVIEW Moose, one of Minnesota's prized wildlife species, are dying at much higher rates in Minnesota than elsewhere in North America. Recently observed increases in mortality rates amongst some moose in northeastern Minnesota have led to concern that the population there may be starting a decline like that seen in the northwestern part of the state, where moose populations fell from over 4,000 to fewer than 100 in less than 20 years. Additionally the specific causes of increased mortality amongst individual moose, such as potential nutritional factors, remain unknown. Scientists at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources are using this appropriation to investigate the actual cause of death in recovered individual moose and determine what other factors may also be contributing. Once these causes of death and contributing factors are identified, it may be possible to implement management actions to address the overall population decline and help maintain healthy populations of moose in the state.",,"Work Plan",2011-07-01,2015-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Erika,Butler,"MN DNR","5463C W Broadway","Forest Lake",MN,55025,"(651) 296-2662",erika.butler@state.mn.us,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Inventory, Mapping, Monitoring, Research","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/determining-causes-mortality-moose-populations,,,,
10007298,"Develop an Object Theatre Interpretive Plan",2017,10000,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",10000,,"2017 Board Members/affiliation Raymond Nikkel - President/Financial Advisor, Jonathan Miner - Treasurer/CEO The Miner Group, Vickie Rassmussen Wilcox - Secretary/Teacher, Jerome Miner/Owner of Cub Foods, Jeffrey Borg/ Marketing Consultant, Corinne Jacobson/Owner of Sawmill Inn, Pamela Miner/Commercial Real Estate Broker, Melanie Jacobson/Family Marketing, Carole Erickson/Community Volunteer",,"Judy Garland Children's Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire a qualified consultant to write an interpretive plan for the Gumm historic house (Judy Garland Museum).",,,2017-03-01,2018-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,John,Kelsch,"Judy Garland Children's Museum","P. O. Box 724","Grand Rapids",MN,55744,218-327-9276,director@cdmkids.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Itasca, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/develop-object-theatre-interpretive-plan,,,,0
10007300,"Development and Graphic Design of Mni Wiconi Interpretive Graphics",2017,10000,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",10000,,"Brian Benshoof, Neal Benson, Laura Bowman, Ann Hendricks, Nick Hinz, Barb Kaus, Linda Kilander, Kim Kleven, Naomi Mortensen, Tim Newell, Christine Powers, Tom Riley, Beth Serrill, Christie Skilbred, Katie Smentek, Sara Steinbach, Keith Stover, Vance Stuehrenberg, Anna Thill, Liz Ulman, Ginger Zierdt",,"Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire a qualified consultant to write an exhibit plan on the importance of water in Dakota history in Minnesota.",,,2016-12-01,2017-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Deb,Johnson,"Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota","224 Lamm St.",Mankato,MN,56001,507-995-9551,deb.johnson@cmsouthernmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Cottonwood, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Hennepin, Houston, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pennington, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, St. Louis, Scott, Sibley, Steele, Todd, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/development-and-graphic-design-mni-wiconi-interpretive-graphics,,,,0
10007301,"Development of Architectural Construction Documents for the Tower Fire Hall",2017,10000,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org","The targets were achieved as the construction documentation was received. The architect engaged with this grant conducted professional work, had thorough discussion with TSHS Board representative and consulted with a Minnesota Historical Society architect throughout the process. It now allows TSHS to move forward with the intermediate timeframe in applying to Minnesota Historical Society in July/September 2017 to implement rehabilitation of the fire hall.",,5000,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",15000,,"Pastor Doug Workman, Nancy Larson, Ann Flannagan, Ann Lamppa, Desirae Larson, Mary Shedd, Corrine Bonicatto, Carol Burgess, Corrine Hill",,"Tower-Soudan Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire a qualified consultant to develop architectural drawings for the Tower Fire Hall, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",,,2016-09-01,2017-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Nancy,Larson,"Tower-Soudan Historical Society","404 Pine Street, PO Box 463",Tower,MN,55790,218-750-7515,communitycoaching@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Statewide, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/development-architectural-construction-documents-tower-fire-hall,,,,0
10013313,"Develop Mesabi Trail Segment From County Road 88 to Ely",2019,600000,"M.L. 2018, Chp. 214, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 09b","$600,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with the St. Louis and Lake Counties Regional Railroad Authority for environmental assessment, permitting, right-of-way easements or other acquisition as needed, engineering, and construction of an approximately three-mile-long bituminous surface section of the Mesabi Trail between Ely and the intersection of Highway 169 and County Road 88. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2022, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on ""Work Plan"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Work Plan"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,,,,,"St. Louis & Lake Counties Regional Railroad Authority",,"3.5 mile long bituminous surface trail beginning at the intersection of Hwy 169 and County Road 88 to Ely. In Ely, connection will be made to existing Mesabi Trail.",,"Work Plan",2018-07-01,2022-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Bob,Manzoline,"St. Louis & Lake Counties Regional Railroad Authority","111 Station Rd",Eveleth,MN,55734,"(218) 744-2653",bmanzoline@rrauth.com,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"St. Louis, Statewide",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/develop-mesabi-trail-segment-county-road-88-ely,,,,
10013403,"Development of Regional History Groups",2019,29890,"MN Laws 2017 Chapter 91, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 History Partnerships","$2,000,000 each year is for partnerships involving multiple organizations, which may include the Minnesota Historical Society, to preserve and enhance access to Minnesota's history and cultural heritage in all regions of the state.","Available upon request. Contact:grants@mnhs.org","We achieved our short term goal. Each of the regional groups created sustainable models for continuing beyond the grant period. These were adapted to function during a global pandemic to include virtual meetings. We would like to recognize the leaders of the four regional groups for their creativity, organizational skills, and commitment to empowering their groups: :Northland History Coalition : Milissa Brooks-Ojibway, Glensheen, and Dustin Heckman, Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center :South Central Regional History Collaborative : Jessica Potter, Blue Earth County Historical Society :Southeast History Group :Genia Hesser, formerly of Winona County Historical Society :Park Region History Coalition: Chris Schuelke, Otter Tail County Historical Society The MALHM board of directors is committed to supporting the further development of additional regional groups within Minnesota. By utilizing the product/toolkit created in this project, MALHM will assist these regions with developing structure and models for success to start regional groups in other areas.",,6075,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",35965,,"Sara Hanson - Chair, Tamara Edevold - Vice Chair, Janet Timmerman - Secretary, Jill Wohnoutka - Treasurer, Ann Grandy, Milissa Brooks-Ojibway, Michael Brubaker, Holly Johnson, Nicole Elzenga",0.38,"Minnesota Alliance of Local History Museums","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To support the development and restructuring of regional history groups.",,"Partners: Minnesota Alliance of Local History Museums, Blue Earth County Historical Society, Glensheen, Otter Tail County Historical Society, Winona County Historical Society In Minnesota, there are approximately 570 local history organizations around the state. Some areas of the state have regional history groups that serve a large number of organizations, but others don:t. The Minnesota Alliance of Local History Museums (MALHM) aims to grow the state:s network of regional history groups in partnership with several local history organizations. One of the top requests from MALHM members and conference attendees is additional networking opportunities to connect with colleagues in the field. By creating additional regional history groups, colleagues can learn from one another, increase collaboration, and offer support and advice close to home. Otter Tail County Historical Society will lead the creation of a regional history group that encompasses Clay, Wilkin, Traverse, Otter Tail, Grant, Douglas, Pope, Becker, and Stevens Counties and approximately 20 area organizations. Glensheen will work with organizations on the North Shore and in the Iron Range and Boundary Waters area. Currently, the Northland History Coalition exists:covering Carlton, Cook, Lake, and St. Louis Counties:but it has struggled with regular meetings and structure, in part due to the group:s large geographic region. Glensheen and MALHM will work with the area:s 29 organizations to figure out the most effective structure for the group, including the option of splitting up into multiple smaller regions covering Northern Minnesota. Blue Earth County Historical Society and Winona County Historical Society will develop a regional history group in south-central and southeast Minnesota. The area was once part of the Southern Minnesota History Assembly, which has disbanded. This area covers a 20-county region from Brown and Watonwan Counties in the west, south to counties on the Iowa border like Fillmore and Mower Counties, north to Goodhue, Le Sueur, Rice, and Sibley Counties, and east to Winona County. The area includes approximately 91 organizations, and partners will determine the feasibility of such a large group early on or if multiple regional history groups are needed.",2019-06-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Dustin,Heckman,"Minnesota Alliance of Local History Museums","c/o Hormel Historic Home, 208 4th Ave. NW",Austin,MN,55912,"(612) 500-7460",staff@mnhistoryalliance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Becker, Brown, Carlton, Clay, Cook, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Houston, Lake, Le Sueur, Martin, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pope, Rice, St. Louis, Sibley, Steele, Stevens, Traverse, Wabasha, Waseca, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Statewide",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/development-regional-history-groups,,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership","For more information about Advisory Group Members and conflicts of interest disclosures, please contact: Carolyn Veeser-Egbide Grants Manager Minnesota Historical Society 651-259-3469 carolyn.veeser-egbide@mnhs.org",Yes
10004584,"Developing Membrane Filtration System to Treat Lake Superior Ballast Water",2017,151000,"M.L. 2016, Chp. 186, Sec. 2, Subd. 06b","$151,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to develop a filtration system utilizing bioactive membrane technologies for use in treating Lake Superior ballast water to remove at least 90 percent of suspended pathogens, invasive species, and contaminants. This appropriation is subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2019, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,,,,,"U of MN","Public College/University",,,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2016/work_plans_may/_2016_06b.pdf,2016-07-01,2019-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Santiago,"Romero-Vargas Castrillón","U of MN","Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering",Minneapolis,MN,55455,"(612) 301-1347",sromerov@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/developing-membrane-filtration-system-treat-lake-superior-ballast-water,,,,
10025077,"Develop Script for an Object Theater",2022,9870,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,982,000 the first year and $7,000,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact, grants@mnhs.org","The short-term measurable goal was achieved. We received 4 letters of review that placed their stamp of approval on the script. The intermediate Term goal is closer to being achieved. Now that we have a written script, we can begin looking for funding sources and vendors for the fabrication and installation of components. The Long Term goal has not been achieved. This step will occur after the installation of the components has occurred. At that time, we will implement a survey. We will continue to track admissions and tours compared to previous years.",,1288,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",11158,,"Ray Nikkel President, Jonathon Miner Treasurer, Vickie Rassmussen Wilcox Secretary, Melanie Jacobson, Jeffery Borg, Jamie Coffel, Sara Gabriel, Katie Welliver Ryan",0.01,"Judy Garland Children's Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire qualified professionals to develop a script for an Object Theater about the history of the Gumm and Milne families.",,"To hire qualified professionals to develop a script for an Object Theater about the history of the Gumm and Milne families.",2021-10-01,2022-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Janie,Heitz,"Judy Garland Children's Museum","P. O. Box 724","Grand Rapids",MN,55744,2183261900,Janie.heitz@cdmkids.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Aitkin, Cass, Itasca, Koochiching, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/develop-script-object-theater,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No
17385,"Develop a Disaster Plan",2011,5690,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,,,,,,,"Saint Louis County Historical Society",," A professional preservation specialist was retained to develop a needs assessment, an action item list and a timeline for a complete disaster plan pertaining to the storage and gallery spaces that the SLCHS is responsible for in Duluth's St. Louis County Heritage and Arts Center. ",,"To hire professional conservators to create a plan to respond to and recover from disasters",2010-09-08,2011-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Milissa,Brooks-Ojibway,,"506 West Michigan Street",Duluth,MN,55802,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/develop-disaster-plan,,,,
17148,"Developing a Plan of Action to Preserve the USS Essex",2010,5998,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,929,,,,,,"Maritime Heritage Minnesota",," The USS Essex, a  National Register Property located in Duluth, is Minnesota's only US Navy shipwreck, and the only known shipwreck originally built by renown shipbuilder Donald McKay. Its current location on the shoreline of Minnesota Point is unfavorable for long-term preservation.  To ensure the long-term preservation of the Essex this project developed several options for the future of the Essex, and the requirements needed to fulfill those options. This plan is a significant contribution to our understanding of the USS Essex. It presents the vessel’s history in greater detail than previous documentation (including the original NRHP nomination). The plan clearly explains the unusual circumstances of this vessel in comparison with other shipwrecks, and the ship’s exceptional historical significance, making a legitimate case for National Historic Landmark status. The preservation plan outlines several options to protect the vessel’s remains from further deterioration, and the implications of each for the vessel itself and its NRHP status. ",,"To prepare a preservation plan for the USS Essex Shipwreck listed in the National Register of Historic Places",2010-04-08,2010-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Christopher,Olson,,"1214 Saint Paul Ave.","St. Paul",MN,55116,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/developing-plan-action-preserve-uss-essex,,,,
28900,"Development and Design of Children's Exhibits on Dakota Culture and History",2015,33664,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.","Available upon request. Contact",,,,,33664,,"Brian Benshoof, Dr. Brenda Flannery, Linda Frost, Kaaren Grabianowski, Mary Jo Hensel, Nick Hinz, Lyle Jacobson, Eric Lennartson, Naomi Mortensen, Jean Peterson, Christine Powers, Tom Riley, Beth Serrill, Dr. Katie Smentek, Sara Steinbach, Laura Stevens, Karen Wahlstrom, Pam Willard, Anna Thill",0.11,"Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire consultants to develop an exhibit on Dakota culture and history.",,,2014-10-01,2016-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Deb,Johnson,"Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota","PO Box 3103",Mankato,MN,56002,507-995-9551,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Cottonwood, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Hennepin, Houston, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pennington, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, St. Louis, Scott, Sibley, Steele, Todd, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/development-and-design-childrens-exhibits-dakota-culture-and-history,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
28413,"Development of Collections Management Policy & Procedures and Collections Plan",2013,6833,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.","The targets were met: the policy, procedures and plan have been created, approved by the board of directors, and implemented by staff. These results were achieved because the board and museum staff were committed to the project . Grant funding allowed the museum's curator to complete the work in addition to her regular part-time duties.",,,,,6833,,"Blaine Diesslin - President, Doug Hirdler - Vice President, Barb Cary-Hall -Secretary, Sherry Abts - Treasurer, Jim Beaty, Gil Knight, Phil Hyde, Lee Tessier, Peg Rosett",0.15,"Dorothy Molter Foundation and Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire a qualified professional to develop policies and procedures for museum collections management.",,,2013-03-01,2014-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Guy-Levar,"Dorothy Molter Foundation and Museum","PO Box 391",Ely,MN,55731,218-365-4451,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/development-collections-management-policy-procedures-and-collections-plan,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
10034132,"Development Consultant for Strategic Growth",2024,36795,"M.L. 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 8",,,,,,,,,"Heather McDougall (Chair), Jenn Lamb (Vice Chair), Mary Welcome (Secretary), Rachel Schwalbach (Treasurer), Anna Claussen, Leah Cooper, Rachel Eng, Ashley Hanson, Hannah K. Holman, Jessica Huang, Bethany Lack Torin, Anne O'Keefe-Jackson, Beth Pullan, Joanna Schneller, Leu Solomon, Melissa Wray",,"Department of Public Transformation",,"The Department of Public Transformation will hire a Development Consultant to lead the Board and staff toward more sustainable and intentional fundraising strategies. Specifically, a consultant teaches skills in building annual giving programs, creating audit systems and policies, coach staff and board on effective fundraising strategies, and implement processes that can evolve as the organization continues to grow.",,,2024-04-09,2025-05-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Hannah,Holman,,,,,,"(320) 204-6631 ",hannah@publictransformation.org,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Big Stone, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Swift, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/development-consultant-strategic-growth,,,,
17633,"Digital Archiving of the Yellow Medicine County Birth Records",2012,16545,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,16545,,,,"Yellow Medicine County Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To broaden public access to primary historical birth and death records prior to 1909 through an online searchable database.",,,2012-01-01,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Brian,Schulz,"Yellow Medicine County Historical Society",,,,,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/digital-archiving-yellow-medicine-county-birth-records,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
28672,"Digital Microfilm Reader/Printer/Scanner",2014,7000,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,7000,,"Carla Powers, Library Manager Duluth Public Library Board: Sister Edith Bogue (President), Jane Brissett (Vice President), Daniel D'Allaird,Frank Jewell, Virginia T. Katz, Printha Markert, Megan Oswald, Andrew Slade, Peter Spooner",,"Duluth Public Library",Libraries,"To purchase a microfilm reader/printer to broaden public accessibility to microfilmed records.",,,2014-03-01,2015-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Maureen,Maloney,"Duluth Public Library","520 W. Superior St.",Duluth,MN,55802,218-730-4206,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/digital-microfilm-readerprinterscanner,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
17804,"Disaster Plan Development",2013,4699,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,4699,,"Blaine Diesslin - President, Doug Hirdler - Vice President, Barb Cary-Hall -Secretary, Sherry Abts - Treasurer, Jim Beaty, Gil Knight, Phil Hyde, Lee Tessier, Peg Rosett",,"Dorothy Molter Foundation and Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire professional conservators to create a plan to respond to and recover from disasters",,"To hire professional conservators to create a plan to respond to and recover from disasters",2012-10-01,2013-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Sarah,Guy-Levar,"Dorothy Molter Foundation and Museum","PO Box 391",Ely,MN,55731,,,,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/disaster-plan-development,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
10031334,"Disaster Response Kit",2023,2414,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,982,000 the first year and $7,000,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact: grants@mnhs.org",,,18,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",2432,,"Jess Edberg, Executive Director, Pam Brunfelt, Board Chair, Alyssa Richards, Vice Chair, Sherry Abts, Secretary Treasurer, Elizabeth Gorrilla, Pam Meskan, Trudy Staubitz, Linda Wiedmann, Bobbi Zenner",,"Dorothy Molter Foundation and Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To purchase materials to assemble a Disaster Response Kit that will be used to respond to museum collections emergencies.",2023-07-01,2024-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jess,Edberg,"Dorothy Molter Foundation and Museum","PO Box 391",Ely,MN,55731,2183654451,jess@rootbeerlady.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis, Lake",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/disaster-response-kit-0,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,
10031382,"Distribution and Population Status of Weasels in Minnesota",2025,400000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 03l","$400,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for the Natural Resources Research Institute in Duluth to determine the distribution, relative abundance, and spatial occupancy patterns of small weasel species in Minnesota to fill key knowledge gaps in weasel distribution and status in Minnesota.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,5.7,"U of MN","Public College/University","We will determine the distribution, relative density, and spatial occupancy patterns of 3 small weasel species in Minnesota to fill key knowledge gaps in weasel distribution and status in Minnesota.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Michael,Joyce,"U of MN","5013 Miller Trunk Hwy",Duluth,MN,55811,"(218) 788-2656",joyc0073@d.umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/distribution-and-population-status-weasels-minnesota,,,,
10006516,"DNR WMA and SNA Acquisition, Phase X",2019,2786000,"ML 2018, Ch. 208, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd 2(a)"," $2,786,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources to acquire in fee and restore lands for wildlife management under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8, and to acquire lands in fee for scientific and natural areas under Minnesota satutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 5. Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring lands that are eligible for the native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of proposed land acquisitions must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ","Healthy populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species - Acres of habitat acquired that support endangered, threatened and special concern species and Species in Greatest Conservation Need. Species lists (and numbers where available) of those species observed or documented..Key core parcels are protected for fish, game and other wildlife - Acres of prairie acquired. Acres of habitat acquired that support upland gamebirds, migratory waterfowl, big-game, and unique Minnesota species (e.g. endangered, threatened, and special concern species and Species in Greatest Conservation Need). Species lists (and numbers where available) of those species observed or documented..",,,,,2773900,12100,,0.24,DNR,"State Government","Acquire 470 acres of high priority habitat for designation as Wildlife Management Area (Prairie Planning Section) or Scientific and Natural Area (Prairie, and Northern Forest Planning Sections) emphasizing Prairie Conservation Plan implementation and coordination with partners. All lands will be open for public hunting and fishing (a limited number of SNA’s are proposed for limited hunting for instance archery only or hunting but no trapping). Accomplishments are based on $5,000 per acre average and should be considered a minimum estimate. ","Approximately 470 acres of wildlife habitat will be protected through fee title acquisition and development as Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs, 350 acres) and Scientific & Natural Areas (SNAs, 120 acres). While no match is indicated in this proposal, Outdoor Heritage appropriations to DNR for WMA and SNA acquisitions have been matched by donations, Reinvest in Minnesota Critical Habitat Match, and Surcharge (a $6.50 surcharge on small game license sales to be used in part for land acquisition) at approximately 25% (1 dollar of match to 4 dollars of OHF).Wildlife Management Areas. WMAs protect lands and waters which have a high potential for wildlife production and develop and manage these lands and waters for public hunting, fishing and trapping, and for other compatible outdoor recreational uses such as wildlife watching and hiking. While highly successful, the current WMA system does not meet all present and future needs for wildlife habitat, wildlife population management, hunter access, and wildlife related recreation. This is notably true in the Prairie Ecological planning section where public ownership in many counties is 2 percent or less. DNR Section of Wildlife uses a GIS-based tool to identify the highest priority tracts for potential WMA acquisitions. This quantitative approach scores and ranks acquisition proposals based on a set of weighted criteria and creates a standardized method for evaluating proposed acquisitions on a statewide level.Criteria and weights are periodically reviewed and adapted to changing conditions and priorities. This ensures that funds are used to acquire available lands consistent with the statutory purpose of WMAs. The WMA acquisition program is guided by the 2002 Citizens' Committee report developed with a diverse group of eleven major stakeholder groups. Potential acquisition opportunities from willing sellers are coordinated with stakeholders and partners to eliminate duplication and identify concerns and support. Coordinating with partners has been successful to ensure we are working cooperatively and on priority parcels. Scientific & Natural Areas. The SNA Program will increase public hunting and fishing opportunities while protecting sites with outstanding natural values. Protection is targeted at high priority areas identified in the SNA Strategic Land Protection Plan with emphasis on prairie core areas identified in the Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan. A quantitative system scores and ranks acquisition proposals based on a weighted set of six criteria. Priority is given to sites of high and outstanding biodiversity significance by the Minnesota Biological Survey, high quality native plant communities and habitat for endangered and threatened species. Larger parcels which adjoin other conservation lands, improve habitat management, are under imminent threat and are partially donated are also rated highly.Properties acquired through this appropriation require County Board of Commissioners’ written approval in the county of acquisition, will be designated as WMA or SNA through a Commissioner's Designation Order, brought up to minimum DNR standards, and listed on the DNR website. Basic site improvements will include boundary and LSOHC acknowledgement signs and may include any necessary site cleanup and restoration of agricultural fields and minimal parking area development.",,2018-07-01,,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Jay,Johnson,"MN Dept. of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road ","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5248",jay.johnson@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Becker, Brown, Cook, Cottonwood, Hubbard, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Murray, Norman, Renville, Rice, Stearns, Yellow Medicine","Northern Forest, Prairie Region",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dnr-wma-and-sna-acquisition-phase-x,,,,
10011394,"DNR WMA and SNA Acquisition, Phase XI",2020,2519000,"ML 2019, 1st Sp. Session, Ch. 2, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd, 2(a)","$2,519,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources to acquire in fee and restore and enhance lands for wildlife management under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8, and to acquire lands in fee for scientific and natural areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 5. Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring lands that are eligible for the native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of proposed land acquisitions must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","Protected, restored, and enhanced nesting and migratory habitat for waterfowl, upland birds, and species of greatest conservation need - Acres of habitat acquired that support nesting and migratory habitat and upland birds and Species in Greatest Conservation Need. Species lists (and numbers where available) of those species observed or documented..Key core parcels are protected for fish, game and other wildlife - Acres of prairie acquired. Acres of habitat acquired that support upland gamebirds, migratory waterfowl, big-game, and unique Minnesota species (e.g. endangered, threatened, and special concern species and Species in Greatest Conservation Need). Species lists (and numbers where available) of those species observed or documented..",,,,,2486600,32400,,1.115,DNR,"State Government","Acquire approximately 400 acres of high priority habitat for designation as Wildlife Management Area (Prairie Planning Section) or Scientific and Natural Area (Prairie, and Forest/Prairie Planning Sections) emphasizing Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan implementation and coordination with partners. All lands will be open for public hunting and fishing (a limited number of SNA’s are proposed for limited hunting for instance archery only or hunting but no trapping). ","Approximately 400 acres of wildlife habitat will be protected through fee title acquisition and development as Wildlife Management Areas or Scientific & Natural Areas. While no match is indicated in this proposal, Outdoor Heritage appropriations to DNR for WMA and SNA acquisitions have been matched by donations, Reinvest in Minnesota Critical Habitat Match, and Surcharge (a $6.50 surcharge on small game license sales to be used in part for land acquisition) at approximately 20%.Wildlife Management Areas. WMAs protect lands and waters which have a high potential for wildlife production and develop and manage these lands and waters for public hunting, fishing and trapping, and for other compatible outdoor recreational uses such as wildlife watching and hiking. While highly successful, the current WMA system does not meet all present and future needs for wildlife habitat, wildlife population management, hunter access, and wildlife related recreation. This is notably true in the Prairie Ecological planning section where public ownership in many counties is 2 percent or less. DNR Section of Wildlife uses a GIS-based tool to identify the highest priority tracts for potential WMA acquisitions. This quantitative approach scores and ranks acquisition proposals based on a set of weighted criteria and creates a standardized method for evaluating proposed acquisitions on a statewide level.Criteria and weights are periodically reviewed and adapted to changing conditions and priorities. This ensures that funds are used to acquire available lands consistent with the statutory purpose of WMAs. The WMA acquisition program is guided by the 2002 Citizens' Committee report developed with a diverse group of eleven major stakeholder groups. Potential acquisition opportunities from willing sellers are coordinated with stakeholders and partners to eliminate duplication and identify concerns and support. Coordinating with partners has been successful to ensure we are working cooperatively and on priority parcels. Scientific & Natural Areas. The SNA Program will increase public hunting and fishing opportunities while protecting sites with outstanding natural values. Protection is targeted at high priority areas identified in the SNA Strategic Land Protection Plan with emphasis on prairie core areas identified in the Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan. A quantitative system scores and ranks acquisition proposals based on a weighted set of six criteria. Priority is given to sites of high and outstanding biodiversity significance by the Minnesota Biological Survey, high quality native plant communities and habitat for endangered and threatened species. Larger parcels which adjoin other conservation lands, improve habitat management, are under imminent threat and are partially donated are also rated highly.Properties acquired through this appropriation require County Board of Commissioners’ written approval in the county of acquisition, will be designated as WMA or SNA through a Commissioner's Designation Order, brought up to minimum DNR standards, and listed on the DNR website. Basic site improvements will include boundary and LSOHC acknowledgement signs and may include any necessary site cleanup and restoration of agricultural fields and minimal parking area development.",,2019-07-01,,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Jay,Johnson,"MN Dept. of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road ","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5248",jay.johnson@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Becker, Big Stone, Brown, Chippewa, Clay, Cottonwood, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Murray, Norman, Pipestone, Polk, Stearns, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine","Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dnr-wma-and-sna-acquisition-phase-xi,,,,
10019617,"DNR Aquatic Habitat Restoration and Enhancement - Phase 4",2022,2790000,"ML 2021, First Sp. Session, Ch. 1, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 5(k)","$2,790,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources to restore and enhance aquatic habitat in degraded streams and aquatic management areas and to facilitate fish passage. A list of proposed land restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","Improved aquatic habitat indicators - For the Kingsbury Creek project, we will evaluate instream habitat as well as brook trout populations to assess success. For the Grindstone Dam project, we will use routine fish surveys to gauge changes to the fish community and compare to pre-project data. Rivers and streams provide corridors of habitat including intact areas of forest cover in the east and large wetland/upland complexes in the west - Both MNDNR and PCA conduct periodic surveys of the Otter Tail River watershed. For the Otter Tail Lakes Dams project, we will compare warmwater fish communities before and after project completion. We will also compare catch rates for critical species before and after project completion as indicators of population density changes. Improved aquatic habitat indicators - For the Beven's Creek dam project, we will use routine fish surveys to gauge changes to the fish community, and compare with pre-project data. Rivers, streams, and surrounding vegetation provide corridors of habitat - We will evaluate instream and riparian habitat measures to evaluate the success of the North Branch Whitewater River restoration. Changes in fish populations will also be evaluated. The Whiskey Creek channel restoration project in this region will improve in-channel and riparian habitat. We will use metrics that evaluate instream and floodplain habitat to assess our success",,,929600,"NRCS, EPA, BWSR and Carver County WMO",2777800,12200,,,DNR,"State Government","Diverse habitat is critical to sustaining quality fish populations in lakes and rivers. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MNDNR) will complete six fish passage projects to restore habitat connectivity for fish and other aquatic life, and restore reaches of four different rivers, creating 24.4 miles of diverse aquatic habitat. Though the actual footprint of fish passage projects is relatively small, these projects will reconnect over 27,000 acres of lake and river habitat. Stream projects were selected from a statewide list, prioritized by factors such as ecological benefit, scale of impact, urgency of completion, and local support.","The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MNDNR) annually updates a statewide list of stream habitat projects. Project submittals come both from MNDNR staff and from partner organizations. Projects are prioritized based on scale-of-impact, urgency, local support, and critical habitat for rare species. Based on this list, MNDNR and our partners are proposing six fish passage projects and four channel restorations, leveraging a confirmed $3,225,000 and an additional $980,000 requested from other sources. Access to diverse habitats is critical for fish and other aquatic organisms to complete various life stages. The habitats they use at different life stages may all vary widely. These habitats can be fairly unique, such as high-gradient riffles favored by many spawning fish, and may be miles apart. When dams or other obstructions prevent aquatic life from reaching ideal habitat, they are forced to use less optimal locations that can reduce their success. In some cases this leads to the complete loss of sensitive species upstream of a barrier. Research by MNDNR River Ecologist Luther Aadland found that on average, species richness declined by 37% upstream of near complete barriers to fish passage. Subsequent removal of 11 barriers in this study resulted in upstream recolonization of an average of 66% of the species that had been absent. Modifying or removing the barriers through our two proposed fish passage projects would have a total footprint of 6 acres, but create upstream access to over 27,000 acres of lake and river habitat. This will benefit fish such as Walleye and Brook Trout present in these rivers, as well as five mussel species classified as threatened or special concern. Restoring connectivity also expands fishing opportunities by acting as a conduit for recolonization should something catastrophic such as drought happen in one portion of a watershed. Streams naturally form habitat through the meandering of the river. Deeper, slower habitat is created by scour into the bed of the river around the outside of bends, while faster water and a rockier bottom is found in the straight sections in between. Wood, overhanging vegetation, and boulders serve as cover and current breaks for fish. In degraded sections of river, these natural processes are disrupted. Some reaches have been artificially straightened, preventing the meandering that forms diverse habitat. In other places, streams have become surrounded by tall banks that prevent high flows from spilling out onto a floodplain. When floods are trapped within the stream channel, the river erodes the banks. This not only mobilizes tons of sediment that degrades downstream habitat, but results in a wide, shallow channel during low-flow periods that is avoided by adult fish. Channel restoration projects will utilize reference locations with high-quality habitat to improve habitat. Working with partners, we will restore 24.4 miles of habitat on four streams.",,2021-07-01,2025-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Jamison,Wendel,"Minnesota DNR","500 Lafayette Road ","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5205",jamison.wendel@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Carver, Clay, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, St. Louis","Northern Forest, Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dnr-aquatic-habitat-restoration-and-enhancement-phase-4,,,,
10019618,"DNR Forest Enhancement",2022,1338000,"ML 2021, First Sp. Session, Ch. 1, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 3(d)","$1,338,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources to restore and enhance wildlife habitat in the northern forest region on wildlife management areas, scientific and natural areas, aquatic management areas, and state forests. A list of proposed land restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","Healthy populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species - The DNR and partner agencies conduct a number of wildlife surveys, including moose, deer, ruffed grouse, sharp-tailed grouse, woodcock, and songbird surveys. Protected, restored, and enhanced aspen parklands and riparian areas - A number of species are tied to brushland and young aspen forests in these region, including moose, elk, golden-winged warblers, and sharp-tailed grouse. Ongoing surveys and research on these species will allow the DNR to track local and regional responses to these and related efforts. A forest land base that contributes to the habitat picture - These efforts will help manage forests in this region to benefit a range of wildlife species, both game and non-game. Ongoing surveys, especially among songbirds, will track long-term changes in bird populations in this region. Healthier populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species - The non-game program is very active in this region with projects assessing timber rattlesnake and other wildlife populations. And there are the same ongoing wildlife surveys as in the other regions of the state",,,,,1311200,26800,,0.41,DNR,"State Government","Minnesota's iconic northern forests, wetlands, and brushland habitats require management beyond basic forestry practices or at smaller scales than commercial operations work. Other enhancements, such as brushland shearing or mowing have low commercial value but high wildlife value. These additional habitat enhancements improve the quality of the forests for both wildlife and outdoor recreation. DNR's Conservation Agenda, Wildlife Action, Forest Action, SNA Strategic Land Protection and SFRMP Plans, will guide habitat enhancements in this proposal to see that all activities meet these objectives.","Northern Minnesota's forest habitats include pines, maple and basswood, aspen, oak forests and savannas, as well as different age classes of forests. The region also includes rivers, lakes, sedge meadows, bogs, and brushland. Each of these habitats are home to a wide array with game and non-game species, and multiple Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN). They provide outdoor recreation, timber products, and support local communities. They also clean and absorb water and sequester carbon. However, these forests face increasing stress from invasive species, climate change, forest loss, and fragmentation. While forest harvest is an important tool in management of our forests, we can do additional or different enhancements to maximize the diversity and productivity of these habitats for both wildlife and people. For example, timber harvest can create a wildlife opening. However other management such as periodic mowing is needed to maintain he opening. We will accomplish strategic and targeted enhancements through contractors to conduct activities which support healthy, diverse and resilient habitats. Activities may include 1) invasive species control, 2) firebreak development and maintenance as well as prescribed burns in fire-dependent forests, brushlands and wetlands, 3) maintaining wildlife openings 4) tree removal, girdling, brush mowing/shearing, 5) infrastructure for conservation grazing in openland and brushland habitats, 6) tree release, such as enhancing oak management for mast production, 7) forest regeneration site prep, 8) seed and acorn collection followed by broadcasting and/or drilling of seed, and 8) tree planting and protection to reforest and restore habitats, add conifer to the landscape, provide thermal cover, diversify forests, and address ash stand management. Forest managers in Minnesota regularly work across agencies and NGOs to take a landscape view of forests. For instance, there is currently an NRCS RCPP (Regional Conservation Partnership Program) that promotes young forests for golden-winged warblers and other species that use these habitats. The people involved with this program regularly talk to DNR staff and those working for other agencies in northern Minnesota to coordinate efforts. This request seeks funding to enhance over 4,800 acres of habitat on public lands open to hunting, primarily but not limited to, WMA, AMA, SNA and State Forest. Strategic and targeted work will be accomplished through the added capacity of contractors hired to conduct activities that support healthy, diverse and resilient habitats.",,2021-07-01,2025-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Greg,Hoch,DNR,"500 Lafayette Rd ","St Paul",MN,55055,"(651) 259-5230",greg.hoch@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Pine, Roseau, Sherburne, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena, Winona","Northern Forest, Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dnr-forest-enhancement,,,,
10019619,"DNR Grassland Phase XIII",2022,3534000,"ML 2021, First Sp. Session, Ch. 1, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 2(l)","$3,534,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources to accelerate the restoration and enhancement of prairies, grasslands, and savannas in wildlife management areas, in scientific and natural areas, in aquatic management areas, on lands in the native prairie bank, in bluff prairies on state forest land in southeastern Minnesota, and in waterfowl production areas and refuge lands of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. A list of proposed land restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","Healthy populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species - Monitoring will take place with the base level monitoring conducted by DNR staff and staff from other agencies/NGOs. This includes surveys such as pheasant, sharp-tailed grouse, and woodcock, which are all dependent on open areas. Protected, restored, and enhanced nesting and migratory habitat for waterfowl, upland birds, and species of greatest conservation need - Migratory game and non-game birds will be some of the primary beneficiaries of this work. We hope to continue to strengthen partnerships with the University of Minnesota to incorporate graduate students into research and monitoring work. Core areas protected with highly biologically diverse wetlands and plant communities, including native prairie, Big Woods, and oak savanna - Monitoring will take place with the base level monitoring conducted by DNR staff and staff from other agencies/NGOs. Healthier populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species - Monitoring will primarily be done through studies conducted by the DNR's Ecological and Water Resources Division of key indicator species such as timber rattlesnakes. Restored and enhanced upland habitats - The multi-agency/NGO Grassland Monitoring Team (GMT) has developed standardized protocols for sampling grassland vegetation and a number of the sites on this request will be sampled over the 5 year period",,,,,3448800,85200,,1.5,DNR,"State Government","Grasslands continue to be the most threatened habitat in the state. This programmatic request will build on the DNR's history of enhancing and restoring grasslands, embedded wetlands, and oak savannas to increase wildlife populations. The Prairie Plan, Pheasant Plan, and Wildlife Action Plan will guide our efforts to ensure we are operating in a strategic and targeted manner. This proposal will enhance and restore grasslands on parcels that are permanently protected and most open to public hunting, including DNR WMAs, SNAs, AMAs, Native Prairie Bank (NPB) easements, State Forests, as well as federal WPAs and NWRs.","In many farmland counties less than five percent of the area is in public wildlife lands, often much less. We continue to lose about 200 acres of native prairie per year. While Minnesota does have acres enrolled in CRP as well as state programs such as RIM and CREP, there is still very little grassland left in many counties of the state. As such, we need to make sure the remaining grasslands, especially those open to public recreation are as diverse and productive as possible. These lands provide wildlife habitat as well as Wildlife and pollinator populations are a fraction of what they were even a decade ago. Water quality, especially nitrate contamination, is a human health and wildlife issue. Restoring and enhancing grasslands are one of the most effective ways to improve all of these issues. Grassland and wetland restoration and enhancement, carefully guided by planning, is one of the best ways to address many of these issues. This programmatic request seeks funding to enhance grassland habitat on permanently protected grasslands and prairies, most of which are open to public hunting. Without periodic management to simulate historical disturbance patterns, grassland lose diversity and productivity. Invasive species may increase and woody vegetation will encroach into the grasslands, changing their very character and the species that inhabit the area. The activities listed in this proposal will use BMPs for grassland enhancement and diverse local ecotype seed mixes for restoration. This request is part of larger efforts among the grassland community. For instance, in July 2020, multiple partners worked together to submit a SAFE (State Acre For wildlife Enhancement) to FSA to boost CRP acres in Minnesota.",,2021-07-01,2025-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Greg,Hoch,DNR,"500 Lafayette Rd ","St Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5230",greg.hoch@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Benton, Big Stone, Brown, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Cottonwood, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Houston, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Murray, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Roseau, Sherburne, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Washington, Wilkin, Yellow Medicine","Northern Forest, Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dnr-grassland-phase-xiii,,,,
10019621,"DNR WMA and SNA Acquisition, Phase XIII",2022,1948000,"ML 2021, First Sp. Session, Ch. 1, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 2(a)","$1,948,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources to acquire in fee and restore and enhance lands for wildlife management under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8, and to acquire land in fee for scientific and natural area purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 5. Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring lands that are eligible for the native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of proposed land acquisitions must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","Healthy populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species - Acres of habitat acquired that support endangered, threatened and special concern species and Species in Greatest Conservation Need. Species lists (and numbers where available) of those species observed or documented. Protected, restored, and enhanced nesting and migratory habitat for waterfowl, upland birds, and species of greatest conservation need - Acres of habitat acquired that support nesting and migratory habitat and upland birds and Species in Greatest Conservation Need. Species lists (and numbers where available) of those species observed or documented. Key core parcels are protected for fish, game and other wildlife - Acres of grassland/wetland habitat complexes acquired that support upland game birds, migratory waterfowl, big-game, and unique Minnesota species (e.g. endangered, threatened, and special concern species and Species in Greatest Conservation Need). Species lists (and numbers where available) of those species observed or documented",,,,,1935100,12900,,0.2,DNR,"State Government","Acquire approximately 325 acres of high priority habitat for designation as Wildlife Management Area or Scientific and Natural Area in the LSOHC Prairie, Forest/Prairie Transition, and Northern Forest Planning Sections emphasizing Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan and Conservation That Works, 3.0 WMA and AMA Acquisition & Management Strategic Plan guidance, and coordination with partners. All lands will be open for public hunting and fishing (a limited number of SNA's are proposed for limited hunting for instance archery only or hunting but no trapping).","Approximately 325 acres of wildlife habitat will be protected through fee title acquisition and development as Wildlife Management Areas or Scientific & Natural Areas. While no match is indicated in this proposal, Outdoor Heritage appropriations to DNR for WMA and SNA acquisitions have historically been enhanced through donations, Reinvest in Minnesota Critical Habitat Match, and Surcharge (a $6.50 surcharge on small game license sales to be used in part for land acquisition). Wildlife Management Areas. WMAs protect lands and waters which have a high potential for wildlife production and develop and manage these lands and waters for public hunting, fishing and trapping, and for other compatible outdoor recreational uses such as wildlife watching and hiking. While highly successful, the current WMA system does not meet all present and future needs for wildlife habitat, wildlife population management, hunter access, and wildlife related recreation. This is notably true in the LSOHC Prairie Planning Section where public ownership in many counties is 2 percent or less. DNR Section of Wildlife uses a GIS-based tool to identify the highest priority tracts for potential WMA acquisitions. This quantitative approach scores and ranks acquisition proposals based on a set of weighted criteria and creates a standardized method for evaluating proposed acquisitions on a statewide level. Criteria and weights are periodically reviewed and adapted to changing priorities. This ensures funds that are used to acquire lands align with DNR strategic priorities and support the 2002 Citizens' Committee report and the Conservation That Works, 3.0 WMA and AMA Acquisition & Management Strategic Plan for WMA acquisition. Potential acquisition opportunities from willing sellers are coordinated with stakeholders and partners to eliminate duplication andidentify concerns and support. Coordinating with partners hasbeen successful to ensure we are working cooperatively and on priority parcels. Scientific & Natural Areas. The SNA Program will increase public hunting and fishing opportunities while protecting sites with outstanding natural values. Protection is targeted at high priority areas identified in the SNA Strategic Land Protection Plan with emphasis on prairie core areas identified in the Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan. A quantitative system scores and ranks acquisition proposals based on a weighted set of six criteria. Priority is given to sites of high and outstanding biodiversity significance by the Minnesota Biological Survey, high quality native plant communities and habitat for endangered and threatened species. Larger parcels which adjoin other conservation lands, improve habitat management, are under imminent threat and are partially donated are also rated highly. Properties acquired through this appropriation require County Board of Commissioners' written approval in the county of acquisition, will be designated as WMA or SNA through a Commissioner's Designation Order, brought up to minimum DNR standards, and listed on the DNR website. Basic site improvements will include boundary and LSOHC acknowledgement signs and may include any necessary site cleanup and parcel initial development.",,2021-07-01,2025-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Jay,Johnson,"MN Dept. of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road ","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5248",jay.johnson@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Chisago, Crow Wing, Faribault, Kandiyohi, Lyon, Murray, Pipestone, Stearns, Watonwan, Wilkin, Yellow Medicine","Northern Forest, Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dnr-wma-and-sna-acquisition-phase-xiii,,,,
10027638,"DNR Grasslands - Phase IX",2018,3950000,"ML 2017, Ch. 91, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 2(i)","$3,950,000 in the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources to accelerate the restoration and enhancement of prairies, grasslands, and savannas on wildlife management areas, scientific and natural areas, Native Prairie Bank land, bluff prairies on State Forest land in southeastern Minnesota, and United States Fish and Wildlife Service waterfowl production area and refuge lands. A list of proposed land restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"Prairie habitats once covered one-third of the state but presently less than 2% remain. Native prairie, other grasslands that provides habitat for wildlife, and wetlands are key components of functional prairie landscapes that have the capacity to adapt to changing environmental conditions. While these appropriation only added 2,085 acres of grassland acres to the state through restoration, these funds enhanced a much larger area. Put in another fashion, we restored and enhanced 69.5 square miles with these funds. That's an area 8.3 by 8.3 miles in area. None of this work was targeted at a specific species of wildlife. We used that approach that diverse productive habitats benefit a wide variety of both game and non-game wildlife species as well as any threatened or endangered species. In our restorations, we use very diverse seed mixes. This is obviously beneficial for pollinators. However, all those insects also create a food base for a large number of wildlife species. The structural diversity all those plant species create in the habitat allow every species to find an ideal niche in the grass as well as accomodates different life history stages of wildlife.","A total of 40,539 acres were affected: 1,191 Restored, 0 in Fee Title, 0 in Easements, 39,348 in Enhance.",,,3586000,190400,,7.5,DNR,"State Government","We restored and enhanced a total of 40,539 grassland acres with 446 activities on Wildlife Management Areas, Scientific and Natural Areas, Native Prairie Bank easements, Waterfowl Production Areas, and National Wildlife Refuges.","We select projects using a number of criteria and reviews to make sure the DNR and our federal partners, the USFWS, were spending these funds in the best and most productive ways. We can summarize our results in the following table. Brome conversion 76 Interseeding 51 Grassland restoration 1,191 Prescribed Fire 36,079 Herbaceous Invasive Control 1,503 Goat Browsing - woody removal281 Woody Removal 1,358 TOTAL 40,539 This appropriation involved the Southeast Roving Crews. These Crews allow the DNR to be very flexible. While they have a list of projects to work on, they can also respond fairly quickly if there's an enhancement opportunity shows up. For instance, a short dry period in a part of the state may allow them to conduct a late summer prescribed fire which was not in any of the original work plans. Roving Crews have begun experimenting with different burn seasons. The DNR will be hosting a workshop later this fall to discuss the science and management behind seasonal burns so that all staff and partners can continue to learn new applications for old tools. This appropriation included a partnership with the USFWS. They were able to bring in 'detailers', federal crews from outside MN to dramatically enhance their capacity and ability to enhance wildlife habitat on WPAs and Refuges. The final acres reported here are reduced from our recent Status Updates. In further conversations with the USFWS, we calculated the number of detailers, number of in-state fire staff, and pro-rated the acres to account for this ratio. We were also able to experiment with goat browsing in the SE to control buckthorn. SNA staff will monitor these sites over the coming years. This may provide a way to reduce chemical use and integrate some new and emerging agricultural practices, goats, into habitat management for the benefit of wildlife and the agricultural economy. The DNR has traditionally focused on game species such as pheasants. However, there is more and more interest in pollinators and biodiversity. Fortunately, just about every study out there shows that management and restoration for pollinators and songbirds often creates the best habitat for game species. Diverse, healthy, productive habitat is good for a wide range of species. These projects can also increase the amount of carbon absorbed and stored by the plants and soils on these sites. As we continue to use these funds, costs for projects will probably increase. In the early years of these funds, we completed a number of simpler or easier projects, the low-hanging fruit. Now we are left with the larger and more challenging projects. In our budget table, we prorated our budget for individual projects by the acres accomplished. Staff funding was combined into one value. Identifying funding for each position would be an accounting challenge.",,2017-07-01,2022-11-04,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Greg,Hoch,DNR,"500 Lafayette Rd ","St Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5230",greg.hoch@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine","Northern Forest, Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dnr-grasslands-phase-ix,,,,
10017806,"DNR Forest Habitat Enhancement",2021,1773000,"ML 2020, Ch. 104, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd 3(d)","$1,773,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources to restore and enhance wildlife habitat in the northern forest region in wildlife management areas, scientific and natural areas, aquatic management areas, and state forests. A list of proposed land restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ","Healthy populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species - Northern Minnesota forests will be enhanced to provide biologically diverse wildlife habitat for both desirable game species and endangered, threatened, special concern, and species of greatest conservation need, providing multiple conservation benefits in the face of climate change, invasive species, and other major stressors, and increased satisfaction from hunters and other recreational users. Wildlife populations and hunter satisfaction will be monitored",,,6500,"Ruffed Grouse Society",1683900,89100,,4,DNR,"State Government","Minnesota's iconic northern forest habitats, along with their interlaced wetlands and brushlands, are in need of management for the future due to stressors such as invasive species and climate change. This request will enhance and restore up to 3,250 acres of habitat in the Northern Forest Region on WMAs, AMAs, State Forests, and SNAs to increase forest health and resilience, and ultimately wildlife populations, through activities of a roving crew over three years. DNR's conservation Agenda, and Wildlife Action, Forest Action, SNA Strategic Land Protection and SFRMP Plans, will guide operations to ensure strategic, targeted work.","Northern Minnesota's forest habitats include towering pines, dense aspen, spruce bogs, and oak with broad arching branches, with rivers, lakes, sedge meadows, and brushlands intermixed. These habitats are home to a wide array of wildlife, including species in greatest conservation need such as moose, sharp-tailed grouse, American woodcock, and the black-throated blue warbler. They also provide clean water, outdoor recreation and products, sequester carbon, and support local communities. However, our forests face increasing stress from invasive species, climate change, lack of management, conversion, and fragmentation. If we are to address these stressors, and sustain the health of forest habitats on state lands which DNR is entrusted to steward for Minnesota citizens and the multiple benefits they provide, we must begin now to support management activities that are above and beyond normal timber harvest. For example, timber harvest can create a wildlife opening, however other management such as periodic mowing is needed to maintain it. This request seeks funding to enhance and restore up to 3,250 acres of habitat over three years on WMAs, AMAs, State Forests, and SNAs in the Northern Forest Region. Strategic and targeted work will be accomplished through the added capacity of a roving habitat crew modeled after the successful crews in the remainder of Minnesota. The crew will conduct activities which support healthy, diverse and resilient habitats, allowing the habitats to better withstand stressors, and address the need to complete small or unique projects for which vendors are lacking. Activities may include invasive species control; firebreak development and maintenance, and prescribed burns in fire-dependent forests, brushlands and wetlands which have lacked management; wildlife opening maintenance; tree removal, girdling, brush mowing/shearing, and support of conservation grazing in openland and brushland habitats; tree planting and protection to reforest and restore habitats, add conifer to the landscape, provide thermal cover, diversify forests, and address ash stand management; tree release, such as enhancing oak management for mast production; forest regeneration site prep; seed and acorn collection; restoration site prep; broadcasting and drilling of seed; stream bank stabilization; ditch closure; and dike removal to enhance forest wetlands. A majority of the projects will occur on State Forests and WMAs which are all open to public access for a wide range of outdoor recreational activities including hunting. Enhancement and restoration activities will be guided by DNR's Conservation Agenda, Wildlife Action Plan, Forest Action Plan, SNA Strategic Land Protection Plan, and Section Forest Resource Management Plans. A DNR team of Fish and Wildlife, Forestry, and Ecological and Water Resources staff will request projects that meet plan and program priorities from state land managers, prioritize and select projects, develop a schedule, annually evaluate accomplishments and the budget, adapt, and seek additional projects as needed. The Ruffed Grouse Society will provide financial support of $6,500 over the three year period. ",,2020-07-01,,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Greg,Hoch,"MN DNR","500 Lafayette Rd, Box 20 ","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5230",greg.hoch@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Otter Tail, Pine, Roseau, St. Louis, St. Louis","Northern Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dnr-forest-habitat-enhancement,,,,
10031475,"DNR County Groundwater Atlas",2025,3200000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 03j","$3,200,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources to continue producing county groundwater atlases to inform management of surface water and groundwater resources for drinking and other purposes. This appropriation is for Part B, to characterize the potential water yields of aquifers and aquifers' sensitivity to contamination.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,16.6,"MN DNR","State Government","This project supports continuing development of County Groundwater Atlases for approximately three years. The goal is to provide this valuable water and resource management information infrastructure to every county.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Vanessa,Baratta-Person,"MN DNR","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5685",vanessa.baratta@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dnr-county-groundwater-atlas-1,,,,
20692,"DNR Aquatic Habitat - Phase V",2014,5250000,"ML 2013, Ch. 137, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(a)","$5,250,000 in the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources to acquire interests in land in fee for aquatic management purposes under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02, and to restore and enhance aquatic habitat. A list of proposed land acquisitions and restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"Increased availability and improved condition of riparian forests and other habitat corridors. Healthier populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species. High priority riparian lands, forestlands, and savannas are protected from parcelization and fragmentation. Rivers, streams, and surrounding vegetation provide corridors of habitat. Stream to bluff habitat restoration and enhancement will keep water on the land to slow runoff and degradation of aquatic habitat. Improved aquatic habitat indicators. Improved condition of habitat on public lands. ",,2502900,"CPL (city of Barnesville), US Fish and Wildlife Service, US Forest Service, City of Oronoco, Olmsted County, DNR Dam Safety bonding money ",5249800,192600,,7.5,DNR,"State Government","DNR completed nine stream habitat projects with this appropriation. Four fish passage projects opened up access to 180 miles of river and 13,521 acres of lake and wetland habitat. We enhanced habitat on 39 Aquatic Management Areas, totalling 1440 acres, through the efforts of four positions funded by this appropriation. It also funded two stream habitat positions that oversaw the completion of 23 DNR projects and over 50 partner-lead projects funded by various OHF sources. ",,"Stream projects were chosen based on the DNR's Stream Habitat Priority List, where projects are ranked based on a number of criteria surrounding support and outcomes. This appropriation funded nine stream projects, several of which involved external partners. Individual project details are listed below. - Solid Bottom Creek: This project addressed a steep, eroding stream bank along 500 feet of a designated trout stream.  The stream bank was a primary source of sedimentation within the stream, and likely contributed to a delta that is forming at the outlet of the stream in Elbow Lake.  Construction was completed in the spring of 2016, relocating the stream away from the tall eroding bank, stabilizing the toe of that bank by installing toe-wood structures, and enhancing pool habitat for trout that are stocked into the stream. - Whisky Creek: OHF funding from DNR was combined with a CPL grant to the City of Barnesville to fund the project.  Bids for the work came in under projected costs, which allowed the City to also remove another dam within city limits on Whisky Creek that was underneath a railroad bridge.  Work has been completed in 2015 on the modification of the dam at Blue Eagle Lake and the removal of the dam underneath the railroad bridge. This project restored fish passage to 31 miles of upstream habitat. -Minnesota River at Granite Falls: Construction of a riffle in the Minnesota River at Granite Falls was completed in December 2017. The project modified the remnants of an old dam made of rock into a riffle, enhancing spawning habitat that will be used by numerous fish species including lake sturgeon, walleye, and sauger. -Red Sand Lake outlet: The outlet structure on Red Sand Lake was modified to allow fish passage, with construction completed in June of 2018. The former drop structure within a culvert was replaced by a larger culvert with an arch-rapids upstream and downstream, and with natural substrate within the culvert. Fish passage between White Sand Lake, which lies downstream, Red Sand Lake, and wetlands in between will benefit Red Sand Lake, especially in the occasional year that it experiences a partial fish-kill due to low oxygen conditions. -South Branch Root River: This project was funded by the ML2013 and ML2014 DNR Aquatic Habitat appropriation. A 450 foot reach of the river was experiencing severe erosion, with the streambank losing over 10 feet per year. A riffle was constructed at the upstream end of the reach to direct flow, and a bankfull bench was constructed along the eroding bank using toe wood to enhance stability and fish habitat. The bench was vegetated with a native seed mix and willow live stakes. Construction was completed in August of 2018, with ML2013 funds only used for work completed prior to July 1, 2018. -Turtle River: DNR partnered with the US Forest Service, US Fish and Wildlife Service, and Beltrami County to replaced an undersized culvert that blocked fish passage. The project opened up 13,000 acres of lake and wetland habitat and 30 miles of river that was formerly inaccessible to fish downstream of the project. -Mississippi River at Weaver Bottoms: Former deepwater habitat in Goose Lake, a former floodplain lake on the Mississippi River had been filled with silt over several decades. This project dredged 9 acres back into deepwater habitat, and was completed in the fall of 2017. Dredge spoils from project excavation were stockpiled on land for drying and eventual spreading and revegetation on private land. The deepwater habitat is becoming rare on the river due to sedimentation, and is critical for over-wintering habitat for bluegill, crappies, and other fish species. This project was split between the ML2012 and ML2013 DNR Aquatic Habitat appropriations, and accomplished acres split proportional to the total cost contributed by each. -Middle Fork Zumbro River/Lake Shady: This appropriation funded a portion (along with the DNR's ML2013 Aquatic Habitat) of the restoration of the Middle Fork of the Zumbro River through a former impoundment known as Lake Shady. The dam had washed out in a 2011 flood, leaving behind an eroding mud flat that threatened to harm downstream reaches as it eroded, and contained poor habitat in the channels that had cut through the mud. The former dam site's grade was stabilized by creating a rapids of stable rock material, and within the former reservoir new stream channels with appropriate dimensions were constructed. Habitat in the new channels was restored to include woody material as well as rocky riffles. Re-vegetation of the surrounding reservoir sediments with native plant species will provide quality riparian and upland habitat as well. The project was completed in partnership with Olmsted County ($125,736), the city of Oronco ($83,824) and DNR Dam Safety bonding funds ($1,000,000) all contributing funding. An additional $236,540 of in-kind staff time was contributed by Olmsted County.  In addition to the 147 acres of habitat restored, the project opened up access to 119 miles of stream. Accomplished acres are split between the two OHF appropriations proportional to funds contributed. -Middle Branch Whitewater River: Construction began on this project in September of 2016. At that time, the new channel and floodplain were shaped prior to the end of the construction season. However, this project has run into issues with design that have prevented its completion to date. An outside consultant has been hired by DNR to provide a final design, with a new construction period in the summer of 2019 to complete the project. DNR received approval for an amendment that added this project to our ML2015 Aquatic Habitat appropriation, which will be used to pay for the remaining design and construction of this project. -Aquatic Management Area enhancement: Enhancement work on 39 different AMAs such as prescribed burns, riparian plantings, and invasive species control were done on 1440 acres of habitat. Locations were in all four LSOHC planning regions. This work was made possible by the four AMA habitat positions funded by this appropriation. AMA staff assessed habitat needs at 106 AMAs, and developed management guidance that identifies enhancement needs for those parcels. In addition to the 39 projects done using this appropriation, AMA staff were involved with 106 other Outdoor Heritage-funded AMA enhancement projects, and provided guidance for 23 similar projects being lead by external partners who were using OHF money. -Stream Habitat Specialist positions: Two specialists were hired to coordinate statewide stream habitat worked that was funded by OHF. These positions were responsible for both DNR projects, and assisting partner organizations with their projects. These positions upped the capacity for DNR to undertake multiple larger stream habitat projects, and to increase the quality of projects being done by partners. During the life of this appropriation, specialists participated in the design and construction oversight of 23 DNR stream projects, and provided assistance to over a dozen local partners on over 50 stream habitat projects funded by various OHF appropriations.   ",2013-07-01,2017-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brian,Nerbonne,"Mn Dept of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road ","Saint Paul",MN,55155,651-259-5205,brian.nerbonne@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Hubbard, Itasca, Jackson, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Martin, Meeker, Morrison, Otter Tail, Polk, Renville, Rice, Rock, St. Louis, Wabasha, Winona","Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Northern Forest, Prairie Region, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dnr-aquatic-habitat-phase-v,,,,
20717,"DNR Grassland Phase 5",2014,2220000,"ML 2013, Ch. 137, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 2(g)","$2,220,000 in the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources to accelerate the restoration and enhancement of wildlife management areas, scientific and natural areas, and land under native prairie bank easements. A list of proposed land restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"Wetland and upland complexes  consist of native prairies, restored prairies, quality grasslands, and restored shallow lakes and wetlands. Water is kept on the land. Protected, restored, and enhanced nesting and migratory habitat for waterfowl, upland birds, and species of greatest conservation need. A network of natural land and riparian habitats will connect corridors for wildlife and species in greatest conservation need. Healthier populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species. Improved condition of habitat on public lands. Protected, restored, and enhanced habitat for waterfowl, upland birds, and species of greatest conservation need. ",,,,2201900,178400,,8.25,DNR,"State Government","The following table provides a short summary of the accomplishments under this appropriation.  In total, the DNR enhanced and restored 283 sites for a total of 17,087 acres.   Activity                     Sites             Acres Diversity Seeding      42               1,031 Prescribed Burn        148            10,365 Restorations               4                    144 Woody Removal       92                 5,666 ",,"This report begins with a few specific examples of the outcomes of these projects.  I also include a larger overview of how these funds in general benefit the conservation community.   Tree removal on Popular WMA essentially “reclaimed” an open prairie wetland being overtaken by an overgrown fringe of black willow and cottonwood.  The wetland basin saw very little in the way of waterfowl usage prior to the project, but has been used to a much greater degree by dabbler ducks since the project.  The Area Wildlife Manager has directed several inquiring parties to this wetland for waterfowl hunting opportunity since the project was completed.  The elimination of the trees likely increased nesting success as those clumps of trees are no longer harboring skunks, raccoon, opossum, and avian predators.  Perhaps most importantly, the project eliminated the seed source of cottonwoods from being broadcast into the adjacent prairie reconstruction area. The prescribed burn on Benderberg WMA triggered an excellent response in the native wet prairie remnant.  It was largely an after-thought at this was former pasture, but the presence of fire really benefitted the native plant community.  There was even some hand- harvest opportunity for species like wood lily.  Without the roving crew and the MarshTracker, an Rx burn on this site would not have been possible.  This was the first time much of this ground had seen a fire in over 4 decades.  The plan is to periodically maintain this WMA with fire going forward and to maintain/enhance the wet prairie community that so wonderfully responded to it the first time around. These funds were used to complete more than 50 acres of woody control projects on the Lake Bronson and Two Rivers Aspen Parkland Scientific and Natural Areas.  These projects were part of an ongoing multi-year strategy to combat the encroachment of woody vegetation into high quality native prairies.  In addition to setting back encroaching willows and aspen, the Lake Bronson SNA project appeared to have positive impacts on the sites population of western prairie fringed orchids (a Federally threatened species) as the second highest number of orchids ever recorded on the site were counted the spring following the project.   One untold stories is the cooperation between conservation agencies and NGOs in Minnesota.  In some states, feds don’t like the state, and the NGOs fight among themselves.  In Minnesota, we all get along really well.  This is evidenced in partnership efforts that developed the Prairie Plan and Pheasant Plan.  One early fear with OHF is that this would cause these groups to start bickering over the resource.  In fact, the exact opposite has happened.  It has pulled us together and increased cooperation.  One example of that is our collective seed harvest and grassland restoration efforts.  In at least two areas, most notably Detroit Lakes and the Glacial Lakes area, multiple agencies/NGOs are coordinating their seed harvest and restoration efforts.    Partners are looking 1 to 3 years ahead on restoration efforts.  Seed production is best on burned sites.  Partners are determining what units and what soil types they want to restore each year.  Then they find native tracts or high diversity restorations with similar soil types.  These sites are prioritized for burning in the spring.   Once the site is burned, partners again work together to harvest and store the seed in the fall.  The seed is then distributed to the DNR, USFWS, TNC or other partners.  The seed is spread on the sites in the late winter or early spring.  In some cases, agency/NGO staff are harvesting the seed.  In other cases, they work with local contractors to harvest the seed.   Harvesting local seed is both cost-effective and when harvesting native tracts ensures we, collectively, are using a diverse mix of local ecotype seed.   Again, the OHF has helped developed new partnerships and projects that would not have happened or that would have happened at a much smaller scale with these critical funds.   Because this is a programmatic appropriation, it’s difficult to assign a dollar amount to a specific project.  Because of this and the large number of projects, we simply assigned dollars to projects proportional to acres completed in that project.  In the same way, we proportionally assigned dollars to personnel based on FTEs.     ",2013-07-01,2018-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Greg,Hoch,"MN DNR","500 Lafayette Road ","St Paul",MN,55155,651-259-5230,greg.hoch@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Becker, Beltrami, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Clay, Cottonwood, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Grant, Houston, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, Nobles, Norman, Otter Tail, Polk, Pope, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Roseau, Sibley, Stevens, Swift, Traverse, Wabasha, Winona, Yellow Medicine","Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Prairie Region, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dnr-grassland-phase-5,,,,
9818,"DNR Aquatic Habitat Program, Phase 4",2013,3480000,"ML 2012, Ch. 264, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(a)","$3,480,000 in the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources to acquire interests in land in fee or permanent conservation easements for aquatic management areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02, and to restore and enhance aquatic habitat. A list of proposed land acquisitions must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. The accomplishment plan must include an easement stewardship plan. Up to $25,000 is for establishing a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. An annual financial report is required for any monitoring and enforcement fund established, including expenditures from the fund and a description of annual monitoring and enforcement activities.",,"Restored 66 acres, protected in fee 58 acres and protected in easement 93 acres of habitat ",,2736400,"Mix of cash and in-kind time from Olmsted County, City of Orononco, and Dam Safety bonding money contributed towards the Zumbro River project, Landowner donation, RIM, Game and Fish Fund, and Fish and Wildlife Acquisition Account. ",3480000,,,1,DNR,"State Government","We used a programmatic approach to achieve prioritized aquatic habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement for lakes, trout streams, and rivers across all LSOHC planning regions of Minnesota.",,"This appropriation funded a mixture of restoration, enhancement, and protection of aquatic habitat by the DNR. We were successful in completing our proposed projects, and in meeting may of the goals included in our accomplishment plan. The different projects accomplished from this appropriation are summarized below.Habitat protection was accomplished using a mixture of fee title and easement acquisition. For easements we purchased 11 parcels on trout streams located on either the North Shore or in southeast Minnesota. Easements will protect 5.3 miles of stream and 94 acres of habitat. Fee title acquisition protected 5 parcels of lakeshore, including one parcel that was purchased with funds from both ML2011 and ML2012 funding. Acreage and shoreline feet protected have been pro-rated between appropriations based in their respective contribution to the purchase price. A total of 2.6 miles of shoreline and 58 acres of habitat are protected by these parcels. The amount of habitat protected in easement and fee title falls short of our proposed outcomes for this appropriation. Because land values vary across the state it is difficult to anticipate how much habitat can be protected for a given amount of money. It is also hard to anticipate the amount of landowner donation we will receive. We were successful in leveraging an additional $1.3 million toward protection work from a mixture of sources, including landowner donation.The Mille Lacs Lake shoreland enhancement involved the removal of breakwall from a former marina that is now a DNR Aquatic Management Area. Breakwall was removed along 455 feet of shore and returned to a natural shoreline, with native riparian vegetation planted in all areas. This habitat will benefit fish species using the nearshore area of the lake as well as other wildlife such as birds, reptiles and amphibians that use a mixture of nearshore and riparian habitat.The Kingsbury Creek stream restoration project removed masonry walls that had been built along the banks through that reach and were limiting habitat. The project also included constructed a new stream channel through a reach that had previously been impounded by a dam. The stream channel was resized to appropriate dimensions, and habitat structures such as toe wood, rootwads, and cross vanes were installed. The project will benefit resident brook trout as well as steelhead that spawn and rear juveniles in Kingsbury Creek.A fish passage project at Shell Lake converted a dam into an arch-rapids, allowing fish to migrate in and out of the lake freely. Fish passage is especially important at Shell Lake, which is subject to occasional partial winter-kills. Recolonization from the Shell River will help the lake to recover from these events. This project was added to our original accomplishment plan and completed using surplus funds realized due to cost savings from other projects.A second stream habitat enhancement project was done using surplus funds. This one was located on the Pomme de Terre River, where a riffle and adjoining streambank was enhanced to provide better habitat in a former reservoir where the dam had been removed several years previous.Backwater habitat on the Mississippi River within Weaver Bottoms was enhanced to create critical backwater habitat that had been lost due to decades of sedimentation. The deepwater habitat is critical for many fish species such as bluegill and black crappie that over-winter there. The nine acres of newly enhanced habitat has shown high use by Mississippi River fish, and anglers have taken notice and are using the area as well.This appropriation funded a portion (along with the DNR's ML2013 Aquatic Habitat) of the restoration of the Middle Fork of the Zumbro River through a former impoundment known as Lake Shady. The dam had washed out in a 2011 flood, leaving behind an eroding mud flat that threatened to harm downstream reaches as it eroded, and contained poor habitat in the channels that had cut through the mud. The former dam site's grade was stabilized by creating a rapids of stable rock material, and within the former reservoir new stream channels with appropriate dimensions were constructed. Habitat in the new channels was restored to include woody material as well as rocky riffles. Re-vegetation of the surrounding reservoir sediments with native plant species will provide quality riparian and upland habitat as well. The project was completed in partnership with Olmsted County ($125,736), the city of Oronco ($83,824) and DNR Dam Safety bonding funds ($1,000,000) all contributing funding. An additional $236,540 of in-kind staff time was contributed by Olmsted County. In addition to the 147 acres of habitat restored, the project opened up access to 119 miles of stream.Stream habitat work for this appropriation and other LSOH-funded projects from other appropriations was aided by funding for a stream restoration coordinator and intern. These positions aided in survey work, design, permitting, contracting, and coordination with project partners on these complex projects. The coordinator also worked on assessing other potential projects for future LSOHC proposals.",2012-07-01,2014-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brian,Nerbonne,"Mn Dept of Natural Resources","1601 Minnesota Drive",Brainerd,MN,56401,651-259-5205,brian.nerbonne@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Cass, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Hubbard, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Redwood, Renville, Rice, St. Louis, Stearns, Wabasha, Washington","Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Northern Forest, Prairie Region, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dnr-aquatic-habitat-program-phase-4,,,,
23917,"DNR Grassland Phase VI",2015,1458800,"ML 2014, Ch. 256, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 2(h)","$1,530,000 in the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources to accelerate the restoration and enhancement of prairie communities in wildlife management areas, scientific and natural areas, aquatic management areas, state forest land, and land under native prairie bank easements. A list of proposed land restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"Restored 113 acres and enhanced 11,594 acres for a total of 11,707 acres. ",,,,1380000,126400,,1.5,DNR,"State Government","With this appropriation, the DNR enhanced and restored over 11,700 acres of public lands or permanently protected private lands under easement.  Projects under this appropriation included prescribed fire, prescribed or conservation grazing, woody removal, and enhancing plant diversity.  With this appropriation we were able to exceed our target acreage by 38 percent.   ",,"This project was a little different from the typical DNR grassland enhancement appropriations in that it did not include a Roving Crew and it was a little more focused on the south east part of the state than other DNR grassland enhancement appropriations have been.  That said, the types of projects are similar to what we've done in the past.  What makes this appropriation different, perhaps, is not the few large showcase projects we do, but the collective impact and benefits of many smaller projects on the landscape.   With this funds we were able to conduct prescribed fires on over 6000 acres and remove woody vegetation from almost 2000 acres of grassland.  Both of these types of projects are critical to grassland wildlife, especially birds.  Multiple studies have shown that nesting success of both game birds and songbirds is significantly impacted by woody vegetation.  Some species won't nest near tall trees and these trees also provide habitat for several types of nest predators.   There were several efforts to increase grassland diversity in brome or bluestem monocultures totaling 250 acres as well as restoration of over 100 acres.  This should increase habitat quality for pollinating insects as well as increase the abundance of insects that serve as a critical high protein food resource, especially for egg-laying birds and fast-growing young chicks.   We also completed invasive species control on over 2700 acres of grassland. This should in turn increase native plant diversity and increase pollinator habitat.   One area new for this appropriation is conservation grazing, although in this case much of it could be referred to as conservation browsing.  Goats were used in some cases for grazing prairie, especially on steep slopes.  These areas are often dangerous for equipment and the goats reduce reliance on chemicals.  Below is one description from DNR staff of this type of project.   ""At Mound Prairie SNA, west of Hokah, MN, goats have spent multiple seasons grazing two bluff prairies cleared of eastern red cedar trees and invasive brush, such as buckthorn and honeysuckle.  The goats were able to reduce the vigor of the woody vegetation, allowing native grasses and forbs an opportunity to grow.  Using goats reduced the amount of chemical needed to control the invasive woody brush! There is now a sufficient grass component to facilitate prescribed burning.""       A similar project in central Minnesota shows the benefits of cedar removal to prairie plants and wildlife.    ""Starting in 2016 and continuing into 2019 invading trees and brush were removed from about 25 acres of rock outcrop and wet prairie at Cedar Rock SNA in Redwood County.  The work was done in two phases; first large trees (mostly cedar) were cut, treated, piled and burned.  Two years later a follow-up pass was made to control buckthorn which had grown after the removal of the taller trees.  Although formal post-treatment surveys have not been conducted; previously undocumented rare plants are apparent and the area appears to harbor a broad array of both plant and animal species."" One area that gets little attention in habitat work is the ecosystem benefits of that work.  Again, numerous studies have shown that grassland restoration is a very good way to remove carbon from the air, helping to mitigate climate change.  Even prescribed burning, because it stimulates root growth will help remove carbon from the air and store the carbon in the soil.   As always, monitoring continues to be an issue with all these projects, both at the individual site and the larger landscape.  The conservation partners in the state, including DNR, FWS, TNC, and others, continue to work to develop statistically rigorous ways of addressing these questions.   Attached are a series of images from Mound Prairie SNA (word doc) and Cedar Rock SNA (indiv jpgs).  The Mound Prairie images show the impacts of cedar removal in the SE.  The Cedar Rock aerial images show how cedars were only scattered over the site in the 1930s, covered the site before this project, and how these funds help open up a large area to prairie.   For this final report, dollars for each project are pro-rated based on the acre percentage for each project relative to the budget.   ",2014-07-01,2019-10-31,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Greg ",Hoch,"DNR Wildlife","500 Lafayette Rd ","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5230",greg.hoch@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Grant, Houston, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pope, Red Lake, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Yellow Medicine","Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Prairie Region, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dnr-grassland-phase-vi,,,,
23935,"MN DNR Aquatic Habitat Program - Phase VI",2015,2483200,"ML 2014, Ch.256, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(a)","$2,560,000 in the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources to acquire interests in land in fee for aquatic management purposes under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02, and to restore and enhance aquatic habitat. A list of proposed land acquisitions and restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ","I ","Restored 131 acres, protected in fee with state PILT liability 62 acres, protected in easement 132 acres, and enhanced 2,182 acres for a total of 2,507 acres. ",,660000,"US Forest Service, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Upper Mississippi Headwater Restoration Fund, Chippewa Stewardship Fund, Otter Tail Wetland Mitigation, and Otter Tail Transmission Line Tribal Gathering Mitigation ",2425600,111000,,3.4,DNR,"State Government","DNR modified six dams to allow fish passage and enhanced in stream habitat on two rivers with this appropriation. Also, habitat enhancement project were completed on 28 Aquatic Management Areas and three metro parks, totaling 1,002 acres. Stream habitat work for this appropriation and LSOHC-funded projects from other appropriations was aided by funding for a stream restoration coordinator and interns. These positions aided in public outreach, survey work, design, permitting, contracting, and coordination with project partners on these complex projects. The coordinator moved seven additional projects forward and assessed ten potential projects for future LSOHC proposals. ",,"Stream projects were prioritized based on the DNR's Stream habitat Priority List, where projects are ranked based on a number of criteria surrounding support and outcomes. This appropriation funded five stream projects, several of which involved external partners. Individual project details are outlined below. - Sand Hill River Fish Passage Project: This project partnered with the Sand Hill River Watershed District and Army Corps of Engineers to restore fish passage on the Sand Hill River. The in channel portion of the project was essentially completed in 2017. Initial fish surveys have already documented restored fish passage upstream of the modified dams. Both this grant and an ML 2015 grant to the Sand Hill River Watershed District contributed to the local share of this project and were matched 3:1 by federal funds. Credits for habitat benefits were divided up between the two grants based on overall contribution to the project. - Knutson Dam fish passage- Construction of the project was finished in the spring of 2016. The dam, at the outlet of Cass Lake in Beltrami County, was modified into a rapids to allow fish movement upstream from the Mississippi River. This will allow free movement between habitats in the lakes upstream and the river downstream, facilitating access for fish to key habitats such those used for spawning. The project was done in conjunction with the US Forest Service, who owns the dam. The initial LSOHC grant spurred multiple other parties to invest in the project, totaling $660,000 in match. Partners included the US Forest Service, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Upper Mississippi Headwater Restoration Fund, Chippewa Stewardship Fund, Otter Tail Wetland Mitigation, and Otter Tail Transmission Line Tribal Gathering Mitigation. - Long Lake fish passage- We worked with Itasca County to modify a small dam at the outlet to Long Lake into a rapids in January, 2016 in order to facilitate fish passage. - Straight River habitat enhancement: Several DNR divisions teamed up to improve aquatic habitat by installing 32 new tree structures on the Straight River, one of Minnesota’s premier trophy brown trout streams. DNR fisheries staff selected three sections of the river to place the structures to address an over-wide stream channel with little cover for fish. Due to the inaccessibility of this reach of stream for heavy equipment due to surrounding wetlands, a helicopter was used to lower about 150 trees into position to create the structures. A total of 4,180 feet of stream was enhanced by this project. - South Branch Root River: This project was funded by the ML2013 and ML2014 DNR Aquatic Habitat appropriation. A 450 foot reach of the river was experiencing severe erosion, with the streambank losing over 10 feet per year. A riffle was constructed at the upstream end of the reach to direct flow, and a bankfull bench was constructed along the eroding bank using toe wood to enhance stability and fish habitat. The bench was vegetated with a native seed mix and willow live stakes. Construction was completed in August of 2018. - AMA Enhancement: This appropriation includes funding for personnel tasked with assessing habitat needs on Aquatic Management Areas (AMAs), writing management guidance documents that outline projects, and overseeing project implementation. AMA Specialists completed nine new site assessments, bringing the total number of AMAs assessed since June 2014 to 138. To date, 109 Management Guidance Documents have been completed. An additional 29 Management Guidance Documents are in various stages of review. Staff also planned or oversaw enhancement project on 48 AMAs. These accomplished acres are reflected in the status updates for individual OHF appropriations that funded contracts and/or materials for the project. Site visits for specific habitat project planning purposes or habitat enhancement work completed: •    Jennie Lake AMA (Prairie) •    Minniebelle Lake AMA (Prairie) •    Hutchinson FMA (Prairie) •    Miller Creek AMA (SE Forest) •    Gemini AMA (Prairie) •    Eagle Creek AMA (Metro) •    Lotus Lake AMA (Metro) •    Silver Creek AMA (Metro) •    Elizabeth Lake AMA (Prairie) •    Games Lake AMA (Prairie) •    Norway Lake AMA (Prairie) •    Francis Lake AMA (Prairie) •    St Peter AMA (Prairie) •    Cannon River (Morristown) AMA (Prairie) •    Middle Lake AMA (Prairie) •    Kasota Lake AMA (Prairie) •    Cedar River AMA (Prairie) •    Sanborn AMA (Prairie) •    Whispering Ridge AMA (Prairie)  •    Etna Creek AMA (SE Forest)  •    Sakatah Lake AMA (Prairie)  •    St. Catherine Lake AMA (Metro) •    Glacier Lake AMA- Northern Forest •    Pierz Fish Lake AMA- Forest/Prairie Transition •    Quamba Lake AMA- Northern Forest •    Cross Lake AMA- Northern Forest •    Bertha Moody Lake AMA- Northern Forest •    Hubert Lake AMA- Northern Forest •    Agate Rearing Pond AMA- Northern Forest •    Sunrise Lake AMA- Northern Forest •    Cedar Creek AMA- Northern Forest •    Larson Lake AMA- Northern Forest •    North Long Lake AMA- Northern Forest •    Buetow AMA- Northern Forest •    Island Lake AMA- Northern Forest •    Roosevelt Lake AMA- Northern Forest •    Little Knife AMA- Northern Forest •    Barnes Springs AMA- Northern Forest •    Frank Rose AMA- Prairie •    Glacier Lake AMA (N. Forest) •    Little Otter Creek AMA (N. Forest) •    North Long Lake AMA (N. Forest) •    Little Knife AMA (N. Forest) •    Barnes Springs AMA (N. Forest) •    Bertha Moody AMA (N. Forest) AMA staff worked with R3 and R4 Roving Crews to write burn plans for: •    Stephen AMA (Prairie) •    Minniebelle Lake AMA (Prairie) •    Miller Creek AMA (SE Forest) - Stream habitat work for this appropriation and other LSOHC-funded projects from other appropriations was aided by funding for a stream restoration coordinator and interns. These positions aided in public outreach, survey work, design, permitting, contracting, and coordination with project partners on these complex projects.  Five projects were completed during this appropriation. The coordinator was also responsible for moving 7 additional projects forward and assessing 10 potential projects for future LSOHC proposals.  The coordinator has collected monitoring data on two completed LSOHC projects.   The coordinator (with interns) collected culvert data on 4 watersheds, identified barriers and determined which barriers are among the highest priority. ",2014-07-01,2019-10-22,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jamison,Wendel,"MN DNR","500 Lafayette Rd. Box 20","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5205",jamison.wendel@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Carver, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Lake, Lincoln, Mower, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Wabasha, Winona, Wright","Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Northern Forest, Prairie Region, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mn-dnr-aquatic-habitat-program-phase-vi,,,,
35017,"DNR Aquatic Habitat - Phase VII",2016,4540000,"ML 2015, First Sp. Session, Ch. 2, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(a)","$4,540,000 in the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources to acquire interests in land in fee and permanent conservation easements for aquatic management purposes under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02, to acquire interests in land in permanent conservation easements for fish and wildlife habitat under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.66, and to restore and enhance aquatic habitat. Up to $130,000 is for establishing a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed land acquisitions and restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"22 Habitat acres Restored.  52 Habitat acres Protected in Fee with State PILT Liability.  347 Forest acres and 132 Habitat acres (for a total of 479 acres) Protected in Easement. 330 Prairie acres and 535 Habitat acres (for a total of 865 acres) Enhanced.  1,418 total acres impacted. ",,405100,"Sustain our Great Lakes and BWSR Flood Assistance - South St. Louis SWCD general fund ",4415700,65700,,0.5,DNR,"State Government","We will use a programmatic approach to achieve prioritized aquatic habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement of lakes and streams across all the LSOHC planning regions of Minnesota. ","   ","Stream projects were prioritized based on the DNR's Stream habitat Priority List, where projects were ranked based on a number of criteria surrounding support and outcomes. This appropriation funded five stream projects, several of which involved external partners. Individual project details are outlined below. Stewart River Restoration: The Stewart River channel restoration project used Natural Channel Design to restore 4,500 of premier trout stream in Northeastern Minnesota. Historic logging and a berm located in the floodplain had significantly impacted the stream. The project was designed and implemented to create trout habitat including deep pools, overhead cover and abundant spawning gravels. The project also removed the confines of the berm and reconnected the stream with the floodplain. A 100 year flood affected the project just a few years after implementation. Some damage was caused, but the objectives of the projects were still met once repairs were made in 2019 using DNR FAW funding. Mission Creek Restoration: DNR partnered with South St. Louis SWCD to compete this project on Mission Creek. The Mission Creek channel restoration project restored 3150 feet of stream near Duluth, Minnesota. This stream was historically altered and had an in-stream trash rack which affected fish passage and the stability of the stream. The 2012 flood caused the stream to blowout around the trash rack resulting in a highly aggraded and unstable stream. The trash rack was removed and the dimension, pattern and profile of the stream was restored. Additionally, 8.4 miles of the stream was reconnected with the removal of the trash rack. During design, a historic native burial site was discovered just downstream of the project site. This slowed down design as we needed to sort through the risks to artifacts and find a tribal inspector to be onsite during construction. In the end we were able to do the project with oversight from the tribe. No artifacts were discovered during construction. Construction finished in June of 2020. North Branch of Whitewater River Restoration: This channel restoration project took place within Whitewater State Park in a location that previously had riprap installed on the bank for stabilization. This riprap failed at least two times so a stream restoration was implemented to better address the issues causing the bank erosion. The project utilized toe-wood sodmat to protect the bank and reshaped the channel dimension, pattern and profile based on a nearby stable reference reach. During construction it was found that the bed and bank material were particularly difficult for toe-wood sodmat installation. A unique technique using a trenching bucket was employed to get the toe-wood sod mat installed correctly. Another impact of the bed and bank materials was that it was difficult to get vegetation established. This project had to have additional work done after the original construction was finished. Due to lack of vegetation, a large flood and being in a flashy watershed, some of the stream features were impacted after the flood. Following the damages, the natural pattern that the river laid out was utilized to improve the overall project. The project was replanted with additional straw protection. Since the adjustments were made, the project has been stable and the vegetation is getting established. Cottonwood River Restoration: DNR partnered with Redwood County to complete this restoration. This project was originally funded to provide fish passage at three dams by modifying the dams to rock arch rapids structures. However during the course of project development, at two of the dam sites, the grantee opted to install riffles along the river corridor to slowly step the river down and to provide more habitat than originally anticipated. Two of the dam sites now have 6-7 riffles and deep pool associated with those riffles. Fish use these pools as is evident by the anglers seen at various riffles. Fish have also been seen passing through the riffles to get upstream. Construction of this project started in February of 2020; that spring construction was put on hold due to high flows and the COVID pandemic. However, as the flows were rising the contractor continued to work. This proved to be an issue when the contractor was unable to finish installing that riffle. As a result, the unfinished structure caused some significant erosion; this lead to additional work at that riffle site for the contractor once flows receded. The COVID- 19 pandemic significantly limited the ability of Department staff to provide construction oversight which would likely have avoided the contractor working in rising flows. Construction of the projects were finished in fall of 2020. Overall the project accomplished the goals of fish passage and has the added benefit of additional habitat along the river corridor. Driftless Area Habitat Enhancement: The DNR's Fisheries Construction crew used this appropriation to purchase rock and equipment rental to enhance 15 acres of stream habitat in the Driftless Area of Minnesota. Shoreline protection accomplished with this appropriation consisted of two fee-title acquisitions, nine trout stream easement acquisitions, and three Forest for the Future conservation easements. The two fee-title acquisitions protected 52 acres and 4,825 feet of undeveloped shoreline . All nine trout stream easement acquisitions were in the SE Forest Ecological Section. Two easement acquisitions were initiated in the Northern Forest Section, but neither was successfully concluded. The nine trout stream easements protect a total of 132 acres and 31,150 feet of stream. The Forest for the Future project prioritized protecting forests in high priority cisco lake watersheds. With this project, one 32 acre easement was purchased in the Kabekona watershed (Hubbard County), 122 acres in the Ten Mile lake watershed (Cass County), and 193 acres in the Pelican watershed in Crow Wing County. Two large easement acquisitions were not completed when the landowners chose not to accept the DNR offer. These acquisitions were scheduled to be completed close to the end of the appropriation availability and we did not have enough time to move on to other parcels. Therefore, we did not meet goals for easement acquisition and funds were returned to the Council. ",2015-07-01,2021-10-05,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Martin,Jennings,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road ","St Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5176",martin.jennings@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Becker, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Hubbard, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Meeker, Mower, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pope, Redwood, Scott, St. Louis, Wabasha, Winona, Wright","Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Northern Forest, Prairie Region, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dnr-aquatic-habitat-phase-vii,,,,
35057,"DNR Grassland - Phase 8",2017,3983000,"ML 2016, Ch. 172, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 2(j)","$3,983,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources to accelerate restoration and enhancement of prairies, grasslands, and savannas on wildlife management areas, scientific and natural areas, native prairie bank land, and bluff prairies on state forest land in southeastern Minnesota. A list of proposed land restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.",,"Prairie habitats once covered one-third of the state but presently less than 2% remain. Native prairie, other grasslands that provides habitat for wildlife, and wetlands are key components of functional prairie landscapes that have the capacity to adapt to changing environmental conditions. While these appropriation only added 2,085 acres of grassland acres to the state through restoration, these funds enhanced a much larger area. Put in another fashion, we restored and enhanced 69.5 square miles with these funds. That's an area 8.3 by 8.3 miles in area. None of this work was targeted at a specific species of wildlife. We used that approach that diverse productive habitats benefit a wide variety of both game and non-game wildlife species as well as any threatened or endangered species. In our restorations, we use very diverse seed mixes. This is obviously beneficial for pollinators. However, all those insects also create a food base for a large number of wildlife species. The structural diversity all those plant species create in the habitat allow every species to find an ideal niche in the grass as well as accomodates different life history stages of wildlife.","A total of 44,506 acres were affected: 2,081 Restored, 0 in Fee Title, 0 in Easements, 42,425 in Enhance.",,,3762900,172000,,7.11,DNR,"State Government","We restored 2,081 acres of grassland and enhanced 42,425 acres of grassland for a total of 44,506 acres of wildlife habitat across 329 sites with these funds.","We select projects using a number of criteria and reviews to make sure the DNR was spending these funds in the best and most productive ways. We can summarize our results in the following table. Project Type Acres # Sites Grassland Restoration 2,085 63 Prescribed Fire 36,896 159 Woody removal 4,461 60 interseed / diversity enhancement 500 27 Conservation grazing infrastructure 120 1 Prescribed Browsing-woody control (goats) 299 9 Herbaceous Invasive Control 145 10 Sum 44,506 329 This appropriation involved the Roving Crews. These Crews allow the DNR to be very flexible. While they have a list of projects to work on, they can also respond fairly quickly if there's an enhancement opportunity shows up. For instance, a short dry period in a part of the state may allow them to conduct a late summer prescribed fire which was not in any of the original work plans. Roving Crews have begun experimenting with different burn seasons. Typically, we burn in the spring before the nesting season. However, this can stimulate the warm-season grasses and begin to crowd out forbs, lowering plant diversity. Burning in the late summer, after birds have fledged but with enough time for some late summer regrowth, has shown to increase both plant diversity as well as structural diversity in the habitat. Just as important, it can knock back the dominant grasses such as big bluestem and Indian grass just enough for forbs to express themselves the following year. Although 44,506 acres appears to be a large number, we feel the actual acres benefitted may be much larger. We know nest predation of grassland birds is higher near woody vegetation and some birds just won't nest near woody veg. By removing trees, we are impacting both the footprint of where those trees were but also the surrounding grassland, up to a half mile from the project, where nest success should now be higher. We installed grazing infrastructure on one site and used goats to browse undesirable and invasive woody plants. This will accomplish two goals. FIrst, we will get good habitat work on our public lands. Second, its a way to further develop a working lands approach to land management and incorporate conservation work into the state's agricultural economy. I have personally visited a number of public lands grazing sites in western Minnesota and have always been impressed with what I've seen. Although grazing is a summer activity, I've flushed a number of birds, both pheasants and songbirds, from these areas in the fall. Often the biggest benefit to grazing comes in the first couple years after grazing as the habitat is regrowing. Although there is still much to learn, we have learned a lot in recent years about restoration techniques. We still use several methods for restoring prairie and there's probably no one perfect way of doing it. It's very clear to someone when they are walking through a recent restoration and an older restoration. Even if they can't identify every plant, the diversity people see is striking. The DNR has traditionally focused on game species such as pheasants. However, there is more and more interest in pollinators and biodiversity. Fortunately, just about every study out there shows that management and restoration for pollinators and songbirds often creates the best habitat for game species. Diverse, healthy, productive habitat is good for a wide range of species. These projects can also increase the amount of carbon absorbed and stored by the plants and soils on these sites. As we continue to use these funds, costs for projects will probably increase. In the early years of these funds, we completed a number of simpler or easier projects, the low-hanging fruit. Now we are left with the larger and more challenging projects. While they are good habitat projects, they will probably increase in costs over time. In our budget table, we prorated our budget for individual projects by the acres accomplished. Staff funding was combined into one value. Identifying funding for each position would be an accounting challenge.",,2016-07-01,2022-11-04,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Greg,Hoch,"DNR Wildlife","500 Lafayette Rd ","St. paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5230",greg.hoch@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Chippewa, Clay, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Grant, Houston, Jackson, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Morrison, Murray, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Redwood, Roseau, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine","Northern Forest, Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dnr-grassland-phase-8,,,,
10033381,"DNR Accelerated Shallow Lakes and Wetland Enhancements Phase 14",2023,2301000,"ML 2022, Ch. 77, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 4(g)","$2,301,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources to enhance and restore shallow lakes and wetland habitat statewide. A list of proposed shallow lake and wetland restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","Improved availability and improved condition of habitats that have experienced substantial decline - Intensive wetland management and habitat infrastructure maintenance will provide the wetland base called for in numerous prairie, shallow lake and waterfowl plans. Area wildlife staff and/or shallow lakes staff will monitor completed projects to determine success of implementation and to assess the need for future management and/or maintenance. Wetland and upland complexes will consist of native prairies, restored prairies, quality grasslands, and restored shallow lakes and wetlands - Intensive wetland management and habitat infrastructure maintenance will provide the wetland base called for in numerous prairie, shallow lake and waterfowl plans. Area wildlife staff and/or shallow lakes staff will monitor completed projects to determine success of implementation and to assess the need for future management and/or maintenance. Protected, restored, and enhanced shallow lakes and wetlands - Intensive wetland management and habitat infrastructure maintenance will provide the wetland base called for in numerous prairie, shallow lake and waterfowl plans. Area wildlife staff and/or shallow lakes staff will monitor completed projects to determine success of implementation and to assess the need for future management and/or maintenance",,,,,2251000,50000,,1,DNR,"State Government","This programmatic proposal will accomplish 6,195 acres of shallow lake and wetland enhancement and restoration work. The proposal is comprised of two components - (1) INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS: Nine projects to implement shallow lake and wetland restoration and enhancement through engineering and construction of infrastructure, three engineering only projects, and three management action projects (wild rice seeding and management, cattail control, and water level manipulation); (2) INCREASING PROJECT MANAGEMENT CAPACITY: Hiring a wetland project manager to coordinate and speed implementation of wetland and shallow lake habitat projects.","Minnesota wetlands and shallow lakes, besides being critical for waterfowl, also provide other desirable functions and values - habitat for a wide range of species, groundwater recharge, water purification, flood water storage, shoreline protection, and economic benefits. An estimated 90% of Minnesota's prairie wetlands have been lost and more than 50% of our statewide wetlands. In the wetlands that remain, benefits are often compromised by degraded quality. This proposal will accomplish wetland habitat work throughout Minnesota, with a focus on the prairie region. Shallow Lake / Wetland Enhancement Restoration - This proposal seeks to engineer and construct wetland infrastructure, such as dikes and water control structures, and to implement management techniques such as wetland restoration, water-level manipulation and sediment removal. The shallow lake and wetland projects identified on the parcel list were proposed and reviewed by DNR Area and Regional supervisors. Projects include engineering feasibility and design work, replacement/renovation of wetland infrastructure to bring about habitat enhancement, wetland restorations, and direct wetland management activities. Two projects will provide restoration work, both in the prairie region. Another 3 projects will use funding for surveys and engineering to prepare for future implementation of wetland enhancement projects. Funding will be used to continue efforts to spray dense stands of monotypic hybrid cattails. 4,600 acres will be treated over two field seasons on parcels that will be identified by wildlife staff and listed in the Final Report. OHF funds will be used to expand wild rice enhancement activities which are extremely valuable to waterfowl and other wetland wildlife. Funding will be targeted to wild rice enhancement work such as seeding and channel cleanouts to manage water-levels. DNR will collaborate with tribal biologists to identify, plan and initiate wild rice enhancement projects. One project will be undertaken to perform a drawdown through pumping. Wetland Project Management - Numerous plans pertaining to wetlands/shallow lakes call for an increase and acceleration of wetland management activities for wildlife. The Minnesota Duck Action Plan notes the need to expand the Wetland Management Program (WMP) in Minnesota. The WMP assesses wetlands and initiates management to produce quality wetland habitat. It is conservatively estimated that each Natural Resource Specialist working in the WMP will impact 1,125 acres of small wetlands over the life of an appropriation. With the addition of two additional wetland management specialists planned for summer 2021, bringing total number to four, the quantity of projects initiated by these specialists has presented a challenge for DNR engineering and business office functions. It is recommended that a project manager be hired to address this workload and expand capacity. The project manager would oversee implementation of complex wetland and shallow lakes infrastructure projects, acting as a focal point between field biologists, engineers, and business office staff. The parcel list may be modified as needed by the program manager. The Final Report must reflect an accurate and complete parcel list. To improve efficiency and meet mutual goals, projects may be done cooperatively with Ducks Unlimited.",,2022-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Ricky,Lien,"Minnesota DNR","500 Lafayette Road ","St Paul",MN,55155,651-259-5227,ricky.lien@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Douglas, Freeborn, Kandiyohi, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, Mille Lacs, Redwood, Rice, St. Louis, Steele, Yellow Medicine","Northern Forest, Prairie Region, Forest Prairie Transition",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dnr-accelerated-shallow-lakes-and-wetland-enhancements-phase-14,,,,
10033382,"DNR Aquatic Habitat Restoration and Enhancement - Phase 5",2023,5177000,"ML 2022, Ch. 77, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 5(n)","$5,177,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources to restore and enhance aquatic habitat in degraded streams and aquatic management areas and to facilitate fish passage. A list of proposed land restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","Improved aquatic habitat indicators - For the Kingsbury Creek project, we will evaluate instream habitat as well as brook trout populations to assess success. For the Rock Dam project, warmwater fish communities will be assessed before and after project completion. Rivers and streams provide corridors of habitat including intact areas of forest cover in the east and large wetland/upland complexes in the west - Both MNDNR and PCA conduct periodic surveys of the Otter Tail River watershed. For the Phelps Mill Dam project, we will compare warmwater fish communities before and after project completion. We will also compare catch rates for critical species before and after project completion as indicators of population density changes. Improved aquatic habitat indicators - For the Tischer Creek Dam project, we will evaluate instream habitat and use routine fish surveys to gauge changes to the fish community to compare to pre-project data. The Whiskey Creek and Roseau River channel restoration projects in this region will improve in-channel and riparian habitat. We will use metrics that evaluate instream and floodplain habitat to assess our success. For the Buffalo River, Seven Mile Creek, and Lake Sakatah fish passage projects, we will use routine fish surveys to gauge changes to the fish community, and compare with pre-project data. For the Whetstone Creek project, we will evaluate instream habitat and use routine fish surveys to gauge changes to the fish community to compare to pre-project data",,,2542000,"Buffalo Red River Watershed District, NRCS, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Roseau River Watershed District, flood hazard mitigation funds and Red River Watershed Management Board",5159500,17500,,1.5,DNR,"State Government","Diverse habitat is critical to sustaining quality fish populations in lakes and rivers. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MNDNR) will complete nine fish passage projects to restore habitat connectivity for fish and other aquatic life, and restore reaches of five different rivers, creating nine miles of diverse aquatic habitat. Though the actual footprint of fish passage projects is relatively small, these projects will reconnect over 10,000 acres of lake and river habitat. Aquatic habitat projects were selected from a statewide list, prioritized by factors such as ecological benefit, scale of impact, urgency of completion, and local support.","The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MNDNR) annually updates a statewide list of stream habitat projects. Project proposals come both from MNDNR staff and from partner organizations. Projects are prioritized based on scale-of-impact, urgency, local support, and critical habitat for rare species. Based on this list, MNDNR and our partners are proposing nine fish passage projects and four channel restorations, leveraging a confirmed $4,016,000 from a variety of federal, state, and local sources. Access to diverse habitats is critical for fish and other aquatic organisms to complete various life stages. The habitats they use at different life stages may all vary widely. These habitats can be fairly unique, such as high-gradient riffles favored by many spawning fish, and may be miles apart. When dams or other obstructions prevent aquatic life from reaching ideal habitat, they are forced to use less optimal locations that can reduce their success. In some cases this leads to the complete loss of sensitive species upstream of a barrier. Research by MNDNR River Ecologist Luther Aadland found that on average, species richness declined by 37% upstream of near complete barriers to fish passage. Subsequent removal of 11 barriers in this study resulted in upstream recolonization of an average of 66% of the species that had been absent. Modifying or removing the barriers through our nine proposed fish passage projects would have a total footprint of 9 acres, but create upstream access to over 10,000 acres of lake and river habitat. Restoring fish passage will benefit fish such as Walleye and Brook Trout present in these rivers, as well as five mussel species classified as threatened or special concern. Restoring connectivity also expands fishing opportunities by acting as a conduit for recolonization following catastrophic events such as drought that may happen in one portion of a watershed. Meandering rivers and streams naturally form diverse habitat. Deeper, slower habitat is created by scour into the bed of the river around the outside of bends, while faster water and a rockier bottom is found in the straight sections in between. Wood, overhanging vegetation, and boulders serve as cover and current breaks for fish. In degraded sections of river, these natural processes are disrupted. Some reaches have been artificially straightened, preventing the meandering that forms diverse habitat. In other places, streams have become surrounded by tall banks that prevent high flows from spilling out onto a floodplain. When floods are trapped within the stream channel, the river erodes the banks. This not only mobilizes tons of sediment that degrades downstream habitat, but results in a wide, shallow channel during low-flow periods that is avoided by adult fish. Channel restoration projects will utilize reference locations with high-quality habitat to improve habitat. Working with partners, we will restore and enhance 8.1 miles of habitat on five streams.",,2022-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Dean,Paron,"Minnesota DNR","525 Lake Ave South Suite 415 ",Duluth,MN,55802,651-259-5205,dean.paron@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Big Stone, Clay, Clearwater, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Roseau, St. Louis","Northern Forest, Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dnr-aquatic-habitat-restoration-and-enhancement-phase-5,,,,
10033384,"DNR Forest Enhancement Phase 2",2023,2172000,"ML 2022, Ch. 77, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 3(e )","$2,172,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources to restore and enhance wildlife habitat within the northern forest region in wildlife management areas, scientific and natural areas, aquatic management areas, and state forests. A list of proposed land restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","Healthy populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species - The DNR and partner agencies conduct a number of wildlife surveys, including moose, deer, ruffed grouse, sharp-tailed grouse, woodcock, and songbird surveys. Protected, restored, and enhanced aspen parklands and riparian areas - A number of species are tied to brushland and young aspen forests in these region, including moose, elk, golden-winged warblers, and sharp-tailed grouse. Ongoing surveys and research on these species will allow the DNR to track local and regional responses to these and related efforts. A forest land base that contributes to the habitat picture - These efforts will help manage forests in this region to benefit a range of wildlife species, both game and non-game. Ongoing surveys, especially among songbirds, will track long-term changes in bird populations in this region. Healthier populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species - The non-game program is very active in this region with projects assessing timber rattlesnake and other wildlife populations. And there are the same ongoing wildlife surveys as in the other regions of the state",,,,,2115300,56700,,1.21,DNR,"State Government","Minnesota's iconic northern forests, wetlands, and brushland habitats require management beyond basic forestry practices or at smaller scales than commercial operations work. Other enhancements, such as brushland shearing or mowing have low commercial value but high wildlife value. These additional habitat enhancements improve the quality of the forests for both wildlife and outdoor recreation. DNR's Conservation Agenda, Wildlife Action, Forest Action, SNA Strategic Land Protection and SFRMP Plans, will guide habitat enhancements in this proposal to see that all activities meet these objectives.","Northern Minnesota's forest habitats include pines, maple and basswood, aspen, oak forests and savannas, as well as different age classes of forests. The region also includes rivers, lakes, sedge meadows, bogs, and brushland. Each of these habitats are home to a wide array with game and non-game species, and multiple Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN). They provide outdoor recreation, timber products, and support local communities. They also clean and absorb water and sequester carbon. However, these forests face increasing stress from invasive species, climate change, forest loss, and fragmentation. While forest harvest is an important tool in management of our forests, we can do additional or different enhancements to maximize the diversity and productivity of these habitats for both wildlife and people. For example, timber harvest can create a wildlife opening. However other management such as periodic mowing is needed to maintain he opening. We will accomplish strategic and targeted enhancements through contractors to conduct activities which support healthy, diverse and resilient habitats. Activities may include 1) invasive species control, 2) firebreak development and maintenance as well as prescribed burns in fire-dependent forests, brushlands and wetlands, 3) maintaining wildlife openings 4) tree removal, girdling, brush mowing/shearing, 5) infrastructure for conservation grazing in openland and brushland habitats, 6) tree release, such as enhancing oak management for mast production, 7) forest regeneration site prep, 8) seed and acorn collection followed by broadcasting and/or drilling of seed, and 8) tree planting and protection to reforest and restore habitats, add conifer to the landscape, provide thermal cover, diversify forests, and address ash stand management. Forest managers in Minnesota regularly work across agencies and NGOs to take a landscape view of forests. For instance, there is currently an NRCS RCPP (Regional Conservation Partnership Program) that promotes young forests for golden-winged warblers and other species that use these habitats. The people involved with this program regularly talk to DNR staff and those working for other agencies in northern Minnesota to coordinate efforts.",,2022-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Greg,Hoch,DNR,"500 Lafayette Rd ","St Paul",MN,55055,651-259-5230,greg.hoch@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Sibley, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Winona","Northern Forest, Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest, Prairie Region",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dnr-forest-enhancement-phase-2,,,,
10033385,"DNR Grassland Enhancement - Phase 14",2023,3088000,"ML 2022, Ch. 77, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 2(i)","$3,088,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources to accelerate the restoration and enhancement of prairies, grasslands, and savannas in wildlife management areas, in scientific and natural areas, in aquatic management areas, on lands in the native prairie bank, in bluff prairies on state forest land in southeastern Minnesota, and in waterfowl production areas and refuge lands of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. A list of proposed land restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","Healthy populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species - Monitoring will take place with the base level monitoring conducted by DNR staff and staff from other agencies/NGOs. This includes surveys such as pheasant, sharp-tailed grouse, and woodcock, which are all dependent on open areas. Protected, restored, and enhanced nesting and migratory habitat for waterfowl, upland birds, and species of greatest conservation need - Migratory game and non-game birds will be some of the primary beneficiaries of this work. We hope to continue to strengthen partnerships with the University of Minnesota to incorporate graduate students into research and monitoring work. Core areas protected with highly biologically diverse wetlands and plant communities, including native prairie, Big Woods, and oak savanna - Monitoring will take place with the base level monitoring conducted by DNR staff and staff from other agencies/NGOs. Healthier populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species - Monitoring will primarily be done through studies conducted by the DNR's Ecological and Water Resources Division of key indicator species such as timber rattlesnakes. Restored and enhanced upland habitats - The multi-agency/NGO Grassland Monitoring Team (GMT) has developed standardized protocols for sampling grassland vegetation and a number of the sites on this request will be sampled over the 5 year period",,,,,2989500,98500,,3.15,DNR,"State Government","Grasslands continue to be the most threatened habitat in the state. This programmatic request will build on the DNR's history of enhancing and restoring grasslands, embedded wetlands, and oak savannas to increase wildlife populations. The Prairie Plan, Pheasant Plan, and Wildlife Action Plan will guide our efforts to ensure we are operating in a strategic and targeted manner. This proposal will enhance and restore grasslands on parcels that are permanently protected and most open to public hunting, including DNR WMAs, SNAs, AMAs, Native Prairie Bank (NPB) easements, State Forests, as well as federal WPAs and NWRs.","In many farmland counties less than five percent of the area is in public wildlife lands, often much less. We continue to lose about 200 acres of native prairie per year. While Minnesota does have acres enrolled in CRP as well as state programs such as RIM and CREP, there is still very little grassland left in many counties of the state. As such, we need to make sure the remaining grasslands, especially those open to public recreation are as diverse and productive as possible. These lands provide wildlife habitat as well as Wildlife and pollinator populations are a fraction of what they were even a decade ago. Water quality, especially nitrate contamination, is a human health and wildlife issue. Restoring and enhancing grasslands are one of the most effective ways to improve all of these issues. Grasslands and embedded wetlands are also very good at sequestering and storing carbon, helping to mitigate the effects of climate change. Grassland and wetland restoration and enhancement, carefully guided by planning, is one of the best ways to address many of these issues. This programmatic request seeks funding to enhance grassland habitat on permanently protected grasslands and prairies, most of which are open to public hunting. Without periodic management to simulate historical disturbance patterns, grassland lose diversity and productivity. Invasive species may increase and woody vegetation will encroach into the grasslands, changing their very character and the species that inhabit the area. The activities listed in this proposal will use BMPs for grassland enhancement and diverse local ecotype seed mixes for restoration. The SNA program will be funding the same Seasonal and Technician positions they have requested in the past. This year we are adding Contract Administration staff, which we have done every 3-4 years in the past. We are adding two Prairie Restoration Biologists, which are new positions. These positions will work with staff and vendors to help design seed mixes for restorations, work with contractors/vendors to order seed and seed supply issues, and help coordinate seed harvest programs and consortiums around the state. Last, they will assess past OHF funded prairie restorations and address specific management questions in an adaptive management framework to help inform staff and develop/modify BMPs for future restoration work. They will communicate these results and refinements to BMPs back to DNR staff and the conservation community multiple times each year at professional meetings and field days.",,2022-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Greg,Hoch,DNR,"500 Lafayette Rd ","St Paul",MN,55155,651-259-5230,greg.hoch@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Becker, Big Stone, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Clay, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Houston, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Morrison, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Redwood, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Yellow Medicine","Northern Forest, Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dnr-grassland-enhancement-phase-14,,,,
10033387,"DNR St. Louis River Restoration Initiative Ph. 9",2023,4916000,"ML 2022, Ch. 77, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 5(q)","$4,916,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources to restore and enhance priority aquatic, riparian, and forest habitats in the St. Louis River estuary. Of this amount, up to $964,000 is for an agreement with Minnesota Land Trust. A list of proposed restorations must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","Healthy populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species - Program monitoring conducted by others will evaluate the response of indicator species at project sites",,,2900000,"GLRI (2 sources)",4792500,123500,,2.3,"DNR; MLT","State Government","MNDNR's St. Louis River Restoration Initiative (SLRRI) is a collaborative program enhancing and restoring the St. Louis River estuary. This 12,000 acre estuary is a unique resource of statewide significance. SLRRI's vision for the estuary includes diverse, productive, and healthy aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems of the river and watershed. Through SLRRI Phase 9 MNDNR and MLT will restore or enhance an additional 90 acres of priority aquatic, wetland, and forested habitat for important fish, game, and SGCN. To date, the OHF has supported approximately 763 acres of SLRRI habitat restoration, leveraging over $22 million in federal funding.","The SLRRI Phase 9 will restore and enhance priority habitats in the St. Louis River estuary. With LOSHC support, SLRRI has successfully developed and implemented critical projects in the estuary since 2014. SLRRI employs a collaborative approach using a network of resource managers, researchers, and key stakeholders. As partners in the SLRRI, the MNDNR and MN Land Trust have effectively and efficiently restored wetland, stream and open water aquatic habitats while leveraging significant federal support. Minnesota DNR will restore 45 acres and up to 23,300 feet of priority habitats identified in the 2002 Lower St. Louis River Habitat Plan and 2020 St. Louis River Area of Concern (AOC) Remedial Action Plan (RAP), with an emphasis on the following: Perch Lake is a shallow sheltered bay that is isolated from the estuary by Minnesota Highway 23. The goal is to restore a hydrologic connection with the estuary and optimize bathymetry to improve water quality, promote diverse aquatic vegetation, and establish recreational boat access. Mud Lake is a warm water fish and migratory bird habitat restoration project. Mud Lake is an estuarine bay and coastal wetland complex. It is degraded by legacy wood waste and a railroad causeway. The SLRRI team will work in close coordination with the MPCA, USEPA, and the City of Duluth to restore ecological function to support birds and aquatic life. Kingsbury, Lower Knowlton, and Keene Creeks are trout stream restoration projects. These multi-partnered projects will enhance the creeks' connection to their floodplains, reduce sedimentation, restore trout habitat, remove barriers, and increase resiliency of estuary restoration efforts currently being completed with earlier OHF appropriations. MN Land Trust will continue restoring avian habitat for globally and regionally important bird guilds in and around the St. Louis River Estuary Important Bird Area (SLR IBA). The current phase of the effort includes restoring or enhancing 50 acres of coastal wetland and forested habitat for birds. Restoration will be conducted in coastal wetlands, wet forests and other important forested habitats. We will work within designated Natural Areas or other protected lands in Duluth. Improvements will restore or enhance habitat conditions to be more attractive to migrating and breeding birds and other native wildlife communities. Proposed work in the forested areas includes underplanting or replanting including areas at risk from emerald ash borer or invasive trees and shrubs. Work in the emergent wetlands includes recreating the historic ratio of water interspersed with emergent vegetation in locations now dominated by invasive species such as narrow-leaf cattail or reed canary grass. MNDNR and MN Land Trust will continue to closely coordinate with SLRRI partners to integrate, prioritize, and develop additional fish and wildlife restoration projects to improve fish and wildlife populations throughout the estuary and surrounding watersheds. Work on project sites previously identified within the SLRRI program area will continue.",,2022-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Melissa,Sjolund,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","525 Lake Ave S #415 ",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218 302-3245",melissa.sjolund@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"St. Louis","Northern Forest",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dnr-st-louis-river-restoration-initiative-ph-9,,,,
10033388,"DNR WMA and SNA Acquisition, Ph. 14",2023,1426000,"ML 2022, Ch. 77, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 5(g)","$1,426,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources to acquire in fee and restore and enhance lands for wildlife management purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8, and to acquire land in fee for scientific and natural area purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 5. Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring lands that are eligible for the native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of proposed land acquisitions must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","Healthy populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species - Acres of habitat acquired that support endangered, threatened and special concern species and Species in Greatest Conservation Need. Species lists (and numbers where available) of those species observed or documented. Protected, restored, and enhanced nesting and migratory habitat for waterfowl, upland birds, and species of greatest conservation need - Acres of habitat acquired that support nesting and migratory habitat and upland birds and Species in Greatest Conservation Need. Species lists (and numbers where available) of those species observed or documented. Key core parcels are protected for fish, game and other wildlife - Acres of grassland/wetland habitat complexes acquired that support upland game birds, migratory waterfowl, big-game, and unique Minnesota species (e.g. endangered, threatened, and special concern species and Species in Greatest Conservation Need). Species lists (and numbers where available) of those species observed or documented",,,,,1414100,11900,,0.18,DNR,"State Government","Acquire approximately 230 acres of high priority habitat for designation as Wildlife Management Area or Scientific and Natural Area in the LSOHC Prairie, Forest/Prairie Transition, and Northern Forest Planning Sections emphasizing Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan, Conservation That Works, 3.0 WMA and AMA Acquisition & Management Strategic Plan and, SNA Strategic Land Protection Plan with priority given to sites of high and outstanding biodiversity significance by the Minnesota Biological Survey. All lands will be open for public hunting and fishing (a limited number of SNA's are proposed for limited hunting, for instance archery only or hunting but no trapping).","Approximately 230 acres of wildlife habitat will be protected through fee title acquisition and development as Wildlife Management Areas or Scientific & Natural Areas. While the state cannot promise leverage or match without first having funding appropriated, Outdoor Heritage appropriations to DNR for WMA and SNA acquisitions have in the past been leveraged through donations, Reinvest in Minnesota Critical Habitat Match, and Surcharge (a $6.50 surcharge on small game license sales to be used in part for land acquisition). Wildlife Management Areas. WMAs protect lands and waters which have a high potential for wildlife production and develop and manage these lands and waters for public hunting, fishing and trapping, and for other compatible outdoor recreational uses such as wildlife watching and hiking. While highly successful, the current WMA system does not meet all present and future needs for wildlife habitat, wildlife population management, hunter access, and wildlife related recreation. This is notably true in the LSOHC Prairie Planning Section where public ownership in many counties is 5 percent or less. DNR Section of Wildlife uses a GIS-based tools to identify the highest priority tracts for potential WMA acquisitions. This quantitative approach scores and ranks acquisition proposals based on a set of weighted criteria and creates a standardized method for evaluating proposed acquisitions on a statewide level. Criteria are periodically reviewed and adapted to changing priorities. Scientific & Natural Areas. The SNA Program will increase public hunting and fishing opportunities while protecting sites with outstanding natural values. Protection is targeted at high priority areas identified in the SNA Strategic Land Protection Plan with emphasis on prairie core areas identified in the Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan. A quantitative system scores and ranks acquisition proposals based on a weighted set of six criteria. Priority is given to sites of high and outstanding biodiversity significance by the Minnesota Biological Survey, high quality native plant communities and habitat for endangered and threatened species. Larger parcels which adjoin other conservation lands, improve habitat management, are under imminent threat and are partially donated are also rated highly. DNR strategic acquisition priorities include, but are not limited to, protection of: Prairies, Grasslands, and associated Wetlands Existing, high quality significant or rare natural resources Water resources Critical pollinator habitat essential for native species and agricultural crops Large blocks of habitat or natural intact communities, that improve riparian and terrestrial connectivity or maintain ecosystem services through protection of climate resilient, high biodiversity areas Potential acquisition opportunities from willing sellers are coordinated with stakeholders and partners to eliminate duplication and identify concerns and support. Coordinating with partners has been successful to ensure we are working cooperatively and on priority parcels. Properties acquired through this appropriation require County Board of Commissioners' written approval in the county of acquisition, will be designated as WMA or SNA through a Commissioner's Designation Order, brought up to minimum DNR standards, and listed on the DNR website. Basic site improvements will include boundary and LSOHC acknowledgement signs and may include any necessary site cleanup and parcel initial development.",,2022-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Rick,Walsh,"MN DNR","500 Lafayette Road ","St. Paul",MN,55110,651-259-5232,rick.walsh@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Chisago, Crow Wing, Faribault, Isanti, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine","Forest Prairie Transition, Northern Forest, Prairie Region",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dnr-wma-and-sna-acquisition-ph-14,,,,
10033893,"DNR Aquatic Habitat Restoration and Enhancement - Phase 11",2024,4122000,"ML 2023, Ch. 40, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 5(u)","$4,122,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources to restore and enhance aquatic habitat in degraded streams and aquatic management areas and to facilitate fish passage. A list of proposed land restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","Improved aquatic habitat indicators - For the Kingsbury Creek project, we will evaluate instream habitat as well as brook trout populations to assess success. For the Rock Dam project, warmwater fish communities will be assessed before and after project completion. Our AMA enhancement program will monitor all projects to insure that outcome goals are being met by looking at the diversity and abundance of native plant species that are supported by project sites as compared to pre-project. Rivers and streams provide corridors of habitat including intact areas of forest cover in the east and large wetland/upland complexes in the west - For the Bucks Mill Dam and Eden Lake Dam projects, we will compare warmwater fish communities before and after project completion. We will also compare catch rates for critical species before and after project completion as indicators of population density changes. Our AMA enhancement program will monitor all projects to insure that outcome goals are being met by looking at the diversity and abundance of native plant species that are supported by project sites as compared to pre-project. Improved aquatic habitat indicators - For the Cascade Creek and Tischer Creek Dam projects, we will evaluate instream habitat and use routine fish surveys to gauge changes to the fish community to compare to pre-project data.Our AMA enhancement program will monitor all projects to insure that outcome goals are being met by looking at the diversity and abundance of native plant species that are supported by project sites as compared to pre-project. Rivers, streams, and surrounding vegetation provide corridors of habitat - Our AMA enhancement program will monitor all projects to insure that outcome goals are being met by looking at the diversity and abundance of native plant species that are supported by project sites as compared to pre-project. The Whiskey Creek, Florida Creek, Roseau River, Skandia WMA, and South Branch of the Buffalo River channel restoration projects in this region will improve in-channel and riparian habitat. We will use metrics that evaluate instream and floodplain habitat to assess our success. For the Lower Sakatah Lake Dam and Lake Sarah Dam fish passage projects, we will use routine fish surveys to gauge changes to the fish community, and compare with pre-project data",,,712000,"National Water Quality Initiative",4038600,83400,,4,DNR,"State Government","The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MNDNR) will complete six fish passage projects to reconnect reaches of habitat for fish and other aquatic life, restore 71 acres on eight rivers to create over six miles of diverse habitat, and enhance 224 acres of riparian and terrestrial habitat on Aquatic Management Areas. The footprint of fish passage projects is small, but projects will reconnect over 290,000 acres of lake and river habitat. Stream projects were selected from a statewide list, prioritized by factors such as ecological benefit, scale of impact, urgency of completion, and local support.","The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MNDNR) annually updates a statewide list of stream habitat projects. Submissions come both from MNDNR staff and from partner organizations. Projects are prioritized based on scale-of-impact, urgency, local support, and critical habitat for rare species. Based on this list, MNDNR and our partners are proposing six fish passage projects and eight channel restorations, leveraging over $712,000. Access to different habitats is critical for fish and other aquatic organisms to complete various life stages. The habitats they use to spawn, live as juveniles, over-winter, and feed as adults may all be different. These habitats can be fairly unique, such as high-gradient riffles favored by many spawning fish, and may be miles apart. When dams or other obstructions prevent aquatic life from reaching ideal habitat, they are forced to use less optimal locations that can reduce their success. In some cases this leads to the complete loss of sensitive species upstream of a barrier. Modifying or removing the barriers through our six proposed fish passage projects would have a footprint of 6 acres, but create upstream access to over 290,000 acres of lake and river habitat. This will benefit fish such as Walleye, Northern Pike, and Brook Trout present in these rivers, as well as five mussel species classified as threatened or special concern. Streams naturally form habitat through the meandering of the river. Deeper, slower habitat is created by scour into the bed of the river around the outside of bends, while faster water and a rockier bottom is found in the straight sections in between. Wood, overhanging vegetation, and boulders serve as cover and current breaks for fish. In degraded sections of river, these natural processes are disrupted. Some reaches have been artificially straightened, preventing the meandering that forms diverse habitat. In other places, streams have become surrounded by tall banks that prevent high flows from spilling out onto a floodplain. When floods are trapped within the stream channel, the river erodes the banks. This not only mobilizes tons of sediment that degrades downstream habitat, but results in a wide, shallow channel during low-flow periods that is avoided by adult fish. Channel restoration projects will address these issues by using Natural Channel Design methods, which bases design on a reference location with high-quality habitat. Working with partners, we will restore over 17 miles of habitat on eight streams. These restored reaches also will connect upstream and downstream reaches of quality habitat. We propose to enhance 224 acres of riparian habitat and associated uplands on 33 Aquatic Management Areas (AMA). The DNR manages these lands to protect critical shoreline habitat used by spawning fish, waterfowl, wading birds, reptiles and amphibians. Uplands in these parcels provide a buffer to protect water quality, and habitat for more terrestrial species. Our enhancement work includes shoreline plantings, invasive species control, and prescribed burns. Projects are selected based on management guidance documents that have been written for each AMA.",,2023-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Jamison,Wendel,"Minnesota DNR","500 Lafayette Road ","St. Paul",MN,55155,651-259-5205,jamison.wendel@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Carver, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hubbard, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Marshall, Meeker, Mower, Murray, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pope, Redwood, Rice, Roseau, Scott, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wabasha, Washington, Wilkin, Wright","Northern Forest, Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dnr-aquatic-habitat-restoration-and-enhancement-phase-11,,,,
10033894,"DNR Forest Enhancement Phase III",2024,1496000,"ML 2023, Ch. 40, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 3(d)","$1,496,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources to restore and enhance forest wildlife habitats on public lands throughout Minnesota. A list of proposed land restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","Healthy populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species - The DNR and partner agencies conduct a number of wildlife surveys, including moose, deer, ruffed grouse, sharp-tailed grouse, woodcock, and songbird surveys. Protected, restored, and enhanced nesting and migratory habitat for waterfowl, upland birds, and species of greatest conservation need - A number of species are tied to brushland and young aspen forests in these region, including elk, golden-winged warblers, and sharp-tailed grouse. Ongoing surveys and research on these species will allow the DNR to track local and regional responses to these and related efforts. A forest land base that contributes to the habitat picture - These efforts will help manage forests in this region to benefit a range of wildlife species, both game and non-game. Ongoing surveys, especially among songbirds, will track long-term changes in bird populations in this region. Large corridors and complexes of biologically diverse wildlife habitat typical of the unglaciated region are restored and protected - The non-game program is very active in this region with projects assessing wildlife populations. And there are the same ongoing wildlife surveys as in the other regions of the state. Improved condition of habitat on public lands - These efforts will help manage forested locations in this region to benefit a range of wildlife species, both game and non-game. Ongoing surveys, especially among songbirds, will track long-term changes in bird populations in this region",,,,,1463800,32200,,0.13,DNR,"State Government","Minnesota's iconic forests and brushland habitats require enhancement beyond DNR timber harvest practices. Enhancements, such as brushland shearing provide critical wildlife habitat but are not achieved through timber harvest practices. These additional habitat benefits improve the quality of the forests for wildlife, water quality and outdoor recreation. DNR's Conservation Agenda, Wildlife Action Plan, Forest Action Plan, SNA Strategic Land Protection, Fish Habitat Plan, will guide habitat enhancements in this proposal to meet the objectives put forth in these plans.","Minnesota's forest habitats include many different native plant communities in different growth stages. Forests also includes rivers, lakes, sedge meadows, bogs, and brushland. Each of these habitats are home to a wide array with game and non-game species, including multiple Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN). Forests provide outdoor recreation, timber products, and support local communities. Forests protect water quality and sequester carbon. However, forests face increasing stress from invasive species, climate change, critical habitat loss, forest conversion, and fragmentation. While timber harvest is an important tool providing habitats in the forest, additional or different enhancements are needed to maximize the diversity for fish and wildlife. For example timber harvest can create a wildlife opening, however other management such as periodic mowing is needed to maintain the opening. We will accomplish strategic and targeted enhancements through contractors to conduct activities which support healthy, diverse and resilient habitats. Activities may include: 1) control invasive species 2) enhance riparian buffers and forest for water quality and fish habitat protection 3) firebreak development and maintenance as well as prescribed burns in fire-dependent forests, brushlands and wetlands 4) remove trees, mow and shear brush 5) maintain/restore open lands and brushland habitats 6) regenerate forests through site preparation, seed procurement/harvest, seeding, and planting. 7) plant trees to reforest and restore habitats, add conifer to the landscape, provide thermal cover, diversify forests, and address ash stand management DNR managers collaborate with other State, Federal, County agencies and many conservation organizations to take a landscape view of forests and manage across administrative units. For example, DNR managers are working together with USFS managers to maintain and enhance rock outcrops that provide spring forage and mast for a variety of wildlife. This request seeks funding to restore 15 acres and enhance over 12,917 acres of habitat on public lands open to hunting, primarily but not limited to, WMA, AMA, SNA and State Forests. Strategic and targeted work will be accomplished through the added capacity of contractors hired to conduct activities that support healthy, diverse and resilient habitats.",,2023-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Ted,Dick,DNR,"1201 East Highway 2 ","Grand Rapids",MN,55744-3296,218-328-8869,ted.dick@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Becker, Carlton, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Pine, Rice, Roseau, Scott, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Winona","Northern Forest, Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest, Prairie Region",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dnr-forest-enhancement-phase-iii,,,,
10033939,"DNR Grassland Enhancement Phase 15",2024,3003000,"ML 2023, Ch. 40, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 2(h)","$3,003,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources to accelerate the restoration and enhancement of prairies, grasslands, and savannas in wildlife management areas, in scientific and natural areas, in aquatic management areas, on lands in the native prairie bank, in bluff prairies on state forest land in southeastern Minnesota, and in waterfowl production areas and refuge lands of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. A list of proposed land restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","Healthy populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species - Monitoring will take place with the base level monitoring conducted by DNR staff and staff from other agencies/NGOs. This includes surveys such as pheasant, sharp-tailed grouse, and woodcock, which are all dependent on open areas. Protected, restored, and enhanced nesting and migratory habitat for waterfowl, upland birds, and species of greatest conservation need - Migratory game and non-game birds will be some of the primary beneficiaries of this work. We hope to continue to strengthen partnerships with the University of Minnesota to incorporate graduate students into research and monitoring work. Core areas protected with highly biologically diverse wetlands and plant communities, including native prairie, Big Woods, and oak savanna - Monitoring will take place with the base level monitoring conducted by DNR staff and staff from other agencies/NGOs. Healthier populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species - Monitoring will primarily be done through studies conducted by the DNR's Ecological and Water Resources Division of key indicator species such as timber rattlesnakes. Restored and enhanced upland habitats - The multi-agency/NGO Grassland Monitoring Team (GMT) has developed standardized protocols for sampling grassland vegetation and a number of the sites on this request will be sampled over the 5 year period",,,,,2905600,97400,,1.67,DNR,"State Government","Grasslands continue to be the most threatened habitat in the state. This programmatic request will build on the DNR's history of enhancing and restoring grasslands, embedded wetlands, and oak savannas. The Prairie Plan, Pheasant Plan, and Wildlife Action Plan will guide our efforts to ensure we are operating in a strategic and targeted manner. This proposal will enhance and restore grasslands on 5,700 acres parcels that are permanently protected and most open to public hunting using prescribed fire, tree removal, high-diversity seedings, and similar practices.","In many farmland counties less than five percent of the area is in public wildlife lands, often much less. We continue to lose about 200 acres of native prairie per year. While Minnesota does have acres enrolled in CRP as well as state programs such as RIM and CREP, there is still very little grassland left in many counties of the state. As such, we need to make sure the remaining grasslands, especially those open to public recreation are as diverse and productive as possible. These lands provide wildlife habitat as well as pollinator habitat and ecosystem services such as floodwater capture and groundwater recharge. Wildlife and pollinator populations are a fraction of what they were even a decade ago. Water quality, especially nitrate contamination, is a human health and wildlife issue. Restoring and enhancing grasslands are one of the most effective ways to improve all of these issues. Grasslands and embedded wetlands are also very good at sequestering and storing carbon, helping to mitigate the effects of climate change. Grassland and wetland restoration and enhancement, carefully guided by planning, is one of the best ways to address many of these issues. This programmatic request seeks funding to enhance grassland habitat on permanently protected grasslands and prairies, most of which are open to public hunting. Without periodic management to simulate historical disturbance patterns, grassland lose diversity and productivity. Invasive species may increase and woody vegetation will encroach into the grasslands, changing their very character and the species that inhabit the area. The activities listed in this proposal will use BMPs for grassland enhancement and diverse local ecotype seed mixes for restoration. The SNA program will be funding the same Seasonal and Technician positions they have requested in the past. The Prairie Restoration Specialist builds on a program we started with the last appropriation. The DNR and partners have been restoring grasslands with OHF support for over a decade. This provides a unique opportunity to evaluate and assess these projects. Each restoration should be seen as an opportunity to learn and improve the next seeding using adaptive management or continuous improvement models. These staff will focus specifically on OHF funded grassland restorations and developed fine-scale, long-term assessments of these projects. They will communicate these results and refinements to BMPs to the conservation community and be a conduit for information between the science community and restoration practitioners. Using this information, these staff will work with practitioners and vendors to continue to refine seed mixes, planting practices, and post-restoration management.",,2023-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Greg,Hoch,DNR,"500 Lafayette Rd ","St Paul",MN,55155,651-259-5230,greg.hoch@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Becker, Big Stone, Brown, Carlton, Chippewa, Clay, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Grant, Houston, Jackson, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Roseau, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Traverse, Wabasha, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Yellow Medicine","Northern Forest, Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dnr-grassland-enhancement-phase-15-0,,,,
10033970,"DNR St. Louis River Restoration Initiative, Phase 10",2024,2596000,"ML 2023, Ch. 40, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 5(t)","$2,596,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources to restore and enhance priority aquatic, riparian, and forest habitats in the St. Louis River estuary. Of this amount, up to $140,000 is for an agreement with Minnesota Land Trust. A list of proposed restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","Healthy populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species - Program monitoring conducted by DNR and other resource management/research partners will evaluate the response of habitat and indicator species at project sites",,,,,2507000,89000,,1.55,"DNR, MLT","State Government","MNDNR's St. Louis River Restoration Initiative (SLRRI) is a collaborative program enhancing and restoring the St. Louis River estuary and contributing watershed. The 11,000-acre estuary is a unique resource of statewide significance. SLRRI's vision includes diverse, productive, and healthy aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems of the river and watershed. Through SLRRI Phase 10 we will restore an additional 8 acres of priority aquatic and wetland habitat for important fish, game, and Species of Greatest Conservation Need. To date, LSOHC has supported approximately 900 acres of SLRRI habitat restoration, leveraging over $24 million in federal funding.","The SLRRI will restore and enhance priority habitats in the St. Louis River estuary and its watershed. The SLRRI employs a collaborative approach using a network of resource managers, researchers, and key stakeholders. As partners, the MNDNR and MN Land Trust (MLT) have successfully restored wetland, stream and open water aquatic habitats while leveraging significant federal support. We will continue to restore and enhance 8 acres of aquatic habitat and improve fish passage in approximately 1,600 feet of coldwater stream habitat with an emphasis on the following: Mud Lake is a warm water fish and migratory bird habitat restoration project. Mud Lake is an estuarine bay and coastal wetland complex. Mud Lake habitat and water quality have been degraded by a railroad causeway that bisects that bay. This project will improve the hydrologic function of Mud Lake and restore coastal marsh habitat. Baseline sampling and project designs are currently in progress. The SLRRI team will work in close coordination with the MPCA, USEPA, and the City of Duluth to restore ecological function to support birds and aquatic life. Lower Knowlton Creek is a trout stream flowing into the estuary. Upper reaches of Knowlton Creek were previously restored using OHF and Federal appropriations under the St. Louis River AOC program. In the creek's lower reaches, a culvert under the state's Munger Trail is a barrier to both fish and wildlife passage. We will increase connectivity, restore adjacent stream reaches, and improve the resiliency of previous downstream restoration efforts. In addition to specific projects mentioned above, the SLRRI will continue coordinating with our partners to develop additional projects to improve fish and wildlife populations throughout the estuary and surrounding watershed. Work on project sites previously identified within the SLRRI program will continue.",,2023-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Melissa,Sjolund,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","525 Lake Ave S #415 ",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218 302-3245",melissa.sjolund@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"St. Louis","Northern Forest",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dnr-st-louis-river-restoration-initiative-phase-10,,,,
10033942,"DNR Trout Stream Conservation Easements - Phase 3",2024,1043000,"ML 2023, Ch. 40, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 5(i)","$1,043,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources to acquire land in permanent conservation easements to protect trout-stream aquatic habitat. Of this amount, up to $120,000 is for establishing a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent conservation easements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","MN DNR conducts scheduled monitoring inspections of all conservation easements. Fish populations and habitat conditions are also assessed on a regular basis. These activities allow us to ensure easement terms are being followed, as well as identify the need for habitat improvement/restoration. Rivers, streams, and surrounding vegetation provide corridors of habitat - MN DNR conducts scheduled monitoring inspections of all conservation easements. Fish populations and habitat conditions are also assessed on a regular basis. These activities allow us to ensure easement terms are being followed, as well as identify the need for habitat improvement/restoration. MN DNR conducts scheduled monitoring inspections of all conservation easements. Fish populations and habitat conditions are also assessed on a regular basis. These activities allow us to ensure easement terms are being followed, as well as identify the need for habitat improvement/restoration",,,,,1043000,,,None,DNR,"State Government","We propose a programmatic approach to achieve prioritized aquatic habitat protection for trout streams in Minnesota, with an emphasis on Southeast and Northeast Minnesota. We propose to protect approximately 130 acres and 8 miles of trout stream corridor with permanent conservation easements on private land. Protected lands will be designated as Aquatic Management Areas (AMA's) administered by the Minnesota DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife.","Trout fishing in Minnesota is enjoyed by thousands of anglers. The MNDNR Section of Fisheries administers a conservation easement program that has strong stakeholder support, and protects the habitat that is the foundation of our successful trout management program. Over 90% of our conservation easements protect trout streams. In addition to protecting the riparian corridor of trout streams, easements provide access for the angling public, and also provide access for restoration and enhancement projects. We propose a programmatic approach to achieve prioritized aquatic habitat protection for trout streams across Minnesota. Most trout streams are found in Southeast and Northeast Minnesota, but conservation opportunities in other areas of the state will be evaluated by scoring and ranking candidate parcels as they become available. The current parcel list, upon which accomplishment plan goals are based would protect 8 miles of trout streams and approximately 130 acres with permanent conservation easements on private land. Protected lands will be designated as Aquatic Management Areas (AMA's) administered by the Minnesota DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife. The dollar value of trout stream conservation easements is set by formula described in M.S.84.0272 subd. 2. The formula uses the length of stream being placed under easement and the area of the easement footprint. The length of the stream easement in feet (length is measured in GIS from a current aerial photo) is multiplied by $5 per foot. The area of the easement foot print is also measured in GIS. The area in acres is multiplied by the average per acre estimated market value of Agricultural, Rural Vacant, and Managed Forest Land within the township where the easement lies. Estimated market value and total acres by land type for every township in the state are supplied by the Department of Revenue and revised annually. So, easement price is calculated as (feet of stream under easement x $5) + (acres of easement foot print x average market value/acre within that township). Scoring and ranking candidate parcels for trout stream conservation easement acquisition is based on multiple criteria. Criteria include fishery quality, rare natural features and other ecological attributes, potential to link with existing easements to increase protected corridors, and the need for access to conduct habitat restoration and enhancement projects with potential to improve the fishery. Please refer to the attachments for details. The current parcel list is based on parcels meeting a minimum scoring threshold and with landowners expressing an interest in selling an easement. The proposal includes the cost of easements, professional services to complete the transactions, and a deposit to the Easement Stewardship Account to cover future costs of stewardship. The proposal can be scaled by dropping lower scoring parcels.",,2023-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Rick,Walsh,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road ","St Paul",MN,55155,651-259-5232,rick.walsh@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, St. Louis, Winona","Northern Forest, Southeast Forest, Prairie Region",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dnr-trout-stream-conservation-easements-phase-3-0,,,,
10033943,"DNR WMA & SNA Acquisition - Phase 15",2024,2340000,"ML 2023, Ch. 40, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 5(h)","$2,340,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources to acquire in fee and restore and enhance lands for wildlife management purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8, and to acquire land in fee for scientific and natural area purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 5. Subject to the evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring lands that are eligible for the native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of proposed land acquisitions must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","Healthy populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species - Acres of habitat acquired that support endangered, threatened and special concern species and Species in Greatest Conservation Need. Species lists (and numbers where available) of those species observed or documented. Protected, restored, and enhanced nesting and migratory habitat for waterfowl, upland birds, and species of greatest conservation need - Acres of habitat acquired that support nesting and migratory habitat and upland birds and Species in Greatest Conservation Need. Species lists (and numbers where available) of those species observed or documented. Key core parcels are protected for fish, game and other wildlife - Acres of grassland/wetland habitat complexes acquired that support upland game birds, migratory waterfowl, big-game, and unique Minnesota species (e.g. endangered, threatened, and special concern species and Species in Greatest Conservation Need). Species lists (and numbers where available) of those species observed or documented",,,,,2323600,16400,,0.14,DNR,"State Government","Acquire approximately 275 acres of high priority habitat for designation as Wildlife Management Area or Scientific and Natural Area in the LSOHC Prairie, Forest/Prairie Transition, and Northern Forest Planning Sections emphasizing Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan, Conservation That Works 3.0, WMA and AMA Acquisition & Management Strategic Plan and SNA Strategic Land Protection Plan with priority given to sites of high and outstanding biodiversity significance by the Minnesota Biological Survey. All lands will be open for public hunting and fishing (a limited number of SNA's are proposed for limited hunting for instance archery only or hunting but no trapping).","Approximately 275 acres of wildlife habitat will be protected through fee title acquisition and development as Wildlife Management Areas or Scientific & Natural Areas. While the state cannot promise leverage or match without first having funding appropriated, previous Outdoor Heritage appropriations to DNR for WMA and SNA acquisitions have been leveraged through donations, Reinvest in Minnesota Critical Habitat Match, and Surcharge (a $6.50 surcharge on small game license sales). Wildlife Management Areas. WMAs protect lands and waters which have a high potential for wildlife production and provide for public hunting, fishing and trapping, and for other compatible outdoor recreational uses such as wildlife viewing and hiking. While highly successful, the current WMA system does not meet all present and future needs for wildlife habitat, wildlife population management, hunter access and wildlife related recreation. This is notably true in the LSOHC Prairie Planning Section where public ownership in many counties is less than 5 percent. DNR Section of Wildlife uses a GIS-based tools to identify the highest priority tracts for potential WMA acquisitions. This quantitative approach scores and ranks acquisition proposals based on a set of weighted criteria and creates a standardized method for evaluating proposed acquisitions on a statewide level. Criteria are periodically reviewed and adapted to changing priorities. Scientific & Natural Areas. The SNA Program will increase public hunting and fishing opportunities while protecting sites with outstanding natural values. Protection is targeted at high priority areas identified in the SNA Strategic Land Protection Plan with emphasis on prairie core areas identified in the Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan. A quantitative system scores and ranks acquisition proposals based on a weighted set of six criteria. Priority is given to sites of high and outstanding biodiversity significance by the Minnesota Biological Survey, high quality native plant communities and habitat for endangered and threatened species. Larger parcels which adjoin other conservation lands, improve habitat management, are under imminent threat and are partially donated are also rated highly. DNR strategic acquisition priorities include, but are not limited to, protection of: Prairies, Grasslands, and associated Wetlands Existing, high quality significant or rare natural resources Water resources Critical pollinator habitat essential for native species and agricultural crops Large blocks of habitat or natural intact communities, that improve riparian and terrestrial connectivity or maintain ecosystem services through protection of climate resilient, high biodiversity areas Potential acquisition opportunities from willing sellers are coordinated with stakeholders and partners to eliminate duplication and identify concerns and support. Coordinating with partners has been successful to ensure we are working cooperatively and on priority parcels. Properties acquired through this appropriation require County Board of Commissioners' written approval in the county of acquisition, will be designated as WMA or SNA through a Commissioner's Designation Order, brought up to minimum DNR standards, and listed on the DNR website. Basic site improvements will include boundary and LSOHC acknowledgement signs and may include any necessary site cleanup and parcel initial development.",,2023-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Jeff,Tillma,"MN DNR","500 Lafayette Road ","St. Paul",MN,55110,,jeff.tillma@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Cass, Chisago, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Faribault, Hubbard, Le Sueur, Murray, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Stearns, Yellow Medicine","Forest Prairie Transition, Northern Forest, Prairie Region",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dnr-wma-sna-acquisition-phase-15-0,,,,
10035229,"DNR Accelerated Shallow Lakes and Wetland Enhancements - Phase 16",2025,3809000,"ML 2024, Ch. 106, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 4(e )","$3,809,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources to enhance and restore shallow lakes and wetland habitat statewide.","Improved availability and improved condition of habitats that have experienced substantial decline - Intensive wetland management and habitat infrastructure renovation and construction will provide the wetland base called for in numerous prairie, shallow lake and waterfowl plans. Area wildlife staff and/or shallow lakes staff will monitor completed projects to determine success of implementation and to assess the need for future management and/or maintenance. Wetland and upland complexes will consist of native prairies, restored prairies, quality grasslands, and restored shallow lakes and wetlands - Intensive wetland management and habitat infrastructure renovation and construction will provide the wetland base called for in numerous prairie, shallow lake and waterfowl plans. Area wildlife staff and/or shallow lakes staff will monitor completed projects to determine success of implementation and to assess the need for future management and/or maintenance. Protected habitats will hold wetlands and shallow lakes open to public recreation and hunting - Intensive wetland management and habitat infrastructure renovation and construction will provide the wetland base called for in numerous prairie, shallow lake and waterfowl plans. Area wildlife staff and/or shallow lakes staff will monitor completed projects to determine success of implementation and to assess the need for future management and/or maintenance. Protected, restored, and enhanced shallow lakes and wetlands - Intensive wetland management and habitat infrastructure renovation and construction will provide the wetland base called for in numerous prairie, shallow lake and waterfowl plans. Area wildlife staff and/or shallow lakes staff will monitor completed projects to determine success of implementation and to assess the need for future management and/or maintenance",,,,,3708000,101000,,2,DNR,"State Government","This proposal will establish shallow lake and wetland enhancement and restoration work on 4,153 acres. This programmatic proposal has two components - (1) Ten projects to engineer and/or construct infrastructure such as water control structures and dikes and other work leading to enhanced or restored wetland habitat, plus aerial spraying of hybrid cattails; (2) Continued funding for two wetland habitat specialists. This work supports the goals of Minnesota habitat and species plans, but specifically supports the Minnesota Long-Range Duck Recovery Plan, Minnesota Duck Action Plan, and Managing Minnesota's Shallow Lakes Plan for Waterfowl and Wildlife.","Minnesota wetlands and shallow lakes, besides being critical for waterfowl, also provide other desirable functions and values - habitat for a wide range of species, groundwater recharge, water purification, flood water storage, shoreline protection, and economic benefits. An estimated 90% of Minnesota's prairie wetlands have been lost and more than 50% of our statewide wetlands. In the wetlands that remain benefits are often compromised by degraded quality. This programmatic proposal will accomplish wetland habitat work throughout Minnesota and is comprised of two components - (1) Projects and (2) Wetland Management Program. 1. CONSTRUCTION/ENGINEERING/MANAGEMENT PROJECTS - Projects identified on the parcel list were proposed and reviewed by DNR Area and Regional Wildlife supervisors and the Shallow Lakes and Wetland Management Programs . Planned work includes adding and improving wetland infrastructure to bring about habitat enhancement, wetland restorations, and direct wetland management activities. Engineering and construction of infrastructure projects will provide enhancement in the counties of Anoka, Le Seuer, Yellow Medicine, Mille Lacs, and Swift. Work will involve replacement or major renovation of water control structures and dikes that will lead to enhanced wetland habitat. Three wetland restoration projects are planned in Freeborn, Mahnomen, and Cottonwood counties. One project will involve survey and design work to prepare for future construction in Meeker County. Herbicide treatments will continue on approximately 2500 acres of dense stands of monotypic hybrid cattails. Specific parcels will be listed in the Final Report. 2.WETLAND MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - Numerous plans pertaining to wetlands call for effective management of existing habitat to provide maximum benefits for wildlife. The 2020 Minnesota Duck Action Plan notes the need to expand the Wetland Management Program (WMP) in Minnesota. The WMP assesses wetlands and implements management to improve wetland wildlife habitat. The WMP addresses needed management needed for smaller wetlands that were often overlooked on the landscape including in our Wildlife Management Areas. This proposal will continue funding for two Wetland Management Specialist and allow continued work for three years in the prairie region of Minnesota. Management work includes water level manipulation, removal of undesirable fish and controlling invasive plants, and will be focused in wetland complexes. It is conservatively estimated that each Natural Resource Specialist working in the WMP impacts 600 acres of small wetlands over the life of an appropriation. To improve efficiency and meet mutual goals, projects may be done in cooperation with Duck Unlimited. Parcels may be added, modified, or deleted from the parcel list to accommodate engineering feasibility results, provide resources to new opportunities, or to address the challenges associated with complex shallow lake and wetland projects. All changes shall be in keeping with the scope of the project and will be fully reported in the Final Report.",,2024-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Ricky,Lien,"Minnesota DNR","500 Lafayette Road ","St Paul",MN,55155,651-259-5227,ricky.lien@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Cottonwood, Freeborn, Le Sueur, Mahnomen, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Swift, Yellow Medicine","Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Prairie Region, Forest Prairie Transition, Northern Forest",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dnr-accelerated-shallow-lakes-and-wetland-enhancements-phase-16,,,,
10035230,"DNR Aquatic Habitat Restoration and Enhancement - Phase 7",2025,4206000,"ML 2024, Ch. 106, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(q)","$4,206,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources to restore and enhance aquatic habitat in degraded streams and aquatic management areas and to facilitate fish passage.","Improved aquatic habitat indicators - For the Boy River Dam project, warmwater fish communities will be assessed before and after project completion. Rivers and streams provide corridors of habitat including intact areas of forest cover in the east and large wetland/upland complexes in the west - The Roseau River channel restoration project in this region will improve in-channel and riparian habitat. We will use metrics that evaluate instream and floodplain habitat to assess our success. For the Bucks Mill Dam project, we will compare warmwater fish communities before and after project completion. We will also compare catch rates for critical species before and after project completion as indicators of population density changes. Rivers, streams, and surrounding vegetation provide corridors of habitat - The Cascade Creek channel restoration project in this region will improve in-channel and riparian habitat. We will use metrics that evaluate instream and floodplain habitat to assess our success. The South Branch of the Buffalo River and Lac qui Parle River channel restoration projects in this region will improve in-channel and riparian habitat. We will use metrics that evaluate instream and floodplain habitat to assess our success. For the Northcote Dam fish passage project, we will use routine fish surveys to gauge changes to the fish community, and compare with pre-project data",,,1615100,"Red River Watershed Management Board, Buffalo Red River Watershed District and Watershed Management District Funds",4106500,99500,,4.5,DNR,"State Government","The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MNDNR) will complete one fish passage project to reconnect reaches of habitat for fish and other aquatic life and restore reaches of two rivers, creating over nine miles of diverse habitat. The footprint of fish passage projects is small, but the Bucks Mill project will reconnect 6,200 acres of lake and river habitat. Stream projects were selected from a statewide list, prioritized by factors such as ecological benefit, scale of impact, urgency of completion, and local support.","The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MNDNR) annually updates a statewide list of stream habitat projects. Submissions come both from MNDNR staff and from partner organizations. Projects are prioritized based on scale-of-impact, urgency, local support, and critical habitat for rare species. Based on this list, MNDNR and our partners are proposing to complete one fish passage project and one channel restoration, leveraging $1,615,100. Access to different habitats is critical for fish and other aquatic organisms to complete various life stages. The habitats they use to spawn, live as juveniles, over-winter, and feed as adults may all be different. These habitats can be fairly unique, such as high-gradient riffles favored by many spawning fish and may be miles apart. When dams or other obstructions prevent aquatic life from reaching ideal habitat, they are forced to use less optimal locations that can reduce their success. In some cases, this leads to the complete loss of sensitive species upstream of a barrier. Modifying or removing the barriers through our proposed fish passage project would have a footprint of one acre but create upstream access to 6,200 acres of lake and river habitat. This will benefit fish such as Walleye, Northern Pike, and Lake Sturgeon present in these rivers, as well as five mussel species classified as threatened or special concern. Streams naturally form habitat through the meandering of the river. Deeper, slower habitat is created by scour into the bed of the river around the outside of bends, while faster water and a rockier bottom is found in the straight sections in between. Wood, overhanging vegetation, and boulders serve as cover and current breaks for fish. In degraded sections of river, these natural processes are disrupted. Some reaches have been artificially straightened, preventing the meandering that forms diverse habitat. In other places, streams have become surrounded by tall banks that prevent high flows from spilling out onto a floodplain. When floods are trapped within the stream channel, the river erodes the banks. This not only mobilizes tons of sediment that degrades downstream habitat, but results in a wide, shallow channel during low-flow periods that is avoided by adult fish. Working with partners, we will restore over 9 miles of habitat in two streams. These restored reaches also will connect reaches of quality habitat. Department resources for stream habitat work falls short of the need; funding from the Outdoor Heritage Fund has been critical to an acceleration of stream habitat work by the department and partners. Funding for two stream habitat specialist positions are included in this proposal. These positions provide critical technical assistance, and construction oversight to partners working on Legacy-funded stream restoration and enhancement projects. These two positions focus on partner led projects and rarely work on projects funded through this proposal. The remaining positions included in this proposal work directly on projects funded through this request. These positions improve coordination efficiency by providing single points of contact and enhance outcomes of aquatic habitat projects through technical expertise.",,2024-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Dean,Paron,"Minnesota DNR","525 Lake Ave South Suite 415 ",Duluth,MN,55802,651-259-5205,dean.paron@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Becker, Cass, Kittson, Olmsted, Roseau, Wilkin, Yellow Medicine","Northern Forest, Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region, Southeast Forest",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dnr-aquatic-habitat-restoration-and-enhancement-phase-7,,,,
10035232,"DNR Forest Enhancement and Restoration-Phase 4",2025,1727000,"ML 2024, Ch. 106, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 3(d)","$1,727,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources to restore and enhance forest wildlife habitats on public lands throughout Minnesota.","Healthy populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species - The DNR and partner agencies conduct a number of wildlife surveys, including moose, deer, ruffed grouse, sharp-tailed grouse, woodcock, and songbird surveys. Protected, restored, and enhanced nesting and migratory habitat for waterfowl, upland birds, and species of greatest conservation need - A number of species are tied to brushland and young aspen forests in these region, including elk, golden-winged warblers, and sharp-tailed grouse. Ongoing surveys and research on these species will allow the DNR to track local and regional responses to these and related efforts. A forest land base that contributes to the habitat picture - These efforts will help manage forests in this region to benefit a range of wildlife species, both game and non-game. Ongoing surveys, especially among songbirds, will track long-term changes in bird populations in this region. Large corridors and complexes of biologically diverse wildlife habitat typical of the unglaciated region are restored and protected - The non-game program is very active in this region with projects assessing wildlife populations. And there are the same ongoing wildlife surveys as in the other regions of the state. Improved condition of habitat on public lands - These efforts will help manage forests in this region to benefit a range of wildlife species, both game and non-game. Ongoing surveys, especially among songbirds, will track long-term changes in bird populations in this region",,,,,1696400,30600,,None,DNR,"State Government","Minnesota's iconic forests and brushland habitats require enhancement beyond DNR timber harvest practices. Enhancements, such as brushland shearing provide critical wildlife habitat but are not achieved through timber harvest practices. These additional habitat benefits improve the quality of the forests for wildlife, water quality and outdoor recreation. DNR's Conservation Agenda, Wildlife Action Plan, Forest Action Plan, SNA Strategic Land Protection, Fish Habitat Plan, will guide habitat enhancements in this proposal to meet the objectives put forth in these plans.","Minnesota's forest habitats include many different native plant communities in different growth stages. Forests also includes rivers, lakes, sedge meadows, bogs, and brushland. Each of these habitats are home to a wide array with game and non-game species, including multiple Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN). Forests provide outdoor recreation, timber products, and support local communities. Forests protect water quality and sequester carbon. However, forests face increasing stress from invasive species, climate change, critical habitat loss, forest conversion, and fragmentation. While timber harvest is an important tool providing habitats in the forest, additional or different enhancements are needed to maximize the diversity for fish and wildlife. For example timber harvest can create a wildlife opening, however other management such as periodic mowing is needed to maintain the opening. We will accomplish strategic and targeted enhancements through contractors to conduct activities which support healthy, diverse and resilient habitats. Activities may include: 1) control invasive species 2) assist with oak regeneration through seeding and tree planting 3) firebreak development and maintenance as well as prescribed burns in fire-dependent forests, brushlands and wetlands 4) remove trees, mow and shear brush 5) maintain/restore open lands and brushland habitats 6) regenerate forests through site preparation, seed procurement/harvest, seeding, and planting 7) plant trees to reforest and restore habitats, add conifer to the landscape, provide thermal cover, diversify forests, and address ash stand management 8) restore floodplain and savanna forest habitat with tree planting, burning and mowing DNR managers collaborate with other State, Federal, County agencies and many conservation organizations to take a landscape view of forests and manage across administrative units. For example, DNR managers are working together with USFS managers to maintain and enhance rock outcrops that provide spring forage and mast for a variety of wildlife. This request seeks funding to restore and enhance habitat on public lands open to hunting, primarily but not limited to, WMA, AMA, SNA and State Forests. Strategic and targeted work will be accomplished through the added capacity of contractors hired to conduct activities that support healthy, diverse and resilient habitats.",,2024-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Ted,Dick,DNR,"1201 East Highway 2 ","Grand Rapids",MN,55744-3296,218-328-8869,ted.dick@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Cass, Chisago, Crow Wing, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hubbard, Itasca, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Le Sueur, Marshall, Meeker, Morrison, Olmsted, Pennington, Sibley, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona","Northern Forest, Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest, Prairie Region",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dnr-forest-enhancement-and-restoration-phase-4,,,,
10035233,"DNR Grassland Enhancement - Phase 16",2025,1427000,"ML 2024, Ch. 106, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 2(e )","$1,427,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources to accelerate restoration and enhancement of prairies, grasslands, and savannas in wildlife management areas, in scientific and natural areas, in aquatic management areas, on lands in the native prairie bank, in bluff prairies on state forest land in southeastern Minnesota, and in waterfowl production areas and refuge lands of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.","Healthy populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species - Monitoring will take place with the base level monitoring conducted by DNR staff and staff from other agencies/NGOs. This includes surveys such as pheasant, sharp-tailed grouse, and woodcock, which are all dependent on open areas. Protected, restored, and enhanced nesting and migratory habitat for waterfowl, upland birds, and species of greatest conservation need - Migratory game and non-game birds will be some of the primary beneficiaries of this work. We hope to continue to strengthen partnerships with the University of Minnesota to incorporate graduate students into research and monitoring work. Core areas protected with highly biologically diverse wetlands and plant communities, including native prairie, Big Woods, and oak savanna - Monitoring will take place with the base level monitoring conducted by DNR staff and staff from other agencies/NGOs. Healthier populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species - Monitoring will primarily be done through studies conducted by the DNR's Ecological and Water Resources Division of key indicator species such as timber rattlesnakes. Restored and enhanced upland habitats - The multi-agency/NGO Grassland Monitoring Team (GMT) has developed standardized protocols for sampling grassland vegetation and a number of the sites on this request will be sampled over the 5 year period",,,,,1363700,63300,,1.36,DNR,"State Government","Grasslands continue to be the most threatened habitat in the state. This programmatic request will build on the DNR's history of enhancing and restoring grasslands. The Prairie Plan and Wildlife Action Plan will guide our efforts to ensure we are operating in a strategic and targeted manner. This proposal will enhance and restore grasslands on 2,856 acres that are permanently protected using prescribed fire, tree removal, high-diversity seedings, and similar practices. Most lands enhanced with these funds are public and open to hunting.","In many farmland counties less than five percent of the area is in public wildlife lands, often much less. We continue to lose about 200 acres of native prairie per year. While Minnesota does have acres enrolled in CRP as well as state programs such as RIM and CREP, there is still very little grassland left in many counties of the state. As such, we need to make sure the remaining grasslands, especially those open to public recreation are as diverse and productive as possible. These lands provide wildlife habitat as well as pollinator habitat and ecosystem services such as floodwater capture and groundwater recharge. Wildlife and pollinator populations are a fraction of what they were even a couple decades ago. Water quality, especially nitrate contamination, is a human health and wildlife issue. Restoring and enhancing grasslands are one of the most effective ways to improve all of these issues. Grasslands and embedded wetlands are also very good at sequestering and storing carbon, helping to mitigate the effects of climate change. These efforts can be an important part of the state's Climate Action Framework. Grassland and wetland restoration and enhancement, carefully guided by planning, is one of the best ways to address many of these issues. This programmatic request seeks funding to enhance grassland habitat on permanently protected grasslands and prairies, most of which are open to public hunting. Without periodic management to simulate historical disturbance patterns, grassland lose diversity and productivity. Invasive species may increase and woody vegetation will encroach into the grasslands, changing their very character and the species that inhabit the area. The activities listed in this proposal will use BMPs for grassland enhancement and diverse local ecotype seed mixes for restoration. These activities will include prescribed fire, installing grazing infrastructure, tree removal, seeding to increase plant diversity, and restoring cropland to grassland.",,2024-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Greg,Hoch,DNR,"500 Lafayette Rd ","St Paul",MN,55155,651-259-5230,greg.hoch@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Becker, Big Stone, Brown, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cottonwood, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Grant, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Murray, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Roseau, Stevens, Swift, Traverse, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Yellow Medicine","Northern Forest, Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dnr-grassland-enhancement-phase-16,,,,
10011392,"DNR Aquatic Habitat Restoration and Enhancement, Phase 2",2020,3208000,"ML 2019, 1st Sp. Session, Ch. 2, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd, 5(g)","$3,208,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources to restore and enhance aquatic habitat in degraded streams and aquatic management areas and to facilitate fish passage. A list of proposed land restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.",,"There are 68 species of greatest conservation need that utilize headwaters to large streams, including birds, turtles, frogs, fish, and insects. Stream habitat projects are not designed with one species in mind, but instead are intended to benefit multiple functions and habitats of the river both within the stream and in the riparian area, which will have benefits for rare species. Diverse, healthy, productive habitat is good for a wide range of species. None of this work was targeted at a specific species of wildlife or fish. We used the approach that diverse productive habitats benefit a wide variety of both game and non-game species as well as any threatened or endangered species. In our restorations, we use very diverse seed mixes. This is obviously beneficial for pollinators. However, all those insects also create a food base for a large number of wildlife species. The structural diversity all those plant species create in the habitat allow every species to find an ideal niche in the grass as well as accommodates different life history stages of wildlife. Prairie habitats once covered one-third of the state but presently less than 2% remain and this habitat is key for many threatened and endangered species. Native prairie, other grasslands that provides habitat for wildlife, and wetlands are key components of functional prairie landscapes that have the capacity to adapt to changing environmental conditions. This project enhanced and restored over 250 acres of prairie habitat which will meet the needs of threatened and endangered species that rely on this critical habitat.","A total of 1,306 acres were affected: 54 Restored, 0 in Fee Title, 0 in Easements, 1,252 in Enhance.",279000,"Buffalo/Red River Watershed District",3200400,7600,,None,DNR,"State Government","This DNR Aquatic Habitat appropriation used a programmatic approach to achieve prioritized aquatic habitat restoration, and enhancement of lakes and streams across all the LSOHC planning regions. Two large stream restoration projects totaling 54 acres were completed with this appropriation. Also, habitat enhancement projects were completed on 51 Aquatic Management Areas, totaling 1252 acres. Stream habitat work for this appropriation and LSOHC-funded projects from other appropriations was aided by funding for a stream restoration coordinator and interns. These positions aided in public outreach, survey work, design, permitting, contracting, and coordination with project partners on these complex projects.","Stream projects were prioritized based on the DNR's Stream habitat Priority List, where projects were ranked based on a number of criteria surrounding support and outcomes. This appropriation funded two stream projects, both of which involved multiple external partners. Individual project details are outlined below. Gorman Creek Stream Restoration. Gorman Creek is a headwaters stream that was historically straightened. As a result, the stream was significantly incised and lacked habitat diversity. This project restored about 2430 feet of Gorman Creek and 2450 feet of the tributary. This project addressed bank and stream bed sources of sediment by applying appropriate dimension, pattern and profile to the mainstream channel. By restoring geomorphic stability of the stream and reconnecting the river with the floodplain, this project enhanced riparian corridors and buffers, improved fish habitat and passage, addressed and reduced bed/bank erosion, and improved water quality. Stony Creek Stream Restoration. The primary purpose of this project was to improve the ecology of the river system by restoring 24,816 feet of a ditched stream to a stable and functioning channel. The project established a natural channel profile, reconnected the stream to the floodplain, and improved riparian habitat by establishing a 340 ft wide vegetated riparian buffer. There are approximately 21 species of fish in the project area that will benefit from improved habitat and water quality. AMA Enhancement: This appropriation includes funding for personnel tasked with assessing habitat needs on Aquatic Management Areas (AMAs), writing management guidance documents that outline projects, and overseeing project implementation. AMA Specialists completed 5 new site assessments, bringing the total number of AMAs assessed since June 2014 to 253. To date, 170 Management Guidance Documents have been completed. An additional 36 Management Guidance Documents are in various stages of review. In this appropriation staff also planned or oversaw enhancement projects on 51 AMAs, totaling 1252 acres. The Stream Restoration Coordinator attended watershed planning meetings and identify critical projects for landscape planning, met with partners discuss scope of project (e.g. dam modification/removal options), attended and presented at public hearings and answer questions from the public, attend various partner meetings (e.g. City Councils, board meetings etc.), developed the project with the partner to ensure the partner supports the project and maximizes ecological gains, advised and coordinated with partners to understand contracted policy requirements both technically and administratively, obtained partner resolutions to proceed with the project, navigated permitting and environmental review needs, called for proposals, ranked projects, developed LSOHC applications, contracts, and reimbursement, conducted design reviews and approval, performed final walk through and project construction sign off, and completed financial reconciliation. NR Specialist been working on culvert data analysis and QA/QC review of the data this summer, digitization of results from formerly surveyed watersheds to be distributed to the National Aquatic Barrier Inventory and for internal DNR use, outreach at various work groups, and aided in various construction projects needs. EWR interns have completed the Crow Wing watershed culvert inventory.",,2019-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dean,Paron,"MN DNR","525 S Lake Ave Suite 415 Box 20",Duluth,MN,55802,651-259-5205,dean.paron@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Becker, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hubbard, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Otter Tail, Pope, Redwood, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Wright","Northern Forest, Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dnr-aquatic-habitat-restoration-and-enhancement-phase-2,,,,
10011393,"DNR Grasslands - Phase XI",2020,8861000,"ML 2019, 1st Sp. Session, Ch. 2, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd, 2(i)","$8,861,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources to accelerate restoration and enhancement of prairies, grasslands, and savannas in wildlife management areas, in scientific and natural areas, in aquatic management areas, on lands in the native prairie bank, in bluff prairies on state forest land in southeastern Minnesota, and in waterfowl production areas and refuge lands of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. A list of proposed land restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.",,"Prairie habitats once covered one-third of the state but presently less than 2% remain. Native prairie, other grasslands that provides habitat for wildlife, and wetlands are key components of functional prairie landscapes that have the capacity to adapt to changing environmental conditions. None of this work was targeted at a specific species of wildlife. We used that approach that diverse productive habitats benefit a wide variety of both game and non-game wildlife species as well as any threatened or endangered species. In our restorations, we use very diverse seed mixes. This is obviously beneficial for pollinators. However, all those insects also create a food base for a large number of wildlife species. The structural diversity all those plant species create in the habitat allow every species to find an ideal niche in the grass as well as accommodates different life history stages of wildlife.","A total of 48,341 acres were affected: 1,690 Restored, 0 in Fee Title, 0 in Easements, 46,651 in Enhance.",,,7584000,352400,,14.28,DNR,"State Government","We restored and enhanced 48,341 acres with 521 projects on Wildlife Management Areas, Scientific and Natural Areas, and Native Prairie Bank Easements.","We select projects using a number of criteria and reviews to make sure the DNR were spending these funds in the best and most productive ways. We can summarize our results in the following table. Brush removal 3 Interseeding 1,786 Invasives control 437 Prescribed fire 33,876 Prescribed browsing (goats) 137 Woody removal 10,296 Grassland restoration 1,690 TOTAL ACRES 48,431 Originally, this appropriation covered the northwest Roving Crew and added a new, fifth, Roving Crew in west-central Minnesota. The language also included two years of funding for the USFWS's Prescribed Fire program. This was our largest grassland request to date and also the appropriation most affected by Covid. We were unable to hire the west-central Roving Crew in a timely fashion due to state hiring freezes. At the same time, the USFWS received IRA funding and returned their second year of funding. While the DNR was able to put most of these dollars to good use, the acre to dollar ratio for fire is usually much higher compared to hiring contractors for tree removal or similar other enhancements. To use up some of the unspent Roving Crew funds, we moved southeast and southwest Roving Crews to this appropriation for one year. While all of this was happening, we were also trying to transition all the Roving Crews to the stand-alone appropriations. Given those issues, we did not reach our anticipated acreage accomplishment. That said, we still managed to enhance 48,431 acres of grassland. Put another way, that's 75.7 square miles of grassland enhancement, or a strip of habitat 0.3 miles wide stretching from Moorhead to St Paul. The Roving Crews allow the DNR to be very flexible. While they have a list of projects to work on, they can also respond fairly quickly if there's an enhancement opportunity shows up. The DNR and partners continue to host field days each summer to learn about management practices such as prescribed fire, conservation grazing, etc. Finally we were also able to continue experimenting with goat browsing in the SE to control buckthorn. SNA staff will monitor these sites over the coming years. This may provide a way to reduce chemical use and integrate some new and emerging agricultural practices, goats, into habitat management for the benefit of wildlife and the agricultural economy. The DNR has traditionally focused on game species. However, there is increasing interest in pollinators and biodiversity. Fortunately, just about every study out there shows that management and restoration for pollinators and songbirds often creates the best habitat for game species. These projects can also increase the amount of carbon absorbed and stored by the plants and soils on these sites. All of these projects, directly or indirectly, fit within the state's Climate Action Framework and other climate related activities. In our budget table, we prorated our budget for individual projects by the acres accomplished.",,2019-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Greg,Hoch,"MN DNR","500 Lafayette Rd ","St Paul",MN,55155,651-259-5230,greg.hoch@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Houston, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine","Northern Forest, Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dnr-grasslands-phase-xi,,,,
10006513,"DNR Aquatic Habitat Restoration and Enhancement",2019,2834000,"ML 2018, Ch. 208, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd 5(q)","$2,834,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources to restore and enhance aquatic habitat in degraded streams and aquatic management areas and to facilitate fish passage. A list of proposed land restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.",,"There are 68 species of greatest conservation need that utilize headwaters to large streams, including birds, turtles, frogs, fish, and insects. Stream habitat projects are not designed with one species in mind, but instead are intended to benefit multiple functions and habitats of the river both within the stream and in the riparian area, which will have benefits for rare species.","A total of 872 acres were affected: 23 Restored, 0 in Fee Title, 0 in Easements, 849 in Enhance.",210000,"US Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA",2736300,90800,,5.0,DNR,"State Government","This DNR Aquatic Habitat appropriation used a programmatic approach to achieve prioritized aquatic habitat restoration, and enhancement of lakes and streams across all the LSOHC planning regions. Two stream restoration projects totaling 23 acres were completed with this appropriation. Also, habitat enhancement projects were completed on 43 Aquatic Management Areas, totaling 849 acres. Stream habitat work for this appropriation and LSOHC-funded projects from other appropriations was aided by funding for a stream restoration coordinator and interns. These positions aided in public outreach, survey work, design, permitting, contracting, and coordination with project partners on these complex projects","Stream projects were prioritized based on the DNR's Stream habitat Priority List, where projects were ranked based on a number of criteria surrounding support and outcomes. This appropriation funded two stream projects, both of which involved multiple external partners. Individual project details are outlined below. Miller Creek Stream Restoration: Miller Creek is a designated trout stream that is located within the city limits of Duluth that was ditched in the 1930's. This project highlights an urban project that was successful in restoring 6100 feet of Miller Creek. This project restored the geomorphic stability of the stream by reconnecting the floodplain and remeandering the stream to a stable channel. This project also enhanced riparian corridors and buffers, improved fish habitat diversity, and addressed the bed and bank erosion. In addition, the project team was able to expand the project to include an important tributary to Miller Creek. This project will provide improved habitat, stability and water quality to the associated tributary and Miller Creek. Funding for the larger overall project of Miller Creek and the tributary has come from various sources USFS ($115,000) and NOAA ($95,000). North Fork of the Zumbro River Stream Restoration: The North form of the Zumbro River was historically dammed near the City of Mazeppa. This damming disconnected the stream and altered the stream channel. This project was successful in restoring 3710 feet of the Zumbro River to a more stable form that is connected to the floodplain. Additionally, this project was able to address the dam remnants that were affecting the river stability, address the high unstable banks and improve instream habitat diversity. This project improved habitat for at least 28 species of fish documented downstream of where the dam was located. Fish will have easier accessibly to 40 miles upstream of the dam location. AMA Enhancement: This appropriation includes funding for personnel tasked with assessing habitat needs on Aquatic Management Areas (AMAs), writing management guidance documents that outline projects, and overseeing project implementation. AMA Specialists completed 6 new site assessments, bringing the total number of AMAs assessed since June 2014 to 247. To date, 170 Management Guidance Documents have been completed. An additional 28 Management Guidance Documents are in various stages of review. Staff also planned or oversaw enhancement projects on 43 AMAs, totaling 849 acres. The Restoration Coordinator has worked on project development for future projects, coordinated project meetings, been involved in design, written grant agreements, processed reimbursements, tracked budgets, and prioritized projects for funding. Additionally, the Restoration Coordinator hired and managed to interns to advance the culvert inventory and prioritization work. The Restoration Coordinator has developed the Natural Resources Specialist position and held interviews. This past year the interns have completed the Crow Wing watershed culvert inventory. They also were able to get a portion of the Zumbro watershed completed too.",,2018-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jamison,Wendel,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road Box 20","St Paul",MN,55155,651-259-5176,jamison.wendel@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Becker, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Pine, Pope, Redwood, Scott, St. Louis, Wabasha, Wright","Northern Forest, Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dnr-aquatic-habitat-restoration-and-enhancement,,,,
10006514,"DNR Grassland Enhancement Ph X",2019,4007000,"ML 2018, Ch. 208, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd 2(m)","$4,007,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources to accelerate restoration and enhancement of prairies, grasslands, and savannas in wildlife management areas, in scientific and natural areas, on lands in the native prairie bank, in bluff prairies on state forest land in southeastern Minnesota, and in waterfowl production areas and refuge lands of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. A list of proposed land restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"Prairie habitats once covered one-third of the state but presently less than 2% remain. Native prairie, other grasslands that provides habitat for wildlife, and wetlands are key components of functional prairie landscapes that have the capacity to adapt to changing environmental conditions. While these appropriation only added 838 acres of grassland acres to the state through restoration, these funds enhanced a much larger area. Put another way, we restored and enhanced 24.3 square miles with these funds. That would be a strip of grassland habitat that would equate to a quarter mile wide stretching from Moorhead to Alexandria. None of this work was targeted at a specific species of wildlife. We used that approach that diverse productive habitats benefit a wide variety of both game and non-game wildlife species as well as any threatened or endangered species. In our restorations, we use very diverse seed mixes. This is obviously beneficial for pollinators. However, all those insects also create a food base for a large number of wildlife species. The structural diversity all those plant species create in the habitat allow every species to find an ideal niche in the grass as well as accommodates different life history stages of wildlife.","A total of 15,577 acres were affected: 838 Restored, 0 in Fee Title, 0 in Easements, 14,739 in Enhance.",,,3632700,198500,,13,DNR,"State Government","We restored and enhanced a total of 15,577 grassland acres with 239 projects on Wildlife Management Areas, Scientific and Natural Areas, and Native Prairie Bank easements.","We select projects using a number of criteria and reviews to make sure the DNR were spending these funds in the best and most productive ways. We can summarize our results in the following table. Brome conversion 6 Interseeding 60 Grassland restoration 838 Prescribed Fire 10,550 Herbaceous Invasive Control 346 Goat Browsing - woody removal 71 Woody Removal 3,492 TOTAL 15,577 This appropriation involved the Southwest Roving Crews. These Crews allow the DNR to be very flexible. While they have a list of projects to work on, they can also respond fairly quickly if there's an enhancement opportunity shows up. For instance, a short dry period in a part of the state may allow them to conduct a late summer prescribed fire which was not in any of the original work plans. Roving Crews have begun experimenting with different burn seasons. The DNR and partners continue to host field days each summer to learn about management practices such as prescribed fire, conservation grazing, etc. We also regularly review the scientific literature to make sure we are applying the most up to date techniques in our management. We were also able to continue our experimenting with goat browsing in the SE to control buckthorn. SNA staff will monitor these sites over the coming years. This may provide a way to reduce chemical use and integrate some new and emerging agricultural practices, goats, into habitat management for the benefit of wildlife and the agricultural economy. The DNR has traditionally focused on game species such as pheasants. However, there is more and more interest in pollinators and biodiversity. Fortunately, just about every study out there shows that management and restoration for pollinators and songbirds often creates the best habitat for game species. Diverse, healthy, productive habitat is good for a wide range of species. These projects can also increase the amount of carbon absorbed and stored by the plants and soils on these sites. All of these projects, directly or indirectly, fit within the state's Climate Action Framework and other climate related activities. As we continue to use these funds, costs for projects will probably increase. In the early years of these funds, we completed a number of simpler or easier projects, the low-hanging fruit. Now we are left with the larger and more challenging projects. In our budget table, we prorated our budget for individual projects by the acres accomplished. Staff funding was combined into one value. Identifying funding for each position would be an accounting challenge so staff funds were combined by DNR Division.",,2018-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Greg,Hoch,"MN DNR","500 Lafayette RD ","St Paul",MN,55155,651-259-5230,greg.hoch@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Clay, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Houston, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Yellow Medicine","Northern Forest, Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dnr-grassland-enhancement-ph-x,,,,
10006515,"DNR Trout Stream Conservation Easements",2019,642000,"ML 2018, Ch. 208, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd 5(d)","$642,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources to acquire land in permanent conservation easements to protect trout stream aquatic habitat. Up to $52,500 is for establishing a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent conservation easements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"Criteria used to score and rank candidate parcels for the AMA system include MCBS sites of biodiversity significance, and any occurrences of rare species in the Natural History Information System.","A total of 115 acres were affected: 0 Restored, 0 in Fee Title, 115 in Easements, 0 in Enhance.",233600,"RIM Interest and SRI and Trout Stamp and SRI",637800,,,None,DNR,"State Government","Through this appropriation MN DNR was able to acquire 115 aces of permanent trout stream conservation easements, nearly doubling the AP goal of 62 acres. This amounts to over seven miles of protected shoreline. We were able to nearly fully send the appropriation. All the acquired easements are now open to public angling and are locate in SE and NE Minnesota. This appropriation also included a contribution to the Conservation Stewardship Account.","We take a programmatic approach to acquisition, with scoring systems specific to trout stream conservation easements to determine priority of candidate parcels. Candidate parcels for trout stream conservation easements are scored and ranked with relevant criteria specific to trout streams. DNR Central Office program staff work with the Fish and Wildlife Acquisition unit and field staff to identify candidate parcels with landowners willing to sell conservation easements, and prioritize candidates based on scores. Trout stream easements are valued using the formula in statute, so the landowner knows the maximum value from the start of the acquisition process.",,2018-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Martin,Jennings,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road ","St Paul",MN,55155,651-259-5176,martin.jennings@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Carlton, Fillmore, Houston, St. Louis, Wabasha, Winona","Northern Forest, Southeast Forest",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dnr-trout-stream-conservation-easements,,,,
17774,"Doll Collection Documentation & Storage",2012,7000,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,7000,,,,"Duluth Children's Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To document, clean, and store a collection of historical and cultural dolls using standard conservation practices.",,,2012-04-01,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Richard,Jaworski,"Duluth Children's Museum",,,,,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/doll-collection-documentation-storage,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
17181,"Dorothy Molter Museum Interpretive Plan",2011,42625,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,4348,,,,,,"Dorothy Molter Foundation and Museum",," To complete an interpretive plan for the museum in order to make more effective use of limited resources to better serve the public. ",,"To complete an interpretive plan for the museum in order to make more effective use of limited resources to better serve the public.",2010-07-01,2011-05-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Sarah,Guy-Levar,,"PO Box 391",Ely,MN,55731,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dorothy-molter-museum-interpretive-plan,,,,
10007310,"Downtown Chisholm Historic Signage",2017,8725,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",8725,,"Vern Manner, Mark Wangensteen, Steve Cook, Jim Varda, Alida Casey",,"Chisholm Kids Plus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To design, produce, and install 9 historical markers in the City of Chisholm. ",,"The project designed, fabricated, and installed nine historic panels around downtown Chisholm and the Longyear Lake bike path. The nine historic panels will cover the following topics: a general introductory panel, baseball in early Iron Range life, the 1908 Chisholm Fire, Chisholm Olympians, Veda Ponikvar, the Chisholm Library, the Land Bridge, the Mesabi Range trolley system, and the Monroe Location. The project also funded the printing and installation of 20 historic images in several downtown storefronts.   These signs provide various entry points for people of all ages and backgrounds to enjoy some local history and learn something new in a quick, succinct way. The metal frame that we used will also allow for refreshing of the content and provide new stories down the road. These historical signs have added additional value to the historic downtown corridor and have been a great feature in the efforts to revitalize their communities main street while also paying homage to residents of the past. ",2017-07-01,2018-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,"Carol Jo",Borich,"Chisholm Kids Plus","301 Fourth Street SW",Chisholm,MN,55719,218-254-2179,cjborich@mchsi.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/downtown-chisholm-historic-signage,,,,
10003517,"Dredged Sediment for Forest Restoration on Unproductive Minelands",2015,300000,"M.L. 2014, Chp. 226, Sec. 2, Subd. 06k","$300,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota–Duluth for the Natural Resources Research Institute to restore up to 136 acres of unproductive mine stockpile while improving the treatment of municipal sewage and biosolids near Virginia using clean Erie Pier dredged sediment and managed forestry techniques. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2018, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,300000,,,3.86,"U of MN - Duluth NRRI","Public College/University","Mine stockpiles are unproductive due to soil deficiencies of organic matter, nutrients, and soil organisms, which are essential to supporting healthy plant growth, diversity, and succession. Waste products, including biosolids, composts, and dredged materials, have the potential to be used to address some of these deficiencies and make the lands productive again. Researchers at the Natural Resources Research Institute at the University of Minnesota in Duluth are using this appropriation to demonstrate and evaluate methods for using dredged sediment and treated biosolids as a substrate for restoring up to 136 acres of unproductive minelands to productive forestland. If effective this technique could be applied more broadly to minelands in Minnesota and elsewhere with potential benefits including production of materials for the biofuels and forest products industries, increased wildlife habitat, restoration of unproductive lands, and re-utilization of waste products.",,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2014/work_plans/2014_06j.pdf,2014-07-01,2018-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Craig,Maly,"U of MN - Duluth NRRI","5013 Miller Trunk Hwy",Duluth,MN,55811,"(218) 788-2627",ccmaly@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dredged-sediment-forest-restoration-unproductive-minelands-0,,,,
10008254,"Duluth Beaches Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs)",2019,113539,,,,,,,,,,,.44,"Tetra Tech","For-Profit Business/Entity","Four beaches along the North Shore of Lake Superior and within the Duluth Harbor have aquatic recreation impairments due to high concentrations of E. coli, a bacterial indicator of fecal contamination. The project area includes portions of the Lake Superior South and St. Louis River watersheds near Duluth. Several of the beaches are also listed as impaired for beneficial use (due to fecal bacteria) as part of the St. Louis River Area of Concern. The project provides an opportunity to evaluate the water quality impairments, complete pollutant source assessments, and determine reductions needed to meet water quality standards for the beach impairments. The project also provides an opportunity to assess and leverage the capacity for the local community to engage in the process of watershed management. ",,"Lake Superior - South Watershed St. Louis River Watershed ",2019-04-08,2021-03-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Tom,Estabrooks,MPCA,"525 Lake Ave S Ste 400",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 302-6608",,Analysis/Interpretation,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"St. Louis",,"Lake Superior - South, St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/duluth-beaches-total-maximum-daily-loads-tmdls,,,,
10007311,"Duluth Armory: Drill Hall Floor Repair",2017,250000,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",250000,,"Susan Phillips, Nelson French, Carolyn Sundquist, Tom Hollenhorst, Mary Ostman, Robert Hewitt, Zane Bail, Clare Ford",,"Armory Arts and Music Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire qualified professionals to repair the drill hall floor in the Duluth Armory, listed in the National Register of Historic Places and home of the Armory Arts and Music Center.",,,2016-11-01,2018-04-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Mark,Poirier,"Armory Arts and Music Center","1626 London Road #779",Duluth,MN,55812,218-428-9686,poirierarchitect@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/duluth-armory-drill-hall-floor-repair,,,,0
10013349,"Duluth Children’s Museum",2020,69000,"Minn. State Legislature Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8, (c)","$625,000 each year is for grants to other children’s museums to pay for start-up costs or new exhibit and program development. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Humanities Center must administer these funds using established grant mechanisms. "," Museum visitors will experience engaging, interactive rotating exhibits that draw from the region's community, history, and culture. The addition of these experiences will result in increased attendance and position the museum as a desirable attraction in the community. Attendance will increase by 5% compared to 2018-2019. Legacy funded exhibits will be prepared for their move to the new location. ","Following the Giant Boardgame exhibit, the museum brought in Dinosaurs: Land of Fire and Ice from the Minnesota Children's Museum. Complimentary programming, including the use of ""field jackets"" for digging out actual dinosaur bones, has been designed to enhance the experience. Legacy funded exhibits have been prepared for their move to the museum's new location, with a goal for opening the site in mid-January 2021. ","achieved proposed outcomes",,,69000,,"Kyle Terrio-Johnson, Kelly Davidson, Max Rubin, Patty Cartier, Dana Kazel, JoAnn Mattson, Erica Henkel",0.5,"Duluth Children’s Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","After the recent purchase of a new building that will become the future home of the Duluth Children’s Museum, this project will facilitate the transition to this new space while continuing to provide regionally focused play and learning experiences that are accessible to all children. ",,,2019-07-01,2020-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cameron,Kruger,"Duluth Children's Museum","115 S 29th Ave West",Duluth,MN,55806,218-733-7543,cameron@playduluth.org,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Pine, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/duluth-childrens-museum-0,"Myra Peffer (Bemidji, MN): Myra was the Executive Director of a children’s museum in Vermont, and has consulted with many museums (including the Children’s Discovery Museum) as a now-resident of Minnesota. She was recommended by the Children’s Discovery Museum, and recused herself of that scoring/discussion. Bette Schmit (St Paul, MN): Bette Schmit is the Exhibit Developer at the Science Museum of Minnesota – recommended by Carol Aegerter, her expertise is in exhibit design and support. Josh Ney (Minneapolis, MN): Josh Ney is a board member of the Minnesota Humanities Center, and also has experience working with the legislature and the Legacy Committee. ",,"Laura Benson Minnesota Humanities Center laura@mnhum.org 651-772-4244 ",2
10013505,"Duluth Armory - Architectural Plans and Specifications for Reroofing",2021,20000,"MN Laws 2019 Special Session Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 History Partnerships","$2,500,000 each year is for history partnerships involving multiple organizations, which may include the Minnesota Historical Society, to preserve and enhance access to Minnesota's history and cultural heritage in all regions of the state.","Available upon request. Contact?grants@mnhs.org",,,5000,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",25000,,"Carolyn Sundquist, Mike Poupore, Mary Ostman, Tina Welsh, Roger Reinert, Susan Phillips, Zane Bail, Robert Hewitt, Nelson French, Deb Scott,",,"Armory Arts and Music Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To contract with qualified professionals to prepare construction documents for the preservation of the 1915 Armory Arts and Music Center, listed in the National Register of Historic Places",2020-12-01,2021-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Mark,Poirier,"Armory Arts and Music Center","1626 London Road #779",Duluth,MN,55812,"(218) 428-9686",poirierarchitect@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/duluth-armory-architectural-plans-and-specifications-reroofing,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No
10021896,"Duluth Beaches Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Review Process",2022,11815,,,,,,,,,,,.04,"Tetra Tech","For-Profit Business/Entity","This project will complete the review process for the Duluth Beaches Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL). Tetra Tech will assist with compiling and incorporating the core team, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) preliminary review edits and comments, and prepare the final document for public notice. Tetra Tech will attend and present at the public meeting during public comment period. Compile all public comments and work with MPCA to develop written responses. At the end of the process, Tetra Tech will produce a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) report based on public comment and prepare for Final EPA review, and assist with any additional edits needed in response of EPA review. ",,"St. Louis River Watershed Lake Superior - South Watershed Nemadji River Watershed ",2021-09-15,2022-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Lindsey,Krumrie,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","525 S Lake Ave Ste 400",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 302-6605",,"Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"St. Louis",,"Lake Superior - South, Nemadji River, St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/duluth-beaches-total-maximum-daily-load-tmdl-review-process,,,,
17581,"Duluth Farmer's Market Oral History",2012,4300,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,,,,,"Lake Superior Sustainable Farming Association",," To document in 10 interviews the history of the Duluth Farmer's Market. ",,,2011-11-01,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,,,,,,,,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/duluth-farmers-market-oral-history,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Ram Gada, Vice President Paul Verret, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Missy Staples Thompson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Judith S. Corson Mark Davis D. Stephen Elliott Ram Gada Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen James T. Hale Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Peter Reis Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Edward C. Stringer Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Paul Verret Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prettner Solon, Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
10025232,"Duluth Armory - Partial Reroofing",2023,250000,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,982,000 the first year and $7,000,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact, grants@mnhs.org",,,253706,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",503706,,"Carolyn Sundquist, Laura Weintraub, Mary Ostman, Tom Hollenhorst, Mike Poupore, Susan Phillips, Nelson French, Bob Hewitt, Zane Bail, Deb Scott, Roger Reinert, Sara Blanck",,"Armory Arts and Music Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire qualified professionals to complete partial re-roofing on the Duluth Armory, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",,"To hire qualified professionals to complete partial re-roofing on the Duluth Armory, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",2022-12-01,2023-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Mark,Poirier,"Armory Arts and Music Center","1626 London Road #779",Duluth,MN,55812,2184289686,mark@dulutharmory.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/duluth-armory-partial-reroofing,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No
10008249,"Duluth Streams Escherichia coli Assessment",2019,99966,,,,,,,,,,,.2,"City of Duluth","Local/Regional Government","Several streams within the Duluth metropolitan area are identified as impaired and are included on Minnesota’s Impaired Waters List, with impairments to Aquatic Recreation, due to levels of Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria. Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) studies have been completed (draft) for these impairments, including Keene Creek and Tischer Creek. The goal of this project  is for the City of Duluth to provide the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) with information on the sources of E. coli bacteria exceeding state water quality criteria (or standards) and to use the information gathered from the study to provide recommendations on Best Management Practices (BMPs) that can be used to achieve the TMDL reduction targets. ",,"Lake Superior - South Watershed St. Louis River Watershed ",2019-06-11,2020-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Tom,Estabrooks,MPCA,"525 Lake Ave S Ste 400 ",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 302-6608",,Assessment/Evaluation,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"St. Louis",,"Lake Superior - South, St. Louis River",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/duluth-streams-escherichia-coli-assessment,,,,
10031363,"Duluth and Iron Range Railroad Company Passenger Station Roof Replacement",2023,10000,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,982,000 the first year and $7,000,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact: grants@mnhs.org","The project targets were achieved. Grant funds and city funds were sufficient to complete the project. Moisture-related problems are eliminated with the roof replacement.",,49740,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",59740,,"Mayor David Setterberg, Councilors Joe Morin, Kevin Norby, Robert Anderson, Josh Zika",,"City of Tower","Local/Regional Government",,,"To hire qualified professionals to replace the roof on the 1916 Duluth and Iron Range Railroad Company Passenger Station, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",2023-04-01,2024-04-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nancy,Larson,"City of Tower","602 Main Street, PO Box 576",Tower,MN,55782,2187534070,clerk.treasurer@cityoftower.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Statewide, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/duluth-and-iron-range-railroad-company-passenger-station-roof-replacement,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,
10008247,"Duluth Civic Engagement & Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) Support",2019,116081,,,,,,,,,,,.82,"University of Minnesota","State Government","This project continues the total maximum daily load (TMDL) and watershed restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS) process for the Duluth Metropolitan Area (DMA).  The DMA is defined by water, sitting at the juncture of Lake Superior and the St. Louis River Estuary, and surrounded by semi-mountainous terrain. The project serves as a bridge into the next phase of restoration and protection identified by the Duluth Urban Stream TMDLs and WRAPS. In the first phase of community engagement, a collaborating organization was formed to define a framework for the DMA communities. Communities participating in this Duluth Urban Watershed Advisory Committee (DUWAC) include the cities of Duluth, Hermantown, Proctor, and Rice Lake; and the townships of Midway, Lakewood, Gnesen, Normanna, and Thomson; and St. Louis County. ",,"Lake Superior - South Watershed St. Louis River Watershed ",2019-02-01,2020-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Jesse,Schomberg,"University of Minnesota","145 Chester Park",Duluth,MN,55812,"(218) 726-6182",,"Education/Outreach/Engagement, Monitoring","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"St. Louis",,"Lake Superior - South, St. Louis River",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/duluth-civic-engagement-watershed-restoration-and-protection-strategy-wraps-support,,,,
10008234,"Duluth Urban Streams WRAPS/TMDL Completion",2019,115553,,,,,,,,,,,.28,"Tetra Tech","For-Profit Business/Entity","This project will respond to public notice comments received after a 2nd comment opportunity and several requests for changes to the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) report and petition for contested case hearings (CCH). Additional review work must be completed and if necessary, edits or updates to the TMDL and Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) reports. If there are substantial changes to both documents another public noticing will be necessary. ",,"Duluth Urban Area Streams Watershed ",2019-01-07,2020-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Karen,Evens,MPCA,"525 S Lake Ave Ste 400",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 302-6644",,Analysis/Interpretation,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"St. Louis",,"Lake Superior - South, St. Louis River",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/duluth-urban-streams-wrapstmdl-completion,,,,
17363,"Duluth Birth History Oral History Project",2011,4095,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,1400,,,,,,"Birthing Ways - Doula Connection",," Duluth women who gave birth prior to WW II were interviewed about their experiences. Birth locations, attitudes, techniques, labor support and new baby care were the focus for the questions. The interviews were transcribed into Microsoft Word and PDF documents. The documents are to be used by the applicant organization and other interested groups to aid mother and labor support and for other public outreach. ",,"To document in 5-7 interviews the history of maternity care in Duluth prior to 1941",2010-09-17,2011-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Anne,Pilli,,"PO Box 271",Duluth,MN,55801,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/duluth-birth-history-oral-history-project,,,,
17280,"Duluth Armory National Register Nomination Preparation",2011,7000,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,8000,,,,,,"Armory Arts and Music Center",," To hire a qualifed and experienced historian to prepare a nomination for the Duluth Armory to the National Register of Historic Places ",,"To hire a qualifed and experienced historian to prepare a nomination for the Duluth Armory to the National Register of Historic Places",2010-07-30,2011-02-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Carolyn,Sundquist,,"2510 East 6th Street",Duluth,MN,55812,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/duluth-armory-national-register-nomination-preparation,,,,
29781,"Duluth Urban Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) Support",2015,51875,,,,,,,,,,,.48,"South Saint Louis County Soil and Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","The purpose of the project is to fill critical data gaps - this data will provide a foundation for future development of watershed models, Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) reports and the creation of a Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) report. ",,"Lake Superior - South Watershed ",2015-06-15,2017-09-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,R.C.,Boheim,"South Saint Louis County Soil and Water Conservation District","215 North 1st Avenue East",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 723-4867",,"Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Planning","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"St. Louis",,"Lake Superior - South",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/duluth-urban-watershed-restoration-and-protection-strategy-wraps-0,,,,
33941,"Duluth Bethel Society National Register Evaluation",2015,7000,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.","Available upon request. Contact",,,,"Available upon request. Contact",7000,,"Dave Lothner, Voula Heffernan, David Nyquist, John Vigen, James Balmer, William Beasley, Tanya Nichols, Steve McLachlan, Dr. John Wainio, Jim Schwartz, Judith Bonovetz, Steve LaFlamme, Sharon Johnson, Robin Tellor, Ken Stafford, Paul Brandstaetter, Linda Grover, Dennis Cummings.",0.00,"Duluth Bethel Society, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire qualified consultants to evaluate the Duluth Bethel Society building for possible inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places.",,,2015-06-01,2016-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Karen,Wagner,"Duluth Bethel Society, Inc.","23 Mesaba Avenue",Duluth,MN,55806,7152348737,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/duluth-bethel-society-national-register-evaluation,,"Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
9416,"Duluth Traverse Trail Phase 1",2011,250000,"M.L 2009 Ch. 172 Art. 3 Sec 2d & M.S. 85.535.","$3970000 the first year and $4900000 the second year are for grants under new Minnesota Statutes section 85.535 to parks and trails recognized as meeting the constitutional requirement of being a park or trail of regional or statewide significance. Grants under this section must be used only for acquisition development restoration and maintenance. Of this amount $500000 the first year and $600000 the second year are for grants for solar energy projects. Up to 2.5 percent of this appropriation may be used for administering the grants.",,,,,,,,,,"City Of Duluth",,"to construct 30 miles of beginner/intermediate natural surface singletrack trail purpose built for mountain biking at Lester Park, Mission Creek, Piedmont, and Brewer Park areas of Duluth",,,2011-12-20,2014-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,Traci,Vibo,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","Saint Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5619",traci.vibo@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/duluth-traverse-trail-phase-1,,,,
37404,"Duluth Streams Urban Watershed Restoration And Protection Strategy (WRAPS)",2017,100000,,,,,,,,,,,1,"University of Minnesota","State Government","This project is for the Duluth Streams Urban Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS). The project is a core part of the WRAPS and Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) development for the Duluth Metropolitan Area (DMA). The DMA is unique in that it is dissected by high quality, cold-water streams that drain into Lake Superior. There are very few urban areas in the United States that even approach the DMA when it comes to the density and quality of streams that drain the urban area. This combination of factors, along with semi-mountainous terrain, make the management of water a unique challenge in this part of Minnesota. The fact that these streams also discharge to one of the most important freshwater lakes in world also complicates watershed management.",,"St. Louis River Watershed ",2014-03-01,2018-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Jesse,Schomberg,"University of Minnesota","145 Chester Park ",Duluth,MN,55812,"(218) 726-6182",,"Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/duluth-streams-urban-watershed-restoration-and-protection-strategy-wraps,,,,
37404,"Duluth Streams Urban Watershed Restoration And Protection Strategy (WRAPS)",2014,154038,,,,,,,,,,,2.2,"University of Minnesota","State Government","This project is for the Duluth Streams Urban Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS). The project is a core part of the WRAPS and Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) development for the Duluth Metropolitan Area (DMA). The DMA is unique in that it is dissected by high quality, cold-water streams that drain into Lake Superior. There are very few urban areas in the United States that even approach the DMA when it comes to the density and quality of streams that drain the urban area. This combination of factors, along with semi-mountainous terrain, make the management of water a unique challenge in this part of Minnesota. The fact that these streams also discharge to one of the most important freshwater lakes in world also complicates watershed management.",,"St. Louis River Watershed ",2014-03-01,2018-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Jesse,Schomberg,"University of Minnesota","145 Chester Park ",Duluth,MN,55812,"(218) 726-6182",,"Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/duluth-streams-urban-watershed-restoration-and-protection-strategy-wraps,,,,
37432,"Duluth and Lake Superior South Watershed Restoration and Protection Project",2017,234985,,,,,,,,,,,.45,"Tetra Tech Inc","For-Profit Business/Entity","This project is the continuation of efforts to restore and protect watersheds and streams in Minnesota’s Lake Superior coastal region. The project provides the means to evaluate water quality impairments, complete pollutant source assessments, establish loading capacities and allocations for impairments, and to evaluate and recommend protection strategies for high quality water resources. It also leverages and encourages adoption of locally driven solutions to watershed management and protection. ",,"Lake Superior - South Watershed St. Louis River Watershed ",2016-10-31,2018-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Brian,Fredrickson,MPCA,"525 S Lake Ave Ste 400",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 302-6604",,Assessment/Evaluation,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Lake, St. Louis",,"Lake Superior - South, St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/duluth-and-lake-superior-south-watershed-restoration-and-protection-project,,,,
28691,"Duluth Armory Exterior Tuckpointing and Stabilization",2014,250000,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,250000,,"Susan Phillips, Nelson French, Mary Ostman, Tom Hollenhorst, Joe Mann, Carolyn Sundquist, Robert Hewitt, Clare Ford, Zane Bail",,"Armory Arts and Music Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To repoint masonry, preserve terracotta decorative elements, and stabilize the parapets of the Duluth Armory, undergoing rehabilitation for use as a community center. The building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",,,2014-01-01,2015-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Mark,Poirier,"Armory Arts and Music Center","1626 London Road #779",Duluth,MN,55812,218-428-9686,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/duluth-armory-exterior-tuckpointing-and-stabilization,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
31198,"Duluth WRAPS Hydrological Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) Modeling",2016,93637,,,,,,,,,,,0.36,"Tetra Tech","For-Profit Business/Entity","The goal of this project is to construct, calibrate, and validate one fine-scale Hydrological Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) watershed model for the Duluth Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) project area for the simulation period 1995–2012. In addition, an existing condition (post-2012 flood) model scenario will be developed for use in WRAPS development. The contractor will produce HSPF models that can readily be used to provide information to support conventional parameter TMDLs. ",,"St. Louis River WatershedLake Superior - North Watershed",2015-09-21,2016-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Brian,Fredrickson,"MPCA Duluth Office","525 Lake Ave. S., Suite 400",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 302-6604",,Modeling,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Carlton, St. Louis",,"Lake Superior - North, St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/duluth-wraps-hydrological-simulation-program-fortran-hspf-modeling,,,,
862,"Eagle Lake Watershed Assessment",2010,4025,,,,,,,,,,,.03,"South St. Louis Soil and Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","This project will provide the data necessary to assess Eagle Lake. Assessment parameters will include chl-A, Total Phosphorous, secchi disk readings, temperature (2' interval), conductivity (2' interval), pH (2' interval), and dissolved oxygen (2' interval). These samples will be collected monthly from May through September. ",,,2010-04-01,2012-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Nathan,Schroeder,"South St. Louis Soil and Water Conservation District",,,,,"(218) 723-4946",nathan.schroeder@southstlouisswcd.org,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Lake, St. Louis",,"Lake Superior - South",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/eagle-lake-watershed-assessment,,,,
10031437,"Early Detection of Invasive Viruses in Native Pollinators",2025,200000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 06d","$200,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to create a baseline inventory of the quantity and diversity of viruses in, and determine the threat of these viruses to, Minnesota native bees.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,1.82,"U of MN","Public College/University","Forewarned is Forearmed: Our goal is to protect the newly described MN DNR native bees from invasive virus-derived diseases and population declines.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2026-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Declan,Schroeder,"U of MN","1365 Gortner Ave Veterinary Population Medicine","St Paul",MN,55108,"(612) 626-1916",dcschroe@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/early-detection-invasive-viruses-native-pollinators,,,,
25357,"Early Discoveries in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math!",2015,197000,"Minnesota Law 2013, Chp. 137, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 7","$1,100,000 the first year and $900,000 the second year are for arts and cultural heritage grants to children's museums. Of this amount, $600,000 the first year and $400,000 the second year are for the Minnesota Children's Museum, $200,000 each year is for the Duluth Children's Museum, $100,000 each year is for the Grand Rapids Children's Museum, and $200,000 each year is for the Southern Minnesota Children's Museum.","1. The exhibit hall changes allow the Museum to bring new learning experiences to the regular visitor to the Museum. Dinosaurs Unearthed will close on September 1, 2014 and Mysteries of the Mayan Medallion will open in Mid-September and will close in mid-December 2014. 2. The local youth radio club will continue to engage the young people who participate through providing the resources necessary to keep the program vital and relevant. The program meets weekly at the Museum and will do so throughout the entire year. 3. Duluth Children’s Museum will serve as lead in the coordination of programming activates through the SSEP programming for the region.","1. The Dinosaurs Unearthed (through September 1, 2014), Mysteries of the Mayan Medallion (mid-September 2014 through mid-December 2014), Nano Technology (mid-January 2015 through mid-May 2015), and From Here to There (mid-May 2015 to September 15, 2015) expanded STEM programming for the museum through their unique focuses on different aspects of STEM and the draw of changing the exhibit hall on a regular basis with new and exciting experiences.2. The 2015 Summer Exhibit, From Here to There, provided visitors with a unique opportunity to explore STEM through the concept of how we transport ourselves and items from one place to another. The exhibit included a ridable hovercraft, hot air balloon, wing in the wind simulation, and many other interactive components. 4,324 individuals visited the exhibit during the grant period.3. The local youth ham radio club continues to meet regularly at the Museum site and continues to extend their club to other youth in our area. The club started with 6 members and we currently have 9 in regular attendance, a 50% increase. We frequently have youth visiting the club to see what it is about and we expect through continued recruitment to reach our goal. The intergenerational interactions between the members and their adult mentors has strengthened the experience for everyone associated as demonstrated by their regular attendance and continued expansion of youth experiences.4. The SSEP program was successful in engaging the required 300 youth from our region in participating in a rigorous student experiment process. The number of design experiments required by the external partner were achieved and the review process is currently underway to determine which experiments will be sent to the next level of review. Local STEM professionals were successfully engaged in the program and have become actively engaged in an evaluation process established by the national SSEP program that replicates the scientific rigor required for NASA approved experiments.",,,,167257,29743,"Patty Cartier, Retired Kelly Davidson. Area Manager, Viking Automatic Sprinkler Co. John E. Erickson, Partner, DSGW Architects (Past Chair of the Board) Kyle K. Johnson, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, Johnson Insurance Consultants Dana Kazel, Communications Manager, St. Louis County JoAnn Mattson, Director of HR and Risk Management, ZMC Hotels Troy Peterson, Application Developer, University of Minnesota Duluth Sandra Robinson, Retired Stephen Sydow, Operations Manager, Daniel’s Shipping Services (Secretary of the Board) Kyle Terrio-Johnson, Financial Associate, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans (Chair of the Board) ",2.75,"Duluth Children's Museum, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Support from the Minnesota Cultural Legacy funds will allow the Duluth Children’s Museum to address needs in three critical program initiatives. The museum will: 1. Strengthen the AIRSS (amateur radio on the international space station) club and provide critical materials, supplies, and staff leadership; 2. Engage 300 area students in a national program entitled Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP); and 3. Offer a new exhibit entitled Mysteries of the Mayan Medallion from mid-September to mid-December 2014.",,,2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cameron,"Bloom Kruger","Duluth Children's Museum, Inc.","115 South 29th Avenue West",Duluth,MN,55806,"(218) 733-7546",cbloomkruger@duluthchildrensmuseum.org,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/early-discoveries-science-technology-engineering-and-math,,,,
17955,"Eastman Johnson Collection Exhibit/Gallery/Storage Project",2013,150000,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,150000,,"Neill Atkins, Richard Chapman (Secretary), Jill Dupont (Vice President), Robert Evans, Michael Forsman (County Commissioner Representative), Alfred France, Robert Mars (Vice President Emeritus), John Marshall, Dwight Nelson (President), Clyde Rogers (Treasurer), Jim Schwarzbauer, Larry Sommer, Diane Vertin, Judy Pelletier (Minnesota Museum of Mining Representative), Andrew Larson (Tower-Soudan Historical Society Representative), Leonard Hirsch (Hibbing Historical Society Representative), Paul Knuti (Sisu Heritage, Inc. Representative), Gail Sheddy (Ely-Winton Historical Society Representative), Caryl Tamte (Virginia Area Historical Society Representative)",,"Saint Louis County Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To fabricate and install an exhibit of Eastman Johnson art work and Ojibwe artifacts in the Duluth Union Depot, listed in the National Register of Historic Places",,"To fabricate and install an exhibit of Eastman Johnson art work and Ojibwe artifacts in the Duluth Union Depot, listed in the National Register of Historic Places",2012-11-01,2014-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,JoAnne,Coombe,"Saint Louis County Historical Society","506 W Michigan Street",Duluth,MN,55802,,,,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/eastman-johnson-collection-exhibitgallerystorage-project,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
17087,"Eastman Johnson Collection Storage Cabinets",2010,6500,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,6500,,,,,,"Saint Louis County Historical Society",," To provide appropriate storage for the nationally significant ethnographic Eastman Johnson collection. ",,"To provide appropriate storage for the nationally significant ethnographic Eastman Johnson collection.",2010-02-08,2010-08-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Milissa,Brooks-Ojibway,,"506 West Michigan Street",Duluth,MN,55802,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/eastman-johnson-collection-storage-cabinets,,,,
725,"Ecological and Hydrological Impacts of Emerald Ash Borer",2011,636000,"M.L. 2010, Chp. 362, Sec. 2, Subd. 06b","$636,000 is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to assess the potential impacts of emerald ash borer on Minnesota's black ash forests and quantify potential impacts on native forest vegetation, invasive species spread, and hydrology. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2015, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on ""Work Plan"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Work Plan"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,,,,,"U of MN","Public College/University","The Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) has been decimating ash throughout the Great Lake States and is currently advancing into Minnesota, threatening the future of the ash forests that occur across much of the state. Of particular concern is the impact EAB will have on the ecology and functioning of black ash swamps, which cover over one million acres in Minnesota and represent the state’s most common ash forest type. Black ash trees grow and thrive in swamps and occupy a unique wet niche where few other tree species grow. As a result, EAB impacts on black ash swamps will likely be extreme, resulting in dramatic changes in native plant communities and increasing the potential for invasion by exotic plant species. This project will increase our understanding of the ecological and hydrological impacts of EAB through the establishment of a network of research sites in black ash forests in Minnesota. Treatments simulating EAB-induced ash mortality will be implemented at each site to characterize how the loss of ash from these systems will impact native plant communities, the spread of invasive species, and site hydrology. In addition, the survival and growth of a mixture of planted tree seedlings will be evaluated to determine what species might be able to mitigate the ecological impacts of the loss of black ash from these forests. Results from this project will allow for predictions into how EAB will affect northern Minnesota’s forests and will inform management recommendations for mitigating impacts of this exotic insect.",,"Work Plan",2010-07-01,2015-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Anthony,D'Amato,"U of MN","1530 Cleveland Ave N","St. Paul",MN,55108,"(612) 625-3733",damato@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pine, Roseau, St. Louis, Stearns",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/ecological-and-hydrological-impacts-emerald-ash-borer,,,,
10014594,"ECRAC COVID-19 Emergency Response Grant for Artists",2020,600,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Developing and/or using skills for engaging with audiences or communities. Having audience members describe their own impressions during the public event.","Developing and/or using their skill for engaging with audiences or communities.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,600,,,0.00,"Dale W. Swanson AKA Will Swanson",Individual,"ECRAC COVID-19 Emergency Response Grant for Artists",,"Adapting to COVID-19",2020-05-11,2020-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dale,Swanson,"Dale W. Swanson AKA Will Swanson",,,MN,,"(651) 674-4555",will@willswanson.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts Council ",,"Isanti, Chisago, Pine, Mille Lacs, Kanabec, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/ecrac-covid-19-emergency-response-grant-artists-8,"Alana Petersen: Federal Government, Legislative Policy, arts advocate; Nancy Hoffman: County Government, Chisago County Housing and Redevelopment Authority/Economic Development administration executive director, arts advocate; MaryAnn Cleary: visual artist, retired corporate executive, chemist, teaching artist, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community; Terri Huro: visual artist, Kanabec County Arts Association, Northern Exposures Photo Club, City Council, County EDA member; Angela Ruddy: art teacher, school board member, arts advocate, local volunteer; Dee Ann Sibley: photographer, licensed social worker, school employee, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community; Barry Hindt: educator and former community education staff member; Ward Mehlan: Art advocate, local volunteer; Norhtern Exposures Photo Club, Pine Center for the Arts Board member; Patricia Black: art teacher, textile artist; Sydney Nelson: visual artist, Pine Center for the Arts Board member.","Alana Petersen: Federal Government, Legislative Policy, arts advocate; Nancy Hoffman: County Government, Chisago County Housing and Redevelopment Authority/Economic Development administration executive director, arts advocate; MaryAnn Cleary: visual artist, retired corporate executive, chemist, teaching artist, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community; Terri Huro: visual artist, Kanabec County Arts Association, Northern Exposures Photo Club, City Council, County EDA member; Angela Ruddy: art teacher, school board member, arts advocate, local volunteer; Dee Ann Sibley: photographer, licensed social worker, school employee, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community; Barry Hindt: educator and former community education staff member; Ward Mehlan: Art advocate, local volunteer; Norhtern Exposures Photo Club, Pine Center for the Arts Board member; Patricia Black: art teacher, textile artist; Sydney Nelson: visual artist, Pine Center for the Arts Board member.",,2
10001288,"ECRAC ACHF Grant for Organizations",2017,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Provide a music concert series. 2. Provide artists with an opportunity to expand their audience 3. Provide access to high quality and diverse musical performances. Attendance tracking; Survey of artists and audience.","People accessed arts experiences.",,9539,"Other, local or private",24539,,"Amy McKinney, Dorothy Goldie, Erik Janssen, Tamsie Ringler, John Joachim, Davis Klaila, Ronald Kopeska, John Kremer, Diane Mullin, Stacy O'Reilly",,"Franconia Sculpture Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity","ECRAC ACHF Grant for Organizations",,"During the 2017 Music at Franconia Concert Series and Guided Tours Franconia will provide community members with diverse and engaging musical performances and guided tours by Franconia's artists.",2017-01-15,2017-01-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Hock,"Franconia Sculpture Park","29836 St Croix Trl",Shafer,MN,55074,"(651) 257-6668 ",johnhock@franconia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts Council ",,"Kanabec, Pine, Isanti, Chisago, Mille Lacs, Faribault, Stearns, Beltrami, Le Sueur, Rice, Clay, Cook, Blue Earth, Hubbard, Dodge, Todd, Sherburne, St. Louis, Olmsted, Wright, Polk, Benton, Cass, Goodhue, Steele, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/ecrac-achf-grant-organizations-4,"Eunice Boeringa: Musician, retired teacher, Onamia Area Friends of the Library; MaryAnn Cleary: Visual artist, retired corporate executive, chemist; Barb Dreyer: Visual artist, art educator, Kanabec County Arts Association, Pine Center for the Arts; Nancy Hoffman: County government, Chisago County Housing and Redevelopment Authority/Economic Development Administration Executive Director, arts advocate; Alana Petersen: Federal government, legislative policy, art advocate; Dee Ann Sibley: Photographer, licensed social worker, school employee, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community.","Eunice Boeringa: Musician, retired teacher, Onamia Area Friends of the Library; MaryAnn Cleary: Visual artist, retired corporate executive, chemist; Barb Dreyer: Visual artist, art educator, Kanabec County Arts Association, Pine Center for the Arts; Nancy Hoffman: County government, Chisago County Housing and Redevelopment Authority/Economic Development Administration Executive Director, arts advocate; Alana Petersen: Federal government, legislative policy, art advocate; Dee Ann Sibley: Photographer, licensed social worker, school employee, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community.",,2
10002268,"Effects of Wolf Predation on Beaver, Moose, and Deer",2018,293000,"M.L. 2017, Chp. 96, Sec. 2, Subd. 03l","$293,000 the first year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Voyageurs National Park to assess the effects of wolf predation on beaver, moose, and deer in the Border Lakes region. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,,,,,"Voyageurs National Park","Federal Government",,,"Work Plan",2017-07-01,2020-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Steve,Windels,"Voyageurs National Park","360 Hwy 11 E","International Falls",MN,56649,"(218) 283-6692",steve_windels@nps.gov,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Koochiching, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/effects-wolf-predation-beaver-moose-and-deer,,,,
10007313,"Ely Reconnaissance Survey",2017,9500,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",9500,,"Angela Campbell, Celia Domich, John Huisman, Phil Hyde, Open Position",,"City of Ely","Local/Regional Government","To hire a qualified consultant to conduct a reconnaissance study of downtown Ely.",,,2017-03-01,2018-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Celia,Domich,"City of Ely","209 E Chapman Street",Ely,MN,55731,218-226-5449,celiadomich@frontier.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/ely-reconnaissance-survey,,,,0
10021602,Ely,2022,5101694,"MS Section 446A.073","Point Source Implementation Grant Program","Reduce wastewater mercury discharge",,,1398054,,,,,,"Ely, city of ",,"Construct wastewater treatment improvements to meet more stingent discharge requirements",,,2021-12-21,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Jeff,Freeman,"Minnesota Public Facilities Authority","332 Minnesota Street, Suite W820","St. Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 259-7465",jeff.freeman@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Public Facilities Authority ",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/ely,,,,
10012194,"Ely Pioneer Mine Retaining Wall Construction Drawings",2020,10000," MN Laws 2019 Special Session Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs ","$5,846,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $7,004,000 in fiscal year 2021 are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org",,,14000,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",24000,,"Harold Langowski - City Clerk and Engineer, Celia Domich - HPC Chairperson John Huisman - HPC member and contractor Angela Campbell - HPC member and Ely City Council Phil Hyde - HPC member and realtor Jim Beatty - HPC member",,"City of Ely","Local/Regional Government",,,"To hire a qualified consultant to develop architectural drawings for the retaining wall at the Ely Pioneer Mine sited, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",2020-01-01,2021-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Celia,Domich,"City of Ely"," 209 E Chapman Street "," Ely "," MN ",55731,"(218) 235-8851"," celiadomich@frontier.com ",Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Statewide, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/ely-pioneer-mine-retaining-wall-construction-drawings,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No
33903,"Ely Community Center National Register Nomination",2015,7000,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.","Available upon request. Contact",,,,"Available upon request. Contact",7000,,"The City of Ely Heritage Preservation Commission members including Angela Campbell, Celia Domich, John Huisman, Phil Hyde, Kara Polyner",0.00,"City of Ely","Local/Regional Government","To hire a qualified historian to complete the nomination to the National Register of Historic Places for the Ely Community Center.",,,2015-03-01,2016-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Celia,Domich,"City of Ely","209 E Chapman Street",Ely,MN,55731,218-226-5449,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/ely-community-center-national-register-nomination,,"Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
28801,"Ely Community Center Reuse Study",2014,10000,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,10000,,"Kara Polyner, John Huisman, Angela Campbell, Phil Hyde, Celia Domich",,"City of Ely","Local/Regional Government","To hire a qualified historian to conduct a reuse study for the Ely Community Center, a WPA-era building.",,,2013-09-01,2014-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Celia,Domich,"City of Ely","209 E Chapman Street",Ely,MN,55731,218-226-5449,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/ely-community-center-reuse-study,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
10031470,"Emerging Issues 2024",2025,1071000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 10b","$1,071,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources for an emerging issues account authorized in Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.08, subdivision 4, paragraph (d).","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,,"Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources","State Government","2024 Emerging Issues",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,"LCCMR Universal",Account,"Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources",123,123,MN,123123,"(651) 296-2406",lccmrmail@gmail.com,,"Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emerging-issues-2024,,,,
10014389,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant",2020,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","This grant program would allow me to complete my new album. I consider the new album to be a culmination of twenty years of experience as a professional musician and songwriter. In the past I had been focused on operating under a certain code as an American roots musician, or playing Irish or reggae music in a way I considered authentic etc. Now, with all those projects as educational tools, this album will be the first time I am making an album that will be searching to sound like myself - a culmination of my music and life experiences up to this point. The musicians working with me have put their hearts and talent into the recordings and I have my home studio to arrange and fine tune the project. The funding will give me every opportunity to make the best album possible. I have a proven track record of releasing more than a dozen albums on my own record independent record label. I have built strong relationships with venues in and outside of our region and proven a willingness to go on tour to promote my work. This pandemic has enabled me to become more efficient with computer-related promotional tools such as live streaming that I can use for promotion when the album is released. I feel young, healthy and am constantly improving at the craft of songwriting and the art of making albums. I feel as if I have been working towards this album for my entire life and am excited to put all of myself into the project.I will consider this project a success if it resonates in the community. I want to contribute to a local chain reaction of positive thoughts and ideas. If the new album inspires someone to be a better artist or a better person - that will be success. If someone becomes more conscious of the community and world around them after hearing a certain song or lyric - that will be success. If people want to talk about a feeling or an idea they had when they hear the new music - that will be success. If the music draws people in deep enough so that they derive an unspoken truth at the heart of the song - that will be success. If I am still a working artist two years after the release of this new album - that will be success.",,,5000,"Other,local or private",7000,,,,"Teague Alexy",Individual,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant",,"New Teague Alexy full length album.",2020-06-01,2020-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Teague,Alexy,"Teague Alexy",,,MN,,"(218) 390-5079",teaguealexy@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emergency-working-artist-project-grant,"Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth; Carla Hamilton-Eisele: visual and multimedia artist; Karen Savage Blue: visual artist; Moira Villiard: visual artist.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014398,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant",2020,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","This funding will enable me to publish a 140-page e-book by: -Paying an editor to do the final proofreading of my already written and highly edited 140-pages. -Paying a book designer to format my final edited 140-pages and book cover into a PDF that can be uploaded to Amazon KDP. -Engage with my mentor, who will guide me through the process of uploading and publishing my completed e-book to Amazon KDP. -Releasing my book to the public on 8/20/20. This funding will also help free me up to focus on this artistic project entirely. During the time it will take to complete this project, the grant funding will help cover my living expenses. I am transitioning my creativity coaching over to a completely virtual model using applications like Zoom to conduct my coaching sessions, and this funding will help me weather this transition period. Plus, this grant will enable me to make a scalable product (the book) that could generate income into the future to help sustain my art career. I have experience in every step of creating and publishing books, stationery, and art prints, note cards, and posters. I created the art for, wrote, and designed in collaboration with a professional designer, The Book of Cranes, published by Pomegranate. My work has engendered the trust of Claire Kirch, Correspondent, Publishers Weekly, and she is now an enthusiastic supporter of the project. As stated in his letter of confirmation, the author Sumner Matteson will guide me through the process of publishing my e-book on Amazon KDP, as he did for his book ""Afield."" Of my stories, he's said: ""they could save lives!"" In addition to having the 140-pages edited many times, I've also made a front and back cover, written a book description, and prefilled out the questions Amazon KDP asks about search keywords and target audience. Incase my proofreader and book designer cannot follow through, there are many professionals available for my budget on freelancing websites like Fiverr.com.I will know this project has been a success when I have my published e-book downloaded onto my e-reader tablet. Measurable milestones of achievement for this project include: -Receiving the final edit of the text from the proofreader. -Receiving the formatted version of the book from the graphic designer ready to be sent to Amazon KDP. -Completing the Amazon KDP online self-publishing process, with the guidance of my mentor. I outlined a list of measurable milestones for the self-publishing process in my timetable for completing this project below. -And finally, downloading a copy of the e-book onto my e-reader tablet from the Amazon Kindle App by 8/20/20. -Then hosting a one hour live reading of my book on Facebook Live, for which I expect to get 200 viewers. This will take place within two weeks of publishing my book.","My work with the mentor, proofreader/editor, and book designer has gone very well. I am overjoyed with the results. My 300-page book is complete with front and back cover design. I have even had the opportunity to start collecting promo materials and building a strategy for my marketing campaign. I received the final formatted version of the book from the graphic designer in a MOBI file, which allows me to open it on my e-reader, tablet, smartphone, and computer. Save for actually publishing the e-book I have completed the online self-publishing process with the guidance of my mentor. I will now be publishing the book in the new year so I can be eligible for awards which will help me get the book out to a larger audience and better achieve my mission in writing the book in the first place.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",2000,,,,"Clare Cooley",Individual,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant",,"""Overcoming Adversity Through Creative Expression"" ? Publishing my collection of life stories into an e-book (and print on demand paperback).",2020-06-01,2020-11-02,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Clare,Cooley,"Clare Cooley",,,MN,,"(415) 999-4146",clarecooleycollection@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emergency-working-artist-project-grant-0,"Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth; Carla Hamilton-Eisele: visual and multimedia artist; Karen Savage Blue: visual artist; Moira Villiard: visual artist.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014402,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant",2020,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The funds from this grant would be a true bounty for us to continue making our music. Being full-time musicians, with several months' worth of live shows cancelled because of the Covid-19 quarantine (so far about 40 shows cancelled), times are very financially difficult for us. We need to be able to pay ourselves so we can keep a roof over our heads, upkeep our instruments and musical equipment, and to keep composing and recording our songs. We would use the money to pay ourselves, to keep creating our music and music videos, and so we can keep sharing our music with as many people from our community as possible, virtually through the internet. The grant money would definitely help sustain our music. Creating music is all that we do. We breathe it and we live it all the time. It's our main focus. We've dedicated our lives completely to the creation of our own original music, trying to complete as much of our best work while we're still alive and able to do so. We believe that you should have confidence that we can execute this project because we have twenty years of experience and musical partnership doing this very thing everyday, and we love doing it. For proof, you can review our extensive track record of completed projects. We'll measure our goals by working on our music everyday, by remaining completely focused on our art, by focusing on quality, by sharing the song and music video we create on every internet medium possible, and by welcoming folks to give us feedback. We'll also ask for feedback from musician friends whose judgment we trust. We'll know if we've been successful by how people react to our new music when we release it.","We addressed the artistic goals proposed in our project by working very hard everyday to write and record a new song and to film a new music video to accompany that song, doing our best to make sure our work is worthy of releasing to the public during these pandemic times. We made the conscious effort to write and release a song that has sweetness to it, because it seems that more sweetness is what the community needs right now. Times are tough, and the toughness could use a little honey. The title of the song we've released is 'Honey in the Shadows'.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,,2000,,,,"Jesse F. Dermody",Individual,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant",,"The Brothers Burn Mountain: New Song and Music Video. We propose to compose, record, mix and master one song, and then to film a music video to accompany that song. We then propose to release that music video online for free viewing.",2020-06-01,2021-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jesse,Dermody,"Jesse F. Dermody",,,MN,,"(218) 255-5182",jesse_dermody@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Lake, Cook, Carlton, Pine, Aitkin, Crow Wing, Cass, Hubbard, Beltrami, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Pennington, Wadena, Becker, Clay, Anoka, Ramsey, Hennepin, Sherburne, Wright, Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Wabasha, Winona, Olmsted",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emergency-working-artist-project-grant-1,"Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth; Carla Hamilton-Eisele: visual and multimedia artist; Karen Savage Blue: visual artist; Moira Villiard: visual artist.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014425,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant",2020,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","These funds are essential for the project to go forward. As artists, we typically self-fund our projects and have to balance income producing activities with creative time. These funds will enable me to create artwork knowing I have the means and resources to complete a project and show my work. You can be confident that I can execute this project as I have a consistent track record of creating and showing work in this manner. I have infrastructure in place (social media account, website, e-newsletter, etc.), I have experience with plein air painting, putting shows together, and creating artwork around this theme. I also have the technical skills to create and complete the project as outlined. The greatest challenge to completing the project centers around COVID-19. I am taking as many measures as possible to protect myself and doing the work for this project is ideal for social distancing. Should I contract the virus, my hope is that a six month project duration will be sufficient to complete the project (assuming full recovery from the virus). This is the work that sustains me during difficult times and will be conducted on some level. The grant will give me the resources to see it through to completion.I will know that I have been successful by the following measures: - Drawing and painting daily ? studies, found objects, compositional sketches, color studies, etc. - A minimum of twelve plein air studies ? this includes exploring new areas, revisiting places from my childhood, and returning to scenes over multiple days to study, draw, compose, and paint - A minimum of twelve pieces available to show and sell this fall ? based on studies, drawings, and studies, some of which will be included in the show along with a minimum of three larger studio pieces - Participation in a gallery walk art show and/or self-hosted online show to present work ? depending on social distancing and the challenges of COVID-19, my work will be shown in either Duluth or Grand Rapids (or both) or through a self-hosted online show on my website and social media - A minimum of six sales over the duration of the project - Chronicling the journey on social media and growing my following by a minimum of 100 followers.","The artistic goals of exploring the woods of Northern Minnesota were achieved by drawing and/or painting. I completed 12 plein air studies, as well as several drawings and sketches. Searching out locations, revisiting past locations, seeing things newly, and in many ways seeing with adult eyes was a greater challenge than expected. I found that many places had changed, and my initial ideas need further development. I found that I need to slow down. There were also limitations due to Covid. Some locations were closed. I had to quarantine at one point, and found myself limited by weather as some days I allocated for painting were stormy. I did meet my goals of growing my audience by chronicling my journey on social media and grew my following by 132 new followers. From an artistic perspective, I mostly met my goals of exploration and continuing my painting practice, even though I have yet to meet my production goals.","Achieved Most of the Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",2000,,,,"Nelia Harper",Individual,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant",,"Coming Home - A Return to the Woods of Northern Minnesota. A landscape painter returns to Minnesota and captures intimate scenes of Northern Minnesota's woods in oil paint and egg tempera.",2020-06-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nelia,Harper,"Nelia Harper",,,MN,,"(970) 692-0059",nelharp@protonmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Itasca, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emergency-working-artist-project-grant-3,"Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth; Carla Hamilton-Eisele: visual and multimedia artist; Karen Savage Blue: visual artist; Moira Villiard: visual artist.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014434,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant",2020,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The funding will be used to sustain my living expenses while I dedicate my time to this project for two months of shooting and editing, and then months of promotion following. It will allow me to create new work which will generate further career opportunities and economic developments. The film will be released online as opposed to film festivals so that audiences can experience new and original art during isolation. I've made three feature films before and this is my most minimalistic in terms of production scale/value. The challenge comes entirely from my ability to perform, and play multiple versions of myself. I have been acting in all of my films and getting better with each project. I've also done acting in several local projects by other directors, including two feature films. I am currently in early talks with a world wide distribution company and streaming platform about working together on a variety of projects in the future. I can't say for certain that Hel would be on that slate, but I have a major incentive to get it as polished as possible.I will be able to see exactly how many people are watching the film, and how they are rating it based, on based on its performance metrics on its streaming platforms. Through direct engagement, comments, and livestream Q and A events, we can be part of a thriving virtual arts community. In terms of how funding will help relating to sustain arts and artists: It will have produced a feature film, and sustained myself as an artist while I make it for several months.","I completed my film Hel in the time frame and released it to youtube. It has since gained 900+ views.","Achieved Most of the Proposed Outcomes",,,2000,,,,"Lance T. Karasti",Individual,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant",,"Hel - A Duluth based feature film about a depressed person encountering the version of himself that lived up to their full potential.",2020-06-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lance,Karasti,"Lance T. Karasti",,,MN,,"(218) 349-0370",lancekarasti@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emergency-working-artist-project-grant-4,"Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth; Carla Hamilton-Eisele: visual and multimedia artist; Karen Savage Blue: visual artist; Moira Villiard: visual artist.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014439,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant",2020,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Funding of this particular painting would allow me paint for myself and to push the limits of color, line and technique. It brings together many of the ideas and themes that I've explored over my many years of painting. I've always been intrigued by portraiture. My portraits range from highly realistic to extremely stylized. I love working with both techniques. This would be a painting that would allow me to paint highly realistic and very stylized, mainly because of its size. My goal is to achieve a highly realistic, surreal vision and enter it in a portrait competition. I would also like to enter it in the 2021 Minnesota State Fair. Another goal would be, to find a venue to display this painting along with a few others of mine with this theme. I paint to create a revenue for my living and I paint to create a passion for painting. Every painting that I work on has to have a level of excitement and challenge. The funding would also allow me to help pay for competition fees/framing. In the past I have worked on numerous projects with very tight deadlines, public, private and commercial. There are less, distractions in my life, not completely gone, but definitely less demands from when my kids were little. I have the freedom to create my own schedule and have a vehicle (that I share with my kids), but is available to travel the areas I would like for my plein air paintings and studies. I manage my time well and have always completed my deadlines on time. I feel that I've given myself enough time for this painting. In case there would be something unexpected to come up, I would still be able to handle the deadline. Also, there would be no concern in any delay of supplies. I can purchase them locally in Duluth or order them on-line. Another reason I am very confident this painting will be completed on schedule is, I am working alone. There is no other party that I would need to rely on. I have a very good work ethic and am driven to create paintings for myself. For myself, when the painting is finished and I know that I worked on it to the best of my ability. As far as a tangible way of being successful, it would be accepted in the Minnesota State Fair, maybe even win an award. Although, I would be very satisfied if it would be accepted and find a large audience. I would like to think that my art would also be an inspiration to other fellow artists young and old. It would be a success to be given a place in a competition and further my career as a serious portrait artist. I want to be able to show people there are no limits to portraiture. There is always room for a traditional portrait, but then there might be someone that needs something that stands out and reveals something unknown. Some of the realistic styled paintings that I feel are most successful aren't the ones that can paint subjects most real, but the ones that can create an awe. The lighting, color, composition and technical ability all have to support the painting as a whole.","Artistically, I feel that my goal has been achieved. My sense of composition, color and painting technique was improved. My main subject (human) looks directly at the viewer. I want this to have a look that people will not be intimidated to continue to look at and want to see themselves in the image. I did this by intentionally making the eyes two different colors and the persons gender ambiguous. Each eye color represents variations of the human race (blue/green and brown). The larger scale was a challenge and I learned how to change the tools accordingly. As I mentioned before, my composition improved, by realizing I could say more with less. Even though it didn't place in the portrait competition that it was entered in, I still have hope it will be accepted in the state fair this year. I'm currently still searching for a venue, but now that things are improving rapidly, I'm very hopeful I will be able to display it publicly soon.","Achieved Some of the Proposed Outcomes",,,2000,,,,"Lisa L. Kosmo",Individual,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant",,"Emergency relief funds for paint time.",2020-07-01,2021-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lisa,Kosmo,"Lisa L. Kosmo",,,MN,,"(218) 834-3482",silverfalls2011@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emergency-working-artist-project-grant-5,"Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth; Carla Hamilton-Eisele: visual and multimedia artist; Karen Savage Blue: visual artist; Moira Villiard: visual artist.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014440,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant",2020,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Not only will this project help sustain myself personally as an artist, but it will also support and uplift two female videographer artists in our state. To me, it is a critical time to continue to connect with other artists, even at a distance. In collaborating with Lauren and Zoe, we are able to uplift each other's art (even if that means shooting at a safe distance and adhering to social guidelines). We must not stop creating and collaborating during this time. So, although my goal for this project is to have a professional quality music video that aligns with the mood of my forthcoming record, I also have the goal of collaborating with and supporting other women artists in the Minnesota arts community during this time of uncertainty. This funding will allow for a video that will help support my career as a working artist and will also support the work of two other female artists by compensating them fairly for their craft. I feel certain that I will complete this project because I will be working with highly trained professionals who are dependable and well versed in this field. They will be able to help bring my vision to fruition. Because this project aligns with another fully completed project that was supported by ARAC (the recorded album), there are many factors resting on the execution of this project that are dependent upon each other. The record that this video will coincide with is already recorded and completed and visual support for this work will be crucial.This video project will be the catalyst for the online PR push to attract new listeners and reach a larger audience. Furthermore, regardless of the state of Covid-19, this video can be created using proper social distancing techniques and minimal contact. There is no one else involved besides myself and Lauren and Zoe, and no direct contact is required to complete this collaboration, which gives me full confidence in project execution. I will know I've been successful in reaching my goals if I have a professional quality music video that aligns with the mood and themes of my music. This video will be released in support of my new record and will help promote my work online. I will measure the effectiveness of this goal by noting engagement with listeners and extending my reach to new listeners and viewers. I know I will have reached my goal of collaborating with other female artists in the state if I complete this video with the production, filming, and editing expertise of Lauren Josephine and Zoe Prinds-Flash and we are able to release this video with confidence and pride in our vision. I will measure this goal by assessing the effectiveness with which we were able to collaborate together to bring this work to fruition.","My goal for this project was to have a professional quality music video that aligns with the mood of my forthcoming record while also collaborating with and supporting other women artists in the Minnesota arts community during this time of uncertainty. This funding allowed for the creation of a video that will help support my career as a working artist and will also support the work of two other female artists by compensating them fairly for their craft. This goal was absolutely achieved, and bringing this video to fruition with Zoe and Lauren went as planned and I have a professional quality music video on deck to release when this record rolls out. I'm looking forward to having this video as a tool to draw in an audience when launching my new record, as it captures the tone and mood of the record in visual form.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,,2000,,,,"Sarah J. Krueger",Individual,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant",,"Funding for the filming, production, and editing of a music video to support the release of new material.",2020-07-13,2020-09-21,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Krueger,"Sarah J. Krueger",,,MN,,"(715) 828-0765",krue0295@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emergency-working-artist-project-grant-6,"Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth; Carla Hamilton-Eisele: visual and multimedia artist; Karen Savage Blue: visual artist; Moira Villiard: visual artist.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014457,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant",2020,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Funding from the generosity of this endowment would benefit me as an artist in the short term by allowing me focus in a divergent thoroughfare of thought in a critical time in this century. I hope inevitably, that the trickle-down effects are seen and gathered by the arts community in Minnesota in years in the near future. As the Corona pandemic operates on the nano scale and ICU room struggles are hidden away behind closed doors, I hope to add a visual presence to the modern crisis. As seen in my first two full-wall installation photos in the images I have uploaded, I have completed a few shows of this scope showcasing the Agroccult series in the past (I have proposed and completed a similar project last summer at the Nemeth Art Center in Park Rapids, Minnesota and in years previous, exhibits at TelephoneBoothGallery in Kansas City, MO and Vine Arts Center in Minneapolis). Judging by my current working routine throughout my winters, I feel capable in completing these ten small paintings before Labor Day of this year. Most notably, I predict that current events throughout the upcoming months regarding Covid-19 will be a large motivating factor in applying cataclysmic events to the breadth of this series. The aforementioned goals are contingent upon the ongoing process of living through this pandemic and honestly absorbing and processing global developments as they occur. As is common in the artistic process, decision-making strategies are employed day-by-day on a case-by-case basis. In the realm of painting and mark-making, oftentimes the build-up of layers is a good indicator of an honest struggle and an attempt at genuine richness and complexity. The ensuing test will be the feedback from future shows where these paintings are exhibited. I am interested in future dialogues as events in the pandemic unfold.","The 10 proposed paintings for this grant were conducted in a timely manner. A few paintings in this grant have already been sent out to shows currently on view (ArtStart - Rhinelander, WI and Plains Art Museum, Fargo). Almost all of the 10 paintings done for this grant will probably go to an exhibition at the Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport in 2021.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,,2000,,,,"Andrew J. Messerschmidt AKA Andy Messerschmidt",Individual,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant",,"""Agroccult and the Disease Giver"" A divergence in the ongoing series of ""Agroccult"" landscape paintings, interpreting historical pandemics the weapon of cultural blame.",2020-06-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Messerschmidt,"Andrew J. Messerschmidt AKA Andy Messerschmidt",,,MN,,"(218) 235-4288",dampenedyurt@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Clay",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emergency-working-artist-project-grant-7,"Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth; Carla Hamilton-Eisele: visual and multimedia artist; Karen Savage Blue: visual artist; Moira Villiard: visual artist.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014462,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant",2020,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","This funding will help ensure I can continue to produce work (and not seek other employment) to position myself to be better prepared for the rest of my career as a full-time artist. I am a firm believer in a quote I was told by another entrepreneur many years ago; ""You can't know failure. It is not an option."" I believe that my success as a self-employed entrepreneur and artist in Duluth is a testament to that.By October, 1st, I will have two ""sets"" of my contemporary marbles made (~$40,000 worth of marbles/set.). This will allow me to leave one ""set"" on display in my gallery and take the other ""set"" to display at art festivals. I currently do not have even one full ""set."" A ""set"" consists of specific quantities of each size and style of marble that I make eg. 8-1.25"", 8-1.5"", 4-2"", 2-2.5"", 1-3"", 1-3.5"", 1-4"", 1-5"", 1-6"" Galaxy Vortex Marbles. The Galaxy Vortex is one of eight marble series that I produce.","While I was not able to completely finish my goal, I was able to complete one full set of my marbles. This has allowed me to continue to keep a full set of the marbles in stock for sale at Lake Superior Art Glass. This has helped me solidify my position to be better prepared to continue to be a full time artist while being present as a father and husband.","Achieved Some of the Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",2000,,,,"Daniel A. Neff AKA Dan Neff",Individual,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant",,"Art Fair Relief Proposal: I make a majority of my livelihood selling my work at art festivals and, half of my art festivals for 2020 have been canceled. This grant will help defray the costs of continuing to produce artwork during this time.",2020-06-01,2021-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Daniel,Neff,"Daniel A. Neff AKA Dan Neff",,,MN,,"(218) 464-1799",nafglass@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emergency-working-artist-project-grant-8,"Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth; Carla Hamilton-Eisele: visual and multimedia artist; Karen Savage Blue: visual artist; Moira Villiard: visual artist.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952",1
10014468,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant",2020,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Funding will help achieve the goal of completing the book manuscript with Ojibwe translations and assure it is edited by someone who does the work professionally. I've written six chapters of a planned sixteen chapter work, telling Eddie's story along the way from his childhood somewhere along the hills above the river that flows through Nagachiwanong (Fond du Lac Reservation in northern Minnesota) to his life and work in Red Cliff, Wisconsin. Funding will provide for Ojibwe translations and the services of a professional line editor. As a writer I am always working within deadlines. As a publisher this has become even more important to me because I rely on the coordination of writers, illustrators, graphic designers and the printing company to ensure the work gets done within a defined time frame. I've developed brief chapter outlines of each of the remaining chapters of The Place of Beginnings and Endings, several sentences that describe chapter themes, characters, sequences and events. The characters appear in my imagination and I, as writer, become the recorders of their story, writing down their telling of the story to me. I describe the process as hearing voices without being mentally ill. I write a lot, five books in the last four years. I have another manuscript of children's historical fiction (The Fire, a fictionalized biography of a young Native girls experience during the Cloquet Fire of 1918 on the Fond du Lac Reservation) sitting on a desk at Minnesota Historical Society awaiting review. I will complete ten of the remaining chapters of a sixteen chapter work. And although the chapters do not have formal titles, they have the common interwoven themes indicated earlier in my narrative. If they were to have names they would be: I was raised this way; Returning home; Sara's song; My drunk years; My work in the community; Two kids and their messed up parents move next door; We take them places, feed them sometimes, sometimes they come to us; I try to teach them ricing skills; The boy has conflicts with school; The great circle of these things; Them so called adults next door get all tough with us; Finding them in the car; We took them in and now we are in trouble with tribal social services; Trying to get that foster license from the rez is like pulling teeth; The traditional/contemporary paradox or struggles with the tribal bureaucracy; Life as I understand it; Way maker, or the Place of Beginnings and Endings.",,,,,2000,,,,"Thomas D. Peacock",Individual,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant",,"The Place of Beginnings and Endings (to complete a full-length book manuscript).",2020-06-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Thomas,Peacock,"Thomas D. Peacock",,,MN,,"(218) 310-8532",thomasdalepeacock@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emergency-working-artist-project-grant-9,"Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth; Carla Hamilton-Eisele: visual and multimedia artist; Karen Savage Blue: visual artist; Moira Villiard: visual artist.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014488,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant",2020,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The goal of this proposal is to bring the focus of my earlier figurative pieces into alignment with theme of my current work which focuses on and explores both Ojibwe and Minnesota histories and oral stories and how these histories can be captured within paintings. The provided funding for this project would allow me to further expand upon my current focus on painting my own stories, to branch out and begin to visually capture the regional stories of those communities along Minnesota's North Shore. I am absolutely confident in my completion of this project within the proposed timeline as I have already been in communication and confirmed exhibition support from galleries in two of the three listed counties. I have identified and planned with an Ojibwe author was has agreed to provide translation support for me as I work to complete this project. In addition, I have been in contact with two local businesses who have agreed to set aside various resources (time, supplies, staff support) beginning in September through December 2020. Once I have been notified of grant award, I will develop a planning timeline in order for me to monitor my progress in completion the project proposal. The timeline will be broken into the following five categories, 1. research activities and selection of historical figure which includes the drafting of essays, 2. compositional planning, sketching, and completion of the five pieces, 3. archival scanning and image services, 4. framing of completed pieces, and 5. exhibition planning and delivery to partnering galleries/exhibition spaces. I will establish a detailed monthly and weekly progress goal record to ensure that I am completing the activities within the five outlined categories.","The grant funding allowed for me to complete five portraits of five notable Ojibwe Minnesota selected through community virtual feedback. After receiving the grant approval, I posted on Facebook Group, North Shore Tribe with over 50,000 member soliciting about potential subjects for these paintings. After more than online 150 recommendations and after conversations with tribal citizens, descendants the following figures were selected 1. John Beargrease, 2. Ruth Myers, 3. George Morrison, 4. George Borga, and 5, Sam Zimmerman, Sr. During my research in creating these paintings, I met with tribal members, descendants of the selected figures, enrolled in Ojibwe language classes to aid in my research and conversations leading to a better understanding in which to approach each of the selected figures.","Achieved Most of the Proposed Outcomes",,,2000,,,,"Samuel J. Zimmerman",Individual,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant",,"Commemorating Minnesota North Shore Historical Figures.",2020-05-24,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Samuel,Zimmerman,"Samuel J. Zimmerman",,,MN,,"(347) 306-4639",Saljadp@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Cook, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emergency-working-artist-project-grant-10,"Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth; Carla Hamilton-Eisele: visual and multimedia artist; Karen Savage Blue: visual artist; Moira Villiard: visual artist.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952",1
10018436,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY21",2021,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","My goal is to release an EP, followed by a full length album. Once these items are distributed among the music streaming platforms, I have created my 100 cds, I have paid for recording and mastering, and paid for artwork, I will succeed in reaching my goals. I have made professional partnerships with several artists and event planners. I have also adequately worked with Tom Fabjance and Huntley Miller to record NorShore Summit's Blue Jay. I have a strong work ethic, especially when it comes to my music and I am tremendously passionate about finishing this project to the best of its ability. I will know that I have reached my goal when all parties have been paid and I have completed my project.","I achieved my artistic goals through my project. I successfully recorded two albums (EP and full length) worth of music .","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,,,,,,"Lyla Abukhodair",Individual,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY21",,"Lyla Abukhodair - solo album and EP",2021-01-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lyla,Abukhodair,"Lyla Abukhodair",,,MN,,"(218) 590-7471",abukh010@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emergency-working-artist-project-grant-fy21,"Tara Makinen: former-Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Classie Dudley: ARAC Equity Fellow; Christine Marcotte: writer","Tara Makinen: former-Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth",,2
10018437,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY21",2021,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","This funding will allow myself and other musicians to create instrumental music. It will employ musicians to create parts to my songs and then record them. Developing ""Iron and Emeralds"" will keep my creativity flowing as well as the musicians I hire to play on the compositions. If awarded the grant, I know I will complete the instrumental compositions in 6 months. Melodies have been running through my head for years and this grant will give me the motivation to focus and work with others to develop them. I was diagnosed with Otosclerosis this past summer, which is an inherited disorder which causes healing loss due the ear's inability to amplify sound. When someone has this condition, one of the ear bones is unable to vibrate freely. I currently have some hearing loss and depending on if the condition gets worse, I will have to have ear surgery and/or hearing aids. I feel that the time I have left with my current hearing is precious and needs to be used to create and record music while I still can. I am a person who finishes goals when I set them, and the hearing loss gives me even more determination and inspiration to complete this project. I have been awarded ARAC grants before and have always completed the requirements in a timely fashion.I will be successful when ""Iron and Emeralds"" has piano parts, guitar parts, twin fiddles, stand up bass, accordion, and steel guitar parts. Adding these instruments to my fiddle and piano compositions will make the emotions of the songs become more vivid. The majority of the fiddle songs will have piano back-up and this will be successful when Mary and I can play the songs together like one instrument. I will be successful with the more bluegrass sounding fiddle tunes when the bass, back up guitar, banjo, and steel guitar parts are written and worked out with these musicians. Writing the twin fiddle parts is something I am so excited to do. The goal of writing twin fiddle parts will have been successful when I have written the harmony and worked with fiddle player Shelley Aho to play the harmony part while I play the fiddle melody part.","This project allowed me time to continue to compose my instrumental songs and to practice with other musicians. Practicing with a guitar, stand-up bass, accordion, drummer, and pianist allowed me to develop my songs from a simple melody into a full sound. Adding a bass and drums on the faster tunes really enhanced the songs and gave the tunes more energy. Writing the songs with specific backup instruments in mind allowed me to be more creative in my compositions. It expanded my musical creativity and allowed me to write melodies and harmonies and have.a clear vision for recording these instrumental songs.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,,,,,,"Sara J. Alexander",Individual,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY21",,"Iron and Emeralds - To practice and coordinate with other musicians to develop my collection of original instrumental fiddle and piano songs",2021-01-04,2021-06-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sara,Alexander,"Sara J. Alexander",,,MN,,"(218) 349-1482",sarasfiddle@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emergency-working-artist-project-grant-fy21-0,"Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Laura Sellner: musician; Sarah Brokke Erickson: Associate Professor of Art at the University of Minnesota Duluth, visual artist","Tara Makinen: former-Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth",,2
10018440,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY21",2021,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","This funding will allow me to set aside other works and expand my art collection. It takes about 110 hours for a painting this size and while this funding won't cover the entire cost, it will allow me to dedicate some time away from my commission-only work. Finished commissions are seen only by the client, not the general public. My growing work of large paintings is something the entire public can enjoy in the gallery and someday (past Covid) as part of an exhibit. Now, during Covid is a good time to get these big jobs done because it adds relatable meaning and purpose to works such as these - ""I painted these during Covid."" My work samples should speak for themselves. They are large and ambitious and if you note the completion dates, I am producing them fairly quickly all while delivering on commissions to private clients as well. I'm a working artist with the knowledge and skills to complete a project and have demonstrated it many times over with clients and the Chisholm Public Library project. For that project, I delivered 6 large paintings a full 2 months ahead of schedule in 2019. I've also been self-employed for over 45 years as a resorter and wilderness outfitter. My responsibilities and ability to execute them exceed those of what many people have done in a lifetime. I've met many deadlines and finished many projects out of both necessity and pride. I will know this project is successful by response in social media when complete and displayed, plus with viewers attending the Fernberg Gallery (I own this) through the course of the summer. I usually increase public ""buzz"" in social media and then encourage in-person viewing. During Covid, online viewing may be see the highest attendance. I then look at viewership statistics to see if participation is more or less than my most recent large abstract. Hopefully, every painting I do sees an increase in viewership and shares. It's a great way to measure the public response.","My painting was completed on schedule and as I planned. It is a whimsical scene with enough detail in a 6' x 4' painting to allow the viewer to become ""lost"" in it for several minutes. I displayed it in a local business for about 6 weeks so many people could see it and actually witnessed (in person) people viewing it. I found that it performed as I'd hoped by guiding the viewer in a clockwise pattern around the entire painting. Comments were very positive. I was told that I need to illustrate children's books upon one commenter seeing it. Other comments included references to intensity, ""colors that pop"" and applied imagination. I am very satisfied with the results and impact it has made and consider my artistic goals to have been met.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",,,,,"Joseph W. Baltich AKA Joe Baltich",Individual,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY21",,"Covid Blues Chaser Project - Painting a 6 foot x 4 foot abstract intended to brighten covid-weary minds upon viewing by leaving reality for a trip in color and whimsy.",2021-01-01,2021-06-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joseph,Baltich,"Joseph W. Baltich AKA Joe Baltich",,,MN,,"(218) 365-5489",joe.baltich@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emergency-working-artist-project-grant-fy21-1,"Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Laura Sellner: musician; Sarah Brokke Erickson: Associate Professor of Art at the University of Minnesota Duluth, visual artist","Tara Makinen: former-Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth",,2
10018443,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY21",2021,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The industry my business is in is dedicated to providing for other artists. Through the turbulent past months many artists across many mediums have experienced hardship. Although I am confident in the resilience of the community and industry that I am part of, the sustainability of my business requires reliable income. This project will both provide a reliable source of income until completion, upon which the resale value of the cameras can provide my business with furthered opportunity. My work as cited in my prior grant proposal states my abilities to see long term and large scale projects to completion with prior commissioned camera builds consuming over 300 hours for just one camera. Upon completion of the Artist Access Grant, I continued to progress my shops abilities and am now manufacturing an array of parts and tools that were only fantasy prior to owning a milling machine. Every facet of this project is well within my normal daily operations and intended to demonstrate a combination of my skills and manufacturing capabilities as well as artistic taste. Although receiving the project grant itself will provide me temporary income, I will know I have completed this project when I have the proposed camera project done before the deadline. The resale price of the cameras could potentially sustain me for several more months beyond project completion.","I personally feel that my activities exceeded my originally proposed goals. The overall completion of this project tested my own persistence and capacity to restore several cameras this extensively and simultaneously. One of the key features proposed at for this project was re-covering the cameras in vinyl made for guitar amplifiers. Through repeated trial and error between pattern, process, and even adhesive errors; I managed to reverse engineer the original leather application procedure. With the innovation of the new shutter curtain design, I decided to create a whole branding around these cameras as I feel I've done enough work to consider them fully reinterpreted cameras. This new branding has allowed me to create a structured price range and list of options to offer this same work on a retail basis. The community has received these new ""Retro-Graphic"" cameras extremely well and I already have a queue for more.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",,,,,"Graham Burnett",Individual,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY21",,"Restoring Press Cameras for Boutique Retail",2021-01-01,2021-04-12,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Graham,Burnett,"Graham Burnett",,,MN,,"(701) 715-3753",graflexparts@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emergency-working-artist-project-grant-fy21-3,"Tara Makinen: former-Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Classie Dudley: ARAC Equity Fellow; Christine Marcotte: writer","Tara Makinen: former-Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth",,2
10018446,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY21",2021,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","This funding will help free me up to focus solely on this artistic project by helping cover my living expenses while I create a body of 4 watercolor paintings and accompanying prints and notecards by: -Paying for the archival art paper and archival notecards (the only materials I don't already own.) -Paying my time to: 1) Sketch, compose, outline, and paint 4 originals. Then sign, emboss (with my signature chop), and frame all 4. 2) Take professional quality reproduction photographs, then editing the photos in photoshop (stitch, dust, crop, adjust color, saturation, contrast, and create the final printable image files.) 3) Print, sign, emboss, number, and package the 144 prints [36 of each image] (12) Large 13'x19', (12) Medium 12'x9', (12) Small 5'x7' and 48 notecards [12 of each image] with accompanying certificates of authenticity. These art products can generate ongoing income, and increase my exposure. This project will grow my relationship with ICF and the conservation community. I've done each step of creating, framing, packaging, and shipping originals and museum-quality archival prints and note cards. I own the framing supplies and equipment needed for this project. I framed professionally for many years and always frame my art. I've done large art projects including publishing books, stationery, art prints, note cards, and posters. I created the art for, wrote, and designed, The Book of Cranes, published by Pomegranate. My work has engendered the trust of George Archibald the Co-founder of The International Crane Foundation, he is now an enthusiastic supporter of the project. I'm fortunate to have many connections in the conservation community. I've made over 7,000 museum-quality prints and note cards and have years of experience in photographing, photoshopping, printing, packaging, and shipping my art products. I recently executed this exact type of project with ICF, (sending an original, prints and notecards to ICF) now it is just with 4 originals.I will know I have successfully executed this project when: -I have my completed, signed, and framed 4 original 30'x40' watercolor paintings packaged and ready for delivery to ICF. -I have my 144 prints and 48 notecards (reproductions of the 4 originals) printed, signed, embossed, numbered, in their archival sleeves, accompanied by individually signed certificates of authenticity packaged and ready for delivery to ICF. -I receive confirmation from Rose (ICF Gallery Manager) that the 4 Original Crane Paintings and corresponding 144 Prints (36 of each image, 12 Large, 12 Medium, 12 Small) 48 notecards (12 of each image) have arrived safely. An additional signpost of success (this one's outside of my control) is when the first sale of my art products or originals are made through the ICF physical or webstore. My products that they currently have in stock made a sale on the first day they were announced and have sold consistently since.","This funding helped free me up to focus solely on this artistic project by helping cover my living expenses while I created the body of work. During this grant project I was able to create, and frame 4 originals, take professional quality reproduction photographs. I then utilized the professional photographs to make high quality prints and note cards. In completing this project I generated scalable products that can continue to earn income, and increase my exposure.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",,,,,"Clare Cooley",Individual,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY21",,"""The Year of The Crane"" Art that promotes conservation - Crane Paintings and Prints",2021-01-01,2021-03-14,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Clare,Cooley,"Clare Cooley",,,MN,,"(415) 999-4146",clarecooleycollection@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emergency-working-artist-project-grant-fy21-5,"Tara Makinen: former-Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Classie Dudley: ARAC Equity Fellow; Christine Marcotte: writer","Tara Makinen: former-Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth",,2
10018450,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY21",2021,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","My goal with this grant is have financial support in the recording of new original music with my band Glitteratti. Glitteratti were beginning a tour in support of a just released album as COVID-19 hit last Spring. The money we would have made from that tour would have helped us start recording new music. I am thankful for the ARAC resource as it greatly assists me in continuing to live and work as an artist during the pandemic. I have recorded and released over 20 albums of original music since moving to Duluth in 2006. Achieving this goal of releasing new Glitteratti music according to my specific timetable is an exciting and achievable endeavor.I will call this project a success when I have recorded and digitally released five new original songs with my band Glitteratti. We will record at the beginning of February and release the music in May 2021.","With this grant I was able to achieve my goal of recording new music with my band Glitteratti. Grant funds afforded me four days of recording with engineer Adam Krinsky.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",,,,,"Marc S. Gartman",Individual,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY21",,"This project is entitled '2021 Glitteratti Album'. Grant funds will be used to assist in the recording of new music with my band Glitteratti. These songs will be released digitally Spring 2021.",2021-02-01,2021-05-03,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marc,Gartman,"Marc S. Gartman",,,MN,,"(218) 269-1861",marcgart@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emergency-working-artist-project-grant-fy21-6,"Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Laura Sellner: musician; Sarah Brokke Erickson: Associate Professor of Art at the University of Minnesota Duluth, visual artist","Tara Makinen: former-Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth",,2
10018457,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY21",2021,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","This funding will ensure that I am able to build up my online presence and create new work that's relevant to the current political climate and to the marginalized communities in our region that I belong to. It will help sustain my practice as a working artist and allow me to also document my work for web viewing, which in the long run is going to help maintain the visibility of my work. Simply put, it also fills the void of the opportunities that I would have had to exhibit and engage community normally, if there had been no been a pandemic. My work for years has been unapologetic and direct in addressing racism as the public health crisis that it is and right now there is urgency in sharing my work and making it more accessible. The impact of both the pandemic and the murder of George Floyd on my community is difficult to measure, but I believe part of my role as an artist (and one of only a small handful of black womxn visual artists in the region) is to elevate my voice during this time and the voices of those around me. This is also a time for me to build and explore my own personal artistic voice even further. My art has pushed boundaries to reveal uncomfortable realities living here - as with my Minnesota Nice exhibit, which on the surface might draw many folks who find the term nostalgic, only to reveal the inherent racism present in our ?passive aggressive? culture. - Creation of at least 10 new pieces of work by end of grant period - Acquisition of future funding for the expansion of Minnesota Nice - Launch of my new website in early 2021 - Sale of artwork resulting from website - Outreach from galleries and arts spaces seeking work addressing this present moment from a perspective like mine","I succeeded in my goal of creating at least 10 new pieces of work by end of grant period. I have not yet acquired future funding for the expansion of Minnesota Nice but I am in communication with galleries to exhibit it in the next year. I did succeed in launch of my new website in early 2021, and I have received a lot of outreach from galleries and arts spaces seeking work addressing this present moment from a perspective like mine. There's been a big uptick in opportunities for me to do work that is curatorial and teaching related as well as a result of having an online portfolio to share.","Achieved Some of the Proposed Outcomes",,,,,,,"Carla D. Hamilton",Individual,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY21",,"Minnesota Nice - Building an online presence, documenting work, and creating new pieces addressing the present moment",2021-01-04,2021-06-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carla,Hamilton,"Carla D. Hamilton",,,MN,,"(715) 817-6609",chde11@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emergency-working-artist-project-grant-fy21-7,"Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Laura Sellner: musician; Sarah Brokke Erickson: Associate Professor of Art at the University of Minnesota Duluth, visual artist","Tara Makinen: former-Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth",,2
10018460,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY21",2021,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","This funding will support me as a working artist. This support will allow me to teach creative writing to 20-25 adults with disabilities, giving those individuals the opportunity to practice and improve their art. I have been teaching this creative writing class through Choice, unlimited every week since 2012, with the exception of weeks that I was traveling or days that the organization was not open. Over the course of almost nine years, I have arranged and hosted 25 public performances showcasing the creativity of these students. This work is an integral part of my life and fundamental to my ongoing development as a writer and teacher.I will have successfully met my goal when, at the end of five months, 20-25 students have been given the opportunity to participate in this creative writing class.","Over the course of 5 months, from January 2021 to May 2021, I held an hour-long creative writing class via Zoom every Friday serving adults with disabilities. Eighteen students of the Arts Program at Choice, unlimited participated.","Achieved Most of the Proposed Outcomes",,,,,,,"Tina M. Higgins Wussow",Individual,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY21",,"Creative Writing Class for Adult with Disabilities",2021-01-15,2021-05-14,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tina,"Higgins Wussow","Tina M. Higgins Wussow",,,MN,,"(651) 285-6510",tinamariehiggins76@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emergency-working-artist-project-grant-fy21-9,"Tara Makinen: former-Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Classie Dudley: ARAC Equity Fellow; Christine Marcotte: writer","Tara Makinen: former-Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth",,2
10018461,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY21",2021,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The funding of this project will provide me paid work for the most difficult months of January and February when sales and commissions tend to dry up. As an artist, sustaining through this period and continuing to develop my practice can be a challenge financially. This year I will be going into this period with less money due to the cancellation of art fairs I normally participate in. This grant would offer me a paid project that I can use to develop new work and skills during this time thus contributing to the state goal of ensuring sufficient resources to sustain the arts and artists. Another goal during this project is to develop my skills and understanding of processing and testing wild clay. The grant would allow me to dedicate sufficient time to this development, ideally with the outcome of being able to share these skills in the form of workshops or as a part of the teen clay camps I teach at the Duluth Art Institute. Over the past few years I've been collecting and firing wild clay samples. I have learned things but it became clear that I needed more information and was surprised by how hard it was to find it, both in talking to people and researching online. When I learned about this clay processing workshop held by two Minnesotan artists, I was eager to participate and move forward in my ability to source local materials. With the workshop and the paid studio time from this grant I'm confident that I will develop skills to process clay and make a body of work inspired by our region's unique materials. Learning from past grants helped me to lay out a realistic project. Being a member of the Lake Superior Ceramics Guild and the Duluth Art Institute clay studio provides resources for executing the project as well as feedback from knowledgeable artists that I see regularly. This feedback will also help me assess the knowledge and skills that I have gained and want to use in teaching clay processing. To measure the state goal to ?ensure sufficient resources to sustain the arts and artists? I will assess my financial situation at the end of March 2021, comparing it to March 2020 when I went into the new year with more resources from holiday art fair sales. This will provide me with an understanding of how the grant has sustained me financially and allowed me to continue my studio practice. To measure my other goal of developing my skills and understanding of processing and testing wild clay, I will discuss the body of work I create and what I have learned with the Lake Superior Ceramics Guild, whom I meet with monthly and gage their reactions. I will also determine if my skills are sufficient enough to create a workshop proposal which I would then submit to the Duluth Art Institute or the MacRostie Art Center and gage their interest.","One goal of this project was to develop my skills and understanding of processing and testing wild clay. The grant money allowed me to dedicate sufficient time to this as well as buy the equipment I needed. The clay body that resulted is very different from my usual clay body and this inspired a new direction in my work. I've also been able to share the skills I learned with my elementary aged students and create materials for teaching the process in the future. Another goal was to have paid work during the difficult late winter months which was also achieved through this grant activity.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,,,,,,"Ashley Hise",Individual,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY21",,"Wild Clay Study' Ashley Hise will expand her knowledge and skills of processing local clay bodies through a workshop and creation of a body of work.",2021-01-04,2021-04-05,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ashley,Hise,"Ashley Hise",,,MN,,"(218) 259-6446",ash.lake.ceramics@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emergency-working-artist-project-grant-fy21-10,"Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Laura Sellner: musician; Sarah Brokke Erickson: Associate Professor of Art at the University of Minnesota Duluth, visual artist","Tara Makinen: former-Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth",,2
10018462,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY21",2021,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","This funding will help me release a book that is polished, professional and worthy of publication. The funding will enable me to turn down freelance work so that I have time to professionally edit the book. It will likewise enable me to purchase the rights to a book cover made by a professional artist and customize that cover. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, this funding will give me the ability to market my work. If nobody knows that I have written and released this book, I'll be unable to sustain myself as a working artist. I've learned during my first two professional projects that a successful marketing campaign is integral to any artistic endeavor. My ability to execute this project is best highlighted by the successful completion of my feature film, Gravedigger Dave's Halfway House, and my nonfiction book, The Horror Anthology Handbook. Both of these projects were grant-funded, delivered successfully to their target audience, well reviewed and well covered in the press, profitable, and helped advance my career as an independent artist. Red Betty and the Murder Farm, as my next endeavor, will represent an expansion of my skills, and expansion of my core audience, and hopefully another financial success.I will know if I've been successful if my book makes it into the world in a form that is polished, professional, and well-written. Good reviews and widespread press coverage will be an added bonus, and going off the successes of my prior projects, I am confident that I'll be able to make this happen for Red Betty and the Murder Farm. Of course, external validation is no match for an artists internal feeling that they have done a good job, but it certainly helps an artist know that they are headed down the right path.","I wrote in my proposal that I wanted to release a book that was well-written, and had a professional presentation. In my proposal I wrote that one way I'd know I'd achieved that would be through press coverage and reader reviews. I'm pleased to write that all of those things came to fruition during the grant period. The book has received excellent professional reviews in publications like Duluth News Tribune and Wicked Horror, and has high star ratings on websites like Good Read and Amazon from readers. I'm extremely proud of this book, as it's the most well-received artistic project I've release thus far.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,,,,,,"Keith T. Hopkins",Individual,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY21",,"Red Betty and the Murder Farm, a fiction novella to be released in ebook and paperback format",2021-01-04,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Keith,Hopkins,"Keith T. Hopkins",,,MN,,"(845) 453-1206",keithhopkins88@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emergency-working-artist-project-grant-fy21-11,"Tara Makinen: former-Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Classie Dudley: ARAC Equity Fellow; Christine Marcotte: writer","Tara Makinen: former-Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth",,2
10018464,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY21",2021,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","This funding will help me achieve my goal by: - Providing funding which will enable me to create new work - Provide funding which supports an educational opportunity - Supporting time spent working on art - Learning and mastering new skills - Learn Couture Sewing techniques My ability to excite this project can be seen through the following examples: - I have demonstrated commitment and follow through in regards to a previously received ARAC grant project (2016). - I have made several past commitments to attend art shows and art events that have proved successful (see resume for details). - I have demonstrated my commitment to furthering my career as a working artist through my record of establishing and maintaining a professional website, continuing to consistently promote myself and my work through social media and within the community through local events, and by participating as a vendor in art shows. - I am highly committed to furthering my sewing knowledge and expertise by studying with established and highly regarded artist and professionals and learning new skills and techniques. Measurements for success in my project can be seen below: - Learn couture hand sewing techniques - Learn couture sewing construction methods as applied to the 'Classic French Jacket' - Construct a 'Classic French Jacket', 'A Boat Neck Top', 'A Cocktail Dress' , A Couture Skirt' - Challenge me to explore technically advanced sewing techniques that I have not yet had the opportunity to learn - Allow me the opportunity to explore new techniques and build upon my previously established sewing skills - Encourage creative exploration and development - Provide me with new skills and expertise that I can apply when creating future work - Enrich my future artwork with new elements, dimension, and direction - Applying these learned skills to my own original designs","Through taking the online courses and studying the couture sewing techniques I was fully able to meet the artistic goals outlined in my proposal. I learned couture sewing and construction techniques while creating four couture pieces of my own. These activities challenged me while also advancing my sewing skills. They have given me a new level of sewing expertise that I can apply to my future handwoven pieces that will greatly enrich and elevate the piece as an extremely well made handcrafted work.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,,,,,,"Kristen L. Kaas",Individual,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY21",,"Couture Sewing Techniques: An in Depth Study of traditional Couture Sewing Techniques through four online courses taught by Couture sewing educator and practioner Susan Khalje.",2021-01-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristen,Kaas,"Kristen L. Kaas",,,MN,,"(651) 307-4152",kristenkaas@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emergency-working-artist-project-grant-fy21-12,"Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Laura Sellner: musician; Sarah Brokke Erickson: Associate Professor of Art at the University of Minnesota Duluth, visual artist","Tara Makinen: former-Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth",,2
10018468,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY21",2021,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","With this grant, I would make a minimum of five videos: one for making a shoe, one for making a sandal, one for patterning a shoe on a last, one for making a leather tote, and one for stitching a hand-stitched wallet. This grant would help to sustain my career as an artist by updating my technology and providing tools that I currently do not have, but which are essential for the growth of my teaching practices in the current pandemic. In addition to producing the content for my website, this technology upgrade would allow me to teach live online classes that I am currently unable to teach. This grant would not only help my artistic career, but would be beneficial to anyone looking to learn more about the craft of shoemaking and working with leather on a myriad of projects. You may be confident that I will successfully execute this project first and foremost because of my love and passion for my chosen craft of shoemaking. Second, because I have been a professional arts educator for several years. I have had the goal to produce this content for years, but have been limited financially and therefor unable to buy the proper equipment and to invest the time needed to produce such videos, if not being paid for my time. I very much miss teaching and connecting with students and igniting a passion for shoemaking and leatherwork in beginners. I love empowering people to try new skills and techniques and this grant would greatly assist me in providing this service and producing professional-looking content that is up to my standards. I am very excited about the potential to complete this project. With this grant, I would make a minimum of five videos: one for making a shoe, one for making a sandal, one for patterning a shoe on a last, one for making a leather tote, and one for stitching a hand stitched wallet. These videos would appeal to and be useful for many people, from those who are experienced to those who are merely curious. If I finish those five videos and make them accessible on my website, I would consider myself successful in completing this project.","My activities addressed the artistic goals proposed in my project by purchasing equipment to record instructional videos for leather working and shoemaking processes, in addition to allowing me to teach classes virtually, due to the pandemic. I achieved those goals by filming the videos to send to students as a link, and will publish them to my website for anyone to view. I have also taught two virtual private workshop and have more planned for the future.","Achieved Most of the Proposed Outcomes",,,,,,,"Candace M. LaCosse",Individual,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY21",,"Grant requested for time and equipment to convert current classes to new virtual requirements.",2021-01-01,2021-05-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Candace,LaCosse,"Candace M. LaCosse",,,MN,,"(906) 362-7104",info@hemlocksleather.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emergency-working-artist-project-grant-fy21-13,"Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Laura Sellner: musician; Sarah Brokke Erickson: Associate Professor of Art at the University of Minnesota Duluth, visual artist","Tara Makinen: former-Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth",,2
10018471,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY21",2021,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","This program will help to ensure sufficient resources to sustain the arts in the small communities of Calumet and Marble. Both are very rural and have a high poverty rate. I will provide art materials and instruction to the participants in this program who may not have any other way to get arts education. Because my art classes have been reduced by 50 % during the pandemic, this grant would help to sustain me through the next few months. I have been a teaching artist for the past 8 years. I have taught a wide variety of arts education classes with all age levels. I have a good relationship with the Calumet Library where I will hold the classes. The librarian in Calumet has a good relationship with her patrons and is able to promote the program to get the fullest participation possible. I am fully committed to sharing my love of art with all the participants I see in all my classes and look forward to being able to work with these individuals over a longer period of time to help them delve into the arts. I will know that I have been successful if I have been able to meet at least 10 people for 3 instructional sessions and then a final exhibit session. I will look at the work they have done in class and at home on their own to see that they are gaining skills that they can use on their own for the rest of their lives. I will discuss their plans to continue with the arts after the program is completed.","My goal was to provide art materials and 3 sessions of instruction and an exhibit to 10 people. I was able to serve 15 people due to the slight change in the project (see above). These people enjoyed themselves and were very happy with the results of their art work during each of the classes and their take home projects. They enjoyed displaying their art work in the library for their friends and relatives to enjoy as well as all of the library patrons.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",,,,,"Amy M. Lucas-Peroceski",Individual,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY21",,"ART Basics: One on One",2021-01-01,2021-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Lucas-Peroceski,"Amy M. Lucas-Peroceski",,,MN,,"(218) 343-3453",321ArtStudio@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emergency-working-artist-project-grant-fy21-14,"Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Laura Sellner: musician; Sarah Brokke Erickson: Associate Professor of Art at the University of Minnesota Duluth, visual artist","Tara Makinen: former-Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth",,2
10018473,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY21",2021,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","My goals are to 1. Bring these prose poems to as many viewers and readers as possible 2. Explore how my work presents in the virtual realm 3. Offer a passerby--resident or tourist--a meaningful experience 4. Offer a cultural critique of Duluth The funding will allow me to take 160 hours away from Uber driving over 6 months and to pay myself to complete this project. (I currently make about $12.50/hr as a driver, or half of the standard $25/hr used by arts organizations to pay artists. 80 hours at $25/hr = 160 hrs at $12.50/hr.) I also work for the Duluth Public Schools as a Paraprofessional. The combination of these two jobs leaves me little spare time for the business and mechanics of presenting my work. These additional paid hours will allow that to happen. I have been been very fortunate to receive numerous grants over the years from ARAC, The Minnesota State Arts Board, and The Jerome Foundation. I have an excellent track record of fulfilling the expectations laid out in my grant applications. These grants have enabled me to keep working as a poet. Ultimately, without such grants I may not have been able to advertise, share, and publish my work to the extent I have. This project is reasonable for the time frame, and having created and operated my own website, I have the technology skills necessary to complete the project.Success will be measured in the following ways: 1. The 20 poems will have been uploaded to my website with QRC links. 2. QRC links will have been posted at as many of the poem's locations as possible. 3. An interactive map will have been created on my website allowing viewers to click on locations to receive poems. 4. Website tracking tracking data will tell me how many times each poem has been accessed.","I more than exceeded my four goals to bring these prose poems to as many readers as possible, to explore how my work presents in the virtual realm, to offer a passerby a meaningful experience, and to offer a cultural critique of Duluth. My original estimate was that 100 people would scan the QRC stickers to read the poems and/or eventually visit the website. Comparing last year's website traffic (4/1-6/1/2020) with this year's project dates (4/1-6/1/2021), I saw a very large increase in website activity. 2020 visits for the above days: 18 website visits, 15 unique visitors, 33 page views 2021 visits for the above days: 415 website visits, 178 unique visitors, 2,100 page views Thanks to Square Space's website analytics, that's a 2,200 percent increase in website visits, a 1,187 percent increase in unique visitors, and a 6,227 percent increase in page views over the same time last year. Also, a pleasant surprise: Amazon sold out of my previously published book, ""Flucht.""","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,,,,,,"Michelle M. Matthees",Individual,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY21",,"""Asking"". 20 prose poems written about Uber and Lyft rides, published via QRC codes at pick up locations and via interactive map on my website: michelle.matthees.com.",2021-01-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michelle,Matthees,"Michelle M. Matthees",,,MN,,"(218) 341-9307",michellematthees@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emergency-working-artist-project-grant-fy21-15,"Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Laura Sellner: musician; Sarah Brokke Erickson: Associate Professor of Art at the University of Minnesota Duluth, visual artist","Tara Makinen: former-Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth",,2
10018474,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY21",2021,895,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","This funding will help me purchase the kiln I need to improve the quality of my work, as well as make it easier for me to sustain myself on my work while still keeping costs reasonable and accessible to normal people. I have been lucky enough to receive ARAC grants before, and have always completed my projects and submitted reports in a timely manner. I also have the extra drive to complete this project quickly because without so many casting failures my productivity will be vastly improved.I will know I have been successful if I see less full or partial casting failures.","I was able to purchase the kiln I was hoping to purchase, and have been using it to lost wax cast. It has dealt with many of the technical issues and my casts have improved.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,,,,,,"Yarrow G. Mead",Individual,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY21",,"Programmable Burnout Kiln for Better Quality Casts and Less Failed Casts",2021-01-01,2021-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Yarrow,Mead,"Yarrow G. Mead",,,MN,,"(218) 839-2501",yarrowmeadmetals@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emergency-working-artist-project-grant-fy21-16,"Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Laura Sellner: musician; Sarah Brokke Erickson: Associate Professor of Art at the University of Minnesota Duluth, visual artist","Tara Makinen: former-Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth",,2
10018485,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY21",2021,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I make an income solely as an artist and have been able to continue to grow as an artist through funding from grants like this one, which supplement and fill in income gaps between the sale of works and the costs of living and creating. Often these grants fund work that is of exploratory and learning value for me as an artist, to find new tools and successful ways of creating art, that then translate into future sales of paintings. Essentially, this funding buys me the time and supplies to keep being an artist, to support my family, to increase my skills, to pursue new directions, and to keep producing work that brings beauty, enjoyment, and art appreciation to others in the local community, digital community, and personal lives of collectors. My goal with this specific funding is to create two paintings that will stretch my skills into larger, more complex paintings than what I have done in the past, and will set the tone for subsequent 2021 works. I have received multiple grants from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council in the past, and have successfully executed and completed the projects for each one in alignment with what I stated I would do. In 2020, I had received a grant to take a workshop that ended up being cancelled due to the COVID shutdown, and even in that project, I was able to redirect the funding to create my own at-home workshop with DVDs from the instructor. I have a strong will to progress as an artist, and have used grants to successfully keep those goals moving forward. I currently work full-time as a Fine Artist and have a clear idea of what I am capable of, what I can complete, what that may realistically cost me financially, and how to self-direct my projects in increasingly difficult and challenging subjects as I continue to gain skills. I have no doubt that I have the self-discipline, artistic ability, organizational ability, and desire to complete the clear goals I have set for myself with this project.I will measure the goals listed by: - Completing and submitting a final report to the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council documenting the success of the project. - Documenting with photos that I have in fact completed two large paintings at the end of the project period. - Documenting the final use of expenses/expenditures following the budget stated.","My main goal was to make two large representational oil paintings, which I did - one is 3'x4' and the second is 4'x4.' I hoped this would provide direction for my solitary practice, which it did, as I was able to continue moving forward in my career and keep painting. I hoped the grant would buy me the time to really plan and execute these ideas, which it did. I was able to combine skills I have previously worked on - portraiture, landscape/interior, still life - into much larger pieces than ever before. And I had aimed for these two paintings to set the tone and direction for a subsequent collection of paintings for the rest of 2021... which I then applied for a separate grant for and received. I would summarize that not only did I achieve those goals, but that they were successful beyond what I had hoped for.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,,,,,,"Kelly A. Schamberger",Individual,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY21",,"Moving Forward ? Support to Create Two Large Representational Oil Paintings During the COVID-19 Crisis",2021-01-01,2021-05-03,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kelly,Schamberger,"Kelly A. Schamberger",,,MN,,"(612) 270-4402",kellyschamberger@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emergency-working-artist-project-grant-fy21-21,"Tara Makinen: former-Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Classie Dudley: ARAC Equity Fellow; Christine Marcotte: writer","Tara Makinen: former-Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth",,2
10018488,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY21",2021,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Funding from this grant will invest in my life as a Working Artist, and as a Teaching Artist. 1. I will create ceramic pieces for 6 workshop lessons, and develop the art education project ""Workshop on Wheels"" Curriculum. Workshop curriculum will involve beginning to end instruction teaching porcelain ceramic construction of small jewelry art pieces and petite houseware items (bowls, wall decor, bone plates, espresso cups). Projects in real time can also be geared to fit student design interests. They are given design agency. The theme for this curriculum is ""Place and Space,"" in regards to community students moving from the personal to the communal, in regards to art design and self-expression through 3-d ceramic forms. 2. I will purchase and utilize a portable Skutt KM Firebox 8x6 kiln for creation of demo pieces as I create the art education project curriculum, ""Workshop on Wheels,"" and in addition, utilize the portability of the kiln in future, pop-up style, art workshops. I have received four ARAC grants since 2018. You can be confident that I will execute this project because my track record shows a faithful and consistent trajectory of following through on doing what I say I will do. To complete my proposed project, ""Workshop on Wheels,"" I will follow my outlined timetable, a work tool that has always been vital to my creative process. A timetable is the foundation with which artists and makers rely upon to actualize their ideas. My Dec- February timetable for kiln purchase, ceramic work, research and writing of my art education project, ""Workshop on Wheels"" will guide my proposal into artistic, educational product. In 2020, I was scheduled to run pop-up art workshops in underserved communities in Grand Marais, Int'l Falls and at the Damiano Center, but locations closed due to COVD. This art education project will equip me to again reach out to bring ceramic art access to underserved art communities. I will know that I'm successful by a completed curriculum development manuscript, ""Workshop on Wheels."" I will take January and Feb. 2021 to create and develop this curriculum, approximately 50 hours. I will know I'm successful by the corresponding production of ceramic jewelry art pieces and small housewares for use as demos for future workshop classes. I will be successful by the use of my own portable kiln for the curriculum development, and, in preparation for future pop-up workshops. I will know if I'm successful by researching in spring 2021 the availability of pop-up, art workshop space availability in underserved art communities in Duluth, such as Harbor Highlands and Morgan park (both community centers at this time are closed and inoperable due to COVD).","My activities addressed and achieved the artistic goals proposed in my project. 1) I completed a ceramics workshop curriculum, based around demos created. I did not use my own kiln, due to the change in price, but will soon receive a decision regarding add'l funding to afford the purchase of a larger kiln (from a CERF/GetReadyGrant on May 10). The alternative path regarding the purchase of a kiln was influenced by the COVD effects on the market, and a consult with Duluth Art Institute Ceramics Director (a former Ex. Dir. of ARAC). 2) I believe I have achieved success because the positive response from DAI regarding my curriculum is an enormous affirmation. As an emerging teaching artist, I look forward to partnering with DAI in November-December 2021, with the curriculum that I created through an Emergency Working Artist Grant from ARAC. I am hopeful that I can move on workshops in other locales in Duluth, as well, as COVD restraints relax.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,,,,,,"Serenity D. Schoonover AKA S Kenan",Individual,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY21",,"Workshop on Wheels: Funding will support Serenity Schoonover: 1) develop the art education project, ""Workshop on Wheels"" Curriculum, and 2) purchase a kiln for future workshops in underserved art communities.",2021-01-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Serenity,Schoonover,"Serenity D. Schoonover AKA Serenity Kenan",,,MN,,"(218) 626-7727",serenitykenan@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emergency-working-artist-project-grant-fy21-22,"Tara Makinen: former-Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Classie Dudley: ARAC Equity Fellow; Christine Marcotte: writer","Tara Makinen: former-Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth",,2
10018493,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY21",2021,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","This funding will help free me up to focus on this artistic project entirely. Being able to focus solely on this project during the editing phase will be beneficial as I will be doing 10 interviews and with each interview I finish I will be able to take what I learned to the next one. During the time it will take to complete this project, the grant funding will help cover my living expenses. I am working hard to shift all of my artwork to a virtual environment to ensure social distancing. This funding will help me navigate this period, while I'm changing over the way I work. This project will help me bridge the gap between my current work with Catalyst Story Institute meeting with TV/film industry professionals to build an online platform and my work as a filmmaker because it will give me more work sample material. I will be able to share these interviews directly with these influential connections making me more credible and opening the door to them wanting to collaborate with me. A recent video on my web series The Creativity Show (TCS), is an interview with Adam Gee a London-based Producer working with Channel 4. He's won an Emmy, 5 BAFTAs, and over 80 international awards. My reputations for commitment and consistency I'm my artwork engendered his trust and collaboration. The same is true for the 25 local artists I interviewed in the past year. They trust me to document them because of my commitment and my body of work. Since starting TCS last year I've published 31 episodes and accrued a powerhouse audience of important industry execs including Melonie Marnich (Amazon Studios Exec and Duluth Native,) Philip Gilpin Jr. (Dir. of Catalyst,) Shari Marshik (Upper MN Film Office), and many more. I've already shot all the interviews I am going to edit and I have edited many interviews before that you can see on my web series. I own the editing equipment necessary to complete this project. I won the best director at the 2019 Duluth 48 hour film project. Mile markers on the road to success for ?Duluth Creatives Project? will be; - Having 10 completely edited, sound mixed, color graded video interviews of 10 different local/regional artists/creatives that I can watch on my computer. - Pressing the ""post now"" button on each video as I publishing them on social media and Youtube. - Seeing the videos appear in my news feed and watching the likes and comments come in. And finally, I will know I have successfully completed this project when the last dollar of my Social Media promotion campaign budget is spent on April 1, 2021. Then I will tally up the total reach of these 10 videos. I expect each of these videos to reach 15,000+ people with each video and over 150,000 people with all 10. I will attach the results of my Social Media paid promotion campaign in my final report listing how many views the videos got organically (aka without the assistance of the paid promotion) and how many views the videos got because of the promotion.","Pitching this professionally produced project to execs and producers has been a fantastic dream come true. Doing the editing, color-grading, audio mixing, and sharing the interviews I did for this project has given me work sample material and showcasing some of Duluth's dynamic artists to highly influential TV industry people. This project has strengthened my connection to the local arts community, which is extremely important to me. Additionally, this project has presented more opportunities to build my career. I have been working remotely via zoom on software development in partnership with Catalyst. I communicate regularly with producers and creatives that Philip Gilpin Jr. (Catalyst) introduces me to for this software project. Having these interviews to show when they ask, ?What do you do?? has been invaluable. The people I am working with on this software project are looking to produce content in MN, so sharing my work with them increases the exposure of the local interviewees.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",,,,,"Cameron B. Werner AKA Bodhi Werner",Individual,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY21",,"?Duluth Creatives Project? Collection of 10 Video Interviews of Local/Regional Artists and Creatives",2021-01-01,2021-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cameron,Werner,"Cameron B. Werner AKA Bodhi Werner",,,MN,,"(415) 748-2057",bodhiwerner@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emergency-working-artist-project-grant-fy21-25,"Tara Makinen: former-Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Classie Dudley: ARAC Equity Fellow; Christine Marcotte: writer","Tara Makinen: former-Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth",,2
2161,"Emergency Delivery System Development for Disinfecting Ballast Water",2010,125000,"M.L. 2009, Chp. 143, Sec. 2, Subd. 06b","$125,000 is from the trust fund to the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency for an agreement with the United States Geologic Survey to test the viability of treating ballast water through tank access ports or air vents as a means to prevent the spread of invasive species.","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,,,,,USGS,"Federal Government","Ballast water - water carried in tanks on ships to help provide stability and aid steering - is likely the single greatest source for introduction of non-native and invasive aquatic species. Ballast water is collected in one body of water and discharged into another body of water, usually large distances apart. At least one new invasive species is found in the Great Lakes every year, with Lake Superior being particularly at risk. Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey will test methods of decontaminating ballast water on board a working ship with an emphasis on techniques that can be used in emergencies such as a grounded ship. Overall Project Outcome and Results This project was part of Phase III of an overall effort to produce an Emergency Response Guide to Handling Ballast Water to Control Non-Indigenous Species. Phase I ($25,000) was funded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and resulted in a study plan entitled ""Mixing Biocides into Ships' Ballast Water: Efficiency of Novel Methods."" Phase II ($185,000) was funded by the Great Lakes Fisheries Trust and studied in-line injection, bulk dye dosing, perforated hose dosing, and passive mixing methods, such as ship's motion. Similar to Phase II, this effort (Phase III) prepared ballast tank mixing and sampling equipment, field work on a working ship to trial promising ballast mixing methods, and analysis/report. The active methods being studied in Phase III are venturi eductors and air lifts. The outcome will be the incorporation of these methods (if determined to be effective and practical) into a best practices guide for treating the ballast water of ships either: Arriving in port with high risk ballast water, Leaving a port that contains ballast known to be high risk for the destination port, or Grounded and laden with high risk, untreated ballast water. Project Results Use and Dissemination Preliminary information from Result 1 and Result 2 activities were shared at the May 18, 2010 Great Lakes Ballast Water Collaborative meeting in Montreal, QC and at the June 1, 2010 Lake Superior Binational Program - Invasive Species Workshop in Duluth, MN. The final project results consisting of two reports entitled ""Emergency Response Guidance for Handling Ballast Water to Control Aquatic Invasive Species"" and ""Mixing Biocides into Ship's Ballast Water-Great Lakes Bulk Carrier Field Trials"" are posted on the National Park Service web site at http://www.nps.gov/isro/naturescience/handling-ballast-water-to-control-non-indigenous-species.htm. Project Publication: Emergency Response Guidance for Handling Ballast Water to Control Aquatic Invasive Species (PDF - 2.2 MB) Mixing Biocides into Ship's Ballast Water: Great Lakes Bulk Carrier Field Trials (PDF - 3.5 MB) ",,"Final Report ",2009-07-01,2012-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Scott,Smith,"US Geological Survey","6505 - 65th Street NE",Seattle,WA,98115,206-427-8374,sssmith@usgs.gov,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Research","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emergency-delivery-system-development-disinfecting-ballast-water,,,,
10023251,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY22",2022,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Due to the extremely labor intensive nature of this project and the sharp decline in income I've experienced as a working artist during the pandemic, I no longer have adequate time to continue my field recording and performance practice. If funded, this grant will allow me the time and income to be able to resume this work and continue to make it freely available online through YouTube, Vimeo, Bandcamp, and Instagram. This will sustain my practice by guaranteeing the financial viability of this project, which I would otherwise be either unable to complete. Furthermore, the flexibility provided by this grant would allow me to experiment with my sound and push forward the complexity of my compositions. You may be confident in my ability to execute this project as I have worked and thrived within the discipline of recorded sound for many years and have participated in the production and completion of a wide variety of projects, including work on over 30 albums. Though the visual component of this work is a more recent part of my practice, I have demonstrated through my first six published works of audio-visual field recording my ability to independently produce and deliver complex multimedia work on a consistent timeline. Additionally, my earlier work demonstrates a clear, unified vision and aesthetic which I intend to carry forward into my proposed project, if funded. Finally, this grant represents a substantial step forward in terms of the time and resources to which I've had access in my independent experimental practice. This could allow me to streamline my process and more deeply focus upon and engage with this project. I would consider myself successful if I am able to compose, record, edit, and release six new videos within the proposed timeline and maintain a consistent release schedule. Furthermore, I will assess this goal based on my adherence to the 61 hours of work that I have budgeted. Adherence to this limit of work hours allows me to pay myself a living wage, sustain my work, and continue my artistic exploration.",,,400,"Other,local or private",2400,,,,"Bodhi Werner",Individual,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY22",,"""Hometown Sci-fi Thriller"" Audiobook- Recording, editing, and publishing my novel as an audiobook narrated by me.",2021-08-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bodhi,Werner,"Bodhi Werner",,,MN,,"(415) 748-2057",bodhiwerner@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emergency-working-artist-project-grant-fy22,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Keiko Satomi: librarian; Alyssa Johnson: writer, photographer; Sarah Lawrence: opera singer, director of Lyric Opera of the North","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Skye Fiedler: gallery owner","The Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Rebecca Graves (218) 722-0952",1
10023252,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY22",2022,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Each size rug requested requires a different setup (lumber and basic hardware). And for teaching, it's going to require 1 on 1, or my Zoom classroom. It's going to allow me to clear my space of excess fabric, fund my life, and share this technique with others. Additionally, as I continue my ongoing regular work, I will be able to keep the large trimmings from completed pieces and work those into future rugs, and they'll become a part of the greater body of work. Selling the rugs will keep me in my home and enable me to continue working on my own quilted artworks freely, without bending to what society wants, but rather showing society who I am. While my work has sold fairly well, I often count on mainstream work to keep myself afloat. These rugs will do that, while the fabrication (aside from the startup looms, dyes, supplies) is largely free since the fabric is donated and sourced without cost. My word is the only thing I own outright. I have made a name for myself as a quilt artist and during this pandemic, I kept myself from being forgotten. By continuing to create new work, I can keep my message alive and continue to inspire others. I live and breathe fabric and creativity, and this upcycling and repurposing is an environmental necessity, that will also elevate my brand. Before leaving Orlando for Duluth in 2017, I completed a quilt drive for Pulse survivors and first responders, and my work on three committees. I get things done. My series that I created last year showed online and sold out. in 23 days. Goals are meant to be met. The request list for rugs is a good hint that this will be successful. And, I will know I've been successful when the classes start booking up (I have a few requests for those). I think my main obstacle after initial funding is making sure I have a 55/45 ratio of woven/stretch fabrics as that's what makes the rugs work. I can make 5-7 rugs a month and if I sell 1-2 a month, it will take a lot of pressure off of working side gigs and give me more creative time for my own work.",,,2000,"Other,local or private",4000,,,,"Marc S. Gartman",Individual,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY22",,"Glitteratti - ""Side B"" of our upcoming 2022 Album. Funds will be used to record 6 new songs with Ryan Young at his Minneapolis recording studio.",2021-08-09,2021-12-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marc,Gartman,"Marc S. Gartman",,,MN,,"(218) 269-1861",marcgart@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emergency-working-artist-project-grant-fy22-0,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Keiko Satomi: librarian; Alyssa Johnson: writer, photographer; Sarah Lawrence: opera singer, director of Lyric Opera of the North","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Skye Fiedler: gallery owner",,2
10023253,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY22",2022,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The teaching resources I will create with this funding will benefit the learners by giving them easy access to the information learned in class, making it much more possible for them to create work on their own. With teaching being the primary focus of my work, I strive to do all I can to improve that practice by finding ways to make it more impactful beyond the time frame of class. I have created a rough draft plan for the willow basketry booklet in order to determine what it will take to put this together in the format I would like. For some perspective- the willow basketry instructions will be an estimated 34 pages (folded in half, booklet style) of photos and step by step description of the project, and tools and other materials resources. I currently have the needed software and appropriate camera to complete this project. The creation of the how-to booklets by a set deadline will be the primary measure of success. In the past, students regularly ask for some sort of step by step guide to accompany the class, so this project will result in the satisfaction of that need.",,,,,2000,,,,"Sarah J. Krueger",Individual,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY22",,"Funds to design and press physical copies of my latest LP release ""Lanue"" to vinyl",2021-08-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Krueger,"Sarah J. Krueger",,,MN,,"(715) 828-0765",lanuemusic@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emergency-working-artist-project-grant-fy22-1,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Keiko Satomi: librarian; Alyssa Johnson: writer, photographer; Sarah Lawrence: opera singer, director of Lyric Opera of the North","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Skye Fiedler: gallery owner",,2
10023254,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY22",2022,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","As a professional artist this has been a strange time. As artists we have lost our audience with the pandemic and have had to find different ways in sustaining ourselves without the support of galleries and exhibitions. For many of us, myself included, have had to turn to different work to make ends meet. This program and this grant will help to sustain my practice through this time and help start and sustain a new body of work. I have been an artist for 15 years (probably more!) and feel that I have a proven track record with my career. I have exhibited widely, have given multiple painting workshops, done some teaching, and have had gallery representation for the past 10 years and I have always met my deadlines on time.I will measure the outcome of my project myself (due to the pandemic in person art experiences are limited). I also will post images to my social media accounts so I can get feedback from other artists and art enthusiasts. Eventually when this pandemic is over I will exhibit this work with work I have already completed.",,,400,"Other,local or private",2400,,,,"Diona D. Johnson",Individual,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY22",,"First Womxn of Afro Punk/Funk",2021-08-02,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Diona,Johnson,"Diona D. Johnson",,,MN,,"(651) 207-3603",dionaj87@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emergency-working-artist-project-grant-fy22-2,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Keiko Satomi: librarian; Alyssa Johnson: writer, photographer; Sarah Lawrence: opera singer, director of Lyric Opera of the North","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Skye Fiedler: gallery owner",,2
10023255,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY22",2022,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","This funding will help cover my living expenses during this artistic project and aid in navigating these uncertain times.? Completing my project will result in a scalable product (6.5hr audiobook) that can sell into perpetuity and boost my credibility. During covid, audiobook sales/popularity have soared. Especially sci-fi/thriller. Readers of this genre have a voracious appetite, and indie authors like me can achieve great success. Once my audiobook is done, it can be a calling card for: -My voice acting/narrating. -Renting out my recording booth. -Editing audiobooks. I built the recording booth in my home/studio, so this work will require no commute. On top of the money the audiobook can make, this project will further my main artistic goal? cinema. I wrote this book to pitch to producers and show that it already has an audience. TV shows/movies based on books are much more likely to be funded. This audiobook will help me grow my audience and give me a leg up pitching to producers. I learned every step of the audiobook recording, publishing, and promotion process by doing it on a longer book, so this project will be easier in comparison. Also, as stated in his letter, Sumner Matteson will walk me through the process. I have experience with each aspect of this project. In college, I studied acting/voice acting. A voice actor I consulted told me, ?You are the best narrator for this audiobook. Your authentic writer's voice really comes through, so you narrating it is exactly what I would recommend.? I own the equipment necessary and can do the project in my home studio. Any correspondence for the project, including marketing and news interviews, will be virtual. The mentorship will take place via zoom. My reputation for commitment and consistency in my art has engendered the trust of many supporters and collaborators, including Mark Eveslage (Emmy Winning Filmmaker), Philip Gilpin (Catalyst,) and my test readers, including Noah Benjamin (Actor ?Yu-Gi-Oh!? app)Mile markers on the road to success for this project are: -After each recording session, backing up the audio files on my computer and naming each file the chapter it represents. -Pressing the ?Share? button on the edited 6.5hr audiobook complete with beginning and end credits and watching the finished MP3 file appear on my computer desktop. -Uploading the 6.5hr audiobook to audible.com. -Receiving an email from my publishing mentor that I've properly completed the upload process, and he's confident I should publish. -Pressing the ?Publish? button on audible.com and receiving an email that it is available for purchase by the public. -Receiving the first email sales notification from audible.com as the first sales of my audiobook come in. -Seeing the notifications come in as people like the audiobook on social media. -Sending the press release about my audiobook to my new email contacts. This is not in my control but, another success marker will be when I sell my first 100 audiobooks.",,,,,2000,,,,"Alexa Carson",Individual,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY22",,"Expansion of Motherhood Series. I would like to expand my latest project of depicting powerful birthing and breastfeeding mothers, by creating paintings that acknowledge other aspects of the feminine body's power, replacing shame with joy.",2021-08-02,2021-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alexa,Carson,"Alexa Carson",,,MN,,"(614) 592-8233",alexa@alexacarson.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emergency-working-artist-project-grant-fy22-3,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Keiko Satomi: librarian; Alyssa Johnson: writer, photographer; Sarah Lawrence: opera singer, director of Lyric Opera of the North","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Skye Fiedler: gallery owner",,2
10023256,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY22",2022,1797,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal that I have is to create an event to expose the community to the musical works of Black and Mixed with Black heritage historical musicians that have influenced music as we know it today; additionally, I would like to provide an educational component to the participants. I This grant would help me to hire the appropriate musicians, artists, historians, and other contributing artists to make the evening a success. I plan to utilize my networking abilities to find contributing artists, musicians, and a historian. I plan to obtain permission from a local venue to have the event. I plan to collaborate and obtain the assistance from my experienced management team in order to take all of the necessary steps required for hosting the event. I believe that when it comes to having a vision, I have previously, and plan to continue executing my visions with purpose, direction, and precision. I recently planned a show that required collaboration with several artists, and the venue that we utilized. Though there were absolutely challenges along the way, I was able to delegate and take on various tasks. I was also able to network and reach out to all involved individuals with a clear idea about the vision I had for the event and their involvement. This involved organizing and coordinating communication about scheduling practices. Furthermore, I utilized the funds alloted for the event as I had originally planned and budgeted for. Since gaining experience in executing the actions of my first grant funded performance in alignment with the goals that I originally defined in the application, I have developed confidence in my ability to see the visions I have for my performances through. In order to have successfully executed this event, I would need to have achieved the highlighted goals in the Goal Statement above. If the event is a success, I will have hired the necessary contributing individuals (artists, historian, promoter, host), secured a venue, developed a plan in collaboration with the contracted historian for an interactive educational component that will be suitable to the space, audience, and intentions of the evening. The event would be well advertised/promoted; and the audience would feel entertained as well as informed about the historical context of the music that will be performed that evening.",,,1500,"Other,local or private",3297,,,,"Amy M. Lucas-Peroceski",Individual,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY22",,"Ensuring Art Opportunities for Rural Youth. I would like to make sure that the students of Cherry and Chisholm who sign up for after-school classes but are disappointed because the class gets canceled are able to get some extra art experiences.",2021-08-01,2021-12-12,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Lucas-Peroceski,"Amy M. Lucas-Peroceski",,,MN,,"(218) 966-6765",321ArtStudio@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emergency-working-artist-project-grant-fy22-4,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Keiko Satomi: librarian; Alyssa Johnson: writer, photographer; Sarah Lawrence: opera singer, director of Lyric Opera of the North","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Skye Fiedler: gallery owner",,2
10023257,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY22",2022,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of this project is for participants realize that they have it within their power to be published writers. Every person has the capacity to express themselves creatively, and it's never been easier to distribute creative works in a professional format than it is now. I hope that this project helps participants achieve a new level of artistic confidence. Ideally, they'll be able to put this project on their resume, proudly share their work with family and friends, and use this as a springboard for more creative writing projects. This grant will ensure that the marketing, editing, and releasing of this publication will not be done at a financial loss for me. This grant will help sustain me financially while engaging in arts activities with creative Minnesotans. Writing and publishing are enormous passions of mine. While the process is somewhat difficult, I think it's never been easier to publish a creative work than it is now. I'll use what I've learned about the independent publishing process to guide the project, and release other people's work in a professional format that they can be proud of. I want Northlanders to see that anyone can engage in creative writing, regardless of their level of experience. Writing is open to everyone, and anyone can be a writer! I'd like to reiterate that I will not profit from the sale of other people's work. The publication will be released as a completely not-for-profit book. Physical copies will sold for no more than the cost of printing, and ebooks will be distributed for free.This project will be a success if it can help the participants grow artistically and/or professionally. To asses the project's success, I will check in with contributors in the months following the release of the publication. I'll ask the following question: 1) Has participating in this project encouraged you to start other creative writing projects' 2) Has being published helped boost your confidence? 3) Have you been able to use this project to bolster your resume, or get involved in other arts activities' I will consider this project a success if the participants are able to answer yes to one or more of these questions.",,,,,2000,,,,"Kevin Swanberg",Individual,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY22",,"Diegetic: New Post Rock Album and Multimedia Campaign. This will fund the recording and release of a new album, as well as the production of original video content to accompany the album.",2021-08-02,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kevin,Swanberg,"Kevin Swanberg",,,MN,,"(218) 260-5091",kevin.a.swanberg@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emergency-working-artist-project-grant-fy22-5,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Keiko Satomi: librarian; Alyssa Johnson: writer, photographer; Sarah Lawrence: opera singer, director of Lyric Opera of the North","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Skye Fiedler: gallery owner",,2
10023258,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY22",2022,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","This funding will enable me to focus solely on this art project by helping cover my living expenses. This body of work will grow my relationship with ICF and other wildlife organizations that could buy my art. The funding will enable me to create 34 pen and ink (13? x19?) drawings and matching prints/notecards by: -Paying for the archival art paper and archival notecards (the only materials I don't already own.) -Paying my time to: 1) Sketch, compose, outline, and draw 34 originals. Then sign, emboss with my signature chop, all 34. 2) Take reproduction photographs, edit the photos in photoshop (stitch, dust, adjust color, contrast, and create the final printable image files.) 3) Print, sign, emboss, number, and package the 136 prints 13? x19? (4 of each image) and 136 notecards (4 of each image) with certificates of authenticity. These art products can generate ongoing income and increase my exposure. This project will grow my relationship with ICF and the conservation community. I recently did multiple projects like this with ICF (sending originals, prints and notecards) last time was 4 huge originals. I've done many big art projects: publishing books, stationery, and posters. I created the art for, wrote, and designed, The Book of Cranes (Pomegranate publishing) I've made 7,500+ museum-quality prints and note cards. I have years of experience in photographing, photoshopping, printing, packaging and shipping my art. My work engendered the trust of George Archibald, the Co-founder of The ICF. He is a supporter of this project. I've packaged and shipped many originals and museum-quality archival prints and note cards. I own the supplies/equipment needed for this project. I packaged art for transport professionally for years and always package my art. Since moving to Duluth in 2015, I've done multiple series (paintings and drawings) I did 2 one-person exhibitions at the Karpeles Museum, and I was interviewed about them on WDIO TV, KUMD, and Zenith City News.I will know I have successfully executed this project when: -I have my completed and signed 34 original 13? x19? pen and ink drawings packaged and ready for delivery to The International Crane Foundation (ICF.) -I have my 136 prints and 136 notecards (reproductions of the 34 originals) printed, signed, embossed, numbered, in their archival sleeves, accompanied by individually signed certificates of authenticity packaged and ready for delivery to ICF. -I receive confirmation from Rose Boyajian (ICF Gallery Manager) that the 24 Original Botanical Drawings and corresponding 136 Prints (4 of each image printed 13? x19?) 136 notecards (4 of each image) have arrived safely. An additional signpost of success (this one's outside of my control) is when the first sale of my art products or originals is made through the ICF physical or online store. My products that they currently have in stock made a sale on the first day they were announced and have sold consistently since.",,,100,"Other,local or private",2100,,,,"Clare Cooley",Individual,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY22 ",,"“Rooted in Nature” a series of 34 botanical drawings with accompanying prints and notecards. ",2021-08-02,2021-10-14,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Clare,Cooley,"Clare Cooley",,,MN,,"(415) 999-4146",clarecooleycollection@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emergency-working-artist-project-grant-fy22-6,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Keiko Satomi: librarian; Alyssa Johnson: writer, photographer; Sarah Lawrence: opera singer, director of Lyric Opera of the North ","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Skye Fiedler: gallery owner ",,2
10023259,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY22",2022,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","In reference to the state goal? it will allow me to continue to work and pursue this path, while providing for my family. It will allow me to continue putting together a series of works which will eventually show at a gallery, while still making income. My own main goal is to complete at least two paintings depicting women's bodies in a state of empowerment. Beyond this, the goal is to start a conversation, and to draw attention to the problems I'm addressing. The simplest avenue for this is social media? simply getting the images in front of people is a step towards turning the community's attention toward the continued dismissal and negativity about women's bodies and how the patriarchal construct we live in determines how individuals view and interact with their own bodies. I am planning to team up with a local midwife who is an outspoken advocate on these issues to plan an event to show the paintings and have an in-person discussion with community members who are interested. I have a history of creating bodies of work on deadline, for gallery shows. The figure paintings in the Mother series that I have completed over the past year demonstrate that I have the technical and creative ability to execute my vision. The passion with which I have written demonstrates how serious I am about creating this work. To speak to the state goal, simply looking at whether or not I completed the paintings is a measurement of the success of the program. If I am able to complete them, I was sustained by the grant well enough to be able to focus on this new project. Whether or not I have completed two of these paintings is easily measurable. To assess drawing attention and starting a conversation, I can look at social media analytics to see how many people I have reached and how many have interacted with the pieces, leaving their own thoughts in comments or messages. I can assess the success of the in-person event by examining the number of attendees and the amount of discussion/length of time discussed and number of people involved.",,,,,2000,,,,"Moira I. Villiard",Individual,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY22",,"Creation of a short Indigenous art film, ""Extraction"" in collaboration with poet and musician Tanaya Winder",2021-08-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Moira,Villiard,"Moira I. Villiard",,,MN,,"(218) 251-3551",art.moira@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emergency-working-artist-project-grant-fy22-7,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Keiko Satomi: librarian; Alyssa Johnson: writer, photographer; Sarah Lawrence: opera singer, director of Lyric Opera of the North","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Skye Fiedler: gallery owner",,2
10023262,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY22",2022,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Funding my new project will help ARAC meet the state goal to ""ensure sufficient resources to sustain the arts and artists"" by supporting me at a time when parades, pageants, live art shows, and theatre events are struggling to come back as we tentatively overcome COVID-19 concerns. My options for paid work in the near future are not the way that I have sustained myself in the past. I urgently need immediate resources to acquire new equipment and skills that will transition me to post-pandemic requirements. ARAC should have great confidence that I can execute this project because of my past successes using arts funding. Within my extensive resume I have a proven record planning and carrying a variety of projects, personal and public. I have tested problem-solving skills, implementing the complicated needs of my large, unique, individual art pieces. I have also coordinated other performance artists in thirteen years of the popular annual public arts event, Duluth All Souls Night (DASN). In addition I have participated in many local and countrywide art shows, conferences, and agit prop theatre performances. I have degrees with honors in art and theatre and have worked with many groups and ethnicities over the years learning compelling storytelling with use of visuals, sound, and movement. I do most of my own photography and have extensive filmmaking training and experience as part of my degree work. I have wide network of global expert contacts that I can contact for help and advice. I will know the work is a success by testing our projections throughout a rigorous rehearsal process and by observing our first audiences' reception of it. We can count numbers of those physically present as spectators (and potential critics) and I will be able to actually measure audience by tracking the number of ""hits"" and review subsequent comments on various social media. I will upload documentation of the piece on my own web site as well as other art and tourism sites to increase visibility to myself, The Embassy and this city beyond this region. I will make a written survey available for anonymous feedback and position myself as available for those who would like to chat in person or on Zoom. I can use the inevitably spectacular photos and film in applications for impending grants and opportunities.",,,,,2000,,,,"Amir Najam",Individual,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY22",,"Black Birds Roost: Developing a digital nest of educational content",2021-08-02,2022-01-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amir,Najam,"Amir Najam",,,MN,,"(408) 624-7700",amirmajan@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emergency-working-artist-project-grant-fy22-10,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Keiko Satomi: librarian; Alyssa Johnson: writer, photographer; Sarah Lawrence: opera singer, director of Lyric Opera of the North","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Skye Fiedler: gallery owner",,2
10023263,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY22",2022,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","This Emergency Artist Grant helps me with the financial support I need in the recording of new original music. The Pandemic made it impossible to gig and tour in general over the past year. This greatly effected my income and I am thankful for ARAC support as it helps me stay a working artist putting out new material. I have recorded and released over 20 albums since moving to Duluth in 2006. Most recently, in the first quarter of 2021, I recorded 6 new songs with Glitteratti at Adam Krinsky's studio in Minneapolis. I believe I can achieve this goal of recording new original music according to this specific timetable. I will call this project a success when I have recorded 6 new original songs with my band Glitteratti at Ryan Young's studio. We will record in mid December 2021 and release the music and tour in Spring 2022.",,,,,2000,,,,"Keith T. Hopkins",Individual,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY22",,"Anyone Can Be a Writer. Having released two books, I'll use what I have learned to publish a short story anthology that features creative works by Northlanders. Anyone with an interest in creative writing is encouraged to contribute!",2021-11-19,2022-03-17,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Keith,Hopkins,"Keith T. Hopkins",,,MN,,"(845) 453-1206",keithhopkins88@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emergency-working-artist-project-grant-fy22-11,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Keiko Satomi: librarian; Alyssa Johnson: writer, photographer; Sarah Lawrence: opera singer, director of Lyric Opera of the North","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Skye Fiedler: gallery owner",,2
10023264,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY22",2022,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","This grant will ensure I have sufficient funding to pursue my next creative film project by covering my time in creating the piece - as a full-time artist, I rely heavily on clients for commissioned work, but more specifically on grants for my personal creative artworks. It's important with this particular medium to have complete creative control of the pieces I create, and this specific collaboration is purely artistic - it's not tied to a specific time and site like Maadweyaashkaa was (though Maadweyaashkaa will still travel as a reflection the pandemic experience and relevant in different ways to different spaces). As I expand my animation portfolio, this will be one of my first works that's not for an event or completed as a commissioned piece. As a collaborative effort, working with Tanaya as such an established poet and Indigenous activist will be a meaningful connection in my career and open the door to opportunities for more collaborations. 1.)As a freelancer I already have a studio space complete with all the tools/tech necessary to complete the animations. 2.)I've done work both independently and collaboratively in this medium with a lot of success in just a short time. Making my traditional art come to life through animation has come as a natural transition in my artistic career. 3.) Maadweyaashkaa was animated, directed, and edited by me alone, with mentorship by Red Lake painter-turned-animator Jonathan Thunder (who has agreed to continue offering support through this grant period). It was mapped and projected on a 400'x50' wall in the downtown Minneapolis riverfront, and as a free show, sold out to a crowd of over 2500 people across three 3-hour nights in sub-zero temperatures. 4.) Tanaya Winder is also an incredibly established artist in her own right and it's really exciting to have this chance to partner with her. 5.) I've a demonstrated history of successful collaborative work across mediums. As it pertains to my actual sustainment as an artist with this grant, being able to reduce the number of commissioned design gigs I do at least for 1 month while I work on this project is one measurement of success. I have split my time the last few months to a ratio of about 30% personal creative work, 70% commissioned / client-based work, and during the key months of illustrating this piece, being able to reverse that workload to 70% this project and 30% commissioned work will be a major victory. The other two goals are more longterm but can be measured by views on the film once uploaded to Tanaya's social media platforms, as well as my own, and comments made by viewers. Acceptance into film festivals and the booking of venues for viewing are another long-term measurement. I think at the end of the project in debriefing, qualitative data could be collected on our working relationship together - what worked, what didn't, if we will work together again, etc.",,,1000,"Other,local or private",3000,,,,"Karl J. Bardon",Individual,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY22",,"A Life with Birds- creating paintings based on boyhood memories of growing up as a bird-watcher",2021-09-01,2022-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karl,Bardon,"Karl J. Bardon",,,MN,,"(218) 464-8067",karl_bardon@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emergency-working-artist-project-grant-fy22-12,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Keiko Satomi: librarian; Alyssa Johnson: writer, photographer; Sarah Lawrence: opera singer, director of Lyric Opera of the North","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Skye Fiedler: gallery owner",,2
10023265,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY22",2022,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The funding would help me achieve the goal of completing this art series and displaying it over two years in art centers and other venues in 2022 and 2023. In particular, one work of art could be completed in the timeframe that would be specific to this series, is time consuming and requiring some expense towards materials as well. I have applied to several art centers (i.e., Hopkins, MacRostie, Watermark) with the specific exhibit in mind for that time frame, with work samples similar to the work samples given in this proposal so that you can see exactly what I am working on for this exhibit. My resume shows experience in completion and execution of projects, timetables, goals and art creation. I am familiar with working under a deadline and am able to organizing my time and resources accordingly so that i can complete project in a given timetable. The best example I have in working with others under a time pressure is in the execution and completion of 4 children's picture books, each time working with publishers and their editors in order to communicate, make revisions if needed, and produce the finished art for the storyboards. My experience with shows also has taken place in a timetable and under pressure at times to prepare for shows, and I have always been ready with framed work ready to hang whether it is for a gallery display, art center show or a juried art show. I will know I've been successful when I complete the series and am ready to move on to new works on a new theme. The next two years after completing this artwork would include showing this exhibit -- as I turn to new subject matter inspiring me as an artist. Feedback from the viewers and also from the artist talk I plan to give at each place will also give me indicators on my success in those venues.",,,,,2000,,,,"Nat Harvie",Individual,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY22",,"You're Not Home"" Ambient Audio-Visual Series (Reduced Scale)",2021-09-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nat,Harvie,"Nat Harvie",,,MN,,"(218) 349-1073",natharvie@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emergency-working-artist-project-grant-fy22-13,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Keiko Satomi: librarian; Alyssa Johnson: writer, photographer; Sarah Lawrence: opera singer, director of Lyric Opera of the North","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Skye Fiedler: gallery owner",,2
10023266,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY22",2022,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","I do not own a high quality camera , I do use my iPhone for my photos but can benefit from a high quality camera , I also envision a old typewriter to assist with collage. I am passionate, and am a artist who delivers my work and always have. I have been successful with my art , and am known around this area. I feel projecting my own art will produce more of what I want, which is not money. It is to help others and display my emotions.",,,140,"Other,local or private",2140,,,,"Asher S. Estrin-Haire",Individual,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY22",,"Upcycled rug project",2021-08-01,2021-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Asher,Estrin-Haire,"Asher S. Estrin-Haire",,,MN,,"(858) 220-6671",negativitysucks@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emergency-working-artist-project-grant-fy22-14,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Keiko Satomi: librarian; Alyssa Johnson: writer, photographer; Sarah Lawrence: opera singer, director of Lyric Opera of the North","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Skye Fiedler: gallery owner",,2
10023267,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY22",2022,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Funding for my goal would allow me to not only let me sell my handmade artwork, but to provide a non-profit way for me to help the area children using arts and crafts that I believe is both positive and therapeutic to the young minds of children. I really believe that art is a way of providing therapy for kids that are experiencing stress, depression, anxiety and anger. I think it is important to also find a positive way to express themselves and often do not know how to do that in an appropriate way. I also think that an activity that gets kids creating rather than spending too much time on electronics or in front of a television is probably a good way to use their minds and lets them use other skills like communication and critical thinking. By using physical arts and crafts, I think kids might even make new friends that are also involved in the arts and crafts hobby and can build positive relationships that let them share their common love of these hobbies........................... I think that you should have the confidence that I can execute this project because it is my passion and my desire to do these things.You will know if I am being successful by checking on my website and business social media pages like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and Pinterest. My website would have the products that I'd make and sell. I would also have a weekly blog and YouTube tutorials. I would also be able to share or email someone personally any information requested of me............................................. .. .... ..... . .................................................................................. .... ................................................................................ ........................ ........................................................... ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... .........................................................",,,,,2000,,,,"Jesse F. Dermody",Individual,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY22",,"The Brothers Burn Mountain: Two New Songs and One New Music Video; We propose to",2021-08-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jesse,Dermody,"Jesse F. Dermody",,,MN,,"(218) 255-5182",jesse_dermody@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emergency-working-artist-project-grant-fy22-15,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Keiko Satomi: librarian; Alyssa Johnson: writer, photographer; Sarah Lawrence: opera singer, director of Lyric Opera of the North","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Skye Fiedler: gallery owner",,2
10023269,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY22",2022,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","This program will absolutely ensure sufficient resources to sustain the arts and artists as it will allow me to continue making a living as an artist while bringing art supplies and extracurricular art instruction to students who otherwise have very limited art opportunities. I have been teaching all types of art classes for years. I have successfully completed 7 other ARAC projects and have collaborated with 8 different Community Education Departments to offer a wide variety of classes to their students. I have taught in-school classes that follow the Minnesota Art Standards, held enrichment classes for students and provided home school students with art instruction. I have successfully completed 6 rounds of Library Legacy programming for all ages. I have had large and small groups of all age levels of students and all artistic abilities. I will consider this program successful if I have 25-35 students attend 5 of the 6 sessions, have these students complete 50% of the at-home art work for which I provide instruction and have 75% of the students attend the exhibit of their art work with their family and friends.",,,,,2000,,,,"Serenity D. Schoonover AKA Serenity Kenan",Individual,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY22",,"Story Sculpture Project: Partnering artist, Serenity Schoonover will create a new body of porcelain work for the organization, First Ladies of Hillside.",2021-09-01,2022-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Serenity,Schoonover,"Serenity D. Schoonover AKA Serenity Kenan",,,MN,,"(218) 626-7727",serenitykenan@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emergency-working-artist-project-grant-fy22-17,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Keiko Satomi: librarian; Alyssa Johnson: writer, photographer; Sarah Lawrence: opera singer, director of Lyric Opera of the North","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Skye Fiedler: gallery owner",,2
10023270,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY22",2022,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","GOALS: - To provide Lanue listeners and supporters with an option for a high quality and well designed physical vinyl copy of the latest self titled ""LANUE"" album. (Side note: It is really important to me as an artist that my work does not just exist in a digital realm but that there is a physical artifact in the world in which to access my work. I believe that for music, vinyl is the most lasting, malleable, and fitting option for music to exist in he physical realm). - To execute and maintain expectations for the industry standard of releasing albums (currently I've released this album only digitally, which is not industry standard) - To have a physical copy of this album available for live shows including an official album release show at the Parkway Theater in Minneapolis on October 26th, 2021 and a release show in Duluth (date and place tbd depending on if this project is funded). The vinyl distributor/manufacturer I'll be working with is a trusted company recommended to me by other musicians and artists in this line of work. Their track record proves they will be able to execute this small batch order with ease. They have been very easy to work with thus far in provided a quote and answers to my many questions. The graphic designer I've enlisted (Jordan Taylor) is an award winning designer that I've worked with on many projects in the past and who is a musician artist himself. He understands and demonstrates knowledge of the integrity of this project and will bring his best skills to the table. I think, most importantly, you can trust that I will execute this project because the album is already finished and released and the album release show is already booked. This creates multiple incentives for me to be sure that this project is seen through - this album has been very well received and there is demand for it to be available beyond the digital realm. I WILL KNOW GOALS HAVE SUCCESSFULLY BEEN MET IF: - I have 100 copies of high quality 150 gram 12"" vinyl records with sleeves and jackets professionally designed - I am able to attain an industry standard of releasing this collection of songs with an option for purchasing and listening on vinyl record in physical form - I have an option for listeners, community members, and concert attendees to support my art by purchasing a physical copy of the ""LANUE"" record at live shows including official album release events and concerts",,,2000,"Other,local or private",4000,,,,"Mary K. Plaster AKA Mary Plaster",Individual,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY22",,"Projecting Puppetry, Experimentation with Postmodern Forms of an Ancient Art.",2021-08-02,2022-01-07,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Plaster,"Mary K. Plaster AKA Mary Plaster",,,MN,,"(218) 310-6289",maryplaster@aol.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emergency-working-artist-project-grant-fy22-18,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Keiko Satomi: librarian; Alyssa Johnson: writer, photographer; Sarah Lawrence: opera singer, director of Lyric Opera of the North","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Skye Fiedler: gallery owner",,2
10023271,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY22",2022,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My primary goal with this album is to grow my audience by at least 50%. My secondary goal is to create a cohesive multimedia musical experience. This project is not a new idea for me, but is simply an extension of similar projects I have completed in the past. I am confident I can execute this project because I have done this previous work with the express intention of building up to this larger project. ?The Lonely' was an album that I created with a story because I knew that I wanted to eventually create a large song that told a single story with accompanying video. The skills I learned in creating that album help me understand the challenges I will encounter and strategies I will employ in this new project. Creating online video content is something I started organically in the last year, but doing that helped me develop the video editing and song production skills I needed to produce the higher quality content I intend to produce for this project. With this background, I am confident that this project is well-within my skillset and can be completed by the given deadline. The first goal will be evaluated through considering: Social media engagement. Online streaming growth. I will consider this a success if I increase my social media followers by at least 50% within the next year. That would mean gaining at least 100 followers. I will do this by posting consistent content on social media of me creating the album and of me performing cover songs. The second will be measured by tracking increase in streams. My latest album receives about 300 streams per month. My goal would be to increase that to at least 500 streams per month, which is a bit more than 50% growth. This would be a significant increase in my online following and would denote greater engagement with the Northland community and with audiences from outside the area as well.",,,,,2000,,,,"Nelia Harper",Individual,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY22",,"Plein Air Grand Marais",2021-08-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nelia,Harper,"Nelia Harper",,,MN,,"(970) 692-0059",nelharp@protonmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emergency-working-artist-project-grant-fy22-19,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Keiko Satomi: librarian; Alyssa Johnson: writer, photographer; Sarah Lawrence: opera singer, director of Lyric Opera of the North","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Skye Fiedler: gallery owner",,2
10023272,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY22",2022,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Because of the pandemic, most of our live shows have been cancelled (approximately 150 so far), and all of the income that would have come from those shows, so the money from this grant would help us out financially a lot, helping to sustain our musical and artistic efforts. The songs might not come to fruition without the financial help from this grant; and having several new songs to share with and perform to our fan base would help to propel our career. Our goal is to capture the sounds, thoughts and sensations of the current pandemic, where death is so near, and so many people are more isolated than normal, and where we can't perform live at our normal set of venues, and where it will be just my brother and myself creating, without the help of other artists. Through this music we want to spread a message of love, compassion, generosity and a sense of community, where we help each other out, and to remember the fragility of life, the brevity of breath, and the longevity of the soul. You should have confidence we can execute this project, because of our steadfast record of living our lives centered around making music, everyday writing, rehearsing, recording and mixing. Making and playing music is how we've been earning a full-time living for the past 14 years. Music and poetry are what we breathe. When we wash the dishes, chop wood, build our own homes, everything we do, we're completely seeped in the conscious desire to make the next song. Our songs are our lives, and what we truly love to do, and we're good and prolific at making them. We've already released 10 full-length albums of original music, and have created and released a dozen original music videos. Albums we've released so far: The Dark Exchange-2020 Blue Spruce-2018 A Thread Through the Night-2014 This is a Walk in the Woods-2013 When You Crave a Sweetness-2012 Emancipation Blues-2012 Deep in Dark Woods-2011 Partly in the Blue, the White-2010 Wild Cat Road-2008 The Blood of a Thousand Clouds-2007Firstly, we will assess this work based on our own high artistic standards that we've developed over the years, and with the keen ears and eyes of discernment, we will ask ourselves about the work's quality. Secondly, we will also show the songs to a few other artist friends whose judgment we explicitly trust, and we'll ask for their honest input. And then thirdly, after it has passed the test of the first two assessments, we'll show the best of the work to the public in general. Based upon their reactions, our trusted friends' reactions and our own reactions, we should get a good idea of how well we've done, and whether we've succeeded in our work. We will also keep track of how many people watch the new music video, and how they react in general with likes and comments. And then, after the pandemic ends, when we see how people react to these new songs at live shows, that will also be a good metric of success for us.",,,,,2000,,,,"Adam J. McCauley",Individual,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY22",,"New Landscape Painting",2021-08-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Adam,McCauley,"Adam J. McCauley",,,MN,,"(218) 341-6642",adam.j.mccauley@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emergency-working-artist-project-grant-fy22-20,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Keiko Satomi: librarian; Alyssa Johnson: writer, photographer; Sarah Lawrence: opera singer, director of Lyric Opera of the North","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Skye Fiedler: gallery owner",,2
10004557,"Engineered Biofilter for Sulfate and Metal Removal from Mine Waters",2017,440000,"M.L. 2016, Chp. 186, Sec. 2, Subd. 04p","$440,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to develop an efficient, low-cost, biomass-derived adsorbent material for use in bioactive filters able to remove sulfate and metals from mining-impacted waters. This appropriation is subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2019, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,,,,,"U of MN","Public College/University",,,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2016/work_plans_may/_2016_04p.pdf,2016-07-01,2019-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Sebastian,Behrens,"U of MN","500 Pillsbury Dr SE",Minneapolis,MN,55455,"(651) 756-9359",sbehrens@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/engineered-biofilter-sulfate-and-metal-removal-mine-waters,,,,
10004587,"Enhancing Understanding of Minnesota River Aquatic Ecosystem",2017,500000,"M.L. 2016, Chp. 186, Sec. 2, Subd. 03i","$500,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources to accelerate collection of baseline data to enhance understanding of the Minnesota River ecosystem, measure future impacts of changing climate and landscapes on the aquatic ecosystem, and guide future management efforts. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2019, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,,,,,"MN DNR","State Government",,,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2016/work_plans_may/_2016_03i.pdf,2016-07-01,2019-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Tony,Sindt,"MN DNR","20596 Hwy 7",Hutchinson,MN,55350,"(320) 234-2550",anthony.sindt@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota, Hennepin, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Redwood, Renville, Scott, Sibley, Swift, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/enhancing-understanding-minnesota-river-aquatic-ecosystem,,,,
21745,"Enhancing Timber Sale Program Environmental and Economic Sustainability",2014,336000,"M.L. 2013, Chp. 52, Sec. 2, Subd. 03i","$336,000 the first year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to evaluate the impacts of timber payment methods on postharvest forest ecological conditions and net revenue generated from public timber sale programs. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2016, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,336000,,,4.31,"U of MN","Public College/University","Minnesota has 9.5 million acres of public forest lands that play an important role in sustaining Minnesota’s environment and economy. The policies and programs used by public timber sale programs can impact post-harvest ecological conditions and have pronounced effects on the composition, structure, and productivity of the forest in the future. Additionally, timber harvesting revenues play an important role in economic activity, employment, and tax revenue. Currently, timber on public lands is sold in of two ways: pay based on volume harvested and pay based on appraised volume available for harvest, regardless of the actual harvest. Scientists at the University of Minnesota are using this appropriation to evaluate how timber payment methods impact post-harvest forest ecological conditions, net revenue generated from public timber sale programs, and barriers perceived by forest managers and loggers. This information will help gauge economic and ecological tradeoffs between the two methods in order to maximize future forest productivity, wildlife habitat, and biodiversity.",,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2013/work_plans/2013_03i.pdf,2013-07-01,2016-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Charles,Blinn,"U of MN","1530 Cleveland Ave N","St. Paul",MN,55108,"(612) 624-3788",cblinn@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Pine, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/enhancing-timber-sale-program-environmental-and-economic-sustainability,,,,
10031402,"Enhancing Wastewater Treatment through Genetic Sequencing",2025,553000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 04d","$553,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to generate genome sequences for and assess the ability of bacteria growing in wastewater treatment bioreactors to improve phosphorus and nitrogen removal from wastewater in Minnesota and to produce novel pharmaceutical compounds. This appropriation is subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,2.5,"U of MN","Public College/University","We will generate genome sequences of bacteria growing in wastewater treatment bioreactors, allowing us to improve phosphorus and nitrogen removal from wastewater in Minnesota and to discover novel pharmaceutical compounds.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Timothy,LaPara,"U of MN","500 Pillsbury Drive SE",Minneapolis,MN,55455,"(612) 624-6028",lapar001@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/enhancing-wastewater-treatment-through-genetic-sequencing,,,,
10033391,"Enhanced Public Land - Open Landscapes - Phase II",2023,2557000,"ML 2022, Ch. 77, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 2(e )","$2,557,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Pheasants Forever, in cooperation with the Minnesota Sharp-Tailed Grouse Society, to acquire land in fee under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8, and restore and enhance lands for wildlife management purposes. A list of proposed land acquisitions must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","Healthy populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species - Sharp tail Leks are monitored annually in the northern forest region by the MN DNR. The number of leks identified is a good measure of quality open landscape habitat. Protected, restored, and enhanced nesting and migratory habitat for waterfowl, upland birds, and species of greatest conservation need - Sharp tail Leks are monitored annually in the northern forest region by the MN DNR. The number of leks identified is a good measure of quality open landscape habitat",,,101900,"PF, SGS, PF, Federal and Private",2522100,34900,,0.25,"Pheasants Forever","Non-Profit Business/Entity","This proposal enhances 2,857 acres of open landscape habitat in the Northern Forest and Forest/Prairie Transition Regions for Sharp-tailed Grouse and other species. Enhancement work will take place on protected lands open to public hunting including Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs), National Wildlife Refuges (NWRs), state forest lands, Scientific Natural Areas (SNAs), and county lands. In addition, this proposal seeks to acquire and restore 743 acres of sharp-tail habitat in Lake of the Woods County to be transferred to the MNDNR. This property adjoins the Carp Swamp WMA, which supports two active Sharp-tailed Grouse leks.","This proposal seeks to protect, enhance, and restore early successional, open landscapes that are critical to the success of sharptails in Minnesota. This will be accomplished by (1) the purchase of the adjacent 743 acres of the Carp Swamp WMA in Lake of the Woods County to be transferred to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MNDNR), and (2) contracting enhancement activities on permanently protected lands open to hunting in sharptail priority areas. The protection of the 743-acre property adjacent to the Carp Swamp WMA has been identified by local MN DNR Wildlife staff, Minnesota Sharp-tailed Grouse Society (SGS), and Pheasants Forever (PF) as a priority. This property has two leks: one that hosts 5-10 birds, and the other hosting 15-20 birds. By protecting this property in fee and enhancing the current grass-brushland habitats, this area will be able to support the current local sharptail population and increase the overall landscape's ability to support population growth. The seller wishes to have the property be held and managed in perpetuity by the MNDNR for the benefit of sharptails and the enjoyment of the public. If the acquisition is unsuccessful, we will request an amendment to move the acquisition funds over to enhancement. We will utilize a Request for Proposal and ranking process, developed during the previous phase, to identify, rank, and deliver projects that will be most beneficial to sharptails and other open landscape species. Upon project selection, we will submit a parcel list amendment for approval. In addition, we're working with the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe in priority areas that are adjacent to Tribal lands managed for the same purpose. Activities to enhance these habitats include brush mowing/shearing, tree removal, diversity seeding, conservation grazing, and prescribed fire. These activities will be used in combination where appropriate to create the heterogeneous landscape that sharptails require. Prescribed fire is the primary tool used to create early successional habitat. In areas where this fire is not appropriate or logistically infeasible, brush mowing or shearing of small-diameter brush and trees will be performed. Trees too large to mow or unaffected by fire will be removed. Any tree removal will be done in areas where timber is unmarketable and most of the species being harvested are of no value. Grasslands will be restored by preparing the site using a combination of prescribed fire, cultivation, or herbicide application. We will work with local land managers to develop and plant high-diversity native seed mixes that provide ideal foraging, nesting, and brood-rearing cover for sharptails. Maintenance mowing will be used to suppress annual weeds and ensure the establishment of desirable species. Conservation grazing allows land managers to maintain grasslands in the absence of prescribed fire and target undesirable species by altering the timing and intensity. In these areas, we will install infrastructure with a lifespan of 30+ years to facilitate these conservation grazing plans in areas where local livestock producers are present.",,2022-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Sabin,Adams,"Minnesota Sharp-Tailed Grouse Society/Pheasants Forever, Inc.","14121 Steves RD SE ",Osakis,MN,56288,320-250-6317,sadams@pheasantsforever.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Carlton, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Roseau, St. Louis","Northern Forest, Forest Prairie Transition",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/enhanced-public-land-open-landscapes-phase-ii,,,,
10033901,"Enhanced Public Land - Grasslands - Phase VI",2024,2772000,"ML 2023, Ch. 40, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 2(i)","$2,772,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Pheasants Forever to enhance and restore grassland and wetland habitat on public lands. A list of proposed land restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","Increased waterfowl and upland bird migratory and breeding success - Outcomes will be measured by resource professionals and evaluated by using the best science available to land managers. Outcomes will be measured by resource professionals and evaluated by using the best science available to land managers. Improved condition of habitat on public lands - Outcomes will be measured by resource professionals and evaluated by using the best science available to land managers",,,164700,"PF, PF, Federal and Private",2704400,67600,,0.58,"Pheasants Forever","Non-Profit Business/Entity","6,870 acres of grassland and wetland habitat will be enhanced or restored through this proposal to benefit upland dependent species on Minnesota lands open to public hunting. These include Wildlife Management Areas (WMA), Waterfowl Production Areas (WPA), and National Wildlife Refuges (NWR). We will accomplish this by working with our partners to follow best practices to conduct wetland restorations, conservation grazing, invasive tree removal, prescribed fire, and diversity seeding in the prairie, forest/prairie transition, and metro regions.","Restoration and enhancement of prairie and wetland habitat remains as one of the core strategies of the MN Prairie Conservation Plan. Many native and restored prairies are degraded from lack of disturbance, low diversity and spread of invasive trees. There are wetlands in these landscapes that need be to restored and many previously restored basins that are in need of repair. This proposal aims to build on past investments to improve habitat on WPAs, WMAs, and NWRs so they can reach their full potential for wildlife production. Activities include the following: 1) Wetlands will be restored/enhanced by removing drain tile, constructing/repairing earthen dams and/or water control structures, removing sediment and invasive narrow leaf cattail control. Wetlands targeted for enhancement are vital to providing food, cover, and the space required for breeding waterfowl while being essential to water quality and aquifer recharge. 2) A diverse mixture of native grasses and forbs is ideal for nesting and brood rearing of upland nesting birds and essential for pollinator species. Many WMAs, WPAs, or NWRs were purchased in sub-optimal habitat condition (e.g. monotype of brome grass). We will use a site-specific combination of techniques (e.g. cultivation, tree removal, herbicide, and prescribed fire) to bring back productivity to these public lands. In close collaboration with the land managers, we will seed a diverse mix of native grasses and forbs that are well adapted to site conditions. Mowing will be used as needed to manage annual weed pressure to ensure establishment. 3) Prescribed burning is the primary tool for managing grassland habitat. It increases vigor, sets back invasive woody species, and removes built up residue. 4) Conservation grazing is an important enhancement tool for sites that are difficult to conduct prescribed fires or need to target specific enhancement needs (e.g. cool season grass suppression, tree invasion, etc.). Permanent infrastructure with a lifespan of 30+ years will be installed to conduct conservation grazing plans written to benefit wildlife. 5) Research has shown that invasive trees are detrimental to prairie/grassland wildlife and thus will be removed with this proposal. These trees reduce nesting success and provide perches and dens for predators. These predators are highly effective at predating both nests and nesting birds, especially in fragmented low quality habitat. By creating the best possible habitat on WPAs, NWRs and WMAs, we will strive to help our public land management entities by reducing future investments for management. A RFP and ranking process has been developed in previous phases that allows us to identify, rank and deliver the projects that have the most impact for grassland and wetland wildlife.",,2023-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Becca,Kludt,"Pheasants Forever, Inc.","547 5th St SW ",Perham,MN,56573,218-220-5391,bkludt@pheasantsforever.org,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Becker, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Carver, Chippewa, Clay, Cottonwood, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Grant, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Martin, Meeker, Mower, Murray, Nobles, Otter Tail, Pope, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Sibley, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Washington, Watonwan, Wright, Yellow Medicine","Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/enhanced-public-land-grasslands-phase-vi,,,,
10017809,"Enhanced Public Land - Grasslands - Phase IV",2021,2280000,"ML 2020, Ch. 104, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd 2(m)","$2,280,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Pheasants Forever to enhance and restore grassland and wetland habitat on public lands. A list of proposed land restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"Value to T&E species is one of our project ranking criteria as part of our RFP. Projects that directly benefitted T&E species were more likely to be funded. In addition, all projects were carefully planned and monitored to mitigate any negative impact to T&E or SGCN.","A total of 10,115 acres were affected: 50 Restored, 0 in Fee Title, 0 in Easements, 10,065 in Enhance.",88800,"Federal, Private, PF and PF",2237800,42200,,0.49,"Pheasants Forever ","Non-Profit Business/Entity","This program enhanced 10,064.8 and restored 50.7 acres for a total impact of 10,115.5 acres by restoring wetlands, removing invasive trees, seeding prairies, prescribed burning, and installing infrastructure for conservation grazing. These practices took place on Waterfowl Production Areas (WPA's), and Wildlife Management Areas (WMA's) in the prairie and the forest/prairie transition regions of Minnesota.","Pheasants Forever sent a Request for Proposal (RFP) to wildlife managers within the MN DNR (managing WMA's), and USFWS (managing WPA's), giving them the opportunity to submit projects to be funded under this phase. Eligible practices included wetland restoration, invasive tree removal, upland enhancement/restoration, prescribed fire, and conservation grazing. Projects were ranked based on cost and priorities such as the impact on threatened & endangered species, project location within Conservation Plan Focus Areas, size of the complex, and potential benefit to water quality. For selected projects, PF restoration staff worked with area wildlife managers to develop restoration/enhancement plans and translate those into statements of work (SOW). The SOW was sent along with the Request for Bid to local contractors as part of the solicitation process that is laid out in PF's Procurement Policy. Once awarded, PF and agency staff monitored construction to ensure work was completed to quoted specifications, in time, and on budget.",,2020-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sabin,Adams,"Pheasants Forever","1783 Buerkle Circle ","St. Paul",MN,55110,,sadams@pheasantsforever.org,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Clay, Cottonwood, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Grant, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Murray, Nobles, Norman, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Stevens, Swift, Traverse, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine","Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/enhanced-public-land-grasslands-phase-iv,,,,
10035235,"Enhanced Public Land - Grasslands - Phase VII",2025,1902000,"ML 2024, Ch. 106, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 2(f)","$1,902,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Pheasants Forever to enhance and restore grassland and wetland habitat on public lands within the forest prairie transition, metro urban, and prairie ecoregions of Minnesota.","Increased waterfowl and upland bird migratory and breeding success - Outcomes will be measured by resource professionals and evaluated by using the best science available to land managers. Outcomes will be measured by resource professionals and evaluated by using the best science available to land managers. Improved condition of habitat on public lands - Outcomes will be measured by resource professionals and evaluated by using the best science available to land managers",,,111300,"PF and PF/State/Federal",1855700,46300,,0.21,PF,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","In this phase of the Enhanced Public Lands - Grassland program, Pheasants Forever (PF) will enhance or restore 4,000 acres of upland and wetland habitat. The goal of this program is to improve habitat on existing Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs), Waterfowl Production Areas (WPAs), and National Wildlife Refuges (NWRs) that are open to public hunting. PF does this by working with agency partners to develop restoration and enhancement plans and hiring local, private contractors to complete work. Examples of habitat improvements include restoring wetlands, removing invasive trees, conducting conservation grazing, and seeding grasslands with high-diversity native seed mixes.","Grassland-wetland ecosystems require regular disturbance to preserve their functionality and quality to positively impact fish, wildlife, and the public. Lack of disturbance on native and restored prairies has resulted in degraded habitats characterized by low plant diversity, presence of non-native or invasive species, and the spread of voluntary trees into open prairie. Wetlands embedded in these grasslands require restoration to achieve their fullest functionality, or have structures that need repair. The Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan (MPCP) identifies restoration and enhancement as two strategies to combat these issues. In accordance with this plan, Pheasants Forever has created the Enhanced Public Lands - Grasslands program to restore and enhance grassland and wetland habitats on existing WMAs, WPAs, and NWRs (many of which were purchased in sub-optimal conditions) in the prairie, forest/prairie transition, and metro regions. Pheasants Forever will utilize a previously developed Request for Proposals (RFP) and process to evaluate projects submitted by agency partners. Restoration and enhancement activities include the following: 1) Wetland restoration/enhancement: Tools used to accomplish this include removing drain tile, constructing/repairing earthen dams and/or water control structures, removing sediment and invasive narrow leaf cattail control. Wetlands targeted for enhancement are vital to providing food, cover, and the space required for breeding waterfowl while being essential to and landscape resiliency in the face of climate change. 2) Upland Enhancement: We will use a site-specific combination of techniques (e.g. cultivation, tree removal, herbicide, and prescribed fire) to bring back productivity to these public lands. In close collaboration with the land managers, we will seed a diverse mix of native grasses and forbs that are well adapted to site conditions and are ideal for upland nesting bird production and success of pollinator species. Mowing will be used as needed to manage annual weed pressure to ensure establishment. 3) Prescribed burning: This is the primary tool for managing grassland habitat as it is cost effective, increases vigor by removing built up litter, and sets back invasive woody species. 4) Conservation Grazing: This is an important enhancement tool for sites that are difficult to conduct prescribed fires or need to target specific enhancement needs (e.g. cool season grass suppression, tree invasion, etc.). Permanent infrastructure with a lifespan of 30+ years will be installed to conduct conservation grazing plans written to benefit wildlife. 5) Tree Removal: Research has shown that invasive trees are detrimental to prairie/grassland wildlife and thus will be removed with this proposal. These trees reduce nesting success by providing perches for aerial predators, dens for mammalian predators, and increases predator efficiency by creating habitat edges and fragmenting habitat. Predators are highly effective at predating both nests and nesting birds, especially in fragmented low quality habitat. Restoring or enhancing habitat to its highest function in these areas will not only greatly benefit fish and wildlife populations, but also reduce future management costs (by creating robust, better self-regulating ecosystems), and improve the enjoyment of the area by the public.",,2024-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Becca,Kludt,"Pheasants Forever, Inc.","547 5th St SW ",Perham,MN,56573,218-220-5391,bkludt@pheasantsforever.org,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Becker, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Clay, Cottonwood, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Grant, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Martin, Meeker, Mower, Murray, Norman, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Pope, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Sibley, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Washington, Watonwan, Wright, Yellow Medicine","Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Prairie Region",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/enhanced-public-land-grasslands-phase-vii,,,,
10011395,"Enhanced Public Land - Open Landscapes",2020,955000,"ML 2019, 1st Sp. Session, Ch. 2, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd, 3(e)","$955,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Pheasants Forever, in cooperation with the Minnesota Sharp-Tailed Grouse Society, to enhance and restore early successional open landscape habitat on public lands. A list of proposed restoration and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.",,"This program enhances open landscape habitat for Sharp-tailed grouse, a species of greatest conservation need and a target species for this program. We targeted areas near leks, dancing grounds where courtship displays are performed, and the surrounding area where females nest. Although sharptails are the target species for this program, other SGCN, threatened or endangered species including bobolinks, loggerhead shrikes, short-eared owls, yellow rails, eastern meadowlarks, American bittern, northern harrier, golden-winged warblers, Henslow's sparrow, Le Conte's sparrow, Nelson's sharp-tailed sparrow, and American woodcock benefit from this work.","A total of 2,491 acres were affected: 0 Restored, 0 in Fee Title, 0 in Easements, 2,491 in Enhance.",12000,"Federal, Private, PF and MSGS",569700,8500,,0.20,"Pheasants Forever / MN Prairie Chicken Society",,"This program enhanced 2,491 acres of open landscape habitat for $578,200 and brought $12,000 in leverage. We did this by mowing/shearing brush, removing trees and installing firebreaks on WMA's, State Forest, and County owned land in the Norther Forest Region.","Pheasants Forever sent out a Request for Proposal to area wildlife managers in the northern forest region, targeting those who have sharptails present on their managed lands. Eligible activities included prescribed fire (either by burning or installing firebreaks), mowing and shearing, tree removal, diversity seeding, and conservation grazing. We ranked projects based on the distance to the nearest lek and vulnerable lek, location of project within Open Landscape Core Area, project's ability to open uplands for nesting and brood rearing, and project size. Ranked projects were then selected until funds were exhausted. PF staff worked with partners to develop scopes of work and project maps. PF solicited bids to local area contractors using the PF procurement policy. Awarded contracts were monitored by PF and agency staff to ensure projects were completed per the scope of work within the project timeline.",,2019-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Becca,Kludt,"Minnesota Sharp-Tailed Grouse Society/Pheasants Forever, Inc.","1783 Buerkle Circle ","St. Paul",MN,55110,218-220-5391,bkludt@pheasantsforever.org,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Lake of the Woods, Pine, St. Louis","Northern Forest",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/enhanced-public-land-open-landscapes,,,,
10006517,"Enhanced Public Land - Grasslands - Phase III",2019,2160000,"ML 2018, Ch. 208, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd 2(n)"," $2,160,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Pheasants Forever to enhance and restore grassland and wetland habitat on public lands. A list of proposed land restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"Value to T&E species is one of our project ranking criteria as part of our RFP. Projects that directly benefitted T&E species were more likely to be funded. In addition, all projects were carefully planned and monitored to mitigate any negative impact to T&E or SGCN.","A total of 10,781 acres were affected: 198 Restored, 0 in Fee Title, 0 in Easements, 10,583 in Enhance.",45800,"Federal and PF",2129500,29700,,0.39,"Pheasants Forever","Non-Profit Business/Entity","This program enhanced 10,583 and restored 198 acres for a total impact of 10,781 acres by restoring wetlands, removing invasive trees, seeding prairies, prescribed burning, and installing infrastructure for conservation grazing. These practices took place on Waterfowl Production Areas (WPA's), and Wildlife Management Areas (WMA's) in the prairie, metro and the forest/prairie transition regions of Minnesota. We exceeded our acre goals in every category, brought $45,768.51 in match funds, and are returning $833.50 in funds.","Pheasants Forever sent a Request for Proposal (RFP) to wildlife managers within the MN DNR (managing WMA's), and USFWS (managing WPA's), giving them the opportunity to submit projects to be funded under this phase. Eligible practices included wetland restoration, invasive tree removal, upland enhancement/restoration, prescribed fire, and conservation grazing. Projects were ranked based on cost and priorities such as the impact on threatened & endangered species, project location within Conservation Plan Focus Areas, size of the complex, and potential benefit to water quality. For selected projects, PF restoration staff worked with area wildlife managers to develop restoration/enhancement plans and translate those into statements of work (SOW). The SOW was sent along with the Request for Bid to local contractors as part of the solicitation process that is laid out in PF's Procurement Policy. Once awarded, PF and agency staff monitored construction to ensure work was completed to quoted specifications, in time, and on budget.",,2018-07-01,2023-09-07,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sabin,Adams,"Pheasants Forever","14241 Steves Rd SE ",Osakis,MN,56360,,sadams@pheasantsforever.org,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Becker, Blue Earth, Carver, Chippewa, Clay, Cottonwood, Douglas, Freeborn, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Murray, Nobles, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Traverse, Wright, Yellow Medicine","Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Prairie Region",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/enhanced-public-land-grasslands-phase-iii,,,,
10033392,"Enhancing Metro and North Shore Trout Stream Habitats",2023,1158000,"ML 2022, Ch. 77, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 5(t)","$1,158,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Trout Unlimited to restore and enhance habitat for trout and other species in and along coldwater rivers, lakes, and streams in the metro, North Shore, and southeast regions of Minnesota. A list of proposed restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","Improved aquatic habitat indicators - Measured through surveys of fish, macro invertebrates and/or exposed substrates. Abundance, size structure and species diversity are considered. Improved aquatic habitat indicators - Measured through surveys of fish, macro invertebrates and/or exposed substrates. Abundance, size structure and species diversity are considered. Rivers, streams, and surrounding vegetation provide corridors of habitat - Outcomes in aquatic life are measured through surveys of fish, macro invertebrates and/or exposed substrates. Abundance, size structure and species diversity are considered",,,120000,"Trout Unlimited, USFWS, USFS and and other partners",1098000,60000,,3.5,"Trout Unlimited","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Trout Unlimited will enhance and restore degraded habitat for fish and wildlife along coldwater streams with existing protections. We will utilize a crew of young people from diverse backgrounds to enhance habitat along Twin Cities area trout streams. Increasing threats to North Shore streams require accelerating work improving riparian forest habitat to improve stream flows and lower water temperatures, and buffering streams from larger, more frequent rainfall and flooding. Restoring connectivity of habitat through culvert replacements will maximize outcomes for fish and wildlife populations. Timely maintenance of old projects will ensure habitat outcomes continue for many years.","Degraded habitat is severely limiting the productivity of many Minnesota trout streams. The few remaining Twin Cities area streams suffer from invasive or poor-quality vegetation. We will recruit a diverse crew from the community to restore native vegetation - forest, prairie, and wetland - along these streams. Climate change is damaging North Shore forests, raising water temperatures, and increasing destructive floods. Minnesota Trout Unlimited (""MNTU"") will counter this by restoring connectivity and enhancing riparian forests in priority watersheds. Work will be done on public lands and on streams with existing protections under the Aquatic Management Area system. We propose to restore or enhance habitat in and along these public waters (in these counties): 1. Metro trout streams; 2. Baptism & Manitou Rivers (Lake); 3. Keene Creek (St. Louis); 4. Split Rock River (Lake); 5. Manitou River (Lake); and 6. Southeast MN streams (maintenance in numerous counties). Individual project descriptions are provided in an attachment. Goals and scope of work: The goals of projects are to increase the carrying capacity and trout population of the stream, increase angling access and participation, improve water quality, and provide other benefits to aquatic and terrestrial wildlife. Each project will accomplish one or more of these objectives: (a) increase adult trout abundance, (b) reduce stream bank erosion and associated sedimentation downstream, (c) reconnect the stream to its floodplains to reduce negative impacts from severe flooding, (d) increase natural reproduction of trout and other aquatic organisms, (e) increase habitat for invertebrates and non-game species, (f) improve connectivity of habitat along aquatic and riparian (terrestrial) corridors, (g) improve riparian forest health and function, (h) improve angler access and participation, and (i) protect productive trout waters from invasive species. The scope of work and methods utilized vary by project site conditions and are discussed in the individual project descriptions provided in the attachment. How priorities were set: MNTU focuses habitat enhancement and restoration efforts on those watersheds likely to continue to support viable, fishable populations of naturally reproducing trout and steelhead fifty years and more from now. Work is done only where degraded habitat is a limiting factor for a quality, sustainable fishery. Priority locations are determined using MNTU members' knowledge of watersheds, MNDNR management plans and surveys, other habitat and conservation planning efforts, consultations with MNDNR professionals, and science-based criteria. All things being equal, we consider the potential to draw new anglers outdoors, increase public awareness, engage landowners in conservation, foster partnerships, and increase public support for OHF projects. Stakeholder support: We continue receiving strong support from anglers, landowners, rural communities, and local civic and sporting organizations. We will continue gathering local input and developing partnerships in the planning and implementation stages. Landowners are consistently very enthusiastic partners.",,2022-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,John,Lenczewski,"Minnesota Trout Unlimited","P O Box 845 ",Chanhassen,MN,55317,612-670-1629,jlenczewski@comcast.net,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Dakota, Lake, St. Louis, Winona","Northern Forest, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/enhancing-metro-and-north-shore-trout-stream-habitats,,,,
10013317,"Enhancement Plan for Superior Hiking Trail",2019,100000,"M.L. 2018, Chp. 214, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 09f","$100,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with the Superior Hiking Trail Association to evaluate improvements to the 310-mile-long Superior Hiking Trail including routing, safety, water management, maintenance, and other environmental, recreational, and design issues and to develop an interactive trail-management system to capture efficiencies and best management practices.","Click on ""Work Plan"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Work Plan"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,,,,,"Superior Hiking Trail Association",,"Evaluate routing, safety, water management and other environmental and design issues of the Superior Hiking Trail and establish SHTA best practices methods for carrying out the resulting redesign plans.",,"Final Report",2018-07-01,2020-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Lisa,Luokkala,"Superior Hiking Trail Association","731 Seventh Ave, PO Box 4","Two Harbors",MN,55616,"(218) 834-2700",lluokkala@superiorhiking.org,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Carlton, Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/enhancement-plan-superior-hiking-trail,,,,
10001406,Equip/Fac,2017,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The goal of this project is to enhance the quality of sound at Memorial Auditorium through the purchase and installation of a new sound board and to increase the capability for more microphones and monitor outputs for performing artists. As a result of this project, we expect that our audiences and artists will have a better concert experience in our facility. The successful installation of a new digital sound board and increased capacity for on stage microphones and monitors will be the measure of success for this project. The outcome will be documented through the purchase, installation and testing of the new equipment. The results will be tested by remaining performances in the season.","Once the new sound board was installed, it was operational within hours and used for two large scale productions within a month. Without this board and the additional equipment, it's conceivable that Dawson-Boyd Arts Association may have needed to rent sound equipment for both of these productions. Reports from sound board operators, audience members and performers were all positive.",,1000,"Other, local or private",5000,,"Sue Gerbig, Diane Peet, Karen Collins, Doug Bates, Michael Beyer, Sandie Club, Ben Gustafson, Colleen Olson, Rebecca Thoen, Rose Wold, Betty Hastad",,"Dawson-Boyd Arts Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity",Equip/Fac,,"Sound Enhancement - Memorial Auditorium",2017-03-15,2017-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Luanne,Fondell,"Dawson-Boyd Arts Association","PO Box 434",Dawson,MN,56232,"(320) 769-2955 ",mail@dawsonboydarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lac qui Parle, Chippewa, Yellow Medicine, Kandiyohi, Big Stone, Swift",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/equipfac-4,"Lisa Bergh: Visual arts, arts administration; Tammy Grubbs: Visual, theatre; Maureen Keimig: Theatre; Brett Lehman: Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board; Paula Nemes: Theatre, music; Janey Olney: Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art educator, visual artist, Tyler Arts Council, Lincoln County Art Fair, South Dakota Arts Educators Association, Southwest Minnesota Weaver's Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, Southwest Minnesota State University Associate Director for Access Opportunity Success program; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice and dance teacher; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.",,2
10001482,Equip/Fac,2017,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Overcoming barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities- The Barn theatre works hard to deliver high-quality arts opportunities to the community and with this new elevator it will ensure continued accessibility for all people, no matter their disability. The main way to find if the goal is achieved it by having the elevator installed. Once it is installed we will add a question to the volunteer participation feedback form if they used the elevator and if it made the building more accessible to them, friend, or family member.","Volunteers, staff, and the public have been greatly utilizing the elevator for moving between floors, hauling props and costumes, and accessing the various areas of the building.",,37812,"Other, local or private",52812,,"John Dean, Fr. Steve Verhelst, Jen Johnson, Brian Steinholm, Gwen Krebsbach, Bob Bonawitz, David Korsmo, Gretchen Otness, Joyce Standfuss, Paul Stagg, Lyle Mangen",,"Willmar Community Theatre, Inc. AKA The Barn Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity",Equip/Fac,,"Elevator Replacement for Accessibility",2017-03-15,2017-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Zachary,Liebl,"Willmar Community Theatre, Inc. AKA The Barn Theatre","321 4th St SW",Willmar,MN,56201,"(320) 235-9500 ",zack@thebarntheatre.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Kandiyohi, Meeker, McLeod, Swift, Chippewa, Yellow Medicine, Stearns, Pope, Renville",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/equipfac-7,"Lisa Bergh: Visual arts, arts administration; Tammy Grubbs: Visual, theatre; Maureen Keimig: Theatre; Brett Lehman: Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board; Paula Nemes: Theatre, music; Janey Olney: Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art educator, visual artist, Tyler Arts Council, Lincoln County Art Fair, South Dakota Arts Educators Association, Southwest Minnesota Weaver's Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, Southwest Minnesota State University Associate Director for Access Opportunity Success program; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice and dance teacher; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.","Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Nicole DeBoer (507) 537-1471 ",1
35629,Equip/Fac-Legacy,2016,11805,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Our first goal is to improve program attendance. The proposed project will aid in more day-to-day attendance by reinvigorating the organization and inspiring the creative atmosphere. This will generate a genuine excitement in its members further reinforcing their consistent attendance. Our second goal is to inspire greater year-to-year retention. Given the improved quality of the instruments, students will be motivated to return year after year to such an attractive program. Finally, we would like to continue instilling pride in our members. With new equipment, students will have a greater sense of pride in their program, allowing all involved to generate more and more passion that can be harnessed to move the program forward. Firstly, we will again this year be using an intake survey that will help us identify the strengths and concerns of students and their parents. This survey will address the programs as a whole. Secondly, we'll be keeping a grid of student attendance and keep an eye on our trends. As we've written, our program has been expanding, and we expect it to continue to do so. Day-to-day attendance has been somewhat inconsistent. Though this is largely because our students are very involved in their school's athletic and fine arts programs, as well as other community organizations. While we are happy to be flexible for these situations, we still intend to keep record of attendances and address other issues that may be contributing to attendance losses.","Since receipt, front ensemble absences decreased from an average of 2 to 0-1 per day. As a result, the program was able to develop quicker without having to account for constant absences. Anecdotally, Phoenix Drumline was named Minnesota Percussion Association’s Independent A Class Champions for the second year in a row. They also competed and placed 17th at Winter Guard International’s Championships in Dayton, Ohio. These outcomes, including a consistently improving sense of pride, are in no small part due to the purchasing of new instruments.",,6195,"Other, local or private",18000,,"Richard Kuttner, Jackie Peterson-Riebe, Shannon Brice, CariAnn Squier, Tammi Matter, Thomas Larum, Jacob Lundy, Andrew Larum, Joeseph Lundy, Deondre Smiles, Gregory Hutto",0.00,"Crow River Drumline Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity",Equip/Fac-Legacy,,"Frontline drum equipment purchase",2015-12-15,2016-12-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Thomas,Larum,"Crow River Drumline Association","547 Milwaukee Ave SW",Hutchinson,MN,55350,"(320) 291-1483 ",tjlarum@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Sibley, Stearns, Kandiyohi, Lyon, Yellow Medicine, Olmsted, Dakota, Benton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/equipfac-legacy,"Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Maureen Keimig: actor/theater director; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Tammy Grubbs: visual artist, theatre; Tom Rice: arts administration; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, former High School English/creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor.",,2
35650,Equip/Fac-Legacy,2016,5398,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To improve the safety of our outdoor balcony and to make our productions more visually appealing by improved lighting capabilities. We will ask each audience member after the completion of our project if they were able to detect a noticeable difference in our lighting system and if so, do they feel it enhanced the show. These results will be tabulated by our facilities committee and brought before the entire board for review.","Analysis was done through board discussion from each board member's personal observations. Numerous comments on the enhanced lighting from cast and audience. Tech supervisor confirmed a big difference in lighting scene flexibility.",,11850,"Other, local or private",17248,,"Mark Wilmes, Lynn Carpenter, Kathy Johnson, Sandy Hanson, Milo Downs, Carl Burk, David Norgaard, Gail Hovland, Caren Petersen, Lisa Willert, Nathaniel Gates, Anne Lichtsinn, Jodi Greer, Kathy Holck, Lea Lory",0.00,"Lake Benton Opera House, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity",Equip/Fac-Legacy,,"Building repairs and lighting upgrade",2016-01-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Wilmes,"Lake Benton Opera House, Inc.","120 Benton St E","Lake Benton",MN,56149,"(507) 368-4620 ",lakebentonoperahouse@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lyon, Lincoln, Pipestone, Yellow Medicine, Rock",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/equipfac-legacy-0,"Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Maureen Keimig: actor/theater director; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Tammy Grubbs: visual artist, theatre; Tom Rice: arts administration; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, former High School English/creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor.",,2
35669,Equip/Fac,2016,2672,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Goal 1: The purchase of business equipment will strengthen the chorale's capacity to serve the arts needs of the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council region by increasing annual donations to the chorale by 20% within two years. Outcomes include the purchase of equipment and software, transfer of information to the new computers, and the creation of a donor database. Goal 2: Increase audience attendance by 10%. Outcomes include a database of groups that might be interested in attending our concerts, followed by those groups receiving a personalized invitation to attend the concert. Goal 3: Chorale business will be easier to complete once all information is located on the business computers. Chorale members and the business manager will report an improvement in task completion. Donations for fiscal year 2014-15 will be compared with fiscal year 2015-16 and 2016-17 to determine the percent increase. Attendance figures for 2015-16 will be compared with 2016-17 to determine the percent increase. Chorale members and the business manager will rate the ease of task completion on a scale of 1 to 100, before and after use of the business computers and the ease will increase by 10 points. No specific evaluation tool is needed to measure the goals, only the annual financial reports, ratings and attendance figures.","Donations were compared to determine if there was an increase. Attendance figures were compared to determine if there was an increase. Those involved were going to be asked to rate the ease of task completion before and after the computers, but since they haven't been able to be used as fully as intended, the ratings weren't completed. Donations for fiscal 2014-2015 were $1275, and were $1857 for 2015-2016, an increase of 46%. Attendance during 2014-2015 season was about 900, attendance during 2015-2016 was about 1250, an increase of 39%.",,668,"Other, local or private",3340,,"Vickie Daub, Sue Selden, Jean Schueller, David Zylstra, Becky Hoffman, June Meyerhoff",0.00,"Prairie Arts Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity",Equip/Fac,,"Computer purchase",2016-03-15,2016-10-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,June,Meyerhoff,"Prairie Arts Chorale","PO Box 531",Marshall,MN,56258,"(507) 530-2157 ",junemeyerhoff@mvtvwireless.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Redwood, Kandiyohi, Chippewa, Yellow Medicine, Lyon, Stevens, Lac qui Parle, Renville",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/equipfac-0,"Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cheryl Avenel-Navara: arts advocate; Kris Gruhot: musician, business owner; Cheryl Hanson: theatre, dance, banking; Lois Schmidt: nonprofit advisory.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, former High School English/creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: Human Resources Director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor.",,2
35685,Equip/Fac-Legacy,2016,12297,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Barn Theatre hopes the project 1) increases patron attendance by 10%; and 2) decreases play production preparation time by 10%. To measure the achievement of our goals, The Barn Theatre will 1) monitor box office sales; and 2) ask technical directors, volunteer actors, and stage hands to provide feedback on how the upgraded lighting system impacted their preparation for a production.","So far to-date in comparison to last year the theatre has saved over $300 in energy costs, just since installation. Additionally, the Technical Director had said that previously a show would take 4-7 days to set lighting, and with the new lighting it took 2 days.",,7901,"Other, local or private",20198,,"Pam Klein, John Dean, Mike Klaers, Mary Wilkowske, Gwen Krebsbach, Steve Verhelst, Bob Bonawitz, David Korsmo, Keith Green, Jennifer Oakes, Zack Mahboub",0.00,"Willmar Community Theatre, Inc. AKA The Barn Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity",Equip/Fac-Legacy,,"Stage lighting",2015-12-17,2016-04-13,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Pauline,Prawl,"Willmar Community Theatre","321 4th St SW",Willmar,MN,56201,"(320) 235-9500 ",business@thebarntheatre.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Kandiyohi, Meeker, Swift, Chippewa, Yellow Medicine, Lyon, Stearns, Pope, Renville",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/equipfac-legacy-1,"Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Maureen Keimig: actor/theater director; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Tammy Grubbs: visual artist, theatre; Tom Rice: arts administration; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, former High School English/creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor.","Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Greta Murray (507) 537-1471 ",1
10004210,"Equipment/Facilities Improvement",2018,1251,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide safe, accessible seating for patrons to be exposed to the arts from all demographics. The evaluation plan is to have a simple voluntary survey given to people in those seats prior to a production that they can simply leave at the door on their way out. This will be done during the first production after seats are installed (A Christmas Story). This surveys can then be analyzed by staff and Board members to see the success of the project. If people attending a production feel comfortable, safe, and are not distracted by seating...it will be a success for the organization.","Qualitative gathering has been very positive from people on the stronger and more comfortable seating.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",435,"Other,local or private",1686,,"John Dean, Steve Verhelst, Jen Johnson, Brian Stenholm, Gwen Krebsbach, Lyle Mangen, Joyce Standfuss, Paul Stagg",,"Willmar Community Theatre, Inc. AKA The Barn Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Equipment/Facilities Improvement",,"Removable Assessable Seating",2017-10-15,2017-11-24,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Zachary,Liebl,"Willmar Community Theatre, Inc. AKA The Barn Theatre","321 4th St SW",Willmar,MN,56201,"(320) 235-9500 ",zack@thebarntheatre.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Kandiyohi, Meeker, Swift, Yellow Medicine, Pope, Stearns, McLeod, Renville, Chippewa",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/equipmentfacilities-improvement-6,"Lisa Bergh: visual art: arts admin; Pam Blake: visual art: SMAC board; Mark Brodin: theatre: music: film; Tammy Makram: arts admin; Paula Nemes: theatre: music; Tom Wirt: visual art: SMAC board.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art educator, visual artist, Tyler Arts Council, Lincoln County Art Fair, South Dakota Arts Educators Association, Southwest Minnesota Weaver's Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor SMSU; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Dana Conroy: producer/filmmaker; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee. ",,2
10015303,"Equipment/Facilities Improvement",2020,9802,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","3: ""The capacity of those providing arts experiences is increased or strengthened by changing, expanding, or enriching the ways in which they connect to their communities through the arts."" Performances staged in The YES! House's theater space will explore the power of collaborative work that's driven by a community's articulated needs. DoPT will continue to nourish the positive feedback loop of hearing a community's voices with equity, supporting practicing artists, and developing creative solutions to complex, long-standing challenges. The immediate effect will be felt by DoPT and local residents and businesses. However, artists and arts organizations in rural settings across the country have the potential to be affected as the replicable YES! House model is shared widely. 7: ""Minnesota's Arts Sector grows in reach and impact through programs and strategies that improve the health and operations of regional arts organizations."" The community-driven performing arts projects at The YES! House will deliberately engage artists from underrepresented demographics and non-traditional arts audiences, highlighting the viability of arts as drivers of economic, social, and community wellness in rural towns. The immediate effect will be felt by residents and businesses in Granite Falls and nearby towns. However, artists and arts organizations in rural settings across the country have the potential to be affected as the replicable YES! House model is shared widely. From the beginning of our community-engaged design process a year ago, in anticipation of assembling the resource guide for other communities to use, we have been documenting our approach, our collaborations, our successes, and our failures. We track these and other moments of engagement through quantitative, qualitative and participatory evaluation strategies, including photo, video, interviews, story circles, sharebacks, surveys (in person and online) and non-traditional approaches (games, storytelling, poetry, drawings, etc.) at and following each of our public events. Because of these diverse metrics, we have a well-established starting point to which we frequently compare our progress. Once the renovation of The YES! House is complete and our diverse programs are underway, we plan to collect and assess data about their effectiveness under the guidance of Metris Arts, a consulting organization whose mission is to ?improve and measure cultural vitality? and who has extensive experience working in the field of creative placemaking. To establish a baseline for this evaluation, we plan to work with Granite Falls officials to distribute a survey to all town residents in early 2020 to assess their current feelings about their community, including sentiments about the town's overall potential, sense of promise, economic and social viability, and long-term livability, as well as the connectedness residents feel to their neighbors. As our programs mature over the next five years, we will ask the same questions periodically to identify any collective shifts in perception that may have been spurred by our work. With the facility slated to open and by fall 2020, we will have collected our baseline data as well as participant numbers, geographic reach, and representative demographics by mid-2021. Data about adoption / adaptation, implementation, and effects of this resource in other communities will be collected in the years to come, to establish the applicability and effectiveness of our community-engaged creative design process in other contexts.","We were able to purchase all the necessary equipment for the performance venue, and we look forward to utilizing the equipment when we are able to complete the build-out of the space (delayed due to COVID-19, but still on track for completion.) Our ability to provide high-quality arts experiences has expanded now that we have the necessary equipment to support artists and impact audiences. We have not been able to use the equipment yet, but we look forward to it! Once we are able to install and use the equipment, we anticipate that our reach and impact will grow through the dynamic and diverse arts programming we'll be able to offer.","Achieved some of the proposed outcomes",2946,"Other,local or private",12748,,"Jessica Huang, Jenn Lamb, Mary Welcome, Rachel Schwalbach, Anna Claussen, Ashley Hanson, Bethany Lacktorin, Cassie Williams, Hannah Holman, Heather McDougall, Lauren Carlson, Leah Cooper, Leu Solomon, Melissa Wray, Rachel Engh",0.00,"Department of Public Transformation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Equipment/Facilities Improvement",,"YES! House Performance Venue Equipment",2020-05-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ashley,Hanson,"Department of Public Transformation","726 Prentice St","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(952) 486-0533",publictransformation@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine, Renville, Chippewa",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/equipmentfacilities-improvement-18,"Carisa Clarke, visual art, SMAC Board; Lisa Hill, music, SMAC Board; Jeff Iverson, music, theater; Janet Olney, visual art, arts admin; Angela Thell, arts marketing; Mark Wilmes, theater, music, SMAC Board; Tom Wirt, visual art, arts admin","Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Carisa Clarke: graphic design/web development, arts volunteer, board member DAC of Murray County; Lauren Carlson: poetry, film, COMPAS roster artist, Dept. of Public Transformation board; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; Anna Johanssen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Greg Jodzio: photography/design, Hutchinson Center for the Arts board, Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Brett Lehman: musician, social worker; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Louella Voigt: music, fiber art; Blue Mound Area Theatre board; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;","Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Nicole DeBoer (507) 537-1471",1
10009133,"Equipment and Facilities Improvement",2019,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Of the five main goals of Minnesota arts funding, our Community Recording Studio specifically addresses two project goals: - Supporting artists and arts organizations in creating, producing and presenting high-quality arts activities. - Supporting high-quality, age-appropriate arts education for residents of all ages to develop knowledge, skills, and understanding of the arts. Based on these goals, the changes that we expect to come from this project are that: - More musicians in Southwest Minnesota have high quality recordings of their music that they can use to book more performances and sell more merchandise; - More individuals have an increased understanding of how to record, mix and master their own music and / or podcasts;- More women are interested in and have an increased understanding of audio recording; - More Dakota, folk / traditional, and world music is recorded and shared in our region; - We meet the need for a high-quality, affordable recording studio, with training on how to use it, in our region; - Department of Public Transformation and the YES! House are known throughout the region as a resource for musicians and audio engineers. Each of these areas are deeply considered in the development and outreach of this project and will be measured using our evaluation plan and tool. To ensure that we are meeting our goals, we will conduct written surveys at each of our events and following any recording studio sessions. During our events, we will also conduct qualitative and participatory research that is designed specifically for each event (ie. 1:1 interview with artists participating; six-word story of your experience today; put a penny in the jar that represents how you felt today went for you, etc.). These survey and experiential results will be compiled and included in the final evaluation report, tangibly measuring the impact of the YES! House Community Recording Studio on our region. We will also continue to work with our long-term evaluator, Metris Arts, to ensure that our measurement tools and reports are best serving our programs.","Although the recording studio is not yet finished, we can report that more women are interested in audio recording and engineering as a result of promoting this project. We have also been able to serve as a connecting resource throughout the region for musicians. COVID-19 significantly impacted our ability to meet our fundraising and construction timelines, as well as complete our planned in-person programming; however, we have begun to build relationships that will enable us to make progress toward our stated goals in the next few years as we complete construction on the recording studio. We have purchased the items that we articulated in the original budget (except for the computer software) and are ready with audio engineering consultants, who have agreed to volunteer their time to support the set-up of the studio, when the time comes.","Achieved proposed outcomes",2096,"Other,local or private",12096,,"Ashley Hanson, Mary Welcome Rothlisberger, Hannah K. Holman, Ellie Moore, Randi Carlson, Molly Johnston, Tamara Isfeld, Sarina Otaibi, Farhia Ali, Jessica Huang, Jenn Lamb",0.00,"Department of Public Transformation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Equipment and Facilities Improvement",,"YES! House Community Recording Studio.",2019-05-01,2020-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ashley,Hanson,"Department of Public Transformation","726 Prentice St","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(952) 486-0533",publictransformation@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/equipment-and-facilities-improvement-1,"Luanne Fondell: arts administration; JoAnne Fraunfelder: arts administration; Maureen Keimig: theater; Brett Lehman: music, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council board; Paula Nemes: theater, music; Michele Knife Sterner: theater, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council board; Louella Voigt: arts administration; Tom Wirt: visual art, arts administration.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor, director, teacher; Anna Johanssen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women’s Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Michele Knife Sterner: theater actor, Southwest Minnesota State University Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Emily Petersen: visual artist, art teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Scott Wessels: theater actor, director, writing, media, communications, board member for Green Earth Players; Brett Lehman: musician, social worker, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Director of Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.",,2
10009165,"Equipment and Facilities Improvement",2019,5454,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1) Accurate attendance numbers provided through online tickets and accounting for all cash and credit card sales. 2) Refresh and build our brand with a new professional backdrop. We will capture comments through our on-site survey administered by an intern. 3) Increased liquor sales by enlarging and making our beer tent more efficient. Adding one more food vendor plus their electric needs’, nets an additional $320. 1) Have iPads and stands at each station to improve security, cash management, and accurate ticket counts. We will be able to accurately know our attendance and will be able to balance cash and credit card sales to tickets sold. We will also capture all contact information by online ticket buyers (i.e., zip codes) for marketing purposes. 2) Hang new backdrop on the Front Porch Stage to update our look and replace old wooden Front Porch stage set. The new backdrop will increase the usable footprint on stage and provide a fresh look for our main Front Porch Stage. We will add the question about the look of the stage to our on-site survey. 3) Add two 50-amp service to the electrical board in the park to add another food vendor or provide a larger beer station. We add income both through higher liquor sales for RiverSong and another food vendor to our lineup.","We now have accurate numbers to build ongoing forward, with computer systems to track numbers, item sales, hourly sales, zip codes and more. Having all of our sales (even presales with our website) run through Square we have access to many new reports. There was improved ease of access for our volunteers at the ticket gate, merchandise pavilion, and beer tent. We are now able to reconcile cash to charges through Square for financial accountability. Created a new and exciting look and branding message for RiverSong with the new backdrop that is visually very appealing. Volunteers thought it was so much easier to put up and take down, gave more room/easier access to the stage, and was easier to store. We updated our electrical systems for our food vendors. We were able to add a vendor (adding to income) and make the area more efficient, with shorter lines.","Achieved proposed outcomes",856,"Other,local or private",6310,,"Richie Kuttner, Carol Stark, Katy Hiltner, Betsy Price, Amber Erickson, Josh Campbell, Ronny Wilson, Angie Kuttner, Sue Ann Gabrelcik, Valerie Mackenthun, Pat Mayy",0.00,"RiverSong Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Equipment and Facilities Improvement",,"RiverSong Music Festival.",2019-04-15,2019-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Betsy,Price,"RiverSong Music Festival","PO Box 667",Hutchinson,MN,55350,"(320) 587-7278",betsyprice446@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"McLeod, Meeker, Sibley, Wright, Nicollet, Kandiyohi, Redwood, Stearns, Anoka, Ramsey, Hennepin, Washington, Scott, Dakota, Le Sueur, Renville, Cass, Cass, Todd, Douglas, Pope, Swift, Chippewa, Carver, Scott, Dakota, St. Louis, Wadena, Pine, Chisago",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/equipment-and-facilities-improvement-5,"Luanne Fondell: arts administration; JoAnne Fraunfelder: arts administration; Maureen Keimig: theater; Brett Lehman: music, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council board; Paula Nemes: theater, music; Michele Knife Sterner: theater, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council board; Louella Voigt: arts administration; Tom Wirt: visual art, arts administration.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor, director, teacher; Anna Johanssen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women’s Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Michele Knife Sterner: theater actor, Southwest Minnesota State University Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Emily Petersen: visual artist, art teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Scott Wessels: theater actor, director, writing, media, communications, board member for Green Earth Players; Brett Lehman: musician, social worker, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Director of Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.","Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Nicole DeBoer (507) 537-1471",1
10005956,"Equipment/Facilities Improvement",2018,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The goals of our project are to improve our bathroom facilities and the landing area leading to them so that they can become cleaner, healthier, more pleasant spaces for our performers and our audiences. There is reason to believe that some have stopped involvement at the theatre or stopped coming to performances because the bathroom situation is unseemly. We would like to remove this barrier to their participation in and enjoyment of the arts. The difference will be obvious as soon as performers come for the first rehearsal. They will be delighted at the differences. Once the bathrooms are complete, we can highlight the improved facilities on our website, inviting people to come and enjoy the Prairie Arts Center again.","We have vastly improved our bathroom facilities and the landing area leading to those bathrooms. They are attractive, easy to clean, and mold-less healthier spaces for our cast and crew and audiences. Any spider who wanders in now finds a bright clean wall - not so easy to lurk there anymore - and is easily removed so our people feel good about using them. Our survey overall showed our bathrooms previously had been in very poor condition and now they rate good to excellent. There were comments that the improvement definitely made it more likely that people would want to return to either participate in or attend a future production.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",4336,"Other,local or private",14336,,"Dean Dallman, Dick Hauck, Heidi Felton, Alice Shurb, Sally Fernholz, Rosemary Hendrickson, Rachel Harrison, Chad Felton, Brandon Hurley, Kathy Weber",,"Lac Qui Parle Players","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Equipment/Facilities Improvement",,"Improvement of PAC Facilities.",2018-04-16,2018-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rosemary,Hendrickson,"Lac Qui Parle Players","2240 160th St",Madison,MN,56256-3007,"(320) 598-7623 ",rosemaryplays@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lac qui Parle, Big Stone, Chippewa, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/equipmentfacilities-improvement-12,"Mark Brodin: theatre; Maureen Keimig: theatre; Brett Lehman: music, SMAC Board; Janet Olney: visual art, arts admin, SMAC Board; Erica Volkir: theatre, dance, arts admin, SMAC Board; Mark Wilmes: theatre, music.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor, director, teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art educator, visual artist, Tyler Arts Council, Lincoln County Art Fair, Southwest Minnesota Weaver's Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Emily Petersen: visual artist, art teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Director of Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.","Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Nicole DeBoer (507) 537-1471 ",1
10006650,"Equipment/Facilities Improvement",2019,8046,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Of the goals we hope to achieve with this project, the most measurable will be improvements to our sound and lights. We strive to bring our outdated sound system into a state-of-the-art that will our shows more enjoyable by enhancing the volume and clarity of our actors so the audiences can better understand the story they are watching. Our improvements to our lighting system will give us greater flexibility in lighting certain parts of the stage to separate from scene changes and multiple vignettes that occur in most shows. The lighting changes will also be safer for our tech crew, as LED lighting will enable us to change colors from the light board without climbing to change light gels when the show is being put together. For our 2019 shows, we will include surveys that will allow people to offer opinions on how well they could hear the dialogue and talk about any thoughts on the visual enjoyment that the lighting may or may not have brought to the show. Results will be analyzed by the board of directors. We will also bring in tech people from the local area to identify how we can make the results even better.","In the surveys, most audience members felt the lighting for the show was an improvement over some shows they had seen previously. Some still had issues with not being able to hear dialogue sporadically, but good reviews overall. We feel that although we made great strides in helping our audiences hear the actors we still need to continue to strive for improvements. We will also continue as money permits to continue to replace non-LED stage lighting to make the setup less onerous for future shows.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",2529,"Other,local or private",10575,,"Mark Wilmes, Beth Reams, Jodi Greer, Sandy Hanson, Milo Downs, David Norgaard, Lisa Willert, Nathaniel Gates, Anne Lichtsinn, Priscilla Osland, Kathy HOlck, Alan Riedel, Amy Reese. Justin Condelli, Jocelyn Klein",0.00,"Lake Benton Opera House, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Equipment/Facilities Improvement",,"2018 Equipment upgrade.",2018-11-01,2019-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Wilmes,"Lake Benton Opera House, Inc.","118 Benton St E","Lake Benton",MN,56149,"(507) 368-4620 ",lakebentonoperahouse@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Pipestone, Yellow Medicine, Rock, Nobles",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/equipmentfacilities-improvement-16,"Joyce Aakre: visual art, writing; Lisa Bergh: visual art, arts administration; Mark Brodin: theatre; Jolene Louwagie: dance; Tammy Makram: arts administration; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: visual art.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor, theater director, theater teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art educator, visual artist, Tyler Arts Council, Lincoln County Art Fair, Southwest Minnesota Weaver’s Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, Southwest Minnesota State University Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Emily Petersen: visual artist, art teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Director of Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.",,2
10006652,"Equipment and Facilities Improvement",2019,782,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","With the addition of a laptop computer, inventory updates can be made by volunteers while monitoring the gift shop instead of on the desktop computer in the director's office. Marketing updates on our Chamber web page, social media, and our web site can be done by volunteers on this laptop. It will allow volunteers to collaborate on marketing ideas. We will ask the director and volunteers to respond to a survey regarding the use of the laptop. We will ask for their feedback regarding ease of use with this laptop as opposed to the former old laptop. We will document their responses. We will ask how they have used the laptop for marketing purposes.","This computer made entering information in Square Up faster and easier. We can run reports from Quick Books we were not able to run before. We have been able to access the website to view and make changes. The old computer was only used for adding/changing inventory in Square Up. It was not fast or safe to use.","Achieved proposed outcomes",196,"Other,local or private",978,,"Becky Wyffels, Carol Purrington, Jan Loft, Debra Ahmann, JoAnne Fraunfelder, Janet Landby, Marilyn Leach, Alma Hale, Elise Kazmerzak, Jackie Meyer, Jody Skogen, Charlotte Wendel, Krystl Louwagie, Sirrina Martinez, Dana Miller",0.00,"Marshall Area Fine Arts Council AKA Arts Center MAFAC","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Equipment and Facilities Improvement",,"Laptop Computer.",2018-10-15,2019-01-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jan,Loft,"Marshall Area Fine Arts Council","PO Box 531",Marshall,MN,56258,"(507) 532-5463",mafac.arts@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lyon, Lincoln, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/equipment-and-facilities-improvement-3,"Joyce Aakre: visual art, writing; Lisa Bergh: visual art, arts administration; Mark Brodin: theatre; Jolene Louwagie: dance; Tammy Makram: arts administration; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: visual art.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art educator, visual artist, Tyler Arts Council, Lincoln County Art Fair, Southwest Minnesota Weaver’s Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Emily Petersen: visual artist, art teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Director of Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.",,2
10019543,"Equipment and Facilities Improvement",2022,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The goal we hope to achieve with this project is improving our lighting system, which will give us greater flexibility in lighting certain parts of the stage to separate from scene changes and multiple vignettes that occur in most shows. The lighting changes will also be safer for our tech crew, as LED lighting will enable us to change colors from the light board without climbing to change light gels when the show is being put together. Our IT/lighting designer has years of experience with lighting systems and he will be able to use the upgrades to maximum effect. Our board and tech workers will be asked to identify any enhancements and the results will be discussed at our meetings.","This equipment is a big upgrade from equipment that was in place for over two decades. This new equipment will not only serve our resident amateur artist groups, but will also serve and benefit professional artists that we bring in from the surrounding region. We asked our technical staff for their input from the start, and continued to ask for their assistance feedback. This equipment is newly installed, but comments we have received from our technical staff and volunteers has been positive.","Achieved proposed outcomes",523,"Other,local or private",10523,,"Jodi Greer, Sandy Hanson, Milo Downs, David Norgaard, Lisa Willert, Nathaniel Gates, Betze Deutz, Justin Condelli, Kathy Holck, Alan Riedel, Crystal Enga, Priscilla Osland, Adam Madsen",,"Lake Benton Opera House, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Equipment and Facilities Improvement",,"2022 Lighting Project",2021-11-05,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Wilmes,"Lake Benton Opera House, Inc.","118 Benton St E","Lake Benton",MN,56149,"(507) 247-3833",lakebentonoperahouse@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lincoln, Lyon, Pipestone, Carver, Murray, Norman, Beltrami, Renville, Hennepin, Mower, Rock, Ramsey, Yellow Medicine, Redwood, Scott, Dakota, Rice, Freeborn, Cottonwood, Stearns, Martin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/equipment-and-facilities-improvement-9,"Luanne Fondell, performing arts admin; Darlene Kotelnicki, theater, SMAC board; Steve Linstrom, writing, nonprofits; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson, visual art, SMAC board; Sheila Tabaka, theater, education; Michael Van Keulen, theater, education","Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Michele Huggins: Granite Area Arts Council treasurer and volunteer, member of the Artisan Grain Collaborative, founding member of ACHALA; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Louella Voigt: music, fiber art; Blue Mound Area Theatre board; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Janine Teske: music, theater, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley school board; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;",,2
10018714,"Equipment/Facilities Improvement",2021,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Outcome #3: Classes and workshops offered in the media lab will explore the intersection of art and technology, based on community needs and interests as DoPT continues to hear community voices with equity, support practicing artists, and develop creative solutions through arts and cultural offerings and events. DoPT and local residents will have a space to offer or participate in high quality artistic and mixed-media experiences for an intergenerational audience. Outcome #7: The media projects will deliberately engage artists from underrepresented demographics and non-traditional arts audiences, highlighting the viability of arts as drivers of economic, social, and community wellness in rural towns. The immediate effect will be felt by residents and businesses in Granite Falls and nearby towns, as the YES! House becomes a hub for cultural activity in our region. From the beginning of this YES! House process, we have been documenting our approach, our collaborations, our successes, and our failures, so we have a well-established starting point to which we frequently compare our progress. Evaluator Rachel Engh's support in survey design helps us evaluate the skills gained by program participants and areas for improvement and future growth. Our organization is committed to documentation and evaluation - including surveys (qualitative and quantitative) and participatory evaluation strategies at all of our events. We will continue this practice at the YES! House, especially as it relates to sharing our findings and impact of the Media Lab and Maker Space offerings with the broader region and field.","We completed the project reasonably around budget, despite price increases due to COVID-19. We were able to purchase all the necessary equipment and furniture for the Media Lab & Maker Space, and we look forward to utilizing the equipment when we are able to complete the build-out of the space (delayed due to COVID-19, but still on track for completion.) We were able to work with knowledgeable consultants to secure the correct equipment for the space. We have continued construction, and we are currently on track for construction completion in 2023. Once we are able to install and use the equipment, we anticipate that our reach and impact will grow through the dynamic and diverse arts programming we?ll be able to offer.","Achieved some of the proposed outcomes",,"Other,local or private",,,"Jessica Huang, Jenn Lamb, Mary Welcome, Rachel Schwalbach, Anna Claussen, Ashley Hanson, Bethany Lacktorin, Cassie Williams, Courtney Bergey Swanson, Farhia Ali, Hannan Holman, Heather McDougall, Lauren Carlson, Leah Cooper, Leu Solomon, Melissa Wray, Rac",,"Department of Public Transformation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Equipment/Facilities Improvement",,"YES! House Media Lab and Maker Space",2021-04-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ashley,Hanson,"Department of Public Transformation","726 Prentice St","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(952) 486-0533",publictransformation@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/equipmentfacilities-improvement-26,"Cheryl Avenel-Navara, education, nonprofits, SMAC board; Mark Brodin, theater; Luanne Fondell, performing arts admin; Steve Linstrom, writing, nonprofits; Tammy Makram, performing arts admin; Paula Nemes, theater, music","Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Louella Voigt: music, fiber art; Blue Mound Area Theatre board; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Janine Teske: music, theater, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley school board; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;","Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Nicole DeBoer (507) 537-1471",1
10018718,"Equipment/Facilities Improvement",2021,2557,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","The bicycle art cart will bring some fun to our downtown and the monthly Maker's Markets and encourage people to participate in small, quick art projects Making our organization a visible and important part of the business community is a goal of this new project. The air conditioning upgrade and new flooring in the classroom space will make our building more comfortable for customers and classes. The items for the Maker's Market will contribute to it's success and bring the arts to more people because of it's location on the plaza and free live music. We will track the users of the art cart and participation in the Maker's Markets. We always track visitor numbers to the gift shop and gallery.","Every item has added to our ability to bring art to the community. The Art Bike was a fun addition to the art themed events that were held last summer. The air conditioner, radiator covers, hanging system, and new lighting in our gallery space affected visitors as well as the artists exhibiting and selling in the gift shop. On the exterior, the ramp is refreshed with new paint and the TV is positioned in the window and plays videos about our events and exhibits. The new sign will help us with our rebranding as Makers on the Minnesota. The iPad enables us to take Square transactions easily. The new vinyl flooring in the classroom space makes it more user friendly. The radios and radio transmitter will be used next summer to bring live music from our events throughout the downtown.","Achieved proposed outcomes",,"Other,local or private",,,"Tamara Isfeld, Diane Ladner, Michele Huggins, Mary Gillespie, Sue Selden, Karen Odden, Brad Hall, Melanie Gatchell, Vonnie Saquilan",,"Granite Area Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Equipment/Facilities Improvement",,"Bike Art Cart, Maker's Market, flooring, etc",2021-04-03,2022-05-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Gillespie,"Granite Area Arts Council AKA Makers on the Minnesota","PO Box 111","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 564-4240",graniteareaarts@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/equipmentfacilities-improvement-27,"Cheryl Avenel-Navara, education, nonprofits, SMAC board; Mark Brodin, theater; Luanne Fondell, performing arts admin; Steve Linstrom, writing, nonprofits; Tammy Makram, performing arts admin; Paula Nemes, theater, music","Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Louella Voigt: music, fiber art; Blue Mound Area Theatre board; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Janine Teske: music, theater, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley school board; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;","Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Nicole DeBoer (507) 537-1471",1
10024011,"Equipment and Facilities Improvement",2022,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We hope to improve our ability to host artists and hold classes in our building. All of the programs we do will benefit from these improvements. We will keep feedback and comments from visitors and artists, and open a digitally accessible feedback form checked weekly.","It is now much easier for our board members and volunteers to focus on art of making theater as opposed to trying to track down the necessary tools and equipment for the task. The stage is now safer and does not have tripping hazards for our less mobile members. Overall, it is now much easier to look at a production and say ""yes, we can do that"". Those who had worked with us before could not stop raving about the improvements. Music rehearsals work better with the sound equipment. Repairs to set pieces can be made on the spot instead of waiting for someone to go home and get a drill or a saw. These new items allow us to widen the scope of our productions. The updated tech in the sound system brings us up to date with how musicals are produced now.","Achieved proposed outcomes",1446,,11446,,"Tamara Isfeld, Diane Ladner, Michelle Huggins, Mary Gillespie, Sue Selden, Karen Odden Brad Hall, Malenie Gatchell, Vonnie Saquilan, Autumn Cavender-Wilson, Miles Taylor, Jessie Hennen, Scott DeMuth, Dani Prados",,"Granite Area Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Equipment and Facilities Improvement",,"Refurbish and Update Makers on the Minnesota Gallery and Gift Shop",2022-04-01,2022-11-10,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dani,Prados,"Granite Area Arts Council AKA Makers on the Minnesota","PO Box 111","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 564-4240",dani@daniprados.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine, Chippewa",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/equipment-and-facilities-improvement-13,"Mark Brodin, theater, film, music; Cheri Buzzeo, theater, SMAC board; Brett Lehman, music; Paula Nemes, theater, music; Janet Olney, visual art, arts admin; Eric Parrish, music, theater; Mark Wilmes, theater, music, SMAC board","Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Judy Beckman: vocal music, Big Stone Arts Council, Big Stone County Historical Society, Big Stone Lake Area Chamber of Commerce CEO; Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Michele Huggins: Granite Area Arts Council treasurer and volunteer, member of the Artisan Grain Collaborative, founding member of ACHALA; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Gillian Singler, MN West Community and Technical College chair of Humanities and English instructor, Creative Healing Space volunteer, writer, theater director; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;","Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Nicole DeBoer (507) 537-1471",1
30692,"Equipment/Facilities Improvement",2015,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To enable the theater space to serve as an indoor, year-round venue for a wide range of performing arts possibilities. We would like be able to offer similar programming to our Music in the Park summer series during the late fall, winter, and early spring months. We also know of other groups within the community which would be interested in renting the space for their events, which would also further the goals of the Arts Council. The success of the implementation of the equipment will be measured by whether or not people attend the events held in the space using the equipment. This requested equipment will result in the utilization of a space for this purpose not utilized as such before.","The space is now usable for performing arts without the need for the artists to provide all sound and lighting equipment.",,1387,"Other, local or private",6387,,"Nicholas Johnson, Ruth Ascher, Michael Tesch, Beverly Benz, Kathie Behrens, Ellie Beman, Paulette Behr, Joyce Meyer, Randy Meyer, Jerry Clark, Neva Kamrath",,"City of Canby","Local/Regional Government","Equipment/Facilities Improvement",,"Canby Theater Performing Arts Sound and Lighting System",2015-03-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ruth,Ascher,"City of Canby","110 Oscar Ave N",Canby,MN,56220,"(507) 223-7295 ",cityadm@canby.mntm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/equipmentfacilities-improvement-1,"Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Jane Link: visual artist, Milan Village Arts School founding member, Milan Community Education, Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council Advisory Board; Kate Aydin: retired educator, developed a curriculum focused on the visual arts, literature, and modern and traditional music of Spain and Latin America; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, former high school English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, theater, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County board; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association, Plum Creek Food Co-op, visual artist, musician; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor;",,
30713,Equipment/Facilities-Legacy,2015,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Goal 1) Granite Area Arts Council will replace 16 windows on the upper level of the K.K. Berge Building. Goal 2) Decrease our energy costs through increased energy efficiency. We will measure the energy savings through a comparison of our monthly utility bills. This savings will be calculated by using the figures from the 2014 fiscal year and comparing them to 2015 by creating a matrix as our evaluation tool.","Base year natural gas costs for 2014 were $1,524. Following the completion of the project, 2015 actual natural gas costs decreased to $1,246 in 2015 and are estimated to be approximately $1,033 for 2016. The other positive outcome involved rental income, which increased from $6,725 in the 2014 base year and increased by more than 40% in 2015 to $9,650 and is projected to increase again in 2016 to $10,500. The reduced costs and increased income will increase the funds available for arts programming and have a significant impact in the area.",,12169,"Other, local or private",27169,,"Tamara Isfeld, Peg Furshong, LaVonne Saquilan, Diane Ladner, Beverly Tellefsen",,"Granite Area Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity",Equipment/Facilities-Legacy,,"Replace upper windows in building",2015-03-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Juenemann,"Granite Area Arts Council","PO Box 111","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 226-3479 ",mdjcpa@mchsi.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine, Chippewa, Renville, Lyon, Lac qui Parle, Big Stone",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/equipmentfacilities-legacy-2,"Sydney Massee; visual artist, theatre, Lac qui Parle Valley School Districts board; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts board; Peg Furshong: performing arts administration, Granite Area Arts Council board; Tom Rice: arts advocate, Appleton Æ52 Wing Restoration Committee.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Jane Link: visual artist, Milan Village Arts School founding member, Milan Community Education, Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council Advisory Board; Kate Aydin: retired educator, developed a curriculum focused on the visual arts, literature, and modern and traditional music of Spain and Latin America; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, theater, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasure, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County board; Sydney Massee; visual artist, theatre, Lac qui Parle Valley School Districts board.",,
30726,"Equipment/Facilities Improvement",2015,4639,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Our goal is to improve the dependability and quality of the sound system in our theater, which was installed over 25 years ago. New technologies and practices for theaters our size will improve the audio experience for our audience for all of our productions. We attract many senior citizens to our shows, and we would like to continue to ensure that they return to our shows confident they will be able to hear the dialogue, song lyrics and sound effects in our productions. We have two board members at each production who serve as ambassadors."" We will have them handing out questionnaires to select ticket buyers as they leave the theater and ask them to answer questions about their perception of the quality of the audio during our performance and return to us. These surveys will be collected and analyzed by our facilities committee and results will be reported to the full board of directors.""","66 percent of our ticket buyers who filled out questionnaires and returned them claimed that they have been satisfied with the sound quality in the past. 54 percent of our ticket buyers who filled out questionnaires and returned them claimed to have heard a noticeable difference in the quality of the sound and ability to hear. 94 percent of our ticket buyers who filled out questionnaires and returned them said they could understand the dialogue by the characters. 30 percent said music was too loud; 5 percent said music was too soft. 65 percent said it was just right.""""",,1160,"Other, local or private",5799,,"Mark Wilmes, Kathy Johnson, Lynn Carpenter, David Norgaard, Kim Fleet, Anne Lichtsinn, Milo Downs, Cheryl Johnson, Caren Petersen, Gail Hovland, Sandy Hanson, Lisa Willert, Carl Burk, Nathaniel Gates, Sirinna Martinez",,"Lake Benton Opera House, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Equipment/Facilities Improvement",,"Sound system upgrade Phase 1",2015-03-01,2015-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Wilmes,"Lake Benton Opera House, Inc.","120 Benton St E","Lake Benton",MN,56149,"(507) 368-4620 ",lakebentonoperahouse@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lincoln, Lyon, Pipestone, Murray, Hennepin, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/equipmentfacilities-improvement-4,"Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Jane Link: visual artist, Milan Village Arts School founding member, Milan Community Education, Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council Advisory Board; Kate Aydin: retired educator, developed a curriculum focused on the visual arts, literature, and modern and traditional music of Spain and Latin America; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, former high school English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, theater, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County board; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association, Plum Creek Food Co-op, visual artist, musician; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor;",,
30728,Equipment/Facilities-Legacy,2015,5437,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Our main goal of the project is to increase the energy efficiency of our facility in order to make better use of our funds. Funds that previously would have been spent on utilities can be channeled to projects that will enhance the quality of our productions and help ensure the long-term health of the organization. Data will be collected from the City and the utility companies on our fuel usage in relation to severity of the upcoming season and compare to the same two factors in past years. This data will be presented to the board who will make a decision on how much the project helped and where our next project should be focused.","Our main measurable outcome will be realized over the coming months and years by comparing utility bills to past bills.",,1359,"Other, local or private",6796,,"Mark Wilmes, Kathy Johnson, Lynn Carpenter, David Norgaard, Kim Fleet, Anne Lichtsinn, Milo Downs, Cheryl Johnson, Caren Petersen, Gail Hovland, Sandy Hanson, Lisa Willert, Carl Burk, Nathaniel Gates, Sirinna Martinez",,"Lake Benton Opera House, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity",Equipment/Facilities-Legacy,,"Replace windows, doors, and purchase stage equipment",2014-12-08,2015-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Wilmes,"Lake Benton Opera House, Inc.","120 Benton St E","Lake Benton",MN,56149,"(507) 368-4620 ",lakebentonoperahouse@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Pipestone, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/equipmentfacilities-legacy-3,"Sydney Massee; visual artist, theatre, Lac qui Parle Valley School Districts board; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts board; Peg Furshong: performing arts administration, Granite Area Arts Council board; Tom Rice: arts advocate, Appleton Æ52 Wing Restoration Committee.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Jane Link: visual artist, Milan Village Arts School founding member, Milan Community Education, Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council Advisory Board; Kate Aydin: retired educator, developed a curriculum focused on the visual arts, literature, and modern and traditional music of Spain and Latin America; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, theater, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasure, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County board; Sydney Massee; visual artist, theatre, Lac qui Parle Valley School Districts board.",,
32770,Equipment/Facilities,2016,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The goal of this project is to enhance the lighting capabilities of Memorial Auditorium with the purchase and installation of a cyc and cyc lighting. Achieving this goal will allow Dawson-Boyd Arts Association to provide a more sophisticated level of technical lighting for the performances in each season. The results of this project will be measured by the completion of the purchase and installation of the equipment. We will also gather informal feedback from the Dawson-Boyd Arts Association board, from audience members and from artists and technicians whose productions use the cyc lighting.","The goal of this project was to enhance the lighting capabilities of Memorial Auditorium with the purchase and installation of a cyc and cyc lighting. Achieving this goal allowed Dawson-Boyd Arts Association to provide more sophisticated technical lighting for several of the performances in the past season and will be a factor in future season's programming.",,2695,"Other, local or private",7695,,"Karen Collins, Diane Peet, Melissa Anderson, Doug Bates, Sue Gerbig, Sandie Club, Colleen Olson, Dale Melon, Rose Wold, Betty Hastad",0.00,"Dawson-Boyd Arts Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity",Equipment/Facilities,,"Cyc curtain and lighting",2015-09-15,2016-01-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Luanne,Fondell,"Dawson-Boyd Arts Association","PO Box 434",Dawson,MN,56232,"(320) 769-2955 ",mail@dawsonboydarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lac qui Parle, Swift, Chippewa, Yellow Medicine, Kandiyohi, Big Stone",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/equipmentfacilities,"Kate Aydin: retired educator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, former HS English/creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor.",,2
10032225,"Equipment and Facilities Improvement",2024,10000,,"ACHF Arts Access","Our goals for programming at The YES! House are to provide platforms for artists to share their craft, and to bring community members together through art, creativity, and curiosity. Appropriate lighting in the art gallery space?to literally illuminate art, make the space welcoming, and ensure accessibility?is a key component of offering high-quality artistic experiences for our participants. Every program offered at The YES! House will benefit from the installation of new lighting, whether it's a gallery exhibition, opening reception, community talk-back, or local music show. The clear measure of success in this particular project will be the successful installation of new, appropriate lighting in The YES! House to offer high-quality artistic programming for the region. To measure our impact in all of our programming, including The YES! House, DoPT uses a mix of quantitative and qualitative evaluation strategies to provide evidence of our impact in rural communities and to continuously improve our ability to foster connection, engagement, creativity, accessibility, and inclusion utilizing our Evaluation Plan.",,,700,"Other,local or private",10700,,,,"Department of Public Transformation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Equipment and Facilities Improvement",,"The YES! House Art Gallery Lighting",2024-03-01,2024-12-31,,"In Progress",,,Ashley,Hanson,"Department of Public Transformation","726 Prentice St PO Box 163","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 204-6629",hello@publictransformation.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/equipment-and-facilities-improvement-23,"Tetta Askeland, theater, film, education; Morgan Baum, arts admin; Shawn Kinsinger, theater, arts admin, SMAC board; Tom Nelson, theater; Paula Nemes, theater, music, libraries; Valerie Quist, writing, libraries; Mark Wilmes, theater, arts admin, SMAC board.","Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Maggie Fuller: visual art, writing; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Erin Kline, visual art, music, writing, education, SMSU Diversity and Inclusion; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board; Su Lee: visual art, film; Jessica Mata: visual art, dance, Kerkhoven Arts Council; Ana Serrano: visual art, business; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Mark Wilmes: Tyler Arts Council board president, actor/director, musician, reporter.",,2
10028565,"Equipment and Facilities",2023,5245,,"ACHF Arts Access","Our goal for this project is that this equipment will enhance our ability to provide high quality arts activities for all audience segments for events presented at a variety of venues in the community. We fully expect that our tech director will know the difference, the artists performing will know the difference and the audiences will know the difference and reap the benefit of improved sound equipment. This project will be evaluated in the following ways throughout the project: quality and cooperative planning between DBAA, the school district and the vendor providing equipment; success with ordering the equipment and coordinating the schedule of delivery of equipment; and satisfaction with the quality of the equipment will be measured by DBAA, district music staff and performing artists in the season.","This investment in new sound equipment has enhanced the experience for both audience and artists. The equipment drastically improved the audio quality with quality microphones and speakers for every group to use. It gave us ample stands and cables to help","Achieved proposed outcomes",,,5245,,"Rebecca Thoen, Patti Mork, Janet Feske, Melanie Benson, Tracy Hanson, Allysa Hurley, Tami Maus, Chris Lehne",,"Dawson-Boyd Arts Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Equipment and Facilities",,"Expanding Sound Technology Capabilities",2022-09-01,2023-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tracy,Hanson,"Dawson-Boyd Arts Association","PO Box 434",Dawson,MN,56232,"(320) 226-5625",luannefondell@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lac qui Parle, Chippewa, Yellow Medicine, Swift, Swift",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/equipment-and-facilities-1,"Cheryl Avenel-Navara, arts admin, SMAC board; Anna Johannsen, visual art, education, SMAC board; Tammy Makram, theatre, arts admin; Paula Nemes, theatre, music; Eric Parrish, music, theatre, education; Sheila Tabaka, theatre, education.","Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Judy Beckman: vocal music, Big Stone Arts Council, Big Stone County Historical Society, Big Stone Lake Area Chamber of Commerce CEO; Maggie Fuller: visual art, writing; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Erin Kline, visual art, music, writing, education, SMSU Diversity and Inclusion; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board; Kylie Rieke: ceramics, murals, music, theater, T-Bird Community Arts Board; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Gillian Singler, MN West Community and Technical College chair of Humanities and English instructor, Creative Healing Space volunteer, writer, theater director; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Mark Wilmes: Tyler Arts Council board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;",,2
10028639,"Equipment and Facilities",2023,10000,,"ACHF Arts Access","Our goals are to improve the lighting, to make it safer, easier to use and teach, power efficient and up to date with industry trends. We also want to improve the sound to enable upstairs patrons to better hear, and to prevent feedback, this aligns with our long term goals of having in-ear audio for hard of hearing patrons. Switching to all LED will simplify teaching lighting to new people, but also excite younger people about lighting design. Because we can now easily and quickly pick colors from the booth, e can let people ""play"" with lights and instantaneously see the results. By also getting the feedback suppression system, we are able to make it easier for newcomers to run sound, and not having to worry about audio feedback, helping to build confidence. We will look for reduction in electricity bills, reduction in replacement bulbs, gel inventory, a reduction in time to design and create sound and lighting for shows. We will also look for increased safety, by reducing the manual labor involved with older lights and more involvement new and younger participants with lighting and sound. We will gather information from audience and participant feedback surveys and word of mouth feedback.","The new equipment helps us stay competitive by enhancing what is being done on stage by the actors and musicians. Moving to all LED lights, we are able to be much safer in many areas and put less strain on the existing power grid. We are now able to simpl","Achieved proposed outcomes",6037,"Other,local or private",16037,,"David Norgaard, Nathaniel Gates, Jodi Greer, Lisa Willert, Milo Downs, Chesney Guetter, Justin Condelli, Robyn Condelli, Kathy Holck, Alan Riedel, Priscilla Osland, Tom Schmidtt",,"Lake Benton Opera House, Inc","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Equipment and Facilities",,"Sound and Lighting improvement",2022-09-01,2023-08-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nathaniel,Gates,"Lake Benton Opera House","118 E Benton S","Lake Benton",MN,56149,,Nate.Gates@lboh.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lyon, Lyon, Yellow Medicine, Chippewa, Otter Tail, Clay, Pine, Scott, Scott",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/equipment-and-facilities-2,"Cheryl Avenel-Navara, arts admin, SMAC board; Anna Johannsen, visual art, education, SMAC board; Tammy Makram, theatre, arts admin; Paula Nemes, theatre, music; Eric Parrish, music, theatre, education; Sheila Tabaka, theatre, education.","Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Judy Beckman: vocal music, Big Stone Arts Council, Big Stone County Historical Society, Big Stone Lake Area Chamber of Commerce CEO; Maggie Fuller: visual art, writing; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Erin Kline, visual art, music, writing, education, SMSU Diversity and Inclusion; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board; Kylie Rieke: ceramics, murals, music, theater, T-Bird Community Arts Board; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Gillian Singler, MN West Community and Technical College chair of Humanities and English instructor, Creative Healing Space volunteer, writer, theater director; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Mark Wilmes: Tyler Arts Council board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;","Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Nicole DeBoer (507) 537-1471",1
33962,"Erie Mining Company Oral History and Transcription",2016,9935,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.","Available upon request. Contact",,,,"Available upon request. Contact",9935,,"Anne Swenson (Chair), Mike Sinesio ( Secretary), Trudy Staubitz, John Seliga, Seraphine Rolando, Bill Defenbaugh.",0.00,"Ely Greenstone Public Art Committee","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To document in 12 oral history interviews the history of the Erie Mining Company.",,,2015-09-01,2016-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Anne,Swenson,"Ely Greenstone Public Art Committee","401 North Pioneer Road",Ely,MN,55731,218-235-1721,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/erie-mining-company-oral-history-and-transcription,,"Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
32750,"Established Artist",2016,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I expect to raise the quality, type (i.e., dance and solo theatrical performance) and number of arts opportunities in our region, particularly during the winter months, which will in turn provide greater access to participation in the arts for more Minnesotans. Data collection at shows and salons; Talk back discussions following at least one performance; Salon style discussions prior to promote the performances and possibly after to discuss how the performance was received; Enlist audience members to participate and comment via social media and with recommendation letters within the context of the performance.","I now have a full script ready for publication and dates to perform elsewhere.",,4488,"Other, local or private",5488,,,0.00,"Catherine Glynn",Individual,"Established Artist",,"Miss Myrna Davenport's Poetry in Motion",2015-10-15,2016-06-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Catherine,Glynn,"Catherine Glynn",,,MN,,"(804) 721-1577 ",catieglynn@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Olmsted, St. Louis, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/established-artist,"Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Kathy Peterson: arts administrator; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: artist; Joan Sween: playwright; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Emily Urness: writer; Tom Willis: potter.","John Becker: art business owner; Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Larry Gorrell: former dean of Saint Mary's University; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board member; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: arts administrator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,2
28808,"An Ethnographic Study of the American Indian Heritage of Duluth",2014,65534,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,65534,,"City Council: Patrick Boyle, Jay Fosle, Sharla Gardner, Dan Hartman, Jennifer Julsrud, Garry Krause, Linda Krug, Emily Larson, Jim Stauber Duluth American Indian Commission: Ricky Defoe, Carol DeVerney, Terry Goodsky, Tina Olson, Babette Sandman,Tobias Shotley, Jaron Smallwood",,"City of Duluth","Local/Regional Government","To conduct a thorough ethnographic study of the City of Duluth that will identify the indigenous cultural landscape for the purpose of preservation.",,,2014-01-01,2015-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Keith,Hamre,"City of Duluth","208 City Hall, 411 West First Street",Duluth,MN,55802,218-730-5480,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/ethnographic-study-american-indian-heritage-duluth,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
10013297,"Evaluate Control Methods for Invasive Hybrid Cattails",2019,131000,"M.L. 2018, Chp. 214, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 06c","$131,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Voyageurs National Park to evaluate the effectiveness of mechanical harvesting and managing muskrat populations to remove exotic hybrid cattails and restore fish and wildlife habitat in Minnesota wetlands. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2021, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on ""Work Plan"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Work Plan"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,,,,,"Voyageurs National Park",,"This project will evaluate the effectiveness of two methods to remove exotic hybrid cattail to restore fish and wildlife habitat in Minnesota wetlands.",,"Work Plan",2018-07-01,2021-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Steve,Windels,"Voyageurs National Park","360 Hwy 11 E","International Falls",MN,56649,"(218) 283-6692",steve_windels@nps.gov,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Koochiching, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/evaluate-control-methods-invasive-hybrid-cattails,,,,
10004548,"Evaluate Prescribed Burning Techniques to Improve Habitat Management for Brushland Species",2017,267000,"M.L. 2016, Chp. 186, Sec. 2, Subd. 08d","$267,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to compare the effects on brushland habitat of conducting prescribed burning in spring, summer, and fall to provide improved management guidelines for wildlife habitat. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,,,,,"U of MN","Public College/University",,,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2016/work_plans_may/_2016_08d.pdf,2016-07-01,2020-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Rebecca,Montgomery,"U of MN","1530 Cleveland Ave N","St. Paul",MN,55108,"(612) 624-7249",rebeccam@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/evaluate-prescribed-burning-techniques-improve-habitat-management-brushland-species,,,,
10004563,"Evaluating Insecticide Exposure Risk for Grassland Wildlife on Public Lands",2017,250000,"M.L. 2016, Chp. 186, Sec. 2, Subd. 03n","$250,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources to evaluate exposure risks of grassland wildlife to soybean aphid insecticides, to guide grassland management in farmland regions of Minnesota for the protection of birds, beneficial insects, and other grassland wildlife. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2019, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,,,,,"MN DNR","State Government",,,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2016/work_plans_may/_2016_03n.pdf,2016-07-01,2019-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Nicole,Davros,"MN DNR","35365 800th Ave",Madelia,MN,56062,"(507) 642-8478",nicole.davros@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Dodge, Faribault, Freeborn, Grant, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Pope, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Traverse, Waseca, Watonwan, Wilkin, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/evaluating-insecticide-exposure-risk-grassland-wildlife-public-lands,,,,
21769,"Evaluation of Lake Superior Water Quality Health",2014,600000,"M.L. 2013, Chp. 52, Sec. 2, Subd. 05f","$600,000 the first year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to evaluate impacts to Lake Superior from a changing thermal structure and invasive species in order to implement lake water quality management strategies. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2016, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,600000,,,10.42,"U of MN - Duluth","Public College/University","Lake Superior, the world’s largest freshwater lake by surface area, is amongst Minnesota’s greatest natural resources providing drinking water, shipping, recreation, and tourism. Recently the lake has been undergoing significant changes including increasing water temperatures, decreasing ice cover, increasing nutrient loads, decreasing biological productivity, increasing invasive species, and changes in species abundance and distribution. The reasons behind these changes and the interactions amongst them are not well understood. Scientists at the Large Lakes Observatory at the University of Minnesota - Duluth are using this appropriation to gather critical baseline data on Lake Superior to evaluate the impacts these changes are having on the lake and how natural resource managers and scientific and regulatory entities can best respond to the changes. No prior large lake study has ever included the breadth of measurements, geographic range, and span of seasons to be examined by this study.",,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2013/work_plans/2013_05f.pdf,2013-07-01,2017-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Erik,Brown,"U of MN - Duluth","10 University Dr, RLB-109",Duluth,MN,55812,"(218) 726-8891",etbrown@d.umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/evaluation-lake-superior-water-quality-health,,,,
17338,"Evaluation of UMD Museums' Mechanical Systems",2010,14565,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,,,,,,,"Regents of the University of Minnesota - Duluth",," The specific purpose of the project was to conduct an evaluation of the University of Minnesota Duluth Museums' Mechanical Systems (also called the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system or HVAC system) to determine what changes and improvements are feasible and necessary to improve the environmental conditions in each of three buildings: Glensheen, Tweed Museum of Art along with a proposed Tweed museum storage and work space on the second floor of the Chester Building. Glensheen, the historic home of Chester and Clara Congdon, is also home to a vast collection of art, antique furniture, Persian rugs, primary documents, first edition books, and priceless Congdon family heirlooms. The entire estate and collection has been in the care of the Regents of the University of Minnesota and operated for the public benefit by the University of Minnesota Duluth School of Fine Arts since 1979. As Glensheen is entering its second century of use, the University is taking steps to keep this outstanding property and collection secure by creating a sound environment. The primary outcome of this project is improved long term preservation of the collection. The Tweed Museum of Art (Tweed) was built in 1958 and has experienced the addition of the Sax Gallery in 1988. The Tweed is home to a large collection of two and three dimensional art - some 7,000 pieces that span hundreds of years in age representing numerous cultures from around the world. The Tweed is the cultural hub of Northern Minnesota faithfully exhibiting art that reflects a diverse population. More than 60,000 visitors come to the Tweed annually to enjoy the Tweeds vast collection and thousands of University students and faculty use the Tweed as a primary source for research, exhibition, and studies in advanced museum practices. Central to the Tweed's mission is proper collections management and a critical component to proper collections management is superior climate control. ",,"To evaluate environmental systems of the university's museums (Glensheen, Tweed Museum of Art, and Chester Building) preparatory to improving preservation conditions.",2010-03-19,2010-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Jack,Bowman,,"University of MN Duluth, School of Fine Arts, 1201 Ordean Court, Humanities 212",Duluth,MN,55812,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/evaluation-umd-museums-mechanical-systems,,,,
3927,"Evaluation of Biomass Harvesting Impacts on Minnesota’s Forests",2012,175000,"M.L. 2011, First Special Session, Chp. 2, Art.3, Sec. 2, Subd. 03h","$175,000 the first year and $175,000 the second year are from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to assess the impacts biomass harvests for energy have on soil nutrients, native forest vegetation, invasive species spread, and long-term tree productivity within Minnesota's forests. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2014, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,175000,,,3.98,"University of Minnesota","Public College/University","PROJECT OVERVIEW Minnesota's forests are currently being viewed as potential feedstocks for the production of renewable energy. A primary concern about harvesting forest biomass to generate renewable energy is the long-term impacts these harvests will have on soil nutrients and long-term ecosystem production, such as forest growth, carbon storage, and wildlife habitat. With this appropriation, scientists at the University of Minnesota's Department of Forest Resources are evaluating the ecological impacts of forest biomass harvesting in northern Minnesota. Results from this effort will be used by the energy industry and forestry professionals in both the public and private sector to guide long-term management that maximizes harvesting without negatively impacting forest productivity and ecological integrity. OVERALL PROJECT OUTCOME AND RESULTS Minnesota's forests are currently being viewed as potential feedstocks for production of renewable energy. A primary concern about harvesting forest biomass to generate renewable energy is the long-term impacts these harvests will have on soil nutrients and long-term ecosystem productivity, particularly in forests growing on nutrient poor soils. This project was designed to increase our understanding of the ecological impacts of biomass harvesting through establishment of a network of research sites in forests on nutrient poor soils. Treatments representing various levels of biomass removal and live-tree retention were implemented at four large-scale (80 acre) research sites in Becker, Hubbard, and Wadena Counties and were used to evaluate the importance of post-harvest slash and live-tree retention in maintaining the resilience and sustainability of jack pine forests under different biomass harvesting regimes. Treatments included current site-level guidelines for slash retention to allow for evaluations of the effectiveness of this practice at reducing impacts on long-term soil nutrients and forest vegetation. Field measurements from these sites were used to model the long-term effects of repeated biomass removals on ecosystem productivity. Results from this project indicate that there is no difference in post-harvest slash levels between areas in which slash was retained to meet current site-level guidelines and in places in which whole trees were harvested (i.e., no slash deliberately retained). The overall levels of slash retention in these areas were half those found after similar treatments in aspen-dominated forests on nutrient rich sites, highlighting the potential for greater nutrient depletion following biomass harvesting on nutrient poor sites and suggest a need for refinement of site-level guidelines to increase retention levels for nutrient poor soils. Long-term field data and model results indicate that biomass harvests that retain less than 40% of available residues may result in lower soil carbon stocks after several harvest rotations. PROJECT RESULTS USE AND DISSEMINATION< The results of this project have been shared on numerous occasions with resource professionals, policy makers, citizens, and scientists over the past three years in efforts to inform forest conservation decisions regarding biomass harvesting impacts. These dissemination activities have included the development of a fact sheet for LCCMR members that was distributed on the LCCMR tour of Itasca State Park on July 18, 2013. In addition, an overview of the project and results were shared with private forest landowners through a University of Minnesota Extension Webinar to private forest landowners and county, state, and federal natural resource managers on December 9, 2013, as well as through a meeting of the Forest Operations and Planning Section of the Minnesota DNR Division of Forestry on January 8, 2014. Results were also presented at the Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America in Minneapolis, MN on August 5, 2013. Finally, results regarding the impact of different levels of post-harvest slash retention on soil nutrients have been discussed with members of the Minnesota Forest Resources Council and are being used to inform future guideline revisions. Publications resulting from this work are available for download from the Department of Forest Resources web site (www.forestry.umn.edu). Additional publications from this work that are currently in development will also be posted on this site and shared with LCCMR staff for dissemination.",,"Final Report",2011-07-01,2014-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Anthony,D'Amato,"U of MN","1530 N Cleveland Ave","St. Paul",MN,55108,"(612) 625-3733",damato@umn.edu,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Inventory, Modeling, Monitoring, Research","University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Morrison, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/evaluation-biomass-harvesting-impacts-minnesota-s-forests,,,,
3927,"Evaluation of Biomass Harvesting Impacts on Minnesota’s Forests",2013,175000,"M.L. 2011, First Special Session, Chp. 2, Art.3, Sec. 2, Subd. 03h","$175,000 the first year and $175,000 the second year are from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to assess the impacts biomass harvests for energy have on soil nutrients, native forest vegetation, invasive species spread, and long-term tree productivity within Minnesota's forests. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2014, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,175000,,,3.98,"University of Minnesota","Public College/University","PROJECT OVERVIEW Minnesota's forests are currently being viewed as potential feedstocks for the production of renewable energy. A primary concern about harvesting forest biomass to generate renewable energy is the long-term impacts these harvests will have on soil nutrients and long-term ecosystem production, such as forest growth, carbon storage, and wildlife habitat. With this appropriation, scientists at the University of Minnesota's Department of Forest Resources are evaluating the ecological impacts of forest biomass harvesting in northern Minnesota. Results from this effort will be used by the energy industry and forestry professionals in both the public and private sector to guide long-term management that maximizes harvesting without negatively impacting forest productivity and ecological integrity. OVERALL PROJECT OUTCOME AND RESULTS Minnesota's forests are currently being viewed as potential feedstocks for production of renewable energy. A primary concern about harvesting forest biomass to generate renewable energy is the long-term impacts these harvests will have on soil nutrients and long-term ecosystem productivity, particularly in forests growing on nutrient poor soils. This project was designed to increase our understanding of the ecological impacts of biomass harvesting through establishment of a network of research sites in forests on nutrient poor soils. Treatments representing various levels of biomass removal and live-tree retention were implemented at four large-scale (80 acre) research sites in Becker, Hubbard, and Wadena Counties and were used to evaluate the importance of post-harvest slash and live-tree retention in maintaining the resilience and sustainability of jack pine forests under different biomass harvesting regimes. Treatments included current site-level guidelines for slash retention to allow for evaluations of the effectiveness of this practice at reducing impacts on long-term soil nutrients and forest vegetation. Field measurements from these sites were used to model the long-term effects of repeated biomass removals on ecosystem productivity. Results from this project indicate that there is no difference in post-harvest slash levels between areas in which slash was retained to meet current site-level guidelines and in places in which whole trees were harvested (i.e., no slash deliberately retained). The overall levels of slash retention in these areas were half those found after similar treatments in aspen-dominated forests on nutrient rich sites, highlighting the potential for greater nutrient depletion following biomass harvesting on nutrient poor sites and suggest a need for refinement of site-level guidelines to increase retention levels for nutrient poor soils. Long-term field data and model results indicate that biomass harvests that retain less than 40% of available residues may result in lower soil carbon stocks after several harvest rotations. PROJECT RESULTS USE AND DISSEMINATION< The results of this project have been shared on numerous occasions with resource professionals, policy makers, citizens, and scientists over the past three years in efforts to inform forest conservation decisions regarding biomass harvesting impacts. These dissemination activities have included the development of a fact sheet for LCCMR members that was distributed on the LCCMR tour of Itasca State Park on July 18, 2013. In addition, an overview of the project and results were shared with private forest landowners through a University of Minnesota Extension Webinar to private forest landowners and county, state, and federal natural resource managers on December 9, 2013, as well as through a meeting of the Forest Operations and Planning Section of the Minnesota DNR Division of Forestry on January 8, 2014. Results were also presented at the Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America in Minneapolis, MN on August 5, 2013. Finally, results regarding the impact of different levels of post-harvest slash retention on soil nutrients have been discussed with members of the Minnesota Forest Resources Council and are being used to inform future guideline revisions. Publications resulting from this work are available for download from the Department of Forest Resources web site (www.forestry.umn.edu). Additional publications from this work that are currently in development will also be posted on this site and shared with LCCMR staff for dissemination.",,"Final Report",2011-07-01,2014-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Anthony,D'Amato,"U of MN","1530 N Cleveland Ave","St. Paul",MN,55108,"(612) 625-3733",damato@umn.edu,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Inventory, Modeling, Monitoring, Research","University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Morrison, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/evaluation-biomass-harvesting-impacts-minnesota-s-forests,,,,
10008282,"Event Based Stream Sampling in Northeastern Minnesota",2016,135061,,,,,,,,,,,1.1,"Regents of the University of Minnesota","Public College/University","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network (WPLMN) requests assistance from local partners to collect samples and field data at designated stream monitoring sites for the purpose of assessing water quality and calculating annual pollutant loads. The University of Minnesota Duluth's Natural Resources Research Institute (NRRI-UMD) has a long-term interest in identifying status and trends that may reflect short- and long-term response to impacts at local, regional, and global scales such as urbanization, agriculture, mining and forestry practices, invasive species introductions, atmospheric deposition, and climate change. It has also worked collaboratively and in partnership with MPCA and other state, federal, and local agencies on a number of assessment projects, including several previously-funded SWA grants. NRRI –UMD will collect base flow and event-based water quality data from streams within the St. Louis River and Rainy watershed in northeastern Minnesota. ",,"Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network ",2016-01-15,2024-06-30,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Elaine,Ruzycki,"Natural Resources Research Institute","5013 Miller Trunk Hwy",Duluth,MN,55811,"(218) 788-2737",,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Lake, St. Louis",,"Cloquet River, Rainy River - Headwaters, St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/event-based-stream-sampling-northeastern-minnesota,,,,
10008282,"Event Based Stream Sampling in Northeastern Minnesota",2018,49040,,,,,,,,,,,.55,"Regents of the University of Minnesota","Public College/University","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network (WPLMN) requests assistance from local partners to collect samples and field data at designated stream monitoring sites for the purpose of assessing water quality and calculating annual pollutant loads. The University of Minnesota Duluth's Natural Resources Research Institute (NRRI-UMD) has a long-term interest in identifying status and trends that may reflect short- and long-term response to impacts at local, regional, and global scales such as urbanization, agriculture, mining and forestry practices, invasive species introductions, atmospheric deposition, and climate change. It has also worked collaboratively and in partnership with MPCA and other state, federal, and local agencies on a number of assessment projects, including several previously-funded SWA grants. NRRI –UMD will collect base flow and event-based water quality data from streams within the St. Louis River and Rainy watershed in northeastern Minnesota. ",,"Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network ",2016-01-15,2024-06-30,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Elaine,Ruzycki,"Natural Resources Research Institute","5013 Miller Trunk Hwy",Duluth,MN,55811,"(218) 788-2737",,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Lake, St. Louis",,"Cloquet River, Rainy River - Headwaters, St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/event-based-stream-sampling-northeastern-minnesota,,,,
10008282,"Event Based Stream Sampling in Northeastern Minnesota",2019,34240,,,,,,,,,,,.55,"Regents of the University of Minnesota","Public College/University","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network (WPLMN) requests assistance from local partners to collect samples and field data at designated stream monitoring sites for the purpose of assessing water quality and calculating annual pollutant loads. The University of Minnesota Duluth's Natural Resources Research Institute (NRRI-UMD) has a long-term interest in identifying status and trends that may reflect short- and long-term response to impacts at local, regional, and global scales such as urbanization, agriculture, mining and forestry practices, invasive species introductions, atmospheric deposition, and climate change. It has also worked collaboratively and in partnership with MPCA and other state, federal, and local agencies on a number of assessment projects, including several previously-funded SWA grants. NRRI –UMD will collect base flow and event-based water quality data from streams within the St. Louis River and Rainy watershed in northeastern Minnesota. ",,"Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network ",2016-01-15,2024-06-30,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Elaine,Ruzycki,"Natural Resources Research Institute","5013 Miller Trunk Hwy",Duluth,MN,55811,"(218) 788-2737",,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Lake, St. Louis",,"Cloquet River, Rainy River - Headwaters, St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/event-based-stream-sampling-northeastern-minnesota,,,,
10008282,"Event Based Stream Sampling in Northeastern Minnesota",2021,57020,,,,,,,,,,,.45,"Regents of the University of Minnesota","Public College/University","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network (WPLMN) requests assistance from local partners to collect samples and field data at designated stream monitoring sites for the purpose of assessing water quality and calculating annual pollutant loads. The University of Minnesota Duluth's Natural Resources Research Institute (NRRI-UMD) has a long-term interest in identifying status and trends that may reflect short- and long-term response to impacts at local, regional, and global scales such as urbanization, agriculture, mining and forestry practices, invasive species introductions, atmospheric deposition, and climate change. It has also worked collaboratively and in partnership with MPCA and other state, federal, and local agencies on a number of assessment projects, including several previously-funded SWA grants. NRRI –UMD will collect base flow and event-based water quality data from streams within the St. Louis River and Rainy watershed in northeastern Minnesota. ",,"Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network ",2016-01-15,2024-06-30,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Elaine,Ruzycki,"Natural Resources Research Institute","5013 Miller Trunk Hwy",Duluth,MN,55811,"(218) 788-2737",,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Lake, St. Louis",,"Cloquet River, Rainy River - Headwaters, St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/event-based-stream-sampling-northeastern-minnesota,,,,
10008282,"Event Based Stream Sampling in Northeastern Minnesota",2022,58241,,,,,,,,,,,.45,"Regents of the University of Minnesota","Public College/University","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network (WPLMN) requests assistance from local partners to collect samples and field data at designated stream monitoring sites for the purpose of assessing water quality and calculating annual pollutant loads. The University of Minnesota Duluth's Natural Resources Research Institute (NRRI-UMD) has a long-term interest in identifying status and trends that may reflect short- and long-term response to impacts at local, regional, and global scales such as urbanization, agriculture, mining and forestry practices, invasive species introductions, atmospheric deposition, and climate change. It has also worked collaboratively and in partnership with MPCA and other state, federal, and local agencies on a number of assessment projects, including several previously-funded SWA grants. NRRI –UMD will collect base flow and event-based water quality data from streams within the St. Louis River and Rainy watershed in northeastern Minnesota. ",,"Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network ",2016-01-15,2024-06-30,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Elaine,Ruzycki,"Natural Resources Research Institute","5013 Miller Trunk Hwy",Duluth,MN,55811,"(218) 788-2737",,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Lake, St. Louis",,"Cloquet River, Rainy River - Headwaters, St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/event-based-stream-sampling-northeastern-minnesota,,,,
3392,"Event Based Sampling-12 - Nemadji River Watershed Event-based Sampling",2012,70055,,,,,,,,,,,.17,"Carlton County Soil and Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","This project will support Minnesota's condition monitoring strategy through the collection of water quality data on streams and rivers in the Nemadji River watershed. The Nemadji River watershed is located in southeastern Carlton County and northeastern Pine County. Water quality samples will be collected primarily during weather-related events that affect stream flow such as snowmelt and rainfalls. ",,,2012-02-01,2014-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Kirstin,Stutzman,"Carlton County Soil and Water Conservation District",,,,,"(218) 384-3891",Kirstin.stutzman@carltonswcd.org,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Modeling, Monitoring","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Carlton, Pine, St. Louis",,"Nemadji River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/event-based-sampling-12-nemadji-river-watershed-event-based-sampling,,,,
18435,"Exhibit Space Upgrade",2012,29421,"2011 Laws of Minnesota, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivison 10","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of agriculture for grants to county agricultural societies to enhance arts access and education and to preserve and promote Minnesota's history and cultural heritage as embodied in its county fairs. The grants shall be in addition to the aid distributed to county agricultural societies under Minnesota Statutes, section 38.02. The commissioner shall award grants as follows: (2) $700,000 each year for a competitive Arts and Cultural Heritage Grants Program-County Fairs. The commissioner shall award grants for the development or enhancement of county fair facilities or other projects or programs that provide access to the arts, arts education, or agricultural, historical, and cultural heritage programs, including but not limited to agricultural education centers, arts buildings, and performance stages.","Survey exhibitors and fair visitors.","Complete copy of survey results can be requested from the MDA. For each survey question, respondents could answer with 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). Do the new display lights enhance the viewing of the artwork? Exhibor Responses: 63% scored 5, 17% scored 4, 14% scored 3, 3% scored 2, and 3% did not respond to that question.Visitor Responses: 55% scored 5, 25% scored 4, 15% scored 3, 3% scored 2, 1% scored 1, 1% did not respond.Would you encourage others to exhibit in and/or visit the display are?Exhibitor Responses: 82% scored 5, 9% scored 4, 3% scored 3, 3% scored 2, 3% did not respond to question.Visitor Responses:75% scored 5, 16% scored 4, 6% scored 3, 2% scored 2, 1% scored 1",,,,29421,,"Brian Toivola Ray Erspamer Lorraine Jance Joe Jance Jule Erjavec Karen Lakedon Marvin Pearson Jeff Holmes Keith Stalboerger Joe Sopp Rachel Chapman Don Haenke Curtis Larson Bettie Valley",,"St Louis County Fair","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To improve the exhibit space for arts, cultural heritage, MN history displays at the St Louis County Fair by improving lighting and purchasing new display easels. ",,,2012-04-26,2012-11-16,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bettie,Valley,"St Louis County Fair",,,,,218-263-4256,stlofair@uslink.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/exhibit-space-upgrade,"Pat Coleman: Acquisitions Librarian at the Minnesota Historical Society.Sue Ellingsen: Former middle school band director at Blue Earth Area Public School. 2006 Blue Earth Area Teacher of the Year.Jamey Flannery: Project Manager at Flannery Construction. Has full range of general contracting experience, from new construction to remodeling to improving historical structures.Dan Grunhovd: Former president of the Minnesota Federation of County Fairs.Ron Oleheiser: District 8 Representative of the Minnesota State Fair.",,,2
17107,"Existing Museum HVAC Evaluation",2010,4700,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,751,,,,,,"Bois Forte Heritage Museum",," An engineering professional conducted a review of the Bois Forte Heritage Center HVAC systems, their operation, capacity and capability to maintain tight temperature and humidity conditions. In addition, they presented recommendations for addressing current concerns and improving systems performance and efficiency. The Heritage Center staff intended to better understand the capabilities of the existing HVAC systems serving its 11,000 square foot exhibit, collections storage, office, and support facility. Construction of the building was completed in 2001 and has served the Museum reasonably well during its first decade of operation. The Museum indoor environmental control criteria is 65-70 degrees F and 45-50 percent RH year-round. Although temperature control typically falls within this range, the more critical relative humidity levels vary significantly in and out of the acceptable range. The completion of this project is the first step in a process that will result in implementing environmental improvements within the building. When the HVAC systems have been upgraded following the recommendations in the report generated as a result of this project, future generations will benefit through better long term preservation of the collections. Heritage Center staff also expect an ancillary benefit of increased energy efficiency resulting a greener facility footprint and lower costs. An additional advantage may be enhanced visitor comfort resulting in a more enjoyable visit to the museum. ",,"To hire an engineering professional to evaluate the museum environment prior to making improvements for better storage of culturally significant artifacts",2010-03-12,2010-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,William,Latady,,"1500 Bois Forte Road",Tower,MN,55790,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/existing-museum-hvac-evaluation,,,,
10013287,"Expanding River Watch Program on the Minnesota River With High School Teams",2019,100000,"M.L. 2018, Chp. 214, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 05e","$100,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Friends of the Minnesota Valley to expand a River Watch program on the Minnesota River to recruit at least 15 additional teams of high school students in monthly monitoring and reporting of water quality.","Click on ""Work Plan"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Work Plan"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,,,,,"Friends of the Minnesota Valley",,"Continue and expand a River Watch program on the Minnesota River engaging teams of high school students in water quality monitoring and reporting the data to the MNPCA",,"Work Plan",2018-07-01,2021-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Ted,Suss,"Friends of the Minnesota Valley","6601 Auto Club Road",Bloomington,MN,55438,(507)828-3377,tedlsuss@gmail.com,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Redwood, Renville, Scott, Sibley, Swift, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/expanding-river-watch-program-minnesota-river-high-school-teams,,,,
10031431,"Expanding Youth and Family Fishing Opportunities",2025,1162000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 05t","$1,162,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources to expand fishing opportunities in urban areas, teach more youth and families how to fish, and inventory and inform the public about safe and legal shore-fishing sites throughout Minnesota.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,9,"MN DNR","State Government","Expand fishing opportunities in urban areas, teach more kids and families how to fish, and inventory and inform the public about safe and legal shore fishing sites throughout Minnesota.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Brian,Nerbonne,"MN DNR","1200 Warner Rd.","St. Paul",MN,55106,"(651) 259-5789",brian.nerbonne@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/expanding-youth-and-family-fishing-opportunities,,,,
18454,"Experience Development Project, Phase II",2013,125000,"Minnesota Law 2011 (Special Session), Chp. 6, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 8 ","Children's Museums Grants. $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the second year are for a competitive Arts and Cultural Heritage Grants Program-Children's Museums. The board of directors shall solicit proposals and award grants to children's museums for projects and programs that maintain or promote our cultural heritage.","1. Increased participation of children, families, and community partners in the exhibit development process.2. Increased participation in the exhibit development process by children and families experiencing barriers to participation because of socio economic factors, cultural background, geographic isolation, and ability or special need.3. Increased involvement from community stakeholders.4. Completed fabrication plans5. Increased organizational development and capacity in delivering informal learning experiences that create access to explorations of art, culture, and heritage.6. Increased organizational capacity to effectively evaluate and report impacts.","1. Prototyped many STEAM programs, held outreach meeting to solicit input, made exhibit prototype adjustments, and held exhibit redesign meeting with team. 2. Connected with STEAM partners in the community and held Access Family Days (166 visitors), issued Access Family Punch Cards to 19 families. 3. Staff toured local children's museums and completed professional development that corresponded with individual needs and responsibilities.",,,,76095,48905,"Brian Benshoof, CEO, MRCI Worksource; Laura Bowman, Director, Greater Mankato Area United Way; Dr. Brenda Flannery, Dean, College of Business, MNSU; Linda Frost, Retired Early Childhood Specialist, ECFE; Kaaren Grabianowski, CEO/Owner, Events & Expos; Mary Jo Hensel, Retired Director, ECFE; Nick Hinz, Financial Services, Frandsen Bank and Trust; Lyle Jacobson, Former Owner, Katolight; Eric Lennartson, Designer/Marketing, Paulsen Architects; Naomi Mortensen, Donor Relations/Advancement, Gustavus Adolphus College; Jean Peterson, Retired Director, Children’s House, MNSU; Christine Powers, Partner, Abdo Eick & Meyers; Tom Riley, Retired Executive, Midwest Wireless; Beth Serrill, Partner, Blethen Gage & Krause; Dr. Katie Smentek, Pediatrician, Mankato Clinic; Laura Stevens, Greater Mankato Area United Way; Karen Wahlstrom, Retired Early Childhood Specialist, ECFE; Pam Willard, Director, Golden Heart",3.31,"Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota (CMSM) will complete the innovative community engagement process started with the previous Legacy grant. CMSM will build upon the progress created with the previous Legacy grant by transitioning the team's focus to carrying-out of strategic access strategies that engage a diversity of community members in the exhibit development process, resulting in the completion of fabrication plans for exhibits and environments that are accessible; engaging; and reflect the diverse art, culture, and heritage of southern Minnesota. With this grant, the community engagement project will be expanded to include the development and evaluation of complimentary programatic offerings.","In 2007, the Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota (CMSM) conducted an environmental scan of informal early learning opportunities for children in southern Minnesota. It became apparent that our region creates few opportunities for children to engage in self-directed learning experiences in social settings; in particular, opportunities that create access to arts, culture, and heritage. In the previous grant, CMSM began to address this need by engaging diverse segments of the community in prototyping exhibits and environments. As a community initiated museum, CMSM aims to create exhibits and environments that connect to the art, culture, and heritage of the region in ways that allow everyone to participate.",,2012-12-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peter,Olson,"Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota","PO Box 3103 ",Mankato,MN,56002,,peter.olson@cmsouthernmn.org,"Demonstration/Pilot Project, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Planning","Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Swift, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/experience-development-project-phase-ii,,,,
19211,"Experience Development and Fabrication 1",2014,197000,"Minnesota Law 2013, Chp. 137, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 7","$1,100,000 the first year and $900,000 the second year are for arts and cultural heritage grants to children's museums. Of this amount, $600,000 the first year and $400,000 the second year are for the Minnesota Children's Museum, $200,000 each year is for the Duluth Children's Museum, $100,000 each year is for the Grand Rapids Children's Museum, and $200,000 each year is for the Southern Minnesota Children's Museum.","1. Children of southern Minnesota will benefit from, for the first time, easy access to learning opportunities, including interaction with art, culture, and heritage, at an informal learning center in their region.2. All Minnesotans can benefit from a greater understanding of our state-wide identity from explorations with the distinct art, culture, and heritage of southern Minnesota.","1.Conceptual development of 12,000 square feet of museum gallery space and detailed exhibit design drawings were completed. 2.Concept description was fleshed out around placement of Dakota content throughout museum indoor/outdoor gallery spaces. 3.Relationships were developed and a large scope of work was completed with local contractors, subcontractors and trade specialists. 4.Other grant funds were leveraged as a result of this effort, providing for the additional development and future installation of Minnesota artists’ works at the museum’s permanent site.",,2500,"Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Grant",197000,,,2,"Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Building on the exhibit development community engagement process carried through three successive Legacy grants, the Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota used the 2013 direct appropriation to prepare for and begin building exhibit components for its permanent facility by combining professional museum expertise with local resources, volunteers, and community involvement.",,,2013-08-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peter,Olson,"Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota","PO Box 3103",Mankato,MN,56002,"(507) 995-2242",peter.olson@cmsouthernmn.org,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Steele, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/experience-development-and-fabrication-1,,,,
25356,"Experience Development and Fabrication 2",2015,198000,"Minnesota Law 2013, Chp. 137, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 7 ","$1,100,000 the first year and $900,000 the second year are for arts and cultural heritage grants to children's museums. Of this amount, $600,000 the first year and $400,000 the second year are for the Minnesota Children's Museum, $200,000 each year is for the Duluth Children's Museum, $100,000 each year is for the Grand Rapids Children's Museum, and $200,000 each year is for the Southern Minnesota Children's Museum.","1. Children and families, along with school, early learning and other group visitors from across Southern Minnesota will benefit from easy access to learning opportunities that include interaction with art, culture, and heritage; at an informal learning center located in their region. 2. All Minnesotans visiting the Children’s Museum will benefit from a greater understanding of our state-wide identity through explorations with the distinct art, culture and heritage of southern Minnesota.3. 11,000 square feet of museum gallery space will be filled with major exhibit components designed to provide educational and interactive experiences. 4. MN-based designers, contractors and builders will experience new opportunities to engage their businesses and share their expertise through the exhibit fabrication and installation process. 5. CMSM will experience increased capacity to serve new, increasing and diverse audiences from across southern and all of Minnesota as a resource that offers educational and interactive experiences centered around MN art, culture and heritage. 6. Children and families, along with school, early learning and other group visitors from across Southern and all of Minnesota will experience enhanced awareness, as well as increased knowledge and skills related to Minnesota arts, culture and heritage. ","1. Upon opening its new, permanent facility in April/May 2015; children, families and group visitors from across Minnesota were provided with increased access and new opportunities to participate in hands-on learning related to Minnesota arts, culture and heritage through engagement in fulfilled exhibit components at the new Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota.2. 11,000 square feet of museum gallery space was filled with major exhibit components designed to provide educational and interactive experiences in exhibit areas3. CMSM exhibit fabrication and installation processes primarily engaged Minnesota-based professionals with the majority of services provided by local contractors, including: Kidzibits, Old Fashioned Carpentry, D&K Powder coating, Linder Enterprises, Pro-Fabrication, Jones Metal, North Mankato Public Works, Lloyd Greve, Kathy Michaelson, and CAB Construction.4. New, diverse and increased numbers of children, families and groups visited the Children’s Museum during its first three months of opening activity to participate in educational and interactive experiences related to MN art, culture and heritage.5. Museum visitors participated in the Museum co-development process by providing feedback and recommendations related to exhibits and overall museum experience through responding to onsite and on-line survey questionnaires as well as through ongoing opportunities to provide feedback by way of engaging staff members through conversation or sharing written remarks at the Museum’s font desk’s suggestion basket.6. Parents/teachers of children/students representing diverse ages and stages of development reported increased awareness, knowledge or skill related to MN arts, culture and heritage on the part of their children/students.",,,,198000,,"BRIAN BENSHOOF - CEO, MRCI Worksource; LAURA BOWMAN – Director of Community Relations and Development, Mayo Clinic Health System; DR. BRENDA FLANNERY - Dean, College of Business, MNSU; KAAREN GRABIANOWSKI Country Inn & Suites; NICK HINZ Financial Services, Frandsen Bank and Trust; BARB KAUS – Executive Director, Greater Mankato Area United Way; LINDA KILANDER – Retired Elementary School Principal, Mankato Area Public Schools; KIM KLEVEN – Director, Lake Crystal Early Childhood Family Education; NAOMI MORTENSEN Marketing Director, Environmental Tillage Systems; TIM NEWELL – Director of Solutions Business Management, Kato Engineering/Emerson; CHRISTINE POWERS Partner, Abdo Eick & Meyers; TOM RILEY Retired Executive, Midwest Wireless; BETH SERRILL Partner, Blethen Gage & Krause; CHRISTIE SKILBRED – Project Manager, Capstone Literacy Center/Coughlan Companies; DR. KATIE SMENTEK Pediatrician, Mankato Clinic; SARA STEINBACH Regional Manager, Public Affairs & Marketing; KEITH STOVER – Retired President, South Central College; ANNA THILL President, Visit Mankato; VANCE STUEHRENBERG – County Commissioner, Blue Earth County; DR. GINGER ZIERDT – Interim Assistant Vice President for Undergraduate Education, MSU Mankato",1.03,"Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Building on the exhibit development community engagement process carried out through four successive Legacy grants, the Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota will use the 2014-15 direct appropriation to complete fabrication and installation of several exhibit components for its permanent facility. Local resources, volunteers, and community involvement will be combined with museum expertise to complete this process.",,,2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peter,Olson,"Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota","PO Box 3103",Mankato,MN,56002,"(507) 995-2242",peter.olson@cmsouthernmn.org,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Steele, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/experience-development-and-fabrication-2,,,,
10025163,"Fabrication & Installation of Six Aluminum Outdoor Exhibit Signs",2022,2815,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,982,000 the first year and $7,000,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact, grants@mnhs.org",,,400,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",3215,,"Mary Peterson, President Darrel Swenson, Vice President Jeanne Maki, Secretary Chris Holmes, Treasurer Board Members: Patricia Grigal, Steve LaPatka, Lorraine Erickson, Tony Addy, and Kathy Pernu.",,"Virginia Area Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To produce and install six exhibit markers at Virginia Area Historical Society. ",,"The grant paid for the fabrication and installation of the five new aluminum outdoor exhibit signs at the Virginia Area Historical Society.  A sixth sign replaced a marker that already existed in the center of a public park but was in need of updating. This project is an effort to improve the dissemination of history among their outdoor exhibits. These signs help interpret the nearby buildings and objects, highlight their importance, and assist in sharing the stories that these buildings and objects carry. The signage brings photographs and information out of the archives directly to the public. In this way the viewer not only acquires a deeper understanding of the outdoor exhibits they see before them, but our archives become more accessible to the public. ",2022-04-01,2023-04-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Mary,Erickson,"Virginia Area Historical Society","800 9th Avenue N, PO Box 736",Virginia,MN,55792,2187358553,vember@mchsi.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/fabrication-installation-six-aluminum-outdoor-exhibit-signs,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee ","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership ",,
10031374,"Fate of Minnesota's Lakes in the Next Century",2025,453000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 03d","$453,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to use new modeling techniques to quantify how water quality of Minnesota's lakes will change in the next century under future land use and climate change scenarios and to create an online web tool to display the results. This appropriation is subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2028, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,6.66,"U of MN","Public College/University","This proposal aims to answer this question: How would the water quality of Minnesota's lakes change in the next century under future scenarios of urbanization, agricultural growth, and climate change?",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-07-31,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Ardeshir,Ebtehaj,"U of MN","2 3rd Ave SE #378",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 301-1483",ebtehaj@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/fate-minnesotas-lakes-next-century,,,,
11679,Fellowship,2010,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional artists will expand artistic abilities or further develop their careers through varied learning and career building opportunities. Regional artists will develop technical and business skills needed to support their professional arts work and reach their artistic goals. More regional individuals will engage in or with the work of regional artists.",,,1130,"Other, local or private",6130,,,,"Joshua Aerie",Individual,"To provide financial support to developing and established regional artists wishing to take advantage of an artist generated or impending concrete opportunity or to provide support for expenses to complete work that will advance the artist’s work or caree",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joshua,Aerie,,,,MN,,"(218) 724-1192",joshaerie@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/fellowship,,,,
11684,Fellowship,2010,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional artists will expand artistic abilities or further develop their careers through varied learning and career building opportunities. Regional artists will develop technical and business skills needed to support their professional arts work and reach their artistic goals. More regional individuals will engage in or with the work of regional artists.",,,,,5000,,,,"Louis B. Jenkins",Individual,"To provide financial support to developing and established regional artists wishing to take advantage of an artist generated or impending concrete opportunity or to provide support for expenses to complete work that will advance the artist’s work or caree",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Louis,Jenkins,,,,MN,,"(218) 724-6382",louis.jenkins@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/fellowship-0,,,,
11689,Fellowship,2010,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional artists will expand artistic abilities or further develop their careers through varied learning and career building opportunities. Regional artists will develop technical and business skills needed to support their professional arts work and reach their artistic goals. More regional individuals will engage in or with the work of regional artists.",,,4500,"Other, local or private",9500,,,,"Peter K. Pestalozzi",Individual,"To provide financial support to developing and established regional artists wishing to take advantage of an artist generated or impending concrete opportunity or to provide support for expenses to complete work that will advance the artist’s work or caree",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peter,Pestalozzi,,,,MN,,"(218) 340-5458",odysseydesign@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/fellowship-2,,,,
11690,Fellowship,2010,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional artists will expand artistic abilities or further develop their careers through varied learning and career building opportunities. Regional artists will develop technical and business skills needed to support their professional arts work and reach their artistic goals. More regional individuals will engage in or with the work of regional artists.",,,,,5000,,,,"Gordon E. Manary",Individual,"To provide financial support to developing and established regional artists wishing to take advantage of an artist generated or impending concrete opportunity or to provide support for expenses to complete work that will advance the artist’s work or caree",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Gordon,Manary,,,,MN,,"(218) 626-4741",gmanary@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/fellowship-3,,,,
11692,Fellowship,2010,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional artists will expand artistic abilities or further develop their careers through varied learning and career building opportunities. Regional artists will develop technical and business skills needed to support their professional arts work and reach their artistic goals. More regional individuals will engage in or with the work of regional artists.",,,,,5000,,,,"Kathleen A. McTavish AKA Kathy McTavish",Individual,"To provide financial support to developing and established regional artists wishing to take advantage of an artist generated or impending concrete opportunity or to provide support for expenses to complete work that will advance the artist’s work or caree",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,McTavish,,,,MN,,"(218) 343-7998",kathy@cellodreams.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/fellowship-4,,,,
11694,Fellowship,2010,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional artists will expand artistic abilities or further develop their careers through varied learning and career building opportunities. Regional artists will develop technical and business skills needed to support their professional arts work and reach their artistic goals. More regional individuals will engage in or with the work of regional artists.",,,6008,"Other, local or private",11008,,,,"Rebecca J. Nosbisch AKA Beckie Prange",Individual,"To provide financial support to developing and established regional artists wishing to take advantage of an artist generated or impending concrete opportunity or to provide support for expenses to complete work that will advance the artist’s work or caree",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rebecca,Nosbisch,,,,MN,,"(218) 365-4045",beckie@beckieprange.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/fellowship-5,,,,
14355,"Fine Arts and Bluegrass at the South St Louis County Fair",2012,7368,"2011 Laws of Minnesota, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivison 10","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of agriculture for grants to county agricultural societies to enhance arts access and education and to preserve and promote Minnesota's history and cultural heritage as embodied in its county fairs. The grants shall be in addition to the aid distributed to county agricultural societies under Minnesota Statutes, section 38.02. The commissioner shall award grants as follows: (1) $700,000 each year distributed in equal amounts to each of the state's county fairs to enhance arts access and education and to preserve and promote Minnesota's history and cultural heritage;","Have staff assess projects and listen to visitor comments.","Comments from visitors and audience were positive.",,,,7368,,"Frank Siiro Jackie Magariner Mary Korich Gus Omundson Dave Lucia Mike Donnahue Butch Lund Bonnie Siiro Kent Lunda",,"South St Louis County Fair","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To highlight local talent by enhancing the fine arts display area with finished display cabinets. Additionally, funds will be used to bring live bluegrass music to the fair. ",,,2012-01-25,2012-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Korich,"South St Louis County Fair",,,,,218-628-2401," mjayne19@hotmail.com",Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/fine-arts-and-bluegrass-south-st-louis-county-fair,,,,
10012679,"Finnish Apostolic Lutheran Church National Register Evaluation",2020,9000," MN Laws 2019 Special Session Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs ","$5,846,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $7,004,000 in fiscal year 2021 are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",9000,,"Marlin Bjornrud, Leone Graf, Pat Heikkila, John Kinnunen, Carol Knuti, Linda Koskela, Jack Lamar, Cindy Scherer, Ron Sutton, Mary White"," ","Sisu Heritage Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To hire qualified consultants to evaluate the 1906 Finnish Apostolic Lutheran Church in Embarrass, MN, for possible inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places.",2020-04-01,2021-04-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Paul,Knuti,"Sisu Heritage Inc."," PO Box 127 "," Embarrass "," MN ",55732,"(218) 290-0171"," knutifarm@gmail.com ",Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/finnish-apostolic-lutheran-church-national-register-evaluation,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No
10025198,"Finnish Apostolic Lutheran Church National Register Nomination",2022,6000,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,982,000 the first year and $7,000,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact, grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",6000,,"Marlin Bjornrud, Pat Heikkila, John Kinnunen, Linda Koskela, Cindy Scherer, Ron Sutton, Mary White, Tom Sheehan, Kathy Johnson, Heather Mahoney",,"Sisu Heritage Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire a qualified historian to complete the nomination to the National Register of Historic Places for the 1906 Finnish Apostolic Lutheran Church in Embarrass.",,"To hire a qualified historian to complete the nomination to the National Register of Historic Places for the 1906 Finnish Apostolic Lutheran Church in Embarrass.",2022-07-01,2023-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Paul,Knuti,"Sisu Heritage Inc.","PO Box 127",Embarrass,MN,55732,2182900171,knutifarm@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/finnish-apostolic-lutheran-church-national-register-nomination,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No
10031408,"Flood and Drought Modeling for Minnesota",2025,499000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 04j","$499,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to compile new and existing data and develop a tool to provide cities and watershed districts with quantitative estimates of the effects of land use and climate change on floods and droughts.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,3.2,"U of MN","Public College/University","This project will analyze existing and projected data to develop simple tools to predict the effect of land use and climate change on extreme floods and droughts.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2026-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,John,Nieber,"U of MN","1390 Eckles Ave.","St. Paul",MN,55108,"(612) 625-6724",nieber@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/flood-and-drought-modeling-minnesota,,,,
16477,"Floodwood Four Rivers Legacy Project",2012,7368,"2011 Laws of Minnesota, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivison 10","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of agriculture for grants to county agricultural societies to enhance arts access and education and to preserve and promote Minnesota's history and cultural heritage as embodied in its county fairs. The grants shall be in addition to the aid distributed to county agricultural societies under Minnesota Statutes, section 38.02. The commissioner shall award grants as follows: (1) $700,000 each year distributed in equal amounts to each of the state's county fairs to enhance arts access and education and to preserve and promote Minnesota's history and cultural heritage",,,,,,,,"Rob Benson Norma Schminski David Rhode Pat Serendinski Betty Goebel Roger Hill Cheryl Bailey Susan Coccie Bernice Johnson",,"Southwest St Louis County Fair ","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Floodwood Four Rivers Legacy Encampment Park will make its debut at the 2012 Southwest St Louis County Fair. Located on the banks of the Floodwood River, the encampment will consist of several live, interactive demonstrations and displays depicting early trades and activities that took place on the area rivers. Fair visitors will enjoy activities such as birch bark canoe building demonstrations, fur trading reenactments, Native American homestead displays, and early logging equipment displays and demonstrations. The encampments will be enhanced with permanent structures and activities. Funds will also be used to commission a park mural and a chain saw carving of Chief Tom Floodwood. ",,,2012-12-15,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Rob,Benson,"Southwest St Louis County Fair","PO Box 604",Floodwood,MN,55736,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/floodwood-four-rivers-legacy-project,,,,
10031404,"Fluorine Beyond PFAS: Pesticide and Pharmaceutical Degradation",2025,400000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 04f","$400,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to identify fluorinated pesticides and pharmaceuticals that degrade into potentially persistent or toxic byproducts and to analyze the microbes, processes, and conditions involved to inform bioremediation and development of more sustainable chemistries.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,2.79,"U of MN","Public College/University","The project will assess chemical and biological defluorination activities in environmental samples and identify the microorganisms, metabolic pathways, and intermediates resulting from degradation of fluorinated pesticides and pharmaceuticals.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,William,Arnold,"U of MN","500 Pillsbury Dr SE Department of Civil, Env, and Geo- Engineering",Minneapolis,MN,55455,"(612) 625-8582",arnol032@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/fluorine-beyond-pfas-pesticide-and-pharmaceutical-degradation,,,,
10000938,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2017,27500,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Twenty Minnesota artists develop and deepen their skills in South Indian folk and Traditional instrumental music - Thavil, Nadhaswaram and Parai. The master artists will assess the community artists on the apprenticeship progress based on predefined parameters including Instrumental Techniques, tradition and awareness, aural and improvisation. 2: Improve community awareness on South Indian folk and traditional instruments - Thavil, Nadhaswaram and Parai - through workshop and performance. Survey the community audience to measure awareness on the presented folk and traditional music.","Forty-one artists participated in this workshop with twenty Students maintaining Above 80% attendance. Students worked closely with masters to learn the artforms. Maintained the Attendance of the workshop in electronic form and the topics covered in each of the sessions. Copy of the attendance report can be provided if needed. 2: Generated Awareness through FeTNA 2017 performance for About 1200 Participants. Through Festival of Nation, generated awareness for about 5000 People. Surveyed FeTNA 2017 Convention Participants. 91% of the responses recorded great feedback (Top Two Favorable Choices) on the instrumental and acknowledged that they gained awareness of these artforms.",,14128,"Other, local or private",41628,,"Priya C Krishnan, Sundaramoorthy Aadhiyagavel,Senthil Kaliyaperumal,Manigandan Jayaraman, Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan, Arumugam Ramalingam, Benjamin Hanibal, Gunaseelan Nandagopalan, Mrs.Lakshmi Subramaniyan, Mercy Rani Sebastin, Murugaiyan Subramanian, Rajiv Balasubramanian, Ram Chinnadurai, Sivanandam Mariyappan, Vishnupriya Manigandan",0.50,"Tamil Association of Minnesota AKA Minnesota Tamil Sangam","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Folk and Traditional Arts",,"The Tamil Association of Minnesota will bring in master artists to train community members in South Indian traditional instruments, culminating in a final performance at the Minneapolis Convention Center in July 2017.",2017-01-01,2017-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Benjamin,Mahimainathan,"Tamil Association of Minnesota AKA Minnesota Tamil Sangam","6820 29th St Circle N",Oakdale,MN,55128,"(651) 335-3539 ",mnts_cultural_group@minnesotatamilsangam.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-75,"Rae French: International programs and study abroad coordinator, University of Minnesota Crookston; Karen Goulet: Artist, coordinator of the Gizhiigin Arts Accelerator program of the White Earth Nation; Sarah Larsson: Outreach and development director at the Somali Museum of Minnesota; Sowah Mensah: Ethnomusicologist, composer, and master drummer; music professor at Macalester and St. Thomas; Jeffrey Meyer: Music professor at Concordia College, Moorhead; leader of study abroad trips; Angela Robins: Woodworker and boat builder; Arts Board grantee; Mai Vang: Founder of Hmong Museum; collections manager at Minnesota Museum of American Art","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10000943,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2017,5024,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","The apprentice artist will develop the skills using an axe, adze, and other edge tools to carve bowls from available green wood. The work that the apprentice artist Ryan Toot makes will be critiqued by the master artist Tom Dengler. The work will be shown side by side in a show in the First Stage gallery in Virginia, Minnesota. 2: The apprentice artist will learn the history of the carved wooden bowl from the master artist, from visiting a museum, and from books. The history of the objects is reflected in the form. Ryan will express the history in the form of the bowls that he makes. The bowls will be compared to historical bowls.","Ryan developed his skill using edge tools including axes, adzes, gouges, drawknives, and scrapers to carve wooden bowls in green wood. Ryan and Tom worked together for 63 hours, during which frequent tips, feedback, demonstration, and formal and informal critique were given on carving and finishing. Ryan and Tom's work was shown together at First Stage Gallery. 2: The apprentice will learned history about carved wooden bowl functions and form from the master, from visiting a museum, and from books. The knowledge of form and function of wooden bowls was evaluated during critiques with Tom and master carver Fred Livesay, drawing attention to similarities and dissimilarities of Ryan's work with traditional work.",,1797,"Other, local or private",6821,,,0.00,"Ryan K. Toot",Individual,"Folk and Traditional Arts",,"Toot will study traditional woodworking methods with Tom Dengler. Toot will learn skills necessary for carving bowls and kuksas from fresh cut wood, using hand tools, and will present a final selection of work at the First Stage Gallery in Virginia, Minnesota.",2017-01-01,2018-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ryan,Toot,"Ryan K. Toot",,,MN,,"(218) 750-2254 ",rktoot@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-97,"Rae French: International programs and study abroad coordinator, University of Minnesota Crookston; Karen Goulet: Artist, coordinator of the Gizhiigin Arts Accelerator program of the White Earth Nation; Sarah Larsson: Outreach and development director at the Somali Museum of Minnesota; Sowah Mensah: Ethnomusicologist, composer, and master drummer; music professor at Macalester and St. Thomas; Jeffrey Meyer: Music professor at Concordia College, Moorhead; leader of study abroad trips; Angela Robins: Woodworker and boat builder; Arts Board grantee; Mai Vang: Founder of Hmong Museum; collections manager at Minnesota Museum of American Art","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10000964,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2017,47960,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Leah Yellowbird will learn traditional beadwork designs from artists in the eleven different Native nations of Minnesota. Success will be tracked through video and photo documentation and measured by completion of design studies and final beaded works for exhibition. 2: Exhibit attendees will recognize the similarities and differences of beadwork designs of the eleven federally recognized Native nations in Minnesota. Comment board at each exhibit will record attendees' reactions to the exhibit. This feedback will be photographed and compiled in a summary document.","Leah Yellowbird met with artists from the eleven different Native nations of Minnesota and created a beadwork piece reflecting each tribe. The eleven completed works were exhibited and photo-documented. 2: Exhibit attendees recognized similarities and differences between the beadwork designs of the eleven Native nations in Minnesota. The artist and exhibit staff gathered comments and feedback from exhibit attendees and documented the reactions and reflections shared.",,20595,"Other, local or private",68555,,,0.00,"Leah H. Yellowbird",Individual,"Folk and Traditional Arts",,"Yellowbird will visit the eleven federally recognized Native nations in Minnesota to study traditional beadwork designs and create new beaded works representing designs from each of the eleven communities.",2017-01-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leah,Yellowbird,"Leah H. Yellowbird",,,MN,,"(218) 340-9672 ",Ogimakwee@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Goodhue, Itasca, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Redwood, Scott, St. Louis, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-96,"Rae French: International programs and study abroad coordinator, University of Minnesota Crookston; Karen Goulet: Artist, coordinator of the Gizhiigin Arts Accelerator program of the White Earth Nation; Sarah Larsson: Outreach and development director at the Somali Museum of Minnesota; Sowah Mensah: Ethnomusicologist, composer, and master drummer; music professor at Macalester and St. Thomas; Jeffrey Meyer: Music professor at Concordia College, Moorhead; leader of study abroad trips; Angela Robins: Woodworker and boat builder; Arts Board grantee; Mai Vang: Founder of Hmong Museum; collections manager at Minnesota Museum of American Art","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10008563,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2020,24800,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Two artists will further their knowledge and skills in traditional wooden boat construction and historical/contemporary water cultures. The successful completion and launch of a second boat built by this mentor and mentee, as well as the boat's sail and other equipment, will be the primary measure of the project's success. 2: Minnesota audiences will gain access, understanding, and experiences in traditional wooden boat construction and use on the water. The applicant will also qualify and quantify the public's engagement with the project by documenting and reviewing public workshops, presentations, and volunteer activities once the project is completed.","Two artists successfully honed their skills and understanding of traditional wooden boat building, including cultural knowledge tied to the trade. This outcome was evaluated by observing and recording continually increased ability in the construction of several wooden boats through learning, teaching, researching, and sharing information. 2: Community members learned about traditional wooden boat building through limited hands-on experiences and online documentation and media. This outcome was evaluated by tracking numbers of participants engaged in hand-on activity who learning something new and had a beneficial experience.",,12650,"Other,local or private",37450,,,0.00,"Justin Anderson",Individual,"Folk and Traditional Arts",,"Justin Anderson and his mentor and collaborator John Finkle will complete and launch a twenty-five foot traditional Scandinavian style boat. This project will involve numerous volunteer workshops and water recreation opportunities.",2020-01-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Justin,Anderson,"Justin Anderson",,,MN,,"(320) 266-5966",contact@justinrmanderson.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Hennepin, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Ramsey, Stearns, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-135,"Anne Adabra: Founder and chair, Minnesota Haitian Cultural Center; social studies teacher; dancer and storyteller; Carol Colburn: Teacher and researcher, Scandinavian garment making; Rhonda Dass: Professor of anthropology, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Lesly Gámez: Teacher, St Paul Public Schools. Dancer, Los Alegres Bailadores; Sarina Partridge: Educator and musician; Mai Vang: Founder of Hmong Museum; collections manager at Minnesota Museum of American Art; Gwen Nell Westerman Wasicuna: Poet and fiber artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1
10008674,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2020,34780,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage ","Thirty Minnesota artists develop and deepen their skills in South Indian folk and Traditional music instruments, vocal and Therukkoothu-Folklore. The master artists will assess the community artists on the apprenticeship progress based on predefined parameters including Instrumental Techniques, vocal, tradition and awareness, aural and improvisation. 2: Improve community awareness on South Indian folk and traditional instruments, Vocal and Therukkoothu folklore - through workshop and performance. Survey the community audience to measure awareness on the presented folk and traditional music, Folk Vocal and Therukkoothu Folklore. ","32 artists participated, learnt and performed the Tamil Folk and Traditional arts through this program. Workshop attendance of the artists and their Finale performance on the stage are the key evaluations used to assess their participation and the effectiveness of the workshop. 2: The student artists and the event audience gained improved awareness on the South Indian folk and traditional instruments, Vocal and Therukkoothu. Evaluated through event attendance, feedback gathered from event audience and the student artists. ",,,"Other,local or private ",34780,4000,"Executive Board Mr. Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan - President Mr. Senthil Kaliyaperumal - Vice President Mr. Ram Chinnadurai - Secretary Mr. Tamil Kadir Rajavel - Dy. Secretary Mr. Murugaiyan Subramanian - Treasurer Board of Directors Dr. Arumugam Ramalingam Mr. Balamurugan Ramasamy Mr. Sundaramoorthy Adhiyagavel Mrs. Mercy Rani Sebastin Mr. Arangarajan Karuppaiah Mrs. Priya C Krishnan Mr. Rajiv Balasubramanian Mr. Sivanandam Mariyappan",0.50,"Tamil Association of Minnesota AKA Minnesota Tamil Sangam","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Folk and Traditional Arts ",,"The Tamil Association of Minnesota will train community members on Tamil traditional instruments Nadhaswaram, Thawil, and Parai, as well as vocal and Therukkoothu folklore with a final performance at the Muthamizh Vizha Tamil traditional festival held in July and August 2020. ",2020-01-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sachidanandhan,Venkatakrishnan,"Tamil Association of Minnesota AKA Minnesota Tamil Sangam","6119 Baney Ct",Minnetonka,MN,55345,"(651) 335-3539",mnts_cultural_group@minnesotatamilsangam.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-152,"Anne Adabra: Founder and chair, Minnesota Haitian Cultural Center; social studies teacher; dancer and storyteller; Carol Colburn: Teacher and researcher, Scandinavian garment making; Rhonda Dass: Professor of anthropology, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Lesly Gámez: Teacher, St Paul Public Schools. Dancer, Los Alegres Bailadores; Sarina Partridge: Educator and musician; Mai Vang: Founder of Hmong Museum; collections manager at Minnesota Museum of American Art; Gwen Nell Westerman Wasicuna: Poet and fiber artist ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. ",,2
10008688,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2020,45075,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Leah Yellowbird will reconnect with a traditional Native American practice by creating a beaded table cover. Progress toward the outcome will be tracked through photo documentation and the artist's journaling throughout the project, and success will be measured by completion of the beaded table cover. 2: Communities in Northeast Minnesota will learn about a traditional Native American beadwork practice and be engaged in the process of its creation. Community involvement will be measured by attendance at the artists' studio, workshops, demos, and exhibits; community learning will be documented through comment books in the studio and at exhibits plus short surveys at workshops and demos.","Leah Yellowbird reconnected with a traditional Native American practice by creating a beaded table cover. Progress toward the outcome was documented through photos throughout the process and a completed table cover. 2: Communities in Northeast Minnesota learned about a traditional Native American beadwork practice. Community involvement was measured by attendance at the artists' studio from January-March and online engagement from March-December.",,2940,"Other,local or private",48015,5000,,0.00,"Leah H. Yellowbird",Individual,"Folk and Traditional Arts",,"Leah Yellowbird will design and complete a traditional Native American beaded table cover. Her work will engage the communities of Grand Rapids and Duluth through her public studio, workshops and demonstrations, and exhibition of the finished piece.",2020-01-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leah,Yellowbird,"Leah H. Yellowbird",,,MN,,"(218) 340-9672x c",Ogimakwee@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Itasca, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-155,"Anne Adabra: Founder and chair, Minnesota Haitian Cultural Center; social studies teacher; dancer and storyteller; Carol Colburn: Teacher and researcher, Scandinavian garment making; Rhonda Dass: Professor of anthropology, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Lesly Gámez: Teacher, St Paul Public Schools. Dancer, Los Alegres Bailadores; Sarina Partridge: Educator and musician; Mai Vang: Founder of Hmong Museum; collections manager at Minnesota Museum of American Art; Gwen Nell Westerman Wasicuna: Poet and fiber artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10007960,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2019,10518,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","The applicant will gain skills in traditional boatbuilding and weaving, expanding her knowledge and enhancing her ability to practice these skills. A master boatbuilder and a master weaver will evaluate the knowledge and skills passed on to the artist during the construction of the boat and sail, ensuring representation of traditional techniques. 2: Minnesota's boatbuilding and weaving communities will gain knowledge about the Scandinavian culture rooted in these folk art forms. The artist will conduct written surveys to assess what the audiences learned in the presentations regarding cultural significance and practice of the art forms.","The applicant gained skills in traditional boatbuilding and weaving, expanding her knowledge and enhancing her ability to practice these skills. A master boatbuilder and a master weaver evaluated the knowledge and skills passed on to the artist during the construction of the boat and sail, ensuring representation of traditional techniques. 2: Minnesota's boatbuilding and weaving communities gained knowledge about the Scandinavian culture rooted in these folk art forms. The artist conducted written surveys to assess what the audiences learned in the presentations regarding cultural significance and practice of the art forms.","achieved proposed outcomes",5188,"Other,local or private",15579,150,,0.00,"Martha B. Weitekamp AKA Martha Brummitt",Individual,"Folk and Traditional Arts",,"Brummitt will construct a Norwegian pram and weave and sew a wool sail using traditional techniques. Brummitt will then display the boat and offer presentations for boaters, textile artists, and boatbuilders to learn about these Scandinavian art forms.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Martha,Brummitt,"Martha F. Brummitt",,,MN,,"(612) 503-2365 ",marthabrummitt@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Carver, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Itasca, Ramsey, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-117,"Shamso Ahmed: Henna artist; community organizer; Jose Alvillar Hinojosa: Artist and educator; Paul Dahlin: Swedish American fiddler honored by the NEA; Mary Ellen Halverson: Lead quilter with Arts Board grantee Evening Star Quilters; Peggy Korsmo-Kennon: COO, American Swedish Institute; Rita Mustaphi: Founder and artistic director, Katha Dance Theatre. Choreographer, dancer, and educator.; Lucia Pawlowski: Assistant professor of English and cultural studies at St. Thomas; Kari Tauring: Nordic musician and educator; Arts Board grantee; Gene Yang: Active participant in Hmong cultural activities in Walnut Grove; school paraprofessional; Leah Yellowbird, Artist; Arts Board grantee","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1
10008039,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2019,20306,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Three local blacksmiths will learn traditional Scandinavian blacksmithing techniques including materials used and specific methods for forming objects. At the completion of the learning portion of the program Gary Kaunonen will interview the master and students to evaluate the quality of their learning experience based on the new skills and knowledge obtained. 2: Attendees will gain an appreciation for Scandinavian art by seeing the process of blacksmithing and understand how is integral to area culture. Contractor Gary Kaunonen will survey public attendees and guests three times over the summer. Daily reflections and visitor counts will be recorded by blacksmith demonstrators. Attendees at the public event will be asked to fill out surveys.","max) Three local blacksmiths will learn traditional Scandinavian blacksmithing techniques including materials used and specific methods for forming o. After the final demonstration on August 29, our educator, Anya Kircher, met with the master blacksmith and apprentices to discuss what they learned over the summer and what they would like to do in the future at MDC. 2: Attendees will gain an appreciation for Scandinavian art by seeing the process of blacksmithing. Based on the visitors' experiences and feedback, they did gain a better understanding of Scandinavian blacksmithing. Many were surprised to find this at MDC and it helped connect past traditions to our local iron-ore centered economy.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",10350,"Other,local or private",30656,,"Rich Puhek, Jackie Corradi-Simon, Robin Harkonen, Carmen Bradach, Dan Vidmar, Jessalyn Sabin, Craig Hattam, Michael Fredeen, Julie Lucas",0.00,"Ironworld Development Corporation AKA Minnesota Discovery Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Folk and Traditional Arts",,"The Minnesota Discovery Center will create a program to celebrate and share Scandinavian blacksmith traditions.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Daniel,Fuchs,"Ironworld Development Corporation AKA Minnesota Discovery Center","1005 Discovery Dr",Chisholm,MN,55719,"(218) 254-6000 ",daniel.fuchs@mndiscoverycenter.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Crow Wing, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-121,"Shamso Ahmed: Henna artist; community organizer; Jose Alvillar Hinojosa: Artist and educator; Paul Dahlin: Swedish American fiddler honored by the NEA; Mary Ellen Halverson: Lead quilter with Arts Board grantee Evening Star Quilters; Peggy Korsmo-Kennon: COO, American Swedish Institute; Rita Mustaphi: Founder and artistic director, Katha Dance Theatre. Choreographer, dancer, and educator.; Lucia Pawlowski: Assistant professor of English and cultural studies at St. Thomas; Kari Tauring: Nordic musician and educator; Arts Board grantee; Gene Yang: Active participant in Hmong cultural activities in Walnut Grove; school paraprofessional; Leah Yellowbird, Artist; Arts Board grantee","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008075,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2019,24645,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Sara Mehalick will learn the skills and cultural history of bark tanning well enough to teach and practice her craft independently. Scogin Zimmermann and I will evaluate my learning in an apprenticeship journal, which will include a written and photographic record of our work together. 2: The traditional leather arts community will gain an understanding of the art and cultural history of making bark tanning. Audience surveys will be completed by all participants of community events to evaluate the impact of the workshops on their understanding of the process and history of bark tanning.","Sara Mehalick learned the skills and cultural history of bark tanning leather well enough to teach and practice her craft independently. Scogin Zimmermann and I evaluated my learning in an apprenticeship journal, which included a written and photographic record of our work. 2: The traditional leather arts community gained an understanding of the art and cultural history of bark tanning leather. Participants in our community event completed participant surveys to evaluate the impact of the workshop on their understanding of the process and history of bark tanning.","achieved proposed outcomes",9097,"Other,local or private",33742,,,0.00,"Sara Mehalick",Individual,"Folk and Traditional Arts",,"Mehalick will apprentice with Scogin Zimmermann in the traditional art of bark tanning leather. They will lead two public workshops where participants will actively learn traditional bark tanning.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sara,Mehalick,"Sara Mehalick",,,MN,,"(802) 338-1613 ",saramehalick@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-125,"Shamso Ahmed: Henna artist; community organizer; Jose Alvillar Hinojosa: Artist and educator; Paul Dahlin: Swedish American fiddler honored by the NEA; Mary Ellen Halverson: Lead quilter with Arts Board grantee Evening Star Quilters; Peggy Korsmo-Kennon: COO, American Swedish Institute; Rita Mustaphi: Founder and artistic director, Katha Dance Theatre. Choreographer, dancer, and educator.; Lucia Pawlowski: Assistant professor of English and cultural studies at St. Thomas; Kari Tauring: Nordic musician and educator; Arts Board grantee; Gene Yang: Active participant in Hmong cultural activities in Walnut Grove; school paraprofessional; Leah Yellowbird, Artist; Arts Board grantee","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008106,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2019,19931,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","The NS audience will better grasp the artistry of NS performers and NS's role in its development. NS will analyze a survey of what audience members learned about Nordic cultural traditions, which NS activities they attended, and what the respondents' age and residence are. 2: Minnesotans will gain new documentation of 21 past NS artists and ten Nordic folk art masters reflecting on how public programs foster folk arts. NS will give public access to interviews with ten master artists and recordings of 21 returning NS artists' introductions to sets reflecting personal and cultural effects of past NS on their artistry. ","Of the 193 survey respondents to 'What have you learned here about Nordic cultural traditions'' merely seven gave no answer or cited nothing learned. Six volunteers in 2-hour shifts morning and afternoon at the three main stages gathered 193 responses to an 8-question audience survey. 2: NS staff recorded audio of 14 stage sets, and UW-Madison folklorists filmed 25-45-minute interviews of ten masters, two other artists, and two key volunteers. The audio recordings and interview films plus photos and films of festival artists and audience also gathered by the folklorists are available to the public at UW-Madison's Center for the Study of Midwestern Culture.","achieved proposed outcomes",107275,"Other,local or private",127206,6550,"Paul Wilson, Mary Abendroth, Robert Eliason, Maryann Eliason",0.34,"Nisswa Stamman AKA Nisswa-stamman, Scandinavian Folk Music and Cultural Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Folk and Traditional Arts",,"Nisswa Stamman will present its 20th annual gathering in June 2019, celebrating Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, and Swedish traditional music and dance. In addition to presenting Nordic artists from the Midwest and Scandinavia, Nisswa Stamman will document the impact the festival has had on Nordic traditions in Minnesota over the last 20 years.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Wilson,"Nisswa Stämman AKA Nisswa-stämman, Scandinavian Folk Music and Cultural Festival","16586 Nokay Lk Rd",Brainerd,MN,56401-5604,"(218) 764-2994 ",pwilson@brainerd.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Le Sueur, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-126,"Shamso Ahmed: Henna artist; community organizer; Jose Alvillar Hinojosa: Artist and educator; Paul Dahlin: Swedish American fiddler honored by the NEA; Mary Ellen Halverson: Lead quilter with Arts Board grantee Evening Star Quilters; Peggy Korsmo-Kennon: COO, American Swedish Institute; Rita Mustaphi: Founder and artistic director, Katha Dance Theatre. Choreographer, dancer, and educator.; Lucia Pawlowski: Assistant professor of English and cultural studies at St. Thomas; Kari Tauring: Nordic musician and educator; Arts Board grantee; Gene Yang: Active participant in Hmong cultural activities in Walnut Grove; school paraprofessional; Leah Yellowbird, Artist; Arts Board grantee","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1
10008180,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2019,34280,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Thirty Minnesota artists develop and deepen their skills in South Indian folk and Traditional instrumental music and Folk Vocal- Thavil, Nadhaswaram and Parai. The master artists will assess the community artists on the apprenticeship progress based on predefined parameters including Instrumental Techniques, vocal, tradition and awareness, aural and improvisation. 2: Improve community awareness on South Indian folk and traditional instruments (Thavil, Nadhaswaram and Parai) and Vocal - through workshop and performance. Survey the community audience to measure awareness on the presented folk and traditional music and Folk Vocal. ","81 of 115 participants demonstrated above 80% attendance and gave the independent stage performance at Muthamizh Vizha 2019. 1. Sheet maintained to track the attendance. 2. Masters and Students gathered at the end of each session to run retrospectives to ensure effective learning and organize students at varying levels based on the proficiency attained. 2: Improved community awareness on South Indian folk and traditional instruments - through workshop and performance. Gathered Paper form Survey to the community audience at Muthamizh Vizha and EP show to measure the increase in the level of awareness on the presented folk and traditional music.","achieved proposed outcomes",15644,"Other,local or private",49924,,"Executive Committee: Mr.Sundaramoorthy Aadhiyagavel(President), Mr.Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan (Vice President), Mr.Murugaiyan Subramanian (Secretary), Mr.Ram Chinnadurai (Dy. Secretary), Mr.Senthil Kaliyaperumal (Treasurer) Directors: Mrs.Priya C Krishnan, Dr.Arumugam Ramalingam, Mr.Benjamin Hanibal, Mr.Nagappan Letchumanan, Mrs.Lakshmi Subramaniyan, Mrs.Mercy Rani Sebastin, Mr.Rajiv Balasubramanian, Mr.Ram Chinnadurai, Mr.Sivanandam Mariyappan, Mrs.Balamurugan Ramasamy, Mr. Tamil Kadhir",0.50,"Tamil Association of Minnesota AKA Minnesota Tamil Sangam","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Folk and Traditional Arts",,"The Tamil Association of Minnesota will impart training to community members in South Indian traditional instruments (Nadhaswaram, Thawil, and Parai) and well as traditonal folksongs. Training will culminate in a performance at the Muthamizh Vizha festival in July 2019.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sachidanandhan,Venkatakrishnan,"Tamil Association of Minnesota AKA Minnesota Tamil Sangam","6119 Baney Ct",Minnetonka,MN,55345,"(651) 335-3539 ",mnts_cultural_group@minnesotatamilsangam.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-133,"Shamso Ahmed: Henna artist; community organizer; Jose Alvillar Hinojosa: Artist and educator; Paul Dahlin: Swedish American fiddler honored by the NEA; Mary Ellen Halverson: Lead quilter with Arts Board grantee Evening Star Quilters; Peggy Korsmo-Kennon: COO, American Swedish Institute; Rita Mustaphi: Founder and artistic director, Katha Dance Theatre. Choreographer, dancer, and educator.; Lucia Pawlowski: Assistant professor of English and cultural studies at St. Thomas; Kari Tauring: Nordic musician and educator; Arts Board grantee; Gene Yang: Active participant in Hmong cultural activities in Walnut Grove; school paraprofessional; Leah Yellowbird, Artist; Arts Board grantee","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003829,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2018,23532,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Heather Brown will learn the skills and cultural significance of traditional timber framing well enough to teach and to continue the craft on her own. Andrew Norcross will critique my work as part of a daily routine of working together, and will provide written evaluations on a bi-weekly basis. 2: Workshops and a frame raising will inform community members of technical aspects of this craft and its relevance to the cultural history of the area. At all public events I will provide surveys for attendees to fill out comparing their interest and understanding of the cultural context and technical aspects of this craft.","Heather Brown learned the skills and cultural significance of traditional timber framing well enough to teach and to continue the craft on her own. Andrew Norcross provided feedback as a part of daily working routine and provided written evaluations on a bi-weekly basis during active portions of the grant year. 2: Workshops and a frame raising informed community members of technical aspects of this craft and its relevance to the cultural history of the area. At public events I provided surveys for attendees to complete rating their interest and understanding of the cultural context and technical aspects of this craft and the impact the event had on their interest.",,9538,"Other,local or private",33070,,,0.00,"Heather Cecilia. Brown AKA Heather Brown",Individual,"Folk and Traditional Arts",,"Brown will apprentice in traditional timber framing with Andrew Norcross. They will create two frames, one of which will be donated to the Finland Community Center and raised at a public event, and teach two workshops to promote this craft.",2018-01-01,2018-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Heather,Brown,"Heather C. Brown AKA Heather Brown",,,MN,,"(218) 220-7215 ",heatherceciliabrown@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Cass, Cook, Hennepin, Itasca, Lake, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-101,"Rebecca Dallinger: Special projects coordinator, White Earth Tribal and Community College Extension; Karen Goulet: Artist; program director of the Miikanan Gallery at Watermark Art Center, Bemidji; Peggy Korsmo-Kennon: COO, American Swedish Institute; David Todd Lawrence: Writer; English professor at St. Thomas; Sowah Mensah: Ethnomusicologist, composer, and master drummer; music professor at Macalester and U of M; Jeffrey Meyer: Music professor and fine arts department chair at Concordia College, Moorhead; leader of study abroad trips; Chuen-Fung Wong: Associate professor and chair of music, Macalester College","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003911,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2018,49836,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","To transmit traditional Dakota pottery, one master artist and assistant will train eight apprentices who will produce three pottery pieces. A) Attendance log. B) Pottery Performance Rubric documenting: 30 practice pieces completed, three final pieces, and artist statements for public events. C) Statement of future artistic goals. 2: 500 Minnesotans will learn the cultural and historic significance of Dakota pottery through two public exhibits in Redwood County and at Lower Sioux. A) Publicity in Lower Sioux and Redwood Falls newsletters and exhibit cards. B) Attendance log at both events. C) Guest comments at both events. D) Survey on audience knowledge and attitude changes.","Lower Sioux sought to train up to ten tribal citizens in traditional pottery-making, technique and design. Each master artist monitored ten apprentices progress throughout the project through contract, application and attendance log. seven apprentices completed the apprenticeship. The Rubric of skill requirements assisted teachers in benchmarking progress. 2: Up to 500 Minnesotans learned the cultural and historic significance of Dakota pottery through two public exhibits at Lower Sioux and Renville County. Two final pottery exhibitions hosted providing education, hands-on demonstrations and networking. Attendance was gauged through guest sign-in. Monthly progress reports in LSIC newsletter. Tribal quarterly meetings were July and December 2018.",,17872,"Other,local or private",67708,,,0.00,"Lower Sioux Indian Community","Tribal Government ","Folk and Traditional Arts",,"Lower Sioux will partner apprentices with master artists to increase and share their skills in traditional Dakota pottery through a six month apprenticeship and two public exhibits.",2018-01-01,2018-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Larsen,"Lower Sioux Indian Community in the State of Minnesota","39527 Reservation Hwy 1 PO Box 308",Morton,MN,56270-0308,"(507) 697-6185x 8632",robert.larsen@lowersioux.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-107,"Rebecca Dallinger: Special projects coordinator, White Earth Tribal and Community College Extension; Karen Goulet: Artist; program director of the Miikanan Gallery at Watermark Art Center, Bemidji; Peggy Korsmo-Kennon: COO, American Swedish Institute; David Todd Lawrence: Writer; English professor at St. Thomas; Sowah Mensah: Ethnomusicologist, composer, and master drummer; music professor at Macalester and U of M; Jeffrey Meyer: Music professor and fine arts department chair at Concordia College, Moorhead; leader of study abroad trips; Chuen-Fung Wong: Associate professor and chair of music, Macalester College","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
10003994,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2018,24880,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Twenty Minnesota artists develop and deepen their skills in South Indian folk and Traditional instrumental music - Thavil, Nadhaswaram and Parai. The master artists will assess the community artists on the apprenticeship progress based on predefined parameters including Instrumental Techniques, tradition and awareness, aural and improvisation. 2: Improve community awareness on South Indian folk and traditional instruments - Thavil, Nadhaswaram and Parai - through workshop and performance. Survey the community audience to measure awareness on the presented folk and traditional music. ","33 of 48 participants demonstrated above 80% attendance and gave the independent stage performance at Muthamizh Vizha 2018. 1. Sheet maintained to track the attendance. 2. Masters and Students gathered end of each session to run retrospectives to ensure effective learning and organize students at varying levels based on the proficiency attained. 2: Improved community awareness on South Indian folk and traditional instruments - through workshop and performance. Gathered Paper form Survey to the community audience to measure the increase in the level of awareness on the presented folk and traditional music.",,11817,"Other,local or private",36697,,"Priya C Krishnan, Sundaramoorthy Aadhiyagavel, Senthil Kaliyaperumal, Manigandan Jayaraman, Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan, Arumugam Ramalingam, Benjamin Hanibal, Nagappan Letchumanan, Lakshmi Subramaniyan, Mercy Rani Sebastin, Murugaiyan Subramanian, Rajiv Balasubramanian, Ram Chinnadurai, Sivanandam Mariyappan, Balamurugan Ramasamy",0.50,"Tamil Association of Minnesota AKA Minnesota Tamil Sangam","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Folk and Traditional Arts",,"The Tamil Association of Minnesota will impart advanced training to community members in the South Indian traditional instruments Nadhaswaram, Thawil, and Parai, with a final performance at Muthamizh Vizha, a Tamil traditional festival held in July 2018.",2018-01-01,2018-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sachidanandhan,Venkatakrishnan,"Tamil Association of Minnesota AKA Minnesota Tamil Sangam","6820 29th St Cir N",Oakdale,MN,55128,"(651) 335-3539 ",mnts_cultural_group@minnesotatamilsangam.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-114,"Rebecca Dallinger: Special projects coordinator, White Earth Tribal and Community College Extension; Karen Goulet: Artist; program director of the Miikanan Gallery at Watermark Art Center, Bemidji; Peggy Korsmo-Kennon: COO, American Swedish Institute; David Todd Lawrence: Writer; English professor at St. Thomas; Sowah Mensah: Ethnomusicologist, composer, and master drummer; music professor at Macalester and U of M; Jeffrey Meyer: Music professor and fine arts department chair at Concordia College, Moorhead; leader of study abroad trips; Chuen-Fung Wong: Associate professor and chair of music, Macalester College","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
21233,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2014,66232,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","One hundred Minnesotans will participate in introductory beading and quilling activities to gain an appreciation for these traditional Dakota art forms. Dakota Wicohan will record attendance and participation levels at the public exhibit and in the community beading and quilling activities taught by the apprentice artists during the grant period. 2: One hundred Minnesotans will participate in introductory beading and quilling activities to gain an appreciation for these traditional Dakota art forms. Dakota Wicohan will record attendance and participation levels at the public exhibit and in the community beading and quilling activities taught by the apprentice artists during the grant period.","600+ Minnesotans were connected to traditional Dakota brain tanning, beading and quilling. 2: Counts of e-newsletter subscriptions and of exhibit attendants. ",,16978,Other,83210,29181,"Gabrielle Strong, Dallas Goldtooth, Mary Peters, Daniel Lemm, Darlene St. Clair",0.5,"Dakota Wicohan","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Folk and Traditional Arts",,"Dakota Wicohan will create Dakota Arts Alive!, a year-long apprenticeship project that engages two master artists, six apprentices, and 100 community members to transmit three interconnected, yet endangered, traditional Dakota art forms—braintanning, beading, and quilling.",2013-11-01,2015-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Sharon ",Pazi,"Dakota Wicohan","PO Box 2",Morton,MN,56270,"(507) 697-6272 ",dakotawicohan@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-36,"Drue Fergison: Musicologist with a strong interdisciplinary and ethnomusicological background; Alan Kagan: Professor emeritus, ethnomusicology, School of Music, Univeristy of Minnesota; Mark Lambert: Faculty member, Anoka-Ramsey Community College, with ceramics emphasis; Margaret Larson: Voice teacher, choral director, professional singer; professor of voice, McNally Smith College of Music; Niels Strandskov: Arts administrator, Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre and School; Gwen Westerman Wasicuna: Poet and fiber artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
21247,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2014,24800,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesota plays a key role in today’s Gaelic harp tradition. My project will significantly increase access to its unique voice and cultural context Concert and workshop audiences will be encouraged to respond to a professionally-created questionnaire. Collected data and comments will be independently assessed at the project’s conclusion. 2: Minnesota plays a key role in today’s Gaelic harp tradition. My project will significantly increase access to its unique voice and cultural context. Concert and workshop audiences will be encouraged to respond to a professionally-created questionnaire. Collected data and comments will be independently assessed at the project’s conclusion.","Ten 'Jacobite Harp' concerts and workshops in nine Minnesota communities significantly increased Minnesotans’ access to the Gaelic harp’s voice and cultural context. 2: Audiences attending each community concert were requested to complete a brief questionnaire following the show that included questions regarding whether the respondent had heard Irish music previously; had heard Irish/Celtic/Gaelic harp previously.",,6200,Other,31000,,,,"Ann K. Heymann",Individual,"Folk and Traditional Arts",,"Master Gaelic harper Ann Heymann will arrange, document, and perform a traditional repertoire on a Bunworth harp. Its dramatic story and sound will be shared through concerts and workshops in ten Minnesota communities.",2013-11-01,2014-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ann,Heymann,"Ann K. Heymann",,,MN,,"(507) 745-1075 ",annheymann@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Goodhue, Lyon, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Ramsey, Roseau, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-40,"Drue Fergison: Musicologist with a strong interdisciplinary and ethnomusicological background; Alan Kagan: Professor emeritus, ethnomusicology, School of Music, Univeristy of Minnesota; Mark Lambert: Faculty member, Anoka-Ramsey Community College, with ceramics emphasis; Margaret Larson: Voice teacher, choral director, professional singer; professor of voice, McNally Smith College of Music; Niels Strandskov: Arts administrator, Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre and School; Gwen Westerman Wasicuna: Poet and fiber artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
21260,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2014,32000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Katha Dance Theatre will serve a combined total of at least 1,500 youth and adults with Kathak storytelling and folk dances, music, and folk arts associated with the ancient Indian form over the project period. Katha Dance Theatre's artistic director, executive director, program manager, and board of directors will use information provided through our consolidated evaluation form, post-show and class discussions, critical reviews, ticket sales, and audience/student surveys to measure effectiveness. 2: Katha Dance Theatre will serve a combined total of at least 1,500 youth and adults with Kathak storytelling and folk dances, music, and folk arts associated with the ancient Indian form over the project period. Katha Dance Theatre's artistic director, executive director, program manager, and board of directors will use information provided through our consolidated evaluation form, post-show and class discussions, critical reviews, ticket sales, and audience/student surveys to measure effectiveness.","Katha Dance Theatre produced two new traditional Kathak works. Kathak dance was experienced by more than 1800 Minnesotans. And KDT groomed professional Kathak dancers and teachers. 2: KDT created a consolidated evaluation form that was distributed to the individuals involved before each activity and project began to track activities, capacity, dates and time frames, participants, demographics, community partner and the intent/purpose.",,26000,Other,58000,2500,"Kalyan Mustaphi, Rita Mustaphi, Elizabeth Fifer, Sangeeta Jain, Raghavendra Kulkarni, Marcia Boehnlein, Vidyotham Reddi, Anu Jain, Jeffery Davies",,"Katha Dance Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Folk and Traditional Arts",,"Katha Dance Theatre will produce an original Kathak production titled ""Rubaiyat,"" at the Cowles Center in Minneapolis, in the fall of 2014.  Leading up to the production the theatre will provide traditional Asian Indian Kathak dance lessons for the community.",2013-11-04,2014-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rita,Mustaphi,"Katha Dance Theatre","5444 Orchard Ave N",Crystal,MN,55429-3246,"(763) 533-0756 ",info@kathadance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-42,"Drue Fergison: Musicologist with a strong interdisciplinary and ethnomusicological background; Alan Kagan: Professor emeritus, ethnomusicology, School of Music, Univeristy of Minnesota; Mark Lambert: Faculty member, Anoka-Ramsey Community College, with ceramics emphasis; Margaret Larson: Voice teacher, choral director, professional singer; professor of voice, McNally Smith College of Music; Niels Strandskov: Arts administrator, Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre and School; Gwen Westerman Wasicuna: Poet and fiber artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
15468,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2012,13200,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","The variety and number of folk and traditional arts activities in which Minnesotans can participate increases. The number of Minnesotans who participate in folk and traditional arts activities increases. The number of Minnesotans who teach or learn folk and traditional art forms increases.","This project exposed this region to a top-level rag rug weaving exhibit and workshop opportunities for the first time in the region's history. Rag rug weaving is a form of art that is easily started. There aren't a lot of up-front costs and, while it takes many years to master, basic skills can be learned in a short time. Artists can begin seeing results right away. This project introduced this art form to a new generation of artists and strengthened the existing Fiber Arts Guild organization. There are more people creating and appreciating this art form because of this project. We measured comments from participants about whether they would continue to study and perform the art and if they attend further seminars/exhibits. We can now keep in contact with them about further education opportunities. Furthermore, the Fiber Arts Guild added new members, reactivated three old ones and made valuable new contacts with other rag rug enthusiasts and groups. 2: We asked participants if they had ever attended a seminar/class about rag rug weaving prior to this event and found that this event was unique to our region. Many had not attended any folk arts event prior to our event. We also asked participants which level they considered themselves to be at artistically. We also measured how many participants would be interested in further classes/seminars. A high number (over 85 %) indicated they were. Finally, we asked participants what they would do with the knowledge they learned. All of them indicated they were going to continue to explore the art form and/or join a group advocating and teaching the art. Finally, this project was a giant learning experience for the Fiber Arts Guild. They learned valuable skills in how to present and teach their art, how to generate interest and plan an event. They are already planning smaller events to continue to grow. This experience has taught them how to reach beyond their group and share their passion.",,5895,"Other, local or private",19095,2025,"Harlan Tardy, Carly Melin, Paul Janssen, Rally Hess, Shelly Robinson, Jim Perunovich, Bonnie Fena, Darrin Stender, Lisa Kvas, Larry Killien.",0.5,"Ironworld Development Corporation AKA Minnesota Discovery Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Folk and Traditional Arts",,"The Minnesota Discovery Center and the Range Fiber Arts Guild are partnering to present a six-month art exhibit featuring interactive displays of the rug weaving process, weaving's influence on regional art, and weaving's significance to the history and c",2012-07-01,2013-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mai,Vang,"Ironworld Development Corporation AKA Minnesota Discovery Center","1005 Discovery Dr",Chisholm,MN,55719,"(800) 372-6437 ",mai.vang@mndiscoverycenter.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Aitkin, Lake, Cook, Itasca, Aitkin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-18,"Jewell Arcoren: Program director, First Nations Composer Initiative.; Kristina Clark: Director of programs and exhibits, American Swedish Institute. Member of committee for the 2012 American Association of Museums conference in Minneapolis. Singer in Flickorna Fem.; Ruth Friedlander: Artist and educator.; Eva Maria Kish: Managing director and choreographer, Ethnic Dance Theatre. Concert Artistic Director, Carpathian Folk Festival (Minnesota Hungarians). Board of Directors, Minnesota Hungarians.; Phyllis May-Machunda: Cofounder and director of Training Our Campuses Against Racism. Facilitator, Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity. Folklorist, scholar, and educator.; Gwen Westerman Wasicuna: Professor of English and humanities, Minnesota State University Mankato. Poet and fiber artist.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20727,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2013,49713,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Increase public awareness of Warren MacKenzie's contribution to international folk art and increase student and public interest in pottery. Anoka-Ramsey Community College will conduct online and in-person surveys at all screenings/exhibitions to measure audience engagement and impact. 2: Publicly showcase a documentary film on potter Warren MacKenzie to 905 Minnesotans at six sites throughout the state. Attendance will be recorded at each site and the majority of attendees will complete online and in-person surveys.","The goal was clearly met according to the survey results and emails received following this tour. When asked, 'To what extent was the information presented new to you?' over 75% of respondents said that the material was somewhat to totally new to them, with over one third saying it was all new to them. Three-quarters said they would like to see more like this and would recommend the presentation to friends. Some example comments are: So fun to hear a local artist talk so passionately about his art., We need more of this type of film. 2: While our actual audience of 811 did not quite meet the goal as stated, the audiences were sizable and enthusiastic at all six sites. Co-organizers gave positive feedback such as, Here at Winona State University, we had an audience of over 50 students, faculty, and community members… I thought that was an excellent turnout, given we were showing a film rather than hosting a live artist.; Event went off without a hitch and was well attended. and I brought my beginning wheel class to see the new Warren Mackenzie film last month. The timing could not have been better. Most of my students are non-art majors and this is their first exposure to the clay world. … I appreciate the opportunity to be able to show future classes this film.",,22135,"Other, local or private",71848,18466,"Julie Gotham, Brian Burandt , Ryan Carlson, Dan Erhart, Jim Gromberg, Dave Halek, John Jung, Ryan Marr, Jerry Koch, Tom Lehn, Lisa McDaniel , Susan McPherson , Patrick McVary, Eric Olson , Kristi Riley",0.00,"Anoka-Ramsey Community College AKA Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus","State Government","Warren MacKenzie: The People's Potter",,"Anoka-Ramsey Community College will capture renowned potter Warren MacKenzie at work in his studio in a documentary entitled Warren MacKenzie: The People's Potter, which will be presented at six sites statewide.",2012-11-01,2013-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Lambert,"Anoka-Ramsey Community College AKA Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus","11200 Mississippi Blvd NW","Coon Rapids",MN,55433-3470,"(763) 433-1307 ",mark.kristin@live.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Clay, Hennepin, St. Louis, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-22,"Elizabeth Bucheit: Visual artist, jewelry and metalwork; Nicolas Carter: Harpist, performer of Latin American music, Fulbright Scholar, Teaching artist; Tamara Nadel: Founding member, Ragamala Dance; Timothy Sparks: Musician, guitarist; Kimberly Sueoka: Vocalist, specializing in Hawaiian music; instructor and artist in residence; Gwen Westerman Wasicuna: Professor of English and humanities, Minnesota State University Mankato. Poet and fiber artist.; Greg Wright: Executive director, North House Folk School","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
35124,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2016,74186,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","19 Dakota artists develop and deepen their artistic skills in at least one of three art forms--tanning, quilling, and quilting--through one of three tiers of engagement--master, assistant, or apprentice. The master artists will assess the assistants' and the apprentices’ progress according to artistic benchmarks agreed upon for each. Dakota Wicohan will host three focus groups to gauge significance of all artists' experiences. 2: 100 Minnesotans will increase their awareness of and engagement in Dakota traditional arts through a community arts exhibit. We will track the number of participants at our family-friendly arts workshop with hands-on arts learning activities and at our Dakota fall art exhibit. Audiences can share feedback in logs at both.","During thus year-long apprenticeship program four master artists did teach over 80 hours to four assistants and twenty-one apprentice artists. We held three focus groups. 2: Attendance at the three art events combined was over 140 people. Our website, Facebook page, and monthly newsletter reached over 800 people. Counts of e-newsletter subscriptions, views on our website and Facebook page, and attendance at the three events.",,10622,"Other, local or private",84808,3793,"Gabrielle Strong, Darin Minkel, Mary Peters, Winona Goodthunder, Evelyn Tsinnijinnie",0.5,"Dakota Wicohan","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Folk and Traditional Arts",,"Tawokaga, a Dakota community apprenticeship project, will engage three tiers of artists (master, assistant, and apprentice) with one hundred community members to transmit three traditional yet endangered Dakota art forms: braintanning, quilling, and quilt",2016-01-01,2016-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nora,Murphy,"Dakota Wicohan","PO Box 2",Morton,MN,56270,"(507) 697-6272 ",dakotawicohan@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-67,"Jewell Arcoren: Community resources coordinator of Healing Place Collaborative; Rhonda Dass: Associate professor of anthropology and director of museum studies, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Mary Erickson: Fiber artist, museum exhibit researcher; Stanley Maroushek: Owner, Slim's Woodshed and Museum; Linda McShannock: Curator of textiles and clothing collection, Minnesota Historical Society; Scott Pollock: Director of exhibitions, collections and programs, American Swedish Institute","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund",,2
35199,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2016,24961,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans will learn and perform traditional folk songs collected long ago from Minnesotans. The Song Forum will provide a space for anyone to post video or audio recordings of themselves performing songs from the project. Users will be asked to give their location. 2: The project will provide activities highlighting Northwoods branch of the Irish tradition. Attendance at public events will be recorded. Web stats and analytics will capture use of online materials and participation in Song Forum.","Minnesotans learned and performed traditional folk songs collected long ago from Minnesotans. For most, this was their first time learning such songs. Videos were shot by Brian or by musicians themselves and, once uploaded to YouTube, Brian added them to the Minnesota Folksong Collection site. Evaluation forms were made available at all public events and 251 were completed. Song learners contacted Brian through email, Facebook and phone to let him know they had learned songs. 2: The project provided concerts, workshops, and participatory online activities highlighting the Northwood’s branch of the Irish tradition. Attendance at public events was recorded with help from some of the venues. Brian used Google Analytics to count sessions on the MFC website. The number of Minnesotans participating in the song forum was also counted. Evaluation forms were made available at all public events and 251 were completed.",,8757,"Other, local or private",33718,2400,,,"Brian T. Miller",Individual,"Folk and Traditional Arts",,"Miller’s Lost 40 Project will celebrate recently discovered 1924 field recordings of traditional folksongs from Minnesota via a digital archive, new arrangements of songs, a public song forum, concerts, and workshops.",2016-01-01,2016-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brian,Miller,"Brian T. Miller",,,MN,,"(651) 245-3719 ",dadgadguy@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Itasca, Lake, Pine, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-77,"Jewell Arcoren: Community resources coordinator of Healing Place Collaborative; Rhonda Dass: Associate professor of anthropology and director of museum studies, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Mary Erickson: Fiber artist, museum exhibit researcher; Stanley Maroushek: Owner, Slim's Woodshed and Museum; Linda McShannock: Curator of textiles and clothing collection, Minnesota Historical Society; Scott Pollock: Director of exhibitions, collections and programs, American Swedish Institute","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund",,2
35215,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2016,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Participants will develop skills in woodcarving, traditional garment construction, and jewelry making to create Nordic Folk and Traditional Art. After completing workshops, participants will fill out self-evaluations and participate in a group exit interview during an Evening of Sharing where they display their work. Numbers of participants will be recorded. 2: The number of Northern Minnesotan children and adults who participate in Nordic Center Folk and Traditional Arts activities will increase. Participants in arts workshops will be registered and counted; children's program participation will be documented; and community members attending a Reception and Evening of Sharing will be tallied and recorded.","Fifty-five students developed skills in woodcarving, traditional garment construction, and jewelry making to create Nordic folk and traditional art. 1. Each instructor set a product objective. 2. Each instructor designed an essay test to measure specific knowledge acquisition (all student scores met instructors' expectations on these tests). 3. At the end of each course students were asked what do you like most about the class and how do you think the class could be improved? 4. During the Evening of Sharing, students and community members participated in a focus group to elicit their opinions about the impact of the classes on them. 2: Fifty-five students, thirteen community member, and three teachers’ aids participated in the project. Most hadn't participated in the Nordic Center previously. Rosters kept for all events, evaluations turned in, and qualitative findings of final focus group. ",,1808,"Other, local or private",6808,,"Alison Aune, Rosemary Guttormsson, Justin Anderson, Thomas Rebnord, Stefan Guttormsson, Jeri Engeseth, Kristbjorg Eide, Chris Susag",,"Nordic Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Folk and Traditional Arts",,"The Nordic Center will engage three master artists in the folk and traditional arts to teach workshops in Scandinavian woodcarving, Norwegian heritage clothing construction, and Sami traditional jewelry making.",2016-02-22,2016-06-03,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristbjørg,Eide,"Nordic Center","23 Lake Ave N",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 393-7320 ",krisnorway@q.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carlton, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-78,"Jewell Arcoren: Community resources coordinator of Healing Place Collaborative; Rhonda Dass: Associate professor of anthropology and director of museum studies, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Mary Erickson: Fiber artist, museum exhibit researcher; Stanley Maroushek: Owner, Slim's Woodshed and Museum; Linda McShannock: Curator of textiles and clothing collection, Minnesota Historical Society; Scott Pollock: Director of exhibitions, collections and programs, American Swedish Institute","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
35258,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2016,18749,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","This project will video record and post to a free, online, juried video website 70 traditional folktales told by Folk Arts Storytellers. I will evaluate this outcome by adding up the number of new recordings of traditional folktales, told by Folk Arts Storytellers, posted to the www.StoryLibrary.org website. 2: Storytelling artists, parents, teachers and librarians will learn new folk arts stories that they will use in their professional and personal lives. We will evaluate this through surveys and interviews with project artists and with audience members at the Capstone Event.","This Project identified folk arts storytellers, video recorded their story performances, and posted 73 videos on the www.StoryLibrary.org website. The artist used a quantitative method to evaluate project success. If the project resulted in the posting of 70 new folk arts stories on the www.StoryLibrary.org website, then the project was a success. The project met this standard. 2: Storytelling artists, parents, teachers and librarians learned new folk arts stories that they will use in their professional and personal lives. The artist used a four-question survey to evaluate the degree to which the project accomplished the proposed outcome. By survey results, the project met the outcome standard.",,6250,"Other, local or private",24999,810,,,"Kevin L. Strauss",Individual,"Folk and Traditional Arts",,"Strauss, through the Minnesota Story Traditions Project, will identify traditional folk arts storytellers in Minnesota, video record their story performances, and post seventy storytelling videos on the StoryLibrary.org Web site.",2016-01-01,2016-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kevin,Strauss,"Kevin L. Strauss",,,MN,,"(507) 993-3411 ",kevin@naturestory.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-80,"Jewell Arcoren: Community resources coordinator of Healing Place Collaborative; Rhonda Dass: Associate professor of anthropology and director of museum studies, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Mary Erickson: Fiber artist, museum exhibit researcher; Stanley Maroushek: Owner, Slim's Woodshed and Museum; Linda McShannock: Curator of textiles and clothing collection, Minnesota Historical Society; Scott Pollock: Director of exhibitions, collections and programs, American Swedish Institute","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund",,2
25993,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2015,41175,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","The story of the Jingle Dress is documented and preserved for future generations, and shared through public presentations, broadcasts and classrooms. Number of attendance at community screenings; number of viewers: statewide broadcasts; online visitors; at the Mille Lacs Museum; and number of classrooms and students uses.","A video documentary on the origin of the jingle dress and music was created for broadcast. MLBO had four premiere showings of The Jingle Dress Tradition at the three districts of the Band and the Urban office of the Band. Band Members were invited to view this documentary of the jingle dress origin before it was broadcast state wide on public television. We received evaluations for the showings in exchange for a poster of The Jingle Dress Tradition, signed by the dancers and actors in the documentary. We received over 200 evaluations from adults and students grades K-6. 2: MLBO produced a documentary that we can use to share one of our most important cultural stories with all Minnesotans by way of public television. Paper and pencils were handed to viewers after the documentary was shown, in exchange for their time the persons doing the evaluations got a poster of The Jingle Dress Tradition, with signatures of the artists who were seen in the documentary.",,13725,"Other, local or private",54900,,"Lorena Cash, Carol Nickaboine, Alica Skinaway, Larry `Amik` Smallwood",1.00,"Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe","Tribal Government ","Folk and Traditional Arts",,"The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, in collaboration with Twin Cities Public Television, will produce a music-filled video documentary on the origin of the jingle dress, with its unique artistic, healing, and cultural significance.",2014-11-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carla,"Big Bear","Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe","43408 Oodena Dr",Onamia,MN,56359,"(320) 532-4181",carla.bigbear@millelacsband.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-64,"John Berquist: Director, Saint Paul Swedish Male Chorus; former director, Rochester International Association; Rebecca Dallinger: Special projects coordinator at the White Earth Tribal and Community College; Rhonda Dass: Associate professor of anthropology, and director of museum studies, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Debra Korluka: Byzantine iconography artist and instructor; Phyllis May-Machunda: Cofounder and director of Training Our Campuses Against Racism. Facilitator, Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity. Folklorist, scholar, and educator.; Scott Pollock: Director of exhibitions, collections and programs, American Swedish Institute; Perry Price: Director of education, American Craft Council; Chris Schuelke: Executive director, Otter Tail County Historical Society","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
10008593,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2020,31405,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","DW will help four adult artists learn cultural art skills through a Master artist demonstrating quality arts activities. Number of workshops presented/attended, number of hours spent working with the Master artist, demonstrated progress in medium, reported personal growth and satisfaction by participants. 2: Increasing Visibility of Dakota Arts. Host community events and exhibits, and showcase Dakota arts and artists in the community via our quarterly Tiwahe newsletter, and on our Facebook page and website.","DW helped four adult artists learn cultural art skills through a Master artist demonstrating traditional Dakota florals. We counted the number of participants at each in-person and on-line gathering, and surveyed participants regarding their satisfaction and growth through the class. 2: Increased the visibility of Dakota arts. We were unable to host public events due to the pandemic, but were able to post-items in our newsletter and on our Facebook page. Finally, we made a video instead of holding an open house at the conclusion of the class.",,11000,"Other,local or private",42405,,"Gabrielle Strong, Teresa Peterson, Mary Peters, Darin Minkel, Evelyn Luna",0.00,"Dakota Wicohan","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Folk and Traditional Arts",,"Dakota Wicohan's Tawokaga program reclaims and sustains Dakota arts. This project will pass on knowledge from a master artist to four adults in southwest Minnesota, focusing on beaded Dakota florals.",2020-01-01,2021-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Eileen,O'Keefe,"Dakota Wicohan","PO Box 2",Morton,MN,56270,"(507) 697-6272",eokeefe@dakotawicohan.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-141,"Anne Adabra: Founder and chair, Minnesota Haitian Cultural Center; social studies teacher; dancer and storyteller; Carol Colburn: Teacher and researcher, Scandinavian garment making; Rhonda Dass: Professor of anthropology, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Lesly Gámez: Teacher, St Paul Public Schools. Dancer, Los Alegres Bailadores; Sarina Partridge: Educator and musician; Mai Vang: Founder of Hmong Museum; collections manager at Minnesota Museum of American Art; Gwen Nell Westerman Wasicuna: Poet and fiber artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
20536,"Forestry Best Management Practices for Clean Water",2025,300000,"M.L. 2023, Ch. 40, Article 2, Section 5(g)","$650,000 the first year and $650,000 the second year are for applied research and tools, including maintaining and updating spatial data for watershed boundaries, streams, and water bodies and integrating high-resolution digital elevation data and for assessing the effectiveness of forestry best management practices for water quality. ","In FY25 DNR will complete intensive field monitoring on ~100 timber harvest sites in eleven targeted watersheds in central and northern Minnesota. Aerial image acquisition and landowner contact and efforts to acquire permissions for access are currently underway. Coordination with Minnesota Logger Education Program, Sustainable Forestry Education Cooperative, and agency foresters is also currently underway to deliver trainings and workshops focused on the Minnesota Forest Resources Council Forest Management Guidelines (FMGs). We plan to continue outreach to landowners, managers and loggers about monitoring results and opportunities to improve the implementation of guidelines and reduce water quality risks. We also plan to continue exploring ways in which statewide coverage of the canopy change analysis can feed into assessment of thresholds corresponding to varying levels of risk to water quality (WRAPS) and biodiversity (WHAF). A hydro-geomorphological risk model developed for the entire state will also be released along with appropriate guidance for its use in identifying and mitigating landscape risks through appropriate on-site BMP planning and implementation. The User’s Guide is currently near completion. Four full seasons of data collected using the new data entry system have been fully integrated with data collected since 2009 and will become available this year.   ",,,,,,,,,,,"The Minnesota DNR and the Minnesota Forest Resources Council work with forest landowners, managers and loggers to implement a set of voluntary sustainable forest management guidelines that include water quality best management practices (BMPs) to ensure sustainable habitat, clean water, and productive forest soils, all contributing to healthy watersheds. This project will monitor the implementation of these forest management guidelines and BMPs on forested watersheds in MN. Additionally, this project will identify timber harvest frequency and distribution as well as significant change to forest area including conversion of forests to other land uses, large fires, and blowdown events. An evaluation of the guideline implementation rates, watershed characteristics, and the frequency and distribution of forest change will be used to identify risks to water quality as well as strategies to reduce these risks, with the goal of maintaining high quality forested watersheds in MN. Outreach programs will be developed for forest landowners, managers and loggers throughout the target watersheds aimed at mitigating these risks such as improved implementation of specific BMPs. ","Forested watersheds in MN generally produce an abundance of high quality water. Much of our forested landscape is managed as productive forest land providing timber products as well recreational opportunities and abundant wildlife. Sustainable timber harvesting in combination with application of voluntary water quality BMP's has helped to maintain water quality in Minnesota's managed forest lands. However, risks to water quality in these landscapes still remain, with rates of BMP implementation, harvesting patterns, and watershed characteristics influencing the potential for impacts to occur at any given time or place. Also, recent trends in forestland development and loss in Minnesota has increased the risk of impacts to water quality in forested landscapes. Evaluation of BMP implementation and quantification of risk factors by watershed, combined with effective outreach programs, will allow for continued utilization of working forests while maintaining functioning, healthy watersheds that produce clean water. ",,2013-07-01,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Lila,Westreich,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul",MN,55155,,lila.westreich@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Monitoring","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Roseau, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/forestry-best-management-practices-clean-water,,,,
20536,"Forestry Best Management Practices for Clean Water",2024,300000,"M.L. 2023, Ch. 40, Article 2, Section 5(g)","$650,000 the first year and $650,000 the second year are for applied research and tools, including maintaining and updating spatial data for watershed boundaries, streams, and water bodies and integrating high-resolution digital elevation data and for assessing the effectiveness of forestry best management practices for water quality. "," In FY24 DNR will complete intensive field monitoring on ~100 timber harvest sites in eleven targeted watersheds in central and northern Minnesota. Aerial image acquisition and landowner contact and efforts to acquire permissions for access are currently underway. Coordination with Minnesota Logger Education Program, Sustainable Forestry Education Cooperative, and agency foresters is also currently underway to deliver trainings and workshops focused on the Minnesota Forest Resources Council Forest Management Guidelines (FMGs). We plan to continue outreach to landowners, managers and loggers about monitoring results and opportunities to improve the implementation of guidelines and reduce water quality risks. We also plan to continue exploring ways in which statewide coverage of the canopy change analysis can feed into assessment of thresholds corresponding to varying levels of risk to water quality (WRAPS) and biodiversity (WHAF). A hydro-geomorphological risk model developed for the entire state will also be released along with appropriate guidance for its use in identifying and mitigating landscape risks through appropriate on-site BMP planning and implementation. The User’s Guide is currently near completion. Four full seasons of data collected using the new data entry system have been fully integrated with data collected since 2009 and will become available this year. ","In FY24, DNR completed intensive field monitoring on 79 timber harvest sites in three targeted watersheds in northern and central Minnesota. Sampling monitored water quality best management practices (BMPs) and other sustainable forest management guidelines. Low private landowner interest and increased contracting costs ($30K+ increase over previous year) led to lower number of monitoring sites across watersheds. Our monitoring identified certain areas where further education is recommended, such as RMZs, filter strips, erosion control, and road and landing placements. Due to issues with data quality, sites may be re-measured in winter 2024 and spring 2025 to ensure data quality is available to create a 1-year report on watershed data in early 2025. A regional report inclusive of all surveyed watersheds over the last 5 years will be published in late 2025. The Guideline Monitoring Program also assisted with four logger education trainings collaborated with UMN Extension, MFRC, MLEP, and DNR held in central and northern areas of the state during FY24, with plans to expand trainings to all other parts of Minnesota over the next 2 years. ",,,,275556,,,1,,,"The Minnesota DNR and the Minnesota Forest Resources Council work with forest landowners, managers and loggers to implement a set of voluntary sustainable forest management guidelines that include water quality best management practices (BMPs) to ensure sustainable habitat, clean water, and productive forest soils, all contributing to healthy watersheds. This project will monitor the implementation of these forest management guidelines and BMPs on forested watersheds in MN. Additionally, this project will identify timber harvest frequency and distribution as well as significant change to forest area including conversion of forests to other land uses, large fires, and blowdown events. An evaluation of the guideline implementation rates, watershed characteristics, and the frequency and distribution of forest change will be used to identify risks to water quality as well as strategies to reduce these risks, with the goal of maintaining high quality forested watersheds in MN. Outreach programs will be developed for forest landowners, managers and loggers throughout the target watersheds aimed at mitigating these risks such as improved implementation of specific BMPs. ","Forested watersheds in MN generally produce an abundance of high quality water. Much of our forested landscape is managed as productive forest land providing timber products as well recreational opportunities and abundant wildlife. Sustainable timber harvesting in combination with application of voluntary water quality BMP's has helped to maintain water quality in Minnesota's managed forest lands. However, risks to water quality in these landscapes still remain, with rates of BMP implementation, harvesting patterns, and watershed characteristics influencing the potential for impacts to occur at any given time or place. Also, recent trends in forestland development and loss in Minnesota has increased the risk of impacts to water quality in forested landscapes. Evaluation of BMP implementation and quantification of risk factors by watershed, combined with effective outreach programs, will allow for continued utilization of working forests while maintaining functioning, healthy watersheds that produce clean water. ",,2013-07-01,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Lila,Westreich,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul",MN,55155,,lila.westreich@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Monitoring","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Roseau, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/forestry-best-management-practices-clean-water,,,,
20536,"Forestry Best Management Practices for Clean Water",2023,250000,"M.L. 2021 First Special Session Ch. 1 Art. 2 Sec. 5(g)","$535000 the first year and $530000 the second year are for applied research and tools including watershed hydrologic modeling; maintaining and updating spatial data for watershed boundaries streams and water bodies and integrating high-resolution digital elevation data; and assessing effectiveness of forestry best management practices for water quality. ","DNR will complete intensive field monitoring on ~100 timber harvest sites in eleven targeted watersheds in central and southeastern Minnesota. Aerial image acquisition and landowner contact and efforts to acquire permissions for access are currently underway. Coordination with Minnesota Logger Education Program, Sustainable Forestry Education Cooperative, and agency foresters is also currently underway to deliver trainings and workshops focused on the Minnesota Forest Resources Council Forest Management Guidelines (FMGs). We plan to continue outreach to landowners, managers and loggers about monitoring results and opportunities to improve the implementation of guidelines and reduce water quality risks. We also plan to continue exploring ways in which statewide coverage of the canopy change analysis can feed into assessment of thresholds corresponding to varying levels of risk to water quality (WRAPS) and biodiversity (WHAF). A hydro-geomorphological risk model developed for the entire state will also be released along with appropriate guidance for its use in identifying and mitigating landscape risks through appropriate on-site BMP planning and implementation. The User’s Guide is currently near completion. Three full seasons of data collected using the new data entry system have been fully integrated with data collected since 2009 and will become available this year. "," In FY23 DNR completed intensive field monitoring on 70 timber harvest sites in ten targeted watersheds in central and southeastern Minnesota. Sampling was conducted proportionately to the number of timber harvests in each ownership class (County, Federal, Industry, NIPF, State, Tribal). We monitored water quality best management practice (BMP) and other sustainable forest management implementation. Lower private landowner participation and increased contracting costs resulted in a smaller than anticipated sample this year. Analysis of data collected in recent years of monitoring has allowed us to begin looking for spatial trends in BMP implementation and to deliver outreach to improve those trends. Examples include identification of watersheds where placement of infrastructure on top of filter strips has been observed, use of erosion control practices, trends in riparian management zone use, leave tree and coarse woody debris retention, and rutting on roads skid trails and approaches. A two-year report on watershed sample unit FMG implementation will be released in February of 2024. We also completed our first Forest Management Guideline (FMG) training with representatives from BWSR, MFRC, UMN, and DNR at the Cloquet Forestry Center as part of a restart of the guideline training program’s in-person events. ",,,,210369,5890,,1,,,"The Minnesota DNR and the Minnesota Forest Resources Council work with forest landowners, managers and loggers to implement a set of voluntary sustainable forest management guidelines that include water quality best management practices (BMPs) to ensure sustainable habitat, clean water, and productive forest soils, all contributing to healthy watersheds. This project will monitor the implementation of these forest management guidelines and BMPs on forested watersheds in MN. Additionally, this project will identify timber harvest frequency and distribution as well as significant change to forest area including conversion of forests to other land uses, large fires, and blowdown events. An evaluation of the guideline implementation rates, watershed characteristics, and the frequency and distribution of forest change will be used to identify risks to water quality as well as strategies to reduce these risks, with the goal of maintaining high quality forested watersheds in MN. Outreach programs will be developed for forest landowners, managers and loggers throughout the target watersheds aimed at mitigating these risks such as improved implementation of specific BMPs. ","Forested watersheds in MN generally produce an abundance of high quality water. Much of our forested landscape is managed as productive forest land providing timber products as well recreational opportunities and abundant wildlife. Sustainable timber harvesting in combination with application of voluntary water quality BMP's has helped to maintain water quality in Minnesota's managed forest lands. However, risks to water quality in these landscapes still remain, with rates of BMP implementation, harvesting patterns, and watershed characteristics influencing the potential for impacts to occur at any given time or place. Also, recent trends in forestland development and loss in Minnesota has increased the risk of impacts to water quality in forested landscapes. Evaluation of BMP implementation and quantification of risk factors by watershed, combined with effective outreach programs, will allow for continued utilization of working forests while maintaining functioning, healthy watersheds that produce clean water. ",,2013-07-01,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Lila,Westreich,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul",MN,55155,,lila.westreich@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Monitoring","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Roseau, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/forestry-best-management-practices-clean-water,,,,
20536,"Forestry Best Management Practices for Clean Water",2022,250000,"M.L. 2021 First Special Session Ch. 1 Art. 2 Sec. 5(g)","$535000 the first year and $530000 the second year are for applied research and tools including watershed hydrologic modeling; maintaining and updating spatial data for watershed boundaries streams and water bodies and integrating high-resolution digital elevation data; and assessing effectiveness of forestry best management practices for water quality. ","DNR will complete intensive field monitoring on ~100 timber harvest sites in ten targeted watersheds in northern and central Minnesota. Aerial image acquisition and landowner contact and efforts to acquire permissions for access are currently underway. Coordination with Minnesota Logger Education Program Sustainable Forestry Education Cooperative and agency foresters is also currently underway to plan trainings and workshops focused on the Minnesota Forest Resources Council Forest Management Guidelines (FMGs). We plan to continue outreach to landowners managers and loggers about monitoring results and opportunities to improve the implementation of guidelines and reduce water quality risks to the extent possible given COVID-19 mitigation guidelines and restrictions. We plan to continue exploring ways in which statewide coverage of the canopy change analysis can feed into assessment of thresholds corresponding to varying levels of risk to water quality (WRAPS) and biodiversity (WHAF). A hydro-geomorphological risk model developed for the entire state will also be released along with appropriate guidance for its use in identifying and mitigating landscape risks through appropriate on-site BMP planning and implementation. The User's Guide is currently near completion. Two full seasons of data collected using the new data entry system are now available. This will allow GMP staff to complete a two-year report on watershed sample unit FMG implementation in early February of 2022. ","DNR completed intensive field monitoring on 75 timber harvest sites in ten targeted watersheds in northern and central Minnesota. Sampling was conducted proportionately to the number of timber harvests in each ownership class (County, Federal, Industry, NIPF, State, Tribal). We monitored water quality best management practice (BMP) and other sustainable forest management implementation. Lower private landowner participation and increased contracting costs resulted in a smaller than anticipated sample this year. During FY22, we further refined our new data entry system for GMP, utilizing ArcGIS Portal, Collector, and Survey123 for collection and storage of spatial and survey data related to monitored harvest sites. We also developed scripted data compilation and reporting methods using this new system. Analysis of data collected in recent years of monitoring has allowed us to begin looking for spatial trends in BMP implementation and to deliver outreach to improve those trends. Examples include identification of watersheds where placement of infrastructure on top of filter strips has been observed, use of erosion control practices, trends in riparian management zone use, leave tree and coarse woody debris retention, and rutting on roads skid trails and approaches. A two-year report on watershed sample unit FMG implementation was released in February of 2022. ",,,,244317,4773,,1,,,"The Minnesota DNR and the Minnesota Forest Resources Council work with forest landowners, managers and loggers to implement a set of voluntary sustainable forest management guidelines that include water quality best management practices (BMPs) to ensure sustainable habitat, clean water, and productive forest soils, all contributing to healthy watersheds. This project will monitor the implementation of these forest management guidelines and BMPs on forested watersheds in MN. Additionally, this project will identify timber harvest frequency and distribution as well as significant change to forest area including conversion of forests to other land uses, large fires, and blowdown events. An evaluation of the guideline implementation rates, watershed characteristics, and the frequency and distribution of forest change will be used to identify risks to water quality as well as strategies to reduce these risks, with the goal of maintaining high quality forested watersheds in MN. Outreach programs will be developed for forest landowners, managers and loggers throughout the target watersheds aimed at mitigating these risks such as improved implementation of specific BMPs. ","Forested watersheds in MN generally produce an abundance of high quality water. Much of our forested landscape is managed as productive forest land providing timber products as well recreational opportunities and abundant wildlife. Sustainable timber harvesting in combination with application of voluntary water quality BMP's has helped to maintain water quality in Minnesota's managed forest lands. However, risks to water quality in these landscapes still remain, with rates of BMP implementation, harvesting patterns, and watershed characteristics influencing the potential for impacts to occur at any given time or place. Also, recent trends in forestland development and loss in Minnesota has increased the risk of impacts to water quality in forested landscapes. Evaluation of BMP implementation and quantification of risk factors by watershed, combined with effective outreach programs, will allow for continued utilization of working forests while maintaining functioning, healthy watersheds that produce clean water. ",,2013-07-01,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Lila,Westreich,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul",MN,55155,,lila.westreich@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Monitoring","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Roseau, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/forestry-best-management-practices-clean-water,,,,
20536,"Forestry Best Management Practices for Clean Water",2021,250000,"M.L. 2019 First Special Session Ch. 2 Art. 2 Sec. 6(g)","$700000 the first year and $700000 the second year are for applied research and tools including watershed hydrologic modeling; maintaining and updating spatial data for watershed boundaries streams and water bodies and integrating high-resolution digital elevation data; and assessing effectiveness of forestry best management practices for water quality.","DNR will complete intensive field monitoring on ~100 timber harvest sites in seven targeted watersheds in northern and central Minnesota. Aerial image acquisition and landowner contact and efforts to acquire permissions for access are currently underway. Coordination with DNR Private Forest Management Foresters (PFM) to help us connect with private landowners and future workshops is in progress. We plan to continue outreach to landowners managers and loggers about monitoring results and opportunities to improve the implementation of guidelines and reduce water quality risks to the extent possible given COVID-19 mitigation guidelines and restrictions. We plan to continue exploring ways in which statewide coverage of the canopy change analysis can feed into assessment of thresholds corresponding to varying levels of risk to water quality (WRAPS) and biodiversity (WHAF). A hydrogeomorphological risk model developed for the entire state will also be released along with appropriate guidance for its use in identifying and mitigating landscape risks through appropriate on-site BMP planning and implementation. A full season of data collected using the new data entry system will become available allowing GMP staff to develop scripted methods to integrate new monitoring observations with historic data sets and begin providing site-level and watershed/ownership summary reports via the online reporting application described in FY20 Outcomes.","DNR completed intensive field monitoring on 92 timber harvest sites in seven targeted watersheds in northern and central Minnesota. Direct GMP contact with non-industrial private forest owners allowed us to achieve a good sample of this important demographic this year. We monitored water quality best management practice (BMP) and other sustainable forest management implementation. During FY21 we further refined our new data entry system for GMP utilizing ArcGIS Portal Collector and Survey123 for collection and storage of spatial and survey data related to monitored harvest sites. We also developed scripted data compilation and reporting methods using this new system. The Beta version of an online reporting application continues to contribute to summarization and reporting of monitoring results. Analysis of data collected in recent years of monitoring has allowed us to begin looking for spatial trends in BMP implementation and to deliver outreach to improve those trends. Examples include identification of watersheds where placement of infrastructure on top of filter strips has been observed use of erosion control practices trends in riparian management zone use leave tree and coarse woody debris retention and rutting on roads skid trails and approaches. We are currently working with MNIT to identify a hosting solution for the reporting application.",,,,260654,4540,,1.2,,,"The Minnesota DNR and the Minnesota Forest Resources Council work with forest landowners, managers and loggers to implement a set of voluntary sustainable forest management guidelines that include water quality best management practices (BMPs) to ensure sustainable habitat, clean water, and productive forest soils, all contributing to healthy watersheds. This project will monitor the implementation of these forest management guidelines and BMPs on forested watersheds in MN. Additionally, this project will identify timber harvest frequency and distribution as well as significant change to forest area including conversion of forests to other land uses, large fires, and blowdown events. An evaluation of the guideline implementation rates, watershed characteristics, and the frequency and distribution of forest change will be used to identify risks to water quality as well as strategies to reduce these risks, with the goal of maintaining high quality forested watersheds in MN. Outreach programs will be developed for forest landowners, managers and loggers throughout the target watersheds aimed at mitigating these risks such as improved implementation of specific BMPs. ","Forested watersheds in MN generally produce an abundance of high quality water. Much of our forested landscape is managed as productive forest land providing timber products as well recreational opportunities and abundant wildlife. Sustainable timber harvesting in combination with application of voluntary water quality BMP's has helped to maintain water quality in Minnesota's managed forest lands. However, risks to water quality in these landscapes still remain, with rates of BMP implementation, harvesting patterns, and watershed characteristics influencing the potential for impacts to occur at any given time or place. Also, recent trends in forestland development and loss in Minnesota has increased the risk of impacts to water quality in forested landscapes. Evaluation of BMP implementation and quantification of risk factors by watershed, combined with effective outreach programs, will allow for continued utilization of working forests while maintaining functioning, healthy watersheds that produce clean water. ",,2013-07-01,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Lila,Westreich,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul",MN,55155,,lila.westreich@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Monitoring","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Roseau, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/forestry-best-management-practices-clean-water,,,,
20536,"Forestry Best Management Practices for Clean Water",2020,250000,"M.L. 2019 First Special Session Ch. 2 Art. 2 Sec. 6(g)","$700000 the first year and $700000 the second year are for applied research and tools including watershed hydrologic modeling; maintaining and updating spatial data for watershed boundaries streams and water bodies and integrating high-resolution digital elevation data; and assessing effectiveness of forestry best management practices for water quality.","DNR will complete intensive field monitoring on ~100 timber harvest sites in five targeted watersheds in northern and central Minnesota. Aerial image acquisition and landowner contact and efforts to acquire permissions for access are currently underway. Coordination with DNR Private Forest Management Foresters (PFM) to help us connect with private landowners and future workshops is in progress. We have also begun exploring ways in which statewide coverage of the canopy change analysis can feed into assessment of thresholds corresponding to varying levels of risk to water quality (WRAPS) and biodiversity (WHAF). Testing and final deployment of the new data entry system is currently underway and will be completed by May 2020. Reporting for monitoring data collected in FY18-19 will be completed in FY20 and synthesis of data from the past cycle of monitoring will be made available to stakeholders in the form of written reports watershed maps interactive summaries targeted outreach and BMP training events. Analysis of data collected over the past five years of monitoring across the entire forested landscape has allowed us to begin looking for spatial trends in BMP implementation and to deliver outreach and training in an attempt to improve those trends. Examples include identification of: watersheds where placement of infrastructure on top of filter strips has been observed trends in riparian management zone use leave tree and coarse woody debris retention rutting on roads skid trails and approaches and other issues pertinent to water quality and other forest resources and will be completed in February 2020.","In FY20 DNR completed intensive field monitoring on 89 timber harvest sites in five targeted watersheds in northern and central Minnesota. Coordination with DNR Private Forest Management Foresters (PFM) helped us to connect with private landowners. We managed monitoring of water quality best management practice (BMP) and other sustainable forest management implementation. During FY20 we also completed testing and final deployment of a new data entry system for GMP utilizing ArcGIS Portal Collector and Survey123 for collection and storage of spatial and survey data related to monitored harvest sites. The Beta version of an online reporting application contributed substantially to summarization and reporting of monitoring results. Tabular reports from the application have contributed substantially to development of both the 2018 Guideline Monitoring Report and the 2014-2018 Summary Report. Analysis of data collected in recent years of monitoring has allowed us to begin looking for spatial trends in BMP implementation and to deliver outreach and training in an attempt to improve those trends. Examples include identification of watersheds where placement of infrastructure on top of filter strips has been observed trends in riparian management zone use leave tree and coarse woody debris retention and rutting on roads skid trails and approaches. ",,,,237786,3054,,0.6,,,"The Minnesota DNR and the Minnesota Forest Resources Council work with forest landowners, managers and loggers to implement a set of voluntary sustainable forest management guidelines that include water quality best management practices (BMPs) to ensure sustainable habitat, clean water, and productive forest soils, all contributing to healthy watersheds. This project will monitor the implementation of these forest management guidelines and BMPs on forested watersheds in MN. Additionally, this project will identify timber harvest frequency and distribution as well as significant change to forest area including conversion of forests to other land uses, large fires, and blowdown events. An evaluation of the guideline implementation rates, watershed characteristics, and the frequency and distribution of forest change will be used to identify risks to water quality as well as strategies to reduce these risks, with the goal of maintaining high quality forested watersheds in MN. Outreach programs will be developed for forest landowners, managers and loggers throughout the target watersheds aimed at mitigating these risks such as improved implementation of specific BMPs. ","Forested watersheds in MN generally produce an abundance of high quality water. Much of our forested landscape is managed as productive forest land providing timber products as well recreational opportunities and abundant wildlife. Sustainable timber harvesting in combination with application of voluntary water quality BMP's has helped to maintain water quality in Minnesota's managed forest lands. However, risks to water quality in these landscapes still remain, with rates of BMP implementation, harvesting patterns, and watershed characteristics influencing the potential for impacts to occur at any given time or place. Also, recent trends in forestland development and loss in Minnesota has increased the risk of impacts to water quality in forested landscapes. Evaluation of BMP implementation and quantification of risk factors by watershed, combined with effective outreach programs, will allow for continued utilization of working forests while maintaining functioning, healthy watersheds that produce clean water. ",,2013-07-01,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Lila,Westreich,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul",MN,55155,,lila.westreich@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Monitoring","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Roseau, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/forestry-best-management-practices-clean-water,,,,
20536,"Forestry Best Management Practices for Clean Water",2019,250000,"M.L. 2017 Regular Session Ch. 91 Art. 2 Sec. 6(g)","$675000 the first year and $675000 the second year are for applied research and tools including watershed hydrologic modeling; maintaining and updating spatial data for watershed boundaries streams and water bodies and integrating high-resolution digital elevation data; and assessing effectiveness of forestry best management practices for water quality.","In FY19 the DNR will complete intensive field monitoring of 93 timber harvest sites in eight targeted watersheds in northern Minnesota. For these eight watersheds during the summer we will oversee monitoring of water quality best management practice (BMP) implementation and implementation of other sustainable forest management guidelines on 93 timber harvest sites. We will continue outreach to landowners managers and loggers. This work will include: 1) site-specific feedback about monitoring results and opportunities to improve the implementation of guidelines and reduce water quality risks; 2) working with DNR Private Forest Management foresters and Soil & Water Conservation Districts to develop strategies for outreach to private landowners in monitored watersheds; and 3) contributing to watershed restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS) and watershed planning. Also in FY19 we will begin overhauling our Guideline Monitoring application. We will also review the past five years of monitoring which has covered the entire forested landscape looking for adverse trends and deliver outreach and training in an attempt to change those trends. ","DNR completed intensive field monitoring of 83 timber harvest sites in eight targeted watersheds in northern Minnesota. For these eight watersheds we managed monitoring of water quality best management practice (BMP) and other sustainable forest management implementation. We continued outreach to landowners managers and loggers including: 1) site-specific feedback about monitoring results and opportunities to improve the implementation of guidelines and reduce water quality risks; 2) working with DNR Private Forest Management foresters and Soil & Water Conservation Districts to develop strategies for outreach to private landowners in monitored watersheds; and 3) contributing to watershed restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS) and watershed planning. Additional work was coordinated with researchers at the University of Minnesota Department of Forest Resources to manage our field data compile historic trends and develop a Beta version of an online reporting application capable of summarizing data collected by the Program since 2009. The reporting application uses a selected set of thematic filters including watershed sample units MFRC landscape regions counties and land ownership to summarize monitoring results. Reporting is provided in tabular form consistent with recent written reports. Additional spatial analyses relating land use forest cover and hydrologic features on a watershed sample unit basis are also made available.",,,,232858,,,,,,"The Minnesota DNR and the Minnesota Forest Resources Council work with forest landowners, managers and loggers to implement a set of voluntary sustainable forest management guidelines that include water quality best management practices (BMPs) to ensure sustainable habitat, clean water, and productive forest soils, all contributing to healthy watersheds. This project will monitor the implementation of these forest management guidelines and BMPs on forested watersheds in MN. Additionally, this project will identify timber harvest frequency and distribution as well as significant change to forest area including conversion of forests to other land uses, large fires, and blowdown events. An evaluation of the guideline implementation rates, watershed characteristics, and the frequency and distribution of forest change will be used to identify risks to water quality as well as strategies to reduce these risks, with the goal of maintaining high quality forested watersheds in MN. Outreach programs will be developed for forest landowners, managers and loggers throughout the target watersheds aimed at mitigating these risks such as improved implementation of specific BMPs. ","Forested watersheds in MN generally produce an abundance of high quality water. Much of our forested landscape is managed as productive forest land providing timber products as well recreational opportunities and abundant wildlife. Sustainable timber harvesting in combination with application of voluntary water quality BMP's has helped to maintain water quality in Minnesota's managed forest lands. However, risks to water quality in these landscapes still remain, with rates of BMP implementation, harvesting patterns, and watershed characteristics influencing the potential for impacts to occur at any given time or place. Also, recent trends in forestland development and loss in Minnesota has increased the risk of impacts to water quality in forested landscapes. Evaluation of BMP implementation and quantification of risk factors by watershed, combined with effective outreach programs, will allow for continued utilization of working forests while maintaining functioning, healthy watersheds that produce clean water. ",,2013-07-01,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Lila,Westreich,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul",MN,55155,,lila.westreich@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Monitoring","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Roseau, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/forestry-best-management-practices-clean-water,,,,
20536,"Forestry Best Management Practices for Clean Water",2018,250000,"M.L. 2017 Regular Session Ch. 91 Art. 2 Sec. 6(g)","$675000 the first year and $675000 the second year are for applied research and tools including watershed hydrologic modeling; maintaining and updating spatial data for watershed boundaries streams and water bodies and integrating high-resolution digital elevation data; and assessing effectiveness of forestry best management practices for water quality.","In FY18 the DNR will complete intensive field monitoring of 98 timber harvest sites in nine targeted watersheds in northern Minnesota. We will also analyze the distribution of timber harvest and forest change on forest land in eight northern Minnesota watersheds. For these eight watersheds during the summer we will oversee monitoring of water quality best management practice (BMP) implementation and implementation of other sustainable forest management guideline on 80 to 100 timber harvest sites. We will continue activities to reach out to forest landowners managers and loggers including: - Site-specific feedback about monitoring results and opportunities to improve the implementation of guidelines and reduce water quality risks. - Working with DNR Private Forest Management foresters and Soil & Water Conservation Districts to develop strategies for outreach to small private landowners in monitored watersheds. - Contributing to developing strategies for the Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies process in forested watersheds. In February we will submit our biennial Guideline Implementation Monitoring Report to the MN Forest Resource Council (MFRC). The report will summarize results from implementation monitoring on 169 sites in 19 watersheds during the summer and fall of FY16 and FY17. DNR and MFRC staff will use this information to continue identifying water quality risk factors and developing strategies to reduce risks in targeted watersheds.","In FY18 the DNR completed intensive field monitoring of 98 timber harvest sites in nine targeted watersheds in northern Minnesota and began monitoring water quality best management practice (BMP) implementation and implementation of other sustainable forest management guidelines on 93 timber harvest sites in northern Minnesota. In February 2018 we submitted our biennial Guideline Implementation Monitoring Report to the MN Forest Resource Council (MFRC). The report summarized results from implementation monitoring of 169 sites in 19 watersheds during the summer and fall of FY16 and FY17. DNR and MFRC staff use this information to continue identifying water quality risk factors and developing strategies to reduce risks in targeted watersheds and presented this information at several venues in FY18. They also shared results with landowners and land managers whose sites were monitored and helped them identify opportunities to better implement guidelines and reduce water quality risks. DNR Private Forest Management Foresters helped us connect with private land owners to improve access for monitoring private forest lands and pave the way for future workshops to improve the implementation of guidelines and water quality BMPs.",,,,170093,,,0.1,,,"The Minnesota DNR and the Minnesota Forest Resources Council work with forest landowners, managers and loggers to implement a set of voluntary sustainable forest management guidelines that include water quality best management practices (BMPs) to ensure sustainable habitat, clean water, and productive forest soils, all contributing to healthy watersheds. This project will monitor the implementation of these forest management guidelines and BMPs on forested watersheds in MN. Additionally, this project will identify timber harvest frequency and distribution as well as significant change to forest area including conversion of forests to other land uses, large fires, and blowdown events. An evaluation of the guideline implementation rates, watershed characteristics, and the frequency and distribution of forest change will be used to identify risks to water quality as well as strategies to reduce these risks, with the goal of maintaining high quality forested watersheds in MN. Outreach programs will be developed for forest landowners, managers and loggers throughout the target watersheds aimed at mitigating these risks such as improved implementation of specific BMPs. ","Forested watersheds in MN generally produce an abundance of high quality water. Much of our forested landscape is managed as productive forest land providing timber products as well recreational opportunities and abundant wildlife. Sustainable timber harvesting in combination with application of voluntary water quality BMP's has helped to maintain water quality in Minnesota's managed forest lands. However, risks to water quality in these landscapes still remain, with rates of BMP implementation, harvesting patterns, and watershed characteristics influencing the potential for impacts to occur at any given time or place. Also, recent trends in forestland development and loss in Minnesota has increased the risk of impacts to water quality in forested landscapes. Evaluation of BMP implementation and quantification of risk factors by watershed, combined with effective outreach programs, will allow for continued utilization of working forests while maintaining functioning, healthy watersheds that produce clean water. ",,2013-07-01,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Lila,Westreich,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul",MN,55155,,lila.westreich@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Monitoring","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Roseau, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/forestry-best-management-practices-clean-water,,,,
20536,"Forestry Best Management Practices for Clean Water",2017,250000,"M.L. 2015 First Special Session Ch. 2 Art. 2 Sec. 6(g)","(g) $675000 the first year and $675000the second year are for applied research and tools including watershed hydrologic modeling; maintaining and updating spatial data for watershed boundaries streams and water bodies and integrating high-resolution digital elevation data; assessing effectiveness of forestry best management practices for water quality; and developing a biomonitoring database.","In FY17 the DNR will complete intensive field monitoring of 80 timber harvest sites in 12 targeted watersheds in central and southeastern Minnesota. We will analyze the distribution of timber harvest and forest change on forestland in 38 forested watersheds across the state in order to select 10 watersheds for additional intensive monitoring of timber harvest sites. For these 10 watersheds we will execute a contract to begin monitoring the implementation of water quality best management practices (BMPs) and other sustainable forest management guidelines on 80 to 100 timber harvest sites.","In FY17 the DNR completed intensive field monitoring of 80 timber harvest sites in 12 targeted watersheds in central and southeastern Minnesota and identified 100 additional timber harvest sites in nine forested watersheds for intensive monitoring to be completed in FY18. We also analyzed the distribution of timber harvest and forest change on 38 selected major watersheds in northern Minnesota while developing focused information on nine target watersheds. The resulting information documents how well water quality best management practices (BMPs) and other sustainable forest management guidelines have been implemented. Staff also continued using this information to identify water quality risk factors and develop strategies to reduce risks in targeted watersheds. They presented this information at several venues. They also shared results with landowners and land managers whose sites were monitored and helped them identify opportunities to better implement guidelines and reduce water quality risks. Staff utilized the DNR’s Private Forest Management Foresters to better connect with small private land owners to improve access to monitoring private forest lands and to pave the way for future workshops addressing ways to improve the implementation of guidelines and water quality BMPs.",,,,186321,,,0.9,,,"The Minnesota DNR and the Minnesota Forest Resources Council work with forest landowners, managers and loggers to implement a set of voluntary sustainable forest management guidelines that include water quality best management practices (BMPs) to ensure sustainable habitat, clean water, and productive forest soils, all contributing to healthy watersheds. This project will monitor the implementation of these forest management guidelines and BMPs on forested watersheds in MN. Additionally, this project will identify timber harvest frequency and distribution as well as significant change to forest area including conversion of forests to other land uses, large fires, and blowdown events. An evaluation of the guideline implementation rates, watershed characteristics, and the frequency and distribution of forest change will be used to identify risks to water quality as well as strategies to reduce these risks, with the goal of maintaining high quality forested watersheds in MN. Outreach programs will be developed for forest landowners, managers and loggers throughout the target watersheds aimed at mitigating these risks such as improved implementation of specific BMPs. ","Forested watersheds in MN generally produce an abundance of high quality water. Much of our forested landscape is managed as productive forest land providing timber products as well recreational opportunities and abundant wildlife. Sustainable timber harvesting in combination with application of voluntary water quality BMP's has helped to maintain water quality in Minnesota's managed forest lands. However, risks to water quality in these landscapes still remain, with rates of BMP implementation, harvesting patterns, and watershed characteristics influencing the potential for impacts to occur at any given time or place. Also, recent trends in forestland development and loss in Minnesota has increased the risk of impacts to water quality in forested landscapes. Evaluation of BMP implementation and quantification of risk factors by watershed, combined with effective outreach programs, will allow for continued utilization of working forests while maintaining functioning, healthy watersheds that produce clean water. ",,2013-07-01,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Lila,Westreich,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul",MN,55155,,lila.westreich@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Monitoring","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Roseau, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/forestry-best-management-practices-clean-water,,,,
20536,"Forestry Best Management Practices for Clean Water",2016,250000,"M.L. 2015 First Special Session Ch. 2 Art. 2 Sec. 6(g)","(g) $675000 the first year and $675000the second year are for applied research and tools including watershed hydrologic modeling; maintaining and updating spatial data for watershed boundaries streams and water bodies and integrating high-resolution digital elevation data; assessing effectiveness of forestry best management practices for water quality; and developing a biomonitoring database.","In FY16 the DNR will identify the distribution of timber harvest and forest change on 12 selected HUC8 watershed units (see below). The DNR will check logging sites to make sure sustainable forest management guidelines and water quality BMPs are properly carried out. We will look at specific watershed characteristics to identify water quality risk factors on the selected areas and we will develop strategies to reduce risks in the targeted watersheds. We will continue and further develop outreach to forest landowners managers and loggers to implement strategies including: -A comprehensive report on sustainable forest management guideline implementation -Continued site-specific feedback to land owners/managers and loggers of sites monitored during summer of 2014 and 2015. Feedback will address results of site monitoring and identification of opportunities for improvement of guideline implementation and water quality risk reduction -Work with the recently rebuilt Cooperative Forest Management Program to better connect with small private forest land owners -Continued interaction and contribution to Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies Work with the Minnesota Forest Recourses Council (MFRC) Region Landscape Planning program to address the risk factors that were identified in the watershed analyses and to improve how BMPs are carried out.","In FY16 the DNR completed intensive field monitoring on 79 timber harvest sites in seven northern Minnesota watersheds and identified 80 additional timber harvest sites in 12 central and southeastern Minnesota watersheds for intensive monitoring to be done in FY17. The resulting information documents how well water quality best management practices (BMPs) and other sustainable forest management guidelines have been implemented. Staff completed a comprehensive report on sites monitored in calendar years 2014 and 2015 available at http://mn.gov/frc/site-level-forest-management-reports.html. Staff continued to use information from these reports to identify water quality risk factors and develop strategies to reduce risks in targeted watersheds. They presented this information at several venues. They shared results with landowners and land managers whose sites were monitored and helped them identify opportunities to better implement guidelines and reduce water quality risks. DNR Cooperative Forest Management foresters collaborated with Soil & Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) to better connect with small private landowners in targeted watersheds improving access to monitoring sites and paving the way for workshops on improved implementation of guidelines. Staff worked with the Minnesota Logger Education Program to develop this type of workshop for logging professionals. Staff collaborated with the Minnesota Forest Resources Council on strategies for outreach and education to improve implementation of guidelines and aid the development of regional landscape plans. Finally staff continued to contribute information from reports to the development of Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies (WRAPS).",,,,217597,,,0.9,,,"The Minnesota DNR and the Minnesota Forest Resources Council work with forest landowners, managers and loggers to implement a set of voluntary sustainable forest management guidelines that include water quality best management practices (BMPs) to ensure sustainable habitat, clean water, and productive forest soils, all contributing to healthy watersheds. This project will monitor the implementation of these forest management guidelines and BMPs on forested watersheds in MN. Additionally, this project will identify timber harvest frequency and distribution as well as significant change to forest area including conversion of forests to other land uses, large fires, and blowdown events. An evaluation of the guideline implementation rates, watershed characteristics, and the frequency and distribution of forest change will be used to identify risks to water quality as well as strategies to reduce these risks, with the goal of maintaining high quality forested watersheds in MN. Outreach programs will be developed for forest landowners, managers and loggers throughout the target watersheds aimed at mitigating these risks such as improved implementation of specific BMPs. ","Forested watersheds in MN generally produce an abundance of high quality water. Much of our forested landscape is managed as productive forest land providing timber products as well recreational opportunities and abundant wildlife. Sustainable timber harvesting in combination with application of voluntary water quality BMP's has helped to maintain water quality in Minnesota's managed forest lands. However, risks to water quality in these landscapes still remain, with rates of BMP implementation, harvesting patterns, and watershed characteristics influencing the potential for impacts to occur at any given time or place. Also, recent trends in forestland development and loss in Minnesota has increased the risk of impacts to water quality in forested landscapes. Evaluation of BMP implementation and quantification of risk factors by watershed, combined with effective outreach programs, will allow for continued utilization of working forests while maintaining functioning, healthy watersheds that produce clean water. ",,2013-07-01,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Lila,Westreich,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul",MN,55155,,lila.westreich@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Monitoring","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Roseau, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/forestry-best-management-practices-clean-water,,,,
20536,"Forestry Best Management Practices for Clean Water",2015,250000,"M.L. 2013 Ch. 137 Art. 2 Sec. 6(g)","$675000 the first year and $675000 the second year are for applied research and tools including watershed hydrologic modeling; maintaining and updating spatial data for watershed boundaries streams and water bodies and integrating high-resolution digital elevation data; assessing effectiveness of forestry best management practices for water quality; and developing an ecological monitoring database. ","In FY 15 the DNR will detect where timber harvest and other forest changes took place on all forested watersheds statewide. We will monitor the implementation of sustainable forest management guidelines and water quality BMPs on timber harvest sites across the four watersheds selected in FY14 and an additional seven selected in FY15. The combined information along with specific watershed characteristics will be used to identify water quality risk factors (based on timber harvesting frequency and distribution level of BMP implementation and additional watershed characteristics) within target watersheds for FY14 &15. We will develop strategies to reduce risks in the targeted watersheds. We will develop outreach programs geared toward implementing those strategies for forest landowners managers and loggers. These programs will include: 1) workshops addressing erosion control on forest access roads and timber harvesting sites; 2) feedback to land managers and loggers of sites monitored in FY14 (results of site monitoring and identifying opportunities for improvement) 3) a BMP field manual for loggers and land managers.","In FY 15 the DNR identified that forests were disturbed in a total of 38 watersheds (HUC 8) and 27 counties in Minnesota. We selected 80 harvest sites in a subset of seven watersheds for monitoring the implementation of sustainable forest management guidelines and water quality BMPs.* We hired contractors to collect monitoring data which we will analyze in FY16. We also completed field monitoring at an additional 59 sites that were started in FY2014 sites in the Mississippi Headwaters Rum River Lake Superior South and Lake Superior North watersheds. We synthesized data for these sites and evaluated them for guideline compliance. We presented the information to various groups (see below). The final report will be done in February of 2016. In collaboration with the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota Logger Education Program we conducted two workshops addressing erosion control on forest access roads and timber harvesting sites in fall/winter of 2014. We also made several presentations to disseminate Guideline Monitoring results including talking to land managers at the monitoring sites in an ongoing process providing feedback. We also helped develop a BMP field manual for loggers and land managers. We evaluated forest disturbance/change between the years 2000 to 2015 on all forested watersheds in Minnesota. We looked at specific watershed characteristics to identify water quality risk factors including: proximity of forest disturbances to water features roads and road crossings; soil drainage type texture and erodibility; current and past land cover and land use change; and topographic characteristics (slope flow direction and accumulation). We used these data layers along with several from the DNR’s Watershed Health Assessment Framework to create a preliminary risk index.",,,,171589,,,1.0,,,"The Minnesota DNR and the Minnesota Forest Resources Council work with forest landowners, managers and loggers to implement a set of voluntary sustainable forest management guidelines that include water quality best management practices (BMPs) to ensure sustainable habitat, clean water, and productive forest soils, all contributing to healthy watersheds. This project will monitor the implementation of these forest management guidelines and BMPs on forested watersheds in MN. Additionally, this project will identify timber harvest frequency and distribution as well as significant change to forest area including conversion of forests to other land uses, large fires, and blowdown events. An evaluation of the guideline implementation rates, watershed characteristics, and the frequency and distribution of forest change will be used to identify risks to water quality as well as strategies to reduce these risks, with the goal of maintaining high quality forested watersheds in MN. Outreach programs will be developed for forest landowners, managers and loggers throughout the target watersheds aimed at mitigating these risks such as improved implementation of specific BMPs. ","Forested watersheds in MN generally produce an abundance of high quality water. Much of our forested landscape is managed as productive forest land providing timber products as well recreational opportunities and abundant wildlife. Sustainable timber harvesting in combination with application of voluntary water quality BMP's has helped to maintain water quality in Minnesota's managed forest lands. However, risks to water quality in these landscapes still remain, with rates of BMP implementation, harvesting patterns, and watershed characteristics influencing the potential for impacts to occur at any given time or place. Also, recent trends in forestland development and loss in Minnesota has increased the risk of impacts to water quality in forested landscapes. Evaluation of BMP implementation and quantification of risk factors by watershed, combined with effective outreach programs, will allow for continued utilization of working forests while maintaining functioning, healthy watersheds that produce clean water. ",,2013-07-01,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Lila,Westreich,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul",MN,55155,,lila.westreich@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Monitoring","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Roseau, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/forestry-best-management-practices-clean-water,,,,
20536,"Forestry Best Management Practices for Clean Water",2014,250000,"M.L. 2013 Ch. 137 Art. 2 Sec. 6(g)","$675000 the first year and $675000 the second year are for applied research and tools including watershed hydrologic modeling; maintaining and updating spatial data for watershed boundaries streams and water bodies and integrating high-resolution digital elevation data; assessing effectiveness of forestry best management practices for water quality; and developing an ecological monitoring database. ","In FY 14 DNR will monitor the implementation of sustainable forest management guidelines and water quality BMPs on 80 – 100 timber harvest sites across 4 forested watersheds. Distribution of timber harvest and other forest changes will also be identified in these watersheds. The combined information along with specific watershed characteristics will be used to identify water quality risk factors within target watersheds and strategies to reduce those risks. Outreach programs will then be developed to work with forest landowners managers and loggers to implement strategies. Specific outcomes include: -Establishment of a protocol for identifying forest change at the watershed level that can also be applied statewide. -Identify the distribution of timber harvest and forest change in four watersheds including Mississippi Headwaters Rum River North Lake Superior and South Lake Superior. -Monitor the implementation of forest management guidelines and water quality BMPs through on-site investigation on a total of 80-100 sites across these 4 watersheds. -Progress in development of a protocol for identifying level of risk to water quality due to timber harvesting frequency and distribution level of BMP implementation and additional watershed characteristics Outreach programs based on above data will be developed in FY15.","In FY14 DNR foresters identified the distribution of timber harvest and forest change in four watersheds: Mississippi Headwaters Rum River Lake Superior South and Lake Superior North. DNR established a protocol for identifying forest change at the watershed level; this protocol will be refined to better differentiate among various forest change types. For example some partial harvesting is difficult to distinguish from wind damage. Also time sequence is required to detect difference between forest harvesting and some land conversions such as pasturing. In the four target watersheds foresters monitored 34 sites for implementation of forest management guidelines and water quality best management practices. About 1/3 of the sites planned for monitoring in FY14 were completed; the remainder will be completed by Sept 31 2014. Contract work was delayed due to length of time required to get contract approvals. DNR is also developing a protocol for identifying level of risk to water quality due to timber harvesting frequency and distribution level of BMP implementation and additional watershed characteristics. The primary progress on this task was hiring a Research Analysis Specialist whose responsibilities will be focused development of this protocol. The hiring process was completed in early FY15 and significant progress will be made on this protocol in the coming year. Outreach development in FY14 included curriculum and video development for erosion control workshops to be held in the fall of 2014 and help creating a user-friendly field guide focused on forestry water quality BMPs which will be completed in FY15.",,,,41296,,,0.1,,,"The Minnesota DNR and the Minnesota Forest Resources Council work with forest landowners, managers and loggers to implement a set of voluntary sustainable forest management guidelines that include water quality best management practices (BMPs) to ensure sustainable habitat, clean water, and productive forest soils, all contributing to healthy watersheds. This project will monitor the implementation of these forest management guidelines and BMPs on forested watersheds in MN. Additionally, this project will identify timber harvest frequency and distribution as well as significant change to forest area including conversion of forests to other land uses, large fires, and blowdown events. An evaluation of the guideline implementation rates, watershed characteristics, and the frequency and distribution of forest change will be used to identify risks to water quality as well as strategies to reduce these risks, with the goal of maintaining high quality forested watersheds in MN. Outreach programs will be developed for forest landowners, managers and loggers throughout the target watersheds aimed at mitigating these risks such as improved implementation of specific BMPs. ","Forested watersheds in MN generally produce an abundance of high quality water. Much of our forested landscape is managed as productive forest land providing timber products as well recreational opportunities and abundant wildlife. Sustainable timber harvesting in combination with application of voluntary water quality BMP's has helped to maintain water quality in Minnesota's managed forest lands. However, risks to water quality in these landscapes still remain, with rates of BMP implementation, harvesting patterns, and watershed characteristics influencing the potential for impacts to occur at any given time or place. Also, recent trends in forestland development and loss in Minnesota has increased the risk of impacts to water quality in forested landscapes. Evaluation of BMP implementation and quantification of risk factors by watershed, combined with effective outreach programs, will allow for continued utilization of working forests while maintaining functioning, healthy watersheds that produce clean water. ",,2013-07-01,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Lila,Westreich,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul",MN,55155,,lila.westreich@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Monitoring","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Roseau, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/forestry-best-management-practices-clean-water,,,,
10031379,"Foundational Data for Moth and Butterfly Conservation",2025,195000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 03i","$195,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources to perform field surveys and consolidate existing data to create the first comprehensive list of Minnesota moths and butterflies. This appropriation is also to conduct outreach to inform land managers and to facilitate public appreciation of these species.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,1.8,"MN DNR","State Government","This project will build the first comprehensive list of Minnesota moths and butterflies. Information gained through surveys and outreach efforts will inform land managers and inspire public appreciation.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Gerda,Nordquist,"MN DNR","MN Dept. of Natural Resources - EWR 500 Lafayette Road, Box 25","St. Paul",MN,55155-4025,"(651) 259-5124",gerda.nordquist@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/foundational-data-moth-and-butterfly-conservation,,,,
10004444,"Foundational Dataset Characterizing Historic Forest Disturbance Impacts",2016,200000,"M.L. 2015, Chp. 76, Sec. 2, Subd. 03q","$200,000 the first year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to quantify forest disturbance impacts over the past forty years on water quality, wildlife demographics, and wood fiber supply in order to identify management strategies that better respond to disturbance impacts and improve and sustain forest resources. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2018, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,,,,,"U of MN","Public College/University",,,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2015/work_plans_may/_2015_03q.pdf,2015-07-01,2018-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Michael,Falkowski,"U of MN","1530 Cleveland Ave N, 115 Green Hall","St. Paul",MN,55108,"(218) 726-6410",mfalkows@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Pine, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/foundational-dataset-characterizing-historic-forest-disturbance-impacts-0,,,,
33308,"French Twp - Wall Street",2010,18500,"MS Section 446A.075","Small Community Wastewater Treatment Program","Site evaluation and plan to fix failing septic systems","Site evaluation and plan to fix failing septic systems",,,,,,,,"French Township","Local/Regional Government","Evaluate alternatives to fix failing septic systems in unsewered area",,,2009-07-16,,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Jeff,Freeman,"Minnesota Public Facilities Authority","332 Minnesota Street, Suite W820","St. Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 259-7465",jeff.freeman@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Public Facilities Authority ",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/french-twp-wall-street,,,,
10025331,"Friends of the Minnesota Valley River Watch",2022,50000,,,,,,,,,,,.7,"Friends of the Minnesota Valley","Non-Profit Business/Entity","River Watch (RW) enhances watershed understanding and awareness for tomorrow’s decision-makers through direct hands-on, field-based experiential watershed science. High School based teams throughout the Minnesota River Basin participate in a variety of unique and innovative watershed engagement opportunities such as Water Quality Monitoring and Macroinvertebrate surveys that are suited to their school, community, and watershed needs. ",,"This project will provide classroom instruction and a hands on learning experience on water quality and water quality monitoring to 16 high school based teams during the 2021-2022 school year and 20 high school based teams during the 2022-2023 school year. These students, tomorrow’s adult citizens and decision makers, will learn about water quality, science skills, and the importance of water quality.  ",2021-09-17,2023-06-30,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Lily,Johnson,"Friends of the Minnesota Valley","3815 American Blvd E",Bloomington,MN," 55425","(651) 295-1177",,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Blue Earth, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Dakota, Hennepin, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, Martin, Nicollet, Renville, Scott, Sibley, Swift, Waseca, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine",,"Blue Earth River, Chippewa River, Cottonwood River, Lac qui Parle River, Le Sueur River, Lower Minnesota River , Minnesota River - Mankato, Minnesota River - Yellow Medicine River, Pomme de Terre River, Redwood River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/friends-minnesota-valley-river-watch,,,,
10025331,"Friends of the Minnesota Valley River Watch",2023,50000,,,,,,,,,,,.7,"Friends of the Minnesota Valley","Non-Profit Business/Entity","River Watch (RW) enhances watershed understanding and awareness for tomorrow’s decision-makers through direct hands-on, field-based experiential watershed science. High School based teams throughout the Minnesota River Basin participate in a variety of unique and innovative watershed engagement opportunities such as Water Quality Monitoring and Macroinvertebrate surveys that are suited to their school, community, and watershed needs. ",,"This project will provide classroom instruction and a hands on learning experience on water quality and water quality monitoring to 16 high school based teams during the 2021-2022 school year and 20 high school based teams during the 2022-2023 school year. These students, tomorrow’s adult citizens and decision makers, will learn about water quality, science skills, and the importance of water quality.  ",2021-09-17,2023-06-30,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Lily,Johnson,"Friends of the Minnesota Valley","3815 American Blvd E",Bloomington,MN," 55425","(651) 295-1177",,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Blue Earth, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Dakota, Hennepin, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, Martin, Nicollet, Renville, Scott, Sibley, Swift, Waseca, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine",,"Blue Earth River, Chippewa River, Cottonwood River, Lac qui Parle River, Le Sueur River, Lower Minnesota River , Minnesota River - Mankato, Minnesota River - Yellow Medicine River, Pomme de Terre River, Redwood River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/friends-minnesota-valley-river-watch,,,,
18419,"Funds Transfer for County Subsurface Sewage Treatment (SSTS) Programs",2012,600000,,,,,,,,,,,3,"Board of Water & Soil Resources","Local/Regional Government, State Government","BWSR will administer funding to eligible County projects that provide funds and other assistance to low income property owners to upgrade or replace Noncompliant Septic Systems. BWSR will also manage annual reporting completed by each County. The 48 counties awarded these funds are: Aitkin, Beltrami, Big Stone, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Hubbard, Isanti, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac Qui Parle, Lake of the Woods, Lincoln, Marshall, McLeod, Morrison, Norman, Olmsted, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Roseau, Scott, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Wilkin, Winona and Yellow Medicine. The amounts awarded ranged between $17,000 and $20,902 per county.",,,2011-09-11,2014-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Gretchen,Sabel,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,,,,"(651) 757-2686",gretchen.sabel@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Big Stone, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Hubbard, Isanti, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake of the Woods, Lincoln, Marshall, McLeod, Morrison, Norman, Olmsted, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Roseau, Scott, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Yellow Medicine",,Statewide,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/funds-transfer-county-programs,,,,
18419,"Funds Transfer for County Subsurface Sewage Treatment (SSTS) Programs",2013,397580,,,,,,,,,,,3.98,"Board of Water & Soil Resources","Local/Regional Government, State Government","BWSR will administer funding to eligible County projects that provide funds and other assistance to low income property owners to upgrade or replace Noncompliant Septic Systems. BWSR will also manage annual reporting completed by each County. The 48 counties awarded these funds are: Aitkin, Beltrami, Big Stone, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Hubbard, Isanti, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac Qui Parle, Lake of the Woods, Lincoln, Marshall, McLeod, Morrison, Norman, Olmsted, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Roseau, Scott, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Wilkin, Winona and Yellow Medicine. The amounts awarded ranged between $17,000 and $20,902 per county.",,,2011-09-11,2014-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Gretchen,Sabel,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,,,,"(651) 757-2686",gretchen.sabel@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Big Stone, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Hubbard, Isanti, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake of the Woods, Lincoln, Marshall, McLeod, Morrison, Norman, Olmsted, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Roseau, Scott, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Yellow Medicine",,Statewide,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/funds-transfer-county-programs,,,,
17533,"Furnace Repair and Pest Control in the Miners Dry and Shaft House",2011,6000,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,1300,,,,,,"Ely Greenstone Public Art Committee",," The Pioneer Mine Site, listed in the National Register of Historic Places, was improved with the repair of the existing furnaces in the Miners Dry and Shaft Houses. The furnaces are tied in with a fire suppression system and a security system. Installation of expanded steel across three doors, application of adhesive and boards around Shaft House base and removal of surrounding brush provides added protection from insect, animal and human invasion. Destruction by nature and vandals has been minimized. The permanent historical displays, artifacts, rare photographs, documents, art and art supplies have been made more safe and secure. Amount adjusted to eliminate ineligible overhead expenses. ",,"To control climate in Miners Dry and Shaft Houses, listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Amount adjusted to eliminate ineligible overhead expenses.",2010-12-17,2011-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Bob,Maidl,,"2647 Van Vac Road",Ely,MN,55731,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/furnace-repair-and-pest-control-miners-dry-and-shaft-house,,,,
18468,"FY-13, HSPF St. Louis, Cloquet and Nemadji Rivers P1",2013,174990,,,,,,,,,,,1,"Tetra Tech","For-Profit Business/Entity","The goal of this project is to construct, calibrate, and validate three HSPF watershed models. The project will result in HSPF models that can readily be used to provide information to support conventional parameter TMDLs. The models are expected to generate predicted output timeseries for hydrology, sediment, nutrients, and dissolved oxygen which are consistent with available sets of observed data. ",,,2013-01-01,2013-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Chuck,Regan,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","520 Lafayette Road N.","St. Paul",MN,55155,651-757-2837,chuck.regan@state.mn.us,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Modeling","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"St. Louis, Pine, Lake, Itasca, Carlton, Aitkin",,"Cloquet River, Nemadji River, St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/fy-13-hspf-st-louis-cloquet-and-nemadji-rivers-p1,,,,
18472,"FY-13, HSPF Upper Mississippi and Rum Rivers P1",2013,253710,,,,,,,,,,,2.5,RESPEC,"For-Profit Business/Entity","The goal of this project is to construct, calibrate, and validate five Hydrologic Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) watershed models. The outcome will be HSPF models that can readily be used to provide information to support conventional parameter TMDLs. These models will generate predicted output timeseries for hydrology, sediment, nutrients, and dissolved oxygen which are consistent with available sets of observed data. ",,,2013-03-01,2013-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Chuck,Regan,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","520 Lafayette Road North","St. Paul",MN,55155,651-757-2866,chuck.regan@state.mn.us,"Analysis/Interpretation, Modeling, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Wright, Todd, Stearns, St. Louis, Sherburne, Morrison, Mille Lacs, Meeker, Kanabec, Itasca, Isanti, Chisago, Cass, Carlton, Benton, Anoka, Aitkin",,"Mississippi River - Brainerd, Mississippi River - Grand Rapids, Mississippi River - Sartell, Mississippi River - St. Cloud, Rum River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/fy-13-hspf-upper-mississippi-and-rum-rivers-p1,,,,
18482,"FY-13, Deer Creek Watershed TMDL Final Report and Implementation Plan",2013,39121,,,,,,,,,,,.17,"Barr Engineering ","For-Profit Business/Entity","The goal of this project is to supplement and refine the Deer Creek Watershed TMDL Report and Implementation Plan project with detailed determinations of critical source areas and prioritization of the associated management practices, facilitated by additional meetings with local resource managers and validated with a field survey. Completed work will more fully inform the TMDL report and TMDL implementation plan on critical source areas of sediment and quantify those sources. ",,,2013-03-01,2013-10-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Karen,Evens,MPCA,,,,,218-302-6644,karen.evens@state.mn.us,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Carlton, Pine, St. Louis",,"Nemadji River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/fy-13-deer-creek-watershed-tmdl-final-report-and-implementation-plan,,,,
9755,"FY2012 Major Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network (WPLMN) - Rainy River Basin",2012,108044,,,,,,,,,,,.32,"Lake of the Woods Soil and Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","This project involves the water quality monitoring of, and data analysis for four major watersheds (8-digit Hydrologic Unit Codes) in the Rainy River Basin. This monitoring will assist in providing the water chemistry data needed to calculate annual pollutant loads for the Major Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network (MWPLMN) and provide short term data sets of select parameters to other Agency programs.",,,2012-03-12,2014-01-14,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Mike ","Hirst ","Lake of the Woods Soil and Water Conservation District",,,,,"(218) 634-1842 ext. 3",Mike.Hirst@mn.nacdnet.net,"Analysis/Interpretation, Monitoring","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Beltrami, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis",,"Big Fork River, Little Fork River, Rainy River - Black River, Rapid River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/fy2012-major-watershed-pollutant-load-monitoring-network-wplmn-rainy-river-basin,,,,
10031018,"GCST 1970 Environmental Justice and Nature Immersion",2023,20000,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8 (d)","2022-2023 Cultural Heritage and Community Identity Grants - Spring 2022","Outcome 1 Program increases access for BIPOC students in nature and strengthens their cultural heritage identity 75-100 students will participate in this program 2022-23. At least half are BIPOC. Students complete pre and post-immersion surveys to assess their knowledge on cultural heritage and environmental justice issues. The results from the two surveys will be compiled and compared to measure students' knowledge and engagement before and after the program. Students will co-create a documentary of their experiences to be shared at NHCC, Three Rivers Park district, and their schools. The documentary will explore their enhanced access to nature and cultural heritage. Strategic Program intentionally aligns with the strategic goals of NHCC, NHCC's GCST department, MinnState's Equity 2030 plan and the strategic plans of the YMCA and Three Rivers Park District. Measurable Students demonstrate increased awareness of cultural heritage, environmental Justice issues and equity and access to outdoor spaces. We will count the number of students who successfully participate in and complete the program over a 12 month time period through completion of 4-credit class and related course materials, and the collection of data from a pre and post immersion survey to identify knowledge acquisition from the program. In course evaluation forms provided to students at the end of the semester, students will be asked to describe their exposure to different cultural heritages and education pathways. The results of these course evaluation forms will be compiled by NHCC's Institutional Research department and shared with program team members. Realistic We anticipate that 75-100 college and high school students will participate in the first year of this program. These students will reflect NHCC's and Brooklyn Park's diverse communities. Time-Bound The cohorts will take place in Fall 2022 & Summer of 2023. Inclusive The program icreates a sense of belong for all students from different cultural heritages in nature-based programming and learning. The program is designed to remove barriers in access and opportunities to outdoor places. Equitable This grant would ensure that students can equitably participate without the barrier of costs and access to supplies such as hammocks, flashlights and reusable picnic sets, which are expensive. The knowledge and wisdom of elders and environmental justice community leaders is a respected and integral part of the program, and consultants are equitably compensated for their time. Outcome 2 Student Academic Success Strategic Student Success is intentionally incorporated into all aspects of the program, including program design, implementation and design, varied learning assignments to meet different learning styles and needs, intentional leadership opportunities, hands-on learning experiences Measurable Students complete the immersion program and related course assignments and receive a passing grade in the class. Students co-create a documentary of their experience in the program, the documentary is screened at multiple locations, and students participate in these screenings. Realistic Students attend pre-immersion and post-immersion meetings and complete coursework and assignments during 6-8 weeks of class. Students are exposed to academic pathways in higher education through on and off campus programming and engagement with educational leaders Time-Bound Each student cohort of the program is organized into 6-8 week sessions. Planning team (NHCC, Camp and Three Rivers District) meets 1-2 times per month to ensure smooth programming and budget. These meetings have already been taking place since April of 2021. Inclusive The planning team are intentional about using language centered on Belonging; that nature and outdoor spaces belong to everyone, versus BIPOC communities being included into predominantly white-held spaces, such as traditional YMCA camps. Equitable Students learn about internships and career pathways in YMCA, Three Rivers Park District and other outdoor organizations that are aimed and removing the equity and access gaps for BIPOC communities to participate in outdoor parks, places and spaces."," * Cohort one took place successfully in the fall of 2023. The program was 85 % BIPOC youth. All students completed course work and nature immersion experience, as well as pre-camp and post camp community building meetings and surveys * Several students are now interning with Three Rivers Park District * Two students are now interning with Just Solar, a year-long project exploring barriers in access to solar in Minnesota * Most students reported a change in their educational and career pathway as a direct outcome of participating in this program * Celebration at Silverwood Hall was attended by more than 350 community members, with a Native American drum and dance performance by Spirit Boy. Students shared their experiences and the documentary of cohort one, Harmonies in the Trees * Second leadership part of program has been successfully created GCST 2970 Outdoor Experiential Program Leadership, which will run in Fall of 2023, enabling students to return as leaders and gain additional college credits * All four school districts have confirmed continued ?partnership' and St Paul Public Schools and Mounds View have expressed interest in future programming * Other community organizations have confirmed their continued commitment, including Save The Boundary Waters and the International Wolf Center * Exploring taking a cohort of underrepresented middle and high school students for similar program at Baker Reserve in June 2023 in collaboration with Edina Public Schools * Program participants presented at two national conferences, AASHE, the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education and AEE, the International Association of Experiential Education * Documentary from first cohort was produced * Participants are organizing a winter story telling event with Ojibwe elder and plant expert Hope Flanagan on March 3rd, 2023. * On the bus ride home, students completed post-immersion surveys and these were the key themes:- Friendship - Community - Learning about nature from an Indigenous perspective - Tried something new (kayaking, mountain biking, being away from home) - Feeling safe - Belonging - Reconnected with nature and self - More confident in future career pathway * Building a website for the program to increase visibility; This grant supported two groups of underrepresented students participating in an environmental justice and nature immersion experience, one at Camp Northern Lights in Fall 2023 (college and high school students) and one at Baker Lake Outdoor Learning Center in June 2023 (Middle school students). This work was completed successfully through working diligently to create reciprocal partnerships of trust, friendship and mutual respect. Students' experience was at the center of this work and the team met once a month for planning meetings throughout the year. Feedback was welcomed and the program is under constant improvement due to student and staff feedback and evaluation. Outcome 1 Program increases access for BIPOC students in nature and strengthens their cultural heritage/ identity 47 students participated in this program in fall of 2022 and summer of 2023, and 28 are registered for the fall cohort. At least 85 percent of the students who participated were BIPOC, including Latinx, Somali, African American, Native American, Asian American and a small number of European Americans. Students completed pre and post-immersion surveys to assess their knowledge on cultural heritage and environmental justice issues. The results from the two surveys demonstrate that students' have significantly increased knowledge of and engagement in environmental justice issues after the program. Also, students describe having a much stronger connection with nature. 99 % report wanting to continue that relationship and connection with he natural world. Students co-created a documentary, Harmonies in the Trees, of their experiences that has been shared at NHCC, Three Rivers Park district, and their schools. It was also screened at the International Association of Experiential Education Conference in North Carolina in November 2022. The documentary explores their enhanced access to nature and cultural heritage. Strategic Program intentionally aligns with the strategic goals of NHCC, NHCC's GCST department, MinnState's Equity 2030 plan and the strategic plans of the YMCA and Three Rivers Park District. The program also aligns with school districts' plan to increase social emotional learning opportunities and local outdoor opportunities for MS and HS students. Measurable Participating Students demonstrate a significantly increased awareness of cultural heritage, environmental Justice issues and equity and access to outdoor spaces. The fall cohort ran as a college class and all the enrolled students completed all 4-credit class and related course materials. All students achieved a grade A-C in the fall class. Data from the pre and post immersion surveys identifies knowledge acquisition from the program. In course evaluation forms provided to students at the end of the program students described their exposure to different cultural heritages and education pathways Realistic 75 college, middle and high school students will have participated in the first year of this program. These students will reflect NHCC's, Brooklyn Park's and Edina's diverse communities. Time-Bound The cohorts will take place in Fall 2022 & Summer of 2023. Fall of 2023 and Summer of 2024 are now in the works! Inclusive The program creates a sense of belong for all students from different cultural heritages in nature-based programming and learning. The program is designed to remove barriers in access and opportunities to outdoor places. Students who participated in the program described: feeling safe, making friends, belonging, having a stronger connection to nature, having fun, not wanting to leave, having a stronger sense of their future plans. Equitable This grant helped ensure that students could equitably participate without the barrier of costs and access to supplies such as hammocks, flashlights, sleeping bags, yoga mats, backpacks, hiking shoes, field guides and nature based literature, poetry and non-fiction, and reusable picnic sets, which are expensive. The knowledge and wisdom of elders, artists and musicians, and environmental justice community leaders is a respected and integral part of the program, and consultants were equitably compensated for their time. Outcome 2 Student Academic Success Some K-12 students particpate in activities at outdoor learning centers. However, this opportunity is not available for all students in Minnesota and costs can be prohibitively expensive.This type of immersive, experiential, outdoor learning is very different to students' typical educational experience & enables high school students to participate in their first college course. This creates a pathway for academic success for urban youth, and a pathway to outdoor education/internship/career opportunities with the relationship with YMCA /Three Riverst employees. Strategic Student Success is intentionally incorporated into all aspects of the program, including program design, implementation and design, varied learning assignments to meet different learning styles and needs, intentional leadership opportunities, hands-on learning experiences MeasurableAll Students completed the immersion program and related course assignments and received grade a-c. Students co-created a documentary of their experience in the program. Realistic Students attended meetings and completed coursework and assignments. Students were exposed to academic pathways.Time-Bound Planning team met monthly to ensure smooth programming and budget. These meetings have been taking place since April of 2021. Inclusive The program centers on Belonging; that nature and outdoor spaces belong to everyone, versus BIPOC communities being included into predominantly white-held spaces, such as traditional YMCA camps. Equitable Students learn about internships and career pathways in YMCA, Three Rivers and other outdoor organizations that are aimed and removing the equity and access gaps for BIPOC communities to participate in outdoor parks, places and spaces.",,,"$5,000 No Child Left outside Grant from the DNR $15,000 Education Foundation Minnesota Grant YMCA provided 25 % discount Three Rivers provided 75 % discount and free space at Silverwood Hall (usually costs $4500). DNR no child left behind $5000 Education Foundation $15,000 Three Rivers Park district - 50-80 % fee reduction in space. plus staff time YMCA staff time, fee reductions Edina community ed - staff time and $10,000 to support June program",20000,,N/A,,"Ana Munro",Individual,"GCST 1970 is a 4-credit program for college & high school students in partnership with the YMCA & Three Rivers Park District to learn about their cultural heritage & connection to the land. This collaboration brings under-represented students to a wilderness camp to engage in nature, environmental justice and issues of equity, access, and inclusion in outdoor spaces. Students participate in 5 days of immersive learning in and from nature, from each other, & from local tribal elders and artists. ",,,2022-09-05,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,ana,munro,,,,,,7156171605," ana.munro@nhcc.edu",Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Hennepin, Koochiching, St. Louis, Anoka, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/gcst-1970-environmental-justice-and-nature-immersion,,,,
17469,"Genealogy Lab Project",2011,1775,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,,,,,,,"Yellow Medicine County Historical Society",," YMCHS purchased equipment, supplies and a one-year subscription to Ancestry.com to provide access to family history in Yellow Medicine County. Advertisements have been placed in local newspapers and brochures to inform the public of these new resources.   ",,"To provide access to family history in Yellow Medicine County",2010-11-03,2011-05-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Brian,Schulz,,"PO Box 145","Granite Falls",MN,56241,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/genealogy-lab-project,,,,
10007329,"General Conservation Assessment and Long-Range Preservation Plan",2017,6391,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org","The target was to get the museum assessed which was achieved.",,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",6391,,"Jan Marc Resberg - Pres., Kris Lyons - V.P., Marilyn Lee - Sec., Wendy Carlberg - Treas., Lois Fichtner, Mary Kivisto, Joan Miller, Bob Silverness, Ina Marie Silverness, Bill Wennberg",,"Proctor Area Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire a qualified museum consultant to conduct a general preservation needs assessment survey and long range collections preservation plan.",,,2016-09-01,2017-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Jan Marc",Resberg,"Proctor Area Historical Society","100 Pionk Drive",Proctor,MN,55810,715-919-0513,yellowstone225@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-conservation-assessment-and-long-range-preservation-plan-4,,,,0
10006146,"General Operating Support",2018,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Stories; Surveys; Data Collection.","FRFF is still the only all documentary film festival in the state. FRFF expanded the reach in the community by hosting a screening one night of the festival at the local brewery. This engaged an age group that does not typically attend the festival.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",108350,"Other,local or private",109350,,"Lyle Blanchard, Erin Mae Clark, Zach Schonike, Sarah Roberts, Eric Nelson, Mike Flaherty, Amanda Bauer, Jed Reisetter",,"Frozen River Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Staffing and Salaries.",2017-09-19,2018-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sara,Enzenauer,"Frozen River Film Festival","160 Johnson St",Winona,MN,55987,"(763) 291-4754 ",sara.e@frff.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Aitkin, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Hennepin, Houston, Lac qui Parle, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Sherburne, Scott, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-242,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; Susan Joyce: author; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician, literary artist; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Pam Whitfield: poet, actor.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Education Coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Connie Nelson: Music Educator; Jane Olive: Costumer; Steve Schmidt: Musician, arts administrator.",,2
10006164,"General Operating Support",2018,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Stories, Surveys.","MWMF provided Minnesotans access to 312 multi-genre musicians and 3,600 attendees and nine venue owners in downtown Winona. This access would not be available without the MWMF festival events.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",124500,"Other,local or private",125500,,"Chuck Berendes, Sam Brown, Rick Dold, Jacob Grippen, Brent Hanifl, Crystal Hegge, Lois Sieve, Chad Staehly, Doug Westerman",,"Mid West Music Fest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Staffing and Salaries.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Parker,Forsell,"Mid West Music Fest","PO Box 1465",Winona,MN,55987,"(608) 498-0268 ",parker.f@midwestmusicfest.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Meeker, Mower, Nobles, Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-244,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; Susan Joyce: author; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician, literary artist; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Pam Whitfield: poet, actor.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Education Coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Connie Nelson: Music Educator; Jane Olive: Costumer; Steve Schmidt: Musician, arts administrator.",,2
10006705,"General Operating Support",2019,3135,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Stories and Surveys.","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities. Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region. Provided high quality, age appropriate arts education for residents of all ages.","The activities fully achieved the prop",116316,"Other,local or private",119451,,"Chuck Berendes, Sam Brown, Rick Dold, Jacob Grippen, Brent Hanifl, Crystal Hegge, Lois Sieve, Chad Staehly, Doug Westerman",0.00,"Mid West Music Fest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Staffing and Salaries.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Parker,Forsell,"Mid West Music Fest","PO Box 1465",Winona,MN,55987,"(608) 498-0268 ",parker.f@midwestmusicfest.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mower, Nobles, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-268,"John Becker: art business owner; Julie Fakler: director of operations; Jane Olive: costumer.","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Ben Assef: art business owner; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Julie Fakler: Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Drew Medin: musician; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Jane Olive: costumer.",,2
10001794,"General Operating Support",2017,3040,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Mid West Music Fest events will provide access to participation in the arts for more Minnesotans by providing multi-genre live music in multiple venues throughout downtown Winona, Minnesota. Mid West Music Fest uses multiple methods to measure outcomes: tracking ticket sales, tracking zip codes of ticket purchasers, post-festival survey sent our via Mid West Music Fest email list and to Facebook followers, and conversation between staff and patrons.","Mid-West Music Fest provided Minnesotans access to 311 multi-genre musicians and 1,863 attendees and nine venue owners in downtown Winona. This access would not be available without the Mid-West Music Fest events.",,146147,"Other, local or private",149187,,"Charlie Brown, Sam Brown, Sean Burke, Jacob Grippen, Kay Mazza, Lois Sieve, Jim Trouten, Doug Westerman",,"Mid West Music Fest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Staffing Assistance for Mid West Music Fest Directors",2017-04-01,2017-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Parker,Forsell,"Mid West Music Fest","168 3rd St E",Winona,MN,55987,"(608) 498-0268 ",parker.f@midwestmusicfest.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Sherburne, St. Louis, Steele, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-213,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; Susan Joyce: author; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Carter Martin: theatre artist; Beth Nienow: literary artist; Kathleen Peterson: playwright; Jon Swanson: arts administrator.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Director of Operations at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,2
10023950,"General Operating Support",2022,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Stories, Surveys, Observed Behavior Change, Data Collection","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities. Overcame barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities. Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region. Provided high quality, age appropriate arts education for residents of all ages. Represented the diverse ethnic, cultural and folk traditions represented in this region.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",102418,"Other,local or private",107418,,"Andy Bauer, Kayleen Berwick, Jessi Darst, Colette Hyman, Trisha Karr, Andrew Knauff, Bill Moe, Darrell Newton, Jed Reisetter",,"Frozen River Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Staffing and Salaries",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Eileen,Moeller,"Frozen River Film Festival","164 E 3rd St",Winona,MN,55987,"(763) 291-4754",director@frff.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Mower, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Swift, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-323,"Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848",1
21465,"General Operating Support",2014,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Art Access: Expanded opportunity to learn from plein air artists. Quality Opportunities: The plein air oil, pastel and watercolor classes will be taught by experienced artists. Measurement: The number of participants in each class will be tracked.Each of the participating artists and students will be given a survey to complete after each class. We will also record the attendance at each event and the number of classes offered.","The goal for the plein air festival involved adding a strong educational component. We added two classes for children with a total of 21 students. We also offered a plein air oil painting demonstration and a watercolor plein air class.",,3110,"Other, local or private",5110,,"Chap Achen, Fritz Anderson, Michael Arturi, Sandy Giles, Curt Gruhl, Art Kenyon, Jim Magnusson, Michael Rudquist, Tao Peng, Michael Way",,"Red Wing Arts Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Program expansion",2013-06-28,2014-06-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Daniel,Guida,"Red Wing Arts Association","418 Levee St","Red Wing",MN,55066-2333,"(651) 388-7569 ",director@rwarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Isanti, Olmsted, St. Louis, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-91,"Scott Anderson: musician; Liz Bucheit: owner/artist Crown Trout Jewelers; Alan Calavano: Rochester Male Chorus; Judy Hickey: Children's Dance Theatre; William Hoy: playwright, songwriter; Katie Hae Leo: Minnesota State Arts Board Cultural Community Liaison; Kathy Rush: Lockwood Theatre Company; Phil Taylor: visual artist; Tom Willis: visual artist.","Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre Company; Daved Driscoll: artistic director Northland Words-Words Players Theatre; Drue Fergison: musicologist with dance, literary expertise; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer, public information officer City of Albert Lea; Paula Michel: secretary Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: retired choral music educator; Scott Roberts: visual artist, former business director Owatonna Arts Center; Judy Saye-Willis: visual artist, former director Faribault Art Center; Steven Schmidt: musician, general manager City of Rochester Music Department; Deb Wasmund: visual artist, coordinator Red Wing Fall Festival of the Arts.",,Yes
19555,"General Operating Support",2013,8000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Payment of rent for a year and hire a bookkeeper.Keep the gallery in operation.",,,,,8000,,"Kristbjorg Eide, Bente Soderlind, Bruce Hansen, Lynne Erickson, Jeraldine Engeseth",,"Prove Gallery","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Support for rent and administrative staff.",2013-02-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Kathleen,Roberts,"Prove Gallery","21 Lake Ave",Duluth,MN,55802,"(612) 227-8015 ",richard@provegallery.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-59,"Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator for MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19626,"General Operating Support",2013,8000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase number of hours to create more responsive and organized staff.Improvement in daily operations and improved working atmosphere.","Procedures will be developed and enacted to facilitate better daily operations and improve the working environment.",,,,8000,,"Thomas Gillach, Carver Richards, H. Martin Zuponcic, Norma Haugen, Catherine Uhan, Patrick Roche, Dennis Reagan, Alan Hodnik, Eric Erie, Gerry Kangas, Nancy Johnson, Erica Blee, Rita Taylor, Stuart Blee, Veda Zuponcic",,"Northern Lights Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Employ business manager.",2013-02-01,2015-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Veda,Zuponcic,"Northern Lights Music Festival","PO Box 147",Gilbert,MN,55705,"(609) 922-2965 ",Zuponcic@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Itasca, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-60,"Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator for MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19639,"General Operating Support",2013,8000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide financial and management stability.Board will evaluate at monthly meetings.",,,,,8000,,"Johannes Aas, Arno Kahn, Mark Ball, John Sorensen, Joshua Aerie, Natalie Bachir, Kathryn Milun, Tracy Schramm, Sarah Parker, Darlene Seelos",,"Sacred Heart-John Chebul Memorial Center Association AKA Sacred Heart Music Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Hire part time administrative support person.",2013-02-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Eric,Swanson,"Sacred Heart-John Chebul Memorial Center Association AKA Sacred Heart Music Center","201 W 4th St",Duluth,MN,55806-2719,"(218) 723-1895 ",sacredheart@callta.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Carlton, Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-61,"Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator for MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19648,"General Operating Support",2013,8000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Stabilize staff; increase year round presence; upgrade marketing efforts.Stabilize financial aspects of the organization, analyze and understand the financial income and expenses and promote ongoing series.","A new bookkeeping process will be put in place to better track, analyze, and understand the financial matters of the organization.",,,,8000,,"Richard Hansen, Johnathon Olsen, Steve Grazier, Riki McManus",,"Sound Unseen International Duluth",,"General Operating Support",,"Hire bookkeeper and increase marketing campaign to a year round basis.",2013-02-01,2015-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Richard,Hansen,"Sound Unseen International Duluth","1814 E 9th St",Duluth,MN,55812,"(612) 227-8015 ",richard@soundunseen.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Pine, Lake, Aitkin, Itasca, Koochiching",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-62,"Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator for MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19506,"General Operating Support",2013,8000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Ability to pay staff and storage without assistance.All bills being paid with earned income.","Sets are being rented out paying for themselves and the General Director is receiving a salary.",,,,8000,,"Martha Firling, Char Taylor, Dean Jacobson, James Sheetz, Diane Friebe, Keith Swanson, Georgia Jacobson",,"Lyric Opera of the North","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Support to pay General Artistic Director and defray storage costs for sets.",2013-02-01,2015-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Sarah,Lawrence,"Lyric Opera of the North","PO Box 462",Duluth,MN,55801,"(218) 464-0922 ",loonopera@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Cook",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-58,"Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator for MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
18422,"General Operating Support",2011,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage",,,,,,10000,,,,"Laurentian Arts and Culture Alliance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"General Operating Support ",,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Pete,Pellinen,"Laurentian Arts and Culture Alliance","510 Chestnut St PO Box 416",Virginia,MN,55792,"(218) 780-1264 ",lyriccenter@mchsi.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-57,,,,
15635,"General Operating Support",2012,8000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Hire administrative staff part-timeStaff hired and functioning","Built organizational capacity by hiring project managers for our sites and setting up event crews to allow for more time to publicize our events.",,,,8000,8000,"Anne Swenson, Bob Maidl, Sandra Brandley, Judy Fredrickson, Muffin Nelson, Claire Taylor, Mike Sinesio, Bill Defenbaugh, Trudy Staubitz ",,"Ely Greenstone Public Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts activities",,"Organize and support arts activities in their community.",2012-02-01,2014-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anne,Swenson,"Ely Greenstone Public Art","401 N Pioneer Rd",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 235-1721 ",art@elygreenstone.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-27,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,2
15700,"General Operating Support",2012,8000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Develop website, software purchases, workshop attendance for board membersWebsite developed, software in use, and board members educated","Built organizational capacity, increased stability and outreach, and built up capacity through internships and training.",,,,8000,4580,"Brad Anderson, Charles Andresen, Jean Bergum, Lynn Ann Hollatz, Margaret Johnson, Karen Keen, Jessica Leibfried, Bob Kelley, Jody Ondich, Glenn Peterson, Cathy Schuyler, Stanley Wold ",,"Arrowhead Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Staff training",,"Work with intern and for board and staff training.",2012-02-01,2014-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jody,Ondich,"Arrowhead Chorale","506 W Michigan St",Duluth,MN,55802-1517,"(218) 590-8792 ",chorale@cpinternet.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-28,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,2
15725,"General Operating Support",2012,8000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Employ a part-time secretaryFilled secretarial position",,,,,8000,,,,"Crescendo Youth Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Hire a part time secretary.",2012-02-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Julie,Stein,"Crescendo Youth Orchestra","PO Box 73",Hibbing,MN,55746,"(218) 476-1650 ",minnesotafiddler@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-30,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,2
15775,"General Operating Support",2012,8000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide events and programs for community, growth in membership.Attendance at events, monthly board review and evaluation of programs, financial stability.","Redevolped organization as the Nordic Center and have expanded nordic arts and cultural programming through built up relationships locally. ",,8560,"Other, local or private",16560,1020,"Krisbjorg Eide, Bente Soderlind, Diane Blackmer, Lynne Erickson, Arna Rennan, Lise Lunge Larsen, Karen Rathe Ruona",,"Nortun Lodge 1-016","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Design promotional tools and signage for building, furnish office space, make space handicap accessible.",2012-02-01,2014-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karen,Ruona,"Nortun Lodge 1-016","21A Lake Ave",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 729-5934 ",jruona@msn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-31,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,2
15794,"General Operating Support",2012,8000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase exposure in community, number of memberships, broaden audience and maintain buildingIncreased audience, memberships and events in community",,,,,8000,,"Ron Wirkkula, Jaime McDougall, Clare Durand, Sheryl Ruff, Charles Albrant, Beverly Bizal, Jewell Graves, Barbara Jean, Erin Juidici, Leota Lastovich, Bill Schaffer, Lori Thompson ",,"Range Artists Association, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Assistance with general operating costs and public relations.",2011-04-01,2014-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Ron,Wirkkula,"Range Artists Association, Inc.","328 W Howard St",Hibbing,MN,55746-1553,"(218) 263-6785 ",minesandpines@rangeartcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-32,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,2
15796,"General Operating Support",2012,8000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Support executive director position part-timeExecutive director paid position","Restructured the organization and roles within it and built a more sound financial plan for the future.",,,,8000,8000,"John Bray, Katie Daugherty, Lynn Dandy, Kelli Latuska, Steve Nys, Anika Thompson, Amy Tretheway",,"Renegade Theater Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Support for new position of executive director.",2012-02-01,2014-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katy,Helbacka,"Renegade Theater Company","222 E Superior St Ste 306",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 499-9782 ",katyhelbacka@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-33,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,2
15817,"General Operating Support",2012,8000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Fund a music librarian, percussion manager and general manager part time positionsAudience growth, increase in participating musicians","Supported a Librarian, Percussion Manager, and a General Manager which allowed our General manager more time to work on outreach and publicity to increase performance attendance. ",,,,8000,8000,"Frederick Olsen, Richard Carlson, Robert Foster, Marianne Connelly, Phillip Eckman ",,"Twin Ports Wind Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Hire management personnel and concert production staff.",2012-02-01,2014-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,,,"Twin Ports Wind Ensemble AKA Twin Ports Wind Orchestra","UMD Hum Bldg 231 10 University Dr",Duluth,MN,55712,"(218) 726-8208 ",mwhitloc1@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-34,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,2
12478,"General Operating Support",2011,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Increased access to arts activities through programs of local arts organizations and increased learning opportunities for local organizations in the areas of financial management and evaluation.",,,,,10000,,,,"Ely Winter Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Support to maintain their facility.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Irene,Hartfield,"Ely Winter Festival","423 E Sheridan St Ste 2",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 235-0627",irene@elywinterfestival.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-18,,,,
12544,"General Operating Support",2011,9989,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Increased access to arts activities through programs of local arts organizations and increased learning opportunities for local organizations in the areas of financial management and evaluation.",,,,,9989,,,,"Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Stabilize and support the part time General Manager position through a salary increase.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christophe,Harwood,"Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra","PO Box 434 1307 Brainerd Ave",Duluth,MN,55801-0434,"(218) 393-8169",lscoinfo@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-22,,,,
12550,"General Operating Support",2011,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Increased access to arts activities through programs of local arts organizations and increased learning opportunities for local organizations in the areas of financial management and evaluation.",,,,,10000,,,,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Funding to work to achieve the goals in their current strategic plan, especially marketing and fundraising.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marilyn,Odean,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus","1633 Woodbury Ln",Duluth,MN,55803,"(218) 348-4045",modean@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-23,,,,
12561,"General Operating Support",2011,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Increased access to arts activities through programs of local arts organizations and increased learning opportunities for local organizations in the areas of financial management and evaluation.",,,,,10000,,,,"Three Bridges International Chamber Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Develop a strong and stable administrative support structure.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sam,Martin,"Three Bridges Int'l Chamber Music Fest","PO Box 3253",Duluth,MN,55803,"(218) 349-2340",martin@threebridges.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-24,,,,
12568,"General Operating Support",2011,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Increased access to arts activities through programs of local arts organizations and increased learning opportunities for local organizations in the areas of financial management and evaluation.",,,,,10000,,,,"Mesabi Community Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Hire development director and develop a sustainable fundraising program.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Josh,Aerie,"Mesabi Community Orchestra","PO Box 600",Virginia,MN,55792,"(218) 724-1192",joshaerie@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-25,,,,
26562,"General Operating Support",2014,3000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","By providing scholarships and transportation, we will maintain or grow our enrollment of singers who face financial or logistical barriers to being involved in our high quality choral program, and continue to expand local participation in the arts.Well-maintained registration records will provide the data needed to compare year-to-year enrollment and bus ridership. The records we keep of scholarship applications will allow us to track financial needs within Northfield Youth Choirs and our response to those needs.","By providing scholarships and transportation, we strived to maintain or two our enrollment of singers who face barriers to involvement in our choral program, and continued to expand local participation in the arts.",,122837,"Other, local or private",125837,,"Paul Cloak, Peter Dahlen, Dan Dressen, Christie Hawkins, Jeanette Nelson, Tracy Nelson, Joy Riggs, Kelly Q. Webster",,"Northfield Youth Choirs, Inc. AKA Northfield Youth Choirs","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Affordable Transportation and Scholarships",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ian,Cook,"Northfield Youth Choirs, Inc.","205 S Water St PO Box 460",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 664-9335 ",office@northfieldyouthchoirs.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Steele",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-120,"Judy Hickey: Board Children's Dance Theatre; Bill Hoy: playwright, songwriter; David Kassler: musician; Kathy Rush: Lockwood Theatre Company; Joan Sween: novelist columnist, playwright; Phil Taylor: visual artist; Sandy Thompson: Development Director Rochester Art Center; Gary Tollers: musician; Emily Urness: columnist, literary editor Rochester Post Bulletin; Tom Willis: visual artist.","Kjellgren Alkire: art faculty Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Artistic Director Words Players Theatre; Julie Fakler: Edication Coordinator Paradise Center for the Arts; Larry Gorrell: former dean Saint Mary's University; Teresa Kauffmann: public information officer City of Albert Lea; Paula Michel: Secretary Harmony Arts Board; Jane Olive: Mantorville Theatre Company; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: General Manager City of Rochester Music Department.",,No
26108,"General Operating Support",2014,12000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Produce high quality printer materials for funding appeals and marketing, collect and manage data from constituents to create better cost-to-effect ratio in appeals and to respond more quickly to donors; track and communicate financial information.A 10% increase in the amount raised in fund appeals, board and treasurer critiques of effective financial communication.",,,60060,"Other, local or private",72060,,"Lynn Nachbar, Karen Ferlaak, Karen Springer, Dean Springer, Kathleen Champoux, Patricia Feld, Marcie Lindgren, Sandra LeBlanc-Boland, Diane Gallagher, Kimberly Powell, Paul Kraska, John Hanson",,"Edge of the Wilderness Community Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"General Operating support",2014-02-01,2016-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Patricia,Feld,"Edge of the Wilderness Community Center","101 2nd Ave",Bigfork,MN,56628,"(218) 743-6670 ",info@the-edge-center.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Itasca, Koochiching, Beltrami, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-51,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26124,"General Operating Support",2014,11900,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase in concert attendance/ticket sales. Increase in individual and corporate sponsorships.Success determined by numbers of attendees and students participating in Quartet Project, music reviews, evaluations of participants and coaches and fiscal health of organization.",,,36825,"Other, local or private",48725,,"Geoff Popham, Ann Hodge, Tom Eling, Aaron Bransky, Ted Harwood, Brenda Schrader-Johnson, Pam Benson, John Fochs, Anne Cotter, Julie Knuths, Sheryl VanSCoy, Nancy Melander",,"Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Concert Support",2014-03-01,2016-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Lori,Hanson,"Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra","PO Box 434",Duluth,MN,55801,"(218) 491-3262 ",lscoinfo@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-109,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26126,"General Operating Support",2014,12000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Expand marketing and development of a younger singer program; increase singer, participant and audience numbers.Number of increased participation and audience numbers.",,,6000,,6000,,"Robert Turner, Mark Morse, Susan Dahlberg, Marilyn Odean, Stephen Cushing, Leslie Black, Melinda Marble, Patrick Colvin",,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"General Operating support",2014-02-01,2016-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Marilyn,Odean,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus","1633 Woodbury Ln",Duluth,MN,55803,"(218) 348-4045 ",modean@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-110,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26148,"General Operating Support",2014,11200,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Number of new members, number of returning members, attendance at membership event and fundraiser, a 5 year strategic plan developed and increased revenue each year.After each piece is concluded, a committee will compile the outcomes and use to plan for the next year.",,,14669,"Other, local or private",25869,,"Kelly Dahl, Shawna Kishel, Judith Ulseth, Lisa Hyppa, Lois Garbisch, Alberta Whitenack, Lisa Simensen",,"Northwoods Friends of the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"General Operating support",2014-02-01,2016-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Shawna,Kishell,"Northwoods Friends of the Arts","PO Box 44",Cook,MN,55723,"(218) 666-5096 ",info@nwfamn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-111,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26165,"General Operating Support",2014,12000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase social media followers and participants in discussions; increase reach of traditonal outreach; increase audience size and student involvement; create development material; develop new relationships with businesses and philanthropists.Count number of followers on social media and how many of those interact; size of mailing and email list and solicitation response; count audience size and student involvement; create material for development and determine reception of them; financial and attendance figures will be evaluated.",,,102615,"Other, local or private",114615,,"Samuel Martin, Anton Miller, Marjorie Stalker, James Vizanko, Jacob Baker, Sumlee Breede, Brian Fischer, Kevin Hoeschen, Gerald Martin, Melanie Sever",,"Three Bridges International Chamber Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"General Operating support",2014-02-01,2016-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Samuel,Martin,"Three Bridges International Chamber Music Festival","520 Kenilworth Ave",Duluth,MN,55803,"(218) 349-2340 ",martin@threebridges.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-112,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
10024589,"General Operating Support",2023,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Stories, Video-Audio Recordings, Interviews, Data Collection","The number of Minnesotans participating in arts festivals and folk/traditional activities increases.","Achieved proposed outcomes",282721,"Other,local or private",287721,,"Chuck Berendes, Erin Blumentritt, Sam Brown, Johanna Frisch, Emma Jirele, Aaron Koepke, Jacqueline Marcou, David Nash, Andrea Northam, Laura Petterson, Bill Raven, Paul Schollmeier, Chad Staehly, Bill Stoneberg, Ian Thomson",,"Mid West Music Fest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Administrative Expenses",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dylan,Hilliker,"Mid West Music Fest","PO Box 1465",Winona,MN,55987,"(507) 494-8079",admin@midwestmusicfest.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-361,"Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848",1
10024579,"General Operating Support",2023,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Stories, Surveys, Observed Behavior Change, Data Collection","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases.;Quality/type/number of regional arts opportunities, and the groups/venues that offer them increases.; The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",174033,"Other,local or private",179033,,"Amanda Bauer, Andy Bauer, Kayleen Berwick, Jessi Darst,Connie Dreske, Colette Hyman, Trisha Karr, Andrew Knauff, Bill Moe, Darrell Newton, Jed Reisetter, Shannon Schroetke",,"Frozen River Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Staffing and Salaries",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Eileen,Moeller,"Frozen River Film Festival","164 E 3rd St",Winona,MN,55987,"(763) 291-4754",director@frff.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Aitkin, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-355,"Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848",1
10024566,"General Operating Support",2023,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Grantee organizations change, expand, or enrich the ways they connect to their communities. Stories, Video-Audio Recordings","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases.;Quality/type/number of regional arts opportunities, and the groups/venues that offer them increases.;New relationships with groups traditionally underserved by the arts or by the","Achieved proposed outcomes",14899,"Other,local or private",19899,,"Marilee Anderson,Tyler Behny,Mel Campbell,Cynthia Clanton,Rebecca Erickson,Jean Fjelsted,Jean Folstad,Karyl Frye,Robyn Keyport,Joyce Koerner,Jennifer Lohman,Joan Northouse,Lee Northouse,Lori Oleson,Kathleen Olson,Aaron Penn,Cheri Roberts,LuAnn Roiger",,"Bells of the Bluffs Handbell Ensemble","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Administrative Expenses",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marilee,Anderson,"Bells of the Bluffs Handbell Ensemble","615 W Fifth St","Red Wing",MN,55066,"(651) 808-4589",bellsofthebluffs@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-347,"Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum",,2
10031397,"Genetic Detection of Endangered Mussels in the Mississippi",2025,241000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 03aa","$241,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with the United States Geological Survey, Ohio Water Microbiology Lab, to create, optimize, and use eDNA assays to detect the presence of endangered or threatened mussel species around Buffalo Slough near the Prairie Island Indian Community.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,,"US Geological Survey, Ohio Water Microbiology Lab","Federal Government","This project will create and optimize eDNA assays to detect the presence of 8 endangered or threatened mussel species around Buffalo Slough near Prairie Island Indian Community.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-12-31,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Lauren,Lynch,"US Geological Survey, Ohio Water Microbiology Lab","6460 Busch Blvd",Columbus,MN,43229,"(614) 254-4064",llynch@usgs.gov,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/genetic-detection-endangered-mussels-mississippi,,,,
10004461,"Genetic and Camera Techniques to Estimate Carnivore Populations",2016,200000,"M.L. 2015, Chp. 76, Sec. 2, Subd. 03l","$200,000 the first year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota – Duluth for the Natural Resources Research Institute to use genetic sampling and remote cameras to improve monitoring of distributions and estimate population sizes of carnivore species.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,,,,,"U of MN - Duluth NRRI","Public College/University",,,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2015/work_plans_may/_2015_03l.pdf,2015-07-01,2018-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Ron,Moen,"U of MN - Duluth NRRI","5013 Miller Trunk Hwy",Duluth,MN,55811,"(218) 788-2694",rmoen@d.umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/genetic-and-camera-techniques-estimate-carnivore-populations-0,,,,
10031393,"Geologic Atlases for Water Resource Management",2025,1236000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 03w","$1,236,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota, Minnesota Geological Survey, to continue producing county geologic atlases to inform management of surface water and groundwater resources. This appropriation is to complete Part A, which focuses on the properties and distribution of earth materials to define aquifer boundaries and the connection of aquifers to the land surface and surface water resources.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,15.96,"U of MN","Public College/University","Geologic atlases provide maps/databases essential for improved management of ground and surface water. This proposal will complete current projects and start new projects to equal about 4 complete atlases.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Barbara,Lusardi,"U of MN","Minnesota Geological Survey 2609 Territorial Road","St. Paul",MN,55114,"(612) 626-5119",lusar001@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/geologic-atlases-water-resource-management-1,,,,
10025128,"St. George Serbian Orthodox Church National Register Evaluation",2022,9800,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,982,000 the first year and $7,000,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact, grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",9800,,"Pattie Thompson, Andy Nygren, Simeona Nygren, Sheila White, Fr. Kristijan Petrovich, Warren Bender, Stephanie Chartier",,"St. George Serbian Orthodox Church","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire a qualified historian to complete an evaluation to determine eligibility for listing in the National Register of Historic Places for the 1923 St. George Serbian Orthodox Church, Gary, MN.",,"To hire a qualified historian to complete an evaluation to determine eligibility for listing in the National Register of Historic Places for the 1923 St. George Serbian Orthodox Church, Gary, MN.",2022-01-01,2023-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,David,White,"St. George Serbian Orthodox Church","1216 104th Ave W",Duluth,MN,55808,2185903031,d.whitey332@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/st-george-serbian-orthodox-church-national-register-evaluation,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No
10031355,"St. George Serbian Orthodox Church National Register Nomination",2023,5500,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,982,000 the first year and $7,000,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact: grants@mnhs.org","Short term: The primary progress indicator was met through completion of necessary research and the subsequent development of the National Register Nomination package. The MN State Preservation Review Board has approved the submittal of the nomination for consideration by the National Park Service (NPS), with NPS approval also being anticipated, which will fulfill the secondary progress indicator. Intermediate and Long Term: Intermediate and long-term progress indicators being met are dependent upon inclusion on the National Register, which is on track to occur, but has not yet occurred. However, the steps necessary to meet these goals have been completed as a result of grant approval.",,,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",5500,,"Father Kristijan Petrovich, Pattie Thompson, Stephanie Boyat, Andrew Nygren, Simeona Nygren, Luanne Zobenica, Mitzi Zigich, Lewis Brockette, David White, Sheila White, Amanda Soberg, Robbie Brinkley",,"St. George Serbian Orthodox Church","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To hire a qualified historian to complete the nomination to the National Register of Historic Places for St. George Serbian Orthodox Church, Duluth.",2023-07-01,2024-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,White,"St. George Serbian Orthodox Church","1216 104th Ave W",Duluth,MN,55808,2185903031,d.whitey332@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/st-george-serbian-orthodox-church-national-register-nomination,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,
10031416,"Get the Lead Out: Lead-Free Fishing Tackle Education",2025,254000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 05e","$254,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency to protect common loons and wildlife through education and outreach about the dangers of lead fishing tackle and promoting lead-free tackle alternatives.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,0.3,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","State Government","Get the Lead Out is focused on protecting common loons and wildlife through education and outreach about the danger of lead fishing tackle and promoting lead-free tackle alternatives.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2026-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Kelly,Amoth,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","520 Lafayette Rd","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 757-2344",kelly.amoth@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/get-lead-out-lead-free-fishing-tackle-education,,,,
10006916,Gilbert,2019,5928303,"MS Section 446A.073","Point Source Implementation Grant Program","Meet TMDL wasteload allocation requirement for mercury","Meet TMDL wasteload allocation requirement for mercury",,1659472,"PFA loan",,,,,"Gilbert, City of",,"Construct wastewater treatment improvements to meet TMDL wasteload requirement",,,2018-07-19,,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Jeff,Freeman,"Minnesota Public Facilities Authority","332 Minnesota Street, Suite W820","St. Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 259-7465",jeff.freeman@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Public Facilities Authority ",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/gilbert,,,,
17392,"Glen Location site signs",2011,3586,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,1260,,,,,,"Minnesota Discovery Center",," Self-guided interpretive markers were installed to facilitate public access to the Glen Location historic resource at the Minnesota Discovery Center. Illustrations support the text and the markers are placed so that the viewer can see the resource described. The well researched and historically accurate signage allows visitors to learn about the history of the site and the significance of each component of the site. ",,"To install self-guided interpretive signage so that the public may explore a historic mine location site",2010-09-08,2011-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Kelly,Florence,,"1005 Discovery Dr.",Chisholm,MN,55719,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/glen-location-site-signs,,,,
28993,"Glensheen and Northern Bedrock Historic Preservation Corps partnership",2014,22596,"Session Law Reference: Laws of Minnesota 2013, Regular Session, chater 137, article 4, section 2, subdivision 5, b. 3. History Partnerships","History Partnerships: $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 the second year are for partnerships involving multiple organizations, which may include the Minnesota Historical Society, to preserve and enhance access to Minnesota's history and cultural heritage in all regions of the state.","Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",,,4200,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",26796,,"Trisha O'Keefe, Board Chair; Jesse Schomberg, Vice-Chair; Tim Beaster, Treasurer; Doug Bowen-Bailey, Secretary; Bob Grytdahl; Dudley Edmondson; Ricky DeFoe",,"Northern Bedrock Preservation Corps","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partner Organizations: Northern Bedrock Historic Preservation Corps and Glensheen, the historic Congdon estate First, a memorandum of understanding between Glensheen and Northern Bedrock Historic Preservation Corps will establish the partnership. This partnership will allow Northern Bedrock to provide programming for participants and accomplish Glensheen's historic preservation needs. Northern Bedrock will use the partnership with Glensheen as a framework to partner with other preservation organizations to complete their historic preservation projects. Second, the partnership will write a strategic plan to rehabilitate a historic trail system constructed in 1908 at the Glensheen estate. The strategic plan will (1) assess the current trail conditions, (2) recommend how to rebuild the trail and outline costs, (3) prioritize segments of the trail and trail features to be rehabilitated and identify the technical expertise needed for the implementation and (4) formally define land ownership with the City of Duluth.",,,2014-06-01,2015-05-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Rolf,Hagberg,"Northern Bedrock Preservation Corps","5165 North Shore Drive",,Duluth,55804,218-525-0321,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/glensheen-and-northern-bedrock-historic-preservation-corps-partnership,,,,
33387,"Grand Lake Twp - Caribou Lake",2015,1921300,"MS Section 446A.075","Small Community Wastewater Treatment Program","Reduce nitrogen to 10 mg/l or less","Reduce nitrogen to 10 mg/l or less",,,,,,,,"Grand Lake Township","Local/Regional Government","Construct sewer collection and treatment system for unsewered area",,,2015-07-01,,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Jeff,Freeman,"Minnesota Public Facilities Authority","332 Minnesota Street, Suite W820","St. Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 259-7465",jeff.freeman@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Public Facilities Authority ",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/grand-lake-twp-caribou-lake-0,,,,
33388,"Grand Lake Twp - Caribou Lake",2015,144333,"MS Section 446A.073","Point Source Implementation Grant Program","Fix failing septic systems by building community wastewater system","Fix failing septic systems by building community wastewater system",,,,,,,,"Grand Lake Township","Local/Regional Government","Construct sewer collection and treatment system for unsewered area",,,2015-07-01,,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Jeff,Freeman,"Minnesota Public Facilities Authority","332 Minnesota Street, Suite W820","St. Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 259-7465",jeff.freeman@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Public Facilities Authority ",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/grand-lake-twp-caribou-lake-1,,,,
33331,"Grand Lake Twp - Caribou Lake",2011,24500,"MS Section 446A.075","Small Community Wastewater Treatment Program","Site evaluation and plan to fix failing subsurface sewage treatment systems","Site evaluation and plan to fix failing subsurface sewage treatment systems",,,,,,,,"Grand Lake Township","Local/Regional Government","Evaluate alternatives to fix failing subsurface sewage treatment systems",,,2011-03-09,,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Jeff,Freeman,"Minnesota Public Facilities Authority","332 Minnesota Street, Suite W820","St. Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 259-7465",jeff.freeman@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Public Facilities Authority ",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/grand-lake-twp-caribou-lake,,,,
19250,"Grants Administration for State Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013",2013,81500,"Minnesota Laws, 2011, 1st Special Session, Chapter 6, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 6","""These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of administration for grants to the named organizations for the purposes specified in this subdivision. Up to one percent of funds may be used by the commissioner for grantsadministration. Grant agreements entered into by the commissioner and recipients of appropriations in this subdivision must ensure that money appropriated in this subdivision is used to supplement and not substitute for traditional sources of funding."" ""FILM PRODUCTION INCENTIVE PROGRAM; APPROPRIATION. $600,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2013 from the arts and cultural heritage fund to the commissioner of administration for a grant to the Minnesota Film and TV Board for a new competitive film production incentive program. The Minnesota Film and TV Board in consultation with Independent Feature Project/Minnesota shall reimburse film producers for eligible production costs incurred to produce a film or documentary in Minnesota. Eligible production costs are expenditures incurred in Minnesota that are directly attributable to the production of a film or documentary in Minnesota. Eligible production costs include talent, management, labor, set construction and operation, wardrobe, sound synchronization, lighting, editing, rental facilities and equipment, and other direct costs of producing a film or documentary in accordance with generally accepted entertainment industry practices. A producer must agree, to the greatest extent possible, to procure all eligible production inputs in Minnesota. A producer must submit proper documentation of eligible production costs incurred. The commissioner of administration may use up to one percent of this appropriation for grant administration."" ",,,,,,,,,1,"Department of Administration","State Government","Per Minnesota Laws, 2011, 1st Special Session, Chapter 6, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 6, ""These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of administration for grants to the named organizations for the purposes specified in this subdivision. Up to one percent of funds may be used by the commissioner for grants administration. Grant agreements entered into by the commissioner and recipients of appropriations in this subdivision must ensure that money appropriated in this subdivision is used to supplement and not substitute for traditional sources of funding."" Per Minnesota Laws, 2012, Chapter 264, Article 5, Section 6, ""FILM PRODUCTION INCENTIVE PROGRAM; APPROPRIATION. $600,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2013 from the arts and cultural heritage fund to the commissioner of administration for a grant to the Minnesota Film and TV Board for a new competitive film production incentive program. The Minnesota Film and TV Board in consultation with Independent Feature Project/Minnesota shall reimburse film producers for eligible production costs incurred to produce a film or documentary in Minnesota. Eligible production costs are expenditures incurred in Minnesota that are directly attributable to the production of a film or documentary in Minnesota. Eligible production costs include talent, management, labor, set construction and operation, wardrobe, sound synchronization, lighting, editing, rental facilities and equipment, and other direct costs of producing a film or documentary in accordance with generally accepted entertainment industry practices. A producer must agree, to the greatest extent possible, to procure all eligible production inputs in Minnesota. A producer must submit proper documentation of eligible production costs incurred. The commissioner of administration may use up to one percent of this appropriation for grant administration."" ",,,2011-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Michael ",Hochhalter,"Minnesota Department of Administration","50 Sherburne Avenue ","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 201-2525",michael.hochhalter@state.mn.us,"Fund Administration","Minnesota Department of Administration",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Statewide, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/grants-administration-state-fiscal-years-2012-and-2013,,,,
19250,"Grants Administration for State Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013",2013,6000," Minnesota Laws, 2012, Chapter 264, Article 5, Sec. 6","""FILM PRODUCTION INCENTIVE PROGRAM; APPROPRIATION. $600,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2013 from the arts and cultural heritage fund to the commissioner of administration for a grant to the Minnesota Film and TV Board for a new competitive film production incentive program. The Minnesota Film and TV Board in consultation with Independent Feature Project/Minnesota shall reimburse film producers for eligible production costs incurred to produce a film or documentary in Minnesota. Eligible production costs are expenditures incurred in Minnesota that are directly attributable to the production of a film or documentary in Minnesota. Eligible production costs include talent, management, labor, set construction and operation, wardrobe, sound synchronization, lighting, editing, rental facilities and equipment, and other direct costs of producing a film or documentary in accordance with generally accepted entertainment industry practices. A producer must agree, to the greatest extent possible, to procure all eligible production inputs in Minnesota. A producer must submit proper documentation of eligible production costs incurred. The commissioner of administration may use up to one percent of this appropriation for grant administration.""",,,,,,,,,.5,"Department of Administration","State Government","Per Minnesota Laws, 2011, 1st Special Session, Chapter 6, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 6, ""These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of administration for grants to the named organizations for the purposes specified in this subdivision. Up to one percent of funds may be used by the commissioner for grants administration. Grant agreements entered into by the commissioner and recipients of appropriations in this subdivision must ensure that money appropriated in this subdivision is used to supplement and not substitute for traditional sources of funding."" Per Minnesota Laws, 2012, Chapter 264, Article 5, Section 6, ""FILM PRODUCTION INCENTIVE PROGRAM; APPROPRIATION. $600,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2013 from the arts and cultural heritage fund to the commissioner of administration for a grant to the Minnesota Film and TV Board for a new competitive film production incentive program. The Minnesota Film and TV Board in consultation with Independent Feature Project/Minnesota shall reimburse film producers for eligible production costs incurred to produce a film or documentary in Minnesota. Eligible production costs are expenditures incurred in Minnesota that are directly attributable to the production of a film or documentary in Minnesota. Eligible production costs include talent, management, labor, set construction and operation, wardrobe, sound synchronization, lighting, editing, rental facilities and equipment, and other direct costs of producing a film or documentary in accordance with generally accepted entertainment industry practices. A producer must agree, to the greatest extent possible, to procure all eligible production inputs in Minnesota. A producer must submit proper documentation of eligible production costs incurred. The commissioner of administration may use up to one percent of this appropriation for grant administration."" ",,,2011-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Michael ",Hochhalter,"Minnesota Department of Administration","50 Sherburne Avenue ","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 201-2525",michael.hochhalter@state.mn.us,"Fund Administration","Minnesota Department of Administration",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Statewide, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/grants-administration-state-fiscal-years-2012-and-2013,,,,
19250,"Grants Administration for State Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013",2012,91750," Minnesota Laws, 2012, Chapter 264, Article 5, Sec. 6","""These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of administration for grants to the named organizations for the purposes specified in this subdivision. Up to one percent of funds may be used by the commissioner for grants administration. Grant agreements entered into by the commissioner and recipients of appropriations in this subdivision must ensure that money appropriated in this subdivision is used to supplement and not substitute for traditional sources of funding.""",,,,,,,,,1,"Department of Administration","State Government","Per Minnesota Laws, 2011, 1st Special Session, Chapter 6, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 6, ""These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of administration for grants to the named organizations for the purposes specified in this subdivision. Up to one percent of funds may be used by the commissioner for grants administration. Grant agreements entered into by the commissioner and recipients of appropriations in this subdivision must ensure that money appropriated in this subdivision is used to supplement and not substitute for traditional sources of funding."" Per Minnesota Laws, 2012, Chapter 264, Article 5, Section 6, ""FILM PRODUCTION INCENTIVE PROGRAM; APPROPRIATION. $600,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2013 from the arts and cultural heritage fund to the commissioner of administration for a grant to the Minnesota Film and TV Board for a new competitive film production incentive program. The Minnesota Film and TV Board in consultation with Independent Feature Project/Minnesota shall reimburse film producers for eligible production costs incurred to produce a film or documentary in Minnesota. Eligible production costs are expenditures incurred in Minnesota that are directly attributable to the production of a film or documentary in Minnesota. Eligible production costs include talent, management, labor, set construction and operation, wardrobe, sound synchronization, lighting, editing, rental facilities and equipment, and other direct costs of producing a film or documentary in accordance with generally accepted entertainment industry practices. A producer must agree, to the greatest extent possible, to procure all eligible production inputs in Minnesota. A producer must submit proper documentation of eligible production costs incurred. The commissioner of administration may use up to one percent of this appropriation for grant administration."" ",,,2011-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Michael ",Hochhalter,"Minnesota Department of Administration","50 Sherburne Avenue ","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 201-2525",michael.hochhalter@state.mn.us,"Fund Administration","Minnesota Department of Administration",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Statewide, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/grants-administration-state-fiscal-years-2012-and-2013,,,,
4022,"Grants Administration for State Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011",2011,35420,"Minnesota Laws, 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 5","""Funds in this subdivision are appropriated to the commissioner of the Department of Administration for grants to the named organizations for the purposes specified in this subdivision. Up to one percent of funds may be used by the Department of Administration for grants administration. Grants made to public television or radio organizations are subject to Minnesota Statutes, sections 129D.18 and 129D.19.""",,,,,,,35420,,,"Minnesota Department of Administration","State Government","Per Minnesota Laws, 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 5, ""Funds in this subdivision are appropriated to the commissioner of the Department of Administration for grants to the named organizations for the purposes specified in this subdivision. Up to one percent of funds may be used by the Department of Administration for grants administration. Grants made to public television or radio organizations are subject to Minnesota Statutes, sections 129D.18 and 129D.19."" Accordingly, the Department of Administration used Arts and Cultural Heritage funds to provide grants administration, including agreement drafting, financial and program monitoring, financial and program reconciliation and reporting. ",,,2009-07-01,2011-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jane,Xiong,"Minnesota Department of Administration","50 Sherburne Avenue","Saint Paul",MN,55155,651-201-2525,jane.xiong@state.mn.us,"Fund Administration","Minnesota Department of Administration",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Statewide, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/grants-administration-state-fiscal-years-2010-and-2011,,,,
4022,"Grants Administration for State Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011",2010,23314,"Minnesota Laws, 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 5","""Funds in this subdivision are appropriated to the commissioner of the Department of Administration for grants to the named organizations for the purposes specified in this subdivision. Up to one percent of funds may be used by the Department of Administration for grants administration. Grants made to public television or radio organizations are subject to Minnesota Statutes, sections 129D.18 and 129D.19.""",,,,,,,23314,,,"Minnesota Department of Administration","State Government","Per Minnesota Laws, 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 5, ""Funds in this subdivision are appropriated to the commissioner of the Department of Administration for grants to the named organizations for the purposes specified in this subdivision. Up to one percent of funds may be used by the Department of Administration for grants administration. Grants made to public television or radio organizations are subject to Minnesota Statutes, sections 129D.18 and 129D.19."" Accordingly, the Department of Administration used Arts and Cultural Heritage funds to provide grants administration, including agreement drafting, financial and program monitoring, financial and program reconciliation and reporting. ",,,2009-07-01,2011-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jane,Xiong,"Minnesota Department of Administration","50 Sherburne Avenue","Saint Paul",MN,55155,651-201-2525,jane.xiong@state.mn.us,"Fund Administration","Minnesota Department of Administration",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Statewide, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/grants-administration-state-fiscal-years-2010-and-2011,,,,
10006491,"Grassland Conservation Partnership, Phase III",2019,1468000,"ML 2018, Ch. 208, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd 2(k)","$1,468,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with The Conservation Fund, in cooperation with Minnesota Land Trust, to acquire permanent conservation easements and to restore and enhance high-priority grassland, prairie, and wetland habitats. Of this amount, $69,000 is to The Conservation Fund and $1,399,000 is to Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $72,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is for establishing a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring lands that are eligible for the native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of proposed acquisitions must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan, and the acquisitions must be consistent with the priorities in Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan. ","Increased availability and improved condition of riparian forests and other habitat corridors - Grasslands, vital to the conservation of many grassland dependent bird species, will be conserved and enhanced through thoughtful conservation grazing. Stable presence of grassland birds dependent upon edge habitat, such as Golden-winged Warblers, will be a measure of success..Wetland and upland complexes will consist of native prairies, restored prairies, quality grasslands, and restored shallow lakes and wetlands - Grasslands, vital to the conservation of many grassland dependent bird species, will be conserved and enhanced through thoughtful conservation grazing. Stable presence of grassland birds dependent upon edge habitat, such as Golden-winged Warblers, will be a measure of success..A network of natural land and riparian habitats will connect corridors for wildlife and species in greatest conservation need - Grasslands, vital to the conservation of many grassland dependent bird and pollinator species, will be conserved and enhanced through thoughtful conservation grazing. Grassland plant species diversity and relative health will be the measure of success..Rivers, streams, and surrounding vegetation provide corridors of habitat - Grasslands, vital to the conservation of many grassland dependent bird and pollinator species, will be conserved and enhanced through thoughtful conservation grazing. Grassland plant species diversity and relative health will be the measure of success..Key core parcels are protected for fish, game and other wildlife - Grasslands, vital to the conservation of many grassland dependent bird and pollinator species, will be conserved and enhanced through thoughtful conservation grazing. Grassland plant species diversity and relative health will be the measure of success. Pheasant counts, using annual roadside surveys, will be a measure of success..",,,510000,"Private, EQIP RCPP Award",1442700,25300,,0.47,"The Nature Conservancy; Mn Land Trust ","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Conservation Fund and Minnesota Land Trust will protect 380 acres of high-priority grassland, prairie, and wetland wildlife habitat with working lands conservation easements in western, central, and southeastern Minnesota. Grasslands represent one of Minnesota’s most threatened habitat types. Privately-held and well-managed grasslands in strategic habitat complexes have provided lasting benefits for Minnesota’s wildlife. This project will permanently prevent the conversion of grasslands to row crops.","The Grasslands Conservation Partnership project builds upon the success The Conservation Fund (TCF) and the Minnesota Land Trust (MLT) have had in protecting more than 2,000-acres of important wildlife habitats in the two previous phases of this project through privately-held conservation easements that use innovative managed grazing and grassland management as an important conservation tool for Minnesota. These previous projects were completed in the Prairie Region, and more opportunities exist in the central and southeastern parts of the state, where private grasslands complete connectivity between wildlife complexes.Conservation Easements: As one of the founding partners in the development of the Prairie Plan, TCF has been working with other non-profits, United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to protect more than 4,000 acres of habitat in the prairie region over the past four years. Part of this effort was working with BWSR, MLT, and DNR to develop strategies to protect working grasslands that are vital for wildlife in the prairie region. This joint effort enabled MLT to establish two privately-held working-grassland conservation easements in the prairie region of Minnesota protecting over 2,000 acres of grasslands.Science has proven that proper application of haying and grazing techniques can be used to mimic natural processes necessary for healthy natural grassland communities. Our colleagues at The Nature Conservancy and the USFWS have proven these techniques successful in Minnesota over a significant period of time. Working with these partners, and local Soil and Water Conservation Districts, DNR, the Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association, the McKnight Foundation, private agriculture corporations and co-ops, we are confident that the time is right to expand our previous efforts to protect even more grassland. All easements will be held and monitored by MLT. TCF will perform the initial landowner contact and negotiations, in full coordination with MLT, leading to the establishment of a conservation easement. Lands targeted for conservation easement protection will meet the following criteria: • Lands with significant existing prairie or grassland habitat.• Lands adjacent to or in close proximity to permanently protected land (e.g. WMA, WPA, CREP, TNC preserves, etc.).• Lands which will help establish connections to permanently protected land wherever possible and create larger habitat complexes.• Lands which may also include low-production cropland that can be converted back into grasslands, thereby increasing overall grassland habitat.MLT and TCF will use the above criteria to generate a systematic ranking system to vet potential projects and ensure maximum conservation values. We will also screen for producers with a proven ability to successfully implement best management practices for conservation grazing. Project priorities will be those that provide the greatest conservation benefits at the lowest cost to the State. Capacity: TCF and MLT are two of only four land trusts operating in Minnesota accredited by the Land Trust Accreditation Commission. The Commission awards accreditation to land trusts that meet national standards for excellence. ",,2018-07-01,,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Emilee,Nelson,"The Conservation Fund","7101 York Avenue South Suite 340 ",Edina,MN,55435,"(9525955768) -",enelson@conservationfund.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Morrison, Wadena, Winona, Yellow Medicine","Northern Forest, Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/grassland-conservation-partnership-phase-iii,,,,
9802,"Green Corridor Legacy Program, Phase 4",2013,1730000,"ML 2012, Ch. 264, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 2(g)","$1,730,000 in the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with the Redwood Area Development Corporation to acquire land in fee for wildlife management area purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8, and for aquatic management areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05, subdivision 5.1 14, and 97C.02. A list of proposed land acquisitions must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.",,"Restored 100 acres and protected in fee 270 acres of prairie ",,,"n/a ",1564300,,,,"Redwood Area Development Corporation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","This program helped to create a legacy of habitat connectivity, public access, and economic vitality based on increased outdoor recreational opportunities in the mid-Minnesota River Watershed.  ",,"Final Report: This program acquired two properties at total of 227 acres in our planned area corridor that meets the above mentioned concepts and activities that produced multiple conservation benefits. 1) The Delhi WMA project acquired 67 acres. This property expands an existing Wildlife Management Area in Redwood County. 2) Lamberton WMA 6 is a 160 acre site.The Green Corridor received amazing support from our willing landowners. We also received strong support from the DNR area wildlife manager and the regional DNR office in the planning/evaluation of potential sites. We had the support of local units of government and several local wildlife conservation groups.",2012-07-01,2014-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Pat,Dingles,"Redwood Area Development Corporation","200 S. Mill St., PO Box 481","Redwood Falls",MN,56283,"(320) 493-4695",pat@radc.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Brown, Cottonwood, Murray, Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine","Prairie Region",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/green-corridor-legacy-program-phase-4,,,,
10031457,"Growing the Minnesota Bison Conservation Herd",2025,1775000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 08o","$1,775,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources to reintroduce bison to Camden State Park as part of a statewide effort to preserve the American Plains bison genome. Reintroduction includes the design, construction, and installation of fencing, a handling facility, signage, exhibits, and other site improvements. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2030, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,4.5,"MN DNR","State Government","Design and construct fencing and handling facility needed to reintroduce bison to Camden State Park as part of preserving and interpreting the population and genome of American Plains bison.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2029-10-31,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Molly,"Tranel Nelson","MN DNR","500 Lafayette Road MN Dept. of Natural Resources Box 39","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(507) 233-1226",Molly.tranel@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Brown, Cottonwood, Jackson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Rock, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/growing-minnesota-bison-conservation-herd,,,,
34003,"Gumm and Milne Family History: Research",2016,5330,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org","The following indicators were acheived: 1) All repositories were visited and all citations are indexed for relevant time periods. 2) Future researchers may check the index by subject or date & identify what has already been documented. 3) Interpretive specialists can readily use the research summary and bibliography to create an object theatre interpretive plan for the Gumm historic house. 4) Exhibit fabricators will have a valid exhibit plan to create an object theatre within the Gumm historic house. 5) Writers have primary sources as reference material for authoring books and pamphlets.",,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",5330,,"Raymond Nikkel, President; Jonathan Miner, Treasurer; Vickie Rassmussen Wilcox, Secretary; Jerome Miner, Past President and Board Members: Jeffrey Borg, Corinne Jacobson, Laura Nikkel, Carole Erickson, Melanie Jacobson and Pamela Miner",0.15,"Judy Garland Children's Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire a qualified historian to conduct primary source research on the history of the Gumm and Milne families in Minnesota.",,,2015-12-01,2016-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Kelsch,"Judy Garland Children's Museum","P. O. Box 724","Grand Rapids",MN,55744,218-327-9276,director@cdmkids.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Carlton, Hennepin, Itasca, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/gumm-and-milne-family-history-research,,,,0
10031395,"Harnessing Cover Crops and Roots for Sustainable Cropping",2025,375000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 03y","$375,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to determine carbon sequestration, nitrogen credit potential, water use, and performance of cover crops in corn-soybean and corn-soybean-wheat rotations in southern Minnesota.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,16,"U of MN","Public College/University","This project proposes to increase the adoption of cover cropping in southwest Minnesota to address issues of loss of diversity and environmental degradation. By generating important information on cover crops,",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Axel,"Garcia y Garcia","U of MN","Southwest Research and Outreach Center 23669 130th Street",Lamberton,MN,56152-1326,"(507) 752-7372",axel@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/harnessing-cover-crops-and-roots-sustainable-cropping,,,,
10008279,"Hawk Creek Watershed Project Pollutant Load Monitoring",2016,99134,,,,,,,,,,,.82,"Hawk Creek Watershed Project","Local/Regional Government","This project will monitor six sites within the Minnesota River Basin: Hawk Creek near Maynard, Hawk Creek near Granite Falls, Beaver Creek near Beaver Falls, Yellow Medicine River near Granite Falls, Yellow Medicine River near Hanley Falls, and Spring Creek near Hanley Falls. The sites will be monitored according to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network (WPLMN) Standard Operating Procedure, which is the procedure being followed for sites currently monitored by the Hawk Creek Watershed Project. The goal of the project will be to accurately gather water quality samples and compute pollutant loads as part of an organized effort to determine spatial and long-term pollutant load information for the Minnesota River Basin. ",,"Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network ",2016-01-15,2024-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Heidi,Rauenhorst,"Hawk Creek Watershed Project","500 East DePue Avenue",Olivia,MN,56277,"(320) 523-3666",,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Renville, Yellow Medicine",,"Minnesota River - Yellow Medicine River",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/hawk-creek-watershed-project-pollutant-load-monitoring,,,,
10008279,"Hawk Creek Watershed Project Pollutant Load Monitoring",2018,58655,,,,,,,,,,,.41,"Hawk Creek Watershed Project","Local/Regional Government","This project will monitor six sites within the Minnesota River Basin: Hawk Creek near Maynard, Hawk Creek near Granite Falls, Beaver Creek near Beaver Falls, Yellow Medicine River near Granite Falls, Yellow Medicine River near Hanley Falls, and Spring Creek near Hanley Falls. The sites will be monitored according to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network (WPLMN) Standard Operating Procedure, which is the procedure being followed for sites currently monitored by the Hawk Creek Watershed Project. The goal of the project will be to accurately gather water quality samples and compute pollutant loads as part of an organized effort to determine spatial and long-term pollutant load information for the Minnesota River Basin. ",,"Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network ",2016-01-15,2024-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Heidi,Rauenhorst,"Hawk Creek Watershed Project","500 East DePue Avenue",Olivia,MN,56277,"(320) 523-3666",,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Renville, Yellow Medicine",,"Minnesota River - Yellow Medicine River",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/hawk-creek-watershed-project-pollutant-load-monitoring,,,,
10008279,"Hawk Creek Watershed Project Pollutant Load Monitoring",2019,40953,,,,,,,,,,,.41,"Hawk Creek Watershed Project","Local/Regional Government","This project will monitor six sites within the Minnesota River Basin: Hawk Creek near Maynard, Hawk Creek near Granite Falls, Beaver Creek near Beaver Falls, Yellow Medicine River near Granite Falls, Yellow Medicine River near Hanley Falls, and Spring Creek near Hanley Falls. The sites will be monitored according to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network (WPLMN) Standard Operating Procedure, which is the procedure being followed for sites currently monitored by the Hawk Creek Watershed Project. The goal of the project will be to accurately gather water quality samples and compute pollutant loads as part of an organized effort to determine spatial and long-term pollutant load information for the Minnesota River Basin. ",,"Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network ",2016-01-15,2024-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Heidi,Rauenhorst,"Hawk Creek Watershed Project","500 East DePue Avenue",Olivia,MN,56277,"(320) 523-3666",,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Renville, Yellow Medicine",,"Minnesota River - Yellow Medicine River",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/hawk-creek-watershed-project-pollutant-load-monitoring,,,,
10008279,"Hawk Creek Watershed Project Pollutant Load Monitoring",2020,13031,,,,,,,,,,,.16,"Hawk Creek Watershed Project","Local/Regional Government","This project will monitor six sites within the Minnesota River Basin: Hawk Creek near Maynard, Hawk Creek near Granite Falls, Beaver Creek near Beaver Falls, Yellow Medicine River near Granite Falls, Yellow Medicine River near Hanley Falls, and Spring Creek near Hanley Falls. The sites will be monitored according to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network (WPLMN) Standard Operating Procedure, which is the procedure being followed for sites currently monitored by the Hawk Creek Watershed Project. The goal of the project will be to accurately gather water quality samples and compute pollutant loads as part of an organized effort to determine spatial and long-term pollutant load information for the Minnesota River Basin. ",,"Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network ",2016-01-15,2024-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Heidi,Rauenhorst,"Hawk Creek Watershed Project","500 East DePue Avenue",Olivia,MN,56277,"(320) 523-3666",,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Renville, Yellow Medicine",,"Minnesota River - Yellow Medicine River",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/hawk-creek-watershed-project-pollutant-load-monitoring,,,,
10008279,"Hawk Creek Watershed Project Pollutant Load Monitoring",2021,10781,,,,,,,,,,,.14,"Hawk Creek Watershed Project","Local/Regional Government","This project will monitor six sites within the Minnesota River Basin: Hawk Creek near Maynard, Hawk Creek near Granite Falls, Beaver Creek near Beaver Falls, Yellow Medicine River near Granite Falls, Yellow Medicine River near Hanley Falls, and Spring Creek near Hanley Falls. The sites will be monitored according to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network (WPLMN) Standard Operating Procedure, which is the procedure being followed for sites currently monitored by the Hawk Creek Watershed Project. The goal of the project will be to accurately gather water quality samples and compute pollutant loads as part of an organized effort to determine spatial and long-term pollutant load information for the Minnesota River Basin. ",,"Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network ",2016-01-15,2024-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Heidi,Rauenhorst,"Hawk Creek Watershed Project","500 East DePue Avenue",Olivia,MN,56277,"(320) 523-3666",,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Renville, Yellow Medicine",,"Minnesota River - Yellow Medicine River",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/hawk-creek-watershed-project-pollutant-load-monitoring,,,,
10008279,"Hawk Creek Watershed Project Pollutant Load Monitoring",2022,141641,,,,,,,,,,,.29,"Hawk Creek Watershed Project","Local/Regional Government","This project will monitor six sites within the Minnesota River Basin: Hawk Creek near Maynard, Hawk Creek near Granite Falls, Beaver Creek near Beaver Falls, Yellow Medicine River near Granite Falls, Yellow Medicine River near Hanley Falls, and Spring Creek near Hanley Falls. The sites will be monitored according to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network (WPLMN) Standard Operating Procedure, which is the procedure being followed for sites currently monitored by the Hawk Creek Watershed Project. The goal of the project will be to accurately gather water quality samples and compute pollutant loads as part of an organized effort to determine spatial and long-term pollutant load information for the Minnesota River Basin. ",,"Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network ",2016-01-15,2024-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Heidi,Rauenhorst,"Hawk Creek Watershed Project","500 East DePue Avenue",Olivia,MN,56277,"(320) 523-3666",,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Renville, Yellow Medicine",,"Minnesota River - Yellow Medicine River",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/hawk-creek-watershed-project-pollutant-load-monitoring,,,,
10008279,"Hawk Creek Watershed Project Pollutant Load Monitoring",2024,21099,,,,,,,,,,,.29,"Hawk Creek Watershed Project","Local/Regional Government","This project will monitor six sites within the Minnesota River Basin: Hawk Creek near Maynard, Hawk Creek near Granite Falls, Beaver Creek near Beaver Falls, Yellow Medicine River near Granite Falls, Yellow Medicine River near Hanley Falls, and Spring Creek near Hanley Falls. The sites will be monitored according to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network (WPLMN) Standard Operating Procedure, which is the procedure being followed for sites currently monitored by the Hawk Creek Watershed Project. The goal of the project will be to accurately gather water quality samples and compute pollutant loads as part of an organized effort to determine spatial and long-term pollutant load information for the Minnesota River Basin. ",,"Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network ",2016-01-15,2024-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Heidi,Rauenhorst,"Hawk Creek Watershed Project","500 East DePue Avenue",Olivia,MN,56277,"(320) 523-3666",,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Renville, Yellow Medicine",,"Minnesota River - Yellow Medicine River",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/hawk-creek-watershed-project-pollutant-load-monitoring,,,,
840,"Hawk Creek Watershed Intensive Watershed Monitoring SWAG II",2010,52753,,,,,,,,,,,.61,"Prairie Country Resource Conservation & Development, c/o Hawk Creek Watershed Project","Local/Regional Government","This project will assess 4 lakes and 17 stream sites. The four lakes will be assessed for total phosphorus, chlorophyll-a, and secchi data by the HCWP staff. Staff will monitor East Twin, West Twin, West Solomon, and St. John’s Lakes for total phosphorus, chlorophyll-a, and Secchi disk readings. In order to obtain a sufficient dataset. Ten samples will be collected over 2 years. Water samples at 17 stream locations for chemical analyses, including intensive watershed monitoring sites and “non-target” sites.",,,2010-04-01,2012-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Corey H. ",Netland,"Hawk Creek Watershed Project",,,,,"(320) 523-3666",hawkcreekcory@redred.com,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine",,"Minnesota River - Yellow Medicine River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/hawk-creek-watershed-intensive-watershed-monitoring-swag-ii,,,,
33391,"Hazel Run",2015,405559,"MS Section 446A.073","Point Source Implementation Grant Program","Meet TMDL wasteload allocation requirement by fixing failing septic systems","Meet TMDL wasteload allocation requirement by fixing failing septic systems",,405558,"USDA Rural Development, WIF",,,,,"Hazel Run, City of","Local/Regional Government","Construct sewer collection and treatment system for unsewered area",,,2014-07-22,,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Jeff,Freeman,"Minnesota Public Facilities Authority","332 Minnesota Street, Suite W820","St. Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 259-7465",jeff.freeman@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Public Facilities Authority ",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/hazel-run,,,,
726,"Healthy Forests to Resist Invasion",2011,359000,"M.L. 2010, Chp. 362, Sec. 2, Subd. 06c","$359,000 is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to assess the role of forest health management in resisting infestation of invasive species. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2013, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,,,,,"U of MN","Public College/University","PROJECT OVERVIEW Invasive plants cause considerable ecological and economic damage in Minnesota and their control is often difficult to achieve in a long-term cost-effective manner. Although not immune from invasion, healthy forests may be somewhat resistant to invasion; therefore management aimed at maintaining, restoring, or enhancing key forest characteristics might be a useful strategy for slowing forest invasion. Scientists from the University of Minnesota's Department of Forest Resources will use this appropriation to study 80 different forest sites in order to determine the links between forest attributes and plant invasion. Findings will be used to make recommendations for how to best manage forests to resist invasive species. OVERALL PROJECT OUTCOME AND RESULTS The primary project goal was to identify forest characteristics effective as deterrents to invasive plants. Healthy forests are likely more resistant to invaders, so management to enhance these key characteristics might slow the spread of invaders. Invasive plants sometimes form dense thickets that affect recreation and wildlife and exclude native plant species. To determine how various site characteristics affected the abundance of common buckthorn and other invaders, we surveyed plant diversity in 67 sites in central and southern Minnesota. At each site, we measured environmental characteristics to simultaneously account for other factors that might influence invasibility. Buckthorn was most abundant in sites with sparse leaf litter, where seed availability was high, and where native plant diversity was low. Both a greenhouse experiment and a second field study indicated that introduced earthworms also benefit germinating invasive plants by eliminating leaf litter. We propose the idea of ""preventive environmental care"" that, like preventative medicine, manages forests to maintain ""wellness"". Although not a panacea for reducing invasion, it is worth considering given the challenges of controlling established invasive species. We suggest managers enhance the competitive challenge to invaders by increasing the diversity of native species by seeding natives and/or reducing the density of white-tailed deer, a species that severely impacts native forest plants. Furthermore, timber harvests should be limited to the winter season and trail maintenance should be done in a way that limits disturbance. This will help maintain intact native understory plants and litter layers, important deterrents to invasive plant establishment. However, none of these approaches are likely to be successful without a strong effort to control landscape level seed availability. Collaborative management with neighboring landowners is crucial to any effort that hopes to reduce invasibility. PROJECT RESULTS USE AND DISSEMINATION To summarize results from the project and provide guidelines for management, we prepared a pamphlet that included all aspects of the research, as it pertains to the invasion of buckthorn. The pamphlet also provides suggestions for pre-invasion management to reduce invasibility, the main focus of the ""Healthy Forests"" research project. We distributed the pamphlet to all participants at a symposium held on August 14, 2013. The pamphlet is available as a pdf from the project website, http://forestecology.cfans.umn.edu/Research/Buckthorn/index.htm. We presented talks at the Upper Midwest Invasive Species conference (a regional meeting focused on invasive species) and the Ecological Society of America conference (an international conference focusing on all aspects of ecology) in 2012 and 2013. The talks focused on measuring propagule pressure, the greenhouse study, the relationship between earthworm and buckthorn buckthorn, and the effects of native species diversity on buckthorn abundance. On August 14, we hosted a symposium on the St. Paul campus that brought together managers, researchers, and private landowners to share the latest information on invasive plants in Minnesota forests. In addition to talks based on this LCCMR project, other speakers presented information about buckthorn invasion on the prairie-forest border in west central Minnesota, garlic mustard (another common plant invader in Minnesota's forests) as a driver of species invasion, management of buckthorn from a forester's perspective, and management efforts to control other common invasive plants. The symposium was attended by 100 people. The project website has links to recordings of all the symposium talks, as well as links to the MS Access database, species lists from all survey sites, and a photo gallery. We have published one paper (""Community phylogenetic diversity and abiotic site characteristics influence abundance of the invasive plant Rhamnus cathartica L."") in the Journal of Plant Ecology. A second paper based on results from our greenhouse experiment (Native plant diversity and introduced earthworms have contrasting effects on the success of invasive plants"") has been submitted to the peer-reviewed journal Biological Invasions. More papers are in preparation including one focusing on propagule pressure and another that documents the relationship between earthworms and buckthorn abundance.",,"FINAL REPORT",2010-07-01,2013-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Peter,Reich,"U of MN","220f Green Hall, Upper Buford Circle","St. Paul",MN,55108,"(612) 624-4270",preich@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Le Sueur, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Steele, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/healthy-forests-resist-invasion,,,,
17364,"HHS Digitization & Public Access Project",2011,7000,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,10206,,,,,,"Hibbing Historical Society",," Equipment and supplies were purchased to digitize and preserve the Hibbing Historical Society's glass negative collection. The images and photographs, depicting the old town of Hibbing and mining industry scenes from the 1910s-20s, were then displayed on a web site. The original negatives were cleaned, catalogued and stored in foam-lined archival boxes for preservation. ",,"To digitize 482 Oliver Mining Company glassplate negatives and add them to a website",2010-09-08,2011-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Erica,Larson,,"400 23rd St. and 5th Avenue East",Hibbing,MN,55746,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/hhs-digitization-public-access-project,,,,
34055,"HHS Conservation Assessment and Long-Range Preservation Plan",2016,6000,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org","This project was measured a success, as we were able to complete the site visit and long range plan. We will now review the document, and work toward the recommendations set for us.",,804,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",6804,,"Charles Cedar Jr., Sandy Hecimovich, Leonard Hirsch, Mary Keyes, Jack Lynch, David Perell, Fio Ricci, Roberta Schloesser, Linda Suihkonen",0.00,"Hibbing Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire a qualified museum professional to conduct a general preservation needs assessment survey and long range collections preservation plan.",,,2015-12-01,2016-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Erica,Larson,"Hibbing Historical Society","400 East 23rd Street",Hibbing,MN,55746,218-263-8522,ericalarson1@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/hhs-conservation-assessment-and-long-range-preservation-plan,,,,0
10025074,"Hibbing High School Library Mural Restoration and Protection Project",2022,42444,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,982,000 the first year and $7,000,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact, grants@mnhs.org","All targets have been achieved as expected. The mural has a brighter, cleaner appearance and details that had been lost to years of dirt, grime and yellowing varnish are more prevalent. The old shades were replaced with light-blocking shades that now protect the painting from further damage caused by light and UV rays. We will use data recorders loaned to us by the Midwest Art Conservation Center at two different times the first year (one in summer and one in winter) to measure the amount of light now impacting the mural. We will compare that data to the previous light assessment executed in April, 2016.",,7000,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",49444,,"John Berklich, Jeff Polcher, Marge Martin, Kim McLaughlin, Kathy Nyberg, Mike Egan",,"Independent School District #701","K-12 Education","To hire a qualified conservator to restore a 1913 mural in Hibbing High School, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",,"To hire a qualified conservator to restore a 1913 mural in Hibbing High School, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",2022-01-01,2023-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lorri,Shalley,"Independent School District #701","Hibbing High School, 800 East 21st Street",Hibbing,MN,55746,2182080841,lorri.shalley@isd701.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/hibbing-high-school-library-mural-restoration-and-protection-project,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership","For more information about Advisory Group Members and conflicts of interest disclosures, please contact: Carolyn Veeser-Egbide Grants Manager Minnesota Historical Society 651-259-3469 carolyn.veeser-egbide@mnhs.org",Yes
17322,"Hibbing Historical Interpretive Tour",2010,2250,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,,,,,,,"Hibbing Economic Development Authority",," Partial award to assist with printing costs of a historic walking tour brochure ",,"To produce a historic walking tour brochure; partial award to assist with printing costs.",2010-05-07,2010-08-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Miriam,Kero,,"401 East 21st St.",Hibbing,MN,55746,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/hibbing-historical-interpretive-tour,,,,
33363,Hibbing,2013,3000000,"MS Section 446A.073","Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Grant Program","Meet TMDL wasteload allocation requirement","Meet TMDL wasteload allocation requirement",,3464600,"PFA loan",,,,,"Hibbing, City of","Local/Regional Government","Construct wastewater treatment improvements to meet TMDL wasteload requirement",,,2012-08-10,,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Jeff,Freeman,"Minnesota Public Facilities Authority","332 Minnesota Street, Suite W820","St. Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 259-7465",jeff.freeman@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Public Facilities Authority ",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/hibbing,,,,
9442,"Hidden Valley Chalet Solar Heating",2010,12600,"M.L 2009 Ch. 172 Art. 3 Sec 2d & M.S. 85.535.","$3970000 the first year and $4900000 the second year are for grants under new Minnesota Statutes section 85.535 to parks and trails recognized as meeting the constitutional requirement of being a park or trail of regional or statewide significance. Grants under this section must be used only for acquisition development restoration and maintenance. Of this amount $500000 the first year and $600000 the second year are for grants for solar energy projects. Up to 2.5 percent of this appropriation may be used for administering the grants.",,,,,,,,,,"City Of Ely",,"to install 4 thermal hot air panels to provide heat for the Hidden Valley Chalet and to install signage to educate about the operation of the panels",,,2010-11-02,2012-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,Traci,Vibo,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","Saint Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5619",traci.vibo@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/hidden-valley-chalet-solar-heating,,,,
9454,"Hidden Valley Trail Enhancement",2012,25000,"M.L. 2011 First Special Session Ch. 6 Art. 3 Sec. 3(c) (1) & M.S. 85.535","$7331000 the first year and $7686000 the second year are for grants under Minnesota Statutes section 85.535 to acquire develop improve and restore parks and trails of regional or statewide significance outside of the metropolitan area as defined in Minnesota Statutes section 473.121 subdivision 2.",,,,,,,,,,"City Of Ely",,"to construct .4 miles of new trail and make improvements to .9 miles of existing trail so both sections will provide both classic and skate skiing opportunities in the Hidden Valley Ski Area",,,2012-04-11,2014-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,Traci,Vibo,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","Saint Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5619",traci.vibo@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/hidden-valley-trail-enhancement,,,,
10031392,"Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza and Minnesota Raptors",2025,187000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 03v","$187,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for the Raptor Center to evaluate Minnesota raptors for current or past infections with highly pathogenic avian influenza virus to better understand disease transmission and outbreak impacts on raptor populations.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,1.1,"U of MN","Public College/University","Evaluation of Minnesota raptors, in rehabilitation and free ranging settings, for current or previous exposure to highly pathogenic avian influenza virus to better understand outbreak impacts to raptor populations.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2026-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Victoria,Hall,"U of MN","1920 Fitch Ave","St. Paul",MN,55108,"(612) 624-9753",hall2112@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-and-minnesota-raptors,,,,
10007163,"Hill Annex Paleontology Project Inventory",2018,6400,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",6400,,"Dan Vidmar, Shelley Robinson, Rich Puhek, Lisa Kvas, Carmen Bradach, Jackie Corradi-Simon, Robin Harkonen, Jessalyn Sabin",0.63,"Minnesota Discovery Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To provide better organization and analysis of archaeological collections, allowing for greater public access to historic resources.",,,2017-12-01,2018-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Allyse,Freeman,"Minnesota Discovery Center","1005 Discovery Drive",Chisholm,MN,55719,218-254-1238,allyse.freeman@mndiscoverycenter.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Aitkin, Crow Wing, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/hill-annex-paleontology-project-inventory,,,,0
10025029,"Hill Annex Paleontology Project Temporary Exhibit",2021,1890,"MN Laws 2019 Special Session Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,846,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $7,004,000 in fiscal year 2021 are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact, grants@mnhs.org","Short-term outcome: This was for the most part successful. The labels written thanks to this grant were better than those previously used, but the one area where we were not perfect was with the grade reading level. Using the Hemingway editor app, the average grade level for these panels was 7th grade. We tried to meet the 6th grade level, but some labels were simply higher due to the scientific terms we needed to use. Regardless, 7th grade still meets the average American literacy rate according to The Literacy Project (which states it is 7-8 grade level). Intermediate-term outcome: This is an ongoing project that will be monitored by our museum's curator. Feedback from this year's state fair are currently being collated and will be used for future editing of the display. Long-term outcome: Similarly to the intermediate-term outcome, this is also ongoing. While the exhibit has returned to MDC after the state fair, we will reach out to the institutions that were originally interested in hosting this small traveling exhibit in the coming months. It is our hope to have it officially scheduled to travel by the beginning of 2023.",,2839,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",4729,,"Michael Fredeen (Chair), Jessalyn Sabin (Vice Chair), Robin Harkonen (Treasurer), Anna Ruper (Secretary), Julie Lucas, Brandi Maki, Tammy Mattonen, Michael Montgomery, Paul Pinkoski, and Keith Turner.",0.1,"Minnesota Discovery Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To develop and install exhibit panels at the Minnesota'state Fair about the Hill Annex Paleontology Project.",,"To develop and install exhibit panels at the Minnesota'state Fair about the Hill Annex Paleontology Project.",2021-07-01,2022-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Allyse,Freeman,"Minnesota Discovery Center","1005 Discovery Drive",Chisholm,MN,55719,2182541238,allyse.freeman@mndiscoverycenter.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Crow Wing, Itasca, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/hill-annex-paleontology-project-temporary-exhibit,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No
10013417,"Historic Message and Content Improvements for the Minnesota River Valley National Scenic Byway",2016,58200,"MN Laws 2015 Special Session Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 History Partnerships","$2,500,000 each year is for history partnerships involving multiple organizations, which may include the Minnesota Historical Society, to preserve and enhance access to Minnesota's history and cultural heritage in all regions of the state.","Available upon request. Contact:grants@mnhs.org","Short-Term Impact: Byway Alliance is better aware which Byway Discovery Sites descriptions are inadequate. This was reached, and the review has been completed. Intermediate Impact: Communication and collaboration between Byway Alliance members and Dakota communities increases. This impact was reached, and there is a high interest in the byway work from all partners. Intermediate Impact: The public has access to Discovery Site descriptions that offer accurate, culturally sensitive, and significant content, as well as a broader valley-wide history of the Dakota Homeland. This was partially reached. The public does not yet have access to the new Discovery Site descriptions, but we have started the process and hope to finish in the next few months. There is a Dakota homeland story that is completed. Long Term Impact: Collaboration, trust, and partnership efforts between the Byway Alliance and individual Byway partners and the Dakota communities in the Byway increase. Long Term Impact: The public has a greater appreciation for the intrinsic values of the Minnesota River, particularly the historic ones. While we cannot determine the long term impact, we have laid a good foundation for success in our long term goals. We will be able to see this in meeting attendance and website hits in future months. We also believe we will have future projects that will be a result of this partnership. We reached these outcomes because of the open communication and understanding of all the partners in working together. All partners were patient, responsive and engaged. We now have a strong partnership between the Byway members and the Tribal Preservation Officers from both the Upper Sioux Community and the Lower Sioux Community. The outcome we did not reach (discovery sites update published) was because we underestimated the scope of work and the amount of review needed in order to update the content of the discovery sites. We do have a start of something we hope to complete in coming months.",,14270,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",72470,,"Appleton Mayor: Chadwick C. Syltie Appleton City Clerk/Treasurer: Roman Fidler Appleton City Council Members: Lindsey Knutson, Amber Molden, David Raddatz, Al Smith",,"City of Appleton","Local/Regional Government","To strengthen a large partnership, including American Indian partners, as they improve and make available more historic information about the Minnesota River Valley.",,"Partners: City of Appleton, Lower Sioux Indian Community Tribal Historic Preservation Office, Chippewa County Historical Society, Redwood Area Chamber & Tourism, Nicollet County Historical Society, City of Granite Falls This project developed a stronger partnership between the Byway members and the Tribal Preservation Officers from both the Upper Sioux Community and the Lower Sioux Community. Creating examples of positive experiences and develop relationships, help increase trust within the partnership which will help enable the Byway Alliance to work with the tribes on future projects as they improve and make available more historic information about the Minnesota River Valley and add Dakota perspectives and content to their website and marketing materials. The improvement and addition of Dakota language and Dakota history content to the Byway website will strengthen the broader Minnesota history network by the access to new, rich content, by the new relationships formed through this program, and by serving as a strong model for a thoughtful and effective approach to including Dakota history.",2016-07-01,2017-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Roman,Fidler,"City of Appleton","323 W Schlieman Ave",Appleton,MN,56208,"(320) 289-1363",mnhsappletonmn@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Norman, Redwood, Renville, Scott, Sibley, Swift, Traverse, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/historic-message-and-content-improvements-minnesota-river-valley-national-scenic-byway,,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No
10013499,"Historic Canby Theatre Construction Improvements",2021,39000,"MN Laws 2019 Special Session Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 History Partnerships","$2,500,000 each year is for history partnerships involving multiple organizations, which may include the Minnesota Historical Society, to preserve and enhance access to Minnesota's history and cultural heritage in all regions of the state.","Available upon request. Contact?grants@mnhs.org",,,29000,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",68000,,"Mayor - Nancy Bormann City Council - Eugene Bies, Denise Hanson, Frank Maas, Casey Namken",,"City of Canby","Local/Regional Government",,,"To hire qualified professionals to repair the 1939 Historic Canby Theatre, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",2020-12-01,2021-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,John,Meyer,"City of Canby","110 Oscar Avenue North",Canby,MN,56220,"(320) 420-1000",johnmeyerphd@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/historic-canby-theatre-construction-improvements,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership","For more information about Advisory Group Members and conflicts of interest disclosures, please contact: Carolyn Veeser-Egbide Grants Manager Minnesota Historical Society 651-259-3469 carolyn.veeser-egbide@mnhs.org",Yes
10013501,"Historic Odeon Theatre Roof Repairs",2021,217000,"MN Laws 2019 Special Session Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 History Partnerships","$2,500,000 each year is for history partnerships involving multiple organizations, which may include the Minnesota Historical Society, to preserve and enhance access to Minnesota's history and cultural heritage in all regions of the state.","Available upon request. Contact?grants@mnhs.org",,,7479,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",224479,,"Mayor Marlo Sander, Council members: Linda Sullivan, Dianne Donner, Myrle Peterson, John Lewis",,"City of Belview","Local/Regional Government",,,"To hire qualified professionals to replace the roof on the 1901 Odeon Theatre, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",2020-12-01,2021-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Lori,Ryer,"City of Belview","202 South Main Street, PO Box 159",Belview,MN,56214,"(507) 938-4335",belview@mvtvwireless.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Statewide, Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/historic-odeon-theatre-roof-repairs,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership","For more information about Advisory Group Members and conflicts of interest disclosures, please contact: Carolyn Veeser-Egbide Grants Manager Minnesota Historical Society 651-259-3469 carolyn.veeser-egbide@mnhs.org",Yes
10012350,"Historic Odeon Theatre Condition Assessment",2019,10000," MN Laws 2017 Chapter 91, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs ","$4,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer these funds using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org","The condition assessment and construction documents have been made available to the Belview City Council. The project was discussed at a City Council meeting and a determination was made about the next steps to proceed with repairs based on the options provided by the consultants. The proposed future repairs have been approved by the City Council and the project manager is working to coordinate construction funding for the project. The Odeon Theatre continues to be used and enjoyed by citizens of the Belview area.",,,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",10000,,"Mayor Marlo Sander, Council members: Linda Sullivan, Dianne Donner, Myrle Peterson, John Lewis"," ","City of Belview","Local/Regional Government",,,"To hire a qualified architect to develop architectural roof drawings and a condition assessment for reuse of the historic Odeon Theatre, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",2018-12-01,2019-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lori,Ryer,"City of Belview"," 202 South Main Street, PO Box 159 "," Belview "," MN ",56214,"(507) 938-4335"," belview@mvtvwireless.com ",Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Statewide, Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/historic-odeon-theatre-condition-assessment,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No
10012358,"Historic Canby Theatre Plans and Specifications",2019,10000," MN Laws 2017 Chapter 91, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs ","$4,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer these funds using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org","Plans and specifications have been prepared for essential repairs (top priorities) to the Historic Canby Theatre.",,2200,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",12200,,"Mayor - Nancy Bormann City Council - Eugene Bies, Denise Hanson, Ryan Reiock, Jackie Paulsen"," ","City of Canby","Local/Regional Government",,,"To hire a qualified consultant to develop architectural drawings for the historic Canby Theatre, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",2018-12-01,2019-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Meyer,"City of Canby"," 110 Oscar Avenue North "," Canby "," MN ",56220,"(320) 420-1000"," johnmeyerphd@gmail.com ",Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/historic-canby-theatre-plans-and-specifications,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No
10012376,"Historical Markers at the Virginia Area Historical Society",2019,2792," MN Laws 2017 Chapter 91, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs ","$4,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer these funds using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org",,,712,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",3504,,"Jeanne Maki - President, Mary Erickson - Vice President, Harry Lamppa - Treasurer, Lorraine Erickson - Secretary, Pat Grigal, Chris Holmes, Tony Addy, Steve LaPatka, and Mary Peterson",0.06,"Virginia Area Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To design four markers at the Virginia Area Historical Society to augment the area's historical information for visitors.",2019-03-01,2020-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Tucker,Nelson,"Virginia Area Historical Society"," 800 9th Avenue N, PO Box 736 "," Virginia "," MN ",55792,"(218) 780-4594"," virginiamnhistory@gmail.com ",Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/historical-markers-virginia-area-historical-society,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No
10025017,"Historic Tower Fire Hall: Roof Replacement",2021,10000,"MN Laws 2019 Special Session Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,846,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $7,004,000 in fiscal year 2021 are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact, grants@mnhs.org","The targets were achieved. The results were excellent because our project is managed by a historic architect firm and every detail in moving forward was addressed in the pre-construction conference with the contractor, architect and TSHS project manager. The planning and communication about the project phases is ongoing as TSHS continues to seek other funds and conduct successful fundraisers.",,41269,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",51269,,"Doug Workman, Linda Folstad, Diane Meehan, Barbara Burgess, Ellie Larmouth, Sharon Legg, Kathy Siskar, Corrine Bonicatto, Nancy Larson, Mary Shedd, Pauline Housenga",,"Tower-Soudan Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire qualified professionals to replace the roof on the 1895 Tower Fire Hall, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",,"To hire qualified professionals to replace the roof on the 1895 Tower Fire Hall, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",2021-07-01,2022-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nancy,Larson,"Tower-Soudan Historical Society","PO Box 465",Tower,MN,55790,2187507515,communitycoaching@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis, Statewide",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/historic-tower-fire-hall-roof-replacement,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No
10025084,"Historic St. Louis County Jail Window Restoration",2022,240000,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,982,000 the first year and $7,000,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact, grants@mnhs.org",,,118000,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",358000,,"Duluth Heritage Preservation Commission Members: Michael Poupore, Stacey A. DeRoche, Brandon P. Hartung, Jess A. McCullough, Jessica Fortney, Sarah Wisdorf, Ken Buehler Duluth City Council Members: Gary Anderson, Zach Filipovich, Joel Sipress, Renee Van Nett, Roz Randorf, Janet Kennedy, Arik Forsman, Derek Medved, Terese Tomanek",,"City of Duluth","Local/Regional Government","To hire qualified professionals to repair the windows on the St. Louis County Jail, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",,"To hire qualified professionals to repair the windows on the St. Louis County Jail, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",2022-01-01,2023-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Chris,Fleege,"City of Duluth","208 City Hall, 411 West First Street",Duluth,MN,55802,2183417099,cfleege@duluthmn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/historic-st-louis-county-jail-window-restoration,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No
10025146,"Historic Canby Theatre Architectural Plans and Specifications",2022,9800,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,982,000 the first year and $7,000,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact, grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",9800,,"Nancy Bormann Mayor, Denise Hanson Council Member, Diana Fliss Council Member, Dillan Meyer Council Member, AJ Renaas Council Member",,"City of Canby","Local/Regional Government","To contract with qualified professionals to prepare construction documents for the preservation of the Historic Canby Theatre, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",,"To contract with qualified professionals to prepare construction documents for the preservation of the Historic Canby Theatre, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",2022-01-01,2023-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,John,Meyer,"City of Canby","110 Oscar Avenue North",Canby,MN,56220,3204201000,johnmeyerphd@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/historic-canby-theatre-architectural-plans-and-specifications,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No
28757,"Historical Signs on Ely's Iron Ore Mines",2014,10000,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,10000,,"Daina Antanitis, Dafne Caruso, Susan Cherne, Bill Defenbaugh, Liz Schendel, Mike Sinesio, Trudy Staubitz, Anne Swenson",,"Ely Greenstone Public Art Committee","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To install interpretive signs containing the history of mining in the Ely area. ",,"The grant included the production and placement of historical signs identifying former iron mining sites around Trezona Trail in Ely, including the sign which designates Pioneer Mine as on the National Historic Register. The  Pioneer Mine complex closed in 1967, and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978, and was used for storage by the City, a repair shop for snowmobiles and ultimately abandoned. In the mid-1990s, the Shaft House and Miners Dry House were renovated. Again the 6.5-acre area was later abandoned and subject to vandalism. Greenstone was granted a contract with the City in 2011 to manage the mine site and became aware of how little was known by the public of the historical significance of Ely mines. The signage and core are to help fill that gap with the goal of making the public aware and proud of iron ore mining’s importance to the city and its growth and how that impacted the building of America and two world wars. By identifying Pioneer Mine as on the Historic Register with a sign, it will continue to draw attention to this imposing head frame structure.  ",2013-12-01,2014-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Anne,Swenson,"Ely Greenstone Public Art Committee","401 North Pioneer Road",Ely,MN,55731,218-235-1721,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/historical-signs-elys-iron-ore-mines,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board) ","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor ",,
28869,"Historic Canby Theatre Marquee Restoration",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,10000,,"Gene Bies, Nancy Borman, Denise Hanson, Nathan Oellien, Frank Maas",,"City of Canby","Local/Regional Government","To hire qualified professionals to repair the marquee on the historic Canby Theatre, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",,,2014-08-01,2015-08-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,John,Meyer,"City of Canby","110 Oscar Avenue North",Canby,MN,56220,320-420-1000,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Big Stone, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Pipestone, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/historic-canby-theatre-marquee-restoration,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
17814,"History of Birth in Duluth Research Project",2013,3442,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,3442,,"Annie Choate Marissa Davis Melissa Saftner Katrina Keilwitz Christine Aas-Larson Keely Pearson",,"Birthing Ways - Doula Connection","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To assemble in a report records and resources from various repositories pertaining to birth and maternity in Duluth prior to World War II",,"To assemble in a report records and resources from various repositories pertaining to birth and maternity in Duluth prior to World War II",2012-10-01,2013-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Anne,Pilli,"Birthing Ways - Doula Connection","PO Box 271",Duluth,MN,55801,,,,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/history-birth-duluth-research-project,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
10031267,"History of Duluth's Hillside: Highlights from 1970 to Today",2024,10000,"MN Laws 2023, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$6,451,000 the first year and $7,035,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact: grants@mnhs.org",,,13350,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",23350,,"Aparna Katre, Laura Weintraub, Lendley ?Lynn' Black, Kendra Carlson, Geiger Yount, William Payne, Alan Zeppa (Emeritus)",0.058823529,"Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To document in 8-12 oral history interviews the history of the Hillside neighborhood of Duluth.",2024-01-01,2025-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Thomlin,Swan,"Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community","222 E Superior St",Duluth,MN,55802,2187265430,thomlin@zeitgeistarts.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/history-duluths-hillside-highlights-1970-today,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,
10015493,"Hoyt Lakes 2",2021,6500000,"MS Section 446A.073","Point Source Implementation Grant Program","Reduce wastewater mercury discharge",,,5350815,"PSIG bonding, PFA loan, WIF",,,,,"Hoyt Lakes, City of",,"Construct wastewater treatment improvements to meet more stingent discharge requirements",,,2020-09-30,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Jeff,Freeman,"Minnesota Public Facilities Authority","332 Minnesota Street, Suite W820","St. Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 259-7465",jeff.freeman@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Public Facilities Authority ",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/hoyt-lakes-2,,,,
19431,"HSPF Modeling Phase 3: Lake of the Woods/Rainy River Watershed",2014,250000,,,,,,,,,,,1.13,RESPEC,"For-Profit Business/Entity","The goal of this project is to complete the calibration/validation process of Hydrologic Simulation FORTRAN (HSPF) watershed models for the Lake of the Woods/Rainy River Basin.",,,2013-07-15,2015-03-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Charles ",Regan,MPCA,"St. Paul Office",,,,651/757-2866,,"Analysis/Interpretation, Modeling, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Cook, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Roseau, St. Louis",,"Lake of the Woods, Rainy River - Headwaters",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/hspf-modeling-phase-3-lake-woodsrainy-river-watershed,,,,
19432,"HSPF Modeling Phase 3: Upper Mississippi River Basin",2014,396300,,,,,,,,,,,1.81,RESPEC,"For-Profit Business/Entity","The goal of this project is to continue and finalize HSPF watershed model construction and complete the calibration/validation process.",,,2013-07-18,2015-05-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Charles ",Regan,MPCA,"St. Paul Office",,,,651/757-2866,,"Modeling, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wright",,"Leech Lake River, Mississippi River - Brainerd, Mississippi River - Grand Rapids, Mississippi River - Headwaters, Mississippi River - Sartell, Mississippi River - St. Cloud, Pine River, Rum River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/hspf-modeling-phase-3-upper-mississippi-river-basin,,,,
23542,"HSPF Phase 2 - St. Louis, Cloquet, and Nemadji Rivers",2014,90000,,,,,,,,,,,0.34,"Tetra Tech","For-Profit Business/Entity","The goal of this project is to finalize HSPF watershed models for the St. Louis, Cloquet, and Nemadji Rivers.",,,2014-03-01,2014-09-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Charles P",Regan,MPCA,"520 Lafayette Road North ","St. Paul",MN,55155,651-757-2866,,Modeling,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Itasca, Pine, St. Louis",,"Big Fork River, Cloquet River, Nemadji River, St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/hspf-phase-2-st-louis-cloquet-and-nemadji-rivers,,,,
10004445,"Hydrologic Effects of Contemporary Forest Practices in Minnesota",2016,150000,"M.L. 2015, Chp. 76, Sec. 2, Subd. 03r","$150,000 the first year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to install hydrologic monitoring stations to collect water quantity and quality data from lands managed for timber production to better understand the relationship between harvest practices and water resources and related responses to changing climate and other disturbance factors in order to inform forest management practices. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2018, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,,,,,"U of MN","Public College/University",,,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2015/work_plans_may/_2015_03r.pdf,2015-07-01,2018-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Diana,Karwan,"U of MN","1530 Cleveland Ave N","St. Paul",MN,55108,"(612) 624-2774",dlkarwan@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Itasca, Koochiching, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/hydrologic-effects-contemporary-forest-practices-minnesota-0,,,,
29765,"Hydrological Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) Modeling in MN River Headwaters and Lac Qui Parle Major Watersheds",2015,155000,,,,,,,,,,,0.62,"Tetra Tech","For-Profit Business/Entity","The goal of this project is to continue and finalize Hydrological Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) watershed model construction and complete the calibration/validation process for the Minnesota River–Headwaters and Lac qui Parle watersheds that can readily be used to provide information to support conventional parameter Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) reports. ",,"Minnesota River - Headwaters Watershed",2015-06-03,2016-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Charles P",Regan,"MPCA ST. Paul Office","520 Lafayette Road N.","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 757-2866",,Modeling,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Big Stone, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Stevens, Swift, Traverse, Yellow Medicine",,"Mississippi River - Headwaters",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/hydrological-simulation-program-fortran-hspf-modeling-mn-river-headwaters-and-lac-qui-parle,,,,
29779,"Hydrological Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) Modeling Lake Superior Watersheds Phase II",2015,100000,,,,,,,,,,,0.39,"Tetra Tech","For-Profit Business/Entity","The goal of this project is to continue and finalize Hydrological Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) watershed model construction and complete the calibration/validation process. The consultants will produce HSPF watershed model applications for the Lake Superior North and Lake Superior South watersheds that can readily be used to provide information to support conventional parameter Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) projects. ",,"Lake Superior - South WatershedLake Superior - North Watershed",2015-06-09,2016-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Charles,Regan,"MPCA ST. Paul Office","520 Lafayette Road N.","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 757-2866",,Modeling,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,"Lake Superior - North, Lake Superior - South",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/hydrological-simulation-program-fortran-hspf-modeling-lake-superior-watersheds-phase-ii,,,,
3301,"Hydrologic Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) Model Development for the Big and Little Fork River Watersheds",2011,174579,,,,,,,,,,,.89,RESPEC,"For-Profit Business/Entity","This project will construct, calibrate, and validate two Hydrologic Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) watershed models. The consultant will produce HSPF models that can readily be used to provide information to support conventional parameter Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDLs) at the Big Fork River and Little Fork River watersheds.",,,2011-07-01,2012-06-29,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Charles ",Reagan,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,,,,"(651) 757-2866",chuck.regan@state.mn.us,Modeling,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Itasca, Koochiching, St. Louis",,"Big Fork River, Little Fork River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/hydrologic-simulation-program-fortran-hspf-model-development-big-and-little-fork-river-wate,,,,
3349,"Hydrologic Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) Model Framework Development and Resegmentation",2011,214963,,,,,,,,,,,1.12,RESPEC,"For-Profit Business/Entity","This project will complete spatial and temporal revisions of 6 Hydrologic Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) models, the recalibration and validation of 7 watershed HSPF models, and the revision of the drainage network and point source representation of the Pomme de Terre HSPF model. ",,,2011-07-01,2012-06-29,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Charles,Regan,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,,,,"(651) 757-2866",chuck.regan@state.mn.us,"Analysis/Interpretation, Modeling","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Grant, Hennepin, Jackson, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Martin, McLeod, Murray, Nicollet, Norman, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Waseca, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine",,"Blue Earth River, Cottonwood River, Le Sueur River, Lower Minnesota River , Minnesota River - Mankato, Pomme de Terre River, Red River of the North - Sandhill River, Redwood River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/hydrologic-simulation-program-fortran-hspf-model-framework-development-and-resegmentation,,,,
23897,"Hydrologic Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) Modeling Minnesota River Basin Resegmentation 2014 ",2014,128887,,,,,,,,,,,0.46,RESPEC,"For-Profit Business/Entity","The goal of this project is to extend the existing HSPF models through 2012 in the Chippewa Watershed (07020005) and Hawk-Yellow Medicine Watershed (07020004) to incorporate recent monitoring data to support current MPCA business needs and sediment source investigations.",,,2014-03-24,2014-09-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Charles ",Regan,MPCA,"520 Lafayette Road North ","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 757-2866",,"Modeling, Analysis/Interpretation, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Murray, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Pope, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Steele, Swift, Waseca, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine",,"Blue Earth River, Chippewa River, Cottonwood River, Le Sueur River, Lower Minnesota River , Minnesota River - Mankato, Redwood River, Watonwan River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/hydrologic-simulation-program-fortran-hspf-modeling-minnesota-river-basin-resegmentation-20,,,,
28137,"Hydrologic Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) Modeling Lake Superior Watersheds Phase 1",2015,115000,,,,,,,,,,,0.47,"Tetra Tech","For-Profit Business/Entity","The goal of this project is to construct, calibrate, and validate two Hydrologic Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) watershed models: Lake Superior North and Lake Superior -South. The contractor will produce HSPF models that can readily be used to provide information to support conventional parameter Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs). The contractor will clearly demonstrate that these models generate predicted output timeseries for hydrology, sediment, nutrients, and dissolved oxygen which are consistent with available sets of observed data. The contractor will deliver all modeling files, several memorandums which are described in the Measures and Outcomes section below, and a final report documenting model calibration and validation and supporting statistics.",,"Lake Superior - South Watershed Lake Superior - North Watershed",2014-07-20,2015-09-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Charles ",Regan,"MPCA St. Paul Office","520 Lafayette Road N.","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 757-2866",,Modeling,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,"Lake Superior - North, Lake Superior - South",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/hydrologic-simulation-program-fortran-hspf-modeling-lake-superior-watersheds-phase-1,,,,
28157,"Hydrologic Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) Phase 3 Modeling - St Louis, Cloquet, and Nemdji River Watersheds",2015,110000,,,,,,,,,,,0.41,"Tetra Tech","For-Profit Business/Entity","Construct, calibrate and validate 3 Hydrologic Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) watershed models for the St Louis, Cloquet, and Nemadji River Watersheds.",,"St. Louis River Watershed Nemadji River Watershed Cloquet River Watershed",2014-12-16,2016-05-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Charles ",Regan,"MPCA St. Paul Office","520 Lafayette Road N.","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 757-2866",,Modeling,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Itasca, Pine, St. Louis",,"Cloquet River, Nemadji River, St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/hydrologic-simulation-program-fortran-hspf-phase-3-modeling-st-louis-cloquet-and-nemdji-riv,,,,
28803,"I-35 Duluth Area Construction Oral History Project",2014,4900,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,4900,,"Don Ness, Mayor Patrick Boyle, President of City Council Jay Fosle, Councilor Sharla Gardner, Councilor Dan Hartman, Councilor Jennifer Julsrud, Councilor Garry Krause, Councilor Linda Krug, Councilor Emily Larson, Councilor Jim Stauber, Councilor",,"City of Duluth","Local/Regional Government","To document in 10 interviews the history of the development of Interstate 35 through Duluth.",,,2013-09-01,2014-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Ben,VanTassel,"City of Duluth","208 City Hall, 411 West First Street",Duluth,MN,55802,218-730-5480,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/i-35-duluth-area-construction-oral-history-project,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
705,"Identifying Critical Habitats for Moose in Northeastern Minnesota",2011,507000,"M.L. 2010, Chp. 362, Sec. 2, Subd. 03k","$507,000 is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for the Natural Resources Research Institute to identify critical habitats for moose, develop best management habitat protection practices, and conduct educational outreach in cooperation with the Minnesota Zoo. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2013, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,,,,,"UMD, NRRI","Public College/University","PROJECT OVERVIEW Moose are one of Minnesota's most prized wildlife species. Recently observed increases in mortality rates amongst some moose in northeastern Minnesota have led to concern that the population there may be starting a decline like that seen in the northwestern part of the state, where moose populations fell from over 4,000 to fewer than 100 in less than 20 years. Researchers from the Natural Resources Research Institute at the University of Minnesota - Duluth, are using this appropriation to determine what factors may be responsible for increases in moose mortality rates in northeastern Minnesota in order to determine if it is possible to slow or prevent significant, long-term decline in the moose population there. OVERALL PROJECT OUTCOME AND RESULTS Moose are one of Minnesota's most prized wildlife species. In less than 20 years moose in northwestern Minnesota declined from over 4,000 to fewer than 100. The northeastern Minnesota moose population, which had over 7,000 moose until 2009, is in the middle of what appears to be a similar decline. Higher mortality in radiocollared moose is correlated with warmer temperatures. We used satellite collars to track moose in northeastern Minnesota and collected GPS locations day and night 365 days a year. Over 2 million moose locations and activity data were obtained. Specific habitats needed by moose were identified using the satellite collars. Spatial distribution and availability of habitat types has guided identification of specific sites for enhancement, protection, or acquisition. Habitat guidelines and recommendations help private and public land managers provide the best possible habitat for moose. The project was part of a coordinated effort involving many resource management agencies to determine if it is possible to slow or prevent a decline in the northeastern MN moose population. Public outreach and education was accomplished with a website that provides information on moose in Minnesota and allowed the public to report almost 2,000 moose sightings. The Minnesota Zoo developed an on-site informational kiosk about Minnesota moose and zoo educators developed a curriculum for teacher workshops to be held both at the zoo and at the Boulder Lake Environmental Learning Center near Duluth. We gave over 70 moose presentations during the project, and continue to give presentations now. The project combined research and education to increase public understanding of Minnesota moose now and in the future. Results and data from this project are still being used in current projects. We expect that there will be at least 2 more M.S. theses, 5 peer-reviewed publications, and additional NRRI Technical Reports developed from the data collected in this project that will be used to improve moose management. We also continue to work with the MN DNR adult and calf moose mortality projects using data and expertise obtained during this moose research project, and we have an ongoing collaboration with the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley with a deer-moose parasite project and a moose-wolf predation project. PROJECT RESULTS USE AND DISSEMINATION The project has had relatively wide dissemination, both in formal settings and in working with DNR and other resource management agencies to implement recommendations arising from the project. We gave over 70 presentations to the public about this project. We also developed a moose website that is used extensively by both biologists and the public. We will continue to update this website in the future. In addition, because of the interest in moose, the project has received attention from the media, with newspaper and magazine articles, and radio and television interviews. Among the media outlets are the Duluth News Tribune, Minneapolis Star Tribune, and St. Paul Pioneer Press Dispatch, local TV stations, Minnesota Public Radio, Duluth News Tribune, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Los Angeles Times, BBC in Ontario and Newfoundland, Sweden Public Radio, Toronto Star, and others. Although not limited to this project, Moen was also asked by the DNR to present on the current status of moose in Minnesota at the 2014 Roundtable, and also gave testimony to the Environment and Natural Resources Policy Committee on February 25, 2014. Finally, there are several peer-reviewed publications, theses, and technical reports that have arisen from work conducted on this project. Some of these publications are currently being peer-reviewed. We expect to produce several additional publications and theses from the data obtained in this project.",,"FINAL REPORT",2010-07-01,2013-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Ron,Moen,"UMD, NRRI","5013 Miller Trunk Hwy",Duluth,MN,55811,"(218) 720-4279",rmoen@nrri.umn.edu,"Analysis/Interpretation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Inventory, Monitoring, Research","University of Minnesota ",,"Cook, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/identifying-critical-habitats-moose-northeastern-minnesota,,,,
10003500,"Impacts of Forest Quality on Declining Minnesota Moose",2015,300000,"M.L. 2014, Chp. 226, Sec. 2, Subd. 05l","$300,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota in cooperation with the Department of Natural Resources to link regional patterns of moose abundance through time to the distribution of food and cover and determine if this distribution affects the diet and survival of individual moose. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2017, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,300000,,,4,"U of MN","Public College/University","Moose, one of Minnesota's prized wildlife species, are dying at much higher rates in Minnesota than elsewhere in North America. Recently observed increases in mortality rates amongst some moose in northeastern Minnesota have led to concern that the population there may be entering a decline like that seen in the northwestern part of the state, where moose populations fell from over 4,000 to fewer than 100 in less than 20 years. Additionally the specific causes of increased mortality amongst individual moose remain under investigation. Scientists at the University of Minnesota are using this appropriation to examine the role of habitat quality and landscape change and how it impacts moose diet, body condition, and mortality risk, specifically the role of forest age, structure, and composition in distribution of food and cover. Knowledge gained will be used by federal, state, and local natural resource agencies to identify appropriate management and habitat needs and actions that can be taken to help slow or prevent continued population declines in northeastern Minnesota of this iconic, keystone species.",,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2014/work_plans/2014_05l.pdf,2014-07-01,2017-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,James,Forester,"U of MN","2003 Upper Buford Cir, 135 Skok Hall","St. Paul",MN,55108,"(612) 626-6721",jdforest@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/impacts-forest-quality-declining-minnesota-moose-0,,,,
10003503,"Imperiled Prairie Butterfly Conservation, Research and Breeding Program",2015,380000,"M.L. 2014, Chp. 226, Sec. 2, Subd. 05j1","$380,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Minnesota Zoological Garden and $245,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources to prevent the extirpation and possible extinction of imperiled native Minnesota butterfly species through breeding, genetics and mortality research, inventory, monitoring, and public education. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2017, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,380000,,,4.87,"Minnesota Zoological Garden","State Government","With only 1% of Minnesota’s native prairie remaining, many prairie plant and animal species have dramatically declined. Of the 12 butterfly species native to Minnesota prairies, two species, the Poweshiek skipperling and the Dakota skipper, have already largely disappeared from the state and are proposed for listing under the U.S. Endangered Species Act despite being historically among the most common prairie butterflies and having their historic ranges concentrated in Minnesota. The Minnesota Zoo and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources are using this appropriation to conduct efforts aimed at preventing the extirpation and possible extinction of these butterfly species in Minnesota. Efforts will include expansion of both a butterfly research and conservation breeding program and ongoing butterfly survey and monitoring programs. Because of the ecological role of butterflies as pollinators and a food source for wildlife, analysis should also reveal important information about the greater prairie ecosystem and guide actions to be taken to protect it.",,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2014/work_plans/2014_05j1.pdf,2014-07-01,2017-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Erik,Runquist,"Minnesota Zoological Garden","13000 Zoo Blvd","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"(952) 431-9200",erik.runquist@state.mn.us,,,,"Becker, Big Stone, Chippewa, Clay, Cottonwood, Dodge, Douglas, Grant, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, McLeod, Murray, Nobles, Norman, Pipestone, Polk, Rock, Roseau, Sibley, Stearns, Swift, Traverse, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/imperiled-prairie-butterfly-conservation-research-and-breeding-program-1,,,,
10003504,"Imperiled Prairie Butterfly Conservation, Research and Breeding Program",2015,245000,"M.L. 2014, Chp. 226, Sec. 2, Subd. 05j2","$380,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Minnesota Zoological Garden and $245,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources to prevent the extirpation and possible extinction of imperiled native Minnesota butterfly species through breeding, genetics and mortality research, inventory, monitoring, and public education. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2017, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,245000,,,3.09,"MN DNR","State Government","With only 1% of Minnesota’s native prairie remaining, many prairie plant and animal species have dramatically declined. Of the 12 butterfly species native to Minnesota prairies, two species, the Poweshiek skipperling and the Dakota skipper, have already largely disappeared from the state and are proposed for listing under the U.S. Endangered Species Act despite being historically among the most common prairie butterflies and having their historic ranges concentrated in Minnesota. The Minnesota Zoo and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources are using this appropriation to conduct efforts aimed at preventing the extirpation and possible extinction of these butterfly species in Minnesota. Efforts will include expansion of both a butterfly research and conservation breeding program and ongoing butterfly survey and monitoring programs. Because of the ecological role of butterflies as pollinators and a food source for wildlife, analysis should also reveal important information about the greater prairie ecosystem and guide actions to be taken to protect it.",,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2014/work_plans/2014_05j2.pdf,2014-07-01,2017-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Dana,"MN DNR","500 Lafayette Rd, Box 32","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5086",robert.dana@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Becker, Big Stone, Chippewa, Clay, Cottonwood, Dodge, Douglas, Grant, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, McLeod, Murray, Nobles, Norman, Pipestone, Polk, Rock, Roseau, Sibley, Stearns, Swift, Traverse, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/imperiled-prairie-butterfly-conservation-research-and-breeding-program-2,,,,
17959,"Implementing the Ojibwe Exhibit",2013,85900,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,85900,,"Rally Hess, Larry Killien, Harlan Tardy, Shelly Robinson, Bonnie Fena, Carly Melin, Paul Janssen",,"Minnesota Discovery Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To finalize, fabricate, and install the Ojibwe exhibit segment in the ""People"" permanent exhibit",,"To finalize, fabricate, and install the Ojibwe exhibit segment in the ""People"" permanent exhibit",2012-11-01,2014-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Mai,Vang,"Minnesota Discovery Center","1005 Discovery Drive",Chisholm,MN,55719,,,,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/implementing-ojibwe-exhibit,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
10031436,"Implementing Innovative Techniques to Manage Low-Density Invasive Carp",2025,634000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 06c","$634,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources to implement new and innovative methods and to enhance ongoing efforts to detect, monitor, and remove invasive carp and to evaluate watershed boundaries for potential breaches to avoid invasive carp establishment in Minnesota.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,5.7,"MN DNR","State Government","This project will enhance the current program, integrating new invasive carp control and detection methods to monitor and remove invasive carp to avoid establishment in Minnesota.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Brian,Nerbonne,"MN DNR","1200 Warner Road","St. Paul",MN,55106,"(651) 259-5789",brian.nerbonne@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/implementing-innovative-techniques-manage-low-density-invasive-carp,,,,
10004569,"Improving Brook Trout Stream Habitat through Beaver Management",2017,225000,"M.L. 2016, Chp. 186, Sec. 2, Subd. 03j","$225,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system for Bemidji State University to quantify how beaver activity influences habitat quality in streams for brook trout in northeastern Minnesota in order to improve current and future management practices. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2019, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,,,,,"Minnesota State University - Bemidji","Public College/University",,,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2016/work_plans_may/_2016_03j.pdf,2016-07-01,2019-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Andrew,Hafs,"Minnesota State University - Bemidji","218A Sattgast Hall",Bemidji,MN,56601,"(218) 755-2789",ahafs@bemidjistate.edu,,"Minnesota State Colleges and Universities",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/improving-brook-trout-stream-habitat-through-beaver-management,,,,
21743,"Improved Rapid Forest Ecosystem and Habitat Inventory",2014,262000,"M.L. 2013, Chp. 52, Sec. 2, Subd. 03g","$262,000 the first year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to evaluate a new approach to forest inventory, based on statewide forest inventory and analysis (FIA) data.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,262000,,,4.88,"U of MN","Public College/University","Minnesota has 15.9 million acres of forest land managed by a variety of county, state and federal agencies, and private landowners for timber production, wildlife habitat, and ecological considerations. Forest managers rely on inventory data to make effective planning and management decisions. Because forests are continually changing through natural and human processes, forest inventory data is periodically updated. However, doing so is an expensive and time-consuming endeavor and, as a result, much of Minnesota’s forest inventory data is currently out of date. This appropriation is being used by scientists at the University of Minnesota to evaluate an innovative approach to forest inventory using existing statewide Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) data that could help reduce costs, expedite future updates, and improve overall usability.",,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2013/work_plans/2013_03g.pdf,2013-07-01,2015-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Alan,Ek,"U of MN","2004 Folwell Ave","St. Paul",MN,55108,"(612) 624-3400",aek@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pine, Roseau, St. Louis, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/improved-rapid-forest-ecosystem-and-habitat-inventory,,,,
14368,"Improving water quality in the Yellow Medicine River",2012,30595,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, article 2, section 7","(d) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 the second year are for technical assistance and grants for the conservation drainage program in consultation with the Drainage Work Group, created under Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.101, subdivision 13, that consists of projects to retrofit existing drainage systems with water quality improvement practices, evaluate outcomes, and provide outreach to landowners, public drainage authorities, drainage engineers and contractors, and others.","Project Outputs:Install a wood chip bioreactor - Lower Yellow Medicine River Sub-watershed. Install 12 control drainage structures - Lower Yellow Medicine River Sub-watershed. Replace 20 open intakes with alternative intakes - Lower Yellow Medicine River Sub-watershed. Proposed Reductions:766 lbs/year Nitrogen 43 lbs/year Phosphorus 20 tons/year Sediment","Installed one bioreactor affecting 21.5 acres resulted in a reduction in nitrogen of 163 per year and a reduction of phosphorus of 2 pounds per year. 1 CAP130 plan was developed for landowner who installed bioreactor and control structures. A Conservation Drainage Field Day and a Drainage Workshop was held. Approximately 114 people attended the field day and 80 people attended the workshop.",,8100,"The source of additional funds varies from project to project, but generally consists of federal, local and non-public sources. ",30595,1225,,0.08,"Yellow Medicine Soil and Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","Agricultural drain tiles with surface intakes are considered a significant delivery mechanism of nutrients to Minnesota River. Protecting those surface water inlets can reduce the direct path those nutrients have to the river. In addition, in agricultural fields with subsurface drainage, leached nitrate creates elevated nitrate levels in tile drainage water. These high nitrate concentrations can cause algae blooms that remove oxygen. To help remove nitrates leached into tile drains, wood chip bioreactors can be installed to remove nitrate from the tile water before it enters surface water. The goal of this project is to install 20 alternative intakes, 12 control drainage structures and one woodchip bioreactor. ",,,2012-01-01,2014-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Lou Ann",Nagel,"Yellow Medicine Soil and Water Conservation District","1000 10th Avenue - Suite 3 - PO Box 545",Clarkfield,MN,56223,"(320) 669-4442 x3",louann.nagel@mn.nacdnet.net,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/improving-water-quality-yellow-medicine-river,"Bill Thompson - MPCA Project Manager and Research Scientist; Sonia Maassel Jacobsen - Hydraulic Engineer, NRCS; Bruce Henningsgaard - Principal Engineer; William P Anderson - Principal Engineer; Greg Eggers - Drainage Engineer, MN DNR; Jim Solstad - Hydrologist 3; Allan M. Kean - Chief Engineer, BWSR; Adam Birr - Impaired Waters Technical Coordinator;","The 20-member BWSR board consists of representatives of local and state government agencies and citizens. Members are appointed by the governor of the state of Minnesota consistent with Minnesota Statutes 103B.101. Board members at the time the grant was made were: County Commissioner Appointees: Quentin Fairbanks; Tom Loveall; Brian Napstad; Soil and Water Conservation District Appointees: Paul Langseth, Louise Smallidge and Bob Burandt; Watershed District or Watershed Management Organization Appointees: Gene Tiedemann, LuAnn Tolliver and Todd Foster; Citizen Appointees: Paul Brutlag ; Gerald Van Amburg; John Meyer; Cities & Townships: Sandy Hooker -Township; Christy Jo Fogarty -Metro City; Keith Mykleseth -Non-Metro City; Agency: Chris Elvrum - Minnesota Department of Health; Rebecca Flood - Pollution Control Agency; Tom Landwehr - Department of Natural Resources; Matt Wohlman - Minnesota Department of Agriculture; Faye Sleeper - Minnesota Extension Service;","Nicole Clapp",No
33207,"Improving Community Forests Through Citizen Engagement",2016,800000,"M.L. 2015, Chp. 76, Sec. 2, Subd. 08h","$800,000 the first year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources to design and pilot a program, including grants to communities, to mobilize citizen volunteers to protect, improve, and maintain local forests in communities around the state. Participation is open to any municipality in the state and participating municipalities will be selected through a competitive proposal process that will include representation from both metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas of the state. Trees planted using this appropriation must be species that are native to Minnesota. A participating municipality must provide a match of not less than 25 percent, up to half of which may be in the form of in-kind support. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2018, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,,,,,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","State Government",,,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2015/work_plans_may/_2015_08h.pdf,2015-07-01,2019-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Valerie,McClannahan,"MN DNR","500 Lafayette Rd","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5283",valerie.mcclannahan@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Becker, Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/improving-community-forests-through-citizen-engagement,,,,
27983,"Increased Engineering Capacity in NE Minnesota",2014,250000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Regular Session chapter 137","Accelerated Implementation Grant 2014","Funds will be used to hire an engineer.",,,62500,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",250000,,"Members for Area 3 - Technical Service Area are: Albert Moline, David Davis, Debra Taylor, Hartley Sandstrom, Marcia Stromgren",2.56,"Area 3 - Technical Service Area","Local/Regional Government","Demand for Engineering services in Northeast Minnesota's nine-county Area III Technical Service Area is exceeding the capacity to deliver the needed services. There are increased requests from Soil and Water Conservation Districts for engineering needed to design and install Best Management Practices in part due to requests related to Clean Water Fund projects. These funds will be used to hire an engineer, which will increase engineering capacity and result in the completion of at least five additional projects per year.",,,2014-03-06,2016-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,R.C.,Boheim,"Area 3 - Technical Service Area","215 No 1st Ave E Rm 301",Duluth,MN,55802,218-723-4867,rc.boheim@southstlouisswcd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Kanabec, Lake, Mille Lacs, Pine, St. Louis",,"St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/increased-engineering-capacity-ne-minnesota,"See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html","See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html and http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/boarddirectory.pdf","Nicole Clapp",NO
10014386,"Individual Artist Project Grant (INDIVIDUALS ONLY)",2020,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","By using new and found or used materials to create functional items I feel I am informing the public of the possiblities of repurposed materials. By making instruments it really elevates the value of repurposed materials. I carry 2-3 different instruments with me per day and never fail to receive curious and positive responses. People in m y community know me as the ""one of a kind instrument guy"" and comment when I don't have an instrument with me. I am showing people the possibilities. I am also informing the public of the potential and value of disabled people.I would like to be able to purchase new tools to help refine my work. Getting upgraded tools would also enable me to refine my instruments and elevate my skills I would also like to heat my workshop so as to be able to create year round. I hope to be able to expand my advertising to increase my recognition as a unique and one of a kind instrument maker. My goal is to create at least ten new and unique instruments for a showcase where musician friends will bring my creations to life. My goal is to make more interesting and unique instruments and other useful items. In the future I would like to find more avenues to share my work with the world. I would like to expand into different venues and styles of art; continuing to use unusual items and repurposing them to be a useful household item. I have received a grant from ARAC and followed through with all of the requirements. I have the support of many musician friends as well as people that purchase my creations. My Access North worker and ARAC employees assist in making sure I complete all necessary parts of this grant. I have a very strong work ethic.When I have increased my knowledge of instrument making from hobby to skill with better tools. When my workspace is heated and I can create all year round - more than doubling my ability to create. When I receive feedback and approval from my mentor, local musicians, and Facebook about the instruments throughout the process. When I make at least ten new and unique instruments and they are showcased at Carmody's Irish Pub where my friends will bring these instruments to life. Increase my Facebook traffic, sell my creations, increased recognition on the street and through news stories. When I show the public the variety of instruments that can be produced from re-purposed materials and receive positive feedback. When I make useful items beyond instruments.",,,,,4000,,,,"Anthony Adams",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant (INDIVIDUALS ONLY)",,"Requesting tools to produce ten stringed instruments for public performance.",2020-04-02,2021-06-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Anthony,Adams,"Anthony Adams",,,MN,,"(218) 600-0755",wbgst.tony@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-individuals-only,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Roxann Berglund: musician; Joseph Nease: gallery owner; Esther Piszczek: mixed media and visual artist, arts instructor.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10009970,"Individual Artist Project Grant",2020,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","With my proven track record of film festival and international distribution, I picture ""The Hunter"" as an ambassador for Duluth's film community. The NYC and LA talent that I bring to Duluth for ""The Hunter"" will take word of the film community in Duluth back to the film production capitals. The names and work of the cast and crew of ""The Hunter"" will be introduced to film makers and enthusiasts throughout the world. This in turn will lead to more work for our local and regional talent - some outside Duluth, but perhaps also outside filmmakers bringing their work to Duluth using local talent. My successful completion of a second full-length narrative film will also spur other local filmmakers to aspire to similar accomplishments. (I know the aspirations driven by my work are real because I have been involved with the local Arrowhead Filmmakers Co-op, where those local filmmakers are part of the collaborative team which helps me with this work.) Because they will get to work and interact with the cast and crew, both the financial and in-kind donors may come to feel close to the cast and crew on ""The Hunter"" and will then possibly offer donations to other future work. .Ultimately, I think the community of Duluth as a whole also benefits. There are many studies showing that a community that shares and interacts with arts and culture is a healthier community, using the creativity gained through the arts to solve other problems. This is work that Duluth can be proud of!I divide accomplishments and outcomes of this work into two categories: those pertaining (1) to personal artistic ambition and (2) to worldwide audience impact. Addressing the audience of the finished film is an easier matter: I project that more people in more places will see and discuss my work. I don't hope or dream that they will all love it, but objective quantitative statistics on DVD purchases, online streaming numbers, festival attendance rosters, and frequency of online critique will provide ample information on how the work ""succeeded"" externally. Although the internal artistic effect is harder to measure, I believe that I will be able to personally assess whether the final film has provided a meaningful emotional and intellectual experience. I also look to the critique of trusted collaborators as to how they read the experience of this artwork. Finally, I value and heed the qualitative feedback I receive online from audience members who take time to respond to my work. Your confidence that I can complete this new work can be based on two objective factors:.(1) my track record with ""In Winter,"" my freshman full-length film making effort and (2) the progress I have already made with this new project. ""In Winter"" demonstrated my ability to assemble a team around my artistic vision and then bring the project to a successful completion. It is almost unheard of for a first feature narrative by an unknown director to screen around the world, receive critical acclaim, and generate distribution royalties. I then used that accomplishment to jump-start my second full-length narrative film. With a working draft of ""The Hunter"" already on paper, my cast and crew are largely locked in, with enthusiastic commitments from both previous team members and new known MN, LA and NYC talent. That draft also helped drive a successful crowdfunding campaign with support from approximately 50 private donors who believe in my work and gave anywhere from $25 to $1500. My personal definition of success for this work is simple and complicated at the same time: ""The Hunter"" will be a success if it has beauty, power and integrity. This statement of success requires that I define these three words ""Beauty"" exhibits freshness, originality and thoughtfulness in the presentation and composition of an organic visual experience. ""Power"" in a film shows us a living, breathing world where we are touched emotionally and intellectually; it eschews the superficial, reaching for universal and core hu","Our goals were divided into external audience responses after release and my internal assessments of quality and success. We cannot comment on worldwide response at this time as we are in the middle of post-production and have yet to release the film. That said, reactions from colleagues and interested parties who have viewed various rough cuts tally with the sorts of impressions that we were striving to obtain from our audience. Additionally, the director and core creators of the project are very pleased with both the cinematic quality of the material and raw footage, as well as the way in which the current rough assemblies are capturing the content, themes and affective experiences that we intended to create. This sentiment is echoed by the actors and crew who worked on the film, who found their on-set experiences educational and rewarding and were excited to see their performances woven into the rough cuts.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",4000,,,,"Alexander P. Gutterman",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant",,"The Hunter - locally based feature narrative film exploring timeless themes in a contemporary idiom.",2019-10-07,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alexander,Gutterman,"Alexander P. Gutterman",,,MN,,"(218) 349-9610",ancienneecole1@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Hennepin, Itasca, Ramsey, Washington, Dakota, Lake, Carver",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-1,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Roxann Berglund: musician; Serenity Schoonover: writer; Esther Piszczek: mixed media and visual artist, arts instructor.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10009971,"Individual Artist Project Grant",2020,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The Duluth community is in need of more work (both creatively and community initiatives) that focuses on marginalized communities that are often harmed by the majority population in Duluth. As a Black queer woman living in Duluth, I often feel alienated, discriminated against, and forgotten. I constantly feel the burden of creating the change I want to see while folks in majority go about their lives without understanding how their actions negatively affect my experience here. Ignoring these issues isn’t the answer and won’t make these negative issues go away. My exhibition will open these issues up and help folks to understand how they can get involved to help our community be a better place for everyone to live and exist no matter their identity.With this work, I want to facilitate conversations that help folks understand their role and circle of influence to the experiences of Black women. The mission statement that I live by is to promote positive change with conscious creativity. Change will only come with creativity and new approaches to the dissemination of information. I want folks who engage with my work to feel the emotional strain of being a Black woman in this society and to begin to find out how they can lighten the burden of racism and sexism. My measurable outcomes will be folks that engage with the interactive piece at the exhibition. I will also be providing information in the zine where folks can get involved in the community around these issues in hope that I see folks show up at community organizing events and meetings. I have over 10 years of experience as a designer and illustrator, with almost half of those years dedicated to planning events and exhibiting work. I am very dedicated to my work and craft which is why I was able to solidify a solo show at Zeitgeist. For my work with Project Naptural, over the past 3 years I’ve secured over $15,000 in funds to support my work and the events that surround those exhibitions. I have a variety of experience with writing reports for my own work as well as community and activist organizations. I am very passionate about social justice and education and I see this exhibition as a way for the Duluth community to engage in community issues that are not familiar with. I am hoping to ignite social change around these concepts. I will and must complete this exhibition for the betterment of my community.I plan to measure my outcomes by counting how many interactions show up on the interactive artwork as well as a journal placed within the exhibition to not folks reactions and experiences. I also want to make sure folks are interacting with the zine through discussion, using the materials given to find their voice and influence in the issues present throughout the show. I plan to follow up with registered attendees with an exit survey to understand how their thoughts might be changed and what new knowledge they've gained.","My artistic goal was to use art and design to educate around the issue of intersectionality as well as provide validation for Black womxn and women of color who experience systemic racism and misogyny. This goal was achieved through the exhibit opening panel discussion as well as through take home zines and a final artists talk back.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",4000,,,,"Terresa A. Hardaway",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant",,Umbra.,2019-10-01,2020-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Hardaway,Hardaway,"Terresa A. Hardaway",,,MN,,"(218) 213-2642",terri@blackbirdrevolt.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-2,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Roxann Berglund: musician; Serenity Schoonover: writer; Esther Piszczek: mixed media and visual artist, arts instructor.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10009974,"Individual Artist Project Grant",2020,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Before I decided to take the leap and be a professional artist full time, I worked at a Native American Treatment facility as the art Therapist there. What I found out was surprising and quite shocking. I found out that 8 out of 10 of my clients knew little if none of their cultural heritage. Over half of them lived on their reservations and many had never been to a cultural event. In fact, for many of them, the first place they started to learn about their culture and heritage was where I worked. It was also where they started to learn Native American art, which is embedded in the culture and has a huge part to play on communicating our stories and history. I believe that my work will benefit to the community as each piece will tell a story or show an aspect of that culture. It will help those who are interested and/or are learning to know more about our and/or their heritage/culture and the importance of art and how it can teach and tell a story.I am trying to create a series that will push me both artistically and culturally. I want to create this series to not only push myself to the next level with my ceramic work, but to also successfully combine and meld different art disciplines together to create a mixed media series. My goal is to take these different materials and create pieces that enhance and help me tell different stories of my Native American culture. My goals are to have at least 6 pieces finished in the series that all tell a story about Native American culture and art. While I am finishing them, my goal is also to find at least one show or event that will allow me to show my work to the community. I feel that I have confidence to execute this because I have been able to successfully combine mixed media with my ceramic work in the past. I also have the drive and passion to push myself to the next level so that I can achieve and successfully complete this series. I just need the time and funding to achieve that goal.I can honestly say that this has been a series I have been wanting to do for a long time but I just haven't felt confident enough in my abilities or haven't felt that I knew enough techniques with the other art disciplines to successfully complete the series and I definitely haven't had the time to complete it also. However, I have learned quite a bit since my last series, that I feel that by finishing and completing this work along with showing it at an event or show would confirm to me as a successful series of work.",,,300,"Other,local or private",4300,,,,"Nina M. Holz",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant",,"Ceramic Mixed Media Canvas Series- A series of ceramic pieces combined onto canvas and enhanced with organic and inorganic mixed media additions with Native American culture influence.",2019-10-02,2021-04-26,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Nina,Holz,"Nina M. Holz",,,MN,,"(218) 213-5580",ninaholzart@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-3,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Roxann Berglund: musician; Serenity Schoonover: writer; Esther Piszczek: mixed media and visual artist, arts instructor.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10009978,"Individual Artist Project Grant",2020,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The human community will benefit from having a show to see and discuss that concerns matters that are deeply important to it: climate change and its effect on the ecosystem. They will also benefit by having the animals of the ecosystem sited in public places -- where they can interact with them. People do love having the animals around: my array of animals at the St. Louis County Government Services Center in downtown Duluth are much beloved, and people interact with them in many different ways (including dressing them warmly for winter-- which means that people living on the streets can be given a scarf or a hat by an otter). My sculpture of the Great Catsby along the bike trail is always adorned--people who miss Catsby can interact with him in this way. I have confidence that these animal icons will also be adopted by the community and loved. The animal community will benefit, I hope, through a growth in empathy in the human world. I am trying to do two things: First, to create a moving and living body of work that helps the human community increase its empathy for the animal community. Second, I want to experiment and create a new way of making permanent outdoor sculpture that is far more ""green"" than bronze or steel-- work that has a minimal carbon footprint, and that also serves as a reminder that we are all in this together as carbon-based life forms. Part of the project is getting exposure for the work (which I am confident of, as I have secured interest and commitments from managers of proposed sites) and part of the project is empirical research on how well shou sugi ban adapts to 3D sculpture. Traditionally, it is used to weatherproof architecture-- siding, posts, etc. But there is no reason it will not prove equally effective in weatherproofing sculpture. The grant will enable the trial of the technique over a period of a year. I've always delivered on my promises. In 30 years of doing public art projects and grants-funded projects, I've never not met my commitments. I have created a few (4) of these carved animals, using high-speed grinders with powercarvers and chisels. Of course one is always learning, but I am confident of my techniques now. The gallery show is arranged with Sam already; I have a project proposal approved by the city of Duluth; I have had several meetings with Jodi at Ecolibrium 3 about participating in their plans for the Lincoln Park neighborhood. My experience working with Arrowhead Regional Library staff several years ago was positive (the Scott Murphy mural at the Duluth Library, and a dozen other public art projects at libraries around the Range, are the result of that project, which I administered for them), so I believe I will be able to work with them to site these works outdoors at regional libraries. I am so looking forward to doing this work!First, I will monitor attendance at and response to the Gallery 315 exhibition. Second, the number of works I am able to site in the region will be a measure of engagement with the work. Third, I will monitor the works for one year from their installation. If they weather well outdoors for the period of time, I will know that that aspect of the work is successful. I will also be able to develop maintenance plans for such work.","The artistic goals have been advanced by the grant-period activities. I was able to make connections with other artists working on climate issues; the shows I placed this work in were covered in print, on radio, and online; I was able to spend time making the sculptures despite not having a commission and despite income hits because of the pandemic; and I am still working on this body of work, hoping to advance it further and accomplish the show that was outlined in the application. Both smaller-scale works and large-scale works are in process, stemming from this project. ""Culture x Climate"" was covered on KUMD's Green Visions Show, and in the Reader. Climate>Duluth taped two shows at PACT-TV. I was interviewed re the Cormorant Crown in the Nordic Center show, and that interview is on their website.","Achieved Most of the Proposed Outcomes",,,4000,,,,"Ann Klefstad",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant",,"The Neighbors: Shou Sugi Ban. This project will pioneer a new way of creating permanent outdoor sculptures in wood by working with a traditional Japanese weatherproofing technique.",2020-04-01,2021-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ann,Klefstad,"Ann Klefstad",,,MN,,"(218) 393-9149x c",annklefstad@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-4,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Roxann Berglund: musician; Serenity Schoonover: writer; Esther Piszczek: mixed media and visual artist, arts instructor.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10009986,"Individual Artist Project Grant",2020,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","I am a registered member of the Grand Portage Reservation. I live here and I am a jazz guitarist… not a typical Indian I am. It’s a small and intimate community. Most Native American artists and musicians here are unwilling to take their art and music beyond the reservation. I have been a source of inspiration to artists here wanting to do something considered to be “non-native.” My success gives strength to those who want to move beyond in performing arts and visual arts. I am also the son of another artist, George Morrison, who lived here in his later life and was an inspiration to native artists because he created art that pushed the boundaries of what was considered to be “Indian Art.” He showed others it was ok to move beyond their culture yet remain firmly rooted in who they were and even strengthen their roots. I feel I am following in my father’s footsteps by pushing the boundaries with jazz guitar. I am a jazz guitar player who happens to be Indian. It will be exciting to bring my CD beyond the rez to Duluth, the Twin Cities and the North Shore and when it is noted that I am Native and live on the reservation it will have quite an impact. I think it brings part of the reservation to them and perhaps sparks interest in Grand Portage and native culture. My goal is to further my career with an original CD which will serve as a prime example of my music using my own voice and being recognized as such. It will illustrate my style as a composer and player. This will present opportunities for larger venues, tours, CDs and other musical endeavors. Two aspects are to be evaluated: composition and record quality. Composition. I want to write songs that flow and tell a story using elements of music and performance. Songs that are to be expressive and lyrical. Conversational. I will use the basic jazz toolbox of harmony, rhythm and melody and the advanced guitar skills I’ve gained. Originality is key. I want people to know it’s me. Recording. The goal is to capture the tone of my guitar as I played it. The recording is to be warm not muddy, clear not tinny, punchy and not overbearing. The mix is to be well balanced and sound good on all types of systems. I have knowledge of jazz composition, skills in guitar and experience in recording tech together with equipment required to complete such a task. I have kept track of hours worked on projects so I know how much time I need to complete this task. Existing studio: •acoustically isolated sound booth •high-end mic preamp, compressor (Warm Audio wa-73, wa-76) •2 new mics (Sennheiser e906, MXL R144 Ribbon) •new recording software (Propellerhead Reason 10.5) This is extremely exciting because I can faithfully capture the sound of my guitar as I want it. And tone is EVERYTHING to a guitarist. I like a warm, rich and full sound for jazz. I use an Eastman AR905CE guitar through a Mamba 10” Wedge Amp. I have Polytone and Mesa amps, a Strat, Taylor and Ibanez JS-2450 for different styles and sounds. I recently completed three successful projects in my new studio: 1) 8 tracks for my new Musical Impressions (sample) 2) two music tracks for a radio show 3) promo CD for the band Rox ‘n Soul I will distribute a demo CD of the finished songs to be screened in its entirety. It’s a success when I have a professionally recorded CD of well written jazz tunes suitable to promote and distribute which will prompt interest and a warm response from peers, critics and listeners alike. Composition evaluation: I will ask peers to critique my writing asking about structure, harmony, originality, etc. and all the goals I stated in the previous section that I want to achieve. I will listen to their comments and make changes until satisfied. Recording evaluation: Peers and professionals will listen for the qualities stated above on different sound systems (home, tv, car, etc.). This indicates how it will sound across systems.","This CD is a good example of my writing, playing and recording. It is evaluated in these three areas together with the overall sound. It illustrates the ability to produce professional level recordings suited for release. Concerning the writing of the songs. Harmonically they are well structured and show in-depth knowledge of jazz harmony. The chords are standard jazz chords like E13b9sus andCmaj7#5 are used in strategic places without taking away from the ""easy listening"" experience. The tunes modulate at key moments and to unexpected keys presenting what I call ""a magical moment"" to the listener. The melodies are written straight from the mind without visualizing the guitar fretboard. This freed me from any ""rules"" that bind my mind to a melody. Later when rehearsing, some changes were made to the chord progression and/or melody to better suit the melodic phrasing on the guitar. Live recording of an amp (vs direct to console) was achieved better than expected with the new ribbon mic.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,,4000,,,,"Briand M. Morrison",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant",,"Jazz Guitar Compostion/CD.",2019-10-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Briand,Morrison,"Briand M. Morrison",,,MN,,"(218) 475-2777",briand@briandmorrison.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cook, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-5,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Roxann Berglund: musician; Serenity Schoonover: writer; Esther Piszczek: mixed media and visual artist, arts instructor.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952",1
10009990,"Individual Artist Project Grant",2020,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","I aim for this music video to encourage women of all ages to honor themselves and to stand up for what they believe in. I hope to represent the strength of women so they will no longer feel underestimated. I aim to inspire empowerment within women, and urge for equality to be present in our community. I hope for the audience of this music video to be moved to be better to themselves and to one another. I hope to instill honesty, compassion, guidance, and strength. Furthermore, Superior Siren is an all-female band, which is unique within the music industry. There is a low percentage of bands and musical acts only involving women locally and internationally. This video will help to encourage young women to follow their dreams, make art, and work towards careers in music. My main goal of this project is to create the music video for the song ‘Trying Too Hard’ by Superior Siren. I aim to work with Headwaters Entertainment to produce an awe-inspiring music video. If this grant is awarded, we will create a high production theatrical storyline that will compliment the theme and intention of the song. This will aid to my goal of producing a captivating music video that inspires and empowers listeners. Another goal is to host a music premiere event in Duluth, Minnesota. This event will showcase the music video, and include a performance by the full Superior Siren band. Finally, I aim to broaden the audience of Superior Siren and increase listeners. The measurable outcomes are: the completion and release of the official Trying Too Hard music video, a high production product, positive feedback of the video, the occurrence and attendance of the music video release event, and an increase in listenership. The success I have had as a musician thus far is due to my determination to complete projects and reach goals that I envision. I take necessary steps to complete creative endeavors. I ensure confidence that this project will be executed by my enthusiasm to do so. Furthermore, Headwaters Entertainment agreed to create and produce the music video. We have gathered a team to accomplish all tasks. All parties understand the vision of the project. We have estimated the timeline and production. We plan to create, produce, and release the music video. Superior Siren recently worked with Headwaters Entertainment to create a music video for the song 'For Mother.' It was a successful endeavor, with a beautiful and captivating product. Therefore, we are confident that working with this team again will go smoothly, that the production will be done efficiently, and the release to be executed well. Finally, we are confident that venues in Duluth will offer to support the music video release event.The success of the completion of the official Trying Too Hard music video will be shown by a high quality and captivating product that captures the spirit of the song. The release will be successful by the upload and distribution of the music video. The video will be shared through all Superior Siren social media platforms. I will be certain the video leaves a positive impression on audiences by positive feedback from viewers, as well an increase in listeners. This success will be shown by a great number of views of the video on YouTube, by an increase in traffic to the Superior Siren website, by likes of video clips on Instagram, by likes and shares of the video on Facebook, by features and mentions by local publishers and communication resources, and by individual statements and compliments from fans. The success of the premiere event will be shown by the execution and completion of the event. A large attendance at the premiere will also represent success of the music video release.","My main goal of this project was to create a music video for the song ?Trying Too Hard' by Superior Siren. I wanted to create a high production theatrical storyline that complimented the theme and intention of the song. My goal of producing a captivating music video for the song that inspires and empowers listeners was achieved. The success of the completion of the official Trying Too Hard music video was shown by the release of a high quality and captivating product that captures the spirit of the song. I am certain the video has had a positive impression on audiences by positive feedback from viewers. An example of this is a comment from a fan saying, ""Superior Siren is on another level! Fantastic!"" I aimed to broaden the audience of Superior Siren and this goal was achieved. Since the release of the video there have been 60 new followers on Superior Siren Instagram, 20 new followers on the Superior Siren Facebook Page, and the music video has been viewed on Youtube over 1K times.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,,4000,,,,"Laura M. Sellner",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant",,"The creation and production of the official music video for the song 'Trying Too Hard' by Superior Siren.",2019-10-01,2020-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laura,Sellner,"Laura Sellner",,,MN,,"(218) 491-1726",superiorsirenmusic@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-6,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Roxann Berglund: musician; Serenity Schoonover: writer; Esther Piszczek: mixed media and visual artist, arts instructor.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10009995,"Individual Artist Project Grant",2020,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","1.) I’m grateful that the Water Protector mural on the wall of AICHO has lead to an interest in incorporating Indigenous Artists into the landscape of Duluth. However, there is still a lack of representation. The murals that get the largest walls are still reflective of the city’s tourism industry and not necessarily the stories about our history and place. This piece aims to be a part of the movement to really push the limits of how Duluth is defined in its creative placemaking efforts, and to also call attention to the value of arts in place “recognition” over place-making (that is, revealing the stories of communities rather than carving out new histories or creating artwork that doesn’t reflect the full history of a place). 2.) I’ve been teaching as a guest in a variety of different classrooms over the last few years and I’m interested in bringing together kids from my programs to help finish the mural and redesign the dragonflies at the bottom of the design. I have taught art in the Ojibwe immersion program at Lowell Elementary, as well as with youth at AICHO, Bayview Elementary, through the Girl Power program, and I also live in the building that houses Neighborhood Youth Services. There is a large pool of youth in the community who help me with my projects. This will not be part of a school curriculum in any capacity but a community collaboration for the final part where kids who I've already taught painting techniques will have the opportunity to put them to use.:) 1.) Gain knowledge and experience in implementing murals on vertical outdoor surfaces, which also involves consulting my peers and mentors (fellow muralists Laurel Saunders, Jonathan Thunder, Karen Savage Blue, etc. who have all been great influences on me to date). I view this as a learning opportunity as much as it is an exploration of my artistic voice. I would like to continue branching out into permanent work and this opportunity is one that allows me to begin on that path with a solid piece of work for my portfolio. 2.) Implement an artwork that incorporates elements of Indigenous land recognition. 3.) Engage local youth and families in the creation and design process for the lower portion of the mural. 4.) Completion of a project within the budget parameters. I have a long history of completing projects within tight timeframes. My crosswalk murals were all completed within 3 hour time frames and the 72’ street mural I did in Canal Park took only 7 hours with the help of the community. I’m usually the artist folks call when they have a last minute art idea that needs to still be thoughtfully executed. That being said, this project will be my opportunity to experience what it’s like to have a longer timeframe for planning and to actually implement the design. Having the space to learn - really, acknowledging the freedom that this project allows me - is a highlight of why this project is important to me. For the dragonfly design part of this project, I have a relationship with many area family centers and schools, but most specifically AICHO (which has youth from a variety of area schools). I’ve built a strong track record of accomplishing community art projects with participants of all ages. 1.) Feedback from my peers listed above. In the long term, the results will be assessed by looking at how much maintenance (if any) the mural requires after several years. It might also be measured by my success in applying for other grants to fund public art projects (being that I will have a more diverse portfolio of public art accomplishments). 2.) Press coverage of the actual painting and thought process behind the mural. I’ve learned in my recent projects that often the news selects watered down voice clips of what my intention with public art is, so I’m learning ways to “pitch” my work to the news so that they can’t leave out the social impact side of my project’s intention. 3.) Feedback/press interviews from participants. 4.) Sticking to the budget is simple","1.) Gain knowledge and experience in implementing murals on vertical outdoor surfaces, which also involves consulting my peers and mentors. Adam Swanson and Laurel Swanson advised on some of the materials and processes that I could use, and I hired Heather Olson as a site manager ... she taught me a lot about efficient ways to accomplish a mural project! This was really helpful for me, from learning to assemble scaffolding, managing a team, translating children's designs, using aerosol paints and a paint sprayer, etc. I gained so much knowledge from this experience for how to do large scale murals in the future! 2.) Implement an artwork that incorporates elements of Indigenous land recognition. DONE! 3.) Engage local youth and families in the creation and design process for the lower portion of the mural. Steve ONeill Apartment youth and families were invited to paint during a social distanced session. 4.) Completion of a project within the budget parameters. Yes!","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",4000,,,,"Moira I. Villiard",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant",,"Lincoln Park - Indigenous Land Recognition Community Mural.",2018-10-01,2020-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Moira,Villiard,"Moira I. Villiard",,,MN,,"(218) 251-3551",art.moira@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-7,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Roxann Berglund: musician; Serenity Schoonover: writer; Esther Piszczek: mixed media and visual artist, arts instructor.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10009996,"Individual Artist Project Grant",2020,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","This short film will showcase how cinematic Duluth is and encourage other TV/Filmmakers to make their productions here. That would bring huge revenue to the local economy. One TV show deciding to come to Duluth to make its production could mean an economic boom that could impact the region for years. Catalyst Content Festival is currently compiling a production guide which is a database of all local people with talent and experience that could work on a production, they are also taking photos of locations in Duluth and the surrounding area. I believe making a short film that features some of these locations and shows them actually utilized in a movie is a great addition to this community effort to attract productions to Duluth. Pictures speak 1,000 words but a movie can leave you speechless, I want this short film to leave producers and directors who’ve never been here with the feeling that they are missing out. The cast and crew for this short film will be entirely local and they will all be credited at the end of the film. When I share the short film I will provide a document with the bios and resumes of the cast and crew and descriptions and historical info about each location used in the film written by Dennis Lampkin (as stated in his letter of confirmation) Finally, there will be a screening open to the public with free admission at The Sinclair Terrace in Duluth shortly after I finish the film. Goals: -To create a 10 min. short film that acts as a work sample for my writing, directing, cinematography, and editing as well as showcases a number of cinematic Duluth locations (historic properties, natural settings, the lake, and hidden treasures like local hiking trails) -To use all 7 of the properties we have already secured and at least 4 open to the public nature areas such as the lakeshore and hiking trails. -Enhance my skills in writing, directing, cinematography, and editing. -Create connections by making and sharing this short film. With every project, I complete my reputation as a filmmaker in this community strengthens. -Share the short film on Facebook and Instagram and reach 1,000 views on facebook and 1,000 views on Instagram. -Get 30 people to the public screening at the Sinclair Terrace. - Create a two-page document that will be shared with the short film that has the bios of the cast and crew as well as a description with historical info of each location. For my Artist Access grant, I wrote a 60-page screenplay that I submitted to the Catalyst Content Festival on the deadline of July 2. I went beyond my goal for that project and created an additional 40page pitch, with a 2 min. animated short film. I participated in the Duluth 48 hour film project. I produced, wrote, directed, shot, and edited called “The PLAN” all in 48 hours. I assembled a team of 16 volunteers all of which put their trust in me because of the work I have done in the past. In my work sample, you can see a clip from the 7min short film. I have formulated this project grant proposal with my Emmy Award-winning Mentor, Mark Eveslage. As mentioned in his letter of confirmation he believes this is not only a good idea but that I am capable of doing it. I have already secured all the locations cast and crew necessary to complete this short film. I have worked (and am friends) with every actor, crew member and location owner I have secured thus far for this project. I will know when I have created a 10min short film (that uses all 7 properties and at least 4 open to the public nature areas) that is fit to be a work sample of my writing, directing, cinematography and editing because my Emmy Award-winning mentor Mark Eveslage will review the drafts of the short film as I am editing and notify me when I have created a version he deems ready to share with industry professionals. I will know I have completed the cast and crew bio with a description of and historical info on each location when I have it printed out and in my hand. I will keep a record of","Shooting, directing, editing, and sharing the work I have done for this project has given me work sample material as well as showcasing some of the cinematic locations in Duluth. I was able to shoot at the seven properties I had secured before applying for this grant, and I was able to shoot at many other properties. Working on this project helped me create connections in the local and national film and TV community because not only was this an artistic work, but it showed my dedication to fostering the local film and tv industry.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",4000,,,,"Bodhi Werner",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant",,"10 min. Short Film Work sample that showcases 10+ Cinematic Duluth Locations to Attract TV/Movies to choose Duluth as location.",2019-10-01,2020-01-12,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bodhi,Werner,"Bodhi Werner",,,MN,,"(415) 748-2057",bodhiwerner@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-8,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Roxann Berglund: musician; Serenity Schoonover: writer; Esther Piszczek: mixed media and visual artist, arts instructor.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10014422,"Individual Artist Project Grant (INDIVIDUALS ONLY)",2020,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I have had great feedback from the community with my work. I think they are interested in seeing new ideas, being challenged both to think and be playful. My work encourages interaction and reflection. I would also like to offer a class or workshop beyond the exhibit and artist talk. I am currently co-manager of the DAI's Printmaking Club as well as the facilitator/instructor for the Youth Film Photography Club. Using both of these platforms as ways to reach the community at multiple age levels, I can share learned ideas of paper sculpture, collage and installations with these communities. The Photo Club takes place in the depot so we can easily visit the Morrison Gallery to discuss the exhibit. The printmaking club could potentially expand into a paper club and allow for both printmaking as well as paper techniques to be explored by interested community members. I will be teaching a 3D Collage class on February 1, 2020 as part of my MSAB grant and this can be an initial venue to propose ideas to the community. As part of the exhibit, I will include an area of the gallery that has small paper sculptures which the audience can stack and re-stack to create their own mini-sculptures from paper. The hands on experience will promote creativity and play amongst the viewers. I will set up a Facebook and Instagram platforms for viewers to document, upload and share their creations.From 2017 to early 2019, I was fortunate to have a string of exhibitions of the artwork that evolved from my degree experience at UMD. For the last year I've explored new techniques and new directions which have come with their failures and successes. This exhibit will be a tangible opportunity to bring resolution to these trials as well as be a showcase of the actual art. A new venue means a new installation within a space and I want to create an interesting and engaging experience for the viewers. As always, I am curious how the community responds to a show, especially when new work is on display. While still inspired by nature, the new paper pieces are less concrete or literal. The measurable outcome of completing the work and installing it at DAI gives me a chance to discover how the audience will react to the new direction. A bonus will be connecting with the community through an artist talk, potential media coverage and additional events through DAI or on my own. In the fall of 2017 I received a Studio Art degree from UMD and soon after was asked to do a solo show at the Kruk Gallery at UWS. A Career Development grant helped me execute this exhibition. Titled ""Reconfigure"" the show was on view from November 2018 to January 2019 and went on to the MacRostie Art Center in February of 2019. Both venues included an opening and artist talks. In 2019, I received an Artist Initiative grant from the State Arts Board, due to be completed in February of 2020. In spring of 2019, I was asked to create a new sculptural piece for the group exhibit, ""Strata"" at the Duluth Art Institute with only a 2-month turnaround time to design, create and install the finished work. I have experience working with deadlines and managing my time to successfully prepare for exhibitions. Thanks to the Artist Initiative grant I have worked through much of the exploration and experimentation phase for this new body of work and have a plan for final execution of the DAI show.In many ways, the project is already a success as it has created challenges for me through the execution of a new body of work. I am also pleased with how these challenges reflect the seriousness of my growing studio practice.Throughout production, I have and will continue to document my process and progress through writing, sketching and photographs which I archive and sometimes share with the community on social media. An artist talk at the exhibit will be another chance to share my ideas and process with the community as well as allow for dialogue with the attending audience. An onsite guestbook will let additiona","As planned, I had a solo exhibit in the Morrison Gallery at the Duluth Art Institute. The body of work on view was a realization of a yearlong exploration of dimension, materials and experimentation with a more abstract aesthetic. Installing in a beautiful space allowed for the work to exist - a lot of the pieces are large and need to interact with one another in a defined space. My studio is too small to give them justice. Working with the gallery director, Amy Varsek, was a treat. She gave me the space to install the work, while also guiding me when I struggled with layout. She has an eye for sculpture that was invaluable in this circumstance. Due to the pandemic, I was unable to connect with a broader audience as hoped. We (DAI and myself) couldn't display objects for touch on site - no guest book or postcards on hand - but we did our best to reach people virtually throughout the run of the show and I did mail postcards to my personal mailing list.","Achieved Some of the Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",4000,,,,"Susanna C. Gaunt",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant (INDIVIDUALS ONLY)",,"Solo Exhibit at Duluth Art Institute.",2020-04-01,2021-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susanna,Gaunt,"Susanna C. Gaunt",,,MN,,"(406) 599-3174",susgaunt@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-individuals-only-1,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Roxann Berglund: musician; Joseph Nease: gallery owner; Esther Piszczek: mixed media and visual artist, arts instructor.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014423,"Individual Artist Project Grant (INDIVIDUALS ONLY)",2020,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","On the most local level -- in Eveleth and Hermantown -- I believe people are going to really enjoy this film. Our intent is that this film will be something both communities can be proud of. On a broader level, a successful and locally-produced documentary about our area could bolster ongoing efforts to present the Arrowhead as a great place for the arts. A successful HOCKEYLAND would provide local filmmakers a first-hand view of start-to-finish documentary filmmaking. A successful HOCKEYLAND presented at local festivals would help boost turnout and enthusiasm for other filmmakers' works as well. Together we have something special to preserve and celebrate, and to share with all audiences who care about their communities. We will tell a story about these Arrowhead communities in unique and beautiful context.As former Iron Rangers and filmmakers with ongoing connections to Arrowhead and hockey communities, HOCKEYLAND is a story we have wanted to tell for years. Presenting a well-told story is always our most important goal. POND HOCKEY was viewed by over a million people. SAVING BRINTON screened internationally, was the longest-running documentary film in Iowa cinema history, and received acclaim in the New York Times and Hollywood Reporter. Base-case outcomes for HOCKEYLAND could include: A full-house Northern Minnesota premiere, media coverage in Duluth and around the arrowhead of the premiere, and opportunities for participants to take part in media coverage, presentation at local film festivals including Duluth Superior, Free Range, and Big Water and at theaters including Zinema and the West, and a broad viewership online after festival submissions. Stretch-case outcomes could include national festival and media acclaim and theatrical distribution. ARAC can have confidence in our ability to execute this project for two main reasons: First, we have a well-established record of completing projects. This is our fifth feature length documentary. We have completed two book projects and multiple short film projects as well. Second, we already have significant time and resources invested in this project, and have secured access and permission from all players on both teams. Verite-style stories by definition unfold in real time, meaning fundraising efforts often need to take place in real time as well. A prospective benefit for funders is that we have taken a good deal of the upfront risk already ourselves, both in crew time and in financing. We are far enough into principal photography to express our firm expectation that this film will be successfully executed.If the people who have graciously allowed us to film them see and appreciate the film, that will be one important measure success. If the film has a packed Arrowhead premiere and is well-received, that will be another major measure of success. If the film achieves critical acclaim that extends beyond Northern Minnesota, that will indicate broader success. We will measure success by audience reaction, festival and critic reception, overall viewership, and ability to see through all financial obligations of the project.","We are achieving these goals. We are seeking to tell a story about love (of community), loss, transition, and transition. The footage we gathered will support these goals.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",4000,,,,"JT Haines",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant (INDIVIDUALS ONLY)",,"HOCKEYLAND Post-Production (Edit, Color, Sound). HOCKEYLAND is a feature length story of two Arrowhead high school hockey teams in the 2019/20 season with unprecedented access -- one building a dynasty, the other with a chance to rekindle old glory.",2020-04-01,2020-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,JT,Haines,"JT Haines",,,MN,,"(218) 464-4203",jt@northlandfilms.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-individuals-only-2,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Roxann Berglund: musician; Joseph Nease: gallery owner; Esther Piszczek: mixed media and visual artist, arts instructor.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014432,"Individual Artist Project Grant (INDIVIDUALS ONLY)",2020,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I believe that this project would benefit the community in the following ways: - Promote interaction in a public space. In a time when technology keeps us often apart, the opportunity for the community to interact is invaluable. - Build and engage community. A show, open to the public would take place at Hemlocks Leatherworks located in the Lincoln Park Craft district in Duluth and would bring members of the community together while also exposing hand weaving to a greater audience within the community. - Demonstrate the potential for complex hand weaving techniques to a community and audience that is most likely not familiar with this technique of weaving - Supporting fellow artist and makers in the community; Heather Mackenzie through her educational workshop, and Hemlocks Leatherworks by hosting a show of the final pieces. - Increase Business. The final show that will happen at Hemlock Leatherworks will benefit both myself and Hemlocks Leatherworks through the increase in public awareness which could in turn result in increase in sales, partnerships, or future opportunities. The opportunity to explore the multi cloth weaving techniques will allow me to achieve the following goals: - An in-depth study of multi-cloth weaving techniques with artist Heather Mackenzie. - Gain advanced technical knowledge regarding the drafting, design, and production of multi cloth weaving techniques. - The ability to create three-dimensional multi layered textiles on my own. - Explore sculptural elements in floor loom woven textiles. - Challenge my understanding of what types of textiles can be created on a floor loom. - Create three-dimensional structures that are both functional and sculptural. - Create a collection of experimental multi dimensional hand woven textiles. - Produce a body of work representing the complexity that multi cloth weaving can achieve. - Share these works with the greater community through a show at Hemlocks Leatherworks. My ability to excite this project can be seen through the following examples: - I have demonstrated commitment and follow through in regards to a previously received ARAC grant project (2012). - I have made several past commitments to attend art shows and art events that have proved successful (see resume for details). - I have demonstrated my commitment to furthering my career as a working artist through my record of establishing and maintaining a professional website, continuing to consistently promote myself and my work through social media and within the community through local events, and by participating as a vendor in art shows. - I am highly committed to furthering my weaving knowledge and expertise by studying with established and highly regarded artist and learning new skills and techniques. Measurements for success in my project can be seen below: - Attend an in-depth study of multi cloth weaving techniques with Heather Mackenzie Demonstrate my newly acquired knowledge and expertise through samples created at this workshop. - Create an original series of three-dimensional sculptural textiles. - Conclude the project with a thorough understanding of the double cloth weaving technique. - Successfully explore creative and experimental based ideas in hand weaving with a collection of woven works to represent my understanding of the various double cloth techniques. - Co-host an art event, open to the public featuring my multi dimensional hand woven pieces.","Through my zoom lessons with Heather Mackenzie I was able to learn, explore, and discuss a wide range of multi dimensional weaving techniques. Meeting weekly on zoom and then working on my own gave me the valuable opportunity to return each week with any questions, issues, or ideas that might have come up. After studying several advanced weaving techniques I was then able to return to independently create a collection of pieces representing the new techniques I learned. I created several pieces based on double weave, a weaving technique that produces multiple layers, woven at one time. I explored adding texture and dimensionality to my weavings through pleating, ruffling, and pulled warp techniques. Also, I was able to explore advanced techniques such as black weaving and pique, both which have the potential to produce multiple layer, texture, and dimensionally in the textile. As a result, I was able to exhibit my work at the DAI, sharing my new knowledge with the community.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",4000,,,,"Kristen L. Kaas",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant (INDIVIDUALS ONLY)",,"Manipulated Structures: Exploring Multi Cloth. Employing traditional hand weaving techniques to further investigate how woven textiles take on multi dimensions.",2020-04-01,2021-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristen,Kaas,"Kristen L. Kaas",,,MN,,"(651) 307-4152",kristenkaas@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-individuals-only-3,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Roxann Berglund: musician; Joseph Nease: gallery owner; Esther Piszczek: mixed media and visual artist, arts instructor.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014455,"Individual Artist Project Grant (INDIVIDUALS ONLY)",2020,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","My work explores time as a material. Whether in the velocity of sound / animation or the slow, layered artifact of textiles and books. I examine the organic intelligence of networked, multithreaded, polyphonic systems ::: the (m)bodied web ::: the beauty of open, dynamic, interconnected forms. My work dives into queer, trans / media being-ness ::: the animate / (in) animate ::: the infinite between ::: the ecology of connectance ::: sensory knowing ::: the heat of friction ::: the flame and its possibility to fuel change. My work seeks to ::: foster change and community conversation, be a tool we can use to create systemic, liminal, foundational changes in our way of knowing and existing in the world, help heal the broken web. I try to really believe in art's relevance and possibility in this time of profound change. Seemingless endless populations become feasibly countable ::: finite ::: then shift to the fragility of two to one to none. With breathtaking speed so many species now follow this trajectory to gone. We can feel Walter Benjamin's angel of history whispering around us. Arduous population surveys ::: counts, maps, mathematical models, risk assessments ::: desperate attempts to hold on to last numbers ::: fragments ::: broken webs. Tattered systems ::: plastic torrents ::: carbon skies. Art speaks to what science cannot retrieve. My goal is to contribute to this conversation ::: this witness.My goals are to ::: 1. Create an impactful site-specific installation for the Gage gallery at Augsburg University 2. Provide a meaningful, engaging experience for visitors 3. Increase my facility with print production in terms of color, scale, presence and cohesive relationship with my networked sound and animation work. 4. Use the exhibit to facilitate cross-disciplinary discussion with students and faculty 5. Further build relationships with the local arts community in the Twin Cities 6. Further my exploration of cross-sensory, trans / media physical environments and advance my research into web-based hypermedia forms. 7. Augment my portfolio by gathering installation documentation 8. Improve my expressive skills. I have created site-specific, cross-media work in a wide variety of spaces over the past decade. I am passionate about creating successful, long-lasting relationships with venue partners and community. I have successfully shown work that has a similar core algorithmic approach. I have been creating code-driven sound and animation work for many years and have explored print in the form of generative books since my exhibit at the Tweed Museum of Art in 2017-2018. I am the recipient of numerous commissions, grants, fellowships and residencies from the Minnesota State Arts Board, Jerome Foundation, American Composers Foundation, Walker Art Center, Northern Lights.mn, Tweed Museum of Art, Zeitgeist New Music Quartet, Artelis International Artist Residency (Finland), Creative Community Leadership Institute (Bush Foundation / Intermedia Arts), United States Artists / Cheswatyr Foundation, Puffin Foundation, Environmental Protection Agency and Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.I will complete and present a multifaceted exhibit composed of print materials, a companion web presence and networked sound / animation. I will realize a new facet of my multimedia work by creating a body of print work that I use to create a collaged, layered environment evocative of maps ::: an immersive atlas. I will provide journaling / drawing materials for visitors. I have found this to be a richly rewarding aspect of my installations in the past. Visitors have been generous in providing detailed feedback / response in this format. I will take full advantage of opportunities for engagement through an artist talk, guided tours, classroom visits and one-on-one meetings with people in the arts community in the Twin Cities. I will spend time reflecting on lessons learned from the exhibit with the curator at the end of the show. Documentation will be gat","I had planned to work in-person with a local printer. I shifted to an iterative print process that used my own equipment as covid called for a deeper physical seclusion. I also worked remotely with a local graphic designer to understand screen-to-print color translation. I more fully explored the animated web to pdf series / flipbook / ebook continuum. This met my original goal to research print processes ::: that translation from screen to tangible ink and paper results.","Achieved Most of the Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",4000,,,,"Kathleen A. McTavish AKA Kathy McTavish",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant (INDIVIDUALS ONLY)",,"cloud atlas ::: solo exhibition at Augsburg University's Gage Gallery in Minneapolis, Minnesota (September-October 2020).",2020-04-01,2020-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,McTavish,"Kathleen A. McTavish AKA Kathy McTavish",,,MN,,"(218) 343-7998",kathy@mctavish.io,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Lake, Cook, Itasca, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-individuals-only-4,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Roxann Berglund: musician; Joseph Nease: gallery owner; Esther Piszczek: mixed media and visual artist, arts instructor.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952",1
10014464,"Individual Artist Project Grant (INDIVIDUALS ONLY)",2020,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","By providing a professionally printed hardcover photo book to neighborhood residents, businesses, and social spaces, I will be creating a community photo archive that will live on in the neighborhood for years to come. This is why it is important that these photos are made into a book, rather than an exhibition. This method of conscientious storytelling through collaborative image-making not only gives the community an opportunity to see their culture celebrated, but also translates their experiences to a broader audience. I hope that the book can not only help document a community that I love, but also carry the story to other communities in the state that are facing rapid demographic and economic change, helping them reflect on the similar choices they face. The people of Lincoln Park/the West End have given me lots of their time, stories, and images. I want to thank them by sharing a beautifully designed, edited, and printed book that gives their stories the dignity they deserve.My artistic goals include the uplifting of rural and small town life, determined focus on making accessible work for non-artists, holding space for marginalized voices, and embracing my documentary subjects in collaborating on their own representation. I want to create a personal, poetic book that uplifts the older and more offbeat parts of Lincoln Park that I see, not just the parts promoted as the ""craft district"". I want to make something that will live on in the hands and hearts of the neighborhood for many years to come. I have experience following through on other large-scale documentary projects, including a major photo book made in collaboration with a community of immigrants and refugees in Worthington, Minnesota. I've made many documentary films through artist residencies, a Jerome Foundation fellowship, one ARAC grant, and many commissions. I have experience telling thoughtful and sensitive stories about communities, constructing large and complex documentary narratives, and holding myself accountable to the people I represent in my images. Based on my experience making another documentary photo book, this timeline for the book design and printing is feasible.The way I see it, there are two audiences for this work; residents of the neighborhood itself, and the broader arts and documentary community. I will solicit feedback from the neighborhood residents whose images and stories appear in the book. Many of these people have been surprised at my interest in their lives and stories; they also express skepticism that anybody would ever be interested in what they have to say. I want to show them that their collected stories have value to a bigger audience. To this end, I will solicit their feedback and gauge their response to see how the project resonates locally. To share this work with the broader arts and documentary community, I will bring it to book fairs, submit it to open calls, and share it with my colleagues in the arts and community development field. The responses from this outreach and these submissions will tell me if this project can translate to a wider audience.","My goal was to make a book, which I am now sending to the printer. I worked with a designer to get the layout done, and I just proofed the final version and we are going to print. I achieved my goals.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",4000,,,,"Nicholas K. Nerburn",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant (INDIVIDUALS ONLY)",,"""Beneath The Craft District: Stories and Pictures From Duluth's West End"" Photobook.",2020-04-01,2020-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicholas,Nerburn,"Nicholas K. Nerburn",,,MN,,"(218) 209-7805",datanodata@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-individuals-only-6,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Roxann Berglund: musician; Joseph Nease: gallery owner; Esther Piszczek: mixed media and visual artist, arts instructor.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952",1
10014484,"Individual Artist Project Grant (INDIVIDUALS ONLY)",2020,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I've received messages from a number of readers about how my work has helped them heal or identify or find some way forward into and through their own trauma. Musicians have set my poems to music, film makers have used my poems as scripts to short films, painters and photographers have used my poems as inspiration, and young poets have published work based on my own (eg.: https://www.cortlandreview.com/issue/79/ritter.php#1). I labor with the hope that my new poems are a way to continue this conversation with the community.I'm trying to accomplish creating a new collection of poems and with that a new personal poetics. The ways in which I used to build my poems no longer works with my new subject matter. As I wrote above, I require a new approach. My measurable outcome will be a finished rough draft of my new manuscript by the end of summer, 2020, in which this shift in tone and approach (from my older work) is evident. I have track record of successes due to time afforded from grants. With funds from my first Career Development Grant, back in 2010, I traveled on an invite to New York where I was a featured reader at a number of venues, including a reading at Carnegie Hall. With funds from an Artist Initiative Grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, I spent a summer and fall finishing my book, To Keep Him Hidden. With funds from my second Career Development Grant, just last year, I traveled to Ireland to promote my book, where I was invited to read at the Clifton Arts Festival (among a few other venues). I credit my reading tour in Ireland with my book going into its second printing. So, thanks for your support. I couldn't have done it without you.I will assess this work by submitting individual poems to prestigious literary magazines. The book is already under contract to be published by Salmon Poetry in 2022, but I plan to prime the market by publishing poems (if I'm successful) in a number of lit mags. Two of the poems in the collection have already been published by the Cortland Review, and another, ""Preschool"", is forthcoming in Blackbird this spring. Blackbird is out of Virginia Commonwealth University and widely considered to be one of the top online lit mags. My success is this shift in approach and tone will be measured, hopefully, by editors and my publisher. If the poems are getting picked up by magazines, I'd say it's a success.","The goals in the proposal were not met because of COVID, but I revised the goals and met them. My new goal was to find a publisher in country, to submit a chapbook to gain interest, and to publish that chapbook. I did all three.","Achieved Some of the Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",4000,,,,"Ryan W. Vine",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant (INDIVIDUALS ONLY)",,"To buy time in the summer of 2020 to finish new work. I'm under contract with Salmon Poetry for a new book in 2022 and I need uninterrupted time to finish it. I'll read work from my new manuscript at the Duluth Public Library on October 8th, 2020.",2020-05-15,2020-12-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ryan,Vine,"Ryan W. Vine",,,MN,,"(218) 213-7881",rvine@css.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-individuals-only-8,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Roxann Berglund: musician; Joseph Nease: gallery owner; Esther Piszczek: mixed media and visual artist, arts instructor.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10001432,"Individual Artist Study Opportunity for Youth",2017,295,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","One goal of this art study is to work on the technical details on my jumps. I expect the technique in my jumps to progress. Currently the quality of my jumps holds back my routines. If I am able to further work on these jumps it will positively impact my performance. At the end of the dance camp, evaluations are given out by each instructor for the individuals involved. The results I gather will be based on the feedback that I receive from the instructors themselves. I will also ask my current dance instructor to evaluate the process.","A survey was sent to all participants and parents. Instructors also gave feedback to the students. i was given a evaluation from each instructor based on performance, attitude, ability.",,,,295,,,,"Name of minor withheld due to MN Statutes 2018, section 3.303.10",Individual,"Individual Artist Study Opportunity for Youth",,"Prairie Dance Alliance Summer Camp",2017-07-24,2017-07-27,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,,,"Name of minor withheld due to MN Statutes 2018, section 3.303.10",,,MN,,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lyon, Lincoln, Murray, Pipestone, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-study-opportunity-youth-1,"Kathy Fransen: Music, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board; Tammy Grubbs: Theatre, visual art; Kelly Pochardt: Visual art, education; Michele Knife Sterner: Theatre, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: Visual art, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board; Roberta Trooien: Music, education; Mary Petersen: Visual art, education.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art teacher, visual arts, Tyler Arts Council, Southwest Minnesota Weaver's Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, Southwest Minnesota State University Associate Director for Access Opportunity Success program; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor Southwest Minnesota State University; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice and dance teacher; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.",,2
10001445,"Individual Artist Study Opportunity for Youth",2017,500,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","My plans for the future are all about the performing arts. My dream is to someday bring the beauty of classical music on the cello, through performance, to the region, the state, the nation, and perhaps to the world. Knowing that my roots are here, the ca If I can bring classical music to the attention of Southwest Minnesotans, even by going abroad but being ""a hometown girl,"" then from my perspective, the goal will have been met.","Going each year to SMSF has helped my ability to perform as a cellist. Last year it helped prepare me for the 2017-18 All State Orchestra audition. This year it helped me to prepare for my participation in 2017-18 All State Orchestra.",,25,"Other, local or private",525,,,,"Name of minor withheld due to MN Statutes 2018, section 3.303.10",Individual,"Individual Artist Study Opportunity for Youth",,"Southwest Minnesota String Festival",2017-07-23,2017-07-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,,,"Name of minor withheld due to MN Statutes 2018, section 3.303.10",,,MN,,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lyon, Yellow Medicine, Chippewa",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-study-opportunity-youth-2,"Kathy Fransen: Music, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board; Tammy Grubbs: Theatre, visual art; Kelly Pochardt: Visual art, education; Michele Knife Sterner: Theatre, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: Visual art, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board; Roberta Trooien: Music, education; Mary Petersen: Visual art, education.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art teacher, visual arts, Tyler Arts Council, Southwest Minnesota Weaver's Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, Southwest Minnesota State University Associate Director for Access Opportunity Success program; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor Southwest Minnesota State University; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice and dance teacher; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.",,2
10019605,"Individual Artist Project Grant",2022,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","I learned from many skilled elders in my community. Many of these women are gone now and I feel a responsibility to pass along their skills to others. I realize that this is a personal, culturally-specific journey. I offer it not as a comprehensive view of the breadth of quilting history but as the particular pathway that I followed. The two video courses I released this summer include narrated video footage where I demonstrate and explain my work. They also include lengthy unnarrated footage where I work at the quilting machine. A typical online course would extensively edit or even remove this footage, but I know this is valuable content. It's similar to a digital version of an apprenticeship, making it possible to watch a master craftsperson at work. This extended footage gives students the opportunity to peer over my shoulder while I work. It shows the rhythm of my work, and how I solve problems and make design decisions dynamically. Quilting has been a life saver for me. It has accompanied me through the ups and downs of life and has allowed me to provide for my family. By providing captioned, streaming video content that is available 24/7 unbound to a particular geographic location, I can increase access to this material.This project will result in: 1. a wholecloth quilt demonstrating a range of traditional styles and techniques that influenced me as a young quilter 2. a narrated, captioned video documenting design through completion of this quilt 3. a long-form, unnarrated version that allows the viewer to see a fuller, uninterrupted view of the quilting process 4. a narrated, captioned gallery of traditional hand quilting samples 5. a web-accessible streaming video course containing all of the above I taught myself longarm machine quilting from books at the public library about hand quilting techniques. I then grew my skills by learning from experienced community elders. By adopting these intricate, traditional hand techniques I developed a style and method that was unique to the machine quilting world. This approach set me apart from other machine quilters working at the time and led to a long road of opportunities to exhibit, teach and publish. My approach was unconventional when I began my work. Because it's based in the hand quilting tradition I'm considered a traditionalist in the quilt world despite my work with machines. I'm known for my work in hand-stitched applique quilts and other traditional skills, and for my free-motion work with a type of quilting machine called a ""longarm"" where I use the needle of a quilting machine like a drawing instrument. I mix traditional techniques with modern methods. I have a deep appreciation and knowledge of quilting history.The above list of deliverables will be completed by September 30, 2022. A draft version will have a limited release in August 2022. I will host a public artist talk and viewing at my studio and will reach out to a select group of other quilters for one-to-one conversations. I will gather feedback from these sessions. The final release will incorporate what we have learned from their suggestions. After the final release, web analytics will be gathered and we will be listening for further comments and suggestions. The core team will discuss lessons learned and plan for future projects.",,,1000,"Other,local or private",5000,,,,"Kathleen A. McTavish AKA Kathy McTavish",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant",,"A personal path through the history of quilting",2021-10-01,2022-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Kathleen,McTavish,"Kathleen A. McTavish AKA Kathy McTavish",,,MN,,"(218) 343-7998",kathy@mctavish.io,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-23,"Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth; Sara Pajunen: musician; Sharee Johnson: jeweler, silversmith","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center",,2
10018438,"Individual Artist Project Grant FY21",2021,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I'm hoping the new music will have many tangible and intangible positive effects on the community similar to my recent 2020 holiday single, ""Christmas Bells, Holiday Drums (Jingle, Jangle)"". Visit Duluth made a video for ""Christmas Bells"" comprised of submissions from the community emphasizing happiness around the holidays in Duluth. ""Christmas Bells"" was played on local television stations WDSE and WRPT, radio stations KOOL 101.7 (Duluth), MPR's The Current (St Paul), MPR's Radio Heartland (St Paul), KFAI (Minneapolis), KUMD (Duluth), KUWS (Superior), WELY (Ely), KAXE (Grand Rapids/Brainerd/Bemidji), KTWH (Two Harbors) and WTIP (Grand Marais). Heidi Feroe's artwork for the ?Christmas Bells? single was used as the cover of The Reader's Annual Holiday Local Gift Guide. ""Christmas Bells"" was also featured in WDIO's Have a Heart, Help a Neighbor Fundraiser, The Bluebird Foundation's Annual Christmas Fundraiser and Holly Days Zeitgeist Fundraiser. I'm hoping the community feels a positivity conveying through the music. I hope the community is inspired by the consistent improvement in my art. I hope the community is inspired by my hard work and sacrifice shown in my steady artistic output and willingness to tour. I am trying to achieve my greatest work as a singer-songwriter. The pandemic has forced me to embrace recording in my own home studio. I have been studying the technical aspects of recording to go along with my experience as a musician in order to achieve a better overall project. When my Minneapolis musician friend Molly Maher heard what Erik Koskinen and I had started in Erik's Cleveland studio, she said, ""this sounds like the next level for you."" I have been repeating Molly's encouraging words to myself and everyone else who is working on the project. The goal is ""the next level"" that Molly mentioned. Measurable outcomes are things like Spotify plays, radio play, concert bookings and other subsequent opportunities. Measurable outcomes will also be the personal connections these recordings create. I have a track record of consistently releasing albums. I have built strong relationships with some of the finest musicians, producers and engineers in Minnesota and proud to have earned the opportunity to work with some of them on this album. I have also built strong relationships with venues in and outside of Minnesota, and proven a willingness to go on tour to promote my work. I feel young, healthy and am constantly improving at the craft of songwriting, performing and the art of making albums. I feel as if I have been working towards this album my entire life and am excited to put all of myself into the project.I will know if the project is a success directly from the people of our community that I will continue to play for at every type of music venue in Duluth, all over Northern Minnesota and beyond. I will consider this project a success if it resonates in the community. I want to contribute to a local chain reaction of positive thoughts and ideas. If the new album inspires someone to be a better artist or a better person - that will be success. If someone becomes more conscious of the community and world around them after hearing a certain song or lyric - that will be success. If people want to talk about a feeling or an idea they had when they hear the new music - that will be success. If the music draws people in deep enough so that they derive an unspoken truth at the heart of the song - that will be success. If I am still a working artist two years after the release of this new album - that will be success.",,,2300,"Other,local or private",6300,,,0.00,"Teague Alexy",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant FY21",,"Teague Alexy new original album",2021-04-01,2022-04-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Teague,Alexy,"Teague Alexy",,,MN,,"(218) 390-5079",teaguealexy@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-fy21,"Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Jake Larson: musician, producer; Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth","Tara Makinen: former-Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952",1
10018444,"Individual Artist Project Grant FY21",2021,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I believe that I will be providing art that people will connect with. I believe listeners will recognize themselves in the music. When this occurs, it acts to close the gaps between people and further enrich the lives of the community as a whole. My goal is to create 10 recorded songs that stand together as a cohesive body of work. The album should be a successful distillation of the subject matter and a continuation of my commitment to quality sound recording. My measurable outcomes would be that the album is finished and released, that I see my intended artistic expression for this album reflected back to me in the response of my audience, and that the size of my audience continues to grow. My aim would be for a 10% to 15% increase in listener base. The work also needs to meet the level of my own high standard. Another type of measurable outcome is the traditional review. I intend to seek out various publications and online media for reviews. Although not as important to me as the response of supporters, I do recognize that good reviews help spread the word which can help create new opportunities. My prior completed works include a variety of albums released by various bands I have fronted, my first solo album ?Death? (2011), my second solo album ?Where Is My Rumspringa Darling?? (2014), as well the ARAC funded short documentary I made, ?State School Kid? (2019). All major projects I undertake reach completion. I intend to maintain a robust social media presence so as to promote my work but also to interact with the audience. It is in these interactions, I believe, where I will best understand how well the work translated to the listener. The online platforms that I will be releasing the album on all track the number of plays and offer other types of analytics that will help me understand what is happening with overall listenership. This, along with various online reviews and my own personal assessment, will help me determine to what degree outcomes were met.",,,1000,"Other,local or private",5000,,,0.00,"Toby T. Churchill",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant FY21",,"Toby Thomas Churchill Untitled Album 2021. I will be writing, recording, producing, and digitally distributing a new album this year.",2021-04-01,2021-12-05,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Toby,Churchill,"Toby T. Churchill",,,MN,,"(218) 340-4029",tobythomaschurchill@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-fy21-0,"Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Jake Larson: musician, producer; Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth","Tara Makinen: former-Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952",1
10018451,"Individual Artist Project Grant FY21",2021,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The lyrical content of this album will deal with the life of a young Jewish girl who immigrated from Eastern Europe to New York City. It is a personal tale but the major themes of the story still hold relevance to us all. Immigrant life, social justice and workplace safety are issues still current today. This new musical narrative will be an opportunity for those that hear it to learn about a forgotten tragedy through a personal story. I desire to create a new Fever Dream album that tells the real life story of my Great Grandmother as a young Jewish immigrant in America. This will be an accomplishment for me for I have never written and released an entire set of songs about a historical event that affected my family directly. I will know this project is a success once I have recorded the new music with Steve and Brian and digitally released these songs to the public. I have been recording and releasing albums of original music for 20 years. Most recently side A of the ARAC funded 2020 Glitteratti LP ?Among the Wild' was produced and engineered by Steve and Brian. This gives me the confidence that I can achieve this new project with the highest standards.I will consider this plan a success if I am able to work with Steve and Brian to record and digitally release an album of Fever Dream music that tells the story of the early life of Kate Rabinowitz, my Great Grandmother.","I was able to record an album about my great grandmother with producer Steve Garrington and Engineer Brian Joseph. I released this music Summer 2020 with two live release shows.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",,,,,"Marc S. Gartman",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant FY21",,"2021 new Fever Dream album. I will tell the story in song of my Great Grandmother Kate who came to NYC from Russia as a child and was one of the few survivors of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in 1911.",2021-04-13,2021-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marc,Gartman,"Marc S. Gartman",,,MN,,"(218) 269-1861",marcgart@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-fy21-2,"Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Jake Larson: musician, producer; Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth","Tara Makinen: former-Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth",,2
10018453,"Individual Artist Project Grant FY21",2021,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","It's rare to find authentic films about Indigenous culture written and directed by Indigenous artists; a lot of our culture is written or directed by non Indigenous people and is considered to be ground breaking without actually crediting Indigenous people. Our values and teachings are often used to show our spiritualism is nothing more than magic tricks. Most of these works help further the negative stereotypes that have been cast upon our people which is then applauded by a large audience. I want to keep creating films that show other Indigenous artists, especially youth, that it is possible to have your work known and also shown by other artists while also keeping our values and teachings intact in a respectable way. In this way, I hope to inspire other Indigenous artists to start creating genuine art.I want to show that there are more genres and layers to Indigenous culture, our way of living, and how we make art than the usual stereotypes that are portrayed in main stream media. By using more than the superficial layers of what people are used to seeing from our culture by going more in depth from our teachings and using subtle nods to traditional origin stories, I hope to open the dialogue when it comes to Indigenous culture. The outcome that I am hoping to achieve is for more non Indigenous people to open their eyes to the fact that Ojibwe people are still here and are still passing down traditional stories and lessons from our ancestors, sparking an interest to learn more about Indigenous culture. I am dedicated when it comes to creating films and have made other short films to full completion that have been accepted into Indigenous film festivals. I have experience when it comes to pulling together a crew of actors and executing a film period where we achieve our goal using limited resources and time. I have several local musicians who are used to creating new music for my film projects and who are excited to keep working with me on new ideas. I plan to enter this film in film festivals and public screenings either via Zoom or in-person depending on health safety guidelines at time of completion. I plan to submit this short film to several other film festivals, other than the local film festivals around the Duluth area. I also plan to put it online so a larger audience can view it for a longer amount of time. If people start reaching out with questions about the meaning of the video or leaving the film festival with a longing to know more about the Indigenous culture, then I know that my goal to have people know that we still exist will be achieved.","I worked really hard on this project to make sure that everyone who had a part involved in it understood the Ojibwe symbolism and meanings and especially the reasons why I choose to put each actor in a specific color.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,,,,,,"Khayman Goodsky",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant FY21",,"""The Crow Dreams"" will be a short film made using local artists and musicians to bring to life a modern perspective of certain Ojibwe teachings and values.",2021-05-15,2021-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Khayman,Goodsky,"Khayman Goodsky",,,MN,,"(218) 461-7403",kgoodsky@aol.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-fy21-3,"Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Jake Larson: musician, producer; Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth","Tara Makinen: former-Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth",,2
10018454,"Individual Artist Project Grant FY21",2021,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I see this project benefiting our community in three major ways. First, I don't believe it is currently safe to be returning to in-person theater with live audiences. It could be quite some time before that can happen. Helping to fill the void of artistic performances benefits the theater-going members of our community by helping to satisfy their craving for this art form. Second, working with Wise Fool Theater on this project will demonstrate to other local arts organizations that there are ways to continue creating high quality artistic experiences in a safe way. It is very important to the bottom line of an organization to remain present in the minds of their patrons. I think this is forcing unsafe decisions. As artists, we can do our greatest work when we are forced to find creative solutions. Finally, this will be an excellent resource to local educators. These plays will be released as a series of free podcasts and will contain recorded synopses at the beginning of each track. Teaching Shakespeare on the page is difficult. These recordings will help bring the stories to life for students in a way they might not have been able to previously experience. I believe the synopsis at the beginning of each track will be a key component in demystifying these stories. Capturing Shakespeare's words alone would be easy, but the goal of this project is to push the envelope into a complete experience, inviting the audience into the world of these great classical texts, breathing new life into them for today's audience. Instead of lamenting the current situation, I want to embrace the opportunity to expand my creative discipline through a new restrictive lens. Creating this high quality, impactful, piece of work that brings Shakespeare into living-rooms and classrooms across our region will allow me to continue to grow my skill set. The measurable outcomes of this project include: 1. Remotely recording 20+ actors using the Zencastr program. 2. Editing and mixing the recording to include the best takes of each performance and appropriate music and sound effects. 3. Mastering the final project and uploading to podcasting platforms for distribution within the specified timeline. I have worked within the Duluth theater community for more than a decade as a theatrical sound designer. I am the primary sound person for the Duluth Playhouse/Norshor Theater, Renegade Theater Company, and Wise Fool. I have demonstrated success through dozens of theatrical productions in a wide range of styles and genres. I have regularly completed projects of similar scope and scale, and I have a complete knowledge of all the necessary equipment and software involved. Wise Fool Theater approached me early in the pandemic looking for a project they could do safely. They were interested in producing radio dramas with a video component, but didn't know if it would be possible to do so remotely. I researched the capabilities of Zoom, the video conferencing app, and found that, with certain adjustments to the settings, it would be capable of recording high quality audio. This project does not require a video component, so using Zencastr will provide even sharper audio recordings. I will assess the above mentioned measurable outcomes of this project in the following ways: 1. Remote recording quality. - We hear an even consistency of sound quality across all performers. Nobody sticks out. 2. Editing and mixing. - The director approves of the final performances, sound effects, and music. 3. Final mastering and distribution. - The project is completed on-time. Audience feedback will help judge the success of the final master, and distribution success can be measured through the number of listens/downloads. Audience feedback can come in several forms, including emails from patrons, social media engagement, and direct feedback from the local artistic community as well as educators.",,,800,"Other,local or private",4800,,,0.00,"Nicholas Gosen",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant FY21",,"Shakespeare Audio Plays with Wise Fool Theater. Working with Wise Fool, I will remotely record and master a series of audio plays. These will be distributed as podcasts.",2021-04-05,2021-10-05,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicholas,Gosen,"Nicholas Gosen",,,MN,,"(507) 383-7249",nicholasound@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-fy21-4,"Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Jake Larson: musician, producer; Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth","Tara Makinen: former-Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952",1
10018456,"Individual Artist Project Grant FY21",2021,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","At the most prosaic level, monies raised for this project supported local businesses, as well as local cast and crew. Local cultural contributions are arguably deeper and more significant. Production collaborations with local artists like Magic Smelt Puppet Theatre, Northern Acrylics, The Denfeld HS theatre department, Design EYE Q9 (Duluth's only African-American owned design studio), Blowpop Media, Lake Effect Studios, Death Calm Studios, and Zinema/Zeitgeist (among others) lead to an interpenetration of ideas, insights and visions. We also provide internships to community students and work outside our projects to advance the careers of area filmmakers with production consulting, funding leads, etc. Broadcasts in regional media about our work bring arts and cultural news to the region's interested citizens. Perhaps the largest community impact is the level of quality and global reach that local cast and crew are able to access. In the same way that my first film exposed the work of Northland film personnel to screens worldwide, advance distribution interest predicts the same or greater reach and impact from this project. Finally, because our efforts attract financial interest and acting talent from the coasts and Europe (and some of our top actors are also writers, directors, and producers), a collateral outcome of this project is that outside people of influence are able to spend time as artists in the region and and often express a desire to return both as tourists and as creators. I divide accomplishments and outcomes of this work into two categories: those pertaining (1) to personal artistic ambition and (2) to worldwide audience impact. Addressing the audience of the finished film is an easier matter: I project that more people in more places will see and discuss my work. I don't hope or dream that they will all love it, but objective quantitative statistics on DVD purchases, online streaming numbers, festival attendance rosters, and frequency of online critique will provide ample information on how the work ""succeeded"" externally. Although the internal artistic effect is harder to measure, I believe that I will be able to personally assess whether the final film has provided a meaningful emotional and intellectual experience. I also look to the critique of trusted collaborators as to how they read the experience of this artwork. Finally, I value and heed the qualitative feedback I receive online from audience members who take time to respond to my work. Your confidence can be based on 2 objective factors: (1) my vision-to-distribution freshman full-length filmmaking effort, ""In Winter"" and (2) the substantial progress I have already made on ""The Hunter"". From a working draft, we calculated precise logistics and scheduled travel for a cast and crew from MN, throughout the US and Holland, with 24 actors arriving in Duluth by airplane, bus and car, accommodating overlapping and solitary time requirements on set. We also provided 149 nights of housing and 30 days of meals for the team and , most importantly, finished principal photography ON SCHEDULE. We commenced editing as Covid hit, but were able to complete a first assembly of the rough footage remotely. We now have 3 rough cuts for review and will lock down a final visual edit soon. We have recruited specialist crew who are standing by to complete final post-production, including color correction, titles and credits, sound design/composition, Foley/SFX, ADR and final sound clean-up and mix. My personal definition of success for this work is simple and complicated at the same time: ""The Hunter"" will be a success if it has beauty, power and integrity. This statement of success requires that I define these three words ""Beauty"" exhibits freshness, originality and thoughtfulness in the presentation and composition of an organic visual experience. ""Power"" in a film shows us a living, breathing world where we are touched emotionally and intellectually; it eschews the superfi",,,72225,"Other,local or private",76225,,,0.00,"Alexander P. Gutterman",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant FY21",,"Completing post-production work on The Hunter, a locally based feature film exploring timeless themes in a contemporary idiom",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Alexander,Gutterman,"Alexander P. Gutterman",,,MN,,"(218) 349-9610",ancienneecole1@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-fy21-5,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Adam Swanson: visual artist; Betty Firth: writer; Greg Mueller: sculptor","Tara Makinen: former-Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth",,2
10018466,"Individual Artist Project Grant FY21",2021,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","With this specific project, I want to be intentional about collaborating with artists in my direct Duluth community. For my most recent past recording projects, I've enlisted artists from the Twin Cities and from Wisconsin, but for this project I really aim to build connections with those in the arts community right here in the Arrowhead Region. Building and maintaining collaborative relationships with both Alan Sparhawk and Keenan McIntyre-Talbott not only benefits myself personally, but it is providing work and direct financial and collaborative benefit to them as well. This lifts the arts community up at a local level. It is also exciting to consider how this collaboration will draw in an audience from a national level (Alan's longstanding project LOW has received critical acclaim around the world) to place focus on the Duluth arts community. Furthermore, I believe that collaborations between regional artists such as myself and Alan can inspire collaboration and support between other artists in the community even in different mediums outside of music. All in all, this proposal will strengthen the arts community as a whole at a local level and provide selective focus on how artists from multiple levels of achievement and walks of life can come together to create, learn from one another, and lift each other's work up within their community. GOALS 1.To provide a more timely and consistent pattern of releasing my body of work 2.To create a collection of songs that stand apart sonically from my previous work 3.To collaborate with established artists that I admire in my field of work and in my community 4.To establish a visual component to my songs by experimenting with videography and film OUTCOMES 1.If funded, I will release this EP within eight months of my previous album release(in the past,I've gone multiple years between releases) 2.I will explore the use of distinct instrumentation and arrangements that differ from what I've used in the past (synths, electronic sounds, sparse percussion, etc.) 3.I will enlist the expertise of Alan Sparhawk as a producer and collaborator to craft this batch of songs in the studio. This work will be done within our own community of Duluth. 4.I will create a video for a song from the EP using found and filmed footage that will enhance the listening experience and accompany the release I have both written and verbal confirmation from Alan Sparhawk and Keenan McIntyre-Talbott that they are committed to executing this recording project and seeing it through to completion in alignment with my artistic vision. Alan and I have been in the talks about this for a couple years now, and I'm grateful that we've finally locked in a plan and am excited about the prospects of working together. Furthermore, I'm relieved to say that the songs intended to be used for this proposed EP have already been written and roughly demoed. This will alleviate any issues with the possibility of writer's block to execute this project. Most importantly, I've historically shown confidence in accomplishing previous projects that have been funded through ARAC. The grants that I have been awarded by ARAC are completed and well received by the community. Currently, my artistic work is my only work, and I will/do have ample time and commitment to dedicate to this proposal. I will know the work was a success if: -there is evidence of sustained attention of current audience as well as increased audience reach as shown by viewership online and in person, downloads/streams, well-placed shows booked, and secured press features -the collection of songs recorded and released presents itself as honest, fresh, in alignment with my artistic vision, are professionally recorded and receive regional radio airplay -the partnerships established by this proposal will lead to future collaborations and a successful collaborative working partnership with both Alan and Keenan will be maintained for the prospects of future work together beyond this","One of my main goals was to be timely in recording and releasing music with less giant chunks of time between releases. I'm proud to say, even though we had some minor timeline setbacks, that this project helped me to create and release a collection of songs with the smallest amount of time between releases that I've ever had in my artistic career. I'm excited about this and believe that the short amount of time between my debut Lanue release and this EP really helped me to maintain momentum with my listening audience. Another main goal of this project was to directly collaborate with other professionals in the field directly living and working in the Arrowhead Region. I'm so proud to say that the production, recording work, and mixing were all done by Duluth residents. Working with Alan, Keenan, and Nat was a community strengthening experience that brought both mentorship and camaraderie to my professional practice.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,,,,,,"Sarah J. Krueger",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant FY21",,"Funds to support the recording of a new EP to be released by Lanue with production assistance from Al Sparhawk",2021-05-03,2021-10-08,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Krueger,"Sarah J. Krueger",,,MN,,"(715) 828-0765",krue0295@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-fy21-6,"Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Jake Larson: musician, producer; Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth","Tara Makinen: former-Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth",,2
10018484,"Individual Artist Project Grant FY21",2021,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","My local Duluth community will benefit because they will be able to listen and enjoy the album for free on online digital streaming services (like Youtube) and will be able to hear it on the local radio stations like KUMD and KUWS. As a woman, I will be representing an underrepresented demographic in the music industry which is female music producers and will hopefully inspire other women to produce their own music. I will be setting a positive example as an artist who is not afraid to delve into new territory (Holiday music!). As this album becomes known throughout the world via online streaming platforms, it will bring positive attention to the city of Duluth and the surrounding area. My ultimate goal is to create an album of music which explores the mystery, the magic, and the varied folklore of the holiday season and to share this interpretation with an audience of captivated listeners. I hope to inspire some disenchanted souls into embracing a new take on the holiday season. I hope also to find a satisfied audience with listeners who already generally love holiday music. The outcomes that I can measure are how many radio stations play songs from the album, how many songs from the album receive radio plays, and streaming statistics from online streaming platforms like Youtube and Spotify. I am confident I can execute this recording project because I have a clear vision for what I want to achieve and have a solid team who will help get me there. Based upon previous experience in self-producing an album, I am confident I have ample time to execute this next project because I will have no other projects going on simultaneously and so will be able to devote nearly all my time to the album for an entire six weeks, which is more than enough time. I already have song sketches made for the original songs which I will be recording and have the traditional songs chosen that I wish to record. I have a strong working relationship with the two sound engineers I'll be working with and they are prompt and reliable. I have all the tools I need and recently upgraded some recording gear and so my studio is up to date and in working order. I will want the album to be released before the holidays 2021 so will be very motivated to make sure the album remains on schedule. My belief is that the most important part in the process of creating artwork is finishing it and putting it out into the world for others to experience. It is not enough that I sit at home and make music for my own enjoyment, I must finalize my work and actively share it with others. However, I can't just share 'demos' with people, it has to be 'finished' work, and that is what happens when I have someone ""master"" an an entire album of tracks. It ""finishes"" the music, almost like stamping the songs with ""complete."" I will measure the outcome by tracking the number of radio stations that play my album, and by viewing the number of online streams I have on online streaming platforms such as Youtube and Spotify. I will know the work is a success when local radio stations play the songs and when people throughout Minnesota have streamed or downloaded it online.","My activities addressed the main goal of my project which was to write and record a dark holiday album. I exceeded my goals by writing most of the album myself instead of relying on cover songs/traditionals. My intention had originally been to record both traditionals and originals but that was because I did not expect that I could come up with enough original songs. But I surprised myself and wrote nine original songs all within the theme of 'dark holiday,' exploring the mysterious, magical, and macabre side of the season. Original song titles on the album include: Advent Hymn, Medieval Ghost Choir, Christmas in the Dark, Ebenezer, I Want More from Xmas, St. Children's Choir, So Many Silent Nights, We Are Not Tired at All, and Snow Globe City. I recorded the songs myself, and got the songs professionally mixed and mastered, and then manufactured into CDs as well as distributed the album digitally worldwide on November 19, 2021.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",,,,,"Emma J. Rustan AKA Ingeborg Von Agassiz",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant FY21",,"Full-length holiday album produced by Ingeborg von Agassiz. A collection of both original and traditional songs available in digital and CD format.",2021-04-01,2022-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emma,Rustan,"Emma J. Rustan AKA Ingeborg Von Agassiz",,,MN,,"(218) 260-1110",emmajoru@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-fy21-11,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Adam Swanson: visual artist; Betty Firth: writer; Greg Mueller: sculptor","Tara Makinen: former-Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth",,2
10018486,"Individual Artist Project Grant FY21",2021,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The benefit to the local geographic area is that I am hiring models from the community and paying them a respectable wage. I am bringing attention to the beauty of Duluth and the North Shore, adding to the quality of artistic works coming out of both the city of Duluth and the State of Minnesota, and engaging in the development of a vibrant arts environment in the Arrowhead Region. I also consider my extended family, friends, peers, and social media followers to be part of my ?community? and I know (because they've told me) that sharing the progress and results of my art career are inspiring, uplifting, good, and positive. I feel like my contribution to the world in the midst of this chaos is to redirect the attention, through my artwork, to the beauty and blessings that surround us all? and this project gives me an opportunity to do so. Additionally, I am part of a large community of individuals in recovery. My recovery journey began with getting sober three years ago, but it continues as I consciously choose to face my hurts, anxieties, and hang-ups. This project, and talking about it with that community as I work through it, shows others in recovery that we can continue to grow, learn, develop new skills, challenge ourselves, build a career, face our issues, rewrite our stories, find peace - and thrive. I am often told that I am an inspiration, and while that's not necessarily my aim, I do believe that art, and the intentional creation of art, has the power to do that. The goals and measurable outcomes I aim to accomplish with this work are: - Create 6 large representational oil paintings loosely based on the theme of Finding Peace. - Hire 4 models to pose for paintings. - Attempt specific new challenges in my painting subjects (An outdoor figurative piece, two models in one piece, an extended outdoor landscape painting, an outdoor still life, an interior with figure. I have specifically not placed parameters on the 6th painting to allow for some creative flexibility). - Increase and build upon my previous skills, knowledge, and ability in portraiture, outdoor landscape, still life, and interior paintings. - Have a complete collection of large paintings to approach exhibition venues with for future shows. I have received multiple grants from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council in the past, and have successfully executed and completed the projects for each one in alignment with what I stated I would do. In 2020, I had received a grant to take a workshop that ended up being cancelled due to the COVID shutdown, and even in that project, I was able to redirect the funding to create my own at-home workshop with DVDs from the instructor. I have a strong will to progress as an artist, and have used grants to successfully keep those goals moving forward. I currently work full-time as a Fine Artist and have a clear idea of what I am capable of, what I can complete, what that may realistically cost me financially, and how to self-direct projects in increasingly difficult and challenging subjects as I continue to gain skills. I have no doubt that I have the self-discipline, artistic ability, organizational ability, and desire to complete the clear goals I have set for myself with this project.This project will be a success if I accomplish what I set out to do, enjoy the process, learn new skills, and have a body of work to show for it. Each goal can be assessed and measured in the following ways: - At the end of the project, I will submit of a Final Report to ARAC detailing work completed, photographs of paintings, actual expenses, explanation of ideas that end up being represented in the pieces, and lessons learned/gained. This report will show that I completed 6 paintings, hired 4 models, and met each specific subject challenge. Upon completion of those objectives, I will also have met my goal of having a collection of work to present to venues for exhibition. - The increase in skill, knowledge, and ability can be honestly gauged by","My goals were as follows... I had hoped to complete 6 paintings with the funding, I completed 8. I had aimed to hire 4 models to sit for the paintings that included portrait/figurative work, which I did. And I had planned to meet 5 specific challenges in those paintings, with the 6th being open to whatever I wanted to try. I did indeed meet those challenges: outdoor landscape with figure/model, painting with two models in one scene, extended landscape painting, outdoor still life, indoor figure/model in an interior setting, and then for the ""free choice"" one, I chose to do a triptych-3 canvas set of an outdoor lake scene, which I had never attempted before. I had a goal of making a collection of work to present to venues for exhibition... and ended up showing them, with a total of 35 paintings I created in the past year, at the Great Lakes Aquarium in an exhibit that will remain up until September 2022. I also wanted to increase skill and knowledge, which I believe I did.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",,,,,"Kelly A. Schamberger",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant FY21",,"Finding Peace - Support to Create a Complete Collection of Large Representational Oil Paintings",2021-05-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kelly,Schamberger,"Kelly A. Schamberger",,,MN,,"(612) 270-4402",kellyschamberger@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-fy21-12,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Adam Swanson: visual artist; Betty Firth: writer; Greg Mueller: sculptor","Tara Makinen: former-Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth",,2
10018489,"Individual Artist Project Grant FY21",2021,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","This project will satisfy current fans of Superior Siren within the community, and increase listeners within the community. A goal of mine as a musician is to use the music I create as a way to evoke compassion and connection with diverse audiences. This project will help share the music of Superior Siren, and will hopefully bring some joy and healing to listeners. In the midst of the pandemic, I have observed that music lovers long for ways to experience creativity. Virtual performances are an accessible and safe way for people to enjoy music. Additionally, live streamed shows allow artists to interact with listeners in real-time while performing, which can inspire a feeling of togetherness. Though virtual shows lack the same energy and atmosphere of in-person shows, I have found that virtual shows can have a greater outreach through connecting online. I want these sessions to be free and open to the public so that everyone in the community is able to tune in. Most virtual shows suggest attendees to buy a ticket or make a donation. I instead want to remove that concern during this difficult financial time and have the experience be about the music. My main goal of the work is to successfully host live streaming concerts called ""Superior Siren Studio Sessions"", that feature solo performances by Superior Siren (myself). I aim to procure visual and audio equipment to enhance these virtual events. Another goal is to sustain my creative endeavors, create ways to perform, and connect with listeners during the pandemic. I also aim to promote the new solo Superior Siren EP ""Kill Your Darlings"". The measurable outcomes are: the obtainment of the equipment listed in the budget, the execution of the equipment functions, the completion of ten performances as the ""Superior Siren Studio Sessions"", an increase in listeners, social engagement with the new EP ""Kill Your Darlings"", and an increase in EP CD and digital sales and streams. You should have confidence that I can execute this project, because I have a fervent determination to meet desired creative goals. I have successfully completed seven projects that were funded through grants from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. I have researched the necessary visual and audio equipment to use for online streaming concerts. I have learned that a successful virtual event takes much more complex tools than originally anticipated. I have had experience performing virtually, and believe these tools to be essential in producing a live event that is visually stimulating with good sound quality. The equipment I have selected has positive reviews for live streaming shows. Additionally, I have personal connections with audio engineers and videographers than can assist me with the initial set up and trouble-shooting. Finally, the compensation through this grant will allow me adequate time and energy to execute this project.I will measure the outcomes of the project in the following ways: by successfully obtaining the selected equipment, by analyzing my use of the equipment, by completing ten performances of the ""Superior Siren Studio Sessions"", by recording web analytics to analyze the growth in listeners and increase in engagement, and by recording CD sales and digital streams of the EP ""Kill Your Darlings"". All of these ways, and by stimulating my unique creativity, will show that the work was a success.",,,,,4000,,,0.00,"Laura M. Sellner",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant FY21",,"Superior Siren Studio Sessions",2021-04-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Laura,Sellner,"Laura M. Sellner",,,MN,,"(218) 491-1726",superiorsirenmusic@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-fy21-13,"Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Jake Larson: musician, producer; Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth","Tara Makinen: former-Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952",1
10018492,"Individual Artist Project Grant FY21",2021,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","This book will help, ultimately, to spread the concept of Disability Pride - that disability is a natural part of the human experience and not inherently negative. I am passionate about this idea and want to see it enter mainstream discourse with my book. I do not believe that disability makes people less valuable or ruins their possibilities at having a happy and meaningful life. It is rather society that needs to work to include all people through embracing and prioritizing accessibility, tolerance, and respect. And since nearly everyone will experience disability to some degree throughout their lifetimes, improving our relationship with the concept of disability can have wide-reaching positive effects. Painting disability as negative detracts from the ways that it can, in fact, provide a much-needed perspective in society. It cannot be denied that my disability has shaped my life in countless ways and thus I honor it as a part of me that cannot be scorned or denied any more than my hair color or family background. I take pride in my disability because, in part, it has brought me to where I am today. I know that not everyone with a disability sees the world the same way, but there is a lively contingent of activists that relate to this concept of Disability Pride. I hope to help promote these ideas by writing my book. I also think my book will provide a positive and encouraging voice for independent musicians. I think it will help foster creativity and inner freedom. I want to have a rough draft of my manuscript completed by October 2021, and ideally have the book published by October 2022. I am trying to accomplish increased visibility for disabled musicians (and just disabled people in general) through this book, and so the broad goal of this project is to spread awareness about disability and start discussions in my community around accessibility in the arts, Disability Pride, and inner freedom that comes from accepting yourself and others. As I said, I already have the complete outline and the first chapter done. I write regularly in my newsletters, to my Patreon Team, and on my blog. I know this is a project I can execute if I have the time set aside for it. I have all the ideas I want to say lined up - now I just have to write them! My rough draft will be completed by October 2021, and then my book will be published in October 2022. I will have opportunities to speak about my book and it will receive distribution in the community. Hopefully there will be book discussions in schools and community gatherings throughout Minnesota and beyond.",,,80,"Other,local or private",4080,,,0.00,"Gaelynn L. Tressler AKA Gaelynn Tressler",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant FY21",,"Gaelynn Lea Takes Time Off to Finish Her Memoir - June 1, 2021 to September 30th, 2021",2021-05-03,2021-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Gaelynn,Tressler,"Gaelynn L. Tressler AKA Gaelynn Tressler",,,MN,,"(218) 491-0574",gaelynn.lea.sabbatical@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-fy21-14,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Adam Swanson: visual artist; Betty Firth: writer; Greg Mueller: sculptor","Tara Makinen: former-Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth",,2
10018496,"Individual Artist Project Grant FY21",2021,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The printing of this book, these illustrated stories in English and Oijbwemowin, will benefit not only the residents of the three geographic counties listed but also be used as an educational resource throughout our region. Minnesota and Wisconsin's tribal communities art and language will be archived and preserved for future generations. Over the past 16 months I have shared my paintings in St. Louis, Cook, and Lake counties through physical and virtual exhibitions. By publishing this collection of paintings and stories, I will be celebrating the natural and cultural importance of these communities as well as preserving Ojibwe art and culture in visual and print mediums. The culminating events of book readings in person and/or virtually which will be facilitated by Lizzards Gallery, American Indian Community Housing Organization (AICHO) and Joy and Co., Grand Marais will serve to add to the cultural, artistic, and historical richness of the Arrowhead Region.The primary goal of this grant project is to publish a collection of paintings and stories that follow in the Ojibwe cultural traditions of storytelling in English and Ojibwemowin to celebrate the visual and cultural richness of the North Shore region while also preserving Ojibwe language for future generations leading to increased professional opportunities to share the collection and stories. Through the printing and distribution of the book, my secondary goal of expanding and building upon my current gallery partners in the North Shore communities while increasing my regional visibility as a contemporary Ojibwe artist. In following in the tradition indigenous storytelling, after the printing and publication of the book, there will be multiple in person or book reading community events that will further the achievement of both goals of this project by providing communities to learn about the Ojibwe history of the region (September - December 2021). Since moving back home to Minnesota in August 2019, I have completed 120 paintings, 70 of which have been scanned and proofed for the completion of this book. I have communicated with local community organizations and galleries developing relationships allowing me to continue to learn but also to teach others about the Ojibwe culture while also learning myself. This past Fall I applied for a Minnesota State Arts Board grant which has allowed me to begin the work of collaborating with an indigenous owned publishing house Blackbear and Blueberry publishing. We have had multiple meetings which have led to drafting a timeline of publishing, overall design aesthetics of the cover and chapter layout, an initial consultation with a book designer who has communicated a desire to be my partner in designing this book for printing. In communicating with tribal elders including my own father, to review and edit the first of five chapters that have been drafted for the proposed book. The publication and book reads of the collection Following Your Spirit Home along with increased partners with regional organizations and galleries will be the measurement of goal achievement within the proposed timeline and will be the measure of success in achievement of the project proposal. Measures of success, All visual stories will be paired with stories in English and Ojibwemowin Published collection will be available in multiple galleries and community organizations along the North Shores partnered with either virtual and/or in person book readings. Increased regional visibility will be measured by the doubling of gallery partnerships in North Shore communities expanding to six (currently at three gallery and organizational partnerships).. Increase of 20% of followers and subscribers to my two social media accounts (Facebook and Instagram: Crane Superior)","The publication and distribution of the book Following My Spirit Home occurred in April 2022 which has led a ground swell of community support both in the Arrowhead Region (Lake, Cook, and St. Louis counties) but has also resulted in additional book community events and community talks in the Twin Cities region. The first of two book events have occurred at the Minnesota Indian Education Association conference in Prior Lake, MN and at the George Morrison USPS event in Grand Portage in April 2022. The original grand application proposed, ""the culminating events of book readings either in person and/or virtually will be facilitated by Lizzards Gallery, American Indian Community Housing Organization (AICHO) and Joy and Co., Grand Marais serve to add to the cultural, artistic, and historical richness of the Arrowhead region"". Additional community events have now been scheduled through October 2022.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",,,,,"Samuel J. Zimmerman",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant FY21",,"Following Your Spirit - Publication and Community Reads of a Collection of Ojibwe North Shore Paintings and Stories",2021-06-04,2021-08-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Samuel,Zimmerman,"Samuel J. Zimmerman",,,MN,,"(347) 306-4639",Saljadp@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-fy21-16,"Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Jake Larson: musician, producer; Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth","Tara Makinen: former-Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth",,2
10019489,"Individual Artist Project Grant",2022,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My intention for Wilting Point is to inspire conversations around uncomfortable subjects including addiction/alcoholism, mental health (depression, anxiety and suicide) and the self-doubt and displacement that comes with these challenges. Much of this will be through the use of social media (1200+ collective followers) and email newsletters (250+ subscribers) through a series called 'Behind the Song'. 'Behind the Song' will consist of posts/emails in which I share the lyrics, story and life experiences that have inspired each song, along with how these experiences have affected me emotionally and/or changed my perspective (i.e. loosing a friend to alcoholism, past depression, etc.). During this time I will have a call of action to encourage people to comment/post/respond with their own life interpretations or experiences. I will share the stories/song inspirations during live performances opening the door for conversation and connection after the show. The album inserts will be another opportunity to present the lyrics and share my 'album message', acknowledging these themes that are often hushed or seen as taboo. Wilting Point will bring light to these difficulties and create a sense of community and camaraderie around our personal struggles. I believe by sharing my story I will comfort my audience by letting them know they are not alone and that it is okay to be imperfect, and look to empower others to share their own vulnerability and find the growth that comes with opening up.TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH: The purpose of this grant is to complete the post-production of my second solo album, Wilting Point. My goal is to have an album that will showcase my artistic ability and craft on a professional level. The music industry is full of independent artists and in order to be recognized as a professional, I have to look and sound like a professional. This means I must have high-quality audio packaged in a visually appealing way. This funding will allow me to collaborate with artists that have the ability to achieve the level of quality I am after. MEASURABLE OUTCOMES: Mixing and mastering 8 songs to complete my album Wilting Point. Print 400 physical CDs for national radio campaign distribution and direct sales. Digitally distribute album. Promote my work on my social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, etc.), and also have a 10% increase in activity on these social platforms. Gain insight and improve communication and business skills through collaborations. When all of my gigs were cancelled due to the first COVID-19 lockdown I was forced to re-evaluate my life, prompting me to fully commit to writing/recording my own music. Amidst the challenge I taught myself how to record on a professional recording program and in April 2020 I began recording my debut solo album, Canvas and Color, from my home in Duluth. In June the album was fully recorded, consisting of 8 songs (7 originals/1 cover). I wrote/arranged/performed every instrument on Canvas and Color, including drums, percussion, bass guitar, electric guitar, xylophone, vocals and piano/keyboard. In August, the album was mixed, in Sept. it was mastered and in Nov. 2020 I released Canvas and Color and began a national radio campaign to promote the work. This timeline showcases my level of dedication, organization, and commitment to my craft. In addition, all of the noted collaborators are professionals and known for their expertise and ability to carry out projects in a timely manner.Mix/Master 8 songs will allow me to distribute the album physically/digitally. Sales of the album via digital distribution, website and live shows - goal of $500 in income in first three months.. Track follows/engagements on digital distribution channels (Apple Music, Bandcamp, etc.) - goal of a 10% increase. Track growth in newsletter sign-ups (via live shows, website) - goal of 50 new subscribers. Track success of 'Behind the Song' series through engagement on social media, replies to newsletter and conversations at live shows, even one connection will prove this series worthwhile. Track social media platforms for insight followers - goal 10% increase (Facebook, etc.). Throughout the project I will take notes on the collaborations, reflecting on what is working well and where I need to improve my communication. This insight will be used in future projects. By presenting this vulnerable work I will gain confidence in my unique voice/story, while building rapport with my fans.",,,,,4000,,,,"Cory T. Coffman",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant",,"Post-Production of Wilting Point Album - The purpose of this project is to complete the post-production of my album Wilting Point. This includes mixing, mastering, album art/design, and printing of physical CDs.",2021-10-04,2022-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Cory,Coffman,"Cory T. Coffman",,,MN,,"(218) 409-9266",cocoffman13@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-9,"Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth; Sara Pajunen: musician; Sharee Johnson: jeweler, silversmith","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952",1
10019490,"Individual Artist Project Grant",2022,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Especially in the midst of the pandemic, this show has provided a touchstone for my fans during the week. It has built a community of people who can discuss all sorts of issues from depression, disability, creativity, and resilience. I am also supporting the Minnesota music community by frequently introducing different artists to my audience through this show. I have received a lot of feedback about how they can't wait to discover new artists each week because of our discussions and their performances.My goal is to continue this series through 2022 and to continue to elevate issues like disability culture and resilience through these episodes. I will know that I have succeeded when the show continues and is able to be accessible to all people through closed captioning. My measurable outcome is 52 closed-captioned shows with a growing audience. I have been doing this YouTube for 72 weeks in a row and so I expect it only to improve and become easier from here on out. I have guest artists booked through December 2021, and once I know I can continue to afford to do the show I will begin reaching out to book guest artists for 2022. My goal is to continue this series through 2022 and to continue to elevate issues like disability culture and resilience through these episodes. I will know that I have succeeded when the show continues and is able to be accessible to all people through closed captioning. My measurable outcome is 52 closed-captioned shows with a growing audience. I will measure growth using YouTube analytics.",,,2500,"Other,local or private",6500,,,,"Gaelynn L. Tressler AKA Gaelynn Tressler",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant",,"Real-Time Captioning for Improved Arts Accessibility at Gaelynn Lea's Weekly Live-Streamed YouTube Concerts - 2022",2021-12-01,2022-12-25,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Gaelynn,Tressler,"Gaelynn L. Tressler AKA Gaelynn Tressler",,,MN,,"(218) 491-0574",gaelynn.lea.sabbatical@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-10,"Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth; Sara Pajunen: musician; Sharee Johnson: jeweler, silversmith","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center",,2
10019496,"Individual Artist Project Grant",2022,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Once the writer Linda Hogan told me that whatever one writes about makes it stronger. I believe that is true. Attention to our place in the world and the dynamics of our relationships benefit the writers and the community. Literature offers insight, whether reading or writing. The Iron Range and northern Minnesota region have a unique culture and a unique landscape that is undergoing change. On the Iron Range, mining operations alter the continental divide. Communities are built and then are moved when the minerals are excavated. Roads appear and later are removed. Maps change. Excavations become mine pits; mine pits become bodies of water. Mine dumps become hills until scram mining operations make them disappear. I want to ground my stories in this place of metamorphosis. Goal: Broaden my writing skills with prose. Explore the short story form as a vehicle to examine characters, events, and the impact of the landscape in the northern Minnesota region. Strengthen my fiction-writing skills such as character development: point of view, motivation, dialogue, and other aspects. Explore changes in individuals and communities by engaging my artistic skills. Outcome: I will create a book of short stories connected to the Iron Range and northern Minnesota landscape, ready for publication. I received an Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant, 2010-2011, to provide writing workshops in the community, particularly addressing the needs women who have experienced domestic abuse. I conducted over 40 writing workshops in the community and at the Women's Shelter and the Family Justice Center which was far above my plan. In the end, I collected the work of 75 participants and published it in the anthology Migrations. In the process, I learned a lot. This particular proposal to write a book of short stories requires me is to generate new material and do revisions. I have established a strong writing practice and am able to set and meet deadlines. The manuscript consult will require that I submit the short stories to an editor for an editing session online or in person. The reading and workshop are public events but also help me articulate my own learning. I chose to designate a full year to complete this project which I think is reasonable. I will use the following items for evaluating success: 1. a completed short story manuscript based on characters and events based in northern Minnesota and the Iron Range. The manuscript will be 150-200 pages. 2. a manuscript consultation with a writer whose expertise is with short stories. The feedback will be incorporated into revisions. 3. a public reading that features one of the stories. (As a poet, I've learned the value of sharing work with the public. Nothing else spurs revision before and during a public event. The reaction, even the breathing, of the audience is valuable feedback). 4. a workshop for writers that focuses on the short story as a literary form and the use of northern Minnesota landscape as a setting for stories.",,,6265,"Other,local or private",10265,,,,"Sheila J. Packa",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant",,"Love on the Iron Range: Short Stories",2021-10-01,2022-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Sheila,Packa,"Sheila J. Packa",,,MN,,"(218) 393-4218",sheilapacka@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-16,"Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth; Sara Pajunen: musician; Sharee Johnson: jeweler, silversmith","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952",1
10019498,"Individual Artist Project Grant",2022,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The benefit of this project to the community of the Arrowhead Region will be twofold. First, our general community will learn more about a fascinating time in Minnesota's history when our artists were valued enough to be put to work on creative projects by the federal government. Additionally, readers will be entertained at the same time they are learning about this fascinating time period. Second, our artistic community will learn more about Minnesota artists who practiced in our region back in the 30's and 40's in a wide variety of artistic disciplines, including visual arts, writing, theater, and music. Today's artists will realize how these early artists laid the framework for them to flourish and thrive today.With this work, I am attempting to create a comprehensive, entertaining and educational history book about Minnesota artists of the Arrowhead Region who were able to practice their craft during the Federal Art Project that focused on putting writers, visual artists, theater artists, and musicians to work after the Great Depression. I will be using the grant to fund our travel expenses throughout the Arrowhead Region of our state as we document the art pieces that have survived through the years, interview people who had a connection to the specific art piece and/or the artist who created the piece, and conduct thorough research on that specific period of time (1935-1943) for all artists and projects utilizing Federal Art funds in our state. My measurable outcome is to gather enough material to start work on a complete, specific book proposal that will be submitted to publishers, including the University of Minnesota Press and the Minnesota Historical Society Press. When I get a creative idea that intrigues me, I see it through to completion. Examples of this would be the Out of the Hat Plays I created for Renegade Comedy Theater (the first theater company I founded) and the Chicken Hat Plays that I created for Rubber Chicken Theater (the second theater company I founded). These Hat Plays consist of eight writers, eight directors, and a whole bunch of actors who create eight original one-act plays in 24 hours. I also created The Renegade Radio Hour and The Rubber Chicken Radio Hour, which were local versions of Prairie Home Companion, featuring local musicians and original comedy sketches. These shows aired live on KUWS Radio. Over the years, I have also researched, produced, wrote and performed original comedy shows for groups looking for entertainment. When working for a local ad agency, I conducted interviews and wrote long-form video productions for various clients.I will be sharing the research with test audiences of teachers of Minnesota history in middle and high schools, as well as regional artists in theater, writing, visual arts, and music. If the majority of these people feel the stories are interesting and have the potential to inform and entertain, we will have been successful and those specific stories will be included in the future book proposal. I will also work to utilize any suggestions they may have for us about the book. This feedback will further enable me to put together a specific book proposal that I can then submit to publishing houses throughout the state of Minnesota. The ultimate test of success will be when the proposal leads to a contract from a publishing company that would like to publish it as a full-length book.",,,15043,"Other,local or private",19043,,,,"Brian Matuszak",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant",,"Travel and research for the book ""Oh Fer Art's Sake!"", an entertaining and historical book examining both the artists and the art funded by the WPA Federal Arts Project in Minnesota's Arrowhead Region.",2021-10-01,2022-07-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Brian,Matuszak,"Brian Matuszak",,,MN,,"(218) 340-9915",matuszak3@msn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-18,"Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth; Sara Pajunen: musician; Sharee Johnson: jeweler, silversmith","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center",,2
10019499,"Individual Artist Project Grant",2022,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The conversation around sexual consent and safety has become louder as the #metoo movement has arisen. While this movement has amplified and empowered women's voices, and for that we are grateful, we have been saying these things for what seems like an eternity. We have been asking, begging men to listen: We do not feel safe. We have not been safe. We deserve to be safe. This song and dance, quite literally, may not change the entire conversation or suddenly make the nighttime safe for women. But we believe it will be a beautiful and important contribution as our society continues to grapple with this very serious and present issue. This artistic piece will not attempt to solve the problem, but we hope it will speak to women who have felt afraid, angry or ashamed. We hope it will speak to men who have harmed others. And we hope it will introduce a different message to the conversation, which has sometimes become so angry that it can veer toward the unproductive. We are not sending you home or asking you to leave. We are asking you to join the fight. Wake up to the experience of the women around you, and choose to grapple with the darkness within so that you can fight alongside us. You are the predator. So recognize it, and change. We hope that instead of increasing division and condemning or excluding those who have failed, this piece will be an invitation. A difficult challenge, but within it a statement of inclusivity: We need all of us to make this place better. Join us.The primary goal of this work is twofold: to get our social and artistic message out to as many people as possible - and for that message to truly sink in and cause reflection. The first is clearly more quantitative than the second. We want to see the video take off and be shared widely both locally and nationally. We want to get press, reviews and features in local and national publications. And we want to hear feedback from people who were impacted by the work. People who stopped to think differently about consent and safety and predatory behavior. Men who stopped to think about accountability and their own culpability - and who plan to take action in response. On a personal level, my goal is to venture into the area of collaborating with musicians in a new way, outside of the stage. I hope this project will propel me into a different space and open up new opportunities to push myself artistically and collaborate with other musical artists in the video and music performance realm. I am a person with a track record of consistently finishing the things I start. I recently returned to school for a physical therapy degree, balancing many other life commitments with this massive continuing education undertaking, and graduating in the spring of 2021. I have choreographed several full musicals for the Duluth Playhouse and the Reif Performing Arts Center in Grand Rapids. I have choreographed and performed pieces for Dances on the Lakewalk every year. When I take on a project, I am diligent about completing it to the very best of my ability. I've also carefully selected the team that would be working on this project. Emily Haavik is a musician with two finished albums under her belt. She and Michelle Truax, a professional videographer at FOX 9 in Minneapolis, have previously completed a beautifully executed music video together. Jillian Rae and her husband Eric also have a rich history of recording distinctive Minnesota artists in their home studio.We will measure our quantitative reach in two ways: YouTube video plays, and shares on social platforms. We have a goal of 5,000 plays and 1,000 shares in the first month. Our goal for press is to get the project featured in local and regional publications like the Duluth News Tribune, the Local Current blog and the Star Tribune. We will also aim for national publications like No Depression and The Bluegrass Situation. As far as the qualitative impact, we plan to gather responses from comments on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram; tweets; and emails to the artists. We will also ask people in our networks to share the video with the intention of starting conversations, and have them send us the feedback they get. With this method we hope to get a good picture of the social impact the video is having. Personally, I will measure the impact on my artistic career by whether it has opened new doors for choreography and performance collaborations with other musical artists.",,,1305,"Other,local or private",5305,,,,"Brianna J. Hall-Nelson AKA Brianna Hall",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant",,"""Do you think you protect me?"" A choreographed music video to call for accountability from men, safety in our community, and unity in the fight to end the sexual assault culture.",2021-10-01,2022-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Brianna,Hall-Nelson,"Brianna J. Hall-Nelson AKA Brianna Hall",,,MN,,"(218) 310-1231",emilyandthe35s@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-19,"Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth; Sara Pajunen: musician; Sharee Johnson: jeweler, silversmith","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center",,2
21453,"Individual Artist",2014,70,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","This capstone event at C4 will allow me to show my work in a public and centrally located area in a midsize American city. The central location will allow access to more people in downtown Rochester where hundreds of people congregate after work and dine at many Rochester downtown restaurants and bars.My target population will walk away with a better understanding of photography, a better understanding of grassroots efforts in showing artwork, as well as a better understanding of the people of Northeast Thailand (Peace Corp's 'goal number three').","There were 500 attendants at my event. I have stories that people wrote in my comment book, telling how they learned about a new culture and new food because of my photographs and stories as well as food provided Bo Sok Dee.",,2430,"Other, local or private",2500,,,,"Ryan E. Balow",Individual,"Individual Artist",,"Exhibit on Esan Thailand at C4 Creative Salon, Rochester",2013-09-01,2013-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ryan,Balow,"Ryan E. Balow",,,MN,,"(507) 282-5022 ",ryanbalow@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Fillmore, Olmsted, St. Louis, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist,"Scott Anderson: musician; Liz Bucheit: owner/artist Crown Trout Jewelers; Alan Calavano: Rochester Male Chorus; Judy Hickey: Children's Dance Theatre; William Hoy: playwright, songwriter; Katie Hae Leo: Minnesota State Arts Board Cultural Community Liaison; Kathy Rush: Lockwood Theatre Company; Phil Taylor: visual artist; Tom Willis: visual artist.","Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre Company; Daved Driscoll: artistic director Northland Words-Words Players Theatre; Drue Fergison: musicologist with dance, literary expertise; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer, public information officer City of Albert Lea; Paula Michel: secretary Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: retired choral music educator; Scott Roberts: visual artist, former business director Owatonna Arts Center; Judy Saye-Willis: visual artist, former director Faribault Art Center; Steven Schmidt: musician, general manager City of Rochester Music Department; Deb Wasmund: visual artist, coordinator Red Wing Fall Festival of the Arts.",,Yes
10023298,"Individual Artist Project Grant",2022,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Creating paintings for the upcoming show at the Jaques Gallery in Aitkin will help expose a wider audience to my art. I am excited to show more of my work at a location that is outside the Duluth area. I hope that by displaying my work in shows such as this, I can inspire others to appreciate birds and nature, and in turn want to help protect it. As a life-long bird-watcher, I firmly believe that a strong connection to the natural world is very important to instill in as many people as possible, especially the younger generation. I also believe that a painting which has a stronger emotional connection to a person is more likely to inspire them to see the natural world differently, which in turn creates a greater possibility for our human communities and the natural world to thrive together. As an artist, the more emotional power I put into my work, the more likely it is to have the kind of impact that I want it to have on my viewers. Avian self portraits is one way of exploring that greater power and impact.Creating self portraits in birds helps me to focus on what is really important in my art, which is self expression. Birds are beautiful, to be sure, but my goal in painting birds has always been to show how a lifetime of watching birds and being outside in nature has affected me. Now I would like to take this a step further, and put my own qualities into the birds, and along the way hopefully discover new things about myself. By producing these new paintings, and using them as part of a show at the Jaques Gallery in Aitkin this spring, I will be able to broaden my audience and further my career as a local artist, which in turn may inspire others to have some of the same wonder and appreciation that I have for both birds and nature. Because my project involves a public event, I hope to receive favorable feedback on my paintings, which will help me to know the work was a success. I have received two previous grants from ARAC, and both of these opportunities gave me time and confidence to continue my painting. I was able to complete many paintings for two shows at the Great Lakes Aquarium, one in 2014, and one in 2021, and both of these shows were partly funded by grants from ARAC. My latest show at the Aquarium featured 25 completed paintings. I have already finished a few self portraits in birds, and these are included in my work sample: ""Broad-billed Motmot in Panama,"" Peregrine Falcon at Tettegrouche State Park,"" and ""White-throated Sparrow Singing."" I am excited to continue creating these type of paintings, and exploring new possibilities in what I can create with self portraits in birds.If I am able to complete eight paintings that convey new things about myself, I will consider the project a success. On a personal level, I will know these works have been a success if they carry the emotional impact that I intended, and on a public level I would be very happy if some people relay to me that these paintings have somehow touched them deeply. Very often, when I show my work to others, they help me to see things that I hadn't necessarily seen myself. During my previous shows at the Great Lakes Aquarium, I was fortunate to sell many works, and I am hopeful that this same success will continue during my upcoming show in Aitkin. I also hope that this opportunity will lead to other shows, such as a potential show at the Tettegouche State Park Visitor's Center. I have greatly increased my social media following in the last year, and this is an important way for me to broadcast each new painting that I complete, and to receive comments from the public about my work.",,,4400,"Other,local or private",8400,,,,"Karl J. Bardon",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant",,"Self Portraits in Birds",2022-04-01,2023-04-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Karl,Bardon,"Karl J. Bardon",,,MN,,"(218) 464-8067",karl_bardon@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-25,"Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Amber Burns: dancer, Artist Director at Duluth Playhouse; Mary Casanova: writer; Kimberley (Kacie) Clement: writer; India Erb: musician","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10023301,"Individual Artist Project Grant",2022,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","First, the benefit to the greater community will be to offer them a look into neurodiversity. They'll get to see neurodivergent people in a fresh light and be challenged to confront their own neurophobia. This project has the possibility to generate very important conversations around neuro-inclusion and accessibility for neurodivergent people. As for the neurodivergent community itself, I think that seeing ourselves represented in an artistic medium (wet plate tintypes) and in a contemporary artistic context, will be greatly encouraging. There is not a lot of positive representation of neurodivergence anywhere, especially in the fine arts and this project will add its own specific voice to that representation. I also think that it will be encouraging to both the broader neurodivergent community and to the autistic community to see challenging new work by a fellow autistic artist. There are so many barriers placed on us either by intentional or unintentional exclusion via the neurotypical world (systemic neurophobia) that to see others break through those barriers and engage with the broader public is really important for us. This work, by an accomplished contemporary autistic artist (myself) will be able to speak both to the broader community, and to the neurodiverse community of which I am a part. It has potential to build bridges or break through artificial constraints. It may create dialogue and introduce people to ideas that they haven't sufficiently considered before.My goal is to expand public consciousness surrounding neurodiversity. Many people are not even aware of the concept, nor of how many others in their own community are part of the neurodiverse continuum. People may especially not be aware of their own neurophobia or biases, and our institutions are hardly ever designed to accommodate or include the neurodiverse community. My project will add to the dialogue in its own particular way. Representation isn't everything, but it's very, very important. As vehicles of memory (past) and affirmation (present), photographic portraits refocus our attention, again and again, as we look upon their sometimes revelatory symbolic surfaces. Photographic surfaces, through their power of reflection, bring human likenesses into view; reminding, remembering, and reviving our awareness of their presence. Measurable outcomes: More dialogue and awareness regarding neurodiversity. I've consistently and successfully implemented a broad range of artworks/projects over the last decade or so. A number of the those have been directly grant funded, and I have finished work that went on to be exhibited in galleries, art institutions, ad-hoc collectives, on national television, and online. Given my history of past work completed, and my proven ability to start, finish, and exhibit my work, you can be rest assured that I will utilize the funds for my proposed Neurodivergence photographic project in order to complete the work which will go on to be shown publicly. Take a look at my attached CV for a broader list of my creative accomplishments and to see a bit more about my body of work as a multidisciplinary artist. Thanks.The artist exists in tension with personal and public spheres (artistic endeavors and exhibition). With my past bodies of work, it has been through exhibition and the resultant conversations stemming from public engagement that I've been able to effectively gauge outcomes related to my goals. Similarly, with this new Neurodivergence project, it will be precisely through exhibition and public conversation (artist talks, gallery shows, interviews, publication) that I'll be able to assess and measure my stated outcomes. It's never an exact measure of everything, but in the aggregate, through various means of public engagement with the work itself and with me as the artist, I will be able to glean a strong sense of whether or not the work has moved people, generated dialogue, and pushed the public conversation surrounding neurod",,,1000,"Other,local or private",5000,,,,"Allen C. Killian-Moore",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant",,"Neurodivergence - A series of photographic portraits highlighting neurodiversity (people with autism, adhd, dyslexia, down syndrome, tourettes, etc.). Portraits will be on metal, using wet plate collodion, a victorian era chemical photo process",2022-04-01,2022-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Allen,Killian-Moore,"Allen C. Killian-Moore",,,MN,,"(612) 239-0329",email@allenkillianmoore.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-28,"Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Amber Burns: dancer, Artist Director at Duluth Playhouse; Mary Casanova: writer; Kimberley (Kacie) Clement: writer; India Erb: musician","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10023327,"Individual Artist Project Grant",2022,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Evidenced by research documenting growing rates of depression and anxiety, this is a very difficult time in our world. The isolating pandemic has limited our ability to gather in community. DTV can provide some joy during this time of darkness, and, as the pandemic hopefully soon comes to a close, will offer a sense of connection. Creating engaging music and setting the stage for a live production will bring meaning and purpose to our collaborative team - that we can then share with our communities through performance and digital distribution. The ?dance? in DTV is especially relevant. Research has found that getting people dancing can decrease levels of depression, stress and anxiety (Salihu, Kwan and Wong, 2021). Music and dance have the potential to bring joy and connection, and DTV can spark movement and a sense of belonging. Getting people dancing in Duluth is timely given the December 2021 repeal of the city ordinance that prohibited dancing in unlicensed establishments. People in Duluth are now free to dance where they wish, and DTV is ready to provide communities with engaging music and live performances. I'm especially eager to attract a new generation of theater goers, namely younger patrons. DTV bridges concerts and live theater. With my experience in yoga, dance, musical theater, and choreography, I know how to help people move and rediscover the joy of dancing. Dance TV is truly intended to reignite audience members' passion for dancing.1. Create a contract with a BIPOC-owned recording studio to produce the album. Pinnacle Point Studio (based in Duluth) 2. Recruit diverse artists who bring different perspectives, voices, and styles to reflect the broader community and celebrate diversity. BIPOC and LGBTQ+ artists Pinnacle Pointe Studios (BIPOC-run company) Brandon Jackson (BIPOC gospel singer/drag performer) Andy Frye (gay artist) 3. Collaborate with professional songwriters to develop 18 original songs that will be the foundation for DTV. Although demos of the songs have been created, collaborating with these professional lyricists and songwriters will bring the songs to the next level of quality and professionalism. 4. Collaborate with a diverse set of vocalists to reflect a variety of styles/beats/sounds/voices. 5. Professionally record album/mix/master the songs. 6. Distribute the album on streaming platforms. All of this work will culminate in a fully realized album ready for the next phase of developing DTV. I am a dependable, committed mid-career artist who has vision, energy, strong professional networks in Duluth and Minneapolis, diverse experiences, a solid reputation, and a hard work ethic. I am persistent even when challenges arise, and bring projects to completion with a high level of professionalism. I am highly organized and attentive to detail, and have experience producing shows with large casts. As noted in my resume, I completed my BFA in Theatre/Dance and more recently obtained certificates in Graphic Design/Digital Media and Videography. I have experience as an actor, director, writer, choreographer, videographer, and producer -- I know how to put on shows. Finally, the DTV show itself is already written, so our team is poised and eager to take the project to the next steps of creating the album and later filming it with a live audience. Many original cast and production team members have committed to participating, and we are excited to proceed. 1. Will have signed contract with BIPOC-owned recording studio. 2. Will have diversity (race, sexual orientation, gender) in our production team (at least 30% of the team will be from an under-represented group). 3. Will have hired the songwriters, had at least 4 meetings, and collaboratively written the final versions of 18 songs so they are ready to perform. 4. Will have hired vocalists, had regular rehearsals, and collaboratively recorded the 18 songs. 5. Will have mixed and mastered (digitally lift up the quality to make them ready for radio/strea",,,7300,"Other,local or private",11300,,,,"Andrew J. Frye",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant",,"Dance TV: Get The World Dancing",2022-05-01,2022-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Frye,"Andrew J. Frye",,,MN,,"(651) 262-6516",andyjfrye@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-30,"Roxann Berglund: musician; Elizabeth Belz: blacksmith, artist, North House Folk School instructor; Lance Karasti: filmmaker; William Saaristo: musician, multimedia artist; Serenity Schoonover: writer, clay artist; Lynn Von Sien: illustrator, visual artist","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison","The Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Rebecca Graves (218) 722-0952",1
10023328,"Individual Artist Project Grant",2022,3920,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","More importantly than positively impacting my personal career, this project will benefit our community of local farmers by revealing their stories and labor to a wider audience. The videos will cultivate respect and honor for our local food leaders who live close to the ground to feed our community. While the whole of the series will weave a narrative of collective community strength and communal well-being, each video will also have the potential to be used by the individual farm featured as a way to market their business and grow support for their unique efforts. To my knowledge there is no body of artistic or documentary work that tells the collective story of our local farmers around Duluth. Through this project I am trying to create a living body of work that holds up the stories of our local farmers in perpetuity. The outcome will be six videos, which will be the start of a series that will continue to grow as our local food geography deepens and expands. In 2017, the United States identified that beginning farmers accounted for 27% of the country's 3.4 million producers (https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2021/06/16/allure-farming-irresistible). This number is growing, and institutions such as the Minnesota Department of Agriculture have identified that improving access for women and BIPOC communities is a priority for our future farmers. This project is trying to demonstrate that our local food system is ahead of the curve on that one, and to maintain the trend we need to support the community of farmers that are rising to the occasion. Years of honing my artistic craft and connecting with my community have prepared me well to create work such as this series. I have deep connections within our local food system as a food justice organizer, farmers market manager and member of the local chapter of the National Young Farmers Coalition. As trusted friends and collaborators, I feel confident in authentically capturing the stories of the farmers to be featured in this series. In fact, the planning for this project began before I was aware of ARAC's artists grants. With previously established connections to many of the farmers being interviewed in the series and planning already underway, my commitment to see the project through is unwavering and additional support from ARAC will be a welcomed support to see the project's end.One way of knowing this project is a success is seeing all six videos completed and published online. Altogether, I hope to see all 6 videos receive 500 online views by the end of 2022, amounting to 3,000 total views for the overall project. While posting the series on my YouTube channel will be one way to capture metrics on viewership, I also plan to follow up with each farmer 3-6 months after airing the videos to collect feedback they have received on their individual videos. This qualitative feedback will be treated as equally valuable to the quantitative metrics of online views. This project is a success not only if these stories are heard by many but also if those, even if they are few, are truly moved by what they see and hear.",,,3616,"Other,local or private",7536,,,,"Evan D. Flom",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant",,"Rooted in Community: a series of 6 videos showcasing sustainable farming in northern Minnesota",2022-04-01,2022-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Evan,Flom,"Evan D. Flom",,,MN,,"(612) 419-6730",tree.flom@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-31,"Roxann Berglund: musician; Elizabeth Belz: blacksmith, artist, North House Folk School instructor; Lance Karasti: filmmaker; William Saaristo: musician, multimedia artist; Serenity Schoonover: writer, clay artist; Lynn Von Sien: illustrator, visual artist","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10023331,"Individual Artist Project Grant",2022,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","As an established Duluth artist, this project will highlight the ability of local artists to connect with high level collaborators in their field while still maintaining a working and professional life here in the region. I've noticed a pattern of artists and musicians who feel they need to move away to a metropolis or large scale city environment in order to create connections and increase their audience, and I'd like to argue that this mindset is not necessarily true. Amongst other respected musicians in this region, this project can showcase that multiple levels of professional and creative connections can be accessed while maintaining a thriving arts career right here in Duluth. I think it is important to be an example of this, especially for younger or less established artists and musicians in this region who feel that they have to move to a bigger city in order to have a successful career in the arts. I'd like to tap into these professional connections that I've built as a way to HIGHLIGHT Duluth rather as an excuse to pull me away. It is exciting to consider how this opportunity to work at such a reputable studio could draw in an audience from a national level to place focus on the Duluth arts community. I think this community will benefit from concrete examples of artists working at high levels of professional networking while maintaining residency in the Arrowhead Region. I want to bring what I learn and experience back to this community as a mentor and example. GOALS 1.To continue a timely and consistent pattern of recording and releasing work 2.To create a collection of songs that are a sonic synthesis of my current work and previous work as Lanue 3.To collaborate with established artists that I admire in my field of work OUTCOMES 1.If funded, I will record a full length collection of songs within one year of my latest EP release (in the past,I've gone multiple years between releases) 2.I will combine the use of distinct instrumentation and arrangements that I've currently been utilizing (synths, electronic sounds, vocal lead arrangements, etc.) with the full and lush framework that I was successful in executing in my debut full length Lanue release 3.I will enlist the expertise of engineer Brian Joseph as well as renowned studio musicians and creative collaborators (including Sean Carey, Steve Garrington, etc.) to assist me in recording and producing a collection of 9-11 songs for a full length Lanue album Most importantly, I've historically shown confidence in accomplishing previous projects that have been funded through ARAC. The grants that I have been awarded by ARAC are completed or on track for completion and have been well received by the community with both notable press and state wide recognition. Currently, my artistic work is my only work, and I will/do have ample time and commitment to dedicate to this proposal. I have built in a sufficient amount of time to complete the drafted writing for this project during the entirety of this late winter and spring so that I will be prepared to enter the studio in the fall with new material. I also have written confirmation from Brian that he is excited to host us back at the Hive studio space and is committed to executing this recording project and seeing it through to completion in alignment with my artistic vision. I will know the work was a success if: -I have a collection of 9-11 professionally recorded songs that are sonically recorded at the high levels of industry standard expected in the field -there is evidence of sustained attention of current audience as well as increased audience reach as shown by viewership online and in person, downloads/streams, well-placed shows booked, and secured press features -the collection of songs recorded presents itself as honest, fresh, in alignment with my artistic vision, and are a synthesis of my past and current work -the partnerships established by this proposal will lead to future collaborations and a successful col",,,,,4000,,,,"Sarah J. Krueger",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant",,"Funds for studio recording time to record a full length Lanue album",2022-08-22,2023-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Sarah,Krueger,"Sarah J. Krueger",,,MN,,"(715) 828-0765",lanuemusic@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-34,"Roxann Berglund: musician; Elizabeth Belz: blacksmith, artist, North House Folk School instructor; Lance Karasti: filmmaker; William Saaristo: musician, multimedia artist; Serenity Schoonover: writer, clay artist; Lynn Von Sien: illustrator, visual artist","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10023332,"Individual Artist Project Grant",2022,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","I am a part of this community as both a performing artist and an educator. I believe my community has started to recognize my work as a music producer since forming Beats By Girlz. I have added something new and different to the arts culture in this city and am starting to be recognized for that. As the program has grown the community has started to have a better understanding of what electronic music and music production is. They are seeing what these young women are learning and seeing the value of learning how to create with technology, especially living in a world where technology is advancing in every possible way. With this project I am able to show my community how one can be successful in the music industry in a variety of ways. The opportunities that can come from this kind of work can be exposed to the youth in this city as well as other artists that are considering exploring careers in music production.There is composition, sound design, learning software, creating instruments and manipulating sound. It can be really in depth. I can expand my educational curriculum by offering workshops and consultation on music production, publishing and licensing to artists, high school and college students with an interest in those areas. I want to work with a variety of local businesses and incorporate my music performance, production and education. My goal with producing and recording this EP is to showcase and promote new material that portrays a more refined, professional and developed approach to a specific style of electronic music I am composing. In order to achieve this, I intend to: 1. Produce and record 6 new songs designed for the ambient/yoga/fitness market; 2. Submit and digitally distribute the EP to a variety of digital streaming platforms and radio stations; 3. Present the music to TuneCore's Publishing and Synchronization departments at their headquarters in Los Angeles early 2022; 4. Submit the music to other like-minded musicians and producers with the intent of developing collaboration opportunities; 5. Perform this music for live yoga classes and retreats around the country; 6. Get selected on Spotify editorial, yoga and ambient playlists The opportunities I have acquired over the past two years have been monumental in my career development. When I came to the realization that music production is truly where I thrive there was a weight that was lifted and I was elated with a sense of purpose and direction. When I fully embraced that being a music producer and music technology educator is where I want to excel in my career, my drive in pursuing opportunities was stronger than it has been with anything before. I have worked incredibly hard to build an industry network to showcase my work and enthusiasm and it is paying off. The connections I have made and the creative opportunities I have had have changed the direction of my career and opened new doors in ways I had never thought of before. I have been fortunate to receive direct consultation from a highly reputable industry professional with an opportunity and a challenge to show some of my best work. This EP could be the start of a successful new pathway in my career.My methods to measure my outcomes are essentially the same as my goals. The evaluation plan will be to ensure that I have: 1. Produced and recorded 6 songs designed for the ambient/yoga/fitness market; 2. Submitted the EP to a variety of digital streaming platforms and radio stations; 3. Presented the music to TuneCore's Publishing and Synchronization departments at their headquarters in Los Angeles early 2022; 4. My music received sync placement (s) with TuneCore; 5. Submitted the music to other like-minded musicians and producers and acquired new collaboration opportunities; 6. Established ongoing live performances with local and regional yoga studios; 7. Music was selected for Spotify playlists",,,500,"Other,local or private",4500,,,,"Shaunna M. Schanzenbach AKA Shaunna Heckman",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant",,"Shaunna Heckman is seeking funding for the mixing, mastering, and release of her new album. This project that will further her career opportunities as an electronic music producer both locally and globally.",2022-04-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shaunna,Schanzenbach,"Shaunna M. Schanzenbach AKA Shaunna Heckman",,,MN,,"(218) 340-3379",smheckman@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-35,"Roxann Berglund: musician; Elizabeth Belz: blacksmith, artist, North House Folk School instructor; Lance Karasti: filmmaker; William Saaristo: musician, multimedia artist; Serenity Schoonover: writer, clay artist; Lynn Von Sien: illustrator, visual artist","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10024449,"Individual Artist Project Grant",2023,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Through my proposed art projects, I intend to amplify underrepresented immigrants, especially women's, voices and project these voices through cutting-edge technology. I want to use the power of visual storytelling to engage American citizens with underrepresented immigrants. I intend to encourage all to understand immigrants better because the United States consists of a diverse society in which American citizens and immigrant need to live in harmony and honor diversity and inclusion.1) Having a solo exhibition in a qualified gallery in the United States. 2) Sowing my work in the Current New Media Festival, Santa Fe, NM. 3) Exhibiting my work in a group exhibition at Zane Bennett Contemporary Art | form and concept, Santa Fe, NM. 4) Showing the process of my work in other educational institutions/universities and having artist talks for instructors and students as a visiting artist. I am a multimedia artist and Graphic Design assistant professor in the Art and Design Department at the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD). I have worked as an assistant professor for three years and have participated in multiple national and international art and design exhibitions since 2012. I won the award of excellence in Communication Arts (Ca) competition 2022 (the USA), The award of Professional Exploration Category in The World Illustration Awards 2021 (the UK), and the silver prize of A' Design Award in the Graphic Design Category 2019 (Italy). One of my recent animations narrating my immigration story was featured in the Guardian 2021. Furthermore, I won a single semester leave from the School of Fine Arts and Design at the University of Minnesota to dedicate my time working full time on the proposed projects in the fall semester. 1) The ""Newest Americans,"" which is the provider of the immigrants' stories, have guaranteed two solo exhibitions for me in ""Paul Robeson Gallery"" and ""Gallery Aferro"" in NJ. 2) I have shown my works at the Currents New Media Festival, one of the most significant new media festivals in the United States, in 2021 and 2022. I have already discussed my future works with them, which attracted their attention, and my proposed projects will potentially be accepted at their festival in 2023. 3) Zane Bennett Contemporary Art | form and concept has asked me to show my first proposed project in their gallery after I finish it. I will have a Zoom meeting with them next week to discuss the details. 4) I have been invited as a visiting artist to Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA, in the fall semester to show a short process of my proposed works to their students and instructors.",,,,,4000,,,,"Maryam Khaleghiyazdi",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant",,"Say Sew",2022-09-01,2023-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Maryam,Khaleghiyazdi,"Maryam Khaleghiyazdi",,,MN,,"(740) 590-5795",khaleghi@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-37,"Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison; Donovan Dahmen: visual artist; Francis Heid: film producer; Adam McCauley: visual artist; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: sculptor, gallery owner","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10024450,"Individual Artist Project Grant",2023,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The benefits of my film project to my community are numerous. First of all, I will be exposing this area of the country to an amazing tradition of European marionettes. Many diverse folks have never experienced this rare form of art, whether live or filmed. This ages-old discipline incorporates so many varied skillsets with sculpture, painting, movement technology, stagecraft and storytelling. It incites the creative imagination and continues to evolve possibilities with current innovative and experimental techniques. Secondly, this proposal helps build a local arts ecosystem of artists, which is an ARAC goal for ""innovative ideas that support building bridges and connections between artists or provide support for artists in ways that don't already exist."" Thirdly, my doctor of ministry degree is centered in an evolutionary cosmology which seeks to find ""A New Story"" for context of humankind. Because of this I have ""big picture thinking"" that looks towards a sustainable and mindful future using art, science, and soul. My scripts and performances reflect this. Finally, our work will potentially join a worldwide network of puppeteers and their audiences. I am a member of two guilds, Puppeteers of America and UNIMA (Union Internationale de la Marionnette), these global puppetry fans will be very interested to see what continues to happen in this field in Duluth, Minnesota.I am trying to help my new impressive art reach a worldwide audience with this documentation work. I have an existing extensive worldwide network of puppetry experts/fans that I can share the images with. I recently completed a competitive fellowship Puppet Lab program in Minneapolis during which I performed my first marionette show. I finished six gorgeous wooden marionettes during isolation from COVID-19 with my own resources. I have had many past successes using public arts funding, my detailed resume and website show a proven record, planning and carrying out of a variety of fabulous events, personal and communal, including twenty plus years of problem-solving skills implementing the complicated needs of my large, unique, individual art pieces. I have coordinated other performance and visual artists in fourteen years of the popular annual public arts event, Duluth All Souls Night (DASN). I have degrees with honors in art, theatre and world spirituality and have worked with diverse underrepresented groups and ethnicities throughout my career, using compelling storytelling. My global network of expert contacts, historic founders of theaters in my field, will continue to advise me. I will know the work is a success by testing first audiences' reception of it. I will upload photos/film clips of the film's progress on my own web site, as well as other art and tourism sites, to increase visibility to myself and this city beyond this region. By numbers we can count those physically present as observers (and potential critics) and I will be able to actually measure by tracking the number of ""hits"" and review subsequent comments on various social media. I will make a written survey available for anonymous feedback and position myself as available for those who would like to chat in person or on Zoom. I can then additionally use the inevitably spectacular photos and film in applications for impending grants and show opportunities.",,,9000,"Other,local or private",13000,,,,"Mary K. Plaster AKA Mary Plaster",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant",,"Documenting My First Marionette Show, Forgotten Forest",2022-10-03,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Mary,Plaster,"Mary K. Plaster AKA Mary Plaster",,,MN,,"(218) 310-6289",artist@maryplaster.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-38,"Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison; Donovan Dahmen: visual artist; Francis Heid: film producer; Adam McCauley: visual artist; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: sculptor, gallery owner","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10024451,"Individual Artist Project Grant",2023,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Through my stories and illustrations, I hope to chip away at the systemic sexism and patriarchy that shape some of the power dynamics prevalent in this society. I hear women and girls often say, ?I can't do? ?or ?I can't be?? and in their voice and intonation I hear something else, ?I want to? but maybe I'm not good enough.? Where does this come from? I might speculate that part of it comes from models given in stories they've watched, read and listened to since they were very young. The heart of this canon is the ?Fairy Tale?. Through an entertaining and engaging narrative for children (and the adults who read to them) I want to examine and possibly reinvent what it means to create a ""fairy tale life"", so that all children, but especially young girls, might no longer think might have to barter their voice or change who they are to be loved. In addition to this large ambitious endeavor to impact society, I hope to engage with my community at the local level by presenting my process to 9th-12th graders at the end of year Symposium at the Harbor City International School in Duluth. I have an open invitation from the instructor, Sarah Lindahl, who leads an annual unit in Writing for Children every May. Beyond the project scope, but stemming from its origin, I plan to also participate in Duluth's community centered 20/20/20 art tour (2024) and schedule a book event and reading at my local independent bookstore, Zenith Books (upon publication). I have a set of tangible goals and intermediate deadlines for this project as outlined in the timeline. First, I will write a draft of the picture book manuscript by 10/1/22. From there I will sketch out the entire book by 12/1/22. Based on these sketches I will create three finished illustrations from different parts of the story to indicate to a potential publisher what the final book will look like. With the manuscript, sketches and three final art pieces I will be able to give this to my literary agent to begin trying to sell to a publisher by 3/1/23. I have worked with several publishers in the past, two of which have noted this summer that they would like to make another book with me. This grant would give me the time and materials to help me create the proposal. Finally, I would present and share my process with 9-12th graders at Harbor City International School in Duluth. I have demonstrated the ability to write, illustrate and successfully sell eight original book proposals as trade picture books and early readers since 2014. In doing so, I have developed relationships with editors at major publishers who have expressed a desire to continue working with me (Putnam's Sons (Penguin) and Anne Schwartz Books (RandomHouse) specifically). I also participate in a critique group which will provide feedback and support. In addition I have a literary agent to lean on for editorial feedback and to facilitate the submission process once the proposal is complete. This is my full time job and I take it very seriously. I will know this work will be a success when I have secured a book contract. If together with support of my agent, we go out on submission by early spring of 2023, this book will likely go into contract by summer or fall of 2023. While the timeline is estimated and dependent on a lot of factors out of my control, I would hope the book would be published in 2024. Because of the nature of publishing and lead times necessary to produce and print a picture book, it could possibly be 2025.",,,4000,"Other,local or private",8000,,,,"Deborah Marcero",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant",,"BREAK THE SPELL: Empowering children through a different kind of fairy tale.",2022-09-01,2023-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Deborah,Marcero,"Deborah Marcero",,,MN,,,Deborah.marcero.art@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-39,"Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth; Mary McReynolds: former director of the Lyric Center for the arts, fiber and acrylic artist; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10024453,"Individual Artist Project Grant",2023,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The community benefits by engaging with two musical performances to enhance its overall perception of the region's natural environ. There are many studies that show that the ability of a community to engage with live music of all genres contributes to the overall health of the community. Additionally, I will invite regional students to each performance in hope that the performance and question session about the compositional process inspire them to more fully engage in their school music programs or broaden their creative abilities in general. It is a performance like this followed by a candid conversation that inspires youth to believe in the potential of their own creative process. The creation of a new body of work to add to my portfolio and two performances (one recorded live) to add to my concert history and discography are meaningful ways of charting the progress I am making in terms of evolving my musical storytelling and place-based creative activities. The outcome, measurable by noting the size and make-up of the audiences and the count of regional students in attendance, is one of seeking successful community engagement. Feedback from peers, measurable in a subjective sense, is also extremely meaningful and valuable. I am very intuitive when it comes to composition especially when text is involved ? I feel the text indicates its musical treatment. This means that I write vocal lines quite quickly. I am confident that I could write the vocal lines in one month. In an additional month, I could write the piano part. That said, I will take several additional months to resonate with the composition, reworking each part precisely, ensuring that the work is true to my vision. Additional time will be spent generating physical performance parts, learning the music and rehearsing together with the soprano. Experience with past projects has led me to use social media as an effective and inexpensive marketing tool to increase the engagement of the target community. So within the year, we (the soprano and I) will give two performances in different locations, marketing to and engaging with an underserved public, and expanding that audience's experience to include post-concert question and answer opportunities. I will enlist a volunteer to obtain metrics re audience size and demographics (via questionnaire) and anecdotally record feedback from observation of the audiences.",,,,,4000,,,,"Wendy L. Olson AKA Wendy Durrwachter",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant",,"Surface Displacements: A Song Cycle - Wendy Durrwachter will compose a set of songs for soprano, Jennifer Lien, and pianist, Durrwachter, of the latest collection of poems soon to be released by Sheila Packa, yielding two performances (one recorded).",2022-09-01,2024-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Wendy,Olson,"Wendy L. Olson AKA Wendy Durrwachter",,,MN,,"(763) 244-4271",wendydurr@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-41,"Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison; Donovan Dahmen: visual artist; Francis Heid: film producer; Adam McCauley: visual artist; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: sculptor, gallery owner","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10024455,"Individual Artist Project Grant",2023,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Being in a shared community art space means that what I work on is visible to many people; other artists in the building, students of all ages and teachers. These people provide me with input and advice along the way as well as a chance to pique curiosity and share the things I'm learning. In my clay community people are especially curious about using Lake Superior clay and I plan to invite interested people to fire it with me. I am also excited to share what I've learned about harvesting clay with the patrons of the Edge in Bigfork. Bigfork is a rural location where people seem very connected to and proud of their land. Several people I know living in that region have mentioned finding clay deposits. If I can provide a starting point of knowledge perhaps harvesting and using clay could be an avenue of expression and connection for them. My overarching goal with this grant is to hold a solo exhibition at the Edge Center for the Arts in Bigfork, MN, with the outcome of building a connection to the arts community in that area. In my experience small, rural communities like this are often extremely supportive and generous in sharing opportunities to teach and exhibit work. My goal while producing a body of work for this show is to develop my skill in creating multi-component sculptural ceramic pieces that incorporate ?wild,' harvested clay. The outcomes will be exhibiting several (3-5) of these pieces and creating a descriptive guide to share the process of harvesting and using the wild clay. Finally, in creating the work for this show, my goal is to photograph the pieces and use those photos to apply for another exhibition space, with the intended outcome of lining up another show. In April 2022 I created my first multi-component piece incorporating Lake Superior clay for an exhibition in Redwing, MN. I landed on combining wild clay with my stoneware/porcelain sculpture while trouble-shooting with the same mentor I'd be working with for this project. It took four attempts and I learned a lot! This experience and my 2021 MacRostie exhibition helps in laying out a realistic timeline, allowing for experimentation as well as completion. Having a mentor and working in the Duluth Art Institute's community space provides creative advice which will be particularly helpful with the multi-component pieces. I'm working with Gail Blackmer at the Edge who has so far been encouraging and accommodating. Currently, I'm documenting how I harvest clay and will use this in the descriptive guide. I'm also using wild in my teaching which is helping me sift through what is informative versus pedantic. I'm excited to use these experiences and support to complete this project. For my goal of holding this exhibition, success will mean timely installation of my work at the Edge. I will gauge interest through conversations at the opening as well as through an email/mailing sign-up that I'll follow-up with after the exhibit. I will assess whether the connections I made with the staff or patrons at the Edge lead to collaborations, teaching opportunities or group shows. As I create the work I will be assessing my second goal of developing skills using wild clay. I will meet with my mentor at the Duluth Art Institute, whom I see on Thursdays, to discuss and trouble-shoot the process of building the multi-component pieces. Additionally, creating a descriptive guide on harvesting/working with wild clay will help me consolidate and further assess the knowledge I've gained. Success in these areas will mean installing the pieces and displaying the guide at the exhibit. For the last goal, I will be successful if accepted by another art center to exhibit this series.",,,800,"Other,local or private",4800,,,,"Ashley Hise",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant",,"Edge Center for the Arts Exhibition: an exploration of wild clay installation work",2022-10-01,2023-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Ashley,Hise,"Ashley Hise",,,MN,,"(218) 259-6446",ash.lake.ceramics@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-43,"Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth; Mary McReynolds: former director of the Lyric Center for the arts, fiber and acrylic artist; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10024456,"Individual Artist Project Grant",2023,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The community will gain a thoughtful and engaging artwork that will lead them into thinking about animals in the city, sustainability, and choices (by means of the QR code and linked website). I hope it will also serve as an affectionate link to the city and its wildlife. I am trying to create a climate of thought in which animals and people are peers in their occupancy of land, through making a sculpture that invites people to sit with an animal and also to think about issues around the co-existence of human life and animal life, through people's use of the QR code to link to a website with material on the featured animal (TBD) and on issues of animal/human coexistence (links to crucial writings on this will be on this website). People will also be able to post responses on the website. Outcomes will be measured based on people's engagement with the website (a quantifiable outcome) as well as through anecdotal evidence of people's interaction with the work itself. A more distant outcome will be the interest of downtown businesses in extending the series of artworks. I have done similar projects before for similar budgets, and the people I've done them for are happy with them. If you look at my resume you'll see many completed projects. I have never not been able to finish a project I'm committed to. The Fox in May Park has many happy family fans, the Mallard at the Marydale Park playground is similarly popular. I only recently installed the Otter here in Duluth (funded with an MSAB grant) but he is certainly making friends as well. The work will be a success if: -- people engage with the website and leave comments; --waterfront businesses report good interaction with the artwork; --other businesses express interest in extending the series.",,,,,4000,,,,"Ann Klefstad",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant",,"The Neighbors: Animals in Our City",2022-10-03,2023-08-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Ann,Klefstad,"Ann Klefstad",,,MN,,"(218) 393-9149x c",annklefstad@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-44,"Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth; Mary McReynolds: former director of the Lyric Center for the arts, fiber and acrylic artist; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10024457,"Individual Artist Project Grant",2023,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","I want to place images like these in front of all sorts of people from all walks of life so that women may be raised up, reminded of their inherent power, and learn to let go of the shame that has been taught to us from childhood. My pieces will feature female bodies of all types, of varying shapes and heritage so that the stories in the paintings can be` relatable to all. My goal is for any person of any age with a female body to find joy and empowerment by viewing the show. The paintings will also reach out to those in the community who do not have female bodies to inspire respect and appreciation as they experience images of a new paradigm.My goal is to successfully begin a new artistic path in my career by completing a series of paintings that will draw in visitors to spark new ways of thinking, questions and conversations about female physiological body processes. ? Create 5 large and 8 small/medium (13 total) paintings to complete the exhibition ? Hold a reception and artist talk at the venue. ? At least 8 one on one conversations discussing the show's concepts with attendees at events. ? Artwork initiates engagement and conversations from attendees to events ? See an increase in engagement of at least 20% - email, phone calls, media interviews, social media followers, commissions, etc? ? Gain at least 2 opportunities to do an artist talk ? Gain at least 2 opportunities to show the exhibition at other venues The show is already scheduled at the Duluth Art Institute, so there is no alternative to completing the project in a timely manner. I have completed a number of projects over the years for solo exhibitions at Great Lakes Aquarium, Johnson Heritage Post Gallery, Duluth Folk School, etc. I am familiar with deadlines and know what I can complete in a given amount of time. Regarding the content? I know that I can create the paintings I envision because I have already completed the very beginnings of the project to my satisfaction. I also have reference material gathered, and models lined up.I can measure the success of beginning a new artistic direction by ? Receiving at least 2 opportunities for exhibiting project and 2 opportunities for additional artist talks at other venues. ? Completing 13 paintings and hang collection at DAI ? Track engagement via emails, phone calls, media interviews, social media followers, commissions, etc. using analytic reports when possible. ? Number of attendees at opening reception and artist talk events at DAI I can measure the success of engaging viewers in new thoughts, conversations, and appreciation of female bodies by ? Providing exhibit surveys which ask visitors reactions, thought processes, new perspectives, etc. ? Observation, personal engagement: observing visitors' reactions/ engagement at reception and artist talk events. Conversing with visitors to determine effects/ interest.",,,1992,"Other,local or private",5992,,,,"Alexa Carson",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant",,"Reclaiming: An exhibition at Duluth Art Institute depicting of the power of female body processes.",2022-09-01,2023-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Alexa,Carson,"Alexa Carson",,,MN,,"(614) 592-8233",alexa@alexacarson.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-45,"Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth; Mary McReynolds: former director of the Lyric Center for the arts, fiber and acrylic artist; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10024459,"Individual Artist Project Grant",2023,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The completion of this project will benefit not only the residents of Cook County (specifically Grand Marais, Grand Portage) but will also will be used an an educational resource for those interested in Ojibwe star teachings and storytellings. Over the past several months I have been invited to share the collection of Following my Spirit Home throughout Minnesota and Wisconsin, and in tribal communities (Fond Du Lac, Grand Portage, Red Cliff, and Bad River); which now has established a foundation for continued exhibition and storytelling community events when this new body of paintings is completed. With this new collection of work, I will be celebrating Ojibwe teachings and language and sharing with additional rural communities. Community events have already been confirmed for October 2023 at Chik Wauk Center and November / December 2023 in Grand Marais and Grand Portage. The primary goal of this grant project is to complete a collection of paintings and stories that follow in the Ojibwe cultural tradition of storytelling in English and Ojibwemowin to celebrate the visual and cultural richness of Ojibwe sky teachings while also preserving these stories in Ojibwemowin for future generations leading to increased opportunities to share the collection and stories within Giiwedino-Manidoog / Spirits of the North. There will be a number of community events in Grand Marais, Grand Portage and Cook County during the Fall and Winter of 2023. Successful completion of previous ARAC and MSAB grant funded projects and activities. The FY2021 Individual Artist Project Grant ""Following My Spirit - Publication and Community Reads of a Collection of Ojibwe North Shore Paintings and Stories was successful both in printing the final collection paintings but led to a number of community events throughout the state meeting the grant outcomes / goals. The completion of the grant project has led to a community interest in my completing a new collection of work building upon my most public art projects. The completion and exhibition of the collection of Giiwedino-Manidoog / Spirits of the North along with increased regional activities in Cook County will be the primary measure of success in achieving the grant funded project. Measures of success, 1. Completion of collection, 2. All stories will be available in English and Oijbwemowin, 3. Participation at community based events to discuss the works, share stories, distribution of language and art activities for children, 4. Increase regional visibility will be measured by audience participation at scheduled community events, 5. Increase of 20% of followers and subscribers to my two social media accounts (Facebook and Instagram: CraneSuperior)",,,,,4000,,,,"Samuel J. Zimmerman",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant",,"Giiwedino-Manidoog / Spirits of the North - New Collection",2022-09-30,2023-12-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Samuel,Zimmerman,"Samuel J. Zimmerman",,,MN,,"(347) 306-4639",Saljadp@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-47,"Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison; Donovan Dahmen: visual artist; Francis Heid: film producer; Adam McCauley: visual artist; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: sculptor, gallery owner","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison","The Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Rebecca Graves (218) 722-0952",1
11680,"Individual Artist Grant",2010,2310,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional artists expand artistic abilities or further develop their careers through varied learning and career building opportunities. Regional artists develop technical and business skills needed to support their professional arts work and reach their artistic goals. More regional individuals engage in or with the work of regional artists. The region will benefit by increasing the number of high quality artists available to work with regional arts organizations.",,,690,"Other, local or private",3000,,,,"Nathan Amundson",Individual,"To provide financial support to developing and established regional artists wishing to take advantage of an artist generated or impending concrete opportunity or to provide support for expenses to complete work that will advance the artist’s work or caree",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nathan,Amundson,,,,MN,,"(773) 988-6420",booking@rivulets.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-grant-10,,,,
11681,"Individual Artist Grant",2010,2310,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional artists expand artistic abilities or further develop their careers through varied learning and career building opportunities. Regional artists develop technical and business skills needed to support their professional arts work and reach their artistic goals. More regional individuals engage in or with the work of regional artists. The region will benefit by increasing the number of high quality artists available to work with regional arts organizations.",,,690,"Other, local or private",3000,,,,"Ann E. Bergeron AKA Ann Aiko Bergeron",Individual,"To provide financial support to developing and established regional artists wishing to take advantage of an artist generated or impending concrete opportunity or to provide support for expenses to complete work that will advance the artist’s work or caree",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ann,Bergeron,,,,MN,,"(218) 726-8273",abergero@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-grant-11,,,,
11682,"Individual Artist Grant",2010,2310,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional artists expand artistic abilities or further develop their careers through varied learning and career building opportunities. Regional artists develop technical and business skills needed to support their professional arts work and reach their artistic goals. More regional individuals engage in or with the work of regional artists. The region will benefit by increasing the number of high quality artists available to work with regional arts organizations.",,,1384,"Other, local or private",3694,,,,"Christina A. Cotruvo",Individual,"To provide financial support to developing and established regional artists wishing to take advantage of an artist generated or impending concrete opportunity or to provide support for expenses to complete work that will advance the artist’s work or caree",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christina,Cotruvo,,,,MN,,"(218) 269-7834",harp@xinamusic.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-grant-12,,,,
11683,"Individual Artist Grant",2010,424,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional artists expand artistic abilities or further develop their careers through varied learning and career building opportunities. Regional artists develop technical and business skills needed to support their professional arts work and reach their artistic goals. More regional individuals engage in or with the work of regional artists. The region will benefit by increasing the number of high quality artists available to work with regional arts organizations.",,,126,"Other, local or private",550,,,,"Julie K. Gard",Individual,"To provide financial support to developing and established regional artists wishing to take advantage of an artist generated or impending concrete opportunity or to provide support for expenses to complete work that will advance the artist’s work or caree",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Gard,,,,MN,,"(218) 341-2691",juliekgard@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-grant-13,,,,
11686,"Individual Artist Grant",2010,2310,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional artists expand artistic abilities or further develop their careers through varied learning and career building opportunities. Regional artists develop technical and business skills needed to support their professional arts work and reach their artistic goals. More regional individuals engage in or with the work of regional artists. The region will benefit by increasing the number of high quality artists available to work with regional arts organizations.",,,690,"Other, local or private",3000,,,,"Ann L. Jenkins",Individual,"To provide financial support to developing and established regional artists wishing to take advantage of an artist generated or impending concrete opportunity or to provide support for expenses to complete work that will advance the artist’s work or caree",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ann,Jenkins,,,,MN,,"(218) 724-6382",,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-grant-14,,,,
11687,"Individual Artist Grant",2010,2310,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional artists expand artistic abilities or further develop their careers through varied learning and career building opportunities. Regional artists develop technical and business skills needed to support their professional arts work and reach their artistic goals. More regional individuals engage in or with the work of regional artists. The region will benefit by increasing the number of high quality artists available to work with regional arts organizations.",,,690,"Other, local or private",3000,,,,"Ann Klefstad",Individual,"To provide financial support to developing and established regional artists wishing to take advantage of an artist generated or impending concrete opportunity or to provide support for expenses to complete work that will advance the artist’s work or caree",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ann,Klefstad,,,,MN,,"(218) 393-9149",klefkal@cpinternet.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-grant-15,,,,
11688,"Individual Artist Grant",2010,2006,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional artists expand artistic abilities or further develop their careers through varied learning and career building opportunities. Regional artists develop technical and business skills needed to support their professional arts work and reach their artistic goals. More regional individuals engage in or with the work of regional artists. The region will benefit by increasing the number of high quality artists available to work with regional arts organizations.",,,599,"Other, local or private",2605,,,,"Suzanne C. Kritzberg",Individual,"To provide financial support to developing and established regional artists wishing to take advantage of an artist generated or impending concrete opportunity or to provide support for expenses to complete work that will advance the artist’s work or caree",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Suzanne,Kritzberg,,,,MN,,"(218) 724-8890",skritzberg@mac.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-grant-16,,,,
11691,"Individual Artist Grant",2010,3000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional artists expand artistic abilities or further develop their careers through varied learning and career building opportunities. Regional artists develop technical and business skills needed to support their professional arts work and reach their artistic goals. More regional individuals engage in or with the work of regional artists. The region will benefit by increasing the number of high quality artists available to work with regional arts organizations.",,,,,3000,,,,"Michelle M. Matthees",Individual,"To provide financial support to developing and established regional artists wishing to take advantage of an artist generated or impending concrete opportunity or to provide support for expenses to complete work that will advance the artist’s work or caree",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michelle,Matthees,,,,MN,,"(218) 341-9307",michellematthees@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-grant-17,,,,
11697,"Individual Artist Grant",2010,1163,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional artists expand artistic abilities or further develop their careers through varied learning and career building opportunities. Regional artists develop technical and business skills needed to support their professional arts work and reach their artistic goals. More regional individuals engage in or with the work of regional artists. The region will benefit by increasing the number of high quality artists available to work with regional arts organizations.",,,447,"Other, local or private",1610,,,,"John Pokrzywinski",Individual,"To provide financial support to developing and established regional artists wishing to take advantage of an artist generated or impending concrete opportunity or to provide support for expenses to complete work that will advance the artist’s work or caree",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Pokrzywinski,,,,MN,,"(218) 525-8346",john.pokrzywinski@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-grant-20,,,,
11698,"Individual Artist Grant",2010,2310,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional artists expand artistic abilities or further develop their careers through varied learning and career building opportunities. Regional artists develop technical and business skills needed to support their professional arts work and reach their artistic goals. More regional individuals engage in or with the work of regional artists. The region will benefit by increasing the number of high quality artists available to work with regional arts organizations.",,,690,"Other, local or private",3000,,,,"Justin Z. Powers",Individual,"To provide financial support to developing and established regional artists wishing to take advantage of an artist generated or impending concrete opportunity or to provide support for expenses to complete work that will advance the artist’s work or caree",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Justin,Powers,,,,MN,,"(218) 723-1541",,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-grant-21,,,,
11699,"Individual Artist Grant",2010,2310,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional artists expand artistic abilities or further develop their careers through varied learning and career building opportunities. Regional artists develop technical and business skills needed to support their professional arts work and reach their artistic goals. More regional individuals engage in or with the work of regional artists. The region will benefit by increasing the number of high quality artists available to work with regional arts organizations.",,,890,"Other, local or private",3200,,,,"Wendy Rouse",Individual,"To provide financial support to developing and established regional artists wishing to take advantage of an artist generated or impending concrete opportunity or to provide support for expenses to complete work that will advance the artist’s work or caree",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Wendy,Rouse,,,,MN,,"(218) 721-3615",mizwandarose@aol.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-grant-22,,,,
11701,"Individual Artist Grant",2010,2310,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional artists expand artistic abilities or further develop their careers through varied learning and career building opportunities. Regional artists develop technical and business skills needed to support their professional arts work and reach their artistic goals. More regional individuals engage in or with the work of regional artists. The region will benefit by increasing the number of high quality artists available to work with regional arts organizations.",,,1750,"Other, local or private",4060,,,,"Ellen Schafroth",Individual,"To provide financial support to developing and established regional artists wishing to take advantage of an artist generated or impending concrete opportunity or to provide support for expenses to complete work that will advance the artist’s work or caree",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ellen,Schafroth,,,,MN,,"(218) 343-3051",borealballet@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-grant-24,,,,
11702,"Individual Artist Grant",2010,2310,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional artists expand artistic abilities or further develop their careers through varied learning and career building opportunities. Regional artists develop technical and business skills needed to support their professional arts work and reach their artistic goals. More regional individuals engage in or with the work of regional artists. The region will benefit by increasing the number of high quality artists available to work with regional arts organizations.",,,1190,"Other, local or private",3500,,,,"Sara Softich",Individual,"To provide financial support to developing and established regional artists wishing to take advantage of an artist generated or impending concrete opportunity or to provide support for expenses to complete work that will advance the artist’s work or caree",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sara,Softich,,,,MN,,"(218) 349-1482",sarasfiddle@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-grant-25,,,,
11703,"Individual Artist Grant",2010,2195,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional artists expand artistic abilities or further develop their careers through varied learning and career building opportunities. Regional artists develop technical and business skills needed to support their professional arts work and reach their artistic goals. More regional individuals engage in or with the work of regional artists. The region will benefit by increasing the number of high quality artists available to work with regional arts organizations.",,,655,"Other, local or private",2850,,,,"Barton E. Sutter",Individual,"To provide financial support to developing and established regional artists wishing to take advantage of an artist generated or impending concrete opportunity or to provide support for expenses to complete work that will advance the artist’s work or caree",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Barton,Sutter,,,,MN,,"(715) 394-8076",bsutter@uwsuper.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-grant-26,,,,
11704,"Individual Artist Grant",2010,2310,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional artists expand artistic abilities or further develop their careers through varied learning and career building opportunities. Regional artists develop technical and business skills needed to support their professional arts work and reach their artistic goals. More regional individuals engage in or with the work of regional artists. The region will benefit by increasing the number of high quality artists available to work with regional arts organizations.",,,690,"Other, local or private",3000,,,,"Adam Swanson",Individual,"To provide financial support to developing and established regional artists wishing to take advantage of an artist generated or impending concrete opportunity or to provide support for expenses to complete work that will advance the artist’s work or caree",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Adam,Swanson,,,,MN,,"(218) 343-4304",adampswanson@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-grant-27,,,,
11711,"Individual Artist Grant",2010,2310,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional artists expand artistic abilities or further develop their careers through varied learning and career building opportunities. Regional artists develop technical and business skills needed to support their professional arts work and reach their artistic goals. More regional individuals engage in or with the work of regional artists. The region will benefit by increasing the number of high quality artists available to work with regional arts organizations.",,,2690,"Other, local or private",5000,,,,"Andrew A. Turpening",Individual,"To provide financial support to developing and established regional artists wishing to take advantage of an artist generated or impending concrete opportunity or to provide support for expenses to complete work that will advance the artist’s work or caree",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Turpening,,,,MN,,"(612) 807-8729",andrewturpening@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-grant-28,,,,
11712,"Individual Artist Grant",2010,2310,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional artists expand artistic abilities or further develop their careers through varied learning and career building opportunities. Regional artists develop technical and business skills needed to support their professional arts work and reach their artistic goals. More regional individuals engage in or with the work of regional artists. The region will benefit by increasing the number of high quality artists available to work with regional arts organizations.",,,1990,"Other, local or private",4300,,,,"Barbara J. Wood AKA Jo Wood",Individual,"To provide financial support to developing and established regional artists wishing to take advantage of an artist generated or impending concrete opportunity or to provide support for expenses to complete work that will advance the artist’s work or caree",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Barbara,Wood,,,,MN,,"(218) 626-1172",jo@jowoodbeads.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-grant-29,,,,
10031857,"Individual Artist Project",2024,3000,,"ACHF Arts Access","Being in a shared community art space means that what I work on is visible to many people; other artists in the building, students of all ages and teachers. These people provide me with input and advice along the way as well as a chance to pique curiosity and share things I'm learning. In my clay community people are especially curious about harvesting clay and I'm able to offer advice and invite them to test out their own clay bodies in my firings. I'm also excited to bring this series to St. Croix, an area that I will be new to as an artist. I've found a commonality that spans other political divisions among Minnesotans; being proud and protective of our clean water and varied landscapes. With this series in particular being connected visually to the North Shore and using harvested materials, I hope it can be a reminder of our relationship to natural spaces and how our surroundings uniquely shape the things we create. As always, I'll also use the knowledge I gain in making new work as a teacher in community art programs. ; With this grant, my overarching goal is to create and install work for a juried group exhibition at ArtReach St. Croix in Stillwater, MN, with the outcome of building connections to the community in that area. In my experience, group shows like this expand the number and variety of audience members, making them ideal for connecting to and learning about a particular arts community. While I create the work, my goal is to develop my ability to design pieces that hang on the wall and connect to work that is oriented for a pedestal, as well as continue to incorporate wild clay. The outcomes will be exhibiting several (3-6) of these pedestal/ wall installations along with a descriptive guide showing the harvesting/use of the wild clay. Lastly, in creating the work for this show, my goal is to photograph the pieces as they are displayed in the exhibition space and use the photos to apply for other opportunities, with the intended outcome of lining up an exhibit in another gallery space. This would be my second series involving wall-oriented pieces, but my first in designing the pedestal and wall work to be viewed as one. Past experience has taught me about the technical aspects of hanging heavy ceramic work. For this series, I would expand on work I made last Spring for the Edge Center for the Arts which also incorporated the two contrasting clay bodies. During that show I realized I needed a few pieces completed and photographed ahead of the installation deadline for the gallery to create promotional materials- I've built this into my timeline. I also was reminded to allow ample time for glue to dry! These recent experiences helped me lay out a realistic timeline. During this summer's art fairs, I shared information about harvesting clay which will help me edit/add to the wild clay display information for the gallery. As in the past, having a mentor and working in the Duluth Art Institute's community space provides creative advice to talk through and generate ideas.; For my goal of creating work for this exhibition, success will mean timely installation at ArtReach. I'll gauge interest through conversations at the opening as well as through an email/mailing sign-up that I'll follow-up with after the exhibit. I will assess whether the connections I made with the staff, fellow artists or patrons at ArtReach lead to collaborations, teaching opportunities, or invitations to other events. While making the work I'll be assessing my goal of creating pedestal/wall installations. I'll add to/edit my guide on harvesting clay to create display information to be shown with the work. This will help me assess the knowledge I've gained as I continue with the ?wild clay' component of the series. Success here will be installing my portion of the show in a way that effectively uses the space and communicates the wild clay information. Being accepted into another gallery to exhibit this series will also help me assess whether I have achieved my goals.",,,1200,"Other,local or private",4200,,,,"Ashley Hise",Individual,"Individual Artist Project",,"St. Croix ArtReach Exhibition; exploring clay bodies and wall installations",2023-11-01,2024-08-01,,Completed,,,Ashley,Hise,"Ashley Hise",,,MN,,"(218) 259-6446",ash.lake.ceramics@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-7,"Melissa LaTour: Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Literature, Dance, Media Arts, General Arts, Crafts, Arts Supporter; Nelia Harper: Visual Arts, Music, Theater, General Arts, Crafts; Sharon Marty: Theater, General Arts; Adam McCauley: Visual Arts; Lisa Buckman: Music, General Arts, Arts Administrator, Arts Supporter","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10031858,"Individual Artist Project",2024,3000,,"ACHF Arts Access","You don't need gothic mountains or an ocean breaking against the rocks to find beauty in nature. It's not necessary to only seek out the wonders of architecture or sprawling city buildings to feel admiration for man's creations. You don't have to go anywhere to have your breath taken away by our world. That's what I want to share with my community. I've recently participated in a few art showings that are open to the public with my new work of local scenes. These were the 2023 Annual Gallery Hop in Hibbing, the 31st Annual Juried Art Show in Grand Rapids, and the other was the 2023 Downtown Art Fair in Grand Rapids. I have had an overwhelmingly positive response to these new paintings. I've had comments that these paintings remind others of their childhood. That they knew people who used to read meters for the city or they could swear they knew exactly where the painting was created from. Over and over I had people connect with my paintings from the point of view that they felt I painted something very familiar to them. They could walk down that road or touch that building! Paintings in general give us a space to think. That's maybe their ultimate purpose. When I look at these paintings I reach out for those feelings of acceptance and embracing the good aspects of daily life. I've had others agree with me. I want to make more of these artworks and make them available to experience to people in Hibbing MN as well as anywhere else I exhibit.; One of my favorite quotes is from an artist named Andrew Loomis. He thrived in the 1930s and wrote a few art books that I got a lot from. He said, ""Your artwork must so impress the beholder that he is moved to a definite response emotionally."" I think about this every time I paint. I ask myself if my reference photos live up to this quote. Are my brush strokes in line with wringing out the best painting? Are my values, placement, color, texture, everything- created with the end result that this will move someone? That's my main goal. Always. I want people to come to the event I'm creating. I want them there to reminisce and connect with the local scenes I paint. I want to connect with the people that share my love for Hibbings back alleys and have that same fascination for our crazy amount of powerlines. I want more followers, more newsletter subscribers, to sell a painting, to have paintings to make prints of. I want a themed body of work worthy of a gallery. I'm confident I can host my own art show. I've done artist talks at the MacRostie Art Center before and did well talking to anyone who wanted to know more about my artwork at my solo exhibition. I'm not guaranteeing that hundreds of people will crowd around my paintings at this art show but I am making my artwork available to connect with in a way that everyone is invited. I'll do my best with strategies and creative thinking to get the word out as much as possible. I know I can create 7 oil paintings in the allotted timeframe. In the past year, I've created 17 realism oil paintings. While a few were commissioned and had the helpful addition of an expectation for quality, had a timeframe, and were motivated by money, most of my artwork is done by myself with no outside funding. I've done all of these painting ventures on my own but I've learned just how much funds can help! I was awarded a grant before with great success! My artistry grew and I fulfilled every goal. ; Outcomes for the art: Record feedback from my community through social media comments and my guest book at exhibitions. Unofficially consider feedback through word of mouth. Success would to be hear that my art is meaningful to my community, it makes people remember experiences they've had and makes them think the world around us is more interesting. Selling one original oil painting created from this project. From posting my artwork online I want 50 more followers on Instagram and to increase my website visits by 50%. In the last 8 months, I've had 615 site sessions. I can see how many visits I have and will record my results from Jan 2024 to Aug 2024 and compare them to Jan 2023 to Aug 2023. Create 7 oil paintings! Outcomes from the event: My goal is to have 50 people show up on the day of the event. This would mean that my efforts in promoting my art have been successful. Receive 10 newsletter subscriptions from promoting my website at the event via business cards and flyers.",,,10424,"Other,local or private",13424,,,,"Serenity R. Crego AKA Serenity Crego",Individual,"Individual Artist Project",,"Ordinary Moments of Extraordinary Beauty - The creation of 7 oil paintings and the funds to host my solo art event in Hibbing at a local venue.",2023-11-01,2024-09-01,,Completed,,,Serenity,Crego,"Serenity R. Crego AKA Serenity Crego",,,MN,,"(218) 421-8087",srb55706@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-8,"Melissa LaTour: Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Literature, Dance, Media Arts, General Arts, Crafts, Arts Supporter; Nelia Harper: Visual Arts, Music, Theater, General Arts, Crafts; Sharon Marty: Theater, General Arts; Adam McCauley: Visual Arts; Lisa Buckman: Music, General Arts, Arts Administrator, Arts Supporter","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10031860,"Individual Artist Project",2024,3000,,"ACHF Arts Access","The exhibition will be open to the public, as will the artist talk that will accompany the work. In addition, the work will include a participatory element with the potential to read or hear Kyle's work in combination with the visual, creating space for development of a third, combined work in the process. The hope would be to connect with our community and offer more opportunities for conversation and growth. ; In an act of co-creation, I intend to make five works that are inspired directly by Kyle Leia's poems, and exhibit this work connected to themes of healing and wholeness. Additionally I intend to have the work and previous pieces professionally documented with resulting digital files in both RGB and CMYK format, which will allow for potential publication and promotion. As a practicing painter, I've had the great fortune of creating and exhibiting work locally as evidenced by my submitted resume. This grant will support time, materials and documentation towards an exciting new collaboration, and while I haven't done anything specifically in this type of collaboration, I do have experience co-creating other kinds of work, namely public murals. Additionally funding to support the documenting of the work appropriately will have not only great impact on this project, but also on future proposals and use of my work broadly. ; My outcomes will be measured by: 1. The completion and exhibition of the paintings alongside Kyle's writing, with optional surveys by attendees around the experience of the work in multiple facets. I will share the survey outcomes in my final report. 2. The documentation of the work, and implementation of it on my website and promotional materials, in both print and digital forms. I will share an example image of this work in my final report.",,,,,3000,,,,"Sarah M. Brokke Erickson AKA Sarah Brokke",Individual,"Individual Artist Project",,"Sarah Brokke will create paintings towards publication and exhibition titled 'Irrevocable Wholeness', co-created with poet Kyle Leia.",2023-11-01,2025-02-01,,"In Progress",,,Sarah,"Brokke Erickson","Sarah M. Brokke Erickson AKA Sarah Brokke",,,MN,,"(218) 341-4219",sarahbrokkeart@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-10,"Kathryn Peckham: Visual Arts; James Ellis: Visual Arts","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10031861,"Individual Artist Project",2024,3000,,"ACHF Arts Access","The album will be made with a wider audience in mind. It's music that you can listen to while doing other things as well as the kind you could listen to as you lay on the bed with your eyes closed hearing the swishing of one instrument panning to the left and then to the right. Instrumental music is broader in emotional perception. You can feel sad for the man who lost his love in a lyrical song or you can feel sadness for your own personal reasons with an instrumental. This flexibility is what will give the greatest benefit to my community. It's for working out, dancing, swaying, and dreaming as well as writing, painting, or catching up with a workload. Listening to music can directly touch your soul. I create music to do just that. To reach out to people in a profound and inspiring way. To express humanity and love through harmony and dissonance. We all have so much emotion that nothing but art can begin to reflect what we feel. I live to express what can't be said in words through different pitches and pulses. In a world with hundreds of thousands of musicians and millions of songs, I know I have ideas that need to be heard. I've spent my time learning what makes music powerful. What scales bring a certain emotion to life, what progressions give the feeling of impending doom or hope, and what syncopation of a beat makes you feel like getting lost in the rhythm for a while? I have songs inside me that need to be written and I know there are people who want to hear them.; I will create 12 instrumental songs (a full-length album) that are: Written using synth/keyboard as well as traditional instruments Use themes that are dramatic, suspenseful, and have horror elements Made with the software used in a creative way to get the most feeling out of unique sounds. Created with excellence and are in line with my artistic vision Continue my influences from downtempo, fusion, psychedelic rock, and funk I will have a created full instrumental album that: Is written, recorded, and mixed in the best quality I can Released and available for sale by May 28th, 2024 Is complete with album art and YouTube audio videos I will have an audience and a way to measure my success by having a social media presence by: Uploading my music to sites such as YouTube, Bandcamp, and CDBaby's distribution Spending time daily growing my presence by posting quality content Tracking feedback with analytics that are built into social media Assessing my listener's feedback I've gone through this exact process many times before. I've recorded songs with time constraints and budget concerns in the past. Having written and recorded hundreds of songs, I have more than enough experience to achieve my goals. This project requires a person who spends an unreasonable amount of time writing, rehearsing, and mixing. I am and have been that person for the last 40 years. I wake up every morning driven to continue to move forward in my craft. I have the skills to be successful. I will create this album no matter what, this grant will just allow me to give it the full attention and quality that I know it deserves. Since my previous grant, I have created a band, released multiple albums, created artwork for each individual song, sold albums online, and made music videos to promote my music. The first grant I received has led me to do all of this. I know that I could thrive with this project because of the success I've already had with the last one.; When my music has an increase of 30% more synth instruments and keyboard tracks, I will be successful in my goal of integrating these sounds into my style. I have many stages of writing a song. The progression and layout of each song are written on paper and then multiple tracks are recorded and created and then added to a final mix days later. The vision behind my idea of taking a more thematic approach will start with chord progressions that are created with the ideas of drama and suspense in mind. I will be successful when my music will have a 20% increase in these chord progressions and melodic ideas. I have 235 subscribers on YouTube. I will know if I was successful if I can double this number by the final release of my album by May 28th, 2024. I will assure my success by posting often, creating engaging music artwork, and continuing to promote my YouTube channel on Social Media. I can also measure my success by the release date taking place by May 28th, 2024.",,,17406,"Other,local or private",20406,,,,"Christopher L. Crego",Individual,"Individual Artist Project",,"The creation of a synth influenced down tempo instrumental album",2023-11-01,2024-06-01,,Completed,,,Christopher,Crego,"Christopher L. Crego",,,MN,,"(218) 208-7585",bladenrocks@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-11,"Kathryn Peckham: Visual Arts; James Ellis: Visual Arts","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10031863,"Individual Artist Project",2024,3000,,"ACHF Arts Access","The Watermark Art Center is committed to championing policies and practices that value diversity, foster equity, and empower an accessible and inclusive environment. It is a space for expression and reflection where art can facilitate idea exchange and conversation. My Duluth community of family, friends and other artists may travel to Bemidji Watermark Art Center to view my exhibit perhaps for the first time and experience all that is offered in the areas of visual arts and local community. This may open new doors of exchange for connections to be made for our Duluth area - exhibit ideas, shared educational opportunities, participation in art groups in person or online. Building relationships while sharing the love of art can bring about positive collaborative discussions that can support our Duluth community with ideas for group exhibits, shared instructors, class offerings and more. ; New series of 30-40 2D artworks in variable mediums and sizes will be exhibited professionally in groupings/vignettes for viewers to examine, compare and contrast their cohesiveness as a whole as well as in groupings showcasing specific handling of techniques unique to the medium. How does the body of artwork stand together? How do the groupings enhance and tell a story or evoke a feeling of connection? The series will be colorful, textural and joyful in an abstracted representational style with intent for viewers to interact with the artwork individually or perhaps in a group. I hope to evoke a sense of calmness, rejuvenation and recharging for viewers and perhaps ignite excitement for them to seek and connect with our beloved trees on trails or in parks connecting them either inwardly or socially with other people. Measurable outcomes: # of participants attending Reception in July, # visiting exhibit 3 mo period, feedback social media and guestbook comments, # paintings purchased. I've exhibited my artwork extensively solo as well as in group exhibits. My Resume outlines the large number of projects I've participated in the short time I've been painting. My career background in administration has enabled me to manage my time to successfully create and to collaborate with others. My Resume will speak to my involvement in successful art projects whether creating or coordinating various group art exhibits and delivery and completion of multiple tasks. I always have several projects ongoing and what I've learned along the way is the value of keeping good records online of details i.e. contacts, timelines and photo images. I pay attention to details and adhere to deadlines and work cooperatively and respectfully with art groups and art venues. I will be in close communication with Watermark Art Center staff with all aspects of this project to ensure timely completion and success of the project to the best of my ability. ; An Opening Reception will be held in July and an excellent opportunity to connect with viewers and field questions and share ideas about the artworks. If more than 100 people attend the Opening it will be a successful and lively event. An Artist Statement will be posted which is informative for attendees and often initiates questions and discussions. I'm a good listener and will be open to feedback and suggestions from viewers. I will be receptive to hearing all feedback and suggestions by Watermark staff. Measurable outcomes may be in the form of connections for future exhibits, requests for commissioned paintings, # of paintings sold, invitations to join art groups and share my creativity, social media friend requests or likes from exhibit promo postings and follow up with additional surveys or comments via social media is a valuable assessment strategy.",,,7965,"Other,local or private",10965,,,,"Susan E. Rauschenfels AKA Sue Rauschenfels",Individual,"Individual Artist Project",,"""For the Love of Trees"" solo art exhibit at Watermark Art Center 505 Bemidji Ave N Bemidji MN July - Sept 2024 - New Series body of work 2D in water media, mixed media and oil 30-40 total ranging in size 10"" x 10"" to 30"" x 40.""",2023-11-01,2024-12-31,,"In Progress",,,Susan,Rauschenfels,"Susan E. Rauschenfels AKA Sue Rauschenfels",,,MN,,"(218) 391-4385",srauschenfels@live.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-13,"Kathryn Peckham: Visual Arts; James Ellis: Visual Arts","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10032807,"Individual Artist Project",2024,3000,,"ACHF Arts Access","This body of work I intend to create is driven by my need to connect with my community. Anthropologist Tim Engold writes, ?to throw out a line is to tangle in another.? I view the paths we take in life as a series of lines, from the paths we walk and the spaces we occupy and interact with. Moving through the world these lines cross over one another and begin that tangling. Duluth is a tight-knit community and I aim to document how our lives interact with one another. I intend for this body of work to document individual self-portraits of people and their households juxtaposed within the larger context of the Duluth community portrait. Documenting how we are all connected and tangled together by our geography. Much like the history of a patchwork quilt that uses scraps of fabric from a household, each holding its own history. This project will patchwork members from the community together, placing them in the larger context of their community where they see their stories reflected through their own donated textiles. This body of work will culminate with an exhibition. In the gallery will be a space specifically designed for people to sit and gather, encouraged to use it as a meeting space while the show is up. I will host a workshop on fabric collaging teaching how to upcycle clothing and repurpose textiles into works of art. Skills I have successfully taught in youth and adult community education classes before. This workshop is free and open to all ages of the public. ; The goal of this project is to engage with my community through a collective body of work. I aim to engage with a variety of people across the community that will donate their textile goods to this project to create a network of interwoven lives. These sculptural abstract textile pieces will document the lives of those who participated in the Twin Ports community. This work will be photographed and documented throughout the process, and the photos taken will be added to my website and portfolio. I will use this work to bolster my portfolio and apply to additional exhibition opportunities in the future. In addition, I will host a fabric collage workshop at the Prove Gallery during the exhibition. With this project, I hope to foster connections with people by investigating textiles and seeing the ways they connect us. I have sustained a creative practice through commitment to my materials, exploration of ideas, research, and the ability to manage my time effectively. My work ethic is driven by the need to create and engage in a studio practice that connects with others. I understand the importance of balancing a studio practice with managing the logistics as I have worked in many capacities in the arts - as an artist and educator. Due to this experience, I have proven successful in my ability to facilitate exhibitions and organize community workshops in relation to the body of work I make. This is documented in my exhibition record, my experience teaching fiber arts at the Duluth Art Institute, and the awards I've received for my artistic and academic rigor. I am confident in my ability as a maker to develop this body of work and in my capacity to creatively engage with the community in multiple ways throughout developing and exhibiting this work. ; I will measure my goals through quantitative and qualitative means. The number of participants will be documented, I intend to have 100 people donate materials. With staff at the Prove, I will document how many people visit the gallery. Success will be over 200 people visiting and participating in the events (workshop, reception, and exhibition) surrounding the body of work. In addition, success will be having a series of high-quality photographic images of the work in a gallery which result in me updating my portfolio/website. A harder component to measure will be the ways in which the work sparks thought and conversation among those who visit the show. My intention with Interlaced Lines is to create community-centered work along with a space in the gallery purposely designed for people to gather, sit, relax, and connect. I hope to witness this happening in real time over the duration of the exhibition and engage in thoughtful conversations myself with members of my community.",,,4680,"Other,local or private",7680,,,,"Lauren Faherty",Individual,"Individual Artist Project",,"Interlaced Lines: Using textiles to discover communities we are part of and woven into.",2023-11-01,2024-04-30,,Completed,,,Lauren,Faherty,"Lauren Faherty",,,MN,,"(218) 591-2884",faherty.lauren@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-38,"Kathryn Peckham: Visual Arts; James Ellis: Visual Arts","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10032808,"Individual Artist Project",2024,3000,,"ACHF Arts Access","I have received feedback from multiple people across generations and in the realms of social work, poetry, and trauma-informed yoga that my writing has made a significant difference in the lives of people healing their trauma, in recovery from substance use or other addictions, grappling with grief from the loss of a loved one (especially due to traumatic loss - death by suicide or overdose), or general inevitable suffering as human beings. Some have stated that my work has helped them feel less alone, recognize their capacity to heal, and/or awakened their sense of strength, resilience, and wholeness. I believe artists are given unique gifts and I am honored and grateful to be a poet. It is my responsibility to share this gift for positive impact in our community and world. As I process what it is to be human and capture this experience through poetry, if sharing my poetry with others can have a positive impact I desire to expand my ability to share and reach more people who may benefit. My hope is that my poetry and this collaborative project with support community care and collective healing. ; The exhibition will be open to the public, as will the artist talk that will accompany the work. In addition, the work will include a participatory element with the potential to read or hear my poetry in combination with the visual, creating space for development of a third, combined work in the process. The hope would be to connect with our community and offer more opportunities for conversation and growth focused on healing trauma and community care as well as supporting personal well-being and the realization of wholeness. I am a successful business owner, high level manager within a government agency, author of a published collaborative work of poetry and art, and have organized and coordinated many community events. I have excellent project management and leadership skills I use daily in my management role at St. Louis County Public Health and Human Services and in my business Svalja Yoga. From these past successes I have learned the importance of clear roles and responsibilities, accurate budget forecasting, realistic timelines, clear and transparent communication, and organization as key to achieving desired outcomes. Some examples of my successes include overseeing and coordinating the St. Louis County Health and Human Services Conference held annually at the DECC with attendance of over 3000, sponsorships, vendors, keynote speakers, musicians, and multiple presenters over 3 days. Additionally, I run a Yoga Teacher Training program annually graduating 18-22 people per year for the past 6 years. ; 1. The completion and exhibition of Sarah's paintings alongside my writing, with optional surveys by attendees around the experience of the work in multiple facets. I will share the survey outcomes in my final report. 2. The development of a personal website dedicated to my writing and social media brand, presence, and strategy to share my poetry and this collaborative project. 3. The documentation of the work, and implementation of it on my website and promotional materials, in both print and digital forms. I will share an example image of this work in my final report.",,,,,3000,,,,"Kyle L. Heyesen",Individual,"Individual Artist Project",,"Kyle Leia Heyesen will create and finalize poems towards publication and exhibition titled 'Irrevocable Wholeness Poems and Meditations to Hold it All' co-created with painter Sarah Brokke.",2023-11-01,2024-12-31,,"In Progress",,,Kyle,Heyesen,"Kyle L. Heyesen",,,MN,,"(218) 341-6115",kyleleia@kyleleia.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-39,"Kathryn Peckham: Visual Arts; James Ellis: Visual Arts","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10031866,"Individual Artist Project",2024,3000,,"ACHF Arts Access","Visitors to the aquarium come hoping to find the natural world explained to them. At the beginning of the walk through the Aquarium, the GLA curators make tectonic plates and ice ages comprehensible to children. As they move through the live exhibits, reptiles, birds, amphibians, and mammals are almost domesticated for view. The final exhibit within the museum maps the lock and dam systems of the Great Lakes, a monument, really, to the domestication of the Lakes and of the ecosystems in which in the Lakes reside. Nature bends to our will; the Lakes are reduced to shipping lanes for wooden boats. My work will reenchant nature for visitors to the Great Lakes Aquarium. ""Aurora Borealis over Gitchee-Gami"" will bring the power, the beauty, and the sublimity of the experience of the natural world back into focus for visitors to the Great Lakes Aquarium. In so doing, the viewers will resonate with the Aurora and, hopefully, with the important place of art as a tool for our encounters with nature.; In a way, I am working to widen my artistic horizons materially as well as within my artistic subjects. Materially, I am working to refine my techniques with large canvases, opening up new possibilities. In terms of my subject, I am attempting to explore nonrepresentational art ? to represent not a landscape or a figure, but an experience. For my audience, I am hoping to widen appreciation for the Aurora as an ephemeral phenomenon and for art as a means of understanding and communicating that phenomenon. Unlike most other experiences of the natural world, the Aurora is unpredictable. Even an eclipse can be planned to see. For most viewers, we need art (photography, video, painting) to share the Aurora. Perhaps painting, most of all the forms, can communicate not only what the Aurora looks like, but what it feels like. I have been exhibiting my work since 2012, in both solo shows and in group or multiple artist gallery shows. Two experiences have shaped my approach to this project. First, the pandemic has taught me the importance of reaching diverse audiences (through, for example, social media). As the world shut down, my craft expanded as I used social media to connect with new consumers of art. Second, my experience in placing my work in unusual exhibition spaces (e.g. Lake Superior College, Northland Country Club, Western Bank and Bell Bank to name a few) taught me that art works best when you reach people where they are. These lessons inform my practice in this exhibition, in using traditional and social media to generate interest in the show, and in using the unusual venue for the exhibition (the Aquarium) to reach new audiences where they, and often, their children, already are.; Didactic panels will include a QR code taking visitors to a subpage on my Facebook site (https://www.facebook.com/aaronklossart). The page will include pictures and open-ended questions inviting visitors to interact with the work and artist. For children, the questions ask them to compare the Aurora to other experiences that pass quickly and unexpectedly (from shooting stars to wildlife in your backyard) ? sharing their experiences with nature as fleeting. For adults, questions invite them to respond to the experience of art ? to reflect on the way we move from seeing marks on a canvas to seeing the Aurora. When we look at a painting, we don't see the paint, nor do we see the Aurora, literally ? in a way, we see emotions and feelings. Comments on the Facebook page will capture audience feedback on the ways that my work (in this new, large format) helps visitors to the Aquarium feel the Aurora, increasing their appreciation for the power of art.",,,,,3000,,,,"Aaron Kloss",Individual,"Individual Artist Project",,"Aurora Borealis Over Gitchee Gami: I will paint the Aurora Borealis in my style, a development on pointillism. As the Aurora is an ephemeral experience, I will be less painting the Aurora than painting the experience of the Aurora.",2023-11-01,2025-01-01,,"In Progress",,,Aaron,Kloss,"Aaron Kloss",,,MN,,"(218) 591-6999",aaronklossartwork@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-16,"Kathryn Peckham: Visual Arts; James Ellis: Visual Arts","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10031867,"Individual Artist Project",2024,3000,,"ACHF Arts Access","My social practice informs my life as a working artist; namely, to increase disruption of the status quo through the promotion of art that revolves around trauma-informed, cultural literacy. Authentic art engagement means access, relevance and reflection of pressing community issues. There are alarming and increasing numbers of unsolved cases of missing women in Duluth, and the state of Minnesota. A friend narrowly escaped capture in a Hillside neighborhood, even with crowds of onlookers nearby. But people do not see what they are not looking for, and sections of Duluth have entrenched issues proven by investigators to be related to the exploitation of women, namely-- panhandling and drug trafficking. I can use my craft to decrease ignorance and increase vigilance. Denfeld Co-op in Duluth is an ideal nerve-center for this exhibit of work. Awareness of MMIW in the Metro area is much stronger than the Northland; I am honored that my work will have a platform to participate in the dialogue going on at the state level, through an exhibit with the Metropolitan Library Service Agency (letters of confirmation attached).; I look forward to this project because it continues my involvement in addressing the intersecting themes of sexism, ableism, racism and resource scarcity, which have and will continue to inform my art practice. My measurable outcomes with which I will gauge the accomplishment of this work will be the following: 1) completion and exhibit of 2 Clay Collage collections, each featuring a Trilogy design of a)abstract, b)surrealism, and c)realism, with the addtion of wax paste mediums, following my stated workplan. 2) materials available from PAVSA and MMIW at each exhibit. 3) survey cards available for feedback. 4) an exit interview with site staff regarding daily audience response. 5) Final Report with ARAC. You can believe in my ability because: 1. In 2020, I created wearable clay work for Blackfeet Nation Boxing Club in Montana as part of publicizing MMIW. My poem about trafficking in Duluth was published in the anthology, OtherWorldlyWomen in 2022. In 2022, I received a Future Art Writer's Award from MOZAIK Philanthropy, which was related to the topic of trafficking outside the U.S. 2. These will be my fourth and fifth solo shows, with venues appropriate to the theme of the work. 3. The body of work required for the exhibits are a realistic, appropriate expansion of my wheelhouse of work, without being overwhelming. 4. I have been honored to receive grant funding in the past, and my track record shows that I respect the immense opportunity related to utilizing public funding for my work---through successful completion of all project goals. 5. The entry points of the project exhibits supports publicity for my platform, as I transition from wearable, to wall art, to public art. ; I have been greatly influenced by my role as a partnering artist with the First Ladies of Hillside (a Duluth artist incubator for women leaving homelessness). In 2021-22, I mentored women affected by gender exploitation. My grant proposal focuses on two exhibits related art highlighting the horrifying social issue of missing, murdered and exploited women in the Northland. I know I will be successful by 1) completion and exhibit of 2 Clay Collage exhibits, featuring 3 unique designs and painted with wax paste mediums, 2) materials available from PAVSA and MMIW at each exhibit, 3) survey cards available for feedback, 4) an exit interview with site staff regarding daily audience response, and, 5) Final Report with ARAC about what I have learned and experienced in this process.",,,3000,"Other,local or private",6000,,,,"Serenity Kenan",Individual,"Individual Artist Project",,"Kismet Clay Project: Funding supports Serenity Kenan create work for two public exhibits of Modern Clay Collage at the local and state level.",2023-11-01,2024-03-31,,Completed,,,Serenity,Kenan,"Serenity Kenan",,,MN,,,workshopwheel@outlook.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-17,"Kathryn Peckham: Visual Arts; James Ellis: Visual Arts","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10031868,"Individual Artist Project",2024,3000,,"ACHF Arts Access","Those living with mental illness and neurological disorders are often seen as troubled or helpless. Really, there is so much beauty in these struggles and most people are overlooked or are not receiving the proper accommodations needed and therefore, continue to fall down a chaotic cycle of hardships. I believe my Panda and Pals characters and tool kit will very much speak to the disabled community, beyond the visibly disabled. We must showcase the importance of the invisible struggles. The world is taking these issues much more seriously and I want to get involved while everyone is finally watching. There are many that are still quite skeptical of these issues and refuse to accept that they exist and that just advocating and accommodating to the individuals, will secure a much greater future for that person and therefore, the community in which they will continue to thrive. I am very strong in my advocacy as a human who has survived four decades of constant pain and struggle. I have used all of my strengths to keep working towards a better world and better self, not just for me and my son, but for all who relate to me and their loved ones. ; I am trying to accomplish creating a sustainable brand through my art that will be able to expand beyond this project. The measurable outcomes are the responses from the community that I am trying to connect with and even better if those that are not familiar start opening more conversations about the meaning of Panda and Pals. I have already began the design of the characters with 100 key communication words. I am driven to succeed and I will be able to use this a learning experience for my son on how to write the grant, create the product and begin selling work within a strict guideline. Being a self-sufficient artist has been a lifelong dream of mine and due to recent circumstances, my goals for getting this started in 2024 is going to happen. I have a growing list of events that I plan to sign up as a vendor for and have already begun building as many free online spaces as I can to start promoting my art brand. This series will be popular for parents and adults who struggle and I believe it will help me stand out with what my mission as an artist and in life is. ; I will know if the work is a success based on responses from the public and sales. I will ask for feedback and reviews. My art business will begin to thrive.",,,1000,"Other,local or private",4000,,,,"Lindsey A. Bergan AKA Lindsey Audrey",Individual,"Individual Artist Project",,"Panda and Pals; Express Yourself Accommodation Tools. Hand drawn character pieces to accommodate for disabled humans when non-verbal. Comfort and accommodation art.",2024-05-01,2025-03-03,,"In Progress",,,Lindsey,Bergan,"Lindsey A. Bergan AKA Lindsey Audrey",,,MN,,"(612) 205-4005",lindsey.audrey.bergan@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-18,"Gloria DeFillips-Brush: Arts Administrator, Visual Arts, Arts Instructor; Laura Stone: Visual Arts; Heidi Foltz: Fiber Arts, Arts Supporter; Brian Malloy: Literature, Arts Instructor; Margo Gray: Interdisciplinary Collaborations and Performance Art","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10031869,"Individual Artist Project",2024,3000,,"ACHF Arts Access","The best way I can involve the community with this project is to invite community members of all ages to attend songwriting workshop with me at Virginia Market Square Farmers Market in July 2024. We would go over some basics of songwriting (like I did when I talked to the 6th grade classes), and then write together at the farmers market which overlooks Silver Lake (Silver Lake has the world's largest loon floating on it). My hope is that the songwriting workshop will inspire other Iron Rangers to write songs, and give them the spark to explore songwriting. Aside from the songwriting workshops, the other benefit to the community would be my collection of songs themselves that were specifically written/inspired/influenced in different places on the Iron Range. When the songs are complete, I hope to perform them with my band ""Sara Softich and Friends"" at Virginia Market Square, the Lyric Center for the Arts, and other musical events on the Iron Range. ; Inspiration from place is what I am trying to accomplish with this work. This is an experiment about place......being inspired by a place I live and writing in establishments that represent where I live. Inspiring community members to explore the art of songwriting is another goal. As I am writing around the Iron Range communities, and then teaching a songwriting workshop, community members will learn that songwriting can happen anywhere. The measurable outcome will be 6-8 songs that will come from time off work spent writing lyrics, melodies, and chords. Another outcome is that I would have a ""time capsule"" of the summer of 2024 in my songwriting journal. I will have each time and place that I wrote songs recorded. I will be able to look back on the ideas and lyrics I came up with and the places that inspired my writing. Another measurable outcome would be the attendance of the songwriting workshop I am teaching at Virginia Market Square. I am very motivated to write a new collection of songs using a new method of songwriting. I have completed every ARAC grant project I have been awarded in the past on time: Career Development Grant FY19, Emergency Artist FY20, Established Regional Artist FY22, Small Grant FY22. I have been very grateful for grants awarded in the past, and I take each project seriously. ; The work will be a success when I have 6-8 new songs written on the Iron Range. The work will also be a success when I am able to perform these ""Iron Range inspired"" songs at different venues in the community. Having the ""time capsule"" of my 2024 summer writing intensive in my journal will be another indicator of the work being a success. Attendance at my songwriting workshop at Virginia Market Square will also be a measurable outcome. The experience of writing in different areas of the Iron Range and using this perspective to write songs is a success in and of itself.",,,,,3000,,,,"Sara J. Alexander",Individual,"Individual Artist Project",,"3 Month Songwriting Intensive on the Iron Range",2024-05-15,2024-12-30,,"In Progress",,,Sara,Alexander,"Sara J. Alexander",,,MN,,"(218) 349-1482",sarasfiddle@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-19,"Gloria DeFillips-Brush: Arts Administrator, Visual Arts, Arts Instructor; Laura Stone: Visual Arts; Heidi Foltz: Fiber Arts, Arts Supporter; Brian Malloy: Literature, Arts Instructor; Margo Gray: Interdisciplinary Collaborations and Performance Art","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10031871,"Individual Artist Project",2024,3000,,"ACHF Arts Access","I am trying to spread joy and inspire others to create art through this work. I hope to spark community interaction and celebration of these community spaces.; My goal is to increase the range of what people consider hiring local chalk art for. Also, I am hoping to bring whimsical joy to sidewalks in neighborhoods that are not as richly gifted with public art as other spots around the northland. Last summer I demonstrated my ability and commitment to completing similar chalk art projects around Duluth: I completed a 4 week series of 10' by 10' history murals last summer with funding from the ARAC, a 56' long history mural featuring animal portraits at the Lake Superior Zoo, and a series of four migratory birds in Lakeside. I've learned to manage my time and pacing for creating public art, and better social skills for interacting with public in a non-traditional art venue. ; I will know this has been accomplished if I am asked or hired to make chalk art for any new clients interested in a sidewalk mural to promote their event, team, activity, or location. I will know if this promotes joy by taking notes on local feedback while working, and returning to sites to observe for public interaction with the art pieces.",,,582,"Other,local or private",3582,,,,"Annmarie Geniusz",Individual,"Individual Artist Project",,"Animals Among Us",2024-06-05,2024-09-04,,Completed,,,Annmarie,Geniusz,"Annmarie Geniusz",,,MN,,"(218) 491-3567",ageniusz04@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-21,"Gloria DeFillips-Brush: Arts Administrator, Visual Arts, Arts Instructor; Laura Stone: Visual Arts; Heidi Foltz: Fiber Arts, Arts Supporter; Brian Malloy: Literature, Arts Instructor; Margo Gray: Interdisciplinary Collaborations and Performance Art","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10031873,"Individual Artist Project",2024,3000,,"ACHF Arts Access","In an industry dominated by streaming and short attention spans, singles serve as a powerful way to quickly catch the attention of listeners far and wide while also keeping my current fan base engaged. These professionally crafted songs will help make a strong first impression and leave listeners eager to hear more, eventually translating into fans who listen to/purchase full length albums. Singles allow me to test new sounds and collaborations, providing flexibility and variety which in turn could appeal to a new audience. Through the collaborations, I will help amplify, cross-promote, and tap into new fan bases by promoting other talented artists. Building off the Wilting Point album, these singles are personal in nature which will leave an impression on listeners creating a sense of community. With themes revolving around addiction, mental health, and loss there is a level of vulnerability. Sharing this vulnerability will spark conversations and interactions via social media and in person performances. This dialogue will help me build a dedicated fanbase and establish deeper connections with my listeners. By creating/sharing the ?Behind the Song' series, I open the door for fans to learn more about me, relate to the work, and reflect on their own experiences. This series will be shared on my music social media accounts (1200+ collective followers) and email newsletters (250+ subscribers) further engaging my audience and building rapport.; GOAL: Record three singles that showcase my artistic ability and craft on a professional level while highlighting my versatility and growing sound. Through collaborations I will achieve the level and quality I am after while strengthening my professional network. These singles align with my album Wilting Point and will eventually be released post-album to uphold momentum and capture a wider audience. By creating a strategic and patient release/promotion plan, I will demonstrate my musical maturity, commitment and dedication to growing my audience. OUTCOMES: Self-engineer/record drums, guitar, bass, vocals and keys for each single. Gain insight/improve communication and business skills through collaborations; receive keys, guitar, and vocal .wav files to add to final songs.Create promotional release plan and ?Behind the Scenes' series by drafting three newsletters (one for each song), documenting via photos/notes throughout process, and creating social media content. Promote work on social media. In 2020 I taught myself how to record on a professional recording program resulting in my first solo studio album 'Canvas and Color'. I wrote, arranged, and performed all aspects of this album; the result was a successful National Radio Campaign and a growing fan base through regional touring. 'Wilting Point' was created with this same process, however this time I invited collaborators to contribute. My diverse professional performance and recording experience demonstrates my ability to work well with others while highlighting the many influences that inform my music to be unique. These singles will be recorded at the same studio Wilting Point was created at, providing familiarity, comfort and confidence in the space, equipment, and recording program. I have been awarded three ARAC grants, proving my ability to plan, organize, and implement projects in a timely and professional manner, demonstrating my dedication and commitment to my music craft.; Engineer/record three singles, setting me up for future post-production and distribution on major streaming platforms. Throughout the project I will take notes on the collaborations, reflecting on what is working well and where I need to improve my communication. This insight will be used in future projects. Receiving .wav files of collaborators instrumentation will add depth to the songs. Complete release strategy for each single including outlining a schedule for when the songs will be shared, editing photos, writing content, and drafting posts for social media and e-newsletter. Track engagement through social media and newsletter with the goal of 50 additional newsletter subscribers and 100 new cumulative social media followers (Facebook, Instagram, Youtube) Track engagement of 'Behind the Song' series through comments/likes/shares on social media, replies/opens/forwards of e-newsletter, and conversations at live shows; even one connection will prove this series worthwhile.",,,,,3000,,,,"Cory T. Coffman",Individual,"Individual Artist Project",,"Record three singles; 'Down the Sidewalk', 'New Vincent', and 'Oh I Know'",2024-05-06,2025-03-31,,"In Progress",,,Cory,Coffman,"Cory T. Coffman",,,MN,,"(218) 409-9266",cocoffman13@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-23,"Gloria DeFillips-Brush: Arts Administrator, Visual Arts, Arts Instructor; Laura Stone: Visual Arts; Heidi Foltz: Fiber Arts, Arts Supporter; Brian Malloy: Literature, Arts Instructor; Margo Gray: Interdisciplinary Collaborations and Performance Art","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10031874,"Individual Artist Project",2024,3000,,"ACHF Arts Access","Participants will leave with: a basic understanding of electrical currents, a sense of community, a smashing piece of art, Feelings of being relaxed, fulfilled and inspired, and Reusable equipment to run their art instrument at home and the know how to re-create a new instrument out of almost ANYthing they have at home ; Goal 1-I want to establish a career running art workshops, introduce young artists to new possibilities within art using technology, teach people/ kids about electrical currents safely. I will accomplish this goal and measure how successful I am during this process by following through and asking the people what they want. Goal 2- Offer a memorable and enjoyable interactive art and science experience that participants want to see annually. I will see success if the workshop is full and if 50% of those attendees or parents of children attendees fill out a survey and report an overall positive experience. I will ask how people felt about the event, what they loved, hated. I will survey if they want to attend this event again. I will ask about the space, timing and how they heard about the event. Goal 3. Instill basic knowledge about circuits Ensure artwork plays sound as designed by the participant I have done this very thing, art activities with kids, on my own volition (and in partnership) with the Y and City of Duluth during 2023. I have also embarked on the touch- sensitive dynamic art journey as well, this project is the Venn Diagram sweet spot in my life and skill set. The largest activity I ran was with 30 kids at Lowell, average size event is 15. I am exuberant, silly and encouraging, I place clay into reluctant parent's hands who are soon smiling making art for the first time in a decade. I am not able to hold a full-time job with my barriers but I EXCEL at planning art activities and working part time within my limits. This is my pathway. I'm on it. I EXCEL at one-two day events. I was asked to draw portraits two days before@ the Duluth Winter Village 2023 and I said yes, terrifying -chatting with and making art for hours two days in a row. I'm showing up for art and I'm showing up for community. ; Participants will be required to register for the event. I will send surveys to credentials collected for registrants. I will know the event was a success if 50% or more report overall satisfaction. I will use the information to guide the next event I plan. I will achieve goal 1 by continuing with more iterations of this event based on the feedback from this event. I will ask participants if they would like to attend this event ( or a child) in the future. This answer will guide my response and whether or not to alter aspects. Ensuring each participant's instrument is working by the end of the workshop (easy) will demonstrate knowledge of circuits was gained.",,,,,3000,,,,"Ginger R. Juel AKA Ginger Rae",Individual,"Individual Artist Project",,"Visual Musical Touch- Sensitive Art Family /Kids Workshop",2024-06-01,2024-10-01,,Completed,,,Ginger,Juel,"Ginger R. Juel AKA Ginger Rae",,,MN,,"(218) 337-3426",Grjuel10@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-24,"Gloria DeFillips-Brush: Arts Administrator, Visual Arts, Arts Instructor; Laura Stone: Visual Arts; Heidi Foltz: Fiber Arts, Arts Supporter; Brian Malloy: Literature, Arts Instructor; Margo Gray: Interdisciplinary Collaborations and Performance Art","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10031875,"Individual Artist Project",2024,3000,,"ACHF Arts Access","Creating a book that focuses on soundscapes will further encourage others to listen to the world around them, which I think is always important. It helps the nervous system calm down to focus on sensory components and help stay connected with listeners' physical body. I think that listening to both our body and environment is critical to our healing process, and by encouraging others' to do so, I will be bringing something positive to the community through my book in how it exists. Further, we don't have nearly enough opportunities for artists to come together in the same room and share their work and find patrons for their media. Yes, we have brick and motor stores and places where others' can find their books or art projects. But having that face-to-face conversation with authors and being able to ask questions is so vitally important. By offering a small literary festival for poets and zines, I would be able to both help promote my own book, but also help the other existing poets and authors promote theirs. Providing a space for authors and zine creators meet each other will allow for organic connections and conversations. In that way, not only will I help encourage a deeper listening to the environment, but for those in attendance to listen to each other.; My goal with this project is to focus on the completion of a soundscape-focused poetry collection that inspires a deeper attention to the sonic environment where I reside. And for authors to get a chance to converse and meet with each other at a single poetry and zine event. Part of the goal with any literary festival is to inspire others to pick up a pen and feel more empowered to write poetry or literature themselves. Seeing a larger scope of work that has been accomplished within a region lends well to that type of movement and enthusiasm from a community. At the literary festival wouldn't just be artists, but organizations like the Duluth Poetry Chapter. And other orgs with zines and literary booklets interested in attending. I'd like to get at least 8 different authors/orgs in attendance with a table. And 100 attendees to the reading and one-day zine and author event as a measurable outcome. And to sell at least 30 copies of the book. I manage a lot of different organizing projects such as the weekly coffee chat meetings held by the Duluth Poetry Chapter and their various events outside of those meetings. Those have been continuously delegated out as we're transitioning to a larger board structure and horizontal forms of leadership. I also put together the entertainment for the Duluth/Superior Pride Festival, which requires me to coordinate with an ASL team, sound tech, several bands, and about 15 poets. I already have the contacts and awareness of the community to easily coordinate getting 10 or so poets and zine artists in the room together. Putting together my book ""Too Many Hats"" taught me a LOT about the process of indie printing and the steps that I ran into that were tricky the first time will be much easier to navigate with a new printing of a new book. I feel confident about the process and eager to lean into the writing more comfortably now that the logistics are down.; I will know that my chapbook was a success by the comments I receive after readers have had a chance to pickup a copy, and from both verbal and written feedback at the event. I'll also know that the event was a success because I will have included a minimum of 8 authors and organizations at the event, and interacted with the attendees (at least 100 guests as a goal) throughout the process. I'll assess the success of the work by how many copies I sold, and checking in with other guests to see how well their tables did in connecting with attendees and getting out their both free and purchase-able materials. And what types of interactions they had with guests. Additionally, I could come up with a way to receive direct feedback from those who attended the event and would like to share about their experience at the event. (Such as a survey or comment card available at one of the tables)",,,,,3000,,,,"Jessica M. Morgan AKA Jess Morgan",Individual,"Individual Artist Project",,"Duluth Soundscapes Chapbook and Lit Festival",2024-05-01,2024-11-01,,Completed,,,Jessica,Morgan,"Jessica M. Morgan AKA Jess Morgan",,,MN,,"(920) 636-8737",morgan.jessicamarie@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-25,"Gloria DeFillips-Brush: Arts Administrator, Visual Arts, Arts Instructor; Laura Stone: Visual Arts; Heidi Foltz: Fiber Arts, Arts Supporter; Brian Malloy: Literature, Arts Instructor; Margo Gray: Interdisciplinary Collaborations and Performance Art","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10031877,"Individual Artist Project",2024,1985,,"ACHF Arts Access","I have spent the 23/24 season both dancing with the Minnesota Ballet, and creating short promotional videos for the company. The feedback on these videos has been overwhelmingly supportive, to the point that people have specifically asked about when the next one would be posted. Though those videos were made in support of a live performance, they are still a sampling of my style of filmmaking. The interest in them leads me to believe that there is an audience for dance films in Duluth. In my time living here, I have not seen an event like the one I am proposing, and I want to be the one to fill this need and provide a new experience to audiences in this area. Additionally, dance film is an accessible point of entry into the appreciation and support of dance in the community. Dance film has the capacity to give viewers an entirely different perspective for understanding dance because the camera can achieve angles and distances that audiences in traditional theater spaces cannot. This intimate connection between viewers and the dancing can unlock an entirely new understanding for them of dance as an art form. Overall, I aim for the lasting benefit of a new communal understanding of the capabilities of both dance and film, and to bridge the gap between two communities that I have recognized in Duluth, dance-lovers and film-buffs. Bringing them together for a night of interdisciplinary art and conversation will inspire new connections between these two groups.; I aim to inspire empathy in the audience for Eurydice and spark dialogue surrounding the content of the film and the way I portrayed it. The Q and A should facilitate conversations that continue beyond the day of the event. Measurable outcomes include the completion of the final film, its subsequent screening for the public, and its acceptance into various dance film festivals. Overall, I want to bring dance film to public attention in the Duluth area, and to spark some artistic and intellectual discussion that may inspire others to explore similar multidisciplinary pursuits. My film, ""Shadows in the Shape of Swan Lake,"" was 10+ minutes long and was filmed in about 18 hours over 2 weeks. This film is planned to be shorter than that, will have a much smaller cast, and will shoot in fewer locations. From that project, I gained a better understanding for how to shoot outside, especially when I can't control the lighting. I've learned how to make the most of the natural lighting I have, and how to plan an outdoor shoot to accommodate for dancer safety and comfort. Previous successes in event planning include planning two dance performance showcases at the Texas Christian University School for Classical and Contemporary Dance. My team and I budgeted for programs, promotional materials, and hosting costs along with general operating costs. I, myself, designed promotional flyers and digital ads, as well as trailers for the dances themselves. I learned about how to best set up a timeline to plan the event, and how to work under pressure if issues pop up.; I know I will have succeeded if even one person comes up to me during the screening and makes a comment similar to ""I never realized dance could be like that."" That said, attendance will also be a quantifiable measure of success. I hope to have upwards of 40 people attend this event. Additionally, the film's ranking at the film festivals I will submit it to will contribute to its measure of success. I will qualify that by saying that the networking opportunities provided by these festivals will be valuable regardless of my film's ranking, but any awards will certainly ensure my feelings of success in this project. Though this is difficult to measure considering the subjectivity of art, I will consider the film's completion a success if I feel pride in the way it matches or exceeds the quality of my previous work.",,,250,"Other,local or private",2235,,,,"Juliana M. DeBellis",Individual,"Individual Artist Project",,"Eurydice Dance Film: I will create a short film retelling the Greek myth of Eurydice and Orpheus, primarily through the language of dance.",2024-05-01,2024-07-15,,Completed,,,Juliana,DeBellis,"Juliana M. DeBellis",,,MN,,"(760) 613-0333",Juliana.m.debellis@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-27,"Gloria DeFillips-Brush: Arts Administrator, Visual Arts, Arts Instructor; Laura Stone: Visual Arts; Heidi Foltz: Fiber Arts, Arts Supporter; Brian Malloy: Literature, Arts Instructor; Margo Gray: Interdisciplinary Collaborations and Performance Art","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10031880,"Individual Artist Project",2024,3000,,"ACHF Arts Access","The Invasives Project is a visually creative way to inform others about invasive plants in our community and provides people with a tool to help support the healthy landscapes we'd like to live in. In printing local blooms, this project will create a resource for my community to help identify invasive species in their backyard and give guidance on what to do with these invasives. As my community understands and can identify species in our landscape, we can help grow the environment we'd like to live in together, mitigating harm caused by noxious species and fostering more vulnerable native species. In printing these plants, I'll also be giving space to those who have a complicated relationship with invasives and have come to love the tansy and oxeye daisy, but who also see these species harming other delicate plants. The project is multi-faceted (an art show, tabling and using the prints to educate at Carlton SWCD's native plant sale, a nature walk, and a free pamphlet) to expand who engages with the art. All are welcome to the community nature center for the show to visually see artistic renderings of local invasives. All ages are welcome on the nature walk, to see, feel, touch, and smell invasives in our landscapes. All will have free access to the pamphlet throughout different parts of Duluth or online. And hopefully, all will gain a greater understanding of how to care for our community's flora. ; The goal of this project is to use printmaking to create new prints that engage the community in a dialogue about invasive species and offer community members knowledge they need to care for our environment. This project will create a new body of work, allowing me to expand the subject of my prints from broad local landscapes to focused local flora. As I'm still getting to know the Twin Ports area, this project will expand my network as I utilize different entities to help me learn about invasives and make a plan for mitigating them. I'm most excited about offering multiple opportunities and forms of engagement to bring people together around art and nature; in doing so, my art will be reaching new community members and new champions of my work. In the past years, I have demonstrated my ability to complete projects. In Nov 2021, I participated in an artist residency for 14 days creating 9 new prints that became the basis of a solo show in June of 2022 in New Ulm, MN. In Mar/Apr of 2021, I printed 500 postcards to create 250 packets distributed throughout the US (via USPS and local sites). I worked ahead of my schedule and finished distributing the postcards by June. From Mar-Dec 2020 I successfully managed my time to create 30+ new prints at night while also caring for my two children during the day. In Feb 2020, I printed and created 100 postcards (which included adhering rice paper to bristol board and adding a handwritten quote for each postcard) for a TRIO (a federal program funded under Title IV) conference. I was able to complete this task in two weeks. I dedicate time daily to my practice in the evening after children are asleep; these smaller chunks of time working on my art are a mighty force of production. ; I'll consider this project successful if: -10-15 new original images 5?x7? to 6?x9? are carved and hand-printed -The prints are shown at an art show (most likely at Hartley Nature Center, June 2025) -I've met with experts on invasive species and gathered their input to help create a pamphlet on invasive species, using the new prints -I've created a pamphlet that offers guidance in lessening the harm of invasive species, have commercially printed it, and distributed it in the community in three separate locations -The pamphlet is available online as a free PDF -I engage community members in a hike with families to identify invasive species at Hartley -I engage community members in June 2025 by tabling at the Carlton County Natives Plant Sale, sharing my invasive species prints and distributing the pamphlets",,,400,"Other,local or private",3400,,,,"Monica Ihrke",Individual,"Individual Artist Project",,"The Invasive Project: a guide in linocuts of invasive plants in the community",2024-05-01,2025-06-30,,"In Progress",,,Monica,Ihrke,"Monica Ihrke",,,MN,,"(802) 884-4075",monica.ihrke@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-30,"Kendra Carlson: Arts Administrator, Arts Supporter; Jennifer Jubenville: Literature, Grant Writing Specialist, Arts Administrator; Nathan Bray: Pottery; Sara Niemi: Arts Supporter, Nonprofit Leader, Grant Writing Specialist","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
30405,"Individual Artist Fellowship Grant",2015,1780,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Goals are to complete the following stages of development within the grant period: 1. Conceptual design sketches/models. Measurable Outcome: Were sketches made? 2. Create card board or other material for basic model: Measurable Outcome: Was a model made? 3. Making alterations to model. Measurable Outcome: Were there alterations made to improve the model? 4. Fabricating model. Measurable Outcome: Was the model fabricated? 5. Attaching fiber with fasteners. Measurable Outcome: Were fasteners used to attach the fiber to the kiln wall? 6. Test Firing – Monitoring temperature rise, fall, holding, heatwork in upper temperature ranges, documentation. Measurable Outcome: Was a test firing completed? Is the kiln easy to move? Does the design necessitate ease of function/firing? Does the kiln reach the required temperature in a reasonable and efficient amount of time? Does the kiln cool properly or will it required to be fired down? Does the kiln require any modifications for improvement?",,,3220,"Other, local or private",5000,,,,"Anthony W. Ferguson",Individual,"Individual Artist Fellowship Grant",,"Craft: Portable High Fire Kiln Project",2015-07-01,2016-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Anthony,Ferguson,"Anthony W. Ferguson",,,MN,,"(218) 260-5196 ",fergyart@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-fellowship-grant-1,"Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of the Duluth Art Institute; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Linda Grover: Professor of American Indian Studies, published author; Kathy McTavish: Cellist, video artist; Karen Sunderman: filmmaker, producer of WDSE Public Television; Crystal Pelkey: Theater actor, director, manager.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30408,"Individual Artist Fellowship Grant",2015,1780,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Goal Statement: To develop playwriting skills through the creation of a script with consultation from playwright Tom Isbell, an oral historian, and a birth educator. Measurable Outcome: The outcome of meeting this goal will be the completion and quality of the script. Methods to Measure Outcomes: The outcomes will be measured by the completion of the script and the quality of the script will be measured by feedback from the three consultants, Tom Isbell, an oral historian, and a birth educator.",,,3220,"Other, local or private",5000,,,,"Angie B. Frank",Individual,"Individual Artist Fellowship Grant",,"Theater: Mothers of the Silent Generation: Giving Voice to Women's Birth Experiences",2015-08-01,2016-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Angie,Frank,"Angie B. Frank",,,MN,,"(218) 349-0354 ",angiebwfrank@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-fellowship-grant-2,"Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of the Duluth Art Institute; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Linda Grover: Professor of American Indian Studies, published author; Kathy McTavish: Cellist, video artist; Karen Sunderman: filmmaker, producer of WDSE Public Television; Crystal Pelkey: Theater actor, director, manager.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30411,"Individual Artist Fellowship Grant",2015,1780,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","First, I believe the act of reading is an act of relation in and of itself. One reads, one takes in the world from another’s perspective. Second, writing is both a social and political act. One writes, one provides another view of the world. And, lastly, this symbiotic relationship puts people in contact and dialogue with one another—in close proximity to and concerning each other’s perspective and selfhood. I plan to accomplish this goal by completing three tasks: 1) Take time off from work to solely write and revise poetry; 2) Complete a full-length manuscript of poetry for publication; 3) Share my work with a public audience by giving a reading. To evaluate my plan and measure my outcomes, I will review records of my project budget and newspaper/individual reviews of my poetry and reading. I plan to record the number of people and demographics of those who attend the public reading. Also, I will organize a writing workshop, comprised of established poets and writers, to gain immediate verbal and written feedback about my manuscript: content, delivery, and impact. This workshop session will last approximately 1-2 hours in length. Lastly, I will record the number of pages/poems written and the publishing acceptance rate accrued during the grant period.","1) I took time off from work to write and revise poetry (3-5 poems per week). 2) I completed a full-length poetry manuscript for publication with Holy Cow! Press (due to be released in 2017). 3) I shared my written work with my peers and a public audience by organizing and hosting a literary reading event.",,3220,"Other, local or private",5000,,,,"Crystal S. Gibbins",Individual,"Individual Artist Fellowship Grant",,"Literature: Into Lake of the Woods: A Journey of the Northwest Angle and Islands",2015-07-01,2016-05-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Crystal,Gibbins,"Crystal S. Gibbins",,,MN,,"(701) 330-2223 ",gibb0057@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake of the Woods, Cook",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-fellowship-grant-3,"Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of the Duluth Art Institute; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Linda Grover: Professor of American Indian Studies, published author; Kathy McTavish: Cellist, video artist; Karen Sunderman: filmmaker, producer of WDSE Public Television; Crystal Pelkey: Theater actor, director, manager.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",
30731,"Individual Artist Study",2015,380,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","More Minnesotans, especially those in the Southwest Minnesota Region, will be able to participate in the arts. The camp will provide direction for me in perpetuating, first and foremost, the goal of allowing Minnesotans in the Southwestern region to ""be able to participate in the arts"" as it relates to music. If I can bring classical music to the attention of Southwestern Minnesotans, even by going abroad but being ""a hometown girl,"" then from my perspective, the goal will have been met.","Going each year to Southwest Minnesota String Festival has helped my ability to perform on my cello. Last year it helped prepare me for my All State Orchestra audition. This year, it helped me to get 3rd cello seating placement in All State Orchestra.",,,,380,,,,"Name of minor withheld due to MN Statutes 2018, section 3.303.10",,"Individual Artist Study",,"Southwest Minnesota String Festival",2015-05-01,2015-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,,,"Name of minor withheld due to MN Statutes 2018, section 3.303.10","206 Prairieview Ct",Marshall,MN,,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lyon, Yellow Medicine, Chippewa",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-study-6,"Beth Habicht: musician, Worthington Symphony Orchestra, retired orchestra teacher; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Cindy Demers: visual art teacher; Reggie Gorter: vocal and dance instructor; John Voit: high school band director, theatre.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts board, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, former HS English/creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor SMSU; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Brett Olson: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor;",,
30733,"Individual Artist Study",2015,380,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","More Minnesotans, especially those in the Southwest Minnesota Region, will be able to participate in the arts. Following the conference, the attendees will be asked to fill out an evaluation form regarding its effectiveness for assisting the board in developing programming that will help more of the community to participate in the arts.","My attendance at Southwest Minnesota String Festival camp allowed me to improve my technique on violin as I enter college. It will definitely help prepare me for a career in music education, as well as my performance with Brookings Community Orchestra.",,,,380,,,,"Nicolette Lecy",,"Individual Artist Study",,"Southwest Minnesota String Festival",2015-05-01,2015-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,,,"Nicolette Lecy","206 Prairieview Ct",Marshall,MN,56258,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lyon, Yellow Medicine, Chippewa",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-study-7,"Beth Habicht: musician, Worthington Symphony Orchestra, retired orchestra teacher; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Cindy Demers: visual art teacher; Reggie Gorter: vocal and dance instructor; John Voit: high school band director, theatre.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts board, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, former HS English/creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor SMSU; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Brett Olson: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor;",,
30762,"Individual Artist Study",2015,80,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","More Minnesotans, especially those in the Southwest Minnesota Region, will be able to participate in the arts. By participating in the festival, I will be participating in the arts in a way in which I have not previously been able to.","My ability to play with a group increased as we practiced together every day.",,300,"Other, local or private",380,,,,"Name of minor withheld due to MN Statutes 2018, section 3.303.10",Individual,"Individual Artist Study",,"Southwest Minnesota String Festival",2015-05-01,2015-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,,,"Name of minor withheld due to MN Statutes 2018, section 3.303.10",,,MN,,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lyon, Chippewa, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-study-11,"Beth Habicht: musician, Worthington Symphony Orchestra, retired orchestra teacher; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Cindy Demers: visual art teacher; Reggie Gorter: vocal and dance instructor; John Voit: high school band director, theatre.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts board, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, former HS English/creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor SMSU; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Brett Olson: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor;",,
30412,"Individual Artist Fellowship Grant",2015,1780,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The goal for this project is to apply fellowship funds towards living expenses, supplies and framing materials needed in the creation of a new body of work for a solo exhibition at the Duluth Art Institute. The measurable outcome of this project will be the successful presentation of a new, high-quality body of work. The method used to measure and evaluate the achievement of the goals listed above is the successful completion and presentation of a new body of work without the burden of financial strain on our family's income. I will be filled with a sense of liberty, and be able to create more freely as an artist while developing this work.","The measurable outcome of this project is the framing and completion of a new body of work for a solo exhibition, Land of Wonder at the Duluth Art Institute. Fellowship funds were applied to living expenses, supplies and framing materials needed to create this series.",,3220,"Other, local or private",5000,,,,"Shawna A. Gilmore",Individual,"Individual Artist Fellowship Grant",,"Visual Art: Preparation for Duluth Art Institute solo exhibition.",2015-07-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shawna,Gilmore,"Shawna A. Gilmore",,,MN,,"(218) 525-5545 ",shawnaanngilmore@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-fellowship-grant-4,"Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of the Duluth Art Institute; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Linda Grover: Professor of American Indian Studies, published author; Kathy McTavish: Cellist, video artist; Karen Sunderman: filmmaker, producer of WDSE Public Television; Crystal Pelkey: Theater actor, director, manager.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",
30424,"Individual Artist Fellowship Grant",2015,1780,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","With funding from the McKnight / Arts and Cultural Heritage Individual Artist Fellowship Grant, I will be able to supplement my income in order to have more writing hours and fund mentorship/manuscript critique through The Loft Literary Center with Patricia Weave Francisco. By the end of the funding period I will have published four new short stories from my collection and written/revised enough stories to create a full and cohesive collection of short fiction intended for publication in 2017. Along with Patricia Weave Francisco, I will create two work plans aimed at developing my existing stories and writing new pieces for my collection. The first work plan will be implemented as soon as funding is available and after Patricia has the opportunity to review my submission. My work will take place from September 2015 to January 2016. Upon completion of the first phase, Patricia and I will meet again to review the new draft and develop a second work plan that will bring the manuscript to a near-final draft by the end of the funding period. My work will be evaluated based on the execution of the work plans, the publication of four new stories, and a complete working draft by July 2016.",,,3220,"Other, local or private",5000,,,,"Tina M. Higgins Wussow",Individual,"Individual Artist Fellowship Grant",,"Literature: Short Story Collection",2015-08-01,2016-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Tina,"Higgins Wussow","Tina M. Higgins Wussow",,,MN,,"(651) 285-6510 ",tinamariehiggins76@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-fellowship-grant-5,"Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of the Duluth Art Institute; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Linda Grover: Professor of American Indian Studies, published author; Kathy McTavish: Cellist, video artist; Karen Sunderman: filmmaker, producer of WDSE Public Television; Crystal Pelkey: Theater actor, director, manager.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30469,"Individual Artist Fellowship Grant",2015,1780,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","With the overarching goal of creating artwork that reaches a high degree of excellence, the working goals for this project are as follows: 1) Set aside an intensive period of uninterrupted work time to complete the animation drawings. 2) Set aside sufficient intensive time to complete the post-production editing. 3) Set aside time to travel to and stay in Minneapolis for the installation, opening and artist talk. 4) Have the time available for the professional responsibilities and opportunities that come with this exhibition – meeting with other arts professionals, arts writers, etc. 5) Set aside a small amount of funds to accommodate the travel to Minneapolis and lodging accommodations that will be required for all of the above. The projects goals will be met when sufficient funding is obtained to make the time available to complete the work involved.","Completed new video animation titled ôStanding Witness, site: Sage Creek,ö 24 minutes long. Successfully completed and installed exhibition for October 15, 2015 opening at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Artist talk delivered at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts to a group of 40-50 people.",,3220,"Other, local or private",5000,,,,"Catherine Meier",Individual,"Individual Artist Fellowship Grant",,"Visual Art: Minneapolis Institute of Arts Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program Exhibition",2015-07-01,2016-04-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Catherine,Meier,"Catherine Meier",,,MN,,"(402) 430-9233 ",catherine@catherinemeier.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-fellowship-grant-7,"Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of the Duluth Art Institute; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Linda Grover: Professor of American Indian Studies, published author; Kathy McTavish: Cellist, video artist; Karen Sunderman: filmmaker, producer of WDSE Public Television; Crystal Pelkey: Theater actor, director, manager.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",
30489,"Individual Artist Fellowship Grant",2015,1780,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","My goal is to produce, direct and edit an innovative, interactive short film called CONTEXT. CONTEXT uses the exact same dialogue in three different environments: 1) a man and a woman on a first date, 2) a father bailing his son out of jail, and 3) two women adrift in a boat at sea. The tenor and tone of the scene changes significantly (going from comedy to drama to thriller) depending on the environment. The film will be shot in August and September 2015 (4 production days total) with the editing, sound design, mix and color correction taking place in the fall/winter. The measurable outcome will be a finished film in February 2016. The method by which I will measure a successful project outcome is to have a completed film available for an audience to watch. There will be two ways to view this film. The Director's Cut will be an overlapping edit of all three environments, the User's Cut will allow viewers to toggle between the environments in real time as they play out simultaneously. The exhibition plan is to submit the Director's Cut of CONTEXT to film festivals as well as release it online in both viewing formats.","The measurable outcome of this project is a completed film in two different forms. Both the Context Director's Cut and the Context User's Cut have taken shape as outlined in the initial grant proposal. The Director's Cut will be submitted to film festivals over the following year, the User's Cut will be made available online after the Director's Cut premieres.",,3220,"Other, local or private",5000,,,,"Jason L. Page",Individual,"Individual Artist Fellowship Grant",,"Film: Context",2015-08-01,2016-02-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jason,Page,"Jason L. Page",,,MN,,"(218) 393-4224 ",jason@4trackfilms.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-fellowship-grant-8,"Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of the Duluth Art Institute; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Linda Grover: Professor of American Indian Studies, published author; Kathy McTavish: Cellist, video artist; Karen Sunderman: filmmaker, producer of WDSE Public Television; Crystal Pelkey: Theater actor, director, manager.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30509,"Individual Artist Fellowship Grant",2015,1780,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The publicist would develop a marketing strategy to attract media attention, prepare a press release and press kit, schedule interviews, assist in getting the book reviewed, suggest ways to utilize social media to broaden my online profile, and help coordinate as well as handle publicity for readings at book stores, libraries and universities in Minnesota as well as various venues nationwide. In order to evaluate the plan, measurable outcomes for this project include: --Press release prepared. --Press kit prepared. --Number of media outlets contacted. --Number of complimentary books sent out. --Number of reviews received for the book. --Number of interviews done. --Number of readings promoted. --Establishment of new, social networks online. --Number of sales for the book.","Press Release prepared. Attendance at readings: 175. Radio Broadcasts: 2. Media outlets contacted: 75. Reviews: 2. Radio interviews/features: 2. Establishment of new social networks: 1. Sales of book: 450. Blog features: 2. Nominations: 3 (Pushcart Prize, Northeastern Minnesota Book Award, Foreward Magazine Book of the Year). Profile and poems listed on Poetry Foundation website. Postcards prepared for marketing. New connections on listservs: 3 (VIDA, Wom-Po, Association of Writers and Writing Programs Women's Caucus).",,4220,"Other, local or private",6000,,,,"Francine M. Sterle",Individual,"Individual Artist Fellowship Grant",,"Literature: Hiring a Publicist",2015-07-01,2016-04-11,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Francine,Sterle,"Francine M. Sterle",,,MN,,"(218) 262-2503 ",fmsterle@northlc.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-fellowship-grant-9,"Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of the Duluth Art Institute; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Linda Grover: Professor of American Indian Studies, published author; Kathy McTavish: Cellist, video artist; Karen Sunderman: filmmaker, producer of WDSE Public Television; Crystal Pelkey: Theater actor, director, manager.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30511,"Individual Artist Fellowship Grant",2015,1780,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","My goal is to create a thoughtful body of work that reflects the lessons learned with Tonja Sell. This new work will be about figures and portraits of specific people combined with wild animals set in a changing landscape. I will have an exhibition in September at the Red Herring Lounge in Duluth, Minnesota from September 1st-November 1st as a culmination of these efforts. The lessons learned working with Tonja will be valuable tools to use in all of my future work. Measuring the outcomes of this proposal will be simple. I will have a clear body of work, directly affected by the tutorship of Tonja Sell. After my class, I will continue to draw and paint a group of people paintings which will culminate in a show of animal and human hybrid images at the Red Herring Lounge in Duluth, Minnesota from September 1st through November 1st.","I had 3 days of individual instruction from Tonja Sell as well as a 2-day group class on expressive pastels. During the individual instruction I spent three full days practicing drawing and painting the human form and human portraiture. Tonja gave me many valuable insights which I brought to my home studio and spent two months creating an exhibition of entirely human-centric paintings. The show hung for one month at the Red Herring Lounge in Duluth. The show consisted of 18 paintings, each of which had a human figure in it.",,3220,"Other, local or private",5000,,,,"Adam P. Swanson",Individual,"Individual Artist Fellowship Grant",,"Visual Art: Figure and portrait painting instruction with fine artist Tonja Sell.",2015-07-01,2015-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Adam,Swanson,"Adam P. Swanson",,,MN,,"(218) 343-4304 ",adam@adamswanson.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Cook, Carlton, Pine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-fellowship-grant-10,"Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of the Duluth Art Institute; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Linda Grover: Professor of American Indian Studies, published author; Kathy McTavish: Cellist, video artist; Karen Sunderman: filmmaker, producer of WDSE Public Television; Crystal Pelkey: Theater actor, director, manager.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
35654,"Individual Artist Study",2016,500,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","More Minnesotans, especially those in the Southwest Minnesota Region, will be able to participate in the arts. My plans for the future are all about the performing arts. My dream is to someday bring the beauty of classical music on the cello, through performance, to the region, the state, the nation, and perhaps to the world. Knowing that my roots are here, the camp will provide direction for me in perpetuating, first and foremost, the goal of allowing Minnesotans in the Southwest region to ""be able to part","Going each year to Southwest Minnesota String Festival has helped my ability to perform as a cellist. Last year it helped prepare me for my participation in 2015-16 All State Orchestra audition. This year, as well, it helped me to prepare for my participation in 2016-17 All State Orchestra.",,25,"Other, local or private",525,,,0.00,"Name of minor withheld due to MN Statutes 2018, section 3.303.10",Individual,"Individual Artist Study",,"Southwest Minnesota String Festival",2016-05-15,2016-07-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,,,"Name of minor withheld due to MN Statutes 2018, section 3.303.10",,,MN,,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lyon, Yellow Medicine, Chippewa",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-study-15,"Beth Habicht: musician; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Tammy Grubbs: visual artist, theatre; Roberta Trooien: musician.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, former High School English/creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: Human Resources Director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor.",,2
35656,"Individual Artist Study",2016,500,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","It will build relationships with members of groups that have been underserved by the arts. The feedback from my instructor would help my confidence with my turns and the technique of my turns. I would also see improvement in my overall technique and knowledge of dance. It would help me to prepare myself better for the audition I will have to in order to get into the college dance program I want. I would also get better scores on my solo at competitions.","My scores from the dance competition I attended were much higher than usual and from the video of my dance, I can tell that my turns, jumps, and overall dancing has improved.",,1000,"Other, local or private",1500,,,0.00,"Sophia Louwagie",Individual,"Individual Artist Study",,"Dance intensive",2016-05-15,2016-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sophia,Louwagie,"Sophia Louwagie",,,MN,,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine, Lyon",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-study-16,"Beth Habicht: musician; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Tammy Grubbs: visual artist, theatre; Roberta Trooien: musician.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, former High School English/creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: Human Resources Director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor.",,2
10023297,"Individual Artist Project Grant",2022,3800,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","I believe my community will benefit from this project as I will teach a free public workshop in natural dyeing and garment construction, in addition to having free information about this project, its execution, and results available on my website. I will be able to educate those interested in how to responsibly, ethically, and sustainably harvest natural materials in the Arrowhead region and how to appropriately use them, hopefully encouraging responsible stewardship of our lands and the natural world. I will serve as a community resource for natural dyes, as well as garment and quilt construction.In executing this project, I am attempting to increase my technical dyeing and garment construction skills, in addition to diving deeper into my sense of place here in the Arrowhead region. In researching the plants that are suitable for using for dyes, I will learn about the native plants that grow here, as well as the invasive species which have been introduced. Once I've identified the invasive species, I will attempt to trace when, where, and how these plants were introduced to the Arrowhead region, and map out the resulting information. Once the dyes are complete, I will set out to make two sets of garments to wear; one using the invasive species, one using the native species, as well as a quilt made of the scraps of each. The resulting garments, as well as the relevant information gathered and published on my website and the public workshop which will take place in my shop, will provide a measurable outcome of the success of the skills and knowledge executed and gained. You can have the utmost confidence that I will execute this project as I have completed many projects relevant to this in the past and hold myself to a high professional standard. Additionally, I am very excited and motivated by this project. I have always wished to pursue natural dyeing and clothing construction further but have not had the proper resources and equipment. I also am passionate about teaching and have years of relevant teaching experience. I believe I have set out a more than reasonable timeline to be able to complete my goals for this project and share what I have learned and created. In addition to my relevant professional artistic experience needed to execute this project, I have taken appropriate courses and have an herbalism certification from Gigi Stafne, which will aid in my responsible, ethical foraging and harvesting of the wild plants I will use.I am excited about this project because I believe that the measurable outcomes will come from not only the finished garments and quilt, but also from the process as a whole. The successful completion of foraging the plants, dying the materials, constructing the garments and quilt, teaching the workshop, and documenting my process will measure the outcomes.",,,,,3800,,,,"Candace M. LaCosse",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant",,"A separate wardrobe, a united quilt: A study of place through plant dyes with native and invasive species of the Arrowhead region.",2022-04-01,2023-06-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Candace,LaCosse,"Candace M. LaCosse",,,MN,,"(906) 362-7104",info@hemlocksleather.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-24,"Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Amber Burns: dancer, Artist Director at Duluth Playhouse; Mary Casanova: writer; Kimberley (Kacie) Clement: writer; India Erb: musician","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10019494,"Individual Artist Project Grant",2022,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The benefits of my stage project to my community are numerous. First of all, I will be exposing this area to an amazing tradition of European marionettes. Many diverse folks have never experienced this rare form of art, whether live or filmed. This ages-old discipline incorporates so many varied skillsets with sculpture, painting, movement technology, stagecraft and storytelling. It incites the creative imagination and continues to evolve possibilities with current innovative and experimental techniques. Secondly, this proposal helps build a local arts ecosystem of artists, which is an ARAC goal for ""innovative ideas that support building bridges and connections between artists or provide support for artists in ways that don't already exist."" Thirdly, my doctor of ministry degree is centered in an evolutionary cosmology which seeks to find ""A New Story"" for context of humankind. Because of this I have ""big picture thinking"" that looks towards a sustainable and mindful future using art, science, and soul. My scripts and performances will reflect this. Finally, our work will potentially join a worldwide network of puppeteers and their audiences. Kurt Hunter and I are members of two guilds, Puppeteers of America (PofA is the fiscal sponsor of this year's Duluth ALL Souls Night, ""Max Skeleton Walks Superior Street"") and UNIMA (Union Internationale de la Marionnette), these puppetry fans will be very interested to see what continues to happen in this field in Duluth, Minnesota.I am embarking to build a foundational, needed tool that tangibly expands my ways of reaching audiences as a mature visual and theatrical artist in a time of pandemic. This resulting stage and experimentation with the set will hone my eclectic experience into a new but related art form, marionette theatre, while continuing to actively explore new exciting venues for my public whether live, streamed, projected, or available on YouTube. I am also building unique and strong, supportive collaborations with nearby artists established in complimentary fields, this connection and support will last onwards to future projects. Measurable outcomes include mastery of new skills, new storytelling techniques, and increased audience in person and online. I have completed six gorgeous wooden marionettes during isolation from COVID-19 with my own resources. I have also had many past successes using public arts funding. My detailed resume and website show a proven record, planning and carrying out of a variety of fabulous events, personal and communal, including twenty years of problem-solving skills implementing the complicated needs of my large, unique, individual art pieces. I have also coordinated other performance and visual artists in thirteen years of the popular annual public arts event, Duluth All Souls Night (DASN). I have degrees with honors in art, theatre and world spirituality and have worked with diverse underrepresented groups and ethnicities throughout my career, using compelling storytelling with use of visuals, sound, and movement and participating in many local and countrywide art shows, conferences, and agit prop theatre. My global network of expert contacts, historic founders of theaters in my field will advise me. I will know the work is a success by testing the stage throughout a rigorous primary rehearsal process and by my first audiences' reception of it. I will upload documentation of the stage's progress on my own web site as well as other art and tourism sites to increase visibility to myself and this city beyond this region. By numbers we can count those physically present as observers (and potential critics) and I will be able to actually measure by tracking the number of ""hits"" and review subsequent comments on various social media. I will make a written survey available for anonymous feedback and position myself as available for those who would like to chat in person or on Zoom. I can use the inevitably spectacular photos and film in applications for impending grants and show opportunities.",,,6000,"Other,local or private",10000,,,,"Mary K. Plaster AKA Mary Plaster",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant",,"A Stage for my Marionettes: I am seeking support for building a small transportable performance space with my artistic network, enabling public enjoyment of my new small woodcarvings.",2021-10-01,2022-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Mary,Plaster,"Mary K. Plaster AKA Mary Plaster",,,MN,,"(218) 310-6289",artist@maryplaster.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-14,"Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth; Sara Pajunen: musician; Sharee Johnson: jeweler, silversmith","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center",,2
10023299,"Individual Artist Project Grant",2022,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","At the core of this project is a hope to introduce the public to fine art that also aligns with the mission of the Great Lakes Aquarium of appreciating and preserving our local environment. The Aquarium receives 30% of the artwork sale income, directly supporting the work they do in educating the public, protecting our water, caring for the building's animals and fish, providing quality exhibits and experiences, and contributing to the region as a quality tourist destination with conscience. I believe my artwork further highlights the natural treasures we have in this community, and I think there's something to be said for giving people an opportunity to encounter art in unexpected places such as this. Additionally, this exhibition speaks to mental health and pause, giving permission to rest, and experiencing the benefit of spending time observing and appreciating the world around us. I intend to write about this both in the exhibition catalog, as well as on the painting labels, as this time I've spent searching for peace in the woods and along the lakes has been one of emotional turmoil, acceptance, wisdom-gained, and ultimately coming to a point of renewal in myself. Just as the fields rest each winter to create fertile ground for spring seeds, I speak to the necessity of this for every person as observed in the changing seasons and myself. I believe this mental health conversation is one that needs to be continuously had as we navigate this pandemic time.The goals and measurable outcomes I aim to accomplish with this grant are: - Frame 38 paintings beautifully and professionally so that my artwork is presented optimally - Provide 20 prints for visitor purchase in the Aquarium's gift shop - Market myself, my art, and the Great Lakes Aquarium through postcards and posters - Create a special limited-edition book of my paintings - Stretch my artwork's reach through a solo exhibition at the largest venue I've worked with to date, demonstrating that I can produce a large show, and setting me up for solo shows at larger venues and opportunities in the future. - Engage a great number of people with the arts, appreciation of nature, and exposure to the beauty of Duluth and the North Shore - Add to the quality of artistic works coming out of both the city of Duluth and the State of Minnesota, and engage in the development of a vibrant arts environment in the Arrowhead Region I have received multiple grants from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council in the past and have successfully executed and completed the projects for each one in alignment with what I stated I would do. I have a strong will to progress as an artist and have used grants to successfully keep my career moving forward in reasonable steps and increments of greater skill, responsibility, and exposure. I am currently working on the paintings for this collection and have a clear idea of what I am capable of, what I can complete, what the show may realistically cost me financially, and how to self-direct through the process. I have experience with organizing every aspect of a solo show and have very carefully priced out the components of this proposal. I have no doubt that I have the self-discipline, organizational ability, print and framing relationships, and determination to pull together each piece of this project.This project will be a success if I accomplish the goals listed previously. I can measure that as follows: - At the end of the project, I will submit a final report to ARAC demonstrating that I used the funds provided to frame the paintings, order the prints, marketing materials, and catalogs, and accomplish the production of this exhibition. I will also include photos of the exhibit. - I have set my project end date after the close of the exhibition so that I am able to report on any sales, attendance records, opportunities, or feedback that comes as a result. I will leave a guest book in the exhibit space, which is always a good way to gauge the reaction of vi",,,,,4000,,,,"Kelly A. Schamberger",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant",,"Immersed Pause - Support to Frame, Market, and Produce a Solo Landscape Painting Exhibition at the Great Lakes Aquarium",2022-04-02,2022-11-06,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kelly,Schamberger,"Kelly A. Schamberger",,,MN,,"(612) 270-4402",kellyschamberger@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-26,"Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Amber Burns: dancer, Artist Director at Duluth Playhouse; Mary Casanova: writer; Kimberley (Kacie) Clement: writer; India Erb: musician","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10023302,"Individual Artist Project Grant",2022,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The community will be involved in multiple levels of this project, as I look to participants to provide content for the pieces I make. My goal is that they pause and reflect on a positive memory or interaction with their environment, in or outside of the aquarium. When the art is on display, viewers can engage with these stories that come from those around them, inspiring further reflection. I will propose on site activities and science-based art workshops that can further engage the public. As an example, I can spend time at the aquarium creating some of the art, sparking dialogue with visitors and drawing them into the project. In spring 2022, I am also teaching a collage course and leading a monthly youth photo club at DAI where I can discuss the confluence of art and science, share the project and get student input. In addition to the community discourse for content, and the display of the artwork, I will provide an online experience of the project. A dedicated website will house an archive of the data and stories collected, including those that don't make it into the artwork itself. Photo and video documentation of the pieces, throughout the process and the final products, can be showcased on the site so a wider audience can engage with the art. Through Instagram and Facebook, I can give frequent updates and encourage dialogue on the project by posing questions in posts and through a project hashtag. Any event can be announced through these platforms as well.Beyond making and displaying a ?calendar? of natural history anecdotes, I want community members to engage in and help inspire the direction of the art. Interviewing visitors about their interactions with the natural world both in and out of museums will enrich my work and my process, as well as expand my audience. It has been a goal of mine to show my art in a non-traditional venue. Exhibiting at the aquarium in the summer of 2023 offers many benefits: a larger, newer and more diverse audience and exposure at a science-based museum. Allison adds that it is rare for their art exhibits to tie directly back to the aquarium. This project aims to do just that. The dedicated website offers an occasion to share and archive the stories. It can also be an opportunity to stimulate and increase viewership on my current online platforms by linking viewers to my professional website and my Instagram and Facebook accounts. I would like, for instance, to expand my social media followers by 25%. Since 2017 I have produced solo shows at the Kruk Gallery, MacRostie Art Center and Duluth Art Institute, and have been included in multiple juried exhibits in the region. The solo exhibits were partially funded from ARAC and MSAB grants. I have a steady practice at my studio where I experiment with techniques and materials while continuing to create new work. I have experience working with deadlines, managing time to successfully prepare exhibits and adapt to changing plans. Despite COVID restrictions, I connected to the public during my solo show at DAI in 2020 through a virtual artist talk, multiple livestream events and private, masked tours in the space. For the collaborative aspects of the project, the aquarium's Communications Director, Allison Iacone, confirmed she will connect me to Alexis Berke, Director of Learning and Engagement. She indicates that it's common for the aquarium to survey their public, so there are multiple ways to conduct my data/story collecting on site.In many ways, the project is already a success due to the confirmed collaboration and exhibit at the aquarium. Throughout the project, I will document and reflect on my process and community engagement through journaling, sketching and photographs. I will use the photo documents on my regular and project websites to showcase the art and to submit to future solo and juried exhibits. I will chronicle my experience of working with the aquarium and the public, and take new skills to future community-based projects. ",,,12410,"Other,local or private",16410,,,,"Susanna C. Gaunt",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant",,"Great Lakes Almanac: A set of paper sculptures that record natural history data and the community's personal anecdotes, both visually and textually. The finished art will show at the Great Lakes Aquarium in the summer of 2023.",2022-04-01,2023-06-16,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Susanna,Gaunt,"Susanna C. Gaunt",,,MN,,"(406) 599-3174",susgaunt@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-29,"Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Amber Burns: dancer, Artist Director at Duluth Playhouse; Mary Casanova: writer; Kimberley (Kacie) Clement: writer; India Erb: musician","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10031872,"Individual Artist Project",2024,3000,,"ACHF Arts Access","I bring my perspective as one of very few black visual artists who has chosen to maintain a creative practice in Northern Minnesota. I consider it part of my purpose as an artist here to bring authentic perspectives connected to the experiences of black people living in our region, and this show is an extension of that work. Often the stories of black leadership have been told and represented through the voices of dominant/non-BIPOC culture, so this alone is an important fact to take into account regarding the impact my work will make. It also leans into my practice as a teaching artist, I've participated in several local BIPOC artist residencies on an annual basis. The work in Decolonizing my Imagination will be work I can share with local youth during my upcoming BIPOC school residencies in Duluth.; New skills I hope to attain through this process are skills in research and finding resources that are not buy non-BIPOC sources. I'd like to actively challenge myself to resist my own colonized thinking in this process and journal to keep track of feelings and challenges along the way. Typically, I am not a portrait artist, but I want to see how I can adapt my abstract style into a new visual form and challenge myself to create recognizable faces, while still using my recognizable style. I'll also be experimenting more with textiles and fabric in these images. An external goal will be to inspire audience curiosity and transformed perspectives around popular black activists throughout history. Since receiving my first grant from ARAC, I have had more than a dozen shows. I partnered on several mural projects and learned the process of creating a mural, to the point where I completed my first large-scale solo mural opportunity at Community Action Duluth in 2022. There is a lot of momentum in the work I am doing and have stayed actively busy with my art at the forefront of all of my work. I'm also able to leverage many community resources and connections I've made through my work at Health Equity Northland. I'm also successfully touring an exhibit co-organized with Moira Villiard called ""Waiting for Beds"" that uses posters, community submissions, and our own personal work to expose gaps in systems meant to serve people fleeing domestic violence, seeking shelter, mental healthcare, and addiction. We've successfully toured this exhibit for the past year and are continuing to create programming and host workshops for the show. ; Methods I will use to measure the outcome of this project will be; including but not limited to:comment books for visitor feedback; dialogue w/fellow artists, viewers, school ; tracking possible TV, radio, social media. My installation openings,typically interactive and with elements of community dialogue and Q and A around the subject matter of the art. Audiences willrespond with a greater sense of understanding to what decolonization is and why it's important, also will respond that the exhibit has opened their eyes to the lives of activists and heroes throughout history featured in the portraits. This would be a wonderful opportunity not only in the communities that I am connected with but also others that are also seeking new ways of thinking. Because of the shift of looking at history, without the inaccurate truth. With most of my art, my goal is always to start conversations. This show will give me the opportunity to explore my own artistic abilities with a new less tainted vision.",,,,,3000,,,,"Carla Hamilton",Individual,"Individual Artist Project ",,"Decolonizing My Imagination ",2024-05-01,2025-05-01,,"In Progress",,,Carla,Hamilton,"Carla Hamilton",,,MN,,"(715) 817-6609",hamilton20199neuhausen@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-22,"Gloria DeFillips-Brush: Arts Administrator, Visual Arts, Arts Instructor; Laura Stone: Visual Arts; Heidi Foltz: Fiber Arts, Arts Supporter; Brian Malloy: Literature, Arts Instructor; Margo Gray: Interdisciplinary Collaborations and Performance Art ","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker ",,2
10031850,"Individual Artist Project",2024,3000,,"ACHF Arts Access","As an artist I believe I am responsible to reflect society as well as my hopes for my family and our community. Now more than ever I want to create images of those full time workers who are paid minimum wage, live with family or in crowded over priced apartments and have little or no health care. Our workers are the backbone of our community and I want to creates discussions that lead to systemic positive changes in how we care for and treat our workers. ; I want to tell stories that are meaningful and important to the viewing public. Creating a small run of eight linoleum block images is a big change for me as a painter. Painters create work one at a time. Through a new medium I am accomplishing a new way to express my subject matter in an affordable way. I hope it resonates with the public. I want my community to connect with the art, see themselves represented in the story of my art, accept the new way I am choosing to depict the story and be encouraged enough to want to include the linoleum block print in their homes. I have maintained my art studio for over forty years showing and selling new work consistently. Currently my home gallery is Lizzard's Gallery in Duluth where I have exhibited for the last 25 years with two solos shows while working as a full time public school teacher and family member. I have received grants through the Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Board, Essentia Health, The Northland Foundation, and Southern Poverty Law/Teaching Tolerance and have successfully completed the criteria proposed and filed final reports on time. ; Two openings are scheduled for early summer 2025 at Duluth Pottery, home of Warrior Printress and Lizzard's Gallery, my home gallery. The work will also be posted on my social media. Through the openings and my online social media posts I will know if the stories being told through linoleum block prints are successful by the number of people that come out to see the art as well as the comments and conversations on my social media",,,,,3000,,,,"Carolyn S. Olson",Individual,"Individual Artist Project",,"Color Study Narrative Printmaking Project. A collection of narrative linoleum block prints depicting workers. Collaboration with Tyler Scouton (laser cutting of lino block carving) and Warrior Printress (linoleum block printing company) and myself.",2023-11-01,2025-06-30,,"In Progress",,,Carolyn,Olson,"Carolyn S. Olson",,,MN,,"(218) 269-6299",carolynsueolson@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-0,"Melissa LaTour: Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Literature, Dance, Media Arts, General Arts, Crafts, Arts Supporter; Nelia Harper: Visual Arts, Music, Theater, General Arts, Crafts; Sharon Marty: Theater, General Arts; Adam McCauley: Visual Arts; Lisa Buckman: Music, General Arts, Arts Administrator, Arts Supporter","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10031851,"Individual Artist Project",2024,2000,,"ACHF Arts Access","Funding from this project will go towards paying artists in Minnesota including a writing coach and a manuscript critique. These artists will be identified through support from local writing organizations like the Lake Superior Writers or Loft Literary Center. The project will also have local economic benefit because much of the funding for this project will be spent locally as part of my cost of living. My writing highlights the important connection between identity and place throughout life. My memoir is deeply rooted in Minnesota and in Duluth in particular, and this project will elevate the presence of this community through the publication of two essay excerpts from the manuscript. Lastly, I'm aware that I have the potential to inspire others in the community. I was greatly influenced by a friend and mentor, Michele Wheeler, who published a memoir about her terminal breast cancer, and illustrated the great power in sharing your story with the world. I plan to pay that inspiration forward for other writers in our community. I connect with other writers through the Lake Superior Writers group, Loft Literary Center, and through my monthly Story Found writing group, Story Found, which was established following a course I took through the Loft.; My intended outcomes for this phase are to complete major revisions and prepare the memoir for querying agents and publishers. To do this, I have the following goals: 1. Complete major revisions including edits to the structure, tone, and setting of the manuscript. 2. Following initial revisions, solicit a formal manuscript critique to receive feedback from a professional writer or agent about narrative arc, structure, perspective, character development, voice, and potential paths to publishing. 3. Receive personal consultation or coaching to grow my understanding of the publishing industry as it applies to publication of my memoir. This includes support for determining a path to publishing, developing a query letter, and identifying agents or publishing houses. 4. Publish at least two essays developed from manuscript excerpts. These publications will help build my writing portfolio which will support future queries to agents and publishers in phase three of this project. I have illustrated my success at writing and publication through publication of creative nonfiction essays, peer-reviewed research papers, technical documents, and web content. I was recently awarded third place in the Hal Prize for nonfiction in 2023 for my essay, A Frayed Thread. This memoir is the first project of its magnitude that I have undertaken, and since June 2020 when I began, I have completed the first draft of the memoir. I have also taken many writing courses with renowned authors to enhance my abilities in creative nonfiction and memoir. This includes three courses previously funded through an ARAC small grant for education.; I will know I was successful if, at the end of phase two of this project, I have: 1. Written and verbal feedback from a professional writer on my second draft manuscript to inform future revisions. 2. A revised manuscript ready for querying agents at the end of two years. 3. A plan outlined for publication, which I can pursue in phase three of this project, including: - Feedback from a writing coach on a path to publishing. - Feedback on a draft query letter. - Identified agents and publishing houses to target in phase three for publication. 4. Published two essays based on excerpts from my manuscript in public venues with readerships of at least 750 each. In the long term, I will know I have been successful when my manuscript is published and publicly available, following the last phase of this project.",,,14824,"Other,local or private",16824,,,,"Molly Wick",Individual,"Individual Artist Project",,"Wick Memoir Phase 2 - Memoir Major Revisions",2023-11-01,2025-12-31,,"In Progress",,,Molly,Wick,"Molly Wick",,,MN,,"(612) 481-7253",mollwick@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-1,"Melissa LaTour: Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Literature, Dance, Media Arts, General Arts, Crafts, Arts Supporter; Nelia Harper: Visual Arts, Music, Theater, General Arts, Crafts; Sharon Marty: Theater, General Arts; Adam McCauley: Visual Arts; Lisa Buckman: Music, General Arts, Arts Administrator, Arts Supporter","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10031853,"Individual Artist Project",2024,3000,,"ACHF Arts Access","At Watermark, I will share my art to a new community and amplify their curiosity and awareness of how they connect to their natural surroundings. My art is interactive - viewers can open drawers, walk amongst hanging tags and scatter handmade seeds about the space. Community members will directly be involved in the building of the installation piece ?I Collect.? On small tags, participants will write answers to the questions ?What do you collect?? and ?Why do you collect it?? The tags will then be hung on hooks displayed on an exhibit wall, creating a pattern that grows in size as people add to it. Over the coming year, I will introduce myself and my project to local organizations with the aim of developing relationships to carry into the summer exhibition. I will propose hands-on classes or activities that help participants relate to the themes of the exhibit and give voice to their stories about collecting and connecting to the outdoors. As an example, students can learn to make paper seeds, using their own artwork, then add them to the piece ?Disperse? that will be on display in the gallery. (After the show they would be invited to have their seeds returned to them). Digital classes and/or process videos can be offered online for folks unable to participate in person. There will be multiple opportunities for individuals to contribute online to the ""I Collect"" installation as well.; For several years, exhibiting at Watermark has been a goal. Now that it is confirmed, I want to showcase my art as best as possible in the gallery. Seeing how an individual work lives in the 3D space, as well as how the works interact with one another, is a key part of the installation process. I will take and share at least one time lapse video that captures the hanging process as a way to give insight into the depth and time it takes to install works. In addition to getting new audience feedback, this exhibit opens the door to more community involvement with the process. Displaying interactive art, offering hands-on activities and having dialogue with folks in person and online will help my work evolve. Through this engagement, I can continue to gather and be inspired by other people's stories and not just my own. Through active sharing of my process, the exhibit and community interaction on my website and social media, I hope to increase my social media followers by 25%. Since 2017 I have produced grant-funded solo shows at the Kruk Gallery, MacRostie Art Center, Duluth Art Institute and Great Lakes Aquarium, and have been included in multiple juried exhibits in the region. I have a steady practice at my studio where I experiment with techniques and materials while continuing to create new work. I have experience working with deadlines, managing time to successfully prepare exhibits and adapting works to best fit a venue during installation. During my yearlong ARAC funded Great Lakes Almanac project, I connected monthly with folks of all ages at Great Lakes Aquarium, and was a guest artist with Aquarium campers in summers of 2022 and 2023. I lead a Youth Photography Club for teens, teach classes at Duluth Art Institute and have spearheaded community crafts at Tour Duluth. Through these experiences I have gained invaluable skills and confidence and have discovered the joy of collaborating with the community during different stages of the art process.; As I produce the exhibit and then install it, I will document and reflect on my process through journaling, sketching and photographs and share a portion of the experience with my online audience. With 3 planned visits (install, activities, deinstall), I will have ample time to take sample photographs of the art on display. I will feature the exhibition and individual works on my website and use the photo documents to submit to future solo and juried exhibits. In addition to the exhibit guestbook, classes and an artist talk will lead to discourse with and feedback from new audiences. Evaluation forms at any educational events can also be archived. I will promote the show through traditional and online news outlets in Bemidji. On social media, I can offer ongoing community participation with interactive pieces, such as ""I Collect"" or videos that show my process, and also drive folks to my website. On each online platform, I will use analytics to track and record increased traffic.",,,848,"Other,local or private",3848,,,,"Susanna C. Gaunt",Individual,"Individual Artist Project",,"Exhibition at Watermark Art Center in Bemidji, MN",2024-05-01,2024-08-31,,Completed,,,Susanna,Gaunt,"Susanna C. Gaunt",,,MN,,"(406) 599-3174",susgaunt@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-3,"Melissa LaTour: Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Literature, Dance, Media Arts, General Arts, Crafts, Arts Supporter; Nelia Harper: Visual Arts, Music, Theater, General Arts, Crafts; Sharon Marty: Theater, General Arts; Adam McCauley: Visual Arts; Lisa Buckman: Music, General Arts, Arts Administrator, Arts Supporter","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10031854,"Individual Artist Project",2024,3000,,"ACHF Arts Access","I will present a minimum of one, and hopefully two, public readings of selected stories from my book in Ely before the end of the grant timeline. After each reading, an open mic program will ensue for other artists. Writers and musicians in the audience will be encouraged to share their written pieces or perform their music. I have contacted Ely Public Library Director Rachel Heinrich and Ely Folk School Program Director Lucy Soderstrom to inquire about the use of their facilities as a possible event venue for a time to be determined. Both are open to hosting the reading. If feasible, the library reading would take place as a matinee during their regular daytime hours. The Folk School reading would occur in the evening, though not necessarily on the same day. The school will also carry my books for sale in their mercantile area. Furthermore, I endeavor to take this type of event on the road and present it to additional writing groups and literary enthusiasts in the Arrowhead and northern Minnesota. These would include Duluth, Grand Marais and Grand Rapids. As for radio broadcast, I will contact program directors at WDSE (formerly KUMD) in Duluth, KAXE in Grand Rapids and WTIP in Grand Marais for possible literary broadcast and promotion of these stories. I've attached e-mail correspondences from Rachel Heinrich and Lucy Soderstrom as verification of their venue openings. I've also included an e-mail from proofreader Mickey White to document her collaboration in the project.; I aim to put my stories in the hands of at least 500 readers, the number of books in my print run. But hopefully pass-along reading will also result. I will sell books at two public readings. Judging a book by its cover is unavoidable. So my book's success will begin with a high-caliber appearance. It will feature a clean, sharp, cover image; a humble, easy-to-read title font; and crisp text and design on the inside pages. The back cover will showcase testimonial snippets about my stories. I will be contacting credible individuals who know my work and can attest to its integrity. My endorsement ?request list? includes but is not limited to: Will Steger, polar explorer and educator; Bob Timmons, editor of the Minneapolis Star Tribune Outdoor Weekend; Layne Kennedy, National Geographic photographer; and Michael Goldberg, producer of KAXE's ?Stay Human? literary program. Their backing would both speak to my story quality and hopefully inspire potential readers to purchase a copy. My accumulated writing and editing experience has also fostered my publishing skills in graphic design, layout and photography. Therefore, I will be taking on those responsibilities for this project that would otherwise require several people. Besides myself, only a proofreader and the printing company will be involved in the final product. It's an element of independence that streamlines the process. Juggling multiple sources won't complicate project completion. Deadlines have been a key component at every level of my publishing life for a few decades. As an editor and writer, I've never missed a deadline for a publication or a broadcast. I won't miss the ARAC Individual Artist Project deadline either. Deadlines are an ethic I've come to appreciate and even enjoy?they put me in a position of having to complete a project rather than dawdle with a work-in-progress.; Book sales and an increase in my social media traffic will be part of measuring success. My website, Facebook page and public readings will be part of sales and tracking interest. If I run out of books and subsequent printings are necessary, all the better. I will take on the process again. Thus far, I have contacted five bookstores, an art gallery, a supermarket and an outfitter to sell my book. Of these eight sales outlets, seven have agreed to carry my book. One requires a submission procedure which I will complete once my book is in-hand. Five outlets reside in Ely, two in Duluth and one in Grand Marais. For verification and names of these outlets, please refer to my Letters of Confirmation. One of the agreements was verbal as of the grant submission deadline and I haven't received their reply e-mail. But my e-mail to them is included. I will pursue other outlets in the Arrowhead and northern Wisconsin. Whenever an outlet sells out, I will replenish their inventory.",,,1639,"Other,local or private",4639,,,,"Scott Stowell",Individual,"Individual Artist Project",,"""Back Road Grace"" will be a self-published collection of essays and fiction primarily about Northern lifestyle and the character of its inhabitants.",2023-11-01,2024-08-31,,Completed,,,Scott,Stowell,"Scott Stowell",,,MN,,"(218) 365-8437",scott@writingoutfitter.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-4,"Melissa LaTour: Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Literature, Dance, Media Arts, General Arts, Crafts, Arts Supporter; Nelia Harper: Visual Arts, Music, Theater, General Arts, Crafts; Sharon Marty: Theater, General Arts; Adam McCauley: Visual Arts; Lisa Buckman: Music, General Arts, Arts Administrator, Arts Supporter","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10031855,"Individual Artist Project",2024,3000,,"ACHF Arts Access","This project invites people that would not typically gravitate to one another to become united by a newfound vulnerability and understanding. Artists and veterans may not realize that they have a lot in common at first glance, but they come to learn that their emotions have the same impact: fear, anger, sorrow, celebration. They also discover a shared outlet and need for creative expression. Additionally, an audience of the community unites and learns from the stories of these participants. The result creates conversation, sharing, and understanding. These golden elements evolve into a forward thinking and more accepting audience and community. ; My goal is to create at least 3 new choreographic works that tell the stories of a local veteran(s) through dance and potentially other art forms such as spoken word, music, and visual art to be performed in Minnesota Ballet's Studio Four theater that is open to the public. The Veteran and dancer participants will show growth and impact by being a part of this process and performance. This is measurable through during meetings and rehearsals, their performance and by feedback during a post performance talkback, which also includes the audience's feedback. The performance program will describe at length, the experiences that occurred during the project, from first meeting to final performance. This will paint a clear and full picture of the impact of the body of work for the audience to fully appreciate the content of the performance. Finally, I intend to stay connected with the participants of the project, nurturing the friendship and observing their future experiences. I have experience with community collaborations, including working with veterans, from my past work. I have co-directed, co-created, and been closely involved in the development of past, similar projects, utilizing art as a healing tool. The impact of my past collaborative works, and the feedback I received afterwards has made it clear to me that art continues to have important purposes during times which are so challenging for so many. I am a former professional ballet dancer, and current teacher, coach, and choreographer. I am incredibly passionate about the beautiful aesthetic and expressiveness of dance and the greater impact of art on our community. My past choreographic works have ranged from simple, musical interpretation, and evolved to telling veterans' traumatic stories of abuse and violence through dance. I sincerely look forward to the opportunity to share my next collaboration and the healing power of art in Duluth.; As mentioned above, feedback from participants and the audience will tell me the outcome of the work. The applause, the emotional response from the veterans, dancers, and audience will inform me about how deeply they have been impacted. I will ask everyone present at the performance: veterans, dancers, family, audience members, to stay after the performance has finished for a talkback discussion to gather information and statements about what was experienced during the process: initial meeting to performance. All feedback is recorded (with participants' permission) and archived.",,,500,"Other,local or private",3500,,,,"Jennifer Miller",Individual,"Individual Artist Project",,"Revival the HeART",2023-12-02,2024-07-20,,Completed,,,Jennifer,Miller,"Jennifer Miller",,,MN,,,jlm4330@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-5,"Melissa LaTour: Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Literature, Dance, Media Arts, General Arts, Crafts, Arts Supporter; Nelia Harper: Visual Arts, Music, Theater, General Arts, Crafts; Sharon Marty: Theater, General Arts; Adam McCauley: Visual Arts; Lisa Buckman: Music, General Arts, Arts Administrator, Arts Supporter","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10031856,"Individual Artist Project",2024,3000,,"ACHF Arts Access","With this project, I hope to inform and inspire others in my regional filmmaker community to explore new ways to tell their stories. Using Unreal Engine to make short films has opened up a world of possibilities to me, and I know it can do that for others in the community. I now, as an indie filmmaker, have at my fingertips in my home office all the tools I need to create the story worlds of my imagination with limitless potential. I find this to be extremely empowering. I want this project to be an artistic proof of concept to help others find a way to translate their previously unattainable story ideas into a reality. I'll hire 3 voice actors from MN, Jessica Hayes, Sydney Summers, and Tully Morrison. Tully said in his audition email, ""I have lived in Minnesota my whole life and have found it hard to find any voice acting opportunities."" I'll screen the film free and open to the public at the Duluth Zinema for 64 people. I'll also screen some of my other short films, including my previous Unreal Engine film (see it in my work sample.) I'll submit the film to as many MN film festivals as I can within a reasonable submission budget. Then finally, I will make the film available for free online and share it with my large and growing MN audience online to spread the word and inspiration. This short film is based on my novel, which is set in a fictional reimagining of Duluth. I love the idea of increasing awareness of this beautiful and evocative region through my work.; Goals: 1) Make a short film that I can submit to festivals and hopefully win awards. 2) Showcase what I can do alone in my home studio with the help of voice actors recorded remotely. 3) Tell a harrowing and gripping tale about a mother trying desperately to get back home to her daughter, utilizing bravery to overcome an impossible situation. Measurable outcomes: -Make a 5-7min animated short film featuring 3 voice actors. -Direct 3 recording sessions where each actor will perform their dialogue from the 7-page script. -Make (2) 3D environments, a dimly lit concrete corridor, and a backyard with a swing. -Animate the motion of all 4 characters. -Edit the animations together, sync the vocal performances with the character movements, and add sound effects such as footsteps and wind. -Submit my short film to at least 4 film fests, including the Duluth Superior Film Fest and Twin Cities Film Fest. -Host a public screening at the Duluth Zinema. -Post the finished short film on Youtube. I wrote, directed, and animated a short horror film in July. 58 people (mostly local) auditioned for the 6 roles. I made the film using Unreal Engine. The setting is a birch forest at night, based on Duluth's hiking trails. I made the set by creating a contoured landscape and adding pre-made trees, rocks, and shrubs. I also made light poles and trail signs. I purchased the character models and props on Unreal Engine Marketplace (an online store for 3D models.) To make the film, I learned how to animate characters in Unreal Engine. Everything, from the main character's fingers, griping the flashlight to the monster attacking her, was animated by me. I've completed each step of making a short film in Unreal Engine and have the necessary skills and experience to carry this out. I've also made tutorials about Unreal Engine Filmmaking on my Youtube channel, ?Bodhi The Movie Maker.? I've already written the script and cast the actors for this project. I own the PC and software needed.; I will consider this project a success when I have: -a completed 5-7min short film that tells the story of Sheriff Constance Blackwood escaping from the clutches of a strange humanoid creature set in the eerie birch forest of North Port, MN. (Based on Duluth) -submitted the film to at least 4 film festivals. -invited 64 people to the public screening of the short film. -heard the audience's feedback after the film is over. -pressed publish on Youtube, thus posting the short film to the public for free online. During production, I will measure my progress by crossing out each line of dialogue on the script as the actors record it. I will cross out each scene heading on the script after I have successfully animated and captured the characters in that scene. I'll also assess this work through the new artistic methods and techniques I learn doing it. With each Unreal Engine project I work on, I learn more. I expect to learn more about animation, lighting, and environment design.",,,,,3000,,,,"Cameron B. Werner AKA Bodhi Werner",Individual,"Individual Artist Project",,"3D Animated Short Film made using Unreal Engine. I will direct, edit, and animate a film featuring regional voice actors.",2023-11-08,2024-09-30,,Completed,,,Cameron,Werner,"Cameron B. Werner AKA Bodhi Werner",,,MN,,"(415) 748-2057",bodhiwerner@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-6,"Melissa LaTour: Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Literature, Dance, Media Arts, General Arts, Crafts, Arts Supporter; Nelia Harper: Visual Arts, Music, Theater, General Arts, Crafts; Sharon Marty: Theater, General Arts; Adam McCauley: Visual Arts; Lisa Buckman: Music, General Arts, Arts Administrator, Arts Supporter","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10032809,"Individual Artist Project",2024,3000,,"ACHF Arts Access","I plan to offer insights into the world of fabric collage and applique by sharing photos and videos of my work in progress. This will provide people with the opportunity to learn about the intricacies of fabric applique and gain insights into the challenges and rewards of being a fine artist. Beyond demonstrating fabric applique techniques, I intend to share the diverse sources of my inspiration, ranging from historical archives to the natural beauty found in my backyard. By creatively pairing various animals, insects, and plants with elements of their habitats, my goal is to inspire curiosity about the interconnectedness of the natural world. Using aesthetic allure, I aim to draw viewers into exploring and understanding our local ecosystem, ultimately encouraging them to participate in preservation initiatives. I believe that artists play a crucial role as storytellers in our community. Through my work, I aspire to showcase the importance of visual storytelling and motivate others to create their artistic narratives, fostering a community of creative expression.; The success of the project will be evaluated based on several measurable outcomes, such as the quantity and quality of completed pieces, the degree of public engagement with work-in-process posts on social media, the display of the final work at the Grand Marais Art Colony Gallery, the attendance of the public at the show, and the number of artworks sold. These benchmarks together contribute to the comprehensive assessment of the project's overall success. In 2023, I successfully executed two grant projects while concurrently managing my Dock 5 canvas bag business. Balancing these diverse priorities presented a challenge, but ultimately, it proved to be the most productive year of my career. One of the grant projects involved producing three video tutorials showcasing fiber art projects for individuals to explore independently. While I appreciated the positive response from those inspired by the videos, I realized that generating DIY project ideas is a distinct process that consumes time away from my artistic endeavors. Moving forward, I intend to create videos that spotlight my artistic process rather than focusing on DIY projects. I acquired the skill of maintaining a consistent level of creativity and a unified vision as I ventured into developing a series of artworks for the first time. ; Create four new artworks showcasing my distinctive vision and mastery of applique skills. Enhance social media engagement by 25% through the regular posting of work-in-process videos and photos, sharing insights into the historical inspiration behind fabric collage and applique processes, and exploring the nature-inspired elements found in my backyard. Successfully install the exhibition at the Grand Marais Art Colony Gallery. Foster connections with show visitors by encouraging guest book notes and providing accessible contact information. Achieve a complete sell-out of all artworks!",,,,,3000,,,,"Natalija E. Walbridge",Individual,"Individual Artist Project",,"?Connected by a Thread? is a series of fabric collages that gracefully unveil the interwoven connections and equilibrium that define the natural environment.",2024-05-02,2024-12-30,,"In Progress",,,Natalija,Walbridge,"Natalija E. Walbridge",,,MN,,"(218) 213-3958",dock5duluth@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-40,"Kendra Carlson: Arts Administrator, Arts Supporter; Jennifer Jubenville: Literature, Grant Writing Specialist, Arts Administrator; Nathan Bray: Pottery; Sara Niemi: Arts Supporter, Nonprofit Leader, Grant Writing Specialist","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10031883,"Individual Artist Project",2024,3000,,"ACHF Arts Access","By creating The Senior Moment, for podcast, radio, and television broadcast it will also give me a chance to highlight senior citizens and their stories. I believe that particular audience is currently underserved by popular media. While showcasing these stories, it will provide spiritual, personal, and societal sustenance to that audience as they resonate with these memories recognizing their own personal journeys within. We will also be able to share those stories with younger generations while giving the younger audience a real glimpse into the hard work that went into making America, and the lessons to be learned from those stories. We will be interviewing a cross cultural menu of guests that can provide a glimpse into what it means to be a Holocaust survivor, how one lived with discrimination of all sorts and survived, living with a disability, living with loss, to name but a few. One of the strengths of the show will be to define what we have in common, in spite of how everyone's life is uniquely different. This world is awash in negative images in media and in real life. It seems as times we live in a world without heroes. These stories will ultimately be positive and uplifting, and folks may realize the heroes they are desperately looking for may indeed live right next door. ; With this project I intend to preserve valuable information from community elders and at the same time promote experiences by those 60 and older to break down stereotypes associated with ""senior moments"". Experiences and stories shared by program interviewees will be presented in a positive light so the younger folks in our communities can find value in the wisdom shared by the older generations. Outcomes will be measured by feedback from families and friends of those interviewed as well as the quality of the conversations generated by the interviews. Since I was a child, my father instilled in me the belief that ""what ever you can conceive and believe, you can achieve."" That has been my mantra for my entire life. For example, when I saw Leo Kottke at a concert in 1972, I decided to become a professional musician that night and my only goal was to play at that historic Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis. I moved to Minneapolis in 1978 and performed for the first time there opening for Ry Cooder with my Cats Under the Stars in 1984. Over the years, I played there 7 more times and sold it out in 1994 with a 10 piece band. I released a record called Mississippi Farewell, a live document of that show, and will be rereleasing it this year for it's 30th anniversary. Since 2014 when my Wall of Power Radio Hour debuted on AM 950 in the Twin Cities, we have over 300 original shows currently recorded. My Wall of Power TV show has close to 200 shows recorded. Both shows air weekly (with rebroadcasts.) My latest radio show aired on 2/17/24. ; The outcome of this project will be measured by online view statistics and follow-up surveys from the general public.",,,,,3000,,,,"Paul E. Metsa",Individual,"Individual Artist Project",,"The Senior Moment - Video and Audio interviews with people over 60 years of age.",2024-05-01,2024-11-01,,Completed,,,Paul,Metsa,"Paul E. Metsa",,,MN,,"(612) 203-2526",paul@paulmetsa.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-33,"Kendra Carlson: Arts Administrator, Arts Supporter; Jennifer Jubenville: Literature, Grant Writing Specialist, Arts Administrator; Nathan Bray: Pottery; Sara Niemi: Arts Supporter, Nonprofit Leader, Grant Writing Specialist","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10031884,"Individual Artist Project",2024,3000,,"ACHF Arts Access","Financially, I will make some of the material purchases from companies in the arrowhead region. Artistically, I am excited to show my community that we as individuals are able to create what we need to live comfortably as a part of nature. I am excited to inspire people to consider the impacts of consumerism in the outdoor gear space. I hope to show people that natural materials (hemp, cotton, wood, wool, etc.) which have been in use for thousands of years are still sufficient to enjoy the Wilderness. And importantly, I hope to inspire people to take the leap to try something unfamiliar, or to try something familiar but in a new way.; There are three goals in this project, which line up with its three parts: 1-create all the gear needed for a comfortable hike across the Kekekabic and Border Route Trails. 2-use that gear for the duration of the hike. 3-present before, during, and after the hike to audiences in northern Minnesotan. To break those into more specific goals- I will create fifteen distinct pieces of clothing/gear/equipment. The gear will be used over the course of an 11-day, 111 mile hike, which will be broken into two sections- Snowbank Lake to the Gunflint Trail in 4 days and the Gunflint Trail to the end of the Border Route Trail in 6 days, with one day spent on the Gunflint Trail. The three conversation with communities will include gear demonstrations, discussion, and before and after pictures of the materials and the resulting gear. I will have at least 20 community members in attendance at each of these three conversations. When I set my mind to something, I see it out. This project is large in scope- both in creating all the pieces, but also in the physical and mental demands of a large hike. I often decide to do things because they are hard and believe that is where I learn and grow the most. Physically and mentally, I find joy in challenges: I have ice skated 23 miles in a day, portaged an aluminum canoe 14.5 miles in a day (and run with one in a 5k), and I have backpacked 28 miles in a day. On the production side, I have worked in fast pace sewing jobs. I have always exceeded my production goals in these professional environments. When working on personal fiber art projects, I get sucked in and can find myself happily working through dinner and into the late night without even noticing. I am highly confident I can complete these art pieces and this hike, and my strong connections at Ely Folk School, Chik-Wauk, and in Grand Marais will make the community conversations successful.; A large portion of this project is quite tangible and it will therefore be straightforward to evaluate its success. Some questions that I will use to determine success will be: Were all pieces of gear created? What percentage of materials used were non-synthetic? Did I complete the 111 mile journey using only this gear? Did I engage with the public through conversations at the beginning, middle, and end of the journey? Less tangible aspects of this project's success include: Did I develop a deeper connection with nature through the process of creating and using this gear? Do people feel inspired to learn more about their gear, pursue difficult personal challenges in (or out of) the wilderness, and/or gain a new appreciation for non-synthetic materials' I will distill these answers based upon the experience I have in the Wilderness, and the outcomes of the community conversations.",,,3860,"Other,local or private",6860,,,,"Riley Reif",Individual,"Individual Artist Project",,"Journey Through Nature- Reconnecting with nature by creating functional art. I will create the gear for a 111 mile hike, use that gear to cross the Kekekabic and Border Route Trails, and engage in conversations with communities during the journey.",2024-05-01,2024-10-31,,Completed,,,Riley,Reif,"Riley Reif",,,MN,,"(650) 600-2085",ozziereif@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-34,"Kendra Carlson: Arts Administrator, Arts Supporter; Jennifer Jubenville: Literature, Grant Writing Specialist, Arts Administrator; Nathan Bray: Pottery; Sara Niemi: Arts Supporter, Nonprofit Leader, Grant Writing Specialist","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10031885,"Individual Artist Project",2024,3000,,"ACHF Arts Access","Four months after this project is complete, in November 2025, I will have a show with this work at the gallery Duluth Pottery and Tile. The show will be up on the walls for two months. I chose not to have this show during the duration of the grant because I want to be able to focus all of my energy during the year on the creation of this new work. At the point when it is hanging in the gallery, my work will inspire people to think about their relationship to the natural world, how plants and humans have a deep and ancient connection and how we can enrich our lives by opening up to what the plants around us have to offer. While I will be approaching these pieces as personal reflections on my relationship to plants and their properties, I see them as being learning tools in the wider community for people to tap into wholeness and healing through nature. ; My goal with this collection of paintings on ceramic panels is to find my creative voice, to get in touch with a deeper part of myself, to figure out a pathway to my personal visual language and to create a body of work that shines a light on the healing properties of plants in order to come into deeper relationship with them and myself as an artist. Each painting that I complete will bring me closer to knowing how to speak my own visual language fluently. My measurable outcomes are the amount of emotion felt by work, the amount of risk taking visible in the pieces, the extent to which the work conveys its message and the existence of 24 painted ceramic wall hangings of various sizes representing 12 different plants. I received the ARAC Artist Access grant in 2020 to explore the ceramic surface on a series of wall hangings and I was successful in exploring all of the techniques that I had laid out for myself and finishing the 10 pieces that I had envisioned. Creating this new body of two dimensional ceramic work has been an intention of mine for years and satisfying this call to dive deeper with my artwork will be my top priority. I am used to working with deadlines and getting done what I set out to do, a skill that I've groomed in the past 8 years working with my partner on our functional pottery, Burdock Ceramics. I am very accustomed to preparing for art shows, painting long hours in order to finish the work for the firing. I usually do one Art Festival a month from June to September and with the help of this grant, I will be able to do one less show and focus my time and energy on this project. ; I will be able to know if the work was a success by seeing how vulnerable I let this body of work be and by observing the amount of emotion that the pieces invoke. I am not interested in simply making illustrations on clay, this work needs to be heartfelt and dynamic for it to be successful. I will take a look at the imagery that I'm using and the ways that I'm playing with composition, I'm looking for new imagery and bold, creative choices when it comes to composition. Through this work, did I make myself vulnerable by speaking honestly and make marks that are my true voice? Did I visually communicate to myself and others the healing effects that certain plants can have on the human body and mind? Did I make a ceramic panel or cluster of panels depicting 12 different plants' By answering these questions at the end of the project, I will be able to measure if I reached my desired outcome.",,,3624,"Other,local or private",6624,,,,"Rita J. Morris",Individual,"Individual Artist Project",,"Paintings on Ceramic Panels- Exploring the plant and human connection through a series of paintings on ceramic wall hangings",2024-05-01,2025-06-30,,"In Progress",,,Rita,Morris,"Rita J. Morris",,,MN,,"(206) 890-0692",ritajmorris@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-35,"Kendra Carlson: Arts Administrator, Arts Supporter; Jennifer Jubenville: Literature, Grant Writing Specialist, Arts Administrator; Nathan Bray: Pottery; Sara Niemi: Arts Supporter, Nonprofit Leader, Grant Writing Specialist","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10031886,"Individual Artist Project",2024,3000,,"ACHF Arts Access","Through live performances of our new musical works, we offer a space for our community to gather and engage with us, our music, and each other. As the majority of the band's members identify with the LGBTQIA2S+ community, we seek to create a welcoming and comforting space for everyone through our vulnerability and honest reflection of our own experiences in our lyrics and attitude on and off the stage.; Baharat will complete the recording of a studio album, composed of six original musical works that highlight the various stylistic backgrounds of its five members, to be released on 3 major streaming platforms. (Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music) We will aim to complete the project by June 15th. I have experience organizing musicians for a common goal. I founded and conducted the United International College Wind Band in Zhuhai, China. Through the group's hard work and my leadership, we made our debut performance at Zhuhai Cultural Center, Gongbei Theater. Through this process, I learned to develop my voice as a leader and speaker for the group. In Duluth I joined a band under the name Lyla Abukhodair. In 2022 we completed the recording of our first full length album, ?Scream?. Through this process we learned to better organize our ideas and communicate our needs with each other and our producer. Now as the songs for our current project, ""Baharat"", are already written to completion, we are prepared and eager to record and release them. ; Our goals will be assessed based on their completion relative to the date highlighted in the goal statement. If all goals are completed on or before June 15, we will have had success. We will determine to what degree the project was a success based on which and how many of the aforementioned streaming platforms the album is posted on.",,,1200,"Other,local or private",4200,,,,"Robert Runnels",Individual,"Individual Artist Project",,"Baharat. Record and release a studio album under the new band name, ""Baharat"".",2024-05-01,2024-06-15,,Completed,,,Robert,Runnels,"Robert Runnels",,,MN,,,robertrunnels13@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-36,"Kendra Carlson: Arts Administrator, Arts Supporter; Jennifer Jubenville: Literature, Grant Writing Specialist, Arts Administrator; Nathan Bray: Pottery; Sara Niemi: Arts Supporter, Nonprofit Leader, Grant Writing Specialist","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10031887,"Individual Artist Project",2024,3000,,"ACHF Arts Access","The benefits are multifold: Facilitating a mechanism and space for community mourning and personal grieving of the loss of Diona Johnson. Creating a permanent in-memoriam artwork that encapsulates Diona's gifted musical and creative talents. Publishing music that is uplifting, affirming and loving to BIPOC, Queer, Non-binary and Trans (LGBTQIA2+) people of Duluth and the greater community of Duluth Holding space for a dialogue about the struggles that BIPOC, Queer, Non-binary and Trans (LGBTQIA2+) people face every day in our community. Being an important published work for the members of the Gemstones, which will continue to be a potential revenue source and proof of work that is essential for growth, career development and networking in the music industry. ; I am striving to accomplish what my partner, Diona, truly aspired to do - grace the community and world with her expression, art and activism. Her music reflects her identity as a healer, an empath, and a person recovering from many traumas and oppressive forces. Measurable outcomes: the accessibility of the AfroGeode and the Gemstones album to the general public, with a goal of having the album as accessible to as many people as possible, for free to little cost. The hosting of a public event, the AfroGeode and the Gemstones album release party, featuring supporting artists, with a goal to sell 80 tickets. The promotion and successful distribution of the AfroGeode and the Gemstones album. Sales and revenue of the album, with goals being sales of 160 vinyl records and 40 cassettes. I've gained a lot of experience in the do's and don'ts of DIY album production, over the past five albums that I've been involved in creating. There are many nuanced industry standards, best practices and production ?tricks' that one can only learn through many trial and error experiences. This experience is a foundation for successfully and efficiently performing production tasks, to a high level of standard. Every album that I have ever started out on creating has come to fruition, been published, and released to the public. Most of all, my life is intrinsically tied to this album - this is a love letter from my partner Diona, to the world - and sharing this with everyone, in the most caring way possible, is currently a deep passion in my life, that I find myself very focused on. Whether or not I receive funding support for this project, I intend to share this beautiful in-memoriam art that Diona created with the greater community, in the best way that I can. ; Surveying the availability of the album's music in digital and physical forms: - Analyzing and documenting how many digital platforms the music accessible on, and how many are free or pay/what you can (for example, Bandcamp). - Analyzing and documenting how accessible is the music is in its physical form, tracking at what price points people have been purchasing the albums. Ticket sales for the AfroGeode and the Gemstones album release party - with a goal to sell 80 tickets. This would be documented from data collected from Eventbrite pre-sales tracking and day-of door sales tracking at the event. The promotion and successful distribution of the AfroGeode and the Gemstones album, with goals being sales of 160 vinyl records and 40 cassettes. Sales will be tracked through online sales data and in-person sales tracking.",,,6201,"Other,local or private",9201,,,,"Steven Karels AKA Orla",Individual,"Individual Artist Project",,"Afrogeode and the Gemstones Album - producing, publishing and promoting the debut album created by the artist Afrogeode (Diona Johnson) and her band, the Gemstones.",2024-05-01,2025-09-01,,"In Progress",,,Steven,Karels,"Steven Karels AKA Orla",,,MN,,,stevekarels@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-37,"Kendra Carlson: Arts Administrator, Arts Supporter; Jennifer Jubenville: Literature, Grant Writing Specialist, Arts Administrator; Nathan Bray: Pottery; Sara Niemi: Arts Supporter, Nonprofit Leader, Grant Writing Specialist","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10019536,"Individual Artist: Community Collaboration",2022,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","I have worked heavily in community art, and amassing stories to composite the idea of a person or place, but never delved heavily into the identity of a single community. So while the work will be familiar, its depth of place is an exciting new challenge for me. I am also thrilled at the idea of taking something I have worked in heavily digital media in, and creating an art object that can be held, poured through, and saved ? passed down to future generations commemorating this place and moment in time. I love the image of being able to hand community members their own words, their parents' recipes, their own memories as art. Reframing art as a community action, that brings us together and enables us to understand each other and the place we share better, is a hugely compelling purpose. It will be interesting to measure demographics of attendees for these final public events, and see how many new relationships are made as a result of these shared experiences and conversations. Statistically, it's difficult to measure relational impact, but we will be distributing surveys to participants, audience members, and even with book purchases to catalog responses, and potentially change as a result of the project.","This project really grew my experience in the art that I do. I think posting it on my creations page really brought me some extra audience. This project really is one of the best that I have ever been able to do thanks to the grant that I received to buy all the extra expensive materials. I compared my work to past star quilts that I've attempted and really learned more patience with this kind of creation.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,10000,,,0.00,"Danielle Prados AKA Dani Prados",Individual,"Individual Artist: Community Collaboration ",,"A Moment in Granite ",2021-11-19,2022-11-19,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,,,"Danielle Prados AKA Dani Prados",,,MN,,"(320) 564-3011",crystal.johnson@granitefalls.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine, Chippewa",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-community-collaboration-1,"Robert Dorlac, visual art, education; Jais Gossman Lacktorin, multidiscipline; Daryl Hrdlicka, theater, film; Georgette Jones, theater, education, SMAC Board; Michele Leininger, writing; Eva Miller, visual art; Mark Wilmes, theater, music; SMAC Board ","Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Michele Huggins: Granite Area Arts Council treasurer and volunteer, member of the Artisan Grain Collaborative, founding member of ACHALA; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Louella Voigt: music, fiber art; Blue Mound Area Theatre board; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Janine Teske: music, theater, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley school board; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter; ",,2
10028116,"Individual Artist Project Grant",2023,4000,,"ACHF Arts Access","I had someone say to me once after a performance: ""Coming to Take It With You is kind of like going to church, but without the God part."" Over the course of 6 seasons we developed an audience that I can truly say were the best I've ever played to. People not only came to see the show, they came to see each other. They came to laugh and cry, they came on first dates (maybe some of them came on last dates), but most importantly they came to support an experience that was meaningful both on and off the stage. Part of the reason that we are able to continually put on a quality show is because of the nature of the medium itself. In radio theater the lines don't have to be fully memorized, there isn't any stage movement/blocking, no elaborate sets, and we typically don't do more than 2 or 3 rehearsals before showtime. What this allows me to do is cast incredible performers and pay them appropriately. And that, in turn, allows the community to see something created right here in Duluth that is not only all original, but also professionally done. We've had scores of guests and cameos from local leaders (including our current and former mayors). And as for the content of the show, I've always felt that if you see any piece of art and you walk away having no opinion of it whatsoever, then it didn't do its job. I always try to explore a range of topics in my writing, whether emotional, political, social, or just oddly amusing. Anyway, there's something to talk about afterwards. What I'm trying to accomplish with this work, in a word, is perseverance. The pandemic hit everyone on different levels of severity and in different ways; physically, emotionally, economically. I've been working as a professional artist for over 20 years. Over the course of the last 3 years I've performed in front of an audience on 5 occasions. In other words, there was time to learn, watch, and change. There's a lot of fear that exists in our world, not the least of which is a real fear that the reasons I had for creating the work I did in the past were extraordinarily naive. That the rush to adapt art to fit into a quarantined world is irreversible. What interests me is not unnecessary recognition, but creating something that will bring us all a little clarity and hope. I want to give our performers a space to return to something that seems lost, and our audience a place to safely come back together. And, of course, I want to produce 4 spectacular live radio theater shows. I have produced over 50 Take It With You shows, and have written the majority of them. We have all of the same cast and crew members on board and they're awfully excited to perform again. In addition to that we have a tremendous amount of support from the community. I still hear from people regularly who go out of their way to tell me how much they miss the show and how much they appreciate it. Finally, this time around we're allowing ourselves a lot more time to prepare than we have in the past. In previous years it's always been a bit of a mad dash to put everything together. Don't get me wrong, we always managed to do it, and we had a great amount of success, but we're actively seeking out ways to make the process smoother and to allow us more time to make sure that everyone's opinions are heard.The clearest measure of success will be in the number of people who attend the shows. In 2019 we performed at The Teatro Zuccone in the Zeitgeist Arts building, where we plan to perform again in 2023. That space comfortably seats 120 people and we sold out the majority of the 8 shows we did that year. Of the 4 proposed shows in 2023 I would like to see us sell at 90% capacity or higher for every show. I will also be looking at our podcast downloads/listens and our social media engagement. I will be implementing new strategies to try to engage with our audience on social media with the goal of promoting more person to person activities that don't just stop on a screen. I will be exploring the idea of how to bring our audience together in a more meaningful way by encouraging creativity on social media and in-person gatherings centered around the themes of our Fairy Tale season. I will be monitoring this on an ongoing basis and measuring its success based on community engagement.",,,28800,"Other,local or private",32800,,,,"Blake Thomas",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant",,"Take It With You - Season 7: A Fairy Tale - An all original live radio theater production; performed as 4 separate 60-minute episodes in the Teatro Zuccone (Zeitgeist), and released as audio podcasts.",2022-09-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Blake,Thomas,"Blake Thomas",,,MN,,"(612) 396-2577",blake@blakethomasmusic.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-48,"Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison; Dr. Mary Plaster: large scale puppetry, public artist; Ann Klefstad: writer, sculptor, public installation artist","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10028117,"Individual Artist Project Grant",2023,4000,,"ACHF Arts Access","It is no revelation that LQBTQ people experience widespread discrimination, violence, and other forms of prejudice. Stigma towards queer folks limits access to critical resources like healthcare and employment. Intervention to prevent these stigmas is absolutely warranted. There is power in a portrait. I have witnessed firsthand the gender-affirming effects that my portraits can contain. Portraits are humanizing. Often the people who hold the most damaging opinions about the LGBTQ+ community do not have a personal relationship with any queer individuals. I believe the simple act of displaying images of these folks will normalize and humanize queerness in our city. There is healing in storytelling. For those individuals who feel comfortable sharing, the opportunity to speak their pain has the potential to be a cathartic exercise. This series will be a platform for queer people to share their stories. Like my past shows, I know that this series will have an audience. I want to utilize this audience in the most impactful way possible. Trans Plus is a local organization that I have worked with in the past. They provide connections, services, and care to trans+ people. At each show opening, I will have information present about Trans Plus and their services. The issues that queer people face could not be more serious. Actions such as these could be potentially lifesaving. Socially, the intent of this portrait series is to voice LGBTQ+ experiences in a safe environment that is conducive to conversation. To ensure that this is achieved, I will be consulting representatives at Trans Plus prior to and after the showings. In terms of marketing, my goal is to be featured on 2 or more news platforms before each opening. This coverage will help me to meet my attendance goal, which is 130 people between the two venues. Being featured on local and statewide news will also aid in expanding my reach outside of my existing circle. For this event, I am not seeking to target a specific demographic as an audience. my objective is to attract twin ports residents of any race, ethnicity, age, or gender. As an individual artist, I intend to deepen my technical abilities in rendering a subject. Finally, I aim to grow my ability to conceptualize and communicate concepts. I am very familiar with the process of putting an exhibition together. My most recent show was ""Trauma Queen"" at the UWS Kruk Gallery. For this I had student volunteers to work with, exemplifying my coordination and time management skills. The event was well attended and well received. My first show ""Magdalene"" was made possible by committing to a concept and following through on self-imposed deadlines. I now have enough experience to know how long it takes to create, promote, and host a show. In addition to this, I have organized various community events with ""The Embassy"", the most recent being ""Boubville"" which drew over 150 people. The process of organizing this grant-funded show is already underway. ""All Dressed Up // Nowhere to Go"" already has two confirmed exhibition spaces: Wussow's Concert Cafe and the Prove Gallery. I know I have the support and tools needed to complete the series. When I consider my past work, I am confident that I will create a successful exhibition. My meetings with Trans Plus after the show openings will be a tool to asses the success of the series mission. I will ask them to provide me with feedback and suggestions for the future. I will also source feedback by holding a panel discussion at Prove including the portrait models. In addition to receiving critique on my artworks, I am keen to hear the perspective of those featured in the paintings. At my last show, 55 people attended the opening. I would like to increase the attendance by 10 people, aiming for 65 attendants for each opening. (130 people reached total) I will keep track of attendees by having a sign-in book. I will measure my technical growth by the successful use of new materials, and the execution of unique lighting and tone. To evaluate my conceptual success, I will schedule a discussion with my mentor Troy Rogers, an artist with decades of experience in fine art. This feedback will serve as invaluable information that I will carry to my future projects.",,,779,"Other,local or private",4779,,,,"Emily R. Koch",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant",,"All Dressed Up / Nowhere to Go",2022-09-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,Koch,"Emily R. Koch",,,MN,,"(218) 576-2239",emilykochart@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-49,"Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison; Dr. Mary Plaster: large scale puppetry, public artist; Ann Klefstad: writer, sculptor, public installation artist","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10028118,"Individual Artist Project Grant",2023,4000,,"ACHF Arts Access","Due to its history, ballet is an inherently elitist art form. A combination of factors, including financial, cultural, and venue accessibility, all create barriers when it comes to sharing ballet with a broader audience. The combination of the no-cost admission, handicap accessible venue, and my collaboration with the Freshwater Dance Collective will work together to combat ballet's elitism, and create an inclusive space for the community. As a member of the LGBTQ community in Duluth, my work expands queer representation in the performing arts. Renters Insurance will serve the community by presenting art that combats the predominately misogynistic performing-arts world. Femininity, and masculinity, in combination, are dissected, selected, and embraced, in Duluth. This representation is needed in ballet, and over time, it will increase appreciation for the arts by providing new examples of what ballet can and should be. Lastly, this project would increase employment of local artists in Duluth who would otherwise seek work outside the community or remain unemployed. My project will help legitimize a performing arts career by providing all participants with adequate compensation without accruing additional costs of entry by traveling elsewhere during the summer. This project's main goals and outcomes include: * Increased community arts access by presenting a high-quality and thought-provoking new choreographic work for a free performance. Aiming to expand people's notion of what ballet can be. This can be measured by audience attendance and feedback. * Expand on a piece that demonstrates choreographic potential. Expanding Renters Insurance into a complete ballet with opening, divertissement, pas de deux, variations, and finale, is important for me to accomplish. This can be measured by feedback, to include, how the emotions presented in my piece impacted viewers. * Move the dance world towards greater equality. From a directorial standpoint, my goal is that employed dancers feel supported, valued, and fulfilled. I wish that the artists I selected for this project experience professional growth from the opportunity to rehearse with me and contribute to a new work. This can be measured by a post-production meeting. My experience as a choreographer is extensive for someone my age. At Point Park's Choreographic Collective, I was mentored by industry leaders, who shared encouraging remarks on my artistic potential and enabled me to hone my creative process. There I learned to hold my own at the front of the room, and how to use my time in the studio efficiently to create a work in a very short amount of time. That experience solidified my ambitions as a choreographer, and my confidence to complete this project. I choreographed for Dances on the Lakewalk in both 2021 and 2022 with no funding or resources other than a studio and volunteer creative partners who believed in my vision as a choreographer. Both works, Au Bord du Lac and You Dropped Something, were well received by the audiences. Ultimately, I learned to work in the three-dimensional space this project will be set in and I feel confident that, if given this grant, the additional resources will set this year apart from my previous works. To measure the success of audience impact, I will encourage the community to send reactions and feedback to my professional social media and email at the end of the shows. Positive feedback means I successfully expanded their notion of what ballet can be. Through attendance numbers from both performances, I can determine if access to the performing arts was expanded. To measure the success of my choreographic concept and structure, I will confer with industry peers on the structure and integrity of the ballet. Through audience feedback and constructive comments from fellow artists, I will be able to determine if the work's intended emotional affect translated to the viewer. Lastly, to measure my success as a director, I will debrief the creative process with the artists involved. As an early-career industry leader, feedback is crucial to determine my strengths and areas for improvement by gaining additional perspectives from this project to implement in the future.",,,,,4000,,,,"Magali Johnston-Viens",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant",,"Renters Insurance. This non-traditional ballet, performed outdoors, expresses a day fraught with anticipation, which does not go as expected, and ends in disappointment. Then through dance, the disappointment is resolved.",2022-09-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Magali,Johnston-Viens,"Magali Johnston-Viens",,,MN,,"(765) 412-4755",magalijv@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-50,"Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth; Mary McReynolds: former director of the Lyric Center for the arts, fiber and acrylic artist; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10028119,"Individual Artist Project Grant",2023,4000,,"ACHF Arts Access","I am inspired to record and release this new material in hopes others will feel a personal connectedness through the music and lyrics regarding my relationship with the Sparhawk family. This project continues my desire to create works of art that combine a personal life event with local and world community in mind. Mimi's musical talent touched the world over. Most deeply perhaps in our own community where she lived and raised a family. The world knew her has a great artist but we in Duluth know her as an engaging member of the Twin Ports as well. Her humor, in particular, will be missed. I am thankful that I can express feelings and stories through song. My aspiration is that others will be able to hear these songs and find comfort and meaning in the music. This is a musical opportunity to express my gratitude to Mimi and Alan for all their years of artistry and friendship. The live performance of this music will be free to the public but there will be a suggested donation to CHUM, a faith based organization that Mimi and Alan support.With these new songs I am trying to comfort myself and others with feelings of thankfulness and sorrow over the loss of Mimi Parker. Her music and friendship meant much to the world but perhaps most significantly in our own community, her home as well. There is also a musical message to Alan saying that I, and this town, will always be here for him. I have known Alan and Mimi for over 30 years. Like most of us, I have received only love and encouragement from them. With 'Eulogy' my desire is to celebrate Mimi and Alan with personal stories, melodies and orchestration. I plan to perform this music publicly for the first time at Sacred Heart Music Center November 2023. I will also release the songs digitally leading up to this event. The concert and album will be free for the public. I have been recording and releasing albums of original music for over thirty years. My lyric writing has changed since 2020 to incorporate more personal events of my life and how they have had real world consequences. In 2021 I released 'Keile' which told the story of my Great Grandmother surviving the Triangle Shirt Waist Factory Fire of 1911. The laws that were enacted due to that tragedy still effect workers and unions today. Earlier this year I released the Glitteratti album 'A Delicate Ballast', an album I made with Ryan Young at his Minneapolis studio last Winter. Mr. Young is as nimble at the mixing board as he is on the fiddle and we look forward to completing this next project together. I believe I can complete this project by the specified release date. November will mark the one year anniversary of Mimi's passing and Sacred Heart has this date available and desire to host the event.Once I have recorded the specific ten songs with Ryan Young this Spring 2023 and performed/released the music Fall 2023 at Sacred Heart I will consider this project a success.",,,,,4000,,,,"Marc S. Gartman",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant",,"Eulogy: My musical tribute to Mimi Parker, ten original songs to be recorded, released and then performed live at Sacred Heart Music Center November 7th, 2023.",2022-09-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marc,Gartman,"Marc S. Gartman",,,MN,,"(218) 269-1861",marcgart@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-51,"Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth; Mary McReynolds: former director of the Lyric Center for the arts, fiber and acrylic artist; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10028453,"Individual Artist Project Grant",2023,4000,,"ACHF Arts Access","""Taking up the guitar has introduced me to a whole population of Minnesotans that I'm marveled by and delighted to get to know."" ~ John Sanford ""Sandy"" Dugan, Darin Bergsven Guitar Studio student, Coffee and Guitar Supporting Member, and regular viewer. The community value of Coffee and Guitar lies first and foremost in the amazing guitar music it shares freely with the community every Saturday morning. The stream has seen its community of guitar-minded Northwoods folk steadily expand as each guest brings their own fans, friends, and fellow musicians into the fold. The channel now sees more than 80 views in any given 48 hour period and has added nearly 12,000 views, 1000 hours of watch time, and 100 new subscribers in 2022. It is valuable to the regional guitar-playing community for the exchange of ideas and passing on of skills among guitar players, guitar teachers, and guitar students rooted in this place. More than just a weekly livestream, Coffee and Guitar is a community hub where guitar players and enthusiasts from across the region can come to learn from each other. With playlists of past full episodes, singles, and instructional videos, Coffee and Guitar's website hosts a wealth of material freely available to the guitar-loving public. Such an open exchange of musical ideas among a passionate community of musicians can only serve to inform, inspire, and ultimately elevate the music and musicianship of the region for players and listeners alike.My goal is to present high-quality, well-prepared musical performances of Coffee and Guitar live streams and related video content to an ever-growing community of guitar-minded Minnesotans in the Northwoods. The time it takes each month to book and promote, prepare sheet music, practice, perform, edit, and publish is significant. Without funding it is a significant roadblock to the sustainability of this work. Measurable outcomes include: creation of promotional materials, 1 full-length episode, and 3 short-form videos for each of 11 featured guest episodes each month, published online and freely accessible as well as growth in daily views, public watch hours, and subscriptions on Coffee and Guitar's YouTube channel from April of 2023 through March of 2024. ARAC should be confident that I will follow through with this task because I have consistently aired this weekly Saturday morning show since April of 2020. Moreover, I've booked, prepared music for, and promoted monthly guests since May of 2021 and currently have guests booked through January of 2024.I will know this project is a success because I am able to adequately pay monthly featured guest musicians for their time and talent without putting myself in financial stress. I will know the work was a success because I have adequate funded time to create and share compelling high-quality video content with my guests. This success is reinforced when my guests are excited to share Coffee and Guitar materials, too, with their students, their teachers, and their fans. All of these measures (video count, share's, views) are readily available via YouTube analytics. I already know that Coffee and Guitar is a success because I see featured guests come back to watch the show, listen to other featured guests, and learn from each other. For example, Sandy's comment to me (quoted above) in a recent conversation. There it is! A growing Northwoods guitar community sharing with and learning from each other. Success!",,,1500,"Other,local or private",5500,,,,"Darin M. Bergsven",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant",,"Coffee and Guitar with Darin Bergsven, 2023-2024 Seasons",2022-09-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Darin,Bergsven,"Darin M. Bergsven",,,MN,,"(218) 349-5715",darinbergsvenmusic@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-52,"Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison; Dr. Mary Plaster: large scale puppetry, public artist; Ann Klefstad: writer, sculptor, public installation artist","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10028935,"Individual Artist Project Grant",2023,4000,,"ACHF Arts Access","As I explore the experimentation process of creating a fabric art journal, I will create and share a series of 3 videos. These videos will encourage people to create their own fabric journals using recycled paper, old clothing, and found natural elements. I will demonstrate a variety of hand stitching techniques, as well as providing prompts to experiment with natural materials, such as creating rubbings of leaves and bark for texture and experimenting with plants to dye or stain fabrics. Participants will learn new ways of creating surface designs utilizing natural and recycled materials. They will be encouraged to continue their journal process as a way of experimenting and gathering inspiration. Sharing my own experimental journal process through these videos, I will engage a larger audience that will be interested to see my finished series of fabric collages. The videos and finished series will also be available for viewing on my website, so that new people can participate at any time. Participants who create their own art journals will learn that being creative is accessible to everyone, and that gathering inspiration is an on going process. My previous project with Safe Haven Women's Shelter involved teaching print design and collaborating on a design for their masks. Sharing my process and the social aspects of creating something together was a positive experience I'd like to repeat, this time through online communication.I will gauge my success in this project by the number and quality of finished fabric collages which will be displayed at a local gallery. I will gather feedback from conversations at the opening event and through a guest book for comments throughout the month. By sharing art journal videos, I am hopeful that people will be encouraged to tap into their own creativity. Participants will be encouraged to share photos of their work, which will inspire more people to join in. This engagement will also inspire people to come see the finished my finished collage series. The best way to drive people's interest in art is to help them make it. I will post an on-line survey to gather feedback from art journal participants at the end of the project. Overall, by engaging with the public throughout my process, my goal is to increase awareness about my art and creativity in general. I anticipate an increase number of website views, studio visitors, and social media followers by at least 10% each. I have successfully completed 3 artist grants: ARAC Artist Career Development Grant 2019 - Exploration in search of inspiration to create a series of 4-6 illustrations to be translated into screen prints on handcrafted canvas bags. Document the design development process to culminate in an open studio in the fall of 2019. ARAC Emergency Working Artist Grant 2020 - Create a series of 6 graphic designs to be printed on handcrafted fabric masks made with a pattern developed by an ED doctor in Duluth. Adapt pattern to include a filter pocket and metal nose clip. MSAB Creative Support for Individuals 2021 - Provided a guided art experience for 25 participants to create design ideas for a custom ""Safe Haven Women's Shelter"" print for fabric masks. The remaining 50 residents and staff selected which design to produce. I translated their chosen design into a finished print on fabric, which was then sewn into masks for everyone at the shelter, including a few extras for new arrivals. 1. Create a fabric art journal which will provide opportunities for small scale experiments with a variety of collage and surface embellishment techniques. 2. Develop 3 videos to share the fabric art journal process with the public, posted monthly June - August. The goal is to engage with 50 on-line followers initially, building momentum by sharing our projects with each other. The videos will also be archived on my website for future participants. 3. Create 5-6 print illustrations inspired by the importance of biodiversity in our local ecosystem. 4. Transform prints into 5-6 fabric collages, utilizing inspiration from the art journal experiments. 5. Display the completed print and fabric collages at a local gallery, with expected attendance of 75 people for a free opening event and an additional 125 people visiting the gallery throughout the month.",,,,,4000,,,,"Natalija E. Walbridge",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant",,"Celebrating Nature through Fabric Collage: Create a series of 5-6 fabric collages, inspired by the biodiversity of our local environment. Develop 3 video demonstrations to teach people how to create fabric art journals.",2022-09-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Natalija,Walbridge,"Natalija E. Walbridge",,,MN,,"(218) 213-3958",natalija.walbridge@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-54,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Greg Mueller: metal sculptor, public installation artist; Lynn Von Sien: Writer, graphic novel illustrator.","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10029095,"Individual Artist Project Grant",2023,4000,,"ACHF Arts Access","In a wider view of community, picture books are so important! Picture books for very small children, especially, are almost always shared in a community setting, as it takes both the child and adult together to experience it fully. I love that this book, in that way, would be a small community-maker wherever it is read. I picture that happening with this books in homes, at the library and at the many nature preschools Duluth hosts, where the subject matter of this book is a natural fit. I also believe this book will be adding beauty and wonder to the reading possibilities in small children's lives. The text of this book is intentionally sparse to create lots of spacious room for wonder and imagination. The illustrations will be of freely playful children in nature. The child may imagine themself in the pictures or simply feel encouraged, after reading and looking at the pictures, to go out and play, no matter the weather. The diverse weather and landscape of northern Minnesota will also be reflected in the illustrations, allowing children and adults of this area alike to connect more deeply to the book.By completing the work outlined in this application, I will have, at the end date, experientially gone through all the essential stages of illustrating a picture book and therefore gained valuable experience and knowledge of the full picture book making process. I will prepare complete and thoughtful sketches for review, custom textures necessary for these unique digital collages and the nine, final, two-page spreads and cover. This process will include the reception and consideration of requested revisions, applying that feedback with edits to the art. In short, I will accomplish the illustration of a full book from start to finish. By completing these three spreads I will have an actual, printed book, useful in submitting to potential agents. I believe getting to experience this book making process will also give me a better understanding of the picture book work I want to do in the future and even give me more language to share about myself and my process to agents I query. Because of the work I have done with clients, I have many years' practice of abiding by timelines and delivering finished art within the expectations agreed upon. I've learned how long the different stages of the process take?from brainstorming to sketching to the actual hours behind making textures to scan and constructing a final digital collage. I've also learned that a good walk in the woods can get me unstuck and out of artists' block! This kind of knowledge helps make an accurate scope and clear plan to completion. Last summer, when collaborator and friend, Natalie Salminen Rude and I co-created the exhibit, Fables of the North Shore, I learned even more about the flow and time behind a project that requires the intense work of two people together. There's giving and taking, so much communicating and powerful decision making towards a common goal. I am prepared and energized to step into that setting again with the timely goal of illustrating a portion of my first picture book.This work with these goals will be a success when each stage of the illustrating process is completed in a timely manner and leads to the completion of the entire book. Having an official, tangible and completed book, as well as having had the experience of going through the entire illustration process in my portfolio is a measurable change in what I can present to possible agents. This will also have a shaping effect on how I move forward as a picture book maker. Speaking experientially to agents about this process will give me confidence and awareness of what I can do and my voice as an illustrator. I will also conduct a SWOT analysis of the process for myself to further clarify how I want to approach the next book I have the opportunity to make and giving me more direction in what I communicate in the agent query process.",,,2000,"Other,local or private",6000,,,,"Jordan Sundberg",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant",,"Birthing a Picture Book",2022-09-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jordan,Sundberg,"Jordan Sundberg",,,MN,,"(218) 340-0035",jordan@tincupdesignco.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-55,"Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison; Dr. Mary Plaster: large scale puppetry, public artist; Ann Klefstad: writer, sculptor, public installation artist","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10029134,"Individual Artist Project Grant",2023,4000,,"ACHF Arts Access","This event will bring people together to celebrate, craft, community, fermentation and celebrate the end of winter, spring and beginning of summer. Many of the craftspeople in our region spend countless hours honing their craft through the winter months. This can be daunting without something to look forward to. This event will celebrate the makers of Lincoln Park, share food knowledge about fermentation and allow the artists to share their works from the winter and possibly sell some of those to kick off the new season of making, art fairs etc. This event will also show Duluth Grill as a viable venue for these kinds of community connections/art shows, as they have supported local artists and makers for many years. With their new hours, it frees up the space for early evening events. This event will enrich the people who attend with a multitude of knowledge, supporting local artists while getting out of the house and the long winter months. *note: we may have a local music group or solo act perform (but that hasn't been coordinated yet).The goal of this event is to celebrate our craft community in Lincoln Park, showcase Duluth Grill as a new venue for such events, dedicate the sculpture I've worked so hard on as a permanent artwork in front of Duluth grill, have the opportunity for our craft community to sell their works and showcase the artworks they've created all winter, and celebrate with some local fermented foods and beverages. An overarching goal that I have is that this could become an annual event. The measurable outcomes will be: Dedication of the fermentation sculpture, determine if our local craftspeople can sold their wares/artworks, have business cards and promotional materials for the local fermented food makers, and to decompress the showcase after the fact with Tom Hanson, his team, and the artists to analyze how things went, set goals, make changes etc. I have participated in many group exhibitions and juried shows throughout my artistic career and I've been working on this particular show since the fall of 2021. I coordinated the first ever duo show (after being in the group shows) at the Prove gallery- ""Master Meme"" 2012. ""Clay and Chaos: Imagined Vessels of the Sea Peoples"" ? Macrostie Arts Center, Grand Rapids, MN. Collaborative show with Ashley Hise showcasing our individual pottery/sculptures and a collaborative sculpture. Nov. 5th-Jan. 1st 2021. 53rd Annual NCECA Conference 2019- ""Mengei-Sota"" 03/25/19-4/25/19- Ceramic Art Exhibition. Showcasing my body of work: Fermentation Vessels. 2011-2019- DAI Annual Member Show- Photography, Ceramics, Paintings etc. NAEA 2016-17 and 207-18 Nationally Juried Show: Selected as one of 69 out of over 200 finalists. ""Onggi-O"" and ""Splash"" stoneware fermentation crocks on display in W. Virginia at the NAEA Headquarters. I will measure the outcomes/goals by meeting with all those involved including the owner of Duluth Grill and staff involved to take notes and get feedback. All participating artists will turn in a spreadsheet of number of pieces sold and prices for each piece. We will check in with any participating fermented food vendors involved to see how they feel the event went for them. We will strive to utilize social media to post and get hashtags about the event/title. We will determine the success based on the time of evening, date, acknowledge any competing events etc. All participants and the event coordinator will meet to determine if this should become an annual event and how we can critically analyze the data to make it even more successful/ beneficial to the community. I will share this information with ARAC as well as posting the support of ARAC on all publicized media, posters and invitations etc.",,,,,4000,,,,"Lucas K. Anderson",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant",,"Craft Connections: Showcase of local Craft Artisans @ Duluth Grill- May 2023",2022-09-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lucas,Anderson,"Lucas K. Anderson",,,MN,,"(612) 876-2353",lucas.kanders@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-56,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Greg Mueller: metal sculptor, public installation artist; Lynn Von Sien: Writer, graphic novel illustrator.","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10029141,"Individual Artist Project Grant",2023,3381,,"ACHF Arts Access","Chalk art is a reflection of summer, with its warmer days and sunnier weather. It is meant to brighten the day of whomever happens upon it. I have had a lot of positive feedback from my own neighbors, who look forward to even my smaller practice sketches on sidewalks outside my house. On the most basic level, my work provides entertainment and joy to the community. I am hoping that by spending time searching for inspiration from the current uses of the spaces, any current conservation efforts in these parks, and learning some amount of historical contexts of the spaces; these murals will have some local neighborhood relevance to draw in viewers interest and curiosity. I hope the sight of a professional adult creating art with chalk will inspire others to be creative and rethink where and what counts for fine art. Why not get out some chalk and draw the Sistine chapel on your driveway? Chalk art doesn't have to just be for hopscotch. I hope to inspire creativity in the community and help people think outside the standard canvas for the arts. Too often adults develop a narrow view of what they can use and where they can create art. There's no reason to create masterpieces of this scale at just professional festivals. I want to see them everywhere, and I think they could help expand a lot of peoples' creative world views.With this proposed project series, I hope to inspire those who happen across my art to simply create more and consider their own local park in a broader context. Additionally, I will start summer with a fresh, strong portfolio that I can use for my festival applications later in the year. It's hard to measure the creative energy level of a community. More easily quantifiable is the effect this project has on my portfolio. Since 2018, I have created and completed large scale chalk murals in a controlled time frame at 17 professional chalk festivals and 9 amateur events. I have created murals at 23 other public events/spaces. The last three summers, I created weekly smaller scale practice pieces in my neighborhood. I feel confident in my skills of completing the proposed murals within the time frame. My 2022 work at Glensheen serves as an example of my ability to execute this particular format and pattern of work.Since these will be publicly posted mural events, one evaluation method is observing how many people show up to see the art in person and virtually post their interactions. If the volume of both of these increase from the first week to the last, it could be a qualifier for successfully reaching public audience. If time on site allows, I will try to informally ask attendees how they found out about this, how they feel about this work being created here, whether it will impact their day or artistic journey, and record notes on their responses in a weekly project evaluation. I can also monitor personal social media interactions and followers for the event times. A short online survey could also be offered to viewers. For my portfolio, I will be able to show four newly-completed 10' by 10' pieces of art to help when applying to art festivals later in the year. This goal can be measured by any increase in the amount of festivals I am invited to participate in.",,,1353,"Other,local or private",4734,,,,"Annmarie Geniusz",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant",,"Duluth Summer Fun Chalk Mural Series. I want to add summer fun and beauty to 4 unexpected locations in neighborhood parks in Duluth, in the form of large scale, 2D temporary chalk murals.",2022-09-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Annmarie,Geniusz,"Annmarie Geniusz",,,MN,,"(218) 491-3567",ageniusz04@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-57,"Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison; Dr. Mary Plaster: large scale puppetry, public artist; Ann Klefstad: writer, sculptor, public installation artist","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10029143,"Individual Artist Project Grant",2023,4000,,"ACHF Arts Access","Exposing people to information that may be upsetting, in a beautiful way, is very effective. If you present ugly information (environmental degradation, the depredations of colonialism) in an ugly way, it is only a very rare person who will not flee the scene. I try to draw people in by creating a beautiful piece of art, and then hit them with the ugly facts. It seems to work. When I was writing environmental books, I tried to present upsetting information in a humorous way, and embellished my books with amusing illustrations; this tactic seemed to work as well.I am trying to execute large-scale papercuts that convey information about major rivers, in a compelling way, so that the audience learns from the work, and is inspired by it. I try to challenge myself with every papercut I embark upon, by attempting things that I have never attempted before, so that I am never quite sure whether I can actually manage to execute a concept I have envisioned. So, with this work, I am trying to improve my artistic skills, as well as improve my ability to communicate with viewers. By doing these large pieces, I am also hoping to be able to show my work in a variety of venues. Why ARAC should have confidence that I can execute this project. I have already executed the Mississippi River phase of this project. See my resume for further evidence of large projects that I have completed. If I got this grant, the measurable outcome would be whether I manage to complete at least four large papercut pieces depicting the river Nile, from Lake Victoria to the Delta.",,,,,4000,,,,"Ellen B. Sandbeck AKA Ellen Sandbeck",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant",,"As Long As the Rivers Shall Run",2022-09-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ellen,Sandbeck,"Ellen B. Sandbeck AKA Ellen Sandbeck",,,MN,,"(218) 721-4422",abuddhaday@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-58,"Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison; Dr. Mary Plaster: large scale puppetry, public artist; Ann Klefstad: writer, sculptor, public installation artist","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10696,"Institutional Support",2011,31685,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","To stabilize the Minnesota Ballet’s operating ability by maintaining the weeks of work that were restored in the 2010-11 season and to maintain the number of company dancers needed to perform the repertoire. To build the Ballet’s staff capacity to strengthen its ability towards a range of development efforts.",,,588315,"Other, local or private",620000,,,,"Duluth Civic Ballet, Inc. AKA Minnesota Ballet","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General operating support",,,2010-07-01,2011-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Willy,McManus,"Duluth Civic Ballet, Inc. AKA Minnesota Ballet","301 W 1st St Ste 800",Duluth,MN,55802-1613,"(218) 529-3742x 17",bizadmin@minnesotaballet.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/institutional-support-213,,,,
10697,"Institutional Support",2011,3094,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","Improve orchestra quality by expanding outreach for more experienced opera pit orchestra musicians. Increase corporate sponsorships and partnerships with local hotels, restaurants, media, and banks. Expand outsourcing of marketing accounting and box office duties as demand dictates. Broaden and expand repertoire choices appropriate to community interests. Present in-school artist programs.",,,181906,"Other, local or private",185000,,,,"Duluth Festival Opera","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General operating support",,,2010-07-01,2011-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Craig,Fields,"Duluth Festival Opera","222 E Superior St Ste 320",Duluth,MN,55802,"(763) 229-5426",duluthdoesopera@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/institutional-support-214,,,,
10721,"Institutional Support",2011,13154,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","Continue to improve the museum’s collections. Develop museum board, staff, interns, and volunteers to facilitate mission. Utilize advisory board in development activities. Encourage research by guest scholars, university faculty, students, artists. Maintain high artistic quality and profile offering expanded service to a regional state and national constituency of cultural tourists scholars artists and organizations.",,,781846,"Other, local or private",795000,,,,"Tweed Museum of Art","State Government","General operating support",,,2010-07-01,2011-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ken,Bloom,"Tweed Museum of Art","1201 Ordean Ct",Duluth,MN,55812-3041,"(218) 726-7056",kbloom@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/institutional-support-233,,,,
10602,"Institutional Support",2011,21712,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","Expand our audience. The Duluth Art Institute will develop a schedule of high quality visual arts education for all ages and skill levels.",,,390268,"Other, local or private",411980,,,,"Duluth Art Institute Association AKA Duluth Art Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General operating support",,,2010-07-01,2011-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristin,Duckart,"Duluth Art Institute Association AKA Duluth Art Institute","506 W Michigan St",Duluth,MN,55802-1517,"(218) 733-7565",kduckart@duluthartinstitute.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/institutional-support-131,,,,
10603,"Institutional Support",2011,24669,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","Be a contributor to the health and artistic vitalilty of our community. Provide access to the arts for all segments of the community through performance and educational opportunities. Present the highest artistic caliber and provide work for artists. Expand artistic opportunities for Minnesota artists. Manage our finances with prudence and remain a strong and vibrant art institution.",,,715331,"Other, local or private",740000,,,,"Duluth Playhouse, Inc. AKA Duluth Playhouse","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General operating support",,,2010-07-01,2011-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christine,"Gradl Seitz","Duluth Playhouse, Inc. AKA Duluth Playhouse","506 W Michigan St",Duluth,MN,55802-1517,"(218) 733-7551",seitz@duluthplayhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/institutional-support-132,,,,
10604,"Institutional Support",2011,58293,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","Develop an action plan that results in regular and clear communication with and between the staff, board, musicians, and volunteers. The organization will commit increased resources in the short and mid-term to strengthen education offerings.",,,1553773,"Other, local or private",1612066,,,,"Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General operating support",,,2010-07-01,2011-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rebecca,Petersen,"Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra","331 W Superior St Ste 100",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 623-3777",rpetersen@dsso.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/institutional-support-133,,,,
10079,"Institutional Support",2010,21712,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","Integrate exhibition and education programs. Develop a schedule of high quality visual arts education for all ages and skill levels.",,,444416,"Other, local or private",466128,,,,"Duluth Art Institute Association AKA Duluth Art Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General operating support",,,2009-07-01,2010-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristin,Duckart,"Duluth Art Institute Association AKA Duluth Art Institute","506 W Michigan St",Duluth,MN,55802-1517,"(218) 733-7565",kduckart@duluthartinstitute.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/institutional-support-13,,,,
10080,"Institutional Support",2010,31685,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","Increase outreach/touring in Minnesota through creating partnerships with schools and organizations. Increase audience development through expanded community enrichment and education offering free and reduced-price programs to service organizations nontraditional and underrepresented participants.",,,557860,"Other, local or private",589545,,,,"Duluth Civic Ballet, Inc. AKA Minnesota Ballet","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General operating support",,,2009-07-01,2010-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Willy,McManus,"Duluth Civic Ballet, Inc. AKA Minnesota Ballet","301 W 1st St Ste 800",Duluth,MN,55802-1613,"(218) 529-3742x 17",bizadmin@minnesotaballet.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/institutional-support-14,,,,
10081,"Institutional Support",2010,3094,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","Improve orchestra quality by expanding outreach for more experienced opera pit orchestra musicians. Increase our corporate sponsorships and partnerships with local hotels restaurants media and banks. Expand outsourcing of marketing accounting and box office duties as demand dictates. Broaden and expand repertoire choices appropriate to community interests. Present in-school artist programs.",,,116906,"Other, local or private",120000,,,,"Duluth Festival Opera","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General operating support",,,2009-07-01,2010-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Craig,Fields,"Duluth Festival Opera","222 E Superior St Ste 320",Duluth,MN,55802,"(763) 229-5426",duluthdoesopera@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/institutional-support-15,,,,
10082,"Institutional Support",2010,24669,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","Be a contributor to the health and artistic vitality of our community. Provide access to the arts for all segments of the community through performance and educational opportunities. Present the highest artistic caliber and provide work for artists. Expand artistic opportunities for Minnesota artists. Manage our finances with prudence and remain a strong and vibrant art institution.",,,865331,"Other, local or private",890000,,,,"Duluth Playhouse, Inc. AKA Duluth Playhouse","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General operating support",,,2009-07-01,2010-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christine,"Gradl Seitz","Duluth Playhouse, Inc. AKA Duluth Playhouse","506 W Michigan St",Duluth,MN,55802-1517,"(218) 733-7551",seitz@duluthplayhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/institutional-support-16,,,,
10083,"Institutional Support",2010,58293,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","Develop an action plan that results in regular and clear communication with and between the staff board musicians and volunteers. Expand education and community engagement planning efforts to include evaluation of current programs and creation of a structure for considering additional programmatic advances.",,,1629425,"Other, local or private",1687718,,,,"Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General operating support",,,2009-07-01,2010-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rebecca,Petersen,"Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra","331 W Superior St Ste 100",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 623-3777",rpetersen@dsso.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/institutional-support-17,,,,
10155,"Institutional Support",2010,13154,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","Pilot and evaluate museum tour program for persons with early dementia. Works by Minnesota artists and artisans are purchased for the museum's permanent collection.",,,814786,"Other, local or private",827940,,,,"Tweed Museum of Art","State Government","General operating support",,,2009-07-01,2010-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ken,Bloom,"Tweed Museum of Art","1201 Ordean Ct",Duluth,MN,55812-3041,"(218) 726-7056",kbloom@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/institutional-support-77,,,,
10031398,"Integrated Population Modeling for Trumpeter Swans",2025,180000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 03bb","$180,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to compile and use all available data to model historical population abundance and estimate future population dynamics of Minnesota trumpeter swans.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,2.16,"U of MN","Public College/University","We will compile all available data for Minnesota Trumpeter Swans and use these sources to model historical population abundance and predict future population dynamics.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2026-12-31,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Todd,Arnold,"U of MN","135 Skok Hall, 2003 Upper Buford Circle University of Minnesota","St. Paul",MN,55108,"(612) 624-2220",arnol065@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/integrated-population-modeling-trumpeter-swans,,,,
31191,"Integrating Geo Research into Sedmiment Representation of Hydrological Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) Models - Phase 2",2015,100000,,,,,,,,,,,0.38,"Tetra Tech","For-Profit Business/Entity","The Minnesota River Basin Hydrological Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) models, which simulate flow and pollutant transport, need to be refined to be consistent with the most recent external sources of land use, hydrologic response, and surface flow attributions. The primary goal of this work is to refine the hydrologic calibration in the Minnesota River basin.",,"Watonwan River WatershedMinnesota River - Yellow Medicine River WatershedMinnesota River - Mankato WatershedLower Minnesota River WatershedLe Sueur River WatershedCottonwood River WatershedChippewa River WatershedBlue Earth River Watershed",2015-07-06,2016-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Charles,Regan,"MPCA ST. Paul Office","520 Lafayette Road N.","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 757-2866",,Modeling,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Grant, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Murray, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Pope, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Stevens, Swift, Traverse, Waseca, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine",,"Blue Earth River, Chippewa River, Cottonwood River, Le Sueur River, Lower Minnesota River , Minnesota River - Mankato, Minnesota River - Yellow Medicine River, Watonwan River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/integrating-geo-research-sedmiment-representation-hydrological-simulation-program-fortran-h,,,,
17315,"Interpretive Project for Mt. Iron National Landmark Site",2010,48000,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,54200,,,,,,"City of Mountain Iron",," Improvements and reconstruction of Locomotive Park, a National Historic Landmark, through interpretation signage at different locations on the site to tell the story of Mountain Iron mine  and the miner's heritage in the community. The admonition that nothing is worth saving unless the public has access applies to also to National Landmarks. Prior to this project the enormous open pit mine in Mountain Iron really did not meet this standard. The outcome of the project changed the status from intellectually in accessible to having its highly significant story being readily accessible to the public of all ages. The historical signage is not only informative, but has the ability to engage the public if they choose to participate in the activities suggested by the markers.   ",,"To increase public accessibility to Mountain Iron Mine National Historic Landmark.",2010-03-01,2010-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Don,Kleinschmidt,,"8586 Enterprise Drive South","Mountain Iron",MN,55768,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/interpretive-project-mt-iron-national-landmark-site,,,,
28432,"Interpretive Exhibit Plan for the Car Shop Superintendent",2013,7000,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.","PAHS considers target achievement was mixed. Some goals were met yet a significant portion of the goals were unmet due to a failure of the consulting firm to understand the needs and requests of the PAHS in regards to the need to have a very flexible interpretive plan. Consultants instead imposed their own rather rigid and inflexible plan. Approximately half of the presented plan was rejected due to inflexibility.",,,,,7000,,"James Schwarzbauer: President, Steven Anderson: Vice-President, Marilyn Lee: Secretary, Wendy Carlberg: Treasurer",,"Proctor Area Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire a qualified museum consultant to develop an interpretive plan for a railroad history gallery.",,,2013-01-01,2014-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,James,Schwarzbauer,"Proctor Area Historical Society","100 Pionk Drive",Proctor,MN,55810,218-624-0187,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Carlton, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/interpretive-exhibit-plan-car-shop-superintendent,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
10034018,Interwoven,2024,321964,"M.L. 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 8",,,,,,,,,"Nicole Cameli (Chair), Komal Bansal, Jazmine Darden, Carolina Dufault, Charmaine Harris, Katy Kolbeck, Julianne Laue (Secretary), John Lee, Hawley Mathieson, Louise Miltich (Treasurer), Gene Sieve (Vice Chair), Rob Sleezer, Megan Tuetken, Rachel Walker","0.05 FTE, 0.12 FTE","The Works Museum",,"The Works Museum will design, fabricate, and install a new exhibit with partners from Minnesota's East African, Hmong, and Latinx communities that forwards elementary education goals and celebrates Minnesota's rich cultural diversity.",,,2024-02-26,2025-05-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Marissa,Woodruff,,,,,,,,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Olmsted, Olmsted, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Washington, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/interwoven,,,,
17472,"Inventory of the Object Collection",2011,7000,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,26350,,,,,,"Minnesota Discovery Center",," In order to more closely meet national museum standards, the MDC purchased the StEPS program and created a PastPerfect database that recorded information on 4,037 objects in their collections. Objects documenting Iron Range history were identified and inventoried. The inventory process included moving an object to a processing location, writing descriptions, researching the objects function and name, noting the objects location and then entering the data collected into the database. Then the object was re-packaged and returned to its home location. ",,"To gain intellectual and physical control over approximately 5,000 objects documenting Iron Range history",2010-10-29,2011-05-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Mai,Vang,,"1005 Discovery Dr.",Chisholm,MN,55719,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/inventory-object-collection,,,,
17058,"Iron Ore Mining and Iron Range Life, 1920-1950s",2010,7000,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,3860,,,,,,"Minnesota Museum of Mining",," A 1’ scale model of the gallery, developed a visitor traffic flow plan, developed specs for new exhibit walls/structures, researched & developed major exhibit themes & topic areas and developed preliminary activities for these topic areas. The exhibit design allows free movement within the gallery, allowing visitors to enter from either the south or the north door. Visitors move about freely with no dead-ends or backtracking required, which accommodates large groups of school children without diminishing their experience. The exhibit structures will feature period life-size facades 12-14 feet tall, adding realism. Beginning at the south entrance, the school structure is three times larger than the current schoolhouse. Moving north are three commercial storefront-orientated structures with partial sidewalls and no back walls, allowing for a natural flow from one exhibit topic area to the next. Against the north wall is a large structure representing “home” on the range. MAJOR INDIVIDUAL EXHIBIT UNIT /TOPIC AREAS: Intro to the exhibit unit -  “Iron Ore Mining and Iron Range Life, 1920s - 1950s”, a slightly angled waist-high faux taconite rock allowing guests to see into the gallery/street scene. Schools on the Range will focus on the growth of schools across the range beginning with the one room school houses built in the 1920s. Sub-topics include sports, arts, academics and the contributions and support of the mining companies. Health and Education features Doc Archibald “Moonlight” Graham’s work in public school health, and the importance of health and education to the iron ore miners. This area shares common space with Schools on the Range and expands the theme of education. Veda Ponikvar’s Free Press focuses on Veda’s important connection to communication, the community and politics. Featured will be the Free Press print shop equipment, first person accounts, stories and photographs. Other business equipment from the collection will be displayed and interpreted in support of this area. People, Places & Work on the Range - three units: Unit A focuses on small businesses and the evolution of appliances between 1920 and the 1950s. Objects from the collection will be interpreted and linked to the growth of the Range. Unit B focuses on the people, their towns and communities, their daily life, their work and jobs, including those who did not directly work in the mining industry, but provided support and infrastructure. The area will also cover homes, housewives and children. Unit C currently the blacksmith shop, shoemaker shop and broom shop will be developed in Phase II. The development of a storyline will engage future visitors and draw them into the exhibits. The organizing of the artifacts around this series of coherent stories will help the museum in making future decisions about new acquisitions. The movement toward hands-on learning activities within the exhibit building will unify the museum experience. ",,"To develop and research the overall storyline of the main exhibit hall depicting life on the Iron Range, 1920-1950",2010-03-08,2010-08-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Allen,Noska,,"304 N. 60th Ave. E",Duluth,MN,55804,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/iron-ore-mining-and-iron-range-life-1920-1950s,,,,
17391,"Iron Stories Exhibit",2011,4829,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,1755,,,,,,"Minnesota Discovery Center",," Banners, displays and educational tools were used to create an exhibit telling the history of the Iron Range through the personal narrative of 10 area residents. Research of these individuals was conducted using primary sources from the Iron Range including: oral histories, census reports, newspaper articles and maps. The life and times of each individual gives a perspective of the Iron Range from a specific time period and cultural climate. This traveling exhibit is available for rental. ",,"To create an exhibit on the history of the Iron Range as told through personal narrative of 10 residents",2010-09-08,2011-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Kelly,Florence,,"1005 Discovery Dr.",Chisholm,MN,55719,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/iron-stories-exhibit,,,,
17221,"Iron Ore Mining and Iron Range Life, 1920s-1950s - Exhibit",2011,50000,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,14725,,,,,,"Minnesota Museum of Mining",," To design and create an interactive exhibit on the daily lives of iron ore miners at work and home from the 1920s to the 1950s. ",,"To design and create an interactive exhibit on the daily lives of iron ore miners at work and home from the 1920s to the 1950s.",2010-07-01,2011-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Allen,Noska,,"304 N. 60th Ave. E",Duluth,MN,55804,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/iron-ore-mining-and-iron-range-life-1920s-1950s-exhibit,,,,
3255,"Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area - Gilbert",2010,,"M.L. 2009 Ch. 172 Art. 3 Sec. 2(3)",,,,,,,,,,,,,"Add photovoltaic solar arrays",,,2010-06-01,2010-09-01,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,Stan,Linnell,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul, MN",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5626",stan.linnell@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/iron-range-highway-vehicle-recreation-area-gilbert,,,,
10003532,"Itasca Community College Woody Biomass Utilization Project Design",2015,112000,"M.L. 2014, Chp. 226, Sec. 2, Subd. 08i","$112,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Itasca Community College to develop a final design for installation of a boiler heating system using woody biomass. Students at the college must be involved in the final design process.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,112000,,,1.76,"Itasca Community College","Public College/University","Woody biomass energy systems have shown themselves to offer more locally-based, stable energy supplies for some communities. Itasca Community College is using this appropriation to design a renewable energy system based on woody biomass that will serve as a demonstration and educational tool in the region.",,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2014/work_plans/2014_08i.pdf,2014-07-01,2016-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Bart,Johnson,"Itasca Community College","1851 Hwy 169 E","Grand Rapids",MN,55744,"(218) 349-9154",bart.johnson@itascacc.edu,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Itasca, Koochiching, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/itasca-community-college-woody-biomass-utilization-project-design-0,,,,
10013399,"Itineraries and Project Development for the Minnesota River Valley National Scenic Byway",2020,64000,"MN Laws 2019 Special Session Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 History Partnerships","$2,500,000 each year is for history partnerships involving multiple organizations, which may include the Minnesota Historical Society, to preserve and enhance access to Minnesota's history and cultural heritage in all regions of the state.","Available upon request. Contact:grants@mnhs.org",,,11080,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",75080,,"Dan Tosel, Tori Hammerud, Jason Heinecke, Amber Molden, Andrew Schmidt",0.04,"City of Appleton","Local/Regional Government","The partners will develop three itineraries and explore additional opportunities to further develop local Heritage Tourism.",,"Partners: City of Appleton, Lower Sioux Agency Tribal Historic Preservation Office, Chippewa County Historical Society, Nicollet County Historical Society, Blue Earth County Historical Society, Renville County Historical Society The Minnesota River Valley National Scenic Byway (Byway) is a partnership formed from grass-roots efforts by the people and agencies working and living along the Minnesota River. It was designated in 1996 by the Minnesota State Scenic Byway Commission and in 2002 as a National Scenic Byway. The Byway Alliance has more than 45 members representing cities, counties, historical societies, tourism entities, DNR, MnDOT, tribal communities, and interested citizens along the Minnesota River's 287-mile stretch. The Byway plays a vital role in linking and promoting historical sites and stories to tell the Minnesota River Valley history through programs, a website, roadside signs, a calendar, brochures, and other marketing materials. This grant will strengthen the relationships between Byway partners, including relationships between county historical societies and the Upper Sioux Community Tribal Historic Preservation Office (USC THPO) and the Lower Sioux Indian Community Tribal Historic Preservation Office (LSIC THPO). Note, though the USC THPO did not sign on as a partner, they will provide input to review content. Also, many of the USC elders participate in the review process with the LSIC THPO. Byway Alliance members share a common desire to improve the quality and type of content available about the Dakota people's significance in the Minnesota River Valley, and they will ensure that Dakota voices are included in projects. The partners will collaborate to develop three itineraries and explore additional opportunities to create local Heritage Tourism. The Byway partners, including Dakota communities, will strengthen the collaborations and provide better public access to high-quality Minnesota history through united historic resources.",2020-07-01,2022-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Willie,Morales,"City of Appleton","323 W Schlieman Ave",Appleton,MN,56208,"(320) 289-1363",CityAdministrator@appletonmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Redwood, Renville, Scott, Sibley, Traverse, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/itineraries-and-project-development-minnesota-river-valley-national-scenic-byway,,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No
10007110,"Jaques Collection Cataloging and Public Access",2018,89760,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",89760,,"David J. McMillan (chair), Kendall J. Powell, Thomas J. Anderson, Richard B. Beeson, Linda A. Cohen, Michael D. Hsu, Dean E. Johnson, Peggy E. Lucas, Abfdul M. Omari, Darrin M. Rosha, and Patricia S. Simmons, Steve A. Sviggum",1.28,"Regents of the University of Minnesota (Bell Museum of Natural History)","Public College/University","To compile information on publicly-owned Jacques art and allow greater public access to these historic resources.",,,2017-12-01,2018-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Don,Luce,"Regents of the University of Minnesota (Bell Museum of Natural History)","450 McNamara Alumni Center (SPA), 200 Oak Street Southeast",Minneapolis,MN,55455,612-624-1342,lucex001@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Aitkin, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/jaques-collection-cataloging-and-public-access,,,,0
17631,"Jewish MNopedia",2012,6660,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,,,,,"Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest",," To create 15 entries about Minnesota's Jewish institutions using text, photos and videos from the collections of JHSUM for MNopedia. ",,,2011-12-01,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,,,,,,,,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/jewish-mnopedia,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Ram Gada, Vice President Paul Verret, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Missy Staples Thompson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Judith S. Corson Mark Davis D. Stephen Elliott Ram Gada Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen James T. Hale Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Peter Reis Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Edward C. Stringer Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Paul Verret Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prettner Solon, Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
36576,"Kabetogama Twp - Puck's Point",2017,1864929,"MS Section 446A.073","Point Source Implementation Grant Program","Reduce nitrogen to 10 mg/l or less","Reduce nitrogen to 10 mg/l or less",,466232,"PCA,IRRRB,DNR,Twp",,,,,"Kabetogama Township","Local/Regional Government","Construct sewer collection and treatment system for unsewered area",,,2016-08-12,,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Jeff,Freeman,"Minnesota Public Facilities Authority","332 Minnesota Street, Suite W820","St. Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 259-7465",jeff.freeman@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Public Facilities Authority ",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/kabetogama-twp-pucks-point,,,,
36577,"Kabetogama Twp - Puck's Point",2017,1373095,"MS Section 446A.075","Small Community Wastewater Treatment Program","Fix failing septic systems by building community wastewater system","Fix failing septic systems by building community wastewater system",,,,,,,,"Kabetogama Township","Local/Regional Government","Construct sewer collection and treatment system for unsewered area",,,2016-08-12,,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Jeff,Freeman,"Minnesota Public Facilities Authority","332 Minnesota Street, Suite W820","St. Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 259-7465",jeff.freeman@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Public Facilities Authority ",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/kabetogama-twp-pucks-point-0,,,,
10031014,"Kairos Alive! Cultural Wisdom Immersion and Sharing Project",2023,49933,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8 (d)","2022-2023 Cultural Heritage and Community Identity Grants - Spring 2022","In this project, we track the number of sessions mounted. We track all project expenses to adhere to and compare with our original project budget. We tally the number of screens attending, and the number of participants attending, both in the group settings on-site at our collaborator venues, and individuals and families joining from their homes and care facilities. We want to find out: - How many people learn something about their cultural heritage and identity as a result of participating. - How many people learn something about the cultural heritage and identity of others as a result of participation. In addition, we want to find out if this project improves health and wellbeing measures. We are near completion of a 2-year Bader Philanthropies supported NE Wisconsin Community Connection Jam webcast project that is a collaboration with Lawrence University Conservatory of Music, Fox Valley Memory Project and University of Wisconsin Whitewater evaluators. It is a 2-way interactive participatory Zoom-delivered arts and health/creative aging webcast. It is intended to evaluate the efficacy of the webcast, partnered with in-person sessions, to address social isolation among older adults. As with the Wisconsin project, we want to find out in this new project if participation results in: - Positive mood - Feelings of being valued by other people - Feelings of being connected with other people - Feelings that they moved their bodies enough - Feelings that they were able to express themselves - Feelings that they were able to forgot about their worries Our Minnesota webcast, upon which this proposed project will be modeled and is expanded, is called the Kairos Alive! Kairos Clubhouse?. It is an engaging and inspiring research-based 2-way TV showthat's a mix of Mr. Roger's Neighborhood, Reading Rainbow, Soul Train, Science Friday and Live From Lincoln Center for all ages/abilities. (See example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOkOTpTLoLo) With high quality music, adapted dance and movement, stories, and arts/health research learning, it makes creative connections between isolated people; inspires enjoyment, while promoting intercultural understanding. It's for all-abilities older adults to participate with family and friends, and is a place and practice for community healing. People join webcasts in group settings via large screen TVs with webcams, or via home computers. To date, six research studies have been based on Kairos Alive!'s work. In Therese Wengler's Master's Thesis (St. Catherine University), The Importance of a Creative Arts Program for Senior Housing Residents,published in 2015 from her research on our Dancing Heart? program for elders, qualitative results revealed six main themes: 1. Novel and engaging group artistic experience provides opportunity to test and overcome limits 2. Feelings of trust, acceptance, and comfort within the group support self-expression 3. Transformative creative experience in expressing true self, trying new things, and imagining endless possibilities 4. The program was experienced as energizing and fun, generating a positive outlook on life 5. Music and dance fostered mutual knowledge, emotional connection to one's own heritage, and cultural understanding 6. The program resulted in increased social interactions and a stronger feeling of community Multiple studies have found that dance reduces social isolation: increasing the percentage of activities that Parkinson's patients participated in; the act of moving together to a shared rhythm has been proposed to promote increased feelings of community; dancing and singing promote release of endorphins which have been theorized to promote social bonding. My daughter and I had so much fun! Hoping to join again next week! - Dancing Heart? Live Webcast Participant I came a 70-year-old and left a 50-year-old! - Kairos Alive! program participant At the last Kairos [2-way webcast] session on TV one of our men participating who is deaf was unable to hear the music, but he was able to ?see' the music. After the session, I was thrilled to watch him dancing out of the room and down the hall. With music and dance, you don't have to understand a [verbal] language to participate. - Jennifer Rutschke, Assistant Executive Director at Ebenezer Park Apartments, Minneapolis, where 10 languages are spoken in her building.","As of March 9th, we've mounted nine 2-way interactive webcasts of music, song, dance and story participation with older adults and their associated intergenerational family and community members. This is a little over half way through our planned sequence of fifteen webcasts. The project has been going to plan, with slight variations. Our original plan was to start with 4 individual webcasts, one each with Centro, Walker West, Open Circle and the two DACs in Cass and Lake Counties. Then, we planned to bring this group together for the remaining 11 sessions, opening it up to include organizations statewide for the last 6 of the 15 total webcasts. We did both a webcast and an in-person session (2 different sessions) with Walker West's Amazing Grace Choir, and an individual webcast session with Northern Cass Cty DAC. We are working with Centro Wise Elders on a presentation to share with the larger group. To date, we have not been able to attract Open Circle to the webcast. However, our longtime collaborator Ecumen Prairie Lodge Senior Living in Brooklyn Center has joined the webcasts, and with whom we will have individual session. There will be formal sharing originally included in our project design that will happen toward the end of the series when Ecumen, Centro, Bemidji and Walker will share. Because we had numerous groups waiting for us to begin our webcast season in Jan, we decided to to include more outstate organizations earlier in the project and we are thrilled at the positive response (see testimonials below). Starting the statewide outreach right away at the beginning of the project gave us more time for the audience to grow while integrating our original core organizations (minus Open Circle). We're very excited that we are doing this! Audience has expanded quickly and dramatically among organizations who serve people with developmental disabilities statewide. We went from 32 people on 8 screens at project start to 136 people on 24 screens last week. We expect these numbers to grow. Participant organizations now are in Bemidji, Walker, Worthington, Brainerd, Aitkin, Northome, Two Harbors, Sebeka, Benson, Morris, Rochester, Winona, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Waite Park, and Apple Valley. More plan to join. It is thrilling to serve this large audience every week, and to see it grow from our outreach efforts! Sometimes older staff members resist web streaming and engaging with technology, but the younger staff members easily embrace it. We plan further outreach to Open Circle to encourage participation in the remaining part of the series. As you can see in the testimonials, we've been thrilled by the positive reception to our explorations and celebrations of cultural heritage and community identity. Kairos Teaching Artist Vladimir Garrido-Biagetti consistently brings his Chilean Spanish/Indigenous song and dance into our sessions as an inspiration and foil for discussion and participation. Vlad sings in Spanish and provides translations. His mother/son duo Ina-Yukka led a Chilean carnival celebration in the Clubhouse. Performance poet/spoken word artist Joe Davis will be on the webcast in March. He was recently featured on Cathy Wurzer's Minnesota Now radio show. His infectious and inclusive performances enfranchise and encourage both African-American communities and all of us. As planned, we expect to involve guest artist Kevin Washington in the remaining part of the series. Teaching Artists Maria Genn' and Parker Genn' lead movement and song participations, including 'chair dancing' and other adapted forms so everyone can participate no matter their age or ability. Musician/composer/arranger Thomas Johnson explores sources and performs music and song from popular, Broadway, blues, world, jazz, folk and classical traditions. In all shows, participants are encouraged to volunteer favorite music suggestions that are included on the spot or in later shows. Song and dance participations are framed within cultural meanings, with an invitation to intercultural understanding and celebration via the universality of psychology. Love is love. Lonesome is lonesome. Friend is friend. We value the culture of people with developmental disabilities, and attempt to recognize and serve this community with dignity and respect. And, we find ourselves inspired by their creative contributions to music, movement and group songwriting based in their personal lives and interests. As with all of our work, this is not just performance for a passive audience. The audience participants are introduced to dance moves and song lyrics that they can move and sing to WITH us. And, cultural and historical contexts for the dance and music are introduced that give dignity and respect to their sources, gently reference the historical pain of colliding cultures from which the dance and music arises, and invites all into the dance as beloved and respected creative collaborators seeking connection and meaning.; At of the end of our webcast season on June 15th, we had mounted the original grant-specified seventeen 2-way interactive webcasts of music, song, dance and story participation with older adults and their associated intergenerational family and community members. The original plan was to do 15, but we requested permission in our interim report to reallocate funds to support 2 additional webcasts. Then, we used additional Minnesota State Arts Board funding to bring the total webcasts to 25. The audience developed with the Humanities Council funding was included in these additional webcasts. The project went to plan, with slight variations. Our original plan was to start with 4 individual webcasts, one each with Centro, Walker West, Open Circle and the two DACs in Cass and Lake Counties. Then, we planned to bring this group together for the remaining 11 sessions, opening it up to include organizations statewide for the last 6 of the original planned 15 total webcasts. We did both a webcast and an in-person session (2 different sessions) with Walker West's Amazing Grace Choir, and an individual webcast session with Northern Cass Cty DAC. As described in our interim report, we were not been able to attract Open Circle to the webcast, as planned. However, our longtime collaborator Ecumen Prairie Lodge Senior Living in Brooklyn Center joined the group webcasts, plus we conducted an individual webcast session with them. Because we had numerous groups waiting for us to begin our webcast season in January, we decided to include more outstate organizations earlier in the project and we are thrilled at the positive response (see testimonials below). Starting the statewide outreach right away at the beginning of the project gave us more time for the audience to grow while integrating our original core organizations (minus Open Circle). We're very excited that we did this! Audience expanded dramatically among organizations who serve people with developmental disabilities statewide. We went from 32 people on 8 screens at project start to 175 people on 25 screens at our peak. Participant organizations were from Bemidji, Walker, Worthington, Brainerd, Aitkin, Northome, Two Harbors, Sebeka, Benson, Morris, Rochester, Winona, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Waite Park, Princeton, Preston, Rochester, Arlington, Wabasha, Ada, East Grand Forks, Walker, Two Harbors, Windom, Worthington, St. James, Willmar, Floodwood, Eden Prairie, Brooklyn Center, and Apple Valley. It was thrilling to serve this large audience every week, see it grow from our outreach efforts, and see how positively they responded to our intercultural content! Sometimes older staff members resisted web streaming and engaging with technology, but the younger staff members easily embraced it. As you can see in the testimonials, we've been thrilled by the positive reception to our explorations and celebrations of cultural heritage and community identity. Kairos Teaching Artist Vladimir Garrido-Biagetti consistently brought his Chilean Spanish/Indigenous song and dance into our sessions as an inspiration and foil for discussion and participation. Vlad sang in Spanish and provided translations. His mother/son duo Ina-Yukka led a Chilean carnival celebration in the Clubhouse. Performance poet/spoken word artist Joe Davis joined in March. He was recently featured on Cathy Wurzer's Minnesota Now radio show. His infectious and inclusive performances enfranchise and encourage both African-American communities and all of us. Ace jazz percussionist Kevin Washington, whose group headlines the Twin Cities Jazz Fest, joined us in early May. Teaching Artists Maria Genn' and Parker Genn' led movement and song participations, including 'chair dancing' and other adapted forms so everyone could participate no matter their age or ability. Musician/composer/arranger Thomas Johnson explored sources and performed music and song from popular, Broadway, blues, world, jazz, folk and classical traditions. In all shows, participants were encouraged to volunteer favorite music suggestions that were included on the spot or in later shows. Song and dance participations were framed within cultural meanings, with an invitation to intercultural understanding and celebration via the universality of psychology. Love is love. Lonesome is lonesome. Friend is friend. We value the culture of people with developmental disabilities, and attempted to recognize and serve this community with dignity and respect. And, we found ourselves inspired by their creative contributions to music, movement and group songwriting based in their personal lives and interests. As with all of our work, this was not just performance for a passive audience. The audience participants were introduced to dance moves and song lyrics that they could move and sing to WITH us. And, cultural and historical contexts for the dance and music were introduced that gave dignity and respect to their sources, gently referenced the historical pain of colliding cultures from which the dance and music arose, and invited all into the dance as beloved and respected creative collaborators seeking connection and meaning. Voluntary pre- and post-surveys were administered with participants to gather evaluation data.",,,"N/A - Additional funding from Minnesota State Arts Board, $636.52",49933,,"Gary Oftedahl, MD (Chair) Leni de Mik, PhD Nicholas Chew Brenna Galvin Joan Semmer Melanie Broida Maria Genn'; Gary Oftedahl, MD (Chair) Leni de Mik, PhD Nicholas Chew Brenna Galvin Joan Semmer Melanie Broida Maria Genn'",,"Kairos Alive!",,"The Kairos Alive! Cultural Wisdom Immersion and Sharing Project collaborates with Centro Tyrone Guzman, Augustana Open Circle, Walker West Music Academy and outstate Developmental Achievement Centers to explore and exchange joyful cultural meaning through music, dance, song and story via 2-way Zoom webcast. Project explores cultural heritage and identity expression, and how it relates to the universality of human experience, in an environment of creative safety and intercultural exchange.",,,2022-09-05,2023-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elinor,Genn,,,,,," 612-483-1979"," elinor@kairosalive.org",Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Cass, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Nobles, Olmsted, Ramsey, Stearns, Swift, Wabasha, Wadena, Winona, Aitkin, Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Mille Lacs, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Polk, Ramsey, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Wabasha, Watonwan",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/kairos-alive-cultural-wisdom-immersion-and-sharing-project,,,,
966,"Kawishiwi Watershed Protection Project Phase I",2011,225000,,,,,,,,,,,2.28,"Lake County Soil and Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","This project will gather watershed data necessary for the development of a comprehensive watershed management plan with parameter-specific thresholds that will maintain or improve water quality for the Kawishiwi Watershed.",,,2010-10-25,2013-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Wayne,Seidel,"Lake County Soil and Water Conservation District",,,,,"(218) 834-8378",wayne.seidel@co.lake.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Modeling, Monitoring, Planning, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,"Rainy River - Headwaters, St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/kawishiwi-watershed-protection-project-phase-i,,,,
17407,"KMC Control System Replacement",2011,6000,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,,,,,,,"Stearns History Museum",," In order to update a control system that had surpassed its life-expectancy and to maintain a proper museum environment, the SCHS upgraded the HVAC system control software and front end computer. They were replaced with a new KMC LAN controller and Total Control software. The new system provides improved emvironmental control and energy conservation. ",,"To update an environmental control system that has surpassed its life-expectancy and maintain a proper museum environment",2010-10-11,2011-04-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Ken,Zierden,,"235 Thirty-third Ave. S","St. Cloud",MN,56301,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/kmc-control-system-replacement,,,,
10019626,"Knife River Habitat Rehabilitation-Phase VI",2022,467000,"ML 2021, First Sp. Session, Ch. 1, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 5(n)","$467,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Zeitgeist, a nonprofit corporation, in cooperation with the Lake Superior Steelhead Association, to restore and enhance trout habitat in the Knife River watershed. A list of proposed enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ","Healthy populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species - By funding this project, anadromous and stream trout populations should increase. This project will also provide habitat to invertebrate, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. This project also will replant the riparian zone of the river with a mix old growth tree species (both deciduous and coniferous) and pollinator shrubs/native flowers. These plantings will reestablish a lush riparian canopy, help cool the water as trees mature and provide large wood debris in the stream as the trees die and fall into the river. DNR shocking data and future returns to the weir will measure the improvement in the fishery",,,81000,"MN DNR, Private Source: LSSA and Private Source: ZG and LSSA",467000,,,1,LSSA,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Historic Knife River flooding has led to stream channel degradation. This degradation resulted in slumping streambanks, sediment discharge exceeding the total maximum daily load (TMDL) and the loss of instream trout habitat. This is LSSA's 6th LSOHC Grant proposal in the Knife River. Since the LSSA began grant work on the Knife River (2013), the DNR has observed a 215% increase in the adult steelhead population. Our LSOHC projects have also stabilized ~2 miles of stream channel, restored ~15,000 feet of streambanks and reduced annual sediment discharge by 700 tons. For more information go to www.steelheaders.org.","PROBLEM TO BE ADDRESSED The Knife River's forest has changed over the past century, which has led to instability of the stream channel during flood events. This channel instability has resulted in significant streambank erosion, channel widening, streambed downcutting and loss of trout habitat. The LSSA's LSOHC grant projects have attempted to reverse this channel instability by restoring the underlying causes of these stream impairments, while at the same time improving the overall trout fishing. Our previous LSOHC projects have achieved this goal by stabilizing ~2 miles of stream channel, restoring ~15,000 feet of streambank, reducing annual sediment discharge by 700 tons, replanting thousands of trees/shrubs and observing a 215% increase to the adult steelhead population. This 215% increase occurred when two prominent Lake Superior Tributaries saw their steelhead return decrease (Brule River -4.5% from average) (Portage Creek -201% from 2007). The LSSA and DNR have worked together to identify three priority restoration reaches. These three restoration project sites will not only rehabilitate key trout habitats and restore fishing opportunities, but will also reverse the historic ecological damage to the watershed by stabilizing streambanks, reducing erosion, minimizing sediment discharge, decreasing turbidity levels, reconstructing riparian wetlands, reducing downstream flood impacts and reestablishing instream trout habitat in the watershed. SCOPE OF WORK - Assess, survey and design the stream reach(s) to obtain a permit to DNR and Army Corp of Engineers. - Obtain baseline assessment data. - Restore the stream channel's shape, dimension and profile. - Remove flood debris and sediment from the streambed. - Enhance instream trout habitat by strategically positioning large woody debris, rock structures and ?J? hooks into the channel. - Create new floodplains/wetlands. - Reconnect the river channel to the floodplain. - Raise groundwater table. - Stabilize streambanks. - Rehabilitate riparian tree canopy. - Monitor water temperature. HOW PRIORITIES WERE SET The MPCA identified erosion areas within the Knife River Watershed during their TMDL study. The LSSA has assessed these MPCA identified erosion areas, along with other watershed reaches, for the presence of cool water, availability of trout and potential to restore stream impacts. This has allowed LSSA to prioritize areas for restoration that provide the best benefit for aquatic life and improved water quality. The LSSA also has a policy to work from an upstream to downstream manner. Our top-down restoration approach eliminates re-impacting previous restored reaches and reduces downstream flooding and sedimentation. Urgency and Opportunity of the Project Reach 8 and 13 are within prime trout habitat sections of the Knife River and by restoring these areas, we can improve trout spawning success and juvenile retention. Restoring the Lower River improves adult trout access to the spawning grounds. This Lower River project also restores a historic but now lost fishing opportunity in the Knife River. This Lower River fishing area was once revered as one of the premier areas to catch steelhead. STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT The LSSA has consulted and collaborated with DNR Lake Superior Area Supervisor, DNR Duluth Area Fisheries Supervisor, DNR Region 2 Stream Specialist and private landowners.",,2021-07-01,2025-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Tony,Cuneo,"Zeitgeist (ZG) and Lake Superior Steelhead Association (LSSA)","222 E. Superior Street, Duluth, MN. 55802 P. O. Box 16034, Duluth, MN. 55816",Duluth,MN,55816,"(218) 336-1410",tony@zeitgeistarts.com,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Lake, St. Louis","Northern Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/knife-river-habitat-rehabilitation-phase-vi,,,,
1421,"Knife River Sediment Reduction",2010,72690,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 2, Section 6 (c)","(c) $3,000,000 the first year and $3,000,000 the second year are for nonpoint source pollution reduction and restoration grants to watershed districts, watershed management organizations, counties, and soil and water conservation districts for grants in addition to grants available under paragraphs (a) and (b) to keep water on the land and to protect, enhance, and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams, and to protect groundwater and drinking water. The projects must be of long-lasting public benefit, include a local match, and be consistent with TMDL implementation plans or local water management plans. Up to five percent may be used for administering the grants (2010 - Clean Water Assistance)",,"This project resulted in 10,800 sq. ft. of restored streambank near the confluence of the Little East Knife and the Main Stem of the Knife. 5,400 sq. ft. of ditch was stabilized with ditch checks (slows peak flows down, reducing erosion) near the confluence of the Little Knife and the Knife. ",,18173,,,,,,"South St. Louis Soil & Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","The Knife River is a popular trout fishing river along the North Shore of Lake Superior. In 1998, it was listed as ""impaired"" by the MPCA for turbidity (being too muddy). In 2010, a Total Maximum Daily Load, or, water clean-up plan was approved. The major recommendations were to address peak flows (fast water running through the stream channel during and after rain storms or snow melt) and eroding clay streambanks contributing sediment to the river. Through this grant, the South St. Louis Soil & Water Conservation District is working with partners to implement strategies that will help restore the water quality of the Knife and get it off the impaired waters list. Over the past year, the district has been meeting with many people to identify locations for projects to reduce peak flows in the river by tree planting, ditch checks, and other stormwater management practices. It takes time and repeated visits with landowners concerned about their river but the district has completed the following as of January 2011: 1) Identified and secured permission from landowners to plant 7,500 feet of white pine and tamarack along the river. Conifers serve the river both in life and death. In life, they provide shade to the stream (trout require cooler waters to survive) and when they die, they fall into the river creating snags which provide excellent trout habitat and also serve as speed bumps for slowing down water, 2) Secured cooperation with County officials to install 30 ditch checks in appropriate low-gradient ditches to help hold back water, and 3) Cooperated with a neighboring SWCD and two private landowners to stabilize an eroding bank that is contributing sediment to the river. In addition, the district has leveraged interest in the project to attract additional funding to install a rain garden to infiltrate runoff at the Knife River Recreational Center. ",,,,,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,RC,Boheim,,,,,,218-723-4867,r.boheim@southstlouisswcd.org,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/knife-river-sediment-reduction,,,"Nicole Clapp",No
9824,"Knife River Habitat Restoration",2013,380000,"ML 2012, Ch. 264, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(g)","$380,000 in the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with the Lake Superior Steelhead Association to restore trout habitat in the Upper Knife River Watershed. A list of proposed restorations must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. Notwithstanding rules of the commissioner of natural resources, restorations conducted pursuant to this paragraph may be accomplished by excavation.",,"Enhanced 255 acres of habitat.",,19200,LSSA,379000,,,.50,"Lake Superior Steelhead Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Phase I work was conducted on the main Knife River and its Main West Branch tributary.  Primary goals were met and these goals include: stream connectivity, riparian zone tree planting, stream assessment and black ash stand identification.•    Stream Connectivity - repaired Second Falls on the main Knife River.•    Tree Planting - two volunteer and one CCM projects where several thousand trees were planted.•    Stream Assessment - surveyed beaver dams, monitored instream water temperatures, identified adult spawning/juvenile holding habitat and stream bank erosion areas on the West Branch.•    Black Ash - identify and map stands in watershed.",,"STREAM CONNECTIVITYThe single, largest barrier affecting stream connectivity in the Knife River watershed occurred at the Second Falls on the main Knife River, approximately three miles upstream from Lake Superior.  This barrier blocked fish from ascending upstream to the fertile spawning areas inland.  Originally, swim pockets allowed easy passage,  then the DNR blasted the pockets and installed a cement weir.  The weir worked well until it blew out around 2005.After great effort, the LSSA gained the support of the DNR to remedy the barrier.  After meeting with the DNR pinning large boulders in place to create a deep jumping pool was agreed on by all parties.  The LSSA approached LSOHC to modify Phase I’s scope of work with support from Comm. Landwehr and Director Boggess.  Once LSOHC approved the change, the project came together in just a few weeks.  Permits were obtained, four large rocks were donated at no charge by Cliffs Natural Resources-North Shore Mining and the project begun under the direction of the MNDNR.The best two boulders were chosen and mobilized to the site.  In less than three days the boulders were placed and pinned to the bedrock.  The placed boulders created the needed jumping pool immediately below the falls.  Monitoring has confirmed that fish can now easily pass the former barrier in most flows to gain access to the fertile spawning grounds upstream throughout the entire watershed.We had excellent cooperation from St. Louis County Forestry and the MN DNR.TREE PLANTING:The Lake Superior Steelhead Association (LSSA) has long believed that a healthy watershed includes a healthy and diverse riparian zone.  During the initial walk through under Phase I, a superb planting site was noted in the Main West Branch, with excellent access via the North Shore State Trail.A plan was immediately established for a LSSA ‘volunteer’ plant in the spring of 2013.  The BMP for riparian plantings presently is that of a mix of coniferous and deciduous species to provide a more diverse forest.  The LSSA also wanted to expand the plantings to include species that may become common due to future climate change.  The species to be included in our riparian zone plantings in Phase I included tamarack, white spruce, silver maple, river birch and swamp white oak.  The listed species are all native to Minnesota and were approved by the MN DNR.Following the successful 2013 plant, LSSA members came back in 2014 to plant 150 deciduous trees at the same site.  Also in the spring of 2014, Conservation Corp Minnesota planted hundreds more deciduous trees  in another beaver meadow just downstream from the volunteer site.One major lesson learned was that larger sized trees are needed in order to compete with the invasive reed canary grass found throughout the watershed in old beaver meadows.We had excellent cooperation with both the MN DNR and the St. Louis County Forestry Dept. for our planting work.STREAM ASSESSMENTBefore any rehabilitation project could begin in the watershed, the LSSA realized that information must be gathered that would allow us to prioritize any future rehabilitation efforts.Water temperature was a key so 23 temperature loggers were deployed throughout the watershed.  Loggers were in place from June 1 through September 30 so that the data would coincide with data collected by the MNDNR.  This data determined where juvenile trout could survive and grow, which provided a habitat restoration focal point.The Main West Branch and major unnamed tributaries were assessed for stream conditions, possible connectivity blockages, the state of the riparian cover, condition of stream banks, the location of adult spawning habitat and availability of juvenile holding habitat.  The identified impacts were compiled and overlaid with water temperature data so rehabilitation priorities could be selected based on stream biology.  One fact quickly learned was the significant impact of past and present beaver activity in the watershed.  One unnamed tributary had 29 current or historic dams in just over six miles of stream.  The beaver meadows created by these dams allow for invasive reed canary grass to infiltrate throughout the riparian zone eliminating any regeneration of trees.Through the assessment, the LSSA learned that more spring inflow occurred than originally thought by the MNDNR.  We are now able to predict where trout can live, thrive or parish based on water temperature.BLACK ASHIn the Scope of Work for Phase I of our Knife River Habitat Restoration Grant, identification and possible under plantings in black ash stands were discussed.  The emerald ash borer (EAB) has the potential to wipe out huge tracts of black ash stands through out the United Sates.  According to Laurentian RC& D GIS data, the Main West Branch has over 10 miles of black ash cover in the immediate riparian zone.During the assessment portion of Phase I, field notes and GPS coordinates were taken on black ash stands throughout the Main West Branch.  Technological advances have improved making identification of specific tree species possible by satellite imagery.  LIDAR and color infrared imagery (CIR), when combined, give the height, mass and specific electromagnetic spectrum to plants.  Black ash is rather unique in that it is usually the last to leaf out in the spring and one the earliest to lose its leaves in the fall.  Using our field data and comparing the CIR imagery for the area after black ash had lost their leaves and other deciduous trees maintained their leave cover, we could identify areas that held black ash.Our work was very timely in that the EAB has now been identified in Duluth’s Park Point neighborhood, most recently, in far eastern Duluth.One major item learned from both CIR/LIDAR imagery and verified in the field is that black ash stands are of mixed deciduous species-ash, maple and some yellow birch making under planting less imperative.",2012-07-01,2016-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kevin,Bovee,"Lake Superior Steelhead Association","PO Box 16034",Duluth,MN,55816,"(218) 525-5960",outriderduluth@msn.com,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Lake, St. Louis","Northern Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/knife-river-habitat-restoration,,,,
23920,"Knife River Habitat Rehabilitation Phase II",2015,1410000,"ML 2014, Ch. 256, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(h)","$1,410,000 in the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with the Lake Superior Steelhead Association to enhance trout habitat in the Knife River watershed. A list of proposed enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"Increased availability and improved condition of riparian forests and other habitat corridors - This project enhanced the lost riparian zone. Healthy populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species - This project increased the native naturally reproducing brook, brown and steelhead populations in the Knife River. Greater public access for wildlife and outdoors-related recreation - This project increased the overall trout population and give anglers more areas to fish and provide better opportunities to catch more fish. Improved availability and improved condition of habitats that have experienced substantial decline - This project improved stream habitat for brook, brown and steelhead trout. Improved aquatic habitat indicators - This project improved in-stream habitat by installing large woody debris that was lost due to logging of old growth trees.. This project will retain water through increased transpiration via tree planting and reduce erosion through streambank stabilization. ",,147200,"LSSA, private, MN DNR ",1404400,,,0.5,"Lake Superior Steelhead Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The goal of PH II-Knife River Habitat Rehabilitation project was to improve instream habitat, stabilize slumping streambanks and restore the immediate riparian zone. Instream habitat and streambank stabilization was achieved by rehabilitating a 2200-foot stretch of stream utilizing Natural Channel Design methodology. This project reduced turbidity by stabilizing four slumping streambanks and creating instream habitat in two areas for adult trout spawning and two areas for 1+ juvenile rearing. Riparian plantings also occurred in this area. Riparian restoration was achieved in the West Branch tributary of the Knife River through several volunteer plantings and multiple large-scale Conservation Corps Minnesota plantings. ",,"The goal of PH II-Knife River Habitat Rehabilitation project was to improve instream habitat, stabilize slumping streambanks and restore the riparian tree canopy. Site Selection: The Lake Superior Steelhead Association (LSSA) conducted a rapid stream survey to determine the Knife River’s overall condition.  As stream impacts were identified during the survey, impaired stream reaches were photographed and mapped using a GPS unit.  The LSSA also monitored water temperatures to determine where trout survival is the highest.  Finally, biological data was collected to determine the quality of in-stream trout habitat.  This data was combined to rank and prioritize restoration areas where the worst stream impacts are restored, that reside in coolest water zones, within the best habitat corridors.  This data concluded that “first-priority reaches” were located in the upper main Knife River.  This also achieves our goal of a top-down restoration approach  Riparian planting sites were determined by site accessibility and stream assessment using procedures listed above.  Specified project riparian species were determined by the existing riparian habitat, upland or wetland conditions and exposure to sunlight. Restoration Techniques: Natural Channel Design (NCD) utilizes a science-based process to bring an unstable eroding stream reach back to a stable state.  This method surveys an impacted stream reach to collect data to compare it to several stable stream sections.  All survey work is performed using a geomorphic trained Stream Specialist.  The assessment data that is collected includes: stream width to depth ratios, floodplain elevation, erosion calculations, longitudinal profile, cross-section elevation and vegetation cover.  This assessment data is entered into a computer program called Geomorph to create plans and specifications that will redesign the impacted Knife River channel profile, dimensions and shape to mimic stable reaches within the Knife River Watershed. These plans create the basis for the construction project by depicting channel reconfiguration, placement of structures, location of streambed excavation, location and elevation of the floodplain and realignment of the channel.       The LSSA’s NCD process also features a top/down restoration approach.  This approach extends the habitat corridor downstream in three ways: •    Downstream habitats are protected because the upstream sediment load is reduced.   By stabilizing these upstream eroding banks, hundreds of tons of sediment will no longer discharge into the stream channel each year.  This discharged material will no longer fill pools and runs that are critical to rearing trout. •    Instream trout spawning success is more productive.  When trout spawn they discharge their eggs into the gravel.  When sediment discharges during high spring flood events, these eggs or newly hatched trout become covered by settling silts and suffocate larval trout.  By stabilizing these upstream banks sediment discharge is greatly reduced, which generally aids trout production. •    Newly constructed stream channels are reconnected to the floodplain.  These restoration projects reconnect the stream channel to the floodplains, which allows floodwaters to crest the bank and dissipate the current’s energy.  Floodwaters also become trapped and stored in associated floodplain wetlands.  This results in a lower velocity of floodwater and less volume of floodwater that discharges downstream.  This reduction of floodwater velocity and volume minimizes downstream erosion and habitat degradation.  Riparian Zone Planting Projects: •    The species of trees/shrubs being incorporated into the planting plan depends on the area to be planted.  Rehabilitating an abandoned beaver meadow will require species that can tolerate rather damp conditions and even periods of flooding.  The planting of higher elevations, which are not as wet and experience less flooding events, will utilize a wider array of species. •    Wet area species include: white spruce, tamarack, swamp white oak, river birch, silver maple and speckled alder. •    Higher elevation/dryer area species include: red pine, white pine, red maple, silver maple, bur oak, red oak, northern mountain ash and speckled alder. •    Shrubs/Pollinator Species That Are Utilized: viburnum, red twig dogwood, black chokeberry, snowberry, downy arrow-wood, sand bar willow. •    Several species listed above can be utilized in multiple planting locations. •    The LSSA uses locally procured stock for all of our plantings. Scope of Work: •    In stream Habitat Work Area: For PH II of the Knife River Habitat Rehabilitation Project, we restored approximately 2200 linear feet of stream on the main Knife River using the NCD processes.  Included in the area was the rehabilitation of largest slumping clay bank above Lake County Hwy 11.  This bank alone deposited tons of sediment downstream annually. •    Riparian Zone Work Area: We performed planting projects on the main stem of the Knife River and tributaries-the Main West Branch and Stanley Creek.  We planted both low areas and higher ground areas using the species mentioned above. Project Successes: •    In stream Habitat Work: Immediately following construction (and even during the project construction) trout were seen utilizing this stretch of river, ranging from young of the year to spawning adult ages.  Sediment being transported and deposited downstream or even out in Lake Superior has been lessened with the project. •    Riparian Zone Work: We planted many hundreds of trees in PH II creating a diverse riparian zone for years to come. Unique Aspects of the Project: •    Instream Habitat Work: One unique feature of our project is that we contracted with area loggers to bring in toe wood for areas where designated on the design plans.  Some groups prefer to take as much of the needed supplies from the work zone (toe wood, rocks, etc) but this increases the impact on the environment.  The LSSA tries to be as minimally intrusive on the stream and the riparian zone as possible in the project area.  All material that has to be removed for the project is 100% reincorporated back to the project area. •    Riparian Zone Work: The LSSA tried carrying in tree plugs to very remote areas in five gallon buckets.  We found that you could carry almost 50 plugs in one bucket to far removed planting sites much easier than individually potted trees.  This process worked best on areas that had recent beaver activity but the beaver had moved on and the dams had been breached. ",2014-07-01,2019-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kevin,Bovee,"Lake Superior Steelhead Association","PO Box 16034 ",Duluth,MN,55816-0034,218-525-5960,outriderduluth@msn.com,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Lake, St. Louis","Northern Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/knife-river-habitat-rehabilitation-phase-ii,,,,
10035239,"Knife River Habitat Rehabilitation-PH VII",2025,1572000,"ML 2024, Ch. 106, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(s)","$1,572,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with the Arrowhead Regional Development Commission, in cooperation with the Lake Superior Steelhead Association, to restore and enhance trout habitat in the Knife River watershed. If the Arrowhead Regional Development Commission declines to serve as the fiscal agent for the project, an alternative fiscal agent must be identified in the accomplishment plan for the project.","Healthy populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species - By funding this project, anadromous trout (steelhead, coaster brook trout and brown trout) and resident stream trout (brook trout) populations should increase. Population increases will be seen by MNDNR during the weir operation and upstream population assessment work. This project will also provide habitat to invertebrates, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. This project also will replant the riparian zone of the river with native, old growth tree species and various native shrubs and native pollinator flower species. These multiple specie plantings will establish a varied and lush riparian zone benefitting the entire watershed and neighboring areas for decades to come",,,423500,"DNR, Private, Private, LSSA, Private, LSSA Volunteer and Private-Other",1572000,,,1,"LSSA with ARDC","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Historic flooding led to severe habitat degradation throughout the Knife River watershed. Including miles of slumping streambanks, thousands of tons of sediment discharge, turbidity measurements exceeding the MPCA's TMDL and loss of instream trout habitat. DNR has documented a 200% increase in adult steelhead population, two miles of restored stream channel, 10,000 feet of stabilized streambanks and annual reduction of sediment discharge by 1,000 tons due to our projects. This seventh project will stabilize over 4,500 feet of slumping streambanks and improve both riparian and instream habitats.","The LSSA uses a Watershed Restoration Approach to determine the rehabilitation, enhancement and restoration scope of work. This Approach looks at how landscape parameters affect the river's stability and identifies what the underlying issues are that cause the watershed impacts during a flood event. Habitat rehabilitation projects utilize Natural Channel Design (NCD) parameters. By focusing on the Watershed as a whole and working to fix the root cause, the stream and the immediate riparian zones are much healthier and robust for decades to come, benefitting all trout populations and instream invertebrates. Our Knife River rehabilitation success has not just restored the watershed parameters but has also translated to an increase in the adult steelhead. From 2012 (the inception of our first grant) to 2021 the population of wild steelhead has increased in the Knife River by 200%. This 200% increase has occurred at a time, when other notable Lake Superior tributaries have observed steelhead populations decrease or crash. Two of the most prominent Lake Superior tributaries the Brule River and Portage Creek both saw their adult steelhead returns noticeably decline. The Brule River steelhead population decreased 4.5% from its 30 year average and Portage Creek steelhead population decreased 201% from its 20 year average. Another feature we utilize on every rehabilitation project, is a prioritization system to identify specific restoration reaches. Our policy is to work from an upstream to downstream manner. This top-down restoration approach eliminates re-impacting previously restored stream sections and reduces downstream flooding and sedimentation because water and sediments are deposited and held on the newly constructed upstream floodplains. Our reach prioritization also utilizes existing agency studies, such as the MPCA's TMDL to identify erosion areas. These erosion areas are combined with our cool water temperature assessments and annual trout spawning survey to ensure we restore the most critical stream reaches. Finally, we engage Stakeholders in the final reach selection process. The LSSA has collaborated with the DNR for eleven years to identify key trout habitat sites within the Knife River watershed and discuss key sites proposed for restoration. By utilizing this prioritization approach, we ultimately invest grant funds in the most efficient manner possible. NOTE: The Arrowhead Regional Development Commission (ARDC) has agreed to work with the LSSA as fiscal manager going forward. Please see note in ATTACHMENTS. The Scope of Work for the Reach 15 project will include: -Assess, survey and design the stream reach(s) to obtain permits. -Obtain baseline and as-built assessment and survey data. -Restore the stream channel's shape, dimension and profile. -Enhance riparian and instream trout habitat. -Create new floodplain wetlands. -Reconnect the river channel to the floodplain. -Raise the groundwater table. -Stabilize streambanks. -Rehabilitate the riparian tree canopy. -Monitor water temperature.",,2024-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Blake,Francis,"Rajala Woods Foundation (RWF), Lake Superior Steelhead Association (LSSA);","30 West Superior Street (RWF) P. O. Box 16034 (LSSA)","Duluth (Both)",MN,"55802 (RWF), 55816 (LSSA)","218/391-2487(RWF),218/269-7427(LSSA),","blakeafrancis@gmail.com (RWF), outriderduluth@msn.com (LSSA)",Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Lake, St. Louis","Northern Forest",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/knife-river-habitat-rehabilitation-ph-vii,,,,
10011398,"Knife River Habitat Rehabilitation-Phase IV",2020,891000,"ML 2019, 1st Sp. Session, Ch. 2, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd, 5(i)","$891,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Zeitgeist, in cooperation with the Lake Superior Steelhead Association, to restore and enhance trout habitat in the Knife River watershed. A list of proposed enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.",,"The Knife River Habitat Rehabilitation Project meets many needs from instream areas to improved riparian zones. *The primary beneficiary is the instream fishery populations and the first specie to benefit is the native brook trout. The enhancement of brook trout is very important to the MN DNR and to Minnesota anglers. Anadromous species that will benefit are steelhead and brown trout. Our project provides habitats needed for complete life cycles for these species: spawning, rearing and adult stages through the construction of riiffles, pools, habitat structures, improved tailout sections and greater overhead cover in the the toewood bench areas. Not only do these game fish species benefit but also the local non-game fish species benefit, including dace, shiners, chubs, sticklebacks and mudminnow. *Macroinvertebrates also greatly benefit from the various instream habitats created throughout our project area. These species may included snails, crayfish, insects and worms. A very important part of this group are the mayflies, stoneflies and caddisflies. *We have noticed a very large increase in frog populations after the completion of stream reach construction activities. We have even had a wood turtle in our work zone. *For the first time we have incorporated two off-channel ponds in the PH IV project area. These ponds are extremely interesting and very beneficial to local environment. **Macroinvertebrates (see partial list above) find these ponds a great benefit and in turn, those creatures that feed on the macroinvertebrates also respond positively. These local creatures can be otter, blue herons, common mergansers and belted kingfishers. All four have been witnessed in an off-channel pond in the PH IV project area at various times. *Riparian zone improvements include a variety of tree species that benefit local wildlife (ruffed grouse, whitetail deer, etc) throughout the year. From the Mt. Ash fruit that birds of all sort consume to flowering shrubs and native flowers that benefit pollinator species. A healthy riparian zone improves the quality of the entire watershed and all species that are found in it. **Our varied riparian plantings will help offset losses caused by emerald ash borers and spruce budworm and any future pests.","A total of 358 acres were affected: 0 Restored, 0 in Fee Title, 0 in Easements, 358 in Enhance.",121600,"Costal Grant, MN DNR, Private Source, Private Source: LSSA, Private Source: LSSA and Private Source: ZG and LSSA",891000,,,1.2,"Zeitgeist / Lake Superior Steelhead Assoc","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Two major stream reroutes: **Constructed two beneficial off-channel ponds Reworked two log jams: **One removed **One reconstructed/rechannelled Built approximately 650 linear feet of toewood benches Built 1,100+ linear feet of graded, inside point bars Built 15+ grade control structures **Boulder clusters (for habitat enhancement) **Constructed riffles Placed 20+ log roller, large wood, habitat structures Placed 75+ cubic yards of spawning gravel Planted 100's of trees/shrubs **Deciduous ****Mt. Ash, Yellow Birch, Silver Maple,Red & Burr Oak, Red Maple, Basswood **Coniferous ****Red/White/Jack Pine, Tamarack, White Spruce **Shrubs/Pollinator Wildflowers ****Speckled/Green Alder, Swamp Milkweed, JoePye Weed","The goal of PH IV-Knife River Habitat Rehabilitation project was to improve instream habitat, stabilize slumping streambanks and restore the riparian tree canopy. Site Selection: The LSSA conducted a rapid stream survey to determine the Knife River's overall condition. As stream impacts were identified during the survey, impaired stream reaches were photographed and mapped using GPS. The LSSA also monitor water temperatures to determine where trout survival is the highest. Finally, biological data was collected to determine the quality of in-stream trout habitat. This data was combined to rank and prioritize restoration areas where the worst stream impacts are restored, that reside in coolest water zones, within the best habitat corridors. This data concluded that ""first-priority reaches"" were located in the upper main Knife River. This also achieves our goal of a top-down restoration approach Riparian planting sites were determined by site accessibility, construction activity and stream assessment using procedures listed above. Specified project riparian species were determined by the existing riparian habitat, upland or wetland conditions and exposure to sunlight. Restoration Techniques: Natural Channel Design (NCD) utilizes a science-based process to bring an unstable eroding stream reach back to a stable state. This method surveys an impacted stream reach to collect data to compare it to several stable stream sections. All survey work is performed using a geomorphic trained Stream Specialist. The assessment data that is collected includes: stream width to depth ratios, floodplain elevation, erosion calculations, longitudinal profile, cross-section elevation, pebble count and vegetation cover. This assessment data is entered into a computer program called Geomorph to create plans and specifications that will redesign the impacted steam channel profile, dimensions and shape to mimic stable reaches within the Knife River Watershed. These plans create the basis for the construction project by depicting channel reconfiguration, placement of structures, location of streambed excavation, location and elevation of the floodplain and realignment of the channel. The LSSA's NCD process also features a top/down restoration approach. This approach extends the habitat corridor downstream in three ways: *Downstream habitats are protected because the upstream sediment load is reduced. *Instream trout spawning success is more productive. *Newly constructed stream channels are reconnected to the floodplain. Riparian Zone Rehabilitation: The species of trees/shrubs/seed mixes being incorporated into the planting plan depends on the area to be planted, based upon wetness and soil types. * All seed mixes used in our projects are state certified for that specific area. *Wet area species include: white spruce, tamarack, swamp white oak, river birch, silver maple and speckled alder. *Higher elevation/dryer area species include: red pine, white pine, red maple, silver maple, bur oak, red oak, northern mountain ash, sand bar willow and speckled alder. *Shrubs/Pollinator Species That Are Utilized: viburnum, red twig dogwood, black chokeberry, snowberry, downy arrow-wood. *Several species listed above can be utilized in multiple planting locations. * LSSA utilized dormant willow staking in this reach with excellent success. *The LSSA uses locally procured stock for all of our plantings.",,2019-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tony,Cuneo,"Zeitgeist (ZG) and Lake Superior Steelhead Association (LSSA)","222 E. Superior Street, Duluth, MN 55802. Zeitgeist P. O. Box 16034, Duluth, MN 55816. LSSA",Duluth,MN,,ZG-218-336-1410-;LSSA-Cell#218/269-7427,"Tony@zeitgeistarts.com, Outriderduluth@msn.com",Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Lake, St. Louis","Northern Forest",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/knife-river-habitat-rehabilitation-phase-iv,,,,
3347,"Knowlton Creek Watershed Erosion Control Project - St. Louis River Area of Concern",2011,200000,,,,,,400000,,,,,2.0,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","State Government","Project between Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and United States Army Corp of Engineers at Knowlton Creek Watershed to address a large amount of sediment deposited into the St. Louis River Area of Concern (AOC).",,,2011-05-31,2013-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,John,Lindgren,"MN Department of Natural Resources",,,,,"(218) 525-0853",john.lindgren@state.mn.us,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Monitoring, Planning, Preservation, Restoration/Enhancement, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","St. Louis River Estuary and Area of Concern 2012","Carlton, Lake, St. Louis",,"Lake Superior - South, Nemadji River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/knowlton-creek-watershed-erosion-control-project-st-louis-river-area-concern,,,,
9645,"Koochiching County Event-Based Monitoring Program",2012,73777,,,,,,,,,,,.18,"Koochiching County Soil and Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","The Koochiching County SWCD staff will collect water chemistry and field parameters at specific times to determine amount of contaminant load into each stream. These sites will coincide with locations where stream flow data is also being collected. This project will focus on watershed load monitoring in both the Big Fork and Little Fork River watersheds.",,,2012-01-23,2016-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Justin ",Berg,"Koochiching County SWCD",,,,,"(218) 283-1175",justin.berg@koochichingswcd.org,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Monitoring","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Itasca, Koochiching, St. Louis",,"Big Fork River, Little Fork River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/koochiching-county-event-based-monitoring-program,,,,
9645,"Koochiching County Event-Based Monitoring Program",2014,181976,,,,,,,,,,,,"Koochiching County Soil and Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","The Koochiching County SWCD staff will collect water chemistry and field parameters at specific times to determine amount of contaminant load into each stream. These sites will coincide with locations where stream flow data is also being collected. This project will focus on watershed load monitoring in both the Big Fork and Little Fork River watersheds.",,,2012-01-23,2016-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Justin ",Berg,"Koochiching County SWCD",,,,,"(218) 283-1175",justin.berg@koochichingswcd.org,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Monitoring","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Itasca, Koochiching, St. Louis",,"Big Fork River, Little Fork River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/koochiching-county-event-based-monitoring-program,,,,
17914,"Korean War B Company Marines Oral History Project",2013,4585,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,4585,,"Neill Atkins, Richard Chapman (Secretary), Jill Dupont (Vice President), Robert Evans, Michael Forsman (County Commissioner Representative), Alfred France, Robert Mars (Vice President Emeritus), John Marshall, Dwight Nelson (President), Clyde Rogers (Treasurer), Jim Schwarzbauer, Larry Sommer, Diane Vertin, Judy Pelletier (Minnesota Museum of Mining Representative), Andrew Larson (Tower-Soudan Historical Society Representative), Leonard Hirsch (Hibbing Historical Society Representative), Paul Knuti (Sisu Heritage, Inc. Representative), Gail Sheddy (Ely-Winton Historical Society Representative), Caryl Tamte (Virginia Area Historical Society Representative)",,"Saint Louis County Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To document in 10 interviews the history of ""B"" Company, 4th Marine Battalion, in the Korean War",,"To document in 10 interviews the history of ""B"" Company, 4th Marine Battalion, in the Korean War",2012-12-01,2013-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Dan,Hartman,"Saint Louis County Historical Society","506 W Michigan Street",Duluth,MN,55802,,,,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/korean-war-b-company-marines-oral-history-project,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
10007364,"Labor Exhibit Implementation",2017,90966,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",90966,,"Dan Vidmar, Harlan Tardy, Paul Janssen, Rich Puhek, Jason Metsa, Shelley Robinson, Lisa Kvas, Jackie Corradi Simon, Carmen Bradach",0.24,"Minnesota Discovery Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire qualified consultants to develop and install an exhibit on Iron Range labor history.",,,2016-11-01,2017-11-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Allyse,Freeman,"Minnesota Discovery Center","1005 Discovery Drive",Chisholm,MN,55719,218-254-1238,allyse.freeman@mndiscoverycenter.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Aitkin, Crow Wing, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/labor-exhibit-implementation,,,,0
33913,"Labor Exhibit Research",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.","Available upon request. Contact",,,,"Available upon request. Contact",10000,,"Dan Vidmar, Harlan Tardy, Larry Killien, Paul Janssen, Rich Puhek, Rep. Carly Melin, Shelley Robinson, Bonnie Fena, Lisa Kvas, Jackie Corradi Simon, Carmen Bradach",0.33,"Minnesota Discovery Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire qualified consultants to develop and install an exhibit on labor history in St. Louis County.",,,2015-03-01,2016-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Allyse,Freeman,"Minnesota Discovery Center","1005 Discovery Drive",Chisholm,MN,55719,218-254-1238,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Aitkin, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/labor-exhibit-research,,"Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
18953,"Lac qui Parle Yellow Bank Watershed Terrain Analysis",2013,66572,"111 006 02 07B 000","Laws of Minnesota 2011, 1st Special Session, Chapter 6, Section 7, and Laws of Minnesota 2012, Chapter 264, Section 7","1. Create a LiDAR dataset that can be used to develop accurate hydrologic characteristics of the watershed. 2. Assess existing watershed conditions and identify critical source areas using Stream Power Index, the Compound Topographic Index, and Environmental Benefit Index 3. Share results with each county ",,,16643,"The source of additional funds varies from project to project, but generally consists of federal, local and non-public sources. ",66572,," Darrel Ellefson, David Ludvigson, John Cornell, Willis Beecher, David Craigmile, Steve Torvik",0.7,"Lac qui Parle-Yellow Bank Watershed District","Local/Regional Government","The Lac qui Parle-Yellow Bank Watershed District will contract with the Water Resource Center at the Minnesota State University in Mankato to complete a Geographic Information System (GIS) terrain analysis for the watershed. It will concentrate on the impaired reaches of the Lac qui Parle and Yellow Bank Rivers and tributaries. This inventory will utilize LiDAR elevation datasets to create many GIS datasets by spatially analyzing the elevation data. Multiple watershed maps will be developed and will show priority ranking of conservation practices and areas to target based on environmental sensitivity variables. This analysis will provide valuable data for future planning and prioritizing of projects when partnering with Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine and Lincoln County Soil and Water Conservation Districts and Natural Resource Conservation Service offices. The precision conservation strategies involving LiDAR based DEM terrain analysis , will prove its worth in future planning with conservation efforts tailored to the specific landscapes and in the placement of practices within the critical source areas. ",,,2013-01-01,2015-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,," Mary ",Homan,"Lac qui Parle-Yellow Bank Watershed District","600 6th Street, Suite # 7",Madison,MN,56256,320-598-3319,mary.homan@lqpco.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lac-qui-parle-yellow-bank-watershed-terrain-analysis,"Wayne Zellmer -BWSR Grants Coordinator; Matt Drewitz -BWSR South Region Clean Water Specialist; Jeff Hrubes -BWSR North Region Clean Water Specialist; Marcey Westrick -BWSR Metro Clean Water Specialist; Art Persons -MDH Planning Supervisor Drinking Water Protection; Terry Bovee -MDH Principal Planner Drinking Water Protection; Julie Westerlund -DNR Clean Water Coordinator; Dave Friedl -DNR Northern Region Clean Water Specialist; Joshua Stamper -MDA Research Scientist, Pesticide & Fertilizer Management; Dwight Wilcox -MDA Ag BMP Program Planner; Anna Kerr -MPCA -Stormwater / TMDL Coordinator;-DNR Central Region Clean Water Legacy Specialist; Karen Evens - MPCA -Watershed Projects Manager; ","Please reference following link: http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/boarddirectory.pdf","Nicole Clapp",No
29741,"Lac Qui Parle County FY15 Surface Water Assessment Grant (SWAG)",2015,101916,,,,,,,,,,,.46,"Lac qui Parle County Envrionmental Office","Local/Regional Government","Lac qui Parle-Yellow Bank Watershed District will collect water chemistry samples from the three lakes and twenty-nine stream sites in the Lac qui Parle and Minnesota Headwaters watersheds following the MPCA’s Intensive Watershed Monitoring (IWM) plan for lakes and streams. Eleven samples will be collected at each lake from May through September during 2015 and 2016. Eleven samples will be collected at each of the twenty-nine stream sites in 2015. In addition, sixteen samples at each stream site will be collected in 2015 and 2016 following the E. coli monitoring regime, and two stream sites will be monitored following river nutrient sampling regime. Volunteer citizen monitors will be recruited for additional monitoring data.",,"Minnesota River - Mankato Watershed Lac qui Parle River Watershed ",2015-03-16,2017-03-15,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Homan,"Lac qui Parle County Envrionmental Office","600 6th St",Madison,MN,56256,"(320) 598-7280",,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Big Stone, Lac qui Parle, Swift, Yellow Medicine",,"Lac qui Parle River, Minnesota River - Headwaters, Minnesota River - Mankato",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lac-qui-parle-county-fy15-surface-water-assessment-grant-swag,,,,
33249,"Lac qui Parle River Watershed Restoration & Protection Strategy (WRAPS) Project - Phase 2",2016,155060,,,,,,,,,,,1.73,"Lac qui Parle-Yellow Bank Watershed District","Local/Regional Government","The primary goal of this project is to partner with stakeholders in the development of a comprehensive Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies (WRAPS) report to be used on the local level. Achieving this goal will require sound working relationships between local government units (LGUs), watershed citizens, and state and federal government. Gathering input from these groups will be critical when the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) drafts a WRAPS Report that can be utilized by local decision-makers. Working groups will be convened to become informed of the watershed management process and to assist watershed professionals in engaging the public and producing the WRAPS report.",,"Lac qui Parle River Watershed ",2015-10-19,2020-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Homan,"Lac qui Parle-Yellow Bank Watershed District","600 Sixth Street",Madison,MN,56256,"(320) 598-3319",,"Education/Outreach/Engagement, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Yellow Medicine",,"Lac qui Parle River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lac-qui-parle-river-watershed-restoration-protection-strategy-wraps-project-phase-2,,,,
37686,"Lac qui Parle River and Minnesota River Headwaters Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) Project",2017,184669,,,,,,,,,,,0.65,"Houston Engineering Inc","For-Profit Business/Entity","The goal of this project is to establish load reduction requirements for impaired waters and to develop restoration strategies to improve water quality for impaired waters and protection strategies to maintain the quality of water for water bodies meeting standards. ",,"Lac qui Parle River Watershed Minnesota River - Headwaters Watershed ",2017-06-12,2020-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Katherine,Pekarek-Scott,MPCA,"1601 E Highway 12",Willmar,MN,56201,"(320) 441-6973",,"Assessment/Evaluation, Modeling, Planning","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Big Stone, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Stevens, Traverse, Yellow Medicine",,"Lac qui Parle River, Minnesota River - Headwaters",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lac-qui-parle-river-and-minnesota-river-headwaters-watershed-restoration-and-protection,,,,
28141,"Lac Qui Parle Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) - Phase 1",2015,12160,,,,,,,,,,,.14,"Lac qui Parle-Yellow Bank Watershed District","Local/Regional Government","Establish a framework with local partners that will outline their involvement throught the development of the Lac qui Parle Watershed WRAP",,"Lac qui Parle River Watershed",2014-09-22,2015-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Homan,"Lac qui Parle-Yellow Bank Watershed District","600 Sixth Street ",Madison,MN,56256,"(320) 598-3319",,"Education/Outreach/Engagement, Planning","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Yellow Medicine",,"Lac qui Parle River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lac-qui-parle-watershed-restoration-and-protection-strategy-wraps-phase-1,,,,
18538,"Lake County SWCD Civic Engagement and Project Support",2013,56000,,,,,,,,,,,.85,"Lake County Soil & Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","The goal of this project is to assess and leverage the capacity for the local community to engage in the process of watershed management in the Lake Superior Basin within Lake County and to adopt protection and restoration practices.",,,2013-03-01,2014-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Jennifer ","Thiemann ",,"616 Third Ave ","Two Harbors",MN,55616,218-834-8372,,"Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,"Lake Superior - North, Lake Superior - South",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lake-county-swcd-civic-engagement-and-project-support,,,,
19214,"Lake Superior Basin Civic Engagement Cohort",2013,108661,,,,,,,,,,,1.09,"South St. Louis County Soil and Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","The goal of this project is to build the civic engagement capacity of local leaders, fostering water quality restoration in Northeastern Minnesota.",,,2013-01-30,2015-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Kate,Kubiak,"South St. Louis County Soil and Water Conservation District","215 N. 1st Avenue East ",Duluth,MN,55801,218-723-4946,,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Carlton, Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,"Lake Superior - South, Nemadji River, St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lake-superior-basin-civic-engagement-cohort,,,,
17614,"Lake Superior Ojibwe Gallery & Storage Redesign",2012,7000,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,,,,,"St. Louis County Historical Society",," To produce construction documents for a gallery and adjacent museum storage to preserve Eastman Johnson art works and Ojibwe artifacts. ",,,2011-12-01,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,,,,,,,,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lake-superior-ojibwe-gallery-storage-redesign,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Ram Gada, Vice President Paul Verret, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Missy Staples Thompson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Judith S. Corson Mark Davis D. Stephen Elliott Ram Gada Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen James T. Hale Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Peter Reis Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Edward C. Stringer Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Paul Verret Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prettner Solon, Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
10008244,"Lake Pepin Watershed Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Development - Phase 4",2019,11920,,,,,,,,,,,.05,LimnoTech,"For-Profit Business/Entity","The goal of this project is to finalize the Lake Pepin Watershed phosphorus total maximum daily load (TMDL) report by using the existing information and documentation prepared under previous contracts to prepare one TMDL report that addresses the impairments on the mainstem of the Mississippi River. Information developed to date for draft TMDLs on the Minnesota River mainstem will be documented for later use by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. The draft Lake Pepin/Mississippi River TMDL Report will be issued for public comment, public comments will be addressed, and the TMDL Report will be finalized. ",,"Lower Minnesota River Watershed Minnesota River - Mankato Watershed Minnesota River - Yellow Medicine River Watershed Mississippi River - Lake Pepin Watershed Mississippi River - Twin Cities Watershed ",2019-05-01,2020-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Justin,Watkins,MPCA,"18 Wood Lake Dr SE",Rochester,MN,55904,"(507) 206-2621",,"Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Nicollet, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Wabasha, Washington, Yellow Medicine",,"Lower Minnesota River , Minnesota River - Mankato, Minnesota River - Yellow Medicine River, Mississippi River - Lake Pepin, Mississippi River - Twin Cities",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lake-pepin-watershed-total-maximum-daily-load-tmdl-development-phase-4,,,,
23162,"Lake Superior Beach Monitoring Program",2015,105000,"Minnesota Law 2013 Chapter 137 Article 2 Section8(f)","$105,000 the first year and $105,000 the second year are for monitoring recreational beaches on Lake Superior for pollutants that may pose a public health risk and mitigating sources of bacterial contamination that are identified.","•Conduct sanitary surveys at 40 Lake Superior beaches. •Combine sanitary survey information with monitoring data to explore predictive models as a method of forecasting beach water quality before samples are taken. ","•Conducted sanitary surveys at 40 Lake Superior beaches. Surveys are compiled into maps for easy reference. •Created 16 predictive models (2 for each of 8 beaches) as a method of forecasting beach water quality before samples are taken. Of the 16 models created, 7 met criteria that show promise for use in real-time health advisory listing. oThe predictive models are being pilot tested this summer to evaluate their performance in real-time conditions. If they pass pilot testing, they will be used in the 2017 beach season to post health advisories at certain Minnesota Lake Superior Beaches. ",,197000,"United States Environmental Protection Agency BEACH Act funds",,,,,"Minnesota Department of Health","State Government","The Lake Superior Beach Monitoring and Notification Program exists to test recreational beach water and notify the public if bacteria levels become unsafe. This project will expand the Beach Program to include additional outreach efforts, sanitary surveys and testing of new technologies to improve the Beach Program. Monitoring results will be used to inform the public, find the sources of bacterial contamination and address polluted runoff from improper waste disposal.","Minnesota's Lake Superior Shoreline is lined with 80 beaches and visited by thousands of people each year. A significant portion of this coastline's recreational waters are subject to contamination from sources: urban runoff, overflows from wastewater collection and treatment facilities, discharge from boats,k human waste, animal feeding operations, pet wastes, and natural animal sources, such as wildlife. This contaminated water is a potential cause of gastrointestinal illness and other diseases. ",,2014-07-01,2016-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Cindy,Hakala,"Minnesota Department of Health","11 East Superior Street, Suite 290",Duluth,Minnesota,55802,218-302-6150,cynthia.hakala@state.mn.us,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Monitoring","Minnesota Department of Health",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,"Lake Superior - North, Lake Superior - South",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lake-superior-beach-monitoring-program,,,,
23162,"Lake Superior Beach Monitoring Program",2014,105000,"Minnesota Law 2013 Chapter 137 Article 2 Section8(f)","$105,000 the first year and $105,000 the second year are for monitoring recreational beaches on Lake Superior for pollutants that may pose a public health risk and mitigating sources of bacterial contamination that are identified.","•Conduct sanitary surveys at 40 Lake Superior beaches. •Combine sanitary survey information with monitoring data to explore predictive models as a method of forecasting beach water quality before samples are taken. ","•Conducted sanitary surveys at 40 Lake Superior beaches. Surveys are compiled into maps for easy reference. •Created 16 predictive models (2 for each of 8 beaches) as a method of forecasting beach water quality before samples are taken. Of the 16 models created, 7 met criteria that show promise for use in real-time health advisory listing. oThe predictive models are being pilot tested this summer to evaluate their performance in real-time conditions. If they pass pilot testing, they will be used in the 2017 beach season to post health advisories at certain Minnesota Lake Superior Beaches. ",,193000,"United States Environmental Protection Agency BEACH Act funds",,,,0.5,"Minnesota Department of Health","State Government","The Lake Superior Beach Monitoring and Notification Program exists to test recreational beach water and notify the public if bacteria levels become unsafe. This project will expand the Beach Program to include additional outreach efforts, sanitary surveys and testing of new technologies to improve the Beach Program. Monitoring results will be used to inform the public, find the sources of bacterial contamination and address polluted runoff from improper waste disposal.","Minnesota's Lake Superior Shoreline is lined with 80 beaches and visited by thousands of people each year. A significant portion of this coastline's recreational waters are subject to contamination from sources: urban runoff, overflows from wastewater collection and treatment facilities, discharge from boats,k human waste, animal feeding operations, pet wastes, and natural animal sources, such as wildlife. This contaminated water is a potential cause of gastrointestinal illness and other diseases. ",,2014-07-01,2016-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Cindy,Hakala,"Minnesota Department of Health","11 East Superior Street, Suite 290",Duluth,Minnesota,55802,218-302-6150,cynthia.hakala@state.mn.us,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Monitoring","Minnesota Department of Health",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,"Lake Superior - North, Lake Superior - South",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lake-superior-beach-monitoring-program,,,,
29762,"Lake Superior Civic Engagement and Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) Support",2015,305093,,,,,,,,,,,2.16,"South Saint Louis County Soil and Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","Improved levels of civic engagement and community participation in support for the Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) processes in the St. Louis River, Lake Superior South, and Cloquet River Watersheds. Monitoring plans and compiled field data will be provided and summarized that will aid in the future completion of Total Maximum Daily Load Reports (TMDLs) in these watersheds and in the Lake Superior North Watershed. ",,"St. Louis River Watershed ",2015-05-26,2018-05-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,R.C.,Boheim,"South Saint Louis County Soil and Water Conservation District","Room 301 215 North 1st Avenue East",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 723-4867",,"Education/Outreach/Engagement, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,"St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lake-superior-civic-engagement-and-watershed-restoration-and-protection-strategy-wraps-supp,,,,
10013329,"Lake Pepin Watershed Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Development - Phase 5",2020,4985,,,,,,,,,,,.22,LimnoTech,"For-Profit Business/Entity","The goal of this project is to support the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) in responding to public comments on the Lake Pepin Watershed Phosphorus Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs), which were prepared by LimnoTech under previous phases of the project. ",,"Mississippi River - Lake Pepin Watershed ",2020-06-19,2020-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Justin,Watkins,MPCA,"18 Wood Lake Dr SE",Rochester,MN,55904,"(507) 206-2621",,"Modeling, Planning","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Nicollet, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Wabasha, Washington, Yellow Medicine",,"Mississippi River - Lake Pepin",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lake-pepin-watershed-total-maximum-daily-load-tmdl-development-phase-5,,,,
3236,"Lake Vermillion State Park -Breaking Ground and Management Plan",2011,52000,"M.L. 2009 Ch. 172 Art. 3 Sec. 2(3)",,,,,,,,,,,,,"Prepare Lake Vermilion State Park for development and public use by completing a master plan and providing immediate day-use opportunities. This program area describing development accomplishments on Lake Vermillion State Park is now being reported as part of ""New State Park and State Recreation Area Development,"" searchable on this site.","Lake Vermilion State Park, acquired in June 2010, has minimal infrastructure to support park resource management and recreational uses. The Legacy funds were used to complete a master planning process (as required by MS 86A.09) and to provide immediate day-use opportunities for Minnesotans to come enjoy their newest state park.",,2009-07-01,2011-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,Ron,Potter,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul, MN",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5362",Ron.Potter@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lake-vermillion-state-park-breaking-ground-and-management-plan,,,,
3236,"Lake Vermillion State Park -Breaking Ground and Management Plan",2010,79000,"M.L. 2009 Ch. 172 Art. 3 Sec. 2(3)",,"Create 3 interim day use opportunities so parks and trails users can get out and see Minnesota's newest state park in 2010-2011., Write a cooperative master plan for Lake Vermilion and Soudan Underground Mine state parks through an open public process as required by MN Statutes Section 86A.09.","Three interim day use areas were developed: 1) a hiking trail; 2) a boat-up picnic area; and 3) a temporary snowmobile trail., A cooperative master plan was written publicly reviewed and approved by the DNR Commissioner (12/30/11). MS 86A.09 requires that a master plan be written before capital development in a park can commence.",,,,,,,,,,"Prepare Lake Vermilion State Park for development and public use by completing a master plan and providing immediate day-use opportunities. This program area describing development accomplishments on Lake Vermillion State Park is now being reported as part of ""New State Park and State Recreation Area Development,"" searchable on this site.","Lake Vermilion State Park, acquired in June 2010, has minimal infrastructure to support park resource management and recreational uses. The Legacy funds were used to complete a master planning process (as required by MS 86A.09) and to provide immediate day-use opportunities for Minnesotans to come enjoy their newest state park.",,2009-07-01,2011-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,Ron,Potter,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul, MN",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5362",Ron.Potter@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lake-vermillion-state-park-breaking-ground-and-management-plan,,,,
33919,"Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center Collection Rehousing",2015,4731,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.","Available upon request. Contact",,,,"Available upon request. Contact",4731,,"Janell Mussman, Lila Stevens, Diane Hilden, Becky Hubbard, Denise Wolvin, Dave Anderson, Matt Baumgartner, Steve Brantstrom, Capt. Shawn McKenzie, Capt. Ed Montgomery, Jerry Sandvick, Mick Sertich, Ted Smith, John Sorensen, Lynn Wegner, Joe Zajac, Tammy Sundbom Otterson, Larry Fortner, Laura Jacobs",0.00,"Lake Superior Marine Museum Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To provide better storage conditions, allowing for greater public access to objects in the collection.",,,2015-03-01,2016-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Sara,Summers-Luedtke,"Lake Superior Marine Museum Association","PO Box 177",Duluth,MN,55801,"218-720-5260 x35271",,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Statewide, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lake-superior-maritime-visitor-center-collection-rehousing,,"Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
28120,"Lake County Soil & Water Conservation District FY 14 Surface Water Assessment Grant (SWAG)",2014,35235,,,,,,,,,,,0.31,"Lake County Soil and Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","This project, beginning in Spring of 2014 and lasting until December 2015, will collect water quality data for 16 sites (7 lakes and 4 stream sites) within the Rainy River - Headwaters Major Watershed as part of the 10-year cycle for monitoring Minnesota's waters. Due to the large number and geographic extent of monitoring sites Lake County Soil and Water Conservaion District (SWCD) has coordinated site selection with North St. Louis County Soil and Water Conservaion District (SWCD) and will monitor sites within the southwestern (Kawishiwi River) portion of the watershed. The sites to be sampled are roughly 5 to 50 miles South and East of Ely.",,"Rainy River - Headwaters Watershed",2014-03-24,2016-03-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Derrick,Passe,"Lake County Soil and Water Conservation District","616 Third Avenue ","Two Harbors",MN,55616,"(763) 286-0570",,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Lake, St. Louis",,"Rainy River - Headwaters",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lake-county-soil-water-conservation-district-fy-14-surface-water-assessment-grant-swag,,,,
37624,"Lake of the Woods Surface Water Assessment Grant (SWAG)",2017,55956,,,,,,,,,,,0.37,"Lake of the Woods SWCD","Local/Regional Government","The Rainy River - Rainy Lake, Rainy River - Baudette and Rapid River Watershed Assessments will include the waters of the Baudette River, Black River, Peppermint Creek, Rapid River, Rat Root River and Winter Road River in Koochiching and Lake of the Woods Counties. This assessment focuses on collection of water chemistry and field parameters at the 12 key sites identified and modified by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). Five of the sites will have extra total phosphorus and chlorophyll analysis completed as identified by the MPCA for collecting river nutrients. Four sites will collect sulfate samples for wild rice streams. The Baudette Bay site will only collect E. coli samples and field parameters at a separate location due to the proximity to a local swimming area. In addition to the monitoring, data management and project management, this project will also work to promote volunteer stream monitoring by working with a local River Watch Program that has collected data in the Rainy River-Baudette watershed for the past 10 years. The collaborative effort between the Koochiching and Lake of the Woods Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) and MPCA will utilize experienced staff to obtain comprehensive data of surface waters. This project will support the biological data collected by MPCA and will establish whether these surface waters meet state and federal standards for aquatic life/recreation. ",,"Surface Water Assessment Grants ",2017-03-06,2019-01-15,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Mike,Hirst,"Lake of the Woods Soil and Water Conservation District","PO Box 217",Baudette,MN,56623,"(218) 634-1842",,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis",,"Rainy River - Baudette, Rainy River - Black River, Rainy River - Rainy Lake",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lake-woods-surface-water-assessment-grant-swag,,,,
37407,"Lake County civic engagement and technical support in select Lake Superior Basin watersheds",2017,25000,,,,,,,,,,,1.1,"Lake County SWCD","Local/Regional Government","This project provides fiscal resources for Lake County Soil and Water Conservation District for civic engagement activities in the Lake Superior South, North, and Cloquet watersheds for Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies (WRAPS). This project also includes provide funding for water chemistry monitoring assistance and diagnostic field work that will fill identified monitoring gaps and stressors within the Lake Superior South watershed. ",,"Lake Superior - South WatershedCloquet River WatershedRainy River - Headwaters Watershed ",2014-08-11,2017-09-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Dan,Schutte,"Lake County SWCD ","616 3rd Ave","Two Harbors",MN,55616,"(218) 834-8378",,"Education/Outreach/Engagement, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,"Cloquet River, Lake Superior - South, Rainy River - Headwaters",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lake-county-civic-engagement-and-technical-support-select-lake-superior-basin-watersheds,,,,
28171,"Lake of the Woods/Rainy River Watershed Forum",2015,500,,,,,,,,,,,,"Lake of the Woods Water Sustainability Foundation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is a co-sponsor and assists with a portion of the financial support for the International Rainy River-Lake of the Woods Watershed Forum. ",,"Rainy River - Rainy Lake Watershed Lake of the Woods Watershed ",2015-01-15,2018-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Tom,Sellers,"Lake of the Woods Water Sustainability Foundation","Box 112",Kenora,Ontario,"P9N 3X1","(866) 370-8891",,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Cook, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Roseau, St. Louis",,"Lake of the Woods, Rainy River - Baudette, Rainy River - Black River, Rainy River - Headwaters, Rainy River - Rainy Lake",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lake-woodsrainy-river-watershed-forum-2015,,,,
28171,"Lake of the Woods/Rainy River Watershed Forum",2016,500,,,,,,,,,,,,"Lake of the Woods Water Sustainability Foundation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is a co-sponsor and assists with a portion of the financial support for the International Rainy River-Lake of the Woods Watershed Forum. ",,"Rainy River - Rainy Lake Watershed Lake of the Woods Watershed ",2015-01-15,2018-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Tom,Sellers,"Lake of the Woods Water Sustainability Foundation","Box 112",Kenora,Ontario,"P9N 3X1","(866) 370-8891",,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Cook, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Roseau, St. Louis",,"Lake of the Woods, Rainy River - Baudette, Rainy River - Black River, Rainy River - Headwaters, Rainy River - Rainy Lake",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lake-woodsrainy-river-watershed-forum-2015,,,,
28171,"Lake of the Woods/Rainy River Watershed Forum",2017,500,,,,,,,,,,,,"Lake of the Woods Water Sustainability Foundation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is a co-sponsor and assists with a portion of the financial support for the International Rainy River-Lake of the Woods Watershed Forum. ",,"Rainy River - Rainy Lake Watershed Lake of the Woods Watershed ",2015-01-15,2018-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Tom,Sellers,"Lake of the Woods Water Sustainability Foundation","Box 112",Kenora,Ontario,"P9N 3X1","(866) 370-8891",,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Cook, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Roseau, St. Louis",,"Lake of the Woods, Rainy River - Baudette, Rainy River - Black River, Rainy River - Headwaters, Rainy River - Rainy Lake",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lake-woodsrainy-river-watershed-forum-2015,,,,
28171,"Lake of the Woods/Rainy River Watershed Forum",2018,500,,,,,,,,,,,,"Lake of the Woods Water Sustainability Foundation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is a co-sponsor and assists with a portion of the financial support for the International Rainy River-Lake of the Woods Watershed Forum. ",,"Rainy River - Rainy Lake Watershed Lake of the Woods Watershed ",2015-01-15,2018-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Tom,Sellers,"Lake of the Woods Water Sustainability Foundation","Box 112",Kenora,Ontario,"P9N 3X1","(866) 370-8891",,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Cook, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Roseau, St. Louis",,"Lake of the Woods, Rainy River - Baudette, Rainy River - Black River, Rainy River - Headwaters, Rainy River - Rainy Lake",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lake-woodsrainy-river-watershed-forum-2015,,,,
34240,"Lake Vermilion Community Partners",2016,78000,"Laws of MN 2015 1st Special Session Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 7","Community Partners 2016: Laws of MN 2015 First Special Session Chapter 2, Article 7, Section 7","This project will result in 3 to 6 projects along Lake Vermillion. ","This project resulted in an estimated annual reduction of 22.8 lbs of phosphorus, 16.5 tons of sediment, and 36.8 tons per year of soil loss.","achieved proposed outcomes",19500,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",78000,3,,0.16,"St Louis, North SWCD","Local/Regional Government","The North St. Louis Soil & Water Conservation District will work with lake and resort associations, chambers of commerce, and various community groups to identify 3-6 projects with maximum public benefit. Potential projects include community rain gardens, native vegetative buffers and shoreline restorations that improve water quality by reducing stormwater runoff, cleaning stormwater before it is released to the lakes and retaining water on the land longer. The primary waterbody targeted is Lake Vermilion which covers 40,557 acres and has 290 miles of shoreline - the longest in Minnesota. It boasts 365 islands and has direct access to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. ",,,2016-01-22,2020-02-21,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Anita,Provinzino,"St Louis, North SWCD",,,,,218-471-7284,anita@nslswcd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"St. Louis",,"Vermilion River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lake-vermilion-community-partners,"See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html ","See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html and http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/boarddirectory.pdf ","Marcey Westrick",
10033018,"Lake Superior South Watershed WRAPS Support - Lake SWCD",2024,10000,,,,,,,,,,,.01,"Lake County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)","Local/Regional Government","The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) began work in 2021 within the Lake Superior South Watershed (Watershed) as part of the Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies (WRAPS) update. Components of the WRAPS include collecting data to fill data gaps and monitoring assistance. With a focus on local needs, this project will provide an avenue for Lake County Soil and Water Conservation District (Lake SWCD) to assist MPCA in accomplishing this work and in achieving our overall water quality goals.  ",,"Lake Superior - South Watershed ",2024-06-30,2026-06-30,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Tara,Solem,"Lake County Soil and Water Conservation District ","408 1st Ave","Two Harbors",MN,55616,"(218) 834-8370",,"Assessment/Evaluation, Monitoring","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Lake, St. Louis",,"Lake Superior - South",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lake-superior-south-watershed-wraps-support-lake-swcd,,,,
10033017,"Lake Superior South Watershed WRAPS - South St. Louis SWCD",2024,8000,,,,,,,,,,,.08,"South Saint Louis Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)","Local/Regional Government","The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) began work in 2021 within the Lake Superior South Watershed (Watershed) as part of the Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies (WRAPS) update. Components of the WRAPS include collecting data to fill data gaps and effectiveness monitoring. With a focus on local needs, this project will provide an avenue for South St. Louis Soil and Water Conservation District (SSL SWCD) to assist MPCA in accomplishing this work and in achieving our overall water quality goals.  ",,"St. Louis River Watershed ",2024-07-01,2026-06-30,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Tim,Beaster,"South Saint Louis Soil and Water Conservation District","215 N 1st Ave","East Duluth",MN,55811,"(218) 723-4867",,"Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Monitoring","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Lake, St. Louis",,"St. Louis River",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lake-superior-south-watershed-wraps-south-st-louis-swcd,,,,
10031202,"Lakewalk Interpretive Markers Implementation",2024,165725,"MN Laws 2023, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$6,451,000 the first year and $7,035,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact: grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",165725,,"City Councilors Gary Anderson, Azrin Awal, Arik Forsman, Noah Hobbs, Janet Kennedy, Mike Mayou, Roz Randorf, Terese Tomanek, Hannah Alstead",,"City of Duluth","Local/Regional Government",,,"To design, produce, and install a set of interpretive markers on the City of Duluth's Lakewalk to tell the history of the city's growth and evolution.",2024-01-01,2025-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Cliff,Knettel,"City of Duluth","208 City Hall, 411 West First Street",Duluth,MN,55802,2187304312,cknettel@duluthmn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Statewide, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lakewalk-interpretive-markers-implementation,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership","For more information about Advisory Group Members and conflicts of interest disclosures, please contact: Carolyn Veeser-Egbide Grants Manager Minnesota Historical Society 651-259-3469 carolyn.veeser-egbide@mnhs.org",
10000089,"Laurentian Forest - St. Louis County Habitat Project",2018,2400000,"ML 2017, Ch. 91, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 3(b)","$2,400,000 in the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with the Minnesota Deer Hunters Association in cooperation with The Conservation Fund and St. Louis County to acquire land in fee to be transferred to St. Louis County for wildlife habitat purposes for agreements as follows: $2,292,000 to Minnesota Deer Hunter Association; $108,000 to Conservation Fund. A list of proposed land acquisitions must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.",,"In addition to game species such as white-tailed deer, ruffed grouse, woodcock and black bear, the project area contains numerous songbirds and species that are endangered, threatened, or of special concern including moose, gray wolf, Canadian lynx, bald eagle, boreal owl, northern goshawk, northern long-eared bat, big brown bat, tricolored bat, red-shouldered hawk, and peregrine falcon. The parcels selected for this project will help to retain intact forest landscapes that will benefit all of these species. White Lake Parcel - This 40 acre parcel located in southeastern St. Louis County is a mixture of younger aspen and red pine forest accessed via surrounding state tax forfeited lands. This parcel adds additional habitat and acreage to an existing and sizable public land unit. New Independence - The 223 acres in south central St. Louis County creates a significant public forest land holding with access to a public road. The area consists of young aspen and lowland forest habitat. Side Lake - This 200 acres of productive forest land near the western edge of St. Louis County further consolidates a large public land holding in the area. It is a nice addition of quality forest land habitat. North Ban Lake - The 720 contiguous acres in northern St. Louis County further consolidates and provides access to a large block of forest habitat. The mixture of young upland and lowland forests combined with the existing forest road, makes this a vital acquisition for future forest management, wildlife habitat and public access opportunities. South Winchester Lake - This 417 acres in north central St. Louis County both consolidates and provides access to adjacent public forest habitat. The county has invested time and money for improvements to the Holms Forest Management Road which crosses the lands acquired. The land consists mainly of productive upland forests of various ages and adds vital forest habitat in an area targeted by both the county and state for public forest land acquisition.","A total of 1,600 acres were affected: 0 Restored, 1,600 in Fee Title, 0 in Easements, 0 in Enhance.",,,1520400,1900,,0.62,"MN Deer Hunters Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Project Partners Minnesota Deer Hunters Association (MDHA) and The Conservation Fund (TCF) worked to cooperatively with St. Louis County to protect 1,600 acres of forest habitat at risk of being converted to uses that would degrade critical habitat for wildlife in Minnesota's northeast forest landscape.","-On May 24, 2016, the St. Louis County Board unanimously endorsed the Laurentian Forest Project developed by the Minnesota Deer Hunters Association (MDHA) and The Conservation Fund (TCF), and supported full funding of the joint application to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council for this project. -St. Louis County worked closely with TCF and MDHA to select private forest lands which were strategically important to St. Louis County's forest management program. -MDHA purchased 1,600 acres of strategically selected forestlands on February 27, 2018. -On October 22, 2019, the St. Louis County Board accepted a donation of 1,600 acres of land from the Minnesota Deer Hunters Association (MDHA) in cooperation with The Conservation Fund to be managed for forestry, wildlife habitat, water quality and recreational purposes. These strategically located private forest lands were acquired by MDHA to manage and preserve forest habitat, protect water resources, and provide public hunting and recreational opportunities on lands that may not have remained open to the public. -MDHA's and TCF's goals for purchasing 1,600 acres of private forest land in St. Louis County were seamlessly consistent with the St. Louis County's own resource management goals, which include improving forest health and productivity, protecting wildlife habitat and water quality, providing raw materials for local industry, and providing opportunities for tourism and recreation. Furthermore, the Laurentian Forest Project provided opportunities to consolidate public land ownership and expand the county's working forest land base which supports the County's traditional logger workforce and rural community economies.",,2017-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Craig,Engwall,"MN Deer Hunters Association","460 Peterson Road ","Grand Rapids",MN,55744,218-327-1103,craig.engwall@mndeerhunters.com,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"St. Louis","Northern Forest",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/laurentian-forest-st-louis-county-habitat-project,,,,
10029989,"Lava to Lakes",2024,240000,"Minnesota Session Laws-2023, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 6 (k)","$250,000.00 each year is to the Lake Superior Center Authority to prepare, fabricate, and install a hands-on exhibit with interactive learning components to educate Minnesotans on the history of the natural landscape of the state.","1. Increase visitor dwell time and multi-point engagement with the natural history of Minnesota's landscape 2. Identify key geologic events in Minnesota's ancient history 3. Ability to draw connections between the effects of environmental changes on living things","Outcome Data Not Yet Known",,,,,,,,"Lake Superior Center",,"People have been drawn to the Great Lakes region since time immemorial for the vast opportunities the area provides. These diverse ecosystems were shaped by geologic history- thousands of lakes both big and small, prairies, bluffs, river valleys, hills, and mountains. In fact, the ancient stories of life on Earth itself are written in the landscape all around us. Throughout Minnesota's ancient history there is evidence that modest changes to Earth's systems have lasting and long-term impacts on life. These systems are dynamic and continuously reacting to subtle variations within the system. Some of those changes are related to weather patterns and the availability of water resources. These effect the homes and behaviors of both humans and animals alike. The result of these cause-and-effect relationships created communities rooted in the resources of our landscape: agriculture, forestry, fisheries, raw materials, and recreation and tourism. Scientists use their understanding of the past to plan for Earth's future. When the public understands the ancient patterns of our landscape, they are better equipped to address major issues such as climate change, resource management, and human safety. Great Lakes Aquarium reveals the wonder of freshwater education and conservation through learning, play, and animal encounters for all ages. We engage and inspire more than 200,000 visitors with water and wildlife each year. Lava to Lakes explores these topics through immersive interactives, hands-on learning, and expanded touchpool opportunities. Our approach to is to make them accessible through experience and play. Understanding Earth's systems, and how they interact with us today, is vital to ensuring a healthy and vibrant Minnesota. Throughout the 2,500-square-foot exhibit, guests will reach into the past to engage with animals and the waters of our region's ancient seas. Exhibit elements will uncover the inextricable connection between land and life at the center of this tactile story. From the volatile beginning of Earth itself to the lakes in our backyards today, Lava to Lakes will reveal the impacts of incremental changes on the diversity of life. Opportunities to explore the connection between geologic history and human cultural history will be woven into the tactile experience. Strategically placed social cues pose questions to stimulate conversations and intergenerational learning. Touchpools are a key interactive component of Lava to Lakes. Each touchpool exhibit will allow guests a close encounter with a species that represents a key moment of change for ancient life: from jellies to sea stars to sharks. Guests will be guided through the gallery in chronological order of events as they interact with exhibit components, observe new animals, and engage in conversations to deepen meaning and understanding of major geologic and life events. ",,,2023-09-01,2025-06-30,,"In Progress",,,,,"Lake Superior Center",,,,,,jwalker@glaquarium.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Administration",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lava-lakes,,,,
10031469,"LCCMR Budget Supplement",2025,750000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 10a","$750,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources for administration in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.09, subdivision 5. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2025. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.11, paragraph (b), Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.281, applies to this appropriation.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,,"Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources","State Government","Operational Budget Supplement for the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR).",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2026-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,"LCCMR Universal",Account,"Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources","Rm 65 - State Office Building 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Blvd","St Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 296-2406",becca.nash@lccmr.leg.mn,,"Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lccmr-budget-supplement,,,,
10018530,"Legacy Organization Arts and Cultural Heritage",2021,7680,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Of those community members attending events in the Arts Festival, the majority of them will state that the Art Festival had a positive impact on the community and was important to them. The community members will be polled during the Art Festival and their comments will be tabulated.","Of the survey respondents, 56 indicated that the project had a positive impact on the community and 56 indicated that the project was important to them personally and their community.","Achieved proposed outcomes",,,,,"Ward Voorhees, Karen De Vita, DonNA Eul, Eugene Pasche, Mary Huebner, Steve Van Kempen, Davis Wulf, Jason LiNA, Jeanne Ennen, Wayne Lesmeister",0.00,"Stevens County Historical Society and Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Legacy Organization Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"to sponsor an arts festival in Morris in partnership with local businesses, artists, and organizations to provide a community-building event centered around the notions of making, artistic experiences, and healthy communities",2021-05-21,2021-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lori,Kurpiers,"Stevens County Historical Society and Museum","116 W 6th St",Morris,MN,56267,"(320) 589-1719",lori.kurpiers@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Lake Region Arts Council",,"Douglas, Grant, Hennepin, Otter Tail, Pope, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/legacy-organization-arts-and-cultural-heritage-33,"Jan Jackola, BFA Fine Arts, Bemidji State University, Program Coordinator, Community Vitality, UofM Extension Service; Carmen McCullough, BS Marketing and Communications, MSU Moorhead, Mixed Media Artist, marketing and management experiences; W. Scott Olsen, Professor of English, Concordia College, MFA Creative Writing, UMass, Amherst; Anne Robinson-Paul, University Relations for College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, NDSU, MFA Creative Writing, E Washington University, BA English, Concordia College; Linda Gaugert, Visual Artist, owner of Three Havens Art Gallery; Jana Tonsfeldt, MS Elementary Education, U of M, Retired elementary teacher, visual artist ; Jeff Merrick, Grant County Courthouse Site Manager, BFA, Iowa State University; Gail Hedstrom, MS Library and Information Sciences, St John's University, Queens, NY, BS Indiana University E, Fergus Falls Public Library Director; Jon Solinger, BA Art, MSU Moorhead, photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Karan Ouren, Retired licensed chemical dependency counselor, Mixed Media and Acrylics artist; Cheryl Larson, AA Alexandria Tech College, Arts, Executive Director Central Square Arts Center, Glenwood; Jason Ramey, Assistant Professor of Studio Art, UM Morris, MFA UW Madison, sculpture/furniture, design/wood, BFA Herron School of Art and Design; Rhoda Smith, MS Public and Human Service Administration, U of M, BA Studio Art, U of M Morris, Visual Artist Jewelry, retired teacher, former Chamber of Commerce Director, board member for PRCA and Aberdeen Arts Council:;Laura Youngbird, Director of Native American Arts, Plains Arts Museum, MA Drawing/Painting, Moorhead State University, BFA Drawing and Painting, Minor Native American Studies, MSU; Evan Aanerud, Musician ? pianist, enrolled in U of M, Morris BFA Theatre and Arts Management","Jan Jackola, BFA Fine Arts, Bemidji State University, Program Coordinator, Community Vitality, UofM Extension Service; Carmen McCullough, BS Marketing and Communications, MSU Moorhead, Mixed Media Artist, marketing and management experiences; W. Scott Olsen, Professor of English, Concordia College, MFA Creative Writing, UMass, Amherst; Anne Robinson-Paul, University Relations for College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, NDSU, MFA Creative Writing, E Washington University, BA English, Concordia College; Linda Gaugert, Visual Artist, owner of Three Havens Art Gallery; Jana Tonsfeldt, MS Elementary Education, U of M, Retired elementary teacher, visual artist ; Jeff Merrick, Grant County Courthouse Site Manager, BFA, Iowa State University; Gail Hedstrom, MS Library and Information Sciences, St John's University, Queens, NY, BS Indiana University E, Fergus Falls Public Library Director; Jon Solinger, BA Art, MSU Moorhead, photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Karan Ouren, Retired licensed chemical dependency counselor, Mixed Media and Acrylics artist; Cheryl Larson, AA Alexandria Tech College, Arts, Executive Director Central Square Arts Center, Glenwood; Jason Ramey, Assistant Professor of Studio Art, UM Morris, MFA UW Madison, sculpture/furniture, design/wood, BFA Herron School of Art and Design; Rhoda Smith, MS Public and Human Service Administration, U of M, BA Studio Art, U of M Morris, Visual Artist Jewelry, retired teacher, former Chamber of Commerce Director, board member for PRCA and Aberdeen Arts Council:;Laura Youngbird, Director of Native American Arts, Plains Arts Museum, MA Drawing/Painting, Moorhead State University, BFA Drawing and Painting, Minor Native American Studies, MSU; Evan Aanerud, Musician ? pianist, enrolled in U of M, Morris BFA Theatre and Arts Management","Lake Region Arts Council, Maxine Adams (218) 739-5780",1
14387,"Legacy Listening Tour",2012,100000,"Minnesota Law 2011 (Special Session), Chp. 6, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 8","Councils of Color. $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the second year are for competitive grants to the Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans, the Council on Black Minnesotans, the Indian Affairs Council, and the Chicano Latino Affairs Council. Grants are for programs and cooperation between the Minnesota Humanities Center and the grant recipients for community events and programs that celebrate and preserve artistic, historical, and cultural heritage.","1. The COBM will demonstrate its ability to engage and collect cultural knowledge regarding Africans and African Americans to be used to achieve equity in services and programs in the areas of education, juvenile justice, and mental health care by 2013.","• Five community forums held across Minnesota – Minneapolis, Saint Cloud, Duluth, Fairbault, Rochester – were attended by over 350 people. • Issues of concern were identified in each community which will allow the Council to better advise the governor and legislature on the nature of the issues confronting Black people in Minnesota. • Increased knowledge of the Council on Black Minnesotans (65% of Legacy Listening Tour attendees were making their first direct contact with the Council). • The Council identified Black artists and groups in the different communities to connect so to advise the Council on their needs. • A full report was developed on concerns and is available on the council web site at http://mn.gov/cobm/.",,,,,,,,"Council on Black Minnesotans","State Government","The Council on Black Minnesotans in collaboration with the Minnesota Humanities Center will conduct approximately six statewide community forums.",,,2012-04-25,2012-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lester,Collins,"Council on Black Minnesotans","2233 University Avenue, Suite 426","St. Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 643-3015",,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Benton, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/legacy-listening-tour,,,,
11117,"Legacy for Organizations and Communities",2010,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","Southwest Minnesota arts organizations have more opportunities to provide high quality arts activities. Communities have access to more high quality arts activities. More artists community and nonprofit organizations become involved in presenting or producing high quality arts activities.",,,,,2000,,,,"Granite Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Strategic planning",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Maureen,Aakre-Ross,"Granite Arts Council","PO Box 111","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 564-3225",aakreplace@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/legacy-organizations-and-communities-10,,,,
10029072,"Legacy Grant",2023,10000,,"ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Data Collection, Stories, Surveys","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities.","Achieved proposed outcomes",22146,"Other,local or private",32146,,"Rose Anderson, Gaylia Borror, Brooke Burch, Alessandra de la Puente, Paula Eickman, Audrey Elegbede, Michelle Fagan, Heidi Howe, Simon Huelsbeck, Alexandre Maia, David Morris, Brett Olson, Paul Scanlon, Jon Zurn",,"Rochester Art Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Legacy Grant",,"Arts Programming",2022-07-01,2023-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kalianne,Morrison,"Rochester Art Center","30 Civic Center Dr SE Ste 120",Rochester,MN,55904-3773,"(507) 282-8629",kmorrison@rochesterartcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis, Steele, Wabasha, Washington, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/legacy-grant-53,"Jennie Autonoe: literary artist and arts administrator; Robbie Brokken: visual artist; Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Martha Chancellor: musician and arts administrator; Julie Fakler: visual artist and arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Ivete Martinez: visual artist and arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Gretchen Ramlo: arts board member; Jamie Schwaba; dancer and arts administrator; Amarama Vercnocke: mixed media artist","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Yelba Olsen: community activist; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Anastasia Shartin (507) 281-4848",1
10029042,"Legacy Individual Arts and Cultural Heritage",2023,7698,,"ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","The individual estimates that the majority of participants asked will indicate that the grant project had a positive impact on their communities. The individual will conduct their evaluation by collecting comments.","On a scale from 1 to 5, the average score reported for Positive Impact was a 5, and Importance to the community was a 4.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",12,"Other,local or private",7710,,,,"Nancy X. Stewart AKA Nancy Valentine",Individual,"Legacy Individual Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"to support professional development and purchase equipment and supplies for the creation of an online course to introduce traditional Chinese folk painting and culture to the public",2022-12-15,2023-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nancy,Valentine,"Nancy X. Valentine",,,MN,,"(218) 770-0664",nancyvalentine21@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Lake Region Arts Council",,"Douglas, Fillmore, Hennepin, Mahnomen, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Stearns, Swift, St. Louis, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/legacy-individual-arts-and-cultural-heritage-27,"Jan Jackola: Program Coordinator, Community Vitality, UofM Extension Service; Mary Beth Gilsdorf: founder and chair of the Street Faire at the Lakes, retired retail manager; Erin Hemme Froslie: founder of Whistle Editorial, journalism and writing instructor at Concordia College; Jana Tonsfeldt: retired elementary teacher, visual artist; Calvin deRuyter: former President, CFO, and owner of deRuyter-Nelson Publications Inc, painter; Jeff Merrick: Grant County Courthouse Site Manager; Jon Solinger: photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Karan Ouren: Retired licensed chemical dependency counselor, Mixed Media and Acrylics artist; Marit Salveson: Background in sales, marketing, and management, current art teacher at Minnewaska High School; Jenny Nellis: Retired studio art professor at the University of Minnesota Morris, former Assistant Dean for Students UMM, grant selection committee for St John's pottery; Therese Vogel: Retired Community Ed. Director for Ulen-Hitterdal School, Top Hat Theatre Exec. Director, Career Guidance Counselor and current grant writer; W. Scott Olsen: Professor of English, Concordia College","Jan Jackola: Program Coordinator, Community Vitality, UofM Extension Service; Mary Beth Gilsdorf: founder and chair of the Street Faire at the Lakes, retired retail manager; Anne Robinson-Paul: account manager at Ironclad Marketing; Erin Hemme Froslie: founder of Whistle Editorial, journalism and writing instructor at Concordia College; Jana Tonsfeldt: retired elementary teacher, visual artist; Calvin deRuyter: former President, CFO, and owner of deRuyter-Nelson Publications Inc, painter; Gail Hedstrom: Fergus Falls Public Library Director; Jeff Merrick: Grant County Courthouse Site Manager; Jon Solinger: photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Karan Ouren: Retired licensed chemical dependency counselor, Mixed Media and Acrylics artist; Marit Salveson: Background in sales, marketing, and management, current art teacher at Minnewaska High School; Heather Hjelle: Working opera singer, professor of music at Bethany Lutheran College, private voice teacher; Jenny Nellis: Retired studio art professor at the University of Minnesota Morris, former Assistant Dean for Students UMM, grant selection committee for St John's pottery; Therese Vogel: Retired Community Ed. Director for Ulen-Hitterdal School, Top Hat Theatre Exec. Director, Career Guidance Counselor and current grant writer; Laura Youngbird: Retired Director of Native American Arts, Plains Arts Museum",,2
10028837,"Legacy Grant",2023,10000,,"ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Data Collection, Focus Groups, Observed Behavior Change, Stories, Surveys","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities.;Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region.;Provided high quality, age appropriate arts education for residents of all ages.","Achieved proposed outcomes",1679,"Other,local or private",11679,,"Amanda Bauer, Andy Bauer, Kayleen Berwick, Jessi Darst, Connie Dreske, Colette Hyman, Trisha Karr, Andrew Knauff, Bill Moe, Andrew Knauff, Shannon Schroetke, Ben Smith",,"Frozen River Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Legacy Grant",,"Presenting Documentary Film Art",2022-07-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Eileen,Moeller,"Frozen River Film Festival","160 Johnson St",Winona,MN,55987,"(847) 890-5478",director@frff.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pipestone, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Steele, Wabasha, Wabasha",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/legacy-grant-38,"Jennie Autonoe: literary artist and arts administrator; Robbie Brokken: visual artist; Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Martha Chancellor: musician and arts administrator; Steve Dietz: community arts activist; James Douglass: theatre artist and administrator; Benjamin Downs: musician and arts educator; Julie Fakler: visual artist and arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Ivete Martinez: visual artist and arts administrator; Eileen Moeller: arts administrator; Cynthia Neth: arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Gretchen Ramlo: arts board member; Jamie Schwaba; dancer and arts administrator; Amarama Vercnocke: mixed media artist","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Yelba Olsen: community activist; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Anastasia Shartin (507) 281-4848",1
10027668,"LIDAR MNIT Interagency Agreement",2023,150000,,,,,,100000,,,,,1.5,"United States Geological Survey (USGS)","Federal Government","Minnesota Departments of Information Technology Services (MNIT) and Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) are partnering with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to acquire high-resolution digital elevation data developed from airborne lidar (Light Detection and Ranging) for the Minnesota River East and West regions. The data will be used to generate Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) for use in engineering design and design reviews, conservation planning, research, delivery, floodplain mapping, and hydrologic modeling utilizing lidar technology. The data is to be acquired during spring 2023. ",,"Minnesota DNR: LiDAR - Minnesota's Digital Elevation Project ",2023-03-27,2023-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Myrna,Halback,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","520 Lafayette Road N","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 757-2403",,"Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Faribault, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, Nicollet, Pope, Redwood, Renville, Stevens, Swift, Waseca, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine",,"Blue Earth River, Chippewa River, Cottonwood River, Des Moines River - Headwaters, East Fork Des Moines River, Lac qui Parle River, Le Sueur River, Lower Minnesota River , Minnesota River - Mankato, Minnesota River - Yellow Medicine River, Mississippi River - Headwaters, Pomme de Terre River, Redwood River, South Fork Crow River, Watonwan River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lidar-mnit-interagency-agreement,,,,
10034124,"Life House Strategic Planning Initiative",2024,10308,"M.L. 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 8",,,,,,,,,"Dani Lindberg (Co-Chair), Laura Brandt (Co-Chair), Linda Curran (Treasurer), Dereck Murphy Williams (Secretary), Renee Gibbs, Andrea Larson, Gudrun Witrak, Kaylee McMillan, Kameron Peak",,"Life House Incorporated",,"Life House will develop an in-depth strategic planning process lead by Northspan Consulting to 1) develop a three-year strategic plan; 2) analyze contradictions; 3) create an action plan. ",,,2024-04-11,2025-05-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,,,,,,,,,,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/life-house-strategic-planning-initiative,,,,
10004573,"Lincoln Pipestone Rural Water System Acquisition for Wellhead Protection",2017,1500000,"M.L. 2016, Chp. 186, Sec. 2, Subd. 09d","$1,500,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Lincoln Pipestone Rural Water to acquire and restore lands designated under an approved wellhead protection plan. Lands acquired with this appropriation must be from willing sellers and be identified by the Department of Health as targeted vulnerable lands for wellhead protection. Lands must be restored to permanent vegetative cover, but may be used for recreation and renewable energy if adequate protection of the drinking water aquifer is provided. A list of proposed acquisitions must be provided as part of the required work plan. Plant and seed materials must follow the Board of Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation establishment and enhancement guidelines. Income derived from the lands acquired with funds appropriated under this paragraph is exempt from Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10, if used for additional wellhead protection as provided under this paragraph until adequate wellhead protection has been achieved, as determined by the commissioner of health. Any income earned after that must be returned to the environment and natural resources trust fund. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2019, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,,,,,"Lincoln Pipestone Rural Water System","Local/Regional Government",,,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2016/work_plans_may/_2016_09d.pdf,2016-07-01,2019-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Jason,Overby,"Lincoln Pipestone Rural Water System","415 Benton E","Lake Benton",MN,56149,"(507) 368-4248",lprw@itctel.com,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Jackson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Rock, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lincoln-pipestone-rural-water-system-acquisition-wellhead-protection,,,,
17421,"Lincoln Park Video Project",2011,5100,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,600,,,,,,"Neighborhood Housing Services of Duluth",," A 38-minute documentary video was produced to capture and portray the diversity and vibrancy of the Lincoln Park/West End neighborhood and its history from the late 1880's to 1950's. Research was conducted for the local churches, schools, businesses, events and the Park. Seven interviews provide insights into the life and times of area residents. The video was made available to the public via the Duluth public television station, through community showings and at the Public Library. ",,"To create a documentary on assembled historical research showing the diversity and resiliency of this West Duluth neighborhood",2010-10-18,2011-04-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Wendy,Grethen,,"4005 McCulloch Street",Duluth,MN,55804,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lincoln-park-video-project,,,,
17320,"Listening Point: Stonework Preservation",2010,10900,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,870,,,,,,"Listening Point Foundation",," To restore the masonry foundation facade, exterior steps, and interior fireplace hearth in the cabin at Listening Point, listed in the National Register of Historic Places. ",,"To restore the masonry foundation facade, exterior steps, and interior fireplace hearth in the cabin at Listening Point, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",2010-04-22,2010-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Charles,Wick,,"106 Wilson St.",Ely,MN,55731,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/listening-point-stonework-preservation,,,,
10012703,"Little Fork River Sediment Sources and Fate - Phase 2",2020,110316,,,,,,,,,,,1.1,USGS,"Federal Government","Four stream segments, totaling over 100 miles, are impaired in the Little Fork River for Total Suspended Solids (TSS) and this study will provide local partners with project options for reduction of sediment in the Little Fork Watershed. Through the use of sediment fingerprinting determinations can be made if the sediment is from in or near channel, or the watershed and identify what sub-watershed the sediment is coming originating. Phase 1 will include: background and existing data collection, field reconnaissance, establishing a sampling network, site selection for passive sediment samplers, and compile existing data including geographic information system (GIS) data sets. ",,"Little Fork River Watershed ",2020-04-03,2021-01-29,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Anna,Baker,USGS,"2280 Woodale Dr","Mounds View",MN,55112,"(763) 783-3156",,"Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Itasca, Koochiching, St. Louis",,"Little Fork River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/little-fork-river-sediment-sources-and-fate-phase-2,,,,
10021905,"Little Fork River Sediment Sources and Fate - Phase 3",2022,112377,,,,,,,,,,,.41,USGS,"Federal Government","The sediment fingerprinting design will be custom fit for the unique geology and land-use history in the Little Fork River Watershed. The design will identify potential sources of sediment pollution within the watershed, including soil erosion from upland forests and wetlands from subwatersheds with different glacial deposits and bedrock geology, gullies, riverbanks, and bluffs. This will enable local partners to field verify potential BMP locations with private and public land owners to mitigate sediment inputs to the Little Fork Watershed. ",,"Little Fork River Watershed ",2022-03-30,2022-01-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Mike,Kennedy,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","525 Lake Ave S Ste 400",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 302-6629",,"Modeling, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Itasca, Koochiching, St. Louis",,"Little Fork River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/little-fork-river-sediment-sources-and-fate-phase-3,,,,
10018141,"Little Fork River Sediment Sources and Fate - Phase 1",2021,118893,,,,,,,,,,,.34,USGS,"For-Profit Business/Entity","This phase one project is to develop an understanding of sediment transport and fate in the Little Fork River system through the use of sediment fingerprinting and a sediment budget by setting up sampling sites for target sediments and source sediments. ",,"Little Fork River Watershed ",2021-05-07,2022-01-14,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Mike,Kennedy,MPCA,"525 Lake Ave. S, Ste 400",Duluth," MN",55802,"(218) 302-6629",,"Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Itasca, Koochiching, St. Louis",,"Little Fork River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/little-fork-river-sediment-sources-and-fate-phase-1-0,,,,
10004395,"Little Fork Watershed Surface Water Assessment Grant (SWAG)",2018,81391,,,,,,,,,,,0.27,"Koochiching SWCD","Local/Regional Government","The Little Fork River Watershed Assessment will include the waters of the Rice River, Little Fork River, Flint Creek, Nett Lake River, Beaver Brook, Valley River, Willow River, Sturgeon River, Bear River, Dark River, and the Lost River. This Assessment will also include Little Bear Lake, Bear Lake, Thistledew Lake, Little Moose Lake, Raddison Lake, Napoleon Lake, Owen Lake, Dark Lake, Clear Lake, Long (Main) Lake, Dewey Lake, and Long (North) Lake. These lakes and streams are found throughout the Little Fork River Watershed, which spans parts of Koochiching, St. Louis and Itasca Counties. This assessment focuses on collection of water chemistry and field parameters at the 25 sites identified and modified by MPCA.  The Collaborative effort between Koochiching Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD), North St. Louis SWCD, Itasca SWCD and MPCA will utilize experienced staff to obtain comprehensive data of surface waters. This project will support the biological data collected by Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and will establish whether these surface waters meet state and federal standards for aquatic life/recreation. ",,"Surface Water Assessment Grants Little Fork River Watershed ",2018-04-01,2020-01-15,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Pam,Tomevi,"Koochiching SWCD","501 3rd Street, Suite 201","International Falls",MN,56649,"(218) 283-1180",,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Itasca, Koochiching, St. Louis",,"Little Fork River",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/little-fork-watershed-surface-water-assessment-grant-swag,,,,
10006480,"Living Shallow Lake Enhancement & Wetland Restoration Initiative - Phase VII",2019,3740000,"ML 2018, Ch. 208, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd 4(f)"," $3,740,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Ducks Unlimited to restore and enhance shallow lakes and wetlands on public lands and wetlands under permanent conservation easement for wildlife management. A list of proposed shallow lake enhancements and wetland restorations must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","Enhanced shallow lake productivity - Shallow lakes enhanced via temporary water level draw-downs made possible by DU-engineered and installed water control structures will be assessed by Minnesota DNR shallow lakes program surveys both before and after draw-downs to document improvements in water clarity, abundance of aquatic plants, and overall improvements in the aquatic ecology of each basin. Minnesota DNR and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service field staff also conduct periodic counts of waterfowl and other wildlife using these basins in both spring and fall, along with hunters, and thus wildlife and human use is also monitored on a more informal basis..",,,140000,"DU private and future federal NAWCA",3670000,70000,,7,"Ducks Unlimited","Non-Profit Business/Entity","This Phase 6 request for Ducks Unlimited’s Living Lakes program will enhance 1,000 acres of shallow lakes and restore 50 acres of small wetlands by engineering and installing water control structures for Minnesota DNR and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service on public lands and wetlands under easement. Structures will be used by DNR and Service partners to restore wetland hydrology and actively manage shallow lake water levels to enhance their ecology for ducks, other birds, and hunters in the Prairie Region of Minnesota. DU will engineer structures and contract with private sector firms for construction and earth-moving work.","This is Phase 6 of Ducks Unlimited's ongoing shallow lake enhancement and prairie wetland restoration conservation program, and will enhance 1,000 acres of shallow lakes and restore 50 acres of small wetlands in the Prairie Pothole Region of SW Minnesota. DU provides wetland engineering services to the Minnesota DNR and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) to survey, design, and install water level control structures to enhance degraded shallow lakes and restore drained wetlands on public land and under easement. Water control structures will be used to conduct temporary water level draw-downs to rejuvenate shallow lake ecology and productivity. DU engineers will survey and design water control structures, and will manage their construction by private sector firms contracted by DU.Shallow lake enhancement and wetland restoration are top priority actions in all major conservation plans for Minnesota. Our work addresses the habitat goals identified in North American Waterfowl Management Plan, Minnesota’s Prairie Conservation Plan, and Minnesota’s Duck Recovery Plan which calls for the active management of 1,800 shallow lakes and adding 64,000 wetlands to Minnesota’s landscape. This work is time-sensitive because complex shallow lake enhancement projects take several years to design and implement, and because wetlands restorations are critically needed for breeding waterfowl. Healthy and abundant wetlands are required to sustain breeding and migrating waterfowl. Minnesota has lost approximately 90% of our prairie wetlands along with 99% of native prairie uplands around them. This has had a profound negative impact on breeding ducks and other prairie wetland wildlife here. Shallow lakes and wetlands that remain are often those that were too deep to drain years ago, and they now function as the core of Minnesota’s remaining waterfowl habitat complexes. Unfortunately, these remaining wetland basins now often receive the excessive nutrient-laden water runoff from an intensively drained and interconnected landscape through which invasive fish such as carp have improved access. As a result, many of our remaining wetlands and shallow lakes are turbid and degraded due to highly drained watersheds, high and stable water levels in which nutrients collect and carp and other invasive fish proliferate. The result is that aquatic ecology functions stagnate and wetland productivity declines, and wetland basins with few aquatic plants and invertebrates result. This is especially detrimental to diving ducks and other species that rely exclusively on aquatic plant and invertebrate foods within wetlands and shallow lakes to survive. These factors have caused a decline in Minnesota’s diverse waterfowl resources, and in Minnesota’s rich waterfowling tradition too.This funding request will support DU projects that biologists and wetland engineering staff assess shallow lake and wetland restoration project feasibility, and design and manage construction of water control structures and fish barriers required to improve public water shallow lakes and restore wetlands in the Prairie Pothole Region of SW Minnesota. Funding will support ongoing shallow lake technical assistance from DU biologists and engineers to assess, survey, and design future projects for implementation under future OHF appropriations for this program.",,2018-07-01,,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Jon,Schneider,"Ducks Unlimited","311 East Lake Geneva Road ",Alexandria,MN,56308,"(3207629916) -",jschneider@ducks.org,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Becker, Big Stone, Cottonwood, Douglas, Freeborn, Grant, Jackson, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Otter Tail, Pope, Redwood, Renville, Sibley, Swift, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine","Prairie Region",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/living-shallow-lake-enhancement-wetland-restoration-initiative-phase-vii,,,,
10000090,"Living Shallow Lake Enhancement & Wetland Restoration Initiative - Phase V",2018,4716000,"ML 2017, Ch. 91, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 4(f)","$4,716,000 in the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Ducks Unlimited to restore and enhance shallow lakes and wetlands on public lands and wetlands under permanent conservation easement for wildlife management purposes. A list of proposed shallow lake enhancements and wetland restorations must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"This program enhances and restores shallow lakes, large marshes, and small pothole wetlands in Minnesota's Prairie Section. Many wildlife species of greatest conservation need and those listed as Threatened or Endangered rely on wetlands or are wetland-dependent. As Minnesota has lost 90% of our wetlands in the Prairie Section and most of the larger marshes and shallow lakes there are turbid and degraded due to agricultural drainage runoff and invasive fish (especially common carp), this conservation work directly benefits the habitat needs of many Minnesota wildlife species of greatest conservation need, including Threatened/Endangered species found in Minnesota's Prairie Section.","A total of 3,520 acres were affected: 83 Restored, 0 in Fee Title, 0 in Easements, 3,437 in Enhance.",886800,"DU Private, DU Private and NAWCA Federal, Federal NAWCA, DU Private and NAWCA Federal and DU Private",4644600,71400,,6.5,"Ducks Unlimited","State Government","Ducks Unlimited successfully enhanced 3,437 wetland acres and restored 83 wetland acres through this grant, which significantly exceeds our grant acre goals of 2,000 acres of wetland enhancement and 50 acres of wetlands restored for this 2017 OHF appropriation. Ducks Unlimited successfully completed this work by spending 99% of this OHF grant appropriation while also providing significantly more non-state leverage than proposed, specifically $886,800, which is 443% more than the $200,000 pledged back in 2017 by successfully leveraging several federal North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) grants along with providing more DU private funding too.","Ducks Unlimited promptly began spending this ML 2017 OHF grant in July 2017, with DU biologists and engineers surveying and designing several new shallow lake enhancement projects while beginning construction of several previously-designed projects too. The following is a list of wetland projects and acres completed by Ducks Unlimited for the Minnesota DNR and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service under this 2017 OHF appropriation: 458 wetland acres enhanced in North and South Badger Lakes in Murray County, where DU constructed a new variable-crest water level control weir structure on the outlet of North Lake. 30-acre wetland enhancement on Riverside WMA in Lac Qui Parle County. 102 acres enhanced in two wetlands on Haydenville WMA in Lac Qui Parle County. 361-acre Sanborn Lake was enhanced with a large variable-crest water level control structure in Le Sueur County. 150 wetland acres enhanced via new water control structure on the outlet of Tyler WMA in Lincoln County. 206-acre Long Lake was enhanced with a water control structure in Cottonwood County. 13 acres of wetlands restored on the Ullenhop USFWS Easement adjacent to Long Lake in Cottonwood County. 202 acres enhanced in Hurricane Lake in Cottonwood County by modifying and improving the existing water level control structure to make it more effective and manageable. 706-acre Lake Hassel was enhanced in Swift County north of Benson; 290 acres wetland acres enhanced on Redhead Slough WPA in Grant County; 216-acre Ward Lake enhanced in McLeod County; 260-acre Timm Lake enhanced in Yellow Medicine County; 5 acres of wetlands restored on Fish Lake WPA in Cottonwood County; 14 acres of wetlands restored on Buffalo Lake WPA in Murray County 2 acres of wetlands restored on the Welch USFWS Easement in Meeker Co. 20 acres of wetlands restored on the Doering USFWS Easement in Meeker Co. 1 acre wetland restored on Harder Lake WPA in Cottonwood County; 16 acres of wetlands enhanced on Ben Wade WPA in Pope County; 20 acres of wetlands restored on Ward Lake WMA in Sibley County; 3 acres of wetlands restored on Watonwan River WPA in Cottonwood County; 5 acres of wetlands restored on Cottonwood Lake WPA in Cottonwood County, and, 440-acre Curtis Lake enhanced in Yellow Medicine County. Total accomplishments include 3,437 wetland acres enhanced and 83 wetland acres restored by DU through this grant, which significantly exceeds the acre goals of 2,000 acres of shallow lake enhancement and restore 50 acres of wetland habitat for this 2017 OHF appropriation.",,2017-07-01,2023-01-19,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jon,Schneider,"Ducks Unlimited","311 East Lake Geneva Road ",Alexandria,MN,56308,3207629916,jschneider@ducks.org,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Cottonwood, Grant, Jackson, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Meeker, Murray, Pope, Sibley, Swift, Yellow Medicine","Prairie Region",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/living-shallow-lake-enhancement-wetland-restoration-initiative-phase-v,,,,
10019627,"Living Shallow Lake Enhancement & Wetland Restoration Initiative - Phase VII",2022,3960000,"ML 2021, First Sp. Session, Ch. 1, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 4(g) ","$3,960,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Ducks Unlimited to restore and enhance shallow lakes and wetlands on public lands and wetlands under permanent conservation easements for wildlife management. A list of proposed shallow lake enhancements and wetland restorations must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","Wetland and upland complexes will consist of native prairies, restored prairies, quality grasslands, and restored shallow lakes and wetlands - This program will restore and enhance wetlands on federal Waterfowl Production Areas and USFWS Habitat easements, and similar wetlands for MNDNR, each of which will be selected strategically by USFWS and MNDNR to benefit existing wetland complexes and migratory birds for both breeding and migration habitat, and which will be monitored by USFWS and MNDNR. Enhanced shallow lake productivity - Wetland and shallow lakes restored or enhanced via temporary water level draw-downs by DU-engineered and installed water control structures will be assessed by Minnesota DNR shallow lakes program surveys both before and after draw-downs to document improvements in water clarity, abundance of aquatic plants, and overall improvements in the aquatic ecology of each basin. Minnesota DNR and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service field staff also conduct periodic counts of waterfowl and other wildlife using these basins in both spring and fall, along with hunters, and thus wildlife and human use is also monitored on a more informative opportunistic basis",,,375000," and DU private and federal NAWCA funds",3905000,55000,,1.9,"Ducks Unlimited","Non-Profit Business/Entity","This Phase 7 request for Ducks Unlimited's Living Lakes program will enhance 1,160 acres of shallow lakes and restore 120 acres of small wetlands by engineering and installing water control structures for Minnesota DNR and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service on public lands and wetlands under easement. Structures will help DNR and Service agency partners restore wetland hydrology and actively manage shallow lake water levels to enhance their ecology for ducks, other birds, and hunters in Minnesota's Prairie Pothole Region. DU will engineer and design projects, and hire private contractors to restore wetlands and construct water control structures.","This is Phase 7 of Ducks Unlimited's ongoing shallow lake enhancement and prairie wetland restoration conservation program, and will enhance shallow lakes, enhance wetlands, and restore wetlands in the Prairie Pothole Region of SW Minnesota. DU provides wetland engineering services to the Minnesota DNR and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) to survey, design, and install water level control structures to enhance degraded shallow lakes and restore drained wetlands on public land and under easement. Water control structures will be used to conduct temporary water level draw-downs to rejuvenate shallow lake ecology and productivity. DU engineers will survey and design water control structures, and will manage their construction by private sector firms contracted by DU. Shallow lake enhancement and wetland restoration are top priority actions in all major conservation plans for Minnesota. Our work addresses the habitat goals identified in North American Waterfowl Management Plan, Minnesota's Prairie Conservation Plan, and Minnesota's Duck Recovery Plan which calls for the active management of 1,800 shallow lakes and adding 64,000 wetlands to Minnesota's landscape. This work is time-sensitive because complex shallow lake enhancement projects take several years to design and implement, and because wetland restorations are critically needed for breeding waterfowl. Healthy and abundant wetlands are required to sustain breeding and migrating waterfowl. Minnesota has lost approximately 90% of our prairie wetlands along with 99% of native prairie uplands around them. This has had a profound negative impact on breeding ducks and other prairie wetland wildlife here. Shallow lakes and wetlands that remain are often those that were too deep to drain years ago, and they now function as the core of Minnesota's remaining waterfowl habitat complexes. Unfortunately, these remaining wetland basins now often receive the excessive nutrient-laden water runoff from an intensively drained and interconnected landscape through which invasive fish such as carp have improved access. As a result, many of our remaining wetlands and shallow lakes are turbid and degraded due to highly drained watersheds, high and stable water levels in which nutrients collect and carp and other invasive fish proliferate. The result is that aquatic ecology functions stagnate and wetland productivity declines, and wetland basins with few aquatic plants and invertebrates result. This is especially detrimental to diving ducks and other species that rely exclusively on aquatic plant and invertebrate foods within wetlands and shallow lakes to survive. These factors have caused a decline in Minnesota's diverse waterfowl resources, and in Minnesota's rich waterfowling tradition. This funding request will support DU projects that biologists and wetland engineering staff assess for shallow lake and wetland restoration project feasibility, and design and manage construction of water control structures and fish barriers required to improve public water shallow lakes and restore wetlands in the Prairie Pothole Region of SW Minnesota. Funding will support ongoing shallow lake technical assistance from DU biologists and engineers to assess, survey, and design future projects for implementation under future OHF appropriations for this program.",,2021-07-01,2025-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Jon,Schneider,"Ducks Unlimited","311 East Lake Geneva Road ",Alexandria,MN,56308,3207629916,jschneider@ducks.org,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Becker, Big Stone, Cottonwood, Douglas, Freeborn, Grant, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Mahnomen, Martin, Meeker, Murray, Nobles, Otter Tail, Redwood, Renville, Sibley, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine","Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/living-shallow-lake-enhancement-wetland-restoration-initiative-phase-vii-0,,,,
10033950,"Living Shallow Lakes & Wetlands Enhancement & Restoration Initiative - Phase IX",2024,6634000,"ML 2023, Ch. 40, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 4(f)","$6,634,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Ducks Unlimited to restore and enhance shallow lakes, wetlands, and grasslands on public lands and wetlands and grasslands under permanent conservation easement for wildlife management. A list of proposed shallow-lake enhancements and wetland restorations must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","DU will enhance shallow lakes and wetlands to make them more productive for waterfowl and other wetland-dependent wildlife, which is a statewide concern due to statewide wetland loss and degradation. Wildlife response to wetland project improvements will be monitored, measured, and evaluated by conservation agency partner biologists including Minnesota DNR, USFWS, and Tribal Department of Natural Resource staff biologists. Wetland and upland complexes will consist of native prairies, restored prairies, quality grasslands, and restored shallow lakes and wetlands - This program will restore and enhance wetlands and grasslands on federal Waterfowl Production Areas and USFWS Habitat easements, and similar wetlands for MNDNR, each of which will be selected strategically by USFWS and MNDNR to benefit existing wetland complexes and migratory birds for both breeding and migration habitat, and which will be monitored by USFWS and MNDNR. Game lakes are significant contributors of waterfowl, due to efforts to protect uplands adjacent to game lakes - DU will enhance and restore shallow lakes and wetlands on the Minnesota Valley NWR and federal Waterfowl Production Areas perpetually protected, managed, monitored, and evaluated annually by highly-trained U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service wildlife biologists. Service staff will guide the enhancement and restoration work by DU, and will evaluate wetland habitat outcomes annually to guide future management actions. Enhanced shallow lake productivity - Wetland and shallow lakes restored or enhanced via temporary water level draw-downs by DU-engineered and installed water control structures will be assessed by Minnesota DNR shallow lakes program surveys both before and after draw-downs to document improvements in water clarity, abundance of aquatic plants, and overall improvements in the aquatic ecology of each basin. Minnesota DNR and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service field staff also conduct periodic counts of waterfowl and other wildlife using these basins in both spring and fall, along with hunters, and thus wildlife and human use is also monitored on a more informative opportunistic basis",,,584300,"DU Private & federal NAWCA, MBCF, and Circle of Flight, Federal NAWCA and DU Private and Federal USFWS Migratory Bird Conservation Funds",6579000,55000,,1.76,DU,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","This Phase 9 request for Ducks Unlimited's Living Lakes program will enhance or restore 1,440 acres of wetlands and adjacent prairie grasslands for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and Minnesota DNR on public lands and private lands under permanent easement. DU biologists and engineers will design wetland restorations and water control structures for active management of shallow lake water levels to enhance their ecology for ducks, other wildlife, and people, primarily in SW Minnesota's Prairie Pothole Region. While DU staff will design restoration and enhancement projects, DU will hire private contractors to conduct restoration and enhancement","This Phase 9 of Ducks Unlimited's ongoing shallow lake enhancement and wetland restoration conservation program will enhance or restore at least 1,440 acres of shallow lakes, wetlands, and prairie grasslands, primarily in the Prairie Pothole Region of SW Minnesota. DU biologists work with U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) and Minnesota DNR field staff to restore and enhance wetlands on public land and under easement, and DU engineers design water level control structures to enhance degraded shallow lakes for DNR. Water control structures are used for temporary water level draw-downs to rejuvenate shallow lake ecology and productivity for wildlife. Restoration work and structures are constructed by private sector firms hired by DU and are managed by FWS/DNR. Adjacent grasslands may be enhanced with tree removal. Shallow lake enhancement and wetland restoration are top priority actions in all major conservation plans for Minnesota. Our work addresses the habitat goals identified in North American Waterfowl Management Plan, Minnesota's Prairie Conservation Plan, and Minnesota's Duck Recovery Plan which calls for the active management of 1,800 shallow lakes and restoring 64,000 wetlands to Minnesota's landscape. This work is time-sensitive because complex shallow lake enhancement projects take several years to design and implement, and because wetland restorations are critically needed for breeding waterfowl. Healthy and abundant wetlands are required to sustain breeding and migrating waterfowl. Minnesota has lost approximately 90% of our prairie wetlands and 99% of native prairie grasslands around them. This has had a profound negative impact on breeding ducks and other prairie wetland wildlife here. Our remaining shallow lakes and wetlands are often those that were too deep to drain years ago, and now function as the core of Minnesota's remaining waterfowl habitat complexes. Unfortunately, these remaining wetland basins now receive the excessive nutrient-laden water runoff from an intensively drained and interconnected landscape through which invasive fish such as carp have improved access. As a result, many of our remaining wetlands and shallow lakes are turbid and degraded due to drainage they received and high, stabilized water levels in which nutrients collect and invasive fish proliferate. This results in stagnated aquatic wetland ecology and productivity, and wetland basins with few aquatic plants and invertebrates for birds to eat. This is especially detrimental to diving ducks and other wetland-dependent species that rely exclusively on aquatic plant and invertebrate foods within wetlands and shallow lakes to survive. These factors have caused a significant decline in Minnesota's once diverse waterfowl population, and as a result, in Minnesota's rich waterfowling traditions. This funding request will support DU staff biologists and engineers who survey, design, and manage construction of shallow lake enhancement and wetland restoration projects to improve public water shallow lakes and restore wetlands and grasslands, primarily in the Prairie Pothole Region of SW Minnesota. Funding will also support ongoing shallow lake technical assistance from DU staff to assess, survey, and design future enhancement and wetland projects for implementation under future OHF appropriations for this program.",,2023-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,John,Lindstrom,"Ducks Unlimited","c/o U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Litchfield WMD Office 22274 615th Avenue",Litchfield,MN,55355,3206932849ext-8,jlindstrom@ducks.org,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Becker, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Grant, Hennepin, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Morrison, Murray, Nobles, Otter Tail, Pope, Redwood, Renville, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Washington, Watonwan, Wright, Yellow Medicine","Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Northern Forest",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/living-shallow-lakes-wetlands-enhancement-restoration-initiative-phase-ix-0,,,,
10035242,"Living Shallow Lakes and Wetlands Enhancement & Restoration Initiative - Phase X",2025,7867000,"ML 2024, Ch. 106, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 4(h)","$7,867,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Ducks Unlimited to restore and enhance shallow lakes and wetlands on public lands and wetlands under permanent conservation easement for wildlife management.","DU will enhance shallow lakes and wetlands to make them more productive for waterfowl and other wetland-dependent wildlife, which is a statewide concern due to statewide wetland loss and degradation. Wildlife response to wetland project improvements will be monitored, measured, and evaluated by conservation agency partner biologists including Minnesota DNR, USFWS, and Tribal Department of Natural Resource staff biologists. Wetland and upland complexes will consist of native prairies, restored prairies, quality grasslands, and restored shallow lakes and wetlands - This program will restore and enhance wetlands and grasslands on federal Waterfowl Production Areas and USFWS Habitat easements, and similar wetlands for MNDNR, each of which will be selected strategically by USFWS and MNDNR to benefit existing wetland complexes and migratory birds for both breeding and migration habitat, and which will be monitored by USFWS and MNDNR. Game lakes are significant contributors of waterfowl, due to efforts to protect uplands adjacent to game lakes - DU will enhance and restore shallow lakes and wetlands on the Three Rivers Park District, Sherburne NWR, and Minnesota Valley NWR and federal Waterfowl Production Areas perpetually protected, managed, monitored, and evaluated annually by highly-trained U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service wildlife biologists. Park and service staff will guide the enhancement and restoration work by DU, and will evaluate wetland habitat outcomes annually to guide future management actions. Enhanced shallow lake productivity - Wetland and shallow lakes restored or enhanced via temporary water level draw-downs by DU-engineered and installed water control structures will be assessed by Minnesota DNR shallow lakes program surveys both before and after draw-downs to document improvements in water clarity, abundance of aquatic plants, and overall improvements in the aquatic ecology of each basin. Minnesota DNR and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service field staff also conduct periodic counts of waterfowl and other wildlife using these basins in both spring and fall, along with hunters, and thus wildlife and human use is also monitored on a more informative opportunistic basis",,,581000,"DU Private & federal NAWCA grants, DU Private & federal NAWCA, MBCF, and Circle of Flight and Federal USFWS Migratory Bird Con. Fund",7768000,99000,,3.33,DU,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","This Phase 10 request for Ducks Unlimited's Living Lakes program will enhance or restore 1,325 acres of wetlands and adjacent prairie grasslands for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and Minnesota DNR on public lands and private lands under permanent easement. DU biologists and engineers will design wetland restorations and water control structures for active management of shallow lake water levels to enhance their ecology for ducks, other wildlife, and people, primarily in SW Minnesota's Prairie Pothole Region. While DU staff will design restoration and enhancement projects, DU will hire private contractors to conduct restoration and enhancement.","This Phase 10 of Ducks Unlimited's ongoing shallow lake enhancement and wetland restoration conservation program will enhance or restore at least 1,325 acres of shallow lakes, wetlands, and prairie grasslands, primarily in the Prairie Pothole Region of SW Minnesota. DU biologists work with U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) and Minnesota DNR field staff to restore and enhance wetlands on public land and under easement and DU engineers design water level control structures to enhance degraded shallow lakes for DNR and other partners. Water control structures are used for temporary water level draw-downs to rejuvenate shallow lake ecology and productivity for wildlife. Restoration work and structures are constructed by private sector firms hired by DU and are managed by FWS/DNR. Adjacent grasslands may be enhanced with tree removal. Shallow lake enhancement and wetland restoration are top priority actions in all major conservation plans for Minnesota. Our work addresses the habitat goals identified in North American Waterfowl Management Plan, Minnesota's Prairie Conservation Plan, and Minnesota's Duck Recovery Plan which calls for the active management of 1,800 shallow lakes and restoring 64,000 wetlands to Minnesota's landscape. This work is time-sensitive because complex shallow lake enhancement projects take several years to design and implement, and because wetland restorations are critically needed for breeding waterfowl. Healthy and abundant wetlands are required to sustain breeding and migrating waterfowl. Minnesota has lost approximately 90% of our prairie wetlands and 99% of native prairie grasslands around them. This has had a profound negative impact on breeding ducks and other prairie wetland wildlife here. Our remaining shallow lakes and wetlands are often those that were too deep to drain years ago and now function as the core of Minnesota's remaining waterfowl habitat complexes. Unfortunately, these remaining wetland basins now receive the excessive nutrient-laden water runoff from an intensively drained and interconnected landscape through which invasive fish such as carp have improved access. As a result, many of our remaining wetlands and shallow lakes are turbid and degraded due to drainage they received and high, stabilized water levels in which nutrients collect and invasive fish proliferate. This results in stagnated aquatic wetland ecology and productivity and wetland basins with few aquatic plants and invertebrates for birds to eat. This is especially detrimental to diving ducks and other wetland-dependent species that rely exclusively on aquatic plant and invertebrate foods within wetlands and shallow lakes to survive. These factors have caused a significant decline in Minnesota's once diverse waterfowl population, and as a result, in Minnesota's rich waterfowling traditions. This funding request will support DU staff biologists and engineers who survey, design, and manage construction of shallow lake enhancement and wetland restoration projects to improve public water shallow lakes and restore wetlands and grasslands. Funding will also support ongoing shallow lake technical assistance from DU staff to assess, survey, and design future enhancement and wetland projects for implementation under future OHF appropriations for this program.",,2024-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,John,Lindstrom,"Ducks Unlimited, Inc.","c/o U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Litchfield WMD Office 22274 615th Avenue",Litchfield,MN,55355,3206932849ext-8,jlindstrom@ducks.org,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Becker, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Clay, Cottonwood, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Grant, Hennepin, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Morrison, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Otter Tail, Polk, Pope, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Washington, Watonwan, Wright, Yellow Medicine","Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Northern Forest",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/living-shallow-lakes-and-wetlands-enhancement-restoration-initiative-phase-x,,,,
10033396,"Living Shallow Lake Enhancement & Wetland Restoration Initiative - Phase VIII",2023,5155000,"ML 2022, Ch. 77, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 4(f)","$5,155,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Ducks Unlimited to restore and enhance shallow lakes and wetlands on public lands and wetlands under permanent conservation easement for wildlife management. A list of proposed shallow lake enhancements and wetland restorations must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","DU will enhance shallow lakes and wetlands to make them more productive for waterfowl and other wetland-dependent wildlife, which is a statewide concern due to statewide wetland loss and degradation. Wildlife response to wetland project improvements will be monitored, measured, and evaluated by conservation agency partner biologists including Minnesota DNR, USFWS, and Tribal Department of Natural Resource staff biologists. Wetland and upland complexes will consist of native prairies, restored prairies, quality grasslands, and restored shallow lakes and wetlands - This program will restore and enhance wetlands and grasslands on federal Waterfowl Production Areas and USFWS Habitat easements, and similar wetlands for MNDNR, each of which will be selected strategically by USFWS and MNDNR to benefit existing wetland complexes and migratory birds for both breeding and migration habitat, and which will be monitored by USFWS and MNDNR. Specifically, the USFWS Habitat and Population Evaluation Team (HAPET) works with federal Wetland Management District staff and partners such as MNDNR and DU to continually assess and refine habitat restoration and management strategies to optimize wildlife habitat. Game lakes are significant contributors of waterfowl, due to efforts to protect uplands adjacent to game lakes - DU will enhance and restore shallow lakes and wetlands on the Minnesota River NWR and/or Three Rivers Park District that are perpetually protected, managed, monitored, and evaluated annually by highly-trained U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service or Park District wildlife biologists. Service and Park District staff will guide the enhancement and restoration work by DU, and will evaluate wetland habitat outcomes annually to guide future management actions. Enhanced shallow lake productivity - Wetland and shallow lakes restored or enhanced via temporary water level draw-downs by DU-engineered and installed water control structures will be assessed by Minnesota DNR shallow lakes program surveys both before and after draw-downs to document improvements in water clarity, abundance of aquatic plants, and overall improvements in the aquatic ecology of each basin. Minnesota DNR and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service field staff also conduct periodic counts of waterfowl and other wildlife using these basins in both spring and fall, along with hunters, and thus wildlife and human use is also monitored on a more informative opportunistic basis",,,450000,"DU private and federal NAWCA grants, USFWS federal Migratory Bird Fund, USFWS, NAWCA and & Private DU",5075000,80000,,3.05,"Ducks Unlimited","Non-Profit Business/Entity","This Phase 8 request for Ducks Unlimited's Living Lakes program will enhance or restore 1,070 acres of wetlands and adjacent prairie grasslands for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and Minnesota DNR on public lands and private lands under permanent USFWS easement. Where required, DU engineers will design water control structures to restore wetland hydrology and allow active management of shallow lake water levels to enhance their ecology for ducks, other wildlife, and people, primarily in Minnesota's Prairie Pothole Region. While DU staff design restoration and enhancement projects, DU hires private contractors to implement enhancement and restoration activities.","This Phase 8 of Ducks Unlimited's ongoing shallow lake enhancement and prairie wetland restoration conservation program will strive to enhance 860 acres of shallow lakes and grasslands, and restore 210 acres of wetlands and grasslands, primarily in the Prairie Pothole Region of SW Minnesota. DU partners with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) and Minnesota DNR to design water control structures with fish barriers to enhance degraded shallow lakes and restore drained wetlands on public land and under easement. Water control structures are used to conduct temporary water level draw-downs to rejuvenate shallow lake ecology and productivity for wildlife. Structures are constructed by private sector firms hired by DU and are managed by FWS or DNR. Adjacent grasslands will be restored/enhanced to buffer wetlands. Shallow lake enhancement and wetland restoration are top priority actions in all major conservation plans for Minnesota. Our work addresses the habitat goals identified in North American Waterfowl Management Plan, Minnesota's Prairie Conservation Plan, and Minnesota's Duck Recovery Plan which calls for the active management of 1,800 shallow lakes and restoring 64,000 wetlands to Minnesota's landscape. This work is time-sensitive because complex shallow lake enhancement projects take several years to design and implement, and because wetland restorations are critically needed for breeding waterfowl. Healthy and abundant wetlands are required to sustain breeding and migrating waterfowl. Minnesota has lost approximately 90% of our prairie wetlands and 99% of native prairie grasslands around them. This has had a profound negative impact on breeding ducks and other prairie wetland wildlife here. Our remaining shallow lakes and wetlands are often those that were too deep to drain years ago, and now function as the core of Minnesota's remaining waterfowl habitat complexes. Unfortunately, these remaining wetland basins now receive the excessive nutrient-laden water runoff from an intensively drained and interconnected landscape through which invasive fish such as carp have improved access. As a result, many of our remaining wetlands and shallow lakes are turbid and degraded due to drainage they received and high, stabilized water levels in which nutrients collect and invasive fish proliferate. This results in stagnated aquatic wetland ecology and productivity, and wetland basins with few aquatic plants and invertebrates for birds to eat. This is especially detrimental to diving ducks and other wetland-dependent species that rely exclusively on aquatic plant and invertebrate foods within wetlands and shallow lakes to survive. These factors have caused a significant decline in Minnesota's once diverse waterfowl population, and as a result, in Minnesota's rich waterfowling traditions. This funding request will support DU staff biologists and engineers who survey, design, and manage construction of shallow lake enhancement and wetland restoration projects to improve public water shallow lakes and restore wetlands and grasslands, primarily in the Prairie Pothole Region of SW Minnesota. Funding will also support ongoing shallow lake technical assistance from DU staff to assess, survey, and design future enhancement and wetland projects for implementation under future OHF appropriations for this program.",,2022-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,John,Lindstrom,"Ducks Unlimited","c/o USFWS Litchfield WMD 22274 615th Avenue",Litchfield,MN,55355,3206932849,jlindstrom@ducks.org,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Becker, Big Stone, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Douglas, Freeborn, Grant, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Morrison, Murray, Nobles, Otter Tail, Pope, Redwood, Renville, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine","Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Northern Forest",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/living-shallow-lake-enhancement-wetland-restoration-initiative-phase-viii,,,,
10015287,"Local Arts Initiative",2020,2500,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","8: ""Regional residents learn new arts skills and techniques."" Students will learn new arts skills in the workshops they attend. 9: ""Regional residents gain awareness and appreciation for a variety of artistic disciplines and mediums."" Students will explore art forms they had not experienced before the conference. A post-conference evaluation will be used to collect data to measure the following outcomes: 98% of students will report exploring something they had not had a chance to experience before the conference. 98% of participants will rate the art sessions Good to Excellent. We will also provide a qualitative evaluation by sharing the comments we receive from student and adult participants.","A decision was made to move this project from in person to virtual, due to the pandemic and concerns for students, teachers, parents, and artist safety. The virtual Conference for Young Artists gave students a chance to learn a wide variety of new art techniques. Prerecorded videos, done by presenters, gave schools and parents the flexibility for students to participate in class or at home over a one week period. We received a limited number of online evaluations to date, but 100% of students and adults said that students learned something new through conference participation and all had positive reviews for the conference and plan to attend in the future.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",11750,"Other,local or private",14250,,"Maydra Maas, Kari Harding, Don Brugman, Michael Henderson, Kathryn Kelly, Joseph Nagel, Daren Balken, Steve Schnieder, Jodi Bauer, Tom Walsh, Matt Coleman, Mike Zins",,"Southwest-West Central Service Cooperative","K-12 Education","Local Arts Initiative",,"2020 Conference for Young Artists",2020-07-01,2021-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrea,Anderson,"Southwest-West Central Service Cooperative","1420 College Dr E",Marshall,MN,56258,"(507) 537-2257",andrea.anderson@swsc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lincoln, Lyon, Redwood, Lac qui Parle, Kandiyohi, Renville, Blue Earth, McLeod, Swift, Pipestone, Yellow Medicine, Traverse, Nobles",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/local-arts-initiative-9,"Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Lauren Carlson: poetry, film, COMPAS roster artist, Dept. of Public Transformation board; Carisa Clarke: graphic design/web development, arts volunteer, board member DAC of Murray County; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; Greg Jodzio: photography/design, Hutchinson Center for the Arts board, Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Brett Lehman: musician, social worker; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Louella Voigt: music, fiber art; Blue Mound Area Theatre board; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;","Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Lauren Carlson: poetry, film, COMPAS roster artist, Dept. of Public Transformation board; Carisa Clarke: graphic design/web development, arts volunteer, board member DAC of Murray County; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; Greg Jodzio: photography/design, Hutchinson Center for the Arts board, Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Brett Lehman: musician, social worker; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Louella Voigt: music, fiber art; Blue Mound Area Theatre board; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;",,2
10009168,"Local Arts Initiative",2019,2500,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","98% of students will report exploring something they had not had a chance to experience before the conference. 98% of participants will rate the art sessions good to excellent. A post-conference evaluation will be used to collect data to measure the outcomes. We will also provide a qualitative evaluation by sharing the comments we receive from student and adult participants.","99% of students reported exploring something they had not had a chance to experience before the conference. 95% of participants rated the art sessions Good to Excellent.","Achieved proposed outcomes",33224,"Other,local or private",35724,,"Maydra Maas, Kari Harding, Don Brugman, Michael Hendrickson, Kathryn Kelly, Maggie Kluver, Darin Balken, Steve Schnieder, Jody Bauer, Tom Walsh, Matt Coleman, Mike Zins",0.00,"Southwest-West Central Service Cooperative","K-12 Education","Local Arts Initiative",,"2019 Conference for Young Artists.",2019-07-01,2019-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrea,Anderson,"Southwest-West Central Service Cooperative","1420 College Dr E",Marshall,MN,56258,"(507) 537-2257",andrea.anderson@swsc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Swift, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Lac qui Parle, Renville, Lincoln, Lyon, Redwood, Murray, Cottonwood, Nobles, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/local-arts-initiative-7,"John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Anna Johanssen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women’s Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), Southwest Minnesota State University Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; Emily Petersen: visual artist, art teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Scott Wessels: theater (actor/director), writing/media/communications, board member for Green Earth Players; Brett Lehman: musician, social worker, Worthington City Band; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Director of Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, fundraiser for Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary; Lynette Swenson: visual arts teacher, folk artist, Swift County Food Shelf advisory board; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor, director, teacher; Anna Johanssen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women’s Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), Southwest Minnesota State University associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; Emily Petersen: visual artist, art teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Scott Wessels: theater actor, director, writing, media, communications, board member for Green Earth Players; Brett Lehman: musician, social worker, Worthington City Band; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Director of Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, fundraiser for Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary; Lynette Swenson: visual arts teacher, folk artist, Swift County Food Shelf advisory board; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.",,2
10005981,"Local Arts Initiative",2018,2500,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","98% of students will report exploring something they had not had a chance to experience before the conference. 98% of participants will rate the art sessions Good to Excellent. A post-conference evaluation will be used to collect data to measure the outcomes. We will also provide a qualitative evaluation by sharing the comments we receive from student and adult participants.","99% of students reported exploring something they had not had a chance to experience before the conference. 94% of participants rated the art sessions Good to Excellent. ADULT COMMENTS: Great! Thanks for opportunity! I followed 13 students around all day and tried to be in a few minutes of at least 2 sessions with each of them. All that I observed was fantastic! Derek Anderson was awesome! Very well organized and ran really smooth. Keep doing this for kids. Great job. They love coming because they get to try new art activities and techniques. It's always fun bringing a group to the art conference! HPS students loved the experience! Exposure to all kinds of things for them was fantastic. STUDENT COMMENTS: I learned that if someone says that you are bad at something, you can just keep going and don't listen if they say you're bad at it. In other words, treat others how you want to be treated! Keep on going even if things go wrong. Hip hop is fun and dancing is fun. Hand lettering is hard, but it is very fun. I would do it again, but I would need more help, it is fun because of the brush and how cool it is. Pictures do not have to be perfect.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",31844,"Other,local or private",34344,,"Maydra Maas, Matt Coleman, Kathi Thymian, Kari Harding, Don Brugman, Maggie Kluver, Kathryn Kelly, Steve Schnieder, Darin Balken, Tom Walsh, Jody Bauer, Mike Zins",,"Southwest-West Central Service Cooperative","K-12 Education","Local Arts Initiative",,"2018 Conference for Young Artists.",2018-07-01,2018-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrea,Anderson,"Southwest-West Central Service Cooperative","1420 College Dr E",Marshall,MN,56258,"(507) 537-2257 ",andrea.anderson@swsc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Swift, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Lac qui Parle, Renville, Lincoln, Lyon, Redwood, Murray, Cottonwood, Nobles, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/local-arts-initiative-8,"John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor, director, teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art educator, visual artist, Tyler Arts Council, Lincoln County Art Fair, Southwest Minnesota Weaver's Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Emily Petersen: visual artist, art teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Director of Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor, director, teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art educator, visual artist, Tyler Arts Council, Lincoln County Art Fair, Southwest Minnesota Weaver's Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Emily Petersen: visual artist, art teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Director of Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee. ",,2
10001470,"Local Arts Initiative",2017,2500,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","98% of students will report exploring something they had not had a chance to experience before the conference. 98% of participants will rate the art sessions good to excellent. Plus provide a qualitative evaluation by sharing the comments we receive from student and adult participants. A survey is conducted following the conference to determine the perceptions of youth and adult participants. All the data collected will be used to evaluate the conference and the presenting artists. Information gleaned from the evaluation will be used to make changes to future conferences (i.e., adding different sessions, making logistical changes, considering possible keynote presentations, etc.).","84% of the students who returned an evaluation, responded that they learned a new skill. Also, adults were asked, ""How has the experience at this conference influenced your child/student?"", and responded: Wanting to get out the art supplies more and be creative. Continues to foster his love of art. Excitement into exploring different areas. Teaches them to branch out & experiment w/new materials & ideas. She's always loved art & this re-ignites her creativity. My daughter has enjoyed today. More exposure to visual art! They were pleased with their day & excited to practice more when they get home. They enjoyed it very much. My child had a great time. We will be back next year. I hope it continues to keep working on her art. He sees his interests affirmed. Has re-ignited an interest in drawing. Was eager to share what he learned.",,33000,"Other, local or private",35500,,"Maydra Maas, Matt Coleman, Kathi Thymian, David Kilpatrick, Don Brugman, Maggie Kluver, Kathryn Kelly, Steve Schnieder, Darin Balken, Tom Walsh, Jody Bauer, Mike Zins",,"Southwest-West Central Service Cooperative","K-12 Education","Local Arts Initiative",,"Conference for Young Artists",2017-07-01,2017-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrea,Anderson,"Southwest-West Central Service Cooperative","1420 College Dr E",Marshall,MN,56258,"(507) 537-2251 ",andrea.anderson@swsc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Big Stone, Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Rock, Swift, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/local-arts-initiative,"John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art teacher, visual arts, Tyler Arts Council.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art teacher, visual arts, Tyler Arts Council.",,2
20444,"Local Arts Initiative",2013,2500,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","100% of participants will complete a hands-on art activity in each class, 90% of participants will be more interested in art after the conference, 90% of participants will explore art activities that are new to them, 9% of participants will learn more about art careers, 95% of participants would attend in the future if given the opportunity A post conference evaluation is conducted through a survey (paper electronic) with students, adults (teachers and parents) and presenters. In addition to the quantitative information we also collect qualitiative comments from students, adults and presenters.","The 2012 Conference for Young Artists was very successful. We had the largest participation rates that this event has ever seen. While there is always room to improve, we felt positive about the conference outcomes. A brief summary of the results of our student survey: 99% of participants said they would attend in the future if given the opportunity (our goal was 95%). 83% of participants said they learned more about art careers (our goal was 90%). 93% of participants explored art activities that were new to the (our goal was 90%). 96% of participants were more interested in art after the conference (our goal was 90%). 99% of participants completed a hands-on activity in each class (our goal was 100%).",,30886,"Other, local or private",33386,,"Maydra Maas, Kathi Thymian, Donald Brugman, Kathryn Kelly, Sally Vogt, Michael Zins, Michael O'Brien, Jan Fransen, Carol Morgan, Maggie Kluver, Steve Schnieder, Tom Walsh",,"Southwest-West Central Service Cooperative","K-12 Education","Young Artists Conference",,"Young Artists Conference",2012-07-01,2013-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tom,Hoff,"Southwest-West Central Service Cooperative","1420 E College Dr",Marshall,MN,56258-3805,"(507) 537-2251 ",Tom.Hoff@swsc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Stearns, Swift, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/local-arts-initiative-1,"Jane Link: visual artist, board member of Milan Village Arts School, and Milan Community Education, and Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Connie Feig: arts advocate, board member of the Barn Theater and Willmar Area Arts Council; Randy Meyer: visual artist and farmer, former art teacher; Kate Aydin: retired educator, multidisciplinary curriculum developer, board member of Lincoln County Pioneer Museum; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member of Prairie Music Association and Prairie Oasis Players, former clogger; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, treasurer of Rock County Fine Arts Association, board member for Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County, Art Rocks planning committee; Sydney Massee: visual artist, quilter, behind the scenes assistant in theatre productions, board member of Lac qui Parle Valley School District; Patricia Enger: visual artist, theater artist, musician, gallery technician and curator for the William Whipple Gallery at Southwest Minnesota State University.","Deb Larson: visual artist, president of Big Stone County Arts Council; Jane Link: visual artist, board member of Milan Village Arts School, and Milan Community Education, and Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Connie Feig: arts advocate, board member of the Barn Theater and Willmar Area Arts Council; Randy Meyer; visual artist and farmer, former art teacher; Kate Aydin: retired educator, multidisciplinary curriculum developer, board member of Lincoln County Pioneer Museum; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member of Prairie Music Association and Prairie Oasis Players, former clogger; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, participant in community theater productions, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Tamara Isfeld: visual artist, art teacher for Renville County West Schools, Arts Meander planning committee, board member at Granite Arts Council and Renville Friends of the Arts; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, treasurer of Rock County Fine Arts Association, board member for Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County, Art Rocks planning committee; Sydney Massee: visual artist, quilter, behind the scenes assistant in theatre productions, board member of Lac qui Parle Valley School District; Patricia Enger: visual artist, theater artist, musician, gallery technician and curator for the William Whipple Gallery at Southwest Minnesota State University.",,2
21544,"Local Arts Initiative",2014,2500,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","100% of participants will complete a hands-on art activity in each class, 90% of participants will be more interested in art after the conference, 90% of participants will explore art activities that are new to them, 90% of participants will learn more about art careers, 95% of participants would attend in the future if given the opportunity.A post conference evaluation is conducted through a survey (paper electronic) with students, adults (teachers and parents) and presenters. In addition to the quantitative information we also collect qualitiative comments from students, adults and presenters.",,,30886,"Other, local or private",33386,,,,"Southwest-West Central Service Cooperative","K-12 Education","Local Arts Initiative",,"Conference for Young Artists",2013-08-01,2014-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Tom,Hoff,"Southwest-West Central Service Cooperative","1420 E College Dr",Marshall,MN,56258-3805,"(507) 537-2251 ",Tom.Hoff@swsc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Stearns, Swift, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/local-arts-initiative-0,"Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Randy Meyer: visual artist and farmer, former art teacher; Kate Aydin: retired educator, developed a curriculum focused on the visual arts, literature, and modern and traditional music of Spain and Latin America, Lincoln County Pioneer Museum board member; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member at Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Emily Olson: writer, musician, educator; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, theater, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County board member; Sydney Massee; visual artist, theatre, Lac qui Parle Valley School Districts board member; Audrey Fuller; writer, arts advocate, tribal planner, grant writer.","Jane Link: visual artist, Milan Village Arts School founding member, Milan Community Education, Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Randy Meyer: visual artist and farmer, former art teacher; Kate Aydin: retired educator, developed a curriculum focused on the visual arts, literature, and modern and traditional music of Spain and Latin America, Lincoln County Pioneer Museum board member; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member of Prairie Music Association and Prairie Oasis Players; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County board member; Sydney Massee; visual artist, theatre, Lac qui Parle Valley School Districts board member; Audrey Fuller; writer, arts advocate, tribal planner, grant writer.",,No
10031460,"Local Parks, Trails, and Natural Areas Grant Programs",2025,4791000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 09b","$4,791,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources to solicit and rank applications and fund competitive matching grants for local parks, trail connections, and natural and scenic areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.019. This appropriation is for local nature-based recreation, connections to regional and state natural areas, and recreation facilities and may not be used for athletic facilities, such as sport fields, courts, or playgrounds.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,0.75,"MN DNR","State Government","Provide approximately 15 matching grants for local parks, trail, acquisition of natural areas and trails to connect people safety to desirable community locations and regional or state facilities.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Jenni,Bubke,"MN DNR","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul",MN,55155-4039,"(651) 259-5638",jennifer.bubke@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/local-parks-trails-and-natural-areas-grant-programs-2,,,,
37644,"Local Civic Engagement and Watershed Restoration and Protection Support (Lake SWCD)",2017,7500,,,,,,,,,,,2.7,"Lake County SWCD","Local/Regional Government","This project will develop, implement, and evaluate civic engagement activities within the Rainy River Headwaters and Cloquet watersheds. In addition, Lake County will also assist in expanding water quality monitoring efforts in support of the Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) process. ",,"Rainy River - Headwaters Watershed Cloquet River Watershed ",2016-06-30,2018-07-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Dan,Schutte,"Lake County SWCD","616 3rd Ave","Two Harbors",MN,55616,"(218) 834-8378",,"Education/Outreach/Engagement, Monitoring, Planning","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Lake, St. Louis",,"Cloquet River, Rainy River - Headwaters",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/local-civic-engagement-and-watershed-restoration-and-protection-support-lake-swcd,,,,
25511,"Local Arts Initiative",2015,2500,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","The intended outcomes are: 85% of students would report exploring something they had not had a chance to experience before the conference; 90% of participants would rate the sessions Good to Excellent; Students will provide positive qualitative comments about what they learned during conference sessions; Adult participants will provide qualitative comments about how the experience positively influenced the students that they chaperoned.A survey is conducted following the conference to determine the perceptions of youth and adult participants. All the data collected will be used to evaluate the conference and the presenting artists. Information gleaned from the evaluation will be used to make changes to future conferences (i.e., adding different sessions, making logistical changes, considering possible keynote presentations, etc.).","98% of students reported exploring something they had not had a chance to experience before the conference. 97% rated the sessions Good to Excellent. 893 youth served, 284 adult participants, 33 artists.",,29500,"Other, local or private",32000,,"Maydra Maas, Kathi Thymain, Donald Brugman, Kathryn Kelly, Sally Vogt, Michael Zins, Michael O'Brien, Jan Fransen, Carol Morgan, Maggie Kluver, Steve Schnieder, Tom Walsh",,"Southwest-West Central Service Cooperative","K-12 Education","Local Arts Initiative",,"Young Writers Conference",2014-09-01,2015-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tom,Hoff,"Southwest-West Central Service Cooperative","1420 College Dr E",Marshall,MN,56258-3805,"(507) 537-2251 ",Tom.Hoff@swsc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Big Stone, Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Murray, Nobles, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Stearns, Swift, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/local-arts-initiative-2,"John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Jane Link: visual artist , Milan Village Arts School founding member, Milan Community Education, Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council Advisory Board; Kate Aydin: retired educator, developed a curriculum focused on the visual arts, literature, and modern and traditional music of Spain and Latin America; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, theater, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasure, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County board; Sydney Massee; visual artist, theatre, Lac qui Parle Valley School Districts board.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Jane Link: visual artist , Milan Village Arts School founding member, Milan Community Education, Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council Advisory Board; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, theater, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasure, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County board; Sydney Massee; visual artist, theatre, Lac qui Parle Valley School Districts board.",,No
26374,"Local Arts Initiative",2014,500,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","To improve and expand (visual) art experiences for students by supporting regional k-12 art instructors. 1. To gather art education teachers to solicit their input and opinions about art education. 2. To better understand the status of art education in our 18 county service region. 3. To determine opportunities for improving and expanding art experiences for students. 4. To learn how regional organizations like Southwest Minnesota Arts Council and the Southwest/West Central Service Cooperative can support k-12 art education and the teachers in the region.1. A description of the current status of art education for k-12 students in the region. 2. A list of opportunities to improve and expand art experiences for students. 3. A list of barriers that need to be overcome. 4. A list of ways that regional organizations can best support k-12 art education and teachers.",,,,,500,,"Maydra Maas, Kathi Thymian, Donald Brugman, Kathryn Kelly, Sally Vogt, Michael Zins, Michael O'Brien, Jan Fransen, Carol Morgan, Maggie Kluver, Steve Schnieder, Tom Walsh",,"Southwest-West Central Service Cooperative","K-12 Education","Local Arts Initiative",,"Art Educators Development and Enrichment",2014-04-01,2014-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tom,Hoff,"Southwest-West Central Service Cooperative","1420 College Dr E",Marshall,MN,56258-3805,"(507) 537-2271 ",Tom.Hoff@swsc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Big Stone, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Swift, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/local-arts-initiative-3,"John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Jane Link: visual artist , Milan Village Arts School founding member, Milan Community Education, Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council Advisory Board; Kate Aydin: retired educator, arts advocate, Lincoln County Pioneer Museum board; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Dan Connolly: musician, music educator, board Renville Friends of the Arts; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasure, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County board; Sydney Massee; visual artist, theatre, Lac qui Parle Valley School Districts board.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Jane Link: visual artist , Milan Village Arts School founding member, Milan Community Education, Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council Advisory Board; Kate Aydin: retired educator, arts advocate, Lincoln County Pioneer Museum board; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, theater, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Dan Connolly: musician, music educator, board Renville Friends of the Arts; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasure, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County board; Sydney Massee; visual artist, theatre, Lac qui Parle Valley School Districts board.",,No
30756,"Local Arts Initiative",2015,2500,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","The intended outcomes are: 85% of students would report exploring something they had not had a chance to experience before the conference; 90% of participants would rate the sessions Good to Excellent; Students will provide positive qualitative comments about what they learned during conference sessions; Adult participants will provide qualitative comments about how the experience positively influenced the students that they chaperoned. A survey is conducted following the conference to determine the perceptions of youth and adult participants. All the data collected will be used to evaluate the conference and the presenting artists. Information gleaned from the evaluation will be used to make changes to future conferences (i.e., adding different sessions, making logistical changes, considering possible keynote presentations, etc.).","98% of students reported exploring something they had not had a chance to experience before the conference. 96% rated the sessions Good to Excellent. 893 youth served, 284 adult participants, 33 artists.",,29500,"Other, local or private",32000,,"Maydra Maas, Kathi Thymain, Donald Brugman, Kathryn Kelly, Sally Vogt, Michael Zins, Michael O'Brien, Jan Fransen, Carol Morgan, Maggie Kluver, Steve Schnieder, Tom Walsh",,"Southwest-West Central Service Cooperative","K-12 Education","Local Arts Initiative",,"Young Artists/Writers Conference",2015-09-01,2016-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tom,Hoff,"Southwest-West Central Service Cooperative","1420 College Dr E",Marshall,MN,,"(507) 537-2251 ",Tom.Hoff@swsc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Big Stone, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Swift, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/local-arts-initiative-4,"John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Jane Link: visual artist , Milan Village Arts School founding member, Milan Community Education, Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Jane Link: visual artist , Milan Village Arts School founding member, Milan Community Education, Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar",,
35677,"Local Arts Initiative",2016,2500,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","98% of students will report exploring something they had not had a chance to experience before the conference, 98% of participants will rate the art sessions Good to Excellent. A survey is conducted following the conference to determine the perceptions of youth and adult participants. All the data collected will be used to evaluate the conference and the presenting artists. Information gleaned from the evaluation will be used to make changes to future conferences (i.e., adding different sessions, making logistical changes, considering possible keynote presentations, etc.).","98.18% of students reported exploring something they had not had a chance to experience before the conference. 91.72% of the sessions were rated Good to Excellent. (178 Excellent, 77 Good, 16 Average, 4 Fair, and 3 poor ratings for all sessions) Students also provided qualitative comments about what they learned during conference sessions.",,34500,"Other, local or private",37000,,"Maydra Maas, Kathi Thymian, Donald Brugman, Kathryn Kelly, Sally Vogt, Michael Zins, Michael O'Brien, Jan Fransen, Carol Morgan, Maggie Kluver, Steve Schnieder, Tom Walsh",0.00,"Southwest-West Central Service Cooperative","K-12 Education","Local Arts Initiative",,"Conference for young artists",2016-05-01,2016-10-26,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lisa,Gregoire,"Southwest-West Central Service Cooperative","1420 College Dr E",Marshall,MN,56258-3805,"(507) 537-2251 ",Tom.Hoff@swsc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Big Stone, Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Stearns, Swift, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/local-arts-initiative-5,"John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, former High School English/creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, former High School English/creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: Human Resources Director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor.",,2
10009865,"Long and Strand Lake Sediment Cores",2019,74981,,,,,,,,,,,.36,"St. Croix Watershed Researh Station","Non-Profit Business/Entity","This project is to collect site specific core sampling for the development of total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) for Strand and Long lakes. ","Recent monitoring shows that the lakes experience nuisance cyanobacterial blooms and elevated nutrients and do not meet Minnesota state standards for total phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. This has led to questions whether the productivity and condition of the lakes have changed over time, what the natural or historical condition of the lakes were, what the current trajectory of the lakes is, and how to best set management goals. Knowledge of the natural state of a lake and an understanding of the timing and magnitude of historical ecological changes become critical components for any management plan. ","St. Louis River Watershed ",2019-06-21,2020-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Mark,Edlund,"St. Croix Watershed Research Station","16910 152nd St","Marine on St. Croix",MN,55047,"(651) 433-5924",,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"St. Louis",,"St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/long-and-strand-lake-sediment-cores,,,,
10031443,"Long-Term Preservation of Minnesota's Ball Cactus Population",2025,100000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 08a","$100,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum to protect Minnesota's only population of ball cactus by supporting population expansion and establishment, monitoring transferred plants, and training long-term volunteer monitors. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2029, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,1,"U of MN","Public College/University","A long-term project to protect Minnesota's only population of ball cactus has begun successfully. To cement this success, population expansion/establishment will finish and long-term volunteer monitors will be trained.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2029-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,David,Remucal,"U of MN","3675 Arboretum Dr University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum",Chaska,MN,55318,"(612) 301-1838",remucald@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Brown, Cottonwood, Jackson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Rock, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/long-term-preservation-minnesotas-ball-cactus-population,,,,
10008250,"St. Louis River Stressor Identification/Gap Monitoring",2019,146000,,,,,,,,,,,.35,"South St Louis Soil & Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","The purpose of this contract is to augment data collection efforts for the St. Louis River (SLR) Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) and for four impaired Duluth beaches. For the SLR WRAPS, activities include: attaining datasets for watershed stressors and geomorphic conditions, water quality gap monitoring, and a civic engagement component. Impaired beaches activities include: collection of field observational data, field water chemistry, and water quality samples for analytical analysis. ",,"Lake Superior - South Watershed St. Louis River Watershed ",2019-04-15,2021-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,R.C.,Boheim,"South St Louis SWCD","215 N 1st Ave East",Duluth,MN,55801,"(218) 723-4867",,"Analysis/Interpretation, Monitoring","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"St. Louis",,"Lake Superior - South, St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/st-louis-river-stressor-identificationgap-monitoring,,,,
10008255,"St. Louis Civic Engagement & Watershed Restoration And Protection Strategy (WRAPS) - Carlton SWCD",2019,23758,,,,,,,,,,,.1,"Carlton County SWCD","Local/Regional Government","Beginning in June 2019, the St Louis River Watershed will start the second round of the Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies (WRAPS) process. This project helps the Carlton County SWCD (SWCD) initiate a broader citizen participation process in the Watershed. The SWCD staff will be enabled to create a greater degree of public interest in and awareness of the general health of the Watershed. This work will create the foundation for greater citizen involvement in the planning and implementation of restoration and protection activities in the Watershed. These efforts will help identify interested and motivated citizens and land owners that are ready to work collaboratively with the SWCD to address specific water quality problems. ",,"St. Louis River Watershed ",2019-06-04,2021-01-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Melanie,Bomier,"Carlton County SWCD","PO Box 29",Carlton,MN,55718,"(218) 384-3891",,"Analysis/Interpretation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Carlton, St. Louis",,"St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/st-louis-civic-engagement-watershed-restoration-and-protection-strategy-wraps-carlton-swcd,,,,
10021899,"St. Louis, Cloquet, and Duluth HSPF Watershed Models Update",2022,189975,,,,,,,,,,,.66,"Tetra Tech","For-Profit Business/Entity","The objectives of this project are to update and extend the simulation periods of the St. Louis River and Cloquet River watershed Hydrologic Simulation Program – FORTRAN (HSPF) model and the Duluth urban area HSPF model and conduct recalibration of the hydrology and water quality simulations. The model updates will support work to update the existing Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) reports. ",,"St. Louis River Watershed Cloquet River Watershed ",2021-12-08,2022-09-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Chuck,Regan,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","520 Lafayette Rd N","Saint Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 757-2866",,Modeling,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Itasca, Lake, St. Louis",,"Cloquet River, St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/st-louis-cloquet-and-duluth-hspf-watershed-models-update,,,,
10018148,"St. Louis River Area of Concern program support - bathymetry data inventory",2021,44846,,,,,,,,,,,0.2,"Barr Engineering Company","For-Profit Business/Entity","State resource agencies are implementing a delisting strategy for the St. Louis River Area of Concern (AOC) by completing the Remedial Action Plan (RAP). A suite of 80 management actions in the RAP were developed to address specific Beneficial Use Impairments (BUI) identified throughout the estuary. Removing these legacy impacts often involves restoring historically altered habits by manipulating sediment characteristics, restoring shoreline function, and constructing under water features. Restoring depth contours is the most effective habitat improvement opportunity available, and resource management decisions rely heavily on key environmental indicators to document progress. These indicators are often highly correlated with physical habitat parameters like water depth and the underwater landscape, or bathymetry. State agencies currently need to facilitate conversations among local stakeholders to inventory existing bathymetric data, evaluate data quality objectives, identify data gaps, and coordinate future field collection efforts. ",,,2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Dan,Breneman,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","525 Lake Avenue South",Duluth,MN,55802,,,"Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"St. Louis",,"St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/st-louis-river-area-concern-program-support-bathymetry-data-inventory,,,,
10019650,"St. Louis River Restoration Initiative Phase 8",2022,2024000,"ML 2021, First Sp. Session, Ch. 1, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 5(l)","$2,024,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources to restore and enhance priority aquatic, riparian, and forest habitats in the St. Louis River estuary. Of this amount, up to $500,000 is for an agreement with Minnesota Land Trust. A list of proposed restorations must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","Healthy populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species - Program monitoring conducted by others will evaluate the response of indicator species at project sites",,,1085000,"GLRI, NRDA and GLRI",1952700,71300,,1.45,DNR,"State Government","MNDNR's St. Louis River Restoration Initiative (SLRRI) is a collaborative program enhancing and restoring the St. Louis River estuary. This 12,000 acre estuary is a unique resource of statewide significance. SLRRI's vision for the estuary includes diverse, productive, and healthy aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems of the river and watershed. MNDNR and MN Land Trust's SLRRI Phase 8 will restore an additional 155 acres of priority aquatic, wetland, and forested habitat for important fish, game, and SGCN. To date, the OHF has supported approximately 661 acres of estuary habitat restoration, leveraging over $23 million in federal funding.","The SLRRI Phase 8 will restore and enhance priority habitats in the St. Louis River estuary. With LOSHC support, SLRRI has successfully developed and implemented critical projects in the estuary since 2014. SLRRI employs a collaborative approach using a network of resource managers, researchers, and key stakeholders. As partners in the SLRRI, the MNDNR and MN Land Trust have effectively and efficiently restored wetland, stream and open water aquatic habitats while leveraging significant federal support. Minnesota DNR will continue to restore and enhance 30 acres and 5,000 feet of priority habitats identified in the 2002 Lower St. Louis River Habitat Plan and 2019 St. Louis River Area of Concern (AOC) Remedial Action Plan (RAP), with an emphasis on the following: Mud Lake is a warm water fish and migratory bird restoration project. Mud Lake is an estuarine bay and coastal wetland complex . It is degraded by legacy wood waste and a railroad causeway. The SLRRI team will work in close coordination with the MPCA, USEPA, and the City of Duluth to restore ecological function to support birds and aquatic life. Kingsbury, Lower Knowlton, and Keene Creeks are trout stream restoration projects. These multi-partnered projects will enhance the creeks' connection to their floodplains, reduce sedimentation, restore trout habitat, remove barriers, and increase resiliency of estuary restoration efforts currently being completed with earlier OHF appropriations. MN Land Trust will expand the work of SLRRI and begin restoration of avian habitat for globally and regionally important bird guilds in the St. Louis River Estuary Important Bird Area (SLR IBA). The first phase of the effort includes restoration of 100 acres of forest for land birds and 25 acres of coastal wetlands for marsh birds: Forest restoration will be conducted in priority degraded forest stands in the City of Duluth. Restoration will improve forest health of the stands, while maximizing the benefit to migrating and breeding birds. Proposed work consists of thinning, controlling invasive species, and planting native trees and understory plants with species and patterns that maximize bird habitat. Hemi-marsh restoration will be conducted in coastal wetlands within the St. Louis River Natural Area in Duluth. Improvements will restore habitat conditions to be more attractive to migrating and breeding birds and other native wildlife communities. Proposed work includes recreating the historic ratio of water interspersed with emergent vegetation in locations now dominated by invasive species such as narrow-leaf cattail or reed canary grass. MNDNR and MN Land Trust will continue to closely coordinate with SLRRI partners to integrate, prioritize, and develop additional fish and wildlife restoration projects to improve fish and wildlife populations throughout the estuary and surrounding watersheds. Work on project sites previously identified within the SLRRI program area will continue.",,2021-07-01,2025-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Melissa,Sjolund,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","525 Lake Ave S #415 ",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218 302-3245",melissa.sjolund@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"St. Louis","Northern Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/st-louis-river-restoration-initiative-phase-8,,,,
10029428,"St. Louis River Watershed Implementation",2024,2228654,"The Laws of Minnesota 2023, Chapter 40, Article 2, Section 6 (a)","(a) $39,500,000 the first year and $39,500,000 the second year are for grants to implement state-approved watershed-based plans. The grants may be used to implement projects or programs that protect, enhance, and restore surface PreviouswaterNext quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from degradation; and protect drinking PreviouswaterNext sources. Projects must be identified in a comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan program and seven-county metropolitan groundwater or surface PreviouswaterNext management frameworks as provided for in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 103B, 103C, 103D, and 114D. Grant recipients must identify a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this paragraph. This appropriation may be used for: (1) implementing state-approved plans, including within the following watershed planning areas (see Chapter 40 Article 2 Section 6(a) (2) for the list of watershed planning areas: seven-county metropolitan groundwater or surface PreviouswaterNext management frameworks; and(3) other comprehensive watershed management plan planning areas that have a board-approved and local-government-adopted plan as authorized in Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.801. The board must establish eligibility criteria and determine whether a planning area is ready to proceed and has the nonstate match committed.","Make 2000 acres eligible for forest protection; 1500 feet of shoreline protected; reconnect 17 stream miles; 3 failing ISTSs replaced; 20 nonpoint and bacterial pollution projects completed; Initiate 3 invasive species projects; 8 wells sealed. ",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,"Albert Moline, Debra Taylor, John Tollgaard, Marcia Stromgren, Paul Fish",10.76819923,"St Louis, South SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,"The St. Louis River Comprehensive Watershed Management Plan targets projects to solve water quality problems. For this request the partnership will complete the following types of projects and activities in priority areas: Well Sealing, Septic System replacement, Enhanced Street sweeping, Smart Salt programing, livestock management, stormwater plans and BMPs, pet waste reduction programming, forestry education and projects, invasive species education and control, shoreline education and projects, culvert replacements, and stream restorations. Approximately eight wells will be decommissioned. In order to address impacts from SSTSs at least three failing septic systems will be replaced. For Forestry Practices, outreach and technical assistance will be provided. These efforts will make an estimated 2,000 acres eligible for private forest protection to benefit surface water, drinking/groundwater water quality and riparian habitat. This will be accomplished through land owner contacts, RIM program assistance, and technical assistance for riparian plantings and small acre plans. In addition, the partnership will identify priority locations to implement approximately three invasive species control projects. The partnership will address streambank and shoreline protection activities in several ways. Approximately 17 miles of streams will be reconnected. This will be accomplished by: design and implementation of as many as four culverts in priority areas to benefit aquatic life and improve water quality, completion of up to ten stream restoration feasibility studies, preparation of straightened stream reach inventory and prioritizations covering an estimated 2000 feet in the NSL Planning Area. In addition, the partnership will address shoreline protection for 1,500 linear feet of lakes and streams. Natural buffers, bank stabilization, bioengineering, and other practices will be utilized. This will be accomplished through outreach, design, and cost-sharing. Approximately 20 projects that limit the negative water quality impacts from stormwater and animal waste will be completed. Livestock management projects will be completed to reduce bacteria and other pollutants reaching surface water. Partners will develop and implement an outreach campaign to livestock owners in priority areas. Also, approximately 10 BMPs for livestock management, pasture management or related practices will be implemented. Partners will also address Pet Waste and develop an education program. This effort will seek to reduce bacteria in surface waters. The program will be developed for approximately four communities in the NSL Planning Area. Urban Stormwater Management Practices will be utilized by partners by completing the follow projects: Up to three rain gardens/catch basins will be installed in St. Louis River South to promote the implementation of low impact development techniques to reduce stormwater runoff, volume, and rate control. Enhanced Street Sweeping will be performed in Carlton County. This will include the purchase of a street sweeper and an Enhanced Street Sweeping Plans for five communities in the SSL Planning Area. Increased Smart Salt training and outreach for municipalities and private landowners to manage chlorides reaching surface and ground water from road salts and water softener salts with the goal that municipalities have Smart Salt Certified Staff, Communities achieved Level 2 Certification and education & outreach is delivered to priority landowners. The program will be delivered to approximately 8 communities in the SSL and NSL Planning Areas. These chloride reduction efforts could also be considered Non-structural Management Practices or Special Project Activities. Stormwater Management Plans will be developed for approximately 5 communities in the NSL Planning Area. An Adopt a Storm Drain Program will be developed for up to four communities in the NSL Planning Area. ",2023-10-20,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,R.C.,Boheim,"St Louis, South SWCD","4215 Enterprise Circle",Duluth,MN,55811,218-723-4867,rc.boheim@southstlouisswcd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Carlton, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/st-louis-river-watershed-implementation,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",2
21694,"St. Louis County Fair Cultural Arts Programming",2013,7783,"Laws of MN, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 10 ","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of agriculture for grants to county agricultural societies to enhance arts access and education and to preserve and promote Minnesota's history and cultural heritage as embodied in its county fairs. The grants shall be in addition to the aid distributed to county agricultural societies under Minnesota Statutes, section 38.02. The commissioner shall award grants as follows: (1) $700,000 each year distributed in equal amounts to each of the state's county fairs to enhance arts access and education and to preserve and promote Minnesota's history and cultural heritage",,,,,,,,"Brian Toivola, Ray Erspamer, Liz Voelkner, Joe Jance, Jule Erjavec, Karen Lakedon, Marvin Pearson, Jeff Holmes, Keith Stalboerger, Joe Sopp, Rachel Chapman, Don Haenke, Curtis Larson, Bettie Valley",,"St. Louis County Fair","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To offer new arts and cultural heritage programming at the St. Louis County Fair. Programming will include performances by Irish Dancers, a Native American pow-wow, children's theater, vaudeville, and music featuring a barbershop quartet, gospel, and Americana songs.",,,2013-07-25,2013-07-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,"Betty ",Valley,"St. Louis County Fair",,,,,(218)263-4256,stlofair@uslink.net,,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/st-louis-county-fair-cultural-arts-programming,,,,
13226,"St. Louis River Bioavailability BUI Removal Protocol",2012,163100,,,,,,302000,"Federal-U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)",,,,.5,"U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)","Federal Government","This project will provide a protocol for prioritizing sites in the St. Louis Area of Concern (AOC ) for restoration based on site-specific bioavailability considerations. Despite large data collection efforts focused on sediment chemistry, the extent to which sediment with moderate levels of contamination is available for uptake into biota and therefore contributing to Beneficial Use Impairments (BUI)s is still largely unknown.",,,2012-06-12,2013-10-17,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Nelson,French,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,,,,"(218) 302-6625",nelson.french@state.mn.us,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Modeling, Monitoring, Planning, Restoration/Enhancement, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","St. Louis River Estuary and Area of Concern 2012","St. Louis, Lake, Carlton",,"Lake Superior - South, Nemadji River, St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/st-louis-river-bioavailability-bui-removal-protocol,,,,
18234,"St. Louis River Area of Concern (AOC) Remediation to Restoration Support-2012",2013,219668,,,,,,411100,"Federal USEPA",,,,2.0,"U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (USEPA-GLRI)","Federal Government","The St. Louis River Area of Concern (SLRAOC) conservation partners are focused on removing Beneficial Use Impairments (BUI) in the estuary and eventually delisting the SLRAOC. Cooperative efforts between multiple resource agencies and regional stakeholders have identified a host of restoration objectives, developed project support activities, and partially secured funding that includes a state commitment through the Minnesota Clean Water Fund. Continued cooperative success to remediate and restore habitat conditions within the SLRAOC for the purpose of removing BUIs and delisting the SLRAOC depends on securing non-state matching resources. This project will support the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) in coordinating the SLRAOC Remedial Action Plan (RAP) through the following tasks: 1) Fish Tumor and Deformity Assessment, 2) Interagency and Leadership Group Development, 3) Sediment/Biotic Relationship Assessment in St. Louis Bay, 4) SLRAOC Data System Development, and 5) Completion of SLRAOC-wide Sediment Characterization. The Minnesota Clean Water Fund is supporting items 4 and 5 of this comprehensive package to achieve water quality improvements in the lower St. Louis River and Duluth harbor.",,,2012-07-01,2013-12-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Nelson,French,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,,,,"(218) 302-6625",nelson.french@state.mn.us,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Monitoring, Planning, Restoration/Enhancement, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","St. Louis River Estuary and Area of Concern 2012","Carlton, Lake, St. Louis",,"Lake Superior - South, Nemadji River, St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/st-louis-river-area-concern-aoc-remediation-restoration-support-2012,,,,
18350,"St. Louis River AOC Remediation to Restoration Support-2013",2013,1112252,,,,,,2190000,Federal,,,,10,"U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (USEPA-GLRI)","Federal Government","The St. Louis River Area of Concern (SLRAOC) conservation partners are focused on removing Beneficial Use Impairments (BUI) in the estuary and eventually delisting the SLRAOC. Cooperative efforts between multiple resource agencies and regional stakeholders have identified a host of restoration objectives, developed project support activities, and partially secured funding that includes a state commitment through the Minnesota Clean Water Fund. Continued cooperative success to remediate and restore habitat conditions within the SLRAOC for the purpose of removing BUIs and delisting the SLRAOC depends on securing non-state matching resources. This project will support the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) in coordinating the SLRAOC Remedial Action Plan (RAP) through the following tasks: 1) assessment of remedial alternatives and the development of quality assurance plans, 2) assessment of dredge materials and volumes needed for restoration, 3) development of engineering design and construction specifications for specific project sites, and 4) evaluations of pre-project ecological conditions for reference conditions and long-term monitoring design objectives. Program success will be demonstrated by evaluating BUI removal objectives in relation to delisting goals, applicability and efficiency of dredge materials, and informing the final stages of the SLRAOC Implementation Framework. The Minnesota Clean Water Fund is supporting item 4 of this comprehensive package to achieve water quality improvements in the lower St. Louis River and Duluth harbor.",,,2013-04-01,2016-10-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Nelson,French,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,,,,"(218) 302-6625",nelson.french@state.mn.us,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Monitoring, Planning, Preservation, Restoration/Enhancement, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","St. Louis River Estuary and Area of Concern 2012","Carlton, Lake, St. Louis",,"Lake Superior - South, Nemadji River, St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/st-louis-river-aoc-remediation-restoration-support-2013,,,,
10027667,"St. Louis River Watershed Mercury Total Maximum Daily Load Analysis",2023,50000,,,,,,271828,,,,,.5,"Tetra Tech Inc","For-Profit Business/Entity","The goal of the St. Louis River Watershed Mercury Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) is to determine the mercury reductions needed to meet the water quality standards for mercury and support healthy consumption of fish by people and wildlife. Fishing is important in this watershed for economic and cultural reasons, including the exercise of tribal treaty rights; Fond du Lac’s 0.77 ng/L water quality standard protects subsistence fishing. This project will result in the development of the Mercury TMDL calculations and associated mercury source assessment. ",,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency: St. Louis River Watershed mercury TMDL ",2022-03-17,2024-02-14,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Tom,Estabrooks,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","525 South Lake Avenue, Suite 400",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 302-6608",,Modeling,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Itasca, Lake, St. Louis",,"St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/st-louis-river-watershed-mercury-total-maximum-daily-load-analysis,,,,
10017835,"St. Louis River Restoration Initiative Phase 7",2021,2280000,"ML 2020, Ch. 104, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd 5(k)","$2,280,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources to restore priority aquatic and riparian habitats in the St. Louis River estuary. A list of proposed restorations must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ","Improved availability and improved condition of habitats that have experienced substantial decline - MNDNR evaluates habitat restoration effectiveness using a variety of physical and biologic metrics measured pre- and post-project. Completed restoration associated with the AOC will be measured in acres of habitat restored and evaluated to remove beneficial use impairments and ultimately delist the AOC",,,,,2203600,76400,,2.8,DNR,"State Government","MNDNR's St. Louis River Restoration Initiative (SLRRI) is a collaborative program enhancing and restoring this unique and valuable resource. The SLRRI's vision for the estuary includes diverse, productive, and healthy aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems of the river and watershed. Contributing to this vision, MNDNR works with partners throughout the 12,000-acre estuary to identify and prioritize key projects and implement previously identified projects that restore 35 acres of priority aquatic and riparian habitat. When Phase 7 is complete, approximately 596 acres of habitat will have been restored, using OHF funds to leverage a substantial amount of federal funding.","The St. Louis River Restoration Initiative (SLRRI) and OHF partnership began in 2014 to achieve fish and wildlife habitat restoration in the St. Louis River Estuary (Estuary) that contributes to the delisting of the St. Louis River Area of Concern (AOC). The partnership has effectively and efficiently restored wetland, stream and open water aquatic habitats. This proposal includes projects identified by the 2002 Lower St. Louis River Habitat Plan (Habitat Plan) and the 2013 St. Louis River Remedial Action Plan. When accomplished, these projects will move toward complete implementation of the vision described in the Habitat Plan and will maintain investments already made in the Estuary. Funding for this phase of the SLRRI will be leveraged with Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) funding. The MNDNR will continue to closely coordinate with SLRRI partners to integrate, prioritize, and develop fish and wildlife restoration projects throughout the estuary, building on lessons learned from completed projects. In addition, work on specific project sites within the SLRRI program area for previously identified priority sites will continue. In Phase 7 of the SLRRI, MNDNR will continue to apply its broad partnership to construct 35 acres of restored fish and wildlife habitat. Mud Lake is a warm water fish and migratory bird restoration project. Mud Lake is an estuarine bay and wetland complex upstream of the US Steel Superfund Site. It is degraded by legacy wood waste and bisected by a railroad causeway. The SLRRI team will work in close coordination with the MPCA, USEPA, and the City of Duluth to address sediment contamination, enhance hydrologic connection, remove legacy wood waste, and restore aquatic ecological function. Kingsbury and Keene Creeks are trout stream restoration projects. Phase 7 will support Keene Creek design and Kingsbury Creek design and construction to enhance the creeks' connection to their floodplains, reduce sedimentation, restore trout habitat, and increase resiliency of Estuary restoration efforts currently being completed with earlier OHF appropriations. Lower Knowlton Creek is a trout stream restoration project. The project will produce a design to remove a fish and wildlife migration barrier along recently restored Knowlton Creek between the Estuary and Magney-Snively Forest Complex and restore a natural stream channel. ",,2020-07-01,,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Melissa,Sjolund,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","525 Lake Ave S #415 ",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218 302-3245",melissa.sjolund@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"St. Louis","Northern Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/st-louis-river-restoration-initiative-phase-7,,,,
10008256,"St. Louis Civic Engagement & Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies (WRAPS) - North St. Louis SWCD",2019,12457,,,,,,,,,,,.1,"North St. Louis SWCD","Local/Regional Government","The project provides the opportunity for the North Saint Louis Soil and Water Conservation District (NSLSWCD) to engage in efforts to increase public participation in the St. Louis River Watershed and participate in the planning and technical review of the Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies (WRAPS) process. NSLSWCD contains the headwaters of the St. Louis River Watershed. The District’s knowledge of the area, communities, and organizations puts them in a unique position to work cooperatively in the watershed. ",,"St. Louis River Watershed ",2019-06-01,2021-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Anita,Provinzino,"North St. Louis SWCD","307 1st Street South",Virginia,MN,55792,"(218) 471-7284",,"Education/Outreach/Engagement, Planning, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Carlton, Itasca, St. Louis",,"St. Louis River",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/st-louis-civic-engagement-watershed-restoration-and-protection-strategies-wraps-north-st,,,,
10031351,"St. Louis County Depot Canopy Conditions Assessment",2023,10000,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,982,000 the first year and $7,000,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact: grants@mnhs.org","The desired results were to have a blueprint and cost estimate for the long term preservation of the historic railroad platform canopies at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum. The information will be used for larger grants and fundraising to accomplish the goal of permanent restoration. The final report covered all aspects of what we need to proceed with future fundraising. The targets were achieved and the use of two extremely professional and respected firms, approved the building's owner, St. Louis County, made this possible. We are very pleased with the results.",,1000,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",11000,,"Dr. Neal Vanstrom, Jeffrey Tucker, Richard Peterson, Ed Robinson, Dr. Richard Stewart, Jim Bender, John Ongaro, William Grimstad, Tom Gannon, Dr. Timothy Zager, John Larkin, Edward Burkhardt, Janis Clay, Kael Peterson, Jesse Chalich, Mike Nesbit, James Schwindendorf, Gordon Mott, David Schauer, Fred Shusterich, Robert Burn, Jonathan Lamb, Joe Mikes",,"Lake Superior Railroad Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To hire a qualified architect to conduct a conditions assessment of the canopy of the 1892 St. Louis Depot, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",2023-07-01,2024-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ken,Buehler,"Lake Superior Railroad Museum","506 W Michigan Street",Duluth,MN,55802,2187337590,kenbuehler@lsrm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Statewide, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/st-louis-county-depot-canopy-conditions-assessment,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,
17231,"St. Louis County Jail Preservation",2011,225000,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,185000,,,,,,"City of Duluth Community Development Division",," To rehabilitate the interior and exterior of the St. Louis County Jail, a contributing element of the Duluth Civic Center Historic District and listed in the National Register of Historic Places. ",,"To rehabilitate the interior and exterior of the St. Louis County Jail, a contributing element of the Duluth Civic Center Historic District and listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",2010-07-01,2011-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Charles,Froseth,,"City of Duluth - City Hall, 411 W. 1st St., Room 407",Duluth,MN,55802,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/st-louis-county-jail-preservation,,,,
29744,"St Louis River Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS)",2015,156977,,,,,,,,,,,0.7,"Tetra Tech","For-Profit Business/Entity","This project will gather watershed data necessary for the development of a Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) report to maintain and improve water quality for the St Louis River Watershed. ",,"St. Louis River Watershed ",2015-03-15,2016-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Kennedy,"MPCA Duluth Office","525 Lake Ave. S., Suite 400",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 302-6629",,"Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Itasca, Pine, St. Louis",,"St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/st-louis-river-watershed-restoration-and-protection-strategy-wraps,,,,
4024,"St. Louis River Area of Concern Contaminated Sediment Sampling and Characterization",2010,750000,,,,,,2292400,Federal,,,,7.5,"U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) & U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA)","Federal Government","This project will provide technical, planning and engineering assistance to the MPCA for the development and implementation of the St. Louis River Remedial Action Plan (RAP). USACE and USEPA in partnership with the MPCA will administer work plans to complete a sediment assessment for Minnesota areas within Superior Bay, St. Louis Bay, Lower St. Louis River and the Upper St. Louis River, encompassing approximately 5,349 acres of the St. Louis River and Estuary. This will provide the baseline information to resource managers necessary to establish a SLRAOC-wide analysis for remediation and restoration prioritization purposes. ",,,2009-07-01,2012-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Nelson,French,,,,,,"(218) 302-6625",nelson.french@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Modeling, Preservation, Restoration/Enhancement, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","St. Louis River Estuary and Area of Concern 2012","Carlton, Lake, St. Louis",,"Lake Superior - South, Nemadji River, St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/st-louis-river-area-concern-contaminated-sediment-sampling-and-characterization,,,,
36574,"St. Louis County - Sand Lake",2017,60000,"MS Section 446A.075","Small Community Wastewater Treatment Program","Site evaluation and plan to fix failing septic systems","Site evaluation and plan to fix failing septic systems",,,,,,,,"St. Louis County - Sand Lake","Local/Regional Government","Evaluate alternatives to fix failing septic systems in unsewered area",,,2016-06-14,,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Jeff,Freeman,"Minnesota Public Facilities Authority","332 Minnesota Street, Suite W820","St. Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 259-7465",jeff.freeman@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Public Facilities Authority ",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/st-louis-county-sand-lake,,,,
37409,"St. Louis River Area of Concern (SLRAOC) Data System Phase 5",2017,99951,,,,,,,,,,,0.41,LimnoTech,"For-Profit Business/Entity","The purpose of this project is to provide technical support to data generators and users of the Saint Louis River Area of Concern (SLRAOC) to support the Beneficial Use Impairment (BUI) removal process.",,"St. Louis River Area of Concern ",2016-08-18,2017-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Deepa,deAlwis,MPCA,"520 Lafayette Rd N","Saint Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 757-2572",,"Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Carlton, St. Louis",,"St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/st-louis-river-area-concern-slraoc-data-system-phase-5,,,,
37429,"St. Louis River Watershed Restoration and Protection (WRAPS) Project - Phase 2",2017,165599,,,,,,,,,,,.6,"Tetra Tech Inc","For-Profit Business/Entity","The St. Louis River watershed is one of the largest watersheds in northern Minnesota and the largest single contributing watershed to Lake Superior. Surface waters are abundant with 353 lakes and 97 streams segments. Large areas of forest and wetlands help to sustain areas of exceptional water quality. However, land use changes have degraded many lakes, rivers, and streams. 21 stream reaches have aquatic life impairments, as identified by high turbidity (1 reach), poor quality aquatic macro-invertebrate community (16 reaches), and/or poor quality fish community (12 reaches). 14 stream reaches have aquatic recreation impairments due to high concentrations of Escherichia coli. 7 lakes have aquatic recreation impairments as identified by eutrophication indicators. There are many lakes and streams that meet water quality standards and will be considered for protection measures. This project will complete the associated Total Maximum Daily Load and Watershed Restoration and Protection for the St. Louis River Watershed. ",,"St. Louis River Watershed ",2016-10-14,2017-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Mike,Kennedy,MPCA,"525 S Lake Ave Ste 400",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 302-6629",,"Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Itasca, Lake, St. Louis",,"St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/st-louis-river-watershed-restoration-and-protection-wraps-project-phase-2,,,,
37443,"St. Louis River Area of Concern (AOC) Focused Feasibility Study Addendums",2017,44831,,,,,,,,,,,.45,"Bay West Inc","For-Profit Business/Entity","This project is completing Feasibility Study Addendums and updating other project documents for Thomson and Scanlon Reservoirs, and Mud Lake W sites in the St. Louis River Area of Concern (AOC). ",,"St. Louis River Area of Concern ",2016-12-19,2017-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Heidi,Bauman,MPCA,"525 S Lake Ave Ste 400",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 302-6607",,"Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Carlton, St. Louis",,"St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/st-louis-river-area-concern-aoc-focused-feasibility-study-addendums,,,,
23543,"St. Louis River AOC USACE Remedial Action Plan Partnership Agreement ",2014,1201200,,,,,,2230800,,,,,12,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","Federal Government","This Partnership Agreement is a 5-year effort that will provide the technical, planning and engineering assistance for implementation of the 2013 St. Louis River Area of Concern Remedial Action Plan. Through this agreement the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and MPCA will develop detailed work plans and construction design plans for numerous sites in the project AOC and assist with critical AOC-wide issues. • 21st Avenue West Restoration Site. Outcome will be preliminary to final engineering designs and costs ready for bid package development. • Knowlton Creek Site. Prepare preliminary to final engineering designs and costs ready for bid package development for stream restoration. • 40th Avenue West & Grassy Point Sites. Prepare preliminary to final engineering designs and costs ready for bid package development. • Chambers Grove Site. Prepare preliminary to final engineering designs and costs ready for bid package development. • Perch Lake Site. Prepare preliminary to final engineering designs and costs ready for bid package development. • Kingsbury Bay Site. Prepare preliminary to final engineering designs and costs ready for bid package development. • NHPA/SHPO Analysis. Conduct National Historic Preservation Act/SHPO review and analysis for all identified Remedial Action Plan sites within the SLRAOC. • Federal Partners. Provide funding to Federal Partners for required participation on site teams for two years. • Operational Capacity/Project Management. Assist with Interagency Coordination including but not limited to: Creation of a Project Management Plan (PMP); creation of an AOC-Wide Communication Plan. • Risk Assessment/Monitoring. The Corps will provide expert technical support for the review and assessment of risks that may result from placement of dredged material for habitat restoration and other BUI remedial projects. ",,,2013-08-01,2018-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Nelson,French,MPCA,"525 Lake Avenue South, Suite 400",Duluth,MN,55802,218-302-6625,nelson.french@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Planning, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"St. Louis",,"St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/st-louis-river-aoc-usace-remedial-action-plan-partnership-agreement,,,,
23926,"St. Louis River Restoration Initiative",2015,2290000,"ML 2014, Ch. 256, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(g)","$2,290,000 in the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources to restore habitat in the lower St. Louis River estuary. Of this appropriation, up to $500,000 is for an agreement with Minnesota Land Trust. A list of proposed restorations must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"Restored 31 acres, enhanced 7 acres for a total of 38 acres ",,1600000,"NOAA, GLRI, CWF ",2230100,147900,,2.15,DNR,"State Government","Chambers Grove: restored a natural shoreline, improved fish spawning habitat, and planted native shoreline vegetation (completed in 2015). Kingsbury Bay: completed engineering and design; began restoration of a wetland complex impacted by excessive sediment and non-native species (to be completed Dec 2020).  Grassy Point: completed engineering and design; began restoration of a wetland complex impacted by legacy milling waste and non-native species (to be completed Dec 2020). Perch Lake: developed a restoration concept design and initiated the construction design process with the US Army Corps of Engineers (to be completed in 2021). ",,"Chambers Grove: restored a natural shoreline, improved fish spawning habitat, and planted native shoreline vegetation (completed in 2015). Kingsbury Bay: completed engineering and design; began restoration of a wetland complex impacted by excessive sediment and non-native species (to be completed Dec 2020).  Grassy Point: completed engineering and design; began restoration of a wetland complex impacted by legacy milling waste and non-native species (to be completed Dec 2020). Perch Lake: developed a restoration concept design and initiated the construction design process with the US Army Corps of Engineers (to be completed in 2021). ",2014-07-01,2020-06-23,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Melissa,Sjolund,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","525 S Lake Avenue - Suite 415",Duluth,MN,55802,(218)302-3245,melissa.sjolund@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"St. Louis","Northern Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/st-louis-river-restoration-initiative,,,,
35054,"St. Louis River Restoration Initiative Phase 3",2017,2707000,"ML 2016, Ch. 172, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(g)","$2,707,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources to restore aquatic habitats in the St. Louis River estuary. A list of proposed restorations must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"67 acres restored ",,5000000,"NRDA, GLRI ",2668300,66000,,1.75,DNR,"State Government","Kingsbury Bay: completed engineering, design, permitting, and contracting.  Began a multi-year restoration of a wetland complex impacted by excessive sediment and non-native species in 2019 (to be completed fall 2021).  Grassy Point: completed engineering, design, permitting, and contracting. Began a multi-year restoration of a wetland complex impacted by legacy milling waste and non-native species in 2019 (to be completed fall 2021). 40th Ave. West: placed biomedium (organic-rich sediment sourced from Kingsbury Bay) to help restore benthic macroinvertebrate and aquatic plant communities at a MN Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) restoration site. This task was completed in 2020. ","   ","From early concept design and feasibility assessments to on-the-ground construction, the SLRRI followed a programmatic, partner-driven approach to implement large, complex, aquatic restoration projects.  Conceptual designs were developed around specific restoration goals and objectives.  These designs recognized and integrated current knowledge of natural processes in the St. Louis River.  Throughout the formal design process, SLRRI involved a Restoration Site Team (RST) composed of local resource managers, experts, researchers, and stakeholders.  The RST contributed expertise and knowledge, reviewed the design at various points throughout the process, and provided input and recommendations.  This involvement contributed greatly to the goal of designing resilient, self-sustaining habitat components that met project goals and objectives.     Grassy Point and Kingsbury Bay: SLRRI is completing restorations at Grassy Point and Kingsbury Bay as a combined project. Project objectives include excavation of accumulated sediments from Kingsbury Bay to restore open water wetlands and coastal marsh habitats.  MNDNR will beneficially use the clean sediments removed from Kingsbury Bay to remediate wood waste impairments at Grassy Point and facilitate the establishment of healthy open-water wetland. The project will construct a complex of created islands that will shelter the bay behind them. The islands will also increase the overall project site diversity by supporting healthy upland and littoral functions. Funds from this appropriation were used by SLRRI to manage and coordinate all steps necessary to advance these large, complex restoration projects. The SLRRI also applied ML2016 funds to project design, engineering, and construction contracts.  The SLRRI awarded a contract to Barr Engineering in March 2017 to complete the project design using funds from the OHF and the USEPA - GLRI. The design process was completed with input from the public and technical partners on the RST. A Heath Impact Assessment (HIA) was completed by the USEPA, which incorporated additional public input to evaluate the impact of the design on fish and wildlife habitat, water quality, and other public health-related issues. No funding from OHF was used for the HIA. The findings of the HIA showed a positive social health outcome by implementing the MNDNR Draft Final Design. A Record of Decision pertaining to the state's Environmental Review was issued, and all necessary permits and agreements were obtained. The Final Design and bid documents were completed in March 2018. In April 2019, a construction contract was awarded to Veit, Inc. Construction began in June 2019. Major activities completed in 2019 included: underwater buttress and berm construction at Grassy Point, sediment excavation at Kingsbury Bay with beneficial use at Grassy Point, and non-native cattail removal at Kingsbury Bay. Construction resumed in spring 2020; over 120,000 cubic yards of legacy wood waste were removed from the waters of Grassy Point, and used to construct a series of islands.  At Kingsbury Bay, the remaining non-native cattails were removed, as well as excess sediments.  The clean sediments were beneficially used to cap the constructed island features at Grassy Point, and to restore benthic habitat at both Grassy Point and a nearby project at 40th Avenue West (led by the MPCA, see below).  Channel control structures (j-hooks, boulder vanes, and log sills) were constructed at the inlets to Kingsbury and Keene Creeks.  During the 2020 construction season, it became apparent that production rates would extend the completion of both projects into 2021.  The project is currently scheduled for completion in fall 2021. 40th Avenue West This is a ""remediation to restoration"" project being completed under the St. Louis River Area of Concern program and led by the MPCA.  At 40th Avenue West, MPCA constructed six underwater shoals to eliminate contaminant exposure pathways and restore shallow sheltered bay habitat to improve fish, wildlife, and native plant communities.  The shoals were completed in 2018. The project's design included a six-inch application of ""biomedium"" over the completed shoal features.  Biomedium describes clean sediment rich in organic material, plant propagules, and benthic macroinvertebrates and is intended to ""jump start"" bug and plant communities on the constructed features. After the sediments in Kingsbury Bay were characterized, MNDNR and MPCA identified an opportunity to collaborate by beneficially using approximately 19,000 cubic yards of the dredged Kingsbury Bay sediments as biomedium to cover a 27-ac portion of the shoals. This work was completed in 2020. ",,2021-01-26,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Melissa,Sjolund,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","525 Lake Avenue S #415",Duluth,MN,55802,(218)-302-3245,melissa.sjolund@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"St. Louis","Northern Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/st-louis-river-restoration-initiative-phase-3,,,,
34267,"St. Louis County Imminent Health Threat SSTS Abatement Program",2016,200000,"Laws of MN 2015 1st Special Session Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 7","Projects and Practices 2016: Laws of MN 2015 First Special Session Chapter 2, Article 7, Section 7",,"This project resulted in an estimated annual reduction of 2789 lbs of BOD5, 68100000000000 CFUs e. Coli, 25 lbs of nitrate, 119 lbs of nitrogen, 243 lbs of phosphorus. Additionally, 1200 preventative pollution practices (with no associated estimation calculator) were installed as part of this grant project.","achieved proposed outcomes",34940,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",200000,12,,,"St. Louis County","Local/Regional Government","St. Louis County's Comprehensive Water Management Plan Update 2010-2020 identifies providing financial assistance to qualifying homeowners to upgrade or replace failing septic systems as a Priority 2 action. Funds from the FY-16 Clean Water Fund Projects and Practices Grant will be used to provide funding to low-income homeowners to repair or replace SSTS identified as Imminent Threat to Public Health (ITPH) within the following watersheds: Lake Superior South, St. Louis River, Cloquet River, Mississippi River-Grand Rapids, Vermilion River, Little Fork, Rainy Lake and Rainy River Headwaters. Those systems identified as straight-piping or surface discharging will receive higher Project priority status, thereby eliminating direct sewage discharge to adjacent water bodies; wetlands, lakes, streams, rivers or groundwater. Homeowners not meeting the minimum qualifications for the St. Louis County (SLC)/MN AgBMP Low-Interest SSTS Loan Program and have incomes below 90% of the median household income for SLC will qualify for grant funding. These low-income homeowners have no other means to finance repair or replacement of the ITPH systems. Currently, SLC Environmental Services Department (ESD) has listed 27 known residential ITPH SSTS identified through point of sale compliance inspections, formal complaints or referred by the Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency (AEOA) through their Single Family Rehab Program and Home Investment Partnerships Program. ESD is partnering with the SLC Housing and Rehabilitation Authority (HRA) to contract with the AEOA to process applications and screen homeowners for household income and to administer funding mechanisms to repair or replace the ITPH SSTS. [When the list was developed in 2012, ESD identified 29 families as having ITPH systems, 21 of the systems have been replaced, yet ESD currently has 27 homeowners listed with ITPH systems, demonstrating a need for continued program funding.] ",,,,2020-01-10,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Donna,Oconnor,"St. Louis County",,,,,218-749-0630,oconnord@stlouiscountymn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"St. Louis",,"Cloquet River, Lake Superior - North, Lake Superior - South, Little Fork River, Mississippi River - Grand Rapids, Rainy River - Headwaters, St. Louis River, Vermilion River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/st-louis-county-imminent-health-threat-ssts-abatement-program,"See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html ","See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html and http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/boarddirectory.pdf ","Marcey Westrick",
10011419,"St. Louis River Restoration Initiative - Phase 6",2020,3777000,"ML 2019, 1st Sp. Session, Ch. 2, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd, 5(h)","$3,777,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources to restore aquatic and riparian habitats in the St. Louis River estuary. Of this appropriation, up to $2,182,000 is for an agreement with Minnesota Land Trust. A list of proposed restorations must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.",,"The 11,000-acre St. Louis River Estuary, at the head of Lake Superior, is a unique Minnesota resource. It is the largest source of biological productivity to Lake Superior as well as the world's largest freshwater shipping port. The combination of extensive wetlands, warmer waters and the connection to Lake Superior resulted in it becoming the primary source of productivity for the western Lake Superior fishery and a critical flyway for waterfowl and other migratory birds. Nearly two-thirds of the estuary's native wetlands have been altered, eliminated or impaired as a result of historic impacts of dredging, filling and waste disposal associated with industrial activities. The St. Louis River Restoration Initiative Program targets locations for restorations that will directly benefit species of greatest conservation need, threatened/endangered species, and targeted species by improving habitat quality and extent in strategic locations to maximize benefits to populations. The Interstate Island restoration project directly targeted and benefited two threatened and endangered species by restoring and protecting nesting habitat for the Common Tern (threatened) and stopover habitat for Piping Plover (endangered). Completed restoration at Perch Lake targets coastal marsh habitat which provides nursery habitat for species such as Muskellunge, Walleye, and attracts marsh birds such as rusty blackbirds, sora, and rails. A layer of sand and gravel in portions of the project specifically targets spawning centrarchids. The project design incorporated deeper habitat benefiting species like Northern Pike, providing cool refugia in the summer and overwintering habitat. Completed restoration within the Kingsbury Bay/Creek watershed contributes towards the goal of reducing sediment delivery to Kingsbury Bay, protecting recently restored coastal marsh which provides nursery and spawning habitat for species such as Muskellunge and Walleye and supports Manoomin (wild rice). Habitat restoration within the coldwater stream supports Brook Trout and macroinvertebrates.","A total of 19 acres were affected: 19 Restored, 0 in Fee Title, 0 in Easements, 0 in Enhance.",2238800,"GLRI, NRDA and GLRI",3514700,50700,,2.10,DNR,"State Government","DNR achieved the following outcomes using ML2019 funds. -Advanced engineering and design of the Perch Lake, Mud Lake, and Lower Knowlton projects. -Fabricated and installed a 183-foot, 700-ton culvert, restoring fish passage and hydrologic function at Perch Lake. -Removed 68,000CY of sediment from Perch Lake, restoring coastal marsh and deep water habitat. -Conducted professional engineering oversight and implemented a portion of the Kingsbury Bay/Creek watershed restoration project contributing to an estimated reduction of 400+ tons of sediment per year. -Managed and advanced other projects contained in this appropriation and coordinated with partners to identify and prioritize future projects.","ML2019 funds advanced the following projects: Perch Lake: Objectives include restoring coastal marsh, deep water, and spawning habitats by removing sediment and increasing the hydrologic connection between the isolated bay and the St. Louis River. Using ML2017/2018 funds, MNDNR partnered with the Army Corps of Engineers to develop a design for Phase 1 (dredging). Using ML2018/2019 funds and federal leverage, the MN Land Trust (MLT) contracted Phase 1, including a construction contract with JF Brennan Company and professional services with SEH, Inc. Phase 1 began in summer 2022, removing 68,000 CY of sediment to restore deep water and coastal marsh habitat. 15,200 CY of sand/gravel were placed to create spawning habitat for centrarchids and native vegetation was seeded or planted. Phase 2 of the project restored hydrologic connectivity and fish passage under Hwy23 by fabricating and installing a 12x16x183-ft, 700-ton concrete box culvert. The Phase 2 contract was managed by MNDNR and implemented by Landwehr Construction over two seasons (2023-24). The third (and final) phase of construction involves installing a pedestrian bridge through a former railroad causeway to complete the connection between Perch Lake and the river. Phase 3 will be completed in Fall/winter 2024 using ML2020 and federal leverage. Because multiple appropriations are funding construction for the 30-acre project, acres are being reporting as follows: 10 acres reported with ML2018, 15 acres reported with ML2019 (this report), and 5 acres reported with ML2020 (future report). Kingsbury Creek (Kingsbury Bay watershed): Objectives include reducing sediment transport to downstream Kingsbury Bay and restoring coldwater habitat. A watershed study was used to prioritize project sites. The study, engineering designs for 7 separate restoration locations, and permitting/environmental review support were completed by Barr Engineering using ML2018 funds and NRDA leverage. Barr completed engineering designs in August 2021. Delays associated with Environmental Review and permit restrictions associated with trout spawning delayed the construction bidding process to August 2022, with a contract awarded to the Nordic Group in September 2022. Nordic began construction in December 2022. Record snowfall in winter 2022-23 followed by heavy spring floods resulted in multiple setbacks. Construction was substantially complete by November 2023, with final seeding/planting, warranty repairs, and monitoring continuing into summer 2024. Construction was funded through ML2018/2019 funds and NRDA leverage. Total project size is 6 acres and 2300 feet, with 4 acres reported under the ML2019 appropriation. ML2019 funds were also used to fund SLRRI staff coordination and smaller professional service contracts required to protect restored habitat on Interstate Island and advance restoration projects on Lower Knowlton Creek and Mud Lake, currently in the design and permitting stages. SLRRI staff worked with MNDNR engineers and resource managers on a feasibility assessment and concept plan for wetland restoration in lower Keene Creek. Unfortunately, due to complex property ownership and inability to obtain the necessary agreements, restoration in Lower Keene Creek could not advance and the parcel was deleted from the final report.",,2019-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Melissa,Sjolund,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","525 S. Lake Avenue Suite #415",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218 302-3245",melissa.sjolund@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"St. Louis","Northern Forest",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/st-louis-river-restoration-initiative-phase-6,,,,
10035268,"St. Louis River Restoration Initiative - Phase 11",2025,2163000,"ML 2024, Ch. 106, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(t)","$2,163,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources to restore and enhance priority aquatic, riparian, and forest habitats in the St. Louis River estuary. Of this amount, $716,000 is for an agreement with Minnesota Land Trust.","Healthy populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species - DNR program monitoring evaluates the response of indicator species at project sites. The SLRRI team coordinates with others actively monitoring the Lower St. Louis River and adjacent lands/watershed, such as the City of Duluth, county Soil and Water Conservation District, Fond du Lac band, and 1854 Treaty Authority. Other partner-led research and monitoring efforts will contribute to monitoring outcomes, including the University of Minnesota-Duluth (UM-D), UM-D Natural Resources Research Institute, USEPA's Great Lakes Toxicology and Ecology Division Laboratory, University of Wisconsin-Superior Lake Superior Research Institute, the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve, and Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands Monitoring Program",,,,,2076700,86300,,1.6,DNR,"State Government","MNDNR's St. Louis River Restoration Initiative (SLRRI) is a collaborative program enhancing and restoring the St. Louis River estuary and contributing watershed. The 11,000-acre estuary is a unique resource of statewide significance. SLRRI's vision includes diverse, productive, and healthy aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems of the river and watershed. Through SLRRI Phase 11 we will restore or enhance an additional 62 acres of priority aquatic, wetland, and estuary forest habitat for important fish, game, and Species of Greatest Conservation Need. To date, LSOHC has supported 845 acres of SLRRI habitat restoration, leveraging over $25.8M in non-state funds.","The SLRRI will restore and enhance priority habitats in the St. Louis River estuary and its watershed. As partners, the MNDNR and Minnesota Land Trust (MLT) have successfully restored wetland, stream, and open water aquatic habitats while leveraging significant federal support. This Accomplishment Plan incorporates an October 5, 2023, Council requirement to limit work done under the ML2024 appropriation to the St. Louis River estuary. Projects described below reflect an interpretation that the ML2024 priority work area includes the St. Louis River channel in addition to adjacent wetland, stream, and terrestrial habitats. Stream segments that allow for fish passage between the estuary and stream at Munger Landing are retained, while upland forest parcels not adjacent to the river and upland tributaries to Knowlton Creek are removed. The SLRRI will continue to restore or enhance 60 acres and approximately 750 feet of stream habitats with an emphasis on the following parcels: Radio Tower Bay Phase 2: MNDNR will restore approximately 5 acres of coastal wetland and/or terrestrial habitat for fish, birds, and other wildlife. In 2015, the SLRRI restored select portions of the Radio Tower Bay aquatic footprint under the AOC program, with a focus on fish habitat. With this proposal, the SLRRI will implement a project to restore additional aquatic and/or terrestrial habitat outside of the prior project's scope, with a focus on improving habitat for avian species. Munger Landing: MNDNR will restore approximately 5 acres of coastal wetlands and 750 feet (2 acres) of stream habitat. Under the Avian Forest Habitat Restoration Project (below), MLT will enhance terrestrial habitats at Munger Landing benefiting fish, birds, and other wildlife. In 2023, MPCA will be completing a contaminated sediment remediation project in the St. Louis River adjacent to Munger Landing under the AOC program. This project's completion signals an opportunity for the SLRRI to lead fish and wildlife habitat restoration within the degraded Stewart Creek wetlands and enhance forest habitats to benefit migrating and breeding birds, and other wildlife. Avian Forest Habitat Restoration is an on-going initiative led by MLT within the globally and regionally important St. Louis River Important Bird Area. The current phase of the effort includes enhancing 50 acres of forested habitat for birds. Restoration will be conducted in wet forests and other important forested habitats located within designated natural areas or other protected lands adjacent to the St. Louis River estuary. Improvements will restore or enhance habitat conditions to be more attractive to migrating and breeding birds and other native wildlife communities. Proposed work in the forested areas includes underplanting or replanting in areas at risk from emerald ash borer or impacted by invasive trees and shrubs. The work will be conducted in cooperation with Community Action Duluth Stream Corps, who will conduct invasive species control, tree and shrub planting, and other forest management activities. In addition to specific projects mentioned above, SLRRI will continue coordinating with partners to develop projects to improve fish and wildlife populations throughout the estuary and surrounding watersheds. Work on project sites previously identified within the SLRRI program will continue.",,2024-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Jeramy,Pinkerton,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","525 Lake Ave S #415 ",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218 302-3245",jeramy.pinkerton@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"St. Louis","Northern Forest",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/st-louis-river-restoration-initiative-phase-11,,,,
10006478,"St. Louis River Restoration Initiative, Ph. V",2019,2013000,"ML 2018, Ch. 208, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd 5(j)","$2,013,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources to restore aquatic habitats in the St. Louis River estuary. Of this appropriation, up to $1,350,000 is for an agreement with Minnesota Land Trust. A list of proposed restorations must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.",,"The 11,000-acre St. Louis River Estuary, at the head of Lake Superior, is a unique Minnesota resource. It is the largest source of biological productivity to Lake Superior as well as the world's largest freshwater shipping port. The combination of extensive wetlands, warmer waters and the connection to Lake Superior resulted in it becoming the primary source of productivity for the western Lake Superior fishery and a critical flyway for waterfowl and other migratory birds. Nearly two-thirds of the estuary's native wetlands have been altered, eliminated or impaired as a result of historic impacts of dredging, filling and waste disposal associated with industrial activities. The St. Louis River Restoration Initiative Program targets locations for restorations that will directly benefit species of greatest conservation need, threatened/endangered species, and targeted species by improving habitat quality and extent in strategic locations to maximize benefits to populations. The Interstate Island restoration project directly targeted and benefited two threatened and endangered species by restoring and protecting nesting habitat for the Common Tern (threatened) and stopover habitat for Piping Plover (endangered). Partially completed restoration at Perch Lake targets coastal marsh habitat which provides nursery habitat for species such as Muskellunge and Walleye. A layer of sand and gravel in portions of the project specifically targets spawning centrarchids. The project design incorporated deeper habitat benefiting species like Northern Pike, providing cool refugia in the summer and overwintering habitat. Partially completed restoration within the Kingsbury Bay/Creek watershed contributes towards the goal of reducing sediment delivery to Kingsbury Bay, protecting recently restored coastal marsh which provides nursery and spawning habitat for species such as Muskellunge and Walleye and supports Manoomin (wild rice). Habitat restoration within the coldwater stream supports Brook Trout and macroinvertebrates.","A total of 44 acres were affected: 44 Restored, 0 in Fee Title, 0 in Easements, 0 in Enhance.",5063100,"Multiple (GLRI, GLFWRA, Coastal Prog). See narrative. and NRDA Supperfund Settlement (see narrative)",1986100,25700,,2.25,DNR,"State Government","DNR achieved the following outcomes using ML2018 funds. -Restored 4 acres of habitat at Interstate Island for threatened bird species, including a 30,000 sqft nesting area. -Seeded 3,917 lbs of Manoomin with tribal partners across 28 acres. -Removed 68,000CY of sediment from Perch Lake restoring coastal marsh and deep water habitat. -Designed and implemented a portion of the Kingsbury Bay/Creek watershed restoration project contributing to an estimated total reduction of over 400 tons of sediment per year. -Managed and advanced other projects contained in this appropriation and coordinated with partners to identify and prioritize future projects.","ML2018 funds advanced the following projects: Interstate Island: The goal was to restore the largest Common Tern colony on Lake Superior. Objectives included increasing the footprint/elevation to protect against flooding, enhancing the nesting area, and developing a management plan. The Minnesota Land Trust used ML2017 funds to contract SEH, Inc. to develop the project design and management plan. Final designs were completed in February 2020 and the long-term management plan was completed in December 2020. The project was constructed in 2020-21. ML2018 funds constructed 4 acres of habitat on the Minnesota side of the island, with non-OHF leverage funding construction on the Wisconsin side. The 4 acres of MN habitat are reported in this ML2018 final report. Manoomin: MNDNR works within a larger partnership to restore Manoomin (wild rice) to the St. Louis River. MNDNR established an agreement with the Fond du Lac Band to restore Manoomin in high priority bays. For reporting purposes, the 39 acres seeded using ML2017 and ML2018 appropriations are reported proportional to funds spent, with 28 acres (3917 lbs) reported for ML2018. MNDNR continues to participate in the bi-state, multi-agency partnership restoring Manoomin. Perch Lake: Objectives include restoring coastal marsh, deep water, and spawning habitats by removing sediment and increasing the hydrologic connection between the isolated bay and the St. Louis River. Using ML2017 and ML2018 funds, MNDNR established a partnership agreement with the Army Corps of Engineers to develop a design for Phase 1 (dredging). The MN Land Trust contracted Phase 1, including a construction contract with JF Brennan Company and professional services with SEH, Inc. Phase 1 began in summer 2022, removing 68,000 CY of sediment to restore deep water and coastal marsh habitat. 15,200 CY of sand/gravel were placed for spawning habitat for centrarchids and native vegetation was seeded or planted. Because two phases of this project remain (to be constructed in 2023-24 using other OHF appropriations), 10 acres of the total 30-acre project footprint are being reported with this ML2018 final report. Kingsbury Creek (Kingsbury Bay watershed): Objectives include reducing sediment transport to downstream Kingsbury Bay and restoring coldwater habitat. ML2018 partially funded a contract with Barr Engineering to assess the watershed and identify unstable stream reaches, anthropogenic sediment sources, and areas of high bank erosion. The assessment generated a list of 14 potential restoration project sites, of which 8 were selected for design and construction. Barr produced engineering designs for the 8 project sites and assisted with permits and environmental review. MNDNR coordinated access permission from adjacent landowners. Project construction commenced in winter 2022-23 and was partly funded by ML2018. Construction will continue through fall 2023, using funds from ML2019 and other leveraged funds. Total acreage will be reported once completed, under the ML2019 final report. ML2018 funds were also used to fund staff coordination of future restoration projects on Lower Knowlton Creek, Keene Creek, and Mud Lake, which remain in the feasibility and design stages and therefore are not included on the final parcel table.",,2018-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Melissa,Sjolund,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","525 Lake Avenue South #415 ",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218 302-3245",melissa.sjolund@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"St. Louis","Northern Forest",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/st-louis-river-restoration-initiative-ph-v,,,,
10000103,"St. Louis River Restoration Initiative - Phase IV",2018,3392000,"ML 2017, Ch. 91, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 5(f)","$3,392,000 in the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources to restore aquatic habitats in the St. Louis River estuary. Of this appropriation, up to $226,000 is for an agreement with Minnesota Land Trust. A list of proposed restorations must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"The 12,000 acre St. Louis River Estuary, at the head of Lake Superior, is a unique Minnesota resource. It is the largest source of biological productivity to Lake Superior as well as the world?s largest freshwater shipping port. The combination of extensive wetlands, warmer waters and the connection to Lake Superior resulted in it becoming the primary source of productivity for the western Lake Superior fishery and a critical flyway for waterfowl and other migratory birds. Nearly two-thirds of the estuary?s native wetlands have been altered, eliminated or impaired as a result of historic impacts of dredging, filling and waste disposal associated with industrial activities. The St. Louis River Restoration Initiative Program targets locations for restorations that will directly benefit species of greatest conservation need, threatened/endangered species, and targeted species by improving habitat quality and extent in strategic locations to maximize benefits to populations. Completed restorations at Kingsbury Bay and Grassy Point target coastal marsh habitat which provides spawning and nursery habitat for target species such as muskellunge and walleye. Both project designs incorporated deeper habitat benefitting species like northern pike. The Interstate Island restoration project directly targeted and benefitted two threatened and endangered species by restoring and protecting nesting habitat for the Common Tern (threatened) and stopover habitat for Piping Plover (endangered). Restoring manoomin provides food and shelter for many fish and is one of the most important foods for waterfowl in North America. Minnesota DNR?s Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy lists 17 species of wildlife known as ?species of greatest conservation need? that use wild rice as habitat for reproduction or foraging.","A total of 144 acres were affected: 144 Restored, 0 in Fee Title, 0 in Easements, 0 in Enhance.",6793400,"MN Coastal Prog, USEPA-GLRI and NRDA",3339000,49500,,0.8,DNR,"State Government","DNR's St. Louis River Restoration Initiative (SLRRI) advanced multiple large-scale habitat restoration projects. ML2017 funds contributed to: -Removing 300,000 CY of invasive vegetation, sediment, and sawmill waste from the waters of Kingsbury Bay and Grassy Point, restoring approximately 230 acres of coastal marsh habitat;-Restoring five acres of habitat at Interstate Island for a threatened avian species by beneficially using over 52,000 CY of clean sand dredged from navigation channels;-Seeding approximately 5,000 pounds of manoomin with tribal partners, and -Developing designs to restore and reconnect two isolated back bays at Perch and Mud Lakes","ML2017 funds advanced the following projects: Grassy Point and Kingsbury Bay: Project objectives included removing invasive vegetation and sediment from Kingsbury Bay to restore open water wetlands, deeper fish habitat, and coastal marsh. MNDNR beneficially used clean sediment removed from Kingsbury Bay to remediate wood waste impairments at Grassy Point and establish open-water wetland. Legacy sawmill waste was excavated from the river, constructing an island complex to shelter the bay and support upland and littoral habitat. Project designs and specifications were completed by Barr Engineering in 2017-18. MNDNR awarded a construction contract was to Veit, Inc. in April 2019. Project construction began in June 2019 and required three seasons to complete. The project was deemed substantially complete in November 2021. MNDNR used ML2017 funds for project coordination, project design, construction, and construction oversight. The project was constructed with funds from multiple OHF appropriations and non-OHF leverage. Therefore, a portion of the total project acres will be reported with ML2017. Interstate Island: The project goal was to restore the largest Common Tern nesting colony in the Lake Superior watershed. Objectives included increasing the island's footprint and elevation to protect against flooding, enhancing the tern nesting area, and developing a long-term management plan. ML2017 funds were allocated to the Minnesota Land Trust and used to fund a contract with SEH, Inc. to develop the project design and long-term management plan. Final plans and specifications were completed in February 2020 and the long-term management plan was completed in December 2020. The project was constructed in 2020 using ML2018 funds and non-OHF leverage. Therefore, acres associated with this project will be claimed in the final report for ML2018. Manoomin: MNDNR works within a larger partnership using a 2014 plan to restore manoomin (wild rice) to the St. Louis River, where it was historically abundant. Using funds from ML2017 and ML2018 appropriations, MNDNR entered into a Joint Powers Agreement with the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa to restore manoomin in high priority bays. For reporting purposes, the 38 acres seeded using ML2017 and ML2018 appropriations will be reported proportional to funds spent, with 11 acres reported for ML2017 and 28 acres for ML2018. MNDNR continues to participate in the bi-state, multi-agency partnership restoring manoomin. Perch and Mud Lakes: Project objectives include restoring coastal marsh habitat by removing sediment and increasing the hydrologic connection between the two isolated bays and the St. Louis River. Using ML2017 and ML2018 funds, MNDNR established partnership agreements with the Army Corps of Engineers to develop designs for Perch and Mud Lakes, respectively. ML2017 funds were also allocated to MLT to manage the Perch Lake project and collect baseline data. Perch Lake is currently under construction using other OHF appropriations and non-OHF leverage; construction will be complete in 2023. Mud Lake is currently in the baseline data collection and design phase and is planned for construction using other OHF appropriations and non-OHF leverage in 2024. Acres associated with these projects will be reported under later OHF appropriations.",,2017-07-01,2022-11-07,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Melissa,Sjolund,"Minnesota DNR","525 Lake Ave S. #415 ",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218 302-3245",melissa.sjolund@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"St. Louis","Northern Forest",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/st-louis-river-restoration-initiative-phase-iv,,,,
10013341,"Lower Rainy Hydrologic Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) Model Point Source Extension",2021,14989,,,,,,,,,,,.21,RESPEC,"For-Profit Business/Entity","The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) requires the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) to carry out the Total Maximum Daily Load Program (TMDL) in the state of Minnesota. Minnesota has an abundance of lakes and river reaches, many of which will require a TMDL study. In an effort to expedite the completion of TMDL projects, the MPCA constructs watershed models. These models support the development of TMDL studies for multiple listings within a watershed. In 2017 the Lake of the Woods (LOW) watershed HSPF model was extended through 2014. The LOW Watershed HSPF model is currently being extended through 2019. In order to extend the model, many sources of data need to be processed into continuous timeseries of flow and necessary water quality components. This work will involve the extension of the flow and water quality input timeseries for the National Point Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permitted point source dischargers in the Little Fork River, Big Fork River, and Lower Rainy River watersheds. ",,"Little Fork River Watershed Big Fork River Watershed Lower Rain River Watershed ",2020-12-11,2021-05-28,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Chuck,Regan,MPCA,"520 Lafayette Rd N","Saint Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 757-2866",,Modeling,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Itasca, Koochiching, St. Louis",,"Lake of the Woods, Lower Big Sioux River, Rainy River - Baudette, Rainy River - Black River, Upper Big Sioux River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lower-rainy-hydrologic-simulation-program-fortran-hspf-model-point-source-extension,,,,
10013362,"Lower Sioux Indian Community",2020,50000,"Minn. State Legislature Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8, (d)","$850,000 the first year and $850,000 the second year are for a competitive grants program to provide grants to preserve and promote the cultural heritage of Minnesota. The Minnesota Humanities Center must operate a competitive grants program to provide grants to programs that preserve and honor the cultural heritage of Minnesota or that provide education and student outreach on cultural diversity or to programs that empower communities to build their identity and culture. Priority must be given to grants for individuals and organizations working to create, celebrate, and teach indigenous arts and cultural activities and arts organizations and programs preserving, sharing, and educating on the arts and cultural heritage of immigrant communities in Minnesota. ","We have identified immediate and long-term outcomes for this project. Measurable immediate outcomes include: a) establishment of an Oceti Sakowin Planning Committee; b) develop a strategy/model for future event sustainability; c) develop and strengthen institutional and organizational relationships within the region; d) fortify alliances dedicated to culture & heritage preservation, Dakota story-telling/truth-telling, history and interpretation; e) increase LSA site attendance by up to 500 ppl. in 2 day; and f) Gather as the Oceti Sakowin at Lower Sioux Agency- strong, successful and resilient. Long term outcomes we hope to see from this project are as follows: Increased interest from educators to include Indigenous authorship, Dakota relevant history curriculum, outreach and cultural education in the classroom. Audiences can gain an awareness of authentic cultural, historic resources that reflect an accurate narrative. By attending this event people will broaden their views on Minnesota history and determine historic inaccuracies of written materials. Build and strengthen inter-generational connections within and across our Dakota and Minnesota rural communities. The planning committee in partnership with LS THPO and SSTM will be responsible for drafting a mechanism for evaluation- this could be surveys, video clips, comment cards. ","In progress ","outcomes data not yet available",,,,,"Robert Larsen, Grace Goldtooth, Earl Pendleton, Kevin O’Keefe, Jane Steffen",0.3,"Lower Sioux Indian Community","Tribal Government ","The goal of the Dakota History Symposium at Lower Sioux Agency is to reclaim Dakota voice in a narrative that under-represents Dakota perspective and cultural worldview while providing opportunity for exiled Dakota to reconnect to their shared history, disrupting dominant power dynamics that restrict Dakota truth-telling. Hosting a Dakota-led educational event will enhance public understanding, broaden worldviews perspective and increase access to historic truths of the State of Minnesota. ",,,2020-06-01,2022-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Cheyanne,"St. John","Lower Sioux Indian Community","39527 Reservation Hwy 1",Morton,MN,56270,507-697-8672,Cheyanne.stjohn@lowersioux.com,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Redwood, Renville, Scott, Stearns, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lower-sioux-indian-community," John Day (St. Paul, MN) – John Day was a part of the Why Treaties Matter selection team, is very familiar with MHC ways of working. He is American Indian. Nanette Missaghi (Eden Prairie, MN) Nanette Missaghi was part of the community work group that developed the educator guides for Why Treaties Matter and instrumental with piloting the guides/exhibit in Eden Prairie schools. She is American Indian. John Bobolink (Minneapolis, MN) was recommended to the panel by the group that created the original Indigenous Arts bill. He is American Indian. ",,"Laura Benson Minnesota Humanities Center laura@mnhum.org 651-772-4244 ",2
9821,"Lower St. Louis River Habitat Restoration",2013,3670000,"ML 2012, Ch. 264, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(d)","$3,670,000 in the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources to restore habitat in the lower St. Louis River estuary. A list of proposed projects must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.",,"Restored 208 acres of habitat ",,2800800,"NOAA, USFWS, NFWF, USEPA-GLRI ",3668900,66400,,1.75,DNR,"State Government","Radio Tower Bay: 115,000 cubic yards of wood material was removed to increase water depth, provide greater habitat diversity, promote native aquatic vegetation and increase recreational access.Knowlton Creek: 6,500 linear feet of degraded stream was restored by reshaping and creating new stream channels; constructing instream structures; and native planting and seeding to stabilize the stream and minimize sediment into the Estuary.21st Ave W/Interstate Island: Restored 2 acres of critical nesting habitat for the Common Tern and Piping Plover.Wild Rice: Restored 133 acres of wild rice in the St. Louis River Estuary.",,"Radio Tower BayHistoric mill waste (slabs, boards and wood fragments) were removed from the Bay to restore an ecologically functional sheltered bay with optimum diversity of depth. Non-OHF funds were applied to complete feasibility and design in order to optimize application of construction funds. The resulting sheltered bay provides critical coastal wetland habitat for many species of fish and wildlife that utilize the St. Louis River estuary. Wild rice was also established in the bay after construction as part of the separate Wild Rice Restoration Project.Prior to restoration activities, wood waste covered almost the entire open-water portion of the bay. Wood waste was also present under areas of emergent vegetation. Depth of wood waste ranged from 0.2 feet to 3.3 feet. The average water depth was approximately one foot. Although the bay was relatively shallow, submergent and emergent vegetation were only present along the perimeter of the bay. Shallow water depths also limited ecological function of the bay as well as its recreational value to anglers and other boaters.Approximately 115,000 cubic yards of wood waste and wood sediment mixes were removed from Radio Tower Bay. The material was pumped to a dewatering site on US Steel property and was beneficially reused to restore their Superfund site after remediation. The Project resulted in increasing the average water depth of the bay from one foot to 3.7 feet and increased the maximum depth from 2.3 feet to 7.4 feet. A 5.5-acre area with an average water depth of 7.5 feet and channel depth of 5.0 feet will act as a connection between the St. Louis River and the bay, which creates off-river, overwintering fish habitat and improves access for boaters. The bed of Radio Tower Bay is now composed of native silt, unconsolidated organic matter, and clay substrates that have been exposed by the removal of wood waste. Wild Rice was seeded in approximately 15 acres of Radio Tower Bay in 2015 and 2016. Previously seeding areas will be reseeded in 2017 if necessary.All objectives were met and all construction activities went as planned. The technique to grind up wood and sediment mixes and hydraulically pump them to a dewatering facility for drying was revolutionary. The resulting clean organic material was deemed highly desirable as a substrate to restore remediated areas on the US Steel Superfund Site. After removal of material, the dewatering facility will continue to function and will be used to dewater wood waste from Mud Lake (ML2018 OHF proposal), which will substantially reduce the cost of the project.Knowlton CreekThe Knowlton Creek Watershed Project restored and enhanced approximately 6,500 linear feet of cold-water stream habitat using Natural Channel Design techniques. Construction outcomes were successful in eliminating erosion and transport of sediment along all reaches restored. Brook trout migration was established or enhanced along 3,000 feet of the stream (the remaining length was too steep). The Project was completed after Spirit Mountain Recreation Area constructed water control structures at the base of their ski hill to transport excess runoff away from Knowlton Creek and directly to the estuary through the pipe used to transport water from the estuary for snow making. This was a revolutionary partnership and methodology. The Project was designed through a MNDNR/USACE partnership with no OHF funding. The restoration methodology applied was a geomorphologic approach appropriate for the hydrology following the Natural Channel Design methodology (Applied River Morphology, Rosgen, 1996).Construction of in-stream structures (boulder jam steps, boulder jam riffles, toe wood, pocket pools and log vanes with boulder hooks) will improve aquatic habitat diversity and stabilize the bed. Native upland grasses and forbes were planted as well as approximately 15,000 trees along the riparian corridor. During construction, MNDNR, Stantech, Veit/Cardno’s field staff worked together to compile construction observation reports and note deviations from the site plans. Overall, the project implementation partners were very effective at addressing project level circumstances. There were a number of design changes that resulted from conditions encountered in the field. Coordination with project partners such as the City of Duluth, Cloquet Pumping Station, Spirit Mountain, MNDOT, private landowners, as well as, resource professionals within the MNDNR, MPCA and USACE was key to the success of the project. In some instances, earlier coordination of the more critical elements of the project would have eliminated some of the additional implementation time needed to complete the restoration.21st Ave W/Interstate IslandThe scope of Interstate Island was to restore colonial waterbird nesting and young rearing habitat through the addition of sand and gravel, vegetation management, and management of the ring-billed population, thereby contributing to implementation of Actions 1.32 and 1.361 in the Recovery Plan for the Great Lakes Piping Plover. Reproductive success of Common Terns nesting on Interstate Island was degraded due to the low elevation of part of the island, vegetation encroachment, and competition for nesting space from ring-billed gulls.The Project was designed by MNDNR with no OHF funding. The contractor placed 730 linear feet of temporary silt fencing, 3,276 cubic yards of clean beach sand, 610 cubic yards of cobble rip-rap, 28 cubic yards of surface amendments (pebbles & gravel), and 620 linear feet of sediment control log. MN & WDNR staff and volunteers removed all fenced gull exclosures and string grids prior to construction. These were replaced in spring of 2016 as part of regular departmental Piping Plover/Common Tern monitoring and management efforts. Common Terns have been successfully using the enhanced habitat since the Project was completed.Wild Rice (Rask Bay)A total of 133 acres of wild rice was restored at several locations in the St. Louis River estuary in 2015 and 2016. Previously seeded location were reseeded in 2017 as needed. Additionally, WDNR and the MN Land Trust restored 83 acres of wild rice beds on the Wisconsin side of the estuary. National Fish & Wildlife Foundation applied $400K and no OHF funding was applied to restoration work on the Wisconsin side of the estuary. A total of 216 acres is in the process of being restored on both sides of the estuary as part of this cooperative project between WDNR and MNDNR. Yearly monitoring and reports are being completed to evaluate all previously seeded locations and determine additional sites for implementation in future years. Geese depredation has been an issue to the success of reseeding efforts and the Project partners have initiated an effort to address this problem beginning in 2017.",2012-07-01,2016-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Lindgren,"MN DNR Fisheries, Region 2","5351 North Shore Drive",Duluth,MN,55804,"(218) 525-0852",john.lindgren@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"St. Louis","Northern Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lower-st-louis-river-habitat-restoration,,,,
10029406,"LQP-YB Watershed Plan",2023,623429,"Laws of Minnesota 2021 First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 1, Section 6. (a) ","$21,197,000 the first year and $22,367,000 the second year are for performance-based grants with multiyear implementation plans to local government units. The grants may be used to implement projects that protect, enhance, and restore surface water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from degradation; and protect drinking water sources. Projects must be identified in a comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan and seven-county metropolitan groundwater or surface water management frameworks as provided for in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 103B, 103C, 103D, and 114D. Grant recipients must identify a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this paragraph. ","This grant will combine the 13 priority issues to treat 2,000 acres with nonstructural conservation practices such as cover crops and no till, host 4 educational events to promote plan implementation and implement 20 agricultural BMP contracts. ",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,"Andrew Weber, Darrel Ellefson, David Craigmile, John Cornell, Michael Frank",0.191570881,"Lac qui Parle-Yellow Bank WD","Local/Regional Government",,," The LQP-YB Watershed Plan will be used to implement projects in the Watershed to help with ground water, surface water, land stewardship, & habitat. The plan is broken into high, medium, & low priority regions and the local partners will work with landowners to implement projects to help meet the goals of the plan, by starting with the most emphasis placed in the high priority region. In addition to the planning regions we also have watershed wide goals that we will be targeting as outlined in the plan. This project has been a collaborative effort between Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine , & Lincoln Counties, Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine, & Lincoln SWCD's, the Lac qui Parle-Yellow Bank Watershed District, and Area II Minnesota River Basin Projects.",2023-05-16,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Trudy,Hastad,"Lac qui Parle-Yellow Bank WD","600 6th Street, Suite 7 ",Madison,MN,56256,320-598-3117,trudy.hastad@lqpco.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lqp-yb-watershed-plan,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",2
10033697,"LqP-YB Watershed Plan FY 2025",2025,1228526,"The Laws of Minnesota 2023, Chapter 40, Article 2, Section 6 (a)","(a) $39,500,000 the first year and $39,500,000 the second year are for grants to implement state-approved watershed-based plans. The grants may be used to implement projects or programs that protect, enhance, and restore surface PreviouswaterNext quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from degradation; and protect drinking PreviouswaterNext sources. Projects must be identified in a comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan program and seven-county metropolitan groundwater or surface PreviouswaterNext management frameworks as provided for in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 103B, 103C, 103D, and 114D. Grant recipients must identify a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this paragraph. This appropriation may be used for: (1) implementing state-approved plans, including within the following watershed planning areas (see Chapter 40 Article 2 Section 6(a) (2) for the list of watershed planning areas: seven-county metropolitan groundwater or surface PreviouswaterNext management frameworks; and(3) other comprehensive watershed management plan planning areas that have a board-approved and local-government-adopted plan as authorized in Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.801. The board must establish eligibility criteria and determine whether a planning area is ready to proceed and has the nonstate match committed.","The partnership proposes that we will complete an estimate of 10 structural Ag BMP contracts and 12 non structural practice contracts in accordance with plan goals to treat 1500 acres.",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,"Andrew Weber, David Craigmile, John Cornell, Jon Olson, Mike Knutson",0.25,"Lac qui Parle-Yellow Bank WD","Local/Regional Government","The LqP-YB Watershed Plan FY 2025, will be used to implement projects in the Watershed to help enhance ground water, surface water, land stewardship, & habitat. The plan is broken into high, medium, & low priority regions and the local partners will work with landowners to implement projects to help meet the goals of the plan. Funding will be geared towards projects located in the high priority region. Projects in medium priority will be considered if they exceed the ranking threshold set forth by the steering and policy committees. In addition to the planning regions we also have watershed wide goals that we will be targeting as outlined in the plan. This project has been a collaborative effort between Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine , & Lincoln Counties, Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine, & Lincoln SWCD's, the Lac qui Parle-Yellow Bank Watershed District, and Area II Minnesota River Basin Projects group. ",,,2024-11-19,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Trudy,Hastad,"Lac qui Parle-Yellow Bank WD","600 6th Street, Suite 7 Madison, MN 56256",Madison,MN,56256,320-598-3117,trudy.hastad@lqpco.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lqp-yb-watershed-plan-fy-2025,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no
17110,"LSMVC Thomas Wilson Artifacts Condition Report",2010,460,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,420,,,,,,"Lake Superior Marine Museum Association",," To assess the condition of and propose treatment for significant artifacts recovered from the Thomas Wilson shipwreck ",,"To assess the condition of and propose treatment for significant artifacts recovered from the Thomas Wilson shipwreck",2010-03-18,2010-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Denise,Wolvin,,"600 Lake Ave. S",Duluth,MN,55802,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lsmvc-thomas-wilson-artifacts-condition-report,,,,
17111,"LSMVC General Collection Survey",2010,6720,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,2280,,,,,,"Lake Superior Marine Museum Association",," To professionally assess culturally significant maritime artifacts and implement a long range plan to better care for them ",,"To professionally assess culturally significant maritime artifacts and implement a long range plan to better care for them",2010-03-18,2010-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Denise,Wolvin,,"600 Lake Ave. S",Duluth,MN,55802,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lsmvc-general-collection-survey,,,,
14356,"Lumberjack Demonstrations and Show",2012,7368,"2011 Laws of Minnesota, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivison 10","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of agriculture for grants to county agricultural societies to enhance arts access and education and to preserve and promote Minnesota's history and cultural heritage as embodied in its county fairs. The grants shall be in addition to the aid distributed to county agricultural societies under Minnesota Statutes, section 38.02. The commissioner shall award grants as follows: (1) $700,000 each year distributed in equal amounts to each of the state's county fairs to enhance arts access and education and to preserve and promote Minnesota's history and cultural heritage;","Track attendance at demonstrations.Talk with children and their parents about their experience at the kids camp.Track age range and reactions of attendees.","Each demonstration had 200-300 people in attendance.The children were excited to meet the lumberjacks and learn lumberjack skills.The parents were appreciative of the unique learning opportunity afforded their children.The age range of attendees ranged from children in strollers to senior citizens in wheelchairs. Their reactions were very positive and people were engaged in the presentations.",,,,7368,,"Bettie Valley Brian Toivola Ray Erspamer Lorraine Jance Joe Jance Jule Erjavec Karen Lakedon Marvin Pearson Jeff Holmes Keith Stalboerger Joe Sopp Rachel Chapman Don Haenke Curtis Larson",,"St Louis County Fair","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To present a three day lumberjack show that will showcase the lumberjack skills of today and yesterday. ",,,2011-11-29,2012-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Bettie ",Valley,"St Louis County Fair",,,,,218-263-4256,stlofair@uslink.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lumberjack-demonstrations-and-show,,,,
10007367,"Lyric Building: Storefront Reconstruction",2017,110000,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org","The Lyric Center is moving forward in the next step on our building, renovating the main lobby and expanding our performance space into the street level former commercial space. The reconstructed storefront doors now provide egress to meet codes for spaces used for assembly. This will allow us to expand our programs and productions and achieve financial sustainability. The new storefront has brought much attention to our historic building and our organization. This is proving to be a great impetus to rehabilitation of Virginia's Historic Downtown Commercial District. A grassroots organization of downtown business owners called ReVive Virginia has recently been successful in obtaining grant funding to purchase a vacant building to renovate and kick off a revolving program to provide updated commercial space for new businesses. The Lyric Storefront Reconstruction Project was widely supported by our community. This is shown by the overwhelming contribution of in-kind materials and volunteer hours which helped us complete the project with the funds available through grants and cash donations. Energy efficiency was a built-in component to this project. New insulation and insulated glass panels and heavy Douglas Fir doors have replaced the old aluminum and single pane glass that was installed in the 1970's. The prism glass transoms will reduce the need for artificial lighting during the day time. While conforming to the Secretary of Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties, we had the perfect combination for collaboration of architects, construction management and vendors. This project is a great success!",,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",110000,,"Pete Pellinen, Brian Holzer, Phyllis Harvey, Steven Johnson, Daniel Engel",,"Laurentian Arts and Culture Alliance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire qualified professionals to repair the storefront of the Lyric Building, listed in the National Register of Historic Places and home of Laurentian Arts and Culture Alliance.",,,2016-11-01,2017-11-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Mary,McReynolds,"Laurentian Arts and Culture Alliance","510 - 514 Chestnut Street, PO Box 416",Virginia,MN,55792-0416,218-741-5577,MitzkaMN@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lyric-building-storefront-reconstruction,,,,0
17377,"Lyric Theater Brick Repair",2011,3425,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,,,,,,,"Laurentian Arts and Culture Alliance",," To stop the water infiltration that was causing damage to the building, bricks and tuck-pointing were removed and replaced in two areas of external wall at the back and side of the Lyric Theater building. The damaged areas have now been stabilized and further erosion curtailed. Renovation of the rest of the building can now continue. ",,"To repair spalled bricks on the Lyric Theater, listed in the National Register of Historic Places",2010-09-17,2011-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Pete,Pellinen,,"PO Box 416",Virginia,MN,55792,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lyric-theater-brick-repair,,,,
10031442,"Managing Future Floods and Droughts in Minnesota",2025,460000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 07e","$460,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to leverage new statewide climate data to assess future change in the duration, frequency, and magnitude of heavy precipitation and drought events and engage communities to prepare for these extremes.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,4.9,"U of MN","Public College/University","Leveraging new statewide climate data, we will assess future change in the duration, frequency and magnitude of heavy precipitation and drought events and engage communities to prepare for these extremes.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2026-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Amanda,Farris,"U of MN","439 Borlaug Hall 1991 Upper Buford Circle","St Paul",MN,55108,"(612) 625-9204",afarris@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/managing-future-floods-and-droughts-minnesota,,,,
716,"Managing Mineland Sulfate Release in the Saint Louis River Basin",2011,270000,"M.L. 2010, Chp. 362, Sec. 2, Subd. 05b","$270,000 is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources to map current sulfate sources and assess treatment options to minimize potential impacts of mercury on fish and wildlife from sulfate releases in the St. Louis River Basin. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2013, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,,,,,DNR,"State Government","PROJECT OVERVIEW Over a century of iron mining in northeastern Minnesota has left numerous waste rock piles, open pits, and tailings basins that appear to be the dominant sources of sulfate in the St. Louis River. This sulfate has become a recent environmental concern due to the possibility that one of the byproducts of its increased presence, methylmercury, may lead to mercury contamination in fish and other wildlife. Through this appropriation, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the University of Minnesota are evaluating the sources and fate of sulfate in the St. Louis River Basin in order to better understand its impacts and determine the best means for reducing or eliminating these impacts, particularly in environments where methylmercury is a byproduct of sulfate presence. OVERALL PROJECT OUTCOME AND RESULTS Taconite mining on the Iron Range sends an average of approximately 35 tons of sulfate per day down the St. Louis River. Another 15 tons per day arises from non-mining sources. Loading from both sources is episodic and depends on hydrologic conditions in the watershed. Most mining-related sulfate arises from the oxidative weathering of minor iron sulfide minerals present in the mined rocks. The predominant pathway for sulfate introduction into the streams is through pumping and overflow of water from taconite pits. In some source regions, a large percentage of sulfate released near the mines was removed by natural reactions that convert sulfate back to insoluble sulfides (""sulfate reduction""). However, once the sulfate reached the open channel ways in streams, little, if any, additional sulfate was removed by sulfate reduction. Laboratory experiments demonstrated that sulfate reduction can also be stimulated artificially in mine waters by adding organic compounds and iron minerals and eliminating oxygen. However, water hardness and the production of hydrogen sulfide were difficult to control using the methods that were tested. Methylmercury is a toxic compound that can form as a byproduct of biologic sulfate reduction. Widespread sampling and measurement of methylmercury reveal that its concentration is minimally impacted by sulfate concentration in the main stream or river channels. The dominant source of methylmercury to streams involves the slow passage of water falling on the land through reduced, organic rich materials that surround streams in this area. Except in a few instances, sulfate from mining, added directly to streams, has limited ability to access and impact methylmercury formed in this source region. Laboratory experiments conducted on estuary sediments also indicated that the rate of methylmercury addition to the water column is not directly controlled by sulfate concentration in the overlying water. PROJECT RESULTS USE AND DISSEMINATION The work by our group has been widely presented to outside groups including scientists and stakeholders. Plans are in works to publish all or parts of the above reports in peer reviewed journals over the next year. Three reports and two MS theses were produced directly as a result of this research. Several reports were placed on the DNR's website in late October 2012. This website will be updated to reflect more recent reports by October 2013.",,"FINAL REPORT",2010-07-01,2013-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Berndt,DNR,"500 Lafayette Rd","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5378",mike.berndt@dnr.state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Carlton, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/managing-mineland-sulfate-release-saint-louis-river-basin,,,,
20421,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2013,1350,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Production of plein air and studio oil paintings for exhibit.Creation of number of works and tally of exhibit attendees.","Sale of artwork and opportunities for further exhibitions.",,1345,"Other, local or private",2695,,,,"Matt Kania",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Prepare work for solo exhibition at the Duluth Art Institute.",2013-02-01,2014-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Matt,Kania,"Matt Kania",,,MN,,"(218) 724-3447 ",ArtbyMattKania@aol.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Cook, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-114,"Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies.","Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
21356,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2014,1680,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Complete a recording of ballads from middle ages and other songs, perform with two other artists for at least five performances.Number of audience at each concert, along with comments and feedback.",,,2040,"Other, local or private",3720,,,,"Arna E. Rennan",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Recording expenses",2014-02-01,2014-12-25,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Arna,Rennan,"Arna E. Rennan",,,MN,,"(218) 525-4534 ",arnarennan@msn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-115,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
19554,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2013,1080,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Obtain more opportunities for exhibitions world-wide after the prestigious exhibit in Washington, DC.Number and location of opportunities and sales.","Highly successful exhibition, more opportunities presented.",,2112,"Other, local or private",3192,,,,"Vernal M. Bogren Swift AKA Vernal Bogren Swift",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Exhibit work with three other batik artists at The Textile Museum in Washington, DC.",2012-11-01,2013-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Vernal,"Bogren Swift","Vernal M. Bogren Swift AKA Vernal Bogren Swift",,,MN,,"(218) 245-1195 ",bogswift@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Itasca, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-79,"Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator for MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies.",,2
19556,"McKnight Fellowship",2013,2350,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Improve the air quality in studio and to purchase new materials. Measurable outcomes will be seen in the quality and quantity of work.An increase in production and quality of sculptures.",,,2650,"Other, local or private",5000,,,,"Frank T. Byrns AKA Tim Byrns",Individual,"McKnight Fellowship",,"Install air cleaning system and purchase materials.",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Frank,Byrns,"Frank T. Byrns AKA Tim Byrns",,,MN,,"(218) 491-5916 ",tim@timbyrns.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-fellowship-20,"Brian Carlson: Executive Director of Grand Rapids Showboat; Mary McReynolds: Director of Laurentian Arts and Culture Alliance, Virginia; Rebecca Peterson: Executive Director of Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; John Gregor: photographer, community education advocate; Brian Lukasavitz: artist based attorney, musician, theater artist; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth.","Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19560,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2013,1304,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Collect and edit 40-50 works of literary non-fiction; self-publish a literary anthology of collective memoir; hold reading/book signing in Panama; visit 5 communities throughout the Arrowhead region to promote the book; present free copies to 20 regional libraries.Submit a copy of the book; submit a copy of receipt from the publisher; provide program from author reading/signing event in Panama; create sign in sheet for each Arrowhead event; submit proof of donation to 20 Arrowhead public libraries.","The original plan was completed including several readings throughout Northern MN.",,2239,"Other, local or private",3543,,,,"Meredith Cornett",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Edit and publish a literary anthology of short memoir and poetry written by Peace Corps volunteers who served in Panama between 1963 and 2013. Organize an in-country reading and book signing event in conjunction with the 50th anniversary celebration.",2012-11-15,2013-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Meredith,Cornett,"Meredith Cornett",,,MN,,"(218) 464-8649 ",meredith.w.cornett@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Cook, Itasca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-80,"Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator for MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies.",,2
19561,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2013,1350,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Obtain skills in narrative writing.Raise the quality of her writing.","Increased confidence in ability to write and offers on-going, on-line support.",,1650,"Other, local or private",3000,,,,"Jeanette M. Cox",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Attend two different writing workshops.",2013-01-31,2013-09-12,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeanette,Cox,"Jeanette M. Cox",,,MN,,"(218) 404-0578 ",jetecho@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Aitkin, St. Louis, Cook, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-81,"Nancy Daley: handmade paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Marcie McIntire: traditional Ojibwe beadwork artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; David Beard: Assistant Professor at University of Minnesota-Duluth in writing studies.","Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19562,"McKnight Fellowship",2013,2350,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Extend the work of Veterans in the Arts in rural/remote areas of Minnesota.Attendance at workshops and reception to the workshops.","Developed and conducted two types of workshops for veterans and their families.",,2650,"Other, local or private",5000,,,,"Jeanette M. Cox",Individual,"McKnight Fellowship",,"Provide workshops for military veterans, their families and friends interested in exploring personal narrative as a means of healing throughout Northeastern Minnesota.",2013-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeanette,Cox,"Jeanette M. Cox",,,MN,,"(218) 404-0578 ",jetecho@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Cook, Carlton, Koochiching, Itasca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-fellowship-21,"Brian Carlson: Executive Director of Grand Rapids Showboat; Mary McReynolds: Director of Laurentian Arts and Culture Alliance, Virginia; Rebecca Peterson: Executive Director of Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; John Gregor: photographer, community education advocate; Brian Lukasavitz: artist based attorney, musician, theater artist; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth.","Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19565,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2013,1350,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Produce 1 to 15 new works for show.Tally number of people attending the show and provide comment cards for each.","Produced drawings of the area for an exhibition, a personal goal",,1150,"Other, local or private",2500,,,,"Christopher Dunn",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Exhibition at the Washington Gallery.",2013-08-01,2013-08-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christopher,Dunn,"Christopher Dunn",,,MN,,"(218) 343-2291 ",dunnchristopher68@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-82,"Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19569,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2013,1350,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Achievement of a major new project, exposure to a large and diverse audience, formation of new professional relationships, and enrichment of portfolio for pursue future exhibition and funding opportunities.Number of new opportunities.","Increase in number of opportunities.",,4150,"Other, local or private",5500,,,,"Kristina Estell",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program exhibition at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.",2012-11-10,2013-08-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristina,Estell,"Kristina Estell",,,MN,,"(317) 695-7011 ",kjestell@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-83,"Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator for MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies.",,2
19570,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2013,1350,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Self-publish two chapbooks, schedule readings and workshops for English faculty and students at local schools, volunteer as tutor in local schools, join Lake Superior Writers Board for a second term.Solicit evaluations from faculty at local schools, make chapbooks available at poetry readings in Duluth, and apply to Lake Superior Writers to be on Board for 3-year term.","Received much more substantive and constructive feedback than was expected and a deeper awareness of how a poem can be successful.",,1150,"Other, local or private",2500,,,,"Philip Fitzpatrick",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Attend a one-week workshop, The Conference on Poetry, at The Frost Place in Franconia, New Hampshire, complete two chapbooks begun in the last decade, attend lectures and small classes, receive individual mentoring from advisor, return to volunteer as tutor for local students.",2013-07-14,2013-07-20,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Philip,Fitzpatrick,"Philip Fitzpatrick",,,MN,,"(218) 343-2561 ",fitztrick@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-84,"Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19571,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2013,1297,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Learn and practice theater of the oppressed techniques and identify new setting theater of the oppressed techniques will be beneficial.Incorporation of theater of the oppressed techniques and new collaborative project planned.","Strengthened foundation in theater and learned new techniques.",,1105,"Other, local or private",2402,,,,"Angie B. Frank",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Participate in Theatre of the Oppressed Facilitator training workshop.",2013-06-24,2013-06-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Angie,Frank,"Angie B. Frank",,,MN,,"(218) 349-0354 ",angiebwfrank@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-85,"Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies.","Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19572,"McKnight Fellowship",2013,1175,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Have a revised, illustrated manuscript readied for publication.The completed manuscript including illustrations. Partial publication to a magazine or complete acceptance of book publication by a publisher.","Finished poetry collection, printed it, and had it sent out to publishers.",,1325,"Other, local or private",2500,,,,"Tera Freese",Individual,"McKnight Fellowship",,"Readying the manuscript of children's poetry, Remind Me That I'm Wild, for publication through revision, marketing and collaborating with an illustrator.",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tera,Freese,"Tera Freese",,,MN,,"(218) 834-4275 ",tera.freese@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-fellowship-22,"Brian Carlson: Executive Director of Grand Rapids Showboat; Mary McReynolds: Director of Laurentian Arts and Culture Alliance, Virginia; Rebecca Peterson: Executive Director of Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; John Gregor: photographer, community education advocate; Brian Lukasavitz: artist based attorney, musician, theater artist; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth.","Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19574,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2013,1350,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Record an album of original electronic music.Number of CDs sold and number of opportunities to perform the material.","Album recorded as an LP, successfully marketed, propelled artist into next phase of his career.",,2450,"Other, local or private",3800,,,,"Marc Gartman",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Record an album of electronic music.",2013-02-01,2013-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marc,Gartman,"Marc Gartman",,,MN,,"(218) 269-1861 ",marcgart@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-86,"Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19575,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2013,1080,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","In the field of Jewish children's literature, this is the highest honor a children's book can receive, would like Moment in the Spotlight.Networking with other authors and librarians would help promote all her Jewish themed books and might create other career opportunities.","Opportunity to give 2 presentations and a speech and gain face time with national librarians.",,920,"Other, local or private",2000,,,,"Linda N. Glaser",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Travel to Houston, Texas, to receive the Sydney Taylor Book Award 2013 Gold Medal for her picture book Hannah's Way.",2013-06-18,2013-06-18,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Linda,Glaser,"Linda N. Glaser",,,MN,,"(218) 525-4986 ",lglaser@cpinternet.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-87,"Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19580,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2013,1350,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Complete body of work and displays for exhibit at The First Stage Gallery.Successful completion of the project.","Enabled her to expand her audience and schedule two new exhibitions.",,1150,"Other, local or private",2500,,,,"Betsey Harries",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Exhibit work at The First Stage Gallery in Virginia, Minnesota.",2013-03-01,2013-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Betsey,Harries,"Betsey Harries",,,MN,,"(715) 292-5021 ",betseyharries@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Itasca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-88,"Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19587,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2013,1350,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Learn to refine jewelry by adding findings specifically designed for a particular piece of jewelry/completing pieces of work incorporating the skills learned.Reproducing the techniques learned in class.","Increase skill to make an entire piece of jewelry without purchasing readymade components.",,2870,"Other, local or private",4220,,,,"Sharee L. Johnson AKA Sharee Johnson",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Participate in a week long intensive workshop entitled Designing Catches and Mechanisms.",2013-06-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sharee,Johnson,"Sharee L. Johnson AKA Sharee Johnson",,,MN,,"(218) 235-9540 ",ShareeKarklins@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-90,"Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies.","Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19588,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2013,669,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","To expand performing base and audience.Number of new performances.","Boost to career, more performance opportunities.",,571,"Other, local or private",1240,,,,"Tim R. Kaiser",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Travel to Boston/Cambridge to perform at Mobius Gallery.",2012-11-01,2012-11-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tim,Kaiser,"Tim R. Kaiser",,,MN,,"(218) 269-6289 ",timkaiserduluth@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-91,"Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19590,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2013,1336,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Produce the animals and present them as an integrated work, Pack and Herd, at Vesterheim.I will solicit and monitor press coverage and inquire of museum staff what numbers of visitors came to the show and what their reactions were.","Produced the works and displayed them at Vesterheim as well as discussed them at numerous regional events. ",,1638,"Other, local or private",2974,,,,"Ann Klefstad",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"I plan to create 9 welded steel deer and wolves to exhibit at an exhibition at Vesterheim Museum in Decorah, Iowa.",2013-07-01,2013-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ann,Klefstad,"Ann Klefstad",,,MN,,"(218) 393-9149 ",annklefstad@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-89,"Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19591,"McKnight Fellowship",2013,2350,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Produce multiple artworks with the nature of water as their focus that will successfully communicate about the nature of fresh water entities such as Lake Superior.Solicit studio visits from curators and critics to build knowledge of how work is communication and develop the work using this feedback.",,,2650,"Other, local or private",5000,,,,"Ann Klefstad",Individual,"McKnight Fellowship",,"Spend a year working on integrating my water related artwork and creating 4 to 6 large scale works that will be part of an installation exhibition at Gallery 13 and potentially other venues.",2013-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Ann,Klefstad,"Ann Klefstad",,,MN,,"(218) 393-9149 ",annklefstad@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Cook, Hennepin, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-fellowship-23,"Brian Carlson: Executive Director of Grand Rapids Showboat; Mary McReynolds: Director of Laurentian Arts and Culture Alliance, Virginia; Rebecca Peterson: Executive Director of Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; John Gregor: photographer, community education advocate; Brian Lukasavitz: artist based attorney, musician, theater artist; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth.","Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19592,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2013,1350,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Refine her pattern making, sewing, lasting and finishing skills to complete at least three pairs of completed shoes and boots and to purchase the tools and materials necessary to continue to make shoes in Minnesota.Complete at least three pairs of shoes at the Cordwainer Shop in styles and materials that I have not yet worked with and purchase all tools and materials by August 2013.","Accomplished goals set plus added the rental of a studio and tools for work.",,1150,"Other, local or private",2500,,,,"Candace LaCosse",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Travel to Cordwainer Shop in New Hampshire in the summer of 2013 to complete her shoemaking apprenticeship with Molly Grant and to purchase shoemaking tools and materials by August 2013.",2013-06-01,2013-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Candace,LaCosse,"Candace LaCosse",,,MN,,"(906) 362-7104 ",candace.LaCosse@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Cook, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-93,"Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19606,"McKnight Fellowship",2013,2350,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Complete 25 new poems during seven month time period.Count the number of completed poems.","Traveled to and conducted historical research at the Minnesota Historical Society and wrote numerous poems based on that research ",,8250,"Other, local or private",10600,,,,"Michelle M. Matthees",Individual,"McKnight Fellowship",,"Subsidize living expenses for seven months to continue to write poems primarily on the topic of institutionalization and family history.",2013-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michelle,Matthees,"Michelle M. Matthees",,,MN,,"(218) 341-9307 ",michellematthees@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-fellowship-24,"Brian Carlson: Executive Director of Grand Rapids Showboat; Mary McReynolds: Director of Laurentian Arts and Culture Alliance, Virginia; Rebecca Peterson: Executive Director of Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; John Gregor: photographer, community education advocate; Brian Lukasavitz: artist based attorney, musician, theater artist; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth.","Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19607,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2013,1350,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Continue to create and increase the audience for his work and present an engaging and compelling exhibit.Attendance and enthusiasm of the audience, numbers of audience according to guest book sign in and visiting with staff, local artists and the audience.","Strengthened his link to his art and exhibited to a broader public.",,1290,"Other, local or private",2640,,,,"Adam J. McCauley",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Exhibition of new paintings at Paradise Center for the Arts.",2013-11-19,2014-01-07,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Adam,McCauley,"Adam J. McCauley",,,MN,,"(218) 341-6642 ",adam.j.mccauley@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-95,"Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies.","Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19608,"McKnight Fellowship",2013,2350,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Production of a live performance and multimedia installation, a two day transmedia workshop, a companion interactive website and at least three short films for festival submission. Goal in increase the audience for new media work in the Arrowhead Region.Keep statistics on performance and workshop attendance. Website access will be monitored and entrance into at least one film festival. The interactive website will include a form for comments and feedback will be solicited from participants at the performance/installation and workshop.","Created a data-driven, open-source film generator called the graffiti angel which she used to weave video and still photography with a found sound/cello musical landscape.",,2650,"Other, local or private",5000,,,,"Kathleen A. McTavish",Individual,"McKnight Fellowship",,"Create a multimedia installation, live performance and 2-day new media workshop called the origin of birds. The project includes a companion, interactive website that extends a semantic-web generator that I prototyped in 2012. In addition to the performance, I will create at least three short films for festival submission.",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,McTavish,"Kathleen A. McTavish",,,MN,,"(218) 343-7998 ",kathy@cellodreams.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-fellowship-25,"Brian Carlson: Executive Director of Grand Rapids Showboat; Mary McReynolds: Director of Laurentian Arts and Culture Alliance, Virginia; Rebecca Peterson: Executive Director of Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; John Gregor: photographer, community education advocate; Brian Lukasavitz: artist based attorney, musician, theater artist; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth.","Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19612,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2013,1331,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Sales and custom orders, contact cards for professional networking, press.Sales analyses, web analytics, clippings.","Exhibited work with internationally renowned artists, growth in own artistic skills and created work that is far beyond previous work.",,1134,"Other, local or private",2465,,,,"Emily T. Moe",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Present work as part of Milliners of Etsy runway show and sale.",2013-06-09,2013-06-13,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,Moe,"Emily T. Moe",,,MN,,"(218) 461-2379 ",emily@moesewco.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-96,"Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19613,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2013,1350,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Display an enhanced body of work separate from commercial art and design.The attendance and engagement of the audience and gauge response of Duluth Art Institute patrons and staff.",,,1150,"Other, local or private",2500,,,,"David Moreira",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Prepare work for exhibition at the Duluth Art Institute.",2013-04-15,2013-06-02,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,Moreira,"David Moreira",,,MN,,"(931) 542-7995 ",SkatRadioh@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-97,"Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies.","Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19614,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2013,1350,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Selling art work, showing new work in new galleries in the Midwest, participating in group shows in bigger galleries.Sales and contacts, picture frame production.","Successful exhibition and sale of work.",,2150,"Other, local or private",3500,,,,"Scott D. Murphy",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"A solo show at the Morrison Gallery in the Duluth Art Institute. Funding will assist in paying for frame building tools and materials to prepare work for the show.",2013-06-01,2014-01-25,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Scott,Murphy,"Scott D. Murphy",,,MN,,"(218) 628-3496 ",wooolydog@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-98,"Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19616,"McKnight Fellowship",2013,2350,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","This exhibition will not only attempt to capture the evolution of visual language through a biological model but also function as a catalyst to reformat and locate fundamental genotypes of our creative activities. In this way hope are to contribute to further development of both art and science.Success will be measured by number of audience that will be viewing the exhibition. Although the exhibition will be taking place as a part of the museum, this method can provide safe and quantifiable information.","A highly successful exhibition, attended by thousands of people from all over Minnesota, U.S.A and the world.",,6129,"Other, local or private",8479,,,,"Ryuta Nakajima",Individual,"McKnight Fellowship",,"Exhibiting most recent installation project titled UMWELT at the Minneapolis Institute of Art. This exhibit is organized as a part of Minnesota Artist Program directed by Christopher Atkins.",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ryuta,Nakajima,"Ryuta Nakajima",,,MN,,"(218) 728-4519 ",lazymonk22@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-fellowship-26,"Brian Carlson: Executive Director of Grand Rapids Showboat; Mary McReynolds: Director of Laurentian Arts and Culture Alliance, Virginia; Rebecca Peterson: Executive Director of Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; John Gregor: photographer, community education advocate; Brian Lukasavitz: artist based attorney, musician, theater artist; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth.","Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19617,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2013,1350,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Complete two dozen large scale sculptural pieces in preparation for the shows.Track creation of sculptural pieces and the growth of sales.","Involvement in the two major art shows resulted in a new audience and reaching new galleries that are ordering his work and further expanding his audience; also the ability to diversify his work.",,5940,"Other, local or private",7290,,,,"Daniel Neff",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Involvement in two major art shows which will bolster his artistic career and to purchase kilns which will allow him to pursue high end sculptural work.",2012-11-01,2013-02-25,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Daniel,Neff,"Daniel Neff",,,MN,,"(218) 780-0803 ",nafglass@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-99,"Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator for MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies.",,2
19621,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2013,1350,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Sharpen skills, acquire certification as a Margolis Method instructor and infuse residency plans with 3rd grade story literacy residency.Feedback from director Beth Brooks, critics and audiences, feedback from students and teachers at Minnehaha Elementary School during 2014 Story Literacy residency.","Incorporating this method into work and preparing to take the show to New York's juried United Solo Festival.",,1150,"Other, local or private",2500,,,,"Rachel A. Nelson",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Study with master acting teacher Kari Margolis for six weeks.",2013-06-24,2013-08-02,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rachel,Nelson,"Rachel A. Nelson",,,MN,,"(651) 353-3370 ",bardlive@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Lake, St. Louis, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-100,"Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies.","Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19628,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2013,1331,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Promote her poetry, expand audience and gain experience in theater venues.Complete five performances and measure audience attendance.","Goals were met to expand the audience geographically, promote poetry and enhance the performance professionally. Valuable feedback was also received.",,1134,"Other, local or private",2465,,,,"Sheila J. Packa",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Create and perform five poetry multi-media performances at the Fringe Festival in August, 2013.",2013-08-01,2013-08-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sheila,Packa,"Sheila J. Packa",,,MN,,"(218) 393-4218 ",sheilapacka@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-101,"Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19631,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2013,1350,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Create 20-25, 20 x 24 inch prints for exhibition. Outcome to raise awareness of my photography and locate more subjects willing to cooperate in future projects.Attendance and amount of positive reviews to measure the success of the exhibition and number of leads generated of people willing to be subjects for future work.","A well-attended exhibition of larger scale works met the goals.",,1150,"Other, local or private",2500,,,,"Kip W. Praslowicz",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Create a series of environmental portraiture of people living in the Lake Superior region for exhibition at the Duluth Art Institute.",2012-11-01,2014-02-10,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kip,Praslowicz,"Kip W. Praslowicz",,,MN,,"(218) 393-4558 ",photography@kpraslowicz.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-103,"Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator for MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies.",,2
19633,"McKnight Fellowship",2013,1175,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Goal is to complete the drawings for the booklet. It will be measurable in terms of being finished and in a ready to publish form, either with 2nd Cloud, a Minneapolis based independent comic publisher or self-published.View the completed unpublished book and get to a read to publish form, complete and understandable to the reader.","Improvement in technical ability, creative vision and higher quality materials.",,1325,"Other, local or private",2500,,,,"Ellen R. Redshaw",Individual,"McKnight Fellowship",,"Create an illustration based booklet/graphic novel based on the Thar Desert (India/Pakistan) folktale Moomal Rano. It will be approximately 30 pages. Funds will be used to purchase supplies and supplement living costs in order to have time to create.",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ellen,Redshaw,"Ellen R. Redshaw",,,MN,,"(218) 370-8450 ",ellenredshaw@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Cook, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-fellowship-27,"Brian Carlson: Executive Director of Grand Rapids Showboat; Mary McReynolds: Director of Laurentian Arts and Culture Alliance, Virginia; Rebecca Peterson: Executive Director of Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; John Gregor: photographer, community education advocate; Brian Lukasavitz: artist based attorney, musician, theater artist; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth.","Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19636,"McKnight Fellowship",2013,1175,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Final installation at Prove Gallery, webpages containing online book, series of smaller, individual projects on Vimeo Pro.Documentation of final installation, final webpages, and cumulative review of work on Vimeo Pro account.",,,1325,"Other, local or private",2500,,,,"Kathleen H. Roberts",Individual,"McKnight Fellowship",,"Create a multimedia online book and physical installation of poetry. Plan to submit smaller, individual projects that arise from this process to online journals and film festivals.",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,Roberts,"Kathleen H. Roberts",,,MN,,"(401) 474-8627 ",kathleen@provegallery.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-fellowship-28,"Brian Carlson: Executive Director of Grand Rapids Showboat; Mary McReynolds: Director of Laurentian Arts and Culture Alliance, Virginia; Rebecca Peterson: Executive Director of Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; John Gregor: photographer, community education advocate; Brian Lukasavitz: artist based attorney, musician, theater artist; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth.","Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19637,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2013,1350,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Provide a forum for interaction between the artist and her artwork and the public which could lead to a 20% increase in art sales and further opportunities.Measured by attendance at the exhibit.",,,1150,"Other, local or private",2500,,,,"Wendy Rouse",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Purchase supplies, pay studio rent and frame paintings for an exhibition at the Duluth Art Institute.",2013-03-28,2013-05-26,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Wendy,Rouse,"Wendy Rouse",,,MN,,"(218) 721-3615 ",mizwandarose@aol.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-104,"Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies.","Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19640,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2013,1350,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Creation of documentary film shorts.Audience response and reviews in China and the United States.",,,4550,"Other, local or private",5900,,,,"Frank C. Sander",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Film Chinese minority culture in Yunnan Province near the Tibetan Border, documenting small and remote village life before it is affected by rapid change in China.",2013-03-15,2013-10-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Frank,Sander,"Frank C. Sander",,,MN,,"(218) 590-7913 ",fsander@mac.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-105,"Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator for MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies.",,2
19641,"McKnight Fellowship",2013,1175,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Complete full body of work.Evaluation will be based on how proficiently pieces are completed and how efficiently I find a venue to share those pieces with the public.","Work and learning improved.",,1325,"Other, local or private",2500,,,,"Whitney Saurer",Individual,"McKnight Fellowship",,"Create a body of work consisting of ten oil paintings and ten watercolor paintings.",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Whitney,Saurer,"Whitney Saurer",,,MN,,"(218) 341-1102 ",whitney.saurer@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-fellowship-29,"Brian Carlson: Executive Director of Grand Rapids Showboat; Mary McReynolds: Director of Laurentian Arts and Culture Alliance, Virginia; Rebecca Peterson: Executive Director of Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; John Gregor: photographer, community education advocate; Brian Lukasavitz: artist based attorney, musician, theater artist; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth.","Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19642,"McKnight Fellowship",2013,2350,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To drive to the Gulf along the Mississippi River and interview 8 previously interviewed women and capture six more stories.Number of women interviewed on tape, size of video library.","The interviews happened as planned and several presentations of her work resulted.",,2650,"Other, local or private",5000,,,,"Nancy Scheibe",Individual,"McKnight Fellowship",,"Take time off from work to travel an area where I can immerse myself in the culture and reinterview, to video tape women for the purpose of better portraying them in my storytelling.",2013-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nancy,Scheibe,"Nancy Scheibe",,,MN,,"(218) 235-8124 ",Nancy@NancyScheibe.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-fellowship-30,"Brian Carlson: Executive Director of Grand Rapids Showboat; Mary McReynolds: Director of Laurentian Arts and Culture Alliance, Virginia; Rebecca Peterson: Executive Director of Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; John Gregor: photographer, community education advocate; Brian Lukasavitz: artist based attorney, musician, theater artist; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth.","Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19643,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2013,1343,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Reach out to the Iron Range community to be researching and exploring area mining as a way to create art.Interest in the work and use-ability for other communities in Northern Minnesota.","Stepped forward in regard to working between architecture and art, navigating between digital and physical processes.",,1333,"Other, local or private",2676,,,,"Aaron C. Squadroni",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Create a body of work for a solo exhibition at MacRostie Art Gallery in Grand Rapids.",2012-11-01,2013-03-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Aaron,Squadroni,"Aaron C. Squadroni",,,MN,,"(612) 423-0718 ",aaronsquadroni@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Itasca, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-106,"Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19644,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2013,1350,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Study at AcBcDcM flute repertoire of 20th century Belgian composers; interview, study with Marc Graunels and prepare findings for future publication and performances.Create a portfolio of information and collection of new music; interview record and performance study whereby success/outcome will be measured by future publications and performances.","Two performances were a result of this project, and a scholarly article is being prepared for submission to relevant publications.",,1450,"Other, local or private",2800,,,,"Lorie E. Scott",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Travel to Brussels, Belgium for study at CcBcDcM (Belgian Center for Music Documentation) and professional networking/interview/instruction with Marc Grauwels, a leading Belgian flutist who has reworded select repertoire housed at CcBcDcM.",2012-11-12,2012-11-16,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lorie,Scott,"Lorie E. Scott",,,MN,,"(218) 310-5407 ",loriescott@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-107,"Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19650,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2013,1350,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Leave one piece of work during the residency as a donation to the Hungarian Multicultural Center. The HMC will exhibit the art work at Barabas Cvilla Gallery, Buadpest, Hungary, which will travel to multiple locations.The residency program will provide me with a chance to network myself with a broad range of artists and art professionals. I should be able to exchange ideas through presentations and informal discussion, which could very much expand the scope of my work.","Provided opportunity to network with a broad range of artists and a possibility to feature her work in Budapest, Hungary.",,2650,"Other, local or private",4000,,,,"Eun-Kyung Suh",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Participate in the International Artist-in-Residency in Budapest, Hungary in July and August 2013. During an uninterrupted period in a new environment, I will continue to explore the Diaspora project connecting with Korean adult adoptees in Europe.",2013-07-01,2013-08-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Eun-Kyung,Suh,"Eun-Kyung Suh",,,MN,,"(218) 591-5868 ",suh1021@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-108,"Nancy Daley: handmade paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Marcie McIntire: traditional Ojibwe beadwork artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; David Beard: Assistant Professor at University of Minnesota-Duluth in writing studies.","Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19651,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2013,1350,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Have an exhibition of new paintings and return from residency with a new body of work to exhibit at the Prove Gallery in Duluth.Creation of a significant body of work.","Became a stronger artist, better painter and has built a more professional resume. An opportunity to show at a local gallery was also a result.",,1509,"Other, local or private",2859,,,,"Adam P. Swanson",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Artist residency working on paintings, lecturing opportunities and artist collaboration.",2013-02-10,2013-04-25,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Adam,Swanson,"Adam P. Swanson",,,MN,,"(218) 343-4304 ",adam@adamswanson.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Ramsey, Cook, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-109,"Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies.","Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19652,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2013,1350,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Create an installation that can be accurately documented in a way that can be shown beyond the gallery.Attendance count and documented installation for submission to other galleries for exhibition.",,,1150,"Other, local or private",2500,,,,"Jacob R. Swanson",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Installation art exhibition at Washington Galleries in Duluth with a focus on individual perception and memory.",2013-01-11,2013-02-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jacob,Swanson,"Jacob R. Swanson",,,MN,,"(218) 428-4576 ",jswans85@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-110,"Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator for MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies.",,2
19653,"McKnight Fellowship",2013,2350,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Purchase welding equipment, office and documenting tools and buy time to produce enough work to exhibit.Production of new works and the opportunity to exhibit them.","Procured necessary equipment and explored area options for workspace; was slowed down due to injuries.",,4100,"Other, local or private",6450,,,,"David L. Thompson",Individual,"McKnight Fellowship",,"Enable the artist to resume his career and facilitate in creating steel sculptures.",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,Thompson,"David L. Thompson",,,MN,,"(218) 576-3150 ",thompsondavidlee@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-fellowship-31,"Brian Carlson: Executive Director of Grand Rapids Showboat; Mary McReynolds: Director of Laurentian Arts and Culture Alliance, Virginia; Rebecca Peterson: Executive Director of Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; John Gregor: photographer, community education advocate; Brian Lukasavitz: artist based attorney, musician, theater artist; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth.","Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19661,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2013,1350,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Full participation in Duluth Art Institute exhibit including gallery talk.Completion of project and attendance, increase in opportunities, traffic and sales at studio, increase in value of work and sale of poetry/art book.","Raised awareness of her work, podcast produced, new project.",,1150,"Other, local or private",2500,,,,"Katherine T. Whittaker AKA Kate Whittaker",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Participate in a two woman exhibition at the Duluth Art Institute.",2013-03-28,2013-05-26,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katherine,Whittaker,"Katherine T. Whittaker AKA Kate Whittaker",,,MN,,"(218) 355-0958 ",katewhittakerart@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-111,"Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies.","Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19662,"McKnight Fellowship",2013,1175,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Raise awareness of not only changing climate but also the human side of science. Demonstrate the vitality of art and science linked together. Outcomes: finished paintings, book, links to the scientists if readers/viewers wish to learn more.Acceptance of paintings, writings into exhibitions, galleries and attendance. Book sales, future collaborations, residency acceptance, sales of paintings.",,,1325,"Other, local or private",2500,,,,"Katherine T. Whittaker AKA Kate Whittaker",Individual,"McKnight Fellowship",,"Create 15-20 paintings focusing on effects of climate change. Create a book pairing these images with writings from climate scientists, multi-disciplinary and global in scope. Arrange to exhibit these paintings with the writings throughout Minnesota.",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katherine,Whittaker,"Katherine T. Whittaker AKA Kate Whittaker",,,MN,,"(218) 355-0958 ",katewhittakerart@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-fellowship-32,"Brian Carlson: Executive Director of Grand Rapids Showboat; Mary McReynolds: Director of Laurentian Arts and Culture Alliance, Virginia; Rebecca Peterson: Executive Director of Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; John Gregor: photographer, community education advocate; Brian Lukasavitz: artist based attorney, musician, theater artist; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth.","Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19663,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2013,864,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Creation of a website with sample recorded music; increase in paid performances.Yes/no evaluation plus subjective evaluation of website professional impression, ease of use, quality of recordings; count of paid performances per year.","A professionally done website was completed and a recording was made.",,936,"Other, local or private",1800,,,,"Keiko Williams",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Create a website and record sample music.",2012-11-02,2013-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Keiko,Williams,"Keiko Williams",,,MN,,"(218) 365-6764 ",keiko@cpinternet.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-112,"Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator for MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies.",,2
19539,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2013,1080,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Gain better understanding and working knowledge of the electric and pneumatic tools required to carve large scale sculptures.Opportunities for sales and exhibitions.","Ability to carve in three dimensions has vastly improved, confidence has grown and number of requests for work has increased.",,920,"Other, local or private",2000,,,,"Sean MacManus",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Participate in Carve Animals and Other Forms in Stone workshop which will focus on the techniques used to carve stone animals.",2013-08-07,2013-08-12,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sean,MacManus,"Sean MacManus",,,MN,,"(218) 727-3593 ",seanmac63@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-76,"Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19544,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2013,1058,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Increase artistic visibility, credibility and knowledge of discipline.Goal attainment determined by increased sales, ensuing opportunities and comparison to previous work.","Received new ideas and approaches for producing art and increased visibility as an artist in the region.",,903,"Other, local or private",1961,,,,"Kenneth R. Marunowski",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Participate in Painting Abstract Landscapes workshop and create paintings and drawings to be framed and displayed at Skyline Art Gallery.",2013-06-02,2013-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kenneth,Marunowski,"Kenneth R. Marunowski",,,MN,,"(218) 269-7882 ",kmarunow@kent.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Cook",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-77,"Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
18418,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2011,1610,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage",,,,3175,"Other, local or private",4785,,,,"Mary Erickson AKA Mary Gross Erickson",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant ",,"Attend textile study tour in Norway and Iceland.",,,,Completed,,,Mary,Erickson,,,,MN,,"(218) 735-8553",vember@mchsi.com,,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-73,,,,
18420,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2011,1517,,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2",,,,1308,"Other, local or private",2825,,,,"Rachael Kresha",Individual,"Attend organ retreat in July 2011. ",,"Attend organ retreat in July 2011.",,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rachael,Kresha,,,,MN,,"(218) 728-8996 ",rachaelkresha@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-75,,,,
15640,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2012,805,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Learn techniques to increase her ability to provide high quality arts learning experience for her next directing project.Incorporation of techniques into her work to advance her directing career.","Increased success of her theater programs.",,715,"Other, local or private",1520,,,,"Angie Frank",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Participate in workshop.",2012-05-31,2012-06-03,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Angie,Frank,"Angie Frank",,,MN,,"(218) 349-0354 ",angiebwfrank@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-31,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15705,"McKnight Fellowship",2012,1750,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Fulfill his career ambition to become a professional writerPublication of manuscript","Writing greatly improved, made vital networking connections and signed with a literary agency, during and after my time with the Loft. ",,5350,"Other, local or private",7100,,,,"Andrew Bennett",Individual,"McKnight Fellowship",,"Attend writer's conference, time to create work, create website/social media.",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Bennett,"Andrew Bennett",,,MN,,"(218) 310-6395 ",andyjaybennett@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-fellowship-9,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,2
15706,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2012,1325,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Heighten his performance and achieve crediblity as a performing guitaristIncreased audience, performance opportunities and sales of CD","Several concerts performed and many CD's sold. ",,1275,"Other, local or private",2600,,,,"Darin Bergsven",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Record a CD and perform a concert to release the CD.",2012-02-01,2012-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Darin,Bergsven,"Darin Bergsven",,,MN,,"(218) 728-1612 ",dbergsven@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-33,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,2
15707,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2012,1325,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Acquire knowledge of Latin dance, receive critiques, guidance and opportunity to witness other performancesAchieve more artistic skill and more performance opportunities","Gained new skills in salsa dance and made her more focused in her work.",,2477,"Other, local or private",3802,,,,"Juliana F. Bertelsen",Individual,"International Salsa Dance Congress",,"Choreograph, rehearse and perform a salsa dance number at the International Salsa Dance Congress.",2012-02-15,2012-02-19,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Juliana,Bertelsen,"Juliana F. Bertelsen",,,MN,,"(218) 591-0748 ",julidaybylight@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-34,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15708,"McKnight Fellowship",2012,1750,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Learn and master salsa dance movesIncreased performance opportunities",,,3250,"Other, local or private",5000,,,,"Juliana F. Bertelsen",Individual,"Dance performance",,"Collaborate to produce and choreograph a dance performance at three local theaters.",2012-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Juliana,Bertelsen,"Juliana F. Bertelsen",,,MN,,"(218) 591-0748 ",julidaybylight@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-fellowship-10,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15709,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2012,1129,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Receive guidance in right direction as she attempts to get book publishedPublication of the book","Attended a writing conference and had a personal meeting and consultation with an editor/agent. ",,1000,"Other, local or private",2129,,,,"Faith King",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Participate in summer writer's week.",2012-06-25,2012-06-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Faith,King,"Faith King",,,MN,,"(218) 428-8708 ",faithvking@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-35,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,2
15712,"McKnight Fellowship",2012,1750,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Prepare work for a large scale exhibition and transport the work. Deeper understanding of how to work in his medium and enable future projects.The number in attendance at the exhibition and future opportunities to exhibit.","Successful participation in the exhibit and further promotion of work as well as future exhibitions.",,3250,"Other, local or private",5000,,,,"David Bowen",Individual,"Minneapolis Institute of Art installation",,"Create a large scale installation at the Minneapolis Art Institute.",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,Bowen,"David Bowen",,,MN,,"(317) 430-5280 ",davidbowenart@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-fellowship-11,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15731,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2012,1325,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Publish a coffee table style book of poetry and hold a public reading to share poetry and become a more established poet.Sales and attendance, as well as opportunities for more publications and sharing of work.","Attendance was good and sales were good.",,2715,"Other, local or private",4040,,,,"Kyle Elden",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Publish a coffee table style book of her poetry with illustrations.",2012-06-01,2012-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kyle,Elden,"Kyle Elden",,,MN,,"(218) 341-6115 ",k_elden@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-41,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15732,"McKnight Fellowship",2012,875,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Make writing more reader-aware and more marketablePublication and sales of manuscript",,,1625,"Other, local or private",2500,,,,"Moriah Erickson",Individual,"McKnight Fellowship",,"Produce 200 copies of a short collection of her poetry and stories.",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Moriah,Erickson,"Moriah Erickson",,,MN,,"(218) 260-7280 ",mericks2@css.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-fellowship-12,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15733,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2012,1325,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Enhance creative and technical potential for work and expose work to national/international audience of art professionals and educatorsIncrease exhibition opportunities.","New networking relationships and opportunities were made available to her.",,1477,"Other, local or private",2802,,,,"Kristina Estell",Individual,"Southern Graphis Council international conference",,"Participate in an exhibition and portfolio exchange at the Southern Graphics Council International conference.",2012-02-01,2012-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristina,Estell,"Kristina Estell",,,MN,,"(218) 728-1665 ",kjestell@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-42,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15734,"McKnight Fellowship",2012,875,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Opportunity to concentrate on preparing artistic work for exhibition.Increase exhibition opportunities and sales of work.","Participated in three iron pours, exhibited resulting pieces and taught classes.",,4125,"Other, local or private",5000,,,,"David J. Everett",Individual,"McKnight Fellowship",,"Time to work.",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,Everett,"David J. Everett",,,MN,,"(218) 724-3615 ",dvdeverett@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-fellowship-13,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15735,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2012,1325,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Ability to experiment with new techniques and materials in her workAchieve wider recognition of her artwork and enhance reputation as an artist","Developed new skills and techniques while creating three animal costumes for public performances and events.",,1175,"Other, local or private",2500,,,,"Lynda Ferguson",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Design, create and exhibit theater costumes.",2012-06-01,2013-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lynda,Ferguson,"Lynda Ferguson",,,MN,,"(218) 733-9952 ",fibbermcghee@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-43,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,2
15737,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2012,1325,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Create new and innovational work to share at the exhibition, allow for a possible recognition of himself as an artist in the community.Increase opportunities for exhibition, offer the viewer a sensation of escape.","Positive feedback from the guests, and number of guests in attendance.",,1425,"Other, local or private",2750,,,,"Andrew Floberg",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Support to prepare work for an exhibition.",2012-07-01,2012-08-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Floberg,"Andrew Floberg",,,MN,,"(218) 349-8040 ",andrewfloberg11@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-44,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15738,"McKnight Fellowship",2012,1750,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Allow projects to become a realityIncreased artistic development and promotion of public dialogue","Three exhibition opportunities arose, including Fiskars Village Artist in Residence in Finland. ",,3250,"Other, local or private",5000,,,,"David Getty",Individual,"Architectural installations",,"Fund series of radical temporary architecture installations in Duluth.",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,Getty,"David Getty",,,MN,,"(401) 527-0373 ",GETTY.DAVID@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-fellowship-14,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,2
15749,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2012,1219,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Expose her large wall installations to a larger audience.Build portfolio and development as an artist resulting in more opportunities. Feedback from galleries, staff and audience/sales of work.","Artwork sold and two more opportunities.",,1081,"Other, local or private",2300,,,,"Elizabeth James",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Support for a solo exhibition.",2012-02-01,2012-04-27,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elizabeth,James,"Elizabeth James",,,MN,,"(785) 341-3936 ",ejames@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-46,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15757,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2012,795,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Improve his ability to carve on harder stone, increasing his skills and enhancing his career.Enable him to increase sales and exhibitions.","Increase in sales.",,705,"Other, local or private",1500,,,,"Sean MacManus",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Participate in advanced letter carving workshop.",2012-10-05,2012-10-08,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sean,MacManus,"Sean MacManus",,,MN,,"(218) 727-3593 ",seanmac63@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-48,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15761,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2012,1024,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Develop skills fundamental to developing her oil painting and pastel work.Increase in amount of work, opportunities, exhibitions and sales.","Number of opportunities available to her.",,987,"Other, local or private",2011,,,,"Alberta K. Marana",Individual,"Vicki McMurry workshop",,"Participate in a painting workshop conducted by Vicki McMurry.",2012-06-04,2012-06-08,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alberta,Marana,"Alberta K. Marana",,,MN,,"(218) 624-0468 ",julance@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-49,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15762,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2012,1325,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Create and maintain a web presence, resulting in new opportunities to enhance his career by allowing others to see the work.Increase in exhibition opportunities, and thereby appreciation and purchase of his work.","Has received more opportunities and sales.",,1575,"Other, local or private",2900,,,,"Kenneth R. Marunowski",Individual,"Plein Air painting",,"Support for three upcoming exhibition and participation in Plein Air painting competition.",2012-03-01,2013-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kenneth,Marunowski,"Kenneth R. Marunowski",,,MN,,"(218) 269-7882 ",kmarunow@kent.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Carlton, St. Louis, Cook",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-50,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15764,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2012,1325,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Share unique perspective of open landscape with artists, educators and art patrons in first solo exhibition in a museum.Number of people touring the exhibit and more opportunities.","More opportunities became available.",,1375,"Other, local or private",2700,,,,"Catherine Meier",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Solo exhibition support.",2012-07-01,2012-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Catherine,Meier,"Catherine Meier",,,MN,,"(402) 430-9233 ",catherinemeier@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-51,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15770,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2012,1325,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Bring his trade to an appreciative artistic community and gain exposure through an exhibition focusing on the history of Minnesota as a region and a culture.Successful exhibition opportunity and growth as an artist.","The work was prepared and exhibited as planned resulting in future exhibition opportunities.",,1788,"Other, local or private",3113,,,,"Cody Myers",Individual,"Ochre Ghost Gallery exhibition",,"Prepare work for an exhibition at Ochre Ghost Gallery in Duluth.",2012-10-01,2012-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cody,Myers,"Cody Myers",,,MN,,"(715) 520-3339 ",wolfheartBS@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-54,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15771,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2012,1325,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Produce documentation and increase artistic abilityIncreased opportunities","He was able to create a short documentary about his project combining scientific and artistic work.",,2603,"Other, local or private",3928,,,,"Ryuta Nakajima",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Produce a series of photographs and video on the elusive deep sea firefly squid.",2012-03-01,2012-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ryuta,Nakajima,"Ryuta Nakajima",,,MN,,"(218) 728-4519 ",lazymonk22@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-55,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15773,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2012,1325,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Increase knowledge and curiosity about cultural heritage between sister cities in the United States and SwedenNumber who visit exhibition and strengthened ties between cities","Purchased new camera and presented work locally and globally in Sweden.",,1175,"Other, local or private",2500,,,,"Michael Nordin AKA Mike Nordin",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Support to prepare work for an exhibition.",2012-07-01,2013-08-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Nordin,"Michael Nordin AKA Mike Nordin",,,MN,,"(218) 464-7617 ",mnordin@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-56,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,2
15786,"McKnight Fellowship",2012,1750,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Completion of poetry manuscript. Further artistic goals and increase career opportunities.Research completed, travel for research and new work created based on the materials researched. Publication and sales of manuscript.","New work created, a workshop presented three times.",,3250,"Other, local or private",5000,,,,"Sheila J. Packa",Individual,"McKnight Fellowship",,"Complete a poetry manuscript.",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sheila,Packa,"Sheila J. Packa",,,MN,,"(218) 393-4218 ",sheila@sheilapacka.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-fellowship-15,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15799,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2012,1325,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Develop skill, create more exposure as an artist, and generate more exhibitions and sales.Increased artistic opportunities, more exhibitions and sales.","Large attendance and sales of 2/3 of her pieces.",,1958,"Other, local or private",3283,,,,"Emma Rustan",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Prepare work for an exhibition.",2012-02-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emma,Rustan,"Emma Rustan",,,MN,,"(218) 260-1110 ",emmajoru@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-58,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15800,"McKnight Fellowship",2012,1750,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Successful exhibition in US and JapanAttendance at exhibitions","Created works in collaboration with Ruriko Miyamoto of Japan.",,4250,"Other, local or private",6000,,,,"Katherine E. Sandnas AKA Mutti",Individual,"Tiled mural",,"Collaborate on a large scale ceramic tile mural.",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katherine,Sandnas,"Katherine E. Sandnas AKA Mutti",,,MN,,"(218) 262-6730 ",kmutti@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-fellowship-16,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,2
15801,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2012,1325,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Finish narrative drawing series based on her cancer recovery.Successful exhibition of the work and increased opportunities.","Schedule of new art exhibitions.",,1675,"Other, local or private",3000,,,,"Wendy L. Savage",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Time to complete work, curate and design exhibitions of the work.",2012-02-13,2012-07-13,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Wendy,Savage,"Wendy L. Savage",,,MN,,"(607) 760-8235 ",wendylee.savage@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-59,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15809,"McKnight Fellowship",2012,1750,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Expand the scale and scope of her work. Successful invitational exhibitions.Number of attendees and positive feedback. Greater exposure at the national level and increased exhibition opportunities.","Attendance was high and comments were very positive, resulting in two more exhibition opportunities.",,5624,"Other, local or private",7374,,,,"Eun-Kyung Suh",Individual,"McKnight Fellowship",,"Prepare work for two upcoming exhibitions.",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Eun-Kyung,Suh,"Eun-Kyung Suh",,,MN,,"(218) 591-5868 ",esuh@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-fellowship-18,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15811,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2012,1325,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Stretch artistic abilities by working with a new medium, and expand body of work.Increase in exhibitions and sales, and number of works created in a new medium.","Sales and exhibition opportunities.",,3425,"Other, local or private",4750,,,,"Deborah J. Sussex",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Participate in a pastel workshop.",2012-08-20,2012-08-24,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Deborah,Sussex,"Deborah J. Sussex",,,MN,,"(218) 365-3077 ",dsussex@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-60,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15818,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2012,1325,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Develop skills to perform as an ensemble without the aid of a conductor, improved musical skills and learn difficult piece of music.Increase in skills and performance opportunities, performance of this difficult piece of music.","The music was performed for workshop participants and a local audience successfully.",,2134,"Other, local or private",3459,,,,"Keiko Williams",Individual,"Chamber Music workshop",,"Participate in a Chamber Music Workshop.",2012-06-01,2012-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Keiko,Williams,"Keiko Williams",,,MN,,"(218) 365-6764 ",keiko@cpinternet.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Cook",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-61,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
12634,"McKnight Fellowship",2011,900,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional artists will expand artistic abilities or further develop their careers through varied learning and career building opportunities. Regional artists will develop technical and business skills needed to support their professional arts work and reach their artistic goals. More regional individuals will engage in or with the work of regional artists.",,,4100,"Other, local or private",5000,,,,"Adam McCauley",Individual,"Create, exhibit and document a new body of work for a solo exhibition at Lizzards Gallery in Duluth.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Adam,McCauley,,,,MN,,"(218) 341-6642",adam.j.jccauley@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-fellowship-3,,,,
12635,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2011,1610,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional artists expand artistic abilities or further develop their careers through varied learning and career building opportunities. Regional artists develop technical and business skills needed to support their professional arts work and reach their artistic goals. More regional individuals engage in or with the work of regional artists. The region will benefit by increasing the number of high quality artists available to work with regional arts organizations.",,,1389,"Other, local or private",2999,,,,"Elizabeth M. McKhann AKA Lisa McKhann",Individual,"Gather material for her performance art work through a 6 week community journaling project with cancer survivors.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elizabeth,McKhann,,,,MN,,"(218) 722-6190",lulu@cpinternet.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-13,,,,
12636,"McKnight Fellowship",2011,900,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional artists will expand artistic abilities or further develop their careers through varied learning and career building opportunities. Regional artists will develop technical and business skills needed to support their professional arts work and reach their artistic goals. More regional individuals will engage in or with the work of regional artists.",,,4100,"Other, local or private",5000,,,,"Catherine Meier",Individual,"Create a new body of work, exquisite in form and thoughtful concept, for exhibition.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Catherine,Meier,,,,MN,,"(402) 430-9233",catherinemeier@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-fellowship-4,,,,
12639,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2011,1503,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional artists expand artistic abilities or further develop their careers through varied learning and career building opportunities. Regional artists develop technical and business skills needed to support their professional arts work and reach their artistic goals. More regional individuals engage in or with the work of regional artists. The region will benefit by increasing the number of high quality artists available to work with regional arts organizations.",,,1897,"Other, local or private",3400,,,,"Carolyn S. Olson",Individual,"Prepare work for a six week solo exhibition at Lizzard's Art Gallery in Duluth.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carolyn,Olson,,,,MN,,"(218) 724-7030",carolynsueolson@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-15,,,,
12644,"McKnight Fellowship",2011,1800,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional artists will expand artistic abilities or further develop their careers through varied learning and career building opportunities. Regional artists will develop technical and business skills needed to support their professional arts work and reach their artistic goals. More regional individuals will engage in or with the work of regional artists.",,,3200,"Other, local or private",5000,,,,"Ellie C. Schoenfeld",Individual,"Write and prepare poetry for publication.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ellie,Schoenfeld,,,,MN,,"(218) 727-7599",elliesch@cpinternet.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-fellowship-5,,,,
12647,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2011,1310,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional artists expand artistic abilities or further develop their careers through varied learning and career building opportunities. Regional artists develop technical and business skills needed to support their professional arts work and reach their artistic goals. More regional individuals engage in or with the work of regional artists. The region will benefit by increasing the number of high quality artists available to work with regional arts organizations.",,,1130,"Other, local or private",2440,,,,"Lorie E. Scott",Individual,"Complete winter music creative residency.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lorie,Scott,,,,MN,,"(218) 310-5407",loriescott@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-18,,,,
12648,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2011,1610,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional artists expand artistic abilities or further develop their careers through varied learning and career building opportunities. Regional artists develop technical and business skills needed to support their professional arts work and reach their artistic goals. More regional individuals engage in or with the work of regional artists. The region will benefit by increasing the number of high quality artists available to work with regional arts organizations.",,,1388,"Other, local or private",2998,,,,"Kyle M. Sitter",Individual,"Study backgound and technique of flamenco guitar playing.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kyle,Sitter,,,,MN,,"(218) 206-1834",sitter@kylesitter.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-19,,,,
12649,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2011,1610,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional artists expand artistic abilities or further develop their careers through varied learning and career building opportunities. Regional artists develop technical and business skills needed to support their professional arts work and reach their artistic goals. More regional individuals engage in or with the work of regional artists. The region will benefit by increasing the number of high quality artists available to work with regional arts organizations.",,,2989,"Other, local or private",4599,,,,"Sara Softich",Individual,"Complete 3 month music residency.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sara,Softich,,,,MN,,"(218) 349-1482",sarasfiddle@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-20,,,,
12652,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2011,1134,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional artists expand artistic abilities or further develop their careers through varied learning and career building opportunities. Regional artists develop technical and business skills needed to support their professional arts work and reach their artistic goals. More regional individuals engage in or with the work of regional artists. The region will benefit by increasing the number of high quality artists available to work with regional arts organizations.",,,1866,"Other, local or private",3000,,,,"Danielle Sosin",Individual,"Develop an author website to enhance the life of her novel, The Long Shining Waters.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Danielle,Sosin,,,,MN,,"(218) 722-2203",daniellesosin@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-22,,,,
12655,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2011,1610,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional artists expand artistic abilities or further develop their careers through varied learning and career building opportunities. Regional artists develop technical and business skills needed to support their professional arts work and reach their artistic goals. More regional individuals engage in or with the work of regional artists. The region will benefit by increasing the number of high quality artists available to work with regional arts organizations.",,,1389,"Other, local or private",2999,,,,"Deborah J. Sussex",Individual,"Mentor with master photographer and artist JuliAnne Jonker.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Deborah,Sussex,,,,MN,,"(218) 365-3077",dsussex@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-23,,,,
12656,"McKnight Fellowship",2011,1800,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional artists will expand artistic abilities or further develop their careers through varied learning and career building opportunities. Regional artists will develop technical and business skills needed to support their professional arts work and reach their artistic goals. More regional individuals will engage in or with the work of regional artists.",,,3200,"Other, local or private",5000,,,,"Barton E. Sutter",Individual,"Finish collection of poetry for publication.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Barton,Sutter,,,,MN,,"(715) 394-8076",bsutter@uwsuper.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-fellowship-6,,,,
12657,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2011,559,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional artists expand artistic abilities or further develop their careers through varied learning and career building opportunities. Regional artists develop technical and business skills needed to support their professional arts work and reach their artistic goals. More regional individuals engage in or with the work of regional artists. The region will benefit by increasing the number of high quality artists available to work with regional arts organizations.",,,422,"Other, local or private",981,,,,"Gail Trowbridge",Individual,"Attend writing workshop.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Gail,Trowbridge,,,,MN,,"(218) 728-1354",gailwill@chartermi.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-24,,,,
12658,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2011,1610,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional artists expand artistic abilities or further develop their careers through varied learning and career building opportunities. Regional artists develop technical and business skills needed to support their professional arts work and reach their artistic goals. More regional individuals engage in or with the work of regional artists. The region will benefit by increasing the number of high quality artists available to work with regional arts organizations.",,,3789,"Other, local or private",5399,,,,"Andrew A. Turpening",Individual,"Time to study Cuban percussion and compose first album of Latin Breakbeat music.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Turpening,,,,MN,,"(612) 807-8729",andrewturpening@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-25,,,,
12659,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2011,1610,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional artists expand artistic abilities or further develop their careers through varied learning and career building opportunities. Regional artists develop technical and business skills needed to support their professional arts work and reach their artistic goals. More regional individuals engage in or with the work of regional artists. The region will benefit by increasing the number of high quality artists available to work with regional arts organizations.",,,1389,"Other, local or private",2999,,,,"Ryan Vine",Individual,"Collaborate with other poets and composers for performances.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ryan,Vine,,,,MN,,"(218) 522-0279",rvine@css.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-26,,,,
12660,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2011,1584,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional artists expand artistic abilities or further develop their careers through varied learning and career building opportunities. Regional artists develop technical and business skills needed to support their professional arts work and reach their artistic goals. More regional individuals engage in or with the work of regional artists. The region will benefit by increasing the number of high quality artists available to work with regional arts organizations.",,,1966,"Other, local or private",3550,,,,"Michelle Wegler",Individual,"Prepare for exhibition at the North Shore Bank of Commerce in Duluth.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michelle,Wegler,,,,MN,,"(218) 724-8010",michelle.wegler@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-27,,,,
12676,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2011,1102,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional artists expand artistic abilities or further develop their careers through varied learning and career building opportunities. Regional artists develop technical and business skills needed to support their professional arts work and reach their artistic goals. More regional individuals engage in or with the work of regional artists. The region will benefit by increasing the number of high quality artists available to work with regional arts organizations.",,,950,"Other, local or private",2052,,,,"Keiko Williams",Individual,"Attend chamber music workshop.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Keiko,Williams,,,,MN,,"(218) 365-6764",keiko@cpinternet.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-29,,,,
12677,"McKnight Fellowship",2011,1800,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional artists will expand artistic abilities or further develop their careers through varied learning and career building opportunities. Regional artists will develop technical and business skills needed to support their professional arts work and reach their artistic goals. More regional individuals will engage in or with the work of regional artists.",,,3200,"Other, local or private",5000,,,,"Barbara J. Wood AKA Jo Wood",Individual,"Teach workshops, make color studies for new series of work, create work.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Barbara,Wood,,,,MN,,"(218) 626-1172",jo@jowoodbeads.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-fellowship-8,,,,
12678,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2011,1610,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional artists expand artistic abilities or further develop their careers through varied learning and career building opportunities. Regional artists develop technical and business skills needed to support their professional arts work and reach their artistic goals. More regional individuals engage in or with the work of regional artists. The region will benefit by increasing the number of high quality artists available to work with regional arts organizations.",,,1429,"Other, local or private",3039,,,,"Barbara J. Wood AKA Jo Wood",Individual,"Attend Surface Design International Conference in the Twin Cities, obtain supplies, and work with textile designer Lou Ann Forbes.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Barbara,Wood,,,,MN,,"(218) 626-1172",jo@jowoodbeads.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-30,,,,
16341,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2012,1325,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","A book release tour to small rural communities around Lake Superior and build relationships with booksellers and readers.Strengthen relationships with booksellers and owners of small town venues to place work across Minnesota and increase sales.","Exposure to young people and community of one writer's life and work.",,1915,"Other, local or private",3240,,,,"Danielle Sosin",Individual,"Book tour",,"Support to make a three week book tour in Minnesota and around Lake Superior.",2012-06-01,2012-07-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Danielle,Sosin,"Danielle Sosin",,,MN,,"(218) 722-2203 ",dsosin@q.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Cook",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-62,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
12953,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2012,1060,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Increase promotion of his workObtain more exhibition opportunities and sales of work","Purchased necessary equipment to produce high quality documentation of work. ",,940,"Other, local or private",2000,,,,"Peter K. Pestalozzi",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Purchase equipment to produce quality documentation of his work.",2011-11-01,2012-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peter,Pestalozzi,"Peter K. Pestalozzi",,,MN,,"(218) 340-5458 ",odysseydesignworks@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-69,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,2
12957,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2012,1228,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Opportunity to create, exhibit, and sell work.Increased exhibition opportunities and sales.","Increased amount of work.",,1583,"Other, local or private",2811,,,,"Margaret L. Holmes",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Prepare work for an exhibition.",2011-12-05,2012-10-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Margaret,Holmes,"Margaret L. Holmes",,,MN,,"(218) 969-2311 ",spiritmlh@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-71,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
12958,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2012,996,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Opportunity to bring work to larger and geographically diverse audienceIncrease in exhibition opportunities and audience for work","Traveled the Arrowhead Region to take photographs for a future book. ",,2232,"Other, local or private",3228,,,,"Richard C. Johnson",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Prepare work for publication in book.",2011-11-01,2012-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Richard,Johnson,"Richard C. Johnson",,,MN,,"(218) 464-1136 ",richardcjohnson@charter.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-65,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,2
12959,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2012,1325,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Professional growth and exposure of artistic talentsNumber of people attending exhibition","Prepared for first solo multimedia installation and also prepared a book, DVD and web presence to promote her work.",,1175,"Other, local or private",2500,,,,"Kathleen A. McTavish AKA Kathy McTavish",Individual,"Duluth Art Institute exhibition",,"Exhibition at the Duluth Art Institute of solo multi-media show.",2011-11-01,2012-04-08,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,McTavish,"Kathleen A. McTavish AKA Kathy McTavish",,,MN,,"(218) 343-7998 ",kathy@cellodreams.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-67,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
12961,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2012,1325,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Provide opportunity to present all aspects of his artistic creativity, and gain experience and presence in the community.Audience attendance and reaction to performance.","Number of participants and audience members.",,3025,"Other, local or private",4350,,,,"Kyle M. Sitter",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Create and film a musical performance showcasing local artists.",2011-11-01,2012-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kyle,Sitter,"Kyle M. Sitter",,,MN,,"(218) 206-1834 ",sitter@kylesitter.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-70,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
12962,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2012,1325,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Reach out to community through his art exhibitIncrease in exhibition opportunities and sales of work",,,2675,"Other, local or private",4000,,,,"Steven Read",Individual,"Duluth Art Institute exhibition",,"Solo exhibition at Duluth Art Institute.",2012-01-18,2012-02-19,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steven,Read,"Steven Read",,,MN,,"(763) 232-4846 ",StevenJohnRead@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-68,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
12963,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2012,1325,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Finished manuscript of a novel and perform reading.Publication of the novel and public reading event.","Book completed and reading completed.",,1175,"Other, local or private",2500,,,,"Richard H. Thomas, Jr.",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Time to write.",2011-11-01,2012-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Richard,"Thomas, Jr.","Richard H. Thomas, Jr.",,,MN,,"(218) 940-6301 ",hadleyeditor@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-64,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
12964,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2012,1325,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Advance career and learning experience in writing own musicSupport from funders, collaborators and increased sales of CDs","Composed new music and performed it for a large crowd at The Underground. ",,1825,"Other, local or private",3150,,,,"Andrew A. Turpening",Individual,"Baroque Breakbeat",,"Compose Baroque Breakbeat music for a full band.",2011-11-01,2012-02-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Turpening,"Andrew A. Turpening",,,MN,,"(612) 807-8729 ",andrewturpening@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-66,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,2
12600,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2011,1605,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional artists expand artistic abilities or further develop their careers through varied learning and career building opportunities. Regional artists develop technical and business skills needed to support their professional arts work and reach their artistic goals. More regional individuals engage in or with the work of regional artists. The region will benefit by increasing the number of high quality artists available to work with regional arts organizations.",,,1414,"Other, local or private",3019,,,,"Aryn Bergsven",Individual,"Exhibition at The Cabin in Bemidji, Minnesota. In January 2011, and support to create a website.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Aryn,Bergsven,,,,MN,,"(218) 728-1612",abergsven@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-0,,,,
12602,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2011,1610,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional artists expand artistic abilities or further develop their careers through varied learning and career building opportunities. Regional artists develop technical and business skills needed to support their professional arts work and reach their artistic goals. More regional individuals engage in or with the work of regional artists. The region will benefit by increasing the number of high quality artists available to work with regional arts organizations.",,,2190,"Other, local or private",3800,,,,"Gary Boelhower",Individual,"Self publish a book of poetry entitled ""Marrow, Muscle, Flight.""",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Gary,Boelhower,,,,MN,,"(218) 724-4985",gboelhower@msn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-2,,,,
12603,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2011,1610,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional artists expand artistic abilities or further develop their careers through varied learning and career building opportunities. Regional artists develop technical and business skills needed to support their professional arts work and reach their artistic goals. More regional individuals engage in or with the work of regional artists. The region will benefit by increasing the number of high quality artists available to work with regional arts organizations.",,,1712,"Other, local or private",3322,,,,"David Bowen",Individual,"Expand on a piece titled ""Telepresent Wind"" for a one person exhibition in March 2011.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,Bowen,,,,MN,,"(317) 430-5280",dwbowen@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-3,,,,
12613,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2011,1610,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional artists expand artistic abilities or further develop their careers through varied learning and career building opportunities. Regional artists develop technical and business skills needed to support their professional arts work and reach their artistic goals. More regional individuals engage in or with the work of regional artists. The region will benefit by increasing the number of high quality artists available to work with regional arts organizations.",,,1389,"Other, local or private",2999,,,,"Sean Elmquist",Individual,"Solo exhibition at Ochre Ghose Gallery in Duluth.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sean,Elmquist,,,,MN,,"(612) 860-9128",seanfivepoints@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-7,,,,
12616,"McKnight Fellowship",2011,1800,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional artists will expand artistic abilities or further develop their careers through varied learning and career building opportunities. Regional artists will develop technical and business skills needed to support their professional arts work and reach their artistic goals. More regional individuals will engage in or with the work of regional artists.",,,3200,"Other, local or private",5000,,,,"Kristina Estell",Individual,"Produce work for solo exhibit at Augsburg College in Minneapolis 2012.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristina,Estell,,,,MN,,"(317) 374-6467",kjestell@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-fellowship-0,,,,
12617,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2011,1610,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional artists expand artistic abilities or further develop their careers through varied learning and career building opportunities. Regional artists develop technical and business skills needed to support their professional arts work and reach their artistic goals. More regional individuals engage in or with the work of regional artists. The region will benefit by increasing the number of high quality artists available to work with regional arts organizations.",,,1987,"Other, local or private",3597,,,,"Andrew Floberg",Individual,"Solo exhibition at Washington Studios Gallery in Duluth, October 2012.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Floberg,,,,MN,,"(218) 349-8040",andrewfloberg11@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-8,,,,
12623,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2011,1610,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional artists expand artistic abilities or further develop their careers through varied learning and career building opportunities. Regional artists develop technical and business skills needed to support their professional arts work and reach their artistic goals. More regional individuals engage in or with the work of regional artists. The region will benefit by increasing the number of high quality artists available to work with regional arts organizations.",,,2129,"Other, local or private",3739,,,,"Sarah Hannigan",Individual,"Create ""Reclamation, an Art Book"" documenting the human impact of foreclosure in Duluth.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Hannigan,,,,MN,,"(218) 428-5747",hannigan.sarah@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-9,,,,
12628,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2011,1610,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional artists expand artistic abilities or further develop their careers through varied learning and career building opportunities. Regional artists develop technical and business skills needed to support their professional arts work and reach their artistic goals. More regional individuals engage in or with the work of regional artists. The region will benefit by increasing the number of high quality artists available to work with regional arts organizations.",,,3139,"Other, local or private",4749,,,,"Robert Jones",Individual,"Professionally produce and record a self-titled album featuring 15 original songs.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Jones,,,,MN,,"(218) 491-3648",duluthreggae@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-11,,,,
12629,"McKnight Fellowship",2011,1800,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional artists will expand artistic abilities or further develop their careers through varied learning and career building opportunities. Regional artists will develop technical and business skills needed to support their professional arts work and reach their artistic goals. More regional individuals will engage in or with the work of regional artists.",,,3200,"Other, local or private",5000,,,,"Tim R. Kaiser",Individual,"Travel to 3 different experimental music events/symposia to meet and collaborate with experimental musicians.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tim,Kaiser,,,,MN,,"(218) 724-7030",tim@timkaiser.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-fellowship-1,,,,
12630,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2011,590,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage",,,,510,"Other, local or private",1100,,,,"Tim R. Kaiser",Individual,"Create a master recording of his music from which a vinyl album will be pressed, duplicated and distributed.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tim,Kaiser,,,,MN,,"(218) 724-7030",tim@timkaiser.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-74,,,,
12632,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2011,1503,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional artists expand artistic abilities or further develop their careers through varied learning and career building opportunities. Regional artists develop technical and business skills needed to support their professional arts work and reach their artistic goals. More regional individuals engage in or with the work of regional artists. The region will benefit by increasing the number of high quality artists available to work with regional arts organizations.",,,1297,"Other, local or private",2800,,,,"Ann Klefstad",Individual,"Exhibition of ""Walk on Water"" at Gallery 13 in Minneapolis.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ann,Klefstad,,,,MN,,"(218) 393-9149",klefkal@cpinternet.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-12,,,,
12633,"McKnight Fellowship",2011,1800,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Regional artists will expand artistic abilities or further develop their careers through varied learning and career building opportunities. Regional artists will develop technical and business skills needed to support their professional arts work and reach their artistic goals. More regional individuals will engage in or with the work of regional artists.",,,3200,"Other, local or private",5000,,,,"Cecilia A. Lieder",Individual,"Finish works in progress, organize and update professional portfolio and optimize financial future, research museums and galleries for exhibitions.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cecilia,Lieder,,,,MN,,"(218) 724-5212",cele@northernprintsgallery.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-fellowship-2,,,,
26011,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2014,1620,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Creation and installation of this multimedia installation and provide exposure to mobile media art to attendees.Successful installation and showing at both venues and participation of those exposed to the project.","Created and installed multimedia installation and provided exposure to mobile media art to attendees. Advanced own skill in this area.",,2600,"Other, local or private",4220,,,,"Joellyn J. Rock-Sivak AKA Joellyn J Rock",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Digital Media Installation of Sopronia Two projects at two venues.",2014-07-01,2014-09-12,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joellyn,Rock-Sivak,"Joellyn J. Rock-Sivak AKA Joellyn J Rock",,,MN,,"(218) 525-2299 ",jrock2@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-116,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26013,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2014,1620,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Wider exposure and promotion of my artwork, the plan being that this will lead to further opportunities and expansion of painting career. Reach children and connect them to nature through beautiful and educational illustrations and text.Opportunities that arise directly from the completion of this project and increased venues; also feedback from adults and children who experience this book.","Illustrated book, was named co-author, and ready for publishing.",,1610,"Other, local or private",3230,,,,"Stephanie M. Ellison AKA Stephanie Mirocha",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Materials and living expenses",2014-02-01,2014-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stephanie,Ellison,"Stephanie M. Ellison AKA Stephanie Mirocha",,,MN,,"(218) 927-4240 ",stephaniemirocha@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Cook, Carlton, Aitkin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-118,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26089,"McKnight Fellowship",2014,2700,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Complete manuscript for submission.Completed manuscript.","Completed book manuscript; got picked up by a publisher with book release in March 2016.",,2300,"Other, local or private",5000,,,,"Lucie Amundsen",Individual,"McKnight Fellowship",,"Living/Editing support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lucie,Amundsen,"Lucie Amundsen",,,MN,,"(218) 464-0324 ",lucie@locallylaid.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-fellowship-33,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26093,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2014,564,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","To be a role model and inspiration to others for life-long learning and finding a passion that keeps you grounded.Number who sign the guestbook and visit website.","Presented works at a well-attended show and received positive feedback form young artists seeing my works for the first time.",,4386,"Other, local or private",4950,,,,"Earl Austin",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Exhibition support",2014-07-01,2014-10-24,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Earl,Austin,"Earl Austin",,,MN,,"(218) 491-7512 ",laustin@visi.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-120,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26094,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2014,1080,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Enhanced efficiency through the purchase and use of a laptop computer, design capabilities will be enhanced by faster manipulation, easier website maintenance, better bookkeeping.A fully functioning computer which support image editing software will reduce labor from hours to minutes, increasing time for production.",,,1919,"Other, local or private",2999,,,,"Ron P. Benson",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Purchase a computer",2014-05-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ron,Benson,"Ron P. Benson",,,MN,,"(218) 525-3355 ",bensons@lakenet.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-121,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26095,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2014,1080,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Produce new comic art and develop a robust web site for work.Production and exhibition of new work and an e-commerce website.",,,1220,"Other, local or private",2300,,,,"Mitchell J. Bercier",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Purchase a computer and printer",2014-05-01,2014-10-10,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mitchell,Bercier,"Mitchell J. Bercier",,,MN,,"(218) 349-8538 ",,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Carlton, St. Louis, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-122,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26096,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2014,1080,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Ability to become more prolific in work and explore a broader range of glazes, clay bodies and increase in size of work.More productive and increase in skill level.","Able to work with new glazes, clays bodies, and sizes due to the ability to fire my works at home instead of transporting them elsewhere.",,6450,"Other, local or private",7530,,,,"Sandra Brandley",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Purchase kiln",2014-06-01,2015-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sandra,Brandley,"Sandra Brandley",,,MN,,"(218) 235-8491 ",sandybrandley@hughes.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-123,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26097,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2014,1620,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Record a 7 to 10 song album with sound engineers at Sacred Heart Music Center and work with web designer to create new website.CD released at public album release party, website built and launched prior to cd release.","Created a new website and finished a new album which features a new sound and feel from my other albums.",,3380,"Other, local or private",5000,,,,"Mary Bue",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Recording expenses",2014-02-01,2014-08-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Bue,"Mary Bue",,,MN,,"(218) 341-1577 ",marybue@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-124,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26098,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2014,1620,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","An enriching and hopefully successful opportunity to showcase current body of work at nationwide cultural event resulting in some recognition.Base evaluation on how well work is received and any future opportunities generated.",,,1600,"Other, local or private",3220,,,,"Frank T. Byrns AKA Tim Byrns",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Booth and exhibit expenses",2014-04-10,2014-04-13,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Frank,Byrns,"Frank T. Byrns AKA Tim Byrns",,,MN,,"(218) 491-5916 ",tim@timbyrns.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-125,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26105,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2014,1619,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Print photographs and produce five art quality using a chemical process.Successful prints hung in exhibition.","Produced photographs, deepened understanding of dark room processes, and displayed the work.",,1379,"Other, local or private",2998,,,,"Jeffrey R. Dexheimer AKA Jeff Dexheimer",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Exhibition support",2014-07-01,2014-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeffrey,Dexheimer,"Jeffrey Dexheimer AKA Jeff Dexheimer",,,MN,,"(218) 269-3085 ",dexh0003@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-127,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26109,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2014,998,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Document and create promotional materials for proposing exhibitions to galleries and institutions statewide.Have all materials current and ready to send out by September 1, 2014.","Documented and created promotional materials for proposing exhibitions to galleries and institutions statewide as well began developing a virtual exhibition tour.",,1182,"Other, local or private",2180,,,,"Sarah M. Erickson AKA Sarah Brokke",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Purchase computer, software, and video camera",2014-05-01,2014-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Erickson,"Sarah M. Erickson AKA Sarah Brokke",,,MN,,"(218) 341-4219 ",sarahbrokkeart@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-128,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26110,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2014,1620,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Creation of puppets, props, costumes for pilot episode of local children's TV show.The photos and video work completed.","Created puppets, props, and costumes for pilot episode of local children's television show.",,1380,"Other, local or private",3000,,,,"Anthony W. Ferguson",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Purchase materials and pay service support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anthony,Ferguson,"Anthony W. Ferguson",,,MN,,"(218) 727-6339 ",fergyart@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-129,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26112,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2014,1620,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Record compositions.Sales and critics evaluation.","Recorded and released Fever Dream compositions and had them broadly marketed.",,5880,"Other, local or private",7500,,,,"Marc Gartman",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Produce a CD of latest compositions",2014-07-20,2014-09-20,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marc,Gartman,"Marc Gartman",,,MN,,"(218) 269-1861 ",marcgart@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-130,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26114,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2014,1365,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Progress artwork by creating prints and having total control over the final piece of artwork.Complete test print to the final prints.",,,1163,"Other, local or private",2528,,,,"Brett Grandson",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Exhibition support",2014-07-01,2014-08-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brett,Grandson,"Brett Grandson",,,MN,,"(218) 428-7828 ",Brett@grandsonphotography.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Cook, Carlton, Pine, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-131,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26115,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2014,1577,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Develop new skills in the area of cold working, to revitalize my artistic spirit and create a new collection of glass art that represents the natural element of water.Creation of new work using the techniques learned at the workshop.","Developed new skills in the area of cold working created a new collection of glass art that represents the natural element of water.",,1343,"Other, local or private",2920,,,,"Todd J. Hohenstein",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Support to attend a workshop",2014-07-13,2014-07-25,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Todd,Hohenstein,"Todd J. Hohenstein",,,MN,,"(218) 365-7145 ",hthohen@frontier.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-132,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26120,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2014,942,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Make new contacts in order to book own tour/shows in the future.Contacts made, performances well received leading to future bookings at additional venues.","Toured the American Southeast and performed in 17 shows, making new contacts and fans along the way.",,1555,"Other, local or private",2497,,,,"Tim R. Kaiser",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Travel and lodging support for an international tour",2014-04-15,2014-05-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tim,Kaiser,"Tim R. Kaiser",,,MN,,"(218) 269-6289 ",timkaiserduluth@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-133,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,
26121,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2014,520,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The ability to work on a larger scale.Boost to career and creativity.",,,745,"Other, local or private",1265,,,,"Jeffrey S. Kalstrom",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Purchase a portable crane",2014-06-01,2014-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeffrey,Kalstrom,"Jeffrey S. Kalstrom",,,MN,,"(218) 310-8411 ",jkalstrom@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-134,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26131,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2014,742,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","To expand her painting skills using oil pastels.Gain knowledge and experience.","Developed new skills and a new style with oil pastels.",,633,"Other, local or private",1375,,,,"Alberta K. Marana",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Workshop support",2014-09-10,2014-09-12,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alberta,Marana,"Alberta K. Marana",,,MN,,"(218) 624-0467 ",julance@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-135,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26135,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2014,259,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Have poetry published in collected form, a chapbook; to be able to show/sell individuals, libraries and bookstores.Sales of books; more readings and ability to show people a physical collection of work.","Published a 24-page poetry book and had 150 copies printed.",,221,"Other, local or private",480,,,,"Elizabeth R. Minette",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Creation of Chapbook",2014-03-01,2015-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elizabeth,Minette,"Elizabeth R. Minette",,,MN,,"(218) 269-1399 ",lminette@earthlink.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-136,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26136,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2014,1403,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Increase number of paying gigs and increase its geographical reach beyond Minnesota and Wisconsin.Tracking calendar of opportunities.","Networked with hundreds of artists and performed several showcase concerts which resulted in excellent connections and opportunities.",,1196,"Other, local or private",2599,,,,"Adam M. Moe",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"National Conference expenses",2014-02-01,2014-02-23,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Adam,Moe,"Adam M. Moe",,,MN,,"(218) 461-2379 ",adam@moesewco.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Cook",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-137,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26137,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2014,1620,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Gain facility with new materials and advanced millinery techniques. Expand own course offerings and build a collection with these new skills.Evaluate 2014 collection, teaching evaluations from institutional venues.",,,2125,"Other, local or private",3745,,,,"Emily T. Moe",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Mentoring with Irish Milliner",2014-08-01,2015-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,Moe,"Emily T. Moe",,,MN,,"(218) 461-2379 ",emily@moesewco.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Cook",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-138,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26138,"McKnight Fellowship",2014,2700,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Create a collection of at least 10 pieces, representing at least 10 women.Creation of 10 hats, exhibitions and reviews.",,,2300,"Other, local or private",5000,,,,"Emily T. Moe",Individual,"McKnight Fellowship",,"Hat construction support",2014-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,Moe,"Emily T. Moe",,,MN,,"(218) 461-2379 ",emily@moesewco.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Nicollet, Hennepin, Cook, Blue Earth",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-fellowship-35,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26139,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2014,864,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Create an interdisciplinary platform for discussion around the importance of Cephalapod as subject to further understand such universal concerns as cognition, environment, food, aesthetic, culture.Number of audience.","Created an interdisciplinary platform for discussion around the importance of Cephalopods as subject that featured 15 researchers and 33 artists.",,3531,"Other, local or private",4395,,,,"Ryuta Nakajima",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Conference support",2014-08-19,2014-08-24,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ryuta,Nakajima,"Ryuta Nakajima",,,MN,,"(218) 728-4519 ",lazymonk22@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-139,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26140,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2014,1491,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Quality and number of paintings prepared for April, 2015, exhibition at Duluth Art Institute.Work is prepared and exhibited.","Prepared and exhibited works at the Duluth Art Institute and introduced myself through this show to the region.",,2969,"Other, local or private",4460,,,,"Karen O. Nease AKA Karen Nease",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Conference support",2014-07-01,2015-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karen,Nease,"Karen O. Nease AKA Karen Nease",,,MN,,"(218) 343-3100 ",karenneasestudio@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-140,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26141,"McKnight Fellowship",2014,2700,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Purchase a lather to expand range and work that can be produced to help sustain a career as an artist.Complete work for display and exhibit at art fair.","Purchased a lathe to expand range and work that can be produced to help sustain a career as an artist by attempting to create new styles of objects and reduced prep time for other endeavors.",,2300,"Other, local or private",5000,,,,"Daniel Neff",Individual,"McKnight Fellowship",,"Equipment purchases",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Daniel,Neff,"Daniel Neff",,,MN,,"(218) 780-0803 ",nafglass@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Cook, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-fellowship-36,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26143,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2014,1620,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Becoming a published author will aid in opportunities for workshop and festival gigs, merchandise to sell at any gig.Feedback from students and increase in students.",,,1787,"Other, local or private",3407,,,,"Rachel A. Nelson",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Creation of Fiddle instruction book",2014-02-01,2014-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rachel,Nelson,"Rachel A. Nelson",,,MN,,"(651) 353-3370 ",bardlive@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-141,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26144,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2014,1350,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Have Prepared book for publication complete with illustrations on each page.Project completed and published.","Completed fully illustrated book.",,1150,"Other, local or private",2500,,,,"Edward Newman",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Publishing support",2014-02-01,2014-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Edward,Newman,"Edward Newman",,,MN,,"(218) 341-0480 ",ennyman@northlc.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-142,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26151,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2014,672,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Increase viewers to his work, create new paintings in traditional mediums.Count of visitors to exhibition and produce 10 - 20 new works in traditional pigments.","Created works with new and rare materials. Had the work displayed.",,572,"Other, local or private",1244,,,,"Robert S. Pokorney",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Materials for exhibition",2014-02-01,2014-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Pokorney,"Robert S. Pokorney",,,MN,,"(218) 724-0027 ",r_pokorney@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Carlton, St. Louis, Lake, Cook",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-143,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26156,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2014,1080,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Completion of edited film.Film critics, film professionals and general audiences will view film.",,,1220,"Other, local or private",2300,,,,"Frank C. Sander AKA Frank Sander",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Purchase video camera",2014-05-01,2014-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Frank,Sander,"Frank C. Sander",,,MN,,"(218) 590-7913 ",fsander@mac.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Ramsey, Cook, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-144,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26158,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2014,910,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Refine, develop and advance artistic career as a milliner.Connect with national community of milliners and sustain work as a fiber artist/milliner.","Purchased technology and millinery supplies that allowed me to produce new hats for two exhibitions.",,1077,"Other, local or private",1987,,,,"Wendy L. Savage",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Internet service, workshop tuition, and purchase hat blocks",2014-05-10,2014-09-10,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Wendy,Savage,"Wendy L. Savage",,,MN,,"(607) 760-8235 ",wendylee.savage@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-145,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26160,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2014,1594,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Complete a rewrite, completing novel ready for submission to publishers.Complete novel and it is represented by an agent.","Completed rewrite of novel for agent presentation and had a website created to help promote my work.",,1358,"Other, local or private",2952,,,,"Felicia Schneiderhan",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Writing support",2014-07-01,2015-05-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Felicia,Schneiderhan,"Felicia Schneiderhan",,,MN,,"(218) 722-2373 ",felicia.schneiderhan@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-146,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26162,"McKnight Fellowship",2014,2700,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Progress in writing novel, artistic growth.Completion and publication of novel.","Was able to progress and grow with narrative control and developing a novel length single story-line work.",,2300,"Other, local or private",5000,,,,"Danielle Sosin",Individual,"McKnight Fellowship",,"Time to complete book",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Danielle,Sosin,"Danielle Sosin",,,MN,,"(218) 722-2203 ",dsosin@q.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-fellowship-39,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26163,"McKnight Fellowship",2014,2700,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Continue production of the monthly live variety radio show.Feedback of cast members, audience members, podcast subscribers and reviewers, tracking of ticket sales, online statistics.",,,2300,"Other, local or private",5000,,,,"Blake Thomas",Individual,"McKnight Fellowship",,"Radio Theater production support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Blake,Thomas,"Blake Thomas",,,MN,,"(612) 396-2577 ",blake@blakethomasmusic.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-fellowship-40,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26166,"McKnight Fellowship",2014,2700,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Release of CD, kick starter campaign is followed through to completion, CD release party.Critical reviews of album, poll of donors and purchasers of album.",,,2300,"Other, local or private",5000,,,,"Andrew A. Turpening",Individual,"McKnight Fellowship",,"Production support for a CD of new compositions",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Turpening,"Andrew A. Turpening",,,MN,,"(612) 807-8729 ",andrewturpening@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-fellowship-41,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26170,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2014,679,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Sell art work resulting in an increase of commissions for Native American fashion bead art.Increase in customer base, possibly international.",,,801,"Other, local or private",1480,,,,"Chenoa Williams",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Purchase iPad and camera",2014-05-01,2014-08-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Chenoa,Williams,"Chenoa Williams",,,MN,,"(218) 722-1442 ",4peaearth@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-148,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26171,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2014,1620,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Create a compelling exhibit that will be seen by an audience new to the artist and sale of artwork.Ticket sales and events numbers, exhibit guest book.","Exhibited at the Reif Performing Arts Center in Grand Rapids to many new people.",,2095,"Other, local or private",3715,,,,"Barbara J. Wood AKA Barbara Jo Wood",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Exhibition support",2014-07-01,2014-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Barbara,Wood,"Barbara J. Wood AKA Jo Wood",,,MN,,"(218) 475-2269 ",jowood331@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Itasca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-149,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
26172,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",2014,1437,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Highlight the cultural richness and diversity of Duluth and Santiago; attempt to build bridges between the two cultures; and embrace cultural integration.There will be a broader understanding of his work and he will be invited to exhibit in a broader range of exhibition venues than to date.",,,1520,"Other, local or private",2957,,,,"Rodrigo Zuñiga",Individual,"McKnight Individual Artist Grant",,"Exhibition materials",2014-01-05,2014-09-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rodrigo,Zu±iga,"Rodrigo Zu±iga",,,MN,,"(218) 340-3752 ",rodrigobelloz@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mcknight-individual-artist-grant-150,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
10031418,"Mentoring Next Generation of Conservation Professionals - Phase 2",2025,793000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 05g","$793,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc. to provide paid internships and apprenticeships for diverse young people to learn about careers in the conservation field from United States Fish and Wildlife Service professionals while working at the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge and Wetland Management District.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,16,"Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust Inc","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The ENRTF grant will introduce 12 young people to conservation careers through full-time, paid internships and apprenticeships on the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge (16 FTEs over 2 years).",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2026-08-31,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Deborah,Loon,"Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust Inc","3815 East American Boulevard",Bloomington,MN,55425,"(612) 801-1935",dloon@mnvalleytrust.org,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mentoring-next-generation-conservation-professionals-phase-2,,,,
17616,"Mesaba Co-op Park Oral History",2012,4700,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,,,,,"North Star Foundation of the Mesaba Range Incorporated",," To document in 10 interviews the history of Mesaba Co-op Park and related cooperative movement history. ",,,2011-12-01,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,,,,,,,,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mesaba-co-op-park-oral-history,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Ram Gada, Vice President Paul Verret, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Missy Staples Thompson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Judith S. Corson Mark Davis D. Stephen Elliott Ram Gada Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen James T. Hale Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Peter Reis Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Edward C. Stringer Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Paul Verret Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prettner Solon, Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
10025021,"Mesaba Cooperative Park Condition Assessment",2021,8903,"MN Laws 2019 Special Session Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,846,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $7,004,000 in fiscal year 2021 are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact, grants@mnhs.org","The short term indicator was definitely achieved, and the intermediate indicator is also underway. We achieved those results by working with professional contractors who were experienced in their field and could provide expert reporting. Our volunteer Dan Kislinger was the main contact for the contractors and brings his own professional knowledge as a retired architect to the project. We feel confident that the long term impacts of a safely maintained historic property will be achieved in the future.",,6000,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",14903,,"David Bednarczuk, Siyanda Elizabeth, Oscar Forsman, Jim Larson, Margo McCreary, Gina Temple-Rhodes",,"North Star Foundation of the Mesaba Incorporated","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire a qualified architect to conduct a condition assessment of Mesaba Cooperative Park, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",,"To hire a qualified architect to conduct a condition assessment of Mesaba Cooperative Park, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",2021-07-01,2022-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Gina,Temple-Rhodes,"North Star Foundation of the Mesaba Incorporated","P.O. Box 293",Hibbing,MN,55746,2183908343,gina.temple@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mesaba-cooperative-park-condition-assessment,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No
10031303,"Mesaba Park Pavilion Foundation Architectural Drawings",2024,10000,"MN Laws 2023, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$6,451,000 the first year and $7,035,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact: grants@mnhs.org",,,2000,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",12000,,"David Bednarczuk, Siyanda Elizabeth, Oscar Forsman, Jim Larson, Margo McCreary, Gina Temple-Rhodes, Kestra Anderson Watson",,"North Star Foundation of the Mesaba Incorporated","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To contract with qualified professionals to prepare construction documents for the preservation of the 1929 Mesaba Park Pavilion, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",2023-10-01,2024-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,David,Bednarczuk,"North Star Foundation of the Mesaba Incorporated","P.O. Box 293",Hibbing,MN,55746,2182625132,davidbednarczuk@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mesaba-park-pavilion-foundation-architectural-drawings,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,
33987,"Mesaba Co-op Park National Register Nomination",2016,7200,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.","Available upon request. Contact",,,,"Available upon request. Contact",7200,,"David Bednarczuk (chair), Dorothy Sandness, Oscar Forsman, Terrence Smith, Margo McCreary, James Larson",0.00,"North Star Foundation of the Mesaba Incorporated","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire a qualified historian to write a nomination to the National Register of Historic Places for Mesaba Co-op Park.",,,2015-12-01,2016-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Vern,Simula,"North Star Foundation of the Mesaba Incorporated","P.O. Box 293",Hibbing,MN,55746,"(218) 591-5722",,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mesaba-co-op-park-national-register-nomination,,"Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
28498,"Mesaba Park Expanded Oral History Project",2013,4700,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,4700,,"James (Jim) Larson, David Bednarczuk, Terrance Smith, Oscar Forsman, Margot McCreary",,"North Star Foundation of the Mesaba Range Incorporated","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To document in 10 interviews additional historical information related to Mesaba Co-op Park.",,,2013-03-01,2014-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,James,Larson,"North Star Foundation of the Mesaba Range Incorporated","P.O. Box 293",Hibbing,MN,55746,218-724-9252,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mesaba-park-expanded-oral-history-project,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
10003520,"Mesabi Trail Development - Soudan to Ely Segment",2015,1000000,"M.L. 2014, Chp. 226, Sec. 2, Subd. 07c","$1,000,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with St. Louis and Lake Counties Regional Rail Authority for the right-of-way acquisition, design, and construction of segments of the Mesabi Trail totaling approximately 11 miles east of Soudan towards Ely. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2017, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,1000000,,,12.15,"St. Louis & Lake Counties Regional Railroad Authority","Local/Regional Government","Running through the Iron Range of northeastern Minnesota, the Mesabi Trail provides a recreational and alternate transportation corridor for hikers, bikers, skiers, and horseback riders, as well as some designated snow snowmobile use areas. When completed the trail will include 145 paved miles extending from the Mississippi River in Grand Rapids to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in Ely – 115 miles have been finished to date. The St. Louis and Lake Counties Regional Railroad Authority are using this appropriation to develop 11 miles of trail segments near Vermilion State Park.",,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2014/work_plans/2014_07c.pdf,2014-07-01,2018-12-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Bob,Manzoline,"St. Louis & Lake Counties Regional Railroad Authority","111 Station Rd",Eveleth,MN,55734,"(218) 744-2653",bmanzoline@rrauth.com,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mesabi-trail-development-soudan-ely-segment-0,,,,
10002313,"Mesabi Trail Development",2018,2269000,"M.L. 2017, Chp. 96, Sec. 2, Subd. 09g","$2,269,000 the first year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with the St. Louis and Lake Counties Regional Railroad Authority for engineering and constructing segments of the Mesabi Trail. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,,,,,"St. Louis & Lake Counties Regional Railroad Authority","Local/Regional Government",,,"Work Plan",2017-07-01,2020-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Bob,Manzoline,"St. Louis & Lake Counties Regional Railroad Authority","111 Station Rd",Eveleth,MN,55734,"(218) 744-2653",bmanzoline@rrauth.com,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mesabi-trail-development,,,,
10004529,"Mesabi Trail Segment from Highway 135 to Town of Embarrass",2017,1200000,"M.L. 2016, Chp. 186, Sec. 2, Subd. 09e","$1,200,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with the St. Louis and Lake Counties Regional Railroad Authority for engineering and construction of segments of the Mesabi Trail, totaling approximately six miles between Highway 135 and the town of Embarrass. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2019, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,,,,,"St. Louis & Lake Counties Regional Railroad Authority","Local/Regional Government",,,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2016/work_plans_may/_2016_09e.pdf,2016-07-01,2019-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Bob,Manzoline,"St. Louis & Lake Counties Regional Railroad Authority","111 Station Rd",Eveleth,MN,55734,"(218) 744-2653",bmanzoline@rrauth.com,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mesabi-trail-segment-highway-135-town-embarrass,,,,
18343,"Mesabi Trail - Vermilion State Park Bearhead Segment",2013,512000,"M.L. 2011 First Special Session Ch. 6 Art. 3 Sec. 3(c) (1) & M.S. 85.535","$7331000 the first year and $7686000 the second year are for grants under Minnesota Statutes section 85.535 to acquire develop improve and restore parks and trails of regional or statewide significance outside of the metropolitan area as defined in Minnesota Statutes section 473.121 subdivision 2.",,,,,,,,,,"St. Louis and Lake Counties Regional Rail Authority (RRA)",,"Construction of approximately 2 miles of the Mesabi Regional Trail beginning in Soudan at the Brietung Town Hall and ending at the Vermillion State Park entrance road. ",,,2013-01-02,2017-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund","In Progress",,,Traci,Vibo,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","Saint Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5619",traci.vibo@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mesabi-trail-vermilion-state-park-bearhead-segment,,,,
10004468,"Mesabi Trail Development Soudan to Ely - Phase II",2016,1000000,"M.L. 2015, Chp. 76, Sec. 2, Subd. 09i","$1,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with the St. Louis and Lake Counties Regional Railroad Authority for the right-of-way acquisition, design, and construction of segments of the Mesabi Trail, totaling approximately seven miles between Soudan and Ely. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2018, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,,,,,"St. Louis & Lake Counties Regional Railroad Authority","Local/Regional Government",,,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2015/work_plans_may/_2015_09i.pdf,2015-07-01,2018-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Bob,Manzoline,"St. Louis & Lake Counties Regional Railroad Authority","111 Station Rd",Eveleth,MN,55734,"(218) 744-2653",bmanzoline@rrauth.com,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mesabi-trail-development-soudan-ely-phase-ii-0,,,,
25811,"Mesabi Trail and Connections",2014,1250000,"M.L. 2013 Ch. 137 Art. 3 Sec 3(c)","$4877000 the first year and $4399000 the second year are for grants for parks and trails of regional or statewide significance outside of the metropolitan area. Of this amount: (1) $1338000 is for development of the Swedish Immigrant Trail including amenities in Taylors Falls connecting the trail to Interstate State Park; (2) $75000 is for rehabilitation of Sunrise Prairie Trail; (3) $500000 is for construction of the Lowell to Lakewalk Trail in Duluth; (4) $1250000 is for the Mesabi Trail. Of this amount $260000 is for trail connections to connect Grand Rapids LaPrairie and Coleraine with the Mesabi Trail; (5) $920000 is for extensions and connections to the Rocori Trail; (6) $1000000 is for extensions and connections to the Lake Wobegon Trail; (7) $100000 is for the Beaver Bay Trail including trailhead amenities; (8) $184000 is for trail connections and camping facilities in Aitkin County for the Mississippi River parks and water trail project; (9) $1000000 is for trail enhancement land acquisition and other improvements at Sauk River Regional Park; (10) $1000000 is for restoration of parks and trails in the Duluth area impacted by the flood of 2012; (11) $75000 is for planning and design of trail connections between the cities of Hermantown and Proctor and the Munger State Trail; (13) $750000 is for park improvements in Paul Bunyan Park and Library Park in the city of Bemidji; (14) $275000 is for park improvements at M.B. Johnson Park in the city of moorhead; and (15) $279000 is for park improvements at the Milford Mine Memorial Park in Crow Wing County.",,,,,,,,,,"St. Louis and Lake Counties Regional Rail Authority (RRA)",,"Development of the Mesabi Trail with trail connections to connect Grand Rapids, LaPrairie, and Coleraine with the Mesabi Trail.",,,2014-07-01,2017-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund","In Progress",,,Audrey,Mularie,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5549",audrey.mularie@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mesabi-trail-and-connections,,,,
36669,"Middle St. Louis River Watershed Culvert Inventory",2017,205000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015, First Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 7(c) ",,"This culvert inventory is critical for identifying areas where stream crossings are destabilizing stream systems and compromising their ability to effectively transport both water and sediment. ",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",205000,,"Members for St. Louis County are:",,"St. Louis County","Local/Regional Government","This project will create a culvert inventory database for county and township roads in the southwest portion of St. Louis County that contains the St. Louis River watershed. Data will be used by the County Public Works Department to identify and prioritize stream crossings in need of replacement or increasing upstream storm water retention to reduce the potential for culvert failure during large runoff events, factoring in stream health (fish habitat and passage, sediment transport and hydrologic connection) while protecting infrastructure. ",,,,,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Carol,Andrews,"St. Louis County",,,,,218-625-3862,andrewsc@stlouiscountymn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"St. Louis",,"Cloquet River, Mississippi River - Grand Rapids, St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/middle-st-louis-river-watershed-culvert-inventory,"See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html ","See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html and http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/boarddirectory.pdf ","Nicole Clapp ",
27947,"Miller Hill Mall Comprehensive Stormwater Management Plan",2014,186475,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Regular Session chapter 137","Accelerated Implementation Grant 2014","Stormwater Management Plan",,,47000,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",186475,,"Members for St Louis, South SWCD are: Albert Moline, David Davis, Debra Taylor, Hartley Sandstrom, Marcia Stromgren",0.42,"St Louis, South SWCD","Local/Regional Government","The Miller Hill Mall, a regional shopping destination located in the City of Duluth, is the largest contiguous impervious site in the Miller Creek Watershed. The draft Total Maximum Daily Load Study identified heated stormwater runoff as a major contributor to the creek's excessive heat loading problem, which negatively impacts the creek's native brook trout population. The Mall, along with eight other entities in the watershed, was assigned a reduction goal as part of the effort to address the temperature problem in this creek. This project will result in a Comprehensive Stormwater Management Plan for the Mall that will provide a detailed strategy for mitigating the impacts of thermally enriched stormwater runoff that comes off of the Mall's 66 acres of impervious surfaces, discharging into the creek. The stormwater Best Management Practices proposed in the plan will be prioritized based on pollutant mitigation potential, costs, and mall priorities. Installed stormwater management practices will serve as examples of effective temperature mitigation strategies for neighboring businesses and the thousands of people who visit the mall every week, all of whom can play a role in keeping Miller Creek cold enough to sustain its native brook trout population.",,,2014-03-07,2016-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Kate,Kubiak,"St Louis, South SWCD","215 No 1st Ave E Rm 301",Duluth,MN,55802,218-723-4946,kate.kubiak@southstlouisswcd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"St. Louis",,"Mississippi River - Winona, Zumbro River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/miller-hill-mall-comprehensive-stormwater-management-plan,"See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html","See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html and http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/boarddirectory.pdf","Nicole Clapp",NO
3325,"Miller Creek Urban Trout Stream Restoration",2011,154893,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 2, Section 6 (c)","(c) $3,000,000 the first year and $3,000,000 the second year are for nonpoint source pollution reduction and restoration grants to watershed districts, watershed management organizations, counties, and soil and water conservation districts for grants in addition to grants available under paragraphs (a) and (b) to keep water on the land and to protect, enhance, and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams, and to protect groundwater and drinking water. The projects must be of long-lasting public benefit, include a local match, and be consistent with TMDL implementation plans or local water management plans. Up to five percent may be used for administering the grants (2011 - Clean Water Assistance)",,"This project has resulted in an estimated 1 ton/yr sediment reduction (TSS) and reduced volume of 2 acre-feet/yr.",,38920,,,,,,"South St. Louis SWCD","Local/Regional Government","This grant will restore a section of Miller Creek, an urban trout stream located in Duluth, that was straightened many years ago back to its natural channel. The original channel had a lot more sinuosity, or, curviness, than it does now and the straightened creek suffers from erosion and warm temperatures illsuited for trout. A restored channel will allow the stream to reconnect with its surrounding floodplain, increasing the wetland values of the area. It will also create better habitat for brook trout, decrease the temperature and velocity of the stream (high temperatures stress trout and high velocities cause erosion) and enhance the natural beauty of the area. Most of 2011 will be spent planning the project, including the completion of an Environmental Assessment Worksheet, acquiring all necessary permits, and surveying the land. The restoration work will take place during the summer of 2012, accompanied by a project dedication event with tree planting along the newly restored riparian area of the stream. Impaired for high water temperatures, this project will be the first step in formally restoring Miller Creek in an effort to remove it from the State's Impaired Waters list. This grant also includes some funding to help a business located within the Miller Creek Watershed install a Stormwater Best Management Practice. Several entities in the watershed have installed BMPs already. This watershed is highly developed so mitigating the impacts of heated, polluted stormwater on this designated trout stream is necessary to help restore the health of the creek and maintain its native brook trout population. ",,,2011-01-01,2014-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Kate,Kubiak,,,,,,(218)723-4946,kate.kubiak@southstlouisswcd.org,,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/miller-creek-urban-trout-stream-restoration,,,"Nicole Clapp",No
10034014,"Mini Sota Agricultural Children's Museum Exhibit Creation",2024,25000,"M.L. 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 8",,,,,,,,,"Ginger Claussen (Founder and CEO), Kelly Michaelson (President), Katie Saterbak (Vice President), LeAnn Simonson (Secretary), Kim Thompson (Treasurer), Ali Bouta, Kentt Habben, Natasha Mortenson, Courtney Cook, Rhonda Fennell, Corey Claussen",,"Mini Sota Agricultural Children's Museum",,"This project includes a new exhibit component that includes a variety of farm production machinery, diverse agriculture commodities, and livestock, and provides an interactive learning experience about agricultural production and the art of manufacturing food for every culture.",,,2024-02-27,2025-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Kelly,Michaelson,,,,,,,,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Big Stone, Chippewa, Douglas, Grant, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Meeker, Pope, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mini-sota-agricultural-childrens-museum-exhibit-creation,,,,
10031438,"Minimizing Minnesota's Landfill Problem by Expanding Waste Diversion",2025,2318000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 07a","$2,318,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Better Futures Minnesota to establish a statewide network for sourcing reclaimed building materials; create a tool for cities, counties, and businesses to report environmental impacts of waste diversion; and divert waste from landfills through collections, deconstructing buildings, and converting waste into finished goods. Net income generated by Better Futures Minnesota as part of this appropriation may be reinvested in the project if a plan for reinvestment is approved in the work plan.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,37.12,"Better Futures Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Expanding waste diversion practices across the state this project will: create 16 jobs, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, provide data to measure the social, economic, and environmental benefits of waste diversion.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Jason,Allen,"Better Futures Minnesota","2620 Minnehaha Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55406,"(612) 428-7607",jallen@betterfutures.net,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minimizing-minnesotas-landfill-problem-expanding-waste-diversion,,,,
10004988,"Minnesota Festival Support",2019,29100,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Emerging Minnesota artists will expand their public profile and audience by participating in Mid West Music Fest activities. Mid West Music Fest will evaluate artists' expanded public profile with artist survey, media coverage, zip codes, direct observation, and Facebook analytics.","Emerging Minnesota artists expanded their public profile and audience by participating in Mid West Music Fest activities. Mid West Music Fest evaluated artists expanded public profile with artist surveys, media coverage, increased ticket sales, zip codes, direct observation, and Facebook Analytics.","achieved some of the proposed outcomes",111069,"Other,local or private",140169,,"Chuck Berendes, Sam Brown, Rick Dold, Jacob Grippen, Brent Hanifl, Crystal Hegge, Lois Sieve, Chad Staehly, Doug Westerman, Jaqueline Marcou, Jessie Rivers, Max Weber",0.00,"Mid West Music Fest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"Mid West Music Fest will present a festival of multigenre original music in several venues in downtown Winona. The festival will feature 81 performances by 250 musicians reaching an expected audience of 2,400 people.",2018-09-01,2019-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Parker,Forsell,"Mid West Music Fest","PO Box 1465",Winona,MN,55987,"(608) 498-0268 ",parker.f@midwestmusicfest.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mower, Nobles, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-140,"Fiona Avocado: Artist, educator, organizer, and writer; Michelle Gratton: Jewelry artist; board chair, Two Harbors Area Arts & Events; Stephen Manuszak: Program director, Arts Midwest; Tabitha Montgomery: Executive director, Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association; Xinyi Qian: Tourism specialist and extension educator, University of Minnesota; Craig Samborski: President and owner of Draw Events, producer of Tall Ship Festivals; Joseph Scapanski: Board member, Benton County Fair and Minnesota State Fair","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004990,"Minnesota Festival Support",2019,20808,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","RiverSong completes a market analysis to identify core markets and strategy to reach them, and volunteers develop new skills to execute the strategy. 1. Market research and report completed by consultant. 2. Task group reviews report and executes plan. 3. Board and marketing committee completes self-evaluation. 4. Marketing ROI is compared to other Minnesota festivals. 5. 2019 ticket sales increase","RiverSong completed a market analysis, implemented new strategy, and volunteers developed new skills to execute the strategy. 1. Market research, report and recommendations completed by consultant 2. Marketing committee executed plan 3. Board and marketing committee strengthened connection to each other's work 4. RiverSong re-positioned 5. Ticket sales analyzed.","achieved some of the proposed outcomes",117296,"Other,local or private",138104,4315,"Richie Kuttner, Carol Stark, Katy Hiltner, Betsy Price, Josh Campbell, Angie Kuttner, Amber Erickson, Sue Ann Gabrelcik, Valerie Mackenthun, Ronny Wilson, Pat May, Kirk Kosel, Roger Hartsuiker",0.00,"RiverSong Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"RiverSong Music Festival will host its eleventh two-day, outdoor, family friendly music festival in Hutchinson, Minnesota, July 12-13, 2019, introducing a diverse audience to a variety of music in a scenic, riverside setting.",2018-09-01,2019-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Betsy,Price,"RiverSong Music Festival","PO Box 667",Hutchinson,MN,55350,"(320) 587-7278 ",betsyprice446@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota, Hennepin, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Nicollet, Redwood, Renville, Scott, Sibley, Stearns, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-142,"Fiona Avocado: Artist, educator, organizer, and writer; Michelle Gratton: Jewelry artist; board chair, Two Harbors Area Arts & Events; Stephen Manuszak: Program director, Arts Midwest; Tabitha Montgomery: Executive director, Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association; Xinyi Qian: Tourism specialist and extension educator, University of Minnesota; Craig Samborski: President and owner of Draw Events, producer of Tall Ship Festivals; Joseph Scapanski: Board member, Benton County Fair and Minnesota State Fair","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004993,"Minnesota Festival Support",2019,22920,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","The works of Asian-Indian performers from Minnesota will be showcased at IndiaFest to new and larger audiences Police and volunteers will estimate attendance at Asian-Indian performances. The Promotions Director will report media coverage of IndiaFest artists. Artist surveys will measure satisfaction with audiences. 2: Minnesotans will deepen their knowledge and appreciation of the artistic contributions of Asian-Indian immigrants living in Minnesota. Audience surveys will measure attendees' increased knowledge of Asian Indian arts and interest in learning more about Asian Indian arts and culture.","To date, artists indicated they performed to new and larger audiences. Online survey, results are still being collected. 2: 77% Attendees reported they increased their knowledge of Asian Indian artists and 86% reported they deepened their appreciation of Asian-Indian arts. Online survey. In-person surveys are still being compiled.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",47180,"Other,local or private",70100,3000,"Nasreen Shaikh, Sreeni Checka, Kiran Bandi, Suyash Jain, Jaya Chandra, Mugdha Halbe, Dromena Jeffrey, Ranjani Krishnamurthy, Sajith Padmaja, Prinesh Patel, Manoj Prabhu, Vamsi Segu, Srividya Guhan Vaidyanathan",0.00,"India Association of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"IndiaFest will engage 20,000 Minnesotans with Asian Indian arts and culture on August 17, 2019, at the state capitol grounds.",2018-09-01,2019-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laura,Littleford,"India Association of Minnesota","PO Box 130158","St Paul",MN,55113,"(612) 321-3421 ",lauralittleford1410@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Chisago, Hennepin, Isanti, Olmsted, Ramsey, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-145,"Adrienne Dorn: CEO and founder, Horseet, a nonprofit consulting and innovative artist management firm; former executive director of the Cedar Cultural Center; Robin Gillette: Arts consultant; former executive director, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Jay Gilman: Associate director, MN Fringe Festival; Seth Kaempfer: Director of St Cloud State LGBT Resource Center, organizer of St Cloud Pride; Amanda Lien: Former executive director, Crookston Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitor's Bureau; James Robertson: Photographer; retired director of New York Mills Cultural Center; Iris Shiraishi: Composer, musician, and educator; founder of ensemble-MA for TaikoArts Midwest; Alejandra Tobar: Founder, People's Movement Center; consultant and performer with Pangea World Theater","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004103,"Minnesota Festival Support",2018,22920,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","IndiaFest 2018 will showcase Asian Indian performers from Minnesota who reflect India's classical and folk traditions and contemporary works. IAM's selection committee will report on the artistic range and quality of IndiaFest shows. Audience surveys will measure the arts experiences of attendees. 2: IndiaFest 2018 will build appreciation of the contributions of Asian-Indian immigrants in Minnesota and the growing diversity of the state. Audience surveys will measure attendees' increased knowledge of Asian Indian arts and interest in learning more about Asian Indian arts and culture. Cultural committee audience estimates at each show.","IndiaFest showcased a variety of community folk/traditional arts representing regional diversity of India and professional performances. We evaluated arts experience through onsite and post-event Surveys. We also gathered qualitative experiences through informal conversations. Results indicated appreciation for diverse experience. 2: Arts performances on main stage, Display and information booths by many non-profits serving Indian-American and Minnesota culture. Cultural team and Cops estimated attendance. Our diverse Arts Performances, activities - Henna and Bangles, demonstrations of various Sports and Kite flying helped educate attendees as shown by survey results.",,55980,"Other, local or private",78900,2500,"Ravi Sagi, Nasreen Shaikh, Sreeni Checka, Chithra Binoy, Ranjani Krishnamurthy, Kiran Bandi, Suyash Jain, Vamsi Segu, Shivangi Patnaik, Vidya Nagireddy, Jaya Chandra, Prinesh Patel, Dromena Jeffrey, Pradeep Sukhani, Siddhartha Saladi, Manoj Prabhu, Srividya Guhan Vaidyanathan",0.00,"India Association of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"The India Association of Minnesota will present IndiaFest 2018, featuring music and dance performances at the Capitol in Saint Paul on August 18, 2018.",2017-09-01,2018-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sreekanth,Kamojjala,"India Association of Minnesota","PO Box 130158","St Paul",MN,55113,"(612) 396-8272 ",sree.kamojjala@iamn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Chisago, Hennepin, Isanti, Olmsted, Ramsey, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-123,"Linda Ganister: Board member and former chair, Ely Winter Festival; bookkeeper; Amanda Lien: Executive director, Crookston Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitor's Bureau; Brittany Lynch: Artist, activist, and entrepreneur; director of operations for Soul Tools Entertainment; Alejandra Tobar: Arts organizing and community engagement director, Pangea World Theater","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. ",,1
10003326,"Minnesota Festival Support",2018,44035,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans will have meaningful arts experiences by attending Frozen River Film Festival's multimedia, integrated art presentations and programs. Evaluation will be through participant surveys, board surveys, artist feedback, event Q and A's with visiting filmmakers, its People's Choice award, social media interactions, and observation.","During this film festival, attendees were moved by the issues and stories presented in documentaries and the live interactions with the attending artists. To measure community enrichment through documentary film art experiences, FRFF evaluated through video interviews; listening sessions with focus groups; social media interactions; observations; attendee surveys; and a survey of fest venues.",,104320,"Other,local or private",148355,494,"Amanda Bauer, Lyle Blanchard, Erin Mae Clark, Mike Flaherty, Eric Nelson, Jed Reisetter, Sarah Roberts Zach Schonike",0.00,"Frozen River Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"The Frozen River Film Festival will present the art of documentary filmmaking in celebration of community, connecting audiences with filmmakers and other artists who explore global and local issues that focus on our human connections to the world.",2017-09-01,2018-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sara,Enzenauer,"Frozen River Film Festival","160 Johnson St",Winona,MN,55987,"(763) 291-4754 ",sara.e@frff.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Hennepin, Houston, Lac qui Parle, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-114,"Linda Ganister: Board member and former chair, Ely Winter Festival; bookkeeper; Amanda Lien: Executive director, Crookston Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitor's Bureau; Brittany Lynch: Artist, activist, and entrepreneur; director of operations for Soul Tools Entertainment; Alejandra Tobar: Arts organizing and community engagement director, Pangea World Theater","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003411,"Minnesota Festival Support",2018,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Inspire at least 1,000 attendees, artists and participants about pollinators, art and community, through art and science experiences. Interviews/evaluations from volunteers, artists, educators and attendees as well as attendance records. 2: Build a sense of community around protecting pollinators for our future. Evaluate this outcome based on the participation in festival hands on art and participatory activities including total number of participants, evaluations and spontaneous reactions.","Nearly 1,000 guests came to experience PolliNATION Art and Music Festival. Guests were active participants in creating bee habitat with art. Counters at entry gate for total number of people plus email evaluations from participants, vendors, performers and sponsors. 2: A diverse slice of community from young children to seasoned legislators found inspiration in art and science interactives. Festival goers game cards were stamped as they visited a variety of science and art activities. Individual activities kept counts of materials.",,9100,"Other, local or private",14100,300,"Kevin Foley, Craig Hansen, Lisa Kane, Claudia Morgan, Kathy Feste, Tim Hanson, Jonathan Kvasnik",0.00,"Pollinator Friendly Alliance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"Polli-NATION: Art Festival of the Bees will blend art, science, and community to engage, celebrate, and inspire people of all ages around the importance of pollinators.",2017-09-01,2018-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laurie,Schneider,"Pollinator Friendly Alliance","PO Box 934",Stillwater,MN,55082,"(651) 351-1100 ",Laurie@lschneider.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-124,"Linda Ganister: Board member and former chair, Ely Winter Festival; bookkeeper; Amanda Lien: Executive director, Crookston Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitor's Bureau; Brittany Lynch: Artist, activist, and entrepreneur; director of operations for Soul Tools Entertainment; Alejandra Tobar: Arts organizing and community engagement director, Pangea World Theater","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008601,"Minnesota Festival Support",2020,11125,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","The Ely business community is strengthened by increasing tourist and resident activity during the Ely Winter Festival. EWF volunteers will conduct a face-to-face survey of downtown businesses to determine whether the Ely Winter Festival increases customers/revenues, and will ask for feedback as to how we could help to further strengthen the Ely community. 2: Audience members will be exposed to art in several forms and will engage with the arts and artists. EWF volunteers will interview attendees at multiple arts events. Questions will be designed to measure engagement; e.g., how did you participate, what did you find most interesting, will you attend this event again, what could EWF do better?.","Sixteen of twenty businesses surveyed reported that the EWF had a positive or strongly positive impact on Ely business revenues. EWF conducted face-to-face surveys with three motels, six restaurants and eleven retail stores. Businesses were asked how the EWF impacted their revenues and Ely business revenues in general, and what EWF could to do further strengthen the business commun 2: More than half of audience members surveyed reported that they had talked to snow carvers, and most said they planned to attend other arts events. Volunteers surveyed 77 families or groups including 151 audience members in Whiteside Park on the first weekend of the festival. 32 people surveyed were under age 18, 69 were adults, and 50 were seniors.",,47773,"Other,local or private",58898,6188,"Christine Kloppenberg, Lynn Evenson, Linda Ganister, Carol Orban, Wade Pharr, Peta Barrett, David Wigdahl, Jaymie Stocks",0.02,"Ely Winter Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"The 27th annual Ely Winter Festival will feature giant snow sculptures, art in store windows, an arts and crafts marketplace, a writers' crawl, classes, and musical performances from February 6-16, 2020, in celebration of Ely's beautiful winter season.",2019-09-01,2020-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karen,McManus,"Ely Winter Festival","423 E Sheridan St Ste 2",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 365-0890",karjack@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-151,"Michelle Baroody: ; Wendy LaRoque-Lundin: Native American fiber artist and educator; Erik Madsen-Bond: Director of Engagement and Company Manager, Ragamala Dance Company; Holly Menninger: Director of public engagement and science learning, Bell Museum; Karen Michels: Executive director, Princeton Area Chamber of Commerce.; Patricia Mitchell: ; Raymond Rea: Filmmaker and writer; Kristen Twitchell: Executive director, Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008627,"Minnesota Festival Support",2020,32987,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage ","Audiences gain understanding of and respect for Minnesota's diverse ethnic communities and their artistic traditions. We document attendance, the number of performances presented the diversity of the artists, the various forms of art, and surveys that highlight what people observed. 2: Minnesota-based artists from many of Minnesota's immigrant communities share new and traditional art forms that highlight their cultural heritage. We provide a list of the artists, their ethnicity, and their artistic focus during the festival and via event pages on social media. ","Audiences gain understanding of and respect for Minnesota's diverse ethnic communities and their artistic traditions. 67 repeat schools booked for 3+ years 25,524 users engaged in social media posts featuring arts activities from ethnic communities. Attendees report benefitting from interacting with people of different ethnic backgrounds and learning new cultures. 2: Minnesota-based artists from many of Minnesota's immigrant communities share new and traditional art forms that highlight their cultural heritage. 27 ethnic communities shared arts activities (culinary, dance, storytelling and history) through social media videos; more than 100 were registered to participate in the event prior to cancellation. ",,63235,"Other,local or private ",96222,18457,"Mary Miklethun, Elaine De Franco Olson, Mark Kalla, Jon Justin, Kevin Barton, Cassie Bean, Zhu ?June? Cheng, Dave DePaepe, Maggie Habashy, Charles Horwitz, Dr. Jeffrey L. Mandel, Paramita Sarkar, Kate Tilney",0.00,"International Institute of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support ",,"International Institute of Minnesota will present the Festival of Nations, a festival that inspires Minnesotans to explore the cultural diversity in our community. ",2019-09-01,2020-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jane,Graupman,"International Institute of Minnesota","1694 Como Ave","St Paul",MN,55108,"(651) 647-0191x 305",jgraupman@iimn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-159,"Nicole Duxbury: ; Laura Helle: Executive director, Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Seth Kaempfer: Director of St Cloud State LGBT Resource Center, organizer of St Cloud Pride; Angelica Linder: Outreach coordinator, Northfield Public Library; Karen Quiroz: Professional vocalist, Brazilian music; Iris Shiraishi: Composer, musician, and educator; founder of ensemble-MA for TaikoArts Midwest; Jon Skaalen: Access programs coordinator for VSA Minnesota ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. ",,2
10007880,"Minnesota's Farming Heritage",2017,89838,"Laws 2017, Chapter 91, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 7, appropriates $1,500,000 in the first year and $1,950,000 in the second year of the FY17-18 biennium to the Minnesota Zoological Board."," Subd. 7.  Minnesota Zoo   1,550,000   1,950,000 These amounts are appropriated to the Minnesota Zoological Board for programs and development of the Minnesota Zoological Garden and to provide access and education related to programs on the cultural heritage of Minnesota. ","Increase the number of guests able to visit the Wells Fargo Family Farm by increasing opening dates ","An additional 198,798 guests had the opportunity to visit the Wells Fargo Family Farm in the expanded opening period, beyond the original May-September season. ",,,,,,,1.22,"Minnesota Zoological Garden","State Government"," Legacy Farm Program Legacy funds allow the Minnesota Zoo to extend the season of the Wells Fargo Family Farm beyond its historical May to September season to include full programming and exhibits from April through November.  ","Farming is at the heart of Minnesota’s history and development, yet today more than half of all Minnesotans live in urban or suburban settings with little or no exposure to Minnesota’s agricultural history or culture. The Wells Fargo Family Farm provides an opportunity for the Zoo’s 1.3 million guests to experience a working farm, directly interact with farm staff and animals, and learn to appreciate agricultural food production. ",,2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Ongoing,,,,,,,,,,,,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Zoological Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Statewide, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesotas-farming-heritage-1,,,,
10007880,"Minnesota's Farming Heritage",2018,92085,"Laws 2017, Chapter 91, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 7, appropriates $1,500,000 in the first year and $1,950,000 in the second year of the FY17-18 biennium to the Minnesota Zoological Board."," Subd. 7.  Minnesota Zoo   1,550,000   1,950,000 These amounts are appropriated to the Minnesota Zoological Board for programs and development of the Minnesota Zoological Garden and to provide access and education related to programs on the cultural heritage of Minnesota. ","Increase the number of guests able to visit the Wells Fargo Family Farm by increasing opening dates ","An additional 198,798 guests had the opportunity to visit the Wells Fargo Family Farm in the expanded opening period, beyond the original May-September season. ",,,,,,,1.27,"Minnesota Zoological Garden","State Government"," Legacy Farm Program Legacy funds allow the Minnesota Zoo to extend the season of the Wells Fargo Family Farm beyond its historical May to September season to include full programming and exhibits from April through November.  ","Farming is at the heart of Minnesota’s history and development, yet today more than half of all Minnesotans live in urban or suburban settings with little or no exposure to Minnesota’s agricultural history or culture. The Wells Fargo Family Farm provides an opportunity for the Zoo’s 1.3 million guests to experience a working farm, directly interact with farm staff and animals, and learn to appreciate agricultural food production. ",,2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Ongoing,,,,,,,,,,,,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Zoological Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Statewide, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesotas-farming-heritage-1,,,,
10007382,"Minnesota History and Museum Bookshelf Acquisition",2017,1086,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org","The measurable outcome was the acquisition of the books requested which are proviing us much useful information in our attempt to improve the our standards of operation striving to meet best practices and operate the museum at a professional level inspite of being an all volunteer organization. We believe that the management have exceeded our expectations and have dovetailed beautifully with the StEPs program, especially The Small Museum Toolkit.",,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",1086,,"Jan Marc Resberg- Pres., Kris Lyons -V.P., Marilyn Lee -Sec., Wendy Carlberg-Treas. Lois Fichtner, Mary Kivisto, Joan Miller, Bob Silverness, Ina Marie Silverness, Bill Wennberg",,"Proctor Area Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To add Minnesota history and museum administration books to Proctor Historical Society's holdings to make this information more accessible to the public.",,,2016-09-01,2017-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,"Jan Marc",Resberg,"Proctor Area Historical Society","100 Pionk Drive",Proctor,MN,55810,715-919-0513,yellowstone225@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-history-and-museum-bookshelf-acquisition,,,,0
10011389,"Minnesota Forest Recovery Project: Phase I",2020,1058000,"ML 2019, 1st Sp. Session, Ch. 2, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd, 3(f)","$1,058,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with The Nature Conservancy to enhance degraded forests in Beltrami, Cass, Cook, Itasca, Lake, and St. Louis Counties. A list of enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.",,"The program addressed Species of Greatest Conservation Need in two main ways. First, it addressed Objective 1 of the State Wildlife Action Plan: ?Within the Wildlife Acton Network, maintain and enhance the resilience of the habitats upon which Species in Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) and other wildlife depend.? The habitat enhancement projects increased forest diversity that will help maintain or enhance resilience. The majority of the parcels are within higher ranking areas of the Wildlife Action Network. Second, specific treatments carried out by this project will benefit at least 20 SGCNs. For example, treatments that increase long-lived conifer abundance will benefit: ?Evening Grosbeak ?Olive-sided Flycatcher ?Spruce Grouse ?Purple Finch ?Connecticut Warbler ?Black-backed Woodpecker ?Winter Wren ?Moose ?Boreal Owl ?Canada Lynx Treatments that create young forest conditions will benefit: ?Veery ?Wood Thrush ?Golden-winged Warbler ?Moose Gap creation and planting in riparian areas will benefit: ?Veery ?Black-billed Cuckoo ?Olive-sided Flycatcher ?Common Merganser ?Winter Wren ?Four-toed salamander ?Eastern red-backed salamander ?Coaster Brook Trout ?Lake Sturgeon","A total of 5,519 acres were affected: 0 Restored, 0 in Fee Title, 0 in Easements, 5,519 in Enhance.",245900,"The Nature Conservancy, US Forest Service and private donors and foundations",947100,110900,,0.6,"The Nature Conservancy","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Minnesota Forest Recovery Project completed habitat enhancement on 5519 unique acres of public lands in Lake, Cass, Itasca, St. Louis, Cook, and Beltrami Counties. Multiple treatments on some parcels ensured success of enhancement efforts. Enhancement treatments occurred on 9441 acres: 397 acres of site preparation for tree planting and natural tree regeneration; 1498 acres of tree planting; 742,733 trees planted; 1065 acres of brush saw release removing competing vegetation from planted and naturally regenerating desired tree species; 5024 acres of budcapping and tree shelter deployment to protect seedlings from deer-browse and snowshoe hare; 1457 acres of prescribed burns.","The Nature Conservancy engaged agency land management staff from partner organizations across the 6 county work area to plan projects and select parcels that were ready for work or seen as the highest priority use of these funds. Once the appropriate treatments were determined for the parcel (see above site prep, tree planting, release, browse protection, prescribed burning), The Nature Conservancy ordered necessary supplies and contracted the labor to accomplish the work. On the ground supervision and administration of contracts was preformed collaboratively between The Nature Conservancy and the public agency land managers. The Nature Conservancy collected and managed all of the data related to work completed on each parcel and reported those accomplishments back to the public agency land managers along with specifics on methods and other details of the work on each parcel.",,2019-07-01,2022-12-13,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jim,Manolis,"The Nature Conservancy","1101 West River Parkway ",Minneapolis,MN,55415,"(612) 331-0796",jim.manolis@tnc.org,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Beltrami, Cass, Cook, Itasca, Lake, St. Louis","Northern Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-forest-recovery-project-phase-i,,,,
10000092,"Minnesota Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish Habitat Enhancement and Restoration, Phase 9",2018,2403000,"ML 2017, Ch. 91, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 5(d)","$2,403,000 in the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited to restore or enhance habitat for trout and other species in and along cold water rivers, lakes, and streams in Minnesota. A list of proposed restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"The projects enhanced degraded habitat for fish and wildlife in and along 10 miles of coldwater streams and rivers which historically supported naturally reproducing trout populations that are highly valued by anglers. While trout are the apex predator and key indicator species in coldwater systems, a host of rare aquatic and riparian species uniquely associated with these systems also benefited from the habitat work. The enhanced habitat will also provide great recreational opportunities for anglers and citizens.","A total of 112 acres were affected: 0 Restored, 0 in Fee Title, 0 in Easements, 112 in Enhance.",394700,"NRCS, NRCS; DNR and TU",2381000,22000,,0.95,"MN Trout Unlimited","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Trout Unlimited and its partners, chapters, and volunteers enhanced habitat for trout, as well as other fish, game and wildlife, in or along 10 miles of coldwater streams around the state. We adapting to challenging conditions caused by the pandemic by shifting budget from smaller projects using hand labor (which was largely unavailable for the past 3 years) to larger scale projects utilizing heavy machinery.","We enhanced habitat on 13 different stream reaches. The scope of work varied to match the site conditions, watershed characteristics, and address the specific population limiting factors. Severely degraded or unstable stream sections received comprehensive, large-scale habitat enhancements to restore stream function and in-stream trout habitat. These included intensive projects on the South Branch Whitewater River near St. Charles, West Indian Creek near Plainview, Rush Creek near Lewiston, and Keene Creek in Duluth. These projects required extensive grading and modification of stream channel patterns to create habitat-filled, stable channels and restored floodplains. Additional habitat enhancements were made on Hay Creek and Pine Creek, including restoring floodplain connectivity to increase resiliency to withstand the increasing severity and frequency of large flood events driven by climate change. The increased pool habitat created on Keene Creek is crucial to survival of native brook trout populations in northern Minnesota during critical low-water periods in late summer and winter. The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted labor availability and prevented implementation of smaller scale projects around the state. However, we adapted and pivoted to other good habitat enhancement opportunities that could be completed with less DNR involvement and without crews using hand labor. Most of these opportunities were in southeast Minnesota. In southeast Minnesota, we also completed projects along approximately 4 miles of Trout Run Creek, Rush Creek, Ferguson Creek, Little Pickwick Creek, and the South Fork Root River. These project sites had very cold water temperatures and decent in-stream habitat but suffered from the negative effects of dense corridors of buckthorn, boxelder and other invasives. Here significant habitat gains were realized by removing these invasive trees and shrubs, which do a poor job holding streambanks. We removed invasive trees and shrubs and seeded corridors with grasses and forbs. This allowed native grasses and forbs, which better secure soils, to become reestablished and let beneficial sunlight reach the stream beds and boost stream productivity. By working with partners and tailoring the habitat enhancement methods to each project site we have maximized long term benefits to the wild trout populations at the lowest possible cost.",,2017-07-01,2023-09-18,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Lenczewski,"Minnesota Trout Unlimited","P O Box 845 ",Chanhassen,MN,55317,,john.lenczewski@mntu.org,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Fillmore, Goodhue, St. Louis, Wabasha, Winona","Northern Forest, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-trout-unlimited-coldwater-fish-habitat-enhancement-and-restoration-phase-9,,,,
10004600,"Minnesota Point Pine Forest Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition",2017,500000,"M.L. 2016, Chp. 186, Sec. 2, Subd. 09b","$500,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources in cooperation with the Duluth Airport Authority to acquire approximately ten acres as an addition to the designated Minnesota Point Pine Forest Scientific and Natural Area located along the shores of Lake Superior in Duluth.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,,,,,"Duluth Airport Authority","Local/Regional Government",,,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2016/work_plans_may/_2016_09b.pdf,2016-07-01,2019-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Ann,Pierce,"MN DNR","500 Lafayette Rd N, Box 25","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5119",ann.pierce@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-point-pine-forest-scientific-and-natural-area-acquisition,,,,
10019634,"Minnesota Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish Habitat Enhancement and Restoration, Phase 13",2022,1033000,"ML 2021, First Sp. Session, Ch. 1, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 5(j)","$1,033,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Trout Unlimited to restore and enhance habitat for trout and other species in and along coldwater rivers, lakes, and streams in Minnesota. A list of proposed land restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ","Improved aquatic habitat indicators - Measured through surveys of fish, macro invertebrates and/or exposed substrates. Abundance, size structure and species diversity are considered. Improved aquatic habitat indicators - Measured through surveys of fish, macro invertebrates and/or exposed substrates. Abundance, size structure and species diversity are considered. Rivers, streams, and surrounding vegetation provide corridors of habitat - Enhancement of in-stream and riparian corridor habitat creates miles of connected habitat. Outcomes in aquatic life are measured through surveys of fish, macro invertebrates and/or exposed substrates. Abundance, size structure and species diversity are considered",,,100000,"Trout Unlimited, USFWS, NRCS, SWCD and and/or DNR",1013000,20000,,0.5,"MN Trout Unlimited","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Trout Unlimited will enhance and restore degraded habitat for fish and wildlife in and along priority coldwater streams located on existing public lands and conservation easements. Trout streams are a relatively scarce resource. Increasing threats to them require accelerating habitat work to reduce the backlog of degraded stream reaches, improve riparian forests to improve stream flows and temperatures, and buffer streams from larger, more frequent rainfall and flood events. Outcomes will be maximized by improving the connectivity of habitat and fish and wildlife populations. Timely maintenance of old projects will ensure habitat outcomes continue for many years.","Only six percent of Minnesota's streams support any trout, and many have degraded habitat which severely limits their productivity. Even where riparian corridors protect streams from future harm, past habitat degradation cannot be reversed without active enhancement or restoration. Minnesota Trout Unlimited (?MNTU?) will directly enhance or restore degraded habitat on priority streams with existing protections under the Aquatic Management Area system or other public ownership. We propose to enhance habitat in and along these public waters (in these counties) as funding permits: 1. Keene Creek (St. Louis); 2. Split Rock River (Lake); 3. Baptism River (Lake); 4. Cook County Trout Stream (Cook); 5. Southeast MN streams (maintenance in numerous counties); 6. Mill Creek (Fillmore); 7. Gilbert Creek (Wabasha); and 8. Metro and outstate streams (statewide). Reduced funding from our original request means several projects will not be implemented unless significant contracting efficiencies or leveraged funding stretches Outdoor Heritage Fund dollars. We propose to focus initially on the Split Rock River, Keene Creek (design and permitting only), Gilbert Creek, and smaller maintenance and vegetation management projects. Work on the other streams will be done if we leverage significant funding. Individual project descriptions are provided in an attachment. Goals and scope of work: The goals of projects are to increase the carrying capacity and trout population of the stream, increase angling access and participation, improve water quality, and provide other benefits to aquatic and terrestrial wildlife. Each project will accomplish one or more of these objectives: (a) increase adult trout abundance, (b) reduce stream bank erosion and associated sedimentation downstream, (c) reconnect the stream to its floodplains to reduce negative impacts from severe flooding, (d) increase natural reproduction of trout and other aquatic organisms, (e) increase habitat for invertebrates and non-game species, (f) improve connectivity of habitat along aquatic and riparian (terrestrial) corridors, (g) improve riparian forest health and function, (h) improve angler access and participation, and (i) protect productive trout waters from invasive species. The scope of work and methods utilized vary by project site conditions and are discussed in the individual project descriptions provided in the attachment. How priorities were set: MNTU focuses habitat enhancement and restoration efforts on those watersheds likely to continue to support viable, fishable populations of naturally reproducing trout and steelhead fifty years and more from now. Work is done only where degraded habitat is a limiting factor for a quality, sustainable fishery. Priority locations are determined using MNTU members' knowledge of watersheds, MNDNR management plans and surveys, other habitat and conservation planning efforts, consultations with MNDNR professionals, and science-based criteria. All things being equal, we consider the potential to draw new anglers outdoors, increase public awareness, engage landowners in conservation, foster partnerships, and increase public support for OHF projects. Stakeholder support: We continue receiving strong support from anglers, landowners, rural communities, and local civic and sporting organizations. We will continue gathering local input and developing partnerships in the planning and implementation stages. Landowners typically become very enthusiastic partners.",,2021-07-01,2025-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,John,Lenczewski,"Minnesota Trout Unlimited","P O Box 845 ",Chanhassen,MN,55317,,jlenczewski@comcast.net,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Cook, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Lake, St. Louis, Wabasha","Northern Forest, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-trout-unlimited-coldwater-fish-habitat-enhancement-and-restoration-phase-13,,,,
21280,"Minnesota Festival Support",2014,23200,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","The Park Point Art Fair will increase by 7% the variety of Minnesota artists who participate in the event. Achievement will be determined by comparing the number of participating artists with backgrounds in disciplines other than the visual arts to previous years' participants. 2: The art festival intends to demonstrate a 5% increase in artist revenue and a 5% increase in audience participation. Achievement will be determined by a comparing a baseline of estimated 2013 artist revenue and visitor attendance with survey results for 2014.","The PPAF increased our Minnesota artists by sixteen individuals/groups and increased our programming to include musicians and hands-on activities for fair goers led by artists; an over 12% increase in the ratio of performance to visual artists in 2014 as 2: The PPAF increased its marketing and publicity to attract different and more Minnesotans. We were able to provide hands on experiences that we hope will encourage financial support.",,26005,Other,49205,12502,"Dawn Buck, Jake Kapsner, Sheryl Robins, Al Robins, Deb Strange, Dave Poulin, John Sargent, Natalia Walbridge",0.2,"Park Point Community Club AKA Park Point Art Fair","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"The Park Point Art Fair is a juried visual arts festival showcasing 120 artists on the shores of Lake Superior, June 28-29, 2014. It will include demonstrations, hands-on activities, and performances just across from Duluth’s iconic Ariel Lift Bridge.",2013-11-01,2014-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jake,Kapsner,"Park Point Community Club AKA Park Point Art Fair","PO Box 16326 2810 Minnesota Ave",Duluth,MN,55816,"(218) 428-1916 ",jakekapsner@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-70,"Stephanie Busiahn: Executive director, Fairmont Convention and Visitors Bureau; certified festival manager; Elissa Chaffee: Director of development, American Craft Council, Minneapolis; Ken Chin-Purcell: Director of the Saint Anthony Park Arts Festival; owner and potter, Bungalow Pottery; Patricia Grimes: Photographer; volunteer with Bemidji Community Arts Center; former educator and arts coordinator at Sanford-Neilson Place; Richard Hansen: Film curator, Redeye Cinema; founder, Duluth Superior Film Festival and Prove Gallery, Duluth; Dayna Martinez: Long-time arts administrator, including sixteen years at Ordway Center; Kathleen Peterson: Arts administrator, playwright, visual artist, freelance writer; active community arts volunteer","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
15423,"Minnesota Festival Support",2012,5900,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","The variety and number of Minnesota artists that are presented through festivals increases. The variety and number of folk and traditional arts and artists that are presented through festivals increases. Minnesota festivals have greater financial stability and serve broader audiences. The number of Minnesotans who experience the arts through festivals increases. Survey feedback was positive, and we received media coverage from local television and newspapers.","CulturFest 2012 was held on September 22nd, as planned, with an audience of approximately 2,500 people attending. The weather was a factor this year, with fewer people present in the first couple of hours. This year's festival included all Minnesota artists, except for one mainstage performer. We were able to expand artistic expression by increasing the number of creative demonstrations. Included among the artists were Minnesota-based Mariachi mi Tierra, an eight-person Mexican band; Rince na Chroi, Irish dancers; Roger Hellesvig, Norwegian immigration reenactment; ArtOrg, steamroller printing with a Mexican focus; Shakun Maheshwari, Rangoli from India; James Grafsgaard/Brenda Flores, visiting Mayan arts residency; Carolyn Waskow, angora rabbit wool spinning with Minnesota lamb and wool producers; Minnesota Lace Society, four representative artists; Steele County Historical Society, a leather worker; and Dan/Paula Simon, Minnesota Alpacas. From Tennessee, we welcomed Mary Brown, bluegrass singer/songwriter. Ten Thousand Villages was our only vendor of art, offering Fair Share sales. 2: During this year's event, we maintained five presenting artist groups and increased our demonstrating artists--from an average of five last year to eleven this year. Audience surveys showed that the increased demonstrations were a popular and well-received component of the day's activities.",,9529,"Other, local or private",15429,4603,"Thomas Gillach, Mark Muhich, H. Martin Zuponcic, Rhonda Zuponcic, Gerry Kangas, Catherine Uhan, Matt Uhan, Erika Blee, Stuart Blee, Patrick Roche, Carver Richards, Eric Erie, Mary Mulari, Barbara Baldrica, Dean Gibson",,"Cultural Diversity Network of Owatonna AKA CulturFest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"On September 22, OwatonnaÆs CulturFest, an interdisciplinary arts festival, will celebrate the cultural diversity of the area through music, dance, and folk art performances and demonstrations.",2012-09-22,2012-09-22,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susanne,Schroeder,"Cultural Diversity Network of Owatonna AKA CulturFest","PO Box 1015",Owatonna,MN,55060,"(507) 390-5850 ",schfam@charter.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-26,"Patricia Canelake: Artist; Anastasia Faunce: Program director, University of Minnesota College of Continuing Education. Editor, Open to Interpretation series.; Lori Janey: Design engineer, Seagate Technology. Board chair, Minnesota Chinese Dance Theater. Fundraising and volunteer management, Wishes for the Sky.; Wendy LaRoque-Lundin: Native American fiber artist and educator.; David Machacek: Executive director, ArtOrg. Visual artist.; Fiona MacNeill: Academic Technologist for the Arts, Carleton College. New media/performance artist and curator.; Barbara Mollberg: Dean of Liberal Arts, Rochester Community and Technical College.; Mary Ann Okner: Performing artist and educator.; Sharon Stark: Executive secretary, Little Theatre of Owatonna. Administrative Assistant, Owatonna Arts Center.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes
15480,"Minnesota Festival Support",2012,20990,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesota festivals have greater financial stability and serve broader audiences. The number of Minnesotans who experience the arts through festivals increases. Head counts and estimates, along with the number of festival guides distributed, will be used to approximate attendance. A formal evaluation survey will give us information about what advertising methods were effective and what elements of the festival were most enjoyable.","We expected twenty-five artists, 300 youth, and 1,000 adults. We had fifty-eight artists, 150 youth and 380 adults. We had a great response to our call for artists, and the funding helped us hire a variety of talented local visual artist-presenters and musicians. We had volunteers helping with children’s activities who gave numbers of participating youth. We, as a group, estimated attendance based on the number of people on the bus tours, periodic head counts at the festival music area, and the number of festival guides distributed. The borders of the festival are permeable, making exact counts impossible. The grant enabled us to increase and expand our advertising and invest in durable goods for future festivals. The ability to have a formal evaluation yielded information about what methods of advertising are most effective and which aspects of the festival were most enjoyed by attendees. These measures will save thousands of dollars for future festivals and will help us shape future festival events. We were able to increase and diversify our advertising to reach a greater audience. Posters and bookmarks were distributed statewide. The reusable billboard increased local awareness. We targeted art, nature, and music lovers as last year, but with a wider distribution of publicity. Statistically, there were no significant changes from 2011 to 2012 in almost all parameters measured, although we observed an older audience who did not like the walking art tour. There was an increase in the number of people who said they would return to the area who had traveled more than fifty miles. 2: Because this is a new festival, the attendees represent an increase in the number of people who experience the arts. Advertising brought in people from a much broader area than in 2011, but we feel the overall attendance was impacted because of more local events on the same weekend and rain at the beginning of the day.",,5025,"Other, local or private",26015,7000,"Mike Supan - president, Shirley Gilmore - vice president, Sally Fineday - treasurer, Nancy Salminen - secretary, George-Ann Maxson, Mary Ann Nip, Kristen Majkrzak, Steve Ross, Deb Davis-Hudak, Eileen Menefee",0.2,"Lady Slipper Scenic Byway, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"The Lady Slipper Festival will celebrate Minnesota's state flower, the Showy Lady Slipper. Held in the city of Blackduck and on the Leech Lake Reservation, June 23-24, the festival will feature art, music, and information about the flower and the scenic b",2012-03-10,2012-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shirley,Gilmore,"Lady Slipper Scenic Byway, Inc.","PO Box 1306",Pennington,MN,56663,"(218) 835-7826 ",gilmores@paulbunyan.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Dakota, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Mahnomen, McLeod, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-30,"Patricia Canelake: Artist; Anastasia Faunce: Program director, University of Minnesota College of Continuing Education. Editor, Open to Interpretation series.; Lori Janey: Design engineer, Seagate Technology. Board chair, Minnesota Chinese Dance Theater. Fundraising and volunteer management, Wishes for the Sky.; Wendy LaRoque-Lundin: Native American fiber artist and educator.; David Machacek: Executive director, ArtOrg. Visual artist.; Fiona MacNeill: Academic Technologist for the Arts, Carleton College. New media/performance artist and curator.; Barbara Mollberg: Dean of Liberal Arts, Rochester Community and Technical College.; Mary Ann Okner: Performing artist and educator.; Sharon Stark: Executive secretary, Little Theatre of Owatonna. Administrative Assistant, Owatonna Arts Center.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
2014,"Minnesota Humanities Center Programs and Activities (State Fiscal Years 2010-2011)",2011,300000,"M.L. 2009, Chp. 172, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 6 (a)","(a) $300,000 in 2010 and $300,000 in 2011 are appropriated to the Minnesota Center for the Humanities for its programs and purposes.","People will learn to relate humanities content to their everyday lives, laying the groundwork for meaningful change.Those participating in programs will feel their voices are heard in the broader community.Community members will meet one another and gather perspectives different from their own.Minnesotans will hear authentic voices that reveal missing Minnesota stories, challenging perceptions on what it means to be Minnesotan. ",,,,,,,,,"Minnesota Humanities Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Legacy-funded programs at the Minnesota Humanities Center demonstrate our determination to collaboratively create humanities programs for the broader public by forging strong partnerships with local, state, and national cultural organizations. These programs show the broader community how the humanities can be used to address issues important to their everyday lives. Each activity, event, and program shares an Absent Narrative with participants, which help residents across the state engage in a more sophisticated understanding of their community. The majority of scholars, artists, and community members are identified through partnership with the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council, the Council on Black Minnesotans, the Chicano Latino Affairs Council, and the Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans. This programming is based on supportive partnerships, community input, and innovative approaches.",,,2009-07-01,2011-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Casey,DeMarais,"Minnesota Humanities Center","987 Ivy Avenue East","St. Paul",MN,55106,651-774-0105,,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Becker, Chisago, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Nicollet, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-humanities-center-programs-and-activities-state-fiscal-years-2010-2011,,,,
2014,"Minnesota Humanities Center Programs and Activities (State Fiscal Years 2010-2011)",2010,300000,"M.L. 2009, Chp. 172, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 6 (a)","(a) $300,000 in 2010 and $300,000 in 2011 are appropriated to the Minnesota Center for the Humanities for its programs and purposes.","People will learn to relate humanities content to their everyday lives, laying the groundwork for meaningful change.Those participating in programs will feel their voices are heard in the broader community.Community members will meet one another and gather perspectives different from their own.Minnesotans will hear authentic voices that reveal missing Minnesota stories, challenging perceptions on what it means to be Minnesotan. ",,,,,,,,,"Minnesota Humanities Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Legacy-funded programs at the Minnesota Humanities Center demonstrate our determination to collaboratively create humanities programs for the broader public by forging strong partnerships with local, state, and national cultural organizations. These programs show the broader community how the humanities can be used to address issues important to their everyday lives. Each activity, event, and program shares an Absent Narrative with participants, which help residents across the state engage in a more sophisticated understanding of their community. The majority of scholars, artists, and community members are identified through partnership with the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council, the Council on Black Minnesotans, the Chicano Latino Affairs Council, and the Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans. This programming is based on supportive partnerships, community input, and innovative approaches.",,,2009-07-01,2011-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Casey,DeMarais,"Minnesota Humanities Center","987 Ivy Avenue East","St. Paul",MN,55106,651-774-0105,,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Becker, Chisago, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Nicollet, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-humanities-center-programs-and-activities-state-fiscal-years-2010-2011,,,,
18491,"Minnesota Civic Education Coalition",2013,125000,"Special Session 1: Senate File Chapter 6, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8 ","Civics Education. $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the second year are for a competitive Arts and Cultural Heritage Grants Program-Civics Education. The commissioner shall award grants to entities that conduct civics education programs for the civic and cultural development of Minnesota youth.","1.Students will increase their knowledge of Minnesota issues, ability to engage in conversation about controversial topics, and civic participation skills in voting and public problem solving. They will also grow in broader skills for democracy: sense of efficacy, respect for diversity, community engagement. The technology priority will increase access for all, particularly students in underserved communities. 2.Teachers will increase their knowledge and improve their skills for instruction and engagement of their students (especially alternative learning youth). The new lessons and ""flipped"" classroom resources will add interactive curriculum materials. 3.The Civic Education Network will actively support improved civic education delivery and impact especially in under-represented communities. Using program evaluation results and the digitized civic education climate assessment, the Civic Education Network will mobilize community interest and commitment to improved civic education.","Project Citizen held May 3, 2013 for 160 students + 22 additional remotely. 60 were students of color. 125 additional students participated from Roseville HS. Youth Conference on State Issues conducted for 109 - 86 high school students, 14 college students and 9 adult advisors. 8 Flipped materials available on teachingcivics.org. 5 MN Lessons: Lessons drafted; reviewed and revised. Middle and High School lessons on Juvenile Justice in MN presented to 27 teachers at the MCSS conference in March, 2013.Civic Education Videos: 3 topics identified and planned. Topics include Voting Age, Legislative Process and Juvenile Justice. Videos will be completed in 2014. Middle School Development Institute designed and held June 25. Middle School Civics Lit project and Juvenile Justice presented to 25 participants. MN juvenile justice system presented Aug. 1 for 22 teachers. Update Workshop, Aug. 6-8 for 27 high school teachers with 15 judges. 20 Middle School civics lessons highlighted at June 25 conference. All materials online at LLAD website.Civic Ed Climate Assessment revised to integrate new civics and gov't standards and posted on teachingcivics.org. Digitization completed.Convene 3 meetings of statewide network : Expanded list to 39 people/orgs. Meeting 1 conducted July 25. Attended by 16. Meeting 2 held Sept. 25. Attended by 10. Meeting 3: Delayed.New “KV MN Network” established in response to the absence of state-wide affiliate - much new enthusiasm.KV Mpls implemented new program on ranked choice voting in 7 schools with training materials and lesson plans for students. 130 high school students, Mostly Hmong, Somali, Latino and African-American trained.Communities across the state received KV election curriculum.Website tech evaluated - Ipsity and Nina Hale were consulted on website project for KV. Progress was disrupted by changes that took place with KV USA as well as content provided to us by KV MN need consideration.",,2700,,123331,1669,"MINNESOTA YMCA YOUTH IN GOVERNMENT STATE BOARD Jon Bacal; Connie Bernardy; Valerie Dosland; Jack Ellis; Tara Erickson; Anders Folk; Anika Hagenson; JillHalbrooks; JamesHaggar; Scott Hauch; Kristina Hufnagle; Jo Ling Kent; Michele Massimino; Monte Mills; Pat Murphy; Dominic Papatola; Scott Peterson; MaleaStenzel Gilligan; Nick Thompson; Deborah Yungner",,"YMCA Youth in Government","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Civics Education Coalition will create opportunities for students, enrich teacher capacity to engage students, and build state-wide networks. Work will include an interactive website, online youth summit, youth conference, new lessons for educators, teacher institutes, and expansion of the statewide Civic Education Network and its activities.",,,2013-01-11,2013-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Orville,Lindquist,"YMCA Youth in Government Program","1801 University Avenue SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 821-6503",orville.lindquist@ymcatwincities.org,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement","Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Statewide, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-civic-education-coalition,,,,
17048,"Minnesota History Bookshelf",2010,1136,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,,,,,,,"Mesabi Range College Library",," To add 40 standard Minnesota history titles to broaden public accessibility ",,"To add 40 standard Minnesota history titles to broaden public accessibility",2010-02-12,2010-08-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Laurel,Chilcote,,"1001 Chestnut St. W",Virginia,MN,55792,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-history-bookshelf-0,,,,
17094,"Minnesota History Bookshelf",2010,1879,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,,,,,,,"Vermilion Community College Library",," Vermilion Community College Library added 73 volumes and 33 titles to their collection. The library is working on building a collection covering all eras of Minnesota history, as well as the geographic and ethnic distribution of Minnesota's population to support the outside reading required in Minnesota History. The Minnesota history materials will support students taking American history, Introduction to Indian Studies, Introduction to Cultural Anthropology, Native American History, and Ojibwe Legends and Culture. As well as helping students, these materials will be used by their Elderhostel and Summer Institute attendees and as well as the visitors to the area, who come to the library to find materials about Minnesota. All materials will be cataloged and made accessible to all library patrons both on and off campus. ",,"To add 35 standard Minnesota history titles to broaden public accessibility.",2010-02-08,2010-08-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Sharon,Evensen,,"1900 East Camp St.",Ely,MN,55731,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-history-bookshelf-3,,,,
17101,"Minnesota History Bookshelf",2010,1197,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,,,,,,,"Hibbing Community College Library",," To add 43 standard Minnesota history titles to broaden public accessibility. ",,"To add 43 standard Minnesota history titles to broaden public accessibility.",2010-05-03,2010-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Jan,Carey,,"1515 East 25th St.",Hibbing,MN,55746,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-history-bookshelf-4,,,,
17571,"Minnesota Discovery Center Object Collection Inventory",2012,7000,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,,,,,"Minnesota Discovery Center",," To gain physical and intellectual control of approximately 2000 artifacts using PastPerfect software. ",,,2011-11-01,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,,,,,,,,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-discovery-center-object-collection-inventory,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Ram Gada, Vice President Paul Verret, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Missy Staples Thompson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Judith S. Corson Mark Davis D. Stephen Elliott Ram Gada Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen James T. Hale Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Peter Reis Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Edward C. Stringer Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Paul Verret Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prettner Solon, Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
10004692,"Minnesota River Basin Select Model Extensions",2019,89477,,,,,,,,,,,.34,"Tetra Tech Inc","For-Profit Business/Entity","The goal of this project is to extend existing Hydrologic Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) models through 2017 for the following major watersheds: Redwood, Cottonwood, Watonwan, Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Pomme de Terre, Minnesota River-Headwaters, and Lac Qui Parle watersheds. ",,"Minnesota River - Headwaters Watershed Pomme de Terre River Watershed Lac qui Parle River Watershed Minnesota River - Yellow Medicine River Watershed Chippewa River Watershed Redwood River Watershed Minnesota River - Mankato Watershed Cottonwood River Watershed Blue Earth River Watershed Watonwan River Watershed Le Sueur River Watershed ",2018-08-23,2019-09-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Chuck,Regan,MPCA,"520 Lafayette Rd N","Saint Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 757-2866",,Modeling,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Grant, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, Murray, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Pope, Redwood, Renville, Stevens, Swift, Traverse, Waseca, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine",,"Blue Earth River, Chippewa River, Cottonwood River, Lac qui Parle River, Le Sueur River, Minnesota River - Mankato, Minnesota River - Yellow Medicine River, Pomme de Terre River, Redwood River, Watonwan River",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-river-basin-select-model-extensions,,,,
10031434,"Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial Plants and Pests Center - Phase 7",2025,7000000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 06a","$7,000,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota, Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial Plants and Pests Center, for high-priority research projects to better manage invasive plants, pathogens, and pests on Minnesota's natural and agricultural lands. This appropriation is subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10, and is available until June 30, 2030, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,8.25,"U of MN","Public College/University","The Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial Plants and Pests Center (MITPPC) requests $7 million to fund up to 20 new, high-priority applied TIS research projects to improve Minnesota's natural and agricultural resources.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2030-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Heather,Koop,"U of MN","277 Coffey Hall 1420 Eckles Ave.","St. Paul",MN,55108-1034,"(651) 368-2074",hkoop@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-invasive-terrestrial-plants-and-pests-center-phase-7,,,,
10031449,"Minnesota Microbes for Enhanced Biodegradation of Microplastics",2025,524000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 08g","$524,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to investigate the potential of natural and indigenous microbes to biodegrade conventional plastics in contaminated soils and waters across the state. This appropriation is subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,7.68,"U of MN","Public College/University","We will investigate the potential of natural microbes indigenous to Minnesota to biodegrade conventional plastics in the environment as a means for cleaning contaminated soils and waters across the state.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Brett,Barney,"U of MN","304 BioAgEng Building 1390 Eckles Ave","Saint Paul",MN,55108,"(612) 562-3061",bbarney@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-microbes-enhanced-biodegradation-microplastics,,,,
10031466,"Minnesota State Trails Development",2025,5036000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 09h","$5,036,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources to expand recreational opportunities on Minnesota state trails by rehabilitating and enhancing existing state trails and replacing or repairing existing state trail bridges. The high-priority trail bridges to be rehabilitated or replaced under this appropriation include but are not limited to those on the Arrowhead, Great River Ridge, C.J. Ramstad-Northshore, Harmony-Preston Valley, Shooting Star, and Minnesota Valley State Trails and the Pengilly-Alborn Railroad Trail. High-priority trail segments to develop and enhance include but are not limited to the Brown's Creek, Gitchi Gami, Minnesota Valley, Root River, and Cuyuna Lakes State Trails. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2028, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,7.5,"MN DNR","State Government","This project proposes to expand recreational opportunities on Minnesota State Trails through the rehabilitation and enhancement of existing state trails and replacement or repair of existing state trail bridges.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2028-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Kent,Skaar,"MN DNR","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5636",kent.skaar@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-state-trails-development-4,,,,
10009897,"Minnesota Children’s Museum: Minnesota Children’s Museum Arts and Access Programs",2021,366145,"Minn. State Legislature Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8, (c)","$525,000 each year is for the Minnesota Children's Museum for interactive exhibits and outreach programs on arts and cultural heritage, including the Minnesota Children's Museum in Rochester; ","St. Paul: Welcome visitors to engage in hands-on learning. Offering variety for our visitors increases participation, engagement, and learning. We will plan and create new museum experiences based on evaluation and visitor feedback. Duluth and St. Cloud: Drive attendance to each museum by offering visitors a new experience. Statewide: Road test the Big Orange Dance Machine with an audience then deploy the machine across the state. We are excited to have an outdoor and hands free activity that we can use to promote the power of play during the pandemic. We will work with a contractor to capture photos and videos of people interacting with the machine to share on our social media platforms. ","SAA: Primarily this time period was focused on building the new permanent exhibit, Shipwreck Adventures. We have partially completed several areas of the exhibit and it will open in FY22. We launched a website to get visitors excited about the new exhibit (https://mcm.org/shipwreck-adventures/) that details our design process, interviews our designers and developers, and provides an overview/flythrough video of the space. The Studio: The joy of mark making and color mixing were explored through painting in The Studio. Visitors played collaboratively and individually with different paint experiences. A large-scale group painting activity included a small playhouse and a faux brick wall that were transformed over and over again. Our youngest visitors were invited to explore unique brushes and low paint easels. Imaginopolis: We reengaged the theater professionals to let them know the project will resume after Shipwreck opens. The other areas were completed during the first half of the year. Updates can be found in our interim report. The museum sparked unexpected joy and fun with the Big Orange Dance Machine, a highway message trailer that's been converted into an interactive dance experience. Kids and adults showed off their moves during the machine's appearances at Keg & Case in St. Paul, a community festival in Crystal, a family event at Mears Park, the museum's 40th anniversary block party and the Selby Avenue Jazz Festival. The dance machine helps the museum highlight the power of play beyond our walls. We will provide 2,000 free play kits to families in need. The kits feature tinkering materials such as cloth, springs, cups, a propeller, and include play prompts and tips for parents to support the child during the activity. The museum is working with partner organizations, such as Head Start providers and People Serving People, who are interested in receiving and distributing kits to families they serve. This initiative will continue into FY22. ",,,,366145,,"Michael Fiddelke, Chair of the Board; Suzette Huovinen, Treasurer & Chair Elect; Kate McRoberts, Secretary; Will Au-Yeung; Kelly Axtell; Kevin Balon; Debra Bauler; Robert Befidi; Jennifer Bratton; Matt Brown; Tony Brown; Adrian Chiu; Elizabeth Cummings; Hayley Cunningham Tang; Gerald Denson; Liz Deziel; Albino Feijo; HT Fish; Krista Hagen; Julie Joyce; Michael Kaphing; Chris Kelley; Jim Mancini; Steve Mog; James Momon; Jim Mulrooney; Tim Noel; Pilar Oppedisano; Gail Peterson; Scott Peterson; Andrea Piepho; Elisa Rasmussen; Liz Revnew Wolf",9.5,"Minnesota Children's Museum - St. Paul","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage funding will allow us to pursue three major initiatives between July 1, 2019 and June 30, 2020: New dynamic experiences at Minnesota Children’s Museum in Saint Paul Statewide initiative to engage communities in playful learning Changing and new experiences and access at Minnesota Children’s Museum Rochester ",,,2019-07-01,2021-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Dianne ",Krizan,"Minnesota Children's Museum","10 West Seventh Street","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 225-6008",DKrizan@mcm.org,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis, Statewide, Stearns",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-childrens-museum-minnesota-childrens-museum-arts-and-access-programs,,,,
10009897,"Minnesota Children’s Museum: Minnesota Children’s Museum Arts and Access Programs",2020,511875,"Minn. State Legislature Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8, (c)","$525,000 each year is for the Minnesota Children's Museum for interactive exhibits and outreach programs on arts and cultural heritage, including the Minnesota Children's Museum in Rochester; ","Saint Paul 455,000 total visitors, 120,000 from Play for All Receive feedback from 3,000 visitors Implement changing experiences for Imaginopolis and Summer 2020 Complete design for permanent gallery change in SAA Begin evaluation of Tot Spots in the museum Statewide Identify partner(s) Develop play prompt concepts and details related to content, prototyping, locations, and installation Determine plan for implementation of play prompts in public spaces Rochester Engage visitors in Southeastern Minnesota to build creative and critical thinking skills through play 26,000 total visitors, 4,000 through Play for All 452 free memberships distributed ","Adapting our parent resources and messaging to help families navigate this critical time: We shifted our focus online during the museum’s closure with much of our mission work done to provide online resources for parents. We created a “Play Helps” framework that houses the content on mcm.org and our social media channels.   Adapting our plans and communications for closure and reopening, including: Museum staff enhanced our procedures for cleaning and sanitizing all museum spaces. Plexiglas barriers were installed at the box office and security desk. Hand sanitizer stations were added throughout the museum. Soft props, face paint, and air-blowers were removed, replaced with new activities that are easier to clean. Bright yellow tape outlines areas where families can play, while physically distancing. We have upgraded our air filters and created new protocol for monitoring air flow throughout the museum. We developed a SAFE plan that details out the responsibilities of MCM, employees and volunteers, and visitors. We established a touchless admission process that allows for reserved admission times and printed onsite signage related to COVID precautions and processes.   Adapting our programming model: We revamped our website to be a resource hub for parents and caregivers. Statewide The City of Crystal donated a used traffic trailer and our is working with an outside coder/developer and an illustrator to put the final touches on what we have named, The Big Orange Dance Machine. The trailer has been refurbished and modified with new LED panels, batteries, electrical systems. Rochester We supported changing exhibits, scholarship memberships for low-income families, engaged Southeastern Minnesota with hands-on learning. and cultivated community partnerships. We were able to support more trainings for our visitor assistants to help engage with diverse audiences. We fabricated Our World Bazaar, a permanent exhibit for our new space in Apache Mall. ",,,,511875,,"Michael Fiddelke, Chair of the Board; Suzette Huovinen, Treasurer & Chair Elect; Kate McRoberts, Secretary; Will Au-Yeung; Kelly Axtell; Kevin Balon; Debra Bauler; Robert Befidi; Jennifer Bratton; Matt Brown; Tony Brown; Adrian Chiu; Elizabeth Cummings; Hayley Cunningham Tang; Gerald Denson; Liz Deziel; Albino Feijo; HT Fish; Abbey Godlewski; Krista Hagen; Julie Joyce; Michael Kaphing; Chris Kelley; Jim Mancini; Steve Mog; James Momon; Jim Mulrooney; Tim Noel; Pilar Oppedisano; Gail Peterson; Scott Peterson; Andrea Piepho; Elisa Rasmussen; Liz Revnew Wolf; Elizabeth Rominski; Nicole Server; Kimberlee Sinclair; Cassidy Steiner; Katharine Tinucci; Robert Wollan; Drew Zinkel",5.5,"Minnesota Children's Museum - St. Paul","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage funding will allow us to pursue three major initiatives between July 1, 2019 and June 30, 2020: New dynamic experiences at Minnesota Children’s Museum in Saint Paul Statewide initiative to engage communities in playful learning Changing and new experiences and access at Minnesota Children’s Museum Rochester ",,,2019-07-01,2021-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Dianne ",Krizan,"Minnesota Children's Museum","10 West Seventh Street","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 225-6008",DKrizan@mcm.org,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis, Statewide, Stearns",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-childrens-museum-minnesota-childrens-museum-arts-and-access-programs,,,,
17342,"Minnesota History Bookshelf",2010,581,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,,,,,,,"Dorothy Molter Foundation and Museum",," To add 19 standard Minnesota history titles to broaden public accessibility through well-rounded interpretation ",,"To add 19 standard Minnesota history titles to broaden public accessibility through well-rounded interpretation",2010-02-08,2010-08-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Sarah,Guy-Levar,,"PO Box 391",Ely,MN,55731,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-history-bookshelf-15,,,,
17343,"Minnesota History Bookshelf",2010,1107,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,,,,,,,"Gilbert Public Library",," To add 43 standard Minnesota history titles to broaden public accessibility ",,"To add 43 standard Minnesota history titles to broaden public accessibility",2010-02-08,2010-08-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Amy,Hay,,"17 N. Broadway, PO Box 758",Gilbert,MN,55741,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-history-bookshelf-16,,,,
10012185,"Minnesota River Stakeholder Process",2020,8000,,,,,,,,,,,.08,"Mankato State University","State Government","Mankato State University (MSU) will work with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) to plan a stakeholder process kick off meeting for the Minnesota River Ag/Urban partnership project. MSU will help to plan and facilitate the meeting. ",,"Ag-urban partnership to help the Minnesota River ",2019-09-23,2020-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Davis,"Mankato State University","12 Civic Center Plz Ste 2165",Mankato,MN,56001,"(507) 344-5246",,"Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wadena, Washington, Wright",,"Blue Earth River, Chippewa River, Cottonwood River, Lac qui Parle River, Le Sueur River, Lower Minnesota River , Minnesota River - Headwaters, Minnesota River - Mankato, Minnesota River - Yellow Medicine River, Pomme de Terre River, Redwood River, Watonwan River",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-river-stakeholder-process,,,,
20698,"Minnesota Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish Habitat Enhancement & Restoration",2014,2470000,"ML 2013, Ch. 137, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(g)","$2,470,000 in the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited to restore and enhance coldwater river and stream habitats in Minnesota. A list of proposed land restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"Enhanced 135 acres ",,543900,"Federal:  City of Duluth, City of Chatfield, Carlton County; TU MN DNR ",2470000,,,0.75,"MN Trout Unlimited","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Trout Unlimited enhanced in-stream and riparian habitat for trout and other wildlife along more than 11 miles of coldwater streams across the state.  We far exceeded our original targets, enhancing habitat on 135 acres rather than 78.  We completed 16 separate stream habitat projects. Leveraging other funding and efficiently contracting projects allowed us to add habitat projects and adjust to changing conditions.  ",,"Using FY2014 funding from the Outdoor Heritage Fund (“OHF”), Minnesota Trout Unlimited (MNTU) completed sixteen projects enhancing fish habitat in and along the following public waters (in these counties): 1. Spruce Creek (Cook); 2. Split Rock River (Lake); 3. Miller Creek (St. Louis); 4. Coffee Creek (St. Louis); 5. Garvin Brook (Winona); 6. Trout Brook (Dakota); 7. Blackhoof River (Carlton); 8. Rush Creek (Winona); 9. Mill Creek (Olmsted & Fillmore); 10. Newburg Creek (Fillmore); 11. Willow Creek (Fillmore).; 12. Cedar Valley Creek (Winona); 13. Pickwick Creek (Winona); 14. Trout Run Creek (Winona). These projects were completed used methods similar to those used on projects completed by MNTU chapters in the past several years and also incorporated new research to improve project designs and fish and wildlife benefits.    The specific methods used on each stream varied depending upon the distinct natural resource characteristics of each watershed and ecological region, the limiting factors identified for each stream, and the variations in the type and magnitude of poor land uses practices within each watershed.  Methods were tailored accordingly, using the best available science, in close consultation with resource professionals within the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MNDNR).  Purposes:  Each project was designed and completed using techniques selected to accomplish one or more of the following purposes:  (a) increase or maintain adult trout abundance; (b) reduce stream bank erosion and associated sedimentation downstream; (c) reconnect streams to their floodplains to reduce negative resource impacts from severe flooding; (d) increase natural reproduction of trout and other aquatic organisms; (e) increase habitat and biodiversity for both invertebrates and other non-game species; (f) be long lasting with minimal maintenance required; (g) improve angler access and participation; and (h) protect productive trout waters from invasive species. Habitat enhancement methods:  Methods used on each project included one or more of the following techniques: (1) sloping back stream banks to both remove accumulated sediments eroded from uplands areas and better reconnect the stream to its floodplain; (2) removing undesirable woody vegetation (invasive box elder, buckthorn, etc.) from riparian corridors to enable removal of accumulated sediments, reduce competition with desirable plant and grass species, and allow beneficial energy inputs (sunlight) to reach the streams; (3) stabilizing eroding stream banks using vegetation and/or rock; (4) selectively installing overhead and other in-stream cover for trout; (5) installing soil erosion prevention measures; (6) mulching and seeding exposed stream banks (including with native prairie plant species where appropriate and feasible); (7) improving or maintaining stream access roads and stream crossings to reduce erosion; (8) fencing grassy riparian corridors, including in such a way as to facilitate managed grazing, in order to prevent damage from over grazing; (9) placing large logs in northern forested streams to restore cover logs removed a half century or more ago; and (10) in northern forested watersheds with little cold groundwater, planting desirable trees in riparian areas to provide shade for the stream channel, help cool the water, and provide a source of future cover logs. Agricultural area example:  Many streams in the agricultural areas of southern and central Minnesota have been negatively impacted by many decades of poor land management practices.  The projects in southeast Minnesota used the following approach to address this: Erosion has led to wider, shallower and warmer streams, as well as excessive stream side sediments which regularly erode, covering food production and trout reproduction areas.  In many cases shallow rooted invasive trees have taken over the riparian corridors, out competing native vegetation which better secures soils, and reducing energy inputs to the stream ecosystem.  To remedy this, a typical enhancement project will involve several steps.  First, invasive trees are removed from the riparian zone and steep, eroding banks are graded by machinery to remove excess sediments deposited here from upland areas.  Importantly, this reconnects the stream to its floodplain.  Since many of these agricultural watersheds still experience periodic severe flooding, select portions of the stream banks are then reinforced with indigenous rock.  In lower gradient watersheds, or watersheds where flows are more stable, little or no rock is used.  After enhancement work is completed the streams flow faster and become deeper, keeping them cooler and providing natural overhead cover through depth and the scouring of sediments deposited by decades of erosion. Second, overhead cover habitat is created.  Bank degradation and the removal of native prairie or hardwoods have dramatically decreased protective overhead cover in the riparian zone.  Two methods are used to remedy this situation:  increasing the stream’s depth, which alone provides natural cover to trout, and installing overhead cover structures in select stream banks.  Wooden structures or tree trunks are often installed into banks in hydraulically suitable locations and reinforced with rock as a way to restore or recreate the undercut banks which had existed before settlement and agricultural land use altered the more stable flows which had gradually created and maintained them.    Finally, vegetation is reestablished in the re-graded riparian corridor to further stabilize banks and act as buffer strips to improve water quality.  Depending upon the specific site conditions, landowner cooperation, and agricultural use, native grasses and forbes are planted along the stream corridors, although often mixed with fast sprouting annual grains to anchor soils the first year.  Unusual conditions in 2019 caused severe flooding in southeast MN which demonstrated that, due to the unique soils in southeast valley floors, more indigenous rock was needed on the toes of the stream banks on some projects.  These changes were made where needed, while staying within original budget.     Taken together, these actions directly enhance physical habitat, and typically increase overall trout abundance, population structure, the number of larger trout, and levels of successful natural reproduction.  In addition to the benefits to anglers of increased trout habitat and trout abundance, project benefits extending well downstream include reduced erosion and sedimentation, cooler water temperatures, improved water quality and numerous benefits to aquatic and terrestrial wildlife populations.   ",2013-07-01,2020-03-03,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Lenczewski,"Minnesota Trout Unlimited","P O Box 845 ",Chanhassen,MN,55317,"(612) 670-1629",jlenczewski@comcast.net,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Carlton, Cook, Dakota, Fillmore, Lake, Olmsted, St. Louis, Winona","Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Northern Forest, Prairie Region, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-trout-unlimited-coldwater-fish-habitat-enhancement-restoration,,,,
32285,"Minnesota Festival Support",2016,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","We are striving to create an audience for Minnesota filmmakers whose work might not otherwise be seen by a large audience and to couple that with a diverse artistic line-up. We measure this outcome through filmmaker submission surveys, surveys at the time of ticketing, and attendee surveys on site at the festival over the last three years. 2: Minnesotans gain an appreciation and awareness for a wide variety of underserved film mediums: animation, experimental, short documentary, and short narrative. To evaluate whether we have increased the variety and number of Minnesota artists presented, we measure new attendee ticket sales, as well as the number of short, experimental films we screen. Our goal is for 50%+ new attendees, and 50+ films.","A sold out, 2016 Square Lake Festival achieved our artistic outcome goal of building a new audience for Minnesota filmmakers. The evaluation methods used were threefold. For the film festival, we analyzed our film festival submission information to note geographic location that submissions originated from, and we also assessed whether we were receiving new submissions. For the ticketing information, we had specific questions completed during the Brown Paper Ticket check out process. And finally, we conducted some festival attendee surveys on site at the event on 8/20/16. 2: The Square Lake Festival successfully curated a sold out event that promoted animation, experimental, short documentary and short narrative films. We evaluated the number of new attendees via an analysis of online ticketing for our bike ride. Our online film festival system, called Film Freeway, has a built in geographic indicator as well as record of whether an applicant is a return customer as well as the specific location the submission came from. Both are helpful tools for determining how well we achieved our proposed outcome goals. ",,17806,"Other, local or private",23806,2533,"Angela Knudson, Paul Creager, Sam Zimmer, Mary O'Brien",,"Square Lake Film and Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"The 14th annual Square Lake Film & Music Festival is a daylong, outdoor celebration of Minnesota-produced music and film held on a scenic 25-acre hobby farm near Stillwater.",2015-11-01,2016-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Creager,"Square Lake Film and Music Festival","13363 Partridge Rd N",Stillwater,MN,55082,"(651) 204-0775 ",squarelakefestival@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carlton, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Pine, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Swift, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-98,"Nolita Christensen: Community and nonprofit management consultant; woodworker; Richard Hansen: Film curator, Redeye Cinema; founder, Duluth Superior Film Festival and Prove Gallery, Duluth; Leif Larsen: Producer, music events for MPR; attorney; Christian Novak: Membership and marketing manager, American Craft Council; Carla Tamburro: Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Private equity manager; board chair, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra",,2
3615,"Minnesota Elevation Mapping Project (LiDAR)",2014,,"M.L. 2011 First Special Session Ch. 6 Art. 2 Sec. 6(h)","$1350000 the first year and $1350000 the second year are to acquire and distribute high-resolution digital elevation data using light detection and ranging to aid with impaired waters modeling and TMDL implementation under Minnesota Statutes chapter 114D. The money shall be used to collect data for areas of the state that have not acquired such data prior to January 1 2007 or to complete acquisition and distribution of the data for those areas of the state that have not previously received state funds for acquiring and distributing the data. The distribution of data acquired under this paragraph must be conducted under the auspices of the Minnesota Geospatial Information Office which shall receive up to 2.5 percent of the appropriation in this paragraph to support coordination of data acquisition and distribution. Mapping and data set distribution under this paragraph must be completed within three years of funds availability. The commissioner shall utilize department staff whenever possible. The commissioner may contract for services only if the services cannot otherwise be provided by the department.","In FY14 the DNR will publish and promote MnTOPO a web-based application that will provide access to LiDAR data to a wide audience including the general public and water management professionals. MnTOPO has data viewing and printing capabilities as well as data access and download. Data access and download volumes will be readily available as measures of the value of this information. The DNR will develop and publish an Elevation Data Governance Plan and coordinate elevation data standards maintenance and development of products based on LiDAR data. This will ensure long term management of elevation data and the MnTOPO portal. It will also ensure that the needs of the water management officials who rely on this data to formulate their management strategies are met.","MnTOPO a web site built to make the LiDAR data collected as part of this project easily accessible was completed on time and under budget. Upon its release MnTOPO proved to be an instant success with users viewing and downloading elevation data for a wide variety of water resource management purposes. The two foot contours have been the most popular product of the MnTOPO web application. The total volume of data users downloaded using MnTOPO in its first six months of operation is more than that of the total collection. Due to changes in staff’s managerial responsibilities associated with Minnesota’s LiDAR data an Elevation Data Governance Plan was not completed. The DNR did coordinate the development of elevation data standards with the MN LiDAR Research and Education Committee as these two interests work collaboratively to guide long-term management of Minnesota’s elevation data and the MnTOPO application. ",,,,71313,,,0.0,,,"This project will create a high accuracy elevation dataset - critical for effectively planning and implementing water quality projects - for the state of Minnesota using LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) and geospatial mapping technologies. Although some areas of the state have been mapped previously, many counties remain unmapped or have insufficient or inadequate data. This multi-year project, to be completed in 2012, is a collaborative effort of Minnesota's Digital Elevation Committee and partners with county surveyors to ensure accuracy with ground-truthing. The first year (FY 2010) focuses on Southwest Minnesota. The arrowhead, Twin Cities metro, and central lakes regions will be completed in 2011 and 2012.","Accurate topographic information will greatly enhance the ability of decision makers and resource managers to understand how water interacts with the landscape and will provide the foundation for developing innovative, effective, and defendable resource management strategies. Completion of a statewide elevation dataset will reduce cost and increase effectiveness of clean water projects. The data have myriad additional uses; for example, collecting elevation data over the life of a mining project will allow the state to more accurately document mineral extraction, potentially increasing royalty income from mineral leases.",,2010-07-01,2013-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Tim,Loesch,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul, MN",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5475",tim.loesch@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Digitization/Online Information Access, Inventory, Mapping, Planning, Analysis/Interpretation, Modeling, Research, Demonstration/Pilot Project, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Lake, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-elevation-mapping-project-lidar-0,,,,
3615,"Minnesota Elevation Mapping Project (LiDAR)",2013,1350000,"M.L. 2011 First Special Session Ch. 6 Art. 2 Sec. 6(h)","$1350000 the first year and $1350000 the second year are to acquire and distribute high-resolution digital elevation data using light detection and ranging to aid with impaired waters modeling and TMDL implementation under Minnesota Statutes chapter 114D. The money shall be used to collect data for areas of the state that have not acquired such data prior to January 1 2007 or to complete acquisition and distribution of the data for those areas of the state that have not previously received state funds for acquiring and distributing the data. The distribution of data acquired under this paragraph must be conducted under the auspices of the Minnesota Geospatial Information Office which shall receive up to 2.5 percent of the appropriation in this paragraph to support coordination of data acquisition and distribution. Mapping and data set distribution under this paragraph must be completed within three years of funds availability. The commissioner shall utilize department staff whenever possible. The commissioner may contract for services only if the services cannot otherwise be provided by the department.","In FY13 DNR will complete publishing and distribution of 21 326 square miles of data from the Arrowhead and Metro project areas plus Blue Earth County. Data for the Red River basin (19 counties covering 22 700 square miles) will be reformatted published and distributed. DNR will acquire publish and distribute new LiDAR data over 3 078 square miles in St. Louis and Carlton Counties to update data following a major flood event that resulted in landscape changes making current data invalid. DNR will also develop a web-based map application that presents elevation data that can be viewed on standard computers or mobile devices (without the need for Geographic Information System software).","In FY13 DNR achieved complete coverage of high accuracy elevation for the state of Minnesota. DNR completed the acquisition quality assurance publication and distribution of LiDAR data and associated products for the Arrowhead region Metro region Central Lakes region Blue Earth County and the Duluth area update. Data for counties in the Red River Basin were reformatted to meet state standards incorporated into data holdings. In total more than 52 000 square miles of data was made published and made available to be used for a variety of clean water projects. Significant progress was made on the design and application development for the LiDAR Web Viewer during FY13; however the application was deemed by the project team to be not ready for general release.",,,,666608,,,0.0,,,"This project will create a high accuracy elevation dataset - critical for effectively planning and implementing water quality projects - for the state of Minnesota using LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) and geospatial mapping technologies. Although some areas of the state have been mapped previously, many counties remain unmapped or have insufficient or inadequate data. This multi-year project, to be completed in 2012, is a collaborative effort of Minnesota's Digital Elevation Committee and partners with county surveyors to ensure accuracy with ground-truthing. The first year (FY 2010) focuses on Southwest Minnesota. The arrowhead, Twin Cities metro, and central lakes regions will be completed in 2011 and 2012.","Accurate topographic information will greatly enhance the ability of decision makers and resource managers to understand how water interacts with the landscape and will provide the foundation for developing innovative, effective, and defendable resource management strategies. Completion of a statewide elevation dataset will reduce cost and increase effectiveness of clean water projects. The data have myriad additional uses; for example, collecting elevation data over the life of a mining project will allow the state to more accurately document mineral extraction, potentially increasing royalty income from mineral leases.",,2010-07-01,2013-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Tim,Loesch,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul, MN",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5475",tim.loesch@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Digitization/Online Information Access, Inventory, Mapping, Planning, Analysis/Interpretation, Modeling, Research, Demonstration/Pilot Project, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Lake, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-elevation-mapping-project-lidar-0,,,,
3615,"Minnesota Elevation Mapping Project (LiDAR)",2012,1350000,"M.L. 2011 First Special Session Ch. 6 Art. 2 Sec. 6(h)","$1350000 the first year and $1350000 the second year are to acquire and distribute high-resolution digital elevation data using light detection and ranging to aid with impaired waters modeling and TMDL implementation under Minnesota Statutes chapter 114D. The money shall be used to collect data for areas of the state that have not acquired such data prior to January 1 2007 or to complete acquisition and distribution of the data for those areas of the state that have not previously received state funds for acquiring and distributing the data. The distribution of data acquired under this paragraph must be conducted under the auspices of the Minnesota Geospatial Information Office which shall receive up to 2.5 percent of the appropriation in this paragraph to support coordination of data acquisition and distribution. Mapping and data set distribution under this paragraph must be completed within three years of funds availability. The commissioner shall utilize department staff whenever possible. The commissioner may contract for services only if the services cannot otherwise be provided by the department.","In FY12 DNR will acquire LiDAR data over 15 483 square miles covering all or parts of 14 counties in the Central Lakes and Metro project areas.","In FY12 DNR completed publishing and distribution of LiDAR for the Counties that make up the Minnesota River Basin. In addition DNR also published and distributed LiDAR data over 19 411 square miles covering all or parts of 18 counties in the Arrowhead and Metro project areas. DNR acquired LiDAR data over 16 333 square miles covering all or parts of Aitkin Blue Earth Carver Cass Dakota Goodhue Hennepin Hubbard Itasca Koochiching Ramsey Scott Todd Washington and Wadena Counties.",,,,1625273,,,0.0,,,"This project will create a high accuracy elevation dataset - critical for effectively planning and implementing water quality projects - for the state of Minnesota using LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) and geospatial mapping technologies. Although some areas of the state have been mapped previously, many counties remain unmapped or have insufficient or inadequate data. This multi-year project, to be completed in 2012, is a collaborative effort of Minnesota's Digital Elevation Committee and partners with county surveyors to ensure accuracy with ground-truthing. The first year (FY 2010) focuses on Southwest Minnesota. The arrowhead, Twin Cities metro, and central lakes regions will be completed in 2011 and 2012.","Accurate topographic information will greatly enhance the ability of decision makers and resource managers to understand how water interacts with the landscape and will provide the foundation for developing innovative, effective, and defendable resource management strategies. Completion of a statewide elevation dataset will reduce cost and increase effectiveness of clean water projects. The data have myriad additional uses; for example, collecting elevation data over the life of a mining project will allow the state to more accurately document mineral extraction, potentially increasing royalty income from mineral leases.",,2010-07-01,2013-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Tim,Loesch,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul, MN",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5475",tim.loesch@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Digitization/Online Information Access, Inventory, Mapping, Planning, Analysis/Interpretation, Modeling, Research, Demonstration/Pilot Project, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Lake, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-elevation-mapping-project-lidar-0,,,,
3615,"Minnesota Elevation Mapping Project (LiDAR)",2011,2800000,"M.L. 2009 Ch. 172 Art. 2 Sec. 5(d)","$2800000 the first year and $2800000 the second year are to acquire and distribute high-resolution digital elevation data using light detection and ranging to aid with impaired waters modeling and total maximum daily load implementation under Minnesota Statutes chapter 114D. The data will be collected for areas of the state that have not acquired such data prior to January 1 2007 or to complete acquisition and distribution of the data for those areas of the state that have not previously received state funds for acquiring and distributing the data. The distribution of data acquired under this paragraph must be conducted under the auspices of the Land Management Information Center or its successor which shall receive 2.5 percent of the appropriation in this paragraph to support coordination of data acquisition and distribution. Mapping and data set distribution under this paragraph must be completed within three years of funds availability. The commissioner shall utilize department staff whenever possible. The commissioner may contract for services only if they cannot otherwise be provided by the department. If the commissioner contracts for services with this appropriation and any of the work done under the contract will be done outside of the United States the commissioner must report to the chairs of the house of representatives and senate finance committees on the proposed contract at least 30 days before entering into the contract. The report must include an analysis of why the contract with the selected contractor provides the state with ""best value"" as defined in Minnesota Statutes section 16C.02; any alternatives to the selected contractor that were considered; what data will be provided to the contractor including the data that will be transmitted outside of the United States; what security measures will be taken to ensure that the data is treated in accordance with the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act; (continued)","In FY11 DNR will publish and make available LiDAR data for the Minnesota River basin. We will develop work orders for the Arrowhead and Metro project areas rank and make awards and acquire LiDAR data for these regions in the Spring of 2011 (12520 square miles in 19 counties).","In Fiscal Year 2011 DNR published LiDAR data for the Minnesota River Basin. It is publicly available on-line at the DNR. LiDAR acquisitions were contracted over an area covering 18 220 square miles in 15 counties: Anoka Benton Carlton Carver Cook Hennepin Isanti Kanabec Lake Meeker Mille Lacs Scott Sherburne St. Louis and Washington. This is in addition to the 17 258 square miles in 25 counties that were collected in Fiscal Year 2010.",,,,3028474,,,0.0,,,"This project will create a high accuracy elevation dataset - critical for effectively planning and implementing water quality projects - for the state of Minnesota using LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) and geospatial mapping technologies. Although some areas of the state have been mapped previously, many counties remain unmapped or have insufficient or inadequate data. This multi-year project, to be completed in 2012, is a collaborative effort of Minnesota's Digital Elevation Committee and partners with county surveyors to ensure accuracy with ground-truthing. The first year (FY 2010) focuses on Southwest Minnesota. The arrowhead, Twin Cities metro, and central lakes regions will be completed in 2011 and 2012.","Accurate topographic information will greatly enhance the ability of decision makers and resource managers to understand how water interacts with the landscape and will provide the foundation for developing innovative, effective, and defendable resource management strategies. Completion of a statewide elevation dataset will reduce cost and increase effectiveness of clean water projects. The data have myriad additional uses; for example, collecting elevation data over the life of a mining project will allow the state to more accurately document mineral extraction, potentially increasing royalty income from mineral leases.",,2010-07-01,2013-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Tim,Loesch,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul, MN",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5475",tim.loesch@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Digitization/Online Information Access, Inventory, Mapping, Planning, Analysis/Interpretation, Modeling, Research, Demonstration/Pilot Project, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Lake, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-elevation-mapping-project-lidar-0,,,,
3615,"Minnesota Elevation Mapping Project (LiDAR)",2010,2800000,"M.L. 2009 Ch. 172 Art. 2 Sec. 5(d)","$2800000 the first year and $2800000 the second year are to acquire and distribute high-resolution digital elevation data using light detection and ranging to aid with impaired waters modeling and total maximum daily load implementation under Minnesota Statutes chapter 114D. The data will be collected for areas of the state that have not acquired such data prior to January 1 2007 or to complete acquisition and distribution of the data for those areas of the state that have not previously received state funds for acquiring and distributing the data. The distribution of data acquired under this paragraph must be conducted under the auspices of the Land Management Information Center or its successor which shall receive 2.5 percent of the appropriation in this paragraph to support coordination of data acquisition and distribution. Mapping and data set distribution under this paragraph must be completed within three years of funds availability. The commissioner shall utilize department staff whenever possible. The commissioner may contract for services only if they cannot otherwise be provided by the department. If the commissioner contracts for services with this appropriation and any of the work done under the contract will be done outside of the United States the commissioner must report to the chairs of the house of representatives and senate finance committees on the proposed contract at least 30 days before entering into the contract. The report must include an analysis of why the contract with the selected contractor provides the state with ""best value"" as defined in Minnesota Statutes section 16C.02; any alternatives to the selected contractor that were considered; what data will be provided to the contractor including the data that will be transmitted outside of the United States; what security measures will be taken to ensure that the data is treated in accordance with the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act; (continued)","In FY10 DNR will collect digital elevation LiDAR data will be collected and make it available to the public for 17 258 square miles in 25 counties in the Minnesota River Basin and southwestern Minnesota. ","In FY 10 DNR developed a master contracting process to collect Digital Elevation information statewide. LiDAR data was collected for 17258 square miles in 25 counties in the Minnesota River Basin and southwestern Minnesota. The data are currently being processed for public use.",,,,670895,,,0.0,,,"This project will create a high accuracy elevation dataset - critical for effectively planning and implementing water quality projects - for the state of Minnesota using LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) and geospatial mapping technologies. Although some areas of the state have been mapped previously, many counties remain unmapped or have insufficient or inadequate data. This multi-year project, to be completed in 2012, is a collaborative effort of Minnesota's Digital Elevation Committee and partners with county surveyors to ensure accuracy with ground-truthing. The first year (FY 2010) focuses on Southwest Minnesota. The arrowhead, Twin Cities metro, and central lakes regions will be completed in 2011 and 2012.","Accurate topographic information will greatly enhance the ability of decision makers and resource managers to understand how water interacts with the landscape and will provide the foundation for developing innovative, effective, and defendable resource management strategies. Completion of a statewide elevation dataset will reduce cost and increase effectiveness of clean water projects. The data have myriad additional uses; for example, collecting elevation data over the life of a mining project will allow the state to more accurately document mineral extraction, potentially increasing royalty income from mineral leases.",,2010-07-01,2013-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Tim,Loesch,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul, MN",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5475",tim.loesch@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Digitization/Online Information Access, Inventory, Mapping, Planning, Analysis/Interpretation, Modeling, Research, Demonstration/Pilot Project, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Lake, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-elevation-mapping-project-lidar-0,,,,
2097,"Minnesota County Biological Survey",2010,2100000,"M.L. 2009, Chp. 143, Sec. 2, Subd. 03a","$2,100,000 is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for continuation of the Minnesota county biological survey to provide a foundation for conserving biological diversity by systematically collecting, interpreting, and delivering data on plant and animal distribution and ecology, native plant communities, and functional landscapes.","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".",,750000,,,,,,"MN DNR","State Government","The Minnesota County Biological Survey (MCBS) is an ongoing effort begun in 1987 by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) that is systematically surveying, county-by-county, the state's natural habitats. The effort identifies significant natural areas and collects and interprets data on the status, distribution, and ecology of plants, animals, and native plant communities throughout the state. Through 2009 surveys have been completed in 74 of Minnesota's 87 counties and have added nearly 17,000 new records of rare features to the DNR's information systems. MCBS data is used by all levels of government in natural resource planning and use decisions, including prioritization of protection of park lands and scientific and natural areas. This appropriation will permit continuation of the survey in Cook, Lake, and St. Louis counties and begin surveys in Clearwater and Beltrami counties. Additionally two books will be published: a guide to Minnesota's native reptiles and amphibians and a guide to the wildlife of the Red River Valley and nearby aspen parklands. Overall Project Outcome and Results Since 1987 the Minnesota County Biological Survey (MCBS) has systematically collected, interpreted and delivered baseline data on the distribution and ecology of plants, animals, native plant communities, and functional landscapes in 81 of 87 counties. MCBS has added 19,089 new records to the Rare Features Database and contributed 4,544 of the 9,634 total database records to the Releve (vegetation sampling) Database. Rare aquatic plant and vegetation surveys were completed for 1,764 lakes. Statewide 9,713 MCBS Sites of Biodiversity Significance and 58,957 polygons of native plant communities are now publically available on DNR's Data Deli. During this project period, northeastern surveys documented features within large functional landscapes of fire-dependent forests, cliff and talus complexes, and undeveloped lakes. Surveys began in a portion of the northern patterned peatlands, one of the state's largest (about 2.5 million acres) and most inaccessible ecological systems. Surveys included successful collaboration with Red Lake Reservation DNR managers and University of Minnesota researchers. New range distributional data were recorded for Braun's holly fern (Polystichum braunii), Laurentian tiger beetle (Cicindela denikei), Black-throated Blue Warblers (Setophaga caerulescens) and three species of mosses. MCBS data on the locations of native prairie were a centerpiece of a plan: Minnesota prairie conservation plan 2010: a habitat plan for native prairie, grassland, and wetlands in the Prairie Region of western Minnesota. See also: Minnesota's Remaining Native Prairie 100 Years After the Public Land Survey. MCBS provided data and interpretation to inform management and monitoring activities in the Manitou and Sand Lake Seven Beavers Collaboratives- two large multi-jurisdictional landscapes. DNR's Forest Certification implementation used a MCBS data access tool to assist in evaluation of data related to High Conservation Value Forests. Maps of the Minnesota locations of 242 breeding birds based on observations by MCBS are on the web: Bird Distribution Maps. Project Results Use and Dissemination Data delivery includes delivery of information to local units of government, presentations and field trips, publications and web products. Several examples of recipients of data during this period include: St Louis County, Becker County, State Parks, northeast Landscape Collaboratives, Potlatch, Hamden Slough National Wildlife Refuge, Voyageurs National Park, Heron Lake Watershed District, and private landowners near the Chandler, MN Chanarambie Creek Prairies. See Final Report for additional information. ",,"Final Report ",2009-07-01,2011-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Carmen,Converse,"MN DNR","500 Lafayette Rd","St Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5083",carmen.converse@state.mn.us,"Analysis/Interpretation, Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Inventory, Mapping","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Beltrami, Clearwater, Cook, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis",,"Lake Superior - South",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-county-biological-survey,,,,
21015,"Minnesota Festival Support",2013,36479,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Increase the number of Minnesota traditional/folk artists participating in the Festival of Nations from 200 to 300 and increase the ethnic groups participating from 100 to 115. The International Institute of Minnesota tracks the number of artists and ethnic groups who participate in the festival each year. 2: Increase Festival of Nations audience numbers from 40,000 to 50,000. The International Institute of Minnesota tracks ticket sales and attendance for the festival each year.","The number of Minnesota artists performing at the 2013 Festival of Nations increased from 200 to just over 300. The artists hired for the festival came from many parts of Minnesota including Northfield (Laura MacKenzie), Bemidji (Janet Najarian), Saint Cloud (Jamie Tituana), Hibbing (Jacques La Christian), Farmington (Pam Tucker) and the Twin Cities metro area. Larger ensembles that include eight or more musicians from Minnesota including Salsa del Soul, Chris Kalogerson Orchestra and Ethnic Dance Theatre were booked this year increasing the number of artists performing. An additional performance area was added in the bazaar area of the festival allowing more Minnesota artists to perform. 2: Overall, ticket sales significantly increased in 2013 with student ticket sales seeing the largest increase. Students from many parts of Minnesota representing a diversity from rural to urban attended. The Festival of Nations invites all Minnesota schools to attend though direct mailing, promotion via Minnesota Education Association and other teacher gatherings. Ticket sales are measured by tracking of sales both through the RiverCentre/Xcel box office and through student sales at the International Institute of Minnesota as well as through participant tickets. Increased marketing/advertising including on social media and a reach to a younger demographic helped make this happen. The event is open to all.",,407433,"Other, local or private",443912,36479,"Alex Zoltai, Carolyn Nistengen, Cynthia Ahlgren, Gerald Nolte, Glen Skovholt, Helina Kassahun, Kate Tilney,Kitty Goggins, Mark Kalla, Mary Ann Nowak, Ruchard Herman, RJ Singh, Rosanne Hope, Sandra Keith, Shegitu Kebede",0.00,"International Institute of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Festival of Nations",,"The Festival of Nations, a four-day event, will take place in May 2013 and will feature the folk music and traditional dance of 100 ethnic groups from throughout the state. The festival raises awareness and appreciation for the diversity of the people now living in our state.",2013-05-01,2014-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kate,Raleigh,"International Institute of Minnesota","1694 Como Ave","St Paul",MN,55108-2710,"(651) 647-0191x 305",kraleigh@iimn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Ramsey, Dakota, Winona, St. Louis, Hennepin, Mower, Stearns, Steele, Aitkin, Kandiyohi, Brown, Anoka, Washington, Lac qui Parle, Meeker, McLeod, Carlton, Hubbard, Waseca, Yellow Medicine, Le Sueur, Chippewa, Wright, Chisago, Carlton, Itasca, Freeborn, Cass, Clay, Sherburne, Scott, Blue Earth, Mille Lacs, Lyon, Todd, Olmsted, Fillmore, Sibley, Becker, Pine, Morrison, Renville, Douglas, Goodhue, Wabasha, Carver, Otter Tail, Rice, Martin, Polk",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-58,"Eileen Banks: Past board member, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Social Worker, Hennepin County; Stephanie Busiahn: Executive Director, Fairmont Convention and Visitors Bureau; Kelly Finnerty: Deputy Director of Programs, The Bakken Museum, Minneapolis; Faith Krogstad: Community organizer, Hamline Midway Coalition, St. Paul; festival and events coordinator; Leif Larsen: Producer, music events for MPR; advertising executive; Barbara Mollberg: Dean of Academic Affairs, Rochester Community and Technical College; Paul Robinson: Company Manager, In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre, Minneapolis; Margaret Vosburgh: Manager, Memorial Auditorium Performing Arts Center, Worthington","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
36315,"Minnesota Festival Support",2017,31413,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","To showcase over 70 local and regional artists in booths, eight local musicians/performers, and six artists conducting activities. Documenting: number of participating artists, musicians and performers; number of audience attending festival; qualitative surveys to find out if the festival was of benefit to the artists and performers. 2: Festival audience has affordable access to high quality arts experiences. Documenting: number of youth and adult audiences, number of demo/activity participants, number of people at performance stage, number of free arts experiences, qualitative crowd surveys indicating return interest. ","The Arts Fest showcased 79 local and regional artists in booths, five local musicians and six artists conducting activities. Documentation of participating artists, musicians and performers. Hourly crowd counts of attendees (total = 13,358).Collection of Artist surveys, 67% said `The festival expanded profile`. 2: Attendance: 11,880 adults and 1,478 youth.15 free planned arts activities (plus lots of unplanned experiences.) 100% responded to learning questions. Conducting crowd count and count of activities. Too challenging to count activity numbers due to high engagement so crowd survey asked about meaningfulness: Learn something new? Favorite aspect of festival? What was intriguing?",,33871,"Other, local or private",65284,13999,"Sally Berg, Lynn Speaker, David Quick, Clare Shaw, Hazel Belvo, Mike Carlson, David Morris, Howard Hedstrom, Ann Possis, Jolita Rysdahl, Tessa Larson",0.43,"Grand Marais Arts, Inc. AKA Grand Marais Art Colony","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"The Grand Marais Arts Festival will showcase over 70 local and regional artists through artist booths, demonstrations, and activities in celebration of art on the North Shore of Lake Superior on July 8-9, 2017.",,2017-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Demmer,"Grand Marais Arts, Inc. AKA Grand Marais Art Colony","PO Box 626","Grand Marais",MN,55604-0626,"(218) 387-2737 ",director@grandmaraisartcolony.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cook, Hennepin, Lake, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-106,"Richard Hansen: Film curator, Redeye Cinema; founder, Duluth Superior Film Festival and Prove Gallery, Duluth; Hassen Hussein: Assistant professor at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota; director of business development at African Economic Development Solutions; Steven Madson: Owner and president, SRO Productions (event company); Dayna Martinez: Artistic director of world music, dance and the International Children's Festival, Ordway Center; Karen Michels: Executive director, Princeton Area Chamber of Commerce.; William Venne: Chief development officer, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
36354,"Minnesota Festival Support",2017,49725,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Increase public awareness of Art-A-Whirl as an open studio tour. Encourage attendees to return to AAW and other arts events in Northeast Minneapolis. Increased website traffic, social media engagement, and Artist Directory distribution will serve as indicators of awareness. Survey responses will demonstrate whether attendees plan to return. Art-A-Whirl participation of over 500 NEMAA artist members working in over twenty diverse mediums. Visitors enjoy their experience. NEMAA will compile a list of artist members who participate in AAW, and determine the number of mediums represented via our database. Visitor enjoyment gauged by survey results.","Public Awareness grew. 15% of visitors to the tour were new visitors. We encouraged both members and visitors to complete relative surveys. The Executive Director walked the tour all three days to collected quantitative data, as well. 2: Participators and visitors enjoyed the weekend. 100% of visitors say they would return to the tour. We invited both members and visitor to participate in an online survey. We also receive feedback in via email and in person from NEMAA members. 62 percent of arts sales were new clients as noted by members.",,188108,"Other, local or private",237833,35909,"Greg Foley, Mercedes Austin, Julie Burkhart, Archana Desai, Russ White, Dean Trisko, Sarah Lawton, Brian Burke, Krista Shuurman, Paul Ostrow, Jeremy Maybury",2.50,"Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association AKA NEMAA","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association (NEMAA) will present the 22nd annual Art-A-Whirl, an open studio tour throughout Northeast Minneapolis, May 19-21, 2017. Art-A-Whirl provides an opportunity to connect with over 500 artists in their studios, attend d",,2017-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alejandra,Pelinka,"Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association AKA NEMAA","2205 California St NE Ste 118",Minneapolis,MN,55418-3386,"(612) 788-1679 ",office@nemaa.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-110,"Richard Hansen: Film curator, Redeye Cinema; founder, Duluth Superior Film Festival and Prove Gallery, Duluth; Hassen Hussein: Assistant professor at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota; director of business development at African Economic Development Solutions; Steven Madson: Owner and president, SRO Productions (event company); Dayna Martinez: Artistic director of world music, dance and the International Children's Festival, Ordway Center; Karen Michels: Executive director, Princeton Area Chamber of Commerce.; William Venne: Chief development officer, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
36366,"Minnesota Festival Support",2017,29161,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","RiverSong volunteers develop skills, capacity and become better equipped to sustain the festival. 1. Track training hours, with a goal of two hours average per volunteer. 2. Measure and compare committee turnover. 3. Self-evaluation and volunteer surveys. 2: RiverSong attendance grows to 3,000 adults to provide increased financial security. 1. Compare ticket sales and attendance totals from previous festivals. 2. Collect zip codes to track audience residence. 3. Compare marketing tool locations with audience reported residence. ","RiverSong volunteers developed skills, capacity and became better equipped to sustain the festival. Weekend volunteers received 30 minutes of training prior to their shift, which was adequate based on repeat volunteers. Board volunteers received six hours of training. Four of eleven board members were new. Eleven completed online survey. 2: RiverSong attendance grew to 2,162 adults, short of the 3,000 goal but up from 2016 attendance. 2016 was 1,535 and $29,804 in ticket sales and 2017 was 2,162 and $37,932. Zip codes were not available in our system as planned so new ideas will be explored for better 2018 tracking.",,97988,"Other, local or private",127149,4247,"Amber Erickson, Lori Thul, Betsy Price, Kris Haag, Ronny Wilson, Valerie Mackenthun, Brenda Sandquist, Katy Hiltner, Joel Sturges, Pat May, John Rodeberg, Mark Hanneman, Karen Grasmon",0.00,"RiverSong Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"RiverSong Music Festival will host its 9th two-day, outdoor music festival in Hutchinson, Minnesota, July 14-15, 2017, introducing a diverse audience to a variety of music in a scenic, riverside setting.",,2017-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karen,Grasmon,"RiverSong Music Festival","PO Box 667",Hutchinson,MN,55350,"(320) 583-5140 ",kgrasmon@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Carver, Chippewa, Crow Wing, Hennepin, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Nobles, Redwood, Renville, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-111,"Richard Hansen: Film curator, Redeye Cinema; founder, Duluth Superior Film Festival and Prove Gallery, Duluth; Hassen Hussein: Assistant professor at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota; director of business development at African Economic Development Solutions; Steven Madson: Owner and president, SRO Productions (event company); Dayna Martinez: Artistic director of world music, dance and the International Children's Festival, Ordway Center; Karen Michels: Executive director, Princeton Area Chamber of Commerce.; William Venne: Chief development officer, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
33976,"Minnesota Ballet Oral History Project",2016,9900,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.","Available upon request. Contact",,,,"Available upon request. Contact",9900,,"Harvey Plasch - President, Mary Gummerson - 1st Vice President, Rachel Inselman - 2nd Vice President, Ken Kolquist - Treasurer, Jeff Anderson, Morgana Davis, Sue Fuchs, Bonnie Hughes, Ed Schumacher, Carole Turner, Briana von Elbe, Melissa Winkler",0.00,"Minnesota Ballet","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To document in 12 oral history interviews the history of the Minnesota Ballet.",,,2015-09-01,2016-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Karen,"Rathe Ruona","Minnesota Ballet","301 West First Street",Duluth,MN,55802-1613,218-729-5934,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-ballet-oral-history-project,,"Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
33995,"Minnesota Point Lighthouse Assessment",2016,5100,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.","Available upon request. Contact",,,,"Available upon request. Contact",5100,,"Janell Mussman (President), Lynn Wagner (Vice President), Diane Hilden (Secretary), Becky Hubbard (Treasurer), Dave Anderson, Matt Baumgartner, Alan Finlayson, Capt. Shawn McKenzie, Capt. Ed Montgomery, Stan Salmi, Mick Sertich, Ted Smith, John Sorenson, Lila Stevens, Joe Zajac",0.00,"Lake Superior Marine Museum Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire a qualified consultant to conduct an assessment of the Minnesota Point Lighthouse, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",,,2015-12-01,2016-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Denise,Wolvin,"Lake Superior Marine Museum Association","PO Box 177",Duluth,MN,55801,"218-720-5269 x35278",,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-point-lighthouse-assessment,,"Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
34006,"Minnesota Museum Structured Bookshelf Grant",2015,2021,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.","Available upon request. Contact","The museum has increased its onsite resources of reference materials needed for improved governance, management, collections care and interpretation.",,,"Available upon request. Contact",2021,,"Blaine Diesslin, Patti Crager, Sherry Abts, Bill Tefft, Bill Latady, Gil Knight, Peg Rosett, Barb Cary-Hall, Pam Brunfelt",0.00,"Dorothy Molter Foundation and Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To add 52 standard Minnesota museum studies titles to broaden public accessibility.",,,2014-12-01,2015-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Guy-Levar,"Dorothy Molter Foundation and Museum","PO Box 391",Ely,MN,55731,218-365-4451,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-museum-structured-bookshelf-grant,,"Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
896,"Minnesota Public Radio",2011,2623500,"M.L. 2009, Ch. 172, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(d); M.L. 2011, 1st Special Session, Ch. 6, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 6",,"Minnesota Public Radio has specific quantitative outcomes for each project supported by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.  The full list of outcomes can be found here.","Minnesota Public Radio tracks progress towards achieving proposed outcomes at www.mpr.org/mnlegacyprojects.",,,,,,,,"Minnesota Public Radio (MPR)","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Public Radio is the state's largest cultural organization, providing 96 percent of the population with free access to some of the best broadcast cultural programming in the world. Minnesota Public Radio is using a grant from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund to implement projects around the following four goals:Promotion of Local Arts and CulturePresentation of Local Arts and Cultural PerformancesContributions to Local Arts and Cultural EducationPreservation and Promotion of Minnesota's History and Cultural HeritageProject descriptions and budgets for all current Minnesota Public Radio projects supported in part by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund are available at www.mpr.org/mnlegacyprojects. ",,,2009-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,"MPR ACHF Report for Fiscal Year 2011",Jane,Xiong,"Department of Administration","309 Administration Building, 50 Sherburne Avenue","Saint Paul",MN,55155,651-201-2525,jane.xiong@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Administration",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Statewide, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-public-radio,,,,
896,"Minnesota Public Radio",2011,,"M.L. 2009, Ch. 172, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(d); M.L. 2011, 1st Special Session, Ch. 6, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 6",,"Minnesota Public Radio has specific quantitative outcomes for each project supported by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.  The full list of outcomes can be found here.","Minnesota Public Radio tracks progress towards achieving proposed outcomes at www.mpr.org/mnlegacyprojects.",,,,,,,,"Minnesota Public Radio (MPR)","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Public Radio is the state's largest cultural organization, providing 96 percent of the population with free access to some of the best broadcast cultural programming in the world. Minnesota Public Radio is using a grant from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund to implement projects around the following four goals:Promotion of Local Arts and CulturePresentation of Local Arts and Cultural PerformancesContributions to Local Arts and Cultural EducationPreservation and Promotion of Minnesota's History and Cultural HeritageProject descriptions and budgets for all current Minnesota Public Radio projects supported in part by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund are available at www.mpr.org/mnlegacyprojects. ",,,2009-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,"MPR ACHF Report for Fiscal Year 2011",Jane,Xiong,"Department of Administration","309 Administration Building, 50 Sherburne Avenue","Saint Paul",MN,55155,651-201-2525,jane.xiong@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Administration",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Statewide, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-public-radio,,,,
896,"Minnesota Public Radio",2010,,"M.L. 2009, Ch. 172, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(d); M.L. 2011, 1st Special Session, Ch. 6, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 6",,"Minnesota Public Radio has specific quantitative outcomes for each project supported by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.  The full list of outcomes can be found here.","Minnesota Public Radio tracks progress towards achieving proposed outcomes at www.mpr.org/mnlegacyprojects.",,,,,,,,"Minnesota Public Radio (MPR)","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Public Radio is the state's largest cultural organization, providing 96 percent of the population with free access to some of the best broadcast cultural programming in the world. Minnesota Public Radio is using a grant from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund to implement projects around the following four goals:Promotion of Local Arts and CulturePresentation of Local Arts and Cultural PerformancesContributions to Local Arts and Cultural EducationPreservation and Promotion of Minnesota's History and Cultural HeritageProject descriptions and budgets for all current Minnesota Public Radio projects supported in part by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund are available at www.mpr.org/mnlegacyprojects. ",,,2009-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,"MPR ACHF Report for Fiscal Year 2011",Jane,Xiong,"Department of Administration","309 Administration Building, 50 Sherburne Avenue","Saint Paul",MN,55155,651-201-2525,jane.xiong@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Administration",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Statewide, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-public-radio,,,,
923,"Minnesota Children's Museum",2011,495000,"M.L. 2009, Ch. 172, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(h)",,"Participating children will increase their love of reading and have an increased desire to read. Participating adults become more aware of early literacy as essential for life-long learning. Participating adults better understand their role in children's early literacy. ","Legacy funds were used toDevelop and design the Storyland exhibitCollaborate with community hosts, including Worthington, Elk River, and Redwood Falls, for statewide tour exhibits To read the Minnesota Children's Museum 2011 report to the legislature, click here. ",,,,,,,,"Minnesota Children's Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","This funding is for arts, arts education, and arts access, and to preserve Minnesota's history and cultural heritage.The Minnesota Children's Museum will develop a literacy focused exhibit to catalyze community engagement around early childhood learning and education.",,,2009-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,"Minnesota Chidren's Museum ACHF Report for Fiscal Year 2011, Minnesota Children's Museum ACHF Report for Fiscal Year 2012",Jane,Xiong,"Department of Administration","309 Administration Building, 50 Sherburne Avenue","Saint Paul",MN,55155,651-201-2525,jane.xiong@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Administration",,"Big Stone, Benton, Beltrami, Becker, Anoka, Aitkin, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Statewide, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-childrens-museum,,,,
923,"Minnesota Children's Museum",2010,,"M.L. 2009, Ch. 172, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(h)",,"Participating children will increase their love of reading and have an increased desire to read. Participating adults become more aware of early literacy as essential for life-long learning. Participating adults better understand their role in children's early literacy. ","Legacy funds were used toDevelop and design the Storyland exhibitCollaborate with community hosts, including Worthington, Elk River, and Redwood Falls, for statewide tour exhibits To read the Minnesota Children's Museum 2011 report to the legislature, click here. ",,,,,,,,"Minnesota Children's Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","This funding is for arts, arts education, and arts access, and to preserve Minnesota's history and cultural heritage.The Minnesota Children's Museum will develop a literacy focused exhibit to catalyze community engagement around early childhood learning and education.",,,2009-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,"Minnesota Chidren's Museum ACHF Report for Fiscal Year 2011, Minnesota Children's Museum ACHF Report for Fiscal Year 2012",Jane,Xiong,"Department of Administration","309 Administration Building, 50 Sherburne Avenue","Saint Paul",MN,55155,651-201-2525,jane.xiong@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Administration",,"Big Stone, Benton, Beltrami, Becker, Anoka, Aitkin, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Statewide, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-childrens-museum,,,,
37650,"Minnesota River E. Coli Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) and Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) Development ",2017,68033,,,,,,,,,,,0.3,"Tetra Tech Inc","For-Profit Business/Entity","This project addresses five reaches of the Minnesota River that have aquatic recreation impairments as identified by high concentrations of E. coli. The project will describe the water quality impairments, complete pollutant source assessments, establish loading capacities and allocations for the impairments, and develop implementation strategies. ",,"Blue Earth River Watershed Chippewa River Watershed Cottonwood River Watershed Le Sueur River Watershed Minnesota River - Yellow Medicine River Watershed Minnesota River - Mankato Watershed Lower Minnesota River Watershed Redwood River Watershed Watonwan River Watershed   ",2017-03-10,2018-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Chris,Zadak,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","520 Lafayette Rd N","Saint Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 757-2837",,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Grant, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Murray, Nicollet, Pipestone, Pope, Redwood, Renville, Scott, Sibley, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Waseca, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine",,"Blue Earth River, Chippewa River, Cottonwood River, Le Sueur River, Lower Minnesota River , Minnesota River - Mankato, Minnesota River - Yellow Medicine River, Redwood River, Watonwan River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-river-e-coli-total-maximum-daily-load-tmdl-and-watershed-restoration-and-protecti,,,,
37742,"Minnesota YMCA Youth in Government 17-19 ",2018,34920,"2017 Minn. Laws, Chap. 91 Art. 4 Sec. 2 Subd. 8","$200,000 each year is for grants to the Minnesota Civic Education Coalition: Minnesota Civic Youth, the Learning Law and Democracy Foundation, and YMCA Youth in Government to conduct civics education programs for the civic and cultural development of Minnesota youth. Civics education is the study of constitutional principles and the democratic foundation of our national, state, and local institutions and the study of political processes and structures of government, grounded in the understanding of constitutional government under the rule of law. "," Ten new YIG groups will participate in YIG Model Assembly or Model United Nations Existing groups will remain involved in the YIG events and bring new youth into their program YIG printed program collateral will be provided to new and existing groups to help promote 2018-2019 conferences and events YIG Program Director will present the YIG Sampler to up to 5 conferences and at State Fair events ","In the period of January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019, we achieved the following progress on our goals: In February 2019, the State Program Director conducted outreach to promote Model UN Sampler to the following school districts, with particular focus on high schools: Dassel-Cokato; Hutchinson; Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart; this trip also included McCloud County Extension (4-H office for McCloud County) and Willmar area (Dream Technical Academy, Kandiyohi 4-H extension, Kandiyohi YMCA). From this trip, the Willmar Area YMCA registered a group of 5 young people for the sampler. In May 2019, the State Program Director conducted outreach to the following areas in Minnesota to promote Youth In Government programming: Alexandria School District; Becker County 4-H Extension; Brainerd Area YMCA; Clay County 4-H Regional Extension Office; Crookston High School; Crow Wing County 4-H Extension; Hubbard County 4-H Extension; Marshall County 4-H Extension; Moorhead School District; Pennington County 4-H extension; Red Lake County 4-H extension; St. Cloud YMCA and St. Cloud Tech; Thief River Falls School District;. Besides Hubbard and Becker, outreach focused on educating new communities who have not yet participated in YIG about programming. The State Program Director has been working with the YMCA’s digital marketing team to plan and implement a yearly marketing strategy. To date, the Model Assembly brochure has been printed; the Model UN brochure and year end impact report are in the final stages of development. We also completely designed our website due to merging with Minnesota Civic Youth (more details in later questions). The State Program Director planned and began implementing a strategy to increase participation with existing delegations to increase involvement. ",,,,34920,,"Bruce Mooty (chair); Ravi Norman (Vice Chair); Robert Ehren (Treasurer/Finance Chair); Rajni Shah (Secretary/Diversity and Inclusion Chair); James Altman; Peter Bach; Laura Baskerville Becker; Courtney Jordan Baechler; Anthony Bassett; Adam Berry; Alex Blanco; Troy Cardinal; Ethan Casson; Walter Chesley; Jeanne Crain; Deniz Cultu; Richard Davis; Jacquelyn Daylor; Richard Dorn; Patience Ferguson; Marcus Fisher; Bill George; Jeffrey Greiner; James Hereford; Mick Johnson; Chris Killingstad; Michael Klingensmith; Jeffrey Lafavre; David Law; Mike Lejeune; Michael Lovett; Matthew Marek; Steve Meads; Greg Munson; John Naylor; Amy Nelson; Jayme Olson; Abdul Omari; Scott Peterson; Katheryn Mitchell Ramstad; Kyle Rolfing; Clifton Ross; Jon Ruppel; Carolyn Sakstrup; Ronald Shutz; David St. Peter; Andrea Walsh; Kevin Warren; Lance Whitacre; Walter White; David Wichmann; Norman Wright; Ann Beatty; Jennifer Glae; Bjorn Gunnerud; Lica Tomizuka Sanborn; Robert Thompson; Tom Thompson.",1,"Minnesota YMCA Youth in Government Appropriation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Youth in Government (YIG) is a youth-led experience that engages middle and high school youth in democratic governing leadership. Students learn about government process and gain an understanding of local, state, national and international concerns. They research and debate, participate in model Assemblies, United Nations, Youth Conferences on National Affairs, retreats and trainings, and National Judicial Competition, and gain an appreciation of diverse viewpoints in respectful ways. ",,,2018-08-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Orville,Lindquist,"Minnesota YMCA Youth in Government","1801 University Avenue SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 821-6503",orville.lindquist@ymcamn.org,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Benton, Carver, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Le Sueur, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Statewide, Stearns, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-ymca-youth-government-17-19,,,,
37742,"Minnesota YMCA Youth in Government 17-19 ",2019,29100,"2017 Minn. Laws, Chap. 91 Art. 4 Sec. 2 Subd. 8","$200,000 each year is for grants to the Minnesota Civic Education Coalition: Minnesota Civic Youth, the Learning Law and Democracy Foundation, and YMCA Youth in Government to conduct civics education programs for the civic and cultural development of Minnesota youth. Civics education is the study of constitutional principles and the democratic foundation of our national, state, and local institutions and the study of political processes and structures of government, grounded in the understanding of constitutional government under the rule of law. "," Ten new YIG groups will participate in YIG Model Assembly or Model United Nations Existing groups will remain involved in the conference events and continue to grow to bring new youth into their program YIG printed program collateral will be provided to new and existing groups to help promote 2020-2021 conferences and events YIG Program Director for outreach will present the YIG Sampler and VIP conference tours to teachers and school administrators ","From July 1 to March 30 (at which time staff was furloughed due to COVID), the state program director for outreach connected with every superintendent in the state to share our programs. In addition, he conducted in-person visits to the following: Dassel-Cokato Schools Hutchinson High McLeod County Extension Buffalo Lake-Hector High DREAM Technical Academy Kandiyohi County Extension Kandiyohi County YMCA Crookston High Red Lake County Extension Thief River Falls School District Pennington County Extension Marshall County Extension Moorhead High Clay County Extension Regional Office Becker County Extension Hubbard County Extension Brainerd Area YMCA Crow Wing County Extension Lake City Schools Wabasha County 4-H Winona Family YMCA Winona County Extension Mower County 4-H YMCA of Austin Blooming Prairie High Owatonna High Steele County Extension Waseca County Extension Blue Earth County Extension Fairmont High St. James High Wantowan County Extension Cottonwood County Extension Bedell Family YMCA Pipestone County Extension Marshall Area YMCA Fon du Lac School Cromwell-Wright School McGregor High Aitkin County Extension St. Francis High Braham Area High Hinkley-Finlayson High Cannon Falls High Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial High   This program year, the following either participated for the first time or participated in a new program that they had not been involved with before: Carlton High (Carlton) 3 students CHOICE Technical Academy (Owatonna) 3 students Cologne Academy (Cologne) 3 students Eagan YMCA (Eagan) 5 students Faribault High (Faribault) 4 students Cook County YMCA (Cook County, YMCA) 5 students Academy of Holy Angels (Minneapolis) 7 students Itasca County 4-H (Grand Rapids) 3 students Mesabi Area YMCA (Virginia) 2 students Parnassus Prep (Maple Grove) 12 students St. Anthony Village High (Minneapolis) 5 students   The program director also completed a Model UN Sampler experience for 5 young people from Kandiyohi County Family YMCA. ",,,,29100,,"Whit Alexander, James Altman, Peter Bach, Anthony Bassett, Laura Baskerville Becker, Adam Berry, Troy Cardinal, Lori Carrell, Ethan Casson, Jeanne Crain, Deniz Cultu, Richard Davis, Jacquelyn Daylor, Richard Dorn, Robert Ehren, Patience Ferguson, Marcus Fischer, Gloria Freeman, Jennifer Gale, Bob Gardner, Bill George, Jeffrey Greiner, Bjorn Gunnerud, James Hereford, Mick Johnson, Clarence Jones, Chris Killingstad, Michael Klingensmith, Jeffrey LaFavre, David Law, Michael LeJeune, Michael Lovett, Matthew Marek, Steve Meads, Bruce Mooty, Greg Munson, John Naylor, Ravi Norman, Abdul Omari, Scott Peterson, Kathryn Mitchell Ramstad, Kyle Rolfing, Clifton Ross, David Royal, Jon Ruppel, Carolyn Sakstrup, Lica Tomizuka Sanborn, Ronald Schutz, Rajni Shah, David St. Peter, Robert Thompson, Michael Vekich, Andrea Walsh, Lance Whitacre, Walter White, David Wichmann, Norman Wright",0.5,"Minnesota YMCA Youth in Government Appropriation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Youth in Government (YIG) is a youth-led experience that engages middle and high school youth in democratic governing leadership. Students learn about government process and gain an understanding of local, state, national and international concerns. They research and debate, participate in model Assemblies, United Nations, Youth Conferences on National Affairs, retreats and trainings, and National Judicial Competition, and gain an appreciation of diverse viewpoints in respectful ways. ",,,2018-08-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Orville,Lindquist,"Minnesota YMCA Youth in Government","1801 University Avenue SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 821-6503",orville.lindquist@ymcamn.org,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Benton, Carver, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Le Sueur, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Statewide, Stearns, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-ymca-youth-government-17-19,,,,
9810,"Minnesota Moose Habitat Collaborative",2013,960000,"ML 2012, Ch. 264, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 3(e)","$960,000 in the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with the Minnesota Deer Hunters Association to restore and enhance public forest lands in northeastern Minnesota for moose habitat purposes. A list of proposed restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.",,"Enhanced 2,049 acres of forest ",,77200,"USFWS ",914100,,,.60,"Minnesota Deer Hunters Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Minnesota Moose Collaborative (Collaborative) has implemented a variety of habitat enhancement treatments across the core of moose range in Northeast Minnesota on County, State, Federal, and Tribal lands since 2013.  Moose browse has been improved through treatments that regenerate preferred brush and tree species. The Collaborative has also planted over two million trees including white spruce, white pine, jack pine, and white cedar.",,"Improving moose browse calls for treatments that regenerate preferred brush and tree species. In some places, this happens naturally. The area burned by the 2011 Pagami Creek fire is an example of this and is providing some excellent moose browse according to biologists. Most logging on uplands results in some regeneration of moose browse. However, there are tens of thousands of acres in moose range that will not see a natural browse regenerating event like fire or do not have enough volume of merchantable wood to make an economical timber sale. In these areas, the Collaborative used bulldozers, brush saw crews, and prescribed fires to shear, cut, and burn the old decadent brush and stimulate re-growth that is more palatable, nutritious, and easy to reach for moose.Cover for hiding from predators and protection from the elements is another part of the habitat equation. Research has shown that moose prefer forests with mixed conifer and deciduous trees. The pre-settlement forest in Northeast Minnesota was 70% conifers and 30% deciduous trees. Today that ratio is completely reversed with 70% deciduous and only 30% conifers. Improving cover habitat for moose means restoring conifers on the landscape. The Collaborative has planted over two million trees including white spruce, white pine, jack pine, and white cedar. The pine and cedar must be protected from browsing by deer and hare using budcaps or tree shelters. By the third year after planting, the seedlings need to be released from competition from surrounding trees and brush. This “release” is completed with brush saws which both helps the trees get established and produces another flush of future moose browse.A look at plat books for counties in Northeast Minnesota emphasizes the need for inter-agency partnerships to produce habitat results at a meaningful scale. The ownership pattern looks like a patchwork quilt of County, Federal, and State lands (private as well, but funds for this project are limited to public lands). There was not an acre that was worked on without some level of collaboration and cooperation between partner staff. The first cut at site selection was made by looking at forest inventory data and local knowledge of potential project areas. With time and experience, Collaborative partners have refined the search for good moose habitat projects and added and dropped stands as field visits were conducted. Proposals for specific work plans at each site were shared with wildlife biologists for their approval as beneficial to moose. Partners decided who would manage the bidding and contracting, order necessary supplies, supervise the work, complete the documentation needed for invoicing, track the specifics of what was done at each site, and summarize accomplishments for grant reporting and other communication about the project as a whole. As the grant recipient, MDHA is ultimately responsible for the finances and reporting to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. But, the work it takes to produce results involves many of the partnering agencies.The variety of combinations of roles and responsibilities between staff from MDHA, the Superior National Forest, Lake County Forestry, DNR, The Nature Conservancy, and the 1854 Treaty Authority that played out in completing the work was impressive. For example, Lake County Forestry may identify a potential project on lands they manage, a Forest Service biologist may review and approve it as a good moose project, the 1854 Treaty Authority might collect pre-treatment data that is being used to track effectiveness, The Nature Conservancy may order the trees and line up the planting crew, Lake County supervises the work, The Nature Conservancy again handles the documentation and site-specific data and finally MDHA pays the contractor’s invoice and then requests reimbursement in the form of State managed grant funds.Early sampling and aerial surveys conducted by the 1854 Treaty Authority, U of M’s Natural Resources Research Institute, and other agency and tribal biologists are showing that moose are preferentially using the sites that were treated.",2012-07-01,2016-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jenny,Foley,"Minnesota Deer Hunters Association","460 Peterson Road","Grand Rapids",MN,55744,218-327-1103,kimn@mndeerhunters.com,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis","Northern Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-moose-habitat-collaborative,,,,
36377,"Minnesota Festival Support",2017,8750,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","We leverage the energy of the Minnesota music scene to expose Minnesota film to new audiences. Our mission is to increase exposure for Minnesota film. We measure and evaluate our success by surveying attendees about whether they ever typically attend film events.","The Square Lake Festival leveraged the energy of the Minnesota music scene to promote Minnesota film to new audiences. For several years, we have surveyed attendees about whether they typically attend independent, `film-specific` events. This year, we also surveyed volunteers to learn more about possible improvements to volunteer and audience experiences.",,20379,"Other, local or private",29129,900,"Angela Knudson, Paul Creager, Mary O'Brien, Pahoua Hoffman, Ben Tsai, Jason Tanzman",0.00,"Square Lake Film and Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"The Square Lake Film and Music Festival will present an annual outdoor celebration of Minnesota film and music held near Stillwater. Attendees will enjoy local music, a juried program of locally produced animation and short films, and the debut of a live ",,2017-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Creager,"Square Lake Film and Music Festival","13363 Partridge Rd N",Stillwater,MN,55082,"(651) 204-0775 ",squarelakefestival@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Cook, Grant, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-112,"Richard Hansen: Film curator, Redeye Cinema; founder, Duluth Superior Film Festival and Prove Gallery, Duluth; Hassen Hussein: Assistant professor at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota; director of business development at African Economic Development Solutions; Steven Madson: Owner and president, SRO Productions (event company); Dayna Martinez: Artistic director of world music, dance and the International Children's Festival, Ordway Center; Karen Michels: Executive director, Princeton Area Chamber of Commerce.; William Venne: Chief development officer, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36385,"Minnesota Festival Support",2017,68750,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","TCFF will increase the audience size for Minnesota filmmakers and deepen relationships between artist and audience. TCFF is increasing theater capacity in 2017 and will measure audience growth at Minnesota films through ticket sales and measure connection between artist and audience through surveys and artist follow-up. 2: Highlight Minnesota's great community by telling the stories of community leaders and social innovators. Through increased attendance at TCFF's Changemaker Series, local heroes will be recognized and honored, instilling hope and inspiring audiences to engage in their own communities to better Minnesota.","Audiences at TCFF increased in 2017 over 2016 with an increased attendance and engagement with filmmakers. Ticket sales indicated 4% growth in audience attendance. Nearly twice as many filmmakers attended in 2017 over 2016 leading to twice the number of post-film discussions and engagements. Audience Surveys indicated a deepening of film-art appreciation. 2: TCFF highlighted opiate addiction, fostered discussion and generated attention for partner organizations. TCFF Changemaker Series partnered w/ Minnesota opiate addiction recovery orgs and both were extensively covered on three major networks via TCFF. Feedback from orgs indicated that some audience members engaged to support their efforts following the event.",,460926,"Other, local or private",529676,54000,"Fran Zeuli, Susan Haugerud, Kelly Evans, Jatin Setia, Mark Steele, Chris Cook, Ra'eesa Motala, Janet Ogden-Bracket",0.00,"Twin Cities Film Fest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"Twin Cities Film Fest will give Minnesota filmmakers a national voice by showcasing exceptional local films, stimulating professional growth, growing access for Minnesota audiences to independent cinema, and educating new and underrepresented voices in fi",,2017-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Danielle,Palmer,"Twin Cities Film Fest","1649 Alabama Ave S","St Louis Park",MN,55416,"(651) 334-7519 ",danielle.palmer@twincitiesfilmfest.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-113,"Richard Hansen: Film curator, Redeye Cinema; founder, Duluth Superior Film Festival and Prove Gallery, Duluth; Hassen Hussein: Assistant professor at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota; director of business development at African Economic Development Solutions; Steven Madson: Owner and president, SRO Productions (event company); Dayna Martinez: Artistic director of world music, dance and the International Children's Festival, Ordway Center; Karen Michels: Executive director, Princeton Area Chamber of Commerce.; William Venne: Chief development officer, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
2926,"Minnesota River Valley Green Corridor Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition",2012,1000000,"M.L. 2011, First Special Session, Chp. 2, Art.3, Sec. 2, Subd. 04g","$1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 the second year are from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with the Redwood Area Communities Foundation to acquire lands with high-quality native plant communities and rare features to be established as scientific and natural areas as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 5. A list of proposed acquisitions must be provided as part of the required work program. Land acquired with this appropriation must be sufficiently improved to meet at least minimum management standards, as determined by the commissioner of natural resources. Up to $54,000 may be retained by the Department of Natural Resources at the request of the Redwood Area Communities Foundation for transaction costs, associated professional services, and restoration needs. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2014, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on ""Work Plan"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Work Plan"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,1000000,,,7.75,"Redwood Area Communities Foundation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","PROJECT OVERVIEW Minnesota's Scientific and Natural Areas (SNA) Program is an effort to preserve and perpetuate the state's ecological diversity and ensure that no single rare feature is lost from any region of the state. This includes landforms, fossil remains, plant and animal communities, rare and endangered species, and other unique biotic or geological features. These sites play an important role in scientific study, public education, and outdoor recreation. The Redwood Area Communities Foundation is using this appropriation to work in partnership with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to acquire approximately 420 acres of lands in the Minnesota River Valley containing some of the most ecologically sensitive plant communities, rare species, and other unique natural resources in the area. Acquired lands will be established as Scientific and Natural Areas.",,"Work Plan",2011-07-01,2016-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Brad,Cobb,"Redwood Area Communities Foundation","200 S Mill St","Redwood Falls",MN,56283,"(320) 493-4695",1231tlc@charter.net,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Brown, Chippewa, Nicollet, Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-river-valley-green-corridor-scientific-and-natural-area-acquisition,,,,
2926,"Minnesota River Valley Green Corridor Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition",2013,1000000,"M.L. 2011, First Special Session, Chp. 2, Art.3, Sec. 2, Subd. 04g","$1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 the second year are from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with the Redwood Area Communities Foundation to acquire lands with high-quality native plant communities and rare features to be established as scientific and natural areas as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 5. A list of proposed acquisitions must be provided as part of the required work program. Land acquired with this appropriation must be sufficiently improved to meet at least minimum management standards, as determined by the commissioner of natural resources. Up to $54,000 may be retained by the Department of Natural Resources at the request of the Redwood Area Communities Foundation for transaction costs, associated professional services, and restoration needs. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2014, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on ""Work Plan"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Work Plan"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,1000000,,,7.75,"Redwood Area Communities Foundation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","PROJECT OVERVIEW Minnesota's Scientific and Natural Areas (SNA) Program is an effort to preserve and perpetuate the state's ecological diversity and ensure that no single rare feature is lost from any region of the state. This includes landforms, fossil remains, plant and animal communities, rare and endangered species, and other unique biotic or geological features. These sites play an important role in scientific study, public education, and outdoor recreation. The Redwood Area Communities Foundation is using this appropriation to work in partnership with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to acquire approximately 420 acres of lands in the Minnesota River Valley containing some of the most ecologically sensitive plant communities, rare species, and other unique natural resources in the area. Acquired lands will be established as Scientific and Natural Areas.",,"Work Plan",2011-07-01,2016-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Brad,Cobb,"Redwood Area Communities Foundation","200 S Mill St","Redwood Falls",MN,56283,"(320) 493-4695",1231tlc@charter.net,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Brown, Chippewa, Nicollet, Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-river-valley-green-corridor-scientific-and-natural-area-acquisition,,,,
25952,"Minnesota Festival Support",2015,69998,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","2500 Minnesota choral artists (singers, conductors, composers) will be presented in Fest: A Festival from the Land of 10,000 Choirs. The number of organizations and artists participating in Fest events will be tracked by the Festival Producer. Each participant will be asked to submit an event roster with singers, composers, conductors and instrumentalists, including addresses. 2: 20,000 live audience members will attend vocal music events from April 10-May 10, 2015. Each ensemble will track audience counts at its self-produced concerts/events and report to the Festival Producer. The Festival producer will track attendance at Showcase events.","During the Northern Voice Festival (month-long) 4,474 Minnesota artists performed in a choral event listed in the Northern Voice Festival calendar. Evaluation methodology involved pre- and post-festival surveys that were designed and implemented by The Exchange Loop. In addition the Festival staff solicited responses to the number of Minnesota artists (singers, composers, conductors, etc.) who participated in festival events. These methods were tabulated to determine the Festival outcome. 2: As a result of this project, 25,717 audience members attended a live vocal music event during the Northern Voice Festival. Evaluation methodology involved post-concert surveys that were distributed by The Exchange Loop. In addition the Festival staff collected audience numbers from organizers of groups that participated in festival events. These methods were tabulated to determine the Festival outcome.",,23332,"Other, local or private",93331,4790,"Mark B Uecker, Brenda Bartz, Katherine Castille, Dave Floren, Linda Holmen, Tom Kopatz, Ann Sponberg Peterson, Steve Rach, Mons Teig, Paul Tillquist, Chris Westermeyer, Jean Hill, Karen Humphrey, Daniel Kallman, Jason Langworthy, Michael Olsen",1.7,"National Lutheran Choir Corporation AKA National Lutheran Choir","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"Fest: From the Land of 10,000 Choirs will be presented from April 10 to May 10, 2015. It will feature dozens of choral organizations performing in statewide events and in special showcase days in Minneapolis and Saint Paul.",2014-11-03,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tina,Meckel,"National Lutheran Choir Corporation AKA National Lutheran Choir","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 302",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 722-2301 ",tina@nlca.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Stearns, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-83,"Daniel Adolphson: Former director of United Arts Fund and program director of COMPAS/Travelers Arts and Diversity grant program; Ken Chin-Purcell: Director of the Saint Anthony Park Arts Festival; owner and potter, Bungalow Pottery; Dayna Martinez: Artistic director of world music, dance and the International Children's Festival, Ordway Center; Natalie Nowytski: Vocalist, composer and performer of international folk music; Kathleen Peterson: Arts administrator, playwright, visual artist, freelance writer; active community arts volunteer; Timothy Wollenzien: Director of cultural events, music organizations and program operations at Concordia College, Moorhead","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
23900,"Minnesota Buffers for Wildlife and Water-IV",2015,2110800,"ML 2014, Ch. 256, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 2(f)","$2,200,000 in the second year is to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to acquire permanent conservation easements to protect and enhance habitat by expanding the clean water fund riparian buffer program for at least equal wildlife benefits from buffers on private land. Up to $112,500 is for establishing a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. Lands with easements acquired with this appropriation may not be used for emergency haying and grazing in response to federal or state disaster declarations. Conservation grazing under a management plan that is already being implemented may continue. A list of permanent conservation easements must be provided as part of the final report. ",,"Protected 303 acres (in easement) ",,2101100,"CleanWater Fund, Clean Water Fund ",2110800,,,0.85,BWSR,"State Government","The Clean Water Fund and OHF were used together to secure easements on buffer areas. Seven easements were recorded for a total of 606.5 acres. These acres represent 303.1 acres funded by OHF and 303.4 acres funded by non-OHF sources. Only the OHF acres are being reported in this final report to be consistent with the approved accomplishment plan. ",,"Minnesota's primary strategy to mitigate the loss of CRP contract acres is to target expiring contracts for enrollment into continuous CRP practices (like buffers) and permanent easements for the most beneficial practices (e.g. wetland restoration, grasslands, and buffers). This program model is a proven strategy to provide landowners with an option to keep targeted conservation on the land when economic incentives may lead to a switch to row crop production. This program established permanent buffers that provide both improved wildlife habitat and water quality. For example, a buffer of 100 feet generally serves to protect water quality, while an additional 100 feet for wildlife greatly enhances nesting opportunities for wildlife. Establishing  a minimum of 200 feet on each side of a stream for a total of 400 feet, plus the open water, creates a block of habitat for nesting birds and a critical link between other permanently protected habitats. Criteria used to evaluate and prioritize buffers funded under this phase of the program included building upon Clean Water Fund buffers, proximity to other permanently protected habitat, buffers within a designated shallow lake watershed, proximity to lands open to public hunting, plant diversity, overall size, and the type of water resource being buffered. A RIM Buffers application process for landowners was utilized for the program. The process built upon the established RIM Buffer enrollments supported by the Outdoor Heritage Fund and Clean Water Fund in the previous funding cycles. In future years, it is hoped that a broader buffer initiative (full field or all land within the floodplain of larger order streams) will create increased demand for this program as wider buffers provide better habitat. Further, buffers that are put in proximity to other grasslands also function at a higher level for grassland nesting birds and other wildlife. The $2.2 million from OHF was used for perpetual RIM easements that built upon RIM buffers funded through the Clean Water Fund allocation of $2.2 million. This creates an equal partnership of both programs to accomplish a single project with enhanced outcomes that could not otherwise be obtained with a single funding source. ",2014-07-01,2020-08-20,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tabor,Hoek,BWSR,"1400 E. Lyon St. ",Marshall,MN,56258,"(507) 537-7260",tabor.hoek@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Cottonwood, Grant, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Nobles, Renville, Yellow Medicine","Prairie Region",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-buffers-wildlife-and-water-iv,,,,
23910,"Minnesota Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish Habitat Enhancement & Restoration, Phase VI",2015,1900000,"ML 2014, Ch. 256, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(f)","$1,900,000 in the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited to restore and enhance habitat for trout and other species in and along coldwater rivers and streams in Minnesota. A list of proposed land restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"Enhanced 118 acres ",,507400,"Federal, MNTU, City of Duluth ",1900000,,,0.75,"MN Trout Unlimited","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Trout Unlimited enhanced in-stream and riparian habitat for trout and other wildlife along coldwater streams located on public lands and Aquatic Management Area easements across the state.  We completed 12 separate projects encompassing 118 acres and 9.3 miles of stream habitat.  Leveraging other funding and efficiently contracting projects allowed us to increase the scope of some projects and adjust to changing conditions.  We enhanced more acres of habitat and more stream length than originally proposed.     ",,"Using FY2015 funding from the Outdoor Heritage Fund (“OHF”), Minnesota Trout Unlimited (MNTU) completed twelve projects enhancing fish habitat in and along the following public waters (in these counties):   Spring Valley Creek (Fillmore) Vermillion River (Dakota) East Indian Creek (Wabasha) Lynch Creek (Fillmore) Trout Run Creek (Fillmore) Blackhoof River (Carlton) Coffee Creek (St. Louis) Kadunce River (Cook) Little Devil Track River (Cook) Stewart River (Lake) Straight River (Becker) We also completed design work on a Chester Creek project in Duluth, MN.  These projects were completed used methods similar to those used on projects completed by MNTU chapters in the past several years and also incorporated new research to improve project designs and fish and wildlife benefits.    The specific methods used on each stream varied depending upon the distinct natural resource characteristics of each watershed and ecological region, the limiting factors identified for each stream, and the variations in the type and magnitude of poor land uses practices within each watershed.  Methods were tailored accordingly, using the best available science, in close consultation with resource professionals within the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MNDNR).  Purposes:  Each project was designed and completed using techniques selected to accomplish one or more of the following purposes:  (a) increase or maintain adult trout abundance; (b) reduce stream bank erosion and associated sedimentation downstream; (c) reconnect streams to their floodplains to reduce negative resource impacts from severe flooding; (d) increase natural reproduction of trout and other aquatic organisms; (e) increase habitat and biodiversity for both invertebrates and other non-game species; (f) be long lasting with minimal maintenance required; (g) improve angler access and participation; and (h) protect productive trout waters from invasive species. Habitat enhancement methods:  Methods used on each project included one or more of the following techniques: (1) sloping back stream banks to both remove accumulated sediments eroded from uplands areas and better reconnect the stream to its floodplain; (2) removing undesirable woody vegetation (invasive box elder, buckthorn, etc.) from riparian corridors to enable removal of accumulated sediments, reduce competition with desirable plant and grass species, and allow beneficial energy inputs (sunlight) to reach the streams; (3) stabilizing eroding stream banks using vegetation and/or rock; (4) selectively installing overhead and other in-stream cover for trout; (5) installing soil erosion prevention measures; (6) mulching and seeding exposed stream banks (including with native prairie plant species where appropriate and feasible); (7) improving or maintaining stream access roads and stream crossings to reduce erosion; (8) fencing grassy riparian corridors, including in such a way as to facilitate managed grazing, in order to prevent damage from over grazing; (9) placing large logs in northern forested streams to restore cover logs removed a half century or more ago; and (10) in northern forested watersheds with little cold groundwater, planting desirable trees in riparian areas to provide shade for the stream channel, help cool the water, and provide a source of future cover logs. Agricultural area example:  Many streams in the agricultural areas of southern and central Minnesota have been negatively impacted by many decades of poor land management practices.  The projects in southeast Minnesota used the following approach to address this: Erosion has led to wider, shallower and warmer streams, as well as excessive stream side sediments which regularly erode, covering food production and trout reproduction areas.  In many cases shallow rooted invasive trees have taken over the riparian corridors, out competing native vegetation which better secures soils, and reducing energy inputs to the stream ecosystem.  To remedy this, a typical enhancement project will involve several steps.  First, invasive trees are removed from the riparian zone and steep, eroding banks are graded by machinery to remove excess sediments deposited here from upland areas.  Importantly, this reconnects the stream to its floodplain.  Since many of these agricultural watersheds still experience periodic severe flooding, select portions of the stream banks are then reinforced with indigenous rock.  In lower gradient watersheds, or watersheds where flows are more stable, little or no rock is used.  After enhancement work is completed the streams flow faster and become deeper, keeping them cooler and providing natural overhead cover through depth and the scouring of sediments deposited by decades of erosion. Second, overhead cover habitat is created.  Bank degradation and the removal of native prairie or hardwoods have dramatically decreased protective overhead cover in the riparian zone.  Two methods are used to remedy this situation:  increasing the stream’s depth, which alone provides natural cover to trout, and installing overhead cover structures in select stream banks.  Wooden structures or tree trunks are often installed into banks in hydraulically suitable locations and reinforced with rock as a way to restore or recreate the undercut banks which had existed before settlement and agricultural land use altered the more stable flows which had gradually created and maintained them.    Finally, vegetation is reestablished in the re-graded riparian corridor to further stabilize banks and act as buffer strips to improve water quality.  Depending upon the specific site conditions, landowner cooperation, and agricultural use, native prairie grasses may be planted along the stream corridors, although often mixed with fast sprouting annual grains to anchor soils the first year.  2019 flooding demonstrated that, due to the unique soils in southeast valley floors, indigenous rock often must be added at the toes of the stream banks.   Taken together, these actions directly enhance physical habitat, and typically increase overall trout abundance, population structure, the number of larger trout, and levels of successful natural reproduction.  In addition to the benefits to anglers of increased trout habitat and trout abundance, project benefits extending well downstream include reduced erosion and sedimentation, cooler water temperatures, improved water quality and numerous benefits to aquatic and terrestrial wildlife populations. ",2014-07-01,2020-02-24,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Lenczewski,"Minnesota Trout Unlimited","P O Box 845 ",Chanhassen,MN,55317,"(612) 670-1629",jlenczewski@comcast.net,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Becker, Carlton, Cook, Dakota, Fillmore, Lake, St. Louis, Wabasha","Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Northern Forest, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-trout-unlimited-coldwater-fish-habitat-enhancement-restoration-phase-vi,,,,
2538,"Minnesota Forests for the Future, Phase 3",2012,5409000,"ML 2011, First Special Session, Ch. 6, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 3(a)","$5,409,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources to acquire forest and wetland habitat through working forest easements and fee acquisition under the Minnesota forests for the future program pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 84.66. A conservation easement acquired with money appropriated under this paragraph must comply with subdivision 13. A list of proposed land acquisitions must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. The accomplishment plan must include an easement monitoring and enforcement plan. Up to $150,000 is for establishing a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to subdivision 15. An annual financial report is required for any monitoring and enforcement fund established, including expenditures from the fund.",,"19,439",,2477400,"TNC, State Bonding, owner",5408100,4500,,.50,"MN DNR","State Government","This Minnesota Forests for the Future project protected 19,439 acres of forest and forested wetlands with perpetual working forest conservation easements in Lake, Itasca and Koochiching Counties ensuring public access, management access and sustainably managed forests. ",,"Accomplishment Plan: http://www.lsohc.leg.mn/FY2012/accomp_plan/3a.pdf Forest land ownerships changes within recent years, primarily within the industrial forest ownerships, are occurring as the timber industry restructures and looks to obtain value from their land through real estate sales and recreational leases. These sales can result in forest fragmentation or even outright conversion of forest lands, impact public recreational access including recreational trail routes, affect forest management access by public agencies across the impacted lands, degrade wildlife habitat, and decrease the use of sustainable forestry practices. The current proposal included 3 project opportunities located across the Northern Forest Section on industrial forest ownerships that have active recreational lease and/or land sales programs. The projects included a 10,581 acre permanent working forest conservation easement in Lake County, a 1,892 acre permanent working forest conservation easement in Itasca County and a 6,966 acre permanent working forest conservation easement in Koochiching County. LSOHC appropriations will target priority projects as determined by the scoring criteria developed in consultation with the Minnesota Forests for the Future Advisory Committee (stakeholder group). Projects may need to be scaled back or phased to accommodate the available funding. Each of the 3 projects included in this proposal were located within program priority areas as identified by a GIS model that integrates recreational, ecological and economic data. These projects addressed forest fragmentation, habitat degradation, recreational and management access, and sustainable forestry through perpetual conservation easements and fee acquisition that will protect the forest and wetland habitats in perpetuity, restrict forest parcelization and development, provide for public recreational access and public management access, and promote sustainable forest management practices. The Minnesota Forests for the Future and Federal Forest Legacy Programs have proven to be cost effective programs for protecting private forest land habitat in Minnesota, while also providing public recreational and agency management access and ensuring sustainable forestry. These programs have protected over 358,000 acres to date at an average cost of less than $300/acre. Over $24 million in non-state funds have been leveraged for these protection efforts over the past 10 years.",2011-07-20,2014-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Richard,Peterson,DNR,"1810-30th St. NW",Faribault,MN,55021,"507-333-2012 x222",Richard.F.Peterson@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis","Northern Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-forests-future-phase-3,,,,
32216,"Minnesota Festival Support",2016,32818,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","The Grand Marais Arts Festival intends to demonstrate a 4% increase in revenue over the 2015 event. By comparison between the 2015 and 2016 events of earned income, number of Artists applications, number of Artist Booths, number of participants in classes Artist income, Creation of Sponsorship program, and community economic impact. 2: The number of Minnesotans who experience the arts through the Grand Marais Art Festival increases 4% over the 2015 event. Achievement will be determined by an increase in participation between the 2015 and 2016 events of: number of youth participants, number of adult participants, number of participants in demos, activities and classes, and Survey indicating return interest.","The GM Arts Festival exceeded the Project Outcome by demonstrating a 31% growth in earned gross revenue. To evaluate this information, the Art Colony implemented artist and crowd surveys, crowd counts, financial reports, and volunteer feedback sessions. This data was compared to previous year information collected through the same methods. As there is a baseline of information for comparison, the evaluation results accurately provide data that denotes the success of the outcomes. The evaluation is presented to the Art Colony Board of Directors and is used to inform and shape future festivals. 2: The number of Minnesotans who experienced the arts through the Arts Festival exceed the goal by increasing over 13% from 12,700 people to 14,358. Festival attendance was determined by counting every unduplicated person in a specific zone for the first ten minutes of every hour. Each count was averaged to determine an hourly figure and those were added together for overall attendance. Youth and adults were counted separately. Marketing impressions were collected from marketing representatives and all data was compared to previous year analysis.",,27248,"Other, local or private",60066,15352,"Sally Berg, Lynn Speaker, David Quick, Clare Shaw, Hazel Belvo, Mike Carlson, John Franz, Howard Hedstrom, Ann Possis, Jolita Rysdahl",0.43,"Grand Marais Arts, Inc. AKA Grand Marais Art Colony","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"Grand Marais Arts, Inc. will present the Grand Marais Arts Festival, July 9-10, 2016, showcasing over 70 local and regional artists. Attendees will be able to shop for quality art, observe artist demonstrations, participate in art activities and celebrate",2016-01-01,2016-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Demmer,"Grand Marais Arts, Inc. AKA Grand Marais Art Colony","PO Box 626","Grand Marais",MN,,"(218) 387-2737 ",director@grandmaraisartcolony.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cook, Hennepin, Lake, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-93,"Nolita Christensen: Community and nonprofit management consultant; woodworker; Richard Hansen: Film curator, Redeye Cinema; founder, Duluth Superior Film Festival and Prove Gallery, Duluth; Leif Larsen: Producer, music events for MPR; attorney; Christian Novak: Membership and marketing manager, American Craft Council; Carla Tamburro: Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Private equity manager; board chair, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
32237,"Minnesota Festival Support",2016,74425,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","We intend to increase the number of overall attendees and also increase the percentage of attendees that have never previously attended IFM. Success will be measured by increased attendance and increased percentage of new fair goers. We will hire the University of Minnesota Tourism Center to design and analyze an onsite demographic survey of attendees. 2: We intend to add two performance venues to our event for more types of art and more artist opportunity. A stage venue for performances by local theater groups will be added to our event. We will also add a stage specifically for new or emerging musicians to perform. These venues will add more artists, and new artists to IFM.","Audience at the 2016 Irish Fair increased eleven percent over 2015. New audience percentages remained similar to previous years at twenty percent. IFM instituted a publicly accessible online survey based on the University's design and shared the survey link through announcements at the event, on social media, and on our website. The online survey resulted in 400 responses: a sample size that corresponds to statistical confidence in the results. We look forward to working with the University to further explore potentials for outcome evaluation at the 2017 IFM. 2: IFM was able to present an original play by a local theater group, a new visual arts component, and add more performances by emerging artists. IFM was proud to add visual arts to our event for the first time. We will continue to work with the Saint Paul Art Crawl. Adding new bands and a new dance school to our event increased the number of artists presented by over 60 young people. We continue to make emerging artists a top priority for programming, and offered additional performance opportunities to these musicians at our special events in April, July, and September and promote their performances via our social media and newsletter.",,560946,"Other, local or private",635371,,"Tim Buggy, James Cady, Michael Gibbons, Vince Gillesppie, Andrea Jamma, Dave Korus, Paul McCluskey, Tim Monahan, Patrick O'Donnell, Dennis Stanton, Katie Stephens-Spangler, Laura Valentine, Mike Wiley",,"Irish Fair of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"The Irish Fair of Minnesota will present an Irish arts and culture celebration, featuring more than 400 performers, in August of 2016 on Harriet Island in Saint Paul.",2015-11-01,2016-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Erin,Cooper,"Irish Fair of Minnesota","836 Prior Ave N","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 645-0221 ",director@irishfair.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-95,"Nolita Christensen: Community and nonprofit management consultant; woodworker; Richard Hansen: Film curator, Redeye Cinema; founder, Duluth Superior Film Festival and Prove Gallery, Duluth; Leif Larsen: Producer, music events for MPR; attorney; Christian Novak: Membership and marketing manager, American Craft Council; Carla Tamburro: Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Private equity manager; board chair, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra",,2
32260,"Minnesota Festival Support",2016,17500,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","50% folk artist participation growth at Wooden Boat Show yields networking, cross-discipline collaboration, and greater visibility for NHFS’s mission. NHFS will measure the number of participating artisans against previous years. Written surveys and qualitative feedback during the instructor/artisan gathering will indicate success. 2: Rigorous marketing efforts will increase the number of event participants by 10%, exposing them to a unique hands-on craft learning experience. NHFS will measure the number of participants against previous years. Analysis of in-person and post-event surveys will indicate the quality of the arts experience and interest in future coursework.","WBS increased folk artist participation by 55% from last year, fostering opportunities for networking, collaboration, and mission-driven programming. NHFS's Program Director checked in during (in-person) and after (e-mail) the event. Based on qualitative feedback, demonstrators spoke with a higher volume of visitors people and were able to recruit additional students for upcoming coursework. Increased artist participation helped instructors to see their work at NHFS as part of a larger community of craft rather than an isolated effort. As many artists work independently, NHFS events are a way to meaningfully engage with colleagues. 2: The number of WBS event participants grew, exposing Minnesotans to hands-on craft learning at NHFS. NHFS tracked event participation in 2016 against previous years, using key event highlights as a measuring stick. Volunteers surveyed event attendees with a questionnaire. Survey results were analyzed and interpreted by the Program Director and distributed to staff for review.",,17020,"Other, local or private",34520,,"Mary Boyle Anderson, Nancy Burns, Rob Ilstrup, Buck Benson, Jodi Belluz, John Bergstrom, Jon Farchmin, Andrew Houlton, Layne Kennedy, Jana Larson, Todd Mestad, Susan Morrison, Mary Morrison, Kathy Rice, Jim Sannerud, John Schoenherr, Steve Surbaugh",,"North House Folk School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"North House Folk School will increase programming and regional visibility during its 2016 Wooden Boat Show in Grand Marais, inviting artists and visitors to celebrate wooden boats, traditional crafts, hands-on learning, and the joy of summer.",2016-06-17,2016-06-19,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Greg,Wright,"North House Folk School","PO Box 759 500 W Hwy 61","Grand Marais",MN,,"(218) 387-2968 ",gwright@northhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-97,"Nolita Christensen: Community and nonprofit management consultant; woodworker; Richard Hansen: Film curator, Redeye Cinema; founder, Duluth Superior Film Festival and Prove Gallery, Duluth; Leif Larsen: Producer, music events for MPR; attorney; Christian Novak: Membership and marketing manager, American Craft Council; Carla Tamburro: Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Private equity manager; board chair, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
28574,"Minnesota Discovery Center's General Assessment and Long-Range Plan",2014,8883,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,8883,,"Harlan Tardy, Rally Hess, Paul Janssen, Larry Killien, Rich Puhek, Shelley Robinson, Bonnie Fena, Rep. Carly Melin, Lisa Kvas, Dan Vidmar",,"Minnesota Discovery Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire professional conservators to assess historically significant collections and write a long range preservation plan.",,,2014-06-01,2015-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Mai,Vang,"Minnesota Discovery Center","1005 Discovery Drive",Chisholm,MN,55719,218-254-1238,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Aitkin, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-discovery-centers-general-assessment-and-long-range-plan,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
28405,"Minnesota River Valley National Scenic Byway 2013 Interpretive Plan",2013,7000,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.","We have an inventory of all our sites and a final document that the byway can use to make decisions. We refined the themes and reduced the number of discovery sites. The Byway already used the plan to decide on the writing of four potential panels. We will also use it to organize a new website to be created in 2014.",,,11000,,18000,,"Brent Olson, Ortonville Angela Doren, Ortonville Harold Rusty Dimberg, Ortonville Jim Dahlvang, Montevideo Mike Thein, Clara City Jim Schmaedeka, Clara City Harold Solem, Montevideo Jeff Olson, Dawson Mark Bourne, Dawson Gary Hendrickx, Appleton Heather Giese, Appleton Warren Rau, Appleton Gary L. Johnson, Montevideo Scott Peterson, Granite Falls Kathi Thymian- Ortonville School Board Brett Buer, Dawson ",,"Upper MN Valley Regional Development Commission","Local/Regional Government","To hire a qualified interpretive specialist to develop an interpretive plan for the history along 287 miles of the Minnesota River Valley National Scenic Byway.",,,2013-01-01,2014-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristi,Fernholz,"Upper MN Valley Regional Development Commission","323 W Schlieman Avenue",Appleton,MN,56208,"320-289-1981 x6",,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Redwood, Scott, Sibley, Swift, Traverse, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-river-valley-national-scenic-byway-2013-interpretive-plan,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
35020,"Minnesota Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish Habitat Enhancement and Restoration - Phase VII",2016,1890000,"ML 2015, First Sp. Session, Ch.2, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(c )","$1,890,000 in the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited to restore and enhance habitat for trout and other species in and along coldwater rivers and streams in Minnesota. A list of proposed restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"76 Forest acres and 208 Habitat acres (for a total of 284 acres) Enhanced. ",,1433900,"SWCD, DNR ",1890000,,,0.75,"MN Trout Unlimited","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Trout Unlimited volunteers, chapters and partners will enhance habitat for fish, game and wildlife in and along numerous coldwater streams on existing Aquatic Management Areas and other public lands around the state, while leveraging approximately $3 million for this. ",,"We enhanced habitat on fourteen different streams. The scope of work varied to match the site conditions, watershed characteristics, and address the specific limiting factors. Severely degraded or unstable stream sections received comprehensive, large-scale habitat enhancements to restore stream function and in-stream trout habitat. These included intensive projects on Amity Creek and Chester Creek in Duluth, the Stewart River near Two Harbors, the Vermillion River in southern Dakota County, and the Root River in Preston. These projects required extensive grading and modification of stream channel patterns to create habitat-filled, stable channels and restored floodplains. The increased pool habitat created is particularly important for northern projects, where lack of pools was a key limiting factor for native trout populations. Streams in northeast Minnesota need healthy riparian forests to provide shade and improve summer base flows. North Shore streams lack significant groundwater flows and instead are kept cold by the shade provided by trees along their banks. Unfortunately, outbreaks of two tree pests (spruce bud worm and emerald ash borer) are decimating riparian forests near Duluth and the North Shore. To address this we cleared numerous gaps of dead or dying trees along the Stewart River and French River. These areas were then planted with a mixture of long-lived tree species, both coniferous and deciduous. The trees are on their way to providing critical shade and other habitat benefits. We also worked with Lake County to enhance a 76-acre parcel of forest which straddles the upper Stewart River, converting it from brushland to a forest of long-lived trees dominated by pines. Changing the stand’s trajectory in this way is improving the long-term ability of the forest to store water and slowly release cool base flow to sustain the important trout and steelhead fisheries. In the sandy central part of Minnesota, we used the conservation corps to thin alder thickets and strategically place brush bundles in overly wide sections of Kabekona Creek. These are capturing sand and narrowing and deepening the stream channel. In southeast Minnesota, we completed projects on Camp Creek, Daley Creek, Duschee Creek, Little Pickwick Creek, Trout Run Creek, and West and East Indian Creeks. These project sites had very cold water temperatures and decent in-stream habitat but suffered from the negative effects of dense corridors of buckthorn, boxelder and other invasives. Here significant habitat gains were realized by removing these invasive trees and shrubs, which do a poor job holding streambanks. We removed invasive trees and shrubs and seeded corridors with grasses and forbes. This allowed native grasses and forbs, which better secure soils, to become reestablished and let beneficial sunlight reach the stream beds and boost stream productivity. Similarly, near Farmington, MN TU volunteers spent numerous Saturday mornings to cutting buckthorn from 20 acres along the Vermillion River and set the table for prairie plantings following the in-stream habitat work completed in 2019. By work with partners and tailoring the habitat enhancement methods to each project site we have maximized long term benefits to the trout populations at the lowest possible costs. ",2015-07-01,2021-11-12,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Lenczewski,"Minnesota Trout Unlimited","P O Box 845 ",Chanhassen,MN,55317,"(612)670 -1629",jlenczewski@comcast.net,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Dakota, Fillmore, Houston, Hubbard, Lake, St. Louis, Wabasha, Winona","Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Northern Forest, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-trout-unlimited-coldwater-fish-habitat-enhancement-and-restoration-phase-vii,,,,
35065,"Minnesota Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish Habitat Enhancement, Phase 8",2017,1975000,"ML 2016, Ch. 172, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(e )","$1,975,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited to restore or enhance habitat for trout and other species in and along cold water rivers, lakes, and streams in Minnesota. A list of proposed restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.",,"The projects enhanced degraded habitat for fish and wildlife in and along 9 miles of coldwater streams and rivers which historically supported naturally reproducing trout populations that are highly valued by anglers. While trout are the apex predator and key indicator species in coldwater systems, a host of rare aquatic and riparian species uniquely associated with these systems also benefited from the habitat work. For example, the Wisel Creek project created habitat for four bird species which are species of special concern (see attachment for details). The enhanced habitat will also provide great recreational opportunities for anglers and citizens.","A total of 123 acres were affected: 0 Restored, 0 in Fee Title, 0 in Easements, 123 in Enhance.",242400,"NRCS and TU",1870100,15000,,0.5,"MN Trout Unlimited","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Trout Unlimited and its partners, chapters, and volunteers enhanced habitat for trout, as well as other fish, game and wildlife, in or along 9 miles of coldwater streams around the state. We met our target for acres of enhanced habitat, by adapting to challenging conditions caused by the pandemic.","We enhanced habitat on seven different streams. The scope of work varied to match the site conditions, watershed characteristics, and address the specific population limiting factors. Severely degraded or unstable stream sections received comprehensive, large-scale habitat enhancements to restore stream function and in-stream trout habitat. These included intensive projects on Keene Creek in Duluth, West Indian Creek near Plainview, and Wisel Creek south of Rushford. These projects required extensive grading and modification of stream channel patterns to create habitat-filled, stable channels and restored floodplains. The increased pool habitat created on Keene Creek is crucial to survival of native brook trout populations in northern Minnesota during critical low-water periods in late summer and winter. The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted labor availability and prevented implementation of smaller scale projects around the state. However, we adapted and pivoted to other good habitat enhancement opportunities that could be completed with less DNR involvement and without crews using hand labor. Most of these opportunities were in southeast Minnesota. In southeast Minnesota, we completed projects along approximately 6 miles of Diamond Creek, East Indian Creek and Trout Run Creek. These project sites had very cold water temperatures and decent in-stream habitat but suffered from the negative effects of dense corridors of buckthorn, boxelder and other invasives. Here significant habitat gains were realized by removing these invasive trees and shrubs, which do a poor job holding streambanks. We removed invasive trees and shrubs and seeded corridors with grasses and forbs. This allowed native grasses and forbs, which better secure soils, to become reestablished and let beneficial sunlight reach the stream beds and boost stream productivity. Similarly, near Savage, Minnesota TU volunteers spent several Saturdays cutting buckthorn from 5 acres along Eagle Creek and facilitated prairie plantings along the riparian corridor. By working with partners and tailoring the habitat enhancement methods to each project site we have maximized long term benefits to the wild trout populations at the lowest possible cost.",,2016-07-01,2023-09-07,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Lenczewski,"Minnesota Trout Unlimited","P O Box 845 ",Chanhassen,MN,55317,,jlenczewski@comcast.net,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Fillmore, Scott, St. Louis, Wabasha","Northern Forest, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-trout-unlimited-coldwater-fish-habitat-enhancement-phase-8,,,,
10035247,"Minnesota Statewide Trout Habitat Enhancement",2025,2308000,"ML 2024, Ch. 106, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(r )","$2,308,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Trout Unlimited to restore and enhance habitat for trout and other species in and along coldwater rivers, lakes, and streams throughout Minnesota.","Improved aquatic habitat indicators - Measured through surveys of fish, macro invertebrates and/or exposed substrates. Abundance, size structure and species diversity are considered. Protected, restored, and enhanced aspen parklands and riparian areas - Improved aquatic habitat indicators measured through surveys of fish, macro invertebrates and/or exposed substrates. Abundance, size structure and species diversity are considered. Rivers, streams, and surrounding vegetation provide corridors of habitat - Enhancement of in-stream and riparian corridor habitat creates miles of connected habitat. Outcomes in aquatic life are measured through surveys of fish, macro invertebrates and/or exposed substrates. Abundance, size structure and species diversity are considered",,,320000,"USFWS and NRCS and other partners",2215000,93000,,0.5,"MN TU","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Trout Unlimited will enhance degraded habitat for fish and diverse wildlife in and along priority trout streams with existing permanent protection. Increasing threats to these relatively scarce resources require accelerating habitat work to reduce the backlog of degraded stream reaches and buffer streams from the increased frequency and intensity of large rainfall and flooding. In the process of restoring habitat, we also increase climate resilience by reconnecting streams to their floodplains and removing barriers to fish movement to colder water. Outcomes include increased fish and wildlife populations, and more opportunities for anglers to access quality ecosystems close to home.","The popularity of trout fishing in Minnesota continues to grow. Anglers applaud our recent habitat projects and want to see many more undertaken. Badly degraded habitat on those trout streams that are most accessible to the public severely limits their productivity and public enjoyment. Minnesota Trout Unlimited (""MNTU"") will directly enhance or restore degraded habitat on priority streams with existing protections under the Aquatic Management Area system or other public ownership. We propose to restore or enhance habitat in and along these public waters (in these counties): 1. Keene Creek (St. Louis); 2. Sucker Brook (Clearwater); 3. Stoney Brook (Cass); 4. Baptism, Manitou & Split Rock Rivers (Lake); 5. Little Rock Creek (Benton); 6. Little Cannon River (Goodhue); 7. Garvin Brook (Winona); 8. Rice Creek (Fillmore); 9. Mill Creek (Fillmore); 10. Numerous streams statewide (numerous counties); and 11. Additional Enhancement of older projects statewide (numerous counties). Individual project descriptions are provided in an attachment. Some of the projects listed above may be reduced in scale or dropped due to the lower funding level recommended. However, if substantial other funding is leveraged projects reduced in scale or dropped may yet be completed. Goals and scope of work: The goals of projects are to increase the carrying capacity and trout population of the stream, increase climate resilience, increase angling access and participation, improve water quality, and provide other benefits to aquatic, terrestrial, and avian wildlife. Each project will accomplish one or more of these objectives: (a) increase adult trout abundance, (b) reduce stream bank erosion and associated sedimentation downstream, (c) reconnect the stream to its floodplains to reduce negative impacts from severe flooding, (d) increase natural reproduction of trout and other aquatic organisms, (e) increase habitat for invertebrates and non-game species, (f) improve connectivity of habitat along aquatic and riparian (terrestrial) corridors, (g) improve riparian forest health and function, (h) improve angler access and participation, and (i) protect productive trout waters from invasive species. The scope of work and methods utilized vary by project site conditions and are discussed in the individual project descriptions provided in an attachment. How priorities were set: MNTU focuses habitat enhancement and restoration efforts on those watersheds likely to continue to support viable, fishable populations of naturally reproducing trout fifty years and more from now. Work is done only where degraded habitat is a limiting factor for a quality, sustainable fishery. Priority locations are determined through consultations with MNDNR professionals, MNDNR management plans and surveys, other habitat and conservation planning efforts, MNTU members' knowledge of watersheds, and science-based criteria. All things being equal, we consider the potential to draw new anglers outdoors, increase public awareness, engage landowners in conservation, foster partnerships, and increase public support for OHF projects. Stakeholder support: We continue receiving strong support from anglers, landowners, rural communities, and local civic and sporting organizations. We will continue gathering local input and developing partnerships in the planning and implementation stages. Landowners are consistently enthusiastic partners.",,2024-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,John,Lenczewski,"Minnesota Trout Unlimited","P O Box 845 ",Chanhassen,MN,55317,6126701629,john.lenczewski@mntu.org,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Benton, Cass, Clearwater, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Lake, Olmsted, St. Louis, Winona","Northern Forest, Southeast Forest, Forest Prairie Transition",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-statewide-trout-habitat-enhancement,,,,
10035278,"Minnesota Heritage Forest - Transition to Public Ownership Program",2025,22647000,"ML 2024, Ch. 106, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 3(a)","$22,647,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources to acquire priority forest habitat lands in fee as wildlife management areas, scientific and natural areas, state forests, and county forests. Of this amount, $11,737,000 is for an agreement with Northern Waters Land Trust.","Forestlands are protected from development and fragmentation - This project will permanently protect 18,368 acres of northern forest and riparian areas including wetlands, streams, shoreland, small lakes and ponds. All northern forest parcels included in this proposal are at high risk of fragmentation and conversion. Forest protection activities will be assessed, management planning required/documented and properties monitored. Forest composition will be inventoried; wildlife populations will be monitored",,,3163000,"Federal, General Fund, bonding and variety private/public sources (see below)",22584000,63000,,0.85,"DNR and NWLT","State Government","The Minnesota's Heritage Forest - Transition to Public Ownership Program is focused on the protection of forest lands in northern Minnesota by purchasing land from The Conservation Fund (TCF) for permanent conservation, management and protection by MN DNR and northern MN Counties. In 2020 TCF purchased more than 72,000 acres of forest land Minnesota from the PotlatchDeltic Corp., securing these lands to provide time for conservation partners to permanently conserve these forest lands. DNR seeks to purchase 10,688 acres in fee and Northern Waters Land Trust (NWLT) 7,680 acres to transfer to Counties.","TCF indicated that their purchase from the PotlatchDeltic Corp. is to provide time for permanent conservation with partners. DNR's goal is to protect water quality and wildlife habitat while also preserving working forestlands, safeguarding jobs, contributing to local economies, increasing climate resiliency, and public access. DNR's Heritage Forest Project focuses on forest and habitat protection located in the northern forest region. Working with partners, DNR has implemented a four-phase project plan: Phase 1 (2021-2022) - interdisciplinary team applies DNR's Strategic Land Asset Management metrics to all TCF-owned parcels; engagement with Tribes, Counties and conservation partners. Phase 2 (2022) - DNR staff worked directly with county leaders to apply local expertise & coordination. Phase 3 (2022-2023) - refined priority parcel lists; seek county and Tribal support; develop acquisition strategy including funding proposals; work with NWLT to coordinate acquisitions with Counties and Tribes; complete appraisal for DNR proposed parcels. Phase 4 (2024-2028) - acquire parcels. Many of the Heritage Forest lands are near DNR-managed lands, including existing State Forests. Some lands are suitable for DNR acquisition/management for various conservation purposes (State Forests, WMAs, & SNAs): working forests, protection of important, rare, or diminishing habitats and native plant communities and public access. DNR is working with Counties who have identified parcels for ownership and parcel lists are being refined with NWLT coordination. This project systematically evaluates, prioritizes, and (if approved) will acquire parcels for DNR management with significant local and Tribal input. NWLT is currently using OHF grants for wildlife habitat and tullibee watershed protection and has already completed ""bargain sale"" transactions, purchasing and transferring more than 1,600 acres from TCF to Hubbard County and DNR for permanent protection. With completion of DNR's Phase I, NWLT has been coordinating with Counties and Tribes to identify parcels for acquisition. Lands of interest expand/connect core habitat, address access, support local timber/recreation based economies, protect waters, support climate adaptations/resiliency, and protect critical habitat. Counties selected parcels for strategic reasons including: (1) consolidation/adjacency to County lands (2) securing/improving public access (3) securing/improving forest management access. NWLT will acquire parcels prioritized by Counties, then transfer parcels to each county for permanent ownership. Parcels strategically identified for acquisition are large forest blocks threatened by conversion and/or parcelization. Nearly 7.5 million acres (44%) of MN's forests are privately-owned and at risk of fragmentation/conversion. MN has had some of the highest conversion rates in the U.S., with the highest in North Central MN. Protection work achieves multiple benefits by conserving critical habitat, maintaining forested land cover essential for high water quality/quantity and sustaining the forested landscape critical for local timber/tourism jobs. This work is critical to conserving wildlife that require large intact forests and provides permanent protection for wildlife that inhabit these landscapes. By protecting forests, we protect drinking water, recharge aquifers, reduce nutrients/sediments to lakes and streams, sustain fisheries and mitigate climate change. Protection of forested land is critical for local economies.",,2024-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Christine,Ostern,"MN DNR Division of Forestry, Forest Legacy Program","305 East Business Park Drive ",Cloquet,MN,55720,2183431790,christine.ostern@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, St. Louis, Wadena","Northern Forest",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-heritage-forest-transition-public-ownership-program-0,,,,
32215,"Minnesota Festival Support",2016,74680,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Twin Cities Pride will provide the opportunity for queer artists of color to be paid a fair wage for their performance at the Pride Festival. Twin Cities Pride will compare the number of paid queer artists of color in 2016 to 2015 numbers and record artist impact statements. 2: Twin Cities Pride will create a Living History film documenting the Pride Movement in Minnesota. The film will be shared with participants and public. The Living History film will be shared via social media channels where the resulting number of views can be tracked.","Thirty-seven local queer artists of color were paid approximately $100/hour to perform at Pride. Pride was deliberate in outreach to artists of color and was able to quantify the number who participated. Pride sent checks out to performers after the event and included a self-addressed stamped postcard with a five question survey to determine the success of reaching new audiences.",,36963,"Other, local or private",111643,,"Scott Feldman, Darcie Baumann, Kurt Wiger, Eric Zucker, Lys Akerman-Frank, Steph McCluskey, Mike Hobbs, Zack Krause, Danny Walter, Tim Peterson",,"Gay-Lesbian-Bisexual-Transgender Pride Twin Cities AKA Twin Cities Pride","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support ",,"Twin Cities Pride will present more than 60 artists, including twenty-five queer artists of color, at the 2016 Pride Festival and will work with festivalgoers and others to create a film that documents the LGBT Pride Movement in Minnesota. ",2016-01-01,2016-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dorothy,Belstler,"Gay-Lesbian-Bisexual-Transgender Pride Twin Cities AKA Twin Cities Pride","2021 E Hennepin Ave Ste 460",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 255-3260 ",dot.belstler@tcpride.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-92,"Nolita Christensen: Community and nonprofit management consultant; woodworker; Richard Hansen: Film curator, Redeye Cinema; founder, Duluth Superior Film Festival and Prove Gallery, Duluth; Leif Larsen: Producer, music events for MPR; attorney; Christian Novak: Membership and marketing manager, American Craft Council; Carla Tamburro: Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Private equity manager; board chair, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra ",,2
35019,"Minnesota Buffers for Wildlife and Water - Phase V",2016,4544000,"ML 2015, First Sp. Session, Ch. 2, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 2(f)","$4,544,000 in the first year is to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to acquire permanent conservation easements to protect and enhance habitat by expanding the clean water fund riparian buffer program for at least equal wildlife benefits from buffers",,"Project selection criteria for the buffer program is designed to compliment historic investments to protect wildlife habitat in the degraded prairie region of the state. Providing connections between and adjacent to these previous habitat investments is a","A total of 1,084 acres were affected: 0 Restored, 0 in Fee Title, 1,084 in Easements, 0 in Enhance.",8453500,"Clean Water Fund, Clean Water Fund and USDA-FSA-CRP",4363800,33800,,0.625,BWSR,"State Government","The Clean Water Fund (CWF) and Outdoor Heritage Fund (OHF) were used together to secure easements on buffer areas. 71 easements have been recorded for a total of 1,083.9 acres and are reported in the output tables for the final report (acre total does not include Clean Water Fund acres). The total acreage from both CWF and OHF sources for recorded easements is 2,105.0 acres. Only the OHF acres are being reported in this final report to be consistent with the approved accomplishment plan. ","The sites enrolled were generally farmed sites adjacent to a sensitive water feature or drained and farmed floodplain wetlands and associated upland habitat. Expiring Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) contracts were also enrolled. These sites originally offered limited ecological benefits. Through a combination of a scoring and ranking process and eligibility screening, each application was evaluated, with the applications that provided the greatest habitat and environmental benefits after restoration and protection being selected for funding. Factors considered during site selection included: linear corridor connectivity, length and width of the filter strip, adjacency to a public water, size of the site offered for enrollment, additional wildlife benefits, highly erodible land or partially highly erodible land, threatened and endangered species, and addressing water quality concerns. MN Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) is a voluntary, federal-state funded natural resource conservation program that uses a science based approach to target environmentally sensitive land in 54 Counties in southern and western Minnesota. This is accomplished through permanent protection by establishing conservation practices via payments to farmers and agricultural landowners. Landowners enrolled in the federally-funded CRP for 14-15 years; CRP is administered by the United States Department of Agriculture-Farm Service Agency (USDA-FSA). It uses agricultural land for conservation benefits, rather than farming or ranching; The same land was also enrolled into a state-funded perpetual conservation easement through the Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM) Reserve program, administered by the Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR). Private ownership continues and the land is permanently restored and enhanced for conservation benefits. The RIM payment rates were consistent throughout most (2018 - 2022) of this appropriation but CRP annual rental rates fluctuated, so the state's contribution to the overall easement cost varied in reaction to the CRP rate. The largest easement funded in this project was a floodplain easement in Nobles county (53-01-19-01). The total easement was 209.2 acres (104.6 acres funded with this project) and protects portions of both sides of Kanaranzi Creek and its floodplain areas. This easement is adjacent to an 80.9 acre MN CREP easement funded with ML2016 RIM Buffers Phase VI and a 60.1 acre MN CREP easement funded with ML2017 RIM Buffers Phase VII. These three easements total 350.2 acres of protection along Kanaranzi Creek. ",,2015-07-01,2020-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dusty,Van,BWSR,"520 Lafayette Road North ","St. Paul",MN,55155,651-539-2573,dusty.vanthuyne@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Brown, Clay, Dodge, Jackson, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Martin, Meeker, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Sibley, Stearns, Wilkin, Yellow Medicine","Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Prairie Region",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-buffers-wildlife-and-water-phase-v,,,,
10011403,"Minnesota Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish Habitat Enhancement and Restoration, Phase 11",2020,2359000,"ML 2019, 1st Sp. Session, Ch. 2, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd, 5(f)","$2,359,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Trout Unlimited to acquire permanent conservation stream easements using the payment method prescribed in Minnesota Statutes, section 84.0272, subdivision 2, and to restore and enhance habitat for trout and other species in and along coldwater rivers, lakes, and streams in Minnesota. Up to $40,000 is to establish a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed land acquisitions and restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","Improved aquatic habitat indicators - Measured through surveys of fish, macro invertebrates and/or exposed substrates. Abundance, size structure and species diversity are considered..Improved aquatic habitat indicators - Measured through surveys of fish, macro invertebrates and/or exposed substrates. Abundance, size structure and species diversity are considered..Enhancement of in-stream and riparian corridor habitat creates miles of connected habitat. Outcomes in aquatic life are measured through surveys of fish, macro invertebrates and/or exposed substrates. Abundance, size structure and species diversity are considered. .",,,510000,"NRCS and USFWS, TU",2329000,30000,,0.75,"Trout Unlimited","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Trout Unlimited will enhance and restore habitat for fish and wildlife in and along priority coldwater streams located on existing conservation easements and public lands around the state. Trout streams are a relatively scarce resource and increasing threats to them require accelerating habitat work to reduce the backlog of degraded stream reaches. Population outcomes will be maximized by improving the connectivity of habitat and fish and wildlife populations, and building upon work on adjacent sections. Stream easements will be acquired in Pine County and the Duluth area to project the highest quality trout habitat and facilitate habitat enhancement.","Minnesota Trout Unlimited (“MNTU”) proposes to directly restore or enhance degraded habitat on priority streams with existing protections under the Aquatic Management Area system or public ownership. We propose to restore or enhance habitat in and along these public waters (and counties):1. Trout Brook (Dakota);2. Hay Creek (Pine County);3. Beaver Creek (Houston);4. Cedar Valley Creek (Winona);5. Rice Creek (Fillmore);6. Split Rock River (Lake);7. Manitou River (Lake);8. Keene Creek (St. Louis);9. Duluth area streams (St. Louis);10. Numerous streams statewide (prioritized maintenance list).We will also protect via trout stream easements segments of native brook trout streams in Pine County and the Duluth area. Once acquired the easements will be held by the MNDNR.If contracting efficiencies or success leveraging funding enable us to, we will extend project lengths, work on one or more of the projects originally proposed but temporarily ""cut"" by us due to lower funding than requested [Gilbert Creek (Wabasha), Mill Creek (Fillmore), Pine Creek (New Hartford Creek)(Winona),and Torkelson Creek (Fillmore)], and/or work on additional streams. The Split Rock River project will be designed and permitted, and construction funding sought in the next funding cycle.Individual project descriptions are provided in an attachment.Goals and scope of work.The goals of each project are to increase the carrying capacity and trout population of the stream, increase angling access and participation, improve water quality and provide other benefits to aquatic and terrestrial wildlife. Each project will accomplish one or more of these objectives: (a) increase adult trout abundance, (b) reduce stream bank erosion and associated sedimentation downstream, (c) reconnect the stream to its floodplains to reduce negative impacts from severe flooding, (d) increase natural reproduction of trout and other aquatic organisms, (e) increase habitat for invertebrates and non-game species, (f) improve connectivity of habitat along aquatic and riparian (terrestrial) corridors, (g) improve riparian forests as appropriate, (h) improve angler access and participation, and (i) protect productive trout waters from invasive species. The scope of work and methods utilized vary by project and are discussed in the individual project descriptions provided in the attachment.How priorities were set.MNTU focuses on those watersheds likely to continue to support viable, fishable populations of naturally reproducing trout and steelhead fifty years and more from now. Work is done only where degraded habitat is a limiting factor for a quality, sustainable fishery. Priority locations are determined using MNTU members’ knowledge of watersheds, MNDNR management plans and surveys, other habitat and conservation planning efforts, consultations with MNDNR professionals, and science based criteria. All things being equal, we consider the potential to draw new anglers outdoors, increase public awareness, engage landowners in conservation, foster partnerships, and increase public support for OHF projects.Stakeholder support.We continue receiving strong support from local communities, anglers, landowners, partners and the public.",,2019-07-01,,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,John,Lenczewski,"Minnesota Trout Unlimited","P O Box 845 ",Chanhassen,MN,55317,"() -",jlenczewski@comcast.net,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Dakota, Fillmore, Houston, Lake, Pine, St. Louis, Wabasha, Winona","Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Northern Forest, Southeast Forest",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-trout-unlimited-coldwater-fish-habitat-enhancement-and-restoration-phase-11,,,,
10006493,"Minnesota Moose Habitat Collaborative - Phase III",2019,1938000,"ML 2018, Ch. 208, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd 3(f)","$1,938,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with the Minnesota Deer Hunters Association to restore and enhance public forest lands in the northern forest region for moose habitat. A list of proposed land restoration and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"11,466 Forest acres Enhanced ",,45700,"Partners, MDHA ",1920700,,,0.35,"MN Deer Hunters Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Minnesota Deer Hunters Association (MDHA), in collaboration with county, state, federal, tribal, university and non-governmental organizational (NGO) partners, seeks to continue the successful work of the Moose Habitat Collaborative (Collaborative) by improving nearly 10,000 acres of foraging habitat for moose in northeast Minnesota. The project builds on the Collaborative’s previous efforts to enhance forest habitat by increasing stand complexity and production while maintaining thermal components of the landscape with variable enhancement methods. Partial and intermediate harvests will increase the occurrence of early successional forest patches, providing abundant quality foraging opportunities and enhancing landscape-level habitat heterogeneity. ",,"The Minnesota Moose Collaborative has implemented a variety of habitat enhancement treatments across the core of moose range in Northeast Minnesota on County, State, Federal, and Tribal lands since 2013. Improving moose browse calls for treatments that regenerate preferred brush and tree species. In some places this happens through natural or human disturbance. Natural disturbances like wildfires provide excellent moose browse according to biologists. Most logging on uplands results in some regeneration of moose browse. However, there are tens of thousands of acres in moose range that will not see a natural browse regenerating event like fire or do not have enough volume of merchantable wood to make an economical timber sale. In these areas the collaborative used bulldozers, brush saw crews, and prescribed fires to shear, cut, and burn the old decadent brush and stimulate re-growth that is more palatable, nutritious, and easy to reach for moose. Cover for hiding from predators and protection from the elements is another part of the habitat equation. Research has shown that moose prefer forests with mixed conifer and deciduous trees. The pre-settlement forest in Northeast MN was 70% conifers and 30% deciduous trees. Today that ratio is completely reversed with 70% deciduous and only 30% conifers. Improving cover habitat for moose means restoring conifers on the landscape. The Minnesota Moose Habitat Collaborative has planted over 4 million trees including white spruce, white pine, jack pine, and white cedar. The pine and cedar must be protected from browsing by deer and hare using budcaps or tree shelters. By the third year after planting, the seedlings need to be released from competition from surrounding trees and brush. The collaborativeaccomplished this “release” with brush saws which both helps the trees get established and produces another flush of future moose browse. A look at plat books for counties in Northeast Minnesota quickly emphasizes the need for inter-agency partnerships to produce habitat results at a meaningful scale. The ownership pattern looks like a patchwork quilt of County, Federal, and State lands. There is not an acre that gets worked on without some level of collaboration and cooperation between partner staff. With time and experience, collaborative partners have refined the search for good moose habitat projects and added and dropped stands as field visits were conducted.Proposals for specific work plans at each site are shared with wildlife biologists for their approval as beneficial to moose. Partners decided who will manage the bidding and contracting, order necessary supplies, supervise the work, complete the documentation needed for invoicing, track the specifics of what was done at each site, and summarize accomplishments for grant reporting and other communication about the project as a whole. Field sampling and aerial surveys conducted by the 1854 Treaty Authority, U of M's Natural Resources Research Institute, the Fond Du Lac Band, and other agency and tribal biologists are showing that moose are preferentially using the sites that were treated through this project.",2018-07-01,2021-12-27,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Craig,Engwall,"MN Deer Hunters Association","460 Peterson Road ","Grand Rapids",MN,55744,"(218) 327-1103",craig.engwall@mndeerhunters.com,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis","Northern Forest",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-moose-habitat-collaborative-phase-iii,,,,
10033400,"Minnesota Forest Recovery Project: Phase II",2023,4585000,"ML 2022, Ch. 77, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 3(a)","$4,585,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with The Nature Conservancy in cooperation with the Department of Natural Resources and Minnesota Land Trust to acquire permanent conservation easements and restore and enhance degraded forests in Beltrami, Cass, Cook, Itasca, Lake, Koochiching, and St. Louis Counties. Of this amount, up to $179,000 is to the easement holder to establish a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed permanent conservation easements, restorations, and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","Improved availability and improved condition of habitats that have experienced substantial decline - We will seek and leverage funds to measure regeneration success, structural variables, and other measures of stand condition of treated sites. We will encourage landowner partners to do the same",,,171000,"TNC Private Donations, TNC private donations and USFS in-kind labor",4359900,225100,,1.7,"The Nature Conservancy","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Northern Minnesota's forests are increasingly challenged by invasive species, insect pests, a changing climate, and fragmentation. Some habitats have declined substantially, including long-lived-conifers, young-forest, and large-patch habitats. These habitats are critical for numerous game and non-game species of concern. This project seeks to protect 3,445 acres of intact forest habitat through conservation easements and enhance 11,555 acres of degraded forests. The enhancements will increase long-lived conifers, young forest gaps, riparian forest complexity, and patch-size diversity. By acting today, we can improve the connectivity, health, and resilience of our forests for all the benefits they provide.","In northern Minnesota, vast expanses of forest are now in poor condition with diminished value for wildlife. Large tracts of private lands remain vulnerable to development. Long-lived conifers and diverse young forest habitats have declined. Threats such as invasive species, a warming climate, fragmentation, and habitat loss pose great challenges for forest and wildlife managers. Over time, forest health issues tend to become more difficult and expensive to reverse. Significant investments in Minnesota's forests are urgently needed now to improve forest health for wildlife, clean water, cultural values, and local economies. Goals of this project are to: -Protect large tracts of contiguous forest through conservation easements -Enhance forest productivity in degraded stands to benefit wildlife -Enhance riparian forests to improve water quality and fish habitat -Enhance tree species, age-class, and patch size diversity to improve habitat and increase forest resilience Phase I of the project built on a long history of enhancement and protection partnerships in northern Minnesota. Prior to Phase I, TNC led over 12,000 acres of enhancements and worked with partners to conserve over 300,000 acres of forests with conservation easements. Since Phase I of this project began in 2019, we completed 2100 enhancement acres and will exceed enhancement goals by the closing date in 2022. Phase II seeks to enhance 11,555 acres and will add an easement component that will protect 3,445 acres. Enhancements will include: -Site preparation including shearing, brush cutting, and removal of trees damaged by spruce budworm -Tree planting and tending -Coordinating across multiple landowners to maintain or increase young and mature forest patch size -Prescribed burning -Black Ash stand diversification We used a collaborative approach to identify enhancement sites across DNR, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, US Forest Service, and Beltrami, Lake, and St. Louis County lands, and we will seek additional landowner partners. Advisory partners include the American Bird Conservancy, the 1854 Treaty Authority, The Minnesota Land Trust, and the Ruffed Grouse Society. We also partner with groups including the Arrowhead, North Shore, and Manitou collaboratives and Minnesota Forest Resource Council Landscape Committees. Conservation easements will be acquired from willing sellers. In collaboration with the MN DNR Forests for the Future Program and Minnesota Land Trust, we are purposefully keeping options open to match the top landowners and properties to the conservation easement option that works best for them. We will work closely with MN DNR and MLT to prioritize properties for outreach, rank opportunities, and find the best conservation easement solution on a property-by-property basis (DNR, MLT, or TNC). Properties will be prioritized based on factors including tract size, Minnesota Biological Survey data, aquatic features, contribution to larger complexes of protected forest land, forest condition, and relevance to the Resilient and Connected Network data (developed by TNC scientists and partners). We seek to conserve the largest and most important gaps in the Resilient and Connected Network. During implementation, TNC will strengthen local partnerships, seek and coordinate easement acquisitions, coordinate habitat enhancements with landowners, and supervise contractors.",,2022-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Jim,Manolis,"The Nature Conservancy","1101 West River Parkway ",Minneapolis,MN,55415,612-331-0796,jim.manolis@tnc.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis","Northern Forest",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-forest-recovery-project-phase-ii,,,,
10029991,"Minnesota State Band to provide free concerts throughout the state.",2024,24000,"Minnesota Session Laws-2023, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 6 (l)","$25,000.00 the first year and $25,000 the second year are to the Minnesota state band to provide free concerts throughout the state.","Document number of concerts, concert locations, number of musicians, music performed, and number of concert attendees. Minnesotans of all ages will enjoy increased exposure to the arts, as we bring quality band music to their locations. Document number of student and community musicians, and number of partnerships created,.Student and community musicians will have the opportunity to share the stage with the Minnesota State Band, expand their exposure to band music, and enhance their music skills. Record comments received from: concert attendees, musicians-Minnesota State Band and others, conductors and community partners. Document efforts to promote our musical heritage and cultural diversity through arts programming presented.","Achieved proposed outcomes",,,,,,,,"Minnesota State Band",,"The Minnesota State Band is a 45-piece concert band that performs a wide variety of music throughout the year. This year, the band celebrates 125 years as an arts organization. We are a part of Minnesota's rich history. When we receive legacy funding, our goals are to increase the number of concert tours, continuing to reach out to smaller communities around Minnesota, sharing our love of music with residents, and planning joint events with school and community music and arts groups throughout our state. Concert locations will be determined by our planning committee. Since this is the band's 125th Anniversary Year, we may plan a special concert in honor of that anniversary in the metro area and funded by ACHF Funds. Most arts organizations charge admission to attend one of their performances. The Minnesota State Band never charges admission to any of its concerts. Every concert we perform is free and open to the public. The only thing that prevents us from traveling throughout the state and playing with more community and school bands is money. It takes quite a lot to transport a 45 member concert band from town to town. That is what we plan to do. People throughout Minnesota deserve a variety of quality music just as much as the people in large cities.",,,2023-07-04,2025-06-30,,"In Progress",,,Teresa,Cerling,"Minnesota State Band","3031 34th Avenue S.",Minneapolis,MN,55406,612-710-9568,hogenson.donna@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Administration",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-state-band-provide-free-concerts-throughout-state,,,,
21257,"Minnesota Festival Support",2014,45000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Increase variety and number of artists by 10%. The International Institute will evaluate the above outcome by comparing the artists from the 2012 festival to the 2013 festival in the following areas: the number/increase of artists each year, and the number/increase of local artists each year. 2: Increase variety of festival artists by adding more local artists, a broader range of artists and more artists from immigrant groups. The International Institute will evaluate the above outcome by comparing the artists from the 2012 festival to the 2013 festival in the following areas: the breakdown of artists by art form each year, and the number/increase in artists representing immigrant/refugee groups.","Through the support of the Minnesota State Arts Board, the number of Minnesota artists participating at the 2014 Festival of Nations increased by 10 percent. Through comparing artist and performer rosters from previous festivals, we were able to discover artists and performers new to the Festival. 2: With MSAB funding, the Festival of Nations was able to increase the variety of artists presenting. In 2014, we continued our success in tickets sales -- from individuals and group sales. We track ticket sales through the RiverCentre/Xcel Energy Center box office, through ticket sales at Byerly's stores, and through ticket sales at the International Institute of Minnesota. We also continued to increase marketing/advertising/efforts to attract a younger demographic.",,458637,Other,503637,3078,"Carolyn Nestingen, Gerry Nolte, Glen Skovholt, Helina Kassahun, Jean Bovee, Kate Tilney, Kitty Gogins, Mark Kalla, Richard Hermann, RJ Singh, Sandra Keith, Shegitu Kebede, Therese McCauley, Victor Cedeno",0.00,"International Institute of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"The Festival of Nations, a four-day arts festival, will take place in May 2014.  It will feature the folk music and traditional dance of 100 ethnic groups throughout the state.  The festival raises awareness of, and appreciation for, the diversity of people living in our state.",2014-05-01,2014-05-04,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jane,Graupman,"International Institute of Minnesota","1694 Como Ave","St Paul",MN,55108,"(651) 647-0191x 312",jgraupman@iimn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-65,"Stephanie Busiahn: Executive director, Fairmont Convention and Visitors Bureau; certified festival manager; Elissa Chaffee: Director of development, American Craft Council, Minneapolis; Ken Chin-Purcell: Director of the Saint Anthony Park Arts Festival; owner and potter, Bungalow Pottery; Patricia Grimes: Photographer; volunteer with Bemidji Community Arts Center; former educator and arts coordinator at Sanford-Neilson Place; Richard Hansen: Film curator, Redeye Cinema; founder, Duluth Superior Film Festival and Prove Gallery, Duluth; Dayna Martinez: Long-time arts administrator, including sixteen years at Ordway Center; Kathleen Peterson: Arts administrator, playwright, visual artist, freelance writer; active community arts volunteer","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
21283,"Minnesota Festival Support",2014,12524,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Our plan is to grow this festival and increase the variety and number of Minnesota artists presented at the festival. The event will be a success when more Minnesotans attend. Project evaluation will be based on a survey conducted to evaluate the quality of the event for both participants and attendees with feedback from all involved, business owners, artists, and spectators. 2: To draw as many people from as diversified community as possible and to provide youth activities that would draw more children to our festival. An assessment has shown that at past festivals, forty percent of festival attendees travel over one hundred miles to this event. A well diverse age range as well as annual household income indicates that all facets of the community and region seek this festival out. We will continue to evaluate our events.","The 2014 Lakes Bluegrass Festival had more Minnesota artist participation than in previous years. The committee counted the number of Minnesota artists from previous events and compared that number to the 2014 Lakes Bluegrass Festival Minnesota artist participation numbers which were higher. 2: The 2014 Lakes Bluegrass Festival was a success in that it increased the number of Minnesotans who experience the arts through festivals. Achievement was determined by a comparison of the total adult audience attendees, the number of youth attendees, and survey questionnaire asking who will return and how to make the festival more attractive.",,42838,Other,55362,2640,"Steven Hansen, Diane Johnson, Quinn Swenson, John Wetrosky, Jerry Peterson, Keith Farnam",0.00,"Pine River Area Foundation, Inc AKA Lakes Bluegrass Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"The Lakes Bluegrass Festival will present nationally known, regional, and local bluegrass bands during a four-day festival at the Cass County Fairgrounds in Pine River, in August 2014.",2014-01-01,2014-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jerry,Peterson,"Pine River Area Foundation, Inc. AKA Lakes Bluegrass Festival","PO Box 187","Pine River",MN,56474,"(218) 831-0907 ",pddjer@uslink.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Mahnomen, Martin, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Murray, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Ramsey, Red Lake, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena, Waseca, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-71,"Stephanie Busiahn: Executive director, Fairmont Convention and Visitors Bureau; certified festival manager; Elissa Chaffee: Director of development, American Craft Council, Minneapolis; Ken Chin-Purcell: Director of the Saint Anthony Park Arts Festival; owner and potter, Bungalow Pottery; Patricia Grimes: Photographer; volunteer with Bemidji Community Arts Center; former educator and arts coordinator at Sanford-Neilson Place; Richard Hansen: Film curator, Redeye Cinema; founder, Duluth Superior Film Festival and Prove Gallery, Duluth; Dayna Martinez: Long-time arts administrator, including sixteen years at Ordway Center; Kathleen Peterson: Arts administrator, playwright, visual artist, freelance writer; active community arts volunteer","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
25936,"Minnesota Festival Support",2015,45000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Increase variety and number of Minnesota artists by 10%. The International Institute will evaluate the above outcome by comparing the artists from the 2014 festival to the 2015 festival in the following areas: 1) number/increase of artists each year, and 2) The number/increase of local artists each year.","The number of Minnesota artists participating at the 2015 Festival of Nations increased by 14% percent. Through creating an artist/performer database, reviewing the various artistic areas of the Festival, and comparing the artist and performers from the 2014 FON, we were able to track which artists and performers were new to the Festival.",,460467,"Other, local or private",505467,6893,"Al Giraud-Isaacson, Carolyn Nestingen, Jerry Nolte, Glen Skovholt, Jean Bovee, Jeff Mandel, Kate Tilney, Kitty Gogins, Mark Kalla, RJ Singh, Shegitu Kebede, Therese McCauley, Victor Cedeno, Zhu June Cheng",0.00,"International Institute of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"The 2015 International Institute's Festival of Nations, representing ethnic groups from throughout the state, will raise awareness and appreciation of the diversity of people living in Minnesota.",2015-04-30,2015-05-03,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jane,Graupman,"International Institute of Minnesota","1694 Como Ave","St Paul",MN,55108,"(651) 647-0191x 312",jgraupman@iimn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-78,"Daniel Adolphson: Former director of United Arts Fund and program director of COMPAS/Travelers Arts and Diversity grant program; Ken Chin-Purcell: Director of the Saint Anthony Park Arts Festival; owner and potter, Bungalow Pottery; Dayna Martinez: Artistic director of world music, dance and the International Children's Festival, Ordway Center; Natalie Nowytski: Vocalist, composer and performer of international folk music; Kathleen Peterson: Arts administrator, playwright, visual artist, freelance writer; active community arts volunteer; Timothy Wollenzien: Director of cultural events, music organizations and program operations at Concordia College, Moorhead","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",Yes
25925,"Minnesota Festival Support",2015,20000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","The variety and number of Minnesota artists that are presented through festivals increases. Analysis of our final program will demonstrate the increase of Minnesota speakers, musicians, filmmakers, visual artists and performance artists. 2: Frozen River Film Festival will increase the number of attendees, adults as well as students, to the film festival. We have different ticket styles for adults, college students and K-12 students and so are able to have an accurate count of the number of attendees in each category. We also have a system for determining where attendees live.","From Minnesota the FRFF had films from six filmmakers, ten musicians, three puppet show performers and seventeen visual artists, representing an increase of 20%. Analysis of our final program, insert and Fringe Friday demonstrates the increase of Minnesota speakers, musicians, filmmakers, visual artists and performance artists.",,86459,"Other, local or private",106459,,"Michael Kennedy, Michael Flaherty, Jennifer Knapp, Andrew Neumann, Cherie Harkenrider, Eric Nelson, Lyle Blanchard, Paul Soukup, Tom Hill, Jeff Morgan",,"Frozen River Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"The Frozen River Film Festival of Winona will present its tenth festival in February of 2015, to celebrate community and to connect audiences with documentary filmmakers and other artists who explore global and local issues that focus on our human connect",2014-11-01,2015-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Crystal,Hegge,"Frozen River Film Festival","PO Box 647",Winona,MN,55987,"(480) 522-7940 ",crystal@frff.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Wabasha, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-76,"Daniel Adolphson: Former director of United Arts Fund and program director of COMPAS/Travelers Arts and Diversity grant program; Ken Chin-Purcell: Director of the Saint Anthony Park Arts Festival; owner and potter, Bungalow Pottery; Dayna Martinez: Artistic director of world music, dance and the International Children's Festival, Ordway Center; Natalie Nowytski: Vocalist, composer and performer of international folk music; Kathleen Peterson: Arts administrator, playwright, visual artist, freelance writer; active community arts volunteer; Timothy Wollenzien: Director of cultural events, music organizations and program operations at Concordia College, Moorhead","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
21296,"Minnesota Festival Support",2014,7431,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Create an audience for Minnesota filmmakers whose work might not otherwise be seen by a large audience and to couple that with a diverse artistic line-up. Will measure this by surveying filmmakers whose work was shown and ask where else their films have been screened. We will also survey musicians to find out if they are playing other Minnesota festivals and audience members with questions pertaining to diversity of our lineup. 2: The festival attracts a broad audience via compelling programming, affordable ticket prices, volunteer opportunities, and broad accessibility. On-site surveys with attendees ask about their other arts and festival experiences. A sell out show would ensure largest audience will experience the arts we offer. We will analyze demographic information collected by our ticketing program to determine where our attendees live.","The 12th annual Square Lake Film and Music Festival curated a diverse selection of Minnesota musical artists, ranging from Chinese Pipa to marching drums to indie rock to bluegrass. 2: The Square Lake Festival reaches this program outcome goal because it is an event that attracts attendees who might typically not attend a music and film festival.",,22600,Other,30031,5130,"Jason Tanzman, Ryan Brueske, Mary O'Brien, Pahoua Hoffman, Angela Knudson, Paul Creager",,"Square Lake Film and Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"The 12th annual Square Lake Film and Music Festival is a daylong, outdoor celebration of Minnesota-produced music and film held on a scenic 25-acre hobby farm near Stillwater.",2013-11-01,2014-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Creager,"Square Lake Film and Music Festival","13363 Partridge Rd N",Stillwater,MN,55082,"(651) 204-0775 ",squarelakefest@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Chisago, Cook, Grant, Hennepin, Itasca, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-74,"Stephanie Busiahn: Executive director, Fairmont Convention and Visitors Bureau; certified festival manager; Elissa Chaffee: Director of development, American Craft Council, Minneapolis; Ken Chin-Purcell: Director of the Saint Anthony Park Arts Festival; owner and potter, Bungalow Pottery; Patricia Grimes: Photographer; volunteer with Bemidji Community Arts Center; former educator and arts coordinator at Sanford-Neilson Place; Richard Hansen: Film curator, Redeye Cinema; founder, Duluth Superior Film Festival and Prove Gallery, Duluth; Dayna Martinez: Long-time arts administrator, including sixteen years at Ordway Center; Kathleen Peterson: Arts administrator, playwright, visual artist, freelance writer; active community arts volunteer","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
25959,"Minnesota Festival Support",2015,21612,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","The Park Point Art Fair will demonstrate an increase in partnerships with area non-profits and community organizations. Achievement will be determined by demonstrating the following, 1) Establish three to five partnerships with organizations, 2) Increase volunteers by 15 individuals, 3) Increase positive audience responses by 5%. 2: Generate buzz and excitement for the fair year round by creating an increased awareness and projecting an image of authenticity. Achievement will be determined by 1) Increasing the number of applicants by twenty and attendees by 3%. 2) Creating video profiles that promote the fair and increase online engagement by 10%. 3) Increasing artist sales by 5%.","The PPAF increased partnerships to generate interest in the event and other organizations by increasing their exposure, thereby creating a mutually beneficial relationship. The volunteer coordinator counted volunteers and the director kept track of the new organizations involved with the fair. These logs indicate over 75 new people were involved through volunteering. University of Minnesota Tourism Center conducted a professional survey that provided us with, among other information, data concerning audience satisfaction and attendance habits. 61% of the audience are repeat attendees who return on average eight times. For this reason attracting new and younger crowds with initiatives such as the Emerging Artist's tent, makes sense. 2: The PPAF generated buzz to gain interest and return attendees. Research indicates and supports the idea that we need to get the word out early so there is time for the information to sink in. Informal talks with artists and volunteers indicate artist sales increased as a result of increased attendance. Analytics provided through Facebook gave us statistics such as the numbers of click through and shares. Efforts will continue to use, create and share original content and collect data for comparison. A comprehensive survey provided date that is already shaping marketing toward a younger target. And there is plenty more to share, audience spending habits, what effects spending, price, quality, relationships... Information that can help artists be proactive about their sales and more successful at park point.",,26277,"Other, local or private",47889,13500,"Dawn Buck, John Sargent, Al Robins, Diane Gould, Dave Poulin, Natalija Walbridge, Jake Kapsner",0.15,"Park Point Community Club AKA Park Point Art Fair","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"The Park Point Art Fair is a juried visual arts festival in an inspiring, outdoor location on the world's largest freshwater sand bar on the shores of Lake Superior, June 27- 28, 2015",2014-11-01,2015-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carla,Tamburro,"Park Point Community Club AKA Park Point Art Fair","2810 Minnesota Ave PO Box 16326",Duluth,MN,55816,"(218) 428-1916 ",coordinator@parkpointartfair.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-84,"Daniel Adolphson: Former director of United Arts Fund and program director of COMPAS/Travelers Arts and Diversity grant program; Ken Chin-Purcell: Director of the Saint Anthony Park Arts Festival; owner and potter, Bungalow Pottery; Dayna Martinez: Artistic director of world music, dance and the International Children's Festival, Ordway Center; Natalie Nowytski: Vocalist, composer and performer of international folk music; Kathleen Peterson: Arts administrator, playwright, visual artist, freelance writer; active community arts volunteer; Timothy Wollenzien: Director of cultural events, music organizations and program operations at Concordia College, Moorhead","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
17205,"Missabe Car Chair Fabric Restoration",2011,45000,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,,,,,,,"Lake Superior Railroad Museum",," To conserve the seats, chairs and sofas in the car Missabe, an 1893 business car from the Duluth, Missabe and Northern Railroad. One set of sofa cushions needs to be recreated using historical methods and materials. ",,"To conserve the seats, chairs and sofas in the car Missabe, an 1893 business car from the Duluth, Missabe and Northern Railroad. One set of sofa cushions needs to be recreated using historical methods and materials.",2010-07-01,2011-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Thomas,Gannon,,"506 W. Michigan St.",Duluth,MN,55802,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/missabe-car-chair-fabric-restoration,,,,
10031435,"Mitigating the Spread of Invasive Jumping Worms",2025,470000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 06b","$470,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to develop integrated pest management strategies to mitigate the threat that invasive jumping worms pose to soil organic matter and seedlings in Minnesota forests.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,6.2,"U of MN","Public College/University","Jumping worms are an invasive, exotic that poses a threat to forests by removing soil organic matter and seedlings. It is necessary to develop IPM tactics for mitigating jumping worms.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Vera,Krischik,"U of MN","1980 Folwell Ave # 219","Saint Paul",MN,55108-1034,"(612) 625-7044",krisc001@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mitigating-spread-invasive-jumping-worms,,,,
10019630,"MNDNR Trout Stream Conservation Easements",2022,500000,"ML 2021, First Sp. Session, Ch. 1, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 5(h)","$500,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources to acquire land in permanent conservation easements to protect trout stream aquatic habitat. Of this amount, up to $65,000 is for establishing a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent conservation easements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","Outcome is coldwater stream corridors have protection and angler access. This is evaluated with easement stewardship. Regular monitoring visits evaluate compliance with easement terms, and MNDNR staff work with landowners to correct any issues that are out of compliance with the agreement. Outcome is coldwater stream corridors have protection and angler access. This is evaluated with easement stewardship. Regular monitoring visits evaluate compliance with easement terms, and MNDNR staff work with landowners to correct any issues that are out of compliance with the agreement",,,,,500000,,,,DNR,"State Government","We propose a programmatic approach to achieve prioritized aquatic habitat protection for trout streams in Minnesota, with an emphasis on Southeast and Northeast Minnesota. We propose to protect 3.75 miles of trout streams, including approximately 75 acres with permanent conservation easements on private land. Protected lands will be designated as Aquatic Management Areas (AMA's) administered by the Minnesota DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife.","Trout fishing in Minnesota is enjoyed by thousands of anglers. The MNDNR Section of Fisheries administers a conservation easement program that has strong stakeholder support, and protects the habitat that is the foundation of our successful trout management program. Over 90% of our conservation easements protect trout streams. In addition to protecting the riparian corridor of trout streams, easements provide access for the angling public, and also provide access for restoration and enhancement projects. We propose a programmatic approach to achieve prioritized aquatic habitat protection for trout streams across Minnesota. Most trout streams are found in Southeast and Northeast Minnesota, but conservation opportunities in other areas of the state will be evaluated by scoring and ranking candidate parcels as they become available. We propose to protect 3.75 miles of trout streams and approximately 75 acres with permanent conservation easements on private land. Protected lands will be designated as Aquatic Management Areas (AMA's) administered by the Minnesota DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife. The dollar value of trout stream conservation easements is set by formula described in M.S.84.0272 subd. 2. The formula uses the length of stream being placed under easement and the area of the easement footprint. The length of the stream easement in feet (length is measured in GIS from a current aerial photo) is multiplied by $5 per foot. The area of the easement foot print is also measured in GIS. The area in acres is multiplied by the average per acre estimated market value of Agricultural, Rural Vacant, and Managed Forest Land within the township where the easement lies. Estimated market value and total acres by land type for every township in the state are supplied by the Department of Revenue and revised annually. So, easement price is calculated as (feet of stream under easement x $5) + (acres of easement foot print x average market value/acre within that township). Dollar estimates in this proposal are based on current estimated market value, and are subject to change. Scoring and ranking candidate parcels for trout stream conservation easement acquisition is based on multiple criteria as described in the proposal attachment. Criteria include fishery quality, rare natural features and other ecological attributes, potential to link with existing easements to increase protected corridors, and the need for access to conduct habitat restoration and enhancement projects with potential to improve the fishery. Please refer to the attachments for details. The current parcel list is based on parcels meeting a minimum scoring threshold and with landowners expressing an interest in selling an easement. The proposal includes the cost of easements, professional services to complete the transactions, and a deposit to the Easement Stewardship Account to cover future costs of stewardship. The proposal can be scaled by dropping lower scoring parcels.",,2021-07-01,2025-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Rick,Walsh,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road ","St Paul",MN,55155,,rich.walsh@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Cook, Fillmore, Houston, St. Louis, Winona","Northern Forest, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mndnr-trout-stream-conservation-easements,,,,
35083,"MNDNR Aquatic Habitat Protection Phase VIII",2017,1023200,"ML 2016, Ch. 172, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(a)","$1,578,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources to acquire land in fee and permanent conservation easements for aquatic management purposes under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02, to acquire permanent conservation easements under the Minnesota forests for the future program pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 84.66, and to restore and enhance aquatic and adjacent upland habitat. Of this amount, up to $153,000 is to establish a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed land acquisitions, conservation easements, restorations, and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"41 acres protected (in fee with state PILT liability) and 194 acres protected (in easement) for a total of 235 acres ",,,,1020800,3000,,,DNR,"State Government","DNR acquired a fee-title parcel designated as an Aquatic Management area in Itasca County.  This acquisition protected 41 acres and exceeded the accomplishment plan goal.  Nine trout stream conservation easements were also added to the AMA system.  Two Forests for the Future easements with a combined total of 171 acres were acquired, achieving protection in priority watersheds while maintaining working forest in private ownership. ",,"We take a programmatic approach to acquisition, with scoring systems specific to fee-title Aquatic Management Areas, and trout stream conservation easements, respectively, to determine priority of candidate parcels.  An outstanding parcel that scored well for multiple criteria was available in Itasca County.   All of the available fee-title funding for this appropriation was used on this parcel.  Other funding also contributed to this acquisition. Candidate parcels for trout stream conservation easements are also scored and ranked with relevant criteria specific to trout streams.  DNR Central Office program staff work with the Fish and Wildlife Acquisition unit and field staff to identify candidate parcels with landowners willing to sell conservation easements, and prioritize candidates based on scores.  Trout stream easements are valued using the formula in statute, so the landowner knows the maximum value from the start of the acquisition process.   This appropriation was one of two in which Fish and Wildlife Division staff in DNR partnered with the Division of Forestry to target forest easement acquisition in priority watersheds.  The overlapping objectives central to this partnership are protecting water quality, and maintaining sustainable working forests on private land.  Both Division of Forestry and Division of Fish and Wildlife staff conducted outreach with lake associations in the 5 watersheds to explain the program, identify interested landowners, and provide application materials.  Applications filled out by interested landowners meeting sign-up criteria were scored by staff in both the Fish and Wildlife Division and Forestry Division of DNR.  Parcels meeting criteria were appraised, and offers made to the landowners.  While acquisition of easements was completed on two parcels, landowners declined the offer for a significant parcel in Hubbard County. ",,2020-10-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Martin,Jennings,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road ","St Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5176",martin.jennings@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Crow Wing, Fillmore, Houston, Hubbard, Itasca, Olmsted, St. Louis, Wabasha","Northern Forest, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mndnr-aquatic-habitat-protection-phase-viii,,,,
10027587,"Mnisota Dakhota Iapi Oyanke- Minnesota Dakota Language Summer Institute",2020,,"2019 Minnesota Special Session Laws, Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 9 ",,"The expected outcomes of this project are: 1) A greater understanding of Dakhota language loss in Minnesota amongst Dakhota language students, 2) Improvement in speaking aptitude and increase in language use amongst Dakhota students, 3) Creation of Dakhota language archive materials, and 4) High quality and pedagogically consistent curriculum available for school and student use. ",,,,,75000,,"Ethan Neerdaels, Wayne Bendickson, Neil McKay, Clifford Canku, Katie Blue, Will Meya, John Reynolds, Raine Cloud ",2.2,"Dahkota Iapi Okhodakichiye","Non-Profit Business/Entity","1. Engage youth and college student in learning Dahkota through immersion, inspiring them to parent and teach in Dakhota in their turn. 2. Educate youth (5-22 years) about healthy and traditional eating, while empowering them to lead change toward food sovereignty and language revitalization in their communities. 3. Increase teacher effectiveness, both within the classroom, and as leaders in engaging the Dakhota community in the use of the language and traditional knowledge. 4. Engage elders and cultural experts who may not speak Dakhota in the co-creation of Dakhota- medium curriculum that transmits traditional knowledge. ",,,2019-10-16,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Ethan ",Neerdaels,"Dakhota Iapi Okhodakichiye ","5747 Travers Lane ","Granite Falls",MN,56241,612-458-7372,ethan@dakhota.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Indian Affairs Council",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mnisota-dakhota-iapi-oyanke-minnesota-dakota-language-summer-institute,,,,
10027588,"Mnisota Dakhota Iapi Oyanke- Minnesota Dakota Language Summer Institute",2021,,"2019 Minnesota Special Session Laws, Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 9 ",,"The expected outcomes of this project are: 1) A greater understanding of Dakhota language loss in Minnesota amongst Dakhota language students, 2) Improvement in speaking aptitude and increase in language use amongst Dakhota students, 3) Creation of Dakhota",,,,,75000,,"Ethan Neerdaels, Wayne Bendickson, Neil McKay, Clifford Canku, Katie Blue, Will Meya, John Reynolds, Raine Cloud ",1.3,"Dahkota Iapi Okhodakichiye","Non-Profit Business/Entity","1. Engage youth and college student in learning Dahkota through immersion, inspiring them to parent and teach in Dakhota in their turn. 2. Educate youth (5-22 years) about healthy and traditional eating, while empowering them to lead change toward food so",,,2021-02-11,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Ethan ",Neerdaels,"Dakhota Iapi Okhodakichiye ","5747 Travers Lane ","Granite Falls",MN,56241,612-458-7372,ethan@dakhota.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Indian Affairs Council",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mnisota-dakhota-iapi-oyanke-minnesota-dakota-language-summer-institute-0,,,,
28821,"MNopedia Entries: Mesaba Co-op Park and John T. Bernard",2015,900,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,900,,"Harlan Tardy, Rally Hess, Paul Janssen, Larry Killien, Rich Puhek, Shelley Robinson, Bonnie Fena, Rep. Carly Melin, Lisa Kvas, Dan Vidmar",,"Minnesota Discovery Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To create two Iron Range entries for the MNopedia project for online research.",,,2014-08-01,2015-08-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Allyse,Freeman,"Minnesota Discovery Center","1005 Discovery Drive",Chisholm,MN,55719,218-254-1238,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Aitkin, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mnopedia-entries-mesaba-co-op-park-and-john-t-bernard,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
10031387,"Modernizing Minnesota's Plant Community Classification and Field Guides",2025,1800000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 03q","$1,800,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources to collect additional vegetation and environmental data and update the state's 20-year-old native plant community classification guides to incorporate new data, streamline user application and access to products, and include analysis of climate and vegetation trends. Net income generated as part of this appropriation may be reinvested in the project if a plan for reinvestment is approved in the work plan. This appropriation is subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,15.45,"MN DNR","State Government","Update the state's 20-year-old native plant community classification guides to incorporate new data; streamline user application and access to products; and increase connections to evolving climate and vegetation trends.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Bruce,Carlson,"MN DNR","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5083",bruce.carlson@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/modernizing-minnesotas-plant-community-classification-and-field-guides,,,,
10003485,"Moose Decline and Air Temperatures in Northeastern Minnesota",2015,600000,"M.L. 2014, Chp. 226, Sec. 2, Subd. 05m","$600,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources in cooperation with the University of Minnesota to study the physiology and behavior of adult moose and effects of female condition on calf production and survival to determine the impact of air temperature on moose population performance and decline. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2017, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,600000,,,7.8,"MN DNR","State Government","Moose, one of Minnesota's prized wildlife species, are dying at much higher rates in Minnesota than elsewhere in North America. Recently observed increases in mortality rates amongst some moose in northeastern Minnesota have led to concern that the population there may be entering a decline like that seen in the northwestern part of the state, where moose populations fell from over 4,000 to fewer than 100 in less than 20 years. Additionally the specific causes of increased mortality amongst individual moose remain under investigation. Scientists at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources are using this appropriation to help understand how air temperature affects moose habitat use and behavior, reproductive success, and survival in order to determine if, when, and how moose are able to successfully modulate internal body temperature. Knowledge gained will be used by federal, state, and local natural resource agencies to identify appropriate management and habitat needs and actions that can be taken to help slow or prevent continued population declines in northeastern Minnesota of this iconic, keystone species.",,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2014/work_plans/2014_05m.pdf,2014-07-01,2017-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Mike,Larson,"MN DNR","1201 Hwy 2 E","Grand Rapids",MN,55744,"(218) 999-7933",michael.larson@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Statewide",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/moose-decline-and-air-temperatures-northeastern-minnesota-0,,,,
10019636,"Moose Habitat Collaborative, Phase IV - NE MN Forest Habitat Enhancement",2022,1809000,"ML 2021, First Sp. Session, Ch. 1, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 3(f)","$1,809,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with the Ruffed Grouse Society to restore and enhance public forest lands in the northern forest region for moose habitat purposes. A list of proposed land restoration and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","Healthy populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species - As has been noted, moose are iconic to NE Minnesota's forests and a key representative of healthy forest ecosystems; are important to the region's recreational economy; and provide a tribal heritage, cultural link. To sustain these desirable outcomes, this grant proposes to enhance 8,000 acres (from the parcel list of ~40,000 treatment acres) of moose cover and forage habitat enhancement so as to sustain at least the current moose population level of ~3,500 animals. The Collaborative will continue to work with its Tribal and University partners to assess and evaluate effectiveness of its enhancement efforts",,,110000,"Moose habitat collaborative partners",1809000,,,0.25,"Ruffed Grouse Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Ruffed Grouse Society (RGS), in collaboration with federal, state, county, tribal, university and non-governmental organizational (NGO) partners, seeks to continue the successful work of previous Moose Habitat Collaborative (Collaborative) grants to stabilize/sustain Minnesota's moose population by enhancing ~8,000 acres of cover/forage habitat for moose. The project builds on the Collaborative's Phase I-III efforts to improve degraded forest habitats by increasing stand complexity through mixed density/cover type planting methods which enhances overall moose habitat across the landscape. Also, non-grant timber harvests planned in coordination with this grant increase the occurrence of early successional/forage.","Moose have an iconic status in Minnesota and are a critical component of the cultural identity, hunting heritage and recreational economy of northern Minnesota. Over the past two decades Minnesota's moose population has dramatically fallen, from an estimated 8,840 in 2006 to this year's (2020) estimate of 3,150. Due to a growing public concern and state listing in 2013, the following actions have been undertaken to date: - the Minnesota Legislature directed the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to establish a Moose Advisory Committee (MAC; August 2009 report). - primarily based on MAC report recommendations, the DNR completed a Minnesota Moose Research and Management Plan (Moose Plan; December 2011). The strategic vision for this plan is: ""Moose have intrinsic value and are recognized for their importance to Minnesota. To the greatest extent possible, moose shall be managed for ecological sustainability, hunting, and viewing opportunities."" This plan includes objectives for research, high quality habitat, social science considerations, and dissemination and use of plan information. - to address research objectives, significant efforts/projects have been undertaken to date: an adult moose mortality study (2013-16), moose calf mortality study (2013-17), and a winter nutrition study (2016-2020). - to address habitat objectives, significant habitat management efforts have been accomplished through the Moose Habitat Collaborative and related LSOHC Moose Habitat Collaborative grants they have received for Phase I (2,049 acres, $914,100 in grant funds), Phase II (5,164 acres, $1,996,400 grant funds), as well as currently funded Phase III (proposed 10,000 affected acres, $1,938,000 in grant funds). Due to the success of Moose Habitat Collaborative Phase I-III grants, Collaborative partners would like to build on this success through a FY22 LSOHC grant which will target another ~8,000 acres to enhance/affect at a grant request of ~$1,809,000. This effort will again be steered by a broad range of partners that make up the Moose Habitat Collaborative. Current partners and roles are: - NGOs: Ruffed Grouse Society (new for Phase IV - grant sponsor, program manager duties, fiscal agent), The Nature Conservancy (site, project, and public land administrator coordination), MN Deer Hunters Association. - Public land administrators: Superior National Forest; MN DNR ? Division of Forestry and Division of Fish and Wildlife; Cook, Lake, St. Louis Counties (site/land manager) - Tribal authorities: 1854 Treaty Authority, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa (research/technical) - Habitat research: University of Minnesota Duluth, Natural Resources Research Institute (UMD-NRRI, research/technical) Collaborative partners will again work together to choose sites with forest stands that are either partially harvested, decadent, poorly stocked with trees, or provide such poor forage conditions that they are of little or no benefit to moose. This process is guided by the initial designation of priority moose project/landscape areas, the use of a site level checklist/project documentation form to ensure habitat enhancements are properly vetted, and the use of ongoing site monitoring/validation efforts that serve as a final check/adaptive management step.",,2021-07-01,2025-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Brent,Rudolph,"Ruffed Grouse Society","451 McCormick Road ",Coraopolis,PA,15108,5179804570,brentr@ruffedgrousesociety.org,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis","Northern Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/moose-habitat-collaborative-phase-iv-ne-mn-forest-habitat-enhancement,,,,
21760,"Moose Habitat Restoration in Northeastern Minnesota",2014,200000,"M.L. 2013, Chp. 52, Sec. 2, Subd. 04g","$200,000 the first year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for the Natural Resources Research Institute to develop best practices guidelines for creating moose foraging habitat efficiently and cost-effectively. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2016, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,200000,,,3.96,"U of MN - Duluth NRRI","Public College/University","Moose, one of Minnesota’s most iconic wildlife species, are dying at increasingly higher rates in Minnesota and there is uncertainty as to why. Estimates suggest the population declined 35 percent just between 2012 to 2013, and projections suggest moose could be nearly gone from the state by 2020 if this trend is not halted and, ideally, reversed. Scientists at the University of Minnesota are using this appropriation to identify appropriate management and habitat needs and the sorts of actions that can be implemented to help slow or prevent continued population declines amongst Minnesota’s moose populations. The project is a continuation and expansion of work completed and underway by two other past Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund supported projects on determining the cause for the increasing mortality.",,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2013/work_plans/2013_04g.pdf,2013-07-01,2016-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Ron,Moen,"U of MN - Duluth NRRI","5013 Miller Trunk Hwy",Duluth,MN,55811,"(218) 788-2694",rmoen@d.umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Cook, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/moose-habitat-restoration-northeastern-minnesota,,,,
20691,"MN Moose Habitat Collaborative Phase II",2014,2000000,"ML 2013, Ch. 137, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 3(f)","$2,000,000 in the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with the Minnesota Deer Hunters Association to restore and enhance public forest lands in the northern forest region for moose habitat purposes. A list of proposed land restoration and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"Increased availability and improved condition of riparian forests and other habitat corridors. Healthy populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species. ",,115300,"TNC, MDHA, USFS ",1996400,100100,,1.15,"MN Deer Hunters Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Minnesota Moose Habitat Collaborative enhanced approximately 7349 acres of moose habitat in northern forests of Northeastern Minnesota within Cook, Lake and St. Louis counties on county, state, and federal land. ",,"The Minnesota Moose Collaborative has implemented a variety of habitat enhancement treatments across the core of moose range in Northeast Minnesota on County, State, Federal, and Tribal lands since 2013.  Improving moose browse calls for treatments that regenerate preferred brush and tree species.  In some places this happens through natural or human disturbance.  Natural disturbances like wildfires provide excellent moose browse according to biologists.  Most logging on uplands results in some regeneration of moose browse.  However, there are tens of thousands of acres in moose range that will not see a natural browse regenerating event like fire or do not have enough volume of merchantable wood to make an economical timber sale.  In these areas the collaborative used bulldozers, brush saw crews, and prescribed fires to shear, cut, and burn the old decadent brush and stimulate re-growth that is more palatable, nutritious, and easy to reach for moose.   Cover for hiding from predators and protection from the elements is another part of the habitat equation.  Research has shown that moose prefer forests with mixed conifer and deciduous trees.  The pre-settlement forest in Northeast MN was 70% conifers and 30% deciduous trees.  Today that ratio is completely reversed with 70% deciduous and only 30% conifers. Improving cover habitat for moose means restoring conifers on the landscape.  The Minnesota Moose Habitat Collaborative has planted close to 3 million trees including white spruce, white pine, jack pine, and white cedar.  The pine and cedar must be protected from browsing by deer and hare using budcaps or tree shelters.  By the third year after planting, the seedlings need to be released from competition from surrounding trees and brush.  The collaborative accomplished this “release” with brush saws which both helps the trees get established and produces another flush of future moose browse. A look at plat books for counties in Northeast Minnesota quickly emphasizes the need for inter-agency partnerships to produce habitat results at a meaningful scale.  The ownership pattern looks like a patchwork quilt of County, Federal, and State lands (private as well but funds for this project are limited to public lands).   There is not an acre that gets worked on without some level of collaboration and cooperation between partner staff.  The first cut at site selection was made by looking at forest inventory data and local knowledge of potential project areas.  With time and experience, collaborative partners have refined the search for good moose habitat projects and added and dropped stands as field visits were conducted.   Proposals for specific work plans at each site are shared with wildlife biologists for their approval as beneficial to moose.  Partners decided who will manage the bidding and contracting, order necessary supplies, supervise the work, complete the documentation needed for invoicing, track the specifics of what was done at each site, and summarize accomplishments for grant reporting and other communication about the project as a whole.  As the grant recipient, MDHA is ultimately responsible for the finances and reporting to the Lessard Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.  But, the work it takes to produce results involves many of the partnering agencies.  The variety of combinations of roles and responsibilities between staff from MDHA, the Superior National Forest, Lake County Forestry, DNR, The Nature Conservancy, and the 1854 Treaty Authority that play out in completing the work is impressive.  For example, Lake County Forestry may identify a potential project on lands they manage,  a Forest Service biologist may review and approve it as a good moose project,  the 1854 Treaty Authority might collect pre-treatment data that is being used to track effectiveness,  The Nature Conservancy may order the trees and line up the planting crew, Lake County supervises the work, The Nature Conservancy again handles the documentation and site specific data and finally MDHA pays the contractor’s invoice and then requests reimbursement in the form of State managed grant funds. Field sampling and aerial surveys conducted by the 1854 Treaty Authority, U of M's Natural Resources Research Institute, the Fond Du Lac Band, and other agency and tribal biologists are showing that moose are preferentially using the sites that were treated through this project. ",2013-07-01,2018-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Craig,Engwall,"MN Deer Hunters Association","460 Peterson Road ","Grand Rapids",MN,55744,"(218) 327-1103",craig.engwall@mndeerhunters.com,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis","Northern Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mn-moose-habitat-collaborative-phase-ii,,,,
10003488,"Mountain Pine Beetle Invasive Threat to Minnesota's Pines",2015,175000,"M.L. 2014, Chp. 226, Sec. 2, Subd. 04e1","$175,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota and $75,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of agriculture to survey for the presence and characterize the potential risk of the invasive mountain pine beetle to Minnesota's pine forests to inform early detection and rapid response. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2017, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,175000,,,2.66,"U of MN","Public College/University","Native to the western United States and Canada, mountain pine beetle is considered the most devastating forest insect in North America. Trees usually die as a result of infestation and an unprecedented outbreak in the west is currently decimating pine forests there. While mountain pine beetle is not presently believed to reside in Minnesota, there are risks posed by an expanding species range resulting from warming climate and the potential for accidental introduction via lumber imports from infested areas. It is estimated that Minnesota currently has about 200 million trees that would be susceptible to mountain pine beetle if it should become established here and loss of those trees would threaten wildlife habitat, water quality protection, and recreation. Researchers at the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota Department of Agriculture are using this appropriation to survey state locations for the presence of mountain pine beetle and to characterize the risk posed by the insect to Minnesota pine species. If detected early enough isolated populations of mountain pine beetle may be possible to control and a better understanding of how Minnesota’s particular pine species might react to the insect would guide future management response strategies.",,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2014/work_plans/2014_04e1.pdf,2014-07-01,2017-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Brian,Aukema,"U of MN","1980 Folwell Ave","St. Paul",MN,55108,"(612) 625-5299",BrianAukema@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Fillmore, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Roseau, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mountain-pine-beetle-invasive-threat-minnesotas-pines-1,,,,
10003489,"Mountain Pine Beetle Invasive Threat to Minnesota's Pines",2015,75000,"M.L. 2014, Chp. 226, Sec. 2, Subd. 04e2","$175,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota and $75,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of agriculture to survey for the presence and characterize the potential risk of the invasive mountain pine beetle to Minnesota's pine forests to inform early detection and rapid response. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2017, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,75000,,,1.26,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture","State Government","Native to the western United States and Canada, mountain pine beetle is considered the most devastating forest insect in North America. Trees usually die as a result of infestation and an unprecedented outbreak in the west is currently decimating pine forests there. While mountain pine beetle is not presently believed to reside in Minnesota, there are risks posed by an expanding species range resulting from warming climate and the potential for accidental introduction via lumber imports from infested areas. It is estimated that Minnesota currently has about 200 million trees that would be susceptible to mountain pine beetle if it should become established here and loss of those trees would threaten wildlife habitat, water quality protection, and recreation. Researchers at the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota Department of Agriculture are using this appropriation to survey state locations for the presence of mountain pine beetle and to characterize the risk posed by the insect to Minnesota pine species. If detected early enough isolated populations of mountain pine beetle may be possible to control and a better understanding of how Minnesota’s particular pine species might react to the insect would guide future management response strategies.",,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2014/work_plans/2014_04e2.pdf,2014-07-01,2017-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Abrahamson,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture","625 Robert St N","St. Paul",MN,55108,"(651) 201-6505",mark.abrahamson@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Fillmore, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Roseau, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mountain-pine-beetle-invasive-threat-minnesotas-pines-2,,,,
1272,"MPCA Water Monitoring Unit Field Activities 2011",2011,3521699,,,,,,,,,,,,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","State Government","This project supports monitoring and assessment activities by MPCA EAO staff and includes lab analysis, equipment, and fieldwork expenses associated with monitoring and assessment activities. Lake Monitoring: Lakes are monitored for nutrients, clarity and other information to provide the data needed to assess the aquatic recreation use support. Biological and Water Chemistry Stream Monitoring: Monitoring to assess the conditions of streams in each watershed. Monitoring includes biological (fish and invertebrates), chemical (nutirents, sediments, etc.) and physical (habitiat) measurements. Major watershed load monitoring (Watershed-Statewide): The major watershed load monitoring effort provides data on water quality conditions and trends for Minnesota's major rivers and their main tributaries. Ambient wetland monitoring: The goals of the ambient wetland monitoring effort are to assess status and trends of wetland conditions.",,,2009-07-01,2010-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Glenn,Skuta,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","520 Lafayette Rd. N","St. Paul",MN,55155,651-757-2730,glenn.skuta@state.mn.us,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carlton, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Freeborn, Goodhue, Jackson, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Mahnomen, Marshall, Morrison, Murray, Nobles, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, St. Louis, Steele, Todd, Wadena, Waseca",,"Cannon River, Lake Superior - South, Little Sioux River, Long Prairie River, Lower Big Sioux River, Nemadji River, Red River of the North - Sandhill River, Redeye River, Rock River, Thief River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mpca-water-monitoring-unit-field-activities-2011,,,,
1116,"MPCA Water Monitoring Section Activities 2010",2010,4432804,,,,,,,,,,,,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","State Government","This project supports monitoring and assessment activities by MPCA EAO staff and includes lab analysis, equipment, and fieldwork expenses associated with monitoring and assessment activities. Lake Monitoring: Lakes are monitored for nutrients, clarity and other information to provide the data needed to assess the aquatic recreation use support. Biological and Water Chemistry Stream Monitoring: Monitoring to assess the conditions of streams in each watershed. Monitoring includes biological (fish and invertebrates), chemical (nutirents, sediments, etc.) and physical (habitiat) measurements. Major watershed load monitoring (Watershed-Statewide): The major watershed load monitoring effort provides data on water quality conditions and trends for Minnesota's major rivers and their main tributaries. Ambient wetland monitoring: The goals of the ambient wetland monitoring effort are to assess status and trends of wetland conditions.",,,2009-07-01,2010-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Glenn,Skuta,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","520 Lafayette Rd. N. ","St. Paul",MN,55155,651-757-2730,glenn.skuta@state.mn.us,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Big Stone, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Sherburne, Stevens, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Wilkin, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,"Big Fork River, Bois de Sioux River, Crow Wing River, Minnesota River - Yellow Medicine River, Mississippi River - Twin Cities, Mississippi River - Winona, Mustinka River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mpca-water-monitoring-section-activities-2010,,,,
19440,"Multi-Agency Watershed Database Reporting Portal",2014,1000000,,,,,,,,,,,10,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","State Government","The goal of this project is to analyze and document database architecture, platform, table structures, systems and data fields at six Minnesota agencies (Board of Soil and Water Resources, Department of Natural Resources, MN Department of Agriculture, MN Department of Health, Metropolitan Council, and MN Pollution Control Agency) for 30+ databases related to water.",,,2013-07-01,2015-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Gaylen ",Reetz,MPCA,"520 Lafayette Road North","St. Paul",MN,55155,651-757-2664,,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Statewide, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,Statewide,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/multi-agency-watershed-database-reporting-portal,,,,
19440,"Multi-Agency Watershed Database Reporting Portal",2015,1000000,,,,,,,,,,,10,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","State Government","The goal of this project is to analyze and document database architecture, platform, table structures, systems and data fields at six Minnesota agencies (Board of Soil and Water Resources, Department of Natural Resources, MN Department of Agriculture, MN Department of Health, Metropolitan Council, and MN Pollution Control Agency) for 30+ databases related to water.",,,2013-07-01,2015-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Gaylen ",Reetz,MPCA,"520 Lafayette Road North","St. Paul",MN,55155,651-757-2664,,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Statewide, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,Statewide,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/multi-agency-watershed-database-reporting-portal,,,,
10012382,"Museum Security: Mining Museum Link Fence Replacement",2019,10000," MN Laws 2017 Chapter 91, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs ","$4,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer these funds using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org","In late June 2019, a group of 175 cyclists used the new gates to access adjacent campground facilities as needed. In 2020, the National Night Out can move to the museum as it now allows emergency access through new access gates in the repaired fence. Since installation, no vandalism has occurred, and no unauthorized intruders have been seen. As an unexpected benefit of the project, no deer have entered the property since installation, reducing the risk to visitors of contracting Lyme disease which is prevalent wherever deer are present in Chisholm. The new fence hasn't been in place long enough to determine whether visitor numbers will increase, but the appearance of the new fence-- straight, upright, solid, and conveying a message that the museum, though an older facility, is well-cared, has elicited many positive comments rather than the frequent criticism of the appearance of the grounds we heard prior to the project.",,10933,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",20933,,"Carol Borich, Dennis Borich, Mary Bovitz, Matt Marolt, John Nelson, Ricky Nielsen, Chuck Palmquist, Mary Jo Rahja, Tim Sullivan",,"Minnesota Museum of Mining","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To hire qualified technicians to install a security fence to protect large outdoor collections pieces from vandalism.",2019-03-01,2020-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Carol Jo",Borich,"Minnesota Museum of Mining"," PO Box 271 "," Chisholm "," MN ",55719,"(218) 254-2179"," cjborich@mchsi.com ",Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/museum-security-mining-museum-link-fence-replacement,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No
17535,"Museum Security System",2011,5575,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,,,,,,,"Minnesota's Machinery Museum",," To improve the organization's ability to secure collections held in the public trust, Minnesota's Machinery Museum replaced the outdated video security system with a digital recording system. the new system has the capacity to record for 30 days with 24/7 coverage. This is a significant improvement that provides better data. ",,"To improve the organization's ability to secure collections held in the public trust",2010-10-31,2011-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Laurie,Johnson,,"PO Box 70","Hanley Falls",MN,56245,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/museum-security-system,,,,
10003548,"Myrtle Lake Core Sampling and Analysis",2018,52536,,,,,,,,,,,.53,"Science Museum of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Myrtle Lake experiences frequent nuisance algae blooms and does not meet Minnesota state standards for total phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. This has led to questions whether the productivity and condition of the lake has changed over time, what the natural or historical condition of the lake was, what the current trajectory of the lake is, and how to set effective management goals. This project uses paleolimnological techniques and quantitative environmental reconstructions to estimate past conditions and natural variability, identify timing of ecological changes, and determine rates of change and recovery. ",,"Vermilion River Watershed ",2018-05-01,2019-08-01,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Edlund,"St. Croix Watershed Research Station","16910 152nd Street North","Marine on St. Croix",MN,55047,"(651) 433-5953 x26",,"Analysis/Interpretation, Monitoring","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"St. Louis",,"Vermilion River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/myrtle-lake-core-sampling-and-analysis,,,,
17936,"B'nai Abraham Synagogue Lower Level Exit Restoration",2013,28760,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,28760,,"Marjorie Ostrov, Ann Shanedling, Charles Ostrov, Dianne Siegel, Larry Chiat, Michael Blehert, Alan Milavetz, Marilyn Chiat, Leighton Siegel, Judy Karon, Elayne Deutsch Chiat, Audra Keller, James Rubenstein, Katherine Tane",,"Friends of B'nai Abraham Synagogue","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To mitigate moisture damage to the rear egress of the B'nai Abraham Synagogue, listed in the National Register of Historic Places",,"To mitigate moisture damage to the rear egress of the B'nai Abraham Synagogue, listed in the National Register of Historic Places",2012-11-01,2014-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Mike,Blehert,"Friends of B'nai Abraham Synagogue","1788 Maryland Avenue N","Golden Valley",MN,55427,,,,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/bnai-abraham-synagogue-lower-level-exit-restoration,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
17634,"B'nai Abraham Synagogue Stained Glass Window Restoration",2012,6995,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,6995,,,,"Friends of B'nai Abraham Synagogue","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire a qualified professional to restore the last two of thirteen stain glass windows in the B'nai Abraham Synagogue, listed in the National Register of Historic Places and now used as a community center.",,,2012-03-01,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Mike,Blehert,"Friends of B'nai Abraham Synagogue",,,,,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/bnai-abraham-synagogue-stained-glass-window-restoration-0,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
17419,"B'nai Abraham Synagogue: Construction of Canopy",2011,7000,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,1130,,,,,,"Friends of B'nai Abraham",," To restore a historic canopy on the B'nai Abraham Synagogue, listed in the National Register of Historic Places ",,"To restore a historic canopy on the B'nai Abraham Synagogue, listed in the National Register of Historic Places",2010-10-01,2011-04-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Mike,Blehert,,"3408 Utah Avenue North",Minneapolis,MN,55427,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/bnai-abraham-synagogue-construction-canopy,,,,
17243,"B'nai Abraham Synagogue: Vestibule, Window Restoration, Exterior Repair",2011,16100,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,8560,,,,,,"Friends of B'nai Abraham",," To restore one window and repair brick at the B'nai Abraham, listed in the National Register of Historic Places. ",,"To restore one window and repair brick at the B'nai Abraham, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",2010-07-01,2011-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Mike,Blehert,,"3408 Utah Avenue North",Minneapolis,MN,55427,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/bnai-abraham-synagogue-vestibule-window-restoration-exterior-repair,,,,
17286,"B'nai Abraham Synagogue: Stained Glass Window Restoration",2010,6994,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,360,,,,,,"Friends of B'nai Abraham",," To restore the prominent fifty-square foot stainglass window above the facility's front entrance ",,"To restore the prominent fifty-square foot stainglass window above the facility's front entrance",2010-01-13,2010-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Mike,Blehert,,"3408 Utah Avenue North",Minneapolis,MN,55427,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/bnai-abraham-synagogue-stained-glass-window-restoration,,,,
17317,"B'nai Abraham Synagogue: Exterior Restoration and Occupancy Code Requirements",2010,38826,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,5130,,,,,,"Friends of B'nai Abraham",," To repoint masonry and preserve windows of the B'nai Abraham Synagogue, undergoing rehabilitation for use as a community center. The building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Virginia, Minnesota's beautiful synagogue building, B'nai Abraham, begun in 1909 and dedicated in 1910, ceased functioning as a religious structure in the 1990s. It is being restored and transformed into a community  resource containing a museum, an auditorium and a social hall. the sturdy red brick structure with it's stained glass windows, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in the 1980s and is the only synagogue building in Minnesota to be so honored. The grant enabled the continuation of the restoration of the building, specifically tuck pointing the exterior to stabilize the building and protect it from leaks as well as heat loss, the restoration of two of the thirteen deteriorating stained glass windows and complete the replacement of the severely deteriorated hardwood floor. As the building becomes closer to complete restoration, more groups come to visit and use the building for a variety of events. Some of the events which have taken place are: Two concerts by Mary LaPlante, champion fiddler A site for two Building America Programs, sponsored by the Minnesota Humanities Center A concert by the Northern Lights Chamber Players Two concerts by a Klezmer group A rededication service and luncheon Two lectures - one on the history of the building and one on the restoration of the windows MHS staff held a informational session on the legacy grants for the region Friends of B'nai Abraham web site ",,"To repoint masonry and preserve windows of the B'nai Abraham Synagogue, undergoing rehabilitation for use as a community center. The building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",2010-03-19,2010-11-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Mike,Blehert,,"3408 Utah Avenue North",Minneapolis,MN,55427,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/bnai-abraham-synagogue-exterior-restoration-and-occupancy-code-requirements,,,,
17827,"National Register Nomination, Duluth and Iron Range Railroad Company Passenger Station",2013,6700,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,6700,,"Mayor Stephen Abrahamson, Council Members William Hiltunen, Sonny Nevala, Lance Dougherty, Josh Carlson, and Ann Lamppa, City Clerk/Treasurer",,"City of Tower","Local/Regional Government","To prepare a nomination to the National Register of Historic Places for the Duluth and Iron Range Railroad Company Passenger Station.",,"To prepare a nomination to the National Register of Historic Places for the Duluth and Iron Range Railroad Company Passenger Station.",2012-08-01,2013-08-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Stephen,Abrahamson,"City of Tower","602 Main Street, PO Box 576",Tower,MN,55790,,,,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/national-register-nomination-duluth-and-iron-range-railroad-company-passenger-station,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
10004559,"Native Bee Surveys in Minnesota Prairie and Forest Habitats",2017,600000,"M.L. 2016, Chp. 186, Sec. 2, Subd. 03b","$600,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources to continue to assess the current status and distribution of native bee pollinators in Minnesota by expanding surveys into the prairie-forest border region and facilitating interagency collaboration and public outreach on pollinators. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2019, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,,,,,"MN DNR","State Government",,,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2016/work_plans_may/_2016_03b.pdf,2016-07-01,2019-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Crystal,Boyd,"MN DNR","500 Lafayette Rd","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5699",crystal.boyd@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Jackson, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/native-bee-surveys-minnesota-prairie-and-forest-habitats,,,,
21749,"Native Prairie Stewardship and Prairie Bank Easement Acquisition",2014,750000,"M.L. 2013, Chp. 52, Sec. 2, Subd. 04c","$750,000 the first year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources to acquire native prairie bank easements, prepare baseline property assessments, restore and enhance native prairie sites, and provide technical assistance to landowners. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2016, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,750000,,,8.15,"MN DNR","State Government","Prior to European settlement more than 18 million acres of prairie covered Minnesota. Today less than 1% of that native prairie remains, and about half of those remaining acres are in private landownership without any formal protection currently in place. Through this appropriation the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will work with private landowners of high quality native prairie sites to protect remaining native prairie using a variety of tools. Approximately 200 acres are expected to be permanently protected through Native Prairie Bank conservation easements. A variety of restoration and enhancement activities will be implemented on a total of about 690 acres. Additionally, education and technical assistance will be provided to interested landowners to help them improve the management and stewardship of native prairie sites they own.",,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2013/work_plans/2013_04c.pdf,2013-07-01,2016-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Judy,Schulte,"MN DNR","1241 Bridge St E","Redwood Falls",MN,56283,"(507) 822-0344",judy.schulte@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Traverse, Watonwan, Wilkin, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/native-prairie-stewardship-and-prairie-bank-easement-acquisition,,,,
10031371,"Native Plant Community Data in the City of Duluth",2025,198000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 03a","$198,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to develop field-verified native plant community data and maps for the city of Duluth and the St. Louis River estuary to support conservation and restoration activities.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,0.76,"Minnesota Land Trust","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Develop Native Plant Community data and maps for the City of Duluth and St. Louis River estuary to support conservation and restoration activities.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2026-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Virginia,Breidenbach,"Minnesota Land Trust","394 South Lake Avenue Suite 404",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 221-7033",gbreidenbach@mnland.org,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Pine, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/native-plant-community-data-city-duluth,,,,
18327,"Nemadji Stressor Id Project",2013,53465,,,,,,,,,,,.25,"Emmons & Olivier Resources ","For-Profit Business/Entity","This project will define the major factors causing harm to fish and other river and stream life within the Nemadji watershed. Stressor identification is a formal and rigorous process to identify these factors, explain the linkages between the results of biological monitoring and water quality assessments, and organize this information into a structure of scientific evidence that supports the conclusions of the process. Stressor identification is a component of the Watershed Restoration and protection (WRAP) approach. The Nemadji watershed will be on target for completion of TMDLs and a full watershed wide (WRAP) report by 2015. ",,,2013-01-16,2013-06-28,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Karen,Evens,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,,,,"(218) 302-6644",karen.evens@state.mn.us,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Monitoring, Planning, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Carlton, Pine, St. Louis",,"Nemadji River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/nemadji-stressor-id-project,,,,
10031052,"(Neo)Muralismos de México en Minnesota",2023,60913,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8 (d)","2022-2023 Cultural Heritage and Community Identity Grants - Spring 2022 ","Measurable outcomes include: -- Increased awareness about Mexican art traditions (75% or more of survey respondents agree) -- Increased connection to cultural heritage (75% or more of survey respondents agree) -- Increased connection to place and feeling welcome (75% or more of survey respondents agree) -- Community participation rates (at least 3,000 community participants) -- Increased partnerships (5-10 new partnerships developed) -- Expansion of geographic reach (at least 3 public art projects created in Greater Minnesota) Evaluation methods include: -- Participant surveys -- Informal dialogue -- Group conversations with artists and stakeholders -- Tracking numbers of participants. ","Minneapolis: In fall 2022, we collaborated with CLUES, COPAL, Festival de las Calaveras, Waite House, etc, to offer community workshops on an ongoing basis, as well as art installations at Midtown Global Market and Squirrel Art Haus, public events in South Minneapolis during Days of the Dead, and an art happening on Lake St, Bloomington Ave, and surrounding area (Mercado Central, Midtown Global Market, Greenway, etc). Estimated total audience is 3,000 people. In spring 2023, we are continuing this work with Waite House, Minnesota Immigrant Movement, etc, offering workshops twice a week at Waite House, and participating in the May Day Parade in South Minneapolis, as well as the Cinco de Mayo Parade on the West Side of Saint Paul, and an event at the high school in Apple Valley. Estimated total audience is 4,000 people. In summer 2023, we will continue with the workshops in South Minneapolis twice a week, and we hope to culminate this work with larger public celebrations during Hispanic Heritage Month (starting Sep 15). Twin Cities: NMM created a commemorative poster celebrating the 20-year anniversary of the Palabristas collective. NMM participated in the celebration event on September 9, and we received a public acknowledgement and thank you for our work. About 200 people were in attendance. Banner / movable mural is in the works. Austin: NMM participated in the Austin Artworks Festival at the end of August 2022, and offered papier-maché, mask-making, and coloring activities to children and adults. Estimated 600 participants. Flor Soto and NMM ED Aaron Johnson-Ortiz have been working on mural design since January 2023, and the design was approved in April by the City of Austin. It is a mural that will be created on the exterior wall of the building adjacent to the City Pool. In early May 2023, Flor and Aaron participated in a community festival (Taste of Nations ), where some 400 community participants helped paint the first elements in the mural (a giant sun). Aaron is working with Flor Soto every week to move this project forward. Mural is planned to be installed this summer. Red Wing: In September 2022, NMM participated in the Hispanic Heritage Festival of Goodhue County, and offered 6 different art activities to the community (coloring, Day of the Dead Altar, paper-flower making, repujado , and mask-making) to celebrate Hispanic Heritage month. Estimated attendance was 3,000 people.; The Proposed Measurable Outcomes of our project included: Increased awareness about Mexican art traditions (75% or more of survey respondents agree)Increased connection to cultural heritage (75% or more of survey respondents agree)Increased connection to place and feeling welcome (75% or more of survey respondents agree)Community participation rates (at least 3,000 community participants)Increased partnerships (5-10 new partnerships developed)Expansion of geographic reach (at least 3 public art projects created in Greater Minnesota) The results of our project include: (1) 89% of respondents said activities and arts presentations improved their understanding of Mexican and Latino culture. (2) 94% of respondents said activities and presentations increased their connection to their cultural heritage. (3) 89% of respondents said activities and presentations increased their connection to neighborhoods and cities where the art was presented. (4) Although it is difficult for us to estimate the exact number of community participants, we can confidently say that we exceeded the 3,000 target. We estimate at least 5,000 participants in various capacities. Project participation include: * Alebrijes bike project, estimated 100 workshop participants in Minneapolis in 2022 and 2023 * Alebrijes bike project, estimated 1,200 participants at 2023 festivals in Worthington, Austin, Saint Paul, Northfield, and Red Wing * Duluth public art installation, estimated 30 participants in community dialogue * Austin mural project, estimated 600 participants at three community festivals, 20 participants in volunteer roles, and 30 participants in community dialogue during ribbon-cutting ceremony * Day of the Dead community festivals in Minneapolis in fall 2022, estimated 800 community participants * Day of the Dead altar at MN State Capitol in fall 2022, estimated 1,000 community visitors participating in dialogue with artists * Unveiling of Palabristas poster in fall 2023, estimated 50 participants * Public art activities in Red Wing festival in Fall 2022, estimated 1,000 community participants * Arts and Crafts activities at Austin community festival in Aug 2022, estimated 500 community participants * Lake St Minneapolis activities in 2022 and 2023, estimated 400 participants (5) We exceeded our goal of 5-10 partnerships. Project partnerships included: * City of Austin, Minnesota (Arts and Culture Commission) * Austin Area Arts * Hispanic Outreach of Goodhue County (Red Wing) * Waite House (Minneapolis) * Midtown Global Market (Minneapolis) * COPAL (Minneapolis) * Worthington International Festival (Worthington) * Festival de las Calaveras (Minneapolis) * Palabristas (Twin Cities) * Minnesota Council of Latino Affairs (state-wide) * Office of Governor Walz * El Colegio (Minneapolis) * El Oasis del Norte Restaurant (Duluth) * etc (6) We exceeded our goal of 3 projects in Greater Minnesota: * New mural in Austin, Minnesota * Public art installation in Duluth, Minnesota * Public art activities at two community festivals in Red Wing, Minnesota * Community art activities in Duluth, MN * Alebrijes bike project activities in Worthington, Northfield, Red Wing, and Austin, MN ",,,"Thanks to the support of the Minnesota Humanities Center with a $60,913 grant, we were able to leverage an additional $87,262.53 in project funding for various aspects of the project (some funding extends before and or after MHC's project period): * Minnesota State Arts Board grant -- $25,000 (project period extends beyond MHC project period. ends on Nov 30, 2023) * Metropolitan Regional Arts Council grant -- $15,000 (project period extends beyond MHC project period. began on Jun 22, 2022) * Earned income contract with the City of Austin, Minnesota -- $10,000 (supported mural creation in Austin) * City of Minneapolis Office of Arts, Culture, and the Creative Economy artist grant -- $15,000 (supported work with Gustavo Boada in South Minneapolis. project period extends beyond MHC project period. began on Jul 1, 2022) * National Museum of Mexican Art funding -- $5,000 in 2022 (supported activities at MN State Capitol). and $2,500 in 2023 (supports international visiting artist activities in St Paul and Duluth on Sep 29 and 30. project period extends beyond MHC project period. ends on Dec 1, 2023). * Hispanic Outreach of Goodhue County -- $7,000 in 2022 and $2,000 in 2023 (supported festival activities in Red Wing) * Worthington International Festival -- $1,924.53 (supported festival activities in Worthington) * Austin Area Arts -- $2,338 in 2022 and $1,500 in 2023 (supports community engagement activities in Austin) Thanks to the support of the Minnesota Humanities Center with a $60,913 grant, we were able to leverage in-kind institutional support estimated at $18,813.91. * Waite House (Minneapolis) meals for workshop participants -- $3,750 * Waite House (Minneapolis) staff support for workshops -- $5,000 * Waite House (Minneapolis) usage of space for workshops -- $5,000 * East Side Freedom Library (St Paul) fiscal sponsorship -- $4,263.91 * COPAL (Minneapolis) free space usage and staff support for workshop -- $500 * CLUES (St Paul & Mpls) free transportation of large alebrije bikes -- $300. Total additional funds secured, including in-kind: $64,200* Total additional funds used, including in-kind: $20,200* NMM has secured a $25,000 grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board for this project Additionally, funds that have been secured in support of the 5 projects are: (1) Minneapolis Public Art & Day of the Dead. * $15,000 in-kind funds secured in partnership with artists Gustavo Boada and Aaron Johnson-Ortiz through the ""Creative Response"" Grant through the City of Minneapolis Office of Art, Culture, and the Creative Economy. (2) Twin Cities Palabristas Banner/Mural. * No additional funds secured. (3) Due to unforeseen circumstances, we have been unable to pursue our proposed project in Duluth. Our small business partner in Duluth has been unable to open his restaurant due to delays in permitting, and so we have been unable to work on this project. For this reason, we developed an alternative public art project -- In November of 2022, NMM installed the first-ever Day of the Dead Altar at the MN State Capitol. We secured an additional $5,000 grant from the National Museum of Mexican Art for this project. (4) Austin Public Art: * $2,200 fee-for-service contract with Austin Area Arts for participation in Austin Artworks Festival in Aug, 2022 * $10,000 from South East Minnesota Arts Council (SEMAC) for public art, through a contract with the City of Austin's Culture and Arts Commission. (5) Red Wing: * $7,000 fee-for-service contract with Hispanic Outreach of Goodhue County for participation in Hispanic Heritage Festival in Sep, 2022. *Funding dates for additional sources of revenue range from May 8, 2022 through November 30, 2023. ",60913,,"Aaron Johnson-Ortiz, Executive Director (Additional names unknown.); Teresa Ortiz Angelica Klebsch Liz Pangerl Dr Bruce Campbell Jesenia Morales Aaron Johnson-Ortiz",,"(Neo)Muralismos de México",,"Founded on the centennial of the Mexican Muralist movement, (Neo)Muralismos de México (NMM) aims to revitalize and reclaim our Mexican cultural heritage through culturally-specific, socially-informed, historically-grounded, and community-engaged public art. To this end, NMM will lead and coordinate 5 community-engaged muralism and public art projects that will uplift our cultural heritage around the state, including projects in the Twin Cities, Duluth, Red Wing, and Austin, MN. ",,,2022-08-15,2023-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,,,,,,,,,,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Goodhue, Hennepin, Mower, Nobles, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/neomuralismos-de-mexico-en-minnesota,,,,
10031384,"New Small Mammal Monitoring Methods for Minnesota",2025,199000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 03n","$199,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for the Natural Resources Research Institute in Duluth to develop camera trapping methods as a new tool to collect foundational data and fill key knowledge gaps in the status of small mammal species in Minnesota.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,2.69,"U of MN","Public College/University","We will develop camera trapping methods for small mammals, a new tool in the toolbox to to fill key knowledge gaps in status of Minnesota mammal species.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2026-12-31,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Ron,Moen,"U of MN","5013 Miller Trunk Hwy Natural Resources Research Institute - UMD",Duluth,MN,55811,"(218) 788-2610",rmoen@d.umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/new-small-mammal-monitoring-methods-minnesota,,,,
10034096,"New Works! Lab",2024,150000,"M.L. 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 8",,,,,,,,,"Andrew Ahn, Carolyn Mao, Thomas Reyes, Saymoukda Vongsay, Andrew Peterson",,"APIA MN Film Collective",,"MN Film Collective will create a new program, the New Works! Lab, a season of new films created, produced, directed, and starring Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) filmmaking artists from Minnesota. We will showcase these films for our community to watch in the Twin Cities, Duluth, Rochester, and Fergus Falls to include: 1) the production of 8 new film works by Asian Minnesotan filmmaking artists; 2) five screenings throughout the Metro and greater Minnesota; 3) hosting workshops led by filmmaking artists on writing screenplays, how to generate film ideas, and more.",,,2024-05-21,2025-05-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,,,,,,,,,,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis, Olmsted, Otter Tail",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/new-works-lab,,,,
17437,"Newspaper Archival Access",2011,6999,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,2500,,,,,,"Hibbing Community College Library",," A digital microfilm/fiche scanner system was purchased and installed at the Hibbing Community College library. Archived resources, including newspaper materials, are now more accessible to students, faculty and staff as well as being available for inter-library loan requests. HCC's resources compliment those resources held at regional libraries and museums thereby serving the extended public as well. Notice of the grant award was published in the HCC weekly news bulletin, on their Facebook page, in the Library Information and PALS Service newsletter and in an article written in the Hibbing Daily Tribune. ",,"To make primary records accessible through a new microfilm reader/printer",2010-11-24,2011-05-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Jan,Carey,,"1515 East 25th St.",Hibbing,MN,55746,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/newspaper-archival-access,,,,
17977,"NorShor Theatre Rehabilitation",2013,150000,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,150000,,"Playhouse's Board Officers - President: Herbert Minke, Immediate Past Chair: Tom Wheeler, Vice President: Sandy Hoff, Treasurer: Wayne Hibbard, Secretary: Casey Russell Board Members - Natalie Bothwell, Heather Kjos, Ken Kolquist, Colleen MacDonald, Jeanie Peterson, Mia Thibodeau, Robin Washing",,"Duluth Playhouse Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To preserve and restore brick and terracotta on the NorShore Theatre, a contributing feature of the Duluth Commercial Historic District listed in the National Register of Historic Places",,"To preserve and restore brick and terracotta on the NorShore Theatre, a contributing feature of the Duluth Commercial Historic District listed in the National Register of Historic Places",,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Brian,Gorecki,"Duluth Playhouse Inc.","506 West Michigan Street",Duluth,MN,55802,,,,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/norshor-theatre-rehabilitation,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
10008268,"North St. Louis River Soil and Water Conservation District Surface Water Assessment Grant (SWAG)",2019,83141,,,,,,,,,,,.35,"North St. Louis River Soil and Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","This St. Louis River Watershed assessment will include the waters of Dempsey Creek, West Two River, St. Louis River, Mud Hen Creek, Embarrass River, West Swan River, Partridge River, Barber Creek, East Swan River, Helen Lake, Pine Lake, Cadotte Lake, Colby Lake, Loon Lake, St. James Pit, Strand Lake, Nichols Lake, Ely Lake, Silver Lake, Elbow Lake, Mashkenode Lake, Carey Lake and Island Lake. These lakes and streams are found throughout the St. Louis River Watershed, which spans parts of St. Louis and Itasca Counties. This assessment focuses on collection of water chemistry and field parameters at the 27 sites identified and by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). The collaborative effort between North St. Louis Soil and Water Conservation District, Natural Resources Research Institute, Itasca Soil and Water Conservation District and the MPCA will utilize experienced staff to obtain comprehensive data of surface waters. This project will support the biological data collected by the MPCA and will establish whether these surface waters meet state and federal standards for aquatic life and recreation. ",,"Surface Water Assessment Grants ",2019-03-04,2021-01-15,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Anita,Provinzino,"North St. Louis SWCD","307 1st Street South Suite 114",Virginia,MN,55792,"(218) 471-7284",,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Itasca, St. Louis",,"St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/north-st-louis-river-soil-and-water-conservation-district-surface-water-assessment-grant,,,,
29737,"North St. Louis County FY15 Surface Water Assessment Grant (SWAG)",2015,129551,,,,,,,,,,,1.05,"North St. Louis County Soil and Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","This project will collect water quality data for 31 sites (22 lakes and 9 stream sites) within the Rainy River Headwaters, Cloquet, and Vermilion major watersheds as part of the 10-year cycle for monitoring Minnesota's waters. Due to the large number and geographic extent of monitoring sites, North St. Louis SWCD (NSLSWCD) is subcontracting with Lake County SWCD and Koochiching County SWCD. An intern from the Vermilion Community College (VCC) Water Resources Program will be hired to conduct monitoring of 4 stream sites and 3 lake sites located between Ely and Virginia. An instructor from VCC will provide oversight for this intern. The sites to be sampled are predominantly in the service area of NSLSWCD and roughly 100 miles North and South of Virginia, centered between the subcontractors chosen by NSLSWCD for this and other MPCA contracts.",,"Cloquet River Watershed ",2015-03-16,2017-03-15,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Margaret,Pearson,"North St. Louis County Soil and Water Conservation District","307 1st St. S. Suite 114",Virginia,MN,55792,"(218) 742-9505",,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"St. Louis",,"Cloquet River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/north-st-louis-county-fy15-surface-water-assessment-grant-swag,,,,
10003510,"Northeast Minnesota White Cedar Restoration - Phase 2",2015,335000,"M.L. 2014, Chp. 226, Sec. 2, Subd. 06d","$335,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to continue an assessment of the decline of northern white cedar plant communities in northeast Minnesota, demonstrate restoration techniques, and provide cedar restoration training to local units of government. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2017, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,335000,,,4.3,"Board of Water and Soil Resources","State Government","Northern white cedar wetland plant communities provide unique ecological, economic, and wetland functions, including high value timber, long-term carbon storage, winter refuge for deer and other wildlife, wildlife habitat, and thermal buffering for brook trout streams. However, these plant communities have been declining in Minnesota for decades mostly as a result of development impacts. The Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources is using this appropriation to continue efforts aimed at improving the quantity and quality of white cedar wetland plant communities in Minnesota. Efforts will include assessing existing white cedar communities to prioritize sites for restoration and then providing training and demonstration of restoration and re-vegetation techniques for local natural resource managers.",,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2014/work_plans/2014_06d.pdf,2014-07-01,2017-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Dale,Krystosek,"Board of Water and Soil Resources","403 4th Street NW, Ste 200",Bemidji,MN,56601,"(218) 755-2603",dale.krystosek@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mille Lacs, Pine, St. Louis, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/northeast-minnesota-white-cedar-restoration-phase-2-0,,,,
2956,"Northeast Minnesota White Cedar Plant Community Restoration",2012,125000,"M.L. 2011, First Special Session, Chp. 2, Art.3, Sec. 2, Subd. 04r","$125,000 for the first year and $125,000 the second year are from the trust fund to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to assess the decline of northern white cedar plant communities in northeast Minnesota, prioritize cedar sites for restoration, and provide cedar restoration training to local units of government.","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,125000,,,1.59,BWSR,"State Government"," PROJECT OVERVIEW Northern white cedar wetland plant communities provide a number of specialized habitat functions, including winter refuge for deer and other wildlife, thermal buffering for brook trout streams, and critical habitat for songbirds and other unique wildlife such as martens and fishers. However, these plant communities have been declining in Minnesota for decades mostly as a result of development impacts. The Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources is using this appropriation to try to improve the quantity and quality of white cedar wetland plant communities in Minnesota. Efforts will include assessing existing white cedar communities to prioritize sites for restoration and then providing training and demonstration of restoration and re-vegetation techniques for local natural resource managers. OVERALL PROJECT OUTCOME AND RESULTS Project Background: Northern white cedar (Thuja occidentalis) has been declining in Minnesota for decades. White cedar provides ecologically diverse plant communities and critical wildlife habitat and wetland functions. Project Goals:Reverse decline of white cedar plant communities in Minnesota.Improve quantity and quality of white cedar plant communities.Methods: Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) established seven experimental white cedar restorations and reference sites in Beltrami, Koochiching, St. Louis, and Lake Counties. Experimental treatments were designed by Dr. Rod Chimner and evaluated use of cedar seedlings, transplants, seeding and natural regeneration. Protection from browsing by wildlife was by rigid tree protectors and wire mesh enclosures. (See attached technical Report). Results: Evaluation/Prioritization of White Cedar Restoration Sites: Goal: Evaluate 100 white cedar sites for restoration/preservation. Results: 132 sites were evaluated in Aitkin, Koochiching, Itasca, St. Louis, Lake, Cook and Beltrami Counties. Establishment of Demonstration Sites: Goal: 400 acres restored/preserved. Results: 7 sites (485 acres) established in Beltrami, Koochiching, St. Louis and Lake County. Groundwater monitoring wells installed. Training Resource Managers Goal: Train 30 land managers. Results: Two training sessions with 66 trained. Project Findings:Many white cedar swamps are degraded and need restoration.Major disturbances were roads, ditches and herbivory.Most harvested cedar sites have not regenerated back to cedar, but were replaced by tag alder/balsam fir/red maple.Largest single factor affecting cedar survival was hydrological conditions.Site level hydrological conditions altered by roads may end up explaining tree growth and mortality.Project Significance: Northern White cedar provides unique wetland functions including:Thermal winter cover for white tailed deer.Critical habitat for pine marten, bear, fisher, songbirds.Provides thermal buffering for cold water fisheries (brook trout streams).",,"FINAL REPORT",2011-07-01,2014-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Dale,Krystosek,"Board of Water and Soil Resources","701 Minnesota Ave, Ste 234",Bemidji,MN,56601,"(218) 755-2603",dale.krystosek@state.mn.us,"Education/Outreach/Engagement, Planning, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mille Lacs, Pine, St. Louis, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/northeast-minnesota-white-cedar-plant-community-restoration,,,,
2956,"Northeast Minnesota White Cedar Plant Community Restoration",2013,125000,"M.L. 2011, First Special Session, Chp. 2, Art.3, Sec. 2, Subd. 04r","$125,000 for the first year and $125,000 the second year are from the trust fund to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to assess the decline of northern white cedar plant communities in northeast Minnesota, prioritize cedar sites for restoration, and provide cedar restoration training to local units of government.","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,125000,,,1.58,BWSR,"State Government"," PROJECT OVERVIEW Northern white cedar wetland plant communities provide a number of specialized habitat functions, including winter refuge for deer and other wildlife, thermal buffering for brook trout streams, and critical habitat for songbirds and other unique wildlife such as martens and fishers. However, these plant communities have been declining in Minnesota for decades mostly as a result of development impacts. The Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources is using this appropriation to try to improve the quantity and quality of white cedar wetland plant communities in Minnesota. Efforts will include assessing existing white cedar communities to prioritize sites for restoration and then providing training and demonstration of restoration and re-vegetation techniques for local natural resource managers. OVERALL PROJECT OUTCOME AND RESULTS Project Background: Northern white cedar (Thuja occidentalis) has been declining in Minnesota for decades. White cedar provides ecologically diverse plant communities and critical wildlife habitat and wetland functions. Project Goals:Reverse decline of white cedar plant communities in Minnesota.Improve quantity and quality of white cedar plant communities.Methods: Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) established seven experimental white cedar restorations and reference sites in Beltrami, Koochiching, St. Louis, and Lake Counties. Experimental treatments were designed by Dr. Rod Chimner and evaluated use of cedar seedlings, transplants, seeding and natural regeneration. Protection from browsing by wildlife was by rigid tree protectors and wire mesh enclosures. (See attached technical Report). Results: Evaluation/Prioritization of White Cedar Restoration Sites: Goal: Evaluate 100 white cedar sites for restoration/preservation. Results: 132 sites were evaluated in Aitkin, Koochiching, Itasca, St. Louis, Lake, Cook and Beltrami Counties. Establishment of Demonstration Sites: Goal: 400 acres restored/preserved. Results: 7 sites (485 acres) established in Beltrami, Koochiching, St. Louis and Lake County. Groundwater monitoring wells installed. Training Resource Managers Goal: Train 30 land managers. Results: Two training sessions with 66 trained. Project Findings:Many white cedar swamps are degraded and need restoration.Major disturbances were roads, ditches and herbivory.Most harvested cedar sites have not regenerated back to cedar, but were replaced by tag alder/balsam fir/red maple.Largest single factor affecting cedar survival was hydrological conditions.Site level hydrological conditions altered by roads may end up explaining tree growth and mortality.Project Significance: Northern White cedar provides unique wetland functions including:Thermal winter cover for white tailed deer.Critical habitat for pine marten, bear, fisher, songbirds.Provides thermal buffering for cold water fisheries (brook trout streams).",,"FINAL REPORT",2011-07-01,2014-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Dale,Krystosek,"Board of Water and Soil Resources","701 Minnesota Ave, Ste 234",Bemidji,MN,56601,"(218) 755-2603",dale.krystosek@state.mn.us,"Education/Outreach/Engagement, Planning, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mille Lacs, Pine, St. Louis, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/northeast-minnesota-white-cedar-plant-community-restoration,,,,
2508,"Northeast MN LIDAR Project",2011,140000,,,,,,,,,,,1.4,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","State Government","The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will coordinate the collection of high-resolution elevation data for northeastern portion of Minnesota using Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) systems. The geographic area of the work includes Minnesota counties of Carlton, Cook, Lake, and St. Louis Counties and that portion of Koochiching County that comprises Voyageurs National Park. ",,,2011-04-07,2012-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Elaine,Johnson,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,,,,651-259-5999,Elaine.Johnson@state.mn.us,Mapping,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Carlton, Cook, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis",,"Cloquet River, Kettle River, Lake Superior - North, Lake Superior - South, Little Fork River, Mississippi River - Grand Rapids, Nemadji River, Rainy River - Headwaters, Rainy River - Rainy Lake, St. Louis River, Vermilion River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/northeast-mn-lidar-project,,,,
23909,"Northeastern Minnesota Sharp-tailed Grouse Habitat Partnership",2015,3150000,"ML 2014, Ch. 256, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 3(b)","$3,150,000 in the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Pheasants Forever in cooperation with the Minnesota Sharp-Tailed Grouse Society to acquire and enhance lands in Aitkin, Carlton, Kanabec, Pine, and St. Louis Counties for wildlife management area purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8. Lands acquired with this appropriation may not be used for emergency haying and grazing in response to federal or state disaster declarations. Conservation grazing under a management plan that is already being implemented may continue. A list of proposed land acquisitions must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","Forestlands are protected from development and fragmentation - Protected forestlands will be measured in acres added to the WMA system. Evaluation is not necessary as the lands will be permanent conservation lands. .Increased availability and improved condition of riparian forests and other habitat corridors - Habitat acres added which enhance corridors, habitat patch size and connectivity can be measured and evaluated for habitat quality and wildlife use through surveys. .Healthy populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species - Surveys (such as lek, predator scent post, winter track, and small game hunter) will measure and evaluate sharp-tailed grouse and brushland wildlife populations. .Landlocked public properties are accessible with have increased access for land managers - Newly protected habitat acres and the public habitat acres they help access can be measured and evaluated for habitat quality and wildlife use through surveys. .Greater public access for wildlife and outdoors-related recreation - More habitat acres open to hunting and additional access points will be available. Number of hunters can be estimated from license sales and hunter surveys. .Improved availability and improved condition of habitats that have experienced substantial decline - Addition brushland habitat acres protected, restored and enhanced can be measured and evaluated for improved conditions and wildlife use through surveys. .Addresses the “special concern of the conditions of brushlands within the forestlands.” .",,,31000,"DNR in kind service, Private Source",3150000,,,0.195,"Pheasants Forever with MN Sharp-tailed Grouse Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","This partnership will protect, restore and enhance 2,769 acres, primarily brushland, in northeastern Minnesota.  Habitat will be added to the WMA system and enhanced on existing public lands for species in greatest conservation need, outdoor recreation, and environmental benefits.","Problem and Scope:Until the 1880s, most of Minnesota was inhabited by sharp-tailed grouse where suitable open and brushland habitat, such as prairies, savannas, sedge meadows and open bogs, occurred.  This indigenous grouse was once one of Minnesota’s most abundant game birds, with over 100,000 harvested annually in the 1940’s.  Loss, degradation and fragmentation of open and brushland habitat within Minnesota due to natural succession and conversion to other land uses (cropland and tree plantations) has lead to a long term decline in this unique grouse’s population (estimated harvest of 16,800 in 2010), causing its listing as a species in greatest conservation need.  Today its remaining range in northern Minnesota, which is less than one-third of its historic range, is in jeopardy of additional fragmentation and degradation.      In east central Minnesota, research results have shown that genetic diversity of the sharp-tailed grouse population may be declining due to increasing isolation of subpopulations.  In nearby Wisconsin, genetic diversity has declined so greatly that Wisconsin DNR has translocated sharp-tailed grouse to create a genetic infusion to increase the likelihood of population persistence.  Increasing the amount of protected brushland habitat in northeastern Minnesota will be critical to the sustainability of the local sharp-tailed grouse population and gene exchange between Minnesota and Wisconsin populations.        Specific habitat that will be affected and how actions will directly restore, enhance, and/or protect them:Specific habitats to be affected will include up to 2,769 acres of openland, brushland, cropland and forest habitat.  Acquisition of the habitats and their transfer to MDNR for management as state WMA ,will protect them.  Natural habitats will include wet meadow, sedge meadow, shrub wetland, bog, grassland, and aspen and northern hardwoods forest.  They will be enhanced with prescribed burning, mowing, shearing, timber harvest, and possibly grazing, biomass harvest and occasional haying.  Other land includes hay, pasture and crop land that will be restored to open and brushland habitat through establishment of native vegetation, prescribed burning and natural succession. Multiple benefits: Multiple benefits of the above protection, enhancement and restoration actions will include increased plant and animal diversity, carbon sequestration, water retention and filtration, opportunities for biomass harvest, access to public lands for recreation, increases eco-tourism opportunities, economic benefits, and secure habitat for sharp-tailed grouse and other open and brushland species in greatest conservation need.  Wildlife species that will benefit: In addition to sharp-tailed grouse, several other species that use or depend upon open and brushland habitats are also in decline, listed as species in greatest conservation need, and will benefit from this project, including bobolinks, loggerhead shrikes, short-eared owls, yellow rails, eastern meadowlarks, American bittern, northern harrier, golden-winged warblers, Henslow’s sparrow, Le Conte’s sparrow, Nelson’s sharp-tailed sparrow, and American woodcock.  Six of these species are state listed as endangered, threatened or special concern.  Game species that will benefit include white-tailed deer, waterfowl (mallards, blue-winged teal, Canada geese, and more species during migration), wild turkey, American woodcock, common snipe, ruffed grouse, cottontail rabbit, snowshoe hare, fox, raccoon, and bobcat.  Many nongame species such as the Eastern bluebird, American kestrel, brown thrasher, gray catbird, common yellowthroat, sora rail, sedge wren, spring peeper and sandhill crane will benefit.     Urgency and opportunity:  If not acquired while the opportunities exist (i.e., willing sellers and funding opportunities), the chance to protect these priority tracts permanently from land practices incompatible as open and brushland wildlife habitat, and from fragmentation, parcelization and development may be lost.  Incompatible land uses, such as building sites, tree plantings, and uncontrolled natural succession, on a tract not only negatively impacts the tract directly, but also surrounding habitat by fragmenting the open character of the land and impacting area-sensitive wildlife species, such as sharp-tailed grouse that  are adapted to large open vistas.    How priorities were set / Parcel selection and scoring process:For consideration of protection and enhancement efforts by the partnership, open and brushland tracts must be located within or at the edge of an ECS landtype association identified as a priority open landscape through DNR’s SFRMP landscape planning process.  Further criteria to prioritize which tracts are most critical include a ranking system based upon county location, distance to active sharp-tailed grouse lek, tract size, and distance to protected brushland.  A sharp-tailed grouse habitat use model (attached) is being used to target brushland habitat for protection, restoration and enhancement.    Science-based strategic planning and evaluation: This proposal is based on science-based strategic planning and evaluation.   Biological planning, conservation design, delivery, monitoring and research, and adjustments in strategies as needed are used to maintain an adaptive approach. Sharp-tailed grouse leks (dancing grounds) are the essential hubs of subpopulations. Nesting and brooding rearing occur in suitable habitat within approximately a two-mile radius of leks.  All but one of the parcels proposed for protection have active leks either located on them or within ¾ mile away.  All tracts will be critical to sustaining nesting and brood rearing habitat for subpopulations of sharp-tailed grouse.  Research by Stanley Temple in Wisconsin suggests that suitable habitat patches of 4000 ha (roughly 10,000 acres, 15½ sq. miles, or a 2.2 mile radius circle) are needed for a sharp-tailed grouse population to survive.  A pilot study in Aitkin County was conducted in 2009 to examine habitat selection, nest success and survival of sharp-tailed grouse.  Data from this study and a two-year study currently underway will provide addition information for adaptive management. Annual spring surveys of sharp-tailed grouse leks allow for monitoring of local populations and the effect of habitat protection and enhancement and other land management activities on them.       Level of stakeholder opposition and involvement:No stakeholder opposition to proposed acquisitions has been encountered.  Proposals to protect land and manage them as public conservation lands are locally-driven by conservation groups, hunters, conservation agency staff, and willing sellers due to the multiple benefits such land protection and management can provide.  Local government has been or will be contacted and their support sought.",,2014-07-01,2019-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Ward,Julien,"Minnesota Sharp-tailed Grouse Society","644 - 107th Lane NW ","Coon Rapids",MN,55448,"((763)754) 8361-",wjulien@peoplepc.com,"Land Acquisition, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Kanabec, Pine, St. Louis","Northern Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/northeastern-minnesota-sharp-tailed-grouse-habitat-partnership,,,,
10011405,"Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge, Phase X",2020,2383000,"ML 2019, 1st Sp. Session, Ch. 2, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd, 2(d)","$2,383,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with The Nature Conservancy, in cooperation with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to acquire lands in fee or permanent conservation easements and to restore and enhance lands in the Northern Tallgrass Prairie Habitat Preservation Area in western Minnesota for addition to the Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge. Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring lands that are eligible for the native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of proposed land acquisitions must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan, and the acquisitions must be consistent with the priorities in Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.","Remnant native prairies are part of large complexes of restored prairies, grasslands, and large and small wetlands - This program’s work is primarily focused on the Prairie region. A small portion of the Refuge, however, falls in the Forest-Prairie Transition region. If work is done in this region, the following outcomes will be measured and reported: 1) Total acres protected, 2) Acres of native prairie, 3) Acres of wetland, 4) Feet of stream- and lake-front, 5) Acres within Prairie Plan priorities, 6) # of endangered/threatened/species in greatest conservation need (SGCN) on protected properties. .Remnant native prairies are part of large complexes of restored prairies, grasslands, and large and small wetlands - The program’s top priority is protecting native prairie. The majority of lands acquired will be native prairie and associated habitats including wetlands, streams and lakes. The parcel selection criteria also favor building onto existing complexes of prairie/grassland/wetland and protected land. The following outcomes will be measured and reported for acquisition in this region: 1) Total acres protected, 2) Acres of native prairie, 3) Acres of wetland, 4) Feet of stream- and lake-front, 5) Acres within Prairie Plan priorities, 6) # of endangered/threatened/SGCN on protected properties..",,,296400,"USFWS NAWCA, TNC, USFWS",2326600,56400,,0.80,"The Nature Conservancy","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Nature Conservancy and US Fish and Wildlife Service will work together to permanently protect native prairie and associated complexes of wetlands and native habitats in western and central Minnesota by purchasing approximately 705 acres of fee title properties and/or permanent habitat easements. Approximately 350 acres will be native prairie. Work will be focused in areas identified as having significant biodiversity by the Minnesota Biological Survey and located in priority areas in the Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan. ","The Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge) was established in 2000 to address the loss of America’s grasslands and the decline of grassland wildlife. The Refuge was created to permanently preserve and restore a portion of our disappearing tallgrass prairie. The Refuge is authorized to work in the prairie landscapes of western Minnesota and northwestern Iowa.To date, the Refuge has protected 9,660 acres in Minnesota. Funding from the Outdoor Heritage Fund (OHF) will allow The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), working in partnership, to significantly accelerate this progress. TNC and USFWS will cooperate on protecting approximately 705 acres of native prairie and associated habitat in the 49 Minnesota counties within the Refuge boundary. We expect to protect approximately 300 acres in fee title and approximately 405 acres with permanent habitat easements.This program’s work is targeted at protecting high-quality native habitat in areas with existing concentrations of native prairie, wetlands, and protected lands. The lands protected will consist of native prairie and associated habitats including wetlands, streams, and lakes.Potential acquisitions are reviewed using the following criteria:1) Is there untilled native prairie on the tract? If not, is it adjacent to untilled native prairie?2) Is the property in a priority area (core/corridor/complex) identified in the Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan (Prairie Plan)?3) Is it adjacent to an existing complex of protected land?4) Was it identified by Minnesota Biological Survey (Biological Survey) as having concentrations of threatened and endangered species and communities?5) Is it suitable for public recreation?Because of the nature of parcel ownership, some properties acquired through this program will likely include small areas of converted or degraded habitat needing restoration/enhancement. Restoration/enhancement will be completed where needed. With this program's focus on native habitat, only a limited amount of cropland restoration has been required. To date, less than 2% of the land acquired was cultivated at the time of purchase. The funds budgeted for this work are primarily for enhancement, like tree and brush removal, to prepare these properties for long-term, sustainable management. Previous OHF support has allowed the partners to make significant progress towards our shared goal of protecting and buffering the remaining native prairie. The first property was acquired in March, 2013. Since then, 5,465 acres have been added to the Refuge with OHF funding. Of these, 3,220 acres are classified as untilled native prairie. Additional habitat includes 514 acres of wetlands and more than 12 miles of stream and/or lakefront. Offers have been extended to landowners for the protection of 760 additional acres. Talks are ongoing with a long list of interested landowners.With additional support from the Outdoor Heritage Fund, this program will continue to make real and lasting progress towards protecting Minnesota’s native prairies and the wildlife that depend on those lands.",,2019-07-01,,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Ruth,Thornton,"The Nature Conservancy","1101 W. River Parkway Suite 200",Minneapolis,MN,55415,"(612) 331-0790",ruth.thornton@tnc.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Becker, Big Stone, Brown, Chippewa, Clay, Cottonwood, Grant, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Roseau, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Traverse, Wilkin, Yellow Medicine","Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/northern-tallgrass-prairie-national-wildlife-refuge-phase-x,,,,
10019637,"Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge, Phase XII",2022,3280000,"ML 2021, First Sp. Session, Ch. 1, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 2(d)","$3,280,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with The Nature Conservancy, in cooperation with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to acquire land in fee or permanent conservation easements and restore and enhance lands in the Northern Tallgrass Prairie Habitat Preservation Area in western Minnesota for addition to the Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge. Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring lands that are eligible for the native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of proposed land acquisitions must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. Land acquisitions must be consistent with the priorities in the Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan. ","Remnant native prairies are part of large complexes of restored prairies, grasslands, and large and small wetlands - The percent of native remnant prairie, as determined by the Minnesota Biological Survey and/or FWS biologists, will be documented on each parcel, as will the proximity to other protected land and neighboring habitat types, including oak savanna, wetlands, and Big Woods forest. These factors are considered in the ranking criteria for each parcel. Remnant native prairies are part of large complexes of restored prairies, grasslands, and large and small wetlands - The percent of native remnant prairie, as determined by the Minnesota Biological Survey and/or FWS biologists, will be documented on each parcel. Surrounding natural habitat types and cropped areas will be evaluated as part of the ranking criteria for submitted parcels",,,266200,"PF NAWCA",3234500,45500,,0.98,"The Nature Conservancy with USFWS","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Nature Conservancy and US Fish and Wildlife Service will work together to permanently protect native prairie and associated complexes of wetlands and native habitats in western and central Minnesota by purchasing approximately 875 acres of fee title properties and/or permanent habitat easements. Approximately 469 acres will be native prairie. Work will be focused in areas identified as having significant biodiversity by the Minnesota Biological Survey and located in priority areas in the Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.","The Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge) was established in 2000 to address the loss of America's grasslands and the decline of grassland wildlife. The Refuge was created to permanently preserve and restore a portion of our disappearing tallgrass prairie. The Refuge is authorized to work in the prairie landscapes of western Minnesota and northwestern Iowa. To date, the Refuge has protected more than 12,000 acres. Funding from the Outdoor Heritage Fund (OHF) will allow The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), working in partnership, to significantly accelerate this progress. TNC and USFWS will cooperate on protecting approximately 875 acres of native prairie and associated habitat in the 49 Minnesota counties within the Refuge boundary. We expect to protect approximately 350 acres in fee title and approximately 525 acres with permanent habitat easements. This program's work is targeted at protecting high-quality native habitat in areas with existing concentrations of native prairie, wetlands, and protected lands. The lands protected will consist of native prairie and associated habitats including wetlands, streams, coulees, and lakes. Potential acquisitions are reviewed using the following criteria: 1) Is there untilled native prairie on the tract? If not, is it adjacent to untilled native prairie? 2) Is the property in a priority area (core/corridor/complex) identified in the Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan (Prairie Plan)? 3) Is it adjacent to an existing complex of protected land? 4) Was it identified by Minnesota Biological Survey (Biological Survey) or FWS biologists as having concentrations of threatened and endangered species and communities? 5) Is it suitable for public recreation? Because of the nature of parcel ownership, some properties acquired through this program will likely include small areas of converted or degraded habitat needing restoration or enhancement work. Restoration and enhancement will be completed where needed. With this program's focus on native habitat, only a limited amount of cropland restoration has been required. The funds for this work are primarily for enhancement activities such as invasives, tree, and brush removal that prepare these properties for long-term management. Previous OHF support has allowed the partners to make significant progress towards our shared goal of protecting and buffering the remaining native prairie. The first property was acquired in March, 2013. Since then, approximately 6,319 acres have been added to the Refuge with OHF funding. Of these, approximately 3,715 acres (nearly 60%) are classified as untilled native prairie. Additional habitat includes nearly 560 acres of wetlands, nearly 15 miles of stream front, and more than 2 miles of lakefront. We have signed agreements with landowners for the protection of approximately 737 additional acres (470 acres of which are native prairie), and are negotiating with landowners on an additional 75 acres. Talks are ongoing with a long list of interested landowners. With additional support from the Outdoor Heritage Fund, this program will continue to make real and lasting progress towards protecting Minnesota's native prairies and the wildlife that depend on those lands.",,2021-07-01,2025-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Ruth,Thornton,"The Nature Conservancy","1101 West River Parkway Suite 200",Minneapolis,MN,55415,6123310790,ruth.thornton@tnc.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Becker, Big Stone, Brown, Chippewa, Clay, Cottonwood, Grant, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Roseau, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Traverse, Wilkin, Yellow Medicine","Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/northern-tallgrass-prairie-national-wildlife-refuge-phase-xii,,,,
9800,"Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge Land Acquisition , Phase 4",2013,1580000,"ML 2012, Ch. 264, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 2(e)","$1,580,000 in the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with The Nature Conservancy in cooperation with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to acquire land in fee or permanent conservation easements within the Northern Tallgrass Prairie Habitat Preservation Area in western Minnesota for addition to the Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge. A list of proposed land acquisitions must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. The accomplishment plan must include an easement monitoring and enforcement plan.",,"Protected 769 acres of prairies.",,175500,"TNC, USFWS, NAWCA, and LWCF",1579900,,,1.05,"The Nature Conservancy with USFWS","Non-Profit Business/Entity","This appropriation allowed the permanent protection of 769 acres in western Minnesota.  These properties included 287 acres of remnant native prairie, 112 acres of associated wetland complexes, and 19,500' of stream front.  For this phase, we committed to protecting 500 acres with a minimum of 250 being native prairie.  Both targets were exceeded – 153% of total acres and 115% of native prairie acres.  The lands and easements purchased with this funding by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) have been transferred to the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and are now units of the Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge.",,"The Council’s 25-Year Framework identifies protecting Minnesota’s remaining native prairies as a critical priority.  The Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan (Prairie Plan) describes the importance of preserving the cores/corridors/complexes where there are the greatest opportunities for the long-term conservation of these prairies.  The Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge Land Acquisition (NTP NWR) program shares these goals.  This program is a cooperative, multi-year effort of The Nature Conservancy and the US Fish and Wildlife Service to preserve and protect our remaining prairies and the surrounding habitat that buffer them.  With Outdoor Heritage Fund support, this partnership is working together to advance these goals.  This program’s top criterion for parcel prioritization is the presence of remnant native prairie.  The criteria also ask: 1) Is the project located in an existing complex of habitat and protected lands? and 2) Are rare species and/or communities present?  As a result, the parcels protected often include other valuable native habitat.  In addition to native prairie, the five acquired properties included 112 acres of wetlands, 19,500' of stream front, and 140-acres of high-quality riparian forest.  All of the lands protected were in the priority areas identified in the Prairie Plan.  Data from the Minnesota Biological Survey confirms the conservation value of the lands protected.  329 acres were identified as having significant biodiversity significance, with 2/3 of these ranked as having high or outstanding biodiversity.  The appropriation language and original accomplishment plan for this phase permitted the purchase of either fee title properties or permanent habitat easements.  The final balance of fee and easement work depended on the best conservation opportunities available.  Five projects were completed with funding from this phase.  These included 76 acres of fee title acquisition and 693 acres of permanent conservation easements.  Across multiple phases, the balance between fee and easement acquisition varies.  The ML 2010 phase funded more fee acres.  ML 2011 and 2012 purchased more easements.  The following phase, ML 2014, is on track do significantly more fee than easement work.  This program also includes a relatively small restoration/enhancement component.  The prioritization criteria favor parcels that are in good condition.    Because of the nature of parcel ownership, however, some properties will likely include small areas of converted or degraded lands needing grassland or wetland restoration/enhancement.  This work is completed where needed to get these properties into a sustainable condition for future management.  Restoration/enhancement activity with this round of funding included 6.3 acres of grassland restoration, 46.6 acres of tree and/or dense vegetation removal, and 426.2 acres of scattered vegetation removal.  These acres are not reported as a separate outcome in the Output Tables in order to avoid any possible double-counting.  Two things to note when reviewing the attached Budget Spreadsheet and Output Tables:1) The Request column in the Budget and Cash Leverage Table is out of date.  The figures shown are from the originally approved accomplishment plan.  It does not reflect any later amendments.  This discrepancy resulted from the shift from paper to online reporting during this phase.2) The Output Tables tab shows all of the original Acres and Funding on the Protect in Fee W/O State PILT Liability.  The ‘either/or’ language in the original, paper-based accomplishment plans didn’t carry over when the plan was migrated to the online system.  The new system didn’t allow ‘or’ situations.  The acres all appear under Protect in Fee w/o PILT in the attached Output Tables.",2012-07-01,2014-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Richard ",Johnson,"The Nature Conservancy","1101 West River Parkway ",Minneapolis,MN,55415,"(612) 331-0790",rich_johnson@tnc.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Kandiyohi, Lincoln, Pope, Yellow Medicine","Prairie Region",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/northern-tallgrass-prairie-national-wildlife-refuge-land-acquisition-phase-4,,,,
23937,"Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge Land Acquisition , Phase V",2015,2450000,"ML 2014, Ch. 256, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 2(d)","$2,450,000 in the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for a contract with The Nature Conservancy in cooperation with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to acquire land in fee or permanent conservation easements within the Northern Tallgrass Prairie Habitat Preservation Area in western Minnesota for addition to the Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge. Lands acquired with this appropriation may not be used for emergency haying and grazing in response to federal or state disaster declarations. Conservation grazing under a management plan that is already being implemented may continue. Subject to the evaluation criteria under Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given to acquisition of lands that are eligible for the native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of proposed land acquisitions must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan and must be consistent with the priorities in the Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan. ",,"USFWS and TNC biologists and GIS analysts measured the following outcomes from this funding: Total acres protected - 887 acres Acres of native prairie - 664 acres Other native habitat protected - 76 acres of wetlands and 8,500' of streamfront Projects located in MN Prairie Conservation Plan core/corridor/complex - 100% (10 of 10 properties) Acres identified by MN Biological Survey as biologically significant - 553 acres Expiring CRP lands permanently protected - 86 acres ",,352400,"USFWS ",2449400,40900,,1.50,"The Nature Conservancy with USFWS","Non-Profit Business/Entity","This appropriation allowed the permanent protection of 887 acres in western Minnesota. These properties included 664 acres of remnant native prairie, 76 acres of associated wetlands complexes, and 8,500' of streamfront. For this phase we originally planned to protect 740 acres with a minimum of 375 native prairie. Both targets were exceeded - 120% of total acres and 177% of native prairie acres. The land and easements purchased with this funding by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) have been transferred to the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and are now units of the Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge. ",,"The Council’s 25-Year Framework identifies protecting Minnesota’s remaining native prairies as a critical priority.  The Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan (Prairie Plan) describes the importance of preserving the cores/corridors/complexes where there are the greatest opportunities for the long-term conservation of these prairies.  The Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge Land Acquisition (NTP NWR) program shares these goals.  This program is a cooperative, multi-year effort of The Nature Conservancy and the US Fish and Wildlife Service to preserve and protect our remaining prairies and the surrounding habitat that buffers them.  With Outdoor Heritage Fund support, this partnership is working together to advance these goals.   This phase included the purchase of both fee title properties and permanent habitat easements.  The original targets for fee and conservation easement acquisition were 485 acres and 255 acres, respectively.  Both goals were exceeded - 520 acres of fee (107% of goal) and 367 acres of easements (144% of goal).  This program’s top criterion for selecting projects is the presence of remnant native prairie.  As noted above, 664 acres of remnant native prairie were permanently protected.  Another important goal is protecting lands in existing complexes of habitat and protected lands.  All of the acquired properties were in areas identified as a priority core/complex/corridor in the Prairie Plan.  We also target lands with high-quality habitat and the rare species this habitat supports.  Data from the Minnesota Biological Survey confirm the conservation value of the lands conserved.  553 acres were identified as having significant biodiversity, with 272 of these ranked as having high or outstanding biodiversity.  These lands support a wide-range of prairie species of concern, including Greater Prairie Chickens, Wilson's Phalaropes, Blandings's Turtles, and Regal Fritallaries.  Another highlight in this phase was the protection of several rare outcrops of Sioux Quartzite and the species that depend on these outcrops.  This program also includes a relatively small restoration/enhancement component.  The prioritization criteria favor parcels that are in good condition.    Because of the nature of parcel ownership, however, some properties included small areas of converted or degraded lands needing grassland or wetland restoration/enhancement.  This work is completed where needed to get these properties into a sustainable condition for future management.  Restoration/enhancement activity with this round of funding included 149 acres of grassland site preparation/seeding or interseeding/mowing, 6 acres of tree and/or dense vegetation removal, and 98 acres of scattered vegetation removal.  These acres are not reported as a separate outcome in the Output Tables in order to avoid any possible double-counting.   One thing to note when reviewing the attached Budget Spreadsheet.  The Request column in the Budget and Cash Leverage Table is out of date.  The figures shown are from the originally approved accomplishment plan.  It does not reflect any later amendments.  This discrepancy resulted from the shift from paper to online reporting during this phase.  See the final version of the Accomplishment Plan, approved in January, 2017, for the final figures. ",2014-07-01,2018-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Richard,Johnson,"The Nature Conservancy","1101 W. River Parkway ",Minneapolis,,55415-1291,"(612) 331-0790",rich_johnson@tnc.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Becker, Beltrami, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Clay, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Grant, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Roseau, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Traverse, Waseca, Watonwan, Wilkin, Yellow Medicine","Prairie Region",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/northern-tallgrass-prairie-national-wildlife-refuge-land-acquisition-phase-v,,,,
10017820,"Northern Forest Habitat Conservation",2021,4205000,"ML 2020, Ch. 104, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd 3(c )","$4,205,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to acquire forest land in fee to be permanently protected and managed by St. Louis County as county forest lands. A list of proposed land acquisitions must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"The LSOHC Northern Forest Section priorities list the need to protect larger blocks of habitat that directly border existing public forestland. The project concentrated on fee-title acquisition of strategically important land to connect, or add, large blocks of forest managed by SLCLMD. The properties were transferred to and designated as permanent conservation and included in SLCLMD's sustainable forestry portfolio. This project also preserved public access for outdoors-related recreation. The selection criteria also sought to maintain intact forest landscapes through an analysis of ownership pattern as well as considering conservation priorities included in the State Wildlife Action Plan, MBS Sites of Biodiversity Significance and TNC Climate Change resiliency. This ensures long-term benefit to game species such as white-tailed deer, Ruffed Grouse, and woodcock. The project area also provides habitat for numerous songbirds and species listed as endangered, threatened, or of special concern including northern long-eared bat (federally endangered), moose, gray wolf, Canadian lynx, Bald Eagle, Boreal Owl, Golden-winged Warbler, big brown bat, and others.","A total of 4,373 acres were affected: 0 Restored, 4,373 in Fee Title, 0 in Easements, 0 in Enhance.",,,3972500,6500,,0.25,"Minnesota Land Trust","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Minnesota Land Trust acquired a total of 4,373 acres of forest from PotlatchDeltic Corporation in February 2021 and conveyed all of these acres immediately to St. Louis County Land and Minerals Department for long-term management. All lands will be open to public hunting and fishing.","St. Louis County lies at the center of Minnesota's iconic northern forest landscape. Northern forests provide high quality wildlife habitat, clean water, sustainable forestry products and recreational opportunities because of the large, contiguous, publicly accessible lands. The restructuring of the global timber industry has put Minnesota's forest lands at risk as industrial owners divest land assets. The Minnesota Forest Resources Council identified parcelization of these lands as the primary threat to the ecological and economic health of Minnesota's forests. To ensure healthy game and non-game wildlife populations and to maintain historic public access points for hunting and fishing for future generations, the integrity of large forest tracks must be preserved. Goals and Scope of Work: The goal of this program was to ensure long term sustainability of game species and Species in Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) including moose, spruce grouse, northern long-eared bat, and Canada lynx in St. Louis County by acquiring in fee title 3,900 acres of strategic industrial forestland to fill gaps between existing public forestlands managed by St. Louis County Lands & Minerals Department (SLCMD). Minnesota Land Trust (""MLT"") acquired 4,376 acres of forest concentrated in four units from PotlatchDeltic Corporation (""Potlatch"") in February 2021 and conveyed all of these acres immediately to SLCMD for long-term management. All lands will be open to public hunting and fishing. These four different units include: 1. Vermilion Unit - A 702-acre unit lying northwest of Vermilion Lake and consists of red and white pine forests, stands of aspen, black spruce swamps, creeks and wetlands. The unit lies within one of the largest blocks of unfragmented areas of native vegetation in Minnesota, and has not been actively logged. 2. Chicken Creek Unit - This 514-acre unit consists of seven individual parcels located between the Cloquet River and the headwaters of Chicken Creek. This Unit is dominated by mixed hardwood forest and young aspen stands, interspersed with wetlands. Many of these parcels have been logged within the past decade. 3. Carrol Trail Unit - The 206-acre Carrol Trail Unit consists of four contiguous parcels lying west of the Cloquet River. The unit is dominated by young aspen and mixed hardwood forest interspersed with stands of pine and spruce. This unit has been logged within the past decade. 4. Breverton Township Unit - At 2,954 acres, this is the largest unit protected through this transaction. This unit borders approximately 5 miles of the upper St. Louis River near Cloquet, and is dominated by northern hardwood forest interspersed with aspen-birch-fir forest. All of the lands purchased through this appropriation were at-risk former industrial forest lands. At the time, Potlatch was actively divesting more than 10,200 acres in St. Louis County. Minnesota Land Trust worked with its project partners, St. Louis County Lands & Minerals Department (SLCLMD) and The Conservation Fund (TCF) to complete the transaction. The St. Louis County Board unanimously approved this project and the applicable townships and the Fond du Lac Band were notified and approved the transfer.",,2020-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kris,Larson,"Minnesota Land Trust","2356 University Avenue W Suite 240","St. Paul",MN,55114,651-917-6292,klarson@mnland.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"St. Louis","Northern Forest",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/northern-forest-habitat-conservation,,,,
10035250,"Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge, Phase XIV",2025,4412000,"ML 2024, Ch. 106, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 2(a)","$4,412,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with The Nature Conservancy, in cooperation with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to acquire land in fee or permanent conservation easements and restore and enhance lands within the Northern Tallgrass Prairie Habitat Preservation Area in western Minnesota for addition to the Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge. Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring lands that are eligible for the native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected native prairie.","Remnant native prairies are part of large complexes of restored prairies, grasslands, and large and small wetlands - The percent of native remnant prairie, as determined by the Minnesota Biological Survey and/or USFWS biologists, will be documented on each parcel, as will the proximity to other protected land and neighboring habitat types, including oak savanna, wetlands, and Big Woods forest. These factors are considered in the ranking criteria for each parcel. Remnant native prairies are part of large complexes of restored prairies, grasslands, and large and small wetlands - The percent of native remnant prairie, as determined by the Minnesota Biological Survey and/or USFWS biologists, will be documented on each parcel. Surrounding natural habitat types and cropped areas will be evaluated as part of the ranking criteria for submitted parcels",,,350000,"Federal and USFWS",4327000,85000,,1.8,TNC,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Nature Conservancy and US Fish and Wildlife Service will work together to permanently protect native prairie and associated complexes of wetlands and native habitats in western and central Minnesota by purchasing approximately 1,112 acres of fee title properties and/or permanent habitat easements. Approximately 726 acres will be native prairie. Work will be focused in priority areas identified in the Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan that have significant biodiversity by the Minnesota Biological Survey.","The Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge) was established in 2000 to address the loss of America's grasslands and the decline of grassland wildlife. The Refuge was created to permanently preserve and restore a portion of our disappearing tallgrass prairie. The Refuge is authorized to work in the prairie landscapes of western Minnesota and northwestern Iowa. To date, the Refuge has protected more than 13,040 acres. Funding from the Outdoor Heritage Fund (OHF) will allow The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), working in partnership, to significantly accelerate this progress. TNC and USFWS will cooperate on protecting approximately 1,112 acres of native prairie and associated habitat in the 49 Minnesota counties within the Refuge boundary. We expect to protect approximately 910 acres with permanent habitat easements and approximately 202 acres in fee title. This program's work is targeted at protecting high-quality native habitat in areas with existing concentrations of native prairie, wetlands, and protected lands. The lands protected will consist of native prairie and associated habitats including wetlands, streams, coulees, and lakes. Potential acquisitions are reviewed using the following criteria: 1) Is there untilled native prairie on the tract? If not, is it adjacent to untilled native prairie? 2) Is the property in a priority area (core/corridor/complex) identified in the Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan (Prairie Plan)? 3) Is it adjacent to an existing complex of protected land? 4) Was it identified by Minnesota Biological Survey (Biological Survey) or FWS biologists as having concentrations of threatened and endangered species and communities? 5) Is it suitable for public recreation? Because of the nature of parcel ownership, some properties acquired through this program will likely include small areas of converted or degraded habitat needing restoration or enhancement work. Restoration and enhancement will be completed where needed. With this program's focus on native habitat, only a limited amount of cropland restoration has been required. The funds for this work are primarily for enhancement activities such as invasives, tree, and brush removal that prepare these properties for long-term management. Previous OHF support has allowed the partners to make significant progress towards our shared goal of protecting and buffering the remaining native prairie. The first property was acquired in March, 2013. Since then, approximately 7,826 acres have been added to the Refuge with OHF funding. Of these, approximately 4,752 acres (approximately 61%) are classified as untilled native prairie. Additional habitat includes nearly 630 acres of wetlands, nearly 22 miles of stream front, and more than 2.5 miles of lakefront. We have signed agreements with landowners for the protection of approximately 787 additional acres and are negotiating with landowners on an additional 1,587 acres. Talks are ongoing with a long list of interested landowners. With additional support from the Outdoor Heritage Fund, this program will continue to make lasting progress towards protection Minnesota's native prairies and the wildlife that depends on those lands.",,2024-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Chris,McGrath,"The Nature Conservancy","1101 West River Parkway Suite 200",Minneapolis,MN,55415,6123310752,c.mcgrath@tnc.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Becker, Big Stone, Brown, Chippewa, Clay, Cottonwood, Grant, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Roseau, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Traverse, Wilkin, Yellow Medicine","Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/northern-tallgrass-prairie-national-wildlife-refuge-phase-xiv,,,,
10000095,"Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge Land Acquisition - Phase VIII",2018,2683000,"ML 2017, Ch. 91, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 2(d)","$2,683,000 in the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with The Nature Conservancy in cooperation with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to acquire land in fee or permanent conservation easements and restore lands within the Northern Tallgrass Prairie Habitat Preservation Area in western Minnesota for addition to the Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge. Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules 6136.0900, priority must be given to acquisitions of lands that are eligible for the native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96 or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of proposed land acquisitions must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan and must be consistent with the priorities in the Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan. ",,"This program's top criterion for selecting projects is the presence of remnant native prairie. As noted above, 772 acres of remnant native prairie were permanently protected. Another important goal is protecting lands in existing complexes of habitat and protected lands were in areas identified as a Prairie Core or Corridor in the MN Prairie Plan. We also target lands with high-quality habitat and the rare species this habitat supports. These permanently protected lands support a wide range of prairie species of concern and the vegetative communities that support them, including wet, mesic, and dry hill prairies, wet seepage prairies, calcareous fens, and migratory stopover habitats for water birds. Species benefited by the protected parcels include Blanding's turtles, the creek heelsplitter mussel, nesting upland sandpipers, small white lady's slipper, and many others.","A total of 973 acres were affected: 0 Restored, 60 in Fee Title, 913 in Easements, 0 in Enhance.",125000,"TNC and USFWS",2533000,48300,,0.89,"The Nature Conservancy","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The acquisition work for this phase has been completed. The goal for this phase was the protection of 770 acres in fee and conservation easements. Over the life of the grant we protected 973 acres (126% of the goal): 913 acres in conservation easements and 60 acres in fee title. The goal for native prairie acres for this phase was 385 acres. We protected a total of 772 acres of native prairie acres (201% of the goal).","The Council's 25-Year Framework identifies protecting Minnesota's remaining native prairies as a critical priority. The Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan (Prairie Plan) describes the importance of preserving the cores/corridors/complexes in areas with the greatest opportunities for long-term conservation of these prairies. The Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (NTP NWR) Land Acquisition program shares these goals. This program is a cooperative, multi-year effort of The Nature Conservancy and the US Fish and Wildlife Service to preserve and protect our remaining prairies and the surrounding habitat that buffers them. With Outdoor Heritage Fund support, this partnership is working together to advance these goals. This program also includes a relatively small restoration/enhancement component of the acres acquired. While the prioritization criteria favor parcels that are in good condition, because of the nature of parcel ownership some properties included small areas of converted or degraded lands needing grassland or wetland restoration/enhancement. This work is completed only on parcels acquired with this funding, as needed to get these properties into a sustainable condition for inclusion into the NTP NWR and future management. These acres are not reported as a separate outcome in the Output Tables in order to avoid any possible double-counting. Restoration/enhancement activity with this round of funding included grassland site preparation/seeding or interseeding/mowing, tree and/or dense vegetation removal and invasive species control on four parcels acquired with acquisition funding from this round.",,2017-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Chris,McGrath,"The Nature Conservancy","1101 W. River Parkway Suite 200",Minneapolis,MN,55415,612-331-0790,c.mcgrath@tnc.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Brown, Clay, Kandiyohi, Pipestone, Pope, Rock, Yellow Medicine","Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/northern-tallgrass-prairie-national-wildlife-refuge-land-acquisition-phase-viii,,,,
10033403,"Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge, Phase XIII",2023,3870000,"ML 2022, Ch. 77, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 2(g)","$3,870,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with The Nature Conservancy, in cooperation with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to acquire land in fee or permanent conservation easements and restore and enhance lands within the Northern Tallgrass Prairie Habitat Preservation Area in western Minnesota for addition to the Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge. Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring lands that are eligible for the native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of proposed land acquisitions must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan and must be consistent with the priorities in the Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.","Remnant native prairies are part of large complexes of restored prairies, grasslands, and large and small wetlands - The percent of native remnant prairie, as determined by the Minnesota Biological Survey and/or FWS biologists, will be documented on each parcel, as will the proximity to other protected land and neighboring habitat types, including oak savanna, wetlands, and Big Woods forest. These factors are considered in the ranking criteria for each parcel. Remnant native prairies are part of large complexes of restored prairies, grasslands, and large and small wetlands - The percent of native remnant prairie, as determined by the Minnesota Biological Survey and/or FWS biologists, will be documented on each parcel. Surrounding natural habitat types and cropped areas will be evaluated as part of the ranking criteria for submitted parcels",,,260000,"PF NAWCA and USFWS",3817500,52500,,1.3,"The Nature Conservancy","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Nature Conservancy and US Fish and Wildlife Service will work together to permanently protect native prairie and associated complexes of wetlands and native habitats in western and central Minnesota by purchasing approximately 1,020 acres of fee title properties and/or permanent habitat easements. Approximately 545 acres will be native prairie. Work will be focused in areas identified as having significant biodiversity by the Minnesota Biological Survey and located in priority areas in the Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.","The Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge) was established in 2000 to address the loss of America's grasslands and the decline of grassland wildlife. The Refuge was created to permanently preserve and restore a portion of our disappearing tallgrass prairie. The Refuge is authorized to work in the prairie landscapes of western Minnesota and northwestern Iowa. To date, the Refuge has protected more than 12,400 acres. Funding from the Outdoor Heritage Fund (OHF) will allow The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), working in partnership, to significantly accelerate this progress. TNC and USFWS will cooperate on protecting approximately 1,020 acres of native prairie and associated habitat in the 49 Minnesota counties within the Refuge boundary. We expect to protect approximately 408 acres in fee title and approximately 612 acres with permanent habitat easements. This program's work is targeted at protecting high-quality native habitat in areas with existing concentrations of native prairie, wetlands, and protected lands. The lands protected will consist of native prairie and associated habitats including wetlands, streams, coulees, and lakes. Potential acquisitions are reviewed using the following criteria: 1) Is there untilled native prairie on the tract? If not, is it adjacent to untilled native prairie? 2) Is the property in a priority area (core/corridor/complex) identified in the Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan (Prairie Plan)? 3) Is it adjacent to an existing complex of protected land? 4) Was it identified by Minnesota Biological Survey (Biological Survey) or FWS biologists as having concentrations of threatened and endangered species and communities? 5) Is it suitable for public recreation? Because of the nature of parcel ownership, some properties acquired through this program will likely include small areas of converted or degraded habitat needing restoration or enhancement work. Restoration and enhancement will be completed where needed. With this program's focus on native habitat, only a limited amount of cropland restoration has been required. The funds for this work are primarily for enhancement activities such as invasives, tree, and brush removal that prepare these properties for long-term management. Previous OHF support has allowed the partners to make significant progress towards our shared goal of protecting and buffering the remaining native prairie. The first property was acquired in March, 2013. Since then, approximately 6,779 acres have been added to the Refuge with OHF funding. Of these, approximately 4,028 acres (nearly 60%) are classified as untilled native prairie. Additional habitat includes nearly 600 acres of wetlands, nearly 20 miles of stream front, and more than 2.5 miles of lakefront. We have signed agreements with landowners for the protection of approximately 737 additional acres (443 acres of which are native prairie), and are negotiating with landowners on an additional 266 acres. Talks are ongoing with a long list of interested landowners. With additional support from the Outdoor Heritage Fund, this program will continue to make lasting progress towards protecting Minnesota's native prairies and the wildlife that depend on those lands.",,2022-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Chris,McGrath,"The Nature Conservancy","1101 West River Parkway Suite 200",Minneapolis,MN,55415,6123310752,c.mcgrath@tnc.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Becker, Big Stone, Brown, Chippewa, Clay, Cottonwood, Grant, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Roseau, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Traverse, Wilkin, Yellow Medicine","Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/northern-tallgrass-prairie-national-wildlife-refuge-phase-xiii,,,,
18544,"Northshore Superior Lake & Stream Water Assess 2013 - 2013 SWAG - Uof M - NRRI ",2013,73330,,,,,,,,,,,.78,"Regents of the University of Minnesota/Natural Resources Research Institute","Public College/University","The overall project goal is to develop complementary (same year) physical, biological, and chemical data sets for eight agency-prioritized lakes and three streams in NE Minnesota to incorporate into the overall state database for MPCA assessment purposes as well as research purposes.",,,2013-05-02,2015-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Richard,"Axler, Ph.D","U of M Duluth (NRRI)",,,,,"(218) 720-4316",raxler@d.umn.edu,"Assessment/Evaluation, Monitoring, Research, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,"Lake Superior - North, Lake Superior - South",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/northshore-superior-lake-stream-water-assess-2013-2013-swag-uof-m-nrri,,,,
10031405,"Novel Nutrient Recovery Process from Wastewater Treatment Plants",2025,486000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 04g","$486,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to continue to develop an integrated process to promote nutrient removal and recovery and renewable energy production at rural municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plants. This appropriation is subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,4.8,"U of MN","Public College/University","This proposal requests renewed funding for a new integrated process with potential to promote nutrient removal/recovery and renewable energy production at rural municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plants (WWTP).",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Bo,Hu,"U of MN","1390 Eckles Ave","Saint Paul",MN,55108-1038,"(612) 625-4215",bhu@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/novel-nutrient-recovery-process-wastewater-treatment-plants-0,,,,
37678,"Nutrient Calibration: Minnesota River Basin 2017",2017,109928,,,,,,,,,,,0.41,"Tetra Tech Inc","For-Profit Business/Entity","The goal of this project is to refine the nutrient and algae simulation in the Minnesota River basin using all relevant available sources of information. The outcome of this work order is a revised Hydrological Simulation Program – FORTRAN (HSPF) watershed model application for the Minnesota River basin that correctly represents nutrient sources and algae. The contractor will provide a fully functioning, executable model that will simulate improved hydrology, sediment (sand, silt, and clay), temperature, phosphorus, nitrogen, dissolved oxygen, biochemical oxygen demand, and chlorophyll at the 12-digit HUC subbasin scale (or finer) as developed in the existing 2016 Minnesota River Basin models. ",,"Blue Earth River Watershed Chippewa River Watershed Cottonwood River Watershed Lac qui Parle River Watershed Le Sueur River Watershed Lower Minnesota River Watershed Minnesota River - Headwaters Watershed Minnesota River - Mankato Watershed Minnesota River - Yellow Medicine River Watershed Pomme de Terre River Watershed Redwood River Watershed   ",2017-05-11,2019-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Chuck,Regan,MPCA,"520 Lafayette Rd N","Saint Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 757-2866",,Modeling,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Grant, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Murray, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Pope, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Stevens, Swift, Traverse, Waseca, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine",,"Blue Earth River, Chippewa River, Cottonwood River, Lac qui Parle River, Le Sueur River, Lower Minnesota River , Minnesota River - Headwaters, Minnesota River - Mankato, Minnesota River - Yellow Medicine River, Pomme de Terre River, Redwood River, Watonwan River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/nutrient-calibration-minnesota-river-basin-2017,,,,
10007405,"Olcott Park Fountain National Register Nomination",2017,7000,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org","Short-Term goals included the Olcott Park Fountain being recognized and protected as a designated historic property. Intermediate Goals were allowin the fountain to be eligible for grants and other resources afforded to properties listed on the National Register. The Olcott Fountain was successfully listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 5, 2017.",,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",7000,,"Mayor - Larry Cuffe, Jr., City Councilors - Nevada Littlewolf, Carl Baranzelli, Charlie Baribeau, Don H. Sipola, Dennis Jorgensen, Mary McReynolds, and Interim City Administrator - Sherry Erickson",,"City of Virginia","Local/Regional Government","To hire a qualified historian to complete the nomination to the National Register of Historic Places for the Olcott Park Fountain.",,,2016-09-01,2017-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Britt,See-Benes,"City of Virginia","327 First Street South",Virginia,MN,55792,218-748-7500,britts@virginiamn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/olcott-park-fountain-national-register-nomination,,,,0
34062,"Olcott Park National Register Evaluation",2016,7000,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org","Our outcome for this project was to have an evaluation document developed that would provide details about Olcott Park to determine if it was a viable candidate for the National Register of Historical Places and also help the city and community understand and respect the park's history and significance. We have received this document and are very pleased with its contents and findings.",,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",7000,,"Mayor- Larry A. Cuffe, Jr., City Councillors- Nevada Littlewolf, Carl Baranzelli, Charlie Baribeau, Don H. Sipola, Dennis Jorgensen, Mary McReynolds, City Administrator- John Tourville",0.00,"City of Virginia","Local/Regional Government","To hire a qualified historian to complete an evaluation to determine eligibility for listing in the National Register of Historic Places for Olcott Park in Virginia, MN.",,,2015-12-01,2016-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Tourville,"City of Virginia","327 First Street South",Virginia,MN,55792,218-749-3562,johnt@virginiamn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/olcott-park-national-register-evaluation,,,,0
10029994,"One Heartland ",2024,48000,"Minnesota Session Laws-2023, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 6 (t)","$50,000.00 each year is for a grant to One Heartland Center for programming and outdoor activities for families and youth in Minnesota.","We will provide financial aid to 57 youth to attend camp and provide financial assistance to the majority of families who attend family camp, roughly 30 individuals. These outcomes will apply to those campers: 1. Provide a judgment-free, welcoming space where youth can fully express and celebrate their identity without fear of rejection. 90% of campers surveyed will agree or strongly agree with this statement. 2. Create opportunities for youth to gain life skills, build confidence, and access necessary resources so they can succeed in life. 90% of campers surveyed will agree or strongly agree with this statement. 3. Facilitate connections and friendships between youth in similar circumstances, so they can develop a lifelong support network. 90% of campers surveyed will agree or strongly agree with this statement. 70% of eligible campers will return year after year. 4. Provide educational opportunities around healthy relationships, mental health, LGBTQ+ issues, HIV/AIDS prevention and community resources. 90% of campers surveyed will agree or strongly agree with this statement. Every camp session will have at least one partner agency on-site to discuss healthy relationships, all campers will attend. Every camp session will have at least one educational class addressing queer history and the legacy of HIV/AIDS in our community, all campers will attend. 5. Campers will have an increased sense of belonging and connections by creating relationships with trusted adults. 90% of campers surveyed will agree or strongly agree with this statement. 6. Campers will have an increased sense of understanding and connection to nature and will develop a sense of care and appreciation for the environment. 90% of campers surveyed will agree or strongly agree with this statement. ","Achieved proposed outcomes",,,,,,,,"One Heartland",,"One Heartland's mission is to improve the lives of children, youth, and families facing significant health challenges or social isolation. We envision a world where everyone feels appreciated, celebrated, and free of stigma and discrimination. We want a community where individuals can learn and grow so that they may lead healthier and more productive lives. We meet these goals through our summer camp programs. We provide youth (ages 7-17) camps to three distinct marginalized groups: HIV/AIDS+ youth, LGBTQ+ youth, and LGBTQ+ families. Our programs provide a safe and accepting place for youth to enjoy summer camp activities while building community with peers and adults with similar identities. Aside from being fun, camp builds self-confidence, life skills, friendships, and memories.",,,2023-07-28,2025-06-30,,"In Progress",,,Nicole,Mills,"One Heartland","1618 Harmon Place",Minneapolis,MN,55403,6122463801,nmills@oneheartland.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Administration",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/one-heartland,,,,
10012256,"Online Tour of Listening Point",2018,6050," MN Laws 2017 Chapter 91, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs ","$4,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer these funds using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org","In terms of the measurable impacts and indicators included in our grant application, we have only slightly missed the expected target of having 100% of the footage for the Online Tour complete. Otherwise, the draft script for the Online Tour is complete and has been critically reviewed by experts on Sigurd Olson's life and the places in which he lived, with both reviewers happily agreeing to continue to advise the project to its ultimate completion. Given the changes in funding that we faced, it is not certain that we will achieve our original goal of having the online tour available on the Listening Point Foundation website by December 31st. We will, however, continue towards that goal with continued work to finish the filming and edit the footage. As this was a development phase for a longer term project, it was a solid step forward. Though we missed submitting the milestone reports in a timely manner, we still essentially achieved our desired outcomes.",,5300,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",11350,,"Douglas Wood, president, Charles Wick, vice president, Nancy Jo Tubbs, secretary, Casey Campbell, treasurer, Mark Allsup, Timothy Barzen, Alan Brew, Patsy Mogush, Sharon Rome, JoyGenea Schumer, Bryan Stenlund"," ","Listening Point Foundation","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To hire qualified professionals to develop a script and preliminary video for an upcoming online tour of Sigurd Olson?s Listening Point property and writing shack.",2018-06-01,2019-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steffi,O'Brien,"Listening Point Foundation"," PO Box 180 "," Ely "," MN ",55731,"(218) 365-8889"," steffi@listeningpointfoundation.org ",Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/online-tour-listening-point,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No
742,"Online Field Trip of Minnesota River",2011,124000,"M.L. 2010, Chp. 362, Sec. 2, Subd. 08k","$124,000 is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Minnesota State University - Mankato to develop online educational materials on the Minnesota River for schools and outreach centers.","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,,,,,"MN State University - Mankato","Public College/University","PROJECT OVERVIEW Considerable public funding and effort has gone into better understanding and restoring the Minnesota River, but the research is not always readily accessible or easily understood by the public. There is a need to bridge the information gap between researchers and the public to help improve environmental education about the river. The Water Resources Center at Minnesota State University - Mankato is using this appropriation to develop educational materials and a multimedia virtual field trip that showcase, in an engaging format, what natural resource experts have learned about this unique area of our state. The materials and virtual field trip will be available on the internet and at informational kiosks placed at the Treaty Site History Center near St Peter, the Regional River History Center in New Ulm, the Ney Nature Center near Henderson and the Clean Up the River Environment (CURE) Office in Montevideo. OVERALL PROJECT OUTCOME AND RESULTS Considerable public funding and effort has gone into better understanding and restoring the Minnesota River. Research about the river is housed in an array of scientific publications not easily accessible for the public. This project helps to bridge the information gap between researchers and the public and to generally improve environmental education about the river. The project's goal is to increase public awareness about the river's health by using new media techniques to engage students and the public. Major results included 1) developing and delivering the ""Ask an Expert about the Minnesota River"" website and 2) performing educational outreach. This project developed a multi-media virtual field trip with accompanying educational materials to showcase what scientists are learning about the Minnesota River. Citizens have a unique opportunity to learn directly from natural resource experts about the current state of the Minnesota River. Video clips of interviews and related information are available online on the Minnesota River Basin Data Center website: http://mrbdc.mnsu.edu/learn. Online Educational Website - Ask an Expert about the Minnesota River Video clips of scientist and citizen experts answering questions about the river's health are the central feature of the website enriched by accompanying handouts, and graphics. Specifically, the major features of the website include:171 video clips of experts answering questions;27 handouts with background information developed to enrich each theme;9 panoramic virtual tours and 20 slideshows;5 educator's guides and 7 accompanying PowerPoint presentations on prairies, wetlands, agriculture, fish, and mussels.Educational outreach and learning stations Four computer kiosks (learning stations) were installed at key educational centers across the basin - specifically Treaty Site History Center in St. Peter, MN; Regional River History Center in New Ulm, MN; Ney Nature Center in Henderson, MN; and Clean Up the River Environment (CURE) office in Montevideo, MN - likely reaching 4,000-8,000 people in the upcoming year. Open houses at the four educational centers and other events directly reached approximately 349 people during the project period. Four school classroom presentations reached approximately 371 students. PROJECT RESULTS USE AND DISSEMINATION The broad dissemination goals for the project are to share data with the public, students and teachers through both traditional and nontraditional outreach methods. The dissemination of this project proceeded at several levels. All the project data is available on the web in a user-friendly format. Computer kiosks (learning stations) highlighting the project were developed and installed in four key river and history centers across the basin. We also conducted outreach to three schools and four educational centers that included presentations and open houses. We have also used social media resources such as Facebook and YouTube to disseminate information about the project. We worked collaboratively with a wide range of state and local agencies (MPCA, MDNR, Department of Agriculture, etc.) and citizen organizations (CURE, Ney Nature Center, Nicollet County Historical Society) to develop and publicize the project. Project staff have spoken about the project to local and state officials and staff, nonprofit organizations, teachers and students, and citizens. The project has received attention at scientific meetings (both poster session in 2011 and presentation in 2012 at the Minnesota Water Resources Conference) and educational training (DNR Naturalists). The project team plans to continue outreach to schools and putting on public events to promote the project and further raise public awareness about the Minnesota River.",,"Final Report",2010-07-01,2012-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Kimberly,Musser,"MN State University - Mankato","184 Trafton Science Center S",Mankato,MN,56001,"(507) 389-5492",kimberly.musser@mnsu.edu,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Traverse, Waseca, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/online-field-trip-minnesota-river,,,,
10003087,"Operating Support",2018,44992,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access "," Foster artistic development and community engagement: manage grant programs, connect composers with Minnesota performers, produce 25 Innova releases. Ongoing communication with participants throughout the duration of programs. Surveys, observation, data collection, and qualitative discussions by and with key stakeholders are utilized and shared.  2: Inspire Students with Fresh Music: Provide middle and high school students with meaningful musical experiences through the creation of new music. Ongoing monitoring and observation of new and replicated programs and residencies, input from advisory committee, and surveys completed by key stakeholders including artists, educators, and students. ","ACF maintained vital re-granting, fellowship and commissioning programs; produced twenty-six new recordings; and facilitated seminars for reading of new work. Staff communicates with participants throughout residencies/programs to shape projects as they progress. Composers complete final reports, and findings are shared with pertinent committees of the board and funders. 2: Two pieces were written for BandQuest and ChoralQuest. NextNotes High School Composition Awards encouraged music creation and mentored seven students. Quantitative and qualitative data collected and measured. In-house evaluation of NextNotes provided valuable feedback that contributed to fostering long-term success for staff, mentors, student applicants, and finalists.",,1658981,"Other, local or private",1658981,2475,"J. Anthony Allen, Jeff Cadwell, Patrick Castillo, Mary Ellen Childs, Dee Ann Crossley, Melitta Drechsler, Vivian Fung, Delta David Gier, Jeff Graves, Jennifer Howard, Sam Hsu, Nancy Huart, Barry Kempton, Deb Kermeen, Michelle Kinney, Janis Lane-Ewart, Anne LeBaron, Sarah Lutman, Stephen Miles, Evans Mirageas, Fred Moore, David Myers, John Nuechterlein, Joseph Ohrt, Chris Osgood, Andrew Paulus, Bill Sands, Asha Srinivasan, Stanford Thompson, Stephen Usery, Tom Voegeli, Jim Wafler",,"The American Composers Forum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support ",," The American Composers Forum enriches lives by nurturing the creative spirit of composers and communities, providing new opportunities for composers and their music to flourish, and engaging communities in the creation, performance, and enjoyment of new music. ",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bonnie,Marshall,"The American Composers Forum","75 5th St W Ste 522","St Paul",MN,55102-1439,"(651) 228-1407 ",bmarshall@composersforum.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Brown, Crow Wing, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1019," Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. "," Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. ",,2
10003091,"Operating Support",2018,521255,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access "," Increase audience engagement through initiatives and activities that deepen participants' understanding and enjoyment of the arts experience. Collect participation data for initiatives/activities, qualitative feedback with audience surveys and advisory groups, track progress toward learning goals when appropriate.  2: Collaborate with community partners to create and deliver, beyond Orchestra Hall, unique programs that address community-identified interests. Collect data on location of events/activities, number engaged, achievement of identified objectives and goals, feedback from participants, and development of plans for continuing engagement. ","Increased understanding and enjoyment of the arts experience for tens of thousands of participants in Young People's Concerts and the OH+ program. Tracked attendance at Young People's Concerts and OH+ pre-concert activities; surveyed participants in both programs to determine engagement; met with group leaders to determine progress toward learning goals (as appropriate). 2: Developed strategic partnerships with diverse community groups that led to strong participation in collaborative programs at Orchestra Hall and beyond. Tracked attendance at: five free outdoor Symphony for the Cities concerts; the re-opening of the State Capitol; the `Send Me Hope` concert; concerts with Cloud Cult; and Pint of Music concerts at local taprooms; among others.",,32995755,"Other, local or private",32995755,,"Margee Ankeny, Karen Hsiao Ashe, Doug Baker, Karen Baker, Don Benson, Rochelle Blease, Margee Bracken, Barbara Burwell, Tim Carl, Mari Carlson, Evan Carruthers, Yvonne Cheek, Ralph Chu, Mark Copman, Kathy Cunningham, Andrew Czajkowski, Paula DeCosse, Jack Farrell, Anders Folk, Betsy Frost, Tim Geoffrion, Luella Goldberg, MaryAnn Goldstein, Paul Grangaard, Joe Green, Laurie Hodder Greeno, Jane Gregerson, Beverly Grossman, Karen Himle, Shadra Hogan, Maurice Holloman, Karen Hubbard, Jay Ihlenfeld, Phil Isaacson, Hubert Joly, Kathy Junek, Kate Kelley, Lloyd Kepple, Mike Klingensmith, Mary Lawrence, Al Lenzmeier, Nancy Lindahl, Michael Lindsay, Marty Lueck, Ron Lund, Warren Mack, Harvey Mackay, Kita McVay, Patrick Mahoney, Anne Miller, Bill Miller, Betty Myers, Marilyn Carlson Nelson, Ravi Norman, Minsok Pak, Anita Pampusch, Susan Platou, Lisa Roehl, Michael Roos, Kevin Smith, Dimitrios Smyrnios, Robert Spong, Gordon Sprenger, Mary Sumners, Maxine Wallin, Tim Welsh, John Wilgers, Aks Zaheer",,"Minnesota Orchestral Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support ",,"CHANGED from FY 2017: The mission of the Minnesota Orchestra is to enrich, inspire, and serve our community as an enduring symphony orchestra internationally recognized for its artistic excellence. ",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rob,Nygaard,"Minnesota Orchestral Association","1111 Nicollet Mall",Minneapolis,MN,55403-2477,"(612) 371-7144 ",rnygaard@mnorch.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1023," Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. "," Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. ",,2
10003108,"Operating Support",2018,45274,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Work toward arts integration on a neighborhood scale, engaging diverse stakeholders to increase arts participation and creation. Surveys show increases in access to arts and participation; mapping assessment shows participation and attachment; creation of public art projects are documented through photos, media, video, etc. 2: Increase attachment, agency and access among artists, underserved residents of target area and participants. Evaluation tools show demographics and participation intensity. Pre- Post-observations show impact on youth. Interactive arts-based assessments and surveys show increases in access, attachment and agency.","1,391 people accessed arts activities led by 111 artists out in the neighborhood where they live and connected to people and place. Artist surveys show increases in access, attachment and agency for artists and observed changes for participants; collaborative art projects are evidence of engagement; photo documentation provides evidence of connection across difference. 2: 328 artists created arts experiences that succeeded in increasing access, attachment and agency among the 17,858 people who participated. Documentation of demographics is evidence of numbers and backgrounds of participants; youth assessments show increases in creativity, literacy and social/emotional development; surveys and arts based tools show increases in attachment and agency.",,1191954,"Other, local or private",1191954,9851,"Norah Shapiro, Cordelia Anderson, Pam Arnold, Jim Langemo, John Humleker, Marianne Merriman, Sarah Milligan-Toffler, Adair Mosley, Eric Mueller, Julia Sand, Nedy Windham, Faysal Abraham, Andy Augustine, Lindsay Benjamin, Marni Bumstead, Dr. Laura Bloomberg, Will Clarke, Molly Haney, Taylor Harwood, Chris Huset, Mahrous Kandil, Travis Leonard, Adair Mosley, Kenji Okumura, Amit Patel, Raj Patel, Lisa Sayles- Adams, Norah Shapiro, Jeff Steinle",,"Pillsbury United Communities AKA Pillsbury House Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Pillsbury House Theatre creates challenging theater to inspire choice, change, and connection.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Noël,Raymond,"Pillsbury United Communities AKA Pillsbury House Theatre","3501 Chicago Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 787-3620 ",noelr@pillsburyhousetheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1039,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003109,"Operating Support",2018,35856,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will present a season long theater education program for youth aged 3rd grade through 9th grade. Success will be measured by having at least thirty-five students enroll in a season long (September-May) youth theater education program that presents at least one public performance for the community at large.","The Reif Center presented a season-long youth theater program, split into two semesters that culminated in two public performances, for 75 participants. We aimed to teach 35 students in our youth arts program. We exceeded that by teaching 75 kids (grades 3-12), and we produced two performances that generated a net audience of 3,587. Evaluation was conducted by counting and recording participants. 2: ",,1026354,"Other, local or private",1026354,,"Kirk Adams, Ben Edwards, Kris Ferraro, Kari Hedlund, Tom Karges, Abby Kuschel, Sean Martinson, Jeanne Nicklason, Glenna Olson, Tom Peltier, Rhonda Peters, Bud Schneider, Greg Tuttle, Noah Wilcox",,"Reif Arts Council AKA Reif Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Reif Arts Council`s mission is to stimulate the arts in northern Minnesota. The underlying principle guiding our mission is to offer a diverse mix of performing and visual arts to be experienced, exhibited, and taught.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,Marty,"Reif Arts Council AKA Reif Center","720 NW Conifer Dr","Grand Rapids",MN,55744-2475,"(218) 327-5780 ",david@reifcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Cass, Cook, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mille Lacs, Pennington, Red Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1040,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003120,"Operating Support",2018,35373,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","TU Dance Center students demonstrate meaningful learning and growth as a result of refined and enhanced programs. Document/track TU Dance Center student advancement; collect student feedback through surveys and interviews; gather qualitative input from parents, teachers, and artists. 2: The public responds positively to increased local performances by TU Dance and to concert programming. Track attendance at expanded local season of performances; gather qualitative feedback from media, critics, and audiences via e-mail, social media posts, website comments, and documented comments.","People of all ages and broadly diverse backgrounds engaged at TU Dance Center demonstrated learning, skills development, and increased confidence. We tracked participation and participant demographics; gathered feedback via evaluations, interviews, informal discussion, and social media; teaching artists evaluated/assessed learning, advancement and impact. 2: Although the concert season was not expanded, concert season engagement was increased by 26% and response was overwhelmingly enthusiastic. We tracked attendance at concerts and gathered qualitative responses/feedback from audiences, critics, and across diverse media.",,806180,"Other, local or private",806180,,"Chris Andersen, Michelle Horan, Anil Hurkadli, Anne Parker, Toni Pierce-Sands, Andrew Troup, Uri Sands, Julia Yager",,"TU Dance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"TU Dance reaches through diverse dance traditions to uncover the connective power of dance for audiences, students, artists, and the community. It supports artistic excellence, access to dance through education and outreach, and leadership in presenting the compelling promise of dance to all Minnesotans.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Abdo,Sayegh,"TU Dance","PO Box 40405","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 699-6055 ",Abdo.sayegh@tudance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Kanabec, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Wadena, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1029,"Patricia Andrews: Executive director, Headwaters School of Music and the Arts; Lisa Bergh: Public artist; executive director for the Hutchinson Center for the Arts; Jonathan Carter: Director of IT business relationship management, Harmon, Inc.; former board chair, Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir; Erin Cooper: Operational director, Irish Fair of Minnesota; Don Eitel: Former managing director, Mu Performing Arts; Ann Fee: Executive director, Arts Center of Saint Peter; teaching artist, writer, editor, and instructor; Julie Johnson: Grant writing consultant; former public relations director at Great River Shakespeare Festival; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sarah Lawrence: Co-general artistic director, Lyric Opera of the North; Jonathan Lewis, Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Gretchen Pick, Artistic director, Young Dance. Adjunct faculty, University of Minnesota Department of Dance.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003121,"Operating Support",2018,58764,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A broader range of mission-aligned Loft programs are accessible to, appeal to, and are highly rated by diverse Minnesota participants. Compare participant survey responses to classes, events, and other programs with FY 2016-FY 2017 benchmarks; track participation in expanded programming and overall participant demographic diversity. 2: Participants in Loft programs and activities indicate specific learning and expanded thinking on a range of literary and non-literary topics. Participant surveys measuring impact of Loft activity on learning, qualifications of teaching artist/presenter, and impact of activity on participant thinking about a given major topic.","Expanded inclusive program offerings; 93.5%-100% favorability ratings across all mission-aligned measures and program activities. Class/conference participant and event attendee surveys with ratings, written feedback, access input; participant demographics; comparison with prior year benchmarks; comments/ratings on new programs and program activities. 2: 98%+ participants rated teaching artists highly; 98%-100% noted learning on topic/subject; 96.5%-99% expanded thinking/conversation on the topic. Surveyed program participants of all ages/backgrounds, readers and writers; obtained written feedback via surveys and from fellowship/mentorship program participants and in-depth input on new programs/activities.",,2203157,"Other, local or private",2203157,,"Jack El-Hai, Nathan Perez, Eric Roberts, Anika Fajardo, Britt Udesen, Marge Barrett, Cynthia Gehrig, Kathryn Haddad, Marlon James, Rosemarie Kelly Ndupuechi, Carrie Obry, Sarah Olson, Jeff Ondich, John Schenk, Elizabeth Schott",,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Loft advances the artistic development of writers, fosters a thriving literary community, and inspires a passion for literature.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beth,Schoeppler,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","1011 Washington Ave S Open Book Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1278,"(612) 215-2575x 2580",bschoeppler@loft.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1030,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003122,"Operating Support",2018,44258,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will engage diverse audiences in meaningful theater experiences and discussions around our productions that involve an inclusive group of artists. Track attendance at performances and post-show discussions with artists/community leaders; gather qualitative feedback from participants indicating they found the activities meaningful and accessible.","Growth of 6% in audiences over prior year; more age/race-diverse audiences; nearly all audiences rated quality of performance as excellent. Tracked attendance; surveyed audiences; tracked diversity in offerings and artists on stage; compared data to prior years; obtained qualitative feedback from audiences and participants in survey and via social media. 2: ",,1830875,"Other, local or private",1830875,,"Craig Ashby, Tom Beimers, Brad Betlach, Jeffrey Bores, Ron Brunk-Parker, Larry Bussey, Ed Friedlund, Theodora Gaitas, Katy Hook, Tom Keller, Thom Lewis, Sarah Meyer, Nancy Monroe, Sarah Rasmussen, Jennifer Schaeidler, Chris Scholl, Michael Shann, Marcia Stout, David Swenson, Heidi Tieszen, David Weinstein, Mary Sue Weir, Barbara Zell",,"Jungle Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Jungle Theater creates dynamic, world-class theater, bringing an artistic depth and poetic fire to plays drawn both from our rich theatrical heritage and from the body of work written in our own time.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christopher,Scholl,"Jungle Theater","2951 Lyndale Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55408-2111,"(612) 822-4002 ",scholl@jungletheater.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Wadena, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1031,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003123,"Operating Support",2018,40603,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Illusion will engage Minnesotans in thoughtful discussions and reflection on race, gender, culture, ethnicity, and other issues through its productions. Track audience attendance; document feedback to plays online and via email, website, and social media; qualitatively assess and document post-show talkbacks that occur at least weekly during the season. 2: MN youth will gain theater and leadership skills, developmental assets, and be better prepared for further education through Illusion's arts programs. Track number of school/organization partners and youth participating; survey/interview youth participants and teachers, school staff, and organizational leaders.","Illusion produced six plays engendering discussion by Minnesotans about current issues including racial equality, gender equality, ethnicity and others. Conducted and documented post-show discussions following performances. Documented online and media feedback. Conducted and documented debriefs with participating artists. Tracked audience attendance at all performances. 2: Illusion delivered arts education to 4,300+ Minnesota youth, including 2,453 students who received special arts/leadership training to help prepare them for high school. Maintained accurate records of number of participating schools and youth. Conducted pre- and post-program surveys and interviews with youth participants. Conducted post-program interviews teachers and school staff.",,1179129,"Other, local or private",1179129,,"Stan Alleyne, Anthony Bohaty, Emily Bridges, Willie Bridges, Barbara Brin, Amy Brenengen, Danielle Marie Clarke, Mandi Crane, Dani P. Deering, Esq., Pat Dunleavy, Keith Halperin Tim Johnson, Lori Liss, Christopher Madel, Vivian Martin, Bonnie Morris, Katie Otto, Emily Palmer, Therese Pautz, Jeffrey Rabkin, Michael H. Robins, Susan Shapiro, Tracy M. Smith, Erica V. Stein, Robin Stein, Susan Thurston, Christopher Wurtz",,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Illusion Theater`s mission is to create theater that touches people of all ages deeply and personally, that energizes the community around important and complex social issues, and that illuminates the myths and realities of our times to catalyze personal and social change.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Robins,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 704",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1814,"(612) 339-4944x 208",mrobins@illusiontheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Chisago, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1032,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003124,"Operating Support",2018,37758,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Promote high quality new plays by and for diverse Minnesotans to impact community vibrancy and to lead the field. Track interest among theaters in plays by writers of color and female writers; collect audience and critic feedback on new play readings/productions; assess equitable pay for playwrights of color. 2: Support the learning and artistic development goals of Minnesota playwrights and engage the public in new play readings and discussions. Track number of participants for public readings of new plays, Community Conversations, and classes/seminars; gather qualitative feedback from participants about the events and their impact.","With eight Minnesota theaters and 60+ broadly diverse playwrights, supported topical premiere productions and readings fostering public conversation and dialogue. Tracked Minnesota theater partnerships and related productions; tracked writers engaged in all public activities; gathered commentary and evaluative input from critics, audiences, partners, participants, and artists. 2: 150+ gained playwriting skills/craft; 60+ new plays moved towards production via workshops; 1700+ public audiences responded to play ideas/topics. Tracked number, content and participation in classes, seminars, new play development workshops and public readings; gathered qualitative feedback from participants and assessed impact with project partners.",,1229408,"Other, local or private",1229408,4450,"Carla Paulson, Barbara Davis, Chelle Gonzo, Sara Johnson, Jeffrey Bores, Maura Brew, Carlyle Brown, Geoffrey Curley, Mary Beidler Gearen, Charlyne Hovi, Becky Krull Kraling, Annie Lebedoff, Anne McCague, Kira Obolensky, Mark Perlberg, Harrison David Rivers, Paul Stembler, Harry Waters Jr., Jeremy B. Cohen, Robert Chelimsky",,"The Playwrights' Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Playwrights' Center champions playwrights and new plays to build upon a living theater that demands new and innovative works.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Chelimsky,"The Playwrights' Center","2301 Franklin Ave E",Minneapolis,MN,55406-1024,"(612) 332-7481 ",robertc@pwcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1033,"Michael Arturi: Universal Music Center founder and executive director; Dorothy Belstler: Executive director, Twin Cities Pride; Amy Braford Whittey: Business developer for the arts for HGA; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Colleen LeBlanc: Retired community educator; former Five Wings Regional Arts Council board member; William Miller: History professor at the College of Saint Scholastica, former MSAB board member; Jessica O'Brien: Community engagement manager, Region Nine Development Commission; Elizabeth Jane Olive: Retired nurse and transplant coordinator; community volunteer; costumer; Christi Schmitt: Program coordinator, Saint Paul Public Schools office of multilingual learning; Alexis Walstad, Co-executive director, Karen Organization of Minnesota","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003127,"Operating Support",2018,346307,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artspace will leverage affordable space to increase arts production, collaboration and earnings; engage audiences; and spur positive development. Artspace will provide 1,120,832 SF of affordable space across twelve projects for more than 300 artist families and 50 arts organizations in five Minnesota communities. 2: Thousands of Minnesota youth and adults from across the state will have access to diverse and affordable dance education and performance activities. As Minnesota's home for dance, The Cowles Center will provide at least 100 performances, 300 education sessions and space for 25 arts and cultural organizations.","Artspace leveraged affordable space to increase arts production, collaboration and earnings; engage audiences; and spur positive development. Artspace provided 1,188,832 SF of affordable space across thirteen projects for more than 300 artist families and 50 arts organizations in six Minnesota communities. 2: Thousands of Minnesota youth and adults from across the state accessed diverse and affordable dance education and performance activities. As Minnesota's home for dance, The Cowles Center provided exactly 100 performances, as well as 706 education sessions and space for 25 arts and cultural organizations.",,22280211,"Other, local or private",22280211,346307,"Mary Margaret MacMillan, Cynthia J. Newsom, Joel Ronning, Terrance R. Dolan, Marie Feely, Mark Manbeck, Devon Akmon, James C. Adams, Mark W. Addicks, Peter Beard, Randall Bourscheidt, Diane Dalto, Matthew E. Damon, LouisLou) DeMars, Rebecca Driscoll, James Field, Ian Friendly, Roy Gabay, Bonnie Heller, Burton Kassell, Suzanne Koepplinger, M.A., Peter A. Lefferts, Peggy Lucas, Richard Martin Esq., Betty Massey, Dan C. Mehls, Herman J. Milligan, Jr., Roger Opp, Sarah Oquist, Gloria Perez, Barbara Portwood, Elizabeth Redleaf, Annamarie Saarinen, Gloria Sewell, Susan Kenny Stevens, Cree Zischke",4,"Artspace Projects, Inc. AKA Artspace","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Artspace's mission is to create, foster, and preserve affordable space for artists and arts organizations. Artspace's overarching goal is to build better communities through the arts. The mission of our flagship project, The Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts, is to be a catalyst for the creation, performance, education, and celebration of dance and performing arts.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kate,Tucker,"Artspace Projects, Inc. AKA Artspace","250 3rd Ave N Ste 400",Minneapolis,MN,55401,"(612) 333-9012 ",kate.tucker@artspace.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Crow Wing, Dakota, Freeborn, Hennepin, Kanabec, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Stevens, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1041,"Pearl Bergad: Executive director, Chinese Heritage Foundation; Paul Dice: President, International Friendship Through the Performing Arts; Thomas Dodge: Photographer; former executive director of the Fairmont Opera House; Sonja Jacobsen: Retired office manager, Jacobsen Metal Fabrication; vocal and instrumental music teacher; board member, Mankato Symphony; Tammy Mattonen: CPA and nonprofit financial consultant; Jill Moore: Executive Director of Great River Arts; Sara Olsen: Musician, composer, teacher, playwright, and visual artist; Cassandra Utt: Actor, singer, artistic data analysis; Kristen Wesloh: Director of institutional giving, Minnesota Public Radio; 26 years nonprofit management experience","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003134,"Operating Support",2018,10568,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","SJBC will reach more Minnesotans through increased artistic offerings, expansion of outreach programs, and targeting of underserved communities. Quantitative tracking of performance attendance and enrollment in outreach programs will be coordinated internally and supported by qualitative surveys aimed at assessing community impact. 2: SJBC will expand its programming to enable more Central Minnesota boys to have access to quality artistic, educational, and cultural experiences. External reviews and participant surveys will qualitatively assess the artistic program, while internal record keeping will track the number of Minnesotans impacted.","SJBC reached more Minnesotans through concert events, outreach programs, and visits to rural areas throughout the state. Attendance and participation records of performances and outreach programs showed an increase in number of people reached, and positive survey results indicated strong community impact. 2: More Central Minnesota boys were engaged in quality arts and cultural experiences than ever before. Participation records and surveys provided quantitative and qualitative feedback on the number of young people impacted by our programming.",,268129,"Other, local or private",268129,,"Kristin Lawson, Eric Budde, Amy Roers, Br. Richard Crawford, Lisa Schroers, Kimberly Magnuson, Fr. Nick Kleespie, Kristen Bauer, Rick Sovada, Kirsten Johanson, Mary Jo Leighton, Jaimie Beretta, Teresa Schad, Heidi Jeub",,"The Saint John's Boys' Choir","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Saint John's Boys' Choir offers an enriching experience in music education with an emphasis in vocal music, as well as the socializing experiences of shared enterprise, fellowship, cultural awareness, and touring for boys ages 8-15. The choir promotes vocal music education in central Minnesota and offers the unique experience of a well trained boys' choir to its audiences.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Angela,Klaverkamp,"The Saint John's Boys' Choir","2840 Abbey Plz PO Box 2000",Collegeville,MN,56321-2000,"(320) 363-2558 ",aklaverkamp@csbsju.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1048,"Patricia Andrews: Executive director, Headwaters School of Music and the Arts; Lisa Bergh: Public artist; executive director for the Hutchinson Center for the Arts; Jonathan Carter: Director of IT business relationship management, Harmon, Inc.; former board chair, Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir; Erin Cooper: Operational director, Irish Fair of Minnesota; Don Eitel: Former managing director, Mu Performing Arts; Ann Fee: Executive director, Arts Center of Saint Peter; teaching artist, writer, editor, and instructor; Julie Johnson: Grant writing consultant; former public relations director at Great River Shakespeare Festival; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sarah Lawrence: Co-general artistic director, Lyric Opera of the North; Jonathan Lewis, Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Gretchen Pick, Artistic director, Young Dance. Adjunct faculty, University of Minnesota Department of Dance.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003138,"Operating Support",2018,510296,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Trust creates positive change in our community by presenting live performances, visual arts and other arts experiences in WeDo. Online surveys of theatre goers and pre-/post-event discussions with theatre goers and participants in other arts activities. 2: Students and underserved communities engage in inclusive, meaningful arts experiences that create positive change for themselves and their communities. Stakeholder meetings and surveys identify the impact of engagement and capacity building strategies on participants and their community.","Students and artists in ongoing programs reported increased learning and career enhancement, while theatre goers reported positive changes in affect. Conducted online surveys with theatre goers, and surveys and interviews with program participants. Response types included rating scales to measure the degree to which outcomes were met. We also obtained observations from staff and participants. 2: Students and underserved communities reported a sense of personal growth, willingness to recommend activities and connection with other participants. Conducted surveys (online, intercept) and interviews with program participants. Response types included rating scales to measure the degree to which outcomes were met. We also obtained observations from staff and participants.",,24943045,"Other, local or private",24943045,335726,"Ann Simonds, Jay Novak, Travis Barke, Scott Benson, Judy Blaseg, Andrea Christenson, Jeannie Joas, Syl Jones, Mark Marjala, Barbara Brin, Michele Engdahl, Gloria Freeman, Kathleen Gullickson, Jeremy Jacobs, Barbara Klaas, Jim Linnett, Annette Thompson Meeks, Andrea Mokros, Julie Beth Vipperman,Tom Vitt",,"Hennepin Theatre Trust","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Hennepin Theatre Trust creates positive change through the arts by bringing together people, businesses, and organizations in the West Downtown Minneapolis Cultural District, to create and enjoy cultural experiences.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karen,Quiroz,"Hennepin Theatre Trust","900 Hennepin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 455-9500 ",karen.quiroz@hennepintheatretrust.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1052,"Patricia Andrews: Executive director, Headwaters School of Music and the Arts; Lisa Bergh: Public artist; executive director for the Hutchinson Center for the Arts; Jonathan Carter: Director of IT business relationship management, Harmon, Inc.; former board chair, Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir; Erin Cooper: Operational director, Irish Fair of Minnesota; Don Eitel: Former managing director, Mu Performing Arts; Ann Fee: Executive director, Arts Center of Saint Peter; teaching artist, writer, editor, and instructor; Julie Johnson: Grant writing consultant; former public relations director at Great River Shakespeare Festival; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sarah Lawrence: Co-general artistic director, Lyric Opera of the North; Jonathan Lewis, Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Gretchen Pick, Artistic director, Young Dance. Adjunct faculty, University of Minnesota Department of Dance.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003141,"Operating Support",2018,29351,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase accessibility to collection through comprehensive documentation and digitization of collection to improve and expand access. Staff learns logistics of database. Curator directs selection and search terms. After final review and approval, on-line version launches. Review by task group for accuracy, ease of access and impact. 2: Align collection with communities of interest. TMA demonstrates improved collection utility and focuses development of Native Arts Collection. Writing object-learning program for at-risk kids in collaboration with stakeholders. Curricular tools written and pilot projects tested against user surveys/interviews as compared to goal criteria.","Significant number of artworks cataloged, databased and photographed for searchable database. Artwork acquired: 243; 651 cataloged; 818 images uploaded. Quantitative data compared to previous years' performance in numbers of artworks processed provides guidance. Curators' and researchers' critiques on the functionality and extent of needed data. 2: Exhibitions are developed with collection needs in mind. In developing topical exhibitions absences from the collection are revealed. Assessment of topical areas represented by collection artworks. Consultation with experts in specific areas support acquisition; a focus on regional artists with specifically attention paid to Native arts, work by women artists and people of color.",,981136,"Other, local or private",981136,,"Pat Burns, Bruce Hansen, Manny Rivas, Mary Ebert, Jane Jarnis, Tom Ellison, John P. Lawien, Suzi Vander, Debra Hannuart, Robert Leff, Patrice Bradley, Annie Carmichael, Jeffrey Larson, Jim Paymar, Nick Rolof",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Duluth-Tweed Museum of Art AKA Tweed Museum of Art","State Government","Operating Support",,"To bring art and people of our communities together for delight, to discover, and to learn, the The Tweed Museum of Art functions as an art collecting and teaching institution that promotes learning through collection stewardship, research, and by presenting programs in the visual arts for the engagement of the University and our surrounding communities.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ken,Bloom,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Duluth-Tweed Museum of Art AKA Tweed Museum of Art","1201 Ordean Ct",Duluth,MN,55812-3041,"(218) 726-7056 ",kbloom@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Mahnomen, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Red Lake, Rice, Roseau, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1055,"Michael Arturi: Universal Music Center founder and executive director; Dorothy Belstler: Executive director, Twin Cities Pride; Amy Braford Whittey: Business developer for the arts for HGA; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Colleen LeBlanc: Retired community educator; former Five Wings Regional Arts Council board member; William Miller: History professor at the College of Saint Scholastica, former MSAB board member; Jessica O'Brien: Community engagement manager, Region Nine Development Commission; Elizabeth Jane Olive: Retired nurse and transplant coordinator; community volunteer; costumer; Christi Schmitt: Program coordinator, Saint Paul Public Schools office of multilingual learning; Alexis Walstad, Co-executive director, Karen Organization of Minnesota","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003144,"Operating Support",2018,33328,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will grow and learn new skills by participating in creative arts experiences, led by practicing artists, in schools and community sites. Participants' experiences and impact will be tracked through evaluations filled out by site contacts and artists, artists' observations, and various participant reflections. Types of sites will be tracked. 2: Minnesotans of many ethnicities, ages, and abilities will participate in quality, hands-on programs that are designed to meet their specific needs. We will track participant demographic information provided by sites, customer goals for programs and how well we met them, and modifications made to meet community needs or goals.","93% of evaluations say participants learned a new skill and increased positive behaviors through a creative arts experience held at a school or community site. Asked artists and customers (e.g. teachers, activity directors, etc.) to report on the art that was created and if new skills / information was learned. Tracked the types of organization in which programs were held. 2: 4 to 90+ year olds, of many ethnicities and abilities, participated in programs. 94% of sites agree artist connected art to their goals/curriculum. COMPAS: -Tracked demographics of our artists and (to the best of our ability) participants -Surveyed artists and customers about participant inclusivity and activities, customer service, and meeting site goals.",,1131130,"Other, local or private",1131130,14375,"Roderic Southall, Mimi Stake, Susan Rotilie, Kathy Sanville, Jeff Goldenberg, Cheryl Bock, Yvette Trotman, Keven Ambrus, Iren Bishop, Mae Brooks, George Dow, Anne Hunter, Abigail Lawrence, Diane Johnson, Hristina Markova, Robert Erickson, Jessica Gessner, Louis Porter, Mary Sennes, ElizabethLiz) Sheets, Michelle Silverman, Virajita Singh, Dameun Strange, Walter L. Smith III",,"COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"COMPAS's mission is to enable people to experience and create the arts by connecting communities, cultures, and artists.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Linck,"COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","75 5th St W Ste 304","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 292-3203 ",joan@compas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Freeborn, Hennepin, Itasca, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Washington, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1058,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003146,"Operating Support",2018,35182,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","WBCA will increase participation in arts experiences. WBCA will track participation through registration numbers and event attendance. 2: WBCA will manage resources strategically by partnering with organizations to maximize impact of programs and services. WBCA will track the number of individuals served through outreach programs and partnerships.","White Bear Center for the Arts expanded opportunities for participation in arts experiences by increasing class offerings 6% in fiscal year 2018. WBCA tracked class offerings and registrations in its database. 2: White Bear Center for the Arts maximized the impact of its programs by partnering with organizations to offer 345 hours of outreach programs. WBCA tracked outreach programs and partnerships, including number of custom programs, number of contact hours, and number of individuals served.",,815914,"Other, local or private",815914,5369,"Judith Benham, Robert Brittain, Donna Bruhl, Mitch Cooper, Katherine Curran, Kim Ford, Jazi Foreman, Cindy Ihlenfeld, Damalie Jeffries, Alan Kantrud, Karen Kepple, Peter Kramer, Alex Legeros, Sara Nephew, Nor Olson, Karl Sevig, Mark Shavlik, Bon Sommerville, Bill Weigel, Steve Wolgamot, Malia Yang-Xiong, Sue Ahlcronaemeritus), Pat Bergeremeritus), Robert Cuerdenemeritus), Mary Goveemeritus), Roberta Johnsonemeritus), Mary Levinsemeritus), Kraig Thayer Rasmussenemeritus)",,"White Bear Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of White Bear Center for the Arts is to provide a gateway to diverse arts experiences.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Suzi,Hudson,"White Bear Center for the Arts","4971 Long Ave","White Bear Lake",MN,55110,"(651) 407-0597 ",suzi@whitebeararts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Koochiching, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1060,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003149,"Operating Support",2018,44752,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Northern Clay Center will increase opportunities for audience participation in ceramic art exhibitions and related educational programming. Visits to our exhibitions will increase online and instore; satellite shows will increase in number around and beyond Minnesota; more schools and community partners will participate in the oldest digital art form. 2: Increased numbers of Minnesotans will participate in NCC programs as we work to reduce barriers to such (geographic, schedule, facility, financial). We'll increase visitors and organizational visibility; we'll enhance visitor experience and improve customer service; we'll provide free/low-cost access to galleries and education programs as possible.","School/college students and adults visited NCC; viewed examples of ceramics from across the world; participated in free lectures and hands-on programs. NCC produced thirteen shows with increase in onsite; no increase in satellite shows (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Pittsburgh); 89 guest artists; online sales platform and visits to online exhibitions increased; 117 schools and community partners' hands engaged w 2: NCC student populous diversified thru classes for East African neighbors and metro colleges; more older adults touched clay; offered more free programs. 970 of our East African neighbors participated in free programs at NCC and offsite; clay programs traveled to greater MN; NCC led clay courses for Metro State and Saint Paul College; free special program attendance doubled.",,1698419,"Other, local or private",1698419,6713,"Bryan Anderson, Nan Arundel, Craig Bishop, Mary K Bauman, Heather Nameth Bren, Lann Briel, Robert Briscoe, Evelyn Browne, Phil Burke, Linda Coffey, Nettie Colon, Sydney Crowder, Bonita Hill, Nancy Hanily Dolan, Christopher Jozwiak, Patrick Kennedy, Mark Lellman, Brad Meier, Alan Naylor, Rick Scott, Paul Vahle",1,"Northern Clay Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Northern Clay Center`s mission is the advancement of the ceramic arts.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Millfelt,"Northern Clay Center","2424 E Franklin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55406-1027,"(612) 339-8007x 302",sarahmillfelt@northernclaycenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Le Sueur, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1063,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003156,"Operating Support",2018,57542,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","An audience diverse in age, race, and background will engage with live music of many cultures resulting in increased intercultural understanding. With support from our Research Consultant, we will gauge and track audience demographics and change in attitudes about other cultures using survey results, interviews, observations, and anecdotes. 2: Communities we serve will increase demand for the arts through exposure to culturally-relevant artists and experiencing art in nontraditional spaces. We will evaluate our success based on number of new audience members and on the impact that engaging with the arts has on these audience members.","The Cedar fostered intercultural understanding among a diverse audience of almost 58,000 through live music and performances from many cultures. Working with our director of research, The Cedar used monthly surveys, artist interviews, media documentation, audience demographics, and other feedback to track and analyze outreach and changes in audience attitudes. 2: The Cedar encouraged arts among participation among local communities by presenting culturally-relevant artists in nontraditional accessible spaces. The Cedar evaluated its success by tracking audience growth and gathering feedback on the impact of the activities from participants and partners via surveys, anecdotes, and other methods.",,2002307,"Other, local or private",2002307,6905,"Jill Dawe, Steve Katz, Brent Hickman, David Edminster, Jessica Kopischke, Gallo Fall, Rob Nordin, Rob Salmon, Mary Laurel True",,"The Cedar Cultural Center, Inc. AKA The Cedar","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of The Cedar is to promote intercultural appreciation and understanding through the presentation of global music and dance. The Cedar is committed to artistic excellence and integrity, diversity of programming, support for emerging artists, and community outreach.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Adrienne,Dorn,"The Cedar Cultural Center, Inc. AKA The Cedar","416 Cedar Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1033,"(612) 338-2674x 103",adorn@thecedar.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1070,"Pearl Bergad: Executive director, Chinese Heritage Foundation; Paul Dice: President, International Friendship Through the Performing Arts; Thomas Dodge: Photographer; former executive director of the Fairmont Opera House; Sonja Jacobsen: Retired office manager, Jacobsen Metal Fabrication; vocal and instrumental music teacher; board member, Mankato Symphony; Tammy Mattonen: CPA and nonprofit financial consultant; Jill Moore: Executive Director of Great River Arts; Sara Olsen: Musician, composer, teacher, playwright, and visual artist; Cassandra Utt: Actor, singer, artistic data analysis; Kristen Wesloh: Director of institutional giving, Minnesota Public Radio; 26 years nonprofit management experience","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003159,"Operating Support",2018,562651,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Exceptional theatrical productions and presentations shared broadly with the community will inspire thoughtful conversations and deeper connections. Programming will be evaluated through surveys, audience interviews, observation, team reflection, and data on attendance and participation in engagement activities. 2: Theater experiences for students enhanced by education programs will inspire interest and engagement in the arts and support academic achievement. Programming will be evaluated through surveys, interviews with students and teachers, observation, team reflection, and data on attendance and participation in productions, residencies and classes.","The Guthrie Theater created transformative theater experiences through its artistic, education and community engagement programs. Staff evaluated programming through surveys, observation, team reflection, and data on attendance and participation in audience engagement activities. Other means of evaluation included critical reviews and press coverage. 2: Guthrie education programming helped students build empathy, connect better with others and made them more willing to try new things. Students and teachers were given summative surveys at the end of the school year that asked them to gauge the activity's effect.",,32482068,"Other, local or private",32482068,,"Peggy Steif Abram, Susan Allen, Martha Goldberg Aronson, Martha Atwater, Karen Bachman, Y. Marc Belton, Jennifer Reedstrom Bishop, Stacy Bogart, Peter Brew, Priscilla Brewster, James L. Chosy, Terry Clark, Jane Confer, David C. Cox, David Dines, Bill George, Pierson M. Grieve, Polly Grose, Joseph Haj, Diane Hofstede, Garry W. Jenkins, Lisa Johnson, John Junek, Paul Keel, Patrick Kennedy, Jay Kiedrowski, John A. Knapp, Suzanne Kubach, Brad Lerman, Audrey Manacek, Jennifer Melin Miller, Anton Melton-Meaux, Helen Meyer, David Moore, Karin M. Nelsen, Wendy Nelson, Anne Paape, Dr. Lisa Saul Paylor, Brian Pietsch, Steve Sanger, Ron Schutz, Tim Scott, Lee Skold, Michael Solberg, Douglas M. Steenland, Jim Stephenson, Steve Thompson, Mary W. Vaughan, Steve Webster, Irving Weiser, Heidi Wilson, Margaret Wurtele, Jamie Wilson, Charles A. Zelle, Wayne Zink",,"Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Guthrie Theater, founded in 1963, is an American center for theater performance, production, education, and professional training. By presenting both classical literature and new work from diverse cultures, the Guthrie illuminates the common humanity connecting Minnesota to the peoples of the world.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,Kukielka,"Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","818 2nd St S",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1252,"(612) 225-6000 ",kathyk@guthrietheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1073,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003163,"Operating Support",2018,20420,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","SPDT will create, produce, and present original new work and repertory in the Twin Cities, throughout Minnesota, across the U.S., and internationally. This outcome will be evaluated through numbers of performances, sizes of audiences, and responses from audiences, assessed by SPDT audience-performer dialogues, audience surveys, and presenter feedback. 2: SPDT will offer community inclusive projects, arts and education programs, and arts and healthcare programs to a broad range of populations in Minnesota. All workshops, classes, and other community activities will be evaluated using electronic, hard copy, and in-person feedback from participants as well as responses from presenting community partners.","SPDT created new work and presented it together with company repertory for audiences in the Twin Cities, throughout Minnesota, and across the United States. Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater utilized Talk Piece post-performance dialogues, audience surveys, presenter feedback, and critical press responses at its numerous presentations to determine the achievement of this outcome. 2: SPDT offered activities for communities in Minneapolis, Ely, Grand Rapids, Duluth, Minnetonka, Rochester, Lanesboro, Roseville, Maplewood, and Saint Paul. SPDT's workshops, classes, and other community activities were assessed using participant evaluations designed for specific populations and on-line feedback, as well as responses from presenting partners.",,405896,"Other, local or private",405896,5105,"Howard Bell, Michael Brooks, Judith Johnson, Courtney McClimon, Jennifer Olson, Kecia Rehkamp, Zoe Sealy, Carin Skowronsky, V. Paul Virtucio, Kristen Weller",,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater's mission is to create and perform works by the company’s artistic codirectors, Stuart Pimsler and Suzanne Costello; to provide opportunities for arts participation through education projects, community inclusive initiatives, and arts and healthcare programs; and to promote and strengthen the understanding of dance theater through public performances and company audience dialogues.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stuart,Pimsler,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater","528 Hennepin Ave S Ste 707",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(763) 521-7738 ",spdanth@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Fillmore, Hennepin, Itasca, Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1077,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003165,"Operating Support",2018,45716,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Accessibility to Faraway Woods podcasts, on pro social skills for kids 3-8 increases with more promotion to schools and families at home. One Mainstream media channel distributes Faraway, listenership is 28,000, and growth plan created/shared, business model exists, digital and traditional media coverage secured. 2: To continue serving 125K Minnesotans per year, CLIMB develops a succession plan to assure organizational stability when our founder and executive/artistic director. Interview process created, plan to cover transition wages exists, additional staff in place, and venture committee's business structure initiated.","CLIMB has expanded their digital content and social media presence increasing the integration of our programming accessibility for families. CLIMB added podcast episodes to our Humans of Minnesota project and consistently posted to our social media accounts. This saw an increase in social media followings of 300 followers on our Facebook page. 2: CLIMB integrated the division of roles of the founder into a CEO/Artistic Director and a Managing Director. CLIMB's founder retired early and the Board of Directors made decided to divide the previous CEO role into a CEO/artistic director and managing director. This has led to an increase in nonprofit best practices and the continuation of the organization.",,1115059,"Other, local or private",1115059,,"Jim Gambone, Milan Mockovak, Bonnie Matson, Christine Walsh, James Olney, Brian Coy, Ronald Schultz, Katie Langston",,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"CLIMB Theatre's mission is to create and perform plays, classes, and other works that inspire and propel people, especially young people, toward actions benefitting themselves, each other, and the community.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lauren,Diesch,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","6415 Carmen Ave E","Inver Grove Heights",MN,55076-4428,"(651) 453-9275x 19",lauren@climb.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Hennepin, Isanti, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Ramsey, Red Lake, Renville, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Swift, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1079,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003169,"Operating Support",2018,28827,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Broaden the museum's appeal to the general museum-going public, increasing interest and attendance, and enhancing Minnesota's rich arts community. Provide aesthetically stunning and thought-provoking exhibitions. Expand museum and private collector partnerships. Increase in charitable contributions, memberships and museum attendance. 2: Expand the number of individuals engaged in varied cross-cultural educational programs on the art, history and culture of Russia. Provided diverse educational and entertaining programming to community. Expand the number of children and family learning experiences offered. Expand successful community partnership.","TMORA is more broadly attended and recognized within Minnesota's rich cultural environment. Number of daily visitors and events attendees. Number of collaborating partners from Minnesota. Expansion rate of membership, donors, regular attendance. 2: Programs at TMORA create a unique bridge to understanding each other through the lens of Russian arts and culture. Number of events, number of type of events. Number of families and children served directly.",,1433178,"Other, local or private",1433178,,"Glenn Miller, Pam Safar Emeritus, Christine Podas-Larson, Steven Heim, Mira Akins, Reggie Boyle, Gwenn Djupedal, Ludmila Borisnova Eklund, M.D., William Levin, Maria Loucks, Dania Miwa, Elizabeth Petrangelo, Deanna Phillips, Julie Snow, Theofanis Stavrou, Ph.D., David Washburn, Stephen B. Young, R.D. Zimmerman",,"The Museum of Russian Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Museum of Russian Art's mission is education, enlightenment, and engagement through the art of Russia.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alex,Legeros,"The Museum of Russian Art","5500 Stevens Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55419,"(612) 821-9045x 19",alegeros@tmora.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1083,"Michael Arturi: Universal Music Center founder and executive director; Dorothy Belstler: Executive director, Twin Cities Pride; Amy Braford Whittey: Business developer for the arts for HGA; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Colleen LeBlanc: Retired community educator; former Five Wings Regional Arts Council board member; William Miller: History professor at the College of Saint Scholastica, former MSAB board member; Jessica O'Brien: Community engagement manager, Region Nine Development Commission; Elizabeth Jane Olive: Retired nurse and transplant coordinator; community volunteer; costumer; Christi Schmitt: Program coordinator, Saint Paul Public Schools office of multilingual learning; Alexis Walstad, Co-executive director, Karen Organization of Minnesota","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003170,"Operating Support",2018,29037,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","By development position meeting greatest staffing need, the Ballet has increased resources to augment programming for greatest effect in Minnesota. New development position is progressing to meet expectation criteria; augmented programming is increasing appreciation of ballet as measured by outcome-based evaluation of participants.","With no funding for development position, Ballet still maximized resources to achieve year of strong programming for significant effect in Minnesota. Having to implement major move left Ballet financially unable to add development position, yet staff and board strong development efforts led to increased appreciation of ballet, measured by observation, outcome-based evaluation of participants. 2: ",,821540,"Other, local or private",821540,,"Mel Winkler, Morgana Kolenda, Rachel Inselman, Jeanne Urban, Betsy Holcomb, Nick Campanario, Sue Fuchs, Jayme Hartman, Renee Heytens, Susan Johnson, Charles Latson, Patricia Nielsen, Edward Schumacher, Elly Siptroth, Carole Turner, Mary Jo White, Darlene Wolfe",,"Duluth Ballet AKA Minnesota Ballet","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Minnesota Ballet, through its professional company and school, is to inspire a love and appreciation for dance, to advance the art of ballet, to increase access to the art form, and to use its resources to benefit the greater community.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Gummerson,"Duluth Ballet AKA Minnesota Ballet","301 1st St W Ste 800",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 529-3742x 17",marygummerson@minnesotaballet.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Lake, Otter Tail, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1084,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003177,"Operating Support",2018,234326,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Deliver a five production season that expands the repertoire, enriches audiences and contributes to the vitality of the community. Number of productions/contemporary works, number of engagement activities, number of tickets sold, number of new/retained talent, number of new audience, demographics, geographic reach, high-tech design, audience feedback, web use, and media response. 2: Expand education and outreach programs to broaden and deepen relationships. Number of people reached, number of participants new to opera, number of contact hours, number of programs (paid/free), demographics, geographic reach, participant surveys, exit interviews, observation/demonstration, and student journaling.","Delivered six productions, including three new productions, expanding the repertoire, building social connection and community health. Evaluation included number of contemporary operas (1), number of new productions (2) use of innovative design, top talent involved, tickets sold (45,513) and positive reception from critics and audience. 2: Expanded education and outreach programs in the Twin Cities urban core and throughout Minnesota, introducing many to the opera for the first time. Evaluation was conducted as originally outlined. Over 21,000 persons served, launched new engagement programming, reached a broad range of persons across the state and received positive feedback.",,10589483,"Other, local or private",10589483,,"Richard Allendorf, Patricia Beithon, Sharon Bloodworth, Shari Boehnen, Alberto Castillo, Jay Debertin, Terrance Dolan, Sara Donaldson, Sidney W. Emery, Maureen Harms, Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad, Philip Isaacson, J Jackson, Diane Jacobson, John C. Junek, Christl Larson, Mary Lazarus, Cynthia Y. Lee, Robert Lee, Jennine McGee, Mike McNamara, Leni Moore, Kay Ness, Jose Peris, Elizabeth Redleaf, Connie Remele, Mary H. Schrock, Lina Roberts Singh, David Smith, Nadege Souvenir, David Strauss, Virginia Stringer, Gregory Sullivan, Norrie Thomas, H. Bernt von Ohlen, William White, Margaret Wurtele",1.5,"The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Minnesota Opera combines a culture of creativity and fiscal responsibility to produce opera and opera education programs that expand the art form, nurture artists, enrich audiences, and contribute to the vitality of the community.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Diana,Konopka,"The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera","620 1st St N",Minneapolis,MN,55401-1225,"(612) 333-2700 ",dkonopka@mnopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1091,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003178,"Operating Support",2018,79670,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Graywolf publishes diverse and engaging contemporary literature that has the capacity to stimulate imagination and promote empathy among Minnesotans. Each book will be evaluated on the basis of artistic strength and diversity. Our outreach is evaluated by individual reader responses, event attendance, critical attention, and book sales. 2: Graywolf strengthens the Twin Cities literary community and increases the impact of literature in Minnesota through partnerships and collaboration. Literary community health is measured by the Creative Minnesota study, the caliber of events, and the vitality of bookstores and libraries. Graywolf evaluates the quality and number of our collaborations.","Graywolf published thirty-two books by local, US, and international authors. About 30,000 Minnesotans read Graywolf books and met new narratives and ideas. Graywolf books won or were finalists for many awards during this period, including National Book Awards and National Book Critics Circle Awards. Minnesotans bought our books at 65 bookstores throughout the state, and borrowed books from libraries. 2: Graywolf authors and staff participated in 46 events for 3,234 Minnesotans, which connected writers to readers and educated people about publishing. Graywolf collaborated with the American Literary Translators Association, College of Saint Benedict, Hennepin County Library, Loft Literary Center, Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop, Nawayee Center School, and others on events and school programs.",,3558807,"Other, local or private",3558807,,"Catherine Allan, Trish F. Anderson, Carol Bemis, Karin Birkeland, Kathleen Boe, Milo Cumaranatunge, Rick Dow, Mary Ebert, Lee Freeman, Chris Galloway, James Hoecker, Mark Jensen, Tom Joyce, Will Kaul, Michelle Keeley, Chris Kirwan, Jill Koosmann, Jim McCarthy, Maura Rainey McCormack, Zachary McMillan, Cathy Polasky, Mary Polta, Paula Roe, Gail See, James B. Short, Roderic Southall, Debra Stone, Judy Titcomb, Emily Anne Tuttle, Melinda Ward",,"Graywolf Press","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Graywolf Press is a leading independent publisher committed to the discovery and energetic publication of twenty-first century American and international literature. We champion outstanding writers at all stages of their careers to ensure that adventurous readers can find underrepresented and diverse voices in a crowded marketplace. We believe works of literature nourish the reader's spirit and enrich the broader culture, and that they must be supported by attentive editing, compelling design, and creative promotion.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katie,Dublinski,"Graywolf Press","250 3rd Ave N Ste 600",Minneapolis,MN,55401,"(651) 641-0077 ",dublinski@graywolfpress.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1092,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003180,"Operating Support",2018,30484,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Present distinctive programming that connects Central Minnesota audiences and students to diverse experiences that wouldn't otherwise be available in the region. Curate a season of 12-14 exceptional performances. Measure audience perception through surveys and ticket sales. Participate in industry organizations to craft a series unique to this area. 2: Reintroduce family programming that offers performance experiences beyond title-based theater programs. Offer at minimum two distinct performances that are intentionally programmed for families to test interest. Evaluation will be based on sales, attendance, participation and surveys.","CSB presented twelve multidisciplinary performances featuring exceptional dance, national theater, unique family shows and diverse range of musical genres. CSB evaluated this outcome but collecting box office data, revenue, and number of performances and contrasting that data with previous years. CSB participated in industry organizations to ensure programming was distinctive and connected to this region. 2: CSB presented two successful family productions, Mike Super Illusion and Air Play. CSB also expanded programming by presenting a sensory friendly show. CSB evaluated this outcome by intentionally selecting performances that expanded family programming in the region beyond title-based theater programs and then tracking participation of families.",,852420,"Other, local or private",852420,,"Mimi Bitzan, Brian Campbell, Sarah Gorman, David DeBlieck, Barry Elert, Laura Hood, Rick Odenthal, Sue Palmer, Gustavo Pena, Colleen Hollinger Petters, Rachel Melis, Chris Rasmussen, Farrad Williams, Arno Shermock, Jerry Wetterling, Rob Culligan",,"College of Saint Benedict AKA College of Saint Benedict Fine Arts Programming","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Fine Arts Programming at the College of Saint Benedict is to provide a wealth of creative activities and art that make life in central Minnesota even richer.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Hanlon,"College of Saint Benedict AKA College of Saint Benedict Fine Arts Programming","37 College Ave S PO Box 2000","St Joseph",MN,56321,"(320) 363-5011 ",lhanlon@csbsju.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Carver, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1094,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003182,"Operating Support",2018,12188,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","One Voice will perform annual spring and winter concerts and community based residencies in the Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota. Ticket sales, media coverage, and new partnerships will be evaluated; surveys will be collected from chorus members, students, faculty, outreach tour partners, audience members. 2: Innovative musical performances will build awareness of LGBT people and transform and empower member singers, audience members, and community singers. Ticket sales, media coverage, and new partnerships will be evaluated; surveys will be collected from artistic partners, chorus members, students, faculty, outreach tour partners, audience members.","One Voice performed annual winter and spring concerts and community based residencies in the Twin Cities. Audience survey data, attendance figures, and some media coverage. 2: Innovative musical performances increased awareness of LGBT people and transformed and empowered singers, audience members, and the community. Audience testimonials and survey data as well as concert attendance.",,301762,"Other, local or private",301762,4002,"James Gottfried, Sarah Cohn, Claire Psarouthakis, Lee Silverstein, Paul Halvorson, Colleen Watson, Katrina Johnson, James Roth, Ruth Tang, Jonathan Mathis, Gene Duenow",,"One Voice Mixed Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"One Voice`s mission is building community and creating social change by raising our voices in song.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mara,Winke,"One Voice Mixed Chorus","732 Holly Ave Ste Q","St Paul",MN,55104-7125,"(651) 298-1954 ",marasmail@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1096,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003183,"Operating Support",2018,24080,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To maintain a full-time, artistically excellent dance company; to serve as an incubator for top-level choreography; to tour throughout Minnesota. Critical reviews; choreographer feedback; dancer feedback; audience surveys; website and emailed surveys; student questionnaires; independent evaluation. 2: To offer a year-round schedule of accessible opportunities to view performances, attend open rehearsals, and participate in dance workshops. Focus groups; informal feedback; website surveys; and emailed surveys.","Zenon toured to nine communities across Minnesota, performed critically acclaimed choreography for local audiences, and commissioned three new works. All evaluation methods proposed were used. Critical reviews and audience surveys of Zenon's Twin Cities season and toured repertoire were excellent. 2: Zenon offered twelve months of classes for 2,100 students, hosted four open rehearsals, and grew our scholarship program. All evaluation methods proposed were used.",,696801,"Other, local or private",696801,8450,"Dr. Patricia Kingston, Robert Borman, Linda Z. Andrews, April Haven, Mindi Schaefer, Troy Linck, Linda Johnson, Kristin Stoeckler, Cierra Lindsay, Caitlin Martin, Danielle Robinson-Prater, Nancy Johnson",,"Zenon Dance Company and School, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Zenon Dance Company and School is to sustain an artistically excellent, professional dance company in the Twin Cities by presenting the commissioned works of emerging and locally, nationally, and internationally recognized modern and jazz choreographers to the broadest and most diverse audiences and communities possible, including those with disabilities. Zenon accomplishes this through performance, education, and outreach.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mara,Winke,"Zenon Dance Company and School, Inc.","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 400",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 338-1101 ",marasmail@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Freeborn, Hennepin, Itasca, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Rock, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1097,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003187,"Operating Support",2018,34413,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans create, learn, teach, exhibit, and appreciate the book arts through quality educational and artistic programming. Participant evaluations of workshops, classes, and residencies; program attendance; participation in consignment program, artist co-op, faculty, exhibitions, certificate program, and website engagement. 2: Partnerships with schools, libraries, community and civic organizations, and businesses strengthen book arts engagement with a diverse public. Network of community relationships both retained and expanded; new audiences reached; observations of participant engagement; partner evaluations.","Minnesotans create, learn, teach, exhibit, and appreciate the book arts through quality educational and artistic programming. Participation counts and surveys (nearly 45,000 youth and adults engaged in book arts educational programming, totaling over 2,500 direct contact hours). Artist consignment sales growth, artist co-op membership, number of exhibitions and attendance. 2: Community partnerships provide enriching opportunities for the public to connect with book arts experiences. Partnership counts (new and returning), school and library evaluations, staff observations.",,852656,"Other, local or private",852656,6882,"Dara Beevas, Laurel Bradley, Ronnie Brooks, Mathea Bulander, Valerie Deus, KC Foley, Jennifer Hedberg, Lyndel King, Jim Knapp, Mary Pat Ladner, Monica Edwards Larson, Marci Malzahn, Shawn McCann, Diane Merrifield, Sherry Poss, Regula Russelle, Ryan Scheife, Tracy Steiner, Deborah Ultan, Cherelle Whitfield, Jerry Wilson, Laurie Zenner",,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Minnesota Center for Book Arts is to lead the advancement of the book as an evolving art form. ",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amanda,Kaler,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 100",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1279,"(612) 215-2520 ",akaler@mnbookarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Martin, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pine, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1101,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003191,"Operating Support",2018,38788,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase access for youth and underrepresented populations through strengthened partnerships with art, community and other organizations. Number of partnerships with community and arts organizations; attendance at events, receptions and screenings with filmmakers and guests, and engagement in panel discussions and activities. 2: Promote film as a vital art and platform for community cohesion and understanding through expanded opportunities for artists and audiences. Number of partnerships with community and arts organizations; attendance at events, receptions and screenings with filmmakers and guests, and engagement in panel discussions and activities.","Increase access for youth and underrepresented populations through strengthened partnerships with art, community and other organizations. Number of partnerships with community and arts organizations; attendance at events, receptions and screenings with filmmakers and guests, and engagement in panel discussions and activities. 2: Promote film as a vital art and platform for community cohesion and understanding through expanded opportunities for artists and audiences. Number of partnerships with community and arts organizations; attendance at events, receptions and screenings with filmmakers and guests, and engagement in panel discussions and activities.",,1337470,"Other, local or private",1337470,7500,"Melodie Bahan , Maria Antonia Calvo, Anne Carayon, Tom DeBiaso, Karla Ekdahl , Jacob Frey, Jim Gerlich, Karen Heithoff, David Johnson, Elizabeth Jolly, Charles Montreuil, Max Musicant, Paola Nunez Obetz, Mary Reyelts, Craig Laurence Rice, Robert Silberman, Susan Smoluchowski, Maris Venable, Frances Wilkinson",1,"The Film Society of Minneapolis/Saint Paul","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Film Society of Minneapolis St. Paul is to foster a knowledgeable and vibrant appreciation of the art of film and its power to inform and transform individuals and communities.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Smoluchowski,"The Film Society of Minneapolis/Saint Paul","125 Main St SE Ste 341",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 331-7563 ",susan.s@mspfilm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1105,"Patricia Andrews: Executive director, Headwaters School of Music and the Arts; Lisa Bergh: Public artist; executive director for the Hutchinson Center for the Arts; Jonathan Carter: Director of IT business relationship management, Harmon, Inc.; former board chair, Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir; Erin Cooper: Operational director, Irish Fair of Minnesota; Don Eitel: Former managing director, Mu Performing Arts; Ann Fee: Executive director, Arts Center of Saint Peter; teaching artist, writer, editor, and instructor; Julie Johnson: Grant writing consultant; former public relations director at Great River Shakespeare Festival; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sarah Lawrence: Co-general artistic director, Lyric Opera of the North; Jonathan Lewis, Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Gretchen Pick, Artistic director, Young Dance. Adjunct faculty, University of Minnesota Department of Dance.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003197,"Operating Support",2018,125041,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota craft artists will have increased access to economic and professional development opportunities. There will be an increased number of Minnesota artists participating in the ACC Craft Show in Saint Paul and the Holiday Craft Hop in Minneapolis. 2: Minnesotans will have the opportunity to participate in events and activities showcasing the creative community in new and innovative ways. ACC will collect attendance numbers and survey participants to gauge interest, engagement, and enjoyment of the event content.","ACC supported the exposure of Minnesota artists through programming, awards, salons, publications, social media, library resources, and shows. Surveys at events and feedback from show and event attendees and participating artists. In addition, program attendance, membership, library usage, and website traffic levels are also closely tracked with yearly comparisons. 2: ACC built awareness of craft as a cultural resource in Minnesota through programming and communication initiatives - available for free or a minimal charge. Surveys at events and feedback from show and event attendees and participating artists. In addition, program attendance, membership, library usage, and website traffic levels are also tracked with yearly comparisons.",,5867992,"Other, local or private",5867992,18756,"Kevin Buchi, Charles E. Duddingston, J. Robert Duncan, Lisbeth Evans, Carl Fisher, Ken Girardini, Miguel Gómez-Ibáñez, Charlotte Herrera, Wayne Higby, Ayumi Horie, Giselle Huberman, Lorne Lassiter, Kathryn LeBaron, Wendy Maruyama, Lydia Matthews, Jean W. McLaughlin, Lynda Bourque Moss, Rebecca Myers, Bruce W. Pepich, Carol Sauvion, Kay Savik, Amy Schwartz, Josh Simpson, Gary J. Smith, Michael J. Strand, Christopher R. Taylor, Lucille Tenazas, Folayemi Wilson, Patricia A. Young, Marilyn Zapf",,"American Craft Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The American Craft Council's mission is to champion craft.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Johnson,"American Craft Council","1224 Marshall St NE Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 206-3125 ",pjohnson@craftcouncil.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1111,"Michael Arturi: Universal Music Center founder and executive director; Dorothy Belstler: Executive director, Twin Cities Pride; Amy Braford Whittey: Business developer for the arts for HGA; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Colleen LeBlanc: Retired community educator; former Five Wings Regional Arts Council board member; William Miller: History professor at the College of Saint Scholastica, former MSAB board member; Jessica O'Brien: Community engagement manager, Region Nine Development Commission; Elizabeth Jane Olive: Retired nurse and transplant coordinator; community volunteer; costumer; Christi Schmitt: Program coordinator, Saint Paul Public Schools office of multilingual learning; Alexis Walstad, Co-executive director, Karen Organization of Minnesota","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003198,"Operating Support",2018,38916,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","69,000+ audience members and 1,264 actors will participate in transformative theatre experiences, including new immigrants/refugees in rural Minnesota. We will utilize focus groups, anecdotes and quantitative indicators of progress: number of participants, communities of origin, geographic reach, new partnerships and diversity of constituency. 2: Increased financial stability to ensure long-term sustainability of producing high quality arts experiences for Central Minnesotans of all ages. We will measure and report growth in stability on a regular basis through our organization dashboard tracking: days cash on hand, budget versus actual, season memberships, ticket sales, and donor retention.","61,713 audience members and 2,141 actors including camps. Audience and actor numbers both grew with all of the additional programming we were able to offer in our new Learning Lab Theatre. We did not reach our total audience goal. 2: GREAT successfully achieved increased financial stability. Our cash on hand significantly increased to an average of 28 days fiscal year to date. This is in large part due to exceeding our budgeted ticket sales, season memberships 20% growth and retaining donors.",,1342971,"Other, local or private",1342971,,"Marianne Arnzen, Bonnie Bologna, Barbara Carlson, Joanne Dorsher, Kimberly Foster, Lori Glanz, Chris Kudrna, Cassie Miles, Chad O'Brien, Steve Palmer, Mónica Segura-Schwartz, Emily Swanson, Pat Thompson",,"Great River Educational Arts Theatre AKA GREAT Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Great River Educational Arts Theatre (GREAT) brings the community together through shared theater experiences.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dennis,Whipple,"Great River Educational Arts Theatre AKA GREAT Theatre","710 Sundial Dr","Waite Park",MN,56387,"(320) 258-2787 ",dennis@greattheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake of the Woods, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1112,"Patricia Andrews: Executive director, Headwaters School of Music and the Arts; Lisa Bergh: Public artist; executive director for the Hutchinson Center for the Arts; Jonathan Carter: Director of IT business relationship management, Harmon, Inc.; former board chair, Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir; Erin Cooper: Operational director, Irish Fair of Minnesota; Don Eitel: Former managing director, Mu Performing Arts; Ann Fee: Executive director, Arts Center of Saint Peter; teaching artist, writer, editor, and instructor; Julie Johnson: Grant writing consultant; former public relations director at Great River Shakespeare Festival; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sarah Lawrence: Co-general artistic director, Lyric Opera of the North; Jonathan Lewis, Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Gretchen Pick, Artistic director, Young Dance. Adjunct faculty, University of Minnesota Department of Dance.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003199,"Operating Support",2018,20792,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans with disabilities of all ages will use VSA Minnesota programs, services and resources to actively engage the arts in their communities. We will document attendance at all performances, workshops, residencies and exhibits that we conduct. Evaluations will be conducted for each of these experiences based on specific program outcomes. 2: Arts administrators around the state will use VSA Minnesota accessibility resources to improve their outreach and service to people with disabilities. We will document all phone, email and face-to-face inquiries (meetings, conversations) from arts organizations about access to people with disabilities. All resulting actions will also be documented.","Minnesotans with disabilities participated in school arts programs, attended arts programs with accommodations and shared their art with the public. VSA Minnesota tracks participation by people with disabilities at school residencies, workshops, artist meetings, exhibits and through its grant program. It also tracks individual inquiries via phone and email regarding its services. 2: State arts administrators improved their organization's accommodations for and outreach to people with disabilities through VSA Minnesota resources and services. The funding, accessibility services and advice provided by VSA Minnesota staff are evaluated for effectiveness based on final reports and follow-up conversations with staff at the various recipient organizations.",,505380,"Other, local or private",505380,20792,"Adrienne Mason, Char Coal, Lisa Richardson, Anne Peacock, Maggie Karli, Jeff Prauer, Stacy Shamblott, Michele Chung, Steve Danko, Susan Tarnowski, Jill Boon, Sam Jasmine, Ray Konz, Nic Ambroz, Mark Hiemenz",,"VSA Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of VSA Minnesota is to create a community where people with disabilities can learn through, participate in, and access the arts.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Craig,Dunn,"VSA Minnesota","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 305",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 332-3888 ",craig@vsamn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Kanabec, Marshall, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Roseau, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1113,"Michael Arturi: Universal Music Center founder and executive director; Dorothy Belstler: Executive director, Twin Cities Pride; Amy Braford Whittey: Business developer for the arts for HGA; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Colleen LeBlanc: Retired community educator; former Five Wings Regional Arts Council board member; William Miller: History professor at the College of Saint Scholastica, former MSAB board member; Jessica O'Brien: Community engagement manager, Region Nine Development Commission; Elizabeth Jane Olive: Retired nurse and transplant coordinator; community volunteer; costumer; Christi Schmitt: Program coordinator, Saint Paul Public Schools office of multilingual learning; Alexis Walstad, Co-executive director, Karen Organization of Minnesota","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003201,"Operating Support",2018,13919,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Present diverse, high-quality film programming that engages Minnesota audience to learn, shift perceptions, and improve the community they share. Audience and filmmaker surveys, staff and board assessments, partner organization feedback, and peer review provide comprehensive evaluation of the success of TCFF programming and audience impact. 2: Grow audiences through exceptional programming and community engagement with populations who face cultural or economic barriers to the arts. This is measured through overall attendance tracking, staff/board assessments of outreach and partnerships, feedback discussions/emails with partners, and participant feedback.","TCFF presented several eye opening series sparking intense discussion and shedding light on issues facing our Minnesota community. TCFF surveys 5% of the audience and conducts in person interviews for feedback on event impact. 90% attendance at post-film discussion and surveys indicates that TCFF films and post-film discussions catalyzes meaningful reflection on social issues. 2: TCFF audiences grew slightly and TCFF deepened relationships with underserved youth and greater Minnesota. Attendance at TCFF Free Day increased, with greater representation of underserved youth. Ticketing indicated increased attendance from greater Minnesota. Participation feedback was extremely high and asked for more opportunities for underrepresented group",,316157,"Other, local or private",316157,13500,"Fran Zeuli, Jatin Setia, Ra'eesa Motala, Susan Haugerud, Janet Ogden Brackett, Kelly Evans, Mark Steele, Chris Cook, Mitch Coopet, Jeff Hayne, Molly Littman, Andrea Stein",0.5,"Twin Cities Film Fest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Twin Cities Film Fest, a year-round film arts organization that strives to be the premiere film festival in the Midwest, showcases exceptional American independent films to discerning Midwest audiences. TCFF promotes MN talent, provides educational, networking and distribution opportunities that can expand careers and support thought provoking content. TCFF is committed to cultivating new and underrepresented voices in cinema, particularly female and minority voices. With the core value that film provokes discussion and evokes empathy, TCFF programming is replete with diverse voices that challenge the status quo and shift perceptions. Socially responsible programming pushes audiences to make an individual difference in their community.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Danielle,Palmer,"Twin Cities Film Fest","1649 Alabama Ave S","St Louis Park",MN,55416,"(651) 334-7519 ",danielle.palmer@twincitiesfilmfest.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Waseca, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1115,"Michael Arturi: Universal Music Center founder and executive director; Dorothy Belstler: Executive director, Twin Cities Pride; Amy Braford Whittey: Business developer for the arts for HGA; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Colleen LeBlanc: Retired community educator; former Five Wings Regional Arts Council board member; William Miller: History professor at the College of Saint Scholastica, former MSAB board member; Jessica O'Brien: Community engagement manager, Region Nine Development Commission; Elizabeth Jane Olive: Retired nurse and transplant coordinator; community volunteer; costumer; Christi Schmitt: Program coordinator, Saint Paul Public Schools office of multilingual learning; Alexis Walstad, Co-executive director, Karen Organization of Minnesota","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003203,"Operating Support",2018,17003,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","4,000 students and 80 teachers (residencies, workshops, and summer camps), taught by 30 artists, increase skills/understanding of art, ecology and culture. Reflective protocols, student demos, and pre/post questionnaires determine whether majority of students complete artworks related to environment/culture, participate in reflections and exhibit art. 2: 20,000 people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities expand their creative thinking, artistry, and care for the environment through artful reuse. Surveys and informal observation determine if numerical goal is reached; 35-40% of participants represent diverse backgrounds and skills; and, majority create art using reuse materials.","6,000 students and 100 teachers (residencies, workshops, and summer camps) taught by 35 artists increase skills/understanding of art, ecology, and culture. Questionnaires and surveys were used to gather workshop and camp data; informal observations, surveys and reflective protocols used to gather residency data. 2: 20,000 people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities expand their creative thinking, artistry, and care for the environment through artful reuse. Surveys, informal observations and information from teachers and organizations on diversity numbers were employed. An artist check out list for materials was used to determine the extent of reuse materials used in art projects.",,329060,"Other, local or private",329060,5500,"Sabrina Sutliff-Gross, Deb Holtz, Barb Fleig, David Swenson, Janice Hamilton, Linda Stuckey, Betsy Wright, Tracy Olinger James Whitt",,ArtStart,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of ArtStart is to inspire artistic creativity and illuminate the connections among people, ideas, and the environment through engaging artists, children, families, and communities in quality arts education experiences.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carol,Sirrine,ArtStart,"1459 St Clair Ave","St Paul",MN,55105-2338,"(651) 698-2787 ",carol@artstart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1117,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003205,"Operating Support",2018,49896,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Publish outstanding works of transformative literature by diverse voices, books that have the power to change the way readers see the world. We will track the number of new titles we acquire, the demographics of our authors, the support we provide to our authors, and survey readers to assess the impact of our publications on their lives. 2: Engage a broad community in the kind of cultural conversations facilitated uniquely by literature. We will track the number of author events across Minnesota, print and e-book sales, review/award attention, and public engagement with our digital channels.","Minnesotans learned about different ways of being in and seeing the world as a result of reading new books published by Milkweed Editions. Milkweed surveyed readers over email and social media, gathered commentary from online book review sources, and observed audience comments and questions at author events. 2: Community was created as Minnesotans directly engaged with writers and other readers around books. Milkweed tracked the number of author events and event attendees, observed conversations and connections made at these events, and talked with readers visiting our bookstore.",,1589744,"Other, local or private",1589744,7513,"Mary Aamoth, Lynn Abrahamsen, Bill Ankeny, Keith Bednarowski, Barry Berg, Cassie Cramer, Chris Crosby, Veena Deo, Geoff Gothro, Libby Hlavka, Bill Hogle, Hart Kuller, Chris Malecek, Kate Moos, Sheila Morgan, Matt Murphy, Robin Nelson, Emily Nicoll, Janet Polli, Alicia Reuter, Daniel Slager, Stephanie Sommer",,"Milkweed Editions, Inc. AKA Milkweed Editions","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Milkweed Editions is to identify, nurture, and publish transformative literature, and build an engaged community around it.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Meagan,Bachmayer,"Milkweed Editions, Inc. AKA Milkweed Editions","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 300",Minneapolis,MN,55415-3015,"(612) 332-3192 ",meagan_bachmayer@milkweed.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Douglas, Fillmore, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Lake, Lyon, Morrison, Nobles, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1119,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003207,"Operating Support",2018,19108,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Rain Taxi will champion Minnesotan and national literary culture through various programs that foster public engagement with writers and writing.á Rain Taxi will gauge outcomes by measuring program attendance, evaluating engagement with its publications through website and social media outreach, and conducting reader and attendee surveys.","Rain Taxi championed Minnesotan and national literary culture through events and publications, fostering engagement with writers and writing. Rain Taxi gauged outcomes by measuring audience attendance, evaluating engagement through social media participation and website analytics, and conducting reader, participant, and attendee surveys. 2: ",,219155,"Other, local or private",219155,,"Stuart Abraham, Jill A. Bresnahan, Tom Cassidy, Kelly Everding, Rachel Fulkerson, Renoir Gaither, Margaret Hasse, Tim Hedges, Pamela Klinger-Horn, Steven Larsen, Eric Lorberer, Steph Optiz, Paul Von Drasek",,"Rain Taxi, Inc. AKA Rain Taxi Review of Books","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Rain Taxi champions aesthetically adventurous literature.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kelly,Everding,"Rain Taxi, Inc. AKA Rain Taxi Review of Books","PO Box 3840",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 825-1528 ",kelly@raintaxi.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Lake, Morrison, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Polk, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1121,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003210,"Operating Support",2018,44965,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","CHP will publish eighteen new titles, maintain a backlist of over 350 and produce programs that engage more Minnesotans with the reading experience. Writers, artists, and program partners will be pre- and post-surveyed on their expectations of publishers. 2: CHP supports the careers of all its authors and make their work available to the state, nation, and world. CHP will survey the writers and artists we publish and work with through programming to assess quantitative change in their reach via events, publicity, and other forms of community engagement.","Published eighteen new titles and maintained backlist titles, and engaged more than 1,200 Minnesotans via In the Stacks program, readings, and other events. Surveyed writers/artists about their experiences, surveyed attendees/event participants, tracked events attendance, analyzed data/figures, and surveyed/interviewed library partners about local impact for In the Stacks. 2: Over 600 press mentions of CHP books, two by Minnesota authors; one Pulitzer Prize finalist with six United States printings and foreign rights in seven countries/eight languages. Tracked book sales; gathered press/media attention and recognition for titles; monitored awards/nominations and their impact on sales, international interest, author recognition.",,1146260,"Other, local or private",1146260,,"Carol Mack, Patricia Beithon, Malcolm McDermid, Louise Copeland, Suzanne Allen, Andrew Brantingham, William Hardacker, Carl Horsch, Kenneth Kahn, Stephen Keating, Peggy Korsmo-Kennon, Jennifer Kwon Dobbs, Sarah Lutman, Sjur Midness, Maureen Millea Smith, Enrique Olivarez, Jr., Robin Preble, Marla Stack, Paul Stembler, Melissa Wray, Chris Fischbach",,"Coffee House Press","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Coffee House Press is to publish exciting, vital, and enduring authors of our time; to delight and inspire readers; to contribute to the cultural life of our community; and to enrich our literary heritage. By building on the best traditions of publishing and the book arts, we produce books that celebrate imagination, innovation in the craft of writing, and the many authentic voices of the American experience.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christopher,Fischbach,"Coffee House Press","79 13th Ave NE Ste 110",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 338-0125 ",fish@coffeehousepress.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Carver, Clay, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Houston, McLeod, Morrison, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1124,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003214,"Operating Support",2018,32750,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","In 2018, GRSF will increase the regional community's access to professional company performances compared to number of tickets used in 2016. Front of house and box office staff will collect ticket stubs to track the number of people acting each performance.","Attendance at the 2017 professional productions was 9,182, a 9% increase over 2016. Comparisons were done using ticket sales information from our ticketing software. Although this doesn't account for `no shows` it has been determined to be a more reliable data source than ticket counts. 2: ",,892012,"Other, local or private",892012,,"Hamid Akbari, Mary Alice Anderson, Roderick Baker, Mary Bergin, Kris Blanchard, Michael Charron, Frances Edstrom, Candace Gordon, Margaret Shaw Johnson, Lawrence Jost, David Marshall, Ken Mogren, Tedd Morgan, Kathleen Peterson, Mary Polus, Gerald Portman, Patricia Rogers, Jeanne Skattum, Jim Stoa, LeRoy Telstad, Jim Vrchota, Joseph Winandy",,"Great River Shakespeare Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Great River Shakespeare Festival is to create dynamic, clearly spoken productions of Shakespeare`s plays, which enrich people`s lives.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Valerie,Williams,"Great River Shakespeare Festival","79 3rd St E",Winona,MN,55987-3447,"(507) 474-7900 ",valeriew@grsf.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, Martin, Meeker, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1127,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003219,"Operating Support",2018,266228,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Participants and audience members will experience theatrical forms, aesthetics, and learning opportunities that expand their knowledge and world view. Audience surveys collecting experience info; targeted community outreach for feedback; internal and external artistic assessment. 2: Minnesotans from diverse cultural, socioeconomic, and geographic backgrounds will participate in relevant, accessible arts experiences through CTC. Audience surveys collecting demographic and experience info; targeted community outreach for feedback; analysis of first-time participants and return participant behavior.","CTC's 2017-18 season included two world premieres, one US premiere, and a first-time partnership with Penumbra Theatre on a co-production of The Wiz. CTC used participation counts and implemented audience surveys to measure engagement in artistic programs. CTC conducted formal assessments of education programs in the schools. 2: Demand for CTC's ACT Pass program for low-income families continues to grow; we now dedicate 5% of total ticket inventory for $5 (or free) tickets. CTC's Audience Services department has streamlined the marketing, management, and tracking of the ACT Pass program, as well as improving the enrollment process for community members.",,12075209,"Other, local or private",12075209,20303,"Sam Hsu, Michael Blum, Doug Parish, Joe Keeley, Morgan Burns, Meredith Tutterow, Lynn Abbott, Stefanie Adams, Eric Anderson, Todd Balan, Matthew Banks, Ellen Bendel-Stenzel, Robert Birdsong, Amanda Brinkman, Linnea Burman, Jodi Chu, Jeff Davidman, Amol Dixit, Ryan Engle, Kerry Fauver, Robert Frenzel, Liz Furman, Kathy Ganley, Rajiv Garg, Michelle Gibson, Lili Hall, Hoyt Hsiao, Christine Kalla, Jocelyn Knoll, Chad Larsen, Alex Liu, Anne M. Lockner, Michael Macrie, Michael Maeser, Todd Noteboom, Silvia Perez, Allison Peterson, Jag Reddy, Dan Schumacher, Noreen Sedgeman, Sunil Swami, Jeff Von Gillern, Pat Walsh, William White",2.71,"The Children's Theatre Company and School AKA Children's Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Children's Theatre Company creates extraordinary theater experiences that educate, challenge, and inspire young people and their communities.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jill,Underwood,"The Children's Theatre Company and School AKA Children's Theatre Company","2400 3rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404,"(612) 874-0500 ",junderwood@childrenstheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1132,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003220,"Operating Support",2018,9830,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Broaden arts programming and participation opportunities for young performers and audiences by making more events available and affordable. Measured quantitatively by the numbers of young performers and audience members who participate in our various programming, and by the numbers of events and opportunities offered. 2: Broaden the organization's support structure with the aim of improving the overall quality of arts experiences for our community. Through post-event analyses, annual internal reviews of programming, staff/board assessments, advisory board meetings, and audience evaluations of events (emails, phone calls, surveys).","Broadened opportunities for both young performers and audiences through our programming and outreach. Quantitative measurement through computerized ticket sales records, reported head counts of participants at outreach events. 2: Continued analysis with aim toward improvement. Regular analysis of event successes/shortcomings; of procedures and policies. Quarterly board meetings to discuss all of the above.",,486033,"Other, local or private",486033,,"Lisa Wigand, Bruce Buxton, Bri Keran, Sandra Kaplan",,"Central Lakes College-Brainerd AKA Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center","State Government","Operating Support",,"Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center provides opportunities for local performing artists to showcase their talents in live theater productions, and brings professional artists of national and international reputation to local stages.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patrick,Spradlin,"Central Lakes College-Brainerd AKA Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center","501 College Dr W",Brainerd,MN,56401,"(218) 855-8100 ",pspradlin@clcmn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Lake, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena, Washington, Wilkin, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1133,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003221,"Operating Support",2018,261478,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Realize growth in enrollment, access sites and financial assistance in response to increased demand for services and greater awareness of MacPhail. MacPhail will enroll 17,500 in FY 2018 with expanded classes for seniors, online learning opportunities and new programming in Austin, Minnesota. Fifty percent will identify as racially/ethnically diverse. 2: Ensure quality across all program areas as MacPhail expands to new access sites, partnership sites and online instruction sites. A minimum of 97% of MacPhail students responding to an annual survey have recommended or would recommend MacPhail to friends.","MacPhail has realized growth in enrollment, access sites and financial aid, bringing music learning to Minnesotans of all ages, incomes and abilities. MacPhail is on track to enroll 15,660. The FY17 demographic survey showed an 8% decrease in students of color due to the exclusion of Music for Life programs in FY15 (the demographic survey is completed every two years). 2: Minnesotans of all ages, incomes and abilities are receiving high quality music learning opportunities as MacPhail continues to expand its reach. Individuals rating quality of instruction as `Excellent` or `Good` in FY18 increased to 97% from 96% in FY17.",,11742836,"Other, local or private",11742836,40000,"Rahoul Ghose, Thomas Abood, Hudie Broughton, Ellen L. Breyer, Barry Berg, Margee Bracken, Roma Calatayud Stocks, Michael Casey, Kate Cimino, Joaquin Delgado, Andrew Ecklund, Julia Halberg, Joseph Hinderer, Karen Kelley-Ariwoola, Warren P. Kelly, Robert P. Lawson, Diana Lewis, Patricia H. Murphy, David E. Myers, Connie Remele, John Righini, Lica Tomizuka Sanborn, Jill E. Schurtz, Christopher Simpson, Hilary Smedsrud, Peter R. Spokes, Jevetta Steele, Kiran Stordalen, Mandy K. Tuong, Marshall Tokheim, Carl Walker, Steven J. Wells, Kate Whittington",,"MacPhail Center for Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"MacPhail Center for Music's mission is to transform lives and communities through exceptional music learning.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jenelle,Montoya,"MacPhail Center for Music","501 2nd St S",Minneapolis,MN,55401-2383,"(612) 321-0100 ",montoya.jenelle@macphail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lake, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Swift, Wabasha, Washington, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1134,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003222,"Operating Support",2018,21047,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","MDT will present new and established repertory performed by dedicated professionals who also serve as mentors to aspiring students in MDT's school. This outcome will be evaluated by the capacity to perform new and established work, the number of performances presented, and the ability to offer training in classic and contemporary dance. 2: MDT will engage a broader and more diverse community through its performance and educational programs. This outcome will be evaluated by reviewing the numbers and demographics of audience members, school enrollment, social media engagement, and dance professionals working with the company.","MDT provided professional dancers, aspiring students, and the general public with critically acclaimed performances and high quality dance training. MDT tracked the number of company performances and reviewed feedback from audience surveys and critical reviews. MDT faculty assessed student progress to evaluate the quality of training in the school. 2: Through public performances and educational outreach, MDT reached a more diverse community with a variety of high quality dance experiences. MDT tracked the number and demographics of individuals engaged as audience members, students in the school, and followers of online communications, including MDT's social media platforms and website.",,942072,"Other, local or private",942072,,"Erin Gerrits, Keith Halleland, Dr. Andrew Houlton, Lise Houlton, Pierce McNally, Russell Pruitt, Elizabeth Simonson",,"Minnesota Dance Theatre and School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Minnesota Dance Theatre and School is to provide masterful and inspiring dance through performance and education.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Justin,Leaf,"Minnesota Dance Theatre and School","528 Hennepin Ave 6th Fl",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1847,"(612) 338-0627x 3",justin.leaf@mndance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1135,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003246,"Operating Support",2018,30735,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The number of people from diverse, underrepresented communities who engage in the art of independent filmmaking increases. Tracking attendance and comparing it to past years; distributing surveys to identify the diversity of participants and to foster feedback on quality and accessibility of the programs. 2: The number of youth participating in Youth Media Programs increases. Enrollment data; Youth Program Quality Assessment to evaluate the quality of the program and assess the accessibility of the program for students from all backgrounds.","The number of people from diverse, underrepresented communities who engage in the art of independent filmmaking increased by 15%. Surveys; tracking attendance at FilmNorth activities; comparing data collected in this fiscal year with data collected in past years. 2: The number of youth participating in Youth Media Programs increased by 10%. Enrollment data; Youth Program Quality Assessment; formal and informal dialogues with youth.",,726049,"Other, local or private",726049,5628,"Aaron Young, Chris Barry, Abby Stavig, Bethany Whitehead, Mary Ahmann, Beth Bird, Tim Grady, Deirdre Haj, Laura Ivey, Lisa Nebenzahl, Ken Rance, Kristin Schaack, Andrea Stein, Emily Stevens, Jeremy Wilker, Mark Wojahn",,"IFP Minnesota AKA FilmNorth","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"IFP Minnesota`s mission is to advance a vibrant and diverse community of independent film and media artists through education, funding, opportunities for showcasing their work, and networking.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Peterson,"IFP Minnesota","550 Vandalia St Ste 120","St Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 644-1912 ",apeterson@ifpmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1158,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003248,"Operating Support",2018,34433,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Refocus the organization's programs to establish deeper relevance and impact to the arts in the public lives of Minnesotans. Support 300 Minnesota artists this year. Partner with five Southern Minnesota cities to implement public art tools that support healthier communities. Publish two issues of Public Art Review that both feature Minnesota stories. 2: Increase unrestricted revenues that support Minnesota artists and communities. 200 new Minnesota based donors by May 3rd, cultivated through a new fundraising event model. Updated business plans for creative and community services efforts and Public Art Review magazine.","Supported 350+ Minnesota artists, developed ForecastED online learning tool in partnership with five So Minnesota cities, published issue 57 of PAR with focus on Minnesota. Staff collected and tracked data on artist support and learning tool activities and participation, as well as Public Art Review content and distribution. 2: Implemented new fundraising breakfast event to reach 250+ donors; consulting business planning team meets bi-monthly, PAR plan revised. Data was collected following the fundraising event and on new consulting business plan policies around criteria, client evaluation, accessibility, equity, and processes, and updates to PAR publishing/ content to assess increased impact and revenue.",,845726,"Other, local or private",845726,4188,"Lea Bittner-Eddy, Bethany Whitehead, John Pain, Pamela Enz, James Farstad, Christie Hammes, Nathan Johnson, Avital Rabinowitz, Hlee Vang, Dudley Voigt, Joan Vorderbruggen, Michael Watkins",,"Forecast Public Artworks AKA Forecast Public Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Forecast Public Art activates people, networks, and proven practices to advance the transformational power of arts in public life.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Theresa,Sweetland,"Forecast Public Artworks AKA Forecast Public Art","2300 Myrtle Ave Ste 160","St Paul",MN,55114-1854,"(651) 641-1128 ",theresa@forecastpublicart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Chippewa, Clay, Dakota, Hennepin, Mower, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, St. Louis, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1160,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003255,"Operating Support",2018,9830,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Ashland will continue to provide quality performing arts through fostering development of performance, leadership, and life skills for youth. Evaluation will be done through parent and participant surveys, as well as, quantitative analysis of new/returning participants to our programs. 2: Ashland will deploy new and existing styles of programming to provide varied opportunities to grow a larger community footprint. Evaluation will be completed through quantitative analysis of new audience members, ticket sales and new/returning participants.","Ashland provided twenty-six quality performing arts experiences, which fostered the development of performance, leadership, and life skills for youth. Evaluation methods included anonymous participant surveys, as well as direct feedback from parents and participants. 86% of participants who completed surveys said they learned new theater skills, and 95% said they would participate again. 2: Ashland grew a larger community footprint by adding a featured show that provided varied opportunities and helped to expand diversity. With a cast of 50% people of color, our summer featured show, Hairspray, expanded diversity. Ashland also added three new ACT program schools, and one of those schools added a second cast to accommodate the high number of participants.",,525101,"Other, local or private",525101,,"Dana Tonrey, Deb Monk, John Yarusso, Denise Mogren, Mary Jo Lewis, Steve Dorgan, Laura Fenstermaker, Ryan McEnaney, Sean Muniz, Robert Roche, Dale Schoonover",,"Ashland Productions, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Ashland Productions fosters the development of performance, leadership, and life skills through youth mentorship and quality intergenerational performing arts.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elisa,Olson,"Ashland Productions, Inc.","2100 White Bear Ave",Maplewood,MN,55109,"(651) 274-8020 ",elisa@ashlandproductions.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Pipestone, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1167,"Michael Arturi: Universal Music Center founder and executive director; Dorothy Belstler: Executive director, Twin Cities Pride; Amy Braford Whittey: Business developer for the arts for HGA; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Colleen LeBlanc: Retired community educator; former Five Wings Regional Arts Council board member; William Miller: History professor at the College of Saint Scholastica, former MSAB board member; Jessica O'Brien: Community engagement manager, Region Nine Development Commission; Elizabeth Jane Olive: Retired nurse and transplant coordinator; community volunteer; costumer; Christi Schmitt: Program coordinator, Saint Paul Public Schools office of multilingual learning; Alexis Walstad, Co-executive director, Karen Organization of Minnesota","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003261,"Operating Support",2018,34489,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Produce a diverse 10-production season of outstanding professional theater in Anoka County, engaging a broad demographic and enriching the community. Number and demographics of new and returning attendees, critical reviews, social media response, artist and audience surveys, and staff and board assessment. 2: Continued growth as leaders in performing arts education characterized by accessibility, educational excellence, and artistic growth of every student. Number and demographics of new and returning students, student and teaching artist surveys, staff and board assessment, and phone and e-mail conversations with parents and participants.","Produce a diverse 10-production season of outstanding professional theater in Anoka County, engaging a broad demographic and enriching the community. Number and demographic of new and returning attendees, critical reviews, social media response, audience surveys, staff and Board assessment, and artistic review panel assessment. 2: Continued growth as leaders in performing arts education characterized by accessibility, education excellence, and artistic growth of each student. Number and demographic of new and returning students, survey of participant families, staff and board assessment, and phone and email conversations with parents and participants.",,1085534,"Other, local or private",1085534,13795,"Bill Ambrose, Oliva Bastian, Borgie Bonthuis, Kylie Foss, Jerry Horazdovsky, Amy Hornstra, Jennifer Lundquist, Julia Schmidt, Lin Schmidt, Rick Wyman",0.75,"Lyric Arts Company of Anoka, Inc. AKA Lyric Arts Main Street Stage","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Lyric Arts' mission is to enrich lives by creating meaningful performing arts experiences that ignite the imagination, inspire the spirit, and engage the community.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laura,"Tahja Johnson","Lyric Arts Company of Anoka, Inc. AKA Lyric Arts Main Street Stage","420 Main St E",Anoka,MN,55303-2341,"(763) 422-1838 ",laura@lyricarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1173,"Pearl Bergad: Executive director, Chinese Heritage Foundation; Paul Dice: President, International Friendship Through the Performing Arts; Thomas Dodge: Photographer; former executive director of the Fairmont Opera House; Sonja Jacobsen: Retired office manager, Jacobsen Metal Fabrication; vocal and instrumental music teacher; board member, Mankato Symphony; Tammy Mattonen: CPA and nonprofit financial consultant; Jill Moore: Executive Director of Great River Arts; Sara Olsen: Musician, composer, teacher, playwright, and visual artist; Cassandra Utt: Actor, singer, artistic data analysis; Kristen Wesloh: Director of institutional giving, Minnesota Public Radio; 26 years nonprofit management experience","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004799,"Operating Support",2019,44949,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will grow and learn new skills by participating in creative arts experiences, led by practicing artists, in schools and community sites. Participants' experiences and impact will be tracked through evaluations filled out by site contacts and artists, artists' observations, and various participant reflections. Types of sites will be tracked. 2: Minnesotans of many ethnicities, ages, and abilities have increased access to quality, hands-on programs that are designed to meet their specific needs. We will track participant demographic information provided by sites, if and how well we met customer specific goals, and modifications made to meet community needs or goals.","91% of evaluations say participants learned a new, or increased an existing, creative skill. All programs were led by artists in schools and community sites. Asked artists and customers (e.g. teachers, activity directors, etc.) to report on the art that was created and if new skills / information was learned. Tracked the types of organization in which programs were held. 2: Participants: preK to older adults, of many ethnicities, abilities and Minnesota geographies. 92% of sites said artist connected art to their goals/curriculum. Tracked demographics of our artists and (to the best of our ability) participants, plus site locations throughout MN. Surveyed artists and customers about participant inclusivity and activities, customer service, and meeting site goals.","achieved proposed outcomes",1270656,"Other, local or private",1270656,17195,"Roderic Southall, Mimi Stake, Susan Rotilie, Kathy Sanville, Jeff Goldenberg, Keven Ambrus, Iren Bishop, Mae Brooks, Ann Dayton, Christopheraaron Deanes, George Dow, Anne Hunter, Abigail Lawrence, Amy Lucas, Diane Johnson, Hristina Markova, Robert Erickson, Jessica Gessner, Mary Sennes, ElizabethLiz) Sheets, Michelle Silverman, Virajita Singh, Dameun Strange, Walter L. Smith III",,"COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"COMPAS uses the arts to unleash the creativity within all of us so we can create better lives and better communities.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Linck,"COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","75 5th St W Ste 304","St Paul",MN,55102-1496,"(651) 292-3203 ",joan@compas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Clay, Dakota, Hennepin, Kittson, Lake, Le Sueur, Marshall, McLeod, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Ramsey, Red Lake, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Washington, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1230,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004802,"Operating Support",2019,33243,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","4,000 students and 80 teachers increase skills/understanding of art, environment and culture by working with ArtStart artists. Reflective protocols, student demos and pre/post questionnaires determine if most students' artwork relates to environment/culture and shows growth in skill. Involve professional evaluator. 2: 20,000 people of all ages, ethnicities and abilities expand creativity, artistry, and care for environment through art experiences recycled materials. Surveys and staff observation determine if 35-40% of participants have diverse backgrounds and majority create art reusing materials. Environmental organizational partners gain more advocates.","4,000 students and 80 teachers increase skills/understanding of art, environment and culture by working with ArtStart artists. Reflective protocols, student demos and pre/post questionnaires determine if most students' artwork relates to environment/culture and shows growth in skill working with a professional evaluator. 2: 22,000 people of all ages, ethnicities and abilities expand creativity, artistry, and care for environment through art experiences recycled materials. Surveys and staff observation determine if 35-40% of participants have diverse backgrounds and majority create art reusing materials. Environmental organizational partners gain more advocates.","achieved proposed outcomes",298664,"Other, local or private",298664,20500,"James Whitt, Sabrina Sutliff-Gross, Barbara Fleig, Deb Holtz, Maureen McGinn, Judy Geck Traci Olinger.",,ArtStart,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"ArtStart inspires artistic creativity and illuminates the connections among people, ideas, and the environment through quality arts education experiences.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carol,Sirrine,ArtStart,"1459 St Clair Ave","St Paul",MN,55105-2338,"(651) 698-2787 ",carol@artstart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1233,"Amy Browender: Associate development officer, AmeriCorps; John Connelly: Independent consultant to nonprofits, photographer; vice chair, Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission; Paul Dice: President, International Friendship Through the Performing Arts; Deborah Johnson: Senior director of exhibits and education, Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota; Laura Kinkead: Leadership development consultant, The Collabrium; Gregory Peterson: Treasurer, River Arts Alliance (Winona); retired from Winona State University office of financial aid; Anne Jin Soo Preston: Arts and cultural nonprofit organization consultant; former Springboard for the Arts board member; Jonathan Schill: Program development team, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation; Cassandra Utt: Actor, singer, artistic data analysis; Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan, Executive board member, Minnesota Tamil Sagnam; IT project manager","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004804,"Operating Support",2019,62898,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will have access to stories by writers and from cultures around the world with the launch of the new Seedbank book series. We will measure progress toward this outcome by tracking sales of books from the Seedbank series and by surveying readers about what they learned. 2: Milkweed Editions will have a robust marketing program that results in placing more books in the hands of more readers. We will measure progress toward this outcome by tracking book sales, review attention, and community engagement with the supplemental multi-media content created for each book.","Minnesotans gained access to stories from cultures around the world with the launch of the new Seedbank book series. Milkweed surveyed readers about the value of this new series over email and social media, gathered commentary from online book review sources, and observed audience comments and questions at author events. 2: Milkweed Editions placed more books in the hands of readers as a result of strategic investments in our marketing operation. We evaluated our success by tracking the number of books we sold from July 2018 through June 2019--we saw an increase of 27% over the previous year.","achieved proposed outcomes",1803733,"Other, local or private",1803733,6290,"Lynn Abrahamsen, Bill Ankeny, Keith Bednarowski, Barry Berg, Cassie Cramer, Chris Crosby, Veena Deo, Geoff Gothro, Phillip Hampton, Ned Hancock, Libby Hlavka, Bill Hogle, Hart Kuller, Chris Malecek, Kate Moos, Sheila Morgan, Matt Murphy, Robin B. Nelson, Emily Nicoll, Janet Polli, Alicia Reuter, Mary Reyelts, Daniel Slager, Nell Smith, Stephanie Sommer, John Sullivan",,"Milkweed Editions, Inc. AKA Milkweed Editions","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Milkweed Editions is to identify, nurture, and publish transformative literature, and build an engaged community around it.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Meagan,Bachmayer,"Milkweed Editions, Inc. AKA Milkweed Editions","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 300",Minneapolis,MN,55415-3015,"(612) 332-3192 ",meagan_bachmayer@milkweed.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Lake, Morrison, Pine, Pipestone, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1235,"William Adams: Public policy consultant; community leader of Kaddatz Galleries creation; Ann Fee: Executive director, Arts Center of Saint Peter; teaching artist, writer, editor, and instructor; Marjorie Grevious: Homeowner development manager, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sarah Larsson: Outreach and development director, Somali Museum of Minnesota; Anne Makepeace: Grand Center for Arts and Culture founder executive director; Steven Richardson: Director of the arts, Carleton College; Deneane Richburg: Dancer and choreographer; founder of Brownbody; Jonathan Rutter: Executive director and curator, The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum; Carla Tamburro, Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004805,"Operating Support",2019,32675,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Accessible arts experiences will foster a culture of arts participation throughout the Winona area. Surveys and interviews with residents, students, and event attendees; attendance figures for Page Series, Off the Page, and community activities; and observation of audience behaviors.","Winonans' actively participated as audience members and performing artists through Page Series events at the Page Theatre and throughout Winona. Post-event surveys and feedback forms; conversation with community partners and advisory committee members; event attendance data; observation of audience behaviors.","achieved proposed outcomes",328370,"Other, local or private",328370,,"Brianna Haupt, Emily Kurash, Christine Martin, Robert McColl, Tyler Treptow-Bowman, Jennifer Weaver, Tricia Wehrenberg",,"Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Page Theatre","Private College/University","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Performance Center at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota is to be southeastern Minnesota's premiere performing arts center, bringing artists and community together through imaginative programming, unique collaborations, a welcoming atmosphere, and exceptional service. The Performance Center strives to be the venue through which artists and community connect, where audiences can experience a variety of cultures through quality performances of music, theatre, and dance, and discover the relevance of the arts in their daily lives.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Theresa,Remick,"Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Page Theatre","700 Terrace Hts Ste 67",Winona,MN,55987-1321,"(507) 457-1715 ",tremick@smumn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lyon, Meeker, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1236,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
10004806,"Operating Support",2019,44511,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Produce a diverse 10-production season of outstanding professional theater in Anoka County, engaging a broad demographic and enriching the community.","Produce a diverse 10­-production season of outstanding professional theater in Anoka County, engaging a broad demographic and enriching the community. Number and demographics of new and returning attendees, critical reviews, social media response, artist and audience surveys, and staff and board assessment. 2: Continued growth as leaders in performing arts education characterized by accessibility, educational excellence, and artistic growth of every student. Number and demographics of new and returning students, student surveys, staff and board assessment.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",1111700,"Other, local or private",1111700,,"Jennifer Lundquist, Rick Wyman, Bill Ambrose, Olivia Bastian, Borgie Bonthuius, Richard `Doc` Woods, Julia Schmidt, Lin Schmidt, Laura Tahja Johnson, Jerry Horazdovsky, Jackie Bortnem, Amy Hornstra, Laura Erchul, Pat Schommer",,"Lyric Arts Company of Anoka, Inc. AKA Lyric Arts Main Street Stage","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Lyric Arts' mission is to enrich lives by creating meaningful performing arts experiences that ignite the imagination, inspire the spirit, and engage the community.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Gina,Sauer,"Lyric Arts Company of Anoka, Inc. AKA Lyric Arts Main Street Stage","420 Main St E",Anoka,MN,55303,"(763) 233-0805 ",gina@lyricarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1237,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004807,"Operating Support",2019,14694,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","SJBC will reach more Minnesotans through increased artistic offerings, expansion of outreach programs, and targeting of underserved communities. Quantitative tracking of performance attendance and enrollment in outreach programs will be coordinated internally and supported by qualitative surveys aimed at assessing community impact. 2: SJBC will improve artistic quality of community performances through enhanced educational opportunities for Central Minnesota youth. Artistic and educational elements of the program will be assessed by external and internal reviews, participant and audience member surveys, comparative studies, and the receipt of commendations.","SJBC reached more Minnesotans through concerts, outreach programs, and visits to undeserved areas throughout the state. Attendance and participation records of concerts and outreach programming showed an increase in number of people served. 2: SJBC improved artistic quality of community performances. Feedback collected from surveys showed overall satisfaction with high-quality artistic offerings.","achieved proposed outcomes",383893,"Other, local or private",383893,,"Matt Reichert, Jaimie Beretta, Amy Roers, Kimberly Magnuson, Lisa Schroers, Fr. Nick Kleespie, Nancy Fandel, Fred Shermock, Kristen Bauer, Alyssa Brandvold, Mary Jo Leighton, Teresa Schad, Heidi Jeub",,"The Saint John's Boys' Choir","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Saint John's Boys' Choir offers an enriching experience in music education with an emphasis in vocal music, as well as the socializing experiences of shared enterprise, fellowship, cultural awareness, and touring for boys ages 8-15. The choir promotes vocal music education in central Minnesota and offers the unique experience of a well trained boys' choir to its audiences.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Angela,Klaverkamp,"The Saint John's Boys' Choir","2840 Abbey Plz PO Box 2000",Collegeville,MN,56321-2000,"(320) 363-2558 ",aklaverkamp@csbsju.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1238,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004809,"Operating Support",2019,30128,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To broaden our reach by expanding services to regional artists, and strengthening community partnerships. Attract 500 new participate in events, classes, and collaborations. DAI staff will conduct surveys, track class counts, and count individuals at events and collaborations. ","To broaden our reach by expanding services to regional artists, and strengthening community partnerships. Event class counts, efforts to develop community partnerships, new programming and informal interviews.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",352170,"Other, local or private",352170,5500,"Helena Jackson, Erin Endsley, David Sadowski, Jane Rupel, Juli Kellner, Jennifer Webb, David Short, Vern Northrup, Rogier Gregoir, Celia Cameron, Robin Murphy",,"Duluth Art Institute Association AKA Duluth Art Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Duluth Art Institute is to enrich daily life with dynamic, innovative visual arts programming that upholds excellence and promotes inclusive community participation.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christina,Woods,"Duluth Art Institute Association AKA Duluth Art Institute","506 Michigan St W",Duluth,MN,55802-1517,"(218) 733-7560 ",cwoods@duluthartinstitute.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1240,"Amy Browender: Associate development officer, AmeriCorps; John Connelly: Independent consultant to nonprofits, photographer; vice chair, Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission; Paul Dice: President, International Friendship Through the Performing Arts; Deborah Johnson: Senior director of exhibits and education, Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota; Laura Kinkead: Leadership development consultant, The Collabrium; Gregory Peterson: Treasurer, River Arts Alliance (Winona); retired from Winona State University office of financial aid; Anne Jin Soo Preston: Arts and cultural nonprofit organization consultant; former Springboard for the Arts board member; Jonathan Schill: Program development team, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation; Cassandra Utt: Actor, singer, artistic data analysis; Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan, Executive board member, Minnesota Tamil Sagnam; IT project manager","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004811,"Operating Support",2019,21442,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Present diverse, high-quality film programming that engages Minnesota audience to learn, shift perceptions, and improve the community they share. Audience and filmmaker surveys, staff and board assessments, partner organization feedback, and peer review provide comprehensive evaluation of the success of TCFF programming and audience impact. 2: Grow audiences through exceptional programming and community engagement with populations who face cultural or economic barriers to the arts. This is measured through overall attendance tracking, staff/board assessments of outreach and partnerships, feedback discussions/emails with partners, and participant feedback.","TCFF presented several eye opening series sparking intense discussion and shedding light on issues facing our Minnesota community. TCFF surveys 5% of the audience and conducts in person interviews for feedback on event impact. 90% attendance at post-film discussion and surveys indicates that TCFF films and post-film discussions catalyzes meaningful reflection on social issues. 2: TCFF audiences grew slightly and TCFF deepened relationships with underserved youth and greater Minnesota. Attendance at TCFF Free Day and Film Fellows increased, with greater representation of underserved youth. Ticketing increased 8% and indicated more attendance from Greater Minnesota. Participation feedback was extremely high and asked for more opportunities for underrepresented groups.","achieved proposed outcomes",442637,"Other, local or private",442637,14750,"Janet Ogden-Brackett, Jatin Setia, Fran Zeuli, Chris Cook, Kelly Evans, Molly Littman, Ra'eesa Motala, Mark Steele, Andrea Stein, Jeff Hayne",0.5,"Twin Cities Film Fest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Twin Cities Film Fest, a year-round film arts organization that strives to be the premiere film festival in the Midwest, showcases exceptional American independent films to discerning Midwest audiences. TCFF promotes Minnesota talent, provides educational, networking and distribution opportunities that can expand careers and support thought provoking content. TCFF is committed to cultivating new and underrepresented voices in cinema, particularly female and minority voices. With the core value that film provokes discussion and evokes empathy, TCFF programming is replete with diverse voices that challenge the status quo and shift perceptions. Socially responsible programming pushes audiences to make an individual difference in their community.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Danielle,Palmer,"Twin Cities Film Fest","1649 Alabama Ave S","St Louis Park",MN,55416,"(612) 615-8233 ",danielle.palmer@twincitiesfilmfest.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Waseca, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1242,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004814,"Operating Support",2019,64723,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Across the next 36 months, the Paramount Center for the Arts will develop and implement a performance art series designed to engage family audiences. Ticket sales will include children's prices and sales of children's tickets will be counted and reported. Shows will be scheduled as matinees and/or presented during `family friendly` times. 2: Over the next 24 months, Visual Arts will include five new fine woodworking workshops attracting a more diverse age and gender range. Patrons will be surveyed to include age range, previous participation and diversity metrics.","A series of family shows was presented designed to attract and engage family audiences. Ticket prices for the family series are kept low and performances are scheduled during matinee or weekend times to make it easy for families to attend. Success for this first year of focused family programming has been measured by ticket sales. 2: Eight woodworking classes were presented; ranging from introductory to advanced level with a goal of attracting more young and female participants. Paramount gathered quantitative information and discovered that the attendees were 30% female and 33% were in the 35-45 age category. The goal is to attract younger and female participants as historically woodworking participants are typically older males.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",1880780,"Other, local or private",1880780,,"King Banaian,Elna Bateman,David DeBlieck,Meghan Dingmann,Paul Harris,Marla Kanengieter-Wildeson,Hanna Lord,John Mathews,Dan Meyer,Lynn Metcalf,June Roos,Alyse Siemers,Chris Stalboerger,Melinda Tamm,Paul Thompson,Janet Tilstra,Dan Torgersen,Helga Bauerly,Paul Brandmire,Tony Goddard",,"Paramount Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Paramount Center for the Arts is to provide opportunities for artistic production, creative exploration, arts education, and the enjoyment of the arts and entertainment.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Johnson,"Paramount Center for the Arts","913 St Germain St W","St Cloud",MN,56301-3460,"(320) 259-6453 ",bjohnson@paramountarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Cook, Dodge, Hennepin, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wadena, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1245,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004816,"Operating Support",2019,56588,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Via Jungle productions and programs, audiences and participants will gain knowledge of/appreciation for theater, creative process, and related content. Gather qualitative data from audiences and program participants via post-show talks, shared comments/feedback, and interviews; document demonstrations of learning; track participation in activities.","Qualitative data indicates that Jungle patrons and program participants learned about the creative process and related content. Tracked attendance/participation; surveyed audiences; obtained qualitative feedback from audiences/participants via surveys, social media, interviews; documented JungleWrites program participants' demonstrations of learning.","achieved proposed outcomes",1751470,"Other, local or private",1751470,,"Becca Ansari, Craig Ashby, Tom Beimers, Brad Betlach, Erika Eklund, Ed Friedlund, Katy Hook, Julie Hutchinson, JuCoby Johnson, Kelly Kita, Karl Lambert, Thom Lewis, Nancy Monroe, Amanda Novak, Sarah Rasmussen, Shannon Robinson, Peter Scherf, Ben Scott, Brian Shea, Marcia Stout, Heidi Tieszen, David Weinstein, Barbara Zell",,"Jungle Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Jungle Theater's mission is to create powerful and poetic theater in the intimate Jungle home, which is deeply rooted in its Minneapolis neighborhood.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robin,Gillette,"Jungle Theater","2951 Lyndale Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55408-2111,"(612) 278-0141 ",robin@jungletheater.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1247,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004817,"Operating Support",2019,73529,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create and support vibrant connections with and through literature that contribute to excellent art, vital public discourse, and a healthy society. Collect artists and participants' perceptions of the impact programs have on them and the likelihood that they will sustain or expand their participation in the arts and/or discourse on topics explored. 2: Participants in Loft programs and activities indicate specific learning and expanded thinking on a range of literary and non-literary topics. Participant surveys measuring impact of Loft activity on participants' learning, development, and outlook on various topics, and qualifications of teaching artists/presenters.","96.9% of participants reported building writing networks via Loft classes; 96.6% Wordplay attendees reported feeling part of an engaged community. Artist and class/event participant surveys with ratings, written feedback, access info; reported writing groups formed in Loft classes that have been sustained well afterwards; participant survey responses that Loft events inspired conversations. 2: 98% participants rated teaching artists highly; 98% noted learning on topic/subject; 93%-96% reported expanded thinking/conversation on the topic. Surveyed class/event participants on teaching artists/presenters, and impact of Loft programs/activities on learning, writing goals, and thinking/conversation about various topics. Obtained written feedback from literary fellows.","achieved proposed outcomes",2170763,"Other, local or private",2170763,,"Jack El-Hai, Nathan Perez, Eric Roberts, Anika Fajardo, Britt Udesen, Jon Austin, Marge Barrett, Karlyn Coleman, Dawn Frederick, Cynthia Gehrig, Kathryn Haddad, Marlon James, Rosemarie Kelly Ndupuechi, Mike Meyer, Sarah Olson, Jeff Ondich, Tong Pham, John Schenk, Elizabeth Schott",,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Loft advances the artistic development of writers, fosters a thriving literary community, and inspires a passion for literature.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beth,Schoeppler,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","1011 Washington Ave S Open Book Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1278,"(612) 215-2575x 2580",bschoeppler@loft.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1248,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004818,"Operating Support",2019,58055,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Readers of new CHP books by diverse authors will indicate learning, change in perceptions/attitudes, and other impacts from their arts experience. Collected qualitative comments and feedback from readers indicating impact, including: changes in attitude; changes in perception; learning on given subject; intention to use book to teach; etc. 2: CHP In the Stacks program participants will indicate a change in how they think about libraries and will learn to view them as vibrant creative spaces. Survey responses and comments/feedback provided by CHP in the Stacks participants indicating changes in perceptions about and/or use of libraries and manuscript collections at libraries.","Readers of CHP's eighteen new books by diverse authors noted learning, perceptual changes, and more; 94 CHP books were adopted for courses in FY 2019. CHP collected qualitative comments and feedback from readers, directly and via online sites such as Goodreads, indicating learning and changes in attitude and perception. CHP tracked the number of books adopted for courses. 2: Artist and participant feedback from FY 2019 CHP In the Stacks activities indicated changes in thinking about libraries as creative spaces. Surveyed writers and artists who participated in FY2019 CHP In the Stacks residencies and library/archive/collection personnel. Gathered qualitative comments from In the Stacks artists, participants, and audiences.","achieved proposed outcomes",1146576,"Other, local or private",1146576,,"Carol Mack, Patricia Beithon, Malcolm McDermid, Louise Copeland, Suzanne Allen, Andrew Brantingham, Kelli Cloutier, William Hardacker, Carl Horsch, Kenneth Kahn, Stephen Keating, Peggy Korsmo-Kennon, Jennifer Kwon Dobbs, Joy Lindsay Crow, Sarah Lutman, Maureen Millea Smith, Enrique Olivarez, Jr., Robin Preble, Stephen L. Smith, Paul Stembler, Margaret Weil, Melissa Wray, Chris Fischbach",,"Coffee House Press","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"CHANGED from FY 2018: Coffee House Press creates new spaces for audiences and artists to interact, inspiring readers and enriching communities by expanding the definition of what literature is, what it can do, and who it belongs to.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christopher,Fischbach,"Coffee House Press","79 13th Ave NE Ste 110",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 338-0125 ",fish@coffeehousepress.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1249,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004819,"Operating Support",2019,49858,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Diverse youth and adults will learn movement, gain physical confidence, and grow as dance artists via TU Dance's programs and activities. Document/track TU Dance Center student advancement; gather program/project participant feedback from surveys and interviews; collect qualitative input from parents, teachers, partners, and artists. 2: Minnesotans will indicate benefits of access to dance performances and programs, and remark on relevance of activities to goals and priorities. Qualitative comments/survey feedback from participants, program/project partners and students, including changes in perceptions about dance, likelihood to engage with dance again, and value of access.","People of all ages and broadly diverse backgrounds engaged at TU Dance Center demonstrated learning, skills development, and increased confidence. We tracked participation and participant demographics and gathered feedback via evaluations, interviews, informal discussion, and social media. Teaching artists evaluated/assessed learning, advancement and impact. 2: In qualitative comments and via engagement, Minnesotans indicated varied benefits and impact from access to TU Dance programs and activities. We surveyed participants, students, and program partners, and gathered qualitative comments and feedback about perceptual changes, interest in repeat engagement, and value of access to TU Dance programs/activities.","achieved proposed outcomes",921114,"Other, local or private",921114,,"Chris Andersen, Michelle Horan, Anil Hurkadli, Anne Parker, Toni Pierce-Sands, Andrew Troup, Uri Sands, Julia Yager",,"TU Dance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"TU Dance reaches through diverse dance traditions to uncover the connective power of dance for audiences, students, artists, and the community.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Abdo,Sayegh,"TU Dance","PO Box 40405","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 699-6055 ",Abdo.sayegh@tudance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Brown, Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Meeker, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1250,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004821,"Operating Support",2019,35538,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide students with more meaningful and in-depth artistic learning experiences. Complete program analysis, criteria development, and implementation of five new classes emphasizing depth of learning. Conduct class surveys to determine quality of learning. Compare student numbers. 2: Artists will report enhanced ability and tools to increase earning potential by participating in Art Colony's Artist Service programs. Continue to develop Artist Service programs. Conduct surveys to determine quality of experience and enhanced ability to sell work, increase profile visibility, and teach their craft.","Ten new classes resulted from program analysis and criteria development. GMAC counted 63 program participants through ten new class offerings; seven adult classes and three youth classes. Four of the ten classes sold out. Students completed written evaluations, 90% gave the highest score for if they would use the skills they gained in the future and 95% gave the highest score for the instructor's ability to teach. 2: Professional Practice Curriculum (Artist Service program) students applied newly acquired skills and tools to further their earning potential. GMAC class evaluations and direct conversations. GMAC counted artists and conducted written evaluations to measure artists increased confidence in their earning potential post-program (100% reported yes). GMAC also tracked artists who saw increased earnings using new skill sets attained through the Professional Practice curriculum.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",370009,"Other, local or private",370009,16702,"Sally Berg, Lynn Speaker, Ann Possis, David Morris, David Quick, Bev Balos, Hazel Belvo, Howard Hedstrom, Tessa Larson, Gary Latz, Mary Maurice, Greg Mueller, Mike Carlson ",1,"Grand Marais Arts, Inc. AKA Grand Marais Art Colony","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Grand Marais Art Colony's mission is to nurture creativity on the North Shore of Lake Superior by providing services to artists, promoting art education, and nurturing art in our community through an environment for creative excellence.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Demmer,"Grand Marais Arts, Inc. AKA Grand Marais Art Colony","120 3rd Ave W PO Box 626","Grand Marais",MN,55604-0626,"(218) 387-2737 ",director@grandmaraisartcolony.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Carlton, Carver, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Marshall, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wadena, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1252,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004822,"Operating Support",2019,28197,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The DSSO continues to offer Masterworks, Pops, Chamber Music and Family Programming to reach audiences of all ages through quality musical experiences. This is the year that we will conduct a new survey that asks audience members how the experienced increased their access, awareness and affinity to symphonic music. 2: The DSSO will continue to develop Bridge Sessions Programming, which helps bridge the symphony to community life. We will be polling neighborhoods and outlying communities regarding the impact of the DSSO programming on their immediate neighborhoods and families.","Ten full symphonic productions and eight chamber ensemble performances were presented throughout the community. On-line and written surveys were distributed at select performances as well as solicitation of oral commentary from participants. 2: Chamber ensembles were presented at six local breweries to new and diverse audiences. Oral commentary was solicited at the performances as well as post-performance interviews with the brewery owners and staff to gauge the impact with their audiences.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",1531778,"Other, local or private",1531778,,"Sandra Barkley, Bob Bennett, John Berchild, Linda Boben, Ruth Ann Eaton, James Farkas, Beth Gilbert, Christabel Grant, Jeremy Hoglund, Tina Koecher, James McLeod, Michael Mollerus, Mark Monson, William Palmer, Fr. Andrew Ricci, Branden Robinson, Kathy Sanders, James Sebastian, Rajiv Vaidyanathan, Christopher Virta, Roberta Vose",,"Duluth Superior Symphony Association AKA Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Duluth Superior Symphony Association's mission is to deeply move and engage as many people as possible with the power of symphonic music.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kevin,Peterson,"Duluth Superior Symphony Association AKA Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra","130 Superior St W Ste LL2",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 623-3777 ",kpeterson@dsso.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1253,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004826,"Operating Support",2019,49185,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences engage high-quality music programs that increase knowledge and curiosity about the role of music in diverse histories and cultures. Attendance measures participation. Post-program surveys measure program quality; perceptions of change in knowledge, understanding, and appreciation; and anticipated changes in attitude or behavior. 2: Audiences experience increased access to Rose Ensemble programs as economic, geographic, physical, demographic, and perceptual barriers are eased. Attendance and survey data measure participation and demographics. Audience surveys and feedback groups assess success in removing barriers, quality of experience, and degree of engagement.","Audiences engage high-quality music programs that increase knowledge and curiosity about the role of music in diverse histories and cultures. Attendance measures participation. Post-program surveys measure program quality; perceptions of change in knowledge, understanding, and appreciation; and anticipated changes in attitude or behavior. 2: Audiences experience increased access to Rose Ensemble programs as economic, geographic, physical, demographic, and perceptual barriers are eased. Attendance and survey data measure participation and demographics. Audience surveys and feedback groups assess success in removing barriers, quality of experience, and degree of engagement.",,929255,"Other, local or private",929255,5000,"Lillian Bozonie, Roger Wilson, Rachel Peterson, Catherine Lanners,Drake Hokanson, Margaret Hustad-Perrin, Carol Kratz",,"The Rose Ensemble","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Uniting virtuosic vocal artistry with scholarly research, The Rose Ensemble creates musical performances and educational programs that connect audiences to compelling stories of human history, culture and spirituality from around the world.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jordan,Sramek,"The Rose Ensemble","75 5th St W Ste 314","St Paul",MN,55102-1423,"(651) 225-4340 ",jordan@roseensemble.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Benton, Blue Earth, Clay, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Olmsted, Polk, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1257,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004827,"Operating Support",2019,57176,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Expand arts opportunities in the Northeast Region and successfully manage, produce, and present work at the new NorShor Theatre. By the Playhouse's success in booking and managing events and providing staff, space, and artistic resources. 2: Be a contributor to the health and wealth of the community. By the increase in pedestrian traffic, the impact on neighboring businesses, and the safe and welcoming environment the NorShorTheatre can impact.","A robust season of activities at the three venues managed by the Playhouse produced 25 plays, presented twenty national touring groups, and managed fifteen special. The season has been evaluated and substantiated by strong ticket sales reports, sound management practices, and a vigorous schedule of activities of diversified performing art experiences. Conversations with, and written feedback from artists and audiences further indicate a solid season. 2: Downtown Duluth is bustling with people and vivacious energy since the NorShor Theatre opened. Attendance increased 25%. The Playhouse tracks attendance to all events and can authenticate numbers. Local businesses reported verbally an increase in patrons and pedestrian traffic. It was visibly obvious as well. The NorShor Theatre attracted the community to experience a new, live and vibrant downtown.","achieved proposed outcomes",1332921,"Other, local or private",1332921,25000,"Patty McNuluty, Herb Minke, Sandy Hoff, Monique Forcier, Stacy Johnston, Steve Nys, Steve Greenfield, Brian Liberty, Jeanie Peterson, Ryan Coole, Annie Carmichael, Dan Markham, Tim Johnson, Mia Thibodeau",3,"Duluth Playhouse","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Duluth Playhouse is to offer opportunities in theater arts that may educate, entertain, and involve the region served.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christine,"Gradl Seitz","Duluth Playhouse","506 W Michigan St",Duluth,MN,55802-1517,"(218) 733-7551 ",seitz@duluthplayhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Lake, Pine, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1258,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004828,"Operating Support",2019,26511,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Center will build our capacity to serve more Minnesotans and more deeply engage our community. Membership increase and members exhibit participation, increased concert attendance, and increased attendance at events.","The Center served more Minnesotans through deeper engagement. The outcome was measured through ticket sales, memberships, event attendance, and survey respondent feedback.","achieved proposed outcomes",943530,"Other, local or private",943530,,"Bonnie Hammel, Deb Mau, Alan Thompson, Susan Swenson, Linda Hugh, Vlad Gruin, Kersten Elverum,",,"Hopkins Center for the Arts","Local/Regional Government","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Hopkins Center for the Arts is to build community through the arts by fostering creative expression and providing artistic and educational opportunities for people of all ages.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Aaron,Wulff,"Hopkins Center for the Arts","1111 Mainstreet",Hopkins,MN,55343,"(952) 979-1100 ",awulff@hopkinsmn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Le Sueur, McLeod, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1259,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004829,"Operating Support",2019,104522,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Graywolf publishes diverse and engaging contemporary literature that has the capacity to stimulate imagination and promote empathy among Minnesotans. Each book will be evaluated on the basis of artistic strength and diversity. Our outreach is evaluated by individual reader responses, event attendance, critical attention, and book sales. 2: Graywolf strengthens the Twin Cities literary community and increases the impact of literature in Minnesota through partnerships and collaboration. Literary community health is measured by the Creative Minnesota study, the caliber of events, and the vitality of bookstores and libraries. Graywolf evaluates the quality and number of our collaborations.","Graywolf published 34 new books containing work by 97 authors. About 24,000 Minnesotans read Graywolf books and met fresh ideas and perspectives. Minnesotans bought our books at 67 bookstores and borrowed books from libraries throughout the state. Awards demonstrated quality and impact: Anna Burns's Milkman won the Man Booker Prize and Danez Smith's Don't Call Us Dead won the Forward Prize. 2: Graywolf authors and staff participated in 46 events for 3,075 Minnesotans, which connected writers to readers and educated people about publishing. Graywolf collaborated with the College of Saint Benedict, Loft Literary Center, MSU Mankato, Norway House, and others on events and programs. A student who visited us said, 'I was able to gain insight into what I really wanted in my future career.'.","achieved proposed outcomes",3562118,"Other, local or private",3562118,,"Trish F. Anderson, Carol Bemis, Karin Birkeland, Kathleen Boe, Milo Cumaranatunge, Rick Dow, Mary Ebert, Mark Jensen, Tom Joyce, Michelle Keeley, Chris Kirwan, Jill Koosmann, Jim McCarthy, Maura Rainey McCormack, Zachary McMillan, Cathy Polasky, Mary Polta, Jan Price, Paula Roe, Gail See, James B. Short, Roderic Southall, Debra Stone, Judy Titcomb",,"Graywolf Press","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Graywolf Press is a leading independent publisher committed to the discovery and energetic publication of twenty-first century American and international literature. We champion outstanding writers at all stages of their careers to ensure that adventurous readers can find underrepresented and diverse voices in a crowded marketplace. We believe works of literature nourish the reader's spirit and enrich the broader culture, and that they must be supported by attentive editing, compelling design, and creative promotion.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Johnson,"Graywolf Press","250 3rd Ave N Ste 600",Minneapolis,MN,55401,"(651) 641-0077 ",johnson@graywolfpress.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1260,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004832,"Operating Support",2019,28787,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans with disabilities of all ages will use VSA Minnesota programs, services and resources to actively engage the arts in their communities. We will document attendance at all performances, workshops, residencies and exhibits that we conduct. Evaluations will be conducted for each of these experiences based on specific program outcomes. 2: Arts administrators around the state will use VSA Minnesota accessibility resources to improve their outreach and service to people with disabilities. We will document all phone, email and face-to-face inquiries (meetings, conversations) from arts organizations about access to people with disabilities. All resulting actions will also be documented.","Minnesotans with disabilities participated in school arts programs, attended arts programs with accommodations and shared their art with the public. VSA Minnesota tracks participation by people with disabilities at school residencies, workshops, artist meetings, exhibits and through its grant program. It also tracks individual inquiries via phone and email regarding its services. 2: State arts administrators improved their organization's accommodations for and outreach to people with disabilities through VSA Minnesota resources and services. The funding, accessibility services and advice provided by VSA Minnesota staff are evaluated for effectiveness based on final reports and follow-up conversations with staff at the various recipient organizations.","achieved proposed outcomes",448919,"Other, local or private",448919,28787,"Maggie Karli, Jeff Prauer, Michele Chung, Stacy Shamblott, Steve Danko, Susan Tarnowski, Jill Boon, Ray Konz, Sam Jasmine, Mark Hiemenz, Nic Ambroz",,"VSA Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of VSA Minnesota is to create a community where people with disabilities can learn through, participate in, and access the arts.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Craig,Dunn,"VSA Minnesota","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 305",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 332-3888 ",craig@vsamn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Hennepin, Hubbard, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1263,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004837,"Operating Support",2019,23491,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences and artists will be viscerally affected by our unique performance style, creating a deep emotional connection between artist and audience. Evaluation tools will assess not just objective and demographic information, but also query for emotional impact factors. We will benchmark artistic quality by being judged in competitions. 2: Men of all ages will engage in a lifetime of singing as valued members of an intergenerational ensemble that performs with passion and excellence. We will track the age distribution of our ensemble and compare it to norms. We will look for continued progress in increasing the numbers of young men who join our community of artists.","Audiences and artists were viscerally affected by our unique performance style, creating a deep emotional connection between artist and audience. Evaluation tools assessed objective and demographic information, and queried for emotional impact factors. We benchmarked artistic quality by being judged in competitions. 2: Men of all ages engaged in a lifetime of singing as valued members of an intergenerational ensemble that performs with passion and excellence. We tracked the age distribution of our ensemble and compared it to norms.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",248972,"Other, local or private",248972,2518,"Rick Anderson, David Bailey-Aldrich, Doug Carnes, Bob Dowma, Chris Hagen, Todd Jones, Kevin Lynch, Chuck McKown, Tom Pepin, Dan True, Kyle Weaver ",,"Great Northern Union Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Our mission is to change lives of audiences and singers alike by creating Thrilling Harmony: Nearly flawless unaccompanied vocal music, performed with deep passion and great energy. We seek a world where all men are singing and everyone is listening.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kevin,Lynch,"Great Northern Union Chorus","2656 Raleigh Ave","St Louis Park",MN,55416,"(612) 723-4209 ",missioninclynch@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Carver, Cass, Clearwater, Dakota, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1267,"Amy Browender: Associate development officer, AmeriCorps; John Connelly: Independent consultant to nonprofits, photographer; vice chair, Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission; Paul Dice: President, International Friendship Through the Performing Arts; Deborah Johnson: Senior director of exhibits and education, Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota; Laura Kinkead: Leadership development consultant, The Collabrium; Gregory Peterson: Treasurer, River Arts Alliance (Winona); retired from Winona State University office of financial aid; Anne Jin Soo Preston: Arts and cultural nonprofit organization consultant; former Springboard for the Arts board member; Jonathan Schill: Program development team, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation; Cassandra Utt: Actor, singer, artistic data analysis; Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan, Executive board member, Minnesota Tamil Sagnam; IT project manager","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004843,"Operating Support",2019,31761,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans are more knowledgeable about Jewish culture and aware of the common humanity we all share through MJTC's compelling theater experiences. Written audience surveys, teacher evaluations, phone calls, unsolicited emails and notes, Facebook postings and reviews will enable evaluation of achievement of outcome.","Minnesotans learned and changed because they participated in Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company's quality arts experiences. Audience members' written comments, unsolicited emails, Facebook postings, teacher evaluations and reviews enabled evaluation of achievement of outcome.","achieved proposed outcomes",329311,"Other, local or private",329311,,"Barbara Brooks, David Estreen, Janie Finn, Nancy Fushan, Pat Harris, Jake Hurwitz, Beth Shapiro Johnson, Sonny Miller, Micki Naiman, Mike Newman, Linda Platt, James Proman, Jeffrey Robbins, Ann Wynia, Harvey Zuckman",,"Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company ignites the hearts and minds of people of all cultural backgrounds by producing theater of the highest artistic standards. Rooted in Jewish content, our work explores differences, illuminates commonalities, and fosters greater understanding among all people.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Barbara,Brooks,"Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company","PO Box 16155","St Paul",MN,55116-0155,"(651) 647-4315 ",Barbara@mnjewishtheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Hennepin, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Steele, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1273,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004844,"Operating Support",2019,20308,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Kairos Alive! will continue to expand our Community Arts and WellbeingTM projects in outstate Minnesota communities. Expand Duluth and Winona projects with pre/post evaluations from participants, Dancing HeartTM sessions, Intergenerational Dance HallTM events, and Moving WellTM trainings. 2: Kairos Alive! will strengthen current urban programs through the development of new intergenerational partnerships for community wellbeing. Success is measured by an increase of new partners, participants and positive qualitative feedback.","Kairos Alive! expanded Community Arts and Wellbeing? projects to outstate Minnesota communities Duluth, Two Harbors and Winona. We used post-event evaluations and video interviews from participants, and artist reflections about Dancing Heart, Intergenerational Dance Hall and Moving Well Training sessions. 2: Kairos Alive! strengthened current urban programs through development in new intergenerational partnerships for community wellbeing. Success was measured by an increase of new partners, participants and positive qualitative feedback.","achieved proposed outcomes",296705,"Other, local or private",296705,3983,"Gary Oftedahl, Brenna Galvin, Leni de Mik, Joan Semmer, Maria Genné",,"KAIROS ALIVE!","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Kairos Alive! (KA) is to promote intergenerational, interactive dance, music, and story, liberating their power to nurture and heal. We use participatory dance/music/story/theater to make connections, stir the imagination, and energize intergenerational communities.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Maria,Genna,"KAIROS ALIVE!","4316 Upton Ave S Ste 206",Minneapolis,MN,55410,"(612) 926-5454 ",maria@kairosalive.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Lake, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1274,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004848,"Operating Support",2019,43400,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Refocus the organization's programs to establish deeper relevance and impact to the arts in the public lives of all Minnesotans. Support 300 Minnesota artists each year. Launch an online Learning Management System that delivers high-quality distance public art/ placemaking learning and training to artists and communities across Minnesota. 2: Increase unrestricted revenues that support Minnesota artists and communities. 150 new Minnesota donors through events. Implement a business plan to increase capacity and hire two consulting staff to maintain existing consulting clients and secure five new consulting clients. ","Supported 415 Minnesota artists. Launched our online Learning Management System, Forecast.ED and developed two high-quality distance learning/training courses. Staff collected and tracked data on artist support and online learning tool activities and participation. 2: Implemented annual fundraising breakfast and anniversary event to reach 200+ donors. Added five new consultants and ten new consulting clients. Staff collected data following events and implemented a new consulting tracking system (tracking client type, location, outcomes, etc.).","achieved proposed outcomes",874289,"Other, local or private",874289,6717,"Lea Bittner-Eddy, John Pain, Nathan Johnson, Avital Rabinowitz, Hlee Vang, Dudley Voigt, Joan Vorderbruggen ",,"Forecast Public Artworks AKA Forecast Public Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Forecast Public Art activates people, networks, and proven practices to advance the transformational power of arts in public life.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Theresa,Sweetland,"Forecast Public Artworks AKA Forecast Public Art","2300 Myrtle Ave Ste 160","St Paul",MN,55114-1854,"(651) 641-1128 ",theresa@forecastpublicart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Cass, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Mower, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, St. Louis, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1278,"Crystal Brinkman: Executive director, Kulture Klub Collaborative; Brenda Brousseau: Visual artist, app developer and software company owner; Michael Cook: Treasurer, Twin Cities Jazz Festival; retired banker; Sindiswa Georgiades: Project management and fund development professional; Betsy Husting: Retired fundraising consultant to nonprofit and arts organizations; Sonja Jacobsen: Retired office manager, Jacobsen Metal Fabrication; vocal and instrumental music teacher; board member, Mankato Symphony; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Philip McKenzie: Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004851,"Operating Support",2019,43934,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","With the Reif Center President retiring in June, we will transition to new leadership in FY 2019 with a focus on continuing our current programming. Success will be measured by having a new President take over duties on/around July 1, 2018. Additionally, this new person will manage our facility and operate on a balanced budget for FY 2019.","As proposed, we transitioned to new leadership in FY 2019 and continued to focus on current programming. For this goal, evaluation was measured by actually hiring and implementing a new Executive Director (Shantel Dow) at the beginning of our fiscal year. We also continued to offer the same (and expanded) services and programs as in previous years.","achieved proposed outcomes",873571,"Other, local or private",873571,,"Kirk Adams, Kris Ferraro, Kari Hedlund, Tom Karges, Abby Kuschel, Jeanne Nicklason, Glenna Olson, Tom Peltier, Rhonda Peters, Bud Schneider, Greg Tuttle, Noah Wilcox",,"Reif Arts Council AKA Reif Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Reif Arts Council's mission statement is: Stimulating Arts in Northern Minnesota. The underlying principle guiding our mission is to offer a diverse mix of performing and visual arts to be experienced, exhibited and taught.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shantel,Dow,"Reif Arts Council AKA Reif Center","720 NW Conifer Dr","Grand Rapids",MN,55744-2475,"(218) 327-5780 ",sdow@reifcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Cass, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mille Lacs, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1281,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004853,"Operating Support",2019,26153,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Rain Taxi will champion Minnesotan and national literary culture through various programs that foster public engagement with writers and writing. Rain Taxi will gauge outcomes by measuring program attendance, evaluating engagement with its publications through website and social media outreach, and conducting reader and attendee surveys.","Rain Taxi championed Minnesotan and national literary culture through events and publications, fostering engagement with writers and writing. Rain Taxi gauged outcomes by measuring audience attendance, evaluating engagement through social media participation and website analytics, and conducting reader, participant, and attendee surveys.","achieved proposed outcomes",231630,"Other, local or private",231630,26139,"Jill A. Bresnahan, Tom Cassidy, Mary Moore Easter, Kelly Everding, Rachel Fulkerson, Margaret Hasse, Tim Hedges, Pamela Klinger-Horn, Steven Larsen, Eric Lorberer, Steph Optiz, Paul Von Drasek, Amanda Wigen",,"Rain Taxi, Inc. AKA Rain Taxi Review of Books","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Rain Taxi champions aesthetically adventurous literature.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kelly,Everding,"Rain Taxi, Inc. AKA Rain Taxi Review of Books","PO Box 3840",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 825-1528 ",kelly@raintaxi.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Morrison, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1283,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004858,"Operating Support",2019,26048,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","MDT will present audiences with new and established repertory performed by dedicated professionals who simultaneously serve as mentors to aspiring you. This outcome will be evaluated by the capacity to perform new and established work, the number of performances presented, and the ability to offer training in classic and contemporary dance. 2: MDT will engage a broader and more diverse community through its performance and educational programs. This outcome will be evaluated by reviewing the numbers and demographics of audience members, school enrollment, social media engagement, and dance professionals working with the company.","MDT programs benefited working artists, aspiring students, and the general public by providing masterful dance performance and education. Performances were evaluated through audience feedback and critical reviews, and training was evaluated through faculty reviews of student progress. 2: Through increasing access to dance performance and education, MDT benefited a more diverse community with enriching dance experiences. MDT tracked the number and demographics of individuals engaged as audience members, students in the school, and followers of online communications, including MDT's social media platforms and website.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",1051271,"Other, local or private",1051271,,"Erin Gerrits, Keith Halleland, Dr. Andrew Houlton, Lise Houlton, Pierce McNally, Russell Pruitt, Elizabeth Simonson ",,"Minnesota Dance Theatre and School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Minnesota Dance Theatre and School is to present masterful and inspiring dance through performance and education.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Justin,Leaf,"Minnesota Dance Theatre and School","528 Hennepin Ave 6th Fl",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1847,"(612) 338-0627x 3",justin.leaf@mndance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1287,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004859,"Operating Support",2019,38059,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Broaden the Museum's appeal to the general museum-going public, increasing interest and attendance, and enhancing Minnesota's rich arts community. 5-10% increase in attendance, membership, and charitable contributions. Assessing activities participation vs. total capacity. Expanding museum partnerships with institutions and cultural communities. 2: Connect the Museum to more diverse, local constituent groups, acting as a bridge between Russian Arts and Culture and Minnesota's cultural community. Participation growth from local zip codes, offer a variety of affordable programs for families, measure whether they are utilized/full, and asses multilingual/Russian programs meeting community needs.","Through new partnerships and unique exhibitions, TMORA broadened both its audience and its support over the last year. TMORA added 250 first-time members, surpassing 1600 total for the first time. Surpassed 5600 event attendees in 50+ events, 96% full. Tour group contacts grew x10. 2: TMORA found new ways of growing local audiences and expanding community partnerships. Attracted 4000+ South Minneapolis residents through Groupon promotions (surpassed 10k). Founded 'Nitka' folk performance group, engaging women, families, and hundreds of audience members. Both the scale and depth of partnerships increased, creating new opportunities.","achieved proposed outcomes",1336375,"Other, local or private",1336375,,"Christine Podas-Larson, Elizabeth Petrangelo, Steven Heim, Reggie Boyle, Gwenn Djupedal, Ludmila Borisnova Eklund, M.D., Maria Loucks, Deanna Phillips, Julie Snow, Theofanis Stavrou, Ph.D., David Washburn, C. Ben Wright, R.D. Zimmerman",,"The Museum of Russian Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of The Museum of Russian Art (TMORA) is: education, enlightenment, and engagement through the Art of Russia. TMORA is the only major institution in North America devoted exclusively to Russian arts and culture. A core philosophy of TMORA's work is cultural diplomacy: creating personal connections across borders through the medium of art. TMORA's exhibitions and programming are among the only outlets for cultural diplomacy between the United States and Russia. They are recognized as such by the Russian cultural ministry, academics nationwide, and local cultural experts.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alex,Legeros,"The Museum of Russian Art","5500 Stevens Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55419,"(612) 821-9045x 19",alegeros@tmora.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1288,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004860,"Operating Support",2019,50009,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Students and program participants will grow in their knowledge and appreciation of the world of traditional craft. Increased course enrollment of 5%; Increased annual donor support of 5%; Survey results from course/event participants. 2: Participating artisans will develop and deepen skills to improve their artistry and roles as interpreters of traditional craft Host Instructor Retreat with attendance of 50+ instructors; Expand Instructor-in-Residence program; Surveys/exit interview for instructors and intern program participants.","Students and program participants engaged meaningfully with traditional craft through courses, events, and learning opportunities throughout the year. Donor support increased by 8%. Though FY 2019 enrollment did not rise by 5% over FY 2018 (which generated 25% growth), steady momentum is reflected by the 20% increase in FY 2019 enrollment above FY 2017. Student surveys were regularly reviewed. 2: Preserving and enriching craft traditions, North House Folk School supported the growth and development of the craft artisan instructor community. Impact is evaluated through instructor and intern surveys and the growth of instructor residencies throughout the year. The 8th annual instructor retreat was held in April 2019, with 60+ instructors participating.","achieved proposed outcomes",1347779,"Other, local or private",1347779,35000,"Mike Prom, Nancy Burns, Paul Aslanian, Todd Mestad, Jane Alexander, Terri Cermak, Mark Glasnapp, Tina Hegg Raway, Andrew Houlton, Amy Hubbard, Mary Morrison, Randy Schnobrich, Carol Winter, Mary Levins, Jim Sannerud, Susan Morrison",,"North House Folk School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the North House Folk School is to enrich lives and build community by teaching traditional northern crafts in a student centered learning environment that inspires the hands, the heart, and the mind.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Greg,Wright,"North House Folk School","PO Box 759","Grand Marais",MN,55604-0759,"(218) 387-2968 ",gwright@northhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1289,"Crystal Brinkman: Executive director, Kulture Klub Collaborative; Brenda Brousseau: Visual artist, app developer and software company owner; Michael Cook: Treasurer, Twin Cities Jazz Festival; retired banker; Sindiswa Georgiades: Project management and fund development professional; Betsy Husting: Retired fundraising consultant to nonprofit and arts organizations; Sonja Jacobsen: Retired office manager, Jacobsen Metal Fabrication; vocal and instrumental music teacher; board member, Mankato Symphony; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Philip McKenzie: Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004867,"Operating Support",2019,40828,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The number of people from diverse, underrepresented communities who engage in the art of independent filmmaking increases. Tracking attendance and comparing it to past years; distributing surveys to identify the diversity of participants and to foster feedback on quality and accessibility of the programs. 2: The number of youth participating in Youth Media Programs increases. Enrollment data; Youth Program Quality Assessment to evaluate the quality of the program and assess the accessibility of the program for students from all backgrounds.","The number of people from diverse, underrepresented communities who engage in the art of independent filmmaking increased by 12%. Surveys; tracking attendance at FilmNorth activities; comparing data collected in this fiscal year with data collected in past years. 2: The number of youth participating in Youth Media Program increased by 10%. Enrollment data; Youth Program Quality Assessment; formal and informal dialogue with youth.","achieved proposed outcomes",696619,"Other, local or private",696619,5021,"Aaron Young, Chris Barry, Bethany Whitehead, Mary Ahmann, Tim Grady, Deirdre Haj, Laura Ivey, Laura Hotvet, Lisa Nebenzahl, Kristin Schaack, Jeremy Wilker, Patty Henderson, Allison Moen Wagstrom, Warren Harmon, Ra'eesa Motala, Jeffery Perkey",,FilmNorth,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of IFP Minnesota, dba FilmNorth, is to support and empower artists to tell their stories, launch and sustain successful careers, and advance The North as a leader in the national network of independent filmmakers. We achieve our mission by nurturing a vibrant, diverse community of film and media artists; providing education and resources at every stage of their career; and celebrating their achievements.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Peterson,"IFP Minnesota AKA FilmNorth","550 Vandalia St Ste 120","St Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 644-1912x 110",apeterson@myfilmnorth.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1293,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004875,"Operating Support",2019,10661,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Theatre L'Homme Dieu will continue to present summer shows featuring top professional acting and musical talent from Minnesota. Outcome will be measured by the number of new and returning patrons and by evaluations from the artists, our staff, and members of the board of directors. 2: Increase board rapport and community relations for sustainability and expansion opportunities. The outcome will be measured in the number of new board members and retention of current board members in addition to the number of businesses we partner with.","Theatre L'Homme Dieu presented 38 summer performances for 7800 attendees over the term of the grant. Theatre L'Homme Dieu uses the Ovationtix system for ticketing and CRM (customer relationship management) and used reports from that system to quantify the number of performances and audience members served. 2: Over the term of the grant Theatre L'Homme Dieu increased the number of board members and business partners. The number of board members increased by two members and there was an increase in the number of businesses who offered in-kind donations and paid sponsorship opportunities.","achieved proposed outcomes",287453,"Other, local or private",287453,10661,"Fred Bursch, Phil Eidsvold, Jeanne Batesole, Lisa Gustafson, Tom Obert, Betty Ravnik, Tessa Larson, Nicole Fernholz, Judy Blaseg, James Pence, Ph.D., Michael Storemoen, Amy Sunderland",,"Theatre L'Homme Dieu","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Theatre L'Homme Dieu produces and presents exceptional live theater, fine arts, and educational programming that celebrates culture and nurtures community, enriching the quality of life throughout Alexandria, the Lakes Area and central Minnesota.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicole,Mulder,"Theatre L'Homme Dieu","1875 County Rd 120 NE PO Box 1086",Alexandria,MN,56308,"(320) 846-3150 ",tlhd@tlhd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Douglas, Faribault, Grant, Hennepin, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Lyon, Marshall, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1299,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004881,"Operating Support",2019,14077,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To maintain a full-time, artistically excellent dance company; to serve as an incubator for Minnesota choreographers; to tour throughout Minnesota. Critical reviews; choreographer feedback; dancer feedback; audience surveys; website and emailed surveys; student questionnaires; independent evaluation. 2: To offer a year-round schedule of geographically and economically accessible opportunities to view performances, and attend open rehearsals. Questionnaires; informal feedback; website surveys; and emailed surveys.","Zenon toured to four communities across Minnesota, performed two seasons for local audiences, and commissioned two new works. All evaluation methods proposed were used. Critical reviews and audience surveys of Zenon's Twin Cities season and toured repertoire were excellent. 2: Zenon offered twelve months of classes for 10,156 students, hosted two open rehearsals, and grew our scholarship program. All evaluation methods proposed were used.","achieved proposed outcomes",751547,"Other, local or private",751547,,"Mindi Schaefer, Nancy Johnson, Troy Linck, Danielle Robinson-Prater, Linda Z. Andrews, April Haven, Dr. Patricia Kingston, Cierra Lindsey, Betsy Sylvester",,"Zenon Dance Company and School AKA Zenon Dance School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Zenon Dance Company and School, Inc. is to sustain an artistically excellent, professional dance company in the Twin Cities by presenting the commissioned works of emerging and locally, nationally, and internationally recognized modern and jazz choreographers to the broadest and most diverse audiences and communities possible, including those with disabilities. Zenon accomplishes this through performance, education, and outreach. Zenon's school provides high quality dance instruction for avocational to professional dancers in a diverse curriculum.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mara,Winke,"Zenon Dance Company and School, Inc.","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 400",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 338-1101 ",marasmail@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cook, Douglas, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1305,"William Adams: Public policy consultant; community leader of Kaddatz Galleries creation; Ann Fee: Executive director, Arts Center of Saint Peter; teaching artist, writer, editor, and instructor; Marjorie Grevious: Homeowner development manager, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sarah Larsson: Outreach and development director, Somali Museum of Minnesota; Anne Makepeace: Grand Center for Arts and Culture founder executive director; Steven Richardson: Director of the arts, Carleton College; Deneane Richburg: Dancer and choreographer; founder of Brownbody; Jonathan Rutter: Executive director and curator, The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum; Carla Tamburro, Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004884,"Operating Support",2019,76499,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Circus Juventas classes, workshops and performances build artistry, self-confidence and competencies for success in life for participating youth. Number served and type of instruction; videos of performances and youth interviews; surveys of students/parents, schools, and community partners. 2: Access to the circus arts is achieved through partnerships with schools, youth-serving non-profits, community groups, and shows for general audiences. List of partnerships with community groups, schools and non-profits; audience totals and zip code list of audience members to derive Minnesota counties served. ","Circus Juventas classes, workshops and performances build artistry, self-confidence and competencies for success in life for participating youth. Number served and type of instruction; videos of performances and youth interviews; surveys of students/parents end of year, as well as schools and community partners. 2: Access to the circus arts is achieved through partnerships with schools, youth-serving non-profits, community groups, and shows for general audiences. List of partnerships with community groups, schools and non-profits; audience totals and county-focused list of ticket buyers, students.","achieved proposed outcomes",2695762,"Other, local or private",2695762,7730,"Dan Butler, Betty Butler, Jason Bradshaw, Cheriti Swigart, Vineeta Sawker Branby, Leslie Bock, Shani Norberg, Thomas Aslesen, Mary Stoick",,"Circus of the Star AKA Circus Juventas","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Circus Juventas is a nonprofit performing arts circus school for youth dedicated to inspiring artistry and self-confidence through a multicultural circus arts experience.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicole,Malone,"Circus of the Star AKA Circus Juventas","1270 Montreal Ave","St Paul",MN,55116-2400,"(651) 699-8229 ",nicole@circusjuventas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1308,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004893,"Operating Support",2019,39826,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans create, learn, teach, exhibit, and appreciate the book arts through quality educational and artistic programming. Participant evaluations of workshops, classes, residencies; program attendance; participation in consignment program, artist co-op, faculty, exhibitions, certificate program, website engagement. 2: Partnerships with schools, libraries, community and civic organizations, and businesses strengthen book arts engagement with a diverse public. Network of community relationships both retained and expanded; new audiences reached; observations of participant engagement; partner evaluations.","Minnesotans create, learn, teach, exhibit, and appreciate the book arts through quality educational and artistic programming. Participation counts and surveys (nearly 15,000 youth and adults engaged in book arts educational programming, totaling over 1,700 direct contact hours). Artist consignment sales, artist co-op membership, number of exhibitions and attendance. 2: Community partnerships provide enriching opportunities for the public to connect with book arts experiences. Partnership counts (new and returning), partner feedback, staff observations.","achieved proposed outcomes",996608,"Other, local or private",996608,7956,"Dara Beevas, Laurel Bradley, Ronnie Brooks, Mathea Bulander, Brandi Ernst, KC Foley, Sherri Gebert Fuller, Jennifer Hedbery, Lyndel King, Jim Knapp, Bryan Kooistra, Mary Pat Ladner, Monica Edwards Larson, Shawn McCann, Diane Merrifield, Ryan Scheife, Wilber `Chip` Schilling, Zaylore Stout, Deborah Ultan, Cherelle Whitfield, Hema Viswanathan, Jerry Wilson, Laurie Zenner. ",,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Minnesota Center for Book Arts is to lead the advancement of the book as an evolving art form.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amanda,Kaler,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 100",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1279,"(612) 215-2520 ",akaler@mnbookarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, Lyon, Meeker, Morrison, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1316,"William Adams: Public policy consultant; community leader of Kaddatz Galleries creation; Ann Fee: Executive director, Arts Center of Saint Peter; teaching artist, writer, editor, and instructor; Marjorie Grevious: Homeowner development manager, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sarah Larsson: Outreach and development director, Somali Museum of Minnesota; Anne Makepeace: Grand Center for Arts and Culture founder executive director; Steven Richardson: Director of the arts, Carleton College; Deneane Richburg: Dancer and choreographer; founder of Brownbody; Jonathan Rutter: Executive director and curator, The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum; Carla Tamburro, Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004899,"Operating Support",2019,43211,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase attendance at professional performances from 9,200 in 2017 to 15,000 in 2019 with 1,500 attendees being first-time festival-goers. We will track attendance through computer ticketing as well as house counts. New attendance will be tracked by newly created customer accounts in the ticketing system. 2: GRSF will build a diverse and inclusive company that reflects our community. Surveys reveal how patrons are reflected in the company (gender roles, income and employment, age, race). Documented discussions report how audiences will translate that reflection into their lives.","Attendance at professional performances increased from 9,200 in 2017 to 10,900 in 2018. 2,417 were first-time attendees in 2018 vs. 2201 in prior year. Attendance is based on computer ticketing reports. First-time festival goers is measured by tracking the number of tickets attributed to new accounts (based on the Account Creation Date). 2: The 2018 acting and apprentice company was 37% people of color and 37% female. The full company was 19% people of color and 55% female. Statistical information gathered on company members. Audience surveys revealed that 25% of respondents do not see themselves reflected in festival materials.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",960453,"Other, local or private",960453,,"Hamid Akbari, Mary Alice Anderson, Marcia Aubineau, Roderick Baker, Kris Blanchard, Michael Charron, Candace Gordon, Hayley Fast Hornberg, Margaret Shaw Johnson, Ken MOgren, Greg Peterson, Mary Polus, Gerald Portman, Patricia Rogers, Jeanne Skattum, Jim Stoa, LeRoy Telstad, Jim Vrchota, Mary Bergin, Frances Edstrom, Joseph Winandy",,"Great River Shakespeare Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Great River Shakespeare Festival is to create dynamic, clearly spoken productions of Shakespeare`s plays, which enrich people`s lives.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Aaron,Young,"Great River Shakespeare Festival","79 3rd St E",Winona,MN,55987,"(507) 474-7900 ",aarony@grsf.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1320,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
10004900,"Operating Support",2019,71067,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans of all ages will be engaged and educated through choral singing activities. VocalEssence will reach 8,000 Minnesotans of all ages with community and engagement programs that awaken creativity for students from 50 or more school and community partner organizations. 2: VocalEssence will engage and entertain audiences through the performance of artistically excellent concerts that celebrate choral works of all genres. In celebration of the 50th Anniversary, VocalEssence will present six concerts which inspire and entertainment 10,000 Minnesotans of all ages through high-quality choral works.","79% of survey respondents indicated they gained 'some' to 'a lot' of insight or learning through VocalEssence activities. VocalEssence used a survey to measure intrinsic impact of our programs through partnership with WolfBrown Consulting. 2: Reach: 13,178; 87% of survey respondents indicated they would be left with an impression from the concert in a year; artistic quality ranked 4.7/5. VocalEssence used a survey to measure intrinsic impact of our programs through partnership with WolfBrown Consulting.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",1971422,"Other, local or private",1971422,,"David L. Mona, Fred Moore, Jacob Wolkowitz, Roma Calatayud-Stocks, Julie Bader, Traci V. Bransford, Cassidy McCrae Burns, Margaret Chutich, Ann Farrell, Daniel Fernelius, Wayne Gisslen, Carolina Gustafson, R.J. Heckman, Samuel Ingram, Joseph Kalkman, David Myers, Nancy F. Nelson, Don Shelby, Timothy Takach, Dorene Wernke, Mary Ann Aufderheide, Philip Brunelle, Robin Helgen, Jennifer Vickerman ",,VocalEssence,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"VocalEssence champions choral music of all genres, celebrating the vocal experience through innovative concerts, commissions, and community engagement programs.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elissa,Weller,VocalEssence,"1900 Nicollet Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 547-1451 ",elissa@vocalessence.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Lake, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Pennington, Pine, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1321,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
10004907,"Operating Support",2019,18795,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences exhibit strong engagement with Zeitgeist's performances and grow in their understanding and enjoyment of newly created music. Measurement will include tracking attendance and analysis of engagement behavior, audience interviews, and written critical responses. 2: Minnesota artists increase their artistic capability through creating and/or performing high-quality new musical works. Measurement will include tracking artists served, artist interviews and surveys, press and audience reviews. Student measurement will include student surveys and testing against learning objectives. ","Audiences exhibit strong engagement with Zeitgeist's performances and grow in their understanding and enjoyment of newly created music. Measurement included tracking attendance and analysis of engagement behavior, audience interviews, and written critical responses. 2: Minnesota artists increase their artistic capability through creating and/or performing high-quality new musical works. Measurement included tracking artists served, artist interviews and surveys, press and audience reviews. Student measurement will include student surveys and testing against learning objectives.","achieved proposed outcomes",213140,"Other, local or private",213140,,"Heather Barringer, Pat O'Keefe, Craig Sinard, Dameun Strange, Carrie Henneman Shaw, Philip Blackburn, Julie Haight-Curran",,Zeitgeist,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Zeitgeist's mission is to bring newly created music to life with performances that engage and stimulate.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Heather,Barringer,Zeitgeist,"275 4th St E Ste 200","St Paul",MN,55101-1628,"(651) 755-1600 ",heather@zeitgeistnewmusic.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1327,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004908,"Operating Support",2019,38209,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Indian-American and ethnically diverse audiences across age/geography/faith are moved, inspired, educated, and challenged by Ragamala's work. Indian-American and ethnically diverse audiences across age/geography/faith are moved, inspired, educated, and challenged by Ragamala's work. 2: Creative audience engagement/education programs and community partnerships address cultural, geographic, economic, and perceptual barriers. Success in addressing barriers to participation and reaching new constituencies is monitored through written/electronic surveys, post-show talks, conversation with attendees, email, and social media. ","Feedback demonstrates Ragamala's work moved/inspired/educated/challenged Indian-American and ethnically diverse audiences across age/geography/faith. Success in reaching and impacting diverse audiences was monitored through surveys, post-show talks, conversation with attendees, email, and social media. 2: Cultural/geographic/economic/perceptual barriers were addressed through creative audience engagement/education programs and community partnerships. Success in addressing barriers to participation and reaching new constituencies was monitored through surveys, post-show talks, conversation with attendees, email, and social media.","achieved proposed outcomes",734921,"Other, local or private",734921,3630,"Briar Andresen, Nithya Balakrishnan, Theresa Carter, Sara Daggett, Paul Kelash, Pratap Naidu, Aparna Ramaswamy, Dheenu Sivalingam, Krishnan Subrahmanian, Sunitha Varadhan, James Wilkinson",,"Ragamala Dance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Ragamala creates interdisciplinary, intercultural dance landscapes at the nexus of ancestral wisdom and creative freedom. Rooted in the South Indian dance form of Bharatanatyam, Ragamala serves audiences, artists, and students at home in the Twin Cities, and on tour worldwide.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tamara,Nadel,"Ragamala Dance","711 Lake St W Ste 309",Minneapolis,MN,55408-2975,"(612) 964-9213 ",tamara@ragamaladance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Faribault, Fillmore, Hennepin, Itasca, Mower, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1328,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004916,"Operating Support",2019,10661,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Maintain organizational financial integrity by engaging qualified consultants to help evaluate and execute modernization of processes. Monthly monitoring of budget to actual spending, by category, plus overall Profit and Loss statements of the organization, including cash flow and overall balance sheet assets. 2: Achieving cash savings in overhead categories to support Programming and other administrative modernization initiatives. Monthly monitoring of budget to actual spending, by category, plus overall Profit and Loss statements of the organization, including cash flow and overall balance sheet assets. ","Hired certified Quickbooks professional to oversee monthly bookkeeping. Actual certification and skills of hire. 2: Bookkeeper, with Board Treasurer and Executive Director oversight, runs monthly reconciliation and overall P and L. Were the monthly reports run correctly in a timely manner?.","achieved proposed outcomes",358169,"Other, local or private",358169,7708,"Laura Cooper, Roberta Podrug, Dale Gruber, Rudy Marti, Brett Day, Shane Zack, Nic Hentges, Wayne Hamilton, Alan Jesperson, Bill Lindroos",,"Minnesota Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Association AKA Minnesota Bluegrass","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Minnesota Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Association is to preserve and promote bluegrass and old-time string band music in Minnesota.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Darcy,Schatz,"Minnesota Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Association AKA Minnesota Bluegrass","PO Box 16408",Minneapolis,MN,55416-0408,"(651) 456-8919 ",info@minnesotabluegrass.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1335,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004922,"Operating Support",2019,127808,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Connect art, scholarship, and inquiry-based research to spark discovery, critical thinking and collaborations to address relevant social issues. Audience surveys, attendance, observation, anecdotal evidence, individual testimony, and staff synthesis of results, social media, press mentions and website visits serve as evaluation tools.","WAM produced eight exhibitions and 96 public programs, serving 88,000 visitors who established meaningful connections with others and with art. WAM utilized audience surveys, attendance, online connections via Facebook, Twitter, and WAM's website using Google Analytics and other data capture methods: observations, anecdotal evidence, independent testimony, and staff synthesis of results.","achieved proposed outcomes",7490665,"Other, local or private",7490665,,"Srdan Babovic, Laura Bishop, Jane Blocker, Gary Christenson, Fuller Cowles, Mary Anne Ebert, Valerie Golden, Susan Hagstrum, Ildiko Hildreth, Cindy Ihlenfeld, Sara Janz, Diane Katsiaficas, Dennis Kim, Tom LaSalle, Jean London, Betsy Lucas, Julie Matonich, Michelle Mesenburg, Elizabeth Redleaf, Karla Robertson, Phil Rosenbloom, Shirin Saadat, Jane Tilka, Robin Torgerson, Cody Wolkowitz, Amelious Whyte, Melissa Markay",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Weisman Art Museum AKA Weisman Art Museum","Public College/University","Operating Support",,"The Weisman Art Museum (WAM) creates art experiences that spark discovery, critical thinking, and transformation, linking the university and the community.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lyndel,King,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Weisman Art Museum AKA Weisman Art Museum","333 East River Rd",Minneapolis,MN,55455-0367,"(612) 625-9494 ",kingx001@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, Ramsey, Scott, Steele, St. Louis, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1340,"Amy Browender: Associate development officer, AmeriCorps; John Connelly: Independent consultant to nonprofits, photographer; vice chair, Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission; Paul Dice: President, International Friendship Through the Performing Arts; Deborah Johnson: Senior director of exhibits and education, Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota; Laura Kinkead: Leadership development consultant, The Collabrium; Gregory Peterson: Treasurer, River Arts Alliance (Winona); retired from Winona State University office of financial aid; Anne Jin Soo Preston: Arts and cultural nonprofit organization consultant; former Springboard for the Arts board member; Jonathan Schill: Program development team, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation; Cassandra Utt: Actor, singer, artistic data analysis; Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan, Executive board member, Minnesota Tamil Sagnam; IT project manager","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004112,"Operating Support",2018,54812,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A successful leadership transition marking a new era for Penumbra and signaling to the country that black art, lives, and stories matter in Minnesota. Measured by the successful execution of the leadership transition from founder and co-artistic director, Lou Bellamy to co-artistic director, Sarah Bellamy in the 2017-2018 season. 2: 22,500 individuals will participate in art that grows, nuances, and strengthens their understanding of racial equity and justice in the Twin Cities. Participation tracked though box office records and education and outreach participation; patron responses will be tracked through electronic surveys.","A successful leadership transition marking a new era for Penumbra and signaling to the country that black art, lives, and stories matter in Minnesota. Measured by the successful execution of the leadership transition from founder and co-artistic director, Lou Bellamy to co-artistic director, Sarah Bellamy, in the 2017-2018 season. 2: Approximately 77,000 individuals participated in art that grows, nuances, strengthens their understanding of racial equity and justice in the Twin Cities. Participation tracked though box office records and education and outreach participation; patron responses will be tracked through electronic surveys. Increase = Childrns Theat Comp, copro, The Wiz.",,2378674,"Other, local or private",2378674,12044,"Sarah Bellamy, Paul Acito, Kris Arneson, Matthew Branson, Melanie Douglas, Carson Funderburk, Duane Johnson, Kevin Maler, Mark A. McLellan, Robert Olafson, Jeffrey N. Saunders, Brooke Story, Tim Sullivan, David L. Welliver",,"Penumbra Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Penumbra Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Penumbra Theatre Company creates professional productions that are artistically excellent, thought-provoking, relevant, and that illuminate the human condition through the prism of the African American experience.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Thomas,"Penumbra Theatre Company, Inc.","270 Kent St N","St Paul",MN,55102-1744,"(651) 224-3180 ",amy.thomas@penumbratheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1136,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. ",,1
10004114,"Operating Support",2018,23283,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Accessible arts experiences will foster a culture of arts participation throughout the Winona area. Surveys and interviews with residents, students, and event attendees; attendance figures for Page Series, Off the Page, and community activities; and observation of audience behaviors.","Through Page Series engagements, residents interacted with visiting artists and explored new genres and forms in a variety of accessible locations. Post-event surveys and feedback forms; conversation with community partners and advisory committee members; event attendance data; observation of audience behaviors. 2: ",,321278,"Other, local or private",321278,,"Natalie Grant, Brianna Haupt, Emily Kurash, Christine Martin, Robert McColl, Michael Ostman, Tyler Treptow-Bowman, Jennifer Weaver, Tricia Wehrenberg",,"Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Page Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Performance Center at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota is to be southeastern Minnesota's premiere performing arts center, bringing artists and community together through imaginative programming, unique collaborations, a welcoming atmosphere, and exceptional service. The Performance Center strives to be the venue through which artists and community connect, where audiences can experience a variety of cultures through quality performances of music, theatre, and dance, and discover the relevance of the arts in their daily lives.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Theresa,Remick,"Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Page Theatre","700 Terrace Hts Ste 67",Winona,MN,55987-1321,"(507) 457-1715 ",tremick@smumn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1138,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. ",,1
10004117,"Operating Support",2018,53163,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase economic opportunities for artist-run businesses and artists' professional capacity. Evaluation of workshops, classes and consultations, long-term research on artists' capacity and resilience, with the goal of 100,000 units of exceptional service over five years. 2: Develop new mechanisms that connect individuals and communities directly with artists. Community participation in artist-led projects, measuring cross-sector partnerships involving artists, including 10,000 toolkits shared over five years.","Launched formal Kiva partnership and 20/20 Fellowship, Pop-Up Resource Centers. Supported five Minnesota artists with access to microlending and matching funds via Kiva. Out of 201 applicants, selected two new POCI 20/20 artist fellows. Launched Pop-Up Resource Center, bringing infrastructure to partner organizations. 2: Ready Go partnership with People's Center, new research from Helicon Collaborative. Ready Go brings arts projects to the People's Center in Cedar-Riverside, creating new community connections. Helicon researched arts and community development, offering a new model and frame for creative people power.",,1629978,"Other, local or private",1629978,1245,"Laura Zimmermann, Noel Nix, Jerome Rawls, Lisa Middag, Kelly Asche, Jeremy Cohen, Greta Bauer Reyes, Ben Bonestroo, Amelia Brown, Rebekah Crisanta de Ybarra, Bo Thao-Urabe, Va-Megn Thoj",,"Springboard for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Springboard for the Arts' mission is to cultivate vibrant communities by connecting artists with the skills, information, and services they need to make a living and a life.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carl,Swanson,"Springboard for the Arts","308 Prince St Ste 270","St Paul",MN,55101-1437,"(651) 292-4381 ",carl@springboardforthearts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Clay, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Le Sueur, Lyon, Morrison, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1140,"Pearl Bergad: Executive director, Chinese Heritage Foundation; Paul Dice: President, International Friendship Through the Performing Arts; Thomas Dodge: Photographer; former executive director of the Fairmont Opera House; Sonja Jacobsen: Retired office manager, Jacobsen Metal Fabrication; vocal and instrumental music teacher; board member, Mankato Symphony; Tammy Mattonen: CPA and nonprofit financial consultant; Jill Moore: Executive Director of Great River Arts; Sara Olsen: Musician, composer, teacher, playwright, and visual artist; Cassandra Utt: Actor, singer, artistic data analysis; Kristen Wesloh: Director of institutional giving, Minnesota Public Radio; 26 years nonprofit management experience","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. ",,1
10004122,"Operating Support",2018,462105,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences have more opportunities to participate in arts integrated learning through the Walker's renovated campus, exhibitions, and programs. Implement and evaluate new public and K-12 tours program and curricula. Quantitative/qualitative data to measure participation, growth mindset, information recall, and perceptual shifts. 2: Audience access to contemporary art is increased by removing barriers (financial, physical, perceptual) and creating a welcoming environment. Attendance and survey data to measure participation and demographics. Pre-post surveys and community testing to assess removal of barriers, sense of welcome, and enjoyment of/interest in content.","Audiences have more opportunities to participate in arts integrated learning through the Walker's renovated campus, exhibitions, and programs. Quantitative/qualitative data used to measure participation, growth mindset, information recall, and perceptual shifts. K-12 programs evaluated through observation, with a paper survey distributed to teachers. 2: Audience access to contemporary art is increased by removing barriers (financial, physical, perceptual) and creating a welcoming environment. Quantitative and qualitative data, including attendance and surveys, measure participation and demographics. Pre-post surveys and community testing assess removal of barriers, sense of welcome, and interest in content.",,27543475,"Other, local or private",27543475,,"Mark Addicks, Jan Breyer, Y. Ralph Chu, John Christakos, James Dayton, Patrick J. Denzer, Andrew S. Duff, Mark Greene, Sima Griffith, Julie Guggemos, Nina Hale, Karen Heithoff, Seena Hodges, Andrew Humphrey, William Jonason, Mark Jordahl, Chris Killingstad, Matthew Knopf, Valerie Lamaine, Alfredo Martel, Jennifer Martin, Aedie McEvoy, David Moore, Jr., Jim Murphy, Monica Nassif, Michael Peterman, Patrick Peyton, Brian Pietsch, Donna Pohlad, Peter Remes, Joel Ronning, Asheesh Saksena, Jesse Singh, Greg Stenmoe, Wim Stocks, Carol Surface, Laura Taft, Greta Warren, Marge Weiser, John P. Whaley, Susan White, Audrey Wilf, D. Ellen Wilson, RD Zimmerman",,"Walker Art Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Walker Art Center is a catalyst for the creative expression of artists and the active engagement of audiences. Focusing on the visual, performing, and media arts of our time, the Walker takes a global, multidisciplinary, and diverse approach to the creation, presentation, interpretation, collection, and preservation of art. Walker programs examine the questions that shape and inspire us as individuals, cultures, and communities.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marla,Stack,"Walker Art Center","1750 Hennepin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403-2115,"(612) 375-7640 ",marla.stack@walkerart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1141,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. ",,1
10005633,"Operating Support Grant",2018,3851,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The Arts are interwoven into every facet of community life, Minnesotans believe the Arts are vital to who we are as citizens. My project will use qualitative (counting observations) evaluation measurements.","On a scale from 1 to 5, for both Positive Impact and Importance to the community, the average score reported was a 5 for both.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",2149,"Other,local or private",6000,,"John Olesen, Diane Fuder, Sandra Thimgan, Annette Hochstein, Craig Haukebo, Sharon Fleischauer, Stephen Henning, Kristi Kuder, Mary Dahl",,"Art of the Lakes Association, Inc. AKA Art of the Lakes","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support Grant",,"To pay part of the annual wages of a part-time administrative employee.",2018-02-28,2018-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Reba,Gilliand,"Art of the Lakes Association, Inc. AKA Art of the Lakes","108 Lake Ave S PO Box 244","Battle Lake",MN,56515,"(218) 864-8606 ",gilliand@eot.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Lake Region Arts Council",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-grant-0,"Jon Solinger: BA Art MSU Moorhead, photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Leigh Nelson: 4-H Youth Program Coordinator, graphic design artist; W. Scott Olsen: MFA Creative Writing UofMass Amherst, Professor of English, Concordia College; Ann Hermes: MA Philanthropy & Development Saint Mary's, BA Speech & BS Mass Communication, Executive Director Alexandria Area Arts Asc.; Michael Weatherly: BFA Art History/Studio Art UofM Morris, Visual Artist, Printmaker; Jeff Merrick: BFA, Iowa State University, Grant County Courthouse Site Manager; Amy Ann Mursu: Juris Doctorate, BA Philosophy, Minor English, musician, pianist, clarinetist, tuba player, violinist; Stacy Lundquist: Art, Design, Graphic Arts Dakota County Technical College, MA Elementary Leadership SWSU Marshall, visual artist, drawing, painting, illustration; Barbara Lent: Former photography studio, textile artist, owner of a quilting retreat center; Jeannie Pladsen: Retired Payroll Manger UofM Morris, community leader; Siobhan Bremer: Asc Professor of Theatre UofM Morris, MFA Acting MSU Mankato; regional equity actor, director, dancer; Joseph Ferriero: ME Administration, Founder Plays in Morris, actor, director, technical theatre and production; Jamie Beyer: MS Public Administration Program MSU Moorhead, marketing, graphic designer ;Stan Goldade: MA Mathematic Minot State University, HS math instructor, photographer, ceramicist, sculptor; Joyce Manning: BS K-12 Music, vocal & instrumental Concordia College, pianist, vocalist, instructor, retired choir instructor; Anne Robinson-Paul: MFA Creative Writing E Washington University, BA English Concordia College, University Relations for College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences NDSU.","Jon Solinger: BA Art MSU Moorhead, photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Leigh Nelson: 4-H Youth Program Coordinator, graphic design artist; W. Scott Olsen: MFA Creative Writing UofMass Amherst, Professor of English Concordia College; Ann Hermes: MA Philanthropy and Development Saint Mary's, BA Speech and BS Mass Communication, Executive Director Alexandria Area Arts Asc.; Michael Weatherly: BFA Art History/Studio Art UofM Morris, Visual Artist, Printmaker; Jeff Merrick: BFA Iowa State University, Grant County Courthouse Site Manager; Amy Ann Mursu: Juris Doctorate, BA Philosophy, Minor English, musician, pianist, clarinetist, tubist, and violinist; Stacy Lundquist: Art, Design and Graphic Arts Dakota County Technical College, MA Elementary Leadership SWSU Marshall, visual artist, drawing, painting, illustration; Barbara Lent: Former photography studio, textile artist, owner of a quilting retreat center; Jeannie Pladsen: Retired Payroll Manger UofM Morris, community leader; Siobhan Bremer: Asc Professor of Theatre UofM Morris, MFA Acting MSU Mankato; regional equity actor, director, dancer Joseph Ferriero: ME Administration, Founder Plays in Morris, actor, director, technical theatre and production; Jamie Beyer: MS Public Administration Program MSU Moorhead, marketing and graphic designer ; Stan Goldade: MA Mathematic Minot State University, HS math instructor, photographer, ceramicist, sculptor; Joyce Manning: BS K-12 Music vocal and instrumental Concordia College, pianist and vocalist instructor, retired choir instructor; Anne Robinson-Paul: MFA Creative Writing E Washington University, BA English Concordia College, University Relations for College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences NDSU.","Lake Region Arts Council, Maxine Adams (218) 739-5780 ",1
10005737,"Operating Support Grant",2018,2150,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The Arts are interwoven into every facet of community life, Minnesotans believe the Arts are vital to who we are as citizens. My project will use qualitative (counting observations) evaluation measurements.","On a scale from 1 to 5, for both Positive Impact and Importance to the community, the average score reported was a 5 for both.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",1200,"Other,local or private",3350,,"Greg Donahue, Joelle Burreson, Caitlin Drayna, Kevin Lee, Sandy Susag, Kristina Peabody, Karen Erickson, SueAnne Ritter, Deb Mercier, Vicky Dahl",,"Central Lakes Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support Grant",,"To pay for the 2018-19 Pre-Season Expenses.",2018-02-21,2018-12-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Greg,Donahue,"Central Lakes Symphony Orchestra","1210 Broadway St Ste 240 MBN 105",Alexandria,MN,56308,"(320) 760-5515 ",centrallakessymphone@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Lake Region Arts Council",,"Clay, Otter Tail, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-grant-3,"Jon Solinger: BA Art MSU Moorhead, photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Leigh Nelson: 4-H Youth Program Coordinator, graphic design artist; W. Scott Olsen: MFA Creative Writing UofMass Amherst, Professor of English, Concordia College; Ann Hermes: MA Philanthropy & Development Saint Mary's, BA Speech & BS Mass Communication, Executive Director Alexandria Area Arts Asc.; Michael Weatherly: BFA Art History/Studio Art UofM Morris, Visual Artist, Printmaker; Jeff Merrick: BFA, Iowa State University, Grant County Courthouse Site Manager; Amy Ann Mursu: Juris Doctorate, BA Philosophy, Minor English, musician, pianist, clarinetist, tuba player, violinist; Stacy Lundquist: Art, Design, Graphic Arts Dakota County Technical College, MA Elementary Leadership SWSU Marshall, visual artist, drawing, painting, illustration; Barbara Lent: Former photography studio, textile artist, owner of a quilting retreat center; Jeannie Pladsen: Retired Payroll Manger UofM Morris, community leader; Siobhan Bremer: Asc Professor of Theatre UofM Morris, MFA Acting MSU Mankato; regional equity actor, director, dancer; Joseph Ferriero: ME Administration, Founder Plays in Morris, actor, director, technical theatre and production; Jamie Beyer: MS Public Administration Program MSU Moorhead, marketing, graphic designer ;Stan Goldade: MA Mathematic Minot State University, HS math instructor, photographer, ceramicist, sculptor; Joyce Manning: BS K-12 Music, vocal & instrumental Concordia College, pianist, vocalist, instructor, retired choir instructor; Anne Robinson-Paul: MFA Creative Writing E Washington University, BA English Concordia College, University Relations for College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences NDSU.","Jon Solinger: BA Art MSU Moorhead, photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Leigh Nelson: 4-H Youth Program Coordinator, graphic design artist; W. Scott Olsen: MFA Creative Writing UofMass Amherst, Professor of English Concordia College; Ann Hermes: MA Philanthropy and Development Saint Mary's, BA Speech and BS Mass Communication, Executive Director Alexandria Area Arts Asc.; Michael Weatherly: BFA Art History/Studio Art UofM Morris, Visual Artist, Printmaker; Jeff Merrick: BFA Iowa State University, Grant County Courthouse Site Manager; Amy Ann Mursu: Juris Doctorate, BA Philosophy, Minor English, musician, pianist, clarinetist, tubist, and violinist; Stacy Lundquist: Art, Design and Graphic Arts Dakota County Technical College, MA Elementary Leadership SWSU Marshall, visual artist, drawing, painting, illustration; Barbara Lent: Former photography studio, textile artist, owner of a quilting retreat center; Jeannie Pladsen: Retired Payroll Manger UofM Morris, community leader; Siobhan Bremer: Asc Professor of Theatre UofM Morris, MFA Acting MSU Mankato; regional equity actor, director, dancer Joseph Ferriero: ME Administration, Founder Plays in Morris, actor, director, technical theatre and production; Jamie Beyer: MS Public Administration Program MSU Moorhead, marketing and graphic designer ; Stan Goldade: MA Mathematic Minot State University, HS math instructor, photographer, ceramicist, sculptor; Joyce Manning: BS K-12 Music vocal and instrumental Concordia College, pianist and vocalist instructor, retired choir instructor; Anne Robinson-Paul: MFA Creative Writing E Washington University, BA English Concordia College, University Relations for College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences NDSU.",,2
10003270,"Operating Support",2018,42300,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences will have greater awareness of how visual artists interpret and explore the historic and ongoing human relationship with water. Quantitative evaluating: measuring attendance and fiscal support. Qualitative evaluating: collecting and analyzing visitor feedback through personal engagement with staff, volunteers and online channels. 2: Audiences of all ages and abilities will be inspired by and engage in arts learning, arts creation, and the healing qualities of arts. Quantitative evaluating: measuring attendance in new programs and existing ones. Qualitative evaluating: feedback gained in-person by program leaders, afterward in MMAM communications, and online reviews.","MMAM curated a dynamic roster of eleven high quality water-inspired exhibitions that audience members from nearly every county in Minnesota experienced. Attendance tracking, admission and membership tracking, needing to increase program offerings due to waiting list length. Gathering qualitative feedback in-person, online, and written from participants, staff, volunteers, and social media engagement. 2: MMAM offered curated arts programming to people of all ages and abilities in conjunction with its exhibitions, which audiences found inspiring. Attendance tracking, admission and membership tracking, needing to increase program offerings due to waiting list length. Gathering qualitative feedback in-person, online, and written from participants, staff, volunteers, and social media engagement.",,993443,"Other, local or private",993443,3227,"James Bowey, Cassie Cramer, Dr. James H. Eddy, Michael Galvin, Dan Hampton, Betsy Midthun, Mark Metzler, Dominic Ricciotti, Rachelle Schultz, Phil Schumacher, Steve Slaggie",,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Minnesota Marine Art Museum engages visitors in meaningful visual art experiences through education and exhibitions that explore the ongoing and historic human relationship with water.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicole,Chamberlain-Dupree,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","800 Riverview Dr",Winona,MN,55987-2272,"(507) 474-6626 ",ncdupree@mmam.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1180,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003272,"Operating Support",2018,54628,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans of all ages will be engaged and educated through choral singing activities. VocalEssence will reach 8,000 or more Minnesotans of all ages with music education programs in 50 or more elementary, middle, and high school and community partner organizations. 2: VocalEssence will engage and entertain audiences through the performance of artistically excellent concerts that celebrate choral works of all genres. VocalEssence will present six season and community concerts which will inspire and entertain 10,000 or more Minnesotans of all ages through high-quality new and rarely performed choral works.","Program reach: 8,358. Survey respondents ranked 3.6 of 5 when asked at community concerts to what extent did you gain new insight or understanding. This outcome was measured through statistical tracking of attendees and through a post-event survey measuring intrinsic impact of concert attendees at our community program concerts. 2: Concert reach: 8,959 (6 concerts). 65% indicated they left with an impulse or idea for being more creative in their own life or work. Concert attendance was based on ticket sales. Impact was evaluated through a post-event survey measuring intrinsic impact of concert attendees at our community program concerts.",,2077546,"Other, local or private",2077546,,"Karl Speak, Jacob Wolkowitz, Roma Calatayud-Stocks, Julie Bader, Traci V. Bransford, Cassidy McCrae Burns, Margaret Chutich, Ann Farrell, Rick Ford, Wayne Gisslen, R.J. Heckman, Joseph Kalkman, David Mona, Fred Moore, David Myers, Nancy F. Nelson, James Odland, Don Shelby, Timothy Takach, Jenny Wade, Dorene Wernke, Steve Aggergaard, Mary Ann Aufderheide, Philip Brunelle, Robin Helgen",,VocalEssence,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"VocalEssence champions choral music of all genres, celebrating the vocal experience through innovative concerts, commissions, and community engagement programs.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elissa,Weller,VocalEssence,"1900 Nicollet Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 547-1451 ",elissa@vocalessence.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Lac qui Parle, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Swift, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1182,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003275,"Operating Support",2018,15264,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Kairos Alive! will expand three highly successful Community Arts and WellbeingTM projects in outstate Minnesota communities. Expand Bemidji, McGregor/Aitkin/Duluth and Winona projects with pre/post evaluations from participants, with 2+ Dancing HeartTM, 6+ Intergenerational Dance HallTM events, and Moving WellTM trainings. 2: Kairos Alive! will strengthen current programs through the development of new intergenerational partnerships for community well-being. Success is measured by an increase of new partners, participants and positive qualitative feedback.","Kairos Alive! expanded two highly successful Community Arts and Wellness projects and expanded a 3rd project in outstate Minnesota communities. Duluth, Winona and new Rochester project evaluated with self-reported post-evaluations from Dancing Heart sessions, Intergenerational Dance Hall events and Moving Well trainings. 2: Kairos Alive! strengthened current programs through the development of new intergenerational and multi-cultural partnerships for community wellbeing. Success was measured by an increase of new partners, participants and positive quantitative and qualitative feedback.",,336304,"Other, local or private",336304,4927,"Gary Oftedahl, Joan Semmer, Brenna Galvin, Leni deMik, Maria Genne",,"KAIROS ALIVE!","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of KAIROS ALIVE! is to support the artistic work of Maria Genné and promote her vision of sharing the joy of intergenerational interactive participatory dance, music, story, and theater, and to liberate its power to nurture and heal.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Maria,Genné,"KAIROS ALIVE!","4316 Upton Ave S Ste 206",Minneapolis,MN,55410,"(612) 926-5454 ",maria@kairosalive.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Lake, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1185,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003282,"Operating Support",2018,15558,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase Minnesotans' engagement with high-quality instrumental music through original, relevant, and accessible concert and educational programming. The CSB will reach more than 15,000 Minnesotans each season by performing original concerts and presenting educational programming in over 40 schools in communities across the state. 2: Expand support structures for artists and staff through board development and revenue growth. The CSB will build on current investments in the board, grow unrestricted revenue by 8%, and invest in our organization and artists through executing the actions in our Strategic Plan.","The CSB reached more than 20,000 Minnesotans last season by performing concerts and presenting educational programs in 44 schools. We track program and attendance data online after each service. Engagement was measured using qualitative surveys and interview with participants. 2: The CSB grew unrestricted revenue by 50%, begun investing in more administrative capacity and is working with the board to grow artist supports. Revenue is tracked in Quickbooks and overseen by the Finance Committee of the Board. The Board and staff together agree on staffing and capacity needs and artist pay.",,175815,"Other, local or private",175815,13400,"William Mathis, Justin Windschitl, Timothy Bradley, Dianne McCarthy, Jeffery Gleason, Nichlas Emmons",,"The Copper Street Brass Quintet AKA Copper Street Brass","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Copper Street Brass is to represent the evolution of the brass quintet. Through inventive concerts, engaging educational programs, and original musical arrangements, we bring a fresh perspective to instrumental music. To express our artistic voice, we use a dazzling fusion of brass, keyboard, guitar, percussion, and electronic instruments to appeal to a universal audience and go beyond ordinary.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Timothy,Bradley,"The Copper Street Brass Quintet AKA Copper Street Brass","511 Groveland Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 722-3667 ",staff@csbq.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Mille Lacs, Nobles, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1190,"Patricia Andrews: Executive director, Headwaters School of Music and the Arts; Lisa Bergh: Public artist; executive director for the Hutchinson Center for the Arts; Jonathan Carter: Director of IT business relationship management, Harmon, Inc.; former board chair, Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir; Erin Cooper: Operational director, Irish Fair of Minnesota; Don Eitel: Former managing director, Mu Performing Arts; Ann Fee: Executive director, Arts Center of Saint Peter; teaching artist, writer, editor, and instructor; Julie Johnson: Grant writing consultant; former public relations director at Great River Shakespeare Festival; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sarah Lawrence: Co-general artistic director, Lyric Opera of the North; Jonathan Lewis, Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Gretchen Pick, Artistic director, Young Dance. Adjunct faculty, University of Minnesota Department of Dance.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003284,"Operating Support",2018,17449,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Present distinctive programming that connects Central Minnesota audiences and students to diverse experiences that wouldn't otherwise be available in region. Curate a season of up to seven exceptional performances. Measure audience perception through surveys and ticket sales. Participate in industry organizations to craft a series unique to this area. 2: Invite greater participation by removing barriers (real and perceived) through community engagement, careful messaging and new initiatives. Survey data to measure participation/demographics. Measure if new or lapsed audiences grew by 5%. Introduce initiatives such as a mobile box office. Real-time testing and assessment of initiatives.","SJU presented seven multidisciplinary performances featuring exceptional theater, world dance and unique and diverse range of musical genres. SJU evaluated this outcome by collecting box office data, revenue, and number of performances and contrasting that data with previous years. SJU participated in industry organizations to ensure programming was distinctive and connected to this region. 2: Audience per performance grew by 30%. Ticket revenue grew by 12%. SJU restructured staffing to dedicate resources to audience development/research. SJU evaluated this outcome through audience and box office data contrasted against previous year's data, assessment and adjustment of new initiatives, and participation numbers.",,690443,"Other, local or private",690443,,"Mimi Bitzan, Brian Campbell, Sarah Gorman, David DeBlieck, Barry Elert, Laura Hood, Rick Odenthal, Sue Palmer, Gustavo Pena, Colleen Hollinger Petters, Rachel Melis, Chris Rasmussen, Farrad Williams, Arno Shermock, Jerry Wetterling, Rob Culligan",,"Saint John's University AKA Saint John's University Fine Arts Programming","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Fine Arts Programming at Saint John`s University is to provide a wealth of creative activities and art that make life in central Minnesota even richer.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Hanlon,"Saint John's University AKA Saint John's University Fine Arts Programming","2850 Abbey Plz PO Box 2000",Collegeville,MN,56321-2000,"(320) 363-5030 ",lhanlon@csbsju.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1191,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003296,"Operating Support",2018,41511,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The O'Shaughnessy will serve and support Minnesota artists through its PRESENTS, Women of Substance (WoS) and Rental programming. Present fourteen artists/companies (50% Minnesota); help four Minnesota artists develop work; rent to 38 Minnesota orgs; engage eight women artists in WoS or PRESENTS events. Track through program records, artist surveys/interviews. 2: Increase participation and provide a welcoming space for diverse Minnesota artists and audiences with carefully curated programming and partnerships. At least 40% of artists/users will represent diverse Minnesota cultures; 100% will find venue welcoming; Track through program records, surveys/interviews with artists, company/rental liaisons, audiences.","Presented fourteen artists/companies, 60% from Minnesota; hosted new work for four companies; rented to forty-five Minnesota organizations; Presented ten women artists/women-led companies. Tracked through ticket and front-of-house reports; artist emails; audience surveys; question and answer with artists during talkbacks; Google analytics through new website; FB posts; calendars; listings. 2: 40% of total artists/users were from diverse Minnesota cultures. Attendance at performance grew 20% to 79,615, with additional outreach participation at 4,140. Tryle served document; attendance sheets, Facebook invitations; website and calendar listings; artist conversations; audience surveys; calendars; listings.",,1162649,"Other, local or private",1162649,,"Laura Bufano, Kathryn Clubb, Kevin Croston, Margaret Arola Ford, Margaret Gillespie, Susan Hames, Michael Hickey, Anne McKeig, Brenda Woodson, Valerie Young, Donna McNamara, Catherine McNamee, Joan Mitchell, Christine Moore, Jean Delaney Nelson, Michael O’Boyle, Kathleen O’Brien, Colleen O’Malley, Teresa Radzinski, ReBecca Koenig Roloff, Therese Sherlock, Angela Hall Slaughter, Minda Suchan. Sandra Vargas, Debra Wilfong, Jean Wincek, Robert Wollan, Allison Adrian, Donna Hauer, Cecilia Konchar-Farr, Bonnie LeDuca, Jewelly Lee, Pat Olson,Angela Riley, Omari Rush, Hui Wilcox, Jacob Yarrow",,"The O'Shaughnessy at Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Through the support of diverse, cultural, and socially relevant works, The O'Shaughnessy stands as a touchstone for the campus, a performing arts venue for the community, and a space for celebration and ceremony.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,Spehar,"The O'Shaughnessy at Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy","2004 Randolph Ave","St Paul",MN,55105-1750,"(651) 690-6700 ",klspehar@stkate.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1203,"Michael Arturi: Universal Music Center founder and executive director; Dorothy Belstler: Executive director, Twin Cities Pride; Amy Braford Whittey: Business developer for the arts for HGA; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Colleen LeBlanc: Retired community educator; former Five Wings Regional Arts Council board member; William Miller: History professor at the College of Saint Scholastica, former MSAB board member; Jessica O'Brien: Community engagement manager, Region Nine Development Commission; Elizabeth Jane Olive: Retired nurse and transplant coordinator; community volunteer; costumer; Christi Schmitt: Program coordinator, Saint Paul Public Schools office of multilingual learning; Alexis Walstad, Co-executive director, Karen Organization of Minnesota","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003300,"Operating Support",2018,9830,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Maintain organizational integrity by planning and executing budgets that end in surplus the next four out of five years. By record of the annual results of our profit and losses in the next few years and by progress made towards a goal of having total assets that surpass 25% of the next year's expense budget.","Two new paid staff were hired to fill administrative and program-related positions to modernize processes and achieve cost savings. Monthly monitoring of budget-to-actual spending, plus overall financial statements show that the balance sheet is stronger than it has been in prior years. The database and website have been updated to more cost-effective and efficient choices. 2: Achieve cash savings in overhead categories to support Programming and other administrative modernization initiatives. Year-over-year financial statements show savings in marketing, bank fees, office expenses, as well as improved cash flow.",,363168,"Other, local or private",363168,5235,"Laura Cooper, Nic Hentges, Shane Zack, Robbi Podrug, Dale Grubor, Rudy Marti, Alan Jesperson, Brett Day, Phil Nusbaum, Bill Lindroos, Theo Hougen-Eitzman",,"Minnesota Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Association AKA Minnesota Bluegrass","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Minnesota Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Association is to preserve and promote bluegrass and old-time string band music in Minnesota.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patricia,Bungert,"Minnesota Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Association AKA Minnesota Bluegrass","PO Box 16408",Minneapolis,MN,55416-0408,"(800) 635-3037 ",bungert.patricia@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carlton, Carver, Hennepin, Ramsey, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1206,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003301,"Operating Support",2018,9830,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Theatre L'Homme Dieu will continue to present summer shows featuring top professional acting and musical talent from Minnesota. Outcome will be measured by the number of new and returning patrons and by evaluations from the artists, our staff, and members of the board of directors. 2: Increase board rapport and community relations for sustainability and expansion opportunities. We'll measure the outcome in the number of businesses we partner with. We'll also participate in a strategic retreat to evaluate board effectiveness and board goals.","6,306 audience members, including those from 30 Minnesota counties, attended theatre and musical performances from 95 artists over the term of the grant. Theatre L'Homme Dieu (TLHD) uses the Ovationtix system for ticketing and CRM (customer relationship management) and used reports from that system to quantify the number of audience members and determine the counties served. 2: TLHD partnered with ten businesses and two educational programs for an outreach. TLHD board members participated in a strategic retreat on 3/17/18. The outcomes were evaluated by: -number of business that sponsored shows -number of schools and camps that participated in outreach sessions. -information provided by staff and board members who participated in the board retreat.",,356212,"Other, local or private",356212,9830,"Linda Akenson, Jeanne Batesole, Fred Bursch, Philip Eidsvold, Lisa Gustafson, Gayle Haanen, Shelly Karnis, Jack Reuler, Maureen Sticha, Michael Stormoen, Amy Sunderland, Tom Obert, Betty Ravnik, Tessa Larson",,"Theatre L'Homme Dieu","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Theatre L'Homme Dieu produces and presents exceptional live theater, fine arts, and educational programming that celebrates culture and nurtures community, engaging heart, mind, and spirit to enhance the quality of life throughout Alexandria, the Lakes Area, and central Minnesota.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicole,Mulder,"Theatre L'Homme Dieu","1875 County Rd 120 NE PO Box 1086",Alexandria,MN,56308,"(320) 846-3150 ",tlhd@tlhd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Grant, Hennepin, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Lyon, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1207,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10003308,"Operating Support",2018,9830,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Engage diverse audiences in Arabic dance and music: Fall 2017 concert with live Arabic band and new choreography. Measure success with attendance and ticket sales data, company satisfaction, choreographers' and musicians' satisfaction, and audience engagement in artist talks. 2: Offer opportunities for intimate engagement with Arabic arts through salons, workshops, participation in community-based events and arts festivals. Attendance numbers and audience conversations at free community events such as Blaine Festival, Midtown Music Fest, Uptown Art: Increased understanding or changed misperceptions? Were people entertained?","Over 300 Fall Concert audiences enjoyed Arab dance and music in an intimate setting, experiencing how work is traditionally presented in community. We recorded ticket sales and attendance numbers; collected audience responses thru post-show conversations and short surveys; assessed artists' satisfaction with intimate format and other criteria thru port-mortem dialogue. 2: Studio Audiences and Communities learned about traditional Arab dance and music thru events like Henna Parties and free community arts festivals. We counted attendance, and documented conversations in these informal settings, gathering responses that told us how much audiences enjoyed our work, and learned about the value of sustaining Arabic arts in today's society.",,233039,"Other, local or private",233039,9830,"Cassandra Shore, Patricia Auch, Kay Campbell, Salah Abdel Fattah, Eileen Goren, Theresa Kane, Kathy McCurdy, Melanie Meyer, Jenny Piper, Eileen O'Shaughnessy",,"Jawaahir Dance Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Jawaahir Dance Company is dedicated to presenting Middle Eastern dance as a vibrant living art form at its highest artistic level, to bringing the rich folkloric heritage of the Middle East to the theater stage, and to providing education about the dance and music in its authentic form for dance students and the general public.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cassandra,Shore,"Jawaahir Dance Company","3010 Minnehaha Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55406,"(612) 872-6050 ",cassandra@jawaahir.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1214,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10014269,"Operating Support",2021,33403,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","4,500 students and 90 teachers increase skills/understanding of art, environment and culture by working with ArtStart artists. The outcome will be evaluated through reflective protocols, student demos and pre/post questionnaires to determine if most students' artwork relates to environment/culture and shows growth in skill. A professional evaluator will be involved. 2: 23,500 people of diverse ages, ethnicities and abilities expand creativity, artistry, and care for environment using recycled materials. The outcome will be evaluated by surveys and staff observation to determine if 35-40% of participants have diverse backgrounds and if the majority creates art reusing materials. ArtStart and environmental and organizational partners gain more advocates.","Due to COVID-19, only 1,500 school students & 40 teachers increased skills/understanding of art, environment & culture working with ArtStart artists. The outcome was evaluated through individual teachers reporting on the success of on-line instruction/staff development, informal observation of art work, and on-line guided discussions with students and educators about the project/learning. 2: Due to COVID-19, only 7,500 people of diverse ages, ethnicities,& abilities expanded artistry & care for the environment using recycled materials. Participants participated in on-line discussions led by staff Approximately,30% of on-line participants were from diverse backgrounds;25%in-person Art kits for virtual instruction included reuse materials with art and nature programming prevailing.",,342270,"Other, local or private",342270,3500,"James Whitt, Thomas Lang, Barbara Fleig, Lois Eliason, Judy Geck, Maureen McGinn, Carol Sirrine",,ArtStart,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of ArtStart is to inspire artistic creativity and illuminate the connections among people, ideas, and the environment?through engaging artists, children, families, and communities in quality arts education experiences.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carol,Sirrine,ArtStart,"1459 St Clair Ave","St Paul",MN,55105-2338,"(651) 698-2787",carol@artstart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1713,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014271,"Operating Support",2021,260932,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Participants and audience members will experience theatrical forms, aesthetics, and learning opportunities that expand their knowledge and world view. Audience and participant surveys collecting experiential data; targeted community outreach for feedback; internal and external artistic assessment. 2: Minnesotans from diverse cultural, socioeconomic, and geographic backgrounds will participate in relevant, accessible arts experiences through CTC. Audience surveys collecting demographic and experiential data and net promoter scores; targeted community outreach for feedback; analysis of first-time participants and return participant behavior.","Seven streaming shows, including 3 CTC originals; 1 world premiere; and 2 international presentations, all aligned with education and engagement. CTC used participation counts and implemented audience surveys to measure engagement in artistic programs. CTC and the UofM's Center for Early Ed. And Development (CEED) conducted formal assessments of CTC's trauma-informed early childhood programs. 2: CTC served 220 MN ZIPs virtually, while we were able to serve more classrooms taking Virtual Field Trips than we would have during an in-person run. This survey response from a Seedfolks viewer shows relevance: ""We are planning to grow some vegetables this season The performance is greatly motivating in this regard, and we can refer back to some of the characters in the story as we do it.""",,12715904,"Other, local or private",12715904,,"Todd Noteboom, Morgan Burns, Doug Parish, Joe Keeley, Meredith Tutterow, Silvia Perez, Stefanie M. Adams, Ismat Aziz, Kelly Baker, Tomme Beevas, Ellen Bendel-Stenzel, Robert Birdsong, Amanda Brinkman, Linnea Burman, Robert Cain, Jodi Chu, Pete Diessner, Lucy Clark Dougherty, Amol Dixit, Meredith Englund, Bob Frenzel, Kathy Ganley, John W. Geelan, Connor Green, Lili Hall, Maria Hemsley, Andy Ho, Hoyt Hsiao, Dominic Iannazzo, Kate Kelly, Lee Knudson, Chad Larsen, Anne Lockner, Kelly Miller, Jeb Myers, Thor Nelson, Amanda Norman, Angela Pennington, Allison Peterson, Ivan Pollard, Maria Reamer, Tom Ressemann, Chris Schermer, Dan Schumacher, Noreen Sedgeman, Wendy Skjerven, Anne Stavney, Steve Thompson, David Van Benschoten, Adebisi Wilson, Erik J. Wordelman, Kashi Yoshikawa, Mike Zechmeister",,"The Children's Theatre Company and School AKA Children's Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Children's Theatre Company is to create?extraordinary theater experiences that educate, challenge, and inspire young people and their communities.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jill,Underwood,"The Children's Theatre Company and School AKA Children's Theatre Company","2400 3rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404,"(612) 874-0500",junderwood@childrenstheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pipestone, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1715,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014272,"Operating Support",2021,70258,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Circus Juventas students develop excellence in the circus and theatre arts to entertain a variety of audiences, while learning valuable life skills. Parent/student Survey Monkey assessment of progress; individual student progress reports by coaches; details of engagement and attendance figures for spring and summer productions and community events.","Circus Juventas students develop excellence in the circus and theater arts to entertain a variety of audiences, while learning valuable life skills. Survey Monkey responses from parents/youth, coach progress reports on skill development, ticket sales, details of engagement (internal only, no partners); no community events.",,3015571,"Other, local or private",3015571,,"Dan Butler, Betty Butler, Cheriti Swigart, Jason Bradshaw, Mary Stoick, Shani Norberg, Roz Allyson, John Harrison, Sonia Miller-Van Oort",,"Circus of the Star AKA Circus Juventas","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Circus Juventas is a 501(c)(3), nonprofit performing arts circus school for youth dedicated to inspiring?artistry and self-confidence through a multicultural circus arts experience.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicole,Malone,"Circus of the Star AKA Circus Juventas","1270 Montreal Ave","St Paul",MN,55116-2400,"(651) 699-8229",nicole@circusjuventas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1716,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014274,"Operating Support",2021,43850,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","DSSO will increase the accessibility of performances to a wider audience by implementing new programming and marketing strategies. DSSO will evaluate accessibility through increased level of engagement of multi-generational attendees, with a specific emphasis on family inclusion. 2: DSSO will be fiscally responsible and pursue activities that maximize effectiveness and efficiently utilize resources. The Board and Executive Director will continue to monitor cash flow on a weekly basis with a twelve month projection of spending and income. The Executive Director is also evaluating every vendor contract held by the organization.","Through Virtual Concerts, the DSSO was able to reach more households in their homes than could attend due to COVID restrictions. The DSSO catalogued in-person and digital attendees to all seven concerts in its adjusted 2020-21 Season. 2: The DSSO operated completely on cash during the 2020-21 Fiscal Year, reduced its debt and saved 100% of future subscription revenues. The DSSO monitored cash on hand and accounts payable on a weekly basis, along with calculating several fiscal ratios that demonstrate organizational stability.",,1444986,"Other, local or private",1444986,,"William ""Bill"" Alexander, Sandra Barkley, Robert T. Bennett, John Berchild, Linda Boben, Ruth Ann Eaton, Beth Gilbert, Christabel Grant, Jeremy Hoglund, Tina Koecher, James McLeod , Michael Mollerus, Mark Monson, William ?Buzz? Palmer, Andrew Ricci (Fr), Branden Robinson, Kathy Sanders, James Sebastian, Nairi Stack, Rajiv Vaidyanathan, Christopher Virta, Roberta Vose",,"Duluth Superior Symphony Association AKA Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"DSSO's mission is to deeply move and engage as many people as possible with the power of symphonic music. Through music, we?create an environment that nurtures music making at the highest?possible levels.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brandon,VanWaeyenberghe,"Duluth Superior Symphony Association AKA Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra","130 Superior St W Ste LL2-120",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 623-3777",BrandonVW@dsso.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1718,"Bruce Berglund: Berglund is communications manager in the Office of Advancement at Gustavus Adolphus College. He previously worked in higher education as a faculty member at Calvin College (Michigan) and the University of Kansas. He has earned three Fulbright research fellowships and received awards for his teaching and writing. His book on the history of world hockey will be published later this year by the University of California Press. Berglund also serves as a copyeditor, manuscript reviewer, and content consultant for academic and trade presses in the United States and Europe. He has reviewed grant proposals for the National Endowment for the Humanities and other national and international organizations.; Anthony Galloway: Galloway holds a degree in ethnic studies and has more than fifteen years of professional experience in equity and cultural programming. While studying in South Africa during the tenth anniversary of the end of apartheid, Galloway developed a passion for critical discourse pedagogy and the power of art to combat racism. He is a contributor to local programs including The Kamau Kambui Circle for Cultural Learning's Underground Railroad program, and Minnesota Public Radio's Counterstories podcast. He has served as a student programming director, race equity coach, and discourse facilitation trainer for the West Metro Education Program for ten years. In that time, he has led professional development and training around equity and diversity for more than 5,000 educators in the Twin Cities and beyond. He serves as the executive director of the ARTS-Us Center for the African Diaspora and as a partner at Dendros Group, a consulting firm.; Cheryl Kessler: Kessler is the principal/lead evaluator at Blue Scarf Consulting LLC, an Eden Prairie-based evaluation service. She has nearly two decades of experience conducting all phases of evaluation in museums, libraries, and performing arts organizations. Kessler has advocated for doing and using evaluation by serving as a board member and chair of the professional development committee for the Visitor Studies Association from 2009 to 2013 and is an active member of the American Evaluation Association and the Minnesota Evaluation Association. She has presented sessions and workshops at both organizations' annual conferences as well as at the annual conferences of the Alliance of American Museums, Association of Children's Museums, Association of Midwest Museums, Minnesota Association of Museums, and Visitor Studies Group in London. A grant reviewer for the Institute for Museum and Library Services from 2009 to 2013 and for the Minnesota State Arts Board since 2016, Kessler holds a BA in anthropology from the University of California, Davis, and an MA in museum studies from John F. Kennedy University, Berkeley, California.; Mary LaGarde: LaGarde, executive director of the Minneapolis American Indian Center, has led the organization since June 2013. She has 30 years of nonprofit experience. In 2008 LaGarde received the Ann Bancroft Foundation DreamMaker Award, in 2014 was honored by the University of Minnesota's American Indian Student Center, and was named a 2016 City of Minneapolis Local Public Health Hero. She serves as board president of Little Earth of United Tribes Housing, and vice chair of the Metropolitan Urban Indian Directors. She has a BA from St. Olaf College, and is a member of the White Earth Nation.; Kathleen Maurer: Maurer is a professor of English for Anoka-Ramsey Community College; she also spent nine years teaching at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned a PhD in English from Marquette University and has served on two of Minnesota's regional arts councils for a total of eight years. She is author of A Guide to Professional Writing in the Arts, and during her 30 year career has served as an Operating Support panelist, an Artist Initiative Literary Arts panelist, and as an artistic evaluator for the Arts Board. She has also been a Poet","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014277,"Operating Support",2021,592379,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Guthrie will make world-class, live theater performances accessible to Minnesotans, inspiring thoughtful conversations and deeper connections. Programming will be evaluated through audience surveys and interviews, observation, team reflection, critical reviews in the media, data on attendance and participation in audience engagement activities. 2: Educational theater experiences for students will inspire increased interest and engagement in the arts and support academic achievement. Programming will be evaluated through surveys, interviews with students and teachers, observation, team reflection and data on attendance and participation in productions, residencies and classes.","The Guthrie pivoted to accessible virtual programming that inspired hope and community in the midst of the pandemic. Programming was evaluated through audience surveys, observation, team reflection, critical reviews in the media and data on how people accessed the programming. 2: The Guthrie provided free virtual theater experiences to students that increased their interest and engagement in the arts. Programming was evaluated through surveys, interviews with students and teachers, observation, team reflection and data on participation.",,32874939,"Other, local or private",32874939,,"Susan Allen, Martha Atwater, Karen Bachman, Y. Marc Belton, Abdhish Bhavsar, Jennifer Reedstrom Bishop, Peter Brew, James L. Chosy, Terry Clark, David C. Cox, David Dines, Amy Fiterman, William George, Pierson M. Grieve, Polly Grose, Joseph Haj, Linda N. Hanson, Todd Hartman, Diane Hofstede, Timothy A. Huebsch, David Hurrell, Garry W. Jenkins, John Junek, Christine Kucera Kalla, Lisa Johnson Kelly, P. Jay Kiedrowski, John A. Knapp, David M. Lilly, Jr., Audrey Lucas, Michael McCormick, W. Thomas McEnery, Munir Meghjee, Helen Meyer, Jennifer Melin Miller, David Moore, Jr., Wendy Nelson, Todd Noteboom, Anne Paape, Lisa Saul Paylor, Brian Pietsch, Irene Quarshie, Ann Rainhart, Senator Julie A. Rosen, Robert A. Rosenbaum, Stephen W. Sanger, Lee Skold, Kenneth F. Spence, Douglas M. Steenland, James P. Stephenson, Kweli P. Thompson, Steven J. Thompson, Dan Torbenson, Wendy Unglaub, Mary W. Vaughan, Steven C. Webster, Irving Weiser, Heidi Wilson, Margaret Wurtele, Todd Zaun, Charles A. Zelle",,"Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The?Guthrie Theater engages exceptional theater artists in the exploration of both classic and contemporary plays connecting the community it serves to one another and to the world.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nina,Graham,"Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","818 2nd St S",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1252,"(612) 225-6000",ninag@guthrietheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Mahnomen, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1721,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014282,"Operating Support",2021,47990,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More Minnesotans will participate in the Minnesota Marine Art Museum because its artworks and arts programming are inclusive, relevant, and accessible. MMAM's quantitative evaluation of participation is by attendance, membership, and donor level counts. Qualitative evaluation is by written feedback to program leaders, surveys, observations, gallery conversations, and unsolicited online reviews.","MMAM curated a dynamic roster of 11 high-quality water-inspired exhibitions that MN audiences engaged within virtual presentations and in-person. Attendance, admission, and membership tracking. Gathering qualitative feedback in-person, online, and written from participants, staff, volunteers, and social media engagement.",,1492157,"Other, local or private",1492157,,"Sabina Bosshard, Dan Hampton,""Bill""Hoel, Elise Lewis, Mark Metzler, Greg Neidhart, Gaby Peterson, Anne Plummer, Dominic Ricciotti, Rachelle Schulz, Cindy Telstad",,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Minnesota Marine Art Museum is to engage visitors in meaningful visual art experiences through education and exhibitions that explore the historic and ongoing human relationship with water.?",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elizabeth,Indra,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","800 Riverview Dr",Winona,MN,55987-2272,"(507) 474-6626",eindra@mmam.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1726,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014284,"Operating Support",2021,13292,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Broaden community participation and engagement. Track ticket sales/attendance, qualitative feedback at concerts and on-line surveys, CD sales, and donor trends. Track participation at Community Sing and outreach events. Board studies data reports. 2: Improve administrative and governance infrastructure. Implement new Strategic Plan; Undertake Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion study and review; annual Board/Staff evaluation; qualitative feedback from patrons; utilize volunteers to increase efficiency.","Impacted by the pandemic, The Singers offered engagement and participation through a digital concert series, new podcast, and virtual events. Virtual concert ticket sales and views tracked; concert feedback frequently received from listeners; Donor data show increased giving; and music sales tracked by staff. Board studies all data reports. 2: Strategic work yielded new mission, vision, and values; DEI committee active impactful; Staff evaluation process active; new executive director hired. Board evaluated organizational needs and employed the service of a consultant to guide strategic work toward new Artistic Vision, mission, and vision DEI committee work shared and reviewed by board.",,230971,"Other, local or private",230971,3267,"Joseph Osowski, Patty Paulus, Andrew Beard, Alan Beck, Dylan Bindman, Michelle Barry, Allie Lindgren, James Sele, Barbara Hanson, Tesfa Wondemagegnehu, Stacia Hilmar. Ex-Officio Officer; Matthew Culloton",,"Singers Minnesota Choral Artists AKA The Singers","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Through the performance of established works and the programming of new music,?The Singers-Minnesota Choral Artists?serve as artists, educators, and advocates of the choral art.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Matthew,Culloton,"Singers Minnesota Choral Artists AKA The Singers-Minnesota Choral Artists","797 Summit Ave Ste B","St Paul",MN,55105,"(651) 917-1948",singersmca@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Mower, Pine, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1728,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014285,"Operating Support",2021,59251,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase economic opportunities for artist-run businesses and artists' professional capacity. Evaluation of workshops, classes, and consultations, long-term research on artists' capacity and resilience, programs to support access to capital and markets, with the goal of 100,000 units of exceptional service over five years. 2: Develop new mechanisms that connect individuals and communities directly with artists. Community participation in artist-led projects, including cross-sector partnerships involving artists, new market opportunities, and access to resources, including 10,000 toolkits shared over five years.","Served 18,366 artists in Minnesota, expanded partnerships for artist career consulting, launched Guaranteed Minimum Income pilot. Artists served over 5 year strategic plan totals 111,487, exceeding goal. Ongoing evaluations from workshops, consultations, and program participation, GMI research contract. 2: Launched Artists Respond programming, new Handbook for Artists Working in Community, Artists on Main Street partnership, Art-Train training. Shared 4,543 toolkits in FY21, bringing total to 12,993 for strategic framework Increased and ongoing demand for cross-sector partnerships, consulting, and program creation.",,1741281,"Other, local or private",1741281,,"Kelly Asche, Greta Bauer Reyes, Jarrett Reed, Shannon Pettitt, Andriana Abariotes, Ben Bonestroo, Jeremy Cohen, Anisha Murphy, Maureen Ramirez, Sarah Swedburg, Rose Teng, Sarina Otaibi",,"Springboard for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Springboard for the Arts' mission is to cultivate vibrant communities by connecting artists with the skills, information, and services they need to make a living and a life.?Our work is about creating communities and artists that have a reciprocal relationship, where artists are key contributors to community issues and are visible and valued for the impact they create.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carl,Swanson,"Springboard for the Arts","262 University Ave W","St Paul",MN,55103,"(651) 292-4381",carl@springboardforthearts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Carlton, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Morrison, Murray, Nobles, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1729,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014288,"Operating Support",2021,10310,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Clarify the duties of staff and volunteers, establishing a centralized organizational model. Evaluation will include focus group sessions, surveys of stakeholders, and analysis of trends. Oversight is the purview of the Board and the ED, in partnership with the Program Advisory Committee. 2: Design and implement a sustainable financial plan. A budget analysis of pre and post-implementation of an Annual Ask, Member and Donor Drives will be overseen by the executive director and the Finance Committee.","A draft of a detailed volunteer handbook is being implemented and edited. Updated Staff and Board duties have been voted in. Facilitated focus groups created the handbook then reviewed by Program Steering Committees. Key Volunteers now testing and editing. Staff and Board worked with a consultant to clarify duties to be reviewed at annual board retreat. 2: Implemented Annual Ask, Member and Donor drives during the pandemic All were successful. Finance Committee created projected budget for covid year, anticipating dramatic loss Projected budget identified cash on hand levels with specific actions to take to ensure sustainability ED and Board bi-monthly reviewed Tapestry remained viable.",,198560,"Other, local or private",198560,9303,"Midge Olsen, Todd Peterson, Leslie MacKensie, David Dixen, Ed Stern, Marv Gordon",,"Tapestry Folkdance Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Tapestry Folkdance Center is to provide opportunities to participate?in the joys of dance and music from around the world.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ann,Mosey,"Tapestry Folkdance Center","3748 Minnehaha Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55406-2668,"(612) 722-2914",amosey@tapestryfolkdance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1732,"Bruce Berglund: Berglund is communications manager in the Office of Advancement at Gustavus Adolphus College. He previously worked in higher education as a faculty member at Calvin College (Michigan) and the University of Kansas. He has earned three Fulbright research fellowships and received awards for his teaching and writing. His book on the history of world hockey will be published later this year by the University of California Press. Berglund also serves as a copyeditor, manuscript reviewer, and content consultant for academic and trade presses in the United States and Europe. He has reviewed grant proposals for the National Endowment for the Humanities and other national and international organizations.; Anthony Galloway: Galloway holds a degree in ethnic studies and has more than fifteen years of professional experience in equity and cultural programming. While studying in South Africa during the tenth anniversary of the end of apartheid, Galloway developed a passion for critical discourse pedagogy and the power of art to combat racism. He is a contributor to local programs including The Kamau Kambui Circle for Cultural Learning's Underground Railroad program, and Minnesota Public Radio's Counterstories podcast. He has served as a student programming director, race equity coach, and discourse facilitation trainer for the West Metro Education Program for ten years. In that time, he has led professional development and training around equity and diversity for more than 5,000 educators in the Twin Cities and beyond. He serves as the executive director of the ARTS-Us Center for the African Diaspora and as a partner at Dendros Group, a consulting firm.; Cheryl Kessler: Kessler is the principal/lead evaluator at Blue Scarf Consulting LLC, an Eden Prairie-based evaluation service. She has nearly two decades of experience conducting all phases of evaluation in museums, libraries, and performing arts organizations. Kessler has advocated for doing and using evaluation by serving as a board member and chair of the professional development committee for the Visitor Studies Association from 2009 to 2013 and is an active member of the American Evaluation Association and the Minnesota Evaluation Association. She has presented sessions and workshops at both organizations' annual conferences as well as at the annual conferences of the Alliance of American Museums, Association of Children's Museums, Association of Midwest Museums, Minnesota Association of Museums, and Visitor Studies Group in London. A grant reviewer for the Institute for Museum and Library Services from 2009 to 2013 and for the Minnesota State Arts Board since 2016, Kessler holds a BA in anthropology from the University of California, Davis, and an MA in museum studies from John F. Kennedy University, Berkeley, California.; Mary LaGarde: LaGarde, executive director of the Minneapolis American Indian Center, has led the organization since June 2013. She has 30 years of nonprofit experience. In 2008 LaGarde received the Ann Bancroft Foundation DreamMaker Award, in 2014 was honored by the University of Minnesota's American Indian Student Center, and was named a 2016 City of Minneapolis Local Public Health Hero. She serves as board president of Little Earth of United Tribes Housing, and vice chair of the Metropolitan Urban Indian Directors. She has a BA from St. Olaf College, and is a member of the White Earth Nation.; Kathleen Maurer: Maurer is a professor of English for Anoka-Ramsey Community College; she also spent nine years teaching at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned a PhD in English from Marquette University and has served on two of Minnesota's regional arts councils for a total of eight years. She is author of A Guide to Professional Writing in the Arts, and during her 30 year career has served as an Operating Support panelist, an Artist Initiative Literary Arts panelist, and as an artistic evaluator for the Arts Board. She has also been a Poet","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014291,"Operating Support",2021,10310,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To strategically rework the organization to better reflect the community that it serves. Questionnaires; informal feedback; website surveys; and emailed surveys.","Zenon reworked our programming to an all-online platform, including classes, performances and rehearsals. Informal feedback, end of session surveys, emailed surveys, website and social media user analysis.",,502124,"Other, local or private",502124,,"April Haven, Betsy Sylvester, Rachel Marti, Shinae Hildebrandt, Sarah Brennecke, Megan Becker",,"Zenon Dance Company and School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Zenon Dance School, Inc. is to?provide?high quality dance instruction and performance opportunities for avocational to professional dancers in a diverse curriculum.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mara,Winke,"Zenon Dance Company and School","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 400",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 338-1101",marasmail@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Cook, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Pope, Ramsey, Sherburne, St. Louis, Traverse, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1735,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014301,"Operating Support",2021,29163,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","SPDT will create, produce, and present original new work and repertory in the Twin Cities and throughout Minnesota. This outcome will be evaluated through numbers of performances, sizes of audiences, and responses from audiences, which will be assessed through SPDT's audience-performer dialogues, audience surveys, and presenter feedback. 2: SPDT will impact a broad range of Minnesotans through its Community Inclusive, Arts and Education, and Arts and Health projects. Impacts will be measured using in-person, hard copy, and electronic feedback from community activity participants as well as responses from the company's presenter partners. SPDT will utilize these evaluations in planning future activities.","All SPDT performances for this season were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. All performances cancelled due to theaters shut down by the pandemic. 2: Despite the pandemic, SPDT was able to offer virtual or live activities to communities in Duluth, Faribault, Ely, and Rochester. SPDT primarily utilized presenter feedback and participant feedback as reported to the company by the presenters.",,423380,"Other, local or private",423380,3634,"Mike Berkland, Michael Brooks, Judith Johnson, Courtney McClimon, Jennifer Olson, Zoe Sealy, V. Paul Virtucio, Kristen Weller",,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater's (SPDT) mission is to: 1) Create, produce, and present public performances of new works and repertory by artistic codirectors Stuart Pimsler and Suzanne Costello; 2)? Provide opportunities for arts participation through SPDT's Community Connections programs, including arts and education, arts and health, and other community inclusive projects; 3)?Promote and strengthen the understanding of dance/theater through a variety of presentations and audience/performer dialogues.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stuart,Pimsler,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater","528 Hennepin Ave S Ste 707",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(763) 521-7738",spdanth@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Olmsted, Rice, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1742,"Jonathan Carter: Carter is director of IT business relationship management for the Harmon business unit of Apogee Enterprises. Previously, Carter had a long career with General Mills, spanning finance, sales, marketing, information systems, and other areas. A former board chair for the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, he is an active executive board member of the Monitors Club, supporting the educational, political, economic, and social well-being of the Twin Cities African American community. Carter holds a BS in computer science from Washington University (Saint Louis); an MS in computer science from Stanford University; and an MBA in finance and international business from Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.; Linda Holliday: Holliday is founder and president of Impact Minnesota, providing an array of consulting services to nonprofit, for profit, and public organizations; and of Holliday Pottery, creating handcrafted functional ceramic wares. She was previously with the Initiative Foundation for nearly twenty years, most recently serving as vice president of organizational development. Holliday is a 2010 Bush Foundation Leadership Fellow and holds a master's degree in public affairs from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Crossing Arts Alliance in Brainerd.; Betsy Husting: Husting is retired after more than 40 years working in the arts as a producing director, actor, marketer, administrator, and development professional. In 1994, she founded Husting & Associates Consulting, providing fundraising expertise to nonprofits, primarily arts organizations. Her clients included Flying Foot Forum, Illusion Theater, Public Radio International, Zorongo Flamenco, Theater Latt' Da, Graywolf Press, MacPhail Center for Music, Teatro del Pueblo, and many more. Husting attended Denison and Indiana Universities as an English major with a minor in theater.; Yumiko Inomata: Inomata serves as finance manager for Minneapolis-based Arts Midwest, one of six regional arts organizations in the United States. She has a BA in theater studies and has taken graduate-level courses in educational policy and administration, and teaching English as a foreign language. Outside of work, she has served on numerous panels, including the Sage Awards for Dance (2009-2010), and for several grant programs for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. She is an alumna of the 2017/2018 Arts Organizing Institute through Pangea World Theater's Lake Street Arts!, which was part of a National Endowment for the Arts Our Town grant.; Nora Murphy: Murphy is a fifth-generation Irish-Minnesotan and mother of two grown sons. She is an author of two memoirs and three non-fiction books for children. She works as the Tribal Planner and Grant Writer for the Lower Sioux Indian Community in southwestern Minnesota.; Carolyn Wintersteen: Wintersteen is a founding ensemble member and executive director of Theatre B in Moorhead. She serves on the Moorhead Art and Culture Commission and is active in local civic organizations. Prior to founding Theatre B, she coordinated programs at Trollwood Performing Arts School, taught at Minnesota State University Moorhead and North Dakota State University, and worked in administration at Prairie Public Broadcasting. She earned a BA in theater from Gonzaga University (Spokane, Washington) and an MFA in acting from the University of Pittsburgh. Wintersteen has performed with the Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival, Theatre L'Homme Dieu, Commonweal Theatre, the Black Hills Playhouse, and Theatre B. In 2017 she received the Lake Region Arts Council McKnight Artist Fellowship Grant to support an original play which she and her husband performed at the Minnesota and Boulder Fringe Festivals. Theatre B is a recipient of the American Theatre Wing's 2014 American Theatre Company Award for excellence among young theater organizations nationwide.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014307,"Operating Support Grant - Renewal",2021,7816,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","In our discussions for Downtown Duluth Arts Collective operations during the end of 2020 and 2021, we have decided to do fewer live events while retaining our focus on promoting the activity in arts related businesses and studios in downtown Duluth. We will organize Arts Industry Social Hours that relate to current social and economic climates, and an Arts Walk that highlights the arts taking place in our member venues during summer 2021. As the state of the world continues to evolve, it is our goal to create space for open discussion of current events and ask local artists and arts organizations to share how they are responding through their work. Another goal we have is to enhance our arts blog on our website and add more images, video footage, and sound recordings to archive local art in action. Our local arts archive is a work in progress and it is our goal to extend access to artists' work and other content beyond the physical events and shows where they are originally featured. We utilize social media statistics and engagements to measure our virtual Arts Walk participation levels. The Arts Industry Social Hours and the Arts Walk attendance come in waves.The initial attendees are those who log in to what is currently a Zoom event or series of social media posts. Following the live events, there is an ongoing audience who visits our website to view Arts Walk content and recordings of Arts Industry Social Hour highlights. One measurement for our success in promoting leadership from within the local arts scene is the willingness of artists and representatives from arts organizations to take on these roles. During 2020, we were thrilled at the diverse and skilled set of arts professionals who agreed to co-host our Arts Industry Social Hours as well as authentic interactions that resulted. We are excited to develop our local arts archive during 2021. The number of artifacts and substantive quality of blog articles and labeling will serve to measure our progress.","Our main goal is to promote activity in arts related businesses and studios in downtown Duluth. We planned to do this by continuing the Arts Industry Social Hours developed in the summer of 2020, and with a summer 2021 Arts Walk featuring our member venues. In January 2021, we surveyed our members and discovered they were exhausted and stretched to the max. DDAC leadership found a way to represent the downtown arts community in a way that requires less investment of energy by artists/organizations in producing live or virtual content. Receiving permission from Drew Digby, we worked with MPR to devise an advertising campaign to run through 2022 promoting our membership and remind folks the downtown arts community is still here! While accomplishing our main goal of promotion, we also are supporting MPR, and it's Duluth satellite. Our secondary goal - revamping our website - is well underway. We have been working with a graphic designer and anticipate the site to go live June 2022.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,,,,"Amanda McElray Hunter, Joellyn Rock, Jeffrey Schmit, Faith King, Penny Clark",,"Downtown Duluth Arts Collective AKA Downtown Duluth Arts Walk","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support Grant - Renewal",,"Operating Support 2021",2020-12-31,2022-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Faith,King,"Downtown Duluth Arts Collective AKA Downtown Duluth Arts Walk","23 W 1st St",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 428-8708",kingfv@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-grant-renewal-14,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Daniel Oyinloye: musician, videographer; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Daniel Oyinloye: musician, videographer; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth",,2
10014309,"Operating Support Grant",2021,7816,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","EWF?s evaluation committee, under Linda Ganister?s leadership, developed an evaluation plan that was first implemented for the 2019 festival. These are the questions the plan seeks to answer: To what extent does the Ely Winter Festival strengthen the Ely community? How do the arts components affect the artists? To what extent do the arts components affect the audience? The evaluation plan tracks the number of professional sculptures and carvers and a variety of statistics from the Symposium and other festival events. It also includes surveys of snow carvers, Ely ArtWalk participants, and participating businesses. The evaluation results are used by the board in planning the next festival. Evaluation has generally been the reviewed at the board meeting following the close of the festival. Going forward, we will schedule a summer meeting devoted solely to using the evaluation results to devise a strategy for making changes to the next festival. If we define our constituents as the community of Ely and the audience, then two of the three evaluation questions address this look outward. To assess how the EWF strengthens the Ely community, we look at three things: 1) Does the EWF offer a broad array of well-attended events? 2) Are sponsorships from local businesses steady or increasing, in number and amount? 3) Does the event benefit the Ely business community? To answer the first question, we maintain a master list of all festival events, and collect attendance information (if available). We consider the number of events as well as attendance or participation. We also ask event organizers for comments on how successful the events were, in their view. We also conduct an audience survey in the park that seeks public input on a variety of festival events. To answer the second question, we track sponsorships ? both number and dollar amount - from the business community. To answer the third question, we do face-to-face interviews with area businesses and ask questions about their perceptions of the impact of the festival on their business revenues, and on the revenues of Ely businesses in general. This survey was new in 2020. The growth in business sponsorship over the last five years attests to the public support for the festival within the city of Ely. For the 2015 festival, EWF had 37 local business sponsors who donated $8,650. By 2020, that had grown to 78 local business sponsors that donated $13,350. The advertising support donated by the Ely Chamber of Commerce (valued at $500) further attests to business support for the festival. Ongoing in-kind services of the City of Ely valued at $10,000 attest to the support of city leaders for our event. The explosion in recent years of the number of festival events demonstrates the degree of public engagement with the festival. In 2008, 30 distinct events were hosted by 20 different organizations. By 2020, the festival had grown to 68 distinct events hosted by 22 different organizations. We have struggled over the years to estimate the number of people who view the snow sculptures, walk the streets to see art in store windows, or otherwise participate in the festival as spectators. It will likely always remain difficult or impossible to enumerate total festival participation. The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is widely known as a Minnesota treasure. The EWF provides a public service to the state of Minnesota by making this area a winter tourism destination, and introducing winter tourists from across the country to the natural beauty of this area. EWF is contributing to Ely?s reputation as an arts community. Ely?s economy was once dominated by three industries ? mining, lumber, and tourism. The Pioneer Mine closed in 1967, one year after passage of the Wilderness Act forced the closure of dozens of resorts in what was now the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. This devastated the lumber industry and changed forever the nature of Ely tourism. It has taken many years, but Ely has r","These are the measurable outcomes from our grant application: 1) The EWF will offer a broad array of well-attended events 2) Sponsorships from local businesses will remain steady or increasing, in number and amount 3) The event will benefit the Ely business community Due to COVID, we offered very few events in 2021 and did not encourage an audience. We limited the Snow Sculpture Symposium to five local teams, and created a virtual, online festival. This is feedback we received from an online visitor: ?This is a note of thanks and commendation for your work in pulling off another festival, doing it well, and sharing some of it by video with those of us who wanted to be there but could not. ? I especially enjoyed seeing the works in progress, the aerial views, and getting a glimpse of the artists' tools and techniques.? Local business sponsorships in 2021 were down 21% from 2020, and we did not conduct a survey of businesses. We recovered significantly in the 2022 event.","Achieved None of the Proposed Outcomes",,,,,"Christine Kloppenberg, Lynn Evenson, Linda Ganister, Carol Orban, Wade Pharr, Peta Barrett, Jaymie Stocks, David Wigdahl",,"Ely Winter Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support Grant",,"Funding will be used to pay stipends, rent and utilities, and provide professional development.",2020-12-31,2022-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Linda,Ganister,"Ely Winter Festival","423 Sheridan St E",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 365-7669",linda@elywinterfestival.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-grant-48,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Daniel Oyinloye: musician, videographer; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Daniel Oyinloye: musician, videographer; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth",,2
10014312,"Operating Support Grant",2021,12000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A combination of sources including paper surveys, ticket sales, attendance and program fees, social media comments and outside data sources help shape future directions at the Lyric. Surveys are used to help determine where we advertise, how we select play and performance selections. Demographic data on the survey is compared to census data to get an idea of who we haven?t served and spur us to connect with other artists and arts organization to find ways to make those connections. Colleen Dillenscheider?s data analysis a great resource to help plan for reopening and anticipating future audiences. https://www.colleendilen.com/2020/06/01/how-covid-19-civil-unrest-is-impacting-intentions-to-visit-cultural-entities-june-1-2020/. Chats with artists provide valuable information on ways to meet their needs. CreateMN has been used to both inform area civic and business entities of the possibilities for economic development and to help us project future economic impact of the Lyric. The Lyric began including paper surveys in performance playbills in 2018 to learn more about our demographics, live performance attendance trends and what media sources were effective. This has helped direct our marketing dollars, learn what audiences we are attracting and who we need to direct future program efforts toward. Class and workshop evaluations are used to inform us of the course and instructor?s success in meeting participant expectations which helps us direct future education selections and provides the instructor with critical feedback. The Lyric Art Colony is an informal forum of artists leading us to begin more formal gatherings of artists with board members and the ED to understand what needs are unmet. Northern Stage Works meets after every performance to gather feedback, assess the quality of their production and review attendance in order to understand how they intersected with their audience and how they can use the information they gathered to inform future program selections. The 2018 Quad Cities cohort of the Blandin Leadership training worked through several issues of need on our community. The lack of out-of-school arts opportunities for youth was identified and a focus group formed to find a way to correct that collecting information from local parents to determine needs that a new youth arts program could correct. This information has directed the development of a Youth Arts Program Director and inform directions for creating new programs. When our organization formed in 1998 the Quad Cities and eastern Iron Range were virtually an arts desert outside of in-school programs. Individual artists were separate and felt alone. As public schools changed their focus from arts and humanities to ?teach to the tests? students lost access to learning how the arts could enrich their lives. Throughout the past 22 years, the Lyric has begun to fill that gap in meaningful ways through a dedicated art gallery, theater programs for children and adults, educational and cultural opportunities that are free or low cost and open to the public without restrictions, and now developing visual, music and literary arts programs for youth. The Lyric encourages visual arts participation through an open call for artists process plus open exhibits in May, August and December each year. We promote the gallery as ?free and open to the public? to encourage anyone and everyone to walk through our door and discover works of art by local artists that they can relate to or be challenged by. We have the only community theater and children?s theater companies and the only venue for music performance other than bars in a 60 mile radius that provides regular performances. In a nutshell, the Lyric is essentially a ?Poster Child? for the intent of the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund by providing arts, arts education and arts access, and preserving a piece of Minnesota's history and cultural heritage through renovation of the historic Lyric Theater building.","Under his leadership of our new Executive Director, our programs have received the shot in the arm necessary to reengage our community and artists, many of whom had become uninvolved with the Lyric over the years. A major accomplishment was to reinvigorate our Board of Directors. Prior, about half of the members of our board were disengaged and did not contribute to our mission. Since, we have recruited four strong new members who have made a positive difference. Our goal is to keep this momentum moving forward with a fully-functional, nine person board by the end of the year. We have also reconnected with area non-profits, service organizations and businesses who's relationships with the Lyric had fizzled out or become nonexistent. Reforming and improving these relationships is crucial to our long-term success. Finally, a complete over hall and rebrand of our programing (for all ages) has been implemented to increase the involvement of our community and number of participants.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,,,,"Kelsey Norvitch, Beth Pierce, Mika Wudinich, Matt Koshmrl, Rachelle Elizabeth, Dave Setnicker, Lorrie Janatopoulis",,"Laurentian Arts and Culture Alliance AKA Lyric Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support Grant",,"We'll use the funds for payroll and for advertising to move our programs and projects forward.",2020-12-31,2022-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,McReynolds,"Laurentian Arts and Culture Alliance AKA Lyric Center for the Arts","PO Box 416",Virginia,MN,55792-2532,"(218) 741-5577",lyriccenterforthearts@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-grant-50,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Daniel Oyinloye: musician, videographer; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Daniel Oyinloye: musician, videographer; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth",,2
10014314,"Operating Support Grant",2021,10224,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Through annual board retreats, MSO has developed a strategic plan and supporting outcomes which we measure and discuss at least yearly. Our success in achieving these outcomes guides our planning for programming and outreach to musicians and audiences. Outcomes: Participation in MSO programs will be maintained or grow; Participation in MSO Programs by string players will be maintained or grow; Musicians will feel the repertoire is helping them to improve their skills; MSO musicians will support the orchestra financially; Audiences for MSO concerts will be maintained or grow; Student attendance at orchestra concerts will grow; Financial support for the orchestra will grow; The board will have clear succession plans for all leadership positions; MSO will generate 20% of annual expenses from ticket sales; The MSO budget will become less dependent on grant funding; MSO will maintain a 6-month budget reserve; MSO will support music education and work with young musicians. MSO conducts a survey of participating musicians at the end of most seasons. The survey asks questions such as how well do you think MSO is fulfilling its mission; how do you feel about the level of difficulty of the pieces we played this season; did you have enough rehearsal time to adequately prepare for the concerts; what changes, if any, would you like MSO to make; did you enjoy being a part of MSO this year; and please share your feedback on other aspects of concert operations (publicity, stage setup, lobby setup, programs and ads, refreshments, social time, school visits). The survey also invites members to suggest pieces for future programming, and to volunteer to serve on the board or committees or take on other tasks like mingling with audience members after performances. MSO periodically conducts audience surveys, with the most recent one taking place in February. Audience surveys typically ask questions such as what is the most important reason(s) you are attending a performance today; how many MSO performances have you attended in the last 12 months; have you ever made a financial contribution to MSO (other than purchasing tickets); what kind of music would you like to hear MSO perform; and how many miles did you drive to attend today?s performance. Survey results are compiled and discussed by the board at least annually. MSO serves two constituent groups: musicians, and audience members. MSO relies primarily on word of mouth to recruit musicians. We can always find places for string players in our orchestra or our chamber ensemble, based on their ability, experience, and interests. Our personnel manager is responsible for recruiting wind, brass and percussion players, often based on the recommendations of other orchestra musicians. As manager of the Schmitt Music store in Virginia, she is well connected with musicians in our area. It is our policy not to have players double on parts in the woodwind and brass sections, so if we do not have an opening for someone who is interested in playing, we refer them to the Mesabi Community Band. Mesabi Symphony Orchestra is listed as an elective course offering at Mesabi Range College. For the 2020-2021 season, Mesabi Symphony Orchestra will be listed in the Community Education program of the Rock Ridge School System. MSO does not discriminate against anyone based on race, ethnicity, gender, religion, age or disability. We have had musicians ranging in age from eighth graders to nineties. Our membership is fairly evenly split between men and women. Audience members come from across the Iron Range to attend our concerts. We typically distribute 150-175 posters to public places across the Range to publicize concerts. We run ads in newspapers in Virginia, Hibbing, Ely, and Cook and publicize our concerts on MPR?s news and classical music stations serving the Iron Range. Free student tickets are distributed to hundreds of students through MSO musicians and public school music teachers, and on our website. We know fro","As our project description says, we had two goals for this project: (1) to develop a sustainable staffing structure, and (2) to reimagine ways to fulfill our mission of keeping orchestral music alive and thriving on the Iron Range. The first goal was accomplished. We successfully hired a general manager who has skills in both project management and fundraising, which is important in assuring that this position is sustainable. Her skills at networking and building connections with the community will aid in fundraising and in rebuilding our orchestra and audiences. The second goal was partially accomplished. We performed in April 2021 with strings only, and delivered the concert over the internet. This took more effort than we originally anticipated, because shutdowns interrupted rehearsals and made a planned February online concert impossible. We were unable to pursue other ideas mentioned in our application. We returned to performing as a full orchestra in October.","Achieved Most of the Proposed Outcomes",,,,,"Ethan Bexell, Jim Wachter, Karen McManus, Hannah Sipola, Sheila Wilcox, Tracey Gibbens, Norman Ferris, Benjamin Nilles",,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support Grant",,"We will develop a sustainable staffing structure and re-imagine ways to fulfill our mission.",2020-12-31,2022-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karen,McManus,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","PO Box 600",Virginia,MN,55792,"(218) 365-3228",karjack@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-grant-52,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Daniel Oyinloye: musician, videographer; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Daniel Oyinloye: musician, videographer; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth",,2
10014319,"Operating Support Grant",2021,5167,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","TWPO distributes surveys to our audiences asking them to rate our programming, our advertising strategies, quality of our performance venues as well as list ideas of what they would like TPWO to provide in the future to the community. Besides surveys, TPWO also does post-concert discussions with the audience at the reception following the concerts for their immediate feedback and impressions of the concert. Their survey responses and feedback are discussed and evaluated at the Board meetings following the performances. Based on these surveys, TWPO implemented ?Meet The Conductor? series, a pre-concert talk about the music to be performed and introduces our guest artists to the audience. Additionally, TPWO has adjusted the ways we promote concerts and communicate with our audience base based upon their input. The surveys include questions on music our audience wants to hear and TPWO does include selections catering to their suggestions in future programs. TPWO has two groups of constituents; the musicians who participate in the orchestra and the community members who attend the concerts. To better understand the needs of our audience, we hand out surveys and the survey results are discussed at board meetings. Decisions are made through the board to make the needed changes and adjustments to better serve the audience. TPWO board members who are in the ensemble regularly seek the input of the membership to ensure they feel engaged and excited about the programming, rehearsal/concert schedule and the administrative decisions made by the board. Ultimately, the most accurate sign of TPWO?s success is its ability to retain and grow both our audience and orchestra membership. Board members and staff regularly discuss these numbers. Audience numbers have been slowly increasing indicating that we are doing some of the right things for our constituents. The findings from our surveys have indicated that we are doing quite well on meeting our goals for quality programming that is both challenging and is appealing to the public and the musicians. In recent years we have programed music that is of the highest artistic level challenging the listeners expectations for what they will hear at a live performance. Many times we will perform some music that is contemporary in nature and not as readily accessible to the average audience member. We have been pleasantly surprised at the positive and accepting response from our audience. Having said that we also know that there is music that many concert goers want and like and we always work to program music that meets that desire. We also have polled the audience to find out their favorite selections. We have begun to program them more often on a rotational basis. Other comments were that concert lengths were at time a bit long and we have adjusted the time so that concerts run under 2 hours with intermission or less that 1 hr 30 min without an intermission. All of these programming considerations have made our performances more approachable to the public. One concern from the surveys was the location and ease for audience attending concerts. From the comments we found that the facilities for concerts must have adequate parking lots that provide easy access to and from the concert venue. Easy access into the performance hall have been considered. The results of this is that we have sought out venues that meet these needs.","The goal in calendar year 2021 was to reestablish the orchestra after not playing together since December 2019 due to COVID. The orchestra started rehearsals in October 2021 and had its first performance on October 31, 2021 in Weber Music Hall, University of Minnesota-Duluth. Then, in December, after a few rehearsals, TPWO played its Holiday concert at First United Methodist Church (Copper Topped) in Duluth on December 11, 2021. Reestablishing the orchestra took some effort because musicians in the group for a number reasons had moved on from playing in the orchestra. By the sheer effort of getting organized and putting on these performances, TWPO achieved its goals of reestablishing the orchestra. The other goal was commissioning new piece of music for wind band, and TWPO premiered the piece ?How Can I Keep from Singing?? composed by David Gillingham. The piece is based upon the hymn ?How Can I Keep from Singing? and was well received in its initial performance.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,,,,"Mark Whitlock, Dan Palmquist, Robert Foster, Stacy Carolan, Jaime Avenall, Don Stellmaker, Timothy Biles, Lawrence Burkhard, Janna Blomquist, Ashley Hartwig, Adair Ballavance",,"Twin Ports Wind Ensemble AKA Twin Ports Wind Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support Grant",,"Funding will support administration for TPWO including scheduling, and concert production.",2020-12-31,2022-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Gilmore,"Twin Ports Wind Ensemble AKA Twin Ports Wind Orchestra","1201 Ordean Ct UMD - 212 Humanities",Duluth,MN,55812,"(218) 726-6124",bgilmore217@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-grant-57,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Daniel Oyinloye: musician, videographer; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Daniel Oyinloye: musician, videographer; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth",,2
10014375,"Operating Support Grant",2021,10224,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artistic Quality is evaluated regularly by Co-General Artistic Directors, Cal Metts and Sarah Lawrence, and Music Director, Dirk Meyer. Artists are asked for feedback about work experience with the company. Children's tour is evaluated by students and teachers who participate, with each participant filling out a one page survey that is age-appropriate. We receive hundreds of these each year. Board of Directors evaluates budget goals, ticket sales goals, social media engagement, publicity effectiveness, and patron and sponsor development, all of which are reported on at each board meeting. Over the years, all of these methods of feedback have led to the addition of programming, shaped the type of repertoire we choose, the venues we select, the price of tickets, the ticketing platform we use, the housing and vehicles we provide for artists - even the entrees at the fundraising event. We seek feedback from our artists after each project. Their eagerness to return for another project is our best indicator of how our artists are being served by our work together, and their input is necessary to guide our artist housing decisions, our rehearsal and performance venue selections, and myriad other elements of our work. For our school tour, each school is given age-appropriate surveys and we receive hundreds of these each year, complete with artwork and insightful and honest responses from K-5th graders and their teachers. We have conducted audience surveys in the past to capture a sense of what operas our patrons would most like to see LOON produce. We also receive unsolicited feedback with increasing regularity. We receive notes and cards following every event. Often these notes say, ""thank you for being here,"" and we also receive lots of suggestions, usually about repertoire, venue choice, and food options at the Soiree. We are able to segment our donor and ticketing data to see who is participating and when. If someone attended an opera and didn't come back, we make a point of inviting them again by telephone. If some seems to attend only certain types of operas, we can track that as well.This past winter, our Little LOON cast was giving a casual ""Opera 101"" performance at an area restaurant. An eight year old boy was there with his parents. After it was over, he said, for all to hear, ""THAT WAS AWESOME!"" Of course we love to hear a response like that. And we work really hard to make sure that our productions are accessible in the broadest sense. When we sing in school gyms for 450 students, we don't expect every single kid to love opera. But we hear from principals and teachers that their students stay engaged with our performances longer and more intensely than they do for other assemblies. While we do hope that some day there will be even more people who claim ownership of this art form in our community, we can't help but enjoy the most frequently heard remark in the lobby after our productions: ""I had no idea that I liked opera!"" Our work is guided by the principle: ""All of the glamour, none of the pretense,"" and so far we've found that that idea resonates with our constituents. We are also guided by this theory: By meeting people where they are 1. Across ages ?from nursery school to nursing home 2. In a diversity of venues? from the ice house to the opera house 3. In a variety of formats from Les Unc to La Boheme We can provide a way in to the beautiful, elevating, enriching art of opera, and a way forward for those who already love it. Attached is a letter from a long time opera patron, Leonore Baeumler, which underscores what we perceive to be our public benefit.","LOON's goals throughout the pandemic were to continue to find ways to create new art, engage artists, stay connected with existing patrons, and find ways to engage new patrons. During the 2020-21 season, LOON joined a nationwide coalition of small opera companies and released a newly-commissioned opera. LOON's annual elementary school tour was not possible, so we created an interactive video which was offered to schools free of charge. The February fundraising event (the Valentine's Day Soiree) was online as well, and included cook-at-home dinner kits and videos.","Achieved Most of the Proposed Outcomes",,,,,"Susan Henke, Andrea Kuzel, Charlotte Taylor, Emily Vikre, Paula Meyer, Thomas Bakken, Anne Dugan, Mark Hakes.",,"Lyric Opera of the North","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support Grant",,"Lyric Opera of the North seeks support for ongoing operating expenses.",2020-12-31,2022-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Lawrence,"Lyric Opera of the North","PO Box 462",Duluth,MN,55801,"(218) 464-0922",sarah@loonopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-grant-59,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Daniel Oyinloye: musician, videographer; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Daniel Oyinloye: musician, videographer; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth",,2
10014376,"Operating Support Grant",2021,6612,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We meet as a board each week for planning & working meetings. We maintain strong lines of communication and meet regularly to ensure that we are always working toward the values and objectives expressed in our mission statement: community engagement, diversity & inclusion, accessibility, & love of the arts. Because we meet more often than most traditional boards, we have made a practice of continual internal evaluation and assessment of how well our programs meet the mission of the gallery. We use our evaluative processes & feedback to plan for future programming and to determine our future schedules, so that we can demonstrate breadth & diversity throughout the year. We evaluate potential programs for the different/new audiences that our programming can potentially reach, for how we can make new/stronger connections to other organizations/groups in the planning process, and also for the range of identities/communities that are being represented through our programs and exhibitions. Prove employs a variety of methods to assess and evaluate our programs. We measure attendance to determine the estimate of people coming into the gallery, which allows us to measure the immediate impact & level of exposure and determine which programs & exhibitions seem most viable. We routinely document any press or television attention that the our events receive, to observe community exposure & evaluate the public scope of ideas & discussion initiated by the exhibition & events. We utilize social media to informally gather perspectives from the community. Thought it may seem trivial, we observe the ratings on our Facebook page & take into account the reviews of the gallery. Additionally, the majority of our events are attended by many local artists and civic leaders. We follow up with them to assess their qualified view of the event's impact. With every exhibit, Prove also connects with the artist(s) involved & asks for feedback once the show has completed. Our relationships with artists are paramount; we always do a post-reception/post-event review dialogue with them to ascertain their perspectives on the effectiveness of the program. We also informally have discussions with a number of trusted artists and friends of the gallery, including Prove members, to hear their reactions and feedback. Because of the effectiveness of these discussions, we've been identifying three stakeholders (with relevant interests) for each program with whom to consult afterward.We have gathered testimony from our constituents and collaborative partners that attests to the effectiveness of our programs, and to the quality and importance of the content we present to the community. Over the past 2 years, we have also been increasingly approached by artists, other organizations, and groups of people who reach out to initiate projects at Prove. We have been sought out by local and MSP-based artists, as well as artists (visual, musical, literary, & performative) whose work tours the US. This demonstrates to us that the impact of Prove Gallery is growing and that we are providing a public benefit in the Northland and beyond. We have also been asked to host community events by organizations such as the Feminist Action Collective, Trans Plus, and the Twin Cities-based Gender Justice. It is important that humanity-centered & social justice organizations feel comfortable and welcomed because it demonstrates the inclusivity we strive for. We have been approached by students seeking to show their work (sometimes for the first time publicly) and also by teachers who wish to bring student groups to be introduced to or even work in the gallery space. Our open calls for art elicit responses from established artists in our region as well as new or even so-called ""hobbyists"" (although we dislike this term as we prefer to consider all levels of artistic expression as valid). Our openings, events, & gallery hours, often pull in passers-by, out-of-town visitors, and our community neighbor","This grant allowed us to maintain our gallery space while we were closed because of Covid.","Achieved None of the Proposed Outcomes",,,,,"Taylor Kline, Flo Matamoros, Dr. Jamie Ratliff, Wilson Johnson",,"Prove Collective AKA Prove Gallery","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support Grant",,"General operating: exhibition, installation, and programming support",2020-12-31,2022-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jamie,Ratliff,"Prove Collective AKA Prove Gallery","21 N Lake Ave",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 726-6078",Jamie@provegallery.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-grant-60,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Daniel Oyinloye: musician, videographer; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Daniel Oyinloye: musician, videographer; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth",,2
10014382,"Operating Support Grant",2021,5167,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Music Resource Center program is continually assessing, evaluating, and seeking feedback to shape the program and achieve its goals. We also listen to comments made by our students, their parents and guardians, and others in the community. This happens at all levels of the organization. The MRC instructors and the Program Manager spend time each week reviewing both the number and which students attended the MRC. They also review what work is being done, how students are progressing, who is ready to record, and they try to match students with upcoming performance opportunities. The MRC Advisory Committee -- which currently consists of former MRC staff, local musicians, parents of MRC students, and others -- meet to discuss and evaluate the status of the MRC. Based on data presented by the PM and comments/concerns from the staff, public, and PM, the committee will give direction to the staff or take a request, with recommendation, to the board if a board action is required. The Music Resource Center (MRC) program and its parent organization, the Armory Arts & Music Center (AAMC), are continually assessing, evaluating and seeking feedback to shape the program and achieve its goals. This happens at all levels of the organization including our instructors, our Program Manager (PM), the Executive Director (ED), the MRC Advisory Committee, and the AAMC Board. These evaluations take place at different intervals to effectively respond to input and needs. Discussion among the instructors and the PM occur on a weekly (or more frequent) basis, while the MRC Advisory Committee meets periodically to discuss larger issues, and the board meets monthly for updates and to give input. The MRC currently utilizes three tools to gather information, including: A Student registration packet (which includes the member application and interest survey) to help us understand each student's background and goals Daily sign-in sheet to trackattendance to of a end of year survey to evaluate the overall effectiveness of the program Over the past several years, we have continued to commit to collecting accurate data. We find this to be very helpful in understanding the overall quality of the program, which our students and parents rated a ""5"" on a scale of 1-5. This year, we are continuing to improve measuring aspects of the program to verify that we are meeting our goals.The MRC is open to all students from the local area who are in grades 6-12 and have an interest in making music of any kind, or in helping their peers to do so. We see evidence of our appeal in students of all backgrounds. Some are from middle-class homes and have access to instruments and recording software, yet they enjoy coming to the MRC for the music-clubhouse atmosphere. Others are from low-income families and rely on the MRC to provide them tools and assistance that they don't have access to, otherwise. Our students are a diverse group, many of them are people of color, and the male/female mix seems about equal on the overage. We go out of our way to be a place where all are welcomed and encouraged to speak their truth through music that is respectful of others.","The Music Resource Center program was able to remain open and providing music education to students at some level. Programming was also provided to students regardless of their income level and at the end of the grant period all of our students were on scholarships. The pause in regular programming brought on by covid also allowed the Armory Arts and Music Center time to reevaluate the MRC program, its goals, and what steps would lead to more success when the program reopens.","Achieved Most of the Proposed Outcomes",,,,,"Carolyn Sundquist, Tom Hollenhorst, Roger Reinert, Zane Ball, Mary Ostman, Nelson French, Mike Poupor, Bob Hewitt, Susan Phillips, Deb Scott",,"Armory Arts and Music Center AKA Music Resource Center-Duluth Armory","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support Grant",,"The MRC would use the funds for paying expenses and upgrading gear.",2020-12-31,2022-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Poirier,"Armory Arts and Music Center AKA Music Resource Center-Duluth Armory","1626 London Rd Ste 779",Duluth,MN,55812,"(218) 428-9686",mark@dulutharmory.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-grant-63,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Daniel Oyinloye: musician, videographer; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Daniel Oyinloye: musician, videographer; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth",,2
10014008,"Operating Support",2021,13132,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To generate compassion and respect for seniors by creating positive artistic experiences for cast members, participants, partners, and audiences. Post-participation surveys, personal comments, social media feedback, and regular interactions with the community will measure and verify progress toward the outcome.","Generation of compassion and respect for seniors by creating positive artistic experiences for cast members, participants, partners, and audiences. Post-participation surveys, personal comments, social media feedback, and regular interactions with the community were used to measure and verify progress toward the outcome.",,208250,"Other, local or private",208250,,"Stan Rein, John Blackshaw, Daniel Seeman, Jan Preble, Wendy Williams Blackshaw, Heidi Weiler, Cora McCorvey, Michael Matthew Ferrell",,"Alive & Kickin","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Alive and Kickin is to give voice to senior citizens through vocal performance and storytelling.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Ferrell,"Alive & Kickin","1015 1st Ave N Ste 205",Minneapolis,MN,55405,"(612) 669-7001",michael@aliveandkickinmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1544,"Bruce Berglund: Berglund is communications manager in the Office of Advancement at Gustavus Adolphus College. He previously worked in higher education as a faculty member at Calvin College (Michigan) and the University of Kansas. He has earned three Fulbright research fellowships and received awards for his teaching and writing. His book on the history of world hockey will be published later this year by the University of California Press. Berglund also serves as a copyeditor, manuscript reviewer, and content consultant for academic and trade presses in the United States and Europe. He has reviewed grant proposals for the National Endowment for the Humanities and other national and international organizations.; Anthony Galloway: Galloway holds a degree in ethnic studies and has more than fifteen years of professional experience in equity and cultural programming. While studying in South Africa during the tenth anniversary of the end of apartheid, Galloway developed a passion for critical discourse pedagogy and the power of art to combat racism. He is a contributor to local programs including The Kamau Kambui Circle for Cultural Learning's Underground Railroad program, and Minnesota Public Radio's Counterstories podcast. He has served as a student programming director, race equity coach, and discourse facilitation trainer for the West Metro Education Program for ten years. In that time, he has led professional development and training around equity and diversity for more than 5,000 educators in the Twin Cities and beyond. He serves as the executive director of the ARTS-Us Center for the African Diaspora and as a partner at Dendros Group, a consulting firm.; Cheryl Kessler: Kessler is the principal/lead evaluator at Blue Scarf Consulting LLC, an Eden Prairie-based evaluation service. She has nearly two decades of experience conducting all phases of evaluation in museums, libraries, and performing arts organizations. Kessler has advocated for doing and using evaluation by serving as a board member and chair of the professional development committee for the Visitor Studies Association from 2009 to 2013 and is an active member of the American Evaluation Association and the Minnesota Evaluation Association. She has presented sessions and workshops at both organizations' annual conferences as well as at the annual conferences of the Alliance of American Museums, Association of Children's Museums, Association of Midwest Museums, Minnesota Association of Museums, and Visitor Studies Group in London. A grant reviewer for the Institute for Museum and Library Services from 2009 to 2013 and for the Minnesota State Arts Board since 2016, Kessler holds a BA in anthropology from the University of California, Davis, and an MA in museum studies from John F. Kennedy University, Berkeley, California.; Mary LaGarde: LaGarde, executive director of the Minneapolis American Indian Center, has led the organization since June 2013. She has 30 years of nonprofit experience. In 2008 LaGarde received the Ann Bancroft Foundation DreamMaker Award, in 2014 was honored by the University of Minnesota's American Indian Student Center, and was named a 2016 City of Minneapolis Local Public Health Hero. She serves as board president of Little Earth of United Tribes Housing, and vice chair of the Metropolitan Urban Indian Directors. She has a BA from St. Olaf College, and is a member of the White Earth Nation.; Kathleen Maurer: Maurer is a professor of English for Anoka-Ramsey Community College; she also spent nine years teaching at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned a PhD in English from Marquette University and has served on two of Minnesota's regional arts councils for a total of eight years. She is author of A Guide to Professional Writing in the Arts, and during her 30 year career has served as an Operating Support panelist, an Artist Initiative Literary Arts panelist, and as an artistic evaluator for the Arts Board. She has also been a Poet","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014009,"Operating Support",2021,104563,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Craft will be embraced as a catalyst for connecting and strengthening communities. Success: Increased engagement by diverse audiences; increased partnerships with culturally connected organizations. Craft is seen as a tool to build connections and strengthen community. 2: All Minnesotans will see their own relationship to craft and making and the impact it has on their own lives. Success: Increased participation by non-professional artists, partnerships with non-traditional craft companies/organizations, attendance at Craft Council events, and perception that all are makers. The breadth and depth of craft is embraced by all.","ACC participated in intentional partnerships to increase representation of diverse artists in our programming, magazine, and marketplaces. ACC tracks demographics of artists participating in our programs. ACC uses this data to ensure we elevate artists across mediums, pathways to practice, and socioeconomic backgrounds with emphasis on access and inclusion of BIPOC and LGBTQ+ voices. 2: ACC connected MN audiences with craft remotely through online programming, marketplaces, American Craft magazine, and digital content. In the absence of in-person activities, ACC increased its online presence through new digital programs, marketplaces, and content ACC tracks its website visits, email subscribers and open rates, and social media followers and engagement.",,5452087,"Other, local or private",5452087,,"Gary J. Smith, Rebecca Myers, Miguel Gomez-Ibanez, Harriett Green, Carl Fisher, Rachel K. Garceau, Ken Girardini, Nina Hale, Beth Lipman, Thomas Loeser, Joseph P. Logan, Robert Lynch, Lydia Matthews, Sara Owen McDonnell, Jean W. McLaughlin, Lynda Bourque Moss, Bruce W. Pepich, Lynn Pollard, Carol Sauvion, Amy Schwartz, Kristin Mitsu Shiga, Michael J. Strand, Christopher R. Taylor, Lucille L. Tenazas, Marilyn Zapf",,"American Craft Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The American Craft Council connects and galvanizes diverse craft communities to cultivate and advance craft's impact on contemporary American life.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Kass,"American Craft Council","1224 Marshall St NE Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 206-3100",skass@craftcouncil.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1545,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014010,"Operating Support",2021,93208,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans discover vibrant connections to one another through relevant and accessible arts, craft and music experiences. Track attendance and visitor feedback at four exhibitions and accompanying programs that feature Minnesota artists and that aim to draw connections between art and artists of different backgrounds and/or cultures.","31,858 participated in arts experiences that deepened their understanding of their connections to one another. ASI tracked attendance numbers (admissions) for 6 exhibitions and accompanying programs. Via feedback forms and surveys, ASI tracked how visitors' perception of their connections to one another shifted through their participation in these activities.",,4850305,"Other, local or private",4850305,20000,"Brad Engdahl (Chair), Dr. Maggi Adamek (Vice Chair), Elizabeth Olson (Treasurer), Laurie Jacobi (Secretary), Lynnea Atlas-Ingebretson, Aimee Richcreek Baxter, Carline Bengtsson, Karl Benson, Michael Bjornberg, Brenda Butler, Dr. Mary Dee Hicks, Barbara Linell Glaser, Ed.D, Dr. John Litell, Marco Molinari, Mohamud Mumin, Andrea Oseland, Lenor Scheffler, David Sorensen, Linda Wallenberg, William ""Bill"" Weiler, Andreas Ornberg",,"American Swedish Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The American Swedish Institute is a gathering place for all people to share experiences around themes of culture, migration, the environment and the arts, informed by enduring links to Sweden.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christiana,Stolpestad,"American Swedish Institute","2600 Park Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 870-3354",christys@asimn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1546,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014014,"Operating Support",2021,389328,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artspace will leverage affordable space to increase arts production, collaboration and earnings; engage audiences; and spur positive development. Artspace will provide 1,596,892 SF of affordable space-- across fifteen projects in six Minnesota communities-- for some 450 artist residents and their families, and some 400 arts organizations and arts enterprises. 2: Thousands of Minnesota youth and adults from across the state will have access to diverse and affordable dance education and performance activities. Serving as the flagship for dance across Minnesota, The Cowles Center will provide at least 100 performances, 300 education sessions, and space for twenty arts and cultural organizations.","Artspace leveraged affordable space to increase arts production, collaboration and earnings; engaged audiences; and spurred positive development. Artspace provided 1,596,892 SF of affordable art spaces-- across 15 projects in six Minnesota communities-- for some 500 residents and some 540 arts organizations and arts enterprises. 2: Thousands of Minnesota youth and adults from across the state had access to diverse and affordable dance education and performance activities. Serving as the flagship for dance across Minnesota, The Cowles delivered distance learning to 2,462 Free educational videos were viewed by 10,000 1 live performance reached 25, & 12 virtual reached 800 We provided space for 20 organizations.",,38486485,"Other, local or private",38486485,333494,"James C. Adams, Mark W. Addicks, Devon Akmon, Ceil Cirillo, Gary Cunningham, Peter Beard, Terry Benelli, Randall Bourscheidt, Diane Dalto Woosnam, Matthew E. Damon, Louis (Lou) DeMars, Terrance R. Dolan, Rebecca Driscoll, Burton Kassell, Marie Feely, Ian Friendly, Suzanne Koepplinger, M.A., Janis Lane-Ewart, Roy Gabay, Bonnie Heller, Peter A. Lefferts, Margaret (Peggy) Lucas, Mary Margaret MacMillan, Mark Manbeck, Richard Martin Esq., Betty Massey, Dan C. Mehls, Herman J. Milligan, Jr., Ph.D., Cynthia J. Newsom, Roger Opp, Sarah Oquist, Barbara Portwood, Irene Quarshie, Elizabeth Redleaf, Neal Richardson, Joel Ronning, Annamarie Saarinen, Christopher Scott, Jason Stamm, Susan Kenny Stevens, Ph.D., Curtis Thornhill, Cree Zischke",0.32,"Artspace Projects, Inc. AKA Artspace","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Artspace's mission is to create, foster, and preserve affordable and sustainable space for artists and arts organizations.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dana,Mattice,"Artspace Projects, Inc. AKA Artspace","250 N 3rd Ave Ste 400",Minneapolis,MN,55401-1641,"(612) 333-9012",dana.mattice@artspace.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Stevens, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1550,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014022,"Operating Support",2021,37220,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will gain knowledge of vocal/chamber music and reflect on evolving definitions of masculinity. Gather and review surveys, document direct feedback from audiences and education/outreach program participants. 2: Cantus programming remains accessible and engaging to listeners of all ages and backgrounds. Collect/analyze attendance and sales data, social media and web visits, and the ensemble's post-concert reports; gather/analyze MPR carriage reports; gather residency survey results.","Minnesotans reflected on changing concepts of masculinity, prompted by thoughtfully curated vocal chamber music. Cantus relied primarily on audience feedback submitted through post-concert surveys. Comments shared on social media and directed to the organization's general e-mail account also provided helpful context. 2: Cantus' pay-what-you-can online concerts reduced financial and geographic barriers to access, serving listeners in 57 counties. Cantus tracked sales data for its online concerts, as well as feedback shared in post-concert surveys The ensemble also monitored social media views, and recorded two programs broadcast on MPR.",,1235864,"Other, local or private",1235864,12644,"Jeff Reed, Theresa Gienapp, David Niles, Beth Anne Thompson, Alberto de la Paz, PaviElle French, Nancy Gaschott, Jonathan Guyton, Elizabeth Drotning Hartwell, Paul Johnson, Brian Newhouse, Paul Scholtz, Craig Shulstad, Kevin Stocks, Frank Stubbs, Barbara Thomas",,Cantus,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Cantus engages audiences in a meaningful music experience and ensures the future of ensemble singing by mentoring young singers and educators. Cantus was founded on the ideals of collaborative music making: artists and staff work together to reach new levels of artistic excellence, innovation, and audience engagement.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joseph,Heitz,Cantus,"1201 Marquette Ave Ste 100",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 435-0046",jheitz@cantussings.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lyon, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1558,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014024,"Operating Support",2021,20233,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Students of all ages will grow in the knowledge, mastery and social connections made through traditional Irish music. CIM student evaluations and increasing ensemble participation show that growing engagement in music learning leads to a greater sense of mastery, confidence, personal satisfaction, and fun for musicians of all ages. 2: Minnesotans will learn about the living tradition of Irish music at student outreach performances, school visits and events. Outreach performance statistics, and analysis of student surveys at CIM-presented events like the Minnesota Irish Music Weekend will ensure that new audiences are being introduced to Irish music through accessible educational performances.","Students of all ages grew in the knowledge, mastery and social connections made through traditional Irish music. A 97% retention rate in youth and adult ensembles exemplifies deep engagement in this community-based program, even with 100% virtual delivery. Student participation in 11 online recitals showcased 184 new pieces learned in FY21. 2: Minnesotans learned about the living tradition of Irish music at the Minnesota Irish Music Weekend at Home and other virtual events. Evaluation methods included qualitative data from student surveys Quantitative data was analyzed, based on information from the registration system and reports from online broadcasting platforms (Zoom, Youtube, Facebook and Streamyard).",,316857,"Other, local or private",316857,20233,"Dave McKenna, Patrick Cole, Nicole Boor, Jan Casey, David Rhees, Mike Lynch, Greg Padden, Michael O'Connor, Jo Ann Vano",,"The Center for Irish Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Center for Irish Music's mission is to hand down the tradition to the next generation of musicians in our community.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Norah,Rendell,"The Center for Irish Music","836 Prior Ave N","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 815-0083",nrendell@centerforirishmusic.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Kanabec, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1560,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014033,"Operating Support",2021,50815,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Diverse Minnesota readers and program participants/partners will find resonance with books and authors that uniquely speak to them and their experiences. Qualitative comments from readers, partners, and participants, including statements of direct/special resonance; evaluation input gathered from Books in Action partners, participants, and artists.","Diverse MN readers and program participants/partners found resonance with books and authors that uniquely speak to them and their experiences. Qualitative comments from readers, partners, and participants, including statements of direct/special resonance; evaluation input gathered from Books in Action partners, participants, and artists.",,1361519,"Other, local or private",1361519,,"Alejandro Aguirre, Kathy Arnold, Patricia Beithon, Andrew Brantingham, Anitra Budd, Kelli Cloutier, William Hardacker, Randy Hartten, Kenneth Kahn, Jennifer Kwon Dobbs, Sarah Lutman, Carol Mack, Malcolm McDermind, Glenn Miller, Robin Preble. Stephen L. Smith, Paul Stembler, and Margaret Weil",,"Coffee House Press","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Coffee House Press creates new spaces for audiences and artists to interact, inspiring readers and enriching communities by expanding the definition of what literature is, what it can do, and who it belongs to.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Enrique,Olivarez,"Coffee House Press","79 13th Ave NE Ste 110",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 338-0125",enrique@coffeehousepress.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1569,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014034,"Operating Support",2021,17982,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","CSB will expand arts access and deepen community connections to the arts through in-depth, meaningful residency work. Expand the number of new residency partners, track number of participants, number of activities, gather qualitative feedback and evaluation from residency partners. 2: CSB will broaden audiences and expand exposure to a diversity of artistic genres by providing access to daytime matinee performances. Offer at minimum two distinct performances that are intentionally programmed during the day. Evaluation will be based on sales, attendance, participation and surveys, including identifying first time attendance and demographic information.","CSB provided arts access through streamed residency/performance throughout the pandemic closure. Number of streamed activities, track participation, end of season survey. 2: CSB offered one streamed matinee performance during the pandemic closure. Ticket sales, participation numbers.",,815211,"Other, local or private",815211,,"Mimi Bitzan, Brian Campbell, Desiree Clark, Pedro dos Santos, David DeBlieck, Laura Hood, Colleen Hollinger Petters, Rachel Melis, Chris Rasmussen, Malik Stewart, Jerry Wetterling, Rob Culligan",,"College of Saint Benedict AKA College of Saint Benedict Fine Arts Programming","Private College/University","Operating Support",,"The Fine Arts Series awakens a spirit of curiosity, ignites dialogue, and illuminates new understanding through distinctive arts experiences on our stages, in our galleries, and in our communities.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Hanlon,"College of Saint Benedict AKA College of Saint Benedict Fine Arts Programming","37 College Ave S","St Joseph",MN,56374,"(320) 363-5011",lhanlon@csbsju.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Renville, Roseau, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Wadena, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1570,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014036,"Operating Support",2021,51286,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will grow and learn new skills by participating in creative arts experiences, led by practicing artists, in schools and community sites. Participants' experiences and impact tracked through: evaluations filled out by partner site contacts and artists, partner and artist observations, various participant pre and post-reflections / surveys Types of community partners/sites will be tracked. 2: Minnesotans of all ethnicities, ages and abilities have increased access to quality, hands-on programs that are designed to meet their specific needs. We will track participant demographic information provided by sites, if and how well we met customer specific goals, modifications made to meet community needs or goals, and tools/training we create or share to help artists engage more Minnesotans.","92% of evals say participants learned a new, or increased an existing, creative skill. All programs were led by artists in schools & community sites. Artists & site contacts completed online form re: art created & if new skills / information was learned, -Some programs: direct observation by staff & surveys from participants, -Tracked the types of organization that contracted with us for programs. 2: Kids to older adults, of all abilities, in 57 MN counties created Programs were customized to reach people regardless of ability or tech access. COMPAS 1. Tracked demographics of artists & (to the best of our ability) participants, plus site locations throughout MN, 2. Surveyed artists & sites about participant inclusivity and activities, making programs accessible, & meeting site goals.",,1311927,"Other, local or private",1311927,30296,"Yvette Trotman, Mimi Stake, Kathy Sanville, Jeff Goldenberg, Mae Brooks, Virajita Singh, Keven Ambrus, Iren Bishop, Ann Dayton, Christopheraaron Deanes, Amy Lucas, Andrew Leizens, Jessica Gessner, Elizabeth (Liz) Sheets, Dameun Strange, Thuong Thai, Tracy Morrow, Louis Porter III, Greta (Margaret) Rudolph, Sonya Smith Sustacek",,"COMPAS, Inc AKA COMPAS","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"COMPAS delivers creative experiences that unleash the potential within all of us.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Linck,"COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","475 Cleveland Ave N Ste 222","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 292-3203",joan@compas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Faribault, Freeborn, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, McLeod, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Red Lake, Renville, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1572,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014039,"Operating Support",2021,34029,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","DAI programming increases engagement of people from all backgrounds in the arts and reaches new constituencies. At least twenty exhibitions, fifteen community events, and 50 art classes will be presented. Media coverage, website traffic, and social media interactions will be monitored and measured against prior years data.","To broaden our reach by expanding serv ices to regional artists and creative learners. Attendance, surveys, online analytics.",,462708,"Other, local or private",462708,5400,"Robin Washington, Celia Cameron, Juli Kellner, Kathleen Cargill, Robin Murphy, Claudia Faith, Tyler Johnson, Rogier Gregoire, Vern Northrup, Omawole Famule",,"Duluth Art Institute Association AKA Duluth Art Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Duluth Art Institute is to enrich daily life with dynamic, innovative arts programming that upholds excellence and promotes inclusive community participation.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christina,Woods,"Duluth Art Institute Association AKA Duluth Art Institute","506 Michigan St W",Duluth,MN,55802-1517,"(218) 733-7560",cwoods@duluthartinstitute.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1575,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014040,"Operating Support",2021,28381,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Under its new Artistic Director, Minnesota Ballet will reimagine and develop programming to widen and deepen Minnesotans' appreciation of dance arts. Minnesota Ballet's reimagined programming results in greater appreciation of ballet as measured by observation, outcome-based evaluation, documented feedback, and surveys of participants.","Despite Covid restrictions, the Ballet's imaginative virtual and live programing allowed Minnesotans to enhance their appreciation of dance arts. The Minnesota Ballet's imaginatively adaptive programing during Covid restrictions resulted in greater appreciation of dance as measured by observation, outcome-based evaluation and documented feedback of participants.",,858716,"Other, local or private",858716,,"Brett Blindauer, Nick Campanario, Tiffany Darling, Sue Fuchs, Jayme Hartman, Betsy Holcomb, Morgana Kolenda, Dereck Murphy-Williams, Harvey Plasch, Edward Schumacher, Elly Siptroth, Ann-Marie Stojevich, Jeanne Urban, Mel Winkler",,"Duluth Ballet AKA Minnesota Ballet","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Minnesota Ballet is to inspire appreciation of the art of dance through performance and education.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kelli,Latuska,"Duluth Ballet AKA Minnesota Ballet","301 1st St W Ste 800",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 529-3742x 17",managingdirector@minnesotaballet.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Pine, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1576,"Bruce Berglund: Berglund is communications manager in the Office of Advancement at Gustavus Adolphus College. He previously worked in higher education as a faculty member at Calvin College (Michigan) and the University of Kansas. He has earned three Fulbright research fellowships and received awards for his teaching and writing. His book on the history of world hockey will be published later this year by the University of California Press. Berglund also serves as a copyeditor, manuscript reviewer, and content consultant for academic and trade presses in the United States and Europe. He has reviewed grant proposals for the National Endowment for the Humanities and other national and international organizations.; Anthony Galloway: Galloway holds a degree in ethnic studies and has more than fifteen years of professional experience in equity and cultural programming. While studying in South Africa during the tenth anniversary of the end of apartheid, Galloway developed a passion for critical discourse pedagogy and the power of art to combat racism. He is a contributor to local programs including The Kamau Kambui Circle for Cultural Learning's Underground Railroad program, and Minnesota Public Radio's Counterstories podcast. He has served as a student programming director, race equity coach, and discourse facilitation trainer for the West Metro Education Program for ten years. In that time, he has led professional development and training around equity and diversity for more than 5,000 educators in the Twin Cities and beyond. He serves as the executive director of the ARTS-Us Center for the African Diaspora and as a partner at Dendros Group, a consulting firm.; Cheryl Kessler: Kessler is the principal/lead evaluator at Blue Scarf Consulting LLC, an Eden Prairie-based evaluation service. She has nearly two decades of experience conducting all phases of evaluation in museums, libraries, and performing arts organizations. Kessler has advocated for doing and using evaluation by serving as a board member and chair of the professional development committee for the Visitor Studies Association from 2009 to 2013 and is an active member of the American Evaluation Association and the Minnesota Evaluation Association. She has presented sessions and workshops at both organizations' annual conferences as well as at the annual conferences of the Alliance of American Museums, Association of Children's Museums, Association of Midwest Museums, Minnesota Association of Museums, and Visitor Studies Group in London. A grant reviewer for the Institute for Museum and Library Services from 2009 to 2013 and for the Minnesota State Arts Board since 2016, Kessler holds a BA in anthropology from the University of California, Davis, and an MA in museum studies from John F. Kennedy University, Berkeley, California.; Mary LaGarde: LaGarde, executive director of the Minneapolis American Indian Center, has led the organization since June 2013. She has 30 years of nonprofit experience. In 2008 LaGarde received the Ann Bancroft Foundation DreamMaker Award, in 2014 was honored by the University of Minnesota's American Indian Student Center, and was named a 2016 City of Minneapolis Local Public Health Hero. She serves as board president of Little Earth of United Tribes Housing, and vice chair of the Metropolitan Urban Indian Directors. She has a BA from St. Olaf College, and is a member of the White Earth Nation.; Kathleen Maurer: Maurer is a professor of English for Anoka-Ramsey Community College; she also spent nine years teaching at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned a PhD in English from Marquette University and has served on two of Minnesota's regional arts councils for a total of eight years. She is author of A Guide to Professional Writing in the Arts, and during her 30 year career has served as an Operating Support panelist, an Artist Initiative Literary Arts panelist, and as an artistic evaluator for the Arts Board. She has also been a Poet","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014041,"Operating Support",2021,55712,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Duluth Playhouse will offer opportunities that are educational, rich in culture, and high in artistic quality to enhance community impact. The impact of activities will be documented through formal feedback and conversations, ticket sales reports, participatory statistics, and financial health.","Duluth Playhouse offered in person and virtual opportunities that were educational, rich in culture, and enhance community impact. Virtual and in person theatre education classes returned to pre-pandemic enrollment numbers. Streamed productions were attended by patrons across the state. In person productions have been safe and well attended by social distancing standards.",,2113408,"Other, local or private",2113408,53346,"Patty McNulty, Sandy Hoff, Tim Johnson , Jennifer Berry, Annie Carmichael, Ryan Coole, Stacy Johnston, Brian Liberty, Dan Markham, Steve Nys, Justin Peck, Jeanie Peterson, Kiki Watts",1,"Duluth Playhouse","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Duluth Playhouse is to offer opportunities that may educate, entertain, and involve the region.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christine,"Gradl Seitz","Duluth Playhouse","506 W Michigan St",Duluth,MN,55802-1517,"(218) 733-7551",seitz@duluthplayhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Chisago, Cook, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Lake, Pine, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1577,"Bruce Berglund: Berglund is communications manager in the Office of Advancement at Gustavus Adolphus College. He previously worked in higher education as a faculty member at Calvin College (Michigan) and the University of Kansas. He has earned three Fulbright research fellowships and received awards for his teaching and writing. His book on the history of world hockey will be published later this year by the University of California Press. Berglund also serves as a copyeditor, manuscript reviewer, and content consultant for academic and trade presses in the United States and Europe. He has reviewed grant proposals for the National Endowment for the Humanities and other national and international organizations.; Anthony Galloway: Galloway holds a degree in ethnic studies and has more than fifteen years of professional experience in equity and cultural programming. While studying in South Africa during the tenth anniversary of the end of apartheid, Galloway developed a passion for critical discourse pedagogy and the power of art to combat racism. He is a contributor to local programs including The Kamau Kambui Circle for Cultural Learning's Underground Railroad program, and Minnesota Public Radio's Counterstories podcast. He has served as a student programming director, race equity coach, and discourse facilitation trainer for the West Metro Education Program for ten years. In that time, he has led professional development and training around equity and diversity for more than 5,000 educators in the Twin Cities and beyond. He serves as the executive director of the ARTS-Us Center for the African Diaspora and as a partner at Dendros Group, a consulting firm.; Cheryl Kessler: Kessler is the principal/lead evaluator at Blue Scarf Consulting LLC, an Eden Prairie-based evaluation service. She has nearly two decades of experience conducting all phases of evaluation in museums, libraries, and performing arts organizations. Kessler has advocated for doing and using evaluation by serving as a board member and chair of the professional development committee for the Visitor Studies Association from 2009 to 2013 and is an active member of the American Evaluation Association and the Minnesota Evaluation Association. She has presented sessions and workshops at both organizations' annual conferences as well as at the annual conferences of the Alliance of American Museums, Association of Children's Museums, Association of Midwest Museums, Minnesota Association of Museums, and Visitor Studies Group in London. A grant reviewer for the Institute for Museum and Library Services from 2009 to 2013 and for the Minnesota State Arts Board since 2016, Kessler holds a BA in anthropology from the University of California, Davis, and an MA in museum studies from John F. Kennedy University, Berkeley, California.; Mary LaGarde: LaGarde, executive director of the Minneapolis American Indian Center, has led the organization since June 2013. She has 30 years of nonprofit experience. In 2008 LaGarde received the Ann Bancroft Foundation DreamMaker Award, in 2014 was honored by the University of Minnesota's American Indian Student Center, and was named a 2016 City of Minneapolis Local Public Health Hero. She serves as board president of Little Earth of United Tribes Housing, and vice chair of the Metropolitan Urban Indian Directors. She has a BA from St. Olaf College, and is a member of the White Earth Nation.; Kathleen Maurer: Maurer is a professor of English for Anoka-Ramsey Community College; she also spent nine years teaching at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned a PhD in English from Marquette University and has served on two of Minnesota's regional arts councils for a total of eight years. She is author of A Guide to Professional Writing in the Arts, and during her 30 year career has served as an Operating Support panelist, an Artist Initiative Literary Arts panelist, and as an artistic evaluator for the Arts Board. She has also been a Poet","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014046,"Operating Support",2021,21780,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To increase relevance and accessibility to a greater number of patrons. We will do a narrative report to targeted groups and individuals, interviews, surveys and our chip drop-in which patrons choose a white chip if they liked it or red if not a favorite.","We lowered fees and gave performances for free while bringing in bigger events and virtual events. AC4TA has an evaluator. Each performance patrons are being polling and a photo record taken. Top price tickets to this summer's major events are just $10. We continue to offer reduced pricing even from that level to accommodate patrons in our area.",,451523,"Other, local or private",451523,3000,"Jean Bowman, Jeff Stanislawski, Jolene Osander, Julie Gutzemer, Kaele Peterson, Kurt Nygaard, Rob Rogholt, Desta Hunt, Mike Vanvoorhis",,"Fergus Falls Center for the Arts, Inc. AKA A Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To connect artists, patrons, and community by providing the best possible arts experiences that inspire creativity, curiosity, imagination, and learning.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Burgraff,"Fergus Falls Center for the Arts, Inc. AKA A Center for the Arts","124 Lincoln Ave W","Fergus Falls",MN,56537,"(218) 736-5453",michael.burgraff@fergusarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Cass, Clay, Dakota, Douglas, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Marshall, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1582,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014047,"Operating Support",2021,48009,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Promote film as a vital art and platform for community cohesion and understanding through expanded opportunities for artists and audiences. Number of partnerships with community and arts organizations; attendance at events, receptions and screenings with filmmakers and guests, and engagement in panel discussions and activities. 2: Increase access for underrepresented populations and youth and through new and existing partnerships with art, community and other organizations. Number of partnerships with community and arts organizations; attendance at events, receptions and screenings with filmmakers and guests, and engagement in panel discussions and activities.","We expanded and reimagined opportunities for learning and interconnection by offering an ongoing unique slate of films from around the globe. Tracking partnerships with community and arts organizations; attendance at live and virtual events; engagement in virtual discussions; conversations with partners and attendees. Reviewing and responding to survey results and constituent calls. 2: We broadened audience participation and arts/community partnerships by offering timely, accessible and relevant arts experiences. Tracking attendance at live and virtual film events; engagement in panel discussions and activities; audience feedback; partnerships with community and arts organizations; partner feedback Reviewing surveys Counting and reviewing ballots.",,1528077,"Other, local or private",1528077,16891,"Mary Reyelts, David Johnson, Melodie Bahan, Karla Ekdahl, Jacob Frey, Jim Gerlich, Lili Hall, Karen Heithoff, Paola Nunez-Obetz, Craig Rice, John Schott, Rob Silberman, Susan Smoluchowski, Maris Moore, Kelly Palmer, Patricia Torres Ray",1.5,"The Film Society of Minneapolis Saint Paul","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Film Society of MInneapois Saint Paul is to foster a knowledgeable and vibrant appreciation of the art of film and its power to inform and transform individuals and communities.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Smoluchowski,"The Film Society of Minneapolis/Saint Paul","125 Main St SE Ste 341",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 331-7563",susan.s@mspfilm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1583,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014048,"Operating Support",2021,38871,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More Minnesotans from underrepresented communities engage with FilmNorth programming to tell their stories in their own voice. Quantitatively, FilmNorth will measure participation levels through analysis of class, workshop, and FilmNorth Forum registrations. Qualitatively, surveys are given to all participants to measure the quality of programs and accessibility. 2: Programming at FilmNorth expands to offer deep, rich artistic development for Minnesota artists. Quantitatively, FilmNorth will track new and expanded programming for Minnesota artists and compare participation to programs in prior years. Qualitatively, surveys are given to all participants to measure the quality of programs.","More Minnesotans from underrepresented communities engaged with FilmNorth programming to tell their stories in their own voice. FilmNorth measured participation levels through analysis of class, workshop, and FilmNorth Forum registrations. FilmNorth also distributed surveys to participants to measure the quality of programs and accessibility. 2: FilmNorth expanded programming with online offerings and new classes to offer deep, artistic development for Minnesota artists. FilmNorth tracked new and expanded programming and compared participation to programs in prior years FilmNorth also distributed surveys to participants to measure the quality of new and expanded programs.",,781137,"Other, local or private",781137,9813,"Bethany Whitehead, Bianca Rhodes, Steve Anseth, Kellan Anderson, Chris Barry, Mrk Bennett, Sam Burnham, Valerie Deus, Tim Grady, Deirdre Haj, Warren Harmon, Naomi Ko, Missy Whiteman, Jeremy Wilker, Aaron Young",,FilmNorth,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"FilmNorth's mission is to empower artists to tell their stories, launch and sustain successful careers, and advance The North as a leader in the national network of independent filmmakers.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Peterson,FilmNorth,"550 Vandalia St Ste 120","St Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 644-1912x 110",apeterson@myfilmnorth.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1584,"Kristie Buchman: Buchman is the executive director of Choice, unlimited, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting adults with disabilities who are experiencing barriers to employment and community inclusion. She has worked for the organization for over 25 years, providing career exploration, skill assessments, job development, job placement, mentoring, training, and community access.; Michael Cook: Cook retired from U. S. Bank in 2017, where he was a senior vice president. During his more than 36 years there, he also was a financial analyst and finance director, and was involved in budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis. Most recently, he was system director of a customer profitability system used throughout U. S. Bank. Prior to joining U. S. Bank, he was a junior and senior high school math teacher in Onamia. Cook is treasurer of the board for the Twin Cities Jazz Festival, volunteered for Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis, was president of the Onamia Teachers Association, and previously volunteered with the Cub Scouts. Cook has served as an Arts Board panelist and artistic evaluator for the Operating Support program. In 2016, he received the Circle of Service Excellence Award at U. S. Bank. Cook has a BA in math and education from the University of St. Thomas.; Cody Henrichs: Taken from Henrich's website CV - Henrichs is currently CEO director of Coffey Contemporary Arts, a studio space offering a comprehensive, professional, creative working environment for practicing artists. Henrichs is also the curator for the Lord Grizzly Gallery and the head curator for the Washington Pavilion Visual Arts Center. In addition to his work as CEO director and curator, Henrichs has worked as a professional arts educator at the high school and collegiate level in the Mortheast as well as the Midwest.; Judith Hickey: Hickey has been an arts administrator for Rochester organizations for more than twenty years, serving as an executive and program director, grant writer, teacher, and board member. She has worked in the programming of artistic disciplines such as theater, music, dance, and visual arts. Hickey has reviewed grants as a panelist for the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council for two three-year terms. She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in theater arts. In 2017, Hickey received an Ardee Award from the Greater Rochester Arts and Cultural Trust for Outstanding Volunteer in the Arts.; Rodney Nordberg: Nordberg is chair of Heartland Arts, the Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council, which helps to produce arts events and coordinates sixteen Park Rapids area arts organizations. He also serves on the City of Park Rapids Arts and Culture Advisory Commission and as a board member of Armory Arts and Events Center. Nordberg was previously a Park Rapids city council member, director of Red Bridge Film Festival, and taught film production at University of Southern California after his retirement from a career as a documentary film editor. Nordberg has a BA in television from the University of Minnesota and attended Harvard University's Institute in Arts Administration.; Patrice Relerford: Relerford works at the Minneapolis Foundation and directs the organization's education grantmaking and strategy. She previously worked for People Serving People, a family homeless shelter in Minneapolis; and as a reporter for the Star Tribune. She graduated from the University of Missouri with a bachelor's degree in journalism and earned a master's degree in public administration from the University of Illinois at Chicago.; Lori Anne Williams: Williams is a fundraiser for Catholic Charities and has worked in the nonprofit community, primarily as a grants specialist, for nearly three decades. She has worked with social service, arts, and education organizations and has taught grant writing at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, the University of St. Thomas, and many other organizations. She has a BA from the University of Southern California and a master's degree in liberal studies from the University of Minnesota.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014051,"Operating Support",2021,39143,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Deepen the organization's commitment to programs that reach Minnesotans across racial, cultural, gender, artistic, and geographic boundaries. Support 350+ Minnesota artists and 50+ Minnesota affiliated professionals. Provide training and technical assistance that delivers high-quality, customized public art learning, resources and guidance to artists/ communities in 40+ Minnesota communities. 2: Continue to increase unrestricted revenues to support a sustainable, flexible organization that serves Minnesota artists and communities. Secure 100 new MN-based donors through events and cultivation. Grow consulting clients to increase training/consulting revenue from 41% at the close of 2019 to 50% of annual organization revenue.","Supported 425 MN artists and 150 MN affiliated cross-sector professionals. Provided trainings and technical assistance in 45+ MN communities. Staff collected and tracked data on artist/cross-sector professional support and training/technical assistance activities. 2: Secured 27 new donors through digital fundraisers and 1 major gift to launch an initiative, consulting revenue increased to 42% of annual org revenue. Staff collected data following programming/events/fundraising campaigns and tracked consulting client details.",,972490,"Other, local or private",972490,5410,"Lea Bittner-Eddy, John Pain, Hally Turner, Erin Heelan, Nathan Johnson, Hlee Vang, Dudley Voigt, Joan Vorderbruggen",,"Forecast Public Artworks AKA Forecast Public Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Forecast activates people, networks, and proven practices to advance the transformational power of arts in public life.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Theresa,Sweetland,"Forecast Public Artworks AKA Forecast Public Art","2300 Myrtle Ave Ste 160","St Paul",MN,55114-1854,"(651) 641-1128",theresa@forecastpublicart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, St. Louis, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1587,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014057,"Operating Support",2021,38484,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide students with learning paths to engage in a sequence of quality learning opportunities that grows their artistic practice. Synthesize class offerings in terms of experience required to take steps towards achieving CEU compliance. GMAC will conduct pre- and post-class surveys to determine quality and depth of learning experience. 2: Maximize impact by bringing GMAC resources and partners together to deliver excellent arts programs to Minnesotans. Work with three institutional partners to host and support four professional artists to provide innovative community-based arts programming involving art and ecology.","Class offerings have been condensed and synthesized. We conducted a 5-year quantitative and qualitative review of our courses and the success rate. We used these data to refine our offerings both in content and sequence. 2: Community based arts programming continues to be a strength of the GMAC Entry Points program. Observation and registration of participants in artist talks, demonstrations and mini-classes (drop-in sessions) with the themes of art and nature.",,430120,"Other, local or private",430120,4875,"Sally Berg, Heather Freitag, Rachel Fulkerson, Howard Hedstrom, Maggie Jones, Charles Matson Lume, Mary Maurice, Greg Mueller, David Quick, John Schuerman, David Safar",,"Grand Marais Arts, Inc. AKA Grand Marais Art Colony","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Grand Marais Art Colony provides services to artists, promotes art education and nurtures art in our community through an environment of creative excellence.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lyla,Brown,"Grand Marais Arts, Inc. AKA Grand Marais Art Colony","PO Box 626","Grand Marais",MN,55604-0626,"(218) 387-2737",director@grandmaraisartcolony.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Le Sueur, Murray, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1593,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014058,"Operating Support",2021,103270,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Graywolf books introduce new language, ideas, and stories that help a broad readership across Minnesota understand our times and each other. Graywolf evaluates reader impact by capturing and tracking individual responses at events, on social media, and through an annual survey. Critical attention, award nominations, and book sales also help indicate the strength of our books' influence. 2: Graywolf books, author events, and staff enhance Minnesota communities by building and cultivating audiences through partnerships. Graywolf assesses the quantity and quality of event programming and collaborations, book donations, local media attention, and supplemental book-specific resources. Staff engagement across the local community is tracked and evaluated.","Graywolf published 28 new books by 27 authors. These books reached 15,100 Minnesotan readers, inspiring engagement with new and challenging ideas. Minnesotans bought Graywolf books at 60 bookstores and borrowed them from libraries across MN. Awards increased reach and showed impact: Natalie Diaz's Postcolonial Love Poem won a Pulitzer, and Percival Everett's Telephone was a Pulitzer finalist. 2: Graywolf collaborated with bookstores and arts organizations to feature authors and staff at over 180 events, building audiences across Minnesota. Graywolf collaborated with Penumbra Theatre, the College of Saint Benedict, and others on virtual events One event, in partnership with Minneapolis College, featured Claudia Rankine, author of Just Us, in a conversation on racial justice.",,4718305,"Other, local or private",4718305,,"Cathy Polasky, Trish F. Anderson, Carol Bemis, Art Berman, Karin Birkeland, Kathleen Boe, Brian Childs, Milo Cumaranatunge, Rick Dow, Michelle Keeley, Chris Kirwan, Jill Koosmann, Aimee Lagos, Maura Rainey McCormack, Zachary McMillan, Sharon Pierce, Shahina Piyarali, James Short, Winifred Smith, Debra Stone, Judy Titcomb",,"Graywolf Press","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Graywolf Press is a leading independent publisher committed to the discovery and energetic publication of twenty-first century American and international literature. We champion outstanding writers at all stages of their careers to ensure that adventurous readers can find underrepresented and diverse voices in a crowded marketplace.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Johnson,"Graywolf Press","250 3rd Ave N Ste 600",Minneapolis,MN,55401,"(651) 641-0077",johnson@graywolfpress.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Dakota, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1594,"Jonathan Carter: Carter is director of IT business relationship management for the Harmon business unit of Apogee Enterprises. Previously, Carter had a long career with General Mills, spanning finance, sales, marketing, information systems, and other areas. A former board chair for the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, he is an active executive board member of the Monitors Club, supporting the educational, political, economic, and social well-being of the Twin Cities African American community. Carter holds a BS in computer science from Washington University (Saint Louis); an MS in computer science from Stanford University; and an MBA in finance and international business from Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.; Linda Holliday: Holliday is founder and president of Impact Minnesota, providing an array of consulting services to nonprofit, for profit, and public organizations; and of Holliday Pottery, creating handcrafted functional ceramic wares. She was previously with the Initiative Foundation for nearly twenty years, most recently serving as vice president of organizational development. Holliday is a 2010 Bush Foundation Leadership Fellow and holds a master's degree in public affairs from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Crossing Arts Alliance in Brainerd.; Betsy Husting: Husting is retired after more than 40 years working in the arts as a producing director, actor, marketer, administrator, and development professional. In 1994, she founded Husting & Associates Consulting, providing fundraising expertise to nonprofits, primarily arts organizations. Her clients included Flying Foot Forum, Illusion Theater, Public Radio International, Zorongo Flamenco, Theater Latt' Da, Graywolf Press, MacPhail Center for Music, Teatro del Pueblo, and many more. Husting attended Denison and Indiana Universities as an English major with a minor in theater.; Yumiko Inomata: Inomata serves as finance manager for Minneapolis-based Arts Midwest, one of six regional arts organizations in the United States. She has a BA in theater studies and has taken graduate-level courses in educational policy and administration, and teaching English as a foreign language. Outside of work, she has served on numerous panels, including the Sage Awards for Dance (2009-2010), and for several grant programs for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. She is an alumna of the 2017/2018 Arts Organizing Institute through Pangea World Theater's Lake Street Arts!, which was part of a National Endowment for the Arts Our Town grant.; Nora Murphy: Murphy is a fifth-generation Irish-Minnesotan and mother of two grown sons. She is an author of two memoirs and three non-fiction books for children. She works as the Tribal Planner and Grant Writer for the Lower Sioux Indian Community in southwestern Minnesota.; Carolyn Wintersteen: Wintersteen is a founding ensemble member and executive director of Theatre B in Moorhead. She serves on the Moorhead Art and Culture Commission and is active in local civic organizations. Prior to founding Theatre B, she coordinated programs at Trollwood Performing Arts School, taught at Minnesota State University Moorhead and North Dakota State University, and worked in administration at Prairie Public Broadcasting. She earned a BA in theater from Gonzaga University (Spokane, Washington) and an MFA in acting from the University of Pittsburgh. Wintersteen has performed with the Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival, Theatre L'Homme Dieu, Commonweal Theatre, the Black Hills Playhouse, and Theatre B. In 2017 she received the Lake Region Arts Council McKnight Artist Fellowship Grant to support an original play which she and her husband performed at the Minnesota and Boulder Fringe Festivals. Theatre B is a recipient of the American Theatre Wing's 2014 American Theatre Company Award for excellence among young theater organizations nationwide.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014061,"Operating Support",2021,45268,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Generate community building dialogue inside and outside the theater while modeling inclusivity and diversity to our community. Progress will be measured by the number participating in activities, media stories reflecting our themes but not necessarily our art, and by tracking the diversity and equity of the company members. 2: Increase earned revenue (now 31%) to 40% of total income, maintaining the same level of contributed support, and achieve $20,000 operational surplus. Progress will be measured by tracking monthly income against budget and by capping spending growth. New projects will require additional funding to be secured before starting.","GRSF modeled inclusivity/diversity by producing works by Black/Indigenous/People of Color (BIPOC) artists and by hiring a company that was 30% BIPOC. Weekly play readings focused on BIPOC authors leading to 3 public presentations (one commissioned). Company surveys were sent to gather racial statistics. The board created a detailed five-year plan to respond to racism within the theater industry. 2: Earned income was almost non-existent because of the pandemic this outcome will have to be carried forward to another year. Ticket sales started in February 2021 for the summer season, but only 9 performances could be held before the end of the grant period Earned and contributed revenue is evaluated by comparing to prior years.",,1096473,"Other, local or private",1096473,,"Mary Alice Anderson, Marcia Aubineau, Roderick Baker, Kris Blanchard, Michael Charron, Joyati Debnath, Candace Gordon, Hayley Hornberg, Alan Leonhardt, Jonathan Locust, Jr., Beth Forkner Moe, Ken Mogren, Paul Mundt, Kelley Olson, Greg Peterson, Mary Polus, Jerry Portman, Jeanne Skattum, Jim Stoa, LeRoy Telstad",,"Great River Shakespeare Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Great River Educational Arts Theatre (GREAT) brings the community together through shared theatre experiences.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Aaron,Young,"Great River Shakespeare Festival","121 E 3rd St",Winona,MN,55987,"(507) 474-7900",aarony@grsf.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Mower, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1597,"Kristie Buchman: Buchman is the executive director of Choice, unlimited, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting adults with disabilities who are experiencing barriers to employment and community inclusion. She has worked for the organization for over 25 years, providing career exploration, skill assessments, job development, job placement, mentoring, training, and community access.; Michael Cook: Cook retired from U. S. Bank in 2017, where he was a senior vice president. During his more than 36 years there, he also was a financial analyst and finance director, and was involved in budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis. Most recently, he was system director of a customer profitability system used throughout U. S. Bank. Prior to joining U. S. Bank, he was a junior and senior high school math teacher in Onamia. Cook is treasurer of the board for the Twin Cities Jazz Festival, volunteered for Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis, was president of the Onamia Teachers Association, and previously volunteered with the Cub Scouts. Cook has served as an Arts Board panelist and artistic evaluator for the Operating Support program. In 2016, he received the Circle of Service Excellence Award at U. S. Bank. Cook has a BA in math and education from the University of St. Thomas.; Cody Henrichs: Taken from Henrich's website CV - Henrichs is currently CEO director of Coffey Contemporary Arts, a studio space offering a comprehensive, professional, creative working environment for practicing artists. Henrichs is also the curator for the Lord Grizzly Gallery and the head curator for the Washington Pavilion Visual Arts Center. In addition to his work as CEO director and curator, Henrichs has worked as a professional arts educator at the high school and collegiate level in the Mortheast as well as the Midwest.; Judith Hickey: Hickey has been an arts administrator for Rochester organizations for more than twenty years, serving as an executive and program director, grant writer, teacher, and board member. She has worked in the programming of artistic disciplines such as theater, music, dance, and visual arts. Hickey has reviewed grants as a panelist for the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council for two three-year terms. She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in theater arts. In 2017, Hickey received an Ardee Award from the Greater Rochester Arts and Cultural Trust for Outstanding Volunteer in the Arts.; Rodney Nordberg: Nordberg is chair of Heartland Arts, the Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council, which helps to produce arts events and coordinates sixteen Park Rapids area arts organizations. He also serves on the City of Park Rapids Arts and Culture Advisory Commission and as a board member of Armory Arts and Events Center. Nordberg was previously a Park Rapids city council member, director of Red Bridge Film Festival, and taught film production at University of Southern California after his retirement from a career as a documentary film editor. Nordberg has a BA in television from the University of Minnesota and attended Harvard University's Institute in Arts Administration.; Patrice Relerford: Relerford works at the Minneapolis Foundation and directs the organization's education grantmaking and strategy. She previously worked for People Serving People, a family homeless shelter in Minneapolis; and as a reporter for the Star Tribune. She graduated from the University of Missouri with a bachelor's degree in journalism and earned a master's degree in public administration from the University of Illinois at Chicago.; Lori Anne Williams: Williams is a fundraiser for Catholic Charities and has worked in the nonprofit community, primarily as a grants specialist, for nearly three decades. She has worked with social service, arts, and education organizations and has taught grant writing at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, the University of St. Thomas, and many other organizations. She has a BA from the University of Southern California and a master's degree in liberal studies from the University of Minnesota.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1
10014062,"Operating Support",2021,48854,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More children, families and community members will have greater access to participate in orchestral music, building an appreciation for the arts. GTCYS will measure the number of need-based tuition and lesson scholarships, new participants, and student demographics. We will track the number of audience members and survey families and audiences. 2: GTCYS students will be transformed musically, personally, and socially through educational activities and leadership opportunities. GTCYS will collect feedback through biennial student and parent surveys. We will also analyze student retention, audition results, program assessments, and input from stakeholders.","Students had continued access to participate in orchestral music during the pandemic, building an appreciation for the arts. GTCYS measured the number of total participants and new students, attendance, need-based scholarships, and digital audience members. We also surveyed families about their participation. 2: GTCYS students were transformed musically, personally, and socially through our educational activities and performance opportunities. GTCYS collected feedback through bi-annual family surveys We also analyzed student retention, audition results, program assessments, and input from families.",,1249689,"Other, local or private",1249689,,"Heidi Becken, JC Beckstrand, Michele Belisle, Colin Dougherty, Carolyn Egeberg, Andrew Eklund, Camille Chang Gilmore, Hyun Mee Graves, Matthew Harris, Maurice Holloman, Patrick Hyatte, Julia Jenson, Abha Karnick, Melissa Meinke Krueger, Rich May Jr., Laura Newinski, Ernest van Panhuys, Adele Suttle, Sara Kleinsasser Tan, Jeff Tuttle, David Zoll",,"Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"In the conviction that music nourishes the mind, body, and spirit of the individual and enriches the community, the Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies provides a rigorous and inspiring orchestral experience for young musicians.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Megen,Balda,"Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies","408 St Peter St Ste 300","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 602-6800",megen@gtcys.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Steele, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1598,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014064,"Operating Support",2021,603934,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Students and underserved communities engage in inclusive, meaningful arts experiences, creating positive change for themselves and their communities. We conduct participant surveys to identify increases in skills and positive attitudes. Overall success is defined as and #8805; 80% of respondents reporting increased knowledge and improved community or individual wellbeing. 2: Through its arts activities, the Trust strengthens social and economic life in the theater district and statewide. We conduct post-show surveys to measure the impact of a live performance on participants' wellbeing. Success is defined as 80% of respondents reporting enhanced wellbeing. We also track ticket sales and impact on the local economy.","98% of participants identified an increase in skills and positive attitudes. Conducted online surveys and interviews with program participants. Response types included ratings, comments and observations. 2: 94% of audiences reported enhanced wellbeing and we invested $159MM in Minnesota's economy. Audience surveys measured increased sense of wellbeing; calculations of investment in Minnesota artists and businesses that are unique to the Trust.",,27971340,"Other, local or private",27971340,99226,"Travis Barkve, Marie Becker, Barbara Brin, Orlando Bryant, Andrea Christenson, Al Coleman, Michele Engdahl, Gloria Freeman, Kathleen Gullickson, Jayne Haugen, Ryan Johnson, Syl Jones, Andrea Hart Kajer, Christine Kwiat, Dorraine Larison, Mark Marjala,""Bill""Moffly, Andrea Mokros, Mark Nerenhausen, Jay Novak, Sue Ross, Daniel Tenenbaum, Melvin Tennant, Jennie Weber, Bret Weiss",,"Hennepin Theatre Trust","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Hennepin Theatre Trust creates positive change through the arts by bringing together people, businesses and organizations to create and enjoy cultural experiences.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karen,Quiroz,"Hennepin Theatre Trust","900 Hennepin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 455-9500",karen.quiroz@hennepintheatretrust.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Le Sueur, McLeod, Morrison, Murray, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1600,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014066,"Operating Support",2021,39909,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Expand opportunities for artists to increase growth in printmaking practice, study and collecting. Success measured by: artists of all ages deepen skills in printmaking; HP expands awards and recognition opportunities for artists; printmakers garner more financial support and exhibitions. 2: Begin planning HP's 20th Anniversary events to raise funds for new initiatives and to celebrate HP's impact on the community and State. HP celebrates twenty yrs. in 2021. Evaluating success by: funds raised for scholarships to increase diversity; a community celebration for HP's stakeholders is hosted; public awareness of HP grows; HP's archives placed in a Minnesota museum.","HP grew awards & mentorships for emerging and BIPOC artists; virtual programs supported artists during Covid. Progress was tracked by attendance numbers (in Salesforce),visitor surveys (on-line and in person surveys are used by HP), and quality of art produced and sales results. 2: Prints created over 20 years at HP will be featured in an exhibition at Mpls Institute of Art Oct -Jan, includes free events & tours for the public. Success measured by: HP's 20 yr archive of prints placed at Mpls Institute of Art; a community celebration takes place; free public programs for diverse stakeholders increase public awareness.",,1114394,"Other, local or private",1114394,11250,"Colleen Carey, Jerry Vallery, Neely Tamminga, Michelle Klein, Alexandra Buffalohead, David Johnson, Rebecca Lawrence, Sarah McMulling, Jennifer Phelps, Keisha Williams, Carla McGrath, Cole Rogers",,"Highpoint Center for Printmaking","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Highpoint Center for Printmaking is dedicated to advancing the art of printmaking.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carla,McGrath,"Highpoint Center for Printmaking","912 Lake St W",Minneapolis,MN,55408,"(612) 871-1326",carla@highpointprintmaking.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1602,"Jonathan Carter: Carter is director of IT business relationship management for the Harmon business unit of Apogee Enterprises. Previously, Carter had a long career with General Mills, spanning finance, sales, marketing, information systems, and other areas. A former board chair for the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, he is an active executive board member of the Monitors Club, supporting the educational, political, economic, and social well-being of the Twin Cities African American community. Carter holds a BS in computer science from Washington University (Saint Louis); an MS in computer science from Stanford University; and an MBA in finance and international business from Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.; Linda Holliday: Holliday is founder and president of Impact Minnesota, providing an array of consulting services to nonprofit, for profit, and public organizations; and of Holliday Pottery, creating handcrafted functional ceramic wares. She was previously with the Initiative Foundation for nearly twenty years, most recently serving as vice president of organizational development. Holliday is a 2010 Bush Foundation Leadership Fellow and holds a master's degree in public affairs from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Crossing Arts Alliance in Brainerd.; Betsy Husting: Husting is retired after more than 40 years working in the arts as a producing director, actor, marketer, administrator, and development professional. In 1994, she founded Husting & Associates Consulting, providing fundraising expertise to nonprofits, primarily arts organizations. Her clients included Flying Foot Forum, Illusion Theater, Public Radio International, Zorongo Flamenco, Theater Latt' Da, Graywolf Press, MacPhail Center for Music, Teatro del Pueblo, and many more. Husting attended Denison and Indiana Universities as an English major with a minor in theater.; Yumiko Inomata: Inomata serves as finance manager for Minneapolis-based Arts Midwest, one of six regional arts organizations in the United States. She has a BA in theater studies and has taken graduate-level courses in educational policy and administration, and teaching English as a foreign language. Outside of work, she has served on numerous panels, including the Sage Awards for Dance (2009-2010), and for several grant programs for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. She is an alumna of the 2017/2018 Arts Organizing Institute through Pangea World Theater's Lake Street Arts!, which was part of a National Endowment for the Arts Our Town grant.; Nora Murphy: Murphy is a fifth-generation Irish-Minnesotan and mother of two grown sons. She is an author of two memoirs and three non-fiction books for children. She works as the Tribal Planner and Grant Writer for the Lower Sioux Indian Community in southwestern Minnesota.; Carolyn Wintersteen: Wintersteen is a founding ensemble member and executive director of Theatre B in Moorhead. She serves on the Moorhead Art and Culture Commission and is active in local civic organizations. Prior to founding Theatre B, she coordinated programs at Trollwood Performing Arts School, taught at Minnesota State University Moorhead and North Dakota State University, and worked in administration at Prairie Public Broadcasting. She earned a BA in theater from Gonzaga University (Spokane, Washington) and an MFA in acting from the University of Pittsburgh. Wintersteen has performed with the Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival, Theatre L'Homme Dieu, Commonweal Theatre, the Black Hills Playhouse, and Theatre B. In 2017 she received the Lake Region Arts Council McKnight Artist Fellowship Grant to support an original play which she and her husband performed at the Minnesota and Boulder Fringe Festivals. Theatre B is a recipient of the American Theatre Wing's 2014 American Theatre Company Award for excellence among young theater organizations nationwide.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014067,"Operating Support",2021,68195,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Through exemplary mainstage productions, Minnesotan audiences better understand Midwestern and American history and its modern-day impacts/parallels. Press and critical reviews and pre- and post-play surveys; focus groups; and breadth and depth of conversations at facilitated post-performance conversations. 2: History Here and Now and Seats to Stage participants begin to see themselves as ""history makers"" while learning elements of performance. Post-performance surveys and talk-backs; formal and informal assessments of education and engagement programs, and observed participation in engagement activities.","14,805 people experienced virtual History Theatre programming that brought history into a modern context and to life. Through box office sales and social media tracking, we collect quantitative data on audience numbers, location and group engagement. We employ critical reviews, virtual audience surveys and post- program engagement to evaluate qualitative outcomes. 2: 1,617 youth/adults participated in online learning 81% indicated they learned, changed, or reframed their experience as history makers. Through post-program surveys (virtual and paper), teaching artist feedback, and participant comments.",,2392140,"Other, local or private",2392140,,"John Sebastian, Tyler Zehring, Roger Brooks, John Apitz, Dave Beehler, Candace Campbell, George Dow, Lois Duffy, Willie Johnson, Michele Kelm-Helgen, Susan Kimberly, Gene Link, Jessica Looman, Gene Merriam, Cheryl L. Moore, Jeffery K Peterson, Ken Peterson, James Rollwagen, Charles A. Solcum, Pondie Nicholson Taylor, Dr. Jon Thomas",,"The History Theatre, Inc. AKA History Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"History Theatre entertains, educates, and engages through creating, developing, and producing new and existing works that explore Minnesota's past and the diverse American experience.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Douglas,Tiede,"The History Theatre, Inc. AKA History Theatre","30 10th St E","St Paul",MN,55101-2205,"(651) 292-4327",dtiede@historytheatre.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Itasca, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1603,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014070,"Operating Support",2021,24372,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The community's awareness of The Center as a quality arts destination will increase. Artists increase their submissions to exhibit work; Patrons indicate they learned something from an Artist talk; Patrons become members; Patrons indicate feeling of time well spent, and enjoyment of artists they weren't previously familiar with.","The community's awareness of the Center as a quality arts destination increased, and virtual programming expanded the audience reached. Increased positive feedback in person, thru surveys, social media & email communication. Virtual concerts, artist talks & exhibition views beyond those familiar with the Center. Geographic representation of MN expanded in exhibits.",,669183,"Other, local or private",669183,24372,"Marlena Bromschwig, Kersten Elverum, Elaine Goepfert, James Green, Vlad Gruin, Bonnie Hammel, Dominique Pierre-Toussaint, Andrea Sjogren, Susan Swenson, Lynn Anderson",,"Hopkins Center for the Arts","Local/Regional Government","Operating Support",,"Hopkins Center for the Arts builds community through the arts by fostering creative expression and providing quality artistic and educational opportunities for people of all ages. The Center serves as an important focal point for community activity, pride, and involvement.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Aaron,Wulff,"Hopkins Center for the Arts","1111 Mainstreet",Hopkins,MN,55343,"(952) 979-1100",awulff@hopkinsmn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, McLeod, Meeker, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1606,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014075,"Operating Support",2021,60840,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Expanded artistic capacity and excellence supports broader public engagement, neighborhood vitality, and opportunities for professional artists. Track and compare attendance, number of artists show by show + season to season; survey audiences on quality and neighborhood engagement; gather qualitative input from artists and track artist diversity. 2: Develop parking/transit plans to support patron convenience and ensure a quality patron experience, working with the City and its chosen developer. Gather qualitative assessments of options proposed by the City and its chosen developer; assess additional options; gather qualitative patron feedback regarding various options; create long-term plan.","Created new artist cohort concept, recently announced; explored alternative programming amid the unanticipated COVID-19 pandemic. We gathered audience/participant surveys, tracked attendance and participation, and gathered qualitative comments from participants and artists. 2: Internal discussions began but the City cancelled its plans for development amid the COVID pandemic, and on-site attendance of shows ceased. We began preliminary internal planning and attended public meetings about the City's development planning until COVID struck and the City cancelled the project.",,1772989,"Other, local or private",1772989,,"Becca Ansari, Craig Ashby, David Dobmeyer, Erika Eklund, Andrea Fike, David Goldstein, Julie Hutchinson, Kelly Kita, Karl Lambert, Alex Merritt, Nancy Monroe, Amanda Novak, Juliane Ray, Peter Scherf, Ben Scott, Brian Shea, David Weinstein. Christina Baldwin, Robin Gillette (ex-officio)",,"Jungle Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Jungle Theater creates courageous, resonant theater that challenges, entertains, and sparks expansive conversation.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robin,Gillette,"Jungle Theater","2951 Lyndale Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55408-2111,"(612) 822-4002x 0141",rgillette@jungletheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Clearwater, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Lake, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1611,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014077,"Operating Support",2021,18716,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Set more expansive and comprehensive programming that encourages a deeper understanding and appreciation for the arts. More than 70% of learners and viewers will report having a better understanding of and appreciation for the arts. 2: Introduce area artists and visual arts experiences to new and underserved audiences. Target audiences will be identified and participants will be surveyed on demographic information with more than 70% reporting that programming provided them with a meaningful arts experience and enriched their lives.","Kaddatz Galleries expanded programming that encouraged a deeper understanding of and appreciation for the arts among participants and viewers. Qualitative evaluation methods used include surveys, verbal & written comment collection, and observation. 2: Kaddatz Galleries introduced area artists and visual arts experiences to new and underserved audiences. Quantitative evaluation methods used include tracking number of programs offered and participants engaging in the programs Qualitative evaluation methods used include surveys, verbal & written comment collection and observations.",,301042,"Other, local or private",301042,15812,"Scott DeMarteleare, Nancy Valentine, Melissa Mattson, Buzz (Edwin) Anderson, Linda MacFarlane, Rebecca Petersen,""Bill""Adams, Carl Zachmann, Ruth Rosengren, Chelsey Beilhartz, Clara Wegscheid",,"Kaddatz Galleries AKA Kaddatz Gallery","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Kaddatz Galleries is to foster visual arts education and appreciation, and to maintain a gallery that celebrates the work of area artists and honors the legacy of Charles Beck.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amanda,Callahan,"Kaddatz Galleries AKA Kaddatz Gallery","111 Lincoln Ave W","Fergus Falls",MN,56537,"(218) 998-4405",amanda@kaddatzgalleries.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Sherburne, St. Louis, Traverse",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1613,"Jonathan Carter: Carter is director of IT business relationship management for the Harmon business unit of Apogee Enterprises. Previously, Carter had a long career with General Mills, spanning finance, sales, marketing, information systems, and other areas. A former board chair for the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, he is an active executive board member of the Monitors Club, supporting the educational, political, economic, and social well-being of the Twin Cities African American community. Carter holds a BS in computer science from Washington University (Saint Louis); an MS in computer science from Stanford University; and an MBA in finance and international business from Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.; Linda Holliday: Holliday is founder and president of Impact Minnesota, providing an array of consulting services to nonprofit, for profit, and public organizations; and of Holliday Pottery, creating handcrafted functional ceramic wares. She was previously with the Initiative Foundation for nearly twenty years, most recently serving as vice president of organizational development. Holliday is a 2010 Bush Foundation Leadership Fellow and holds a master's degree in public affairs from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Crossing Arts Alliance in Brainerd.; Betsy Husting: Husting is retired after more than 40 years working in the arts as a producing director, actor, marketer, administrator, and development professional. In 1994, she founded Husting & Associates Consulting, providing fundraising expertise to nonprofits, primarily arts organizations. Her clients included Flying Foot Forum, Illusion Theater, Public Radio International, Zorongo Flamenco, Theater Latt' Da, Graywolf Press, MacPhail Center for Music, Teatro del Pueblo, and many more. Husting attended Denison and Indiana Universities as an English major with a minor in theater.; Yumiko Inomata: Inomata serves as finance manager for Minneapolis-based Arts Midwest, one of six regional arts organizations in the United States. She has a BA in theater studies and has taken graduate-level courses in educational policy and administration, and teaching English as a foreign language. Outside of work, she has served on numerous panels, including the Sage Awards for Dance (2009-2010), and for several grant programs for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. She is an alumna of the 2017/2018 Arts Organizing Institute through Pangea World Theater's Lake Street Arts!, which was part of a National Endowment for the Arts Our Town grant.; Nora Murphy: Murphy is a fifth-generation Irish-Minnesotan and mother of two grown sons. She is an author of two memoirs and three non-fiction books for children. She works as the Tribal Planner and Grant Writer for the Lower Sioux Indian Community in southwestern Minnesota.; Carolyn Wintersteen: Wintersteen is a founding ensemble member and executive director of Theatre B in Moorhead. She serves on the Moorhead Art and Culture Commission and is active in local civic organizations. Prior to founding Theatre B, she coordinated programs at Trollwood Performing Arts School, taught at Minnesota State University Moorhead and North Dakota State University, and worked in administration at Prairie Public Broadcasting. She earned a BA in theater from Gonzaga University (Spokane, Washington) and an MFA in acting from the University of Pittsburgh. Wintersteen has performed with the Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival, Theatre L'Homme Dieu, Commonweal Theatre, the Black Hills Playhouse, and Theatre B. In 2017 she received the Lake Region Arts Council McKnight Artist Fellowship Grant to support an original play which she and her husband performed at the Minnesota and Boulder Fringe Festivals. Theatre B is a recipient of the American Theatre Wing's 2014 American Theatre Company Award for excellence among young theater organizations nationwide.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014083,"Operating Support",2021,66253,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Diverse Minnesotans indicate literary learning, personal growth, and/or professional development based on their own goals for Loft engagement. Surveys measuring participant demographics and impact of Loft activities on participants' learning, growth, and development, and their progress toward engagement goals. 2: Minnesotans connect with each other as readers and writers, engaging through literature in the exchange of ideas vital to a healthy society. Participant comments and survey ratings indicating they felt part of an engaged community or were inspired toward dialogue with others as a direct result of their Loft participation.","96.5% participants (13% of whom are BIPOC) noted learning on topic/subject; 97% reported expanded thinking on the topic; 98% rated teachers highly. Surveyed class/event participants on teaching artists/presenters, and impact of Loft programs/activities on learning, writing goals, and thinking/conversation about various topics. Gathered participant demographics. 2: 92% of Loft class/event participants reported building writing/reading community & networks; 93% were inspired to have conversations on subject. Surveyed class/event participants on impact of their Loft experience/s and extent to which they felt connected to a network/community of other writers and readers.",,2312228,"Other, local or private",2312228,,"Eric Roberts, Marge Barrett, Mike Meyer,, Anika Fajardo, Britt Udesen (ex-officio),Jon Austin, Dara Beevas, Karlyn Coleman, Dawn Frederick, Cynthia Gehrig, Kathryn Haddad, Marlon James, David Kilpatrick, Michael Kleber-Diggs, Ellen McInnis, Sarah Olson, Jeff Ondich, Melinda Ward",0.5,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Loft advances the artistic development of writers, fosters a thriving literary community, and inspires a passion for literature.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beth,Schoeppler,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","1011 Washington Ave S Open Book Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1278,"(612) 215-2575x 2580",bschoeppler@loft.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1619,"Kristie Buchman: Buchman is the executive director of Choice, unlimited, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting adults with disabilities who are experiencing barriers to employment and community inclusion. She has worked for the organization for over 25 years, providing career exploration, skill assessments, job development, job placement, mentoring, training, and community access.; Michael Cook: Cook retired from U. S. Bank in 2017, where he was a senior vice president. During his more than 36 years there, he also was a financial analyst and finance director, and was involved in budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis. Most recently, he was system director of a customer profitability system used throughout U. S. Bank. Prior to joining U. S. Bank, he was a junior and senior high school math teacher in Onamia. Cook is treasurer of the board for the Twin Cities Jazz Festival, volunteered for Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis, was president of the Onamia Teachers Association, and previously volunteered with the Cub Scouts. Cook has served as an Arts Board panelist and artistic evaluator for the Operating Support program. In 2016, he received the Circle of Service Excellence Award at U. S. Bank. Cook has a BA in math and education from the University of St. Thomas.; Cody Henrichs: Taken from Henrich's website CV - Henrichs is currently CEO director of Coffey Contemporary Arts, a studio space offering a comprehensive, professional, creative working environment for practicing artists. Henrichs is also the curator for the Lord Grizzly Gallery and the head curator for the Washington Pavilion Visual Arts Center. In addition to his work as CEO director and curator, Henrichs has worked as a professional arts educator at the high school and collegiate level in the Mortheast as well as the Midwest.; Judith Hickey: Hickey has been an arts administrator for Rochester organizations for more than twenty years, serving as an executive and program director, grant writer, teacher, and board member. She has worked in the programming of artistic disciplines such as theater, music, dance, and visual arts. Hickey has reviewed grants as a panelist for the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council for two three-year terms. She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in theater arts. In 2017, Hickey received an Ardee Award from the Greater Rochester Arts and Cultural Trust for Outstanding Volunteer in the Arts.; Rodney Nordberg: Nordberg is chair of Heartland Arts, the Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council, which helps to produce arts events and coordinates sixteen Park Rapids area arts organizations. He also serves on the City of Park Rapids Arts and Culture Advisory Commission and as a board member of Armory Arts and Events Center. Nordberg was previously a Park Rapids city council member, director of Red Bridge Film Festival, and taught film production at University of Southern California after his retirement from a career as a documentary film editor. Nordberg has a BA in television from the University of Minnesota and attended Harvard University's Institute in Arts Administration.; Patrice Relerford: Relerford works at the Minneapolis Foundation and directs the organization's education grantmaking and strategy. She previously worked for People Serving People, a family homeless shelter in Minneapolis; and as a reporter for the Star Tribune. She graduated from the University of Missouri with a bachelor's degree in journalism and earned a master's degree in public administration from the University of Illinois at Chicago.; Lori Anne Williams: Williams is a fundraiser for Catholic Charities and has worked in the nonprofit community, primarily as a grants specialist, for nearly three decades. She has worked with social service, arts, and education organizations and has taught grant writing at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, the University of St. Thomas, and many other organizations. She has a BA from the University of Southern California and a master's degree in liberal studies from the University of Minnesota.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014085,"Operating Support",2021,10310,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Lyra will continue to be the Midwest's premiere period instrument orchestra while supporting the local community of period instrument players. 1. Track number of local musicians hired per concert 2. Track musician fees per season 3. Request regular feedback from musicians through anonymous surveys and through their Player Representative. 2: Further develop programming that expands the traditional classical music concert experience to engage audiences in more depth and in a variety of ways. 1. Track audience numbers at pre-concert talks, concerts, and post-concert receptions 2. Audience surveys 3. Observation and conversation with audience members at post-concert receptions.","Lyra continued to be the Midwest's premiere period instrument orchestra while supporting the local community of period instrument players. 1. Tracked number of local musicians hired per concert, 2. Tracked musician fees per season, 3. Requested regular feedback from musicians to ascertain quality and experience from their point of view, 4. Tracked number of concerts presented. 2: Developed programming that expanded the traditional classical music concert experience to engage audience in more depth and in a variety of ways. 1 Tracked number of partial versus full views of on-line concerts, 2 Interacted and communicated with audience members during live-streamed pre-recorded concerts and live Zoom concerts, 3 Communication with audience members about their experience.",,309792,"Other, local or private",309792,7100,"Margaret Sullivan, Ellen Rider, Sara Thompson, Phebe Haugen, Susan Flygare, Stuart Holland, Bonnie Turpin",,"Lyra AKA Lyra Baroque Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To inspire and enrich the community through exceptional performances of baroque music on period instruments.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tami,Morse,"Lyra, Inc. AKA Lyra Baroque Orchestra","275 4th St E Ste 280","St Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 321-2214",tami@lyrabaroque.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Cook, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1621,"Jonathan Carter: Carter is director of IT business relationship management for the Harmon business unit of Apogee Enterprises. Previously, Carter had a long career with General Mills, spanning finance, sales, marketing, information systems, and other areas. A former board chair for the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, he is an active executive board member of the Monitors Club, supporting the educational, political, economic, and social well-being of the Twin Cities African American community. Carter holds a BS in computer science from Washington University (Saint Louis); an MS in computer science from Stanford University; and an MBA in finance and international business from Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.; Linda Holliday: Holliday is founder and president of Impact Minnesota, providing an array of consulting services to nonprofit, for profit, and public organizations; and of Holliday Pottery, creating handcrafted functional ceramic wares. She was previously with the Initiative Foundation for nearly twenty years, most recently serving as vice president of organizational development. Holliday is a 2010 Bush Foundation Leadership Fellow and holds a master's degree in public affairs from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Crossing Arts Alliance in Brainerd.; Betsy Husting: Husting is retired after more than 40 years working in the arts as a producing director, actor, marketer, administrator, and development professional. In 1994, she founded Husting & Associates Consulting, providing fundraising expertise to nonprofits, primarily arts organizations. Her clients included Flying Foot Forum, Illusion Theater, Public Radio International, Zorongo Flamenco, Theater Latt' Da, Graywolf Press, MacPhail Center for Music, Teatro del Pueblo, and many more. Husting attended Denison and Indiana Universities as an English major with a minor in theater.; Yumiko Inomata: Inomata serves as finance manager for Minneapolis-based Arts Midwest, one of six regional arts organizations in the United States. She has a BA in theater studies and has taken graduate-level courses in educational policy and administration, and teaching English as a foreign language. Outside of work, she has served on numerous panels, including the Sage Awards for Dance (2009-2010), and for several grant programs for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. She is an alumna of the 2017/2018 Arts Organizing Institute through Pangea World Theater's Lake Street Arts!, which was part of a National Endowment for the Arts Our Town grant.; Nora Murphy: Murphy is a fifth-generation Irish-Minnesotan and mother of two grown sons. She is an author of two memoirs and three non-fiction books for children. She works as the Tribal Planner and Grant Writer for the Lower Sioux Indian Community in southwestern Minnesota.; Carolyn Wintersteen: Wintersteen is a founding ensemble member and executive director of Theatre B in Moorhead. She serves on the Moorhead Art and Culture Commission and is active in local civic organizations. Prior to founding Theatre B, she coordinated programs at Trollwood Performing Arts School, taught at Minnesota State University Moorhead and North Dakota State University, and worked in administration at Prairie Public Broadcasting. She earned a BA in theater from Gonzaga University (Spokane, Washington) and an MFA in acting from the University of Pittsburgh. Wintersteen has performed with the Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival, Theatre L'Homme Dieu, Commonweal Theatre, the Black Hills Playhouse, and Theatre B. In 2017 she received the Lake Region Arts Council McKnight Artist Fellowship Grant to support an original play which she and her husband performed at the Minnesota and Boulder Fringe Festivals. Theatre B is a recipient of the American Theatre Wing's 2014 American Theatre Company Award for excellence among young theater organizations nationwide.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014087,"Operating Support",2021,280708,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","People of all races and ethnicities feel equally welcome and satisfied with their experiences at MacPhail locations. Annual Student Satisfaction Survey shows consistent levels of satisfaction and feeling welcome across all racial/ethnic groups at MacPhail locations. 2: Older adults discover new musical skills, increased social connections and improved mood through music learning and participation at MacPhail. Annual student and teacher surveys reveal that two-thirds of MacPhail Music for Life participants on average report learning more about music, making new friends/socializing and improved mood.","MacPhail's FY21 Annual Student Satisfaction Survey showed that 95% of enrolled students felt welcome across all racial/ethnic groups. MacPhail administered a Student Satisfaction Survey incorporating results across programs. The process collected 591 separate complete surveys, with 49% completed by students/clients and 51% completed by parents/caregivers. 2: Older adults reported learning more about music (72%), an increase in socializing with others (87%) and improving overall mood (69%). MacPhail's partners at Wilder Research conducted pre- and post-surveys completed by program participants ages 55 and older, followed by an in-depth analysis of the results.",,11933250,"Other, local or private",11933250,,"Thomas J. Abood, Margaret (Margee) Bracken, Ellen L. Breyer, Roma Calatayud-Stocks, Kyle Carpenter, Michael Casey, Jodi Chu, Klerissa Church, Kate Cimino, Joaquin Delgado, Andrew Eklund, Chip Emery, Julia Halberg, MD, Joseph Hinderer, Karen Kelley-Ariwoola, Linda Mack, Warren P. Kelly, David E. Myers, Ph.D., Christopher Perrigo, Paul C. Reyelts, John Righini, Lica Tomizuka Sanborn, Christopher (Chris) Simpson, Hilary Smedsrud, Peter R. Spokes, Kiran Stordalen, Virginia Stringer, Dianne Thomas, Marshall Tokheim, Mandy K. Tuong, Revered Carl Walker, Steven J. Wells, Kate Whittington",,"MacPhail Center for Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Transforming lives and strengthening communities through music learning experiences that inspire.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Todd,Kroviak,"MacPhail Center for Music","501 S 2nd St",Minneapolis,MN,55401,"(612) 321-0100",kroviak.todd@macphail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Mower, Ramsey, Scott, Sibley, Steele, Swift, Washington, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1623,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014092,"Operating Support",2021,84505,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Mia will fuel curiosity among diverse audiences by serving as a place of discovery, inspiration, and lifelong learning. Mia will utilize participant feedback and visitor surveys to ensure its exhibitions and programs nurture the active process of learning and serve as a nexus of global awareness, critical thinking, empathy, and creativity. 2: Mia will engage communities that reflect the changing demographics in Minnesota and offer programs that meet the needs of diverse audiences. Mia will utilize attendance and survey data, solicit feedback from external partners, and evaluate its internal practices around enhancing inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility.","Participants in in-person and virtual programs and exhibitions felt challenged, connected to the art and increased their appreciation for art. After each virtual program, a survey was disseminated either on the event page website or emailed to participants. Feedback on the museum's virtual offerings was overwhelmingly positive. 2: Mia collaborated with working artists and community leaders to develop programs and exhibitions that new and returning audiences rated very highly. Museum visitors and program participants received an emailed survey after their visit or event Mia staff also conducted debrief conversations with partners to evaluate the collaborative process and events.",,34504561,"Other, local or private",34504561,,"David Wilson (chair), Kari Alldredge (vice chair), Liz Nordlie (treasurer), Leni Moore (secretary), Elizabeth Andrus, Chanda Smith Baker, Maurice Blanks, John Butcher, Jennie Carlson, Lynn Casey, Bert Colianni, Page Knudsen Cowles, Kitty Crosby, Ken Cutler, Jane Emison, Nancy Engh, Michael Francis, Gayle Fuguitt, Michael Gear, Martha Head, Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad, Hubert Joly, Shannon Jones, Jessamyn Kerchner, Amy Kern, Velma Korbel, Rick Kuntz, Roxana Linares, John Lindadhl, Katie Luber, Reid MacDonald, Donald MacMillan, Nivin MacMillan, Brent Magic, Sheila Morgan, Mahmoud Nagib, Mary Olson, Piyumi Samaratunga, Tom Schreier, Katie Simpson, Michael Snow, Tim Welsh, Jane Wilf",,"The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts AKA The Minneapolis Institute of Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Minneapolis Institute of Art enriches the community by collecting, preserving, and making accessible outstanding works of art from the world's diverse cultures.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Darcy,Berus,"The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts AKA The Minneapolis Institute of Arts","2400 3rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404,"(612) 870-3131",dberus@artsmia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1628,"Kristie Buchman: Buchman is the executive director of Choice, unlimited, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting adults with disabilities who are experiencing barriers to employment and community inclusion. She has worked for the organization for over 25 years, providing career exploration, skill assessments, job development, job placement, mentoring, training, and community access.; Michael Cook: Cook retired from U. S. Bank in 2017, where he was a senior vice president. During his more than 36 years there, he also was a financial analyst and finance director, and was involved in budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis. Most recently, he was system director of a customer profitability system used throughout U. S. Bank. Prior to joining U. S. Bank, he was a junior and senior high school math teacher in Onamia. Cook is treasurer of the board for the Twin Cities Jazz Festival, volunteered for Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis, was president of the Onamia Teachers Association, and previously volunteered with the Cub Scouts. Cook has served as an Arts Board panelist and artistic evaluator for the Operating Support program. In 2016, he received the Circle of Service Excellence Award at U. S. Bank. Cook has a BA in math and education from the University of St. Thomas.; Cody Henrichs: Taken from Henrich's website CV - Henrichs is currently CEO director of Coffey Contemporary Arts, a studio space offering a comprehensive, professional, creative working environment for practicing artists. Henrichs is also the curator for the Lord Grizzly Gallery and the head curator for the Washington Pavilion Visual Arts Center. In addition to his work as CEO director and curator, Henrichs has worked as a professional arts educator at the high school and collegiate level in the Mortheast as well as the Midwest.; Judith Hickey: Hickey has been an arts administrator for Rochester organizations for more than twenty years, serving as an executive and program director, grant writer, teacher, and board member. She has worked in the programming of artistic disciplines such as theater, music, dance, and visual arts. Hickey has reviewed grants as a panelist for the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council for two three-year terms. She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in theater arts. In 2017, Hickey received an Ardee Award from the Greater Rochester Arts and Cultural Trust for Outstanding Volunteer in the Arts.; Rodney Nordberg: Nordberg is chair of Heartland Arts, the Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council, which helps to produce arts events and coordinates sixteen Park Rapids area arts organizations. He also serves on the City of Park Rapids Arts and Culture Advisory Commission and as a board member of Armory Arts and Events Center. Nordberg was previously a Park Rapids city council member, director of Red Bridge Film Festival, and taught film production at University of Southern California after his retirement from a career as a documentary film editor. Nordberg has a BA in television from the University of Minnesota and attended Harvard University's Institute in Arts Administration.; Patrice Relerford: Relerford works at the Minneapolis Foundation and directs the organization's education grantmaking and strategy. She previously worked for People Serving People, a family homeless shelter in Minneapolis; and as a reporter for the Star Tribune. She graduated from the University of Missouri with a bachelor's degree in journalism and earned a master's degree in public administration from the University of Illinois at Chicago.; Lori Anne Williams: Williams is a fundraiser for Catholic Charities and has worked in the nonprofit community, primarily as a grants specialist, for nearly three decades. She has worked with social service, arts, and education organizations and has taught grant writing at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, the University of St. Thomas, and many other organizations. She has a BA from the University of Southern California and a master's degree in liberal studies from the University of Minnesota.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014096,"Operating Support",2021,35225,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More Minnesotans develop new skills, knowledge, and appreciation for the depth and breadth of book art. MCBA will evaluate this outcome through youth and adult workshop enrollment numbers and contact hours, workshop surveys, and attendance and observations at gallery receptions, lectures, and special events. 2: MCBA's artist community grows in diversity through supportive and accessible program experiences. MCBA will measure workshop scholarship use; participation in reduced-fee studio collective; artist representation in exhibitions, fellowship, mentorship, residency, and consignment programs; K-12 schools enrolled in free and reduced lunch programs.","Minnesotans learned tools for artmaking, expanded their creative potential, and deepened their understanding of the depth and breadth of book art. We evaluated this outcome through participation counts and workshop survey analysis (2,231 adults engaged in book arts workshops, tutorials, and studio labs); event attendance counts, and observations from staff and teaching artists. 2: New pricing models, scholarships, and targeted outreach increased access for participants w/ diverse lived experiences & socioeconomic backgrounds. Outcome measured through workshop scholarship use (15% BIPOC registration rate), artist representation in online consignment program (13% BIPOC artists), and K-12 schools enrolled in free/reduced lunch programs (4 schools serving 225 students).",,909877,"Other, local or private",909877,,"Ronnie Brooks, Raphael Coburn, Brandi Ernst, Heather RJ Fletcher, KC Foley, Sherri Gebert Fuller, Lyndel King, Jim Knapp, Mary Pat Ladner, Shawn McCann, Diane Merrifield, Jane Messenger, Wilber `Chip` Schilling, Elizabeth Schott, Hema Viswanathan, Cory Zanin, Laurie Zenner",,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Minnesota Center for Book Arts is to lead the advancement of the book as an evolving art form.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elysa,Voshell,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 100",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1279,"(612) 215-2520",evoshell@mnbookarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Lake, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1632,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014103,"Operating Support",2021,13285,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota musicians are supported economically and artistically. This outcome will be measured by the number of paid opportunities MMC musicians are engaged in through our work (as well as MMC budget expenses allocated to artist fees), and the number of professional development/education workshops offered. 2: Rural, suburban, and urban music communities have opportunities to connect in spaces that welcome all. This outcome will be measured by the number of activities (performance, networking, education, etc.) offered throughout the state and by measuring how musicians self-identify by geographic home.","Minnesota musicians are supported economically and artistically. This year, 111 paid performance opportunities took place for musicians, in addition to paid opportunities as conference panelists. , , 6 workshops took place with topics such as insurance, booking, and the licensing. 2: Rural, suburban, and urban music communities have opportunities to connect in spaces that welcome all. While the pandemic prevented in-person gatherings, MMC moved gatherings online The MN Music Summit livestreamed from Fairmont and Duluth, in addition to online content A livestream showcase featured 28 paid musicians from across MN.",,228350,"Other, local or private",228350,,"Mary McKoskey, Tony Mendoza, Beth Burns, Steve Weber, Alexei Casselle, Diane Miller, Courtney Burton, Janis Weller, Paul Boblett, Steve Cole, Scott LeGere, Sara Horishnyk, Brian Turner, Shantel Dow, Alexandria Mueller, Dawn Montez",,"Minnesota Music Coalition","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Minnesota Music Coalition (MMC) is to connect and support Minnesota's diverse community of independent musicians.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joanna,Schnedler,"Minnesota Music Coalition","75 W 5th St Landmark Ctr Ste 327","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 347-1662",joanna@mnmusiccoalition.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Lake, Le Sueur, Martin, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Red Lake, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1639,"Jonathan Carter: Carter is director of IT business relationship management for the Harmon business unit of Apogee Enterprises. Previously, Carter had a long career with General Mills, spanning finance, sales, marketing, information systems, and other areas. A former board chair for the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, he is an active executive board member of the Monitors Club, supporting the educational, political, economic, and social well-being of the Twin Cities African American community. Carter holds a BS in computer science from Washington University (Saint Louis); an MS in computer science from Stanford University; and an MBA in finance and international business from Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.; Linda Holliday: Holliday is founder and president of Impact Minnesota, providing an array of consulting services to nonprofit, for profit, and public organizations; and of Holliday Pottery, creating handcrafted functional ceramic wares. She was previously with the Initiative Foundation for nearly twenty years, most recently serving as vice president of organizational development. Holliday is a 2010 Bush Foundation Leadership Fellow and holds a master's degree in public affairs from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Crossing Arts Alliance in Brainerd.; Betsy Husting: Husting is retired after more than 40 years working in the arts as a producing director, actor, marketer, administrator, and development professional. In 1994, she founded Husting & Associates Consulting, providing fundraising expertise to nonprofits, primarily arts organizations. Her clients included Flying Foot Forum, Illusion Theater, Public Radio International, Zorongo Flamenco, Theater Latt' Da, Graywolf Press, MacPhail Center for Music, Teatro del Pueblo, and many more. Husting attended Denison and Indiana Universities as an English major with a minor in theater.; Yumiko Inomata: Inomata serves as finance manager for Minneapolis-based Arts Midwest, one of six regional arts organizations in the United States. She has a BA in theater studies and has taken graduate-level courses in educational policy and administration, and teaching English as a foreign language. Outside of work, she has served on numerous panels, including the Sage Awards for Dance (2009-2010), and for several grant programs for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. She is an alumna of the 2017/2018 Arts Organizing Institute through Pangea World Theater's Lake Street Arts!, which was part of a National Endowment for the Arts Our Town grant.; Nora Murphy: Murphy is a fifth-generation Irish-Minnesotan and mother of two grown sons. She is an author of two memoirs and three non-fiction books for children. She works as the Tribal Planner and Grant Writer for the Lower Sioux Indian Community in southwestern Minnesota.; Carolyn Wintersteen: Wintersteen is a founding ensemble member and executive director of Theatre B in Moorhead. She serves on the Moorhead Art and Culture Commission and is active in local civic organizations. Prior to founding Theatre B, she coordinated programs at Trollwood Performing Arts School, taught at Minnesota State University Moorhead and North Dakota State University, and worked in administration at Prairie Public Broadcasting. She earned a BA in theater from Gonzaga University (Spokane, Washington) and an MFA in acting from the University of Pittsburgh. Wintersteen has performed with the Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival, Theatre L'Homme Dieu, Commonweal Theatre, the Black Hills Playhouse, and Theatre B. In 2017 she received the Lake Region Arts Council McKnight Artist Fellowship Grant to support an original play which she and her husband performed at the Minnesota and Boulder Fringe Festivals. Theatre B is a recipient of the American Theatre Wing's 2014 American Theatre Company Award for excellence among young theater organizations nationwide.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014104,"Operating Support",2021,269997,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota Opera participants and audiences build social connection and shared emotion with fellow Minnesotans. Total number of persons served Audience reporting greater empathy and a unique collective experience Growth in social-emotional skills in young learners. 2: Minnesotans of different life experiences, backgrounds and identities feel welcomed and empowered by their relationship to Minnesota Opera and the art form. Increase in: number of and diversity of persons served number of and diversity of subscribers/repeat ticket buyers number of retained donors number of contact hours word-of-mouth marketing Positive participant feedback.","Participants and audiences built social connection and shared emotion with fellow Minnesotans. Number of persons served; persons reporting shared experience; broadened perspectives among audience and participants. 2: Minnesotans of different life experiences, backgrounds and identities felt welcomed an empowered by their relationship to MN Opera and the art form. MN Opera received feedback from audiences and participants that they felt welcomed and empowered in their relationship to the opera Feedback also helped to shape programming and company operations.",,12879162,"Other, local or private",12879162,,"Vanessa Abbe, Joelle Allen, Patricia Beithon, Margaret Blake, Sharon Bloodworth, Jane Confer, Terrance Dolan, Sidney W. Emery, Gayle Fuguitt, Mark C. Gordon, Maureen Harms, Dorothy Horns, Philip Isaacson, Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad, Diane Jacobson, Anna Kokayeff, Stephanie Kravetz, Mary Lazarus, Robert Lee, Natalie Volin Lehr, Fayneese Miller, Kay Ness, Jose Peris, Elizabeth Redleaf, Bart Reed, Nadege Souvenir, Missy Staples Thompson, Wendy Unglaub, H. Bernt von Ohlen, Greg Waibel, William White, Margaret Wurtele, Wayne Zink",1.5,"The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Minnesota Opera changes lives by bringing together artists, audiences, and community, advancing the art of opera for today and for future generations.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Diana,Konopka,"The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera","620 1st St N",Minneapolis,MN,55401-1225,"(612) 333-2700",dkonopka@mnopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lake, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1640,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014105,"Operating Support",2021,682040,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences will engage with exceptional musical programs that expand their knowledge, inspire greater well-being, and build social connections. Collect participation data for initiatives/activities, qualitative feedback with audience surveys and advisory groups, track progress toward learning goals when appropriate. 2: Minnesotans from diverse backgrounds will co-create and participate in artistic activities that address and advance community-identified interests. Collect data on location of events/activities, number engaged, achievement of identified objectives and goals, feedback from participants, and development of plans for continuing engagement.","Exceptional musical programs and other activities expanded audience knowledge, inspired greater well-being, and built social connections. Surveyed audiences and other participants to determine engagement and impact; organized focus groups and reflection sessions; and gathered data from educators to determine progress toward learning goals (as appropriate). 2: Developed and advanced strategic partnerships with diverse community groups that led to participation in collaborative live and digital programs. Tracked attendance at outdoor concerts; tracked engagement with collaborative digital performances and other online resources; tracked engagement on collaborative volunteer projects; and surveyed audiences & project partners.",,38961959,"Other, local or private",38961959,,"Darren Acheson, Karen Ashe, Emily Backstrom, Doug Baker, Rochelle Blease, Margee Bracken, Sarah Brew, Michelle Miller Burns, Barbara Burwell, Roma Calatayud-Stocks, Tim Carl, Evan Carruthers, Yvonne Cheek, Ralph Chu, Mark Copman, Kathy Cunningham, John Dayton, Paula DeCosse, Jon Eisenberg, Jack Farrell, Anders Folk, Betsy Frost, Tim Geoffrion, Barbara Gold, Luella Goldberg, Paul Grangaard, Joe Green, Laurie Greeno, Jerome Hamilton, Maurice Holloman, Jay Ihlenfeld, Phil Isaacson, Mariellen Jacobson, Kathy Junek, Kate Kelley, Lloyd Kepple, Michael Kim, Mary Lawrence, Al Lenzmeier, Eric Levinson, Nancy Lindahl, Michael Lindsay, Marty Lueck, Ron Lund, Warren Mack, Patrick Mahoney, Kita McVay, Anne Miller,""Bill""Miller, Leni Moore, Betty Myers, Marilyn Carlson Nelson, Miluska Novota, Lisa Paradis, Mary Ella Pratte, Michael Roos, Bob Spong, Gordy Sprenger, Mary Sumners, Brian Tilzer, Erik van Kuijk, Laysha Ward, Jim Watkins, Tim Welsh, John Wilgers, Aks Zaheer",,"Minnesota Orchestral Association AKA Minnesota Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Minnesota Orchestra's mission is to enrich, inspire, and serve our community as an enduring symphony orchestra internationally recognized for its artistic excellence.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rob,Nygaard,"Minnesota Orchestral Association AKA Minnesota Orchestra","1111 Nicollet Mall",Minneapolis,MN,55403-2477,"(612) 371-5600",rnygaard@mnorch.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1641,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014109,"Operating Support",2021,29481,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ","Our Arab audience will find increased representation of their diverse experiences in excellent writing, film, and other artistic disciplines. Through anonymous surveys available on-site at two journal release events, throughout our film series, and at 3-5 other events. Online surveys will also be an option when appropriate and feasible. 2: Minnesotans will report more awareness of the contemporary Arab American experience through excellent writing, film, and other artistic disciplines. Through anonymous surveys available on-site at two journal release events, throughout our film series, and at 3-5 other events. Online surveys will also be an option when appropriate and feasible. ","Our Arab/SWANA audience will find increased representation of their diverse experiences in excellent writing, film, and other artistic disciplines. New Arab and Southwest Asian and North African audience members and artists engaged with us across all programs and events. Minnesotans will report more awareness of the contemporary Arab American experience through excellent writing, film, and other artistic disciplines. More new Minnesotans engaged with our programming than had in the past, with new event attendees, journal subscribers, and film audience members. ",,187618,"Other, local or private ",217099,5000,"Ziad Amra, Nahid Khan, Dipankar Mukherjee, Rabi'h Nahas, Jna Shelomith",,Mizna,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support ",,"Mizna is a critical platform for contemporary literature, art, film, and cultural programming centering the work of Arab/Southwest Asian and North African artists. ",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lana,Barkawi,Mizna,"2446 University Ave W Ste 115","St Paul",MN,55114,"(612) 788-6920",lana@mizna.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Stevens, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1645,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre ","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre ",,2
10014110,"Operating Support",2021,30832,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Present a range of exhibitions, and related programs, that reflect the broad expanse of Russian art to a culturally diverse audience of 35,000. 5-10% growth in attendance, membership, and charitable contributions. Successful implementation of an extensive schedule of relevant exhibitions and programs. 2: Broaden the Museum's appeal by implementing exhibitions and programs of relevance to new audiences. American Indian attendance related to the 'Russian America' exhibition and programs. Family participation in the Russian arts and culture literacy program for children 6-8 years of age.","11 exhibitions engaging 11,392 visitors were presented on-site, while Museum-based and outreach education virtual programs attendance was 3,750. Attendance was 48%, of FY2019, the last full year, and 45% of pandemic FY2020, which had started very strongly. Memberships were down 6% compared to FY2020. Charitable contributions, however, exceeded the previous year for unrestricted purposes. 2: The Museum broadened its appeal by exhibiting the work of a Native American artist and with a virtual program focusing on the book The Black Russian. In discussion with staff, Native Americans self-identified when viewing the Native American artist's show Due to the pandemic, the Russian arts and culture literacy program was postponed There were 60 attendees at The Black Russian virtual program.",,1203789,"Other, local or private",1203789,,"Natalia Berglund, Reggie Boyle, Norlin Boyum, Kathy Bracken, Roma Calayatud-Stocks, Jan Del Calzo, Gwenn Djupedal, Mark Downey, Ludmila Eklund, Steven Heim, Per Hong, Sean Kalafut, Steve Maurer, James Miller, Firou Mostashari, Liz Petrangelo, Christine Podas-Larson, Chuck Ritchie, Julie Snow, Theofanis Stavrou, David Washburn, C. Ben Wright",0.35,"The Museum of Russian Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Museum of Russian Art's mission is: Education, Enlightenment and Engagement through the art of Russia.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Meister,"The Museum of Russian Art","5500 Stevens Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55419,"(612) 821-9045x 19",mmeister@tmora.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1646,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014113,"Operating Support",2021,52534,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Students and program participants will grow in their knowledge and appreciation of the world of traditional craft. Increased course enrollment of 5%; Increased annual donor support of 5%; Survey results from course/event participants. 2: Participating artisans will develop and deepen skills to improve their artistry and roles as interpreters of traditional craft. Host Instructor Retreat with attendance of 50+ instructors; Expand Instructor-in-Residence program; Surveys/exit interview for instructors and intern program participants.","Students and program participants engaged meaningfully with traditional craft through courses, events, and learning opportunities throughout the year. Student survey data is reviewed regularly. While COVID-19 impacted on-campus enrollment (reduced by 71%), thousands participated in online classes and virtual programs. FY21 donors decreased ~2% (though calendar year donors grew ~20% 2019 to 2020). 2: Preserving and enriching craft traditions, North House Folk School supported the growth and development of the craft artisan instructor community. Impact is evaluated through regular surveys North House hosted an online Instructor Retreat in spring 2021 with more than 100 registered participants An Instructor-in-Residence program continues to engage artisans.",,1995118,"Other, local or private",1995118,,"Mike Prom (President), Carol Winter (Vice President), Tina Hegg Raway (Treasurer), Paul Aslanian (former Treasurer), Todd Mestad (Secretary), Jane Alexander, Nancy Burns, Terri Cermak, Mark Glasnapp, Amy Hubbard, Andrew Houlton, Mary Morrison, Phil Oswald, Randy Schnobrich, John Schoenherr, Stephen Skeels, Clair Nalezny, Cecilia Schiller, Kari Wenger",,"North House Folk School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of North House Folk School is to enrich lives and build community by teaching traditional northern crafts in a student centered learning environment that inspires the hands, the heart, and the mind.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elizabeth,Larson,"North House Folk School","PO Box 759","Grand Marais",MN,55604,"(218) 387-9762",llarson@northhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1649,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014115,"Operating Support",2021,39811,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Innovative art that engages a broad public in relevant community issues is created and presented in the public sphere. Themes, issues and event sites will be relevant because we will develop them with community partners and artists. We will use surveys, attendance numbers and conversations with participants will determine relevance and engagement. 2: Artists and audiences experience ongoing impact of our programs due to a careful leadership transition and implementation of new revenue models. A newly finalized five year strategic plan will include benchmarks to assess impact, based on evaluations tools developed for years for NS, AOV and other projects. Diversified streams of revenue will signal success in moving towards sustainability.","Innovative art that engages a broad public in relevant community issues is created and presented in the public sphere. NL?s artist and community partners chose a highly relevant theme for Northern Spark 2021 from community input. Zip codes and optional demographic data from audience surveys to online and broadcast programs determined broad public participation. 2: Artists and audiences experience ongoing impact of our programs due to a careful leadership transition and implementation of ONE new revenue model. NL implemented 1 new revenue model that will continue post-COVID NL?s Board created a 1 instead of 5 year strategic plan due to COVID Surveys from NS21 artists indicate positive impact from NL?s adjusted programs and leadership.",,741895,"Other, local or private",741895,9293,"Sara Van Norman, Paul Johnson, Roopali Phadke, Robert Hunter, Jennifer Pennington, Sarah Peters, Anh Thur Thi Pham",,"Northern Lightsmn, Inc AKA Northern Lights.mn","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To support artists in the creation and presentation of art in the public sphere, focusing on innovative uses of technology to imagine new interactions between audience, artwork, and place and explore expanded possibilities for civic engagement.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Peters,"Northern Lightsmn, Inc AKA Northern Lights.mn","2751 Hennepin Ave S Ste 231",Minneapolis,MN,55408,"(612) 597-7959",sarah@northern.lights.mn,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Cass, Chisago, Cook, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1651,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014117,"Operating Support",2021,21250,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","One Voice will perform January and June concerts, school workshops, and community residencies in the Twin Cities, and a tour to greater Minnesota. Ticket sales, media coverage, and new partnerships will be evaluated; surveys will be collected from artistic partners, Chorus members, students, faculty, community engagement tour partners, and audience members. 2: Innovative performances will build awareness of LGBTQ people and transform and empower students, singers, audiences, and community partners. Ticket sales, media coverage, and new partnerships will be evaluated; surveys will be collected from artistic partners, Chorus members, students, faculty, community engagement tour partners, and audience members.","Because of the pandemic, One Voice canceled all in-person activities and pivoted to an entirely online platform of rehearsals, concerts and workshops. New partnerships were assessed, online audiences and engagement was tracked, extensive surveying of artistic partners, Board members and chorus members was conducted to assess program quality. 2: Online open rehearsals, statewide sing-a-longs, a new podcast, virtual choirs and digital broadcasts supported LGBTQ people during the pandemic. New partnerships were assessed, online audiences and engagement was tracked, extensive surveying of artistic partners, Board members and chorus members was conducted to assess program quality.",,395003,"Other, local or private",395003,,"Matt Ruby, Claire Psarouthakis, Ruth Tang, Sarah Johnson, Sarah Cohn, Earl Moore, Mary Pat Byrn, Joe Andrews, Katy Nordhagen",,"One Voice Mixed Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Building community and creating social change by raising our voices in song.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mara,Winke,"One Voice Mixed Chorus","732 Holly Ave Ste Q","St Paul",MN,55104-7125,"(651) 298-1954",marasmail@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Jackson, Lake, Lincoln, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1653,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014122,"Operating Support",2021,76842,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artists and audiences will be inspired and engaged by experiencing a range of artistically diverse, innovative theatre performances and activities. Track artist and audience response to creative new works and activities; Assess if Park Square has furthered its vision of becoming a cultural hub. Measures: surveys, follow-up emails, social media, interviews, artist/partner evaluations. 2: Diverse stories and artists, partnerships, and creative placemaking will increase inclusiveness among audiences and artists of color and all ages. Track audience and artist demographics and responses to assess if they are more diverse and engage, connect, or partner with Park Square. Measures: surveys, artist/partner/audience evaluations, social media, documented comments.","Artists and audiences were inspired and engaged by 3 virtual performances and activities of artistically diverse and innovative theatre. Tracked artist and audience response to online works and activities; Assessed audience engagement in and response to this new delivery method. Measures: surveys, follow-up emails, social media, interviews, artist/partner evaluations. 2: Diverse stories and artists, partnerships, and virtual performances and activities increased geographic, age, ethnic, and cultural inclusiveness. Tracked audience and artist demographics and responses to assess if they were more diverse and engaged, connected, or partnered with Park Square Measures: surveys, artist/partner/audience evaluations, social media, documented comments.",,3096747,"Other, local or private",3096747,,"Paul R. Sackett, Susan Rostkoski, Andrea Trimble Hart, Paul F. Casey, Paul Mattessich, Patrick Brown, Nancy Feldman, Jewelie Grape, Paul Johnson, Greg Landmark, John Lefevre, Kristin Berger Parker, Paul Stembler, Greg Sullivan",,"Park Square Theatre Company AKA Park Square Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Park Square's mission is to enrich our community by producing and presenting exceptional live theater that touches the heart, engages the mind, and delights the spirit.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"C. Michael-jon",Pease,"Park Square Theatre Company AKA Park Square Theatre","408 St Peter St Ste 110","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 291-7005",pease@Parksquaretheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cottonwood, Dakota, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Nobles, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1658,"Jonathan Carter: Carter is director of IT business relationship management for the Harmon business unit of Apogee Enterprises. Previously, Carter had a long career with General Mills, spanning finance, sales, marketing, information systems, and other areas. A former board chair for the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, he is an active executive board member of the Monitors Club, supporting the educational, political, economic, and social well-being of the Twin Cities African American community. Carter holds a BS in computer science from Washington University (Saint Louis); an MS in computer science from Stanford University; and an MBA in finance and international business from Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.; Linda Holliday: Holliday is founder and president of Impact Minnesota, providing an array of consulting services to nonprofit, for profit, and public organizations; and of Holliday Pottery, creating handcrafted functional ceramic wares. She was previously with the Initiative Foundation for nearly twenty years, most recently serving as vice president of organizational development. Holliday is a 2010 Bush Foundation Leadership Fellow and holds a master's degree in public affairs from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Crossing Arts Alliance in Brainerd.; Betsy Husting: Husting is retired after more than 40 years working in the arts as a producing director, actor, marketer, administrator, and development professional. In 1994, she founded Husting & Associates Consulting, providing fundraising expertise to nonprofits, primarily arts organizations. Her clients included Flying Foot Forum, Illusion Theater, Public Radio International, Zorongo Flamenco, Theater Latt' Da, Graywolf Press, MacPhail Center for Music, Teatro del Pueblo, and many more. Husting attended Denison and Indiana Universities as an English major with a minor in theater.; Yumiko Inomata: Inomata serves as finance manager for Minneapolis-based Arts Midwest, one of six regional arts organizations in the United States. She has a BA in theater studies and has taken graduate-level courses in educational policy and administration, and teaching English as a foreign language. Outside of work, she has served on numerous panels, including the Sage Awards for Dance (2009-2010), and for several grant programs for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. She is an alumna of the 2017/2018 Arts Organizing Institute through Pangea World Theater's Lake Street Arts!, which was part of a National Endowment for the Arts Our Town grant.; Nora Murphy: Murphy is a fifth-generation Irish-Minnesotan and mother of two grown sons. She is an author of two memoirs and three non-fiction books for children. She works as the Tribal Planner and Grant Writer for the Lower Sioux Indian Community in southwestern Minnesota.; Carolyn Wintersteen: Wintersteen is a founding ensemble member and executive director of Theatre B in Moorhead. She serves on the Moorhead Art and Culture Commission and is active in local civic organizations. Prior to founding Theatre B, she coordinated programs at Trollwood Performing Arts School, taught at Minnesota State University Moorhead and North Dakota State University, and worked in administration at Prairie Public Broadcasting. She earned a BA in theater from Gonzaga University (Spokane, Washington) and an MFA in acting from the University of Pittsburgh. Wintersteen has performed with the Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival, Theatre L'Homme Dieu, Commonweal Theatre, the Black Hills Playhouse, and Theatre B. In 2017 she received the Lake Region Arts Council McKnight Artist Fellowship Grant to support an original play which she and her husband performed at the Minnesota and Boulder Fringe Festivals. Theatre B is a recipient of the American Theatre Wing's 2014 American Theatre Company Award for excellence among young theater organizations nationwide.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014125,"Operating Support",2021,47112,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Participants find value in access to arts experiences and learning/professional opportunities via Center programs representing inclusive perspectives. Collect qualitative feedback from Center constituents about the value and impact of access to activities and relevance to Minnesotans of diverse backgrounds and interests across the new play field. 2: Minnesotans gain knowledge and develop skills on the art and craft of playwriting and about the professional theater field. Collect qualitative participant feedback on classes, seminars, and new play development activities for impact on artistic development, creative growth, career advancement, changes in process/approach.","Participants gained knowledge, insights and connections via accessible online activities reflecting different community perspectives. Qualitative survey feedback and reports from playwrights and participants about the impact of our activities on their creative growth/career advancement and the benefits for artists, the public, and a more inclusive field. 2: Participants demonstrated learning and artistic advancement, and rated the instructors, mentors, presentations, and motivational value highly. Class/seminar participant surveys and documented comments; qualitative feedback and written reports from program artists and event participants; comparative participation and engagement data; demonstrated artistic and career growth.",,1379601,"Other, local or private",1379601,,"Mary Beidler Gearen, Jeffrey Bores, Maura Brew, Carlyle Brown, Geoffrey Curley, Harrison David Rivers, Karl Gajdusek, Jodi Grundyson, Jeff Hedlund, Jessie Houlihan, Charlyne Hovi, Jonathan Jensen, David Kim, Becky Krull Kraling, Annie Lebedoff, Carla Paulson, Mark Perlberg, Adam Rao, Christopher Schout, Cecilia Stanton Adams, Leah Spinosa de Vega, Paul Stembler, Harry Waters, Jr., Michael Winn, Robert Chelimsky, Jeremy B. Cohen",,"The Playwrights' Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Playwrights' Center champions playwrights and new plays to build upon a living theater that demands new and innovative works.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Chelimsky,"The Playwrights' Center","2301 Franklin Ave E",Minneapolis,MN,55406-1024,"(612) 332-7481",robertc@pwcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Clay, Dakota, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, St. Louis, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1661,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014128,"Operating Support",2021,29810,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans who engage in Rain Taxi's literary programs widen reading choices, broaden perspectives, and deepen critical thinking. Rain Taxi will gauge outcomes by measuring program attendance, evaluating engagement with its publications through website and social media outreach, and conducting reader and attendee surveys.","Rain Taxi offered publications and virtual events, greatly expanding Minnesotans? literary choices and perspectives, and engaging them in critical thi. Rain Taxi gauged outcomes by measuring audience attendance, evaluating engagement through social media participation and website analytics, and conducting reader, participant, and attendee surveys.",,233402,"Other, local or private",233402,15830,"Kris Bigalk, Jill Bresnahan, Tom Cassidy, Mary Moore Easter, Kelly Everding, Nicola Koh, Steven Larsen, Eric Lorberer, Mo Perry, Paul Von Drasek, Amanda Wigen",,"Rain Taxi, Inc. AKA Rain Taxi Review of Books","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Rain Taxi champions aesthetically adventurous literature.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kelly,Everding,"Rain Taxi, Inc. AKA Rain Taxi Review of Books","PO Box 3840",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 825-1528",kelly@raintaxi.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1664,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014131,"Operating Support",2021,31576,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Expand access to collection by comprehensive documentation and contracting educator services. Improve art experience for persons with disabilities. Increased utilization of art by teachers in curricula and class visits. Educator extends outreach and liaisons with Minnesota schools. Implement accessibility recommendations and visitor survey comments or recommendations to improve art experience. 2: Expand programming and written guides from Native Arts exhibitions to art that aligns with regional communities of interest and University students. Assess activity guides and programming for K-12 through user surveys, interviews with participants and feedback from educators. Monitor attendance and K-12 tours at Tweed.","Art activity guides were produced for children in at-risk environments and videos were produced featuring oral history stories by Carl Gawboy. We received direct feedback from educators participating in family day event at Native housing center, and images of children and parents participating in activities using art guides. For the videos, comments were received from social media. 2: Two University classes selected works from the collection that were exhibited in the new Study Room and utilized by students for class assignments. Faculty from the Art History and Writing Studies classes provided their observations and feedback from their students Students on Tweed's Advisory Board provided their feedback as well as University students on Tweed's programming and Study Room.",,702873,"Other, local or private",702873,560,"Regents of the University of Minnesota: Kendall J. Powell, Steven A. Swiggum, Thomas J. Anderson, Richard B. Beeson, Mary A. Davenport, Kao Ly Ilean Her, Michael D. Hsu, Mike O. Kenyanya, Janie S. Mayeron, David J. McMillan, Darrin M. Rosha, Randy R. Simonson., Tweed Museum Advisory Board Members: Patricia Burns, Abudulla Ali, Patrice Bradley, Annie Carmichael, Christian Moreno Cova, Anne Dugan, Mary Ebert, Karl Everett, Jane Jarnis, Rob Leff, Jim Paymar, Holly Sampson, Susan Vandersteen, Dean Jeremy Youde",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Duluth-Tweed Museum of Art AKA Tweed Museum of Art","Public College/University","Operating Support",,"The Tweed Museum of Art functions as an art collecting and teaching institution that promotes learning through collection stewardship, research, and by presenting programs in the visual arts for the engagement of the University and our surrounding communities.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anja,Chavez,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Duluth-Tweed Museum of Art AKA Tweed Museum of Art","1201 Ordean Ct",Duluth,MN,55812-3041,"(218) 726-8751",chave357@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1667,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014133,"Operating Support",2021,206931,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Northrop educates and inspires audiences annually through performances, student matinees, master classes, lectures and Q and A's with artists. Attendance statistics, schedule of artist engagement activities, formal evaluation and feedback with teachers and audience members, social campaign responses and blog comments. 2: Northrop builds an inclusive audience for the performing arts by engaging diverse communities and exploring global issues through the work of artists. Evaluation occurs through meaningful conversations with community partners and collaborators, attending constituents and the presenting artists, including topics explored and experiences through programming.","Northrop informed audiences through 50+ virtual activities including 5 dance & 12 music performances, 2 student matinees & 20+ lectures & engagements. Event and audience statistics were collected, e-mail surveys distributed to attendees, and through Northrop's website, Facebook and social media platforms, blogging and critical evaluation. 2: Northrop builds an inclusive audience for the performing arts by engaging diverse communities & exploring global issues through renowned artists. Northrop distributed surveys, virtual follow-up meetings with community & University partners, engaged artists & school groups E-mail surveys to ticket holders request feedback on topics explored through the presentations.",,7473639,"Other, local or private",7473639,,"Jeff Bieganek, Robert Bruininks, John Conlin, Susan DeNuccio, Karen Hanson, Robert Lunieski, Katheryn Menaged, Cory Padesky, Gary Reetz, Robyne Robinson,, Donald Williams",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Northrop AKA Northrop","Public College/University","Operating Support",,"Rooted in the belief that the arts are essential to the human experience, we are committed to cultivating intersections between performing arts and education for the benefit of all participants now and for generations to come.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kari,Schloner,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Northrop AKA Northrop","84 Church St SE Ste 90",Minneapolis,MN,55455,"(612) 624-7652",kschlone@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lake, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1669,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014134,"Operating Support",2021,90244,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","WAM connects art, scholarship, and inquiry based research to spark discovery, critical thinking and collaboration to address relevant social issues. Audience surveys, attendance, observation, anecdotal evidence, individual testimony, and staff synthesis of results, social media, press mentions and website visits serve as evaluation tools.","WAM produced 11 exhibitions and 12 public programs, serving 242,222 people who established meaningful connections with others and with art. WAM utilized audience surveys, attendance, online connections via Facebook, Twitter, and WAM's website using Google Analytics and other data capture methods: observations, anecdotal evidence, independent testimony, and staff synthesis of results.",,3961178,"Other, local or private",3961178,,"Srdan Babovic, Jane Blocker, Laura Bloomberg, Gary Christenson, Fuller Cowles, Mary Anne Ebert, Cindy Ihlenfeld, Sara Janz, Nayana Jha, Dennis Kim, Tom LaSalle, Sergio Manancero, Julie Matonich, Eric Newman, Sandra Nowak, Karla Robertson, Phil Rosenbloom, Shirin Saadat, Carol Strohecker, Kay Thomas, Robin Torgerson, Amelious Whyte, Ex Officio: Karen Hanson, Penny Winton",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Weisman Art Museum AKA Weisman Art Museum","Public College/University","Operating Support",,"The Weisman Art Museum creates art experiences that spark discovery, critical thinking, and transformation, linking the university and the community.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,William,Haugen,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Weisman Art Museum AKA Weisman Art Museum","333 East River Rd",Minneapolis,MN,55455,"(612) 626-5302",hauge442@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Clay, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Swift, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1670,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014135,"Operating Support",2021,25219,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will make our local senior citizen population feel included and appreciated by providing daytime, bus-in arts events at our center. We will present daytime bus-in arts events for senior citizens from assisted living facilities; participants will be interviewed to gauge if this process made them feel more valued and to ensure easier arts access was obtained.","Due to COVID-19, we did not have bus-in events but provided virtual streaming to older adults instead. We used our ticket tracking software to identify what populations (ages) and locations (private homes, older adult living facilities) participated in our virtual streaming events. We were unable to interview participants as originally planned.",,1302273,"Other, local or private",1302273,,"Jon Arntson, Katie Cargill, Kris Ferraro, Kari Hedlund, Tom Karges, Joni Namyst, Mindy Nuhring, Glenna Olson, Rhonda Schaffer, Myrna Peterson, Bud Schneider, Angela Tobeck, Robert Ward, Jr., Noah Wilcox",,"Reif Arts Council AKA Reif Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Reif Arts Council's mission is: Stimulating arts in northern Minnesota. The underlying principle guiding our mission is to offer a diverse mix of performing and visual arts to be experienced, exhibited, and taught.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shantel,Dow,"Reif Arts Council AKA Reif Center","720 NW Conifer Dr","Grand Rapids",MN,55744-2475,"(218) 327-5780",sdow@reifcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Cass, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Pennington, Red Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1671,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014136,"Operating Support",2021,30703,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","RAC will present exhibitions, art education and public programs, and collaborations that integrate contemporary art, society and diverse communities. Present three exhibitions during 2021 and related education and public programs.","The Rochester Art Center exceeded its exhibition and program goals during the pandemic, meeting patrons remotely and in-person. Evaluation is based on number of exhibitions presented, feedback, in-person and remote audience participation numbers, diversity of attendees, number of programs presented, and the sustainability of long-term programs, such as Total Arts Day Camp.",,831542,"Other, local or private",831542,,"Rachel Bohman, Tracy Austin, Brett Olson, Jon Zurn, Brian Dukerschein, Kjellgren Alkire, Rose Anderson, Brooke Burch, Michelle Fagan, Simon Huelsbeck, Demitrius Johnson, Alexandre Maia, Kevin Reid, Paul Scanlon",,"Rochester Art Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Rochester Art Center offers the opportunity for all people to understand and value the arts through innovative experiences with contemporary art. Through world-class exhibitions and programs, we present a welcoming, integrated and diverse experience that encourages questioning, creativity and critical thinking.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sheila,Dickinson,"Rochester Art Center","40 Civic Center Dr SE",Rochester,MN,55904-3773,"(507) 282-8629",sdickinson@rochesterartcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Itasca, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1672,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014139,"Operating Support",2021,19462,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","SJU will expand arts access and deepen community connections to the arts through in-depth, meaningful residency work. Expand the number of new residency partners, track number of participants, number of activities, gather qualitative feedback and evaluation from residency partners. 2: SJU will broaden audiences and expand exposure to a diversity of artistic genres by providing access to daytime matinee performances. Offer two distinct performances that are intentionally programmed during the day. Evaluation will be based on sales, attendance, participation and surveys, including identifying first time attendance and demographic information.","SJU provided streamed performances and related residency through the pandemic closure. Number of streamed activities, tracked participation, end of season survey. 2: Outcome was put on hold due to COVID closure.",,601965,"Other, local or private",601965,,"Mimi Bitzan, Brian Campbell, Desiree Clark, Pedro dos Santos, David DeBlieck, Laura Hood, Colleen Hollinger Petters, Rachel Melis, Chris Rasmussen, Malik Stewart, Jerry Wetterling, Rob Culligan",,"Saint John's University AKA Saint John's University Fine Arts Programming","Private College/University","Operating Support",,"The Fine Arts Series awakens a spirit of curiosity, ignites dialogue, and illuminates new understanding through distinctive arts experiences on our stages, in our galleries, and in our communities. Through the performing and visual arts series, Saint John's University (SJU) provides community wide opportunities for interaction with national artists through unique residencies, artists' talks, exhibitions and performances.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Hanlon,"Saint John's University AKA Saint John's University Fine Arts Programming","2850 Abbey Plz PO Box 2000",Collegeville,MN,56321-2000,"(320) 363-5030",lhanlon@csbsju.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Grant, Hennepin, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Renville, Roseau, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Wadena, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1675,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014142,"Operating Support",2021,243375,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Twin Cities community will gain wide access to live performances and high-quality video recording of world-class music. SPCO staff and board will monitor progress toward the goals of its current strategic plan to determine whether we are adding value to and enriching our community by sharing transformational experiences with a broader and more diverse audience.","The SPCO provided broad access to livestream and rebroadcast performances of chamber orchestra music through the free online Concert Library. The SPCO tracked participation in free family education and community engagement activities, and free digital media programming.",,10042409,"Other, local or private",10042409,,"Deborah J. Palmer, Robert M. Olafson, Jon Limbacher, Elizabeth Willis, David Rosedahl, A.J. Huss, Jr., Betty Myers, Douglas Affinito, Nina Archabal, Daniel Avchen, Jo Bailey, Inez Bergquist, Christopher M. Brown, Anne L. Cheney, Jon C. Cieslak, Sheldon W. Damberg, Rick Dow, Lynn Erickson, Stephanie Fehr, Judith Garcia Galiana, Kathy Gremillion, Bonnie Grzeskowiak, Ann Huntrods, James E. Johnson, Arthur W. Kaemmer, M.D., Erwin A. Kelen, Sang Yoon Kim, Robert L. Lee, Laura Liu, Lydia Lui, Marja Lutsep, Stephen H. Mahle, Robert W. Mairs, Richard M. Martinez, Alfred P. Moore, David Moore, Jr., David E. Myers, Bondo Nyembwe, Robert M. Oberlies, Daniel R. Pennie, Nicholas S. Pifer, Eric Prindle, Peter Remes, Ann Rogotzke, Jack Rossmann, Marty Rossmann, Daniel J. Schmechel, Kathleen Schubert, Ronald Sit, Eric Skytte, James Donald Smith, Joe Tashjian, Alan Wilensky, Matthew Wilson, Paul Wilson, Justin Windschitl",,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Our mission is to sustain a world-class chamber orchestra at the highest standards of artistic excellence that enriches the Twin Cities community by sharing dynamic, distinctive and engaging performances. We are actively committed to accessibility and intentional inclusivity in all aspects of our work and continually strive to provide all people in our community with opportunities to connect with the music we perform Our mission is to sustain a world-class chamber orchestra at the highest standards of artistic excellence that enriches the Twin Cities community by sharing dynamic, distinctive and engaging performances. We are actively committed to accessibility and intentional inclusivity in all aspects of our work and continually strive to provide all people in our community with opportunities to connect with the music we perform.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rebecca,Cline,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","408 St Peter St 3rd Fl","St Paul",MN,55102-1497,"(651) 292-3280",rcline@spcomail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1678,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1
10014143,"Operating Support",2021,12727,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More students in private and group classes and workshops will be nurtured in their artistic growth and abilities. Faculty will track student's progress towards technical mastery, musicality, and confidence. Compare past enrollment to current year. Gather qualitative feedback to inform future programming. 2: People in the community will experience high-quality music performances and come to appreciate live music in everyday life. We will solicit feedback from: A. General public B. Disadvantaged youth C. Seniors D. Immigrants and Refugees We will track number of performances, musician contact hours, venues, participant feedback and audience number of members, and audience comments.","We were able to serve 300 students with online or hybrid lessons, and build audiences with live streamed concerts. Faculty tracked student's progress towards technical mastery, we compared enrollment to prior years, conducted surveys online and informally, and met with faculty to plan future programming. 2: We launched new online and live streamed programming to community partners and built new audiences. Informal and formal feedback from partnering agencies and audiences, surveys of online public school students and teachers.",,531905,"Other, local or private",531905,,"Michael Adams, Susan Bullard, Jamie Mudrick, Scott Brasko, Jennifer Burks, Sharon Carlson, Taylor Davis, William Eddins, Christina Huang, Amy Kamarainen, Martha McCartney, Teele Schneider, Christine Schwab, Kelly Schwenn, Heidi Teoh, Ben Vidmar",,"Saint Paul Conservatory of Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Since 2001, The Conservatory has been a school where the musical aspirations of students of all ages, abilities, and economic backgrounds are met with a commitment to excellence. Our mission is to provide an environment where students thrive through artistic expression, disciplined training, and frequent performance opportunities.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mara,Winke,"Saint Paul Conservatory of Music","1524 Summit Ave","St Paul",MN,55105,"(651) 224-2205",mara@thespcm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Freeborn, Hennepin, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1679,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014150,"Operating Support",2021,68556,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","STC will make high-quality youth theatre productions and programming accessible to all Minnesotans, regardless of income, geography, or ability. STC will track attendance, education program registrations, participation in our off- and on-site programs, and the number of individuals participating via our Open Door accessibility initiative. 2: STC will engage in a process of innovation and experimentation to produce new, engaging and inclusive theatre programming for youth and families. STC will conduct intrinsic impact surveys of patrons and program participants to gather qualitative and quantitative feedback regarding the participants' experiences.","In-person audience numbers were down due to the pandemic. Online format increased accessibility for audiences outside of the metro area. Using Tessitura, Stages Theatre Company tracked attendance for in-person and internet-based programs. The pandemic provided an opportunity to serve Minnesotans beyond the Twin Cities (34 counties in total). 2: Stages Theatre Company met the pandemic head-on with innovation, resulting in new online and in-person socially distanced programs. Stages Theatre Company surveyed audience members of online performances and both in-person and virtual education program participants The feedback was primarily qualitative in nature.",,2451527,"Other, local or private",2451527,,"Stephanie Betz, Betsy Butwin, Lisa Collins, Tara Cruz, Karen Winter Dekker, Barry Gersick, Mimi Keating, David Klein, Lisa Kline, Christine Kwiat, Dimitrios Lalos, Lisa Beth Lentini, Mauricio Loria, Eric Lucas, Dave Mahler, Tom Matchinsky, Victoria Mogilevsky, Christina Mosakowski, Linda Moy, Meighan O'Reardon, Elizabeth Plaetz-Lori, Nicole Truso",,"Stages Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Stages Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Stages Theatre Company is committed to the enrichment and education of children and youth in a professional theater environment that stimulates artistic excellence and personal growth.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Megan,Krueger,"Stages Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Stages Theatre Company","1111 Mainstreet",Hopkins,MN,55343,"(952) 979-1123",mkrueger@stagestheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Koochiching, Lake, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1686,"Jonathan Carter: Carter is director of IT business relationship management for the Harmon business unit of Apogee Enterprises. Previously, Carter had a long career with General Mills, spanning finance, sales, marketing, information systems, and other areas. A former board chair for the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, he is an active executive board member of the Monitors Club, supporting the educational, political, economic, and social well-being of the Twin Cities African American community. Carter holds a BS in computer science from Washington University (Saint Louis); an MS in computer science from Stanford University; and an MBA in finance and international business from Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.; Linda Holliday: Holliday is founder and president of Impact Minnesota, providing an array of consulting services to nonprofit, for profit, and public organizations; and of Holliday Pottery, creating handcrafted functional ceramic wares. She was previously with the Initiative Foundation for nearly twenty years, most recently serving as vice president of organizational development. Holliday is a 2010 Bush Foundation Leadership Fellow and holds a master's degree in public affairs from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Crossing Arts Alliance in Brainerd.; Betsy Husting: Husting is retired after more than 40 years working in the arts as a producing director, actor, marketer, administrator, and development professional. In 1994, she founded Husting & Associates Consulting, providing fundraising expertise to nonprofits, primarily arts organizations. Her clients included Flying Foot Forum, Illusion Theater, Public Radio International, Zorongo Flamenco, Theater Latt' Da, Graywolf Press, MacPhail Center for Music, Teatro del Pueblo, and many more. Husting attended Denison and Indiana Universities as an English major with a minor in theater.; Yumiko Inomata: Inomata serves as finance manager for Minneapolis-based Arts Midwest, one of six regional arts organizations in the United States. She has a BA in theater studies and has taken graduate-level courses in educational policy and administration, and teaching English as a foreign language. Outside of work, she has served on numerous panels, including the Sage Awards for Dance (2009-2010), and for several grant programs for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. She is an alumna of the 2017/2018 Arts Organizing Institute through Pangea World Theater's Lake Street Arts!, which was part of a National Endowment for the Arts Our Town grant.; Nora Murphy: Murphy is a fifth-generation Irish-Minnesotan and mother of two grown sons. She is an author of two memoirs and three non-fiction books for children. She works as the Tribal Planner and Grant Writer for the Lower Sioux Indian Community in southwestern Minnesota.; Carolyn Wintersteen: Wintersteen is a founding ensemble member and executive director of Theatre B in Moorhead. She serves on the Moorhead Art and Culture Commission and is active in local civic organizations. Prior to founding Theatre B, she coordinated programs at Trollwood Performing Arts School, taught at Minnesota State University Moorhead and North Dakota State University, and worked in administration at Prairie Public Broadcasting. She earned a BA in theater from Gonzaga University (Spokane, Washington) and an MFA in acting from the University of Pittsburgh. Wintersteen has performed with the Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival, Theatre L'Homme Dieu, Commonweal Theatre, the Black Hills Playhouse, and Theatre B. In 2017 she received the Lake Region Arts Council McKnight Artist Fellowship Grant to support an original play which she and her husband performed at the Minnesota and Boulder Fringe Festivals. Theatre B is a recipient of the American Theatre Wing's 2014 American Theatre Company Award for excellence among young theater organizations nationwide.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014156,"Operating Support",2021,44937,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota fiber artists at all levels increase their knowledge and skills in the fiber arts. Student evaluations of teaching artist's effectiveness and student self-assessment of gains in knowledge and skills. For advanced artists, measures include portfolio development and exhibition. 2: Young people increase their knowledge of, and participation in, the fiber arts. Assessment by teaching artists, and staff at Plymouth Christian Youth Center, The Division of Indian Work, Luxton Learners, and Indigenous Roots. Youth also evaluate their learning experience through quantitative and qualitative rankings.","Achieved by the increase in knowledge and skills among participating Minnesotans through new and revised programming and events (socially-distant in-p. Indicators include self-reported and observed increases in knowledge, skills, and participation. On the front-end, our classes must include clearly defined learning goals and skills objectives directly linked to measurable outcomes. 2: Relevant/accessible experiences include our exhibitions with Women of Color Quilters Network, We Are the Story: A Visual Response to Racism. Indicators include self-reported and observed increases in knowledge, skills, and participation Methods include tracking the number and demographics (as voluntarily provided) of virtual and in-person visitors and participants.",,1060890,"Other, local or private",1060890,24702,"John Cairns, Maggie Dayton, Richard Gilyard, Sarah Haroon, Jeanne Hilpisch, Carol Mashuga, Larry McIntyre, Linda McShannock, Anu Pasricha, Curt Pederson, Jane Prohaska, Ella Ramsey, Mary Ann Schmidt, Mariana Shulstad, Lisa Steinmann, Lorri Tallberg, Maggie Thompson, Jeff White",,"Textile Center of Minnesota AKA Textile Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Textile Center's mission is to honor textile traditions, promote excellence and innovation, and inspire widespread participation in fiber art.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brian,Malloy,"Textile Center of Minnesota AKA Textile Center","3000 University Ave SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 436-0464",malloywriter@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington, Watonwan",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1692,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014162,"Operating Support",2021,46002,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Diverse Minnesotans of all ages will learn movement, gain physical confidence, and/or grow as dance artists via TU Dance programs and activities. Collect participant and company qualitative feedback on program impact from surveys/interviews and gather input from teachers, partners, and artists; track participation in Center programs and activities; document/track Center student advancement.","Minnesotans of different ages and backgrounds demonstrated learning, skills development, and increased confidence via TU Dance Center activities. We tracked participation and participant demographics and gathered feedback via surveys, evaluations, interviews, and virtual conferences. Teaching artists evaluated student learning and advancement and program impact.",,1107836,"Other, local or private",1107836,,"Anil Hurkadli, Rafina Larsen, Sarah Gullickson McGrane, Neeraj Kumar Mehta, Steven Nelson, Anne Parker, Andrew Troup, Julia Yager, Joseph Zachmann. Toni Pierce-Sands, Abdo Sayegh Rodriguez (ex-officio)",,"TU Dance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"TU Dance reaches through diverse dance traditions to uncover the connective power of dance for audiences, students, artists, and the community.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Abdo,Sayegh,"TU Dance","PO Box 40405","St Paul",MN,55104,"(612) 605-1925",Abdo.sayegh@tudance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1698,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014166,"Operating Support",2021,60957,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","VocalEssence will use singing together and innovative performances as a catalyst to nurture self-expression, bridge cultures, and combat loneliness. VocalEssence uses surveys and evaluations with every program activity to measure level of creative inspiration and change in social bridging and connectedness among participants.","76% of survey respondents had a strong emotional response to the concert; 79% indicated the performance helped them see things they have in common wit. VocalEssence used a survey to measure the intrinsic impact of our programs through a partnership with WolfBrown Consulting.",,1955391,"Other, local or private",1955391,,"Torrie Allen, Traci V. Bransford, Cassidy McCrea Burns, Barbara Burwell, Margaret Chutich, Martha Driessen, Ann Farrell, Daniel Fernelius, Wayne Gisslen, Carolina Gustafson, R.J. Heckman, Daniel Kantor, Lisa Lewis, Paul McDonough, David L. Mona, David Myers, Nancy F. Nelson, Richard Neuner, Kristen Hoeschler O'Brien, Jim Odland, Joanne Reeck, Don Shelby, Mary Ann Aufderheide, Philip Brunelle, G. Phillip Shoultz, III, Anders Eckman, Rabindra Tambyraja",,VocalEssence,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"VocalEssence champions choral music of all genres, celebrating the vocal experience through innovative performances, commissioning of new music, and engaging with diverse constituencies.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elissa,Weller,VocalEssence,"1900 Nicollet Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 547-1451",elissa@vocalessence.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1702,"Kristie Buchman: Buchman is the executive director of Choice, unlimited, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting adults with disabilities who are experiencing barriers to employment and community inclusion. She has worked for the organization for over 25 years, providing career exploration, skill assessments, job development, job placement, mentoring, training, and community access.; Michael Cook: Cook retired from U. S. Bank in 2017, where he was a senior vice president. During his more than 36 years there, he also was a financial analyst and finance director, and was involved in budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis. Most recently, he was system director of a customer profitability system used throughout U. S. Bank. Prior to joining U. S. Bank, he was a junior and senior high school math teacher in Onamia. Cook is treasurer of the board for the Twin Cities Jazz Festival, volunteered for Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis, was president of the Onamia Teachers Association, and previously volunteered with the Cub Scouts. Cook has served as an Arts Board panelist and artistic evaluator for the Operating Support program. In 2016, he received the Circle of Service Excellence Award at U. S. Bank. Cook has a BA in math and education from the University of St. Thomas.; Cody Henrichs: Taken from Henrich's website CV - Henrichs is currently CEO director of Coffey Contemporary Arts, a studio space offering a comprehensive, professional, creative working environment for practicing artists. Henrichs is also the curator for the Lord Grizzly Gallery and the head curator for the Washington Pavilion Visual Arts Center. In addition to his work as CEO director and curator, Henrichs has worked as a professional arts educator at the high school and collegiate level in the Mortheast as well as the Midwest.; Judith Hickey: Hickey has been an arts administrator for Rochester organizations for more than twenty years, serving as an executive and program director, grant writer, teacher, and board member. She has worked in the programming of artistic disciplines such as theater, music, dance, and visual arts. Hickey has reviewed grants as a panelist for the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council for two three-year terms. She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in theater arts. In 2017, Hickey received an Ardee Award from the Greater Rochester Arts and Cultural Trust for Outstanding Volunteer in the Arts.; Rodney Nordberg: Nordberg is chair of Heartland Arts, the Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council, which helps to produce arts events and coordinates sixteen Park Rapids area arts organizations. He also serves on the City of Park Rapids Arts and Culture Advisory Commission and as a board member of Armory Arts and Events Center. Nordberg was previously a Park Rapids city council member, director of Red Bridge Film Festival, and taught film production at University of Southern California after his retirement from a career as a documentary film editor. Nordberg has a BA in television from the University of Minnesota and attended Harvard University's Institute in Arts Administration.; Patrice Relerford: Relerford works at the Minneapolis Foundation and directs the organization's education grantmaking and strategy. She previously worked for People Serving People, a family homeless shelter in Minneapolis; and as a reporter for the Star Tribune. She graduated from the University of Missouri with a bachelor's degree in journalism and earned a master's degree in public administration from the University of Illinois at Chicago.; Lori Anne Williams: Williams is a fundraiser for Catholic Charities and has worked in the nonprofit community, primarily as a grants specialist, for nearly three decades. She has worked with social service, arts, and education organizations and has taught grant writing at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, the University of St. Thomas, and many other organizations. She has a BA from the University of Southern California and a master's degree in liberal studies from the University of Minnesota.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014167,"Operating Support",2021,502697,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Support for first time visitors to the Walker is enhanced to ensure accessible, meaningful, and welcoming arts experiences. Track and map first-time visitor journey experiences, analyze opportunities for improvements. Use 'test and learn' methodology for new approaches. Measure Net Promoter Score (visitor satisfaction). 2: Arts learning is accessible to audiences with diverse learning needs and from racially, culturally, and socio-economically diverse communities. Attendance/demographics track accessibility and participation. Ethnography studies, surveys, interviews, and focus groups measure engagement, learning outcomes, growth mindset, and satisfaction.","Support for first time visitors to the Walker is enhanced to ensure accessible, meaningful, and welcoming arts experiences. More first-time visitors accessed the Walker through virtual programs. While visitor tracking onsite was not possible, Walker used post-event surveys to implement `test and learn` methodology for new approaches and measure Net Promoter Score. 2: Arts learning is accessible to audiences with diverse learning needs and from racially, culturally, and socio-economically diverse communities. Attendance/demographics track accessibility and participation Surveys, interviews, and focus groups measure engagement, learning outcomes, growth mindset, and satisfaction.",,29757664,"Other, local or private",29757664,,"Mark Addicks, Simone Ahuja, Jan Breyer, John Christakos, Patrick J. Denzer, Andrew S. Duff, Dayna Frank, Mark Greene, Sima Griffith, Daniel Grossman, Lili Hall, Chris Haqq, Karen Heithoff, Seena Hodges, Andrew Humphrey, Mark Jordahl, Anne Labovitz, Valerie Lemaine, John Liddicoat, Muffy MacMillan, Jennifer Martin, David Moore, Jr., Jim Murphy, Vikesh Nemani, Joan Nolan, Sarah Lynn Oquist, Michael Peterman, Patrick Peyton, Brian Pietsch, Charlie Pohlad, Donna Pohlad, Teresa Rasmussen, Peter Remes, Keith Rivers, Joel Ronning, Gayle R. T. Schueller, Greg Stenmoe, Wim Stocks, Laura Taft, Carlo Bronzini Vender, John P. Whaley, Susan White, D. Ellen Wilson",,"Walker Art Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Walker Art Center is a catalyst for the creative expression of artists and the active engagement of audiences. Focusing on the visual, performing, and media arts of our time, the Walker takes a global, multidisciplinary, and diverse approach to the creation, presentation, interpretation, collection, and preservation of art.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marla,Stack,"Walker Art Center","725 Vineland Pl",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 375-7640",marla.stack@walkerart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1703,"Jonathan Carter: Carter is director of IT business relationship management for the Harmon business unit of Apogee Enterprises. Previously, Carter had a long career with General Mills, spanning finance, sales, marketing, information systems, and other areas. A former board chair for the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, he is an active executive board member of the Monitors Club, supporting the educational, political, economic, and social well-being of the Twin Cities African American community. Carter holds a BS in computer science from Washington University (Saint Louis); an MS in computer science from Stanford University; and an MBA in finance and international business from Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.; Linda Holliday: Holliday is founder and president of Impact Minnesota, providing an array of consulting services to nonprofit, for profit, and public organizations; and of Holliday Pottery, creating handcrafted functional ceramic wares. She was previously with the Initiative Foundation for nearly twenty years, most recently serving as vice president of organizational development. Holliday is a 2010 Bush Foundation Leadership Fellow and holds a master's degree in public affairs from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Crossing Arts Alliance in Brainerd.; Betsy Husting: Husting is retired after more than 40 years working in the arts as a producing director, actor, marketer, administrator, and development professional. In 1994, she founded Husting & Associates Consulting, providing fundraising expertise to nonprofits, primarily arts organizations. Her clients included Flying Foot Forum, Illusion Theater, Public Radio International, Zorongo Flamenco, Theater Latt' Da, Graywolf Press, MacPhail Center for Music, Teatro del Pueblo, and many more. Husting attended Denison and Indiana Universities as an English major with a minor in theater.; Yumiko Inomata: Inomata serves as finance manager for Minneapolis-based Arts Midwest, one of six regional arts organizations in the United States. She has a BA in theater studies and has taken graduate-level courses in educational policy and administration, and teaching English as a foreign language. Outside of work, she has served on numerous panels, including the Sage Awards for Dance (2009-2010), and for several grant programs for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. She is an alumna of the 2017/2018 Arts Organizing Institute through Pangea World Theater's Lake Street Arts!, which was part of a National Endowment for the Arts Our Town grant.; Nora Murphy: Murphy is a fifth-generation Irish-Minnesotan and mother of two grown sons. She is an author of two memoirs and three non-fiction books for children. She works as the Tribal Planner and Grant Writer for the Lower Sioux Indian Community in southwestern Minnesota.; Carolyn Wintersteen: Wintersteen is a founding ensemble member and executive director of Theatre B in Moorhead. She serves on the Moorhead Art and Culture Commission and is active in local civic organizations. Prior to founding Theatre B, she coordinated programs at Trollwood Performing Arts School, taught at Minnesota State University Moorhead and North Dakota State University, and worked in administration at Prairie Public Broadcasting. She earned a BA in theater from Gonzaga University (Spokane, Washington) and an MFA in acting from the University of Pittsburgh. Wintersteen has performed with the Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival, Theatre L'Homme Dieu, Commonweal Theatre, the Black Hills Playhouse, and Theatre B. In 2017 she received the Lake Region Arts Council McKnight Artist Fellowship Grant to support an original play which she and her husband performed at the Minnesota and Boulder Fringe Festivals. Theatre B is a recipient of the American Theatre Wing's 2014 American Theatre Company Award for excellence among young theater organizations nationwide.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014169,"Operating Support",2021,28914,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","WGM will offer high-quality weaving, spinning, and dyeing programs representative of the diverse global textile cultures present in Minnesota. WGM will track the kinds of programming it offers with respect to tradition and origin. WGM will track populations served.","Actual outcome was survival. Sustained creative community through all-virtual programming. Sought alternative revenue sources due to Covid-19. Financial and fundraising reports, program enrollment, program evaluations, conversation with leaders and community.",,365883,"Other, local or private",365883,9231,"Amanda Anderson, Carol Stahlhut Carter, Barbara Daiker, Beth Friedman, Dawn Gillette-Kircher, Neal Goman, Melba Granlund, Celeste Grant, Barbara Heath, Mary M. Mateer, Sarah Nassif, Katie Oberton, Brittany Pentek, Keith Pierce, Elizabeth Schutz, Matthew Schutz, Linda Soranno, Beth Varro",,"Weavers Guild of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Preserving and advancing the arts of weaving, spinning, and dyeing.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karin,Knudsen,"Weavers Guild of Minnesota","3000 University Ave SE Ste 110",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 436-0463",info@weaversguildmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1705,"Bruce Berglund: Berglund is communications manager in the Office of Advancement at Gustavus Adolphus College. He previously worked in higher education as a faculty member at Calvin College (Michigan) and the University of Kansas. He has earned three Fulbright research fellowships and received awards for his teaching and writing. His book on the history of world hockey will be published later this year by the University of California Press. Berglund also serves as a copyeditor, manuscript reviewer, and content consultant for academic and trade presses in the United States and Europe. He has reviewed grant proposals for the National Endowment for the Humanities and other national and international organizations.; Anthony Galloway: Galloway holds a degree in ethnic studies and has more than fifteen years of professional experience in equity and cultural programming. While studying in South Africa during the tenth anniversary of the end of apartheid, Galloway developed a passion for critical discourse pedagogy and the power of art to combat racism. He is a contributor to local programs including The Kamau Kambui Circle for Cultural Learning's Underground Railroad program, and Minnesota Public Radio's Counterstories podcast. He has served as a student programming director, race equity coach, and discourse facilitation trainer for the West Metro Education Program for ten years. In that time, he has led professional development and training around equity and diversity for more than 5,000 educators in the Twin Cities and beyond. He serves as the executive director of the ARTS-Us Center for the African Diaspora and as a partner at Dendros Group, a consulting firm.; Cheryl Kessler: Kessler is the principal/lead evaluator at Blue Scarf Consulting LLC, an Eden Prairie-based evaluation service. She has nearly two decades of experience conducting all phases of evaluation in museums, libraries, and performing arts organizations. Kessler has advocated for doing and using evaluation by serving as a board member and chair of the professional development committee for the Visitor Studies Association from 2009 to 2013 and is an active member of the American Evaluation Association and the Minnesota Evaluation Association. She has presented sessions and workshops at both organizations' annual conferences as well as at the annual conferences of the Alliance of American Museums, Association of Children's Museums, Association of Midwest Museums, Minnesota Association of Museums, and Visitor Studies Group in London. A grant reviewer for the Institute for Museum and Library Services from 2009 to 2013 and for the Minnesota State Arts Board since 2016, Kessler holds a BA in anthropology from the University of California, Davis, and an MA in museum studies from John F. Kennedy University, Berkeley, California.; Mary LaGarde: LaGarde, executive director of the Minneapolis American Indian Center, has led the organization since June 2013. She has 30 years of nonprofit experience. In 2008 LaGarde received the Ann Bancroft Foundation DreamMaker Award, in 2014 was honored by the University of Minnesota's American Indian Student Center, and was named a 2016 City of Minneapolis Local Public Health Hero. She serves as board president of Little Earth of United Tribes Housing, and vice chair of the Metropolitan Urban Indian Directors. She has a BA from St. Olaf College, and is a member of the White Earth Nation.; Kathleen Maurer: Maurer is a professor of English for Anoka-Ramsey Community College; she also spent nine years teaching at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned a PhD in English from Marquette University and has served on two of Minnesota's regional arts councils for a total of eight years. She is author of A Guide to Professional Writing in the Arts, and during her 30 year career has served as an Operating Support panelist, an Artist Initiative Literary Arts panelist, and as an artistic evaluator for the Arts Board. She has also been a Poet","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014170,"Operating Support",2021,44477,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","White Bear Center for the Arts will enrich lives, nourish imagination, and build understanding through a diversity of arts experiences. Student feedback surveys administered for every class. Attendance at exhibitions and events. Number of total participants, % classes filled. Connecting diverse communities.","WBCA provided sustained access to a variety of arts experiences for all generations. WBCA provided classes, exhibitions, workshops, events, and outreach programs using hybrid models. 23,000 Minnesotans participated in these activities. 97% of 319 survey respondents reported they learned, grew, or changed because of their experience.",,1108139,"Other, local or private",1108139,,"Active: Karen Kepple, Judith Benham, Heidi Brophy, Mary Poul, Alan Kantrud, Jessi Aakre, Nelly Chick, Mitch Cooper, Guillermo Cuellar, Alison Gillespie, Peter Kramer, Elizabeth McCray, Mary Gove, Bob Hartzell,""Bill""Weigel; Emeritus: Sue Ahlcrona, Donna Bruhl, Robert Cuerden, Mary Levins; Terms expired: Kim Ford, Cindy Ihlenfeld, Karl Sevig, Bon Sommerville, Jalai Shelago-Hegna, Steve Wolgamot",,"White Bear Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"White Bear Center for the Arts' mission is to: ENRICH LIVES by Celebrating Art. NOURISH IMAGINATION by Inspiring Creativity. BUILD UNDERSTANDING by Connecting People.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alexander,Legeros,"White Bear Center for the Arts","4971 Long Ave","White Bear Lake",MN,55110,"(651) 407-0597",alegeros@whitebeararts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Lake, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1706,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10014174,"Operating Support",2021,43082,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","By 2025 15% of staff and 25% of the board will be people of color and indigenous people. Annual surveys ask board and staff to self-identify ethnic/racial background. 2: Zeitgeist arts and cultural programming will strengthen people's connection and commitment to the community and to each other. Survey program participant attitudes regarding programming effects re: strengthen connections and commitment to the community and to each other.","Zeitgeist continues to work towards the 15% and 25% goals by 2025. COVID slowed progress. The Zeitgeist Community Survey, which helps track ethnic/racial identities, will be administered in early 2022 to capture 2021 demographics. 2: During COVID Zeitgeist's artistic programming largely focused on the development of new work which will advance the outcome when launched. Zeitgeist has developed a survey tool to capture the impact the programming has on participants and artists Those surveys will begin to be administered in 2021.",,1041423,"Other, local or private",1041423,20114,"Francis Heid, Aparna Katre, Laura Weintraub, Becky Hartley, Lynn Black, Jon Heyesen, Kendra Carlson, Sarah Seidelmann, Geiger Yount, Alan Zeppa",1,"Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community AKA Zeitgeist","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To practice the art of growing a connected, healthy community empowered to create and thrive.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anthony,Cuneo,"Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community AKA Zeitgeist","222 Superior St E Ste 326",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 726-5430",tony@zeitgeistarts.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1710,"Kristie Buchman: Buchman is the executive director of Choice, unlimited, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting adults with disabilities who are experiencing barriers to employment and community inclusion. She has worked for the organization for over 25 years, providing career exploration, skill assessments, job development, job placement, mentoring, training, and community access.; Michael Cook: Cook retired from U. S. Bank in 2017, where he was a senior vice president. During his more than 36 years there, he also was a financial analyst and finance director, and was involved in budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis. Most recently, he was system director of a customer profitability system used throughout U. S. Bank. Prior to joining U. S. Bank, he was a junior and senior high school math teacher in Onamia. Cook is treasurer of the board for the Twin Cities Jazz Festival, volunteered for Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis, was president of the Onamia Teachers Association, and previously volunteered with the Cub Scouts. Cook has served as an Arts Board panelist and artistic evaluator for the Operating Support program. In 2016, he received the Circle of Service Excellence Award at U. S. Bank. Cook has a BA in math and education from the University of St. Thomas.; Cody Henrichs: Taken from Henrich's website CV - Henrichs is currently CEO director of Coffey Contemporary Arts, a studio space offering a comprehensive, professional, creative working environment for practicing artists. Henrichs is also the curator for the Lord Grizzly Gallery and the head curator for the Washington Pavilion Visual Arts Center. In addition to his work as CEO director and curator, Henrichs has worked as a professional arts educator at the high school and collegiate level in the Mortheast as well as the Midwest.; Judith Hickey: Hickey has been an arts administrator for Rochester organizations for more than twenty years, serving as an executive and program director, grant writer, teacher, and board member. She has worked in the programming of artistic disciplines such as theater, music, dance, and visual arts. Hickey has reviewed grants as a panelist for the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council for two three-year terms. She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in theater arts. In 2017, Hickey received an Ardee Award from the Greater Rochester Arts and Cultural Trust for Outstanding Volunteer in the Arts.; Rodney Nordberg: Nordberg is chair of Heartland Arts, the Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council, which helps to produce arts events and coordinates sixteen Park Rapids area arts organizations. He also serves on the City of Park Rapids Arts and Culture Advisory Commission and as a board member of Armory Arts and Events Center. Nordberg was previously a Park Rapids city council member, director of Red Bridge Film Festival, and taught film production at University of Southern California after his retirement from a career as a documentary film editor. Nordberg has a BA in television from the University of Minnesota and attended Harvard University's Institute in Arts Administration.; Patrice Relerford: Relerford works at the Minneapolis Foundation and directs the organization's education grantmaking and strategy. She previously worked for People Serving People, a family homeless shelter in Minneapolis; and as a reporter for the Star Tribune. She graduated from the University of Missouri with a bachelor's degree in journalism and earned a master's degree in public administration from the University of Illinois at Chicago.; Lori Anne Williams: Williams is a fundraiser for Catholic Charities and has worked in the nonprofit community, primarily as a grants specialist, for nearly three decades. She has worked with social service, arts, and education organizations and has taught grant writing at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, the University of St. Thomas, and many other organizations. She has a BA from the University of Southern California and a master's degree in liberal studies from the University of Minnesota.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10008384,"Operating Support",2020,59196,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Develop new learning to better understand and address the systemic barriers that face composers of color in the field of music composition. Create specific action steps for future programmatic goals that can help measure our service to a broader range of composers from different cultures and stylistic backgrounds. 2: Increase staff cultural competency through a diversity, equity, and inclusion assessment and plan. Develop action steps as part of the assessment plan that will provide measurable goals in organizational competency.","Convened at tpt in Saint Paul a forum with composers, ensembles, orchestras, presenters, and partners about advancing the work of composers of color. Written survey for students and teachers of youth programs, observational evaluation and audience feedback from racial equity convening, written feedback from composer fellows and grantees. 2: Trained staff and board on racial equity, drafted new diversity, mission, and grant statements; prioritized BIPOC in decision-making and storytelling. Organizational assessment led by consultant and including input from staff, board, and arts and community representatives. Scheduled town halls for conversation and feedback from artists, listeners, and community members.",,1550517,"Other, local or private",1550517,3255,"Jeff Cadwell, Carol Ann Cheung, Mary Ellen Childs, Lucy Dhegrae, Vivian Fung, Jeff Graves, Kathrine Handford, Gao Hong, Laura Kelly Johnston, Deb Kermeen, Mary Kouyoumdjian, Anne LeBaron, Janis Lane-Ewart, Scott LeGere, Sarah Lutman, Garrett McQueen, Stephen Miles, Evans Mirageas, Fred Moore, Reinaldo Moya, Joseph Ohrt, Andrew Paulus, Nirmala Rajasekar, Luther Ranheim, Vanessa Rose, Bill Sands, Isaac Thompson, Stanford Thompson, Mateusz Troicki, Stephen Usery",,"The American Composers Forum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The American Composers Forum enriches lives by nurturing the creative spirit of composers and communities, providing new opportunities for composers and their music to flourish, and engaging communities in the creation, performance, and enjoyment of new music.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bonnie,Marshall,"The American Composers Forum","75 5th St W Ste 522","St Paul",MN,55102-1439,"(651) 228-1407",bmarshall@composersforum.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Clay, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Ramsey, Red Lake, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wadena, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1349,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008386,"Operating Support",2020,102735,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More Minnesotans understand their heritage as it relates to others by participating in relevant and accessible arts, craft and music experiences. Track attendance and feedback at four art exhibits and accompanying programs featuring Minnesota artists that aim to prompt an increased understanding of how migration is more than just the movement of people, it is the movement of ideas.","70, 158 Minnesotans from participated in arts experiences that deepened their understanding of heritage as it relates to others. ASI tracked attendance numbers (admissions) for five exhibitions and accompanying programs. Via feedback forms and surveys, ASI tracked how visitors were changed and their perceptions of heritage shifted through their participation in these activities.",,4188354,"Other, local or private",4188354,20000,"Brad Engdahl, Chair, Dr. Maggi Adamek, Vice Chair, Elizabeth Olson, Treasurer, Laurie Jacobi, Secretary, Dr. Philip Anderson, Aimee Richcreek Baxter, Carline Bengtsson, Karl Benson, Michael Bjornberg, Brenda Butler, Mary Dee Hicks, Diane Hofstede, Laurie L. Holmquist, Herbert ""Ted"" Johnson, Barbara Linell Glaser, Ed.D, Dr. John Litell, Marco Molinari, Mohamud Mumin, Andrea Oseland, David Sorensen, Linda Wallenberg, William `Bill` Weiler. Andreas Ornberg",,"American Swedish Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The American Swedish Institute is a gathering place for all people to share experiences around themes of culture, migration, the environment and the arts, informed by enduring links to Sweden.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christiana,Stolpestad,"American Swedish Institute","2600 Park Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 870-3354",christys@asimn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1351,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008388,"Operating Support",2020,16270,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","35 artists will advance creative work during residencies; 500+ community members will access meaningful outreach events by these artist residents. All residents complete written evaluations post-residency; all community partners that co-present events complete written or verbal evaluations with the Director. 2: Local artists and the Red Wing area experience increased economic activity and professional capacity because of the Anderson Center's support. We will survey our long-term studio artists and refer to the CreativeMN benchmarks for our community.","22 artists, writers and performers advanced creative work during residencies. 250 community members connected with residents for meaningful engagement. Success was measured through personal interviews, small group discussion, recorded data, and evaluation surveys, indicating priorities around inclusion, creative expression, and community cohesion. 2: The social, civic and economic vibrancy of Red Wing was positively impacted for area residents and artists with arts and engagement opportunities. The Anderson Center evaluated this outcome via artist surveys, state and local economic data, local nonprofit vitality indicators, attendance and volunteer figures, survey feedback on events, and tracking media coverage of Red Wing.",,582944,"Other, local or private",582944,5804,"Ralph Balestriere, Paul Cloak, Sean Dowse, Oswald Encinosa, Carolyn Hedin, Robert Hedin, Taronda Howard, James Lenfestey, Fiona McCrae, Karen Mueller, Margaret Noesen",,"Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Inc. AKA The Anderson Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Anderson Center works to uphold the unique wealth of the arts in the region; to develop, foster, and promote the creation of works by writers and artists in all media; and to provide leadership and services that help to ensure a strong, healthy arts community and a greater recognition of the value of the arts in society.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stephanie,Rogers,"Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Inc. AKA The Anderson Center","163 Tower View Dr","Red Wing",MN,55066,"(651) 388-2009",stephanie@andersoncenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Dakota, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1353,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008390,"Operating Support",2020,416172,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artspace will leverage affordable space to increase arts production, collaboration and earnings; engage audiences; and spur positive development. Artspace will provide 1,124,492 SF of affordable space across thirteen projects for some 350 artist families and 50 arts organizations in six Minnesota communities. 2: Thousands of Minnesota youth and adults from across the state will have access to diverse and affordable dance education and performance activities. Serving as the flagship for dance across Minnesota, The Cowles Center will provide at least 100 performances, 300 education sessions, and space for 25 arts and cultural organizations.","Artspace leveraged affordable space to increase arts production, collaboration and earnings; engage audiences; and spur positive development. Artspace tracked numbers: We provided 1, 475, 892 SF of affordable space across 14 projects for some 350 artist families and 400 arts enterprises in six Minnesota communities. 2: Thousands of Minnesota youth and adults from across the state accessed diverse and affordable dance education and performance activities. As Minnesota's home for dance, The Cowles Center provided 109 performances, 746 education sessions, and space for twenty arts and cultural organizations.",,24892803,"Other, local or private",24892803,416172,"Mary Margaret MacMillan, Cynthia J. Newsom, Joel Ronning, Marie Feely, Terrance R. Dolan, Mark Manbeck, James C. Adams, Mark W. Addicks, Devon Akmon, Peter Beard, Terry Benelli, Randall Bourscheidt, Gary Cunningham, Diane Dalto Woosnam, Matthew E. Damon, Louis (Lou) DeMars, Ian Friendly, Roy Gabay, Bonnie Heller, Burton Kassell, Suzanne Koepplinger, M.A., Janis Lane-Ewart, Peter A. Lefferts, Peggy Lucas, Richard Martin, Esq., Betty Massey, Dan C. Mehls, Herman J. Milligan, Jr., Ph.D., Roger Opp, Sarah Lynn Oquist, Gloria Perez, Barbara Portwood, Irene Quarshie, Elizabeth Redleaf, Annamarie Saarinen, Gloria Sewell, Susan Kenny Stevens, Ph.D., Curtis Thornhill, Cree Zischke",7,"Artspace Projects, Inc. AKA Artspace","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Artspace's mission is to create, foster, and preserve affordable and sustainable space for artists and arts organizations.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dana,Mattice,"Artspace Projects, Inc. AKA Artspace","250 N 3rd Ave Ste 400",Minneapolis,MN,55401-1641,"(612) 333-9012",dana.mattice@artspace.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Crow Wing, Dakota, Freeborn, Hennepin, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Stevens, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1355,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008391,"Operating Support",2020,34742,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","4,200 students and 85 teachers increase skills/understanding of art, environment and culture by working with ArtStart artists. Reflective protocols, student demos and pre/post questionnaires determine if most students' artwork relates to environment/culture and shows growth in skill. Involve professional evaluator. 2: 22,000 people of diverse ages, ethnicities and abilities expand creativity, artistry, and care for environment using recycled materials. Surveys and staff observation determine if 35-40% of participants have diverse backgrounds and majority create art reusing materials. Environmental and organizational partners gain more advocates.","Due to Covid-19, only 1, 200 students and 40 teachers increased skills/understanding of art, environment and culture working with ArtStart artists. Surveys; formal and informal evaluation. 2: Due to Covid-19, only 17, 444 people of diverse ages, ethnicities, and abilities expanded artistry and care for the environment using recycled materials. Surveys; formal and informal evaluations.",,293835,"Other, local or private",293835,25000,"James Taborda-Witt, Judy Geck, Lois Eliason, Maureen McGinn, Barb Fleig",,ArtStart,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"ArtStart inspires artistic creativity and illuminates the connections among people, ideas, and the environment through engaging artists, children, families, and communities in quality arts education experiences.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carol,Sirrine,ArtStart,"1459 St Clair Ave","St Paul",MN,55105-2338,"(651) 698-2787",carol@artstart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1356,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008393,"Operating Support",2020,10734,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota residents have access to artistic training and art educational advancement. Minnesotans have quality training and arts education in structured classes. One on one critiques provide artist's response to the program, and allows us to tailor the instruction for each student. 2: Expansion of arts programs available to Minnesotans. Increase in students, workshop registration and special educational lecture attendees along with a qualitative questionnaire will indicate success, and allow us to improve our program.","The Atelier added part time classes to include programs requested by the community. The Atelier uses both verbal input and qualitative forms from participants about how the experience was and what changes might make that experience more inclusive. suggestions are passed on to the director to implement these changes to the programs. 2: The Atelier added new workshops and lectures as well as repeating workshops that were requested by the community. Participants are given out qualitative assessment sheets to fill out and return. These sheets included both a scoring system and a request for written input, as well as a request for suggested workshops or lectures to present.",,262399,"Other, local or private",262399,1850,"Katherine Lack, Richard Myers, David Ginsberg, Lynn Maderich, Joy Wolfe, Michael Lack, Suzanne Gerry",,"The Atelier Studio Program of Fine Arts AKA The Atelier","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Atelier is a nonprofit organization committed to the ideal of access for all to a structured system of artistic instruction based in the precepts of the classical masters. Our organization creates opportunities for all people to be trained as realist painters. We provide resources and classes that facilitate the skills needed to become a painter. We are devoted to building and sustaining a true learning environment focusing on fine draftsmanship and painting skills.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cynthia,Wicker,"The Atelier Studio Program of Fine Arts AKA The Atelier","1681 Hennepin Ave E",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 362-8421",eclipse@mindspring.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Lake, McLeod, Meeker, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1358,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008395,"Operating Support",2020,10734,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Ballet Minnesota will employ a marketing consultant to expand advertising efforts and reach new audiences in the seven county metro area. We will measure the success of this outcome in increased ticket sales. We will also analyze audience survey results to determine which marketing efforts were most successful in driving ticket sales.","We hired a marketing consultant, Carolyn Will, to help us promote our December 2019 Nutcracker via press releases and social media posts. We conducted audience surveys to determine how they heard about the performances and how the show impacted them. We also analyzed audience zip codes and first-time attendance figures.",,195800,"Other, local or private",195800,5000,"Julia Lauwagie, Laurie Parker, Marc Kotsonas, Beth Kockelman, Rebecca Stevens, Julia Joseph",,"Ballet Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Ballet Minnesota is dedicated to enriching lives by creating and sharing the artistry of dance through public presentations and education.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laurie,Parker,"Ballet Minnesota","314 Chester St","St Paul",MN,55107,"(651) 222-7919",llparker100@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nobles, Olmsted, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Swift, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1360,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008398,"Operating Support",2020,41899,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will gain knowledge of vocal music and reflect on themes of exploration, innovation, and discovery. Gather and review surveys, document direct feedback from audiences and education/outreach program participants, continue focus groups of audience members. 2: Cantus programming remains accessible and engaging to listeners of all ages and backgrounds. Collect/analyze attendance and sales data, social media and web visits, and the ensemble's post-concert reports; gather/analyze MPR carriage reports; gather residency survey results.","Over 1, 939 Minnesotans attended Cantus' 'One Giant Leap' concerts, which included new repertoire and prompted reflection on bravery and exploration. Cantus tracked audience feedback, shared both electronically and in person. The organization also monitors press reviews; the Pioneer Press called the program 'impressive' and 'warm and inviting.'. 2: In addition to free open rehearsals and concerts broadcast on MPR, Cantus released a series of online videos to share music during Covid closures. Cantus monitors sales reports and attendance data, MPR carriage reports, audience survey results, and social media traction, and web visits.",,1220710,"Other, local or private",1220710,19559,"Jeff Reed, Nancy Gaschott, David Niles, Patricia Kirkpatrick, Pete Cochrane, Bryan Fisher, Chris Foss, Theresa Gienapp, Jonathan Guyton, Elizabeth Drotning Hartwell, Paul Johnson, Paul Scholtz, Craig Shulstad, Kevin Stocks, Frank Stubbs, Barbara Thomas, Beth Anne Thompson, Katie Berg, Katie Gabriel, Brock Metzger",,Cantus,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Cantus engages audiences in a meaningful music experience and ensures the future of ensemble singing by mentoring young singers and educators. Cantus was founded on the ideals of collaborative music making--artists and staff work together to reach new levels of artistic excellence, innovation, and audience engagement. Its vision is to give voice to shared human experiences.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joseph,Heitz,Cantus,"1201 Marquette Ave Ste 100",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 435-0046",jheitz@cantussings.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Carver, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Koochiching, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1363,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008403,"Operating Support",2020,340147,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Participants and audience members will experience theatrical forms, aesthetics, and learning opportunities that expand their knowledge and world view. Audience and participant surveys collecting experiential data; targeted community outreach for feedback; internal and external artistic assessment. 2: Minnesotans from diverse cultural, socioeconomic, and geographic backgrounds will participate in relevant, accessible arts experiences through CTC. Audience surveys collecting demographic and experiential data and net promoter scores; targeted community outreach for feedback; analysis of first-time participants and return participant behavior.","Two world premiere commissions, one Minnesota premiere, one re-imagined remount, and two international presentations, aligned with education and engagement. CTC used participation counts and implemented audience surveys to measure engagement in artistic programs. CTC and the UofM's Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement conducted formal assessments of education programs in the schools. 2: 6, 758 households attended CTC for the first time, with 1, 331 of them coming for 'Circus Abyssinia' and 1, 005 returning for multiple productions. Relevance was demonstrated by this written response from an audience member at 'Circus Abyssinia': 'We are also from Ethiopia and Eritrea so seeing a show of this scale that reflected who we are was beautiful and rare!'.",,12514976,"Other, local or private",12514976,26502,"Todd Noteboom, Morgan Burns, Doug Parish, Joe Keeley, Meredith Tutterow, Silvia Perez, Lynn Abbott, Stefanie M. Adams, Ismat Aziz, Kelly Baker, Ellen Bendel-Stenzel, Robert Birdsong, Michael Blum, Amanda Brinkman, Linnea Burman, Robert Cain, Jodi Chu, Lucy Clark Dougherty, Jeff Davidman, Amol Dixit, Ryan Engle, Bob Frenzel, Kathy Ganley, John W. Geelan, Michelle Gibson, Maria Hemsley, Sam Hsu, Kate Kelly, Lee Knudson, Anne M. Lockner, Amanda Norman, Angela Pennington, Allison Peterson, Ivan Pollard, Tom Ressemann, Chris Schermer, Dan Schumacher, Noreen Sedgeman, Wendy Skjerven, Anne Stavney, Steve Thompson, David Van Benschoten, William White, Adebisi Wilson, Erik J. Wordelman, Kashi Yoshikawa",2.21,"The Children's Theatre Company and School AKA Children's Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Children's Theatre Company is to create extraordinary theater experiences that educate, challenge, and inspire young people and their communities.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jill,Underwood,"The Children's Theatre Company and School AKA Children's Theatre Company","2400 3rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404,"(612) 874-0500",junderwood@childrenstheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1368,"Robert Michael Brubaker: Executive director, Sherburne History Center; Michael Cook: Treasurer, Twin Cities Jazz Festival; retired banker; Anne Dugan: Art history instructor; regional director of Minnesota Council of Nonprofits; Sabrina Gilchrist: Program coordinator, Eugene J. McCarthy Center for Public Policy and Civic Engagement; Buddy King: Unit director, Boys & Girls Clubs of Central MN; secretary of Central MN Arts Board; Connie Lanphear: Communications manager, Freshwater Society; Manny Munson-Regala: ; Sarah Roberts: Board treasurer, Frozen River Film Festival; Frederick Rogers: Founder, Minnesota Folklore Theater; Five Wings Arts Council chair; costume designer, director; Lori Anne Williams, Fundraiser, Catholic Charities","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008406,"Operating Support",2020,78752,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Circus Juventas develops excellence in the circus and theatre arts through incomparable coaching in classes and workshops. Listing of coaches and guest artists for the year; list of classes and workshops offered to students; and parent/student Survey Monkey assessment of CJ and student progress. 2: Circus Juventas outreach to schools, recreation centers, civic partners and non-profits brings the circus arts to people across Minnesota. Lists of outreach and engagement for the grant year; zip code analysis from productions; notices and articles about circus events within and outside of the big top.","Circus Juventas developed excellence in the circus and theatre arts through incomparable coaching in classes and workshops. Credentials of coaches and guest artists, classes and workshops provided to students, and parent/student Survey Monkey assessment of CJ and student progress. 2: Circus Juventas outreach to schools, civic partners and non-profits brings the circus arts to people across Minnesota. We have attached the education/outreach list, conducted a zip code analysis of students and audiences and collected comments about off-site events.",,2852999,"Other, local or private",2852999,7875,"Dan Butler, Betty Butler, Jason Bradshaw, Cheriti Swigart, Mary Stoick, Shani Norberg, Roz Allyson, Tom Aslesen, Sonia Miller-Van Oort",,"Circus of the Star AKA Circus Juventas","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Circus Juventas is a performing arts circus school for youth, dedicated to inspiring artistry and self-confidence through a multicultural circus arts experience.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicole,Malone,"Circus of the Star AKA Circus Juventas","1270 Montreal Ave","St Paul",MN,55116-2400,"(651) 699-8229",nicole@circusjuventas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Jackson, Meeker, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1371,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008407,"Operating Support",2020,59608,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","CLIMB develops succession/transition plans for all leadership and board positions to ensure institutional stability. CLIMB recruits a panel of three to five experienced non-CLIMB administrators to review and determine if succession plans are clear, comprehensive, and keep with industry best practices. 2: To develop and grow digital content and social media presence to increase and integrate programming accessibility for families and educators. CLIMB will be successful when an Org shares our FB Live feed and/or we reach: 100 Facebook ratings/reviews 100 Pinterest followers 1,000 YouTube views 150 downloads of our Podcast for Teachers.","CLIMB developed succession/transition plans for all leadership and board positions to ensure institutional stability. CLIMB's Board reviewed leadership transition plan to determine if it was clear and comprehensive. CLIMB's Managing Director similarly reviewed the Board's plan. 2: Developed and grew digital content and social media presence, increasing and integrating programming accessibility for families and educators. CLIMB saw the following increases: -Facebook increased from 1468 to 1659 -23.7k minutes of videos viewed, a 768% increase.",,1123165,"Other, local or private",1123165,14902,"James Gambone, Kathrine Langston, James Olney, Jonah O?Hara-David, Justin Cervantes, Beth Scheetz, Tara Reppiler",,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"CLIMB Theatre's mission is to create and perform plays, classes, and other works that inspire and propel people, especially young people, toward actions benefitting themselves, each other, and the community.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Afton,Benson,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","6415 Carmen Ave E","Inver Grove Heights",MN,55076,"(651) 453-9275x 40",afton@climb.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Dodge, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Le Sueur, Lyon, Mahnomen, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Traverse, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1372,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008408,"Operating Support",2020,56868,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Diverse Minnesota readers and program participants/partners will find resonance with books and authors that uniquely speak to them and their experiences. Qualitative comments from readers, partners, and participants, including statements of direct/special resonance; evaluation input gathered from Books in Action partners, participants, and artists. 2: Diverse participants in our activities and programs form social connections and community around common interests through literature. Survey feedback from program participants/partners/artists; participant comments gathered from staff and various online platforms; documented staff observations of connections/interactions at our events and gatherings.","Diverse Minnesota readers and program participants/partners will find resonance with books and authors that uniquely speak to them and their experiences. Qualitative comments from readers, partners, and participants, including statements of direct/special resonance; evaluation input gathered from Books in Action partners, participants, and artists. 2: Diverse participants in our activities and programs form social connections and community around common interests through literature. Survey feedback from program participants/partners/artists; participant comments gathered from staff and various online platforms; documented staff observations of connections/interactions at our events and gatherings.",,1367842,"Other, local or private",1367842,,"Carol Mack, Kelli Coultier, William Hardacker, Malcolm McDermid, Joy Lindsay Crow, Sarah Lutman, Peggy Korsmo Kennon, Randy Hartten, Maureen Millea Smith, Alejandro Aguirre, Kenneth Kahn, Glenn Miller, Suzanne Allen, Stephen Keating, Robin Preble, Andrew Brantingham, Jennifer Kwon Dobbs, Stephen Smith, Paul Stembler, Margaret Weil, Mellisa Wray, Chris Fishbach",,"Coffee House Press","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Coffee House Press creates new spaces for audiences and artists to interact, inspiring readers and enriching communities by expanding the definition of what literature is, what it can do, and who it belongs to.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christopher,Fischbach,"Coffee House Press","79 13th Ave NE Ste 110",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 338-0125",fish@coffeehousepress.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1373,"Robert Michael Brubaker: Executive director, Sherburne History Center; Michael Cook: Treasurer, Twin Cities Jazz Festival; retired banker; Anne Dugan: Art history instructor; regional director of Minnesota Council of Nonprofits; Sabrina Gilchrist: Program coordinator, Eugene J. McCarthy Center for Public Policy and Civic Engagement; Buddy King: Unit director, Boys & Girls Clubs of Central MN; secretary of Central MN Arts Board; Connie Lanphear: Communications manager, Freshwater Society; Manny Munson-Regala: ; Sarah Roberts: Board treasurer, Frozen River Film Festival; Frederick Rogers: Founder, Minnesota Folklore Theater; Five Wings Arts Council chair; costume designer, director; Lori Anne Williams, Fundraiser, Catholic Charities","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008411,"Operating Support",2020,58599,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will grow and learn new skills by participating in creative arts experiences, led by practicing artists, in schools and community sites. Participants' experiences and impact tracked through evaluations filled out by partner site contacts and artists, partner and artist observations, and various participant pre and post-reflections and surveys. Types of community partners/sites will be trac 2: Minnesotans of all ethnicities, ages and abilities have increased access to quality, hands-on programs that are designed to meet their specific needs. We will track participant demographic information provided by sites, if and how well we met customer specific goals, modifications made to meet community needs or goals, tools/training we create or share to help artists engage more Minnesotans.","90% of evaluations say participants learned a new, or increased an existing, creative skill. All programs were led by artists in schools and community sites. COMPAS: -Asked artists and site contacts (e.g. teachers, activity directors, etc.) to report on the art that was created and if new skills / information was learned -Tracked the types of organization in which programs were held. 2: Kids to older adults, of many ethnicities, abilities and Minnesota geographies, created. 97% of sites said artist connected the art to their goals/curriculum. COMPAS: -Tracked demographics of artists and (to the best of our ability) participants, plus site locations throughout Minnesota -Surveyed artists and sites about participant inclusivity and activities, making programs accessible, and meeting site goals.",,1387917,"Other, local or private",1387917,18231,"Susan Rotilie, Mimi Stake, Kathy Sanville, Jeff Goldenberg, Mae Brooks, Robert Erickson, Anne Hunter, Virajita Singh, Keven Ambrus, Iren Bishop, Ann Dayton, Christopheraaron Deanes, Amy Lucas, Andrew Leizens, Jessica Gessner, Elizabeth (Liz) Sheets, Walter L. Smith III, Dameun Strange, Thuong Thai, Susan Ziel, Tracy Morrow",,"COMPAS, Inc AKA COMPAS","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"COMPAS uses the arts to unleash the creativity within all of us so we can create better lives and better communities.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Linck,"COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","475 Cleveland Ave N Ste 222","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 292-3203",joan@compas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Clay, Dakota, Hennepin, Kittson, Lake, Le Sueur, Marshall, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pennington, Polk, Ramsey, Red Lake, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1376,"Robert Michael Brubaker: Executive director, Sherburne History Center; Michael Cook: Treasurer, Twin Cities Jazz Festival; retired banker; Anne Dugan: Art history instructor; regional director of Minnesota Council of Nonprofits; Sabrina Gilchrist: Program coordinator, Eugene J. McCarthy Center for Public Policy and Civic Engagement; Buddy King: Unit director, Boys & Girls Clubs of Central MN; secretary of Central MN Arts Board; Connie Lanphear: Communications manager, Freshwater Society; Manny Munson-Regala: ; Sarah Roberts: Board treasurer, Frozen River Film Festival; Frederick Rogers: Founder, Minnesota Folklore Theater; Five Wings Arts Council chair; costume designer, director; Lori Anne Williams, Fundraiser, Catholic Charities","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008413,"Operating Support",2020,40175,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Present diverse, high-quality arts programs that engage a broad demographic of people and improve the quality of life in northwestern Minnesota. Outcome measured through annual internal review of programming and program growth, staff/board assessments including attendance demographic(s), theatre advisory board meetings, audience evaluations of performances (emails, phone calls, surveys). 2: Continue to grow partnerships and outreach activities for groups and individuals with economic, social or physical barriers to the arts. This is measured through an annual review of programming, staff/board assessments of outreach partnerships, growth in new partnerships and efforts to achieve excellence in meeting partner needs through emails, phone calls and one-on-one discussions.","HHT presented 25 national and regional artists, fifteen local artists/groups, 50+ outreach activities and was on target to do even more until Covid closures. Performance impact measured through show reviews (staff/board), audience interviews, some surveys. Outreach impact measured via participant emails/calls/surveys/onsite conversations with full-time Outreach Director. 2: Over 50 unique outreach events by fifteen different groups/artists. Multi-day residencies in dance, music, and visual arts pre-Covid closure. Monthly, staff/board review outreach activities. Adjustments made as necessary to ensure outreach programs reach diverse individuals/markets and achieve our mission as well as our artistic and financial goals.",,622232,"Other, local or private",622232,,"Josh Hochgraber (chair), Natalie Bly, Ken Foltz, Mike Herzog, Moriya Rufer, Sharon Sinclair, April Thomas",,"DLCCC, Inc. AKA Historic Holmes Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Historic Holmes Theatre is to foster the development of a vibrant arts community that inspires all ages to learn, grow, and play in the performing and visual arts.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,"Stoller Stearns","DLCCC, Inc. AKA Historic Holmes Theatre","806 Summit Ave","Detroit Lakes",MN,56501-2940,"(218) 844-7469x 104",amy@dlccc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Douglas, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Norman, Otter Tail, Polk, Red Lake, Stearns, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wadena, Washington, Wilkin, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1378,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008414,"Operating Support",2020,32603,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To broaden our reach by expanding services to regional artists and creative learners. Open two new studio opportunities and add classes in professional development for artists and art classes for teens.","To broaden our reach by expanding serv ices to regional artists and creative learners. Creation and use of two new studios and four professional development classes.",,400539,"Other, local or private",400539,30000,"Robin Washington, Juli Kellner, Celia Cameron. Vern Northrup, Robin Murphy, Rogier Gregoir, Jennifer Webb, David Short",0.5,"Duluth Art Institute Association AKA Duluth Art Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Duluth Art Insitute's mission is to enrich daily life with dynamic, innovative visual arts programming that upholds excellence and promotes inclusive community participation.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christina,Woods,"Duluth Art Institute Association AKA Duluth Art Institute","506 Michigan St W",Duluth,MN,55802-1517,"(218) 733-7560",cwoods@duluthartinstitute.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Cook, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1379,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008415,"Operating Support",2020,36777,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans learn about and more deeply appreciate ballet through the Minnesota Ballet's revitalized education programming for the public. Minnesota Ballet education programs result in greater knowledge and appreciation of ballet as measured by outcome-based evaluation; observation, documented reaction and surveys of participants.","Despite change of artistic directors and loss of activities from Covid-19, Minnesota Ballet raised ballet appreciation through education programming. To assess the outcome of increased appreciation for ballet, the Minnesota Ballet used outcome-based evaluation: documented observation of outreach activities by staff and company dancers, and teacher feedback in print forms and Survey Monkey.",,893552,"Other, local or private",893552,,"Mel Winkler, Morgana Kolenda, Rachel Inselman, Jeanne Urban, Dereck Murphy-Williams, Brett Blindauer, Nick Campanario, Tiffany Darling, Sue Fuchs, Jayme Hartman, Betsy Holcomb, Harvey Plasch, Edward Schumacher, Elly Siptroth, Ann-Marie Stojevich",,"Duluth Ballet AKA Minnesota Ballet","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Minnesota Ballet is to inspire appreciation of the art of dance through performance and education.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kelli,Latuska,"Duluth Ballet AKA Minnesota Ballet","301 1st St W Ste 800",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 529-3742x 17",managingdirector@minnesotaballet.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Pine, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1380,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008416,"Operating Support",2020,58988,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Playhouse will continue to grow their leadership role managing three performing arts venues and increasing opportunities to participate in the arts. By evidence of successful artistic and administrative management across all three venues, by producing high quality programming that inspires more community engagement, and by data that indicates an increase in artist and audience participation. 2: Continue to increase awareness that art has meaningful impact in people's lives and the well-being of the community. By successfully producing experiences of high impact, by deepening people's awareness of the importance and impact of art in their lives and the community, and by increasing support for artists to achieve high impact results.","3 venues led by separate Artistic Directors with distinct visions, shared resources and collaborated efforts to increase opportunities and impact. Surveys, wrap-up meetings, one-on-one conversations, staff and board assessments, ticket sales data, tracking participation, and a volunteer artistic advisory committee providing feedback for quality experiences are methods used. 2: Artistic leadership diversified the variety of topics, activities, and experiences which increased artists knowledge and grew audience awareness. Diverse opportunities broadened impact and increased new participation. Data of artist and audience involvement supports this rise of newcomers. Using box office software there is also documented improvement of crossover audiences between venues.",,1424819,"Other, local or private",1424819,50000,"Patty McNulty, Sandy Hoff, Tim Johnson, Monique Forcier, Stacy Johnston, Brian Liberty, Steve Greenfield, Ryan Coole, Kiki Watts, Jen Berry, Annie Carmichael, Dan Markham, Justin Peck",,"Duluth Playhouse","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Duluth Playhouse is to offer opportunities in theater arts that may educate, entertain, and involve the region we serve.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christine,"Gradl Seitz","Duluth Playhouse","506 W Michigan St",Duluth,MN,55802-1517,"(218) 733-7551",seitz@duluthplayhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Lake, Pine, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1381,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008419,"Operating Support",2020,24965,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Fergus Falls A Center for the Arts (AC4TA) will work with communities within our community to increase participation, understanding and accessibility. Increase networking within community to provide access to programs and resources provided for patrons and artists. We will accomplish this by working directly with the organizations, community and sub-community's partnering with available resources.","Covid increased this opportunity. We have added more partners this year with the Food Shelf, YMCA, City, Kaddatz Galleries, and the Otter Tail Historical Society partnering on major projects.",,437216,"Other, local or private",437216,5000,"Wally Warhol, Rob Rogholt, Kurt Nygaard, Kendra Olson, Kaele Peterson, Julie Gutzemer, Jolene Osander, Jeff Stanislawski, Desta Hunt",,"Fergus Falls Center for the Arts, Inc. AKA A Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"A Center for the Arts connects artists, patrons, and community by providing the best possible arts experiences that inspire creativity, curiosity, imagination, and learning.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Burgraff,"Fergus Falls Center for the Arts, Inc. AKA A Center for the Arts","124 Lincoln Ave W","Fergus Falls",MN,56537,"(218) 736-5453",michael.burgraff@fergusarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Grant, Hennepin, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Traverse, Wadena, Washington, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1384,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008420,"Operating Support",2020,47805,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase access for youth and underrepresented populations through new and existing partnerships with art, community and other organizations. Number of partnerships with community and arts organizations; attendance at events, receptions and screenings with filmmakers and guests, and engagement in panel discussions and activities. 2: Promote film as a vital art and platform for community cohesion and understanding through expanded opportunities for artists and audiences. Number of partnerships with community and arts organizations; attendance at events, receptions and screenings with filmmakers and guests, and engagement in panel discussions and activities.","Increased participation through increasingly and broadly relevant arts experiences and strengthened partnerships with arts and community organizations. Tracking attendance at live and virtual film events, engagement in panel discussions and activities. Survey and ballot counting and review. Informal conversations. Tracking of partnerships with community and arts organizations, and partner feedback. 2: Offering expanded opportunities for learning, community cohesion and understanding through a unique slate of local national and international cinema. Tracking partnerships with community and arts organizations, attendance at live and virtual events and engagement in panel discussions and activities. Conversations with partners and with attendees. Review of survey responses and constituent calls.",,1575104,"Other, local or private",1575104,10000,"Melodie Bahan, Karla Ekdahl, Jacob Frey, Jim Gerlich, Lili Hall, Karen Heithoff, David Johnson, Elizabeth Jolly, Maris Moore, Charlie Montreuil, Paola Nunez-Obetz, Kelly Palmer, Mary Reyelts, Craig Rice, John Schott, Rob Silberman, Susan Smoluchowski, Patricia Torres Ray.",1.5,"The Film Society of Minneapolis Saint Paul","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Film Society of Minneapolis Saint Paul is to foster a knowledgeable and vibrant appreciation of the art of film and its power to inform and transform individuals and communities.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Smoluchowski,"The Film Society of Minneapolis/Saint Paul","125 Main St SE Ste 341",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 331-7563",susan.s@mspfilm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1385,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008424,"Operating Support",2020,41764,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Deepen the organization's commitment to programs that reach Minnesotans across racial, cultural, gender, artistic, and geographic boundaries. Support 300 Minnesota artists and 25 Minnesota allied professionals. Provide in-person and online training and technical assistance that delivers high-quality, customized public art learning, resources and guidance to artists/ communities in 40+ Minnesota 2: Increase unrestricted revenues to support a sustainable, flexible organization that serves Minnesota artists and communities. Retain 75% of new MN-based donors through focused engagement. Implement a strategic growth plan to increase revenue from training and technical assistance/consulting to 50% of annual organizational revenue.","Supported 500 Minnesota artists and 50 Minnesota allied professionals. Provided trainings and technical assistance in 40+ Minnesota communities. Staff collected and tracked data on artist support and training/technical assistance activities. 2: Retained 70% of MN-based donors and approved a new strategic plan for the organization, consulting revenue increased to 45% of annual org revenue. Staff collected data following events/fundraising campaigns and tracking consulting client details (client type, location, outcomes, etc.).",,950335,"Other, local or private",950335,6340,"Lea Bittner-Eddy, John Pain, Hally Turner, Nathan Johnson, Avital Rabinowitz, Hlee Vang, Dudley Voigt, Joan Vorderbruggen",,"Forecast Public Artworks AKA Forecast Public Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Forecast activates people, networks, and proven practices to advance the transformational power of arts in public life.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Theresa,Sweetland,"Forecast Public Artworks AKA Forecast Public Art","2300 Myrtle Ave Ste 160","St Paul",MN,55114-1854,"(651) 641-1128",theresa@forecastpublicart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1389,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008429,"Operating Support",2020,41067,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide students with learning paths to engage in a sequence of quality learning opportunities that grows their artistic practice. Synthesize class offerings in terms of experience required to take steps towards achieving CEU compliance. GMAC will conduct pre- and post-class surveys to determine quality and depth of learning experience. 2: Maximize impact by bringing GMAC resources and partners together to deliver excellent arts programs to Minnesotans. Design, trial and evaluate a cohort model together with three institutional partners and make recommendations for future programs.","GMAC has strengthened its sequence of quality learning opportunities for students. Qualitative surveys to collate and analyze student feedback. Intensive 5-year (2015 to 2019) financial analysis of class success rates to clarify and strengthen course levels and sequences which in turn will ensure CEU capabilities. 2: There has been a delay in our development of the cohort model with institutional partners. Comprehensive quantitative (financial) analysis and qualitative analysis of programs and operations from 2015 to 2019. This means greater clarity on the organization's new direction where the partnerships are being created for 2021.",,499235,"Other, local or private",499235,14347,"Bev Balos, Hazel Belvo, Sally Berg, Howard Hedstrom, Tessa Larson, Mary Maurice, David Morris, Greg Mueller, David Quick, Lynn Speaker",,"Grand Marais Arts, Inc. AKA Grand Marais Art Colony","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Grand Marais Art Colony's mission is to nurture creativity on the North Shore of Lake Superior by providing services to artists, promoting art education, and nurturing art in our community through an environment for creative excellence.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lyla,Brown,"Grand Marais Arts, Inc. AKA Grand Marais Art Colony","120 3rd Ave W PO Box 626","Grand Marais",MN,55604-0626,"(218) 387-2737",director@grandmaraisartcolony.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Le Sueur, Mower, Murray, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1394,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008430,"Operating Support",2020,110915,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Graywolf publishes diverse and engaging contemporary literature that has the capacity to stimulate imagination and promote empathy among Minnesotans. Each book will be evaluated on the basis of artistic strength and diversity. Our outreach is evaluated by individual reader responses, event attendance, critical attention, award nominations, and book sales. 2: Graywolf strengthens the Twin Cities literary community and increases the impact of literature in Minnesota through partnerships and collaboration. Literary community health is measured by the Creative Minnesota study, the caliber of events, and the vitality of bookstores and libraries. Graywolf evaluates the quality and number of our collaborations.","Graywolf published 30 new books by 28 authors. These books reached 20, 000 Minnesotan readers, inspiring empathy and creativity. Minnesotans bought our books at 72 bookstores and borrowed them from libraries throughout the state. Awards nominations showed quality, impact: Ilya Kaminsky's Deaf Republic and Carmen Gimenez Smith's Be Recorder were National Book Award finalists. 2: Graywolf authors and staff participated in 64 events for 4, 946 Minnesotans, which connected writers to readers and educated people about publishing. Graywolf collaborated with the College of Saint Benedict, Minneapolis Central Library, and others on events and programs. Several of our authors participated in the Loft Literary Center's Wordplay, a virtual event series that drew thousands of viewers.",,4157623,"Other, local or private",4157623,,"Trish F. Anderson, Carol Bemis, Art Berman, Karin Birkeland, Kathleen Boe, Milo Cumaranatunge, Rick Dow, Mary Ebert, Mark Jensen, Michelle Keeley, Chris Kirwan, Jill Koosmann, Maura Rainey McCormack, Zachary McMillan, Sharon Pierce, Cathy Polasky, Mary Polta, Jan Price, Paula Roe, Gail See, James Short, Roderic Southall, Debra Stone, Judy Titcomb",,"Graywolf Press","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Graywolf Press is a leading independent publisher committed to the discovery and energetic publication of twenty-first century American and international literature. We champion outstanding writers at all stages of their careers to ensure that adventurous readers can find underrepresented and diverse voices in a crowded marketplace. We believe works of literature nourish the reader's spirit and enrich the broader culture, and that they must be supported by attentive editing, compelling design, and creative promotion.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Johnson,"Graywolf Press","250 3rd Ave N Ste 600",Minneapolis,MN,55401,"(651) 641-0077",johnson@graywolfpress.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Lyon, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1395,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008434,"Operating Support",2020,45356,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will deepen our understanding of our community through increased feedback sessions and productions tailored to community needs. Evaluation will come through measuring the attendance at engagement activities (community story circles, company conversations, and other events). Also, we will document stories shared about the impact of our art on the community. 2: GRSF will build a diverse and inclusive company. We will track our staff's ability to listen and respond to issues raised within the company and within the community. We will measure our company diversity and progress toward gender parity. We will share our progress with the community.","Audience feedback deepened beyond physical production discussions to a study of the themes of the play and its relevance to Winona. Evaluation methods included notes taken during post-show discussions, weekly company/audience conversations, engagement with 'conversation station' lobby activities, and questionnaires emailed to ticket buyers, . 2: Company-wide inclusion, diversity, equity, and ally-ship training was conducted. Intentional staffing decisions were made to achieve diversity. A 'radical listening tour' and 3-week check-ins created formal listening opportunities and lists of issues to address. POC and LGBTQ affinity groups were created within the company. Demographic information on 101 company members was tracked.",,1007860,"Other, local or private",1007860,,"Hamid Akbari, Mary Alice Anderson, Marcia Aubineau, Roderick Baker, Kris Blanchard, Michael Charron, Candace Gordon, Hayley Fast Hornberg, Margaret Shaw Johnson, Alan Leonhardt, Beth Forkner Moe, Ken Mogren, Kelley Olson, Greg Peterson, Mary Polus, Gerald Portman, Patricia L. Rogers, Jeanne Skattum, Jim Stoa, LeRoy Telstad, Jim Vrchota",,"Great River Shakespeare Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Great River Shakespeare Festival creates dynamic, clearly spoken productions of Shakespeare's plays, which enrich people's lives.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Aaron,Young,"Great River Shakespeare Festival","79 3rd St E",Winona,MN,55987,"(507) 474-7900",aarony@grsf.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Cottonwood, Dakota, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lyon, Martin, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1399,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008436,"Operating Support",2020,662361,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Guthrie will make world-class, live theater performances accessible to Minnesotans, inspiring thoughtful conversations and deeper connections. Programming will be evaluated through audience surveys and interviews, observation, team reflection, critical reviews in the media, data on attendance and participation in audience engagement activities. 2: Educational theater experiences for students will inspire increased interest and engagement in the arts and support academic achievement. Programming will be evaluated through surveys, interviews with students and teachers, observation, team reflection and data on attendance and participation in productions, residencies and classes.","The Guthrie Theater sparked meaningful connections through transformative experiences in its artistic, education and community engagement programs. Staff evaluated programming through surveys, observation, team reflection and data on attendance and participation in audience engagement activities. Other means of evaluation included critical reviews and press coverage. 2: Guthrie education programming helped students build empathy, connect better with others and made them more willing to try new things. Students and teachers were given summative surveys at the end of the school year that asked them to gauge the activities' effect.",,31765652,"Other, local or private",31765652,,"Nima Ahmadi, Susan Allen, Martha Goldberg Aronson, Martha Atwater, Karen Bachman, Y. Marc Belton, Abdish Bhavsar, Jennifer Reedstrom Bishop, Stacy Bogart, Peter Brew, Priscilla Brewster, James L. Chosy, Terry Clark, Senator Richard J. Cohen, David C. Cox, Bill George, Pierson M. Grieve, Polly Grose, Joseph Haj, Linda N. Hanson, Todd Hartman, Diane Hofstede, Tim Huebsch, David G. Hurrell, Garry W. Jenkins, Lisa Johnson, John Junek, Christine Kalla, Paul Keel, Patrick Kennedy, Jay Kiedrowski, John A. Knapp, Suzanne Kubach, David M. Lilly, Audrey Lucas, Michael McCormick, W. Thomas McEnery, Jennifer Melin Miller, Helen Meyer, Wendy Nelson, Todd Noteboom, Dr. Lisa Saul Paylor, Brian Pietsch, Irene Quarshie, Ann Rainhart, Senator Julie A. Rosen, Robert A. Rosenbaum, Steve Sanger, Ron Schutz, Lee Skold, Kenneth F. Spence, Douglas M. Steenland, Jim Stephenson, Steve Thompson, Steve Webster, Mary W. Vaughan, Irving Weiser, Heidi Wilson, Margaret Wurtele, Charles A. Zelle",,"Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Guthrie Theater engages exceptional theater artists in the exploration of both classic and contemporary plays, connecting the community we serve to one another and to the world. Through its extraordinary artists, staff and facility, the Guthrie is committed to the people of Minnesota and, from its place rooted deeply in the Twin Cities, influences the field as a leading twenty-first century arts organization.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nina,Graham,"Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","818 2nd St S",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1252,"(612) 225-6000",ninag@guthrietheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1401,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008438,"Operating Support",2020,701364,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Students and underserved communities engage in inclusive, meaningful arts experiences, creating positive change for themselves and their communities. Stakeholder meetings and surveys identify the impact of engagement and capacity building strategies on participants and their communities. 2: Through its arts activities, the Trust strengthens social and economic life in the theater district and statewide. Audience and participant surveys measure increased sense of well-being in four categories of engagement; calculations of economic benefits to Minnesota artists and economy that are attributable to the Trust.","As we transitioned to online programming, students and underserved groups reported increased skills and sense of community (96% average). Conducted online surveys and interview with program participants and partner organizations. Response types included ratings, comments and observations. 2: Audiences and participants reported a greater sense of community, while our activities generated $68 MM for Minnesota. Audience surveys measure increased sense of well-being; participants were survey based on program outcomes; calculations of economic benefits to Minnesota artists and economy that are unique to the Trust.",,36028700,"Other, local or private",36028700,401037,"Jay Novak, Travis Barkve, Mark Marjala, Judy Blaseg, Syl Jones, Andrea Christenson, Jeannie Joas, Ann Simonds, Marie Becker, Barbara Brin, Orlando Bryant, Al Coleman, Michele Engdahl, Gloria Freeman, Kathleen Gullickson, Ryan Johnson, Andrea Hart Kajer, Barbara Klaas, Christine Kwiat, Dorraine Larison, William Moffly, Andrea Mokros, Jayne Haugen Olsen, Sue Ross, Daniel Tenenbaum, Melvin Tennant, Jennie Weber, Bret Weiss",,"Hennepin Theatre Trust","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Hennepin Theatre Trust creates positive change through the arts by bringing together people, businesses, and organizations to create and enjoy cultural experiences.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karen,Quiroz,"Hennepin Theatre Trust","900 Hennepin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 455-9500",karen.quiroz@hennepintheatretrust.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1403,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008440,"Operating Support",2020,75121,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Through exemplary mainstage productions, Minnesotan audiences better understand Midwestern and American history and its modern-day impacts/parallels. Press and critical reviews and #894; pre- and post-play surveys; focus groups; and breadth and depth of conversations at facilitated post-performance conversations. 2: History Here and Now and Seats to Stage participants begin to see themselves as history¬ makers while learning elements of performance. Post-performance surveys and talk-backs; formal and informal assessments of education and engagement programs, and observed participation in engagement activities.","37, 939 people experienced mainstage productions and/or History Theatre at Home online programs that brought history, and modern context, to life. Through box office sales tracking, we collect quantitative data on audience demographics and subsidized tickets. We employ critical reviews (digital, print), audience surveys (paper, online) and post-play engagement to evaluate qualitative outcomes. 2: 5, 480 youth/adults attended in-person and/or online learning. 78% indicated they learned, changed, or reframed their experience as history makers. Quantitative participant data: subsidized matinee ticket sales, registration and attendance. Value, learning, and program development: post-program surveys (students/partners), teaching artist feedback, and participant interviews.",,2460565,"Other, local or private",2460565,,"Gene Merriam (President), John Sebastian (VP), Tyler Zehring (Treasurer), Roger Brooks (Secretary), John apitz, Dave Beehler, Candace Campbell, George Dow, Lois Duffy, Michele Helgen, Willie Johnson, Gene Link, Jessica Looman, Ixchel McKinnie, Cheryl Moore, Melissa Mulloy, Jeffrey Peterson, Ken Peterson, James Rollwagen, Charles Slocum, Pondie Nicholson Taylor, Dr. Jon Thomas",,"The History Theatre, Inc. AKA History Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"History Theatre entertains, educates, and engages through creating, developing, and producing new and existing works that explore Minnesota's past and the diverse American experience. Its work provides a unique lens which links our past to the present, explores our common heritage, and illuminates our understanding of what it means to be American.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Martha,West,"The History Theatre, Inc. AKA History Theatre","30 10th St E","St Paul",MN,55101-2205,"(651) 292-4326",mwest@historytheatre.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1405,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008445,"Operating Support",2020,52786,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Illusion will provide Minnesota audiences with relevant theater experiences by a talented and diverse group of artists on important societal issues. Illusion will: * Maintain records of the number and demographics of artists that work with the theater * Maintain records of the number of audience members * Capture feedback from participating artists and audience members on their experiences. 2: Illusion will provide high-quality arts outreach experiences to diverse underserved adult and student communities throughout the state of Minnesota. Illusion will conduct outreach programs in-school, after-school and for community groups, maintain records of number of programs conducted and the number of participating youth and adults, and conduct surveys and interviews with participating youth and ad","Illusion used theater to help audiences across Minnesota learn about many relevant issues including homelessness, racism, gender and sexual identity. Conducted and documented post-show discussions following performances; Documented online and media feedback; Conducted and documented debriefs with participating artists; and Tracked audience attendance at performances. 2: Illusion provided arts education experiences to a diverse audience of over 5, 100 underserved students and adults in communities across Minnesota. Conducted pre- and post-program surveys and interviews with youth participants; Conducted post-program discussions with students and adults; and Maintained accurate records of number of participating youth and adults",,1034033,"Other, local or private",1034033,,"Stan Alleyne, John Beal, Anthony Bohaty, Willie Bridges, Barbara Brin, Lisa Cotter, Dani P. Deering, Pat Dunleavy, Whitney Taha Frakes, Keith Halperin, Catherine Ahlin-Halverson, Tim Johnson, Lori Liss, Christopher Madel, Vivian Martin, Bonnie Morris, Emily Palmer, Jeffrey Rabkin, Ann Rainhart, Michael Robins, Rebecca Schiller, Susan Shapiro, Tracy M. Smith, Robin Stein, Susan Thurston Hamerski, Christopher Wurtz",,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Illusion Theater's mission is to create theater that illuminates the illusions, myths, and realities of our times, and to catalyze personal and social change.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Robins,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 704",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1814,"(612) 339-4944x 208",mrobins@illusiontheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1410,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008449,"Operating Support",2020,70580,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Deeper civic engagement with diverse audiences and Lyn-Lake residents/visitors/stakeholders enhances neighborhood vitality and the Jungle arts experience. Survey audiences on the patron experience; qualitatively assess Lyn-Lake community discussions and actions, assess A/B test results on related strategies; gather patron feedback, track participation and assess quality of civic conversations. 2: The Jungle's audiences are an increasingly inclusive group who find their theater-going experience to be rich, accessible, and meaningful. Review comparative audience demographics using surveys and alternate methods; gather input from audiences on program impact and accessibility through surveys, comments to staff and posted to social media/online forums, monitor response rates and tone.","Increase of 0.75% in audiences in 55408 zip code over prior year; Jungle staff/board/patrons engaged officials/groups re: parking lot development. Audience surveys, tracked attendance and participation, staff/board/patron engagement and/or communications with Lyn-Lake organizations and City officials re: development plans for parking lot. 2: Surveys indicated audiences for FY20 productions were 5% people of color, 1% increase over FY19; completed EDI training with ushers. Audience surveys and comparative demographic data; qualitative audience feedback via social media; completion of usher EDI training, online due to Covid-19 pandemic.",,1720771,"Other, local or private",1720771,,"Becca Ansari, Craig Ashby, Christina Baldwin, David Dobmeyer, Erika Eklund, Andrea Fike, David Goldstein, Julie Hutchinson, Kelly Kita, Karl Lambert, Jane Lewis, Thom Lewis, Alex Merritt, Nancy Monroe, Amanda Novak, Juliane Ray, Peter Scherf, Ben Scott, Brian Shea, Marcia Stout, David Weinstein. Robin Gillette, Sarah Rasmussen (ex-officio)",,"Jungle Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Jungle Theater's mission is to create powerful and poetic theater in the intimate Jungle home, which is deeply rooted in its Minneapolis neighborhood.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shannon,Robinson,"Jungle Theater","2951 Lyndale Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55408-2111,"(612) 822-4002x 0141",srobinson@jungletheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1414,"Robert Michael Brubaker: Executive director, Sherburne History Center; Michael Cook: Treasurer, Twin Cities Jazz Festival; retired banker; Anne Dugan: Art history instructor; regional director of Minnesota Council of Nonprofits; Sabrina Gilchrist: Program coordinator, Eugene J. McCarthy Center for Public Policy and Civic Engagement; Buddy King: Unit director, Boys & Girls Clubs of Central MN; secretary of Central MN Arts Board; Connie Lanphear: Communications manager, Freshwater Society; Manny Munson-Regala: ; Sarah Roberts: Board treasurer, Frozen River Film Festival; Frederick Rogers: Founder, Minnesota Folklore Theater; Five Wings Arts Council chair; costume designer, director; Lori Anne Williams, Fundraiser, Catholic Charities","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008451,"Operating Support",2020,24040,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Inside the Kaddatz, feature artists in educational displays and programs that help define and interpret life in West Central Minnesota. Present eighteen exhibits and 48 arts classes annually. Surveys will track programming, marketing, demographics, and art experience. Participant and partnership increases will be successful outcomes. 2: Introduce area artists and visual art experiences to new audiences. Present and/ or collaborate on 32 visual arts community events annually. Marketing efforts and effectiveness will be tracked. Surveys will track programming and marketing suggestions, demographics, and art experience.","Kaddatz hosted 14 exhibits and 33 art classes by regional artists that provided insight into interpretations of their region. Kaddatz tracked attendant, participant, and partnership numbers, and collected comments. Marketing was tracked through online sources such as Facebook reach and engagement, email engagement, and feedback on class registration forms. 2: Kaddatz presented and collaborated on 29 community events that introduced area artists and visual arts experiences to new audience members. Kaddatz tracked attendant, participant, and partnership numbers, and collected comments. Marketing was tracked through online sources such as Facebook reach and engagement, email engagement, and feedback on class registration forms.",,257518,"Other, local or private",257518,22800,"James Pratt, Cathy Peterson, Scott DeMartelaere, Klara Beck, Missy Mattson, Mark Sundberg, Michael Weatherly, Lisa Bielfeldt, Linda MacFarlane, Rebecca Petersen, Nancy XiaoRong Valentine, Bill Adams, Clara Wegscheid",,"Kaddatz Galleries AKA Kaddatz Gallery","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Kaddatz Galleries is to foster visual arts education and appreciation, and to maintain a gallery that celebrates the work of area artists and honors the legacy of Charles Beck.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amanda,Cross,"Kaddatz Galleries AKA Kaddatz Gallery","111 Lincoln Ave W","Fergus Falls",MN,56537,"(218) 998-4405",amanda@kaddatzgalleries.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Big Stone, Carlton, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Traverse, Wadena, Washington, Wilkin, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1416,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008452,"Operating Support",2020,21178,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","KA will expand its highly successful Dancing Heart/TM, Intergenerational Dance Hall/TM programming and Moving Well/TM training in Minnesota. Expand programs with pre/post evaluations from participants, with 20+ Dancing Heart/TM, 8+ Intergenerational Dance Hall/TM events, and 2+ Moving Well/TM trainings. 2: Kairos Alive! will strengthen current programs through the development of new intergenerational partnerships for community wellbeing. Success is measured by an increase of new partners, participants and positive qualitative feedback.","Kairos Alive! expanded Community Arts and Wellbeing? projects to outstate Minnesota communities Bemidji, Two Harbors, Walker and Nisswa. We used post-event evaluations and video interviews from participants, and artist reflections about Dancing Heart, Intergenerational Dance Hall and Moving Well Training sessions. 2: Kairos Alive! strengthened current urban programs through development in new intergenerational partnerships for community wellbeing. Success was measured by an increase of new partners, participants and positive qualitative feedback.",,310217,"Other, local or private",310217,2432,"Gary Oftedahl, MD, Brenna Galvin, Leni de Mik, Joan Semmer, Melanie Broida, Maria Genne",,"KAIROS ALIVE!","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Kairos Alive! is to support the artistic work of Maria Genné and promote her vision of sharing the joy of intergenerational interactive participatory dance, music, story, and theater; and to liberate its power to nurture and heal. We use the power of performing arts to promote social connection, and improve physical, emotional, and social health in older adults, their communities, and families.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Maria,Genné,"KAIROS ALIVE!","4316 Upton Ave S Ste 206",Minneapolis,MN,55410,"(612) 926-5454",maria@kairosalive.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Cass, Hennepin, Lake, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1417,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008459,"Operating Support",2020,74881,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Diverse Minnesota writers and readers indicate literary learning and expanded thinking on topical issues as a result of their Loft experiences. Surveys measuring participant demographics and impact of Loft activities on participants' learning, creative development, and increased engagement in the topics addressed through literature. 2: Minnesotans connect with each other as readers and writers, engaging in the exchange of ideas vital to a healthy society. Surveys and comments measuring extent to which Loft activities helped participants feel part of a community of engaged readers and other writers, or feel inspired toward dialogue because of their Loft participation; audience data tracks engagement.","98% participants (12% of whom were BIPOC) noted learning on topic/subject; 99% reported expanded thinking on the topic; 99% rated teachers highly. Surveyed class/event participants on teaching artists/presenters, and impact of Loft programs/activities on learning, writing goals, and thinking/conversation about various topics. Gathered participant demographics. 2: 96% of Loft class/event participants reported building writing/reading community and networks; 98% were inspired to have conversations on subject. Artist and class/event participant surveys with ratings, written feedback; reported writing groups formed in Loft classes that have been sustained well afterwards; participant survey responses that Loft events inspired conversations.",,2229735,"Other, local or private",2229735,,"Eric Roberts, Marge Barrett, Mike Meyer, Anika Fajardo, Britt Udesen, Jon Austin, Dara Beevas, Karlyn Coleman, Michael Kleber-Diggs, Dawn Frederick, Cynthia Gehrig, Kathryn Haddad, Marlon James, David Kilpatrick, Ellen McInnis, Sarah Olson, Jeff Ondich, Melinda Ward",0.5,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Loft advances the artistic development of writers, fosters a thriving literary community, and inspires a passion for literature.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beth,Schoeppler,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","1011 Washington Ave S Open Book Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1278,"(612) 215-2575x 2580",bschoeppler@loft.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1424,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008462,"Operating Support",2020,45268,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Produce a diverse 10-production season of outstanding theater in Anoka County, engaging a broad demographic and enriching the community. Number and demographic of new and returning attendees, critical reviews, social media response, artist and audience surveys, and staff and board assessment. 2: Continued growth as leaders in performing arts education characterized by accessibility, educational excellence, and artistic growth of every student. Number and demographic of new and returning students, student and teaching artist surveys, staff and board assessment, and conversations with parents and participants by phone, email, and in person.","Produce a diverse 6-production season of outstanding theater in Anoka County, engaging a broad demographic and enriching the community. Number and demographic of new and returning attendees, critical reviews, social media response, artist and audience surveys, and staff and board assessment. 2: Continued growth as leaders in performing arts education characterized by accessibility, educational excellence, and artistic growth of every student. Number and demographic of new and returning students, student, parent and teaching artist surveys, staff and board assessment, and conversations with parents and participants by phone, email, and in person.",,1091189,"Other, local or private",1091189,,"Jennifer Lundquist, Rick Wyman, Jerry Horazdovsky, Jeff Danovsky, Yrazema Garcia, Laura Erchul, Jackie Bortnem, Kira Campbell, Amy Hornstra, Laura Tahja Johnson (Ex-Officio)",,"Lyric Arts Company of Anoka, Inc. AKA Lyric Arts Main Street Stage","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Lyric Arts' mission is to enrich lives by creating meaningful performing arts experiences that ignite the imagination, inspire the spirit, and engage the community.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laura,"Tahja Johnson","Lyric Arts Company of Anoka, Inc. AKA Lyric Arts Main Street Stage","420 Main St E",Anoka,MN,55303-2341,"(763) 422-1838",laura@lyricarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1427,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008463,"Operating Support",2020,330718,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","People of all races and ethnicities feel equally welcome and satisfied with their experiences at MacPhail locations. Annual Student Satisfaction Survey shows consistent levels of satisfaction and feeling welcome across all racial/ethnic groups at MacPhail locations. 2: Older adults discover new musical skills, increased social connections and improved mood through music learning and participation at MacPhail. Annual student and teacher surveys reveal that two-thirds of MacPhail Music for Life participants on average report learning more about music, making new friends/socializing and improved mood.","Our Live Online Covid-19 Student Satisfaction Survey showed a 92% satisfaction rate with online learning across all racial/ethnic groups. MacPhail administered a Live Online Covid-19 Student Satisfaction Survey incorporating results across programs, substituting for our Annual Student Satisfaction Survey which was interrupted due to underlying factors caused by the pandemic. 2: Older adults reported learning more about music (75%), an increase in socializing with others (84%) and improving overall mood (69%). MacPhail's partners at Wilder Research conducted pre- and post-surveys completed by program participants ages 55 and older, followed by an in-depth analysis of the results.",,12293397,"Other, local or private",12293397,,"Thomas J. Abood, Margaret (Margee) Bracken, Ellen L. Breyer, Walter L. (Hudie) Broughton, Roma Calatayud Stocks, Kyle Carpenter, Michael Casey, Jodi Chu, Klerissa Church, Kate Cimino, Joaquin Delgado, Andrew Eklund, Rahoul Ghose, Julia Halberg, MD, Joseph Hinderer, Karen Kelley-Ariwoola, Warren P. Kelly, David E. Myers, Ph.D., Christopher Perrigo, Paul C. Reyelts, John Righini, Lica Tomizuka Sanborn, Jill E. Schurtz, Christopher (Chris) Simpson, Hilary Smedsrud, Peter R. Spokes, Jevetta Steele, Kiran Stordalen, Dianne Thomas, Marshall Tokheim, Mandy K. Tuong, Revered Carl Walker, Steven J. Wells, Kate Whittington",,"MacPhail Center for Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"MacPhail Center for Music transforms lives and communities through music learning experiences that inspire.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jackie,Peterson,"MacPhail Center for Music","501 2nd St S",Minneapolis,MN,55401-2383,"(612) 321-0100",peterson.jackie@macphail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Mower, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Sibley, St. Louis, Swift, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1428,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008469,"Operating Support",2020,70393,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will gain access to stories from cultures around the world with the publication of books in the Seedbank Series. Tracking sales of books, scheduling public events in Minnesota featuring these books and their writers/translators, and gathering feedback from readers and audience members will help us evaluate the impact of this new series. 2: Milkweed Editions will develop a robust marketing program that results in placing more books in the hands of more readers. Investments in our marketing program will be evaluated by tracking book sales, assessing review attention, and measuring the breadth and depth of community engagement-at events, in our bookstore, and on our website and other digital platforms.","Minnesotans gained access to stories from cultures around the world with the launch of the new Seedbank book series. Milkweed surveyed readers about the value of this new series over email and social media, gathered commentary from online book review sources, and observed audience comments and questions at author events. 2: Milkweed Editions placed more books in the hands of readers as a result of strategic investments in our marketing operation. We evaluated our success by tracking the number of books we sold from July 2019 through June 2020-we saw an increase of 48% over the previous year. An unprecedented surge in our line of work!",,2175631,"Other, local or private",2175631,7030,"Bill Hogle, Chris Crosby, Chris Malecek, Emily Nicoll, Geoff Gothro, Hart Kuller, Jack Dempsey, Janet Polli, JOrg Pierach, Kate Moos, Keith Bednarowski, Lynn Abrahamsen, Mary Reyelts, Matt Murphy, Ned Hancock, Nell Smith, Pamela Fletcher-Bush, Peter Laird, Phillip Hampton, Shawn Monaghan, Shelly Gill Murray, Stephen Spencer, Veena Deo",,"Milkweed Editions, Inc. AKA Milkweed Editions","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Milweed Editions mission is to identify, nurture, and publish transformative literature, and build an engaged community around it.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Meagan,Bachmayer,"Milkweed Editions, Inc. AKA Milkweed Editions","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 300",Minneapolis,MN,55415-3015,"(612) 332-3192",meagan_bachmayer@milkweed.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Lake, Morrison, Olmsted, Pine, Pipestone, Ramsey, Rice, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1434,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008470,"Operating Support",2020,17173,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota audiences of all ages will see opera as more relevant to them as an art form, a way to tell cultural stories and a potential career path. We will survey summer audiences and participants in Caravan Opera and education programs regarding changes in their feelings about opera; potential of their future opera engagement will be measured.","Over 300 youth participate in the Opera is Epic! programming in July. Students attended a baseball-themed opera and attended workshops with designers. Youth completed paper surveys after the performances and workshops. 2: Nearly all students said they would attend another opera if given the opportunity. Students understood possible backstage career options. Youth completed paper surveys after the performances and workshops.",,540067,"Other, local or private",540067,15000,"Karen Brooks Kingston Fletcher Jodi Mooney Ellen Doll Genna Carlson Michele Grindahl Therese Hovard Brent Love",,"Mill City Summer Opera","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Mill City Summer Opera's mission is to present innovative, world-class opera in nontraditional venues.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karen,Brooks,"Mill City Summer Opera","3208 Lake St W",Minneapolis,MN,55416,"(612) 916-7333",karenbrooks1000@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clearwater, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, McLeod, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Stearns, St. Louis, Waseca, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1435,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008471,"Operating Support",2020,95502,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Mia will fuel curiosity among diverse audiences by serving as a place of discovery, inspiration, and life-long learning. Mia will utilize audience feedback and visitor surveys to ensure its programs nurture the active process of learning and serve as a nexus of global awareness, idea exchange, and creativity. 2: Mia will engage communities that reflect the changing demographics in Minnesota and offer programs that meet the needs of diverse audiences. Mia will utilize attendance and survey data, solicit feedback from external partners, and evaluate its internal practices around enhancing inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility.","Exhibitions such as Hearts of Our People: Native Women Artists' and programs such as Open House inspired, engaged and moved Mia's audiences. Exhibitions are evaluated through post-visit surveys and interviews. Education staff interviewed and surveyed program participants for feedback. Mia uses Google Analytics and user experience studies to measure visits to website and online resource use. 2: Mia provided opportunities for diverse communities to see their cultures reflected in programs, and served 485, 823 in person and one million+ digitally. Evaluation staff conduct an ongoing visitor survey to measure visitor experiences and opinions. Focus Groups also address themes of relevance and accessibility.",,32537541,"Other, local or private",32537541,,"David Wilson (chair), Kari Alldredge (vice chair), Liz Nordlie (treasurer), Leni Moore (secretary), Elizabeth Andrus, Maurice Blanks, Jennie Carlson, Lynn Casey, Page Knudsen Cowles, Kitty Crosby, Ken Cutler, Wendy Dayton, Jane Emison, Nancy Engh, Michael Francis, Gayle Fuguitt, Nick Gangestad, Michael Goar, Hubert Joly, Shannon Jones, Jessamyn Kerchner, Rick King, Rick Kuntz, Roxana Linares, John Lindahl, Reid MacDonald, Donald MacMillan, Nivin MacMillan, Brent Magid, Sheila Morgan, Mary Olson, Piyumi Samaratunga, Tom Schreier, Marianne Short, Katie Simpson, Sharon Smith-Akinsanya, Michael Snow, Kevin Warren, Yusuf Wazirzada, Jane Wilf, Burton Cohen, Beverly Grossman, Al Harrison, David M. Lebedoff, Bob Ulrich, Tim Walz, Jacob Frey, Kari Dziedzic, Julie Rosen, Jerry Hertaus, Ryan Winkler, Marion Greene, Brad Bourne, Maria Eggemeyer",,"The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts AKA The Minneapolis Institute of Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) enriches the community by collecting, preserving, and making accessible outstanding works of art from the world's diverse cultures.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Darcy,Berus-Hoornbeek,"The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts AKA The Minneapolis Institute of Arts","2400 3rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404,"(612) 870-3131",dberus@artsmia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Kanabec, Lake, Le Sueur, Mahnomen, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1436,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008475,"Operating Support",2020,38812,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans develop new skills, knowledge, and appreciation for the depth and breadth of book art. Youth and adult workshop participation, event attendance, workshop surveys. 2: Artists are cultivated, receive visibility, advance artistically, and grow professionally through supportive and accessible program experiences. Artist Co-op membership, Open Studio registrations, number of artists in exhibitions, book arts certificate enrollment, consignment program participation and sales, participant surveys.","Minnesotans learned tools for artmaking, expanded their creative potential, and deepened their understanding of the depth and breadth of book art. We evaluated this outcome through participation counts and workshop survey analysis (nearly 9, 000 youth and adults engaged in book arts educational programming, totaling over 1, 460 direct contact hours); event attendance counts, and observations. 2: Artists grew professionally and artistically through relationship-building, access to creative resources, financial support, and public visibility. We evaluated this outcome through participant counts via our public exhibitions, artist collective, and teaching artist faculty; consignment sales reports; and program surveys. One participant wrote: 'I love being here; my whole being smiles.'.",,974869,"Other, local or private",974869,7762,"Ronnie Brooks, Brandi Ernst, KC Foley, Sherri Gebert Fuller, Lyndel King, Jim Knapp, Mary Pat Ladner, Monica Edwards Larson, Shawn McCann, Diane Merrifield, Jane Messenger, Wilber `Chip` Schilling, Elizabeth Schott, Zaylore Stout, Deborah Ultan, Hema Viswanathan, Cory Zanin, Laurie Zenner.",,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Minnesota Center for Book Arts is to lead the advancement of the book as an evolving art form.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amanda,Kaler,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 100",Minneapolis,MN,55415,"(612) 215-2520",akaler@mnbookarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Nicollet, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1440,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008477,"Operating Support",2020,27903,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","MDT will present visionary dance works performed by professionals who also serve as mentors to aspiring students in the MDT school. This outcome will be evaluated by tracking the critical response and audience feedback received for dance works presented and through assessing the impact of training and mentorship on students in the MDT school. 2: MDT will engage a broader and more diverse community through performance and educational programs. This outcome will be evaluated by reviewing the numbers and demographics of audience members, school enrollment, social media engagement, and dance professionals working with the company.","MDT programs benefited working artists, aspiring students, and the general public by advancing the art of dance, providing masterful dance performance. Performances were evaluated through audience feedback and critical reviews. Training was evaluated through faculty reviews of student progress in the classroom and accomplishments in year-end showcase performances. 2: Through increasing access to dance performance and education, MDT benefited a more diverse community with enriching dance experiences. MDT tracked the number and demographics of individuals engaged as audience members, students in the school, and followers of online communications, including MDT's social media platforms and website.",,1160386,"Other, local or private",1160386,,"Erin Gerrits, Keith Halleland, Dr. Andrew Houlton, Lise Houlton, Pierce McNally, Russell Pruitt, Elizabeth Simonson",,"Minnesota Dance Theatre & School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Minnesota Dance Theatre and School is to present masterful and inspiring dance through performance and education.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Justin,Leaf,"Minnesota Dance Theatre and School","528 Hennepin Ave 6th Fl",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1847,"(612) 338-0627x 3",justin.leaf@mndance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1442,"Zoe Adler: Curator, Art in the Library program, Carleton College; Karen Grasmon: ; Noelle Lawton: Executive director, Twin Rivers Council for the Arts; Heidi Lord: Director of artistic operations, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; Lucia Magney: ; Anne Makepeace: Grand Center for Arts and Culture founder executive director; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; James Miller: Founder and managing director, Velo Glass; Kosol Sek: Managing director and president of the IKARE and National Khmer Legacy Museum; Patricia Zurlo, Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008479,"Operating Support",2020,33993,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans are more knowledgeable about Jewish culture and aware of the common humanity we all share through MJTC's compelling theater experiences. Written audience surveys and emailed/online surveys, teacher evaluations, phone calls, unsolicited emails and notes, Facebook postings, reviews, and comments at MJTC programs will enable evaluation of achievement of outcome.","Minnesotans became more knowledgeable about Jewish culture and aware of the common humanity we all share. Written audience surveys, unsolicited emails and notes, Facebook postings, teacher evaluations, comments at MJTC programs and reviews enabled evaluation of achievement of outcome.",,323819,"Other, local or private",323819,,"Mark Appelbaum, Barbara Brooks, David Estreen, Janie Finn, Jane Goldberger, Renae Goldman, Jake Hurwitz, Beth Shapiro Johnson, Sonny Miller, Mike Newman, Linda Platt, James Proman, Jeffrey Robbins, Gail Bender Satz, Jeffrey Tane, Ann Wynia, Harvey Zuckman",,"Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company AKA Six Points Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company ignites the hearts and minds of people of all cultural backgrounds by producing theater of the highest artistic standards. Rooted in Jewish content, our work explores differences, illuminates commonalities, and fosters greater understanding among all people.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Barbara,Brooks,"Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company","PO Box 16155","St Paul",MN,55116-0155,"(651) 647-4315",Barbara@mnjewishtheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1444,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008482,"Operating Support",2020,290324,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota Opera participants and audiences build social connection and shared emotion with fellow Minnesotans. Total number of persons served Audience reporting greater empathy and a unique collective experience Growth in social-emotional skills in young learners. 2: Minnesotans of different life experiences, backgrounds and identities feel welcomed and empowered by their relationship to Minnesota Opera and the art form. Increase in: number of and diversity of persons served number of and diversity of subscribers/repeat ticket buyers' number of retained donors number of contact hours word-of-mouth marketing Positive participant feedback.","Participants and audiences built social connection and shared emotion with fellow Minnesotans. Number of persons served; broadened perspectives among audience and participants; increased confidence, creativity and empathy in young learners. 2: Minnesotans of different life experiences, backgrounds and identities felt welcomed an empowered by their relationship to Minnesota Opera and the art form. MN Opera received feedback from audiences and participants that they felt welcomed and empowered in their relationship to the opera. Feedback also helped to shape programming and company operations.",,11049843,"Other, local or private",11049843,,"Vanessa Abbe, Patricia Beithon, Rebecca Bernhard, Sharon Bloodworth, Shari Boehnen, Alberto Castillo, Jane Confer, Terrance Dolan, Sidney W. Emery, Mark Gordon, Marueen Harms, Dorothy Horns, Diane Jacobson, John C. Junek, Anna Kokayeft, Stephanie Kravetz, Mary Lazarus, Robert Lee, Natalie Volin Lehr, Mike McNamara, Fayneese Miller, Leni Moore, Jose Peris, Bart Reed, Mary Schrock, David Smith, Nadege Souvenir, Norrie Thomas, Missy Staples Thompson, Wendy Unglaub, H. Bernt von Ohlen, Craig Walvatne, William White, Margaret Wurtele.",1.5,"The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Minnesota Opera changes lives by bringing together artists, audiences, and community, advancing the art of opera for today and for future generations.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Diana,Konopka,"The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera","620 1st St N",Minneapolis,MN,55401-1225,"(612) 333-2700",dkonopka@mnopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1447,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008483,"Operating Support",2020,758669,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences will engage with exceptional musical programs that expand their knowledge, inspire greater well-being, and build social connections. Collect participation data for initiatives/activities, qualitative feedback with audience surveys and advisory groups, track progress toward learning goals when appropriate. 2: Minnesotans from diverse backgrounds will co-create and participate in artistic activities that address and advance community-identified interests. Collect data on location of events/activities, number engaged, achievement of identified objectives and goals, feedback from participants, and development of plans for continuing engagement.","Exceptional musical programs and surrounding activities expanded audience knowledge, inspired greater well-being, and built social connections. Surveyed audiences and other participants to determine engagement and impact; organized focus groups and reflection sessions; and gathered data from educators to determine progress toward learning goals (as appropriate). 2: Developed strategic partnerships with diverse community groups that led to strong participation in collaborative programs at Orchestra Hall and beyond. Tracked attendance and engagement at the Musica Juntos festival, collaborations with North Minneapolis, and Pint of Music concerts at local taprooms, among others; surveyed audiences and project partners.",,34365806,"Other, local or private",34365806,,"Darren Acheson, Margee Ankeny, Karen Ashe, Emily Backstrom, Doug Baker, Karen Baker, Rochelle Blease, Margee Bracken, Sarah Brew, Michelle Burns, Barbara Burwell, Roma Calatayud, Tim Carl, Mari Carlson, Evan Carruthers, Yvonne Cheek, Ralph Chu, Mark Copman, Kathy Cunningham, Andy Czajkowski, John Dayton, Paula DeCosse, Jon Eisenberg, Jack Eugster, Jack Farrell, Anders Folk, Betsy Frost, Tim Geoffrion, Luella Goldberg, Joe Green, Laurie Greeno, Jane Gregerson, Bev Grossman, Jerome Hamilton, Karen Himle, Maurice Holloman, Karen Hubbard, Jay Ihlenfeld, Mariellen Jacobson, Kathy Junek, Kate Kelley, Lloyd Kepple, Michael Kim, Mike Klingensmith, Mary Lawrence, Nancy Lindahl, Michael Lindsay, Marty Lueck, Ron Lund, Warren Mack, Harvey Mackay, Patrick Mahoney, Kita McVay, Anne Miller, Bill Miller, Leni Moore, E. Myers, M. Nelson, A. Pampusch, L. Paradis, M. Pratte, M. Roos, D. Smyrnios, R. Spong, G. Sprenger, M. Sumners, B. Tilzer, M. Wallin, P. Walsh, L. Ward, J. Watkins, T. Welsh, A. Zaheer",,"Minnesota Orchestral Association AKA Minnesota Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Minnesota Orchestra's mission is to enrich, inspire, and serve our community as an enduring symphony orchestra internationally recognized for its artistic excellence.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rob,Nygaard,"Minnesota Orchestral Association AKA Minnesota Orchestra","1111 Nicollet Mall",Minneapolis,MN,55403-2477,"(612) 371-5600",rnygaard@mnorch.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1448,"Emily Edison: Executive director, SOAR Career Solutions; David Hanson: Retired ad agency owner; professional musician; Linda Holliday: Founder and president, Impact Minnesota and Holliday Pottery; Lorrie Janatopoulos: Former planning director, Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency; Donna Johnson: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center; Ho Nguyen: Housing and economic justice program manager, Minnesota Coalition for Batter Women; Blake Potthoff: Executive director, Fairmont Opera House; board member, MN Presenters Network; Anne Jin Soo Preston: Arts and cultural nonprofit organization consultant; former Springboard for the Arts board member; Melissa Rands: Director of accreditation and assessment, MCAD; Yee Thao, Executive director, Center for Hmong Arts and Talent","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008485,"Operating Support",2020,56686,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To improve the quality of life in our community, we will meet/exceed targets for participation in on-site classes, outreach and exhibition programs. We will survey as many participants as possible to determine changes that result as well as track participation and revenue by program. 2: Continue to enhance the quality and increase the number of education programs offered both on and off site. We will track the number of education programs and exhibits offered as well as rates of participation and retention. We will survey participants, instructors and community partners (as appropriate).","Participation declined as a result of the pandemic. Prior to the closure, participation was up over prior year. On site registrations are entered into database with payment info. Outreach numbers are reported by instructors. Event attendance is tracked with a clicker. Surveys are collected from participants, instructors and others, as appropriate. 2: Number of programs offered decreased due to the pandemic. We received consistent high marks for programs we were able to run. We track the number of programs offered and survey participants, instructors and others, as appropriate.",,1285121,"Other, local or private",1285121,,"Barbara McBurney, Denise Leskinen, Sarah Gibson, Mary Larson, Lance Jeppson, Laura Bernstein, Cynthia Dyste, Gary Lasche, Curt Paulsen, Terry Savidge, Katie Searl, Crissey Field.",,"Minnetonka Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"In the belief that the visual arts are indispensable to a healthy community, it is the mission of the Minnetonka Center for the Arts to provide teaching excellence, quality exhibitions, and cultural enrichment for people of all ages, interests, and abilities.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Roxanne,Heaton,"Minnetonka Center for the Arts","2240 North Shore Dr",Wayzata,MN,55391-9127,"(952) 473-7361x 15",rheaton@minnetonkaarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1450,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008488,"Operating Support",2020,37218,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Present a portfolio of top-quality Russian arts to a broad and culturally diverse audience of 35,000. 5-10% growth in Attendance, Membership, and Charitable contributions. Feedback both on-site and online reflects top 5% of all Twin Cities cultural activities. Whether each audience segment (16) is served through specific programs year-round. 2: Increase the visibility and impact of TMORA's mission by tying each program to both the art on display and its intended audience. Exhibit-based programs are fully attended, by the intended audience(s). Evaluating the inclusion of audience-based messaging in communications and marketing efforts. Measure growth in membership and donor level resulting from new 2019 program strategy.","The Museum of Russian Art audience benefited through interaction with exhibitions, performing arts programs, lectures, and outreach education. Due to the pandemic, exhibitions and program attendance, as well as membership figures reflect the open period of 7/1/19-2/29/20, which was used to measure growth over the same period in FY 2019. Contributions results reflect the entire fiscal year. 2: This was particularly impactful to seniors, both onsite and through numerous outreach programs relating to the exhibitions. For the open period of 7/1/19 - 2/29/20 onsite and offsite programs, membership, and donor levels were tracked in relation to the exhibitions.",,1314376,"Other, local or private",1314376,4094,"Natalia Berglund, Reggie Boyle, Kathy Bracken, Gwenn Djupedal, Mark Downey, Ludmila Borisnova Eklund, Steven Heim, Maria Loucks, Liz Petrangelo, Deanna Phillips, Christine Podas-Larson, Charles Ritchie, Julie Snow, Theofanis Stavrou, David Washburn, C. Ben Wright, R.D. Zimmerman",,"The Museum of Russian Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Museum of Russian Art's (TMORA) mission is: education, enlightenment, and engagement through the art of Russia. TMORA is the only major institution in North America devoted exclusively to Russian arts and culture. A core philosophy of TMORA's work is cultural diplomacy---creating personal connections across borders through the medium of art.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alex,Legeros,"The Museum of Russian Art","5500 Stevens Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55419,"(612) 821-9045x 19",alegeros@tmora.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1453,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008491,"Operating Support",2020,48750,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Students and program participants will grow in their knowledge and appreciation of the world of traditional craft. Increased course enrollment of 5%; Increased annual donor support of 5%; Survey results from course/event participants. 2: Participating artisans will develop and deepen skills to improve their artistry and roles as interpreters of traditional craft. Host Instructor Retreat with attendance of 50+ instructors; Expand Instructor-in-Residence program; Surveys/exit interview for instructors and intern program participants.","Students and program participants engaged meaningfully with traditional craft through courses, events, and learning opportunities throughout the year. Student survey data is reviewed regularly. While Covid-19 severely impacted enrollment data (reduced by 24%), donor support increased by 17%, reflecting the investment of North House's community in the organization's mission and craft learning. 2: Preserving and enriching craft traditions, North House Folk School supported the growth and development of the craft artisan instructor community. Expanded residency, intern, and artisan development programs continued to move forward, but the 2020 retreat was cancelled due to Covid-19. Impact is evaluated through regular surveys. Crafting in Place initiatives partner directly with artisans.",,1611522,"Other, local or private",1611522,34063,"Mike Prom (President), Nancy Burns (Vice President), Paul Aslanian (Treasurer), Todd Mestad (Secretary), Jane Alexander, Terri Cermak, Mark Glasnapp, Tina Hegg Raway, Andrew Houlton, Amy Hubbard, Mary Morrison, Randy Schnobrich, Carol Winter",,"North House Folk School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of North House Folk School is to enrich lives and build community by teaching traditional northern crafts in a student centered learning environment that inspires the hands, the heart, and the mind.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Greg,Wright,"North House Folk School","PO Box 759","Grand Marais",MN,55604-0759,"(218) 387-2968",gwright@northhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1456,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008493,"Operating Support",2020,10734,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The NLMF intends to expand and improve its administrative infrastructure by increasing hours for key staff lines. We will compare the product of past seasons with goals for upcoming seasons, evaluating results of recruitment, administrative competency and marketing. We will survey participants who are returning to compare their experiences for two or more years. 2: NLMF will continue to provide high quality artistic experiences to the Iron Range community. Evaluation tools include audience surveys related to artistic quality; and personal perceptions of the programming's value. Both paper and email surveys will be utilized to reach all patrons. Incentives will include drawings for prizes onstage.","The Operating Support funding made it possible contract artists, orchestra and chorus efficiently, and to manage the B'nai Abraham Cultural Center.t. The new staff person was provided with global and specific tasks to accomplish in FY2020. Written reports were filed with the AD, with time sheets attached, and the results were evaluated with confirmation from either the AD or the Board President. 2: NLMF was the only arts organization in the State of Minnesota producing a full season of work. Minnesotans participate in NLMF activities as students, artists and audience. Programs, publicity, reviews and social media, including live streaming verify our activity. Surveys of audience and musicians pre- and post-season presents reactions.",,388194,"Other, local or private",388194,10000,"Barbara Baldrica, Mary Mulari, Rhonda Zuponcic, Matthew Uhan, Gary Gibson, Victoria Gornick, Patricia Miller, Jonathan Cleghorn, Ryan Bajan, Erica Blee, Martin Zuponcic, Lynne King, Steve Lapatka, Alan Milavetz.",0.25,"Northern Lights Music Festival, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Northern Lights Music Festival's mission is to provide high quality musical events, including opera, chamber music, and symphonic, both professional and student, throughout the Iron Range, using its beautiful and historic auditoriums and buildings; to be an environment for serious study of solo and chamber music for gifted vocal and instrumental students of all ages; and to generate economic activity on the Iron Range.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Veda,Zuponcic,"Northern Lights Music Festival, Inc.","11 S 4th St W",Aurora,MN,55705,"(609) 922-2965",Zuponcic@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Itasca, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1458,"Emily Edison: Executive director, SOAR Career Solutions; David Hanson: Retired ad agency owner; professional musician; Linda Holliday: Founder and president, Impact Minnesota and Holliday Pottery; Lorrie Janatopoulos: Former planning director, Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency; Donna Johnson: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center; Ho Nguyen: Housing and economic justice program manager, Minnesota Coalition for Batter Women; Blake Potthoff: Executive director, Fairmont Opera House; board member, MN Presenters Network; Anne Jin Soo Preston: Arts and cultural nonprofit organization consultant; former Springboard for the Arts board member; Melissa Rands: Director of accreditation and assessment, MCAD; Yee Thao, Executive director, Center for Hmong Arts and Talent","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008494,"Operating Support",2020,42158,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Support the creation and presentation of innovative art in the public sphere that engages the public in the important issues of our time. We will choose relevant themes for our programs, document them thoroughly, collect audience and artist data, and assess each project using criteria developed for AoV and Northern Spark. 2: Support planning to effectively manage and strategically identify and apply resources to maximize our impact for artists, funders and Minnesotans. We will propose a new five year strategic plan, which we will reviewed with the board, our program council, core partners, and committed members of the NL community.","Support the creation and presentation of innovative art in the public sphere that engages the public in the important issues of our time. NL supported new works by five emerging artists through our fellowship. Pivoted two commissions to digital within two weeks of state shut down. NL documented projects in photography and videography, and conducted artist and partner surveys. 2: Created a Framework for Community Engagement at Northern Spark with the Program Council. Began a five year strategic plan with board and staff. Stable budget and staff indicates survival of immediate Covid impact. A five page Framework for Community Engagement will be published on NL's website. Improved budget process indicate effective management. Strat plan began but delayed due to Covid.",,828444,"Other, local or private",828444,14642,"Sara Van Norman, Paul Johnson, Michelle Klein, Jennifer Newsome Carruthers, Roopali Phadke, Robert Hunter, Steve Dietz, Sarah Peters",,"Northern Lightsmn, Inc AKA Northern Lights.mn","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Northern Lights supports artists in the creation and presentation of art in the public sphere, focusing on innovative uses of technology to imagine new interactions between audience, artwork, and place and explore expanded possibilities for civic engagement.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steve,Dietz,"Northern Lightsmn, Inc AKA Northern Lights.mn","2751 Hennepin Ave S Ste 231",Minneapolis,MN,55408-1002,"(612) 284-2815",stevedietz@northern.lights.mn,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1459,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008496,"Operating Support",2020,22424,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","One Voice will perform annual spring and winter concerts and community based residencies in the Twin Cities and greater Minnesota. Ticket sales, media coverage, and new partnerships will be evaluated; surveys will be collected from chorus members, students, faculty, outreach tour partners, audience members. 2: Innovative musical performances will build awareness of LGBT people; transform and empower member singers, audience members, and community singers. Ticket sales, media coverage, and new partnerships will be evaluated; surveys will be collected from artistic partners, chorus members, students, faculty, outreach tour partners, audience members.","One Voice performed annual winter and spring concerts and outreach programming in the Twin Cities. Ticket sales, participant surveys and media coverage were evaluated to assess community reach, interest, and engagement in the programs. 2: Innovative musical performances built awareness of LGBTQ people; transformed and empowered member singers, audience members, and community singers. Feedback collected from chorus members, students, faculty, outreach tour partners, and audiences regarding each program's impact, quality, and enjoyment. Data reviewed with staff, volunteers, and singers to identify how to improve the next program.",,432713,"Other, local or private",432713,12100,"Sarah Cohn, Jonathan Mathes, Sarah Johnson, Claire Psarouthakis, Gene Duenow, Katrina W. Johnson, Jim Roth, Matthew C. Ruby, Ruth Tang, Colleen Watson",,"One Voice Mixed Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of One Voice Mixed Chorus is building community and creating social change while raising our voices in song.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christopher,Taykalo,"One Voice Mixed Chorus","732 Holly Ave Ste Q","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 298-1954",executivedirector@onevoicemn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1461,"Emily Edison: Executive director, SOAR Career Solutions; David Hanson: Retired ad agency owner; professional musician; Linda Holliday: Founder and president, Impact Minnesota and Holliday Pottery; Lorrie Janatopoulos: Former planning director, Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency; Donna Johnson: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center; Ho Nguyen: Housing and economic justice program manager, Minnesota Coalition for Batter Women; Blake Potthoff: Executive director, Fairmont Opera House; board member, MN Presenters Network; Anne Jin Soo Preston: Arts and cultural nonprofit organization consultant; former Springboard for the Arts board member; Melissa Rands: Director of accreditation and assessment, MCAD; Yee Thao, Executive director, Center for Hmong Arts and Talent","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008504,"Operating Support",2020,59881,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","PHT activities increase access, attachment and agency among artists, participants and neighborhood residents. Access is measured by tracking participation including demographics, length and intensity; Attachment through surveys; and Agency with pre-post artist surveys and documentation of work created. 2: PHT stimulates increased creativity in our four-neighborhood service area by integrating art into the fabric of the community. Neighborhood/audience surveys show increases in creative activity and engagement with local arts offerings; partner orgs document use of creative strategies to reach community goals.","335 artists created experiences that succeeded in increasing access, attachment and/or agency among the 22, 969 people that participated. Attendance data, participant surveys and one on one interviews, pre-post artist surveys and actual artwork created are the data sets analyzed to determine progress toward intended impacts. 2: Creative activity increased in our four neighborhood service area, 99 artists implemented arts projects out in the neighborhoods. Evidence of increases in creativity include surveys of neighborhood residents, organization leaders and small business owners; actual artworks displayed out in the neighborhood; and artists engaged to support community projects.",,1300620,"Other, local or private",1300620,12552,"PHT Advisory Group = Norah Shapiro, Cordelia Anderson, Pam Arnold, Jim Langemo, John Humleker, Marianne Merriman, Sarah Milligan-Toffler, Adair Mosley, Eric Mueller, Julia Sand, Nedy Windham Pillsbury United Communities BOD = Siyad Abdullahi, Faysal Abraham, Lindsay Benjamin, Marni Bumstead, Dr. Laura Bloomberg, Melinda Emerson, Molly Haney, Taylor Harwood, Chris Huset, Mahrous Kandil, Kenji Okumura, Amit Patel, Heath Rudduck, Norah Shapiro, Jeff Steinle, Anne Stukas, Kaori Yamada",,"Pillsbury United Communities AKA Pillsbury House Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Pillsbury House Theatre creates challenging theater to inspire choice, change, and connection.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Noël,Raymond,"Pillsbury United Communities AKA Pillsbury House Theatre","3501 Chicago Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 787-3620",noelr@pillsburyhousetheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Pine, Ramsey, Sherburne, St. Louis, Todd, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1469,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008505,"Operating Support",2020,53403,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans gain knowledge and develop skills on the art and craft of playwriting and about the professional theater field. Collect qualitative feedback from participants on Center playwriting classes, seminars, and new play development activities for impact on artistic development, creative growth, career advancement and changes in process/approach.","Center programs provided unique learning opportunities and artistic development for a broad/diverse constituency, in person and online. We gathered qualitative feedback via surveys and other documentation from participants about our activities' impact on playwrights' creative growth and career advancement and educational benefits for artists, the public, and the field.",,1347504,"Other, local or private",1347504,,"Carla Paulson, Harrison David Rivers, Maura Brew, Adam Rao, Jeffrey Bores, Carlyle Brown, Geoffrey Curley, Barb Davis, Karl Gajdusek, Mary Beidler Gearen, Jodi Grundyson, Jeffrey D. Hedlund, Charlyne Hovi, David Kim, Becky Krull Kraling, Annie Lebedoff, Mark Perlberg, Christopher Schout, Paul Stembler, Steve Strand, Harry Waters Jr., Ginger Wilhelmi, Michael Winn, Robert Chelimsky, Jeremy B. Cohen",,"The Playwrights' Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Playwrights' Center champions playwrights and new plays to build upon a living theater that demands new and innovative works.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Chelimsky,"The Playwrights' Center","2301 Franklin Ave E",Minneapolis,MN,55406-1024,"(612) 332-7481",robertc@pwcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Houston, Itasca, Martin, McLeod, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Steele, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1470,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008508,"Operating Support",2020,30962,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans who engage in Rain Taxi's literary programs widen reading choices, broaden perspectives, and deepen critical thinking. Progress will be measured by analyzing survey results (readers, reviewers, authors, and event attendees) to determine effects. Participation data will also be tracked (attendance numbers and diversity).","Rain Taxi offered events and publications, greatly expanding Minnesotans' literary choices and perspectives, and engaging them in critical thinking. Rain Taxi gauged outcomes by measuring audience attendance, evaluating engagement through social media participation and website analytics, and conducting reader, participant, and attendee surveys.",,227444,"Other, local or private",227444,26441,"Eric Lorberer, Kelly Everding, Paul Von Drasek, Jill A. Bresnahan, Tom Cassidy, Steven Larsen, Amanda Wigen, Mary Moore Easter, Kris Bigalk, Mo Perry",,"Rain Taxi, Inc. AKA Rain Taxi Review of Books","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Rain Taxi champions aesthetically adventurous literature.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kelly,Everding,"Rain Taxi, Inc. AKA Rain Taxi Review of Books","PO Box 3840",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 825-1528",kelly@raintaxi.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, McLeod, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pennington, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Waseca, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1473,"Robert Michael Brubaker: Executive director, Sherburne History Center; Michael Cook: Treasurer, Twin Cities Jazz Festival; retired banker; Anne Dugan: Art history instructor; regional director of Minnesota Council of Nonprofits; Sabrina Gilchrist: Program coordinator, Eugene J. McCarthy Center for Public Policy and Civic Engagement; Buddy King: Unit director, Boys & Girls Clubs of Central MN; secretary of Central MN Arts Board; Connie Lanphear: Communications manager, Freshwater Society; Manny Munson-Regala: ; Sarah Roberts: Board treasurer, Frozen River Film Festival; Frederick Rogers: Founder, Minnesota Folklore Theater; Five Wings Arts Council chair; costume designer, director; Lori Anne Williams, Fundraiser, Catholic Charities","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008515,"Operating Support",2020,25190,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will grow our volunteer database by 50% in the coming fiscal year. We can measure the quantitative aspect of this outcome by recording new volunteer numbers. The more important aspect, however, is the impact this will have on our ability to better serve our patrons, and this is discussed in detail in our narrative.","We grew our volunteer database by 35%, missing our intended mark of 50%. To evaluate, it was simply a matter of counting new volunteers and generating the percent increase.",,1277606,"Other, local or private",1277606,,"Kirk Adams, Jon Arntson, Katie Cargill, Kris Ferraro, Kari Hedlund, Tom Karges, Abby Kuschel, Molly Miskovich, Jeanne Nicklason, Glenna Olson, Rhonda Peters, Bud Schneider, Greg Tuttle, Noah Wilcox",,"Reif Arts Council AKA Reif Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Reif Arts Council's mission is to stimulate arts in northern Minnesota.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shantel,Dow,"Reif Arts Council AKA Reif Center","720 NW Conifer Dr","Grand Rapids",MN,55744-2475,"(218) 327-5780",sdow@reifcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Cass, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mille Lacs, Pennington, Red Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1480,"Emily Edison: Executive director, SOAR Career Solutions; David Hanson: Retired ad agency owner; professional musician; Linda Holliday: Founder and president, Impact Minnesota and Holliday Pottery; Lorrie Janatopoulos: Former planning director, Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency; Donna Johnson: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center; Ho Nguyen: Housing and economic justice program manager, Minnesota Coalition for Batter Women; Blake Potthoff: Executive director, Fairmont Opera House; board member, MN Presenters Network; Anne Jin Soo Preston: Arts and cultural nonprofit organization consultant; former Springboard for the Arts board member; Melissa Rands: Director of accreditation and assessment, MCAD; Yee Thao, Executive director, Center for Hmong Arts and Talent","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008519,"Operating Support",2020,21297,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase our community impact by engaging people of more diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds who reflect our community's growth. Track all strategies for growth toward outcome: collect demographic data (socioeconomic, cultural background, etc.), survey participants and community partners on satisfaction and personal or organizational impact of participation with RS activities.","Included community members in performance with diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds and began to consistently track audience demographics. Qualitative evaluation based on observation of responses as well as quantitative through post-concert surveys.",,600070,"Other, local or private",600070,21297,"Hayward J. Beck, Brad Krehbiel, Mary Beth Sancomb-Moran, Matt Roisum, Joseph Mish, Sarah Schaefer Meier, Glenn Forbes, Andrew Good, Deneene Graham, Rafael Jimenez, Marion Kleinberg, Jodi Melius, Mark Neville, Eric Ofori-Atta, Bruce Rohde, James Sloan, Brent Tunis",,"Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale AKA Rochester Symphony","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"We bring great music to life!",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stephanie,Kilen,"Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale AKA Rochester Symphony","1530 Greenview Dr SW Ste 120",Rochester,MN,55902,"(507) 286-8742",stephaniek@rochestersymphony.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Le Sueur, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Scott, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1484,"Emily Edison: Executive director, SOAR Career Solutions; David Hanson: Retired ad agency owner; professional musician; Linda Holliday: Founder and president, Impact Minnesota and Holliday Pottery; Lorrie Janatopoulos: Former planning director, Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency; Donna Johnson: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center; Ho Nguyen: Housing and economic justice program manager, Minnesota Coalition for Batter Women; Blake Potthoff: Executive director, Fairmont Opera House; board member, MN Presenters Network; Anne Jin Soo Preston: Arts and cultural nonprofit organization consultant; former Springboard for the Arts board member; Melissa Rands: Director of accreditation and assessment, MCAD; Yee Thao, Executive director, Center for Hmong Arts and Talent","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008522,"Operating Support",2020,10734,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","These arts-based experiences will lead to a life-long appreciation of the arts, providing all involved with artistic and meaningful community life. Courses and programs will continue to undergo evaluation and assessment. Feedback from audience, student and family surveys will be analyzed by administration and advisory board. 2: People of all ages, ethnicities and abilities in Southeastern Minnesota will experience the arts. MCA will track audience, community outreach and enrollment data. All programming will undergo evaluation. Audience, student and family surveys will be analyzed by administration and advisory board.","Arts-based experiences provided a foundation to life-long arts appreciation, providing all involved with an artistic and meaningful community life. Written evaluations, participation data, and spoken feedback were used to assess and improve all aspects of MCA programming. Testimonials showcased the positive community and appreciation of the arts gained through participation in MCA programming. 2: People of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities in Southeastern Minnesota experienced the arts. MCA continues to evaluate and develop quality/accessible educational arts-based opportunities, programming, and experiences for all.",,323590,"Other, local or private",323590,5000,"Jennifer Baryl, Robert Bimonte, James P. Burns, Mary Burrichter, Jack Curran, John Domanico, Michael Fehrenbach, Marilyn Frost, Roger Haydock, Jim Horan, Amy Johnson, Thomas W. Johnson, Linda Kuczma, Michael Laak, Michael McGinniss, Michael O'Hern, Kay O'Leary, Peter Pearson, David Poos, Mary Ann Remick, Terrance Russell, Larry Schatz, Sandra Simon, John Smarreli Jr., Angela Steger, Gregory Stevens, Ann Trauscht, Marchy Van Fossen, John Wade, Mary Pat Wlazik",0.4,"Saint Mary's University of Minnesota-Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts AKA The Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts exists to provide quality arts education and performance by nurturing and encouraging artistic expression in children and adults. Our service to the community ranges from recreational to pre-professional performing and visual arts curriculum as well as programming designed to provide physical and aesthetic benefits, heightened self-respect, discipline, and confidence.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jamie,Schwaba,"Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts AKA Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts","1164 10th St W",Winona,MN,55987,"(507) 453-5501",jschwaba@smumn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1487,"Zoe Adler: Curator, Art in the Library program, Carleton College; Karen Grasmon: ; Noelle Lawton: Executive director, Twin Rivers Council for the Arts; Heidi Lord: Director of artistic operations, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; Lucia Magney: ; Anne Makepeace: Grand Center for Arts and Culture founder executive director; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; James Miller: Founder and managing director, Velo Glass; Kosol Sek: Managing director and president of the IKARE and National Khmer Legacy Museum; Patricia Zurlo, Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008523,"Operating Support",2020,35018,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Accessible arts experiences will foster a culture of arts participation throughout the Winona area. Surveys and interviews with residents, students, and event attendees; attendance figures for Page Series, Off the Page, and community activities; and observation of audience behaviors.","Winonans actively participated as audience members and performing artists through Page Series events at the Page Theatre and throughout Winona. Post-event surveys and feedback forms; conversation with community partners and advisory committee members; event attendance data; observation of audience behaviors. 2: none that I'm aware of. none that I'm aware of.",,391508,"Other, local or private",391508,,"Brianna Haupt, Emily Kurash, Christine Martin, Robert McColl, Tyler Treptow-Bowman, Jennifer Weaver, Tricia Wehrenberg, Isaiah West",,"Saint Mary's University of Minnesota-Page Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Performance Center at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota is to be southeastern Minnesota's premiere performing arts center, bringing artists and community together through imaginative programming, unique collaborations, a welcoming atmosphere, and exceptional service. The Performance Center strives to be the venue through which artists and community connect; where audiences can experience a variety of cultures through quality performances of music, theater, and dance and discover the relevance of the arts in their daily lives.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Theresa,Remick,"Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Page Theatre","700 Terrace Hts Ste 67",Winona,MN,55987-1321,"(507) 457-1715",tremick@smumn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lyon, Meeker, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1488,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008525,"Operating Support",2020,283661,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Twin Cities community will gain wide access to live performances and high-quality video recordings of world-class music. SPCO staff and board will use the strategic imperatives and related five-year goals to determine whether we are providing transformational experiences to a broader and more diverse audience.","The SPCO provided broad access to performances of chamber orchestra music through in-person and digital programming. The SPCO tracked attendance through free and affordable tickets, attendance at convenient venues, participation in free family education and community engagement activities, and in free digital media programming.",,9994083,"Other, local or private",9994083,,"Doug Affinito, Nina Archabal, Dan Avchen, Jo Bailey, Inez Bergquist, Theresa Bevilacqua, Anne Cheney, Jon Cieslak, Richard Cohen, Mary Cunningham, Sheldon Damberg, Jeffrey DeYoung, Lynn Erickson, Stephanie Fehr, Judith Garcia Galiana, Bonnie Grzeskowiak, Lowell Hellervik, Ann Huntrods, A.J. Huss, Jr., James E. Johnson, Arthur W. Kaemmer, M.D., Erwin A. Kelen, Sang Yoon Kim, Robert L. Lee, Jon Limbacher, Laura Liu, Lydia Lui, Marja Lutsep, Wendell Maddox, Stephen H. Mahle, Robert W. Mairs, Maureen Maly, Richard M. Martinez, Alfred P. Moore, David Myers, Bondo Nyembwe, Robert M. Oberlies, Robert M. Olafson, Deborah J. Palmer, Daniel R. Pennie, Nicholas S. Pifer, Eric Prindle, Shawn Quant, Peter Remes, Barb Renner, Ann Rogotzke, David Rosedahl, Daniel J. Schmechel, Kathleen Schubert, Ronald Sit, Eric Skytte, James Donald Smith, Joseph Tashjian, Charles Ullery, Dobson West, Alan Wilensky, Scott Wilensky, Elizabeth Willis, Paul Wilson, Matthew Wilson, Justin Windschitl",,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra's mission is to sustain a world-class chamber orchestra at the highest standards of artistic excellence that enriches the Twin Cities community by sharing dynamic, distinctive, and engaging performances. We are actively committed to accessibility and intentional inclusivity in all aspects of our work and continually strive to provide all people in our community with opportunities to connect with the music we perform.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rebecca,Cline,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","408 St Peter St 3rd Fl","St Paul",MN,55102-1497,"(651) 292-3280",rcline@spcomail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1490,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008530,"Operating Support",2020,10734,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Targeted program expansion will enable 3-4 new cities in northern Minnesota to gain experience setting local goals while managing global arts events. Interviews will collect information from city partners on success achieving their goals supplemented by surveys identifying size and composition of audiences and interest in future events. 2: New audiences in 3-4 northern Minnesota cities will improve their knowledge of the music and cultures of 10-15 countries. Oral and written feedback collected from partners, city leaders, and audiences will measure the uniqueness, educational value, relevance, and quality of new, global arts activities.","Program expansion reached audiences in three new northern cities and one city infrequently served, providing local experiences. Interviews were used to collect information from local partners, supplemented by targeted audience surveys. 2: New audiences in four northern cities improved their knowledge of the music and cultures of eleven countries. Oral and written feedback from partners and audiences measured uniqueness, educational value, relevance, and quality. Other oral feedback came from city leaders.",,209470,"Other, local or private",209470,900,"Bethany Gladhill, Judith Morrison, Virginia Cone, Gary Pederson, David Badgley, John Choi",,"Sounds of Hope, Ltd.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Sounds of Hope is to foster global awareness by drawing children and young adults to Minnesota to participate in residential arts projects and by presenting their global musical performances to a wide variety of audiences throughout Minnesota.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Thomas,Surprenant,"Sounds of Hope, Ltd.","882 Stryker Ave Ste 1","West St Paul",MN,55118,"(651) 225-4179",info@soundsofhope.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Kanabec, Pine, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1495,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008532,"Operating Support",2020,65506,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase economic opportunities for artist­-run businesses and artists' professional capacity. Evaluation of workshops, classes and consultations, long­term research on artists' capacity and resilience, programs to support access to capital and markets, with the goal of 100,000 units of exceptional service over five years. 2: Develop new mechanisms that connect individuals and communities directly with artists. Community participation in artist­-led projects, including cross­-sector partnerships involving artists, new market opportunities, and access to resources, including 10,000 toolkits shared over five years.","Served 17, 936 artists in Minnesota, hosted Rural Arts and Culture Summit, ran Coronavirus Emergency Relief Fund. We served 17, 936 artists in Minnesota last year, 85, 692 artists served in the past four years. Workshops, consultations, and the Summit supported professional development, the Emergency Relief Fund provided $1M to Minnesota's creative workers in this cr 2: Shared 1, 943 toolkits, ran cross-sector partnerships across Minnesota supporting artists creating work in community. Continued work with Rethos to lead creative placemaking workshops in rural Minnesota, partnered with Hennepin County for artist-led work along light rail lines, Ready Go platform brought artists directly to community events.",,1618049,"Other, local or private",1618049,15317,"Amelia Brown, Kelly Asche, Greta Bauer Reyes, Andriana Abariotes, Ben Bonestroo, Bo Thao-Urabe, Jarrett Reed, Jeremy Cohen, Maureen Ramirez, Rose Teng, Sarina Otaibi, Shannon Pettitt",,"Springboard for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Springboard for the Arts' mission is to cultivate vibrant communities by connecting artists with the skills, information, and services they need to make a living and a life.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carl,Swanson,"Springboard for the Arts","308 Prince St Ste 270","St Paul",MN,55101-1437,"(651) 292-4381",carl@springboardforthearts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lyon, Mahnomen, Martin, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1497,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008535,"Operating Support",2020,31388,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","SPDT will create, produce, and present original new work and repertory in the Twin Cities and throughout Minnesota. This outcome will be evaluated through numbers of performances, sizes of audiences, and responses from audiences, assessed by SPDT audience-performer dialogues, audience surveys, and presenter feedback. 2: SPDT will offer Community Inclusive projects, Arts and Education programs, and Arts and Healthcare programs to a broad range of populations in Minnesota. Workshops, classes, and other community activities will be evaluated using electronic, hard copy, and in-person feedback from participants as well as responses from presenting community partners.","SPDT created new work and presented it together with company repertory for audiences in the Twin Cities, throughout Minnesota, and across the U.S. Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater utilized Talk Piece post-performance dialogues, audience surveys, presenter feedback, and critical press responses at its performances to determine the achievement of this outcome. 2: SPDT offered community activities in Minneapolis, Duluth, Worthington, Northfield, Fergus Falls, and Rochester, with an Eagan project postponed (Covid). SPDT's workshops, classes, and other community activities were assessed using participant evaluations designed for specific populations and on-line feedback, as well as responses from presenting partners.",,463286,"Other, local or private",463286,8475,"Mike Berkland, Michael Brooks, Judith Johnson, Courtney McClimon, Jennifer Olson, Kecia Rehkamp, Zoe Sealy, V. Paul Virtucio, Kristen Weller",,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater's (SPDT) mission is to create, produce, and present public performances of new works and repertory by artistic codirectors Stuart Pimsler and Suzanne Costello; provide opportunities for arts participation through SPDT's Community Connections programs, including arts and education, arts and healthcare, and other community inclusive projects; and promote and strengthen the understanding of dance/theater through a variety of presentations and audience performer dialogues.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stuart,Pimsler,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater","528 Hennepin Ave S Ste 707",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(763) 521-7738",spdanth@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Rice, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1500,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008541,"Operating Support",2020,62626,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Broader audiences will attend Theater Latté Da performances of reimagined and new musical theater works and deepen their connection to the work. We will evaluate audience growth and connectivity by number of attendees; surveys measuring emotional and intellectual engagement with the work on our stage; participation in post-show discussions and in-person and online comments. 2: Minnesota artists from diverse backgrounds will collaborate in presenting Theater Latté Da productions and will develop and shape new musical work. Artist surveys will measure demographics and provide feedback on Theater Latté Da's production process. Media coverage (including interviews and reviews) and post-show discussions will be measures of career and artistic growth.","In 2019-20, nearly 27, 000 people attended performances of reimagined and new musical theater at TLD. Audiences were connected, moved, and stimulated. TLD used the following methods: post-show survey results measuring emotional and intellectual reactions; ticket sales reports indicating audience growth; and audience comments made during post-show discussions, in-person to staff, and online. 2: In 2019-20, TLD hired hundreds of diverse Minnesota artists for their work on the stage and behind the scenes and in the development of new work. TLD used the following methods: comments collected during conversations with artists before, during, and after the production process, post-show conversations, and media coverage.",,1607665,"Other, local or private",1607665,,"Nancy Jones, Jon Harkness, Kent Allin, Les Bendtsen, Matt Fulton, Ron Frey, Katie Guyer, Sandy Hey, Lisa Hoene, Chris Larsen, Kate Lawson, Jim Matejcek, Penny Meier, Gary Reetz, Thomas Senn, Cara Sjodin, Brian Svendahl, Kari Groth Swan, Libby Utter, Kevin Winge, David Young, Jane Zilch",,"Theatre Latte-Da AKA Theater Latte Da","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Theater Latté Da seeks to create new connections between story, music, artist, and audience by exploring and expanding the art of musical theater.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michelle,Woster,"Theatre Latté-Da AKA Theatre Latte-Da","345 13th Ave NE",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 339-3003",michelle@latteda.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1506,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008542,"Operating Support",2020,15189,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Theatre L'Homme Dieu will continue to present summer shows featuring top professional acting and musical talent from Minnesota. Outcome will be measured by the number of new and returning patrons and by evaluations from the artists, our staff, and members of the board of directors. 2: Increase board rapport and community relations for sustainability and expansion opportunities. The outcome will be measured in the number of new board members and retention of current board members in addition to the number of businesses we partner with, and upon completion of a five year strategic plan of action for sustainability and expansion.","Theatre L'Homme Dieu will continue to present summer shows featuring top professional acting and musical talent from Minnesota. The outcome has been measured by the number of new and returning patrons and by evaluations from the artists, our staff, and members of the board of directors. 2: Increase board rapport and community relations for sustainability and expansion opportunities. The outcome was measured by the number of new board members and retention of current board members in addition to the number of businesses Theatre L'Homme Dieu partners with.",,327250,"Other, local or private",327250,15189,"Fred Bursch, Judy Blaseg, Dr. James Pence, Tom Obert, Betty Ravnik, Dave Berg, Lisa Gustafson, Tessa Larson",,"Theatre L'Homme Dieu","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Theatre L'Homme Dieu produces and presents exceptional live theater, fine arts, and educational programming that celebrates culture and nurtures community, enriching the quality of life throughout Alexandria, the Lakes Area, and central Minnesota.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicole,Mulder,"Theatre L'Homme Dieu","PO Box 1086 PO Box 1086",Alexandria,MN,56308,"(320) 846-3150",tlhd@tlhd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lyon, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Washington, Wilkin, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1507,"Robert Michael Brubaker: Executive director, Sherburne History Center; Michael Cook: Treasurer, Twin Cities Jazz Festival; retired banker; Anne Dugan: Art history instructor; regional director of Minnesota Council of Nonprofits; Sabrina Gilchrist: Program coordinator, Eugene J. McCarthy Center for Public Policy and Civic Engagement; Buddy King: Unit director, Boys & Girls Clubs of Central MN; secretary of Central MN Arts Board; Connie Lanphear: Communications manager, Freshwater Society; Manny Munson-Regala: ; Sarah Roberts: Board treasurer, Frozen River Film Festival; Frederick Rogers: Founder, Minnesota Folklore Theater; Five Wings Arts Council chair; costume designer, director; Lori Anne Williams, Fundraiser, Catholic Charities","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008543,"Operating Support",2020,10734,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","TigerLion Arts will use our walking play format to strengthen and build community relationships where we tour The Buddha Prince and Nature. TLA will conduct pre- and post- tour interviews with collaborators and audiences to assess initial relationships and changes that occur as a result of our shows and related activities. 2: TigerLion Arts will expand sustainably and entrepreneurially to develop Big World and other multi-genre initiatives with new multicultural partners. TLA will evaluate progress with measures of new community connections, financial stability, staff workload and service to mission.","TigerLion Arts strengthened and built community relationships by touring the outdoor walking play Nature to nine locations, including six in Minnesota. TLA conducted pre-tour interviews with company members and held ongoing feedback sessions throughout production. Audiences and venues completed surveys about their experience and had the opportunity to provide feedback in person after each show. 2: TLA successfully expanded fundraising and community connections to begin developing Big World, though work was delayed due to Covid-19. We reviewed our fundraising results, number of workshops, and number of community connections.",,258022,"Other, local or private",258022,10734,"Steve Brooks, Thupten Dadak, Sam Elmore, Tyson Forbes, Shannon Forney, Markell Kiefer, Dianne Lev, Tenzin Ngawang",,"TigerLion Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"TigerLion Arts celebrates the wisdom of humans and the spirit of nature through artistic works that awaken, inform, and delight communities.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Markell,Kiefer,"TigerLion Arts","730 2nd Ave S Ste 1400",Minneapolis,MN,55402,"(612) 770-8372",markell@tigerlion.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Carlton, Faribault, Freeborn, Hennepin, Lake, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1508,"Emily Edison: Executive director, SOAR Career Solutions; David Hanson: Retired ad agency owner; professional musician; Linda Holliday: Founder and president, Impact Minnesota and Holliday Pottery; Lorrie Janatopoulos: Former planning director, Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency; Donna Johnson: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center; Ho Nguyen: Housing and economic justice program manager, Minnesota Coalition for Batter Women; Blake Potthoff: Executive director, Fairmont Opera House; board member, MN Presenters Network; Anne Jin Soo Preston: Arts and cultural nonprofit organization consultant; former Springboard for the Arts board member; Melissa Rands: Director of accreditation and assessment, MCAD; Yee Thao, Executive director, Center for Hmong Arts and Talent","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008544,"Operating Support",2020,47539,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Diverse Minnesotans of all ages will learn movement, gain physical confidence, and/or grow as dance artists via TU Dance programs and activities. Gather participant and company feedback from surveys and interviews on learning/program impact; track program participation; document/track TU Dance Center student advancement; collect qualitative input from parents, teachers, partners, and artists.","Minnesotans of diverse ages and backgrounds demonstrated learning, skills development, and increased confidence via TU Dance Center activities. We tracked participation and participant demographics and gathered feedback via evaluations, interviews, informal discussion, and social media. Teaching artists evaluated student learning and advancement and program impact.",,893741,"Other, local or private",893741,,"Chris Andersen, Anil Hurkadli, Anne Parker, Toni Pierce-Sands, Andrew Troup, Julia Yager, Joseph Zachmann",,"TU Dance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"TU Dance reaches through diverse dance traditions to uncover the connective power of dance for audiences, students, artists, and the community.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Abdo,Sayegh,"TU Dance","PO Box 40405","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 699-6055",Abdo.sayegh@tudance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chippewa, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, McLeod, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1509,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008545,"Operating Support",2020,24534,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Present diverse, high-quality film programming that engages Minnesota audience to learn, shift perceptions, and improve the community they share. Audience and filmmaker surveys, staff and board assessments, partner organization feedback, and peer review provide comprehensive evaluation of the success of TCFF programming and audience impact. 2: Grow audiences through exceptional programming and community engagement with populations who face cultural or economic barriers to the arts. This is measured through overall attendance tracking, staff/board assessments of outreach and partnerships, feedback discussions/emails with partners, and participant feedback.","Present diverse, high-quality film programming that engages Minnesota audience to learn, shift perceptions, and improve the community they share. Audience and filmmaker surveys, staff and board assessments, partner organization feedback, and peer review provide comprehensive evaluation of the success of TCFF programming and audience impact. Post-fest digital survey to TCFF members and Filmmakers. 2: Grow audiences through exceptional programming and community engagement with populations who face cultural or economic barriers to the arts. This is measured through overall attendance tracking, staff/board assessments of outreach and partnerships, feedback discussions/emails with partners, and participant feedback. Digital surveys to Filmmakers and TCFF members.",,436708,"Other, local or private",436708,24534,"Janet Ogden-Bracket, Fran Zeuli, Jatin Setia, Dani Palmer, Cory Lake, Jeff Hayne, Ra'eesa Motala, Molly Litman, Kathy Roseberry, Pam Schroeder, Steve Stoup, Andrea Stein, Mark Steele, Waris Syed, Tracy Call",,"Twin Cities Film Fest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Twin Cities Film Fest builds Minnesota's visual arts community by providing local film artists with education, training, networking, and distribution opportunities; provides local art enthusiasts with access to regional and national film talent forging a rich social dialogue through film; and equips the state with a vehicle through which film production and exhibition can sustain the local film industry.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Danielle,Palmer,"Twin Cities Film Fest","1649 Alabama Ave S","St Louis Park",MN,55416,"(612) 615-8233",danielle.palmer@twincitiesfilmfest.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Waseca, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1510,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008546,"Operating Support",2020,38409,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Program experiences that entertain and enlighten audiences in support of our mission to be a voice to all marginalized communities. Solicited and unsolicited feedback from audience (including reaction to programming changes brought in by our new Artistic Director), singers, staff, board and partners; ticket sales; sustained subscriber levels; number of outreach performances. 2: Continued audience growth by leveraging our 30% increase in FY18 single ticket sales with relevant programming and successful sales tactics. Increase in our student and public rush program; marketing to LGBTQA organizations and tracking sales with promo codes; building on our program of subsidized tickets to at risk LGBTQ youth; tracking against our strategic plan; audience feedback.","The Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus presented programming which gave voice to marginalized communities while entertaining and enlightening. In addition to sustained audiences, the season's programming received overwhelmingly positive audience feedback. TCGMC also created and shared well-received videos of 'Seven Last Words of the Unarmed' telling the story of black men killed by police. 2: The Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus maintained and exceeded the size of the holiday concert audience as compared to FY19. Increasing the number of tickets for LGBTQ+ service organizations, an increase in accessibility to students and low-income constituents as well as more targeted advertising through social media to reach audiences identified in the strategic plan.",,488415,"Other, local or private",488415,38409,"John Azbill-Salisbury, Kenny Beck, Phil Boelter, Bryan Olson, Erik Anderson, Chuck Huebner, Eric Ayen, Erin Bernier, Alan Braun, Steffie Fiore, Matt Helgason, Daniel Hodges, Lance Morgan, Shannon O'Brien, Jordan Roberge",,"Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus's mission is gay men building community through music.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeff,Heine,"Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 307",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 339-7664",jheine@tcgmc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1511,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008549,"Operating Support",2020,68901,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans of all ages will be engaged and educated through choral singing activities. VocalEssence will use statistical tracking and evaluations administered by WolfBrown Consulting to monitor audiences served and the intrinsic impact of all programs and performances. 2: VocalEssence will engage and entertain audiences through the performance of artistically excellent concerts that celebrate choral music of all genres. VocalEssence will use statistical tracking and evaluations administered by WolfBrown Consulting to monitor audience served and the intrinsic impact of all programs and performances.","86% of survey respondents indicated they gained somewhat to a lot of insight or learning, an increase of 7% from the prior year. VocalEssence used a survey to measure intrinsic impact of our programs through a partnership with WolfBrown Consulting. 2: 87% of survey respondents indicated they would be left with an impression from the concert in a year; artistic quality ranked 4.8/5. VocalEssence used a survey to measure intrinsic impact of our programs through a partnership with WolfBrown Consulting.",,1750490,"Other, local or private",1750490,13000,"Traci V. Bransford, Cassidy McCrea Burns, Margaret Chutich, Martha Driessen, Anders Eckman, Ann Farrell, Daniel Fernelius, Wayne Gisslen, Carolina Gustafson, R.J. Heckman, Joseph Kalkman, Paul McDonough, Dave Mona, Fred Moore, David Myers, Nancy F. Nelson, Richard Neuner, James Odland, Joanne Reeck, Don Shelby, Tim Takach, Jennifer Vickerman, Jacob Wolkowitz, Dorene Wernke Lifetime members: Ann Barkelew, Ann Buran, Art Kaemmer, Nikki Lewis, Mike McCarthy",,VocalEssence,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"VocalEssence champions choral music of all genres, celebrating the vocal experience through innovative performances, commissioning of new music, and engaging with diverse constituencies.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elissa,Weller,VocalEssence,"1900 Nicollet Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 547-1451",elissa@vocalessence.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Lake, Le Sueur, Meeker, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1514,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008550,"Operating Support",2020,614581,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences have more opportunities to participate in arts integrated learning through the Walker's renovated campus, exhibitions, and programs. Implement and evaluate new public and K-12 tours program and curricula. Quantitative/qualitative data will measure participation, growth mindset, information recall, and perceptual shifts. 2: Audience access to contemporary art is increased by removing barriers (financial, physical, perceptual) and creating a welcoming environment. Attendance/survey data will measure demographics. Pre-post surveys will assess barriers removed, sense of welcome, and interest in content. Net promotor score will benchmark visitor satisfaction.","Audiences have more opportunities to participate in arts integrated learning through the Walker's renovated campus, exhibitions, and programs. Implemented and evaluated new public and K-12 education programs. Quantitative/qualitative data measured participation, growth mindset, critical thinking, and interest in arts and culture. 2: Audience access to contemporary art is increased by removing barriers (financial, physical, perceptual) and creating a welcoming environment. Attendance/survey data measured demographics. Pre-post surveys assessed barriers removed, sense of welcome, and interest in content. Net promoter score benchmarked visitor satisfaction.",,33824408,"Other, local or private",33824408,,"Mark Addicks, Simone Ahuja, Jan Breyer, John Christakos, Patrick J. Denzer, Andrew S. Duff, Dayna Frank, Mark Greene, Sima Griffith, Daniel Grossman, Nina Hale, Lili Hall, Karen Heithoff, Seena Hodges, Andrew Humphrey, Mark Jordahl, Chris Killingstad, Anne Labovitz, Valerie Lemaine, John Liddicoat, Muffy MacMillan, Jennifer Martin, David Moore, Jr., Jim Murphy, Monica Nassif, Joan Nolan, Sarah Lynn Oquist, Michael Peterman, Patrick Peyton, Brian Pietsch, Donna Pohlad, Teresa Rasmussen, Peter Remes, Joel Ronning, Amit Sahasrabudhe, Gayle R. T. Schueller, Greg Stenmoe, Wim Stocks, Laura Taft, John P. Whaley, Susan White, D. Ellen Wilson",,"Walker Art Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Walker Art Center is a catalyst for the creative expression of artists and the active engagement of audiences. Focusing on the visual, performing, and media arts of our time, the Walker takes a global, multidisciplinary, and diverse approach to the creation, presentation, interpretation, collection, and preservation of art.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marla,Stack,"Walker Art Center","725 Vineland Pl",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 375-7640",marla.stack@walkerart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1515,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008552,"Operating Support",2020,32977,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Diverse participants in Weavers Guild of Minnesota (WGM) classes and programming learn new skills in weaving, spinning and/or dyeing. Class evaluations, off-site program reflections and participant surveys. 2: Members of WGM value the Guild as a supportive, sustaining artistic community. Annual membership survey, class evaluations.","Participants in Weavers Guild of Minnesota classes and programming learn new and expanded skills in the fiber arts of weaving, spinning, and dyeing. Weavers Guild of Minnesota staff and key volunteers use financial and enrollment trends, event evaluations, testimonials, and formal survey data to measure the quality and effectiveness of arts programming and assess reach and audience. 2: Members and students of the Weavers Guild of Minnesota report that they value the guild as a supportive community for life-long learning. Weavers Guild of Minnesota staff and key volunteers use event evaluations, testimonials from members and program participants, and formal survey data to collect qualitative and quantitative reporting of experience.",,320576,"Other, local or private",320576,32977,"Maddy Bartsch, Carol S. Carter, Dawn Gilette-Kircher, Melba Granlund, Celeste Grant, Barbara Heath, Anna Landes Benz, Karen Mallin, Mary M. Mateer, Sarah Nassif, Katie Oberton, Brittany Pentek, Linda Soranno, Elizabeth Schutz, Matthew Schutz, Beth Varro",,"Weavers Guild of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Weavers Guild of Minnesota preserves and advances the arts of weaving, spinning, and dyeing.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karin,Knudsen,"Weavers Guild of Minnesota","3000 University Ave SE Ste 110",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 436-0463",info@weaversguildmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Chisago, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Martin, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pipestone, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wadena, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1517,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008553,"Operating Support",2020,49597,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","White Bear Center for the Arts programs will cultivate the understanding of art in its many forms. WBCA will evaluate this outcome through surveys that measure participant learning and growth; registration numbers for approximately 900 classes; attendance at exhibitions and events; and outreach offerings and attendance.","White Bear Center for the Arts (WBCA) increased the understanding of art in its many forms among 17, 000 Minnesotan participants. WBCA tracked the participation of students and the public through over 900 art classes, events, gallery shows, and other programs, regularly using surveys and other evaluation methods to collect feedback and ensure quality arts experiences.",,1018908,"Other, local or private",1018908,6930,"Executive: Alan Kantrud, Karen Kepple, Judy Benham, Mary Poul; Active: Jessi Aakre, Heidi Brophy, Mitch Cooper, Robert Cuerden, Kim Ford, Mary Gove, Bob Hartzell, Cindy Ihlenfeld, Wayne Kazmierczak, Peter Kramer, Karl Sevig, Jalai Shelago-Hegna, Bill Weigel, Steve Wolgamot; Former: Jane Bacchus, Katherine Curran, Roberta Johnson, Alex Legeros, Sara Nephew, Bon Sommerville",,"White Bear Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of White Bear Center for the Arts is to provide a gateway to diverse arts experiences.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Vollbrecht,"White Bear Center for the Arts","4971 Long Ave","White Bear Lake",MN,55110,"(651) 407-0597",andy@whitebeararts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1518,"Zoe Adler: Curator, Art in the Library program, Carleton College; Karen Grasmon: ; Noelle Lawton: Executive director, Twin Rivers Council for the Arts; Heidi Lord: Director of artistic operations, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; Lucia Magney: ; Anne Makepeace: Grand Center for Arts and Culture founder executive director; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; James Miller: Founder and managing director, Velo Glass; Kosol Sek: Managing director and president of the IKARE and National Khmer Legacy Museum; Patricia Zurlo, Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008559,"Operating Support",2020,27223,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase the consistent participation of historically underrepresented communities on our Governance, Support, and Advisory Boards. Progress will be measured by tracking the number of members from historically underrepresented communities that participate consistently on our boards through the course of the year.","Zeitgeist's 2019 Demographic survey indicated 20% of board respondents identified as Black, Indigenous, or a person of color (BIPOC). Zeitgeist has begun instituting an annual demographic survey issued to all board and staff members.",,896950,"Other, local or private",896950,13612,"Zeitgeist Board of Trustees - Francis Heid, Kendra Carlson, Sarah Seidelmann, Geiger Yount, Aparna Katre, Laura Weintraub, Becky Hartley, Lynn Black, Jon Heyesen, Curtis Landherr, Alan Zeppa Program Support and Advisory Board - Jean Sramek, Julie Ahasay, Cathy Podeszwa, Brian Barber, Karen Sunderman, Adam Swanson, Salaam Witherspoon, Karen Jeanette, Daniel Oyinloye, Caitlin Johnson, Sasha Howell Renegade Support and Advisory Board - Kendra Carlson, Lynn Black, Dan Stocke, Drew Jensen, Alex Duncan, Bill Payne",1,"Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community AKA Zeitgeist","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Zeitgeist Center practices the art of growing a connected, healthy community empowered to create and thrive.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anthony,Cuneo,"Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community AKA A.H. Zeppa Family Foundation","222 Superior St E Ste 326",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 726-5430",tony@zeppa.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Pine, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1524,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10009130,"Operating Support",2019,8290,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","In this grant project period, Dawson-Boyd Arts Association will address the overall goal of supporting artists and arts organizations in creating, producing and presenting high-quality arts activities. 1) Our goal is to successfully transition the organization's budget to support partial funding for a director position by sustaining net fundraising income at least $6,000 during each of the next two fiscal years. 2) Dawson-Boyd Arts Association 's goal is to begin budgeting for reserves equal to 5% of its budget by the end of the grant period in order to make Dawson-Boyd Arts Association more financially stable while continuing its mission of presenting high quality arts events for patrons of all ages. 3) Identify audience interests and gather feedback regarding programming and expand the methods of communicating with audiences to inform programming choices and increase. Goal one Method and Evaluation: Build on the success of the current fiscal year's fundraising experiment by planning another large event fundraiser that will net at least $6,000 each of the next two years. Goal two Method and Evaluation: Through regular budget review, the board will evaluate the ability to to dedicate surplus funds to reserves. At the end of each fiscal year, a determination will be made about funds to be designated to reserves. Goal three Method and Evaluation: During the grant period, collect audience surveys at least once each season; use online methods to capture input from attendees; dedicate discussion time with performing arts director, board and membership on audience development. Results of feedback will be shared with board to inform future programming. Use multiple electronic methods to reach potential audiences with more Facebook posts, more fans, more new material on the website.","Goal one Outcome: DBAA held its third annual vineyard fundraiser and raised over $6,000. Goal two Outcome: At the end of Year Two, the Board designated $2,750 to operating reserves. Goal #3 Outcome: Audience feedback was obtained through Survey Monkey. The survey went live on the night of the concert on Facebook and through a link on our website. Results were shared with board members and informed future programming.","Achieved proposed outcomes",79473,"Other,local or private",87763,,"Sue Gerbig, Diane Peet, Karen Collins, Michael Beyer, Sandie Club, Janet Fenske, Ben Gusttafson, Colleen Olson, Rebecca Thoen, Rose Wold",0.00,"Dawson-Boyd Arts Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Operating Support Year 2, FY2019.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Luanne,Fondell,"Dawson-Boyd Arts Association","PO Box 434",Dawson,MN,56232,"(320) 769-2955",luannefondell@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lac qui Parle, Chippewa, Swift, Big Stone, Yellow Medicine, Lincoln",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1536,"Joyce Aakre: visual art, writing, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board; Pam Blake: visual art, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board; Mark Bosveld: theatre, arts administration; Steve Linstrom: writing, museum admin; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: visual art, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board Board; Liz Rackl: visual art, arts administration; Tom Wirt: visual art, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art educator, visual artist, Tyler Arts Council, Lincoln County Art Fair, South Dakota Arts Educators Association, Southwest Minnesota Weaver’s Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor SMSU; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Dana Conroy: producer/filmmaker; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.",,2
10009146,"Operating Support",2019,9398,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Our top goal during the period funded by this grant will be to continue to introduce our organization to new customers through promotion and outreach. By making more people aware of what we do, we in turn hope to draw more people through our doors to buy tickets. We are confident we can keep our current patrons coming back, and likewise, believe newcomers to our building will be impressed enough to return in the future. We will continue to evaluate our successes and failures through our board of directors after each production. We will constantly query our audiences on their opinions of our work and how we can better serve them.","We were able to proceed with a project in collaboration with US Bank to install a digital projector and screen for better outreach to children in our community through the local library and Chamber of Commerce. We will also use the system to thank our sponsors and contributors as well as promote our projects before each of our productions. We were also able to offer our facility to a children's theater group from the Marshall area and RTR High School at a reduced price to draw in crowds that may not normally come to our facility.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",87577,"Other,local or private",96975,,"Mark Wilmes, Sandy Hanson, Milo Downs, David Norgaard, Lisa Willert, Nathaniel Gates, Jodi Greer, Kathy Holck, Beth Reams, Justin Condelli, Alan Riedel, Priscilla Osland, Jocelyn Klein, Adam Madsen, Betze Deutz",0.00,"Lake Benton Opera House, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Operating Support Year 2, FY2019.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Wilmes,"Lake Benton Opera House, Inc.","118 Benton St E","Lake Benton",MN,56149,"(507) 368-4620",lakebentonoperahouse@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lincoln, Lyon, Pipestone, Yellow Medicine, Murray",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1538,"Joyce Aakre: visual art, writing, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board; Pam Blake: visual art, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board; Mark Bosveld: theatre, arts administration; Steve Linstrom: writing, museum admin; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: visual art, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board Board; Liz Rackl: visual art, arts administration; Tom Wirt: visual art, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art educator, visual artist, Tyler Arts Council, Lincoln County Art Fair, South Dakota Arts Educators Association, Southwest Minnesota Weaver’s Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor SMSU; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Dana Conroy: producer/filmmaker; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.","Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Nicole DeBoer (507) 537-1471",1
10009149,"Operating Support",2019,11409,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1) Recruit and train volunteers to have a full 15-member Board by October 1, 2018. 2) Recruit and train volunteers so each committee has at least two committee members and a chair by October 1, 2018. These committees include: Read Local, Gift Shop, Membership, Exhibit, and Performance. 3) Send invitations to three to five community organizations offering use of our facility for a monthly meeting. The purpose of this goal is to get more community members inside the Arts Center to see what we have to offer. This will increase awareness of our organization and our programs. 1) Will we have fifteen members on our Board by October 1, 2018. 2) Will we have at least two members and a chair on the five committees named above by October 1, 2018. 3) Maintain a log of all community organizations invited to use our facility. This will give us a count of the invitations made.","For the grant period we maintained between ten and fifteen Board members. We continue to recruit new Board members. We continue to recruit and train volunteers for the Gift Shop. We have met the goal of at least two committee members and a chair for these committees: Books on Third Street, Exhibit, Reception and Performance. We have met the goal to get more community members inside the Art Gallery and Gift Shop. For example, in 2019 MAFAC hosted a Young Professionals monthly meeting. We also hosted an Author Meet and Greet featuring a wide variety of topics, that was attended by twelve authors and 50 guests. We will continue to plan and organize new events.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",58035,"Other,local or private",69444,,"Jan Loft, Cathy Schlagel, Deb Ahmann, JoAnne Fraunfelder, Marilyn Leach, Jackie Meyer, Judy Skogen, Charlotte Wendel, Bruce Ahrendt, Janet Landby",0.00,"Marshall Area Fine Arts Council AKA Arts Center MAFAC","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Operating Support Year 2, FY2019.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jan,Loft,"Marshall Area Fine Arts Council","PO Box 531",Marshall,MN,56258,"(507) 532-5463",mafac.arts@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lyon, Redwood, Murray, Lac qui Parle, Kandiyohi, Pipestone, Big Stone, Chippewa, Lincoln, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1539,"Joyce Aakre: visual art, writing, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board; Pam Blake: visual art, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board; Mark Bosveld: theatre, arts administration; Steve Linstrom: writing, museum admin; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: visual art, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board Board; Liz Rackl: visual art, arts administration; Tom Wirt: visual art, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art educator, visual artist, Tyler Arts Council, Lincoln County Art Fair, South Dakota Arts Educators Association, Southwest Minnesota Weaver’s Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor SMSU; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Dana Conroy: producer/filmmaker; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.","Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Nicole DeBoer (507) 537-1471",1
10009151,"Operating Support",2019,9576,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Goal 1) The expansion of the classes is always a concern and a priority. The school is currently going through a transition with a number of older artists retiring. Replacing them will be a challenge and takes time. The board has started its class selection process early this year with the hope of acquiring a new batch of teachers and classes in 2018. Milan Village Arts School prides itself in the quality of its classes and is not intending on adding classes simply to expand offerings. It is important the new classes are a good match for the school, our curriculum, and our students. This takes time. We are also hoping to attract more instructors from our region. Our goal is to add a further ten - fifteen classes by 2019. Goal 2) Originally a one-day event, the Spoon Gathering has now grown into a full week of carving, demonstrations, workshops, presentations and pre-event classes. Every year is a growing challenge. While interest grows, we plan to keep improving the event and make it as successful as possible. Our goal is to keep growing the Spoon Gathering while branding Minnesota as the center of green woodworking in the US. Goal 3) After a year of consolidation and planning, 2019 will be a time to launch new initiatives. Our goal is to implement at least one new major project in 2019. Goal 1) A review of the classes on offer in the 2019 Class Schedule will be the best way of evaluating the growth of classes. Goal 2) We actively seek feedback from event attendees though a feedback form and consultation. There is a lot of energy from a lot of people that contribute to the success of the Spoon Gathering. The interest and support are not waning. In fact, it is growing. Goal 3) Late 2018 and 2019 represent the beginning of a new phase with unlimited growth possibilities for the school. What we implement will be the evaluation.","MVAS has a record number of classes for the 2019 - 2020 teaching year. We expect to teach some 70 - 80 classes for the year ranging from one to five days. Student numbers increase each year and have so for the last ten years. This is reflected in the increased income from tuition. In both 2018 and 2019, the Spoon Gathering reached capacity. In 2020, we will look at expanding from 200 registered carvers to 225. The Dan Fondell Young Artist Scholarship was introduced. A number of young artists ranging from fifteen to 23 have accessed the scholarship. All funding from this initiative comes from donations.","Achieved proposed outcomes",80220,"Other,local or private",89796,,"Jon Roisen, Kirstin Lindstrom, Jill Christie, Scott Wilson, Bob Kempe, Marcy Brekken, Maureen Hark",0.00,"Milan Village Arts School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Operating Support Year 2, FY2019.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ron,Porep,"Milan Village Arts School","PO Box 230",Milan,MN,56262,"(320) 734-4807",mvas@fedteldirect.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Chippewa, Swift, Lac qui Parle, Kandiyohi, Big Stone, Renville, Meeker, Stearns, Redwood, Lyon, Pope, Yellow Medicine, Stevens, Murray, Pipestone, Grant, Douglas, Otter Tail, Wadena, Traverse, Wilkin, Hennepin, Carver, Dakota, Todd, Rice, Wright, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1540,"Joyce Aakre: visual art, writing, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board; Pam Blake: visual art, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board; Mark Bosveld: theatre, arts administration; Steve Linstrom: writing, museum admin; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: visual art, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board Board; Liz Rackl: visual art, arts administration; Tom Wirt: visual art, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art educator, visual artist, Tyler Arts Council, Lincoln County Art Fair, South Dakota Arts Educators Association, Southwest Minnesota Weaver’s Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor SMSU; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Dana Conroy: producer/filmmaker; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.",,2
10009159,"Operating Support",2019,6202,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1) Our goal is to increase audience size by 20% over the two-year period. This will support our chorale in presenting high-quality arts activities. 2) Our goal is to increase our digital presence by 10%. This will help overcome barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities and reach out to a diverse audience. 3) Our goal is to make the chorale more financially stable by maintaining a reserve fund. This will support our arts organization in being able to continue to present high-quality arts activities to the region. 1. Keep track of audience size at each concert site and compare totals to the average for 2016-2018. 2. Compare number of Facebook friends in 2017 with the number at the end of each grant/fiscal year. 3. Examine the yearend financial statements for a reserve fund.","1) Our total audience for the two years prior to this grant cycle was 1,874 (4 seasons); our total audience during this grant cycle was 1,345 (3 seasons). Our cancelled spring season we were to be included in the Dawson-Boyd Concert Series, and was our anniversary concert series, therefore we were hoping for a good turnout. We changed our fall 2019 concert theme to be more appealing to potential audience, but only had one season to try that. The chorale was profiled on Pioneer Public TV's Postcards program that aired April 2020; this program will be used to promote the chorale. 2) We have started to do some digital advertising through Facebook, but don't have personnel who are skilled in digital metrics in order to analyze data. 3) The chorale has started, and maintained, a small reserve fund of $1500.","Achieved some of the proposed outcomes",8829,"Other,local or private",15031,,"June Meyerhoff, Sue Selden, Jean Schueller, Eric Anderson, Helen Pedersen, marti Carlson, Paul KNapper, Gretchen Otness, Marlyce Swanson",0.00,"Prairie Arts Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Operating Support Year 2, FY2019.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Mary Kay",Frisvold,"Prairie Arts Chorale","PO Box 531",Marshall,MN,56258,"(507) 530-2157",mkfrisvold@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Chippewa, Yellow Medicine, Lyon, Renville, Redwood, Lac qui Parle, Kandiyohi, Swift",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1541,"Joyce Aakre: visual art, writing, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board; Pam Blake: visual art, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board; Mark Bosveld: theatre, arts administration; Steve Linstrom: writing, museum admin; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: visual art, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board Board; Liz Rackl: visual art, arts administration; Tom Wirt: visual art, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor, director, teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art educator, visual artist, Tyler Arts Council, Lincoln County Art Fair, South Dakota Arts Educators Association, Southwest Minnesota Weaver’s Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor Southwest Minnesota State University; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Dana Conroy: producer/filmmaker; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.",,2
10008697,"Operating Support",2020,10734,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A sustainable high quality and vibrant performing arts theatre organization increasing revenues by 15%. Outreach and network to expand community relationships to advance our mission, and concentrate efforts on effective skills to implement, track and utilize Operations, methods and activities that increase quality, appeal and revenue. 2: Offer theatre programming and events with accessibility, appeal and opportunity for 5% increase in participation. Utilize results of Evaluation/Feedback tools to provide broader appeal and access to our organization and its opportunities. Rosters and ticket sales indicate increased awareness and engagement with organization!","Yes, increased ticket sales and memberships increased until Covid-19 closed our doors. Quantitative comparison, current year to previous with active productions, individual ticket sales and annual memberships increased by 20% and 34%. The Barn Theatre was on track to increase sales and donations, tracking has been effective. 2: Yes, we had more participation in our programming and events. Quantitatively our cast, backstage and crew, house volunteers, daytime volunteers and our extra events showed an increase in participation with our tracking system. The Barn saw new faces involved.",,322319,"Other, local or private",322319,10734,"Brian Stenholm, Tyler Hanson, Jen Johnson, Joyce Standfuss, Donna Brau",,"Willmar Community Theatre, Inc. AKA The Barn Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Barn Theatre is to provide affordable, quality performing art to our community. The Barn will promote community involvement, afford opportunities for personal growth for its volunteers, display and develop talent, and provide leadership for the fine arts.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Naomi,Lindquist,"Willmar Community Theatre, Inc. AKA The Barn Theatre","PO Box 342",Willmar,MN,56201,"(320) 235-9500",1.56E+12,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Chippewa, Dodge, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, McLeod, Meeker, Pope, Stearns, Swift, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1532,"Zoe Adler: Curator, Art in the Library program, Carleton College; Karen Grasmon: ; Noelle Lawton: Executive director, Twin Rivers Council for the Arts; Heidi Lord: Director of artistic operations, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; Lucia Magney: ; Anne Makepeace: Grand Center for Arts and Culture founder executive director; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; James Miller: Founder and managing director, Velo Glass; Kosol Sek: Managing director and president of the IKARE and National Khmer Legacy Museum; Patricia Zurlo, Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008700,"Operating Support",2020,23719,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The community's awareness of The Center as a quality arts destination will increase. Artists increase their submissions to exhibit work; Patrons indicate they learned something from an Artist talk; Patrons become members; Patrons indicate feeling of time well spent, and enjoyment of artists they weren't previously familiar with.","The community's awareness of the Center as a quality arts destination increased. Participation in arts activities has grown. Staff receives increased feedback from participants regarding value of artist talks, quality of exhibitions, and musical talent. Virtual options are greatly appreciated and reaching new audiences. 2: Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. People shared positive feedback about increased knowledge and appreciation of the artist talks, ArtStreet tours, exhibitions, and concerts. They have expressed appreciation for ArtsNorth, an international show (art from 42 states, and seven countries.).",,1092838,"Other, local or private",1092838,23719,"The Friends of the Hopkins Center for the Arts Board: Bonnie Hammel, Deborah Mau, Marlena Bromschwig, Kersten Elverum, Elaine Goepfert, James Green, Vlad Gruin, Dominique Pierre-Toussaint, Andrea Sjogren, Susan Swenson",,"Hopkins Center for the Arts","Local/Regional Government","Operating Support",,"Hopkins Center for the Arts builds community through the arts by fostering creative expression and providing quality artistic and educational opportunities for people of all ages. The Center serves as an importatn focal point for community activity, pride, and involvement.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Aaron,Wulff,"Hopkins Center for the Arts","1111 Mainstreet",Hopkins,MN,55343,"(952) 979-1100",awulff@hopkinsmn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Isanti, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1533,"Emily Edison: Executive director, SOAR Career Solutions; David Hanson: Retired ad agency owner; professional musician; Linda Holliday: Founder and president, Impact Minnesota and Holliday Pottery; Lorrie Janatopoulos: Former planning director, Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency; Donna Johnson: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center; Ho Nguyen: Housing and economic justice program manager, Minnesota Coalition for Batter Women; Blake Potthoff: Executive director, Fairmont Opera House; board member, MN Presenters Network; Anne Jin Soo Preston: Arts and cultural nonprofit organization consultant; former Springboard for the Arts board member; Melissa Rands: Director of accreditation and assessment, MCAD; Yee Thao, Executive director, Center for Hmong Arts and Talent","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008701,"Operating Support",2020,50853,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More Minnesotans will participate in the Minnesota Marine Art Museum because its artworks and arts programming are inclusive, relevant, and accessible. MMAM's quantitative evaluation of participation is by attendance, membership, and donor level counts. Qualitative evaluation is by written feedback to program leaders, surveys, observations, gallery conversations, and unsolicited online reviews.","MMAM curated a dynamic roster of ten high-quality water-inspired exhibitions that audience members from 48 Minnesota's counties experienced. Attendance, admission, and membership tracking. Gathering qualitative feedback in-person, online, and written from participants, staff, volunteers, and social media engagement.",,1057301,"Other, local or private",1057301,2492,"Sabina Bosshard, Dan Hampton, Bill Hoel, Elise Lewis, Betsy Midthun, Mark Metzler, Greg Neidhart, Dominic Ricciotti, Rachelle Schultz, Steve Slaggie, Cindy Telstad",,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum engages visitors in meaningful visual art experiences through education and exhibitions that explore the historic and ongoing human relationship with water.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicole,Chamberlain-Dupree,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","800 Riverview Dr",Winona,MN,55987-2272,"(507) 474-6626",ncdupree@mmam.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1534,"Zoe Adler: Curator, Art in the Library program, Carleton College; Karen Grasmon: ; Noelle Lawton: Executive director, Twin Rivers Council for the Arts; Heidi Lord: Director of artistic operations, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; Lucia Magney: ; Anne Makepeace: Grand Center for Arts and Culture founder executive director; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; James Miller: Founder and managing director, Velo Glass; Kosol Sek: Managing director and president of the IKARE and National Khmer Legacy Museum; Patricia Zurlo, Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008793,"Operating Support Grant",2019,2013,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The Arrowhead Chorale will focus on restructuring, visibility, marketing, and audience and donor development in the next two years. Goals: 1. Restructure from a chamber choir to a symphonic choir; this will distinguish the Chorale from other ensembles in the region and provide unique musical experiences for Chorale members, guest artists, and area arts patrons. 2. Increase the size of the Chorale to provide more opportunities for membership and enhanced musical experiences for audiences. 3. Increase and enhance the Chorale's visibility through improved social media experiences and other marketing campaigns. 4. Continue to pursue collaborations and partnerships with other area artists to provide creative opportunities and experiences for audiences, the chorale membership, and other area artists and organizations. 5. Increase donor involvement and establish more consistent, reliable sources of funding to ensure the Chorale's financial health as it enters its fourth decade. The Board of the Arrowhead Chorale is in charge of the evaluation of all concerts, grants, and activities. Evaluation of this grant as a success will include: 1. An increase in the size of the Chorale from approximately 25-30 members to 45-50 committed members, who are trained and auditioned singers. The success of this goal is measured through audition attendance and participation and committed Chorale membership. 2. An increase in audience attendance and involvement in the Chorale's activities, as assessed through tickets sales and audience feedback surveys. 3. Successful collaboration with area guest artists, instrumentalists, and other area visual and performance artists. This will be assessed by the Board through the use of follow-up interviews and focus groups as these types of collaborations increase and expand. 4. Positive and enthusiastic feedback about the Chorale's programming and activities. This will be assessed through ticket sales, surveys, participant comments, and donor participation. The value and success of a musical performance is always subjective. We know we have reached people when they relay their sometimes-profound reactions to the music. This was dramatically evidenced following our recent Requiem Mosaic concert, which left many in the audience in tears. We want to offer a different level of experience than audiences find in their everyday lives. Well performed music has the ability to transport people to that higher level of experience.","The Chorale restructured from a chamber choir to a symphonic choir in order to distinguish the Chorale from other ensembles in the region and provide unique music experiences for Chorale members, guest artists, and area arts patrons. This has afforded us a greater depth of performance possibilities, ranging from type of music to venues, and includes the ability to present the world premiere of Severin Behnen's Messiah. As part of this restructure, the Chorale increased in size to 50-55 singers, which provides more opportunities for membership and enhanced musical experiences for audiences. The Chorale's new marketing director and team have begun to create and implement a new social media and marketing strategy, including sneak-peak video clips and picturesvideos from rehearsal to engage our audiences in an effort to increase and enhance the Chorale's visibility through social media and marketing. The Chorale continues to collaborate and partner with area artists to provide creative opportunities and experiences for audiences, the Chorale membership, and other area artists and organizations. The Chorale performed with Strikepoint again in 2018 and 2019, and endeavor to make this partnership an annual tradition. The collaboration with Eira in 2019 was well-received, and we are looking forward to performing Severin Behnen's Messiah after Covid-19. A major focus of the Chorale is to increase donor involvement and establish more consistent, reliable sources of funding to ensure the Chorale's financial health. In an effort to increase donor support in its 2019-2020 season, the Chorale introduced Singer Sponsorship. Family, friends, and colleagues of singers were encouraged to financially sponsor their singer in any amount, and were noted as such in the performance program.","achieved proposed outcomes",49136,"Other,local or private",51150,2013,"Susan Masterson, Mark Knutson, Rick Sailstad, Rachel Bartell, Rod Dahlquist, Samuel Black, Thomas Wiig, Dan Litman, Samantha Kerr, Matthew Faerber",0.00,"Arrowhead Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support Grant",,"Funding for overhead and general operating costs such as staff fees, supplies, and clerical.",2019-01-01,2020-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Masterson,"Arrowhead Chorale","506 Michigan St W",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 733-7521",arrowheadchorale@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-grant-12,"Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008810,"Operating Support Grant",2019,1789,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","During 2019/2020, the Music Resource Center (MRC) intends to provide area students from 6th-12th grade with access to a high quality, free after school music program that gives them the opportunity to explore their passion for music in a safe and engaging environment. We intend to: -­increase attendance ­-increase time students spend at the MRC ­-increase diversity of students in the program ­-continue to reach out to at-risk youth at places such as Life House, Neighborhood Youth Services, Center for Changing Lives, Human Development Center, and the Steve O’Neil apartments ­-provide ample performance opportunities ­-support students in creating high quality recordings ­-continue to provide the high quality experience students expect -connect with the music departments at local universities The instructors, staff, and Board of the Armory Arts and Music Center (the MRC’s parent organization) are committed to the MRC’s mission: ‘To educate and inspire young people and, through music, equip them with life skills for the future. The Music Resource Center (MRC) program and its parent organization, the Armory Arts and Music Center (AAMC), are continually assessing, evaluating and seeking feedback to shape the program and achieve its goals. This happens at all levels of the organization including our instructors, our program manager (PM), the executive director (ED), the MRC Advisory Committee, and the AAMC Board. These evaluations take place at different intervals to effectively respond to input and needs. Discussion among the instructors and the PM occur on a weekly (or more frequent) basis, while the MRC Advisory Committee meets periodically to discuss larger issues, and the Board meets monthly for updates and to give input. The MRC currently utilizes three tools to gather information including: ­ -Student registration packet (which includes the member application and interest survey); to understand each students background and goals ­-Daily sign-­in sheet; to track attendance -­End of year survey; to evaluate the overall effectiveness of the program Over the past several years, we have continued to commit to collecting accurate data. We find this to be very helpful in understanding the overall quality of the program, which our students and parents rated a five on a scale of 1­-5. This year, we are continuing to improve measuring aspects of the program to verify that we are meeting our goals.","We track the Music Resource Center's attendance numbers by the school year. Below are the statistics for the 2018/2019 school year (with previous year comparisons in parenthesis). In many ways this was the best year of the MRC program. Unfortunately the MRC Program Manager lost the attendance sheets for 2019/2020 before all the data was entered. From the records we do have for the 2019/2020 year, attendance was down from previous years. For 2018/2019; 7.76 Students per day (5.39 in 2017/2018, 7.51 in 2016/2017, 5.67 in 2015/2016) 1.38 Hours per student per day (1.78 in 2017/2018, 1.69 in 2016/2017, 1.51 in 2015/2016) 10.72 Hours per day of student time (9.60 in 2017/2018, 12.68 in 2016/2017) There were 153 unique students that attended/visited the program in 2018/2019 (48 in 2017/2018, 56 in 2016/2017, 55 in 2015/2016) We also do an end of year survey. For the 2018/2019 school year we had 25 responses. The average rating for the MRC program was 4.8 on a scale of 1-5. No end of year survey was created for 2019/2020 due to the abrupt end to the year due to Covid.","Achieved proposed outcomes",32860,"Other,local or private",34650,,"Carolyn Sundquist, Mary Ostman, Bob Hewitt, Nelson French, Zane Ball, Mike Poupore, Susan Phillips, Tina Welsh, Tom Hollenhorst, Deb Scott",,"Armory Arts and Music Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support Grant",,"We would like to use the funds to pay our program manager and instructors as well as to pay rent.",2019-01-01,2020-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,James,Geisler,"Duluth Armory","1626 London Rd Ste 779",Duluth,MN,55812,"(320) 266-2057",james@dulutharmory.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-grant-14,"Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008813,"Operating Support Grant",2019,3355,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","The Duluth Superior Film Festival’s short-range outcomes are to raise awareness of these types of cinema events through press and promotion, remain financially sound, stabilize our organization's ability to continue to produce events, and to energize arts in the region by presenting unique cinema experiences. The long-range outcome is to expand the regional artistic community by producing a quality, entertaining, and thought-provoking film festival, provide organizational growth and raise the profile of films produced regionally. Duluth Superior Film Festival’s (DSFF) Evaluation Plan is to continue to use the measurement outcome tools of: • audience surveys • attendance tracking at festival screenings • press and promotional coverage logging • new audience cultivation through cross collaborations with other arts organizations • profile raising of films produced regionally • fundraising increases through grant and sponsorship opportunities DSFF culls incredibly valuable information from use of these tools. Surveys give us feedback regarding audience enjoyment levels which gives insight to whether we are attaining our goal of providing quality, entertaining and thought-provoking cinema events. Additionally, as funding is secured, DSFF has goals to hire Audience Evaluation and Behavior professional Xinyi (Lisa) Qian from University of Minnesota Tourism Center to implement an Audience Assessment plan for the 2019 festival and year-round programs. She is experienced in applied research on tourism, festivals/events, and recreation.","The Duluth Superior Film Festival?s short range outcomes are to raise awareness of these types of cinema events through press and promotion, remain financially sound, stabilize our organization's ability to continue to produce events, and to energize arts in the region by presenting unique cinema experiences. The long range outcome is to expand the regional artistic community by producing a quality, entertaining, and thought provoking film festival, provide organizational growth and raise the profile of films produced regionally.","Achieved proposed outcomes",22069,"Other,local or private",25425,,"Riki McManus, Richard Hansen, Jordan Brown, George Reese, Chris Alexander, Dan Murphy, James Pikala, Dan Schneidkraut, Trey Wodele",,"The Duluth Superior Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support Grant",,"The Duluth Superior Film Festival wishes to use funds from Arrowhead Regional Arts Council to support year-round marketing, staffing and programming.",2019-02-01,2020-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Richard,Hansen,"The Duluth Superior Film Festival","1734 Columbus Ave",Duluth,MN,55803,"(612) 227-8015",richard@ds-ff.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-grant-15,"Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008816,"Operating Support Grant",2019,4474,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The first goal is that the Edge is able to keep the administrative assistant's hours at the twenty hours weekly that barely cover the work we need her to accomplish. The outcome will be measured by whether she is able to provide needed data information, graphic design and printing, Gallery staffing, and ticket sales for the Edge. The second goal is that the treasurer and the board is able to track and communicate financial information in order to make appropriate financial decisions. To accomplish this at a level that is useful, it has become necessary to hire an accounting firm. The outcome will be evaluated by how well the reports fit our needs. The third goal is to collect and manage data from constituents to communicate with them and to track funding. The outcome for the purposes of this grant will be measured by tracking individual and underwriting contributions, using Trailblazer, an on-line data system. The administrative assistant's work supports the volunteer arts organizers in accomplishing their programming. Evaluating graphic design and printed materials is based on their timely, professional, accurate, and beautiful completion. The volunteers will evaluate whether their artistic projects are sufficiently supported by the work of the administrative assistant. The data entry information should be updated regularly and accurately so it is available when needed to make fundraising decisions or have current contact information. Financial reports generated by Glorvigen, Theis, Lind and Co accounting firm should accurately reflect the Edge's complex financial structure so that the board and committees can make informed, responsible financial decisions. The value of these reports will be reviewed by the treasurer, board, and committees annually. It will be a final board decision whether the results are worth the cost. In the long term, when a new treasurer is needed, that person will not need to be an experienced accountant and should be able to transition into the job more smoothly. The on-line data processing tool, Trailblazer, is used to keep records of background information and donations from current and potential donors and underwriters so that their interests can be matched with upcoming performances or exhibits. To assess the usefulness of the system we will analyze the ease of use and whether it provides the information needed.","Goal Statement* ? What are you trying to accomplish with this funding? ? What are your measurable outcomes? Currently the administrative assistant works twenty hours a week. Our goal is to be able to continue funding that many hours without negatively impacting the Edge programming budgets. We plan to learn if the twenty hours is enough time to provide needed graphic design and printing, data processing, Gallery staffing, general office work, bookkeeping support, and ticket sales for the Edge. The revised job description provides a tool to measure outcomes. The performance of the administrative assistant designer will be measured by how well the duties and competencies outlined in the job description are met. With this tool, the board can decide if the expectations of the job are too broad or the performance of the staff person is inadequate.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",13460,"Other,local or private",17935,4474,"John Hanson, Larry Samela, Kathy Champoux, Patty Feld, Marcie Lindgren, Sandra LeBlanc-Boland, Lynn Nachbar, Marge Chapman, Elliott Wolfson, Paul Kraska, Kim Powell, Dan King",1.00,"Edge of the Wilderness Community Center AKA Edge Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support Grant",,"The funds would be used for staff salary, accounting services, insurance, or office expenses.",2019-02-01,2020-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Hanson,"Edge Center for the Arts","101 2nd Ave PO Box 303",Bigfork,MN,56628,"(218) 743-6670",jacknac@bigfork.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Itasca, St. Louis, Cass",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-grant-16,"Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008818,"Operating Support Grant",2019,3020,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","LOI: To help pay instructors and a program coordinator to provide classes in traditional crafts and arts. The Ely Folk School aims to: Develop new programs to strengthen the curriculum through diversification to meet the interests and needs of a wider audience Metals Shop: The program coordinator has secured five donated forges plus a grant for $1,000 for supplies and equipment. A garage is being retrofitted as the blacksmith shop. Ongoing work to develop, market, and implement the new curriculum will be needed to launch the program. Ceramics: A donated kiln provides the foundation for a ceramics program. Focused attention is needed to secure donations or grants for equipment and supplies, work with local and regional potters to recruit a pool of instructors and allies and develop a curriculum of course offerings. Deepening existing offerings, such as weaving, with varied and advanced classes will help students develop their artistry. The first level of evaluation will be: Have programs for blacksmithing and ceramics been developed with sufficient equipment and supplies to offer introductory and more advanced skills' Are there increased levels of learning in other areas of the curriculum? The most obvious assessment is whether or not classes attract sufficient registrations to run, whether students are satisfied with their experiences, and if they return for more classes. Registration statistics are collected for a numeric assessment of which classes seem to be successful. The instructors determine the minimum number of students needed to make it worthwhile for them to teach, and what is “worthwhile” varies with individuals. Some require a certain income, especially if traveling a distance; others just want to share their skills, even if it’s with one or two students. The information from student and instructor evaluations is recorded and reviewed to determine their satisfaction with the classes offered, instruction, facility, staff support, and interest in taking or offering more classes. If demographics indicate an imbalance between students that live locally or come from a distance, the data about how they learned about classes can be assessed to modify marketing strategies accordingly.","We were able to increase the hours for the staffperson, Betty Firth. Due to this, Firth was able to put energy, effort, and time into establishing a blacksmithing program. Without the ability to pay her for the time required to create this new program, the donated forge would have sat unused. We were able to hold 5 blacksmithing workshops in the second half of 2019 and introduce over 20 people to the world of metalworking.","Achieved proposed outcomes",99441,"Other,local or private",102462,,"Paul Schurke, Tanner Ott, Chris Clemens, Mary Louise Icenhour, Pam Ransom, Patsy Mogush, Johnnie Hyde, Diane Thomson",,"Ely Folk School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support Grant",,"To help pay instructors and a program coordinator to provide classes in traditional crafts and arts.",2019-01-01,2020-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Betty,Firth,"Ely Folk School","209 E Sheridan St",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 235-0138",betty@elyfolkschool.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-grant-17,"Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008819,"Operating Support Grant",2019,2796,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The artistic mission of the Ely Winter Festival (EWF) is to bring the arts out in full view of the public in the middle of a long winter. The evaluation plan seeks to answer these questions: 1. To what extent does the Ely Winter Festival strengthen the Ely community? A. Does the EWF offer a broad array of well-attended events' B. Are area hotels full during both weekends of the festival? C. Are sponsorships from local businesses steady or increasing, in number and amount? 2. How do the arts components affect the artists' 3. To what extent do the arts components affect the audience? In addition, EWF will track the number of professional sculptures and carvers, the number of carvers from Ely, Minnesota, and outside the state and/or the country. EWF will also track how many carvers are new participants vs. returning participants from prior years. To assess whether the Ely Winter Festival (EWF) offers a broad array of well-attended events, we will create a master list of all festival events and collect attendance information (if available). We will consider the number of events as well as attendance or participation. We will also ask event organizers for comments on how successful the events were, in their view. To assess whether hotels are full for the two weekends of the festival, we will conduct a telephone survey of hotels. To assess whether sponsorships are remaining steady or increasing, we will track sponsorships – both number and dollar amount - from the business community. To answer how the arts components, affect the artists, EWF will survey snow carvers. Among other questions, the survey will ask how the Symposium affects their career in the arts. We will also determine the value of the gifts for artists, including housing and meals. We will ask the Ely ArtWalk and Downtown Arts Market to share their participant survey and sales results, number of participants and participating merchants, and audience size (if known). We will ask other participating arts organizations to share their evaluations with EWF. To answer the question of how the arts, affect our audience, we will allow the public to vote for a People’s Choice award for snow sculptures. We will place paper survey forms in Whiteside Park and area businesses, and place survey collection boxes around town.","""The evaluation plan seeks to answer three questions: 1. To What extent does the Ely Winter Festival strengthen the Ely community? 2. How do the arts components of the Ely Winter Festival affect the artists? 3. To what extent do the arts components of the Ely Winter Festival affect the audiences? We also collect data to show trends in the number of carvers and sculptures, and gather feedback from our four key constituent groups: artists, the business community, audience members, and the organizations that sponsor events. Our evaluation indicates that the 2019 EWF was successful in achieving its measurable outcomes.""","Achieved proposed outcomes",28763,"Other,local or private",31560,,"Chris Kloppenberg, Lynn Evenson, Linda Ganister, Carol Orban, Wade Pharr, Peta Barrett, Jaymie Stocks, David Wigdahl",,"Ely Winter Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support Grant",,"Funds will be used to pay general office expenses, advertising costs, coordinator salary.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Linda,Ganister,"Ely Winter Festival","423 Sheridan St E Ste 2",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 365-7669",linda@elywinterfestival.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-grant-18,"Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008834,"Operating Support Grant",2019,5592,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Homegrown Music Festival wishes to use funds from the Operating Support Grant in two ways. The first goal is through technology by expanding on what we have from the previous Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Operating Support Grant we were awarded. There are four areas we would focus on to achieve this expansion. First, we would focus on enhancing the website's search functionality (tags). The second area we would focus on is the share function. Third would be the ability to add photo credits to all photos used on our website. The fourth focus would be training to learn the inner workings of the installments. The outcome of the expansion of website technology will allow our website users to better navigate our festival through searches for performers, scheduled events and photographers. The second goal is to host a Homegrown Music Festival Showcase at a local college to draw the new and existing college students to our local arts and music scene. This will serve as a volunteer recruitment event for the festival. As Homegrown Music Festival expands on website technology, the festival will track the traffic from our website and use this data to better understand the usage of the website's visitors. We will continue to look at how the functions within the website are being used. With this data, we will continue to plan future technology upgrades to the website with a focus on fast tracking and retrieval of information. Our website user is often in a time restraint to get from one venue to the next. Having an easy-to-use schedule search function is crucial for staff, volunteers, attendees and performers to plan their personal schedule to match the festival's schedule. With regard to tags, this will allow Homegrown and others to see where the people are. People like to share where they are and what they are doing. This is why Homegrown Music Festival wants to focus on building the share functions within the website. Allowing photos credits to be assigned to all photos gives the artist credit for the art shared. This can be handy when sharing photographs with outside businesses and media to ensure the photographer gets proper credit. Training from the company upgrading the website would be utilized to ensure that our Technology Director will be able to train the Homegrown staff on the new expansion. For our college residency event, we will track the effectiveness of volunteer recruitment and leverage that for future college residency events for years to come.","The festival was canceled for the 2019-2020 year, and the award was carried over to the 2020-2021 festival year with an adjustment featuring mainly virtual programming due to an ongoing pandemic. The above numbers of artists and participants is an average in a festival year where the festival happens.","Achieved proposed outcomes",105497,"Other,local or private",111090,,"Ryan Nelson, Kelli Latuska, Lyz Jaakola, Jason Beckman, Darin Bergsven",,"Homegrown Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support Grant",,"We wish to use funds to expand technology and create a college residency event.",2019-01-01,2020-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Melissa,"La Tour","Homegrown Music Festival","128 Toledo St E",Duluth,MN,55811,"(760) 518-6758",melissa@duluthhomegrown.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-grant-19,"Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008866,"Operating Support Grant",2019,894,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The Nordic Center will increase community participation in and artist satisfaction with its arts and culture programming by improving communication and public relations. Goal 1: Engage and work with professional web and marketing experts to build, design, and implement a comprehensive public relations/communications plan for 2019. Objective 1: The professionals work with the Nordic Center Board to draft and implement a comprehensive plan for 2019. Outcome: A comprehensive public relations/communications plan by February 2019 for 2019 programs with defined actions, timing, responsibilities, budgets and deliverables. Objective 2: The professional updates the Nordic Center’s website. Outcome: An easily accessible, dependable, attractive and consistently current website by Fall 2019. Goal 2: Use acquired operational capacity to build and implement communications/PR plans for 2020. Objective 1: The Nordic Center Board uses learned capacity from 2019 to draft and implement plans for 2020. Goal 1, Object one Measures A. Board reviews in June, September and December (2019) of the public relations/communications plan show 95%-100% success in completing tasks on time and within budget. B. Arts program participant questionnaire feedback demonstrates increasing use of marketing materials throughout 2019. C. Artist participant questionnaire feedback shows increasing satisfaction with Nordic Center’s programming support. D. Advisory Council members provide semi-annual feedback to the Board about Nordic Center marketing and programs. Goal 1, Object 2: Measures A. The website is updated by Fall of 2019. B. The website is 75% manageable by Nordic Center’s Board by 12/2018. C. 100% of web content is consistently current Sept.-Dec. 2019. Goal 2, Object one Measures A. The Nordic Center uses the 2020 program calendar to develop a public relations/communications plan with defined actions, timing, responsibilities, budgets and deliverables by September 2019. B. Board reviews in March, June, Sept., and Dec. (2020) of the public relations/communications plan indicate 95%-100% success in completing tasks on time and within budget. C. Program participant questionnaire feedback demonstrates increasing use of marketing materials throughout 2020. D. Artist participant questionnaire feedback demonstrates increasing satisfaction with Nordic Center’s programming support. E. Advisory Council members provide semi-annual feedback to the Board about Nordic Center marketing and programs.","The Nordic Center board is collecting quantitative data (participant and presenter written surveys, event attendee tracking, and a formalized membership structure) and qualitative data (focus group and testimonials). Website tracking - A brand new format began running in Aug. with event listings, pictures and other pertinent information. Fatcow statistics reports show a gradual increase beginning in Aug, from 271 unique visitors and 313 visits to Dec. stats of 1233 and 1561. Total visitors were 5472. Facebook and Instagram tracking - NA Eventbrite - twelve unique event announcements were sent to Mailchimp subscribers Mailchimp - the first of 30 campaigns started in Jan. 2019 sending event email annoucements to NC's 400 subscribers Additionally, while evaluative data collection is still underway, we are learning that: Written surveys are easier for presenters to complete than program attendees. All artist presenters completed feedback forms. Positive feedback was provided in all but one instance in which constructive comments were provided to how to improve Nordic Center's interface with artists. This feedback resulted in significant procedural changes in terms of communication and venue planning. Focus group participation is good, but could be better through improved timing and programming interest. While the conversation yielded good information and ideas, the advisory council on 10262019 and the member meeting on 3252019 were attended by fewer participants than we expected. Perhaps attendance would be better if connected to a specific and particularly attractive program. We are also learning that with improved program structures and increasing constituent participation in programming, the workload experienced by the all volunteer board is growing as attested to by the gathering of in-kind hours, a system of measure not previously used at the Nordic Center. Through tracking in-kind volunteer hours, we recognize the need for a paid activities coordinator.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,"Other,local or private",894,894,"Justin Anderson, Alison Aune, Kirsten Aune, Carol Colburn, Lisa Fitzpatrick, Rosemary Guttormsson, Paula Gudmundson, Karen Keenan, Lise Lunge Larson, Denise Perry, Arna Rennan",0.00,"Nordic Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support Grant",,"A critical need to build consistent and sustainable public relations/communication plans.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karen,Keenan,"Nordic Center","23 N Lake Ave",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 393-7320",arnarennan@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Cook, Carlton, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-grant-22,"Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008868,"Operating Support Grant",2019,4474,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Goal Statement: The Northern Lights Music Festival (NLMF) needs staffing support to deliver its comprehensive festival program to the Iron Range in the months of June and July. As a seasonal organization, NLMF finds it difficult to secure staff in the off-season, and we are fortunate to have identified a member of our staff, a Hibbing/St. Paul resident, who is able to assume Managing Director duties during the off-season. In particular, NLMF needs a person with local relationships who can dedicate time to Public Relations; liaising with the Board of Directors, especially on fundraising initiatives; liaising local and Metro press to place stories, and reviews of completed performances; in helping to develop and disseminate recruitment materials; in helping to contract free-lance orchestra musicians in a timely manner; to maintain data of the Young Artists Program applicants; and to begin School scheduling during the off-season in preparation for the arrival of all participants. Mitsuko Ichimura is Head of the Library Concerts. She, Mr. Zubich and Veda Zuponcic will meet before the end of the season to evaluate the quality of the concert and library events, including venues and performance quality, as well as transportation, scheduling conflicts and attendance. *Board of Directors evaluates the finances each season in its October Board Meeting, using figures provided by the Treasurer, Matt Uhan, and Business Manager Kathy Ortler. A budget for the next season is presented, with expenditures compared side-by-side to the previous season, and fund-raising goals voted upon before approving a new budget. Cost centers (tuition paying students) will be examined to determine if they paid their own way. Recruitment successes, and free-lance musician contracting will be evaluated from a financial perspective. Did the recruitment efforts underwrite the cost center? Were a minimum of hotel/dorm stays a result of early and competent contracting? *Board Publicity Committee meets to evaluate and make suggestions for future seasons materials and expenditures. * A full-day administrative staff meeting with Board President, is held after the festival closes. Front of house, housing, transportation, verifying delivery of lessons/coaching’s are on a checklist, with staff commenting as to success or areas that need attention for the future. In attendance are Barbara Baldrica, Veda Zuponcic, Steven Zubich, Kathy Ortler and Maria Sumareva, Northern Lights Music Festival School staff.","OUTCOME: Mitsuko Ichimura is Head of the Library Concerts. She, Mr. Zubich and Veda Zuponcic will meet before the end of the season to evaluate the quality of the concert and library events, including venues and performance quality, as well as transportation, scheduling conflicts and attendance. EVALUATION: We need to limit the number of of children's concerts so that the students aren't on the road so much. Those libraries that sufficiently market our events will get first priority: Virginia, Ely and Gilbert. OUTCOME: Board evaluates the finances each season in its October Board Meeting, using figures provided by the Treasurer, Matt Uhan, and Business Manager Kathy Ortler. A budget for the next season is presented, with expenditures compared side-by-side to the previous season, and fund-raising goals voted upon before approving a new budget. Cost centers (tuition paying students) will be examined to determine if they paid their own way. Recruitment successes, and free-lance musician contracting will be evaluated. Did the recruitment efforts underwrite the cost center? Were a minimum of hoteldorm stays a result of early and competent contracting? EVALUATION: Board studied the budget after the receipt of MSAB arts grant results. In November, after those results, the Board approved moving ahead with the 2020 program. Dahlin House becomes a cost center. OUTCOME: Board Publicity Committee meets to evaluate season's materials and expenditures. EVALUATION: Because the festival tried to limit expenses for publicity, it was suggested that, we increase spending in FY2020 OUTCOME: A full-day administrative staff meeting with Board President, is held after the festival closes. Front of house, housing, transportation, verifying delivery of lessonscoachings are on a checklist, In attendance are Barbara Baldrica, Veda Zuponcic, Steven Zubich, Kathy Ortler, NLMF School staff. EVALUATION: We packed too much content into too short a period.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",360862,"Other,local or private",365337,,"Barbara Baldrica, Martin Zuponcic, Rhonda Zuponcic, Matthew Uhan, Pam Zahn, Gregg Allen, Mary Mulari, Vicky Gornick, Patricia Miller, Ryan Bajan, Gary Gibson, Lynne King, Jonathan Cleghorn, Eric Erie.",1.00,"Northern Lights Music Festival, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support Grant",,"The Northern Lights Music Festival would like to engage a Managing Director who can work part-time, year-round.",2019-01-01,2021-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Veda,Zuponcic,"Northern Lights Music Festival, Inc.","11 S 4th St W",Aurora,MN,55705,"(609) 922-2965",Zuponcic@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Lake, Cook, Itasca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-grant-23,"Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008870,"Operating Support Grant",2019,4474,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goals of the Operating Support Project are to improve our financial and data collection systems and our capacity for collaborating with organizations with compatible missions. Strengthening Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community's organizational management is a critical step toward sustainability and timely as we begin our second year of operation. The Operating Support Project desired outcomes are: 1) accurate and efficient financial and data reporting, resulting in an informed and engaged Board and a positive relationship with our donors, funders, and fiscal sponsor Encore Performing Arts; 2) measurable progress toward securing our own IRS designation as a 501(c)(3); 3) a balanced budget with increasing charitable support, sponsorships, and earned income; 4) an increasing number of satisfied audience members, artists, learners, advisors, donors, funders; 5) a reputation for artistic quality, innovation, effective management and governance; 6) new collaborations with organizations with compatible missions. We will evaluate the effectiveness of the Operating Support Project by measuring outcomes with the following methods: 1) the Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community (OACC) Board's satisfaction with the accuracy and timeliness of methods for budgeting, accounting and financial reporting - measured by Board resolution; 2) Encore Performing Arts Center's willingness to renew the fiscal agency agreement with OACC - measured by renewal of the agreement; 3) the OACC Board's approval of a plan and timeline to seek its own IRS designation - measured by Board acceptance of the plan; 4) the OACC Board's adoption of fundraising policies and a two-year financial plan with an optimal balance of earned income, in-kind support, and charitable contributions from individuals and families, foundations, government entities, and corporate sponsors - measured by Board acceptance of the policies and financial plan; 5) compliance with funder/donor data collection reporting requirements - measured by acceptance of reported data by funders and donors; 6) willingness of current partners to continue their partnership with OACC and new opportunities to partner with OACC identified - measured by collaboration renewals and new collaboration agreements. Progress on these outcome measures will be discussed at quarterly meetings of the OACC Board of Directors and will be included in the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council final report.","The ARAC Operating Support grant provided critical investment that provided stability and allowed OACC to realize its mission. Several important steps were taken in governance, management and artisticprograms. These include: 1)Formalized relationship between Oldenburg House and Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community with Board-approved Operating Agreement 2) Added two new Board Committees: Fund Development and GovernanceNominating; will add Program Committee as well 3) Recruited four new Board members - Jeremy Gardner - FDLTCC Ojibwemowining Arts Studio Coordinator, Dylan Kelly - UMN Extension, Carlton County 4H Coordinator, Nevada Littlewolf - Political Director, Women Winning, Lissa Maki - UMD College of Education and Human Services Professionals Communications Director. Total Board = thirteen 4) Developed New Board Member Orientation process 5) Hired accountant - Lori Jameson, Jameson Accounting Servicr 6) Hired WIPFLI nonprofit accountant to drive effort to secure IRS 501(c)(3) status - Michael Peterson 7)Joined Handshake for internships with UWS, UMD, CSS and LSC 8) Expanded current programs and added Creative Community Development program 9) Engaged Improve Group to advise on design OACC evaluation (logic model, theory of change, outcome measurement) and on strategic planning 10) Engaged Northern Bedrock Historic Preservation Corp to advise on appropriate steps to take to assure accessibility for individuals with disabilities while maintaining historic preservation status.","achieved proposed outcomes",90615,"Other,local or private",95090,,"Alyssa Alness, Conservation , Dudley Edmondson, Jeremy Gardner, Dylan Kelly, Scott Lillo, Machelle Lind, Nevada Littlewolf, Lissa Maki, David Pritchett, Emily Swanson, Glenn Swanson, Keith Swanson, Kevin Thoresen",1.00,"Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support Grant",,"Operating support improves Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community's capacity for financial and data gathering, and for collaboration.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,Swanson,"Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community","604 Chestnut Ave Oldenburg House",Carlton,MN,55718,"(218) 384-4835",emily@oacc.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, St. Louis, Aitkin, Pine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-grant-24,"Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952",1
10008882,"Operating Support Grant",2019,1342,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Our mission is to foster a greater appreciation of the contemporary arts; to bridge cultures; to create and expand community; and to provide cultural exchange, networking opportunities, and educational outreach through regular interaction with the contemporary arts. Our vision for fulfilling this vision in 2019 includes continuing an active and dynamic program of events in the visual, musical, and literary arts, and serving as a venue, with emphasis on representing a broad spectrum of artists and underserved/underrepresented communities. Specific goals include expanding educational programming with a series of artist-led workshops, a monthly arts workshop held in collaboration with Mentor Duluth, and our student intern program. In order to promote organizational stability and growth, we plan to purchase new equipment and software (iPad pro, swipe cash register, QuickBooks Pro) to better support our sales and book-keeping processes, and materials to upgrade accessibility ramps. We plan to measure our outcomes both quantitatively (tracking numbers) and also qualitatively (recording testimony/feedback). Our evaluation plan for the year includes: continuing to track attendance and membership numbers to measure the immediate community impact and level of exposure of our programs in order to determine which programs and exhibitions are most effective; measuring exposure through social media and utilizing it to informally gather perspectives from the community; routinely documenting press or television attention, observing community exposure and evaluate the public scope of ideas and discussion initiated by the exhibition and events. We will also continue to consult with artist(s) involved, asking for feedback throughout planning processes. We also plan to institute a policy of identifying three individuals (with relevant interests) for each program with whom to consult afterward and seek feedback. Our educational program will be evaluated through participant surveys so we can gage effectiveness and seek suggestions for future programs. We plan to hold 6-8 exhibitions, at least eight activities that contribute to our rental revenue, host at least one additional program or musical/literary event each month, and upgrade and/or purchase equipment and software. We hope to see a 15% increase in membership this year, secure funding for our Arts Mentoring program, be awarded a non- Arrowhead Regional Arts Council grant, and see our interns complete a self-planned program or exhibition.","We plan to hold 6-8 exhibitions, at least 8 activities that contribute to our rental revenue, host at least one additional program or musical/literary event each month, & upgrade and/or purchase equipment and software. We hope to see a 15% increase in membership this year, secure funding for our Arts Mentoring program, be awarded a non-ARAC grant, and see our interns complete a self-planned program or exhibition.","Achieved proposed outcomes",25206,"Other,local or private",26548,,"Taylor Kline, Flo Matamoros, Jamie Ratliff, Emma Spooner",,"Prove Collective AKA Prove Gallery","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support Grant",,"Operational equipment; accessibility upgrades; exhibition, educational, and programming support",2019-01-01,2019-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jamie,Ratliff,"Prøve Collective","21 N Lake Ave",Duluth,MN,55802,"(401) 474-8627",jamie@provegallery.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-grant-25,"Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008899,"Operating Support Grant",2019,4474,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Tofte Lake Center requests Operating Support from Arrowhead Regional Arts Council to help our organization increase its fundraising capacity and operational sustainability, including greater outreach to and access for diverse artists. A primary goal of the proposed project is to work with development consultant Louise McKay to create a strategic fundraising and related communications plan for the short and long terms. A primary outcome of the project will be said plan, complete with fundraising targets and detailed strategies to achieve them. This will include analyses of historic income sources, potentials for future growth, and our identified core constituencies. We will determine dollar goals for artist residency subsidies and for the director’s and staff salaries, with annual benchmarks. We will also create a value proposition/case statement, outline our three-year vision and trajectory, and then finalize the new plan and begin implementation action steps. A primary measure of success for the project will be the creation of a detailed fundraising and related communications plan that includes specific dollar goals based on the completed analyses of core constituencies and historic/potential income sources. While those analyses would be conducted as part of the grant activities, we estimate $7,000-$10,000 in new revenues to support artist subsidies in 2019, towards building the needed $32,600 in additional annual revenue to fully fund the director’s annual salary. We will monitor growth in the number and type of donors, total contributions, and average individual gift amount. We will also track new and returning donors in each year of the grant, in part to determine success in generating new and recurring support. Lastly, we will track our progress towards achieving the long-term goals for artist subsidies, diverse artist engagement, and funding the director’s position, to realize the artistic vision of Tofte Lake Center and establish a more durable organization.","We have worked to finalize a fundraising case statement to share with prospective donors and to incorporate into ongoing donor cultivation efforts. We have determined fundraising targets, including goals for major donor fundraising, and strategies for growing our major donor list. We have plans for addressing retention and increasing support by migrating current donors to higher levels. We have pursued opportunities for additional grants to help diversify our revenue. We have piloted a few fully subsidized artist residencies, and have plans to offer some childcare support for parent artists. Measures of success included: increased contributed income; continued diversified programming; advances in engaging board and Ely stakeholders in developing organizational visibility and local engagement; and evidence of expanded relationships with our constituencies, especially major donors. By year-end, we completed a comprehensive and manageable fundraising plan with targets and budget impact expectations.","achieved proposed outcomes",147656,"Other,local or private",152130,4474,"Kevin Bitterman, Bernadette Christiansen (ended in 2019) Liz Engelman, Sharee Johnson, Daniel Lemm, Faye Price, Jennifer Tatsuda (ends in 2020), Steve Woodring (ended in 2019) Laura Zimmerman",0.00,"Tofte Lake Center Incorporated AKA Tofte Lake Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support Grant",,"Funds will support general operations, with increased program capacity and community reach.",2019-01-01,2020-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Liz,Engelman,"Tofte Lake Center Incorporated AKA Tofte Lake Center","2209 Fernberg Rd",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 365-7769",toftelakecenter@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Faribault, Washington, St. Louis, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-grant-26,"Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008900,"Operating Support Grant",2019,1342,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of the Twin Ports Wind Orchestra (TPWO) is to continue its long-held reputation of being the ""Premier Concert Band"" in the Northland. The goal is realized through its mission, artistic vision, programing and services that include 1) providing a quality musical forum and exciting artistic experiences for highly motivated musicians from the Northern Minnesota region, 2) Educating and informing our audience with creative programming, 3) giving young musicians the opportunity to participate with TPWO in a mentoring experience, 4) provide for the community an outstanding series of performances each season that will entertain and inspire an every growing audience. Outcomes are measured by the continued growth of audience, the retention and increase in membership and the overall reception of guest artists desiring to work with this excellent ensemble. Twin Ports Wind Ensemble (TPWO) monitors our outcomes through audience surveys, detailed tabulation of concert attendance, personal conversations from ensemble members and audience participation and providing the opportunity to send in comments over our website. We review these results at every board meeting. Items on the survey include questions such as; Do you regularly attend TPWO concerts', by what means are you made aware of our concert schedule for the season? If you are a new audience member how dd you find out about TPWO and this concert, in your opinion what do you like most about the TPWO concerts', how might we improve? Is the concert venue one that makes attending this TPWO concert easy or difficult? The membership is given an opportunity to comment and evaluate on TPWO as well. They can make suggestions on choice of literature performed, rehearsal and concert schedule as well as guest artists. Current outcomes are compared to previous concert seasons and reveals issues we address. The result is a steady growth in attendance and musician participation.","We have six measures of success for TWPO in 2019. First, did the Board of Directors successfully implement the five new board positions to improve internal operations? Yes, but the board has not filled all of the positions Second, did attendance increase at TWPO performances? Yes. Third, did TWPO successfully perform six concerts. Yes. Fourth, did TWPO expand its venue of performance sites? Yes. TWPO expanded its venues by performing with the Minnesota Ballet in their production of ?Carnival of the Animals and Other Dances"" and introduced the orchestra to the Moose Lake, Minnesota community via a collaboration with Agate Encores Community Concerts. Fifth, did TWPO successfully continue its Honors Musicians Program? Yes Sixth, did TWPO have guest artists of the highest quality perform with them? Yes. TWPO brought Oysten Baadsvick (international renown tuba soloist and recording artist) of Norway to Duluth as our featured guest artist in our fall concert, and had the Twin Ports Tenors perform selections from West Side Story in our spring concert.","achieved proposed outcomes",21033,"Other,local or private",22375,,"Mark Whitlock, Artistic Director, Profession: Professor of Music, Director of Bands, Music Department Head, University of Minnesota Duluth Dan Palmquist, Board Chairman, Profession: Family Practice Physician, Stacy Carolan, Secretary, Profession: Local Musician and Studio Teacher, Timothy Biles, Treasurer, Profession: Information Technology Systems Administrator, University of Minnesota Duluth, Jaime Avenall, Member At Large, Profession: Local Business Owner, Don Stellmaker, Member At Large, Profession: Retired Vice President, Allete Inc., Lawrence Burkhard, Member At Large & GrantC hair, Profession: Chemist, US Environmental Protection Agency, Ashley Hartwig, Member At Large, Profession: Marketing, Duluth Playhouse, Adair Ballavance ? Member At Largy, Profession: Public School Educator",0.00,"Twin Ports Wind Ensemble AKA Twin Ports Wind Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support Grant",,"Funding will support administration for Twin Ports Wind Orchestra including scheduling, and concert production.",2019-02-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Whitlock,"Twin Ports Wind Ensemble AKA Twin Ports Wind Orchestra","1201 Ordean Ct UMD 231 Humanities",Duluth,MN,55812,"(218) 726-6124",bgilmore217@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Lake, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-grant-27,"Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10009680,"Operating Support Grant",2019,5033,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The purpose of this project is to strengthen the leadership of Mesabi Symphony Orchestra by effectively integrating the new executive director into the organizational structure, resulting in increased fundraising, streamlined board operations, and enhanced public visibility. Measurable outcomes include: Creation of a new annual fundraising plan, including creation of a donor pyramid. Successful transition of job duties from volunteers to the executive director. Growing audiences for orchestra performances. A greater number of public appearances by the orchestra, pops orchestra, chamber orchestra, and affiliated ensembles. Expanded outreach to schools and the general public in unconventional places. Our first order is integrating Mesabi Community Orchestra's (MSO) executive director. To do so she will take on serious professional development as it pertains to budget analysis and leadership, standardized progress reporting, and will seek to develop her working relationship with the artistic director. MSO will measure these outcomes by conducting four annual professional reviews of the executive director, tracking her progress in professional development, and assessing her regular reports. Increased fundraising is objectively measurable by the increase in available monies, and outcomes will be measured in developments in donor relationships and the creation of a donor pyramid. Board operations will be streamlined through continuing the annual board retreat, and affiliated surveys to gauge where the board sees areas for improvement. Enhanced public visibility will be measured by the following outcomes: significantly smaller MSO or MSO-hosted performances, enhanced social media campaigning, and streamlining of the overall marketing and outreach plans. Success will be evaluated through web analytics, assessment of ticket sales, regular participant surveys at all MSO events, and periodic focus groups of patrons to discuss how they would like to market to and what they would like from their community orchestra. In order to retain players MSO will conduct annual surveys for anonymous feedback, host regular focus groups for our musicians, and continue outreach to recruit local players.","""Measurable outcomes: 1. Creation of a new annual fundraising plan, including creation of a donor pyramid 2. Successful transition of job duties from volunteers to the ED 3. Growing audiences for orchestra performances 4. A greater number of public appearances by the orchestra, pops orchestra, chamber ensemble, and affiliated ensembles 5. Expanded outreach to schools and the general public in unconventional places These outcomes were not met. By early 2019, it was becoming clear that our financial support had declined and was no longer sufficient to support the orchestra at its previous level or maintain the executive director position. These conclusions were reached on the basis of finances alone, and did not involve an evaluation process. The executive director submitted her resignation, and the board reluctantly reduced the number of concerts for the 2019-2020 season. ""","Achieved proposed outcomes",68966,"Other,local or private",74000,,"Lynn Evenson, Janeen Carey, Emily Ekstrand-Brummer, Hannah Sipola, Benjamin Nilles, Sheila Wilcox, Ethan Bexell, Linnea Manning, James Wachter",,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support Grant",,"Mesabi Community Orchestra will develop a strategy to expand fundraising to cover the new executive director's salary.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rena,Hartman,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","PO Box 600",Virginia,MN,55792,"(646) 267-6934",karjack@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-grant-40,"Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10005942,"Operating Support",2018,8290,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","In this grant project period, DBAA will address the overall goal of supporting artists and arts organizations in creating, producing and presenting high-quality arts activities. 1) Our goal is to successfully transition the organization's budget to support partial funding for a director position by sustaining net fundraising income at least $6,000 during each of the next two fiscal years. 2) DBAA's goal is to begin budgeting for reserves equal to 5% of its budget by the end of the grant period in order to make DBAA more financially stable while continuing its mission of presenting high quality arts events for patrons of all ages. 3) Identify audience interests and gather feedback regarding programming and expand the methods of communicating with audiences to inform programming choices and increase. Goal one Method and Evaluation: Build on the success of the current fiscal year's fundraising experiment by planning another large event fundraiser that will net at least $6,000 each of the next two years. Goal two Method and Evaluation: Through regular budget review, the board will evaluate the ability to to dedicate surplus funds to reserves. At the end of each fiscal year, a determination will be made about funds to be designated to reserves. Goal three Method and Evaluation: During the grant period, collect audience surveys at least once each season; use online methods to capture input from attendees; dedicate discussion time with performing arts director, board and membership on audience development. Results of feedback will be shared with board to inform future programming. Use multiple electronic methods to reach potential audiences with more Facebook posts, more fans, more new material on the website.","We essentially reached our first two goals of sustaining net fundraising income at least $6,000 during to support partial funding for a director position, and budgeting for reserves equal to 5% of our budget, despite losing income from two concerts that were postponed this past season. The second goal was achieved through three unrestricted donations that were directed to operating reserves, more than exceeding the goal. Our third goal, to identify audience interests, gather feedback regarding programming, and expand the methods of communicating with audiences was intended to be achieved at one of the postponed concerts, but happened at the August 2 concert instead. We announced that a survey would be available in paper copy in the lobby and that an online survey would be live at the end of the concert on our website and through Facebook. Because we did not hand them out with the programs, we only received 20 paper copy surveys back. The online survey ran for about a week following the concert and elicited 54 responses. We were pleased with our first experiment with survey monkey as an easy and effective tool for audiences to give feedback.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",72630,"Other,local or private",80920,,"Sue Gerbig, Diane Peet, Karen Collins, Michael Beyer, Sandie Club, Janet Fenske, Ben Gustafson, Colleen Olson, Rebecca Thoen, Rose Wold",,"Dawson-Boyd Arts Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Operating Support FY18/19.",2018-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Luanne,Fondell,"Dawson-Boyd Arts Association","PO Box 434",Dawson,MN,56232,"(320) 769-2955 ",mail@dawsonboydarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lac qui Parle, Chippewa, Yellow Medicine, Swift, Kandiyohi, Big Stone, Renville",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1342,"Joyce Aakre: Visual Art, Writing, SMAC Board; Pam Blake: Visual Art, SMAC Board; Mark Bosveld: Theatre, Arts Admin; Steve Linstrom: Writing, Museum Admin; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: Visual Art, SMAC Board; Liz Rackl: Visual Art, Arts Admin; Tom Wirt: Visual Art, SMAC Board.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor, director, teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art educator, visual artist, Tyler Arts Council, Lincoln County Art Fair, South Dakota Arts Educators Association, Southwest Minnesota Weaver's Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor SMSU; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice, dance teacher; Dana Conroy: producer, filmmaker; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.",,2
10005959,"Operating Support",2018,9398,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Our top goal during the period funded by this grant will be to continue to introduce our organization to new customers through promotion and outreach. By making more people aware of what we do, we in turn hope to draw more people through our doors to buy tickets. We are confident we can keep our current patrons coming back, and likewise, believe newcomers to our building will be impressed enough to return in the future. We will continue to evaluate our successes and failures through our board of directors after each production. We will constantly query our audiences on their opinions of our work and how we can better serve them.","In February of this year we were able to paint the interior of our theater as well as replace decades-old carpeting in the aisles, entry and steps leading to balcony thanks to our operating grant freeing up funds to make these improvements.","Achieved some of the proposed outcomes",64064,"Other,local or private",73462,,"Mark Wilmes, Lynn Carpenter, Kathy Johnson, Sandy Hanson, Milo Downs, David Norgaard, Lisa Willert, Nathaniel gates, Anne Lichtsinn, Jodi Greer, Kathy Holck, Steven Hurd, Amy Reese, Katie Decker",,"Lake Benton Opera House, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Operating Support FY18/19.",2018-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Wilmes,"Lake Benton Opera House, Inc.","120 Benton St E","Lake Benton",MN,56149,"(507) 368-4620 ",lakebentonoperahouse@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lincoln, Lyon, Pipestone, Yellow Medicine, Murray, Rock",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1344,"Joyce Aakre: Visual Art, Writing, SMAC Board; Pam Blake: Visual Art, SMAC Board; Mark Bosveld: Theatre, Arts Admin; Steve Linstrom: Writing, Museum Admin; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: Visual Art, SMAC Board; Liz Rackl: Visual Art, Arts Admin; Tom Wirt: Visual Art, SMAC Board.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor, director, teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art educator, visual artist, Tyler Arts Council, Lincoln County Art Fair, South Dakota Arts Educators Association, Southwest Minnesota Weaver's Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor SMSU; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice, dance teacher; Dana Conroy: producer, filmmaker; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.","Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Nicole DeBoer (507) 537-1471 ",1
10005966,"Operating Support",2018,9576,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Goal 1) The expansion of the classes is always a concern and a priority. The school is currently going through a transition with a number of older artists retiring. Replacing them will be a challenge and takes time. The board has started its class selection process early this year with the hope of acquiring a new batch of teachers and classes in 2018. MVAS prides itself in the quality of its classes and is not intending on adding classes simply to expand offerings. It is important the new classes are a good match for the school, our curriculum, and our students. This takes time. We are also hoping to attract more instructors from our region. Our goal is to add a further ten - fifteen classes by 2019. Goal 2) Originally a one day event, the Spoon Gathering has now grown into a full week of carving, demonstrations, workshops, presentations and pre-event classes. Every year is a growing challenge. While interest grows, we plan to keep improving the event and make it as successful as possible. Our goal is to keep growing the Spoon Gathering while branding Minnesota as the center of green woodworking in the US. Goal 3) After a year of consolidation and planning, 2019 will be a time to launch new initiatives. Our goal is to implement at least one new major project in 2019. Goal 1) A review of the classes on offer in the 2019 Class Schedule will be the best way of evaluating the growth of classes. Goal 2) We actively seek feedback from event attendees though a feedback form and consultation. There is a lot of energy from a lot of people that contribute to the success of the Spoon Gathering. The interest and support is not waning. In fact it is growing. Goal 3) Late 2018 and 2019 represent the beginning of a new phase with unlimited growth possibilities for the school. What we implement will be the evaluation.","Goal 1: Some 60 classes will be on offer this year. More importantly the classes are filling well. The only class cancelled to date was a cooking class held 2 weeks after the new schedule launch. That class was rescheduled for later in 2019. Class schedules have been distributed throughout Minneapolis and St. Paul. All Twin Cities classes have filled to date. Goal 2: Previously, the largest number of attendees at the Spoon Gathering was 160. In 2018, there were 205 registered participants. 200 was our theoretical limit based on the facilities and staffing, however the school feels it can handle at least 225 for 2019. Goal 3: The Young Artist Scholarship Fund is up and running. The school has already had 2 successful applicants. One was a 22 year old female college student from St. Paul who has a passion for wood bowl turning and the other was a 15 year old local high school student with a interest in Norwegian knife making. Several of our past young students have taken our classes and now pursuing arts careers. One is currently at college studying art and the another is in Sweden studying metal working at a famous Swedish folk school. MVAS hopes the Young Artist Scholarship Fund will help to facilitate more of these successes. MVAS has never had the budget for wide scale media promotion. The partnership with Pioneer has enabled MVAS to reach a much wider audience. One of our challenges has been that students were not aware the school existed. Once a student takes a class a the school, more often than not they return to take further classes.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",73694,"Other,local or private",83270,,"Jon Roisen, John Larson, Kirstin Lindstrom, Jill Christie, Robin Moore, Jill Blom, Scott Wilson, Bob Kempe, Pauline Pate",,"Milan Village Arts School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Operating Support FY18/19.",2018-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ron,Porep,"Milan Village Arts School","PO Box 230",Milan,MN,56262,"(320) 734-4807 ",mvas@fedteldirect.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Chippewa, Swift, Lac qui Parle, Kandiyohi, Big Stone, Renville, Meeker, Stearns, Redwood, Lyon, Pope, Yellow Medicine, Stevens, Murray, Pipestone, Grant, Douglas, Otter Tail, Wadena, Traverse, Wilkin, Hennepin, Carver, Dakota, Todd, Rice, Wright, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1346,"Joyce Aakre: Visual Art, Writing, SMAC Board; Pam Blake: Visual Art, SMAC Board; Mark Bosveld: Theatre, Arts Admin; Steve Linstrom: Writing, Museum Admin; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: Visual Art, SMAC Board; Liz Rackl: Visual Art, Arts Admin; Tom Wirt: Visual Art, SMAC Board.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor, director, teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art educator, visual artist, Tyler Arts Council, Lincoln County Art Fair, South Dakota Arts Educators Association, Southwest Minnesota Weaver's Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor SMSU; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice, dance teacher; Dana Conroy: producer, filmmaker; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.",,2
10005974,"Operating Support",2018,6202,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1) Our goal is to increase audience size by 20% over the two year period. This will support our chorale in presenting high-quality arts activities. 2) Our goal is to increase our digital presence by 10%. This will help overcome barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities, and reach out to a diverse audience. 3) Our goal is to make the chorale more financially stable by maintaining a reserve fund. This will support our arts organization in being able to continue to present high-quality arts activities to the region. 1. Keep track of audience size at each concert site and compare totals to the average for 2016-2018. 2. Compare number of Facebook friends in 2017 with the number at the end of each grant/fiscal year. 3. Examine the year-end financial statements for a reserve fund.","We fell far short of our goal to increase audience by 20%. We increased Facebook likes by 29%. Our balance sheet now reflects a $1500 reserve fund.","Achieved some of the proposed outcomes",24341,"Other,local or private",30543,,"June Meyerhoff, Vickie Daub, Sue Selden, Jean Schueller, Bruce Flesner, Brian Jensen",,"Prairie Arts Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Operating Support FY18/19.",2018-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,June,Meyerhoff,"Prairie Arts Chorale","PO Box 531",Marshall,MN,56258,"(507) 530-2157 ",junemeyerhoff@mvtvwireless.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine, Lac qui Parle, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Renville, Lyon, Redwood, Meeker",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1347,"Joyce Aakre: Visual Art, Writing, SMAC Board; Pam Blake: Visual Art, SMAC Board; Mark Bosveld: Theatre, Arts Admin; Steve Linstrom: Writing, Museum Admin; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: Visual Art, SMAC Board; Liz Rackl: Visual Art, Arts Admin; Tom Wirt: Visual Art, SMAC Board.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor, director, teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art educator, visual artist, Tyler Arts Council, Lincoln County Art Fair, South Dakota Arts Educators Association, Southwest Minnesota Weaver's Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor SMSU; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice, dance teacher; Dana Conroy: producer, filmmaker; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.",,2
10009956,"Operating Support Grant - Renewal",2020,3510,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","We will again use this generous funding to pay for staff, rent at Sacred Heart Music Center, promotional endeavors (printing, travel, outreach), upkeep of gear and computers, and so on. The goal is to reach a kind of cruising altitude with the MRC that allows us to undergo repeated, regular promotional actions that will establish the MRC in peoples' minds as the go-to place for teens who exhibit a desire to express their musical intelligence, at no charge to them. We will continue to monitor attendance and short- and long-term trends in participation to identify our successes and areas for improvement. With the MRC, true success is in the smiling faces of the diverse kids who discover an interest in playing the guitar or the keyboards or rapping or recording a song they wrote. It's in seeing kids of different ages and backgrounds work together to reach goals. We know the MRC is valuable, because the kids tell us so -- as do their parents and guardians and supervisors and educators. But our success must also be quantifiable in not just growing our numbers, but making sure that each year is another step forward to a stronger sustainability. The ongoing support of ARAC is key to helping us stay afloat for the kids while we do the work that is needed to grow the program bit by bit. It's a small program, but it makes a huge difference.","ARAC funds were requested for operational support for the Music Resource Center so that we may provide ongoing music instruction, reach out to and maintain relationships with existing youth centered programs such as the Boys and Girls Club. Support from this grant enabled the MRC to continue renting Sacred Heart for practice and studio space, pay a portion of the Program Manager's salary. The MRC was having a typical year in regards to attendance and outreach prior to closing due to the Covid pandemic on March 16th. Once the program closed it was not able to reopen for the remainder of the year due to the virus.","Achieved Some of the Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",3510,,"Carolyn Sundquist, Tom Hollenhorst, Roger Reinert, Zane Ball, Mary Ostman, Nelson French, Mike Poupor, Bob Hewitt, Susan Phillips, Deb Scott",,"Armory Arts and Music Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support Grant - Renewal",,"Operating Support 2020.",2020-01-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,James,Geisler,"Armory Arts and Music Center AKA Music Resource Center","1626 London Rd Ste 779",Duluth,MN,55812,"(320) 266-2057",james@dulutharmory.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-grant-renewal,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10009957,"Operating Support Grant - Renewal",2020,3762,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The Arrowhead Chorale will continue to focus on visibility, marketing, and both audience and donor development, as well as support for staff (artistic director, accompanist, business manager) throughout our 2019-2020 season. Goals: 1. Continue the transition from a chamber choir to a symphonic choir. While the number of singers is that of a symphonic choir, a new approach to rehearsing and performing must be learned and refined. 2. Increase the Chorale's visibility in the community through social media and marketing campaigns. 3. Continue to collaborate and partner with both local and non-local artists to provide unique experiences for our audiences, members, and collaborative partners. 4. Continue to increase new and consistent donor involvement by simplifying the giving opportunities available and offering a new opportunity (Singer Sponsorship). Measurable outcomes are retention of both staff and singers, audience size, and community support and involvement. The Board of the Arrowhead Chorale is in charge of all evaluations (grants, concerts, other activities, etc.). Evaluation of this grant as a success will include: 1. Increased audition attendance, returning singer attendance, and audience attendance. 2. Social media metrics (number of views, likes, etc.) and post-concert surveys (audience and singers) to gauge visibility and participation, as well as collect general feedback. 3. Continued collaboration with local and non-local musicians and groups to be measured by follow-up interviews and post-concert feedback surveys. 4. Increase in individual and corporate sponsors via Singer Sponsorship and season sponsorship. The success of a musical performance is always subjective. Tears, laughter, clapping/participation, and gratitude are all indicators of a successful and moving audience experience, which we receive regularly from our audience members.",,,44266,"Other,local or private",48028,,,,"Arrowhead Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support Grant - Renewal",,"Operating Support 2020.",2020-01-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Rachel,Bartell,"Arrowhead Chorale","506 Michigan St W",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 733-7521",arrowheadchorale@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-grant-renewal-0,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10009964,"Operating Support Grant",2020,4013,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Early on the DDAC instituted by-laws to assist in determining governance procedures. The collective operates from a consensus building model of decision making, so that member groups have the ability to give feedback at anytime and have buy-in to the decision making process. Each member organization has an equal vote in decision making. As a group DDAC discusses decisions, votes on each issue, and revisits the effectiveness of each decision at subsequent meetings. We solicit feedback during a “check in and assessment” period at our bi-monthly DDAC meetings to discuss what’s working and what isn’t, through on-line surveys for members who can not attend meetings, and at our Annual meeting. In addition, DDAC established an Executive board that meets monthly, making day-to-day decisions on behalf of the larger group. The executive board is responsible to the collective, seeks approval for financial decisions and new initiatives, and reaches out monthly to each member to check in. DDAC’s Executive board serves in a function of connecting group members month to month – updating members to new developments within the collective, reaching out to each member to check in and see how things are working for them. This has developed accountability in relationships with members at a one-to-one level. In the months we do not have a larger group-DDAC meeting, we have a “social hour”, so that members can connect as common allies within the downtown community. These social meetings are open to friends and connections of DDAC members, serving as another way to network, taking the pulse of the community we serve. We encourage our members to ask visitors to the Downtown Duluth Arts Walk for feedback about their experience. Feedback is then brought to DDAC meetings, assessed and solutions are implemented. An early example of evaluating and addressing constituent needs, was streamlining our Arts Walk time to be between the hours of 5 and 8 pm for all locations. Based on evaluation of constituent feedback, we have also redesigned our brochures to be more user-friendly, consolidated multiple studios into the Pineapple Building Studios to be more accessible to visitors, removed venues not providing arts programming from our Arts Walk roster, and are considering moving from a monthly Arts Walk to a quarterly Arts Walk event to provide an enriched arts experience to our visitors. We hope to institute listening sessions with community and business leaders in the near future.The Downtown Duluth Arts Collective (DDAC) is a grassroots collective of artists, business people, and teachers. Additionally, we are individuals firmly rooted in our community through active participation in the arts and support of local resources. One area of major strength in this regard is the sheer number of members from our wide variety of venues. As we spread out and attend events around the community and engage in conversation about other facilities and happenings, the people at those events feel welcome at and more interested in participating in our Art Walks. Beyond the local creative community, we invite people of all interests and affinities to take part in our programming. As a group we have discussed and located techniques to break down the cliques or intimidation that ""outsiders"" might feel due to the fact that Duluth has such a close-knit community of artists and art enthusiasts. An example of this is when we discussed incorporating more events within events so that people who attend are not submersed into a potentially awkward social situation. Instead, they can participate in an activity or discussion surrounding the arts that encompasses the whole group rather than just those who already know each other. The DDAC's monthly art walks offer the public an eclectic array of enriching cultural and artistic experiences. The Art Walk's frequency, lack of entry fee, and open organizational structure gives the public access to quality interactions and connections with art and",,,20018,"Other,local or private",24031,,,,"Downtown Duluth Arts Collaborative","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support Grant",,"We will advertise art walks, pay staff for marketing, and provide transportation between venues.",2020-01-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Faith,King,"Downtown Duluth Arts Collaborative","23 W 1st St",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 428-8708",kingfv@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-grant-41,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10009965,"Operating Support Grant - Renewal",2020,5270,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","We're trying to accomplish a continued tradition of celebrating quality, community filmmaking. DSFF is the place for regional filmmakers, and we need funding to keep going strong. This means funding to improve our venues, our tech, or the manner in which we treat our filmmakers. We've gotten so many compliments from attending filmmakers that we treat them like VIPs and we want them to keep feeling that way. Independent and art-house cinema need all the help they can to keep going strong. Without a strong local film festival like ours - that caters to the region - there would be no place left for the film community and the Duluth community as a whole to connect. We will measure both attendance and how people feel about the festival as a whole. Filmmakers are also included in these measurable outcomes, but we view that in a different way from how we talk to the general audience. Monitoring staff hire through board oversight via a 5-point performance management evaluation matrix tool that assesses staff strength in the following categories and subcategories: 1. Organizational Wide Financial Understanding -Financial understanding of organization and ability to constrain this understanding 2. Organization Wide Competencies -Initiative -Sense of Urgency -Teamwork -Work Environment/Safety 3. Job Based Competencies -Communication -Audience Focus -Dependability -Job Knowledge -Planning -Productivity -Results Focus -Technical Skills Marketing and promotional goals will be measured through the use of website analytics and visitor tracking, social networking insight tools which measure page actions, page views, page likes, reach, and post engagements. DSFF will also solicit feedback, measure enjoyment, evaluate programming and address the needs of our audience via surveys at all events.",,,40786,"Other,local or private",46057,,,,"The Duluth Superior Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support Grant - Renewal",,"Operating Support 2020.",2020-01-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Matthew,Dressel,"The Duluth Superior Film Festival","1734 Columbus Ave",Duluth,MN,55803,"(612) 227-8015",dsff.films@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-grant-renewal-2,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10009966,"Operating Support Grant",2020,6526,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The DSSA utilizes multiple forms of program and performance evaluation. Audience feedback is solicited regularly through online surveys. This is a new form of evaluation that was started in 2018. As we have received more responses, we started integrating this feedback in 2019. For example, a “classical pops” concert was added and a “rock and roll” show was taken away based on this feedback. DSSO has already seen an increase in ticket sales. DSSO also evaluates these sales to see if we have consistent attendance and are offering concerts our community wants to attend. We also use this info to help us figure out ideal dates and times that work best for performances. We also evaluate attendance at DSSO outreach events, which are free and focused on community participation. We evaluate how many people show up and if this attendance turns into ticket sales for the main stage performances. In addition to the above mentioned forms of program and performance evaluation, DSSA also regularly partners with the University of Minnesota Duluth to conduct more in-depth evaluations. These evaluations are designed and conducted by a group of University of Minnesota Duluth marketing students under the supervision of Rajiv Vaidyanathan, Ph.D.. Dr. Vaidyanathan is a DSSA Board member and has assisted in past program evaluations. Utilizing student and board member resources, the DSSA is able to keep evaluation costs to a minimum, while providing strong data for improving programs and accessibility measures. DSSA is constantly seeking funds in order to provide transportation assistance for community members, especially for the elderly in the Twin Ports. In the past, these funds have helped the DSSA partner with local assisted living facilities to provide tickets for residents interested in attending performances. DSSA plans to keep raising funds to provide transportation for elders, as well as, expand transportation for other community members who may have transportation barriers to attending performances. DSSA is also seeking funds to help with a project supporting more community engagement with organizations that serve diverse communities traditionally undeserved by the arts. If these funds are awarded, the project will launch in 2020 and be a partnership with local indigenous and black cultural organizations, local assisted living facilities, local nonprofits that work with low-income families. DSSO also provides free and discounted tickets regularly for performances. DSSO has a discounted student ticket price for every performance to encourage attendance from younger audiences. DSSO hosts outreach concerts annually that are designed to bring in new audiences at free or discounted rates. DSSO also regularly partners with community arts celebrations such as the local music festival Homegrown to host smaller performances in the community. This is the DSSO's Bridge Sessions programming and is designed to reduce barriers to accessing the arts by bringing orchestral music into the community and the community into orchestral performances.",,,1493473,"Other,local or private",1500000,,,,"Duluth Superior Symphony Association AKA Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support Grant",,"This will help fund DSSA's general operating costs, including DSSO performances and DSSYO programs.",2020-01-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Heidi,Lord,"Duluth Superior Symphony Association AKA Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra","130 W Superior St Ste LL2-120",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 623-3771",HLord@dsso.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-grant-42,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10009968,"Operating Support Grant - Renewal",2020,4893,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Our goals, as a young organization, are to continue to offer an excellent level of instruction through a wide range of classes for diverse interests. Specifically, we wish to develop depth in some of the programs, offering intermediate and advanced classes, particularly with blacksmithing and weaving. The additional operating support helps keep a paid staff person who coordinates all the programming and administrative needs. The Board has a goal to increase staff hours. People vote “with their feet,” and lack of interest in particular classes or events gives a clear message. Although the reasons may not always be clear, many factors are considered in assessing what to consider or alter: scheduled time, location, season/weather, conflicting activities, personal conflicts, and insufficient notice or marketing. Students instructors, EFS members, and the public are regularly asked for feedback about programming they would like to see happen. Statistical analysis of class enrollment and cancellations be used. Evaluation of the blacksmith curriculum and the staff time available will be done.",,,90409,"Other,local or private",95303,,,,"Ely Folk School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support Grant - Renewal",,"Operating Support 2020.",2020-01-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Betty,Firth,"Ely Folk School","209 E Sheridan St",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 235-0138",betty@elyfolkschool.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-grant-renewal-4,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10009969,"Operating Support Grant - Renewal",2020,4641,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","We will continue to develop our evaluation plan. The evaluation plan seeks to answer three questions: 1. To What extent does the Ely Winter Festival strengthen the Ely community? 2. How do the arts components of the Ely Winter Festival affect the artists' 3. To what extent do the arts components of the Ely Winter Festival affect the audiences' We also collect data to show trends in the number of carvers and sculptures. The measurable outcomes we selected for our new MSAB grant will serve as measurable outcomes for this grant as well. They are: • The Ely business community is strengthened by increasing tourist and resident activity during the Ely Winter Festival. • Audience members will be exposed to art in several forms and will engage with the arts and artists. We will seek to gather feedback from four key constituent groups: artists, the business community, audience members, and the organizations that sponsor events. To evaluate whether the Ely business community is strengthened, EWF volunteers will conduct a face-to-face survey of downtown businesses to determine whether the Ely Winter Festival increases customers/revenues, and will ask for feedback as to how we could help to further strengthen the Ely community. To determine whether audience members are exposed to art in several forms and are engaging with the arts and artists, EWF volunteers will interview attendees at multiple arts events. Questions will be designed to measure engagement; e.g., how did you participate, what did you find most interesting, will you attend this event again, what could EWF do better? We will feel we have been successful in collecting feedback from our four constituent groups if our evaluation process produces at least one meaningful recommendation for improvement.",,,27874,"Other,local or private",32516,,,,"Ely Winter Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support Grant - Renewal",,"Operating Support 2020.",2020-01-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Linda,Ganister,"Ely Winter Festival","423 Sheridan St E Ste 2",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 365-7669",linda@elywinterfestival.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-grant-renewal-5,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10009975,"Operating Support Grant - Renewal",2020,7783,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","With this funding, Homegrown Music Festival is wanting to accomplish the following things: Homegrown wants to gain festival awareness from local college students in both Duluth and Superior. There are thousands of students in our area that are unaware of Homegrown Music Festival. Through continued college residencies, the festival strives to introduce the student population to local music and arts, encouraging them to attend and participate in future events including the Homegrown Music Festival. We also want to continue to build a website and technology platform that is beneficial to the future of Homegrown. With more and more focus on smart phones and websites rather than paper, we want to always strive for that cutting-edge way for people to find and connect with us. Measurable outcomes include attendance at our events to include volunteer sign up as well as hits to our website. Increased festival attendance will also be a measurable outcome. Homegrown Music Festival staff will measure the outcomes from funding through feedback from those who use the website as well as through those who attend our college residencies. Keeping a robust volunteer pool is crucial to the success of Homegrown, and we rely heavily on college students to help fill these areas. Some college students also perform in the arts. These students could take a future spot on a Homegrown stage. At the UMD event we recently held, approximately 500 students were introduced to what Homegrown does; promotes local music. We also will watch closely at traffic patterns to our website and ask users what more they would like to see on our website.",,,103306,"Other,local or private",111090,,,,"Homegrown Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support Grant - Renewal",,"Operating Support 2020.",2020-01-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Melissa,"La Tour","Homegrown Music Festival","128 Toledo St E",Duluth,MN,55811,"(760) 518-6758",melissa@duluthhomegrown.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-grant-renewal-6,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10009981,"Operating Support Grant",2020,6526,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","LSYC collects and analyzes data of the number of schools represented in our programming. That data is analyzed to determine areas or schools that we are not seeing represented in our programming. We then create clear objectives, strategies, and tactics to reach those areas. An example of this was when we identified a school not represented in our programming and strategically planned for a Prelude program to be held at this school, eventually resulting in representation from that school in our Resident Choir program. We also use assessment in qualitative formats to evaluate the quality of our programs. With the growth of our Prelude program, we have observed that our singers are coming into our Resident Choir program more prepared, resulting in higher-quality musicianship and family commitment to the program. Frequent collaborative invitations from other arts organizations attest to the artistic achievement and distinction of LSYC’s contributions. At the end of each season or special event (ie. Summer Sing), survey data is requested from audience members, families, and singers to provide input and assessment of LSYC's artistic offerings and operations. The staff and board will review these surveys with ideas and suggestions to be considered when planning for the next season. Some examples of improvements that were made from gathering survey data (feedback) include adaptation of concert times, increasing the opportunities for community building, and adding a special day tour experience for our intermediate choir. In addition to quantitative strategies of assessment and evaluation, the directors are consistently using their professional experience and knowledge to assess the level of quality our choirs. Frequent collaborative invitations from local and regional performing arts organizations attest to the artistic achievement and distinction of LSYC’s recent performance contributions. We also evaluate admission statistics annually, analyzing patterns or trends in reasons for withdrawal, annual retention, and work to improve programs to meet family needs. Social media also plays a crucial role in assessment. Audience members leave comments on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram based on their input about a show or outreach program, the accessibility of particular performance venues, etc. Even more than audience surveys, LSYC has found that authentic assessment comes from social media platforms that are accessible to anyone.One of LSYC’s values is INCLUSIVITY, encouraging the participation of singers and families of diverse backgrounds from throughout the area. It is part of our five year strategic plan to focus our efforts on increasing our efforts of inclusivity and diversity. We have a place and a program for all singers who wish to participate. While we audition singers for a placement in our Resident Choir program, if singers do not attain the level of ability required, they will be invited to participate in another LSYC introductory program such as Prelude. Evidence of this can be found in our Resident Choir Singer Handbook under audition and enrollment process. LSYC is the only youth choral non-profit organization in the Northland area. Our singers travel as far as 50 miles each week to participate in the Resident Choir program. LSYC's Honor Choir program has an even greater reach, expanding to a 100 mile radius of singers invited to join LSYC's choirs for a day of high-quality music making. LSYC's Honor Choir day also brings MN area music educators together for an opportunity to workshop, learn, share, and grow as professionals. LSYC's Cantemus choir recently performed at the American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota’s State Conference to represent the Northland along with two other top choirs from the state. Cantemus received a standing ovation for their performance from choral music educators from across the state of Minnesota. In addition to being a benefit for the state of MN arts community, LSYC is committed to ma",,,186584,"Other,local or private",193111,,,,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus, Inc. AKA Lake Superior Youth Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support Grant",,"Funds would be used to support efforts in outreach, alumni development, and operation improvements.",2020-01-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Jenna,Kelly,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus, Inc. AKA Lake Superior Youth Chorus","1100 E Superior St Ste 304",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 461-8461",jkelly@lsyouthchorus.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-grant-44,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10009983,"Operating Support Grant - Renewal",2020,7155,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","MSO is beginning rehearsals for its 42nd season, with concerts planned for November, February and April in Virginia, Cook, and Ely. We have been on an upward trajectory for a decade, and are fortunate to be led by an excellent Artistic Director/Conductor who is a good fit for our organization. This is a good point in our history to evaluate where we are going: are the strategic goals set in 2011 still our goals today; given our financial constraints, does MSO benefit more from hiring staff or expanding our concert season; and should we be focusing more on recruiting and serving musicians or growing our audiences – or can we do both? Irrespective of how we answer those questions, MSO's most important measurable outcomes for 2020 are these: • Restore our financial health • Secure artistic leadership for the 2020-2021 season • Develop a staffing structure that is sustainable and meets the needs of the orchestra Achieving these outcomes will position MSO for whatever future it pursues. The first outcome will be met if MSO reaches six months’ reserves on hand by the end of June, and maintains or increases its reserves throughout the end of 2020. Months of reserves on hand will be measured by dividing unrestricted funds by the budget for the next six months. The second outcome will be met if MSO signs a contract with Benjamin Nilles or an equally qualified individual for the 2020-2021 season. Maestro Nilles’s current contract extends through June 2020. The third outcome will be met if MSO has staff in place to manage all the necessary tasks of running the orchestra. These staff members may be paid or volunteer, but their pay may not cause reserves to fall below 6 months on hand.",,,78680,"Other,local or private",85836,,,,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support Grant - Renewal",,"Operating Support 2020.",2020-01-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Karen,McManus,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","PO Box 600",Virginia,MN,55792,"(218) 365-3228",karjack@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-grant-renewal-8,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10009987,"Operating Support Grant - Renewal",2020,2505,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","By 2021, the Nordic Center will have effective community communication and public relations structures and resources in place. By 2021, the Nordic Center will have 1) an updated website and 2) improved operations for communications, programming, and outreach. These will be assessed with assistance from the Nordic Center’s first part-time activities coordinator with board administration. The website effectiveness will be measured by tracking number of visitors to the site. Programming will be measured by attendee satisfaction with all Nordic Center events. The Nordic Center will continue to collect quantitative (participant and presenter written surveys, event attendee tracking, and a formalized membership structure) and qualitative data (focus group and testimonials) to inform operations. To measure the effectiveness of communications and programming, the Nordic Center will 1) Develop and offer an online (Survey Monkey) and/or a simplified check-off style written survey for program attendees. 2) Complete plans to form an advisory council and solicit annual feedback from this council. This advisory body will consist of invited community members, each with needed expertise for the organization on a volunteer basis. Our success to hire an activities coordinator will be measured by the degree to which we can plan and execute program plans, secure funds, conduct outreach and build an effective effective internal and external relations.",,,8314,"Other,local or private",10820,,,,"Nordic Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support Grant - Renewal",,"Operating Support 2020.",2020-01-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Karen,Keenan,"Nordic Center","23 N Lake Ave",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 393-7320",arnarennan@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-grant-renewal-9,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10009989,"Operating Support Grant - Renewal",2020,3008,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Our mission is to foster a greater appreciation of the contemporary arts; to bridge cultures; to create and expand community; and to provide cultural exchange, networking opportunities, and educational outreach through regular interaction with the contemporary arts. Our vision for fulfilling this vision in 2019 includes continuing an active and dynamic program of events in the visual, musical, and literary arts, and serving as a venue, with emphasis on representing a broad spectrum of artists and underserved/underrepresented communities. Specific goals include continuing the educational programming that we developed in 2018 (offering more artist-led workshops, the monthly arts workshop held in collaboration with Mentor Duluth, and our student intern program). We plan to allocate funds to each of the 6-8 art exhibitions that we will host in 2019, as well as to individual programming events to complement each exhibition. We plan to measure the success of our goals listed above in both quantitative and qualitative manners. Quantitatively, we will assess based on the completion of 6-8 visual art exhibitions and at least one complementary programming event planned during each exhibition. We measure attendance at each of our events and during open hours so that we can keep track of audience exposure and potential impact. We also assess the quality or success of such events by identifying specific stakeholder community members for each series of events/programs (artists, audience members, those associated with interested organizations, members, etc.). These stakeholders are consulted during the planning of events and also at the completion of the events, to check in with various community members to ensure that we are meeting the needs of the various communities that we serve and strategize about how to improve with each successive project.",,,25851,"Other,local or private",28860,,,,"Prøve Collective","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support Grant - Renewal",,"Operating Support 2020.",2020-01-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Jamie,Ratliff,"Prøve Collective","21 N Lake Ave",Duluth,MN,55802,"(401) 474-8627",jamie@provegallery.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-grant-renewal-11,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10009993,"Operating Support Grant - Renewal",2020,3008,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The mission of TWPO is to continue bring a high level of performance of excellent wind literature to the public in a wide variety of venues. This year we have Oysten Baadsvick (international renown tuba soloist and recording artist) of Norway as a featured guest artist in our fall concert. TPWO will play for Minnesota Ballet's production of ""Carnival of the Animals and Other Dances"" and will collaborate with the Agate Encores Community Concerts in Moose Lake, MN. We plan on performing six public concerts in the up-coming year with a wide variety of music and venues. The theme of TWPO’s 2019-2020 season is “Sonic Soundscapes”, and concert titles are Symphonic Soundscapes (two performances), Sounds of the Holiday Season, It’s All About Transportation….How Does That Sound, Song and Dances of the Wild West, and Sounds of Summer. We will continue our Honors Musician Program and plan on performing with smaller ensembles made up of TWPO members at nursing homes and special venues. We have six measures of success for TWPO in the up-coming year. First, did the Board of Directors successfully implement the five new board positions to improve internal operations' Second, did attendance increase at TWPO performances' Third, did TWPO successfully perform six concerts. Fourth, did TWPO expand its venue of performance sites' Fifth, did TWPO successfully continue its Honors Musicians Program? Sixth, did TWPO have guest artists of the highest quality perform with them?",,,19097,"Other,local or private",22105,,,,"Twin Ports Wind Ensemble","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support Grant - Renewal",,"Operating Support 2020.",2020-01-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Robert,Gilmore,"Twin Ports Wind Ensemble","1201 Ordean Ct UMD 231 Humanities",Duluth,MN,55812,"(218) 726-6124",bgilmore217@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-grant-renewal-13,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014695,"Operating Support",2020,3240,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Of those participating in the survey, the majority of the people will agree that The Rourke had a positive impact on the community and is important to the them and their community. During the 2020 season, participants and the public will be asked if The Rourke Art Gallery Museum is having a positive impact on their community and that the arts are important to them, either personally or to their community.","On a scale from 1 to 5, for both Positive Impact and Importance to the community, the average score reported was a 5 for both.","Achieved proposed outcomes",2760,"Other,local or private",6000,,"Murphy Anderson, AnNA Lee, Su Legatt, Dr. Elizabeth NAwrot, Christopher Orth, Daniel Otto, RoNAld H.L.M. Ramsay, J Bracken Rourke, Dr. Peter Schultz, Emily Williams-Wheeler",0.00,"The Rourke Art Gallery Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To support the costs of the museum's comprehensive insurance policy, a general operating expense.",2020-03-19,2020-12-14,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jonathan,Rutter,"The Rourke Art Gallery Museum","521 Main Ave",Moorhead,MN,56560,"(218) 236-8861",jonathan.rutter@therourke.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Lake Region Arts Council",,"Clay, Wilkin, Norman, Hennepin, Ramsey, Cass, Becker, Hubbard, Otter Tail, St. Louis, Dakota, Stearns, Pope, Douglas, Grant, Polk, Beltrami",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1755,"Jon Solinger, BA Art, MSU Moorhead, photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Jan Jackola, BFA Fine Arts, Bemidji State University, Program Coordinator, Community Vitality, UofM Extension Service; W. Scott Olsen, Professor of English, Concordia College, MFA Creative Writing, UMass, Amherst; Anne Robinson-Paul, University Relations for College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, NDSU, MFA Creative Writing, E Washington University, BA English, Concordia College; Linda Gaugert, Visual Artist, owner of Three Havens Art Gallery; Jeff Merrick, Grant County Courthouse Site Manager, BFA, Iowa State University; Amy Ann Mursu, Juris Doctorate, BA Philosophy, Minor English, musician including piano, clarinet, tuba, and violin; Stacy Lundquist, Art, Design and Graphic Arts, Dakota County Technical College, MA Elementary Leadership, SWSU Marshall, visual artist, drawing, painting, illustration; Cheryl Larson, AA Alexandria Tech College, Arts, Executive Director Central Square Arts Center, Glenwood; Jason Ramey, Assistant Professor of Studio Art, UM Morris, MFA UW Madison, sculpture/furniture, design/wood, BFA Herron School of Art and Design; Joyce Manning, BS K-12 Music, vocal and instrumental, Concordia College, pianist and vocalist, instructor, retired choir instructor; Laura Youngbird, retired Director of Native American Arts, Plains Arts Museum, MA Drawing/Painting, Moorhead State University, BFA Drawing and Painting, Minor Native American Studies, MSU.","Jon Solinger, BA Art, MSU Moorhead, photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Jan Jackola, BFA Fine Arts, Bemidji State University, Program Coordinator, Community Vitality, UofM Extension Service; W. Scott Olsen, Professor of English, Concordia College, MFA Creative Writing, UMass, Amherst; Anne Robinson-Paul, University Relations for College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, NDSU, MFA Creative Writing, E Washington University, BA English, Concordia College; Linda Gaugert, Visual Artist, owner of Three Havens Art Gallery; Jeff Merrick, Grant County Courthouse Site Manager, BFA, Iowa State University; Amy Ann Mursu, Juris Doctorate, BA Philosophy, Minor English, musician including piano, clarinet, tuba, and violin; Stacy Lundquist, Art, Design and Graphic Arts, Dakota County Technical College, MA Elementary Leadership, SWSU Marshall, visual artist, drawing, painting, illustration; Cheryl Larson, AA Alexandria Tech College, Arts, Executive Director Central Square Arts Center, Glenwood; Jason Ramey, Assistant Professor of Studio Art, UM Morris, MFA UW Madison, sculpture/furniture, design/wood, BFA Herron School of Art and Design; Joyce Manning, BS K-12 Music, vocal and instrumental, Concordia College, pianist and vocalist, instructor, retired choir instructor; Laura Youngbird, retired Director of Native American Arts, Plains Arts Museum, MA Drawing/Painting, Moorhead State University, BFA Drawing and Painting, Minor Native American Studies, MSU.",,2
10002194,"Operating Support",2018,20513,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access "," Our new community engagement director will seek area consultants that reflect our community in categories of race, gender, income and sexual identity. Progress will be measured by the total number of new members added to our cultural consultant committee and that these committee members represent our community across all demos.  2: Utilize these advisors on our community consultant committee to gain a deeper understanding of what gaps exist in arts programming for our community. Progress will be measured by the number of community partnerships developed around programming events, as well as by the types of art we are offering to bridge gaps in programming. ","Our new community engagement director recruited more area consultants that reflect our community in categories of race, gender, income and sexual identity. Our community engagement director worked with current and developed new relationships with important community partners and recruited sixteen new volunteer consultants from a variety of backgrounds and walks of life, from all over the Duluth area. 2: The community engagement director worked with these consultants each month to assess current programming and new programming to meet needs of community. Several new, important relationships were developed with key and diverse community partners and several new programs were developed / implemented as a direct result of the feedback from the community consultants. The community response was amazing!",,690704,"Other, local or private",690704,20513,"Francis Heid, Aparna Katre, Laura Weintraub, Becky Hartley, Lynn Black, Don Ness, Curtis Landherr, Jon Heyesen, Kendra Carlson, Sarah Seidelmann, Geiger Yount, Alan Zeppa",,"Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support ",,"Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community practices the art of growing a connected, healthy community empowered to create and thrive. ",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anthony,Cuneo,"A.H. Zeppa Family Foundation AKA Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community","222 Superior St E Ste 326",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 726-5430 ",tony@zeppa.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1017," Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. "," Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. ",,2
10004059,"Operating Support",2018,59575,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Participation in Circus Juventas classes and performances build self-confidence, artistry, and competencies for success in life for 2,500+ youth. Number served and type of instruction; videos of performances and youth interviews; surveys of students/parents, schools, and community partners. 2: Access to the circus arts is achieved through partnerships with schools, youth-serving non-profits, community groups, and shows for general audiences. List of community and school partners; numbers served and contact hours; location of partners; surveys of partners on quality of the interaction; and audience numbers and feedback.","Participation in Circus Juventas classes and workshops build self-confidence, artistry and competencies for success in life for 2500+ youth. Surveys of parents, videos of performances and youth interviews, community partners. 2: Access to the circus arts is achieved through partnerships with schools, youth-serving non-profits, community groups and shows for general audiences. List of community partners, numbers served and contact hours, surveys of partners on quality of interaction; audience numbers and feedback.",,2693669,"Other, local or private",2693669,8638,"Dan Butler, Betty Butler, Dan Currell, Jason Bradshaw, Cheriti Swigart, Peter Huber, Leslie Bock, Vineeta Sawkar Branby, Angela Forsman, Krista Heikes Sweeney",,"Circus of the Star AKA Circus Juventas","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Circus Juventas, a performing arts circus school for youth, is dedicated to inspiring artistry and self-confidence through a multicultural circus arts experience.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Miriam,Ackerman,"Circus of the Star AKA Circus Juventas","1270 Montreal Ave","St Paul",MN,55116-2400,"(651) 699-8229 ",miriam@circusjuventas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lyon, Mahnomen, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Waseca, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1011,"Michael Arturi: Universal Music Center founder and executive director; Dorothy Belstler: Executive director, Twin Cities Pride; Amy Braford Whittey: Business developer for the arts for HGA; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Colleen LeBlanc: Retired community educator; former Five Wings Regional Arts Council board member; William Miller: History professor at the College of Saint Scholastica, former MSAB board member; Jessica O'Brien: Community engagement manager, Region Nine Development Commission; Elizabeth Jane Olive: Retired nurse and transplant coordinator; community volunteer; costumer; Christi Schmitt: Program coordinator, Saint Paul Public Schools office of multilingual learning; Alexis Walstad, Co-executive director, Karen Organization of Minnesota","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004067,"Operating Support",2018,9830,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Continue creating meaningful outreach experiences where the youth and adults of Itasca county are provided opportunities to encounter our programming. Host fifteen outreach activities to encounter people unfamiliar with our organization. Use Direct Observation Assessment to track participant engagement. Measure audience surveys against prior years.","We hosted at least fifteen outreach activities. Audience surveys were measured against prior years. Outreach activities were recorded. No record of Direct Observation Assessments are noted. Audience surveys were compiled. 2: ",,195983,"Other, local or private",195983,5610,"Dave Kooda, Tom Nelson, Shannon Benolken, Cindy Aultman, Christa Berg, Brad Johnson, Becky Kuntz, Katie Marshall, Joan Foster, Anissa Grotjohn, Cathy Sheilds, Amanda Skaudis",,"Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program provides opportunities to hear, learn, and perform orchestra music for the youth and adults of Itasca County.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tara,Makinen,"Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program","720 Conifer Dr PO Box 140","Grand Rapids",MN,55744,"(218) 327-5781 ",tara@itascaorchestra.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Itasca, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1021,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004077,"Operating Support",2018,353521,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase access to performances at the Ordway for people who otherwise would not be able to afford the price of admission. By tracking usage of our new Pay What You Can option during the Flint Hills International Children's Festival, and the Community Access Program for Ordway productions. 2: Provide high-quality, arts education learning opportunities to over 56,000 school children. We will track the number of youth who participate in our in-school residencies, workshops, master classes and school matinee series, and evaluate the programs to assess their quality.","193 people accessed the Pay What You Can ticket option during the Flint Hills Family Festival. 905 people utilized the Community Access Program. We tracked participation in the Community Access Program throughout the year, and the Pay What You Can ticket option during the Flint Hills Family Festival. 2: It was a tremendously successful year in the Ordway's Arts Education department. We engaged 63,305 schoolchildren, a 15% increase in one year! We both quantitatively and qualitatively evaluate Ordway Arts Education programming. We track participation, and survey individual participants, teachers and teaching artists in order to ensure progress towards intended outcomes.",,18363700,"Other, local or private",18363700,,"Lemuel Amen, Scott P. Anderson, Diane Awsumb, Ravi Balwada, Sylvia Bartley, Dorothea Burns, Mary Choate, John P. Clifford Jr., Honorable Chris Coleman, Geoffrey Curley, Traci Egly, Patrick Garay-Heelan, Rajiv Garg, Dr. Joe Gothard, Ed Graff, Jamie Grant, Tom Handley, Mark L. Henneman, Donna Harris, Bill Johnson, David Kuplic, Eric D. Levinson, David M. Lilly Jr., Laura McCarten, Matt Majka, Marcia L. Morris, Mary Nease, Conrad Nguyen, Nancy Nicholson, John G. Ordway III, P.W.Bill) Parker, Christine Sand, David Sewall, Dan Stoltz, John Vincent Wolak, Brad Wood, Daniel K. Wrigley",,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts is to be a driver for the artistic vitality of the community by hosting, presenting, and creating performing arts and educational programs that engage artists and enrich diverse audiences.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Micah,Minnema,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","345 Washington St","St Paul",MN,55102-1419,"(651) 282-3000 ",mminnema@ordway.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Mahnomen, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Murray, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1062,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004079,"Operating Support",2018,71132,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Produce 414 performances of thirteen productions on two stages; grow the attendees to approximately 85,000; increase access for non-traditional audiences. Quantitative results: number of plays produced, attendees (including non-traditional); Qualitative results: critical reviews, audience surveys, follow-up emails, social media, and teacher evaluations. 2: Utilize multiple models of engagement: entry points for all audiences, plays that speak to different communities, and increased accessibility services. Diverse artists and stories will connect with Puerto Rican, African American, LGBT, deaf communities, and more. Park Square will expand upon and create new partnerships to engage underserved groups.","Produced 375 performances of thirteen productions on two stages; served over 78,000 adults and youth; increased access for non-traditional audiences. Quantitative results: number of plays produced, attendees (including non-traditional); Qualitative results: critical reviews, audience surveys, follow-up emails, social media, and teacher evaluations. 2: Utilized multiple models of engagement: entry points for all audiences, plays that spoke to different communities, and increased accessibility service. Programming met demands for casts and stories reflecting 21st century American mosaic. Multiple audiences attended shows; artists of color, including four directing debuts, populated the stages; greater use of access services.",,3203041,"Other, local or private",3203041,1250,"Paul Mattessich, Tim Ober, Jewelie Grape, John Lefevre, Nancy Feldman, John L. Berthiaume, Daniel Boone, Paul F. Casey, Gissell Castellon, Kristine Clarke, Barb Davis, Jim Falteisek, Kristin Taylor Geisler, Andrea Trimble Hart, Karen Heintz, Paul A. Johnson, Greg Landmark, Kristin Berger Parker, Susan Rostkoski, Kari Ruth, Paul R. Sackett, Paul Stembler",,"Park Square Theatre Company AKA Park Square Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Park Square Theatre's mission is to enrich its community by producing and presenting exceptional live theater that touches the heart, engages the mind, and delights the spirit.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael-jon,Pease,"Park Square Theatre Company AKA Park Square Theatre","408 St Peter St Ste 110","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 767-8485 ",pease@Parksquaretheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1067,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004080,"Operating Support",2018,97364,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Northrop entertains and informs an audience of 350,000+ annually through performances, master classes, lectures, Q and A with artists, and student matinees. Attendance statistics, schedule of artist engagement activities, formal evaluation from teachers, solicited audience feedback and blog comments. 2: Northrop builds an inclusive audience for dance by engaging diverse communities and exploring global issues through the work of renowned dance artists. List of organizational partners, artists engaged, topics explored through the presentations.","Northrop entertained and informed audiences through fifteen dance performances, twelve master classes, fifteen lectures; ten ticketed and eight free concerts. Event and audience statistics are collected, e-mail surveys distributed to attendees, post-show receptions gather in-person feedback; and Northrop's website, FB pages and social media welcome blogging and critical evaluation. 2: Northrop builds an inclusive audience for dance by engaging diverse communities and exploring global issues through renowned dance artists. Northrop distributed surveys and held follow-up meetings with community and University partners, engaged artists and school groups. E-mail surveys to ticket holders request feedback on topics explored through the presentations.",,6552559,"Other, local or private",6552559,,"Antone Melton-Meaux, Jeff Bieganek, Robert Bruininks, John Conlin, Susan DeNuccio, Tammylynne Jonas, Robert Lunieski, Michael Neuberger, Gary Reetz, Donald Williams, Kari Schloner, Cari Hatcher, Cynthia Betz, Christine Tschida",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota","State Government","Operating Support",,"Northrop is a center of discovery and transformation that connects the University of Minnesota and communities beyond by celebrating innovation in the arts, performance, and academics. Northrop promotes student engagement beyond the classroom, develops new audiences to foster continued vitality in arts and culture, and creates opportunities for cross-disciplinary dialogue about important issues and ideas.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cynthia,Betz,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Northrop AKA Northrop","2829 University Ave SE Ste 750",Minneapolis,MN,55414-3279,"(612) 625-6600 ",robi0297@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1068,"Pearl Bergad: Executive director, Chinese Heritage Foundation; Paul Dice: President, International Friendship Through the Performing Arts; Thomas Dodge: Photographer; former executive director of the Fairmont Opera House; Sonja Jacobsen: Retired office manager, Jacobsen Metal Fabrication; vocal and instrumental music teacher; board member, Mankato Symphony; Tammy Mattonen: CPA and nonprofit financial consultant; Jill Moore: Executive Director of Great River Arts; Sara Olsen: Musician, composer, teacher, playwright, and visual artist; Cassandra Utt: Actor, singer, artistic data analysis; Kristen Wesloh: Director of institutional giving, Minnesota Public Radio; 26 years nonprofit management experience","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004083,"Operating Support",2018,79157,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Successfully Fuel Curiosity: Mia provides art content that's compelling to our increasingly diverse community. Mia will examine reach and impact of our art collections and programs for audiences, teachers, and students by measuring and evaluating via surveys, focus groups, attendance tracking, etc. 2: Increase Community Engagement: ensure Mia is accessible, inclusive, and responsive to the local community. Mia will evaluate our community engagement through research/analysis, feedback from community listening sessions, and measurably increasing staff cultural competency.","New projects elevated multiple perspectives: Art and Healing exhibit; Your Story, Our Story school partnership; more.artsmia.org site for art content. Education program staff collected feedback from participants and stakeholders at the end of their programs. We measured impact of special exhibitions through surveys. Online analytics were collected for collections and Art Stories pages. 2: Hired Diversity and Inclusion Manager and increased staff cultural competency training. Collected community input to inform strategic directions. Conducted focus groups about membership models, community listening sessions for our building master planning, and annual visitor survey. Staff participated in planning for new directions in diversity initiatives.",,32558902,"Other, local or private",32558902,,"Kari Alldredge, Elizabeth Andrus, Gary Bhojwani, Maurice Blanks, Jennie Carlson, Lynn Casey, Page Knudsen Cowles, Kitty Crosby, Ken Cutler, Wendy Dayton, Jane Emison, Nancy Engh, Kaywin Feldman, Michael Fernandez, Michael Francis, Gayle Fuguitt, Nick Gangestad, Michael Goar, Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad, Hubert Joly,Shannon Jones, Jessamyn, Kerchner, Rick King, Richard Kuntz, Mark Lacek, Roxana Linares, John Lindahl, Reid MacDonald, Donald MacMillan, Nivin MacMillan, Brent Magid, Lucy Mitchell, Leni Moore, Sheila Morgan, Liz Nordlie, Ravi Norman, Mary Olson, Mike Reger, Piyumi Samaratunga, Tom Schreier, Katie Simpson, Ralph Strangis, Marianne Short, Roger Sit, Sharon Smith-Akinsanya, Mike Snow, Kevin Warren, Yusuf Wazirzada, Jane Wilf, David Wilson",,"The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts AKA The Minneapolis Institute of Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Minneapolis Institute of Arts exists to enrich the community by collecting, preserving, and making accessible outstanding works of art from the world`s diverse cultures.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Mortenson,"The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts AKA The Minneapolis Institute of Arts","2400 3rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404-3506,"(612) 870-3223 ",mmortenson@artsmia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Ramsey, Red Lake, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1078,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004085,"Operating Support",2018,13138,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The citizens of Minnesota thrive because of the accessibility and quality of arts programming. Ensure that no less than 30% of exhibited artists are Minnesota artists. Increase overall attendance by non-members by 10%. Increase attendance at learning moments by 10%. 2: People of all ages, ethnicities, abilities and financial means (or lack thereof) understand that they have access to the arts. Increase by 10% the number of `learning moments` (specialized tours, lectures, etc.) and increase attendance at such moments by 10% with focus on underserved audiences.","41% of exhibiting artists were Minnesota residents; non-member attendance increased 73%; `learning moments` attendance increased 38%. Our 109 exhibiting artists were organized and counted by city/state/country of residence; we carefully track and analyze attendance during regular hours and special events by visitor category (member, non-member, student.). 2: Number of `learning moments` increased by 28%; `learning moments` attendance increased 38%. More artist talks and workshops were presented; we carefully track/analyze attendance and partnered with local non-profits/service groups to provide better access and scholarships to youth creativity courses for low income/homeless communities.",,159182,"Other, local or private",159182,6000,"Murphy Anderson, Chris Astrup, John Docken, Bev Lake, Anna Lee, Su Legatt, Chad Johnson, Lisa Nawrot, Ronald Ramsay, Vern Rourke",0.63,"The Rourke Art Gallery Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Rourke Art Gallery Museum accomplishes its vision by exhibiting local and regional art, providing educational programs, promoting local and regional art and artists, collaborating with local and regional art and cultural organizations, and working in partnership with local K-12 education and higher education institutions.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeanne,Aske,"The Rourke Art Gallery Museum","409 32nd Ave S",Moorhead,MN,56560,"(218) 236-8861 ",jeaske@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Hennepin, Otter Tail, Pennington, Ramsey, St. Louis, Wilkin, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1081,"Pearl Bergad: Executive director, Chinese Heritage Foundation; Paul Dice: President, International Friendship Through the Performing Arts; Thomas Dodge: Photographer; former executive director of the Fairmont Opera House; Sonja Jacobsen: Retired office manager, Jacobsen Metal Fabrication; vocal and instrumental music teacher; board member, Mankato Symphony; Tammy Mattonen: CPA and nonprofit financial consultant; Jill Moore: Executive Director of Great River Arts; Sara Olsen: Musician, composer, teacher, playwright, and visual artist; Cassandra Utt: Actor, singer, artistic data analysis; Kristen Wesloh: Director of institutional giving, Minnesota Public Radio; 26 years nonprofit management experience","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004086,"Operating Support",2018,196643,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To provide wide access to live performances of world-class music in the Twin Cities community. Through diverse programming, low-priced tickets, and a breadth of performance, education, and family activities in accessible venues, the SPCO hopes to serve a broader audience.","The SPCO provided broad access to performances of world-class music while expanding its reach and upholding its commitment to accessibility. The SPCO tracked performance attendance through free and affordable tickets, attendance at convenient venues, participation in free family education and community engagement activities, and in free digital media initiatives. 2: ",,10338146,"Other, local or private",10338146,,"Donna Ahrens,Daniel Avchen, Jo Bailey, Theresa Bevilacqua,Jon Cieslak, Richard Cohen, Mary Cunningham, Sheldon Damberg, Jeffrey DeYoung, Lynn Erickson, Judith Garcia Galiana, Bonnie Grzeskowiak, Ingrid Lenz Harrison, Lowell Hellervik, Amy Hubbard, A. J. Huss, Jr., James E. Johnson, Arthur Kaemmer, D. William Kaufman, Erwin Kelen, Robert Lee, David Lillehaug, Jon Limbacher, Laura Liu, Lydia Lui, Marja Lutsep, Wendell Maddox, Stephen Mahle, Maureen Maly, Richard Martinez, Alfred Moore, Sanford Moore, Betty Myers, David Myers, Eric Nilsson, Jenny Lind Nilsson, Robert Oberlies, Robert Olafson, Deborah J. Palmer, Paula J. Patineau, Daniel R. Pennie, Nancy McGlynn Phelps, Nicholas S. Pifer, Eric Prindle, Shawn Quant, Peter Remes, Barb Renner, Paul Reyelts, David Rosedahl, Daniel Schmechel, Kathleen Schubert, Fred Sewell, Ronald Sit, James Donald Smith, Joseph Tashjian, Charles Ullery, Dobson West, Alan Wilensky, Scott Wilensky, Elizabeth Willis, Paul Wilson, Justin Windschitl",,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra is to present a world-class professional chamber orchestra in the Twin Cities, dedicated to superior performance, artistic innovation, and education for the enrichment of community and world audiences.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Becky,Cline,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","408 St Peter St 3rd Fl","St Paul",MN,55102-1497,"(651) 292-3280 ",rcline@spcomail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1086,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,1
10004088,"Operating Support",2018,9830,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide more arts opportunities in Downtown Willmar. Compare amount of activities in 2017 to 2018. Also, track the number or patrons that attend each event and compare to the previous year. 2: Increase outreach for new artists to participate in the arts. Conduct evaluations after each production to track the number of new participants.","Saw increase in student/youth tickets to broader types of productions. Ticket sales analysis. 2: Directors made a deliberate approach to casting new artists for productions. Stories from directors and compare to past cast members.",,273786,"Other, local or private",273786,7500,"Fr. Steve Verhelst, Lyle Langen, Jen Johnson, Brian Stenholm, Gwen Krebsbach, John Dean, Paul Stagg, Joyce Standfuss, Vicki Melbye, Donna Brau, Matt Schiller",,"Willmar Community Theatre, Inc. AKA The Barn Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Barn Theatre is to provide affordable, quality performing art to our community. The Barn will promote community involvement, afford opportunities for personal growth for its volunteers, display and develop talent, and provide leadership for the fine arts.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Zachary,Liebl,"Willmar Community Theatre, Inc. AKA The Barn Theatre","321 4th St SW",Willmar,MN,56201,"(320) 235-9500 ",zack@thebarntheatre.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Chippewa, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Pope, Redwood, Renville, Stearns, Swift, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1095,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004099,"Operating Support",2018,31656,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Perform quality concerts and provide arts education opportunities for adults and youth generally not served by other professional arts organizations. Evaluation includes verbal feedback plus anonymous concert attendee surveys, and surveys of teachers and administrators at all schools served by our Music in the Schools program.","The Minnesota Sinfonia performed 49 Concerts: thirteen Winter, 28 in schools, one Children's, and seven summer; plus presented programs for talented youth musicians. Evaluation included unsolicited verbal and written attendee and participant comments plus solicited data collected from anonymous concert attendee surveys; and from teacher surveys from schools served by the Music in the Schools program. 2: ",,461116,"Other, local or private",461116,,"Bruce Humphrys, Sharla Wagy, John Higdon, Emily Cole-Jones, Tom Cook, Joaquim Cretella, Jon K. Dalager, Tina M. Enberg, Jay Fishman, Jane Goettl, Patrick Lundy, Robert Rhawie, Marie Williams, Seth Zimmerman",,"Friends of the Minnesota Sinfonia AKA Minnesota Sinfonia","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Minnesota Sinfonia is to serve the musical and educational needs of the citizens of Minnesota, with particular attention given to inner city youth, families with young children, seniors, and people with limited financial means.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Elwell,"Friends of the Minnesota Sinfonia AKA Minnesota Sinfonia","901 N 3rd St Ste 112",Minneapolis,MN,55401-1022,"(612) 871-1701 ",joan@mnsinfonia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1116,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. ",,1
10004100,"Operating Support",2018,25557,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","New audiences will have quality learning experiences through the Grand Marias Art Colony's education programs. Attract 100 new students by conducting marketing plan. Compare previous year enrollment to current year. Conduct post class surveys to determine quality of learning to inform future programs. 2: Artists will report enhanced ability and tools to increase earning potential by participating in Art Colony's expanded artist service programs. Develop two new artist service programs. Conduct surveys to determine quality of experience and enhanced ability to sell work, increase profile visibility, and teach their craft.","New audiences were served (a 17% increase in students, growing from 2,833 in 2016 to 3,313 in 2017) with quality arts learning experiences. GMAC compared 2016 and 2017 student registrations. Students completed written evaluations, 91.5% gave the highest score for if they would use the skills they gained in the future and 95% gave the highest score for the instructor's ability to teach. 2: Sixty three Artists reported enhanced ability and tools to increase earning potential by participating in Art Colony's five new Artist Service programs. GMAC counted artists and conducted written evaluations to measure artists increased confidence in their earning potential post-program (100% reported yes). GMAC also tracked six artists who saw increased earnings directly tied to their training.",,357267,"Other, local or private",357267,14827,"Beverly Balos, Sally Berg, Hazel Belvo, Mike Carlson, Howard Hedstrom, Tessa Larson, Mary Maurice, David Morris, Ann Possis, Lynn Speaker, David Quick",0.6,"Grand Marais Arts, Inc. AKA Grand Marais Art Colony","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Grand Marais Art Colony's mission is to nurture creativity on the North Shore of Lake Superior by providing services to artists, promoting art education, and nurturing art in our community through an environment for creative excellence.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Demmer,"Grand Marais Arts, Inc. AKA Grand Marais Art Colony","120 3rd Ave W PO Box 626","Grand Marais",MN,55604-0626,"(218) 387-2737 ",director@grandmaraisartcolony.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Carlton, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Marshall, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, St. Louis, Wadena, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1120,"Pearl Bergad: Executive director, Chinese Heritage Foundation; Paul Dice: President, International Friendship Through the Performing Arts; Thomas Dodge: Photographer; former executive director of the Fairmont Opera House; Sonja Jacobsen: Retired office manager, Jacobsen Metal Fabrication; vocal and instrumental music teacher; board member, Mankato Symphony; Tammy Mattonen: CPA and nonprofit financial consultant; Jill Moore: Executive Director of Great River Arts; Sara Olsen: Musician, composer, teacher, playwright, and visual artist; Cassandra Utt: Actor, singer, artistic data analysis; Kristen Wesloh: Director of institutional giving, Minnesota Public Radio; 26 years nonprofit management experience","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. ",,1
10004062,"Operating Support",2018,45284,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Present shows with the highest of artistic standards that result in rewarding experiences for artists and audiences alike. By our ability to acquire strong artistic leadership, provide tools and resources for artists to succeed and increase audience and artists participation. 2: Improve accessibility to arts education and audience participation. Through the development and investment in the Playhouse resident company program for adults, scholarships for youth and adult participation in activities, and free tickets to shows.","Exceeded artistic goals and this resulted in nearly a 30% increase in ticket sales. Artists statewide auditioning and applying for jobs. Ticket Sales reports and attendance at auditions primarily indicate substantial increase in participation resulting in sold out shows, and high level of artist interest to perform/create. 2: 30% of participants in education program received scholarships. 200 free tickets distributed to every show for low income families. Statistical reports track scholarship students, use of free tickets also tracked by box office reports.",,1329745,"Other, local or private",1329745,15000,"Herb Minke, Sandy Hoff, Patty McNulty, Tim Johnson, Steve Greenfield, Monique Forcier, Jeanie Peterson, Ryan Coole, Steve Nys, Mia Thibodeau, Brian Liberty",1,"Duluth Playhouse","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Duluth Playhouse is to offer exceptional entertainment, training, and performance opportunities in theater arts that may inspire, challenge, and engage the region we serve.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christine,"Gradl Seitz","Duluth Playhouse","506 W Michigan St",Duluth,MN,55802-1517,"(218) 733-7551 ",seitz@duluthplayhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Douglas, Itasca, Lake, Pine, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1014,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004065,"Operating Support",2018,25737,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Through its artist residency program, Franconia will support up to 40 artists in the creation and exhibition of new three-dimensional artwork. Outcome evaluation will be measured by surveying emerging and mid-career artists served, to assess residency program impact in supporting the creation and exhibition of new three-dimensional artwork. 2: Franconia will serve 120,000+ visitors with daily, free access and 13,000+ learners with unique programming of the 43-acre sculpture exhibition. Outcome evaluation is measured through survey of visitors' experience of touring the exhibition and participating in educational arts programming.","Through Franconia's artist residency program, 42 artists-in-residence created and exhibited new artwork. Every artist-in-residence completed an exit survey. Quantitative and Qualitative data collected through the survey demonstrates the positive impact Franconia's residency program has upon the abilities and attitudes of participating artists. 2: Franconia provided free, daily access to the exhibition to more than 150,000 visitors and provided 13,528 arts learners with educational programming. Franconia provides accessibility for all, including those with mobility impairments, to the 43-acre exhibition of 120+ sculptures. Programming impact is measured by tracking program metrics and conducing audience and participant surveys.",,667300,"Other, local or private",667300,25737,"Amy McKinney, Dorothy Goldie, Erik Janssen, Tamsie Ringler, Eric Bruce, Rebecca Ditsch, John Joachim, Davis Klaila, Ronald Kopeska, John Kremer, Diane Mullin, Stacy O'Reilly",,"Franconia Sculpture Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Franconia Sculpture Park is to provide physically and intellectually wide-open spaces where all are inspired to participate in the creative process.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Hock,"Franconia Sculpture Park","29836 St Croix Trl",Shafer,MN,55074,"(651) 257-6668 ",johnhock@franconia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Kanabec, Lake, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Murray, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Red Lake, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1018,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004066,"Operating Support",2018,13495,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Continue Frank Theatre's 27-year history of producing accessible, high-quality productions that challenge audiences and artists alike. We will stage at least two productions. Post-mortems with artists will help evaluate artistic challenges, and audience feedback from several channels will inform us if we are implementing our mission. 2: Frank Theatre will increase its sustainability hiring its first-ever managing director to support the volume of our work. Increased sustainability will be measured by improved allocation of workload, more individual and foundation fundraising activity, and increased support for programming our shows and residencies.","Frank staged two productions, ""REVOLT. SHE SAID. REVOLT AGAIN."" by Alice Birch and GROUNDED by George Brant. We conducted surveys, discussions and post-mortems for both shows, in addition to our regularly held post-show discussions on Sundays. (With GROUNDED, we had panel discussions with women veterans, which proved to be exceptionally interesting.). 2: Frank hired a managing director in March 2017 through Feb 2018. The allocation of workload between managing director and artistic director was successful. Measuring the number of grant proposals submitted, amount of money raised, and number of individual contributions showed that the hire was not successful.",,180063,"Other, local or private",180063,13495,"Spencer Putney, Roy Close, Carol Cooksley, Wendy Knox, Suzanne Koepplinger, Paul Markwardt",1,"Frank Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Frank Theatre is a professional theater company that is committed to producing unique work that stretches the skills of the artists who create the work, while simultaneously challenging the everyday perceptions of the audience through the exploration of ideas and issues of social, political, and cultural concern.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Wendy,Knox,"Frank Theatre","3156 23rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55407-1907,"(612) 724-3760 ",frank@bitstream.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Itasca, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1020,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10021918,"Operating Support",2023,116449,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create opportunities for Minnesota artists to make, present, and sell their work and give them visibility and recognition so they thrive in creative careers. Surveys and interviews with Minnesota artists, including past and prospective participants, will provide data into improving and expanding career opportunities. Increase in the number and diversity of artists participating will be an important measure. 2: Minnesotans have access to diverse craft practices and appreciate craft's impact on their own lives and communities. Increase in the number and range of Minnesota partnerships and increase in overall participation. New survey and data collection approaches will measure and assess the impact and document the different ways craft is valued for Minnesota citizens.","ACC provided Minnesota artists with promotional, professional, and online economic opportunities while rebuilding its in-person marketplace program. ACC offered artists opportunities through programs, content, and online marketplaces. Online activity was tracked and surveys collected data from participants. Learnings from in-person marketplaces will inform the future of ACC's marketplaces. 2: ACC participated in intentional outreach and partnerships to deepen Minnesota relationships and provide arts experiences to Minnesotans. ACC records data and feedback on events, participants, partnerships, and supporters in Minnesota. Data shows an increase in Minnesota donors and in-person events have returned. ACC's Minnesota initiative builds upon this growth and expands local impact.",,5452087,"Other, local or private",5452087,,"Greg Bullard, Pearl Dick, Carl Fisher, Rachel Garceau, Ken Girardini, Miguel Gomez-Ibanez, Preeti Gopinath, Harriett Green, Diane Hofstede, Beth Lipman, Leslie King Hammond, Thomas Loeser, Joseph Logan, Robert Lynch, Sara Mcdonnell, Jean Mclaughlin, Lynda Bourque Moss, Rebecca Myers, Bruce Pepich, Lynn Pollard, Jim Rustad, Carol Sauvion, Kristin Mitsu Shiga, Gary Smith, Michael Strand, Lucille Tenazas, Woodie Wisebram, Marilyn Zapf",,"American Craft Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Founded in 1943, the American Craft Council is a national nonprofit organization that connects and galvanizes diverse craft communities to cultivate and advance craft's impact on contemporary American life.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Kass,"American Craft Council","1224 Marshall St NE Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 206-3100",skass@craftcouncil.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1992,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10021919,"Operating Support",2023,127744,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More Minnesotans understand their heritage as it relates to others by participating in relevant and accessible arts, craft, and music experiences. Track attendance and feedback at five exhibitions and accompanying programs to understand how arts experiences shape visitors' perceptions of heritage.","More than 54,000 individuals participated in arts experiences that deepened their understanding of culture and heritage in relation to others. Data was collected through registration and admissions information as well as through surveys and feedback forms, both written and digitally collected, and verbal accounts.",,5471566,"Other, local or private",5471566,20000,"Maggi Adamek, David Sorensen, Elizabeth Olson, Lynnea Atlas-Ingebretson, Aimee Richcreek Baxter, Carline Bengtsson, Michael Bjornberg, Brenda Butler, Tikki Brown, Brad Engdahl, Barbara Linell Glaser, Mary Dee Hicks, Peter Hilger, Lisa Kallebo, John Litell, Marco Molinari, Mohamud Mumin, Andreas Ornberg, Andrea Oseland, Lenor Scheffler, Linda Wallenberg, William Weiler, Laurie Jacobi, Karl Benson",,"American Swedish Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The American Swedish Institute is a gathering place for all people to explore diverse experiences of migration, identity, belonging and the environment through arts and culture, informed by enduring links to Sweden.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christiana,Stolpestad,"American Swedish Institute","2600 Park Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 870-3354",christys@asimn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Mahnomen, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1993,"Lisa Bergh: Bergh is a visual artist; she holds a BFA from the University of Arizona and an MFA from San Jose State University. In addition to her active studio practice, she is the cofounder of The Traveling Museum, works as an advocate for the rural arts and culture movement, and currently is serving as an art instructor at Ridgewater College on the Hutchinson Campus.; Jonathan Carter: Carter is director of IT business relationship management for the Harmon business unit of Apogee Enterprises. Previously, Carter had a long career with General Mills, spanning finance, sales, marketing, information systems, and other areas. A former board chair for the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, he is an active executive board member of the Monitors Club, supporting the educational, political, economic, and social well-being of the Twin Cities African American community. Carter holds a BS in computer science from Washington University (Saint Louis); an MS in computer science from Stanford University; and an MBA in finance and international business from Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.; Dorothy Goldie: Goldie is a lifelong enthusiast and supporter of the arts in Minnesota. For seven years she was the executive director of Minnesota Center for Book Arts and, since 2010, has lead Saint Paul Academy and Summit School?s fundraising efforts. From 2018 to 2021, Goldie chaired the Franconia Sculpture Park board and led the organization through a crisis and a search for a new leader.; Jonathan Lewis: Lewis is the executive director of Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, a community orchestra that plays free concerts in the Twin Cities, and plays percussion in it. Lewis is the board president of Source Song Festival, a Minnesota nonprofit that puts on a week long art song festival for student composers, singers, and collaborative pianists. Lewis was the executive director of Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies and Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus, and served on the board of One Voice Mixed Chorus. He has a BA from St. Olaf College and a JD from Cornell Law School.; Mary Ragnow Campion: Ragnow is curator of the James Ford Bell Library, University of Minnesota, for which she preserves and promotes the book arts of past centuries. An accountant in a previous life, she is a past treasurer and board member of Minnesota Center for Book Arts, and has supported the area theater scene as board member and actor. She is the coauthor of Tulips, Chocolate & Silk, a finalist for a 2020 MN Book Award.; Serenity Schoonover: A staff writer for Split Rock Review, Schoonover's writing has aired on NPR, and appeared in NewPages, Women's Independent Press, and The Bookends Review, among others. She also is a juried metalsmith, and her work has been featured on the front page of Etsy. Since 2018, she has been the recipient of five Arrowhead Regional Art Council (ARAC) grants, served on multiple ARAC grant panels, as well as serving as a Minnesota State Arts Board grant reviewer in 2020. Schoonover has a BA and MA in history education.; Jamie Schwaba: Schwaba is currently the director of development at the Reading Center/ Dyslexia Institute of MN, but prior to holding this position she was the managing director of the Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts in Winona for seven years. She holds a MS in adult and continuing education, BA in theater arts, and she performed professionally in the Milwaukee area for eight years.; Haile Tegegne: Tegegne is the founder and executive director for East African Empowerment Center where we advocates for East African nonprofit organizations and community members and connects them with resources available to them. Tegegne serves as a consultant for central empowerment organizations. He graduated from Hamline University with a master's degree in public administration and nonprofit management.; Wenli Tesar: Chen has lived and worked in Saint Paul since 2015, after relocating from Taiwan. She holds a MDes in photography from The Glasgow School of Art, UK; and a BA in Russian from Tamkang University, Taiwan. She has taught graphic design, art photography, and 2-D foundation at the University of Wisconsin-Stout (2015-2020). She is a visual artist as well as a designer who works with artist books, photography, and installation. Chen has exhibited internationally in the UK, Singapore, USA, Canada, and Taiwan. She was a resident artist at Lanesboro Arts in August 2021.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10021925,"Operating Support",2023,376752,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artspace will leverage affordable space to increase arts production, collaboration and earnings; engage audiences; and spur positive development. Artspace will provide 1,596,892 square feet of affordable space-- across fifteen projects in six Minnesota communities-- for some 430+ artist residents and their families, and 490+ arts organizations and arts enterprises. 2: Thousands of Minnesota youth and adults from across the state will have access to diverse and affordable dance education and performance activities. Serving as the flagship for dance across Minnesota, The Cowles Center will provide at least 40 performances, 600+ education sessions, and space for twenty arts and cultural organizations.","Artspace leveraged affordable space to increase arts production, collaboration and earnings; engaged audiences; and spurred positive development. Artspace provided 1,596,892 SF of affordable art spaces-- across 14 projects in six Minnesota communities-- for nearly 600 residents and some 500+ arts organizations and arts enterprises. 2: Thousands of Minnesota youth and adults from across the state had access to diverse and affordable dance education and performance activities. Serving as the flagship for dance across Minnesota, more than 100k youth and adults attended 40 performances and 670 education sessions across the state, and accessed space for fifteen arts and cultural organizations.",,23930482,"Other, local or private",23930482,278866,"Mark W. Addicks, Devon Akmon, Ceil Cirillo, Gary Cunningham, Peter Beard, Terry Benelli, Randall Bourscheidt, Diane Dalto Woosnam, Matthew E. Damon, LouisLou) Demars, Burton Kassell, Marie Feely, Ian Friendly, Suzanne Koepplinger, M.A., Janis Lane-Ewart, Roy Gabay, Osh Ghanimah, Joe Gibbons, Peter A. Lefferts, MargaretPeggy) Lucas, Mary Margaret Macmillan, Mark Manbeck, Richard Martin Esq., Betty Massey, Dan C. Mehls, Sarah Oquist, Barbara Portwood, Irene Quarshie, Elizabeth Redleaf, Neal Richardson, Joel Ronning, Annamarie Saarinen, Christopher Scott, Cree Zischke, Gloria Sewell, Jason Stamm, Susan Kenny Stevens, Ph.D., Curtis Thornhill, Chandler Wilson., Director Emeriti: James C. Adams, Terrance R. Dolan, Rebecca Driscoll, Cynthia J. Newsom, Roger Opp",,"Artspace Projects, Inc. AKA Artspace","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Artspace is to create, foster, and preserve affordable and sustainable space for artists and arts organizations.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dana,Mattice,"Artspace Projects, Inc. AKA Artspace","250 N 3rd Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55401-1641,"(612) 333-9012",dana.mattice@artspace.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1999,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10021931,"Operating Support",2023,53919,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will gain knowledge of vocal music and awareness of social issues through compelling, high-quality concerts and outreach activities. Collect and assess results of concert and education surveys, convene focus groups (in tandem with strategic planning process), monitor press reviews and social media, document feedback from audience members and participants. 2: Cantus will expand its Minnesota audiences through engaging programming, online concerts that expand accessibility, and ambitious outreach initiatives Analyze sales reports and web stats with focus on reach of online concerts into greater Minnesota; seek carriage reports from MPR and distribution data from Signum Classics; continue to seek feedback from community partners and educators.","Minnesotans were moved and reflected on relevant programming and exquisite artistry prompted by thoughtfully curated vocal chamber music. Cantus relied primarily on audience feedback submitted through post-concert surveys as well as social media and messages sent to the organization's general e-mail account. 2: Cantus' pay-what-you-can online concerts reduced financial and geographic barriers, serving audiences in 48 Minnesota counties. Cantus tracked sales data for its online concerts, as well as feedback shared in post-concert surveys. The ensemble also monitored social media views and gathered in-person feedback.",,1242626,"Other, local or private",1242626,1843,"Brian Newhouse, Sandra Davis, Theresa Gienapp, Pavielle French, Nancy Gashott, Laurie Meyers, David Niles, Alex Nishibun, Jeremy Wong, Frank Stubbs, Kim Taylor, Barbara Thomas",,Cantus,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Cantus's mission is to engage audiences in a meaningful music experience and to ensure the future of ensemble singing by mentoring young singers and educators.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joseph,Heitz,Cantus,"1201 Marquette Ave Ste 100",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 435-0046",jheitz@cantussings.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2005,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10021933,"Operating Support",2023,24726,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Students of all ages will grow in the knowledge, mastery and social connections made through learning traditional Irish music. Regular student evaluations and high retention rates in youth and adult ensembles show that growing engagement in music learning leads to a greater sense of mastery, confidence, personal satisfaction, and fun for musicians of all ages. 2: Minnesotans will learn about the living tradition of Irish music at student outreach performances, school visits and events. Outreach performance statistics, and analysis of student surveys at CIM-presented events like the Minnesota Irish Music Weekend will ensure that new audiences are being introduced to Irish music through accessible educational performances.","Students of all ages grew in the knowledge, mastery and social connections made through learning traditional Irish music. Students of all ages learned new repertoire and instrumental techniques as performed at recitals and concerts. Group class and private lesson evaluations indicated that participants gained a deeper understanding of Irish music. 2: Minnesotans learned about the living tradition of Irish music at the Minnesota Irish Music Weekend at Home and other workshops and events. Over 3000 Minnesotans of all ages and abilities were exposed to Irish traditional music at the MIM festival, workshops and outreach performances. Student surveys indicated that MIM workshops met or exceeded expectations for 100% of respondents.",,356042,"Other, local or private",356042,,"Dave Mckenna, Patrick Cole, Nicole Boor, Jan Casey, Mike Lynch, Greg Padden, David Rhees, Jo Ann Vano, Mike O'Connor",,"The Center for Irish Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Center for Irish Music's mission is to hand down the tradition to the next generation of musicians in our community.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Norah,Rendell,"The Center for Irish Music","836 Prior Ave N Ste 400","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 815-0083",nrendell@centerforirishmusic.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Carver, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Kanabec, Lake, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2007,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10021934,"Operating Support",2023,12140,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase and enhance the direct linkages between our organization, artists and the community at large. Measured quantitatively by the number of outreach activities for direct audience engagement we provide, and the number of local artists and audience who participate in our various programs.","Provided arts enrichment to regional and underserved populations through 37 events and created opportunities for local adult and youth artists. Conducted 25 performances for 8566 patrons. Conducted four outreach events for 145 youth and seniors and seven education programs for 83 youth and adults. Qualitative feedback shows increased participant interest in attending and participating in the arts 2: Developed partnerships and collaborated with local organizations to enhance arts impact in the community. Hosted a conference to support regional arts organizations. Co-presented two plays with a theatre company and a concert with Hubbard Radio. 726 people benefited from these collaborations and reported increased interest in arts participation.",,660602,"Other, local or private",660602,,"Sandra Kaplan, Bri Keran",,"Central Lakes College-Brainerd AKA Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center","Public College/University","Operating Support",,"TO CREATE an environment where local performing artists can develop their craft; TO SHARE with the community diverse, high-quality arts programming; and TO GROW a community of practitioners and lovers of the performing arts.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joseph,Yow,"Central Lakes College-Brainerd AKA Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center","501 W College Dr",Brainerd,MN,56401,"(218) 855-8100",joseph.yow@clcmn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carver, Cass, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2008,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10021938,"Operating Support",2023,322822,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Participants and audience members will experience theatrical forms, aesthetics, and learning opportunities that expand their knowledge and world view. Audience and participant surveys collecting experiential data; targeted community outreach for feedback; internal and external artistic assessment. 2: Minnesotans from diverse cultural, socioeconomic, and geographic backgrounds will participate in relevant, accessible arts experiences through CTC. Audience surveys collecting demographic and experiential data and net promoter scores; targeted community outreach for feedback; analysis of first-time participants and return participant behavior.","CTC mounted six live, in-person productions, including two CTC originals and one world premiere commission, all aligned with education and engagement. Participation counts and surveys measured engagement in artistic programs. Teachers measured the educational value of student matinees. Talk-backs after public shows captured qualitative data, with 'Carmela' talk-backs garnering the most feedback. 2: CTC served 478 Minnesota ZIPs at public performances and 191 at student matinees; 9,428 low-income individuals received $5 tickets through the ACT Pass. This response from a 'Circus Abyssinia: Tulu' teacher survey illustrates relevance: 'It was a wonderful opportunity for students of color to see live theatre with performers who represented their background.'.",,13821551,"Other, local or private",13821551,,"Silvia Perez, Stefanie Adams, Steven J. Thompson, Adebisi Wilson, George Montague, John W. Geelan, Kelly Baker, Tomme Beevas, Dr. Ellen Bendel-Stenzel, Michael Blum, Amanda Brinkman, Morgan Burns, Jamie Candee, Joe Carroll, Jodi Chu, Scott Cummings, Pete Diessner, Amol Dixit, Danielle Duzan, Ben Eklo, Meredith Englund, Isa Loundon Flaherty, Bob Frenzel, Andy Gorski, Conor Green, Lili Hall, Maria Hemsley, Andy Ho, Hoyt Hsiao, Dominic Iannazzo, Kate Kelly, Ellie Krug, Chad Larsen, Anne M. Lockner, Mary Loeffelholz, Trisha London, Wendy Mahling, Kelly Miller, Sonny Miller, Jeb Myers, Thor Nelson, Nnamdi Njoku, Amanda Norman, Doug Parish, Angela Pennington, Maria Reamer, Dr. Craig Samitt, Chris Schermer, Noreen Sedgeman, Hillery Shay, Wendy Skjerven, Dr. Anne Stavney, Tanya M. Taylor, David Van Benschoten, Hannah Yankelevich, Kashi Yoshikawa, Mike Zechmeister",4.86,"The Children's Theatre Company and School AKA Children's Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Children's Theatre Company is to create?extraordinary theatre experiences that educate, challenge, and inspire young people and their communities.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jill,Underwood,"The Children's Theatre Company and School AKA Children's Theatre Company","2400 3rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404,"(612) 874-0500",junderwood@childrenstheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2012,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10021941,"Operating Support",2023,91004,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Working with CJ's professional coaches, youth learn circus skills, confidence, ways to express themselves artistically, teamwork and persistence. Annual Survey Monkey instrument to parent and student; coach evaluations; public performances as demonstration of artistic growth 2: CJ facilitates access for low-income youth in the after-school program or who come to us through community partners to eliminate economic barriers. List of community partners; list of youth who receive scholarships or work study; list of barriers addressed; amount of funding provided.","Working with CJ's professional coaches, youth learn circus skills, confidence and ways to express themselves artistically, teamwork and perseverance. Annual Survey Monkey instrument for parents and students; coach evaluations; public performances as demonstration of artistic growth. 2: CJ facilitates access for the low-income youth in the after-school program or who come to us through community partners to eliminate economic barriers. List of community partners, list of youth who receive scholarships or work study, list of barriers addressed, amount of funding provided.",,3113047,"Other, local or private",3113047,,"Dan Butler, Betty Butler, Rob Dawson, Rachel Butler Norris, Cheriti Swigart, John Harrington, Roz Allyson, Cpa, Erich Axmacher, John Bennett, Sonia Miller-Van Oort, Shani Norberg, Ann Reynolds",,"Circus of the Star AKA Circus Juventas","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Circus Juventas is a 501(c)(3), nonprofit performing arts circus school for youth dedicated to inspiring?artistry and self-confidence through a multicultural circus arts experience.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicole,Malone,"Circus of the Star AKA Circus Juventas","1270 Montreal Ave","St Paul",MN,55116-2400,"(651) 699-8229",nicole@circusjuventas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Lincoln, Martin, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Polk, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Traverse, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2015,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10021942,"Operating Support",2023,41218,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","CLIMB Theatre develops new outreach strategies and systems to ensure programing reflects and responds to changing community needs and interest. CLIMB will see an increase in new bookings and the number of re-bookings. We will survey organizations we've visited to see if those communities felt reflected in the programming, and if the issues addressed were relevant to their communities. 2: CLIMB will diversify and acquire new funding sources that reduce/eliminate cost while increasing pay to exceed industry standards. CLIMB will evaluate and consider this outcome a success if: -Staff pay increases by 7% -CLIMB will acquire three new funding sources -CLIMB's current funders increase funding","CLIMB Theatre develops new outreach strategies and systems to ensure programming reflects and responds to changing community needs and interest. CLIMB saw an increase in new bookings and the number of re-bookings of programming. We surveyed the organizations we worked with to ensure the programming reflected their communities and addressed the issues that were relevant to their communities. 2: CLIMB will diversify and acquire new funding sources. CLIMB secured three new funders and maintained relationships with prior funders.",,930344,"Other, local or private",930344,,"Justin Cervantes, James Olney, Sam Taitel",,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"CLIMB Theatre's mission is to inspire and propel people toward actions that benefit themselves, each other, and their community through plays, classes, and other collaborative works.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Afton,Benson,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","6415 Carmen Ave E","Inver Grove Heights",MN,55076,"(651) 453-9275x 40",afton@climb.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lyon, Mahnomen, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Norman, Otter Tail, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Traverse, Wabasha, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2016,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10021943,"Operating Support",2023,58798,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Diverse Minnesota readers and program participants/partners will find resonance with books and authors that uniquely speak to them and their experiences. Qualitative comments from readers, partners, and participants, including statements of direct/special resonance; evaluation input gathered from institutional partners, participants, and artists.","Diverse Minnesota readers and program participants/partners found resonance with books and authors that uniquely spoke to them and their experiences. Qualitative comments from readers, partners, and participants, including statements of direct/special resonance; evaluation input gathered from partners, participants, and artists.",,1363781,"Other, local or private",1363781,,"Kathy Arnold, Patricia Beithon, Andrew Brantingham, Kelli Cloutier, William Hardacker, Randy Hartten, Jennifer Kwon Dobbs, Malcolm Mcdermid, Maureen Millea Smith, Robin Preble, Stephen L. Smith, Paul Stembler, Sarah Wheelock",,"Coffee House Press","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Coffee House Press creates new spaces for audiences and artists to interact, inspiring readers and enriching communities by expanding the definition of what literature is, what it can do, and who it belongs to.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Enrique,Olivarez,"Coffee House Press","79 13th Ave NE Ste 110",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 338-0125",enrique@coffeehousepress.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2017,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10021944,"Operating Support",2023,22677,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create access for central Minnesota audiences to exceptional arts experiences. Track audience growth post-pandemic closure, attendance at live events, residency participation and community partnership, staffing levels","CSB created access for central Minnesota audiences to exceptional art experiences. Attendance and ticket sales, participation in outreach/residency activities, community partner participation, managed staffing levels.",,882705,"Other, local or private",882705,,"Advisory CouncilAs An Arts Affiliate, We Do Not Have A Board But Rather An Advisory Council), Rachel Melis, Mimi Bitzan, Brian Campbell, Rob Culligan, David Deblieck, Pedro Dos Santos, Laura Hood, Colleen Hollinger Petters, Chris Rasmussen, Malik Stewart, Jerry Wetterling, Desiree Clark",,"College of Saint Benedict AKA CSB Fine Arts Programming","Private College/University","Operating Support",,"The Fine Arts Series awakens a spirit of curiosity, ignites dialogue and illumintes new understanding through distinctive arts experiences on our states, in our galleries, and in our communities.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Hanlon,"College of Saint Benedict AKA CSB Fine Arts Programming","37 S College Ave","St Joseph",MN,56374,"(320) 363-5011",lhanlon@csbsju.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Waseca, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2018,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10021946,"Operating Support",2023,58090,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will learn new skills, grow, and make vital social connections by participating in creative arts experiences, led by practicing artists. Participants' experiences and impact tracked through: *evaluations filled out by partner site contacts and artists *partner and artist observations *various participant pre and post-reflections / surveys Program delivery methods and locations will be trac 2: People of all ages, income levels, races, and abilities have increased access to quality, hands-on arts programs designed to meet their specific needs. We will track: * participant demographic information provided by sites * if and how well we met customer specific goals * modifications made to meet community needs or goals * tools/training we create or share to help artists engage more Minnesotans","94% of participants learned a new or increased an existing creative skill. 86% made connections with other areas of life. All programs led by artists. Artists and site contacts completed evaluation regarding art created, skills learned, connections made. Some programs: direct observation by staff and surveys from participants. Tracked the types of organization that contracted with us for programs. 2: People 4-95 in 41 Minnesota counties, of all abilities and races, created. Programs were customized for participants' ages, abilities, and interests. Tracked demographics of artists and (to the best of our ability) participants; Logged site locations and types throughout Minnesota; Surveyed artists and sites about participant inclusivity and activities, accommodations made, and meeting site goals.",,1272266,"Other, local or private",1272266,41643,"ElizabethLiz) Sheets, Yvette Trotman, Mimi Stake, Jeff Goldenberg, Amy Lucas, Virajita Singh, Andrew Leizens, Tracy Robertson, Iren Bishop, Ann Dayton, Heidi Fehlhaber, Jessica Gessner, Melissa Drwall-Hrad, Ryan Kopperud, Dameun Strange, Louis Porter Iii, GretaMargaret) Rudolph, Sonya Smith Sustacek, Brittany Keefe",,"COMPAS, Inc AKA COMPAS","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"COMPAS delivers creative experiences that unleash the potential within all of us.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Linck,"COMPAS, Inc AKA COMPAS","450 Syndicate St N Ste 325","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 292-3249",joan@compas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Marshall, Martin, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Polk, Ramsey, Red Lake, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Swift, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2020,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10021947,"Operating Support",2023,22597,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Improve quality of life by increasing access to our programs through the creatiodaptation of our work to a hybrid digital/live performance space. Continue practices of regularly surveying participants to measure impact and difference made in quality of life and documenting attendance data/demographics to track changes/increases in access.","Improved quality of life by increasing access to our programs through the creation/adaptation of our work to a hybrid digital/live performance space. Participant Surveys (digital and analog), attendance and other participation data tracked, artist self-evaluations.",,287087,"Other, local or private",287087,,"Jeffery Gleason, Justin Windschitl, Joe Heitz, Amy Stearns, Rachel Riensche, Lindsey Kimball",,"The Copper Street Brass Quintet Nonprofit AKA Copper Street Brass","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Copper Street Brass is to represent the Evolution of the Brass Quintet.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Timothy,Bradley,"The Copper Street Brass Quintet AKA Copper Street Brass","511 Groveland Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 722-3667",staff@copperstreetbrass.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Brown, Chippewa, Dakota, Douglas, Freeborn, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Pennington, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2021,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10021951,"Operating Support",2023,43337,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","DAI programming increases engagement of people from all backgrounds in the arts and reaches new constituencies. At least twenty exhibitions, fifteen community events, and 50 art classes will be the basis of direct contact engagement. Formal and informal surveys along with focus groups will determine how constituencies changed their minds or learned new information.","We saw an increase in participation. class registrations and counts at events.",,497156,"Other, local or private",497156,12048,"Robin Washington, Celia Cameron, Claudia Faith, Juli Kellner, Pat Rogers, Rogier Gregoire, Vern Northrup, Davis Austin, Omawole Famule",,"Duluth Art Institute Association AKA Duluth Art Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Duluth Art Institute is to enrich daily life with dynamic, innovative arts programming that upholds excellence and promotes inclusive community participation.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christina,Woods,"Duluth Art Institute Association AKA Duluth Art Institute","506 Michigan St W",Duluth,MN,55802-1517,"(218) 733-7560",cwoods@duluthartinstitute.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2025,"Marsha Anderson: Anderson is currently a program assistant with the City of Minneapolis Department of Health, assisting with the administration of federal grants. She has worked for several nonprofit organizations in a fundraising capacity, including the Greater Twin Cities United Way where she reviewed and evaluated grants. She has a master?s of public and nonprofit administration degree.; Wendy Frieze: Frieze has managed both for profit and nonprofit galleries in Boston, San Francisco, and Minneapolis for approximately 20 years. At the Oakland Museum (Oakland, CA), she comanaged the gallery and was a member of the contemporary arts committee, a fundraising arm of the museum. She was also an intern in the Cooper Hewitt textile department (New York, NY). As a designer, she worked for CBS Early Show, Crate & Barrel, and several world renowned interior designers as a licensing agent and marketer. Frieze is a cum laude graduate of Parsons School of Design in product design and knowledgeable in clay, glass, metal, and textile design. She has attended several classes at Harvard in education and the arts. She graduated from Adler Graduate School with a double master?s in clinical psychology and art therapy at 65 and currently practices as a counselor to artists and in the addiction world.; Melinda Nelson: Nelson is currently a senior manager at 3M Company, working there for more than forty years in a variety of positions ranging from product development, manufacturing, sales, business development, and corporate functions such as pricing and obtaining funding for R&D contracts. One of her positions was as a business development manager for research and development contracts and involved identifying and soliciting funding opportunities for R&D research projects, as well as writing the proposals and ""earmarks?. She graduated with a chemical engineering BS from Iowa State University and a MBA from the University of St. Thomas. She is a sustaining member of the Junior League of Saint Paul and a former prime minister in Saint Paul Winter Carnival's senior court. She currently is the senior queen for Woodbury Ambassadors, and is a volunteer for White Bear Boating and other organizations. Nelson is an active participant in many arts related activities around the Twin Cities and the state and would like to support the arts by serving in this way. ; Abigail Pribbenow: Before moving to Minnesota in 2006, Pribbenow served as chair of the Rockford Area Arts Council in Rockford, IL, and served for several years as an arts administrator in the Chicago dance and visual arts communities. More recently she worked in fundraising and communication for a successful Minneapolis public charter school, Yinghua Academy, and served on the boards of Lutheran Arts and the Minnesota Boychoir. She holds an MA in arts administration from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, a BA in anthropology from the University of Chicago, and an IB from the United World College in Las Vegas, NM.; Germaine Riegert: Riegert is a retired postmaster and worked more than eighteen years as the chief financial officer for the White Earth Reservation Business Committee (RBC), prior to becoming employed with the United States Postal Service. She has a bachelor?s degree in accounting and business administration and has spent many years in public administration. While employed at the RBC, she was involved in the administration of nonprofit grants from many sources. She has served as a volunteer on the Region 2 Arts Council and was elected to serve as treasurer for the board. She is an enrolled member of the Minnesota tribe and the White Earth Nation. Her artistic accomplishments center around working with thread and yarns.; Sierra Scheet: Scheet is the financial and accounting systems manager at the Science Museum of Minnesota. She studied history and film at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities and earned her BA in history in 2007. She continued her education and earned another BA in accounting from the College of St. Scholastica in 2011. Scheet has spent most of her career in nonprofit accounting working at the Science Museum of Minnesota and University of Minnesota Physicians. She has volunteered and serviced on the board of MNFashion.; Benjamin Strand: Strand is the Winona Main Street program manager and co-owner of Treedome Productions, a multimedia production house that supports local and regional artists through videography, photography, graphic design, talent booking, recording, and event planning. He previously spent two years as an arts and entertainment reporter for the Winona Daily News. Strand has volunteered for a number of music and art festivals, including Artspire, Mid West Music Fest, Frozen River Film Festival, Big Turn Music Fest, Boats and Bluegrass, Great River Shakespeare Festival, and Shut Down Third Street. He graduated from Winona State University in 2017 with a double major in mass communications/journalism, and English writing.; Shaurntae Thomas: Thomas is the director of human resources at Cookie Cart, where they teach life, leadership, and employment skills to teens of color through on-the-job and classroom experiences in nonprofit bakeries. Thomas is a member of the diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice committee at Cookie Cart, which is on a mission to lead the organization in becoming an anti-racist organization by using both the anti-racist and restorative justice framework models. Thomas studied English literature at the historically black college for women, Spelman College, and is an outspoken feminist and traditional systems disruptor of current policies, processes, and procedures that dominate organization culture and climate. Thomas is a self-taught poet and spoken word artist; a lover of oil paintings, abstract art, black and white photography, and art history. Thomas is a member of the board of directors of Chops, Inc., a nonprofit performing arts organization.; Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan: Venkatakrishnan is a senior project and program manager, managing information technology projects at Cognizant Technology Solutions. He has a bachelor?s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Madras in India. He serves on the executive board of Minnesota Tamil Sangam (MNTS), a nonprofit devoted to promoting Tamil culture in the state of Minnesota and played a key role in the accreditation of the organization?s language school. Venkatakrishnan has written poems and articles about nature, culture, tradition, and society for the magazine Panippookkal. He writes and directs stage programs and directed two of MNTS?s Fringe Festival productions and has successfully administered Tamil folk arts workshops continuously for a few years in row. He was the program committee chair for the Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America thirtieth annual Tamil language convention, held in 2017, in Minneapolis.; Lori Anne Williams, Williams is a major gifts officer with Lifeworks, a nonprofit serving people with disabilities. In her long nonprofit career, Williams has also worked for the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, the Playwrights? Center, and several human service and education organizations. She holds a master?s degree from the University of Minnesota and a bachelor?s degree from the University of Southern California.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1
10021952,"Operating Support",2023,33760,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Following a vigorous rebuilding year, Minnesota Ballet will further enhance programming to encourage Minnesotans to greater appreciation of dance art. Further enhanced programming will encourage appreciation among audiences and participants, as measured by outcome-based evaluation, participant surveys, documented reaction, and response on social media.","Minnesota Ballet's enhanced programming encouraged Minnesotans to greater appreciation of the art of dance. Number of tickets sold compared to previous seasons; observed audience reaction to performances; number repeat customers; feedback received via in-person and social media commentary and critical reviews.",,880945,"Other, local or private",880945,,"Amber Whitney, Betsy Holcomb, Harvey Plasch, Jennifer Boyle, Jayme Hartman, Jonathan Reznick, Kati Annis, Morgana Kolenda, Mary Gummerson, Mel Winkler, Nick Campanario, Rachel Inselman, Ryan Irlbeck, Ed Schumacher, Tiffany Darling, Pamela Arola",,"Duluth Ballet AKA Minnesota Ballet","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Minnesota Ballet is to inspire appreciation of the art of dance through performance and education.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kelli,Latuska,"Duluth Ballet AKA Minnesota Ballet","301 1st St W Ste 800",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 529-3742x 17",klatuska@minnesotaballet.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2026,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10021953,"Operating Support",2023,79109,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Return to a full season of activities By feedback received from patrons, participants, and supporters as the Playhouse continues to navigate the complex challenge of safely producing live theatre during the pandemic. 2: Increase accessibility and expand audience demographic By new relations fostered with underrepresented populations; increased patron and student diversity; increased collaborations and sharing of resources between arts groups; the growth of the Playhouse's ASL and Sensory Friendly performance series.","Duluth Playhouse 22-23 Season saw a return to live theatre, providing a full season of productions, classes, and artists' positions. Thousands of Northland residents participated in a successful season selection survey. Demand for live events saw patron numbers returning to near pre-pandemic levels. Theatre class enrollment steadily increased with adult and youth offerings. 2: New audiences attended Previews. Sensory-Friendly and ASL are consistently offered. More students of diverse abilities participated in classes. Tickets for Community Previews totaled over 820 patrons. Sensory-Friendly and ASL offerings continue to add value and bring patrons with disabilities. Students with disabilities enrolled in classes and camps with the assistance of the Playhouse.",,2745178,"Other, local or private",2745178,,"Patty Mcnulty, Justin Peck, Tim Johnson, Monique Forcier, Jennifer Berry, Annie Carmichael, Ryan Coole, Stacy Johnston, Dan Markham, Sandy Hoff, Steve Nys, Kiki Watts, Diana Lawery, Danielle Thralow, Jill Lofald, Chris Virta",,"Duluth Playhouse","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Duluth Playhouse is to offer opportunities in theatre arts that may educate, entertain, and involve the region.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Wes,Drummond,"Duluth Playhouse","211 E Superior St",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 733-7551",wdrummond@duluthplayhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Douglas, Hennepin, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pine, Ramsey, St. Louis, Todd",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2027,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10021954,"Operating Support",2023,49324,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","DSSO will increase the accessibility of performances to a wider audience by implementing new programming and marketing strategies. DSSO will evaluate accessibility through increased level of engagement of multi-generational attendees, with a specific emphasis on family inclusion. 2: DSSO will be fiscally responsible and pursue activities that maximize effectiveness and efficiently utilize resources. The Board and Executive Director will continue to monitor cash flow on a weekly basis with a twelve month projection of spending and income. The Executive Director is also evaluating every vendor contract held by the organization.","Throughout FY23, the DSSO saw an increase in attendance for all concerts and events back to pre-pandemic levels. The DSSO tracked attendance at all concerts (both main stage and small ensemble). The DSSO also tracked Total Engagement hours for all activities. 2: The DSSO operated in a fiscal responsible manner, reducing expenses and increasing revenue. The DSSO monitored and renewed financials on a monthly basis with its Finance Committee and full Board. The organization reduced expenses when possible as it evaluated vendors, contracts, and services.",,1446416,"Other, local or private",1446416,,"William `Bill` Alexander, Sandra Barkley, Robert T. Bennett, John Berchild, Linda Boben, Ruth Ann Eaton, Beth Gilbert, Christabel Grant, Jeremy Hoglund, Tina Koecher, James Mcleod, Michael Mollerus, Mark Monson, Emily Nygren, Tammy Ostrander, William Palmer, Branden Robinson, Kathy Sanders, James Sebastian, Nairi Stack, Rajiv Vaidyanathan, Roberta Vose",,"Duluth Superior Symphony Association AKA Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"DSSO's mission is to deeply move and engage as many people as possible with the power of symphonic music.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brandon,VanWaeyenberghe,"Duluth Superior Symphony Association AKA Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra","130 Superior St W Ste LL2",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 623-3776",BrandonVW@dsso.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2028,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10021958,"Operating Support",2023,46965,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase relevance to and access for underrepresented populations, focusing on partnership building with diverse range of individuals and communities. Through surveys/word-of-mouth/feedback/ballots; number of individuals accessing programs live/online; partnerships with community and arts organizations; audience engagement with live/virtual events, discussions and screenings with filmmakers. 2: Promote film as a vital art and platform for community cohesion and understanding through new and expanded opportunities for artists and audiences. Through new partnerships with a range of organizations and individuals; enhanced partner and media awareness and attention; increased and more diverse artist/audience attendance at film events; growing engagement in panel discussions and activities.","We increased relevance to and access for underrepresented populations, by building partnerships and offering diverse arts experiences. Soliciting audience and partner feedback; reaching out; reviewing survey results and constituent calls. Tracking demographics and general attendance at film events; engagement in discussions; partnerships with community and arts organizations. 2: We used cinema as a platform for community cohesion and learning with our year-round unique slate of films from around the globe at The Main. Offering unique film programs to provide audiences with learning opportunities; tracking growth and diversity of attendance at film events; observing interactions during discussions; engaging in conversations with partners and attendees.",,1421911,"Other, local or private",1421911,,"Maris Moore, Melodie Bahan, Harvey Ron Berg, Jacob Frey, Jim Gerlich, Lili Hall, David Johnson, Zachary Mcmillan, Abdi Mohamed, Paola Nunez-Obetz, Kelly Palmer, Craig Laurence Rice, Patricia Torres Ray, Rob Silberman, Susan Smoluchowski, Marcelo Valdes",1,"The Film Society of Minneapolis Saint Paul","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the MSP Film Society is to foster a keen appreciation of the art of film and its power to unite, inform and transform individuals and communities.?",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Smoluchowski,"The Film Society of Minneapolis Saint Paul","125 Main St SE Ste 341",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 331-7563",susan.s@mspfilm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2032,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10021959,"Operating Support",2023,45668,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More Minnesotans from underrepresented communities engage with FilmNorth programming to tell their stories in their own voice. Quantitatively, FilmNorth will measure participation levels through analysis of class, workshop, and FilmNorth Forum registrations. Qualitatively, surveys are given to all participants to measure the quality of programs and accessibility. 2: Programming at FilmNorth expands to offer deep, rich artistic development for Minnesota artists. Quantitatively, FilmNorth will track new and expanded programming for Minnesota artists and compare participation to programs in prior years. Qualitatively, surveys are given to all participants to measure the quality of programs.","There was an increase in the number of Minnesotans from underrepresented communities engaging in FilmNorth programming. FilmNorth analyzed registrations, applications for Fiscal Sponsorship, and applications or the McKnight Media Arts Fellowships. All participants were given to opportunity to provide feedback through surveys. 2: FilmNorth expanded programming to include new youth programs and a new film lab. FilmNorth tracked new programming and compared participation in those programs to existing programming. All participants were given the opportunity to provide feedback through surveys and formal and informal discussions.",,748868,"Other, local or private",748868,5617,"Jeremy Wilker, Kellan Anderson Lee, Rebecca Mcdonald, Sam Burnham, David Weiser, Valerie Deus, Alison Guessou, Sara Hamilton, Rose Lambert, Sherry Meek, Will Prescott, Bianca Rhodes, Jame Schumacher, Missy Whiteman, Quinn Villagomez, May Yang, Aaron Young",,FilmNorth,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"FilmNorth's mission is to empower artists to tell their stories, launch and sustain successful careers, and advance The North as a leader in the national network of independent filmmakers.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Peterson,FilmNorth,"550 Vandalia St Ste 120","St Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 644-1912x 110",apeterson@filmnorth.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2033,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10021962,"Operating Support",2023,52365,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Deepen Forecast's commitment to help all Minnesotans benefit from the ways public art fosters more just and equitable places. Provide 100% of our pro bono public art consulting/training in BIPOC communities, rural communities, Native nations in Minnesota. Provide 350+ Minnesota artists with tools and funding to work in public, with an emphasis on womxn, BIPOC, Native, LGBTQIA+ a 2: Continue to increase fundraising and earned revenues to support a sustainable, flexible organization that serves Minnesota artists and communities. Implement new fundraising strategies to identify at least ten new donors with high-gift capacity and new marketing strategies to grow consulting clients to increase earned revenue to over 50% of total annual organization revenue.","Forecast deepened our commitment to help all Minnesotans benefit from the ways public art fosters more just and equitable places. Tracking dollars spent and numbers of BIPOC artists served through consulting fees and artist fees. 2: Increased fundraising and earned revenues to support a sustainable, flexible organization that serves Minnesota artists and communities. Reintroduced annual breakfast event after on hold during the pandemic. Instituted new marketing strategies to grow consulting clients to increase earned revenue to over 50% of total annual organization revenue.",,1231170,"Other, local or private",1231170,5930,"Dudley Voigt, Hally Turner, John Pain, Erin Heelan, Nathan Johnson, Pauline Kanako Kamiyama, Kristo Sween, Joan Vorderbruggen",,"Forecast Public Artworks AKA Forecast Public Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Forecast activates, inspires, and advocates for public art that advances justice, health, and human dignity.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Theresa,Sweetland,"Forecast Public Artworks AKA Forecast Public Art","2380 Wycliff St Ste 200","St Paul",MN,55114-1854,"(651) 641-1128",theresa@forecastpublicart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Clay, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2036,"Melodie Bahan: Bahan is executive director of MN Film & TV. She previously served as the first vice president of communications for Artspace, the nation?s leading developer of affordable space for artists; and as the director of communications for the Guthrie Theater. Prior to joining the Guthrie, Bahan spent ten years in New York, where she served as the president of NOW-NYC. She currently serves as a volunteer board member for the MSP Film Society. She graduated from the U of M with a BA in journalism.; Paul Dice: Dice is president of the nonprofit organization International Friendship Through the Performing Arts. As vice president of the Gamelan Society of Minnesota, Dice helped establish Minnesota?s first gamelan (Indonesian chime gong orchestra) program that eventually became part of the Schubert Club. He can be seen throughout China via the online broadcasting station MV China as a program expert on Rainbow Education Program videos. He served as music advisor for the six-episode Twin Cities Public Television series Made in China and as an English editor for the Hal Leonard Chinese pipa method book written by Gao Hong. Dice studied composition at the Boston Conservatory of Music and with composer Lou Harrison. His music has been performed throughout the United States, China, and Russia. He has received commissions from the American Composers Forum, Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, Carleton Chinese Music Ensemble, Listen, Edina Concert Orchestra, Chinese Heritage Foundation, and Fedogan and Bremer Publishing. He was awarded a Dunhuang Cup in Nanchang, China; received a 2013 Arts Board Artist Initiative grant; and received a McKnight established artist award from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council in 2012 and 2016.; Sharon Fischlowitz: Fischlowitz has served on the staff and boards of arts and law related nonprofits, as executive director of Black Label Movement and the Minnesota Justice Foundation, as board chair of the Creative Tech Alliance, fka GLITCH, and the Lexington Hamline Community Council. She worked for Congressman Bruce Vento, Equal Justice Works, the Center for Medieval Studies, and the Institute for Advanced Study at UMN. She taught street law and poverty law at William Mitchell College of Law. She now practices law. She earned her AB in comparative arts from Washington University and her law degree from William Mitchell.; Sonja Jacobsen: Jacobsen is a 1974 graduate of Hastings College (Hastings, NE) receiving a BM in 1974. Jacobsen taught K-12 vocal/instrumental music in public and parochial schools in Nebraska and Minnesota. In 2015 she retired as office manager from Jacobsen Metal Fabrication, Inc. a company she cofounded with her husband in 1984. Jacobsen served three terms on the Mankato Symphony board of directors and during her tenure chaired several major fundraising events (Rockin' in the Quarry, Rockin' by the River, Music & Brews), served as development chair, and as board president.; Matthew Keefe: Keefe has served the arts for over 25 years as a dancer, teacher, choreographer, administrator, production manager, board member, producer, and artistic director. He holds an MFA in dance from the University of Iowa and a nonprofit management certificate from Rutgers University. He danced in the Twin Cities for James Sewell Ballet and is currently teaching dance at Highland Park High School. Keefe is the cofounder of DanceCo, a professional company that produces original productions for young audiences and their families.; Laurie Kess: Kess is a retired educator. She enjoyed her tenure in the Ely Public School District which included stints as a teacher, counselor, assistant principal, and principal. She was instrumental in securing Arts Board grants for artist residencies, in both elementary and high school classes, that benefitted the community. Her avocation has been involvement in community theater, community vocal groups, and supporting arts through the local Northern Lakes Arts Association. Among the wonders of arts experiences, she believes that a great benefit is to have people of diverse backgrounds, ages, and life experiences find common ground and joy in participation. Kess has a BS in home economics, a MA in school counseling, and K-12 principal licensure.; Eva Margolis: Margolis serves as Economic Opportunity program officer at Greater Twin Cities United Way where she engages with nonprofit community partners and across sectors focusing on workforce development and wealth building strategies that bring about equitable change. Prior to joining United Way in May 2020, Margolis served for over nine years as economic empowerment and employment services director at Lutheran Social Service where she was responsible for the strategic planning, development, and implementation/evaluation of its programs. She also has worked in the asset building, housing, and youth development fields. She is deeply committed to social, racial, and economic justice. For over 20 years she has volunteered in various efforts that support a vision for the abolition of the prison industrial complex. Margolis received her BA in anthropology from Occidental College in Los Angeles. ; Aryca Myers: Myers has been involved in the arts and nonprofit world throughout her entire career. From stage managing to serving on the board of a theater company, her work in various capacities provides a holistic view of how organizational leadership and vision shape the magic that happens onstage, in the gallery, or in community. Currently a neighborhood support specialist for the City of Minneapolis, Myers received her MA in international and intercultural management from the School for International Training.; John Neveaux: Neveaux has been involved as an actor, director, or designer in over 25 theatrical productions in the last ten years in the greater metro area. Most recently, he was cast as Otto Frank in SOAR Regional Arts production of Diary of Anne Frank, and Theatre 55?s virtual production of Phillip Marlowe?s Trouble Is My Business; directed and designed the set for the the spring 2021 Delano High School production of The Theory of Relativity, and directed Delano High School?s fall on stage production of Jookalorum, A Singular Sampling of Sensational Stories by O. Henry. He has been a member of the boards of 4 Community Theatre, Chain Reaction Theatre Project, and Skylark Opera Company, and recently acted as a grant reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board. In his day job, Neveaux is an attorney in Wayzata and teaches business law at local colleges.; Yan Pang, Pang is a composer, performer, and scholar. She received her PhD in music with a minor in theater arts and dance at the University of Minnesota. Her work focuses on intercultural music composition and performance. As part of this interest, she has been commissioned to compose and invited to perform in music festivals throughout the world. She considers her music composition as a means to build multicultural understanding and tolerance. A selection of her varied works includes the album Glory Times (as songwriter and music director) by the China Science & Culture Audio & Video Publishing House; the score ?Solis Ortus? (winner of the SunRiver International Composition Competition) by China?s People?s Cultural Publishing Company; the paper ?Scene of Sichuan Opera? (coauthored with Mingzhu Song); and the books Cool Math for Hot Music, All About Music, Basic Music Technology, and The Future of Music (coauthored with Guerino Mazzola et al.) by Springer.; Samantha Prudhon Falkowski, Falkowski is currently working at Affinity Plus FCU as a video banker. She assists with new account and lending requests; building relationships, reviewing analytical data, and finding creative solutions for members. Falkowski graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in studio art. She has since put her passion for the arts to use by volunteering with White Bear Center for the Arts, Mia?s Art Adventure, and has been a grant review panelist twice for the Metropolitan Regional Art Council.; Jenny Stratton, Stratton is the Connecting Kids program coordinator which serves the greater Mankato area. The program is designed to reduce the financial barriers for low-income youth to be involved in an out-of-school time activity of choice. This involves everything from traditional sports, arts, music, summer camps, etc. Stratton has more than fifteen years of professional experience working in the collective fields of nonprofit management, higher education, and finance. Stratton has a bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's degree in business administration.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10021968,"Operating Support",2023,15918,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase access to quality education for arts learners through strategic efforts to grow the scholarship fund to enable more people to participate. Track income from tuition roundup contributions. Re-write the scholarship application so it is more streamlined and easier to access. Alter language that has historically been gatekeeping language. 2: Increase and diversify studio access to the community via skill sharing, demonstrations, etc. with visiting artists in residence. Track increase in diversity in age, demographics, etc. within applicants. Coordinate and plan engagement opportunities and track participation as well as number of events, etc. Seek evaluation from participants and artists as to how thing went.","Scholarship funds were indeed increased, allowing more people to participate in classes and a residency and second youth scholarship were created. Tuition roundup contributions during the grant period equaled: The youth scholarship fund increased by 61%, Adult scholarships granted increased by almost 1000%. 2: In the late-Covid era, the Art Colony was able to increase its engagement opportunities by 50%, offering additional open studios and artist talks. Attendance and demographics were tracked, accounting for a 10% increase in diversity in age and demographics. Participant and artist evaluations confirm that the events currently offered are well-received and there is great interest for more.",,545375,"Other, local or private",545375,3678,"Tom Irvine, Chris Fischbach, Rachel Fulkerson, Heather Freitag, Allen Ondrachek, Charles Matson Lume, John Schuerman, Maggie Jones, Baiers Heeren, Katherine Goertz, David Safar, Karen Brown",,"Grand Marais Arts, Inc. AKA Grand Marais Art Colony","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Grand Marais Art Colony serves as a catalyst for the arts in the Great Lakes region, supporting artists through residencies, intensive studio classes, and signature events.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lyla,Brown,"Grand Marais Arts, Inc. AKA Grand Marais Art Colony","PO Box 626","Grand Marais",MN,55604-0626,"(218) 387-2737",director@grandmaraisartcolony.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2042,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10021969,"Operating Support",2023,130014,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Graywolf books introduce new language, ideas, and stories that help a broad readership across Minnesota understand our times and each other. Graywolf evaluates reader impact by capturing and tracking individual responses at events, on social media, and through an annual survey. Critical attention, award nominations, and book sales also help indicate the strength of our books' influence. 2: Graywolf books, author events, and staff enhance Minnesota communities by building and cultivating audiences through partnerships. Graywolf assesses the quantity and quality of event programming and collaborations, book donations, and local media attention. We solicit feedback from relevant partners. Staff engagement across the local community is tracked and evaluated.","Graywolf published 31 books that inspired empathy, introduced ideas and forms, influenced public discourse, and sold 19,000 copies in Minnesota. Graywolf spoke with event attendees, engaged with social media users, and tracked sales, reviews, and award attention. In FY23 Graywolf authors were finalists for a National Book Award and the Booker Prize, among others. 2: Graywolf enhanced Minnesota communities by partnering on events featuring authors and staff, and donating 422 copies of 40 titles to seven organizations. Graywolf worked with at least 23 local partner institutions to build audiences and readership and worked with an engagement circle of four paid advisors who facilitated new connections with Minnesota communities.",,4904662,"Other, local or private",4904662,,"Ramona Advani, Art Berman, Karin Birkeland, Kathleen Boe, Brian Childs, Milo Cumaranatunge, Lissa Jones-Lofgren, Michelle Keeley, Chris Kirwan, Jill Koosmann, Aimee Lagos, Lenesa Leana, Maura Rainey Mccormack, Zachary Mcmillan, Mike Meyer, Sharon Pierce, Shahina Piyarali, Cathy Polasky, James Short, Kathleen Smith, Winifred Smith, Debra Stone",,"Graywolf Press","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Graywolf Press is a leading independent publisher committed to the discovery and energetic publication of twenty-first century American and international literature.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Johnson,"Graywolf Press","212 Third Ave N Ste 485",Minneapolis,MN,55401,"(651) 641-0077",johnson@graywolfpress.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Lyon, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2043,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10021971,"Operating Support",2023,51984,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Generate community building dialogue around the art of theater while modeling inclusivity and diversity to our community. Progress will be measured by the number participating in activities, media stories reflecting our themes but not necessarily our art, and by tracking the diversity and equity of the company members. 2: Successfully mount an indoor season that attracts at least 8000 as we emerge from the pandemic. Attendance and staffing levels will be measured (especially first-time attendees) as well as audience and artist response to the quality of the work.","GRSF engaged a company of 101 artists for its 2022 season, 28% of whom were people of color. One production was cancelled due to inclusivity concerns. GRSF collected demographic information on company members. Inclusivity efforts were monitored by a paid mental health coordinator who worked one on one and in group settings. They reported success or failure to management. 2: The indoor season was mounted with three rotating productions. Attendance was 5401, well behind the stated goal. Attendance is monitored using PatronManager software. It recorded 1139 tickets distributed to 492 first-time buyers (representing 21% of total attendance).",,1008545,"Other, local or private",1008545,,"Mary Alice Anderson, Marcia Aubineau, Roderick Baker, Kris Blanchard, Cherisa Broadwater, Michael Charron, Joyati Debnath, Gary Diomandes, Candace Gordon, Hayley Fast Hornberg, Alan Leonhardt, Jonathan Locust Jr, Beth Forkner Moe, Paul Mundt, Amaria O'Leary, Kelley Olson, Gaby Peterson, Mary Polus, Jim Stoa",1,"Great River Shakespeare Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Great River Shakespeare Festival is to enrich people's lives by creating dynamic, clearly understood productions of Shakespeare and other playwrights who celebrate the spoken word.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Aaron,Young,"Great River Shakespeare Festival","121 E 3rd St",Winona,MN,55987,"(507) 474-7900",aarony@grsf.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Lake, Martin, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2045,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1
10021972,"Operating Support",2023,49745,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More children, families and community members will have greater access to participate in orchestral music, building an appreciation for the arts. GTCYS will measure the number of need-based scholarships for tuition and private lessons, new participants, and student demographics. We will track the number of audience members and survey families and audiences. 2: GTCYS students will be transformed musically, personally, and socially through educational activities and leadership opportunities. GTCYS will collect feedback through biennial student and parent surveys. We will also analyze student retention, audition results, program assessments, and input from stakeholders.","Students and audience members had greater access to participate in orchestral music, building an appreciation for the arts. GTCYS measured the number of total participants and new students, in-person concert attendance, need-based scholarships, and digital audience members. We also surveyed students and families about their participation. 2: GTCYS students were transformed musically, personally, and socially through our educational activities and performance opportunities. GTCYS collected feedback through student and parent family surveys. We also analyzed student retention, audition results, program assessments, and input from participants? families and music educators.",,1293262,"Other, local or private",1293262,,"Heidi Becken, Jc Beckstrand, Michele Belisle, Matthew Crowley, Michele Decoux, Colin Dougherty, Andrew Eklund, Allison Elder, Camille Chang Gilmore, Lisa French, Matthew Harris, Maurice Holloman, Patrick Hyatte, Julia Jenson, Abha Karnick, Melissa Meinke Krueger, Rich May Jr., Laura Newinski, Ernest Van Panhuys, Adele Suttle, Sara Kleinsasser Tan, Jeff Tuttle, Kjirsten Zellmer, David Zoll",,"Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"In the conviction that music nourishes the mind, body, and spirit of the individual and enriches the community, the Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies provides a rigorous and inspiring orchestral experience for young musicians.?",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Megen,Balda,"Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies","408 St Peter St Ste 300","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 602-6800",megen@gtcys.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Steele, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2046,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10021973,"Operating Support",2023,731092,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Theatrical productions, education offerings, and collaborative community programming will inspire thoughtful conversations and deeper connections. The community-building effectiveness of the Guthrie's programming will be evaluated through patron and partner surveys, observation, and data on attendance and participation in relevant activities. 2: The Guthrie will create theater relevant to a diverse patron base, eliminating barriers to attendance and creating an inclusive, welcoming atmosphere. Relevance will be evaluated via attendance figures and patron surveys and accessibility will be measured by diverse patron attendance/participation.","The Guthrie hosted 50 post-show conversations this season, and most patrons reported having conversations with others about the play they saw. The community-building effectiveness of the Guthrie's programming was evaluated through patron or participant surveys, observation, and data on attendance and participation in education/community engagement programming. 2: Survey results (details below) show that patrons found the plays relevant, and that our efforts to reduce barriers and welcome guests were effective. Relevance was evaluated via attendance figures and patron surveys; accessibility was measured by diverse patron attendance/participation and survey comments.",,27263166,"Other, local or private",27263166,,"Martha Goldberg Aronson, Y. Marc Belton, Abdhish Bhavsar, Jennifer Reedstrom Bishop, James L. Chosy, David Dines, Amy Fiterman, Darrel German, Joseph Haj, Todd Hartman, Diane Hofstede, Timothy Huebsch, David G. Hurrell, John Junek, Hans Kabat, Christine Kucera Kalla, Lisa Johnson Kelly, Jay Kiedrowski, David M. Lilly, Audrey Lucas, Kristen Ludgate, Michael Mccormick, W. Thomas Mcenery, Munir Meghjee, Jennifer Melin Miller, Renee Montz, David Moore, Jr., Lynn Myhran, Wendy Nelson, Todd Noteboom, Anne Paape, Dr. Lisa Saul Paylor, Brian Pietsch, Irene Quarshie, Ann Rainhart, Rebecca Koenig Roloff, Robert A. Rosenbaum, Jerry Rudowsky, Lee Skold, Kenneth F. Spence, Kweli P. Thompson, Steven J. Thompson, Dan Torbenson, Wendy Unglaub, Steven C. Webster, Todd Zaun. Lifetime Members: Martha Atwater, Karen Bachman, David C. Cox, William George, Pierson M. Grieve, Polly Grose, Steve Sanger, Douglas M. Steenland, Mary W. Vaughan, Irving Weiser, Margaret Wurtele, Charles A. Zelle",,"Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Guthrie Theater engages exceptional theater artists in the exploration of both classic and contemporary plays, connecting the community it serves to one another and to the world.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,Essert,"Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","818 2nd St S",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1252,"(612) 225-6000",emilye@guthrietheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2047,"Lisa Bergh: Bergh is a visual artist; she holds a BFA from the University of Arizona and an MFA from San Jose State University. In addition to her active studio practice, she is the cofounder of The Traveling Museum, works as an advocate for the rural arts and culture movement, and currently is serving as an art instructor at Ridgewater College on the Hutchinson Campus.; Jonathan Carter: Carter is director of IT business relationship management for the Harmon business unit of Apogee Enterprises. Previously, Carter had a long career with General Mills, spanning finance, sales, marketing, information systems, and other areas. A former board chair for the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, he is an active executive board member of the Monitors Club, supporting the educational, political, economic, and social well-being of the Twin Cities African American community. Carter holds a BS in computer science from Washington University (Saint Louis); an MS in computer science from Stanford University; and an MBA in finance and international business from Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.; Dorothy Goldie: Goldie is a lifelong enthusiast and supporter of the arts in Minnesota. For seven years she was the executive director of Minnesota Center for Book Arts and, since 2010, has lead Saint Paul Academy and Summit School?s fundraising efforts. From 2018 to 2021, Goldie chaired the Franconia Sculpture Park board and led the organization through a crisis and a search for a new leader.; Jonathan Lewis: Lewis is the executive director of Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, a community orchestra that plays free concerts in the Twin Cities, and plays percussion in it. Lewis is the board president of Source Song Festival, a Minnesota nonprofit that puts on a week long art song festival for student composers, singers, and collaborative pianists. Lewis was the executive director of Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies and Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus, and served on the board of One Voice Mixed Chorus. He has a BA from St. Olaf College and a JD from Cornell Law School.; Mary Ragnow Campion: Ragnow is curator of the James Ford Bell Library, University of Minnesota, for which she preserves and promotes the book arts of past centuries. An accountant in a previous life, she is a past treasurer and board member of Minnesota Center for Book Arts, and has supported the area theater scene as board member and actor. She is the coauthor of Tulips, Chocolate & Silk, a finalist for a 2020 MN Book Award.; Serenity Schoonover: A staff writer for Split Rock Review, Schoonover's writing has aired on NPR, and appeared in NewPages, Women's Independent Press, and The Bookends Review, among others. She also is a juried metalsmith, and her work has been featured on the front page of Etsy. Since 2018, she has been the recipient of five Arrowhead Regional Art Council (ARAC) grants, served on multiple ARAC grant panels, as well as serving as a Minnesota State Arts Board grant reviewer in 2020. Schoonover has a BA and MA in history education.; Jamie Schwaba: Schwaba is currently the director of development at the Reading Center/ Dyslexia Institute of MN, but prior to holding this position she was the managing director of the Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts in Winona for seven years. She holds a MS in adult and continuing education, BA in theater arts, and she performed professionally in the Milwaukee area for eight years.; Haile Tegegne: Tegegne is the founder and executive director for East African Empowerment Center where we advocates for East African nonprofit organizations and community members and connects them with resources available to them. Tegegne serves as a consultant for central empowerment organizations. He graduated from Hamline University with a master's degree in public administration and nonprofit management.; Wenli Tesar: Chen has lived and worked in Saint Paul since 2015, after relocating from Taiwan. She holds a MDes in photography from The Glasgow School of Art, UK; and a BA in Russian from Tamkang University, Taiwan. She has taught graphic design, art photography, and 2-D foundation at the University of Wisconsin-Stout (2015-2020). She is a visual artist as well as a designer who works with artist books, photography, and installation. Chen has exhibited internationally in the UK, Singapore, USA, Canada, and Taiwan. She was a resident artist at Lanesboro Arts in August 2021.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10021975,"Operating Support",2023,829624,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Students and underserved populations engage in inclusive arts experiences, creating positive change for themselves and their community. Participant surveys track increases in knowledge and positive attitudes. Benchmark: and #8805; 80% of respondents reporting increased knowledge and improved community or individual wellbeing. 2: Trust programming creates significant economic benefits and supports statewide partners in meeting their missions. a) track ticket sales and apply multiplier; b) track marketing reach provided to partners; c) partners identify benefits of collaborating with the Trust.","By inspiring students and underserved communities to create positive change, we make arts exp. more relevant and MNs are more likely to engage in arts. Quantitative and Qualitative, surveys, QR codes, paper surveys for public art. 2: Generate economic impact with touring shows and support progs. helping meet their missions, we are strategically applying resources to maximize impact. Track ticket sales and apply industry multiplier effect to est. in/direct impact b)track marketing exposure we provide for our partners c) surveys and debriefs with partners to understand how, and what degree, partners feel they benefit from collaborating",,47551607,"Other, local or private",47551607,,"Gerardo Casahonda, Trisha Duncan, Becky Foy, Herschel Herndon, Mark Nerenhausen, Todd Duesing, Andrea Mokoros, Barbara Brin, Jay Novak, Kathy Gullickson, Michele Engdahl, Travis Barkve, Marie Becker, Orland Bryant, Al Coleman, Ryan Johnson, Andrea Kajer, Christine Kwait, Dorraine Larison, Bill Moffly, Jayne Olson, Melvin Tennant, Bret Weis, Dan Tenenbaum, Justin Buoen, Sue Ross, Mark Nerenhausen, Todd Duesing",,"Hennepin Theatre Trust","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Hennepin Theatre Trust creates positive change through the arts by bringing together people, businesses and organizations to create and enjoy cultural experiences.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brooks,Becker,"Hennepin Theatre Trust","900 Hennepin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 703-1473",Brooks.Becker@HennepinTheatreTrust.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Dodge, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, McLeod, Morrison, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2049,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10021977,"Operating Support",2023,46658,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Continue to expand opportunities for artists (including BIPOC artists) to learn printmaking, grow artistic skills, exhibit and sell work. Success measured by: artists receive free (or reduced cost) support to learn/deepen skills in the art of printmaking; HP expands award opportunities for BIPOC/challenged artists; more artists exhibit and sell their work. 2: Identify and hire a new Executive Director for Highpoint Center for Printmaking. Highpoint's Board/search committee with support of an Executive Search firm will successfully identify and hire a new Executive Director for HP by Summer 2022.","BIPOC artists received scholarships and facility access to grow artistically, create and sell work, teach, and engage in the printmaking arts. Highpoint worked with a BIPOC Steering Committee to design and evaluate programs. BIPOC artists received support and access to learn and deepen skills in printmaking and completed participant surveys to share their experience and growth. 2: Highpoint hired Executive Director Jehra Patrick, a strong leader to build on HP's organizational programs, foundation, and legacy. Highpoint worked with Executive Search firm to identify the new Executive Director, Jehra Patrick, who has worked to evaluate staff needs/capacity, strengthened partnerships, and develop a new strategic plan based on community and programming needs.",,1125489,"Other, local or private",1125489,,"Jehra Patrick, Cole Rogers, Jerry Vallery, Colleen Carey, Michelle Klein, Neely Tamminga, Alexandra Buffalohead, Aaron Mack, Sarah Mcmullin, Siri Engberg, Cathy Ryan, Keisha Williams, Roderic Southall, Shaelyn Crutchley, Peter Prudden",,"Highpoint Center for Printmaking","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Highpoint Center for Printmaking is dedicated to advancing the art of printmaking.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jenny,Wells,"Highpoint Center for Printmaking","912 W Lake St",Minneapolis,MN,55408,"(612) 871-1326",Jenny@highpointprintmaking.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carver, Cook, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Nicollet, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2051,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10021978,"Operating Support",2023,83082,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Through exemplary mainstage productions, Minnesotan audiences better understand Midwestern and American history and its modern-day impacts/parallels. Press and critical reviews and #894; post-play surveys that ask audiences to report what they've learned; breadth and depth of conversations at facilitated post-performance conversations, and participation in other engagement activities. 2: Through HT's focus on accessibility and intentional programming, audiences become more ethnically, geographically, and generationally diverse. In surveys, audiences self-identify age, race, gender, location, and feedback about programming and access services; we will regularly compare with baseline data. Conversations with partner orgs and liaisons measure impact and refine programming.","Through exemplary mainstage productions, Minnesota audiences better understand Midwestern and American history and its modern-day impacts/parallels. Press and critical reviews and #894; post-play surveys that ask audiences to report what they've learned; breadth and depth of conversations at facilitated post-performance conversations, and participation in other engagement activities. 2: Through HT's focus on accessibility and intentional programming, audiences become more ethnically, geographically, and generationally diverse. Through survey data, audiences share age, race, gender, location, and feedback about programming and access services which is regularly compared to baseline data. Conversations with partner organizations and liaisons measure impact and refine programming.",,2616049,"Other, local or private",2616049,,"John Sebastian, Candace Campbell, Tyler Zehring, Lois Duffy, John Apitz, Dave Beehler, George Dow, Susan Kimberly, Gene Link, Cheryl Moore, Kera Peterson, Katrina Phillips, James Rollwagen, Kenneth Schaefer, Jennifer Simek, Pondie Nicholson Taylor, Jon Thomas",,"The History Theatre, Inc. AKA History Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"History Theatre's mission is to entertain, educate, and inspire through creating, developing, and producing new and existing works that explore Minnesota's past and the diverse American experience.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Douglas,Tiede,"The History Theatre, Inc. AKA History Theatre","30 10th St E","St Paul",MN,55101-2205,"(651) 292-4327",dtiede@historytheatre.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2052,"Marsha Anderson: Anderson is currently a program assistant with the City of Minneapolis Department of Health, assisting with the administration of federal grants. She has worked for several nonprofit organizations in a fundraising capacity, including the Greater Twin Cities United Way where she reviewed and evaluated grants. She has a master?s of public and nonprofit administration degree.; Wendy Frieze: Frieze has managed both for profit and nonprofit galleries in Boston, San Francisco, and Minneapolis for approximately 20 years. At the Oakland Museum (Oakland, CA), she comanaged the gallery and was a member of the contemporary arts committee, a fundraising arm of the museum. She was also an intern in the Cooper Hewitt textile department (New York, NY). As a designer, she worked for CBS Early Show, Crate & Barrel, and several world renowned interior designers as a licensing agent and marketer. Frieze is a cum laude graduate of Parsons School of Design in product design and knowledgeable in clay, glass, metal, and textile design. She has attended several classes at Harvard in education and the arts. She graduated from Adler Graduate School with a double master?s in clinical psychology and art therapy at 65 and currently practices as a counselor to artists and in the addiction world.; Melinda Nelson: Nelson is currently a senior manager at 3M Company, working there for more than forty years in a variety of positions ranging from product development, manufacturing, sales, business development, and corporate functions such as pricing and obtaining funding for R&D contracts. One of her positions was as a business development manager for research and development contracts and involved identifying and soliciting funding opportunities for R&D research projects, as well as writing the proposals and ""earmarks?. She graduated with a chemical engineering BS from Iowa State University and a MBA from the University of St. Thomas. She is a sustaining member of the Junior League of Saint Paul and a former prime minister in Saint Paul Winter Carnival's senior court. She currently is the senior queen for Woodbury Ambassadors, and is a volunteer for White Bear Boating and other organizations. Nelson is an active participant in many arts related activities around the Twin Cities and the state and would like to support the arts by serving in this way. ; Abigail Pribbenow: Before moving to Minnesota in 2006, Pribbenow served as chair of the Rockford Area Arts Council in Rockford, IL, and served for several years as an arts administrator in the Chicago dance and visual arts communities. More recently she worked in fundraising and communication for a successful Minneapolis public charter school, Yinghua Academy, and served on the boards of Lutheran Arts and the Minnesota Boychoir. She holds an MA in arts administration from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, a BA in anthropology from the University of Chicago, and an IB from the United World College in Las Vegas, NM.; Germaine Riegert: Riegert is a retired postmaster and worked more than eighteen years as the chief financial officer for the White Earth Reservation Business Committee (RBC), prior to becoming employed with the United States Postal Service. She has a bachelor?s degree in accounting and business administration and has spent many years in public administration. While employed at the RBC, she was involved in the administration of nonprofit grants from many sources. She has served as a volunteer on the Region 2 Arts Council and was elected to serve as treasurer for the board. She is an enrolled member of the Minnesota tribe and the White Earth Nation. Her artistic accomplishments center around working with thread and yarns.; Sierra Scheet: Scheet is the financial and accounting systems manager at the Science Museum of Minnesota. She studied history and film at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities and earned her BA in history in 2007. She continued her education and earned another BA in accounting from the College of St. Scholastica in 2011. Scheet has spent most of her career in nonprofit accounting working at the Science Museum of Minnesota and University of Minnesota Physicians. She has volunteered and serviced on the board of MNFashion.; Benjamin Strand: Strand is the Winona Main Street program manager and co-owner of Treedome Productions, a multimedia production house that supports local and regional artists through videography, photography, graphic design, talent booking, recording, and event planning. He previously spent two years as an arts and entertainment reporter for the Winona Daily News. Strand has volunteered for a number of music and art festivals, including Artspire, Mid West Music Fest, Frozen River Film Festival, Big Turn Music Fest, Boats and Bluegrass, Great River Shakespeare Festival, and Shut Down Third Street. He graduated from Winona State University in 2017 with a double major in mass communications/journalism, and English writing.; Shaurntae Thomas: Thomas is the director of human resources at Cookie Cart, where they teach life, leadership, and employment skills to teens of color through on-the-job and classroom experiences in nonprofit bakeries. Thomas is a member of the diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice committee at Cookie Cart, which is on a mission to lead the organization in becoming an anti-racist organization by using both the anti-racist and restorative justice framework models. Thomas studied English literature at the historically black college for women, Spelman College, and is an outspoken feminist and traditional systems disruptor of current policies, processes, and procedures that dominate organization culture and climate. Thomas is a self-taught poet and spoken word artist; a lover of oil paintings, abstract art, black and white photography, and art history. Thomas is a member of the board of directors of Chops, Inc., a nonprofit performing arts organization.; Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan: Venkatakrishnan is a senior project and program manager, managing information technology projects at Cognizant Technology Solutions. He has a bachelor?s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Madras in India. He serves on the executive board of Minnesota Tamil Sangam (MNTS), a nonprofit devoted to promoting Tamil culture in the state of Minnesota and played a key role in the accreditation of the organization?s language school. Venkatakrishnan has written poems and articles about nature, culture, tradition, and society for the magazine Panippookkal. He writes and directs stage programs and directed two of MNTS?s Fringe Festival productions and has successfully administered Tamil folk arts workshops continuously for a few years in row. He was the program committee chair for the Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America thirtieth annual Tamil language convention, held in 2017, in Minneapolis.; Lori Anne Williams, Williams is a major gifts officer with Lifeworks, a nonprofit serving people with disabilities. In her long nonprofit career, Williams has also worked for the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, the Playwrights? Center, and several human service and education organizations. She holds a master?s degree from the University of Minnesota and a bachelor?s degree from the University of Southern California.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10021983,"Operating Support",2023,37753,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","HOBT will embody racial and social equity by investing in new leadership, and creating accessible art that engages and reflects our community. New organizational and artistic leadership will be installed, and new accessible programming will be developed; success of artistic programs will be measured via participant surveys, and by the collected stories from the communities served. 2: HOBT's Avalon Theatre will serve as the hub for a cohort of under-resourced artists whose capacity to make, and present their art will be increased. HOBT's Avalon Theatre will serve as the center of their artmaking and presentation for up to fifteen BIPOC/Queer and low-income artists.","HOBT worked to embody racial and social equity by searching for a new leader and creating accessible art reflecting our community. Assisted by a BIPOC firm, HOBT is in the final stage of deliberations for hiring a leader; hundreds of Minnesotans engaged in programs including the MainStage and new Puppet Library; diverse participants shared experiences via anecdote and survey. 2: HOBT's Avalon Theatre building was refreshed increasing the usable space, improving its sustainability, accessibility, and value for the community. Community members said they were awed and instantly welcomed by the refurbished interior with a new puppet display and much more. MainStage shows, and community workshops featured BIPOC/queer artists who said they felt welcomed and engaged.",,823860,"Other, local or private",823860,,"Malia Araki Burkhart, AdedotunAde) Salami, Erin Emory, Anita Newhouse, Tia Lauve, Laci Mcbride, Kallie Melvin, Scott Muskin",,"In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre?brings people together for the common good through the power of puppet and mask performance.?",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michelle,Pett,"In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre","1500 Lake St E",Minneapolis,MN,55407-1720,"(612) 419-4541",execdir@hobt.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2057,"Lisa Bergh: Bergh is a visual artist; she holds a BFA from the University of Arizona and an MFA from San Jose State University. In addition to her active studio practice, she is the cofounder of The Traveling Museum, works as an advocate for the rural arts and culture movement, and currently is serving as an art instructor at Ridgewater College on the Hutchinson Campus.; Jonathan Carter: Carter is director of IT business relationship management for the Harmon business unit of Apogee Enterprises. Previously, Carter had a long career with General Mills, spanning finance, sales, marketing, information systems, and other areas. A former board chair for the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, he is an active executive board member of the Monitors Club, supporting the educational, political, economic, and social well-being of the Twin Cities African American community. Carter holds a BS in computer science from Washington University (Saint Louis); an MS in computer science from Stanford University; and an MBA in finance and international business from Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.; Dorothy Goldie: Goldie is a lifelong enthusiast and supporter of the arts in Minnesota. For seven years she was the executive director of Minnesota Center for Book Arts and, since 2010, has lead Saint Paul Academy and Summit School?s fundraising efforts. From 2018 to 2021, Goldie chaired the Franconia Sculpture Park board and led the organization through a crisis and a search for a new leader.; Jonathan Lewis: Lewis is the executive director of Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, a community orchestra that plays free concerts in the Twin Cities, and plays percussion in it. Lewis is the board president of Source Song Festival, a Minnesota nonprofit that puts on a week long art song festival for student composers, singers, and collaborative pianists. Lewis was the executive director of Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies and Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus, and served on the board of One Voice Mixed Chorus. He has a BA from St. Olaf College and a JD from Cornell Law School.; Mary Ragnow Campion: Ragnow is curator of the James Ford Bell Library, University of Minnesota, for which she preserves and promotes the book arts of past centuries. An accountant in a previous life, she is a past treasurer and board member of Minnesota Center for Book Arts, and has supported the area theater scene as board member and actor. She is the coauthor of Tulips, Chocolate & Silk, a finalist for a 2020 MN Book Award.; Serenity Schoonover: A staff writer for Split Rock Review, Schoonover's writing has aired on NPR, and appeared in NewPages, Women's Independent Press, and The Bookends Review, among others. She also is a juried metalsmith, and her work has been featured on the front page of Etsy. Since 2018, she has been the recipient of five Arrowhead Regional Art Council (ARAC) grants, served on multiple ARAC grant panels, as well as serving as a Minnesota State Arts Board grant reviewer in 2020. Schoonover has a BA and MA in history education.; Jamie Schwaba: Schwaba is currently the director of development at the Reading Center/ Dyslexia Institute of MN, but prior to holding this position she was the managing director of the Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts in Winona for seven years. She holds a MS in adult and continuing education, BA in theater arts, and she performed professionally in the Milwaukee area for eight years.; Haile Tegegne: Tegegne is the founder and executive director for East African Empowerment Center where we advocates for East African nonprofit organizations and community members and connects them with resources available to them. Tegegne serves as a consultant for central empowerment organizations. He graduated from Hamline University with a master's degree in public administration and nonprofit management.; Wenli Tesar: Chen has lived and worked in Saint Paul since 2015, after relocating from Taiwan. She holds a MDes in photography from The Glasgow School of Art, UK; and a BA in Russian from Tamkang University, Taiwan. She has taught graphic design, art photography, and 2-D foundation at the University of Wisconsin-Stout (2015-2020). She is a visual artist as well as a designer who works with artist books, photography, and installation. Chen has exhibited internationally in the UK, Singapore, USA, Canada, and Taiwan. She was a resident artist at Lanesboro Arts in August 2021.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10021985,"Operating Support",2023,79124,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Jungle Theater improves the LynLake neighborhood's vibrancy, fostering inclusive engagement in valued arts activities. Track participation in Jungle programs and activities; gather impact feedback from LynLake businesses/organizations and participants; track participation demographic changes as best we can. 2: Sustainable models for programmatic and organizational operations, with facility improvements, enhance the experience for all whom we engage. Track participation and average price paid; regular financial tracking; qualitatively assess shared decision-making model and impact of the theater's truth and reconciliation policy changes.","The LynLake neighborhood thrived, with busy restaurants/bars, successful small businesses, and welcomed neighbors and visitors to Jungle shows. Observation and conversations with local businesses; zip code analysis of ticket buyers. 2: New presenting models, ongoing development of our cohort structure, increased average ticket price, and successful facility improvements. Financial tracking, including average ticket price paid; artist and audience surveys to evaluate the results of facility and process improvements; evaluation of cohort artists and the new decision-making model.",,2306873,"Other, local or private",2306873,,"Erika Eklund, Andrea Fike, Kelly Kita, Karl Lambert, Kelsey Norton, Ben Scott, David Weinstein, David Dobmeyer, Barbara Klaas, Juliane Ray, Erin Oglesbay, Marcia Stout, Nancy Monroe, Liz Bank, Rich Thompson, Suzanne Kubach, Kari Vrba",,"Jungle Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Jungle Theater creates courageous, resonant theater that challenges, entertains, and sparks expansive conversation.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robin,Gillette,"Jungle Theater","2951 Lyndale Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55408-2111,"(612) 822-4002x 0141",rgillette@jungletheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pipestone, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2059,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10021987,"Operating Support",2023,22558,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Offer expansive and comprehensive programming that encourages a deeper understanding and appreciation for the arts. More than 70% of learners and viewers will report having a better understanding of and appreciation for the arts. 2: Introduce area artists and visual arts experiences to new and underserved audiences. Target audiences will be identified and participants will be surveyed on demographic information with more than 70% reporting that programming provided them with a meaningful arts experience and enriched their lives.","The Kaddatz offered extensive exhibitions and educational programming that contributed to deeper understanding and appreciation of the arts. Qualitative evaluation methods used included surveys, verbal and written comment collection, and observation. 2: The Kaddatz introduced area artists and visual arts experiences to new and underserved audiences. Quantitative evaluation methods used included tracking the number of programs offered and participants engaging in the programs. Qualitative evaluation methods used included surveys, verbal and written comment collection, and observations.",,263649,"Other, local or private",263649,20858,"EdwinBuzz) Anderson, Linda Macfarlane, Rebecca Lynn Petersen, Scott Demartelaere, Dominic Facio, Ruth Rosengren, Carl Zachmann",,"Kaddatz Galleries AKA Kaddatz Gallery","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Kaddatz Galleries is to foster visual arts education and appreciation, and to maintain a gallery that celebrates the work of area artists and honors the legacy of Charles Beck.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beth,Richardson,"Kaddatz Galleries AKA Kaddatz Gallery","111 Lincoln Ave W","Fergus Falls",MN,56537,"(218) 998-4405",beth@kaddatzgalleries.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Carver, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Grant, Hennepin, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stevens, St. Louis, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2061,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10021996,"Operating Support",2023,79371,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans learn, grow, and advance as writers and readers according to their personal and professional goals for Loft engagement. Surveys measuring participant demographics and impact of Loft activities on participants' learning, growth, development, and progress toward their individual literary engagement goals.","95% participants (20% of whom are BIPOC) noted learning on topics and progress towards writing goals; 100% reported expanded thinking on the topics. Surveyed class/event participants on teaching artists/presenters, and impact of Loft programs/activities on learning, writing goals, and thinking/conversation about various topics. Gathered participant demographics.",,2690660,"Other, local or private",2690660,,"Mike Meyer, Melinda Ward, Jon Austin, Dara Beevas, Arleta Little, Karlyn Coleman, David Kilpatrick, Nichol Higdon, Kelly Jo Mcdonnell, Meena Natarajan, Dorothy Nins, Sarah Olson, Ruth Shields, Ellena Schoop",1,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Loft advances the artistic development of writers, fosters a thriving literary community, and inspires a passion for literature.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beth,Schoeppler,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","1011 Washington Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55415,"(612) 215-2575x 2580",bschoeppler@loft.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Le Sueur, McLeod, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Waseca, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2070,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022000,"Operating Support",2023,29726,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Innovative opera productions provide opportunities for engagement, inspiration, and connection in the North. Patron involvement (tickets, views, donations, new and returning numbers) tracked; school evaluations, artist feedback, volunteers and other organization feedback all analyzed. 2: Northern Minnesota audiences feel welcome and included in the art form of opera Attendance details track accessibility and participation. Surveys, formal and informal, in a variety of formats, help measure engagement.","Innovative opera productions provide opportunities for engagement, inspiration, and connection in the North. Patron involvement (tickets, views, donations, new and returning) tracked; school evaluations, artist feedback, volunteer and board feedback analyzed. 2: Northern Minnesota audiences feel welcome and included in the art form of opera. Attendance details track participation. Surveys, formal and informal, in a variety of formats, help measure engagement.",,289621,"Other, local or private",289621,,"Andrea Kuzel, Emily Vikre, Susan Henke, Charlotte Taylor, Paula Meyer, Sara Cole, Pat Castellano, Anne Dugan, Maryn Hakes, Kate Horvath, Lisa Munson",,"Lyric Opera of the North","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Lyric Opera of the North's mission is to provide world-class opera performance and education in the North, for all ages in a diversity of venues and formats. ?",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Lawrence,"Lyric Opera of the North","525 S Lake Ave Ste 102",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 464-0922",sarah@loonopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Hubbard, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Pine, St. Louis, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2074,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022001,"Operating Support",2023,310382,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Music learning experiences will be more accessible to students and families across programs through improved communication and customer service. Annual Student Satisfaction Surveys developed with third-party consultants will show consistently increasing levels of satisfaction across MacPhail programs and locations. 2: Students of all ages, abilities and backgrounds will thrive and benefit from high-quality music learning opportunities at MacPhail. Annual Student Satisfaction Surveys developed with third-party consultants will show students across programs state they are thriving and that the quality of the instruction they are receiving is high.","Student Satisfaction reports show an increase ranging from +2% to +7% in strongly agree ratings across all overall experience questions. Student Satisfaction surveys collected in spring 2023 showed data representing all eight of MacPhail's tuition-based programs and locations including Minneapolis, Austin, Chanhassen, White Bear Lake, and online classes. 2: 97% of students agree or strongly agree that they were able to thrive at MacPhail and 97% ranked their quality of instruction as Good or Excellent. Student Satisfaction surveys collected in spring 2023 showed data representing all eight of MacPhail's tuition-based programs and locations including Minneapolis, Austin, Chanhassen, White Bear Lake, and online classes.",,11408634,"Other, local or private",11408634,310382,"Kate Whittington, Kate Cimino, Marshall Tokheim, Chip Emery, Eric Anderson, Justin Kelly, Linda Mack, Margaret Bracken, Ellen Breyer, Patty Murphy, Hudie Broughton, William Pentelovitch, Klerissa Church, Christopher Perrigo, Paul Reyelts, Rahoul Ghose, Hilary Smedsrud, Joseph Hinderer, Peter Spokes, Natalia Hernandez, Virginia Stringer, Sylvia Strobel, Nicole Strydom, Dianne Thomas, Lica Tomizuka Sanborn, Mandy Tuong, Reverend Carl Walker, Anne Yoder",,"MacPhail Center for Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Transforming lives and strengthening communities through music learning experiences that inspire.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Todd,Kroviak,"MacPhail Center for Music","501 S 2nd St",Minneapolis,MN,55401,"(612) 321-0100",kroviak.todd@macphail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Morrison, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Sherburne, Sibley, Steele, Swift, Washington, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2075,"Melodie Bahan: Bahan is executive director of MN Film & TV. She previously served as the first vice president of communications for Artspace, the nation?s leading developer of affordable space for artists; and as the director of communications for the Guthrie Theater. Prior to joining the Guthrie, Bahan spent ten years in New York, where she served as the president of NOW-NYC. She currently serves as a volunteer board member for the MSP Film Society. She graduated from the U of M with a BA in journalism.; Paul Dice: Dice is president of the nonprofit organization International Friendship Through the Performing Arts. As vice president of the Gamelan Society of Minnesota, Dice helped establish Minnesota?s first gamelan (Indonesian chime gong orchestra) program that eventually became part of the Schubert Club. He can be seen throughout China via the online broadcasting station MV China as a program expert on Rainbow Education Program videos. He served as music advisor for the six-episode Twin Cities Public Television series Made in China and as an English editor for the Hal Leonard Chinese pipa method book written by Gao Hong. Dice studied composition at the Boston Conservatory of Music and with composer Lou Harrison. His music has been performed throughout the United States, China, and Russia. He has received commissions from the American Composers Forum, Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, Carleton Chinese Music Ensemble, Listen, Edina Concert Orchestra, Chinese Heritage Foundation, and Fedogan and Bremer Publishing. He was awarded a Dunhuang Cup in Nanchang, China; received a 2013 Arts Board Artist Initiative grant; and received a McKnight established artist award from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council in 2012 and 2016.; Sharon Fischlowitz: Fischlowitz has served on the staff and boards of arts and law related nonprofits, as executive director of Black Label Movement and the Minnesota Justice Foundation, as board chair of the Creative Tech Alliance, fka GLITCH, and the Lexington Hamline Community Council. She worked for Congressman Bruce Vento, Equal Justice Works, the Center for Medieval Studies, and the Institute for Advanced Study at UMN. She taught street law and poverty law at William Mitchell College of Law. She now practices law. She earned her AB in comparative arts from Washington University and her law degree from William Mitchell.; Sonja Jacobsen: Jacobsen is a 1974 graduate of Hastings College (Hastings, NE) receiving a BM in 1974. Jacobsen taught K-12 vocal/instrumental music in public and parochial schools in Nebraska and Minnesota. In 2015 she retired as office manager from Jacobsen Metal Fabrication, Inc. a company she cofounded with her husband in 1984. Jacobsen served three terms on the Mankato Symphony board of directors and during her tenure chaired several major fundraising events (Rockin' in the Quarry, Rockin' by the River, Music & Brews), served as development chair, and as board president.; Matthew Keefe: Keefe has served the arts for over 25 years as a dancer, teacher, choreographer, administrator, production manager, board member, producer, and artistic director. He holds an MFA in dance from the University of Iowa and a nonprofit management certificate from Rutgers University. He danced in the Twin Cities for James Sewell Ballet and is currently teaching dance at Highland Park High School. Keefe is the cofounder of DanceCo, a professional company that produces original productions for young audiences and their families.; Laurie Kess: Kess is a retired educator. She enjoyed her tenure in the Ely Public School District which included stints as a teacher, counselor, assistant principal, and principal. She was instrumental in securing Arts Board grants for artist residencies, in both elementary and high school classes, that benefitted the community. Her avocation has been involvement in community theater, community vocal groups, and supporting arts through the local Northern Lakes Arts Association. Among the wonders of arts experiences, she believes that a great benefit is to have people of diverse backgrounds, ages, and life experiences find common ground and joy in participation. Kess has a BS in home economics, a MA in school counseling, and K-12 principal licensure.; Eva Margolis: Margolis serves as Economic Opportunity program officer at Greater Twin Cities United Way where she engages with nonprofit community partners and across sectors focusing on workforce development and wealth building strategies that bring about equitable change. Prior to joining United Way in May 2020, Margolis served for over nine years as economic empowerment and employment services director at Lutheran Social Service where she was responsible for the strategic planning, development, and implementation/evaluation of its programs. She also has worked in the asset building, housing, and youth development fields. She is deeply committed to social, racial, and economic justice. For over 20 years she has volunteered in various efforts that support a vision for the abolition of the prison industrial complex. Margolis received her BA in anthropology from Occidental College in Los Angeles. ; Aryca Myers: Myers has been involved in the arts and nonprofit world throughout her entire career. From stage managing to serving on the board of a theater company, her work in various capacities provides a holistic view of how organizational leadership and vision shape the magic that happens onstage, in the gallery, or in community. Currently a neighborhood support specialist for the City of Minneapolis, Myers received her MA in international and intercultural management from the School for International Training.; John Neveaux: Neveaux has been involved as an actor, director, or designer in over 25 theatrical productions in the last ten years in the greater metro area. Most recently, he was cast as Otto Frank in SOAR Regional Arts production of Diary of Anne Frank, and Theatre 55?s virtual production of Phillip Marlowe?s Trouble Is My Business; directed and designed the set for the the spring 2021 Delano High School production of The Theory of Relativity, and directed Delano High School?s fall on stage production of Jookalorum, A Singular Sampling of Sensational Stories by O. Henry. He has been a member of the boards of 4 Community Theatre, Chain Reaction Theatre Project, and Skylark Opera Company, and recently acted as a grant reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board. In his day job, Neveaux is an attorney in Wayzata and teaches business law at local colleges.; Yan Pang, Pang is a composer, performer, and scholar. She received her PhD in music with a minor in theater arts and dance at the University of Minnesota. Her work focuses on intercultural music composition and performance. As part of this interest, she has been commissioned to compose and invited to perform in music festivals throughout the world. She considers her music composition as a means to build multicultural understanding and tolerance. A selection of her varied works includes the album Glory Times (as songwriter and music director) by the China Science & Culture Audio & Video Publishing House; the score ?Solis Ortus? (winner of the SunRiver International Composition Competition) by China?s People?s Cultural Publishing Company; the paper ?Scene of Sichuan Opera? (coauthored with Mingzhu Song); and the books Cool Math for Hot Music, All About Music, Basic Music Technology, and The Future of Music (coauthored with Guerino Mazzola et al.) by Springer.; Samantha Prudhon Falkowski, Falkowski is currently working at Affinity Plus FCU as a video banker. She assists with new account and lending requests; building relationships, reviewing analytical data, and finding creative solutions for members. Falkowski graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in studio art. She has since put her passion for the arts to use by volunteering with White Bear Center for the Arts, Mia?s Art Adventure, and has been a grant review panelist twice for the Metropolitan Regional Art Council.; Jenny Stratton, Stratton is the Connecting Kids program coordinator which serves the greater Mankato area. The program is designed to reduce the financial barriers for low-income youth to be involved in an out-of-school time activity of choice. This involves everything from traditional sports, arts, music, summer camps, etc. Stratton has more than fifteen years of professional experience working in the collective fields of nonprofit management, higher education, and finance. Stratton has a bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's degree in business administration.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022006,"Operating Support",2023,93612,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Mia will fuel curiosity among diverse audiences by serving as a place of discovery, inspiration, and lifelong learning. Mia will utilize participant feedback and visitor surveys to ensure its exhibitions and programs nurture the active process of learning and serve as a nexus of global awareness, critical thinking, empathy, and creativity. 2: Mia will engage communities that reflect the changing demographics in Minnesota and offer programs that meet the needs of diverse audiences. Mia will utilize attendance and survey data, solicit feedback from external partners, and evaluate its internal practices around enhancing inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility.","Participants in in-person and virtual programs and exhibitions felt challenged, connected to the art and increased their appreciation for art. Visitors to Mia's special exhibitions had the opportunity to respond via a survey about their experience. We also conducted several program or exhibition-specific Focus Groups. 2: Local artists contributed to community, and educational programs and Family Days. A longstanding relationship with the Minneapolis Parks continued. Focus groups with Native American audiences informed the development of exhibitions featuring Native art. New partnerships have led to greater focus on community outreach. We surveyed visitors in research projects about Social Impact and Belonging.",,47827271,"Other, local or private",47827271,,"Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad, John Lindahl, Ken Cutler, Gayle Fuguitt, Liz Nordlie, Jessamyn Kerchner, Pat Grazzini, Nicole Berns, Kari Alldredge, Elizabeth Andrus, Dan Avchen, Chanda Smith Baker, Maurice Blanks, John Butcher, James Cahn, Lynn Casey, Bert Colianni, Page Knudsen Cowles, Jane Emison, Nancy Engh, Michael Francis, Maria Gale, Michael Goar, Martha Head, Chris Howe, Hubert Joly, Shannon Jones, Amy Kern, Velma Korbel, Rick Kuntz, Roxana Linares, Jamie Lockhart, Katie Luber, Reid Macdonald, Nivin Macmillan, Lucy Mitchell, Leni Moore, Sheila Morgan, Mahmoud Nagib, Mary Olson, Noel Bennett Patterson, Gonzalo Petschen, Piyumi Samaratunga, Tom Schreier, Katie Simpson, Abdi Warsame, Tim Welsh, David Weyerhaeuser, Jane Wilf, David Wilson",,"The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts AKA Minneapolis Institute of Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) enriches the community by collecting, preserving, and making accessible outstanding works of art from the world's diverse cultures.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Darcy,Berus,"The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts AKA Minneapolis Institute of Arts","2400 3rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404,"(612) 870-3131",dberus@artsmia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2080,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022008,"Operating Support",2023,52730,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans find community, inspiration, and creativity through participation in MCBA's diverse book arts offerings. We will evaluate this outcome through workshop attendance, event attendance, workshop surveys, and artist participation and surveys. 2: MCBA expands participation in affordable, culturally responsive, and relevant book arts programming for underrepresented and underserved Minnesotans. We will evaluate this outcome using demographic information collected from our adult workshop program, consignment program, artist collective, teaching and exhibiting artist community, and organizational partnerships.","Minnesotans found inspiration, explored their creative potential, learned artmaking skills, and expanded community through their participation. We evaluated this outcome through participation counts and workshop survey analysis (1,917 adults engaged in book arts workshops, tutorials, and studio labs); event and gallery attendance count, and observations from staff and teaching artists. 2: New pricing models, scholarships, and culturally specific programming increased access for underrepresented and underserved Minnesotans. Outcome measured through workshop low-income and BIPOC scholarship use (13.3%), teaching + exhibiting artist demographics (18% + 37% BIPOC), and youth and families engaged through outreach events at MCBA and in community spaces (1,837 participants).",,871119,"Other, local or private",871119,,"Heidi Bing, Ronnie Brooks, Raphael Coburn, Brandi Ernst, Kc Foley, Sherri Gebert Fuller, Jenny Henningsen, Lyndel King, Mary Pat Ladner, Shawn Mccann, Diane Merrifield, Wilber `Chip` Schilling, Catherine Squires, Hema Viswanathan, Deb Weiss, Cory Zanin, Laurie Zenner",,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Our mission is to ignite artistic practice, inspire learning, and foster diverse creative communities through the book arts.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elysa,Voshell,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 100",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1279,"(612) 215-2520",evoshell@mnbookarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2082,"Melodie Bahan: Bahan is executive director of MN Film & TV. She previously served as the first vice president of communications for Artspace, the nation?s leading developer of affordable space for artists; and as the director of communications for the Guthrie Theater. Prior to joining the Guthrie, Bahan spent ten years in New York, where she served as the president of NOW-NYC. She currently serves as a volunteer board member for the MSP Film Society. She graduated from the U of M with a BA in journalism.; Paul Dice: Dice is president of the nonprofit organization International Friendship Through the Performing Arts. As vice president of the Gamelan Society of Minnesota, Dice helped establish Minnesota?s first gamelan (Indonesian chime gong orchestra) program that eventually became part of the Schubert Club. He can be seen throughout China via the online broadcasting station MV China as a program expert on Rainbow Education Program videos. He served as music advisor for the six-episode Twin Cities Public Television series Made in China and as an English editor for the Hal Leonard Chinese pipa method book written by Gao Hong. Dice studied composition at the Boston Conservatory of Music and with composer Lou Harrison. His music has been performed throughout the United States, China, and Russia. He has received commissions from the American Composers Forum, Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, Carleton Chinese Music Ensemble, Listen, Edina Concert Orchestra, Chinese Heritage Foundation, and Fedogan and Bremer Publishing. He was awarded a Dunhuang Cup in Nanchang, China; received a 2013 Arts Board Artist Initiative grant; and received a McKnight established artist award from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council in 2012 and 2016.; Sharon Fischlowitz: Fischlowitz has served on the staff and boards of arts and law related nonprofits, as executive director of Black Label Movement and the Minnesota Justice Foundation, as board chair of the Creative Tech Alliance, fka GLITCH, and the Lexington Hamline Community Council. She worked for Congressman Bruce Vento, Equal Justice Works, the Center for Medieval Studies, and the Institute for Advanced Study at UMN. She taught street law and poverty law at William Mitchell College of Law. She now practices law. She earned her AB in comparative arts from Washington University and her law degree from William Mitchell.; Sonja Jacobsen: Jacobsen is a 1974 graduate of Hastings College (Hastings, NE) receiving a BM in 1974. Jacobsen taught K-12 vocal/instrumental music in public and parochial schools in Nebraska and Minnesota. In 2015 she retired as office manager from Jacobsen Metal Fabrication, Inc. a company she cofounded with her husband in 1984. Jacobsen served three terms on the Mankato Symphony board of directors and during her tenure chaired several major fundraising events (Rockin' in the Quarry, Rockin' by the River, Music & Brews), served as development chair, and as board president.; Matthew Keefe: Keefe has served the arts for over 25 years as a dancer, teacher, choreographer, administrator, production manager, board member, producer, and artistic director. He holds an MFA in dance from the University of Iowa and a nonprofit management certificate from Rutgers University. He danced in the Twin Cities for James Sewell Ballet and is currently teaching dance at Highland Park High School. Keefe is the cofounder of DanceCo, a professional company that produces original productions for young audiences and their families.; Laurie Kess: Kess is a retired educator. She enjoyed her tenure in the Ely Public School District which included stints as a teacher, counselor, assistant principal, and principal. She was instrumental in securing Arts Board grants for artist residencies, in both elementary and high school classes, that benefitted the community. Her avocation has been involvement in community theater, community vocal groups, and supporting arts through the local Northern Lakes Arts Association. Among the wonders of arts experiences, she believes that a great benefit is to have people of diverse backgrounds, ages, and life experiences find common ground and joy in participation. Kess has a BS in home economics, a MA in school counseling, and K-12 principal licensure.; Eva Margolis: Margolis serves as Economic Opportunity program officer at Greater Twin Cities United Way where she engages with nonprofit community partners and across sectors focusing on workforce development and wealth building strategies that bring about equitable change. Prior to joining United Way in May 2020, Margolis served for over nine years as economic empowerment and employment services director at Lutheran Social Service where she was responsible for the strategic planning, development, and implementation/evaluation of its programs. She also has worked in the asset building, housing, and youth development fields. She is deeply committed to social, racial, and economic justice. For over 20 years she has volunteered in various efforts that support a vision for the abolition of the prison industrial complex. Margolis received her BA in anthropology from Occidental College in Los Angeles. ; Aryca Myers: Myers has been involved in the arts and nonprofit world throughout her entire career. From stage managing to serving on the board of a theater company, her work in various capacities provides a holistic view of how organizational leadership and vision shape the magic that happens onstage, in the gallery, or in community. Currently a neighborhood support specialist for the City of Minneapolis, Myers received her MA in international and intercultural management from the School for International Training.; John Neveaux: Neveaux has been involved as an actor, director, or designer in over 25 theatrical productions in the last ten years in the greater metro area. Most recently, he was cast as Otto Frank in SOAR Regional Arts production of Diary of Anne Frank, and Theatre 55?s virtual production of Phillip Marlowe?s Trouble Is My Business; directed and designed the set for the the spring 2021 Delano High School production of The Theory of Relativity, and directed Delano High School?s fall on stage production of Jookalorum, A Singular Sampling of Sensational Stories by O. Henry. He has been a member of the boards of 4 Community Theatre, Chain Reaction Theatre Project, and Skylark Opera Company, and recently acted as a grant reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board. In his day job, Neveaux is an attorney in Wayzata and teaches business law at local colleges.; Yan Pang, Pang is a composer, performer, and scholar. She received her PhD in music with a minor in theater arts and dance at the University of Minnesota. Her work focuses on intercultural music composition and performance. As part of this interest, she has been commissioned to compose and invited to perform in music festivals throughout the world. She considers her music composition as a means to build multicultural understanding and tolerance. A selection of her varied works includes the album Glory Times (as songwriter and music director) by the China Science & Culture Audio & Video Publishing House; the score ?Solis Ortus? (winner of the SunRiver International Composition Competition) by China?s People?s Cultural Publishing Company; the paper ?Scene of Sichuan Opera? (coauthored with Mingzhu Song); and the books Cool Math for Hot Music, All About Music, Basic Music Technology, and The Future of Music (coauthored with Guerino Mazzola et al.) by Springer.; Samantha Prudhon Falkowski, Falkowski is currently working at Affinity Plus FCU as a video banker. She assists with new account and lending requests; building relationships, reviewing analytical data, and finding creative solutions for members. Falkowski graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in studio art. She has since put her passion for the arts to use by volunteering with White Bear Center for the Arts, Mia?s Art Adventure, and has been a grant review panelist twice for the Metropolitan Regional Art Council.; Jenny Stratton, Stratton is the Connecting Kids program coordinator which serves the greater Mankato area. The program is designed to reduce the financial barriers for low-income youth to be involved in an out-of-school time activity of choice. This involves everything from traditional sports, arts, music, summer camps, etc. Stratton has more than fifteen years of professional experience working in the collective fields of nonprofit management, higher education, and finance. Stratton has a bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's degree in business administration.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022010,"Operating Support",2023,27632,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","MDT will present visionary dance works performed by professionals who also serve as mentors to aspiring students in the MDT school This outcome will be evaluated by tracking the critical response and audience feedback received for dance works presented and through assessing the impact of training and mentorship on students in the MDT school. 2: MDT will engage a broader and more diverse community through performance and educational programs. This outcome will be evaluated by reviewing the numbers and demographics of audience members, school enrollment, social media engagement, and dance professionals working with the company.","MDT presented a season of new and reimagined dance works and offered MDT students meaningful opportunities to perform alongside professional dancers. MDT tracked critical and audience response to performances via in-person feedback and online surveys. MDT school faculty implemented evaluation criteria and parent-student conferences to ensure student progress and engagement throughout the year. 2: MDT maintained a diverse roster of professional dancers, offered free and low-cost performance tickets, and offered virtual and in-person classes. Where possible, MDT tracked audience attendance, including the number of tickets donated to community organizations, and school enrollment metrics. MDT also solicited audience and parent feedback both in person and via online survey.",,1149075,"Other, local or private",1149075,,"Siri Kommedahl, Erin Gerrits, Jeffrey Hankinson, Dr. Andrew Houlton, Anna Karena, Brian Thomas May, Elizabeth Simonson, Walter Tambor",,"Minnesota Dance Theatre and School AKA Minnesota Dance Theatre & School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Minnesota Dance Theatre's mission is to present masterful and inspiring ?dance through performance and education with the goal of providing an experience that is transformational and celebratory.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lise,Houlton,"Minnesota Dance Theatre & School AKA Minnesota Dance Theatre and School","528 Hennepin Ave 6th Fl",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1847,"(612) 338-0627x 3",lise.houlton@mndance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Waseca, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2084,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022012,"Operating Support",2023,31156,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans are more knowledgeable about Jewish culture and the common humanity we all share through Six Points' compelling theater experiences. Written audience surveys and emailed/online surveys, teacher evaluations, phone calls, unsolicited emails and notes, social media posts, reviews, and comments at programs will enable evaluation of achievement of outcomes.","Minnesotans became more knowledgeable about Jewish culture and the common humanity we all share. Unsolicited emails, notes, Facebook postings, and patron comments at performances indicated outcome achieved.",,388440,"Other, local or private",388440,7355,"Mark Appelbaum, Barbara Brooks, Renae Goldman, Margot Melville, Ellery July, Karen Matz, Amy Newman, Susan Robiner, Holly Ross, Ellen Sampson, Gail Bender Satz, Jeffrey Tane, Alex Tselos, Ann Wynia",,"Six Points Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Six Points Theater ignites the hearts and minds of people of all cultural backgrounds by producing theater of the highest artistic standards.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Barbara,Brooks,"Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company AKA Six Points Theater","PO Box 16155","St Paul",MN,55116-0155,"(651) 647-4315",Barbara@sixpointstheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2086,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022013,"Operating Support",2023,58844,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will grow from arts experiences that welcome, include, and inspire them at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum. Quantitative evaluation is by attendance, virtual views, memberships, net promoter scores, and donor levels. Qualitative evaluation is by intercept interviews, summative surveys, listening sessions, social media responses, and unsolicited online reviews.","Minnesotans grew from art experiences that welcomed, included, and inspired them at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum. MMAM evaluated its outcome with intercept interviews, survey comments, anecdotes, online reviews, focus groups, net promoter scores, and good attendance in the galleries and at events.",,1285630,"Other, local or private",1285630,,"Bill Hoel, Elise Lewis, Kathy Solum, Greg Neidhart, Sabina Bosshard, Tamara Aupaumut, Nancy Blankard, Laura Cedarberg, Cassie Cramer, Edward Hoffman, Mark Peterson, Leanne Poellinger, Anne Scott Plummer, Jovy Rockey",,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Minnesota Marine Art Museum is to engage visitors in meaningful visual art experiences through education and exhibitions that explore the historic and ongoing human relationship with water.?",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elizabeth,Indra,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","800 Riverview Dr",Winona,MN,55987-2272,"(507) 474-6626",eindra@mmam.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2087,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022015,"Operating Support",2023,15203,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota musicians are supported economically and artistically. This outcome will be measured by the number of paid opportunities MMC musicians are engaged in through our work (as well as MMC budget expenses allocated to artist fees), and the number of professional development/education workshops offered. 2: Rural, suburban, and urban music communities have opportunities to connect in spaces that welcome all. This outcome will be measured by the number of activities (performance, networking, education, etc.) offered throughout the state and by measuring how musicians self-identify by geographic home.","Around 250 paid opportunities were provided to Minnesota performing musicians. Tabulating the final number of total opportunities provided. 2: Rural, suburban and urban music communities were served throughout the state. By tabulating the total number of diverse communities that participated in this project.",,140030,"Other, local or private",140030,15203,"Mary Mckoskey, Dawn Montez, Janis Weller, Paul Boblett, Diane Miller, Sara Horishnyk, Shantel Dow, Scott Legere, Alexei Moon Caselle, Brian Turner, Courtney Burton, Steve Weber, Alexandria Mueller, Steve Cole",,"Minnesota Music Coalition","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Minnesota Music Coalition is to connect and support Minnesota's diverse community of independent musicians.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joanna,Schnedler,"Minnesota Music Coalition","75 W 5th St Landmark Ctr Ste 327","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 347-1662",joanna@mnmusiccoalition.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2089,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022016,"Operating Support",2023,342186,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","MN Opera participants and audiences build social connection and shared emotion with fellow Minnesotans. Increase: number ofpersons served (audience, learners, and artists) number ofopportunities for welcoming and inclusive social interactions Evaluation tools: Pre and post-surveys, data overlays, and anecdotal feedback 2: Minnesotans of different life experiences, backgrounds and identities feel welcomed and empowered by their relationship to Minnesota Opera and the art form. Increase: number ofnew patrons number ofretained donors number ofcontact hours for learning programs diversity of persons served positive participant feedback Evaluation tools: Surveys, data overlays, focus groups, advisory boards, anecdotal feedback","Participants and audiences built social connection and shared emotion with fellow Minnesotans. The number of persons served; persons reporting shared experience; broadened perspectives among audience and participants. 2: Minnesotans of different life experiences, backgrounds and identities felt welcomed an empowered by their relationship to Minnesota Opera and the art form. MN Opera received feedback from audiences and participants that they felt welcomed and empowered in their relationship with opera. Feedback also helped to shape programming and company operations.",,12794528,"Other, local or private",12794528,,"Joelle Allen, Patricia Beithon, Margaret Blake, Sharon Bloodworth, Jane Confer, Terry Dolan, Sidney `Chip` Emery, Gayle Fuguitt, Mark Gordon, Dorothy Horns, Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad, Philip Isaacson, Diane Jacobson, Deborah Jiang-Stein, Anna Kokayeff, Stephanie Kravetz, Mary Lazarus, Robert Lee, Fayneese Miller, Kay Ness, Jose Peris, James Powell, Elizabeth Redleaf, Bart Reed, Mary Schrock, Nadege Souvenir, Missy Staples Thompson, Ryan Taylor, Wendy Unglaub, Natalie Volin Lehr, William White, Margaret Wurtele, Wayne Zink",,"The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Minnesota Opera changes lives by bringing together artists, audiences, and community, advancing the art of opera for today and for future generations.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Hilary,Smith,"The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera","620 1st St N",Minneapolis,MN,55401-1225,"(612) 342-9550",hsmith@mnopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2090,"Marsha Anderson: Anderson is currently a program assistant with the City of Minneapolis Department of Health, assisting with the administration of federal grants. She has worked for several nonprofit organizations in a fundraising capacity, including the Greater Twin Cities United Way where she reviewed and evaluated grants. She has a master?s of public and nonprofit administration degree.; Wendy Frieze: Frieze has managed both for profit and nonprofit galleries in Boston, San Francisco, and Minneapolis for approximately 20 years. At the Oakland Museum (Oakland, CA), she comanaged the gallery and was a member of the contemporary arts committee, a fundraising arm of the museum. She was also an intern in the Cooper Hewitt textile department (New York, NY). As a designer, she worked for CBS Early Show, Crate & Barrel, and several world renowned interior designers as a licensing agent and marketer. Frieze is a cum laude graduate of Parsons School of Design in product design and knowledgeable in clay, glass, metal, and textile design. She has attended several classes at Harvard in education and the arts. She graduated from Adler Graduate School with a double master?s in clinical psychology and art therapy at 65 and currently practices as a counselor to artists and in the addiction world.; Melinda Nelson: Nelson is currently a senior manager at 3M Company, working there for more than forty years in a variety of positions ranging from product development, manufacturing, sales, business development, and corporate functions such as pricing and obtaining funding for R&D contracts. One of her positions was as a business development manager for research and development contracts and involved identifying and soliciting funding opportunities for R&D research projects, as well as writing the proposals and ""earmarks?. She graduated with a chemical engineering BS from Iowa State University and a MBA from the University of St. Thomas. She is a sustaining member of the Junior League of Saint Paul and a former prime minister in Saint Paul Winter Carnival's senior court. She currently is the senior queen for Woodbury Ambassadors, and is a volunteer for White Bear Boating and other organizations. Nelson is an active participant in many arts related activities around the Twin Cities and the state and would like to support the arts by serving in this way. ; Abigail Pribbenow: Before moving to Minnesota in 2006, Pribbenow served as chair of the Rockford Area Arts Council in Rockford, IL, and served for several years as an arts administrator in the Chicago dance and visual arts communities. More recently she worked in fundraising and communication for a successful Minneapolis public charter school, Yinghua Academy, and served on the boards of Lutheran Arts and the Minnesota Boychoir. She holds an MA in arts administration from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, a BA in anthropology from the University of Chicago, and an IB from the United World College in Las Vegas, NM.; Germaine Riegert: Riegert is a retired postmaster and worked more than eighteen years as the chief financial officer for the White Earth Reservation Business Committee (RBC), prior to becoming employed with the United States Postal Service. She has a bachelor?s degree in accounting and business administration and has spent many years in public administration. While employed at the RBC, she was involved in the administration of nonprofit grants from many sources. She has served as a volunteer on the Region 2 Arts Council and was elected to serve as treasurer for the board. She is an enrolled member of the Minnesota tribe and the White Earth Nation. Her artistic accomplishments center around working with thread and yarns.; Sierra Scheet: Scheet is the financial and accounting systems manager at the Science Museum of Minnesota. She studied history and film at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities and earned her BA in history in 2007. She continued her education and earned another BA in accounting from the College of St. Scholastica in 2011. Scheet has spent most of her career in nonprofit accounting working at the Science Museum of Minnesota and University of Minnesota Physicians. She has volunteered and serviced on the board of MNFashion.; Benjamin Strand: Strand is the Winona Main Street program manager and co-owner of Treedome Productions, a multimedia production house that supports local and regional artists through videography, photography, graphic design, talent booking, recording, and event planning. He previously spent two years as an arts and entertainment reporter for the Winona Daily News. Strand has volunteered for a number of music and art festivals, including Artspire, Mid West Music Fest, Frozen River Film Festival, Big Turn Music Fest, Boats and Bluegrass, Great River Shakespeare Festival, and Shut Down Third Street. He graduated from Winona State University in 2017 with a double major in mass communications/journalism, and English writing.; Shaurntae Thomas: Thomas is the director of human resources at Cookie Cart, where they teach life, leadership, and employment skills to teens of color through on-the-job and classroom experiences in nonprofit bakeries. Thomas is a member of the diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice committee at Cookie Cart, which is on a mission to lead the organization in becoming an anti-racist organization by using both the anti-racist and restorative justice framework models. Thomas studied English literature at the historically black college for women, Spelman College, and is an outspoken feminist and traditional systems disruptor of current policies, processes, and procedures that dominate organization culture and climate. Thomas is a self-taught poet and spoken word artist; a lover of oil paintings, abstract art, black and white photography, and art history. Thomas is a member of the board of directors of Chops, Inc., a nonprofit performing arts organization.; Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan: Venkatakrishnan is a senior project and program manager, managing information technology projects at Cognizant Technology Solutions. He has a bachelor?s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Madras in India. He serves on the executive board of Minnesota Tamil Sangam (MNTS), a nonprofit devoted to promoting Tamil culture in the state of Minnesota and played a key role in the accreditation of the organization?s language school. Venkatakrishnan has written poems and articles about nature, culture, tradition, and society for the magazine Panippookkal. He writes and directs stage programs and directed two of MNTS?s Fringe Festival productions and has successfully administered Tamil folk arts workshops continuously for a few years in row. He was the program committee chair for the Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America thirtieth annual Tamil language convention, held in 2017, in Minneapolis.; Lori Anne Williams, Williams is a major gifts officer with Lifeworks, a nonprofit serving people with disabilities. In her long nonprofit career, Williams has also worked for the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, the Playwrights? Center, and several human service and education organizations. She holds a master?s degree from the University of Minnesota and a bachelor?s degree from the University of Southern California.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022017,"Operating Support",2023,888180,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences will engage with exceptional musical programs that expand their knowledge, inspire greater well-being, and build social connections Collect participation data for initiatives/activities, qualitative feedback with audience surveys and advisory groups, track progress toward learning goals when appropriate 2: Minnesotans from diverse backgrounds will co-create and participate in artistic activities that address and advance community-identified interests Collect data on location of events/activities, number engaged, achievement of identified objectives and goals, feedback from participants, and development of plans for continuing engagement","Exceptional musical programs and other activities expanded audience knowledge, inspired greater well-being, and built social connections. Surveyed audiences and other participants to determine engagement and impact; organized focus groups and reflection sessions; and gathered data from educators to determine progress toward learning goals (as appropriate). 2: Developed and advanced strategic partnerships with diverse community groups that led to participation in collaborative live and digital programs. Tracked attendance at events including outdoor and community concerts; tracked engagement with online resources; tracked engagement on collaborative volunteer projects; and surveyed audiences and project partners.",,37325562,"Other, local or private",37325562,,"Darren Acheson, Karen Ashe, Emily Backstrom, Doug Baker, Annie Betts, Shamayne Braman, Sarah Brew, Michelle Miller Burns, Roma Calatayud-Stocks, Tim Carl, Evan Carruthers, Yvonne Cheek, Kathy Cunningham, John Dayton, Paula Decosse, Jon Eisenberg, Betsy Frost, Tim Geoffrion, Barbara Gold, Luella Goldberg, Karen Grandstrand, Paul Grangaard, Joe Green, Laurie Greeno, Jerome Hamilton, Bill Henak, Thomas Herr, Karen Himle, Diane Hofstede, Maurice Holloman, Phil Isaacson, Mike Jones, Kathy Junek, Kate Kelley, Lloyd Kepple, Mike Klingensmith, Mary Lawrence, Al Lenzmeier, Eric Levinson, Nancy Lindahl, Michael Lindsay, Ron Lund, Warren Mack, Patrick Mahoney, Kita Mcvay, Anne Miller, Bill Miller, Leni Moore, Marilyn Carlson Nelson, Tom Newton, Miluska Novota, Cindy Olmanson, Lisa Paradis, Angela Pennington, Abigail Rose, Gordy Sprenger, Mary Sumners, Brian Tilzer, Jakub Tolar, Erik Van Kuijk, Laysha Ward, Jim Watkins, Catherine Webster, John Wilgers, Aks Zaheer",,"Minnesota Orchestral Association AKA Minnesota Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Minnesota Orchestra's mission is to enrich, inspire, and serve our community as an enduring symphony orchestra internationally recognized for its artistic excellence.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rob,Nygaard,"Minnesota Orchestral Association AKA Minnesota Orchestra","1111 Nicollet Mall",Minneapolis,MN,55403-2477,"(612) 371-5600",rnygaard@mnorch.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2091,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022020,"Operating Support",2023,59894,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Infuse the arts into policy-making through theater and establish artists not only as theatre-makers, but as bridge-builders across sectors. Overlapping and reinforcing work will assess this outcome: long-term relationship building; mutual learning and exchange; production of new theater work in conversation w/arts and non-arts partners; virtual and live performances; and post-show analysis 2: Mixed Blood aspires to be a definitive theatrical destination for people of color, people with disabilities, and trans Minnesotans. MBT surveys relentlessly, with 92% return. Staff/board will analyze composition of audience, artists, staff, board, and leadership to show annual growth and to be a field leader ? on stage, back stage, off stage, in the offices, and on the board.","Infuse the arts in policy making through theater and establish theater artists not only as theater-makers, but as bridge builders across sectors. Overlapping and reinforcing work will assess the outcome, long-term relationship building, mutual learning and exchange; production of new theater work in conversation w/arts and non-arts partners; virtual and live performances and post-show analysis. 2: Mixed Blood aspires to be a definitive theatrical destination for people of color, people with disabilities, and trans Minnesotans. MBT surveys relentlessly with 92% return. Staff/board will analyze composition of audience, artists, staff, board and leadership to show annual growth and to be a field leader on stage, back stage, off-stage, in the offices, and on the board.",,1363477,"Other, local or private",1363477,,"Joseph Stanley, Ken Rodgers, Samantha King, Rita Khan, Pj Doyle, Dj Gramann Ii, Rodolfo Guttierrez, Kate Johansen, Daniel Le, Bob Lunning, Mark Valdez, Pj Vitoff, Zoey Wainberg",0.75,"Mixed Blood Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Using theatre to disrupt injustices, advance equity, and build community, Mixed Blood inspires the global village to create ripple effects of social change.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Khamara,Larson,"Mixed Blood Theatre Company","1501 4th St S",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1100,"(612) 338-0984",khamara@mixedblood.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carlton, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2094,"Marsha Anderson: Anderson is currently a program assistant with the City of Minneapolis Department of Health, assisting with the administration of federal grants. She has worked for several nonprofit organizations in a fundraising capacity, including the Greater Twin Cities United Way where she reviewed and evaluated grants. She has a master?s of public and nonprofit administration degree.; Wendy Frieze: Frieze has managed both for profit and nonprofit galleries in Boston, San Francisco, and Minneapolis for approximately 20 years. At the Oakland Museum (Oakland, CA), she comanaged the gallery and was a member of the contemporary arts committee, a fundraising arm of the museum. She was also an intern in the Cooper Hewitt textile department (New York, NY). As a designer, she worked for CBS Early Show, Crate & Barrel, and several world renowned interior designers as a licensing agent and marketer. Frieze is a cum laude graduate of Parsons School of Design in product design and knowledgeable in clay, glass, metal, and textile design. She has attended several classes at Harvard in education and the arts. She graduated from Adler Graduate School with a double master?s in clinical psychology and art therapy at 65 and currently practices as a counselor to artists and in the addiction world.; Melinda Nelson: Nelson is currently a senior manager at 3M Company, working there for more than forty years in a variety of positions ranging from product development, manufacturing, sales, business development, and corporate functions such as pricing and obtaining funding for R&D contracts. One of her positions was as a business development manager for research and development contracts and involved identifying and soliciting funding opportunities for R&D research projects, as well as writing the proposals and ""earmarks?. She graduated with a chemical engineering BS from Iowa State University and a MBA from the University of St. Thomas. She is a sustaining member of the Junior League of Saint Paul and a former prime minister in Saint Paul Winter Carnival's senior court. She currently is the senior queen for Woodbury Ambassadors, and is a volunteer for White Bear Boating and other organizations. Nelson is an active participant in many arts related activities around the Twin Cities and the state and would like to support the arts by serving in this way. ; Abigail Pribbenow: Before moving to Minnesota in 2006, Pribbenow served as chair of the Rockford Area Arts Council in Rockford, IL, and served for several years as an arts administrator in the Chicago dance and visual arts communities. More recently she worked in fundraising and communication for a successful Minneapolis public charter school, Yinghua Academy, and served on the boards of Lutheran Arts and the Minnesota Boychoir. She holds an MA in arts administration from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, a BA in anthropology from the University of Chicago, and an IB from the United World College in Las Vegas, NM.; Germaine Riegert: Riegert is a retired postmaster and worked more than eighteen years as the chief financial officer for the White Earth Reservation Business Committee (RBC), prior to becoming employed with the United States Postal Service. She has a bachelor?s degree in accounting and business administration and has spent many years in public administration. While employed at the RBC, she was involved in the administration of nonprofit grants from many sources. She has served as a volunteer on the Region 2 Arts Council and was elected to serve as treasurer for the board. She is an enrolled member of the Minnesota tribe and the White Earth Nation. Her artistic accomplishments center around working with thread and yarns.; Sierra Scheet: Scheet is the financial and accounting systems manager at the Science Museum of Minnesota. She studied history and film at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities and earned her BA in history in 2007. She continued her education and earned another BA in accounting from the College of St. Scholastica in 2011. Scheet has spent most of her career in nonprofit accounting working at the Science Museum of Minnesota and University of Minnesota Physicians. She has volunteered and serviced on the board of MNFashion.; Benjamin Strand: Strand is the Winona Main Street program manager and co-owner of Treedome Productions, a multimedia production house that supports local and regional artists through videography, photography, graphic design, talent booking, recording, and event planning. He previously spent two years as an arts and entertainment reporter for the Winona Daily News. Strand has volunteered for a number of music and art festivals, including Artspire, Mid West Music Fest, Frozen River Film Festival, Big Turn Music Fest, Boats and Bluegrass, Great River Shakespeare Festival, and Shut Down Third Street. He graduated from Winona State University in 2017 with a double major in mass communications/journalism, and English writing.; Shaurntae Thomas: Thomas is the director of human resources at Cookie Cart, where they teach life, leadership, and employment skills to teens of color through on-the-job and classroom experiences in nonprofit bakeries. Thomas is a member of the diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice committee at Cookie Cart, which is on a mission to lead the organization in becoming an anti-racist organization by using both the anti-racist and restorative justice framework models. Thomas studied English literature at the historically black college for women, Spelman College, and is an outspoken feminist and traditional systems disruptor of current policies, processes, and procedures that dominate organization culture and climate. Thomas is a self-taught poet and spoken word artist; a lover of oil paintings, abstract art, black and white photography, and art history. Thomas is a member of the board of directors of Chops, Inc., a nonprofit performing arts organization.; Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan: Venkatakrishnan is a senior project and program manager, managing information technology projects at Cognizant Technology Solutions. He has a bachelor?s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Madras in India. He serves on the executive board of Minnesota Tamil Sangam (MNTS), a nonprofit devoted to promoting Tamil culture in the state of Minnesota and played a key role in the accreditation of the organization?s language school. Venkatakrishnan has written poems and articles about nature, culture, tradition, and society for the magazine Panippookkal. He writes and directs stage programs and directed two of MNTS?s Fringe Festival productions and has successfully administered Tamil folk arts workshops continuously for a few years in row. He was the program committee chair for the Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America thirtieth annual Tamil language convention, held in 2017, in Minneapolis.; Lori Anne Williams, Williams is a major gifts officer with Lifeworks, a nonprofit serving people with disabilities. In her long nonprofit career, Williams has also worked for the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, the Playwrights? Center, and several human service and education organizations. She holds a master?s degree from the University of Minnesota and a bachelor?s degree from the University of Southern California.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022022,"Operating Support",2023,54823,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Regain on-site exhibition and program attendance, maintain virtual programs, and grow on-site and off-site education programs for children. Exhibition attendance and program participation statistics will be maintained for all on-site, off-site, and virtual programs for comparison to pre-pandemic levels.","In-school and on-site school programs grew, virtual offerings increased due to the language program, and, by year-end, attendance was increasing. Statistics will be maintained for all on-site, off-site, online, and virtual programs, for comparison to the most recent pre-pandemic results. Participation in the AAM's Museum-Goers Survey will provide data regarding use and visitor satisfaction.",,1185122,"Other, local or private",1185122,,"Reggie Boyle, Norlin Boyum, Kathy Bracken, Roma Calayatud-Stocks, Jan Del Calzo, Gwenn Djupedal, Mark Downey, Ludmila Borisnova Eklund, Per Hong, Sean Kalafut, Kelley Lindquist, Steve Maurer, James Miller, Firou Mostashari, Marlena Myles, Liz Petrangelo, Chuck Ritchie, Linda Myers Shelton, Meaghan Shomion, David Washburn, C. Ben Wright",,"The Museum of Russian Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Museum of Russian Art promotes understanding of the art, people and culture of Muscovite Russia, the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, its former republics, and post-Soviet Russia through outstanding exhibitions, cultural presentations, and educational programs serving the people of Minnesota and the nation.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Meister,"The Museum of Russian Art","5500 Stevens Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55419,"(612) 821-9045x 19",mmeister@tmora.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Mahnomen, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Murray, Olmsted, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2096,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022025,"Operating Support",2023,50544,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ","Students and program participants will grow in their knowledge and appreciation of the world of traditional craft. Course enrollment data, annual donor support, event participation, and survey responses from course/event participants will serve as key evaluation metrics in gauging impact. 2: Participating artisans will develop and deepen skills to improve their artistry and roles as interpreters of traditional craft. Surveys will be issued to artisans at the conclusion of courses, the annual instructor retreat (anticipated attendance of 70+ artisans), and at the culmination of the internship and Artisan Development programs. ","Students and program participants engaged meaningfully with traditional craft through courses, events, and learning opportunities throughout the year. Enrollment, student survey data, program participation, and donor support are regularly reviewed. 2: Preserving and enriching craft traditions, North House Folk School supported the growth and development of the craft artisan instructor community. Impact is evaluated through regular surveys. 55 instructors RSVP'd for the April 2023 Instructor Retreat, the 10th annual. An Instructor-in-Residence program continues to engage artisans, with eighteen hosted during the grant term.",,2340275,"Other, local or private",2340275,9573,"Carol Winter, Mike Prom, Greg Koschinska, Todd Mestad, Tina Hegg Raway, Jane Alexander, Terri Cermak, Amy Hubbard, Reid Lindquist, Clair Nalezny, Phil Oswald, Cecelia Schiller, Randy Schnobrich, John Schoenherr, Stephen Skeels, Kari Wenger, Robert `Bobby` Deschampe",,"North House Folk School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support ",,"The mission of North House Folk School is to enrich lives and build community by teaching traditional?northern crafts in a student-centered learning environment that inspires the hands, the heart and the mind. ",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elizabeth,Larson,"North House Folk School","PO Box 759","Grand Marais",MN,55604,"(218) 387-9762",llarson@northhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2099,"Marsha Anderson: Anderson is currently a program assistant with the City of Minneapolis Department of Health, assisting with the administration of federal grants. She has worked for several nonprofit organizations in a fundraising capacity, including the Greater Twin Cities United Way where she reviewed and evaluated grants. She has a master?s of public and nonprofit administration degree.; Wendy Frieze: Frieze has managed both for profit and nonprofit galleries in Boston, San Francisco, and Minneapolis for approximately 20 years. At the Oakland Museum (Oakland, CA), she comanaged the gallery and was a member of the contemporary arts committee, a fundraising arm of the museum. She was also an intern in the Cooper Hewitt textile department (New York, NY). As a designer, she worked for CBS Early Show, Crate & Barrel, and several world renowned interior designers as a licensing agent and marketer. Frieze is a cum laude graduate of Parsons School of Design in product design and knowledgeable in clay, glass, metal, and textile design. She has attended several classes at Harvard in education and the arts. She graduated from Adler Graduate School with a double master?s in clinical psychology and art therapy at 65 and currently practices as a counselor to artists and in the addiction world.; Melinda Nelson: Nelson is currently a senior manager at 3M Company, working there for more than forty years in a variety of positions ranging from product development, manufacturing, sales, business development, and corporate functions such as pricing and obtaining funding for R&D contracts. One of her positions was as a business development manager for research and development contracts and involved identifying and soliciting funding opportunities for R&D research projects, as well as writing the proposals and ""earmarks?. She graduated with a chemical engineering BS from Iowa State University and a MBA from the University of St. Thomas. She is a sustaining member of the Junior League of Saint Paul and a former prime minister in Saint Paul Winter Carnival's senior court. She currently is the senior queen for Woodbury Ambassadors, and is a volunteer for White Bear Boating and other organizations. Nelson is an active participant in many arts related activities around the Twin Cities and the state and would like to support the arts by serving in this way. ; Abigail Pribbenow: Before moving to Minnesota in 2006, Pribbenow served as chair of the Rockford Area Arts Council in Rockford, IL, and served for several years as an arts administrator in the Chicago dance and visual arts communities. More recently she worked in fundraising and communication for a successful Minneapolis public charter school, Yinghua Academy, and served on the boards of Lutheran Arts and the Minnesota Boychoir. She holds an MA in arts administration from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, a BA in anthropology from the University of Chicago, and an IB from the United World College in Las Vegas, NM.; Germaine Riegert: Riegert is a retired postmaster and worked more than eighteen years as the chief financial officer for the White Earth Reservation Business Committee (RBC), prior to becoming employed with the United States Postal Service. She has a bachelor?s degree in accounting and business administration and has spent many years in public administration. While employed at the RBC, she was involved in the administration of nonprofit grants from many sources. She has served as a volunteer on the Region 2 Arts Council and was elected to serve as treasurer for the board. She is an enrolled member of the Minnesota tribe and the White Earth Nation. Her artistic accomplishments center around working with thread and yarns.; Sierra Scheet: Scheet is the financial and accounting systems manager at the Science Museum of Minnesota. She studied history and film at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities and earned her BA in history in 2007. She continued her education and earned another BA in accounting from the College of St. Scholastica in 2011. Scheet has spent most of her career in nonprofit accounting working at the Science Museum of Minnesota and University of Minnesota Physicians. She has volunteered and serviced on the board of MNFashion.; Benjamin Strand: Strand is the Winona Main Street program manager and co-owner of Treedome Productions, a multimedia production house that supports local and regional artists through videography, photography, graphic design, talent booking, recording, and event planning. He previously spent two years as an arts and entertainment reporter for the Winona Daily News. Strand has volunteered for a number of music and art festivals, including Artspire, Mid West Music Fest, Frozen River Film Festival, Big Turn Music Fest, Boats and Bluegrass, Great River Shakespeare Festival, and Shut Down Third Street. He graduated from Winona State University in 2017 with a double major in mass communications/journalism, and English writing.; Shaurntae Thomas: Thomas is the director of human resources at Cookie Cart, where they teach life, leadership, and employment skills to teens of color through on-the-job and classroom experiences in nonprofit bakeries. Thomas is a member of the diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice committee at Cookie Cart, which is on a mission to lead the organization in becoming an anti-racist organization by using both the anti-racist and restorative justice framework models. Thomas studied English literature at the historically black college for women, Spelman College, and is an outspoken feminist and traditional systems disruptor of current policies, processes, and procedures that dominate organization culture and climate. Thomas is a self-taught poet and spoken word artist; a lover of oil paintings, abstract art, black and white photography, and art history. Thomas is a member of the board of directors of Chops, Inc., a nonprofit performing arts organization.; Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan: Venkatakrishnan is a senior project and program manager, managing information technology projects at Cognizant Technology Solutions. He has a bachelor?s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Madras in India. He serves on the executive board of Minnesota Tamil Sangam (MNTS), a nonprofit devoted to promoting Tamil culture in the state of Minnesota and played a key role in the accreditation of the organization?s language school. Venkatakrishnan has written poems and articles about nature, culture, tradition, and society for the magazine Panippookkal. He writes and directs stage programs and directed two of MNTS?s Fringe Festival productions and has successfully administered Tamil folk arts workshops continuously for a few years in row. He was the program committee chair for the Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America thirtieth annual Tamil language convention, held in 2017, in Minneapolis.; Lori Anne Williams, Williams is a major gifts officer with Lifeworks, a nonprofit serving people with disabilities. In her long nonprofit career, Williams has also worked for the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, the Playwrights? Center, and several human service and education organizations. She holds a master?s degree from the University of Minnesota and a bachelor?s degree from the University of Southern California. ","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute ","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650 ",1
10022027,"Operating Support",2023,35635,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","NLMF will double the number of Young Artists to create diverse social and artistic experiences in Range towns; and to increase local spending. The numbers of students will be compared to previous years. Spending of these students locally will be tracked by key merchants: restaurants, grocery stores and convenience stores. Interactions with local youth and community groups will be tracked. 2: NLMF will continue to expand its services to children; and to tie its lecture series to musical programming. Twelve children's opera and chamber music performances will be presented in local auditoria and libraries; success will be measured by the children's surveys.Lectures on Northern Minnesota industry will be paired with singalongs of folk and industry songs","NLMF increased its student body by 30%; resulting in increased local spending. Student enrollment from 2021 to 2022 revealed an increase of 30%. Local merchants, primarily restaurants, shared their gross totals of income during our three-week residency in Aurora. They compared their gross with 2021. The average increase was 25%. 2: NLMF increased the number of library and student performances, from Ely to Hibbing and created a lecture series on local industry. NLMF compared names of those attending concerts with those attending lectures and found a distinctly different group of auditors for the lectures. New audiences experienced historic venues, and participated in sing-a-longs with Barbara Dever.",,330412,"Other, local or private",330412,,"Barbara Baldrica, Matt Uhan, Mary Mulari, Gregg Allen, Erik Erie, Vicky Gornick, Ryan Bajan, Rita Taylor, Dean Gibson, Martin Zuponcic, Lynn King, Stephen Levchak, Mary Henschel",1,"Northern Lights Music Festival, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Northern Lights Music Festival's mission is: 1) To present high quality musical events, student and professional, to the entire Iron Range from Grand Rapids to Ely, utilizing its beautiful and historic auditoriums and other historic spaces; 2) To patronize local businesses in the Iron Range small towns; 3) To create an environment for serious study of solo and chamber music for pre-college and collegiate students; 4) To provide employment to regional and Minnesota professional free-lance musicians; and 5) To provide musical and historical programming at B'nai Abraham Cultural Center.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Veda,Zuponcic,"Northern Lights Music Festival, Inc.","PO Box 147",Gilbert,MN,55741,"(609) 922-2965",zuponcic@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2101,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022028,"Operating Support",2023,18818,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans experience reconnection to people and places through innovative art presented in the public sphere. Reconnection to people and place will be assessed through surveys of program attendees, artists, and participating partners and social media reaction from the public. Informal debriefs with program artists and partners will provide further insight. 2: MN Artists and audiences experience ongoing opportunities to create art and connect to their communities due to sustainably scaled and resourced NL pr Continued success of NL's annual fundraiser and programs scaled appropriately for adjusted income streams will signal success in moving towards sustainability.","Audiences reconnected with place, memory, and each other through innovative art presented to the public at the Mississippi River and virtually. Outcome one was assessed through written and video story submissions, written and verbal feedback from program attendees, artists, and partners, social media reactions, and informal debriefs with program artists and collaborators. 2: MN artists and audiences had opportunities to create art and connect to their communities thru appropriately scaled and resourced programming. NL programs were scaled appropriately to actual income streams. Written and verbal feedback from artists and staff confirmed that they were compensated appropriately and that resources were appropriately allocated.",,620594,"Other, local or private",620594,,"Sara Van Norman, Paul Johnson, Roopali Phadke, Robert Hunter, Jennifer Pennington, Sarah Peters, Anh Thu Thi Pham",,"Northern Lightsmn, Inc AKA Northern Lights.mn","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To support artists in the creation and presentation of art in the public sphere to imagine new interactions between audience, artwork and place and explore expanded possibilities for civic engagement.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Peters,"Northern Lightsmn, Inc AKA Northern Lights.mn","1360 University Ave W Ste 104-129","St Paul",MN,55104,"(612) 597-7959",sarah@northern.lights.mn,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2102,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022032,"Operating Support",2023,526722,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Relaunch Ordway Original productions, engaging 106 artists from Minnesota We will track the number of artists from Minnesota we engage in Ordway Original productions 2: Relaunch the Ordway's School Matinee Series, engaging 25,000 schoolchildren in high-quality Arts Learning opportunities We will track the number of schoolchildren who participate in Arts Learning activities at the Ordway","We relaunched an Ordway Original production, engaging 110 artists from Minnesota. We tracked the number of artists from Minnesota that we engaged in the Ordway's production of Beauty and the Beast. 2: 33,115 Minnesota students were engaged in high-quality Arts Learning opportunities, which includes Ordway's Student Matinee series. We tracked the number of students who participated in Ordway Arts Learning activities.",,22956600,"Other, local or private",22956600,,"Jason Booth, Amanda Brinkman, Keith Bryan, Jennifer Coates, Erin Dady, Tina Srivastava Dear, Patrick Garay-Heelan, Rajiv Garg, Jose Varela Garza, Melissa Gilbertson, Laura Halferty, Donna Harris, Dr. Eric Jolly, Bill Johnson, Scott Kirkland, David Kuplic, Greg Landmark, David Lilly, Jeff Lin, John Lunseth, Matt Majka, Mary Nease, Conrad Nguyen, John Ordway, Kim Randolph, Dan Stoltz, Holli Vanoverbeke, Tim Welsh, John Wolak, Jennifer Wolf, Brad Wood",,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Create transformative shared experiences for audiences and artists through live performances.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Micah,Minnema,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","345 Washington St","St Paul",MN,55102-1419,"(651) 282-3000",mminnema@ordway.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2106,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022033,"Operating Support",2023,62637,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The O'Shaughnessy will continue to focus programs to professionally serve artists and audiences that better represent the Twin Cities population. We will track the number and nature of events presented. Artist and audience demographics (gender, race, ethnicity, age, zip code) will be tracked as they are discernable. We will seek qualitative feedback from artists and audiences.","O'Shaughnessy has re-defined its mission and programming scope in order to connect more strongly to our local community. Ten of the twelve local arts orgs we worked with this year contracted to use our space again next year and next year's programming will be double that of this year due to increases in attendance, positive feedback, and local community partnerships.",,1234453,"Other, local or private",1234453,,"Mary Jo Abler, Tracey Burton, Ken Charles, Anne Gotte, Samantha Hanson, Diane Shelstad Huston, Pamela O.Johnson, Andrea C. Lee, Anne Mckeig, Donna Mcnamara, Joy Milos, Joan Mitchell, Kathlee O'Brien, Colleen O'Malley, Jennifer Ortale, Becky Roloff, Therese Sherlock, Angela Hall Slaughter, Minda Suchan, Jill Underdahl, Robert Wollan, Kristen Vogel Womack, Valerie Young, Priscilla Zee",,"Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy at St. Catherine University","Private College/University","Operating Support",,"Through the support of diverse, cultural, and socially relevant events, The O'shaughnessy stands as a touchstone for the campus, as a gateway of performing arts for internal and external communities, and a space for celebration, discussion, and ceremony.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Irene,Green,"The O'Shaughnessy at Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy","2004 Randolph Ave","St Paul",MN,55105-1750,"(651) 690-6700",ijgreen248@stkate.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2107,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022037,"Operating Support",2023,74837,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Penumbra will complete an iterative, community-informed strategic planning process that realizes our future as a center for racial healing. A successful strategic planning process will be based on the quality, depth, and breadth of artist, staff, board, and community engagement; completed program/curriculum and business/infrastructure outputs; and the effective use of resources applied. 2: Penumbra's theatre-based equity training program will help participants explore how race shapes our opportunities, success, safety and circumstances Tracked by pre/post-event surveys, participants will: enhance understanding of how racism functions w/stereotypes; comprehend the value to recognize/embrace difference; see themselves as agents of change; exercise power in culturally-informed ways.","Penumbra advanced an iterative, community-informed strategic planning process to realize our future as a center for racial healing. Penumbra tracked progress based on the completion of key milestones and deliverables as well as feedback from planning participants. 2: Penumbra's theatre-based equity training program helped participants explore how race shapes our opportunities, success, safety and circumstances. Penumbra monitored progress towards goals based on feedback from workshop participants, the total number of workshops conducted, and key milestones reached for curriculum development.",,2196710,"Other, local or private",2196710,,"Sarah Bellamy, Paul Acito, Javonte Anyabwele, Jeannine Befidi, Shamayne Braman, Matthew Branson, Mary Delorie, Melanie Douglas, Marcus Fischer, Carson Funderburk, Marcus Hill, Duane Johnson, Kevin Maler, Mark A. Mclellan, Layla Nouraee, Jeffrey N. Saunders, Tim Sullivan, Joe Wald, David L. Welliver",,"Penumbra Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Penumbra Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Penumbra?Theatre creates artistically excellent and socially responsible drama that illuminates the human condition through prisms of the African American experience.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Thomas,"Penumbra Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Penumbra Theatre","270 Kent St N","St Paul",MN,55102-1744,"(651) 224-3180",amy.thomas@penumbratheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Lake, Martin, McLeod, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2111,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022041,"Operating Support",2023,41054,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Indian-American and ethnically diverse audiences across age, geography, and faith are moved, inspired, educated, and challenged by Ragamala's work Success in reaching and impacting diverse audiences is monitored through surveys, digital event chats, post-event Q and A (live or virtual), conversation with attendees, email, and social media 2: Community engagement programs and partnerships provide points of access and invite diverse audiences to feel connected to our culturally rooted work Success in addressing barriers and reaching new constituencies across race/ethnicity/faith is monitored through surveys, digital event chats, post-event Q and A, conversation with attendees, feedback from partners, email, and social media","Indian-American and ethnically diverse audiences across age, geography, and faith were moved, inspired, educated, and challenged by Ragamala's work. Success in reaching and impacting diverse audiences was monitored through digital event chats, post-event Q and A (live and virtual), conversation with attendees, and written response via email and social media. 2: Community engagement programs and partnerships provided points of access and invited diverse audiences to feel connected to our culturally rooted work. Success in addressing barriers and reaching new constituencies was monitored through digital event chats, post-event Q and A, conversation with attendees, feedback from partners, and written response via email and social media email, and social media.",,776692,"Other, local or private",776692,13388,"Marguerite Ahmann, Nithya Balakrishnan MathadBoard President), Neal CuthbertBoard Vice President), Unnikrishnan Gopinathan, Nisha Kurup, Aparna Ramaswamy, Ranee Ramaswamy, John RiskeBoard Secretary), Dheenu SivalingamBoard Treasurer)",,"Ragamala Dance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Through multi-disciplinary dance works for the stage, engaging the community, and educating the next generation, Ragamala epitomizes intercultural and immigrant narratives that evoke a shared sense of humanity.?",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tamara,Nadel,"Ragamala Dance","3754 Pleasant Ave Ste 422W",Minneapolis,MN,55409,"(612) 964-9213",tamara@ragamaladance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2115,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022046,"Operating Support",2023,245348,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Northrop educates and inspires audiences annually through performances, student matinees, artist lead classes, lectures, and Q and A's with artists. Attendance statistics, schedule of artist engagement activities, formal evaluation and feedback with teachers and audience members, social campaign responses and blog comments. 2: Northrop builds an inclusive audience for the performing arts by engaging diverse communities and exploring global issues through the work of artists. Evaluation occurs through meaningful conversations with community partners and collaborators, attending constituents and the presenting artists, including topics explored and experiences through programming.","Northrop informed audiences through 782+ activities including 14 dance, ten music and film performances, six student matinees and 50+ lectures and engagements. Event and audience statistics were collected, e-mail surveys distributed to attendees, and through Northrop's website, social media platforms, blogging and critical evaluation. 2: Northrop builds an inclusive audience for the performing arts by engaging diverse communities and exploring global issues through renown artists. Northrop distributed surveys, follow-up meetings with community and University partners, and engaged artists and school groups in post-event discussions. E-mail surveys sent to ticket holders requested feedback on topics explored through programming.",,8621832,"Other, local or private",8621832,,"Jeff Bieganek, Robert Bruininks, John Conlin, Susan Denuccio, Karen Hanson, Jill Hauwiller, Katheryn Menaged, Toni Pierce-Sands, Gary Reetz, Robyne Robinson, Donald Williams",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Northrop AKA Northrop","Public College/University","Operating Support",,"Rooted in the belief that the arts are essential to the human experience, we are committed to cultivating intersections between performing arts and education for the benefit of all participants now and for generations to come.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kari,Schloner,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Northrop AKA Northrop","84 Church St SE Ste 90",Minneapolis,MN,55455,"(612) 624-7652",kschlone@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Mahnomen, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2120,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022048,"Operating Support",2023,32073,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will make the arts more accessible by traveling outside of our home community to present live arts events for underserved patrons. We will use surveys and interviews to gauge the importance of bringing quality, affordable arts events into communities that are traditionally underserved due to geographic location and economic disparity.","We made quality arts experiences affordable and accessible by presenting five total events in Hibbing, MN, and Cohasset, MN, during the support period. We used a combination of written surveys and oral interviews with participants which helped us learn that participants felt valued due to the creation of affordable, quality arts experiences in their home communities.",,1463804,"Other, local or private",1463804,,"Mitch Arnhold Davies, Jon Arntson, Katie Cargill, Adam Giebner, Joni Namyst, Mindy Nuhring, Glenna Olson, Heather Pederson, Myrna Peterson, Rhonda Schaffer, Tricia Sterle, Courtney Swalboski-Anick, Angela Tobeck, Robert Ward, Jr",,"Reif Arts Council AKA Reif Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Reif Arts Council's mission is ""stimulating Arts in Northern Minnesota."" The underlying principle guiding our mission is to offer a diverse mix of performing and visual arts to be experienced, exhibited and taught.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shantel,Dow,"Reif Arts Council AKA Reif Center","720 NW Conifer Dr","Grand Rapids",MN,55744-2475,"(218) 327-5780",sdow@reifcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mille Lacs, Pennington, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2122,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022050,"Operating Support",2023,35714,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Rochester Art Center will present contemporary exhibitions that integrate diverse communities. Segmented attendance figures are tracked to demonstrate increasingly diverse audiences. Our goal is to retain and grow our member base as a reflection of our positive impact on social, civic and economic life. 2: Rochester Art Center will offer accessible art education and public programs with scholarship opportunities. Number of attendees and demographics for in-person programs. Feedback collected through visitors and program surveys. The number of engagements with our virtual programs and online platforms.","During the grant period, Rochester Art Center presented nineteen contemporary exhibitions that featured 545 artists, integrating diverse communities. Segmented attendance figures were tracked to demonstrate increasingly diverse audiences. 2: Rochester Art Center offered accessible art education and public programs with scholarship opportunities. Program attendance was recorded and participants were sent feedback surveys. Scholarships were offered for each program that involved fees.",,420368,"Other, local or private",420368,,"Rose Anderson, Brett Olson, Jon Zurn, Alexandre Maia, Brooke Burch, Michelle Fagan, Paul, Scanlon, Simon Huelsbeck, Alessandra De La, Puente, Heidi Howe, Gerry Greane, Gaylia Borror, Paula Eickman, David Morris, Audrey Elegbede",,"Rochester Art Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Rochester Art Center offers the opportunity for all people to understand and value the arts through innovative experiences with contemporary art.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kalianne,Morrison,"Rochester Art Center","30 Civic Center Dr SE Ste 120",Rochester,MN,55904-3773,"(507) 282-8629",kmorrison@rochesterartcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Cook, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2124,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022052,"Operating Support",2023,22570,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Return concert attendance to pre-pandemic levels Attendance numbers for each performance will be monitored to compare to pre-pandemic attendance averages and participants will be surveyed regularly to gauge impact and satisfaction. 2: Successful search for next Artistic Director Search committee will be established, applicants will be recruited, interviews will take place, and Artistic Director finalists will be scheduled for the 2023-24 season.","Audience had easy access to concerts and through excellent performances, feelings of optimism and satisfaction were increased. Ticket sales numbers and post-concert audience surveys. 2: Four music director finalists engaged to conduct during 2023-24 season bringing optimism for organization's future. Conversations with board members, candidate CVs and sample recordings submitted, Zoom interviews, evaluation scorecards, and search committee conversations.",,481063,"Other, local or private",481063,,"Hayward J. Beck, Andrew Good, Rafael Jimenez, Brad Krehbiel, Amy Lindstrom, Jodi Melius, Joseph Mish, Mark Neville, Matt Roisum, Mary Beth Sancomb-Moran, Sarah Schaefer Meier",,"Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale AKA Rochester Symphony","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"We bring great music to life.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Lindstrom,"Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale AKA Rochester Symphony","1530 Greenview Dr SW Ste 120",Rochester,MN,55902,"(507) 286-8742",amyl@rochestersymphony.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2126,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022056,"Operating Support",2023,24838,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create access for central Minnesota audiences to exceptional arts experiences. Track audience growth post pandemic closure, attendance at live events, residency participation and community partnership, staffing levels","SJU created access for central Minnesota audiences to exceptional art experiences. Attendance and ticket sales, participation in outreach/residency activities, community partner participation, managing staffing levels.",,725283,"Other, local or private",725283,,"Because We Are An Arts Affiliate, We Have An Advisory Council, Instead Of A Board: Mimi Bitzan, Brian Campbell, Desiree Clark, Pedro Dos Santos, David Deblieck, Laura Hood, Colleen Hollinger Petters, Rachel Melis, Chris Rasmussen, Malik Stewart, Jerry Wetterling, Rob Culligan",,"Saint John's University AKA Saint John's University-Fine Arts Programming","Private College/University","Operating Support",,"The Fine Arts Series at Saint John's University awakens a spirit of curiosity, ignites dialogue and illuminates new understanding through distinctive arts experiences on our stages, in our galleries, and in our communities.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Hanlon,"Saint John's University","2850 Abbey Plz PO Box 2000",Collegeville,MN,56321-2000,"(320) 363-5030",lhanlon@csbsju.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Le Sueur, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nobles, Olmsted, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2130,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022059,"Operating Support",2023,291158,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will gain wide access to live performances and free high-quality digital concerts of world-class music. SPCO staff and board will monitor progress toward the goals of its strategic imperatives to determine whether we are adding value to and enriching our community by sharing musical experiences with a broader and more diverse audience.","The SPCO provided broad access to in-person and livestream performances through concerts in fifteen venues and the free online Concert Library. The SPCO tracked in-person concert attendance numbers, as well as participation in free family education and community engagement activities and free digital media programming.",,10821336,"Other, local or private",10821336,,"Doug Affinito, Catherine Allan, Nina Archabal, Daniel Avchen, Jo Bailey, Theresa Bevilacqua, Christopher M. Brown, Anne Cheney, Sheldon W. Damberg, Becky Debertin, Victor De Meireles, Rick Dow, Louis Epstein, Lynn Erickson, Stephanie Fehr, Jason Max Ferdinand, Jay Ferree, Judith Garcia Galiana, Bonnie Grzeskowiak, Keith M. Halperin, Ann Huntrods, A. J. Huss, Jr., Carolynn Johnson, James E. Johnson, Arthur W. Kaemmer, M.D., Arthur Klebanov, Randy Kroll, Robert L. Lee, Jon Limbacher, Marja Lutsep, Stephen H. Mahle, Robert W. Mairs, David Moore, Jr., Bondo Nyembwe, Robert M. Oberlies, Robert M. Olafson, Deborah J. Palmer, Daniel R. Pennie, Nicholas S. Pifer, Cassie Pilgrim, Peter Remes, Ann Rogotzke, David Rosedahl, Jack Rossmann, Marty Rossmann, Richard J. Schienders, Kathleen Schubert, James Donald Smith, Cj Suchta, Joseph Tashjian, Paul Vargo, Elizabeth Willis, Justin Windschitl",,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Our mission is to sustain a world-class chamber orchestra at the highest standards of artistic excellence that enriches the Twin Cities community by sharing dynamic, distinctive and engaging performances.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rebecca,Cline,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","408 St Peter St 3rd Fl","St Paul",MN,55102-1497,"(651) 292-3280",rcline@spcomail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2133,"Melodie Bahan: Bahan is executive director of MN Film & TV. She previously served as the first vice president of communications for Artspace, the nation?s leading developer of affordable space for artists; and as the director of communications for the Guthrie Theater. Prior to joining the Guthrie, Bahan spent ten years in New York, where she served as the president of NOW-NYC. She currently serves as a volunteer board member for the MSP Film Society. She graduated from the U of M with a BA in journalism.; Paul Dice: Dice is president of the nonprofit organization International Friendship Through the Performing Arts. As vice president of the Gamelan Society of Minnesota, Dice helped establish Minnesota?s first gamelan (Indonesian chime gong orchestra) program that eventually became part of the Schubert Club. He can be seen throughout China via the online broadcasting station MV China as a program expert on Rainbow Education Program videos. He served as music advisor for the six-episode Twin Cities Public Television series Made in China and as an English editor for the Hal Leonard Chinese pipa method book written by Gao Hong. Dice studied composition at the Boston Conservatory of Music and with composer Lou Harrison. His music has been performed throughout the United States, China, and Russia. He has received commissions from the American Composers Forum, Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, Carleton Chinese Music Ensemble, Listen, Edina Concert Orchestra, Chinese Heritage Foundation, and Fedogan and Bremer Publishing. He was awarded a Dunhuang Cup in Nanchang, China; received a 2013 Arts Board Artist Initiative grant; and received a McKnight established artist award from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council in 2012 and 2016.; Sharon Fischlowitz: Fischlowitz has served on the staff and boards of arts and law related nonprofits, as executive director of Black Label Movement and the Minnesota Justice Foundation, as board chair of the Creative Tech Alliance, fka GLITCH, and the Lexington Hamline Community Council. She worked for Congressman Bruce Vento, Equal Justice Works, the Center for Medieval Studies, and the Institute for Advanced Study at UMN. She taught street law and poverty law at William Mitchell College of Law. She now practices law. She earned her AB in comparative arts from Washington University and her law degree from William Mitchell.; Sonja Jacobsen: Jacobsen is a 1974 graduate of Hastings College (Hastings, NE) receiving a BM in 1974. Jacobsen taught K-12 vocal/instrumental music in public and parochial schools in Nebraska and Minnesota. In 2015 she retired as office manager from Jacobsen Metal Fabrication, Inc. a company she cofounded with her husband in 1984. Jacobsen served three terms on the Mankato Symphony board of directors and during her tenure chaired several major fundraising events (Rockin' in the Quarry, Rockin' by the River, Music & Brews), served as development chair, and as board president.; Matthew Keefe: Keefe has served the arts for over 25 years as a dancer, teacher, choreographer, administrator, production manager, board member, producer, and artistic director. He holds an MFA in dance from the University of Iowa and a nonprofit management certificate from Rutgers University. He danced in the Twin Cities for James Sewell Ballet and is currently teaching dance at Highland Park High School. Keefe is the cofounder of DanceCo, a professional company that produces original productions for young audiences and their families.; Laurie Kess: Kess is a retired educator. She enjoyed her tenure in the Ely Public School District which included stints as a teacher, counselor, assistant principal, and principal. She was instrumental in securing Arts Board grants for artist residencies, in both elementary and high school classes, that benefitted the community. Her avocation has been involvement in community theater, community vocal groups, and supporting arts through the local Northern Lakes Arts Association. Among the wonders of arts experiences, she believes that a great benefit is to have people of diverse backgrounds, ages, and life experiences find common ground and joy in participation. Kess has a BS in home economics, a MA in school counseling, and K-12 principal licensure.; Eva Margolis: Margolis serves as Economic Opportunity program officer at Greater Twin Cities United Way where she engages with nonprofit community partners and across sectors focusing on workforce development and wealth building strategies that bring about equitable change. Prior to joining United Way in May 2020, Margolis served for over nine years as economic empowerment and employment services director at Lutheran Social Service where she was responsible for the strategic planning, development, and implementation/evaluation of its programs. She also has worked in the asset building, housing, and youth development fields. She is deeply committed to social, racial, and economic justice. For over 20 years she has volunteered in various efforts that support a vision for the abolition of the prison industrial complex. Margolis received her BA in anthropology from Occidental College in Los Angeles. ; Aryca Myers: Myers has been involved in the arts and nonprofit world throughout her entire career. From stage managing to serving on the board of a theater company, her work in various capacities provides a holistic view of how organizational leadership and vision shape the magic that happens onstage, in the gallery, or in community. Currently a neighborhood support specialist for the City of Minneapolis, Myers received her MA in international and intercultural management from the School for International Training.; John Neveaux: Neveaux has been involved as an actor, director, or designer in over 25 theatrical productions in the last ten years in the greater metro area. Most recently, he was cast as Otto Frank in SOAR Regional Arts production of Diary of Anne Frank, and Theatre 55?s virtual production of Phillip Marlowe?s Trouble Is My Business; directed and designed the set for the the spring 2021 Delano High School production of The Theory of Relativity, and directed Delano High School?s fall on stage production of Jookalorum, A Singular Sampling of Sensational Stories by O. Henry. He has been a member of the boards of 4 Community Theatre, Chain Reaction Theatre Project, and Skylark Opera Company, and recently acted as a grant reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board. In his day job, Neveaux is an attorney in Wayzata and teaches business law at local colleges.; Yan Pang, Pang is a composer, performer, and scholar. She received her PhD in music with a minor in theater arts and dance at the University of Minnesota. Her work focuses on intercultural music composition and performance. As part of this interest, she has been commissioned to compose and invited to perform in music festivals throughout the world. She considers her music composition as a means to build multicultural understanding and tolerance. A selection of her varied works includes the album Glory Times (as songwriter and music director) by the China Science & Culture Audio & Video Publishing House; the score ?Solis Ortus? (winner of the SunRiver International Composition Competition) by China?s People?s Cultural Publishing Company; the paper ?Scene of Sichuan Opera? (coauthored with Mingzhu Song); and the books Cool Math for Hot Music, All About Music, Basic Music Technology, and The Future of Music (coauthored with Guerino Mazzola et al.) by Springer.; Samantha Prudhon Falkowski, Falkowski is currently working at Affinity Plus FCU as a video banker. She assists with new account and lending requests; building relationships, reviewing analytical data, and finding creative solutions for members. Falkowski graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in studio art. She has since put her passion for the arts to use by volunteering with White Bear Center for the Arts, Mia?s Art Adventure, and has been a grant review panelist twice for the Metropolitan Regional Art Council.; Jenny Stratton, Stratton is the Connecting Kids program coordinator which serves the greater Mankato area. The program is designed to reduce the financial barriers for low-income youth to be involved in an out-of-school time activity of choice. This involves everything from traditional sports, arts, music, summer camps, etc. Stratton has more than fifteen years of professional experience working in the collective fields of nonprofit management, higher education, and finance. Stratton has a bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's degree in business administration.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022065,"Operating Support",2023,66372,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase economic opportunities for artist-run businesses and artists' professional capacity Evaluation of workshops, classes, and consultations, longterm research on artists' capacity and resilience, programs to support access to capital and markets, including new partnerships and platform opportunities. 2: Develop new mechanisms that connect individuals and communities directly with artists Community participation in artist-led projects, including cross-sector partnerships involving artists and centering creative practice as a critical part of community recovery and developing narratives.","Springboard for the Arts achieved its outcome to increase economic opportunities for artist-run businesses and artists' professional capacity. We evaluated this outcome through: Workshop attendance and consultant requests; development of programs to support access to capital and market opportunities; number of cross-sector opportunities created to center artists in economic development. 2: Springboard created new mechanisms connecting individuals and communities directly with artists. We evaluated this outcome through: Community participation in artist-led projects; number of artists supported to create community projects; number of community-based, artist-led projects created; number of creative small businesses supported.",,1875029,"Other, local or private",1875029,,"Andriana Abariotes, Madde Gibba, Anisha Murphy, Sarina Otaibi, Shannon Pettitt, Maureen Ramirez, Robert Ransick, Jarrett Reed, Greta Bauer Reyes, Sarah Swedburg, Rose Teng",,"Springboard for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Springboard for the Arts' mission is to support artists with the tools to make a living and a life,?and to build just and equitable communities full of meaning, joy, and connection.?",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carl,Swanson,"Springboard for the Arts","262 University Ave W Ste 270","St Paul",MN,55103,"(651) 292-3205",carl@springboardforthearts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carlton, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Itasca, Lake, Mahnomen, Nobles, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin, Winona, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2139,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022066,"Operating Support",2023,79712,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","STC will make professional, high quality, culturally relevant theatre productions and programming accessible to young people and their families. STC will track attendance, program registration, and number of individuals participating via its Open Door accessibility initiative. The organization will solicit feedback from audience and cast members, program participants, and community partners. 2: STC will provide theatre productions and education programs that challenge young people to see the world and themselves with a new perspective. STC will evaluate using audience and participant feedback surveys, intrinsic impact, social media interactions, and attendance metrics.","The high quality productions brought in larger audiences. STC's Education programming reached record numbers of enrollment. Using ticketing and enrollment software, STC tracked participation in productions, education programs, and the Open Door access program. Satisfaction surveys were used to gather audience and participant feedback. 2: Through education programs and theatre productions STC told stories from fresh perspectives and featured voices not always represented onstage. Ticket sales, feedback over social media and audience/participant surveys showed that young audience members and participants enjoyed and learned from the stories and experiences.",,2586652,"Other, local or private",2586652,,"Stephanie Betz, Betsy Butwin, Lisa Collins, Tara Cruz, Karen Winter Dekker, Barry Gersick, Tenisha Hollie, Mimi Keating, David Klein, Lisa Kline, Betsy Kumagai, Dimitrios Lalos, Janet Langner, Lisa Beth Lentini, Mauricio Loria, Eric Lucas, Dave Mahler, Tom Matchinsky, Victoria Mogilevsky, Christina Mosakowski, Sue Moulder, Linda Moy, Meighan O'Reardon, Elizabeth Plaetz Lori, Kathy Scheving, Qadirrah Seltz, Beth Theobald, Nicole Truso, Lisa Zell",,"Stages Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Stages Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Stages Theatre Company is committed to the enrichment and education of children and youth in a professional theatre environment that stimulates artistic excellence and personal growth.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jean,Bross-Judge,"Stages Theatre Company, Inc.","1111 Mainstreet",Hopkins,MN,55343-7552,"(952) 979-1111",jbrossjudge@stagestheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Swift, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2140,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022068,"Operating Support",2023,56560,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Attract audiences that reflect the diversity of our rural community with shows that entertain, educate and enlighten Ticket sales from new and returning audiences, qualitive feedback from community partners and surveys of audiences","Audiences in Red Wing are participating in arts experiences reflective of our rural community. Ticket sales show a return of audiences to live performances with a positive response to the Sheldon's programming. Qualitative and survey feedback is positive with audiences indicating the diversity in our season is resonating with local audiences.",,1193192,"Other, local or private",1193192,,"Chap Achen Jr., Marybess Goeppinger, Mike Melstad, Susan Forsythe, Art Kenyon, Nancy Dimunation, Lacy Schumann, Susan Christensen, Meridith Wardle",,"T. B. Sheldon Memorial Theatre AKA The Sheldon Theatre","Local/Regional Government","Operating Support",,"The Sheldon Theatre entertains, educates and enlightens the community and its visitors through the transformative power of the performing arts.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeffrey,Larson,"T. B. Sheldon Memorial Theatre AKA The Sheldon Theatre","443 W 3rd St","Red Wing",MN,55066-2310,"(651) 388-8700",jlarson@sheldontheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Le Sueur, Martin, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2142,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022069,"Operating Support",2023,27136,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","TAM activities provide Minnesotans opportunities to participate in high quality and meaningful taiko experiences. TAM will evaluate its impact through attendance totals, surveys, and student and artist engagement. 2: TAM provides powerful Asian American representation through artists and activities, seeking to build community, heal, and inspire through taiko arts. Impact on the community will be evaluated by analyzing outreach data, audience and artist surveys, and community participation.","TAM provided weekly Minnesotans opportunities to participate in high quality and meaningful taiko experiences. The number of performances and classes offered weekly. Average one event per week, and three classes per week. 2: TAM provides powerful Asian American representation through artists and activities, seeking to build community, heal, and inspire through taiko arts. We train, employ, and provide leadership and representation for Asian American taiko artists.",,246317,"Other, local or private",246317,5000,"Jennier Weir, Maribel Stolee, Rick Shiomi, Dayna Martinez, Tommy Sar, Josh Vang, Wesley Mouri, Katie Hae Leo, Tracee Hummel-Tanabe, Liz Kane, Sarah Senseman, Hailey Gabriel, Jennifer Houston",1,"TaikoArts Midwest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"TaikoArts Midwest was formed in 2016 by Jennifer Weir to provide our local and regional community with high-quality taiko performances, to support taiko artists, and to use taiko as a way to strengthen and build communities, celebrating the full diversity and depth taiko arts provides.?",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jaclyn,Nott,"TaikoArts Midwest","3949 13th Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(651) 983-5349",jnott@taikoartsmidwest.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carlton, Hennepin, Lincoln, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2143,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022071,"Operating Support",2023,53893,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota fiber artists at all levels increase their knowledge and skills in the fiber arts. Student evaluations of teaching artist's effectiveness and student self-assessment of gains in knowledge and skills. For advanced artists, measures include portfolio development and exhibition. 2: Inspire and engage Minnesotans through free, year-round, culturally diverse fiber art exhibitions showcasing more than 200 artists. Textile Center will track demographics of featured artists and attendance for each exhibition and will seek out written feedback in guest books and social media connected to each show.","Minnesota fiber artists at all levels increase their knowledge and skills in the fiber arts. Evaluations were conducted of teaching artists' effectiveness and student self-assessment of gains in knowledge and skills. For advanced artists, measures included portfolio development and exhibition. 2: Inspire and engage Minnesotans through free, year-round, culturally diverse fiber art exhibitions showcasing more than 200 artists. We tracked demographics of featured artists and attendance for each exhibition and encouraged written feedback in guest books and social media connected to each show.",,1091523,"Other, local or private",1091523,53893,"Maggie Dayton, Meg Schmidt Duncan, Richard Gilyard, Carol Grim, Sarah Haroon, Jeanne Hilpisch, Roberta Jones, Abigail Kosberg, Carol Mashuga, Larry Mcintyre, Linda Mcshannock, Rosanne Nathanson, Anu Pasricha, Jane Prohaska, Mary Ann Schmidt, Mariana Shulstad, Lisa Steinmann, Lorri Tallberg, Jeff White, Arianne Zager",,"Textile Center of Minnesota AKA Textile Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Textile Center's mission?is to honor textile traditions, promote excellence and innovation, nurture appreciation, and inspire widespread participation in fiber art.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karl,Reichert,"Textile Center of Minnesota AKA Textile Center","3000 University Ave SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 436-0464",kreichert@textilecentermn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Nicollet, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2145,"Marsha Anderson: Anderson is currently a program assistant with the City of Minneapolis Department of Health, assisting with the administration of federal grants. She has worked for several nonprofit organizations in a fundraising capacity, including the Greater Twin Cities United Way where she reviewed and evaluated grants. She has a master?s of public and nonprofit administration degree.; Wendy Frieze: Frieze has managed both for profit and nonprofit galleries in Boston, San Francisco, and Minneapolis for approximately 20 years. At the Oakland Museum (Oakland, CA), she comanaged the gallery and was a member of the contemporary arts committee, a fundraising arm of the museum. She was also an intern in the Cooper Hewitt textile department (New York, NY). As a designer, she worked for CBS Early Show, Crate & Barrel, and several world renowned interior designers as a licensing agent and marketer. Frieze is a cum laude graduate of Parsons School of Design in product design and knowledgeable in clay, glass, metal, and textile design. She has attended several classes at Harvard in education and the arts. She graduated from Adler Graduate School with a double master?s in clinical psychology and art therapy at 65 and currently practices as a counselor to artists and in the addiction world.; Melinda Nelson: Nelson is currently a senior manager at 3M Company, working there for more than forty years in a variety of positions ranging from product development, manufacturing, sales, business development, and corporate functions such as pricing and obtaining funding for R&D contracts. One of her positions was as a business development manager for research and development contracts and involved identifying and soliciting funding opportunities for R&D research projects, as well as writing the proposals and ""earmarks?. She graduated with a chemical engineering BS from Iowa State University and a MBA from the University of St. Thomas. She is a sustaining member of the Junior League of Saint Paul and a former prime minister in Saint Paul Winter Carnival's senior court. She currently is the senior queen for Woodbury Ambassadors, and is a volunteer for White Bear Boating and other organizations. Nelson is an active participant in many arts related activities around the Twin Cities and the state and would like to support the arts by serving in this way. ; Abigail Pribbenow: Before moving to Minnesota in 2006, Pribbenow served as chair of the Rockford Area Arts Council in Rockford, IL, and served for several years as an arts administrator in the Chicago dance and visual arts communities. More recently she worked in fundraising and communication for a successful Minneapolis public charter school, Yinghua Academy, and served on the boards of Lutheran Arts and the Minnesota Boychoir. She holds an MA in arts administration from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, a BA in anthropology from the University of Chicago, and an IB from the United World College in Las Vegas, NM.; Germaine Riegert: Riegert is a retired postmaster and worked more than eighteen years as the chief financial officer for the White Earth Reservation Business Committee (RBC), prior to becoming employed with the United States Postal Service. She has a bachelor?s degree in accounting and business administration and has spent many years in public administration. While employed at the RBC, she was involved in the administration of nonprofit grants from many sources. She has served as a volunteer on the Region 2 Arts Council and was elected to serve as treasurer for the board. She is an enrolled member of the Minnesota tribe and the White Earth Nation. Her artistic accomplishments center around working with thread and yarns.; Sierra Scheet: Scheet is the financial and accounting systems manager at the Science Museum of Minnesota. She studied history and film at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities and earned her BA in history in 2007. She continued her education and earned another BA in accounting from the College of St. Scholastica in 2011. Scheet has spent most of her career in nonprofit accounting working at the Science Museum of Minnesota and University of Minnesota Physicians. She has volunteered and serviced on the board of MNFashion.; Benjamin Strand: Strand is the Winona Main Street program manager and co-owner of Treedome Productions, a multimedia production house that supports local and regional artists through videography, photography, graphic design, talent booking, recording, and event planning. He previously spent two years as an arts and entertainment reporter for the Winona Daily News. Strand has volunteered for a number of music and art festivals, including Artspire, Mid West Music Fest, Frozen River Film Festival, Big Turn Music Fest, Boats and Bluegrass, Great River Shakespeare Festival, and Shut Down Third Street. He graduated from Winona State University in 2017 with a double major in mass communications/journalism, and English writing.; Shaurntae Thomas: Thomas is the director of human resources at Cookie Cart, where they teach life, leadership, and employment skills to teens of color through on-the-job and classroom experiences in nonprofit bakeries. Thomas is a member of the diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice committee at Cookie Cart, which is on a mission to lead the organization in becoming an anti-racist organization by using both the anti-racist and restorative justice framework models. Thomas studied English literature at the historically black college for women, Spelman College, and is an outspoken feminist and traditional systems disruptor of current policies, processes, and procedures that dominate organization culture and climate. Thomas is a self-taught poet and spoken word artist; a lover of oil paintings, abstract art, black and white photography, and art history. Thomas is a member of the board of directors of Chops, Inc., a nonprofit performing arts organization.; Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan: Venkatakrishnan is a senior project and program manager, managing information technology projects at Cognizant Technology Solutions. He has a bachelor?s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Madras in India. He serves on the executive board of Minnesota Tamil Sangam (MNTS), a nonprofit devoted to promoting Tamil culture in the state of Minnesota and played a key role in the accreditation of the organization?s language school. Venkatakrishnan has written poems and articles about nature, culture, tradition, and society for the magazine Panippookkal. He writes and directs stage programs and directed two of MNTS?s Fringe Festival productions and has successfully administered Tamil folk arts workshops continuously for a few years in row. He was the program committee chair for the Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America thirtieth annual Tamil language convention, held in 2017, in Minneapolis.; Lori Anne Williams, Williams is a major gifts officer with Lifeworks, a nonprofit serving people with disabilities. In her long nonprofit career, Williams has also worked for the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, the Playwrights? Center, and several human service and education organizations. She holds a master?s degree from the University of Minnesota and a bachelor?s degree from the University of Southern California.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022073,"Operating Support",2023,21154,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase breadth and diversity of director/designer pool Quantitative evaluation of our pool of possible directors and designers. Qualitative survey from directing/designing candidates.","Increased our active potential director pool by 22%, including increased diversity of race, gender, and age of potential directors. Quantitative evaluation of director pool to measure increase in amount and diversity of active directors.",,511218,"Other, local or private",511218,,"David Stevens, Carrie Andersen, Paul Clausen, Linda Paulsen, Jim Arnold, Pattie Gage, Aidan Gallivan, Bonnie Harris, Nicola Imbracsio, Christopher Kradle, Denise Larson, Betsy Lofgren, Vameng Moua, Dann Peterson, Sydney Rexing, Jean Shore, Jennie Ward, Angela Youngdahl, Chad Carr",,"Theatre in the Round Players","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Theatre in the Round is a community theatre that endeavors to stage engaging performances while providing an inclusive arena theatre experience in the heart of Minneapolis.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Larisa,Netterlund,"Theatre in the Round Players, Inc.","245 Cedar Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1054,"(612) 333-2919x 102",Larisa@TheatreintheRound.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Lake, McLeod, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pipestone, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2147,"Melodie Bahan: Bahan is executive director of MN Film & TV. She previously served as the first vice president of communications for Artspace, the nation?s leading developer of affordable space for artists; and as the director of communications for the Guthrie Theater. Prior to joining the Guthrie, Bahan spent ten years in New York, where she served as the president of NOW-NYC. She currently serves as a volunteer board member for the MSP Film Society. She graduated from the U of M with a BA in journalism.; Paul Dice: Dice is president of the nonprofit organization International Friendship Through the Performing Arts. As vice president of the Gamelan Society of Minnesota, Dice helped establish Minnesota?s first gamelan (Indonesian chime gong orchestra) program that eventually became part of the Schubert Club. He can be seen throughout China via the online broadcasting station MV China as a program expert on Rainbow Education Program videos. He served as music advisor for the six-episode Twin Cities Public Television series Made in China and as an English editor for the Hal Leonard Chinese pipa method book written by Gao Hong. Dice studied composition at the Boston Conservatory of Music and with composer Lou Harrison. His music has been performed throughout the United States, China, and Russia. He has received commissions from the American Composers Forum, Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, Carleton Chinese Music Ensemble, Listen, Edina Concert Orchestra, Chinese Heritage Foundation, and Fedogan and Bremer Publishing. He was awarded a Dunhuang Cup in Nanchang, China; received a 2013 Arts Board Artist Initiative grant; and received a McKnight established artist award from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council in 2012 and 2016.; Sharon Fischlowitz: Fischlowitz has served on the staff and boards of arts and law related nonprofits, as executive director of Black Label Movement and the Minnesota Justice Foundation, as board chair of the Creative Tech Alliance, fka GLITCH, and the Lexington Hamline Community Council. She worked for Congressman Bruce Vento, Equal Justice Works, the Center for Medieval Studies, and the Institute for Advanced Study at UMN. She taught street law and poverty law at William Mitchell College of Law. She now practices law. She earned her AB in comparative arts from Washington University and her law degree from William Mitchell.; Sonja Jacobsen: Jacobsen is a 1974 graduate of Hastings College (Hastings, NE) receiving a BM in 1974. Jacobsen taught K-12 vocal/instrumental music in public and parochial schools in Nebraska and Minnesota. In 2015 she retired as office manager from Jacobsen Metal Fabrication, Inc. a company she cofounded with her husband in 1984. Jacobsen served three terms on the Mankato Symphony board of directors and during her tenure chaired several major fundraising events (Rockin' in the Quarry, Rockin' by the River, Music & Brews), served as development chair, and as board president.; Matthew Keefe: Keefe has served the arts for over 25 years as a dancer, teacher, choreographer, administrator, production manager, board member, producer, and artistic director. He holds an MFA in dance from the University of Iowa and a nonprofit management certificate from Rutgers University. He danced in the Twin Cities for James Sewell Ballet and is currently teaching dance at Highland Park High School. Keefe is the cofounder of DanceCo, a professional company that produces original productions for young audiences and their families.; Laurie Kess: Kess is a retired educator. She enjoyed her tenure in the Ely Public School District which included stints as a teacher, counselor, assistant principal, and principal. She was instrumental in securing Arts Board grants for artist residencies, in both elementary and high school classes, that benefitted the community. Her avocation has been involvement in community theater, community vocal groups, and supporting arts through the local Northern Lakes Arts Association. Among the wonders of arts experiences, she believes that a great benefit is to have people of diverse backgrounds, ages, and life experiences find common ground and joy in participation. Kess has a BS in home economics, a MA in school counseling, and K-12 principal licensure.; Eva Margolis: Margolis serves as Economic Opportunity program officer at Greater Twin Cities United Way where she engages with nonprofit community partners and across sectors focusing on workforce development and wealth building strategies that bring about equitable change. Prior to joining United Way in May 2020, Margolis served for over nine years as economic empowerment and employment services director at Lutheran Social Service where she was responsible for the strategic planning, development, and implementation/evaluation of its programs. She also has worked in the asset building, housing, and youth development fields. She is deeply committed to social, racial, and economic justice. For over 20 years she has volunteered in various efforts that support a vision for the abolition of the prison industrial complex. Margolis received her BA in anthropology from Occidental College in Los Angeles. ; Aryca Myers: Myers has been involved in the arts and nonprofit world throughout her entire career. From stage managing to serving on the board of a theater company, her work in various capacities provides a holistic view of how organizational leadership and vision shape the magic that happens onstage, in the gallery, or in community. Currently a neighborhood support specialist for the City of Minneapolis, Myers received her MA in international and intercultural management from the School for International Training.; John Neveaux: Neveaux has been involved as an actor, director, or designer in over 25 theatrical productions in the last ten years in the greater metro area. Most recently, he was cast as Otto Frank in SOAR Regional Arts production of Diary of Anne Frank, and Theatre 55?s virtual production of Phillip Marlowe?s Trouble Is My Business; directed and designed the set for the the spring 2021 Delano High School production of The Theory of Relativity, and directed Delano High School?s fall on stage production of Jookalorum, A Singular Sampling of Sensational Stories by O. Henry. He has been a member of the boards of 4 Community Theatre, Chain Reaction Theatre Project, and Skylark Opera Company, and recently acted as a grant reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board. In his day job, Neveaux is an attorney in Wayzata and teaches business law at local colleges.; Yan Pang, Pang is a composer, performer, and scholar. She received her PhD in music with a minor in theater arts and dance at the University of Minnesota. Her work focuses on intercultural music composition and performance. As part of this interest, she has been commissioned to compose and invited to perform in music festivals throughout the world. She considers her music composition as a means to build multicultural understanding and tolerance. A selection of her varied works includes the album Glory Times (as songwriter and music director) by the China Science & Culture Audio & Video Publishing House; the score ?Solis Ortus? (winner of the SunRiver International Composition Competition) by China?s People?s Cultural Publishing Company; the paper ?Scene of Sichuan Opera? (coauthored with Mingzhu Song); and the books Cool Math for Hot Music, All About Music, Basic Music Technology, and The Future of Music (coauthored with Guerino Mazzola et al.) by Springer.; Samantha Prudhon Falkowski, Falkowski is currently working at Affinity Plus FCU as a video banker. She assists with new account and lending requests; building relationships, reviewing analytical data, and finding creative solutions for members. Falkowski graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in studio art. She has since put her passion for the arts to use by volunteering with White Bear Center for the Arts, Mia?s Art Adventure, and has been a grant review panelist twice for the Metropolitan Regional Art Council.; Jenny Stratton, Stratton is the Connecting Kids program coordinator which serves the greater Mankato area. The program is designed to reduce the financial barriers for low-income youth to be involved in an out-of-school time activity of choice. This involves everything from traditional sports, arts, music, summer camps, etc. Stratton has more than fifteen years of professional experience working in the collective fields of nonprofit management, higher education, and finance. Stratton has a bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's degree in business administration.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022075,"Operating Support",2023,17553,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","TLHD will present quality Arts offerings with an effort to develop a broader audience, specifically local residents ages 50 and younger. The outcome will be realized upon successful presentation of the programming, then measured by the number of new and returning patrons determined in the reporting. In addition, audience surveys will be used to collect demographic information. 2: Increase board rapport and community relations for sustainability and expansion opportunities. The outcome will be measured in the number of new board members and retention of current board members in addition to the number of businesses we partner with, and upon completion of a five year strategic plan of action for sustainability and expansion.","TLHD presented quality Arts offerings with an effort to develop a broader audience, specifically local residents ages 50 and younger. Programming at Theatre L'Homme Dieu offered a wide variety of shows and attracted many new audience members, according to reporting from TLHD CRM. Staff and Board Members also reported an uptick in the number of young patrons, ages 8-45. 2: TLHD increased board rapport and community relations for sustainability and expansion opportunities. TLHD contracted with Propel Nonprofits for a successful full day fall 2022 board retreat to focus on Shared Values and decision making. Spring 2023 the TLHD Board adopted a 4-phase strategic approach to planning the future of the Organization.",,325535,"Other, local or private",325535,17553,"Jim Pence, Katie Eiser, David Berg, Philip Eidsvold, Terri Bursch, Deb Trumm, Tessa Larson, Michael Tisserand, Brian Nelson",,"Theatre L'Homme Dieu","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Theatre L'Homme Dieu produces and presents exceptional live theatre, fine arts and educational programming that celebrates culture and nurtures community, enriching the quality of life throughout Alexandria, the Lakes Area and Central Minnesota.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicole,Mulder,"Theatre L'Homme Dieu","PO Box 1086 PO Box 1086",Alexandria,MN,56308,"(320) 846-3150",tlhd@tlhd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Carver, Chippewa, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Grant, Hennepin, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Marshall, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Red Lake, Renville, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2149,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10018163,"Operating Support",2022,72127,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Cultivate projects that demonstrate value in living music creators within the broader context of society Our ability to make the case for the value of collaboration with living artists is measured by the number of inquiries and referrals plus the projects we help activate from middle schools to LGBTQ centers to homeless encampments. 2: Lead high-profile activities to focus attention of stakeholders and public Presenting a free, thematic series like the 19th amendment in 2020 and Juneteenth encourages the public to see artists as relevant and sharing experiences with today's timely issues. We analyze participation and sustained engagement.","ACF cultivated events, articles, and support systems to demonstrate value in living music creators within the broader context of society. ACF tracks project participation for new and returning participants, ongoing relationships initiated through ACF connections, testimonials from artists and audiences reporting new understanding or validation. 2: ACF led public in-person and virtual events, commissioned articles to engage in topical discussions. ACF tracks new/continuous participation, changes in engagement (e.g., increased donation after activity participation), and inquiries/referral requests for connections to living composers.",,1603970,"Other, local or private",1603970,,"Stephen Miles, Nirmala Rajasekar, Stanford Thompson, Stephen Usery, Janis Lane-Ewart, Patrick Castillo, Carol Ann Cheung, Nina Sun Eidsheim, Kathrine Handford, Gao Hong, Nancy Huart, Laura Kelly Johnston, Douglas Kearney, Mary Kouyoumdjian, Scott LeGere, Sarah Lutman, Garrett McQueen, Andrew Paulus, Luther Ranheim, Tomeka Reid, Koven Smith, Isaac Thompson, Mateusz Troicki, Srinivasan V",,"The American Composers Forum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"ACF supports and advocates for individuals and groups creating music today by demonstrating the vitality and relevance of their art.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Vanessa,Rose-Pridemore,"The American Composers Forum","75 W 5th St Ste 522","St Paul",MN,55102-1439,"(651) 251-2811",vrose@composersforum.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Clay, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Ramsey, Red Lake, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wadena, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1775,"Amy Browender: Browender is a proud graduate of the Saint Paul Public School system and believes that access to the arts is critical to the future of our state and the well-being of our communities. She earned a BA in art history and English from Ripon College in Wisconsin and received honors for academic excellence in both departments. After graduating, she completed two terms of service with College Possible and was named AmeriCorps Member of the Year. Since joining the organization's development team in 2015, she has written grants, deepened relationships with corporate partners, hosted virtual and in person events large and small, and currently stewards and cultivates individual supporters as donor relationship manager.; Jonathan Carter: Carter is director of IT business relationship management for the Harmon business unit of Apogee Enterprises. Previously, Carter had a long career with General Mills, spanning finance, sales, marketing, information systems, and other areas. A former board chair for the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, he is an active executive board member of the Monitors Club, supporting the educational, political, economic, and social well-being of the Twin Cities African American community. Carter holds a BS in computer science from Washington University (Saint Louis); an MS in computer science from Stanford University; and an MBA in finance and international business from Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.; Ann Fee: Fee is a writer, vocalist, and arts administrator in southern Minnesota. Fee is also the host of Live from the Arts Center, a weekly music and interview program on KMSU 89.7 FM showcasing local artists, writers, and musicians. Her fiction and nonfiction appear in collections by Cleis Press, The Missouri Review, and Demos Health. She performs with the acoustic duo The Frye, whose 2015 release The Best of Hank and Rita garnered a Star Tribune ""top albums of the year"" honor. Her performance in the short film The Best of Hank and Rita took best acting recognition at the 2016 Filmstock Film Festival. She is executive director of the Arts Center of Saint Peter, recognized in 2016 by the Minnesota Department of Human Services for a groundbreaking partnership showcasing art by patients at the Minnesota Security Hospital. Fee holds an MFA in creative writing from University of Southern Maine and MA in cultural studies/critical theory and analysis from Illinois State University.; Linda Holliday: Holliday is founder and president of Impact Minnesota, providing an array of consulting services to nonprofit, for-profit, and public organizations; and of Holliday Pottery, creating handcrafted functional ceramic wares. She previously worked with the Initiative Foundation for nearly twenty years, most recently serving as vice president of organizational development. Holliday is a 2010 Bush Foundation Leadership Fellow and holds an MPA from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Crossing Arts Alliance and Advocates for Reproductive Education in central Minnesota.; Yumiko Inomata: Inomata serves as finance manager for Minneapolis based Arts Midwest, one of six regional arts organizations in the United States. She has a BA in theater studies and has taken graduate level courses in educational policy and administration, and teaching English as a foreign language. Outside of work, she has served on numerous panels, including the Sage Awards for Dance (2009-2010), and for several grant programs for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. She is an alumna of the 2017/2018 Arts Organizing Institute through Pangea World Theater?s Lake Street Arts!, which was part of a National Endowment for the Arts Our Town grant.; Mary Ellen Landwehr: Landwehr cofounded Ar4Trails in Rochester in 2016. Ar4Trails installs four temporary sculptures annually and has installed nine permanent sculptures along the bike trails near downtown Rochester. This fall, with funding from the MN CARES Act grant, Ar4Trails will install two more permanent sculptures and ten bike racks created by unemployed or under employed artists in Rochester. She served as board chair of Choral Arts Ensemble in Rochester and currently serves as board chair of the Diversity Council-Rochester. She retired from a 25-year career as an administrator at Mayo Clinic.; Manny Munson-Regala: Munson-Regala is the lead regulatory lawyer for the UnitedHealthcare plan of Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. He has more than 30 years of expertise in solving business issues with regulatory and legislative components for both private and public sector clients including previous stints as deputy commissioner and acting commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Commerce and assistant commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Health. He has previously served on the boards of the Girl Scouts River Valley, Minnesota Justice Foundation, MNxMN, Protect Minnesota, and Steppingstone Theater for Youth. He earned his BA and JD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.; John Neveaux: After studying theater as an undergraduate, Neveaux worked with The Children?s Theatre Company, Minnesota Opera, and Chanhassen Dinner Theatres. He then moved to the west coast for a master?s degree and served on the theater staff at Cabrillo College and University of California, Santa Cruz. He left theatrical pursuits for law school and has practiced law since 1984. He also teaches business law at local colleges. He returned to theater in 2005, as a director, actor, and designer, in addition to serving as an advisory board member for 4 Community Theatre, Skylark Opera Company, Buffalo Community Theatre, and Chain Reaction Theatre Project.; Serenity Schoonover: A staff writer for Split Rock Review, Schoonover's writing has aired on NPR, and appeared in NewPages, Women's Independent Press, and The Bookends Review, among others. She is also a juried metalsmith, and her work has been featured on the front page of Etsy. Since 2018, she has been the recipient of five Arrowhead Regional Art Council (ARAC) grants, served on multiple ARAC grant panels, as well as serving as a Minnesota State Arts Board grant reviewer in 2020. Schoonover has a BA and MA in history education.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018164,"Operating Support",2022,126345,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create opportunities for Minnesota artists to make, present, and sell their work and give them visibility and recognition so they thrive in creative careers. Surveys and interviews with Minnesota artists, including past and prospective participants, will provide data into improving and expanding career opportunities. Increase in the number and diversity of artists participating will be an important measure. 2: Minnesotans have access to diverse craft practices and appreciate craft's impact on their own lives and communities. Increase in the number and range of Minnesota partnerships and increase in overall participation. New survey and data collection approaches will measure and assess the impact and document the different ways craft is valued for Minnesota citizens.","ACC provided Minnesota artists with promotional, professional, and online economic opportunities while rebuilding its in-person marketplace program. ACC offered artists opportunities through programs, content, and online marketplaces. Online activity was tracked and surveys collected data from participants. Learnings from ACC's recent Baltimore event will inform the upcoming St. Paul marketplace. 2: ACC participated in intentional outreach and partnerships to deepen MN relationships and provide arts experiences to Minnesotans. ACC records data and feedback on events, participants, partnerships, and supporters in MN. Recent data shows an increase in MN donors and in-person events have returned. ACC's new MN initiative aims to build upon this growth and expand local impact.",,5452087,"Other, local or private",5452087,,"Pearl Dick, Carl Fisher, Rachel Garceau, Ken Girardini, Miguel Gomez-Ibanez, Preeti Gopinath, Harriett Green, Beth Lipman, Thomas Loeser, Joseph Logan, Robert Lynch, Sara McDonnell, Jean McLaughlin, Lynda Bourque Moss, Rebecca Myers, Bruce Pepich, Carol Saubion, Kristin Mitsu Shiga, Gary Smith, Michael Strand, Lucille Tenazas, Woodie Wisebram, Marilyn Zapf",,"American Craft Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The American Craft Council connects and galvanizes diverse craft communities to cultivate and advance craft's impact on contemporary American Life.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Kass,"American Craft Council","1224 Marshall St NE Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 206-3100",skass@craftcouncil.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, McLeod, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1776,"Kimberly Clement: Clement is a retired nonprofit executive, who now writes mystery books and paints landscapes for her home. Starting as a volunteer in a local domestic violence program, she spent thirty-five years working in various causes. Her career expanded from working as the state lobbyist for the Minnesota women?s movement, to raising money nationwide for American Indian elders, to spending nine years as the executive director of an at-risk youth program, to being the executive director of a national renewable energy nonprofit organization.; Kimberley Hines: Hines is a professional theater artist, a playwright, director, and actor. She has a coaching business, mentoring artists at any and all levels of their work and business. She spent part of her career as an artist in commercial graphics as a typesetter and designer/illustrator. Hines has a BA degree from Macalester College in speech and theater and in visual art. She is a speech coach for Edina schools and will be working with the theater department at the University of Northern Iowa in 2021.; David Kang: Kang has over 20 years of experience as a media director, producer, and creative consultant. Currently, he is the executive director of The DIAL Group?a nonprofit organization with the mission of leveraging the talents of artists for social good and to improve the lives of underserved and underrepresented people. He is a member of the Northside Arts Leadership Group, Asian Economic Development Association, as well as several other professional groups. He graduated summa cum laude from Metropolitan State University, with a BA in media and communications.; Kathleen Maurer: Maurer is a professor of English for Anoka-Ramsey Community College; she also spent nine years teaching at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned a PhD in English from Marquette University and has served on the boards of two Minnesota's regional arts councils for a total of eight years. She is author of A Guide to Professional Writing in the Arts, and during her 30-year career has served as an Operating Support panelist, an Artist Initiative panelist, and an artistic evaluator for the Arts Board. She is also a master dyer and fiber artist.; Aryca Myers: Myers has been involved in the arts and nonprofit world throughout her entire career. From stage managing to serving on the board of a theater company, her work in various capacities provides a holistic view of how organizational leadership and vision shape the magic that happens onstage, in the gallery, or in community. Currently a neighborhood support specialist for the City of Minneapolis, Myers received her MA in international and intercultural management from the School for International Training.; Sean Ryan: Ryan is the development manager at Prepare + Prosper (P+P), an economic justice focused nonprofit in Saint Paul, where he coordinates P+P?s foundation, corporate, and government grant related activities. He recently returned to the Twin Cities after four years in Boston working as an admission officer and project coordinator for EXPLO, an internationally renowned education nonprofit that emphasizes creativity and design thinking. A (formerly) frequent concertgoer, he was previously a development assistant at the Cedar Cultural Center. He graduated from Macalester College with a BA in English.; Sierra Scheet: Scheet is currently the financial and accounting systems manager at the Science Museum of Minnesota. She studied history and film at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and earned her BA in history in 2007. She continued her education and earned another BA in accounting from the College of St. Scholastica in 2011. Scheet has spent most of her career in nonprofit accounting working at the Science Museum of Minnesota and University of Minnesota Physicians. She has volunteered and serviced on the board of MNFashion.; Chris Schellinger: Schellinger is the founder and executive director of Avon Hills Folk School, a nonprofit in its third year, located in central Stearns County. Avon Hills Folk School is dedicated to creating and growing community by providing the opportunity for people of all ages, abilities, backgrounds to gather together to learn and create within the natural beauty of the Avon Hills. Schellinger is also currently the director of advancement for a local private school system. He has lived in the area his entire life, graduating from St. John's University in 1992.; Aamera Siddiqui: Siddiqui was going to be a doctor, but plans changed, and she settled into a life as a multidisciplinary artist in Saint Paul. Her plays include, Freedom Daze, CLOTH, American as Curry Pie, CHUP, Log Kya Kahenge, and Please Don?t Feed the Children. Her work has been produced at Southern Theater, History Theatre, Illusion Theater, Intermedia Arts, Dreamland Arts, and Pillsbury House Theatre. Siddiqui has received a Naked Stages Fellowship and two Many Voices Fellowships. She was a featured playwright at the Asian American Theater Conference in Minneapolis and at the Women Playwrights International Conference in Mumbai, India. Siddiqui is also the coartistic director of Exposed Brick Theatre, an organization dedicated to telling untold stories through theater and performance art. She also teaches yoga and has been known to bake the occasional wedding cake.; Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan, Venkatakrishnan is a senior project and program manager, managing information technology projects at Cognizant Technology Solutions. He has a bachelor?s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Madras in India. He serves on the executive board of Minnesota Tamil Sangam (MNTS), a nonprofit devoted to promoting Tamil culture in the state of Minnesota and played a key role in the accreditation of the organization?s language school. Venkatakrishnan has written poems and articles about nature, culture, tradition, and society for the magazine Panippookkal. He writes and directs stage programs and directed two of MNTS?s Fringe Festival productions. He was the program committee chair for the Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America thirtieth annual Tamil language convention, held in 2017, in Minneapolis.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018165,"Operating Support",2022,136549,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans discover vibrant connections to one another through relevant and accessible arts, craft and music experiences. Track attendance and visitor feedback at four exhibitions and accompanying programs that feature Minnesota artists and that aim to draw connections between art and artists of different backgrounds and/or cultures.","47,577 participated in arts experiences that deepened their understanding of their connections to one another. Quantitative data are tracked through admissions and attendance numbers. Qualitative data are tracked through exit surveys and feedback forms in print and online.",,5471566,"Other, local or private",5471566,20000,"Brad Engdahl (Chair), Dr. Maggi Adamek (Vice Chair), Elizabeth Olson (Treasurer), Laurie Jacobi (Secretary), Lynnea Atlas-Ingebretson, Aimee Richcreek Baxter, Carline Bengtsson, Karl Benson, Michael Bjornberg, Brenda Butler, Dr. Mary Dee Hicks, Barbara Linell Glaser, Ed.D, Dr. John Litell, Marco Molinari, Mohamud Mumin, Andrea Oseland, Lenor Scheffler, David Sorensen, Linda Wallenberg, William Weiler, Andreas Ornberg",,"American Swedish Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The American Swedish Institute is a gathering place for all people to share experiences around themes of culture, migration, the environment, and the arts, informed by enduring links to Sweden.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christiana,Stolpestad,"American Swedish Institute","2600 Park Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 870-3354",christys@asimn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Mahnomen, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Wabasha, Washington, Watonwan, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1777,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018171,"Operating Support",2022,412657,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artspace will leverage affordable space to increase arts production, collaboration and earnings; engage audiences; and spur positive development. Artspace will provide 1,596,892 square feet of affordable space-- across fifteen projects in six Minnesota communities-- for some 430+ artist residents and their families, and 490+ arts organizations and arts enterprises. 2: Thousands of Minnesota youth and adults from across the state will have access to diverse and affordable dance education and performance activities. Serving as the flagship for dance across Minnesota, The Cowles Center will provide at least 75 performances, 300 education sessions, and space for twenty arts and cultural organizations.","Artspace leveraged affordable space to increase arts production, collaboration and earnings; engaged audiences; and spurred positive development. Artspace provided 1,596,892 SF of affordable art spaces-- across 15 projects in six Minnesota communities-- for 430+ residents and some 500+ arts organizations and arts enterprises. 2: Thousands of Minnesota youth and adults from across the state had access to diverse and affordable dance education and performance activities. Serving as the flagship for dance across Minnesota, more than 100k youth and adults attended 40 performances and 636 education sessions across the state, and accessed space for 20 arts and cultural organizations.",,23930482,"Other, local or private",23930482,295748,"Mark W. Addicks, Devon Akmon, Peter Beard, Terry Benelli, Randall Bourscheidt, Ceil Cirillo, Gary Cunningham, Diane Dalto Woosnam, Matthew E. Damon, Louis (Lou) DeMars, Marie Feely, Ian Friendly, Roy Gabay, Joe Gibbons, Bonnie Heller, Burton Kassell, Suzanne Koepplinger, M.A., Janis Lane-Ewart, Peter A. Lefferts, Margaret (Peggy) Lucas, Mary Margaret MacMillan, Mark Manbeck, Richard Martin Esq., Betty Massey, Dan C. Mehls, Roger Opp, Sarah Oquist, Barbara Portwood, Irene Quarshie, Elizabeth Redleaf, Neal Richardson, Joel Ronning,, Annamarie Saarinen, Christopher Scott, Jason Stamm, Susan Kenny Stevens, Ph.D., Curtis Thornhill, Cree Zischke, James C. Adams, Terrance R. Dolan, Rebecca Driscoll, Cynthia J. Newsom",1.35,"Artspace Projects, Inc. AKA Artspace","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To create, foster, and preserve affordable and sustainable space for artists and arts organizations.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dana,Mattice,"Artspace Projects, Inc. AKA Artspace","250 N 3rd Ave Ste 400",Minneapolis,MN,55401-1641,"(612) 333-9012",dana.mattice@artspace.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Lake, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Nicollet, Nobles, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1783,"Amy Browender: Browender is a proud graduate of the Saint Paul Public School system and believes that access to the arts is critical to the future of our state and the well-being of our communities. She earned a BA in art history and English from Ripon College in Wisconsin and received honors for academic excellence in both departments. After graduating, she completed two terms of service with College Possible and was named AmeriCorps Member of the Year. Since joining the organization's development team in 2015, she has written grants, deepened relationships with corporate partners, hosted virtual and in person events large and small, and currently stewards and cultivates individual supporters as donor relationship manager.; Jonathan Carter: Carter is director of IT business relationship management for the Harmon business unit of Apogee Enterprises. Previously, Carter had a long career with General Mills, spanning finance, sales, marketing, information systems, and other areas. A former board chair for the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, he is an active executive board member of the Monitors Club, supporting the educational, political, economic, and social well-being of the Twin Cities African American community. Carter holds a BS in computer science from Washington University (Saint Louis); an MS in computer science from Stanford University; and an MBA in finance and international business from Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.; Ann Fee: Fee is a writer, vocalist, and arts administrator in southern Minnesota. Fee is also the host of Live from the Arts Center, a weekly music and interview program on KMSU 89.7 FM showcasing local artists, writers, and musicians. Her fiction and nonfiction appear in collections by Cleis Press, The Missouri Review, and Demos Health. She performs with the acoustic duo The Frye, whose 2015 release The Best of Hank and Rita garnered a Star Tribune ""top albums of the year"" honor. Her performance in the short film The Best of Hank and Rita took best acting recognition at the 2016 Filmstock Film Festival. She is executive director of the Arts Center of Saint Peter, recognized in 2016 by the Minnesota Department of Human Services for a groundbreaking partnership showcasing art by patients at the Minnesota Security Hospital. Fee holds an MFA in creative writing from University of Southern Maine and MA in cultural studies/critical theory and analysis from Illinois State University.; Linda Holliday: Holliday is founder and president of Impact Minnesota, providing an array of consulting services to nonprofit, for-profit, and public organizations; and of Holliday Pottery, creating handcrafted functional ceramic wares. She previously worked with the Initiative Foundation for nearly twenty years, most recently serving as vice president of organizational development. Holliday is a 2010 Bush Foundation Leadership Fellow and holds an MPA from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Crossing Arts Alliance and Advocates for Reproductive Education in central Minnesota.; Yumiko Inomata: Inomata serves as finance manager for Minneapolis based Arts Midwest, one of six regional arts organizations in the United States. She has a BA in theater studies and has taken graduate level courses in educational policy and administration, and teaching English as a foreign language. Outside of work, she has served on numerous panels, including the Sage Awards for Dance (2009-2010), and for several grant programs for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. She is an alumna of the 2017/2018 Arts Organizing Institute through Pangea World Theater?s Lake Street Arts!, which was part of a National Endowment for the Arts Our Town grant.; Mary Ellen Landwehr: Landwehr cofounded Ar4Trails in Rochester in 2016. Ar4Trails installs four temporary sculptures annually and has installed nine permanent sculptures along the bike trails near downtown Rochester. This fall, with funding from the MN CARES Act grant, Ar4Trails will install two more permanent sculptures and ten bike racks created by unemployed or under employed artists in Rochester. She served as board chair of Choral Arts Ensemble in Rochester and currently serves as board chair of the Diversity Council-Rochester. She retired from a 25-year career as an administrator at Mayo Clinic.; Manny Munson-Regala: Munson-Regala is the lead regulatory lawyer for the UnitedHealthcare plan of Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. He has more than 30 years of expertise in solving business issues with regulatory and legislative components for both private and public sector clients including previous stints as deputy commissioner and acting commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Commerce and assistant commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Health. He has previously served on the boards of the Girl Scouts River Valley, Minnesota Justice Foundation, MNxMN, Protect Minnesota, and Steppingstone Theater for Youth. He earned his BA and JD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.; John Neveaux: After studying theater as an undergraduate, Neveaux worked with The Children?s Theatre Company, Minnesota Opera, and Chanhassen Dinner Theatres. He then moved to the west coast for a master?s degree and served on the theater staff at Cabrillo College and University of California, Santa Cruz. He left theatrical pursuits for law school and has practiced law since 1984. He also teaches business law at local colleges. He returned to theater in 2005, as a director, actor, and designer, in addition to serving as an advisory board member for 4 Community Theatre, Skylark Opera Company, Buffalo Community Theatre, and Chain Reaction Theatre Project.; Serenity Schoonover: A staff writer for Split Rock Review, Schoonover's writing has aired on NPR, and appeared in NewPages, Women's Independent Press, and The Bookends Review, among others. She is also a juried metalsmith, and her work has been featured on the front page of Etsy. Since 2018, she has been the recipient of five Arrowhead Regional Art Council (ARAC) grants, served on multiple ARAC grant panels, as well as serving as a Minnesota State Arts Board grant reviewer in 2020. Schoonover has a BA and MA in history education.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018178,"Operating Support",2022,59276,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will gain knowledge of vocal music and awareness of social issues through compelling, high-quality concerts and outreach activities. Collect and assess results of concert and education surveys, convene focus groups of audience members, monitor press reviews and social media comments, document direct feedback from audience members and participants. 2: Cantus will continue to expand its Minnesota audiences through engaging programming, media projects, and ambitious outreach initiatives. Monitor and analyze sales reports, social media, and web statistics; seek feedback and carriage reports from MPR; gather distribution data from Signum Classics; seek feedback from community partners and educators.","Minnesotans were emotionally moved and reflected on inclusion in the 'American Dream,' prompted by thoughtfully curated vocal chamber music. Cantus relied primarily on audience feedback submitted through post-concert surveys. Comments shared on social media and directed to the organization's general e-mail account also provided helpful context. 2: Cantus' pay-what-you-can online concerts reduced financial and geographic barriers, serving audiences in 73 counties, up from last year's 57. Cantus tracked sales data for its online concerts, as well as feedback shared in post-concert surveys. The ensemble also monitored social media views and gathered in-person feedback.",,1242626,"Other, local or private",1242626,7714,"Brian Newhouse, Theresa Gienapp, David Niles, Beth Anne Thompson, Alberto de la Paz, Sandra Davis, PaviElle French, Nancy Gaschott, Jonathan Guyton, Paul Johnson, Laurie Meyers, Jeff Reed, Paul Scholtz, Kevin Stock, Frank Stubbs, Kim Hollingsworth Taylor, Barbara Thomas, Paul Wilson",,Cantus,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Cantus engages audiences in a meaningful music experience and ensures the future of ensemble singing by mentoring young singers and educators.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joseph,Heitz,Cantus,"1201 Marquette Ave Ste 100",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 435-0046",jheitz@cantussings.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1790,"Amy Browender: Browender is a proud graduate of the Saint Paul Public School system and believes that access to the arts is critical to the future of our state and the well-being of our communities. She earned a BA in art history and English from Ripon College in Wisconsin and received honors for academic excellence in both departments. After graduating, she completed two terms of service with College Possible and was named AmeriCorps Member of the Year. Since joining the organization's development team in 2015, she has written grants, deepened relationships with corporate partners, hosted virtual and in person events large and small, and currently stewards and cultivates individual supporters as donor relationship manager.; Jonathan Carter: Carter is director of IT business relationship management for the Harmon business unit of Apogee Enterprises. Previously, Carter had a long career with General Mills, spanning finance, sales, marketing, information systems, and other areas. A former board chair for the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, he is an active executive board member of the Monitors Club, supporting the educational, political, economic, and social well-being of the Twin Cities African American community. Carter holds a BS in computer science from Washington University (Saint Louis); an MS in computer science from Stanford University; and an MBA in finance and international business from Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.; Ann Fee: Fee is a writer, vocalist, and arts administrator in southern Minnesota. Fee is also the host of Live from the Arts Center, a weekly music and interview program on KMSU 89.7 FM showcasing local artists, writers, and musicians. Her fiction and nonfiction appear in collections by Cleis Press, The Missouri Review, and Demos Health. She performs with the acoustic duo The Frye, whose 2015 release The Best of Hank and Rita garnered a Star Tribune ""top albums of the year"" honor. Her performance in the short film The Best of Hank and Rita took best acting recognition at the 2016 Filmstock Film Festival. She is executive director of the Arts Center of Saint Peter, recognized in 2016 by the Minnesota Department of Human Services for a groundbreaking partnership showcasing art by patients at the Minnesota Security Hospital. Fee holds an MFA in creative writing from University of Southern Maine and MA in cultural studies/critical theory and analysis from Illinois State University.; Linda Holliday: Holliday is founder and president of Impact Minnesota, providing an array of consulting services to nonprofit, for-profit, and public organizations; and of Holliday Pottery, creating handcrafted functional ceramic wares. She previously worked with the Initiative Foundation for nearly twenty years, most recently serving as vice president of organizational development. Holliday is a 2010 Bush Foundation Leadership Fellow and holds an MPA from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Crossing Arts Alliance and Advocates for Reproductive Education in central Minnesota.; Yumiko Inomata: Inomata serves as finance manager for Minneapolis based Arts Midwest, one of six regional arts organizations in the United States. She has a BA in theater studies and has taken graduate level courses in educational policy and administration, and teaching English as a foreign language. Outside of work, she has served on numerous panels, including the Sage Awards for Dance (2009-2010), and for several grant programs for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. She is an alumna of the 2017/2018 Arts Organizing Institute through Pangea World Theater?s Lake Street Arts!, which was part of a National Endowment for the Arts Our Town grant.; Mary Ellen Landwehr: Landwehr cofounded Ar4Trails in Rochester in 2016. Ar4Trails installs four temporary sculptures annually and has installed nine permanent sculptures along the bike trails near downtown Rochester. This fall, with funding from the MN CARES Act grant, Ar4Trails will install two more permanent sculptures and ten bike racks created by unemployed or under employed artists in Rochester. She served as board chair of Choral Arts Ensemble in Rochester and currently serves as board chair of the Diversity Council-Rochester. She retired from a 25-year career as an administrator at Mayo Clinic.; Manny Munson-Regala: Munson-Regala is the lead regulatory lawyer for the UnitedHealthcare plan of Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. He has more than 30 years of expertise in solving business issues with regulatory and legislative components for both private and public sector clients including previous stints as deputy commissioner and acting commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Commerce and assistant commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Health. He has previously served on the boards of the Girl Scouts River Valley, Minnesota Justice Foundation, MNxMN, Protect Minnesota, and Steppingstone Theater for Youth. He earned his BA and JD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.; John Neveaux: After studying theater as an undergraduate, Neveaux worked with The Children?s Theatre Company, Minnesota Opera, and Chanhassen Dinner Theatres. He then moved to the west coast for a master?s degree and served on the theater staff at Cabrillo College and University of California, Santa Cruz. He left theatrical pursuits for law school and has practiced law since 1984. He also teaches business law at local colleges. He returned to theater in 2005, as a director, actor, and designer, in addition to serving as an advisory board member for 4 Community Theatre, Skylark Opera Company, Buffalo Community Theatre, and Chain Reaction Theatre Project.; Serenity Schoonover: A staff writer for Split Rock Review, Schoonover's writing has aired on NPR, and appeared in NewPages, Women's Independent Press, and The Bookends Review, among others. She is also a juried metalsmith, and her work has been featured on the front page of Etsy. Since 2018, she has been the recipient of five Arrowhead Regional Art Council (ARAC) grants, served on multiple ARAC grant panels, as well as serving as a Minnesota State Arts Board grant reviewer in 2020. Schoonover has a BA and MA in history education.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018181,"Operating Support",2022,26809,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Students of all ages will grow in the knowledge, mastery and social connections made through learning traditional Irish music. Regular student evaluations and high retention rates in youth and adult ensembles show that growing engagement in music learning leads to a greater sense of mastery, confidence, personal satisfaction, and fun for musicians of all ages. 2: Minnesotans will learn about the living tradition of Irish music at student outreach performances, school visits and events. Outreach performance statistics, and analysis of student surveys at CIM-presented events like the Minnesota Irish Music Weekend will ensure that new audiences are being introduced to Irish music through accessible educational performances.","Students of all ages grew in the knowledge, mastery and social connections made through learning traditional Irish music. Students of all ages learned new repertoire and instrumental techniques as performed at recitals and concerts. Group class evaluations indicated that participants gained a deeper understanding of Irish music. The ensemble program had 95% retention. 2: Minnesotans learned about the living tradition of Irish music at the Minnesota Irish Music Weekend at Home and other workshops and events. Over 3000 Minnesotans of all ages and abilities were exposed to Irish traditional music at the MIM festival, workshops and outreach performances. Student surveys indicated that MIM workshops met or exceeded expectations for 100% of respondents.",,356042,"Other, local or private",356042,,"Dave McKenna, Patrick Cole, Nicole Boor, Jan Casey, Mike Lynch, Greg Padden, Dave Rhees, Jo Ann Vano, Mike O'Connor.",0.25,"The Center for Irish Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Center for Irish Music's mission is to hand down the tradition to the next generation of musicians in our community.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Norah,Rendell,"The Center for Irish Music","836 Prior Ave N Ste 400","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 815-0083",nrendell@centerforirishmusic.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Carver, Cook, Dakota, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Kanabec, McLeod, Olmsted, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1793,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018186,"Operating Support",2022,353839,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Participants and audience members will experience theatrical forms, aesthetics, and learning opportunities that expand their knowledge and world view. Audience and participant surveys collecting experiential data; targeted community outreach for feedback; internal and external artistic assessment. 2: Minnesotans from diverse cultural, socioeconomic, and geographic backgrounds will participate in relevant, accessible arts experiences through CTC. Audience surveys collecting demographic and experiential data and net promoter scores; targeted community outreach for feedback; analysis of first-time participants and return participant behavior.","CTC mounted four live, in-person productions, including one CTC original and two world premiere commissions, all aligned with education and engagement. CTC used participation counts and collected surveys to measure engagement in artistic programs. There were post-show conversations with the audience after all 36 performances of 'Something Happened in Our Town,' which captured qualitative data. 2: CTC served 431 MN ZIPs at public performances, and 140 at Student Matiness. 4,568 low-income individuals received $5 tickets through the ACT Pass. This response from a 'Bina's Six Apples' patron shows relevance: 'The teens I went with loved the play. As they are all Korean, it raised issues about what happened to Korean people during the war, and they talked about family members who survived.'",,13821551,"Other, local or private",13821551,36115,"Todd Noteboom, Joe Keeley, Silvia Perez, Meredith Tutterow, Morgan Burns, Doug Parish, Stef Adams, Kelly Baker, Tomme Beevas, Ellen Bendel-Stenzel, Rob Birdsong, Michael Blum, Amanda Brinkman, Rob Cain, Joe Carroll, Jodi Chu, Pete Diessner, Amol Dixit, Lucy Clark Dougherty, Ben Eklo, Meredith Englund, Bob Frenzel, Kathy Ganley, John W. Geelan, Andy Gorski, Conor Green, Lili Hall, Maria Hemsley, Andy Ho, Hoyt Hsiao, Dominic Iannazzo, Kate Kelly, Chad Larsen, Anne M. Lockner, Mary Loeffelholz, Trisha London, Kelly Miller, Sonny Miller, George Montague, Jeb Myers, Thor Nelson, Nnamdi Njoku, Amanda Norman, Angela Pennington, Maria Reamer, Craig Samitt, Chris Schermer, Noreen Sedgeman, Wendy Skjerven, Dr. Anne Stavney, Steve Thompson, David Van Benschoten, Adebisi Wilson, Erik Wordelman, Kashi Yoshikawa, Mike Zechmeister",2.07,"The Children's Theatre Company and School AKA Children's Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To create?extraordinary theatre experiences that educate, challenge, and inspire young people and their communities.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jill,Underwood,"The Children's Theatre Company and School AKA Children's Theatre Company","2400 3rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404,"(612) 874-0500",junderwood@childrenstheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1798,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018189,"Operating Support",2022,99410,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","Working with CJ's professional coaches, youth learn circus skills, confidence, ways to express themselves artistically, teamwork and persistence. Via Survey Monkey, questions to parents and youth at year-end; coach evaluation of students; public performances are demonstrations of progress. 2: Circus Juventas works with civic and non-profit community partners to address barriers and broaden participation for underserved youth and audiences. List of community partners, audiences, and youth served, evidence of barriers addressed (transportation, tuition, discounted tickets, etc.)","Working with CJ's professional coaches, youth learn circus skills, confidence, ways to express themselves artistically, teamwork and persistence. Survey Monkey questions to parents and youth, coach evaluation of students, and performances in spring and summer shows. 2: CJ works with non-profit community partners and low-income youth to address barriers and broaden participation for underserved youth and audiences. List of community partners, audiences and youth served, discounted tickets and scholarships to low-income youth.",,3113047,"Other, local or private",3113047,,"Dan Butler, Betty Butler, Cheriti Swigart, Jason Bradshaw, Roz Allyson, Shani Norberg, John Harrington, Sonia Miller Van Oort",,"Circus of the Star AKA Circus Juventas","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Circus Juventas is a 501(c)(3), nonprofit performing arts circus school for youth dedicated to inspiring?artistry and self-confidence through a multicultural circus arts experience.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicole,Malone,"Circus of the Star AKA Circus Juventas","1270 Montreal Ave","St Paul",MN,55116-2400,"(651) 699-8229",nicole@circusjuventas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Traverse, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1801,"David Hanson: Hanson has been a professional musician, photographer, recording engineer, producer, and advertising agency owner during his career. His work in advertising has won awards both regionally and nationally. He owns and operates EchoBayart.com and EchoBayProductions.com, which include his line of photography products and commercial audio production. Hanson serves as vice chair of the board of directors of North Dakota Assistive, a state organization that distributes assistive technology to the disabled and elderly. He previously served a four-year term as a board member of the Plains Art Museum (Fargo, ND).; Valorie Klemz: After a career in strategic marketing, Klemz left the corporate world in 2013 for a meaningful second act in grant writing. She serves as grant specialist at Interfaith Outreach and Community Partners, contract grant writer for Tubman, and has a track record of successful proposals and program evaluation. She earned her MBA from the Carlson School of Management, her nonprofit fundraising certificate from the University of St. Thomas, and served on the board of directors for Minnesota Computers for Schools.; Sherrie Pugh: Pugh recently retired from a thirty-five-year career in community economic development. During her career she volunteered and worked on numerous community based cultural events and projects. She serves as an adviser to the Aurora Saint Anthony Neighborhood Development Corporation on its cultural integration concepts for the old home historic rehabilitation project. Pugh has worked in philanthropy as executive director of the Headwaters Fund (Minneapolis), the Fund for Community Development (Chicago), and the Foundation for the Mid South (Jackson, Mississippi).; Germaine Riegert: Riegert is a retired postmaster and worked more than eighteen years as the chief financial officer for the White Earth Reservation Business Committee (RBC), prior to becoming employed with the United States Postal Service. She has a bachelor?s degree in accounting and business administration and has spent many years in public administration. While employed at the RBC, she was involved in the administration of nonprofit grants from many sources. She has served as a volunteer on the Region 2 Arts Council and was elected to serve as treasurer for the board. She is an enrolled member of the Minnesota tribe and the White Earth Nation. Her artistic accomplishments center around working with thread and yarns.; Laura Savinetti-Moberly: Moberly relocated to Ely over 25+ years ago and immediately became involved with the only local arts organization at that time, Northern Lakes Arts Association (NLAA). Over the years, Moberly has served as a board member, treasurer, chair, as well as chairing many committees and answering the call for volunteers wherever needed. She has also choreographed for the Ely Community Spring Musical first in 1999, intermittently throughout the early 2000s and subsequently choreographed every show since 2011. Moberly currently serves as the NLAA board secretary and is finishing up her tenure with the Donald G. Gardner Humanities Trust, where she spent two terms as chair. In the past, she volunteered with the local Comprehensive Arts Planning Program (CAPP) within the Ely schools and served on the board of the youth theater group, Ely Little Players. Moberly graduated from the University of Redlands in California with a BA in business management; she brings 15 years of corporate experience to the volunteer posts she has held.; Christi Schmitt: Schmitt is a program coordinator in the office of multilingual learning at the Saint Paul Public Schools. She has worked as an English language learner teacher in Saint Paul for fifteen years. During her tenure, she has written and received more than fifty local, state, and national grant awards toward enrichment partnerships, opportunities, and resources for English language learners and their families. She has served on the board of the United Nations Association of Minnesota and was a top ten finalist for Minnesota Teacher of the Year. Schmitt has master?s degrees in education and public affairs from the University of Minnesota.; Samuel Van Cook: Van Cook is the founder and president of Button Poetry. He is a recipient of the 2012 Verve Grant, a National Poetry Slam champion, and a decorated college slam coach. Van Cook has worked with students nationwide as a poetry instructor and performance poetry coach. He helped found and establish spoken word poetry programs in colleges across Minnesota including Carleton, the University of Minnesota, Hamline, and Macalester. Most notably, Van Cook spent four years as an instructor for Macalester College, coaching and coordinating its championship College Union Spoken Word Invitational (CUPSI) Poetry Slam program. Van Cook was the director of the two-time national champion Saint Paul Soap Boxing Poetry Slam (2009 & 2010) that ran for many years out of The Artists Quarter in Saint Paul. He also helped bring the national poetry slam to downtown Saint Paul in 2010.; Kalia Vue: Vue is a PhD student at The Ohio State University in the department of teaching and learning in the multicultural and equity studies education area. She received her BA in international studies at the University of St. Thomas (Saint Paul), and her MA in East Asian studies at St. John?s University (New York, NY). Her research interests include informal teaching and learning, culturally responsive teaching, and multicultural education. Her prior work experience consists of the Science Museum of Minnesota, Museum of Chinese in America, and Camp Fire Minnesota. She has also served as a volunteer cochair for the youth leadership program for the Vue family of Minnesota.; Corrie Zoll: Zoll is the owner of Cultivate Consulting, where he has been primarily consulting with nonprofits serving commercial businesses. Previously, Zoll spent five years as executive director of In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre, and four years as development manager for Pillsbury House + Theatre. Zoll has served as board chair for Bedlam Theatre and Franklin Artworks and has served on the Minneapolis Arts Commission. Corrie holds a MA in arts and cultural management from St Mary?s University of Minnesota.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018191,"Operating Support",2022,64611,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Diverse Minnesota readers and program participants/partners will find resonance with books and authors that uniquely speak to them and their experiences. Qualitative comments from readers, partners, and participants, including statements of direct/special resonance; evaluation input gathered from Books in Action partners, participants, and artists.","Diverse Minnesota readers and program participants/partners found resonance with books and authors that uniquely spoke to them and their experiences. Qualitative comments from readers, partners, and participants, including statements of direct/special resonance; evaluation input gathered from partners, participants, and artists.",,1363781,"Other, local or private",1363781,,"Alejandro Aguirre, Kathy Arnold, Patricia Beithon, Andrew Brantingham, Kelli Cloutier, William Hardacker, Randy Hartten, Kenneth Kahn, Jennifer Kwon Dobbs, Carol Mack, Malcolm McDermid, Maureen Millea Smith, Glenn Miller, Robin Preble. Stephen L. Smith, and Paul Stembler. ",,"Coffee House Press","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Coffee House Press creates new spaces for audiences and artists to interact, inspiring readers and enriching communities by expanding the definition of what literature is, what it can do, and who it belongs to.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Enrique,Olivarez,"Coffee House Press","79 13th Ave NE Ste 110",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 338-0125",enrique@coffeehousepress.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1803,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018194,"Operating Support",2022,63861,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will learn new skills, grow, and make connections by participating in creative arts experiences, led by practicing artists. Participants' experiences and impact tracked through:*evaluations completed by partner site contacts and artists*partner and artist observations*various participant pre and post-reflections / surveysProgram delivery methods and locations will be tracked 2: Minnesotans of all races, ages and abilities have increased access to quality, hands-on programs that are designed to meet their specific needs. We will track: participant demographic information provided by sites, if and how well we met customer specific goals, modifications made to meet community needs or goals, tools/training we create or share to help artists engage more Minnesotans.","95% of participants learned a new or increased an existing creative skill. 91% made connections with other areas of life. All programs led by artists. Artists and site contacts completed eval re: art created, skills learned, connections made. Some programs: direct observation by staff and surveys from participants. Tracked the types of organization that contracted with us for programs. 2: Kids to older adults in 44 MN counties, of all abilities and races, created. Programs were customized for participants' ages, abilities, and interests. COMPAS: -Tracked demographics of artists and (to the best of our ability) participants, plus site locations throughout MN -Surveyed artists and sites about participant inclusivity and activities, making programs accessible, and meeting site goals.",,1272266,"Other, local or private",1272266,30600,"Yvette Trotman, Mimi Stake, Jeff Goldenberg, Virajita Singh, Keven Ambrus, Iren Bishop, Ann Dayton, Amy Lucas, Andrew Leizens, Jessica Gessner, Elizabeth (Liz) Sheets, Dameun Strange, Thuong Thai, Tracy Morrow, Louis Porter III, Greta (Margaret) Rudolph, Sonya Smith Sustacek ",,"COMPAS, Inc AKA COMPAS","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"COMPAS delivers creative experiences that unleash the potential within all of us.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Linck,"COMPAS, Inc AKA COMPAS","475 Cleveland Ave N Ste 222","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 292-3203",joan@compas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cook, Dakota, Douglas, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Marshall, McLeod, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Traverse, Washington, Watonwan, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1806,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018197,"Operating Support",2022,47878,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","DAI programming increases engagement of people from all backgrounds in the arts and reaches new constituencies. At least twenty exhibitions, ten community events, and25 art classes. Surveys using the most recent standards in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion data collection. Focus groups will provide information about absent narratives and art/ class interest.","Increase engagement of people from all backgrounds and reach new constituencies. Data on exhibitions Data on Community events Data on class opportunities Surveys.",,497156,"Other, local or private",497156,32641,"Robin Washington, Patricia Rogers, Celia Cameron, Juli Kellner, Tyler Johnson, Rogier Gregoire, Vern Northrup, Robin Murphy, Omawole Famule",,"Duluth Art Institute Association AKA Duluth Art Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To enrich daily life with dynamic, innovative arts programming that upholds excellence and promotes inclusive community participation.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christina,Woods,"Duluth Art Institute Association AKA Duluth Art Institute","506 Michigan St W",Duluth,MN,55802-1517,"(218) 733-7560",cwoods@duluthartinstitute.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Carlton, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1809,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018198,"Operating Support",2022,38291,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","In a restorative year, the Minnesota Ballet will reinvigorate all programing, leading Minnesotans to greater appreciation of the art of dance. Reinvigorated programing will increase appreciation among audiences and participants, as measured by participant surveys, documented reaction, social media response, and outcome-based evaluation.","Audience members were delighted, moved, and inspired by Minnesota Ballet's four live performances and outreach programs during the 2021-2022 season. Observation of audience reaction, review of feedback provided by social media post, email, letters, phone calls, and conversation.",,880945,"Other, local or private",880945,,"Mel Winkler, Nick Campanario, Tiffany Darling, Jeanne Urban, Morgana Kolenda, Jennifer Boyle, Sue Fuchs, Jayme Hartman, Betsy Holcomb, Rachel Inselman, Harvey Plasch, Amber Whitney, Ed Schumacher",,"Duluth Ballet AKA Minnesota Ballet","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To inspire appreciation of the art of dance through performance and education.?",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kelli,Latuska,"Duluth Ballet AKA Minnesota Ballet","301 1st St W Ste 800",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 529-3742x 17",klatuska@minnesotaballet.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1810,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018199,"Operating Support",2022,86540,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Return to a full season of activities, increase diversity and inclusiveness, and lead a network initiative for arts and culture groups. By support received from patrons, participants, and supporters as business resumes; by new relations fostered with underrepresented populations strengthening participation; by increased collaborations and sharing of resources between arts groups.","Navigated the pandemic, adapting to successfully offer 90% of planned programming. Patron and donor growth as well as continued relationship building. By the verbal and written support from community patrons and artists, alongside increased numbers for show attendance and class participation.",,2745178,"Other, local or private",2745178,,"Patty McNulty, Sandy Hoff, Tim Johnson, Monique Forcier, Jennifer Berry, Annie Carmichael, Ryan Coole, Stacy Johnston, Brian Liberty, Dan Markham, Steve Nys, Justin Peck, Jeanie Peterson, Kiki Watts",,"Duluth Playhouse","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To offer opportunities in theatre arts that may educate, entertain, and involve the region.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Wes,Drummond,"Duluth Playhouse","211 E Superior St",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 733-7551",wdrummond@duluthplayhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Pine, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1811,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018200,"Operating Support",2022,54072,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","DSSO will increase the accessibility of performances to a wider audience by implementing virtual program avenues. The DSSO will continue to promote low cost and free access to our virtual (and hopefully in-person) concerts. This will be evaluated for an increased level of engagement of multi-generational attendees, with a specific emphasis on family inclusion. 2: DSSO will be fiscally responsible and pursue activities that maximize effectiveness and efficiently utilize resources. The DSSO continues to work to maximize its programming utilizing limited resources. The DSSO has a goal of being a 100% cash business with less than $25,000 in payables by the end of June 2021.","Through Virtual Access and lessened Covid restrictions, the DSSO saw an increase in attendance for all concerts and events. The DSSO catalogued in-person and digital attendees to all seven concerts across its 2021-22 Season. 2: The DSSO operated completely on cash during the 2021-22 Fiscal Year and posted a small surplus in the audit of the 2020-21 Fiscal Year. The DSSO monitored cash on hand and accounts payable on a weekly basis, along with calculating several fiscal ratios that demonstrate organizational stability.",,1446416,"Other, local or private",1446416,,"William Alexander, Sandra Barkley, Robert T. Bennett, John Berchild, Linda Boben, Ruth Ann Eaton, Beth Gilbert, Christabel Grant, Jeremy Hoglund, Tina Koecher, James McLeod , Michael Mollerus, Mark Monson, Tammy Ostrander, William Palmer, Andrew Ricci (Fr), Branden Robinson, Kathy Sanders, James Sebastian, Nairi Stack, Rajiv Vaidyanathan, Christopher Virta, Roberta Vose",,"Duluth Superior Symphony Association AKA Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"DSSO's mission is to deeply move and engage as many people as possible with the power of symphonic music.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brandon,VanWaeyenberghe,"Duluth Superior Symphony Association AKA Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra","130 Superior St W Ste LL2-120",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 623-3777",BrandonVW@dsso.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1812,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018204,"Operating Support",2022,11259,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To increase resources and options to all A Center for the Arts patrons. Through grant opportunities, we have invested in the ability to present performances, outreach, and learning beyond our four walls broadening our base and reaching new patrons while offering additional services to persons with disabilities.","AC4TA meet and exceeded the participant projections in all areas of the grant. AC4TA used chips as an immediate response to patrons coming out of the concerts and was able to solicit some responses to a questionnaire.",,399171,"Other, local or private",399171,500,"Kurt Nygaard, Kaele Peterson, Desta Hunt, Rob Rogholt, Jolene Osander, Jeff Stanislawski, Julie Gutzmer, Mike VanVoorhis, Jean Bowman",,"Fergus Falls Center for the Arts, Inc. AKA A Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To connect artists, patrons, and community by providing the best possible arts experiences that inspire creativity, curiosity, imagination, and learning.?",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Burgraff,"Fergus Falls Center for the Arts, Inc. AKA A Center for the Arts","124 Lincoln Ave W","Fergus Falls",MN,56537,"(218) 736-5453",michael.burgraff@fergusarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Clay, Dakota, Douglas, Grant, Hennepin, Otter Tail, Pope, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1816,"Amy Browender: Browender is a proud graduate of the Saint Paul Public School system and believes that access to the arts is critical to the future of our state and the well-being of our communities. She earned a BA in art history and English from Ripon College in Wisconsin and received honors for academic excellence in both departments. After graduating, she completed two terms of service with College Possible and was named AmeriCorps Member of the Year. Since joining the organization's development team in 2015, she has written grants, deepened relationships with corporate partners, hosted virtual and in person events large and small, and currently stewards and cultivates individual supporters as donor relationship manager.; Jonathan Carter: Carter is director of IT business relationship management for the Harmon business unit of Apogee Enterprises. Previously, Carter had a long career with General Mills, spanning finance, sales, marketing, information systems, and other areas. A former board chair for the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, he is an active executive board member of the Monitors Club, supporting the educational, political, economic, and social well-being of the Twin Cities African American community. Carter holds a BS in computer science from Washington University (Saint Louis); an MS in computer science from Stanford University; and an MBA in finance and international business from Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.; Ann Fee: Fee is a writer, vocalist, and arts administrator in southern Minnesota. Fee is also the host of Live from the Arts Center, a weekly music and interview program on KMSU 89.7 FM showcasing local artists, writers, and musicians. Her fiction and nonfiction appear in collections by Cleis Press, The Missouri Review, and Demos Health. She performs with the acoustic duo The Frye, whose 2015 release The Best of Hank and Rita garnered a Star Tribune ""top albums of the year"" honor. Her performance in the short film The Best of Hank and Rita took best acting recognition at the 2016 Filmstock Film Festival. She is executive director of the Arts Center of Saint Peter, recognized in 2016 by the Minnesota Department of Human Services for a groundbreaking partnership showcasing art by patients at the Minnesota Security Hospital. Fee holds an MFA in creative writing from University of Southern Maine and MA in cultural studies/critical theory and analysis from Illinois State University.; Linda Holliday: Holliday is founder and president of Impact Minnesota, providing an array of consulting services to nonprofit, for-profit, and public organizations; and of Holliday Pottery, creating handcrafted functional ceramic wares. She previously worked with the Initiative Foundation for nearly twenty years, most recently serving as vice president of organizational development. Holliday is a 2010 Bush Foundation Leadership Fellow and holds an MPA from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Crossing Arts Alliance and Advocates for Reproductive Education in central Minnesota.; Yumiko Inomata: Inomata serves as finance manager for Minneapolis based Arts Midwest, one of six regional arts organizations in the United States. She has a BA in theater studies and has taken graduate level courses in educational policy and administration, and teaching English as a foreign language. Outside of work, she has served on numerous panels, including the Sage Awards for Dance (2009-2010), and for several grant programs for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. She is an alumna of the 2017/2018 Arts Organizing Institute through Pangea World Theater?s Lake Street Arts!, which was part of a National Endowment for the Arts Our Town grant.; Mary Ellen Landwehr: Landwehr cofounded Ar4Trails in Rochester in 2016. Ar4Trails installs four temporary sculptures annually and has installed nine permanent sculptures along the bike trails near downtown Rochester. This fall, with funding from the MN CARES Act grant, Ar4Trails will install two more permanent sculptures and ten bike racks created by unemployed or under employed artists in Rochester. She served as board chair of Choral Arts Ensemble in Rochester and currently serves as board chair of the Diversity Council-Rochester. She retired from a 25-year career as an administrator at Mayo Clinic.; Manny Munson-Regala: Munson-Regala is the lead regulatory lawyer for the UnitedHealthcare plan of Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. He has more than 30 years of expertise in solving business issues with regulatory and legislative components for both private and public sector clients including previous stints as deputy commissioner and acting commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Commerce and assistant commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Health. He has previously served on the boards of the Girl Scouts River Valley, Minnesota Justice Foundation, MNxMN, Protect Minnesota, and Steppingstone Theater for Youth. He earned his BA and JD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.; John Neveaux: After studying theater as an undergraduate, Neveaux worked with The Children?s Theatre Company, Minnesota Opera, and Chanhassen Dinner Theatres. He then moved to the west coast for a master?s degree and served on the theater staff at Cabrillo College and University of California, Santa Cruz. He left theatrical pursuits for law school and has practiced law since 1984. He also teaches business law at local colleges. He returned to theater in 2005, as a director, actor, and designer, in addition to serving as an advisory board member for 4 Community Theatre, Skylark Opera Company, Buffalo Community Theatre, and Chain Reaction Theatre Project.; Serenity Schoonover: A staff writer for Split Rock Review, Schoonover's writing has aired on NPR, and appeared in NewPages, Women's Independent Press, and The Bookends Review, among others. She is also a juried metalsmith, and her work has been featured on the front page of Etsy. Since 2018, she has been the recipient of five Arrowhead Regional Art Council (ARAC) grants, served on multiple ARAC grant panels, as well as serving as a Minnesota State Arts Board grant reviewer in 2020. Schoonover has a BA and MA in history education.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018205,"Operating Support",2022,51542,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase relevance to and access for underrepresented populations, focusing on partnership building with diverse range of individuals and communities. By surveys and word-of-mouth. Number of individuals accessing our programs online. Number of partnerships with community and arts organizations. Attendance at and engagement with live and virtual events, discussions and screenings with filmmakers. 2: Promote film as a vital art and platform for community cohesion and understanding through expanded opportunities for artists and audiences. Through new partnerships with a range of organizations and individuals. Enhanced partner and media awareness and attention. Increased and more diverse artist and audience attendance at film events. Growing engagement in panel discussions and activities.","We expanded audience/arts/community participation and partnerships despite the pandemic, offering timely, accessible and relevant arts experiences. Tracking attendance at live and virtual film events; engagement in panel discussions and activities; audience feedback; partnerships with community and arts organizations; partner feedback. Soliciting feedback and reviewing surveys. 2: We increased opportunities for learning and interconnection with our unique slate of films from around the globe and our expansion at The Main. Tracking partnerships with community and arts organizations; attendance at live and virtual events; engagement in virtual discussions; conversations with partners and attendees. Reaching out and responding to survey results and constituent calls.",,1421911,"Other, local or private",1421911,,"Melodie Bahan, Harvey Ron Berg, Anne Carayon, Karla Ekdahl, Jacob Frey, Jim Gerlich, Lili Hall, David Johnson, Maris Moore, Paola Nunez Obetz, Kelly Palmer, Craig Laurence Rice, Patricia Torres Ray, Mary Reyelts, Sima Shahriar, Rob Silberman, Susan Smoluchowski",,"The Film Society of Minneapolis Saint Paul","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To foster an appreciation of the art of film and its power to unite, inform, and transform individuals and communities.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Smoluchowski,"The Film Society of Minneapolis Saint Paul","125 Main St SE Ste 341",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 331-7563",susan.s@mspfilm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1817,"Kimberly Clement: Clement is a retired nonprofit executive, who now writes mystery books and paints landscapes for her home. Starting as a volunteer in a local domestic violence program, she spent thirty-five years working in various causes. Her career expanded from working as the state lobbyist for the Minnesota women?s movement, to raising money nationwide for American Indian elders, to spending nine years as the executive director of an at-risk youth program, to being the executive director of a national renewable energy nonprofit organization.; Kimberley Hines: Hines is a professional theater artist, a playwright, director, and actor. She has a coaching business, mentoring artists at any and all levels of their work and business. She spent part of her career as an artist in commercial graphics as a typesetter and designer/illustrator. Hines has a BA degree from Macalester College in speech and theater and in visual art. She is a speech coach for Edina schools and will be working with the theater department at the University of Northern Iowa in 2021.; David Kang: Kang has over 20 years of experience as a media director, producer, and creative consultant. Currently, he is the executive director of The DIAL Group?a nonprofit organization with the mission of leveraging the talents of artists for social good and to improve the lives of underserved and underrepresented people. He is a member of the Northside Arts Leadership Group, Asian Economic Development Association, as well as several other professional groups. He graduated summa cum laude from Metropolitan State University, with a BA in media and communications.; Kathleen Maurer: Maurer is a professor of English for Anoka-Ramsey Community College; she also spent nine years teaching at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned a PhD in English from Marquette University and has served on the boards of two Minnesota's regional arts councils for a total of eight years. She is author of A Guide to Professional Writing in the Arts, and during her 30-year career has served as an Operating Support panelist, an Artist Initiative panelist, and an artistic evaluator for the Arts Board. She is also a master dyer and fiber artist.; Aryca Myers: Myers has been involved in the arts and nonprofit world throughout her entire career. From stage managing to serving on the board of a theater company, her work in various capacities provides a holistic view of how organizational leadership and vision shape the magic that happens onstage, in the gallery, or in community. Currently a neighborhood support specialist for the City of Minneapolis, Myers received her MA in international and intercultural management from the School for International Training.; Sean Ryan: Ryan is the development manager at Prepare + Prosper (P+P), an economic justice focused nonprofit in Saint Paul, where he coordinates P+P?s foundation, corporate, and government grant related activities. He recently returned to the Twin Cities after four years in Boston working as an admission officer and project coordinator for EXPLO, an internationally renowned education nonprofit that emphasizes creativity and design thinking. A (formerly) frequent concertgoer, he was previously a development assistant at the Cedar Cultural Center. He graduated from Macalester College with a BA in English.; Sierra Scheet: Scheet is currently the financial and accounting systems manager at the Science Museum of Minnesota. She studied history and film at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and earned her BA in history in 2007. She continued her education and earned another BA in accounting from the College of St. Scholastica in 2011. Scheet has spent most of her career in nonprofit accounting working at the Science Museum of Minnesota and University of Minnesota Physicians. She has volunteered and serviced on the board of MNFashion.; Chris Schellinger: Schellinger is the founder and executive director of Avon Hills Folk School, a nonprofit in its third year, located in central Stearns County. Avon Hills Folk School is dedicated to creating and growing community by providing the opportunity for people of all ages, abilities, backgrounds to gather together to learn and create within the natural beauty of the Avon Hills. Schellinger is also currently the director of advancement for a local private school system. He has lived in the area his entire life, graduating from St. John's University in 1992.; Aamera Siddiqui: Siddiqui was going to be a doctor, but plans changed, and she settled into a life as a multidisciplinary artist in Saint Paul. Her plays include, Freedom Daze, CLOTH, American as Curry Pie, CHUP, Log Kya Kahenge, and Please Don?t Feed the Children. Her work has been produced at Southern Theater, History Theatre, Illusion Theater, Intermedia Arts, Dreamland Arts, and Pillsbury House Theatre. Siddiqui has received a Naked Stages Fellowship and two Many Voices Fellowships. She was a featured playwright at the Asian American Theater Conference in Minneapolis and at the Women Playwrights International Conference in Mumbai, India. Siddiqui is also the coartistic director of Exposed Brick Theatre, an organization dedicated to telling untold stories through theater and performance art. She also teaches yoga and has been known to bake the occasional wedding cake.; Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan, Venkatakrishnan is a senior project and program manager, managing information technology projects at Cognizant Technology Solutions. He has a bachelor?s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Madras in India. He serves on the executive board of Minnesota Tamil Sangam (MNTS), a nonprofit devoted to promoting Tamil culture in the state of Minnesota and played a key role in the accreditation of the organization?s language school. Venkatakrishnan has written poems and articles about nature, culture, tradition, and society for the magazine Panippookkal. He writes and directs stage programs and directed two of MNTS?s Fringe Festival productions. He was the program committee chair for the Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America thirtieth annual Tamil language convention, held in 2017, in Minneapolis.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1
10018213,"Operating Support",2022,17767,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide students with learning paths to engage in a sequence of quality learning opportunities that grows their artistic practice. Evaluative methods will include both quantitative and qualitative student, instructor and resident written and verbal evaluations, tracking attendee and visitor numbers. 2: Maximize impact by bringing GMAC resources and partners together to deliver excellent arts programs to Minnesotans. Work with three institutional partners to host and support four professional artists to provide innovative community-based arts programming involving art and themes pertaining to the Great Lakes.","Students, instructors, residents and visitors participated in virtual and in-person experiences that broadened knowledge and grew skills in the arts. We solicited student, instructor and resident feedback through written evaluations, in-person interviews / conversations and monitored attendance both online and in-person. 2: GMAC effectively managed and strategically applied shared resources to provide quality arts programming for Minnesotans. Visitor, student, instructor and resident feedback through written evaluations and verbal input.",,545375,"Other, local or private",545375,,"David Safar, Sally Berg, David Quick, Chris Fischbach, Heather Freitag, Rachel Fulkerson, Katherine Goertz, Baiers Heeren, Tom Irvine, Maggie Jones, Charles Matson Lume, Allen Ondrachek, John Schuerman.",,"Grand Marais Arts, Inc. AKA Grand Marais Art Colony","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Grand Marais Art Colony provides services to artists, promotes art education, and nurtures art in our community through an environment of creative excellence.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lyla,Brown,"Grand Marais Arts, Inc. AKA Grand Marais Art Colony","PO Box 626","Grand Marais",MN,55604-0626,"(218) 387-2737",director@grandmaraisartcolony.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1825,"Kimberly Clement: Clement is a retired nonprofit executive, who now writes mystery books and paints landscapes for her home. Starting as a volunteer in a local domestic violence program, she spent thirty-five years working in various causes. Her career expanded from working as the state lobbyist for the Minnesota women?s movement, to raising money nationwide for American Indian elders, to spending nine years as the executive director of an at-risk youth program, to being the executive director of a national renewable energy nonprofit organization.; Kimberley Hines: Hines is a professional theater artist, a playwright, director, and actor. She has a coaching business, mentoring artists at any and all levels of their work and business. She spent part of her career as an artist in commercial graphics as a typesetter and designer/illustrator. Hines has a BA degree from Macalester College in speech and theater and in visual art. She is a speech coach for Edina schools and will be working with the theater department at the University of Northern Iowa in 2021.; David Kang: Kang has over 20 years of experience as a media director, producer, and creative consultant. Currently, he is the executive director of The DIAL Group?a nonprofit organization with the mission of leveraging the talents of artists for social good and to improve the lives of underserved and underrepresented people. He is a member of the Northside Arts Leadership Group, Asian Economic Development Association, as well as several other professional groups. He graduated summa cum laude from Metropolitan State University, with a BA in media and communications.; Kathleen Maurer: Maurer is a professor of English for Anoka-Ramsey Community College; she also spent nine years teaching at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned a PhD in English from Marquette University and has served on the boards of two Minnesota's regional arts councils for a total of eight years. She is author of A Guide to Professional Writing in the Arts, and during her 30-year career has served as an Operating Support panelist, an Artist Initiative panelist, and an artistic evaluator for the Arts Board. She is also a master dyer and fiber artist.; Aryca Myers: Myers has been involved in the arts and nonprofit world throughout her entire career. From stage managing to serving on the board of a theater company, her work in various capacities provides a holistic view of how organizational leadership and vision shape the magic that happens onstage, in the gallery, or in community. Currently a neighborhood support specialist for the City of Minneapolis, Myers received her MA in international and intercultural management from the School for International Training.; Sean Ryan: Ryan is the development manager at Prepare + Prosper (P+P), an economic justice focused nonprofit in Saint Paul, where he coordinates P+P?s foundation, corporate, and government grant related activities. He recently returned to the Twin Cities after four years in Boston working as an admission officer and project coordinator for EXPLO, an internationally renowned education nonprofit that emphasizes creativity and design thinking. A (formerly) frequent concertgoer, he was previously a development assistant at the Cedar Cultural Center. He graduated from Macalester College with a BA in English.; Sierra Scheet: Scheet is currently the financial and accounting systems manager at the Science Museum of Minnesota. She studied history and film at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and earned her BA in history in 2007. She continued her education and earned another BA in accounting from the College of St. Scholastica in 2011. Scheet has spent most of her career in nonprofit accounting working at the Science Museum of Minnesota and University of Minnesota Physicians. She has volunteered and serviced on the board of MNFashion.; Chris Schellinger: Schellinger is the founder and executive director of Avon Hills Folk School, a nonprofit in its third year, located in central Stearns County. Avon Hills Folk School is dedicated to creating and growing community by providing the opportunity for people of all ages, abilities, backgrounds to gather together to learn and create within the natural beauty of the Avon Hills. Schellinger is also currently the director of advancement for a local private school system. He has lived in the area his entire life, graduating from St. John's University in 1992.; Aamera Siddiqui: Siddiqui was going to be a doctor, but plans changed, and she settled into a life as a multidisciplinary artist in Saint Paul. Her plays include, Freedom Daze, CLOTH, American as Curry Pie, CHUP, Log Kya Kahenge, and Please Don?t Feed the Children. Her work has been produced at Southern Theater, History Theatre, Illusion Theater, Intermedia Arts, Dreamland Arts, and Pillsbury House Theatre. Siddiqui has received a Naked Stages Fellowship and two Many Voices Fellowships. She was a featured playwright at the Asian American Theater Conference in Minneapolis and at the Women Playwrights International Conference in Mumbai, India. Siddiqui is also the coartistic director of Exposed Brick Theatre, an organization dedicated to telling untold stories through theater and performance art. She also teaches yoga and has been known to bake the occasional wedding cake.; Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan, Venkatakrishnan is a senior project and program manager, managing information technology projects at Cognizant Technology Solutions. He has a bachelor?s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Madras in India. He serves on the executive board of Minnesota Tamil Sangam (MNTS), a nonprofit devoted to promoting Tamil culture in the state of Minnesota and played a key role in the accreditation of the organization?s language school. Venkatakrishnan has written poems and articles about nature, culture, tradition, and society for the magazine Panippookkal. He writes and directs stage programs and directed two of MNTS?s Fringe Festival productions. He was the program committee chair for the Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America thirtieth annual Tamil language convention, held in 2017, in Minneapolis.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018214,"Operating Support",2022,141681,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Graywolf books introduce new language, ideas, and stories that help a broad readership across Minnesota understand our times and each other. Graywolf evaluates reader impact by capturing and tracking individual responses at events, on social media, and through an annual survey. Critical attention, award nominations, and book sales also help indicate the strength of our books' influence. 2: Graywolf books, author events, and staff enhance Minnesota communities by building and cultivating audiences through partnerships. Graywolf assesses the quantity and quality of event programming and collaborations, book donations, local media attention, and supplemental book-specific resources. Staff engagement across the local community is tracked and evaluated.","Graywolf published 32 books that inspired empathy, introduced ideas and forms, influenced public discourse, and sold 20,000 copies in Minnesota. Graywolf administered a reader survey, spoke with event attendees, engaged with social media users, and tracked sales, reviews, and award attention, including the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Critics Circle Awards. 2: Graywolf enhanced Minnesota communities by partnering on events featuring authors and staff, and donating 438 copies of 41 titles to 9 organizations. Graywolf worked with at least 21 local partner institutions to build audiences and readership and also established an engagement circle of 4 paid advisors who facilitate new connections with Minnesota communities.",,4904662,"Other, local or private",4904662,,"Ramona Advani, Trish Anderson, Carol Bemis, Art Berman, Karin Birkeland, Kathleen Boe, Brian Childs, Milo Cumaranatunge, Rick Dow, Michelle Keeley, Chris Kirwan, Jill Koosmann, Aimee Lagos, Maura Rainey McCormack, Zachary McMillan, Mike Meyer, Sharon Pierce, Shahina Piyarali, Cathy Polasky, James Short, Kathleen Smith, Winifred Smith, Debra Stone, Judy Titcomb",,"Graywolf Press","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Graywolf Press is a leading independent publisher committed to the discovery and energetic publication of twenty-first century American and international literature.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Johnson,"Graywolf Press","250 3rd Ave N Ste 600",Minneapolis,MN,55401,"(651) 641-0077",johnson@graywolfpress.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Lyon, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1826,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018216,"Operating Support",2022,57244,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Generate community building dialogue around the art of theater while modeling inclusivity and diversity to our community. Progress will be measured by the number participating in activities, media stories reflecting our themes but not necessarily our art, and by tracking the diversity and equity of the company members. 2: Successfully mount an outdoor season (will be the first for Great River Shakespeare Festival) that attracts at least 4500 during the pandemic. Attendance and staffing levels will be measured (especially first-time attendees) as well as audience and artist response to the quality of the work.","The community gathered at a local arts event for the first time since the pandemic shut downs and witnessed creative solutions onstage and off. Participation was measured by audience count for both in person and online activities as well as the measures of diversity within the company Outcomes of diversity/resilience training were also documented. 2: The festival successfully mounted an outdoor season that attracted 4326 attendees (338 being first-time buyers). Three productions were created. Attendance was measured using ticketing software. Interviews with audience members in the succeeding months gathered feedback on what was successful and not successful with the outdoor presentation.",,1008545,"Other, local or private",1008545,,"Mary Alice Anderson, Marcia Aubineau, Roderick Baker, Kris Blanchard, Michael Charron, Joyati Debnath, Gary Diomandes, Candace Gordon, Hayley Fast Hornberg, Alan Leonhardt, Jonathan Locust Jr., Beth Forkner Moe, Paul Mundt, Kelley Olson, Gaby Peterson, Mary Polus, Jim Stoa, Greg Peterson, Jeanne Skattum, LeRoy Telstad.",,"Great River Shakespeare Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To enrich people's lives by creating dynamic, clearly understood productions of Shakespeare and other playwrights who celebrate the spoken word.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Aaron,Young,"Great River Shakespeare Festival","121 E 3rd St",Winona,MN,55987,"(507) 474-7900",aarony@grsf.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clearwater, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Lyon, Martin, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1828,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018217,"Operating Support",2022,54586,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More children, families and community members will have greater access to participate in orchestral music, building an appreciation for the arts. GTCYS will measure the number of need-based scholarships for tuition and private lessons, new participants, and student demographics. We will track the number of audience members and survey families and audiences. 2: GTCYS students will be transformed musically, personally, and socially through educational activities and leadership opportunities. GTCYS will collect feedback through biennial student and parent surveys. We will also analyze student retention, audition results, program assessments, and input from stakeholders.","Students and audience members had access to participate in orchestral music during the pandemic, building an appreciation for the arts. GTCYS measured the number of total participants and new students, attendance, need-based scholarships, and digital audience members. We also surveyed families about their participation. 2: GTCYS students were transformed musically, personally, and socially through our educational activities and performance opportunities. GTCYS collected feedback through student and parent family surveys. We also analyzed student retention, audition results, program assessments, and input from families.",,1293262,"Other, local or private",1293262,,"Heidi Becken, JC Beckstrand, Michele Belisle, Matthew Crowley, Colin Dougherty, Andrew Eklund, Camille Chang Gilmore, Matthew Harris, Maurice Holloman, Patrick Hyatte, Julia Jenson, Abha Karnick, Melissa Meinke Krueger, Rich May Jr., Laura Newinski, Ernest van Panhuys, Adele Suttle, Sara Kleinsasser Tan, Jeff Tuttle, David Zoll",,"Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"In the conviction that music nourishes the body, mind, and spirit of the individual and enriches the community, the Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies provides a rigorous and inspiring orchestral experience for young musicians.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Megen,Balda,"Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies","408 St Peter St Ste 300","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 602-6800",megen@gtcys.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Steele, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1829,"Kimberly Clement: Clement is a retired nonprofit executive, who now writes mystery books and paints landscapes for her home. Starting as a volunteer in a local domestic violence program, she spent thirty-five years working in various causes. Her career expanded from working as the state lobbyist for the Minnesota women?s movement, to raising money nationwide for American Indian elders, to spending nine years as the executive director of an at-risk youth program, to being the executive director of a national renewable energy nonprofit organization.; Kimberley Hines: Hines is a professional theater artist, a playwright, director, and actor. She has a coaching business, mentoring artists at any and all levels of their work and business. She spent part of her career as an artist in commercial graphics as a typesetter and designer/illustrator. Hines has a BA degree from Macalester College in speech and theater and in visual art. She is a speech coach for Edina schools and will be working with the theater department at the University of Northern Iowa in 2021.; David Kang: Kang has over 20 years of experience as a media director, producer, and creative consultant. Currently, he is the executive director of The DIAL Group?a nonprofit organization with the mission of leveraging the talents of artists for social good and to improve the lives of underserved and underrepresented people. He is a member of the Northside Arts Leadership Group, Asian Economic Development Association, as well as several other professional groups. He graduated summa cum laude from Metropolitan State University, with a BA in media and communications.; Kathleen Maurer: Maurer is a professor of English for Anoka-Ramsey Community College; she also spent nine years teaching at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned a PhD in English from Marquette University and has served on the boards of two Minnesota's regional arts councils for a total of eight years. She is author of A Guide to Professional Writing in the Arts, and during her 30-year career has served as an Operating Support panelist, an Artist Initiative panelist, and an artistic evaluator for the Arts Board. She is also a master dyer and fiber artist.; Aryca Myers: Myers has been involved in the arts and nonprofit world throughout her entire career. From stage managing to serving on the board of a theater company, her work in various capacities provides a holistic view of how organizational leadership and vision shape the magic that happens onstage, in the gallery, or in community. Currently a neighborhood support specialist for the City of Minneapolis, Myers received her MA in international and intercultural management from the School for International Training.; Sean Ryan: Ryan is the development manager at Prepare + Prosper (P+P), an economic justice focused nonprofit in Saint Paul, where he coordinates P+P?s foundation, corporate, and government grant related activities. He recently returned to the Twin Cities after four years in Boston working as an admission officer and project coordinator for EXPLO, an internationally renowned education nonprofit that emphasizes creativity and design thinking. A (formerly) frequent concertgoer, he was previously a development assistant at the Cedar Cultural Center. He graduated from Macalester College with a BA in English.; Sierra Scheet: Scheet is currently the financial and accounting systems manager at the Science Museum of Minnesota. She studied history and film at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and earned her BA in history in 2007. She continued her education and earned another BA in accounting from the College of St. Scholastica in 2011. Scheet has spent most of her career in nonprofit accounting working at the Science Museum of Minnesota and University of Minnesota Physicians. She has volunteered and serviced on the board of MNFashion.; Chris Schellinger: Schellinger is the founder and executive director of Avon Hills Folk School, a nonprofit in its third year, located in central Stearns County. Avon Hills Folk School is dedicated to creating and growing community by providing the opportunity for people of all ages, abilities, backgrounds to gather together to learn and create within the natural beauty of the Avon Hills. Schellinger is also currently the director of advancement for a local private school system. He has lived in the area his entire life, graduating from St. John's University in 1992.; Aamera Siddiqui: Siddiqui was going to be a doctor, but plans changed, and she settled into a life as a multidisciplinary artist in Saint Paul. Her plays include, Freedom Daze, CLOTH, American as Curry Pie, CHUP, Log Kya Kahenge, and Please Don?t Feed the Children. Her work has been produced at Southern Theater, History Theatre, Illusion Theater, Intermedia Arts, Dreamland Arts, and Pillsbury House Theatre. Siddiqui has received a Naked Stages Fellowship and two Many Voices Fellowships. She was a featured playwright at the Asian American Theater Conference in Minneapolis and at the Women Playwrights International Conference in Mumbai, India. Siddiqui is also the coartistic director of Exposed Brick Theatre, an organization dedicated to telling untold stories through theater and performance art. She also teaches yoga and has been known to bake the occasional wedding cake.; Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan, Venkatakrishnan is a senior project and program manager, managing information technology projects at Cognizant Technology Solutions. He has a bachelor?s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Madras in India. He serves on the executive board of Minnesota Tamil Sangam (MNTS), a nonprofit devoted to promoting Tamil culture in the state of Minnesota and played a key role in the accreditation of the organization?s language school. Venkatakrishnan has written poems and articles about nature, culture, tradition, and society for the magazine Panippookkal. He writes and directs stage programs and directed two of MNTS?s Fringe Festival productions. He was the program committee chair for the Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America thirtieth annual Tamil language convention, held in 2017, in Minneapolis.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018218,"Operating Support",2022,773032,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Guthrie will make world-class theater performances accessible to Minnesotans, inspiring thoughtful conversations and deeper connections. Programming will be evaluated through audience surveys and interviews, observation, team reflection, critical reviews in the media, data on attendance and participation in audience engagement activities. 2: Educational theater experiences for students will inspire increased interest and engagement in the arts and support academic achievement. Programming will be evaluated through surveys, interviews with students and teachers, observation, team reflection and data on attendance and participation in productions, residencies and classes.","The Guthrie offered five world-class theater productions which were accessible to Minnesotans, inspiring thoughtful conversations and deeper connections. Programming was evaluated through audience surveys, observation, team reflection, critical reviews in the media, and/or data on attendance and participation in audience engagement activities. 2: The Guthrie was pleased to welcome students back for an enhanced student matinee experience and to resume in-person camps after a pandemic hiatus. Programming was evaluated through surveys of students and teachers, observation, team reflection and/or data on attendance and participation in matinees and classes.",,27263166,"Other, local or private",27263166,,"Susan Allen, Martha Goldberg Aronson, Y. Marc Belton, Abdhish Bhavsar, Jennifer Reedstrom Bishop, Peter Brew, James L. Chosy, David Dines, Amy Fiterman, Darrel German, Joseph Haj, Linda N. Hanson, Todd Hartman, Timothy Huebsch, David G. Hurrell, Garry W. Jenkins, John Junek, Christine Kalla, Lisa Johnson Kelly, John A. Knapp, David M. Lilly, Audrey Lucas, Michael McCormick, W. Thomas McEnery, Munir Meghjee, Jennifer Melin Miller, David Moore, Jr., Lynn Myhran, Todd Noteboom, Anne Paape, Dr. Lisa Saul Paylor, Brian Pietsch, Irene Quarshie, Ann Rainhart, ReBecca Koenig Roloff, Robert A. Rosenbaum, Lee Skold, Kenneth F. Spence, Kweli P. Thompson, Dan Torbenson, Wendy Unglaub, Todd Zaun. LIFETIME MEMBERS: Martha Atwater, Karen Bachman, David C. Cox, William George, Pierson M. Grieve, Polly Grose, Steve Sanger, Douglas M. Steenland, Mary W. Vaughan, Irving Weiser, Margaret Wurtele, Charles A. Zelle.",,"Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Guthrie Theater engages exceptional theater artists in the exploration of both classic and contemporary plays connecting the community it serves to one another and to the world.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,Essert,"Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","818 2nd St S",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1252,"(612) 225-6000",emilye@guthrietheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1830,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018220,"Operating Support",2022,901085,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Students and underserved populations engage in inclusive arts experiences, creating positive change for themselves and their community. We conduct participant surveys to identify increases in knowledge and positive attitudes. Benchmark: and #8805; 80% of respondents reporting increased knowledge and improved community or individual wellbeing. 2: Trust programming creates significant economic benefits and supports statewide partners in meeting their missions. a) track ticket sales and apply multiplier; b) track marketing reach provided to partners; c) partners identify benefits of collaborating with the Trust.","98% of participants identified an increase in knowledge and improved community or individual wellbeing. Conducted online and written surveys with participants. Response types include ratings, followed by open-ended questions about rating, comments and suggestions for improvements. 2: Ticket sales in 2018 (22M) and 2019 (43M) trended upward. Due to COVID 2020 was shortened and theaters were closed in 2021; 2022 started late. We monitored ticket sales while theaters were open. Because of our strong partnerships with the city our partners feel more connected. The Trust amplifies their message through social media and features in our weekly email of 300,000+ people.",,47551607,"Other, local or private",47551607,,"Travis Barkve, Andrea Mokros, Ryan Johnson, Dan Tenenbaum, Jay Novak, Marie Becker, Molly Biwer, Barbara Brin, Orlando Bryant, Justin Buoen, Al Coleman, Michele Engdahl, Gloria Freeman, Kathleen Gullickson, Andrea Hart Kajer, Jayne Haugen Olson, Herschel Herndon, Christine Kwiat, Dorraine Larison, Bill Moffly, Sue Ross, Melvin Tennant, Jennie Weber, Bret Weiss",,"Hennepin Theatre Trust","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Hennepin Theatre Trust creates positive change through the arts by bringing together people, businesses, and organizations to create and enjoy cultural experiences.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brooks,Becker,"Hennepin Theatre Trust","900 Hennepin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 703-1473",Brooks.Becker@HennepinTheatreTrust.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Dodge, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, McLeod, Morrison, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1832,"Kimberly Clement: Clement is a retired nonprofit executive, who now writes mystery books and paints landscapes for her home. Starting as a volunteer in a local domestic violence program, she spent thirty-five years working in various causes. Her career expanded from working as the state lobbyist for the Minnesota women?s movement, to raising money nationwide for American Indian elders, to spending nine years as the executive director of an at-risk youth program, to being the executive director of a national renewable energy nonprofit organization.; Kimberley Hines: Hines is a professional theater artist, a playwright, director, and actor. She has a coaching business, mentoring artists at any and all levels of their work and business. She spent part of her career as an artist in commercial graphics as a typesetter and designer/illustrator. Hines has a BA degree from Macalester College in speech and theater and in visual art. She is a speech coach for Edina schools and will be working with the theater department at the University of Northern Iowa in 2021.; David Kang: Kang has over 20 years of experience as a media director, producer, and creative consultant. Currently, he is the executive director of The DIAL Group?a nonprofit organization with the mission of leveraging the talents of artists for social good and to improve the lives of underserved and underrepresented people. He is a member of the Northside Arts Leadership Group, Asian Economic Development Association, as well as several other professional groups. He graduated summa cum laude from Metropolitan State University, with a BA in media and communications.; Kathleen Maurer: Maurer is a professor of English for Anoka-Ramsey Community College; she also spent nine years teaching at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned a PhD in English from Marquette University and has served on the boards of two Minnesota's regional arts councils for a total of eight years. She is author of A Guide to Professional Writing in the Arts, and during her 30-year career has served as an Operating Support panelist, an Artist Initiative panelist, and an artistic evaluator for the Arts Board. She is also a master dyer and fiber artist.; Aryca Myers: Myers has been involved in the arts and nonprofit world throughout her entire career. From stage managing to serving on the board of a theater company, her work in various capacities provides a holistic view of how organizational leadership and vision shape the magic that happens onstage, in the gallery, or in community. Currently a neighborhood support specialist for the City of Minneapolis, Myers received her MA in international and intercultural management from the School for International Training.; Sean Ryan: Ryan is the development manager at Prepare + Prosper (P+P), an economic justice focused nonprofit in Saint Paul, where he coordinates P+P?s foundation, corporate, and government grant related activities. He recently returned to the Twin Cities after four years in Boston working as an admission officer and project coordinator for EXPLO, an internationally renowned education nonprofit that emphasizes creativity and design thinking. A (formerly) frequent concertgoer, he was previously a development assistant at the Cedar Cultural Center. He graduated from Macalester College with a BA in English.; Sierra Scheet: Scheet is currently the financial and accounting systems manager at the Science Museum of Minnesota. She studied history and film at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and earned her BA in history in 2007. She continued her education and earned another BA in accounting from the College of St. Scholastica in 2011. Scheet has spent most of her career in nonprofit accounting working at the Science Museum of Minnesota and University of Minnesota Physicians. She has volunteered and serviced on the board of MNFashion.; Chris Schellinger: Schellinger is the founder and executive director of Avon Hills Folk School, a nonprofit in its third year, located in central Stearns County. Avon Hills Folk School is dedicated to creating and growing community by providing the opportunity for people of all ages, abilities, backgrounds to gather together to learn and create within the natural beauty of the Avon Hills. Schellinger is also currently the director of advancement for a local private school system. He has lived in the area his entire life, graduating from St. John's University in 1992.; Aamera Siddiqui: Siddiqui was going to be a doctor, but plans changed, and she settled into a life as a multidisciplinary artist in Saint Paul. Her plays include, Freedom Daze, CLOTH, American as Curry Pie, CHUP, Log Kya Kahenge, and Please Don?t Feed the Children. Her work has been produced at Southern Theater, History Theatre, Illusion Theater, Intermedia Arts, Dreamland Arts, and Pillsbury House Theatre. Siddiqui has received a Naked Stages Fellowship and two Many Voices Fellowships. She was a featured playwright at the Asian American Theater Conference in Minneapolis and at the Women Playwrights International Conference in Mumbai, India. Siddiqui is also the coartistic director of Exposed Brick Theatre, an organization dedicated to telling untold stories through theater and performance art. She also teaches yoga and has been known to bake the occasional wedding cake.; Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan, Venkatakrishnan is a senior project and program manager, managing information technology projects at Cognizant Technology Solutions. He has a bachelor?s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Madras in India. He serves on the executive board of Minnesota Tamil Sangam (MNTS), a nonprofit devoted to promoting Tamil culture in the state of Minnesota and played a key role in the accreditation of the organization?s language school. Venkatakrishnan has written poems and articles about nature, culture, tradition, and society for the magazine Panippookkal. He writes and directs stage programs and directed two of MNTS?s Fringe Festival productions. He was the program committee chair for the Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America thirtieth annual Tamil language convention, held in 2017, in Minneapolis.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018222,"Operating Support",2022,51249,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Expand opportunities for BIPOC artists to learn printmaking, grow artistic skills, exhibit and sell their work. Success measured by: BIPOC artists receive free or reduced cost support to learn/deepen skills in printmaking; HP expands award opportunities for BIPOC artists; BIPOC artists exhibit and sell work. 2: Plan and execute HP's 20th Anniversary events to engage the community and celebrate HP's impact on the arts in Minnesota. HP celebrates twenty years in 2021, success will include: communities and partners celebrate HP's twenty years; HP's diversity initiatives expand; HP's archive of prints are exhibited at Minneapolis Institute of Art in summer 2021.","Highpoint grew awards and mentorships for emerging and BIPOC artists, international programming, and diversity among students and participants. Success evaluated by the addition of BIPOC Fellowship programs, increased attendance to events and artist talks, visitor surveys, and online engagement. 2: HP celebrated 20 years with artist talks and a retrospective of Highpoint Editions viewers expressed interest and new understanding of printmaking. Highpoint and the Mia, where the exhibit was hosted, recorded data and participant quotes, evaluated visitor experience and collected surveys during the exhibit. HP experienced an increase in interest and online visitors throughout the state.",,1125489,"Other, local or private",1125489,1000,"Jerry Vallery, Michelle Klein, Neely Tamminga, Alexandra Buffalohead, Colleen Carey, Siri Engberg, Rebecca Lawrence, Aaron Mack, Sarah McMullin, Cathy Ryan, Keisha Williams, Patty Wilder, and Cole Rogers.",,"Highpoint Center for Printmaking","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Highpoint Center for Printmaking is dedicated to advancing the art of printmaking.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carla,McGrath,"Highpoint Center for Printmaking","912 Lake St W",Minneapolis,MN,55408,"(612) 871-1326",carla@highpointprintmaking.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Dakota, Hennepin, Nicollet, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1834,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018223,"Operating Support",2022,89165,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Through exemplary productions, Minnesotan audiences better understand Midwestern and American history and its modern-day impacts/parallels. Press and critical reviews; post-play surveys; focus groups; and breadth and depth of conversations at live and virtual post-performance conversations. 2: Engagement and education program Participants begin to see themselves as history makers while learning elements of performance. Post-performance surveys and talk backs; formal and informal assessments of education and engagement programs, and observed participation in engagement activities.","29,053 people experienced HT programming through shows, residencies, streaming content and engagement activities that brought History into the present. Through box office sales and views on streaming content, we collect quantitative data on audience numbers and group engagement. We employ virtual audience surveys and post-program feedback to evaluate qualitative outcomes. 2: Over 50 youth participated in online learning; teaching artists observed that many learned new skills or gained a new perspective. Through post-program surveys (virtual), teaching artist feedback, and participant comments.",,2616049,"Other, local or private",2616049,,"John Sebastian, Candace Campbell, Lois Duffy, Tyler Zehring, John F. Apitz, Dave Beehler, George Dow, Michele Kelm-Helgen, Susan Kimberly, Gene Link, Jessica Looman, Cheryl L. Moore, Kara Peterson, Katrina Phillips, James Rollwagen, Kenneth Schaefer, Jennifer Simek, Charles A. Slocum, Pondie Nicholson Taylor, Jon Thomas ",,"The History Theatre, Inc. AKA History Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"History Theatre entertains, educates, and engages through creating, developing, and producing new and existing works that explore Minnesota's past and the diverse American experience.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Douglas,Tiede,"The History Theatre, Inc. AKA History Theatre","30 10th St E","St Paul",MN,55101-2205,"(651) 292-4327",dtiede@historytheatre.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1835,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018226,"Operating Support",2022,37280,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase our level of engagement and education of a larger, more diverse Minnesotan community. Focused surveying of participants, as well as collection of participants' comments and feedback.Tracking number of new opportunities offered (including events, workshops, performances, interpretive tours) and number of participants. 2: The community's awareness and value of The Center as a quality arts destination will increase. Increases in membership and member exhibition participation, as well as increases in attendance and/or viewership and engagement of virtual programming.","HCA reached a larger and more diverse population of Minnesota that learned and grew community as a result. HCA staff collected comments and feedback from participant and audience interviews, social media communications, and focused surveys. Demographics were collected through a combination of survey self-reporting, staff observation, and census data. 2: Awareness and value of the Center's contributions to our community increased through varied and vibrant programming. Qualitative data was collected by surveys, interviews, and comments (direct/in-person, email, social media) Center staff tracked quantitative audience engagement through ticket sales, in-person attendance, surveys and virtual programming viewership.",,929300,"Other, local or private",929300,37280,"Marlena Bromschwig, Elaine Goepfert, James Green, Vlad Gruin, Bonnie Hammel, Dominique Pierre-Toussaint, Susan Swenson, Holly Magdanz, Pam Luer, Lynn Anderson, Jim Clark",0.1,"Hopkins Center for the Arts","Local/Regional Government","Operating Support",,"Hopkins Center for the Arts builds community through the arts by fostering creative expression, and providing artistic and educational opportunities for people of all ages.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lynn,Anderson,"Hopkins Center for the Arts","1111 Mainstreet",Hopkins,MN,55343,"(952) 979-1100",landerson@hopkinsmn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1838,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018228,"Operating Support",2022,57592,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide Minnesota audiences with relevant theater experiences that help them better understand the needs of diverse communities and important societal issues. Illusion will: Produce theater that explores issues of diversity, equality and inclusion, Facilitate post-performance discussions about show content and issues, and Capture feedback from participating artists and audience members about their experiences. 2: Provide underserved Minnesota youth and adults with high-quality arts experiences to help them make healthy life decisions and give voice to their communities. Illusion will:* Provide arts programs to youth and adults in schools and community organizations throughout MN* Maintain records of number of programs conducted and number of participants* Conduct surveys and interviews with participating youth and adults.","Illusion provided Minnesota audiences with relevant theater experiences that helped them better understand other cultures and important societal issues. Evaluation included: Conducting post-show discussions after performances; Producing content that featured diverse cultures and difficult community issues; Conducting debriefs with participating artists; Tracking audience attendance at performances. 2: Illusion gave underserved MN youth and adults high-quality arts experiences that encouraged personal growth and gave authentic voice to their issues. Conducted pre- and post-program surveys and interviews with youth participants; Conducted post-program discussions with students and adults; Maintained accurate records of programs conducted and the number of participating youth and adults.",,963514,"Other, local or private",963514,4125,"Stan Alleyne, John Beal, Anthony Bohaty, Willie Bridges, Barbara Brin, Lisa Cotter, Dani P. Deering, Pat Dunleavy, Whitney Taha Frakes, Keith Halperin, Catherine Ahlin-Halverson, Tim Johnson, Maureen Long, Lori Liss, Christopher Madel, Vivian Martin, Bonnie Morris, Emily Palmer, Jeffrey Rabkin, Ann Rainhart, Michael Robins, Santiago Strasser, Rebecca Schiller, Susan Shapiro, Tracy M. Smith, Robin Stein, Susan Thurston Hamerski, Christopher Wurtz",,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Illusion's mission is to create theater that illuminates the illusions, myths, and realities of our times, and to catalyze personal and social change.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Robins,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 704",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1814,"(612) 339-4944x 208",mrobins@illusiontheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Cass, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Washington, Watonwan",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1840,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018231,"Operating Support",2022,86722,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A diverse public enjoys engagement with theater that has adopted a more inclusive approach and an expanded definition of the work product. Track artist demographics and changes in the theatermaking process; track audience participation numbers for work delivered in varied formats, and as possible, audience demographics.","A more inclusive audience benefitted from quality theater that represented different perspectives and explored relevant social/cultural topics. We gathered data and feedback from audience surveys, tracked attendance, reviewed data analytics, and tracked artist demographic diversity.",,2306873,"Other, local or private",2306873,,"David Dobmeyer, Erika Eklund, Andrea Fike, Kelly Kita, Barbara Klaas, Karl Lambert, Nancy Monroe, Kelsey Norton, Erin Oglesbay, Juliane Ray, Peter Scherf, Ben Scott, Brian Shea, Marcia Stout, David Weinstein, Christina Baldwin (ex-officio), Robin Gillette (ex-officio)",,"Jungle Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Jungle Theater creates courageous, resonant theater that challenges, entertains, and sparks expansive conversation.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robin,Gillette,"Jungle Theater","2951 Lyndale Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55408-2111,"(612) 822-4002x 0141",rgillette@jungletheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cook, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Houston, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1843,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018237,"Operating Support",2022,16139,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","LSYC programming will emphasize the growth and development of the whole person, self-confidence, self-efficacy, empathy, and leadership. Participating singers will be evaluated through program entrance and exit data to determine growth in character development as it relates to their experience in the programs. 2: LSYC will cultivate and preserve a culture of inclusion by increasing racial diversity among our choirs. Participant demographic information will be collected, reviewed, and analyzed for all LSYC youth programming.","LSYC programming emphasized the growth and development of the whole person, self-confidence, self-efficacy, empathy, and leadership. Singers were evaluated upon graduation from the program and provided feedback to confirm the development goals were achieved through LSYC programming. 2: LSYC showed developed towards a culture of inclusion by increasing racial diversity among our choirs. Enrollment data confirmed an increase in racial diversity among our resident choirs.",,173550,"Other, local or private",173550,2500,"Bret Amundson, Jenna Kelly, Ryan Kern, Penny Mayer, Grace Nelson, Marilyn Odean, Sheila Shusterich, Nicole Ottjes, Meghan Caine, Stacy Jardine, Jennifer Moses, Lindsey Dueland, Kristina Solon-Boe",,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus cultivates an active and inclusive community of young choral artists, centered on a holistic music education.?",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jenna,Kelly,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus, Inc. AKA Lake Superior Youth Chorus","1100 E Superior St Ste 304",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 461-8461",jkelly@lsyouthchorus.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Itasca, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1849,"David Hanson: Hanson has been a professional musician, photographer, recording engineer, producer, and advertising agency owner during his career. His work in advertising has won awards both regionally and nationally. He owns and operates EchoBayart.com and EchoBayProductions.com, which include his line of photography products and commercial audio production. Hanson serves as vice chair of the board of directors of North Dakota Assistive, a state organization that distributes assistive technology to the disabled and elderly. He previously served a four-year term as a board member of the Plains Art Museum (Fargo, ND).; Valorie Klemz: After a career in strategic marketing, Klemz left the corporate world in 2013 for a meaningful second act in grant writing. She serves as grant specialist at Interfaith Outreach and Community Partners, contract grant writer for Tubman, and has a track record of successful proposals and program evaluation. She earned her MBA from the Carlson School of Management, her nonprofit fundraising certificate from the University of St. Thomas, and served on the board of directors for Minnesota Computers for Schools.; Sherrie Pugh: Pugh recently retired from a thirty-five-year career in community economic development. During her career she volunteered and worked on numerous community based cultural events and projects. She serves as an adviser to the Aurora Saint Anthony Neighborhood Development Corporation on its cultural integration concepts for the old home historic rehabilitation project. Pugh has worked in philanthropy as executive director of the Headwaters Fund (Minneapolis), the Fund for Community Development (Chicago), and the Foundation for the Mid South (Jackson, Mississippi).; Germaine Riegert: Riegert is a retired postmaster and worked more than eighteen years as the chief financial officer for the White Earth Reservation Business Committee (RBC), prior to becoming employed with the United States Postal Service. She has a bachelor?s degree in accounting and business administration and has spent many years in public administration. While employed at the RBC, she was involved in the administration of nonprofit grants from many sources. She has served as a volunteer on the Region 2 Arts Council and was elected to serve as treasurer for the board. She is an enrolled member of the Minnesota tribe and the White Earth Nation. Her artistic accomplishments center around working with thread and yarns.; Laura Savinetti-Moberly: Moberly relocated to Ely over 25+ years ago and immediately became involved with the only local arts organization at that time, Northern Lakes Arts Association (NLAA). Over the years, Moberly has served as a board member, treasurer, chair, as well as chairing many committees and answering the call for volunteers wherever needed. She has also choreographed for the Ely Community Spring Musical first in 1999, intermittently throughout the early 2000s and subsequently choreographed every show since 2011. Moberly currently serves as the NLAA board secretary and is finishing up her tenure with the Donald G. Gardner Humanities Trust, where she spent two terms as chair. In the past, she volunteered with the local Comprehensive Arts Planning Program (CAPP) within the Ely schools and served on the board of the youth theater group, Ely Little Players. Moberly graduated from the University of Redlands in California with a BA in business management; she brings 15 years of corporate experience to the volunteer posts she has held.; Christi Schmitt: Schmitt is a program coordinator in the office of multilingual learning at the Saint Paul Public Schools. She has worked as an English language learner teacher in Saint Paul for fifteen years. During her tenure, she has written and received more than fifty local, state, and national grant awards toward enrichment partnerships, opportunities, and resources for English language learners and their families. She has served on the board of the United Nations Association of Minnesota and was a top ten finalist for Minnesota Teacher of the Year. Schmitt has master?s degrees in education and public affairs from the University of Minnesota.; Samuel Van Cook: Van Cook is the founder and president of Button Poetry. He is a recipient of the 2012 Verve Grant, a National Poetry Slam champion, and a decorated college slam coach. Van Cook has worked with students nationwide as a poetry instructor and performance poetry coach. He helped found and establish spoken word poetry programs in colleges across Minnesota including Carleton, the University of Minnesota, Hamline, and Macalester. Most notably, Van Cook spent four years as an instructor for Macalester College, coaching and coordinating its championship College Union Spoken Word Invitational (CUPSI) Poetry Slam program. Van Cook was the director of the two-time national champion Saint Paul Soap Boxing Poetry Slam (2009 & 2010) that ran for many years out of The Artists Quarter in Saint Paul. He also helped bring the national poetry slam to downtown Saint Paul in 2010.; Kalia Vue: Vue is a PhD student at The Ohio State University in the department of teaching and learning in the multicultural and equity studies education area. She received her BA in international studies at the University of St. Thomas (Saint Paul), and her MA in East Asian studies at St. John?s University (New York, NY). Her research interests include informal teaching and learning, culturally responsive teaching, and multicultural education. Her prior work experience consists of the Science Museum of Minnesota, Museum of Chinese in America, and Camp Fire Minnesota. She has also served as a volunteer cochair for the youth leadership program for the Vue family of Minnesota.; Corrie Zoll: Zoll is the owner of Cultivate Consulting, where he has been primarily consulting with nonprofits serving commercial businesses. Previously, Zoll spent five years as executive director of In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre, and four years as development manager for Pillsbury House + Theatre. Zoll has served as board chair for Bedlam Theatre and Franklin Artworks and has served on the Minneapolis Arts Commission. Corrie holds a MA in arts and cultural management from St Mary?s University of Minnesota.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018242,"Operating Support",2022,86990,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","Diverse Minnesotans indicate literary learning, personal growth, and/or professional development based on their own goals for Loft engagement. Surveys measuring participant demographics and impact of Loft activities on participants' learning, growth, and development, and their progress toward engagement goals. 2: Minnesotans connect with each other as readers and writers, engaging through literature in the exchange of ideas vital to a healthy society. Participant comments and survey ratings indicating they felt part of an engaged community or were inspired toward dialogue with others as a direct result of their Loft participation.","95% participants (17% of whom are BIPOC) noted learning on topic/subject; 98% reported expanded thinking on the topic; 97.5% rated teachers highly. Surveyed class/event participants on teaching artists/presenters, and impact of Loft programs/activities on learning, writing goals, and thinking/conversation about various topics. Gathered participant demographics. 2: 94% of Loft class/event participants reported building writing/reading community and networks; 100% were inspired to have conversations on subject. Surveyed class/event participants on impact of their Loft experience/s and extent to which they felt connected to a network/community of other writers and readers.",,2690660,"Other, local or private",2690660,,"Mike Meyer, Melinda Ward, Jon Austin, Arleta Little (ex-officio), Dara Beevas, Karlyn Coleman, David Kilpatrick, Kelly Jo McDonnell, Dorothy Nins, Sarah Olson, Ruth Shields",0.75,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Loft advances the artistic development of writers, fosters a thriving literary community, and inspires a passion for literature.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kaitlyn,Bohlin,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","1011 Washington Ave S Open Book Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1278,"(612) 215-2597",kbohlin@loft.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1854,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018245,"Operating Support",2022,32237,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Innovative opera productions provide opportunities for engagement, inspiration, and connection in the North. First time and returning ticket-buyers, volunteer, and sponsorship involvement tracked and evaluated; school performance evaluations analyzed 2: Northern Minnesota audiences feel welcome and included in the art form of opera Attendance details track accessibility and participation. Focus groups and surveys measure engagement.","Innovative opera productions provide opportunities for engagement, inspiration, and connection in the North. A new commission, a new video for schools, a re-imagined classic, and a new ensemble created opportunities for engagement in a variety of formats. Engagement was tracked through ticketing sites and through direct feedback from artists and patrons. 2: Minnesotans are more inclined to participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible. Information was gathered via online ticketing data, combined with direct feedback from patrons and artists via informal emails, conversations, and surveys.",,289621,"Other, local or private",289621,,"Andrea Kuzel, Susan Henke, Charlotte Taylor, Emily Vikre, Paula Meyer, Thomas Bakken, Annie Dugan, Mark Hakes, Pat Castellano, Kate Horvath, Sara Cole.",,"Lyric Opera of the North","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Lyric Opera of the North provides world-class opera performance and education in the north, for all ages, in a diversity of venues and formats.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Lawrence,"Lyric Opera of the North","525 S Lake Ave Ste 102",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 464-0922",sarah@loonopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Pine, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1857,"Amy Browender: Browender is a proud graduate of the Saint Paul Public School system and believes that access to the arts is critical to the future of our state and the well-being of our communities. She earned a BA in art history and English from Ripon College in Wisconsin and received honors for academic excellence in both departments. After graduating, she completed two terms of service with College Possible and was named AmeriCorps Member of the Year. Since joining the organization's development team in 2015, she has written grants, deepened relationships with corporate partners, hosted virtual and in person events large and small, and currently stewards and cultivates individual supporters as donor relationship manager.; Jonathan Carter: Carter is director of IT business relationship management for the Harmon business unit of Apogee Enterprises. Previously, Carter had a long career with General Mills, spanning finance, sales, marketing, information systems, and other areas. A former board chair for the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, he is an active executive board member of the Monitors Club, supporting the educational, political, economic, and social well-being of the Twin Cities African American community. Carter holds a BS in computer science from Washington University (Saint Louis); an MS in computer science from Stanford University; and an MBA in finance and international business from Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.; Ann Fee: Fee is a writer, vocalist, and arts administrator in southern Minnesota. Fee is also the host of Live from the Arts Center, a weekly music and interview program on KMSU 89.7 FM showcasing local artists, writers, and musicians. Her fiction and nonfiction appear in collections by Cleis Press, The Missouri Review, and Demos Health. She performs with the acoustic duo The Frye, whose 2015 release The Best of Hank and Rita garnered a Star Tribune ""top albums of the year"" honor. Her performance in the short film The Best of Hank and Rita took best acting recognition at the 2016 Filmstock Film Festival. She is executive director of the Arts Center of Saint Peter, recognized in 2016 by the Minnesota Department of Human Services for a groundbreaking partnership showcasing art by patients at the Minnesota Security Hospital. Fee holds an MFA in creative writing from University of Southern Maine and MA in cultural studies/critical theory and analysis from Illinois State University.; Linda Holliday: Holliday is founder and president of Impact Minnesota, providing an array of consulting services to nonprofit, for-profit, and public organizations; and of Holliday Pottery, creating handcrafted functional ceramic wares. She previously worked with the Initiative Foundation for nearly twenty years, most recently serving as vice president of organizational development. Holliday is a 2010 Bush Foundation Leadership Fellow and holds an MPA from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Crossing Arts Alliance and Advocates for Reproductive Education in central Minnesota.; Yumiko Inomata: Inomata serves as finance manager for Minneapolis based Arts Midwest, one of six regional arts organizations in the United States. She has a BA in theater studies and has taken graduate level courses in educational policy and administration, and teaching English as a foreign language. Outside of work, she has served on numerous panels, including the Sage Awards for Dance (2009-2010), and for several grant programs for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. She is an alumna of the 2017/2018 Arts Organizing Institute through Pangea World Theater?s Lake Street Arts!, which was part of a National Endowment for the Arts Our Town grant.; Mary Ellen Landwehr: Landwehr cofounded Ar4Trails in Rochester in 2016. Ar4Trails installs four temporary sculptures annually and has installed nine permanent sculptures along the bike trails near downtown Rochester. This fall, with funding from the MN CARES Act grant, Ar4Trails will install two more permanent sculptures and ten bike racks created by unemployed or under employed artists in Rochester. She served as board chair of Choral Arts Ensemble in Rochester and currently serves as board chair of the Diversity Council-Rochester. She retired from a 25-year career as an administrator at Mayo Clinic.; Manny Munson-Regala: Munson-Regala is the lead regulatory lawyer for the UnitedHealthcare plan of Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. He has more than 30 years of expertise in solving business issues with regulatory and legislative components for both private and public sector clients including previous stints as deputy commissioner and acting commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Commerce and assistant commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Health. He has previously served on the boards of the Girl Scouts River Valley, Minnesota Justice Foundation, MNxMN, Protect Minnesota, and Steppingstone Theater for Youth. He earned his BA and JD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.; John Neveaux: After studying theater as an undergraduate, Neveaux worked with The Children?s Theatre Company, Minnesota Opera, and Chanhassen Dinner Theatres. He then moved to the west coast for a master?s degree and served on the theater staff at Cabrillo College and University of California, Santa Cruz. He left theatrical pursuits for law school and has practiced law since 1984. He also teaches business law at local colleges. He returned to theater in 2005, as a director, actor, and designer, in addition to serving as an advisory board member for 4 Community Theatre, Skylark Opera Company, Buffalo Community Theatre, and Chain Reaction Theatre Project.; Serenity Schoonover: A staff writer for Split Rock Review, Schoonover's writing has aired on NPR, and appeared in NewPages, Women's Independent Press, and The Bookends Review, among others. She is also a juried metalsmith, and her work has been featured on the front page of Etsy. Since 2018, she has been the recipient of five Arrowhead Regional Art Council (ARAC) grants, served on multiple ARAC grant panels, as well as serving as a Minnesota State Arts Board grant reviewer in 2020. Schoonover has a BA and MA in history education.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018246,"Operating Support",2022,343287,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","People of all races and ethnicities feel equally welcome and satisfied with their experiences at MacPhail locations. Student Satisfaction Surveys show consistent levels of satisfaction and feeling welcome across all racial/ethnic groups at MacPhail locations. 2: Older adults discover new musical skills, increased social connections and improved mood through music learning and participation at MacPhail. Evaluation from partners at Wilder Research will show approximately two-thirds of MacPhail Music for Life participants report learning more about music, making new friends/socializing and improved mood.","MacPhail's FY22 Annual Student Satisfaction Survey showed that 96% of enrolled students felt welcome across all racial/ethnic groups. MacPhail administered a Student Satisfaction Survey incorporating results across programs. The process collected 364 complete surveys, with 53% completed by students/clients and 47% completed by parents/caregivers. 2: Older adults reported growth in musical skills (62%), an increase in socializing with others (64%), and improvement in mood (73%). MacPhail's partners at Wilder Research conducted pre- and post-surveys completed by program participants ages 55 and older, followed by an in-depth analysis of the results.",,11408634,"Other, local or private",11408634,,"Eric Anderson, Margaret (Margee) Bracken, Ellen L. Breyer, Kyle Carpenter, Klerissa Church, Kate Cimino, Chip Emery, Natalia Hernandez, Joseph Hinderer, Karen Kelley-Ariwoola, Linda Mack, Patty Murphy, Christopher Perrigo, Paul C. Reyelts, Hilary Smedsrud, Peter R. Spokes, Virginia Stringer, Sylvia Strobel, Nicole Strydom, Dianne Thomas, Marshall Tokheim, Lica Tomizuka Sanborn, Mandy K. Tuong, Reverend Carl Walker, Jeffrey C. Yelverton, Jr., Kate Whittington, Anne Yoder",,"MacPhail Center for Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Transforming lives and strengthening communities through music learning experiences that inspire.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Todd,Kroviak,"MacPhail Center for Music","501 S 2nd St",Minneapolis,MN,55401,"(612) 321-0100",kroviak.todd@macphail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Morrison, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Sherburne, Sibley, Steele, Swift, Washington, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1858,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018253,"Operating Support",2022,106359,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Mia will fuel curiosity among diverse audiences by serving as a place of discovery, inspiration, and life-long learning. Mia will utilize audience feedback and visitor surveys to ensure its programs nurture the active process of learning and serve as a nexus of global awareness, idea exchange, and creativity. 2: Mia will engage communities that reflect the changing demographics in Minnesota and offer programs that meet the needs of diverse audiences. Mia will utilize attendance and survey data, solicit feedback from external partners, and evaluate its internal practices around enhancing inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility.","Participants in in-person and virtual programs and exhibitions felt challenged, connected to the art and increased their appreciation for art. Visitors to exhibitions, tours and programs all had the opportunity to respond via a survey about their experience. Some participants were also interviewed about their experiences. 2: Mia invited local artists and scholars to speak at public programs. A longstanding relationship with the Minneapolis Parks continued. Museum visitors and program participants received an emailed survey after their visit or event. Mia staff also conducted debrief conversations with partners to evaluate the collaborative process and events.",,47827271,"Other, local or private",47827271,,"David Wilson, Kari Alldredge, Liz Nordlie, Leni Moore, Elizabeth Andrus, Chanda Smith Baker, Maurice Blanks, John Butcher, Jennie Carlson, Lynn Casey, Bert Colianni, Page Knudsen Cowles, Kitty Crosby, Ken Cutler, Jane Emison, Nancy Engh, Michael Francis, Gayle Fuguitt, MIchael Goar, Martha Head, Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad, Hubert Joly, Shannon Jones, Jessamyn Kerchner, Amy Kern, Velma Korbel, Rick Kuntz, Roxana Linares, John Lindahl, Katie Luber, Reid MacDonald, Donald MacMillan, Nivin MacMillan, Brent Magid, Sheila Morgan, Mahmoud Nagib, Mary Olson, Puyimi Samaratunga, Tom Schreier, Katie Simpson, Michael Snow, Tim Welsh, Jane Wilf ",,"The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts AKA Minneapolis Institute of Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Mia's mission is to enrich the community by collecting, preserving, and making accessible outstanding works of art from the world's diverse cultures.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Darcy,Berus,"The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts AKA The Minneapolis Institute of Arts","2400 3rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404,"(612) 870-3131",dberus@artsmia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1865,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018255,"Operating Support",2022,41011,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide opportunities for 150+ boys of all abilities to learn and perform classic and contemporary choral works through participation in the MNBC. 1) Number of boys served as members; 2) Number of choral pieces memorized and performed; 3) Qualitative assessment of the Boychoir experience through member feedback and evaluations. 2: Perform free community concerts, including school and senior care venues whose populations may not otherwise have access to live concert experiences. We will measure Outcome #2 by performing at least four free community concerts; touring to local schools and senior care sites; and recording audience numbers attending per venue. We will also assess audiences' concert experience through online surveys.","Provided opportunities for 110 boys of all abilities to learn and perform classic and contemporary choral works through participation in MNBC. Quantitative measures were used to determine numbers of boys served and number of choral pieces performed. A qualitative end-of-year survey was used to determine learning, change, and growth experienced by participants and their families. 2: The choir performed 4 free community concerts, including 1 at a local senior center and 2 which were available online. Quantitative measures were used to assess number of concerts and venues as well as the number of views/audience members. Audience members were offered a post-concert online survey to assess their experience.",,622974,"Other, local or private",622974,4388,"Mitchell Karstens, Michelle Deering, Molly Driscoll, Kristen Swanson, Brian Huilman, Kelly Stiggers, Cassie Christensen, Anne Christ, Christian Novak, Lela Olson",,"Minnesota Boychoir","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Minnesota Boychoir, through inspirational music and performance, develops exceptional character and musical ability in boys of many backgrounds.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Driscoll,"Minnesota Boychoir","75 W 5th St Ste 411","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 292-3219",aed@boychoir.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Sherburne, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1867,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018260,"Operating Support",2022,33786,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans are more knowledgeable about Jewish culture and aware of the common humanity we all share through MJTC's compelling theater experiences. Written audience surveys and emailed/online surveys, teacher evaluations, phone calls, unsolicited emails and notes, Facebook postings, reviews, and comments at MJTC programs will enable evaluation of achievement of outcomes.","Minnesotans became more knowledgeable about Jewish culture and aware of the common humanity we all share. Unsolicited emails, notes, Facebook postings, teacher evaluations, and patron comments at performances indicated outcome achieved.",,388440,"Other, local or private",388440,,"Mark Appelbaum, Barbara Brooks, David Estreen, Renae Goldman, Margot Hurwitz, Beth Shapiro Johnson, Ellery July, Stephanie Levine, Karen Matz, Sonny F. Miller, Holly Ross, Ellen Sampson, Gail Bender Satz, Jeffrey Tane, Alex Tselos, Ann Wynia",,"Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company AKA Six Points Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company ignites the hearts and minds of people of all cultural backgrounds by producing theater of the highest artistic standards.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Barbara,Brooks,"Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company AKA Six Points Theater","PO Box 16155","St Paul",MN,55116-0155,"(651) 647-4315",Barbara@sixpointstheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Carver, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1872,"Amy Browender: Browender is a proud graduate of the Saint Paul Public School system and believes that access to the arts is critical to the future of our state and the well-being of our communities. She earned a BA in art history and English from Ripon College in Wisconsin and received honors for academic excellence in both departments. After graduating, she completed two terms of service with College Possible and was named AmeriCorps Member of the Year. Since joining the organization's development team in 2015, she has written grants, deepened relationships with corporate partners, hosted virtual and in person events large and small, and currently stewards and cultivates individual supporters as donor relationship manager.; Jonathan Carter: Carter is director of IT business relationship management for the Harmon business unit of Apogee Enterprises. Previously, Carter had a long career with General Mills, spanning finance, sales, marketing, information systems, and other areas. A former board chair for the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, he is an active executive board member of the Monitors Club, supporting the educational, political, economic, and social well-being of the Twin Cities African American community. Carter holds a BS in computer science from Washington University (Saint Louis); an MS in computer science from Stanford University; and an MBA in finance and international business from Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.; Ann Fee: Fee is a writer, vocalist, and arts administrator in southern Minnesota. Fee is also the host of Live from the Arts Center, a weekly music and interview program on KMSU 89.7 FM showcasing local artists, writers, and musicians. Her fiction and nonfiction appear in collections by Cleis Press, The Missouri Review, and Demos Health. She performs with the acoustic duo The Frye, whose 2015 release The Best of Hank and Rita garnered a Star Tribune ""top albums of the year"" honor. Her performance in the short film The Best of Hank and Rita took best acting recognition at the 2016 Filmstock Film Festival. She is executive director of the Arts Center of Saint Peter, recognized in 2016 by the Minnesota Department of Human Services for a groundbreaking partnership showcasing art by patients at the Minnesota Security Hospital. Fee holds an MFA in creative writing from University of Southern Maine and MA in cultural studies/critical theory and analysis from Illinois State University.; Linda Holliday: Holliday is founder and president of Impact Minnesota, providing an array of consulting services to nonprofit, for-profit, and public organizations; and of Holliday Pottery, creating handcrafted functional ceramic wares. She previously worked with the Initiative Foundation for nearly twenty years, most recently serving as vice president of organizational development. Holliday is a 2010 Bush Foundation Leadership Fellow and holds an MPA from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Crossing Arts Alliance and Advocates for Reproductive Education in central Minnesota.; Yumiko Inomata: Inomata serves as finance manager for Minneapolis based Arts Midwest, one of six regional arts organizations in the United States. She has a BA in theater studies and has taken graduate level courses in educational policy and administration, and teaching English as a foreign language. Outside of work, she has served on numerous panels, including the Sage Awards for Dance (2009-2010), and for several grant programs for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. She is an alumna of the 2017/2018 Arts Organizing Institute through Pangea World Theater?s Lake Street Arts!, which was part of a National Endowment for the Arts Our Town grant.; Mary Ellen Landwehr: Landwehr cofounded Ar4Trails in Rochester in 2016. Ar4Trails installs four temporary sculptures annually and has installed nine permanent sculptures along the bike trails near downtown Rochester. This fall, with funding from the MN CARES Act grant, Ar4Trails will install two more permanent sculptures and ten bike racks created by unemployed or under employed artists in Rochester. She served as board chair of Choral Arts Ensemble in Rochester and currently serves as board chair of the Diversity Council-Rochester. She retired from a 25-year career as an administrator at Mayo Clinic.; Manny Munson-Regala: Munson-Regala is the lead regulatory lawyer for the UnitedHealthcare plan of Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. He has more than 30 years of expertise in solving business issues with regulatory and legislative components for both private and public sector clients including previous stints as deputy commissioner and acting commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Commerce and assistant commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Health. He has previously served on the boards of the Girl Scouts River Valley, Minnesota Justice Foundation, MNxMN, Protect Minnesota, and Steppingstone Theater for Youth. He earned his BA and JD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.; John Neveaux: After studying theater as an undergraduate, Neveaux worked with The Children?s Theatre Company, Minnesota Opera, and Chanhassen Dinner Theatres. He then moved to the west coast for a master?s degree and served on the theater staff at Cabrillo College and University of California, Santa Cruz. He left theatrical pursuits for law school and has practiced law since 1984. He also teaches business law at local colleges. He returned to theater in 2005, as a director, actor, and designer, in addition to serving as an advisory board member for 4 Community Theatre, Skylark Opera Company, Buffalo Community Theatre, and Chain Reaction Theatre Project.; Serenity Schoonover: A staff writer for Split Rock Review, Schoonover's writing has aired on NPR, and appeared in NewPages, Women's Independent Press, and The Bookends Review, among others. She is also a juried metalsmith, and her work has been featured on the front page of Etsy. Since 2018, she has been the recipient of five Arrowhead Regional Art Council (ARAC) grants, served on multiple ARAC grant panels, as well as serving as a Minnesota State Arts Board grant reviewer in 2020. Schoonover has a BA and MA in history education.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018261,"Operating Support",2022,64641,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More Minnesotans will participate in the Minnesota Marine Art Museum because its artworks and arts programming are inclusive, relevant, and accessible MMAM's quantitative evaluation of participation is by attendance, virtual program participation, membership, and donor level counts. Qualitative evaluation is by surveys, social media response, gallery conversations, and unsolicited online reviews.","MMAM curated a dynamic roster of eight high-quality water-inspired exhibitions and a suite of related arts programming that engaged Minnesota audiences. MMAM's quantitative evaluation of participation is by attendance, virtual program participation, membership, and donor level counts. Qualitative evaluation is by social media response, gallery conversations, and unsolicited online reviews.",,1285630,"Other, local or private",1285630,,"Sabina Bosshard, Bill Hoel, Elise Lewis, Greg Neidhart, Anne Scott Plummer",,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To engage visitors in meaningful visual art experiences through education and exhibitions that explore the historic and ongoing human relationship with water.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elizabeth,Indra,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","800 Riverview Dr",Winona,MN,55987-2272,"(507) 474-6626",eindra@mmam.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1873,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018263,"Operating Support",2022,16485,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota musicians are supported economically and artistically. This outcome will be measured by the number of paid opportunities MMC musicians are engaged in through our work (as well as MMC budget expenses allocated to artist fees), and the number of professional development/education workshops offered. 2: Rural, suburban, and urban music communities have opportunities to connect in spaces that welcome all. This outcome will be measured by the number of activities (performance, networking, education, etc.) offered throughout the state and by measuring how musicians self-identify by geographic home.","Minnesota musicians were supported economically and artistically. MMC tracked paid performance opportunities through the booking program (314 performances), and the funds paid out to musicians: $109,985, cumulatively. MMC held 17 workshops and panels, adding most to our Youtube channel for future viewers. 2: Rural, suburban, and urban music communities had opportunities to connect in spaces that welcomed all. MMC tracks member city of residence, and region that program activities are held in. This year we held programming in 6 arts council regions, and implemented zoom and livestreamed content to be available in any geography.",,140030,"Other, local or private",140030,,"Mary McKoskey, Steve Weber, Alexei Casselle, Diane Miller, Courtney Burton, Janis Weller, Paul Boblett, Steve Cole, Scott LeGere, Sara Horishnyk, Brian Turner, Shantel Dow, Alexandria Mueller, Dawn Montez, Paul Gregerson",,"Minnesota Music Coalition","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To connect and support Minnesota's diverse community of independent musicians.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joanna,Schnedler,"Minnesota Music Coalition","75 W 5th St Landmark Ctr Ste 327","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 347-1662",joanna@mnmusiccoalition.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1875,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018264,"Operating Support",2022,370872,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota Opera participants and audiences build social connection and shared emotion with fellow Minnesotans. Total number of persons servedAudience reporting greater empathy and a unique collective experienceGrowth in social-emotional skills in young learners 2: Minnesotans of different life experiences, backgrounds and identities feel welcomed and empowered by their relationship to Minnesota Opera and the art form. Increase in: number and diversity of persons served, number and diversity of subscribers/repeat ticket buyers, number of retained donors, number of contact hours, word-of-mouth, marketing, positive participant feedback.","Participants and audiences built social connection and shared emotion with fellow Minnesotans. Number of persons served; persons reporting shared experience; broadened perspectives among audience and participants. 2: Minnesotans of different life experiences, backgrounds and identities felt welcomed an empowered by their relationship to MN Opera and the art form. MN Opera received feedback from audiences and participants that they felt welcomed and empowered in their relationship to the opera. Feedback also helped to shape programming and company operations.",,12794528,"Other, local or private",12794528,,"Joelle Allen, Patricia Beithon, Margaret Blake, Sharon Bloodworth, Jane Confer, Terrance Dolan, Sidney W. Emery, Gayle Fuguitt, Mark C. Gordon, Dorothy Horns, Philip Isaacson, Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad, Diane Jacobson, Deborah Jiang-Stein, Anna Kokayeff, Stephanie Kravetz, Mary Lazarus, Robert Lee, Natalie Volin Lehr, Fayneese Miller, Kay Ness, Jose Peris, James Powell, Elizabeth Redleaf, Bart Reed, Mary Schrock, Nadege Souvenir, Missy Staples Thompson, Wendy Unglaub, William White, Margaret Wurtele, Wayne Zink",1.5,"The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Minnesota Opera changes lives by bringing together artists, audiences, and community, advancing the art of opera for today and for future generations.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Hilary,Smith,"The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera","620 1st St N",Minneapolis,MN,55401-1225,"(612) 342-9550",hsmith@mnopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Watonwan, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1876,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018265,"Operating Support",2022,965392,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences will engage with exceptional musical programs that expand their knowledge, inspire greater well-being, and build social connections Collect participation data for initiatives/activities, qualitative feedback with audience surveys and advisory groups, track progress toward learning goals when appropriate 2: Minnesotans from diverse backgrounds will co-create and participate in artistic activities that address and advance community-identified interests Collect data on location of events/activities, number engaged, achievement of identified objectives and goals, feedback from participants, and development of plans for continuing engagement.","Exceptional musical programs and other activities expanded audience knowledge, inspired greater well-being, and built social connections. Surveyed audiences and other participants to determine engagement and impact; organized focus groups and reflection sessions; and gathered data from educators to determine progress toward learning goals (as appropriate). 2: Developed and advanced strategic partnerships with diverse community groups that led to participation in collaborative live and digital programs. Tracked attendance at outdoor concerts; tracked engagement with collaborative digital performances and other online resources; tracked engagement on collaborative volunteer projects; and surveyed audiences and project partners.",,37325562,"Other, local or private",37325562,,"Darren Acheson, Karen Ashe, Emily Backstrom, Doug Baker, Sarah Brew, Michelle Miller Burns, Barbara Burwell, Roma Calatayud-Stocks, Tim Carl, Evan Carruthers, Yvonne Cheek, Kathy Cunningham, John Dayton, Paula DeCosse, Jon Eisenberg, Betsy Frost, Tim Geoffrion, Barbara Gold, Luella Goldberg, Paul Grangaard, Joe Green, Laurie Greeno, Jerome Hamilton, Bill Henak, Thomas Herr, Karen Himle, Diane Hofstede, Maurice Holloman, Jay Ihlenfeld, Phil Isaacson, Mike Jones, Kathy Junek, Kate Kelley, Lloyd Kepple, Mike Klingensmith, Mary Lawrence, Al Lenzmeier, Eric Levinson, Nancy Lindahl, Michael Lindsay, Marty Lueck, Ron Lund, Warren Mack, Patrick Mahoney, Kita McVay, Anne Miller, Bill Miller, Leni Moore, Betty Myers, Marilyn Carlson Nelson, Miluska Novota, Lisa Paradis, Angela Pennington, Abigail Rose, Gordy Sprenger, Mary Sumners, Brian Tilzer, Jakub Tolar, Erik van Kuijk, Laysha Ward, Jim Watkins, Catherine Webster, John Wilgers, Aks Zaheer",,"Minnesota Orchestral Association AKA Minnesota Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Minnesota Orchestra's mission is to enrich, inspire, and serve our community as an enduring symphony orchestra internationally recognized for its artistic excellence.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rob,Nygaard,"Minnesota Orchestral Association AKA Minnesota Orchestra","1111 Nicollet Mall",Minneapolis,MN,55403-2477,"(612) 371-5600",rnygaard@mnorch.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1877,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018270,"Operating Support",2022,60283,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Regain onsite exhibition and program attendance lost during the pandemic and grow online and virtual programs initiated during the pandemic. Statistics will be maintained for all onsite, online, and virtual programs and be compared to the most recent pre-pandemic results to gauge usage trends.","Onsite attendance was 82% greater during FY2022 versus FY2021. Virtual programming increased as a result of expansion of online language programs. Attendance and program attendance statistics were maintained on a daily basis and compared to the previous fiscal year and the most recent pre-pandemic year. Evaluation indicated that the upward attendance trend has yet to reach pre-pandemic levels.",,1185122,"Other, local or private",1185122,,"Natalia Berglund, Reggie Boyle, Norlin Boyum, Kathy Bracken, Roma Calatayud-Stocks, Jan Del Calzo, Gwenn Djupedal, Mark Downey, Ludmila Eklund, Per Hong, Sean Kalafut, Kelley Lindquist, Steve Maurer, James Miller, Firou Mostashari, Liz Petrangelo, Christine Podas-Larson, Chuck Ritchie, Meaghan Shomion, David Washburn, C. Ben Wright",,"The Museum of Russian Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Museum of Russian Art?promotes?understanding of the art, people, and history of Russia and adjacent territories through outstanding exhibitions, cultural presentations, and educational programs.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Meister,"The Museum of Russian Art","5500 Stevens Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55419,"(612) 821-9045x 19",mmeister@tmora.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Cook, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Le Sueur, Lyon, Meeker, Murray, Olmsted, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1882,"David Hanson: Hanson has been a professional musician, photographer, recording engineer, producer, and advertising agency owner during his career. His work in advertising has won awards both regionally and nationally. He owns and operates EchoBayart.com and EchoBayProductions.com, which include his line of photography products and commercial audio production. Hanson serves as vice chair of the board of directors of North Dakota Assistive, a state organization that distributes assistive technology to the disabled and elderly. He previously served a four-year term as a board member of the Plains Art Museum (Fargo, ND).; Valorie Klemz: After a career in strategic marketing, Klemz left the corporate world in 2013 for a meaningful second act in grant writing. She serves as grant specialist at Interfaith Outreach and Community Partners, contract grant writer for Tubman, and has a track record of successful proposals and program evaluation. She earned her MBA from the Carlson School of Management, her nonprofit fundraising certificate from the University of St. Thomas, and served on the board of directors for Minnesota Computers for Schools.; Sherrie Pugh: Pugh recently retired from a thirty-five-year career in community economic development. During her career she volunteered and worked on numerous community based cultural events and projects. She serves as an adviser to the Aurora Saint Anthony Neighborhood Development Corporation on its cultural integration concepts for the old home historic rehabilitation project. Pugh has worked in philanthropy as executive director of the Headwaters Fund (Minneapolis), the Fund for Community Development (Chicago), and the Foundation for the Mid South (Jackson, Mississippi).; Germaine Riegert: Riegert is a retired postmaster and worked more than eighteen years as the chief financial officer for the White Earth Reservation Business Committee (RBC), prior to becoming employed with the United States Postal Service. She has a bachelor?s degree in accounting and business administration and has spent many years in public administration. While employed at the RBC, she was involved in the administration of nonprofit grants from many sources. She has served as a volunteer on the Region 2 Arts Council and was elected to serve as treasurer for the board. She is an enrolled member of the Minnesota tribe and the White Earth Nation. Her artistic accomplishments center around working with thread and yarns.; Laura Savinetti-Moberly: Moberly relocated to Ely over 25+ years ago and immediately became involved with the only local arts organization at that time, Northern Lakes Arts Association (NLAA). Over the years, Moberly has served as a board member, treasurer, chair, as well as chairing many committees and answering the call for volunteers wherever needed. She has also choreographed for the Ely Community Spring Musical first in 1999, intermittently throughout the early 2000s and subsequently choreographed every show since 2011. Moberly currently serves as the NLAA board secretary and is finishing up her tenure with the Donald G. Gardner Humanities Trust, where she spent two terms as chair. In the past, she volunteered with the local Comprehensive Arts Planning Program (CAPP) within the Ely schools and served on the board of the youth theater group, Ely Little Players. Moberly graduated from the University of Redlands in California with a BA in business management; she brings 15 years of corporate experience to the volunteer posts she has held.; Christi Schmitt: Schmitt is a program coordinator in the office of multilingual learning at the Saint Paul Public Schools. She has worked as an English language learner teacher in Saint Paul for fifteen years. During her tenure, she has written and received more than fifty local, state, and national grant awards toward enrichment partnerships, opportunities, and resources for English language learners and their families. She has served on the board of the United Nations Association of Minnesota and was a top ten finalist for Minnesota Teacher of the Year. Schmitt has master?s degrees in education and public affairs from the University of Minnesota.; Samuel Van Cook: Van Cook is the founder and president of Button Poetry. He is a recipient of the 2012 Verve Grant, a National Poetry Slam champion, and a decorated college slam coach. Van Cook has worked with students nationwide as a poetry instructor and performance poetry coach. He helped found and establish spoken word poetry programs in colleges across Minnesota including Carleton, the University of Minnesota, Hamline, and Macalester. Most notably, Van Cook spent four years as an instructor for Macalester College, coaching and coordinating its championship College Union Spoken Word Invitational (CUPSI) Poetry Slam program. Van Cook was the director of the two-time national champion Saint Paul Soap Boxing Poetry Slam (2009 & 2010) that ran for many years out of The Artists Quarter in Saint Paul. He also helped bring the national poetry slam to downtown Saint Paul in 2010.; Kalia Vue: Vue is a PhD student at The Ohio State University in the department of teaching and learning in the multicultural and equity studies education area. She received her BA in international studies at the University of St. Thomas (Saint Paul), and her MA in East Asian studies at St. John?s University (New York, NY). Her research interests include informal teaching and learning, culturally responsive teaching, and multicultural education. Her prior work experience consists of the Science Museum of Minnesota, Museum of Chinese in America, and Camp Fire Minnesota. She has also served as a volunteer cochair for the youth leadership program for the Vue family of Minnesota.; Corrie Zoll: Zoll is the owner of Cultivate Consulting, where he has been primarily consulting with nonprofits serving commercial businesses. Previously, Zoll spent five years as executive director of In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre, and four years as development manager for Pillsbury House + Theatre. Zoll has served as board chair for Bedlam Theatre and Franklin Artworks and has served on the Minneapolis Arts Commission. Corrie holds a MA in arts and cultural management from St Mary?s University of Minnesota.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018273,"Operating Support",2022,75512,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Students and program participants will grow in their knowledge and appreciation of the world of traditional craft. Course enrollment data, annual donor support, and survey responses from course/event participants will serve as key evaluation metrics in gauging impact. 2: Participating artisans will develop and deepen skills to improve their artistry and roles as interpreters of traditional craft Surveys will be issued to artisans at the conclusion of courses, the annual instructor retreat (anticipated attendance of 50+ artisans), and at the culmination of the internship and Artisan Development programs.","Students and program participants engaged meaningfully with traditional craft through courses, events, and learning opportunities throughout the year. Enrollment, student survey data, program participation, and donor support are regularly reviewed. While the pandemic's impact on in-person enrollment is lessening, 2021/22 engagement continues to reflect challenges imposed by COVID-19. 2: Preserving and enriching craft traditions, North House Folk School supported the growth and development of the craft artisan instructor community. Impact is evaluated through regular surveys. North House hosted an on-campus Instructor Retreat in spring 2022 with 50+ registered participants. An Instructor-in-Residence program continues to engage artisans, with 13 hosted during the grant term.",,2340275,"Other, local or private",2340275,11923,"Carol Winter, Tina Hegg Raway, Greg Koschinska, Todd Mestad, Jane Alexander, Terri Cermak, Amy Hubbard, Reid Lindquist, Clair Nalezny, Phil Oswald, Mike Prom, Cecelia Schiller, Randy Schnobrich, John Schoenherr, Stephen Skeels, Kari Wenger",,"North House Folk School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To enrich lives and build community by teaching traditional northern crafts in a student centered learning environment that inspires the hands, the heart, and the mind.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elizabeth,Larson,"North House Folk School","PO Box 759","Grand Marais",MN,55604,"(218) 387-9762",llarson@northhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Renville, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1885,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018275,"Operating Support",2022,38649,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To produce a full season of high quality music, safely presented. Surveys, both pre-event and post-event; press reviews, board and artistic staff reviews. 2: To create music-educational and artistic experiences in the small communities of the Iron Range. We will work to increase the number of young people as participants backstage, onstage, and as audience members. Young people's reactions will be captured in pen and paper evaluation surveys.","Northern Lights Music Festival produced a strong season of classical music, reaching large numbers of patrons in Iron Range towns. NLMF used surveys of audience members at a variety of events: opera, concerts and lectures to ascertain demographic information, and to receive comments about the productions. Businesses reported increased revenue as a result of festival events. 2: NLMF engaged larger numbers of young people in our technical crew, audiences and chorus participation. We collated information from payrolls, number of tickets sold to children, and by actively seeking participation in the chorus and in other musical events.",,330412,"Other, local or private",330412,19004,"Barbara Baldrica, Mary Mulari, Gregg Allen, Matthew Uhan, Veda Zuponcic, Mary Henschel, Patti Phillips, Patricia Miller, Victoria Gornick, Ryan Bajan, Martin Zuponcic, Gary Gibson, Erik Erie, Jonathan Cleghorn, Lynne King, Rita Taylor.",1,"Northern Lights Music Festival, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Northern Lights Music Festival's mission is: To provide high quality musical events, including opera, chamber music and symphonic, both professional and student, throughout the? Iron Range, using?its?historic venues; To be an environment for serious study of solo and chamber music for gifted vocal and instrumental students;?To generate economic activity on the Iron Range; and To provide employment to professional freelance musicians and arts workers.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Veda,Zuponcic,"Northern Lights Music Festival, Inc.","PO Box 147",Gilbert,MN,55741,"(856) 795-1830",zuponcic@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cook, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1887,"Kimberly Clement: Clement is a retired nonprofit executive, who now writes mystery books and paints landscapes for her home. Starting as a volunteer in a local domestic violence program, she spent thirty-five years working in various causes. Her career expanded from working as the state lobbyist for the Minnesota women?s movement, to raising money nationwide for American Indian elders, to spending nine years as the executive director of an at-risk youth program, to being the executive director of a national renewable energy nonprofit organization.; Kimberley Hines: Hines is a professional theater artist, a playwright, director, and actor. She has a coaching business, mentoring artists at any and all levels of their work and business. She spent part of her career as an artist in commercial graphics as a typesetter and designer/illustrator. Hines has a BA degree from Macalester College in speech and theater and in visual art. She is a speech coach for Edina schools and will be working with the theater department at the University of Northern Iowa in 2021.; David Kang: Kang has over 20 years of experience as a media director, producer, and creative consultant. Currently, he is the executive director of The DIAL Group?a nonprofit organization with the mission of leveraging the talents of artists for social good and to improve the lives of underserved and underrepresented people. He is a member of the Northside Arts Leadership Group, Asian Economic Development Association, as well as several other professional groups. He graduated summa cum laude from Metropolitan State University, with a BA in media and communications.; Kathleen Maurer: Maurer is a professor of English for Anoka-Ramsey Community College; she also spent nine years teaching at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned a PhD in English from Marquette University and has served on the boards of two Minnesota's regional arts councils for a total of eight years. She is author of A Guide to Professional Writing in the Arts, and during her 30-year career has served as an Operating Support panelist, an Artist Initiative panelist, and an artistic evaluator for the Arts Board. She is also a master dyer and fiber artist.; Aryca Myers: Myers has been involved in the arts and nonprofit world throughout her entire career. From stage managing to serving on the board of a theater company, her work in various capacities provides a holistic view of how organizational leadership and vision shape the magic that happens onstage, in the gallery, or in community. Currently a neighborhood support specialist for the City of Minneapolis, Myers received her MA in international and intercultural management from the School for International Training.; Sean Ryan: Ryan is the development manager at Prepare + Prosper (P+P), an economic justice focused nonprofit in Saint Paul, where he coordinates P+P?s foundation, corporate, and government grant related activities. He recently returned to the Twin Cities after four years in Boston working as an admission officer and project coordinator for EXPLO, an internationally renowned education nonprofit that emphasizes creativity and design thinking. A (formerly) frequent concertgoer, he was previously a development assistant at the Cedar Cultural Center. He graduated from Macalester College with a BA in English.; Sierra Scheet: Scheet is currently the financial and accounting systems manager at the Science Museum of Minnesota. She studied history and film at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and earned her BA in history in 2007. She continued her education and earned another BA in accounting from the College of St. Scholastica in 2011. Scheet has spent most of her career in nonprofit accounting working at the Science Museum of Minnesota and University of Minnesota Physicians. She has volunteered and serviced on the board of MNFashion.; Chris Schellinger: Schellinger is the founder and executive director of Avon Hills Folk School, a nonprofit in its third year, located in central Stearns County. Avon Hills Folk School is dedicated to creating and growing community by providing the opportunity for people of all ages, abilities, backgrounds to gather together to learn and create within the natural beauty of the Avon Hills. Schellinger is also currently the director of advancement for a local private school system. He has lived in the area his entire life, graduating from St. John's University in 1992.; Aamera Siddiqui: Siddiqui was going to be a doctor, but plans changed, and she settled into a life as a multidisciplinary artist in Saint Paul. Her plays include, Freedom Daze, CLOTH, American as Curry Pie, CHUP, Log Kya Kahenge, and Please Don?t Feed the Children. Her work has been produced at Southern Theater, History Theatre, Illusion Theater, Intermedia Arts, Dreamland Arts, and Pillsbury House Theatre. Siddiqui has received a Naked Stages Fellowship and two Many Voices Fellowships. She was a featured playwright at the Asian American Theater Conference in Minneapolis and at the Women Playwrights International Conference in Mumbai, India. Siddiqui is also the coartistic director of Exposed Brick Theatre, an organization dedicated to telling untold stories through theater and performance art. She also teaches yoga and has been known to bake the occasional wedding cake.; Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan, Venkatakrishnan is a senior project and program manager, managing information technology projects at Cognizant Technology Solutions. He has a bachelor?s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Madras in India. He serves on the executive board of Minnesota Tamil Sangam (MNTS), a nonprofit devoted to promoting Tamil culture in the state of Minnesota and played a key role in the accreditation of the organization?s language school. Venkatakrishnan has written poems and articles about nature, culture, tradition, and society for the magazine Panippookkal. He writes and directs stage programs and directed two of MNTS?s Fringe Festival productions. He was the program committee chair for the Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America thirtieth annual Tamil language convention, held in 2017, in Minneapolis.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018279,"Operating Support",2022,40270,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Open Eye Theatre will develop and implement a new artistic programming model to engage new artists and audiences Maximizing scope and frequency of programming, range of work presented, and diversity/representation among featured artists. Leadership (artistic and board) will track progress toward goals quarterly using programming calendar and survey data. 2: Open Eye Theatre will develop new community engagement initiatives to broaden its audience involvement and overall local impact. Development of neighborhood green-space programming, new presenting partnerships in new sites, and utilization of livestream/broadcast offerings. Leadership (artistic and board) will evaluate input from participant surveys and CRM database reports.","While innovating within pandemic constraints, OET returned to producing a wide range of indoor and outside events, featuring a broad range of artists. Evaluation of FY22 activities and comparison to FY21 involved analyzing community attendance reports and artists and patron participation surveys, and observational input from in-person feedback sessions. 2: OET expanded outdoor programming through enhanced venue partnerships while continuing to develop our own green space. Evaluation of FY22 activities and comparison to FY21 involved analyzing community attendance reports and artists and patron participation surveys, and observational input from in-person feedback sessions.",,332188,"Other, local or private",332188,,"Elizabeth Lincoln, John Butolph, Daniel Pinkerton, Jean Morrison, Ellie Skelton, Michael Haney, Virginia Sutton, Susan Haas, Joel Sass, Dovie Thomason, Annie Rawlins, Amy Warner",,"Open Eye Figure Theatre AKA Open Eye Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Open Eye Theatre's mission is to serve?artists and audiences by advancing adventurous and imaginative arts programming.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joel,Sass,"Open Eye Figure Theatre AKA Open Eye Theatre","506 E 24th St",Minneapolis,MN,55404-3732,"(612) 874-6338",Joel.sass@openeyetheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1891,"Kimberly Clement: Clement is a retired nonprofit executive, who now writes mystery books and paints landscapes for her home. Starting as a volunteer in a local domestic violence program, she spent thirty-five years working in various causes. Her career expanded from working as the state lobbyist for the Minnesota women?s movement, to raising money nationwide for American Indian elders, to spending nine years as the executive director of an at-risk youth program, to being the executive director of a national renewable energy nonprofit organization.; Kimberley Hines: Hines is a professional theater artist, a playwright, director, and actor. She has a coaching business, mentoring artists at any and all levels of their work and business. She spent part of her career as an artist in commercial graphics as a typesetter and designer/illustrator. Hines has a BA degree from Macalester College in speech and theater and in visual art. She is a speech coach for Edina schools and will be working with the theater department at the University of Northern Iowa in 2021.; David Kang: Kang has over 20 years of experience as a media director, producer, and creative consultant. Currently, he is the executive director of The DIAL Group?a nonprofit organization with the mission of leveraging the talents of artists for social good and to improve the lives of underserved and underrepresented people. He is a member of the Northside Arts Leadership Group, Asian Economic Development Association, as well as several other professional groups. He graduated summa cum laude from Metropolitan State University, with a BA in media and communications.; Kathleen Maurer: Maurer is a professor of English for Anoka-Ramsey Community College; she also spent nine years teaching at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned a PhD in English from Marquette University and has served on the boards of two Minnesota's regional arts councils for a total of eight years. She is author of A Guide to Professional Writing in the Arts, and during her 30-year career has served as an Operating Support panelist, an Artist Initiative panelist, and an artistic evaluator for the Arts Board. She is also a master dyer and fiber artist.; Aryca Myers: Myers has been involved in the arts and nonprofit world throughout her entire career. From stage managing to serving on the board of a theater company, her work in various capacities provides a holistic view of how organizational leadership and vision shape the magic that happens onstage, in the gallery, or in community. Currently a neighborhood support specialist for the City of Minneapolis, Myers received her MA in international and intercultural management from the School for International Training.; Sean Ryan: Ryan is the development manager at Prepare + Prosper (P+P), an economic justice focused nonprofit in Saint Paul, where he coordinates P+P?s foundation, corporate, and government grant related activities. He recently returned to the Twin Cities after four years in Boston working as an admission officer and project coordinator for EXPLO, an internationally renowned education nonprofit that emphasizes creativity and design thinking. A (formerly) frequent concertgoer, he was previously a development assistant at the Cedar Cultural Center. He graduated from Macalester College with a BA in English.; Sierra Scheet: Scheet is currently the financial and accounting systems manager at the Science Museum of Minnesota. She studied history and film at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and earned her BA in history in 2007. She continued her education and earned another BA in accounting from the College of St. Scholastica in 2011. Scheet has spent most of her career in nonprofit accounting working at the Science Museum of Minnesota and University of Minnesota Physicians. She has volunteered and serviced on the board of MNFashion.; Chris Schellinger: Schellinger is the founder and executive director of Avon Hills Folk School, a nonprofit in its third year, located in central Stearns County. Avon Hills Folk School is dedicated to creating and growing community by providing the opportunity for people of all ages, abilities, backgrounds to gather together to learn and create within the natural beauty of the Avon Hills. Schellinger is also currently the director of advancement for a local private school system. He has lived in the area his entire life, graduating from St. John's University in 1992.; Aamera Siddiqui: Siddiqui was going to be a doctor, but plans changed, and she settled into a life as a multidisciplinary artist in Saint Paul. Her plays include, Freedom Daze, CLOTH, American as Curry Pie, CHUP, Log Kya Kahenge, and Please Don?t Feed the Children. Her work has been produced at Southern Theater, History Theatre, Illusion Theater, Intermedia Arts, Dreamland Arts, and Pillsbury House Theatre. Siddiqui has received a Naked Stages Fellowship and two Many Voices Fellowships. She was a featured playwright at the Asian American Theater Conference in Minneapolis and at the Women Playwrights International Conference in Mumbai, India. Siddiqui is also the coartistic director of Exposed Brick Theatre, an organization dedicated to telling untold stories through theater and performance art. She also teaches yoga and has been known to bake the occasional wedding cake.; Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan, Venkatakrishnan is a senior project and program manager, managing information technology projects at Cognizant Technology Solutions. He has a bachelor?s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Madras in India. He serves on the executive board of Minnesota Tamil Sangam (MNTS), a nonprofit devoted to promoting Tamil culture in the state of Minnesota and played a key role in the accreditation of the organization?s language school. Venkatakrishnan has written poems and articles about nature, culture, tradition, and society for the magazine Panippookkal. He writes and directs stage programs and directed two of MNTS?s Fringe Festival productions. He was the program committee chair for the Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America thirtieth annual Tamil language convention, held in 2017, in Minneapolis.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018281,"Operating Support",2022,68320,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The O'Shaughnessy will refocus its programs to professionally and safely serve artists and audiences that better represent the Twin Cities population. Artist demographics will be tracked, plus qualitative feedback on quality of production support. For audiences, quantity, diversity, and satisfaction will be measured, including comfort post-Covid.","The O'Shaughnessy offered many experiences for audiences, and three events were brought from outside Minnesota to the venue for the first time. The O'Shaughnessy collected anecdotal feedback, contact and ticket information from patrons, front of house reports, back of house reports and back of house conversations with artists.",,1234453,"Other, local or private",1234453,35273,"Mary Ellen Childs, Sandra Mitchell, Jeff Prauer, Amy Stearns, Nicole Watson, Tarshia Stanley",,"The O'Shaughnessy at Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy","Private College/University","Operating Support",,"Through the support of diverse, cultural, and socially relevant works, The O'Shaughnessy stands as a touchstone for the campus, a performing arts venue for the community, and a space for celebration and ceremony.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Organisak,"The O'Shaughnessy at Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy","2004 Randolph Ave","St Paul",MN,55105-1750,"(651) 690-6700",pjorganisak088@stkate.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1893,"David Hanson: Hanson has been a professional musician, photographer, recording engineer, producer, and advertising agency owner during his career. His work in advertising has won awards both regionally and nationally. He owns and operates EchoBayart.com and EchoBayProductions.com, which include his line of photography products and commercial audio production. Hanson serves as vice chair of the board of directors of North Dakota Assistive, a state organization that distributes assistive technology to the disabled and elderly. He previously served a four-year term as a board member of the Plains Art Museum (Fargo, ND).; Valorie Klemz: After a career in strategic marketing, Klemz left the corporate world in 2013 for a meaningful second act in grant writing. She serves as grant specialist at Interfaith Outreach and Community Partners, contract grant writer for Tubman, and has a track record of successful proposals and program evaluation. She earned her MBA from the Carlson School of Management, her nonprofit fundraising certificate from the University of St. Thomas, and served on the board of directors for Minnesota Computers for Schools.; Sherrie Pugh: Pugh recently retired from a thirty-five-year career in community economic development. During her career she volunteered and worked on numerous community based cultural events and projects. She serves as an adviser to the Aurora Saint Anthony Neighborhood Development Corporation on its cultural integration concepts for the old home historic rehabilitation project. Pugh has worked in philanthropy as executive director of the Headwaters Fund (Minneapolis), the Fund for Community Development (Chicago), and the Foundation for the Mid South (Jackson, Mississippi).; Germaine Riegert: Riegert is a retired postmaster and worked more than eighteen years as the chief financial officer for the White Earth Reservation Business Committee (RBC), prior to becoming employed with the United States Postal Service. She has a bachelor?s degree in accounting and business administration and has spent many years in public administration. While employed at the RBC, she was involved in the administration of nonprofit grants from many sources. She has served as a volunteer on the Region 2 Arts Council and was elected to serve as treasurer for the board. She is an enrolled member of the Minnesota tribe and the White Earth Nation. Her artistic accomplishments center around working with thread and yarns.; Laura Savinetti-Moberly: Moberly relocated to Ely over 25+ years ago and immediately became involved with the only local arts organization at that time, Northern Lakes Arts Association (NLAA). Over the years, Moberly has served as a board member, treasurer, chair, as well as chairing many committees and answering the call for volunteers wherever needed. She has also choreographed for the Ely Community Spring Musical first in 1999, intermittently throughout the early 2000s and subsequently choreographed every show since 2011. Moberly currently serves as the NLAA board secretary and is finishing up her tenure with the Donald G. Gardner Humanities Trust, where she spent two terms as chair. In the past, she volunteered with the local Comprehensive Arts Planning Program (CAPP) within the Ely schools and served on the board of the youth theater group, Ely Little Players. Moberly graduated from the University of Redlands in California with a BA in business management; she brings 15 years of corporate experience to the volunteer posts she has held.; Christi Schmitt: Schmitt is a program coordinator in the office of multilingual learning at the Saint Paul Public Schools. She has worked as an English language learner teacher in Saint Paul for fifteen years. During her tenure, she has written and received more than fifty local, state, and national grant awards toward enrichment partnerships, opportunities, and resources for English language learners and their families. She has served on the board of the United Nations Association of Minnesota and was a top ten finalist for Minnesota Teacher of the Year. Schmitt has master?s degrees in education and public affairs from the University of Minnesota.; Samuel Van Cook: Van Cook is the founder and president of Button Poetry. He is a recipient of the 2012 Verve Grant, a National Poetry Slam champion, and a decorated college slam coach. Van Cook has worked with students nationwide as a poetry instructor and performance poetry coach. He helped found and establish spoken word poetry programs in colleges across Minnesota including Carleton, the University of Minnesota, Hamline, and Macalester. Most notably, Van Cook spent four years as an instructor for Macalester College, coaching and coordinating its championship College Union Spoken Word Invitational (CUPSI) Poetry Slam program. Van Cook was the director of the two-time national champion Saint Paul Soap Boxing Poetry Slam (2009 & 2010) that ran for many years out of The Artists Quarter in Saint Paul. He also helped bring the national poetry slam to downtown Saint Paul in 2010.; Kalia Vue: Vue is a PhD student at The Ohio State University in the department of teaching and learning in the multicultural and equity studies education area. She received her BA in international studies at the University of St. Thomas (Saint Paul), and her MA in East Asian studies at St. John?s University (New York, NY). Her research interests include informal teaching and learning, culturally responsive teaching, and multicultural education. Her prior work experience consists of the Science Museum of Minnesota, Museum of Chinese in America, and Camp Fire Minnesota. She has also served as a volunteer cochair for the youth leadership program for the Vue family of Minnesota.; Corrie Zoll: Zoll is the owner of Cultivate Consulting, where he has been primarily consulting with nonprofits serving commercial businesses. Previously, Zoll spent five years as executive director of In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre, and four years as development manager for Pillsbury House + Theatre. Zoll has served as board chair for Bedlam Theatre and Franklin Artworks and has served on the Minneapolis Arts Commission. Corrie holds a MA in arts and cultural management from St Mary?s University of Minnesota.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018286,"Operating Support",2022,81981,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Penumbra conducts a dynamic artist-led strategic planning process that realizes our future as a center for racial healing. A successful strategic planning process will be based on the quality, depth, and breadth of artist, staff, board, and community engagement; completed program/curriculum and business/infrastructure outputs; and the effective use of resources applied. 2: Penumbra's artist-led equity training program helps participants explore how race shapes our opportunities, success, safety and circumstances Participants will: have a better understanding of how racism works and is experienced; understand that it is important to see difference; have a better understanding of how stereotypes influence our thinking and action consciously and unconsciously.","We advanced key planning activities and engaged over 400 constituencies to provide critical feedback on our evolution as a center for racial healing. Listening circles, surveys, focus groups, interviews, workshops. 2: We engaged over 1,000 participants at Minnesota-based universities, corporations, and professional associations in racial equity training. Intake reports, surveys, facilitator reports, client interviews.",,2196710,"Other, local or private",2196710,,"Sarah Bellamy, Paul Acito, Javonte Anyabwele, Jeannine Befidi, Shamayne Braman, Matthew Branson, Melanie Douglas, Marcus Fischer, Carson Funderburk, Duane Johnson, Kevin Maler, Mark A. McLellan, Layla Nouraee, Jeffrey N. Saunders, Tim Sullivan, Joe Wald, David L. Welliver ",,"Penumbra Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Penumbra Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Penumbra?Theatre creates artistically excellent and socially responsible drama that illuminates the human condition through prisms of the African American experience.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Thomas,"Penumbra Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Penumbra Theatre","270 Kent St N","St Paul",MN,55102-1744,"(651) 224-3180",amy.thomas@penumbratheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Isanti, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Le Sueur, Martin, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1898,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018291,"Operating Support",2022,38436,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans who engage in Rain Taxi's literary programs widen reading choices, broaden perspectives, and deepen critical thinking. Rain Taxi will gauge outcomes by measuring program attendance, evaluating engagement with its publications through website and social media outreach, and conducting reader and attendee surveys.","Rain Taxi offered programs that greatly expanded Minnesotans' literary choices and perspectives, and engaged them in critical thinking. Rain Taxi gauged outcomes by measuring audience attendance, evaluating engagement through social media participation and website analytics, and conducting reader, participant, and attendee surveys.",,234893,"Other, local or private",234893,11667,"Kris Bigalk, Tom Cassidy, Mary Moore Easter, Kelly Everding, Nicola Koh, Steven Larsen, Jeffrey Lependorf, Lissa Jones Lofgren, Eric Lorberer, Amanda Wigen",,"Rain Taxi, Inc. AKA Rain Taxi Review of Books","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Rain Taxi champions aesthetically adventurous literature.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kelly,Everding,"Rain Taxi, Inc. AKA Rain Taxi Review of Books","PO Box 3840",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 825-1528",kelly@raintaxi.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Carver, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Olmsted, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1903,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018295,"Operating Support",2022,269879,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Northrop educates and inspires audiences annually through performances, student matinees, master classes, lectures and Q and A's with artists. Attendance statistics, schedule of artist engagement activities, formal evaluation and feedback with teachers and audience members, social campaign responses and blog comments. 2: Northrop builds an inclusive audience for the performing arts by engaging diverse communities and exploring global issues through the work of artists. Evaluation occurs through meaningful conversations with community partners and collaborators, attending constituents and the presenting artists, including topics explored and experiences through programming.","Northrop informed audiences through 140+ activities including nine dance and eight music performances, four student matinees and 20+ lectures and engagements. Event and audience statistics were collected, e-mail surveys distributed to attendees, and through Northrop's website, Facebook and social media platforms, blogging and critical evaluation. 2: Northrop builds an inclusive audience for the performing arts by engaging diverse communities and exploring global issues through renowned artists. Northrop distributed surveys, follow-up meetings with community and University partners, and engaged artists and school groups in post event discussions. E-mail surveys sent to ticket holders requested feedback on topics explored through programming.",,8621832,"Other, local or private",8621832,,"Jeff Bieganek, Robert Bruininks, John Conlin, Susan DeNuccio, Karen Hanson, Robert Lunieski, Katheryn Menaged, Toni Pierce-Sands, Gary Reetz, Robyne Robinson, Donald Williams",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Northrop AKA Northrop","Public College/University","Operating Support",,"Rooted in the belief that the arts are essential to the human experience, we are committed to cultivating intersections between performing arts and education for the benefit of all participants now and for generations to come.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kari,Schloner,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Northrop AKA Northrop","84 Church St SE Ste 90",Minneapolis,MN,55455,"(612) 624-7652",kschlone@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1907,"Amy Browender: Browender is a proud graduate of the Saint Paul Public School system and believes that access to the arts is critical to the future of our state and the well-being of our communities. She earned a BA in art history and English from Ripon College in Wisconsin and received honors for academic excellence in both departments. After graduating, she completed two terms of service with College Possible and was named AmeriCorps Member of the Year. Since joining the organization's development team in 2015, she has written grants, deepened relationships with corporate partners, hosted virtual and in person events large and small, and currently stewards and cultivates individual supporters as donor relationship manager.; Jonathan Carter: Carter is director of IT business relationship management for the Harmon business unit of Apogee Enterprises. Previously, Carter had a long career with General Mills, spanning finance, sales, marketing, information systems, and other areas. A former board chair for the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, he is an active executive board member of the Monitors Club, supporting the educational, political, economic, and social well-being of the Twin Cities African American community. Carter holds a BS in computer science from Washington University (Saint Louis); an MS in computer science from Stanford University; and an MBA in finance and international business from Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.; Ann Fee: Fee is a writer, vocalist, and arts administrator in southern Minnesota. Fee is also the host of Live from the Arts Center, a weekly music and interview program on KMSU 89.7 FM showcasing local artists, writers, and musicians. Her fiction and nonfiction appear in collections by Cleis Press, The Missouri Review, and Demos Health. She performs with the acoustic duo The Frye, whose 2015 release The Best of Hank and Rita garnered a Star Tribune ""top albums of the year"" honor. Her performance in the short film The Best of Hank and Rita took best acting recognition at the 2016 Filmstock Film Festival. She is executive director of the Arts Center of Saint Peter, recognized in 2016 by the Minnesota Department of Human Services for a groundbreaking partnership showcasing art by patients at the Minnesota Security Hospital. Fee holds an MFA in creative writing from University of Southern Maine and MA in cultural studies/critical theory and analysis from Illinois State University.; Linda Holliday: Holliday is founder and president of Impact Minnesota, providing an array of consulting services to nonprofit, for-profit, and public organizations; and of Holliday Pottery, creating handcrafted functional ceramic wares. She previously worked with the Initiative Foundation for nearly twenty years, most recently serving as vice president of organizational development. Holliday is a 2010 Bush Foundation Leadership Fellow and holds an MPA from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Crossing Arts Alliance and Advocates for Reproductive Education in central Minnesota.; Yumiko Inomata: Inomata serves as finance manager for Minneapolis based Arts Midwest, one of six regional arts organizations in the United States. She has a BA in theater studies and has taken graduate level courses in educational policy and administration, and teaching English as a foreign language. Outside of work, she has served on numerous panels, including the Sage Awards for Dance (2009-2010), and for several grant programs for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. She is an alumna of the 2017/2018 Arts Organizing Institute through Pangea World Theater?s Lake Street Arts!, which was part of a National Endowment for the Arts Our Town grant.; Mary Ellen Landwehr: Landwehr cofounded Ar4Trails in Rochester in 2016. Ar4Trails installs four temporary sculptures annually and has installed nine permanent sculptures along the bike trails near downtown Rochester. This fall, with funding from the MN CARES Act grant, Ar4Trails will install two more permanent sculptures and ten bike racks created by unemployed or under employed artists in Rochester. She served as board chair of Choral Arts Ensemble in Rochester and currently serves as board chair of the Diversity Council-Rochester. She retired from a 25-year career as an administrator at Mayo Clinic.; Manny Munson-Regala: Munson-Regala is the lead regulatory lawyer for the UnitedHealthcare plan of Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. He has more than 30 years of expertise in solving business issues with regulatory and legislative components for both private and public sector clients including previous stints as deputy commissioner and acting commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Commerce and assistant commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Health. He has previously served on the boards of the Girl Scouts River Valley, Minnesota Justice Foundation, MNxMN, Protect Minnesota, and Steppingstone Theater for Youth. He earned his BA and JD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.; John Neveaux: After studying theater as an undergraduate, Neveaux worked with The Children?s Theatre Company, Minnesota Opera, and Chanhassen Dinner Theatres. He then moved to the west coast for a master?s degree and served on the theater staff at Cabrillo College and University of California, Santa Cruz. He left theatrical pursuits for law school and has practiced law since 1984. He also teaches business law at local colleges. He returned to theater in 2005, as a director, actor, and designer, in addition to serving as an advisory board member for 4 Community Theatre, Skylark Opera Company, Buffalo Community Theatre, and Chain Reaction Theatre Project.; Serenity Schoonover: A staff writer for Split Rock Review, Schoonover's writing has aired on NPR, and appeared in NewPages, Women's Independent Press, and The Bookends Review, among others. She is also a juried metalsmith, and her work has been featured on the front page of Etsy. Since 2018, she has been the recipient of five Arrowhead Regional Art Council (ARAC) grants, served on multiple ARAC grant panels, as well as serving as a Minnesota State Arts Board grant reviewer in 2020. Schoonover has a BA and MA in history education.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10004734,"Operating Support",2019,69144,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A sustainable increase in productions and public engagement, marking an era of growth for Penumbra to uplift black art, lives, and stories in Minnesota. Successful implementation includes an increase in program offerings marked by strong attendance and community engagement, as well as continued fiscal stability and measured organizational growth. 2: Penumbra's plays, conversations, workshops, and film screenings grow Minnesotan's comprehension of equity and justice in USA. Participation will be monitored via sales reports, as well as education and outreach tracking; patron responses will be collated through electronic surveys. Income will be tracked against benchmarks.","A sustainable increase in productions and public engagement, marking an era of growth for Penumbra to uplift black art, lives, and stories in Minnesota. We increased program offerings, welcomed new/diverse audiences with new events/partnerships, and continued fiscal health and business growth by winning new/increased grants and hiring new staff. 2: Penumbra's plays, conversations, workshops, and film screenings grow Minnesotan's comprehension of equity and justice in USA. We've maintained audience attendance trends while creating new events and partnerships. Survey responses continue to be in-depth, rigorous, and challenging and track an increased understanding of racial equity issues.","achieved proposed outcomes",2130759,"Other, local or private",2130759,6914,"Sarah Bellamy, Paul Acito, Matthew Branson, Melanie Douglas, Carson Funderburk, Duane Johnson, Mark A. McLellan, Robert Olafson, Jeffrey Saunders, Brooke Story, Tim Sullivan, David L. Welliver",,"Penumbra Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Penumbra Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Penumbra Theatre creates artistically excellent and culturally responsible drama that illuminates the human condition through prisms of the African American experience. Through the work of Penumbra's art we open hearts and minds, rehearse strategies for change, and dispel dehumanizing narratives. Through 41 continuous seasons, still we rise.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Thomas,"Penumbra Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Penumbra Theatre","270 Kent St N","St Paul",MN,55102-1744,"(651) 224-3180 ",amy.thomas@penumbratheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lake, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Waseca, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-754,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004735,"Operating Support",2019,151537,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","MN craft artists are stronger leaders in their communities when they have access to professional and economic development opportunities. Success is increased participation by Minnesota artists in our Saint Paul show and holiday market. Continual dialogue with artists helps ACC better address their needs with those programs. 2: ACC will build off its past successes to provide engaging and educational craft programming and experiences for Minnesotans. Successful programming is well attended, highly engaging, interesting, and enjoyable to audiences. ACC gauges impact through surveys, in-person feedback, and attendance at events.","ACC bolstered Minnesota craft artists through awards, shows, publications, online content, and library resources and events in Minneapolis and Saint Paul. ACC regularly tracks event attendance, library usage, and membership counts. Surveys and feedback from artist participants. In 2019 exit polling was done with attendees at the Saint Paul craft show. 2: ACC worked with local partners to host exhibitions and events that draw on craft's impact on contemporary American life. ACC regularly tracks event attendance, library usage, and membership counts. Surveys and feedback from artist participants. In 2019 exit polling was done with attendees at the Saint Paul craft show.","achieved proposed outcomes",5437132,"Other, local or private",5437132,22730,"Charles E. Duddingston, Lorne Lassiter, Miguel Gómez-Ibáñez, Lydia Matthews, Robert Duncan, Lisbeth Evans, Carl Fisher, Ken Girardini, Harriet Green, Ann Hatch, Charlotte Herrera, Ayumi Horie, Sarah Kahn, Kathryn LeBaron, Tomas Loeser, Robert Lynch, Wendy Maruyama, Jean W. McLaughlin, Lynda Bourque Moss, Rebecca Myers, Bruce W. Pepich, Carol Sauvion, Amy Schwartz, Josh Simpson, Gary J. Smith, Michael J. Strand, Stephanie Syjuco, Christopher R. Taylor, Lucille L. Tenazas, Folayemi Wilson, Patricia A. Young, Marilyn Zapf ",,"American Craft Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"We champion craft.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Gregory,Allen,"American Craft Council","1224 Marshall St NE Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 206-3117 ",gallen@craftcouncil.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-755,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004738,"Operating Support",2019,249845,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ","The Twin Cities community will gain wide access to live performances and high-quality video recordings of world-class music. SPCO staff and Board will use the strategic imperatives and related five-year goals to determine whether we are providing transformational experiences to a broader and more diverse audience. ","The SPCO provided broad access to performances of world-class music while expanding its reach and upholding its commitment to accessibility. The SPCO tracked attendance through free and affordable tickets, attendance at convenient venues, participation in free family education and community engagement activities, and in free digital media initiatives.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",10094560,"Other, local or private",10094560,,"Donna Ahrens,Nina Archabal, Daniel Avchen,Jo Bailey,Theresa Bevilacqua,Jon Cieslak,Richard Cohen,Mary Cunningham,Sheldon Damberg,Jeffrey DeYoung,Lynn Erickson,Stephanie Fehr,Judith Garcia Galiana,Bonnie Grzeskowiak,Ingrid Lenz Harrison,Lowell Hellervik,Amy Hubbard,Ann Huntrods,A. J. Huss, Jr.,James E. Johnson, Arthur Kaemmer,D. William Kaufman,Erwin Kelen, Eunice Kim,Robert Lee,Sarah Lewis,David Lillehaug,Jon Limbacher,Laura Liu,Lydia Lui, Marja Lutsep,Wendell Maddox,Stephen Mahle, Maureen Maly,Richard Martinez,Alfred Moore, David Myers,Eric Nilsson,Jenny Lind Nilsson, Robert Oberlies,Robert Olafson,Deborah J. Palmer,Paula J. Patineau,Daniel R. Pennie, Nancy McGlynn Phelps,Nicholas S. Pifer,Eric Prindle,Shawn Quant,Peter Remes,Barb Renner, Paul Reyelts,David Rosedahl,Daniel Schmechel, Kathleen Schubert,Fred Sewell,Ronald Sit,Eric Skytte,James Donald Smith,Joseph Tashjian, Charles Ullery,Dobson West,Alan Wilensky,Scott Wilensky,Elizabeth Willis,Paul Wilson,Justin Windschitl",,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support ",,"The mission of The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra is to present a world-class professional chamber orchestra in the Twin Cities, dedicated to superior performance, artistic innovation, and education for the enrichment of community and world audiences. ",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rebecca,Cline,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","408 St Peter St 3rd Fl","St Paul",MN,55102-1497,"(651) 292-3280 ",rcline@spcomail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-758,"Amy Browender: Associate development officer, AmeriCorps; John Connelly: Independent consultant to nonprofits, photographer; vice chair, Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission; Paul Dice: President, International Friendship Through the Performing Arts; Deborah Johnson: Senior director of exhibits and education, Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota; Laura Kinkead: Leadership development consultant, The Collabrium; Gregory Peterson: Treasurer, River Arts Alliance (Winona); retired from Winona State University office of financial aid; Anne Jin Soo Preston: Arts and cultural nonprofit organization consultant; former Springboard for the Arts board member; Jonathan Schill: Program development team, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation; Cassandra Utt: Actor, singer, artistic data analysis; Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan, Executive board member, Minnesota Tamil Sagnam; IT project manager ","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. ","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600 ",1
10004739,"Operating Support",2019,596295,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Students and underserved communities engage in inclusive, meaningful arts experiences, creating positive change for themselves and their communities. Stakeholder meetings and surveys identify the impact of engagement and capacity building strategies on participants and their communities. 2: Through its arts activities, the Trust strengthens social and economic life in the cultural district and statewide. Audience and participant surveys measure increased sense of well-being in six-categories of engagement; calculations of economic benefits to Minnesota artists and economy that are unique to the Trust. ","Students and underserved groups reported an increased sense of community and personal agency, as a result of programming. Conducted online surveys and interview with program participants and partner organizations. Response types included ratings, comments and observations. 2: Audiences and participants reported an increased sense of well-being, while the Trust's activities generated $181 MM for Minnesota's economy. Audience and participant surveys measure increased sense of well-being in four categories of engagement; calculations of economic benefits to Minnesota artists and economy that are unique to the Trust.","achieved proposed outcomes",27073005,"Other, local or private",27073005,322987,"Jay Novak, Travis Barkve, Syl Jones, Judy Blaseg, Mark Marjala, Andrea Christenson, Jeannie Joas, Scott Benson, Ann Simonds, Barbara Brin, Michele Engdahl, Gloria Freeman, Kathleen Gullickson, Jeremy Jacobs, Barbara Klaas, Annette Thompson Meeks, Andrea Mokros",,"Hennepin Theatre Trust","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Hennepin Theatre Trust creates positive change through the arts by bringing together people, businesses, and organizations to create and enjoy cultural experiences.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karen,Quiroz,"Hennepin Theatre Trust","900 Hennepin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 455-9500 ",karen.quiroz@hennepintheatretrust.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-759,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004741,"Operating Support",2019,747705,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase audience engagement through initiatives and activities that deepen participants' understanding and enjoyment of the arts experience. Collect participation data for initiatives/activities, qualitative feedback with audience surveys and advisory groups, track progress toward learning goals when appropriate. 2: Collaborate with community partners to create unique artistic activities, at Orchestra Hall and beyond, that address community-identified interests. Collect data on location of events/activities, number engaged, achievement of identified objectives and goals, feedback from participants, and development of plans for continuing engagement.","Increased understanding and enjoyment of the arts experience for tens of thousands of participants in Young People's Concerts and the OH+ program. Tracked attendance at Young People's Concerts and OH+ pre-concert activities; surveyed participants in both programs to determine engagement; met with group leaders to determine progress toward learning goals (as appropriate). 2: Developed strategic partnerships with diverse community groups that led to strong participation in collaborative programs at Orchestra Hall and beyond. Tracked attendance at: five free outdoor Symphony for the Cities concerts; collaborations with North Minneapolis; concerts with Dessa; and Pint of Music concerts at local taprooms; among others.","achieved proposed outcomes",33802490,"Other, local or private",33802490,,"Margee Ankeny, Karen Hsiao Ashe, Emily Backstrom, Doug Baker, Karen Baker, Maureen Bausch, Rochelle Blease, Margee Bracken, Sarah Brew, Michelle Miller Burns, Barbara Burwell, Tim Carl, Mari Carlson, Evan Carruthers, Yvonne Cheek, Ralph Chu, Mark Copman, Kathy Cunningham, Andrew Czajkowski, Paula DeCosse, Jon Eisenberg, Jack Eugster, Jack Farrell, Anders Folk, Betsy Frost, Tim Geoffrion, Luella Goldberg, Joe Green, Laurie Greeno, Jane Gregerson, Beverly Grossman, Karen Himle, Maurice Holloman, Karen Holmes, Karen Hubbard, Jay Ihlenfeld, Phil Isaacson, Hubert Joly, Kathy Junek, Kate Kelley, Michael Kim, Mike Klingensmith, Mary Lawrence, Al Lenzmeier, Nancy Lindahl, Michael Lindsay, Marty Lueck, Ron Lund, Warren Mack, Harvey Mackay, Patrick Mahoney, Kita McVay, Anne Miller, Bill Miller, Betty Myers, Marilyn Carlson Nelson, Ravi Norman, Minsok Pak, Anita Pampusch, Lisa Paradis, Michael Roos, Dimitrios Smyrnios, Robert Spong, Gordon Sprenger, Irene Suddard, Mary Sumners, Maxine Wallin, Jim Watkins, Tim Welsh, John Wilgers, Aks Zaheer",,"Minnesota Orchestral Association AKA Minnesota Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Minnesota Orchestra's mission is to enrich, inspire, and serve our community as an enduring symphony orchestra internationally recognized for its artistic excellence.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rob,Nygaard,"Minnesota Orchestral Association","1111 Nicollet Mall",Minneapolis,MN,55403-2477,"(612) 371-7144 ",rnygaard@mnorch.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-761,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004742,"Operating Support",2019,40613,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Support the creation and presentation of innovative art in the public sphere that engages the public in the important issues of our time. We will choose relevant themes for our programs, document them thoroughly, collect audience and artist data, and assess each project using criteria developed for AoV and Northern Spark. 2: Support greater participation of diverse communities in our work, especially through our Program Council and Cultural Partners. We will conduct qualitative assessments with Program Council members and Cultural Partners. ","Support the creation and presentation of innovative art in the public sphere that engages the public in the important issues of our time. NL worked intentionally with partners on a community-sourced theme for Northern Spark 2019. A project in outstate Minnesota focused on water health. NL documented projects in photography and videography, and conducted audience, artist and partner surveys. 2: Support greater participation of diverse communities in our work, especially through our Program Council and Cultural Partners. Shared curation of Northern Spark prioritized artists of color, selected by community partners, Program Council and NL. The majority of NS was located in Indigenous + communities of color. NL continued self-reporting demographic surveys for artists.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",619189,"Other, local or private",619189,1832,"Sara Van Norman, Paul Johnson, Michelle Klein, Jennifer Newsome Carruthers, Roopali Phadke, Robert Hunter, Steve Dietz",,"Northern Lightsmn, Inc AKA Northern Lights.mn","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Northern Lights.mn supports artists in the creation and presentation of art in the public sphere, focuses on innovative uses of technology to imagine new interactions between audience, artwork, and place, and explores expanded possibilities for civic engagement.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steve,Dietz,"Northern Lightsmn, Inc AKA Northern Lights.mn","2751 Hennepin Ave S Ste 231",Minneapolis,MN,55408-1002,"(612) 284-2815 ",stevedietz@northern.lights.mn,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Itasca, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-762,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004745,"Operating Support",2019,58850,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Broader audiences will attend TLD performances of reimagined and new musical theater works and deepen their connection to the work. We will evaluate audience growth and connectivity by number of attendees, surveys measuring emotional and intellectual engagement; participation in post-show discussions and in-person and online comments. 2: Minnesota artists from diverse backgrounds will collaborate in presenting TLD mainstage productions and will develop and shape new musical theater work. Artist surveys will measure diversity and provide feedback on TLD's production process. Media coverage (interviews, reviews) and post-show discussions will be measures of career and artistic growth.","In 2018-19, over 37,000 people attended performances of reimagined and new musical theater at TLD. Audiences were connected, moved, and stimulated. TLD used the following methods: post-show survey results measuring emotional and intellectual reactions; ticket sales reports indicating audience growth; and audience comments made during post-show discussions, in-person to staff, and left online. 2: In 2018-19, TLD hired hundreds of diverse Minnesota artists for their work on the mainstage and behind the scenes and in the development of new work. TLD used the following methods: comments collected during conversations with artists before, during, and after the production process, post-show conversations, and media coverage.","achieved proposed outcomes",1686236,"Other, local or private",1686236,,"Nancy Jones, Bill Venne, Jon Harkness, Carolee Lindsey, Kent Allin, Les Bendtsen, Ogden Confer, Matt Fulton, Ron Frey, Katie Guyer, Sandy Hey, Lisa Hoene, James Jensen, Chris Larsen, Kate Lawson, Jim Matejcek, Penny Meier, Gary Reetz, Jake Romanow, Thomas Senn, Cara Sjodin, Brian Svendahl, Kari Groth Swan, Libby Utter, Kevin Winge, David Young, Jane Zilch",,"Theatre Latté-Da AKA Theatre Latte-Da","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Theater Latte-Da seeks to create new connections between story, music, artist, and audience by exploring and expanding the art of musical theater.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jaden,Hansen,"Theatre Latta-Da AKA Theatre Latte-Da","345 13th Ave NN",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 339-3003 ",jaden@latteda.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-765,"William Adams: Public policy consultant; community leader of Kaddatz Galleries creation; Ann Fee: Executive director, Arts Center of Saint Peter; teaching artist, writer, editor, and instructor; Marjorie Grevious: Homeowner development manager, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sarah Larsson: Outreach and development director, Somali Museum of Minnesota; Anne Makepeace: Grand Center for Arts and Culture founder executive director; Steven Richardson: Director of the arts, Carleton College; Deneane Richburg: Dancer and choreographer; founder of Brownbody; Jonathan Rutter: Executive director and curator, The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum; Carla Tamburro, Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004746,"Operating Support",2019,578819,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences have more opportunities to participate in arts integrated learning through the Walker's renovated campus, exhibitions, and programs. Implement and evaluate new public and K-12 tours program and curricula. Quantitative/qualitative data will measure participation, growth mindset, information recall, and perceptual shifts. 2: Audience access to contemporary art is increased by removing barriers (financial, physical, perceptual) and creating a welcoming environment. Attendance/survey data will measure demographics. Pre-post surveys will assess barriers removed, sense of welcome, and interest in content. Net promotor score will benchmark visitor satisfaction.","Audiences have more opportunities to participate in arts integrated learning through the Walker's renovated campus, exhibitions, and programs. Implemented and evaluated new public and K-12 education programs. Quantitative/qualitative data measured participation, growth mindset, critical thinking, and interest in arts and culture. 2: Audience access to contemporary art is increased by removing barriers (financial, physical, perceptual) and creating a welcoming environment. Attendance/survey data measured demographics. Pre-post surveys assessed barriers removed, sense of welcome, and interest in content. Net promoter score benchmarked visitor satisfaction.","achieved proposed outcomes",28847936,"Other, local or private",28847936,,"Mark Addicks, Simone Ahuja, Jan Breyer, Y. Ralph Chu, John Christakos, Andrew S. Duff, Mark Greene, Sima Griffith, Daniel Grossman, Julie Guggemos, Nina Hale, Karen Heithoff, Seena Hodges, Andrew Humphrey, William Jonason, Mark Jordahl, Chris Killingstad, Anne Labovitz, Valerie Lemaine, John Liddicoat, Muffy MacMillan, Jennifer Martin, David Moore, Jr., Jim Murphy, Monica Nassif, Michael Peterman, Patrick Peyton, Brian Pietsch, Teresa Rasmussen, Peter Remes, Joel Ronning, Amit Sahasrabudhe, Gayle R. T. Schueller, Jesse Singh, Greg Stenmoe, Wim Stocks, Laura Taft, Marge Weiser, John P. Whaley, Susan White, D. Ellen Wilson, RD Zimmerman",,"Walker Art Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Walker Art Center is a catalyst for the creative expression of artists and the active engagement of audiences. Focusing on the visual, performing, and media arts of our time, the Walker takes a global, multidisciplinary, and diverse approach to the creation, presentation, interpretation, collection, and preservation of art. Walker programs examine the questions that shape and inspire us as individuals, cultures, and communities.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marla,Stack,"Walker Art Center","1750 Hennepin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403-2115,"(612) 375-7640 ",marla.stack@walkerart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-766,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
10004748,"Operating Support",2019,51988,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","MMAM audience members gain a greater awareness of visual arts through its significant historic collection and revolving temporary exhibitions. Quantitatively through attendance, participation, and fiscal support. Qualitatively with collecting and analyzing visitor feedback through personal engagement with staff, volunteers, and online channels. 2: MMAM audience members of all ages and abilities will be inspired by and engage in visual arts by participating in curated arts programming. Quantitatively through attendance in current and new programs. Qualitatively with vocal and written feedback to program leaders, and, afterward, in MMAM communications, surveys, and online reviews.","MMAM curated a dynamic roster of ten high-quality water-inspired exhibitions that audience members from 69 of Minnesota's 87 counties experienced. Attendance, admission, and membership tracking, needing to increase program offerings due to waiting list length. Gathering qualitative feedback in-person, online, and written from participants, staff, volunteers, and social media engagement. 2: MMAM offered curated arts programming to people of all ages and abilities in conjunction with its exhibitions, which audiences found inspiring. Attendance, admission, and membership tracking, needing to increase program offerings due to waiting list length. Gathering qualitative feedback in-person, online, and written from participants, staff, volunteers, and social media engagement.","achieved proposed outcomes",978278,"Other, local or private",978278,3584,"Sabina Bosshard, Ron Dempsey, Dr. James H. Eddy, Dan Hampton, Bill Hoel, Elise Lewis, Betsy Midthun, Mark Metzler, Greg Neidhart, Dominic Ricciotti, Rachelle Schultz, Phil Schumacher, Steve Slaggie, Cindy Telstad",,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Minnesota Marine Art Museum engages visitors in meaningful visual art experiences through education and exhibitions that explore the historic and ongoing human relationship with water.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicole,Chamberlain-Dupree,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","800 Riverview Dr",Winona,MN,55987-2272,"(507) 474-6626 ",ncdupree@mmam.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Todd, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-768,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
10004751,"Operating Support",2019,424278,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artspace will leverage affordable space to increase arts production, collaboration and earnings; engage audiences; and spur positive development. Artspace will provide 1,124,492 SF of affordable space across thirteen projects for some 350 artist families and 50 arts organizations in six Minnesota communities. 2: Thousands of Minnesota youth and adults from across the state will have access to diverse and affordable dance education and performance activities. Serving as the flagship for dance across Minnesota, The Cowles Center will provide at least 100 performances, 300 education sessions, and space for 25 arts and cultural organizations.","Artspace leveraged affordable space to increase arts production, collaboration and earnings; engaged audiences; and spurred positive development. Artspace tracked numbers: We provided 1,124,492 SF of affordable space across thirteen projects for more than 300 artist families and some 50 arts organizations in six Minnesota communities. 2: Thousands of Minnesota youth and adults from across the state accessed diverse and affordable dance education and performance activities. As Minnesota's home for dance, The Cowles Center provided 110 performances, as well as 736 education sessions, and space for between 26 arts and cultural organizations.","achieved proposed outcomes",44919733,"Other, local or private",44919733,424278,"James C. Adams, Mark W. Addicks, Devon Akmon, Peter Beard, Terry Benelli, Randall Bourscheidt, Diane Dalto Woosnam, Matthew E. Damon, LouisLou) DeMars, Terrance R. Dolan, Rebecca Driscoll, Janis Lane-Ewart, Marie Feely, Ian Friendly, Roy Gabay, Bonnie Heller, Burton Kassell, Suzanne Koepplinger, Peter A. Lefferts, MargaretPeggy) Lucas, Mary Margaret MacMillan, Mark Manbeck, Richard Martin Esq., Betty Massey, Dan C. Mehls, Herman J. Milligan, Jr., Ph.D., Cynthia J. Newsom, Roger Opp, Sarah Oquist, Gloria Perez, Barbara Portwood, Irene Quarshie, Elizabeth Redleaf, Joel Ronning, Annamarie Saarinen, Gloria Sewell, Susan Kenny Stevens, Ph.D., Curtis Thornhill, Cree Zischke",2,"Artspace Projects, Inc. AKA Artspace","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Artspace's mission is to create, foster, and preserve affordable and sustainable space for artists and arts organizations.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dana,Mattice,"Artspace Projects, Inc. AKA Artspace","250 N 3rd Ave Ste 400",Minneapolis,MN,55401-1641,"(612) 333-9012 ",dana.mattice@artspace.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Crow Wing, Freeborn, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Stevens, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-771,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004752,"Operating Support",2019,55089,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The O'Shaughnessy will serve and support Minnesota artists and audiences through its PRESENTS, Women of Substance (WoS) and Rental programming. Present 14 artists/companies (50% MN); help six Minnesota artists develop work; rent to 38 Minnesota orgs; engage eight women artists in WoS or PRESENTS events. Track through program records, artist surveys/interviews. 2: Increase participation and provide a welcoming space for diverse Minnesota artists and audiences with carefully curated programming and partnerships. At least 40% of artists/users will represent diverse Minnesota cultures; 100% will find venue welcoming; Track through program records, surveys/interviews with artists, company/rental liaisons, audiences.","We PRESENTED thirteen events (7 MN-based); 31 Minnesota clients/12 new clients @ 197 days. We helped nine Minnesota artists develop work and engaged ten women artists. O'Shaughnessy staff attended all events and performances. Outcomes tracked quantitatively through presentation and rental records. 2: 95% of artists/clients/audiences gave positive feedback; 58,099 Minnesota audiences attended programs; 82% of our Presents program featured artists-of-color. We tracked outcomes quantitatively with box office records (attendance), artist demographics (gender, race/ethnic origin and geographic origin); qualitative results regarding satisfaction measured with surveys/interviews.","achieved proposed outcomes",1339239,"Other, local or private",1339239,29906,"Officers of the Board Margaret Arola Ford, Kathryn Clubb, Susan Hames, Kathleen O'Brien, Trustees Laura Bufano, J. Kevin Croston, M.D., Margaret Gillespie, Michael Hickey, Pamela O. Johnson, MS, RN, Anne McKeig, Donna McNamara, Catherine McNamee, Joan Mitchell, Christine Moore, Michael O'Boyle, Colleen O'Malley, Teresa A. Radzinski, ReBecca Koenig Roloff, Therese Sherlock, Angela Hall Slaughter, Minda Suchan, Sandra Vargas, Debra Wilfong, Robert Wollan, Brenda Grandstrand Woodson, Valerie Young, Trustees Emeriti Mary Madonna Ashton, Charles M. Denny, Jr., Katherine Egan, Harriet Hentges, Mary Louise May Klas, Virginia McCain, Lawrence McGough, Anne Ward Miller, Susan Schmid Morrison, Mary Alice Muellerleile, Lorraine Majerus Nadler, Lawrence O'Shaughnessydeceased), Stephen Roszell, Michael P. Sullivan, Carol Truesdell. Advisory Board: Allison Adrian, Mary Harding, Donna Hauer, Cecilia Konchar-Farr, Jewelly Lee, Omari Rush, Jon Schultz, Hui Wilcox, Jacob Yarrow.",,"The O'Shaughnessy at Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy","Private College/University","Operating Support",,"Through the support of diverse, cultural, and socially relevant works, The O'Shaughnessy stands as a touchstone for the campus, a performing arts venue for the community, and a space for celebration and ceremony.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,Spehar,"The O'Shaughnessy at Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy","2004 Randolph Ave","St Paul",MN,55105-1750,"(651) 690-6700 ",klspehar@stkate.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-772,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004755,"Operating Support",2019,102648,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More Minnesotans understand their heritage as it relates to others by participating in relevant and accessible arts, craft and music experiences. Track attendance and feedback at four exhibitions and accompanying programs, to understand how art, climate and migration shape ASI visitors' perceptions of heritage. ","123,377 Minnesotans participated in arts experiences that deepened their understanding of their heritage and how it relates to others. ASI tracked attendance numbers (admissions) for four exhibitions and accompanying programming. Via feedback forms and surveys, ASI tracked how visitors were changed and their perception of heritage shifted through their participation in these programs.","achieved proposed outcomes",4278497,"Other, local or private",4278497,20000,"Maggi Adamek, Philip Anderson, Aimee Richcreek Baxter, Karl Benson, Michael Bjornberg, Brenda Butler, David Carlson, Terri Carlson, Brad Engdahl, Barbara Linell Glaser, Mary Dee Hicks, Diane Hofstede, Joe Hognander, Laurie Holmquist, Laurie Jacobi, Ted Johnson, Alexander Källebo, John Litell, Russ Michaletz, Mohamud Mumin, Andreas Örnberg, Elizabeth Olson, Linda Wallenberg, William Weiler",,"American Swedish Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The American Swedish Institute is a gathering place for all people to share experiences around themes of culture, migration, the environment, and the arts, informed by enduring links to Sweden.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christiana,Stolpestad,"American Swedish Institute","2600 Park Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 870-3354 ",christys@asimn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1143,"Crystal Brinkman: Executive director, Kulture Klub Collaborative; Brenda Brousseau: Visual artist, app developer and software company owner; Michael Cook: Treasurer, Twin Cities Jazz Festival; retired banker; Sindiswa Georgiades: Project management and fund development professional; Betsy Husting: Retired fundraising consultant to nonprofit and arts organizations; Sonja Jacobsen: Retired office manager, Jacobsen Metal Fabrication; vocal and instrumental music teacher; board member, Mankato Symphony; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Philip McKenzie: Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004756,"Operating Support",2019,39508,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Prioritize audience and fundraising growth, strengthen operations systems and stabilize staff retention by completing a staffing reassessment/restructure. Complete staffing restructure and revised job descriptions. Hire two staff positions. Identify and track audience development initiatives, benchmark fundraising goals, streamline operation processes. 2: Craft guiding principles for a commitment toward equity and inclusion priorities for work both on campus and in the wider community. Identify and cultivate new diverse community relationships, craft guiding principles and criteria for artist selection, articulated departmental values, expanded connection to regional school districts.","Completed staff assessment/restructure, strengthened operations and audience development/fundraising. Hired two positions, Fundraising/Audience Development Manager and Technical/Event Services Manager, worked with marketing research company to identify initial audience development priorities, began implementing initiatives, fundraising measurements. 2: Ongoing outcome - Identified need to recraft the mission and articulate the related values/vision to inform guiding principles. Work in progress. Process for mission/vision/values is ongoing. Guiding principles document is interrelated and informed by that process. CSB has identified and begun relationship building with three diverse community groups and two new school districts.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",795058,"Other, local or private",795058,,"Mimi Bitzan, Brian Campbell, David DeBlieck, Laura Hood, Colleen Hollinger Petters, Rachel Melis, Chris Rasmussen, Jerry Wetterling",,"College of Saint Benedict AKA College of Saint Benedict Fine Arts Programming","Private College/University","Operating Support",,"The mission of Fine Arts Programming at the College of Saint Benedict (CSB) is to provide a wealth of creative activities and art that make life in central Minnesota an even richer experience. Through the performing and visual arts series, CSB provides community wide opportunities for interaction with leading, national artists through residencies and outreach, exhibitions, pre/post discussions and performances. FAP is a joint department between the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Hanlon,"College of Saint Benedict AKA College of Saint Benedict Fine Arts Programming","37 College Ave S PO Box 2000","St Joseph",MN,56321,"(320) 363-5011 ",lhanlon@csbsju.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Brown, Carver, Cass, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1144,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004757,"Operating Support",2019,45677,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","People with disabilities will use the arts to increase the social, communication and advocacy skills that they need to lead self-determined lives. Improvement in skills will be measured through Upstream Arts' rigorous pre- and post-program evaluation process, conducted in collaboration with program partners and participants. 2: People with and without disabilities will improve their ability to communicate and connect with each other through shared artistic experiences. After community events and other shared artistic experiences, interaction and increased understanding will be measured and tracked through audience surveys, attendee numbers, and program evaluations. ","People with disabilities used the arts to increase the social, communication and advocacy skills they need to lead self-determined lives. Improvement in skills was measured and demonstrated through Upstream Arts' pre- and post- program evaluation process, conducted in collaboration with program partners and participants. 2: People with and without disabilities improved their ability to communicate and connect with each other through shared artistic experiences. Audience surveys, attendee numbers and program evaluations were used to measure and demonstrate increased interaction and understanding.","achieved proposed outcomes",623259,"Other, local or private",623259,,"Janice Dowling, Michelle Dickerson, Noel Raymond, Alyssa Klein, Margaret Quinlan, Calvin Keasling, Steve Anderson, Tabitha Montgomery, Jack Lee, Julie Guidry(ex oficio)",,"Upstream Arts, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Upstream Arts uses the power of the creative arts to activate and amplify the voice and choice of individuals with disabilities.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bree,Sieplinga,"Upstream Arts, Inc.","3501 Chicago Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 331-4584 ",bree@upstreamarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1145,"Crystal Brinkman: Executive director, Kulture Klub Collaborative; Brenda Brousseau: Visual artist, app developer and software company owner; Michael Cook: Treasurer, Twin Cities Jazz Festival; retired banker; Sindiswa Georgiades: Project management and fund development professional; Betsy Husting: Retired fundraising consultant to nonprofit and arts organizations; Sonja Jacobsen: Retired office manager, Jacobsen Metal Fabrication; vocal and instrumental music teacher; board member, Mankato Symphony; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Philip McKenzie: Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004758,"Operating Support",2019,10661,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Broaden arts programming and participation opportunities for young performers and audiences by making more events available and affordable. Measured quantitatively by the numbers of performers and audience members who participate in our various programming, and by the numbers of events and opportunities offered. 2: Broaden the organization's support structure with the aim of improving the overall quality of arts experiences for our community. Through post-event analyses, annual internal reviews of programming, staff/board assessments, advisory board meetings, and solicited audience feedback.","Broaden arts programming and participation opportunities for young performers and audiences by making more events available and affordable. We provided performance and programming opportunities unique to this community. The numbers of participants and audience grew from past years. We were able to expose our young people to arts experiences they'd never before encountered. 2: Broaden the organization's support structure with the aim of improving the overall quality of arts experiences for our community. Operating support grant funds enabled us to free up necessary resources to hire more staff in both box office (greatly improving customer service) and in technical support, which had the effect of improving the overall technical quality of our events. Our audiences took notice of both, and responded anecdotally in a very positive manner.","achieved proposed outcomes",416549,"Other, local or private",416549,,"Lisa Wigand, Bruce Buxton, Sandra Kaplan, Bri Keran, John Erickson, Patrick Spradlin",,"Central Lakes College-Brainerd AKA Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center","Public College/University","Operating Support",,"TO CREATE an environment where local performing artists can develop their craft; TO SHARE with our community diverse, high quality arts programming; and TO GROW a community of practitioners and lovers of the performing arts.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patrick,Spradlin,"Central Lakes College-Brainerd AKA Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center","501 College Dr W",Brainerd,MN,56401,"(218) 855-8100 ",pspradlin@clcmn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Wilkin, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1146,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004759,"Operating Support",2019,284670,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota Opera participants and audiences build social connection and shared emotion with fellow Minnesotans. Total number of persons served, audience reporting greater empathy and a unique collective experience, and growth in social-emotional skills in young learners. 2: Minnesotans of different life experiences, backgrounds and identities feel welcomed and empowered by their relationship to Minnesota Opera and the art form. Increase in number and diversity of persons served, number and diversity of subscribers/repeat ticket buyers, number of retained donors, number of contact hours, word-of-mouth marketing, and positive participant feedback.","Participants and audiences built social connection and shared emotion with fellow Minnesotans. Number of persons served (over 170,000 in person); broadened perspectives among audience and participants; increased confidence, creativity and empathy in young learners. 2: Minnesotans of different life experiences, backgrounds and identities felt welcomed an empowered by their relationship to Minnesota Opera and the art form. Evaluations results demonstrated an increase in identified key indicators and positive feedback from audiences and participants - which will be used to help shape programming moving forward.","achieved proposed outcomes",10677648,"Other, local or private",10677648,,"Vanessa Abbe, Sharon Bloodworth, Rebecca Bernhard, Shari Boehnen, Alberto Castillo, Jane Confer, Jay Debertin, Terrance Dolan, Sidney W. Emery, Maureen Harms, Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad, Philip Isaacson, J Jackson, Diane Jacobson, John Junek, Christl Larson, Mary Lazarus, Robert Lee, Natalie Volin Lehr, Jeninne McGee, Mike McNamara, Fayneese Miller, Leni Moore, Kay Ness, Jose Peris, Bart Reed, Mary H. Schrock, Linda Roberts Singh, David Smith, Nadege Souvenir, Gregory Sullivan, Norrie Thomas, Missy Staples Thompson, Wendy Unglaub, H. Bernt von Ohlen, Craig Walvatne, William White, Margaret Wurtle",1.5,"The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Minnesota Opera changes lives by bringing together artists, audiences, and community advancing the art form of opera for today and for future generations.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Diana,Konopka,"The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera","620 1st St N",Minneapolis,MN,55401-1225,"(612) 333-2700 ",dkonopka@mnopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1147,"William Adams: Public policy consultant; community leader of Kaddatz Galleries creation; Ann Fee: Executive director, Arts Center of Saint Peter; teaching artist, writer, editor, and instructor; Marjorie Grevious: Homeowner development manager, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sarah Larsson: Outreach and development director, Somali Museum of Minnesota; Anne Makepeace: Grand Center for Arts and Culture founder executive director; Steven Richardson: Director of the arts, Carleton College; Deneane Richburg: Dancer and choreographer; founder of Brownbody; Jonathan Rutter: Executive director and curator, The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum; Carla Tamburro, Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004761,"Operating Support",2019,38285,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Minnesota Ballet will make well-planned and fullest use of its new and repurposed quarters to provide optimal programing for Minnesotans. The Ballet is fully utilizing new and repurposed quarters to optimize programing as measured by outcome-based evaluation, observation and surveys of participants, documented reaction on social media.","The Minnesota Ballet is functioning efficiently and effectively in new and repurposed quarters for classes, rehearsals, presentations, fundraisers. The Minnesota Ballet collected outcome-based evaluation from staff members, dancers, teachers, students, School Committee, and participants at presentations and fundraisers to assess functioning in new and repurposed quarters.","achieved proposed outcomes",896502,"Other, local or private",896502,,"Nick Campanario, Sue Fuchs, Jayme Hartman, Renee Heytens, Betsy Holcomb, Rachel Inselman, Susan Johnson, Morgana Kolenda, Patricia Nielsen, Edward Schumacher, Elly Siptroth, Ann-Marie Stojevich, Carole Turner, Jeanne Urban, Mel Winkler",,"Duluth Ballet AKA Minnesota Ballet","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Minnesota Ballet, through its professional company and school, is to inspire a love and appreciation for dance, to advance the art of ballet, to increase access to the art form, and to use its resources to benefit the greater community.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Gummerson,"Duluth Ballet AKA Minnesota Ballet","301 1st St W Ste 800",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 529-3742x 17",marygummerson@minnesotaballet.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1149,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004763,"Operating Support",2019,26236,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase representation and participation of historically underrepresented communities on our Program Support and Advisory Board. Progress will be measured by tracking the number of PSAB members from historically underrepresented communities and by tracking general PSAB member turnout to Zeitgeist events. 2: Expanded opportunities for a broader, more diverse cross section of community to engage with our Renegade Improv program. Progress will be measured by the number of new shows, classes, and rehearsals that are produced and by the development of new forms of improv across our season schedule. ","Zeitgeist's board leadership, including the Program Support and Advisory Board, has increased membership from underrepresented community members. Zeitgeist launched a voluntary demographic survey tool asking board and staff to self-identify a number of demographic characteristics in order to establish current baseline diversity measures. This informs recruitment strategies. 2: Zeitgeist's Renegade Improv program launched a number of new classes and initiatives meant to expand membership and engagement. The Renegade Improv program launched a number of new classes meant to recruit new and more diverse team members. Over 30 people participated in those ten week classes, along with a women only improv workshop which drew another fifteen people.","achieved proposed outcomes",813304,"Other, local or private",813304,26236,"Don Ness, Sarah Seidelmann, Laura Weintraub, Francis Heid, Aparna Katre, Becky Hartley, Jon Heyesen, Kendra Carlson, Lynn Black, Curtis Landherr, Alex Duncan, Jean Sramek, Julie Ahsay, Cathy Podeszwa, Karen Sunderman, Adam Swanson, Salaam Witherspoon, Karen Jeanette, Daniel Oyinloye, Enrique Mezza, Jonathan Thunder, Dan Stocke, Drew Jensen, Bill Payne",,"Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community AKA A.H. Zeppa Family Foundation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community practices the art of growing a connected, healthy community empowered to create and thrive.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anthony,Cuneo,"Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community","222 Superior St E Ste 326",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 726-5430 ",tony@zeppa.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1151,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004764,"Operating Support",2019,22064,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Prioritize audience and fundraising growth, strengthen operation systems and stabilize staff retention by completing a staffing assessment/restructure. Complete staffing restructure and revised job descriptions. Hire two staff positions. Identify and track audience development initiatives, benchmark fundraising goals, streamline operation processes. 2: Sponsorship program will be assessed and re-designed in order to expand the department's connection to the community. Track evaluation and modifications of current program: conduct sponsor focus groups, identify changes, expand supported activities, test, track goals, increase sponsorship dollars by 5% by FY20. ","Completed staff assessment/restructure, strengthened operations and audience development/fundraising. Hired two positions, Fundraising and Audience Development Manager and Technical and Event Services Manager, worked with marketing research company to identify initial audience development priorities, have begun implementing initiatives based on research. 2: Ongoing outcome - sponsorship program has been modified, not completely re-designed, with significant shift to tracking systems and sponsor contact. Financial data, small group input, review of program with campus institutional advancement staff, assessment of overall fundraising including sponsorship and individual giving priorities.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",643577,"Other, local or private",643577,,"Mimi Bitzan, Brian Campbell, David DeBlieck, Laura Hood, Colleen Hollinger Petters, Rachel Melis, Chris Rasmussen, Jerry Wetterling",,"Saint John's University AKA Saint John's University Fine Arts Programming","Private College/University","Operating Support",,"The mission of Fine Arts Programming (FAP) at Saint John`s University (SJU) is to provide a wealth of creative activities and art that make life in central Minnesota even richer. Through the performing and visual arts series, SJU provides community wide opportunities for interaction with leading, national artists through residencies and outreach, exhibitions, pre/post discussions and performances. FAP is a joint department between Saint John's University and the College of Saint Benedict, sharing staff and marketing materials, however each institution has a separate 501(c)3 and each institution maintains separate budgets and season programming for the Fine Arts Series, Visual Arts Series, and engagement programs.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Hanlon,"Saint John's University AKA Saint John's University Fine Arts Programming","2850 Abbey Plz PO Box 2000",Collegeville,MN,56321-2000,"(320) 363-5030 ",lhanlon@csbsju.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1152,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004766,"Operating Support",2019,204460,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Northrop entertains and informs an audience of 350,000+ annually through performances, master classes, lectures, Q and A with artists, and student matinees. Attendance statistics, schedule of artist engagement activities, formal evaluation from teachers, solicited audience feedback and blog comments. 2: Northrop builds an inclusive audience for dance by engaging diverse communities and exploring global issues through the work of renowned dance artists. List of organizational partners, artists engaged, topics explored through the presentations.","Northrop entertained and informed audiences through 14 dance and six music performances, four matinees, thirteen lectures; twelve ticketed and ten free concerts. Event and audience statistics were collected, e-mail surveys distributed to attendees, post-show receptions for person to person feedback; and Northrop's website, Facebook pages and social media welcome blogging and critical evaluation. 2: Northrop builds an inclusive audience for dance by engaging diverse communities and exploring global issues through renowned dance artists. Northrop distributed surveys and held follow-up meetings with community and University partners, engaged artists and school groups. E-mail surveys to ticket holders request feedback on topics explored through the presentations.","achieved proposed outcomes",8016529,"Other, local or private",8016529,,"Jeff Bieganek, Robert Bruininks, John Conlin, Susan DeNuccio, Tammylynne Jonas, Robert Lunieski, Antone Melton-Meaux, Cory Padesky, Gary Reetz, Donald Williams, Northrop Staff: Cynthia Betz, Cari Hatcher, Holly Radis-McCluskey, Kari Schloner, University Staff: Deb Cran, Bob McMaster",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Northrop AKA Northrop","Public College/University","Operating Support",,"Northrop is a center of discovery and transformation that connects the University of Minnesota and communities beyond by celebrating innovation in the arts, performance, and academics.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christine,Tschida,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Northrop AKA Northrop","84 Church St SE Ste 90",Minneapolis,MN,55455,"(612) 625-6600 ",tschidac@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1154,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004769,"Operating Support",2019,57118,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","New ceramic arts audiences will be cultivated and challenged through Northern Clay Center's extraordinary exhibitions and programming. NCC will track visitors to exhibitions, galleries, and educational programs (on and offsite); and gather qualitative data from participants about their experience and knowledge gained for the medium. 2: Northern Clay Center will embrace makers from diverse cultures and traditions and create a more inclusive and dynamic clay community. We'll conduct research with communities in and outside the clay field; NCC's roster of artists served through paid opportunities, facilities and professional development will expand and diversify.","Produced eleven NCECA shows; held two making/teaching intensives; introduced local and international audiences to contemporary ceramics from across glob. Quantitative: Produced a record 21 shows 7/1/18-6/30/19 (11 on view during NCECA; 5000 visitors in March; 415 artists shown, up 29%); online sales increased 54%; Qualitative: Artist/visitor reviews showed great satisfaction. 2: In calendar year 2018, NCC paid out $598K+ to ceramic artists (highest to date), 12% were POC, up 4% over 2017; 22% of 2018 grant recipients were POC. Quantitative: Increased number of POC grant applicants; greatly diversified roster of jurors; expanded reach to and conversations with communities of color; Qualitative: learnings gained from candid discussions with communities of color.","achieved proposed outcomes",1778085,"Other, local or private",1778085,8568,"Bryan Anderson, Nan Arundel, Craig Bishop, Mary K Bauman, Heather Nameth Bren, Evelyn Browne, Nettie Colon, Sydney Crowder, Bonita Hill, Nancy Hanily Dolan, Patrick Kennedy, Mark Lellman, Kate Maury, Brad Meier, Debbie Schumer, Rick Scott, Paul Vahle",,"Northern Clay Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Northern Clay Center advances the ceramic arts for artists, learners, and the community, through education, exhibitions, and artist services.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Millfelt,"Northern Clay Center","2424 E Franklin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55406-1027,"(612) 339-8007x 302",sarahmillfelt@northernclaycenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Olmsted, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1161,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004770,"Operating Support",2019,94457,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Mia will fuel curiosity among diverse audiences by serving as a place of discovery, inspiration, and life-long learning. Mia will utilize audience feedback and visitor surveys to ensure its programs nurture the active process of learning and serve as a nexus of global awareness, idea exchange, and creativity. 2: Mia will engage communities that reflect the changing demographics in Minnesota and offer programs that meet the needs of diverse audiences. Mia will utilize attendance and survey data, solicit feedback from external partners, and evaluate its internal practices around enhancing inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility.","Exhibitions such as 'Your Story, Our Story: Student Immigration Experiences,' 'Egypt's Sunken Cities' and more inspired and engaged Mia's audiences. Mia's exhibitions are evaluated through post-visit surveys and interviews. Education staff interviewed and surveyed program participants for feedback. Mia uses Google Analytics and user studies to measure visits to our website and online resources. 2: Mia provided opportunities for diverse communities to see themselves and their cultures reflected in programs, and served 839,521 on- and off-site. Evaluation staff conduct an ongoing visitor survey to measure visitor experiences and opinions. Focus Groups also address themes of relevance and accessibility.","achieved proposed outcomes",31838240,"Other, local or private",31838240,,"Officers: Nivin MacMillan, John Lindahl, Rick King, Elizabeth Andrus / Elective Trustees: Kari Alldredge, Maurice Blanks, Jennie Carlson, Lynn Casey, Page Knudsen Cowles, Kitty Crosby, Ken Cutler, Wendy Dayton, Jane Emison, Nancy Engh, Michael Francis, Gayle Fuguitt, Nick Gangestad, Michael Goar, Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad, Hubert Joly, Shannon Jones, Jessamyn Kerchner, Rick Kuntz, Mark Lacek, Roxana Linares, Reid MacDonald, Donald MacMillan, Brent Magid, Leni Moore, Sheila Morgan, Liz Nordlie, Ravi Norman, Mary Olson, Piyumi Samaratunga, Tom Schreier, Marianne Short, Katie Simpson, Sharon Smith-Akinsanya, Michael Snow, Kevin Warren, Yusuf Wazirzada, Jane Wilf, David Wilson / Life Trustees: Burton Cohen, Beverly Grossman, Al Harrison, David M. Lebedoff, Bob Ulrich / Trustees by Virtue of Office: Tim Walz, Jacob Frey, Kari Dziedzic, Julie Rosen, Jerry Hertaus, Ryan Winkler, Marion Greene, Brad Bourn, Katie Remole",,"The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts AKA The Minneapolis Institute of Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) enriches the community by collecting, preserving, and making accessible outstanding works of art from the world's diverse cultures.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Darcy,Berus,"The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts AKA The Minneapolis Institute of Arts","2400 3rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404,"(612) 870-3131 ",dberus@artsmia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1165,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004771,"Operating Support",2019,327347,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","People of all races and ethnicities feel equally welcome and satisfied with their experiences at MacPhail locations. Annual Student Satisfaction Survey shows consistent levels of satisfaction and feeling welcome across all racial/ethnic groups at MacPhail locations. 2: Older adults discover new musical skills, increased social connections, and improved mood through music learning and participation at MacPhail. Annual student and teacher surveys reveal that two-thirds of MacPhail Music for Life participants on average report learning more about music, making new friends/socializing and improved mood.","Annual Student Satisfaction Surveys showed consistent levels of respect (98%) and feeling welcome (96%) across racial/ethnic groups at MacPhail. MacPhail administered an Annual Student Satisfaction Survey. Available to all MacPhail families, the survey was available online and at kiosks at all locations. Results were broken into subcategories to determine satisfaction by race/ethnicity. 2: Older adults reported learning more about music (75%), making new friends and socializing (78%) and improving overall mood (69%). Pre and post-surveys were completed by participants.","achieved proposed outcomes",12619442,"Other, local or private",12619442,42000,"Rahoul Ghose, Thomas Abood, Hudie Broughton, Ellen L. Breyer, Margee Bracken, Roma Calatayud Stocks, Michael Casey, Kate Cimino, Joaquin Delgado, Andrew Ecklund, Julia Halberg, Joseph Hinderer, Karen Kelley-Ariwoola, Warren P. Kelly, Jodi Chu, Klerissa Church, David E. Myers, Chistopher Perrigo, Paul C. Reyelts, John Righini, Lica Tomizuka Sanborn, Jill E. Schurtz, Christopher Simpson, Hilary Smedsrud, Peter R. Spokes, Jevetta Steele, Kiran Stordalen, Mandy K. Tuong, Marshall Tokheim, Carl Walker, Steven J. Wells, Kate Whittington",,"MacPhail Center for Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"MacPhail Center for Music's mission is to transform lives and communities through exceptional music learning.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jenelle,Montoya,"MacPhail Center for Music","501 2nd St S",Minneapolis,MN,55401-2383,"(612) 321-0100 ",montoya.jenelle@macphail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lake, Le Sueur, Marshall, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Swift, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1166,"Crystal Brinkman: Executive director, Kulture Klub Collaborative; Brenda Brousseau: Visual artist, app developer and software company owner; Michael Cook: Treasurer, Twin Cities Jazz Festival; retired banker; Sindiswa Georgiades: Project management and fund development professional; Betsy Husting: Retired fundraising consultant to nonprofit and arts organizations; Sonja Jacobsen: Retired office manager, Jacobsen Metal Fabrication; vocal and instrumental music teacher; board member, Mankato Symphony; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Philip McKenzie: Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004774,"Operating Support",2019,58118,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","CLIMB develops succession/transition plans for all leadership and board positions to ensure institutional stability. CLIMB recruits a panel of three to five experienced non-CLIMB administrators to review and determine if succession plans are clear, comprehensive, and keep with industry best practices. 2: To develop and grow digital content and social media presence to increase and integrate programming accessibility for families and educators. CLIMB will be successful when an Org shares our FB Live feed and/or we reach: 100 Facebook ratings/reviews, 100 Pinterest followers, 1,000 YouTube views, 150 downloads of our Podcast for Teachers.","CLIMB has expanded their Board of Directors and developed a strategic plan with the guidance of Parenteau Graves to ensure clear, comprehensive plans. CLIMB now has a working strategic plan that is utilized within meetings to ensure the organization reaches our goals. This has helped clarify how CLIMB uses their Mission, Vision, and Values in our day-to-day work. 2: CLIMB has increased their social media presence. CLIMB has had an increase of 50 likes on our Facebook page as well as multiple posts shared to us from locations where we've delivered programming. Our Instagram page has 237 followers, which we had none last year. Additionally, our Google stats are down, this is from a revamp of our website and will increase as we continue to enhance our marketing adwords.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",1181234,"Other, local or private",1181234,,"James Gambone, Kathrine Langston, James Olney, Ronald Schultz, Jonah O?Hara-David, Angela Dwyer",,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"CLIMB Theatre's mission is to create and perform plays, classes, and other works that inspire and propel people - especially young people - towards actions benefitting themselves, each other and the community.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Afton,Benson,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","6415 Carmen Ave E","Inver Grove Heights",MN,55076,"(651) 453-9275x 40",afton@climb.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Le Sueur, Lyon, Mahnomen, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Traverse, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1177,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004776,"Operating Support",2019,52891,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will develop and strengthen community around arts experiences and gain knowledge about crucial social issues and the tools to address them. Document direct and online statements of impact about plays and arts activities; qualitatively assess and document post-show talkbacks and program discussions; track attendance and participation. 2: Via arts programs, Minnesotans learn to make informed, healthy choices, contributing to a more vibrant civil society and strong families and communities. Survey and interview program participants; interview partners and teachers; document feedback/impact results and outcomes pertaining to program/partner goals; demonstrations of participant learning.","Illusion staged work helping 11,500+ Minnesotans learn about issues including immigration, racism, homelessness, ableism, gender betrayal and others. Conducted and documented post-show discussions following performances. Documented online and media feedback. Conducted and documented debriefs with participating artists. Tracked audience attendance at all performances. 2: Illusion delivered arts ed to 4,500+ Minnesota youth, including 1,000 students who learned new social-emotional skills better preparing them for high school. Conducted pre- and post-program surveys and interviews with youth participants. Maintained accurate records of number of participating schools and youth. Conducted post-program interviews teachers and school staff.","achieved proposed outcomes",1134481,"Other, local or private",1134481,,"Stan Alleyne, Anthony Bohaty, Emily Bridges, Willie Bridges, Barbara Brin, Amy Brenengen, Danielle Marie Clarke, Mandi Crane, Dani P. Deering, Esq., Pat Dunleavy, Keith Halperin Tim Johnson, Lori Liss, Christopher Madel, Vivian Martin, Bonnie Morris, Katie Otto, Emily Palmer, Therese Pautz, Jeffrey Rabkin, Michael H. Robins, Susan Shapiro, Tracy M. Smith, Erica V. Stein, Robin Stein, Susan Thurston, Christopher Wurtz",,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Illusion Theater's mission is to create theater that touches people of all ages deeply and personally and that energizes the community around important and complex social issues; and to catalyze personal and social change.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Robins,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 704",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1814,"(612) 339-4944x 208",mrobins@illusiontheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carlton, Faribault, Hennepin, Martin, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1186,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004777,"Operating Support",2019,49044,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","RAC will present exhibitions, art education and public programs, and collaborations that integrate contemporary art, society and diverse communities. Present three exhibitions during 2018 including Eamon O'Kane (January-April), Genome (June-September) and Minnesota Artists/Somali Community (October-December) and related education and public programs.","RAC served 170 Minnesota artists in 14 exhibitions and public programs; and 17,000 participants-visitors. Participating artists were accounted for by their names in gallery guides. Attendance was determined using staff tracking at the entrance.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",1271584,"Other, local or private",1271584,,"Tracy Austin, Joan Weber, Bradley Nuss, Rachel Bohman, Chris Rackley, Katya Roberts, Kevin Reid, Brian Dukershein, Anastasia Hopkins Folpe, Paul Scanlon, Alexandre Maia, Lucy Bahn",,"Rochester Art Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Rochester Art Center offers the opportunity for all people to understand and value the arts through innovative experiences with contemporary art. Through world class exhibitions and programs, we present a welcoming, integrated, and diverse experience that encourages questioning, creativity, and critical thinking. Our exhibitions and programs are designed to reflect the dynamic relationship between art and society. They educate, challenge and connect individuals to our world in compelling new ways. We are committed to being a cultural center in our community and to enhancing our region as a destination for creativity and innovation. We provide value through engagement with broad communities and strong collaborations.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brian,Austin,"Rochester Art Center","40 Civic Center Dr SE",Rochester,MN,55904-3773,"(507) 282-8629 ",baustin@rochesterartcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1187,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004778,"Operating Support",2019,28037,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","SPDT will create, produce, and present original new work and repertory in the Twin Cities, throughout Minnesota, across the U.S., and internationally. This outcome will be evaluated through numbers of performances, sizes of audiences, and responses from audiences, assessed by SPDT audience-performer dialogues, audience surveys, and presenter feedback. 2: SPDT will offer Community Inclusive projects, Arts and Education programs, and Arts and Healthcare programs to a broad range of populations in Minnesota. Workshops, classes, and other community activities will be evaluated using electronic, hard copy, and in-person feedback from participants as well as responses from presenting community partners.","SPDT created new work and presented it together with company repertory for audiences in the Twin Cities, throughout Minnesota, and across the U.S. Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater utilized Talk Piece post-performance dialogues, audience surveys, presenter feedback, and critical press responses at its numerous presentations to determine the achievement of this outcome. 2: SPDT offered activities for communities in Minneapolis, Ely, Eagan, Detroit Lakes, Saint Paul, Rochester, and Red Wing, reaching diverse population groups. SPDT's workshops, classes, and other community activities were assessed using participant evaluations designed for specific populations and on-line feedback, as well as responses from presenting partners.","achieved proposed outcomes",425962,"Other, local or private",425962,7009,"Michael Brooks, Judith Johnson, Courtney McClimon, Jennifer Olson, Kecia Rehkamp, Zoe Sealy, V. Paul Virtucio, Kristen Weller",1.13,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater's mission is to create, produce, and present public performances of new works and repertory by artistic codirectors, Stuart Pimsler and Suzanne Costello; to provide opportunities for arts participation through the Community Connections program, including Arts and Education, Arts and Healthcare, and other Community Inclusive projects; and to promote and strengthen the understanding of dance theater through a variety of presentations and audience performer dialogues.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stuart,Pimsler,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater","528 Hennepin Ave S Ste 707",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(763) 521-7738 ",spdanth@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1188,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004783,"Operating Support",2019,11639,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Ashland will continue to provide quality performing arts through fostering development of: performance, leadership, and life-skills for youth. Evaluation will be completed through extensive parent and participant surveys, as well as, quantitative analysis of new/returning participants to our programs. 2: Ashland will develop programming opportunities to reach new participants and refine existing programming to grow our audience/community footprint. Evaluation will be completed through ongoing quantitative analysis of new/returning participants, new audience members, ticket sales, survey's, focus groups and new/returning participant feedback.","Ashland successfully provided 27 high-quality performing arts experiences, developing performance, leadership and life-skills for young people. Surveys were sent to each parent and participant over the course of the grant period. 76% of recipients responded, and overwhelmingly confirmed that Ashland delivers leadership and performance skills. 2: Ashland made a concerted effort to welcome both new patrons and participants. Ashland welcomed 680 new participants, representing 53% of our total participants. New participant focus group response was very positive. Ticket sales reflect that new households purchased 2,634 tickets.","achieved proposed outcomes",611215,"Other, local or private",611215,,"Dana Tonrey, John Yarusso, Mary Jo Lewis, Deb Monk, Laura Fenstermaker, Marci Freundschuh, Sara Meslow, Bob Roche, Steve Dorgan, Ryan McEnaney ",,"Ashland Productions, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Ashland Productions empowers young people to find their voice by igniting the creative mind, fostering the security of belonging, and developing performance and leadership skills through multigenerational mentorship, excellent theater productions, and arts education.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rob,Sutherland,"Ashland Productions, Inc.","2100 White Bear Ave",Maplewood,MN,55109,"(651) 308-8720 ",rob@ashlandproductions.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Pipestone, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1211,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004784,"Operating Support",2019,42744,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Present diverse, high-quality arts programs that engage a broad demographic of people and improve the quality of life in northwestern Minnesota. This is measured through an annual internal review of programming, staff/board assessments, theatre advisory board meetings, and audience evaluations of performances (emails, phone calls, surveys). 2: Continue to grow partnerships and outreach activities for groups and individuals with economic, social or physical barriers to the arts. This is measured through an annual review of programming, staff/board assessments of outreach partnerships and partner needs through emails, phone calls and one-on-one discussions.","The Holmes presented 20+ national artists/groups, 30+ regional artists/groups and multiple days of outreach activities. Performance impact measured through show reviews (staff/board), audience interviews, some surveys. Outreach impact measured through participant emails/calls/surveys/onsite conversations with full-time Outreach Director. 2: 45+ different outreach events by 12+different groups/artists. Workshops/multi-day residencies in dance/music/theatre/visual arts. All-staff and all-board annual review of theatre programming/needs held in June. Staff and board also met monthly to review outreach activities. Adjustments made as necessary to ensure outreach programs reached diverse markets and achieved mission statement, as well as artistic and financial goals.","achieved proposed outcomes",584678,"Other, local or private",584678,,"Josh Hochgraber, Mike Herzog, Peter Jacobson, Ken Foltz, April Thomas, Sharon Sinclair, Moriya Rufer ",,"DLCCC, Inc. AKA Historic Holmes Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Historic Holmes Theatre is to foster the development of a vibrant arts community that inspires all ages to learn, grow, and play in the performing and visual arts.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,"Stoller Stearns","DLCCC, Inc. AKA Historic Holmes Theatre","806 Summit Ave","Detroit Lakes",MN,56501-2940,"(218) 844-7469x 104",amy@dlccc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Douglas, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Norman, Otter Tail, Polk, Red Lake, Stearns, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wadena, Washington, Wilkin, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1212,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004785,"Operating Support",2019,37799,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase accessibility to collection through comprehensive documentation and digitization of collection to improve and expand access. Curatorial uses of database for research and public service with scheduled review of utility of system for accuracy, ease and impact. Training for new users. 2: Increase accessibility to collection through comprehensive documentation and digitization and display. Collection forms basis of exhibition program. Improve board recognition and influence in the community; increase membership and acquire support for sustainable educational outreach within the community.","Increased utilization of the digital collection database by UMD faculty to view art in storage resulted in 108 students from six classes viewing art. A photography professor reviewed all photographs in the digital database. After ten years, she now knows the photography in the collection, and added works for the class viewing. She appreciated adding works and the ease of viewing for the class. 2: Private funds were given for educational outreach specific to Intersections Tweed's exhibition highlighting contemporary Native art in the collection. Outreach to schools met by teacher and student appreciation, artmaking engagement, stylistic influence and creativity as observed by museum-based art created at reservation, rural and Title one schools by children not otherwise engaged with museums.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",896635,"Other, local or private",896635,37799,"Regents of the University of Minnesota: Kendall J. Powell, Steven A. Sviggum, Thomas J. Anderson, Richard B. Beeson, Mary A. Davenport, Kao Ly Ilean Her, Michael D. Hsu, Mike O. Kenyanya, Janie S. Mayeron, David J. McMillan, Darrin M. Rosha, Randy R. Simonson. Tweed Museum of Art Advisory Board: Patricia Burns, Patrice Bradley, Annie Carmichael, Mary Ebert, Tom Ellison, Debra Hannu, Bruce Hansen, Jane Jarnis, Jeffrey Larson, John Lawien, Robert Leff, Jim Paymar, Manny Rivas, Nick Roloff, Susan Vandersteen.",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Duluth-Tweed Museum of Art AKA Tweed Museum of Art","Public College/University","Operating Support",,"The Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth, functions as an innovative cultural catalyst in the Upper Midwest region by collecting, preserving, and interpreting art from around the world and developing exhibitions and programs for education in the arts.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ken,Bloom,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Duluth-Tweed Museum of Art AKA Tweed Museum of Art","1201 Ordean Ct",Duluth,MN,55812-3041,"(218) 726-7056 ",kbloom@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Itasca, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1216,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004786,"Operating Support",2019,344720,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Participants and audience members will experience theatrical forms, aesthetics, and learning opportunities that expand their knowledge and world view. Audience surveys collecting experiential data; targeted community outreach for feedback; internal and external artistic assessment. 2: Minnesotans from diverse cultural, socioeconomic, and geographic backgrounds will participate in relevant, accessible arts experiences through CTC. Audience surveys collecting demographic and experiential data; targeted community outreach for feedback; analysis of first-time participants and return participant behavior.","CTC's 2018-19 season included four world premieres, one Minnesota premiere, an international presentation, and a show specifically designed for preschoolers. CTC used participation counts and implemented audience surveys to measure engagement in artistic programs. CTC conducted formal assessments of education programs in the schools. 2: CTC now dedicates up to 6% of total ticket inventory for $5 (or free) tickets through the ACT Pass program for low-income families. Relevance was demonstrated by this written response from an audience member at the premiere of 'I Come from Arizona,' a drama about an undocumented family from Mexico fighting to stay in the US: 'Buen Trabajo. Me trajo muchas memories. Felicidades!'.","achieved proposed outcomes",13777768,"Other, local or private",13777768,26693,"Todd Noteboom, Morgan Burns, Doug Parish, Joe Keeley, Meredith Tutterow, Silvia Perez, Lynn Abbott, Stefanie M. Adams, Ismat Aziz,Kelly Baker, Ellen Bendel-Stenzel, Robert Birdsong, Michael Blum, Amanda Brinkman, Linnea Burman, Robert Cain, Jodi Chu, Lucy Clark Dougherty, Jeff Davidman, Amol Dixit, Ryan Engle, Bob Frenzel, Kathy Ganley, John W. Geelan, Michelle Gibson, Maria Hemsley, Sam Hsu, Kate Kelly, Lee Knudson, Anne M. Lockner, Amanda Norman, Angela Pennington, Allison Peterson,Ivan Pollard, Tom Ressemann, Chris Schermer, Dan Schumacher, Noreen Sedgeman, Wendy Skjerven, Anne Stavney, Steve Thompson, David Van Benschoten, William White, Adebisi Wilson, Erik J. Wordelman, Kashi Yoshikawa",1.45,"The Children's Theatre Company and School AKA Children's Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Children's Theatre Company is to create extraordinary theater experiences that educate, challenge, and inspire young people and their communities.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jill,Underwood,"The Children's Theatre Company and School AKA Children's Theatre Company","2400 3rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404,"(612) 874-0500 ",junderwood@childrenstheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1217,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004788,"Operating Support",2019,33199,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Perform quality concerts and provide arts education opportunities for adults and youth generally not served by other professional arts organizations. Evaluation includes verbal feedback plus anonymous concert attendee surveys, and surveys of teachers and administrators at all schools served by our Music in the Schools program.","The Sinfonia performed 55 Concerts: twelve Winter, 33 in-School, one Children, four Senior and five summer, plus presented programs for talented youth musicians. Evaluation included unsolicited verbal and written attendee and participants' comments plus solicited data collected from anonymous concert attendee surveys, and from teacher surveys from schools served by the Music in the Schools program.","achieved proposed outcomes",500012,"Other, local or private",500012,,"Suzanne Abrams, Mary Butler, Emily Cole Jones, Tom Cook, Joquim Cretella, Tina Enberg, Jay Fishman, Brooke Geyen, John Higdon, Patrick Lundy, Marie Williams",,"Friends of the Minnesota Sinfonia AKA Minnesota Sinfonia","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Minnesota Sinfonia is to serve the musical and educational needs of the citizens of Minnesota, with particular attention given to inner city youth, families with young children, seniors, and people with limited financial means.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Elwell,"Friends of the Minnesota Sinfonia AKA Minnesota Sinfonia","901 N 3rd St Ste 112",Minneapolis,MN,55401-1022,"(612) 871-1701 ",joan@mnsinfonia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Dakota, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1219,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004791,"Operating Support",2019,689529,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Exceptional theatrical productions and presentations shared broadly with the community will inspire thoughtful conversations and deeper connections. Programming will be evaluated through surveys, audience interviews, observation, team reflection, and data on attendance and participation in engagement activities. 2: Theater experiences for students enhanced by education programs will inspire interest and engagement in the arts and support academic achievement. Programming will be evaluated through surveys, interviews with students and teachers, observation, team reflection, and data on attendance and participation in productions, residencies and classes.","The Guthrie Theater sparked meaningful connections through transformative experiences in its artistic, education and community engagement programs. Staff evaluated programming through surveys, observation, team reflection and data on attendance and participation in audience engagement activities. Other means of evaluation included critical reviews and press coverage. 2: Guthrie education programming helped students build empathy, connect better with others and made them more willing to try new things. Students and teachers were given summative surveys at the end of the school year that asked them to gauge the activities' effect.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",29945435,"Other, local or private",29945435,,"Nima Ahmadi, Susan Allen, Martha Goldberg Aronson, Martha Atwater, Karen Bachman, Abdhish Bhavsar, Jennifer Reedstrom Bishop, Stacy Bogart, Peter Brew, Priscilla Brewster, James Chosy, Terry Clark, Richard Cohen, Jane Confer, David Cox, David Dines, William George, Pierson Grieve, Polly Grose, Linda Hanson, Todd Hartman, Diane Hofstede, Timothy Huebsch, David Hurrell, Garry Jenkins, Lisa Johnson, John Junek, Christine Kalla, Paul Keel, Patrick Kennedy, Jay Kiedrowski, John Knapp, Suzanne Kubach, Brad Lerman, David Lilly, Jr., Audrey Lucas, Michael McCormick, W. Thomas McEnery, Antone Melton-Meaux, Helen Meyer, David Moore, Jr., Karin Nelsen, Wendy Nelson, Todd Noteboom, Anne Paape, Lisa Saul Paylor, Brian Pietsch, Robert Rosenbaum, Ronald Schutz, Tim Scott, Stephen Sanger, Lee Skold, Michael Solberg, Douglas Steenland, James Stephenson, Steven Thompson, Mary Vaughan, Steven Webster, Irving Weiser, Heidi Wilson, Jamie Wilson, Margaret Wurtele, Charles Zelle, Wayne Zink",,"Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Guthrie Theater engages exceptional theater artists in the exploration of both classic and contemporary plays connecting the community it serves to one another and to the world. Through its extraordinary artists, staff, and facility, the Guthrie is committed to the people of Minnesota, and from its place, rooted deeply in the Twin Cities, influences the field as a leading 21st century arts organization.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nina,Graham,"Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","818 2nd St S",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1252,"(612) 225-6000 ",ninag@guthrietheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1222,"Crystal Brinkman: Executive director, Kulture Klub Collaborative; Brenda Brousseau: Visual artist, app developer and software company owner; Michael Cook: Treasurer, Twin Cities Jazz Festival; retired banker; Sindiswa Georgiades: Project management and fund development professional; Betsy Husting: Retired fundraising consultant to nonprofit and arts organizations; Sonja Jacobsen: Retired office manager, Jacobsen Metal Fabrication; vocal and instrumental music teacher; board member, Mankato Symphony; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Philip McKenzie: Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004792,"Operating Support",2019,48344,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Engage over 69,000 audience members and artists to participate in transformative theater experiences. We will utilize focus groups, anecdotes and quantitative indicators of program: number of participants, communities of origin, geographic reach, new partnerships and diversity of constituency. 2: Continue focus on ensuring long-term sustainability of producing high quality transformative theater experiences for Central Minnesotans of all ages. We will measure and report growth in stability on a regular basis through our organization's dashboard tracking, days of cash on hand, budget vs. actual, season memberships, ticket sales and donor retention.","Engaged more than 67,949 people in our community in transformative theatre experiences!. We were 1,051 short of our goal of 69,000 people; however, GREAT engaged 6,836 more people than we reached in 2018 so this is still significant growth. 2: Our cash on hand significantly increased to more than 100 days fiscal year to date and we have increased ticket revenue by more than 8%. We utilized the evaluation methods described in our application to track our days of cash on hand and ticket sales.","achieved proposed outcomes",1258786,"Other, local or private",1258786,,"Marianne Arnzen, Bonnie Bologna, Barbara Carlson, Joanne Dorsher, Kimberly Foster, Lori Glanz, Chris Kudrna, Cassie Miles, Chad O'Brien, Steve Palmer, Mónica Segura-Schwartz, Emily Swanson, Pat Thompson",,"Great River Educational Arts Theatre AKA GREAT Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Great River Educational Arts Theatre (GREAT) brings the community together through shared theater experiences.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dennis,Whipple,"Great River Educational Arts Theatre AKA GREAT Theatre","710 Sundial Dr","Waite Park",MN,56387,"(320) 258-2787 ",dennis@greattheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake of the Woods, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1223,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004793,"Operating Support",2019,10661,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota residents have access to artistic training and art educational advancement. Minnesotans have quality training and arts education in structured classes. One on one critiques provide artist's response to the program, and allows us to tailor the instruction for each student. 2: Expansion of arts programs available to Minnesotans. Increase in students, workshop registration and special educational lecture attendees along with a qualitative questionnaire will indicate success, and allow us to improve our program.","Five new workshops were created and a teaching program for those wanting to train children in art. The Atelier's first incursion into providing instruction for teachers to train children in art. The director interviewed those who signed up for the program and got a direct response to their review of it. The others relied on our hand out sheets. 2: The Atelier asked one of the people attending the children's teacher program to start a children's arts instruction program at The Atelier. The first class had eight children signed up for a ten week session meeting once a week on Saturday mornings. The Atelier was asked to continue the new children's program and expand it resulting in offering the program twice this fall.","achieved proposed outcomes",211804,"Other, local or private",211804,1200,"Richard Myers, Lynn Maderich, Katherien Lack, David Ginsberg, Michael Lack, Suzanne Gary, Joy Wolfe",,"The Atelier Studio Program of Fine Arts AKA The Atelier","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Atelier is a nonprofit organization committed to the ideal of access for all to a structured system of artistic instruction based in the precepts of the classical masters. Our organization creates opportunities for all people to be trained as realist painters. We provide resources and classes that facilitate the skills needed to become a painter. We are devoted to building and sustaining a true learning environment focusing on fine draftsmanship and painting skills.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cynthia,Wicker,"The Atelier Studio Program of Fine Arts AKA The Atelier","1681 Hennepin Ave E",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 362-8421 ",eclipse@mindspring.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Meeker, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1224,"Amy Browender: Associate development officer, AmeriCorps; John Connelly: Independent consultant to nonprofits, photographer; vice chair, Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission; Paul Dice: President, International Friendship Through the Performing Arts; Deborah Johnson: Senior director of exhibits and education, Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota; Laura Kinkead: Leadership development consultant, The Collabrium; Gregory Peterson: Treasurer, River Arts Alliance (Winona); retired from Winona State University office of financial aid; Anne Jin Soo Preston: Arts and cultural nonprofit organization consultant; former Springboard for the Arts board member; Jonathan Schill: Program development team, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation; Cassandra Utt: Actor, singer, artistic data analysis; Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan, Executive board member, Minnesota Tamil Sagnam; IT project manager","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004795,"Operating Support",2019,48201,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","WBCA will increase participation in arts experiences. WBCA will track participation through registration numbers and event attendance and use class/gallery surveys to gather audience feedback. 2: WBCA will manage resources strategically by partnering with organizations to maximize impact of programs and services. WBCA will track the number of individuals served through outreach programs and partnerships and gather feedback about experiences through surveys and conversations with partners.","White Bear Center for the Arts increased participation in arts education experiences. WBCA had a 7% increase in class registrations. In post-class surveys, 99% of respondents said they plan to take additional classes. Approximately 10,000 people came through WBCA's building for classes, events, and exhibitions. 2: White Bear Center for the Arts maximized the impact of its programs by partnering with organizations to offer 350 hours of outreach programs. WBCA tracked outreach programs and partnerships, with 350 contact hours provided to more than 6000 participants.","achieved proposed outcomes",932155,"Other, local or private",932155,6782,"Jane Bacchus, Judith Benham, Donna Bruhl, Mitch Cooper, Robert Cuerden, Katherine Curran, Kim Ford, Jazi Foreman, Mary Gove, Cindy Ihlenfeld, Damalie Jeffries, Roberta Johnson, Alan Kantrud, Karen Kepple, Peter Kramer, Alex Legeros, Sara Nephew, Nor Olson, Mary Poul, Karl Sevig, Mark Shavlik, Jalai Shelago-Hegna, Bon Sommerville, Travis Thompson, Bill Weigel, Steve Wolgamot, Sue Ahlcrona, Mary Levins",,"White Bear Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of White Bear Center for the Arts is to provide a gateway to diverse arts experiences.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Suzi,Hudson,"White Bear Center for the Arts","4971 Long Ave","White Bear Lake",MN,55110,"(651) 407-0597 ",suzi@whitebeararts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Lyon, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Renville, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1226,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10022081,"Operating Support",2023,75325,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","VocalEssence will use singing together and innovative performances as a catalyst to nurture self-expression, bridge cultures, and combat loneliness. VocalEssence uses surveys and evaluations with every program activity to measure level of creative inspiration and change in social bridging and connectedness among participants.","VocalEssence used singing together and innovative performances as a catalyst to nurture self-expression, bridge cultures, and combat loneliness. VocalEssence used a survey to measure the intrinsic impact of its programs through a partnership with WolfBrown Consulting.",,2299159,"Other, local or private",2299159,,"Carolina Gustafson, David Myers, Torrie Allen, Daniel Fernelius, Kristen Hoeschler O'Brien, Tanya Brandsford, Cassidy Mccrea Burns, Barbara Burwell, Mirella Ceja-Orozco, Margaret Chutich, Dan Dressen, Martha Driessen, Anna K. B. Finstrom, Cassie Garnett, R.J. Heckman, Valton Henderson, Daniel Kantor, Lisa Lewis, Paul Mcdonough, Rhoda Mhiripiri-Reed, Fred Moore, Richard Neuner, Jim Odland, Joanne Reeck, Don Shelby, Jeff Smith, Liz Smith, Amanda Storm Schuster, Tim Takach, Mary Ann Aufderheide, Philip Brunelle, G. Phillip Shoultz Iii, Kristina Rodel Sorum, Rabindra Tambyraja",,VocalEssence,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"VocalEssence champions choral music of all genres, celebrating the vocal experience through innovative performances,commissioning of new music, and engaging with diverse constituencies.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jennifer,Dieter,VocalEssence,"1900 Nicollet Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 547-1451",grants@vocalessence.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lincoln, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Rock, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2155,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1
10022082,"Operating Support",2023,523344,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Support for visitors to the Walker is enhanced to ensure accessible, meaningful, and welcoming arts experiences Track and map visitor journey experiences, repeat visitation, how welcoming a visit felt, and analyze opportunities for improvements. Use 'test and learn' methodology for new approaches. Measure Net Promotor Score (visitor satisfaction). 2: Arts learning is accessible to audiences with diverse learning needs and from racially, culturally, and socio-economically diverse communities. Attendance/demographics track accessibility and participation. Ethnography studies, surveys, interviews, and focus groups measure engagement, learning outcomes, growth mindset, and satisfaction.","Support for visitors to the Walker is enhanced to ensure accessible, meaningful, and welcoming arts experiences. Visitors experienced virtual and onsite programs. Onsite visits were evaluated using an exit survey that measures and tracks the Net Promoter Score and Overall Experience Rating. Select virtual events were measured with a follow-up survey. 2: Arts learning is accessible to audiences with diverse learning needs and from racially, culturally, and socio-economically diverse communities. Attendance/demographics tracked accessibility and participation. New exit surveys (which improve tracking and insights), interviews, and focus groups with community partners measured engagement, learning outcomes, growth mindset, and satisfaction.",,27455936,"Other, local or private",27455936,,"D. Ellen Wilson, Mark Addicks, Sarah Lynn Oquist, Pilar Oppedisano, Simone Ahuja, Jan Breyer, Carlo Bronzini Vender, John Christakos, Andrew S. Duff, Dayna Frank, Mark Greene, Sima Griffith, Daniel Grossman, Lili Hall, Chris Haqq, Karen Heithoff, Seena Hodges, Andrew Humphrey, Anne Labovitz, Muffy Macmillan, Vikesh Nemani, Joan Nolan, Michael Peterman, Brian Pietsch, Charlie Pohlad, Teresa Rasmussen, Brian A. Rice, Joel Ronning, Greg Stenmoe, Jeffrey Swinton, Christine Walker, John Whaley, Houston White, Susan White, Robin M. Wright",,"Walker Art Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Walker Art Center empowers people to experience the transformative possibilities of the art and ideas of our time and to imagine the world in new ways.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marla,Stack,"Walker Art Center","725 Vineland Pl",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 375-7640",marla.stack@walkerart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2156,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022084,"Operating Support",2023,34128,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Rebuild talent, including onboarding new instructors and support staff, in order to increase programming and restore services to the community. WGM uses financial data and progress reports to evaluate program/services growth and profitability. WGM tracks progress on action items (e.g. number and variety of programs, new instructors onboarded).","Weavers Guild increased programming and restored services. The Guild addressed community and operational needs by moving to a new location. Weavers Guild used financial data and progress reports to evaluate program/services growth and profitability. The Guild tracked progress on actions (e.g. number and variety of programs offered) and evaluated feedback.",,306100,"Other, local or private",306100,1689,"Amanda Anderson, Lisa Black, Barbara Daiker, Dawn Gillette-Kircher, Neal Goman, Melba Granlund, Barbara Heath, Deb Jensen, Cass Markovich, Mary M Mateer, Keith Pierce, Joseph Rubin, Matthew Schutz, Dawn Severson, Linda Soranno, Orton Tofte, Beth Varro",,"Weavers Guild of Minnesota, Inc. AKA Weavers Guild of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Preserving and advancing the arts of weaving, spinning, and dyeing.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karin,Knudsen,"Weavers Guild of Minnesota, Inc. AKA Weavers Guild of Minnesota","3000 University Ave SE Ste 110",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 436-0463",kknudsen@weaversguildmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Le Sueur, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2158,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022085,"Operating Support",2023,52277,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","White Bear Center for the Arts will enrich lives, nourish imagination, and build understanding through a diversity of arts experiences. Student feedback surveys administered for every class; Number ofTotal participants, % classes filled; Working with diverse artists and communities; Arts events attendance.","Minnesotans gained new understanding, skills, and experiences through a variety of high-quality experiences. 97% of all participants surveyed evidence they learned, grew, or changed. 10,972 registered for 1068 arts activities. 87% of activities offered filled. BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and Neurodiversity represented year-round, including largest activities.",,1152150,"Other, local or private",1152150,,"Mary Gove, Judith Benham, Heidi Brophy, Mary Poul, Karen Kepple, Jessi Aakre, Nelly Chick, Mitch Cooper, Guillermo Cuellar, Billy Franklin, Bob Hartzell, Alison Gillespie, Andrea Kish-Bailey, Peter Kramer, Elizabeth Mccray, Jan Nelson, Laurie Ryan, Samantha Vang, Mary Wingfield, Bill Weigel, Cathy Weyerhaeuser, Nirvana Yang",,"White Bear Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"White Bear Center for the Arts' mission is to ENRICH LIVES by Celebrating Art, NOURISH IMAGINATION by Inspiring Creativity, BUILD UNDERSTANDING by Connecting People",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alexander,Legeros,"White Bear Center for the Arts","4971 Long Ave","White Bear Lake",MN,55110,"(651) 407-0597",alegeros@whitebeararts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2159,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022086,"Operating Support",2023,11002,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To produce a sustainable high quality and vibrant performing arts theatre organization that can come above the past two years of live theatre. Outreach and network to expand community, operations, and activities. To have volunteers and patrons come to public events within a safe atmosphere while utilizing our resources for the best results to be noted by attendance and participation 2: Offer Theatre programming to the community with accessibility and appeal. Utilize technology for seasoned and new patrons to experience art. To advance our mission with effective skills tracking participation and increased quality.","Six main stage shows of high quality and vibrant performing arts were performed. Attendance was within the goals set by the board of directors. Cast members were excited. Patron surveys, anecdotal comments and response was very good. 2: Live theatre was offered to the community, a good array of shows displayed. The Barn Theatre used much more social media with video and pictures. Increased comments were very positive on the quality of the performances.",,311554,"Other, local or private",311554,3998,"Carol Laumer, Chris Buzzeo, Tyler Hanson, Sandy Gardner, Dawn Lippert, Jordan Gatewood, Patrick Gilmore, Anthony Ogdahl, Melissa Wallace, Matt Onnen, Cole Woltjer, Bailey Stahl",,"Willmar Community Theatre, Inc. AKA The Barn Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Barn Theatre provides affordable, quality performing arts to west central Minnesota.?",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Naomi,Lindquist,"Willmar Community Theatre, Inc. AKA The Barn Theatre","321 4th St SW",Willmar,MN,56201,"(320) 235-9500",business@thebarntheatre.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Traverse, Wadena, Washington, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2160,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022092,"Operating Support",2023,50824,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","By 2025 15% of staff and 25% of the board will be people of color and indigenous people. Annual surveys ask board and staff to self identify ethnic/racial background. 2: Zeitgeist arts and cultural programming will strengthen people's connection and commitment to the community and to each other. Survey program participant attitudes regarding programming effects re: strengthen connections and commitment to the community and to each other.","Staff and board recruitment is underway. The staff and board goals remain consistent. Outcome one will be measured by a staff and board demographic survey. The survey was piloted pre-Covid and will be reinstated as capacity allows prior to 2025 reporting. (Capacity remains strained post-Covid). 2: Programming measured indicated strong success connecting people to their community and to each other. Survey admin systems are implemented in limited programs thus far. Covid impacts have reduced capacity but progress is getting made. Where surveys have been implemented responses have indicated strong success.",,989188,"Other, local or private",989188,6000,"Aparna Katre, Laura Weintraub, Lynn Black, Jon Heyesen, Kendra Carlson, Geiger Yount, Alan Zeppa Emeritus",,"Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community AKA Zeitgeist","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Zeitgeist's mission is to bring newly created music to life with performances that engage and stimulate.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anthony,Cuneo,"Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community AKA Zeitgeist","222 Superior St E Ste 326",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 726-5430",tony@zeitgeistarts.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2166,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022093,"Operating Support",2023,41545,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Zenon will reach more Minnesota movers with programming that is easy to access and engages diverse populations in creative ways. Stakeholder meetings; formal and informal program evaluation tools; facilities assessment; strategic plan benchmarking; constituent demographics.","Zenon offered hybrid, online and in-person classes and concerts to a growing number of movers. Informal feedback, end of session surveys, emailed surveys, website and social media user analysis.",,379119,"Other, local or private",379119,,"Megan Becker, Sarah Brennecke, Elizabeth Camp, April Haven, Shinae Hildebrandt, Rachel Marti, Betsy Sylvester",,"Zenon Dance Company and School, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To sustain an artistically excellent professional dance school through high quality dance instruction with local, national, and international instructors and choreographers.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mara,Winke,"Zenon Dance Company and School","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 400",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 338-1101",marasmail@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, McLeod, Meeker, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2167,"Marsha Anderson: Anderson is currently a program assistant with the City of Minneapolis Department of Health, assisting with the administration of federal grants. She has worked for several nonprofit organizations in a fundraising capacity, including the Greater Twin Cities United Way where she reviewed and evaluated grants. She has a master?s of public and nonprofit administration degree.; Wendy Frieze: Frieze has managed both for profit and nonprofit galleries in Boston, San Francisco, and Minneapolis for approximately 20 years. At the Oakland Museum (Oakland, CA), she comanaged the gallery and was a member of the contemporary arts committee, a fundraising arm of the museum. She was also an intern in the Cooper Hewitt textile department (New York, NY). As a designer, she worked for CBS Early Show, Crate & Barrel, and several world renowned interior designers as a licensing agent and marketer. Frieze is a cum laude graduate of Parsons School of Design in product design and knowledgeable in clay, glass, metal, and textile design. She has attended several classes at Harvard in education and the arts. She graduated from Adler Graduate School with a double master?s in clinical psychology and art therapy at 65 and currently practices as a counselor to artists and in the addiction world.; Melinda Nelson: Nelson is currently a senior manager at 3M Company, working there for more than forty years in a variety of positions ranging from product development, manufacturing, sales, business development, and corporate functions such as pricing and obtaining funding for R&D contracts. One of her positions was as a business development manager for research and development contracts and involved identifying and soliciting funding opportunities for R&D research projects, as well as writing the proposals and ""earmarks?. She graduated with a chemical engineering BS from Iowa State University and a MBA from the University of St. Thomas. She is a sustaining member of the Junior League of Saint Paul and a former prime minister in Saint Paul Winter Carnival's senior court. She currently is the senior queen for Woodbury Ambassadors, and is a volunteer for White Bear Boating and other organizations. Nelson is an active participant in many arts related activities around the Twin Cities and the state and would like to support the arts by serving in this way. ; Abigail Pribbenow: Before moving to Minnesota in 2006, Pribbenow served as chair of the Rockford Area Arts Council in Rockford, IL, and served for several years as an arts administrator in the Chicago dance and visual arts communities. More recently she worked in fundraising and communication for a successful Minneapolis public charter school, Yinghua Academy, and served on the boards of Lutheran Arts and the Minnesota Boychoir. She holds an MA in arts administration from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, a BA in anthropology from the University of Chicago, and an IB from the United World College in Las Vegas, NM.; Germaine Riegert: Riegert is a retired postmaster and worked more than eighteen years as the chief financial officer for the White Earth Reservation Business Committee (RBC), prior to becoming employed with the United States Postal Service. She has a bachelor?s degree in accounting and business administration and has spent many years in public administration. While employed at the RBC, she was involved in the administration of nonprofit grants from many sources. She has served as a volunteer on the Region 2 Arts Council and was elected to serve as treasurer for the board. She is an enrolled member of the Minnesota tribe and the White Earth Nation. Her artistic accomplishments center around working with thread and yarns.; Sierra Scheet: Scheet is the financial and accounting systems manager at the Science Museum of Minnesota. She studied history and film at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities and earned her BA in history in 2007. She continued her education and earned another BA in accounting from the College of St. Scholastica in 2011. Scheet has spent most of her career in nonprofit accounting working at the Science Museum of Minnesota and University of Minnesota Physicians. She has volunteered and serviced on the board of MNFashion.; Benjamin Strand: Strand is the Winona Main Street program manager and co-owner of Treedome Productions, a multimedia production house that supports local and regional artists through videography, photography, graphic design, talent booking, recording, and event planning. He previously spent two years as an arts and entertainment reporter for the Winona Daily News. Strand has volunteered for a number of music and art festivals, including Artspire, Mid West Music Fest, Frozen River Film Festival, Big Turn Music Fest, Boats and Bluegrass, Great River Shakespeare Festival, and Shut Down Third Street. He graduated from Winona State University in 2017 with a double major in mass communications/journalism, and English writing.; Shaurntae Thomas: Thomas is the director of human resources at Cookie Cart, where they teach life, leadership, and employment skills to teens of color through on-the-job and classroom experiences in nonprofit bakeries. Thomas is a member of the diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice committee at Cookie Cart, which is on a mission to lead the organization in becoming an anti-racist organization by using both the anti-racist and restorative justice framework models. Thomas studied English literature at the historically black college for women, Spelman College, and is an outspoken feminist and traditional systems disruptor of current policies, processes, and procedures that dominate organization culture and climate. Thomas is a self-taught poet and spoken word artist; a lover of oil paintings, abstract art, black and white photography, and art history. Thomas is a member of the board of directors of Chops, Inc., a nonprofit performing arts organization.; Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan: Venkatakrishnan is a senior project and program manager, managing information technology projects at Cognizant Technology Solutions. He has a bachelor?s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Madras in India. He serves on the executive board of Minnesota Tamil Sangam (MNTS), a nonprofit devoted to promoting Tamil culture in the state of Minnesota and played a key role in the accreditation of the organization?s language school. Venkatakrishnan has written poems and articles about nature, culture, tradition, and society for the magazine Panippookkal. He writes and directs stage programs and directed two of MNTS?s Fringe Festival productions and has successfully administered Tamil folk arts workshops continuously for a few years in row. He was the program committee chair for the Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America thirtieth annual Tamil language convention, held in 2017, in Minneapolis.; Lori Anne Williams, Williams is a major gifts officer with Lifeworks, a nonprofit serving people with disabilities. In her long nonprofit career, Williams has also worked for the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, the Playwrights? Center, and several human service and education organizations. She holds a master?s degree from the University of Minnesota and a bachelor?s degree from the University of Southern California.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022243,"Operating Support",2023,25390,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Kairos Alive! will deliver interactive streamed arts engagement sessions that promote growth in enjoyment of and participation in these art forms. Kairos Alive! will use pre and post-participant surveys for all of our weekly live, web-streaming shows from our studio in Minneapolis, to evaluate changes in understanding, enjoyment and physical participation between program beginning and end. 2: Kairos Alive! will expand arts engagement experiences for underserved audiences, with older adults in non-traditional intergenerational settings. We will tally attendance; both number of screens and of participants; pre and post-surveys show acceptance and enjoyment of streamed arts engagement programming. All shows are recorded and available for future evaluation reference.","Kairos Alive! delivered in-person and 2-way streamed arts engagement sessions that promoted growth in enjoyment and participation in these art forms. Kairos Alive! used pre and post-participant surveys for both our in-person events and weekly 2-way interactive live web-streamed shows, to evaluate changes in understanding, enjoyment and physical participation between program beginning and end. 2: Kairos Alive! expanded arts engagement experiences for underserved older adults and people with disabilities in Minnesota. We logged attendance. Pre and post-surveys, and personal interviews showed enjoyment of both in-person and live 2-way streamed arts engagement programming. Web shows were recorded and are available for future evaluation reference.",,410486,"Other, local or private",410486,4196,"Gary Oftedahl, Md, Brenna Galvin, Leni De Mik, Melanie Broida, Joan Semmer, Nicholas Chew, Maria Genne",,"KAIROS ALIVE!","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Kairos Alive! is to support the artistic work of Maria Genne, to promote her vision of sharing the joy of intergenerational interactive participatory dance, music and story, and to liberate its power to nurture and heal.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Maria,Genne,"KAIROS ALIVE!","4524 Beard Avenue South",Minneapolis,MN,55410,"(612) 926-5454",maria@kairosalive.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Cass, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Mille Lacs, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Polk, Ramsey, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2169,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022246,"Operating Support",2023,86977,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A broad audience will attend TLD performances of reimagined and new musical theater and deepen their connection to the work and to one another. We will evaluate audience impact and connectivity by the number of attendees, surveys measuring engagement with the work on our stage; participation in our post-show discussions; and number of people served through community engagement/outreach. 2: Minnesota artists from diverse lived experiences will collaborate in presenting TLD productions and will develop and shape new musical work. Artist surveys will measure demographics and provide feedback on TLD's production and artistic processes. Media coverage (including interviews and reviews) and post-show discussions will be measures of career and artistic growth.","In 2022-23, more than 36,000 people attended in-person performances of reimagined and newly developed musical theater at TLD. TLD used the following methods: post-show survey results measuring emotional and intellectual reactions; ticket sales reports indicating audience interest; and audience comments made during post-show discussions, in-person to staff, and online. 2: In 2022-23, TLD hired more than 300 Minnesota artists from an array of backgrounds for work on stage, behind the scenes and in new work development. TLD used the following methods: comments collected during conversations with artists before, during, and after the production, post-show discussions and media coverage. TLD diversity goals are regularly evaluated and inform hiring practices.",,2992535,"Other, local or private",2992535,,"Cara Sjodin, Glyn Northington, Les Bendtsen, Bridget Morehead, Theresa Alewine, Tiffany Cooper-Allen, John Arechar, Toya Stewart Downey, Keith Ford, Ron Frey, Matt Fulton, Ben Grabski, Sandy Hey, Tom Knabel, Christine Larsen, Kate Lawson, Jeff Lin, Penny Meier, Peter Rothstein, Elisa Spencer-Kaplan, Brian Svendahl, Kari Groth Swan, Rabindra Tambyraja Md, Lezlie Taylor, Kevin Winge, Fremajane Wolfson",,"Theatre Latte-Da AKA Theatre Latte Da","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Theater Latte Da creates new and impactful connections between story, music, artist, and audience exploring and expanding the art of musical theater.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rachel,Smoka-Richardson,"Theatre Latte-Da AKA Theater Latte Da","345 13th Ave NE",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 339-3003",rachel@latteda.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2172,"Melodie Bahan: Bahan is executive director of MN Film & TV. She previously served as the first vice president of communications for Artspace, the nation?s leading developer of affordable space for artists; and as the director of communications for the Guthrie Theater. Prior to joining the Guthrie, Bahan spent ten years in New York, where she served as the president of NOW-NYC. She currently serves as a volunteer board member for the MSP Film Society. She graduated from the U of M with a BA in journalism.; Paul Dice: Dice is president of the nonprofit organization International Friendship Through the Performing Arts. As vice president of the Gamelan Society of Minnesota, Dice helped establish Minnesota?s first gamelan (Indonesian chime gong orchestra) program that eventually became part of the Schubert Club. He can be seen throughout China via the online broadcasting station MV China as a program expert on Rainbow Education Program videos. He served as music advisor for the six-episode Twin Cities Public Television series Made in China and as an English editor for the Hal Leonard Chinese pipa method book written by Gao Hong. Dice studied composition at the Boston Conservatory of Music and with composer Lou Harrison. His music has been performed throughout the United States, China, and Russia. He has received commissions from the American Composers Forum, Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, Carleton Chinese Music Ensemble, Listen, Edina Concert Orchestra, Chinese Heritage Foundation, and Fedogan and Bremer Publishing. He was awarded a Dunhuang Cup in Nanchang, China; received a 2013 Arts Board Artist Initiative grant; and received a McKnight established artist award from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council in 2012 and 2016.; Sharon Fischlowitz: Fischlowitz has served on the staff and boards of arts and law related nonprofits, as executive director of Black Label Movement and the Minnesota Justice Foundation, as board chair of the Creative Tech Alliance, fka GLITCH, and the Lexington Hamline Community Council. She worked for Congressman Bruce Vento, Equal Justice Works, the Center for Medieval Studies, and the Institute for Advanced Study at UMN. She taught street law and poverty law at William Mitchell College of Law. She now practices law. She earned her AB in comparative arts from Washington University and her law degree from William Mitchell.; Sonja Jacobsen: Jacobsen is a 1974 graduate of Hastings College (Hastings, NE) receiving a BM in 1974. Jacobsen taught K-12 vocal/instrumental music in public and parochial schools in Nebraska and Minnesota. In 2015 she retired as office manager from Jacobsen Metal Fabrication, Inc. a company she cofounded with her husband in 1984. Jacobsen served three terms on the Mankato Symphony board of directors and during her tenure chaired several major fundraising events (Rockin' in the Quarry, Rockin' by the River, Music & Brews), served as development chair, and as board president.; Matthew Keefe: Keefe has served the arts for over 25 years as a dancer, teacher, choreographer, administrator, production manager, board member, producer, and artistic director. He holds an MFA in dance from the University of Iowa and a nonprofit management certificate from Rutgers University. He danced in the Twin Cities for James Sewell Ballet and is currently teaching dance at Highland Park High School. Keefe is the cofounder of DanceCo, a professional company that produces original productions for young audiences and their families.; Laurie Kess: Kess is a retired educator. She enjoyed her tenure in the Ely Public School District which included stints as a teacher, counselor, assistant principal, and principal. She was instrumental in securing Arts Board grants for artist residencies, in both elementary and high school classes, that benefitted the community. Her avocation has been involvement in community theater, community vocal groups, and supporting arts through the local Northern Lakes Arts Association. Among the wonders of arts experiences, she believes that a great benefit is to have people of diverse backgrounds, ages, and life experiences find common ground and joy in participation. Kess has a BS in home economics, a MA in school counseling, and K-12 principal licensure.; Eva Margolis: Margolis serves as Economic Opportunity program officer at Greater Twin Cities United Way where she engages with nonprofit community partners and across sectors focusing on workforce development and wealth building strategies that bring about equitable change. Prior to joining United Way in May 2020, Margolis served for over nine years as economic empowerment and employment services director at Lutheran Social Service where she was responsible for the strategic planning, development, and implementation/evaluation of its programs. She also has worked in the asset building, housing, and youth development fields. She is deeply committed to social, racial, and economic justice. For over 20 years she has volunteered in various efforts that support a vision for the abolition of the prison industrial complex. Margolis received her BA in anthropology from Occidental College in Los Angeles. ; Aryca Myers: Myers has been involved in the arts and nonprofit world throughout her entire career. From stage managing to serving on the board of a theater company, her work in various capacities provides a holistic view of how organizational leadership and vision shape the magic that happens onstage, in the gallery, or in community. Currently a neighborhood support specialist for the City of Minneapolis, Myers received her MA in international and intercultural management from the School for International Training.; John Neveaux: Neveaux has been involved as an actor, director, or designer in over 25 theatrical productions in the last ten years in the greater metro area. Most recently, he was cast as Otto Frank in SOAR Regional Arts production of Diary of Anne Frank, and Theatre 55?s virtual production of Phillip Marlowe?s Trouble Is My Business; directed and designed the set for the the spring 2021 Delano High School production of The Theory of Relativity, and directed Delano High School?s fall on stage production of Jookalorum, A Singular Sampling of Sensational Stories by O. Henry. He has been a member of the boards of 4 Community Theatre, Chain Reaction Theatre Project, and Skylark Opera Company, and recently acted as a grant reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board. In his day job, Neveaux is an attorney in Wayzata and teaches business law at local colleges.; Yan Pang, Pang is a composer, performer, and scholar. She received her PhD in music with a minor in theater arts and dance at the University of Minnesota. Her work focuses on intercultural music composition and performance. As part of this interest, she has been commissioned to compose and invited to perform in music festivals throughout the world. She considers her music composition as a means to build multicultural understanding and tolerance. A selection of her varied works includes the album Glory Times (as songwriter and music director) by the China Science & Culture Audio & Video Publishing House; the score ?Solis Ortus? (winner of the SunRiver International Composition Competition) by China?s People?s Cultural Publishing Company; the paper ?Scene of Sichuan Opera? (coauthored with Mingzhu Song); and the books Cool Math for Hot Music, All About Music, Basic Music Technology, and The Future of Music (coauthored with Guerino Mazzola et al.) by Springer.; Samantha Prudhon Falkowski, Falkowski is currently working at Affinity Plus FCU as a video banker. She assists with new account and lending requests; building relationships, reviewing analytical data, and finding creative solutions for members. Falkowski graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in studio art. She has since put her passion for the arts to use by volunteering with White Bear Center for the Arts, Mia?s Art Adventure, and has been a grant review panelist twice for the Metropolitan Regional Art Council.; Jenny Stratton, Stratton is the Connecting Kids program coordinator which serves the greater Mankato area. The program is designed to reduce the financial barriers for low-income youth to be involved in an out-of-school time activity of choice. This involves everything from traditional sports, arts, music, summer camps, etc. Stratton has more than fifteen years of professional experience working in the collective fields of nonprofit management, higher education, and finance. Stratton has a bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's degree in business administration.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022252,"Operating Support",2023,65967,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","PHT activities increase access, attachment and agency among artists, participants and neighborhood residents. Access is measured by tracking participation including demographics, length and intensity; Attachment through surveys; and Agency with pre-post surveys and documentation of work created. 2: PHT stimulates increased creativity in our four-neighborhood service area by integrating art into the fabric of the community. Neighborhood/audience surveys show increases in creative activity and engagement with local arts offerings; partner orgs document engaging artists and creative strategies to reach community goals.","302 artists created experiences that succeeded in increasing access, attachment and/or agency among the 14792 people that participated live. Attendance data, participant surveys and one on one interviews, artist surveys and actual artwork created are the data sets analyzed to determine progress toward intended impacts. 2: Creative activity increased in our four neighborhood service area, 40 artists implemented arts projects out in the neighborhoods. Evidence of increases in creativity include feedback from neighborhood residents, organization leaders and small business owners; actual artworks displayed out in the neighborhood; and artists engaged to support community projects.",,1480186,"Other, local or private",1480186,,"Pht Advisory Group = Norah Shapiro, Cordelia, Anderson, Pam Arnold, Jim Langemo, John Humleker, Marianne Merriman, Sarah Milligan-Toffler, Adair Mosley, Eric Mueller, Julia Sand, Nedy Windham, Faye M. Price, Pillsbury United Communities Bod = Lindsay Benjamin, Melinda Emerson, Taylor Harwood, Mahrous Kandil, Liz Mascolo, Kenji Okumura, Erica Pralle, Heath Rudduck, Anupama Sreekanth, Jeff Steinle, Edrin Williams, Kaori Yamada",,"Pillsbury United Communities AKA Pillsbury House Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Pillsbury House + Theatre creates challenging theatre and arts programming to inspire enduring change towards a just society.?",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Noel,Raymond,"Pillsbury United Communities AKA Pillsbury House Theatre","3501 Chicago Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 787-3620",noelr@pillsburyhousetheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Crow Wing, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2173,"Melodie Bahan: Bahan is executive director of MN Film & TV. She previously served as the first vice president of communications for Artspace, the nation?s leading developer of affordable space for artists; and as the director of communications for the Guthrie Theater. Prior to joining the Guthrie, Bahan spent ten years in New York, where she served as the president of NOW-NYC. She currently serves as a volunteer board member for the MSP Film Society. She graduated from the U of M with a BA in journalism.; Paul Dice: Dice is president of the nonprofit organization International Friendship Through the Performing Arts. As vice president of the Gamelan Society of Minnesota, Dice helped establish Minnesota?s first gamelan (Indonesian chime gong orchestra) program that eventually became part of the Schubert Club. He can be seen throughout China via the online broadcasting station MV China as a program expert on Rainbow Education Program videos. He served as music advisor for the six-episode Twin Cities Public Television series Made in China and as an English editor for the Hal Leonard Chinese pipa method book written by Gao Hong. Dice studied composition at the Boston Conservatory of Music and with composer Lou Harrison. His music has been performed throughout the United States, China, and Russia. He has received commissions from the American Composers Forum, Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, Carleton Chinese Music Ensemble, Listen, Edina Concert Orchestra, Chinese Heritage Foundation, and Fedogan and Bremer Publishing. He was awarded a Dunhuang Cup in Nanchang, China; received a 2013 Arts Board Artist Initiative grant; and received a McKnight established artist award from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council in 2012 and 2016.; Sharon Fischlowitz: Fischlowitz has served on the staff and boards of arts and law related nonprofits, as executive director of Black Label Movement and the Minnesota Justice Foundation, as board chair of the Creative Tech Alliance, fka GLITCH, and the Lexington Hamline Community Council. She worked for Congressman Bruce Vento, Equal Justice Works, the Center for Medieval Studies, and the Institute for Advanced Study at UMN. She taught street law and poverty law at William Mitchell College of Law. She now practices law. She earned her AB in comparative arts from Washington University and her law degree from William Mitchell.; Sonja Jacobsen: Jacobsen is a 1974 graduate of Hastings College (Hastings, NE) receiving a BM in 1974. Jacobsen taught K-12 vocal/instrumental music in public and parochial schools in Nebraska and Minnesota. In 2015 she retired as office manager from Jacobsen Metal Fabrication, Inc. a company she cofounded with her husband in 1984. Jacobsen served three terms on the Mankato Symphony board of directors and during her tenure chaired several major fundraising events (Rockin' in the Quarry, Rockin' by the River, Music & Brews), served as development chair, and as board president.; Matthew Keefe: Keefe has served the arts for over 25 years as a dancer, teacher, choreographer, administrator, production manager, board member, producer, and artistic director. He holds an MFA in dance from the University of Iowa and a nonprofit management certificate from Rutgers University. He danced in the Twin Cities for James Sewell Ballet and is currently teaching dance at Highland Park High School. Keefe is the cofounder of DanceCo, a professional company that produces original productions for young audiences and their families.; Laurie Kess: Kess is a retired educator. She enjoyed her tenure in the Ely Public School District which included stints as a teacher, counselor, assistant principal, and principal. She was instrumental in securing Arts Board grants for artist residencies, in both elementary and high school classes, that benefitted the community. Her avocation has been involvement in community theater, community vocal groups, and supporting arts through the local Northern Lakes Arts Association. Among the wonders of arts experiences, she believes that a great benefit is to have people of diverse backgrounds, ages, and life experiences find common ground and joy in participation. Kess has a BS in home economics, a MA in school counseling, and K-12 principal licensure.; Eva Margolis: Margolis serves as Economic Opportunity program officer at Greater Twin Cities United Way where she engages with nonprofit community partners and across sectors focusing on workforce development and wealth building strategies that bring about equitable change. Prior to joining United Way in May 2020, Margolis served for over nine years as economic empowerment and employment services director at Lutheran Social Service where she was responsible for the strategic planning, development, and implementation/evaluation of its programs. She also has worked in the asset building, housing, and youth development fields. She is deeply committed to social, racial, and economic justice. For over 20 years she has volunteered in various efforts that support a vision for the abolition of the prison industrial complex. Margolis received her BA in anthropology from Occidental College in Los Angeles. ; Aryca Myers: Myers has been involved in the arts and nonprofit world throughout her entire career. From stage managing to serving on the board of a theater company, her work in various capacities provides a holistic view of how organizational leadership and vision shape the magic that happens onstage, in the gallery, or in community. Currently a neighborhood support specialist for the City of Minneapolis, Myers received her MA in international and intercultural management from the School for International Training.; John Neveaux: Neveaux has been involved as an actor, director, or designer in over 25 theatrical productions in the last ten years in the greater metro area. Most recently, he was cast as Otto Frank in SOAR Regional Arts production of Diary of Anne Frank, and Theatre 55?s virtual production of Phillip Marlowe?s Trouble Is My Business; directed and designed the set for the the spring 2021 Delano High School production of The Theory of Relativity, and directed Delano High School?s fall on stage production of Jookalorum, A Singular Sampling of Sensational Stories by O. Henry. He has been a member of the boards of 4 Community Theatre, Chain Reaction Theatre Project, and Skylark Opera Company, and recently acted as a grant reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board. In his day job, Neveaux is an attorney in Wayzata and teaches business law at local colleges.; Yan Pang, Pang is a composer, performer, and scholar. She received her PhD in music with a minor in theater arts and dance at the University of Minnesota. Her work focuses on intercultural music composition and performance. As part of this interest, she has been commissioned to compose and invited to perform in music festivals throughout the world. She considers her music composition as a means to build multicultural understanding and tolerance. A selection of her varied works includes the album Glory Times (as songwriter and music director) by the China Science & Culture Audio & Video Publishing House; the score ?Solis Ortus? (winner of the SunRiver International Composition Competition) by China?s People?s Cultural Publishing Company; the paper ?Scene of Sichuan Opera? (coauthored with Mingzhu Song); and the books Cool Math for Hot Music, All About Music, Basic Music Technology, and The Future of Music (coauthored with Guerino Mazzola et al.) by Springer.; Samantha Prudhon Falkowski, Falkowski is currently working at Affinity Plus FCU as a video banker. She assists with new account and lending requests; building relationships, reviewing analytical data, and finding creative solutions for members. Falkowski graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in studio art. She has since put her passion for the arts to use by volunteering with White Bear Center for the Arts, Mia?s Art Adventure, and has been a grant review panelist twice for the Metropolitan Regional Art Council.; Jenny Stratton, Stratton is the Connecting Kids program coordinator which serves the greater Mankato area. The program is designed to reduce the financial barriers for low-income youth to be involved in an out-of-school time activity of choice. This involves everything from traditional sports, arts, music, summer camps, etc. Stratton has more than fifteen years of professional experience working in the collective fields of nonprofit management, higher education, and finance. Stratton has a bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's degree in business administration.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10022253,"Operating Support",2023,32001,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Outreach to BIPOC communities leads to Tweed's decolonization. Discuss Tweed's decolonization with BIPOC communities and establish a plan, timetable, and benchmarks, involving key community leaders, museum staff, board members, and UMD constituents. 2: Empower underrepresented populations to create diverse programs. Work with the established diverse communities committee to research, plan, develop, and evaluate topics, media, and format of programs (audio, virtual, visual, etc.) for the Tweed and Maker Communities Space.","Initial progress made. TMA will advance efforts by continued engagement with community partners re: improved accessibility and programs. Methods to measure progress and success consist in creating benchmarks in tandem with our constituencies. The planning process was shaped by a series of meetings with key figures of our BIPOC communities. 2: Initial progress made toward realizing this goal. Addressing long-term, systemic, and structural issues is ongoing. A Maker (Communities) Space was created hosting workshops, and engagement projects. These person-to-person opportunities allow for actionable feedback.",,695662,"Other, local or private",695662,,"Abdulla Ali, Mary Anne Ebert, Karl Everett, Sarah Lehnertz, Nathan Sager, Carmen Wendland, Holly Sampson, Jeremy Youde, John Lawien",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Duluth-Tweed Museum of Art AKA The Tweed Museum of Art","Public College/University","Operating Support",,"The Tweed Museum of Art functions as an art collecting and teaching institution that promotes learning through collection stewardship, research, and by presenting programs in the visual arts for the engagement of the University and our surrounding communities.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anja,Chavez,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Duluth-Tweed Museum of Art AKA Tweed Museum of Art","1201 Ordean Ct",Duluth,MN,55812-3041,"(218) 726-8751",chave357@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Carlton, Carver, Cook, Douglas, Isanti, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Mille Lacs, Rice, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2174,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10018297,"Operating Support",2022,34873,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will provide safe arts activities to help address and combat social isolation for older adults (65 and older). We will provide a variety of arts activities for older adults in our community to combat social isolation. Activities will include virtually streamed live arts events and in-person events (when possible).","The Reif presented nine events during the support period geared toward older adults. These activities made participants feel valued and included. Evaluation methods were quantitative (tracked events and audience numbers/demographics); and qualitative (interviewed participants).",,1463804,"Other, local or private",1463804,,"Jon Arntson, Katie Cargill, Tricia Sterle, Courtney Swalboski-Anick, Joni Namyst, Mindy Nuhring, Glenna Olson, Rhonda Schaffer, Myrna Peterson, Bud Schneider, Angela Tobeck, Robert Ward, Jr., Noah Wilcox",,"Reif Arts Council AKA Reif Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Stimulating arts in northern Minnesota. The underlying principle guiding our mission is to offer a diverse mix of performing and visual arts to be experienced, exhibited, and taught.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shantel,Dow,"Reif Arts Council AKA Reif Center","720 NW Conifer Dr","Grand Rapids",MN,55744-2475,"(218) 327-5780",sdow@reifcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Cass, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mille Lacs, Red Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1909,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018298,"Operating Support",2022,40540,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Rochester Art Center will present contemporary exhibitions that integrate diverse communities. Segmented attendance figures are tracked to demonstrate increasingly diverse audiences. Our goal is to retain and grow our member base as a reflection of our positive impact on social, civic and economic life. 2: Rochester Art Center will offer accessible art education and public programs Number of attendees and demographics for in-person programs.Feedback collected through visitors and program surveys. The number of engagements with our virtual programs and online platforms.","During the grant period, Rochester Art Center presented twenty contemporary exhibitions that featured 315 artists, integrating diverse communities. Each exhibition is evaluated by tracking attendance and visitor feedback. Exhibiting artists provided demographic information used to evaluate diversity. 2: Rochester Art Center offered accessible art education and public programs. All scholarship applicants were awarded for various programs. Program attendance is recorded and participants are sent feedback surveys. Scholarships are offered for every program that involves fees, removing financial barriers.",,420368,"Other, local or private",420368,8100,"Rose Anderson, Brett Olson, Jon Zurn, Alexandre Maia, Brooke Burch, Demetrius Johnson, Kjellgren Alkire, Michelle Fagan, Paul Scanlon, Simon Huelsbeck, Alessandra de la Puente, Heidi Howe, Gerry Greane, Helene Genety, Brian Dukerschein",1,"Rochester Art Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Rochester Art Center offers the opportunity for all people to understand and value the arts through innovative experiences with contemporary art.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Pamela,Hugdahl,"Rochester Art Center","40 Civic Center Dr SE",Rochester,MN,55904-3773,"(507) 282-8629",hugdahl@rochesterartcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Cook, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1910,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018300,"Operating Support",2022,25626,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Return concert attendance to pre-pandemic levels When we are able to safely return to live concerts, we will monitor attendance numbers in order to determine growth to pre-pandemic attendance and will survey participants to gauge impact of events. 2: Establish a $50,000 cash reserve fund to replace privately secured line of credit We will know that we have achieved this outcome when we are able to both begin and end the 2022 fiscal year with a balance of $50,000 in this account.","Musicians and audience returned to live concerts in a Covid-safe manner and with high artistic value. Tracked ticket sales, musician absences due to illness, and surveyed audiences about comfort level and artistic value. 2: Rochester Symphony surpassed their initial goal of creating a $50,000 internal cash reserve fund. Reviewed bank account statements at the beginning and the end of the fiscal year.",,481063,"Other, local or private",481063,,"Hayward (Jay) Beck, Andrew Good, Rafael Jimenez, Brad Krehbiel, Jodi Melius, Joe Mish, Mark Neville, Bruce Rohde, Matt Roisum, Mary Beth Sancomb-Moran, Sarah Schaefer Meier, James Sloan",,"Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale AKA Rochester Symphony","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"We bring great music to life.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Lindstrom,"Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale AKA Rochester Symphony","1530 Greenview Dr SW Ste 120",Rochester,MN,55902,"(507) 286-8742",amyl@rochestersymphony.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Le Sueur, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Scott, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1912,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018306,"Operating Support",2022,323880,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will gain wide access to live performances and free high-quality digital concerts of world-class music. SPCO staff and board will monitor progress toward the goals of its strategic imperatives to determine whether we are adding value to and enriching our community by sharing transformational experiences with a broader and more diverse audience.","The SPCO provided broad access to in-person and livestream performances through concerts in twelve venues and the free online Concert Library. The SPCO tracked in-person concert attendance numbers, as well as participation in free family education and community engagement activities and free digital media programming.",,10821336,"Other, local or private",10821336,,"Daria Adams, Doug Affinito, Nina Archabal, Daniel Avchen, Jo Bailey, Christopher M. Brown, Anne Cheney, Sheldon W. Damberg, Becky Debertin, Victor de Meireles, Rick Dow, Lynn Erickson, Stephanie Fehr, Jason Max Ferdinand, Judith Garcia Galiana, Bonnie Grzeskowiak, Keith M. Halperin, Ann Huntrods, A. J. Huss, Jr., Carolynn Johnson, James E. Johnson, Arthur W. Kaemmer, M.D., Arthur Klebanov, Randy Kroll, Robert L. Lee, Jon Limbacher, Marja Lutsep, Stephen H. Mahle, Robert W. Mairs, Andrea McCue, Alfred P. Moore, David Moore, Jr., David E. Myers, Betty Myers, Bondo Nyembwe, Robert M. Oberlies, Robert M. Olafson, Deborah J. Palmer, Daniel R. Pennie, Nicholas S. Pifer, Cassie Pilgrim, Eric Prindle, Peter Remes, Ann Rogotzke, David Rosedahl, Jack Rossmann, Marty Rossmann, Daniel J. Schmechel, Kathleen Schubert, Eric Skytte, James Donald Smith, Joseph Tashjian, Alan Wilensky, Elizabeth Willis, Paul Wilson, Justin Windschitl",,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Our mission is to sustain a world-class chamber orchestra at the highest standards of artistic excellence that enriches the Twin Cities community by sharing dynamic, distinctive, and engaging performances.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rebecca,Cline,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","408 St Peter St 3rd Fl","St Paul",MN,55102-1497,"(651) 292-3280",rcline@spcomail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1918,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018310,"Operating Support",2022,24069,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The arts thrive, exhibitions of work by artists that foster their artistic growth, animate dialogue with the community, and enrich Minnesota.? Evaluation of key stakeholders including audience, members, submitting and exhibiting artists, and community; documentation of media coverage; diversity of artists/audiences in gallery programs and exhibitions. 2: Arts are vital to who we are. Participation in the arts must include everyone, remove barriers for our audience through concerted outreach efforts.? Increased attendance numbers online and in person. Increased submissions to our calls for art. As well as number of meaningfully engaged community partners and evaluations of their experiences.","The arts thrive; exhibitions of work by artists foster their artistic growth, animate dialogue with the community, and enrich Minnesota. Evaluation of key stakeholders including audience, sustaining and annual members, submitting and exhibiting artists, and community; documentation of media coverage; diversity of artists/audiences in gallery programs and exhibitions. 2: Arts are vital to who we are. Participation in the arts must include everyone and remove barriers for our audience through concerted outreach efforts. Increased attendance numbers online and in person. Increased submissions to our calls for art. As well as a number of meaningfully engaged community partners and evaluations of their experiences.",,257124,"Other, local or private",257124,,"Marc Davis, Tom DeBiaso, Liza Ferrari, Gretchen Gasterland-Gustafsson, Frank Grazzini II, Michael Kleber-Diggs, Yijia Li, John C. Levy, Robyne Robinson, Cherie Shoquist, Mark Spencer and Heather Wulfsberg.",,"Soo Visual Arts Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Soo Visual Arts Center is a nonprofit art space that connects our community with fresh, underrepresented and provocative art.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carolyn,Payne,"Soo Visual Arts Center","2909 Bryant Ave S Ste 101",Minneapolis,MN,55408,"(612) 871-2263",carolyn@soovac.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Fillmore, Hennepin, Itasca, Lake, Le Sueur, Marshall, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1922,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018312,"Operating Support",2022,72768,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Expand opportunities in local Minnesota economies for artists to make a living and a life Evaluation of workshops, classes, trainings, and consultations; development of programs to support access to capital and market opportunities; number of cross-sector opportunities and partnerships created to center artists in economic development 2: Increase and enhance recognition of artists, culture bearers, and creative workers as valued contributors to Minnesota communities Community participation in artist-led projects; number of artists supported to create community projects; number of community-based, artist-led projects created; number of creative small businesses supported","Despite continued pandemic disruptions, we maintained + expanded opportunities in local Minnesota economies for artists to make a living and a life. We evaluated this outcome through: Program evaluations; development of programs to support access to capital and market opportunities; # of cross-sector opportunities and partnerships created to center artists in economic development. 2: We increased and enhanced recognition of artists, culture bearers, and creative workers as valued contributors to Minnesota communities. We evaluated this outcome through: Community participation in artist-led projects; number of artists supported to create community projects; number of community-based, artist-led projects created; number of creative small businesses supported.",,1875029,"Other, local or private",1875029,,"Greta Bauer Reyes, Jarrett Reed, Andriana Abariotes, Shannon Pettitt, Kelly Asche, Ben Bonestroo, Christina Martinez, Anisha Murphy, Maureen Ramirez, Sarah Swedburg, Rose Teng, Sarina Otaibi",,"Springboard for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Springboard for the Arts' mission is to cultivate vibrant communities by connecting artists with the resources they need to make a living and a life.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carl,Swanson,"Springboard for the Arts","262 University Ave W","St Paul",MN,55103,"(651) 292-4381",carl@springboardforthearts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Mahnomen, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Red Lake, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1924,"Kimberly Clement: Clement is a retired nonprofit executive, who now writes mystery books and paints landscapes for her home. Starting as a volunteer in a local domestic violence program, she spent thirty-five years working in various causes. Her career expanded from working as the state lobbyist for the Minnesota women?s movement, to raising money nationwide for American Indian elders, to spending nine years as the executive director of an at-risk youth program, to being the executive director of a national renewable energy nonprofit organization.; Kimberley Hines: Hines is a professional theater artist, a playwright, director, and actor. She has a coaching business, mentoring artists at any and all levels of their work and business. She spent part of her career as an artist in commercial graphics as a typesetter and designer/illustrator. Hines has a BA degree from Macalester College in speech and theater and in visual art. She is a speech coach for Edina schools and will be working with the theater department at the University of Northern Iowa in 2021.; David Kang: Kang has over 20 years of experience as a media director, producer, and creative consultant. Currently, he is the executive director of The DIAL Group?a nonprofit organization with the mission of leveraging the talents of artists for social good and to improve the lives of underserved and underrepresented people. He is a member of the Northside Arts Leadership Group, Asian Economic Development Association, as well as several other professional groups. He graduated summa cum laude from Metropolitan State University, with a BA in media and communications.; Kathleen Maurer: Maurer is a professor of English for Anoka-Ramsey Community College; she also spent nine years teaching at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned a PhD in English from Marquette University and has served on the boards of two Minnesota's regional arts councils for a total of eight years. She is author of A Guide to Professional Writing in the Arts, and during her 30-year career has served as an Operating Support panelist, an Artist Initiative panelist, and an artistic evaluator for the Arts Board. She is also a master dyer and fiber artist.; Aryca Myers: Myers has been involved in the arts and nonprofit world throughout her entire career. From stage managing to serving on the board of a theater company, her work in various capacities provides a holistic view of how organizational leadership and vision shape the magic that happens onstage, in the gallery, or in community. Currently a neighborhood support specialist for the City of Minneapolis, Myers received her MA in international and intercultural management from the School for International Training.; Sean Ryan: Ryan is the development manager at Prepare + Prosper (P+P), an economic justice focused nonprofit in Saint Paul, where he coordinates P+P?s foundation, corporate, and government grant related activities. He recently returned to the Twin Cities after four years in Boston working as an admission officer and project coordinator for EXPLO, an internationally renowned education nonprofit that emphasizes creativity and design thinking. A (formerly) frequent concertgoer, he was previously a development assistant at the Cedar Cultural Center. He graduated from Macalester College with a BA in English.; Sierra Scheet: Scheet is currently the financial and accounting systems manager at the Science Museum of Minnesota. She studied history and film at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and earned her BA in history in 2007. She continued her education and earned another BA in accounting from the College of St. Scholastica in 2011. Scheet has spent most of her career in nonprofit accounting working at the Science Museum of Minnesota and University of Minnesota Physicians. She has volunteered and serviced on the board of MNFashion.; Chris Schellinger: Schellinger is the founder and executive director of Avon Hills Folk School, a nonprofit in its third year, located in central Stearns County. Avon Hills Folk School is dedicated to creating and growing community by providing the opportunity for people of all ages, abilities, backgrounds to gather together to learn and create within the natural beauty of the Avon Hills. Schellinger is also currently the director of advancement for a local private school system. He has lived in the area his entire life, graduating from St. John's University in 1992.; Aamera Siddiqui: Siddiqui was going to be a doctor, but plans changed, and she settled into a life as a multidisciplinary artist in Saint Paul. Her plays include, Freedom Daze, CLOTH, American as Curry Pie, CHUP, Log Kya Kahenge, and Please Don?t Feed the Children. Her work has been produced at Southern Theater, History Theatre, Illusion Theater, Intermedia Arts, Dreamland Arts, and Pillsbury House Theatre. Siddiqui has received a Naked Stages Fellowship and two Many Voices Fellowships. She was a featured playwright at the Asian American Theater Conference in Minneapolis and at the Women Playwrights International Conference in Mumbai, India. Siddiqui is also the coartistic director of Exposed Brick Theatre, an organization dedicated to telling untold stories through theater and performance art. She also teaches yoga and has been known to bake the occasional wedding cake.; Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan, Venkatakrishnan is a senior project and program manager, managing information technology projects at Cognizant Technology Solutions. He has a bachelor?s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Madras in India. He serves on the executive board of Minnesota Tamil Sangam (MNTS), a nonprofit devoted to promoting Tamil culture in the state of Minnesota and played a key role in the accreditation of the organization?s language school. Venkatakrishnan has written poems and articles about nature, culture, tradition, and society for the magazine Panippookkal. He writes and directs stage programs and directed two of MNTS?s Fringe Festival productions. He was the program committee chair for the Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America thirtieth annual Tamil language convention, held in 2017, in Minneapolis.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1
10018316,"Operating Support",2022,62209,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To increase the Sheldon's role as a critical social, civic and economic driver, partnering with local business for the benefit of all. Quantitative statistics on economic impact will be requested; business sponsors tracked; and surveys conducted with business owners to inform the next steps of community development. Volunteer and participatory statistics and comments monitored. 2: To launch?a pilot program with Goodhue County Hispanic Outreach as a model for ensuring the arts are relevant and accessible for future partnerships.? Hispanic Outreach pilot program events will be evident in season lineup and ticketing tracked; statistics on outreach?compiled; qualitative survey feedback?will be assessed?for planning future events","To increase the Sheldon's role as a critical social, civic and economic driver, partnering with local business for the benefit of all. Growth in business partnerships through sponsorships and outreach, field observation and commentary, marketing statistics and ticket sales bringing audiences to downtown. 2: Pilot project with Goodhue County Hispanic Outreach to present relevant and accessible artists. Field observation, follow up meetings with partner organization, ticket sales.",,1193192,"Other, local or private",1193192,,"Chap Achen Jr., Susan Forsythe, Marybess Goeppinger, Mike Melstad, Art Kenyon, Nancy Dimunation, Lacy Schumann",,"T. B. Sheldon Memorial Theatre AKA The Sheldon Theatre","Local/Regional Government","Operating Support",,"The Sheldon Theatre entertains, educates, and enlightens the community and its visitors through?the transformative power of the performing arts.?",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeffrey,Larson,"T. B. Sheldon Memorial Theatre AKA The Sheldon Theatre","443 3rd St W","Red Wing",MN,55066-2310,"(651) 388-8700",jlarson@sheldontheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, McLeod, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1928,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018317,"Operating Support",2022,29431,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","TAM activities provide Minnesotans opportunities to participate in high quality and meaningful taiko experiences. TAM will evaluate its impact through attendance totals, surveys, and student and artist engagement. 2: TAM provides powerful Asian American representation through artists and activities, seeking to build community, heal, and inspire through taiko arts. Impact on the community will be evaluated by analyzing outreach data, audience and artist surveys, and community participation.","TAM activities provide Minnesotans opportunities to participate in high quality and meaningful taiko experiences. TAM produced over 60 live performances, reaching over 8000 directly, and introduced taiko for the first time to approximately 70% of their MN audiences. 2: TAM provides powerful Asian American representation through artists and activities, seeking to build community, heal, and inspire through taiko arts. TAM brought taiko to many different areas of MN, including the Twin Cities metro area and tours through the GRRL and Arrowhead library systems. Engagement was high and we brought Asian American artists and arts to over 60 locations.",,246317,"Other, local or private",246317,,"Tracee Hummel-Tanabe, Rick Shiomi, Elizabeth Kane, Katie Hae Leo, Maribel Stolee, Jennifer Weir, Hailey Gabriel",,"TaikoArts Midwest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"TaikoArts Midwest was formed in 2016 by Jennifer Weir to provide our local and regional community with high quality taiko performances, to support taiko artists, and to use taiko as a way to strengthen and build communities, celebrating the full diversity and depth taiko arts provides.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jaclyn,Nott,"TaikoArts Midwest","4729 Columbus Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(651) 983-5349",jnott@taikoartsmidwest.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Benton, Carlton, Cook, Douglas, Faribault, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Morrison, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1929,"Kimberly Clement: Clement is a retired nonprofit executive, who now writes mystery books and paints landscapes for her home. Starting as a volunteer in a local domestic violence program, she spent thirty-five years working in various causes. Her career expanded from working as the state lobbyist for the Minnesota women?s movement, to raising money nationwide for American Indian elders, to spending nine years as the executive director of an at-risk youth program, to being the executive director of a national renewable energy nonprofit organization.; Kimberley Hines: Hines is a professional theater artist, a playwright, director, and actor. She has a coaching business, mentoring artists at any and all levels of their work and business. She spent part of her career as an artist in commercial graphics as a typesetter and designer/illustrator. Hines has a BA degree from Macalester College in speech and theater and in visual art. She is a speech coach for Edina schools and will be working with the theater department at the University of Northern Iowa in 2021.; David Kang: Kang has over 20 years of experience as a media director, producer, and creative consultant. Currently, he is the executive director of The DIAL Group?a nonprofit organization with the mission of leveraging the talents of artists for social good and to improve the lives of underserved and underrepresented people. He is a member of the Northside Arts Leadership Group, Asian Economic Development Association, as well as several other professional groups. He graduated summa cum laude from Metropolitan State University, with a BA in media and communications.; Kathleen Maurer: Maurer is a professor of English for Anoka-Ramsey Community College; she also spent nine years teaching at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned a PhD in English from Marquette University and has served on the boards of two Minnesota's regional arts councils for a total of eight years. She is author of A Guide to Professional Writing in the Arts, and during her 30-year career has served as an Operating Support panelist, an Artist Initiative panelist, and an artistic evaluator for the Arts Board. She is also a master dyer and fiber artist.; Aryca Myers: Myers has been involved in the arts and nonprofit world throughout her entire career. From stage managing to serving on the board of a theater company, her work in various capacities provides a holistic view of how organizational leadership and vision shape the magic that happens onstage, in the gallery, or in community. Currently a neighborhood support specialist for the City of Minneapolis, Myers received her MA in international and intercultural management from the School for International Training.; Sean Ryan: Ryan is the development manager at Prepare + Prosper (P+P), an economic justice focused nonprofit in Saint Paul, where he coordinates P+P?s foundation, corporate, and government grant related activities. He recently returned to the Twin Cities after four years in Boston working as an admission officer and project coordinator for EXPLO, an internationally renowned education nonprofit that emphasizes creativity and design thinking. A (formerly) frequent concertgoer, he was previously a development assistant at the Cedar Cultural Center. He graduated from Macalester College with a BA in English.; Sierra Scheet: Scheet is currently the financial and accounting systems manager at the Science Museum of Minnesota. She studied history and film at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and earned her BA in history in 2007. She continued her education and earned another BA in accounting from the College of St. Scholastica in 2011. Scheet has spent most of her career in nonprofit accounting working at the Science Museum of Minnesota and University of Minnesota Physicians. She has volunteered and serviced on the board of MNFashion.; Chris Schellinger: Schellinger is the founder and executive director of Avon Hills Folk School, a nonprofit in its third year, located in central Stearns County. Avon Hills Folk School is dedicated to creating and growing community by providing the opportunity for people of all ages, abilities, backgrounds to gather together to learn and create within the natural beauty of the Avon Hills. Schellinger is also currently the director of advancement for a local private school system. He has lived in the area his entire life, graduating from St. John's University in 1992.; Aamera Siddiqui: Siddiqui was going to be a doctor, but plans changed, and she settled into a life as a multidisciplinary artist in Saint Paul. Her plays include, Freedom Daze, CLOTH, American as Curry Pie, CHUP, Log Kya Kahenge, and Please Don?t Feed the Children. Her work has been produced at Southern Theater, History Theatre, Illusion Theater, Intermedia Arts, Dreamland Arts, and Pillsbury House Theatre. Siddiqui has received a Naked Stages Fellowship and two Many Voices Fellowships. She was a featured playwright at the Asian American Theater Conference in Minneapolis and at the Women Playwrights International Conference in Mumbai, India. Siddiqui is also the coartistic director of Exposed Brick Theatre, an organization dedicated to telling untold stories through theater and performance art. She also teaches yoga and has been known to bake the occasional wedding cake.; Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan, Venkatakrishnan is a senior project and program manager, managing information technology projects at Cognizant Technology Solutions. He has a bachelor?s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Madras in India. He serves on the executive board of Minnesota Tamil Sangam (MNTS), a nonprofit devoted to promoting Tamil culture in the state of Minnesota and played a key role in the accreditation of the organization?s language school. Venkatakrishnan has written poems and articles about nature, culture, tradition, and society for the magazine Panippookkal. He writes and directs stage programs and directed two of MNTS?s Fringe Festival productions. He was the program committee chair for the Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America thirtieth annual Tamil language convention, held in 2017, in Minneapolis.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018318,"Operating Support",2022,11259,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Clarify the duties of staff and volunteers, establishing a centralized business model. A strategic planning consultant is leading focus groups w/Staff and volunteers to draft procedures, which are then applied and evaluated. The Board Governance Committee then refines and presents to the Board for final approval. 2: Design and implement a sustainable financial plan. Newly implemented accounting practices are reviewed by the Finance Associate and Executive Director continually. The newly formed Finance Committee reviews these practices and reports findings at monthly Board of Directors meetings.","Co-created job descriptions of volunteers, staff, and board members defining communication lines and duties. Co-creation process via focus groups and editorial meetings with a staff and volunteers was facilitated by a consultant. Implementation, evaluation and rewrites were in collaboration with the 'doers'. 2: Implemented a monthly meeting of a Finance Committee, ANNUAL Ask, Member and Donor drives. The Covid deficit budget set limits on loss. There were weekly reviews of finances by the Executive Director, bi-monthly reviews by the newly formed Finance Committee, and monthly reports to the full board. Two finance realities attended to - deficits due to covid and slow re-opening.",,267509,"Other, local or private",267509,,"Margaret Olsen, Mary Alice Schumacher, Charles Carodenuto, Kevin Geraghty, Trenne Fields, Lisa Leedham, Susan Knutson",,"Tapestry Folkdance Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To provide opportunities to participate in the joys of dance and music from around the world.?",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ann,Mosey,"Tapestry Folkdance Center","3748 Minnehaha Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55406-2668,"(612) 722-2914",amosey@tapestryfolkdance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1930,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018325,"Operating Support",2022,19026,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Theatre L'Homme Dieu will offer greater diversity in programming in an effort to develop a broader audience, specifically patrons ages 20-45. The outcome will be realized upon successful presentation of the programming, then measured by the number of new and returning patrons determined in the reporting. In addition, audience surveys will be used to collect demographic information.","Theatre L'Homme Dieu offered greater diversity in programming in an effort to develop a broader audience, specifically patrons ages 20-45. Programming at Theatre L'Homme Dieu offered a wide variety of shows and attracted many new audience members, according to reporting from TLHD CRM. Staff and Board Members also reported an uptick in the number of young patrons, ages 8-45.",,325535,"Other, local or private",325535,19026,"Jim Pence, Katie Eiser, Tom Obert, David Berg, Philip Eidsvold, Terri Bursch, Deb Trumm, Tessa Larson, Michael Tisserand, Brian Nelson,",,"Theatre L'Homme Dieu","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Theatre L'Homme Dieu?presents exceptional live theatre, fine arts and educational programming that celebrates culture and nurtures community, enriching the quality of life throughout Alexandria, the Lakes Area and Central Minnesota.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicole,Mulder,"Theatre L'Homme Dieu","PO Box 1086 PO Box 1086",Alexandria,MN,56308,"(320) 846-3150",tlhd@tlhd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Carver, Chippewa, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Grant, Hennepin, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Marshall, Meeker, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Red Lake, Renville, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1937,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018327,"Operating Support",2022,60143,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans of all ages/backgrounds will learn movement, gain physical confidence, and/or grow as dance artists via TU Dance programs and activities. Collect participant feedback on program impact from surveys, gather input from teachers, partners, artists; track participation in Center programs/activities; document/track student advancement. 2: Minnesotans will indicate benefits of access to dance programming and remark on relevance of activities to personal goals and priorities. Qualitative comments/survey feedback from participants and audiences, including changes in perceptions about dance, specific benefits/program relevance, and value of access.","Minnesotans of different ages and backgrounds demonstrated learning, skills development, and increased confidence via TU Dance Center activities. We tracked participation and participant demographics and gathered feedback via surveys, evaluations, interviews, and conferences. Teaching artists evaluated student learning and advancement and program impact. 2: Program participants commented on relevant program impact and expressed appreciation for access to financial aid and available program options. We tracked financial aid and program access, and we tracked participant feedback via surveys, evaluations, interviews, and conferences.",,1207854,"Other, local or private",1207854,,"Rafina Larsen, Sarah Gullickson McGrane, Neeraj Kumar Mehta, Steven Nelson, Anne Parker, Andrew Troup, Julia Yager, Joseph Zachmann, Toni Pierce-Sands (ex-officio), Abdo Sayegh Rodriguez (ex-officio)",,"TU Dance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"TU Dance reaches through diverse dance traditions to uncover the connective power of dance for audiences, students, artists and the community.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Abdo,Sayegh,"TU Dance","PO Box 40405","St Paul",MN,55104,"(612) 605-1925",Abdo.sayegh@tudance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1939,"David Hanson: Hanson has been a professional musician, photographer, recording engineer, producer, and advertising agency owner during his career. His work in advertising has won awards both regionally and nationally. He owns and operates EchoBayart.com and EchoBayProductions.com, which include his line of photography products and commercial audio production. Hanson serves as vice chair of the board of directors of North Dakota Assistive, a state organization that distributes assistive technology to the disabled and elderly. He previously served a four-year term as a board member of the Plains Art Museum (Fargo, ND).; Valorie Klemz: After a career in strategic marketing, Klemz left the corporate world in 2013 for a meaningful second act in grant writing. She serves as grant specialist at Interfaith Outreach and Community Partners, contract grant writer for Tubman, and has a track record of successful proposals and program evaluation. She earned her MBA from the Carlson School of Management, her nonprofit fundraising certificate from the University of St. Thomas, and served on the board of directors for Minnesota Computers for Schools.; Sherrie Pugh: Pugh recently retired from a thirty-five-year career in community economic development. During her career she volunteered and worked on numerous community based cultural events and projects. She serves as an adviser to the Aurora Saint Anthony Neighborhood Development Corporation on its cultural integration concepts for the old home historic rehabilitation project. Pugh has worked in philanthropy as executive director of the Headwaters Fund (Minneapolis), the Fund for Community Development (Chicago), and the Foundation for the Mid South (Jackson, Mississippi).; Germaine Riegert: Riegert is a retired postmaster and worked more than eighteen years as the chief financial officer for the White Earth Reservation Business Committee (RBC), prior to becoming employed with the United States Postal Service. She has a bachelor?s degree in accounting and business administration and has spent many years in public administration. While employed at the RBC, she was involved in the administration of nonprofit grants from many sources. She has served as a volunteer on the Region 2 Arts Council and was elected to serve as treasurer for the board. She is an enrolled member of the Minnesota tribe and the White Earth Nation. Her artistic accomplishments center around working with thread and yarns.; Laura Savinetti-Moberly: Moberly relocated to Ely over 25+ years ago and immediately became involved with the only local arts organization at that time, Northern Lakes Arts Association (NLAA). Over the years, Moberly has served as a board member, treasurer, chair, as well as chairing many committees and answering the call for volunteers wherever needed. She has also choreographed for the Ely Community Spring Musical first in 1999, intermittently throughout the early 2000s and subsequently choreographed every show since 2011. Moberly currently serves as the NLAA board secretary and is finishing up her tenure with the Donald G. Gardner Humanities Trust, where she spent two terms as chair. In the past, she volunteered with the local Comprehensive Arts Planning Program (CAPP) within the Ely schools and served on the board of the youth theater group, Ely Little Players. Moberly graduated from the University of Redlands in California with a BA in business management; she brings 15 years of corporate experience to the volunteer posts she has held.; Christi Schmitt: Schmitt is a program coordinator in the office of multilingual learning at the Saint Paul Public Schools. She has worked as an English language learner teacher in Saint Paul for fifteen years. During her tenure, she has written and received more than fifty local, state, and national grant awards toward enrichment partnerships, opportunities, and resources for English language learners and their families. She has served on the board of the United Nations Association of Minnesota and was a top ten finalist for Minnesota Teacher of the Year. Schmitt has master?s degrees in education and public affairs from the University of Minnesota.; Samuel Van Cook: Van Cook is the founder and president of Button Poetry. He is a recipient of the 2012 Verve Grant, a National Poetry Slam champion, and a decorated college slam coach. Van Cook has worked with students nationwide as a poetry instructor and performance poetry coach. He helped found and establish spoken word poetry programs in colleges across Minnesota including Carleton, the University of Minnesota, Hamline, and Macalester. Most notably, Van Cook spent four years as an instructor for Macalester College, coaching and coordinating its championship College Union Spoken Word Invitational (CUPSI) Poetry Slam program. Van Cook was the director of the two-time national champion Saint Paul Soap Boxing Poetry Slam (2009 & 2010) that ran for many years out of The Artists Quarter in Saint Paul. He also helped bring the national poetry slam to downtown Saint Paul in 2010.; Kalia Vue: Vue is a PhD student at The Ohio State University in the department of teaching and learning in the multicultural and equity studies education area. She received her BA in international studies at the University of St. Thomas (Saint Paul), and her MA in East Asian studies at St. John?s University (New York, NY). Her research interests include informal teaching and learning, culturally responsive teaching, and multicultural education. Her prior work experience consists of the Science Museum of Minnesota, Museum of Chinese in America, and Camp Fire Minnesota. She has also served as a volunteer cochair for the youth leadership program for the Vue family of Minnesota.; Corrie Zoll: Zoll is the owner of Cultivate Consulting, where he has been primarily consulting with nonprofits serving commercial businesses. Previously, Zoll spent five years as executive director of In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre, and four years as development manager for Pillsbury House + Theatre. Zoll has served as board chair for Bedlam Theatre and Franklin Artworks and has served on the Minneapolis Arts Commission. Corrie holds a MA in arts and cultural management from St Mary?s University of Minnesota.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018329,"Operating Support",2022,41942,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Grow audiences via virtual programming and community engagement with populations who face cultural or economic barriers to the arts Virtual engagement enables TCFF to track geographic and demographic info more accurately. Audience and filmmaker surveys, staff and board assessments, partner org feedback, and peer review provide comprehensive evaluation of the successful outcomes. 2: Present diverse, high-quality film progamming that engages Minnesota audience to learn, shift perceptions, and improve the community they share. Audience and filmmaker surveys, staff and board assessments, partner organization feedback, and peer review provide comprehensive evaluation of the success of TCFF programming and audience impact.","Minnesotans were more inclined to participate because arts experiences were relevant and accessible (streaming and in-person). TCFF's Virtual Streaming platform tracked geographic and demographic info more accurately. Artist and Audience surveys were conducted. Staff and Board assessment meetings were held providing a comprehensive evaluation of the successful outcomes. 2: Presented diverse and high-quality film progamming engaging MN audience to learn, dialogue, shift perceptions, and improve their shared community. Conducted Audience and filmmaker surveys, staff and board assessments, partner organization feedback, and peer review. All feedback provided comprehensive evaluation of the success of TCFF programming and audience impact.",,438325,"Other, local or private",438325,,"Andrea Stein, Danielle Palmer, Jay Dunphy, Jeff Hayne, Julie Lynn York, Kathy Roseberry, Jen Meyer, Michael Cohen, Nancy Korsah, Ra'eesa Motala, Robert Brittain, Steve Stoup, Tracy Call, Waris Syed, Jatin Setia.",,"Twin Cities International Film Festival AKA Twin Cities Film Fest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Our mission is to build, support, and enhance our visual arts community by providing local film artists with education, training, networking, and distribution and employment opportunities; provide art enthusiasts and advocates with access to regional and national film talent forging a rich social dialogue through film; and provide the state with a vehicle through which film production and exhibition can sustain the local film industry.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Danielle,Palmer,"Twin Cities Film Fest","1649 Alabama Ave S","St Louis Park",MN,55416,"(612) 615-8233",danielle.palmer@twincitiesfilmfest.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1941,"Amy Browender: Browender is a proud graduate of the Saint Paul Public School system and believes that access to the arts is critical to the future of our state and the well-being of our communities. She earned a BA in art history and English from Ripon College in Wisconsin and received honors for academic excellence in both departments. After graduating, she completed two terms of service with College Possible and was named AmeriCorps Member of the Year. Since joining the organization's development team in 2015, she has written grants, deepened relationships with corporate partners, hosted virtual and in person events large and small, and currently stewards and cultivates individual supporters as donor relationship manager.; Jonathan Carter: Carter is director of IT business relationship management for the Harmon business unit of Apogee Enterprises. Previously, Carter had a long career with General Mills, spanning finance, sales, marketing, information systems, and other areas. A former board chair for the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, he is an active executive board member of the Monitors Club, supporting the educational, political, economic, and social well-being of the Twin Cities African American community. Carter holds a BS in computer science from Washington University (Saint Louis); an MS in computer science from Stanford University; and an MBA in finance and international business from Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.; Ann Fee: Fee is a writer, vocalist, and arts administrator in southern Minnesota. Fee is also the host of Live from the Arts Center, a weekly music and interview program on KMSU 89.7 FM showcasing local artists, writers, and musicians. Her fiction and nonfiction appear in collections by Cleis Press, The Missouri Review, and Demos Health. She performs with the acoustic duo The Frye, whose 2015 release The Best of Hank and Rita garnered a Star Tribune ""top albums of the year"" honor. Her performance in the short film The Best of Hank and Rita took best acting recognition at the 2016 Filmstock Film Festival. She is executive director of the Arts Center of Saint Peter, recognized in 2016 by the Minnesota Department of Human Services for a groundbreaking partnership showcasing art by patients at the Minnesota Security Hospital. Fee holds an MFA in creative writing from University of Southern Maine and MA in cultural studies/critical theory and analysis from Illinois State University.; Linda Holliday: Holliday is founder and president of Impact Minnesota, providing an array of consulting services to nonprofit, for-profit, and public organizations; and of Holliday Pottery, creating handcrafted functional ceramic wares. She previously worked with the Initiative Foundation for nearly twenty years, most recently serving as vice president of organizational development. Holliday is a 2010 Bush Foundation Leadership Fellow and holds an MPA from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Crossing Arts Alliance and Advocates for Reproductive Education in central Minnesota.; Yumiko Inomata: Inomata serves as finance manager for Minneapolis based Arts Midwest, one of six regional arts organizations in the United States. She has a BA in theater studies and has taken graduate level courses in educational policy and administration, and teaching English as a foreign language. Outside of work, she has served on numerous panels, including the Sage Awards for Dance (2009-2010), and for several grant programs for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. She is an alumna of the 2017/2018 Arts Organizing Institute through Pangea World Theater?s Lake Street Arts!, which was part of a National Endowment for the Arts Our Town grant.; Mary Ellen Landwehr: Landwehr cofounded Ar4Trails in Rochester in 2016. Ar4Trails installs four temporary sculptures annually and has installed nine permanent sculptures along the bike trails near downtown Rochester. This fall, with funding from the MN CARES Act grant, Ar4Trails will install two more permanent sculptures and ten bike racks created by unemployed or under employed artists in Rochester. She served as board chair of Choral Arts Ensemble in Rochester and currently serves as board chair of the Diversity Council-Rochester. She retired from a 25-year career as an administrator at Mayo Clinic.; Manny Munson-Regala: Munson-Regala is the lead regulatory lawyer for the UnitedHealthcare plan of Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. He has more than 30 years of expertise in solving business issues with regulatory and legislative components for both private and public sector clients including previous stints as deputy commissioner and acting commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Commerce and assistant commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Health. He has previously served on the boards of the Girl Scouts River Valley, Minnesota Justice Foundation, MNxMN, Protect Minnesota, and Steppingstone Theater for Youth. He earned his BA and JD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.; John Neveaux: After studying theater as an undergraduate, Neveaux worked with The Children?s Theatre Company, Minnesota Opera, and Chanhassen Dinner Theatres. He then moved to the west coast for a master?s degree and served on the theater staff at Cabrillo College and University of California, Santa Cruz. He left theatrical pursuits for law school and has practiced law since 1984. He also teaches business law at local colleges. He returned to theater in 2005, as a director, actor, and designer, in addition to serving as an advisory board member for 4 Community Theatre, Skylark Opera Company, Buffalo Community Theatre, and Chain Reaction Theatre Project.; Serenity Schoonover: A staff writer for Split Rock Review, Schoonover's writing has aired on NPR, and appeared in NewPages, Women's Independent Press, and The Bookends Review, among others. She is also a juried metalsmith, and her work has been featured on the front page of Etsy. Since 2018, she has been the recipient of five Arrowhead Regional Art Council (ARAC) grants, served on multiple ARAC grant panels, as well as serving as a Minnesota State Arts Board grant reviewer in 2020. Schoonover has a BA and MA in history education.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018332,"Operating Support",2022,82560,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","VocalEssence will use singing together and innovative performances as a catalyst to nurture self-expression, bridge cultures, and combat loneliness. VocalEssence uses surveys and evaluations with every program activity to measure level of creative inspiration and change in social bridging and connectedness among participants.","VocalEssence used singing together and innovative performances as a catalyst to nurture self-expression, bridge cultures, and combat loneliness. VocalEssence used a survey to measure the intrinsic impact of its programs through a partnership with WolfBrown Consulting.",,2299159,"Other, local or private",2299159,,"David Myers, David Mona, Traci Bransford, Nancy Nelson, Daniel Fernelius, Torrie Allen, Cassidy McCrea Burns, Barbara Burwell, Margaret Chutich, Martha Driessen, Ann Farrell, Wayne Gisslen, Carolina Gustafson, R.J. Heckman, Daniel Kantor, Lisa Lewis, Paul McDonough, Richard Neuner, Kristen Hoeschler O'Brien, Jim Odland, Joanne Reeck, Don Shelby, Mary Ann Aufderheide, Philip Brunelle, G. Philip Shoultz III, Anders Eckman, Rabindra Tambyraja",1,VocalEssence,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"VocalEssence champions choral music of all genres, celebrating the vocal experience through innovative performances, commissioning of new music, and engaging with diverse constituencies.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elissa,Weller,VocalEssence,"1900 Nicollet Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 547-1451",elissa@vocalessence.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Lake, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Washington, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1944,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1
10018333,"Operating Support",2022,570989,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Support for first time visitors to the Walker is enhanced to ensure accessible, meaningful, and welcoming arts experiences. Track and map first-time visitor journey experiences, analyze opportunities for improvements. Use ?test and learn? methodology for new approaches. Measure Net Promotor Score (visitor satisfaction). 2: Arts learning is accessible to audiences with diverse learning needs and from racially, culturally, and socio-economically diverse communities. Attendance/demographics track accessibility and participation. Ethnography studies, surveys, interviews, and focus groups measure engagement, learning outcomes, growth mindset, and satisfaction.","Support for first time visitors to the Walker is enhanced to ensure accessible, meaningful, and welcoming arts experiences. First-time visitors accessed the Walker through virtual and onsite programming. Visitor tracking was captured through visitor journey mapping data, and the Walker used post-event surveys to inform and measure Net Promoter Score. 2: Arts learning is accessible to audiences with diverse learning needs and from racially, culturally, and socio-economically diverse communities. Attendance/demographics tracked accessibility and participation. New exit surveys (which improve tracking and insights), interviews, and focus groups measured engagement, learning outcomes, growth mindset, and satisfaction.",,27455936,"Other, local or private",27455936,,"Seena Hodges, Karen Heithoff, D. Ellen Wilson, Sarah Lynn Oquist, Teresa Rasmussen, Mark Addicks, Simone Ahuja, Jan Breyer, Carlo Bronzini Vender, John Christakos, Patrick J. Denzer, Andrew S. Duff, Dayna Frank, Sima Griffith, Daniel Grossman, Lili Hall, Chris Haqq, Andrew Humphrey, Mark Jordahl, Anne Labovitz, Valerie Lemaine, Muffy MacMillan, David Moore, Jr., Vikesh Nemani, Joan Nolan, Pilar Oppedisano, Patrick Peyton, Brian Pietsch, Charlie Pohlad, Donna Pohlad, Peter Remes, Keith Rivers, Greg Stenmoe, Wim Stocks, Christine Walker",,"Walker Art Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Walker Art Center is a catalyst for the creative expression of artists and the active engagement of audiences.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marla,Stack,"Walker Art Center","725 Vineland Pl",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 375-7640",marla.stack@walkerart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1945,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018335,"Operating Support",2022,37012,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","WGM will offer high-quality weaving, spinning, and dyeing programs representative of the diverse global textile cultures present in Minnesota. WGM will track the kinds of programming it offers with respect to tradition and origin and populations served. Anecdotes will be collected. Program debriefs and check-ins will be conducted with partners and program leaders.","Weavers Guild of Minnesota outcome was to rebuild from Covid. Guild sustained the creative community through continued virtual and in-person programming. Weavers Guild of MN used financial and fundraising reports, program enrollment and evaluations, membership surveys and a community listening session to evaluate impact. Conversations and interviews with stakeholders were also used.",,306100,"Other, local or private",306100,2300,"Amanda Anderson, Lisa Black, Barbara Daiker, Dawn Gillette-Kircher, Neal Goman, Melba Granlund, Barbara Heath, Cass Markovich, Mary M. Mateer, Keith Pierce, Joseph Rubin, Dawn Severson, Matthew Schutz, Linda Soranno, Beth Varro, Carol Stahlhut Carter, Beth Friedman, Celeste Grant, Katie Oberton, Sarah Nassif, Elizabeth Schutz",,"Weavers Guild of Minnesota, Inc. AKA Weavers Guild of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Preserving and advancing the arts of weaving, spinning, and dyeing.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karin,Knudsen,"Weavers Guild of Minnesota","3000 University Ave SE Ste 110",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 436-0463",info@weaversguildmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1947,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018336,"Operating Support",2022,57504,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","White Bear Center for the Arts will enrich lives, nourish imagination, and build understanding through a diversity of arts experiences. Student feedback surveys administered for every class, number of participants, % classes filled, connecting diverse communities, Arts Events Attendance and Reach.","Through WBCA, more than 28,000 Minnesotans learned something new, developed skills, made connections to art, and felt part of a community. WBCA measures the number of participants/classes and registration data; gathers participant and artist feedback through surveys, interviews, and reviews; reviews digital metrics; and develops questionnaires to generate data (such as DEI information).",,1152150,"Other, local or private",1152150,,"Karen Kepple, Judith Benham, Heidi Brophy, Mary Poul, Alan Kantrud, Jessi Aakre, Nelly Chick, Mitch Cooper, Guillermo Cuellar, Alison Gillespie, Mary Gove, Bob Hartzell, Andrea Kish-Bailey, Peter Kramer, Elizabeth McCray, Hardik Patel, Laurie Ryan, Bill Weigel, Mary Wingfield, Nirvana Yang; Emeritus (Non-voting): Sue Ahlcrona, Donna Bruhl, Robert Cuerden, Mary Levins.",,"White Bear Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"White Bear Center for the Arts' mission is to ENRICH LIVES by celebrating art, NOURISH IMAGINATION by inspiring creativity, BUILD UNDERSTANDING by connecting people.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alexander,Legeros,"White Bear Center for the Arts","4971 Long Ave","White Bear Lake",MN,55110,"(651) 407-0597",alegeros@whitebeararts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1948,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018337,"Operating Support",2022,11259,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A sustainable high quality and vibrant performing arts theatre organization that can come above the current conditions of live theatre. Outreach and network to expand community, operations, and activities. To have volunteers and patrons come to public events within a safe atmosphere while utilizing our resources for the best results. 2: Offer Theatre programming to the community with accessibility and appeal both virtual and in person Utilize new technology for seasoned and new patrons to experience virtual and in person art. To advance our mission with effective skills tracking participation increased quality, appeal, and revenue.","The Barn Theatre managed the resources for maximum impact. The Barn Theatre evaluated the outcome by the number of tickets sold, patrons came to the theatre feeling safe ready to enjoy a production. 2: The Barn Theatre watched volunteers grow, learn and participated in live theatre. The Barn Theatre had much participation in live on stage theater where they enjoyed learning within a group of volunteer cast members led by great crews.",,311554,"Other, local or private",311554,11259,"Brian Stenholm, Carol Laumer, Tyler Hanson, Lyle Mangen, Chris Buzzeo, Dawn Stahl, Sandy Gardner, Jordan Gatewood, Tony Ogdahl, Paul Stagg, Joyce Standfuss, Cole Woltjer",,"Willmar Community Theatre, Inc. AKA The Barn Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Barn Theatre's mission is to provide affordable, quality performing arts to west central Minnesota.?",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Naomi,Lindquist,"Willmar Community Theatre, Inc. AKA The Barn Theatre","PO Box 342",Willmar,MN,56201,"(320) 235-9500",business@thebarntheatre.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Traverse, Wadena, Washington, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1949,"Kimberly Clement: Clement is a retired nonprofit executive, who now writes mystery books and paints landscapes for her home. Starting as a volunteer in a local domestic violence program, she spent thirty-five years working in various causes. Her career expanded from working as the state lobbyist for the Minnesota women?s movement, to raising money nationwide for American Indian elders, to spending nine years as the executive director of an at-risk youth program, to being the executive director of a national renewable energy nonprofit organization.; Kimberley Hines: Hines is a professional theater artist, a playwright, director, and actor. She has a coaching business, mentoring artists at any and all levels of their work and business. She spent part of her career as an artist in commercial graphics as a typesetter and designer/illustrator. Hines has a BA degree from Macalester College in speech and theater and in visual art. She is a speech coach for Edina schools and will be working with the theater department at the University of Northern Iowa in 2021.; David Kang: Kang has over 20 years of experience as a media director, producer, and creative consultant. Currently, he is the executive director of The DIAL Group?a nonprofit organization with the mission of leveraging the talents of artists for social good and to improve the lives of underserved and underrepresented people. He is a member of the Northside Arts Leadership Group, Asian Economic Development Association, as well as several other professional groups. He graduated summa cum laude from Metropolitan State University, with a BA in media and communications.; Kathleen Maurer: Maurer is a professor of English for Anoka-Ramsey Community College; she also spent nine years teaching at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned a PhD in English from Marquette University and has served on the boards of two Minnesota's regional arts councils for a total of eight years. She is author of A Guide to Professional Writing in the Arts, and during her 30-year career has served as an Operating Support panelist, an Artist Initiative panelist, and an artistic evaluator for the Arts Board. She is also a master dyer and fiber artist.; Aryca Myers: Myers has been involved in the arts and nonprofit world throughout her entire career. From stage managing to serving on the board of a theater company, her work in various capacities provides a holistic view of how organizational leadership and vision shape the magic that happens onstage, in the gallery, or in community. Currently a neighborhood support specialist for the City of Minneapolis, Myers received her MA in international and intercultural management from the School for International Training.; Sean Ryan: Ryan is the development manager at Prepare + Prosper (P+P), an economic justice focused nonprofit in Saint Paul, where he coordinates P+P?s foundation, corporate, and government grant related activities. He recently returned to the Twin Cities after four years in Boston working as an admission officer and project coordinator for EXPLO, an internationally renowned education nonprofit that emphasizes creativity and design thinking. A (formerly) frequent concertgoer, he was previously a development assistant at the Cedar Cultural Center. He graduated from Macalester College with a BA in English.; Sierra Scheet: Scheet is currently the financial and accounting systems manager at the Science Museum of Minnesota. She studied history and film at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and earned her BA in history in 2007. She continued her education and earned another BA in accounting from the College of St. Scholastica in 2011. Scheet has spent most of her career in nonprofit accounting working at the Science Museum of Minnesota and University of Minnesota Physicians. She has volunteered and serviced on the board of MNFashion.; Chris Schellinger: Schellinger is the founder and executive director of Avon Hills Folk School, a nonprofit in its third year, located in central Stearns County. Avon Hills Folk School is dedicated to creating and growing community by providing the opportunity for people of all ages, abilities, backgrounds to gather together to learn and create within the natural beauty of the Avon Hills. Schellinger is also currently the director of advancement for a local private school system. He has lived in the area his entire life, graduating from St. John's University in 1992.; Aamera Siddiqui: Siddiqui was going to be a doctor, but plans changed, and she settled into a life as a multidisciplinary artist in Saint Paul. Her plays include, Freedom Daze, CLOTH, American as Curry Pie, CHUP, Log Kya Kahenge, and Please Don?t Feed the Children. Her work has been produced at Southern Theater, History Theatre, Illusion Theater, Intermedia Arts, Dreamland Arts, and Pillsbury House Theatre. Siddiqui has received a Naked Stages Fellowship and two Many Voices Fellowships. She was a featured playwright at the Asian American Theater Conference in Minneapolis and at the Women Playwrights International Conference in Mumbai, India. Siddiqui is also the coartistic director of Exposed Brick Theatre, an organization dedicated to telling untold stories through theater and performance art. She also teaches yoga and has been known to bake the occasional wedding cake.; Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan, Venkatakrishnan is a senior project and program manager, managing information technology projects at Cognizant Technology Solutions. He has a bachelor?s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Madras in India. He serves on the executive board of Minnesota Tamil Sangam (MNTS), a nonprofit devoted to promoting Tamil culture in the state of Minnesota and played a key role in the accreditation of the organization?s language school. Venkatakrishnan has written poems and articles about nature, culture, tradition, and society for the magazine Panippookkal. He writes and directs stage programs and directed two of MNTS?s Fringe Festival productions. He was the program committee chair for the Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America thirtieth annual Tamil language convention, held in 2017, in Minneapolis.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018343,"Operating Support",2022,55926,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","By 2025 15% of staff and 25% of the board will be people of color and indigenous people. Annual surveys will ask board and staff to self identify ethnic/racial background. 2: Zeitgeist arts and cultural programming will strengthen people's connection and commitment to the community and to each other Survey program participant attitudes regarding programming effects re: strengthen connections and commitment to the community and to each other.","The outcome goal is listed as 2025, but Covid has slowed interim progress and systems development. Progress is expected in 2022 and 2023. Outcome 1 will be measured by a demographic survey. The survey was piloted pre-COVID and will be reinstated as capacity allows prior to 2025 reporting. 2: Zeitgeist programming engaged numerous artists, audience members, and community partners and kept them working and committed in the NE MN community. Survey evaluation systems still need to be implemented. COVID impacts have reduced capacity and the development of other training and management systems has taken priority. MSAB outcome tracking progress is expected to continue in 2022 and 2023.",,989188,"Other, local or private",989188,18074,"Francis Heid, Aparna Katre, Laura Weintraub, Lynn Black, Becky Hartley, Sarah Seidelmann, Jon Heyesen, Kendra Carlson, Geiger Yount, Alan Zeppa (Emeritus)",,"Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community AKA Zeitgeist","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To practice the art of growing a connected, healthy community empowered to create and thrive.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anthony,Cuneo,"Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community AKA Zeitgeist","222 Superior St E Ste 326",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 726-5430",tony@zeitgeistarts.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1955,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018344,"Operating Support",2022,11259,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Zenon will support Minnesotas dancers and choreographers with artistically excellent hybrid dance instruction and performance opportunities Questionnaires; informal feedback from dancers, choreographers and instructors; website surveys; and emailed surveys.","Zenon offered hybrid, online and in-person classes and concerts to a growing number of movers. Informal feedback, end of session surveys, emailed surveys, website and social media user analysis.",,379119,"Other, local or private",379119,,"April Haven, Betsy Sylvester, Rachel Marti, Shinae Hildebrandt, Sarah Brennecke, Megan Becker, Elizabeth Camp",,"Zenon Dance Company and School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To provide high quality dance instruction and performance opportunities for avocational to professional dancers in a diverse curriculum.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mara,Winke,"Zenon Dance Company and School","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 400",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 338-1101",marasmail@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Marshall, Martin, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Pope, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Traverse, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1956,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018348,"Operating Support",2022,72687,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","PHT activities increase access, attachment and agency among artists, participants and neighborhood residents. Access is measured by tracking participation including demographics, length and intensity; Attachment through surveys; and Agency with pre-post artist surveys and documentation of work created. 2: PHT stimulates increased creativity in our four-neighborhood service area by integrating art into the fabric of the community. Neighborhood/audience surveys show increases in creative activity and engagement with local arts offerings; partner orgs document use of creative strategies to reach community goals.","298 artists created experiences that succeeded in increasing access, attachment and/or agency among the 17,761 people that participated. Attendance data, participant surveys and one on one interviews, artist surveys and actual artwork created are the data sets analyzed to determine progress toward intended impacts. 2: Creative activity increased in our four-neighborhood service area, 17 artists implemented arts projects out in the neighborhoods. Evidence of increases in creativity include: feedback from neighborhood residents, organization leaders and small business owners; actual artworks displayed out in the neighborhood; and artists engaged to support community projects.",,1480186,"Other, local or private",1480186,,"PHT Advisory Group = Norah Shapiro, Cordelia Anderson, Pam Arnold, Jim Langemo, John Humleker, Marianne Merriman, Sarah Milligan-Toffler, Adair Mosley, Eric Mueller, Julia Sand, Nedy Windham, Faye M. Price. Pillsbury United Communities BOD = Siyad Abdullahi, Lindsay Benjamin, Melinda Emerson, Taylor Harwood, Chris Huset, Mahrous Kandil, Liz Mascolo, Kenji Okumura, Erica Pralle, Heath Rudduck, Anupama Sreekanth, Jeff Steinle, Anne Stukas, Edrin Williams, Kaori Yamada",,"Pillsbury United Communities AKA Pillsbury House Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Pillsbury House Theatre co-creates challenging theatre and arts programming to inspire enduring change toward a just society.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Noel,Raymond,"Pillsbury United Communities AKA Pillsbury House Theatre","3501 Chicago Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 787-3620",noelr@pillsburyhousetheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1959,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10018349,"Operating Support",2022,35802,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Outreach to Indigenous communities leads to Tweed's decolonization. Discuss Tweed's decolonization with Indigenous tribes and establish a plan, timetable, and benchmarks involving key Indigenous community leaders, museum staff, board members, and UMD constituents. 2: Empower underrepresented populations to create diverse programs Establish a diverse communities committee to research, plan, develop, and evaluate topics, media, and format of programs (audio, visual, virtual, etc.) for the Tweed's Maker (Communities) Space.","Tweed began the process of decolonization empowering Duluth/Northland's BIPOC/Black communities. Key figures of Duluth's BIPOC/Black communities created committees and provided Tweed with guidance. The program reflected what communities determined for/at the Tweed. 2: Underrepresented audiences created diverse programs; Tweed diversified its audiences, and the Maker/Communities Space was used for community projects. The creation of communities' committees (who determined projects/programs) and community members acting as coordinators was key in increasing the participation of Minnesotans in Tweed's programs.",,695662,"Other, local or private",695662,,"Mahjur Ahmed, Abdulla Ali, Mary Ebert, Karl Everett, Leslie Hammons, John P. Lawien, Jim Paymar, Holly Sampson, Nathan Sager, Carmen Wendland",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Duluth-Tweed Museum of Art AKA Tweed Museum of Art","Public College/University","Operating Support",,"The Tweed Museum of Art functions as an art collecting and teaching institution that promotes learning through collection stewardship, research, and by presenting programs in the visual arts for the engagement of the University and our surrounding communities.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anja,Chavez,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Duluth-Tweed Museum of Art AKA Tweed Museum of Art","1201 Ordean Ct",Duluth,MN,55812-3041,"(218) 726-8751",chave357@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Cook, Hennepin, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Mille Lacs, Pine, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1960,"Kimberly Clement: Clement is a retired nonprofit executive, who now writes mystery books and paints landscapes for her home. Starting as a volunteer in a local domestic violence program, she spent thirty-five years working in various causes. Her career expanded from working as the state lobbyist for the Minnesota women?s movement, to raising money nationwide for American Indian elders, to spending nine years as the executive director of an at-risk youth program, to being the executive director of a national renewable energy nonprofit organization. Kimberley Hines: Hines is a professional theater artist, a playwright, director, and actor. She has a coaching business, mentoring artists at any and all levels of their work and business. She spent part of her career as an artist in commercial graphics as a typesetter and designer/illustrator. Hines has a BA degree from Macalester College in speech and theater and in visual art. She is a speech coach for Edina schools and will be working with the theater department at the University of Northern Iowa in 2021. David Kang: Kang has over 20 years of experience as a media director, producer, and creative consultant. Currently, he is the executive director of The DIAL Group?a nonprofit organization with the mission of leveraging the talents of artists for social good and to improve the lives of underserved and underrepresented people. He is a member of the Northside Arts Leadership Group, Asian Economic Development Association, as well as several other professional groups. He graduated summa cum laude from Metropolitan State University, with a BA in media and communications. Kathleen Maurer: Maurer is a professor of English for Anoka-Ramsey Community College; she also spent nine years teaching at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned a PhD in English from Marquette University and has served on the boards of two Minnesota's regional arts councils for a total of eight years. She is author of A Guide to Professional Writing in the Arts, and during her 30-year career has served as an Operating Support panelist, an Artist Initiative panelist, and an artistic evaluator for the Arts Board. She is also a master dyer and fiber artist. Aryca Myers: Myers has been involved in the arts and nonprofit world throughout her entire career. From stage managing to serving on the board of a theater company, her work in various capacities provides a holistic view of how organizational leadership and vision shape the magic that happens onstage, in the gallery, or in community. Currently a neighborhood support specialist for the City of Minneapolis, Myers received her MA in international and intercultural management from the School for International Training. Sean Ryan: Ryan is the development manager at Prepare + Prosper (P+P), an economic justice focused nonprofit in Saint Paul, where he coordinates P+P?s foundation, corporate, and government grant related activities. He recently returned to the Twin Cities after four years in Boston working as an admission officer and project coordinator for EXPLO, an internationally renowned education nonprofit that emphasizes creativity and design thinking. A (formerly) frequent concertgoer, he was previously a development assistant at the Cedar Cultural Center. He graduated from Macalester College with a BA in English.; Sierra Scheet: Scheet is currently the financial and accounting systems manager at the Science Museum of Minnesota. She studied history and film at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and earned her BA in history in 2007. She continued her education and earned another BA in accounting from the College of St. Scholastica in 2011. Scheet has spent most of her career in nonprofit accounting working at the Science Museum of Minnesota and University of Minnesota Physicians. She has volunteered and serviced on the board of MNFashion. Chris Schellinger: Schellinger is the founder and executive director of Avon Hills Folk School, a nonprofit in its third year, located in central Stearns County. Avon Hills Folk School is dedicated to creating and growing community by providing the opportunity for people of all ages, abilities, backgrounds to gather together to learn and create within the natural beauty of the Avon Hills. Schellinger is also currently the director of advancement for a local private school system. He has lived in the area his entire life, graduating from St. John's University in 1992. Aamera Siddiqui: Siddiqui was going to be a doctor, but plans changed, and she settled into a life as a multidisciplinary artist in Saint Paul. Her plays include, Freedom Daze, CLOTH, American as Curry Pie, CHUP, Log Kya Kahenge, and Please Don?t Feed the Children. Her work has been produced at Southern Theater, History Theatre, Illusion Theater, Intermedia Arts, Dreamland Arts, and Pillsbury House Theatre. Siddiqui has received a Naked Stages Fellowship and two Many Voices Fellowships. She was a featured playwright at the Asian American Theater Conference in Minneapolis and at the Women Playwrights International Conference in Mumbai, India. Siddiqui is also the coartistic director of Exposed Brick Theatre, an organization dedicated to telling untold stories through theater and performance art. She also teaches yoga and has been known to bake the occasional wedding cake. Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan, Venkatakrishnan is a senior project and program manager, managing information technology projects at Cognizant Technology Solutions. He has a bachelor?s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Madras in India. He serves on the executive board of Minnesota Tamil Sangam (MNTS), a nonprofit devoted to promoting Tamil culture in the state of Minnesota and played a key role in the accreditation of the organization?s language school. Venkatakrishnan has written poems and articles about nature, culture, tradition, and society for the magazine Panippookkal. He writes and directs stage programs and directed two of MNTS?s Fringe Festival productions. He was the program committee chair for the Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America thirtieth annual Tamil language convention, held in 2017, in Minneapolis.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10724,"Operating Support",2012,140069,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Increase attendance at the annual American Craft Council Saint Paul Show. 2. Conduct workshops, seminars, and discussions on craft at events that are open to all Minnesotans. 3. Build greater inclusivity through partnerships, outreach to artists of color, and improved access through programming, social media, and the Web. Test methods for collecting feedback from patrons at the 2012 American Craft Council Saint Paul Show. Survey the membership regularly. Conduct a series of listening events around the country.","1. The American Craft Council contacted thirty-eight schools, sixty-six galleries, thirty-three Greater Minnesota arts organizations, and eight regional arts councils to build relationships and distribute 500 tickets to the 2012 American Craft Council Saint Paul Show. The attendees numbered 8,531, consistent with 2011. Four hundred and twenty-five new members joined. Forty-five Minnesota artists were involved in the show. 2. Two listening sessions, with fifty Minnesota artists, informed a new strategic plan. Three hundred fifty people attended free Salon Series events. Craft presentations at the annual show expanded into all-day craft stations with working artists. 3. The American Craft Council partnered with the Minnesota Woodturners Association, Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Northern Clay Center, potekglass, and the Textile Center. Engaging artists of color began with outreach to the Center for Hmong Arts and Talent and the Chinese American Association of Minnesota. A redesigned Web site was launched, drawing 91% more Minnesota hits than in 2011. The American Craft Council Library Digital Collections database was launched and promoted, and visits numbered 17,378 in April alone.",,5049931,"Other, local or private",5190000,21010,"Barbara Berlin, Susie Brandt, Sonya Clark, Corinna Cotsen, Leilani Lattin Duke, Robert Duncan, Lisbeth Evans, James Hackney Jr., Charlotte Herrera, Stuart Kestenbaum, Michael Lamar, Stoney Lamar, Barbara Laughlin, Marlin Miller, Michael Monroe, Sara S. Morgan, Alexandra Moses, Gabriel Ofiesh, Sylvia Peters, Judy Pote, Tommie Rush, Cindi Strauss, Jamienne Studley, Thomas Turner, Damian Velasquez, Barbara Waldman, Namita Gupta Wiggers",,"American Craft Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elissa,Chaffee,"American Craft Council","1224 Marshall St NE Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 206-3125 ",echaffee@craftcouncil.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka, Scott, Carver, Washington, Dakota, Blue Earth, Becker, Beltrami, Big Stone, Brown, Carlton, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dodge, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, McLeod, Morrison, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Redwood, Rice, Roseau, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Wabasha, Waseca, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-0,"Lawrence Adams: Principal at LarsonAllen, LLP; Dianne Brennan: Director of development, Guthrie Theater. Member of the board of directors of Mixed Blood Theatre, and National Corporate Theatre Fund.; Beth Burns: Executive director, Lutheran Music Program, Inc. Board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Minnesota Music Coalition.; Anna Johnson: Independent arts consultant; Brian Jose: Executive director of fine arts programming, College of St Benedict/St John's University.; Herman Milligan, Jr: Consultant, board member for Artspace Projects, Independent Feature Project Minnesota, The Givens Foundation, and The Soap Ractory.; Richard Robbins: Director, Good Thunder Reading Series, and Director of Creative Writing MFA program at Minnesota State University Mankato.; Jeff Stevenson: Executive director, Great River Shakespeare Festival.; Sharon Tracy: Arts educator, Buffalo High School Art Magnet program. Secretary, Central Minnesota Arts Board.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes
10725,"Operating Support",2012,54403,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Grow and stabilize services dedicated to the arts and artists. 2. Provide family, youth, and school programs that focus on arts experiences as a way to help deepen cross-cultural understanding and build a sense of community in the Phillips West neighborhood. 3. Continue a successful handcraft program connecting artists with children and adults. Utilize emerging audience focus groups, ongoing visitor surveys, and program evaluations by participants and partners.","1. Completed transition of all seven active performing arts groups into new and renovated spaces. 2. Conducted a survey of cultural and educational organizations in Phillips West to deepen dialogue with neighbors and build contacts for intentional partnering for and marketing of arts experiences. On July 24, the American Swedish Institute was awarded the 2012 Best Practices Award by the Association of Midwest Museums for its ""depth of community activity and mission-driven focus of programs."" 3. Eighty works",,2345419,"Other, local or private",2399822,9742,"Julia Helgesen, Deb Paulsrud, Terry Pressley, Terrie Thompson, Felecia Boone, Judi Linder, Ryan Davenport, Jennifer McCarthy, Mark Besser, Brad Froslee",,"American Swedish Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christiana,Stolpestad,"American Swedish Institute","2600 Park Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 870-3354 ",christys@asimn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Washington, Isanti, Anoka, Chisago, Scott, Rice, Dakota, Goodhue, Wabasha, Steele, Ramsey, Sherburne, Wright, McLeod, Cook, Itasca, Carlton, Pine, St. Louis, Olmsted, Mower, Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Clay, Otter Tail, Kittson, Polk, Cass, Wilkin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1,"Becky Agnew: Board member, Region 2 Arts Council.; Lawrence Burnett: Choral director and professor of music, Carleton College.; Susan Chandler: Assistant director, Arts Midwest.; Gregory Grinley: Director of development, American Craft Council.; Amy Hunter: Program coordinator, Freshwater Education District Schools. Board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Staples Motley Area Arts Council. Personal and professional coach and consultant, artist.; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, St Mary's University of Minnesota.; Linda Nelson-Mayson: Director, Goldstein Museum of Design.; Jennifer Penzkover: Coordinator, Saint Cloud Arts Commission.; James Williams: Artistic associate, Pillsbury House Theatre. Co-director and acting coach, Seeds of Change program at Central High School, Central Touring Theatre, and Hennepin County Home School Theatre Project.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
10726,"Operating Support",2012,17931,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Enrich cultural understanding and learning for students and educators. 2. Advance the literary craft and community of African American writers. 3. Advance public understanding of and access to the authors and literary works that articulate the unique history, identity, and cultural themes found within the African American experience. Utilize surveys of students, teachers, and literary artists; work samples; participant data tracking; event surveys; focus groups; and interviews.","1. Conducted 368 literary arts education residency hours. Eighty-seven percent of survey respondents increased student awareness and knowledge of African American literature and culture; 73% of survey respondents increased student literacy through engagement. African American literary resources were provided at eight residency sites. Three hundred educators attended the 2011 biennial conference/symposia for educators. 2: Nine black writers participated in a four-day Givens Black Writers Collaborative Retreat followed by three to four months of mentoring workshops and staged performance. 3: The NOMMO African American Authors Series featured two public events, with Percival Everett and Elizabeth Alexander, that celebrated and defined the state of the art of African American literature. The Alexander event was broadcast on Twin Cities Public Television. The Givens Black Books reading program engaged 1,500 community members with literary arts residencies in schools, book groups, film screenings, broadcasts, and an author event celebrating the work of Walter Mosley.",,381269,"Other, local or private",399200,4350,"Mary Franklin, Archie Givens Jr., Ben Aase, Toni Randolph, Darlyne Bailey, Deneen Law, Herman Milligan Jr. Ph.D., Thomas Nelson, Beverly Propes, Rebecca Robinson, Davu Seru, Barbara J. Shin, Alvin M. Stafford, Debra Stone, Jasmine Stringer, Dominic Taylor, Matthew Winston",,"The Archie and Phebe Mae Givens Foundation AKA The Givens Foundation for African American Literature","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jean,Fountain,"The Archie and Phebe Mae Givens Foundation AKA The Givens Foundation for African American Literature","7151 York Ave S",Edina,MN,55435-4418,"(952) 831-2555 ",director@givens.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2,"Becky Agnew: Board member, Region 2 Arts Council.; Lawrence Burnett: Choral director and professor of music, Carleton College.; Susan Chandler: Assistant director, Arts Midwest.; Gregory Grinley: Director of development, American Craft Council.; Amy Hunter: Program coordinator, Freshwater Education District Schools. Board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Staples Motley Area Arts Council. Personal and professional coach and consultant, artist.; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, St Mary's University of Minnesota.; Linda Nelson-Mayson: Director, Goldstein Museum of Design.; Jennifer Penzkover: Coordinator, Saint Cloud Arts Commission.; James Williams: Artistic associate, Pillsbury House Theatre. Co-director and acting coach, Seeds of Change program at Central High School, Central Touring Theatre, and Hennepin County Home School Theatre Project.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes
10732,"Operating Support",2012,16293,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Premiere two new full-length flamenco works (Zorro and Carmen). 2. Engage in a collaboration with Ballet of the Dolls to create a new work (Dali). 3. Engage in partnerships with Native American artists and the Minneapolis American Indian Center for Zorro that succeed in bringing both Native American and flamenco music and dance to a broader public and that provide opportunities for cross-cultural programming. 4. Serve at least 7,000 youth and adults through performances and outreach programming. 5. Provide post-performance discussions that bring artists and audiences in closer contact and that enrich understanding of the art and content of performances. 6. Provide quality instruction in flamenco dance and music for youth and adults through the Zorongo School and through workshops with guest artists. 7. Build a new resident company and apprentice program. 8. Continue to provide outreach to youth and adults through youth programming, performances at festivals, senior homes, and other venues, and through the summer Gypsy Caravan. 9. Increase the number of donors, both individual and institutional. 10. Make the Arts Administrator position full time. Use interviews with teachers at Zorongo School, surveys with students at Zorongo School, interviews with artists (at performances and workshops), surveys with people who received outreach performances, informal audience comments after concerts, board member interviews, and fiscal health measurement.","Zorongo premiered Zorro at The Cowles Center for Dance. This was delayed from the original date due to venue issues. Thus, the Carmen show was not presented. We put on Dali's Kitchen with Ballet of the Dolls. We partnered with Native artists to create Zorro, and did outreach to the Native community, but the Minneapolis American Indian Center collaboration did not happen. We served fewer individuals due to lack of funding for Toro and lower turnout at events. We engaged audiences after performances. Enrollment increased at the school, and we had a successful student show, plus workshops with guest artists. We made strides in forming a new resident company, with students moving into apprentice roles. We were unable to continue the Gypsy Caravan, but we did outreach at other events such as the Longfellow Corn Feed. We saw a 100% increase in Give To The Max donations, and maintained institutional donor relationships. Due to the inability to secure further funding, the Arts Administrator remained at about .6 FTE.",,156407,"Other, local or private",172700,12000,"Robert Schommer, Donald Davies, Christine Kozachok, Tamara Rogers, Robin Moede, Silvia Lopez, Alessandra Chiareli, Georgia Hlebaen, Marissa Sundquist, Allison Herrera, Catherine Higgins Whiteside",1,"Zorongo Flamenco, Inc. AKA Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre and School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Niels,Strandskov,"Zorongo Flamenco, Inc. AKA Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre and School","3012 Minnehaha Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55406-1932,"(612) 743-8331 ",flamenco@zorongo.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, St. Louis, Anoka, Washington, Carver",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-8,"Becky Agnew: Board member, Region 2 Arts Council.; Lawrence Burnett: Choral director and professor of music, Carleton College.; Susan Chandler: Assistant director, Arts Midwest.; Gregory Grinley: Director of development, American Craft Council.; Amy Hunter: Program coordinator, Freshwater Education District Schools. Board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Staples Motley Area Arts Council. Personal and professional coach and consultant, artist.; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, St Mary's University of Minnesota.; Linda Nelson-Mayson: Director, Goldstein Museum of Design.; Jennifer Penzkover: Coordinator, Saint Cloud Arts Commission.; James Williams: Artistic associate, Pillsbury House Theatre. Co-director and acting coach, Seeds of Change program at Central High School, Central Touring Theatre, and Hennepin County Home School Theatre Project.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
10733,"Operating Support",2012,31466,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Partner with area schools, nonprofits, and businesses to incorporate circus performing arts into education and program activities that currently do not have arts components. 2. Provide classes and performance opportunities to youth who would not otherwise be able to participate because of physical or financial barriers. Develop a program and services logic model which will guide future participant surveys and evaluations; use student and parent surveys.","Through a collaboration between Circus Juventas and Neighborhood House, thirteen youth from Saint Paul's West Side participated in year-round circus performing arts classes. Annual school matinee performances plus special presentations reached approximately 5,800 children and adults. Presentations included Highland Catholic School, Country Side Elementary, Oak Hill Montessori, the Basilica in Minneapolis, Kids ETC Youth Movement of Canada, Youth Social Entrepreneurship Summit, the African American Awards Gala, City of Saint Paul Department of Public Works, and closed-circuit television programming for patients at Minneapolis Children's Hospital. Circus Juventas also collaborated with Campbell Mithun on the 2012 United Way campaign, The POWER of WE (http://www.campbell-mithun.com/cm-UnitedWay). Circus Juventas provided need-based scholarships to eighty-three students from seventy-one families enrolled in circus performing arts classes. Five students consistently participated in the Wings program. Circus Juventas completed development of its logic model framework. An online survey form has been developed for students and families to complete annually. Approximately forty percent of those invited respond.",,1941233,"Other, local or private",1972699,,"Larry Berle, Dan Butler, Betty Butler, Joan Cochran, John Esch, Donna Gies, Corey Gordon, John Greener, Tim Houlihan, Peter Huber, Lance Lemieux, Laura Mogren CPA, Krista Sweeney",0.25,"Circus of the Star AKA Circus Juventas","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dan,Butler,"Circus of the Star AKA Circus Juventas","1270 Montreal Ave","St Paul",MN,55116-2400,"(651) 699-8229x 208",dan@circusjuventas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, McLeod, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Renville, St. Louis, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, Waseca, Washington, Wilkin, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-9,"Becky Agnew: Board member, Region 2 Arts Council.; Lawrence Burnett: Choral director and professor of music, Carleton College.; Susan Chandler: Assistant director, Arts Midwest.; Gregory Grinley: Director of development, American Craft Council.; Amy Hunter: Program coordinator, Freshwater Education District Schools. Board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Staples Motley Area Arts Council. Personal and professional coach and consultant, artist.; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, St Mary's University of Minnesota.; Linda Nelson-Mayson: Director, Goldstein Museum of Design.; Jennifer Penzkover: Coordinator, Saint Cloud Arts Commission.; James Williams: Artistic associate, Pillsbury House Theatre. Co-director and acting coach, Seeds of Change program at Central High School, Central Touring Theatre, and Hennepin County Home School Theatre Project.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
10740,"Operating Support",2012,47058,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Provide access to community arts. 2. Serve as a catalyst for promoting public-private philanthropy. Work with professional evaluators to assess programs. Count programs and audience members and listen to feedback.","1. COMPAS brought art to schools, hospitals, care centers for children in poverty and for older adults, public and private parks, camps, and other community sites to engage people in creating art. The talent that shared reached an audience worthy and receptive to the healing power of art. Following a show at Children's Hospital, the mother of a girl commented, ""Thank you. It's nice to finally see my daughter engage in something positive."" 2. COMPAS hired two consultants to complete a program assessment to d",,1447942,"Other, local or private",1495000,2260,"Cheryl Bock, Alan Ruvelson, Mimi Stake, Yvette Trotman, Nasir Raja, Louis Porter, Patricia Rossez, Robert Erickson, Sahar Erickson, Pamela Johnson, Diane Kuhlmann, Therace Risch, Susan Rotilie, Michelle Silverman, Roderic Southall, Irene Suddard",,"COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dawne,"Brown White","COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","75 5th St W Ste 304","St Paul",MN,55102-1496,"(651) 292-3261 ",dawne@compas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Kittson, Le Sueur, Lyon, Marshall, Meeker, Morrison, Olmsted, Pennington, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-13,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
10742,"Operating Support",2012,22177,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Produce clear and compelling productions. 2. Advance the arts in Minnesota. 3. Increase and strengthen the Festival’s education and community outreach programs. Evaluate audience surveys, ticket sales, critical and audience response.","The Festival succeeded in its goal to produce clear and compelling plays through its ninth season productions. An audience member recently wrote, ""I have seen productions of Shakespeare's plays all over the world, including the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and want to let you know that I've enjoyed your productions more than any of the others."" 2. The Festival advanced the arts in Minnesota by collaborating with organizations such as the Marine Art Museum and The Friends of",,802823,"Other, local or private",825000,5000,"Paul Barnes, Michael Charron, Michael Ebersold, Fran Edstrom, Karen Fawcett, Terry Hawkings, Mark Jacobs, Larry Jost, Virginia Laken, Br. William Mann, Tedd Morgan, Corwin Osterloh, Judith Ramaley",0.75,"Great River Shakespeare Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathie,Geiger,"Great River Shakespeare Festival","79 E 3rd St",Winona,MN,55987-3447,"(507) 474-9375 ",development@grsf.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pipestone, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-15,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes
10745,"Operating Support",2012,31434,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Persons of a wide range of ages, ethnicities, and abilities are exposed to the art of dance. 2. Help sustain a thriving arts community in the Duluth region. The board assesses progress toward goals.","1. To broaden audience appeal, the Ballet premiered its dramatic ""Dracula"" and doubled the number of student audience members (ages 12-22) from the previous year's fall performance. ""Coppelia"" and ""The Nutcracker"" engaged families and allowed older students to dance in professional performances. The school served 200 students, from preschoolers to adults. The Creative Dance class allowed children of various abilities to study dance and participate in the student performance. Outreach programs introduced dan",,552207,"Other, local or private",583641,6000,"Jack Bowman, Rahsaan Greenwood, Joellyn Gum, Steve Hanke, Betsy Holcomb, Rachel Inselman, Susan Johnson, Ken Kolquist, Wendy Kropid, Harvey Plasch, Carole Turner, Shelby Vittorio, Mary Jo White, Amy Wright",,"Duluth Ballet AKA Minnesota Ballet","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Willy,McManus,"Duluth Ballet AKA Minnesota Ballet","301 W 1st St Ste 800",Duluth,MN,55802-1613,"(218) 529-3742x 17",bizadmin@minnesotaballet.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Lake, Olmsted",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-17,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
10746,"Operating Support",2012,25940,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Provide professional leadership and resources for artistic excellence. 2. Continue moving the Playhouse towards the status of a professional theater. 3. Offer the finest training in theater arts in the region. 4. Remain accessible to all and further connect arts in the daily lives of Minnesotans. Surveys, wrap-up meetings, and audience feedback through e-mail, blogs, and Facebook.","Duluth Playhouse added three new staff: community outreach director, resident stage manager, and resident scenic designer. The Playhouse paid community artists and hired Equity and other professional artists/actors. The organization provided free adult actor training for performance-based outcomes. Shows, on average, sold 90-95% of tickets. The budget increased by over $60,000. The Playhouse invested in artistic standards, by working with larger budgets that achieved higher production values and provided employment for artists. The education program served 650 children and sixty-five adults. We offered scholarships and free previews that fill the house with community service groups, students, families, and artists that may not be able to afford a ticket. We offered two audio description shows, three American Sign Language-interpreted shows, and large print programs, and met Americans with Disabilities Act requirements. The organization was accessible to patrons and artists through email, Facebook, blogging, and surveys.",,974060,"Other, local or private",1000000,25940,"Herb Minke, Tom Wheeler, Sandy Hoff, Wayne Hibbard, Casey Russell, Mia Thibodeau, Heather Kjos, Kenneth Kolquist, Colleen McDonald, Robin Washington, Jeanie Peterson, Natalie Bothwell",0.75,"Duluth Playhouse","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christine,"Gradl Seitz","Duluth Playhouse","506 W Michigan St",Duluth,MN,55802-1517,"(218) 733-7551 ",seitz@duluthplayhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-18,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
10747,"Operating Support",2012,48452,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Arts are interwoven into every facet of community life. 2. Minnesotans believe the arts are vital to who we are. 3. People of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities participate in the arts. 4. The arts thrive in Minnesota. The board assesses progress toward goals.","Programs extended to libraries in the Arrowhead region with funding sources to support these. Committed increased resources to strengthen education offerings to support lifelong learning and interweave the arts into community life. This year management and the board made progress. Developed an action plan that results in clear communication within and between the staff, board, musicians, and volunteers. Implemented a major gifts and gift planning program and a well organized annual campaign. There were at least four major gifts this year. The Symphony's financial stability helps assure that the arts thrive in Minnesota.",,1717548,"Other, local or private",1766000,12110,"Mary Ann Ulishney, Monte Wittmann, James Korthals, Patrick Spott, Paula Nelson-Guenther, Jack Bowman, Kathi Beasley, Jeffrey Cadwell, Mary Katherine Cohen, Mark Danielson, Ruth Ann Eaton, Peter Hedstrom, Chris Hill, Erika Hodnik, Sheryl Homan, Nancy Hutchinson, Mamie Hughes, Jeff Iisakka, Elise Kuuti, Dennis Lamkin, LUcia Magney, Pat Mast, C. Roger Pellett, Rebecca Peterson, David Steininger, Rick Sundstrom, Jeffrey Tucker, Christopher Virta, Claudia Scott Welty",1,"Duluth Superior Symphony Association AKA Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rebecca,Petersen,"Duluth Superior Symphony Association AKA Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra","331 W Superior St Ste LL2",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 623-3776 ",rpetersen@dsso.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-19,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
10749,"Operating Support",2012,17171,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. The arts are interwoven into every facet of community life. 2. Minnesotans believe the arts are vital to who we are. 3. People of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities participate in the arts. 4. The arts thrive in Minnesota and in Fergus Falls. Use quarterly focus group meetings that include many community members, exit surveys at programs, and annual membership survey.","Fergus Falls A Center for the Arts works with community members and organizations to show how the arts can be interwoven into every facet of life. A Center For the Arts continues to expand patron services. We also offer free concerts and $5 tickets for students. Our programs include scholarships, which have used by area citizens. The arts thrive through the Center's touring, presenting, community theater, and classes. Quarterly focus group meetings include many community members, and monthly meetings include the major presenters in Fergus Falls: Ottertail County Historical Society, Minnesota State, the Library, Convention and Visitors Bureau, Chamber of Commerce, and Destiny Drivers. Exit surveys for park concerts and survey monkey forms for series patrons were produced, and the membership will be surveyed.",,407829,"Other, local or private",425000,17171,"Deb Ferguson, Steve Rufer, Scott Wagnild, Lisa Litt, Ben Schierer Melanie Dethlefsen, Deb Embretson, Mark Helland, Tim Hunt, Linda MacFarlane, Mark Olmsted, Nancy Straw",,"Fergus Falls Center for the Arts, Inc. AKA A Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Burgraff,"Fergus Falls Center for the Arts, Inc. AKA A Center for the Arts","124 W Lincoln Ave","Fergus Falls",MN,56537,"(218) 736-5453 ",michael.burgraff@fergusarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Itasca, Otter Tail, Pope, St. Louis, Stearns",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-21,"Lawrence Adams: Principal at LarsonAllen, LLP; Dianne Brennan: Director of development, Guthrie Theater. Member of the board of directors of Mixed Blood Theatre, and National Corporate Theatre Fund.; Beth Burns: Executive director, Lutheran Music Program, Inc. Board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Minnesota Music Coalition.; Anna Johnson: Independent arts consultant; Brian Jose: Executive director of fine arts programming, College of St Benedict/St John's University.; Herman Milligan, Jr: Consultant, board member for Artspace Projects, Independent Feature Project Minnesota, The Givens Foundation, and The Soap Ractory.; Richard Robbins: Director, Good Thunder Reading Series, and Director of Creative Writing MFA program at Minnesota State University Mankato.; Jeff Stevenson: Executive director, Great River Shakespeare Festival.; Sharon Tracy: Arts educator, Buffalo High School Art Magnet program. Secretary, Central Minnesota Arts Board.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
10752,"Operating Support",2012,19000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Substantially increase access to the Goldstein Museum of Design collection by developing innovative ways to use the digital images produced by the Institute for Museum and Library Services-funded collection digitization project. Surveys and questionnaires of visitors to online exhibitions.","Goldstein Museum of Design has substantially increased access to the collection through the launch of a searchable database incorporating over 15,000 digital images of 3,000 objects (10% of the collection) produced through an ongoing collection digitization project funded by the Institute for Museum and Library Services. This access has resulted in a successful loan from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and increased comments by donors who can visit their donations and see that they are well-cared-for and respected. One donor stated: I was thrilled to so easily find beautiful photos of the clothing we donated on the website. IÆm so impressed that Goldstein is doing this digitization project. It puts donors back in touch with their donations, and allows others to access these beautiful things, too."" Evaluation by users of this initial resource have informed revisions that will provide users with more initial information about the types of objects in the collection and recommend avenues of exploration based on these areas.""",,451000,"Other, local or private",470000,,"Dan Avchen, John Schulz, Bradley Agee, Rick Beckel, Linda Boelter, Joe Cecere, Linda Hersom, Kim Hogan, John Lassila, John Ollmann, Tim Quigley, Connie Sommers, Joy Teiken, Betty Lyke Urie, Cheryl Watson. Ex-Officio Tom Fisher, Brad Hokanson, Lin Nelson-Mayson",0.75,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Goldstein Museum of Design AKA Goldstein Museum of Design","State Government","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lin,Nelson-Mayson,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Goldstein Museum of Design AKA Goldstein Museum of Design","1985 Buford Ave E 364 McNeal Hall","St Paul",MN,55108-6134,"(612) 624-3282 ",lnelsonm@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-24,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
10754,"Operating Support",2012,415181,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. The arts are interwoven into every facet of community life. 2. Minnesotans believe the arts are vital to who we are. 3. People of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities participate in the arts. 4. The arts thrive in Minnesota. Measurements include: reach (demographics and number of tickets); engagement (community programs and special promotions); revenue (earned and contributed); and total economic impact (partnerships).","Hennepin Theatre Trust launched its SpotLight Advisory Board with fifty-six student liaisons and an alumni network. Grew SpotLight from forty-seven to fifty-six schools. Distance learning grew from ten to thirteen schools. SpotLight teacher/parents trained to effectively advocate for the arts. Updated communications tools to expand brand recognition and target affinity groups. Developed pre- and post-show e-mail and social media options for feedback. Outreach to diverse audiences through programming and media connections to African American, Latino and GLBT media. Distributed 9,000 access tickets. Explored with the Guthrie and the Ordway a plan for regional cost-sharing of open captioning. Partnered with the Walker and ArtSpace to involve the public in cultural corridor planning through eight documented Talk-it Hennepin workshops. Opened New Century Theatre; partnered with Theatre Latte Da and Cantus to develop their audiences. Conducted board training on philanthropic and outreach expectations and added two development positions.",,19784819,"Other, local or private",20200000,68000,"Scott Benson, Ralph W. Burnet, Sonia Cairns, Diane Connor, Dan Cramer, Wendy Dayton, Julie Idelkope, Linda Ireland, Jeannie Joas, Barbara Klass, Annette Thompson Meeks, Jann L. Olsten, John Pacheco, Brian J. Pietsch, Edward Pisarski, Thomas J. Rosen, James Rosenbaum, Doug Ruth, T. Jay Salmen, Ann Simonds, Daniel R. Tenenbaum, Julie Beth McFall Vipperman, Thomas L. Hoch",,"Hennepin Theatre Trust","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Johnson,"Hennepin Theatre Trust","615 Hennepin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 455-9500x 515",Sarah.Johnson@hennepintheatretrust.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-26,"Joshua Aerie: Conductor, artistic director, and instructor of various music organizations. Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and Sacred Heart Music Center.; Bari Amadio: Executive director, Rochester Arts Council. Board member, Perpich Center for Arts Education.; Gwendolyn Freed: Vice president for marketing and communication, Gustavus Adolphus College.; Antony Goddard: Executive director, Paramount Arts Resource Trust, and St Cloud Opportunities.; Andrea Jenkins: Senior policy aide, Minneapolis City Councilmember Glidden. Co-curator, S.A.S.E., Carol Connolly GLBT Reading Series at Intermedia Arts.; Jeff Langaard: Finance consultant; Howard Oransky: Director of continuing studies, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Co-founder, Form + Content Gallery.; William Venne: UofStThomas:Journ&PubRel(85)andCertNonProfMng(91); CURR_ChiefDevOfficer,UofMCollegeofVetMed(09); PAST_DevDir:UofMGraduateSch(07-09);HennepinTheatreTrust(05-06);OrdwayCtr(03-05);MNOpera(96-03);IllusionTheater(89-96)","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes
10758,"Operating Support",2012,39604,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. People of all ages and backgrounds are exposed to excellence in puppet theater. 2. People of all ages, ethnicities, and artistic abilities are able to express themselves creatively through puppetry. Examine participant evaluations, attendance numbers, and financial data.","1. A series of twenty family Saturday matinees were conducted with free admission for economically disadvantaged neighborhood residents. 2. Held the 38th Annual MayDay Parade and Festival with over 1,700 people participating in community workshops and 950 volunteers participating in the parade and festival. Conducted over sixty ""make and take"" introductions to puppetry. Conducted thirty-one field trips and residencies with K-12 students, serving over 900 learners. Worked with eight participants in the ""With",,806396,"Other, local or private",846000,21500,"Anne Bauers, Dan Herber, Sue Melrose, Dan Newman, Loren Niemi, Ann O'Niell, CSJ, Chamath Perera, Sandy Spieler, Jeff Tate, Anne Ulseth, Michele Verlautz, Kirstin Wiegmann, Sue Hunter Weir, Marylynn Pulscher, Mary Zilinski",2.5,"In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre AKA Heart of the Beast Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Loren,Niemi,"In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre AKA Heart of the Beast Theatre","1500 E Lake St",Minneapolis,MN,55407-1720,"(612) 721-2535 ",lniemi@hobt.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Sherburne, St. Louis, Kandiyohi, Goodhue, Wright, Olmsted, Washington, Stearns, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-30,"Joshua Aerie: Conductor, artistic director, and instructor of various music organizations. Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and Sacred Heart Music Center.; Bari Amadio: Executive director, Rochester Arts Council. Board member, Perpich Center for Arts Education.; Gwendolyn Freed: Vice president for marketing and communication, Gustavus Adolphus College.; Antony Goddard: Executive director, Paramount Arts Resource Trust, and St Cloud Opportunities.; Andrea Jenkins: Senior policy aide, Minneapolis City Councilmember Glidden. Co-curator, S.A.S.E., Carol Connolly GLBT Reading Series at Intermedia Arts.; Jeff Langaard: Finance consultant; Howard Oransky: Director of continuing studies, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Co-founder, Form + Content Gallery.; William Venne: UofStThomas:Journ&PubRel(85)andCertNonProfMng(91); CURR_ChiefDevOfficer,UofMCollegeofVetMed(09); PAST_DevDir:UofMGraduateSch(07-09);HennepinTheatreTrust(05-06);OrdwayCtr(03-05);MNOpera(96-03);IllusionTheater(89-96)","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes
10761,"Operating Support",2012,6125,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Make arts activities available to Minnesotans of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities. 2. Help the arts and artists thrive in Minnesota. 3. Help bring the arts into all facets of community life. 4. Help create greater understanding among the general public of the important role the arts play in our society. Evaluate surveys and attendance numbers.","Presented annual concert at Ritz Theater, Festival of Oriental Dance, and informal concerts. Offered classes in Middle Eastern dance/music, workshops with guest artists, and weeklong intensive technique workshop. Presented free community performances, and presented activities in handicapped accessible locations. Operated within means, increased earned income, and decreased expenses. Pursued funding opportunities with government, corporate, private, and individual donors. Evaluated activities through quantitative/qualitative methods. Solicited feedback from experts in the field.",,405875,"Other, local or private",412000,,"Salah Abdel Fattah, Eilen OShaughnessy, Kay Hardy Campbell, Melanie Meyer, Patricia Auch, Eileen Goren, Kathy McCurdy",,"Jawaahir Dance Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cassandra,Shore,"Jawaahir Dance Company","3010 Minnehaha Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55406,"(612) 872-6050 ",cassandra@jawaahir.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka, Sherburne, Wright, Dakota, Scott, Carver, Washington, Goodhue, Wabasha, Olmsted, Steele, Rice, Blue Earth, Stearns, Meeker, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-33,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
10762,"Operating Support",2012,34974,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Populations throughout Minnesota (beyond the metro area) participate in Jungle Theater activities in their own communities. 2. The theater's statewide activities engage people of diverse ages. 3. Collaborations with existing program partners are enhanced and opportunities for new partnerships are explored to engage more people. Evaluate financial reports, ticket sales, attendance data, and benchmarks.","1. Activities in Greater Minnesota were not realized, but engagement of Greater Minnesota populations was realized with 8.9% of our audience coming from Greater Minnesota. 2. Outreach and education programs reached twenty-five college students and 670 K-12 students. More college and high school student groups were engaged, especially around the production of ""Hamlet."" Audience surveys indicated 5% were ages 18-23; 8% ages 24-29; 14% ages 30-45; 38% ages 45-60; and 35% over age 60. 3. Expanded existing partn",,1236214,"Other, local or private",1271188,,"Barbara Bencini, Bain Boehlke, Lisa Byrne, Amol Dixit, Ed Foppe, Eric Galatz, Michael Jorgenson, Miriam Kelen, Carol Lansing, Sharon Lessard, Munir Meghjee, Marcia Stout, John Sullivan, Tyler Treat, Suzanne Dowd Zeller",,"Jungle Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Margo,Gisselman,"Jungle Theater","2951 Lyndale Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55408-2111,"(612) 278-0141 ",margo@jungletheater.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka, Wright, Scott, Carver, Dakota, Washington, Isanti, Sibley, Le Sueur, Rice, Goodhue, Sherburne, Chisago, St. Louis, Winona, Crow Wing, Olmsted, Faribault",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-34,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
10765,"Operating Support",2012,59890,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Increasing numbers of people of all ages, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds and at all stages of artistic development participate in creative writing and literary events. 2. Minnesota’s writing community is strong and vibrant and reflects the many voices of our rapidly changing state. Measure the number of participants in readings, performances, events, and classes.","1. While class enrollment decreased in 2011, a response to the ""new normal,"" the Loft succeeded at broadening participation by seniors with a free writing conference ""for writers 50 and better."" Additional free programming reached 265 youth and 257 adults. We had 4,244 class registrations (14% low income), and 20,238 people attended readings and events. Expanded literary content doubled the unique visitors to our website. 2. To cultivate diverse voices, the Loft supported seven culturally distinct writing g",,2229441,"Other, local or private",2289331,,"T. J. Conley, Lorena Duarte, Neil Erickson, Dobby Gibson, Jocelyn Hale, Sharon Hendry, Rachael Jarosh, Lorna Landvik, Edward Bok Lee, Susan Lenfestey, Jim Levi, Alisa Miller, Isabell Monk O'Connor, Carla Paulson, John Schenk, Angela Shannon, Ruth Shields, Karen Sternal, Sarah Stoesz, Faith Sullivan, Bryan Thao Worra, Kamau Witherspoon, Margaret Wurtele",,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beth,Schoeppler,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1278,"(612) 215-2580 ",bschoeppler@loft.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lake, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-37,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
10767,"Operating Support",2012,43029,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Become a publisher not only of books but of content more broadly. 2. Attract and retain outstanding writers whose work is of enduring value. 3. Publish literature that engages communities and building community around the work we are publishing. 4. Leverage the rapidly changing media culture as an opportunity for innovative entrepreneurial approaches to publishing transformative literature from around the world. Evalute book sales--the primary way we reach readers and an important source of revenue. Evaluate reviews of our books, responses of readers and consumers, awards and distinctions garnered by our authors and their books, and event attendance.","The fact that the publishing field is in the midst of a paradigm shift has led us to adapt and invest significantly, reinventing ourselves as an entrepreneurial publisher. While this reinvention is in the early stages, we can report a number of outcomes. In 2011, we published 100 writers in eighteen titles. In 2012, we again published eighteen titles, which featured four local authors, five debuts, and four returning authors. In FY 2011, we saw a 20% increase in net book sales and a 375% increase in e-book sales. We supported authors by increasing advance payments by 80%. We enhanced digital content by redesigning our Web site and offering an e-book library of over fifty titles. We established a new staff position, content manager, to manage digital content. Prominent awards included a Minnesota Book Award for Vestments"" by John Reimringer, and an American Book Award for ""Extra Indians"" by Eric Gansworth. We had more than 300 reviews across media and multi-year commitments from institutional funders and individuals.""",,1397086,"Other, local or private",1440115,6454,"Mary Aamoth, Maurice Blanks, Noah Bly, Tracey Thayer Breazeale (Vice Chair), Henry Buchwald, Libby Coppo, Betsy Cussler, Julie M. DuBois (Treasurer), John Gordon, Elizabeth (Libby) Driscoll Hlavka, Joel Hoekstra, Adam Lerner, Robert E. McDonald, Betsy Moran, Kelly Morrison (Immediate past Chair), Grace Murgia Musilek (Secretary), Ann Ness (Chair), Margaret Preska, Pete Rainey, Cheryl Ryland, Daniel Slager, Edward T. Wahl, Margot Marsh Wanner",0.25,"Milkweed Editions","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathryn,Strickland,"Milkweed Editions","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 300",Minneapolis,MN,55415-3015,"(612) 215-2559 ",kate_strickland@milkweed.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cook, Olmsted, Hennepin, Itasca, Nicollet, Ramsey, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-39,"Susan Berdahl: Director of marketing and audience development, Park Square Theatre. Contract grant writer, Detroit Institute of Arts.; Laura Busch: Actor; Vicki Chepulis: Retired executive director, Trollwood Performing Arts School.; Charisse Gendron: Foundation and government grants officer, Children's Theatre Company.; Jessica Leibfried: Education and community engagement director; Reginald Prim: Artist, creative leader, activist, fellow at Intermedia Arts' Creative Community Leadership Institute, and The America Project.; Dan Sjoquist: Vice president of finance, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Patricia Zurlo: Board member, The Musical Offering. Attorney and basoonist.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
10768,"Operating Support",2012,209754,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Deepen core programs. 2. Develop new opportunities. 3. Foster teaching artist excellence. Use surveys, observations, testimonials, and evaluations.","MacPhail reached 43,847 Minnesotans with exceptional music programming. Sixty-six community partnerships and financial aid served 5,125 students across the Twin Cities, an 8% increase from the previous year. MacPhail provided 243 early childhood music classes to 7,380 children in collaboration with Metropolitan Library Service Agency. Overall enrollment of 9,000 increased 7%. MacPhail provided professional development and training to 20,796 teachers, music therapists and early childhood music educators. MacPhail produced 309 performances and events enjoyed by 14,041 attendees. Nearly all concerts were free, and the highest ticket price was $20. MacPhail hired thirteen new teaching artists, including Minnesota Orchestra violinist Jean DeVere. Contributed income of $2,707,321 increased 13% from the previous year. Earned income was $5,434,095, up 4% from the previous year.",,8347151,"Other, local or private",8556905,21000,"Christopher Perrigo, W. McEnery, Twanya Hood Hill, Ajay Gupta, Tom Clark, Thomas Abood, Jane Alexander, Cynthia Bahr, Sally Blanks, Mark Borman, Margee Bracken, Walter Broughton, Roma Calatayud-Stocks, Kevin Carpenter, Steven Fox, Leslie Frecon, Rahoul Ghose, Penny Hunt, Diana Lewis, Janie Mayeron, Kate Mortenson, Patty Murphy, Sonja Noteboom, Roderick Palmore, Rick Pepin, Samuel Salas, Kim Snow, Peter Spokes, Mandy Tuong.",2,"MacPhail Center for Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jennifer,Halcrow,"MacPhail Center for Music","501 S 2nd St",Minneapolis,MN,55401-2383,"(612) 767-5309 ",halcrow.jennifer@macphail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Big Stone, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, Ramsey, Renville, Scott, Sherburne, Swift, Washington, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-40,"Joshua Aerie: Conductor, artistic director, and instructor of various music organizations. Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and Sacred Heart Music Center.; Bari Amadio: Executive director, Rochester Arts Council. Board member, Perpich Center for Arts Education.; Gwendolyn Freed: Vice president for marketing and communication, Gustavus Adolphus College.; Antony Goddard: Executive director, Paramount Arts Resource Trust, and St Cloud Opportunities.; Andrea Jenkins: Senior policy aide, Minneapolis City Councilmember Glidden. Co-curator, S.A.S.E., Carol Connolly GLBT Reading Series at Intermedia Arts.; Jeff Langaard: Finance consultant; Howard Oransky: Director of continuing studies, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Co-founder, Form + Content Gallery.; William Venne: UofStThomas:Journ&PubRel(85)andCertNonProfMng(91); CURR_ChiefDevOfficer,UofMCollegeofVetMed(09); PAST_DevDir:UofMGraduateSch(07-09);HennepinTheatreTrust(05-06);OrdwayCtr(03-05);MNOpera(96-03);IllusionTheater(89-96)","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes
10769,"Operating Support",2012,218484,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Provoke public discussion about themes germane to contemporary Minnesotans through a series of public events and partnerships and connect opera to people who otherwise might not attend. 2. Have a meaningful musical education presence in classrooms across the state. 3. Give talented young Minnesota singers the training and support to pursue a college degree in singing. Measures of assessment include attendance, ticket sales, audience surveys, and feedback with education initiatives evaluated by staff and partners on an ongoing basis and at the end of each program cycle.","1. Provoked public discussion through performances at Minnesota State Fair, Mill City Farmer's Market, Concrete and Grass Music Festival, Virginia (Minnesota) Community Concert, and partnerships with Mankato Symphony, Paramount Theatre, The Schubert Club, Red Wing Opera Club, Rochester Aria Group, Trylon, Alliance Francaise, Germanic-American Institute, and events for world premiere of ""Silent Night."" 2. The Opera's presence in classrooms reached 4,134 youth. University of Minnesota classes were taught by a",,10065516,"Other, local or private",10284000,,"Martha Goldberg Aronson, Wendy Bennett, Shari Boehnen, Susan S. Boren, Kathleen Callahan, Rachelle D. Chase, Jane M. Confer, Jodi Dehli, Chip Emery, Bianca Fine, Steve Fox, Sharon Hawkins, Margaret Houlton, Ruth S. Huss, Heinz F. Hutter, Philip Isaacson, James Johnson, Patricia Johnson, Christine Larsen, Robert Lee, Lynne E. Looney, David Meline, Leni Moore, Luis Pagan-Carlo, Jose Peris, Bradford Pleimann, Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad, Stephanie J. Prem, Sergio Rial, Don Romanaggi, Mark Schwarzmann, Peter Sipkins, Barry Snyder, Simon Stevens, H. Bernt von Ohlen, Sharon Winslow, Margaret Wurtele.",,"The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beth,Comeaux,"The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera","620 N 1st St",Minneapolis,MN,55401-1225,"(612) 333-2700 ",bcomeaux@mnopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis, Stearns, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-41,"Becky Agnew: Board member, Region 2 Arts Council.; Lawrence Burnett: Choral director and professor of music, Carleton College.; Susan Chandler: Assistant director, Arts Midwest.; Gregory Grinley: Director of development, American Craft Council.; Amy Hunter: Program coordinator, Freshwater Education District Schools. Board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Staples Motley Area Arts Council. Personal and professional coach and consultant, artist.; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, St Mary's University of Minnesota.; Linda Nelson-Mayson: Director, Goldstein Museum of Design.; Jennifer Penzkover: Coordinator, Saint Cloud Arts Commission.; James Williams: Artistic associate, Pillsbury House Theatre. Co-director and acting coach, Seeds of Change program at Central High School, Central Touring Theatre, and Hennepin County Home School Theatre Project.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes
10771,"Operating Support",2012,47759,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Midwest Art Conservation Center's work reaches and benefits an all-encompassing range of people. 2. Midwest Art Conservation Center serves the general public with educational programming that enhances the understanding of artistic techniques and the historical context of works of art. Use independent assessments and curatorial assessments.","1. Every day last year, throughout the state, thousands of Minnesotans participated in large events, small family outings, educational programming, and individual encounters with the art that Midwest Art Conservation Center made accessible for them and for future generations. 2. Knowledgeable professionals volunteered to assess the results of surveys regarding client satisfaction to ensure needs were being met and that programming in new areas of need were being planned. Midwest Art Conservation Center's public programming of tours, workshops, and presentations built public appreciation for and knowledge about artworks, the importance of diverse cultural collections, and the challenges and importance of preserving cultural heritage. Quantifiable assessments of the numbers and locations of art works with condition documentation (written and photo) were maintained for every piece that was evaluated and/or treated.",,1104241,"Other, local or private",1152000,7880,"Conley Brooks Jr., Michael Gaynor, Miles Fiterman, Darsie Alexander, Sarah Brew Jeffrey Fleming, Jan-Lodewijk Grootaers, Rita Lara, Sam McCullough, Lisa Scholten, Drew Stevens, Mary Van Note, Susan White",,"Midwest Art Conservation Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Colin,Turner,"Midwest Art Conservation Center","2400 3rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404-3506,"(612) 870-3148 ",cturner@preserveart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-43,"Joshua Aerie: Conductor, artistic director, and instructor of various music organizations. Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and Sacred Heart Music Center.; Bari Amadio: Executive director, Rochester Arts Council. Board member, Perpich Center for Arts Education.; Gwendolyn Freed: Vice president for marketing and communication, Gustavus Adolphus College.; Antony Goddard: Executive director, Paramount Arts Resource Trust, and St Cloud Opportunities.; Andrea Jenkins: Senior policy aide, Minneapolis City Councilmember Glidden. Co-curator, S.A.S.E., Carol Connolly GLBT Reading Series at Intermedia Arts.; Jeff Langaard: Finance consultant; Howard Oransky: Director of continuing studies, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Co-founder, Form + Content Gallery.; William Venne: UofStThomas:Journ&PubRel(85)andCertNonProfMng(91); CURR_ChiefDevOfficer,UofMCollegeofVetMed(09); PAST_DevDir:UofMGraduateSch(07-09);HennepinTheatreTrust(05-06);OrdwayCtr(03-05);MNOpera(96-03);IllusionTheater(89-96)","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
10772,"Operating Support",2012,5476,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Increase the number of performing opportunities within existing programs by 20% within five years. 2. Within three years, present five special presentations annually from our team of ten “elder statesmen” that focus on history, culture, and traditions. 3. Develop one new interactive activity at each of our annual festivals within three years. 4. Within three years, increase the number of events in our promotional support program to twenty or more annually. Use performance evaluations.","We developed five new interactive activities at festivals. At Jam With The Bands, participants got to play their instruments along with a performing band. At the Ukulele Workshop and Jam, participants tried out instruments, learned how to play, and took part in a jam session. With the Draw Band Competition, performers put their names in a hat and instruments were drawn to form a band. Theme Jams produced sessions with songs chosen on a theme. We met a goal to increase the number of volunteers on the active list by 20%, adding seventy-two new volunteers to the previous year's list of 366. We enrolled thirty events in our promotional support program.",,388574,"Other, local or private",394050,,"Alan Jesperson, Dick Hopperstad, Gary Germond, Phillip Nusbaum, Sandi Pidel, Steve Christianson, Kenneth Bloch, Catie Jo Pidel, Sarah Cagley, Gaey Cobus, Jana Metge, Peter Elbrecht, Mary DuShane",,"Minnesota Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jed,Malischke,"Minnesota Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Association","PO Box 16408",Minneapolis,MN,55416-0408,"(715) 635-2479 ",jed@minnesotabluegrass.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Stearns, St. Louis, Beltrami, Itasca, Blue Earth, Washington, Wright, Crow Wing",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-44,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
10774,"Operating Support",2012,31477,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Focus on the Minnesota Center for Book Arts mission. 2. Ensure organizational sustainability. 3. Deepen organizational effectiveness. 4. Enhance the visibility of the organization and the book arts. Evaluate income sources; data on participant numbers and demographics; documented staff, partner, and parent observations; written evaluations from faculty, artists, program partners, and students. Use discussions and debriefings with community partners where appropriate.","Minnesota Center for Book Arts is the only organization in the state dedicated to advancing the book arts. Artistically strong and financially healthy, our comprehensive programming ensured that a valuable artistic asset, the book arts, thrives in Minnesota. Over 52,000 youth and adults participated directly in Minnesota Center for Book Arts' programs, which include free gallery exhibitions and special events, classes for adults and youth, and public open houses. Audiences include the general public and constituencies served by community partners. Minnesota Center for Book Arts conducted outreach programs through eighteen library systems in communities. Minnesotans believe the arts are vital to who we are. Book arts provide an approachable artistic vehicle for artists and life-long learners to express themselves.",,673523,"Other, local or private",705000,,"Cathy Ryan, Luca Gunther, Dr. Marguerite Ragnow, Daniel Levitt, Dr. Betty Bright, Patrick Coleman, Samuel Demas, David Farrar, Kim Garretson, Jason Inskeep, Pam Johnson, Katie Lawler, Rohn Miller, Doug Nathan, Anne Olson, Thomas Streitz, Jerry Richardson",,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeff,Rathermel,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 100",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1279,"(612) 215-2525 ",jrathermel@mnbookarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington, Dakota, Scott, Crow Wing, St. Louis, Anoka",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-46,"Joshua Aerie: Conductor, artistic director, and instructor of various music organizations. Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and Sacred Heart Music Center.; Bari Amadio: Executive director, Rochester Arts Council. Board member, Perpich Center for Arts Education.; Gwendolyn Freed: Vice president for marketing and communication, Gustavus Adolphus College.; Antony Goddard: Executive director, Paramount Arts Resource Trust, and St Cloud Opportunities.; Andrea Jenkins: Senior policy aide, Minneapolis City Councilmember Glidden. Co-curator, S.A.S.E., Carol Connolly GLBT Reading Series at Intermedia Arts.; Jeff Langaard: Finance consultant; Howard Oransky: Director of continuing studies, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Co-founder, Form + Content Gallery.; William Venne: UofStThomas:Journ&PubRel(85)andCertNonProfMng(91); CURR_ChiefDevOfficer,UofMCollegeofVetMed(09); PAST_DevDir:UofMGraduateSch(07-09);HennepinTheatreTrust(05-06);OrdwayCtr(03-05);MNOpera(96-03);IllusionTheater(89-96)","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes
10777,"Operating Support",2012,14489,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Present the best of local, national, and international cinema to Minnesotans. 2. Ensure that the art of filmmaking flourishes in Minnesota. Audience feedback, word of mouth, attendance, ticket sales, and Google Analytics.","The Film Society presented 510 curated public programs as part of its year-round, mini-festival and international festival fare, demonstrating high quality arts interwoven into community. Greatly increased membership and attendance demonstrate that programs are vital to Minnesotans. Support for the art of filmmaking in Minnesota is demonstrated by over 1,200 Minnesota filmmakers/artists represented in forty-four programs in the international festival and theatrical presentations. Additional support is provided by promotional support, free/reduced theater access, and competitive prizes awarded to Minnesota artists. Exit polls showed that programs reached diverse audience members (in age, gender, and race) from large areas of Minnesota. Google Analytics measured Web site visits, consumption of Web content, demographics, and other info from online visitors/ticket buyers. Word of mouth, social media analysis, online audience communication, and surveys measured the growing level of interest in programming.",,785511,"Other, local or private",800000,,"Melodie Bahan, Senator Richard Cohen, Tim Grady, Mary Reyelts, Ali Selim, Rob Silberman, Susan Smoluchowski, Karen Sternal, Mark Tierney, Stephen Zuckerman",0.75,"The Film Society of Minneapolis/Saint Paul","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Smoluchowski,"The Film Society of Minneapolis/Saint Paul","125 Main St SE Ste 125A",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 331-7563x 206",susan.s@mspfilmsociety.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Carver, Scott, Wright, Anoka, Dakota, Rice, Dodge, Steele, Goodhue, McLeod, Sibley, Stearns, Benton, Sherburne, Washington, St. Louis, Fillmore, Sibley, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-49,"Susan Berdahl: Director of marketing and audience development, Park Square Theatre. Contract grant writer, Detroit Institute of Arts.; Laura Busch: Actor; Vicki Chepulis: Retired executive director, Trollwood Performing Arts School.; Charisse Gendron: Foundation and government grants officer, Children's Theatre Company.; Jessica Leibfried: Education and community engagement director; Reginald Prim: Artist, creative leader, activist, fellow at Intermedia Arts' Creative Community Leadership Institute, and The America Project.; Dan Sjoquist: Vice president of finance, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Patricia Zurlo: Board member, The Musical Offering. Attorney and basoonist.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
10778,"Operating Support",2012,29185,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Increase the percentage of artists applying from specific target communities, including artists of color, artists from greater Minnesota (outside the 11-county metro region), and first-time producers. 2. Increase participation levels in producer workshops. Use online and paper surveys.","1. Seventy-two percent of producers who completed our 2011 survey indicated that artists of color were involved in the production, up from 64% in 2010. Fifty-two percent of our 2011 producers had never produced at Minnesota Fringe Festival before. We had seven participating companies from greater Minnesota, up from six the previous year. 2. Twenty-seven companies took advantage of our producer workshops, either in group settings or with one-on-one sessions, and many more used our online producing resources. Feedback was very positive. Evaluation was done with producer surveys and in-office data collection regarding producer participation.",,715515,"Other, local or private",744700,,"Beth Bird, Roy Close, Shelly Dailey, David Frank, William Hanzlik, Kate Hoff, Howard Lieberman, Erin McGonagle, Yuko Miyamoto, Emily Robertson, Lindsey Rosin, Cameron Skold, Colleen Vickerman, Steven W. Walker",,"Minnesota Fringe Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeffrey,Larson,"Minnesota Fringe Festival","79 13th Ave NE Ste 112",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 872-1212 ",jeff@fringefestival.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Olmsted, Nicollet, Stearns, Blue Earth, St. Louis, Todd, Isanti, Anoka, Washington, Crow Wing, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-50,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
10779,"Operating Support",2012,12223,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Commitment to art and culture in our community. 2. Arts education. 3. Unifying the community through the arts. Evaluate programs, partnerships with presenting organizations, and visitor engagement. Evaluate operating structure, financial health, and development towards future goals.","Presented ""Our Treasures"" tour to Tweed Museum-University of Minnesota Duluth, Hillstrom Museum-Gustavus Adolphus College, and Perlman Teaching Museum-Carleton College. Exhibitions included a large-scale light sculpture on Upper Landing Park and ""Fairs, Circuses, and All Things Fun"" at Minnesota State Fair. Obtained donation of works by prominent 1980s artists not yet represented in Minnesota Museum of American Art. Developed CuratorKids, which takes art from Minnesota Museum of American Art collection into",,729042,"Other, local or private",741265,12223,"Matthew Bellin, Ann Heider, Tom Hysell, A. David Kelly, Bonnie Kramer, Dr. John Larkin, Ronald Lattin, Bruce Lueck, Judy Rauenhorst Mahoney, Paul C.N. Mellblom, Ann Ruhr Pifer, George Reid, Gregg Rohde, Fred Wall, Bill Wittenbreer, Richard Zehring, Mayor Christopher B. Coleman (ex-officio), Kristin Makholm (MMAA Executive Director and ex-officio)",,"Minnesota Museum of American Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristin,Makholm,"Minnesota Museum of American Art","408 St Peter St Ste 419","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 797-2571 ",kmakholm@mmaa.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Ramsey, St. Louis, Nicollet, Dakota, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-51,"Susan Berdahl: Director of marketing and audience development, Park Square Theatre. Contract grant writer, Detroit Institute of Arts.; Laura Busch: Actor; Vicki Chepulis: Retired executive director, Trollwood Performing Arts School.; Charisse Gendron: Foundation and government grants officer, Children's Theatre Company.; Jessica Leibfried: Education and community engagement director; Reginald Prim: Artist, creative leader, activist, fellow at Intermedia Arts' Creative Community Leadership Institute, and The America Project.; Dan Sjoquist: Vice president of finance, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Patricia Zurlo: Board member, The Musical Offering. Attorney and basoonist.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
10781,"Operating Support",2012,18929,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Maintain current programs that are successful and stretch ourselves in all four program areas. 2. Expand staff and board and diversify and earned and contributed income. 3. Promote organizational sustainability by archiving materials, surveying artists, and mapping Nautilus’ genome, in order to genetically engineer a future organizational structure. Use audience surveys and critiques from featured artists.","We performed this year in our Lowertown studio: two fully-staged productions, plus six Rough Cuts programs. We chose material in Joan of Arc, Alice Unwrapped, John and Jen, I am Anne Frank, and The View From Here, that reflects contemporary social, cultural, and spiritual concerns of Minnesotans. We saw a wide diversity of audiences on tour and at home, and engaged a diverse group of artists. All our artists are paid professionals, and all work in the local arts community, contributing to the economy. Working closely with Springboard for the Arts, we designed and instituted our one-year Management Fellowship Program, which provides three young arts administrators with hands-on, mission-driven training. The positions are part-time (20 hrs per week) and paid, and include full participation in all of Nautilus' artistic and management activities, as well as guidance from a group of six professional mentors. All our Artist Development programs use extensive written evaluations, our tour was professionally evaluated by an independent contractor, and each activity included a debriefing with artists.",,261271,"Other, local or private",280200,18929,"Sarah Johnson, Ben Krywosz, Tina Meckel, Joshua Miles, Jim Payne",1.5,"Nautilus Music-Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ben,Krywosz,"Nautilus Music-Theater","308 Prince St Ste 250","St Paul",MN,55101-1437,"(651) 298-9913 ",ben@nautilusmusictheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Ramsey, Hennepin, Beltrami, St. Louis, Itasca, Nobles, Winona, Wabasha",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-53,"Joshua Aerie: Conductor, artistic director, and instructor of various music organizations. Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and Sacred Heart Music Center.; Bari Amadio: Executive director, Rochester Arts Council. Board member, Perpich Center for Arts Education.; Gwendolyn Freed: Vice president for marketing and communication, Gustavus Adolphus College.; Antony Goddard: Executive director, Paramount Arts Resource Trust, and St Cloud Opportunities.; Andrea Jenkins: Senior policy aide, Minneapolis City Councilmember Glidden. Co-curator, S.A.S.E., Carol Connolly GLBT Reading Series at Intermedia Arts.; Jeff Langaard: Finance consultant; Howard Oransky: Director of continuing studies, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Co-founder, Form + Content Gallery.; William Venne: UofStThomas:Journ&PubRel(85)andCertNonProfMng(91); CURR_ChiefDevOfficer,UofMCollegeofVetMed(09); PAST_DevDir:UofMGraduateSch(07-09);HennepinTheatreTrust(05-06);OrdwayCtr(03-05);MNOpera(96-03);IllusionTheater(89-96)","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
10782,"Operating Support",2012,22483,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Increase regional and national visibility of our unique educational mission. 2. Build/nurture our instructor community. 3. Integrate family-focused programming into all special events. Evaluate course enrollments, number of artist participants, and number of family-focused activities.","1. In September 2011, National Public Radio's Mountain Stage Radio Show came to be part of Unplugged X. Unplugged welcomed more participants than ever before, and two of the three nights of music were sold out more than one week in advance. Following Unplugged X, many local businesses applauded our efforts and asked us to consider hosting the expanded event again in 2012 (which we are). The two shows recorded by Mountain Stage have each been broadcast twice across the nation. Ticket sales for 2012 are 30% ahead of last year. 2. Two collaborative projects are now underway: an assistant/apprentice instructor plan for growing our base of skilled artisans, and an instructor retreat weekend to be hosted April 2013. 3. All special events and thematic program weekends have included family and/or youth offerings, and our first-ever family weekend was hosted in October, 2011.",,741892,"Other, local or private",764375,15156,"Lou Pignolet (President), Dave Morris (Vice Preseident), Rita Plourde (Secretary), Paul Aslanian (Treasurer), Mary Anderson, Buck Benson, Jean Cochrane, Al Healy, Rob Ilstrup, Scott Kindrick, Jo Ann Krause, Anne McKinsey, Steve Surbaugh, Martha Williams",0.5,"North House Folk School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Greg,Wright,"North House Folk School","PO Box 759 500 W Hwy 61","Grand Marais",MN,55604-0759,"(218) 387-9762 ",gwright@northhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lyon, Mahnomen, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Roseau, St. Louis, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-54,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
10783,"Operating Support",2012,49507,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. The arts are interwoven into every facet of community life. 2. Minnesotans believe the arts are vital to who we are. 3. People of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities participate in the arts. 4. The arts thrive in Minnesota. Use staff observations, focus groups, interviews, informal visitor feedback, and responses to questionnaires. Evaluate reviews and local and national coverage as well as sales.","The Clay Center engaged partners across the metro area and beyond, including schools, Veterans in the Arts, local neighborhood groups, and social service organizations. In 2011, we had 12,000 participants, an increase of 1,000 over 2010 participants. We had over 15,000 adults and youth in scheduled educational activities, an increase of 12% over 2010 numbers. Our individual support decreased from $68,695 in 2010 to $66,717 in 2011, which we attribute to the dollars donated for 20th anniversary activities in 2010. The Center expanded its programs to persons aged 55 and above, reaching over 2,400 persons. In addition, we reached youth and young adults from a variety of economic, social, physical, and geographic backgrounds. Our surveys indicated increased levels of engagement and satisfaction with the Northern Clay Center experience. The Center supported 143 Minnesota ceramic artists during the 2012 fiscal year through exhibits, art sales, teaching positions, and grants.",,1565327,"Other, local or private",1614834,7426,"Lynne Alpert, Robert Briscoe, Philip Burke, Sheldon Chester, Linda Coffey, Debra Cohen, Nancy Hanily Dolan, Bonita Hill, Sally Wheaton Hushcha, Pat Jacobsen, Christopher Jozwiak, Peter Kirihara, Rebecca Lawrence, Mark Lellman, Bruce Lilly, Alan Naylor, Mark Pharis, Jim Ridenour, Teresa Matsui Sanders, Rick Scott, T Cody Turnquist, Robert Walsh, Ellen Watters",0.65,"Northern Clay Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Millfelt,"Northern Clay Center","2424 E Franklin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55406-1027,"(612) 339-8007x 302",sarahmillfelt@northernclaycenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Nicollet, Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Olmsted, Winona, Houston, Roseau, St. Louis, Cook, Chisago, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-55,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
10792,"Operating Support",2012,31208,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Provide increased access to opportunities for Minnesota members by building online and onsite resources. 2. Provide over $200,000 annually to playwrights and theater artists through fellowships and grants that provide time and space to focus on writing and developing new plays. 3. Provide a steady diet of quality new plays for area theaters.4. Form at least two partnerships per year with community and presenting partners, large and small. Use discussions with stakeholders, playwrights' feedback, and membership survey.","1. A more robust e-newsletter was created that includes more connections to field-wide activities and resources. Monthly Open Play readings at the Walker's Open Field became a year-round program due to demand. Through a grant from the McKnight Foundation, we obtained new technological equipment to further increase online resources for members. 2. The PlaywrightsÆ Center granted $214,300 to fourteen fellows and added a fourth Jerome fellowship ($16,000 to an emerging playwright). Funds provided artists time and energy to focus on their work, measured through final reports submitted by each fellow. One fellow wrote: This year has been hands-down the most concentrated and productive writing I have been able to accomplish."" 3. Five new plays by PlaywrightsÆ Center writers were produced/developed by local companies. The PlaywrightsÆ Center supported new play development for five Minnesota companies including Illusion Theater, 10,000 Things Theatre, History Theater, Workhaus Collective, and Pillsbury House Theatre.""",,1258513,"Other, local or private",1289721,,"Lisa Pugh, Elizabeth Grant, John Geelan, Peter Quale, Toni Bjorklund, Greg Giles, Barbara J. Davis, Barbara Field, Tessa Gunther, Paula Hopping, Janet Jones, Aditi Brennan Kapil, Alexandra Kulijewicz, Sarah McNerney, Dominic Orlando, Charlie Quimby, Steve Strand, Ruth Weiner",,"The Playwrights' Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Keri,Kellerman,"The Playwrights' Center","2301 Franklin Ave E",Minneapolis,MN,55406-1024,"(612) 332-7481x 122",kerik@pwcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Brown, Cass, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Steele, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-64,"Lawrence Adams: Principal at LarsonAllen, LLP; Dianne Brennan: Director of development, Guthrie Theater. Member of the board of directors of Mixed Blood Theatre, and National Corporate Theatre Fund.; Beth Burns: Executive director, Lutheran Music Program, Inc. Board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Minnesota Music Coalition.; Anna Johnson: Independent arts consultant; Brian Jose: Executive director of fine arts programming, College of St Benedict/St John's University.; Herman Milligan, Jr: Consultant, board member for Artspace Projects, Independent Feature Project Minnesota, The Givens Foundation, and The Soap Ractory.; Richard Robbins: Director, Good Thunder Reading Series, and Director of Creative Writing MFA program at Minnesota State University Mankato.; Jeff Stevenson: Executive director, Great River Shakespeare Festival.; Sharon Tracy: Arts educator, Buffalo High School Art Magnet program. Secretary, Central Minnesota Arts Board.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes
10794,"Operating Support",2012,28191,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Bring in a minimum of thirty-two touring performances for a geographically diverse audience of at least 25,000 patrons of various age groups, races, backgrounds, and abilities. 2. Broaden access by offering a minimum of twenty-seven “Super Eight Seats” for each Reif performance. 3. A minimum of one percent of our audiences will be offered free tickets to our events to promote accessibility regardless of socioeconomic status. 4. To encourage student participation, we will offer $5 “Student Rush” tickets for every performance. 5. Continue to abide by our own high standards of compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. 6. In addition to nationally and internationally touring artists, at least twenty-five percent of our artists will be from within the State of Minnesota. Board evaluates progress toward goals.","We presented thirty-four touring shows. We sold twenty-seven ôSuper Eight Seatsö for $8.00 for each Reif show. Eighteen and a half percent of tickets were free. To encourage student participation, all performances offered $5.00 ""Student Rush"" tickets. We upheld all standards of Americans with Disabilities Act compliance to ensure broad access. Twenty-eight percent of our artists were from Minnesota. We tracked goals and statistics with charts and also utilized tracking functions that our ticketing software ",,826809,"Other, local or private",855000,4200,"Kirk Adams (Board Chair), Gene Baker (Treasurer), Jean Goad, Mary Ives, Mary Jo Jess, Louise Koglin Fideldy, Scott Larson (Vice Chair), Dan Margo, Barbara McDonald, Laurie Passard, Cliff Schroeder, John Schroeder, Cathy Shields (Secretary), Michael Thursby, Donna Vennie",0.5,"Reif Arts Council AKA Reif Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,Marty,"Reif Arts Council AKA Reif Center","720 NW Conifer Dr","Grand Rapids",MN,55744-2475,"(218) 327-5780 ",david@reifcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Itasca, Cass, Koochiching, Beltrami, Lake of the Woods, Aitkin, St. Louis, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-66,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
10796,"Operating Support",2012,11690,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Bring unique artistic opportunities to young people in Central Minnesota. 2. Present artistic offerings of the highest caliber to residents of our community. Bring in professionals of the highest standard to evaluate the performance level of the group as well as the pedagogy and effectiveness of the staff members. Include evaluation forms for participants of all of our outreach programs and use online surveys. Measure the number of performances at state and national conferences, invitations to national and international festivals, number of boys who audition, audience attendance, and concert revenue.","1. Saint John's Boys' Choir brought unique artistic opportunities to young people in Central Minnesota through: performances in which our young singers engaged with professional and internationally renowned artists, orchestras and choral groups; and an advanced repertoire otherwise unavailable to students in this age bracket. 2. Saint John's Boys' Choir presented artistic offerings of the highest caliber to residents of our community by providing thirty-three performances to residents of Central Minnesota, in school, church, and concert settings, showcasing high-quality repertoire and incorporating guest appearances by renowned artists across several disciplines. Online resources such as surveys, emails, and Facebook were used to collect information on the success of our outreach programs and on which performances were most valued by our constituents. We also monitored our concert attendance figures, numbers of boys auditioning, and concert revenue.",,282810,"Other, local or private",294500,800,"Bret Amundson, Dee Coppock, Marlene Dingmann, Phil Godding, Janice Hammond, Michael Hemmesch, Bob Johnson, Lori Johnson, Erin Jude, Kristin Lawson, Marty Mahowald, Brad Matuska, Fr. Doug Mullin, Jeff Peterson, Matthew Reichert, Diane Wojtanowicz",,"The Saint John's Boys' Choir","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Melissa,Walrath,"The Saint John's Boys' Choir","2840 Abbey Plz Box 2000",Collegeville,MN,56321-2000,"(320) 363-2558 ",mwalrath@csbsju.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Benton, Hennepin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pope, Ramsey, St. Louis, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd, Wadena, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-68,"Susan Berdahl: Director of marketing and audience development, Park Square Theatre. Contract grant writer, Detroit Institute of Arts.; Laura Busch: Actor; Vicki Chepulis: Retired executive director, Trollwood Performing Arts School.; Charisse Gendron: Foundation and government grants officer, Children's Theatre Company.; Jessica Leibfried: Education and community engagement director; Reginald Prim: Artist, creative leader, activist, fellow at Intermedia Arts' Creative Community Leadership Institute, and The America Project.; Dan Sjoquist: Vice president of finance, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Patricia Zurlo: Board member, The Musical Offering. Attorney and basoonist.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
10798,"Operating Support",2012,22789,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Research program and perform four to five original concerts in the Twin Cities. 2. School outreach to engage participation across a wide age range. 3. Tour statewide. Ticket sales, data collected with ticket purchases, Greater Minnesota audience surveys, and audience feedback.","Concerts include: ""Three Faiths"" (Wesley Methodist, Minneapolis); ""Il Poverello"" (Basilica, Minneapolis; Saint Mary Chapel, Saint Paul); ""Slavic Wonders"" (Shepherd of Valley, Apple Valley; Nativity, Saint Paul; Basilica, Minneapolis; Sacred Heart Music Center, Duluth); ""Gothic Grandeur"" (Sacred Heart Music Center, Duluth; Basilica, Minneapolis; Saint Bart, Wayzata; and Saint Mary Chapel, Saint Paul); ""Spain in the New World"" with Piffaro (Nativity, St. Paul; Basilica, Minneapolis; Mitchell Auditorium, Dulut",,734711,"Other, local or private",757500,3190,"Theresa Bevilacqua, Kate Cooper, Gregg Dahlke, Melanie Day, David Good, Rosemary Good, Dan Mahraun, Jessica Miller, Peg Reilly, Roger Salway, Michael Schoeberl, Jordan Sramek, Arturo Steely, Beth Villaume, Aaron Wulff",,"The Rose Ensemble","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jordan,Sramek,"The Rose Ensemble","75 W 5th St Ste 314","St Paul",MN,55102-1423,"(651) 225-4340x 202",jordan@RoseEnsemble.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Ramsey, Hennepin, St. Louis, Dakota, Le Sueur, Lake, Carver, Kanabec, Crow Wing, Isanti, Washington, Aitkin, Rice, Dakota, Pine, Mille Lacs, Polk, Pennington, Beltrami, Crow Wing, Mower, Otter Tail, Kandiyohi, McLeod",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-70,"Lawrence Adams: Principal at LarsonAllen, LLP; Dianne Brennan: Director of development, Guthrie Theater. Member of the board of directors of Mixed Blood Theatre, and National Corporate Theatre Fund.; Beth Burns: Executive director, Lutheran Music Program, Inc. Board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Minnesota Music Coalition.; Anna Johnson: Independent arts consultant; Brian Jose: Executive director of fine arts programming, College of St Benedict/St John's University.; Herman Milligan, Jr: Consultant, board member for Artspace Projects, Independent Feature Project Minnesota, The Givens Foundation, and The Soap Ractory.; Richard Robbins: Director, Good Thunder Reading Series, and Director of Creative Writing MFA program at Minnesota State University Mankato.; Jeff Stevenson: Executive director, Great River Shakespeare Festival.; Sharon Tracy: Arts educator, Buffalo High School Art Magnet program. Secretary, Central Minnesota Arts Board.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
10801,"Operating Support",2012,45355,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Increase our museum patron base through cross-pollination with our concert and educational programs with a new An die Musik magazine published five times per year. 2. Introduce our audiences to a wider array of intimate concerts and recitals through a new partnership with Music in the Park series. Audience participation and enthusiasm, artistic merit and appeal of the performances, interest from other organizations in using the Series as a resource, critical reviews, ticket sales, and museum visits.","The Schubert Club began publishing a new magazine, An die Musik, that serves as our concert program, includes articles and information about The Schubert Club Museum and education programs, and features artists and all other programs of The Schubert Club. Participation in all programming has increased due to increased awareness. Visitors to our Museum increased to over 14,000 people per year, more than double our average attendance prior to its renovation. The Music in the Park Series has been a part of The Schubert Club for two seasons. Subscription sales increased to the maximum available. The Family Concerts have increased in attendance, and we are looking to replicate the program in either additional performances in the same venue or in a new location to attract new audiences. Increased marketing through social media, radio, and our An die Musik magazine has attracted new audiences in our concert, museum and education programming.",,1704645,"Other, local or private",1750000,45355,"Lucy Rosenberry Jones, Diane Gorder, Margaret Houlton, Jill Thompson, Dr. Richard King, Catherine Furry, Dee Ann Crossley, Michael Wright, David Ranheim, Ford Nicholson, Arlene Didier, Craig Aase, Mark Anema, Nina Archabal, Suzanne Asher, Paul Aslanian, Lynne Beck, James Callahan, Carolyn Collins, Marilyn Dan, Michael Georgieff, Jill Harmon, Anne Hunter, Dorothy Mayeske, Sylvia McCallister, Gerald Nolte, Barbara Rice, Ann Schulte, Kim Severson, Matt Zumwalt",,"Schubert Club, Inc. AKA The Schubert Club","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Olson,"Schubert Club, Inc. AKA The Schubert Club","75 W 5th St Ste 302","St Paul",MN,55102-7730,"(651) 292-3270 ",polson@schubert.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carver, Clay, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Lyon, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Rice, St. Louis, Sibley, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-73,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
10805,"Operating Support",2012,12791,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Create, produce, and present new work and repertory in the Twin Cities and throughout Minnesota. 2. Expand community-inclusive and educational programs. 3. Continue national and international touring. Participant evaluation forms, individual interviews, exit interviews with partner agency staff, surveys, and questionnaires. Student evaluations, teacher feedback, parent responses, audience and presenter feedback, and critical responses.","1. New work: ""Cast from the Water's Edge,"" featuring Ely residents; ""Light,"" commissioned by Hennepin Health Foundation; ""We, the Others,"" premiere at Cowles Center. 2. We did three, two-week intensive Family Albums education residencies, in Minneapolis, Brooklyn Center, and St. Louis Park. It was the third year of Stuart Pimsler Dance Theater summer intensive, Workshop for the Heart and Mind. We produced a seven-month Moving Stories project for 150 caregivers at Hennepin County Medical Center; ""Temporary S",,452309,"Other, local or private",465100,2430,"Heidi Lee, Kate Kauffman, Howard Bell, Hannah Kramer, Ruth Balbach, Paul Neary, Roxi Wen",1,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stuart,Pimsler,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater","528 Hennepin Ave S Ste 707",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(763) 521-7738 ",spdanth@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, St. Louis, Winona, Itasca, Nicollet, Dakota, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-75,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
10808,"Operating Support",2012,21861,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Mu will produce three mainstage shows and one taiko performance. 2. Host a launch event for the new anthology, “Asian American Plays for a New Generation,” edited by Josephine Lee, R.A. Shiomi, and Don Eitel. 3. Offer artistic development programs that include our New Faces program and our taiko classes that serve approximately 200 students every year. 4. Expand Community Stories program that utilizes theater as a means to empower under-served Asian American youth by taking them through a series of theater-based workshops. 5. Give away over 500 free tickets to underserved populations. 6. Conduct 100 outreach programs that include both taiko and theater in schools, businesses, and community centers throughout the state. 7. Continue to strengthen our position of leadership in the Asian American Community. 8. Continue to manage the organization in a sustainable manner. Audience survey feedback. Critical reviews of main stage productions. Local and national peer recognition. Written and verbal evaluations from artists involved in Mu Performing Arts’ work. Number of people attending Mu events.","Three mainstage theater shows were produced, including one world premiere (Four Destinies), one rolling world premiere (Edith Can Shoot Things and Hit Them), and our annual musical (Into the Woods). One mainstage taiko show was produced at the Ordway's McKnight Theatre. Mu Daiko conducted its first Greater Minnesota state tour. Mu held a launch event for our new play anthology ""Asian American Plays for a New Generation"" at the Loft Literary Center. New Faces actor development, Passing the Beat taiko develop",,758797,"Other, local or private",780658,2000,"Jeff Chen, Don Eitel, Reme Grefalda, Michael Hu, Sundraya Kase, Daniel Le, Thomas Lee, Dorothy Mollien, Kari Ruth, Rick Shiomi, Kaimay Yuen Terry, Tom Thao, Paji Vitoff, Stuart Weeldreyer, Atlee Wong",0.35,"Theater Mu, Inc. AKA Mu Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sara,Ochs,"Theater Mu, Inc. AKA Mu Performing Arts","275 E 4th St Ste 496","St Paul",MN,55101-1682,"(612) 789-1012 ",sara@muperformingarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Cass, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Morrison, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-78,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes
10812,"Operating Support",2012,52225,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. People of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities participate in the arts. 2. The arts thrive in Minnesota. Outcome-based evaluation of education programs.","1. This year, 6,721 students were engaged in our educational programs, WITNESS and íCantarΘ!, and 1,046 adults attended one of our community outreach activities. One hundred three volunteer singers performed in the VocalEssence Chorus, and thirty-two singers performed in the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers. 14,211 audience members attended one of our concerts. 2. We presented a concert series at Twin Cities venues with the 100-member Chorus and the thirty-two-member Ensemble Singers. We toured to the following communities and worked with local choirs in the area: Luverne, Marshall, Montevideo, Saint Cloud, and Duluth. We hosted the Chorus America National Conference that showcased Minnesota choral groups and provided executive training for choral administrators. We partnered with fifteen arts organizations for our concerts. The goals were measured through internal tracking and individual evaluation tools for each program.",,1873799,"Other, local or private",1926024,10000,"David L. Mona, Paul Pribbenow, Ph.D., Mike McCarthy, Susan Crockett, Ann Barkelew, Warren Beck, Bruce Becker, Uri Camarena, Kari E. Davis, Debbie Estes, Jamie Flaws, Kristen Hoeschler O;Brien, Karen A. Humphrey, Art Kaemmer, M.D., Kathryn Roberts, Cay Shea Hellervik, Don Shelby, Debra Sit, Peter Spink, Jenny Wade, Mary Ann Pulk, Philip Brunelle, Brock Metzger",,VocalEssence,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katrina,Wallmeyer,VocalEssence,"1900 Nicollet Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403-3746,"(612) 547-1451 ",katrina@vocalessence.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Rock, Murray, Lyon, Chippewa, Stearns, St. Louis, Anoka, Hennepin, Carver, Ramsey, Washington, Dakota, Itasca, Sherburne",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-82,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
10813,"Operating Support",2012,8779,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Performances will remain of a high quality and be considered artistically successful by the participating artists, including all volunteer Chorus members. 2. The main concert season will reach 4,000-6,000 people. 3. Outreach performances throughout the Twin Cities metro area will reach 10,000-15,000 individuals in their own communities, reaching people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities. 4. The community will continue to become more accepting and welcoming of the GLBT community. Review of season and single ticket sales (actual vs. budgeted); total attendance (compared to previous years); amount of media attention and reviews; surveys, informal audience feedback; program, partner, and beneficiary feedback; interest in collaborations; contributions; and financial results compared with budgeted projections. Audience feedback, member comments, and statements from individuals at collaborating organizations and venues.","1. Audience feedback, press reviews and our interview with MPR focused on the excellent artistic quality of our concert programming and performances. 2. Actual attendance of our concert performances (including our ensemble OutLoud!) was 5,798. 3. Total outreach performances reached approximately 11,000 people in the Twin Cities metro area. Total audience outreach, including the non-metro area, was approximately 17,000. 4. This year, we performed at seven outreach performances in Minnesota that were the result of organizations reaching out to us to perform in their venues or communities. We feel that that, as well as our new exposure on Minnesota Public Radio and continued volunteer support from our straight allies, is evidence of growing acceptance of the Chorus and the GLBT community.",,563221,"Other, local or private",572000,4950,"Mary Schwind, Jeffrey Bores, Joyce Bengtson, Stephanie Meredith, Jason Schuck, Paul Blom, Scott Azbill, Larry Bussey, Martyn Crook, Steve Dahl, Shawn Frank, Jan Frisch, Susan Grelling, David Hoang, Steve Humerickhouse, Nancy Kluver, Ryan Mayer, Chris Mellin, Todd Nesgoda, Kerry Severson.",,"Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christopher,Taykalo,"Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 307",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 339-7664 ",ctaykalo@tcgmc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-83,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
10817,"Operating Support",2012,6502,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Prepare and present the highest quality productions possible with volunteers and other community supporters. Evaluate public comments and ticket sales.","We had the involvement, participation, and attendance of people of diverse ages, abilities, and ethnicities. We evaluated participant numbers, student play numbers, ticket sales, community feedback, artist involvement, and donation and sponsorship revenue. To meet accessibility goals, we installed new carpet and handrails, handicap parking, main level restrooms, and enhanced the Web. We evaluated public response, number of patrons with access issues, increased volunteer force, and the variety of artists and genres in gallery exhibits.",,172498,"Other, local or private",179000,6502,"Rand Czarnetzki, Jim Ellingson, John Cola, Fred Gould, Candy Anderson, Nancy Geiger, Darcy Lease Gubrud, Pam Klein, Tim Miller, Diane Drager, Ruth Trageser, Christine Lindgren, Mary Wilkowske, Gary Geiger, Connie Medin, Mary Seifert",0.75,"Willmar Community Theatre, Inc. AKA The Barn Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cheri,Buzzeo,"Willmar Community Theatre, Inc. AKA The Barn Theatre","314 5th St SW",Willmar,MN,56201,"(320) 235-2811 ",business@thebarntheatre.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Kandiyohi, Meeker, Yellow Medicine, Renville, McLeod, Chippewa, Swift, Redwood",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-87,"Susan Berdahl: Director of marketing and audience development, Park Square Theatre. Contract grant writer, Detroit Institute of Arts.; Laura Busch: Actor; Vicki Chepulis: Retired executive director, Trollwood Performing Arts School.; Charisse Gendron: Foundation and government grants officer, Children's Theatre Company.; Jessica Leibfried: Education and community engagement director; Reginald Prim: Artist, creative leader, activist, fellow at Intermedia Arts' Creative Community Leadership Institute, and The America Project.; Dan Sjoquist: Vice president of finance, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Patricia Zurlo: Board member, The Musical Offering. Attorney and basoonist.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
10818,"Operating Support",2012,20652,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Increase intermediate to advanced course offerings. 2. Provide well-defined course guidelines at all skill levels. 3. Establish a flexible schedule with daytime, evening, and weekend offerings. 4. Offer educational lectures that include an on-line correspondence piece. 5. Incorporate computer-driven/technology (AVL) weaving in intermediate courses. 6. Increase classroom and AVL assistance and participation, and expand teaching opportunities for Minnesota-based artists. Use student course evaluations and membership survey, and evalute number of classes held, number of students and non-member students, classroom contact hours, number of instructors and classroom/volunteer assistants, and types of classes held at various skill levels.","1. Increased intermediate to advanced courses to 20%, up from 13% the previous year. 2. Developed well-defined online, Web-based course guidelines to encourage art learners to take the next step to increase their skills and knowledge. 3. Developed a new education program offering, private lessons, in April 2011 to increase flexibility in schedule and classroom hours. 4. On-line correspondence was included in a select group of intermediate and advanced level classes, which allowed learners to work independently, to challenge themselves, yet stay connected to an experienced, quality teaching artist. 5. Incorporated computer-driven loom (AVL) in five intermediate/advanced classes and visiting artistsÆ workshops, up from two the previous year. 6. One classroom assistant advanced to teaching artist, and we added two AVL assistants.",,157244,"Other, local or private",177896,20652,"Cathie Mayr, Donna Gravesen, Louise French, Nancy Gossell, Peggy Baldwin, Peter Withoff, Steve Pauling, Sue Bye, Ellen Richard, Jere Thompson, Jan Nelson, Geri Retzlaff",,"Weavers Guild of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Linda,Hansen,"Weavers Guild of Minnesota","3000 University Ave SE Ste 110",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 436-0463 ",lhansen@weaversguildmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Le Sueur, McLeod, Morrison, Mower, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Scott, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-88,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
10832,"Operating Support",2012,45772,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Complete a budgetary and physical plan by May 2012. 2. Consolidate three websites and meet Web accessibility standards by June 2012. Evaluate whether a plan for the exhibition space, including a projected budget, material specifications, space drawings, and cost estimates from contractors, is finished on schedule. 2. Evaluate whether the Web site gallery is completed on schedule.","1. A budget and physical plan was completed by the due date. Production started on exhibition on the history, ecology, and techniques of woodturning. Along with monthly demonstrations, new exhibits introduce wood as an art and a craft and as a fulfilling lifelong art form to learn. Programs engage participations of diverse ages, ethnicities and abilities. Working with Vision Loss Resources, we are developing a curriculum for blind/low vision woodworkers. Four evening events with the Schubert Club Museum, and art exhibits and demos at the National Park Service information center outside of Stillwater, are scheduled for 2012/13. 2. The organization contracted with a technology consultant to develop a request for Web development proposals, which is being reviewed by the board, staff, and other stakeholders.",,1386788,"Other, local or private",1432560,8880,"Dale Larson, Warren Carpenter, Botho von Hampeln, Binh Pho, Jean LeGwin, Cassandra Speier, Stan Wellborn, Thomas Wirsing",0.2,"American Association of Woodturners","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Philip,McDonald,"American Association of Woodturners","222 Landmark Ctr 75 W 5th St","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 484-9094x 16",phil@woodturner.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Ramsey, Hennepin, Faribault, St. Louis, Washington, Chisago",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-90,"Joshua Aerie: Conductor, artistic director, and instructor of various music organizations. Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and Sacred Heart Music Center.; Bari Amadio: Executive director, Rochester Arts Council. Board member, Perpich Center for Arts Education.; Gwendolyn Freed: Vice president for marketing and communication, Gustavus Adolphus College.; Antony Goddard: Executive director, Paramount Arts Resource Trust, and St Cloud Opportunities.; Andrea Jenkins: Senior policy aide, Minneapolis City Councilmember Glidden. Co-curator, S.A.S.E., Carol Connolly GLBT Reading Series at Intermedia Arts.; Jeff Langaard: Finance consultant; Howard Oransky: Director of continuing studies, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Co-founder, Form + Content Gallery.; William Venne: UofStThomas:Journ&PubRel(85)andCertNonProfMng(91); CURR_ChiefDevOfficer,UofMCollegeofVetMed(09); PAST_DevDir:UofMGraduateSch(07-09);HennepinTheatreTrust(05-06);OrdwayCtr(03-05);MNOpera(96-03);IllusionTheater(89-96)","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
10838,"Operating Support",2012,174930,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Open the Cowles Center in September 2011 and complete its first season successfully. 2. Expand the Shubert/Cowles Long Distance Learning program. 3. Create and sustain affordable live/work projects in the Twin Cities as a means of supporting Minnesota’s community of individual artists. 4. Work more closely with the communities around our existing buildings to strengthen their relationships with our projects and vice-versa. Evaluate the Cowles Center for meeting financial modeling goals, the Long Distance Learning program for meeting participant and fundraising goals, live/work projects for meeting budget and timeline goals, and community initiatives based on the creation of new strategies. Work with Metris Arts Consulting to measure the economic impact of arts activities and to quantify, as much as is possible, the economic impact of Artspace projects on the artists who live and/or work in them and on the neighborhoods surrounding them. Evaluate the degree to which the study is used.","1. The Cowles Center opened in September 2011 and completed its first season. 2. The Cowles Center Distance Learning program has expanded to include a full student matinee program. 3. Artspace is fully renovating the Northern Warehouse in Saint Paul and will start construction on a new project in Minneapolis, Jackson Flats, by December 2012. 4. Artspace is working with community partners to strengthen relationships with properties. 5. Artspace completed a second economic impact study with Metris Arts Consulting.",,7801100,"Other, local or private",7976030,14394,"James C. Adams, Mark W. Addicks, Fred Argir, Beverly Barnes, Peter Beard, Leslie Black Sullivan, Bruce Hudson-Bogaard, Randall Bourscheidt, Ogden Confer, Diane Dalto, Matthew Damon, Wendy Dayton, Lou DeMars, Terrance Dolan, Rebecca Driscoll, Marie Feely, Roy Gabay, Katherine Hayes, Bonnie Heller, Burton Kassell, Suzanne Koepplinger, Peter Lefferts, Randy Loomis, Margaret Lucas, Richard Martin, Betty Massey, Herman Milligan, Nick Nash, Cynthia Newsom, Roger Opp, Gloria Perez, Barbara Portwood, Elizabeth Redleaf, Joel Ronning, Annamarie Saarinen, Gloria Sewell, John Skogmo, Susan Kenny Stevens, Kristin Tillotson, Cree Zischke",2.2,"Artspace Projects, Inc. AKA Artspace","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Colin,Hamilton,"Artspace Projects, Inc. AKA Artspace","250 N 3rd Ave Ste 500",Minneapolis,MN,55401-1641,"(612) 465-0248 ",colin.hamilton@artspace.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Crow Wing, Freeborn, Hennepin, Jackson, Kanabec, Lincoln, Morrison, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Roseau, St. Louis, Stevens, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-93,"Becky Agnew: Board member, Region 2 Arts Council.; Lawrence Burnett: Choral director and professor of music, Carleton College.; Susan Chandler: Assistant director, Arts Midwest.; Gregory Grinley: Director of development, American Craft Council.; Amy Hunter: Program coordinator, Freshwater Education District Schools. Board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Staples Motley Area Arts Council. Personal and professional coach and consultant, artist.; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, St Mary's University of Minnesota.; Linda Nelson-Mayson: Director, Goldstein Museum of Design.; Jennifer Penzkover: Coordinator, Saint Cloud Arts Commission.; James Williams: Artistic associate, Pillsbury House Theatre. Co-director and acting coach, Seeds of Change program at Central High School, Central Touring Theatre, and Hennepin County Home School Theatre Project.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes
10842,"Operating Support",2012,44118,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. The arts are interwoven into every facet of community life. 2. Minnesotans believe the arts are vital to who we are. 3. People of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities participate in the arts. 4. The arts thrive in Minnesota. Utilize subjective evaluations, site visits, and follow-up calls.","1. CLIMB served preschoolers; elementary, middle, and high schools; colleges; and adults with programs they apply to their daily lives. Audience surveys indicate success. For example, before seeing ""Emma and the Allianz Cash Cow,"" 430 students were asked, ""What is interest?"" Thirty-seven percent of students answered correctly. After seeing CLIMB's play, 79% of students were able to answer this question correctly. 2. The arts become vital when they help Minnesotans deal with real issues in their lives. CLIMB",,1072755,"Other, local or private",1116873,27597,"James Gambone, Joe Atkins, Bonnie Matson, Milan Mockovac, James Olney, Bill Partlan, Peg Wetli",2.63,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peg,Wetli,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","6415 Carmen Ave E","Inver Grove Heights",MN,55076-4428,"(651) 453-9275x 19",peg@climb.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Lincoln, Mahnomen, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Renville, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Steele, Stevens, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-97,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
10843,"Operating Support",2012,33156,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Publish four books by Minnesota writers including two debut titles and three works by Asian American authors living in Minnesota. 2. Work with other Minnesota nonprofits to make the work of contemporary authors from Minnesota and from around the country available to Minnesota audiences. 3. Bring Minnesota’s literary community to the attention of the nation by entering titles in national awards competitions. 4. Give authors an opportunity for international exposure by exhibiting our books at the Frankfurt International Book Fair in Germany. Measure the number of books and authors published and the number of awards received.","1. Coffee House Press published four books by Minnesota writers including two debut titles and three works by Asian Americans. 2. We collaborated with many Minnesota nonprofits, including: Asian Institute, ArtStart, Banfill-Locke Center, Birchbark Books, the Loft, Hennepin County Library System, Science Museum, Soap Factory, Saint Cloud State, Saint Paul Public Libraries, University of Minnesota, Walker, and Weisman Art Museum. 3. Our founder won the Kay Sexton Award, and Ed Bok Lee won for poetry at the Minnesota Book Awards. Minnesota's literary community received national attention when our titles were finalists for the Asian/Pacific American Award, Lambda Award, PEN Literary Award, PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize, Los Angeles Times Book Prize, New York Public Library Young Lions Award, and a Pulitzer. National awards won by our titles include the Believer Book Award, James Laughlin Award, and a Ford Fellowship. 4. We introduced Minnesota authors to an international audience by exhibiting books at the London and Frankfurt International Book Fairs.",,1064844,"Other, local or private",1098000,4050,"Stu Wilson, Marla Stack, Sjur Midness, Mary McDermid, Suzanne Allen, Patricia Beithon, Patrick Coleman, Doug France, Sally French, Jeffrey Hom, Carl Horsch, Stephen Keating, Carol Mack, Peter Nelson, Jim Nichols, Jeffrey Sugerman, Patricia Tilton",,"Coffee House Press","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Caflisch,"Coffee House Press","79 13th Ave NE Ste 110",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 338-0125 ",sarah@coffeehousepress.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Stearns",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-98,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
10846,"Operating Support",2012,20833,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Develop a multi-pronged approach to increase access, visibility, and integrated programming for the Duluth Art Institute. 2. Increase participation by Duluth area citizens by five percent each year. One-on-one interviews, surveys, and document review.","1. The Duluth Art Institute engaged a new group of steampunk artists and collaborated on a show, brought arts dialog to the public through a collaboration with Zinema independent theater, brought arts activities to Benedictine Health Center's Day Program participants, developed curriculum and a gallery guide for kids, worked with Life House to engage homeless teens in a photography project, and helped establish ""Twin Ports Arts Align"" to encourage arts advocacy. 2. The membership grew by over 5%, the member",,441167,"Other, local or private",462000,2475,"Rob West, Mary Matthews, Chris King, Jen Dietric, Kathryn Eldred, Matt Cartier, Matt Hanka, Marva Beckman, Helena Jackson, Patty Mester, Gary Hedin, Kara Conry, Chris Benson, Kami Norland",,"Duluth Art Institute Association AKA Duluth Art Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anne,Dugan,"Duluth Art Institute Association AKA Duluth Art Institute","506 W Michigan St Ste 2",Duluth,MN,55802-1517,"(218) 733-7565 ",adugan@duluthartinstitute.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Lake, Cook, Carlton, Aitkin, Itasca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-101,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
10848,"Operating Support",2012,29794,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. To interweave the arts into every facet of community life. 2. To promote the belief among Minnesotans that the arts are vital to who we are. 3. To open participation in the arts to people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities. 4. To help the arts thrive in Minnesota. Standard evaluation of our grants, projects, and programs. Analysis of activities and deeper discussions about organizational management and leadership.","Forecast's consulting educates and serves a variety of clients, stressing the importance of arts in everyday life. Our efforts will lead to the support of public art and result in a thriving arts community. Forecast's programs are open and freely accessible to people of all ages and ethnicities. The Education and Community Engagement program works with teaching artists and educators to design and implement public art curricular activities. Public Art Review reached approximately 5,000 readers. Planning was completed for our new Web site and online companion for Public Art Review, including an archive of all the back issues. The Artist Services program helps art thrive by funding projects by diverse artists engaged in their communities, conducting workshops, and offering professional development opportunities. Forecast evaluates its administrative systems and each program area with evaluations, interviews, solicited feedback, project tracking, and data collection.",,539206,"Other, local or private",569000,29794,"Frank Fitzgerald, Richard Ruvelson, Susan Adams Loyd, Kinji Akagawa, Peter V. Brabson, Joseph Colletti, Jay Coogan, Kurt Gough, Margaret Kelly, Meena Mangalvedhekar, Caroline Mehlhop, Joseph Stanley, Michael Watkins, Diane Willow",,"Forecast Public Artworks AKA Forecast Public Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jack,Becker,"Forecast Public Artworks AKA Forecast Public Art","2300 Myrtle Ave Ste 160","St Paul",MN,55114-1854,"(651) 641-1128x 101",jack@forecastpublicart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Big Stone, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Lac qui Parle, Mille Lacs, Pine, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Swift, Wadena, Washington, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-103,"Joshua Aerie: Conductor, artistic director, and instructor of various music organizations. Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and Sacred Heart Music Center.; Bari Amadio: Executive director, Rochester Arts Council. Board member, Perpich Center for Arts Education.; Gwendolyn Freed: Vice president for marketing and communication, Gustavus Adolphus College.; Antony Goddard: Executive director, Paramount Arts Resource Trust, and St Cloud Opportunities.; Andrea Jenkins: Senior policy aide, Minneapolis City Councilmember Glidden. Co-curator, S.A.S.E., Carol Connolly GLBT Reading Series at Intermedia Arts.; Jeff Langaard: Finance consultant; Howard Oransky: Director of continuing studies, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Co-founder, Form + Content Gallery.; William Venne: UofStThomas:Journ&PubRel(85)andCertNonProfMng(91); CURR_ChiefDevOfficer,UofMCollegeofVetMed(09); PAST_DevDir:UofMGraduateSch(07-09);HennepinTheatreTrust(05-06);OrdwayCtr(03-05);MNOpera(96-03);IllusionTheater(89-96)","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
10851,"Operating Support",2012,54513,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Build the best list by recognizing exceptional talent and work. 2. Reach the widest audience by providing the strongest possible current to carry our literary discoveries to eager audiences. 3. Maintain a model organization by staying on mission, making intentional choices for operations, planning for sustainability, and balancing quality with risk. Measures include author satisfaction, book sales, the quality and quantity of reviews our books receive, awards won, and the positive feedback from sales representatives, booksellers, literary colleagues, educators, and especially individual readers.","1. Tracy K. Smith received the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for ""Poetry for Life on Mars."" Geoff Dyer won the 2011 National Book Critics Circle Criticism Award for ""Otherwise Known as the Human Condition."" ""The City of Bohane"" by Kevin Barry was featured on the cover page of the New York Times Book Review. Positive reviews include thirteen from Star Tribune, thirteen from New York Times, and one from the Pioneer Press. 2. Graywolf's electronic audience grew by 12,500 people, an increase of 5.5%. The adult audience g",,1864054,"Other, local or private",1918567,,"Catherine Allan, Ronnie Brooks, Chris Galloway, Colin Hamilton, Betsy Hannaford, Shirley Hughes, Georgia Murphy Johnson, John Junek, Will Kaul, Ed McConaghay, Glenn Miller, Jennifer Melin Miller, Leni Moore, Wenda Moore, Mary Polta, Bruno Quinson, Gail See, Kim Severson, Kate Tabner, Kim Vappie, Joanne Von Blon, Melinda Ward",,"Graywolf Press","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kit,Briem,"Graywolf Press","250 3rd Ave N Ste 600",Minneapolis,MN,55401,"(651) 641-0077 ",briem@graywolfpress.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-106,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
10853,"Operating Support",2012,514243,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. The arts are interwoven into every facet of community life. 2. Minnesotans believe the arts are vital to who we are. 3. People of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities participate in the arts. 4. The arts thrive in Minnesota. Track attendance, solicit critical reviews, and educational and outreach events surveys.","1. With Children's Hospitals of Minnesota, the Guthrie launched an Arts and Healing program that uses Teaching Artists to help children positively frame their hospital experience through storytelling. 2. Surveys of high school teachers continue to demonstrate the importance of the arts in their lives and their classrooms. A teacher from Cambridge-Isanti wrote, ""The most rewarding part was talking to four students who had never been to a play outside of school before. They were honestly inspired by the exper",,25234757,"Other, local or private",25749000,51424,"Y. Marc Belton, Sue A. Bennett, Michael M. Boardman, Terri E. Bonoff, Blythe Brenden, Peter A. Brew, James L. Chosy, Richard J. Cohen, Jane M. Confer, Fran Davis, Joe Dowling, William W. George, Archie Givens, Thomas J. Hanson, Todd Hartman, Matt Hemsley, Randall J. Hogan, Barry Huff, David G. Hurrell, Liesl Hyde, Rodney W. Jordan, John C. Junek, Mark Kenyon, Jay Kiedrowski, Janet K. Kinzler, Peter R. Kitchak, Jodee Kozlak, Neil Lapidu, Kathy Lenzmeier, Helen C. Liu, Anne W. Miller, Margarette Minor, Peggy S. Neale, Wendy Nelson, Christopher J. O;Connell, Tamrah Schaller O;Neil, Louise Otten, Timothy Pabst, Thomas M. Racciatti, Joel A. Ronning, Robert A. Rosenbaum, Steven J. Rosenstone, Stephen W. Sanger, Ronald J. Schutz, Patricia S. Simmons, Lee B. Skold, Andrew M. Slavitt, Tina Smith, Lisa Sorenson, Nikki L. Sorum, Douglas M. Steenland, James P. Stephenson, Michael Sweeney, Kathleen Swendsen, Robert P. Tabb, Emily Anne Tuttle, Steven C. Webster, David A. Wilson, Martha Atwater, Karen Bachman, John Cowles, David C. Cox, Pierson M. Grieve, Polly Grose, Sally Pillsbury, Mary W. Vaughan, Irving Weiser, Margaret Wurtele",,"Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jill,Underwood,"Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","818 2nd St S",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1252,"(612) 225-6157 ",jillu@guthrietheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-108,"Susan Berdahl: Director of marketing and audience development, Park Square Theatre. Contract grant writer, Detroit Institute of Arts.; Laura Busch: Actor; Vicki Chepulis: Retired executive director, Trollwood Performing Arts School.; Charisse Gendron: Foundation and government grants officer, Children's Theatre Company.; Jessica Leibfried: Education and community engagement director; Reginald Prim: Artist, creative leader, activist, fellow at Intermedia Arts' Creative Community Leadership Institute, and The America Project.; Dan Sjoquist: Vice president of finance, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Patricia Zurlo: Board member, The Musical Offering. Attorney and basoonist.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
10854,"Operating Support",2012,42980,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Stage an annual season of five plays and musicals that are true to the mission. 2. Provide employment for 100 Minnesota artists annually. 3. Serve 45,000 students and adults (age 10 and up) of diverse ethnicities and cultures annually. 4. Engage in partnerships with the Minnesota Historical Society and Minnesota History Museum to expand the theater’s reach and provides clear links between theater and history. 5. Provide discounted or free tickets to 10,000 students and disadvantaged youth and adults. 6. Engage audiences in discussions that deepen the impact of the plays. 7. Bring 200 families to the theater to engage in Family Days. 8. Ensure access to people of all abilities through a fully accessible theater. A panel of experts provides feedback on the artistic merit of our public performances. The educational program is evaluated with teacher feedback. Focus groups with subscribers and individual ticket patrons are conducted.Staff report attendance figures. We solicit feedback from artistic associates, board members, volunteers, and staff.","1. The History Theatre staged five plays. 2. We employed 130 artists. 3. Students and adults served numbered 39,668. 4. Partnerships were engaged with the Minnesota Historical Society and Minnesota History Museum. 5. Subsidized tickets were given to 5,092. 6. Engaged 2,000 audience members in Afterthoughts discussions. 7. Served 110 families at Family Days. 8. Additional hearing enhancement devices were purchased. Evaluation: Financials were evaluated with an audit that found the turnaround plan on track with a surplus. Artistic success is measured by the artistic director with feedback from the media, artistic collaborators, audience, staff, board, and group leaders. History Theatre solicits feedback from its artistic associates, board members, volunteers, and staff. Padilla Speer Beardsley conducted an extensive survey of the audience and provided analysis and recommendations for action based on the data.",,1228020,"Other, local or private",1271000,8595,"Jeff Peterson, Connie Braziel, Tyler Zehring, Roger Brooks, John Apitz, Jim Jensen, Phil Riveness, Holli Drinkwine, Susan Kimberly, Jon Rusten, Karen Gooch, Ted Lentz, Geoffrey Sylvester, Wayne Hamilton, Allen McNee, David Wefring, Jillian Hoffman, Henri Minette, Melissa Weldon, Gene Merriam",,"The History Theatre, Inc. AKA History Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Doug,Tiede,"The History Theatre, Inc. AKA History Theatre","30 E 10th St","St Paul",MN,55101-2205,"(651) 245-7687 ",dtiede@historytheatre.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Pennington, Red Lake, Polk, Norman, Clay, Becker, Otter Tail, Beltrami, Hubbard, Wadena, Cass, Crow Wing, Aitkin, Carlton, Koochiching, Itasca, St. Louis, Cook, Pine, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Benton, Sherburne, Isanti, Chisago, Anoka, Stearns, Wright, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington, Carver, Sibley, McLeod, Nicollet, Renville, Wright, Meeker, Kandiyohi, Stearns, Stevens, Traverse, Swift, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine, Redwood, Brown, Murray, Nobles, Martin, Blue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Mower, Fillmore, Houston, Waseca, Steele, Dodge, Olmsted, Winona, Le Sueur, Rice, Goodhue, Wabasha, Scott, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-109,"Susan Berdahl: Director of marketing and audience development, Park Square Theatre. Contract grant writer, Detroit Institute of Arts.; Laura Busch: Actor; Vicki Chepulis: Retired executive director, Trollwood Performing Arts School.; Charisse Gendron: Foundation and government grants officer, Children's Theatre Company.; Jessica Leibfried: Education and community engagement director; Reginald Prim: Artist, creative leader, activist, fellow at Intermedia Arts' Creative Community Leadership Institute, and The America Project.; Dan Sjoquist: Vice president of finance, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Patricia Zurlo: Board member, The Musical Offering. Attorney and basoonist.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
10855,"Operating Support",2012,23076,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Afterschool program: expand to include an additional teacher and fifteen more students, create an editing suite solely for student projects, partner with other programs, and tie the program into academic standards. 2. Education program: increase instructor pay by 5%, increase student capacity from 60% to 70%, and increase the number of professional development programs per year from six to ten. 3. Outreach program: explore and develop youth media programs in the Arrowhead region, participate in South Saint Anthony Creative Enterprise Zone to build a cohesive cultural district, and increase submissions from diverse artists to grant and exhibition programs by 10%. Evaluate attendance numbers, participant feedback, surveys, and discussion at annual membership meeting.","1. The afterschool program will relaunch in September after a haitus. 2. Provided residencies to six high schools in Saint Paul. The education program offered thirty-five classes per quarter, with conferences, workshops, panels, and presentations. Approximately 1,500 students participated. Marketing techniques are being revamped to focus on education. Professional development programs increased. 3. Worked with community partners, held programs in the Rochester area, and participated in the South Saint Anthony Creative Enterprise Zone. Built audiences through exhibition opportunities. Created access to technological resources, a full-service fiscal sponsorship program, and a membership program. 4. Operational funding continues to be a challenge, but the long-term debt is forecast to be paid in full by 2014. The board provides effective organizational leadership. We were unable to provide a 5% increase to our staff. The 2012 fundraiser is on track for this goal and takes place in July. IFP Minnesota has completed a rebranding process to build awareness and has a new logo. 5. Work is evaluated on artistic quality and the quality of services. IFP gathers attendance numbers, participant feedback, and surveys. Each class and activity participant gets a survey. Also, a lengthy survey is sent to the IFP Minnesota membership on an annual basis.",,857176,"Other, local or private",880252,23076,"Tom Lesser, Christie Rothenberg Healey, Maria Tototzintle, Chris Barry, Rick Dublin, Cass Wade-Kudla, Michael Bodnarchek, Mark Bennett, Emily Stevens, Brady Kiernan, Heidi Schuster, Daniel Pierce Bergin, Cynthia Hotvedt",,"IFP MINNESOTA","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Peterson,"IFP MINNESOTA","2446 University Ave W Ste 100","St Paul",MN,55114-1740,"(651) 644-1912 ",apeterson@ifpmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis, Carlton, Scott, Dakota, Washington, Olmsted",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-110,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
10856,"Operating Support",2012,22753,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Minnesotans believe the arts are vital to who we are. 2. The arts are interwoven into every facet of community life. Measure progress toward annual benchmarks.","1. The Sheldon and the Red Wing Area Seniors collaborated on a production of Strictly GI!, a revue based on the soldier shows of World War II and that era's tradition of popular song. The Sheldon engaged Red Wing's Hispanic Outreach, St. Paul's Theatre del Pueblo, and Son del Sur to present music and theatre to Red Wing's mainstream and Latino communities. The Sheldon Theatre, James Sewell Ballet, the Red Wing YMCA and Red Wing's Shoreline Dance collaborated on dance classes, camps, and joint concerts to engage students and local audiences. The Sheldon scheduled theater and movement classes in collaboration with Red Wing Community Education, offering low-cost to free dance and theater classes and intensive camp experiences.",,586247,"Other, local or private",609000,15900,"Nancy Dimunation, Mike Melstad, Bunny Peterson, Mary Rauterkus, Charles Richardson, Ian Scheerer, Allison Sweasy",,"T.B. Sheldon Memorial Theatre AKA The Sheldon Theatre","Local/Regional Government","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sean,Dowse,"T.B. Sheldon Memorial Theatre AKA The Sheldon Theatre","443 W 3rd St","Red Wing",MN,55066-2310,"(651) 388-8701 ",sdowse@sheldontheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Scott, Sherburne, Steele, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-111,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
10859,"Operating Support",2012,17660,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Broaden, deepen, and diversify all facets of its constituency, including audiences, artists, and volunteers. 2. Expand the education program for learners of all ages and levels of interest, to include new levels of performing arts education and more educational opportunities for non-performers. 3. Begin the process of eliminating debt by preparing for a capital campaign to begin in calendar year 2012. Measure increases in earned revenue from program activities and increased numbers of auditioners, volunteers, and season subscribers. Measure increase in the number of classes offered, an increase in participants, and an increase in revenue from educational activities. Measure increasing contributed income from individuals, local businesses, corporations, and foundations.","Lyric Arts increased the average number of auditioners per role from 2.6 to 2.9. The number of subscriptions sold increased by 38%; subscriptions made up 12% of tickets sold (compared to 9% in FY 2011); ticket revenue increased by 9%. Houses were filled to 86% of capacity (compared to 74% in FY 2011). We expanded the education program in every age category, offering 175% more classes; the total number of participants increased by 116%, and related revenue increased by 86%. With the exception of a change in giving by one major donor, contributions increased by 24%. We project a cash surplus for the year that we plan to leverage as we make plans for a capital campaign in the next five years. Lyric Arts added new software, enabling it to track many statistics for the very first time and making this a benchmarking year. While our outcomes are largely quantitative, we look forward to proposing more quantitative outcomes and conducting more qualitative evaluations in the future.",,759369,"Other, local or private",777029,,"Mike Laudenslager, Tom Anderson, Lin Schmidt, Leanne Hyde, Debbie Swanson, Mike Lillquist, Joan O'Sullivan, Amy Anderson, Dustin Gould",,"Lyric Arts Company of Anoka AKA Lyric Arts Main Street Stage","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Laura Tahja",Johnson,"Lyric Arts Company of Anoka AKA Lyric Arts Main Street Stage","420 E Main St",Anoka,MN,55303-2341,"(763) 433-2510x 103",laura@lyricarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Roseau, St. Louis, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Todd, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-114,"Susan Berdahl: Director of marketing and audience development, Park Square Theatre. Contract grant writer, Detroit Institute of Arts.; Laura Busch: Actor; Vicki Chepulis: Retired executive director, Trollwood Performing Arts School.; Charisse Gendron: Foundation and government grants officer, Children's Theatre Company.; Jessica Leibfried: Education and community engagement director; Reginald Prim: Artist, creative leader, activist, fellow at Intermedia Arts' Creative Community Leadership Institute, and The America Project.; Dan Sjoquist: Vice president of finance, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Patricia Zurlo: Board member, The Musical Offering. Attorney and basoonist.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
10861,"Operating Support",2012,35477,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Engage new audiences and increase participation of existing audiences in the Minneapolis Institute of Arts' unique offerings. 2. Position contemporary art as a vital part of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts' collections, programming, and expertise. Use qualitative status reports, dashboard reports, and community engagement data. Measure the depth and breadth of coverage the Minneapolis Institute of Art receives from local, regional, national, and international press.","1. To increase the appeal of the museum as a social space, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts redesigned Third Thursday evenings with music, activities, and a bar. The museum also created Community Commons, a new space for visitors to enjoy a cup of coffee, plug in a laptop, or play game of chess. Through such projects, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts lowered the average age of its visitors to 42 from a 2004 baseline of 46. 2. The Minneapolis Institute of Arts conducted a series of installations and artists residencies to present contemporary art. Highlights include: Pacific Avenue,"" a behavioral art piece by Marcus Young, who lived in the galleries for ten days; ""Pop-up Park,"" a reimagining of the lobby as a tropical oasis; and residencies with graphic novel artists Camilla d'Errico and Joshua Dysart and sound artist Kianga Ford. To discover the expectations and preferences of young adults when visiting a museum, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts held a series of focus groups. These revealed that eighty-one percent of adult visitors come to the museum with another adult, implying a strong social element to the museum visit.""",,24289323,"Other, local or private",24324800,,"Kaywin Feldman, Director and President, John Himle, Chair, Mary Ingebrand Pohlad, Vice Chair, Hubert Joly, Treasurer, Nivin MacMillan, Vice Chair, Lucy Mitchell, Secretary, Gary Bhojwani, Maurice Blanks, Blythe Brenden, Kitty Crosby, Richard Davis, Eric Dayton, Jane Emison, Nancy Engh, Mike Fernandez, Gayle Fuguitt, John Huss, Eric Levinson, Diane Lilly, John Lindahl, Reid MacDonald, Betty MacMillan, Brent Magid, Al McQuinn, Leni Moore, Sheila Morgan, Bob Nelson, Mary Olson, Mike Ott, Linda Perlman, John Prince, Abbi Rose, Marianne Short, Roger Sit, Mike Snow, Robert Stephens, Ralph Strangis, Richard Venega, John E. Andrus, III (life), Marvin Borman (life), Sandra K. Butler (life), Burton D. Cohen (life), Bruce B. Dayton (life), W. John Driscoll (life), Beverly Grossman (life), Alfred Harrison (life), Myron Kunin (life), David M. Lebedoff (life), Clinton Morrison (life), Bob Ulrich (life)",,"The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts AKA The Minneapolis Institute of Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Charisse,Gendron,"The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts AKA The Minneapolis Institute of Arts","2400 3rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404-3506,"(612) 870-3223 ",cgendron@artsmia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-116,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
10867,"Operating Support",2012,10878,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Children and adults representing the diversity of the Minnesota community will come together to partake in Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company’s stage production and Doorways programming arts experiences. 2. Jewish and non-Jewish children and adults of diverse heritages will gain increased knowledge of Jewish culture and the arts, increased understanding of experiences and feelings that they have in common with people of different backgrounds, and increased tolerance for others. 3. Artists at varying levels in their professional development will feel nurtured and rewarded and experience professional growth from their work at Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company. Evaluate information and data on audience demographics, ticket sales, revenue streams, phone surveys, written audience surveys, classroom teacher surveys, newspaper reviews, verbal comments, unsolicited e-mails and notes received, and box office records.","1. Children and adults representing the diversity of the Minnesota community came together. Audiences were aged three through eighty-five; Caucasian, African American, Asian, Native American, and Latino; from eighteen counties and cities such as Duluth, Austin, Saint Cloud, and Round Lake. 2. Jewish and non-Jewish children and adults gained cross-cultural knowledge. ""This play, and its magnificent cast, should travel widely--its message is needed,"" said one audience member. ""They learned about the Jewish cu",,194122,"Other, local or private",205000,3978,"Frank Abramson, Barbara Brooks, Curt Brown, Julie Gordon Dalgleish, Miriam Goldfein, Ellery July, Steve Machov, Rhoda Mains, Mary E. Pickard, Honorable James M. Rosenbaum",,"Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Barbara,Brooks,"Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company","PO Box 16155","St Paul",MN,55116-0155,"(651) 647-4315 ",Barbara@mnjewishtheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Mower, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Stevens, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-122,"Lawrence Adams: Principal at LarsonAllen, LLP; Dianne Brennan: Director of development, Guthrie Theater. Member of the board of directors of Mixed Blood Theatre, and National Corporate Theatre Fund.; Beth Burns: Executive director, Lutheran Music Program, Inc. Board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Minnesota Music Coalition.; Anna Johnson: Independent arts consultant; Brian Jose: Executive director of fine arts programming, College of St Benedict/St John's University.; Herman Milligan, Jr: Consultant, board member for Artspace Projects, Independent Feature Project Minnesota, The Givens Foundation, and The Soap Ractory.; Richard Robbins: Director, Good Thunder Reading Series, and Director of Creative Writing MFA program at Minnesota State University Mankato.; Jeff Stevenson: Executive director, Great River Shakespeare Festival.; Sharon Tracy: Arts educator, Buffalo High School Art Magnet program. Secretary, Central Minnesota Arts Board.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
10868,"Operating Support",2012,593327,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. To provide audiences with the highest possible level of musical performances. 2. To design programs that reach our community outside of performances at Orchestra Hall. 3. To do so in a sustainable financial structure. Audience feedback. Data collected from students parents classroom teachers fine arts specialists and school administrators.","The Minnesota Orchestral Association fully achieved its first two proposed outcomes: the Minnesota Orchestra provided audiences with the highest possible level of musical performances, and numerous programs reached audiences outside of Orchestra Hall, most notably Common Chords. 2. The organization took significant steps toward the final outcome of operating within a sustainable financial structure. Most important was the board approval of a four-year strategic business plan, which outlines a path toward a sustainable financial structure. The closing of Orchestra Hall for renovation, administrative cuts, and the beginning of negotiations with the musicians all took place in 2012.",,30768158,"Other, local or private",31361485,47466,"Jon R. Campbell, Richard K. Davis, Steven C. Kennedy, Nancy E. Lindahl, Michael Henson, Nicky B. Carpenter, Kathy Cunningham, Luella G. Goldberg, Douglas W. Leatherdale, Ronald E. Lund, Betty Myers, Marilyn C. Nelson, Dale R. Olseth, Rosalynd Pflaum, Margaret D. Ankeny, Andrew Czajkowski, Dolly J. Fiterman, Beverly Grossman, Karen H. Hubbard, Hella Mears Hueg, Joan A. Mondale, Susan Platou, Emily Backstrom, Karen Baker, Michael D. Belzer, David L. Boehnen, Patrick B. We, Margaret A. Bracken, Barbara E. Burwell, Mari Carlson, Laura Chin, Jan M. Conlin, Kenneth L. Cutler, James Damian, Jonathan F. Eisele, Jack W. Eugster, D. Cameron Findlay, Ben Fowke, Franck Gougeon, Paul D. Grangaard, Jane P. Gregerson, Susan Hagstrum, Jayne C. Hilde, Karen Himle, Shadra Hogan, Mary L. Holmes, Jay V. Ihlenfeld, Philip Isaacson, Lloyd Kepple, Michael Klingensmith, Mary Lazarus, Kelly Leischow, Allen Lenzmeier, John T. Machuzick, Warren E. Mack, Harvey B. Mackay, James C. Melville, Eric Mercer, Anne W. Miller, Hugh Miller, Anita M. Pampusch, Eric H. Paulson, Chris Policinski, Teri E. Popp, Gregory J. Pulles, Judy Ranheim, Jon W. Salveson, Jo Ellen Saylor, Sally J. Smith, Gordon M. Sprenger, Mary S. Sumners, Georgia Thompson, Maxine Houghton Wallin, John Whaley, David S. Wichmann, John Wilgers, Theresa Wise, Paul Zeller, The Honorable Dr. Eric W. Kaler, The Honorable Chris Coleman, The Honorable Barbara A. Johnson, The Honorable R.T. Rybak",,"Minnesota Orchestral Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anna,Gram,"Minnesota Orchestral Association","1111 Nicollet Mall",Minneapolis,MN,55403-2477,"(612) 371-5600 ",agram@mnorch.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-123,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
10871,"Operating Support",2012,3407,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Program concerts in settings across the Twin Cities and greater Minnesota that reach audiences from ages twelve to eighty years, in at least two schools representing over 50% students from communities of color. 2. Design every performance to embrace and involve audience members in the experience of creating music/art as active participants, not just as listeners. 3. Utilize choral music to encourage authentic dialogue, transform assumptions, and offer tools to challenge deeply held prejudices. Student surveys, audience surveys, audience statistics, and feedback from outside artistic evaluators.","One Voice programmed concerts in settings across the Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota that reached audiences from ages twelve to eighty years and was at two schools representing over 50% students from communities of color. Five schools participated during the grant year. Each performance was designed to embrace and involve audience members in the experience of creating music/art, not just as listeners but as active participants. Two major concerts were held that included sing-a-longs and projections/videos allowing the audience to experience the music directly. One Voice utilized choral music to encourage authentic dialogue, transform assumptions, and offer tools to challenge deeply held prejudices. Thirty-four public performances were held in which One Voice celebrated GLBT issues. Surveys were used before and after each school outreach event and audience surveys were used for each concert. Outside artistic evaluations were conducted.",,261593,"Other, local or private",265000,481,"Lisette Schlosser, Tim Bicha, Carolee Lindsey, Jon Lewis, Ganapathy S. Narayan, Scott Burglechner, Sheryl Snitkein, Steve Greenberg",,"One Voice Mixed Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Catherine,Krisik,"One Voice Mixed Chorus","732 Holly Ave Ste Q","St Paul",MN,55104-7125,"(651) 298-1954 ",executivedirector@OneVoiceMN.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Ramsey, Blue Earth, St. Louis, Anoka, Hennepin, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-126,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
10872,"Operating Support",2012,48573,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Increase production schedule from ten to fifteen shows. 2. Employ 153 theater artists in our community. 3. Increase teen school audience from 25,000 to 35,000. 4. Increase young adult (aged twenty to forty-five) attendance by 10%, to 42,700. 5. Implement a new business incubator program for emerging theater producers by hosting an annual production on the thrust stage by each of our three partners. Attendance/sales analysis of actual numbers reached and served. Audience surveys and teacher evaluations. Internal assessment against plan and budget. Financial results, including costs per student served compared to actual and potential support for subsidies. Internal assessment of project effectiveness, educational value, and administrative capacity.","Due to fundraising lag, the new stage will open in 2013, thus reducing performances available to serve additional audience members. Audience numbers in 2012 reflect only ten shows on one stage. Artists of color increased to twenty-one. Four associates began working in fall 2011 and have influenced the 2013 season with scripts like ""Johnny Baseball."" Expanded accessibility services, including increased American Sign Language, audio description, and text captioning performances along with pre-show sensory tou",,2577567,"Other, local or private",2626140,2918,"Jeff Johnson, Rajiv Garg, Tim Over, Judy McNamara, Helen Wagner, Julie Cox, Sara Beckstrand, John Berthiaume, Elizabeth Cobb, Barb Davis, Kristin Taylor Geisler, Robyn Hansen, Karen Heintz, Phil Jungwirth, Naomi Pesky, Jim Smart",0.15,"Park Square Theatre Company AKA Park Square Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael-jon,Pease,"Park Square Theatre Company AKA Park Square Theatre","408 St Peter St Ste 110","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 767-8485 ",pease@Parksquaretheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, St. Louis, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-127,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
10874,"Operating Support",2012,32005,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Diverse new audiences throughout the state of Minnesota will have the opportunity to experience Ragamala’s unique artistic work and encounter the arts and culture of India. 2. Minnesota’s Indian community will have the opportunity to see its own artistic traditions presented as a vital part of our state’s vibrant cultural environment. 3. Audiences throughout Minnesota that are underserved due to geographic, socioeconomic, or perceptual barriers will have first-hand arts experiences and be exposed to and educated about the rich arts and culture of India. 4. As the world becomes smaller and more interconnected and as Minnesota’s Indian community continues to grow, youth and adults will learn about the arts and culture of India, providing them with the background and skills necessary to communicate across boundaries of ethnicity, nationality, and religion and preparing them to live in our diverse communities and compete in the global economy. Monitor audience/participant response and demographics (through surveys, emails, blogs, Facebook, and Twitter), dialogue with collaborating artists and presenters, response in the press, feedback from K-12 schools and other community partners, parent-teacher conferences at the Ragamala School, and financial oversight by the board of directors.","We presented performances at Cowles Center for Dance (Minneapolis), A Center for the Arts (Fergus Falls), and College of Saint Scholastica (Duluth), with large audiences representing each community's diversity. ""Amazing! A true treat for the eyes, mind and soul,"" said a Minneapolis audience member. ""An incredible show! We heard nothing but positive comments from the audience,"" commented a Fergus Falls presenter. We brought the arts/culture of India to diverse communities through outreach programs, including",,500795,"Other, local or private",532800,2436,"Briar Andresen (President), Nithya Balakrishnan, Anju Kataria, Janine Munson, Padma Naidu, Jayashree Ramanujan, Ranee Ramaswamy, Rachel Soffer, Noel Stave (Treasurer), Irene Suddard (Secretary), Ketan Vaghani, Sunitha Varadhan (Vice President), James E. Wilkinson",,"Ragamala Dance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tamara,Nadel,"Ragamala Dance","711 W Lake St Ste 309",Minneapolis,MN,55408-2975,"(612) 964-9213 ",tamara@ragamala.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Anoka, Rice, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Washington, Wright, St. Louis, Steele",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-129,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
10877,"Operating Support",2012,38304,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Deepen relationships with underserved communities to increase access to our mainstage performances and grow overall attendance by 20%. 2. Design and implement new Minnesota state standards-aligned artist residency models. 3. Enhance organizational sustainability by creating a facilities reserve fund undertaking critical capital maintenance projects and budgeted surplus to address depreciation expenses associated with our new building. Written and oral audience surveys, pre- and post-activity assessment tools, teacher and participant surveys, student journaling and discussion, growth in overall attendance, growth in the number of school and community partnerships each year, demographic distribution of participants, and market research.","1. In FY 2012 SteppingStone Theatre increased class/camp attendance by 11% (including a 15% increase in the summer session alone) and increased filled capacity for general public mainstage performances by 10%. We increased access to programs through a larger scholarship fund, fully or partially subsidizing about 15% of mainstage tickets and 15% of class registrations. SteppingStone also increased access through new Pay What You Can Day performances. 2. SteppingStone Theatre continued to revise its residency models to align with state standards and also created new curriculum. We implemented twenty-one residencies. 3. SteppingStone Theatre began a small reserves fund with reserves and investment policies approved by the board. SteppingStone Theatre also completed a major capital improvement project, raising over $185,000 for the renovation of the front staircase. We measured outcomes by tracking overall attendance, different types of attendance, and the number of school partnerships.",,1096696,"Other, local or private",1135000,3500,"Jeffrey Burt, Laura Krenz, Paul Schatz, Jane Zilch, Bridgid Dowdal, Rick Frommeyer, David Graham, Andrea Nordaune, Brandon Paris, Lisa Benjamin Phillips, Summer Scharringhausen, Kenneth Scott, Paril Scott, Susan Schuster, Christopher Stall, Lori Swanson, Kay Willshire, Tom Dzik",,"SteppingStone Theater Company AKA SteppingStone Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ross,Willits,"SteppingStone Theater Company AKA SteppingStone Theatre","55 Victoria St N","St Paul",MN,55104-7196,"(651) 225-9265x 202",ross@steppingstonetheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Waseca, Washington, Wilkin, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-132,"Joshua Aerie: Conductor, artistic director, and instructor of various music organizations. Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and Sacred Heart Music Center.; Bari Amadio: Executive director, Rochester Arts Council. Board member, Perpich Center for Arts Education.; Gwendolyn Freed: Vice president for marketing and communication, Gustavus Adolphus College.; Antony Goddard: Executive director, Paramount Arts Resource Trust, and St Cloud Opportunities.; Andrea Jenkins: Senior policy aide, Minneapolis City Councilmember Glidden. Co-curator, S.A.S.E., Carol Connolly GLBT Reading Series at Intermedia Arts.; Jeff Langaard: Finance consultant; Howard Oransky: Director of continuing studies, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Co-founder, Form + Content Gallery.; William Venne: UofStThomas:Journ&PubRel(85)andCertNonProfMng(91); CURR_ChiefDevOfficer,UofMCollegeofVetMed(09); PAST_DevDir:UofMGraduateSch(07-09);HennepinTheatreTrust(05-06);OrdwayCtr(03-05);MNOpera(96-03);IllusionTheater(89-96)","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
10878,"Operating Support",2012,27732,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Ensure that the arts are interwoven into every facet of community life through the free outdoor summer concert series, Down by the Riverside, and through the free Thursdays on First and Third program collaboration with the Rochester Downtown Alliance. 2. Ensure that people trust Rochester Music Department’s stewardship of public arts funding, thus enabling it to continue to interweave the arts into every facet of community life. 3. End each fiscal year with a net operating surplus and invest the proceeds in developing Rochester Music Department programming, to provide programs and services so that people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities are able to participate in the art. 1. Use TicketMaster and show reports to measure attendance. Measure ticket sales, cost per service unit, margin (profit/subsidy required), and other event-specific revenue (concert sponsorship, free-will offering, Rochester Music Department and artist product sales, etc.). 2. Assess programs and operations through: operating surplus/deficit; amount of tax levy support the City Council provides to Rochester Music Department; public feedback; performance measures and instruments established by the City; audience and musician feedback; and feedback from concert sponsors.","1. Down by the Riverside events served 56,800 concertgoers at a cost/service unit of $2.89, and generated concert sponsorship of $65,000, $13,680 of other direct revenue, and $85,644 in tax levy. Four Rochester Downtown Alliance events served 32,475 concertgoers plus 363 outreach service participants at a cost/service unit of $1.06, and generated concert sponsorship of $34,700, $379 of other direct revenue, and $130 in tax levy support. Ending FY 2011 with a net operating surplus of $190,780 carried forward to FY 2012 invested in programming, Rochester Music Department demonstrated it was a great steward of public arts funding. This enables it to provide programs and services so that people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities are able to participate in the arts.",,960268,"Other, local or private",988000,2700,"Joshua Bargfrede, Patricia Barrier (President), Carol Berteotti, Angela Bruzek, Jill Fasbender, Frances Field, David Fischer, Chris Holloway, Scott Hoss (Ex-Officio), Marv Mitchell, Karuna Ojanen, William Smith, Brittney Sorensen, Tom Torkelson",,"City of Rochester Music Department AKA Riverside Concerts","Local/Regional Government","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steven,Schmidt,"City of Rochester Music Department AKA Riverside Concerts","201 4th St SE Ste 170",Rochester,MN,55904-3778,"(507) 328-2201 ",steve@riversideconcerts.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Olmsted, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Winona, Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Crow Wing, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Martin, Morrison, Nicollet, Nobles, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Waseca, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-133,"Lawrence Adams: Principal at LarsonAllen, LLP; Dianne Brennan: Director of development, Guthrie Theater. Member of the board of directors of Mixed Blood Theatre, and National Corporate Theatre Fund.; Beth Burns: Executive director, Lutheran Music Program, Inc. Board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Minnesota Music Coalition.; Anna Johnson: Independent arts consultant; Brian Jose: Executive director of fine arts programming, College of St Benedict/St John's University.; Herman Milligan, Jr: Consultant, board member for Artspace Projects, Independent Feature Project Minnesota, The Givens Foundation, and The Soap Ractory.; Richard Robbins: Director, Good Thunder Reading Series, and Director of Creative Writing MFA program at Minnesota State University Mankato.; Jeff Stevenson: Executive director, Great River Shakespeare Festival.; Sharon Tracy: Arts educator, Buffalo High School Art Magnet program. Secretary, Central Minnesota Arts Board.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes
10882,"Operating Support",2012,403361,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Support artists and present programs across the visual, performing, film/video, and design arts. 2. Strengthen connections with the local and regional arts community through enhanced support and involvement of partners, artists, and programmers. 3. Broaden, deepen, and diversify engagement with audiences. 4. Maintain commitment to diversity and accessibility. Use attendance numbers and surveys.","1. More than 1,500 artists were featured last year through sixteen exhibitions, eighty-one performances, 145 film screenings, and 512 public programs. 2. The Walker's Web site, mnartists.org, served more than 19,800 artists and arts organizations statewide and hosted 977,000 user sessions. 3. The Walker and Minneapolis Sculpture Garden welcomed more than 611,000 visitors and served 4.1 million users of the Walker's Web sites. 4. The Walker provides 66% of visits free of charge. The Walker's audience includes 12% visitors of color. The Walker is an active community partner, with more than 170 partnerships last year. A variety of evaluation tools are used, including attendance tracking and visitor surveys.",,17586639,"Other, local or private",17990000,,"Andrew Duff, James G. Dayton, Marjorie Weiser, Mark Addicks, Carol Bemis, Ralph W. Burnet, John Christakos, Thomas J. Crosby Jr., Patrick J. Denzer, Shawn Gensch, Mark Greene, Karen Heithoff, Richard B. Hirst, Deborah Hopp, Chris Killingstad, Anne Labovitz, Jeanne Levitt, Muffy MacMillan, David Moore, Jr., Monica Nassif, Joan Nolan, Dawn . Wens, Mary Pappajohn, Richard B. Payne, Jr., Brian J. Pietsch, Donna Pohlad, Rebecca Pohlad, Belva Rasmussen, Teresa Rasmussen, Elizabeth Redleaf, Peter Remes, Chris Roberts, Joel Ronning, Lynn Carlson Schell, Wim Stocks, Mike Sweeney, James Thomas, John Thompson, John Thomson, Tom Wicka, Audrey Wilf, Frank Wilkinson",,"Walker Art Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marla,Stack,"Walker Art Center","1750 Hennepin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403-2115,"(612) 375-7640 ",marla.stack@walkerart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, St. Louis, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-137,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes
10886,"Operating Support",2012,22230,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Pilot training an Artist Career Counselor in every region of the state. 2. Pilot the use of distance-learning technology to bring programs to audiences in different regions of Minnesota. 3. Hire our first regional staff member in Minnesota. 4. Pilot how to replicate and support the Community Supported Art program, Artist Access to Healthcare program, Work of Art Curriculum, and Career Counseling outside of the metro area. Work with Improve Group to evaluate programs.","1. We launched the Artist Career Counselor program and learned a lot in the first year. 2. In partnership with Artspace, we provided all of our Work of Art workshops in four greater Minnesota communities. 3. We opened our first satellite office in Fergus Falls to serve the Lake Region and to create artist resources that are distinct to the area. We have provided professional training, a resource center, legal and healthcare services, and other community-based opportunities. 4. We published a toolkit for our popular Community Supported Art program and for the Artists Health Fair model. We completed a comprehensive planning process for evaluation of all our work with the Improve Group. In September 2012, we will launch our first annual artist survey as part of this plan.",,733270,"Other, local or private",755500,,"Penelope Haru Snipper, Erik Takeshita, Sally Sand, Chris Kemp, Shannon Pettitt, Sheila Terryl, Anne Jin Soo Preston, Kathy Mouacheapao, Arleta Little, Susan Schuster, Ryan French, Jeremy Sosna",,"Springboard for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laura,Zabel,"Springboard for the Arts","308 Prince St Ste 270","St Paul",MN,55101-1437,"(651) 292-3213 ",laura@springboardforthearts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-141,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
10888,"Operating Support",2012,28849,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Maximize points of access to Tweed Museum of Art collection. 2. Tweed Museum of Art Web site is a source of education and programming. Evaluate the number of collection-based programs per year, the number of collection objects through inventory and documentation process per quarter, user numbers, and the number of programs archived on the Web site per year.","We increased the number of programs with collection objects and the number of audience members. Education programs included seventy-four presentations of collection works to the public: thirty-seven were K-12 groups, eleven were from statewide communities, thirty-eight were from University, twelve were for persons with AlzheimerÆs, and twenty were Art Adventure public school outreach programs. We presented four exhibits in the museum of collection works. We presented three curatorial projects by independent curators using the permanent collection. We did four outreach presentations to 52 people in Native American communities of Northern Minnesota. We processed sixty-seven requests for information, loans, rights and reproduction. We made 600 documents of collection objects. We added fifty-five new objects to the Web site. We archived sixty-three programs on the Web site (from 2003-2010).",,899151,"Other, local or private",928000,,"Alice O'Connor, Barb Gaddie, Bea Levey, Beverly Goldfine, Bill Nelson, Bruce Hansen, Dan Shogren, DeeDee Widdes, Florence Collins, Joe Leek, Kathy Tezla, Kevin Wehber, Lee Ziegler, Mike Seyfer, Miriam Sommerness, Peggy Mason, Robin Seiler, Sada Brickson, Suzanne McKinney, Terry Roberts, Tiegen Fryberger, Tracy Link",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Duluth-Tweed Museum of Art AKA Tweed Museum of Art","State Government","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ken,Bloom,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Duluth-Tweed Museum of Art AKA Tweed Museum of Art","1201 Ordean Ct",Duluth,MN,55812-3041,"(218) 726-7056 ",kbloom@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Koochiching, Lake, Cook",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-143,"Becky Agnew: Board member, Region 2 Arts Council.; Lawrence Burnett: Choral director and professor of music, Carleton College.; Susan Chandler: Assistant director, Arts Midwest.; Gregory Grinley: Director of development, American Craft Council.; Amy Hunter: Program coordinator, Freshwater Education District Schools. Board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Staples Motley Area Arts Council. Personal and professional coach and consultant, artist.; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, St Mary's University of Minnesota.; Linda Nelson-Mayson: Director, Goldstein Museum of Design.; Jennifer Penzkover: Coordinator, Saint Cloud Arts Commission.; James Williams: Artistic associate, Pillsbury House Theatre. Co-director and acting coach, Seeds of Change program at Central High School, Central Touring Theatre, and Hennepin County Home School Theatre Project.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
10890,"Operating Support",2012,12127,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Minnesotans who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind or low vision, or deaf/blind will use VSA Minnesota marketing information to know where and when performances, presentations, and exhibits using audio description or American Sign Language interpreting or captioning are being conducted. 2. Arts administrators around the state will use accessibility resources offered by VSA Minnesota to improve their outreach and service to Minnesotans with disabilities. 3. Young people with disabilities will have full access to the arts for the betterment of their overall education, both in school and community programming. 4. Adult artists with disabilities at the hobby, emerging, and career levels will access services, granting opportunities, and professional support through the programs of VSA Minnesota. Use anecdotal attendance numbers from venues offering accommodations, track email requests for access information, track artist residency activity with evaluations and site visits.","1. Four hundred fifty-five American Sign Language, audio description, and captioned arts performances were publicized on the VSA Minnesota voicemail and website listings during the year. Blind/low vision users call the VSA Minnesota office for information as well. 2. Arts staff from forty-three organizations in seven of eleven regions contacted the VSA Minnesota office for access information during the year. 3. Special education students in eighteen classrooms around the state worked with a residency artist provided by VSA Minnesota during the school year. 4. We received applications from fifty-five Minnesota artists with disabilities for our artist grant program during fiscal year. Ten others called or emailed with questions regarding the program, but did not submit an application. Seven artists received $1,500 grants.",,292873,"Other, local or private",305000,,"Susan Warner, Gail Burke, Christian Novak, Anne Peacock, Wade Karli, Rick Vogt, Cathy Carlson, Adam Perry, Adrienne Mason, Victoria Perez, Carolmarie Steinegger, Mark Siegel",,"VSA Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Craig,Dunn,"VSA Minnesota","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 305",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 332-3888x 1",craig@vsamn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Itasca, Kanabec, Le Sueur, Lyon, Marshall, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, St. Louis, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-145,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
10023926,"Operating Support Grant",2022,3685,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Early on the Downtown Duluth Arts Collective instituted by-laws to assist in determining governance procedures. The collective operates from a consensus building model of decision making, so that member groups have the ability to give feedback at anytime and have buy-in to the decision making process. Each member organization has an equal vote in decision making. As a group DDAC discusses decisions, votes on each issue, and revisits the effectiveness of each decision at subsequent meetings. We have solicited feedback from member venues during a ?check in and assessment? period which has taken place on a yearly basis at DDAC meetings, as well as a member survey implemented in January 2021. In addition, DDAC established an Executive board to make routine decisions on behalf of the larger group. The executive board is responsible to the collective, seeks approval for financial decisions and new initiatives, and reaches out monthly to check in with each member venue. DDAC's Executive board serves in a function of connecting group members month to month, updating members to new developments within the collective, and reaching out to each member to see how things are working for them. This has developed accountability in relationships with members at a one-to-one level. In addition to one-on-one communications, the DDAC board has requested member feedback in the form on online surveys and in-meeting polls with specific questions that are used to inform the direction DDAC takes as well as needed programmatic changes. We have found it increasingly important to check the pulse of the community we serve to identify the need of our member venues so we can plan our services accordingly. We also ask participants in the virtual arts walks and panels for feedback about their experience and ideas for future programming. Feedback is then brought to DDAC meetings, assessed and solutions are implemented. A recent example of evaluating and addressing constituent needs is reflected in the DDAC board's decision to plan and direct our resources towards a targeted marketing campaign, utilizing local and mainstream media sources such as KUMD and the Duluth News Tribune, to highlight the work and program offerings at each of our member venues in F21. This marketing campaign is in response to our January 2121 member poll which indicated pandemic and construction related challenges many of the Downtown Duluth organizations are experiencing. The Downtown Duluth Arts Collective (DDAC) is a grassroots collective of artists, business people, gallerists, and teachers. Additionally, we are individuals firmly rooted in our community through active participation in the arts and support of local resources. One area of major strength in this regard is the sheer number of members from our wide variety of venues. As we engage in conversation with our member venues, community members, and other arts organizations, we've located new ways to invite an inclusive audience to our facilities and happenings. One benefit of our virtual events, which we have and continue to implement as a result of the pandemic, has been a greater accessibility for the elderly, those who live outside our immediate community, or people who might not have time or the comfort level to attend in person events in Downtown Duluth. This increased approachability has brought the ""real factor"" to our artist panels and resulting discussions because there was a diversity of people in attendance, rather than mostly like-minded individuals. As a group we have discussed and located techniques to break down the cliques or intimidation that ""outsiders"" might feel due to the fact that Duluth has such a close-knit community of artists and art enthusiasts. An example of this is when we discussed incorporating more programs within events, such as live music, arts activities and organized artist talks in order to broaden the appeal and decrease the chances for potentially awkward social situations. Instead, parti",,,7426,"Other,local or private",11111,,,,"Downtown Duluth Arts Collective AKA Downtown Duluth Arts Walk","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support Grant",,"Promote arts in downtown Duluth. Leadership will network and adapt outreach to sustain our goals.",2022-01-01,2022-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Faith,King,"Downtown Duluth Arts Collective AKA Downtown Duluth Arts Walk","23 W 1st St",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 428-8708",kingfv@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-grant-64,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater",,2
10023927,"Operating Support Grant",2022,8055,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","This past year with programming happening mostly online and in a pre-recorded format, we have assessed attendance of our virtual festival through Google Analytics. I have provided a few uploads in this application for viewing. Feedback we have received from artists and virtual attendees as well as staff include the following: Most people shared they were in favor of being able to go back and forth from viewing the online programming. People shared that sitting in front of a screen for a large chunk of time was challenging as it was not the same as being in front of a stage listening to or watching a performer. Having the ability to watch the program with individual availability in mind allowed some to see the program around their work schedule or other commitments happening at the time of the festival. Go forward, we will continue to have a virtual element of the festival programming to aid with accessibility of those not currently in our region or able to attend an event in person. The Homegrown Music Festival focuses on evaluating successes and opportunities with regard to addressing the needs of the constituents by asking for feedback on how we can be better and where we are doing well. We look beyond our organization to other organizations for best practices while sharing with others what works for Homegrown. At steering committee meetings, members share what they have been attending during the year leading up to Homegrown activities, and information shared is used to shape the timeline and production of the festival and its ancillary events. In a non-pandemic year, the Homegrown Music Festival has measured successes of our services and programs by attendance of our events, application numbers of those applying to perform, through responses of volunteers to work at our events and through feedback shared by those experiencing Homegrown. Minnesota benefits by experiencing local talent of the artists featured at our events. This shows with the year-to-year return of many of the festival's followers. Though many performers come back year after year, there is new talent and new groups forming each year. This is seen also int he festival's volunteer pool. The festival offers day passes or weeklong passes and gives many tickets away to audience members that may not be able to afford a ticket. Volunteers get a weeklong pass for their time working a shift for our event. This has proven successful as our volunteer openings fill quickly and consistently while giving the volunteer an affordable way to gain access to the festival. Continuing with a virtual element will help the festival reach a broad audience as well.",,,49106,"Other,local or private",57162,,,,"Homegrown Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support Grant",,"Operating support allows Homegrown to improve website navigation for all who use it.",2022-01-01,2022-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Melissa,"La Tour","Homegrown Music Festival","PO Box 16505",Duluth,MN,55816,"(218) 349-4540",melissa@duluthhomegrown.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-grant-65,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater",,2
10023930,"Operating Support Grant",2022,6962,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","NFA has turned a critical focus towards soliciting feedback, evaluation of programming, and addressing the needs of our audience. We have found that these metrics provide critical insight to our organizational skills, strengths, and weaknesses. At the 2015 DSFF, surveys collected from breakthrough efforts produced a high volume of audience feedback reporting. With a very concerted effort, DSFF achieved a 40% return of audience feedback surveys, which is practically unheard of in any film screening environment. These procedures have continued to be implemented through each year since. DSFF uses the outcome measurement tools of: ? Audience surveys ? Attendance/Behavior tracking at festival screenings ? Press and promotional coverage logging ? New audience cultivation through cross collaborations with other arts organizations ? Profile and volume of films produced regionally NFA's constant pursuit of new assessment techniques continue to shape our strategies to achieve desired outcomes. In addition to collection and analysis of assessment materials, NFA also provides this information back to each participating filmmaker, who have found the information regarding their work extremely helpful and even fascinating. This leads to artist feedback to the organization on a very intimate level. This project and event based process informs our activities during the funding period provided by ARAC Operational support. The same techniques we used to assess programming and audience is used to assess marketing and promotional activities. We use surveys at all events to examine the effectiveness of marketing and promotional strategies. Evaluation also comes from sponsor and donor feedback meetings. Post events, DSFF meets with every donor, and sponsor to get gather assessment about satisfaction from supporters. Retaining sponsors and community supporters is critical to the success of the organization, as continued support is vital to maintaining stability of programming. Additionally, NFA's an Advisory Board plays a significant role in assessment of programs. Part of the role of the Advisory Board is to take part in events and observe first-hand the success and failures of programming and provide direct assessment. Prior to DSFF's inception there was a significant gap of this type of programming within the Arrowhead region. The film festival environment was non-existent. The arthouse cinema environment was concurrently being built at Zeitgeist, but broad public audience in the Twin Ports had no outlet for Hollywood alternative films available outside video rental. The programming of these two organizations has been able to provide alternative options for cinematic events into the region. Previously unavailable film events and experiences were now available and have become highly anticipated and well attended environments. DSFF has made great efforts to make the festival environment more approachable. In our fledgling years, we discovered that while to community possessed a high level of artistic IQ, a film festival participation learning curve existed. Additionally, DSFF (then titled Sound Unseen) required many lessons about what this high IQed artistic community participants would expect from a new arts organization such as ours. With lessons to and from each side, DSFF has been able to find a balance between artistically challenging, distinctly fun and accessible cinema programming that appeals to a broad public audience. Public benefit of DSFF can be traced to its aim to raise awareness of these types of cinema events, energize arts in the region by presenting unique cinema experiences, and create new opportunities for audience access to filmmakers, artists and art in a previously under-served cultural canon. Additionally, It bears repeating that in 2014 The Duluth Superior Film Festival made a bold step to address the economic barriers that potentially impede our community from attending artistic events by making every screening in the fest",,,39094,"Other,local or private",46057,,,,"The Northern Film Alliance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support Grant",,"NFA seeks Operating Support funds for year-round staffing, marketing, and programming operations.",2022-01-01,2022-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Richard,Hansen,"The Northern Film Alliance","1734 Columbus Ave",Duluth,MN,55803,"(612) 227-8015",richard@northernfilmalliance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-grant-68,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater",,2
10023933,"Operating Support Grant - Renewal",2022,3466,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Our first goal moving forward will be to continue to provide some level of education through on-line lessons to as many students as possible. Last year we had 10 students taking on-line lessons of which 8 had full scholarships. Now that we have the system worked out, our goal will be to provide more. Our secondary goal will be to get back into the studio at Sacred Heart and get the program back to where it was prior to the pandemic. A target of 50-60 unique students served for the year is what we commonly had prior to Covid. To do this will require a lot of outreach to other youth programs and the public. Another goal will be to find the resources to hire a Program Director to lead and grow the program. A target would be to fill that position by the New Year at a 24 hour/week of greater level. We take attendance of students that take on-line lessons. Instructors report monthly on how many lessons were taught and give feedback on who is doing well an dif students are absent from lessons. Looking forward to being back in the studio, we will continue to take attendance and monitor daily numbers. Finding the funding to hire a Director and then finding that person will be a big lift for the MRC/AAMC.",,,9225,"Other,local or private",12692,,,,"Armory Arts and Music Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support Grant - Renewal",,"Operating Support Grant - Renewal",2022-01-01,2022-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Mark,Poirier,"Armory Arts and Music Center","1626 London Rd Ste 779",Duluth,MN,55812,"(218) 428-9686",mark@dulutharmory.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-grant-renewal-19,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater",,2
10023934,"Operating Support Grant - Renewal",2022,3466,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","With the funding for year 2022, we want to reestablish TPWO's concert series and take steps for the Orchestra to rebuild/maintain the quality of its performances. With the pandemic, we expect some rebuilding in specific sections of the Orchestra because some musicians have moved on due to retirements, job relocations, health issues, and other changes in life. With a year and half of no performances, it is going to be a steep climb to return the Orchestra to its prior levels of performance. For this goal, our measurable outcome is: We perform concerts as planned: Winter (March 2022), Spring (May 2022), Fall (November 2022), and Christmas Holiday (December 2022). The other activity TPWO wants to pursue is to develop a Master Class program. Attempts to start the program in first year of funding were delayed due to the pandemic. For this goal, our measurable outcome is: TWPO initiates the Master Class program with one school. In reference to our first measurable goal, the most accurate sign of TPWO's success is its ability to retain and grow both our audience and orchestra membership. Board members and staff regularly discuss these numbers. Prior to the pandemic, audience numbers had been slowly increasing indicating that we are doing some of the right things for our constituents. With the setbacks of the pandemic, we will use the following measures: Attendance at concerts increases with each performance. Attendance at concerts is more than 50% of prior years' attendances. In reference to developing a Master Class program, our measurable outcome is to: Initiate a Master Class with one school and record a piece that is shared with the students.",,,313,"Other,local or private",3780,,,,"Twin Ports Wind Ensemble AKA Twin Ports Wind Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support Grant - Renewal",,"Operating Support Grant - Renewal",2022-01-01,2022-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Robert,Gilmore,"Twin Ports Wind Ensemble AKA Twin Ports Wind Orchestra","1201 Ordean Ct UMD - 212 Humanities",Duluth,MN,55812,"(218) 726-6124",bgilmore217@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-grant-renewal-20,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater",,2
10023937,"Operating Support Grant - Renewal",2022,5870,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Our primary goal for the 2022 calendar year is to restore the Festival to health by (1) including more artists and sculptures in the Snow Sculpture Symposium; (2) including more arts events in Festival; and (3) bringing the number of audience members back to pre-COVID levels. In addition, EWF's evaluation plan seeks to answer these questions: ? To what extent does the Ely Winter Festival strengthen the Ely community? ? How do the arts components affect the artists' ? To what extent do the arts components affect the audience? The evaluation plan allows us to compare results with past years and identify trends over time. We also collect data to show trends in the number of carvers and sculptures. These are the measurable outcomes for the year of the grant: 1) The Ely business community is strengthened by increasing tourist and resident activity during the Ely Winter Festival. 2) Audience members will be exposed to art in several forms and will engage with the arts and artists. Primary tools for measuring the above outcomes are a face-to-face survey of Ely businesses, and interviews of audience members viewing the snow sculptures in Whiteside Park. We will consider the Festival a success if we receive positive feedback from the business survey and audience interviews. We will consider our recovery of the health of the Festival to be achieved when the numbers of snow carvers, snow sculptures, arts events, and audience members returns to the level of the 2020 Festival, the last to take place before COVID. We expect recovery of the Festival's health to take two years.",,,36273,"Other,local or private",42144,,,,"Ely Winter Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support Grant - Renewal",,"Operating Support Grant - Renewal",2022-01-01,2022-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Linda,Ganister,"Ely Winter Festival","423 Sheridan St E",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 365-7669",linda@elywinterfestival.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-grant-renewal-23,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater",,2
10023939,"Operating Support Grant - Renewal",2022,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","We will use the funding for staff. The outcome is to have a FT Executive Director, PT Executive Secretary and PT program staff on board. We will have a FT executive Director, PT executive secretary and PT program staff working at the Lyric Center for the Arts.",,,122994,"Other,local or private",132994,,,,"Laurentian Arts and Culture Alliance AKA Lyric Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support Grant - Renewal",,"Operating Support Grant - Renewal",2022-01-01,2022-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Paul,Gregersen,"Laurentian Arts and Culture Alliance AKA Lyric Center for the Arts","PO Box 416",Virginia,MN,55792-2532,"(218) 741-5577",director@lyriccenteronline.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-grant-renewal-25,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater",,2
10023940,"Operating Support Grant - Renewal",2022,8055,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Our primary goal for the funding period (calendar year 2022) is to return to normal operations, involving as many musicians as possible and presenting live performances in Virginia and other Iron Range communities. Measurable outcomes: 1) MSO will re-engage with musicians and involve as many as possible in our symphony orchestra, and in our chamber ensemble for less experience string players. 2) MSO will implement its new staffing plan and carry out administrative activities effectively and efficiently. 3) MSO will renew its fundraising efforts with individuals and businesses. 4) MSO will monitor audience size and develop strategies to grow its audiences. The first outcome will be met if the number of musicians participating in our orchestra and chamber ensemble meets or exceeds the number participating prior to March 2020. This outcome will be measured in the fall of 2022. The second outcome will be met if all positions (artistic director/conductor, general manager, accountant, stage manager, volunteer coordinator, social media coordinator, librarian, personnel manager) are filled with paid employees or volunteers, and if the board judges operations to be running smoothly. The third outcome will be met if fundraising through events, individual donations, business support, and ad sales meet or exceeds levels achieved in calendar year 2019. The fourth outcome will be met if audience sizes in Virginia grow throughout the year, and if the orchestra performs in at least two other communities. We anticipate that it may take more than one year to rebuild audiences to prior levels.",,,18590,"Other,local or private",26646,,,,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support Grant - Renewal",,"Operating Support Grant - Renewal",2022-01-01,2022-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Lisa,Buckman,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","PO Box 600",Virginia,MN,55792,"(646) 267-6934",generalmanager@mesabisymphonyorchestra.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-grant-renewal-26,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater",,2
21150,"Operating Support",2014,66810,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To expand arts in Minnesota, Mixed Blood Theatre will create, develop, produce, and tour new scripts and plays in alignment with its mission. By fiscal year 2015, Playwright Qui Nguyen will write new educational touring material consistent with Mixed Blood’s mission, vision, and quality. By 2014, Veterans story circles will be complete, and Aditi Kapil's Trilogy will workshop and premiere at Mixed Blood Theatre. 2: Outreach to East African, Latino, disability, unemployed, and veteran communities will increase by 7% through no-cost access to mainstage productions. Ensuring arts participation for all, Mixed Blood Theatre's Radical Hospitality provides no-cost access to half the house per performance. Success is measured by audience demographic surveys with a 90% return rate; results are compared to the previous year's data.","Live theatre arts were expanded in Minnesota: Mixed Blood Theatre created, developed, produced, and toured new scripts and plays in alignment with its mission. East African, Latino, Disability, unemployed, and veteran communities increased by 7% through no-cost access to mainstage productions. 33.1% of audiences using free access were people of color; 7% were people with disabilities. Over 300 veterans were at The Veteran's Play Project.",,1338284,"Other, local or private",1405094,13362,"Susan Mackay (President), Tabitha Montgomery (Vice President), Molly Bott (Treasurer), Eric Hyde (Secretary), Warren Bowles, Debra J. Bryan,Yolanda Cotterall, Sheila Gore Dennis, PJ Doyle, David Ginter, K David Hirschey, Nancy Koo, Robert Lunning, Jeff McCallum, Jack Reuler, Eviano Useh, Gauri Vardhan Yedla, Charles A “Chad” Weinstein, Kathleen Westerhaus, Jeff Schuur, Diana Hellerman, Leah Sixkiller",,"Mixed Blood Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amanda,"White Thietje","Mixed Blood Theatre Company","1501 S 4th St",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1100,"(612) 338-0984 ",Amanda@mixedblood.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Morrison, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Stevens, Todd, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-372,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
21153,"Operating Support",2014,30016,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Build momentum for North House’s year-round coursework to nurture the thriving arts community on Minnesota's North Shore by increasing enrollment in catalog courses and generating 5% growth in earned tuition revenue. Public outreach regarding our educational mission will increase membership/annual giving support by 5%. North House tracks enrollment and earned and contributed revenue. 2: Celebrate the connection between art, community life and economic development by hosting three major events that engage North House’s extended community as participants. Integrate community businesses and organizations as meaningful partners hosting key aspects of the events. Assess community perspectives on our event through responses on event evaluations.","North House successfully offered vibrant year-round coursework, nurturing the thriving arts community on Minnesota’s North Shore. Earned tuition revenue for catalog courses increased by 6.8%. Total program revenue increased by 8.1%. Membership support increased by 44%, signifying dramatic public support for our educational mission. North House Folk School grew its purposeful collaboration with local, Minnesotan, and national traditional craft artisans who lead the school’s array of year-round courses. This included the first Instructor Retreat, which welcomed 30 participating artisans, as well as a new Instructor in Residence program for peak summer season featuring ten artisans for week-long hands-on craft demonstrations for the public. Key partnerships with Cook County Visitor Bureau and local businesses generated national visibility via National Public Radio’s Mountain Stage Radio Show at Unplugged 2013. Over 7200 special event participants crossed campus, offering strong and affirming feedback.",,834383,"Other, local or private",864399,,"Lou Pignolet, Dave Morris, Mary Boyle Anderson, Paul Aslanian, Buck Benson, John Bergstrom, Nancy Burns, Jon Farchmin, Rob Ilstrup, Layne Kennedy, Scott Kindrick, Jana Larson, Anne McKinsey, Kathy Rice, Steve Surbaugh, Martha Williams",,"North House Folk School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Greg,Wright,"North House Folk School","PO Box 759 500 W Hwy 61","Grand Marais",MN,55604-0759,"(218) 387-9762 ",gwright@northhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Mahnomen, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Todd, Wadena, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-375,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
21154,"Operating Support",2014,60988,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The arts are interwoven into every facet of community life as a result of Northern Clay Center expanding its program partners; deepening relationships with long-time partners; identifying opportunities for satellite sales; touring exhibitions; increasing educational partners; and using its website in a more effective and efficient way. Northern Clay Center tracks activities, participants, sales, and collaborations and compares figures to previous years. 2: People of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities participate in the arts as Northern Clay identifies new program partners that reach underserved populations and partners with liaisons to other cultural communities. Surveys and participant evaluations will show an increase in the diversity of our audience (age, ethnicity, need).","Northern Clay Center produced programs that wove the clay arts into every facet of community life through on and offsite collaborations that reached 119 Minnesota artists; advanced clay arts through offerings for youth and adults; toured exhibits to five sites and collaboratively produced four more; conducted offsite sale of pots; increased web sales; served 19,500 people. All ages, ethnicities and abilities participated in the arts through specially-designed programs that served a record number of people who spanned the spectrum of ages reaching over 10,000 youth, families, and seniors. We identified new partners and worked with representatives to better reach diverse communities.",,1521153,"Other, local or private",1582141,9148,"Lynne Alpert, Nan Arundel, Robert Briscoe, Mary K Baumann, Craig Bishop, Phil Burke, Linda Coffey, Debra Cohen, Bonita Hill, Nancy Hanily Dolan, Sally Wheaton Hushcha, Chris Jozwiak, Mark Lellman, Bruce Lilly, Alan Naylor, Mark Pharis, Teresa Matsui Sanders, Rick Scott, TCody Turnquist, Bob Walsh, Ellen Watters",,"Northern Clay Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Millfelt,"Northern Clay Center","2424 E Franklin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55406-1027,"(612) 339-8007x 302",sarahmillfelt@northernclaycenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Morrison, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-376,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
21159,"Operating Support",2014,404931,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Ordway will help the arts thrive in Minnesota by working with Minnesota artists. Minnesota artists will be involved in all facets of programming: as teaching artists, presenters and performers. The Ordway will also pursue opportunities for commissioning new work. The Ordway will track Minnesota artist participation in its activities. 2: The Ordway will ensure that people of all ages, ethnicities and abilities can participate in its programming. We will reach out to educators and administrators at K-12 schools and colleges, community organizations, artists, and community members, create age-appropriate culturally relevant programming, build new partnerships, and strengthen existing ones. Participation is counted through ticket sales and attendance at events.","The Ordway helped the arts thrive in Minnesota by working with Minnesota artists with over 2,000 Minnesota artists on its stages and in the parks for the International Children’s Festival. The Ordway helped to ensure that people of all ages, ethnicities and abilities can participate in its programming. Through ""Taking Our Place Centerstage: The African Diaspora in Harmony"" the Ordway reached out to African and African American audiences in new ways.",,15814969,"Other, local or private",16219900,40000,"Scott P. Anderson, Amy Ault, Jeannie Buckner, Dorothea Burns, Bob Cattanach, Mary Choate, John Clifford, Honorable Chris Coleman, Traci Egly, Rajiv Garg, Chris Georgacas, John Gibbs, Bill Gullickson, Thomas W. Handley, Linda Hanson, PhD, Mark L. Henneman, Roger Hewins, Ann Hilger, Bernadeia Johnson, Tracy C. Jokinen, Barry Lazarus, Lawrence R. King, Maureen Kucera Walsh, Laura McCarten, Matt Majka, Rosa M. Miller, Patricia A. Mitchell, Robert F. Moeller, II, Nancy Nicholson, John G. Ordway, III, PW 'Bill' Parker, Dwight A. Peterson, David Quigg, William Sands, David Sewall, Valeria Silva, Debra Sit, Peter H. Thrane",,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lori-Anne,Williams,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","345 Washington St","St Paul",MN,55102-1419,"(651) 282-3000 ",lwilliams@ordway.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Becker, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Cottonwood, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Le Sueur, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Todd, Wabasha, Washington, Watonwan, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-381,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
21160,"Operating Support",2014,36222,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Present high quality performances that are eclectic and inclusive, a mix of different styles and disciplines, and innovative and diverse in their viewpoints and traditions. Track demographics from performers and audiences, evaluations from performers and audience members, discussions with agents/promoters/community members. 2: Support artists and partner organizations/rental clients with guidance, advice, and expertise to help make their events as professional as possible. Tracking and fulfilling contracts; post-event evaluations with clients, their boards and volunteers; maintain high level of repeat business.","In its 2013-2014 season, The O'Shaughnessy presented fourteen different artists/companies, including seven music, four dance, one theatre, one dance-opera and one music/theatre show. Moved six events to online ticketing; instituted pre-show meetings with production/event/ticketing staff; brochure and e-marketing opportunities. Rental inquiry to contract rate at 85%, with 15% client cancellation rate; client pre-show production meeting discussion and post-show email /letter evaluation with staff; repeat business at 90% with 10% in new clientele.",,1028245,"Other, local or private",1064467,18820,"Tracy Gran, Laura Goodman, Donna Hauer, Brigette Marty",,"The O'Shaughnessy at Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Glenna,Whitmill,"The O'Shaughnessy at Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy","2004 Randolph Ave Ste 4286","St Paul",MN,55105-1750,"(651) 690-6700 ",gmwhitmill@stkate.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Dakota, Douglas, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-382,"Gretchen Boyum: Gallery manager, Kaddatz Gallery; Fergus Falls Public Arts commissioner; Melissa Brechon: Retired library director, Carver County Library System; board member, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council; Jessica Briggs: Arts administration and arts/culture nonprofit consultant; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers; Suzzanne Kelley: Managing editor and codirector, New Rivers Press, Moorhead; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator; most recently executive director of KFAI, Fresh Air Radio; Peter Pellinen: Founder, Small Parts Players; working to renovate the historic Lyric Theatre, Virginia; Elizabeth Richardson: Long-time arts administrator; former marketing director, Mixed Blood Theatre; Walter Zakahi: Dean, College of Arts and Humanities, Minnesota State University, Mankato","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
21163,"Operating Support",2014,79866,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Produce a full season of 15 emotionally resonant plays for adult and student audiences; grow audiences by 39% with an additional stage. Measurable outcomes: number of plays produced, number of actors employed, number of attendees, critical response/recognition, audience response (qualitative). 2: Actors on the stage, artists in leadership roles, student audiences and young adult audiences will represent diversity in age, race, and culture. Measurable outcomes: diversity of staff and board, actors on the stage, artists in leadership roles; increased attendance rates: total audience, first-time attendees, young adults, students, patrons with disabilities.","Produced a season of nine emotionally resonant plays for audiences; numbers remained steady due to the postponement of the opening of the thrust stage. Three productions featured actors of color; two women directed plays; a woman wrote Behind the Eye; young adult and student audiences were more diverse.",,2717184,"Other, local or private",2797050,,"Jeff Johnson, Tim Ober, Judy McNamara, Julie Cox, John L. Berthiaume, Gretchen Bosacker, Caldwell Camero, Elizabeth H. Cobb, Barb Davis, Kristin Geisler, Andrea Trimble Hart, Karen Heintz, Lori Jenkins, Hayley Johnson, John LeFevre, Paul Mattessich, Naomi Pesky, Joseph W.E. Schmitt, Susan Wenz",,"Park Square Theatre Company AKA Park Square Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael-jon,Pease,"Park Square Theatre Company AKA Park Square Theatre","408 St Peter St Ste 110","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 767-8485 ",pease@Parksquaretheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Jackson, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Nobles, Olmsted, Pine, Pipestone, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Wabasha, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-385,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
21166,"Operating Support",2014,71390,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase local attendance by 10% over prior year. Success will be measured by the number of tickets sold. 2: Increase individual donations by 10% over year prior. Success will be measured by the number of donors and the total amount donated.","Total tickets sold in FY 2013 was 6,732. Total tickets sold in FY 2014 was 17,655, an increase of 10,923 tickets and 262%. In FY 2013 1,837 individual donors gave $716,137. In FY 2014 1,294 donors donated $375,016, a decrease of 543 individual donors (26%) and $341,121 (48%).",,3373074,"Other, local or private",3444464,34650,"Paul Acito, Katrice Albert, Lou Bellamy, Sarah Bellamy, Scott K Cabalka, Kathleen Edmond, Carson Funderburk, Barbara A Holmes, Kevin Maler, Mark A McLellan, Robert Olafson, Chris Roberts, Jeffrey N Saunders, Catherine Stemper, Bill Stevens, Tim Sullivan, Diane Young",,"Penumbra Theatre Company, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeffrey,Freeman,"Penumbra Theatre Company, Inc.","270 Kent St N","St Paul",MN,55102-1744,"(952) 512-7724 ",jeff.freeman@penumbratheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-388,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
21167,"Operating Support",2014,46843,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Implement a shared creative community development plan to increase arts participation and production in the neighborhood. Neighborhood and audience surveys will show increases in creative activity and engagement with local arts offerings; pre-post surveys of artists will gauge impact; public art projects will be documented through photos, news media, video, etc. 2: Reach 500 new participants through 10-20 partnerships with social service programs and community organizations in the neighborhood. Client Track data shows participant demographics and length and intensity of participation; pre-post surveys of participants in ongoing programs show impact on skill, attitude, and behavior.","115 artists created 42 public art projects which engaged 3,972 community members in creative activity in their neighborhood. 531 participants were engaged through fifteen partnerships including four schools, a department of the City of Minneapolis, five arts organizations and five community organizations. Sample result: 97 youth made 25% gain in seven indicators of positive development.",,1060240,"Other, local or private",1107083,5621,"PHT Advisory Group = Norah Shapiro, Cordelia Anderson, Pam Arnold, Chanda Smith Baker, Jim Langemo, John Humleker, Marianne Merriman, Sarah Milligan-Toffler, Eric Mueller, Julia Sand, Nedy Windham. Pillsbury United Communities BOD = Faysal Abraham, Andy Augustine, Marni Bumstead, Cory Factor, JoAnn Harris, Amy Hartman, Travis Leonard, Kurt Lieberman, Peggye Mezile, Sarah Noor, Amit Patel, Raj Patel, Adam Patil, Paul Pribbenow, Norah Shapiro, Curtis Smith",,"Pillsbury United Communities AKA Pillsbury House Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Corrie,Zoll,"Pillsbury United Communities AKA Pillsbury House Theatre","3501 Chicago Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 787-3620 ",zollc@puc-mn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-389,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
21170,"Operating Support",2014,33398,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences can access Ragamala’s work at major Twin Cities venues, and in greater Minnesota communities that do not otherwise have access to Indian arts/culture. Audience response/demographics to be monitored through surveys, post-show dialogue, emails, blogs and Facebook. Response from presenters to be sought through dialogue. Audience numbers/demographics/geographical reach to be compared to past years. 2: Ragamala Dance’s work is made accessible to diverse Minnesota communities through free activities at schools, libraries, museums, parks, senior centers, etc. Participant response/demographics to be monitored via surveys, dialogue, emails, blogs, and Facebook. Response from community partners to be sought via dialogue. Audience numbers, volume of activities, and geographical reach to be compared to past years.","Ragamala presented public performances at Walker Art Center (Minneapolis) and four Greater Minnesota communities—Rochester, Faribault, Austin, Duluth. Ragamala Dance company members and students from the Ragamala Dance school performed and taught in a wide variety of community settings in Minnesota.",,638564,"Other, local or private",671962,2167,"Aparna Ramaswamy, Briar Andresen, Nithya Balakrishnan, Janine Munson, Padma Naidu, Rachel Soffer, Noel Stave, Sunitha Varadhan, James Wilkinson",,"Ragamala Dance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tamara,Nadel,"Ragamala Dance","711 W Lake St Ste 309",Minneapolis,MN,55408-2975,"(612) 964-9213 ",tamara@ragamala.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stevens, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-392,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
21171,"Operating Support",2014,147184,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Present world-class performances to diverse Minnesota audiences in collaboration with community partners. Through curatorial process and creative engagement strategies, Northrop creates partnerships with a breadth of community partners ensuring that major performance events featuring artists of the highest caliber are available to an expansive section of the community. 2: Provide access for new audiences by responding to, curating for, and eliminating the participation barriers of underserved communities. Northrop offers free tickets for underserved groups, meaningful engagement through partnerships, transportation and childcare when possible, artist and project selection reflecting local cultural diversity, and activities that welcome new audiences.","With community partners, Northrop presented eleven world-class dance companies, twelve music performances, and ten weeks of grand reopening arts programming. By co-creating with community partners, Northrop provided 2,500 free tickets, transportation, and outreach activities to underserved audiences. Outreach work included Women of Substance residency program for middle/high school girls featuring artistic workshops, mentorship as well as community workshops for performances such as Shanghai ballet and Wayne McGregor.",,14314787,"Other, local or private",14461971,,"Antone Melton-Meaux (Chair), Colleen Carey, Heather Faulkner, John Foley, Tom Morgan, Chas Porter, Cecily Sommers",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Northrop AKA Northrop","State Government","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lindsy,Halleckson,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Northrop AKA Northrop","2829 University Ave SE Ste 750",Minneapolis,MN,55414-3279,"(612) 625-6600 ",lhalleck@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-393,"Gretchen Boyum: Gallery manager, Kaddatz Gallery; Fergus Falls Public Arts commissioner; Melissa Brechon: Retired library director, Carver County Library System; board member, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council; Jessica Briggs: Arts administration and arts/culture nonprofit consultant; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers; Suzzanne Kelley: Managing editor and codirector, New Rivers Press, Moorhead; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator; most recently executive director of KFAI, Fresh Air Radio; Peter Pellinen: Founder, Small Parts Players; working to renovate the historic Lyric Theatre, Virginia; Elizabeth Richardson: Long-time arts administrator; former marketing director, Mixed Blood Theatre; Walter Zakahi: Dean, College of Arts and Humanities, Minnesota State University, Mankato","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
21173,"Operating Support",2014,46159,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase accessibility to collection through comprehensive documentation and digitization of collection to improve and expand means of access. Quantitative evaluation of program will document results including a designated number of artworks to be cataloged, and the database audited for accuracy, and tested by users for utility. 2: Align collection with communities of interest. Tweed Museum of Art demonstrates improved utility in deploying collection resources. Access time, satisfaction of researchers, teachers’ use of curricular tools, and audience responses to programs will be assessed by interviews and surveys based on established user criteria.","5,632 artworks housed; 4,248 photo-documented; 7,666 digital files created; 4,169 artworks documented; 2,717 artworks cataloged; 4,286 images uploaded in collection database. Conclusion of serial exhibit program involving collections and newcomers Perspectives and Parallels regarding American Indian curators, writers and artists including a symposium and catalog.",,838164,"Other, local or private",884323,,"Sada Brickson, Bruce Hansen, Sharon Mollerus, Miriam Sommerness, Todd Defoe, Jane Jarnis, Alice O'Connor, DeeDee Widdes, Mary Ebert, Robert Leff, Terry Roberts, Debra Hannu, Peggy Mason, Dan Shogren, Bea Levey, Beverly Goldfine",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Duluth-Tweed Museum of Art AKA Tweed Museum of Art","State Government","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ken,Bloom,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Duluth-Tweed Museum of Art AKA Tweed Museum of Art","1201 Ordean Ct",Duluth,MN,55812-3041,"(218) 726-7056 ",kbloom@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-395,"Gretchen Boyum: Gallery manager, Kaddatz Gallery; Fergus Falls Public Arts commissioner; Melissa Brechon: Retired library director, Carver County Library System; board member, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council; Jessica Briggs: Arts administration and arts/culture nonprofit consultant; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers; Suzzanne Kelley: Managing editor and codirector, New Rivers Press, Moorhead; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator; most recently executive director of KFAI, Fresh Air Radio; Peter Pellinen: Founder, Small Parts Players; working to renovate the historic Lyric Theatre, Virginia; Elizabeth Richardson: Long-time arts administrator; former marketing director, Mixed Blood Theatre; Walter Zakahi: Dean, College of Arts and Humanities, Minnesota State University, Mankato","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
21177,"Operating Support",2014,35200,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Operate on a balanced budget and meet all budgeted areas by fiscal year’s end.Following a period of rapid growth, the Reif Arts Council is committed to achieving financial stability. The Reif Center uses QuickBooks to reconcile daily revenue and expenses; we meet monthly as a finance-executive committee, and again as a board of directors, to review reports; we are audited every year by professional CPAs. 2: We will increase the size of our patron database to over 14,000 by the end of 2013-2014. We will expand and build new audiences for quality arts programming in our regional community. Because we believe the arts are part of who we are and a defining characteristic of our community, we want to extend an invitation to all persons to take part in an event at our center. Compare patron database records from year to year.","As predicted, we operated on a balanced budget in 2013-2014. Some areas we came in high, some low, but the end result was a balanced budget. At the end of 2013-2014, we had a patron database of 15,065. To achieve this, The Reif advertised in both local and outlying communities, we used billboards on major roadways, we employed radio and TV ads, and we sent out newsletters and other print media for event promotion. We also used social media.",,974856,"Other, local or private",1010056,,"Scott Larson (Board Chair), Dan Margo (Vice Chair), Cathy Shields (Secretary), Gene Baker (Treasurer), Barb McDonald (At-Large), Kirk Adams (Past Chair), Ben Edwards, Jean Goad, Louise Koglin-Fideldy, Laurie Passard, Tom Peltier (ISD 318 representative), John Schroeder, Donna Vennie",,"Reif Arts Council AKA Reif Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,Marty,"Reif Arts Council AKA Reif Center","720 NW Conifer Dr","Grand Rapids",MN,55744-2475,"(218) 327-5780 ",dmarty@reifcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Cass, Hubbard, Itasca, Lake of the Woods, Red Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-399,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
21181,"Operating Support",2014,32771,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Production and performance of four concert programs based on original scholarship and commissioned work. By documenting that the concerts have been performed; and by documenting the numbers of audience members. 2: Complete and implement new strategic plan. The board, administrative staff, and artistic staff will initiate a process, leading to the development of a new Strategic Plan. A new Strategic Plan will be adopted by the Board of Directors and available for review.","The Rose Ensemble produced and performed four concert programs based on original scholarship. A total of 17 successful performances were given over the course of the season. Attendance figures were as follows: Portraits of Peru 644 , And Glory Shone Around 1436, A Toast to Prohibition 1310, Martin's Cloak 930. At a meeting in December of 2013, the Board of The Rose Ensemble crafted a new Strategic Plan for 2014-2016.",,703197,"Other, local or private",735968,15325,"Gayle Ober, Gary Aamodt, Pete Parshall, Julie Schramke, Gregg Dahlke, Tom Jermann, David Gibson, Alan Beck",,"The Rose Ensemble","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jordan,Sramek,"The Rose Ensemble","75 W 5th St Ste 314","St Paul",MN,55102-1423,"(651) 225-4340x 202",jordan@RoseEnsemble.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Koochiching, Lake, Morrison, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-403,"Gretchen Boyum: Gallery manager, Kaddatz Gallery; Fergus Falls Public Arts commissioner; Melissa Brechon: Retired library director, Carver County Library System; board member, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council; Jessica Briggs: Arts administration and arts/culture nonprofit consultant; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers; Suzzanne Kelley: Managing editor and codirector, New Rivers Press, Moorhead; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator; most recently executive director of KFAI, Fresh Air Radio; Peter Pellinen: Founder, Small Parts Players; working to renovate the historic Lyric Theatre, Virginia; Elizabeth Richardson: Long-time arts administrator; former marketing director, Mixed Blood Theatre; Walter Zakahi: Dean, College of Arts and Humanities, Minnesota State University, Mankato","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
21183,"Operating Support",2014,22695,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The organization will expand the number of young people directly affected by the choir’s programs, with goal of a 10% increase in the number of people auditioning for the choir and a 25% increase in the number of participants in our outreach programs. Participation records for our three primary outreach programs (Sing in the Summer, Boys on Broadway, and KidSing) are compared quantitatively year to year. 2: The organization will present artistic offerings of the highest caliber to residents of our community. Successful presentation of quality artistic programming would be observed through strong audience numbers, and official recognition from the community or other professionals/organizations.","Participation in outreach programs increased by 26.7% during the 2013-2014 season Artistic offerings were successful in both audience engagement and artistic quality. Audience figures for our regular concert series remained strong, and verbal and written comments from patrons, as well as external reviews by an artistic advisor, confirmed a high artistic quality.",,248534,"Other, local or private",271229,2500,"Bret Amundson, Kristen Bauer, Lori Connolly, Phil Godding, Janice Hammond, Michael Hemmesch, Lori Johnson, Kristin Lawson, Marty Mahowald, Janet McConkey, Fr. Doug Mullin, Jeff Peterson, Matt Reichert, Amy Roers",,"The Saint John's Boys' Choir","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Melissa,Walrath,"The Saint John's Boys' Choir","2840 Abbey Plz Box 2000",Collegeville,MN,56321-2000,"(320) 363-4558 ",mwalrath@csbsju.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Benton, Douglas, Hennepin, Morrison, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-405,"Gretchen Boyum: Gallery manager, Kaddatz Gallery; Fergus Falls Public Arts commissioner; Melissa Brechon: Retired library director, Carver County Library System; board member, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council; Jessica Briggs: Arts administration and arts/culture nonprofit consultant; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers; Suzzanne Kelley: Managing editor and codirector, New Rivers Press, Moorhead; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator; most recently executive director of KFAI, Fresh Air Radio; Peter Pellinen: Founder, Small Parts Players; working to renovate the historic Lyric Theatre, Virginia; Elizabeth Richardson: Long-time arts administrator; former marketing director, Mixed Blood Theatre; Walter Zakahi: Dean, College of Arts and Humanities, Minnesota State University, Mankato","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
21188,"Operating Support",2014,53002,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Facilitate music appreciation, cultural learning, and the advancement of community talent through our museum and education programs, and through museum access. Use the museum as a venue for musical learning and inspiration for adults and families, facilitating the appreciation of music of the past, present and future. Increase the use of the museum for performance and rehearsals to facilitate more music in the museum. 2: We will build The Schubert Club family and develop benefits to attract new audiences, embracing all who share our love of music and participate in our activities. Increase our constituents through building our mailing list, contributor list, website visitors, social media followers, and attendance. Explore multiple levels of audience engagement. Develop a young adult audience passionate about The Schubert Club and the performing arts in general.","The Schubert Club Museum was used to facilitate education and performance events that featured Minnesota performing artists, including producing a series of events entitled `Live at the Museum` featuring education programming for youth, performances, and hands-on exploration of historic instruments by its visitors. Our audiences increased as demonstrated by increased ticket and subscription sales, 182 new donors and younger audiences through new programs.",,1708792,"Other, local or private",1761794,,"Craig Aase, Mahfuza Ali, Mark Anema, Nina Archabal, Paul Aslanian, Lynne Beck, Dorothea Burns, James Callahan, Carolyn Collins, Marilyn Dan, Arlene Didier, Anna Marie Ettel, Richard Evidon, Catherine Furry, Michael Georgieff, Elizabeth Holden, Dorothy Horns, Anne Hunter, Lucy R. Jones, Richard King, Kyle Kossol, Jeffrey Lin, Peter Myers, Ford Nicholson, Gerald Nolte, Gayle Ober, David Ranheim, Ann Schulte, Kim A. Severson, Gloria Sewell, Anthony Thein, John Treacy, Michael Wright",,"Schubert Club, Inc. AKA The Schubert Club","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Olson,"Schubert Club, Inc. AKA The Schubert Club","75 W 5th St Ste 302","St Paul",MN,55102-7730,"(651) 292-3270 ",polson@schubert.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Lake, Le Sueur, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-410,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
21192,"Operating Support",2014,51068,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","SteppingStone will engage 70,000 individuals in programs including six mainstage shows, twelve multi-week classes, 25 youth camps, 300 hours of residencies, and 50 workshops. SteppingStone Theatre will continue its record of carefully tracking programming, noting number of participants, contact hours, program sites, and assessment reports. 2: SteppingStone Theatre will deepen its existing relationships with underserved communities to increase access to our mainstage performances and classes. Recognizing that inclusiveness is not a milestone but a continual effort, SteppingStone Theatre will work with Lisa Tabor of Culture Brokers to deepen the organization’s engagement in underserved communities adjacent to the theatre.","SteppingStone Theatre engaged over 70,000 individuals in programs including mainstage shows, multi-week classes and camps, residencie,s and workshops. SteppingStone deepened relationships with underserved communities directly adjacent to the theatre. Working with Culture Brokers, SteppingStone surveyed current stakeholders as well as non-participants in underserved communities, to learn how we could best serve our neighbors. This data fuels program design and development.",,1072271,"Other, local or private",1123339,3500,"David Berg, Jeffrey Burt, Thomas D'Onofrio, Rhonda Feist, Theresa Gravelle Foss, Keith Hardy, Leah Harvey, Richard Hitchler, Suzette Huovinen, Laura Krenz, Brandon Paris, Adam Prock, Ben Redshaw, Paul Schatz, Kenneth Scott, Judith Walker, Jane Zilch",,"SteppingStone Theater Company AKA SteppingStone Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Debra,deNoyelles,"SteppingStone Theater Company AKA SteppingStone Theatre","55 Victoria St N","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 225-9265 ",debra@steppingstonetheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Waseca, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-414,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
21193,"Operating Support",2014,24466,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The arts thrive in Minnesota.Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater will successfully help the arts thrive in Minnesota by creating, producing, and presenting new work and repertory as well as offering community inclusive, arts and healthcare, and education programs which reach a wide range of populations. Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater will use its long-established evaluation plan: post performance Talk Piece Evaluation forms, interview responses from community leaders, press reviews, feedback from presenter partners, electronic responses via website, Facebook, Survey Monkey.","Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater helped the arts thrive in Minnesota, presenting its 35th Anniversary Season performances and engaging hundreds of Minnesotans in its community programs.",,342563,"Other, local or private",367029,4900,"Ruth Balbach, Howard Bell, Michael Brooks, Judith Johnson, Jennifer Olson, Zoe Sealy, V. Paul Virtucio",0.68,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stuart,Pimsler,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater","528 Hennepin Ave S Ste 707",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(763) 521-7738 ",spdanth@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Itasca, Olmsted, Otter Tail, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-415,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
21194,"Operating Support",2014,31000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Citizens and visitors are able to easily access information about The Sheldon, and learn more about what interests them.Goal is to increase unique and return web hits; increase on line ticket sales; and increase use of links to artist web sites. Internet sales are tracked on a monthly basis through internet sales provider. 2: Comprehensive creative partnerships that strengthen citizen engagement. Number of creative institutional partnerships increases; institutional partnerships sustained over time; and increase in artist engagements due to creative partnerships.","Internet Ticket Sales increased 16%. Added links to social media pages to increase connections to the presented artist websites. Added Minnesota Opera (five teaching services and one public performance) and The Anderson Center (Jazz Night). Kept relationship with Mayo Clinic.",,610832,"Other, local or private",641832,13000,"Ian Scheerer, Chuck Richardson, Mary Rauterkus, Nancy Dimunation, Verna Fricke, Mike Melstad, Michael Way",,"T.B. Sheldon Memorial Theatre AKA The Sheldon Theatre","Local/Regional Government","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sean,Dowse,"T.B. Sheldon Memorial Theatre AKA The Sheldon Theatre","443 W 3rd St","Red Wing",MN,55066-2310,"(651) 388-8701 ",sdowse@sheldontheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Stevens, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-416,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
21195,"Operating Support",2014,4757,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Expand awareness of folkdancing as a fun way to participate in an art form, to connect with history and heritage, to enhance well-being. Increased activity on Facebook; more collaborations and publicity with colleges; senior centers; ethnic based associations; area health and wellness entities. 2: Support groups representing heritage folkdance forms (Morris dancers, Scottish, etc.) and expand subsidized rentals to community dancers (modern, jazz, fusion, non-European, etc.) Offer discounted rental rates to dance groups and individual dancers (lower than rentals for non-dance events). Assist with publicity to serve these dancers and dance groups in reaching their audiences.","Awareness of folkdancing as a fun, healthy, accessible art form has been expanded, as proposed. In March 2013 we had under 400 Facebook fans; we have 742 today. Our Chair dance series at an area senior center has residents talking about it long afterwards. Yoga and dance/meditation groups now use our space; they came to us from our outreach. Tapestry is aiding dance groups and community dancers by providing space for dancing and teaching, at subsidized rentals.",,214316,"Other, local or private",219073,4757,"Tuvia Abramson, Claudia Grabel Beermann, Barbara Beltrand, Roger Forsberg, David Kirchner, Gordon Olsen, Hafssan Saffouri, Roger Schaffhausen, Marc Scovill, Ron Williams, Carole Wilson",,"Tapestry Folkdance Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Cummings,"Tapestry Folkdance Center","3748 Minnehaha Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55406-2668,"(612) 722-2914 ",Mary@tapestryfolkdance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-417,"Paul Boehnke: Artistic Director, Bach Society of Minnesota; Bradley Delzer: Performer and board member, Theatre B, Fargo; Millicent Engisch-Morris: Artistic director, The Crossing Arts Alliance; owner, Quiet River Studio.; Curtis Gruhl: Retired business and finance manager; former teacher; performer and director; treasurer, Red Wing Art Association; Anna Johnson: Arts Administrator and consultant, specializing in development; former administrative manager, Minnesota Chorale; Bradley Kruse: Program director for SRI, Bayport; board treasurer, Minnesota Council of Foundations; Gina Kundan: Director, Center for Health Interprofessional Programs, University of Minnesota; Board chair, Ananya Dance Theatre; Richard Robbins: Professor of English and director of the creative writing program, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Peter Spooner: Former curator, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth|Andy Zimney, Director of retreat programs, Youth Frontiers; helped to found Theatre Limina","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
21203,"Operating Support",2014,29071,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide musical programming that is exceptional, entertaining, educational, and essential. Evaluation will consist of audience and chorus member response to programming and increase in singing members/volunteers/Friends of the Chorus. 2: Continue to reach new audiences while deepening ongoing relationships with existing audience members. Evaluation will consist of response to programming in addition to measuring audience numbers, singing members, and evaluating marketing tactics.","Twin Cities Gay Men’s Chorus provided musical programming that was exceptional, entertaining, educational, and essential. Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus continued to reach new audiences while deepening ongoing relationships with existing audience members.",,582706,"Other, local or private",611777,5900,"Shawn Frank, Paul Blom, Jeffrey D. Bores, Stephanie Meredith, David Anderson, Jeff Sibert, Scott Azbill, Michael T. Brown, Larry Bussey, Nathan Croner, Steve Dahl, David Hoang, Steve Humerickhouse, Alyssa Paquette, Ryan Mayer, Chris Mellin, Mikal Nabors, Ann Rainhart, Nicholas Rustad, Tom Schierholz, Jason Schuck, Mary Schwind, Dr. Gary Swenson, Vince Therrien, Sandi Valli",,"Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christopher,Taykalo,"Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 307",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 339-7664 ",ctaykalo@tcgmc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Clay, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Isanti, Le Sueur, Meeker, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-425,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
21208,"Operating Support",2014,488124,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Walker will serve as a leading contemporary, multidisciplinary arts center committed to the creative expression of artists by presenting programs across the visual, performing, film/video, and design arts and advancing interdisciplinary initiatives. Walker will also strengthen connections with local and regional arts community through enhanced support and involvement of partners, artists, and programmers. Walker tracks artist engagements across the disciplines, including exhibitions, publications, commissions, premieres, residencies, interdisciplinary collaborations, and acquisitions. Artist surveys and interviews are also conducted. 2: The Walker will work to advance participation in the arts and active audience engagement, striving to broaden, deepen, and diversify engagement with audiences; and maintain commitment to diversity and accessibility. Walker tracks visitor attendance and program participation. Audience and member surveys are regularly conducted. Advisory groups provide feedback to ensure visitor accessibility. Google Analytics tools are used to evaluate online audience engagement.","Serve as a leading contemporary, multidisciplinary arts center committed to the creative expression of artists. Advance participation in the arts and active audience engagement.",,25943056,"Other, local or private",26431180,,"John Christakos, James G. Dayton, Patrick J. Denzer, Monica Nassif, Marjorie Weiser, Mark Addicks, Christopher Askew, Jan Breyer, Andrew Duff, Sima Griffith, Nina Hale, Karen Heithoff, Richard B. Hirst, Andrew Humphrey, Amy Kern, Chris Killingstad, Anne Labovitz, Muffy MacMillan, Jennifer Martin, Joan Nolan, Dawn Owens, Michael Peterman, Patrick Peyton, Brian J. Pietsch, Donna Pohlad, Rebecca Pohlad, Teresa Rasmussen, Elizabeth Redleaf, Joel Ronning, Lynn Carlson Schell, Jesse Singh, Greg Stenmoe, Wim Stocks, Carol Surface, Mike Sweeney, Laura Taft, John Whaley, Susan W, Tom Wicka, Audrey Wilf, D. Ellen Wilson",,"Walker Art Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marla,Stack,"Walker Art Center","1750 Hennepin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403-2115,"(612) 375-7640 ",marla.stack@walkerart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-430,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
21210,"Operating Support",2014,18341,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Strengthen and enhance program services for Minnesota teaching artists, students, and partners. Weavers Guild of Minnesota will evaluate findings from its educational program. By collecting data and exploring the goal of broadening its audience reach, Weavers Guild of Minnesota supports the Minnesotans who rely on the arts learning opportunities and services it provides.Tools include student surveys, instructor self-reviews, and database analytics. 2: Revitalize and improve tools that engage all Minnesotans to participate in Weavers Guild of Minnesota’s fiber art programs. By transitioning to an association management software system Weavers Guild of Minnesota can develop member/communication support tools to ensure access to its unique art forms, programs, and resources. Weavers Guild of Minnesota will evaluate service and organizational delivery effectiveness using database analytics, website analytics, email campaign reports, online communication tools analytics, and student surveys.","Weavers Guild of Minnesota achieved its proposed outcome of strengthening and enhancing program services for Minnesota teaching artists, students, and partners. Weavers Guild of Minnesota achieved its proposed outcome of revitalizing and improving tools that engage all Minnesotans to participate in its fiber art programs.",,207195,"Other, local or private",225536,18341,"Ellen Richard, Cynthia Scott, Donna Gravesen, Geri Retzlaff, Robbie LaFleur, Jere Thompson, Robyn Husebye, Lisa-Anne Bauch, Jackie Lind, Gayle Groebner, Cassie Warholm-Wohlenhaus, Peggy Baldwin, Cathie Mayr, Peter Withoff, Steve Pauling, Jan Hayman",,"Weavers Guild of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Becky,Franklin,"Weavers Guild of Minnesota","3000 University Ave SE Ste 110",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 436-0463 ",lhansen@weaversguildmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, McLeod, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-432,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
21211,"Operating Support",2014,19819,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","An increase of 10% new artist designed classes and/or activities designed and led by artists at the White Bear Center for the Arts over the next year. In 2013, White Bear Center for the Arts will move into a new facility that will dramatically expand its ability to offer a greater number of, and diversity of art experiences. A fully ADA facility will also expand opportunities to engage more people of all ages, ethnicity and abilities. White Bear Center for the Arts tracks the number of classes offered in its database and compares different time periods. To evaluate this outcome, White Bear Center for the Arts will track new classes that are offered in 2014. 2: Engage 10% new participants in diverse arts experiences over the next year. By cultivating the understanding of art in its many forms, largely through hands-on participation, Minnesotans begin to experience the inherent value of the arts which then strengthens the belief the arts are vital to who we are. White Bear Center for the Arts tracks the number of classes offered in its database and compares different time periods. To evaluate this outcome, White Bear Center for the Arts will track student and audience registration numbers.","White Bear Center for the Arts increased the number of classes offered from 608 to 774. This was an increase of 27%. Registrations increased significantly in the last year. Total registrations increased 44%. The number of unique students grew by 37%.",,604847,"Other, local or private",624666,2932,"Patricia Berger, Donna Bruhl, Craig Campbell, Leonardo Castro, Robert Cuerden, Jan Gillen, Mary Gove, Roberta Johnson, Neil Johnston, Alan Kantrud, Mary Levins, Nor Olson, Kraig Thayer Rasmussen, Jeff Schreier, Dan Wachtler, Karen April Wong, Malia Yang-Xiong, Sue Ahlcrona (emeritus), Linda Wall-Waddell (emeritus)",,"White Bear Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Suzi,Hudson,"White Bear Center for the Arts","4971 Long Ave","White Bear Lake",MN,55110,"(651) 407-0597 ",wbca@whitebeararts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Hubbard, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-433,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
20537,"Operating Support",2013,43420,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Grow and stabilize services dedicated to the arts and artists. Artist contact hours include time Minnesota artists spend teaching workshops in American Swedish Institute's studio arts program, engaging with the public through lectures, presentations, and demonstrations at festivals and special events. Admission reports show how many visitors are engaging with Minnesota artists through exhibitions and guided tours. American Swedish Institute also captures visitor demographics, composition and visiting patterns by conducting monthly visitor intercept exit surveys. Results show an increase in overall participation of new and first time visitors to American Swedish Institute (70% non-member base in fiscal year 2013 compared to 30% non-member base in fiscal year 2014), engaging its mission through arts related activities, including exhibitions of contemporary Minnesota artists. Expressed interest in seeing American Swedish Institute use the arts to engage its target audiences is not only collected in these exit interviews, it is supported by qualitative research conducted through select focus groups in fiscal year 2013. 2: Increase arts programming and the number of Minnesota artists involved by utilizing the new gallery and the new crafts studio and workshop in the Nelson Cultural Center. The National Association of Neighborhoods hosted their annual meeting in Minneapolis and American Swedish Institute was identified as a case study for how a cultural and arts organization is co-creating programs to meet needs in the community, acknowledged in a keynote address by our local councilman. Other key neighborhood organizations, such as Children's Hospital (medical industry), Lutheran Social Services (social service industry), and Ebenezer (housing services for seniors) have identified arts programming at American Swedish Institute as an asset to partner with to achieve their goals and missions.","In fiscal year 2013, American Swedish Institute worked with 21% greater overall number of artists from fiscal year 2012. For that same time period, American Swedish Institute experienced a 203% increase in the number of artist contact hours with the public. 80,472 visitors engaged with artwork created by Minnesota artists, an increase of 181% over fiscal year 2012. For each of the major exhibitions hosted in fiscal year 2013, Minnesota artists have been the avenue for American Swedish Institute to grow new audience and connect regional interest in its international exhibitions. By strategically incorporating practicing Minnesota artists, American Swedish Institute is being viewed within its community and across the state as an important arts incubator and facilitator. Fiscal year 2013 saw a major transformation from a member-based heritage organization to a vibrant contemporary arts and cultural organization using a broader portfolio of delivery mechanisms (residencies, musical performances, theatre, and participatory exhibition experiences) to engage its diverse audiences. 2: American Swedish Institute has built a reputation as a cultural and arts anchor for the Phillips West Neighborhood of Minneapolis and continues to build more sustained and new relationships with key organizations in its community. In fiscal year 2013, American Swedish Institute used the visual and literary arts to expand programming at three neighborhood schools, growing its participation by more than 50% over fiscal year 2012 with added classrooms and afterschool programming. American Swedish Institute partnered with a media arts unit at a local high school to grow Story Swap, a cross-cultural educational project for new immigrants. American Swedish Institute is building on a survey of neighborhood cultural and educational organizations conducted in fiscal year 2012, providing an opportunity to clarify needs from these organizations in order to act on those needs in the future.",,2490470,Other,2533890,8300,"Christine Albertsson, Rev Rodney Anderson, Carline Bengtsson, Helen Bergren, Martin Bertilsson, Terri Carlson, Ellen Ann-Kristin de Verdier, Dean Erickson, Jamal Hashi, Tony Hofstede, Joe Hognander, Beth Lundquist Jones, Alexander Kallebo, Truett Lawson, Ingrid Mattsson, Randy Monson, Thomas Franklin Nelson, Lena Norrman, Gerald Sjogren, Roland B T Thorstensson, Veronika Torarp",,"American Swedish Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christy,Stolpestad,"American Swedish Institute","2600 Park Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 870-3354 ",christys@asimn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Washington, Isanti, Anoka, Chisago, Scott, Rice, Dakota, Goodhue, Wabasha, Steele, Ramsey, Sherburne, Wright, McLeod, Cook, Itasca, Carlton, Pine, St. Louis, Olmsted, Mower, Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Clay, Otter Tail, Kittson, Polk, Cass, Wilkin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-146,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20538,"Operating Support",2013,49760,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create theater and theater-based programs for the community that represent the perspectives of diverse individuals and align with the theater’s mission to catalyze change. Outcomes include working with 4-8 playwrights and composers to develop new work for the stage; presenting a full season of world and area premieres that encompass diverse perspectives and voices; conducting arts residency and peer education programs in 8-10 Twin Cities schools and 6-10 Minnesota communities. This was evaluated through records of all plays staged, artists worked with, and community work conducted, as well as the following: 1) interviews with artists, participating youth, teachers and community liaisons; 2) surveys with participating youth, teachers, and community liaisons; 3) financial records, to determine fiscal health of Illusion Theater; 4) twice a year board of directors review; and 5) audience response and feedback. 2: Engage with the community to deepen the impact of the work and ensure that the programs reach a broad constituency of youth and adults. Outcomes include reaching at least 30,000 people in the state of Minnesota; engaging participants in Illusion programs from youth and adults (age 8 and up) of a variety of ages, ethnicities, and abilities; and conducting post-show discussions, receptions, focus groups, extended arts residencies, and other programs beyond performances that link Illusion with its constituents and a broad community. This was evaluated through attendance records for audiences, education and workshops, and outreach programming, as well as the following: 1) audience survey which collected demographic and psychographic information; 2) demographic records for age, ethnicity, and ability of youth in our education programs.; 3) count of number of post-show discussions and other activities that deepened the impact of the work.","To ensure that the arts thrive in Minnesota, Illusion worked with eight playwrights and composers to develop new work presented on our main stage: Love and marriage, a new musical revue by Michael Robins and composer Roberta Carlson; Miss Richfield 1981!: We'll All Be Dead By Christmas, a new holiday show by Russ King. Lights Up!: Red Ressurected, a new work by Isabel Nelson with Transatlantic Love Affair. In Fresh Ink, Illusion worked with Leslye Orr to create What I Thought I Saw: Random Acts of Blindness; Max Wojtanowicz and Sheena Janson with composer Michael Gruber to expand their hit Minnesota Fringe musical Fruit Fly; and Jeffrey Hatcher to create Jeffrey Hatcher's Hamlet. We also staged the area premiere of I Love To Eat by James Still and the return of our hit production Bill W. and Dr. Bob. We conducted arts residencies with eight Twin Cities area schools as well as at Courage Saint Croix in Stillwater. We conducted peer education programs in five Minnesota communities. 2: To ensure that people of all ages, ethnicities and abilities participate in the arts, we wanted to reach at least 20,000 Minnesotans; we actually reached over 25,000. Participants included youth and adults of a variety of ages, ethnicities, and abilities, both as audience members and as participants in our residency and peer education programs. Over 1,500 youth and seniors attended intergenerational matinees. We conducted post-show discussions for every show, receptions, focus groups, and other programs that linked Illusion with its constituents and a broad community. We engaged directly with over 200 youth in our school/community programs who performed for thousands of other youth. We held discussions after every outreach event, Fresh Ink performances, and Bill W. and Dr. Bob performances, and weekly for other shows. We held five focus groups, sixteen receptions, four readings, and our Summer Institute for youth.",,1063570,Other,1113330,42000,"Robert Alama, Willie Bridges, Barbara Brin, Mark Bisignani, Anthony Bohaty, Amy Kramer Brenegen, James Dierking, Doug Frank, Keith Halperin, Susan Thurston, David Hansen, Christine Hansen, Christina Herzog, Christopher Madel, Vivian Martin, Bonnie Morris, Danica Natoli, Julia O'Brien, Therese Pautz, Emily Lilja Palmer, Jeff Rabkin, Karl Reichert, Michael Robins, Sally Scoggin, Jim Smart, David Stamps, Chris Wurtz",,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Robins,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 704",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1814,"(612) 339-4944x 208",mrobins@illusiontheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Ramsey, Dakota, Rice, Washington, Blue Earth, Martin, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-147,"Lawrence Adams: Principal, LarsonAllen, LLP.; Jonathan Carter: Solutions development manager, General Mills.; Ellen Copperud: Board member, Southwest Minnesota Arts and Humanities Council.; Kenna Cottman Sarge: Artistic director, Voice of Culture Drum and Dance. Educator, TU Dance Center. Dancer with Pramila Vasudevan.; Hong Dice: Professor of music, Carleton College, and Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing; Antony Goddard: Executive director, Paramount Arts Resource Trust, and St Cloud Opportunities.; Anna Johnson: Independent arts consultant; Therese Kunz: Creative director, Longville Arts Center; Founder, Screen Porch Productions, Inc.; Janis Lane-Ewart: Executive director and volunteer programmer, KFAI. Treasurer, Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations, and National Federation of Community Broadcasters.|Peter Spooner, Curator, Tweed Museum of Art. Board member, Duluth Public Arts Commission, Duluth Public Library, Artists Relief Fund, and Chester Bowl Improvement Club.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes
20540,"Operating Support",2013,60805,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Manage multiple re-grant programs for Minnesota composers; manage multiple programs to bring composers to the state to work with Minnesota-based performers; produce 25 new innova recordings; and facilitate seminars/salons for Minnesota composers for the reading/performance of new work. American Composers Forum conducts multi-dimensional observations which provide quantitative and qualitative data on the program's intended outcomes. Observation, surveys, online data collection, person-to-person interviews and informal feedback from affiliated groups are used in our regular practices. The data collected has practical application in program improvement and replication, future fundraising, and in building a reputation for quality programming. American Composers Forum staff, recognized for their expertise in the field and program knowledge, often act as a resource to members and partnering organizations in consulting about program design and evaluation. American Composers Forum has accumulated expertise in running artist residencies, and frequently coaches new groups through the process of commissioning and residency-based work. In addition, each American Composers Forum award grantee submits a final report on their fellowship, residency and/or project. 2: Continue training composers through Teaching Artist Training program; place teaching artists in Minnesota schools during 2012/2013 academic year; commission and distribute one new BandQuest and ChoralQuest piece designed for middle school students; and develop new curriculum to support BandQuest and ChoralQuest pieces for connection to non-arts study areas. The goal of these programs is to bring fresh music into schools and also provide accessibility for students to participate in the arts, reaching middle school students of all ethnicities and abilities. Partners such as those with Perpich Center for the Arts and Minnesota schools help promote our offerings to schools in Minnesota. The pieces and curriculum of BandQuest and ChoralQuest are published and promoted by Hal Leonard, and ongoing sales are tracked by American Composers Forum routinely. Evaluation feedback is collected from residency music directors and students, as well as oversight of the process by staff. American Composers Forum shares this information in a variety of ways. First and foremost, staff use the results to monitor and improve program design. Secondly, outcomes are shared with the Program and Education committees of the board and the full board where appropriate. Narratives are also shared via media in the form of press releases, quarterly e-newsletters, and an annual report.","Foster artistic development and community engagement for composers: American Composers Forum is a career resource for composers and creates connections with local communities. American Composers Forum managed programs for composers and brought composers to the state to work with Minnesota-based performers. In fiscal year 2013, 25 Minnesota artists received awards and three national programs awarded grants to 9 artists. Innova produced 25 new recordings. American Composers Forum facilitated seminars/salons for composers for the reading/performance of new work. The programs benefitting Minnesota artists are: McKnight Composer Fellowships, the Jfund Commissioning Program, the Minnesota Emerging Composers Awards and Live Music for Dance Minnesota. Awards are based on panel recommendations, and most offer a community engagement component. American Composers Forum also facilitates the Minnesota Emerging Composers Awards in such diverse sectors as electronic, jazz/improvisation and world music. Live Music for Dance Minnesota funds composer and choreography collaborations. 2: Inspire students with fresh music: American Composers Forum provides direct public benefit to students by bringing the creative process to life with meaningful musical experiences. American Composers Forum commissioned new pieces for middle school students and developed new curriculum for connection to non-arts study areas. BandQuest, American Composers Forum's series for middle school bands, now has twenty works including new releases from Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Kevin Puts, and klezmer revivalist Hankus Netsky. ChoralQuest is American Composers Forum's newest education program aimed at middle school choirs. The Forum now has four works, by Stephen Paulus, Alice Parker, Jennifer Higdon and Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate, available to students. New works and residencies are in development. Composer Rene Clausen will create a choral piece while in residence in Moorhead, Minnesota. Composer Jodie Blackshaw will create a new band piece in Rosemount, Minnesota. These pieces will be recorded by the Minnesota Boychoir and the University of Minnesota Wind Ensemble.",,1659933,Other,1720738,2979,"David O'Fallon, Dan Thomas, Nancy Uscher, Bill Sands, Kathleen van Bergen, Carol Heen, John Nuechterlein, Carol Barnett, James Berdahl, Pearl Bergad, Karen Brooks, Patrick Castillo, David Conte, Mary Ellen Childs, Dee Ann Crossley, Jon Deak, Ian Ding, Jorja Fleezanis, Stephen Green, Leaetta Hough, Barry Kempton, David Myers, Steven Ovitsky, David Ranheim, Eugene Rogers, James Stephenson, Tom Voegeli, James Wafler",,"The American Composers Forum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bonnie,Marshall,"The American Composers Forum","522 Landmark Ctr 75 W 5th St","St Paul",MN,55102-1439,"(651) 251-2822 ",bmarshall@composersforum.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-149,"Sara Buechmann: Executive director, Mankato Symphony Orchestra.; Lawrence Gorrell: Program director, Master of Arts in Human Development; associate professor, Master of Arts in Arts and Cultural Management, St Mary's University.; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, St Mary's University of Minnesota.; Elisa Korentayer: Artist and consultant. Founder, Geekcorps, and E.K. Consulting.; Linda Nelson-Mayson: Director, Goldstein Museum of Design.; Cuong Phan: Associate professor of visual arts, St John's University. Filmmaker and educator.; Melisa Riviere: Professor of anthropology, Hamline University, and University of Minnesota. Director and Co-founder, B-Girl Be summit. Founder, Emetrece Productions.; Christi Schmitt: Teacher, L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion School. Executive board member, St Paul Federation of Teachers.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes
20541,"Operating Support",2013,129588,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Conduct workshops, seminars, and discussions on craft at events that are open to all Minnesotans. Reviewed marketing and public relations efforts regarding promotional partnerships to determine if new audiences were recruited. Tested methods for promoting tickets to new audiences and compared event RSVPs against current database to track number of new people registered. 2: Build greater inclusivity through partnerships, outreach to culturally-specific artists, and improved access through programming, social media, and the Web. Increased attendance at our educational events demonstrates that American Craft Council is building and expanding its audience. American Craft Council surveyed attendees to gain feedback on events, track how people were introduced to American Craft Council, and to determine ideas for future marketing and programing.","American Craft Council continues to build audience for its St Paul show. It reached new audiences through its Make Room promotion with Minnesota designers and architects, and through a wider invitation list for the preview party. These activities engaged new people and increased registrants, including many who had not previously attended. American Craft Council continued outreach to schools and arts and cultural organizations to develop relationships and distribute free tickets. In addition to areas included in our application, American Craft Council reached out to twenty three other communities including Austin, Ely, Hutchinson, Waseca and Winona. Due to strong outreach and partnerships, attendees numbered over 7,500 at the St Paul show. Of the 240 artists in the show, 46 were from Minnesota, with a total of 67 Minnesota artists participating in one or more of the four American Craft Council shows. 2: American Craft Council presented eight Salon Series events in their Minneapolis library in fiscal year 2013. These free events featured regional and national speakers and continue to gain momentum with nearly 500 people attending in fiscal year 2013, up from 350 in fiscal year 2012. American Craft Council partnered with twenty one different artists and organizations to present these events. American Craft Council held several other successful educational events throughout the year including needle felting, facinator making, and a raku firing. During the three day Saint Paul show, American Craft Council hosted demonstrations of five different types of craft. These events provide working artists the opportunity to demonstrate their craft in an open, studio-style format, allowing show attendees the opportunity to see the creative process. Also at the show, American Craft Council partnered with artists and educators to provide many other educational programs, including a ceramic arts walking tour, a fiber arts walking tour, shibori demonstration, a hatmaking demonstration, and a drum performance.",,4000100,Other,4129688,19348,"Barbara Berlin, Susie Brandt, Sonya Clark, Chuck Duddingston, Leilani Lattin Duke, Robert Duncan, Libba Evans, Jim Hackney, Charlotte Herrera, Ayumi Horie, Stuart Kestenbaum, Michael Lamar, Stoney Lamar, Barbara Laughlin, Marlin Miller, Michael Monroe, Sara Morgan, Alexandra Moses, Gabriel Ofiesh, Sylvia Peters, Judy Pote, Tommie Pratt Rush, Cindi Strauss, Jamienne Studley, Thomas Turner, Damian Velasquez, Barbara Waldman, Namita Gupta Wiggers",,"American Craft Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elissa,Chaffee,"American Craft Council","1224 Marshall St NE Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 206-3125 ",echaffee@craftcouncil.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-150,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20543,"Operating Support",2013,193505,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase overall attendance in the second season of the Cowles Center for Performing Arts (2012-2013) by at least 10%. With a goal to expand audiences, we track audience attendance and growth. Audience growth in 2012- 2013 indicates an increased level of interest and awareness within the general public. Critical media reviews factor into our evaluation, along with audience feedback and response. Our second season featured multiple sold-out performances, and received coverage in the Star Tribune, Pioneer Press, and other leading print, television, and radio media outlets. We plan to use our new Patron's Edge box office software to incorporate in-depth audience response feedback systems, as well as methodology to track audience demographics, gauge our effectiveness in encouraging the diversification of audience interest over time, and other criteria for evaluation over a long-term scope. On a micro and macro-level, these evaluation assessments are used to make critical decisions as to how to adjust programming from year to year, as well as how to shape The Cowles Center's long-term vision for the future. 2: Diversify and expand the impact of the Cowles Center’s educational program. Present a full schedule of student workshop and matinee programs. Work with eight schools to provide five-day Distance Learning sessions followed by a field trip to Cowles Center for a student matinee featuring either Jason Noer (hip-hop) or Zenon Dance (jazz/modern), a post-performance question and answer session with the artists, and an onstage workshop. Our evaluation methods incorporate feedback from all participants, including Cowles Center teaching artists, school teachers, and students. The methods and materials gather quantitative and qualitative data to evaluate the following: overall program impact and effectiveness, mission fulfillment, participant preparation and interaction, curriculum goal achievement, content, technology, and use of resources.","With 31,424 tickets sold, the Cowles Center's inaugural performance season helped to establish itself as a prominent center for dance and the performing arts on the Twin Cities cultural landscape. One of our primary goals is to grow and develop audiences for dance, and at the close of our second season, we can see that we are fulfilling this goal. Our audiences for the second performance season showed an increase in attendance of 10%, with 34,927 tickets sold. In conjunction with our 2012-2013 Season, we also launched our new Meet the Company: Talk Back Series, giving audience members an opportunity to meet artistic directors and company members in intimate question and answer sessions following select performances. We reached an estimated 1,153 audience members with 17 Talk Backs in the second season. 2: In 2012-2013, the Cowles Center expanded its Arts in Education Programs with the launch of the Student Matinee Program. During the school year, we offered twelve diverse matinees to nearly 5,000 students from 39 schools and 47 home school groups. The Distance Learning Program continues to grow in response to demand. In 2012-2013, we served 1,779 students statewide with 203 workshop sessions, representing a 5% increase in capacity from the previous year. We partnered with thirty two schools, including twelve new partners. In early 2012, with support from the Minnesota State Arts Board, we launched a pilot program that integrated the Distance Learning Program with student matinee performances of productions on our inaugural season. The pilot was a success and we have integrated Distance Learning with performances in 2012-2013 in conjunction with the full launch of the Student Matinee Program. We served students in ten schools with integrated programming in the 2012-2013 school year. In addition to achieving our quantitative goals, qualitative feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. As an example, according to a teacher in Mora, the Student Matinee Program gave students a greater appreciation for an art form they may never have experienced before, saying it was most likely their first time ever [attending a dance performance], given our community distance from a theater like The Cowles. Another shared, the theater experience was new for several of my students and they learned so much! [Witnessing a performance] was entirely new for them and it was an awesome, confidence-building experience.",,6533513,Other,6727018,24188,"James Adams, Mark Addicks, Beverly Barnes, Peter Beard, Leslie Black Sullivan, Bruce Hudson-Bogaard, Randall Boursheidt, Blythe Brenden, Ogden Confer, Diane Dalto, Matthew Damon, Wendy Dayton, Lou DeMars, Terrance Dolan, Rebecca Driscoll, Marie Feely, Roy Gabay, Katherine Hayes, Bonnie Heller, Burton Kassell, Suzanne Koepplinger, Peter Lefferts, Randy Loomis, Margaret Lucas, Richard Martin, Betty Massey, Herman Milligan, Cynthia Newsom, Roger Opp, Gloria Perez, Barbara Portwood, Elizabeth Redleaf, Joel Ronning, Annamarie Saarinen, Gloria Sewell, John Skogmo, Susan Kenny Stevens, Cree Zischke",2.5,"Artspace Projects, Inc. AKA Artspace","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Colin,Hamilton,"Artspace Projects, Inc. AKA Artspace","250 N 3rd Ave Ste 500",Minneapolis,MN,55401-1641,"(612) 465-0248 ",colin.hamilton@artspace.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Crow Wing, Hennepin, Ramsey, Otter Tail, St. Louis, Douglas, Beltrami, Dakota, Scott, McLeod, Cook, Anoka, Murray, Lincoln, Kanabec, Morrison, Benton, Freeborn, Stevens, Le Sueur, Jackson",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-152,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20545,"Operating Support",2013,27154,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide multimedia and digital arts learning opportunities to 250 disadvantaged youth annually. Asian Media Access offered year-long multimedia training for 437 youth, and employment opportunity for 89 youth; and also encouraged youth productions with diverse mediums (postcard, video, radio, writing, theater, music, dance, and web) with a total 162 products. 2: Produce or present twenty exhibitions or performances annually that educate and inspire the community, with an Asian cultural and artistic spirit. Asian Media Access has supported Minnesotans to participate in the arts with 37 public and community exhibitions and performance opportunities throughout the state of Minnesota (Twin Cities area, and outside of Metro area, such as: Duluth, Marshall, Moorhead).","Asian Media Access exceeded this goal, serving 437 youth in fiscal year 2013. 2: Asian Media Access exceeded this goal, by presenting 37 events with an Asian cultural and artistic spirit.",,538791,Other,565945,27154,"Ange Hwang, Lambert Lum, Tria Moua, Sophia Sour, Nathan White, Chao Vang, Bonnsy Vue, Sophia Yang, Emi Yasaka",,"Asian Media Access","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ange,Hwang,"Asian Media Access","2418 Plymouth Ave N",Minneapolis,MN,55411,"(612) 376-7715 ",angehwang@amamedia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, St. Louis, Rice, Lyon, Olmsted",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-154,"Lawrence Adams: Principal, LarsonAllen, LLP.; Jonathan Carter: Solutions development manager, General Mills.; Ellen Copperud: Board member, Southwest Minnesota Arts and Humanities Council.; Kenna Cottman Sarge: Artistic director, Voice of Culture Drum and Dance. Educator, TU Dance Center. Dancer with Pramila Vasudevan.; Hong Dice: Professor of music, Carleton College, and Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing; Antony Goddard: Executive director, Paramount Arts Resource Trust, and St Cloud Opportunities.; Anna Johnson: Independent arts consultant; Therese Kunz: Creative director, Longville Arts Center; Founder, Screen Porch Productions, Inc.; Janis Lane-Ewart: Executive director and volunteer programmer, KFAI. Treasurer, Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations, and National Federation of Community Broadcasters.|Peter Spooner, Curator, Tweed Museum of Art. Board member, Duluth Public Arts Commission, Duluth Public Library, Artists Relief Fund, and Chester Bowl Improvement Club.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20555,"Operating Support",2013,37048,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide expanded employment opportunities for Minnesota artists by accommodating at least one large-scale production in each season. Outcomes include employing more Minnesota actors and theater artists than in year prior, including large-scale works, and increasing artistic and program salaries and benefits. Successful production of a large-scale work; number of artists employed in the past season (102) vs. 5-year average (83) in years prior to Arts and Cultural Heritage funding; per cent of total budget dedicated to artistic/program salaries and benefits (53% last season) vs. 5-year average (45%) in years prior to Arts and Cultural Heritage funding; artist pay (top weekly fee increased from $750 to $1,000 in past year). 2: Engage more age-diverse individuals as audience members, including more young people within the Lyn-Lake neighborhood. Outcomes include achieving greater age diversity among audiences as indicated in survey responses, and achieving greater participation among the younger populations from Lyn-Lake in the Jungle's audience as indicated in survey responses. Total attendance (29,422 in 2012 season); paid attendance (25,344 in 2012 season); subscriptions (1,917 in 2012 season); capacity sold (77.5% in 2012 season). All of these represented all-time records for the Jungle Theater. Subscribers to the 2013 season increased again, to 2,234, setting another new record. Audience demographics based on surveys (the primary change was that there were fewer participants in the 46-60 age group, but more in the 60+ age group). The majority of the 2,327 group tickets sold engaged school groups last season, representing more young people. The strategy to specifically engage more from within the Lyn-Lake area has been revised to increase participation among Minnesotans in general, based on results and findings about the cost/benefit of the efforts.","We provided expanded employment opportunities for Minnesota artists by accommodating at least one large-scale production in the season (in the past year, Michael Frayn's NOISES OFF). 2: We successfully engaged more Minnesotans over the past fiscal year/season. Those individuals did not represent a greater percentage of young people from the Lyn-Lake neighborhood, an effort that did not pan out for the Jungle.",,1250315,Other,1287363,,"Stephen Ayers, Tom Beimers, Barbara Bencini, Bain Boehlke, Jeffrey Bores, Bob Bush, Kim Carlander, Carolyn Erickson, Ed Foppe, Eric Galatz, Michael Jorgenson, Tom Keller, Jennifer Schaeidler, Amber Senn, Suzanne Zeller",,"Jungle Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Margo,Gisselman,"Jungle Theater","2951 Lyndale Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55408-2111,"(612) 278-0141 ",margo@jungletheater.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka, Wright, Carver, Scott, Dakota, Washington, Isanti, Stevens, Stearns, Benton, Sherburne, St. Louis, Rice, Winona, Le Sueur",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-164,"Lawrence Adams: Principal, LarsonAllen, LLP.; Jonathan Carter: Solutions development manager, General Mills.; Ellen Copperud: Board member, Southwest Minnesota Arts and Humanities Council.; Kenna Cottman Sarge: Artistic director, Voice of Culture Drum and Dance. Educator, TU Dance Center. Dancer with Pramila Vasudevan.; Hong Dice: Professor of music, Carleton College, and Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing; Antony Goddard: Executive director, Paramount Arts Resource Trust, and St Cloud Opportunities.; Anna Johnson: Independent arts consultant; Therese Kunz: Creative director, Longville Arts Center; Founder, Screen Porch Productions, Inc.; Janis Lane-Ewart: Executive director and volunteer programmer, KFAI. Treasurer, Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations, and National Federation of Community Broadcasters.|Peter Spooner, Curator, Tweed Museum of Art. Board member, Duluth Public Arts Commission, Duluth Public Library, Artists Relief Fund, and Chester Bowl Improvement Club.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes
20556,"Operating Support",2013,38699,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Make circus performing arts learning opportunities available to children and youth who would not otherwise be able to participate because of financial or other barriers. Provide 140 need-based scholarships or work-study arrangements to qualified students. Partner with at least one social service agency to offer targeted scholarships. This outcome was evaluated by reviewing a report of all class-related transactions for the reporting period to determine the total number of students with scholarship or work study credits, and the total value of these credits. Scholarship and work study students are also included in the annual survey of participants which collects self-reported outcomes, demographic data, and feedback on satisfaction with the program. 2: Make circus performing arts learning opportunities accessible to young people who would not otherwise be able to participate because of physical or developmental disabilities. Offer Wings classes for physical and developmentally disabled students at least three times per year. Serve an average of ten Wings students per session through partnerships, targeted outreach, and subsidized class fees. This outcome was evaluated by reviewing 2012-13 enrollment reports, and summarizing student participation by course name. Wings students are also included in the annual survey of participants which collects self-reported outcomes, demographic data and feedback on satisfaction with the program.","Since September 1, 2012, Circus Juventas provided scholarship assistance to 176 youth students, and work study opportunities to 20 advanced level students. Scholarship assistance covered costs such as registration fees, class fees and costume costs. The value of scholarships totals more than $177,000. 2: Circus Juventas offered Wings classes during each session (fall, winter and spring). Ten students participated in these classes. Student hometowns included Minneapolis, St Paul, Edina, Mendota Heights and Vadnais Heights.",,1706943,Other,1745642,,"Joan Cochran, John Greener, Peter Huber, Tim Houlihan, Larry Berle, John Esch, Donna Gies, Corey Gordon, Lance Lemieux, Laura Mogren",,"Circus of the Star AKA Circus Juventas","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dan,Butler,"Circus of the Star AKA Circus Juventas","1270 Montreal Ave","St Paul",MN,55116-2400,"(651) 699-8229x 208",dan@circusjuventas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, McLeod, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Renville, St. Louis, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, Waseca, Washington, Wilkin, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-165,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20557,"Operating Support",2013,39519,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide programs that meet constituent needs. Keep our 2010-11 repertory, except Claudia and Huggertree; bring in two plays from past repertoire; provide a new conservation play, a new library play, and two Booster Bits on a new topic. Provide one major new project like OPS or Anoka-Hennepin. Increase professional development workshops, from five to eight. Bring together four to six theatre professionals who, as a CLIMB Core of Theatre Practitioners, will observe and critique our actors, scripts, and production elements as they are performed on site. Actors will observe assessment and evaluators’ work, and vice versa, at least one time. We know we provided programs that met constituent needs. First, our repertory was created with input from topical experts and educators. Second, we know the topics were of value to our constituents because we sold 283 plays and 220 days of classes in Minnesota. Third, this year we created new teacher and student evaluations. 3,316 teachers rated the overall value of our programs as a 3.8 out of 4. And 99% of teachers said they would like CLIMB to return to their school. 7,785 students evaluated our plays and classes. 91% of students surveyed said they learned something that will help them. The feedback we received from the CLIMB Core of Theatre Practioners and the additional trainings helped actors score well in both teacher and student evaluations. 95% of elementary students said the acting was great. The actors' portrayal of their characters was rated as a 3.9 out of 4 by teachers and a 3.5 out of 4 by secondary students. 2: Expand our commitment to public service and public benefit. Reach at least 110,000 Minnesotans; serve at least 22% of Minnesota’s cities and towns; assure that 30% of programming is done in greater Minnesota; provide a program that reduces costs to greater Minnesota schools by 25%. With possible increased revenue, we will create funds of 10% of those amounts to help greater Minnesota cover travel/program fees, and to provide cost reductions to underserved audiences. We know we expanded our commitment to public service and public benefit. We exceeded our goal by 8,967 people and reached 128,967 Minnesotans with high quality arts programming. Our programming was defined as high quality by actor/University of Minnesota professor Barbara Kingsley who said, I was surprised by the level of engagement in the audience while watching 'A Deeper Look.' The young audience was riveted. I attribute this to the high level of proficiency on the part of the acting company. Michael Booth also praised CLIMB's original works saying, I was impressed by the artfulness and the message of the play, 'Lockdown.' We did a significant portion of our work in greater Minnesota and in rural Minnesota, and worked with over 800 students with special needs in addition to 815 seniors. We track this data in a spreadsheet that is completed after each residency/performance. This data helps us know the number of people served, as well as statistical data like location and number of students eligible for free/reduced lunch. We tracked the savings given to greater Minnesota schools by subtracting their actual travel cost from the original quote given for that school.","To ensure the arts are interwoven into every facet of community life, we provided programs that meet constituent needs. To do this we achieved our stated goals as follows: 1) maintained our repertory except Claudia and Huggertree; 2) brought in Yellow Troll's Treasure and The Dreaded Kneejerk from past repertoire; 3) wrote and produced a new environmental play called Space Baby, a new library play called The Gift, and two Booster Bits (now Interplays) on empathy; 4) created a training video for Anoka Hennepin School's human resources department, and did a live presentation for all their kindergarten teachers; 5) provided actors workshops on operatives, biomechanics, stage combat, unarmed stage combat, and auditioning; 6) created a corps of theatre practitioners (Michael Booth, Barbara Kingsley, James Williams, Mark Rosenwinkel, and Terry Lynn Carlson); 7) ensured actors observe each other's work at least once. 2: In order to ensure people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities participate in the arts, we continued to expand our commitment to public service and public benefit. To do this we: 1) reached 128,967 Minnesotans as of July 15, 2013 exceeding our goal by 8,967 people; 2) served 19% of Minnesota's cities and towns, falling short of our goal by 3% due to two anticipated grants not being funded; 3) scheduled 39% of our Minnesota programming in rural communities and 33% of our Minnesota programming in greater Minnesota; 4) created a special program to help save greater Minnesota schools money, but since it required partnering with another school participation was limited. However, to keep with our commitment of making travel affordable to greater Minnesota schools, our outreach team created tours that saved schools in greater Minnesota 39% on travel costs; 5) created a new program for elders with cognitive/physical disabilities and provided 79 days of programming to 815 seniors; 6) partnered with twelve organizations to do customized residencies for people with special needs.",,888168,Other,927687,7929,"Jim Gambone, Representative Joseph Atkins, Bonnie Matson, James Olney, Bill Partlan, Milan Mockovak, Peg Wetli",1.49,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peg,Wetli,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","6415 Carmen Ave E","Inver Grove Heights",MN,55076-4428,"(651) 453-9275 ",peg@climb.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, St. Louis, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-166,"Joshua Aerie: Conductor, artistic director, and instructor of various music organizations. Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and Sacred Heart Music Center.; Beth Burns: Executive director, Lutheran Music Program. Board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Minnesota Music Coalition.; Vicki Chepulis: Retired executive director, Trollwood Performing Arts School.; Yolanda Cotterall: Greater Minnesota rural program director, Latino Economic Development Center. Board member, Casa de Esperanza, and Mixed Blood Theatre.; Heidi Droegemueller: Director of development and individual giving, Minnesota Orchestra; president, Association of Fundraising Professionals, Minnesota chapter; Timothy Lloyd: Metal artist. Committee member, Northfield Arts Guild. Retired arts educator.; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; Herman Milligan, Jr: Managing partner, The Fulton Group, LLC.; Jamie Robertson: Executive director, New York Mills Regional Cultural Center and Arts Retreat.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20560,"Operating Support",2013,40851,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide non-arts organizations with access to the arts in a manner that allows people to learn and create. COMPAS will partner with at least five different types of community organizations. In all COMPAS arts residencies, participants will create at least one piece of original art. At least 80% of COMPAS performances and workshops will engage participants interactively, present a cultural perspective, and deepen their understanding of an art form. COMPAS uses a variety of evaluation practices. COMPAS staff, customers, and teaching artists all participate in measuring the results of our arts programs. Evaluations are filled out by one or more teachers or administrators at a site and by artists; COMPAS staff makes site visits; and follow-up meetings among site staff, artists, and COMPAS staff are used to discuss items not covered in the standard evaluation. Evaluations track items such as how well: 1) the art form was taught; 2) the teaching artist engaged the participants; 3) customer-specific goals were met; 4) the artist communicated with the teacher/administrator, prepared them for upcoming activities, and passed on skills they can use after the program ended. Each long-term arts program includes a final presentation or performance that lets participants demonstrate their newly developed skills in a meaningful way and allows invited community members to see the results for themselves. 2: People of many ages, ethnicities, and abilities will participate in COMPAS programs. COMPAS will engage as many (or more) individuals and organizations in the arts as were served in fiscal year 2012. At least one-third of COMPAS' roster artists will be people of color. COMPAS programs will reach individuals and organizations in all eight Minnesota congressional districts. COMPAS tracks the number of participants and sites served through its programs. Since COMPAS is a state-wide organization, it is our goal to work in all eight congressional districts. This is achieved through building on our partnerships and developing new ones with schools and other community organizations. This year COMPAS looked for artists with cultural connections to immigrant populations and new art forms. Artists added included Kim Sueoka/Lau Hawaiian Collective (Hawaiian music); Victor Yepez (Ecuadorian muralist), John Akre (animation), Gita Ghei (East Indian, copper sculpture), and Sarah Nassif (screen printing). We also added artists of African American heritage and artists doing art forms already represented, such as fiction writing and photography.","COMPAS partnered with 93 different school sites, ranging from Tri-County Schools in Kittson County to the State Academy for the Blind in Faribault; libraries (Dakota County Library system); older adult centers and residential facilities (Lyngblomsten and Ebenezer); hospitals (Children's Hospitals of Minnesota in St Paul and Minneapolis); and recreation centers and social service agencies (Boys and Girls Clubs: East Side and West Side, Mount Airy). All the work we do - whether it be residencies, performances, or workshops - is focused on extracting originality and fine arts work. We offer every site the opportunity for a community event, and our artists use this venue to share the emerging work of students. We continue to emphasize interaction in all phases of our work. Providing the cultural context to understand a piece of art, and the historical niche in which it fits, is vital. 2: COMPAS worked with people of all ages, ethnicities and abilities during fiscal year 2013. Largely due to funding challenges faced by schools, we moved from serving 48,000+ students at 151 sites, to 32,000+ students at 130 sites. By contrast, our Arts In Health Care program increased by over 20% (from 2,994 participants to 3,834). Our roster is 42% artists of color. Aside from representing major United States ethnic groups, they also come from countries such as Ghana, Indonesia, Ecuador, and India (as well as Caucasian-majority countries like Sweden and Russia). COMPAS reaches individuals in all eight Minnesota congressional districts. Examples include: 1: Owatonna, Rochester (Bamber Valley); 2: Faribault (Minnesota State Academy for the Blind, Henderson (Hilltop); 3: St Louis Park (Aquila), Hopkins (Meadowbrook); 4: St Paul (Highland Park High), Roseville (Parkview Center); 5: Minneapolis (Anwatin Middle); 6: Clear Lake (Clearview), Woodbury (Bailey); 7: Roseau, Morris; 8: Duluth (Lowell), Aitkin (Rippleside).",,1122000,Other,1162851,2000,"Cheryl Bock, Mimi Stake, Yvette Trotman, Pamela Johnson, Nasir Raja, Roderic Hernub Southall, Robert Erickson, Christina Koppang, Diane Kuhlmann, Louis Porter II, Celena Plesha, Susan Rotilie, Michelle Silverman, Irene Suddard, Theresa Murray",,"COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dawne,"Brown White","COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","75 5th St W Ste 304","St Paul",MN,55102-1496,"(651) 292-3261 ",dawne@compas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Kittson, Roseau, Norman, St. Louis, Clay, Stevens, Aitkin, Polk, Rice, Mille Lacs, Stearns, Le Sueur, Sibley, Morrison, Chisago, Goodhue, Anoka, Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Washington, Olmsted, Carver, Scott, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-169,"Lawrence Burnett: Choral director and professor of music, Carleton College.; Sunny Chanthanouvong: Executive director, Lao Assistance Center. Policy Fellow, Humphrey School. Board member, St Paul Foundation, Asian/American Health Coalition, Harrison Neighborhood Association. Member, MN Compulsive Gambling Advisory Committee, Civil Rights Commission.; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers.; Brian Jose: Executive director of fine arts programming, College of St Benedict/St John's University.; Jerry Lopez: Executive director, Ce Tempoxcalli.; Jennifer Penzkover: Coordinator, Saint Cloud Arts Commission.; Andrea Specht: Executive director, Bloomington Theatre and Art Center.; Sarah Stauder: Executive director, Rochester Art Center.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes
10023626,"Operating Support",2022,7798,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","One goal is to develop a long-term organizational and financial sustainability plan. We will begin board evaluation and development and hire a professional arts facilitator to lead us through the creating a 5-year growth plan. Another goal is to expand our gallery exhibitions to include nationally recognized artists, each year, either contemporary or historical and increase culturally diverse artists exhibiting. The success of our planning goal will be measured by the successful completion of a board development and training plan, revision of our original business plan, and completion of growth and development plans. For the gallery, success will be measured in having the nationally recognized and culturally diverse artists scheduled for the monthly Gallery Exhibition at least once each year.","In providing a space where artists feel fully supported, first-time collaborators challenged their own preconceived limitations, expanded and enriched their artmaking practice, and strengthened community connections. Hiring a part-time communications person, a full-time director, and a part-time site manager has enabled us to focus energy on connecting with more culturally diverse artists. We have also connected to 3 technicians who have allowed us to establish more consistency in providing the space, technical support, and equipment for artists. We have begun a regular mentorship with Pangea World Theatre in Minneapolis to learn about best practices with regard to production, community outreach and fundraising.","Achieved some of the proposed outcomes",66772,"Other,local or private",74570,,"Paul Heyl, Chuck Brown, Mark Glesener, Gene Wenstrom, Karen Roker, Rebecca Heerdt",,"Bird Island Cultural Centre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Operating Support Year One, FY2022",2022-01-01,2022-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Glesener,"Bird Island Cultural Centre","PO Box 434","Bird Island",MN,55310,"(320) 522-0633",markglesener@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Renville, Kandiyohi, Redwood, Chippewa, Brown, McLeod, Yellow Medicine, Big Stone, Swift, Sibley, Nicollet, Lac qui Parle, Meeker",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2176,"Cheryl Avenel-Navara, arts admin, SMAC board; Mark Bosveld, theater; Cheniqua Johnson, theater, music; Joyce Meyer, visual art, education; Jane Otto, arts admin; Kerry Ward, visual art, grantwriting; Mark Wilmes, theater, SMAC Board","Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Michele Huggins: Granite Area Arts Council treasurer and volunteer, member of the Artisan Grain Collaborative, founding member of ACHALA; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Louella Voigt: music, fiber art; Blue Mound Area Theatre board; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Janine Teske: music, theater, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley school board; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;",,2
10023628,"Operating Support",2022,9288,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Our goals include: Continue DBAA's capacity to sustain the performing arts director position. Return to presenting a ""normal"" performing arts season once pandemic concerns are addressed and the school construction project is completed in the Memorial Auditorium area. Commit to a strategic planning project to evaluate DBAA's organizational structure and future direction. Commit to a strategic planning project to evaluate DBAA's organizational structure and future direction. The Operating Support funding will assist DBAA in its mission by providing partial funding for the performing arts position. This outcome will be measured by the organization's ability to fulfill the contract financially. DBAA will research and book artists for future seasons with performances structured for either Memorial Auditorium or other venues in the community i.e. public library, Senior Center gathering hall, local restaurants. By the end of Year One of the grant period, DBAA will have a plan in place for strategic planning by the board and performing arts director.","After putting many programs on hold due to COVID and the transition of directors, we were back in full force. Educational programming increased significantly, and we were able to hire a program assistant to help with the coordination of these programs. Our presence at local community events was also strengthened, including the local farmers market and county fair. Our partner groups also began to offer events again. These funds allowed us to build upon the long-term stability of our organization by re-engaging members, supporters, and audiences within the community through the programs, opportunities, and partnerships we offered. We were also able to restructure our goals and ambitions and develop a strategic plan to achieve them. These funds allowed us to focus on our goals and adapt to the current needs of the organization and our community.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",76965,"Other,local or private",86253,9288,"Rebecca Thoen, Patti Mork, Karen Collins, Melanie Benson, Janet Fenske, Tracy Hanson, Allysa Hurley, Tami Maus, Karla Perkins",,"Dawson-Boyd Arts Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Operating Support Year One, FY2022",2022-01-01,2022-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Luanne,Fondell,"Dawson-Boyd Arts Association","PO Box 434",Dawson,MN,56232,"(320) 312-2311",luannefondell@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lac qui Parle, Chippewa, Yellow Medicine, Swift, Big Stone",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2178,"Cheryl Avenel-Navara, arts admin, SMAC board; Mark Bosveld, theater; Cheniqua Johnson, theater, music; Joyce Meyer, visual art, education; Jane Otto, arts admin; Kerry Ward, visual art, grantwriting; Mark Wilmes, theater, SMAC Board","Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Michele Huggins: Granite Area Arts Council treasurer and volunteer, member of the Artisan Grain Collaborative, founding member of ACHALA; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Louella Voigt: music, fiber art; Blue Mound Area Theatre board; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Janine Teske: music, theater, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley school board; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;",,2
10023630,"Operating Support",2022,7220,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A major goal for this year, more than any other year, is to keep the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council viable and sustainable while audience and donor attitudes remain unpredictable. We want to exist and continue to fulfill the mission of MAFAC by staging the concerts, presenting the art exhibits, and working with local and regional artists and authors. The impact of the SMAC funds will help keep MAFAC functioning. It is vital that MAFAC keep its core volunteers and recruit more people willing to volunteer time and contribute to the organization. The easiest way to measure or prove if our goal is met is whether the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council exists in two years. MAFAC is not looking for major changes, per se, but a chance to continue to host concerts, work with artists and authors in the Gift Shop and to stage exhibits.","MVAS returned to almost full operations and the year was a successful one, with significant progress in a range of programs and initiatives. Though the number of classes on offer was down, there were higher registration numbers than previous years. New classes included Scandinavian Lintel Carving, Swedish Knutkorgar Baskets, and Advanced Sculptural Spoon Handle Carving. The school moved and expanded the Weaving Studio and renamed it the Textile Studio. Unfortunately, the school was not able to acquire the Karen Jenson Trestuen Gallery, since the school's ability to raise funds was severely disrupted by the pandemic. Some of the funds were reassigned with permission from the donors for the completion of the main school building.","Achieved some of the proposed outcomes",45313,"Other,local or private",52533,7220,"Cathy Schlagel, Jan Loft, Deb Ahmann, Marilyn Leach, Charlotte Wendel, Jackie Meyer, Bruce Ahrendt, Steve Juhl, Lorie Fetzik",,"Marshall Area Fine Arts Council AKA Arts Center MAFAC","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Operating Support Year One, FY2022",2022-01-01,2022-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jan,Loft,"Marshall Area Fine Arts Council AKA Arts Center MAFAC","PO Box 531",Marshall,MN,56258,"(507) 537-1806",mafac.arts@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Redwood, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2180,"Cheryl Avenel-Navara, arts admin, SMAC board; Mark Bosveld, theater; Cheniqua Johnson, theater, music; Joyce Meyer, visual art, education; Jane Otto, arts admin; Kerry Ward, visual art, grantwriting; Mark Wilmes, theater, SMAC Board","Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Michele Huggins: Granite Area Arts Council treasurer and volunteer, member of the Artisan Grain Collaborative, founding member of ACHALA; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Louella Voigt: music, fiber art; Blue Mound Area Theatre board; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Janine Teske: music, theater, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley school board; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;",,2
10023631,"Operating Support",2022,10859,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Goals include: 1) The safe resumption of pre-COVID classes and source further classes in woodworking, carving, the Scandinavian arts, silversmithing, jewelry and the decorative arts with the goal of 100 classes. 2) Resumption of the Spoon Gathering (scheduled for June of 2022). 3) Continue to grow the Studio program. The current weaving Studio will be moved to a larger more suitable room and be renamed the Textile Studio, with the goal of introducing new classes such as Norwegian Hardanger, quilting and Scandinavian knitting. 4) Grow memberships after the COVID slowdown. 5) Purchase and preserve the Karen Jenson Trestuen Garden Gallery. 6) Further develop youth art and create opportunities for the underserved in the community, in particular Milan's growing Micronesian community. All the goals listed above are measurable. Number of classes and students attending are measurable. Attendance numbers and number of memberships are measurable. The development of programs and facility improvements are all observable.","These grants funds allowed us to step out beyond our normal financial limitations and bring in some artists and performers that we would not typically be able to afford. It also allowed us to keep our ticket prices down, so that our shows are accessible to a wider range of people, and enabled us to experiment with some shows that may or may not attract audience members as we try to attract new people to the PAC. We were able to provide residents in Pipestone and the surrounding area opportunities to experience a variety of arts programming that is offered no where else in this immediate area, including dance, drama, music, storytelling, illusions and other performing arts. We booked four presenter series shows during this time. We also added two community members to our committee that makes decision in which artists to book.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",88248,"Other,local or private",99107,10859,"Jon Roisen, Bob Kempe, Jill Christie, Marcy Brekken, Maureen Hark, Scott Wilson, Ashley Hanson",,"Milan Village Arts School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Operating Support Year One, FY2022",2022-01-01,2022-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ron,Porep,"Milan Village Arts School","PO Box 230",Milan,MN,56262,"(320) 734-4807",admin@milanvillageartsschool.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Chippewa, Swift, Lac qui Parle, Kandiyohi, Big Stone, Renville, Meeker, Stearns, Redwood, Lyon, Pope, Yellow Medicine, Stevens, Murray, Pipestone, Grant, Douglas, Otter Tail, Wadena, Traverse, Wilkin, Hennepin, Carver, Dakota, Todd, Rice, Wright, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2181,"Cheryl Avenel-Navara, arts admin, SMAC board; Mark Bosveld, theater; Cheniqua Johnson, theater, music; Joyce Meyer, visual art, education; Jane Otto, arts admin; Kerry Ward, visual art, grantwriting; Mark Wilmes, theater, SMAC Board","Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Michele Huggins: Granite Area Arts Council treasurer and volunteer, member of the Artisan Grain Collaborative, founding member of ACHALA; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Louella Voigt: music, fiber art; Blue Mound Area Theatre board; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Janine Teske: music, theater, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley school board; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;",,2
10023633,"Operating Support",2022,5696,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","In general, our goal is to continue as a viable arts organization by expanding our numbers of singers, volunteers, and audience. Our goal for the first year of this grant is to regain our footing as a performing arts organization. During the pandemic shut down we lost singers, audience, business manager, board members, and volunteers. We need to rebuild those essential elements in order to preserve our long term stability. Specifically, that means: Increase chorale singers from 20 to 24; Increase board members from 5 to 7; Hire a new business manager; Identify 1-2 volunteers for each area (grant writing, advertising, programming, social media); Regain audience size of 500 per concert season. Our goal for the second year of this grant period is to develop concert programs that increase our audience size by 10%. These goals will be evaluated by comparing member rosters, board member rosters, evidence in meeting minutes of hiring a new business manager, an updated committee list with specified volunteers, and ticket/audience reports provided by our treasurer.","The OS grant has allowed an increase in both time and added expectations from box office and social media. With added OS funds, the Box Office has taken on handling advertising and correspondence. There was more time devoted to social media resulting in 550 new email subscribers and an increase in Facebook visits of 7.6% and likes of 36.5% from 2021. We have not found the right person to be our event operations manager and continue conversations with both the Wilder Museum and the city of Walnut Grove. We have been able to attract new and younger board members, including people with expertise in sound and landscaping. Board members who been involved in readings of new scripts have provided valuable critiques and have shown an increased awareness of the historical Laura and the Walnut Grove community.","Achieved proposed outcomes",27131,"Other,local or private",32827,,"June Meyerhoff, Sue Selden, Jean Schueller, Helen Pederson, Paul Knapper",,"Prairie Arts Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Operating Support Year One, FY2022",2022-01-01,2022-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,June,Meyerhoff,"Prairie Arts Chorale","PO Box 531",Marshall,MN,56258,"(320) 368-0943",junemeyerhoff@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Redwood, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, Chippewa, Renville, Yellow Medicine, Kandiyohi",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2183,"Cheryl Avenel-Navara, arts admin, SMAC board; Mark Bosveld, theater; Cheniqua Johnson, theater, music; Joyce Meyer, visual art, education; Jane Otto, arts admin; Kerry Ward, visual art, grantwriting; Mark Wilmes, theater, SMAC Board","Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Michele Huggins: Granite Area Arts Council treasurer and volunteer, member of the Artisan Grain Collaborative, founding member of ACHALA; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Louella Voigt: music, fiber art; Blue Mound Area Theatre board; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Janine Teske: music, theater, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley school board; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;",,2
10024430,"Operating Support Grant - Renewal",2022,4777,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","While we may not have the capacity to return to full operations right now because of the public health emergency, we are continuing to monitor the situation and plan for when we can begin to execute our rescheduled agenda of programs. Specific goals (if gallery operations are allowed to return to order) include continuing our educational programming with our ongoing series of artist-led workshops, further events of our zine workshop series that will culminate in a final exhibition, a series of life drawing instructional classes guided by local artist Heidi Blunt, and a series of exhibitions that highlight local, national, and international artists, beginning with a solo exhibition of local artist Carolyn Olson's Essential Workers portraits. We will continue our production of unique, curated zines as well as our postcard project and have plans to redesign our website. We will assess this work based on our ability to successfully execute these plans, or our ability to accommodate and adapt to the growing resurgence of Covid- 19, Delta variant. Our programs will be assessed based on artist, member, and community feedback, as well as ongoing board evaluations. For the mail and virtual programming, we can evaluate success based on audience/community participation.",,,8088,"Other,local or private",12866,,,,"Prove Collective AKA Prove Gallery","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support Grant - Renewal",,"Operating Support Grant - Renewal",2022-01-01,2022-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Jamie,Ratliff,"Prove Collective AKA Prove Gallery","21 N Lake Ave",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 726-6078",Jamie@provegallery.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-grant-renewal-30,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater",,2
10024461,"Operating Support Grant",2023,7404,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Annually, we assess our evaluation data to determine what programs are successful, which need improvement, and how we can modify our programing to meet the needs of our key demographics. While, at the same time, introducing new opportunities combined with offerings that have the most reach and impact. We use a combination of sources including paper surveys, online surveys, ticket sales, attendance focus groups, social media comments and outside data sources help shape future directions at the Lyric. Surveys are used to help determine where we advertise, how we select play and performance selections. Demographic data from our surveys is compared to census data to get an idea of who we haven't served and spur us to connect with other artists and arts organization to find ways to make those connections.When this organization formed in 1998 the Quad Cities and eastern Iron Range were virtually an arts desert outside of in-school programs. Individual artists were separate and felt alone. As public schools changed their focus from arts and humanities to ?teach to the tests' students lost access to learning how the arts could enrich their lives. Since, the Lyric has filled these gaps in meaningful ways through a dedicated art gallery, theater programs for children and adults, educational and cultural opportunities that are free or low cost and open to the public without restrictions, and now developing visual, music and literary arts programs for youth. The Lyric encourages visual arts participation through an open call for artists process plus open exhibits in May, August and December each year. We promote the gallery as ?free and open to the public' to encourage anyone and everyone to walk through our door and discover works of art by local artists that they can relate to or be challenged by. We have the only community theater and children's theater companies and the only venue for music performance other than bars in a 60 mile radius that provides regular performances.",,,,,7404,,,,"Laurentian Arts and Culture Alliance AKA Lyric Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support Grant",,"To maintain (in-part) paid staff positions of Community Outreach Manager and Executive Director.",2023-01-01,2024-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Paul,Gregersen,"Laurentian Arts and Culture Alliance AKA Lyric Center for the Arts","PO Box 416",Virginia,MN,55792-2532,"(218) 741-5577",director@lyriccenteronline.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-grant-71,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10024462,"Operating Support Grant",2023,6382,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","Through annual board retreats, MSO has developed a strategic plan and supporting outcomes which we measure and discuss at least yearly. Our success in achieving these outcomes guides our planning for programming and outreach to musicians and audiences. Outcomes: Participation in MSO programs will be maintained or grow Participation in MSO Programs by string players will be maintained or grow Musicians will feel the repertoire is helping them to improve their skills MSO musicians will support the orchestra financially Audiences for MSO concerts will be maintained or grow Student attendance at orchestra concerts will grow Financial support for the orchestra will grow The board will have clear succession plans for all leadership positions MSO will support music education and work with young musicians We have experienced setbacks in several areas during the pandemic. We are planning two board retreats this year to develop plans to rebuild our orchestra and audiences. Our constituents include both musicians and audience members. MSO tracks statistics about musician participation, audience size, total financial support, and number of financial supporters by type on an ongoing basis. MSO conducts a survey of participating musicians at the end of each season. The survey asks questions designed to measure engagement, satisfaction, mission achievement, development of skills, adequacy of rehearsal time, and appropriateness of music selections. The survey also invites members to make suggestions and to volunteer to serve on the board or committees or take on other tasks like school visits or audience outreach. MSO periodically conducts audience surveys, asking questions such as what is the most important reason(s) they are attending a performance; how many MSO performances have they attended in the last 12 months; have they ever made a financial contribution to MSO; what kind of music would they like to hear MSO perform; and how many miles they drove to attend the performance. Survey results are compiled and discussed by the board at least annually. The board is currently considering a proposal to conduct focus groups with current and potential musicians, and current and potential audience members, to gain additional insights into how we can better serve the needs of our constituent groups and encourage greater participation. Our home base for performances is Goodman Auditorium in Virginia High School and one performance of each two-concert series is held there. For our 2022-2023 season, concerts will be held in Virginia, Hibbing, Eveleth, Ely, and Mountain Iron. We hold regularly scheduled concerts at Goodman to make it easy for residents of the largest community in our service area to find us and appear in other places to make orchestral music available to people from across the Iron Range in their own communities. Our ticket prices are low so that cost is not a barrier to attend a live concert. In the season just completed, MSO performed seven times in Virginia, Ely, and Moose Lake. Audience sizes were smaller than in past years. Season total attendance was 800, and 46% of audience members were adults, 37% were seniors, and 17% were children. Seventy-three musicians performed with MSO this year, including four singers, two young artist competition winners, and 66 instrumental musicians. We performed with an average of 40 instrumental musicians per concert. Ten individuals performed with the Mesabi Chamber Ensemble, including two youth. This comment illustrates MSO's impact on the people of the Iron Range: ?Here I was, with a full orchestra and large crowd including many friends. When the music began, with Aida's trumpet fanfare, tears of joy suddenly came to surprise me! I had come alone, but when I saw what we were in for, I put in a call to my wife, and she quickly changed plans and clothes and arrived before the end of the Verdi! Thanks to the MSO for a wonderful concert that delighted and nourished us."" Elton B., audience member In",,,,,6382,,,,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support Grant",,"Operational support funding will be used to pay a portion of the General Manager salary",2023-01-01,2024-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Lisa,Buckman,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","PO Box 600",Virginia,MN,55792,"(646) 267-6934",generalmanager@mesabisymphonyorchestra.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-grant-72,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10024466,"Operating Support Grant",2023,8000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The Music Resource Center (MRC) program and its parent organization, the Armory Arts and Music Center (AAMC), are continually assessing, evaluating and seeking feedback to shape the program and achieve its goals. Since the formation of the MRC Advisory Committee several years prior to covid, most of the planning process, goal setting, strategizing, and recommendations regarding MRC programing have come from the committee. When the MRC was operating in-person, the committee included staff, parents, community partners, volunteers interested in the program, and often times a student. This diverse group would assess information such as attendance and feedback regarding the program, discuss how best to move forward, and make recommendations for staff to bring to the AAMC Board. Finally, the AAMC Board reviews the recommendations, and ultimately makes decisions on important issues. The MRC has typically used a number of tools to gather information including: - Student registration packet (which includes the member application and interest survey); to understand each student's background and goals - Daily sign-in/sign-out sheets; to track daily attendance, which individuals are attending, and the time each student spent at the MRC - Open Mic sign up sheets; It takes some courage to get up on the stage and perform the first time for many students. Participation in monthly open mics indicates how students are progressing. - End of year student and parent/guardian surveys; to evaluate the overall effectiveness of the program and give opportunities for input. - Feedback from other sources such as students, parents, staff, volunteers, and community partners are also an important source of information. Since going online during Covid we track how many students are taking lessons and how their attendance has been. Teaching students the importance of showing up on time and on schedule is an important life skill which is also a part of the MRC's goal. Over the past several years, we have continued to commit to collecting accurate data. We find this to be very helpful in understanding the overall quality of the program, which our students and parents have always rated between 4 and 5 on a scale of 1--5. (see survey attachment) The MRC is open to all students from the local area who are in grades 6-12 and have an interest in making music of any kind. Our students have come from every public and private school in Duluth and we have had many home-schooled students as well. The MRC has had students from across the bay in Superior and from as far away as Cloquet. We see evidence of our appeal in students of all backgrounds. Some are from middle-class homes and have access to instruments and recording software, yet they enjoy coming to the MRC for the music clubhouse atmosphere. Others are from low-income families and rely on the MRC to provide them tools and assistance that they don't have access to otherwise. Our students are a diverse group -- many of them from the BIPOC community, and the male/female mix is roughly about equal on average. We go out of our way to be a place where all are welcomed and encouraged to speak their truth and share their passion through music that is respectful of others.",,,,,8000,,,,"Armory Arts and Music Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support Grant",,"Funding to reopen our Music Resource Center program in-person this school year",2023-01-01,2024-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Mark,Poirier,"Armory Arts and Music Center","1626 London Rd Ste 779",Duluth,MN,55812,"(218) 428-9686",mark@dulutharmory.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-grant-76,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10024468,"Operating Support Grant",2023,4425,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","During the Covid shutdown, our board used this time to conduct strategic planning. The board used information from member surveys to understand they key priorities and interests of the membership. This information helped to inform the strategic planning process. The board also conducted a visioning process to define our goals and reaffirm our mission and vision. This effort resulted in a five-year strategic plan with four key goals: 1) retain, increase, and diversify membership, 2) develop new and strengthen existing partnerships to increase the Guild's visibility and to expand outreach, 3) create and maintain a gathering space for socialization, experimentation, and education with fiber, and 4) secure and maintain resources to support the Guild's mission. The Guild continues to implement surveys and use evaluation and feedback forms to improve our policies, programming, and to better implement our goals. The Guild typically implements a membership survey on a frequency of every 1-2 years, or as needed. Sometimes these surveys are targeted to a specific need or aspect of programming, e.g. a survey asking members about what educational opportunities they would like to see the Guild offer. Other surveys are larger in scope and are intended to assess to what degree the Guild is achieving its mission and goals via the current activities and programming. One of these broader membership surveys is currently in development. There are also specific opportunities to provide feedback after major events, such as after a fundraising sale, with the purpose of obtaining feedback from members that will ensure future events will be even more successful. The education committee is also working on developing evaluation forms for classes offered by the Guild. In addition, as part of the implementation plan for the strategic plan, the board committed to reviewing goals, assessing progress, and adjusting as needed, and also committed to providing updates to the membership at the annual meeting. The annual meeting is the primary business meeting where the board and the general membership discuss key priorities for the membership, and the membership provides direction to the board.The extent to which the Guild's services and programs are approachable and available to a broad public audience is currently difficult to assess. Because of Covid, our ability to conduct regular programming, conduct outreach activities, or to increase our visibility in the community was severely restricted, and we have only recently begun to implement some of our core outreach activities. The board is currently working on outreach and education opportunities associated with our 50th anniversary activities scheduled for 2023. These activities will include classes and workshops, exhibitions of fiber art in local and regional galleries, and associated programming. The Guild tries to participate in community events like the Harvest Fest in order to reach a broader audience. Demonstrations of fiber arts activities at these events and at Guild-hosted events such as our fiber fair and sale and our rummage sale are also intended to introduce the community to fiber arts and to solicit participation in an approachable manner. We also strive to offer low or no cost opportunities to participate in fiber arts activities. One example is our ?Redo and Renew? study group, which is dedicated to upcycling fibers and fabrics as a low-cost, first step for those wanting to learn about fiber techniques while reducing the problem of textile waste. An upcoming membership survey will also solicit feedback from members on other opportunities to provide services and programs. In general, the Guild's services and programs provide a public benefit to Minnesota by being the primary fiber arts resource in northern Minnesota. We offer classes, artist services, and programming that is open to the community. Many of these opportunities are not available elsewhere in the state outside of the metro area.",,,,,4425,,,,"Duluth Fiber Guild","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support Grant",,"We intend to use the funds to assist with annual rent expense for our fiber studio facility.",2023-01-01,2024-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Erin,Endsley,"Duluth Fiber Guild","2701 W Superior St Ste 210",Duluth,MN,55806,"(218) 464-3439",duluthfiberguild@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-grant-78,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10024470,"Operating Support Grant",2023,6978,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The Ely Folk School is highly oriented to the community. In our recent strategic planning sessions (in which we worked with a consultant to develop a three-year strategic plan), we utilized feedback from a 2021 survey of all our constituents. This survey informed what program areas we plan to focus on and what facility needs are most pressing. When the pandemic hit, we listened to community voices and moved to online programming as early as April 2020. The Ely Folk School, buoyed by high enrollment and demand, expanded our program schedule to be year-round. Previously, classes were not scheduled during the slower tourist months (January, March, and April). Prior to moving forward with our new stained glass department, we surveyed local stained glass artists. They were critical to shaping the equipment which stocks the stained glass studio. Our class schedules are highly informed by what students are interested in learning, taken from class evaluations and personal conversations. Every person who participates in one of our programs receives an evaluation form they may fill out anonymously. This allows us on the programmatic and day-to-day level to receive feedback about our facilities, communications, instructors, and classes. We use this information to improve our email messaging to registered students and find classes that our students would like to see. We also take relevant feedback and relay it to each instructor, so that they may continue to develop their teaching philosophy and material. Our staff work from the Ely Folk School classrooms and are available to the public during their work hours. People often stop by to ask about our classes and programs, inquire about the studio, and pitch new classes. The accessibility of both our staff and board to the public is an important way for us to gauge how our community uses our programs. Feedback of particular interest is discussed at monthly Team (staff + board) meetings. In 2021, the board of directors implemented a survey designed to gauge opinions and desires for EFS to be sent to all students and donors and a survey to be sent to all instructors once every two years. The survey was also posted on social media in an attempt to reach folks who have not been able to take classes recently, but may be impacted by EFS programs. Feedback from the 2021 surveys were taken into consideration as staff designed the 2022 program calendar. A similar survey will be sent in spring of 2023.As an organization, the Ely Folk School serves three main populations: locals; cabin owners; and tourists. It's notable that almost half of Ely Folk School participants live locally year-round. Many community members have told us that the Ely Folk School was a welcoming institution when they first moved into the area. A recent applicant for the Program Coordinator position on our staff wrote in their cover letter: ?Since my move, I've been trying to find ways to get involved with my new community, and the best thing I've found has been the [Ely] Folk School.? Our board chairperson has a similar story, saying that when she moved to town without knowing anyone, the first few social things she found solace in were Ely Folk School classes. We're proud of our innate ability to bring together diverse groups of people. Our small classes often consist of students from many generations and a variety of zip codes. In tourist towns like Ely, there can grow a sentiment of frustration amongst locals, directed at the crowds of visitors. Each summer, and increasingly each winter, people flood Ely's restaurants, hiking trails, and parking spots. There is a dearth of opportunities for tourists to engage meaningfully with locals - to tell stories and build relationships. The Ely Folk School is one of the few venues that aims to foster that communication and connection. Folk schools are inherently intergenerational and non-competitive with no grades and no credits, which encourage learning for life instead of for exams. In",,,,,6978,,,,"Ely Folk School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support Grant",,"We are hiring a new programming staff and would use funds to support that position.",2023-01-01,2024-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Lucy,Soderstrom,"Ely Folk School","209 E Sheridan St",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 235-0138",lucy@elyfolkschool.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-grant-80,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10024471,"Operating Support Grant",2023,6127,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","EWF's evaluation committee, under Linda Ganister's leadership, developed an evaluation plan that was first implemented for the 2019 festival. These are the questions the plan seeks to answer: ? To what extent does the Ely Winter Festival strengthen the Ely community? ? How do the arts components affect the artists' ? To what extent do the arts components affect the audience? The evaluation plan tracks the number of professional sculptures and carvers and a variety of statistics from the Symposium and other festival events. It also includes surveys of snow carvers, Ely ArtWalk participants, and businesses. These are measurable outcomes for 2023: 1) The Ely business community is strengthened by increasing tourist and resident activity during the Ely Winter Festival. 2) Artists will experience personal growth and gain public exposure through festival participation. 3) Audience members will be exposed to art in several forms and will engage with the arts and artists. If we define our constituents as the community of Ely and the audience, then two of the three evaluation questions address this look outward. To assess how the EWF strengthens the Ely community, we look at three things: 1) Does the EWF offer a broad array of well-attended events' 2) Are sponsorships from local businesses steady or increasing, in number and amount? 3) Does the event benefit the Ely business community? To answer the first question, we maintain a master list of all festival events, and collect attendance information (if available). We consider the number of events as well as attendance or participation. We also ask event organizers for comments on how successful the events were, in their view. We also conduct an audience survey in the park that seeks public input on a variety of festival events. To answer the second question, we track sponsorships ? both number and dollar amount - from the business community. To answer the third question, we do face-to-face interviews with area businesses and ask questions about their perceptions of the impact of the festival on their business revenues, and on the revenues of Ely businesses in general. EWF's other constituent group is the artists who participate in festival arts events. To determine how the arts components impact artists, we conduct surveys of participants in our two largest arts events, the Snow Sculpture Symposium and the Ely ArtWalk. The growth in business sponsorship over the last five years attests to the public support for the festival within the city of Ely. For the 2015 festival, EWF had 37 local business sponsors who donated $8,650. By 2020, that had grown to 78 local business sponsors that donated $13,350. Business support has held steady the last two years, despite Covid impacts. Ongoing in-kind services of the City of Ely valued at $10,000 attest to the support of city leaders for our event. The explosion in recent years of the number of festival events demonstrates the degree of public engagement with the festival. In 2008, 30 distinct events were hosted by 20 different organizations. By 2020, the festival had grown to 68 distinct events hosted by 22 different organizations. It may take two years to return to 2020 levels. We struggle to estimate the number of people who view the snow sculptures, walk the streets to see art in store windows, or otherwise participate in the festival as spectators. It will likely always remain difficult or impossible to enumerate total festival participation. The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is widely known as a Minnesota treasure. The EWF provides a public service to the state of Minnesota by making this area a winter tourism destination, and introducing winter tourists from across the country to the natural beauty of this area. EWF is contributing to the growth of Ely's reputation as an arts community. Ely's economy was once dominated by three industries ? mining, lumber, and tourism. The Pioneer Mine closed in 1967, one year after passage of the Wil",,,,,6127,,,,"Ely Winter Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support Grant",,"Grant funds will pay a portion of coordinator salary, and marketing and advertising expenses.",2023-01-01,2024-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Linda,Ganister,"Ely Winter Festival","423 Sheridan St E Ste 2",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 365-7669",linda@elywinterfestival.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-grant-81,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10024472,"Operating Support Grant",2023,8000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The board reviews operations at every meeting. At this phase in EHST's lifespan, we are focused on financial results. We track attendance for each movie and event and are able to identify those that are the biggest draws. The measurable outcome best described by our board-level reviews is this: ? EHST will operate in a financially sustainable manner. Programming is driven by our mission and vision statements, which may be translated into these measurable outcomes: ? EHST will offer a variety of movies and cinematic events. ? EHST will make its venue available to community groups for performances and other events. ? EHST will produce special live events to broaden its public offering. Programming both movies and special events is tricky because first-run movies have exclusive use and extended run requirements that cannot be met if special events are also on the schedule. The theater manager attends all board and committee meetings, making feedback ongoing and informal. Our constituents include audiences, artists, and community groups. Attendance is the primary tool for evaluating whether our programs are meeting the needs of audiences, which include permanent residents, seasonal residents, and visitors. Our audiences are growing, which tells us that we are meeting the needs of our audiences. By observation, we can see that different types of events attract different audiences. Just as different types of movies attract different audiences, our special events attract different audiences from movies. We feel we are serving our constituents best if we are giving everyone in our community something of value. We evaluate the value of our venue to artists by the number of artists and arts groups that want to perform here, and by their feedback. The number of requests for use of our venue for performances is growing, indicating that we are meeting the needs of artists. One band told us our green room was the best they had been in. Similarly, we evaluate how well we are meeting the needs of community groups by the number of requests we receive from these groups to offer special events in our venue. Community groups include performing groups, bands, schools and others as well as groups that seek to educate the public on topics like healthy eating, mental health, and missing indigenous women. As these requests grow, we are satisfied that we are meeting the needs of community groups of various types.Movie ticket prices here are only $5. We know that income is seasonal for a significant portion of our residents, and that median income is lower here than in other parts of the state. We want our ticket prices to be affordable for families, and to make it possible for more people to go to the movies, and to attend more often. Rent for our venue is kept low to make it accessible to community organizations. Our goal is not to make money on special events, but to cover our costs including some portion of opportunity costs. For those renting our facility, we provide ticketing and local advertising in print, on social media, and through our e-newsletter in addition to posters and our marquee on Ely's main street. The number and variety of community groups that have sponsored special events at our venue attest to our approachability and accessibility. Ticket prices for most locally-produced special events range from free to $15 for adults, rarely going above that mark. This demonstrates that community groups do not need to charge excessive ticket prices to use our facility. EHST's services and programs provide a public benefit to the people of Ely and our tourism-based economy. We are offering local and seasonal residents a variety of arts experiences, and giving visitors an additional entertainment option. Our special offerings bring people to Ely from a wide area, and while they are here, they eat in Ely restaurants, shop in local retail stores, and occasionally stay in hotels, benefiting the local economy. EHST provides a public benefit to Minnes",,,,,8000,,,,"Ely Historic State Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support Grant",,"Grant funds will pay rent during the winter months, when income does not cover all expenses.",2023-01-01,2024-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Karen,McManus,"Ely Historic State Theater","238 E Sheridan St",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 235-6300",karjack@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-grant-82,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10024474,"Operating Support Grant - Renewal",2023,6127,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The NFA's goal is to enhance the film festival experience for filmmakers and audiences; to engage with underserved and rural communities through high quality cinema exhibition; and to support a network of regional and next generation filmmakers through diverse screening options and enriching educational opportunities. NFA's short range goals are to raise awareness of these types of cinema events through promotion, remain financially sound, and to energize arts in the region by presenting unique cinema experiences. The long range goals: 1) Expand the regional artistic community by producing an entertaining and thought-provoking film festivals, provide organizational growth, and raise the profile of films produced regionally. 2) Facilitate education and networking afforded at festival-related events that create year-round interaction between artists, producers, and film-goers and raise the profile as well as the number of regionally produced films. Goal 1. In 2022, NFA festivals deliver a post attendance email survey gauging satisfaction with festival atmosphere, staff professionalism, film quality, and venue quality. One emphasis is discovering if attendance to NFA festivals resulted in a cinematic or artistic experience that was unique or outside of audience members previous experience. In emphasizing this question, we guide future programming that will expand audiences worldview and bring continue to deliver unique cinematic experiences. Goal 2. NFA will continue to expand its off-festival events in order to create year-round interaction with its stakeholders. In 2022, NFA expanded its Horror High Film Camp program to a second, winter session and are seeking funding to expand the program to northern Minnesota in 2023. Success are evaluated by program participation and program outcomes. In 2022 HHFC was full to capacity and successfully produced the short film SHADOW PUPPETS screened at DSFF 22.",,,,,6127,,,,"The Northern Film Alliance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support Grant - Renewal",,"Operating Support Renewal - Northern Film Alliance",2023-01-01,2024-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Richard,Hansen,"The Northern Film Alliance","1734 Columbus Ave",Duluth,MN,55803,"(612) 227-8015",richard@ds-ff.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-grant-renewal-32,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10027897,"Operating Support",2024,412762,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Participants and audience members will experience live theatre performances and learning opportunities that expand their knowledge and world view. Audience and participant surveys collecting experiential data; targeted community outreach for feedback; internal and external artistic assessment. 2: Minnesotans from diverse cultural, socioeconomic, and geographic backgrounds will participate in relevant, accessible arts experiences through CTC. Audience surveys collecting demographic and experiential data and net promoter scores; targeted community outreach for feedback; analysis of first-time participants and return participant behavior.","Seven productions, including 2 CTC world premieres and the only Midwest presentation of a popular Korean show, all aligned with education and engagement. Participation counts and surveys measured engagement in artistic programs. Teachers measured the educational value of student matinees. Talk-backs after public shows captured qualitative data, with 'Morris' talk-backs garnering the most feedback. 2: CTC served 495 MN ZIPs at public performances and 203 at student matinees; 11,284 people received $5 tickets through the ACT Pass, a 19% increase. Cookin' brought a Korean company to CTC's audience, whose surveys included many comments on relevance: `My children are half-Korean and appreciated and recognized the traditional Korean elements and enjoyed the fun way Korean culture was presented.`",,13821551,"Other, local or private",13821551,,"Silvia Perez, Stef Adams, Steven J. Thompson, Adebisi Wilson, George Montague, John W. Geelan, Kelly Baker, Tomme Beevas, Michael Blum, Kwadwo Boadi-Aboagye, Joe Carroll, Scott Cummings, Tami R. Diehm, Peter Diessner, Danielle Duzan, Ben Eklo, Meredith Englund, Jean Freeman, Betsy Frost, Andy Gorski, Conor Green, Lili Hall, Maria Hemsley, Andy Ho, Hoyt Hsiao, Dominic Iannazzo, Bill Johnson, Kate T. Kelly, Ellen Krug, Chad M. Larsen, Mary Loeffelholz, Trisha London, Wendy Mahling, Tom Matson, Kelly Miller, Sonny Miller, Jeb A. Myers, Nnamdi Njoku, Todd Noteboom, Melissa Ostrom, Doug Parish, Angela Pennington, Josh Peterson, Donald-Stephen Porter, Maria Wagner Reamer, Dr. Craig E. Samitt, Chris Schermer, Hillery Shay, Wendy Skjerven, Dr. Anne E. Stavney, Tanya M. Taylor, David Van Benschoten, Hannah Yankelevich, Kashi Yoshikawa",4.82,"The Children's Theatre Company and School AKA Children's Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Children's Theatre Company is to create extraordinary theatre experiences that educate, challenge, and inspire young people and their communities.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jill,Underwood,"The Children's Theatre Company and School AKA Children's Theatre Company","2400 3rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404,"(612) 874-0500",junderwood@childrenstheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2229,"Jeffrey Adams: Adams is the founder and artistic director of the Icebox Radio Theater in International Falls. He has written, directed, and produced more than 300 radio plays under the organization?s banner since 2004. Originally from Oregon, Adams graduated with a bachelor?s degree in history from the University of Oregon. He relocated to International Falls in 2003.; John Brost: Brost is the founder of Wirehair Advisory LLC, where he helps organizations with strategic planning, operations, and information technology. Prior to founding Wirehair, Brost worked with global consulting and industrial firms planning, budgeting, and funding investments in organizational and technical transformation. Brost has a BA in Asian studies from St. Olaf College and an MBA from the University of South Dakota.; Nicola Carpenter: Carpenter currently works as the director of people operations at Fractured Atlas where she helps better align tools and processes with the organization?s purpose. Prior to joining Fractured Atlas, Carpenter worked for a variety of arts organizations including MoMA PS1, Walker Art Center, and Heidelberger Kunstverein. Additionally, as of January 2023, she serves on the Fireweed Woodshop board of directors. Carpenter graduated from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities with a BFA in art.; Cynthia Demers: Demers is a retired visual and graphic arts instructor for junior and senior high schoolers and worked as a community education director for 23 years. She has written grant proposals for school age childcare, poetry, and visual arts with Native American speakers, summer theater, childcare resources, and field trips to art careers and art colleges. She developed Art Day with area art teachers for six schools averaging 180 art students and twelve artists. She has volunteered to review grant applications for Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Living in Lac qui Parle and formerly Lake of the Woods counties, she brings a rural perspective to her work.; Sonja Jacobsen: Jacobsen is a 1974 graduate of Hastings College (Hastings, NE) receiving a BM in 1974. Jacobsen taught K-12 vocal/instrumental music in public and parochial schools in Nebraska and Minnesota. In 2015, she retired as office manager from Jacobsen Metal Fabrication, Inc., a company she cofounded with her husband in 1984. Jacobsen served three terms on the Mankato Symphony board of directors and during her tenure chaired several major fundraising events (Rockin' in the Quarry, Rockin' by the River, Music & Brews), served as development chair, and as board president.; Alfreda Juasemai: Daniels Juasemai, a Liberia native, arrived in the United States as a refugee in 2006. She has been an organizer for twelve years, focusing on education, economic justice, immigration reform, racial and social justice, housing, and transportation in the northwest suburbs of the Twin Cities. Daniels Juasemai is one of the cofounders of Black Immigrant Collective, an organization focused on elevating and amplifying the voices and stories of Black immigrants in the struggle for immigrant justice. She has been a member of the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage, Minnesota State Board of Electricity, Brooklyn Center Planning Commission, and the board of African Career Education Resource, Inc. In 2020, Daniels Juasemai was an expanded voice contributor for the When Home Won?t Let You Stay: Art and Migration at Minneapolis Institute of Arts. She attended St. Cloud State University where she studied political science, international relations, and human relations.; Deborah Karasov: Karasov is currently semiretired, helping nonprofits advance their mission through part-time consulting with Access Philanthropy. She was previously director of adult programs at the Walker Art Center, codirector of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design Public Art and Design Institute, and consultant to the director of design arts at the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). She has also served on several grant application review panels for the NEA. She has a PhD from the University of Minnesota and a master in landscape architecture from Harvard Graduate School of Design.; Linda Sloan: Sloan is the executive director for the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage where she leads a team whose mission is to ensure that people of African heritage can participate and benefit in all that the state has to offer. She was the former director of career development and employer relations for the University of St. Thomas. She spent fifteen years at Target in broadcasting, events marketing, and human resources. She is an executive coach and mentor. Sloan was a founder of the now defunct Freedom Jazz Festival. She is on the board of directors for the Stairstep Foundation, where she has served as its secretary for the past ten years. Sloan holds an MBA in marketing and strategic management from Purdue University and a bachelor of science degree in marketing from the University of Illinois Chicago.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027902,"Operating Support",2024,115715,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Youth learn circus skills, ways to express themselves artistically, confidence, teamwork and persistence working with CJ's professional coaches. End-of-year surveys of parents and youth that query attitude, skill and behavioral change; coach assessments of skill development. 2: CJ facilitates access to the circus arts for youth regardless of income, ability, cultural or ethnic background, sexual orientation or barrier. Enrollment demographics; number of youth who receive need-based scholarships and work study; no. of youth with physical and mental challenges; demographics of youth served by partner organizations; no. enrolled in professional program.","Youth learn circus and artistic performance skills, as well self-confidence, teamwork and persistence while working with CJ's professional coaches. End-of-year surveys of parents and youth that query attitude, skill and behavioral change; coach assessments of skill development. 2: CJ facilitates access to the circus arts for youth regardless of income, ability, cultural or ethnic background, sexual orientation, or barrier. End-of-year surveys of parents and youth that query attitude, skill and behavioral change; coach assessments of skill development.",,3113047,"Other, local or private",3113047,8619,"Cheriti Swigart, John Harrington, Sonia Miller-Van-Oort, John Bennett, Erich Axmacher, Shani Norberg, Ann Reynolds",,"Circus of the Star AKA Circus Juventas","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Circus Juventas's mission is to inspire artistry and self-confidence in youth through a multicultural circus performing arts experience.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicole,Malone,"Circus of the Star AKA Circus Juventas","1270 Montreal Ave","St Paul",MN,55116-2400,"(651) 699-8229",nicole@circusjuventas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Morrison, Pine, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Waseca, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2234,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027894,"Operating Support",2024,51744,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","CLIMB Theatre implements new outreach strategies and systems to ensure programing reflects and responds to changing community needs and interest. CLIMB will see an increase in multi-visit residency programs, resulting in larger contact hours with participants. We will survey organizations we visit to ensure the programs address the issues they see in their community. 2: CLIMB develops new strategies for developing and engaging donors. CLIMB will be successful when we have: 25 monthly sustaining donors; 40% donor retention rate year over year; 15% increase in individual giving; two corporate funders.","CLIMB Theatre implements new outreach strategies and systems to ensure programing reflects and responds to changing community needs and interest. CLIMB will see an increase in multi-visit residency programs, resulting in larger contact hours with participants. We will survey organizations we visit to ensure the programs address the issues they see in their community. 2: CLIMB develops new strategies for developing and engaging donors. CLIMB will be successful when we have: 2 monthly sustaining donors 40% donor retention rate year over year 10% increase in individual giving 2 Foundation funders",,930344,"Other, local or private",930344,,"Justin Cervantas , James Olney, Sam Taitel",,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"CLIMB Theatre's mission is to inspire and propel people toward actions that benefit themselves, each other, and their community through plays, classes, and other collaborative works.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Afton,Benson,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","6415 Carmen Ave E","Inver Grove Heights",MN,55076,"(651) 453-9275x 40",afton@climb.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Faribault, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pipestone, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Renville, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2226,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027968,"Operating Support",2024,64568,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artistically excellent Minnesotan writers will be empowered, published and engaged with new and diverse local and national audiences. Critical reviews, awards, qualitative comments from readers, community engagement feedback, formal evaluation from staff and authors. 2: Diverse Minnesotan readers and program partners will find resonance with books and authors that uniquely speak to them and their experiences. Qualitative comments from readers, partners, and participants, including statements of direct/special resonance; evaluation input gathered from Books in Action partners, participants, and artists.","With MSAB support, Coffee House Press published books and essays by Minnesota writers, and engaged with new and diverse local and national audiences. To evaluate the success of this work, Coffee House Press used critical reviews, awards, feedback from readers and the broader community, and input from staff and authors. 2: Readers and program partners from diverse backgrounds throughout Minnesota saw themselves in the books and essays published by Coffee House Press. Coffee House Press used a number of evaluation techniques here, including feedback gathered from community engagement participants, input from partner organizations, and statements from authors.",,1363781,"Other, local or private",1363781,,"Patricia Beithon, Randy Hartten, Kelli Cloutier, Robin Preble, Andrew Brantingham, William Hardacker, Maureen Millea Smith, Stephen L. Smith, Malcolm Mcdermid",,"Coffee House Press","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Coffee House Press creates new spaces for audiences and artists to interact, inspiring readers and enriching communities by expanding the definition of what literature is, what it can do, and who it belongs to.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mara,Winke,"Coffee House Press","79 13th Ave NE Ste 110",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 338-0125",mara@coffeehousepress.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2300,"Elizabeth Bucheit: Bucheit creates jewelry and body adornment inspired by her Scandinavian ancestry and keeps close ties to her heritage by drawing inspiration from Nordic folklore and myth. A goldsmith for more than 30 years, she holds a master?s degree in metalworking and jewelry from the University of Iowa and has trained in traditional jewelry and metalworking techniques in Norway and Ireland. Bucheit has won numerous competitions and been awarded grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board, The McKnight Foundation, Sons of Norway, and the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council. She has exhibited in museums and cultural centers, and her bridal tiaras and wedding jewelry are in many collections. Bucheit is an active speaker on the topic of Norwegian filigree work and conducts workshops and classes in jewelry design and fabrication. She owns and operates Crown Trout Jewelers in Lanesboro.; William Cooper: Cooper has been involved in the film, video, and television business for almost forty years, working primarily as an actor. However, for the last twenty years, has been a producer, director, and instructor. Cooper has produced/directed a dozen short and feature films. All of Cooper's feature films were shot in the Midwest, have gotten distribution, and his last feature won six awards. For fifteen years, Cooper has been the managing director of the Twin Cities Film Fest and provided leadership in programming, education, and production.; Rachel Dahl: Dahl is a recent college graduate of the University of St. Thomas where she studied business operations and computer science. She now works as a project manager at Travelers Insurance in Saint Paul. Music has been a huge part of her life as she has played the trumpet since childhood and continues playing weekly in an alumni band. She previously worked at an art store in the small town of Lindstrom when she was growing up, and loved getting to experience art daily. Dahl is also passionate about giving back to the community and volunteering, which she is looking to do more often. She enjoyed her time as an Arts Board grant reviewer last year and aspires to return, as it combines her passions of arts and community service.; Kathryn Fischer: Fischer?s experience includes working as director of the Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority, responsible for light rail, busway, and Union Depot projects. In addition, she worked for the nonprofit organization Road Scholar, developing and implementing cultural programs for visitors to the Twin Cities from throughout the country. Fischer sought out theater, museum, music, and hands-on art experiences for hundreds of participants. Fischer graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BSc in urban studies and environmental design. She is also a volunteer University of Minnesota master gardener emeritus. Her passion is lifelong learning.; Adaobi Okolue: Okolue is the executive director at Twin Cities Media Alliance, a media arts organization that develops bold storytellers and creates spaces for bold storytelling, centering the voices and imagination of people on the margins, shifting what is perceived possible for our collective future. Known for exploring the intersections of multimedia, creativity and innovation, story, and activism in her work, Okolue has been a guest speaker on Minnesota Public Radio, at The Loft Literary Center, on Pollen, and in The Atlantic. She has been a Roy Wilkins Policy Fellow at the University of Minnesota?s Humphrey School of Public Affairs, Givens Foundation Black Writers Collaborative Fellow, VONA Writing Workshop fellow, and Americans for the Arts? Arts & Culture Leaders of Color fellow. She also serves as board chair for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.; Peter Spooner: Spooner (BS in art education and MFA in painting) has enjoyed a long career as an educator and museum professional. He served as curator/assistant director at University Galleries, Illinois State University; and curator, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth (1994-2012). His list of exhibitions and publications is extensive, from shows that toured nationally and internationally, to projects celebrating artists of Minnesota. Spooner served as a juror, grant application reviewer, and board member for numerous institutions including the Illinois Arts Council, Jerome Foundation, Minnesota State Arts Board, and the Duluth Public Arts Commission. Currently an art appraiser, painter, and teacher; he is semiretired.; Sarah Stephens: Stephens is president and cofounder of Stephens Nicolson Artists Management (SNAM), an international management agency in New York City representing opera singers, stage directors, composers, and conductors. Stephens began her first agency in Bremen, Germany, and moved to New York in 2008. She acquired licenses as a recognized artist manager in Germany and the European Union. She has taught seminars at Middlebury College German for Singers, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, the Juilliard School, and Hunter College. Stephens serves on the board of three nonprofits: Opera Managers Association International (Germany), Freiburg University Alumni (New York), and the Greater Lake Sylvia Association (Minnesota). Her studies were at the University of Vermont, Universitat Freiburg (Germany) for her BA, and at the University of Minnesota for her MA in German literature. Stephens is a native Minnesotan who grew up in south Minneapolis.; Heather Ungerer: Ungerer is the vice president of operations at the Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota. She has spent her career working in nonprofits and has a focus in human resources. She graduated from Chadron State College with a master of science degree in organizational management. She spent five years volunteering with the Zonta Club of Mankato.; Beth Winterfeldt: Winterfeldt is the programs and advocacy director for Partners for Housing in Mankato, where she oversees federal and state grants that fund housing programs. Winterfeldt was previously a professional musician and teacher, helping many students successfully apply for tuition grants via Twin Rivers Council for the Arts. Winterfeldt graduated from Concordia College (Moorhead) with a bachelor of music degree, Rice University with a master?s in music, and Minnesota State University, Mankato with a master?s of social work degree and graduate nonprofit leadership certifica+AI156te.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027889,"Operating Support",2024,75347,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Leveraging the capacities of great art inspired by water, MMAM will spark wonder, shift perspectives, and create connected experiences for Minnesotans. Evaluation will be formative and summative and include a longitudinal study in partnership with Engage Winona. Measures will include attendance tracking, membership levels, net promoter scores, intercept interviews, surveys, and focus groups.","Leveraging the capacities of great art inspired by water, MMAM sparked wonder, shifted perspectives, and created connected experiences for Minnesotans. Evaluation was formative and summative and included participation in a longitudinal study with Engage Winona. Measures included attendance tracking, membership levels, net promoter scores, intercept interviews, surveys, and focus groups.",,1285630,"Other, local or private",1285630,,"Bill Hoel, Elise Lewis, Kathy Solum, Greg Neidhart, Sabina Bosshard, Tamara Aupaumut, Nancy Blankard, Laura Cedarberg, Cassie Cramer, Edward Hoffman, Mark Peterson, Leanne Poellinger, Anne Scott Plummer, Jovy Rockey, Marlena Myles, Peter Shortridge",,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Minnesota Marine Art Museum's mission is to create meaningful art experiences that explore our relationship with water.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elizabeth,Indra,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","800 Riverview Dr",Winona,MN,55987-2272,"(507) 474-6626",eindra@mmam.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2221,"Mary Bensen: Bensen is the former foundation and grants director at Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge in Minneapolis. For more than 20 years, Bensen initiated and designed a corporate and foundation grant program for Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge, a $40 million dollar faith based nonprofit. In addition, Bensen is a professional pianist and organist in the community. Benson earned a BA in organizational management and communication at Concordia University with a minor in performing arts focused on organ and piano.; Sarah Clark: Clark is the founder of Clark Squared, LLC, a nonprofit consulting firm specializing in communications, development, and management services. From 2013-2022, she worked at Fresh Energy; as deputy executive director, she oversaw organizational management, fundraising, communications, and program development. Previously, Clark was the contract director of the Lower Phalen Creek Project, a community based initiative focused on transforming a contaminated brownfield site into the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary, a restored natural area that is home of Wakan Tipi, a Dakota sacred site. Clark has a BA from Macalester College and a MA in journalism from the University of Minnesota.; Heidi Droegemueller: Since 2015, Droegemueller has served as executive director of the Luther Seminary Foundation in Saint Paul. In this role, she is responsible for board relations, fundraising, marketing, and communications for both the Foundation and Luther Seminary. Her primary areas of professional expertise include governance, strategic planning, transformational philanthropy, grant writing, annual fund, and crisis communications. Droegemueller is a graduate of Concordia College in Moorhead, with a bachelor of music degree in music theory. She holds professional certificates in nonprofit management (Arizona State University) and diversity, equity, and inclusion (Augsburg University). She has served as a volunteer board member for multiple entities of the Association of Fundraising Professionals since 2002. She has also served as a grant application reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board and Metropolitan Regional Arts Council in the past.; Anne Dugan: Dugan is an independent curator and educator living on an organic farm in Wrenshall. She teaches art history at The College of St. Scholastica and the University of Wisconsin-Superior. Dugan is the director for the Kruk Gallery on the University of Wisconsin-Superior campus and the curator for the Northshore Bank of Commerce in Duluth. Dugan is the founder and codirector of the internationally recognized Free Range Film Festival, which she founded in 2004.; Ivete Martinez: Vaz de Castro Martinez has been a professional artist for the last 20 years. She was born in a small border town between Brazil and Uruguay to Portuguese and Galego parents. Vaz de Castro Martinez has two master?s degrees: one in philosophy (Oxford University, England) and another in psychology (Stanford University, CA). It was only when she quit her job at Mayo Clinic and became a full-time mom that she started to learn art. She?s a board member at Gallery 24, executive director of Med City Art Festival, and a Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council panelist. Vaz de Castro Martinez tries to be involved, not only in making art but also in the administration and participation of nonprofit organizations.; John Neveaux: Neveaux is a theater artist, educator, and attorney who acts, directs, and designs shows with several local theaters in the metro area. Neveaux has also been proudly involved with the Delano High School and Westonka High School drama programs. He has served on the boards of Skylark Opera Company, Chain Reaction Theatre Project, 4 Community Theatre, and is a member of the Delano Area Council for Arts and Culture. He has bachelor's and master's degrees in theater and is a law school graduate with more than 35 years of legal experience including work with arts and other nonprofits.; Kyla Rathjen: Rathjen is pursuing a master of human rights at the University of Minnesota?s Humphrey School of Public Affairs and College of Liberal Arts. Her graduate interests are in effective philanthropy, social change leadership, and nonprofit management. She is a committed nonprofit professional, with more than eight years of experience in program management, community led development, board management, grassroots fundraising, and digital communications on global teams. She recently served as vice president of the board for the Minnesota International NGO Network (MINN).; Linda Rother: Rother has been creating her personal imagery with passion for more than 48 years. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BFA in studio arts, with an emphasis in painting and photography. She has received several grants from the Jerome Foundation, The McKnight Foundation, Minnesota State Arts Board, Intermedia Arts, and the East Central Regional Arts Council. She has displayed her work extensively in one-person shows and juried group shows. Her current photographic work reflects a spirit of place. The planet?s light, smells, and sounds have a texture of earth and plants. Her intimate images are about her relationship with the planet, the animals, and her personal environment. She currently has her work at Gallery North in Bemidji.; David Schmidt: Schmidt has more than 40 years serving communities as a city/county manager, administrator, and planner. He obtained his BA in urban and regional planning, and a MPA in government management. Schmidt has served on many local, regional, and state boards and commissions in North Carolina, New York, Maine, and Minnesota. He is an arts supporter and has an interest in photography, theater, public art, and music. Schmidt recently retired and currently serves his community as an organic farmer.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10028010,"Operating Support",2024,438084,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota Opera participants and audiences build social connection and shared emotion with fellow Minnesotans. Total number of persons served; Audience reporting greater empathy and a unique collective experience; Growth in social-emotional skills in young learners. 2: Minnesotans of different life experiences, backgrounds and identities feel welcomed and empowered by their relationship to Minnesota Opera and the art form. Increase in number and diversity of persons served# and diversity of subscribers/repeat ticket buyers; number of retained donors; number of contact hours. Positive reviews on 3rd-party websites (Yelp, etc)Positive feedback via owned channels (Social, emai","Minnesota Opera participants and audiences built social connections and shared emotion with thier fellow Minnesotans. Evaluation included tracking total persons served, conducting audience surveys on empathy and collective experiences, and assessing growth in social-emotional skills among our youth education participants. 2: Diverse audiences reported feeling welcomed and empowered at MN Opera productions and events. Evaluation included tracking the increase in diverse participants and subscribers, donors, contact hours, and gathering positive reviews from surverys, third-party websites, surveys, and feedback from owned channels.",,12794528,"Other, local or private",12794528,,"Mark Gordon, Ryan Taylor, Missy Staples Thompson, Rachelle Mccord, James Powell, Joelle Allen, Margaret Blake, Sharon Bloodworth, Sosha Brink, Roma Calatayud-Stocks, Ivonne Chand-O?Neal, Ph.D., Gayle Fuguitt, Mark C. Gordon, Amy Hoffman, Dorothy Horns, M.D., Philip Isaacson, Diane Jacobson, Ph.D., Deborah Jiang-Stein, Anna Kokayeff, M.D., Robert Lee, Natalie Volin Lehr, Jeninne Mcgee, Fayneese Miller, Ph.D., Jodi Mooney, Kay Ness, Benjamin Ollendick, Elizabeth Redleaf, Bart Reed, Cris Ross, Mary Schrock, Nadege Souvenir, Margaret V.B. Wurtele Wayne Zink",,"The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Minnesota Opera changes lives by bringing together artists, audiences, and community, advancing the art of opera for today and for future generations.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Esther,Blevins,"The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera","620 1st St N",Minneapolis,MN,55401-1225,"(612) 333-2700",eblevins@mnopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2342,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027907,"Operating Support",2024,1147880,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences will engage with exceptional musical programs that expand their knowledge, inspire greater well-being, and build social connections. Collect participation data for initiatives/activities, qualitative feedback with audience surveys and advisory groups, track progress toward learning goals when appropriate. 2: Minnesotans from diverse backgrounds will co-create and participate in artistic activities that address and advance community-identified interests. Collect data on location of events/activities, number engaged, achievement of identified objectives and goals, feedback from participants, and development of plans for continuing engagement.","Exceptional musical programs and other activities expanded audience knowledge, inspired greater well-being, and built social connections. Surveyed audiences and other participants to determine engagement and impact; organized focus groups and reflection sessions; and gathered data from educators to determine progress toward learning goals (as appropriate) 2: Developed and advanced strategic partnerships with diverse community groups that led to participation in collaborative live and digital programs. Tracked attendance at events including outdoor and community concerts; tracked engagement with online resources; tracked engagement on collaborative volunteer projects; and surveyed audiences & project partners",,37325562,"Other, local or private",37325562,,"Darren Acheson, Karen Ashe, Emily Backstrom, Doug Baker, Sarah Brew, Michelle Miller Burns, Barbara Burwell, Roma Calatayud-Stocks, Tim Carl, Evan Carruthers, Yvonne Cheek, Kathy Cunningham, John Dayton, Paula Decosse, Jon Eisenberg, Betsy Frost, Tim Geoffrion, Barbara Gold, Luella Goldberg, Paul Grangaard, Joe Green, Laurie Greeno, Jerome Hamilton, Thomas Herr, Karen Himle, Diane Hofstede, Maurice Holloman, Jay Ihlenfeld, Phil Isaacson, Mike Jones, Kate Kelley, Lloyd Kepple, Mike Klingensmith, Mary Lawrence, Al Lenzmeier, Eric Levinson, Nancy Lindahl, Michael Lindsay, Marty Lueck, Ron Lund, Warren Mack, Patrick Mahoney, Kita Mcvay, Anne Miller, Bill Miller, Leni Moore, Marilyn Carlson Nelson, Miluska Novota, Lisa Paradis, Angela Pennington, Abigail Rose, Gordy Sprenger, Mary Sumners, Brian Tilzer, Erik Van Kuijk, Laysha Ward, Jim Watkins, Catherine Webster, John Wilgers, Aks Zaheer",,"Minnesota Orchestral Association AKA Minnesota Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Minnesota Orchestra's mission is to enrich, inspire, and serve our community as an enduring symphony orchestra internationally recognized for its artistic excellence.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rob,Nygaard,"Minnesota Orchestral Association AKA Minnesota Orchestra","1111 Nicollet Mall",Minneapolis,MN,55403-2477,"(612) 371-5600",rnygaard@mnorch.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2239,"Mary Bensen: Bensen is the former foundation and grants director at Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge in Minneapolis. For more than 20 years, Bensen initiated and designed a corporate and foundation grant program for Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge, a $40 million dollar faith based nonprofit. In addition, Bensen is a professional pianist and organist in the community. Benson earned a BA in organizational management and communication at Concordia University with a minor in performing arts focused on organ and piano.; Sarah Clark: Clark is the founder of Clark Squared, LLC, a nonprofit consulting firm specializing in communications, development, and management services. From 2013-2022, she worked at Fresh Energy; as deputy executive director, she oversaw organizational management, fundraising, communications, and program development. Previously, Clark was the contract director of the Lower Phalen Creek Project, a community based initiative focused on transforming a contaminated brownfield site into the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary, a restored natural area that is home of Wakan Tipi, a Dakota sacred site. Clark has a BA from Macalester College and a MA in journalism from the University of Minnesota.; Heidi Droegemueller: Since 2015, Droegemueller has served as executive director of the Luther Seminary Foundation in Saint Paul. In this role, she is responsible for board relations, fundraising, marketing, and communications for both the Foundation and Luther Seminary. Her primary areas of professional expertise include governance, strategic planning, transformational philanthropy, grant writing, annual fund, and crisis communications. Droegemueller is a graduate of Concordia College in Moorhead, with a bachelor of music degree in music theory. She holds professional certificates in nonprofit management (Arizona State University) and diversity, equity, and inclusion (Augsburg University). She has served as a volunteer board member for multiple entities of the Association of Fundraising Professionals since 2002. She has also served as a grant application reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board and Metropolitan Regional Arts Council in the past.; Anne Dugan: Dugan is an independent curator and educator living on an organic farm in Wrenshall. She teaches art history at The College of St. Scholastica and the University of Wisconsin-Superior. Dugan is the director for the Kruk Gallery on the University of Wisconsin-Superior campus and the curator for the Northshore Bank of Commerce in Duluth. Dugan is the founder and codirector of the internationally recognized Free Range Film Festival, which she founded in 2004.; Ivete Martinez: Vaz de Castro Martinez has been a professional artist for the last 20 years. She was born in a small border town between Brazil and Uruguay to Portuguese and Galego parents. Vaz de Castro Martinez has two master?s degrees: one in philosophy (Oxford University, England) and another in psychology (Stanford University, CA). It was only when she quit her job at Mayo Clinic and became a full-time mom that she started to learn art. She?s a board member at Gallery 24, executive director of Med City Art Festival, and a Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council panelist. Vaz de Castro Martinez tries to be involved, not only in making art but also in the administration and participation of nonprofit organizations.; John Neveaux: Neveaux is a theater artist, educator, and attorney who acts, directs, and designs shows with several local theaters in the metro area. Neveaux has also been proudly involved with the Delano High School and Westonka High School drama programs. He has served on the boards of Skylark Opera Company, Chain Reaction Theatre Project, 4 Community Theatre, and is a member of the Delano Area Council for Arts and Culture. He has bachelor's and master's degrees in theater and is a law school graduate with more than 35 years of legal experience including work with arts and other nonprofits.; Kyla Rathjen: Rathjen is pursuing a master of human rights at the University of Minnesota?s Humphrey School of Public Affairs and College of Liberal Arts. Her graduate interests are in effective philanthropy, social change leadership, and nonprofit management. She is a committed nonprofit professional, with more than eight years of experience in program management, community led development, board management, grassroots fundraising, and digital communications on global teams. She recently served as vice president of the board for the Minnesota International NGO Network (MINN).; Linda Rother: Rother has been creating her personal imagery with passion for more than 48 years. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BFA in studio arts, with an emphasis in painting and photography. She has received several grants from the Jerome Foundation, The McKnight Foundation, Minnesota State Arts Board, Intermedia Arts, and the East Central Regional Arts Council. She has displayed her work extensively in one-person shows and juried group shows. Her current photographic work reflects a spirit of place. The planet?s light, smells, and sounds have a texture of earth and plants. Her intimate images are about her relationship with the planet, the animals, and her personal environment. She currently has her work at Gallery North in Bemidji.; David Schmidt: Schmidt has more than 40 years serving communities as a city/county manager, administrator, and planner. He obtained his BA in urban and regional planning, and a MPA in government management. Schmidt has served on many local, regional, and state boards and commissions in North Carolina, New York, Maine, and Minnesota. He is an arts supporter and has an interest in photography, theater, public art, and music. Schmidt recently retired and currently serves his community as an organic farmer.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027995,"Operating Support",2024,69672,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","By providing high quality educational programming that meets or exceeds each participant's goals, Minnesotan's quality of life is improved. We will survey participants, track participation and revenue by program, and rates of retention as measures of quality. 2: Through opportunities for creative expression and dialogue, Minnesotan's begin to heal and recover from the trauma of recent events. We will survey participants, instructors and community partners (as appropriate).","Minnesotan's quality of life was improved through participation in our programs at our primary location and at the Ridgedale Shopping Center. We collected feedback, in person and written, from program participants. We tracked total participation, individual participation and retention rates. We tracked sales, and surveyed Ridgedale management, class participants, art buyers and viewers. 2: The Art Center and its programs, both onsite and at Ridgedale Center, played an important role in restoring Minnesotans sense of well being. Extensive interactions/conversations with students, Art Center visitors, community partners, and with viewers of exhibits at Ridgedale, corroborate the impact of our programs on the lives of participants and audiences at all levels of involvement.",,1777946,"Other, local or private",1777946,,"Jim Schwert, Curt Paulsen, Gary Lasche, Laura Bernstein, Sarah Gibson, Barbara Mcburney, Martha Mclaughlin, Jackie Peterson, Joan Suko",,"Minnetonka Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"It is the mission of the Minnetonka Center for the Arts to provide teaching excellence, quality exhibitions and cultural enrichment for people of all ages, interests and abilities.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Roxanne,Heaton,"Minnetonka Center for the Arts","2240 North Shore Dr",Wayzata,MN,55391-9127,"(952) 473-7361x 15",rheaton@minnetonkaarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Lake, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Morrison, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2327,"Jeffrey Adams: Adams is the founder and artistic director of the Icebox Radio Theater in International Falls. He has written, directed, and produced more than 300 radio plays under the organization?s banner since 2004. Originally from Oregon, Adams graduated with a bachelor?s degree in history from the University of Oregon. He relocated to International Falls in 2003.; John Brost: Brost is the founder of Wirehair Advisory LLC, where he helps organizations with strategic planning, operations, and information technology. Prior to founding Wirehair, Brost worked with global consulting and industrial firms planning, budgeting, and funding investments in organizational and technical transformation. Brost has a BA in Asian studies from St. Olaf College and an MBA from the University of South Dakota.; Nicola Carpenter: Carpenter currently works as the director of people operations at Fractured Atlas where she helps better align tools and processes with the organization?s purpose. Prior to joining Fractured Atlas, Carpenter worked for a variety of arts organizations including MoMA PS1, Walker Art Center, and Heidelberger Kunstverein. Additionally, as of January 2023, she serves on the Fireweed Woodshop board of directors. Carpenter graduated from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities with a BFA in art.; Cynthia Demers: Demers is a retired visual and graphic arts instructor for junior and senior high schoolers and worked as a community education director for 23 years. She has written grant proposals for school age childcare, poetry, and visual arts with Native American speakers, summer theater, childcare resources, and field trips to art careers and art colleges. She developed Art Day with area art teachers for six schools averaging 180 art students and twelve artists. She has volunteered to review grant applications for Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Living in Lac qui Parle and formerly Lake of the Woods counties, she brings a rural perspective to her work.; Sonja Jacobsen: Jacobsen is a 1974 graduate of Hastings College (Hastings, NE) receiving a BM in 1974. Jacobsen taught K-12 vocal/instrumental music in public and parochial schools in Nebraska and Minnesota. In 2015, she retired as office manager from Jacobsen Metal Fabrication, Inc., a company she cofounded with her husband in 1984. Jacobsen served three terms on the Mankato Symphony board of directors and during her tenure chaired several major fundraising events (Rockin' in the Quarry, Rockin' by the River, Music & Brews), served as development chair, and as board president.; Alfreda Juasemai: Daniels Juasemai, a Liberia native, arrived in the United States as a refugee in 2006. She has been an organizer for twelve years, focusing on education, economic justice, immigration reform, racial and social justice, housing, and transportation in the northwest suburbs of the Twin Cities. Daniels Juasemai is one of the cofounders of Black Immigrant Collective, an organization focused on elevating and amplifying the voices and stories of Black immigrants in the struggle for immigrant justice. She has been a member of the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage, Minnesota State Board of Electricity, Brooklyn Center Planning Commission, and the board of African Career Education Resource, Inc. In 2020, Daniels Juasemai was an expanded voice contributor for the When Home Won?t Let You Stay: Art and Migration at Minneapolis Institute of Arts. She attended St. Cloud State University where she studied political science, international relations, and human relations.; Deborah Karasov: Karasov is currently semiretired, helping nonprofits advance their mission through part-time consulting with Access Philanthropy. She was previously director of adult programs at the Walker Art Center, codirector of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design Public Art and Design Institute, and consultant to the director of design arts at the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). She has also served on several grant application review panels for the NEA. She has a PhD from the University of Minnesota and a master in landscape architecture from Harvard Graduate School of Design.; Linda Sloan: Sloan is the executive director for the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage where she leads a team whose mission is to ensure that people of African heritage can participate and benefit in all that the state has to offer. She was the former director of career development and employer relations for the University of St. Thomas. She spent fifteen years at Target in broadcasting, events marketing, and human resources. She is an executive coach and mentor. Sloan was a founder of the now defunct Freedom Jazz Festival. She is on the board of directors for the Stairstep Foundation, where she has served as its secretary for the past ten years. Sloan holds an MBA in marketing and strategic management from Purdue University and a bachelor of science degree in marketing from the University of Illinois Chicago.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027939,"Operating Support",2024,75093,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Community-centered projects bring together artists, community members, businesses and non-profits to create theater and inspire social change. Overlapping and reinforcing work will assess this outcome: long-term relationship building; mutual learning and exchange; production of new theater work in conversation w/arts and non-arts partners; virtual and live performance; and post-show analysis. 2: Mixed Blood programs engage Minnesotans of all ages, races, ethnicities, identities, locations, and abilities in co-creating and experiencing theater. List of counties/municipalities/groups served; demographic composition of artists, communities and audiences are tracked; programs reflect the priorities of the participants; post-show analysis reveals broad engagement.","Community-centered projects bring together artists, community members, businesses and non-profits to create theater and inspire social change Overlapping and reinforcing work will assess this outcome: long-term relationship building; mutual learning and exchange; production of new theater work in conversation w/arts and non-arts partners; virtual and live performance; & post-show analysis 2: Mixed Blood programs engage Minnesotans of all ages, races, ethnicities, identities, locations, & abilities in co-creating and experiencing theater. List of the communities/municipalities/groups served, demographic composition of artists, communities and audiences are tracked; programs reflect the priorities of the participants; post-show analysis reveals broad engagement.",,1363477,"Other, local or private",1363477,30843,"Joseph Stanley, Ken Rodgers, Samantha King, Kurt Gough, Dj Gramann Ii, Rodolofo Gutierrez, Daniel Le, Mark Valdez, Zoey Wainberg, Paul Whitaker",,"Mixed Blood Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Using theatre to disrupt injustices, advance equity, and build community, Mixed Blood inspires the global village to create ripple effects of social change.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Stroud,"Mixed Blood Theatre Company","1501 S 4th St",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1100,"(612) 338-0984",jstroud44@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Carlton, Carver, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2271,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027904,"Operating Support",2024,67617,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will gain knowledge of vocal music and awareness of social issues through compelling, high-quality concerts and outreach activities. Collect and assess results of concert and education surveys, monitor press reviews and social media, document feedback from audience members and participants. 2: Cantus will expand its Minnesota audiences through engaging programming, online concerts that expand accessibility, and ambitious outreach initiatives. Analyze sales reports and web stats with focus on reach of online concerts into greater Minnesota; seek carriage reports from MPR and distribution data from Signum Classics; continue to seek feedback from community partners and educators.","Minnesotans were moved and reflected on relevant programming and exquisite artistry prompted by thoughtfully curated vocal chamber music. Cantus relied primarily on audience feedback submitted through post-concert surveys as well as social media and messages sent to the organization's general e-mail account. 2: Cantus' pay-what-you-can online concerts reduced financial and geographic barriers, serving audiences in 47 Minnesota counties. Cantus tracked sales data for its online concerts, as well as feedback shared in post-concert surveys. The ensemble also monitored social media views and gathered in-person feedback.",,1242626,"Other, local or private",1242626,17500,"Brian Newhouse, Chris Westermeyer, Krystal Prime Banfield, Theresa Gienapp, Sandra Davis, Lloyd Kepple, Olivia Mansfield, Laurie Meyers, Nancy Nelson, Alex Nishibun, Frank Stubbs, Kim Hollingsworth Taylor, Barbara Thomas Jeremy Wong",,Cantus,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Cantus's mission is to engage audiences in a meaningful music experience and to ensure the future of ensemble singing by mentoring young singers and educators.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joseph,Heitz,Cantus,"1201 Marquette Ave Ste 100",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 435-0046",jheitz@cantussings.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Swift, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2236,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027915,"Operating Support",2024,94887,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Cedar-Riverside businesses and residents view The Cedar as a valued community partner and cultural resource. Track area promotional relationships and qualitative feedback; gather data and feedback from local Somali/East African populations; collect info from local partners along with impact indicators. 2: The Cedar fosters intercultural conversations and appreciation among age- and ethnically-diverse participants via global music and education programs. Gather audience and participant survey data; collect qualitative feedback from service constituents, including comments indicating exchange, growth, learning, and/or cultural appreciation.","The Cedar is regarded by its residential and business neighbors as a vital asset, community partner, and cultural resource. We gathered feedback from patrons and neighbors, including Cedar-Riverside small business owners, many of whom are immigrants. We monitored the impact of partnership activities on community vitality and local awareness of meaningful issues. 2: Diverse audiences appreciated and learned aspects of different cultures through The Cedar?s global music programming and community partnerships. We surveyed audiences and program participants, tracked audience and program engagement, and gathered qualitative information from program artists and community partners.",,2133493,"Other, local or private",2133493,,"Maryam Yusefzadeh, Loki Karuna, Robert Van Nelson, Sue Eidem, Ritika Ganguly, Alana Horton, Steve Jewell, Mohammedamin Kahin, Jessica Kopischke, Karen Quiroz, Curt Trisko, Tim Wong",,"The Cedar Cultural Center, Inc. AKA The Cedar","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of The Cedar is to promote intercultural appreciation and understanding through the presentation of global music and dance.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michelle,Woster,"The Cedar Cultural Center, Inc. AKA The Cedar","416 Cedar Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1033,"(612) 338-2674x 103",mwoster@thecedar.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2247,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027883,"Operating Support",2024,44403,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Students of all ages will grow in the knowledge, mastery and social connections made through learning traditional Irish music. Regular student and parent evaluations, analysis of retention rates in youth and adult ensembles, observations by teachers at school-wide recitals and events, and check-ins with instructors. 2: Minnesotans will learn about the living tradition of Irish music at student outreach performances, school visits and events. Outreach performance statistics, and analysis of student surveys at CIM-presented events like the Minnesota Irish Music Weekend will ensure that new audiences are being introduced to Irish music through accessible educational performances.","Students of all ages grew in the knowledge, mastery, and social connections made through learning traditional Irish music. Students of all ages learned new repertoire and instrumental techniques as performed at recitals and concerts. Group class evaluations indicated that participants gained a deeper understanding of Irish music. The ensemble program had 95% retention. 2: Minnesotans learned about the living tradition of Irish music at the Minnesota Irish Music Weekend at Home and other workshops and events. Over 9,100 Minnesotans of all ages and abilities were exposed to Irish traditional music at the MIM festival, workshops and outreach performances. Student surveys indicated that MIM workshops met or exceeded expectations for 100% of respondents.",,356042,"Other, local or private",356042,,"Dave Mckenna, Jan Casey, Nicole Boor, Patrick Cole, Dave Rhees, Mike O'Connor, Mike Lynch, Jo Ann Vano, Greg Padden",,"The Center for Irish Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Hand down the tradition to the next generation of musicians in our community.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Norah,Rendell,"The Center for Irish Music","836 Prior Ave N Ste 400","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 815-0083",nrendell@centerforirishmusic.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Carver, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2215,"Mary Bensen: Bensen is the former foundation and grants director at Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge in Minneapolis. For more than 20 years, Bensen initiated and designed a corporate and foundation grant program for Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge, a $40 million dollar faith based nonprofit. In addition, Bensen is a professional pianist and organist in the community. Benson earned a BA in organizational management and communication at Concordia University with a minor in performing arts focused on organ and piano.; Sarah Clark: Clark is the founder of Clark Squared, LLC, a nonprofit consulting firm specializing in communications, development, and management services. From 2013-2022, she worked at Fresh Energy; as deputy executive director, she oversaw organizational management, fundraising, communications, and program development. Previously, Clark was the contract director of the Lower Phalen Creek Project, a community based initiative focused on transforming a contaminated brownfield site into the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary, a restored natural area that is home of Wakan Tipi, a Dakota sacred site. Clark has a BA from Macalester College and a MA in journalism from the University of Minnesota.; Heidi Droegemueller: Since 2015, Droegemueller has served as executive director of the Luther Seminary Foundation in Saint Paul. In this role, she is responsible for board relations, fundraising, marketing, and communications for both the Foundation and Luther Seminary. Her primary areas of professional expertise include governance, strategic planning, transformational philanthropy, grant writing, annual fund, and crisis communications. Droegemueller is a graduate of Concordia College in Moorhead, with a bachelor of music degree in music theory. She holds professional certificates in nonprofit management (Arizona State University) and diversity, equity, and inclusion (Augsburg University). She has served as a volunteer board member for multiple entities of the Association of Fundraising Professionals since 2002. She has also served as a grant application reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board and Metropolitan Regional Arts Council in the past.; Anne Dugan: Dugan is an independent curator and educator living on an organic farm in Wrenshall. She teaches art history at The College of St. Scholastica and the University of Wisconsin-Superior. Dugan is the director for the Kruk Gallery on the University of Wisconsin-Superior campus and the curator for the Northshore Bank of Commerce in Duluth. Dugan is the founder and codirector of the internationally recognized Free Range Film Festival, which she founded in 2004.; Ivete Martinez: Vaz de Castro Martinez has been a professional artist for the last 20 years. She was born in a small border town between Brazil and Uruguay to Portuguese and Galego parents. Vaz de Castro Martinez has two master?s degrees: one in philosophy (Oxford University, England) and another in psychology (Stanford University, CA). It was only when she quit her job at Mayo Clinic and became a full-time mom that she started to learn art. She?s a board member at Gallery 24, executive director of Med City Art Festival, and a Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council panelist. Vaz de Castro Martinez tries to be involved, not only in making art but also in the administration and participation of nonprofit organizations.; John Neveaux: Neveaux is a theater artist, educator, and attorney who acts, directs, and designs shows with several local theaters in the metro area. Neveaux has also been proudly involved with the Delano High School and Westonka High School drama programs. He has served on the boards of Skylark Opera Company, Chain Reaction Theatre Project, 4 Community Theatre, and is a member of the Delano Area Council for Arts and Culture. He has bachelor's and master's degrees in theater and is a law school graduate with more than 35 years of legal experience including work with arts and other nonprofits.; Kyla Rathjen: Rathjen is pursuing a master of human rights at the University of Minnesota?s Humphrey School of Public Affairs and College of Liberal Arts. Her graduate interests are in effective philanthropy, social change leadership, and nonprofit management. She is a committed nonprofit professional, with more than eight years of experience in program management, community led development, board management, grassroots fundraising, and digital communications on global teams. She recently served as vice president of the board for the Minnesota International NGO Network (MINN).; Linda Rother: Rother has been creating her personal imagery with passion for more than 48 years. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BFA in studio arts, with an emphasis in painting and photography. She has received several grants from the Jerome Foundation, The McKnight Foundation, Minnesota State Arts Board, Intermedia Arts, and the East Central Regional Arts Council. She has displayed her work extensively in one-person shows and juried group shows. Her current photographic work reflects a spirit of place. The planet?s light, smells, and sounds have a texture of earth and plants. Her intimate images are about her relationship with the planet, the animals, and her personal environment. She currently has her work at Gallery North in Bemidji.; David Schmidt: Schmidt has more than 40 years serving communities as a city/county manager, administrator, and planner. He obtained his BA in urban and regional planning, and a MPA in government management. Schmidt has served on many local, regional, and state boards and commissions in North Carolina, New York, Maine, and Minnesota. He is an arts supporter and has an interest in photography, theater, public art, and music. Schmidt recently retired and currently serves his community as an organic farmer.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10028026,"Operating Support",2024,15749,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increased interest in the performing arts in K-12 youth in Brainerd Lakes Area. Audience demographic data from ticket sales and post-show surveys to determine quantity of youth served; youth class surveys to measure growth in interest in the performing arts; artist outreach to increase quality of arts education. 2: Increased cultural diversity of arts programming to better reflect the cultures of the Brainerd Lakes Area community. Diversity demographics of the CLCPAC Advisory Board to increase equitable representation; post-show surveys on developing awareness of community multiculturalism; community feedback on programming to ensure cultures are well-represented.","K-12 youth demonstrated greater interest and appreciation for the performing arts. Surveys and post-show conversations with audience members. 2: Increased diversity of the CLCPAC Advisory Board, community feedback on programming to improve representation. Demographics of CLCPAC Advisory Board, post-show surveys, community feedback on show selection and future programming considerations.",,660602,"Other, local or private",660602,,"Amy Borash, Adam Marcotte, Bri Keran, Erich Heppner, Kyle Brown, Kevin Yaeger, Levi Trygstad, Mary Sam",,"Central Lakes College-Brainerd AKA Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center","Public College/University","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center is to create an environment where local performing artists can develop their craft; to share with our community diverse, high-quality arts programming; and to grow a community of practition",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joseph,Yow,"Central Lakes College-Brainerd AKA Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center","501 W College Dr",Brainerd,MN,56401,"(218) 855-8100",joseph.yow@clcmn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Cass, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Kanabec, McLeod, Morrison, Murray, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2358,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027935,"Operating Support",2024,19906,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To combat the issue of senior isolation and related negative health impacts through partic+BE100ipatory music experiences that uplift, unite, and inspire. Number of participants, performances; sites/facilities hosting performances/programs; participant/audience surveys and feedback. 2: To provide seniors meaningful opportunities for arts participation, social connection, and building community while engaging audiences of all ages. Number of participants, rehearsals, interactions, performances; visits to website, YouTube, social media; sites/facilities hosting performances/programs; participant/audience surveys and feedback.","Senior isolation was reduced and health/well-being indicators improved among older adults participating in uplifting and inspiring music experiences. Feedback and health/well-being data was collected through participant, audience and venue surveys and interviews. Total performances and program events were tallied, and total attendees tracked through ticket sales and observed head counts. 2: Seniors gathered, bonded, and formed new friendships through music rehearsals and performances offered to enthusiastic audiences of all ages. Staff tracked the total number of rehearsals, performances and venues, and total participants through ticket sales and observation. Social media interactions, website and YouTube visits were monitored and participant survey data collected.",,290495,"Other, local or private",290495,,"John Blackshaw, Heidi Weiler, Jan Preble, Wendy Williams Blackshaw, Daniel Seeman, Ross Willits, Teri Deaver",,"Alive & Kickin","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Alive and Kickin's mission is to give voice to seniors through personal stories and popular song, empowering its members to entertain and enlighten multigenerational audiences.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jason,Hansen,"Alive & Kickin","1015 N 4th Ave Ste 205",Minneapolis,MN,55405,"(612) 382-7155",Jason@aliveandkickinmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Ramsey, Redwood, Scott, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2267,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027912,"Operating Support",2024,82508,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Cultivate projects that demonstrate value in living music creators within the broader context of society. Demonstrate value of collaboration with living artists: measured by the number of inquiries and referrals plus the projects we help activate from middle schools to LGBTQ centers to homeless encampments. 2: Lead high-profile activities to focus attention of stakeholders and public. Leading high-profile activities: analyze participation and sustained engagement plus visibility of artists on external media and other platforms.","ACF cultivated events, articles, and support systems to demonstrate value in living music creators within the broader context of society. ACF tracks project participation for new and returning participants, ongoing relationships initiated through ACF connections, testimonials from artists and audiences reporting new understanding or validation. 2: ACF led public in-person and virtual high-profile events, and commissioned articles to engage in topical discussions. ACF tracks new/continuous participation, changes in engagement (e.g. increased donation after activity participation), and inquiries/referral requests for connections to living composers.",,1603970,"Other, local or private",1603970,,"Nirmala Rajasekar, Lee Bynum, Carol Ann Cheung, Scott Legere, Diana Schutter, Patrick Castillo, Peter Colin, Kathrine Handford, Gao Hong, Nancy Huart, Douglas Kearney, Loki Karuna, Kevin Kwan Loucks, Luther Ranheim, Derrick Skye, Koven Smith, Mateusz Troicki, Sarah Williams",,"The American Composers Forum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"American Composers Forum's mission is to support and advocate for individuals and groups creating music today by demonstrating the vitality and relevance of their art. We connect artists with collaborators, organizations, audiences, and resources.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Vanessa,Rose-Pridemore,"The American Composers Forum","75 W 5th St Ste 522","St Paul",MN,55102-1439,"(651) 251-2811",vrose@composersforum.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Clay, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Ramsey, Red Lake, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wadena, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2244,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027898,"Operating Support",2024,150223,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create opportunities for Minnesota artists to make, present, and sell their work and give them visibility and recognition so they thrive in creative careers. Surveys and interviews with past and prospective Minnesota artists to continue improving and expanding career opportunities. Increase in the number and diversity of artists participating will also be important. 2: Minnesotans have access to diverse craft practices and appreciate the impact craft has on their own lives and communities. Increase in the number and range of Minnesota partnerships and events. Increase in overall participation. New data collection approaches will measure the impact and document the ways craft is valued for Minnesota citizens.","ACC provided MN artists with promotional, professional, and online economic opportunities while also launching American Craft Fest St. Paul. ACC offered artists opportunities through programs, content, and online marketplaces. Online activity was tracked, in-person attendance was closely monitored, and surveys were sent to all participating artists to collect feedback on their experience. 2: ACC participated in intentional outreach and partnerships to deepen MN relationships and provide arts experiences to Minnesotans. ACC records data and feedback on events, participants, partnerships, and supporters in MN. All event attendees also received a survey following our new American Craft Fest event to gather feedback on their experience.",,5452087,"Other, local or private",5452087,,"Greg Bullard, Pearl Dick, Mario Garcia Durham, Rachel Garceau, Miguel Gomez-Ibanez, Preeti Gopinath, Harriett Green, Diane Hofstede, Hannah Jacobson Blumenfeld, Leslie King Hammond, Thomas Loeser, Joseph Logan, Robert Lynch, Sara Mcdonnell, Seymour Mondshein, Rebecca Myers, Darryl Patterson, Bruce Pepich, Lynn Pollard, Jim Rustad, Kristin Mitsu Shiga, Gary Smith, Lucille Tenazas, Woodie Wisebram, Marilyn Zapf",,"American Craft Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The American Craft Council connects and galvanizes diverse craft communities to cultivate and advance craft's impact on contemporary American life.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rachel,Kollar,"American Craft Council","1224 Marshall St NE Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 206-3100",rkollar@craftcouncil.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stevens, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2230,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027929,"Operating Support",2024,163032,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans discover connections to one another through relevant, innovative, and accessible arts, craft and music experiences. ASI will track attendance, collect, and analyze feedback from museum visitors and participants in programs that feature Minnesota artists, and which aim to draw connections between art and artists of different backgrounds and/or cultures.","Over 60,000 Minnesotans participated in arts experiences that deepened their appreciation of folk art, music, and handcraft as expressions of culture. Attendance and demographic data were collected through registration information, and outcomes were recorded through digital surveys, oral interviews, written feedback opportunities for personal reflection, and more.",,5471566,"Other, local or private",5471566,,"Maggi Adamek, Lynnea Atlas-Ingebretson, Aimee Richcreek Baxter, Tikki Brown, Lisa Kallebo, Brenda Butler, Marcia Anderson, Carline Bengtsson, Debra Barnes, Tamir Elnabarawy, Mary Dee Hicks, Barbara Linell Glaser, Leslie Goedken, Peter Hilger, Elodie Lee, John Litell, Marco Molinari, Elizabeth Olson, Andreas Ornberg, Andrea Oseland, Lenor Scheffler, David Sorensen, Sara Stenberg, William Weiler",,"American Swedish Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The American Swedish Institute is a gathering place for all people to share experiences around themes of culture, migration, the environment and the arts, informed by enduring links to Sweden.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dexter,Carlson,"American Swedish Institute","2600 Park Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 871-4907",dexterc@asimn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2261,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027928,"Operating Support",2024,74821,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will learn new skills, grow, and make vital social connections by participating in creative arts experiences, led by practicing artists. Participants' experiences and impact tracked through evaluations filled out by partner site contacts and artists, partner and artist observations, various participant pre- and post-reflections / surveys. 2: Minnesotans of all races, income levels, ages and abilities have increased access to quality, hands-on programs designed to meet their specific needs. We'll track: participant demographics with sites; if and how well we met customer specific goals; modifications made to meet community needs; tools/training we create or share to help artists engage more Minnesotans; types of community partners/sites.","95% of participants learned a new or improved an existing creative skill. 91% made connections with other areas of life. All programs led by artists. Artists & site contacts completed online evals re: art created, skills learned, connections made, quality of program, how well it met expectations. Some programs: direct observation by staff & surveys from participants. 2: People 4-95 in 38 MN counties, of all abilities & races, created. Programs were customized for participants' ages, abilities, and interests. Tracked demographics of artists and (to the best of our ability) participants. Logged type of site and location for all partners. Surveyed artists & sites about participant inclusivity and activities, accommodations made, and meeting site goals.",,1272266,"Other, local or private",1272266,37956,"ElizabethLiz) Sheets, Yvette Trotman, Mimi Stake, Jeff Goldenberg, Amy Lucas, Virajita Singh, Andrew Leizens, Tracy Robertson, Iren Bishop, Ann Dayton, Heidi Fehlhaber, Jessica Gessner, Melissa Drwall-Hrad, Ryan Kopperud, Dameun Strange, Louis Porter Iii, Greta Rudolph, Sonya Smith Sustacek, Brittany Keefe, Steve Hawley",,"COMPAS, Inc AKA COMPAS","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"COMPAS delivers creative experiences that unleash the potential within all of us.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Linck,"COMPAS, Inc AKA COMPAS","450 Syndicate St N Ste 325","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 292-3249",joan@compas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Marshall, Morrison, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Polk, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Rice, Roseau, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2260,"Mary Bensen: Bensen is the former foundation and grants director at Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge in Minneapolis. For more than 20 years, Bensen initiated and designed a corporate and foundation grant program for Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge, a $40 million dollar faith based nonprofit. In addition, Bensen is a professional pianist and organist in the community. Benson earned a BA in organizational management and communication at Concordia University with a minor in performing arts focused on organ and piano.; Sarah Clark: Clark is the founder of Clark Squared, LLC, a nonprofit consulting firm specializing in communications, development, and management services. From 2013-2022, she worked at Fresh Energy; as deputy executive director, she oversaw organizational management, fundraising, communications, and program development. Previously, Clark was the contract director of the Lower Phalen Creek Project, a community based initiative focused on transforming a contaminated brownfield site into the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary, a restored natural area that is home of Wakan Tipi, a Dakota sacred site. Clark has a BA from Macalester College and a MA in journalism from the University of Minnesota.; Heidi Droegemueller: Since 2015, Droegemueller has served as executive director of the Luther Seminary Foundation in Saint Paul. In this role, she is responsible for board relations, fundraising, marketing, and communications for both the Foundation and Luther Seminary. Her primary areas of professional expertise include governance, strategic planning, transformational philanthropy, grant writing, annual fund, and crisis communications. Droegemueller is a graduate of Concordia College in Moorhead, with a bachelor of music degree in music theory. She holds professional certificates in nonprofit management (Arizona State University) and diversity, equity, and inclusion (Augsburg University). She has served as a volunteer board member for multiple entities of the Association of Fundraising Professionals since 2002. She has also served as a grant application reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board and Metropolitan Regional Arts Council in the past.; Anne Dugan: Dugan is an independent curator and educator living on an organic farm in Wrenshall. She teaches art history at The College of St. Scholastica and the University of Wisconsin-Superior. Dugan is the director for the Kruk Gallery on the University of Wisconsin-Superior campus and the curator for the Northshore Bank of Commerce in Duluth. Dugan is the founder and codirector of the internationally recognized Free Range Film Festival, which she founded in 2004.; Ivete Martinez: Vaz de Castro Martinez has been a professional artist for the last 20 years. She was born in a small border town between Brazil and Uruguay to Portuguese and Galego parents. Vaz de Castro Martinez has two master?s degrees: one in philosophy (Oxford University, England) and another in psychology (Stanford University, CA). It was only when she quit her job at Mayo Clinic and became a full-time mom that she started to learn art. She?s a board member at Gallery 24, executive director of Med City Art Festival, and a Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council panelist. Vaz de Castro Martinez tries to be involved, not only in making art but also in the administration and participation of nonprofit organizations.; John Neveaux: Neveaux is a theater artist, educator, and attorney who acts, directs, and designs shows with several local theaters in the metro area. Neveaux has also been proudly involved with the Delano High School and Westonka High School drama programs. He has served on the boards of Skylark Opera Company, Chain Reaction Theatre Project, 4 Community Theatre, and is a member of the Delano Area Council for Arts and Culture. He has bachelor's and master's degrees in theater and is a law school graduate with more than 35 years of legal experience including work with arts and other nonprofits.; Kyla Rathjen: Rathjen is pursuing a master of human rights at the University of Minnesota?s Humphrey School of Public Affairs and College of Liberal Arts. Her graduate interests are in effective philanthropy, social change leadership, and nonprofit management. She is a committed nonprofit professional, with more than eight years of experience in program management, community led development, board management, grassroots fundraising, and digital communications on global teams. She recently served as vice president of the board for the Minnesota International NGO Network (MINN).; Linda Rother: Rother has been creating her personal imagery with passion for more than 48 years. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BFA in studio arts, with an emphasis in painting and photography. She has received several grants from the Jerome Foundation, The McKnight Foundation, Minnesota State Arts Board, Intermedia Arts, and the East Central Regional Arts Council. She has displayed her work extensively in one-person shows and juried group shows. Her current photographic work reflects a spirit of place. The planet?s light, smells, and sounds have a texture of earth and plants. Her intimate images are about her relationship with the planet, the animals, and her personal environment. She currently has her work at Gallery North in Bemidji.; David Schmidt: Schmidt has more than 40 years serving communities as a city/county manager, administrator, and planner. He obtained his BA in urban and regional planning, and a MPA in government management. Schmidt has served on many local, regional, and state boards and commissions in North Carolina, New York, Maine, and Minnesota. He is an arts supporter and has an interest in photography, theater, public art, and music. Schmidt recently retired and currently serves his community as an organic farmer.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10028007,"Operating Support",2024,53728,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","DAI programming increases engagement of people from all backgrounds in the arts and reaches new constituencies. At least twenty exhibitions, ten community events, and50 art classes. Surveys using the most recent standards in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion data collection. Focus groups will provide information about absent narratives and art/ class interests.","We saw an increase in participation, reached new constituencies from diverse backgrounds Number of classes, number of community events, and number of exhibitions. surveys",,497156,"Other, local or private",497156,12851,"Robin Washington, Celia Cameron, Meghann Masters, Dr. Rogier Gregoire, Claudia Faith, Juli Kellner, Dr. Patricia Rogers, Dr. Cary Komoto, David Austin, Dr. Omawale Famule, Vern Northrup",,"Duluth Art Institute Association AKA Duluth Art Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Duluth Art Institute is to enrich daily life with dynamic, innovative arts programming that upholds excellence and promotes inclusive community participation.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christina,Woods,"Duluth Art Institute Association AKA Duluth Art Institute","506 Michigan St W",Duluth,MN,55802-1517,"(218) 733-7560",cwoods@duluthartinstitute.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Lake, Mille Lacs, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2339,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1
10028041,"Operating Support",2024,42476,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota Ballet will encourage participation in dance by offering quality education and performances ranging from world premieres to beloved classics. Indicators of success include increased ticket revenues and enrollments in the School of Minnesota Ballet, evaluations of student skill progression, critical reviews, and audience feedback. 2: Minnesota Ballet will launch a new affordable and inclusive small performance space for grassroots arts organizations and emerging artists. Minnesota Ballet's new Studio Four theater will draw new, diverse audiences to performances in the historic Depot as demonstrated by the diversity and number of new acts booked and corresponding ticket sales.","Minnesota Ballet had well-received and increased participation in education offering and in performance boosted by two world premieres. Evaluation of Minnesota Ballet Academy included enrollment increase and student attainment of class-level goals; of performances included dancer mastery of choreography, favorable social media and audience feedback, critical reviews. 2: Minnesota Ballet's opening year of Studio Four drew diverse audiences for events from a Goth Ball to Nerd Night to an African-American solo singer. Studio Four was evaluated by the number of diverse programs, presenter satisfaction with studio, audience size and enthusiasm. A grant-funded Emerging Artist Series was planned in the 2024 fiscal year with performance dates of August 3 and 24, 2024.",,880945,"Other, local or private",880945,,"Pamela Arola, Jennifer Boyle, Nick Campanario, Tiffany Darling, Louise Payjack-Guillou, Jayme Hartman, Betsy Holcomb, Maggie Malone, Crystal Pelke, Harvey Plasch, Jonathan Reznick, Amber Whitney",,"Duluth Ballet AKA Minnesota Ballet","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Minnesota Ballet is to inspire appreciation of the art of dance through performance and education.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Maude,Dornfeld,"Duluth Ballet AKA Minnesota Ballet","506 W Michigan St",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 529-3742x 17",mdornfeld@minnesotaballet.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Itasca, Lake, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2373,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027948,"Operating Support",2024,100284,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Expand our School of Performing Arts to reach underrepresented neighborhoods. More collaborations with community-serving groups will be created to foster arts outreach into our community, so more youth participate in performing arts education. 2: Increase accessibility and expand audience demographic. Foster new relationships and collaborations to increase arts access for underrepresented populations. Share resources with community arts organizations, and expand Ticket Access for patrons with financial limitations.","The School of Performing Arts adapted its programs to meet the community's needs and conducted outreach to increase awareness of its offerings. Surveys indicated a need to shift the offerings to accommodate families with childcare needs. Scholarships were promoted through outreach with youth-serving organizations to increase participation and guide future plans for educational offerings. 2: Duluth Playhouse Theatre Access Program (TAP) Tickets increased access to the performing arts. A process was created to monitor TAP tickets distributed and outreach to community-serving organizations was conducted and tracked. In 23-24, all 174 TAP tickets were given out, and there was a waiting list for more TAP tickets to become available.",,2745178,"Other, local or private",2745178,,"Justin Peck, Danielle Thralow, Megan Merth, Stacy Johnston, Chris Virta, Jill Lofald, Kiki Watts, Dan Markham, Diana Lawrey, Ryan Coole, Annie Carmichael, Jennifer Berry, Monique Forcier, Patty Mcnulty",,"Duluth Playhouse","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Duluth Playhouse is to create opportunities in theatrical arts that educate, entertain, and engage the region.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Wesley,Drummond,"Duluth Playhouse","211 E Superior St",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 733-7555",wdrummond@duluthplayhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clay, Cook, Douglas, Hennepin, Koochiching, Lake, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pine, Ramsey, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2280,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027977,"Operating Support",2024,59576,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artists bring cultural, social and economic benefit to their communities as they thrive creatively and financially, both locally and across the region. Studio artists, artists-in-residence, and artists participating in programs are interviewed and anonymously surveyed regarding the Anderson Center's impact on creative practice, ability to generate revenue, and engagement with Minnesota communities. 2: Artistic programming that is conceptually engaging and technically accomplished inspires, educates, and connects diverse audiences. Qualitative feedback such as stakeholder and participant comments, along with recorded data like surveys that ask for a three-word description of participants? experiences, demonstrate the personal and collective impact of Anderson Center arts programs.","Artists strengthened their networks, grew in their creative practices, and connected with each other and audiences. Progress was tracked through surveys of artists and audiences, combined with quantitative data about local economic impact. 2: Programs provided quality-of-life benefits to audiences in the Red Wing Area and beyond, almost half of whom rarely attend other arts events. Audiences were primarily measured through written surveys, supplemented by verbal surveys of visitors and through ticketing data for paid events.",,674435,"Other, local or private",674435,8457,"Nan Bailly, Ralph Balestriere, John Christiansen, Sean Dowse, Dobby Gibson, Carolyn Hedin, Robert Hedin, Fiona Mccrae, Karen Mueller, Margaret Noesen",,"Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Inc. AKA The Anderson Center at Tower View","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Anderson Center offers residencies in the arts and humanities; provides a dynamic environment for the exchange of ideas; encourages the pursuit of creative endeavors; and serves as a source of significant contributions to society.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stephanie,Rogers,"Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Inc. AKA The Anderson Center","PO Box 406","Red Wing",MN,55066,"(651) 388-2009",stephanie@andersoncenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2309,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027911,"Operating Support",2024,482145,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artspace will leverage affordable space to increase arts production, collaboration and earnings; engage audiences; and spur positive development. Artspace will provide 1,596,892 square feet of affordable space-- across 14 projects in six Minnesota communities-- for some 430+ artist residents and their families, and 490+ arts organizations and arts enterprises. 2: Thousands of Minnesota youth and adults from across the state will have access to diverse and affordable dance education and performance activities. Serving as the flagship for dance across Minnesota, The Cowles Center will provide at least 40 performances, 400+ education sessions, and space for twenty arts and cultural organizations.","Artspace leveraged affordable space to increase arts production, collaboration, and earnings; engaged audiences; and spurred positive development. Artspace provided 1,536,937 SF of affordable art spaces-- across 14 projects in six Minnesota communities-- for 430+ artist residents and their families and some 490+ arts organizations and arts enterprises. 2: Thousands of Minnesota youth and adults from across the state had access to diverse and affordable dance education and performance activities. Serving as the flagship for dance across Minnesota, 11,000+ youth and adults attended 17 performances and 660 education sessions across the state, and accessed space for 15 arts and cultural organizations.",,23930482,"Other, local or private",23930482,312226,"Mark W. Addicks, Devon Akmon, Osh Ashruf, Peter Beard, Terry Benelli, Randall Bourscheidt, Gary Cunningham, Diane Dalto Woosnam, Matthew E. Damon, LouisLou) Demars, Marie Feely, Ian Friendly, Roy Gabay, Joe Gibbons, Burton Kassell, Suzanne Koepplinger, M.A., Peter A. Lefferts, MargaretPeggy) Lucas,Mary Margaret Macmillan, Mark Manbeck, Richard Martin Esq., Betty Massey, Dan C. Mehls, Sarah Oquist, Ken Peterson, Barbara Portwood, Irene Quarshie, Elizabeth Redleaf, Joel Ronning, Christopher Scott, Gloria Sewell, Jason Stamm, Susan Kenny Stevens, Ph.D., Chandler Wilson. Emeriti: James C. Adams, Terrance R. Dolan, Rebecca Driscoll, Cynthia J. Newsom, Roger Opp",,"Artspace Projects, Inc. AKA Artspace","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Artspace is to create, foster, and preserve affordable and sustainable space for artists and arts organizations.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dana,Mattice,"Artspace Projects, Inc. AKA Artspace","250 N 3rd Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55401-1641,"(612) 333-9012",dana.mattice@artspace.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Stevens, St. Louis, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2243,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10031611,"Operating Support",2025,50145,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","NLMF will present more than 27 classical music and ethnic music events in a three-week period in eleven cities on the Iron Range in July 2024. Ticket sales and donations will be examined to verify increases in attendance, new subscribers and new donors. Surveys that request information about ZIP codes and annual salary ranges will tell us if we have reached all Iron Range demographics. 2: NLMF multiple missions, (producing, presenting, and young artist residencies) provide significant economic value to the Main Street businesses. More than 100 persons are in residence for periods of 3 to 5 weeks in Chisholm, Virginia and Aurora. Our participants and selected businesses keep records of expenditures and income to verify the economic value to cities in which they are housed.",,,385398,"Other, local or private",410471,,,,"Northern Lights Music Festival, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To present high quality musical events, student and professional, to the entire Iron Range from Grand Rapids to Ely, utilizing its beautiful and historic auditoriums and other historic spaces.",2024-07-01,2025-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Veda,Zuponcic,"Northern Lights Music Festival, Inc.","PO Box 147",Gilbert,MN,55741,"(609) 922-2965",zuponcic@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2522,"Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2
10027986,"Operating Support",2024,79902,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide programming that will bring the campus and local community together for shared experiences. Events in our presenting series will have a 20% increase in participation as compared to 2019's pre-Covid levels of engagement. Programming decisions will be influenced by feedback (via survey) from those who participated in programmatic offerings. 2: Minnesotans engage in O'Shaughnessy programming as students, artists AND patrons. We will ask participants from classes/workshops/performances if grew, changed or learned something from their experiences with us, as well as how we may deepen future opportunities for growth. We will document feedback.","Our events brought the campus and local community together, and our outreach efforts successfully increased Minnesotan participation at our venue. We tracked first time attendance in our venue, conducted post performance surveys after every event, and made direct observations to evaluate our work. 2: Minnesotans grew, learned or changes because they attended our performance. We used post performance surveys and asked this exact question. Over 150 respondents indicated that they had been positively changed, grew, or learned something as a result of the performance.",,1234453,"Other, local or private",1234453,18678,"Jean Wincek, Kathryn Clubb, Christine Moore, Mary Jo Abler, Ken Charles, Anne Davis Gotte, Samantha Hanson, Diane Shelstad Huston, Andrea C. Lee, Anne Mckeig, Donna Mcnamara, Joy Milos, Joan Mitchell, Kathleen O?Brien, Colleen O?Malley, Jennifer Ortale, Rebecca Keonig Roloff, Therese Sherlock, Angela Hall Slaughter, Minda Suchan, Jill Underdahl, Robert Wollan, Kirsten Vogel Womack, Valerie Young, Priscilla Zee",,"Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy at St. Catherine University","Private College/University","Operating Support",,"The O'Shaughnessy supports the University's mission to educate women to lead and influence. Through the support of diverse, cultural, and socially relevant events, The O?Shaughnessy stands as a touchstone for the campus, as a gateway of performing arts f",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Irene,Green,"Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy at St. Catherine University","2004 Randolph Ave","St Paul",MN,55105,"(651) 690-6700",ijgreen248@stkate.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2318,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027906,"Operating Support",2024,371959,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will gain wide access and flexible options to enjoy quality performances via an array of in-person and free digital concert experiences. Staff and Board will track in-person attendance metrics, number of performances and venues performed at, number of unique Concert Library website visits from Minnesotans and number of performances livestreamed and added for on-demand viewing. 2: Welcome, represent and honor our community's diversity with attention to racial, ethnic and gender diversity of programming and performers on stage. Staff and Board will track (1) the percentage of concerts that featured composers of color and/or women and (2) the percentage of concerts that feature performers identifying as a person of color and/or underrepresented in American orchestras.","The SPCO provided broad access to in-person and livestream performances through concerts in 14 venues and the free online Concert Library. The SPCO tracked in-person concert attendance numbers, as well as participation in free digital media programming. 2: The SPCO 2023.24 season had 56 out of 112 concerts that were by underrepresented composers, and 26 out of 112 concerts were by BIPOC composers. Our Artistic planning team ensured they prepared a FY24 season comprising of diverse composers while in development. We define `underrepresented` as a combination of BIPOC, ALAANA, and Gender (inclusive of everyone except White and Male identifying).",,10821336,"Other, local or private",10821336,,"Doug Affinito, Catherine Allan, Nina Archabal, Daniel Avchen, Jo Bailey, Lynne Beck, Inez Bergquist, Theresa Bevilacqua, Andrew Brady, Arnold Brier, Christopher M. Brown, Anne Cheney, Steven Copes, Sheldon W. Damberg, Becky Debertin, Victor De Meireles, Louis Epstein, Nina Tso-Ning Fan, Stephanie Fehr, Jason Max Ferdinand, Judith Garcia Galiana, Bonnie Grzeskowiak, Keith M. Halperin, Ann Huntrods, A. J. Huss Jr., James E. Johnson, Arthur Klebanov, Karen Koepp, Randy Kroll, Robert L. Lee, The Reverend Craig Lemming, Jon Limbacher, Margaret Lindlof, Marja Lutsep, Stephen H. Mahle, Robert W. Mairs, David Moore Jr., Bondo Nyembwe, Robert M. Olafson, Deborah J. Palmer, Daniel R. Pennie, Peter Remes, John Riehle, Ann Rogotzke, David Rosedahl, Jack Rossmann, Kathleen Schubert, Andrew Selden, James Donald Smith, Joseph Tashjian, Paul Vargo, Elizabeth Willis, Justin Windschitl",,"Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Our mission is to sustain a world-class chamber orchestra at the highest standards of artistic excellence that enriches the Twin Cities community by sharing dynamic, distinctive and engaging performances.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rebecca,Cline,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","408 St Peter St 3rd Fl","St Paul",MN,55102-1497,"(651) 292-3280",rcline@spcomail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2238,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10031586,"Operating Support",2025,36736,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Innovative opera productions provide opportunities for engagement, inspiration, and connection in the North. Patron engagement is tracked through CRM data (ticket sales, donations, new or returning); school surveys, artist and volunteer feedback are all valued in decision-making. 2: Northern Minnesota audiences feel welcome and included in the art form of opera. Attendance details track accessibility and participation. Surveys and participant feedback help measure engagement and participation.",,,253218,"Other, local or private",271586,,,,"Lyric Opera of the North","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support ",,"Lyric Opera of the North's mission is to provide world-class opera performance and education in the north, for all ages, in a diversity of venues and formats. ",2024-07-01,2025-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Sarah,Lawrence,"Lyric Opera of the North","525 S Lake Ave",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 464-0922",sarah@loonopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2497,"Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization ","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization ",,2
10027895,"Operating Support",2024,20244,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase access to quality education for arts learners through strategic efforts to grow the scholarship fund to enable more people to participate. Track income from tuition roundup contributions. Re-write the scholarship application so it is more streamlined and easier to access. Alter language that has historically been gatekeeping language. 2: Increase and diversify studio access to the community via skill sharing, demonstrations, etc. with visiting artists in residence. Track increase in diversity in age, demographics, etc. within applicants. Coordinate and plan engagement opportunities and track participation as well as number of events, etc. Seek evaluation from participants and artists as to how thing went.","Scholarship funds remained consistent in our residency program. Scholarships went up by over 80% for youth between 2023 and 2024. We primarily tracked our accounting software and included information about our scholarships on each class page to increase access. Informal conversations with parents and caregivers gave great insight into the need to subsidize class costs. 2: From 2023 to 2024 we increased our engagement opportunities by 22% in terms of actual events as well as participant numbers. Age span increased by 10%. We evaluated our participant numbers and programs by counting offerings and engagement numbers. We tracked general age information to consider the increase in ages served. We collected formal and informal evaluations from artists and participants.",,545375,"Other, local or private",545375,2164,"Kristofer Bowman, Rachel Fulkerson, Tom Irvine, Katherine Goertz, Sheila Brown, Charles Matson Lume, Karen Brown, Allen Ondrachek, David Safar",,"Grand Marais Arts, Inc. AKA Grand Marais Art Colony","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Grand Marais Art Colony fosters the exploratory growth and experimental power of contemporary artists.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lyla,Brown,"Grand Marais Arts, Inc. AKA Grand Marais Art Colony","PO Box 626","Grand Marais",MN,55604-0626,"(218) 387-2737",director@grandmaraisartcolony.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2227,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027953,"Operating Support",2024,166177,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Graywolf books introduce new language, ideas, and stories that help a broad readership across Minnesota understand our times and each other. Graywolf evaluates reader impact by capturing and tracking individual responses at events, on social media, and through an annual survey. Critical attention, award nominations, and book sales also help indicate the strength of our books' influence. 2: Graywolf books, author events, and staff enhance Minnesota communities by building and cultivating audiences through partnerships. Graywolf assesses the quantity and quality of event programming and collaborations, book donations, and local media attention. We solicit feedback from relevant partners. Staff engagement across the local community is tracked and evaluated.","Graywolf published 23 books that inspired empathy, introduced ideas and forms, influenced public discourse, and reached 18,300 readers in Minnesota. Graywolf spoke with event attendees, engaged with social media users, and tracked sales, reviews, and award attention. In FY24 Graywolf authors were finalists for a National Book Award and the International Booker Prize, among others. 2: Graywolf enhanced Minnesota communities by partnering on events featuring authors and staff, and donating 693 copies of 11 titles to 7 organizations. Graywolf worked with at least 21 local partner institutions to build audiences and readership. This included supporting a workshop at the Loft for Native writers through Indigenous Nations Poets. Conversations and book donations demonstrated impact.",,4904662,"Other, local or private",4904662,,"Aimee Lagos, Stefanie Adams, Ramona Advani, Art Berman, Sheila Berube, Karin Birkeland, Kathleen Boe, Brian Childs, Patrick Clifford, Thea Goodman, Brett Goldblatt, Lissa Jones-Lofgren, Michelle Keeley, Chris Kirwan, Ruth Ellen Kocher, Jill Koosmann, Lenesa Leana, Ed Mcconaghay, Maura Mccormack, Zachary Mcmillan, Mike Meyer, Cathy Polasky, Sharon Pierce, Shahina Piyarali, Alexis Racciatti, Willie Reyelts, James Short, Kathleen Smith, Winifred Smith, Elena Sparling, Debra Stone",,"Graywolf Press","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Graywolf Press is committed to the discovery and energetic publication of twenty-first century American and international literature.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carmen,Gimenez,"Graywolf Press","212 Third Ave N Ste 485",Minneapolis,MN,55401,"(651) 641-0077",gimenez@graywolfpress.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Lyon, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2285,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10028060,"Operating Support",2024,64952,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Generate community building dialogue around the art of theater while modeling inclusivity and diversity to our community. Progress will be measured by the number participating in activities, media stories reflecting our themes but not necessarily our art, and by tracking the diversity and equity of the company members. 2: Successfully mount an indoor season that attracts at least 8000 as we emerge from the pandemic. Attendance and staffing levels will be measured (especially first-time attendees) as well as audience and artist response to the quality of the work.","GRSF engaged a company of 73 artists for its 2023 season, 27% of whom were people of color. 48% were LGBTQIA+. GRSF participated in a demographic survey conducted by SMU DataArts capturing diversity information in an anonymous fashion. The survey also tracked age, disability status, and workplace satisfaction information. 2: The indoor season was mounted with three rotating productions. Attendance was 6171, behind the stated goal but 14% higher than 2022. GRSF uses a platform called Patron Manager to track ticket sales, attendance, and donations. The festival attracted 434 new ticket buyers in 2023.",,1008545,"Other, local or private",1008545,,"Mary Adams, Mary Alice Anderson, Marcia Aubineau, Jacquelyn Banicki, Kris Blanchard, Cherisa Broadwater, Michael Charron, Joyati Debnath, Gary Diomandes, Jack Hedin, Hayley Fast Hornberg, Alan Leonhardt, Jonathan Locust Jr, Beth Forkner Moe, Paul Mundt, Amaria O'Leary, Kelley Olson, Gaby Peterson, Mary Polus, Jim Stoa, Tom Stoa",,"Great River Shakespeare Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Great River Shakespeare Festival is to enrich people's lives by creating dynamic, clearly understood productions of Shakespeare and other playwrights who celebrate the spoken word.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Aaron,Young,"Great River Shakespeare Festival","163 E 2nd St",Winona,MN,55987,"(507) 474-7900",aarony@grsf.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Jackson, Lake, Martin, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2392,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1
10027926,"Operating Support",2024,62637,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Students will be transformed musically and personally through GTCYS' educational activities and access initiatives. GTCYS will also analyze student retention, audition results, program assessments, and input from stakeholders. We will also collect feedback through biennial student and parent surveys.","Students were transformed musically and personally through GTCYS' educational activities and access initiatives. GTCYS analyzed student retention, audition results, program assessments, and input from stakeholders. We also collected feedback through biennial student surveys.",,1293262,"Other, local or private",1293262,,"Jc Beckstrand, Katie Berg, Matthew Crowley, Michele Decoux, Colin Dougherty, Andrew Eklund, Allison Elder, Lisa French, Matthew Harris, Maurice Holloman, Patrick Hyatte, Julia Jenson, Melissa Meinke Krueger, Rich May Jr., Dave Michela, Laura Newinski, Zina Scheuerman, Adele Suttle, Sara Kleinsasser Tan, Jeff Tuttle, Ernest Van Panhuys, Lawrence Wang, Kjirsten Zellmer, David Zoll",,"Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"In the conviction that music nourishes the body, mind, and spirit of the individual and enriches the community, the Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies provides a rigorous and inspiring orchestral experience for young musicians.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Megen,Balda,"Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies","408 St Peter St Ste 300","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 602-6800",megen@gtcys.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Steele, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2258,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10028059,"Operating Support",2024,942004,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Theatrical productions, education offerings, and collaborative community programming will inspire thoughtful conversations and deeper connections. The community-building effectiveness of the Guthrie's programming will be evaluated through patron and partner surveys, observation, and data on attendance and participation in relevant activities. 2: The Guthrie will create theater relevant to a diverse patron base, eliminating barriers to attendance and creating an inclusive, welcoming atmosphere. Relevance will be evaluated via attendance figures and patron surveys and accessibility will be measured by diverse patron attendance/participation.","The Guthrie hosted 39 post-show conversations this season, and most patrons reported having conversations with others about the play they saw. The community-building effectiveness of the Guthrie's programming was evaluated through patron or participant surveys, observation, and data on attendance and participation in education/community engagement programming. 2: Post-show survey results show that patrons found the plays relevant, and that our efforts to reduce barriers and welcome guests were effective. Relevance was evaluated via attendance figures and patron surveys; accessibility was measured by diverse patron attendance/participation and survey comments.",,27263166,"Other, local or private",27263166,,"Jennifer Reedstrom Bishop, John JunekPast Chair), Joseph HajDirector), David Dines, Susan W. Allen, Martha Goldberg Aronson, Y. Marc Belton, Abdhish Bhavsar, Peter Brew, Amy Fiterman, Darrel German, Todd Hartman, Diane Hofstede, Timothy A. Huebsch, David Hurrell, Hans Kabat, Christine Kucera Kalla, Jay Kiedrowski, John A. Knapp, David M. Lilly, Jr., Kristen Ludgate, Michael Mccormick, W. Thomas Mcenery, Munir Meghjee, Jennifer Melin Miller, Renee Montz, David Moore, Jr., Lynn Myhran, Wendy Nelson, Todd Noteboom, Anne Paape, Irene Quarshie, Ann Rainhart, Rebecca Koenig Roloff, Robert A. Rosenbaum, Jerry Rudowsky, Kenneth F. Spence, Kweli P. Thompson, Meredith Tutterow, Steven C. Webster, Todd Zaun,",,"Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Guthrie Theater engages exceptional theater artists in the exploration of both classic and contemporary plays, connecting the community it serves to one another and to the world.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,Essert,"Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","818 2nd St S",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1252,"(612) 225-6000",emilye@guthrietheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2391,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027879,"Operating Support",2024,1071803,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Students and underserved populations engage in inclusive arts experiences, creating positive change for themselves and their community. Participant surveys track increases in knowledge and positive attitudes. Benchmark: 80% of respondents reporting increased knowledge and improved community or individual wellbeing. 2: Trust programming creates significant economic benefits and supports statewide partners in meeting their missions. a) Track ticket sales and apply multiplier; b) Track marketing reach provided to partners; c) Partners identify benefits of collaborating with the Trust.","Students & underserved populations engaged in a variety of community-based arts experiences that created positive change in their lives & communities. Our staff utilized program-specific quantitative & qualitative surveys to collect participant feedback regarding program value, impact, & future recommendations. For example, 88% of Outside Vibe participants reported programming to be valuable. 2: Trust programming created significant economic benefits and supported statewide partners in meeting their missions. We tracked all ticket sales and event attendees throughout the year, monitored marketing efforts such as advertisements on distributed materials, and collected partnership reviews from participating companies, organizations, and government entities.",,47551607,"Other, local or private",47551607,,"Andrea Mokros, Dan Tenenbaum, Andrea Hart Kajer, Ryan Johnson, Travis Barkve, Dorraine Larison, Kathleen Gullickson, Michele Engdahl, Molly Biwer, Barbara Brin, Orlando Bryant, Justin Buoen, Gerardo Casahonda, Al Coleman, Trisha Duncan, Becky Foy, Lucas Giambelluca, Josh Howard, Chris Kwiat, Jayne Haugen Olsen, Jay Novak, Sue Ross, Melvin Tennant, Bret Weiss",,"Hennepin Theatre Trust AKA Hennepin Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Hennepin Theatre Trust creates positive change through the arts by bringing together people, businesses and organizations to create and enjoy cultural experiences.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sang,Maxwell,"Hennepin Theatre Trust","900 Hennepin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 455-9522",Sang.Maxwell@HennepinTheatreTrust.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Hennepin, Isanti, Lac qui Parle, McLeod, Morrison, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Waseca, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2211,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027910,"Operating Support",2024,105264,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Through exemplary mainstage productions, Minnesotan audiences better understand Midwestern and American History and its modern-day impacts/parallels. Press and critical reviews; post-play surveys that ask audiences to report what they've learned; breadth and depth of conversations at facilitated post-performance conversations, and participation in other engagement activities. 2: Through HT's focus on accessibility and intentional programming, audiences become more ethnically, geographically, and generationally diverse. In surveys, audiences self-identify age, race, gender, location, and feedback about programming and access services; we will regularly compare with baseline data. Conversations with partner orgs and liaisons measure impact and refine programming.","Through exemplary mainstage productions, Minnesotan audiences better understand Midwestern and American History and its modern-day impacts/parallels. Press and critical reviews; post-play surveys that ask audiences to report what they've learned; breadth and depth of conversations at facilitated post-performance conversations, and participation in other engagement activities. 2: Through HT's focus on accessibility and intentional programming, audiences become more ethnically, geographically, and generationally diverse. Through survey data, audiences share age, race, gender, location, and feedback about programming & access services which is regularly compared to baseline data. Conversations with partner organizations & liaisons measure impact & refine programming.",,2616049,"Other, local or private",2616049,,"John Sebastian, Candace Campbell, Tyler Zehring, Lois Duffy, John F. Apitz, Dave Beehler, George Dow, Susan Kimberly, Gene Link, Cheryl L. Moore, Kera Peterson, Katrina Phillips, James Rollwagen, Kenneth Schaefer, Jennifer Simek, Pondie Nicholson Taylor, Dr. Jon Thomas",,"The History Theatre, Inc. AKA History Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"History Theatre's mission is to entertain, educate, and inspire through creating, developing, and producing new and existing works that explore Minnesota's past and the diverse American experience.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Thomas,"The History Theatre, Inc. AKA History Theatre","30 10th St E","St Paul",MN,55101-2205,"(651) 292-4323",rthomas@historytheatre.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2242,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027956,"Operating Support",2024,58992,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase our level of engagement and education of a larger, more diverse Minnesotan community. Focused surveys of participants, as well as collection of participants' comments and feedback. Tracking number of new opportunities offered (including events, workshops, performances, interpretive tours, services) and the number of persons engaged. 2: The community's awareness and value of HCA as a quality arts destination will increase. Increases in membership, giving, exhibition participation, as well as increases in attendance and/or viewership and engagement of virtual and in-person programs.","A broader representation of Minnesotans were engaged and learned from Hopkins Center for the Arts programming. Both qualitative and quantitative data was gathered from programming participants through surveys and interviews. HCA staff also received unsolicited written feedback which was collected for staff to review and study. 2: The Hopkins Center for the Arts community grew larger and more invested in response to awareness of its quality programming. Both qualitative and quantitative data was gathered from programming participants through surveys, interviews, and donation tracking. We also received unsolicited written feedback which was collected for staff to review.",,979317,"Other, local or private",979317,5516,"John Bergstrand, Marlena Bromschwig, Susan Fink, Nicole Houff, Pamela Luer, Samantha Ly, Susan Swenson, Prerna Verma, Daniel Volenec, James Green",,"Hopkins Center for the Arts","Local/Regional Government","Operating Support",,"Hopkins Center for the Arts builds community through the arts by fostering creative expression and providing quality artistic and educational opportunities for people of all ages.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jim,Clark,"Hopkins Center for the Arts","1111 Mainstreet",Hopkins,MN,55343,"(952) 979-1100",jclark@hopkinsmn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2288,"Mary Bensen: Bensen is the former foundation and grants director at Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge in Minneapolis. For more than 20 years, Bensen initiated and designed a corporate and foundation grant program for Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge, a $40 million dollar faith based nonprofit. In addition, Bensen is a professional pianist and organist in the community. Benson earned a BA in organizational management and communication at Concordia University with a minor in performing arts focused on organ and piano.; Sarah Clark: Clark is the founder of Clark Squared, LLC, a nonprofit consulting firm specializing in communications, development, and management services. From 2013-2022, she worked at Fresh Energy; as deputy executive director, she oversaw organizational management, fundraising, communications, and program development. Previously, Clark was the contract director of the Lower Phalen Creek Project, a community based initiative focused on transforming a contaminated brownfield site into the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary, a restored natural area that is home of Wakan Tipi, a Dakota sacred site. Clark has a BA from Macalester College and a MA in journalism from the University of Minnesota.; Heidi Droegemueller: Since 2015, Droegemueller has served as executive director of the Luther Seminary Foundation in Saint Paul. In this role, she is responsible for board relations, fundraising, marketing, and communications for both the Foundation and Luther Seminary. Her primary areas of professional expertise include governance, strategic planning, transformational philanthropy, grant writing, annual fund, and crisis communications. Droegemueller is a graduate of Concordia College in Moorhead, with a bachelor of music degree in music theory. She holds professional certificates in nonprofit management (Arizona State University) and diversity, equity, and inclusion (Augsburg University). She has served as a volunteer board member for multiple entities of the Association of Fundraising Professionals since 2002. She has also served as a grant application reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board and Metropolitan Regional Arts Council in the past.; Anne Dugan: Dugan is an independent curator and educator living on an organic farm in Wrenshall. She teaches art history at The College of St. Scholastica and the University of Wisconsin-Superior. Dugan is the director for the Kruk Gallery on the University of Wisconsin-Superior campus and the curator for the Northshore Bank of Commerce in Duluth. Dugan is the founder and codirector of the internationally recognized Free Range Film Festival, which she founded in 2004.; Ivete Martinez: Vaz de Castro Martinez has been a professional artist for the last 20 years. She was born in a small border town between Brazil and Uruguay to Portuguese and Galego parents. Vaz de Castro Martinez has two master?s degrees: one in philosophy (Oxford University, England) and another in psychology (Stanford University, CA). It was only when she quit her job at Mayo Clinic and became a full-time mom that she started to learn art. She?s a board member at Gallery 24, executive director of Med City Art Festival, and a Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council panelist. Vaz de Castro Martinez tries to be involved, not only in making art but also in the administration and participation of nonprofit organizations.; John Neveaux: Neveaux is a theater artist, educator, and attorney who acts, directs, and designs shows with several local theaters in the metro area. Neveaux has also been proudly involved with the Delano High School and Westonka High School drama programs. He has served on the boards of Skylark Opera Company, Chain Reaction Theatre Project, 4 Community Theatre, and is a member of the Delano Area Council for Arts and Culture. He has bachelor's and master's degrees in theater and is a law school graduate with more than 35 years of legal experience including work with arts and other nonprofits.; Kyla Rathjen: Rathjen is pursuing a master of human rights at the University of Minnesota?s Humphrey School of Public Affairs and College of Liberal Arts. Her graduate interests are in effective philanthropy, social change leadership, and nonprofit management. She is a committed nonprofit professional, with more than eight years of experience in program management, community led development, board management, grassroots fundraising, and digital communications on global teams. She recently served as vice president of the board for the Minnesota International NGO Network (MINN).; Linda Rother: Rother has been creating her personal imagery with passion for more than 48 years. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BFA in studio arts, with an emphasis in painting and photography. She has received several grants from the Jerome Foundation, The McKnight Foundation, Minnesota State Arts Board, Intermedia Arts, and the East Central Regional Arts Council. She has displayed her work extensively in one-person shows and juried group shows. Her current photographic work reflects a spirit of place. The planet?s light, smells, and sounds have a texture of earth and plants. Her intimate images are about her relationship with the planet, the animals, and her personal environment. She currently has her work at Gallery North in Bemidji.; David Schmidt: Schmidt has more than 40 years serving communities as a city/county manager, administrator, and planner. He obtained his BA in urban and regional planning, and a MPA in government management. Schmidt has served on many local, regional, and state boards and commissions in North Carolina, New York, Maine, and Minnesota. He is an arts supporter and has an interest in photography, theater, public art, and music. Schmidt recently retired and currently serves his community as an organic farmer.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027878,"Operating Support",2024,114720,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Mia will fuel curiosity among diverse audiences by serving as a place of discovery, inspiration, and life-long learning. Mia conducts focus groups, audience feedback, interviews and surveys to learn about visitors' experiences with Mia's exhibitions, programs and museum visits. We look for evidence on how we are delivering on our Brand Promise of Mia is Mine. 2: Mia will engage communities that reflect the changing demographics in Minnesota and offer programs that meet the needs of diverse audiences. Mia will utilize attendance and survey data, solicit feedback from external partners, and evaluate its internal practices around enhancing inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility.","Mia fueled visitors' curiosity by inspiring wonder, spurring creativity, and nourishing imaginations. FY24 attendance was 525,768, up 6% over FY23. Mia measures outcomes both quantitatively and qualitatively, including tracking visitor and program attendance; monitoring digital and web-based resources; and gathering feedback via visitor surveys, focus groups, social media, and other means. 2: Special exhibitions and related programming in FY24 utilized collaborative approaches to represent underserved communities and amplify diverse voices. Evaluations and feedback from community partners is reviewed and discussed by cross functional exhibition and program teams and used to inform future programming and partnerships.",,47827271,"Other, local or private",47827271,,"Officers: John Lindahl, Piyumi Samaratunga, Tom Schreier, Liz Nordlie, Amy Kern, Katie Luber, Pat Grazzini, Nicole Berns., Elective Trustees: Elizabeth Andrus, Dan Avchen, Chanda Smith Baker, John Butcher, James Cahn, Lynn Casey, Bert Colianni, Page Knudsen Cowles, Geraldn Erickson, Jr., Maria Gale, Michael Goar, Martha Head, Chris Howe, Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad, Hubert Joly, Shannon Jones, Jessamyn Kerchner, Velma Korbel, Jamie Lockhart, Lucy Mitchell, Sheila Morgan, Mahmoud Nagib, Noel Bennett Patterson, Gonzalo Petschen, Mary Reyelts, Julie Rosen, Catherine Simpson, Abdi Warsame, Tim Welsh, David Weyerhaeuser, Jane Wilf, David Wilson., Life Trustees: Burton Cohen, Beverly Grossman, Al Harrison, David M. Lebedoff., Trustees By Virtue Of Office: Tim Walz, Jacob Frey, Kari Dziedzic, Melissa Hortman, Irene Fernando, Steffanie Musichh, Barbara Proeschel.",,"The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts AKA Minneapolis Institute of Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Mia's mission is to enrich the community by collecting, preserving, and making accessible outstanding works of art from the world's diverse cultures.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Darcy,Berus,"The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts AKA Minneapolis Institute of Arts","2400 3rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404,"(612) 870-3131",dberus@artsmia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2210,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027946,"Operating Support",2024,11693,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","MBOTMA will diversify our audiences, participants, and membership, broadening our reach to younger, racially and culturally diverse populations of Minnesota. Success will be measured with empirical data of increased attendance, the use of discount codes, registrations, and post-event surveys for festivals and other events, as well as observational data of festival and workshop attendees. 2: MBOTMA will strengthen our organizational and financial structures, providing stability for the future of achieving our mission. Indicating factors of success will be measured with QuickBooks: ticket sales, event attendance, workshop participation, membership numbers, and an increase in funding from grants, regional sponsorships, and national sponsorships.","Attendance was up at all three festivals, and with diverse programming, we attracted a broader audience. Patrons were sent post-event surveys, staff and volunteers observed and reported on the attendees of workshops and breakout sessions. 2: New Executive Director Ross Willits has revised the chart of accounts and budgeting processes. With revised financial reporting and planning abilities, the organization and board is better able to make decisions about future programming and funding needs.",,365060,"Other, local or private",365060,,"Penelope Hillemann, Brett Day, Jason Juran, Russell Lane, George Rothenberger, Edie Loy, Kim Curtis-Monson, Sophie Galep, Marty Marrone, Michael Wallin, Rudolph Marti, Ross Vaughan, Lucy Weberling",,"Minnesota Bluegrass and Old Time Music Association AKA Minnesota Bluegrass","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Our mission is to preserve and promote bluegrass and old-time string band music in and around the state of Minnesota.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Penny,Hilleman,"Minnesota Bluegrass and Old Time Music Association AKA Minnesota Bluegrass","PO Box 16408",Minneapolis,MN,55416-0408,"(601) 651-3694",info@minnesotabluegrass.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Lake, Le Sueur, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2278,"Jeffrey Adams: Adams is the founder and artistic director of the Icebox Radio Theater in International Falls. He has written, directed, and produced more than 300 radio plays under the organization?s banner since 2004. Originally from Oregon, Adams graduated with a bachelor?s degree in history from the University of Oregon. He relocated to International Falls in 2003.; John Brost: Brost is the founder of Wirehair Advisory LLC, where he helps organizations with strategic planning, operations, and information technology. Prior to founding Wirehair, Brost worked with global consulting and industrial firms planning, budgeting, and funding investments in organizational and technical transformation. Brost has a BA in Asian studies from St. Olaf College and an MBA from the University of South Dakota.; Nicola Carpenter: Carpenter currently works as the director of people operations at Fractured Atlas where she helps better align tools and processes with the organization?s purpose. Prior to joining Fractured Atlas, Carpenter worked for a variety of arts organizations including MoMA PS1, Walker Art Center, and Heidelberger Kunstverein. Additionally, as of January 2023, she serves on the Fireweed Woodshop board of directors. Carpenter graduated from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities with a BFA in art.; Cynthia Demers: Demers is a retired visual and graphic arts instructor for junior and senior high schoolers and worked as a community education director for 23 years. She has written grant proposals for school age childcare, poetry, and visual arts with Native American speakers, summer theater, childcare resources, and field trips to art careers and art colleges. She developed Art Day with area art teachers for six schools averaging 180 art students and twelve artists. She has volunteered to review grant applications for Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Living in Lac qui Parle and formerly Lake of the Woods counties, she brings a rural perspective to her work.; Sonja Jacobsen: Jacobsen is a 1974 graduate of Hastings College (Hastings, NE) receiving a BM in 1974. Jacobsen taught K-12 vocal/instrumental music in public and parochial schools in Nebraska and Minnesota. In 2015, she retired as office manager from Jacobsen Metal Fabrication, Inc., a company she cofounded with her husband in 1984. Jacobsen served three terms on the Mankato Symphony board of directors and during her tenure chaired several major fundraising events (Rockin' in the Quarry, Rockin' by the River, Music & Brews), served as development chair, and as board president.; Alfreda Juasemai: Daniels Juasemai, a Liberia native, arrived in the United States as a refugee in 2006. She has been an organizer for twelve years, focusing on education, economic justice, immigration reform, racial and social justice, housing, and transportation in the northwest suburbs of the Twin Cities. Daniels Juasemai is one of the cofounders of Black Immigrant Collective, an organization focused on elevating and amplifying the voices and stories of Black immigrants in the struggle for immigrant justice. She has been a member of the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage, Minnesota State Board of Electricity, Brooklyn Center Planning Commission, and the board of African Career Education Resource, Inc. In 2020, Daniels Juasemai was an expanded voice contributor for the When Home Won?t Let You Stay: Art and Migration at Minneapolis Institute of Arts. She attended St. Cloud State University where she studied political science, international relations, and human relations.; Deborah Karasov: Karasov is currently semiretired, helping nonprofits advance their mission through part-time consulting with Access Philanthropy. She was previously director of adult programs at the Walker Art Center, codirector of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design Public Art and Design Institute, and consultant to the director of design arts at the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). She has also served on several grant application review panels for the NEA. She has a PhD from the University of Minnesota and a master in landscape architecture from Harvard Graduate School of Design.; Linda Sloan: Sloan is the executive director for the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage where she leads a team whose mission is to ensure that people of African heritage can participate and benefit in all that the state has to offer. She was the former director of career development and employer relations for the University of St. Thomas. She spent fifteen years at Target in broadcasting, events marketing, and human resources. She is an executive coach and mentor. Sloan was a founder of the now defunct Freedom Jazz Festival. She is on the board of directors for the Stairstep Foundation, where she has served as its secretary for the past ten years. Sloan holds an MBA in marketing and strategic management from Purdue University and a bachelor of science degree in marketing from the University of Illinois Chicago.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027882,"Operating Support",2024,65920,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans find inspiration, creativity, and community through participation in MCBA's diverse book arts offerings. We will evaluate this outcome through workshop attendance, event attendance, workshop surveys, and artist participation and surveys. 2: MCBA expands participation in affordable, culturally responsive, and relevant book arts programming for underrepresented and underserved Minnesotans. We will evaluate this outcome using demographic information collected from our adult workshop program, consignment program, artist collective, teaching and exhibiting artist community, and organizational partnerships.","Minnesotans found inspiration, explored their creative potential, learned artmaking skills, and expanded community through their participation. We evaluated this outcome through participation counts and workshop survey analysis (1,917 adults engaged in book arts workshops, tutorials, and studio labs); event and gallery attendance counts, and observations from staff and teaching artists. 2: New pricing models, scholarships, and culturally specific programming increased access for underrepresented & underserved Minnesotans. Outcome measured through workshop low-income and BIPOC scholarship use (13.3%), teaching + exhibiting artist demographics (18% + 37% BIPOC), and youth and families engaged through outreach events at MCBA and in community spaces.",,871119,"Other, local or private",871119,,"Heidi Bing, Ronnie Brooks, Raphael Coburn, K.C. Foley, Sherri Gebert Fuller, Jenny Henningsen, Lyndel King, Mary Pat Ladner, Peter Lancaster, Diane Merrifield, Virginia Meyer, Abraham Rybeck, Wilbur ?Chip? Schilling, Catherine Squires, Hema Viswanathan, Deb Weiss, Cory Zanin",,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Our mission is to ignite artistic practice, inspire learning, and foster diverse creative communities through the book arts.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elysa,Voshell,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 100",Minneapolis,MN,55415,"(612) 215-2520",evoshell@mnbookarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2214,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027891,"Operating Support",2024,100204,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Loft's measurable progress towards becoming an antiracist organization provides more equitable opportunities for representative engagement. Track racial demographics among Loft teaching artists and class participants; gather qualitative feedback on revised class proposal process and BIPOC participants' experience with Loft activities. 2: Minnesotans learn, grow, and advance as writers and readers according to their personal and professional goals for Loft engagement. Surveys measuring participant demographics and impact of Loft activities on participants' learning, growth, development, and progress toward their individual literary engagement goals.","21% of Loft class participants and 22% of Loft teaching artists identified as BIPOC. Our class proposal process is currently under evaluation. We surveyed Loft class participants; gathered participant and teaching artist demographic data; held an initial class proposal process discussion with 16 teaching artists and will distribute a survey to evaluate the proposal process in August 2024. 2: 100% of respondents noted learning and found teaching artist knowledgeable; 95% advanced towards writing goals & would recommend the class to others. We gathered participant demographics and surveyed class and event participants on teaching artists and presenters, and the impact of Loft programs and activities on learning, writing goals, and their thinking or conversations about various topics.",,2690660,"Other, local or private",2690660,,"Melinda Ward, Mike Meyer, Nichol Higdon, Ellena Schoop, Arleta Little, Ty Chapman, Karlyn Coleman, David Kilpatrick, Meena Natarajan, Dorothy Nins, Kris Patrow, Ruth Shields",,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Loft advances the artistic development of writers, fosters a thriving literary community, and inspires a passion for literature.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kaitlyn,Bohlin,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","1011 Washington Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1278,"(612) 215-2575x 2580",kbohlin@loft.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2223,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10028017,"Operating Support",2024,50409,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Produce outstanding theater that entertains, educates, and stimulates audiences and artists, engaging a broad demographic and enriching the community. Number and demographics of new and returning attendees, critical reviews, social media response, artist and audience surveys, and staff and board assessment. 2: Continued growth as leaders in performing arts education characterized by accessibility, educational excellence, and artistic growth of every student. Number and demographics of new and returning students, student and teaching artist surveys, staff and board assessment, and phone and email conversations with parents and participants.","Strong positive responses from audiences and community, indicating successful engagement. Number and demographics of new and returning attendees, critical reviews, social media response, artist and audience surveys, and internal assessment. 2: Hundreds of students reported growth and positive results, confirmed by parents and teachers. Number and demographics of new and returning students; student, parent and teaching artist surveys; internal assessment.",,1231570,"Other, local or private",1231570,,"Jeff Danovsky, Kira Campbell, Valerie Underwood, Tim Tormoen, David Vandergriff, Kendra Miles-Smith, Julie Karels-Johnson, Rebecca Skelton, Jaclyn Mcdonald, Diane Kellner, Laura Tahja Johnson",,"Lyric Arts Company of Anoka, Inc. AKA Lyric Arts Main Street Stage","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Lyric Arts mission is to enrich lives by creating meaningful performing arts experiences that ignite the imagination, inspire the spirit, and engage the community.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Matthew,McNabb,"Lyric Arts Company of Anoka, Inc. AKA Lyric Arts Main Street Stage","420 Main St E",Anoka,MN,55303,"(763) 422-1838",matt@lyricarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2349,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10028049,"Operating Support",2024,34662,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Innovative opera productions provide opportunities for engagement, inspiration, and connection in the North. Patron involvement (tickets, views, donations, new and returning numbers) tracked; school evaluations, artist feedback, volunteers and other organization feedback all analyzed. 2: Northern Minnesota audiences feel welcome and included in the art form of opera. Attendance details track accessibility and participation. Surveys, formal and informal, in a variety of formats, help measure engagement.","Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. LOON relies on verbal and written feedback from participants, including evaluations for each grade level at host schools; ticket sales and sponsorships information is tracked via CRM, and new and returning patron data is tracked, as well. 2: Northern Minnesota audiences feel welcome and included in the art form of opera. This outcome relies on similar evaluation methods as above. In LOON's contemporary operas, children's tour, and interpretations of classics, efforts to be inclusive in storytelling and in patron experience were met with positive feedback.",,289621,"Other, local or private",289621,9803,"Andrea Kuzel, Emily Vikre, Susan Henke, Pat Castellano, Anne Dugan, Kate Horvath, Paula Meyer, Lisa Munson",,"Lyric Opera of the North","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Lyric Opera of the North's mission is to provide world-class opera performance and education in the North, for all ages in a diversity of venues and formats.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Lawrence,"Lyric Opera of the North","525 S Lake Ave Ste 102",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 464-0922",sarah@loonopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Otter Tail, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2381,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027925,"Operating Support",2024,396380,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Music learning experiences will be more accessible to students and families across programs through improved communication and customer service. Annual Student Satisfaction Surveys developed with third-party consultants will show consistently increasing levels of satisfaction across MacPhail programs and locations. 2: Students of all ages, abilities and backgrounds will thrive and benefit from high-quality music learning opportunities at MacPhail. Annual Student Satisfaction Surveys developed with third-party consultants will show students across programs state they are thriving and that the quality of the instruction they are receiving is high.","90% of students across program areas indicated high levels of satisfaction with customer service and communication from MacPhail. Student Satisfaction surveys in spring 2024 for MacPhail's tuition-based programs (individual instruction, group classes, early childhood, Suzuki, Music Therapy, & age 55+ programs) and locations (Minneapolis, Austin, Chanhassen, & online). 2: 99% of students rated MacPhail's Quality of Instruction as 'Excellent' or 'Good' across programs ranging from early childhood to age 55+ programming. Student Satisfaction surveys in spring 2024 for MacPhail's tuition-based programs (individual instruction, group classes, early childhood, Suzuki, Music Therapy, & age 55+ programs) and locations (Minneapolis, Austin, Chanhassen, & online).",,11408634,"Other, local or private",11408634,,"Kate Whittington, Hudie Broughton, Mashall Tokheim, Chip Emery, Josephy Hinderer, Hilary Smedsrud, Kyle Carpenter, Margaret Bracken, Klerissa Church, Evan Everist, Alexa Fang, Rahoul Ghose, Natalia Hernandez, Justin Kelly, Syntyche Koumaglo, Linda Mack, Patty Murphy, William Pentelovitch, Mary Cate Peris, Christopher Perrigo, Lowell Pickett, Paul Reyelts, Peter Spokes, Sylvia Strobel, Nicole Strydom, Dianne Thomas, Reverend Carl Walker, Anne Yoder",,"MacPhail Center for Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Transforming lives and strengthening communities through music learning experiences that inspire.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,Halstead,"MacPhail Center for Music","501 S 2nd St",Minneapolis,MN,55401,"(612) 321-0100",halstead.emily@macphail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lake, Le Sueur, McLeod, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2257,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027951,"Operating Support",2024,96369,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota artists will benefit from a vibrant theater ecology that offers equitable professional and advancement opportunities at the Jungle. Track the number and type of collaborations and opportunities for artists, and gather qualitative feedback about the impact of both; informally discuss the health of Minnesota theater with peers. 2: Via collaboration and shared resources, the Jungle will support revival of a robust theater ecology and LynLake area transformed by recent events. With collaborators and colleagues, assess the quality and impact of our efforts; gather feedback from LynLake neighbors about efforts to achieve shared goals and promote neighborhood vitality.","Jungle Theater employed 102 local artists throughout the grant term - our fullest season of work since 2019. 79% of local artists hired were IATSE or AEA union contracts. Season artists reflected our efforts to highlight female and BIPOC representation - 60% were female-identifying and 60% were BIPOC. 2: LynLake neighborhood thrived, with busy restaurants/bars on theater nights and enhanced partnerships were formed with local businesses. Observational and conversational feedback with local business owners and audience members. Jungle built new ongoing partnerships with several neighborhood businesses and sustained its involvement with the LynLake Street Art Series.",,2306873,"Other, local or private",2306873,,"Juliane Ray, Erin Oglesbay, Robert Spikings, Liz Bank, Erika Eklund, Elizabeth Schenfisch, Farah Famouri, Rajiv Garg, Heidi Grange, Kelly Kita, Karl Lambert, Naomi Perman, James Rodriguez, Marcia Stout, Rich Thompson",,"Jungle Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Jungle Theater creates courageous, resonant theater that challenges, entertains, and sparks expansive conversation.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christina,Baldwin,"Jungle Theater","2951 Lyndale Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55408,"(612) 822-4002",cbaldwin@jungletheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pipestone, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2283,"Elizabeth Bucheit: Bucheit creates jewelry and body adornment inspired by her Scandinavian ancestry and keeps close ties to her heritage by drawing inspiration from Nordic folklore and myth. A goldsmith for more than 30 years, she holds a master?s degree in metalworking and jewelry from the University of Iowa and has trained in traditional jewelry and metalworking techniques in Norway and Ireland. Bucheit has won numerous competitions and been awarded grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board, The McKnight Foundation, Sons of Norway, and the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council. She has exhibited in museums and cultural centers, and her bridal tiaras and wedding jewelry are in many collections. Bucheit is an active speaker on the topic of Norwegian filigree work and conducts workshops and classes in jewelry design and fabrication. She owns and operates Crown Trout Jewelers in Lanesboro.; William Cooper: Cooper has been involved in the film, video, and television business for almost forty years, working primarily as an actor. However, for the last twenty years, has been a producer, director, and instructor. Cooper has produced/directed a dozen short and feature films. All of Cooper's feature films were shot in the Midwest, have gotten distribution, and his last feature won six awards. For fifteen years, Cooper has been the managing director of the Twin Cities Film Fest and provided leadership in programming, education, and production.; Rachel Dahl: Dahl is a recent college graduate of the University of St. Thomas where she studied business operations and computer science. She now works as a project manager at Travelers Insurance in Saint Paul. Music has been a huge part of her life as she has played the trumpet since childhood and continues playing weekly in an alumni band. She previously worked at an art store in the small town of Lindstrom when she was growing up, and loved getting to experience art daily. Dahl is also passionate about giving back to the community and volunteering, which she is looking to do more often. She enjoyed her time as an Arts Board grant reviewer last year and aspires to return, as it combines her passions of arts and community service.; Kathryn Fischer: Fischer?s experience includes working as director of the Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority, responsible for light rail, busway, and Union Depot projects. In addition, she worked for the nonprofit organization Road Scholar, developing and implementing cultural programs for visitors to the Twin Cities from throughout the country. Fischer sought out theater, museum, music, and hands-on art experiences for hundreds of participants. Fischer graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BSc in urban studies and environmental design. She is also a volunteer University of Minnesota master gardener emeritus. Her passion is lifelong learning.; Adaobi Okolue: Okolue is the executive director at Twin Cities Media Alliance, a media arts organization that develops bold storytellers and creates spaces for bold storytelling, centering the voices and imagination of people on the margins, shifting what is perceived possible for our collective future. Known for exploring the intersections of multimedia, creativity and innovation, story, and activism in her work, Okolue has been a guest speaker on Minnesota Public Radio, at The Loft Literary Center, on Pollen, and in The Atlantic. She has been a Roy Wilkins Policy Fellow at the University of Minnesota?s Humphrey School of Public Affairs, Givens Foundation Black Writers Collaborative Fellow, VONA Writing Workshop fellow, and Americans for the Arts? Arts & Culture Leaders of Color fellow. She also serves as board chair for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.; Peter Spooner: Spooner (BS in art education and MFA in painting) has enjoyed a long career as an educator and museum professional. He served as curator/assistant director at University Galleries, Illinois State University; and curator, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth (1994-2012). His list of exhibitions and publications is extensive, from shows that toured nationally and internationally, to projects celebrating artists of Minnesota. Spooner served as a juror, grant application reviewer, and board member for numerous institutions including the Illinois Arts Council, Jerome Foundation, Minnesota State Arts Board, and the Duluth Public Arts Commission. Currently an art appraiser, painter, and teacher; he is semiretired.; Sarah Stephens: Stephens is president and cofounder of Stephens Nicolson Artists Management (SNAM), an international management agency in New York City representing opera singers, stage directors, composers, and conductors. Stephens began her first agency in Bremen, Germany, and moved to New York in 2008. She acquired licenses as a recognized artist manager in Germany and the European Union. She has taught seminars at Middlebury College German for Singers, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, the Juilliard School, and Hunter College. Stephens serves on the board of three nonprofits: Opera Managers Association International (Germany), Freiburg University Alumni (New York), and the Greater Lake Sylvia Association (Minnesota). Her studies were at the University of Vermont, Universitat Freiburg (Germany) for her BA, and at the University of Minnesota for her MA in German literature. Stephens is a native Minnesotan who grew up in south Minneapolis.; Heather Ungerer: Ungerer is the vice president of operations at the Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota. She has spent her career working in nonprofits and has a focus in human resources. She graduated from Chadron State College with a master of science degree in organizational management. She spent five years volunteering with the Zonta Club of Mankato.; Beth Winterfeldt: Winterfeldt is the programs and advocacy director for Partners for Housing in Mankato, where she oversees federal and state grants that fund housing programs. Winterfeldt was previously a professional musician and teacher, helping many students successfully apply for tuition grants via Twin Rivers Council for the Arts. Winterfeldt graduated from Concordia College (Moorhead) with a bachelor of music degree, Rice University with a master?s in music, and Minnesota State University, Mankato with a master?s of social work degree and graduate nonprofit leadership certificate.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027892,"Operating Support",2024,68721,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Regain onsite exhibition and program attendance, maintain virtual programs, increase onsite school field trip opportunities and in-school programs. Statistics will be maintained for exhibition attendance, onsite and virtual program attendees, onsite school fieldtrip participants, and offsite school program participation to ascertain growth.","Onsite exhibition and program attendance, onsite school field trips and in-school programs, and virtual program participation all increased. Statistics were maintained for exhibition attendance, onsite and virtual program participants, onsite school field trip participants, and offsite school program participation to ascertain growth.",,1185122,"Other, local or private",1185122,,"Norlin Boyum, Kathy Bracken, Roma Calayatud-Stocks, Briana Clark, Jan Del Calzo, Gwenn Djupedal, Mark Downey, Ludmila Eklund, Per Hong, Sean Kalafut, Anna Kaminski, Kelley Lindquist, Steve Maurer, James Miller, Firou Mostashari, Marlena Myles, Miluska Novota, Liz Petrangelo, Chuck Ritchie, Linda Myers Shelton, C. Ben Wright",,"The Museum of Russian Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Museum of Russian Art promotes understanding of the art, people and culture of Muscovite Russia, the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, and its former republics through outstanding exhibitions, cultural presentations, and educational programs.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Meister,"The Museum of Russian Art","5500 Stevens Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55419,"(612) 821-9045x 19",mmeister@tmora.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2224,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10028028,"Operating Support",2024,34843,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To continue developing and hiring Native American artists living in Minnesota. Success will be determined in part by either sustaining/increasing the following annual figures: classes produced, class attendance, artists paid. We also conduct written/oral surveys for artists? needs and satisfaction. 2: Maintain judicious growth to meet the needs of our growing programs and audiences. Fiscal stability as indicated by diversifying revenues with consistent ticket sales and class fees, and increased foundation grants and total donors.","NNT conducted several mainstage productions throughout the year hiring 20+ Native Artists. Quantitative tracking of individuals hired and events produced, and qualitative feedback from participants. 2: Total budget has increased, foundation giving has increased, staff capacity as increased, tickets sales/donations are consistent with projections. Quantitative tracking of budgets, staffing, sales, and contributed income.",,276208,"Other, local or private",276208,34843,"Christina Woods, Freda Begay, Daryl Brandon Alkire, Katrina Phillips, Rhiana Yazzie",,"New Native Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"New Native Theatre's mission is to develop Native American artists and to engage our community by producing plays, commissioning artists, and providing an array of theatre training to Native American community members and Native allies.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rhiana,Yazzie,"New Native Theatre","PO Box 40118","St Paul",MN,55104,"(612) 367-7639",info@newnativetheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2360,"Mary Bensen: Bensen is the former foundation and grants director at Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge in Minneapolis. For more than 20 years, Bensen initiated and designed a corporate and foundation grant program for Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge, a $40 million dollar faith based nonprofit. In addition, Bensen is a professional pianist and organist in the community. Benson earned a BA in organizational management and communication at Concordia University with a minor in performing arts focused on organ and piano.; Sarah Clark: Clark is the founder of Clark Squared, LLC, a nonprofit consulting firm specializing in communications, development, and management services. From 2013-2022, she worked at Fresh Energy; as deputy executive director, she oversaw organizational management, fundraising, communications, and program development. Previously, Clark was the contract director of the Lower Phalen Creek Project, a community based initiative focused on transforming a contaminated brownfield site into the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary, a restored natural area that is home of Wakan Tipi, a Dakota sacred site. Clark has a BA from Macalester College and a MA in journalism from the University of Minnesota.; Heidi Droegemueller: Since 2015, Droegemueller has served as executive director of the Luther Seminary Foundation in Saint Paul. In this role, she is responsible for board relations, fundraising, marketing, and communications for both the Foundation and Luther Seminary. Her primary areas of professional expertise include governance, strategic planning, transformational philanthropy, grant writing, annual fund, and crisis communications. Droegemueller is a graduate of Concordia College in Moorhead, with a bachelor of music degree in music theory. She holds professional certificates in nonprofit management (Arizona State University) and diversity, equity, and inclusion (Augsburg University). She has served as a volunteer board member for multiple entities of the Association of Fundraising Professionals since 2002. She has also served as a grant application reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board and Metropolitan Regional Arts Council in the past.; Anne Dugan: Dugan is an independent curator and educator living on an organic farm in Wrenshall. She teaches art history at The College of St. Scholastica and the University of Wisconsin-Superior. Dugan is the director for the Kruk Gallery on the University of Wisconsin-Superior campus and the curator for the Northshore Bank of Commerce in Duluth. Dugan is the founder and codirector of the internationally recognized Free Range Film Festival, which she founded in 2004.; Ivete Martinez: Vaz de Castro Martinez has been a professional artist for the last 20 years. She was born in a small border town between Brazil and Uruguay to Portuguese and Galego parents. Vaz de Castro Martinez has two master?s degrees: one in philosophy (Oxford University, England) and another in psychology (Stanford University, CA). It was only when she quit her job at Mayo Clinic and became a full-time mom that she started to learn art. She?s a board member at Gallery 24, executive director of Med City Art Festival, and a Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council panelist. Vaz de Castro Martinez tries to be involved, not only in making art but also in the administration and participation of nonprofit organizations.; John Neveaux: Neveaux is a theater artist, educator, and attorney who acts, directs, and designs shows with several local theaters in the metro area. Neveaux has also been proudly involved with the Delano High School and Westonka High School drama programs. He has served on the boards of Skylark Opera Company, Chain Reaction Theatre Project, 4 Community Theatre, and is a member of the Delano Area Council for Arts and Culture. He has bachelor's and master's degrees in theater and is a law school graduate with more than 35 years of legal experience including work with arts and other nonprofits.; Kyla Rathjen: Rathjen is pursuing a master of human rights at the University of Minnesota?s Humphrey School of Public Affairs and College of Liberal Arts. Her graduate interests are in effective philanthropy, social change leadership, and nonprofit management. She is a committed nonprofit professional, with more than eight years of experience in program management, community led development, board management, grassroots fundraising, and digital communications on global teams. She recently served as vice president of the board for the Minnesota International NGO Network (MINN).; Linda Rother: Rother has been creating her personal imagery with passion for more than 48 years. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BFA in studio arts, with an emphasis in painting and photography. She has received several grants from the Jerome Foundation, The McKnight Foundation, Minnesota State Arts Board, Intermedia Arts, and the East Central Regional Arts Council. She has displayed her work extensively in one-person shows and juried group shows. Her current photographic work reflects a spirit of place. The planet?s light, smells, and sounds have a texture of earth and plants. Her intimate images are about her relationship with the planet, the animals, and her personal environment. She currently has her work at Gallery North in Bemidji.; David Schmidt: Schmidt has more than 40 years serving communities as a city/county manager, administrator, and planner. He obtained his BA in urban and regional planning, and a MPA in government management. Schmidt has served on many local, regional, and state boards and commissions in North Carolina, New York, Maine, and Minnesota. He is an arts supporter and has an interest in photography, theater, public art, and music. Schmidt recently retired and currently serves his community as an organic farmer.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1
10027877,"Operating Support",2024,95549,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Students and program participants will grow in their knowledge and appreciation of the world of traditional craft. Course enrollment data, annual donor support, event participation, and survey responses from course/event participants will serve as key evaluation metrics in gauging impact. 2: Participating artisans will develop and deepen skills to improve their artistry and roles as interpreters of traditional craft. Surveys will be issued to artisans at the end of courses, the annual instructor retreat (anticipated attendance of 70+), and the Artisan Development Program. Exit interviews are conducted for departing Craft Education Interns.","Students and program participants engaged meaningfully with traditional craft through courses, events, and learning opportunities throughout the year. Enrollment, student survey data, program participation, and donor support are regularly reviewed. 2: Preserving and enriching craft traditions, North House Folk School supported the growth and development of the craft artisan instructor community. Impact is evaluated through regular surveys. 80 instructors RSVP'd for the April 2024 Instructor Retreat, the 11th annual. An Instructor-in-Residence program continues to engage artisans, with 14 hosted during the grant term.",,2340275,"Other, local or private",2340275,38738,"Carol Winter, Jane Alexander, Greg Koschinska, Phil Oswald, Jarrod Dahl, Robert `Bobby` Deschampe, Candace Gislason, Amy Hubbard, Reid Lindquist, Anton Moody, Clair Nalezny, Sara Phillips, John Schoenherr, Stephen Skeels, Kari Wenger, Todd Mestad, Terri Cermak, Cecilia Schiller",,"North House Folk School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of North House Folk School is?to enrich lives and build community by teaching traditional northern crafts in a student-centered learning environment that inspires the hands, the heart and the mind.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elizabeth,Larson,"North House Folk School","PO Box 759","Grand Marais",MN,55604,"(218) 387-9762",llarson@northhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2209,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027950,"Operating Support",2024,62236,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","DSSO will increase the accessibility of performances to a wider audience by implementing new programming and marketing strategies. DSSO will evaluate accessibility through increased level of engagement of multi-generational attendees, with a specific emphasis on family inclusion. 2: DSSO will be fiscally responsible and pursue activities that maximize effectiveness and efficiently utilize resources. The Board and Executive Director will continue to monitor cash flow on a weekly basis with a twelve-month projection of spending and income. The Executive Director is also evaluating every vendor contract held by the organization.","In 2023-24 the Duluth Symphony performances included the Lake Superior Youth Chorus and the Youth Orchestra, which attracted a wider audience. In addition to the performances, which included the Youth Chorus and the Youth Orchestra, both our casual concerts included afternoon family options, free to children 17 and younger. Our attendance spikes when we include youth. 2: Through pursuing fiscal responsibility, the Duluth symphony came to the conclusion that we habitually over spend our budget and we will rectify this. Through weekly monitoring of both cash flow in and accounts payable out, as well as evaluating vendor contracts, subscriptions, and infrastructure resources, we realized that there is potential savings on all fronts. We will do better in the future.",,1446416,"Other, local or private",1446416,,"Brandon VanwaeyenbergheExecutive Director), Dirk MeyerMusic Director), Mark Monson, John BerchildPast Chair), Robert T. Bennett, Tammy Ostrander, Linda Boben, Mark Danielson, Rhonda Degelau, Beth Gilbert, Jeremy Hoglund, Jill Kaiser, Tina Koecher, James Mcleod, Emily Nygren, William `Buzz` Palmer, Branden Robinson, Kathleen Sanders, James Sebastian, Nairi Stack, Rajiv Vaidyanathan, Roberta Vose",,"Duluth Superior Symphony Association AKA Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra's mission is to deeply move and engage as many people as possible with the power of symphonic music.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brandon,VanWaeyenberghe,"Duluth Superior Symphony Association AKA Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra","130 Superior St W Ste LL2",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 623-3776",BrandonVW@dsso.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Douglas, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2282,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10028008,"Operating Support",2024,11693,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To build capacity on strong programing representing the people of our area. Our post-pandemic numbers will reflect an increase in patrons attending programming presented by AC4TA, meeting or exceeding pre-pandemic levels. So attendance numbers will reflect greater participation in our arts programming. 2: Build lasting strong partnerships for programing which benefits the youth of our area. We have experienced an increase in requests for scholarships and seats to shows over the past several years. Economic barriers are broken by soliciting community funds but if those monies are depleted AC4TA funds additional requests to participate.","Over 15,000 tickets sold, participants of all ages attended outreach programing overwhelmingly liked our programing. Patron totals from Arts People ticket software and asking folks attending events as well as using a chip vote system. 2: We had over 200 area youth in out summer Youth Theatre Program including the largest number of youth wanting to be technicians. It was a record year for scholarships. The Board voted on the Executive Director's recommendation to waive fees if families asked for a scholarship. There is also a sliding scale for families with multiple youth.",,399171,"Other, local or private",399171,,"Kurt Nygaard, Alison Olson, Jean Bowman, Fergus Falls, Dee Bujalski, Edmund Bujalski, Mike Trudeau, Stephen Vigesaa, Jackie Formo, Fergus Falls, Heather Raynor Hubert",,"Fergus Falls Center for the Arts, Inc. AKA A Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Fergus Falls Center for the Arts, Inc. is to connect artists, patrons, and community by providing the best possible arts experiences that inspire creativity, curiosity, imagination, and learning.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Burgraff,"Fergus Falls Center for the Arts, Inc. AKA A Center for the Arts","124 Lincoln Ave W","Fergus Falls",MN,56537,"(218) 736-5453",michael.burgraff@fergusarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Clay, Douglas, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Itasca, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena, Wilkin",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2340,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027934,"Operating Support",2024,59122,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase relevance to and access for all populations, focusing on engaging with a diverse range of underrepresented individuals and communities. Through surveys/word-of-mouth/feedback/ballots; number of individuals accessing programs; partnerships with community and arts organizations; audience engagement with and participation at events, discussions and screenings with filmmakers. 2: Promote film as a vital art and platform for human interconnection and understanding through new, expanded opportunities for artists and audiences. Through new partnerships with a range of organizations and individuals; enhanced partner and media awareness and attention; increased and more diverse artist/audience attendance at film events; growing engagement in panel discussions and activities.","We increased relevance to and access for all, especially underrepresented populations, by building partnerships and offering diverse arts experiences. Reaching out to new audiences; soliciting audience/partner feedback; reviewing/responding to survey results/constituent calls. Tracking demographics/general attendance; engagement in discussions; partnerships with community and arts organizations. 2: We used cinema as a platform for interconnection and community cohesion with our increased, unique and daily slate of films from around the globe. Building of new partnerships; offering unique film programs providing learning opportunities; tracking media attention; diversity of attendance; engaging in conversations with partners and attendees; observing interactions during discussions.",,1421911,"Other, local or private",1421911,,"Paola Nunez-Obetz, Melodie Bahan, Chris Barry, Dianne Brennan, Francois Ecclesiaste, Jacob Frey, Jim Gerlich, Lili Hall, Zachary Mcmillan, Abdi Mohamed, Kelly Palmer, Christopher Schout, Rob Silberman, Susan Smoluchowski, Marcelo Valdes",,"The Film Society of Minneapolis Saint Paul","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the MSP Film Society is to foster a keen appreciation of the art of film and its power to unite, inform and transform individuals and communities.?",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Smoluchowski,"The Film Society of Minneapolis Saint Paul","125 Main St SE Ste 341",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 331-7563",susan.s@mspfilm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2266,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1
10027983,"Operating Support",2024,65352,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Deepen the organization's commitment to programs that reach Minnesotans across racial, cultural, gender, artistic, and geographic boundaries. Support 350+ Minnesota artists and 50+ Minnesota affiliated professionals. Provide training and technical assistance that delivers high-quality, customized public art learning, resources and guidance to artists/ communities in 40+ Minnesota communities. 2: Maintain unrestricted revenue streams that support a sustainable, flexible organization that serves Minnesota artists and communities. Continue to grow consulting partners to increase training/consulting revenue that build the sustainability of our work.","Deepened our commitment to programs that reach Minnesotans across racial, cultural, gender, artistic, and geographic boundaries. Supported 508+ MN artists and 289+ MN affiliated professionals. Provided training and technical assistance that delivers high-quality, customized public art learning, resources and guidance to artists/ communities in MN communities. 2: Maintained unrestricted revenue streams that supported a sustainable, flexible organization that serves MN artists and communities. Deepened relationships with consulting partners, cities and arts councils and increased training revenue.",,1231170,"Other, local or private",1231170,5538,"Dudley Voigt, John Pain, Hally Turner, Patri Acevedo Fuentes, Erin Heelan, Nathan Johnson, Maia Maiden, Kristo Sween, Coco Villaluz",,"Forecast Public Artworks AKA Forecast Public Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Forecast activates, inspires, and advocates for public art that advances justice, health, and human dignity.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Theresa,Sweetland,"Forecast Public Artworks AKA Forecast Public Art","2380 Wycliff St Ste 200","St Paul",MN,55114-1854,"(651) 641-1128",theresa@forecastpublicart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Carver, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Stevens, St. Louis, Traverse",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2315,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027905,"Operating Support",2024,11693,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","LSYC's programming will emphasize the growth and development of the whole person, self- confidence, self-efficacy, empathy, and leadership. Participating singers will be evaluated through program entrance and exit data to determine growth in character development as it relates to their experience in the programs. 2: LSYC will uphold educational equity by providing local students an opportunity to participate in choral arts, regardless of socioeconomic status. This outcome will be measured quantitatively in two parts: By tracking the number of Kelly Scholarship and/or financial aid recipients in upcoming fiscal years. By monitoring diversification of our student demographics.","Northeastern Minnesota youth learned values of self confidence, empathy, and teamwork through choral artistry. Parents/guardians of participating singers were surveyed via Google Form at the conclusion of the 2023-24 Resident Choir season. 2: LSYC advanced educational equity by maintaining a financial assistance policy and scholarship program. LSYC implemented a policy for financial assistance to ensure all singers are able to participate, regardless of financial need. Financial aid recipients and Kelly Scholarship awardees are identified & tracked through an internal process.",,194672,"Other, local or private",194672,,"Matt Hoeschen, Nicole Ottjes,Kelly Lacore, Stacy Jardine, Jenn Moses, Matt Kiminski, Lindsay Dueland, Iris Kolodji, Nikki Staton, Meghan Caine",,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus cultivates an active and inclusive community of young choral artists, centered on a holistic music education.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Audrey,Tusken,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus, Inc.","1200 Kenwood Ave",Duluth,MN,55811,"(218) 461-8461",atusken@lsyouthchorus.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2237,"Jeffrey Adams: Adams is the founder and artistic director of the Icebox Radio Theater in International Falls. He has written, directed, and produced more than 300 radio plays under the organization?s banner since 2004. Originally from Oregon, Adams graduated with a bachelor?s degree in history from the University of Oregon. He relocated to International Falls in 2003.; John Brost: Brost is the founder of Wirehair Advisory LLC, where he helps organizations with strategic planning, operations, and information technology. Prior to founding Wirehair, Brost worked with global consulting and industrial firms planning, budgeting, and funding investments in organizational and technical transformation. Brost has a BA in Asian studies from St. Olaf College and an MBA from the University of South Dakota.; Nicola Carpenter: Carpenter currently works as the director of people operations at Fractured Atlas where she helps better align tools and processes with the organization?s purpose. Prior to joining Fractured Atlas, Carpenter worked for a variety of arts organizations including MoMA PS1, Walker Art Center, and Heidelberger Kunstverein. Additionally, as of January 2023, she serves on the Fireweed Woodshop board of directors. Carpenter graduated from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities with a BFA in art.; Cynthia Demers: Demers is a retired visual and graphic arts instructor for junior and senior high schoolers and worked as a community education director for 23 years. She has written grant proposals for school age childcare, poetry, and visual arts with Native American speakers, summer theater, childcare resources, and field trips to art careers and art colleges. She developed Art Day with area art teachers for six schools averaging 180 art students and twelve artists. She has volunteered to review grant applications for Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Living in Lac qui Parle and formerly Lake of the Woods counties, she brings a rural perspective to her work.; Sonja Jacobsen: Jacobsen is a 1974 graduate of Hastings College (Hastings, NE) receiving a BM in 1974. Jacobsen taught K-12 vocal/instrumental music in public and parochial schools in Nebraska and Minnesota. In 2015, she retired as office manager from Jacobsen Metal Fabrication, Inc., a company she cofounded with her husband in 1984. Jacobsen served three terms on the Mankato Symphony board of directors and during her tenure chaired several major fundraising events (Rockin' in the Quarry, Rockin' by the River, Music & Brews), served as development chair, and as board president.; Alfreda Juasemai: Daniels Juasemai, a Liberia native, arrived in the United States as a refugee in 2006. She has been an organizer for twelve years, focusing on education, economic justice, immigration reform, racial and social justice, housing, and transportation in the northwest suburbs of the Twin Cities. Daniels Juasemai is one of the cofounders of Black Immigrant Collective, an organization focused on elevating and amplifying the voices and stories of Black immigrants in the struggle for immigrant justice. She has been a member of the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage, Minnesota State Board of Electricity, Brooklyn Center Planning Commission, and the board of African Career Education Resource, Inc. In 2020, Daniels Juasemai was an expanded voice contributor for the When Home Won?t Let You Stay: Art and Migration at Minneapolis Institute of Arts. She attended St. Cloud State University where she studied political science, international relations, and human relations.; Deborah Karasov: Karasov is currently semiretired, helping nonprofits advance their mission through part-time consulting with Access Philanthropy. She was previously director of adult programs at the Walker Art Center, codirector of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design Public Art and Design Institute, and consultant to the director of design arts at the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). She has also served on several grant application review panels for the NEA. She has a PhD from the University of Minnesota and a master in landscape architecture from Harvard Graduate School of Design.; Linda Sloan: Sloan is the executive director for the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage where she leads a team whose mission is to ensure that people of African heritage can participate and benefit in all that the state has to offer. She was the former director of career development and employer relations for the University of St. Thomas. She spent fifteen years at Target in broadcasting, events marketing, and human resources. She is an executive coach and mentor. Sloan was a founder of the now defunct Freedom Jazz Festival. She is on the board of directors for the Stairstep Foundation, where she has served as its secretary for the past ten years. Sloan holds an MBA in marketing and strategic management from Purdue University and a bachelor of science degree in marketing from the University of Illinois Chicago.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10028039,"Operating Support",2024,41412,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Due to new housing possibilities in three cities, NLMF will increase the size of its Young Artist and Opera Apprentice programs. With new housing available in Chisholm; plus Virginia and Aurora, we can accept more students, increasing NLMF support to Main Streets. Student spending will be tracked by key merchants: restaurants, grocery stores and convenience stores. 2: NLMF will continue to expand its services to children; and to tie its local history lecture series to musical programming. Children's performances will be presented in six venues; success will be measured by participant surveys. A local children's chorus will be prepared for La boheme production. Artistic quality will be measured by artistic staff and audience surveys.","NLMF was successful in increasing the size of its Young Artists and Opera Apprentice Programs; and the size of its audiences. NLMF rented more space in 2023 and 24 to house Young Artists in MinnesotaNorth dorms in Chisholm, Virginia; and Dahlin House in Aurora, indicating an uptick of 12 people. Restaurants frequented by NLMF reported 50% higher earnings in July 2024. 2: Iron Range children increased their participation in NLMF activities through children's programming, and their participation in children's chorus. More than 6 children's programs which included Iron Range teens (3) were presented to other children in 3 libraries and on 3 chamber music concerts. Additionally, 10 Range students made up the children's chorus in our production of La Boheme.",,330412,"Other, local or private",330412,,"Barbara Baldrica, Mary Mulari, Matthew Uhan, Gregg Allen, Erik Erie, Victoria Gornick, Stephen Levchak, Rita Taylor, Lynne King, Patty Phillips, Mary Henschel, Veda Zuponcic, Jonathan Cleghorn, Ryan Bajan, Martin Zuponcic",0.5,"Northern Lights Music Festival, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Northern Lights Music Festival's mission is to present high quality musical events, student and professional, to the entire Iron Range from Grand Rapids to Ely, utilizing its beautiful and historic auditoriums and other historic spaces.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Veda,Zuponcic,"Northern Lights Music Festival, Inc.","PO Box 147",Gilbert,MN,55741,"(609) 922-2965",zuponcic@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2371,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027958,"Operating Support",2024,677340,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To increase the number of schoolchildren to 45,000 who participate in high quality, Arts Learning activities. We will track engagement in Ordway Arts Education and Family Festival programming, and compare figures against historical trends. 2: To engage over 250 performing artists from Minnesota in music, dance, and theater performances, including the Flint Hills Family Festival. We will track engagement of Minnesota artists in Ordway programming, and compare figures against historical trends.","58,371 MN schoolchildren participated in Arts Education activities, including Student Matinees, in-school engagements and Beyond the Stage activities. Participation was tracked through our database system. Qualitative data was collected through participant surveys. 2: The Ordway engaged 445 performing artists from Minnesota in music, dance and theater performances, including the annual Family Festival. Minnesota artist engagement in Ordway programming was tracked and compiled through our database and accounting systems.",,22956600,"Other, local or private",22956600,,"Amanda Brinkman, Jennifer Coates, Erin Dady, Tina Srivastava Dear, Patrick Garay-Heelan, Melissa Gilbertson, Laura Halferty, Donna Harris, Bill Johnson, Scott Kirkland, David Kuplic, Greg Landmark, Jeff Lin, John Lunseth, Matt Majka, Mary Nease, Conrad Nguyen, John Ordway, Kim Randolph, Dan Stoltz, Holli Vanoverbeke, Jose Varela, Tim Welsh, John Wolak, Jennifer Wolf Brad Wood",,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Create transformative shared experiences for audiences and artists through live performances.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ann,Harrington,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","345 Washington St","St Paul",MN,55102-1419,"(651) 282-3000",aharrington@ordway.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2290,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027930,"Operating Support",2024,94581,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Complete testing/implementing strat-plan process, which includes piloting new wellness, arts, equity programs. Successful program rollouts will be based on the quality, depth and breadth of artist, practitioner, staff, board and community engagement; the quality of programs/curriculums and business/infrastructure outputs; and the effective use of resources applied 2: Our theatre-based equity training program will help participants explore how race shapes our opportunities, success, safety, and circumstances. Tracked by surveys, participants will: have an enhanced understanding of how racism functions; comprehend the value of recognizing and embracing differences; see themselves as agents of change; and exercise power in culturally informed ways.","Penumbra successfully tested pilot programs in arts, equity, and wellness and secured participant feedback. Penumbra captured qualitative and quantitative data via listening circles, harvest sessions, surveys, and attendance and sales tracking. This data was aggregated and assessed, and will inform future programming. 2: Penumbra launched four new arts-based equity modules: Belonging, Allyship, the Psychology of Race, and the Foundations of Racial Healing. Penumbra secured qualitative and quantitative feedback from clients and individuals who participated in its 90 minute equity training modules. Data was captured through surveys and post-mortems with clients.",,2196710,"Other, local or private",2196710,,"Sarah Bellamy, Paul Acito, Javonte Anyabwele, Jeannine Befidi, Carson Funderburk, Mary Delorie, , Melanie Douglas, Marcus Fischer, Marcus Hill, Duane Johnson, Kevin Maler, Mark A. Mclellan, Layla Nouraee, Jeffrey N. Saunders, Tim Sullivan, , Joe Wald, David L. Welliver",,"Penumbra Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Penumbra's mission is to nurture Black artists, promote racial equity, and inspire creative resiliency.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Thomas,"Penumbra Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Penumbra Theatre","270 Kent St N","St Paul",MN,55102-1744,"(651) 224-3180",amy.thomas@penumbratheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2262,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027917,"Operating Support",2024,68373,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Participants in TU Dance programs and activities will learn and grow as artists, and audiences/participants will indicate impact from dance experiences. Track participation and collect via surveys participant feedback on impact of programs and activities; gather input from teachers, partners, artists; document and track participant advancement.","Participants demonstrated learning & growth as dance artists & rated their experience highly; audience comments noted powerful impact. We tracked participation, gathered program participant demographics, and gathered impressions, experience ratings, and feedback via surveys. Teaching artists evaluated student learning and advancement.",,1207854,"Other, local or private",1207854,,"Andrew Troup, Neeraj Kumar Mehta, Rafina Larsen, Sarah Gullickson Mcgrane, Colette Hawkins, Joseph Zachmann, Toni Pierce-Sands, Abdo Sayegh Rodriguez",,"TU Dance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"TU Dance draws from diverse dance expressions to connect communities with transformational possibilities that bring to life our shared humanity.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Abdo,"Sayegh Rodriguez","TU Dance","PO Box 40405","St Paul",MN,55104,"(612) 605-1925",Abdo.sayegh@tudance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Houston, Le Sueur, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2249,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1
10028009,"Operating Support",2024,34503,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide a marginalized and underserved diverse audience of young people with equitable access to relevant, engaging, and meaningful arts opportunities. This outcome will be evaluated through participant surveys, the number of attendees who participate, the number of young people that work for the organization, and the number of students who participate in meaningful arts opportunities and programs.","Catalyst provided young people with access to relevant and meaningful arts opportunities, including many marginalized and underserved BIPOC youth. We surveyed participants and tracked show attendance and participation in activities. Nearly all (95%) Burnsville Youth Collaborative program students said they learned something new and most (75%) said they'd recommend the program to a friend.",,303463,"Other, local or private",303463,,"Stacey Supina, Carl Atiya Swanson, Joel Walters, Shinwon Noh, Matt Holmes, Tony Lefebvre, Bill Mohr, James Taylor, Marcel Urman, Shannon Robinson",,"Twin Cities Catalyst Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Twin Cities Catalyst Music gives young people equitable access and opportunities to see, experience, and participate in the Twin Cities music community, while growing them as people prepared to make the world work.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bethany,Mammenga,"Twin Cities Catalyst Music","75 Civic Center Pkwy",Burnsville,MN,55337,"(952) 895-4664",executivedirector@catalystmusic.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Benton, Cass, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, McLeod, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2341,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027945,"Operating Support",2024,47159,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Grow audiences via virtual programming and community engagement with populations who face cultural or economic barriers to the arts. Virtual engagement enables TCFF to track geographic and demographic info more accurately. Audience and filmmaker surveys, staff and board assessments, partner org feedback, and peer review provide comprehensive evaluation of the successful outcomes. 2: Present diverse, high-quality film progamming that engages Minnesota audience to learn, shift perceptions, and improve the community they share. Audience and filmmaker surveys, staff and board assessments, partner organization feedback, and peer review provide comprehensive evaluation of the success of TCFF programming and audience impact.","Grow audiences via virtual programming and community engagement with populations who face cultural or economic barriers to the arts Increasing free access to content saw a 70% increase in Matinee screenings. Streaming enabled us to track demographic info more accurately. Audience & filmmaker surveys, partner org feedback, and peer review provided valuable feedback. 2: Presentation of a more diverse progam engaged MN audience to learn, shift perceptions, and improve the community engagement. Audience & filmmaker surveys, staff & board assessments, partner organization feedback, and peer review provided valuable feedback of programming as well as a more rounded audience impact.",,438325,"Other, local or private",438325,,"Julie Lynn York, Steve Stoup, Danielle Palmer, Jenny Hanson, Cameron Potts, Lily Rains, Kristen Baas, Jay Dunphy, Kathy Roseberry, Andrea Stein, Anthony Perella, Ryan Steinbauer, Jeff Hayne, Robert Brittain, Waris Syed, Tracy Call, Nancy Korsah",,"Twin Cities International Film Festival AKA Twin Cities Film Fest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Twin Cities Film Fest exists to change perspectives, transform lives, and strengthen our communities by supporting and spurring on the art of filmmaking through; exhibition, production, distribution, networking and education.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Danielle,Palmer,"Twin Cities International Film Festival AKA Twin Cities Film Fest","1649 Alabama Ave S","St Louis Park",MN,55416,"(612) 615-8233",danielle.palmer@twincitiesfilmfest.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2277,"Mary Bensen: Bensen is the former foundation and grants director at Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge in Minneapolis. For more than 20 years, Bensen initiated and designed a corporate and foundation grant program for Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge, a $40 million dollar faith based nonprofit. In addition, Bensen is a professional pianist and organist in the community. Benson earned a BA in organizational management and communication at Concordia University with a minor in performing arts focused on organ and piano.; Sarah Clark: Clark is the founder of Clark Squared, LLC, a nonprofit consulting firm specializing in communications, development, and management services. From 2013-2022, she worked at Fresh Energy; as deputy executive director, she oversaw organizational management, fundraising, communications, and program development. Previously, Clark was the contract director of the Lower Phalen Creek Project, a community based initiative focused on transforming a contaminated brownfield site into the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary, a restored natural area that is home of Wakan Tipi, a Dakota sacred site. Clark has a BA from Macalester College and a MA in journalism from the University of Minnesota.; Heidi Droegemueller: Since 2015, Droegemueller has served as executive director of the Luther Seminary Foundation in Saint Paul. In this role, she is responsible for board relations, fundraising, marketing, and communications for both the Foundation and Luther Seminary. Her primary areas of professional expertise include governance, strategic planning, transformational philanthropy, grant writing, annual fund, and crisis communications. Droegemueller is a graduate of Concordia College in Moorhead, with a bachelor of music degree in music theory. She holds professional certificates in nonprofit management (Arizona State University) and diversity, equity, and inclusion (Augsburg University). She has served as a volunteer board member for multiple entities of the Association of Fundraising Professionals since 2002. She has also served as a grant application reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board and Metropolitan Regional Arts Council in the past.; Anne Dugan: Dugan is an independent curator and educator living on an organic farm in Wrenshall. She teaches art history at The College of St. Scholastica and the University of Wisconsin-Superior. Dugan is the director for the Kruk Gallery on the University of Wisconsin-Superior campus and the curator for the Northshore Bank of Commerce in Duluth. Dugan is the founder and codirector of the internationally recognized Free Range Film Festival, which she founded in 2004.; Ivete Martinez: Vaz de Castro Martinez has been a professional artist for the last 20 years. She was born in a small border town between Brazil and Uruguay to Portuguese and Galego parents. Vaz de Castro Martinez has two master?s degrees: one in philosophy (Oxford University, England) and another in psychology (Stanford University, CA). It was only when she quit her job at Mayo Clinic and became a full-time mom that she started to learn art. She?s a board member at Gallery 24, executive director of Med City Art Festival, and a Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council panelist. Vaz de Castro Martinez tries to be involved, not only in making art but also in the administration and participation of nonprofit organizations.; John Neveaux: Neveaux is a theater artist, educator, and attorney who acts, directs, and designs shows with several local theaters in the metro area. Neveaux has also been proudly involved with the Delano High School and Westonka High School drama programs. He has served on the boards of Skylark Opera Company, Chain Reaction Theatre Project, 4 Community Theatre, and is a member of the Delano Area Council for Arts and Culture. He has bachelor's and master's degrees in theater and is a law school graduate with more than 35 years of legal experience including work with arts and other nonprofits.; Kyla Rathjen: Rathjen is pursuing a master of human rights at the University of Minnesota?s Humphrey School of Public Affairs and College of Liberal Arts. Her graduate interests are in effective philanthropy, social change leadership, and nonprofit management. She is a committed nonprofit professional, with more than eight years of experience in program management, community led development, board management, grassroots fundraising, and digital communications on global teams. She recently served as vice president of the board for the Minnesota International NGO Network (MINN).; Linda Rother: Rother has been creating her personal imagery with passion for more than 48 years. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BFA in studio arts, with an emphasis in painting and photography. She has received several grants from the Jerome Foundation, The McKnight Foundation, Minnesota State Arts Board, Intermedia Arts, and the East Central Regional Arts Council. She has displayed her work extensively in one-person shows and juried group shows. Her current photographic work reflects a spirit of place. The planet?s light, smells, and sounds have a texture of earth and plants. Her intimate images are about her relationship with the planet, the animals, and her personal environment. She currently has her work at Gallery North in Bemidji.; David Schmidt: Schmidt has more than 40 years serving communities as a city/county manager, administrator, and planner. He obtained his BA in urban and regional planning, and a MPA in government management. Schmidt has served on many local, regional, and state boards and commissions in North Carolina, New York, Maine, and Minnesota. He is an arts supporter and has an interest in photography, theater, public art, and music. Schmidt recently retired and currently serves his community as an organic farmer.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027908,"Operating Support",2024,95086,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","VocalEssence will use singing together and innovative performances as a catalyst to nurture self-expression, bridge cultures, and combat loneliness. VocalEssence uses surveys and evaluations with every program activity to measure level of creative inspiration and change in social bridging and connectedness among participants.","VocalEssence used singing together and innovative performances as a catalyst to nurture self-expression, bridge cultures, and combat loneline. VocalEssence used surveys and evaluations with every program activity to measure level of creative inspiration and change in social bridging and connectedness among participant",,2299159,"Other, local or private",2299159,,"Torrie Allen, Anna Boyle, Tanya Bransford, Ben Brunnette, Amber Cales, Mirella Ceja-Orozco, Margaret Chutich, Dan Dressen, Martha Driessen, Daniel Fernelius, Cassie Garnett, Autumn Gurgel, Carolina Gustafson, Valton Henderson, Dan Kantor, Lisa Lewis, Rhoda Mhiripiri-Reed, Richard Neuner, Kristine Oberg, Kristen O'Brien, Jim Odland, Doug Parish, Joanne Reeck, Jeff Smith, Liz Smith, Amanda Storm, Tim Takach, Bob Thacker",,VocalEssence,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"VocalEssence provides opportunities that draw upon the power of singing together to nurture community, inspire creativity, affirm the value of all persons, and expand the influence of choral music.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jennifer,Dieter,VocalEssence,"1900 Nicollet Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 547-1451",grants@vocalessence.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2240,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1
10027884,"Operating Support",2024,672710,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Support for visitors to the Walker is enhanced to ensure accessible, meaningful, and welcoming arts experiences. Track and map visitor journey experiences, repeat visitation, and how welcoming a visit felt. Analyze opportunities for improvements. Use 'test and learn' methodology for new approaches. Measure Net Promotor Score (visitor satisfaction). 2: Arts learning is accessible to audiences with diverse learning needs and from racially, culturally, and socio-economically diverse communities. Attendance/demographics track accessibility and participation. Studies, surveys, interviews, and focus groups measure engagement, learning outcomes, growth mindset, and satisfaction.","Support for visitors to the Walker is enhanced to ensure accessible, meaningful, and welcoming arts experiences. Visitors experienced both virtual and onsite programs. Onsite visits were evaluated using an exit survey that measures and tracks the Net Promoter Score and Overall Experience Rating. Select programs were measured with a follow-up survey. 2: Arts learning is accessible to audiences with diverse learning needs and from racially, culturally, and socio-economically diverse communities. Attendance/demographics tracked accessibility and participation. Exit/program surveys (which improve tracking and insights), interviews, and focus groups with community partners measured engagement, learning outcomes, growth mindset, and satisfaction",,27455936,"Other, local or private",27455936,,"D. Ellen Wilson, Mark Addicks, Sarah Lynn Oquist, Mark Greene, Pilar Oppedisano, Todd Ackerman, Simone Ahuja, Jan Breyer, Carlo Bronzini Vender, John Christakos, Chad Dayton, Andrew S. Duff, Dayna Frank, Sima Griffith, Daniel Grossman, Lili Hall, Chris Haqq, John Higgins, Seena Hodges, Andrew Humphrey, David Kristal, Anne Labovitz, Muffy Macmillan, Jennifer Martin, Dave Moore Jr., Vikesh Nemani, Joan Nolan, Michael Peterman, Charlie Pohlad, Teresa Rasmussen, Peter Remes, Brian A. Rice, Keith Rivers, Joel Ronning, Phil Rosenbloom, Greg Stenmoe, Jeffrey Swinton, Christine Walker, John Whaley, Susan White, Robin M. Wright",,"Walker Art Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Walker Art Center empowers people to experience the transformative possibilities of the art and ideas of our time and to imagine the world in new ways.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marla,Stack,"Walker Art Center","725 Vineland Pl",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 375-7640",marla.stack@walkerart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2216,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10028011,"Operating Support",2024,36496,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans are more knowledgeable about Jewish culture and aware of the common humanity we all share through SPT's compelling theater experiences. Written audience surveys and emailed/online surveys, teacher evaluations, phone calls, unsolicited emails and notes, Facebook postings, reviews, and comments at SPT programs will enable evaluation of achievement of outcome.","Minnesotans are more knowledgeable about Jewish culture and aware of the common humanity we all share through SPT's compelling theater experiences. Emailed and online surveys, teacher evaluations, phone calls, unsolicited emails and notes, facebook postings, reviews, and comments at SPT programs were used to evaluate achievement of the outcome.",,388440,"Other, local or private",388440,7176,"Mark Appelbaum, Barbara Brooks, Victoria Del Campo, Renae Goldman, Ellery July, Seth Meisler, Amy Newman, Tj Pierret, Susan Robiner, Ellen Sampson, Gail Bender Satz, Jeffery Tane, Alex Tselos",,"Six Points Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Six Points Theater?ignites the hearts and minds of people of all cultural backgrounds by producing theater of the highest artistic standards.? Rooted in Jewish content, our work explores differences, illuminates commonalities, and fosters greater understa",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Barbara,Brooks,"Six Points Theater","PO Box 16155","St Paul",MN,55116-0155,"(651) 647-4315",Barbara@sixpointstheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Lake, McLeod, Olmsted, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2343,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027918,"Operating Support",2024,83731,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artists grow professionally and gain further career stability from accessible economic and professional development opportunities. Evaluation of workshops, classes, and consultations, including surveys and attendance; impact on artists receiving access to capital and market opportunities; new and continuing partnerships; quantity of financial resources invested in artists. 2: Artist-led programming inspire community connection, cross-sector collaboration, and creative expression in urban and rural places in Minnesota. Quantity and attendance at public events; new and sustained partnerships; partner and participant feedback (written and verbal); staff observations.","Artists developed new skills, grew professionally, and experienced economic benefits from Springboard programming. We evaluated this outcome through: Workshop attendance & consultations completed; participant surveys; quality of market opportunities for artists; toolkit & resources used; quantity of financial resources invested in artists. 2: Springboard's artist-led programming inspired connection, cross-sector collaboration, and creativity across Minnesota. We evaluated this outcome through: Quantity and attendance at public events; new and sustained partnerships; partner and participant feedback (written and verbal); staff observations.",,1875029,"Other, local or private",1875029,,"Andriana Abariotes, Madde Gibba, Anisha Murphy, Sarina Otaibi, Shannon Pettitt, Maureen Ramirez, Robert Ransick, Jarrett Reed, Greta Bauer Reyes, Sarah Swedburg, Rose Teng",,"Springboard for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Springboard for the Arts is to support artists with the tools to make a living and a life, and to build just and equitable communities full of meaning, joy, and connection.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amanda,Kahler,"Springboard for the Arts","262 University Ave W","St Paul",MN,55103,"(651) 292-3205",amandak@springboardforthearts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Mahnomen, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2250,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027954,"Operating Support",2024,101034,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","STC will help new and diverse audiences access theatre arts by telling authentic stories with young people at the core. STC will track attendance, registrations, and participants in the Open Door access program. Feedback will be solicited from participants, audience, cast, and community partners so all stories told are relevant to different ages, races, and genders. 2: STC will create theatre and education programs to challenge audiences to reflect on the ways they can make a positive impact in their community. STC will track engagement type and levels through participant surveys, social media interactions and attendance metrics. STC will choose to tell stories with diverse perspectives, and curate a space for healing dialogue to be experienced.","STC told new, authentic stories to 110,000 Minnesotans with 8 productions and 52 education classes, workshops, residencies and accessibility programs. Using database and registration information, STC tracked attendance at mainstage productions, classes, workshops, and off- and on-site education/outreach programs. Audience surveys showed positive feedback around the diverse programs and productions. 2: STC's theatre and education programs told stories from fresh perspectives and collaborated with new voices in ways that educated and created empathy. STC's productions and stories created understanding as articulated in participant evaluations. Record attendance and audience feedback showed that young audience members and their adults enjoyed the programs and engaged in meaningful conversations.",,2586652,"Other, local or private",2586652,,"Steph Betz, Betsy Butwin, Lisa Collins, Tara Cruz, Karen Winter Dekker, Barry Gersick, Tenisha Hollie, Mimi Keating, Lisa Kline, Betsy Kumagai, Dimitrios Lalos, Janet Langner, Mauricio Loria, Eric Lucas, David Mahler, Tom Matchinsky, Victoria Mogilevsky, Christina Mosakowski, Sue Moulder, Linda Moy, Susan Nielsen, Tom O'Brien, Tia Picard, Elizabeth Plaetz Lori, Carrie Rimstad, Qadirrah Jenn Seltz, Kristin Spencer, Beth Theobald, Nicole Truso, Brandon Wills",,"Stages Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Stages Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Stages Theatre Company is committed to the enrichment and education of children and youth in a professional theatre environment that stimulates artistic excellence and personal growth.?",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anna,Stauber,"Stages Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Stages Theatre Company","1111 Mainstreet",Hopkins,MN,55343-7552,"(952) 979-1123",astauber@stagestheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2286,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10028021,"Operating Support",2024,70857,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Attract audiences that reflect the demographics and diversity of our rural community with shows that entertain, educate and enlighten. Ticket sales from new and returning audiences, qualitive feedback from community partners and surveys of audiences.","Audiences grew by 11% and are reflective of the diversity of our rural community, meeting our mission to entertain, educate and enlighten. Ticket sales from new and returning audiences, qualitive feedback from community partners and surveys of audiences, Placer AI using cellphone data to track demographics 2:",,1193192,"Other, local or private",1193192,,"Chap Achen Jr., Marybess Goeppinger, Laurie Bell, Meridith Wardle, Dennis Brennan, Susan Christenson, Art Kenyon, Lacy Schumann",,"T. B. Sheldon Memorial Theatre AKA The Sheldon Theatre","Local/Regional Government","Operating Support",,"The Sheldon Theatre entertains, educates and enlightens the community and its visitors through the transformative power of the performing arts.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Samantha,Whipple,"T. B. Sheldon Memorial Theatre AKA The Sheldon Theatre","443 W 3rd St","Red Wing",MN,55066-2310,"(651) 388-8700",swhipple@sheldontheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2353,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027932,"Operating Support",2024,12278,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Design and Implement expanded Business Model to diversify income sources. Board and ED meet monthly, Staff weekly, to review benchmarks. Quantitative analysis of finances and participation stats. Qualitative: surveys and focus groups with key stakeholders. 2: Increase Outreach to diversify participation. Board and ED meet monthly, Staff weekly, to review benchmarks. Quantitative analysis of participation stats -dancers and renters. Qualitative: surveys and focus groups with key stakeholders.","New internal systems and technology tools identified and implemented, resulting in more efficient workflows and time freed for building impact. Audit of current systems to identify gaps and inefficiencies. Weekly staff meetings and monthly board meetings to measure progress. Meetings and surveying to identify solutions and gather feedback ensuring more stakeholders were heard and served. 2: Refreshed mission, values, and vision towards growth. Restructured and added staffing to support greater outreach and engagement. Board approved updates to mission, values, and vision. New staffing structure implemented to better support relationship-building. New relationships built - renters, programs/dance communities, and local community. Increased program attendance.",,267263,"Other, local or private",267263,10554,"Hollie Benton, Kevin Geraghty, Susan Knutson, Judine Pattison, Nancy Sather, Mary Wells, Art Bjorngjeld, Hristina Markova, Carrie Guenther",0.5,"Tapestry Folkdance Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Tapestry Folkdance Center's mission is to provide opportunities for the participation in the joys of world dance and music.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Heidi,"Van Schooten","Tapestry Folkdance Center","3748 Minnehaha Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55406-2668,"(612) 722-2914",finance@tapestryfolkdance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2264,"Mary Bensen: Bensen is the former foundation and grants director at Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge in Minneapolis. For more than 20 years, Bensen initiated and designed a corporate and foundation grant program for Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge, a $40 million dollar faith based nonprofit. In addition, Bensen is a professional pianist and organist in the community. Benson earned a BA in organizational management and communication at Concordia University with a minor in performing arts focused on organ and piano.; Sarah Clark: Clark is the founder of Clark Squared, LLC, a nonprofit consulting firm specializing in communications, development, and management services. From 2013-2022, she worked at Fresh Energy; as deputy executive director, she oversaw organizational management, fundraising, communications, and program development. Previously, Clark was the contract director of the Lower Phalen Creek Project, a community based initiative focused on transforming a contaminated brownfield site into the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary, a restored natural area that is home of Wakan Tipi, a Dakota sacred site. Clark has a BA from Macalester College and a MA in journalism from the University of Minnesota.; Heidi Droegemueller: Since 2015, Droegemueller has served as executive director of the Luther Seminary Foundation in Saint Paul. In this role, she is responsible for board relations, fundraising, marketing, and communications for both the Foundation and Luther Seminary. Her primary areas of professional expertise include governance, strategic planning, transformational philanthropy, grant writing, annual fund, and crisis communications. Droegemueller is a graduate of Concordia College in Moorhead, with a bachelor of music degree in music theory. She holds professional certificates in nonprofit management (Arizona State University) and diversity, equity, and inclusion (Augsburg University). She has served as a volunteer board member for multiple entities of the Association of Fundraising Professionals since 2002. She has also served as a grant application reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board and Metropolitan Regional Arts Council in the past.; Anne Dugan: Dugan is an independent curator and educator living on an organic farm in Wrenshall. She teaches art history at The College of St. Scholastica and the University of Wisconsin-Superior. Dugan is the director for the Kruk Gallery on the University of Wisconsin-Superior campus and the curator for the Northshore Bank of Commerce in Duluth. Dugan is the founder and codirector of the internationally recognized Free Range Film Festival, which she founded in 2004.; Ivete Martinez: Vaz de Castro Martinez has been a professional artist for the last 20 years. She was born in a small border town between Brazil and Uruguay to Portuguese and Galego parents. Vaz de Castro Martinez has two master?s degrees: one in philosophy (Oxford University, England) and another in psychology (Stanford University, CA). It was only when she quit her job at Mayo Clinic and became a full-time mom that she started to learn art. She?s a board member at Gallery 24, executive director of Med City Art Festival, and a Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council panelist. Vaz de Castro Martinez tries to be involved, not only in making art but also in the administration and participation of nonprofit organizations.; John Neveaux: Neveaux is a theater artist, educator, and attorney who acts, directs, and designs shows with several local theaters in the metro area. Neveaux has also been proudly involved with the Delano High School and Westonka High School drama programs. He has served on the boards of Skylark Opera Company, Chain Reaction Theatre Project, 4 Community Theatre, and is a member of the Delano Area Council for Arts and Culture. He has bachelor's and master's degrees in theater and is a law school graduate with more than 35 years of legal experience including work with arts and other nonprofits.; Kyla Rathjen: Rathjen is pursuing a master of human rights at the University of Minnesota?s Humphrey School of Public Affairs and College of Liberal Arts. Her graduate interests are in effective philanthropy, social change leadership, and nonprofit management. She is a committed nonprofit professional, with more than eight years of experience in program management, community led development, board management, grassroots fundraising, and digital communications on global teams. She recently served as vice president of the board for the Minnesota International NGO Network (MINN).; Linda Rother: Rother has been creating her personal imagery with passion for more than 48 years. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BFA in studio arts, with an emphasis in painting and photography. She has received several grants from the Jerome Foundation, The McKnight Foundation, Minnesota State Arts Board, Intermedia Arts, and the East Central Regional Arts Council. She has displayed her work extensively in one-person shows and juried group shows. Her current photographic work reflects a spirit of place. The planet?s light, smells, and sounds have a texture of earth and plants. Her intimate images are about her relationship with the planet, the animals, and her personal environment. She currently has her work at Gallery North in Bemidji.; David Schmidt: Schmidt has more than 40 years serving communities as a city/county manager, administrator, and planner. He obtained his BA in urban and regional planning, and a MPA in government management. Schmidt has served on many local, regional, and state boards and commissions in North Carolina, New York, Maine, and Minnesota. He is an arts supporter and has an interest in photography, theater, public art, and music. Schmidt recently retired and currently serves his community as an organic farmer.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027976,"Operating Support",2024,67380,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota fiber artists at all levels increase their knowledge and skills in the fiber arts. Student evaluations of teaching artist's effectiveness and student self-assessment of gains in knowledge and skills. For advanced artists, measures include portfolio development and exhibition. 2: Inspire and engage Minnesotans through free, year-round, culturally diverse fiber art exhibitions supporting more than 200 artists. Textile Center will track demographics of featured artists and attendance for each exhibition and will seek out written feedback in guest books and social media connected to each show.","Minnesota fiber artists at all levels increase their knowledge and skills in the fiber arts. Evaluations were conducted of teaching artists' effectiveness and student self-assessment of gains in knowledge and skills. For advanced artists, measures included portfolio development and exhibition. 2: Inspire and engage Minnesotans through free, year-round, culturally diverse fiber art exhibitions showcasing more than 200 artists. We tracked demographics of featured artists and attendance for each exhibition and encouraged written feedback in guest books and social media connected to each show.",,1091523,"Other, local or private",1091523,67380,"Alfredo Chiclana-Birch, Maggie Dayton, Meg Schmidt Duncan, Carol Grim, Richard Gilyard, Sarah E. Hansen, Pamela Johns, Roberta Jones, Abigail Kosberg, J. Lawrence Mcintyre, Linda Mcshannock, Cyndi Kaye Meier, Rosanne Nathanson, Chiaki O?Brien, Mary Ann Schmidt, Lisa Steinmann, Lorri Talberg, Karen Weiberg, Jeffrey J. White, Arianne Zager",,"Textile Center of Minnesota AKA Textile Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Textile Center's mission?is to honor textile traditions, promote excellence and innovation, nurture appreciation, and inspire widespread participation in fiber art.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karl,Reichert,"Textile Center of Minnesota AKA Textile Center","3000 University Ave SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 436-0464",kreichert@textilecentermn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Koochiching, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2308,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027927,"Operating Support",2024,38589,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Theatre B will diversify its audiences, artists, and leadership by leveraging the company's assets to serve those with less visibility and access. The relationships we build now will lead to more diversity on our Board, presentation or production of work relevant to BIPOC artists and constituents, and projects that engage underserved audiences.","Theatre B included more LGBTQ artists and artists of color and continued a partnership with an adaptive sports center in collaborative art. We measured project relevance by number of LGBTQ and BIPOC artists auditioning and participating. Benefit to underserved constituents was evaluated by participant surveys and eagerness of partners to grow our adaptive theatre collaboration",,223030,"Other, local or private",223030,38589,"Rachel Asleson, Zenas Baer, Tim Peterson, Chelsea Brown, Forrest Steinhoff, Lori Horvik, Scott Ecker, David Huebner",0.2,"Theatre B","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Theatre B ignites conversation that transforms our community through intimate and courageous stories.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Colt,Neidhardt,"Theatre B","215 10th St N",Moorhead,MN,56560,"(701) 729-8880",colt@theatreb.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Grant, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Norman, Otter Tail, Polk, Ramsey, Red Lake, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Todd, Waseca, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2259,"Mary Bensen: Bensen is the former foundation and grants director at Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge in Minneapolis. For more than 20 years, Bensen initiated and designed a corporate and foundation grant program for Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge, a $40 million dollar faith based nonprofit. In addition, Bensen is a professional pianist and organist in the community. Benson earned a BA in organizational management and communication at Concordia University with a minor in performing arts focused on organ and piano.; Sarah Clark: Clark is the founder of Clark Squared, LLC, a nonprofit consulting firm specializing in communications, development, and management services. From 2013-2022, she worked at Fresh Energy; as deputy executive director, she oversaw organizational management, fundraising, communications, and program development. Previously, Clark was the contract director of the Lower Phalen Creek Project, a community based initiative focused on transforming a contaminated brownfield site into the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary, a restored natural area that is home of Wakan Tipi, a Dakota sacred site. Clark has a BA from Macalester College and a MA in journalism from the University of Minnesota.; Heidi Droegemueller: Since 2015, Droegemueller has served as executive director of the Luther Seminary Foundation in Saint Paul. In this role, she is responsible for board relations, fundraising, marketing, and communications for both the Foundation and Luther Seminary. Her primary areas of professional expertise include governance, strategic planning, transformational philanthropy, grant writing, annual fund, and crisis communications. Droegemueller is a graduate of Concordia College in Moorhead, with a bachelor of music degree in music theory. She holds professional certificates in nonprofit management (Arizona State University) and diversity, equity, and inclusion (Augsburg University). She has served as a volunteer board member for multiple entities of the Association of Fundraising Professionals since 2002. She has also served as a grant application reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board and Metropolitan Regional Arts Council in the past.; Anne Dugan: Dugan is an independent curator and educator living on an organic farm in Wrenshall. She teaches art history at The College of St. Scholastica and the University of Wisconsin-Superior. Dugan is the director for the Kruk Gallery on the University of Wisconsin-Superior campus and the curator for the Northshore Bank of Commerce in Duluth. Dugan is the founder and codirector of the internationally recognized Free Range Film Festival, which she founded in 2004.; Ivete Martinez: Vaz de Castro Martinez has been a professional artist for the last 20 years. She was born in a small border town between Brazil and Uruguay to Portuguese and Galego parents. Vaz de Castro Martinez has two master?s degrees: one in philosophy (Oxford University, England) and another in psychology (Stanford University, CA). It was only when she quit her job at Mayo Clinic and became a full-time mom that she started to learn art. She?s a board member at Gallery 24, executive director of Med City Art Festival, and a Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council panelist. Vaz de Castro Martinez tries to be involved, not only in making art but also in the administration and participation of nonprofit organizations.; John Neveaux: Neveaux is a theater artist, educator, and attorney who acts, directs, and designs shows with several local theaters in the metro area. Neveaux has also been proudly involved with the Delano High School and Westonka High School drama programs. He has served on the boards of Skylark Opera Company, Chain Reaction Theatre Project, 4 Community Theatre, and is a member of the Delano Area Council for Arts and Culture. He has bachelor's and master's degrees in theater and is a law school graduate with more than 35 years of legal experience including work with arts and other nonprofits.; Kyla Rathjen: Rathjen is pursuing a master of human rights at the University of Minnesota?s Humphrey School of Public Affairs and College of Liberal Arts. Her graduate interests are in effective philanthropy, social change leadership, and nonprofit management. She is a committed nonprofit professional, with more than eight years of experience in program management, community led development, board management, grassroots fundraising, and digital communications on global teams. She recently served as vice president of the board for the Minnesota International NGO Network (MINN).; Linda Rother: Rother has been creating her personal imagery with passion for more than 48 years. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BFA in studio arts, with an emphasis in painting and photography. She has received several grants from the Jerome Foundation, The McKnight Foundation, Minnesota State Arts Board, Intermedia Arts, and the East Central Regional Arts Council. She has displayed her work extensively in one-person shows and juried group shows. Her current photographic work reflects a spirit of place. The planet?s light, smells, and sounds have a texture of earth and plants. Her intimate images are about her relationship with the planet, the animals, and her personal environment. She currently has her work at Gallery North in Bemidji.; David Schmidt: Schmidt has more than 40 years serving communities as a city/county manager, administrator, and planner. He obtained his BA in urban and regional planning, and a MPA in government management. Schmidt has served on many local, regional, and state boards and commissions in North Carolina, New York, Maine, and Minnesota. He is an arts supporter and has an interest in photography, theater, public art, and music. Schmidt recently retired and currently serves his community as an organic farmer.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10028006,"Operating Support",2024,26610,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase breadth and diversity of director/designer pool. Quantitative evaluation of our pool of possible directors and designers. Qualitative survey from directing/designing candidates.","Increased our active designer pool by 20% and our director pool by an additional 8%, including increased racial, gender, education, and age diversity. Quantitative and qualitative surveys of potential and approved directors and designers. 2: 93% of surveyed participants agreed that they were proud of their work and grew artistically through their experience. Quantitative and Qualitative Surveys from participants",,511218,"Other, local or private",511218,1200,"Carrie Anderson, Angela Youngdahl, Linda Paulsen, Paul Clausen, Jim Arnold, Patti Gage, Aidan Gallivan, Christopher Kehoe, Bill Larsen, Denise Larson, Betsy Lofgren, Vameng Moua, Zola Rosenfeld, Elijah Saiger, Robert Smith, David Stevens, Jim Vogel, Jennie Ward",,"Theatre in the Round Players, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Theatre in the Round is a community theatre that endeavors to stage engaging performances while providing an inclusive arena theatre experience in the heart of Minneapolis.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Larisa,Netterlund,"Theatre in the Round Players","245 Cedar Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1054,"(612) 333-2919x 102",Larisa@TheatreintheRound.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Martin, McLeod, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2338,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027988,"Operating Support",2024,110443,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A broad audience will attend TLD performances of reimagined and new musical theater and deepen their connection to the work and to one another. We will evaluate audience impact and connectivity by the number of attendees, surveys measuring engagement with the work on our stage; participation in our post-show discussions; and number of people served through community engagement/outreach. 2: Minnesota artists from diverse lived experiences will collaborate in presenting TLD productions and will develop and shape new musical work. Artist surveys will measure demographics and provide feedback on TLD's production and artistic processes. Media coverage (including interviews and reviews) and post-show discussions will be measures of career and artistic growth.","In 2023-24, more than 33,000 people attended in-person performances of reimagined and newly developed musical theater at TLD. TLD used the following methods: post-show survey results measuring emotional and intellectual reactions; ticket sales reports indicating audience interest; and audience comments made during post-show discussions, in-person to staff, and online. 2: In 2023-24, TLD generated $4.8M of economic impact for our community and the equivalent of 150 full-time jobs. TLD used the following methods: comments collected during conversations with artists before, during, and after the production, post-show discussions and media coverage. TLD diversity goals are regularly evaluated and inform hiring practices.",,2992535,"Other, local or private",2992535,,"Cara Sjodin, Glyn Northington, Theresa Alewine, John Arechar, Stephen Bubul, Tiffany Cooper-Allen, Tanner Curl, Toya Stewart Downey, Keith Ford, Ron Frey, Ben Grabski, Sandy Hey, Judy Jossi, Les Bendtsen, Bridget Morehead, Tania Montgomery, Tom Knabel, Jeff Lin, Justin Lucero, Penny Meier, Elisa Spencer-Kaplan, Brian Svendahl, Kari Groth Swan, Lezlie Taylor, Ka Vang, Fremajane Wolfson, Adam Yust",,"Theatre Latte-Da AKA Theater Latte Da","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Theater Latte Da creates new and impactful connections between story, music, artist, and audience exploring and expanding the art of musical theater.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rachel,Smoka-Richardson,"Theatre Latte-Da AKA Theatre Latte Da","345 13th Ave NE",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 339-3003",rachel@latteda.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2320,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027913,"Operating Support",2024,82932,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","PHT activities increase access, attachment and agency among artists, participants and neighborhood residents. Access is measured by tracking participation including demographics, length and intensity; Attachment through surveys; and Agency with pre-post surveys and documentation of work created. 2: PHT stimulates increased creativity in our four-neighborhood service area by integrating art into the fabric of the community. Neighborhood/audience surveys show increases in creative activity and engagement with local arts offerings; partner orgs document engaging artists and creative strategies to reach community goals.","264 artists created experiences that succeeded in increasing access, attachment and/or agency among the 20,902 people that participated. Attendance data, participant surveys and one on one interviews, artist surveys and actual artwork created are the data sets analyzed to determine progress toward intended impacts. 2: Creative activity increased in our four neighborhood service area, 77 artists implemented arts projects out in the neighborhoods. Evidence of increases in creativity include: feedback from neighborhood residents, organization leaders and small business owners; actual artworks displayed out in the neighborhood; and artists engaged to support community projects.",,1480186,"Other, local or private",1480186,,"Pillsbury House Theatre Advisory Group = Norah Shapiro, Jim Langemo, Marianne Merriman, Sarah Milligan-Toffler, Adair Mosley, Eric Mueller, Julia Sand, Nedy Windham, Faye M. Price, Tim Mattheison, Vanan Murugesan, Tsega Tamene , , Pillsbury United Communities Bod = Heath Rudduck, Kaori Yamada, Lindsay Benjamin, Erica Pralle, Melinda Emerson, Taylor Harwood, Mahrous Kandil, Liz Mascolo, Kenji Okumura, Jay Sivasailam, Anupama Sreekanth, Aaron Thomas, Edrin Williams",,"Pillsbury United Communities AKA Pillsbury House Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Pillsbury House + Theatre creates challenging theatre and arts programming to inspire enduring change towards a just society.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Noel,Raymond,"Pillsbury United Communities AKA Pillsbury House Theatre","3501 Chicago Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 787-3620",noelr@pillsburyhousetheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Marshall, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2245,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027998,"Operating Support",2024,40944,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans who engage in Rain Taxi's literary programs widen reading choices, broaden perspectives, and deepen critical think. We measure progress toward goals by analyzing responses from participants, both unsolicited and those obtained through surveys of readers, reviewers, authors, and event attendees. (Attendance and DEI initiatives also tracked).","Rain Taxi engaged Minnesotans in author events that greatly expanded their literary choices, perspectives, and deepened their critical thinking. Rain Taxi measured program performance outcomes through measuring program attendance, and evaluating publications through website and social media outreach, and surveying readers, participants, and attendees.",,234893,"Other, local or private",234893,28405,"Thomas Cassidy, Kelly Everding, Nicola Koh, Steven Larsen, Jeffrey Lependorf, Eric Lorberer, Eric Ortiz, Margaret Telfer, Amanda Wigen",,"Rain Taxi, Inc. AKA Rain Taxi Review of Books","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Rain Taxi champions aesthetically adventurous literature through publications and programs.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kelly,Everding,"Rain Taxi, Inc. AKA Rain Taxi Review of Books","PO Box 3840",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 825-1528",kelly@raintaxi.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, McLeod, Morrison, Mower, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2330,"Elizabeth Bucheit: Bucheit creates jewelry and body adornment inspired by her Scandinavian ancestry and keeps close ties to her heritage by drawing inspiration from Nordic folklore and myth. A goldsmith for more than 30 years, she holds a master?s degree in metalworking and jewelry from the University of Iowa and has trained in traditional jewelry and metalworking techniques in Norway and Ireland. Bucheit has won numerous competitions and been awarded grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board, The McKnight Foundation, Sons of Norway, and the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council. She has exhibited in museums and cultural centers, and her bridal tiaras and wedding jewelry are in many collections. Bucheit is an active speaker on the topic of Norwegian filigree work and conducts workshops and classes in jewelry design and fabrication. She owns and operates Crown Trout Jewelers in Lanesboro.; William Cooper: Cooper has been involved in the film, video, and television business for almost forty years, working primarily as an actor. However, for the last twenty years, has been a producer, director, and instructor. Cooper has produced/directed a dozen short and feature films. All of Cooper's feature films were shot in the Midwest, have gotten distribution, and his last feature won six awards. For fifteen years, Cooper has been the managing director of the Twin Cities Film Fest and provided leadership in programming, education, and production.; Rachel Dahl: Dahl is a recent college graduate of the University of St. Thomas where she studied business operations and computer science. She now works as a project manager at Travelers Insurance in Saint Paul. Music has been a huge part of her life as she has played the trumpet since childhood and continues playing weekly in an alumni band. She previously worked at an art store in the small town of Lindstrom when she was growing up, and loved getting to experience art daily. Dahl is also passionate about giving back to the community and volunteering, which she is looking to do more often. She enjoyed her time as an Arts Board grant reviewer last year and aspires to return, as it combines her passions of arts and community service.; Kathryn Fischer: Fischer?s experience includes working as director of the Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority, responsible for light rail, busway, and Union Depot projects. In addition, she worked for the nonprofit organization Road Scholar, developing and implementing cultural programs for visitors to the Twin Cities from throughout the country. Fischer sought out theater, museum, music, and hands-on art experiences for hundreds of participants. Fischer graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BSc in urban studies and environmental design. She is also a volunteer University of Minnesota master gardener emeritus. Her passion is lifelong learning.; Adaobi Okolue: Okolue is the executive director at Twin Cities Media Alliance, a media arts organization that develops bold storytellers and creates spaces for bold storytelling, centering the voices and imagination of people on the margins, shifting what is perceived possible for our collective future. Known for exploring the intersections of multimedia, creativity and innovation, story, and activism in her work, Okolue has been a guest speaker on Minnesota Public Radio, at The Loft Literary Center, on Pollen, and in The Atlantic. She has been a Roy Wilkins Policy Fellow at the University of Minnesota?s Humphrey School of Public Affairs, Givens Foundation Black Writers Collaborative Fellow, VONA Writing Workshop fellow, and Americans for the Arts? Arts & Culture Leaders of Color fellow. She also serves as board chair for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.; Peter Spooner: Spooner (BS in art education and MFA in painting) has enjoyed a long career as an educator and museum professional. He served as curator/assistant director at University Galleries, Illinois State University; and curator, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth (1994-2012). His list of exhibitions and publications is extensive, from shows that toured nationally and internationally, to projects celebrating artists of Minnesota. Spooner served as a juror, grant application reviewer, and board member for numerous institutions including the Illinois Arts Council, Jerome Foundation, Minnesota State Arts Board, and the Duluth Public Arts Commission. Currently an art appraiser, painter, and teacher; he is semiretired.; Sarah Stephens: Stephens is president and cofounder of Stephens Nicolson Artists Management (SNAM), an international management agency in New York City representing opera singers, stage directors, composers, and conductors. Stephens began her first agency in Bremen, Germany, and moved to New York in 2008. She acquired licenses as a recognized artist manager in Germany and the European Union. She has taught seminars at Middlebury College German for Singers, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, the Juilliard School, and Hunter College. Stephens serves on the board of three nonprofits: Opera Managers Association International (Germany), Freiburg University Alumni (New York), and the Greater Lake Sylvia Association (Minnesota). Her studies were at the University of Vermont, Universitat Freiburg (Germany) for her BA, and at the University of Minnesota for her MA in German literature. Stephens is a native Minnesotan who grew up in south Minneapolis.; Heather Ungerer: Ungerer is the vice president of operations at the Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota. She has spent her career working in nonprofits and has a focus in human resources. She graduated from Chadron State College with a master of science degree in organizational management. She spent five years volunteering with the Zonta Club of Mankato.; Beth Winterfeldt: Winterfeldt is the programs and advocacy director for Partners for Housing in Mankato, where she oversees federal and state grants that fund housing programs. Winterfeldt was previously a professional musician and teacher, helping many students successfully apply for tuition grants via Twin Rivers Council for the Arts. Winterfeldt graduated from Concordia College (Moorhead) with a bachelor of music degree, Rice University with a master?s in music, and Minnesota State University, Mankato with a master?s of social work degree and graduate nonprofit leadership certificate.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027980,"Operating Support",2024,42115,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase the diversity of collection objects and exhibition topics shared with constituents, relating both to the social culture of everyday lives. Object stories and narratives are explored to expand outreach and increased awareness of design?s cultural importance. Student/visitor surveys and online metrics will be used to gauge effectiveness.","Through 4 exhibitions and 70+ touchpoints with both public and students, Goldstein shared a wide array of design objects plus concepts and contexts. We currently seek feedback and review comments from exhibition and program attendees (e.g. notes left in the main gallery, emails, social media comments, faculty and staff conversations). With more capacity, formal evaluation is a future goal.",,515130,"Other, local or private",515130,27993,"Kelly Groehler, Wendy Eisenberg, Monica D'Almeida, Beth Desnick, Andres Perez, Colleen Pokorny",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Goldstein Museum of Design AKA Goldstein Museum of Design","Public College/University","Operating Support",,"Goldstein Museum of Design strengthens and supports the University of Minnesota?s academic mission through direct engagement with designed objects.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Aidan,O'Connor,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Goldstein Museum of Design AKA Goldstein Museum of Design","200 Oak St SE",Minneapolis,MN,55455,"(612) 624-5599",aidan@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Hennepin, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Redwood, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2312,"Elizabeth Bucheit: Bucheit creates jewelry and body adornment inspired by her Scandinavian ancestry and keeps close ties to her heritage by drawing inspiration from Nordic folklore and myth. A goldsmith for more than 30 years, she holds a master?s degree in metalworking and jewelry from the University of Iowa and has trained in traditional jewelry and metalworking techniques in Norway and Ireland. Bucheit has won numerous competitions and been awarded grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board, The McKnight Foundation, Sons of Norway, and the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council. She has exhibited in museums and cultural centers, and her bridal tiaras and wedding jewelry are in many collections. Bucheit is an active speaker on the topic of Norwegian filigree work and conducts workshops and classes in jewelry design and fabrication. She owns and operates Crown Trout Jewelers in Lanesboro.; William Cooper: Cooper has been involved in the film, video, and television business for almost forty years, working primarily as an actor. However, for the last twenty years, has been a producer, director, and instructor. Cooper has produced/directed a dozen short and feature films. All of Cooper's feature films were shot in the Midwest, have gotten distribution, and his last feature won six awards. For fifteen years, Cooper has been the managing director of the Twin Cities Film Fest and provided leadership in programming, education, and production.; Rachel Dahl: Dahl is a recent college graduate of the University of St. Thomas where she studied business operations and computer science. She now works as a project manager at Travelers Insurance in Saint Paul. Music has been a huge part of her life as she has played the trumpet since childhood and continues playing weekly in an alumni band. She previously worked at an art store in the small town of Lindstrom when she was growing up, and loved getting to experience art daily. Dahl is also passionate about giving back to the community and volunteering, which she is looking to do more often. She enjoyed her time as an Arts Board grant reviewer last year and aspires to return, as it combines her passions of arts and community service.; Kathryn Fischer: Fischer?s experience includes working as director of the Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority, responsible for light rail, busway, and Union Depot projects. In addition, she worked for the nonprofit organization Road Scholar, developing and implementing cultural programs for visitors to the Twin Cities from throughout the country. Fischer sought out theater, museum, music, and hands-on art experiences for hundreds of participants. Fischer graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BSc in urban studies and environmental design. She is also a volunteer University of Minnesota master gardener emeritus. Her passion is lifelong learning.; Adaobi Okolue: Okolue is the executive director at Twin Cities Media Alliance, a media arts organization that develops bold storytellers and creates spaces for bold storytelling, centering the voices and imagination of people on the margins, shifting what is perceived possible for our collective future. Known for exploring the intersections of multimedia, creativity and innovation, story, and activism in her work, Okolue has been a guest speaker on Minnesota Public Radio, at The Loft Literary Center, on Pollen, and in The Atlantic. She has been a Roy Wilkins Policy Fellow at the University of Minnesota?s Humphrey School of Public Affairs, Givens Foundation Black Writers Collaborative Fellow, VONA Writing Workshop fellow, and Americans for the Arts? Arts & Culture Leaders of Color fellow. She also serves as board chair for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.; Peter Spooner: Spooner (BS in art education and MFA in painting) has enjoyed a long career as an educator and museum professional. He served as curator/assistant director at University Galleries, Illinois State University; and curator, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth (1994-2012). His list of exhibitions and publications is extensive, from shows that toured nationally and internationally, to projects celebrating artists of Minnesota. Spooner served as a juror, grant application reviewer, and board member for numerous institutions including the Illinois Arts Council, Jerome Foundation, Minnesota State Arts Board, and the Duluth Public Arts Commission. Currently an art appraiser, painter, and teacher; he is semiretired.; Sarah Stephens: Stephens is president and cofounder of Stephens Nicolson Artists Management (SNAM), an international management agency in New York City representing opera singers, stage directors, composers, and conductors. Stephens began her first agency in Bremen, Germany, and moved to New York in 2008. She acquired licenses as a recognized artist manager in Germany and the European Union. She has taught seminars at Middlebury College German for Singers, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, the Juilliard School, and Hunter College. Stephens serves on the board of three nonprofits: Opera Managers Association International (Germany), Freiburg University Alumni (New York), and the Greater Lake Sylvia Association (Minnesota). Her studies were at the University of Vermont, Universitat Freiburg (Germany) for her BA, and at the University of Minnesota for her MA in German literature. Stephens is a native Minnesotan who grew up in south Minneapolis.; Heather Ungerer: Ungerer is the vice president of operations at the Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota. She has spent her career working in nonprofits and has a focus in human resources. She graduated from Chadron State College with a master of science degree in organizational management. She spent five years volunteering with the Zonta Club of Mankato.; Beth Winterfeldt: Winterfeldt is the programs and advocacy director for Partners for Housing in Mankato, where she oversees federal and state grants that fund housing programs. Winterfeldt was previously a professional musician and teacher, helping many students successfully apply for tuition grants via Twin Rivers Council for the Arts. Winterfeldt graduated from Concordia College (Moorhead) with a bachelor of music degree, Rice University with a master?s in music, and Minnesota State University, Mankato with a master?s of social work degree and graduate nonprofit leadership certificate.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1
10028047,"Operating Support",2024,312455,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Northrop educates and inspires audiences annually through performances, student matinees, artist lead classes, lectures, and Q and A's with artists. Attendance statistics, schedule of artist engagement activities, formal evaluation and feedback with teachers and audience members, social campaign responses and blog comments. 2: Northrop builds an inclusive audience for the performing arts by engaging diverse communities and exploring global issues through the work of artists. Evaluation occurs through meaningful conversations with community partners and collaborators, constituents, and the presented artists, including topics explored and experiences through programming and engagements.","Over 800 activities inspired audiences, including 18 dance, 8 music and film performances, 4 student matinees, and 50+ lectures and engagements. Event and audience statistics were gathered, e-mail surveys were disseminated to participants, and feedback was obtained through Northrop's website, social media channels, blog, and critical evaluation. 2: Northrop cultivates diversity & addresses global issues through the work of renowned artists, creating an inclusive audience for the performing arts. Northrop disseminated surveys, conducted follow-up meetings with community and university partners, and involved artists, school groups, and ticket holders in post-event discussions to gather feedback on the topics explored during the programming.",,8621832,"Other, local or private",8621832,,"Jeff Bieganek, Robert Bruininks, John Conlin, Susan Denuccio, Karen Hanson, Jill Hauwiller, Holly Kellar, Kelly Mcqueen, Katheryn Menaged, Toni Pierce-Sands, Gary Reetz, Robyne Robinson, Kao Lee Vang, Donald Williams",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Northrop AKA Northrop","Public College/University","Operating Support",,"Rooted in the belief that the arts are essential to the human experience, we are committed to cultivating intersections between performing arts and education for the benefit of all participants now and for generations to come.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Danielle,Robinson-Prater,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Northrop AKA Northrop","200 Oak St SE",Minneapolis,MN,55455-2070,"(612) 624-5599",robi0297@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2379,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027903,"Operating Support",2024,63547,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will make the arts more accessible by creating movement (dance) classes for differently-abled adults. We will use surveys and interviews to gauge the importance of providing arts education for a population that is not regularly included in such opportunities; we will measure a change in participant attitude before and after this experience.","We used movement, music, and theater elements to create an immersive class for differently-abled adults culminating in a ticketed performance. We used surveys and interviews to measure a change in the attitude of participants regarding these inclusive and accessible classes. We found there was an overwhelming sense of purpose and accomplishment generated as a direct result.",,1463804,"Other, local or private",1463804,,"Myrna Peterson, Joni Namyst, Tricia Sterle, Angela Tobeck, Michelle Arnhold Davies, Jon Arntson, , Katie Cargill, Adam Giebner, Mindy NuhringIsd #318 Rep.), Heather Pederson, Robert Ward Jr.",,"Reif Arts Council AKA Reif Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Reif Arts' mission is to stimulate arts in northern Minnesota.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shantel,Dow,"Reif Arts Council AKA Reif Center","720 NW Conifer Dr","Grand Rapids",MN,55744-2475,"(218) 327-5780",sdow@reifcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Cass, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Pennington, Red Lake, Roseau, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2235,"Elizabeth Bucheit: Bucheit creates jewelry and body adornment inspired by her Scandinavian ancestry and keeps close ties to her heritage by drawing inspiration from Nordic folklore and myth. A goldsmith for more than 30 years, she holds a master?s degree in metalworking and jewelry from the University of Iowa and has trained in traditional jewelry and metalworking techniques in Norway and Ireland. Bucheit has won numerous competitions and been awarded grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board, The McKnight Foundation, Sons of Norway, and the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council. She has exhibited in museums and cultural centers, and her bridal tiaras and wedding jewelry are in many collections. Bucheit is an active speaker on the topic of Norwegian filigree work and conducts workshops and classes in jewelry design and fabrication. She owns and operates Crown Trout Jewelers in Lanesboro.; William Cooper: Cooper has been involved in the film, video, and television business for almost forty years, working primarily as an actor. However, for the last twenty years, has been a producer, director, and instructor. Cooper has produced/directed a dozen short and feature films. All of Cooper's feature films were shot in the Midwest, have gotten distribution, and his last feature won six awards. For fifteen years, Cooper has been the managing director of the Twin Cities Film Fest and provided leadership in programming, education, and production.; Rachel Dahl: Dahl is a recent college graduate of the University of St. Thomas where she studied business operations and computer science. She now works as a project manager at Travelers Insurance in Saint Paul. Music has been a huge part of her life as she has played the trumpet since childhood and continues playing weekly in an alumni band. She previously worked at an art store in the small town of Lindstrom when she was growing up, and loved getting to experience art daily. Dahl is also passionate about giving back to the community and volunteering, which she is looking to do more often. She enjoyed her time as an Arts Board grant reviewer last year and aspires to return, as it combines her passions of arts and community service.; Kathryn Fischer: Fischer?s experience includes working as director of the Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority, responsible for light rail, busway, and Union Depot projects. In addition, she worked for the nonprofit organization Road Scholar, developing and implementing cultural programs for visitors to the Twin Cities from throughout the country. Fischer sought out theater, museum, music, and hands-on art experiences for hundreds of participants. Fischer graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BSc in urban studies and environmental design. She is also a volunteer University of Minnesota master gardener emeritus. Her passion is lifelong learning.; Adaobi Okolue: Okolue is the executive director at Twin Cities Media Alliance, a media arts organization that develops bold storytellers and creates spaces for bold storytelling, centering the voices and imagination of people on the margins, shifting what is perceived possible for our collective future. Known for exploring the intersections of multimedia, creativity and innovation, story, and activism in her work, Okolue has been a guest speaker on Minnesota Public Radio, at The Loft Literary Center, on Pollen, and in The Atlantic. She has been a Roy Wilkins Policy Fellow at the University of Minnesota?s Humphrey School of Public Affairs, Givens Foundation Black Writers Collaborative Fellow, VONA Writing Workshop fellow, and Americans for the Arts? Arts & Culture Leaders of Color fellow. She also serves as board chair for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.; Peter Spooner: Spooner (BS in art education and MFA in painting) has enjoyed a long career as an educator and museum professional. He served as curator/assistant director at University Galleries, Illinois State University; and curator, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth (1994-2012). His list of exhibitions and publications is extensive, from shows that toured nationally and internationally, to projects celebrating artists of Minnesota. Spooner served as a juror, grant application reviewer, and board member for numerous institutions including the Illinois Arts Council, Jerome Foundation, Minnesota State Arts Board, and the Duluth Public Arts Commission. Currently an art appraiser, painter, and teacher; he is semiretired.; Sarah Stephens: Stephens is president and cofounder of Stephens Nicolson Artists Management (SNAM), an international management agency in New York City representing opera singers, stage directors, composers, and conductors. Stephens began her first agency in Bremen, Germany, and moved to New York in 2008. She acquired licenses as a recognized artist manager in Germany and the European Union. She has taught seminars at Middlebury College German for Singers, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, the Juilliard School, and Hunter College. Stephens serves on the board of three nonprofits: Opera Managers Association International (Germany), Freiburg University Alumni (New York), and the Greater Lake Sylvia Association (Minnesota). Her studies were at the University of Vermont, Universitat Freiburg (Germany) for her BA, and at the University of Minnesota for her MA in German literature. Stephens is a native Minnesotan who grew up in south Minneapolis.; Heather Ungerer: Ungerer is the vice president of operations at the Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota. She has spent her career working in nonprofits and has a focus in human resources. She graduated from Chadron State College with a master of science degree in organizational management. She spent five years volunteering with the Zonta Club of Mankato.; Beth Winterfeldt: Winterfeldt is the programs and advocacy director for Partners for Housing in Mankato, where she oversees federal and state grants that fund housing programs. Winterfeldt was previously a professional musician and teacher, helping many students successfully apply for tuition grants via Twin Rivers Council for the Arts. Winterfeldt graduated from Concordia College (Moorhead) with a bachelor of music degree, Rice University with a master?s in music, and Minnesota State University, Mankato with a master?s of social work degree and graduate nonprofit leadership certificate.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027876,"Operating Support",2024,50980,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Rochester Art Center will present contemporary art exhibitions and create accessible opportunities for all people to have high quality art experiences. The Rochester Art Center will solicit audience feedback to measure changes in sense of belonging, knowledge, and interest in re-engaging in arts activities. 2: Rochester Art Center will sustain and build partnerships with community organizations and collaborate to deepen connections with the community. Letters of support from community organizations, growth in member base, diversification of audience/attendees.","Rochester Art Center presented 14 contemporary art exhibitions and created accessible opportunities for all people to have high quality art experience. Paper and digital surveys, attendance tracking and verbal feedback were collected to measure success. 2: Rochester Art Center sustained and built partnerships with community organizations and collaborated to deepen connections with the community. Partnerships and demographic data was tracked. Feedback was collected from partners.",,420368,"Other, local or private",420368,,"Alessandra De La Puente, Alexandre Maia, Audrey Elegbede, Brett Olson, Brooke Burch, David Morris, Gaylia Borror, Gerry Greaney, Heather Wright, Heidi Howe, Jon Zurn, Joseph Alexander, Rose Anderson, Sananda Mccall, Simon Huelsbeck",,"Rochester Art Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Rochester Art Center offers the opportunity for all people to understand and value the arts through innovative experiences with contemporary art.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kalianne,Morrison,"Rochester Art Center","30 Civic Center Dr SE Ste 120",Rochester,MN,55904-3773,"(507) 282-8629",kmorrison@rochesterartcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2208,"Jeffrey Adams: Adams is the founder and artistic director of the Icebox Radio Theater in International Falls. He has written, directed, and produced more than 300 radio plays under the organization?s banner since 2004. Originally from Oregon, Adams graduated with a bachelor?s degree in history from the University of Oregon. He relocated to International Falls in 2003.; John Brost: Brost is the founder of Wirehair Advisory LLC, where he helps organizations with strategic planning, operations, and information technology. Prior to founding Wirehair, Brost worked with global consulting and industrial firms planning, budgeting, and funding investments in organizational and technical transformation. Brost has a BA in Asian studies from St. Olaf College and an MBA from the University of South Dakota.; Nicola Carpenter: Carpenter currently works as the director of people operations at Fractured Atlas where she helps better align tools and processes with the organization?s purpose. Prior to joining Fractured Atlas, Carpenter worked for a variety of arts organizations including MoMA PS1, Walker Art Center, and Heidelberger Kunstverein. Additionally, as of January 2023, she serves on the Fireweed Woodshop board of directors. Carpenter graduated from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities with a BFA in art.; Cynthia Demers: Demers is a retired visual and graphic arts instructor for junior and senior high schoolers and worked as a community education director for 23 years. She has written grant proposals for school age childcare, poetry, and visual arts with Native American speakers, summer theater, childcare resources, and field trips to art careers and art colleges. She developed Art Day with area art teachers for six schools averaging 180 art students and twelve artists. She has volunteered to review grant applications for Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Living in Lac qui Parle and formerly Lake of the Woods counties, she brings a rural perspective to her work.; Sonja Jacobsen: Jacobsen is a 1974 graduate of Hastings College (Hastings, NE) receiving a BM in 1974. Jacobsen taught K-12 vocal/instrumental music in public and parochial schools in Nebraska and Minnesota. In 2015, she retired as office manager from Jacobsen Metal Fabrication, Inc., a company she cofounded with her husband in 1984. Jacobsen served three terms on the Mankato Symphony board of directors and during her tenure chaired several major fundraising events (Rockin' in the Quarry, Rockin' by the River, Music & Brews), served as development chair, and as board president.; Alfreda Juasemai: Daniels Juasemai, a Liberia native, arrived in the United States as a refugee in 2006. She has been an organizer for twelve years, focusing on education, economic justice, immigration reform, racial and social justice, housing, and transportation in the northwest suburbs of the Twin Cities. Daniels Juasemai is one of the cofounders of Black Immigrant Collective, an organization focused on elevating and amplifying the voices and stories of Black immigrants in the struggle for immigrant justice. She has been a member of the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage, Minnesota State Board of Electricity, Brooklyn Center Planning Commission, and the board of African Career Education Resource, Inc. In 2020, Daniels Juasemai was an expanded voice contributor for the When Home Won?t Let You Stay: Art and Migration at Minneapolis Institute of Arts. She attended St. Cloud State University where she studied political science, international relations, and human relations.; Deborah Karasov: Karasov is currently semiretired, helping nonprofits advance their mission through part-time consulting with Access Philanthropy. She was previously director of adult programs at the Walker Art Center, codirector of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design Public Art and Design Institute, and consultant to the director of design arts at the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). She has also served on several grant application review panels for the NEA. She has a PhD from the University of Minnesota and a master in landscape architecture from Harvard Graduate School of Design.; Linda Sloan: Sloan is the executive director for the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage where she leads a team whose mission is to ensure that people of African heritage can participate and benefit in all that the state has to offer. She was the former director of career development and employer relations for the University of St. Thomas. She spent fifteen years at Target in broadcasting, events marketing, and human resources. She is an executive coach and mentor. Sloan was a founder of the now defunct Freedom Jazz Festival. She is on the board of directors for the Stairstep Foundation, where she has served as its secretary for the past ten years. Sloan holds an MBA in marketing and strategic management from Purdue University and a bachelor of science degree in marketing from the University of Illinois Chicago.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1
10027990,"Operating Support",2024,35429,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Select the next Music Director of Rochester Symphony. Someone who will draw Southeastern Minnesota residents into deeper connection with great music. After each Music Director candidate visits Rochester, surveys will be collected from concert audiences, musicians, and education program participants to assist in the selection process. 2: Reactivate education programming, including new initiatives, to reach next generation audiences in effective ways. Conversations will be held with school and private educators to evaluate previous efforts. Programs will move from planning to implementation with effectiveness measured through post-event surveys.","Winning Music Director candidate, Chia-Hsuan Lin, exhibited ability to communicate enthusiasm to audience and inspire excellence in musicians. The search committee reviewed more than 1,200 surveys gathered from musicians and audience members involved in both performance and education programs. Surveys included both scored questions and open-ended comments. 2: 4th grade students throughout SE MN as well as families with young children were given opportunity to experience live orchestral music. Planning and program review conducted with Rochester Public Schools curriculum director and youth orchestra staff. Post event surveys sent to classroom teachers for 4th grade concerts and parents for family programming.",,481063,"Other, local or private",481063,,"Jodi Melius, Mary Beth Sancomb-Moran, Matt Roisum, Joseph Mish, Sarah Schaefer-Meier, Jay Beck, Andrew Good, Rafael Jimenez, Brad Krehbiel, Mark Neville",,"Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale AKA Rochester Symphony","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"We bring great music to life.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Lindstrom,"Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale AKA Rochester Symphony","1530 Greenview Dr SW Ste 120",Rochester,MN,55902,"(507) 286-8742",amyl@rochestersymphony.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2322,"Mary Bensen: Bensen is the former foundation and grants director at Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge in Minneapolis. For more than 20 years, Bensen initiated and designed a corporate and foundation grant program for Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge, a $40 million dollar faith based nonprofit. In addition, Bensen is a professional pianist and organist in the community. Benson earned a BA in organizational management and communication at Concordia University with a minor in performing arts focused on organ and piano.; Sarah Clark: Clark is the founder of Clark Squared, LLC, a nonprofit consulting firm specializing in communications, development, and management services. From 2013-2022, she worked at Fresh Energy; as deputy executive director, she oversaw organizational management, fundraising, communications, and program development. Previously, Clark was the contract director of the Lower Phalen Creek Project, a community based initiative focused on transforming a contaminated brownfield site into the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary, a restored natural area that is home of Wakan Tipi, a Dakota sacred site. Clark has a BA from Macalester College and a MA in journalism from the University of Minnesota.; Heidi Droegemueller: Since 2015, Droegemueller has served as executive director of the Luther Seminary Foundation in Saint Paul. In this role, she is responsible for board relations, fundraising, marketing, and communications for both the Foundation and Luther Seminary. Her primary areas of professional expertise include governance, strategic planning, transformational philanthropy, grant writing, annual fund, and crisis communications. Droegemueller is a graduate of Concordia College in Moorhead, with a bachelor of music degree in music theory. She holds professional certificates in nonprofit management (Arizona State University) and diversity, equity, and inclusion (Augsburg University). She has served as a volunteer board member for multiple entities of the Association of Fundraising Professionals since 2002. She has also served as a grant application reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board and Metropolitan Regional Arts Council in the past.; Anne Dugan: Dugan is an independent curator and educator living on an organic farm in Wrenshall. She teaches art history at The College of St. Scholastica and the University of Wisconsin-Superior. Dugan is the director for the Kruk Gallery on the University of Wisconsin-Superior campus and the curator for the Northshore Bank of Commerce in Duluth. Dugan is the founder and codirector of the internationally recognized Free Range Film Festival, which she founded in 2004.; Ivete Martinez: Vaz de Castro Martinez has been a professional artist for the last 20 years. She was born in a small border town between Brazil and Uruguay to Portuguese and Galego parents. Vaz de Castro Martinez has two master?s degrees: one in philosophy (Oxford University, England) and another in psychology (Stanford University, CA). It was only when she quit her job at Mayo Clinic and became a full-time mom that she started to learn art. She?s a board member at Gallery 24, executive director of Med City Art Festival, and a Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council panelist. Vaz de Castro Martinez tries to be involved, not only in making art but also in the administration and participation of nonprofit organizations.; John Neveaux: Neveaux is a theater artist, educator, and attorney who acts, directs, and designs shows with several local theaters in the metro area. Neveaux has also been proudly involved with the Delano High School and Westonka High School drama programs. He has served on the boards of Skylark Opera Company, Chain Reaction Theatre Project, 4 Community Theatre, and is a member of the Delano Area Council for Arts and Culture. He has bachelor's and master's degrees in theater and is a law school graduate with more than 35 years of legal experience including work with arts and other nonprofits.; Kyla Rathjen: Rathjen is pursuing a master of human rights at the University of Minnesota?s Humphrey School of Public Affairs and College of Liberal Arts. Her graduate interests are in effective philanthropy, social change leadership, and nonprofit management. She is a committed nonprofit professional, with more than eight years of experience in program management, community led development, board management, grassroots fundraising, and digital communications on global teams. She recently served as vice president of the board for the Minnesota International NGO Network (MINN).; Linda Rother: Rother has been creating her personal imagery with passion for more than 48 years. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BFA in studio arts, with an emphasis in painting and photography. She has received several grants from the Jerome Foundation, The McKnight Foundation, Minnesota State Arts Board, Intermedia Arts, and the East Central Regional Arts Council. She has displayed her work extensively in one-person shows and juried group shows. Her current photographic work reflects a spirit of place. The planet?s light, smells, and sounds have a texture of earth and plants. Her intimate images are about her relationship with the planet, the animals, and her personal environment. She currently has her work at Gallery North in Bemidji.; David Schmidt: Schmidt has more than 40 years serving communities as a city/county manager, administrator, and planner. He obtained his BA in urban and regional planning, and a MPA in government management. Schmidt has served on many local, regional, and state boards and commissions in North Carolina, New York, Maine, and Minnesota. He is an arts supporter and has an interest in photography, theater, public art, and music. Schmidt recently retired and currently serves his community as an organic farmer.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10028024,"Operating Support",2024,39752,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Optimize new space, to allow for growth in programming, services, audience and partnerships. WGM uses financial data and progress reports to evaluate programs/services growth and profitability. WGM surveys participants to evaluate effectiveness, suitability, and satisfaction with programs/services.","Weavers Guild optimized new space, continuing critical programming and services and meeting audience and partnership needs. Weavers Guild used financial data and tracked programming/services growth and profitability. The Guild tracked and evaluated participant and partnership actions (services and participants) to measure success.",,306100,"Other, local or private",306100,1789,"Amanda Anderson, Kipling Beardsley, Lisa Black, Barbara Daiker, Aimee Gillespie, Dawn Gillette Kircher, Barbara Heath, Deborah Jensen, Cass Markovich, Mary M Mateer, Joseph Rubin, Beata Rydeen, Dawn Severson, Matthew Schutz, Linda Soranno, Beth Varro",,"Weavers Guild of Minnesota, Inc. AKA Weavers Guild of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Preserving and advancing the arts of weaving, spinning and dyeing.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karin,Knudsen,"Weavers Guild of Minnesota, Inc. AKA Weavers Guild of Minnesota","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 350",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 436-0463",kknudsen@weaversguildmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Itasca, Koochiching, Le Sueur, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2356,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10028045,"Operating Support",2024,11693,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To produce a sustainable high quality and vibrant performing arts theatre organization continuing to improve upon the history that has been built. The best source of evaluation is tickets sold and volunteer participation along with increasing the number of season membership patrons. Each show dictates the number on stage, but backstage and front of house volunteers are always needed. 2: To offer varied programming to the community with appeal. Anecdotal comments, surveys and social media questions will be used to ask patrons how they liked the show and what they would like to see in the future.","The Barn Theatre improved on the history that has been built with a vibrant arts year. Tickets sold and volunteer participation increased. Every show and building projects had an increase in volunteers, kept track by sign in and recorded. 2: The season's shows were well received by the community. The patrons commented as they left the building, wrote on social media and responded with ticket sales.",,311554,"Other, local or private",311554,3307,"Chris Buzzeo, Tony Ogdahl, Tyler Hanson, Sandy Gardner, Matthew Onnen, Dawn Lippert, Jess Anderson, Patrick Gilmore, Jordan Gatewood, Joanna Jerzak, Bailey Stahl, Melissa Wallace Cole Woltjer",,"Willmar Community Theatre, Inc. AKA The Barn Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Barn Theatre's mission is to provide affordable, quality performing arts to west central Minnesota.?",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Naomi,Lindquist,"Willmar Community Theatre, Inc. AKA The Barn Theatre","321 4th St SW",Willmar,MN,56201,"(320) 235-9500",business@thebarntheatre.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Traverse, Wadena, Washington, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2377,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027880,"Operating Support",2024,63605,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","By 2025 15% of staff and 25% of the board will be people of color and indigenous people. Annual surveys ask board and staff to self-identify ethnic/racial background. 2: Zeitgeist arts and cultural programming will strengthen people's connection and commitment to the community and to each other. Survey program participant attitudes regarding programming effects regarding strengthening connections and commitment to the community and to each other.","10.2% of staff and other members of the Zeitgeist community, and 20% of the board identify as BIPOC. The Zeitgeist Community Survey was issued in late 2023/early 2024 to members of the Zeitgeist community, including staff, artists, community partners, board members, and other volunteers. 2: 92% & 84% said Zeitgeist programming made them more aware of cultures or demographics other than their own & built cross-cultural empathy respectively. Surveys from Zeitgeist?s 2023 MN Media Arts Classes.",,989188,"Other, local or private",989188,12500,"Laura Weintraub, William Payne, Lendley Black, Kendra Carlson, Aparna Katre, Geiger Yount",,"Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community AKA Zeitgeist","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To use the power of connection and creative expression to shape our vibrant and shared future.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anthony,Cuneo,"Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community AKA Zeitgeist","222 Superior St E Ste 326",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 726-5430",tony@zeitgeistarts.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Lake, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2212,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
10027970,"Operating Support",2024,51543,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Zenon will support Minnesota's dancers and choreographers with artistically excellent, accessible dance instruction and performance opportunities. Questionnaires; informal feedback from dancers, choreographers and instructors; website surveys; emailed surveys; strategic plan benchmarking; constituent demographics. 2: Zenon will introduce Minnesota youth to dance instruction and performance through accessible programs and partnerships. Partner meetings; formal and informal program evaluation tools; facilities assessments; student demographics; continued and expanded collaborations.","Zenon offered hybrid and in-person classes and performance opportunities to a growing number of students of all levels. Informal feedback, end of session surveys, emailed surveys, website and social media user analysis. 2: Zenon collaborated with partner organizations to promote and present workshops, classes and performance opportunities for underserved students. Partner meetings; formal and informal program evaluation tools; facilities assessments; student demographics; continued and expanded collaborations.",,379119,"Other, local or private",379119,,"Megan Becker, Sarah Brennecke, Elizabeth Camp, April Haven, Rachel Marti, Betsy Sylvester",,"Zenon Dance Company and School, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Zenon Dance School mission is to sustain an artistically excellent professional dance school through high quality dance instruction with local, national, and international instructors and choreographers.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Danielle,Robinson-Prater,"Zenon Dance Company and School, Inc.","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 430",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 338-1101",danielle@zenondance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cook, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2302,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2
20563,"Operating Support",2013,12982,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Maintain and grow the Duluth Art Institute's commitment to artistic excellence through the role of curator. Provide space for emerging and established artists to showcase their work. This year we realized an increased attendance at all our exhibit openings as well as record numbers in attendance at our gallery enhancement events, and sold over $27,000 worth of art from our Gallery Walls. This sales figure is greater than in any other given year, which in turn supports the local artists. Our galleries are booked out for nearly two years in advance at this point, as artists have increased their submissions to show at the Duluth Art Institute. Demands for our services and programming are at an all time high.","Maintain and grow the Duluth Art Institute's commitment to artistic excellence through the role of curator. Provide space for emerging and established artists to showcase their work. The Duluth Art Institute achieved this goal by producing 15 visual arts exhibits displaying over 318 emerging, mid-career, and established artists. Duluth Art Institute galleries are open to the public seven days a week. The Duluth Art Institute provided 135 Gallery Tours, served over 2,525 at gallery receptions and over 700 at 14 gallery enhancement events, including artist discussions and lectures.",,353456,Other,366438,,"Matt Hanka, Mary Mathews, Helena Jackson, Kami Norland, Patty Mester, Marva Beckman, Martin DeWitt, Jen Dietrich, Matt Cartier, Chris Benson, John Heino, Fred Lewis, Gary Hedin",0.5,"Duluth Art Institute Association AKA Duluth Art Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ann,Dugan,"Duluth Art Institute Association AKA Duluth Art Institute","506 W Michigan St Ste 2",Duluth,MN,55802-1517,"(218) 733-7565 ",adugan@duluthartinstitute.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Lake, Cook, Carlton, Aitkin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-172,"Lawrence Adams: Principal, LarsonAllen, LLP.; Jonathan Carter: Solutions development manager, General Mills.; Ellen Copperud: Board member, Southwest Minnesota Arts and Humanities Council.; Kenna Cottman Sarge: Artistic director, Voice of Culture Drum and Dance. Educator, TU Dance Center. Dancer with Pramila Vasudevan.; Hong Dice: Professor of music, Carleton College, and Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing; Antony Goddard: Executive director, Paramount Arts Resource Trust, and St Cloud Opportunities.; Anna Johnson: Independent arts consultant; Therese Kunz: Creative director, Longville Arts Center; Founder, Screen Porch Productions, Inc.; Janis Lane-Ewart: Executive director and volunteer programmer, KFAI. Treasurer, Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations, and National Federation of Community Broadcasters.|Peter Spooner, Curator, Tweed Museum of Art. Board member, Duluth Public Arts Commission, Duluth Public Library, Artists Relief Fund, and Chester Bowl Improvement Club.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20564,"Operating Support",2013,26932,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Ballet, through its performances, school, outreach programs, community service, and access policy, will encourage and enable the full public to experience the art of dance, whether as participants or audience members. This supports the Arts Board goal that people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities participate in the arts. Staff and Board assessed performance income as a measure of participation. Nutcracker and Firebird exceeded income projections; Dracula did not meet projections in its second consecutive year, and will be offered every few years in the future. Dances and Desserts sold out each performance. School teachers, Principal Teacher, and the Artistic Director evaluated ballet students for advancement into upper levels. Staff and teachers used feedback to meet needs of teen and adult students. Staff and Outreach Coordinator reviewed teacher surveys, finding enthusiastic reaction and learning ways teachers used outreach guide for preparation and links to other subjects. For community service, Ballet staff evaluated Community Enrichment ticket program to make sure service organization clients' needs were met. For access, Ballet staff assessed Ballet's compliance with ADA guidelines and that of all Ballet event venues. Staff and Creative Dance teacher talked with parents to assess meeting needs of students with developmental challenges. 2: Through careful financial management, the Ballet will have the resources to offer the public a growing repertoire of works, to meet the needs of its professional artists, to enhance the training of its pre-professional ballet students as well as of community members, to develop innovative outreach programs, and to collaborate with other arts groups. This supports the Arts Board goal that the arts thrive in Minnesota. Board Finance Committee and Board evaluated Ballet's strong fiscal position at end of 2012-13. Performance evaluation came from audience, Board members, and reviewers; comments on Facebook and Ticketmaster. In classes, rehearsals, and performances, Artistic Director evaluated dancers as exceeding his expectations: they mastered many dance styles, showed great dramatic ability, and helped him choreograph Dance Infernale of Firebird. Artistic Director and teachers evaluated pre-professional students, who made great progress learning classical technique in their levels. Of elementary teachers evaluating Firebird outreach performances, 100% rated program as excellent or good; most reported using teachers guide to help prepare their classes. For collaboration, staff assessed warm audience response, review, and reaction.","Dracula, Nutcracker, and Firebird performances gave appealing family entertainment. Intimate studio performance of Dances and Desserts and presentation of choreography made possible by New York Choreographic Institute provided choreography that was challenging to both dancers and veteran audiences. The school provided financial aid to all qualifying students, academy-standards training to pre-professional students, and dance and fitness classes to community teens and adults. The outreach program provided dance experiences to Silver Bay and Duluth elementary students. The community service program provided complimentary Nutcracker tickets to 21 service agencies and teamed with Blood Bank to promote Dracula and blood donation. Creative Dance program in its 23rd year provided adaptive dance instruction to children with handicaps. Dance Day at the Depot accommodated children in strollers and people with ambulatory challenges who all could sit close to the free, intimate dance presentation. 2: Ballet's careful fiscal management, despite flood damage to 90% of its sets last summer, resulted in a strong fiscal position at end of 2012-13. Two pieces were added to the repertory: a contemporary ballet ""Two Andantes"" by guest choreographer Penelope Freeh, and Robert Gardner's magical Firebird. Dances and Desserts allowed Minnesota Ballet artists to choreograph; Nikolaus Wourms' new work, made possible by New York Choreographic Institute grant may be publically performed in 18 months. Company dancers benefited from working in various dance styles and drama technique in 2012-13. Nutcracker allowed 80 students to perform in a professional production. The Ballet did creative fundraising to support public school performance of ""Firebird."" The Ballet collaborated with Lyric Opera of the North for Amahl and the Night Visitors, and with Twin Ports Arts Align for North x North promotion campaign in spring 2013.",,473929,Other,500861,,"Jeff Anderson, Steve Hanke, Betsy Holcomb, Rachel Inselman, Susan Johnson, Ken Kolquist, Wendy Kropid, Harvey Plasch, Carole Turner, Shelby Vittorio, Briana von Elbe, Mary Jo White, Amy Wright",,"Duluth Ballet AKA Minnesota Ballet","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Willy,McManus,"Duluth Ballet AKA Minnesota Ballet","301 W 1st St Ste 800",Duluth,MN,55802-1613,"(218) 529-3742x 17",bizadmin@minnesotaballet.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Lake, Carlton, Itasca, Aitkin, Pine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-173,"Joshua Aerie: Conductor, artistic director, and instructor of various music organizations. Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and Sacred Heart Music Center.; Beth Burns: Executive director, Lutheran Music Program. Board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Minnesota Music Coalition.; Vicki Chepulis: Retired executive director, Trollwood Performing Arts School.; Yolanda Cotterall: Greater Minnesota rural program director, Latino Economic Development Center. Board member, Casa de Esperanza, and Mixed Blood Theatre.; Heidi Droegemueller: Director of development and individual giving, Minnesota Orchestra; president, Association of Fundraising Professionals, Minnesota chapter; Timothy Lloyd: Metal artist. Committee member, Northfield Arts Guild. Retired arts educator.; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; Herman Milligan, Jr: Managing partner, The Fulton Group, LLC.; Jamie Robertson: Executive director, New York Mills Regional Cultural Center and Arts Retreat.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20565,"Operating Support",2013,10667,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Children and adults representing the diversity of the Minnesota community will come together to partake in Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company's stage production and Doorways program arts experiences. Outcome: Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company's performance audience and Doorways program participants will be aged pre-school through senior, from St Paul, Minneapolis, surrounding suburbs, and throughout Minnesota, and will be individuals of different heritages, races, and ethnicities from varying socioeconomic backgrounds. Information was gathered through school group ticket purchases and written teacher evaluations, and box office information collected at time of ticket purchase as well as in written audience surveys completed. 2: Children and adults of diverse heritages will increase their knowledge of Jewish culture and the arts, their understanding of experiences and feelings they have in common with people of different backgrounds, and their tolerance for others. Outcome: diverse children and adults will articulate, through surveys/teacher evaluations/e-mails/phone calls, what they have learned through their Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company experience and how the Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company's work affected their feelings about and attitudes toward people from differing backgrounds. This information was gathered from teacher evaluations, written audience surveys, unsolicited e-mails, notes, and phone messages received from audience members.","Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company's performance audience and Doorways program participants were aged pre-school through seniors and from St Paul, Minneapolis, their surrounding suburbs and throughout Minnesota, and they were of different heritages, races, ethnicities, and from varying socioeconomic backgrounds. 2: Diverse children and adults articulated what they learned through their Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company experience and how the work affected their feelings about, and attitudes toward, people from differing backgrounds.",,175624,Other,186291,210,"Frank Abramson, Curt Brown, Julie Gordon Dalgleish, John Feldman, Miriam Goldfein, Ellery July, Jimmy Levine, Steve Machov, Rhoda Mains, Mary Pickard, James Rosenbaum, Laura Schindelman, Barbara Brooks",0.2,"Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Barbara,Brooks,"Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company","PO Box 16155","St Paul",MN,55116-0155,"(651) 647-4315 ",Barbara@mnjewishtheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Ramsey, Hennepin, Washington, Carver, Rice, Goodhue, St. Louis, Chisago, Olmsted, Stevens, Mower",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-174,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20566,"Operating Support",2013,27432,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Contribute to the vitality of our community by providing opportunities that may educate, entertain, and involve our constituents. We will offer high quality training, entertainment, and performance opportunities to advance artists skills, introduce new constituents to the arts, and offer ways for people to get involved. We will invest in services, programs, and practices to reduce barriers and encourage participation in the arts for youth and adults. People of all ages, ethnicities and abilities will have easier access to the arts. We gather statistical information on those that are viewing and/or directly participating in activities. We also have a strong networking presence in the community that allows us to monitor our impact as we stay in touch with what the community is talking about. The Playhouse continues to make a strong impression across multiple sectors of the region. Outcomes are documented through word-of-mouth feedback, growing participation, and statistical reports. Our popularity and reputation will continue to grow as a connector in the community that encourages synergy among people. 2: The Playhouse will provide jobs for artists and help new/emerging artists gain experience to further their skills. We will provide employment opportunities and give artists the tools and resources needed to succeed which will result in the highest caliber experiences for our audiences. The outcome will be measured by increased appreciation for arts. We will see an increase in attendance and a stronger base of contributed support from sponsors and donors. We document diversity in participation for all activities, whether an active participant or a patron to help us understand how our efforts to connect people through the arts has further increased inclusion and interaction among people. Our free preview performances are highly attended; and scholarships were in demand this past year, evidence that we are expanding accessibility and broadening participation levels. We have personal contact with our constituents through our activities and therefore can hands-on measure who is participating. This evaluation helps us understand what demographics we are successful reaching, and conversely, where we need to increase contact for better impact.","Arts are interwoven into every facet of community life. The Playhouse is a major contributor to the health and vitality of the daily lives of Minnesotans throughout the northeast region because of the diversity of programs and services we offer. With the mission to educate, entertain and involve the region, we have multiple entry points for people to connect with the arts. Through a broad spectrum of activities, including children's theatre, adult theatre, conservatory classes, and a second stage for emerging and experienced artists of all disciplines, we touch many lives. 2: People of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities can participate. We are committed to providing access to all. We do this by encouraging all to experience live theatre, whether as an audience member, working directly on productions, or becoming a teaching artist. The Playhouse offers an extremely versatile program of services and there is something for everyone. We serve as an entryway for first timers, and we provide advanced opportunities for those wanting to further their artistic skills. Our conservatory offers educational activities for newcomers and experienced performers. In our effort to be accessible we offer scholarships and internships so classes may be affordable to all. We offer free tickets to preview performances for over 30 service/community groups primarily targeting demographics that may not otherwise be able to come to the theatre. We provide for those in need of special services including assistance with hearing, and visually impaired. Our education program welcomes, and is practiced with incorporating Personal Care Attendants for children with special needs.",,751460,Other,778892,27432,"Herb Minke, Tom Wheeler, Sandy Hoff, Casey Russell, Wayne Hibbard, Natalie Bothwell, Patti McNulty, Dolly Schnell, Robin Washington, Kenneth Kolquist, Mia Thibodeau, Heather Kjos, Jeanie Peterson",0.5,"Duluth Playhouse","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christine,"Gradl Seitz","Duluth Playhouse","506 W Michigan St",Duluth,MN,55802-1517,"(218) 733-7551 ",seitz@duluthplayhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-175,"Sara Buechmann: Executive director, Mankato Symphony Orchestra.; Lawrence Gorrell: Program director, Master of Arts in Human Development; associate professor, Master of Arts in Arts and Cultural Management, St Mary's University.; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, St Mary's University of Minnesota.; Elisa Korentayer: Artist and consultant. Founder, Geekcorps, and E.K. Consulting.; Linda Nelson-Mayson: Director, Goldstein Museum of Design.; Cuong Phan: Associate professor of visual arts, St John's University. Filmmaker and educator.; Melisa Riviere: Professor of anthropology, Hamline University, and University of Minnesota. Director and Co-founder, B-Girl Be summit. Founder, Emetrece Productions.; Christi Schmitt: Teacher, L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion School. Executive board member, St Paul Federation of Teachers.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes
20567,"Operating Support",2013,34695,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The arts are interwoven into every facet of community life. The Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra performs seven classical, three pops, and two family concerts each year. In addition to these more formal concert settings, we perform at events throughout the community. Extensive educational and community engagement programs are presented in schools, libraries, assisted living programs, and elsewhere in the Duluth community. Our goal is to make Duluth and Minnesota stronger because of and for the arts by embarking on more collaborative programming. We were successful in collaboration through a number of opportunities - collaborating with Minnesota Ballet, Loon Opera Company, the Duluth Playhouse, the Children's Museum and the Duluth Art Institute. We have also been very active in a new consortium of arts organizations called Twin Ports Arts Align. 2: As Duluth becomes more ethnically diverse, the Symphony's programming needs to become more diverse and more accessible to culturally diverse audiences. We seek to serve and appeal to a wide range of ages through classical programs, pops programs, chamber music programs, and world music programs on the horizon. Our outreach programs specifically engage all abilities. The Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra worked to diversify our programming to reach other cultures and celebrate the music of other cultures.","The arts are interwoven into every facet of community life through our season concert series, and through education and community engagement throughout the community of Duluth. Not only did we achieve this in the community of Duluth, we were also able to go into the libraries in eighteen different communities in the Arrowhead Regional Library District. In addition, the full orchestra performed in the communities of Hibbing, Virginia, Two Harbors, and Cloquet, allowing us to reach more people in the state of Minnesota than in the previous year. Collaborations included work with Minnesota Ballet, Loon Opera Company, the Duluth Playhouse, the Children's Museum and the Duluth Art Institute. We have also been very active in a new consortium of arts organizations called Twin Ports Arts Align. 2: People of all ages, ethnicities and abilities participate in the arts. Our Music To You program expanded to include a program on the music of Latin America. We are working to build a stronger relationship with the Fond du Lac Community College. We are taking more of our musicians to diverse groups of people, both in age, demographics and ethnicity.",,1661145,Other,1695840,7000,"Kathi Beasley, Mary Katherine Cohen, Ruth Ann Eaton, Christabel Grant, Peter Hedstrom, Chris Hill, Sheryl Homan, Mamie Hughes, Nancy Hutchinson, Jeff Iisakka, james Korthals, Elise Kuuti, Dennis Lamkin, Lucia Magney, Pat Mast, C Roger Pellett, David Steininger, Rick Sundstrom, Jeffrey Tucker, Christopher Virta, Claudia Scott Welty, Larry Zimmerman",,"Duluth Superior Symphony Association AKA Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rebecca,Petersen,"Duluth Superior Symphony Association AKA Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra","331 W Superior St Ste 100",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 623-3776 ",rpetersen@dsso.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Koochiching, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-176,"Lawrence Adams: Principal, LarsonAllen, LLP.; Jonathan Carter: Solutions development manager, General Mills.; Ellen Copperud: Board member, Southwest Minnesota Arts and Humanities Council.; Kenna Cottman Sarge: Artistic director, Voice of Culture Drum and Dance. Educator, TU Dance Center. Dancer with Pramila Vasudevan.; Hong Dice: Professor of music, Carleton College, and Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing; Antony Goddard: Executive director, Paramount Arts Resource Trust, and St Cloud Opportunities.; Anna Johnson: Independent arts consultant; Therese Kunz: Creative director, Longville Arts Center; Founder, Screen Porch Productions, Inc.; Janis Lane-Ewart: Executive director and volunteer programmer, KFAI. Treasurer, Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations, and National Federation of Community Broadcasters.|Peter Spooner, Curator, Tweed Museum of Art. Board member, Duluth Public Arts Commission, Duluth Public Library, Artists Relief Fund, and Chester Bowl Improvement Club.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes
20570,"Operating Support",2013,18689,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A Center for the Arts will continue to improve as a professional organization offering only the highest quality entertainment and experiences to our patrons and performers. Our volunteers and paid personnel will continue ongoing training in phone etiquette, special needs, and box office operations as well as house management, ushering, and stage management, and we will provide technical workshops to improve the experience for patrons and performers. Our volunteer core and staff will attend no less than two training sessions each. A majority of the training will take place prior to events, making this an achievable goal. Survey monkey was used for patrons attending our major season and a vast majority who replied were pleased with the diversity, cost, and schedule of artists. We are still working on the percentages but feel we are better able to accommodate our patrons by doing fewer shows. More people are coming to fewer shows and the combination is helping our bottom line. Video of the kindergarten mosh pit during Terrance Simenon on the school Web site shows the excitement by students, teachers, staff and performers. The increase number of assistive listening devices used at every show, as well as the number of patrons using our accessible seating area, has surprised everyone. The autistic community attended the Tony Deblois concert with a block of over 20 seats. We will continue to pursue new ways to be inclusive.","From free concerts in the park to all school performances, from children's theatre to audio described performances and the hundreds of other programing choices we make we continue to increase the number of ages, ethnicities and abilities that participate both as patrons and performers at A Center for the Arts. This past year we saw an increase in the number of patrons attending performances; we did several all school performances as well as numerous workshops; we partnered with special education classes and students who performed for their classmates and the public on our stage; we saw an increase from tens to hundreds of people attending our free concerts in the park and partnered with a local company to show movies in the park after the concerts, calling it Fergus Falls biggest pajama party. We added new rehearsal spaces and are renting space to eight area artists.",,659144,Other,677833,1200,"Deb Ferguson, Steve Rufer, Scott Wagnild, Lisa Litt, Ben Schierer, Deb Embretson, Mark Helland, Tim Hunt, Linda MacFarlane, Mark Olmsted, Nancy Straw",,"Fergus Falls Center for the Arts AKA A Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Burgraff,"Fergus Falls Center for the Arts AKA A Center for the Arts","124 W Lincoln Ave","Fergus Falls",MN,56537,"(218) 736-5453 ",michael.burgraff@fergusarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Otter Tail, Wadena, Todd, Douglas, Grant, Clay, Becker, Anoka, Ramsey, Hennepin, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-179,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20571,"Operating Support",2013,15683,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Film Society will present high quality film exhibition and other programming, promote the art of filmmaking and Minnesota filmmakers, collaborate with arts and other organizations, provide broad access to the arts, and foster arts activities and appreciation. High attendance numbers and ticket sales, positive feedback from audience polls, membership growth and filmmaker involvement were indicators of the achievement of Outcome 1. Attendance numbers and ticket sales, the easiest to evaluate, were tracked through ticketing software. Festival attendance reached the highest levels ever. Year-round attendance was stable. Audience surveys were provided to every attendee upon entrance to a film; survey results were compiled and analyzed and indicated a diversification of our audiences in terms of background, ethnicity, age, and financial status, and indicated a high level of audience satisfaction with and interest in our programming. Membership numbers reached our highest ever, indicating continued support and appreciation of our work. 2: All Minnesotans will be given opportunities to participate in and become better informed and educated through the medium of film, and the art of film is interwoven into many facets of the community and contributes to the vitality of community life. The art of filmmaking thrives in Minnesota. We will continue to expand the International Film Festival and our year-round programming. We will measure our continued success toward this goal through increased attendance and earned and contributed income, audience polls, word-of-mouth, and collaborative participation. We will also focus on providing access for new international and immigrant populations through geographically-focused series and festivals, increased partnerships and collaborations, and we will expand Minnesota made programming and exhibition in support of Minnesota artists. Increased attendance and earned income (ticket sales) indicated successful audience interest and engagement as well as more opportunities for participation. Audience surveys were provided to every attendee upon entrance to a film; survey results were compiled and analyzed and indicated a diversification of our audiences in terms of background, ethnicity, age, and financial status, and indicated a high level of audience satisfaction with and interest in our programming. Where polled, word of mouth was noted to be a high motivator for attendance. Membership numbers reached our highest ever, indicating continued support and appreciation of our work. Our revenue continued to grow in every contributed and earned income area indicating increased audience and funder interest. More numerous and successful collaborations with local institutions and with Minnesota filmmakers and artists, along with increased interest in future engagements, indicated successful engagement and collaborative participation.","400 high-quality narrative and documentary feature length and short form independent films from 67 countries, 59 of which were made by Minnesota artists, were exhibited throughout fiscal year 2013. 133 local, national and international filmmakers attended the exhibition of their works, providing valuable context for audiences. Panel discussions featuring national, international and local industry professionals underscored the inherent educational value in both narrative and documentary film. Collaborations with arts and other organizations included new partnerships with numerous Minnesota organizations such as the Guthrie Theatre, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, and Partnership Resources, Inc. New programming and outreach initiatives providing arts access to Minnesota's new international populations were successfully implemented. Emphasis on local filmmakers fostered the creation and appreciation of art in Minnesota. 2: Programming, festivals, events, and our daily exhibition initiatives were expanded to provide more opportunities for Minnesotans to participate in the arts as well as to provide access to both Minnesota's new international and immigrant communities and our general audience. Initiatives included, among others, an African Series and Spotlight entitled Songs of Exile in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Film Festival, an expanded Polish FilmFest in the summer, National Theatre Live and a Gordon Parks Retrospective. Minnesota filmmaking was highlighted throughout the year, and films from Minnesota made up approximately 15% of total programming. Neighborhood activities, events and engagements, as well as off-site programming further wove The Film Society into the fabric of the community.",,619292,Other,634975,2400,"Tim Grady, Melodie Bahan, Anne Carayon, Senator Richard Cohen, Tom DeBiaso, Mary Reyelts, Robert Silberman, Susan Smoluchowski, Karen Sternal, Mark Tierney, Stephen Zuckerman",0.8,"The Film Society of Minneapolis-Saint Paul","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Smoluchowski,"The Film Society of Minneapolis-Saint Paul","125 Main St SE Ste 125A",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 331-7563x 206",susan.s@mspfilmsociety.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Carver, Scott, Dakota, Ramsey, Rice, Le Sueur, Sibley, Steele, Olmsted, Kandiyohi, McLeod, St. Louis, Anoka, Stearns",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-180,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20572,"Operating Support",2013,29661,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Forecast will continue to grow our three core programs: Public Art Review; artist services; and our consulting practice. Public Art Review will be published and distributed twice during the year; Artist services will provide at least fifteen grants to Minnesota artists and five free workshops throughout the state; and our consulting practice will provide project management and facilitation services to at least ten agencies, businesses, or communities throughout Minnesota. To evaluate the growth of our programs, Forecast relies upon national Public Art Review advisors, our board of directors, our Programs Committee, and others. In addition to collecting quantitative data (increases/decreases in revenues; number of artists served), we consider qualitative measures, including written and oral feedback from artists who applied for and received grants. We document all projects funded and share videos of funded projects on our Web site. Executive Director Jack Becker meets with advisors at national conferences. He then shares notes with the board and staff to help make adjustments to the program. In addition to data regarding number of clients, revenues generated, and documentation of results, narrative feedback is collected from clients on a case-by-case basis. 2: Forecast will increase marketing, community outreach, and educational programming. We will add marketing staff and complete our database upgrade with more than 7,000 names. We will add an education and community engagement specialist, and we will pilot newly created resources for three educators and three teaching artists in Minnesota. Our 2-year marketing plan identified specific goals and objectives for the Marketing Officer at measurable outcomes like increasing advertising sales and consulting revenues. Beyond these quantitative measurements, we improved the quality of our relationships with advertisers, subscribers and clients. Income increased and an Advertising Sales Manager continues to work on a commission basis. We realize it takes a long time to cultivate such relationships to achieve goals. The database upgrade achieved its monetary goal as well as the critical training of staff to use and improve the Sales Force.","Forecast demonstrated growth in our three core programs: Public Art Review launched online in December; in addition to our print audience we now serve approximately 6,500 viewers per month; advertising income increased 5% while subscription income remained steady. Artist Services received increased support from foundations; we also received 5% more applicants than last year; and we expanded grantee documentaries online. Consulting income increased 10%; we added 8 new clients; and we grew our consulting team to serve more clients, including subcontractors. 2: Forecast successfully increased marketing, community outreach, and educational programming. We added marketing staff, completed our database upgrade with more than 7,000 names, hired a community engagement specialist, and began piloting a new initiative with K-12 educators and teaching artists. The pilot projects with four area schools were completed in 2013 and new partners identified.",,526066,Other,555727,23939,"Kurt Gough, Joseph Stanley, Rich Ruvelson, Diane willow, Michael Watkins, Frank Fitzgerald, Susan Adams Loyd, Jay Coogan, Bob Kost, Caroline Mehlhop, Meena Mangalvedhekar, Kinji Akagawa, Joseph Colletti, Peter Brabson",0.5,"Forecast Public Artworks AKA Forecast Public Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jack,Becker,"Forecast Public Artworks AKA Forecast Public Art","2300 Myrtle Ave Ste 160","St Paul",MN,55114-1854,"(651) 641-1128x 101",jack@forecastpublicart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Goodhue, Rock, Anoka, McLeod, Sherburne, Benton, Hennepin, Meeker, Big Stone, Isanti, Mille Lacs, St. Louis, Carver, Morrison, Stearns, Cass, Jackson, Chippewa, Kanabec, Murray, Stevens, Chisago, Kandiyohi, Swift, Clay, Lac qui Parle, Nobles, Todd, Cottonwood, Lincoln, Pine, Wadena, Crow Wing, Lyon, Pipestone, Dakota, Ramsey, Washington, Redwood, Wright, Renville, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-181,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20577,"Operating Support",2013,586370,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Guthrie will produce and co-produce twelve productions on its three stages between September 1, 2012 and August 31, 2013. The theater's season will be complemented by the Live at the Guthrie concert series, the NT Live filmed presentations of National Theatre productions, the WorldStage Series featuring international companies, presentations of five Minnesota companies, and public showcases of the work of University of Minnesota/Guthrie Bachelor of Fine Arts and Guthrie Experience (Master of Fine Arts) students. The Guthrie tracks all ticketed programming through Tessitura Software, a fully-integrated database for ticketing, fundraising, marketing, reporting, customer relationship management, web transactions, custom capabilities and more. Quantitative results are measured through attendance figures, box office revenue, contributed income, broad press coverage, and the usage of ancillary programs and materials (e.g. enhanced student matinees and study guides). Qualitative results are measured through critical reviews and audience feedback, both through our marketing and development call rooms and through formal online surveys. In spring 2013, the Guthrie was selected to participate in a national study, run by Theatre Bay Area and sponsored by Doris Duke Foundation, of thirty companies nationwide surveying patrons about the intrinsic impact of live theater. 2: The Guthrie will remain open to the public every day, 362 days a year, offering diverse ticketed programming as well as free opportunities to use and explore the building. Community dialogues at the Guthrie and around the community will serve more than 14,000 people. Patrons are asked to respond to each production's ancillary programming as a part of ongoing audience surveys. For example, the Guthrie hosted a public dialogue with former NAACP Chair Julian Bond as a complement to our production of Appomattox (which examined issues of race in America from 1865 to 1965). One audience member commented, I am an older participant in the Feminist and Civil Rights Movement. It was fabulous to see Julian Bond again and hear his stories and his take on events both then and now. Also this year, internationally acclaimed theater artist Mark Rylance visited the Perpich Center for Arts Education before and after the students there saw him perform in Nice Fish at the Guthrie. Their teacher wrote: It was an inspiring and thrilling event. They learned a tremendous amount and the effects of his visits will continue to affect the understanding and abilities of our students for years to come.","The Guthrie is on track to produce and co-produce twelve productions on its three stages between September 1, 2012 and August 31, 2013. In addition, the Live at the Guthrie concert series has hosted ten local and national acts in the past year; the WorldStage Series featured the acclaimed Propeller (United Kingdom) to present two thrilling Shakespeare productions in repertory; four Minnesota companies produced their work in the Dowling Studio; and the University of Minnesota/Guthrie Bachelor of Fine Arts Class of '13 performed two plays commissioned especially for them. Through a partnership with the Film Society of Minneapolis-Saint Paul, NT Live has moved across the river to the Film Society's Saint Anthony Main Theatre. Although we are now financially separate from that series, we continue to help them promote it to our audiences. Also, in response to a projected deficit this year, the theater cut the 2013 Guthrie Experience for Actors in Training. 2: The Guthrie Theater has been open to the public 360 of the last 365 days. On Sunday, June 23, 2013, the Guthrie celebrated its 50th year with a Free Community Celebration Day. An estimated 7,000 people enjoyed sampler classes for all ages, theater games for children, a meet and greet with Ebenezer Scrooge (played by J.C. Cutler), self-guided behind-the-scenes tours featuring special exhibits in the scenic and properties shops and the recording studio, performances of Milly and Tillie by Minneapolis' Open Eye Figure Theatre, a costume exhibit featuring historical pieces from the Guthrie Costume Shop and a Costume Photo Booth. Community dialogues at the Guthrie and around the community served 14,000 people through offerings such as the post-play discussion with Hazelden Graduate School of Addiction Studies faculty members, who related the Guthrie's production of Long Day's Journey into Night to addressing patterns of substance abuse.",,25172001,Other,25758371,58637,"Andrew Slavitt, Anne Miller, Archie Givens, Barry Huff, Blythe Brenden, Brian Woolsey, Charles Zelle, David Cox, David Hurrell, David Wilson, Douglas Steenland, Emily Anne Tuttle, Fran Davis, Helen Liu, Irving Weiser, James Chosy, James Stephenson, Jane Confer, Jay Kiedrowski, Jennifer Melin Miller, Jodee Kozlak, Joe Dowling, Joel Ronning, John Junek, Karen Bachman, Kathy Lenzmeier, Kenneth Spence III, Lee Skold, Liesl Hyde, Lisa Sorenson, Louise Otten, Marc Belton, Margaret Wurtele, Margarette Minor, Mark Kenyon, Martha Atwater, Martha Goldberg Aronson, Mary Vaughan, Matthew Hemsley, Michael Boardman, Michael Sweeney, Neil Lapidus, Nikki Sorum, Patricia Simmons, Peggy Neale, Peggy Steif Abram, Peter Brew, Peter Kitchak, Pierson Grieve, Polly Grose, Randall Hogan, Richard Cohen, Robert Rosenbaum, Robert Tabb, Rodney Jordan, Ronald Schutz, Sally Pillsbury, Stephen Sanger, Steven Rosenstone, Steven Webster, Tamrah Schaller O'Neil, Terri Bonoff, Thomas Hanson, Thomas Racciatti, Timothy Pabst, Tina Smith, Todd Hartman, Wendy Nelson, William George",,"Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jill,Underwood,"Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","818 2nd St S",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1252,"(612) 225-6157 ",jillu@guthrietheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, St. Louis, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-186,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20578,"Operating Support",2013,56541,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Build a leading literary list of creative writing by casting a wide net, recognizing and fostering innovative, dynamic literary writers, and pursuing strategic artistic collaborations. Graywolf published thirty books, including ten volumes of poetry, fourteen works of fiction, and six nonfiction titles. Graywolf set its publication list more than sixteen months in advance, allowing time for intensive editing and audience development. D.A. Powell won the 2012 National Book Critics Circle Award for Useless Landscape, or A Guide for Boys. Catherine Barnett's The Game of Boxes won the 2012 James Laughlin Award from the Academy of American Poets. Kevin Barry's City of Bohane won the 2013 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. Graywolf books garnered seventeen positive Star Tribune reviews, and six positive New York Times reviews; including four titles on its 100 Notable Books for 2012. The Star Tribune wrote a feature article on executive editor Jeff Shotts (The Guy Behind the Poets, April 14, 2013), which described his role in editing authors who have won the Nobel Prize in Literature, National Book Critics Circle Awards, and the Pulitzer Prize. 2: Reach an engaged community through traditional and innovative marketing efforts designed to connect groundbreaking authors with eager audiences. Graywolf authors held twenty-three local readings, reaching live audiences conservatively estimated at 1,180. Local authors Dobby Gibson (It Becomes You), Leslie Adrienne Miller (Y), and Robert Bly (Airmail: The Letters of Robert Bly and Tomas Tranströmer) drew significant crowds, as did the conversation between Geoff Dyer (Otherwise Known as the Human Condition) and publisher Fiona McCrae for the Talk of the Stacks event at the Hennepin County Library. Graywolf staff made at least eleven instructional visits to local colleges, and three college classes visited the Graywolf office. Graywolf continued its partnerships with local institutions and organizations, including the College of Saint Benedict, The Loft, Poetry Out Loud, and LitPunch, and added over 30,000 Twitter followers and Facebook followers. Gross frontlist sales were $915,083, and gross backlist sales were $662,550.","Graywolf published a leading list of innovative works of literature written by dynamic, diverse writers, while pursuing strategic artistic collaborations. 2: Graywolf reached an engaged community through traditional and innovative marketing efforts designed to connect groundbreaking authors with eager audiences.",,1476187,Other,1532728,,"Catherine Allan, Ronnie Brooks, Christine Galloway, Betsy Hannaford, Colin Hamilton, Shirley Hughes, Tom Joyce, John Junek, Will Kaul, Chris Kirwan, Jim McCarthy, Ed McConaghay, Jennifer Melin Miller, Glenn Miller, Leni Moore, Georgia Murphy Johnson, Mary Polta, Bruno Quinson, Kim Severson, Kate Tabner, Melinda Ward, Kim Vappie, Joanne Von Blon",,"Graywolf Press","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kit,Briem,"Graywolf Press","250 3rd Ave N Ste 600",Minneapolis,MN,55401,"(651) 641-0077 ",briem@graywolfpress.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, St. Louis, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-187,"Joshua Aerie: Conductor, artistic director, and instructor of various music organizations. Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and Sacred Heart Music Center.; Beth Burns: Executive director, Lutheran Music Program. Board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Minnesota Music Coalition.; Vicki Chepulis: Retired executive director, Trollwood Performing Arts School.; Yolanda Cotterall: Greater Minnesota rural program director, Latino Economic Development Center. Board member, Casa de Esperanza, and Mixed Blood Theatre.; Heidi Droegemueller: Director of development and individual giving, Minnesota Orchestra; president, Association of Fundraising Professionals, Minnesota chapter; Timothy Lloyd: Metal artist. Committee member, Northfield Arts Guild. Retired arts educator.; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; Herman Milligan, Jr: Managing partner, The Fulton Group, LLC.; Jamie Robertson: Executive director, New York Mills Regional Cultural Center and Arts Retreat.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20580,"Operating Support",2013,26007,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Citizens and visitors are able to easily access information about The Sheldon. Increase web-based sales for 19% to 25% of total Sheldon-presented programming. Succeeded in increasing unique and number of Web visits from fiscal year 2012 to fiscal year 2013. Unique visits in fiscal year 2012 were 36,972, and in fiscal year 2013 were 37,293. Number of Web visits in fiscal year 2012 were 55,278, and in fiscal year 2013 were 56,377. 2. We did not increase online ticket sales: fiscal year 2012 sales were 2,729, and fiscal year 2013 were 2,652. Efforts to promote use of The Sheldon Web site will continue in fiscal year 2014. We increased use of links to artist Web sites. Fiscal year 2012 some links were provided for artists presented by The Sheldon (about 20 out 30). From fiscal year 2013 going forward links are included on show Web pages for all presented artists and for those rental clients who have Web sites. 2: Establish and sustain School of Performing Arts programming. Grow student participation in all cases to an average of fifteen per class, and offer six academic year classes in theatre, dance, and orchestra. Maintain theatre and dance summer intensives and introductory resident summer camps in dance and theatre. Number of creative institutional partnerships increased. The Sheldon became a partner with the Rolling River Music Festival and The Anderson Center. Institutional partnerships have been sustained over time. Presenting partnership with Fairview Medical Center that is now Mayo Clinic Health Services in Red Wing continued through fiscal years 2012 and 2013. The collaboration will continue through fiscal year 2014. Presenting and educational partnership continued with the Anderson Center and the Red Wing School district. Increase total artist engagements due to creative partnerships. Total artists presented and supported in fiscal year 2013 (713 children and 403 adults for total of 1,116) did not increase appreciably over those presented and supported in 2012 (667 children and 447 adults for total of 1,114.) Participating children did increase due to educational and presenting partnership with Red Wing Schools and The Anderson Center.","The arts are interwoven into every facet of community life: citizens and visitors have been able to easily access information about The Sheldon from its web site and learn more about what interests them. 2: Minnesotans believe the arts are vital to who we are: create and maintain comprehensive creative partnerships that strengthen citizen engagement.",,587367,Other,613374,12991,"Nancy Dimunation, Verna Fricke, Mike Melstad, Mary Rauterkus, Chuck Richardson, Ian Scheerer",,"T.B. Sheldon Memorial Theatre AKA The Sheldon Theatre","Local/Regional Government","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sean,Dowse,"T.B. Sheldon Memorial Theatre AKA The Sheldon Theatre","443 W 3rd St","Red Wing",MN,55066-2310,"(651) 388-8701 ",sdowse@sheldontheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Swift, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-189,"Lawrence Burnett: Choral director and professor of music, Carleton College.; Sunny Chanthanouvong: Executive director, Lao Assistance Center. Policy Fellow, Humphrey School. Board member, St Paul Foundation, Asian/American Health Coalition, Harrison Neighborhood Association. Member, MN Compulsive Gambling Advisory Committee, Civil Rights Commission.; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers.; Brian Jose: Executive director of fine arts programming, College of St Benedict/St John's University.; Jerry Lopez: Executive director, Ce Tempoxcalli.; Jennifer Penzkover: Coordinator, Saint Cloud Arts Commission.; Andrea Specht: Executive director, Bloomington Theatre and Art Center.; Sarah Stauder: Executive director, Rochester Art Center.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes
20583,"Operating Support",2013,391940,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To ensure that people of all ages, ethnicities and abilities participate in the arts, the Trust will work with other arts organizations to provide greater access to underserved populations. Specific initiatives include bringing open captioning capabilities to more theatres, providing Access tickets, offering Kid's Nights and other age specific promotions, and offering programming by diverse artists. The Trust regularly reviews the organizations that receive tickets distributed through Access 10 to ensure that we are reaching a diverse audience and we also meet with each organization to solicit feedback on their experience and determine future opportunities. One participant, Asian Media Access, asked if we could provide experiences for their teens to learn more about careers in the arts administration field. We hosted an end of the year meeting with our Critical Review students and learned from them how we can improve the program, such as including a wider variety of artistic performances for them to review and have designed our program to incorporate these suggestions. We also received positive feedback from attendees of Broadway Confidential, our free series of behind-the-scenes talks by theatre experts. 2: To ensure that Minnesotans believe the arts are vital to who we are, the Trust will work with local theatre companies to present new and retooled works in the New Century Theatre. Minnesota artists will be showcased, and the Trust will assist with marketing and production. We received positive feedback on our first year as a Minnesota Fringe Festival venue, with their executive director Jeff Larson commenting, Thanks again for both hosting and sponsoring the Fringe. It was a great year for the festival and the New Century was an especially successful venue. There were multiple sellouts of a space that's on the big side for us and a lot of publicity from Mayor Rybak coming to the show about him twice. The room couldn't have worked better for us. After evaluating our inaugural seasons with both Theater Latte Da and Minneapolis Musical Theatre, we launched the second season for both. Broadway Re-Imagined with Theater Latte Da returns with Cabaret and will star the acclaimed Sally Wingert and Minneapolis Musical Theatre's second season will feature three shows including the Twin Cities debut of Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, nominated for two Tony Awards.","To ensure that people of all ages, ethnicities and abilities participate in the arts, the Trust engaged approximately 5,115 people with our education and community engagement initiatives. Through our Access 10 Program, we distributed nearly 2,000 free tickets to human service non-profit organizations coupled with participation in artist workshops and tours. Our Critical Review Program offered 35 high school students from diverse backgrounds around the metro area the opportunity to attend touring Broadway shows, write reviews and attend behind-the-scenes workshops with Twin Cities theatre professionals. War Horse Family Day, in partnership with In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre, taught fifty children and their families how to build and operate their own horse puppets. We also fielded sixty one ASL interpretation requests for shows including Les Miserables and Wicked and will continue to offer listening devices at all of our productions and open captioning at select performances. 2: To ensure that Minnesotans believe the arts are vital to whom we are, Hennepin Theatre Trust worked with local theatre companies to present new and retooled works at the New Century Theatre. We concluded the first season in our partnership with Minneapolis Musical Theatre with a three week run of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard featuring an all-local cast and crew. Through our outreach, the New Century Theatre was also chosen as a Minnesota Fringe Festival venue for the first time and hosted eleven shows. The Trust underwrote part of the cost and acted as a sponsor for the event. In another local partnership, we evaluated Aida, the first production in our Broadway Re-Imagined series with Theater Latte Da, which was originally scheduled to take place at the New Century but was moved to the larger Pantages Theatre.",,22978311,Other,23370251,154976,"Wendy Dayton, Julie Idelkope, Linda Ireland, Sonia Cairns, Dan Cramer, Jay Salmen, Jann Olsten, Edward Pisarski, Scott Benson, Annette Meeks, Thomas Rosen, Ralph Burnet, Brian Pietsch, Doug Ruth, Jeannie Joas, Barbara Klaas, Ann Simonds, Julie Beth Vipperman, Daniel Bergin, Mark Marjala, Tom Vitt, Jim Linnett, David Orbuch, John Blackshaw",2,"Hennepin Theatre Trust","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-06-01,2013-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Johnson,"Hennepin Theatre Trust","615 Hennepin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 455-9500x 515",Sarah.Johnson@hennepintheatretrust.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, St. Louis, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-192,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20594,"Operating Support",2013,40750,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Milkweed Editions continues to play a leadership role in Open Book, the nation’s largest literary center. Measurable outcomes include: hours spent per year on governance, management, and strategic leadership of Open Book (100 hr minimum); 1,000 additional visitors to the building through Milkweed Editions programming; and partnerships with local organizations to bring in new events promoting shared interests. We track the number of hours our staff (our Publisher and CEO, almost exclusively) plays in managing and governing Open Book, and in 2012, this was a significant investment on the part of our organization. We also track the number of visitors the building hosts each year. And finally, we organize many events in Open Book each year, often partnering with other nonprofit organizations in the process. Very few book publishers have a physical point of connection with their local community. We have this in Open Book, and we are highly committed to this form of community engagement. 2: Milkweed Editions cultivates and deepens partnerships with local and national organizations in pursuit of similar organizational goals. An outcome is developing innovative partnerships in the Twin Cities and across the country and world. In 2012-2013, we are developing initiatives with: the Hmong International Academy, the Lindquist and Vennum Foundation, the Literary Punch Card and Little Free Libraries (including Graywolf Press and Coffee House Press), Motionpoems, the National Poetry Series, and World Book Night USA, among others. The partnerships described above have enabled us to double the number of poetry titles we are publishing each year, and to broaden the audience for poetry across the country.","As a founding partner in Open Book, Milkweed Editions continues to play a leadership role in the nation's largest literary and book-arts center. With more than 160,000 visitors in 2012, Open Book is a singular asset for the state, and we play an active role in its governance and management. Open Book recently completed a $1.1 million capital campaign, and beginning already in the fall of 2013, we will embark on an exciting round of capital improvements and renovations, led jointly by the executive directors of the three founding-partner organizations. 2: In 2012, we celebrated the inaugural year of the Lindquist and Vennum Prize for Poetry, a partnership with the Lindquist and Vennum Foundation to support regional poets with a cash award ($10,000) and publishing contract. We also developed a new partnership with the Poetry Foundation (Chicago), which will result in the publication of at least one title, an anthology of Swedish poetry in translation, scheduled to publish in late 2013. We entered into an agreement with the National Poetry Series in 2012, and published our first book in the series in 2013. And finally, in 2012 we were the first publisher to sign on as a partner and supporter of Motionpoems, a nonprofit organization based in Minnesota that is committed to broadening the audience for poetry by turning great contemporary poems into short films for big-screen and online distribution.",,972931,Other,1013681,4483,"Noah Bly, John Gordon, Robert McDonald, Betsy Moran, Margaret Preska, Sheila Morgan, Robin Nelson, Mary Aamoth, Libby Hlavka, Joel Hoekstra, Moira Grosbard, Stephanie Sommer, Larry Steiner, Ann Ness, Ned Wahl, Henry Buchwald, Cheryl Ryland, Tracey Breazeale, Libby Coppo, Grace Murgia Musilek, Maurice Blanks, Margot Marsh Wanner, Betsy Cussler, Adam Lerner, Kelly Morrison, Daniel Slager",,"Milkweed Editions","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathryn,Strickland,"Milkweed Editions","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 300",Minneapolis,MN,55415-3015,"(612) 215-2559 ",kate_strickland@milkweed.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Olmsted, Hennepin, Itasca, Nicollet, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-203,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20600,"Operating Support",2013,64034,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Writers of all backgrounds, ages, and skill levels will participate in the Loft's writing community, and will report gains in their artistic development through Loft programs. Over 4,000 Minnesotans-- diverse in ages, cultural backgrounds, and interest areas--will participate in the Loft's hands-on literary learning and mentorship opportunities in fiscal year 2013. More than 85% of fiscal year 2013 participants will report that their writing improved and that they gained greater knowledge of the creative writing craft. To evaluate participation and artistic development, we employ the use of post-class and post-conference surveys. Students and mentees self-report the answers to questions about the effectiveness of the experience, the knowledge of the teaching artist or mentor, and their personal artistic advancement. Registration information allows us to accurately track student enrollment in on-site and online classes and conferences. Although we meet resistance from constituents, we ask artists and students to self-report demographics. The Loft also recognizes and encourages writers of all levels by offering opportunities focused towards the many stages of artistic development of our constituents. We monitor enrollment by the skill level and genre of our classes. 2: The Loft will support a thriving artistic community by providing earning opportunities for writers. Artists' honoraria will make up at least 20% of the Loft's overall expenses in fiscal year 2013, with approximately $400,000 paid to writers. The Loft will provide honoraria to more than 200 Minnesota writers in fiscal year 2013. Information regarding artist honoraria is collected from the Loft's financial statements. The budget is approved by the board annually and ongoing reports are made regularly by the Managing Director. Artist payment is affirmed by the annual financial audit.","Writers of all backgrounds, ages, and skill levels participated in the Loft's writing community, and reported gains in their artistic development through Loft programs. This goal supports the goal of the Arts Board to provide opportunities for people of all ages, ethnicities and abilities to participate in the arts. In the past year, over 5,000 Minnesotans engaged in the Loft's hands-on literary learning and mentorship opportunities. Of participants who completed a survey, 96.8% reported that their writing improved, 91.8% gained a greater understanding of the creative writing craft, and 92.3% could identify next steps as a result of their experience. The cultural background of Loft participants reflects Minnesota's general population. While individual programs vary in diversity, we estimate the following overall demographic information for fiscal year 2013: 78% White, 8% Black, 5% Asian or Pacific Islander, 4% Latino or Hispanic, and 3% multi-racial. 2: The Loft supported a thriving artistic community by providing earning opportunities for writers. Artists' honoraria made up approximately 20% of the Loft's overall expenses in the past year, with $400,412 paid to writers. The Loft provided honoraria to more than 250 Minnesota writers in fiscal year 2013. Earning opportunities for writers include teaching classes, presenting at conferences, serving as adjudicators for contests, performing in special events, and participating in the Loft's award programs.",,1639992,Other,1704026,,"Sarah Stoesz, John Schenk, Rachael Jarosh, Ruth Shields, Jocelyn Hale, Kent Adams, Lorena Duarte, Jacquelyn Fletcher, W Michael Garner, Dobby Gibson, Sharon Hendry, Lorna Landvik, Ed Bok Lee, Susan Lenfestey, Alisa Miller, Carrie Obry, Carla Paulson, Angela Shannon, Karen Sternal, Faith Sullivan, Kamau Witherspoon",,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beth,Schoeppler,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1278,"(612) 215-2580 ",bschoeppler@loft.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Le Sueur, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Wabasha, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-209,"Lawrence Adams: Principal, LarsonAllen, LLP.; Jonathan Carter: Solutions development manager, General Mills.; Ellen Copperud: Board member, Southwest Minnesota Arts and Humanities Council.; Kenna Cottman Sarge: Artistic director, Voice of Culture Drum and Dance. Educator, TU Dance Center. Dancer with Pramila Vasudevan.; Hong Dice: Professor of music, Carleton College, and Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing; Antony Goddard: Executive director, Paramount Arts Resource Trust, and St Cloud Opportunities.; Anna Johnson: Independent arts consultant; Therese Kunz: Creative director, Longville Arts Center; Founder, Screen Porch Productions, Inc.; Janis Lane-Ewart: Executive director and volunteer programmer, KFAI. Treasurer, Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations, and National Federation of Community Broadcasters.|Peter Spooner, Curator, Tweed Museum of Art. Board member, Duluth Public Arts Commission, Duluth Public Library, Artists Relief Fund, and Chester Bowl Improvement Club.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes
20604,"Operating Support",2013,18823,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase artistic excellence through a 10% expansion of the production budget, with a particular focus on stipends for contracted artistic personnel. We evaluated our success through post-production evaluation surveys, the completion of which was required of all contracted artistic personnel. The quantitative portion of the survey asked personnel to score the quality of lights, set, overall production, etc., on a scale from one to five. The results were compared to previous surveys. The qualitative portion asked designers to talk about their experience, how they felt about their work as part of the production team, and to give suggestions for improvement. We found the qualitative input we received to be much more useful than the quantitative results of the surveys. 2: Broaden audience by increasing individual attendees by 10% through the expansion and refinement of current marketing plans and strategies. Outcome success was evaluated by the number of individual attendees. We evaluated the success or failure of the planning efforts through staff and board conversations, both group and individual.","Lyric Arts increased its total production budget by 39%. Stipends for contracted directors, designers, and other artistic personnel increased by 42%, making our rates more equitable with what is offered in the rest of the seven-county metro area and allowing us to hire highly qualified personnel for every production in our season. We were also able to spend more on supplies and equipment. Based on feedback from the artists involved in the season, many of whom were of a higher caliber than in previous seasons, artistic excellence increased substantially. That same feedback pointed out opportunities for improvement in our production process. This led to changes in our artistic staff and a reorganization that will lay the ground work for future growth and success. 2: Lyric Arts saw no substantial increase in the number of individual attendees from year to year through the expansion of current marketing plans. In the evaluation of our limited success this area, it was noted that while the expansion of marketing plans was easy to implement, refinement of the plans was more difficult to accomplish due to the structure (and the very small size) of our staff. As a result, Lyric Arts has reorganized the administrative staff to create departments for specialists instead of collaboration between generalists. It is our hope that this change will allow us to refine our strategies organization wide and provide a foundation for future growth. ",,692762,Other,711585,,"Debbie Swanson, Leanne Hyde, Mike Laudenslager, Linda Schmidt, Joan O'Sullivan, Chris Geisler, Tracy Kelly, Chad Unger, Michael Lillequist",,"Lyric Arts Company of Anoka AKA Lyric Arts Main Street Stage","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Laura Tahja",Johnson,"Lyric Arts Company of Anoka AKA Lyric Arts Main Street Stage","420 E Main St",Anoka,MN,55303-2341,"(763) 433-2510x 103",laura@lyricarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Roseau, St. Louis, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Todd, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-213,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20605,"Operating Support",2013,230121,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Macphail Center for Music will deepen core programs (registration-based classes, early childhood music, community partnerships). In 2013, MacPhail will increase enrollment by 4%, going from 9,000 to 9,400 students enrolled at all facilities in downtown Minneapolis, Apple Valley, and White Bear Lake. As part of MacPhail's projected growth, community partnership enrollments will increase by 15%, going from 66 to 76 partnerships in schools, day care centers, seniors' assisted living centers, hospitals, and community organizations. Enrollment is measured through reports from MacPhail's student database and reports provided by MacPhail community partners. 2: MacPhail Center for Music will develop new opportunities (online learning, early childhood music, artist-in-residence). In 2013, MacPhail will begin implementing Phase 1 of MacPhail Online Programming (with professional development resulting in 75% of faculty using online software, websites, and applications in music education). Early Childhood Music enrollment will increase by 10%, to 2,470. The 2013 Artist-in-Residence, Gina DiBello, will work with twenty five MacPhail students to share her experience, knowledge, and background as a soloist and chamber and orchestral musician. The MacPhail Online evaluation consists of enrollment reports, student surveys, feedback from school partners and MacPhail faculty, as well as interest and demand for Online School Partnerships. Early Childhood Music enrollment is measured through reports from MacPhail's student database and reports provided by MacPhail Early Childhood Music community partners. Data on the artist-in-residence program is collected via the MacPhail Student Satisfaction Survey. Results will be available after August 31, 2013, when the fiscal year ends.","MacPhail Center for Music is pleased to report that we have exceeded enrollment goals, serving more than 10,200 students representing a 13% increase. MacPhail also noted a 9% increase in the number of community partnerships, growing from 66 to 72. While this increase is slightly below the projected figure of 76 partnerships, it represents an 11% increase in the number of students served through community partnerships (from 4,500 in 2012 to 5,200 in 2013). Overall, MacPhail's reach extended to 60,000 students, teaching artists, and audience members through concerts, events, workshops, and clinics. 2: Phase 1 of MacPhail Online was a success. Thirty-one students are currently enrolled in tuition-based online lessons and 1,200 students at fifteen schools in greater Minnesota. The position of MacPhail Online Manager was added and 40% of teachers participate. Early Childhood Music enrollment exceeded 2,500. MacPhail worked with Minnesota Orchestra Concertmaster Erin Keefe and Principal Cellist Anthony Ross, who coached twenty MacPhail students.",,7984005,Other,8214126,55229,"Thomas Abood, Jane Alexander, Barry Berg, Sally Blanks, Mark Borman, Margee Bracken, Ellen Breyer, Walter Broughton, Roma Calatayud-Stocks, Thomas Clark, Leslie Frecon, Rahoul Ghose, Ajay Gupta, Twanya Hood Hill, Penny Hunt, Robert Lawson, Diana Lewis, Janie Mayeron, W McEnery, Kate Mortenson, Patty Murphy, David Myers, Sonja Noteboom, Roderick Palmore, Christopher Perrigo, Connie Remele, Samuel Salas, Chris Simpson, Katherine Snow, Peter Spokes, Kiran Stordalen, Steven Wells",2,"MacPhail Center for Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jennifer,Halcrow,"MacPhail Center for Music","501 S 2nd St",Minneapolis,MN,55401-2383,"(612) 767-5309 ",halcrow.jennifer@macphail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Big Stone, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, Ramsey, Renville, Scott, Sherburne, Swift, Washington, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-214,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20607,"Operating Support",2013,53623,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Midwest Art Conservation Center will work throughout the state with publicly held collections big and small bringing access to artworks for Minnesotans of all backgrounds, ages and abilities. The evaluation of this outcome is based on the documented locations across Minnesota in which artworks were made accessible through Midwest Art Conservation Center's preservation treatments and activities. Ongoing records are maintained to document year-by-year changes. 2: Midwest Art Conservation Center will provide quantifiable outcomes of: expert conservation treatments performed; the provision of written and photographic documentation regarding the treatments, diagnostic discoveries, and practices associated with the art; and consultations on exhibition, handling, and related techniques. The evaluation of this outcome is based on the actual documentation records provided to locations on artworks receiving examinations and treatments. Annual statistics are maintained to measure year-by-year changes in quantities.","Every day last year, throughout the state, thousands and thousands of Minnesotans participated in large events, small family outings, educational programming and individual encounters with the art that Midwest Art Conservation Center made accessible for them and for future generations. 2: Assessments (written and photographic) of the conditions, discoveries, and treatments performed and locations of art works were provided and maintained for every piece that was evaluated and treated by Midwest Art Conservation Center.",,932155,Other,985778,8598,"Conley Brooks Jr, Michael Gaynor, Miles Fiterman, Darsie Alexander, Sarah Brew, Jeffrey Fleming, Jan-Lodewijk Grootaers, Nancy Huart, Rita Lara, Sam McCullough, Lisa Scholten, Drew Stevens, Mary Van Note, Susan White",,"Midwest Art Conservation Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Colin,Turner,"Midwest Art Conservation Center","2400 3rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404-3506,"(612) 870-3148 ",cturner@preserveart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-216,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20614,"Operating Support",2013,38501,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Diversify the pool of Fringe applicants and provide improved support for their production efforts. Barriers to Greater Minnesota participation will be identified and addressed. Overall diversity of applicants will be increased. Access to and quality of Fringe workshops will be improved. We conducted surveys of Fringe producers to collect participant diversity information and we analyze zip code data to determine which applicants and producers come from greater Minnesota. We take attendance at Fringe workshops with sign-in sheets and we assess the value of those workshops and our producing support in general through post-festival online producer surveys. 2: Deepen engagement among single ticket buyers and further develop the social dynamic of the Fringe experience. Individual audience members will attend more shows. Community and business partnerships will be expanded to facilitate audience engagement. We use Google Analytics to assess our web traffic and visual estimates to gauge attendance at Fringe Central and showcases. Box office data is collected to measure ticket sales. ","We diversified Fringe applicants, both in terms of racial diversity (in summer 2012, 23.3% of our productions included artists of color, as compared to 22.0% in 2011) and increased participation from Greater Minnesota (23 applications from greater Minnesota in winter 2013, compared to 16 in 2012) with continued focus on outreach in each area. We expanded the number and range of our producer workshops and attendance has increased (60 people attended in-person workshops in spring 2013, compared to 51 in 2012). We also continue to improve the quality of our performance venues. 2: Audiences during the 2012 Fringe wrote more show reviews (4,114 in 2012 compared to 3,829 in 2011) and came out to socialize at showcases and Fringe Central more often. They also spent more time on our Web site (average visit length was 6:35 in 2012, compared to 6:21 in 2011). Ticket sales were slightly down in 2012, but the drop was proportional to our slightly lower number of performances. Attendance in 2012 was 46,284 for 829 performances, compared to 2012's attendance of 48,432 to 865 performances.",,602846,Other,641347,,"Beth Bird, Roy Close, Shelly Dailey, David Frank, Bill Hanzlik, Matt Hanzlik, Kate Hoff, Howard Lieberman, Phillip Low, Erin McGonagle, Yuko Miyamoto, Emily Robertson, Lindsey Rosin, Cameron Skold, Colleen Vickerman, Steven Walker",,"Minnesota Fringe Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Jeff D",Larson,"Minnesota Fringe Festival","79 13th Ave NE Ste 112",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 872-1212 ",jeff@fringefestival.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Cass, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-223,"Joshua Aerie: Conductor, artistic director, and instructor of various music organizations. Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and Sacred Heart Music Center.; Beth Burns: Executive director, Lutheran Music Program. Board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Minnesota Music Coalition.; Vicki Chepulis: Retired executive director, Trollwood Performing Arts School.; Yolanda Cotterall: Greater Minnesota rural program director, Latino Economic Development Center. Board member, Casa de Esperanza, and Mixed Blood Theatre.; Heidi Droegemueller: Director of development and individual giving, Minnesota Orchestra; president, Association of Fundraising Professionals, Minnesota chapter; Timothy Lloyd: Metal artist. Committee member, Northfield Arts Guild. Retired arts educator.; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; Herman Milligan, Jr: Managing partner, The Fulton Group, LLC.; Jamie Robertson: Executive director, New York Mills Regional Cultural Center and Arts Retreat.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes
20617,"Operating Support",2013,239405,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Make opera a living, growing art form relevant to life in Minnesota in the 21st century. Outcome: Provoke public discussion about themes germane to Minnesotans through a series of public events and partnerships, connecting opera to both regular attendees as well as to people who otherwise might not attend. 43,647 people attended 28 performances with18,776 (adults) attending additional events and classes. 10,000 attended three outdoor concerts of Puccini's La Boheme at Harriet Island, Lake Harriet, and Shattuck-Saint Mary's in Faribault, serving individuals that might not otherwise attend. Sample media response includes: (Doubt's AP) But of this there is no doubt: The opera, with a libretto by Shanley and music by Douglas J. Cuomo, makes for a gripping 2 1/2 hours of theater. The work had its world premiere Saturday night in a production by Minnesota Opera, which commissioned it, and the enthusiastic audience at the Ordway Center responded with a standing ovation for the cast and creative team; (Turandot's Star Tribune) Minnesota Opera's sumptuous new Turandot, which opened Saturday at the Ordway Center in St Paul, is a meticulous and gratifying realization of one of opera's most problematic scores and a fitting capstone for an extraordinary 50th season. 2: Leverage the opera company's artistry, resources and expertise to benefit the students of Minnesota. Outcomes: Have a meaningful music education presence in classrooms across the state. Give talented young Minnesotan singers the training and support to pursue a college degree in music. Day to day assessment included meetings with the Teaching Artist and individual educators to discuss progress towards goals and objectives, successes and challenges. Demonstrations of student learning based on create, perform and respond concepts were documented. Measures for written assessment included tracking the number and demographics of student/teacher participants; artist/student/teacher contact hours; graduation standards met via demonstrations of learning and lesson plans/other materials used; goals and objectives reflecting planning; daily progress towards objectives; evidence of arts integration into broader curriculum; and activities engaging students in creating, performing, and responding to arts. Outcome assessment for college students may be seen in ease on stage, success in portrayal of characters, and engagement as a professional singer post-graduation.","Provoke public discussion about themes germane to Minnesotans through a series of public events and partnerships, connecting opera to both regular attendees as well as to people who otherwise might not attend. Achieved through: 28 performances at the Ordway Center - Nabucco, Anna Bolena, Doubt (World Premier by composer Douglas Cuomo/librettist John Patrick Shanley), Hamlet, and Turandot; free performances at Harriet Island, Lake Harriet, Shattuck-Saint Mary's School, Minnesota State Fair, Mill City Farmer's Market, Concrete and Grass (St Paul); classes/performances with Paramount Theatre, Austin Symphony Orchestra, Red Wing Opera Club, Rochester Aria Group, Lyngblomsten Senior Care; and outreach events with The Trylon, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, and Behind the Curtain classes which explored the music, history and design of each of the five opera productions. Classes featured talks by Artistic Director Dale Johnson with members of the creative teams and principal artists. 2: Have a meaningful music education presence in classrooms across the state. Eighteen schools and 5,223 elementary, middle and high school students from across Minnesota were served through long and short-term in-school residences as part of coOPERAtion! Long-term residencies included: eight month residency for Patrick Henry High School with classical training for 50 members of choral program; two month residency for Avalon Charter School's theater program, which created original pieces such as slam poetry, skits, songs, dances, and multi-media works based on Mozart's Don Giovanni; two week residency with the Saint Cloud Public Schools and Symphony Orchestra serving 1,300 youth (Mozart Tour); and four week residency with the Austin Public Schools and Symphony Orchestra serving over 5,400 youth and adults (Mozart Tour). Artist Staff also provided voice and character coaching to students within the University of Minnesota Vocal Performance Program.",,8666573,Other,8905978,,"Patricia Beithon, Wendy Bennett, Shari Boehnen, Rachelle Chase, Jane Confer, Jodi Dehli, Sara Donaldson, Chip Emery, Bianca Fine, Sharon Hawkins, Ruth Huss, Heinz Hutter, James Johnson, Patricia Johnson, James Langdon, Christine Larsen, Robert Lee, Lynne Looney, Steve Mahon, David Meline, Leni Moore, Albin Jim Nelson, Luis Pagan-Carlo, Jose Peris, Elizabeth Redleaf, Connie Remele, Christopher Romans, Don Romanaggi, Mark Schwarzmann, Nadege Souvenir, Simon Stevens, Virginia Stringer, H Bernt von Ohlen, Margaret Wurtele",,"The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beth,Comeaux,"The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera","620 N 1st St",Minneapolis,MN,55401-1225,"(612) 333-2700 ",bcomeaux@mnopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Washington, Anoka, Olmsted, Carver, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Stearns, Wright, Goodhue, Chisago, Blue Earth, Sherburne, Benton, Isanti, Mower, Winona, Nicollet, Crow Wing, McLeod, Steele, Beltrami, Kandiyohi, Itasca, Pine, Carlton, Cass, Chippewa, Douglas, Mille Lacs, Wabasha, Le Sueur, Otter Tail, Brown, Hubbard, Martin, Morrison, Freeborn, Lake, Sibley, Stevens, Waseca, Clay, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Redwood, Renville, Todd, Watonwan, Aitkin, Becker, Meeker, Nobles, Swift, Yellow Medicine, Cook, Kanabec, Pipestone, Polk, Big Stone, Grant, Houston, Jackson, Lyon, Marshall, Pope, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-226,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20619,"Operating Support",2013,36988,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Continue to operate the Ridgedale location, including classes and a retail outlet. Maintain the current exhibition program in common areas. Our goal for the upcoming year is that in addition to other activities, we will continue to maintain the strong retail presence at Ridgedale, which grew in 2011 and produced December sales of $11,000, nearly five times our projected budget. We offer the following as evidence we accomplished our goals with respect to the Ridgedale location: We rotated art work through 14 display vitrines in the common areas an average of two times each. Our shop is open seven days a week with extended hours during the holidays. Artwork by more than 100 regional artists includes painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, sculpture, fiber, ceramics, glass, woodworking, and jewelry. We have also continued to host children's birthday parties, averaging 2-3 per month. Total visitation to our shop last fiscal year was 10,358, a small increase over the prior year despite slightly reduced hours of operation. 2: Meet targets for participation in series classes, outreach, and exhibition programs. This fiscal year, our goal is to grow participation/income in series classes by a minimum of five percent. In addition, we plan to increase the number of community partners from 60 to 75 and the number of outreach program participants from 7,500 to 8,500. Last year more than half of these participated at low or no cost. Our goal is to maintain this ratio this fiscal year. Participant statistics are gathered using different methods. Our class registrations are tracked in the Raiser's Edge event module. All series classes (adults, children and youth),workshop, and summer camp program registrations are recorded with payment at the time of registration. Outreach program participation is tracked and reported by the instructor. Ridgedale visitation is tallied by on site staff using a handheld clicker. Totals are then entered in a summary that is submitted with the daily transactions. Special event participation is tracked using a clicker and/or noting ticket sales where appropriate.","We continued to operate our Ridgedale location, including classes and a retail outlet. We maintained our exhibition program in the common areas. Promoting, stocking, and vetting artists for our Ridgedale satellite location concurrent with our popular Arts of the Holidays show at the main location has enabled us to create a strong retail presence there. This past fiscal year (ending June 30, 2013), total sales were $48,567. 2: We met our targets for participation in some categories but not others. While adult series class participation was on par with prior year, we'd hope to grow it by a minimum of 5%. In outreach activities overall, more contact hours of instruction were offered to fewer participants. More than half of our outreach program participants did not pay a fee, or paid a nominal amount meeting our goal of maintaining this ratio from the prior year.",,1143409,Other,1180397,2500,"Barbara McBurney, Tom Hull, Andrea Michaelsen, Sarah Barthel, Lisa Erickson, Jay Hammond, Nancy Haskin, Irv Kessler, Matthew Knopf, Denise Leskinen, Jim Schwert, Laura Miles",,"Minnetonka Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Roxanne,Heaton,"Minnetonka Center for the Arts","2240 North Shore Dr",Orono,MN,55391-9127,"(952) 473-7361x 15",rheaton@minnetonkaarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, McLeod, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Roseau, St. Louis, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Traverse, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-228,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20620,"Operating Support",2013,53969,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Consistent with the Minnesota State Arts Board outcome to encourage participation in the arts, and with a newly stated vision to revolutionize access based on a core value of egalitarianism, a strategic priority is to build mainstage audiences through new initiatives, opportunities and brand integration. Radical Hospitality is the new DNA of Mixed Blood. Tracking the success of the Radical Hospitality model was achieved through audience surveys and related evaluation tools. Fiscal year 2013 demographic data was obtained through pre-show surveys at 22 Mixed Blood mainstage performances. The anonymous surveys were constructed with respect to cultural differences, measuring age, gender, household income, ethnicity, identification within the disability community, and exposure to theatre. Mixed Blood staff optimized audience survey collection through a variety of hand-on techniques; as a result, survey return rates were consistently over 90%. Ongoing evaluation, including comparison to pre and first year Radical Hospitality findings, provided staff with the means to adjust outreach strategies to meet targeted audience goals.","Mixed Blood Theatre's Radical Hospitality initiative is revolutionizing how people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities participate in the arts, by removing cost as a barrier to live theatre. In its second year, Radical Hospitality provided no-cost access to 55% (4,523) of patrons that attended Mixed Blood's mainstage performances-- up from 45% the previous year. Those accessing Mixed Blood productions through Radical Hospitality make up a vastly more diverse audience than the theatre's paying patrons, drawing to the arts more people from a variety of backgrounds. In the 2012-13 Season, 28% of Radical Hospitalitarians were people of color, 52% were under the age of 30, and 35% lived in a household with a combined income of less than $25,000. In comparison, only 13% of those who paid for guaranteed admission were people of color, 17% were under the age of 30, and 12% lived in a household with a combined income of less than $25,000.",,1298204,Other,1352173,15452,"Ron McKinley, Tabitha Montgomery, Eric Hyde, Molly Bott, Warren Bowles, Deb Bryan, Yolanda Cotterall, Sheila Gore Dennis, Shalini Gupta, K David Hirschey, David Ginter, Nancy Koo, Robert Lunning, Susan Mackay, Jeff McCullum, Jack Reuler, Leah Sixkiller, Gauri Vardhan Yedla, Charles Weinstein",,"Mixed Blood Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amanda,"White Thietje","Mixed Blood Theatre Company","1501 S 4th St",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1100,"(612) 338-0984 ",Amanda@mixedblood.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Blue Earth, Clay, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Hennepin, Itasca, Koochiching, Le Sueur, Lake of the Woods, Mower, Morrison, Nicollet, Nobles, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wadena, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-229,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20623,"Operating Support",2013,47164,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The arts are interwoven into every facet of community life and people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities participate in the arts. Outcomes: Expand the number of major programming partners while fostering existing partnerships in both exhibitions and education by 25. Use the Northern Clay Center Web site in a more efficient and effective way, enabling visitors to find valuable information, conduct online transactions, and learn more about the art form. The majority of individuals were surveyed about their experience with a particular program. Overall, feedback has been overwhelmingly positive from our participants and the gatekeepers at our partner organizations, all of whom are reporting an increased level of engagement and satisfaction with their Northern Clay Center experience. Ultimately, success of the site will be measured by tracking number of users, user satisfaction, and online sales of classes and ceramic art. 2: The Arts thrive in Minnesota. Outcomes: By December 31, 2012, Northern Clay Center’s income (both earned and unearned) at least meets the levels achieved by December 31, 2011. Northern Clay Center has built a team of talented staff, and teaching and studio artists over the years, and we aim to retain these individuals and their commitments to Northern Clay Center through 2012 and beyond. These human resources are the reason we exist today, and they aid the Center in ensuring that the ceramic arts thrive in Minnesota. Financial analysis confirmed by audit reports.","Northern Clay Center reached 103 Minnesota ceramic artists during the grant period. We had over 140 program partners, with 25 of those being new collaborators. Our 2012 calendar year programs served over 16,600 individuals through 676 activities, an increase of 10% and 22%, respectively, over 2011's numbers. One of the Center's largest organizational goals for the past 12 months, the launch of its website at www.northernclaycenter.org, was complete in July of 2013. We've completely renovated the site, adding more resources for artists and educators (with more to come), more images of process and art-making, improved online sales capabilities, and an overall refreshed look and feel. 2: By December 31, 2012, Northern Clay Center's earned income totaled 46% of its total income (of $1,862,985) as compared to 2011's total of 48%; and 49% of total cash income, thereby meeting this goal.",,1187305,Other,1234469,7046,"Lynne Alpert, Craig Bishop, Mary K Baumann, Robert Briscoe, Philip Burke, Sheldon Chester, Linda Coffey, Debra Cohen, Nancy Hanily Dolan, Bonita Hill, Sally Wheaton Hushcha, Christopher Jozwiak, Peter Kirihara, Rebecca Lawrence, Mark Lellman, Bruce Lilly, Alan Naylor, Mark Pharis, Jim Ridenour, Teresa Matsui Sanders, Rick Scott, T Cody Turnquist, Robert Walsh, Ellen Watters",0.65,"Northern Clay Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Millfelt,"Northern Clay Center","2424 E Franklin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55406-1027,"(612) 339-8007x 302",sarahmillfelt@northernclaycenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Nicollet, Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Olmsted, Winona, Houston, Douglas, Roseau, St. Louis, Cook, Chisago, Washington, Itasca, Benton, Stearns, Scott, Carver, Goodhue, Wabasha, Winona, Wright, Morrison, Fillmore, Beltrami, Freeborn, Mower, Crow Wing, Carlton, Rice, Lyon, Pine, Koochiching, Redwood, Otter Tail, Cass, Lyon, Aitkin, Pope",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-232,"Joshua Aerie: Conductor, artistic director, and instructor of various music organizations. Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and Sacred Heart Music Center.; Beth Burns: Executive director, Lutheran Music Program. Board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Minnesota Music Coalition.; Vicki Chepulis: Retired executive director, Trollwood Performing Arts School.; Yolanda Cotterall: Greater Minnesota rural program director, Latino Economic Development Center. Board member, Casa de Esperanza, and Mixed Blood Theatre.; Heidi Droegemueller: Director of development and individual giving, Minnesota Orchestra; president, Association of Fundraising Professionals, Minnesota chapter; Timothy Lloyd: Metal artist. Committee member, Northfield Arts Guild. Retired arts educator.; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; Herman Milligan, Jr: Managing partner, The Fulton Group, LLC.; Jamie Robertson: Executive director, New York Mills Regional Cultural Center and Arts Retreat.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20627,"Operating Support",2013,367283,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","In order to ensure that the arts are interwoven into every facet of community life, the Ordway is complementing its offerings by implementing and growing new programming, such as our free outdoor Summer Dance Series and opportunities to take Ordway programs out into the community. The Ordway increased and deepened partnerships, particularly with organizations connected to African and African American communities: Sabathani Community Center; Minneapolis Urban League; Hallie Q. Brown Community Center, Inc.; and the YWCA - Saint Paul. The Ordway continues to be a statewide organization, with participants from every corner of Minnesota. 25% of our attendees come from St Paul and the east metropolitan area, while 20% come from Minneapolis and the west metropolitan area. Another 12% come to us from the north and 16% from the south suburbs. Our greater Minnesota attendance is 20%, with an additional 7% from around the upper Midwest. We grew partnerships with Minneapolis and Saint Paul Public Schools and other Minnesota schools through K-12 programming. 2: In order to ensure that people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities participate in the arts and that Minnesotans believe the arts are vital to who we are, the Ordway is growing and strengthening its K-12 and Campus Connections education programs, and building the next generation of arts participants. In our newest program, the Ordway will engage twenty families, self-identifying as African American and of economically disadvantaged backgrounds, in the Family First Nights program through a partnership with the YWCA. We hope it will lead to increased involvement in the future. We continued to offer the SoulTouch discount in the African American community through our partnership with Robin Hickman, and found that 31% of those that use SoulTouch as their first experience at the Ordway return to the theater again.","1. The Ordway established new partnerships and grew existing partnerships as part of our community engagement programming, in order to ensure that the arts are interwoven into every facet of community life. 2. The Ordway increased the participation of previously underrepresented participants in our programs, in an effort to ensure that people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities participate in the arts. As one example, a highlight of last season was Máscaras y Milagros: Mexican Arts in Minnesota, a series of events in October 2012 that celebrated the rich Mexican culture in Minnesota.",,12952517,Other,13319800,367283,"Scott Anderson, Brian Brakke, Jeannie Buckner, Dorothea Burns, Bob Cattanach, Mary Choate, John Clifford, Chris Coleman, Traci Egly, Chris Georgacas, John Gibbs, Bill Gullickson, Thomas Handley, Linda Hanson, Mark Henneman, Roger Hewins, Ann Hilger, Bernadeia Johnson, Tracy Jokinen, Barry Lazarus, Lawrence King, Maureen Kucera Walsh, David Lilly Jr, Laura McCarten, Matt Majka, Rosa Miller, Patricia Mitchell, Laura Merickel, Robert Moeller II, Nancy Nicholson, John Ordway III, PW 'Bill' Parker, Dwight Peterson, David Quigg, William Sands, David Sewall, Valeria Silva, Debra Sit, Peter Thrane",,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lee,Koch,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","345 Washington St","St Paul",MN,55102-1419,"(651) 282-3000 ",lkoch@ordway.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Faribault, Fillmore, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-236,"Joshua Aerie: Conductor, artistic director, and instructor of various music organizations. Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and Sacred Heart Music Center.; Beth Burns: Executive director, Lutheran Music Program. Board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Minnesota Music Coalition.; Vicki Chepulis: Retired executive director, Trollwood Performing Arts School.; Yolanda Cotterall: Greater Minnesota rural program director, Latino Economic Development Center. Board member, Casa de Esperanza, and Mixed Blood Theatre.; Heidi Droegemueller: Director of development and individual giving, Minnesota Orchestra; president, Association of Fundraising Professionals, Minnesota chapter; Timothy Lloyd: Metal artist. Committee member, Northfield Arts Guild. Retired arts educator.; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; Herman Milligan, Jr: Managing partner, The Fulton Group, LLC.; Jamie Robertson: Executive director, New York Mills Regional Cultural Center and Arts Retreat.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20631,"Operating Support",2013,61432,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artistic excellence goals: build a new 200-seat thrust stage facility; continue to be the East Metro’s leader in Twin Cities' premieres; and actively recruit additional talent, artists of color, and emerging artistic leadership. Related outcomes include: producing full seasons of emotionally resonant work on both stages, employing 186 theater artists in our community, putting diverse artists in leadership roles, and expanding our artistic reach with three artistic associates and producing partners. Measurements used to determine how the outcomes were achieved: 1) Attendance/sales analysis of actual numbers of attendees, new and returning. 2) Number of attendees at discussions and events. 3) Audience surveys, responses to weekly follow-up emails after each attendance, and teacher evaluations. 4) Internal assessment against strategic and five-year business plans by staff, board, educators, and artists. 5) Financial results, including actual revenue/expense and staffing needs against plans. 6) Contributed revenue analysis including renewal and increased rates from current donors and acquisition of new donors. 7) Comments on emails and social media. 2: Management goals: build and protect the funds, assets and human resources needed to support our programming model, and assure the succession of Park Square’s volunteer and staff leadership, artists, and audiences. Related outcomes include: maximizing earned revenues, focusing the leadership staff as a major gifts team, building sustaining gift and multi-year pledge programs, implementing a capitalization strategy to build reserves, creating a culture of ongoing succession, and increasing young adult attendance by 10%. Measurements used to determine how the outcomes were achieved. 1) Comparative sales report. 2) Purchase renewal and frequency rate. 3) Discount and marketing codes. 4) Google analytics of Web site traffic. 5) Surveys and evaluations, including demographics as appropriate. 6) Cost/subsidies per student served. 7) Use of access devices and discounts. 8) Feedback from focus groups. 9) Evaluation by Board, staff, associates, partners, educator advisory board.","Park Square Theatre produced a full season of nine emotionally resonant plays on the proscenium stage. One highlight was Johnny Baseball, an original production by the award-winning composer/lyricist team of Rob and Willie Reale and writer Richard Dresser. We continued to hold up our artists as valued citizens and leaders through regular events for donors; demonstrations/discussions for students, seniors, and general audience; and publicity, marketing, and fundraising materials. As a member of the Rotary Club of Saint Paul, Michael-jon Pease hosted a Rotation Day that brought Rotarians to tour and learn about the theatre, and gave a program at a more intimate Thursday meeting. Park Square also promotes stories and quotes from donors, subscribers and community stakeholders in our printed and electronic materials. These testimonials further attest to the vibrant role Park Square plays in the community. 2: Park Square engaged 22,222 students in the theater arts with subsidized and free tickets. 44 schools received subsidized tickets; 4,153 student tickets were subsidized; six schools (563 students) received discounted Immersion Days; and 1,500 youth participated in a free five-day school workshop. 25% of the schools returned for more than one show, and the number of Immersion Days increased by 34%. Last year attendance by those aged 21-40 grew by 24% to 29%, representing a 55% increase in young adults. Ticket prices continue to range from $25 (previews) to $58 (premium seats at regular performances). Each regular show includes our unique 99-cent night to mitigate the price barrier. A $5 senior discount is available, theatre-goers 30 and under pay only $15, and college students can buy play passes (5 tickets for $20). In addition, a team of four Artistic Associates, from a variety of cultural backgrounds, works with Artistic Director Richard Cook to shape our increasingly diverse programming.",,2034936,Other,2096368,4800,"Jeff Johnson, Sara Beckstrand, Judy McNamara, Julie Cox, Caldwell Camero, John Berthiaume, Elizabeth Cobb, Barb Davis, Rajiv Garg, Kristin Geisler, Karen Heintz, John LeFevre, Tim Ober, Naomi Pesky, Keith Schwartz, Robert Thompson, Helen Wagner, Susan Wenz",0.5,"Park Square Theatre Company AKA Park Square Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael-jon,Pease,"Park Square Theatre Company AKA Park Square Theatre","408 St Peter St Ste 110","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 767-8485 ",pease@Parksquaretheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Ramsey, Hennepin, McLeod, Rice, Wright, Sherburne, Dakota, Washington, Meeker, Polk, Anoka, Le Sueur, Isanti, Carver, Scott, Goodhue, Carlton, Waseca, Blue Earth, Chippewa, Todd, St. Louis, Steele, Olmsted, Martin, Lyon, Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine, Otter Tail, Redwood, Winona, Sibley, Cass, Watonwan, Mower, Crow Wing, Brown, Faribault, Pine, Norman, Lincoln, Beltrami, Stearns, Pipestone, Jackson, Cottonwood, Becker",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-240,"Lawrence Burnett: Choral director and professor of music, Carleton College.; Sunny Chanthanouvong: Executive director, Lao Assistance Center. Policy Fellow, Humphrey School. Board member, St Paul Foundation, Asian/American Health Coalition, Harrison Neighborhood Association. Member, MN Compulsive Gambling Advisory Committee, Civil Rights Commission.; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers.; Brian Jose: Executive director of fine arts programming, College of St Benedict/St John's University.; Jerry Lopez: Executive director, Ce Tempoxcalli.; Jennifer Penzkover: Coordinator, Saint Cloud Arts Commission.; Andrea Specht: Executive director, Bloomington Theatre and Art Center.; Sarah Stauder: Executive director, Rochester Art Center.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes
20636,"Operating Support",2013,35603,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase support for Minnesota playwrights from the budding student to the acclaimed professional. Outcomes: member playwrights will have more opportunities to connect and share their work with each other and the public. Playwrights' Center fellows and Core Writers will be provided new play development resources that better reflect their working style and the needs of the particular play being developed. Playwrights' Center fellows and Core Writers will be introduced to and connected with theater leaders, building relationships that lead to commission/production. The number of member playwrights increased from 1,150 to 1,250, and the number living in Minnesota held steady at 237. We received positive feedback from members about improvements to the membership section of our Web site, informed by our members survey. We increased Twin Cities metro area and statewide participation in activities like our Members Open Readings. We received positive written and verbal feedback from fellows and Core Writers about technology upgrades and process improvements to new play development in our Lab. We received positive survey responses from participants (including 6 Minnesota colleges) in our New Plays on Campus program and from our 5 Core Apprentices and their mentor playwrights. Written feedback from visiting producing-theater leaders has been overwhelmingly positive, e.g.: I was excited by the diversity of artists and aesthetics of the group and feel I came away with a list of Minnesota playwrights I am going to keep my eye on. - Kirsten Brandt, San Jose Repertory Theatre 2: Play an integral role in the vitality of the Minnesota theatrical ecosystem by serving as a trustworthy connection to high caliber, diverse playwrights and a generous partner to organizations looking to create and develop new plays. Outcomes: Minnesota producing theaters will develop new plays in partnership with the Playwrights' Center, serving the playwright, making new plays stronger, and moving them closer to production. Producing theaters will commission, develop, and produce new plays by Minnesota playwrights. Minnesota cultural institutions and community organizations will use playwriting and new plays as vehicles for serving their communities. Assessments concluded that we had successful partnerships with our Minnesota partners - Theatre Novi Most, Walker Art Center, Minnesota History Center, Workhaus Collective, and Unit Collective. We received positive feedback about playwriting classes we provided via Veterans in the Arts. We received significant attention and positive feedback for our partnership with the City of Minneapolis to commission playwright Trista Baldwin for a new short play featured in the Bridge Project event commemorating the anniversary of the 35W bridge collapse and rebuild. Works previously developed at the Center were produced in Minnesota in the last year at Walker Art Center, the Guthrie Theater's Dowling Studio, and St. Olaf College. Tracy Scott Wilson's play BUZZER, developed with Pillsbury House Theater and produced there in 2012, was presented at the Guthrie as part of its 2013 season. Other plays developed at the Center were selected for productions in New York, California, and Ohio last season. ","The Playwrights' Center improved and expanded services to increase support for Minnesota playwrights, from students (served through our New Plays on Campus program and the related Core Apprenticeship program) to members (19% of whom are currently located in Minnesota) to acclaimed professionals (our many fellows and Core Writers). 2: We expanded our role as an integral connection between our exceptional and diverse playwrights and Minnesota theaters and organizations using theater to reach their constituents. We served as a trusted and valued resource for a number of Minnesota theaters and cultural institutions, as well as for the City of Minneapolis. We also began formalizing our local theater partnerships into a program to be further developed in the 2014 fiscal year.",,1135647,Other,1171250,,"Toni Bjorklund, Jeremy Cohen, Barbara Davis, Barbara Field, John Geelan, Greg Giles, Elizabeth Grant, Tessa Gunther, Paula Hopping, Janet Jones, Aditi Kapil, Alexandra Kulijewicz, Molly Lehman, Dominic Orlando, Lisa Pugh, Peter Quale, Charlie Quimby, Stephen Strand, Harry Waters Jr, Ruth Weiner",,"The Playwrights' Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Keri,Kellerman,"The Playwrights' Center","2301 Franklin Ave E",Minneapolis,MN,55406-1024,"(612) 332-7481x 122",kerik@pwcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington, Rice, Dakota, Winona, Clay, Blue Earth, Cass, Olmsted, Beltrami, Anoka, Fillmore, Pine, Nicollet, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-245,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20640,"Operating Support",2013,32976,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To protect, preserve, document, display, and effectively steward the cultural properties, documentary archive, and works of artistic and cultural value in the Museum’s collection. Outcomes: more objects and intellectual property are documented and made accessible through collections database and appropriate storage furniture, and increased space is provided for collections. 1,082 works on paper were re-housed; 580 photo-documented and archived.  3,760 objects documented, photographed and cataloged to date. 61 purchases of art work were made, including Minnesota regional and contemporary Native American artists. 91 artworks were donated by 14 donors. The Encoded exhibit featured 18 objects by 5 Native artists; 43 objects from the collection, and was curated by guest curator John Hitchcock. The Labovitz portraits exhibit featured 17 objects. The Museum loaned object from the permanent collection to: Minnesota Museum of American Art for a traveling exhibit to five sites; Museo del Prado in Madrid, Spain; and Meadows Museum in Dallas; Smithsonian National Museum; White International, Japan; as well as loaning 40 artworks for display at 3 venues in Duluth area. The Museum fielded 40 research inquiries from non-University researchers. 2: To encourage use of Museum as an educational resource for lifelong learning and research, by providing curriculum support, multi-disciplinary, and informal learning opportunities. Outcomes: the museum creates and delivers programs of interest and benefit to region-wide older adults, pre K-12, and college-age learners; and an increased number of American Indian residents in our region visit the museum and participate in museum programs. Education Programs in the museum offered included: 3 family days serving 224 people; 23 K-12 tours serving 1,015; 58 University/College classes serving 861; 12 tours for visitors with dementia serving 120. Outreach offerings included: Family Day at the American Indian Community Housing Organization's Gimaajii Mino Bimaadizimin. Exhibitions mounted included 4 special exhibitions of collection works, and ongoing exhibitions of collection works including 2 guest curated exhibitions.","To protect, preserve, document, display, and effectively steward the cultural properties, documentary archive, and works of artistic and cultural value in the Museum's collection. Outcomes: more objects and intellectual property are documented and made accessible. 2: To encourage use of Museum as an educational resource for lifelong learning and research, by providing curriculum support, multi-disciplinary, and informal learning opportunities. Outcomes: the museum creates and delivers programs of interest and benefit to region-wide diverse age participants.",,918951,Other,951927,,"Mike Seyfer, Sada Brickson, Tiegen Fryberger, Barbara Gaddie, Bruce Hansen, Joe Leek, Tracy Link, Peggy Mason, Susanne McKinney, Bill Nelson, Alice O'Connor, Terry Roberts, Dan Shogren, Miriam Sommerness, Kathy Tezla, Kevin Wehber, DeeDee Widdes, Lee Ziegler, Florence Collins, Beverly Goldfine, Bea Levey, Robin Seiler",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Duluth-Tweed Museum of Art AKA Tweed Museum of Art","State Government","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ken,Bloom,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Duluth-Tweed Museum of Art AKA Tweed Museum of Art","1201 Ordean Ct",Duluth,MN,55812-3041,"(218) 726-7056 ",kbloom@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Mille Lacs, Cook, Beltrami, Mahnomen, Koochiching, Itasca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-249,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20644,"Operating Support",2013,93578,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Weisman Art Museum is an accessible portal into innovative arts experiences that spark discovery, critical thinking, and personal transformation ensuring that people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities participate in the arts. Outcomes: over 150,000 visitors, artists, scholars, and community organizations that represent the diversity of our community participate in free museum art experiences; and more than 50 community and University partners will participate in collaborative planning and delivery of Weisman Art Museum exhibition, program, and outreach activities that reveal the perspectives of a diverse community. Actual visitorship was much more conservative than originally expected. A natural drop in museum engagement is expected after a major grand reopening but that was not factored into fiscal year 2013 goals. Staff changes, including departures and maternity leaves among education, marketing, and curatorial staff, also heavily impacted our fiscal year 2013 audience goals. And light rail construction continues to impact visitors' perception of our accessibility. Despite this new reality, Weisman Art Museum welcomed more than 178,000 visitors (55,800 onsite and 122,593 online) and met our campus and community collaboration goal with 53 partnerships by yearend. In fiscal year 2013, Weisman Art Museum introduced a new program evaluation process to create a more comprehensive review of activities. Feedback is captured through paper surveys at public programs and electronic surveys sent to audience members and to teachers following events and educational programs. These surveys measure the success of a program through quantifiable and anecdotal visitor experiences, simultaneously creating a profile of our visitors by obtaining demographic information as well as measuring individual participation in the arts community. Internal administrative and operational process evaluations are also completed by staff following all programs. 2: Use the intellectual and creative resources of a great university to advance the goal that Minnesotan's believe the arts are vital to who we are. Outcomes: multiply our ability to extend influence to statewide audiences through support for over 500 Minnesota educators through a combination of topical educator workshops, pre-teacher licensing, University courses, and student scholarships; and facilitate the engagement of over 100 students and community 18-34 year olds in skills related to museum work and the arts through courses, connoisseurship, arts administration, and internships. At midyear, we adjusted our ambitions to reflect the more conservative realities previously mentioned. In addition to directly engaging 37 Minnesota educators, 2,547 email announcements were sent to Weisman educator email subscribers and to the Art Educators of Minnesota listserve. An Artful Writing Workshop announcement was sent to 903 Weisman education subscribers and to 450 Art Educators of Minnesota subscribers. A Summer Teen Architecture Workshop invitation reached 744 Weisman education subscribers and Art Educators of Minnesota subscribers. 450 email subscribers received an invitation to customize their Weisman/classroom experience during fiscal year 2013. Through Weisman Art Museum's new evaluation process, the museum is better able to determine current audiences; establish methods of diversifying and improving visitorship; tailor programs as necessary to fit specific audience interests and needs; and address program flaws and visitor concerns. These approaches allow a more complete view of Weisman visitor experiences, and more accurately highlight opportunities for improvement.","55,800 onsite visitors, and 122,593 online visitors to the Museum. 53 partners and collaborators participated in planning and delivery of programs. 2: 37 educators participated in topical educator workshops, pre-teacher licensing, University courses, and student scholarships. 439 community 18-34 year olds participated in developing skills relating to museum work and the arts through courses, connoisseurship, arts administration, and internships.",,2635061,Other,2728639,93578,"Steve Apfelbacher, Frank Bates, Woodrow Byun, Fuller Cowles, Jennifer David, Cy DeCosse, Kristin Devine, Noah Eisenberg, Robert Elde, Rolf Engh, Thomas Fisher, Jon Hallberg, Gina King, Barry Kudrowitz, Anne Labovitz, Brian Longe, Emily Macy, Julie Matonich, Jose Peris, Shelly Regan, Gerald Rinehart, Philip Rosenbloom, Matthew Russo, Gary Smaby, Linda Soranno, Charlie Wagner, Kimberly Walsh, Deb Weiss, Perry Wilson",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Weisman Art Museum AKA Weisman Art Museum","State Government","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lyndel,King,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Weisman Art Museum AKA Weisman Art Museum","333 E River Rd",Minneapolis,MN,55455-0367,"(612) 625-9678 ",kingx001@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Mower, Olmsted, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, St. Louis, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-253,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20645,"Operating Support",2013,29256,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Following a period of rapid growth, the Reif is committed to achieving financial stability. As we offer more programming, our expenses go up. To combat this, we need to find ways to generate more revenue and reduce unnecessary spending. In 2012-2013, we will operate on a balanced budget and meet all budgeted areas by fiscal year’s end. We evaluated this goal by carefully breaking down each budget area with our board of directors, and we used applicable expense reports, receipts, and statements to compare projections to actual totals. We will use this information as we prepare future budgets to make sure our projections are as close to actual figures as we can get them, and we will meet regularly to adjust and refine numbers, as needed, to ensure we are operating in balance. 2: We will expand and build new audiences for quality arts programming in our regional community. Because we believe the arts to be a part of who we are and a defining characteristic of our community, we want to extend an invitation to all persons to take part in an event at our center. To that end, we will increase the size of our patron database to over 14,000 by the end of 2012-2013. We have dedicated software which we use to monitor, track and report all patron activity, donations, attendance, etc., and we used this software to document and evaluate the increase in our overall patron records.","Most areas of our budget came out as expected, but we had a serious decline in ticket sales from the previous year and did not meet budgeted projections in that area. A rash of inclement weather in our busiest part of the year (December-March) caused our projected ticket sales for marquee events to come up short. Because of this, we ended up about $50,000 off our estimated level. We have diligently reevaluated all sales projection techniques and will use this information to create much closer projections for next year's ticket sales. 2: We achieved this goal, with our patron database now at 14,065. We feel this is a reflection of our increased outreach to areas on the outskirts of our direct community, and also a testament to the programming that we are presenting. While ticket sales were lower than anticipated, our extension of free/reduced fee tickets this year helped to introduce many new people to the arts in our area. We feel that this increase will help us create and sustain stronger ticket sales in the future, and believe we are building a stronger base of patrons who will become paying customers in the seasons to come.",,796812,Other,826068,,"Kirk Adams, Gene Baker, Ben Edwards, Jean Goad, Louise Koglin-Fideldy, Dan Margo, Barbara McDonald, Scott Larson, Laurie Passard, Tom Peltier, John Schroeder, Cathy Shields, Michael Thursby, Donna Vennie",,"Reif Arts Council AKA Reif Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,Marty,"Reif Arts Council AKA Reif Center","720 NW Conifer Dr","Grand Rapids",MN,55744-2475,"(218) 327-5780 ",david@reifcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Itasca, Beltrami, Hubbard, Cass, Aitkin, Lake of the Woods, Koochiching, St. Louis, Lake, Cook",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-254,"Lawrence Adams: Principal, LarsonAllen, LLP.; Jonathan Carter: Solutions development manager, General Mills.; Ellen Copperud: Board member, Southwest Minnesota Arts and Humanities Council.; Kenna Cottman Sarge: Artistic director, Voice of Culture Drum and Dance. Educator, TU Dance Center. Dancer with Pramila Vasudevan.; Hong Dice: Professor of music, Carleton College, and Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing; Antony Goddard: Executive director, Paramount Arts Resource Trust, and St Cloud Opportunities.; Anna Johnson: Independent arts consultant; Therese Kunz: Creative director, Longville Arts Center; Founder, Screen Porch Productions, Inc.; Janis Lane-Ewart: Executive director and volunteer programmer, KFAI. Treasurer, Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations, and National Federation of Community Broadcasters.|Peter Spooner, Curator, Tweed Museum of Art. Board member, Duluth Public Arts Commission, Duluth Public Library, Artists Relief Fund, and Chester Bowl Improvement Club.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes
20647,"Operating Support",2013,34330,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Ensure that the arts are interwoven into every facet of community life through the department’s free, outdoor summer concert series, Down by the Riverside. Rochester Music Department continued to book artists of the highest artistic caliber that represent a broad range of genres to promote citizen engagement in the series and maintain or enhance audience participation. An estimated 66,500 citizens enjoyed these concerts during fiscal year 2012. Rochester Music Department nurtured strategic relationships and partnerships with the Mayo Civic Center and the Parks and Recreation, Police and Fire departments, developed a comprehensive Emergency Management and Evacuation Plan, and acquired 800-megahertz radios to provide direct access to the entire southeast Minnesota emergency response network. We nurtured an ongoing strategic relationship and partnership with the series title sponsor, Think Mutual Bank, and with area radio outlets to provide concert series promotion on a targeted, market-segment basis. 2: Ensure that the arts are interwoven into every facet of community life through the Rochester Music Department’s collaboration with the Rochester Downtown Alliance’s free Thursdays on First and Third programming. The General Manager continued to serve on the Rochester Downtown Alliance's Board of Directors. Rochester Music Department continued to provide technical, curation, booking, and marketing assistance to support musical programs and underwrote the cost of three World Music-based artists of the highest artistic caliber as part of Thursdays on First and Third 2012. 2012 World Music educational outreach services took place at The Rochester Art Center, The Rochester Public Library, and The Paramount Theatre (Austin). The Department initiated negotiations that resulted in the Rochester Downtown Alliance engaging Rochester Music Department to serve as artistic director/curator/talent buyer, contract agent, and paymaster for Thursdays on First and Third beginning in 2013.","Ensure that the arts are interwoven into every facet of community life through the department's free, outdoor summer concert series, Down by the Riverside. 2: Ensure that the arts are interwoven into every facet of community life through the department's collaboration with the Rochester Downtown Alliance's free Thursdays on First and Third programming.",,1078513,Other,1112843,,"Patricia Barrier, Scott Hoss, Angela Bruzek, Jill Fasbender, Marv Mitchell, Carol Berteotti, Francis Field, David Fischer, Chris Holloway, Karuna Ojanen, Will Smith Jr, Brittney Sorenson, Tom Torkelson",,"City of Rochester Music Department AKA Riverside Concerts","Local/Regional Government","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steven,Schmidt,"City of Rochester Music Department AKA Riverside Concerts","201 4th St SE Ste 170",Rochester,MN,55904-3778,"(507) 328-2201 ",steve@riversideconcerts.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Kandiyohi, Martin, Mille Lacs, Sherburne, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-256,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20649,"Operating Support",2013,24048,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Our primary goal continues to be the production and performance of stimulating programs based on original scholarship and commissioned work, and we estimate combined audiences of 8,500 for our general 2012-13 concert season. Ticket sales and audience size shows interest in programming. Surveys show: flexibility in attending concert of choice and not having to stand in line were two motivations for tickets and membership. Goal 1: Improved artistic programming; and performed five concerts in Home Concert Series (Minneapolis, St Paul, and Duluth venues). Measure: Ticket sales measure numbers served; with surveys and feedback to measure audience response to programming. Goal 2: Improved K-12 educational residency initiative. Measure: Student and teacher feedback on survey insures residency is meaningful experience. We used a special evaluation tool to measure success in for standards based curriculum goals. Ticketing gathers data at each sale, regarding how they heard about the show, showing trends and how to most appropriately respond in our programming. Collecting email addresses at ticket sales; and various give aways to obtain email addresses. Email communication strengthened connections with regular and new audiences. 2: An additional important goal will be the creation of our next strategic plan for The Rose Ensemble, since our current strategic plan will expire during 2012. We anticipate engaging the staff and board in a process to create our new strategic plan in 2012. The Rose Ensemble now has a board with strength in the areas of finance, marketing, development, and educational outreach programming. It took longer during 2012-13 than was expected to recruit new board members; and to insure that they had the necessary skill sets to foster organizational growth. It was decided to place strategic planning on hold until we had a full complement of board members with what we considered to be the necessary skill sets. This meant that we did not meet our second project goal of establishing a new strategic plan. However, in taking our time to recruit key board members, we are now in a much more appropriate position to launch our strategic planning during 2013-14.","2012-13 Season concerts and programs included: Free season opening at Central Lutheran (Minneapolis); Miraculous Mass of Mary's Nativity of Our Lord Catholic (St Paul), Basilica of Saint Mary (Minneapolis), Church of Saint Charles Borromeo (Minneapolis), each with pre-concert presentations; Vamos a Belen's Sacred Heart Music Center (Duluth), Nativity of Our Lord (St Paul), Basilica of Saint Mary (Minneapolis) and Saint Philip the Deacon (Plymouth); Sibyls of the Rhine's Church of the Holy Cross (Minneapolis), Nativity of Our Lord (St Paul), Basilica of Saint Mary (Minneapolis), Sacred Heart Music Center (Duluth) and pre-concert presentations at Nativity and Sacred Heart; and we presented Stile Antico at the Basilica of Saint Mary (Minneapolis). 2: A second goal was creation of our next strategic plan. This process was to occur during 2012-13. As board members retired, recruitment with specific skill sets became our top priority - when up to full strength, strategic planning can proceed. Recruitment took longer than expected, and strategic planning has been moved to fiscal year 2013-14. During 2012-13, we set parameters for accomplishing our mission; translating them into operational plans. Budgeting required staff to develop their own budgets. We chart income and expenses for each area, determining where we grow revenue and clarifying actual costs for programs. We moved forward in finance, development, marketing, and educational outreach programming. A Program Committee was appointed and is a part of the artistic planning process; and a Development Committee has oversight for grants, donor cultivation, stewardship, and event planning. They approved fund development plans, setting goals for modest but achievable growth.",,589704,Other,613752,2404,"Phil Adamo, Alan Beck, Theresa Bevilacqua, Kate Cooper, Gregg Dahlke, David Gibson, Kris Kautzman, Mary McDermid, Emily Rohrer, Michael Schoeberl, Julie Schramke, Jordan Sramek, Aaron Wulff, Patricia Zurlo",,"The Rose Ensemble","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jordan,Sramek,"The Rose Ensemble","75 W 5th St Ste 314","St Paul",MN,55102-1423,"(651) 225-4340x 202",jordan@RoseEnsemble.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis, Lake, Douglas, Todd, Wadena, Morrison, Pennington, Polk, Becker, Fillmore, Goodhue, Olmsted",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-258,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20650,"Operating Support",2013,9088,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","People of all ages, ethnicities and abilities participate in the arts. Use the African, Asian, Islamic, Native American, and Latin American collections to reach underserved communities. Partner with Fargo-Moorhead community on courses for lifelong learners related to Rourke exhibits. Provide educational tours for 600 K-12 students. Host quarterly college nights with 250 students. Host educational tours for five local/community groups serving 150 adults. Create educational/informational fact sheets for key works in the collection, with large print versions. The most basic metric for evaluating success in terms of participation is quantitative: how many people came? Staff keep attendance logs and use observational evaluation to track age groups/general demographics. Most visitors opted not to fill out written surveys, leaving a respondent pool too small to be representative. We now use in-person, informal interviews by staff of visitors. Visitors routinely spend 10-15 minutes in discussion. Interviews allow staff the flexibility to ask follow-up questions, eliciting more detailed information. Finally, we track facebook 'buzz'; this is anecdotal but allows us to see what kind of programs or artists attract the most interest. While not exactly scientific, it does give us a sense of how a broader public is or is not engaged with our programs. Management reviews the metrics monthly to assess trends and gauge the impact of programming. 2: The arts thrive in Minnesota. Increase membership 10 percent overall and increase membership in under-represented groups (e.g., young professionals and families) by 25 percent. Present three master classes by visiting and/or exhibiting artists. Offer a lecture series for out-of-school adults using the permanent collection to illustrate different artistic styles or methods. Hold annual Open Studio event so the public can experience the creative process by watching an artist work from conception to completion. Our basic metric for evaluating success is quantitative: how many people were served? Staff use attendance logs and observational evaluation to track age/demographics. We use observational techniques for assessing reaction to programs: do visitors leave early? Do they fidget? Are they engaged? Asking relevant questions? Informal interviews allow us to better understand on a qualitative basis which programs are well-received and why. For example, the lecturer rather than the subject has had the biggest influence on the success of a program. And overall, audiences have preferred a dialog with an artist, curator, or historian rather than a straight-forward lecture. In other words, audiences want to be able to participate in the event. This seems in-keeping with the overall positive feedback we received on the open studios/master classes. Therefore, we are reconsidering offering lectures in future or will do so in a very specific way to reach a very specific audience.","Global collections provided key entry points for K-12 tours; approximately 1/3 of these students are non-white. Global works also provided opportunities to engage visitors with developmental disabilities. In Fall 2012, we offered a two day Communiversity class for lifelong learners to positive response; this Concordia College initiative has asked us to partner in the future. The Rourke gave educational tours to 525 K-12 students: 450 K-6 graders, 25 junior-high and 50 high-school. Pre-K educators are now requesting tours as well. We held three college events, attracting 265 students. We partnered twice with Minnesota State University-Moorhead. A third event attracted 65 students. We provided tours to eight local and community groups, serving 176 individuals ranging from Rotary Clubs to senior citizens. During the grant period, the Rourke created five fact sheets, making available large-print versions of each. 2: We maintained membership levels during the grant year, which we feel reflects an unfortunate nation-wide trend. The new up seems to be stay flat. And we did not make much headway in attracting young professionals or families as new members. However, young professionals and families now represent a larger portion of our overall visitors; we believe we can convert some of these visitors into members. A consultant with expertise in memberships is working largely pro bono to help us in these efforts. Visiting artist Moritz Gatze, from Germany, addressed art students from Minnesota State University-Moorhead (a quasi-master class) and local artist Carl Oltvedt provided a mixed master class/open studio on four separate occasions. These sessions were well-received, leading us to incorporate Open Studio events in our annual programming. Lectures geared toward the out-of-school adult addressed pop art and abstract expressionism.",,75762,Other,84850,974,"Brad Bachmeier, Aaron Becher, Vicky Jo Bogart, Richard Callender, John Clemedtson, Zachary Dawson, Brian Gramer, Erin Koffler, Dirk Ockhardt, John Rowell",,"The Rourke Art Gallery Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tania,Blanich,"The Rourke Art Gallery Museum","521 Main Ave",Moorhead,MN,56560-2748,"(218) 236-8861 ",tania.blanich@therourke.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Clay, Otter Tail, Becker, Winona, Rice, St. Louis, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-259,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20657,"Operating Support",2013,40837,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase direct participation in the arts. The Schubert Club education and outreach activities are integral to future performers and audience members. Project CHEER will provide free piano and guitar lessons to over 100 inner-city students with limited access; our Composer Mentorship Program provides hands-on learning experiences with live composers for high school students who have the desire and gift to compose but no access; our six Family Concerts will provide toddlers to mature audiences up-close and personal experiences with professional artists; ten masterclasses, public school assemblies, and nursing home performances will reach hundreds without access to live performances. At the conclusion of the school year, students in Project CHEER all participated in a recital, which was attended by families and friends of the students. The audience enthusiasm was an indicator of the success of the program. A written evaluation from the parents of the participants was requested, and their assessment gave Project CHEER high marks with great value for their children, families and community. CHEER gave these young people a productive, safe, and creative after-school program that gives them skills that they will carry with them throughout their lives. The Composer Mentorship Program required a written evaluation from the students, their families and the members of Pavia Winds. The evaluation assesses the impact of the program and helps The Schubert Club understand where improvement can take place. Written letters and online feedback from the teachers and students gave us a solid assessment of the value of the assemblies, workshops and family events. 2: Provide best-in-class performances through our International Artist Series and Music in the Park Series concerts. Offer a broad range of professional musical artists in recital through our five performances in our International Artist Series, and present the world's best-in-class performers for our audiences. Engage top chamber music artists from Minnesota and around the world to perform on our Music in the Park Series. Through these two series, we look to increase our subscribers and single ticket buyers through enhanced media and communications, in addition to creating the subscription concerts with a wide variety of artists that will attract diverse audiences. Measurement tools that indicate success are strong ticket sales, critical reviews, and most importantly, online surveys that are sent to all ticket buyers after each performance. The average rate of response to our survey is 25%, far above the national average of only 3%. This rate of return proves that the arts are vital to who we are in our community, and people care enough to participate in evaluating our programming. Also, the feedback has been consistently high in all categories, validating the quality of performances that The Schubert Club presents, and the importance of keeping our ticket prices affordable. ","The arts are interwoven into every facet of community life: The Schubert Club brings the arts into the community, enhancing the experience for all who participate. This was done through concerts, education, and museum programs. We served over 100 students, grades 3 - 12 through Project CHEER, our free piano and guitar lesson program at the Martin Luther King Center in the Selby-Dale neighborhood in St Paul. Four high school students from around the area worked for an entire year with our composer-in-residence, learning from each other and a professional composer. They each wrote new compositions for local ensemble, Pavia Winds, with public performances on our Courtroom Concert Series. School assemblies, workshops, family concerts and collaborative concerts reached over 2,000 people of all ages. Each of these activities focused on different groups of people within our community. 2: Minnesotans believe the arts are vital to who we are: The Schubert Club strives to provide the best-in-class musical performances for audiences in the Twin Cities. Through increased marketing efforts including print, online, radio, television, and social media outlets, we have increased our subscription and single ticket buyers for both our International Artist Series and Music in the Park Series. Additionally, we partnered with Accordo, the professional string ensemble made up of the first-chair players from the Minnesota Orchestra and Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra for four concerts in Minneapolis over the course of the season. The concerts were sold-out, exceeding our projections financially and audience numbers. We believe that our Twin Cities community has a high standard of living because of quality arts experiences, and the quality of musical artists The Schubert Club offers our community enhances the quality of life for all of our citizens.",,1723452,Other,1764289,8500,"Craig Aase, Mahfuza Ali, Mark Anema, Nina Archabal, Paul Aslanian, Lynne Beck, Dorothea Burns, James Callahan, Carolyn Collins, Marilyn Dan, Arlene Didier, Anna Marie Ettel, Richard Evidon, Catherine Furry, Michael Georgieff, Jill Harmon, Anne Hunter, Lucy Jones, Richard King, Kyle Kossol, Sylvia McCallister, Peter Myers, Ford Nicholson, Gerald Nolte, David Ranheim, Ann Schulte, Kim Severson, Gloria Sewell, Anthony Thein, Jill Thompson, John Treacy, Mike Wright, Matt Zumwalt",,"Schubert Club, Inc. AKA The Schubert Club","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Olson,"Schubert Club, Inc. AKA The Schubert Club","75 W 5th St Ste 302","St Paul",MN,55102-7730,"(651) 292-3270 ",polson@schubert.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Lake, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Scott, Stearns, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-266,"Lawrence Burnett: Choral director and professor of music, Carleton College.; Sunny Chanthanouvong: Executive director, Lao Assistance Center. Policy Fellow, Humphrey School. Board member, St Paul Foundation, Asian/American Health Coalition, Harrison Neighborhood Association. Member, MN Compulsive Gambling Advisory Committee, Civil Rights Commission.; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers.; Brian Jose: Executive director of fine arts programming, College of St Benedict/St John's University.; Jerry Lopez: Executive director, Ce Tempoxcalli.; Jennifer Penzkover: Coordinator, Saint Cloud Arts Commission.; Andrea Specht: Executive director, Bloomington Theatre and Art Center.; Sarah Stauder: Executive director, Rochester Art Center.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes
20662,"Operating Support",2013,20032,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater will create, produce, and present new work and repertory in the Twin Cities and throughout Minnesota. The company's artistic directors will create at least one new work each season. Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theatre used a number of methods to evaluate the achievement of this outcome, including audience numbers, our Talk Piece post-performance audience/performer dialogue following each performance, electronic feedback through Facebook and email, follow-up discussions with presenters, and press response. Twin Cities Public Television produced a special on the company's performance and community-inclusive work for the Minnesota Originals program, which aired both before and after the company's Cowles Season. In addition, Classical Minnesota Public Radio was an official media sponsor for our 2012/13 season. Audience comments include: I am very appreciative that this performance by Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater was made possible by a grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Board. 'Total Surrender' was very powerful. Cued by the production date, I felt the emotions of 9/11. My main impression was the change from the imprinted images of the exterior of the Twin Towers being hit and crumpling to your interior view of what it may have felt like to be inside. Great art! 2: Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater will continue to expand its community inclusive, healthcare, and education programs. These community programs will reach out to people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities, helping to weave the arts into everyday life. The company will continue to create dance/theater projects for diverse populations. For our Community Connections programs, we utilize a number of different tools to evaluate outcomes. These include: daily assessment meetings between participating teachers and company staff, student evaluations, teacher evaluations, staff feedback, parent responses, participant evaluation forms, selected individual interviews, audience feedback, exit interviews with partner agency staff, electronic surveys. Recent feedback includes: The company taught a vast range of classes, created a new work on our student dancers, and presented a rich and thought provoking concert for our college and local community at the end of the residency. Every member of the company was caring, creative, energetic, and rigorous in their work with the students. Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater is continuing to have a very positive impact upon the dancing and personal lives of our students. The movement portions were wonderful. I found value in sharing our own experiences! I also valued the mixture of patient-caregivers and staff caregivers. It was perfect! I hope you can come back to Essentia Health!!","Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater's very successful 2012/13 season included performances at the Cowles Center in Minneapolis as well as throughout the state. At the Cowles, we premiered a new work, Walking, Singing, and Other Habits, by Stuart Pimsler, as well as presenting company repertory. Walking celebrates the happenstance, exploring everyday lives as a collection of smaller moments and realizations. It features the entire company, with costumes by Sonya Berlovitz and lighting by Karin Olson. The company was also presented in performance at Vermilion Community College Theater in Ely, Weber Music Hall in Duluth, Saint Olaf Studio Theater in Northfield, Capri Theater in Minneapolis, and Historic Holmes Theater in Detroit Lakes. Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater also mounted a gallery exhibition, Art in the Everyday, at the Kolman Gallery in Minneapolis. In anticipation of our 35th anniversary next year, the exhibition featured scenic elements, props, and costumes from throughout our history which have helped to create the company's distinctive performance aesthetic. 2: Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater continued our Community Connections programs throughout the year, engaging people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities. At each performance venue, we helped the presenters connect further into their community by offering arts and education workshops, arts and healthcare programs, and other community activities. Examples include: movement workshop for youth ages 5-16, Caring for the Caregiver workshop for staff from North Woods Hospice in Duluth, master classes for dance and theater students from University of Minnesota-Duluth, Caring for the Caregiver workshops for staff from Essential Health and Saint Luke's Hospital in Northfield, master classes and seminars for Saint Olaf dance and theater students, movement/story workshops for senior residents of Millstream Commons, Community Movement workshops for members of PuraVida class.",,347640,Other,367672,4000,"Ruth Balbach, Suzanne Costello, Joey Kantor, Heidi Lee, Paul Neary, Stuart Pimsler, Andrew Voegtline, Roxy Wen",1,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stuart,Pimsler,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater","528 Hennepin Ave S Ste 707",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(763) 521-7738 ",spdanth@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Olmsted, St. Louis, Hennepin, Dakota, Rice, Ramsey, Becker",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-271,"Joshua Aerie: Conductor, artistic director, and instructor of various music organizations. Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and Sacred Heart Music Center.; Beth Burns: Executive director, Lutheran Music Program. Board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Minnesota Music Coalition.; Vicki Chepulis: Retired executive director, Trollwood Performing Arts School.; Yolanda Cotterall: Greater Minnesota rural program director, Latino Economic Development Center. Board member, Casa de Esperanza, and Mixed Blood Theatre.; Heidi Droegemueller: Director of development and individual giving, Minnesota Orchestra; president, Association of Fundraising Professionals, Minnesota chapter; Timothy Lloyd: Metal artist. Committee member, Northfield Arts Guild. Retired arts educator.; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; Herman Milligan, Jr: Managing partner, The Fulton Group, LLC.; Jamie Robertson: Executive director, New York Mills Regional Cultural Center and Arts Retreat.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20664,"Operating Support",2013,28956,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create three artistically excellent, award-winning productions in fiscal year 2013. In the fall of 2012, we plan to produce Shakespeare's Measure for Measure, featuring Sally Wingert and Steve Epp; in the winter of 2013 we will produce Will Power's The Seven, which will be a musical theater piece telling the story of Thebes; and in the spring we will produce a third play, to be determined, guest directed by Lear de Bessonet. We conduct our demographic evaluation through a combination of self identification by our audience members, reports from our host sites, and visual estimation by our production and house managers. 2: Perform for no fewer than 8,000 individuals, more than half of whom will be low-income and will enjoy their theater free of charge, thanks to grant support from funders like the Minnesota State Arts Board. We will seek out diverse audiences, of all ages, ethnicities, socio-economic status and abilities. We will tour fifteen of these performances to audiences in greater Minnesota, and our goal will be that at least 1,500 of these 8,000 people are residents of Greater Minnesota.","People of all ages, ethnicities, income-levels, and abilities are able to participate in the arts. Ten Thousand Things Theater increased the diversity of our audiences in 2013 over 2012. In 2012, we had about 7,000 audience members attend our shows and we were able to collect demographic information on 4,278 of them. Of those members, approximately 82% were white, 9% African American, 3% Asian/Pacific Islander, 3% Latino/Hispanic, and 2% Native American. In fiscal year 2013, we had a collective audience of 6,803. We collected demographic information for all of our performances this season. 72% were white, 15% African American, 4% Asian/Pacific Islander, 3% Latino/Hispanic, and 3% Native American. Our free community performances allow all people from all income levels to participate. 3,500 attended free performances and were able to see our shows regardless of their income level. In fiscal year 2013, we estimate 67 of our audience members utilized wheel chairs, walkers, had impaired vision, or were deaf/hard of hearing.",,374078,Other,403034,1612,"John Beal, Todd Boss, Jon Hallberg, Michelle Hensely, Tricia Hummel, Gina Kastel, Shanti Mittra, Michael Morrow, Denise Silva, Erich Steinergs, Dan Thomas",0.25,"Ten Thousand Things Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brad,Bourn,"Ten Thousand Things Theater","3153 36th Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55406-2126,"(612) 203-9502 ",brad@tenthousandthings.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Olmsted, St. Louis, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-273,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20668,"Operating Support",2013,34708,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To produce four mainstage productions that support our mission to produce great performances born of the arts, equality, and justice from the heart of the Asian American experience. Measureable outcomes include the successful production of three fully-staged theatrical productions and one taiko drumming concert, with reviews and/or press for each production in major local media such as the Star Tribune, Pioneer Press, and Minnesota Public Radio. Evaluation includes the successful production of each show, audience satisfaction, and critical reviews. A successful production includes a strong production team, marketing plan, and artistic team; presentation of all scheduled performances; and reaching audience number goals. Audience surveys are gathered at each performance to collect opinions on and satisfaction with our mainstage productions. We also archive copies of all reviews in the press, including the Star Tribune, Pioneer Press, City Pages, and arts blogs such as Minnesota Public Radio's State of the Arts and How Was The Show. Mu Performing Arts leadership staff, board, and core artistic group review results of all feedback to determine the direction of future programming. 2: To continue serving the community through our outreach programs. Measurable outcomes include reaching 50,000 community members across the state of Minnesota through our mainstage and outreach programs; reaching 200 underserved students and youth through our Stories program; hosting four community forums to discuss issues of social justice as explored in each of our mainstage productions; and holding six talkbacks after our theater productions to engage our audience in active discussion about the production themes. Our evaluation plan includes tracking participants, number of forums and talk backs, number of programs held, and audience metrics. In addition, we collect evaluations after each educational outreach program, including surveys from partner staff/teachers, youth participants, and teaching artists as applicable.","Mu Performing Arts successfully produced four mainstage productions that supported our mission to produce great performances born of arts, equality, and justice from the heart of the Asian American experience, including one taiko concert and three theater productions. (Mu Daiko at The Cowles Center, The Tiger Among Us, Yellow Fever, and The Mikado in collaboration with Skylark Opera) . Each of these events shared a unique piece of Minnesota's rich cultural diversity and community identity through the arts. Mu Performing Arts is the only organization of its size in the Twin Cities producing work that celebrates and focuses on the Asian American experience. Through our storytelling, audience perceptions of Asian Americans are changed and barriers are broken down. Without Mu Performing Arts, Asian American representation in the arts in Minnesota would be greatly reduced. 2: Mu Performing Arts seeks to share the Asian American experience with Minnesotans of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities through our mainstage productions and educational outreach programs. In fiscal year 2013, we: 1) reached 282 underserved youth through our Stories program (82 residency participants and 200 youth audience members); 2) held four community forums for each mainstage production; 3) conducted five post-show talk backs and four pre-show talk backs; 4) held 90 educational outreach programs in Minnesota for over 21,000 people. We did not achieve our goal to reach 50,000 people across Minnesota in fiscal year 2013, reaching a total of 27,617 people. Whereas the number of community outreach performances is relatively similar to past years, the number of people gathered at those events was more intimate. The Mikado, our collaboration with Skylark Opera had four performances instead of our usual eleven. The production sold out before we opened and was very well received by audiences and critics.",,664868,Other,699576,34708,"Gregory Anderson, Jeff Chen, Don Eitel, Reme Grefalda, Michael Hu, Sundraya Kase, Dan Le, Dorothy Mollien, Kari Ruth, Rick Shiomi, Kaimay Yuen Terry, Tom Thao, Paji Vitoff, Stuart Weeldreyer, Atlee Wong",0.5,"Theater Mu, Inc. AKA Mu Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sara,Ochs,"Theater Mu, Inc. AKA Mu Performing Arts","275 E 4th St Ste 496","St Paul",MN,55101-1682,"(612) 789-1012 ",sara@muperformingarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, McLeod, Morrison, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Scott, Sherburne, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-277,"Lawrence Burnett: Choral director and professor of music, Carleton College.; Sunny Chanthanouvong: Executive director, Lao Assistance Center. Policy Fellow, Humphrey School. Board member, St Paul Foundation, Asian/American Health Coalition, Harrison Neighborhood Association. Member, MN Compulsive Gambling Advisory Committee, Civil Rights Commission.; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers.; Brian Jose: Executive director of fine arts programming, College of St Benedict/St John's University.; Jerry Lopez: Executive director, Ce Tempoxcalli.; Jennifer Penzkover: Coordinator, Saint Cloud Arts Commission.; Andrea Specht: Executive director, Bloomington Theatre and Art Center.; Sarah Stauder: Executive director, Rochester Art Center.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes
20676,"Operating Support",2013,408025,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Walker is a leading contemporary, multidisciplinary arts center committed to the creative expression of artists. Outcomes: support artists, present programs across the visual, performing, film/video, and design arts, and advance interdisciplinary initiatives. Strengthen connections with the local and regional arts community through enhanced support and involvement of partners, artists, and programmers. To support the Walker's Strategic Plan, regular assessment remains critical to all program and business functions, and ensures broad-based understanding of artist and audience engagement amongst all staff. To quantify annual accomplishments beyond financial measures, the Walker documents key Measures of Success within the areas of artistic leadership and innovation, audience engagement, civic commitment, and stewardship. In the area of artistic leadership and innovation, the measures track artist engagements across the disciplines, Walker-organized exhibitions and presentations, publications, commissions, premieres, artist residencies, traveling programs, interdisciplinary collaborations, and awards. These achievements are shared publicly each year through the Walker's online Annual Report. 2: The Walker is dedicated to advancing participation in the arts and active audience engagement. Outcomes: broaden, deepen, and diversify engagement with audiences. Using Google Analytics, Walker staff measures growth in mnartists.org membership, the number of active members, artworks uploaded or linked, visitors, page views and visit length, and visitors' specific interactions with the site features. Member and artist surveys are also conducted through email, community forums, and in person to hear how well mnartists.org serves them. The staff tracks how well mnartists.org spurs critical conservation about the arts in Minnesota and increased exposure for its artists via the press. For programs like Artist-Designed Mini Golf, performances, and film screenings, the Walker interviews the artists involved to gain their feedback, and conducts visitor surveys. It also tracks media attention, program attendance, and admissions/ticket income when applicable.","The Walker presented contemporary art and artists across the disciplines through nine exhibitions; more than eighty five performances; 170 film/video screenings; artist residency activities; and hundreds of artist talks, lectures, workshops, tours, and panel discussions. The Walker organized the first major United States survey of Mexico City-based artist Abraham Cruzvillegas and presented the first retrospective in fifteen years of work by American photographer Cindy Sherman. Four Walker-organized travelling exhibitions were viewed by more than 190,000 people in nine museums in seven cities in the United States. The Walker's Performing Arts program commissioned six new performances and presented three world premieres, including new work by Minneapolis-based BodyCartography Project. Seventeen Walker-commissioned performances toured to thirty nine venues in twenty cities in the United States, and eleven countries. The newly renovated Walker Cinema featured several regional premieres as well as the British Arrows Awards with record-breaking attendance. 2: The mnartists.org Web site served more than 21,840 artists and organizations statewide, hosted 933,050 user sessions, and connected more than 900 Minnesota artists with 60,000 people through partnerships and outreach programs. The site featured extensive arts writing commissioned from fifty nine Minnesota writers. It also shared content with national arts sites and collaborated with Grand Rapids-based ArtPrize to broaden recognition across the Upper Midwest. The Walker's Artist-Designed Mini Golf course, created as part of the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden's 25th anniversary during the summer of 2013, was created by forty eight Minnesota artists and garnered national media attention. The Walker also commissioned Minnesota artist Andy Messerschmidt for his first major museum installation. In partnership with Twin Cities Public Television, the annual MNTV series of short films featured eighteen Minnesota filmmakers. In addition, the 40th annual Choreographer's Evening showcased fifty one Minnesota dance artists.",,16001755,Other,16409780,,"James Dayton, Patrick Denzer, Marjorie Weiser, Mark Addicks, Carol Bemis, Ralph Burnet, John Christakos, Thomas Crosby Jr, Andrew Duff, Shawn Gensch, Karen Heithoff, Richard Hirst, Chris Killingstad, Anne Labovitz, Muffy MacMillan, Jennifer Martin, David Moore Jr, Monica Nassif, Dawn Owens, Richard Payne Jr, Michael Peterman, Brian Pietsch, Donna Pohlad, Rebecca Pohlad, Teresa Rasmussen, Elizabeth Redleaf, Peter Remes, Chris Roberts, Joel Ronning, Lynn Carlson Schell, Wim Stocks, Mike Sweeney, Laura Taft, John Thomson, John Whaley, Susan White, Tom Wicka, Audrey Wilf, Frank Wilkinson",,"Walker Art Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marla,Stack,"Walker Art Center","1750 Hennepin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403-2115,"(612) 375-7640 ",marla.stack@walkerart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, St. Louis, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-285,"Lawrence Adams: Principal, LarsonAllen, LLP.; Jonathan Carter: Solutions development manager, General Mills.; Ellen Copperud: Board member, Southwest Minnesota Arts and Humanities Council.; Kenna Cottman Sarge: Artistic director, Voice of Culture Drum and Dance. Educator, TU Dance Center. Dancer with Pramila Vasudevan.; Hong Dice: Professor of music, Carleton College, and Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing; Antony Goddard: Executive director, Paramount Arts Resource Trust, and St Cloud Opportunities.; Anna Johnson: Independent arts consultant; Therese Kunz: Creative director, Longville Arts Center; Founder, Screen Porch Productions, Inc.; Janis Lane-Ewart: Executive director and volunteer programmer, KFAI. Treasurer, Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations, and National Federation of Community Broadcasters.|Peter Spooner, Curator, Tweed Museum of Art. Board member, Duluth Public Arts Commission, Duluth Public Library, Artists Relief Fund, and Chester Bowl Improvement Club.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes
20678,"Operating Support",2013,14498,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans believe the arts are vital to who we are. Weavers Guild of Minnesota plans to focus on re-imagining what it means to be a member (supporter, student, or instructor) of our organization. Goals: remain relevant today and in the future; study and develop a revitalized benefits program; use technology to reach and communicate with an expanded community; and create an ongoing channel of support to ensure sustained arts programming. Outcomes: report data numbers, proximity/location, and demographics. Membership activities respondents were most interested in following: 93-96% classes and workshops; 22-32% member meetings with speakers; 7-32% Fiber Fair; and 11-29% study groups. While classes and workshops and Fiber Fair were also mentioned, our strong education program and Fiber Fair will continue; a core curriculum review is being led by the Education Committee, and the annual member sale will take place at the Northrup King Building in 2013. To address the other major areas of interest the Membership Chair developed a timeline and objectives to meet the following needs: with the surveys capturing data related to skills/abilities for participation and more weekend activities, Weavers Guild has changed the name of its study groups to ‘interest groups’; developed a new group that will focus on building relationships with newer weavers or those not familiar with our activities. 2: People of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities participate in the arts. Weavers Guild of Minnesota plans to continue its strong educational programming. Goals: explore satellite locations and have a broader presence through the metro area; increase capacity and audience reach (students, individuals, artists) in all ages and skill levels in communities that normally do not have access to our unique art form and resources. Outcomes: increase accessibility and engage underserved populations through data tracking, resource development, and evaluation. Weavers Guild of Minnesota's Operations Manager has completed Associate Management Software training, imported old database information, and launched the organization's new Associate Management Software system and website. These initiatives also included planning for communications, such as the weekly online member newsletter, The Draft, and student and instructor course details. Members and broader audience can now register for classes and workshops online. Weavers Guild members also have the capacity to log-in to renew their membership, update contact information, or access the member directory. We formed an ad hoc task group to develop and plan the content for a members-only forum and section of the Web site. Highlights of this unique function will allow for more direct communication and a photo sharing feature, as well as a platform for individuals to request/discuss ride-sharing options or who is interested in forming a private group lesson. A Web cam can reach others remotely for meetings or informational sessions.","Weavers Guild of Minnesota's plan of re-imagining what it means to be a member resulted in designing two online surveys and collecting data from newer and former members. We received responses from 15% of newer members and 10% from former members. The survey asked a series of questions related to joining/membership in the organization, interest(s), organization involvement/participation, interactions with social networking, communication, and proximity/location. When asked, Why did you join? respondents mentioned the following (highest to lowest): to learn about weaving, spinning and dyeing, to connect with other people interested in fiber [arts], class tuition discount, and [interest in] equipment. We learned that 55% of respondents registered for a class at the same time they signed up to be a member, while 38% took a class(es) before joining the organization. Demographics: 93% female, and 7% male; Age: 46%: 46-60; 39%: 61-75; 13%: 30-45. 2: Weavers Guild of Minnesota's plan to remain relevant today and in the future involved using technology to reach and communicate with its community. In March 2013, we acquired and implemented Associate Management Software, and other supporting technology to upgrade our database and that system's capacity to interact with our Web site and accounting software. With an increase in online readership and a growing and active Web audience, Weavers Guild has technologically positioned itself to move the organization in a positive, engaging direction. The efficiencies and integration of these systems frees up staff to benefit other organization programs (Outreach, Education, Membership and Development).",,126185,Other,140683,14498,"Donna Gravesen, Peggy Baldwin, Geri Retzlaff, Cathie Mayr, Ellen Richard, Peter Withoff, Steve Pauling, Jere Thompson, Jackie Lind, Gayle Groebner, Jan Hayman",,"Weavers Guild of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Linda,Hansen,"Weavers Guild of Minnesota","3000 University Ave SE Ste 110",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 436-0463 ",lhansen@weaversguildmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, McLeod, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Wadena, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-287,"Lawrence Burnett: Choral director and professor of music, Carleton College.; Sunny Chanthanouvong: Executive director, Lao Assistance Center. Policy Fellow, Humphrey School. Board member, St Paul Foundation, Asian/American Health Coalition, Harrison Neighborhood Association. Member, MN Compulsive Gambling Advisory Committee, Civil Rights Commission.; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers.; Brian Jose: Executive director of fine arts programming, College of St Benedict/St John's University.; Jerry Lopez: Executive director, Ce Tempoxcalli.; Jennifer Penzkover: Coordinator, Saint Cloud Arts Commission.; Andrea Specht: Executive director, Bloomington Theatre and Art Center.; Sarah Stauder: Executive director, Rochester Art Center.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes
32289,"Operating Support",2016,29119,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Through all the Ballet’s programming and efforts at inclusion, the fuller public can experience the art of dance as participants and audience members. Ballet programs are inclusive as measured by such means as goal-based evaluation of audience ages, observation by staff and parents of special Creative Dance classes, monitoring Americans with Disabilities Act plan. 2: Through excellent presentations, education programs, and nourishing of state artists, Ballet helps arts flourish in northern Minnesota and beyond. Arts thrive in Duluth area and beyond lifted by the Ballet’s fine artistic efforts, measured by such outcome-based assessing as data-gathering, internal/external observation, participant surveys.","Ballet's outreach programs and adaptive ballet class widened inclusion of participants; family-friendly performances encouraged a wide age range. Ballet evaluated audience ages, brought nontraditional audiences by working with service groups; reviewed teacher responses to outreach programs; employed suggestions by parents of adaptive dance class; monitored ADA plan. 2: In 50th anniversary season, Ballet helped to keep arts flourishing by providing high-quality performances, training, outreach, and using musicians. Ballet monitored audience reaction, performance reviews, social media postings; artistic staff tracked company and student development; staff, outreach director, school teachers evaluated impact of outreach programs.",,735963,"Other, local or private",765082,,"Sue Fuchs, Jayme Hartman, Renee Heytens, Betsy Holcomb, Bonnie Hughes, Rachel Inselman, Susan Johnson, Morgana Kolenda, Harvey Plasch, Ed Schumacher, Carole Turner, Jeanne Urban, Briana von Elbe, Mary Jo White, Mel Winkler, Darlene Wolfe",,"Duluth Ballet AKA Minnesota Ballet","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jasmine,McDonough,"Duluth Ballet AKA Minnesota Ballet","301 1st St W Ste 800",Duluth,MN,55802-1613,"(218) 529-3742x 17",managingdirector@minnesotaballet.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-618,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32301,"Operating Support",2016,59582,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Foster artistic development and community engagement: Manage grant programs; connect composers with Minnesota performers; produce twenty-five innova releases. Regular communication with participants throughout the duration of programs. Surveys and qualitative discussions by/with key stakeholders. 2: Inspire students with Fresh Music: Provide middle and high school students with meaningful musical experiences through the creation of new music. Ongoing monitoring of new and replicated programs and residencies, input from advisory committee and surveys completed by key stakeholders including artists, educators and students. ","ACF maintained vital re-granting, fellowship and commissioning programs; produced 26 new recordings; and facilitated seminars for reading of new work. Staff communicates with participants throughout residencies/programs to shape projects as they progress. Composers complete final reports, and findings are shared with pertinent committees of the board and funders. 2: Two pieces were written for BandQuest and ChoralQuest. NextNotes High School Composition Awards encouraged music creation and mentored six students. Quantitative and qualitative data were measured. Compiled findings assess program elements and the role staff needs to play in fostering success. Independent evaluation of NextNotes' first year influencing new processes this year.",,1587282,"Other, local or private",1646864,3000,"Meredith Alden, J. Anthony Allen, James Berdahl, Pearl Bergad, Jeffrey Cadwell, Patrick Castillo, Mary Ellen Childs, David Conte, Dee Ann Crossley, Melitta Drechsler, Jorja Fleezanis, Vivian Fung, Delta David Gier, Jeff Graves, Stephen Green, Joy Harjo, Jennifer Howard, Sam Hsu, Nancy Huart, Barry Kempton, Deb Kermeen, Anne LeBaron, Evans Mirageas, Fred Moore, David Myers, John Nuechterlein, Joseph Ohrt, David Ranheim, Bill Sands, Jim Stephenson, Dan Thomas, Tom Voegeli, James Wafler",,"The American Composers Forum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bonnie,Marshall,"The American Composers Forum","522 Landmark Ctr 75 W 5th St","St Paul",MN,55102-1439,"(651) 251-2822 ",bmarshall@composersforum.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Ramsey, Steele, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-621,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32302,"Operating Support",2016,86781,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create quality craft experiences for Minnesotans through partnerships with local artists and organizations, innovative programming, awards, magazine, library, and shows. ACC will evaluate success through increased use of ACC resources, improved economic opportunities for artists, feedback from participants, sustained financial stability, and growth in attendance, donations, and members.","ACC created quality craft experiences for Minnesotans through partnerships with organizations and artists, innovative programming, awards, magazine, library, and shows. ACC demonstrated success through increased use of ACC resources, improved economic opportunities for artists, participant feedback, sustained membership, financial stability, and growth in attendance and donations.",,4989527,"Other, local or private",5076308,13017,"Barbara Berlin, Kevin Buchi, Sonya Clark, Chuck Duddingston, Robert Duncan, Libba Evans, Kelly Gage, Miguel Gómez-Ibáñez, Jim Hackney, Charlotte Herrera, Ayumi Horie, Giselle Huberman, Stuart Kestenbaum, Michael Lamar, Stoney Lamar, Lorne Lassiter, Kathryn LeBaron, Wendy Maruyama, Lydia Matthews, Alexandra Moses, Gabriel Ofiesh, Bruce Pepich, Judy Pote, S. Kay Savik, Josh Simpson, Thomas Turner, Damian Velasquez, Namita Gupta Wiggers, Patricia A. Young",,"American Craft Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elissa,Chaffee,"American Craft Council","1224 Marshall St NE Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 206-3125 ",echaffee@craftcouncil.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-622,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32303,"Operating Support",2016,422879,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artspace will leverage affordable space to increase arts production, collaboration and earnings; engage audiences; and spur positive development. Artspace will provide 1,120,832 square feet of affordable space across twelve projects for more than 300 artist families and 50 arts organizations in five Minnesota communities. 2: Thousands of Minnesota youth and adults from across the state will have access to diverse and affordable dance education and performance activities. As Minnesota's home for dance, the Cowles Center will provide at least 100 performances, 300 educational sessions, and space for twenty arts organizations.","Artspace leveraged affordable space to increase arts production, collaboration and earnings; engage audiences; and spur positive development. Artspace tracks this outcome in terms of the amount, quality, and diversity of artistic activity occurring within the 1,120,832 SF of affordable space across twelve projects, serving 300 artist families and 50 arts organizations in five Minnesota communit 2: 30,997 Minnesota youth and adults from across the state had access to diverse and affordable dance education and performance activities. This outcome was tracked by performance and program attendance numbers, program records, and feedback from survey, talk back sessions, and conversations with participants and partners. ",,21280796,"Other, local or private",21703675,168530,"James Adams, Mark Addicks, Peter Beard, Randall Bourscheidt, Diane Dalto, Matthew Damon, Lou DeMars, Terrance Dolan, Rebecca Driscoll, Marie Feely, James Feild, Roy Gabay, Bruce Hudson-Bogaard, Burton Kassell, Suzanne Koepplinger, Peter Lefferts, Margaret Lucas, Mary Margaret MacMillan, Mark Manbeck, Richard Martin, Betty Massey, Dan Mehls, Herman Milligan, Cynthia Newsom, Roger Opp, Gloria Perez, Barbara Portwood, Elizabeth Redleaf, Joel Ronning, Annamarie Saarinen, Gloria Sewell, Susan Kenny Stevens, and Cree Zischke",2,"Artspace Projects, Inc. AKA Artspace","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shannon,Joern,"Artspace Projects, Inc. AKA Artspace","250 3rd Ave N Ste 400",Minneapolis,MN,55401,"(612) 333-9012 ",shannon.joern@artspace.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Crow Wing, Dakota, Freeborn, Hennepin, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Morrison, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Sibley, Stevens, St. Louis, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-623,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32305,"Operating Support",2016,10459,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To hire a part-time development director to help increase unearned revenue sources, thereby improving the organization's financial situation and ensuring its future. This outcome will be evaluated by measuring an increase in donations and by identifying and tracking the new donors. It will also be evaluated by having a balanced budget.","Our outcome in 2016 is to improve our financial development strategies to increase unearned revenue sources, thereby improving the AACA's financial situation and ensuring its future. We implemented eTapestry, which has provided more detailed donor tracking capabilities. Our FY 2015 budget ended in a $40k loss, but that is the lowest deficit we have had since 2011.",,263025,"Other, local or private",273484,10459,"Megan Burroughs, Mary Davenport, Greg Davis, Laura Helle, Andrew Kepper, Randy Kramer, Bradley Mariska, Rodney Nordeng, Gretchen Ramlo, Ward Robinson, Celeste Ruble, Chad Sayles, Belita Schindler, Marlene R. Schlichter, Dave Sylte, Mary Anne Wolesky ",,"Austin Area Commission for the Arts AKA Historic Paramount Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marlene,Schlichter,"Austin Area Commission for the Arts AKA Historic Paramount Theatre","300 Main St N",Austin,MN,55912,"(507) 434-0934 ",accountant@austinareaarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Cass, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, St. Louis, Waseca, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-625,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32311,"Operating Support",2016,285713,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Serve 250,000 people through artistic and education programs, including 85,000 served through opportunities designed to increase access to the arts. Participation counts, surveys, formal assessment designed to measure against the following benchmarks: Increase access to the arts for 85,000 people; serve 3,000+ children through education programs. 2: Produce a season of seven plays that meet rigorous standards of artistic excellence and represent diverse voices, including five world premieres. Internal and external artistic assessment; audience satisfaction surveys; audience counts; reviews; community events and conversations; ongoing monitoring of commissioning/development activities. ","CTC served 291,872 youth, families and teachers through productions and education programs, including 103,925 people who came through access programs. CTC used participation counts to assess increases in access and implemented a survey of access/community engagement program participants. CTC conducted formal assessments of education programs in the schools. 2: CTC produced seven diverse plays and musicals, including five world premieres, representing reimagined classics and inspiring new works. Community input included the LGBTQ Focus Group; a check-in with groups serving low income households; the Latino Council, which seeks to expand CTC's relationship with the Latino community; and the new Twin Cities Large Cultural Organizations Forum.",,10946064,"Other, local or private",11231777,19506,"Stefanie Adams, Todd Balan, Matthew R. Banks, Ellen Bendel-Stenzel, Michael Blum, Todd Brooks, Linnea Burman, Morgan Burns, Barbara Burwell, Y. Ralph Chu, Paula Cooney, Jeff Davidman, Ryan Engle, Pam Enstad, Michael Fanuele, Kerry B. Fauver, G. Bryan Fleming, Rajiv Garg, Lili Hall, Carrie Higgins, Hoyt Hsiao, Sam Hsu, Bill Johnson, Christine Kalla, Joe Keeley, Chad Larsen, Jim Lemke, Alex Liu, Michael Maeser, Gayle Malcolm, George Montague, Todd Noteboom, Doug Parish, JoAnne Pastel, Lisa Saul Paylor, Allison Peterson, Martha Pomerantz, Mojdeh Poul, Mark Price, Jocelyn Knoll, Jag Reddy, Sharon Ryan, Suzi Kim Scott, Tara Sutton, Dave VanBenschoten, Jeff von Gillern, Patrick B. Walsh, William White",9.1,"The Children's Theatre Company and School AKA Children's Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Annie,Nelson,"The Children's Theatre Company and School AKA Children's Theatre Company","2400 3rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404-3506,"(612) 874-0500 ",anelson@childrenstheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-631,"Brooke Barsness: Executive director, Kaddatz Galleries; former Minnesota State Arts Board member; Emily Bhatti: Fundraiser and consultant for arts institutions and nonprofits; Robin Gillette: Arts consultant; former executive director, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Stephen Manuszak: Program manager for international initiatives, Arts Midwest; Jill Moore: Executive Director of Great River Arts; Sherrie Pugh: Retired community economic developer and philanthropy administrator; Minnesota African American Museum volunteer; Patricia Zurlo: Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32314,"Operating Support",2016,67541,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide no- or low-cost access for 200 low-income students; work with three-five partners serving low-income and diverse youth; two series for disabled youth. Documentation of number of scholarships; report on partners and the demographics of their group; documentation of the disability class attendance and accomplishments. 2: At least 40,000 at shows and demonstrations; free circus intro days for 1,000 people; engage 30+ teaching artists; serve 2,500 students. Attendance for summer show, spring showcases, public demonstration days; number of students in year-long, summer camp and school classes; report on number of teaching artists engaged.","200 low income students got scholarships; worked with two non-profits and twelve city schools; ran two programs for mentally and physically disabled youth. Record of scholarships and work study; list of non-profits and schools; record of offering classes and then attendance at Wings and Out of the Chair. 2: 52,000+ saw shows and demonstrations; introduction to Circus for Saint Paul Public Schools group; 1,000 youth year-round, 426 summer camps, over 1,000 at shows; 49 teaching artists. Attendance at 2015 summer and spring shows, community performances; tally of outreach to Saint Paul Public School groups; enrollment in year-round, summer camps and free show tickets; coaches and other teaching artists engaged.",,2109212,"Other, local or private",2176753,9585,"Lance Lemieux, Dan Currell, Donna Gies, Laura Mogren, John Esch, Krista Sweeney, Dan Rooney, George M. Heriot, Veneeta Sakar Branby, Peter Huber, Dan Butler, Betty Butler",,"Circus of the Star AKA Circus Juventas","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kim,Thompson,"Circus of the Star AKA Circus Juventas","1270 Montreal Ave","St Paul",MN,55116-2400,"(651) 699-8229 ",kim@circusjuventas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Brown, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Lake, Olmsted, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-634,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32315,"Operating Support",2016,36934,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Two new products expand and/or deepen service to current demographics and eliminate economic and/or geographic barriers. A survey determines if new products attract new consumers, resolve geographic/economic barriers, and/or deepens service to current consumers. 2. More people are aware of CLIMB Theatre. Data collection determines if website redesign, social media efforts, awards, and programming through new technologies introduces CLIMB to 10,000 people.","Two new products expanded and/or deepened service to current demographics and eliminated economic and/or geographic barriers. New products: (1) Faraway Woods podcasts: free online, and (2) one person (lower cost) classes for Middle-School and Preschool. Partner data is collected during booking to identify barriers. Podcast listens, downloads and geo-location is tracked. 2: More people are aware of CLIMB Theatre. CLIMB's web traffic increased after redesign by over 50%, 29,464 unique views since Oct 2015, up from 11,482 in 2014. CLIMB's Faraway Woods podcasts also provided programs via podcast to 4,742 listeners in 2016.",,11426767,"Other, local or private",11463701,11279,"James Gambone, Joseph Atkins, Bonnie Matson, Milan Mockovak, James Olney, Bill Partlan, Christine Walsh, Peg Wetli",,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peg,Wetli,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","6415 Carmen Ave E","Inver Grove Heights",MN,55076-4428,"(651) 453-9275x 19",peg@climb.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Brown, Carlton, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Mahnomen, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Traverse, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-635,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32316,"Operating Support",2016,52284,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Develop programs that give access to the reading experience in ways supplemental to traditional publishing, providing a new model for publishers. Collect surveys and evaluations from partner organizations, authors, and readers to qualitatively and quantitatively assess reach and change in community expectations of publishers. 2: Expand local and national awareness of both our Minnesota writers and nationally known authors through new and backlist titles as well as programs. Track our projects and programs featuring national and local writers. Conduct annual surveys of writers, local host organizations, and audiences to measure change in awareness.","Eight Minnesota events drew 1520 attendees to diverse venues. Over 70% of CHP in the Stacks guests said the event made them feel differently about libraries. Surveyed authors who participated about their experiences, surveyed participants, measured attendance, talked with staff at participating organizations, and analyzed numbers for overall program impact. 2: Published nineteen books (two translations, four reissues), tracked 38 Minnesota events including three CHP in the Stacks events; 35 were in the Twin Cities and three in greater Minnesota. Surveyed authors and audiences, tracked attendance, surveyed Coffee House Press interns, sought feedback from CHP in the Stacks' partner organizations, staff/authors analyzed residencies.",,865174,"Other, local or private",917458,,"Carol Mack, Patricia Beithon, Patricia Tilton, Suzanne Allen, Jeffrey Hom, Carl Horsch, Kenneth Kahn, Stephen Keating, Jennifer Kwon-Dobbs, Sarah Lutman, Malcolm McDermid, Sjur Midness, Maureen Millea Smith, Peter Nelson, Jim Nichols, Enrique Olivarez Jr., Marla Stack, Paul Stembler, Chris Fischbach",,"Coffee House Press","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Chris,Fischbach,"Coffee House Press","79 13th Ave NE Ste 000",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 338-0125 ",fish@coffeehousepress.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-636,"Brooke Barsness: Executive director, Kaddatz Galleries; former Minnesota State Arts Board member; Emily Bhatti: Fundraiser and consultant for arts institutions and nonprofits; Robin Gillette: Arts consultant; former executive director, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Stephen Manuszak: Program manager for international initiatives, Arts Midwest; Jill Moore: Executive Director of Great River Arts; Sherrie Pugh: Retired community economic developer and philanthropy administrator; Minnesota African American Museum volunteer; Patricia Zurlo: Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32317,"Operating Support",2016,29766,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The DAI becomes a hub for creative thinking and community engagement for all people in our region. We will track growth and depth of organizational and community partnerships through statistical data and surveys. We will also track audience participation details and collect quantitative and qualitative data.","The DAI became a hub for creative thinking and community engagement for all people in our region. We tracked class enrollments, exhibit attendance, website traffic, social media followers, press coverage, number of members, and number of new community partners. We also distributed surveys and recorded audience reactions via a comment book.",,420510,"Other, local or private",450276,5953,"Matthew Cartier, Mary Mathews, Helena Jackson, Marva Beckman, Erin Endsley, Fatih Benzer, John Heino, Melissa B. Maloney, Patty Mester, Robin Murphy, Joseph L. Nease, Mary Parks, Kat Ramsland, David Sadowski, Stacie Whaley, Robin Washington",,"Duluth Art Institute Association AKA Duluth Art Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anne,Dugan,"Duluth Art Institute Association AKA Duluth Art Institute","506 W Michigan St",Duluth,MN,55802-1517,"(218) 733-7560 ",adugan@duluthartinstitute.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Benton, Carlton, Cook, Faribault, Hennepin, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Ramsey, Stearns, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-637,"Brooke Barsness: Executive director, Kaddatz Galleries; former Minnesota State Arts Board member; Emily Bhatti: Fundraiser and consultant for arts institutions and nonprofits; Robin Gillette: Arts consultant; former executive director, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Stephen Manuszak: Program manager for international initiatives, Arts Midwest; Jill Moore: Executive Director of Great River Arts; Sherrie Pugh: Retired community economic developer and philanthropy administrator; Minnesota African American Museum volunteer; Patricia Zurlo: Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32318,"Operating Support",2016,39708,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Spend the equivalent of 30% of our artist fee budget on powerful residencies that bring the arts across our campus and our community. Evaluation: Letters of Agreement, participant and/or facilitator surveys, number of residencies and participants, number of community partners, additional expenses to host residency. 2: Create a behavior of attendance and support for the arts within our student population. Survey students annually to track attendance, perceptions, attitudes toward arts participation, track student tickets and participation in related activities.","Residency/outreach played an integral role in CSB's season; more than twenty activities provided opportunities for people to engage directly with artists. CSB tracked number of activities and participants, mix of on campus vs off campus events, fees associated with residency, and additional hotel costs. We were able to negotiate no hotel with several companies, reducing costs. 2: A majority (80%) of students surveyed indicated their experiences at CSB have made them more likely to attend arts events after graduation. CSB surveyed students at the end of the year and learned the majority are primed for future arts engagement: 74% believe the arts are invaluable to a healthy community, 54% attended three or more arts events in the last year.",,814950,"Other, local or private",854658,,"Mimi Bitzan, Brian Campbell, Bethany Purkapile, David Deblieck, Louann Dummich, Barry Elert, Paul Hamilton, Laura Hood, Adam Houghton, Katie Campbell, Mark McGowan, Cindy Malone, Rick Odenthal, Sue Palmer, Gustavo Pena, Colleen Petters, Br. Simon-Hoa Phan, Chris Rasmussen, Joe Rogers, Seven Bezdichek Pfahning, Arno Shermock, Jerry Wetterling, Katie Ruprecht-Wittrock, Brandyn Woodard",,"College of Saint Benedict AKA College of Saint Benedict Fine Arts Programming","Public College/University","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Hanlon,"College of Saint Benedict AKA College of Saint Benedict Fine Arts Programming","37 College Ave S PO Box 2000","St Joseph",MN,56321,"(320) 363-5011 ",lhanlon@csbsju.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-638,"Kaitlyn Bohlin: Development manager, North House Folk School; Thomas Dodge: Secretary of Fairmont Opera House board of directors; Helen Franczyk: Arts marketing and communications consultant; Claudia Fuentes: Met Council outreach coordinator; arts volunteer; Amy Giddings: Music specialist, North Shore Community School, Duluth; Christopher Osgood: Vice president, community relations, McNally Smith College of Music; executive director, McNally Smith College of Music Foundation; Carolyn Wintersteen: Executive director of Theatre B; actor; Andrew Zimney: Director of operations, Youth Frontiers","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32320,"Operating Support",2016,42529,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans involved in community organizations will learn through creative arts programs that let them experience, create and connect with art. - Programs held at five or more types of organizations: schools, shelters, libraries, hospitals; Residency participants create at least one piece of original art; 80% of evaluations show participants learned. 2: Minnesotans of many ethnicities and abilities will participate in COMPAS hands-on programs and we will meet or exceed their expectations. 87% of evaluations rate COMPAS as excellent or good in all areas of customer service and experience with artists. Everyone at a residency is given the opportunity to create art.","Minnesotans participated in arts programs at schools, libraries and ten other types of orgs; all residencies included art-making; 97% agree they learned. Tracked the types of organization in which programs were held. Asked artists and customers (e.g. teachers, activity directors, etc.) to report on the art that was created and if new skills / information was learned. 2: Minnesotans of many ethnicities and abilities participated in our programs. 97% of evaluation answers rated us as excellent or good in service and programs. We tracked ethnicity of our artists and (to the best of our ability) participants, recorded program locations, and surveyed artists and customers about participant inclusivity and activities, and about customer service. ",,996437,"Other, local or private",1038966,11570,"Roderic Southall, Mimi Stake, Diane Johnson, Susan Rotilie, Hristina Markova, Cheryl Bock, Michelle Silverman, Yvette Trotman, Keven Ambrus, Robert Erickson, Tamera Irwin, Christina Koppang, Samantha Massaglia, Celena Plesha, Louis Porter, Jeff Goldenberg, Mary Sennes",,"COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Linck,"COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","75 5th St W Ste 304","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 292-3203 ",joan@compas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Faribault, Fillmore, Hennepin, Houston, Itasca, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Marshall, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Polk, Ramsey, Renville, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-640,"Brooke Barsness: Executive director, Kaddatz Galleries; former Minnesota State Arts Board member; Emily Bhatti: Fundraiser and consultant for arts institutions and nonprofits; Robin Gillette: Arts consultant; former executive director, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Stephen Manuszak: Program manager for international initiatives, Arts Midwest; Jill Moore: Executive Director of Great River Arts; Sherrie Pugh: Retired community economic developer and philanthropy administrator; Minnesota African American Museum volunteer; Patricia Zurlo: Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
32322,"Operating Support",2016,29722,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The DSSO will be more inclusive and accessible in programming and program participation. Through our Journals On A Journey initiative. We will circulate these journals throughout the orchestra, the audience and the community. We will solicit feedback in the journals from all of these constituencies. 2: The DSSO will collaborate with other organizations (arts and non-arts) to assure that music thrives in the Twin Ports. Our Journals On A Journey will circulate through the groups with which we collaborate. There will be questions that directly ask about how the arts are surviving and thriving in the State of Minnesota because of our work.","In addition to the Journals we have initiated a survey of audience and non-audience members. The survey is giving us feedback on our product, our demographic and the ability of many different populations to participate in the arts and the product we deliver. 2: Our collaborators are currently participating in our survey and journals and creating their own. The survey is giving us a lot of good information about how the arts can continue to thrive and grow through the work that we do.",,1587478,"Other, local or private",1617200,2387,"John Berchild, Mamie Hughes, Eric Kiekow, Eric Honkanen, Dennis Lamkin, Jeff Iisakka, Jeff Cadwell, RuthAnn Eaton, James Farkas, Fr. Andrew Ricci, Christabel Grant, Tina Koecher, Bob Bennett, Christopher Virta, William Palmer, Dean Casperson, Jerry Zanko, Sandra Barkley",1,"Duluth Superior Symphony Association AKA Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rebecca,Petersen,"Duluth Superior Symphony Association AKA Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra","130 Superior St W Ste LL2",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 623-3776 ",rpetersen@dsso.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Cook, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-642,"Brooke Barsness: Executive director, Kaddatz Galleries; former Minnesota State Arts Board member; Emily Bhatti: Fundraiser and consultant for arts institutions and nonprofits; Robin Gillette: Arts consultant; former executive director, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Stephen Manuszak: Program manager for international initiatives, Arts Midwest; Jill Moore: Executive Director of Great River Arts; Sherrie Pugh: Retired community economic developer and philanthropy administrator; Minnesota African American Museum volunteer; Patricia Zurlo: Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
32327,"Operating Support",2016,60627,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Reach more artists (including increase range in age, cultural background, artistic discipline, gender, stage of career). Offer topical workshops under a Pay-What-You-Can model that makes topics accessible to a wider audience. Engage in diverse cross-sector partnerships. Provide online resources and in-person resource centers in Saint Paul and Fergus Falls. 2: Reach more communities. - Grow our presence in rural communities through our Lake Region office in Fergus Falls; Share program models with other communities; Refine program lifecycle model: new programs are tested and piloted locally, then shared with other communities.","Reached more than 21,000 artists via 165 free/low cost workshops, expanded programs in greater Minnesota, and more. Connected arts and communities via meaningful cross-sector partnerships. Presented 165 professional development workshops at 36 Minnesota locations, reaching 2,151 artists. Of the 1,134 artists completing surveys, 97% rated the quality as good to excellent. Connected artists to community via Roots of Rondo and more. 2: Springboard distributed 365 toolkits in Minnesota, up from 45 distributed in FY15. We provided 314 health vouchers and assisted more than 21,000 artists via our Fergus Falls and Saint Paul offices. We carefully track toolkit distribution, both in Minnesota and nationally. In Fergus Falls we expanded our office's physical location to accommodate more services. We continued to track our legal referrals, which increased year-on-year from 85 to 153. ",,1276152,"Other, local or private",1336779,60627,"Melanie Full, Shannon Pettitt, Laura Zimmermann, Noel Nix, Mike Hoyt, Jeremy Cohen, Lisa Middag, Anne Jin Soo Preston, Jerome Rawls, Susan Schuster, Sheila Terryll",,"Springboard for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carl,Swanson,"Springboard for the Arts","308 Prince St Ste 270","St Paul",MN,55101-1437,"(651) 292-4381 ",carl@springboardforthearts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Hubbard, Lyon, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena, Waseca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-647,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32328,"Operating Support",2016,29444,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Weaving arts into every facet of community life, Forecast will utilize programmatic synergy to expand its reach to communities and artists. Forecast will collect data on objectives: four cross-sector forums; eight capacity-building workshops; 15 staff meetings to build synergy between program activities; and five art projects in new communities. 2: To ensure the arts thrive in Minnesota, Forecast will expand its use of technology to effectively serve existing and new constituencies. Forecast will collect data on objectives: 10% growth in digital audience numbers; add five new multimedia videos produced; add 12 special feature articles to PAR online.","Based on data collected, we achieved all the outcomes, except we produced three cross sector forums. Staff tracked activities using G-calendar archives, and quarterly reports submitted to the board. 2: Web traffic increased approximately 21% and page views increased by 11%. Five new videos were produced and fourteen online feature articles were added online. We contract with an expert for website management and for analytics on web traffic and usage. Staff tracked data regarding content published online and in print.",,586739,"Other, local or private",616183,29444,"Bob Kost, Meena Mangalvedhekar, Laurence Margolis, Darcy Berus, Frank Fitzgerald, Kurt Gough, Christine Hammes, Wendy Lane, Caroline Mehlhop, Avital Rabinowitz, Ben Shardlow, Hlee Vang, Joan Vorderbruggen, Michael Watkins",,"Forecast Public Artworks AKA Forecast Public Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laura,Ayers,"Forecast Public Artworks AKA Forecast Public Art","2300 Myrtle Ave Ste 160","St Paul",MN,55114-1854,"(651) 641-1128 ",laura@forecastpublicart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Chippewa, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-648,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32329,"Operating Support",2016,78021,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Build a leading list of creative writing by publishing 30 high quality books (fiction, literary nonfiction, and poetry). Graywolf will follow a rigorous schedule for book production and analyze the impact of editorial and publicity efforts through review coverage, awards, and reader responses. 2: Reach 250,000 readers, schedule twenty author readings attended by 1,000 Minnesotans, and collaborate with four major local institutions. Graywolf will use traditional and innovative marketing to connect authors and audiences; track book sales; evaluate the attendance and cultural impact of collaborative events and programs.","Graywolf published 30 books (poetry, fiction, nonfiction) by a diverse range of authors. These generated critical acclaim within and beyond Minnesota. Titles received sixteen reviews in the Star Tribune and 21 in the New York Times. The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson won a National Book Critics Circle Award and Four-Legged Girl by Diane Seuss was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. 2: Graywolf reached 469,000 readers, held fourteen readings for 2,500 Minnesotans, and partnered with six major institutions, including Minnesota Public Radio. Graywolf interacted with 295K social media users daily, drew 213K unique web visitors, and sold 313,145 books. Events by Eula Biss (vaccines) and Claudia Rankine (race) contributed literary perspectives on cultural issues.",,2551680,"Other, local or private",2629701,,"Catherine Allan, Trish Anderson, Carol Bemis, Mary Ebert, Lee Freeman, Christine Galloway, Jim Hoecker, Mark Jensen, Tom Joyce, Will Kaul, Chris Kirwan, Ann MacDonald, Jim McCarthy, Ed McConaghay, Allie Pohlad, Cathy Polasky, Mary Polta, Bruno Quinson, Paula Roe, Gail See, Roderic Southall, Judy Titcomb, Emily Anne Tuttle, Melinda Ward",,"Graywolf Press","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Johnson,"Graywolf Press","250 3rd Ave N Ste 600",Minneapolis,MN,55401,"(651) 641-0077 ",johnson@graywolfpress.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-649,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32334,"Operating Support",2016,14018,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences will be viscerally affected by our unique performance style, which creates a deep emotional connection between artist and audience. Audience evaluation tools will assess not just objective and demographic information, but also query for emotional impact factors. We will benchmark artistic quality by being judged in competitions. 2: Men of all ages will engage in a lifetime of singing as valued members of an intergenerational ensemble that performs with passion and excellence. Track the age distribution of our ensemble and compare it to norms. We will look for continued progress in increasing the numbers of young men who join our community of artists.","Audiences were viscerally affected by a unique performance style, which created a deep emotional connection between artist and audience. Emotional impact statements were collected at outreach events during the year. Artistic benchmarks of were achieved when the chorus finished with the fourth highest score in the world in the Spring 2016 BHS contests. 2: The intergenerational ensemble performed with passion and excellence, engaging men, ages 14 to 84, to create a lifetime of singing. 24% of chorus members were under the age of 30, while by comparison only 7% of the broader barbershop chorus community is under the age of 30. Current member ages range from 14 to 84.",,159593,"Other, local or private",173611,655,"Rick Anderson, Ed Baldzicki, Brent Benrud, Joe Cossette, Alex Donaldson, Bob Dowma, Jim Emery, Merlyn Kruse, Brian Langren, Kirk Lindberg, Kevin Lynch, Peter Maddeaux, Logan Petersen, Eric Renz, Dan True, Roger Wambheim, Kyle Weaver",,"Great Northern Union Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kevin,Lynch,"Great Northern Union Chorus","3909 Dartmouth Dr",Minnetonka,MN,55345,"(612) 723-4209 ",missioninclynch@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-654,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32338,"Operating Support",2016,657372,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Guthrie will produce, co-produce and present at least 650 live performance events for the public on three stages during fiscal year 2016. A full season of exceptional productions and presentations of the classics and new works will connect diverse audiences and artists. All ticketed performances are tracked through Tessitura software. 2: Access Services and deeply discounted tickets will allow people with disabilities and financial barriers to participate. 1,600 patrons with disabilities will purchase discounted tickets for Access performances (ASL, Audio Description and Open Captioning). 4,000 low-income patrons will purchase tickets for $2-$15. ","The Guthrie produced and presented 627 live performances on three stages during FY2016. Audience surveys and press coverage were used to evaluate artistic merit. All ticketed performances were tracked through Tessitura software. 2: 1,582 patrons with disabilities purchased discounted tickets for Access performances. 5,457 low-income patrons purchased tickets for $2-$15. Discounted tickets for people with disabilities and low-income adults were tracked through Tessitura software. Audience surveys collected feedback from individuals who used these services.",,30231070,"Other, local or private",30888442,,"Peggy Steif Abram, Martha Goldberg Aronson, Y. Marc Belton, Senator Terri E. Bonoff, Blythe Brenden, Priscilla Brewster, James L. Chosy, Terry Clark, Senator Richard J. Cohen, David Dines, Joseph Haj, Ann Marie Hanrahan, Todd Hartman, Matthew Hemsley, Diane Hofstede, David G. Hurrell, John Junek, Eric Kaler, Patrick Kennedy, Jay Kiedrowski, Jodee Kozlak, Suzanne Kubach, Brad Lerman, Helen C. Liu, Jennifer Melin Miller, Helen Meyer, David Moore, Wendy Nelson, Amanda Norman, Timothy Pabst, Anne Paape, Thomas M. Racciatti, Robert A. Rosenbaum, Stephen W. Sanger, Ron Schutz, Tim Scott, Patricia S. Simmons, Lee B. Skold, Michael Solberg, Lisa Sorenson, Kenneth F. Spence III, Jim Stephenson, Steve Thompson, Tyler Treat, Steve Webster, Heidi Wilson, Sri Zaheer, Charles A. Zelle, Wayne Zink, Martha Atwater, Karen Bachman, David C. Cox, Bill George, Pierson M. Grieve, Polly Grose, Sally Pillsbury, Steve Sanger, Douglas M. Steenland, Mary W. Vaughan, Irving Weiser, Margaret Wurtele ",,"Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,Kukielka,"Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","818 2nd St S",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1252,"(612) 225-6000 ",kathyk@guthrietheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Swift, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-658,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32339,"Operating Support",2016,413103,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Trust will offer a rich mix of arts and cultural experiences including musical theatre, concerts, educational programs, and public arts events. The Trust will host 400 arts events in its theatres, distribute 7,000 free tickets for shows, and serve 5,500 high school students through SpotLight Musical Theatre Program. 2: The Trust will reinforce the Cultural District identity and work with partners to expand arts and culture programming in the Cultural District. The Trust will: 1) Launch a cultural district brand/identity, 2) Complete plans for a large-scale public art installation, and 3) Fill 100 vacant downtown spaces with art and arts activities.","We offered a mix of musicals and concerts, expanded site-specific performances and art shows and theater education for high school students statewide. The Trust offered 426 arts events in its theaters, distributed 3,150 free tickets for shows and served 6,730 high school students through its SpotLight Musical Theatre Program. 2: Streets, stages and storefronts have been brought to life through visual and performing arts throughout the cultural district. The Trust successfully launched the West Downtown (WeDo) Cultural District, completed two large-scale public murals by local and international artists and filled 100 vacant downtown spaces with art and arts activities.",,17668891,"Other, local or private",18081994,201211,"Travis Barkve, Scott Benson, Daniel Pierce Bergin, Deneane Richburg, Judy Blaseg, Ralph W. Burnet, Sonia Cairns, Andrea Christenson, Dan Cramer, Michele Engdahl, Gloria Freeman, Jeannie Joas, Barbara Klaas, Jim Linnett, Kathleen Gullickson, Mark Marjala, Annette Thompson Meeks, Jay Novak, Jann L. Olsten, David Orbuch, Thomas J. Rosen, Ann Simonds, Julie Beth Vipperman, Tom Vitt",,"Hennepin Theatre Trust","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nathan,Soland,"Hennepin Theatre Trust","615 Hennepin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 455-9500 ",nathan.soland@hennepintheatretrust.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-659,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32343,"Operating Support",2016,23556,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Integrate arts more fully into the community, engaging diverse community stakeholders to increase creative place making. Pre and post surveys of stakeholders to gauge impact; public forum for discussion (documented); number and usage of public art projects/places; new partnerships with arts organizations. 2: Increase access by and engage a broader and larger segment of the community as patrons and artists. Track new and returning concert patrons to assess reach and engagement; establish community partnerships to engage new patrons; survey visual artists.","Engaged community stakeholders in the west metro and involved them in creative place-making. Formed public art committee from local stakeholders and held community forum; Utilized committee to select public art; conducted survey of area residents on importance of local art; collected feedback from community race dialogue. 2: Made art more accessible to the public through new initiatives. Provided new access measures for affordable art sales; increased number of public art activities; new database for tracking concert patron activity; new partnership with public art committee; worked with local race committee to develop new programs.",,726955,"Other, local or private",750511,,,,"Hopkins Center for the Arts","Local/Regional Government","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Hanna-Bibus,"Hopkins Center for the Arts","1111 Mainstreet",Hopkins,MN,55343,"(952) 979-1105x 6",sbibus@hopkinsmn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, McLeod, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Sibley, St. Louis, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-663,"Kaitlyn Bohlin: Development manager, North House Folk School; Thomas Dodge: Secretary of Fairmont Opera House board of directors; Helen Franczyk: Arts marketing and communications consultant; Claudia Fuentes: Met Council outreach coordinator; arts volunteer; Amy Giddings: Music specialist, North Shore Community School, Duluth; Christopher Osgood: Vice president, community relations, McNally Smith College of Music; executive director, McNally Smith College of Music Foundation; Carolyn Wintersteen: Executive director of Theatre B; actor; Andrew Zimney: Director of operations, Youth Frontiers","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32345,"Operating Support",2016,38263,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase access for diverse audiences to high quality learning opportunities for independent filmmakers and media artists in Minnesota. We will evaluate our outcome by measuring the number of participants in workshops, conferences, classes, exhibitions, and other activities. We will surveys attendees to measure the quality of these activities and the increase in knowledge. 2: Collaborate with other organizations to use film and photography as a means to tell stories and raise awareness around the issues that concern them. This outcome will be evaluated through the use of participant surveys and by measuring the demographics of participants. ","Access was increased for diverse audiences to high quality learning opportunities for independent filmmakers and media artists in Minnesota. We measured the number of participants in our learning activities and noted a 20% increase in attendance to classes, workshops, conferences, and exhibitions. Through surveys we discovered that we are reaching more diverse audiences. 2: IFP MN collaborated with fifteen organizations to create films that tell stories and raise awareness. IFP MN surveyed participants who created the films, as well as staff at the organizations where filming took place to determine that the stories being told using film were important and helpful in sharing information about an issue. ",,686877,"Other, local or private",725140,4713,"Jatin Setia, Aaron Young, Beth Bird, Mary Ahmann, Chris Barry, Ann Breitenfelt, Deirdre Haj, Robin Hickman, Amy Johnson, Tom Lesser, Lisa Nebenzahl, Kristin Schaack, Abby Stavig, Andrea Stein, Emily Stevens, Jeremy Wilker, Mark Wojahn",,"IFP Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Peterson,"IFP Minnesota","550 Vandalia St Ste 120","St Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 644-1912 ",apeterson@ifpmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Clay, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-665,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32346,"Operating Support",2016,52120,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Illusion will provide employment and stimulating creative opportunities for 50-75 talented, diverse Minnesota artists. Illusion will: •Maintain records of the number and demographics of artists that work with the theater in FY 2016, •Interview participating artists to get their feedback on their experience 2: At least 200 Minnesota youth in ten counties statewide will gain skills developing plays and performing through in-school, after-school and community programs. Maintain records of number of youth participating, Conduct surveys and interviews with youth and liaison adults , Maintain records of programs conducted and number of youth performances","Engaged 82 diverse artists, eleven of color (African, Asian, Indian, Native American); eight LGBT; emerging, experienced and new, plus longtime collaborators. Maintained record of number and demographics of the artists Illusion engaged during the grant year, and gathered feedback from participating artists during interviews about their experience at Illusion. 2: Engaged 203 youth from nine Minnesota counties in Illusion's peer education program for 24 performances; developed skills in teamwork, public speaking and more. Recorded number of youth participating and locations of program activities; conducted surveys with youth participants and adult liaisons; tracked number of youth performances.",,986182,"Other, local or private",1038302,,"Stan Alleyne, Anthony Bohaty, Emily Bridges, Willie Bridges, Barbara Brin, Amy Brenengen, Pat Dunleavy, Keith Halperin, Christina Herzog, Lori Liss, Christopher Madel, Vivian Martin, Danielle McCallum, Bonnie Morris, Danica Natoli, Katie Otto, Emily Lilja Palmer, Therese Pautz, Jeffrey Rabkin, Michael H. Robins, Rebecca F. Schiller, Jim Smart, Tracy M. Smith, David Stamps, Susan Thurston, Christopher Wurtz",,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Robins,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 704",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1814,"(612) 339-4944x 208",mrobins@illusiontheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-666,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32349,"Operating Support",2016,21618,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Kairos Alive! will expand two highly successful Community Arts and Wellbeing™ projects in outstate Minnesota communities. Complete stage two of project in Bemidji and Winona with pre/post evaluations from artists, key community stakeholders and partner, with two ongoing Dancing Heart™ programs, six or more New Community Dance Hall™ events, and Moving Well™ trainings. 2: Strengthen current Dancing Heart™ and New Community Dance Hall™ programs through new intergenerational partnerships for community wellbeing. Dancing Heart™, New Community Dance Hall™ and Moving Well™ programs continue participatory arts engagement with older adults, caregivers and intergenerational communities with positive results, including quantitative and qualitative outcomes.","Kairos Alive! greatly expanded programming, including one highly successful Community Arts and Wellbeing project in Bemidji. We completed stage two of Bemidji project and greatly expanded other programming (please see below). We used pre/post evaluations from participants, artists, key community stakeholders and partners. 2: Kairos Alive! strengthened Dancing Heart and Intergenerational Dance Hall programs through new partnerships for community wellbeing. Kairos Alive! programs continued participatory arts engagement with older adults, caregivers and intergenerational communities; attendance was tracked and qualitative questionnaires were administered. ",,419286,"Other, local or private",440904,4951,"Gary Oftedahl, Cynthia Harms, Joan Semmer, Brenna Galvin, Maria Genné",,"KAIROS ALIVE!","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Maria,Genné,"KAIROS ALIVE!","4316 Upton Ave S Ste 206",Minneapolis,MN,55410,"(612) 926-5454 ",maria@kairosalive.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, St. Louis, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-669,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32351,"Operating Support",2016,13279,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Teach our students life-long music skills. Addressed by: Implementing Curriculum based on American String Teachers Association Curriculum. Evaluation tools: Students completing our program will be prepared for music beyond the high school level. 2: IOSP will collaborate with other area arts organizations to increase support for the arts. Improve cooperation and collaboration with local arts groups. Budget to pay instructors to prepare students for collaboration events. Evaluation: IOSP Students participate in three or more collaborations with local arts groups each year.","IOSP Curriculum based on the American String Teachers Associated Curriculum was implemented. All first and second year students use Essential Elements, a method book. An educational and curriculum guide for parents was developed and will be continually updated so parents support their students. 2: IOSP continues to work with local arts groups through building relationships to increase support for the arts. IOSP collaborated with area attractions to develop an area attractions map, and performed with our local Men's Chorus, the Itasca Music Club, and with the Reif Arts Council on a Chamber Music America residency. ",,163950,"Other, local or private",177229,,"Dave Kooda, Ellen Bogardus-Szymaniak, Tom Nelson, Shannon Benolken, Christa Berg, Joan Foster, Brad Johnson, Heather Krueger-Barth, Mary LaPlant, Amanda Neimala, Jerry Ophoven, Cheryl Louis",,"Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tara,Makinen,"Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program","720 Conifer Dr PO Box 140","Grand Rapids",MN,55744,"(218) 327-5781 ",tara@itascaorchestra.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Itasca, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-671,"Kaitlyn Bohlin: Development manager, North House Folk School; Thomas Dodge: Secretary of Fairmont Opera House board of directors; Helen Franczyk: Arts marketing and communications consultant; Claudia Fuentes: Met Council outreach coordinator; arts volunteer; Amy Giddings: Music specialist, North Shore Community School, Duluth; Christopher Osgood: Vice president, community relations, McNally Smith College of Music; executive director, McNally Smith College of Music Foundation; Carolyn Wintersteen: Executive director of Theatre B; actor; Andrew Zimney: Director of operations, Youth Frontiers","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32353,"Operating Support",2016,49443,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Sustain and build on audience engagement and loyalty during a period of transition in artistic leadership. Monitor attendance (30,000 seats occupied in a season) and ticket sales (25,000 or more tickets sold), 2016 season subscribers (2,500+) and renewal rate (at least 75%); collect audience feedback. 2: With new artistic leadership, assess existing and explore new community education and engagement programs and initiatives. Documentation of: discussions with existing program partners; community education and engagement priorities; new/enhanced program development; early participation data as available.","26,420 seats occupied in the season, 23,475 of them sold; 2,589 subscribers, with an 82% renewal rate. The Jungle tracked attendance and ticket sales and subscriptions sold/renewed using box office systems, and has collected audience feedback via social media and direct comments to staff, artists and board. 2: Existing programs were assessed and discussions with partners were held; new programs were launched and additional concepts are being discussed. Review of existing program reports and outcomes, and their fit with mission/vision; discussions with new program partners to develop initiatives, participation rates and participant feedback collected about new initiatives.",,1626835,"Other, local or private",1676278,,"Craig Ashby, Tom Beimers, Brad Betlach, Jeffrey Bores, Carolyn Erickson, Ed Friedlund, Theodora Gaitas, Jon Kachelmacher, Miriam Kelen, Tom Keller, Thom Lewis, Sarah Meyer, Sarah Rasmussen, Jennifer Schaeidler, Amber Senn, Michael Shann, Marcia Stout, David Swenson, Katy Voecks, Barbara Zell",,"Jungle Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Rasmussen,"Jungle Theater","2951 Lyndale Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55408-2111,"(612) 822-4002 ",sarah@jungletheater.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-673,"Brooke Barsness: Executive director, Kaddatz Galleries; former Minnesota State Arts Board member; Emily Bhatti: Fundraiser and consultant for arts institutions and nonprofits; Robin Gillette: Arts consultant; former executive director, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Stephen Manuszak: Program manager for international initiatives, Arts Midwest; Jill Moore: Executive Director of Great River Arts; Sherrie Pugh: Retired community economic developer and philanthropy administrator; Minnesota African American Museum volunteer; Patricia Zurlo: Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
32359,"Operating Support",2016,70031,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Enhance racial and economic equity among Loft program participants through systemic improvements. Track: program participant demographics to reflect metro; number of collaborations/outreach contacts; number subsidized/free participants; survey responses on target groups’ experience at the Loft. 2: Introduce new and refine existing mission-aligned programs and services that fulfill unique niches and address distinct needs in the community. Track participation and survey participants to ensure high levels of engagement and satisfaction, effective community-building, and that they address specified goals/objectives.","Engaged 31.6% people of color (compared to 26% metro); new collaborations/outreach sites, Minnesota Public Radio broadcast, more; 326 scholarships plus 405 discounts. Gathered participant demographics and comments/input via surveys; tracked number of collaborations, outreach contacts, and free/subsidized participants. 2: Launched successful new programming (sessions on writing and race, Pitch Conference, author craft conversations, Lonely Arts events for writers). We tracked the number and location of program activities, tracked participation, and surveyed participants to determine their satisfaction and success in meeting program and participant goals.",,2092376,"Other, local or private",2162407,,"Kent Adams, Marge Barrett, Elspeth Carlstrom, Jack El-Hai, Jacquelyn Fletcher, David Francis, Marlon James, Barry Knight, Ed Bok Lee, Susan Lenfestey, Rosemarie Kelly Ndupuechi, Carrie Obry, Jeff Ondich, Nina Orezzoli, Nathan Perez, Eric Roberts, Elizabeth Schott, Ruth Shields, Karen Sternal, Margaret Wurtele",,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beth,Schoeppler,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","1011 Washington Ave S Open Book Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1278,"(612) 215-2575x 2580",bschoeppler@loft.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-679,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32361,"Operating Support",2016,19795,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will continue to increase our level of professionalism and artistic quality, providing greater artistic impact for our participants and community. Lyric Arts will see a growth in reputation, indicated by greater media attention and continued increase in positive reactions to our work, which will be evaluated by collecting quantitative and qualitative data. 2: We will work to expand outreach to local elementary schools and after-school programs. Lyric Arts will measure success by an increase in the number of outreach activities provided to the community.","Lyric Arts experienced tremendous artistic growth, providing significant artistic impact for participants and the community. Success was evaluated through media reviews, anecdotal audience feedback, and qualitative and quantitative surveys of participating artists and an independent artistic review panel. 2: Lyric Arts increased outreach to local elementary schools. Success was evaluated by an increase in the number of programs provided and the number of participating youth.",,849315,"Other, local or private",869110,,"Olivia Bastian, Julia Schmidt, Chad Unger, Chris Geisler, Emily Lindholm, Lin Schmidt, Tracey Jeffrey",,"Lyric Arts Company of Anoka, Inc. AKA Lyric Arts Main Street Stage","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laura,"Tahja Johnson","Lyric Arts Company of Anoka, Inc. AKA Lyric Arts Main Street Stage","420 Main St E",Anoka,MN,55303-2341,"(763) 422-1838 ",laura@lyricarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lyon, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Red Lake, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Traverse, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-681,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32362,"Operating Support",2016,279692,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Realize 9% enrollment growth in response to increased demand for services and greater awareness in the community of the role of MacPhail. MacPhail will enroll 15,500 in FY 2016 with expanded classes for seniors, online learning opportunities, and new programming in Austin, Minnesota. 40% will identify as racially/ethnically diverse. 2: Deliver and ensure quality across all program areas of MacPhail delivered by a faculty of excellent teaching artists. MacPhail will institute Teaching Principles as tools of professional development for its 220 teaching artists.","MacPhail is on track to realize 3.4% enrollment growth in response to increased demand for services and greater awareness in the community of the role of MacPhail. MacPhail is on track to enroll 15,000, of which 40% will identify as racially/ethnically diverse, by the close of FY16, with expanded classes for seniors, online learning opportunities and new programming in Austin, Minnesota. 2: MacPhail delivered and ensured quality across all program areas and maintained a faculty of excellent teaching artists. MacPhail moved away from Teaching Principles and instituted a more flexible, accessible array of online teacher training tools for its 245 teaching artists.",,9703335,"Other, local or private",9983027,38000,"Patty Murphy, Rahoul Ghose, Christopher Perrigo, Thomas J. Abood, Kyle Carpenter, Christopher Simpson, Jane Alexander, Aaron Alt, Barry Berg, Sally Blanks, Margaret Bracken, Ellen Breyer, Hudie Broughton, Roma Calatayud-Stocks, Michael Casey, Kate Cimino, Tom Clark, Joaquin Delgado, Andrew Eklund, Leslie Frecon, Chance Garrity, Joseph Hinderer, Warren Kelly, Robert Lawson, Alex Legeros, Diana Lewis, David Myers, Connie Remele, John Righini, Lica Tomizuka Sanborn, Jill Schurtz, Hilary Smedsrud, Peter Spokes, Jevetta Steele, Kiran Stordalen, Steven Wells, Kate Whittington, Kristine Williams, Kate Mortenson, Thomas McEnery, Carolyn Smallwood, Jackie Woodward",0.75,"MacPhail Center for Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jenelle,Montoya,"MacPhail Center for Music","501 2nd St S",Minneapolis,MN,55401-2383,"(612) 321-0100 ",montoya.jenelle@macphail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-682,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32363,"Operating Support",2016,85671,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase audience engagement. The museum will create compelling stories around exhibitions and events and communicate them over multiple programs and platforms. 1) The museum will welcome over 500,000 visitors to its galleries. 2) Visitors will have opportunities to learn about works of art through revitalized interpretive strategies such as new, more accessible text labels and multimedia ArtStories. 2: Embrace global culture. The museum will address the transmission of art and culture in exhibitions and rotations of its global collection. Museum visitors will have the opportunity to learn about histories of cultural exchange in exhibitions of French, Japanese, and Islamic African art and in new interpretations of the museum's period rooms.","Hosted 758, 691 visitors, 99, 248 viewing special exhibitions. Revamped 1025 labels, 50 gallery panels; utilized multimedia ArtStories; enhanced the website browser and collection database. Surveys about revised labels/panels and ArtStories indicated their positive impact on visitors' learning engagement. The updated website has attracted 40% new users, tripled web traffic, and quadrupled the average browsing time. 2: Exhibitions and rotations emphasized cultural networks between Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, and also portrayed the multicultural make-up of contemporary American art. Electronic tracking, audience surveys, and focus groups supplied input. Contracted professional evaluators assessed visitor response to collection rotations and period rooms. The success of special exhibitions was measured with ticket sales.",,39269183,"Other, local or private",39354854,,"Maurice Blanks, Nancy Engh, John Prince, John Lindahl, Marianne Short, Kaywin Feldman, Kari Alldredge, Gary Bhojwani, Blythe Brenden, Kitty Crosby, Ken Cutler, Richard Davis, Eric Dayton, Wendy Dayton, Jane Emison, Michael Fernandez, Michael Francis, Gayle Fuguitt, Nick Gangestad, Michael Goer, Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad, Hubert Joly, Rick King, Larry Kloth, Mark Lacek, Diane Lilly, Reid MacDonald, Nivin MacMillan, Brent Magid, Al McQuinn, Lucy Mitchell, Leni Moore, Liz Nordlie, Mary Olson, Mike Reger, Abigail Rose, Tom Schreier, Roger Sit, Michael Snow, Brian Taylor, Lori Watson, David Wilson, Jane Wilf, Sandra K. Butler, Burton Cohen, Beverly Grossman, Al Harrison, David M. Lebedoff, Bob Ulrich, Mark Dayton, Betsy Hodges, Kari Dziedzic, Julie Rosen, Jennifer Loon, Jan Callison, Anita Tabb, Connie Sommers",,"The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts AKA The Minneapolis Institute of Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Charisse,Gendron,"The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts AKA The Minneapolis Institute of Arts","2400 3rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404-3506,"(612) 870-3223 ",cgendron@artsmia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lyon, Mahnomen, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-683,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32364,"Operating Support",2016,31065,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Itasca area artists have access to more professional development opportunities close to home. At least 20 Itasca area artists participate in professional development opportunities through MacRostie Art Center. Survey tools will collect qualitative artist responses to the programs. 2: MacRostie Art Center’s programming engages people from all backgrounds in the arts and reaches new constituencies. Increases in members, class registrations, event attendees, and new community partnerships will indicate success. Survey tools will track prior art experience and audience demographics. ","Itasca area artists have access to more professional development opportunities close to home. Eight different professional development opportunities were offered; nineteen people participated. Survey responses were overwhelmingly favorable, and having work critiqued was especially noted by artists as an important opportunity. 2: MacRostie Art Center's programming engages people from different backgrounds in the arts and reaches new constituencies. Membership levels remained the same, class registrations increased, and event attendance remained the same. Two new partnerships with non-arts community organizations were initiated to reach broader demographics.",,209203,"Other, local or private",240268,2998,"Bruce Bartos, Angela Dynkavitch, Kathy Gebhart, Stacy Holl, Amanda Lamppa, Nicole Lehtinen, Steven Loney, Molly Miskovich, John O'Leary, Aaron Squadroni, Katie Tierney",0.5,"MacRostie Art Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katie,Marshall,"MacRostie Art Center","405 1st Ave NW","Grand Rapids",MN,55744-2617,"(218) 326-2697 ",katie@macrostieartcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Itasca, Olmsted, Red Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-684,"Kaitlyn Bohlin: Development manager, North House Folk School; Thomas Dodge: Secretary of Fairmont Opera House board of directors; Helen Franczyk: Arts marketing and communications consultant; Claudia Fuentes: Met Council outreach coordinator; arts volunteer; Amy Giddings: Music specialist, North Shore Community School, Duluth; Christopher Osgood: Vice president, community relations, McNally Smith College of Music; executive director, McNally Smith College of Music Foundation; Carolyn Wintersteen: Executive director of Theatre B; actor; Andrew Zimney: Director of operations, Youth Frontiers","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32367,"Operating Support",2016,48459,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Acquire, edit, and publish 15-20 outstanding works of transformative literature by authors of diverse origins. We measure outcomes in a number of ways, including sales, review attention, and awards. For each title published, we will also analyze the target audience’s diversity, and assess the planning process conducted by staff and authors. 2: We will build engaged community around all published content, expand our community of supporters, and develop more relationships of lasting value. We will collect data on all author/book events, quantitatively assess sales, web visits, and social media activity, and qualitatively assess the impact of our collaborative work—editorial and promotional—with authors.","Milkweed Editions acquired, edited, and published 22 outstanding works of transformative literature by authors of diverse origins. Milkweed Editions sold over 100,000 print and e-book editions of their titles and reached new heights in terms of review and award attention including their first National Book Award finalist. 2: Milkweed Editions built an engaged community around each book and author, expanding their community of supporters and developing more relationships of lasting value. Milkweed Editions estimates their readership in the last year was over 314,000, and their authors took part in over 100 events directly engaging with thousands of audience members.",,1515478,"Other, local or private",1563937,7301,"Mary Aamoth, Lynn Abrahamsen, Barry Berg, Tracey Thayer Breazeale, Cassie Cramer, Chris Crosby, Veena Deo, John Gordon, Amanda Hawn, Libby Driscoll Hlavka, William Hogle, Hart Kuller, Chris Malecek, Robert McDonald, Kate Moos, Elizabeth Moran, Sheila Morgan, Matt Murphy, Robin Nelson, Janet Polli, Margaret Preska, Daniel Slager, Stephanie Sommer, Lawrence Steiner",,"Milkweed Editions, Inc. AKA Milkweed Editions","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Meagan,Bachmayer,"Milkweed Editions, Inc. AKA Milkweed Editions","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 300",Minneapolis,MN,55415-3015,"(612) 332-3192 ",meagan_bachmayer@milkweed.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Carver, Cook, Hennepin, Itasca, Pipestone, Ramsey, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-687,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32369,"Operating Support",2016,11705,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Maintain organizational integrity by planning and executing budgets that end in surplus the next four out of five years. By record of the annual results of our profit and losses in the next few years and by progress made towards a goal of having total assets that surpass 25% of the next year's expense budget.","MBOTMA had estimated a $4,000 budget surplus, but ended FY 2015 with a $23,000 surplus. Measured by year end budget report from executive director and confirmed by internal and external audits.",,347141,"Other, local or private",358846,,"Alan Jesperson, Marilyn Bergum, Ann Iijima, Phil Nusbaum, Ken Bloch, Greg Landkamer, Sarah Cagley, Quillian Roe, Jana Metge, Peter Albrecht, Mary DuShane",,"Minnesota Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Association AKA Minnesota Bluegrass","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Arne,Brogger,"Minnesota Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Association AKA Minnesota Bluegrass","PO Box 16408",Minneapolis,MN,55416-0408,"(800) 635-3037 ",ExecDir@minnesotabluegrass.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Carlton, Douglas, Hennepin, Kanabec, Ramsey, Roseau, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-689,"Brooke Barsness: Executive director, Kaddatz Galleries; former Minnesota State Arts Board member; Emily Bhatti: Fundraiser and consultant for arts institutions and nonprofits; Robin Gillette: Arts consultant; former executive director, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Stephen Manuszak: Program manager for international initiatives, Arts Midwest; Jill Moore: Executive Director of Great River Arts; Sherrie Pugh: Retired community economic developer and philanthropy administrator; Minnesota African American Museum volunteer; Patricia Zurlo: Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32372,"Operating Support",2016,32186,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Expand MCBA’s contribution to Minnesota’s book arts community through community access and artistic leadership. Expand all-ages programming and free community programs. Support Minnesota artists through studio access, fellowships and artist programs. Present superb, free exhibitions and related programs. 2: Amplify awareness of the art form through visibility, engagement, and education. Heighten awareness through new free and low-cost programs. Broaden engagement with website, blog, and expanded library through new programming. Expand diverse all-ages education on-site and offsite.","Artistic leadership and community access to the book arts grew through onsite and offsite public programs, exhibitions, studio access, and workshops. Indicators include audience engagement and access to fourteen new exhibitions, including The River exhibition and an all-ages Mississippi River Open House, a citywide Book Arts Art Crawl, and expanded Book Art Biennial programming. 2: MCBA strengthened online engagement and expanded on and offsite programming at Metro and greater Minnesota schools, libraries, and community events. During the grant period, MCBA served 23,213 Minnesota young people through free public programs and low-cost classes and workshops, while online engagement through MCBA's website increased by 15%.",,843844,"Other, local or private",876030,,"Dara Beevas, Laurel Bradley, Ronnie Brooks, Mathea K.E. Bulander, Duncan Campbell, Patrick Coleman, Eric Crosby, Valerie Deus, KC Foley, Diane Katsiaficas, Lyndel King, Peggy Korsmo-Kennon, Marci Malzahn, Shawn McCann, Steven McCarthy, Diane Merrifield, Barbara Portwood, Sherry Poss, Regula Russelle, Ryan Scheife, Tracy Steiner, Odia Wood-Krueger",,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeff,Rathermel,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 000",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1279,"(612) 215-2525 ",jrathermel@mnbookarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-692,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32373,"Operating Support",2016,22224,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","MDT will present audiences with new and established repertory performed by dedicated professionals who simultaneously serve as mentors to aspiring young students in MDT’s school. This outcome will be evaluated by the company’s capacity to perform new and established work, the number of performances presented to the public, and the organization’s ability to offer superlative training in classic and contemporary aesthetics. 2: MDT will engage a broader and more diverse community through its performance and educational programs. This outcome will be evaluated by the number of audience members at MDT’s performances and events, enrollment in the school, followers of MDT’s social media and website, and professionals who want to perform with or set work on the company.","MDT offered critically acclaimed performances and high quality dance training, serving professional dancers, aspiring students, and members of the general public. MDT tracked the number of performances presented by the company and collected feedback from audience surveys and critical reviews. Faculty assessment of student progress was used to evaluate the quality of training opportunities in the school. 2: Minnesota Dance Theatre engaged a larger and more diverse community through public performances and especially through its new outreach program, CAN Dance. The outcome was evaluated through assessing the number and demographics of individuals engaged as audience members, students in the school, and followers of online communications, including social media engagement and website traffic.",,933667,"Other, local or private",955891,,"Ann Cazaban, Peter Graham, Keith Halleland, Andrew Houlton, Lise Houlton, Pierce McNally, Bill White",,"Minnesota Dance Theatre and School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Justin,Leaf,"Minnesota Dance Theatre and School","528 Hennepin Ave 6th Fl",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1847,"(612) 338-0627 ",justin.leaf@mndance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-693,"Brooke Barsness: Executive director, Kaddatz Galleries; former Minnesota State Arts Board member; Emily Bhatti: Fundraiser and consultant for arts institutions and nonprofits; Robin Gillette: Arts consultant; former executive director, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Stephen Manuszak: Program manager for international initiatives, Arts Midwest; Jill Moore: Executive Director of Great River Arts; Sherrie Pugh: Retired community economic developer and philanthropy administrator; Minnesota African American Museum volunteer; Patricia Zurlo: Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32374,"Operating Support",2016,39647,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","In 2014 we received 29 non-metro Minnesotan applications. Seven ended up in the festival. In 2016, we seek a 15% increase in these applications. We’ll track our success in achieving this outcome by evaluating zip code data that we collect from every applicant. 2: In 2014 we offered 25 unique online resources to help artists navigate the production process. In 2016, we will expand our offerings by 15%. We’ll evaluate this outcome by documenting the new resources created and using web analytics to track their use by artists.","In 2016, 32 non-metro Minnesotan applications were received, a 9% increase. Eleven were selected in the lottery and will be in the 2016 festival. ZIP code data was collected from all applicants to the 2016 Minnesota Fringe and analyzed to determine non-metro Minnesotan applicants. 2: Ahead of the 2016 festival four master class podcasts were published on topics like touring, forming a company and marketing for Fringe artists. The list of unique online artist resources in 2014 and 2016 were compared - 25 resources in 2014; 30 in 2016 - showing a 20% increase in the number of resources offered. ",,680937,"Other, local or private",720584,,"Christopher Bineham, David Brookins, Connie Cameron, Shelly Dailey, David Frank, Jessica Huang, Jamil Jude, Kathy Kim, Danna Mirviss, Kyle Orwick, Annie Scott Riley, Sarah Schneeberger, Jessica Thompson, Levi Weinhagen",,"Minnesota Fringe Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeffrey,Larson,"Minnesota Fringe Festival","79 13th Ave NE Ste 012",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 872-1212 ",jeff@fringefestival.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Lake, Lyon, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-694,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32375,"Operating Support",2016,10967,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Children and adults representing diversity of the Minnesota community will partake in MJTC's stage production and Doorways programming, increase knowledge of Jewish culture, and increase tolerance. Box office records, surveys completed concurrent with ticket purchases, audience surveys, questionnaires given to teachers, and teacher evaluations will enable assessment of achievement of delineated outcome. 2: Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company will exhibit healthy growth with an increase in internal capacity and programming reach. End of year review of attendance and finances will indicate if 1) an increase in staff from 2.25 to 2.75 FTEs took place with fiscal soundness; and 2) an increased number of individuals and school group students were served.","African American, Asian, Hispanic/Latino, Native American, Somali, Caucasian, children and adults attended. Online order forms and phone survey at time of ticket sales, and teacher evaluations provided information on our audiences. 2: Fiscal soundness evidenced by MJTC ending FY in the black. Although paid students in groups decreased 9%,total paid tickets increased 22%. Teachers said there was decrease in funds for trips. Box office records, accounting practices and fiscal year analysis provided data and information to assess.",,246123,"Other, local or private",257090,,"Evan Binkley, Barbara Brooks, John Feldman, Nancy H. Fushan, Pat Harris, Jimmy Levine, Nikolay Naboka, Linda Platt, James Proman, Jeffrey C. Robbins, Honorable James M. Rosenbaum, Rebecca Shavit-Lonstein, Harvey Zuckman",0.5,"Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Barbara,Brooks,"Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company","PO Box 16155","St Paul",MN,55116-0155,"(651) 647-4315 ",Barbara@mnjewishtheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Dodge, Hennepin, Itasca, Le Sueur, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-695,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32376,"Operating Support",2016,48941,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will continue to increase quality and diversity of our exhibitions, collections, and programs, including projects in our Regional Artist and Community Engagement Initiative. We will use qualitative evaluation including artistic, educational, social and economic indicators. Some questions we ask: Did we develop community identity? Further artwork of merit? Communicate ideas and build understanding? 2: We will increase membership revenue by 3+% annually and maintain gallery attendance growth (up to 20,000+ annually from 15,000). We will utilize quantitative evaluation through detailed tracking of attendance and membership data.","Quality exhibits by diverse regional artists, successful community engagement programs with local universities, collection growth in contemporary and historic acquisitions. Direct and indirect feedback from the public both in-person and via social media, discussions with program partners and participants, program attendance numbers and general admissions all pointed to positive results. 2: MMAM's membership model changed and thus the 3% is unable to be tracked; gallery attendance has remained in the 20,000 range. Membership revenue tracking via QuickBooks; attendance tracking via staff counting all visitors.",,859088,"Other, local or private",908029,48941,"Dr. John Anfinson, James Bowey, Cassie Cramer, Dr. James Eddy, Michael Galvin, Dan Hampton, Mark Metzler, Betsy Midthun, Nancy Nelson, Rachelle Schultz, Phil Schumacher, Stephen Slaggie, Dr. Dominic Ricciotti",,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicole,Chamberlain-Dupree,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","800 Riverview Dr",Winona,MN,55987-2272,"(507) 474-6626x 12",ncdupree@mmam.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-696,"Brooke Barsness: Executive director, Kaddatz Galleries; former Minnesota State Arts Board member; Emily Bhatti: Fundraiser and consultant for arts institutions and nonprofits; Robin Gillette: Arts consultant; former executive director, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Stephen Manuszak: Program manager for international initiatives, Arts Midwest; Jill Moore: Executive Director of Great River Arts; Sherrie Pugh: Retired community economic developer and philanthropy administrator; Minnesota African American Museum volunteer; Patricia Zurlo: Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32378,"Operating Support",2016,280552,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access"," Deliver five productions - including one world premiere - that expand the repertoire, enrich audiences and contribute to the vitality of our community. Evaluation will be measured through the no. of new composers and works added to opera genre; use of innovation in productions; ability to attract and retain top talent; increased ticket sales; audience feedback; website/social media; media response. 2: Advance Minnesota Opera's position as a leading American opera company. Evaluation will be through creation of new works; innovative productions of traditional works; number pf co-producers; production rental revenue; national and international recognition and response from media. ","Delivered five productions including one world premiere, which expanded the repertoire and introduced new audiences to the art form; 42,766 total audience. Evaluation included number of world premieres (one), use of innovative projection/video design, top talent involved (including 256 Minnesota artists), tickets sold (three sold out shows) and positive reception from critics and audience. 2: World Premiere of The Shining, new production of standard repertoire, and a remount of the new and internationally recognized The Magic Flute. Evaluation included the creation of new work, partnerships and media recognition. Success was demonstrated by national critical acclaim of The Shining, an international co-production and positive response to a new Tosca.",,10220189,"Other, local or private",10500741,,"James E. Johnson, Margaret Wurtele, Robert Lee, Christopher Romans, Richard Allendorf, Patricia Beithon, Kaaren Brooks, Bernard Brunsman, Jane Confer, Sara Donaldson, Sindey Emery, Maureen Harms, Sharon Hawkins, Ruth Huss, Mary Ingrebrand-Pohlad, Philip Isaacson, Patricia Johnson, John Junek, Christine Larsen, Cynthia Lee, Leni Moor, Albin Nelson, Kay Ness, Jose Peris, Elizabeth Redlead, Connie Remele, Don Romanaggi, Mary Schrock, Linda Roberts Singh, Nadege Souvenir, David Strauss, Virginia Stringer, H. Bernt Von Ohlen",1.5,"The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Diana,Konopka,"The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera","620 1st St N",Minneapolis,MN,55401-1225,"(612) 333-2700 ",dkonopka@mnopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-698,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32379,"Operating Support",2016,493696,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Leverage artistic excellence and collaborative efforts to build and enhance initiatives that develop broader and deeper community engagement. Collect participation and attendance data, qualitative feedback; track number of new patrons, number of initiatives and programs created/introduced/revised, increased number of individual donors. 2: Collaborate with community partners to create and deliver, beyond Orchestra Hall, unique programs that address community identified interests. Collect data on location of events/activities, number engaged, achievement of identified objectives and goals, qualitative feedback, and qualitative assessment of community impact.","Created long-term, reciprocal collaborations with our community through artistic programs like OH+ and strategic partnerships with community groups. Tracked: concert attendance; number of participants, including community groups participating in OH+ activities and free tickets provided to those participants; election of board members representing community groups 2: Delivered unique, fun, immersive, and accessible musical experiences that served the needs of a range of Minnesota communities. Tracked: participation during the Common Chords tour in Detroit Lakes, and progress toward community goals for that project; participation in free Symphony for the Cities concerts in four Minnesota locations in June/July.",,12525360,"Other, local or private",13019056,,"Margaret Ankeny, Emily Backstrom, Karen Baker, Donald Benson, Rochelle Blease, David Boehnen, Margaret Bracken, Barbara Burwell, Tim Carl, Mari Carlson, Nicky Carpenter, Ralph Chu, Mark Copman, Kathy Cunningham, Andrew Czajkowski, Paula DeCosse, John Farrell, Dolly Fiterman, Anders Folk, Betsy Frost, Luella Goldberg, MaryAnn Goldstein, Paul Grangaard, Joseph Green, Laurie Greeno, Jane Gregerson, Beverly Grossman, Susan Hagstrum, Karen Himle, Bill Hodder, Shadra Hogan, Karen Hubbard, Hella Hueg, Jay Ihlenfeld, Philip Isaacson, Kathy Junek, Mary Lou Kelley, Steven Kennedy, Lloyd Kepple, Mike Klingensmith, Pat Krueger, Mike Langley, Al Lenzmeier, Nancy Lindahl, Marty Lueck, Ron Lund, Kathleen Lundeen, Warren Mack, Harvey Mackay, Kita McVay, Anne Miller, Hugh Miller, Betty Myers, Marilyn Nelson, Liz O'Neal, Anita Pampusch, Susan Platou, Lisa Roehl, Michael Roos, Kevin Smith, Matt Spanjers, Robert Spong, Gordon Sprenger, Mary Sumners, Maxine Wallin, Tim Welsh, John Wilgers, Aks Zaheer",,"Minnesota Orchestral Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rob,Nygaard,"Minnesota Orchestral Association","1111 Nicollet Mall",Minneapolis,MN,55403-2477,"(612) 371-7144 ",rnygaard@mnorch.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-699,"Brooke Barsness: Executive director, Kaddatz Galleries; former Minnesota State Arts Board member; Emily Bhatti: Fundraiser and consultant for arts institutions and nonprofits; Robin Gillette: Arts consultant; former executive director, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Stephen Manuszak: Program manager for international initiatives, Arts Midwest; Jill Moore: Executive Director of Great River Arts; Sherrie Pugh: Retired community economic developer and philanthropy administrator; Minnesota African American Museum volunteer; Patricia Zurlo: Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32383,"Operating Support",2016,38773,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Our strategic goals continue to be a vital part of the community, including a plan to increase our fiscal stability and create a higher visibility in the community. Increase our attendance - monitored monthly; Increase donor base - measured in increased number of donors and financial support; Successful partnerships with Minnesota Orchestra, Simply Jane, Edina Community Center, and Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. 2: We inform our exhibition and event attendees, by bringing new information – challenging assumptions. Increased attendance – monthly reports. Popularity of lecture/concert series – always sold out. Outreach to local organizations to support the diversity needed to keep us vital.","The Museum of Russian Art expanded its visibility through an increase in attendance, membership revenue, and community partnerships over the prior year. Attendance and finance reports measured an increase in attendance of 4% and membership revenue of 14% over the prior year. A variety of programs were also offered to appeal to its audiences, which included partnering with twelve community organizations. 2: The Museum of Russian Art increased attendance and the number of community outreach programs offered over the prior year, and measured the popularity of programs offered. Attendance and program reports measured an increase in attendance of 4% and outreach programs offered of 50% over the prior year. Popularity of programs was also measured to aid in the evaluation and program improvement.",,1151754,"Other, local or private",1190527,4458,"Glenn Djupedal, Ludmila Borisnova Eklund, E. Duane Engstrom, Barb Halverson, Helen Hustad, Victoria Keller, Glenn Miller, Firoozeh Mostashari, Christine Podas-Larson, Pam Safar, Bradford Shinkle, Douglas Smith, Theofanis Stavrou, Peter Tcherepnine, C. Ben Wright, Stephen Young, R.D. Zimmerman",,"The Museum of Russian Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Vladimir,"von Tsurikov","The Museum of Russian Art","5500 Stevens Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55419,"(612) 821-9045x 21",vtsurikov@tmora.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Dakota, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-703,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32386,"Operating Support",2016,55878,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","NCC increases visitors to onsite programs—new/ongoing, galleries, and website; conducts satellite sale and tour of ceramics; develops new collaborations. NCC will show increased levels of onsite educational activity, gallery visits, and online sales; conduct successful offsite sale; tour exhibition to three sites; form collaborations with new organizations. 2: NCC’s programs will expand to a greater community of participants through new partnerships, convenings, and conversations about the medium. NCC will show increase in the diversity of audience; older adults will experience creative arts and aging; more students meet grad standards in art; we’ll identify ambassadors and reach new populations.","Increased visitors at NCC and online; had satellite sale of pots in Kansas City; toured exhibitions to greater Minnesota; began new programs with educators. NCC served 141 Minnesota artists; toured three exhibitions to five sites in Minnesota; sold $30,000 plus in pots offsite; increased web sales 20%; increased visits to education webpages by 7.5%; created 493 unique collaborations (with 82 new partners). 2: All ages, interests, ethnicities and abilities participated in the clay arts thru uniquely designed programs offered on- and off-site for fees or for free. 2400 older adults had creative clay experiences (up 30%); Jerome Artist of Color grant launched to diversify artists served; conducted four educator workshops in greater Minnesota; increased total served in education programs 36%",,1519377,"Other, local or private",1575255,8382,"Lynne Alpert, Bryan Anderson, Nan Arundel, Heather Nameth Bren, Robert Briscoe, Mary K Baumann, Craig Bishop, Lann Briel, Phil Burke, Linda Coffey, Debra Cohen, Bonita Hill, Nancy Hanily Dolan, Sally Wheaton Hushcha, Chris Jozwiak, Patrick Kennedy, Mark Lellman, Brad Meier, Alan Naylor, Rick Scott, Cody Turnquist, Ellen Watters",,"Northern Clay Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Millfelt,"Northern Clay Center","2424 E Franklin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55406-1027,"(612) 339-8007x 302",sarahmillfelt@northernclaycenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Olmsted, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-706,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32389,"Operating Support",2016,18869,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Northfield Arts Guild will offer high quality educational opportunities and productions. At least 80% of teachers, directors, and gallery artists will be certified or have at least three years of experience in their field. 2: Arts Guild participants will reflect the diversity of the community by age, ethnicity, economic status and ability. The Arts Guild will offer classes, plays, and gallery installations each year to serve children, senior adults, and adults of all abilities. The Arts Guild will offer at least 35 scholarships each year.","The Northfield Arts Guild offered high quality educational opportunities and productions. 80% of teachers, directors, and gallery artists were certified or had at least three years of experience in their field as evaluated through resumes. The majority of participants rated their experiences positively in surveys. 2: Arts Guild participants better reflected the diversity of the community by age, ethnicity, economic status and ability. The Arts Guild offered classes, plays, and gallery installations that served over 40,000 children, senior adults, and adults of all abilities as evaluated by our brochures, marketing, and registrations. The Arts Guild offered 25 scholarships.",,401668,"Other, local or private",420537,2830,"Ken Ewald, Sian Muir, Virginia Lorang, Richard Collman, Anna Lisa Rustad, Kate Flory, Susan Carlson, Wendy Placko, Peggy Sheldon, Tim Madigan, Nancy Carlson, Janine Haidar, Todd Byhre",,"Northfield Arts Guild","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alyssa,"Herzog Melby","Northfield Arts Guild","304 Division St S",Northfield,MN,55057-2015,"(507) 645-8877 ",alyssa@northfieldartsguild.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-709,"Kaitlyn Bohlin: Development manager, North House Folk School; Thomas Dodge: Secretary of Fairmont Opera House board of directors; Helen Franczyk: Arts marketing and communications consultant; Claudia Fuentes: Met Council outreach coordinator; arts volunteer; Amy Giddings: Music specialist, North Shore Community School, Duluth; Christopher Osgood: Vice president, community relations, McNally Smith College of Music; executive director, McNally Smith College of Music Foundation; Carolyn Wintersteen: Executive director of Theatre B; actor; Andrew Zimney: Director of operations, Youth Frontiers","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32392,"Operating Support",2016,370167,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create community activities where the arts are unexpected such as the International Children’s Festival. Bring up to 50,000 children/families to the Children’s Festival including art-making activities in the parks surrounding the Ordway. 2: The Ordway creates opportunities, both on stage and in the community, for Minnesotans to participate in the arts. Successfully complete a series of Pan Asian performances and related events, attracting 10,000 to programs at the Ordway and in the community.","Create community activities where the arts are unexpected such as the International Children's Festival. Through the 2016 Children's Festival (71,433 children and their families attended) audiences experienced the arts for free on outdoor stages and in nearby parks. 2: The Ordway creates opportunities, both on stage and in the community, for Minnesotans to participate in the arts. Through our initiative Notes From Asia 14,797 schoolchildren and adults experienced community events, performances at the Ordway, school matinees and master classes. ",,14874833,"Other, local or private",15245000,,"Bob Cattanach, Laura McCarten, Bill Parker, David Sewall, Patricia Mitchell, Scott Anderson, Lisa Anderson, Diane Awsumb, Jeannie Buckner, Dorothea Burns, Mary Choate, John Clifford, Chris Coleman, Traci Egly, Rajiv Garg, John Gibbs, Michael Goar, Bill Gullickson, Linda Hanson, Mark Henneman, Roger Hewins, Angela Jenks, David Kuplic, Eric Levinson, David Lilly, Barry Lazarus, Matt Majka, Rosa Miller, Nancy Nicholson, John Ordway, Bill Sands, David Sewall, Valeria Silva, Pete Thrane, Daniel Wrigley",,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Micah,Minnema,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","345 Washington St","St Paul",MN,55102-1419,"(651) 282-3037 ",mminnema@ordway.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Mahnomen, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Murray, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-712,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32395,"Operating Support",2016,79682,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Produce 424 performances of 18 productions on two stages; grow the audience of adults and youth to approximately 100,000; and increase job opportunities for artists by 60%. Quantitative results: total number of plays produced, artists employed; and attendees; Qualitative results: critical reviews, audience surveys, focus group responses, follow-up emails, social media, and teacher evaluations. 2: Develop diverse, varied shows for multiple audiences; increase number of plays, performances and audiences; create more leadership and acting opportunities for artists of color. Our casts and stories reflect the 21st century American mosaic; 400% more open caption performances; audiences of color and those with disabilities will grow. Artists of color, including four directing debuts, total 46% of all artists.","Expanded the season to 414 performances of fourteen productions on two stages; grew the audience of adults and youth to over 81,000; increased job opportunities for artists by 60%. Quantitative results: total number of plays produced, artists employed, and adult and student attendees; Qualitative results: critical reviews, audience surveys, focus group responses, follow-up emails, social media, and teacher evaluations. 2: Shows reflected wide diversity of our community; increased audiences of color and those with disabilities; had more leadership and acting opportunities for artists of color. Programming met demands for casts and stories reflecting the 21st century American mosaic. Public and teen audiences grew. Artists of color, including four directing debuts, populated the stages; greater use of access services. ",,2474318,"Other, local or private",2554000,1192,"Tim Ober, John L. Berthiaume, Karen Heintz, Kristin Geisler, Jeff Johnson, Barb Davis, Elizabeth H. Cobb, Jim Falteisek, Nancy Feldman, Jewelie Grape, Andrea Trimble Hart, Lori Jenkins, Paul A. Johnson, John Lefevre, Paul Mattessich, Naomi Pesky, Kari Ruth, Joseph W.E. Schmitt, Helen Wagner, Susan Wenz",,"Park Square Theatre Company AKA Park Square Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael-jon,Pease,"Park Square Theatre Company AKA Park Square Theatre","408 St Peter St Ste 000","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 767-8485 ",pease@Parksquaretheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Swift, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-715,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32398,"Operating Support",2016,66401,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase local attendance by 10% over prior year. Success will be measured by the number of tickets sold. 2: Increase individual donations by 10% over year prior. Success will be measured by the number of donors and the total amount donated.","In FY16 Penumbra reached 20,857 individuals with art that fostered their understanding of racial equity in Minnesota, representing a 16% increase. These numbers were collected by our Marketing Director using our box office software, and the Director of Inquiry who tracked education and outreach. 2: 1,154 individuals donated $354,931 in FY15; 1,177 individuals donated $489,673 (including a 40th anniversary campaign) in FY16, representing an increase in dollars of 38%. Individual donations in FY16 were tracked through our finance department under the management of the general manager.",,1915140,"Other, local or private",1981541,38000,"Lou Bellamy, Sarah Bellamy, Paul Acito, Katrice Albert, Kris Arneson, Kathleen Edmond, Carson Funderburk, Duane Johnson, Kevin Maler, Mark A. McLellan, Robert Olafson, Jeffrey N. Saunders, Catherine Stemper, Bill Stevens, Brooke Story, Tim Sullivan, Sarah Walker, Caroline Wanga",,"Penumbra Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Penumbra Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shannon,Brunette,"Penumbra Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Penumbra Theatre","270 Kent St N","St Paul",MN,55102-1744,"(651) 224-3180 ",shannon.brunette@penumbratheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-718,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32403,"Operating Support",2016,29049,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Rain Taxi will champion Minnesotan and national literary culture through various programs that foster public engagement with writers and writing. Rain Taxi will gauge outcomes by measuring program attendance, evaluating engagement with its publications through website and social media outreach, and conducting reader and attendee surveys. ","Rain Taxi championed Minnesotan and national literary culture through events and publications, fostering public engagement with writers and writing. Rain Taxi gauged outcomes by measuring audience attendance, evaluated engagement through social media participation and website analytics, and conducted reader, participant, and attendee surveys.",,153284,"Other, local or private",182333,25593,"Stuart Abraham, Jill A. Bresnahan, Kelly Everding, Rachel Fulkerson, Renoir Gaither, Mark Gustafson, Kristen Hager, Margaret Hasse, Tim Hedges, Pamela Klinger-Horn, Eric Lorberer, Margaret Telfer, Paul Von Drasek",,"Rain Taxi, Inc. AKA Rain Taxi Review of Books","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kelly,Everding,"Rain Taxi, Inc. AKA Rain Taxi Review of Books","PO Box 3840",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 825-1528 ",kelly@raintaxi.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Isanti, Mower, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Stevens, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-723,"Kathy Anderson: Executive director of Trollwood Performing Arts School and Bluestem Center for the Arts; Jonathan Carter: Solution manager, General Mills; former board chair, Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir; Tony Cuneo: Executive director, Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community; Crystal Hegge: Director, Frozen River Film Festival; Heidi Jeub: Visual artist; former executive director of Visual Arts Minnesota; Jonathan Lewis: Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Aleshia Mueller: Owner, Reel Nomad Productions; Chamath Perera: Independent leadership coach and fund development consultant; independent filmmaker; Margaret Rog: Grant writer and development consultant for nonprofits; former Metropolitan Regional Arts Council president|Kasey Ross, Organizational change management consultant","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32404,"Operating Support",2016,15567,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Red Eye will provide a continuum of opportunities for the authentic engagement of the next generation of artists and artistic leadership. Red Eye debriefs with artist participants after each project. Artists also submit written evaluations of their experience with our programs. Lastly, our strategic plan includes specific outputs we will be using to help evaluate progress. 2: Red Eye will be a leading facilitator of critical feedback sessions for artists developing performance works. A cornerstone of Red Eye's approach to supporting the development of new work, this outcome will be accomplished through the on-going practice of the feedback protocols embedded in all our programming.","Red Eye provided a continuum of opportunities to next generation artists through a variety of access points, including new works, co-sponsorship, mainstage and arts education programs. Artists who participated in Red Eye's FY16 programs evaluated their experience in facilitated group debriefing sessions and by submitting individual written evaluations. Both methods supplied qualitative feedback that will inform future programming. 2: Red Eye embedded feedback protocols in each of its programs, introducing and modeling a practice of responding to work throughout the development process. Results were measured by audience comments and reviewer responses to the quality of the work created. In addition, participating artists noted in final reports how informative it was to receive and give feedback using these types of protocols.",,210013,"Other, local or private",225580,,"Steve Busa, Kristin Giant, Laura Gisler, Paige Greenwood, David Kelley, Diana Konopka, Mariah Kottke, Alonso Luengo, Miriam Must, Joshua Tanz, Victoria Temiz, Peter Wold",,"Red Eye Collaboration AKA Red Eye Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Miriam,Must,"Red Eye Collaboration AKA Red Eye Theater","15 14th St W",Minneapolis,MN,55403-2301,"(612) 870-7531 ",miriam@redeyetheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Hennepin, Itasca, Lake, Ramsey, Red Lake, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-724,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32406,"Operating Support",2016,38449,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase accessibility to collection through comprehensive documentation, digitization and learning of collection to improve and expand means of access. A designated number of artworks will be required to be cataloged, and the database audited for accuracy and tested by users for utility. Assessments will be conducted to monitor progress. 2: Align collection with communities of interest. TMA demonstrates improved utility in deploying collection resources for exhibitions, publications, loans, collaborations and research. Access time, satisfaction of researchers, teachers’ use of curricular tools, and audience responses to programs will be assessed by interviews and surveys based on established user criteria.","1950 artworks were assessed: for acquisition, condition, data logged, photographed and stored. Main vault upgraded requiring temporary (1500) object relocation. Currently resituating artworks. Process: regular cataloging, monitoring/oversight by registrar, followed by data audits. Art-handling, due to vault renovation, supported by contracted tech service facilitated by registrar and preparator. Original inventory used as control set. Visitor, scholar, faculty/student service requests and access addressed according to client needs. Curriculum and loan related requests fulfilled according to user need. Currently planning 3-5 yr object-learning program. Emphasis on Native art.",,959645,"Other, local or private",998094,,"Patricia Burns, Bruce Hansen, Peggy Mason, Dan Shogren, Mary Ebert, Jane Jarnis, Sharon Mollerus, Miriam Sommerness, Tom Ellison, Robert Leff, Alice O'Connor, DeeDee Widdes, Debra Hannu, Terry Roberts",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Duluth-Tweed Museum of Art AKA Tweed Museum of Art","State Government","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ken,Bloom,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Duluth-Tweed Museum of Art AKA Tweed Museum of Art","1201 Ordean Ct",Duluth,MN,55812-3041,"(218) 726-7056 ",kbloom@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Ramsey, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-726,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32408,"Operating Support",2016,78783,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Develop the newly revitalized Northrop as a hub of artistic and creative exploration. The reinvented spaces and programming of the new Northrop will be a catalyst for interdisciplinary collaborations that are central to contemporary artistic exploration. 2: Present world-class performances to diverse Minnesota audiences in collaboration with community partners. Through curatorial process and engagement, Northrop creates partnerships with community partners ensuring that performance events featuring artists of the highest caliber are available to an expansive section of the community.","The newly revitalized Northrop functions as a hub for artistic activity and creative exploration in the center of campus. Northrop presented 1700+ activities during FY16. Number of events and participants are counted, and surveys are distributed to evaluate each event. Additionally, Northrop website invites blogging and critical evaluation of all programs. 2: Northrop presented nine internationally-recognized, diverse dance companies in twelve performances including five with live music; as well as a special film-orchestral event, 25 ticketed plus ten free concerts. Attendance figures, group sales and comp tickets counted. Collaborators enumerated: each provides their own evaluation. E-mail surveys and website solicitation employed for all events. School groups provided written forms and phone call follow-up.",,2200748,"Other, local or private",2279531,,"Antone Melton-Meaux, Heather Faulkner, Colleen Carey, Fabiana Mesquita-Wierson, Tom Morgan, John Foley, Cecily Somers",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Northrop AKA Northrop","State Government","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christine,Tschida,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Northrop AKA Northrop","2829 University Ave SE Ste 750",Minneapolis,MN,55414-3279,"(612) 625-6600 ",tschidac@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-728,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32409,"Operating Support",2016,96407,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create art experiences that spark discovery, critical thinking, and transformation. Effective execution of programs, audience surveys, attendance, observation, anecdotal evidence, independent testimony (social media), and staff synthesis of results will serve as evaluation tools. ","WAM produced twelve exhibitions and 46 public programs, including free conversations, WAM Chatters, free monthly study nights, student design showcase, and a resident music group. WAM counted onsite admissions and tracked online connections through Facebook, Twitter, and WAM's website using Google analytics and other data capture methods. Audience surveys were collected and tabulated after public programs.",,5762616,"Other, local or private",5859023,,"Lynn Abbott, Srdan Babovic, Laura Bishop, Wooj Byun, Gary Christenson, Fuller Cowles, Noah Eisenberg, Rolf Engh, Thomas Fisher, Cindy Ihlenfeld, Diane Katsiaficas, Barry Kudrowitz, Tom LaSalle, Jean London, Betsy Lucas, Julie Matonich, Michelle Mesenburg, Jose Peris, Elizabeth Redleaf, Shelly Regan, Gerald Rinehart, Karla Robertson, Nancy Rosenberg, Phil Rosenbloom, Gary Smaby, Tom Swigert, Jane Tilka, Robin Torgerson, Charlie Wagner, Kimberly Walsh, Deb Weiss, Cody Wolkowitz, Elise Armani, Penny Winton",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Weisman Art Museum AKA Weisman Art Museum","State Government","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Luanne,Koubsky,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Weisman Art Museum AKA Weisman Art Museum","333 E River Rd",Minneapolis,MN,55455,"(612) 626-5302 ",koubsky@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Swift, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-729,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32410,"Operating Support",2016,43938,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Re-open a newly renovated Reif Performing Arts Center as an accessible regional presenting center and revitalized home for performing artists. Evaluation/Measuring Progress will include the physical renovation/expansion are completed on time and on budget; our new partners are moved in and established; patrons embrace a grand re-opening season.","For the majority of FY 2015, we were conducting a major facility renovation, but we were still able to present 21 events in local community venues. We met with staff, board, and our partners who helped us create arts learning and access opportunities for our constituents. These parties helped to track attendance, promote events, and generate interest in our programming.",,1121658,"Other, local or private",1165596,,"Dan Margo, Gene Baker, Kirk Adams, Ben Edwards, Kris Ferraro, Jean Goad, Tom Karges, Julie Kennedy, Louise Koglin-Fideldy, Abby Kuschel, Sean Martinson, Tom Peltier, Jeanne Nicklason, Laurie Passard, Donna Vennie, Matt Lehtinen",,"Reif Arts Council AKA Reif Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,Marty,"Reif Arts Council AKA Reif Center","720 NW Conifer Dr","Grand Rapids",MN,55744-2475,"(218) 327-5780 ",david@reifcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-730,"Brooke Barsness: Executive director, Kaddatz Galleries; former Minnesota State Arts Board member; Emily Bhatti: Fundraiser and consultant for arts institutions and nonprofits; Robin Gillette: Arts consultant; former executive director, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Stephen Manuszak: Program manager for international initiatives, Arts Midwest; Jill Moore: Executive Director of Great River Arts; Sherrie Pugh: Retired community economic developer and philanthropy administrator; Minnesota African American Museum volunteer; Patricia Zurlo: Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32412,"Operating Support",2016,34485,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Recognition of both professional and community-based quality production values. Strong attendance, positive feedback, and artist participation (key indicators) will be tracked by ticket sales, memberships, attendance/non-ticketed events, audience surveys, and number of artists. 2: Maintain and create new arts, business, and education partnerships that utilize arts programming to serve the needs of the community. Successful fulfillment of partnership objectives (key indicator) will be measured primarily by partner satisfaction and rates of participation by community members.","Strong attendance throughout the season, the draw of highly skilled artists to Theatre programs, and consistently excellent reviews reflect recognition of product quality. Despite extensive construction at Rochester Civic Theatre for most of the season, production attendance was healthy and professional artist participation remained vigorous. Feedback lauded outstanding capabilities of skilled volunteer performers. 2: Partnerships addressed arts in health and social well-being, awareness of the value of human differences, and multi-generational arts opportunities. Rochester Civic Theatre received reward recognition for collaboration; turnout for monthly community dialogue doubled from FY2015; the first regional youth arts congress drew over 200 students; arts in health programming gained new support. ",,744825,"Other, local or private",779310,34485,"Laurie Ackerman, Nick Campion, Jerry Casper, Corey Heimer, Brad Herr, Kay Hocker, Heather Holmes, Megan Johnston, Read Karsell, Jerry Kvasnicka, Molly Mallory, Karl Oestreich, Angie Rustad, Bruce Snyder, Jaimi Stejskal ",,"Rochester Civic Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Theofanis,Stavrou,"Rochester Civic Theatre","20 Civic Center Dr SE",Rochester,MN,55904-3773,"(507) 282-8481 ",GStavrou@rochestercivictheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Itasca, Kanabec, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-732,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
32415,"Operating Support",2016,30032,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Rose Ensemble performs concerts in or provides educational outreach activities to communities in over different 40 venues throughout Minnesota. Program participants are surveyed to assess the quality and impact of activities. Results are collated, reported to, and employed by staff and musicians in assessing and planning future programs. 2: TRE musicians gain professional development through access to language coaches and musicologists, performance opportunities, and artistic retreats. Musicians are surveyed to assess extent of increased understanding and enhanced performance experience. Audiences are surveyed to assess quality of what and how they learn from musicians. ","The Rose Ensemble performs concerts in or provides educational outreach activities to communities in at least 25 different venues throughout MN Program participants are surveyed to assess the quality and impact of activities. Results are collated, reported to, and employed by staff and musicians in assessing and planning future programs. 2: TRE musicians gain professional development through access to language coaches and musicologists as well as performance and recording opportunities. Musicians are surveyed to assess level of satisfaction with opportunities for professional development. Audiences are surveyed to assess quality of what and how they learn from musicians.",,630371,"Other, local or private",660403,5000,"Gayle Ober, Andrea Specht, Richele Messick, Anne Jin Soo Preston, Ty Inglis, Pete Parshall",,"The Rose Ensemble","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jordan,Sramek,"The Rose Ensemble","75 5th St W Ste 314","St Paul",MN,55102-1423,"(651) 225-4340 ",jordan@roseensemble.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, St. Louis, Waseca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-735,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32418,"Operating Support",2016,22856,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Spend the equivalent of 30% of our artist fee budget on powerful residencies that bring the arts across our campus and our community. Evaluation: letters of agreement specifying residency details, the number of residency activities and participation; survey participants (or facilitators) to assess impact; end of season evaluation of impact. 2: Create a behavior of attendance and support for the arts within our student population. Evaluation: FAP will work with the Office of Planning and Public Affairs to survey students regarding arts attendance patterns, behaviors, perceptions, and attitudes; Track student tickets and student participation.","Residency was part of all but one performance on SJU's performing arts season. Activities reached hospice homes, Veteran Administration hospitals and social service organizations. SJU tracked number of activities and participants, mix of on campus vs off campus events, fees associated with residency, as well as additional housing and/or hospitality costs associated with extra days for residency. 2: A majority (80%) of students surveyed indicated their experiences at SJU have made them more likely to attend arts events after graduation. SJU surveyed students at the end of the year and learned the majority are primed for future arts engagement: 74% believe the arts are invaluable to a healthy community, 54% attended three or more arts events in the last year.",,690770,"Other, local or private",713626,,"Mimi Bitzan, Brian Campbell, Bethany Purkapile, David Deblieck, Louann Dummich, Barry Elert, Paul Hamilton, Laura Hood, Adam Houghton, Katie Campbell, Mark McGowan, Cindy Malone, Rick Odenthal, Sue Palmer, Gustavo Pena, Colleen Hollinger Petters, Br. Simon-Hoa Phan OSB, Chris Rasmussen, Joe Rogers, Steven Bezdichek Pfahning, Arno Shermock, Jerry Wetterling, Katie Ruprecht-Wittrock, Brandyn Woodard",,"Saint John's University AKA Saint John's University Fine Arts Programming","Public College/University","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Hanlon,"Saint John's University AKA Saint John's University Fine Arts Programming","2850 Abbey Plz PO Box 2222",Collegeville,MN,56321-2000,"(320) 363-5030 ",lhanlon@csbsju.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-738,"Kaitlyn Bohlin: Development manager, North House Folk School; Thomas Dodge: Secretary of Fairmont Opera House board of directors; Helen Franczyk: Arts marketing and communications consultant; Claudia Fuentes: Met Council outreach coordinator; arts volunteer; Amy Giddings: Music specialist, North Shore Community School, Duluth; Christopher Osgood: Vice president, community relations, McNally Smith College of Music; executive director, McNally Smith College of Music Foundation; Carolyn Wintersteen: Executive director of Theatre B; actor; Andrew Zimney: Director of operations, Youth Frontiers","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32421,"Operating Support",2016,225530,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To provide wide access to live performances of world-class music in the Twin Cities community. The SPCO will provide over 130 performances, family activities, and education programs in the 2015-16 season. Through diverse programming, free and low-priced tickets, and concerts in 12 venues, the SPCO hopes to serve a broader audience.","The SPCO provided wide access to live performances of world-class music in Minnesota by offering affordable tickets at fourteen regular concert venues in the Twin Cities metro. With affordable concerts in convenient venues, free family education and community engagement activities, diverse programming, and a variety of digital media efforts, the SPCO has expanded its reach and upheld its commitment to accessibility.",,8992477,"Other, local or private",9218007,,"Daria Adams, Betty Andrews, Daniel Avchen, Jo Bailey, Debra Berns, Theresa Bevilacqua, Thomas Brown, Jon Cieslak, Penny Chally, Richard Cohen, Sheldon Damberg, Nina Tso-Ning Fan, Judith Garcia Galiana, Bonnie Grzeskowiak, Ingrid Lenz Harrison, Andrina Hougham, Amy Hubbard, A.J. Huss, Jr., Arthur Kaemmer, D. William Kaufman, Erwin Kelen, Robert L. Lee, David Lillehaug, Jon Limbacher, Laura Liu, Wendell Maddox, Stephen Mahle, Richard Martinez, Jerome Miranowksi, Alfred Moore, Betty Myers, David Myers, Jenny Lind Nilsson, Lowell Noteboom, Deborah Palmer, Paula Patineau, Daniel Pennie, Nicholas Pifer, Shawn Quant, Andrew Redleaf, Paul Reyelts, Donald Ryks, Anthony Scarfone, Daniel Schmechel, Fred Sewell, Ronald Sit, Joseph Tashjian, Charles Ullery, Dobson West, Scott Wilensky, Elizabeth Willis, Priscilla Zee",,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Becky,Cline,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","408 St Peter St 3rd Fl","St Paul",MN,55102-1497,"(651) 292-3280 ",rcline@spcomail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-741,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
32423,"Operating Support",2016,49687,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Attract new and diverse audiences to experience professional classical artists in new, creative ways. New and diverse audiences will attend because of alternative, relaxed presentation styles, making classical musical artists accessible to those who would not otherwise attend formal concerts. 2: The Schubert Club will provide more diverse opportunities for Minnesota-based musicians to perform, teach and share the love of music with audiences of all ages. Feature Minnesota composers and performers in performances and educational experiences with hands-on experiences for our audiences. We will explore artistic partnerships with new, diverse cultural communities throughout the area.","The Schubert Club attracted a new audience of over 50%, and the youngest to date at Schubert Club Mix concerts. Comparing the Schubert Club Mix participants to past ticket buyers in all series, the results were over 50% of participants never having been to a concert in the past. The casual format attracts people not comfortable in a formal concert setting. 2: The Schubert Club provided 246 Minnesota musicians the opportunity to share their talent with audiences and youth in our community. Minnesota artists were vetted from diverse backgrounds to provide educational sessions and performances for The Schubert Club. Outcomes included increased attendance at KidsJam workshops, and full capacity at weekly Courtroom Concerts.",,1870310,"Other, local or private",1919997,,"Craig Aase, Mark Anema, Nina Archabal, James Ashe, Suzanne Asher, Paul Aslanian, Aimee Richcreek Baxter, Carline Bengtsson, Lynne Beck, Dorothea Burns, James Callahan, Cecil Chally, Carolyn Collins, Marilyn Dan, Anna Marie Ettel, Richard Evidon, Catherine Furry, Michael Georgieff, Elizabeth Holden, Dorothy Horns, John Holmquist, Anne Hunter, Kyle Kossol, Chris Levy, Jeffrey Lin, Kristina MacKenzie, Peter Myers, Ford Nicholson, Gerald Nolte, Gayle Ober, Jana Sackmeister, Kim A. Severson, Gloria Sewell, Anthony Thein, John Treacy, Alison Young",,"Schubert Club, Inc. AKA The Schubert Club","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Olson,"Schubert Club, Inc. AKA The Schubert Club","75 W 5th St Ste 302","St Paul",MN,55102-7730,"(651) 292-3270 ",polson@schubert.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Lake, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-743,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32424,"Operating Support",2016,9867,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Broaden audience participation and engagement. Track ticket sales and attendance, audience surveys, CD sales, donations, qualitative feedback after events. 2: Expand educational outreach. Track number of participants at educational outreach activities, Number of activities provided, participation by schools and partner artists, surveys following events","Broaden audience participation and engagement The Singers data show an increase in audience and donor numbers over the last three years. This is tracked through ticket sales, surveys, and donor database. 2: Outreach opportunities were expanded. Through audience tallies, and analyzing season events, The Singers saw growth in student participants via festivals and collaborative concerts. Free community sings and preview concerts were presented for the first time.",,210597,"Other, local or private",220464,,"Maureen Armstrong, Kathy Tunseth, Craig Carnahan, Luther Ranheim, Alan Beck, Liesl Koehnen, Jackie Steele, Connie Foote, Justin Madsen, Carolyn Collins, Alicia Sauer, Allie Tunseth, Erika Gesme",,"Singers Minnesota Choral Artists AKA The Singers - Minnesota Choral Artists","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Matthew,Culloton,"Singers Minnesota Choral Artists AKA The Singers - Minnesota Choral Artists","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 303",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(651) 917-1948 ",info@singersmca.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Hennepin, Ramsey, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-744,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32426,"Operating Support",2016,16701,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will continue to increase exhibition, presentation and professional development opportunities for emerging artists in Minnesota. We will evaluate programs through written surveys from artists, audience surveying, and measure using number of submissions, number of participating artists, local, regional and national press. 2: We will continue to strengthen cross-disciplinary collaborations and provide diverse audiences with opportunities to participate in unique cultural experiences. We will evaluate programs through audience surveys, including satisfaction indicators and return visits, and attendance numbers for static exhibitions and unique project programming. ","over 100 artists have been given access to our space, flexibly pursuing their craft. Interviews with artists, podcast development and surveys of participants. Because we did not require numerical or production outcomes, our surveys/interviews focus on personal growth, experimental potential, etc. of their experience. 2: Over 500 people have attended openings for our emerging residency. 1,000's participated in Artists on the Verge 2016, in partnership with Northern Lights. Surveys online, as well as interviews of attendees at Wise Blood, Hand in Glove, AoV 2016 and our residency programs. ",,580516,"Other, local or private",597217,,"Bil Mague, Sarah Rotholz Weiner, Blake Iverson, Kevin Manthie, Collin Bockman, Alexa Horochowski, Miranda Wilson, Erik Ullanderson, Donna Meyer, Kerry Morgan, Brian Wilcox",,"The Soap Factory","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kerry,Morgan,"The Soap Factory","514 2nd St SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 623-9176 ",board@soapfactory.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Stearns, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-746,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32430,"Operating Support",2016,20025,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create, produce, and present new work and repertory in the Twin Cities, throughout Minnesota, across the United States, and internationally. Progress will be measured through numbers of performances as well as sizes of and responses from audiences, assessed by SPDT’s post-performance audience-performer dialogues, electronic and hard copy audience surveys, and presenter feedback. 2: SPDT will offer Community Inclusive projects, Arts and Education programs, and Arts and Healthcare programs to a wide range of populations in Minnesota. Workshops, classes, and other community activities will be evaluated using electronic, hard copy, and in-person feedback from participants as well as responses from presenting community partners.","Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater created new work, presenting it along with company repertory in the Twin Cities and outstate Minnesota as well as across the United States and in Mexico. Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater utilized its Talk Piece post-performance dialogues, audience surveys, presenter feedback, and critical press responses at its numerous presentations to determine the achievement of this outcome. 2: SPDT offered its community activities in Roseville, Ely, Edina, New York Mills, Duluth, Fergus Falls, Saint Paul, Richfield, Rochester, Grand Rapids, Detroit Lakes, Minnetonka and Minneapolis. SPDT's workshops, classes, performances, and community activities were assessed using participant evaluations designed for specific populations, responses from presenting partners, and on-line and post-performance feedback from audiences.",,321270,"Other, local or private",341295,4000,"Howard Bell, Michael Brooks, Judith Johnson, Jennifer Olson, Zoe Sealy, Carin Skowronsky, V. Paul Virtucio",0.03,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stuart,Pimsler,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater","528 Hennepin Ave S Ste 707",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(763) 521-7738 ",spdanth@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Hennepin, Itasca, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-750,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32432,"Operating Support",2016,13260,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Review accessibility resources and procedures, building upon strengths and enhancing services. A task force will be comprised of people with varied backgrounds and expertise, including people with disabilities. Teacher training; broader publicity; purchases of equipment; and revised contracts are expected to be part of the outcomes. 2: Engage and develop young people as dancers. Grow the Family Dance program. - Conduct interviews with youth and young adult dancers for their descriptions of impact Tapestry dancing makes on their lives.","Accessibility Task Force was assembled (one-third people with disabilities) and met over a 4-month period of time. New Policies and Procedures adopted. Training sessions accomplished. Contracts revised. Meetings and training sessions were held as planned. Contracts revised. Some new equipment obtained. 2: Some interviews took place; program is slowly growing. Some interviews took place as part of upgrading videos on our website (including with young adults and families). - Attendance data reveal overall growth. ",,169773,"Other, local or private",183033,5250,"Tuvia Abramson, Madhu Bangalore, Barbara Beltrand, Claudia Graebel Beermann, David Kirchner, Jeanne Novak, Gordon Olsen, Todd Petersen, Marc Scovill, Ed Stern, Carole Wilson",,"Tapestry Folkdance Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Cummings,"Tapestry Folkdance Center","3748 Minnehaha Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55406-2668,"(612) 722-2914 ",Mary@tapestryfolkdance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-752,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32439,"Operating Support",2016,33294,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase program offerings and provide additional subsidies to engage a larger number of diverse populations at the expanded TU Dance Center. Track the increase in number and type of classes and sessions offered at TU Dance Center; increased participation and participant demographics; number of subsidized participants, total subsidies provided. 2: Deepen TU Dance’s partnership with performance venues to enhance the community’s experience of artistically excellent dance. Attendance and ticket sales figures compared with recent historical data; critic reviews; premiere of two-four world premiere works.","2,441 participants in TU Dance Center programs and activities, ages 3-seniors, over 40% people of color and gender-diverse. Tracked comparative TU Dance Center engagement, and student demographics and subsidies; tracked programming changes and additions. 2: Successful concerts at Cowles Center, The O'Shaughnessy (four premieres, 2,991 attendees); new multi-year partnership with Ordway Center, FY 2017-FY 2019. Gathered attendance and ticket sales data for comparison with prior years' concerts at both FY16 venues; collected media reviews; tracked world premiere works.",,493022,"Other, local or private",526316,,"Chris Andersen, Leif Anderson, Roderick Ferguson, Darin Florenz, Michelle Horan, Marcia Murray, Toni Pierce-Sands, Uri Sands, Kelly Green Vagts, Julia Yager",,"TU Dance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Abdo,Sayegh,"TU Dance","PO Box 40405","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 699-6055 ",Abdo.sayegh@tudance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dodge, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Lyon, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wadena, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-779,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
32443,"Operating Support",2016,52799,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ","VocalEssence will present new and innovative choral music concerts, which will elicit a lasting impression on audience members. Outcomes will be measured through quantitative and qualitative data gathered and analyzed through participation in a national Intrinsic Impact Study with WolfBrown consulting group and by VocalEssence staff. 2: VocalEssence will present culturally relevant community programs for Minnesotans of all ages to learn about and participate in choral music. Outcomes will be measured through quantitative and qualitative data gathered and analyzed through participation in a national Intrinsic Impact Study with WolfBrown consulting group and by VocalEssence staff. ","VocalEssence presented eight engaging concerts, one tour to greater Minnesota, and seven contracted performances, which reached an estimated 25,548 Minnesotans. Concert attendees rated their emotional response as 4.1 out of 5. This outcome was measured by statistical tracking of attendees reached and survey responses from an Intrinsic Impact Study by WolfBrown Consulting Group. 2: 11,824 Minnesotans participated in a community program activity, rating 3.6/5 that the activity gave them a new understanding of other cultures. VocalEssence tracked attendance to determine the number of participants. Qualitative evaluation results were measured by a survey of community concert attendees via an Intrinsic Impact Study by WolfBrown Consulting Group. ",,1541648,"Other, local or private ",1594447,,"Kathryn Roberts, Jacob Wolkowitz, Roma Calatayud-Stocks, Ann Barkelew, Traci V. Bransford, Debbie Estes, Ann Farrell, Rick Ford, Wayne Gisslen, Art Kaemmer, Joseph Kalkman, David L. Mona, David Myers, James Odland, Cay Shea Hellervik, Don Shelby, Timothy Takach, Jenny Wade, Dorene Wernke, Mary Ann Aufderheide, Philip Brunelle, Judy Drobeck, Robert C. Smith",,VocalEssence,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support ",,"General operating support ",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elissa,Weller,VocalEssence,"1900 Nicollet Ave",Minneapolis,MN,,"(612) 547-1452 ",elissa@vocalessence.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Martin, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Swift, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-783,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist ",,2
32444,"Operating Support",2016,20885,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ","Minnesotans with disabilities of all ages will use VSA Minnesota programs, services and resources to actively engage the arts in their communities. We will document attendance at all performances, workshops, residencies and exhibits conducted by our organization. Summative evaluations will be conducted for each of these experiences based on specific program outcomes. 2: Arts administrators around the state will use VSA Minnesota accessibility resources to improve their outreach and service to people with disabilities. We will document all phone, email and face-to-face inquiries (meetings, conversations) from arts organizations about access to people with disabilities. All resulting actions will also be documented. ","VSA Minnesota programs and services connect and engage people with disabilities with artists and arts organizations in their schools and communities. VSA Minnesota tracks participation by people with disabilities at residencies, workshops, artist meetings, exhibits and its grant program. It also tracks individual inquiries via phone and email regarding its services. 2: State arts administrators use information and monetary resources provided by VSA Minnesota to improve their engagement of people with disabilities. The funding and accessibility services provided by VSA Minnesota to state arts organizations are evaluated for effectiveness based on final reports and follow-up conversations with staff from the recipient organizations. ",,521056,"Other, local or private ",541941,20885,"Adrienne Mason, Gail Burke, Maggie Karli, Steve Danko, Anne Peacock, Christian Novak, Stacy Shamblott, Char Coal, Susan Tarnowski, Michele Chung, Adam Perry, Kay Augustine, Jenny Le",,"VSA Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support ",,"General operating support ",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Craig,Dunn,"VSA Minnesota","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 305",Minneapolis,MN,,"(612) 332-3888 ",craig@vsamn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Ramsey, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-784,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist ",,2
32448,"Operating Support",2016,41708,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Expand opportunities for Minnesota artists by increasing by 20% the number of artist-designed classes and/or activities designed and led by artists. Measure this outcome by tracking the number of classes that are offered in FY 2016 and comparing to FY 2015 offerings. 2: Increase hands-on participation of Minnesotans in the arts by engaging 20% more participants in diverse arts experiences. Measure this by tracking student and audience registration numbers in FY 2016 and comparing to FY 2015.","From FY2015 to FY2016, White Bear Center for the Arts increased the overall number of artist-designed classes offered by 1%. WBCA tracks the number of classes offered in its database and outreach/custom class records and compares different time periods. 2: White Bear Center for the Arts increased hands-on arts participation by 9% from FY2015 to FY2016. WBCA tracks all class registrations in its database and compares different time periods.",,474798,"Other, local or private",516506,6368,"Patricia Berger, Robert Brittain, Donna Bruhl, Leonardo Castro, Kathy Curran, Kim Ford, Mary Gove, Kevin Hart, Cindy Ihlenfeld, Alan Kantrud, Mary Levins, Matt Lipp, Nor Olson, Jeff Schreier, Karl Sevig, Mark Shavlik, Dan Wachtler, Steve Wolgamot, Karen April Wong, Malia Yang-Xiong, Sue Ahlcrona , Robert Cuerden, Roberta Johnson, Neil Johnston, Kraig Thayer Rasmussen",,"White Bear Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Suzi,Hudson,"White Bear Center for the Arts","4971 Long Ave","White Bear Lake",MN,55110,"(651) 407-0597 ",suzi@whitebeararts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Kanabec, Lake, McLeod, Olmsted, Pope, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-788,"Kaitlyn Bohlin: Development manager, North House Folk School; Thomas Dodge: Secretary of Fairmont Opera House board of directors; Helen Franczyk: Arts marketing and communications consultant; Claudia Fuentes: Met Council outreach coordinator; arts volunteer; Amy Giddings: Music specialist, North Shore Community School, Duluth; Christopher Osgood: Vice president, community relations, McNally Smith College of Music; executive director, McNally Smith College of Music Foundation; Carolyn Wintersteen: Executive director of Theatre B; actor; Andrew Zimney: Director of operations, Youth Frontiers","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32449,"Operating Support",2016,12937,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Offer theatre programming and events that increase accessibility and opportunities for participation by 5% for all ages, ability levels, and ethnicities. Evaluation forms and surveys for participants, audience, and underserved populations.","An increase from FY 2015 to FY 2016 of community participation of 93.5% occurred. Tracked production ticket sales and production volunteer numbers from Oct 1, 2016 to July 1, 2016 and compared to same date range in 2015.",,213055,"Other, local or private",225992,,"John Dean, Steve Verhelst, Mike Klaers, Mary Wilkowske, Gwen Krebsbach, Bob Bonawitz, Keith Green, Pam Klein, David Korsmo, Gretchin Otness, Jen Johnson, Brian Steinholm",,"Willmar Community Theatre, Inc. AKA The Barn Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Thomas,Rosengren,"Willmar Community Theatre, Inc. AKA The Barn Theatre","321 4th St SW",Willmar,MN,56201,"(320) 235-9500 ",thomas@thebarntheatre.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Pope, Renville, Stearns, Swift, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-789,"Kathy Anderson: Executive director of Trollwood Performing Arts School and Bluestem Center for the Arts; Jonathan Carter: Solution manager, General Mills; former board chair, Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir; Tony Cuneo: Executive director, Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community; Crystal Hegge: Director, Frozen River Film Festival; Heidi Jeub: Visual artist; former executive director of Visual Arts Minnesota; Jonathan Lewis: Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Aleshia Mueller: Owner, Reel Nomad Productions; Chamath Perera: Independent leadership coach and fund development consultant; independent filmmaker; Margaret Rog: Grant writer and development consultant for nonprofits; former Metropolitan Regional Arts Council president|Kasey Ross, Organizational change management consultant","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32453,"Operating Support",2016,22981,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To maintain a full-time, artistically excellent dance company; to serve as an incubator for top-level choreography; to tour throughout Minnesota. Critical reviews; choreographer feedback; dancer feedback; audience surveys; website and emailed surveys; student questionnaires; independent evaluation. 2: Zenon will expand our work with the adult Twin Cities deaf/hard of hearing community through targeted audience development initiatives. Focus groups; informal feedback; website surveys; and emailed surveys. We will also be reprising the Zenon Ambassadors program, through which deaf/hard of hearing adults assist us in determining strategies and outcomes.","Zenon had a banner year, touring to seven greater Minnesota communities to perform and teach, and bringing international choreography to Twin Cities audiences. All evaluation methods proposed were used. Critical reviews and audience surveys of Zenon's Twin Cities season and toured repertoire were excellent. 2: Zenon extended its Deaf Dance Ambassador program for the deaf/hard of hearing community and hosted previews and receptions during our season. New partnerships and outcomes were evaluated as proposed. Audience growth continues to be slow, but according to our partners at VSA, any growth is a notable achievement when working with this population.",,584823,"Other, local or private",607804,18800,"Linda Z. Andrews, Rochelle Dotzenrod, Tiffany Joy Hanken, Raymond Heiland, L. Kelley Lindquist, Shannon Loecher, Breanna Olson, Kelsi Rahm, Meghan Smith, Heidi Zimmer",,"Zenon Dance Company and School, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mara,Winke,"Zenon Dance Company and School, Inc.","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 400",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 338-1101 ",marasmail@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Brown, Carlton, Douglas, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Lake, Marshall, Mower, Otter Tail, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-793,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
36103,"Operating Support",2017,27728,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We seek to increase our arts programming. Progress will be measured by year-to-year comparisons of programming presented, as well as the types of art showcased. 2: We seek to increase cultural equity and diversity as well as unite the artistic communities and audiences we serve. Progress will be measured by year-to-year comparisons of the amount of community partnerships developed around programming events.","Our arts programming increased by 24% over last year. This benefited the artists that we paid for their talents and the attending community members. We keep a calendar of arts programming events in which we can compare year to year. The 24% increase was determined by comparing the number of arts programming events offered July 2015-June 2016 compared to July 2016-July 2017. 2: Our community partnerships increased by 63% over last year. This benefited the community by providing cultural and diversified experiences. We keep a calendar of programming events focused on partnerships in which we can compare year to year. The 63% increase was determined by comparing the number of partnership events offered July 2015-June 2016 compared to July 2016-July 2017.",,800431,"Other, local or private",828159,2700,"Francis Heid, Sarah Seidelmann, Geiger Yount, Alan Zeppa, Arapna Katre, Laura Weintraub, Becky Hartley, Lynn Black, Don Ness, Curtis Landherr, Jon Heyesen, Kendra Carlson",0.50,"A.H. Zeppa Family Foundation AKA Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anthony,Cuneo,"A.H. Zeppa Family Foundation AKA Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community","222 Superior St E Ste 326",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 726-5430 ",tony@zeppa.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-814,"Amy Braford Whittey: Business developer for the arts for HGA; 16 years of nonprofit experience; Helen Franczyk: Arts marketing and communications consultant; Steve Heckler: Executive director, Twin Cities Jazz Festival and Lowertown Blues Festival; Julie Johnson: Grant writing consultant; former public relations director at Great River Shakespeare Festival; Gregory Smith: Business operations manager, the Fitzgerald Theater; Ellen Stanley: Executive director, Minnesota Music Coalition; Carla Tamburro: Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator; Lisa Vesel: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36113,"Operating Support",2017,22948,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More than 25,000 people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities expand their creative thinking, artistry, and care for the environment by making art using recycled materials. Surveys and participant demographic data indicate 1) reach of numerical goal 2) 50% participants low-income and 45% not white/Euro, and 3) majority created art using recycled materials. 2: 5,000 students and 120 teachers (in artist residencies and summer camps), taught by 30 artists, increase skills/understanding of art, environment, and culture. Reflective protocols, student demos, and pre/post questionnaires determine whether most students completed artworks related to environment and culture, and reflected and exhibited their art.","More than 22,000 people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities expanded creative thinking, artistry, and care for the environment making art. We tallied the number of people new to ArtScraps; we asked teachers to report on school residency demographics; we recorded the cultural/economic diversity of workshops and summer camps; and, observed and estimated the demographics of festivals. 2: 4,000 students and 96 teachers (in artist residencies and summer camps), taught by 30 artists, increased skills/understanding of art, ecology and culture. Artists, educators, and a professional evaluator reported on 32 school residencies this year through surveys and informal observations. This figure includes survey data from our summer teen camp and school-age winter, spring and summer camps. ",,342076,"Other, local or private",365024,15000,"Sabrina Sutloff-Gross, Barbara Fleig, David Swenson, Linda Stuckey, Deb Holtz, Elizabeth Wright, Janice Hamilton",0.00,ArtStart,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carol,Sirrine,ArtStart,"1459 St Clair Ave","St Paul",MN,55105-2338,"(651) 698-2787 ",carol@artstart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-824,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36118,"Operating Support",2017,61474,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will engage an audience diverse in age, race, and background with live music of many cultures to foster intercultural understanding. With support from our Research Consultant, we will gauge and track audience demographics and change in attitudes about other cultures using survey results, interviews, observations, and anecdotes. 2: We will build demand for the arts by presenting artists and work relevant to the communities we serve and by presenting arts in nontraditional spaces. We will evaluate our success based on number of new audience members and on the impact that engaging with the arts has on these audience members.","We engaged a diverse, all-ages audience with live music of many cultures, helping to increase intercultural understanding. We tracked audience demographics and changes in attitudes about other cultures using survey results, interviews, observations, and anecdotes, with support from our research consultant. 2: We built demand for the arts by connecting with new audience members through two community-based residencies in Minneapolis, Mankato and Saint Cloud. The Cedar tracked new audience members and audience expansion numerically and geographically and by gathered feedback on the impact of the activities from participants and Greater Minnesota partners with the support of our research consultant.",,2002453,"Other, local or private",2063927,4488,"Steve Katz, Jill Dawe, Brent Hickman, Chuck Tatsuda, David Edminster, Rob Salmon, Abdirizak Bihi, Gallo Fall, Glen Helgeson, Cari Nesje, Rob Nordin, Hugh Pruitt, Mary Laurel True",0.00,"The Cedar Cultural Center, Inc. AKA The Cedar","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Adrienne,Dorn,"The Cedar Cultural Center, Inc. AKA The Cedar","416 Cedar Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1033,"(612) 338-2674x 103",adorn@thecedar.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-829,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36119,"Operating Support",2017,40588,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will grow and learn new skills by participating in creative arts experiences, led by practicing artists, in schools and community sites. Participant experiences will be tracked through online evaluations filled out by site contacts and artists and artists’ observations. Types of sites involved will be tracked in program records. 2: Minnesotans of many ethnicities, ages, and abilities will have access to COMPAS hands-on programs that are designed to meet their specific needs. We will track demographic information when possible, customer goals for programs and how well we met them, and modifications and customizations made to meet customer needs or goals.","Participants at eleven types of comm. sites learned a new skill (98%) and showed an increase in positive behaviors (93%) through a creative arts experience. Asked artists and customers (e.g. teachers, activity directors, etc.) to report on the art that was created and if new skills / information was learned. Tracked the types of organization in which programs were helpful. 2: Four to 90+ year olds, of many ethnicities and abilities, participated in programs. 97% of sites agree artist connected art to their goals/curriculum. Tracked demographics of our artists and (to the best of our ability) participants. Surveyed artists and customers about participant inclusivity and activities, customer service, and meeting site goals.",,1057368,"Other, local or private",1097956,14150,"Roderic Southall, Diane Johnson, Susan Rotilie, Kathy Sanville, Hristina Markova, Cheryl Bock, Michelle Silverman, Yvette Trotman, Keven Ambrus, Mae Brooks, Abigail Lawrence, Christina Koppang, Samantha Massaglia, Celena Plesha, Louis Porter, Jeff Goldenberg, Mary Sennes, Elizabeth Sheets, Virajita Singh, Dameun Strange, Mimi Stake, Robert Erickson",0.00,"COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Linck,"COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","75 5th St W Ste 304","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 292-3203 ",joan@compas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Carlton, Carver, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Houston, Kanabec, Kittson, Le Sueur, Marshall, Morrison, Olmsted, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-830,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36120,"Operating Support",2017,15469,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Sustain CIM's decade-long commitment to high-quality music instruction provided by master artists handing down the traditions and history of Ireland. With a balanced budget and growing partnerships in fiscal year 2017, CIM will support the work of twenty teaching artists and up to 380 students in year-round instruction; fiscal and donor metrics will be analyzed. 2: CIM will increase enrollment and scholarship opportunities in fiscal year 2017 as we build private support for our community art school. CIM will serve up to 380 students in fiscal year 2017, dedicating up to 3 percent of tuition revenue toward scholarships for students in need. Enrollment statistics, web stats and publicity will be tracked.","The Center for Irish Music reached 340 individual students offering 400 year-round Irish music classes taught by 24 talented teaching artists. Twenty-seven CIM students qualified to compete at the All-Ireland Fleadh, a strong testament to the quality of instruction at the Center for Irish Music. The org finished FY 2016 with a $22K surplus and an 11% increase in private donations. 2: CIM served 340 individual students, a 9% increase over FY 2016 - with 5.4 percent of music school revenue committed to financial aid and discounts. CIM exceeded annual revenue goals this fiscal year, with an actual budget of $289K including $9969 in financial aid and scholarships to qualified candidates. CIM saw over 60 new students in this grant period.",,215703,"Other, local or private",231172,15469,"Michael O'Connor, Patrick Cole, Greg Padden, Teisha Magee, Laura Billings Coleman, Mike Lynch, Jan Casey, David McKenna, Patrick Krekelberg, David Rhees",0.20,"The Center for Irish Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Norah,Rendell,"The Center for Irish Music","836 Prior Ave N","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 815-0083 ",nrendell@centerforirishmusic.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Kanabec, Lake, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-831,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36121,"Operating Support",2017,10470,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Broaden arts programming and participation opportunities for young performers and audiences by making more events available and affordable. Increased numbers of participants in workshops (25% increase is the goal); significant increase in numbers of audience members under 18; expanded programming for under 18 audiences. 2: Expand educational opportunities with more post-performance workshop, demonstration, talk-back and lecture events facilitated by both visiting professional and local artists. Quantitatively: by continuing to increase the number of opportunities beyond current levels, and the number of participants in them. Qualitatively: participant surveys.","For under eighteen age group: 632 had access as audience for four events; 64 participated in workshops; 23 were cast members in children's theatre production. Quantitative measurement. Workshop goal not met (lack of facilitator's time). Three more events than previous year. First offering of play with a children's cast in several years. Enthusiastic response to this type of programming. 2: Eleven separate talk-back, demonstration, lecture events attended by 787 participants. They were able to ask questions, gain insight, acquire skills. Mostly quantitative (head count). Anecdotal comments about the value of the experience (100% positive). Participation was voluntary, making numbers who participated significant. We seek less intrusive ways to collect information than a survey tool.",,447375,"Other, local or private",457845,,"Bruce Buxton, Bri Keran, Thomas Vasecka, Lisa Wigand",0.00,"Central Lakes College-Brainerd AKA Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center","State Government","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patrick,Spradlin,"Central Lakes College-Brainerd AKA Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center","501 College Dr W",Brainerd,MN,56401,"(218) 855-8100 ",pspradlin@clcmn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Kanabec, Lake, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-832,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36123,"Operating Support",2017,328557,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Participants and audience members will experience theatrical forms, aesthetics, and learning opportunities that expand their knowledge and worldview. Audience surveys collecting experience info; audience focus groups; internal and external artistic assessment. 2: Minnesotans from diverse cultural, socioeconomic, and geographic backgrounds will participate in relevant, accessible arts experiences at CTC. Audience surveys collecting demographic and experience info; audience focus groups; analysis of first-time participants and return participant behavior. ","CTC served 272,830 youth, families, and teachers through productions and education programs, including 82,221 people who came through access programs. CTC used participation counts and implemented audience surveys to measure engagement in artistic programs. CTC conducted formal assessments of education programs in the schools. 2: CTC deepened relationships with community organizations, which resulted in a 26% increase in $5 (or free) ACT Pass tickets to our public performances. CTC's director of access and inclusion worked with CTC's marketing department and staff liaisons with targeted communities to streamline enrollment in and improve tracking of the ACT Pass program.",,10558970,"Other, local or private",10887527,26230,"Jeff von Gillern, Suzi Kim Scott, Sam Hsu, George Montague, Michael Blum, Doug Parish, Stefanie Adams, Eric Anderson, Todd Balan, Matthew R. Banks, Robert Birdsong, Linnea Burman, Morgan Burns, Y. Ralph Chu, Pilar Cruz, Jeff Davidman, Ryan Engle, Pam Enstad, Kerry B. Fauver, Greg Flannigan, G. Bryan Fleming, Liz Furman, Kathy Ganley, Rajiv Garg, Michelle Gibson, Lili Hall, Hoyt Hsiao, Christine Kalla, Joe Keeley, Jocelyn Knoll, Chad Larsen, Alex Liu, Mike Macrie, Michael Maeser, Gayle Malcolm, Pepe Martin, Todd Noteboom, Allison Peterson, Jag Reddy, Dan Schumacher, Tara Sutton, Sunil Swami, Lezlie Taylor, Meredith Tutterow, Dave Van Benschoten, Patrick B. Walsh, William White",2.56,"The Children's Theatre Company and School AKA Children's Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jill,Underwood,"The Children's Theatre Company and School AKA Children's Theatre Company","2400 3rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404,"(612) 874-0500 ",junderwood@childrenstheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-834,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36125,"Operating Support",2017,60777,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Radical Hospitality maintains a diverse mainstage audience: 50% under 30; 30% or more people of color; 40% under 25k; 13% disability. Regular surveys of audience request specific demographics on race, income, age, disability and sexual preference; there is 90% compliance on rate of return. 2: MBT hosts productions of at least eight East African artists/companies, and tours the youth anti-violence play Stars and Stripes to at least twelve schools. ","Diverse, underrepresented audiences including low income, people of color, under 30, and disabled patrons viewed high quality live theater. Data collected from pre-show and after-show surveys. Regular surveys of audience request specific demographics on race, income, age, disability and sexual preference; there is 90% compliance on rate of return. 2: MBT hosted four East African events including an iftar at the completion of Ramadan w/ 200 Cedar-Riverside residents in attendance. Verbal and written reports by MBT's Cedar-Riverside Organizer were submitted to supervising staff-Community Engagement Officer and Artist-Organizer in residence.",,1205739,"Other, local or private",1266516,,"Tabitha Montgomery, Robert Lunning, Rodolfo Gutierrez, Molly Bott, Trevor Bowen, Deb Bryan, Tatiana Chivileva, Yolanda Cotterall, Sheila Gore Dennis, Pj Doyle, Diana Hellerman, Eric Hyde, Sarah Kilibarda, Samantha King, K. David Hirschey, Elizabeth Reeve, Jack Reuler, Jeff Schuur, Joseph Stanley, Charles `Chad` Weinstein",0.00,"Mixed Blood Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carlisa,Rivamonte,"Mixed Blood Theatre Company","1501 4th St S",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1100,"(612) 338-0984 ",lia@mixedblood.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Mower, Ramsey, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-836,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36127,"Operating Support",2017,70632,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1,000 youth take year-round classes to learn circus arts, another 1600 are reached through camps and outreach; 850+ perform in spring or summer shows. Number of youth in after-school classes, school and community programs; number of youth who perform in the spring and summer productions. 2: Over 17% of youth in after-school classes get financial aid; Out of the Chair and Wings serve twenty youth with a physical or developmental disability. Number of youth receiving financial aid or work study; Out of the Chair and Wings enrollment and attendance at classes.","990 youth were enrolled in year-round classes; 1700+ were reached through workshops and camps; 900 youth performed in spring and summer shows. Class enrollment is kept by the education department, an excel spreadsheet is maintained to track other participants, and youth who participate in the summer shows are recognized in show bulletins. 2: 22.9% of youth in the year-round program had work study or financial aid; eight were enrolled in Out of the Chair, and thirteen in Wings. Circus' bookkeeper keeps track of scholarship/work study budget impacts, the registrar for classes keeps track of enrollment in Wings and Out of the Chair.",,2440930,"Other, local or private",2511562,10132,"Dan Butler, Betty Butler, Lance Lemieux, Dan Currell, Laura Mogren, Peter Huber, Leslie Bock, Jason Bradshaw, Vineeta Sawkar Branby, John Esch, Angela Forsman, George M. Heriot, Dan Rooney, Krista Heikes Sweeney, Cheriti Swigart",0.00,"Circus of the Star AKA Circus Juventas","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Miriam,Ackerman,"Circus of the Star AKA Circus Juventas","1270 Montreal Ave","St Paul",MN,55116-2400,"(651) 699-8229 ",miriam@circusjuventas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-838,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36128,"Operating Support",2017,61005,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Accessibility to CLIMB’s podcast, Faraway Woods, on pro social skills for kids 3-8 increases with more promotion to old markets and to families at home. CLIMB produces two seasons of fourteen FW episodes. Via a survey, users rate quality 4 or 5 out of 5 and report pro-social skills kids learn. Downloads are tracked with Buzzsprout, a podcast analytics tool. 2: To continue serving 125K Minnesotans per year, CLIMB develops a succession plan to assure organizational stability when our founder and executive/artistic director, Peg Wetli, leaves CLIMB. Peg and board create timeline for completion of three scenarios covering different leave-takings. Board creates evaluation plan measuring timeliness and likelihood of providing effective transition.","Accessibility to CLIMB's podcast, Faraway Woods, on pro social skills for kids 3-8 increases with more promotion to old markets and to families at home. CLIMB launched two seasons of Faraway woods episodes. Listens were tracked using Buzzsprout. In addition to this engagement was tracked through audience interaction with the Faraway Woods Facebook page through shares, comments and likes. 2: To continue serving 125K Minnesotans per year, CLIMB executes a succession plan to assure organizational stability upon our founder's retirement. Board creates a method of internal and external vetting of potential candidates, works with current staff to ensure transitional transparency and implements an organizational structure to ensure stability.",,11258236,"Other, local or private",11319241,10000,"James Gambone, James Olney, Bonnie Mattson, Christine Walsh, Peg Wetli, Anton Jones, Milan Mockovak, Bill Partlan, Joseph Atkins",0.00,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lauren,Diesch,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","6415 Carmen Ave E","Inver Grove Heights",MN,55076-4428,"(651) 453-9275x 19",lauren@climb.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Meeker, Morrison, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-839,"Melissa Brechon: Faculty member, Masters of Library and Information, Saint Catherine University; Pamela Fletcher: Associate professor of English and director of writing at Saint Catherine University; Amy Hunter: Retired educator; board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts; Jonathan Lewis: Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Roxana Linares: Executive director, Centro Tyrone Guzman; Jill Moore: Executive Director of Great River Arts; E. Jane Olive: Retired nurse and transplant coordinator; community volunteer; costumer; Marjorie Ostroushko: Cofounder and manager of Giving Voice Chorus; public radio strategist and marketer; Michael Ricci: Director of theater at North Hennepin Community College; Dana Sikkila, Visual artist; executive director of the 410 Project art gallery and artistic director of Black Water Press","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36129,"Operating Support",2017,57204,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Develop programs that give access to the reading experience in ways supplemental to traditional publishing, providing a new model for publishers. Collect surveys and evaluations from partner organizations, authors, and readers to qualitatively and quantitatively assess reach and change in community expectations of publishers. 2: Expand local and national awareness of both our Minnesota writers and nationally known authors through new and backlist titles as well as programs. Track our projects and programs featuring national and local writers. Conduct annual surveys of writers, local host organizations, and audiences to measure change in awareness.","Published eighteen new titles + one reissue + one drop-in, engaged over 1,600 via In the Stacks program, 10,000 Coffee Sleeve Conversation sleeves distributed. Surveyed writers/artists about their experiences, surveyed attendees/event participants, tracked events attendance, and analyzed data/figures, talked with staff members at participating organizations and other partners. 2: Strong sales all titles; national, Minnesota critical acclaim; 25+ events reached 1,300 + In Stacks reached 1,600 in MN; one title selected for NEA Big Read. Tracked book sales; gathered press/media attention and recognition for titles; tracked number, location of events and attendance.",,967183,"Other, local or private",1024387,,"Carol Mack, Patricia Beithon, Patricia Tilton, Louise Copeland, Suzanne Allen, Patrick Coleman, William Hardacker, Carl Horsch, Kenneth Kahn, Stephen Keating, Jennifer Kwon Dobbs, Sarah Lutman, Malcolm McDermid, Sjur Midness, Maureen Millea Smith, Peter Nelson, Enrique Olivarez Jr., Robin Preble, Marla Stack, Paul Stembler, Chris Fischbach",0.00,"Coffee House Press","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christopher,Fischbach,"Coffee House Press","79 13th Ave NE Ste 110",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 338-0125 ",fish@coffeehousepress.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Hennepin, Nicollet, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-840,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36130,"Operating Support",2017,39435,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Spend the equivalent of 25% of our artist fee budget on powerful residencies that bring the arts across our campus and our community. Evaluation: letters of agreement specifying residency; track increased expenses related to residency; survey participants and/or facilitators to assess impact; and track number of activities and participation.","More than 2,000 central Minnesota residents (seniors, vets, at-risk youth, elementary/high school/college) participated in experiential, arts residency activities. CSB tracked number and types of activities, number of participants, as well as number of community/campus focused activities, partner feedback. Tracked fees for residency, additional hotel and hospitality costs. We negotiated hotel sponsorship, reducing costs.",,852039,"Other, local or private",891474,,"Mimi Bitzan, Brian Campbell, Kaitlyn Ludlow, David DeBlieck, Louann Dummich, Barry Elert, Laura Hood, Katie Campbell, Rick Odenthal, Sue Palmer, Gustavo Pena, Colleen Hollinger Petters, Br Simon-Hoa Phan, Chris Rasmussen, Steven Bezdichek Pfahning, Arno Shermock, Jerry Wetterling, Katie Ruprecht-Wittrock, Brandyn Woodard",0.00,"College of Saint Benedict AKA College of Saint Benedict Fine Arts Programming","Public College/University","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Hanlon,"College of Saint Benedict AKA College of Saint Benedict Fine Arts Programming","37 College Ave S PO Box 2000","St Joseph",MN,56321,"(320) 363-5011 ",lhanlon@csbsju.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Freeborn, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wadena, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-841,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36134,"Operating Support",2017,26086,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The DAI becomes a hub for creative thinking and community engagement for all people in our region. We will track growth and depth of partnerships through statistical data and surveys. We will also track audience participation details and collect quantitative and qualitative data.","DAI exhibits, classes, residencies, festivals and studio space provided artists with employment, validation, and community. We conducted surveys; interacted for direct feedback; held post-mortem meetings; accumulated press clips; read visitor book comments; tracked audience participation numbers, social and web engagement, number of partnerships, and memberships. ",,383772,"Other, local or private",409858,3737,"Mary Mathews, Helena Jackson, Erin Endsley, Patty Mester, Marva Beckman, Robin Murphy, David Sadowski, Stacie Renne, Robin Washington, Jennifer Webb ",0.50,"Duluth Art Institute Association AKA Duluth Art Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dana,Mattice,"Duluth Art Institute Association AKA Duluth Art Institute","506 Michigan St W",Duluth,MN,55802-1517,"(218) 733-7560 ",dmattice@duluthartinstitute.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Carlton, Carver, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Nicollet, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-845,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36135,"Operating Support",2017,36733,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","By carefully identifying and meeting staffing needs, the Ballet will be able to apply resources and augment programs to greatest effect in Minnesota. Ballet staff, new staff position and board are fulfilling reconfigured duties; augmented programming is increasing appreciation of ballet as measured by outcome-based evaluation of participants.","Despite lack of funding to add a staff member, board and staff fulfilled reassessed duties to produce a year of strong resources and programs. Due to building damage, staff and board chose not to add development position now; it restructured roles for development work. Increased appreciation of ballet was evaluated by observation and surveys of those at programs. ",,797430,"Other, local or private",834163,,"Nick Campanario, Rachel Fuchs, Jayme Hartman, Renee Heytens, Betsy Holcomb, Rachel Inselman, Susan Johnson, Morgana Kolenda, Patricia Nielsen, Edward Schumacher, Carole Turner, Jeanne Urban, Mary Jo White, Melissa Winkler, Darlene Wolfe",0.00,"Duluth Ballet AKA Minnesota Ballet","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Gummerson,"Duluth Ballet AKA Minnesota Ballet","301 1st St W Ste 800",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 529-3742x 17",marygummerson@minnesotaballet.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Lake, Otter Tail, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-846,"Nolita Christensen: Community and nonprofit management consultant; woodworker; Amy Demmer: Executive director, Grand Marais Art Colony; Sindiswa Georgiades: Project management and fund development professional; Sonja Jacobsen: Retired office manager, Jacobsen Metal Fabrication; vocal and instrumental music teacher; board member, Mankato Symphony; Colleen LeBlanc: Retired community educator; former Five Wings Regional Arts Council board member; Tammy Mattonen: Financemanager, Minnesota Discover Center (Chisholm); Laura Salveson: Director of the Mill City Museum; Rickey Shiomi: Playwright, director, cofounder of Mu Performing Arts; Bonnie Stewart: Cofounder, Sisters Sojourn","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36136,"Operating Support",2017,56887,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Present shows with the highest of artistic standards that result in rewarding experiences for artists and audiences alike. By our ability to acquire strong artistic leadership, provide tools and resources for artists to succeed, and increase audience/participatory support. 2: Improve accessibility to arts education and audience participation. By the investment in the new Resident Company Program for adults, scholarship opportunities for youth, and free access to see theatre for all.","Strong vision, clear direction and high artistic values supported the work of artists and provided a quality experience for audiences. Success was evaluated by the artistic quality achieved and the many sold out shows throughout the season. Encore performances were added and this demonstrates the excellence of artistry and support of audiences. 2: Scholarships for classes and free tickets to shows gave those with low-income access to the arts. The Resident Company Program successfully offered free training combined with employment opportunities for artists. Youth scholarship program supported 35% of enrollments, and free preview nights played to sold out houses.",,1284196,"Other, local or private",1341083,10000,"Herb Minke, Sandy Hoff, Marcia Doty, Brian Liberty, Patricia McNulty, Steve Nys, Monique Forcier, Mia Thibodeau, Steve Greenfield, Tim Johnson, Dolly Schnell, Jeanie Peterson ",0.00,"Duluth Playhouse","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christine,"Gradl Seitz","Duluth Playhouse","506 W Michigan St",Duluth,MN,55802-1517,"(218) 733-7551 ",seitz@duluthplayhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Cook, Lake, Pine, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-847,"Nolita Christensen: Community and nonprofit management consultant; woodworker; Amy Demmer: Executive director, Grand Marais Art Colony; Sindiswa Georgiades: Project management and fund development professional; Sonja Jacobsen: Retired office manager, Jacobsen Metal Fabrication; vocal and instrumental music teacher; board member, Mankato Symphony; Colleen LeBlanc: Retired community educator; former Five Wings Regional Arts Council board member; Tammy Mattonen: Financemanager, Minnesota Discover Center (Chisholm); Laura Salveson: Director of the Mill City Museum; Rickey Shiomi: Playwright, director, cofounder of Mu Performing Arts; Bonnie Stewart: Cofounder, Sisters Sojourn","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36137,"Operating Support",2017,33338,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide access to symphonic music in multiple locations. Evaluation is on the number of venues and their response to our programs: churches, communities up the North Shore, the Depot and Assisted Living programs. This number will continue to grow. 2: Audience members, musicians, board and staff become more engaged in all of the arts because of their DSSO participation. By collaborating with other arts organizations in Duluth, the DSSO sets a trend for high quality, along with our colleagues. Evaluations is measured by a growing number of collaborators.","We brought Chamber Orchestra Music to The Depot on twice, to Grand Marais Library four times, to Lakeshore seniors twice and one Young Peoples Concert. We received great feedback from our audiences that expressed a strong interest in our continuation of these partnerships. Written testimonials and requests for future partnerships were gathered. Evaluations were sent to schools. 2: This past year we have collaborated with the poet laureates and three theater companies in our Bridge Sessions. The Poets all want to continue their work with the DSSO. The theater folks would like to find other collaboration opportunities with participation in our actual concert season. Each collaborator was asked to write a narrative evaluation.",,1488579,"Other, local or private",1521917,14570,"Sandra Barkley, Robert T Bennett, John Berchild, Elise Campbell, Dean Casperson, Ruth Ann Eaton, James Farkas, Beth Gilbert, Eric Kiekow, Sheryl W. Holman, Mamie Hughes, Tina Koecher, James McLeod, Mark Monson, William Palmer, Fr. Andrew Ricci, Branden Robinson, Kathy Sanders, James Sebastian, Rajiv Vaidyanathan, Christopher Virta, Roberta Vose, Jerry Zanko",0.00,"Duluth Superior Symphony Association AKA Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rebecca,Petersen,"Duluth Superior Symphony Association AKA Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra","130 Superior St W Ste LL2",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 623-3776 ",rpetersen@dsso.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Cook, Itasca, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-848,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36141,"Operating Support",2017,18281,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will increase the number of youth directly participating in events by 18% from 171 to 200. This will be evaluated in two distinct ways. 1st) participation numbers, 2nd) an eight question survey of youth regarding their participation. 2: A better understanding of what the community and region would like A Center for the Arts to be. AC4TA will do a comprehensive survey of our city and region to not only raise awareness but to better understand what our area would like us to be/produce. ","210 students participated, Primarily the students but family and patrons as well. Registration numbers and survey of participants. VERY SUCCESSFUL! It has led to additional programing from this age group. 2: AC4TA committed to all service organizations in town, we will continue this process over the next season. Questions and dialog during service organization meetings. ",,448610,"Other, local or private",466891,,"Wally Warhol, Kathy Wagnild, Tim Hunt, Kendra Olson, Al Kremeier, Chris Werkau",0.00,"Fergus Falls Center for the Arts, Inc. AKA A Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Burgraff,"Fergus Falls Center for the Arts, Inc. AKA A Center for the Arts","124 Lincoln Ave W","Fergus Falls",MN,56537,"(218) 736-5453 ",ac4ta@fergusarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Blue Earth, Cass, Clay, Crow Wing, Douglas, Grant, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pope, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-852,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
36142,"Operating Support",2017,36827,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase community cohesion and understanding in the Twin Cities through the exhibition of international independent cinema with relevant events. Participation in film events, filmmaker Q and A sessions, panel discussions and post-screening receptions from which our audiences may find a deeper connection to their community. 2: Increase access for underserved international/non-dominant communities through strengthened partnerships with arts, community and other organizations. Attendance figures, ticket sales, and redemption of free vouchers; feedback from participants and advisors in target communities; and increased involvement of community and cultural organizations.","Exhibited more, and more relevant, notable international independent cinema as a vital platform for increased community cohesion and understanding. Increased participation in panel discussions, attendance/buzz at screenings with visiting guests, diversity of and connection among attendees at receptions and events. 2: Increased access for all community members, including youth and immigrant groups, through strengthened partnerships with arts, community and others. Increased attendance, ticket sales and voucher redemptions; increased feedback from target communities using demographic and interest-focused survey data; increasing number of and stronger relationships with new and returning partners.",,1072022,"Other, local or private",1108849,5000,"Mary Reyelts, Melodie Bahan, Maria Antonia Calvo, Anne Carayon, Tom DeBiaso, Karla Ekdahl, Jacob Frey, Jim Gerlich, Karen Heithoff, David Johnson, Elizabeth Jolly, Charlie Montreuill, Max Musicant, Paola Nuñez-Obetz, Craig Laurence Rice, Rob Silberman, Maris Venable, Frances Wilkinson, Susan Smoluchowski",1.00,"The Film Society of Minneapolis/Saint Paul","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Smoluchowski,"The Film Society of Minneapolis/Saint Paul","125 Main St SE Ste 341",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 331-7563 ",susan.s@mspfilm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-853,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36144,"Operating Support",2017,42457,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Forecast will continue to strengthen the synergy between our core programs serving communities and artists. Assist 25 communities and 300 artists. Host three professional networking events and three cross-sector dialogues for artists and non-arts leaders. Publish two issues of Public Art Review and 100 online posts. 2: Forecast will increase staff capacity to meet needs of existing and new constituencies. Implement board-approved hire of new executive director by July 2016. Formalize founding executive director’s role as director of community services (CS). Draft business plan for CS, maximizing impact on Minnesota communities.","Assisted 25+ communities, 312 artists. Hosted four professional networking events, three cross-sector dialogues. Published two issues of PAR, 122 online posts. Staff collected and tracked information and data related to these activities. This data was analyzed to determine if we met these projected numbers and subsequently strengthened the synergy between our core programs and serving communities/ artists. 2: Theresa Sweetland was hired as new Executive Director and the founding ED successfully transitioned their role. Following the Board hiring the new ED, they worked with staff to implement an effective transition strategy so the founding ED could focus efforts on drafting a business plan for CS and growing the department. ",,684416,"Other, local or private",726873,42457,"Bob Kost, Meena Mangalvedhekar, John Pain, Lea Bittner-Eddy, Pamela Enz, Kurt Gough, Christie Hammes, Nathan Johnson, Wendy Lane, Laurence Margolis, Avital Rabinowitz, Ben Shardlow, Hlee Vang, Joan Vorderbruggen, Michael Watkins",2.26,"Forecast Public Artworks AKA Forecast Public Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Theresa,Sweetland,"Forecast Public Artworks AKA Forecast Public Art","2300 Myrtle Ave Ste 160","St Paul",MN,55114-1854,"(651) 641-1128 ",theresa@forecastpublicart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Chippewa, Dakota, Hennepin, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-855,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36150,"Operating Support",2017,42385,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To perform quality concerts and educational services that serve adults and students generally not served by other professional arts organizations. Concert audiences are surveyed anonymously at major concert venues, and teachers and school administrators are surveyed at all schools served by the orchestra’s Music in the Schools. ","The Sinfonia performed 42 Concerts: thirteen Winter/Summer, twenty in-School, one Children's, and eight holiday/summer, plus presented programs for talented youth. Evaluation methods included anonymous audience and teacher surveys, letters from students, juried contests, reports from sponsor/hosts, and direct feedback from attendees at performances.",,531344,"Other, local or private",573729,,"Kelly Jo Abdo, Allison Brown, Emily Cole-Jones, Jon Dalager, Jay Fishman, Jane Goettl, Carrie Hendrickson, John Higdon, Shannon Hovey, Bruce Humphrys, Dorothy Jacobs, Mark Jensen, Patrick Lundy, Robert Rhawie, Don Shier, Sharla Wagy, Walt Siebert, Seth Zimmerman",0.00,"Friends of the Minnesota Sinfonia AKA Minnesota Sinfonia","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Elwell,"Friends of the Minnesota Sinfonia AKA Minnesota Sinfonia","901 N 3rd St Ste 112",Minneapolis,MN,55401-1022,"(612) 871-1701 ",joan@mnsinfonia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-861,"Nolita Christensen: Community and nonprofit management consultant; woodworker; Amy Demmer: Executive director, Grand Marais Art Colony; Sindiswa Georgiades: Project management and fund development professional; Sonja Jacobsen: Retired office manager, Jacobsen Metal Fabrication; vocal and instrumental music teacher; board member, Mankato Symphony; Colleen LeBlanc: Retired community educator; former Five Wings Regional Arts Council board member; Tammy Mattonen: Financemanager, Minnesota Discover Center (Chisholm); Laura Salveson: Director of the Mill City Museum; Rickey Shiomi: Playwright, director, cofounder of Mu Performing Arts; Bonnie Stewart: Cofounder, Sisters Sojourn","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36155,"Operating Support",2017,735661,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Exceptional theatrical productions and presentations shared broadly with the community will inspire thoughtful conversations and deeper connections. Programming will be evaluated through audience surveys that solicit written and quantitative feedback and by tracking numbers of ticket buyers and participants in audience engagement activities. 2: The diversity of voices, visions and styles on the Guthrie’s stages will engage members of its community who are currently underserved by its work. Surveys will collect feedback and data to measure the effectiveness of outreach efforts and the impact of increased diversity among playwrights, directors and actors on audience demographics.","23% of mainstage and 41% of Studio patrons participated in post-play activities. 92% of Studio patrons said they discussed a play later with others. Staff tracked the number of patrons who participated activities which included discussions, written reflections and storytelling. Activities and engagement were evaluated by facilitators and by online audience surveys. 2: A modest but significant increase in attendance by people of color was noted, particularly at productions that dealt with diverse cultures. The Guthrie used an outside vendor to match demographics on ticket buying households. Front of House managers reported on perceived diversity at selected performances. Comments on diversity in patron surveys were evaluated.",,28857413,"Other, local or private",29593074,,"Peggy Steif Abram, Susan Allen, Martha Goldberg Aronson, Y. Marc Belton, Terri E. Bonoff, Priscilla Brewster, Peter Brew, James L. Chosy, Terry Clark, Senator Richard J. Cohen, Jane Confer, David Dines, Joseph Haj, Todd Hartman, Matthew Hemsley, Diane Hofstede, David G. Hurrell, John Junek, Eric Kaler, Patrick Kennedy, Jay Kiedrowski, John Knapp, Suzanne Kubach, Brad Lerman, Dana McNabb, Jennifer Melin Miller, Anton Melton-Meaux, Helen Meyer, David Moore, Karin Nelsen, Wendy Nelson, Anne Paape, Timothy Pabst, Robert A. Rosenbaum, Ron Schutz, Tim Scott, Michael Solberg, Lisa Sorenson, Kenneth F. Spence III, Jim Stephenson, Steve Thompson, Tyler Treat, Steve Webster, Heidi Wilson, Jamie Wilson, Charles A. Zelle, Wayne Zink, Martha Atwater, Karen Bachman, David C. Cox, Bill George, Pierson M. Grieve, Polly Grose, Sally Pillsbury, Steve Sanger, Douglas M. Steenland, Mary W. Vaughan, Irving Weiser, Margaret Wurtele",0.00,"Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,Kukielka,"Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","818 2nd St S",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1252,"(612) 225-6000 ",kathyk@guthrietheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-866,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36163,"Operating Support",2017,40195,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","IFP MN programs increase engagement of diverse communities in the art of independent filmmaking. Increase in membership to 450; increase in program enrollment from 4800 to 5200; demographic data from participants; survey accessibility and effectiveness of professional development programs. 2: IFP MN youth programs grow in participation. Increase in the number of youth participants from 753 to 850; survey participants in the youth program to identify the ease of accessibility to the programs.","We increased enrollment in programs over the year from 4800 to 6980, which gave new participants access to independent filmmaking. We tracked attendance in programs through a Civi/CRM program and surveyed participants to learn how familiar they were with independent filmmaking before their experience with IFP MN. 2: The number of youth participants grew to 897 and gave students an arts experience that helped them better understand their community and social issues. We utilize the Youth Program Quality Assessment for JuiceMedia and in-school residencies. We also engage students in formal and informal discussions, note attendance, and utilize surveys to better understand how programs are engaging youth. ",,655311,"Other, local or private",695506,6900,"Jatin Setia, Aaron Young, Beth Bird, Mary Ahmann, Chris Barry, Ann Breitenfelt, Tim Grady, Deirdre Haj, Robin Hickman, Lisa Nebenzahl, Ken Rance, Kristin Schaack, Abby Stavig, Andrea Stein, Emily Stevens, Jeremy Wilker, Bethany Whitehead, Mark Wojahn",0.00,"IFP Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Peterson,"IFP Minnesota","550 Vandalia St Ste 120","St Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 644-1912 ",apeterson@ifpmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-874,"Amy Braford Whittey: Business developer for the arts for HGA; 16 years of nonprofit experience; Helen Franczyk: Arts marketing and communications consultant; Steve Heckler: Executive director, Twin Cities Jazz Festival and Lowertown Blues Festival; Julie Johnson: Grant writing consultant; former public relations director at Great River Shakespeare Festival; Gregory Smith: Business operations manager, the Fitzgerald Theater; Ellen Stanley: Executive director, Minnesota Music Coalition; Carla Tamburro: Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator; Lisa Vesel: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36164,"Operating Support",2017,52425,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Illusion will stage six plays in 2016-17 on its mainstage that have currency to Minnesotans’ issues and experiences and that are accessible to them. Illusion will track the number of audiences who attend; Host talkbacks at least weekly for every show that address the outcome; and Invite feedback in the lobby, online, through email, website, and social media. 2: Twin Cities youth will gain theater and leadership skills and be better prepared to enter high school through participation in Illusion arts programs. Illusion will use assessment tools to track the number of schools and youth participating; conduct surveys and interviews with participating youth; and conduct interviews with teachers and school staff.","Illusion produced six plays on its mainstage during 2016-17 on issues that were engaging and relevant to audiences, and served over 12,000 Minnesotans. Illusion maintained accurate records of the number of audience members, conducted regular post-show discussions from the stage, and received feedback from a variety of sources including lobby discussion, social media and email. 2: Illusion delivered arts education to 11,900+ youth, including 2,346 metro youth who got special arts and leadership training to prepare them for high school. Illusion maintained accurate records of number of participating schools and youth, conducted pre- and post-program surveys and interviews with youth participants, and conducted post-program interviews teachers and school staff.",,951992,"Other, local or private",1004417,,"Stan Alleyne, Anthony Bohaty, Emily Bridges, Willie Bridges, Barbara Brin, Amy Brenengen, Pat Dunleavy, Keith Halperin, Lori Liss, Christopher Madel, Vivian Martin, Bonnie Morris, Katie Otto, Emily Palmer, Therese Pautz, Jeffrey Rabkin, Michael H. Robins, Rebecca F. Schiller, Susan Shapiro, Tracy M. Smith, David Stamps, Erica V. Stein, Robin Stein, Susan Thurston, Christopher Wurtz",0.00,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Robins,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 704",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1814,"(612) 339-4944x 208",mrobins@illusiontheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Lac qui Parle, Martin, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-875,"Amy Braford Whittey: Business developer for the arts for HGA; 16 years of nonprofit experience; Helen Franczyk: Arts marketing and communications consultant; Steve Heckler: Executive director, Twin Cities Jazz Festival and Lowertown Blues Festival; Julie Johnson: Grant writing consultant; former public relations director at Great River Shakespeare Festival; Gregory Smith: Business operations manager, the Fitzgerald Theater; Ellen Stanley: Executive director, Minnesota Music Coalition; Carla Tamburro: Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator; Lisa Vesel: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36168,"Operating Support",2017,10470,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create meaningful unexpected outreach experiences where the youth and adults of Itasca county are provided opportunities to encounter our programming. Host fifteen outreach activities in unexplored locations. Use Direct Observation Assessment to track participant engagement. Measure audience surveys regarding new concert attendees against prior years. 2: Create a behavior of support and attendance of our Strings Program students at our Itasca Symphony Orchestra concerts. To quantitatively and qualitatively assess the change in behavior we will use surveys of Strings Program students and parents, as well as ticket data. ","The IOSP hosted 27 outreach activities. Youth and adults had the opportunity to try instruments, hear accomplished performers and ask questions. Sixteen outreach activities held in unexplored locations. Greater awareness of IOSP is demonstrated by: gaining six symphony musicians, sixteen strings program students and 16% of our symphony audience consisted of first time attendees. 2: ISO concerts drew youth audiences by: featuring high school seniors as concert soloists, performing Peter and the Wolf and including student chamber groups. Ticket data shows a 46% increase in ISO Concert student attendees! Although completed surveys did not identify Strings Program students, Strings Program student attendance increased based on seeing our students and talking with parents. ",,174907,"Other, local or private",185377,5506,"Dave Kooda, Tom Nelson, Shannon Benolken, Cindy Aultman, Christa Berg, Joan Foster, Brad Johnson, Becky Kuntz, Heather Krueger Barth, Mary LaPlant, Katie Marshall, Jerry Ophoven",0.00,"Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tara,Makinen,"Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program","720 Conifer Dr PO Box 140","Grand Rapids",MN,55744,"(218) 327-5781 ",tara@itascaorchestra.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Itasca, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-879,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36170,"Operating Support",2017,57196,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Diversify participation through inclusive programming and by introducing and promoting a range of new opportunities to engage with the art. Track attendance, audience demographics (age, race, gender, location) throughout season; track attendance/engagement for new initiatives around productions. 2: Sustain the Jungle’s commitment to top quality theater and expand opportunities to learn more and engage with the work and its subject matter. Survey audiences about experience/artistic quality; gather qualitative feedback from participants in educational/engagement initiatives; track participation in educational/engagement initiatives.","Engaged 27,703 audiences, increased audience diversity, engaged 5000+ in new initiatives such as pre and post show talks, workshops and residencies. Tracked attendance; surveyed audiences; tracked diversity in offerings and artists on stage; tracked participation in outreach/education activities; obtained qualitative feedback from audiences and participants in survey and via social media. 2: Audiences highly rated Jungle's quality; shows recognized in year-end press; held over 230 activities to engage the public more deeply in the art. Surveyed audiences; tracked awards and notable mentions in media for productions; tracked number of engagement activities offered and participation in those activities; gathered participant feedback on engagement activities.",,1586695,"Other, local or private",1643891,,"Craig Ashby, Sunny (Sonja) Beddow, Tom Beimers, Brad Betlach, Jeffrey Bores, Larry Bussey, Carolyn Erickson, Ed Friedlund, Theodora Gaitas, Jon Kachelmacher, Tom Keller, Thom Lewis, Sarah Meyer, Sarah Rasmussen, Jennifer Schaeidler, Chris Scholl, Amber Senn, Michael Shann, Marcia Stout, David Swenson, Katy Voecks, Nancy Weingartner, David Weinstein, Mary Sue Weir, Alexis Yeboah, Barbara Zell",0.00,"Jungle Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christopher,Scholl,"Jungle Theater","2951 Lyndale Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55408-2111,"(612) 822-4002 ",scholl@jungletheater.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-881,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36173,"Operating Support",2017,21145,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Kairos Alive! will expand three highly successful Community Arts and Wellbeing™ projects in outstate Minnesota Communities. Expand Bemidji, McGregor/Aitkin/Duluth and Winona projects with pre/post evaluations from participants, with 2+ Dancing Heart™, 6+ Intergenerational Dance Hall™ events, and Moving Well™ trainings. 2: Kairos Alive! will strengthen current programs through the development of new intergenerational partnerships for community wellbeing in urban, suburban and rural Minnesota. Success is measured by an increase of new partners, participants and positive qualitative feedback.","We expanded Community Arts and Wellbeing projects in Duluth and Winona, providing participatory dance, music and story for all-ages community. Head counts, artist reflections and participant surveys tracked attendance, and participants perceived learning, growth and change as a result. 2: Diverse intergenerational community enjoyed participatory arts experiences through expanded partnerships in urban, suburban and rural Minnesota. We had new partners in both urban, suburban and rural MN. Positive qualitative feedback on KA surveys confirmed enjoyment of participation because of relevance and accessibility of experiences.",,319677,"Other, local or private",340822,7068,"Gary Oftedahl, MD, Brenna Galvin, Joan Semmer, Leni de Mik, Maria Genné",0.00,"KAIROS ALIVE!","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Maria,Genné,"KAIROS ALIVE!","4316 Upton Ave S Ste 206",Minneapolis,MN,55410,"(612) 926-5454 ",maria@kairosalive.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Lyon, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-884,"Nolita Christensen: Community and nonprofit management consultant; woodworker; Amy Demmer: Executive director, Grand Marais Art Colony; Sindiswa Georgiades: Project management and fund development professional; Sonja Jacobsen: Retired office manager, Jacobsen Metal Fabrication; vocal and instrumental music teacher; board member, Mankato Symphony; Colleen LeBlanc: Retired community educator; former Five Wings Regional Arts Council board member; Tammy Mattonen: Financemanager, Minnesota Discover Center (Chisholm); Laura Salveson: Director of the Mill City Museum; Rickey Shiomi: Playwright, director, cofounder of Mu Performing Arts; Bonnie Stewart: Cofounder, Sisters Sojourn","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36179,"Operating Support",2017,77177,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase opportunities for, and access to, inclusive creative writing and diverse literary programs and activities. Gather comparative demographic data on service constituents; track free and accessible program events and participation; track diversity among Loft artists; track engagement in inclusivity initiatives. 2: Refine and reform program offerings in response to evolving community interests and priorities to enhance service, engagement, and impact. Monitor participation trends for responsive programming based on community interest; collect survey responses to monitor satisfaction, quality, impact, and evidence of learning/advancement.","Expanded diverse engagement in inclusive offerings; provided 241 scholarships + 726 low-income discounts; provided 31 pay-what-you-can programs. Gathered comparative demographics on service constituents/surveys, tracked free/discounted/accessible activities participation, tracked artist/program diversity, and participant engagement in inclusivity initiatives. 2: Capacity participation in new events, programs, and conferences; 98% survey respondents said class helped them advance/improve writing. Monitored participation trends as programming evolved in response to community interests; collected survey responses to monitor participant satisfaction, program quality, impact, and evidence of learning/advancement.",,2139131,"Other, local or private",2216308,,"Jacquelyn B. Fletcher, Jack El-Hai, Ruth Shields, Nathan Perez, Britt Udesen, Kent Adams, Marge Barrett, Anika Fajardo, Marlon James, Ed Bok Lee, Rosemarie Kelly Ndupuechi, Susan Lenfestey, Carrie Obry, Jeff Ondich, Eric Roberts, Elizabeth Schott, Karen Sternal, Jamie Wilson",0.00,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beth,Schoeppler,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","1011 Washington Ave S Open Book Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1278,"(612) 215-2575x 2580",bschoeppler@loft.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Martin, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-890,"Melissa Brechon: Faculty member, Masters of Library and Information, Saint Catherine University; Pamela Fletcher: Associate professor of English and director of writing at Saint Catherine University; Amy Hunter: Retired educator; board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts; Jonathan Lewis: Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Roxana Linares: Executive director, Centro Tyrone Guzman; Jill Moore: Executive Director of Great River Arts; E. Jane Olive: Retired nurse and transplant coordinator; community volunteer; costumer; Marjorie Ostroushko: Cofounder and manager of Giving Voice Chorus; public radio strategist and marketer; Michael Ricci: Director of theater at North Hennepin Community College; Dana Sikkila, Visual artist; executive director of the 410 Project art gallery and artistic director of Black Water Press","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36182,"Operating Support",2017,24520,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Lyric Arts will continue to increase our level of professionalism and artistic quality, providing greater artistic impact for our participants in the community. Lyric Arts will see a growth in reputation, indicated by greater media attention and continued increase in positive reactions to our work, evaluated by collecting quantitative and qualitative data. 2: Lyric Arts will continue to expand its education program, providing access to additional and more varied participation opportunities for young people. Progress toward this outcome will be measured by an increase in the number and types of programs offered and by the number of students enrolled in our programs.","Increased artistic quality, media attention from local theater bloggers, and number of positive reviews of our work from patrons and reviewers. Number of reviews, number of new reviewers, reviewer assessments of the quality of our work, number of positive e-mails and unsolicited online reviews of our productions from patrons. Qualitative and quantitative surveys of artistic review panel. 2: Added new non-performance workshops, Youth Theater Ensemble, and Pre-K program; enrollment was flat year-to-year Quantitative evaluation based on number of new programs and types of education programming added and based on number of enrollments.",,985134,"Other, local or private",1009654,,"Olivia Bastian, Julia Schmidt, Borgie Bonthuis, Bill Ambrose, Jerry Horazdovsky, Lin Schmidt, Laura Tahja Johnson",0.00,"Lyric Arts Company of Anoka, Inc. AKA Lyric Arts Main Street Stage","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laura,"Tahja Johnson","Lyric Arts Company of Anoka, Inc. AKA Lyric Arts Main Street Stage","420 Main St E",Anoka,MN,55303-2341,"(763) 422-1838 ",laura@lyricarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Kanabec, Lake, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-893,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36183,"Operating Support",2017,335194,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Realize growth in enrollment, access sites and financial assistance in response to increased demand for services and greater awareness in the community of the role of MacPhail. MacPhail will enroll 15,660 in fiscal year 2017 with expanded classes for seniors, online learning opportunities and new programming in Austin, Minnesota. Fifty percent will identify as racially/ethnically diverse. 2: Deliver and ensure quality across all program areas as MacPhail expands its service area to include new access sites, partnership sites and live online instruction sites. A minimum of 97% of MacPhail students responding to an annual survey would or have already recommended MacPhail to friends.","MacPhail is realizing growing enrollment, access sites and financial aid, bringing music learning to Minnesotans of all ages, incomes and abilities. MacPhail is on track to enroll 15,660 through expanded classes, online learning and new programming in Austin. A demographic survey is currently underway. 2: Minnesotans of all ages, incomes and abilities are receiving high quality music learning opportunities as MacPhail continues to expand its reach. An annual student satisfaction survey is currently underway.",,10562525,"Other, local or private",10897719,38000,"Rahoul Ghose, Patty Murphy, Hudie Broughton, Ellen Breyer, Thomas Abood, Jane Alexander, Barry Berg, Margee Bracken, Roma Calatayud-Stocks, Michael Casey, Kate Cimino, Tom Clark, Joaquin Delgado, Andrew Eklund, Leslie Frecon, Joseph Hinderer, Karen Kelley-Ariwoola, Warren Kelly, Robert Lawson, Diana Lewis, David Myers, Christopher Perrigo, Connie Remele, John Righini, Lica Tomizuka-Sanborn, Jill Schurtz, Christopher Simpson, Hilary Smedsrud, Peter Spokes, Jevetta Steele, Kiran Stordalen, Mandy Tuong, Marshall Tokheim, Carl Walker, Steven Wells, Kate Whittington",0.50,"MacPhail Center for Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jenelle,Montoya,"MacPhail Center for Music","501 2nd St S",Minneapolis,MN,55401-2383,"(612) 321-0100 ",montoya.jenelle@macphail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Swift, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-894,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
21073,"Operating Support",2014,106250,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","American Craft Council will continue to promote craft in everyday life through work with local organizations, social media, features and demonstrations. American Craft Council assesses Minnesotan’s engagement with craft through the success of events and activities with partner organizations, increased use of the Councils resources, and response to traditional and social media; and will provide lists of Minnesota-based venues for craft, articles about craft applications in a variety of fields and settings, co-branded events with other organizations, demonstrations of craft utility and topics in social media. 2: American Craft Council will partner with Minnesota and national craft organizations to feature Minnesota artists at its shows, in the magazine, and on the web. American Craft Council assesses success through markers of excellence and engagement: sales and financial reporting from show artists; new and increased recognition and opportunities for artists; increased attendance, donations and membership; and tracks Minnesota artists featured in local and national shows, in American Craft magazine, and in features on the web.","ACC successfully promoted craft in everyday life through partnerships, publications, and events. American Craft Council successfully promoted Minnesota artists in publications and events and provided multiple/varied professional development opportunities for Minnesota artists at all levels.",,4960851,"Other, local or private",5067101,15938,"Barbara Berlin, Kevin Buchi, Sonya Clark, Charles Duddingston, Leilani Lattin Duke, J. Robert Duncan, Lisbeth Evans, James Hackney, Jr., Charlotte Herrera, Ayumi Horie, Stuart Kestenbaum, Michael Lamar, Stoney Lamar, Lorne Lassiter, Wendy Maruyama, Marlin Miller, Michael Monroe, Sara Morgan, Alexandra Moses, Gabriel Ofiesh, Bruce Pepich, Sylvia Peters, Judy Pote, Josh Simpson, Cindi Strauss, Jamienne Studley, Thomas Turner, Damian Velasquez, Barbara Waldman, Namita Gupta Wiggers, Patricia Young",,"American Craft Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elissa,Chaffee,"American Craft Council","1224 Marshall St NE Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 206-3125 ",echaffee@craftcouncil.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-295,"Gretchen Boyum: Gallery manager, Kaddatz Gallery; Fergus Falls Public Arts commissioner; Melissa Brechon: Retired library director, Carver County Library System; board member, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council; Jessica Briggs: Arts administration and arts/culture nonprofit consultant; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers; Suzzanne Kelley: Managing editor and codirector, New Rivers Press, Moorhead; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator; most recently executive director of KFAI, Fresh Air Radio; Peter Pellinen: Founder, Small Parts Players; working to renovate the historic Lyric Theatre, Virginia; Elizabeth Richardson: Long-time arts administrator; former marketing director, Mixed Blood Theatre; Walter Zakahi: Dean, College of Arts and Humanities, Minnesota State University, Mankato","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
21077,"Operating Support",2014,421202,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Build on the success of the Cowles Center by expanding its presentations, including its Distance Learning program, to connect with new audiences. We will track measurable statistics, including attendance at performances and participation in educational events, and feedback from surveys, talk back events, and interviews to assess response to this outcome. 2: Increase earned revenue from consulting and expand pro bono or discounted consulting services in Minnesota. We will compare year-end results to goals ($1 million in earned revenue, at least 40 arts/groups communities served statewide, including at least 15 Greater Minnesota communities.)","Performance attendance at the Cowles Center increased by 10%, a new dance education program was launched for older adults, and ArtSpace expanded free Distance Learning sessions in Minnesota by 25%. Earned revenue from consulting increased to $924,156, however, ArtSpace was unable to expand discounted and pro bono Minnesota consulting from the previous year.",,14294406,"Other, local or private",14715608,87067,"James Adams, Mark Addicks, Peter Beard, Leslie Black Sullivan, Bruce Hudson-Bogaard, Randall Bourscheidt, Blythe Brenden, Ogden Confer, Diane Dalto, Matthew Damon, Wendy Dayton, Lou DeMars, Terrance Dolan, Rebecca Driscoll, Marie Feely, Roy Gabay, Katherine Hayes, Bonnie Heller, Burton Kassell, Suzanne Koepplinger, Peter Lefferts, Randy Loomis, Margaret Lucas, Mark Manbeck, Rich Martin, Betty Massey, Dan Mehls, Herman Milligan, Cynthia Newsom, Roger Opp, Gloria Perez, Barbara Portwood, Elizabeth Redleaf, Joel Ronning, Annamarie Saarinen, Gloria Sewell, John Skogmo, Susan Kenny Stevens, Cree Zischke",3,"Artspace Projects, Inc. AKA Artspace","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Roy,Close,"Artspace Projects, Inc. AKA Artspace","250 3rd Ave N Ste 500",Minneapolis,MN,55401,"(612) 333-9012 ",roy.close@artspace.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Clay, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Le Sueur, Mahnomen, Morrison, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, St. Louis, Stevens, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-299,"Paul Boehnke: Artistic Director, Bach Society of Minnesota; Bradley Delzer: Performer and board member, Theatre B, Fargo; Millicent Engisch-Morris: Artistic director, The Crossing Arts Alliance; owner, Quiet River Studio.; Curtis Gruhl: Retired business and finance manager; former teacher; performer and director; treasurer, Red Wing Art Association; Anna Johnson: Arts Administrator and consultant, specializing in development; former administrative manager, Minnesota Chorale; Bradley Kruse: Program director for SRI, Bayport; board treasurer, Minnesota Council of Foundations; Gina Kundan: Director, Center for Health Interprofessional Programs, University of Minnesota; Board chair, Ananya Dance Theatre; Richard Robbins: Professor of English and director of the creative writing program, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Peter Spooner: Former curator, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth|Andy Zimney, Director of retreat programs, Youth Frontiers; helped to found Theatre Limina","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
21082,"Operating Support",2014,31627,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","James Sewell Ballet's concert performances and collaborations will reach and engage measurable numbers of Minnesotans with the art form of contemporary ballet by creating and presenting innovative dance concerts for adults, students, and families in the Twin Cities and greater Minnesota; generating opportunities to engage people in our artistic process; and supporting the efforts of other Minnesota artists in our programs. Tracking measurable service statistics, and measuring other engagement results via survey forms and direct feedback from presenters and community partners. 2: James Sewell Ballet will build on its well-established history of education and outreach programs that reach people in the Twin Cities and Minnesota touring destinations. James Sewell Ballet will achieve this outcome through a variety of programs that impact people throughout the state. Programs such as SmArts, Summer Dance Camps, mentorship activities in the Twin Cities and Grand Rapids, and a Mind Body Wellness initiative are some of the programs that will help achieve our outcome success. Track service statistics and gather feedback on our impact in all locations.","We had three Mainstage Seasons for Twin Cities audiences and toured to multiple venues throughout Minnesota. In both the Twin Cities and at touring locations, we offered a variety of education/outreach programs as proposed. Both at The Cowles Center and at touring locations, we had pre-set education and outreach activities - such as master classes and Smarts programming.",,738373,"Other, local or private",770000,31627,"Tom Anderson, Laura Bednarski, Paula Claire, Jayne Emory, Dean Genth, Joanne Gordon, Kelly Kita, James McCarthy, Jenny Lind Nilsson, Marty Rigney, Kevin Smith, Steve Suckow, George Sutton, Michelle Wirtz, Kim Witczak",,"Ballet Works, Inc. AKA James Sewell Ballet","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tom,McNamee,"Ballet Works, Inc. AKA James Sewell Ballet","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 215",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 672-0480 ",tom@jsballet.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Clay, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Lac qui Parle, Mower, Rice, Rock, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-304,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
21086,"Operating Support",2014,62116,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Cedar will continue to increase its service to the community through the arts, by presenting at least 200 public concert events, serving at least 50,000 individuals, and presenting at least 800 artists. The Cedar tracks activities conducted, attendance, and artists served. 2: The Cedar will support arts creation and development locally including presenting 75 events that feature local artists, launching a third cycle of local artist commissions, cultivating and working closely with 5 Somali artists to support art coming from the Somali community. The Cedar tracks activities conducted, attendance, and artists served.","The Cedar increased its service to the community through the arts in FY 2014 by presenting and/or hosting over 215 public concert events, serving 57,000 individuals, and presenting approximately 880 artists. The Cedar supported arts creation and development locally. We presented 46 events with headlining local artists and more with local support. We completed a third 416 Club Commissions cycle and worked with Somali artists including Dalmar Yare, Hodan Abdirhaman, and Ahmed Gaashaanle.",,1285538,"Other, local or private",1347654,9317,"Abdirizak Bihi, Jean Borgwardt, Sarah Bowman, Michelle Courtright, David Edminster, Everett Forte, Glen Helgeson, Galen Hersey, Joanna Lees, Cari Nesje, Rob Nordin, Stephen Parliament, Jeff Potter, Hugh Pruitt, Rob Salmon, Terri Simard, Robert Simonds, Chuck Tatsuda, Mary Laurel True",0.38,"The Cedar Cultural Center, Inc. AKA The Cedar","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Adrienne,Dorn,"The Cedar Cultural Center, Inc. AKA The Cedar","416 Cedar Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1033,"(612) 338-2674x 103",adorn@thecedar.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-308,"Paul Boehnke: Artistic Director, Bach Society of Minnesota; Bradley Delzer: Performer and board member, Theatre B, Fargo; Millicent Engisch-Morris: Artistic director, The Crossing Arts Alliance; owner, Quiet River Studio.; Curtis Gruhl: Retired business and finance manager; former teacher; performer and director; treasurer, Red Wing Art Association; Anna Johnson: Arts Administrator and consultant, specializing in development; former administrative manager, Minnesota Chorale; Bradley Kruse: Program director for SRI, Bayport; board treasurer, Minnesota Council of Foundations; Gina Kundan: Director, Center for Health Interprofessional Programs, University of Minnesota; Board chair, Ananya Dance Theatre; Richard Robbins: Professor of English and director of the creative writing program, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Peter Spooner: Former curator, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth|Andy Zimney, Director of retreat programs, Youth Frontiers; helped to found Theatre Limina","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
21087,"Operating Support",2014,302092,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Continue a focused and large-scale effort to increase the accessibility of Children's Theatre Company's artistic and education offerings by bringing 80,000 patrons to performances through our ticket access programs; expanding programming for early learners, serving at least 7,000 children, caregivers, and early learning professionals; serving 550 low-income children through nationally recognized Neighborhood Bridges program. Evaluation methods include: audience and program service data analysis; demographic information analysis; audience surveys; and formal assessment (for Neighborhood Bridges). 2: Commission and produce world premiere work by both nationally acclaimed and local theatre artists that meets international standards of artistic excellence. Children's Theatre Company will increase the size of its resident acting company to include one additional artist from Minnesota; increase commissions to artists of color; increase engagement with suburban and exurban communities. Evaluation methods include: internal and external evaluations of artistic quality and rigor; diversity survey of staff, artists, board, and audience; ongoing donor and patron surveys.","CTC served more than 93,000 patrons through ticket access programs; 6,300 through programming for early learners; 667 through Neighborhood Bridges. Children's Theatre Company added one additional artist, Traci Allen, to the acting company; has two new works by artists of color in development; and continues to expand programs in suburban locations.",,10322575,"Other, local or private",10624667,23285,"Fran Davis, Lili Hall, George E. Tyson III, Betsy Russomanno, Lynn Abbott, Stefanie Adams, Todd Balan, Matthew R. Banks, Ellen Bendel-Stenzel, Michael Blum, Tony Bohmert, Todd Brooks , Barbara Burwell, Jim Carlson, Y. Ralph Chu, Rusty Cohen, Paula Cooney, Eve Deikel, Pam Enstad, Michael Fanuele, Kerry B. Fauver, G. Bryan Fleming, Gina Gage, Rajiv Garg, Jeffrey Hatcher, Sandy Hey, Carrie Higgins, Hoyt Hsiao, Sam Hsu, Bill Johnson, Christine Kalla, Joe Keeley, Helen Kurtz, Ed Lagerstrom, Chad Larsen, Jim Lemke, Alex Liu, Muffy MacMillan, George Montague, Todd Noteboom, JoAnne Pastel, Lisa Saul Paylor, Martha Pomerantz, Mark Price, Melissa Raphan, Randy Ross, Betsy Sagnes, Suzi Kim Scott, Tara Sutton, Jeanne Sween, Meredith Tutterow, Dave VanBenschoten, Jeff von Gillern, Patrick B. Walsh",0.35,"The Children's Theatre Company and School AKA Children's Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katherine,Duffy,"The Children's Theatre Company and School AKA Children's Theatre Company","2400 3rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404-3506,"(612) 874-0500 ",kduffy@childrenstheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Wabasha, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-309,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","1/29/15-entered recipient board members, conflict, and project dates.",2
21090,"Operating Support",2014,44945,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","CLIMB will reach at least 116,000 Minnesotans living in 23% of Minnesota's zipcodes. We keep statistics on the location of each performance given and note the number of persons in each and every audience served. 2: CLIMB Theatre will reach pre-K-elderly persons of all ethnicities, income levels, and abilities by performing in schools and adult day cares. We keep statistics on the economic and ethnic breakdown of our school audiences by asking schools the number of students they have receiving free and reduced lunch and the number of students they have of various ethnic groups.","As of July 3, 2014 CLIMB reached 115,895 Minnesotans in 21% of MN’s zip codes. By August 31 we expect to add 1,700 more in 18 zip codes brining us to 23%. 22% of K-12 students reached are of color. 37% are low income. CLIMB Theatre served 4 special needs organizations, 14 pre-K sites, and 37 elder sites.",,916402,"Other, local or private",961347,13963,"Jim Gambone (Board Chair), MN State Representative Joseph Atkins, Bonnie Matson (CFO), James Olney, Christine Walsh, Milan Mockovak, Bill Partlan, Peg Wetli (CEO). ",0.35,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peg,Wetli,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","6415 Carmen Ave E","Inver Grove Heights",MN,55076-4428,"(651) 453-9275x 19",peg@climb.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Mahnomen, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-312,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
21094,"Operating Support",2014,47557,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Community organizations will have access to arts programs that allow their participants to experience, understand, create and connect to art. Success will be measured by holding programs at five or more types of non-arts organizations; e.g., schools, libraries, hospitals, homeless shelters, where all residency participants will create at least one piece of original art. In program evaluations, 85% of participants agree they learned. 2: People from across Minnesota, of many ethnicities and abilities, will participate in COMPAS programs. Success will be measured by at least 35% of COMPAS’ roster artists will be people of color. Programs reach people in all eight Minnesota congressional districts. All in attendance at residencies are given ways to participate in art creation.","Art lovers in schools, libraries, hospitals, nursing homes, homeless shelters, community centers, public parks and more, made art with their own hands. Programs took place in at least nine types of non-arts organizations. All residency participants created a unique work of art, either singly or collectively. Program evaluations show over 85% of participants agree they learned. People from all corners of Minnesota, of many ethnicities and abilities, had the opportunity to participate in creative arts experiences with COMPAS. 44% of COMPAS’ roster artists are people of color. This past year we reached people in all eight Minnesota congressional districts, and all participants in artist residencies were guided in the creation of an original work of art.",,1536832,"Other, local or private",1584389,26180,"Cheryl Bock, Mimi Stake, Diane S. Johnson, Susan Rotilie, Irene Suddard, Roderic Hernub Southall, Keven Ambrus, Marta Chou, Robert Erickson, Christina Koppang, Hristina Markova, Celena Plesha, Louis Porter II, Michelle Silverman, Yvette Trotman",,"COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Linck,"COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","75 5th St W Ste 304","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 292-3203 ",joan@compas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Hennepin, Houston, Kittson, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Mower, Olmsted, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Stevens, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-316,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
21096,"Operating Support",2014,15261,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Grow community-wide, high quality, opportunities to participate and learn about the arts. Evaluate the number of courses that meet enrollment goals and program participant evaluations. Maintain statistics and evaluate exhibiting artists' collaborations and exhibit enhancement events, and professional development. By growing scholarship monies to remove economic barriers to participation in arts education. 2: Providing valid and important services for the visual artists of this region. Work with artists at all levels by providing studio space and materials wholesale, professional development workshops, assisting with grant writing for exhibits, hosting exhibits, increasing arts dialogue, selling art, promoting local artists, providing an organizational voice for visual artists in the community.","Grow community-wide, high quality opportunities to participate in and learn about the arts. Our hands on education classes were almost always filled to capacity this year and we were able to provide scholarship funding, especially during our art camp series. We also introduced new free programming to broaden and diversify audiences. Provided valid and important services for the visual artists of this region including expanding studio rental space in Lincoln park ceramics studio, curator working with individual artists to assist in grant writing for exhibitions, and adding new arts programming and locations to expand artist/audience dialogue.",,385685,"Other, local or private",400946,2300,"Matt Hanka, Matthew Cartier, Mary Mathews Helena Jackson, Marva Beckman, Chris Benson, Jen Dietrich (on leave), Gary Hedin, John Heino, Lindsay Kolu, Fred Lewis II, Kami Norland, Susan O'Neil",,"Duluth Art Institute Association AKA Duluth Art Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anne,Dugan,"Duluth Art Institute Association AKA Duluth Art Institute","506 W Michigan St",Duluth,MN,55802-1517,"(218) 733-7560 ",adugan@duluthartinstitute.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Lake, Pine, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-318,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
21097,"Operating Support",2014,30780,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The full public is able to experience the art of dance, whether as participants or audience members. The Duluth Ballet will evaluate the diversity of participation in its programs, the effectiveness of its access policy, and the fulfillment of the public’s scope of needs, especially those of nontraditional dance audiences and participants using staff and board observation of audience diversity; summary of age categories for tickets, seating provided to service organization clients, parent feedback of class for children with developmental challenges. 2: Through the Duluth Ballet’s programs, the dance arts flourish in Northern Minnesota and beyond in the state. The Duluth Ballet will evaluate its success in developing its repertoire, enhancing the company’s artistry, training students, meeting and improving the area’s outreach needs, and helping other organizations through collaborations using audience survey of repertoire, performance reviews, artistic staff observation of company and students, public school teacher surveys for outreach programs, feedback from Symphony Orchestra’s String Quartet.","All Ballet programs were handicapped-accessible; breadth of programing appealed to all ages, back-grounds, education level, mental challenges, income. Dance thrives from the Ballet’s dancer development, student training, performances of story ballets and stimulating works, outreach, and state tours.",,742263,"Other, local or private",773043,,"Jeff Anderson, Morgana Davis, Betsy Holcomb, Rachel Inselman, Susan Johnson, Ken Kolquist, Wendy Kropid, Harvey Plasch, Karen Rathe Ruona, Nate Stoltman, Carole Turner, Shelby Vittorio, Briana von Elbe, Mary Jo W",,"Duluth Ballet AKA Minnesota Ballet","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Willy,McManus,"Duluth Ballet AKA Minnesota Ballet","301 W 1st St Ste 800",Duluth,MN,55802-1613,"(218) 529-3742x 17",bizadmin@minnesotaballet.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Itasca, Lake, Pine, St. Louis, Stearns",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-319,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
21098,"Operating Support",2014,33498,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Be a primary contributor to the health and vitality of the daily lives of Minnesotans by deepening vibrancy and diversity through our many programs and services. Outcomes are documented through word-of-mouth feedback, growing participation, and statistical reports. Our popularity/reputation will continue to grow as a connector in the community that encourages synergy among people. 2: Mitigation of any barriers and providing access and inclusivity for participation in the arts by offering multiple points of entry and interaction for diversity. We will measure outcomes by documenting diversity in participation, how our efforts to connect people through the arts further increased inclusion and interaction.","The Playhouse produced a full year of programming through our main stage, children’s theatre, and second stage series that engaged, inspired, and involved the community. Participation in productions is offered at no cost; educational classes provide scholarships; free tickets to preview night are distributed to low income and at-risk populations.",,978914,"Other, local or private",1012412,8000,"Herb Minke, Casey Russell, Wayne Hibbard, Sandy Hoff, Ken Kohlquist, Steve Greenfield, Heather Kjos, Mia Thibodeau, Natalie Bothwell, Patty McNulty, Tom Wheeler, Dolly Schnell, Jeanie Peterson, Marcia Doty",1,"Duluth Playhouse","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christine,"Gradl Seitz","Duluth Playhouse","506 W Michigan St",Duluth,MN,55802-1517,"(218) 733-7551 ",seitz@duluthplayhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-320,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
21099,"Operating Support",2014,45040,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The arts are interwoven into every facet of community life. The Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra (DSSO) is engaged in many activities throughout the community. A survey of our audiences will show an understanding of the many activities the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra engages in, in addition to concerts. Descriptions of our education programs and our outreach activities will be tested in this survey. 2: Minnesotans believe the arts are vital to who we are. Through our work with Twin Ports Arts Align, we will take a more global perspective of this outcome, asking our audiences and the audiences of our partner organizations this very question. How do the arts define us in Duluth? New evaluation tools to DSSO include peer to peer feedback and real time conversations that evaluate immediate perceptions regarding the value of the arts in our community of Duluth.","The arts are interwoven into every facet of community life. The DSSO is engaged in many activities throughout the community. Surveys from our Music To You Programs continue to give us feedback on accessibility and availability to various populations. At every concert we worked diligently to enlighten audiences about our education programs both in programs and from stage. Minnesotans believe the arts are vital to who we are.",,1649787,"Other, local or private",1694827,14520,"Sandra Barkley, Jeffrey Cadwell, Dean Casperson, Ruth Ann Eaton, Zack Filipovich, Christabel Grant, Faith Hensrud, Rachel Hart, Chris Hill, Sheryl Homan, Erik Honkanen, Mamie Hughes, Jeff Iisakka, Jill Kaiser, Eric Kiekow, James Korthals, Elise Peterson Kuutti, Dennis Lamkin, Lucia Magney, Patricia Mast, Cathy McCarty, Peter Person, Patrick Spott, Dave Steininger, Jeffrey Tucker, Christopher Virta, Claudia Welty, Monte Wittmann, Larry Zimmerman",,"Duluth Superior Symphony Association AKA Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rebecca,Petersen,"Duluth Superior Symphony Association AKA Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra","130 W Superior St Ste LL2",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 623-3776 ",rpetersen@dsso.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-321,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
21102,"Operating Support",2014,23278,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To have a more diverse group of patrons/participants involved in arts programming. We saw over 100 youth participate in our summer youth musical, over 1000 students participate in outreach programs, 300 in dance programs and over 40 in youth choirs. Diversity continues to be defined more by age the national origin. 2: Ours is a thriving arts community where arts are as important as sports. With $5.00 tickets for students including college age we struggle to attract a younger audience. We do well if we go to them but they won't come to us.","Overall we met expectations as described in FY14 grant goals. We are very proud of exceeding outlined goals for the youth of our and the surrounding communities. Met expectations.",,329564,"Other, local or private",352842,3492,"Deb Ferguson,Steve Rufer, Scott Wagnild, Lisa Litt ,Ben Schierer, Melanie Dethlefsen, Deb Embretson, Mark Helland, Tim Hunt, Linda MacFarlane, Mark Olmsted, Nancy Straw",,"Fergus Falls Center for the Arts, Inc. AKA A Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Burgraff,"Fergus Falls Center for the Arts, Inc. AKA A Center for the Arts","124 W Lincoln Ave","Fergus Falls",MN,56537,"(218) 736-5453x 16",ac4ta@fergusarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Blue Earth, Clay, Dakota, Douglas, Grant, Hennepin, Itasca, Martin, Otter Tail, Ramsey, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena, Wilkin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-324,"Gretchen Boyum: Gallery manager, Kaddatz Gallery; Fergus Falls Public Arts commissioner; Melissa Brechon: Retired library director, Carver County Library System; board member, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council; Jessica Briggs: Arts administration and arts/culture nonprofit consultant; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers; Suzzanne Kelley: Managing editor and codirector, New Rivers Press, Moorhead; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator; most recently executive director of KFAI, Fresh Air Radio; Peter Pellinen: Founder, Small Parts Players; working to renovate the historic Lyric Theatre, Virginia; Elizabeth Richardson: Long-time arts administrator; former marketing director, Mixed Blood Theatre; Walter Zakahi: Dean, College of Arts and Humanities, Minnesota State University, Mankato","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
21104,"Operating Support",2014,36532,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Helping the arts thrive, Forecast will stabilize its programs and operations by increasing earned and contributed income 10% and growing our cash reserve by $30,000. Forecast will measure outcomes and demonstrate achievement utilizing quarterly financial statements. 2: Weaving arts into every facet of community life, Forecast will strengthen its programs by effectively implementing our 2013 communications plan. Forecast will reference objectives in the communications plan to evaluate and measure outcomes and demonstrate achievement, including increases in reach, social media analytics, and quality of responses.","We stabilized our programs and operations as proposed. Earned and contributed income increased by 10%; our cash reserve grew by more than $30,000. Forecast began implementing our Communications Plan, dramatically increasing our visibility and reach, including use of print and digital outputs.",,705821,"Other, local or private",742353,36532,"Caroline Mehlhop,Elizabeth Jolly, Kinji Akagawa, Wendy Lane, Michael Watkins, Laurence Margolis, Amy Dillahunt, Susan Loyd, Kurt Gough, Diane Willow, Frank Fitzgerald, Bob Kost, Joseph Stanley, Jay Coogan, Meena Mangalvedhekar",,"Forecast Public Artworks AKA Forecast Public Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Melinda,Childs,"Forecast Public Artworks AKA Forecast Public Art","2300 Myrtle Ave Ste 160","St Paul",MN,55114-1854,"(651) 641-1128 ",Melinda@forecastpublicart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Chisago, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lyon, Mille Lacs, Pine, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-326,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
21109,"Operating Support",2014,60220,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To build a leading literary list of creative writing, Graywolf Press will publish thirty books (fiction, literary nonfiction, and poetry). Graywolf Press will follow a rigorous schedule for book production, tabulate sales figures, and analyze the impact of its marketing and publicity efforts using review coverage and social media. 2: Graywolf Press will reach 250,000 readers, will schedule twenty Minnesota author readings reaching 1,000 people, and will collaborate with four major Minnesota institutions. Graywolf Press will use traditional and innovative marketing efforts to connect authors with audiences; track book sales to individuals and libraries, attendance at events, and print and broadcast coverage; evaluate attendance and impact of collaborative events and programmatic activities.","Graywolf published 29 literary books (fiction, nonfiction, and poetry) of high artistic quality; its list received accolades for excellence. Graywolf sold 174,347 copies of its books. Incarnadine by Mary Szybist won the National Book Award, 3 Sections by Vijay Seshadri won the Pulitzer Prize, and two novels were named New York Times Notable Books. Graywolf Press reached over 260,000 readers, held 15 local readings for a live audience totaling 1,250, and collaborated with five major institutions.",,2418856,"Other, local or private",2479076,9635,"Catherine Allan, Trish Anderson, Mary Ebert, Chris Galloway, Betsy Hannaford, Shirley Hughes, Tom Joyce, John Junek, Will Kaul, Chris Kirwan, Ann MacDonald, Jim McCarthy, Ed McConaghay, Jennifer Melin Miller, Georgia Murphy Johnson, Allie Pohlad, Mary Polta, Bruno Quinson, Gail See, Roderic Southall, Kate Tabner, Emily Anne Tuttle, Joanne Von Blon, Melinda Ward",,"Graywolf Press","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katie,Dublinski,"Graywolf Press","250 3rd Ave N Ste 600",Minneapolis,MN,55401,"(651) 641-0077 ",dublinski@graywolfpress.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-331,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
21110,"Operating Support",2014,27978,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","GREAT will create eight dynamic theatre productions September, 2013 - May, 2014, providing accessible work created with professional artists in collaboration with our community. GREAT will track number of productions, number of actors, number of audience members, and will assess production quality with formal and informal surveys. 2: GREAT will increase artistic salaries to help achieve a more livable wage for artists in greater Saint Cloud and the State of Minnesota. GREAT will track overall financial support, rate of artist pay as documented in contracts and year-end accounting, and increase in number of quality artists applying due to increase in pay.","GREAT Theatre created eight dynamic theatre productions from September 2013 through May 2014; providing accessible work created by professional artists in collaboration with our community. This past season, GREAT Theatre increased artistic salaries by 16.6%, helping achieve a more livable wage for artists in greater Saint Cloud and the State of Minnesota.",,984510,"Other, local or private",1012488,,"Marianne Arnzen, Bonnie Bologna, Barbara Carlson, Patricia Dorsher, Brady Hughs, Patrick LaLonde, Steve Palmer, Mónica Segura-Schwartz, Pat Thompson ",,"Great River Educational Arts Theatre AKA GREAT Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dennis,Whipple,"Great River Educational Arts Theatre AKA GREAT Theatre","919 St Germain St W Ste 3000","St Cloud",MN,56301-3407,"(320) 258-2787 ",dennis@greattheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Chisago, Crow Wing, Douglas, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Otter Tail, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wadena, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-332,"Gretchen Boyum: Gallery manager, Kaddatz Gallery; Fergus Falls Public Arts commissioner; Melissa Brechon: Retired library director, Carver County Library System; board member, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council; Jessica Briggs: Arts administration and arts/culture nonprofit consultant; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers; Suzzanne Kelley: Managing editor and codirector, New Rivers Press, Moorhead; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator; most recently executive director of KFAI, Fresh Air Radio; Peter Pellinen: Founder, Small Parts Players; working to renovate the historic Lyric Theatre, Virginia; Elizabeth Richardson: Long-time arts administrator; former marketing director, Mixed Blood Theatre; Walter Zakahi: Dean, College of Arts and Humanities, Minnesota State University, Mankato","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
21113,"Operating Support",2014,677297,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To produce, co-produce and present 790 live performance events for the public on three stages between September, 2013 and summer, 2014. All ticketed performances are tracked through the Tessitura software program. 2: To be accessible to all visitors with mobility, visual, and hearing impairments with1,600 people will receiving discounts for Sensory Tours and ASL Interpreted, Audio Described and Open Captioned performances. Use of Assistive Listening devices, wheelchairs, magnification glasses, and Braille print materials will continue. Ticketed events are tracked through the theater’s Tessitura box office software. Utilization of access services and equipment is tracked by the Access Services manager.","The Guthrie produced, co-produced and presented 667 performances on three stages during FY 2014. 1,676 patrons purchased tickets for Sensory Tours and access performances. Access equipment and materials were available for all performances.",,31898309,"Other, local or private",32575606,,"Peggy Steif Abram, Martha Goldberg Aronson, Martha Atwater, Karen Bachman, Y. Marc Belton, Anne Bjerken, Terri E. Bonoff, Blythe Brenden, Peter A. Brew, James L. Chosy, Richard J. Cohen, Jane M. Confer, David C. Cox, David Dines, Joe Dowling, William W. George, Pierson M. Grieve, Polly Grose, Thomas J. Hanson, Todd Hartman, Matthew Hemsley, Randall J. Hogan, David G. Hurrell, Liesl Hyde, John C. Junek, Eric Kaler, Mark Kenyon, Jay Kiedrowski, Peter R. Kitchak, Jodee Kozlak, Kathy Lenzmeier, Helen C. Liu, Anne W. Miller, Jennifer Melin Miller, David Moore, Wendy Nelson, Amanda Norman, Timothy Pabst, Sally Pillsbury, Thomas M. Racciatti, Robert A. Rosenbaum, Stephen W. Sanger, Ronald J. Schutz, Patricia S. Simmons, Lee B. Skold, Lisa Sorenson, Kenneth F. Spence III, Douglas M. Steenland, James P. Stephenson, Emily Anne Tuttle, Mary W. Vaughan, Steven C. Webster, Irving Weiser, Brian W. Woolsey, Margaret Wurtele, Charles A. Zelle, Wayne Zink",,"Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Danielle,"St Germain-Gordon","Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","818 2nd St S",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1252,"(612) 225-6000 ",danielle@guthrietheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-335,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
21114,"Operating Support",2014,483446,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Trust will engage over 200 artists, civic and arts organizations, the media and businesses in creating an arts-infused cultural destination. The Trust will lead the Hennepin Cultural Alliance, and bring together over 200 diverse business people, artists, arts and cultural organizations, downtown residents and other constituents for public arts events (2) and arts-focused storefronts (20). 2: The Trust will draw 500,000 theatre goers from across the State, and serve 65 high schools statewide through the SpotLight Musical Theatre Program. The Trust will provide zip code data from ticket sales that will reveal statewide patrons, and will maintain a statewide list of the 65 schools (and 6000 students) involved in the SpotLight program.","Hennepin Theatre Trust engaged 165 visual and teaching artists, 83 civic/arts organizations, 16 businesses, and the media in the cultural district, led the creation of 32 arts-focused storefronts, and held a public launch for the first set of ""Made Here"" showcases, as well as two pop-up galleries in empty storefronts attended by 300 people. Hennepin Theatre Trust brought 535,744 people from all over Minnesota to our downtown theatres, and served 67 schools statewide through the SpotLight Musical Theatre Pro",,22420096,"Other, local or private",22903542,173691,"Scott Benson, Daniel Pierce Bergin, John Blackshaw, Ralph W. Burnet, Sonia Cairns, Andrea Christenson, Dan Cramer, Thomas L. Hoch (ex-officio), Linda Ireland, Jeannie Joas, Barbara Klaas, Jim Linnett, Mark Marjala, Annette Thompson Meeks, Jay Novak, Jann L. Olsten, David Orbuch, Brian J. Pietsch, Thomas J. Rosen, Ann Simonds, Julie Beth Vipperman, Tom Vitt",7,"Hennepin Theatre Trust","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laura,Lewis,"Hennepin Theatre Trust","615 Hennepin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 455-9500 ",Laura.Lewis@HennepinTheatreTrust.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-336,"Paul Boehnke: Artistic Director, Bach Society of Minnesota; Bradley Delzer: Performer and board member, Theatre B, Fargo; Millicent Engisch-Morris: Artistic director, The Crossing Arts Alliance; owner, Quiet River Studio.; Curtis Gruhl: Retired business and finance manager; former teacher; performer and director; treasurer, Red Wing Art Association; Anna Johnson: Arts Administrator and consultant, specializing in development; former administrative manager, Minnesota Chorale; Bradley Kruse: Program director for SRI, Bayport; board treasurer, Minnesota Council of Foundations; Gina Kundan: Director, Center for Health Interprofessional Programs, University of Minnesota; Board chair, Ananya Dance Theatre; Richard Robbins: Professor of English and director of the creative writing program, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Peter Spooner: Former curator, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth|Andy Zimney, Director of retreat programs, Youth Frontiers; helped to found Theatre Limina","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
21116,"Operating Support",2014,58735,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Connect 42,000 audience members to Minnesota’s diverse past through an annual season in 2014-15 of five plays and musicals. History Theatre will collect box office statistics to measure number of attendees at each main stage production. 2: Expand and deepen the theatre arts experience for 6,500 youth and adults through existing and new educational programs. History Theatre will collect statistics at each educational program including number of attendees and will distribute written evaluations assessing the value of individual programs to each participant.","35,203 patrons were reached through Mainstage productions Education and outreach programs reached 7,830 youth and adults.",,1310627,"Other, local or private",1369362,,"John F. Apitz, Connie Braziel, Roger Brooks, Wayne Hamilton, Jillian Hoffman, Susan Kimberly, Gene Link, Gene Merriam, Henri Minette, Cheryl L. Moore, Jeffrey K. Peterson, Ken Peterson, Phil Riveness, Jon Rusten, Geoffrey Sylvester, Pondie Nicholson Taylor, Melissa M. Weldon, Tyler Zehring",,"The History Theatre, Inc. AKA History Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jane,Cunningham,"The History Theatre, Inc. AKA History Theatre","30 10th St E","St Paul",MN,55101-2205,"(651) 292-4323 ",janeellencunningham@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Lake, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-338,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
21119,"Operating Support",2014,41539,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Expand and enhance youth programs to include two project mentors and 15 more students; increase visibility/traffic to youth content YouTube channel; partner with other organizations, such as FORECAST and Girl Scouts of America. Tracking participation and partnerships. 2: Develop deeper relations with current stakeholders. Membership, equipment rental and fiscal sponsorship provide an access point to IFP Minnesota, but we want to develop deeper relationships through activities (ex: networking, professional development events, and mentorships). As a result we will also significantly reinvigorate membership. New and expanded programs/events will be evaluated through attendance, press coverage, quality of guests, and through evaluation surveys given to attendees, guests, partners, and venues.","Increased mentorship programs, attracted new partners, deepened our connection to EDU Film Festival. Specifically, IFP increased mentors from 8 in 2013 to 15 in 2014; student participation increased by 21 over the same time period; and partnered with Forecast Public Art, Minnesota Opera, and Girl Scouts of America. Launched Master Class series, expanded annual Filmmaker Conference, expanded Spirit Awards screening series.",,678117,"Other, local or private",719656,35416,"Mary Ahmann, Chris Barry, Beth Bird, JoEllen Martinson Davis, Robin Hickman, Chauncey Jackson, Amy Johnson, Tom Lesser, Elizabeth Redleaf, Kristin Schaack, Jatin Setia, Andrea Stein, Emily Stevens, Jeremy Wilker, Aaron Young",1,"IFP MINNESOTA","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Peterson,"IFP MINNESOTA","2446 University Ave W Ste 100","St Paul",MN,55114-1740,"(651) 644-1912 ",apeterson@ifpmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-341,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
21120,"Operating Support",2014,64485,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create and present four-six Mainstage plays and two series (FRESH INK, LIGHTS UP) that represent diverse voices and align with Illusion’s mission. Illusion will track success through records of plays and series staged, records of playwrights and other artists who create the plays, and review of works staged by Producing Directors to determine alignment with mission. 2: Conduct theater-based programs with at least 200 Minnesota youth giving them experience developing plays and performing for their peers and community. Illusion Theater and School will track success through records of programs conducted and numbers of youth performances; records of number of youth participating; and surveys and interviews with youth and liaison adults to determine program satisfaction and places for improvement.","Illusion presented 4 Mainstage plays and 2 series (FRESH INK, LIGHTS UP) that represent diverse voices and align with Illusion’s mission. Conduct theater-based programs with 340 Minnesota youth giving them experience developing plays and performing for their peers and community",,1050339,"Other, local or private",1114824,,"Robert Alama, Dr Mark Bisignani, Anthony Bohaty, Willie Bridges, Barbara Brin, Amy Kramer Brenengen, Pat Dunleavy, Doug Frank, Keith Halperin PHD, Christina Herzog, Lori Liss, Christopher Madel, Vivian Martin, Bonnie Morris, Danica Natoli, Julia O'Brien, Emily Palmer, Therese Pautz (President), Jeff Rabkin, Karl Reichert, Michael H Robins, Sally Scoggin (Past President), Jim Smart, David Stamps, Susan Thurston (Vice President), Chris Wurtz",,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Robins,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 704",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1814,"(612) 339-4944x 208",mrobins@illusiontheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-342,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
21123,"Operating Support",2014,39747,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To build a state-wide creative community leadership network that provides ongoing and regular convening, training, online activation and inspiration to the field.We will host one one-day community convening, a two-day summit for state-wide leaders and ongoing training and social events for the network. Intermedia Arts has an ongoing Quarterly Reporting system to track participation by artists, alumni, and the community. We will work with evaluator Pat Shifferd and Kristen Johnstad to evaluate the impact of the two-day summit on participants. 2: To support the creation, presentation, and engagement with art that encourages participation with the community in experiences that foster dialogue and engagement and are a catalyst for change. We aim to increase participation by audiences by 10% again this year and maintain the number of weeks we present in the Catalyst Series in addition to engaging new audiences through our Creative CityMaking project. Audience attendance is tracked through ticket sales and distribution. Catalyst Series audiences are surveyed to assess engagement levels. Creative CityMaking’s new audiences’ engagement levels are tracked in real-time by artists and city planners.","Intermedia Arts trained 50 community leaders in Duluth/Superior and the Twin Cities, held nine trainings and events, and hosted a two-day summit for creative-placemakers. We maintained sixteen weeks of Catalyst programming and increased audiences in the Catalyst Series by 10%. We served over 2,412 people through Creative CityMaking.",,749681,"Other, local or private",789428,8775,"Andrea Jenkins, Mark Waller, Jeff Gatesmith, Beth Daniels, Omar R. Akbar, Dan Cornejo, David Greenberg, Brandy A. Hyatt, Blake Iverson, Chaka Mkali, Julia Nekessa Opoti, David Safar, Saymoukda Vongsay",,"Intermedia Arts of Minnesota, Inc. AKA Intermedia Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Theresa,Sweetland,"Intermedia Arts of Minnesota, Inc. AKA Intermedia Arts","2822 Lyndale Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55408-2108,"(612) 871-4444 ",theresa@intermediaarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-345,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
21125,"Operating Support",2014,48319,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Continue to build engagement in the Jungle Theater's programs, including outreach and affordable access for underrepresented populations. Attendance data; box office analyses; number and percent of free tickets and discounted tickets distributed; outreach/education programs service data, including constituent demographics. 2: Provide expanded employment and professional development opportunities for Minnesota artists. Number of artists engaged as compared to years prior Arts and Cultural Heritage funding; amount/percent of budget dedicated to artists as compared to years prior Arts and Cultural Heritage funding; number of interns engaged; qualitative feedback from artists and interns.","Season audience up 18.5%; 3,952 free tickets; free residency for 100 children (72% of color, 75% low-income); low-cost shows for 328 family audiences. Grant year versus pre-ACHF numbers: 125 artists engaged versus 80-90; program 79% of total expenses vs. 72%; artistic personnel expenses 53% versus 49%.",,1482094,"Other, local or private",1530413,,"Tom Beimers, Barbara Bencini, Bain Boehlke, Jeffrey Bores, Bob Bush, Kim Carlander, Carolyn Erickson, Ed Foppe, Eric Galatz, John Kachelmacher, Tom Keller, Jennifer Schaeidler, Amber Senn, Michael Shann, David Swenson, Paul Thomas, Suzanne Zeller",,"Jungle Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Margo,Gisselman,"Jungle Theater","2951 Lyndale Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55408-2111,"(612) 278-0141 ",margo@jungletheater.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-347,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
21130,"Operating Support",2014,77666,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Loft will directly engage approximately 4,000 diverse Minnesotans who more closely reflect the state's 17% populations of color. Count number of direct participants; survey for participant demographics; calculate total percentage increase from current (fiscal year 2012) 13% people of color engaged. 2: At least 85% of fiscal year 2014 program participants will report improved writing ability and understanding of creative writing craft. Survey program participants to rate their sense of having improved as writers and having developed a greater understanding of writing craft as a result of participation; track all response rated `agree` or `strongly agree.`","The Loft directly engaged 3,800 diverse Minnesotans surpassing the state's 17% populations of color (with 18% people of color). 98% of FY 2014 program participants report improved writing ability and understanding of creative writing craft.",,1895887,"Other, local or private",1973553,,"John Schenk, Ruth Shields, Rachael Jarosh, Jacquelyn B. Fletcher, Jocelyn Hale, Kent Adams, Lorena Duarte, Jack El-Hai, W. Michael Garner, Dobby Gibson, Sharon Hendry, Lorna Landvik, Ed Bok Lee, Carrie Obry, Nina Orezzoli, Nathan Perez, Elizabeth Schott, Karen Sternal, Faith Sullivan, Kamau Witherspoon, Margaret Wurtele",,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beth,Schoeppler,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1278,"(612) 215-2580 ",bschoeppler@loft.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Le Sueur, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Wabasha, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-352,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
21132,"Operating Support",2014,20152,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Lyric Arts will increase its level of artistic quality. Community members will be given complimentary seats in exchange for filling out an anonymous ratings and review survey, containing quantitative and qualitative data. Responses will be used to evaluate progress toward the goal. 2: Lyric Arts will expand its outreach to schools and after school programs. Success will be measured by the number of classes offered.","Lyric Arts increased its level of artistic quality. Due to administrative restructuring, the survey program was postponed for a year. In the interim, artistic quality was judged by anecdotal response from audiences and attention from media. Lyric Arts expanded outreach to schools and after school programs.",,825649,"Other, local or private",845801,20152,"Debbie Swanson, Leanne Hyde, Lin Schmidt, Chad Unger, Joan O'Sullivan, Christopher Geisler, Tracey Jeffrey, Tracy Kelly",,"Lyric Arts Company of Anoka, Inc. AKA Lyric Arts Main Street Stage","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laura,"Tahja Johnson","Lyric Arts Company of Anoka, Inc. AKA Lyric Arts Main Street Stage","420 E Main St",Anoka,MN,55303-2341,"(763) 433-2510 ",laura@lyricarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Stevens, Wabasha, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-354,"Paul Boehnke: Artistic Director, Bach Society of Minnesota; Bradley Delzer: Performer and board member, Theatre B, Fargo; Millicent Engisch-Morris: Artistic director, The Crossing Arts Alliance; owner, Quiet River Studio.; Curtis Gruhl: Retired business and finance manager; former teacher; performer and director; treasurer, Red Wing Art Association; Anna Johnson: Arts Administrator and consultant, specializing in development; former administrative manager, Minnesota Chorale; Bradley Kruse: Program director for SRI, Bayport; board treasurer, Minnesota Council of Foundations; Gina Kundan: Director, Center for Health Interprofessional Programs, University of Minnesota; Board chair, Ananya Dance Theatre; Richard Robbins: Professor of English and director of the creative writing program, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Peter Spooner: Former curator, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth|Andy Zimney, Director of retreat programs, Youth Frontiers; helped to found Theatre Limina","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
21133,"Operating Support",2014,288114,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Broaden and increase access, including operation of four access sites and the MacPhail flagship facility offering full range of tuition-based programs and community partnerships. Measures will include: successful opening of fourth access site in fiscal year 2014; increase community partnerships 13% for a total of 90; increase financial assistance 9% for a total of $625,000. 2: Technology, innovation, and integration: developing, refining, deploying, and marketing online music instruction offerings. Add five schools to total 20 partner schools in greater Minnesota through online technology; serve 250 students in one-on-one online lesson program; 75% of MacPhail faculty skilled in music instruction technology, measured by surveys and observation.","The third access site (Chanhassen) opened in FY14, six months later than planned, and is offering classes. MacPhail is on track to meet stated access goals with exact community partnership and financial aid totals available at fiscal yearend. MacPhail refined online music learning options with regular programming to more than 1,500 students in 17 Minnesota schools in FY14.",,9180006,"Other, local or private",9468120,28800,"Aaron Alt, Jane Alexander, Barry Berg, Sally Blanks, Mark Borman, Margee Bracken, Ellen Breyer, Hudie Broughton, Roma Calatayud-Stocks, Kate Cimino, Tom Clark, Joaquin Delgado, Leslie Frecon, Rahoul Ghose, Ajay Gupta, Penny Hunt, Robert P. Lawson, Diana Lewis, Kate Mortenson, David E. Myers, Sonja Noteboom, Roderick Palmore, Connie Remele, Samuel Salas, Lica Tomizuka Sanborn, Jill E. Schurtz, Carolyn Smallwood, Kim Crosby Snow, Peter R. Spokes, Kiran Stordalen, Steven J. Wells",2,"MacPhail Center for Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Fideler,"MacPhail Center for Music","501 S 2nd St",Minneapolis,MN,55401-2383,"(612) 767-5326 ",fideler.leslie@macphail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pennington, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Swift, Todd, Waseca, Washington, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-355,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
21136,"Operating Support",2014,63202,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Midwest Art Conservation Center will work throughout the state with publicly held collections and private locations big and small bringing access to artworks for Minnesotans of all backgrounds, ages, and abilities. Midwest Art Conservation Center will provide quantifiable outcomes of: expert conservation treatments performed; the provision of written and photographic documentation regarding the treatments, diagnostic discoveries, and practices associated with the art; and provide consultations on exhibition, handling, and related techniques. 2: Midwest Art Conservation Center will serve the general public with educational programming that enhances the understanding of artistic techniques and the historical context of works of art. Midwest Art Conservation Center will conduct quantifiable outcomes of: tours, presentations, and workshops for groups, and provide individual inquiry response to educate and inform the public on art preservation.","Each day, throughout the state, thousands of Minnesotans encountered art that Midwest Art Conservation Center made accessible for them and for future generations. Midwest Art Conservation Center presentations, tours, and workshops built appreciation and knowledge about Minnesota artworks and the importance of preserving cultural heritage.",,955218,"Other, local or private",1018420,6453,"Jeff Fleming, Michael Gaynor, Miles Fiterman, Darsie Alexander, Siri Engberg, Sarah Brew, Jan-Lodewijk Grootaers, Nancy Huart, Rita Lara, Sam McCullough, Lisa Scholten, Mary Van Note",,"Midwest Art Conservation Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Colin,Turner,"Midwest Art Conservation Center","2400 3rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404-3506,"(612) 870-3148 ",cturner@preserveart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-358,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
21137,"Operating Support",2014,51550,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Milkweed Editions publishes sixteen new titles in print and e-book editions in both 2013 and 2014, enhancing them with additional content. Number of titles published in 2013 and 2014 (print and e-book editions); enhanced content for titles. 2: Milkweed Editions builds an engaged and increasingly diverse community. Tracking effectiveness of partnerships including governance, management, and strategic leadership of Open Book; Milkweed Editions programming at Open Book; and organizational partnerships, including: Motionpoems, the National Poetry Series, the Poetry Foundation, Bookshare, and Minnesota State Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired, among others.","Milkweed Editions published sixteen new titles in 2013 and seventeen new titles in 2014, in print and e-book editions, enhancing them with additional content. Milkweed Editions built an engaged and increasingly diverse community through Open Book, co-publications, and new partnerships focused on accessibility.",,1257023,"Other, local or private",1308573,5052,"Mary Aamoth, Tracey Thayer Breazeale, Noah Bly, Henry Buchwald, Libby Coppo, Julie DuBois, John Gordon, Moira Grosbard, Amanda Hawn, Libby Hlavka, Joel Hoekstra, Chris Malecek, Bob McDonald, Betsy Moran, Sheila Morgan, Robin Nelson, Ann Ness, Margaret Preska, Cheryl Ryland, Daniel Slager, Stephanie Sommer, Larry Steiner, Ned Wahl",,"Milkweed Editions","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathryn,Strickland,"Milkweed Editions","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 300",Minneapolis,MN,55415-3015,"(612) 215-2559 ",kate_strickland@milkweed.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Ramsey, St. Louis, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-359,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
21138,"Operating Support",2014,96385,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase audience engagement by creating compelling stories around exhibitions and events; communicating the Minneapolis Institute of Art's stories over multiple channels and platforms; and assessing constituents' reception and understanding of the museum's stories. Audience Viewpoints Consulting of Herndon, Virginia will test visitor responses to stories about African art told through digital interpretive tools. 2: Embrace globalization by addressing the global transmission of art and culture in exhibitions and rotations; and developing installations that address the traditions, cultures, and concerns of ethnic communities living in Minnesota. An outside evaluator will compile visitor exit surveys.","The MIA introduced digital learning tools and sought participation and input from community members to increase audience engagement in museum programs. The MIA employed diverse art remixes on the theme of the sacred to address the global transmission of art and culture, including ""Sacred"" (Sep. 13-Aug 14) which juxtaposed art works from multiple places, inviting visitors to explore historic expressions of the spiritual and what is sacred to themselves.",,32165669,"Other, local or private",32262054,,"Stacia Andersen, Shari Ballard, Gary Bhojwani, Allianz Life, Maurice Blanks, Blythe Brenden, Bill Clark, Kitty Crosby, Richard Davis, Eric Dayton, Jane Emison, Nancy Engh, Kaywin Feldman, Michael Fernandez, Michael Francis, Gayle Fuguitt, Paul Grangaard, John Himle, John Huss, Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad, Hubert Joly, Mark Lacek, Eric Levinson, Diane Lilly, John Lindahl, Reid MacDonald, Fairbault Foods, Betty MacMillan, Brent Magid, Al McQuinn, Lucy Mitchell, Leni Moore, Sheila Morgan, Mary Olson, Mike Ott, John Prince, Abigail Rose, Marianne Short, Roger Sit, Mike Snow, Ralph Strangis, Brian Taylor",,"The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts AKA The Minneapolis Institute of Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Charisse,Gendron,"The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts AKA The Minneapolis Institute of Arts","2400 3rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404-3506,"(612) 870-3223 ",cgendron@artsmia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-360,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
21139,"Operating Support",2014,18263,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase youth and teen participation.Our goal is to acquire fifty new names for our mailing lists annually within three years from events, programs, or components of programs intended to foster youth interest. Increased participation is tracked through name and contact acquistion. Names of new youth participants are collected through registrations for events and mailing list sign-up sheets, and social media. 2: Provide more performing opportunities for bands as well as individuals of all ability levels with a goal to increase the number of performing opportunities within existing programs by 20%. The actual number of performing opportunities available for bands or individual performers during events produced are counted.","109 names in 2011, 23 in 2012, 10 in 2013, and 4 so far in 2014 (incomplete year). New youth contacts in 2013 and 2014 (partial year) equal fourteen.A better measure may be social media, where over 1,000 new names have been added in 2013 alone. After increasing opportunities by 60% in 2013, the number will be maintained at 263 in 2014 despite the loss of a venue that supplied 36 spots annually.",,329208,"Other, local or private",347471,,"Gary Cobus, Jana Metge, Peter Albrecht, Mary DuShane, Alan Jesperson, David Smith, Philip Nusbaum, Marilyn Bergum, Gary Germond, Greg Landkamer, Sandi Pidel, Catie Jo Pidel, Sarah Cagley",,"Minnesota Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jed,Malischke,"Minnesota Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Association","PO Box 16408",Minneapolis,MN,55416-0408,"(715) 635-2479 ",jed@minnesotabluegrass.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, St. Louis, Stearns, Waseca, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-361,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
21142,"Operating Support",2014,29606,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To weave choral singing deeply and rewardingly into the lives of diverse Minnesotans, Minnesota Chorale will extend and deepen the Bridges community-engagement program, seeking out new touring and broadcast opportunities that will help project the power of the singing voice into every corner of our state. Success will be measured by attendance, critical review, and quality of partnerships formed. 2: To provide opportunities for enriching, multigenerational choral music-making to as many Minnesotans as possible, Minnesota Chorale will maintain total enrollment of the Minneapolis Youth Chorus and its new Prelude feeder choir at 75 or greater; provide performance/learning opportunities commensurate with members' gifts; and maintain at least two organizational partnerships to develop and nourish Voices of Experience (seniors' choir). Success is evaluated through enrollment numbers, and numbers of partnerships.","Successful touring rehearsals and performance were held in Duluth with Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra and Chorus which resulted in near-capacity crowd for performance, critical acclaim in local press, lasting relationship and prospect of future collaborations established with partner organization. Successful rehearsals and concert performances featuring youth, adult, and senior ensembles. Total enrollment exceeded 90 throughout school year. Partnership with MacPhail Center for Music was enhanced through deeper collaboration. Regular performance partnerships were established at three assisted-living facilities.",,600766,"Other, local or private",630372,7105,"Karen Bair, Elizabeth Balay, Scott Chamberlain, Don Davies, K. Dennis Kim, Jon Lahann, Philip Kachelmyer, Wendy Lukaszewski, Gilah Mashaal, Bryan J. Mechell, Sue Melrose, Gloria Olsen, Barbara Prince, Karen Touchi-Peters, Rachel Wright, Tene Wright",,"Minnesota Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Peskin,"Minnesota Chorale","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 407",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 455-2102 ",bob@mnchorale.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-364,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
21144,"Operating Support",2014,45451,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Growth in applications from Greater Minnesota by 15%. Minnesota Fringe Festival collects zip code data from all of the festival's applicants to help us understand overall geographic participation. 2: Better support for participating artists and more participation from producers by improving producer training and encouraging more participation. We will aim for a 15% attendance increase. To track workshop attendance, producers sign in at every workshop to collect an accurate head count. In addition to head count, we use producer surveys to assess the quality and effectiveness of our workshops.","Non-metro Minnesota applications increased by 33%. 11 of 24 project applications ended up in the festival. Workshop attendance increased by 19%.",,630931,"Other, local or private",676382,,"Sarah Baker, Ron Brunk-Parker, Connie Cameron, Shelly Dailey, David Frank, Paul Godfread, Matt Hanzlik, Kate Hoff, Gay Kemmis, Kathy Kim, Philip Low, Danna Mirviss, Annie Riley, Emily Robertson, Lindsey Rosin, Cameron Skold, Steven Walker",,"Minnesota Fringe Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeffrey,Larson,"Minnesota Fringe Festival","79 13th Ave NE Ste 112",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 872-1212 ",jeff@fringefestival.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-366,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
21147,"Operating Support",2014,299941,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Deliver five-production seasons that expand the repertoire, enrich audiences and contribute to the vitality of our community. Evaluation will be made through: the Minnesota Opera’s ability to attract top talent; ticket sales; audience feedback; Website use; and media response. New works are evaluated by: growth of repertoire; addition of new composers; audience interest/growth; and other producers’ of the works. 2: Strengthen Minnesota Opera’s practice of financial stewardship. Financial stewardship will be evaluated on an ongoing basis by the executive leadership and board, comparing results against projections. Minnesota Opera’s strategic plan provides a means for measuring organizational progress against long-term goals and objectives.","Minnesota Opera produced five operas to critical acclaim (Puccini, Strauss, Verdi, Argento, Mozart) with 28 performances that served 45,700 people. Minnesota Opera’s fiscal 2014 audit is currently underway with expectations of a year-end balanced budget, a direct result of ongoing evaluation.",,10246742,"Other, local or private",10546683,,"Patricia Beithon, Peter Carter, Rachelle D. Chase, Jane Confer, Sara Donaldson, Chip Emery, Bianca Fine, Sharon Hawkins, Ruth Huss, Heinz Hutter, Mary Ingebarnd-Pohlad, Philip Isaacson, James Johnson, Patricia Johnson, Christine Larsen, Robert Lee, Steve Mahon, David Meline, Leni Moore, Albin “Jim” Nelson, Kay Ness, Luis Pagan-Carlo, Jose Peris, Stephanie Prem, Elizabeth Redleaf, Connie Remele, Don Romanaggi, Christopher Romans, Linda Roberts Singh, Nadege Souvenir, Simon Stevens, Virginia Stringer, H. Bernt von Ohlen, Margaret Wurtele",,"The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jada,Hansen,"The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera","620 1st St N",Minneapolis,MN,55401-1225,"(612) 333-2700 ",jhansen@mnopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-369,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
36184,"Operating Support",2017,26178,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","MacRostie Art Center’s programming engages people from all backgrounds and reaches new constituencies. Growth in membership, class registrations, event attendance, and new community partnerships will indicate success. Survey tools will track prior art experience and audience demographics. 2: Itasca area artists feel supported in their careers and have access to professional development opportunities close to home. Artist attendance and ongoing participation in professional development activities will be tracked. The Itasca Area Artist survey will assess needs of artists and attitudes about community support. ","MacRostie Art Center's programming engaged people from diverse backgrounds and reached new constituencies. We tracked growth in membership and class registrations. Multiple new partnerships connected us with previously underserved audiences. Survey tools indicated arts learners' satisfaction with classes and instructors. 2: Itasca area artists felt supported in their careers and had access to professional development opportunities close to home. Participation in professional development activities was tracked and participants were asked to reflect on the experience. ",,287387,"Other, local or private",313565,661,"Bruce Bartos, Susan Clandon, Angela Ledding, Kathy Gebhart, Stacy Holl, Amanda Lamppa, Nicole Lehtinen, Mollyann McCann, Molly Miskovich, John O'Leary, Aaron Squadroni, Katie Tierney, Kassandra Tuten",0.50,"MacRostie Art Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katie,Marshall,"MacRostie Art Center","405 1st Ave NW","Grand Rapids",MN,55744-2617,"(218) 326-2697 ",katie@macrostieartcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Itasca, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-895,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36188,"Operating Support",2017,68335,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Enhance capacity for manuscript acquisitions and foster expanded public engagement with the titles we acquire, edit and publish. We will track the number of new titles we acquire, the number of local and statewide author events and participation in them, and print and e-book sales. We will also assess content-related dialogue. 2: Strengthen organizational infrastructure and resources in service to our authors, readers, and a broadly engaged constituency. We will qualitatively and quantitatively measure the impact of technology enhancements (website analytics, user feedback), track individual donor growth, and assess board engagement during meetings.","Minnesotans engaged with literature written by diverse voices that changed the way they see the world. We tracked book sales/readership, the number of local and statewide author events and participation in them, and assessed the content of reader reviews and social media activity in conversation with authors and about the books we publish. 2: Milkweed Editions secured the resources necessary to provide excellent service to writers and readers across Minnesota. We measured the impact of technology investments, assessed community support of the organization (growth of our donor program), and tracked the number of titles we acquired and published and the number of books in editorial development.",,1379797,"Other, local or private",1448132,9660,"Mary Aamoth, Lynn Abrahamsen, Bill Ankeny, Barry Berg, Tracey Breazeale, Cassie Cramer, Chris Crosby, Veena Deo, John Gordon, Geoff Gothro, Amanda Hawn, Libby Hlavka, Bill Hogle, Hart Kuller, Chris Malecek, Bob McDonald, Kate Moos, Betsy Moran, Sheila Morgan, Matt Murphy, Robin Nelson, Janet Polli, Margaret Preska, Alicia Reuter, Daniel Slager, Stephanie Sommer, Larry Steiner",0.00,"Milkweed Editions, Inc. AKA Milkweed Editions","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Meagan,Bachmayer,"Milkweed Editions, Inc. AKA Milkweed Editions","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 300",Minneapolis,MN,55415-3015,"(612) 332-3192 ",meagan_bachmayer@milkweed.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Stearns, St. Louis, Wadena, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-899,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36190,"Operating Support",2017,110680,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","150,000 visitors will attend special exhibitions that provide Minnesotans with opportunities to see great art from collections around the world. Mia will track attendance at special exhibitions through ticket sales and collect feedback from visitors to monitor their responses to content and presentation. 2: At least 600,000 visitors will enjoy free access to the display and interpretation of Mia’s permanent collection of over 89,000 works of global art. Mia will use an electronic tracking system to monitor museum attendance.","In FY 2017, 229,274 children, teens, and adults from across Minnesota experienced the museum's special exhibitions. Mia tracked attendance and results through a ticketing platform and monitored visitors' experiences via regular surveys. 2: In FY 2017, 891,296 people of all ages experienced global art in visiting Mia, the highest attendance in the museum's history. Mia monitored attendance through an electronic tracking system.",,34387064,"Other, local or private",34497744,,"Kari Alldredge, Elizabeth Andrus, Gary Bhojwani, Maurice Blanks, Jennie Carlson, Lynn Casey, Page Cowles, Kitty Crosby, Ken Cutler, Eric Dayton, Wendy Dayton, Jane Emison, Nancy Engh, Michael Fernandez, Michael Francis, Gayle Fuguitt, Nick Gangestad, Michael Goar, Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad, Hubert Joly, Rick King, Richard Kuntz, Mark Lacek, John Lindahl, Reid MacDonald, Donald MacMillan, Nivin MacMillan, Brent Magid, Susan Marvin, Lucy Mitchell, Leni Moore, Sheila Morgan, Liz Nordlie, Ravi Norman, Mary Olson, Mike Reger, Tom Schreier, Ralph Strangis, Marianne Short, Roger Sit, Mike Snow, Kevin Warren, Jane Wilf, David Wilson, Burton D. Cohen, Beverly Grossman, Alfred Harrison, David M. Lebedoff, Bob Ulrich, Mark Dayton, Betsy Hodges, Kari Dziedzic, Julie Rosen, Paul Thissen, Jenifer Loon, Jan Callison, Anita Tabb, Katie Remole",0.00,"The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts AKA The Minneapolis Institute of Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Mortenson,"The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts AKA The Minneapolis Institute of Arts","2400 3rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404-3506,"(612) 870-3223 ",mmortenson@artsmia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lyon, Mahnomen, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-901,"Amy Braford Whittey: Business developer for the arts for HGA; 16 years of nonprofit experience; Helen Franczyk: Arts marketing and communications consultant; Steve Heckler: Executive director, Twin Cities Jazz Festival and Lowertown Blues Festival; Julie Johnson: Grant writing consultant; former public relations director at Great River Shakespeare Festival; Gregory Smith: Business operations manager, the Fitzgerald Theater; Ellen Stanley: Executive director, Minnesota Music Coalition; Carla Tamburro: Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator; Lisa Vesel: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36191,"Operating Support",2017,10470,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Engage a new accounting firm and online accounting system. Success will be easily evaluated by the presence and operation of a new online accounting system maintained by a new accounting firm and accessible by a larger number of organization stakeholders. 2: Return the organization to a positive budget scenario by 2017. Success will be easily evaluated by board approval of a 2017 budget with a positive bottom line.","A new accounting firm has been contracted and a new online accounting system has been established. The new system will complete its first year when this fiscal year ends September 30. 2: A positive budget for 2017 was approved before the year began that calls for an $8,000 surplus this year. Actual board vote to pass a resolution for budgets for the year 2017 as well as 2018.",,364751,"Other, local or private",375221,,"Dale Gruber, Bill Lindroos, Gary Germond, Phillip Nussbaum, Nic Hentges, Theo Hougen-Eitzman, Alan Jesperson, Brett Day, Matt Johnson, Laura Cooper, Roberta Podrug, Rudy Marti",0.00,"Minnesota Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Association AKA Minnesota Bluegrass","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patricia,Bungert,"Minnesota Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Association AKA Minnesota Bluegrass","PO Box 16408",Minneapolis,MN,55416-0408,"(800) 635-3037 ",bungert.patricia@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Stearns, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-902,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36197,"Operating Support",2017,27520,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","MDT will present audiences with new and established repertory performed by dedicated professionals who simultaneously serve as mentors to aspiring young students in MDT’s school. This outcome will be evaluated by the capacity to perform new and established work, the number of performances presented, and the ability to offer training in classic and contemporary aesthetics. 2: MDT will engage a broader and more diverse community through its performance and educational programs. This outcome will be evaluated by reviewing the numbers and demographics of audience members, school enrollment, social media engagement, and dance professionals working with the company.","MDT provided professional dancers, aspiring students, and the general public with critically acclaimed performances and high quality dance training. MDT tracked the number of company performances and reviewed feedback from audience surveys and critical reviews. MDT faculty assessed student progress to evaluate the quality of training in the school. 2: Through public performances and educational outreach, MDT reached a more diverse community with a variety of high quality dance experiences. MDT tracked the number and demographics of individuals engaged as audience members, students in the school, and followers of online communications, including MDT's social media platforms and website.",,1068842,"Other, local or private",1096362,,"Erin Gerrits, Peter Graham, Keith Halleland, Dr. Andrew Houlton, Lise Houlton, Pierce McNally, Russell Pruitt, Elizabeth Simonson",0.00,"Minnesota Dance Theatre and School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Justin,Leaf,"Minnesota Dance Theatre and School","528 Hennepin Ave 6th Fl",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1847,"(612) 338-0627x 3",justin.leaf@mndance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-908,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36199,"Operating Support",2017,47457,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Develop a track model of pre-festival production training for artists that is tailored to their specific artistic goals. We will collect pre- and post-festival surveys from participating artists to qualitatively and quantitatively assess how Fringe training helped them meet their individual artistic goals. 2: Develop production training that supports our artists in their artistic goals after their time at the festival has ended. We will develop new artist resources that assist our participating artists in pursuing their artistic goals outside the eleven days of the Fringe, carefully tracking how many artists use these resources.","55% of producers accessed available training in some form; 22% attended in person training; all but three of those participants found them helpful. All 168 producers were surveyed post-festival to inquire whether they took advantage of written, online, or in-person training, whether they thought it was helpful, and what additional support they would request for the future. 2: 23% of producers provided specific feedback for additional support that would help with producing shows either in Fringe or in general. Leadership stepped down shortly after the producer survey was completed and additional training prior was put on hold. New resources are currently in development and will be implemented in 2018 which directly address requests made in the survey.",,688698,"Other, local or private",736155,,"David Frank, Annie Scott Riley, Kyle Orwick, David Brookins, Danna Mirviss, Connie Cameron, Kathy Kim, Sarah Schneeberger, Christopher Bineham, Shelly Dailey, Jessica Thompson, Jessica Huang, Jamil Jude, Levi Weinhagen",0.00,"Minnesota Fringe Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dawn,Bentley,"Minnesota Fringe Festival","79 13th Ave NE Ste 112",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 260-6463x 1",dawn@fringefestival.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-910,"Amy Braford Whittey: Business developer for the arts for HGA; 16 years of nonprofit experience; Helen Franczyk: Arts marketing and communications consultant; Steve Heckler: Executive director, Twin Cities Jazz Festival and Lowertown Blues Festival; Julie Johnson: Grant writing consultant; former public relations director at Great River Shakespeare Festival; Gregory Smith: Business operations manager, the Fitzgerald Theater; Ellen Stanley: Executive director, Minnesota Music Coalition; Carla Tamburro: Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator; Lisa Vesel: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36201,"Operating Support",2017,55813,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Implement dynamic roster of 8-10 high quality exhibitions that meaningfully connect to audiences. Quantitative evaluation includes attendance and support, and qualitative evaluation includes visitor feedback systematically gained by MMAM staff and volunteers. 2: Engage audiences in regular and special educational programs and outreach for all ages. Quantitative evaluation includes attendance and support, and qualitative evaluation includes participant feedback systematically gained by program leaders.","MMAM benefited a growing audience, including thousands of students from the region. They experienced nine high-quality exhibitions, varied in many ways. Direct and indirect feedback from visitors/students/teachers in-person and online engagement on social media channels, review sites. Admission to the museum, museum programs, regional school participation, and membership grew. 2: Students of all ages. Adults and lifelong learners. Participants benefited from engaging with working artists, learned more about art history, art-making. Enrollment in programs; comments from participants and program leaders during and after programs; social media engagement before, during, and after; directed social media tags and their use. Onsite surveys following adult programs.",,998607,"Other, local or private",1054420,7500,"James Bowey, Cassie Cramer, Dr. James Eddy, Michael Galvin, Dan Hampton, Mark Metzler, Betsy Midthu, Nancy Nelson",0.00,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicole,Chamberlain-Dupree,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","800 Riverview Dr",Winona,MN,55987-2272,"(507) 474-6626 ",ncdupree@mmam.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-912,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36203,"Operating Support",2017,314827,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Deliver five-production season that expands the repertoire, enrich audiences and contribute to the vitality of our community. The number of productions and world premieres, number of community engagement activities, number of tickets sold, number of new/retained talent, high-tech design, audience feedback, web use, media response, and outreach to under-served populations. 2: Expand education and outreach programs to broaden and deepen relationships. Indicators: total number of people reached, number of contact hours, number of programs (paid/free), demographics, geographic reach. Measure thru Logic Models with surveys, web analytics, data overlay and/or engagement summaries.","Delivered five productions including one world premiere, which expanded the repertoire and introduced new audiences to the art form; 42,443 total audience. Evaluation included number of world premieres (1), use of innovative projection/video design, top talent involved, tickets sold and positive reception from critics and audience. 2: Expanded education and outreach programs in the Twin Cities urban core and throughout Minnesota, introducing many to the opera for the first time. Evaluation was conducted as originally outlined. Success was seen by a high number of contact hours (1,874), the expansion of Music Out Loud, and outreach to schools with 50% of students on free or reduced lunch, and positive feedback.",,9164575,"Other, local or private",9479402,,"Richard Allendorf, Patricia Beithon, Karen Brooks, Jane Confer, Jay Debertin, Sara Donaldson, Sidney Emery, Maureen Harms, Sharon Hawkins, Ruth Huss, Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad, Philip Isaacson, J Jackson, James Johnson, John Junek, Christl Larson, Mary Lazarus, Cynthia Lee, Mike McNamara, Jim Nelson, Kay Ness, Jose Peris, Elizabeth Redleaf, Connie Remele, Don Romanaggi, Christopher Romans, Mary Schrock, Linda Singh, Nadege Souvenir, Davis Strauss, Virginia Stringer, Bernt von Ohlen, William White, Margaret Wurtele",1.50,"The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Diana,Konopka,"The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera","620 1st St N",Minneapolis,MN,55401-1225,"(612) 333-2700 ",dkonopka@mnopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-914,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36206,"Operating Support",2017,37390,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","TMORA is working towards broadening programming by expanding focus to art, history and culture of Russia, fostering greater understanding and connection in Minnesota and beyond. Diversify event and exhibition programming, engage local partnerships with five community organizations, offer 5-6 pop-up exhibits and trunk shows, and inspire new perspectives on Russian art and culture. 2: TMORA’s goal is to inspire Minnesotans to think differently by engaging a larger constituency in cultural diplomacy through the experience of learning about Russian art, history and culture. Offer relevant programming to youth, elder-persons and people with disabilities, expand membership and donor base by 25%, increase attendance by 25%, and track and analyze data with new CRM database.","TMORA presented a broad range of exhibitions, connecting with a larger audience than ever before on a range of social and political topics. Exhibitions broadened: Imperial past, aristocracy, Soviet history, and also to youth, literature, Minnesota roots, and holiday celebrations, hosted 40 events and exhibits, new perspectives captured on social media, attendance up 15%, and membership 50%. 2: Minnesotans learned, grew, or changed because they participated in quality arts experiences at TMORA. Relevant programming engaged a larger audience, including a focus on youth, membership grew nearly 50%, and attendance up 15%, and patron data migrated to a new CRM database and was leveraged to yield these results.",,1108512,"Other, local or private",1145902,,"Pam J. Safar, Barbara J. Halverson, William A. Levin, C. Ben Wright, Glenn R. Miller, Gwenn A. Djupedal, Robert Zimmerman, Firoozeh Mostashari, Christine M. Podas-Larson, Ludmila Borisnova Eklund, Theofanis A. Stavrou, Stephen B. Young, Reggie C. Boyle, Dania M. Miwa, Maria M. Loucks, Steven J. Heim, Deana G. Phillips",0.00,"The Museum of Russian Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alex,Legeros,"The Museum of Russian Art","5500 Stevens Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55419,"(612) 821-9045x 19",alegeros@tmora.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-917,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36211,"Operating Support",2017,55136,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Students and program participants will grow in their knowledge and appreciation of the world of traditional craft. Increased course enrollment of 5%; Increased annual donor support of 5%; Survey results from course/event participants. 2: Participating artisans will develop and deepen skills to improve their artistry and roles as interpreters of traditional craft. Host 4th Instructor Retreat with attendance of 40+ instructors; Expand Instructor-in-Residence program, adding three new positions; Surveys/exit interview for instructors and intern program participants.","Students and program participants will grow in their knowledge and appreciation of the world of traditional craft. Increased course enrollment of 5%; Increased annual donor support of 5%; Survey results from course/event participants and instructors. 2: Participating artisans developed and deepened skills to improve their artistry and roles as interpreters of traditional craft. Hosted 4th Instructor Retreat with attendance of 50+ instructors; Expanded Instructor-in-Residence program grew 10% to fifteen artists; Surveys/exit interview for instructors and intern program participants.",,1012071,"Other, local or private",1067207,,"Jane Alexander, Paul Aslanian, Nancy Burns, Andrew Houlton, Layne Kennedy, Jana Larson, JD Lehr, Todd Mestad, Susan Morrison, Mary Morrison, Mike Prom, Kathy Rice, Jim Sannerud, Carol Winter ",0.00,"North House Folk School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Greg,Wright,"North House Folk School","PO Box 759","Grand Marais",MN,55604-0759,"(218) 387-2968 ",gwright@northhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-922,"Amy Braford Whittey: Business developer for the arts for HGA; 16 years of nonprofit experience; Helen Franczyk: Arts marketing and communications consultant; Steve Heckler: Executive director, Twin Cities Jazz Festival and Lowertown Blues Festival; Julie Johnson: Grant writing consultant; former public relations director at Great River Shakespeare Festival; Gregory Smith: Business operations manager, the Fitzgerald Theater; Ellen Stanley: Executive director, Minnesota Music Coalition; Carla Tamburro: Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator; Lisa Vesel: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36212,"Operating Support",2017,58393,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","NCC will produce exhibitions unique in scope and content; educators will participate in inspiring clay workshops to enhance their classroom teaching. Visits to NCC’s exhibitions will increase online and in person; satellite exhibitions will increase in number; educators will report increases in classroom resources and grad standards met by students. 2: NCC’s programs will expand to a greater community of participants through new partnerships and conversations about the medium throughout the state. NCC will increase in the diversity of audience; more older adults will experience creative arts and aging; NCC will identify more resources to offset the costs of our programs to partners across Minnesota.","NCC produced eleven shows (76 artists, 52 from MN); 49 educators increased resources thru thirteen workshops at NCC in collaboration with ten ceramic artists. Satellite exhibitions totaled seven (greater MN, western WI, Portland); foot traffic to exhibitions increased 5,000; press included 22 articles; educators reported creative and functional impact of workshops and network building. 2: Expanded work with East African community; education and exhibition programs reached Grand Marais, Chaska, Elk River, Saint Peter, Bemidji. NCC community diversified with classes for East African neighbors; Minnesota NICE enrollees' spanned ages and experience; more older adults touched clay; NCC invested its funds to support programs across Minnesota and secured new partner funds.",,1611527,"Other, local or private",1669920,8759,"Lynne Alpert, Bryan Anderson, Nan Arundel, Craig Bishop, Mary K Bauman, Heather Nameth Bren, Lann Briel, Robert Briscoe, Phil Burke, Linda Coffey, Debra Cohen, Bonita Hill, Nancy Hanily Dolan, Sally Wheaton Hushcha, Christopher Jozwiak, Patrick Kennedy, Mark Lellman, Brad Meier, Alan Naylor, Rick Scott, TCody Turnquist, Ellen Watters",0.00,"Northern Clay Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Millfelt,"Northern Clay Center","2424 E Franklin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55406-1027,"(612) 339-8007x 302",sarahmillfelt@northernclaycenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-923,"Amy Braford Whittey: Business developer for the arts for HGA; 16 years of nonprofit experience; Helen Franczyk: Arts marketing and communications consultant; Steve Heckler: Executive director, Twin Cities Jazz Festival and Lowertown Blues Festival; Julie Johnson: Grant writing consultant; former public relations director at Great River Shakespeare Festival; Gregory Smith: Business operations manager, the Fitzgerald Theater; Ellen Stanley: Executive director, Minnesota Music Coalition; Carla Tamburro: Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator; Lisa Vesel: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36215,"Operating Support",2017,15308,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","One Voice will perform innovative concerts at schools, community gatherings, for faith communities, and at two marquee concerts. Ticket sales, media coverage, and new relationships established, evaluations from members, students, faculty, Outreach Tour partners, audience surveys, telephone calls and statistics. 2: Innovative musical performances will transform hearts and minds and empower member singers, audience members, and community singers. Ticket sales, media coverage, and new relationships established, evaluations from members, students, faculty, audience surveys, telephone calls and statistics. Feedback from artistic partners.","One Voice performed innovative concerts at schools, community gatherings, faith communities, two marquee concerts, and one outdoor performance. Attendance figures, audience surveys, and careful records from each market. 2: Musical performances transformed hearts and minds and empowered member singers, audience members, and community singers. Attendance at ticketed concerts and community concerts grew this year.",,246756,"Other, local or private",262064,4002,"Paul Halvorson, Jim Roth, James Gottfried, Lee Silverstein, Tom Becker, Colleen Watson, Abby Martin, Katrina Johnson, Sarah Cohn, Jim Larsen, Justin Martin",0.00,"One Voice Mixed Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mara,Winke,"One Voice Mixed Chorus","732 Holly Ave Ste Q","St Paul",MN,55104-7125,"(651) 298-1954 ",marasmail@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lyon, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wilkin, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-926,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36216,"Operating Support",2017,448555,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Present, employ and engage an increased number of Minnesota artists, both student and professional. We will track the number of Minnesota artists we present on our stages, employ as teaching artists or performers, and engage in events such as the Saint Paul Public Schools Honors Concert. 2: Provide high-quality, Arts Education learning opportunities to over 50,000 schoolchildren. We will track the number of schoolchildren who participate. Please note: our fiscal year 2015 youth engaged figure includes 19,600 audience members and 46,112 Arts Education participants.","The Ordway presented, engaged and employed an increased number of Minnesota artists, both student and professional. We tracked the number of Minnesota artists we presented, employed and engaged. 2: The Ordway provided high-quality Arts Education learning opportunities to over 50,000 schoolchildren. We tracked the number of students who we engaged in our School Matinee Series, and in-school residency programs.",,15577245,"Other, local or private",16025800,,"Kedrick D. Adkins Jr., Lemuel Amen, Scott P. Anderson, Diane Awsumb, Ravi Balwada, Dorothea Burns, Robert E. Cattanach, Mary Choate, John P. Clifford Jr., Honorable Chris Coleman, Traci Egly, Patrick Garay-Heelan, Rajiv Garg, John Gibbs, Ed Graff, Jamie Grant, Tom Handley, Linda Hanson, Mark Henneman, Donna Harris, Angela Jenks, David Kuplic, Eric Levinson, David Lilly, Laura McCarten, Matt Majka, Rosa Miller, Conrad Nguyen, John Ordway, Bill Parker, Christine Sand, Bill Sands, Amanda Storm Schuster, David Sewall, John Thein, (ex officio), Peter Thrane, John Vincent Wolak, Brad Wood, Daniel Wrigley",0.00,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Micah,Minnema,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","345 Washington St","St Paul",MN,55102-1419,"(651) 282-3000 ",mminnema@ordway.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Mahnomen, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Murray, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-927,"Amy Braford Whittey: Business developer for the arts for HGA; 16 years of nonprofit experience; Helen Franczyk: Arts marketing and communications consultant; Steve Heckler: Executive director, Twin Cities Jazz Festival and Lowertown Blues Festival; Julie Johnson: Grant writing consultant; former public relations director at Great River Shakespeare Festival; Gregory Smith: Business operations manager, the Fitzgerald Theater; Ellen Stanley: Executive director, Minnesota Music Coalition; Carla Tamburro: Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator; Lisa Vesel: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
36219,"Operating Support",2017,61835,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The performing arts will develop new audiences by increasing 1) afternoon programming for families with children ages 4-8 and 2) the number of fine arts offerings. Reviewing ticket data and fine arts offerings for the season will be our evaluation tools. Our 101 Series on Sunday afternoons has indeed increased child engagement, though mostly the 6-12 age range. 2: Visual Arts will increase participation in visual arts classes by 10% per year by attracting new community members and creating a junior mentor corps. The Visual Arts Program uses surveys to evaluate participant class experience and as tool to plan for future classes. Due to the intimate nature of classes, participant feedback is often verbal.","Children ages 4-8 attendance increased by 200% and fine arts programming increased by two performances increasing exposure to fine arts to central Minnesota. Ticketing reports for tickets sold for children's programming and issued for the admission-free 101 Fine Arts Series determined attendances numbers and feedback was provided from post-show email surveys. 2: Participation in visual arts increased by 11.5% resulting in new students experiencing the Visual Arts Studios. Mentor program had three students. All class participants complete a survey post-class. This feedback is used to plan future classes resulting in the participation increase in 2016-2017. ",,1432705,"Other, local or private",1494540,,"King Banaian, Elna Bateman, Helga Bauerly, David DeBlieck, Paul Harris, Marla Kanengieter-Wildeson, John Mathews, Lynn Metcalf, Dan Meyer, Gary Mrozek, Greg Murray, June Roos, Melinda Tamm, Paul Thompson, Janet Tilstra, Dan Torgersen, Chris Stalboerger, Willicey Tynes, Jeff Goerger, Antony Goddard",0.00,"Paramount Center for the Arts AKA Paramount Theatre and Visual Arts Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Johnson,"Paramount Center for the Arts AKA Paramount Theatre and Visual Arts Center","913 St Germain St W","St Cloud",MN,56301-3460,"(320) 259-6453 ",bjohnson@paramountarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Cook, Douglas, Hennepin, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wadena, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-930,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600 ",Yes
36221,"Operating Support",2017,86274,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Approximately 85,000 audience members, including 34,000+ students, will experience two world commissions and five regional premieres as part of an exceptional 17-play season. Quantitative results: number of plays commissioned and produced and attendees; Qualitative results: critical reviews, audience surveys, follow-up emails, social media, and teacher evaluations. 2: Utilize new and existing models of engagement for artists and audiences. This includes increasing entry points to theater for audiences and producing plays that speak to different communities. Diverse artists and stories will connect with Puerto Rican, African American, LGBT, deaf communities, and more. Park Square will expand upon and create new partnerships to engage underserved groups.","Audience members, including students, experienced two world premiere commissions and five regional premieres as part of the 17-play season. Quantitative results: number of plays produced, artists employed (debuts), and attendees; Qualitative results: critical reviews, audience surveys, focus group responses, follow-up emails, social media, and teacher evaluations. 2: Park Square utilized new and existing models of engagement, including more entry points for audiences and plays that speak to different communities. Diverse artists and stories connected with Puerto Rican, African American, Jewish, Asian communities. Park Square expanded upon and created new partnerships with arts and community organizations to engage underserved groups. ",,2254913,"Other, local or private",2341187,14000,"Tim Ober, John L. Berthiaume, John Lefevre, Nancy Feldman, Jeff Johnson, Daniel Boone, Kristine Clarke, Barb Davis, Jim Falteisek, Kristin Geisler, Jewelie Grape, Andrea Trimble Hart, Karen Heintz, Paul A. Johnson, Greg Landmark, Paul Mattessich, Kristin Berger Parker, Kari Ruth, Paul R. Sackett, Paul Stembler, Helen Wagner, Susan Wenz",0.00,"Park Square Theatre Company AKA Park Square Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael-jon,Pease,"Park Square Theatre Company AKA Park Square Theatre","408 St Peter St Ste 110","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 767-8485 ",pease@Parksquaretheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-932,"Melissa Brechon: Faculty member, Masters of Library and Information, Saint Catherine University; Pamela Fletcher: Associate professor of English and director of writing at Saint Catherine University; Amy Hunter: Retired educator; board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts; Jonathan Lewis: Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Roxana Linares: Executive director, Centro Tyrone Guzman; Jill Moore: Executive Director of Great River Arts; E. Jane Olive: Retired nurse and transplant coordinator; community volunteer; costumer; Marjorie Ostroushko: Cofounder and manager of Giving Voice Chorus; public radio strategist and marketer; Michael Ricci: Director of theater at North Hennepin Community College; Dana Sikkila, Visual artist; executive director of the 410 Project art gallery and artistic director of Black Water Press","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36224,"Operating Support",2017,68649,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A successful leadership transition marking a new era for Penumbra and signaling to the country that black art, lives, and stories matter in Minnesota. This outcome will be measured by the successful execution of the transition as marked by media coverage and patron response. 2: 20,000 individuals will participate in art that grows, nuances, and strengthens their understanding of racial equity and justice in the Twin Cities. Participation will be tracked through box offices records, and education and outreach tracking. Patron response to activities will be tracked through electronically distributed surveys.","Penumbra's 40th season engaged audiences in its groundbreaking art for social change and celebrated its singular role in American arts. Penumbra tracked media coverage in the Star Tribune, Minnesota Public Radio, Pioneer Press, KARE 11, and City Pages; monitored fundraising efforts as part of its successful 40th Anniversary campaign. 2: Penumbra's dynamic mix of artistic offerings engaged over 20,000 patrons in issues of social justice and equity. Penumbra tracked a 37% increase in subscribers and a 32% increase in patron participation (20,447 total); assessed qualitative feedback via post-show surveys. ",,2018468,"Other, local or private",2087117,13750,"Lou Bellamy, Sarah Bellamy, Paul Acito, Katrice Albert, Kris Arneson Cutler, Kathleen Edmond, Carson Funderburk, Duane Johnson, Kevin Maler, Mark A. McLellan, Robert Olafson, Jeffrey N. Saunders, Catherine Stemper, Bill Stevens, Brooke Story, Tim Sullivan, Sarah Walker, David L. Welliver",0.00,"Penumbra Theatre Company, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Thomas,"Penumbra Theatre Company, Inc.","270 Kent St N","St Paul",MN,55102-1744,"(651) 224-3180 ",amy.thomas@penumbratheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-935,"Amy Braford Whittey: Business developer for the arts for HGA; 16 years of nonprofit experience; Helen Franczyk: Arts marketing and communications consultant; Steve Heckler: Executive director, Twin Cities Jazz Festival and Lowertown Blues Festival; Julie Johnson: Grant writing consultant; former public relations director at Great River Shakespeare Festival; Gregory Smith: Business operations manager, the Fitzgerald Theater; Ellen Stanley: Executive director, Minnesota Music Coalition; Carla Tamburro: Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator; Lisa Vesel: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
36225,"Operating Support",2017,61196,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Work toward arts integration on a neighborhood scale, engaging diverse stakeholders to increase arts participation and creation. Surveys show increases in access to arts and participation; mapping assessment shows participation and attachment; creation of public art projects are documented through photos, media, video, etc. 2: Increase attachment, agency and access among artists, underserved residents of target area and participants. ClientTrack shows demographics and participation intensity. Pre-post observations show impact on youth. Interactive, arts-based assessments and surveys show increase in access, attachment and agency.","2,575 people accessed arts activities led by 65 neighborhood artists on the blocks where they live and connected to people and place. Artist surveys show increases in access, attachment and agency for artists and observed changes for participants; collaborative art projects are evidence of engagement; photo documentation provides evidence of connection across difference. 2: 301 artists created arts experiences that succeeded in increasing access, attachment and agency among 17,559 participants. Documentation of demographics is evidence of numbers and backgrounds of participants; youth assessments demonstrate increases in creativity, literacy and civic involvement; surveys and arts based tools show increases in attachment and agency.",,1049519,"Other, local or private",1110715,8567,"Norah Shapiro, Cordelia Anderson, Pam Arnold, Chanda Smith Baker, Jim Langemo, John Humleker, Marianne Merriman, Sarah Milligan-Toffler, Eric Mueller, Julia Sand, Nedy Windham, Faysal Abraham, Andy Augustine, Lindsay Benjamin, Marni Bumstead, Dr. Laura Bloomberg, Will Clarke, Molly Haney, Taylor Harwood, Chris Huset, Mahrous Kandil, Travis Leonard, Kenji Okumura, Amit Patel, Raj Patel, Adam Patil, Lisa Sayles-Adams, Norah Shapiro, Jeff Steinle",0.00,"Pillsbury United Communities AKA Pillsbury House Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Noël,Raymond,"Pillsbury United Communities AKA Pillsbury House Theatre","3501 Chicago Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 787-3620 ",noelr@pillsburyhousetheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Hennepin, Isanti, Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-936,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36227,"Operating Support",2017,24277,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Rain Taxi will champion Minnesotan and national literary culture through various programs that foster public engagement with writers and writing. Rain Taxi will gauge outcomes by measuring program attendance, evaluating engagement with its publications through website and social media outreach, and conducting reader and attendee surveys. ","Rain Taxi engaged readers through its review and events, advocating education and empathy, and bringing exceptional work of authors to light. Rain Taxi gauged outcomes by measuring audience attendance, evaluated engagement through social media participation and website analytics, and conducted reader, participant, and attendee surveys.",,195175,"Other, local or private",219452,23445,"Stuart Abraham, Jill A. Bresnahan, Kelly Everding, Rachel Fulkerson, Renoir Gaither, Mark Gustafson, Margaret Hasse, Tim Hedges, Pamela Klinger-Horn, Eric Lorberer, Margaret Telfer, Paul Von Drasek",0.00,"Rain Taxi, Inc. AKA Rain Taxi Review of Books","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kelly,Everding,"Rain Taxi, Inc. AKA Rain Taxi Review of Books","PO Box 3840",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 825-1528 ",kelly@raintaxi.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Clay, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, McLeod, Morrison, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-938,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36229,"Operating Support",2017,31272,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase accessibility to collection through comprehensive documentation and digitization of collection to improve and expand means of access. A designated number of artworks will be required to be cataloged, and the database audited for accuracy and tested by users for utility. 2: Align collection with communities of interest. TMA demonstrates improved utility in deploying collection resources. Access time, satisfaction of researchers, teachers’ use of curricular tools, and audience responses to programs will be assessed by interviews and surveys based on established user criteria.","Art objects cataloged and databased as planned. More works discovered. Greater facilitation to researchers, curators, students, and visitors. Database growth improves curatorial effort. Audited for accuracy, and monitored for ease of use with ongoing training of new users, as compared to previous use, time saved in program development. Improved response time for research requests. 2: Marketing resulted in better audience targeting, positive visitor responses and longer stays; broadened interdisciplinary engagement. Collect social media response data, distribute audience surveys, conduct post mortem assessments, and interview stakeholders.",,1278571,"Other, local or private",1309843,,"Patricia Burns, Bruce Hansen, Alice B O'Connor, Mary Ebert, Jane Jarnis, Terry Roberts, Tom Ellison, Robert Leff, Dan Shogren, Debra Hannu, Sharon Mollerus, Miriam Sommerness",0.00,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Duluth-Tweed Museum of Art AKA Tweed Museum of Art","State Government","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ken,Bloom,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Duluth-Tweed Museum of Art AKA Tweed Museum of Art","1201 Ordean Ct",Duluth,MN,55812-3041,"(218) 726-7056 ",kbloom@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Mahnomen, Marshall, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Washington, Wilkin, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-940,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36232,"Operating Support",2017,48679,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will provide increased opportunities for Minnesota-based artists. Working with local radio station KAXE, we will present one new Minnesota-based artist, on the third Thursday of every month, in our new studio theater from September 2016 through May 2017.","As originally stated, we presented this series in conjunction with KAXE radio from Sep-May, nine total artists, to an overall audience of 1,521. We tracked ticket sales with our ticketing software for each of the nine events, and we had an average attendance of 169 people out of 200 seats (in our newly opened studio theater) which we feel was a great success.",,962980,"Other, local or private",1011659,,"Kirk Adams, Ben Edwards, Jean Goad, Abby Kuschel, Dan Margo, Tom Peltier, Donna Vennie, Tom Karges, Kris Ferraro, Julie Kennedy, Matt Lehtinen, Sean Martinson, Jeanne Nicklason, Bud Schneider, Noah Wilcox",0.00,"Reif Arts Council AKA Reif Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,Marty,"Reif Arts Council AKA Reif Center","720 NW Conifer Dr","Grand Rapids",MN,55744-2475,"(218) 327-5780 ",david@reifcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Red Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-943,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36237,"Operating Support",2017,30409,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Rose Ensemble will produce concerts and educational outreach programs that connect audiences to the intersection of music, history and culture. Assisted by Action Marketing Resources (an outside company), TRE surveys audiences to assess their experience of artistic, historical and cultural dimensions of TRE programming. 2: The Rose Ensemble will make arts programming more accessible by easing economic, geographic, physical, and perceptual barriers. Assisted by Action Marketing Resources (an outside company), TRE surveys audiences with respect to ticket prices, venues, accessibility, and perceptions of and responses to program content. ","The Rose Ensemble connected audiences to the intersection of music, history, and culture through fifteen concerts and eleven educational outreach programs. Written surveys, constructed with assistance from Action Marketing Resources (an outside company), invited participants to assess their experience of artistic, historical and cultural dimensions of TRE programming. 2: The public had access to free concerts/educational programs in accessible locations, in diverse neighborhoods, challenging perceptions of early music. Written surveys, constructed with assistance from Action Marketing Resources, invited participants to assess ticket prices, venues, accessibility, and their perceptions of and response to program content.",,611442,"Other, local or private",641851,5000,"Richelle Messick, Andrea Specht, Ty Inglis, Peter Parshall, Lillian Bozonie, Kate Lanners",0.00,"The Rose Ensemble","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jordan,Sramek,"The Rose Ensemble","75 5th St W Ste 314","St Paul",MN,55102-1423,"(651) 225-4340 ",jordan@roseensemble.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis, Swift",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-948,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36242,"Operating Support",2017,29583,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Accessible arts experiences will foster a culture of arts participation throughout the Winona area. Surveys and interviews with residents, students, and event attendees; attendance figures for Page Series, Off the Page, and community activities; and observation of audience behaviors. 2: Area residents will expand their understanding of diverse cultures and art forms through participation in performance and community events. Teacher, student, and community surveys; pre- and post-attendance assessments and reports; focus groups with key stakeholders; event-specific information gathering.","Over 6,600 community members of all ages and socioeconomic statuses found value in participating or attending events. Attendance figures (up 14% over previous year), teacher surveys, observation of audience behavior and demographic makeup, one-on-one conversations, focus groups, and conversations with partners were used to evaluate participation and programs. 2: Community members experienced cultures and art forms from India, China, Ireland, Canada, Congo, and the United States through residencies and performances. Event surveys; teacher surveys; feedback walls; and conversations including focus groups, one-on-one talks, volunteer feedback, and staff reflection were used to identify change in understanding and perceived value of activities. ",,269418,"Other, local or private",299001,,"Lezlea Dahlke, Natalie Grant, Brianna Haupt, Alexander Johnson, Emily Kurash, Christine Martin, Robert McColl, Jennifer Weaver, Tove Wiggs",0.00,"Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Page Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Theresa,Remick,"Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Page Theatre","700 Terrace Hts Ste 67",Winona,MN,55987-1321,"(507) 457-1715 ",tremick@smumn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Polk, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-953,"Melissa Brechon: Faculty member, Masters of Library and Information, Saint Catherine University; Pamela Fletcher: Associate professor of English and director of writing at Saint Catherine University; Amy Hunter: Retired educator; board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts; Jonathan Lewis: Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Roxana Linares: Executive director, Centro Tyrone Guzman; Jill Moore: Executive Director of Great River Arts; E. Jane Olive: Retired nurse and transplant coordinator; community volunteer; costumer; Marjorie Ostroushko: Cofounder and manager of Giving Voice Chorus; public radio strategist and marketer; Michael Ricci: Director of theater at North Hennepin Community College; Dana Sikkila, Visual artist; executive director of the 410 Project art gallery and artistic director of Black Water Press","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600 ",Yes
36244,"Operating Support",2017,250923,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To provide wide access to live performances of world-class music in the Twin Cities community. Through diverse programming, low-priced tickets, and a breadth of performance, education, and family activities in accessible venues, the SPCO hopes to serve a broader audience.","The SPCO provided broad access to performances of world-class music with free and affordable tickets at dozens of venues across the Twin Cities. With free and affordable tickets to concerts in convenient venues, free family education and community engagement activities, and free digital media initiatives, the SPCO has expanded its reach and upheld its commitment to accessibility.",,9521152,"Other, local or private",9772075,,"Daria Adams, Daniel Avchen, Jo Bailey, Lynne Beck, Debra Burns, Theresa Bevilacqua, Jon Cieslak, Penny Chally, Richard Cohen, Steven Copes, Sheldon Damberg, Jeffrey DeYoung, Judith Garcia Galiana, Kathryn Greenbank, Bonnie Grzeskowiak, Ingrid Lenz Harrison, Lowell Hellervik, Andrina Hougham, Amy Hubbard, A.J. Huss Jr., James E. Johnson, Arthur W. Kaemmer, D. William Kaufman, Erwin A. Kelen, Robert L. Lee, David L. Lillehaug, Jon Limbacher, Laura Liu, Wendell Maddox, Stephen Mahle, Richard Martinez, Alfred Moore, Betty Myers, David Myers, Eric Nilsson, Jenny Lind Nilsson, Lowell Noteboom, Robert Oberlies, Robert Olafson, Deborah Palmer, Paula Patineau, Daniel Pennie, Nancy McGlynn Phelps, Nicholas Pifer, Eric Prindle, Shawn Quant, Andrew Redleaf, Peter Remes, Barb Renner, Paul Reyelts, David Rosedahl, Daniel Schmechel, Kathleen Schubert, Fred Sewell, Ronald Sit, James Smith, Joseph Tashjian, Dobson West, Alan Wilensky, Scott Wilensky, Elizabeth Willis, Paul Wilson, Priscilla Zee",0.00,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Becky,Cline,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","408 St Peter St 3rd Fl","St Paul",MN,55102-1497,"(651) 292-3280 ",rcline@spcomail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-955,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
36245,"Operating Support",2017,62978,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Expand audience by developing concert presentation programs for young adults (Mix and Theoroi) and daytime programs for the retired (Ordway daytime). We will track attendance, new ticket-buyers to our box office system and through post-concert online surveys. We will assess success, demographics and attitudes to the music heard at the performances. 2: Engage diverse communities by adding music programs for youth in Twin Cities community center (KidsJam) and families with autism (Azure). We will track the number of participating community centers and the number of demographic information of participating youth for KidsJam and Azure. We will review the programs annually with partner organizations.","The Schubert Club attracted a new audience of over 50%, and the youngest to date at Schubert Club Mix concerts. Comparing the Schubert Club Mix participants to past ticket buyers in all series, the results were over 50% of participants never having been to a concert in the past. The casual format attracts people not comfortable in a formal concert setting. 2: 340 youth of which 90% were of color participated in KidsJam, and 55 people had meaningful musical experiences through Azure for autism. In partnership with the partner community centers, the youth participants in KidsJam were tracked and follow-up with them occurred before each KidsJam workshop. Azure families had tickets and asked for follow-up after each experience. ",,1758364,"Other, local or private",1821342,,"Nina Archabal, James Ashe, Suzanne Asher, Aimee Richcreek Baxter, Lynne Beck, Carline Bengtsson, Daniel Bonilla, Dorothea Burns, James Callahan, Cecil Chally, Marilyn Dan, Anna Marie Ettel, Richard Evidon, Catherine Furry, Michael Georgieff, Elizabeth Holden, John Holmquist, Dorothy Horns, Ann Juergens, Lyndel King, Kyle Kossol, Libby Larsen, Chris Levy, Jeffrey Lin, Kristina MacKenzie, Peter Myers, Gerald Nolte, Jana Sackmeister, Kim A. Severson, Gloria Sewell, Anthony Thein, John Treacy, Alison Young",0.00,"Schubert Club, Inc. AKA The Schubert Club","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Olson,"Schubert Club, Inc. AKA The Schubert Club","75 W 5th St Ste 302","St Paul",MN,55102-7730,"(651) 292-3270 ",polson@schubert.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-956,"Amy Braford Whittey: Business developer for the arts for HGA; 16 years of nonprofit experience; Helen Franczyk: Arts marketing and communications consultant; Steve Heckler: Executive director, Twin Cities Jazz Festival and Lowertown Blues Festival; Julie Johnson: Grant writing consultant; former public relations director at Great River Shakespeare Festival; Gregory Smith: Business operations manager, the Fitzgerald Theater; Ellen Stanley: Executive director, Minnesota Music Coalition; Carla Tamburro: Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator; Lisa Vesel: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36248,"Operating Support",2017,72287,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Reach more artists (including increase range in age, cultural background, artistic discipline, gender, stage of career). Engage in diverse cross-sector partnerships, provide online resources and in-person resource centers, and offer free and Pay-What-You-Can workshops that are accessible to a wide audience. 2: Reach more communities. Grow our presence in rural communities via our Fergus Falls office, share program models with other communities, and test and pilot new programs locally, then share with other communities.","Reached over 23,000 artists and community members through 205 professional development and creative place making workshops. Continued with strong partnerships, including with the RACs, and capacity-building partnerships with culturally specific organizations. Over 7,000 users of Resource Centers and online resources. Most workshops offered for free or at low cost. 2: Leveraged new projects to create new partnerships and deepen existing ones, adapting professional and community development models. Created a new partnership with elementary and secondary schools in the Fergus Falls area, had 400 rural arts leaders in Morris, Minnesota for the Rural Arts and Culture Summit. Shared 569 toolkits for artist-led projects with Minnesotans, up from 363 in FY 2016.",,1587669,"Other, local or private",1659956,5094,"Laura Zimmermann, Noel Nix, Jerome Rawls, Lisa Middag, Kelly Asche, Jeremy B. Cohen, Bo Thao-Urabe, Va-Megn Thoj",0.00,"Springboard for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carl,Swanson,"Springboard for the Arts","308 Prince St Ste 270","St Paul",MN,55101-1437,"(651) 292-4381 ",carl@springboardforthearts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Chippewa, Clay, Crow Wing, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, McLeod, Meeker, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Renville, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Winona, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-959,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
36249,"Operating Support",2017,81106,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","STC’s youth theatre productions and programming will be accessible to all youth and families, regardless of income, geography, or disability. STC will track attendance, education program registrations, participation in and off- and on-site programs, and the number of individuals participating via our Open Door accessibility initiative. 2: STC will be a leader in providing high-quality sensory-friendly theatre programming for youth and families affected by Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). STC’s third-party evaluator will measure quantitative and qualitative feedback from participants and caregivers participating in programs offered for youth with autism.","The lives of 147,500 Minnesotans were enriched by nine STC theatre productions and 120+ education classes/workshops/residencies/accessibility programs. Using its database and registration information, STC tracked attendance at main stage productions, classes, workshops, and off- and on-site education/outreach programs. 2: 944 youth and family members affected by ASD experienced the social, emotional, physical, and cognitive benefits of participation in theatre arts. STC third-party evaluator and arts access specialist collaboratively tracked progress against stated goals, including effectiveness of and participation in ASD/sensory-friendly programming.",,2173746,"Other, local or private",2254852,19184,"Susan W. Allen, Stephanie Betz, Betsy Butwin, Lisa Collins, Katie Constable, Courtney Daniel, Karen Winter Dekker,Barry Gersick, Christina Jansa, Mimi Keating, David Klein, Lisa Kline, Lisa Beth Lentini, Elizabeth Plaetz Lori, Karen Lundegaard, Dave Mahler, Tom Matchinsky, RaeAnn Meyer, Brooke Stein Moss, Dawn Holicky Pruitt, Nick Scott, Amanda Simpson, Erik Takkunen",0.00,"Stages Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Stages Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,Cole-Jones,"Stages Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Stages Theatre Company","1111 Mainstreet",Hopkins,MN,55343,"(952) 979-1132 ",ecolejones@stagestheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lyon, Meeker, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-960,"Amy Braford Whittey: Business developer for the arts for HGA; 16 years of nonprofit experience; Helen Franczyk: Arts marketing and communications consultant; Steve Heckler: Executive director, Twin Cities Jazz Festival and Lowertown Blues Festival; Julie Johnson: Grant writing consultant; former public relations director at Great River Shakespeare Festival; Gregory Smith: Business operations manager, the Fitzgerald Theater; Ellen Stanley: Executive director, Minnesota Music Coalition; Carla Tamburro: Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator; Lisa Vesel: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36251,"Operating Support",2017,25358,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","SPDT will create, produce, and present original new work and repertory in the Twin Cities, throughout Minnesota, across the United States and internationally. Outcome will be evaluated through numbers of performances, sizes of audiences, and responses from audiences, assessed by SPDT audience-performer dialogues, audience surveys, and presenter feedback. 2: SPDT will offer Community Inclusive projects, Arts and Education programs, and Arts and Healthcare programs to a broad range of populations in Minnesota. All workshops, classes, and other community activities will be evaluated using electronic, hard copy, and in-person feedback from participants as well as responses from presenting community partners.","SPDT created new work and presented it together with company repertory for audiences in the Twin Cities, throughout Minnesota, and across the United States. Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater utilized Talk Piece post-performance dialogues, audience surveys, presenter feedback, and critical press responses at its numerous presentations to determine the achievement of this outcome. 2: SPDT offered its multi-faceted community activities in Minneapolis, Little Canada, Ely, Bigfork, Minnetonka, Northfield, and Duluth. SPDT's workshops, classes, and other community activities were assessed using participant evaluations designed for specific populations and on-line feedback, as well as responses from presenting partners.",,386978,"Other, local or private",412336,6340,"Howard Bell, Michael Brooks, Judith Johnson, Courtney McClimon, Jennifer Olson, Zoe Sealy, Carin Skowronsky, V. Paul Virtucio, Kristen Weller",0.00,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stuart,Pimsler,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater","528 Hennepin Ave S Ste 707",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(763) 521-7738 ",spdanth@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Itasca, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-962,"Amy Braford Whittey: Business developer for the arts for HGA; 16 years of nonprofit experience; Helen Franczyk: Arts marketing and communications consultant; Steve Heckler: Executive director, Twin Cities Jazz Festival and Lowertown Blues Festival; Julie Johnson: Grant writing consultant; former public relations director at Great River Shakespeare Festival; Gregory Smith: Business operations manager, the Fitzgerald Theater; Ellen Stanley: Executive director, Minnesota Music Coalition; Carla Tamburro: Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator; Lisa Vesel: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36257,"Operating Support",2017,32704,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Theatre L'Homme Dieu will continue to present summer shows featuring top professional acting and musical talent from Minnesota. Outcomes will be evaluated by the number of new and returning patrons and expanded use of the campus by artists; staff and board of directors input. Patrons will be surveyed. 2: Partner with area arts organizations to provide expanded educational opportunities for youth and adults through master classes taught by professional artists. Number of people participating in educational classes; feedback from participants through evaluations.","Theatre Latté-Da staged five shows celebrated for their resonance and artistic relevance. 48% of audiences participated in post-show discussions. Performances evaluated via surveys sent to ticket holders, staff reported feedback, attendance totals, social media, and post-show discussions. Pick-your-price program and free tickets, tracked to gauge success of ticket access programs. 2: 50% of Theatre Latté-Da patrons ate at one of nine area restaurants prior to seeing a show. Area businesses reported major increase in foot traffic. Results were measured through participation in meetings of the 13th Ave Business Association, conversations with area business managers, and post-show surveys sent to ticket holders. ",,1198546,"Other, local or private",1231250,32704,"Jaime Roman, Nancy Jones, Jay Harkness, Carolee Lindsey, Bill Venne, Chris Larsen, Christopher Rence, Cyndi Klaus, David Young, Gary Reetz, Jane Zilch, Jean Becker, Jim Jensen, Jim Matejcek, Kent Allin, Libby Utter, Lisa Hoene, Luis Pagan-Carlo, Matt Fulton, Ogden Confer, Patti Johnson, Scott Cabalka, Shannon Pierce, Tom Senn",1.00,"Theatre Latté-Da AKA Theater Latté Da","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jaden,Hansen,"Theatre Latté-Da AKA Theater Latté Da","345 13th Ave NE",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 339-3003 ",jaden@latteda.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Murray, Nicollet, Norman, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-968,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36263,"Operating Support",2017,65956,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Engage and educate Minnesotans of all ages in choral singing. VocalEssence will reach 8,000 or more Minnesotans of all ages with music education programs in 50 or more elementary, middle, and high schools and four or more senior centers. 2: Perform artistically excellent concerts celebrating traditional and new choral works of all genres. VocalEssence will present five season and community concerts which will expose 10,000 or more Minnesotans of all ages to high-quality new and rarely performed choral works.","VocalEssence engaged and educated 12,500 Minnesotans age toddler to senior in choral singing at 62 schools, five senior centers, and seven other locations. This outcome was measured through statistical tracking of attendees through registration processes and observation of estimated age and reaction/level of engagement and participation in programming recorded by staff members. 2: VocalEssence presented five season and two community concerts of high-quality choral works which reached 9,690 individuals in Minnesota. Concert attendance was based on rates of ticket sales. Qualitative and demographic was not formally tracked, although informal feedback was collected as available.",,1545288,"Other, local or private",1611244,,"Kathryn Roberts, Fred Moore, Jacob Wolkowitz, Roma Calatayud-Stocks, Julie Bader, Ann Barkelew, Traci V. Bransford, Julie Henderson Craven, Debbie Estes, Ann Farrell, Rick Ford, Wayne Gisslen, Art Kaemmer, Joseph Kalkman, David Mona, David Myers, Nancy F. Nelson, James Odland, Cay Shea Hellervik, Karl Speak, Timothy Takach, Jenny Wade, Dorene Wernke, Steve Aggergaard, Mary Ann Aufderheide, Philip Brunelle, Robert C. Smith",0.00,VocalEssence,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elissa,Weller,VocalEssence,"1900 Nicollet Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 547-1451 ",elissa@vocalessence.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-974,"Amy Braford Whittey: Business developer for the arts for HGA; 16 years of nonprofit experience; Helen Franczyk: Arts marketing and communications consultant; Steve Heckler: Executive director, Twin Cities Jazz Festival and Lowertown Blues Festival; Julie Johnson: Grant writing consultant; former public relations director at Great River Shakespeare Festival; Gregory Smith: Business operations manager, the Fitzgerald Theater; Ellen Stanley: Executive director, Minnesota Music Coalition; Carla Tamburro: Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator; Lisa Vesel: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36264,"Operating Support",2017,24980,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans with disabilities of all ages will use VSA Minnesota programs, services and resources to actively engage the arts in their communities. We will document attendance at all performances, workshops, residencies and exhibits that we conduct. Evaluations will be conducted for each of these experiences based on specific program outcomes. 2: Arts administrators around the state will use VSA Minnesota accessibility resources to improve their outreach and service to people with disabilities. We will document all phone, email and face-to-face inquiries (meetings, conversations) from arts organizations about access to people with disabilities. All resulting actions will also be documented.","VSA Minnesota programs and services connect and engage people with disabilities with artists and arts organizations in their schools and communities. VSA Minnesota tracks participation by people with disabilities at residencies, workshops, artist meetings, exhibits and its grant program. It also tracks individual inquiries via phone and email regarding its services. 2: State arts administrators use information and monetary resources provided by VSA Minnesota to improve their engagement of people with disabilities. The funding and accessibility services provided by VSA Minnesota to state arts organizations are evaluated for effectiveness based on final reports and follow-up conversations with staff from the recipient organizations.",,393620,"Other, local or private",418600,24980,"Adrienne Mason, Maggie Karli, Stacy Shamblott, Steve Danko, Gail Burke, Anne M. Peacock, Christian Novak, Char Coal, Susan Tarnowski, Michele Chung, Jeff Prauer, Sam Jasmine, Lisa Richardson, Jill Boon",0.00,"VSA Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Craig,Dunn,"VSA Minnesota","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 305",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 332-3888 ",craig@vsamn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, Marshall, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-975,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36268,"Operating Support",2017,43959,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","WBCA will increase access to diverse and high-quality arts activities in the Greater Northeast Metro region. WBCA will track the number of classes offered, registration numbers, event attendance, class scholarships, and number of free classes. 2: WBCA will expand programming that serves marginalized and underserved groups. WBCA will track its outreach programs and partnerships, including number of custom classes and number of individuals served.","White Bear Center for the Arts increased area residents' access to arts experiences by increasing class offerings 7% and class registration 18%. In its database, White Bear Center for the Arts tracked the number of classes offered, registration numbers, event attendance, class scholarships, and number of free classes. 2: White Bear Center for the Arts expanded outreach programming by 150 hours to provide arts experiences to marginalized and underserved groups. White Bear Center for the Arts tracked its outreach programs and partnerships, including number of custom classes, number of contact hours, and number of individuals served.",,665165,"Other, local or private",709124,6298,"Patricia Berger, Robert Brittain, Donna Bruhl, Kate Curran, Kim Ford, Mary Gove, Kevin Hart, Cindy Ihlenfeld, Alan Kantrud, Karen Kepple, Alex Legeros, Sara Nephew, Nor Olson, Jeff Schreier, Karl Sevig, Mark Shavlik, Bon Sommerville, Steve Wolgamot, Malia Yang-Xiong, Sue Ahlcrona, Robert Cuerden, Roberta Johnson, Neil Johnston, Mary Levins, Kraig Thayer Rasmussen, Dan Wachtler",0.00,"White Bear Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Suzi,Hudson,"White Bear Center for the Arts","4971 Long Ave","White Bear Lake",MN,55110,"(651) 407-0597 ",suzi@whitebeararts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Lake, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-979,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
36269,"Operating Support",2017,10470,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Improve artistic quality. Have a dedicated Production Manager to ensure production selection correlates to annual budget, survey production participants, and increase the average of program expenses to total expenses.","12,573 tickets sold during this period. Donations increased by $14,829. Expenses were reduced by $44,111. Vendini Ticket Manager tracks all ticket sale- Compared to previous year's numbers. QuickBooks is used for financial tracking showing an increase in donations and decrease in expenses. 2: Board held planning sessions, updated bylaws, created organizational chart, and added three board members. Board meeting minutes and approved bylaws.",,292724,"Other, local or private",303194,7500,"John Dean, Steve Verhelst, Brian Stenholm, Jennifer Johnson, Gwen Krebsbach, Lyle Mangen, Joyce Standfuss, David Korsmo, Paul Stagg, Bob Bonowitz, Gretchen Otness",0.38,"Willmar Community Theatre, Inc. AKA The Barn Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Zachary,Liebl,"Willmar Community Theatre, Inc. AKA The Barn Theatre","321 4th St SW",Willmar,MN,56201,"(320) 235-9500 ",zack@thebarntheatre.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Chippewa, Dodge, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Pope, Stearns, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-980,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
25486,"Operating Support",2015,21636,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Through its artist residency program, Franconia will support up to 40 artists in the creation and exhibition of new three-dimensional artwork. We will evaluate this outcome by surveying emerging and mid-career artists served to assess impact of the residency program in supporting the creation and exhibition of new three-dimensional artwork. 2: Franconia will serve 10,000+ community members of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities with arts learning programming focused on three-dimensional arts. We will evaluate this outcome by conducting audience and participant surveys to assess the qualitative and quantitative impact of programming, measure quantity served, and gather demographic data.","Through its artist residency and exhibition programming, Franconia served 84 artists with the opportunity to create, perform, and/or exhibit artwork. We evaluated this outcome by conducting a comprehensive survey of artists served, gathered qualitative and quantitative data on programs and services, and implemented improvements throughout the year based on artist feedback. 2: Franconia served 13,749 community members of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities with arts learning programming focused on three-dimensional arts. We evaluated this outcome by conducting audience and participant surveys to assess the qualitative and quantitative impact of programming, measure quantity served, and gather demographic data and suggestions for improvement.",,477134,"Other, local or private",498770,,"Josine Peters, Dorothy Goldie, Gar Hargens, Erik Janssen, John Joachim, Davis Klaila, Ron Kopeska, John Kremer, Amy McKinney, Amy Schwartz Moore, Diane Mullin, John Reinan, Tamsie Ringler",,"Franconia Sculpture Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support ",,"General operating support ",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Hock,"Franconia Sculpture Park","29836 St Croix Trl",Shafer,MN,55074,"(651) 257-6668 ",johnhock@franconia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-442,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist ",,
21106,"Operating Support",2014,22826,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will foster an inspiring environment for artists to expand their skills. We will conduct a comprehensive survey of artists served to gather qualitative and quantitative data on our programs and services and identify areas of improvement. Our artistic review committee will conduct an annual evaluation of our artist programs. 2: We will promote the public education of three-dimensional art. We will survey event audiences and arts education participants to gather qualitative and quantitative data on the effectiveness of our programs. Survey results are utilized to make improvements to existing programs and identify barriers to access.","Through its artist residency and exhibition programming, Franconia served 126 visual artists with the opportunity to create and/or exhibit artwork. Franconia served 13,000+ learners of all ages with arts learning and cultural programming, and 60,000+ visitors to the outdoor sculpture exhibition.",,499589,"Other, local or private",522415,,"Josine Peters, Dorothy Goldie, Gar Hargens, Erik Janssen, Amy McKinney, John Joachim, Davis Klaila, Ronald Kopeska, John Kremer, Amy Schwartz Moore, Diane Mullin, John Reinan, Tamsie Ringler",,"Franconia Sculpture Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support ",,"General operating support ",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Hock,"Franconia Sculpture Park","29836 St Croix Trl",Shafer,MN,55074,"(651) 257-6668 ",johnhock@franconia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-328,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University. ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University. ",,2
20574,"Operating Support",2013,18075,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Continue public access to our exhibition free of charge, 365 days a year, from dawn to dusk. Franconia staff implemented refinements to our programming throughout the year, and conducted a formal annual evaluation that assesses the effectiveness and growth of our programs, the achievement of intended outcomes, and identifies barriers to access. Staff gathered qualitative and quantitative information by conducting surveys to artists served, audience members, program participants, and funders. Staff also gathered demographic data from visitors and program participants to assess the composition of the audience and identify underserved populations. Utilizing survey data, we identified areas of improvement to programs and services and subsequently implemented improvements. 2: Continue to provide engaging educational programs for our community to participate and expand the reach of our education programs and events both onsite and through outreach partnerships. Our programming is of high-quality, led by Franconia's qualified staff and professional artists. Annually, 50,000+ visitors come to Franconia and thousands participate in our educational programs. Our educational programs and art events are successful and vital to the community. Franconia's hands-on art-making workshops, tours of the exhibition, a symposia series, and free art events are open to people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities. Ensure that artists from diverse backgrounds are represented in the park's exhibition. Maintain accessible facilities and programs. Our educational programming and events will be attended by the widest possible demographic. Our artist constituency will include people of diverse backgrounds. Staff implemented refinements to the program throughout the year, and conducted a formal annual evaluation that assesses the effectiveness and growth of our programs, the achievement of intended outcomes, and identifies barriers to access. Staff gathered qualitative and quantitative information by conducting surveys to artists served. Utilizing survey data, we identified areas of improvement for programs and services and integrated this information into our planning process. Franconia's Artistic Selection Committee strengthens our artist residency program by conducting an annual evaluation and audit of the program. Artists complete an exit survey upon completion of their residency that provides qualitative and quantitative information used to assess program effectiveness and areas for improvement. Survey results are used to make improvements that will strengthen the artist residency program in future years.","Franconia served over 60,000 visitors through our free and accessible, continually changing outdoor exhibition of 105 contemporary sculptures created by artists-in-residence at Franconia. In addition, Franconia offered a wide range of engaging arts learning programs, tours, and events on-site at Franconia Sculpture Park in Shafer, Minnesota, and at Franconia in the City at Casket gallery and satellite sculpture park and gallery in Northeast Minneapolis. In 2013, we provided thousands of Minnesota residents arts education programming via over forty community events including art-making workshops for youth, adults, and families; festivals, symposia, and summer music series; conducted hour-long artist-led guided tours to nearly 3,000 individuals from over 75 schools and groups, customized arts learning programming to approximately 100 at-risk youth; free weekly artist-led guided tours; and exhibitions of two- and three-dimensional artwork at Franconia in the City at Casket. 2: Franconia provided engaging arts learning programming for over 13,000 community members of all ages. Specifically for youth, we provided art-making workshops, guided tours, customized tours, and workshops for at-risk youth, and arts learning activities at several large community events. We served participants of all ages with artist-led guided tours, cast metal workshops and metal pour demonstration events, artist symposia, large arts festivals, and a summer music series. We partnered with over ten organizations to provide programming for at-risk youth, community arts projects, and outreach programming. Over forty national and international artists were served in the artist residency program with opportunities to create and exhibit new work at the sculpture park, engage with the public in arts learning programming, and professional networking in support of future academic fellowship/exhibition opportunities. We provided over sixty artists the opportunity to exhibit work at our gallery in the Casket Arts Community Complex in Northeast Minneapolis, Minnesota.",,431867,Other,449942,3075,"Peter Curtis, Dorothy Goldie, Gar Hargens, Amy Hertel, Elizabeth Hlavka, Erik Janssen, John Joachim, Davis Klaila, Ronald Kopseka, John Kremer, David Linder, Amy McKinney, Diane Mullin, Josine Peters, John Reinan, Tamsie Ringler",,"Franconia Sculpture Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support ",,"General operating support ",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Hock,"Franconia Sculpture Park","29836 St Croix Trl",Shafer,MN,55074,"(651) 257-6668 ",johnhock@franconia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-183,"Lawrence Burnett: Choral director and professor of music, Carleton College.; Sunny Chanthanouvong: Executive director, Lao Assistance Center. Policy Fellow, Humphrey School. Board member, St Paul Foundation, Asian/American Health Coalition, Harrison Neighborhood Association. Member, MN Compulsive Gambling Advisory Committee, Civil Rights Commission.; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers.; Brian Jose: Executive director of fine arts programming, College of St Benedict/St John's University.; Jerry Lopez: Executive director, Ce Tempoxcalli.; Jennifer Penzkover: Coordinator, Saint Cloud Arts Commission.; Andrea Specht: Executive director, Bloomington Theatre and Art Center.; Sarah Stauder: Executive director, Rochester Art Center. ","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University. ",,
10751,"Operating Support",2012,24875,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Support emerging and established visual artists through artist residencies, internships, and a year-round exhibition of more than eighty sculptures. 2. Encourage audience participation, appreciation, and education of three-dimensional art in a charged yet informal setting. Evaluate the number of artists supported through residencies, internships, and exhibitions, and the number of audience members.","Franconia Sculpture Park is supporting forty emerging and established visual artists through artist residency fellowships and internships and providing the public a year-round exhibition of ninety-five sculptures. Forty national and international artists include six Franconia Sculpture Park/Jerome Emerging Artist fellowships, three Open Studio fellowships, thirteen Intern Artist fellowships, one Minnesota State Arts Board Cultural Community Partnership grantee, twelve Hot Metal Artist fellows, four Hot Metal Intern Artists, and one Franconia Sculpture Park/Digital Stone Project fellow. Franconia will serve over 60,000 visitors; provide artist-led guided tours to over 1,500 individuals from over sixty groups; give weekly public tours; and present forty community events including festivals, workshops, symposia, performing arts series, and classes. We will present exhibitions and events at Franconia in the City at Casket gallery in Minneapolis, and partner with three community organizations to provide art education programs to at least 150 at-risk youth. Our evaluation includes audience and artist data and stakeholder surveys.",,471755,"Other, local or private",496630,7463,"Josine Peters, Gar Hargens, Libby Hlavka, Peter Curtis, Dorothy Goldie, John Joachim, Ronald Kopeska, John Kremer, David Linder, Amy McKinney, Diane Mullin, John Reinan, Tamsie Ringler, Amy Hertel",0.58,"Franconia Sculpture Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support ",,"General operating support ",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Hock,"Franconia Sculpture Park","29836 St Croix Trl",Shafer,MN,55074,"(651) 257-6668 ",johnhock@franconia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-23,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University. ","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University. ",,
37002,"Operating Support",2017,8630,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","During the two years funded by this application, Dawson-Boyd Arts Association's goals include: 1. Dedicate time to identify present and potential audience interests and feedback regarding programming by the end of the first performing arts season. 2. Continue to expand electronic media activity by increasing website hits, Facebook fans by 100% in each of the next two performing arts seasons 3. Increase average non-student audience size by 15% through the methods in Goal 2 in by the end of the second performing arts season. Goal 1 Method and Evaluation: At two performances in the season, collect audience surveys; use an online survey to capture input from potential attendees; mail 200 surveys to random residents within a 25-mile radius; dedicate discussion time with performing arts director, board and membership on audience development. Results of feedback will be compiled, shared with board and membership and audience and will inform future programming. Goal 2 Method and Evaluation: Electronic media activity will be assessed at the beginning and end of the grant period. Between those two times of measurement, there will be a consistent effort to communicate via multiple electronic methods to reach potential audiences. More posts, more fans, more new material on the website, more time with the Dawson-Boyd Arts Association presence scrolling through the eyes of potential audience members! Goal 3 Method and Evaluation: When tickets are purchased, there is always an opportunity to ask, How did you hear about the concert?"" Phone sales, web sales and box office window sales will all provide data and when possible, will include this same question while we are pursuing a new audience segment. We can even ask from stage for a show of hands!""","As mentioned in the Year One Interim report, reduced support from the school district for the performing arts director position had a huge impact on the organization's focus in Year Two of the grant period. Additionally, the performing arts director's husband died midway through the season, after a lengthy illness. Understandably, this had an enormous impact on the board members' engagement [increased] and the director's ability to facilitate grant goals [decreased]. As a result of this stressful time in the organization's history, however, the board of directors is more cohesive, involved and focused - because of the need to ""step up"" during the difficult times in the director's personal life in the last few years AND because of the transition of a board that holds the responsibility of sharing in the funding for the director position. It would have been impossible to predict these changes in board maturity and growth two years ago, but happily, there is renewed energy in the governance of DBAA. We have seen increased engagement of board members: board meeting attendance, concert attendance and participation in planning for programming and for the annual fundraiser. The identifiable outcome related to our stated goals was related to electronic activity for DBAA. Facebook followers increased by over 10% and the charts showing reach to Facebook users looks like an ocean filled with icebergs of hits and shares at regular intervals - all related to each performance.",,50325,"Other, local or private",58955,,"Karen Collins, Diane Peet, Melissa Anderson, Doug Bates, Sandie Club, Sue Gerbig, Betty Hastad, Colleen Olson, Dale Melom, Rose Wold",0.00,"Dawson-Boyd Arts Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Operating Support",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Luanne,Fondell,"Dawson-Boyd Arts Association","PO Box 434",Dawson,MN,56232,"(320) 769-2955 ",mail@dawsonboydarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lac qui Parle, Swift, Chippewa, Big Stone, Yellow Medicine, Lyon, Kandiyohi",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-986,"Brett Lehman: member of Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, and Worthington Concert Association; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cheryl Avenel-Navara: arts advocate; Kris Gruhot: musician, business owner; Cheryl Hanson: theatre, dance, banking; Lois Schmidt: nonprofit advisory.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, former High School English/creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor.",,2
37003,"Operating Support",2017,7257,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Goal 1: Retire $10,500 of loans used to purchase the KK Berge building in each of the next two years to ensure the long-term sustainability of the organization. The goal also includes doing this while maintaining program integrity. Goal 2: Increase participation in kid’s classes and camps by a minimum of 10% by offering more scholarships to those who couldn’t otherwise afford to attend or for multiple participants in one family. The goal would be to do this in the first year and maintain or increase that number in the second year. The availability of scholarships would be promoted to try to foster additional participation. Goal 3: Increase the number of adult art classes offered from four to seven per year over the next two years. Goal 1: Measurement is a dollar figure, so will compare what was paid versus what was planned. Goal 2: Measurement is a percentage, so the results would be evaluated based on attendance for the first year of the grant versus attendance in the base year of 2015. Periodically throughout the year, participants and parents will be contacted to determine their satisfaction with the kids classes and camps attended and make adjustments accordingly, based on those responses. Goal 3: Measurement would be based on the increase in classes offered, so would be easy to monitor progress and success for this goal.","Our goals were tied into our funds received by using the money given to us to purchase office equipment and to pay off our building. We can measure the outcomes by cleaning up debt and have a functioning business office for our arts organization.",,26751,"Other, local or private",34008,,"Tamara Isfeld, Peg Furshong, LaVonne Saquilan, Diane Ladner, Beverly Tellefsen",0.00,"Granite Area Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Operating Support",2017-01-01,2017-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Juenemann,"Granite Area Arts Council","PO Box 111","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 333-6132 ",GraniteAreaArts@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine, Chippewa, Lyon, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Renville",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-987,"Brett Lehman: member of Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, and Worthington Concert Association; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cheryl Avenel-Navara: arts advocate; Kris Gruhot: musician, business owner; Cheryl Hanson: theatre, dance, banking; Lois Schmidt: nonprofit advisory.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, former High School English/creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor.",,2
37007,"Operating Support",2017,4790,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Our top goal during the period funded by this grant will be to continue to introduce our organization to new customers through promotion and outreach. By making more people aware of what we do, we in turn hope to draw more people through our doors to buy tickets. We are confident we can keep our current patrons coming back, and likewise, believe newcomers to our building will be impressed enough to return in the future. Each ticket buyer will be given a token to drop in a jar stating either ""This is my firs","Our goal of increasing awareness of our theater was met with a large marketing push for our summer musical, ""Beauty and the Beast."" The result was 10 near sellout shows and three productions that followed that we feel were given a bump in attendance from our summer success. Our Operating Support grant gave us extra marking dollars and also enabled us to make some major lighting upgrades to our stage.",,33265,"Other, local or private",38055,,"Mark Wilmes, Lynn Carpenter, Kathy Johnson, Sandy Hanson, Milo Downs, Carl Burk, David Norgaard, Gail Hovland, Caren Petersen, Lisa Willert, Nathaniel Gates, Anne Lichtsinn, Jodi Greer, Kathy Holck, Lea Lory",0.00,"Lake Benton Opera House, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Operating Support",2017-01-01,2017-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Wilmes,"Lake Benton Opera House, Inc.","120 Benton St E","Lake Benton",MN,56149,"(507) 368-4620 ",lakebentonoperahouse@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lincoln, Lyon, Pipestone, Murray, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-989,"Brett Lehman: member of Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, and Worthington Concert Association; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cheryl Avenel-Navara: arts advocate; Kris Gruhot: musician, business owner; Cheryl Hanson: theatre, dance, banking; Lois Schmidt: nonprofit advisory.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, former High School English/creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor.",,2
37008,"Operating Support",2017,14629,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Goal 1: To increase the number of new artists displaying and selling their art in the gift shop by 5 for each of the next two years. Our new gift shop coordinator is reviewing and evaluating the artists that currently sell through consignment at the Arts Center. She will also be reaching out to other area artists, based on the desires of our customers. Goal 2: To implement an online method for artists to submit applications to have an exhibit at Marshall Area Fine Arts Council. It will also allow the exhibit committee to review the applications and uploads without having to print hard copies for everyone. The initial implementation and committee training will take place in 2016. By the end of 2017, any changes for ease of use will be made to the online process. Goal 3: To increase our membership by 5% for each of the next two years. Goal 1: Prior to the beginning of the grant period, we will prepare a list of the artists currently in our gift shop. At the end of each year in the grant period, we will use that list to determine new artists. Goal 2: Artists and committee members will be given surveys to complete, where they will evaluate the efficiency, efficacy, and clarity of the new procedure. Goal 3: The final membership total for 2015 will be used as a basis for determining the percentage increase for 2016 and 2017.","1) In 2016 we added 7 artists to the Gift Shop and in 2017 we added 11 artists to the Gift Shop. The goal was met both years. 2) We implemented an online method for artists to submit applications, it was rated an average of 8.25 out of 10 for ease of use. 3) A 5% increase in number of memberships was met the first year, but not the second year.",,79833,"Other, local or private",94462,,"Carol Purrington, Jean Replinger, Peg Koska, Marilyn Leach, Karen Bakke, Alma Hale, Susan Fritz, Marge Haaland, Becky Wyffels, Helen Pedersen, Pam Neet, Mary Ellen Daniloff-Merrill",0.00,"Marshall Area Fine Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Operating Support",2017-01-01,2017-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carol,Purrington,"Marshall Area Fine Arts Council","PO Box 531",Marshall,MN,56258,"(507) 532-5463 ",mafac.art@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lyon, Redwood, Murray, Lac qui Parle, Kandiyohi, Pipestone, Big Stone, Chippewa, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-990,"Brett Lehman: member of Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, and Worthington Concert Association; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cheryl Avenel-Navara: arts advocate; Kris Gruhot: musician, business owner; Cheryl Hanson: theatre, dance, banking; Lois Schmidt: nonprofit advisory.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, former High School English/creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor.",,2
37014,"Operating Support",2017,6785,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Hire a part time business manager to do the following tasks currently done by chorale members: press releases, website updates, ticket seller venues, poster design and print, ticket design and print, ticket distribution and collection, newspaper ads, radio ads, email mailing list, USPS mailing list, Facebook upkeep, Northern Voice Calendar, Church bulletin article, program, grant writing, surveys, singer bios, table tents, ordering, and other duties as determined by the board, within three months after receiving funding. This goal will help keep the arts thriving in Minnesota, by freeing the board and chorale members to pursue new promotional activities and focus on music performance. 2. Increase audience by an average of 20% by the end of the 2 year period. This goal addresses the belief that Minnesotans identify with the arts. 3. The chorale will engage in one performance activity each season, outside of its regular concert series, that is targeted to a broader, more diverse audience. This goal addresses the diversity of people participating in the arts. 1. The business manager will keep track of their activities and hours. 2. Audience numbers will be tracked through ticket sales at each performance. 3. Audience diversity will be tracked through survey results. 4. Programs, or other evidence, of promotional activities and the number attending them. 5. The board will conduct a performance evaluation of the staff person semi-annually.","1) We hired a business manager who was able to perform some of the duties listed in the grant but did not have enough time to do all the tasks we were hoping for. Her assistance certainly freed chorale members to concentrate on performance, but did not translate into arranging more promotional events. Generally the goal was met. 2) Audience size increased a little more than our goal of 20%. 3) The chorale performed two outdoor concerts in August 2016 in Cottonwood and Marshall Minnesota which brought our group before a younger and more diverse audience. In December 2016 chorale members performed for a local business's holiday party. In December 2017 the chorale performed with the Southwest Minnesota Orchestra in Marshall, Minnesota which brought our group before an audience which was attending primarily for an instrumental concert. These events exposed the chorale to a broader audience and certainly were rewarding performance experiences for the chorale.",,20135,"Other, local or private",26920,,"Vickie Daub, Sue Selden, Jean Schueller, David Zylstra, Becky Hoffman, June Meyerhoff",0.00,"Prairie Arts Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Operating Support",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,June,Meyerhoff,"Prairie Arts Chorale","PO Box 531",Marshall,MN,56258,"(507) 530-2157 ",junemeyerhoff@mvtvwireless.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Redwood, Lyon, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Yellow Medicine, Renville, Lac qui Parle, Swift, Stevens",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-994,"Brett Lehman: member of Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, and Worthington Concert Association; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cheryl Avenel-Navara: arts advocate; Kris Gruhot: musician, business owner; Cheryl Hanson: theatre, dance, banking; Lois Schmidt: nonprofit advisory.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, former High School English/creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor.",,2
25792,"Operating Support",2015,29861,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Build momentum for North House's year-round coursework to nurture the thriving arts community on Minnesota's North Shore. Enrollment in catalog courses will increase generating 5% growth in earned tuition revenue. Public outreach regarding our educational mission will increase membership annual giving support by 5%. 2: Expand curriculum-based collaborative projects with school-aged children and intergenerational families. Deepen existing and engage new partnerships with local educational institutions. Host 4th annual Family and Intergenerational weekend with increased course offerings.","NHFS successfully offered vibrant year-round coursework, nurturing the thriving arts community on Minnesota’s North Shore. Earned tuition revenue for catalog courses increased by 19%. Membership support increased by 20%, signifying dramatic public support for our educational mission. 2: NHFS expanded collaborative projects with school-aged children and families, engaging young learners in hands-on education and traditional craft. NHFS reached 265 children and seven school groups through both classic and new programming. Family Weekend increased from four to five special offerings with reduced tuition, growing from 22 to 34 participants.",,844936,"Other, local or private",874797,,"Mary Anderson, David Morris, Paul Aslanian, Buck Benson, John Bergstrom, Jodi Belluz, Nancy Burns, John Farchmin, Layne Kennedy, Scott Kindrick, Jana Larson, Anne McKinsey, Kathy Rice, Jim Sannerud, John Schoenherr, Steven Surbaugh, Martha Williams",,"North House Folk School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Greg,Wright,"North House Folk School","PO Box 759 500 W Hwy 61","Grand Marais",MN,55604-0759,"(218) 387-9762 ",gwright@northhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Swift, Wadena, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-502,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25798,"Operating Support",2015,42487,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","SteppingStone Theater Company will reach over 70,000 children, youth, families, and individuals with exceptional arts programming that celebrates the vibrant diversity of our community. To achieve this outcome we will present six mainstage productions with youth actors, and offer educational classes, workshops, and residencies year round. Assessments will include number of programs, evaluations, and numbers of participants. 2: SteppingStone Theater Company will deepen relationships with underserved communities to increase access to our performances and classes. We will continue building partnerships, provide extensive scholarships and offer Pay What You Can days. Indicators of success: increase in co-planned programming, numbers of new audience members/participants for both SteppingStone and its partners.","SteppingStone Theatre reached 70,000 individuals and directly engaged 49,000 individuals in programs including mainstage shows, multi-week classes and camps, residencies and workshops. SteppingStone Theatre kept records of numbers of participants, contact hours, program reports, program sites and partner assessment records. 2: SteppingStone deepened relationships with underserved communities directly adjacent to the theatre. SteppingStone offered five Pay As You're Able days, nearly selling out each performance. In addition, the theatre offered drastically discounted tickets to school partners for matinee programming, and scholarships to camps and classes for youth. ",,1080851,"Other, local or private",1123338,,"Brandon Paris, Thomas D'Onofrio, Jane Zilch, David Graham, Mike Erlandson, Rhonda Feist, Theresa Gravelle Foss, Keith Hardy, Leah Harvey, Richard Hitchler, Suzette Houvinen, Laura Krenz, Adam Prock, Ben Redshaw, Matthew Seaton, Judy Walker",,"SteppingStone Theater Company AKA SteppingStone Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Debra,deNoyelles,"SteppingStone Theater Company AKA SteppingStone Theatre","55 Victoria St N","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 225-9265 ",debra@steppingstonetheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-505,"Melissa Brechon: Faculty member, Masters of Library and Information, Saint Catherine University; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator; most recently as executive director of KFAI, Fresh Air Radio; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; William Miller: History professor at the College of Saint Scholastica; former MSAB board member; Gary Peterson: Managing Director, Anaya Dance Theatre; board chair, Southern Theater; independent consultant; Anat Shinar: Program manager, BodyCartography Project; instructor, Young Dance; Bonnie Stewart: Cofounder, SistersSojourn; Patricia Zurlo: Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician|Jeanne Zwart, Board member, Elysian Area Library; chair, Elysian Fourth of July Parade","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25802,"Operating Support",2015,42605,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase accessibility to collection through comprehensive documentation and digitalization to improve and expand means of access. A designated number of artworks will be cataloged and the database audited for accuracy and tested by users for utility. 2: Align collection with communities of interest. Tweed Museum demonstrates improved utility in deploying collection resources for display, research, and access for K-12 teachers. Interviews and surveys based on established user criteria will be used to assess access time, satisfaction of researchers, teachers' use of curricular tools, and audience responses to programs.","Cataloging continued. 3,500 objects safely rehoused. Art loans made to national and international venues. Audience increases. Maintain standards for cataloging, loans and research. Audited data entry. Timely service for info/access requests. Report on catalog project given Minnesota Historical Society, with approval and formal closure of their grant award. 2: Native art acquired. Attendance increase. Public, K-12 and student use strong. Major regional artist highlighted in exhibition. Services provided ranked high by audience responses. Reinvigorated board introduces newsletter. Staff morale assessed as improved.",,841718,"Other, local or private",884323,,"Todd Defoe, Jane Jarnis, Bea Levey, Alice B. O'Connor, DeeDee Widdes, Mary Ebert, Robert Leff, Terry Roberts, Debra Hannu, Peggy Mason, Dan Shogren, Bruce Hansen, Sharon Mollerus, Miriam Sommerness",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Duluth-Tweed Museum of Art AKA Tweed Museum of Art","State Government","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ken,Bloom,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Duluth-Tweed Museum of Art AKA Tweed Museum of Art","1201 Ordean Ct",Duluth,MN,55812-3041,"(218) 726-7056 ",kbloom@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-507,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25806,"Operating Support",2015,42086,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans involved in community organizations will have access to arts programs that let them experience, understand, create and connect with art. Programs held at five or more types of organizations: schools, shelters, libraries, hospitals. Residency participants will create at least one piece of original art. 85% of participants agree they learned. 2: People from across Minnesota, of many ethnicities and abilities, will participate in COMPAS programs. At least 35% of COMPAS’ roster artists will be people of color. Programs reach people in all eight Minnesota congressional districts. Everyone at a residency is given the opportunity to create art.","Minnesotans involved in community organizations had access to arts programs that let them experience, understand, create and connect with art. COMPAS tracked the types of organization in which programs were held, and asked artists and customers (e.g. teachers, activity directors, etc.) to report on the art that was created and if new skills / information was learned. 2: People from across Minnesota, of many ethnicities and abilities, participated in COMPAS programs. We tracked the ethnicity of our artists and (to the best of our ability) participants, recorded program locations, surveyed artists and customers about participant inclusivity, and asked participants what they did.",,1420053,"Other, local or private",1462139,9820,"Cheryl Bock, Mimi Stake, Diane Johnson, Susan Rotilie, Irene Suddard, Michelle Silverman, Roderic southall, Yvette Trotman, Keven Ambrus, Stephanie Benson, Marta Chou, Robert Erickson, Tamera irwin, Christina Koppang, Hristina Markova, Samantha Massaglia, Celena Plesha, Louis Porter",,"COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Linck,"COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","75 5th St W Ste 304","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 292-3203 ",joan@compas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Faribault, Fillmore, Hennepin, Houston, Itasca, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Marshall, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Polk, Ramsey, Renville, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-509,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25810,"Operating Support",2015,17295,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Further the Minnesota Marine Art Museum's Regional Artist Initiative, build collaborations, and engage and evaluate the programmatic functions of the Museum. Utilize qualitative evaluation which includes artistic, educational, social, and economic benefit categories. Two questions we ask are: did we develop community identity? Did we enhance art appreciation? 2: Further the Museum's educational programs, outreach, and engagement initiatives. Collect community feedback and utilize quantitative (participation) and qualitative systems. For internal qualitative evaluation, one question is: did we communicate relevant ideas and improve understanding?","Successful Mississippi River-inspired exhibitions, MMAM programs and outreach programs with regional artists Chris Faust and Nick Wroblewski. Direct and social media feedback from public, admission and membership numbers (record FY 2015), discussions with outreach partners, and internal evaluation with staff each pointed to positive results. 2: Successful implementation of many lectures and talks, family events and programs, gallery interactives, and outreach including University residency and Family Art Day. Direct and social media feedback from public, participation numbers, discussions with outreach partners, and internal evaluation with staff each pointed to many positive programs. ",,822792,"Other, local or private",840087,2629,"Dr. John O. Anfinson, James A. Bowey, Cassie Cramer, Dr. James H. Eddy, Michael J. Galvin Jr., Dan Hampton, Betsy Midthun, Mark Metzler, Nancy Nelson, Rachelle Schultz, Phil Schumacher, Steve Slaggie, Dr. Donald Sloan, Dr. Dominic Ricciotti ",,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Maus,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","800 Riverview Dr",Winona,MN,55987-2272,"(507) 474-6626x 12",amaus@minnesotamarineart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Lyon, Mower, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-511,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25814,"Operating Support",2015,29963,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Through all the Ballet’s programming and efforts at inclusion, the full public can experience the art of dance as participants or audience members. Ballet programs are inclusive as measured by such means as goal-based evaluation of audience ages, observation by teacher and parents of special Creative Dance classes, monitoring Americans with Disabilities Act plan. 2: Through excellent presentations, education programs, and nourishing of state artists, Ballet helps arts flourish in northern Minnesota and beyond. Arts thrive in Duluth area and beyond boosted by Ballet’s fine artistic efforts, measured by such outcome-based assessing as data-gathering, internal/external observation, participant surveys.","The Ballet was inclusive of the full public as all performances were handicap accessible and appealed to all ages, backgrounds, income levels, and mental challenges. The Ballet received feedback from staff and board members on audience diversity and inclusion, summary of age for performance tickets, feedback from parents of class of children with developmental challenges, and monitored the ADA plan. 2: The Arts thrive in Minnesota from the Ballet’s exceptional performances, dancer and student development, outreach programs, and other events. The Ballet used surveys from audience members, staff observation of students and company, surveys from outreach programs, and various feedback from events and performances. ",,759730,"Other, local or private",789693,,"Harvey Plasch, Mary Gummerson, Morgana Davis, Rachel Inselman,Betsy Holcomb, Ken Kolquist, Jeff Anderson, Sue Fuchs, Briana von Elbe, Mel Winkler, Carole Turner, Mary Jo White, Susan Johnson",,"Duluth Ballet AKA Minnesota Ballet","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Willy,McManus,"Duluth Ballet AKA Minnesota Ballet","301 W 1st St Ste 800",Duluth,MN,55802-1613,"(218) 529-3742x 17",bizadmin@minnesotaballet.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Itasca, Lake, Pine, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-513,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25816,"Operating Support",2015,77115,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase local attendance by 10% over prior year. Success will be measured by the number of tickets sold. 2: Increase individual donations by 10% over year prior. Success will be measured by the number of donors and the total amount donated.","In FY 2014 19,766 attended. In FY 2015 17,977 attended representing a 9% decrease in overall attendance. Attendance was determined through box office tickets and education and outreach attendance. Box office tickets were compiled by the audience relations director. Education and outreach attendance was compiled by the director of inquiry. 2: 1,294 individuals donated $375,016 in FY 2014. 1,154 donated $ 354,931 in FY 2015 representing a decrease of 5%. Individual donations in FY 2015 were tracked through our finance department under the management of the managing director and general manager.",,3367349,"Other, local or private",3444464,37420,"Paul Actio, Katrice Albert, Kris Arenson, Kathleen Edmond, Carson Funderburk, Duane Johnson, Kevin Maler, Mark McLellan, Robert Olafson, Jeffrey Saunders, Catherine Stemper, Bill Stevens, Brooke Story, Tim Sullivan, Sarah Walker, Caroline Wanga",,"Penumbra Theatre Company, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeffrey,Freeman,"Penumbra Theatre Company, Inc.","270 Kent St N","St Paul",MN,55102-1744,"(952) 512-7724 ",jeff.freeman@penumbratheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-514,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25822,"Operating Support",2015,13673,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Represent the visual arts and artists in the Arrowhead region of Minnesota including mid-career, emerging, and beginning artists. Provide a minimum of fourteen different exhibitions in Duluth Art Institute galleries and community-wide. Increase attendance at Duluth Art Institute openings, exhibition enhancement events, and educational programming. Attendance will be tracked and compared to previous year. 2: Provide arts-related outreach services throughout the community. Provide outreach including health services clients in/out patient (minimum 100 served), 8-12 home-school students, and 800 participants at three free family days. Track number of participants served and survey participants for feedback.","The Duluth Art Institute presented a strong schedule of exhibitions featuring work from visual artists in the Arrowhead region of Minnesota. The Duluth Art Institute put on seventeen exhibitions representing the visual arts in the Arrowhead region including mid-career, emerging, and established artists. Exhibitions included a diversity of voices including Ojibwe and Dakota, and GLBT artists. 2: The Duluth Art Institute provided arts-related outreach services throughout the community. The DAI kept track of the number of outreach events, the numbers served as well as instituted qualitative surveys. The Duluth Art Institute provided 35 outreach events serving 3,853.",,387273,"Other, local or private",400946,2734,"Matt Hanka, Matt Cartier, Mary Mathews, Marva Beckman, Helena Jackson, Chris Benson, Lindsay Kolu, John Heino, Fred Lewis Jr., Patty Mester, Fatih Benzer, Robin Washington, Joe Nease, Melissa Maloney, Kat Ramslad",,"Duluth Art Institute Association AKA Duluth Art Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anne,Dugan,"Duluth Art Institute Association AKA Duluth Art Institute","506 W Michigan St",Duluth,MN,55802-1517,"(218) 733-7560 ",adugan@duluthartinstitute.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Hennepin, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-517,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25829,"Operating Support",2015,20685,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","White Bear Center for the Arts will increase by 10% the number of new artist-designed classes and activities designed and led by artists. White Bear Center for the Arts will measure this outcome by tracking new classes that are offered in 2015 and comparing to 2014 offerings. 2: White Bear Center for the Arts will increase by 10% the number of new participants in diverse arts experiences. White Bear Center for the Arts measured this by tracking student and audience registration numbers in 2015 and comparing to 2014.","From FY 2014 to FY 2015, WBCA increased the number of classes offered from 778 to 886. This was an increase of 14%. WBCA tracks the number of classes offered in its database and compares different time periods. 2: Registrations increased significantly from FY 2014 to FY 2015. Total registrations increased 23%. The number of unique students grew by 20%. WBCA tracks all class registrations in its database and compares different time periods.",,506230,"Other, local or private",526915,3144,"Patricia Berger, Donna Bruhl, Craig Campbell, Leonardo Castro, Robert Cuerden, Kim Ford, Jan Gillen, Mary Gove, Kevin Hart, Cindy Ihlenfeld, Alan Kantrud, Mary Levins, Nor Olson, Kraig Thayer Rasmussen, Jeff Schreier, Karl Sevig, Dan Wachtler, Steve Wolgamot, Karen April Wong, Malia Yang-Xiong, Sue Ahlcrona, Roberta Johnson, Neil Johnston",,"White Bear Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Suzi,Hudson,"White Bear Center for the Arts","4971 Long Ave","White Bear Lake",MN,55110,"(651) 407-0597 ",wbca@whitebeararts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Morrison, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Roseau, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-520,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25833,"Operating Support",2015,24171,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota arts administrators will use VSA Minnesota accessibility resources to improve their outreach and service to Minnesotans with disabilities. We will track postings to the Arts Access Calendar by arts organizations and all in-coming communications requesting this service. 2: Young people with disabilities will have greater access to the arts for the betterment of their overall education through in-school, VSA Minnesota programs. We will evaluate each of our school residency and Arts Ambassador programs looking at number of students and arts curricular areas addressed. ","Minnesota arts administrators use resources provided by VSA Minnesota to improve their outreach to and engagement of people with disabilities. The VSA Minnesota Accessible Arts Calendar (on website) provides more information about arts performances with communication accommodations than any other state. Number of participants attending access workshops was up over 2014. 2: Students with disabilities at five school sites participated in VSA Minnesota artist residencies during 2014-15. Decrease due to fund cut from Minnesota Department of Education. All evaluations from host teachers and teaching artists reported positive learning outcomes for students engaged in artist residencies. Organization will determine program’s viability in coming year given smaller funding base.",,428171,"Other, local or private",452342,24171,"Gail Burke, Adam Perry, Adrienne Mason, Stephen Danko, Anne Peacock, Christian Novak, Maggie Karli, Char Coal, Stacy Shamblott, Jessica Lee, Jenny Le, Kay Augustine",,"VSA Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Craig,Dunn,"VSA Minnesota","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 305",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 332-3888x 1",craig@vsamn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Lac qui Parle, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-522,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25837,"Operating Support",2015,38437,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create work of high artistic merit that shows arts as vital because it provides inspiration and relevant information specific audiences learn and use. We measure our artistic/educational value through audience evaluations and research, reviews by other professional artists and educators, and the directors’ field observations and critiques. 2: The quality of service to urban schools and special needs students is enhanced. Service to greater Minnesota, especially congressional districts 1, 7, and 8 is increased. Actor-Educators evaluate urban school and special needs training as a 3 on a 4-point scale. Totals of teaching days and performances given in greater Minnesota are compared for 2013-14 and 2014-15.","CLIMB's educational/artistic merit was rated: 3.99/4 by professionals/experts, and 3.82/4 by educators. 78% of audiences surveyed were inspired to change their perspective or behavior. CLIMB surveyed 4,187 educators (99% want us back), and 5,476 students. Six plays were reviewed by four theatre professionals, and two by a child psychologist. CLIMB also received 215 letters from educators in support of our plays and classes! 2: CLIMB TeachCo. staff received training on working with special needs and urban populations. TeachCo. service to greater Minnesota increased by 12%, and service to Districts 1, 7, and eight by 23%. Staff were surveyed after training. 100% of staff rated trainer’s knowledge as excellent, and rated the helpfulness of the special needs training a 3.75/4, and the urban/diversity training at 3.5/4. To show increase: we tracked all programming.",,8038574,"Other, local or private",8077011,12852,"James Gambone, Joseph Atkins, Bonnie Matson, Milan Mockovak, James Olney, Bill Partlan, Christine Walsh, Peg Wetli",0.38,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peg,Wetli,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","6415 Carmen Ave E","Inver Grove Heights",MN,55076-4428,"(651) 453-9275x 19",peg@climb.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-524,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25839,"Operating Support",2015,52395,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Schubert Club will attract new and diverse audiences to experience professional classical artists in new, creative ways. New and diverse audiences will attend because of alternative, relaxed presentation styles, making classical musical artists accessible to those who would not otherwise attend formal concerts. 2: The Schubert Club will provide more diverse opportunities for Minnesota-based musicians to perform, compose, and develop as artists. Expand our list of Minnesota composers and performers for the opportunity to showcase their talent through performances, and explore artistic partnerships with new, diverse cultural communities.","New audience members attended performances in alternative venues in Minneapolis and Saint Paul. The Schubert Club Mix artist performances took the formality out of classical music in unique warehouse venues. 54% of our Mix audiences had never attended a Schubert Club performance in the past. 2: The Schubert Club engaged a vast array of Minnesota musical artists. The Schubert Club performances during FY 2015 included new compositions by 35 composers and performances by 78 Minnesota musicians.",,1709399,"Other, local or private",1761794,,"Craig Aase, Mahfuza Ali, Mark Anema, Nina Archabal, Paul Aslanian, Lynne Beck, Carleen Bengtsson, Dorothea Burns, James Callahan, Carolyn Collins, Marilyn Dan, Anna Marie Ettel, Richard Evidon, Catherine Furry, Michael Georgieff, Elizabeth Holden, Dorothy Horns, Anne Hunter, Kyle Kossol, Chris Levy, Jeffrey Lin, Kristina MacKenzie, Peter Myers, Ford Nicholson, Gerald Nolte, Gayle Ober, David Ranheim, Ann Schulte, Kim A. Severson, Gloria Sewell, Anthony Thein, John Treacy, Alison Young",,"Schubert Club, Inc. AKA The Schubert Club","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Olson,"Schubert Club, Inc. AKA The Schubert Club","75 W 5th St Ste 302","St Paul",MN,55102-7730,"(651) 292-3270 ",polson@schubert.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-525,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25842,"Operating Support",2015,58926,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Build a leading list of creative writing by publishing 35 high quality books (fiction, literary nonfiction, and poetry). Graywolf will follow a rigorous schedule for book production and analyze the impact of editorial and publicity efforts through review coverage, awards, and reader responses. 2: Reach 250,000 readers, schedule twenty author readings attended by 1,000 Minnesotans, and collaborate with four major local institutions. Graywolf will use traditional and innovative marketing to connect authors and audiences; track book sales; evaluate the attendance and cultural impact of collaborative events and programs.","Graywolf published 34 literary books (poetry, fiction, nonfiction); both the Press and its titles were praised nationally and locally for excellence. Graywolf books received seventeen reviews in the Star Tribune and seventeen in the New York Times and its Book Review. Citizen by Claudia Rankine won a National Book Critics Circle Award; Graywolf won the AWP Small Press Publisher Award. 2: Graywolf reached over 445,000 readers, held 24 local author readings attended by at least 5,000 people, and collaborated with seven major institutions. Graywolf interacted with 250,000 followers daily on social media, drew 191,228 unique web visitors, and sold 297,820 books. The Press partnered with The Loft; it held nine classes based on the “Art of” books on literary craft.",,2534573,"Other, local or private",2593499,8249,"Catherine Allan, Trish Anderson, Carol Bemis, Mary Ebert, Lee Freeman, Chris Galloway, Jim Hoecker, Shirley Hughes, Mark Jensen, Tom Joyce, Will Kaul, Chris Kirwan, Ann MacDonald, Jim McCarthy, Ed McConaghay, Georgia Murphy Johnson, Allie Pohlad, Mary Polta, Bruno Quinson, Gail See, Roderic Southall, Judy Titcomb, Emily Anne Tuttle, Melinda Ward",,"Graywolf Press","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katie,Dublinski,"Graywolf Press","250 3rd Ave N Ste 600",Minneapolis,MN,55401,"(651) 641-0077 ",dublinski@graywolfpress.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-528,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25844,"Operating Support",2015,37182,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To build a state-wide creative community leadership network and expand our creative leadership and place-making efforts in Minnesota. Train 50 new leaders, host a two-day summit for 100 state-wide leaders and provide ongoing training and events for the network. Present at the rural arts summit. 2: To support the creation, presentation and engagement with art that encourages participation with the community and fosters dialogue and civic engagement. We aim to increase participation by 10% again this year and maintain the number of weeks we present in the Catalyst Series. Engage over 1,500 Minneapolis residents through our Creative CityMaking efforts and commission new work from artists of color.","Intermedia Arts trained 56 new leaders, hosted convening for 50 statewide leaders, conducted network activities for 84 members, and presented on arts-based community development in Minnesota at five forums. Intermedia Arts has a quarterly reporting system to track participation. In FY 2015, we worked with evaluators Betty Emarita, (Development and Training, Inc.) and Scott Chazdon, Ph.D. (Extension Center for Community Vitality, University of Minnesota). 2: Intermedia Arts presented sixteen weeks of performance, 36 weeks of exhibitions, sold out shows, placed seven artists in five City departments and commissioned new work by artists of color. Audiences were tracked and evaluated through ticket sales and surveys. FY 2015 was dedicated to strategically designing Creative CityMaking as a systems-change initiative within City government in service of advancing equity.",,752246,"Other, local or private",789428,8180,"Omar Akbar, Dan Cornejo, Janis Lane Ewart, Jeff Gatesmith, David Greenberg, Andrew Hestness, Brandy Hyatt, Blake Iverson, Andrea Jenkins, Jeremy McClain, Chaka Mkali, Julia Nekessa Opoti, Takawi Peters, David Safar, Theresa Sweetland, Saymoukda Vongsay, Mark Waller",,"Intermedia Arts of Minnesota, Inc. AKA Intermedia Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Theresa,Sweetland,"Intermedia Arts of Minnesota, Inc. AKA Intermedia Arts","2822 Lyndale Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55408-2108,"(612) 871-4444 ",theresa@intermediaarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Clay, Hennepin, Lake, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-530,"Carol Bemis: Museum professional; active arts community volunteer; Gretchen Boyum: Curator and education coordinator, Kaddatz Gallery, Fergus Falls; Jonathan Carter: Solutions manager, General Mills; former board chair, Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir; Barbara Davis: Retired teacher and non-profit consultant; founding executive director of Springboard; Crystal Hegge: Director, Frozen River Film Festival; Katie Marshall: Executive Director, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids; Peter Pellinen: Founder, Small Parts Players; working to renovate the historic Lyric Theatre, Virginia; Chamath Perera: Independent leadership coach and fund development consultant; independent filmmaker; Susan Prosapio: Former executive director, Great River Arts Association, Little Falls|Linda Shapiro, Founder and former artistic codirector of New Dance Ensemble, director of New Dance Laboratory","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25846,"Operating Support",2015,52730,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Mixed Blood Theatre Company partners with county attorneys (youth violence prevention and bias elimination), with Health Partners (health care disparities), and with YWCA (racial justice). The number of partners/participants in customized shows; number of youth and institutions served; number of health workers and attorneys accredited; number of events and surveyed responses. 2: Mixed Blood Theatre Company will hire 150 Minnesota artists, produce eleven productions, and attract audiences for Mixed Blood and all Minnesota performing arts organizations. Actors earn $500 - $1500 week; increase in audience and artist composition will have quantifiable expectations. Tours aim to increase presence from 42 counties to 68 counties.","MBT partnered with the county attorney's office on a production of `Stars and Stripes` and partnered with the YWCA on a production of Going Up. Stars and Stripes collaborated with the county attorney's office and reached 3,000 audience members and 45 staff. 722 students from the YWCA attended `Going Up` followed by a 90-min small group dialogue entitled `It's Time to Talk About Race`. 2: MBT hired 120 Minnesota artists, produced eleven productions seen by 37,000+ audience members. The five touring productions received 151 performances, 129 of which were in Minnesota, at 99 sites in 63 communities in six states to an estimated audience of 27,032. Mixed Blood employed 120 artists earning $500-$1500/week. ",,1340394,"Other, local or private",1393124,,"Tabitha Montgomery, Deb Bryan, Eric Hyde, Molly Bott, Warren Bowles, Yolanda Cotterall, Sheila Gore Dennis, Pj Doyle, Diana Hellerman, K. David Hirschey, Sarah Kilibarda, Nancy Koo, Robert Lunning, Susan P. Mackay, Jeff McCallum, Jack Reuler, Jeff Schuur, Eviano Useh, Gauri Vardhan Yedla, Charles A `Chad` Weinstein, Kathleen Westerhaus",,"Mixed Blood Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amanda,"White Thietje","Mixed Blood Theatre Company","1501 S 4th St",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1100,"(612) 338-0984 ",Amanda@mixedblood.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Itasca, Koochiching, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nobles, Olmsted, Pennington, Polk, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-532,"Melissa Brechon: Faculty member, Masters of Library and Information, Saint Catherine University; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator; most recently as executive director of KFAI, Fresh Air Radio; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; William Miller: History professor at the College of Saint Scholastica; former MSAB board member; Gary Peterson: Managing Director, Anaya Dance Theatre; board chair, Southern Theater; independent consultant; Anat Shinar: Program manager, BodyCartography Project; instructor, Young Dance; Bonnie Stewart: Cofounder, SistersSojourn; Patricia Zurlo: Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician|Jeanne Zwart, Board member, Elysian Area Library; chair, Elysian Fourth of July Parade","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25856,"Operating Support",2015,39903,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Duluth Superior Symphony Association is performing throughout the community and involved and visible in many activities year round. The Duluth Superior Symphony Association is engaged in activities, outside of our concert season; at schools, community centers, presentations around the region, invitations to civic and community events. We will keep a running list working tirelessly to expand that list. 2: The Duluth Superior Symphony Association is the place to be, concerts and activities, and the community embraces symphonic music. We will see younger people and new people in our audiences. We will energize our young professionals group and musicians to help us. We will survey the community to discover why people embrace symphonic music and the arts.","Not only did the DSSO perform throughout the community, we collaborated with community centers outside of the community as well. We were even able to stretch beyond the city limits of Duluth - up the North Shore to Two Harbors, Grand Marais and Silver Bay. Our running list continues to grow. These efforts have prompted contacts from others. 2: Last season our audiences increased by 27%. Our Forte group continues to help us attract newer and younger audiences. The Bush Foundation has recognized our efforts and, with their help, we are diving into more community work - helping us identify new ways for our community to embrace symphonic music.",,1709633,"Other, local or private",1749536,18100,"Jeffrey Cadwell,Mamie Hughes, Eric Kiekow, Patrick Spott, Erin Aldridge, Sandra Barkley, John Berchild, Dean Casperson, Ruth Ann Eaton, Zack Filipovich, Christabel Grant, Faith Hensrud, Sheryl W. Homan, Erik Honkanen, Jeff Iisakka, Elise Peterson Kuutti, Dennis Lamkin, Lucia Magney, Patricia Mast, Cathy McCarty, James Sebastian, Breanne Tepler, Rajiv Vaidyanathan, Christopher Virta",,"Duluth Superior Symphony Association AKA Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rebecca,Petersen,"Duluth Superior Symphony Association AKA Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra","130 W Superior St Ste LL2",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 623-3776 ",rpetersen@dsso.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Cook, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-542,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25859,"Operating Support",2015,23997,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater will create, produce, and present new work and repertory in the Twin Cities, throughout Minnesota, across the U.S., and internationally. Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater will help the arts thrive in Minnesota by creating and presenting original performance work in the Twin Cities as well as statewide in Ely, Grand Rapids, Mankato, and Rochester. 2: Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater will offer community inclusive, arts and education and arts and healthcare programs to a wide range of populations. Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater will offer workshops and classes in communities throughout the state, as well as in the Twin Cities, providing more opportunities for Minnesotans to participate in the arts.","Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater helped the arts thrive in Minnesota, presenting new work and repertory in performances throughout the state. SPDT utilized these evaluation methods: post performance Talk Piece audience-performer discussions, press reviews, feedback from presenter partners, electronic responses via website, Facebook, Survey Monkey. 2: SPDT engaged hundreds of Minnesotans in its community-inclusive programs, including Arts and Education and Arts and Healthcare projects for many populations. SPDT used several evaluation methods to determine outcome achievement, including evaluation forms, interviews, responses from community leaders, feedback from presenter partners, electronic responses via website, Facebook, Survey Monkey.",,354077,"Other, local or private",378074,4800,"Ruth Balbach, Howard Bell, Michael Brooks, Judith Johnson, Jennifer Olson, Zoe Sealy, V. Paul Virtucio",0.12,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stuart,Pimsler,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater","528 Hennepin Ave S Ste 707",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(763) 521-7738 ",spdanth@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Hennepin, Itasca, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-545,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25862,"Operating Support",2015,58420,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create and present 4-6 Mainstage plays and two series (Fresh Ink, Lights Up) that represent diverse voices and align with Illusion’s mission. Illusion records of plays and series staged; Illusion records of playwrights and other artists who create the plays; review of works staged by producing directors to determine alignment with mission. 2: Conduct theater-based programs with at least 200 Minnesota youth giving them experience developing plays and performing for their peers and community. Illusion records of programs conducted and numbers of youth performances; Illusion records of number of youth participating; surveys and interviews with youth and liaison adults.","Illusion presented five mainstage plays and two series (FRESH INK, LIGHTS UP) that represent diverse voices and align with Illusion’s mission. Illusion records of plays and series staged. Illusion records of playwrights and other artists who create the plays. Review of works staged by producing directors to determine alignment with mission. 2: Conducted theater-based programs with 8,154 Minnesota youth giving them experience developing plays and performing for their peers and community. Illusion records of programs conducted and numbers of youth performances. Illusion records of number of youth participating. Surveys and interviews with youth and liaison adults to determine program satisfaction and places for improvement.",,1101589,"Other, local or private",1160009,,"Stan Alleyne, Anthony Bohaty, Willie Bridges, Barbara Brin, Amy Brenengen, Pat Dunleavy, Keith Halperin, Christina Herzog, Lori Liss, Christopher Madel, Vivian Martin,Danielle McCallum, Bonnie Morris, Danica Natoli, Julia O'Brien ,Katie Otto, Emily Palmer, Therese Pautz, Jeffrey Rabkin, Michael H. Robins, Jim Smart, David Stamps, Susan Thurston, Christopher Wurtz ",,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Robins,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 704",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1814,"(612) 339-4944x 208",mrobins@illusiontheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-548,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25865,"Operating Support",2015,10629,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Broaden audience participation. New audience will become aware of The Singers and attend programming. Success will be measured using comparative ticket and attendance data; tracking marketing through audience survey data. 2: Further develop educational outreach programming. Student and educator participation, scope, and number of programs will increase. Success will be measured by educator interest in programs, student feedback sessions, and 360 peer evaluation. ","2014-2015 saw a new record high for concert ticket sales. A free preview concert, new community outreach, and innovative programs led to noticeable broadening of audience. Comparing attendance with previous season data, a steady increase in concert attendance was noted. Budget comparisons revealed record-setting ticket sales. Audience surveys were included in concert programs to track marketing success and other data. 2: New outreach included a community sing and a festival day with 500 high school singers from across the region. An educational collaboration concert took place in Virginia, Minnesota. Receiving positive feedback from partnering educators and students, and from verbal conversations and written feedback. The Singers feels confident that educational offerings are successfully managed. The board evaluated for future, similar events.",,186153,"Other, local or private",196782,10629,"Maureen Armstrong, Craig Carnahan, Kathy Tunseth, Alan Beck, Thomas Burke, Carolyn Collins, Connie Foote, Liesl Koehnen, Justin Madsen, Luther Ranheim, Alicia Sauer, Jackie Steele, Greta Wicker, Matthew Culloton, Allie Tunseth",,"Singers Minnesota Choral Artists AKA The Singers - Minnesota Choral Artists","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Aaron,Wulff,"Singers Minnesota Choral Artists AKA The Singers-Minnesota Choral Artists","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 303",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(651) 917-1948 ",aaron@singersmca.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-551,"Carol Bemis: Museum professional; active arts community volunteer; Gretchen Boyum: Curator and education coordinator, Kaddatz Gallery, Fergus Falls; Jonathan Carter: Solutions manager, General Mills; former board chair, Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir; Barbara Davis: Retired teacher and non-profit consultant; founding executive director of Springboard; Crystal Hegge: Director, Frozen River Film Festival; Katie Marshall: Executive Director, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids; Peter Pellinen: Founder, Small Parts Players; working to renovate the historic Lyric Theatre, Virginia; Chamath Perera: Independent leadership coach and fund development consultant; independent filmmaker; Susan Prosapio: Former executive director, Great River Arts Association, Little Falls|Linda Shapiro, Founder and former artistic codirector of New Dance Ensemble, director of New Dance Laboratory","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25877,"Operating Support",2015,40434,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Optimize programming. Increase participation in IFP MINNESOTA programming by at least 10% across the board, targeting outreach and engagement to communities of color and to more diverse communities. Outcomes are measurable by attendance and tuition data. 2: Strengthen public awareness of IFP MINNESOTA, its programming, opportunities, and value. Initiate new partnerships, relaunch new website, and enhance promotional opportunities at all existing events. Outcomes are measurable by new partnerships, website hits, and event attendance.","Participation in IFP Minnesota programming increased by 10.8% across the board. IFP Minnesota also saw a slight (less than 5%) increase in the diversity of participants. We compared the participants in 2013/2014 to the number of program participants in 2014/2015. We also collected demographic data on participants who were willing to share that information. 2: Three new partnerships were forged; a new website was launched and the new visitor rate nearly tripled at 25,479, and event attendance increased by over 10%. IFP Minnesota entered into new partnerships with Forecast Public Art, Youthprise, and Sundance Institute. Website activity is monitored monthly using Google analytics. Attendance at events is counted carefully by staff. ",,698511,"Other, local or private",738945,40434,"Mary Ahmann, Chris Barry, Beth Bird, JoEllen Martinson Davis, Robin Hickman, Chauncey Jackson, Amy Johnson, Tom Lesser, Elizabeth Redleaf, Kristin Schaak, Jatin Setia, Andrea Stein, Emily Stevens, Jeremy Wilker, Aaron Young",,"IFP Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Peterson,"IFP MINNESOTA","2446 University Ave W Ste 100","St Paul",MN,55114-1740,"(651) 644-1912 ",apeterson@ifpmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-563,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25878,"Operating Support",2015,263776,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Serve 250,000 young people and families through productions and education programs, with a focus on increasing access and engaging new communities. Increase access to productions/classes for 80,000 people; serve 900+ low-income children through Bridges programs; co-host engagement events with community organizations. Evaluation: counts, surveys, formal assessment. 2: Commission and produce world premiere work by both nationally acclaimed and local theatre artists that meets international standards of artistic excellence. Produce a season of eight plays, including two world premieres by Minnesota artists; increase commissions for artists/works of color; increase community engagement around productions. Evaluation: counts, surveys, community discussion.","CTC served 210,000 young people and families through productions and education programs, including 85,000 people who came through access programs. CTC used participation counts to assess increases in access and implemented a survey (in progress) of access/community engagement program participants. CTC conducted formal assessments of education programs in the schools. 2: CTC produced eight plays, including two premieres by Minnesota artists; commissioned/developed new works by 10+ artists; and increased community engagement. CTC used audience counts, an audience survey, and community discussion/co-learning opportunities to assess artistic and community engagement success.",,10360891,"Other, local or private",10624667,22511,"Lynn Abbott, Stefanie Adams, Whit Alexander, Todd Balan, Matthew Banks, Ellen Bendel-Stenzel, Michael Blum, Tony Bohmert, Todd Brooks, Morgan Burns, Barbara Burwell, Ralph Chu, Paula Cooney, Fran Davis, Eve Deikel, Ryan Engle, Pam Enstad, Michael Fanuele, Kerry Fauver, Bryan Fleming, Beth Ford, Gina Gage, Rajiv Garg, Lili Hall, Jeffrey Hatcher, Sandy Hey, Carrie Higgins, Hoyt Hsiao, Same Hsu, Bill Johnson, Christine Kalla, Joe Keeley, Helen Kurtz, Ed Lagerstrom, Chad Larsen, Jim Lemke, Alex Liu, Muffy Macmillan, Michael Maeser, Gayle Malcolm, Jose Martin, George Montague, Todd Noteboom,Joanne Pastel, Lisa Paylor, Martha Pomerantz, Mark Price, Melissa Raphan, Betsy Russomanno, Sharon Ryan, Betsy Sagnes, Suzi Kim Scott, Tara Sutton, Meredith Tutterow, George Tyson, Dave Vanbenschoten, Jeff von Gillern, Patrick Walsh",0.27,"The Children's Theatre Company and School AKA Children's Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katherine,Duffy,"The Children's Theatre Company and School AKA Children's Theatre Company","2400 3rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404-3506,"(612) 874-0500 ",kduffy@childrenstheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pipestone, Polk, Ramsey, Renville, Scott, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-564,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25882,"Operating Support",2015,14104,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences of new, young, and diverse backgrounds experience innovative artistic productions of opera, musical theatre, and concerts performed outdoors. We will track number of audience members attending each performance of operas and concerts. We will gather demographic information, whenever possible, on audience members. We will record reviews of productions. 2: Artists, singers, musicians, and crew will have the opportunity to take new, creative risks in an alternative venue, stretch themselves, and be employed in the arts during summer. We will track number of artists, singers, musicians, and technical crew we employ. We will conduct surveys to receive feedback on artists’ experience. We will keep records of compensation paid to artists.","Audiences of new, young, and diverse backgrounds experienced artistic productions of opera, musical theatre, and concerts performed outdoors. We performed for sold-out audiences and tracked attendance and production reviews of all performances. We gathered demographic information through visual evaluation of audiences and informal surveys. 2: Artists, singers, musicians, and crew had the opportunity to take creative risks in an alternative venue and be employed in the arts during summer. We tracked the number of artists, singers, musicians, and technical crew we employ and tracked their compensation. We conducted surveys to receive feedback on artists’ experience.",,437563,"Other, local or private",451667,9758,"Karen Brooks, Ellen Doll, Noah Eisenberg, Kingston Fletcher, Bill Gamble, Joanne Henry, Heather Johnson, David Lefkowich, Alex Legeros, Merle Minda, Karen Rasmussen, Marty Swaden, Lee Vaughan, Michael Weinbeck, Morgan Zuehlke, Mary Jane Melendez",,"Mill City Summer Opera","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lea,Johnson,"Mill City Summer Opera","3208 W Lake St",Minneapolis,MN,55416,"(612) 916-7333 ",lmj_consulting@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Marshall, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-568,"Carol Bemis: Museum professional; active arts community volunteer; Gretchen Boyum: Curator and education coordinator, Kaddatz Gallery, Fergus Falls; Jonathan Carter: Solutions manager, General Mills; former board chair, Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir; Barbara Davis: Retired teacher and non-profit consultant; founding executive director of Springboard; Crystal Hegge: Director, Frozen River Film Festival; Katie Marshall: Executive Director, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids; Peter Pellinen: Founder, Small Parts Players; working to renovate the historic Lyric Theatre, Virginia; Chamath Perera: Independent leadership coach and fund development consultant; independent filmmaker; Susan Prosapio: Former executive director, Great River Arts Association, Little Falls|Linda Shapiro, Founder and former artistic codirector of New Dance Ensemble, director of New Dance Laboratory","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25886,"Operating Support",2015,57779,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Cedar will support development, creation, and engagement with the arts. Present 800 artists in 200 public concert events; present 75 events featuring local musicians; commission new pieces from seven local artists; host one educational program for youth and one off-site program for people with disabilities per quarter. 2: The Cedar will continue to increase and diversify our audience. Serve an estimated 55,000 individuals; donate 10% of our capacity to organizational partners that serve marginalized communities; build a five member youth advisory committee.","The Cedar supported development, creation, and engagement with the arts. We presented and featured 1,800 artists in 250 public concerts and activities, commissioned new or expanded pieces from eleven local artists, and hosted ten youth educational programs and three programs for people with disabilities. 2: The Cedar increased and diversified our audience. We served about 65,000 individuals, donated about 10% of our overall capacity through giveaways and free events, and served more Somali youth and adults that ever before by launching Somali artist residencies.",,1440320,"Other, local or private",1498099,7159,"Abdirizak Bihi, Sarah Bowman, Chuck Corliss, Michelle Courtright, Jill Dawe, David Edminster, Everett Forte, Glen Helgeson, Galen Hersey, Steven Katz, Cari Nesje, Rob Nordin, Jeff Potter, Hugh Pruitt, Rob Salmon, Robert Simonds, Chuck Tatsuda, Mary Laurel True",0.25,"The Cedar Cultural Center, Inc. AKA The Cedar","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Adrienne,Dorn,"The Cedar Cultural Center, Inc. AKA The Cedar","416 Cedar Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1033,"(612) 338-2674x 103",adorn@thecedar.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Le Sueur, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-572,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25888,"Operating Support",2015,12182,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Children and adults representing the diversity of the Minnesota community will come together to partake in Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company's stage production and Doorways programming arts experiences. Phone surveys with ticket sales, audience surveys at theater, and teacher evaluations will provide data to verify that the Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company audience is 3-85+ from varying backgrounds. 2: Children and adults of diverse heritages will gain increased knowledge of Jewish culture and arts, increased understanding of experiences, and increased tolerance. Teacher evaluations submitted with student writing, written surveys at the theater, and unsolicited emails and voice mails will confirm audiences' increased knowledge, understanding, and tolerance.","Caucasian, African American, Hispanic/Latino, Somali, Asian children and adults from Twin Cities and other areas i.e. Morris, Rochester, Austin and Duluth attended. Online order forms and/or phone survey at time of ticket sales, and teacher evaluations provided information on our audiences. 2: Children and adults gained increased knowledge of Jewish culture and the arts, increased understanding of experiences, and increased tolerance. Written audience and teacher evaluations, emails and notes revealed:`Very entertaining as well as educational`;`brought understanding to my life`;`touched issues of what it means to be deeply human.` ",,218385,"Other, local or private",230567,,"Evan Binkley, Barbara Brooks, John Feldman, Nancy H. Fushan, Pat Harris, Jimmy Levine, Mary Pickard, Linda Platt, James Proman, Honorable James M. Rosenbaum, Rebecca Shavit-Lonstein, Laura Schindelman",,"Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Barbara,Brooks,"Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company","PO Box 16155","St Paul",MN,55116-0155,"(651) 647-4315 ",info@mnjewishtheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-574,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25889,"Operating Support",2015,17287,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Contracting for a publicity/promotion person for our Minnesota Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Festival and using a student intern to promote our Minnesota Homegrown Kickoff. Success: new participants of all ages. Tools: traditional media vehicles (news, radio, print, etc.) plus expanded use of electronic media. Evaluation: a new set of event surveys and electronic measurements (web hits, click rates, etc.). 2: Cultural stewardship: teach and inform about the history, culture, and traditions of the music. Present five elder statesmen programs that focus on history, culture, and traditions.","Contracting a publicity/promotion specialist for our major music festival and using a student intern to promote our second outdoor festival. Both objectives were completed. In the last two years we have experienced list increases of 1.4% and 13.7% for email, 48.5% and 30.9% for Facebook, and 36.3% and 83.3% for Twitter. 2: Cultural Stewardship: Teach and inform about the history, culture, and traditions of the music. Our educational workshops continue to be a vital part of our events: 57 were held in 2014 and 80 have been held or are planned for 2015 during six separate events. That's a 40% increase.",,330269,"Other, local or private",347556,,"Peter Albrecht, Jana Metge, Mary DuShane, Sandi Pidel, Alan Jesperson, Marilyn Bergum, Gary Germond, Philip Nusbaum, Kenneth Bloch, Greg Landkamer, Catie Jo Pidel, Sarah Cagley",,"Minnesota Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jed,Malischke,"Minnesota Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Association","PO Box 16408",Minneapolis,MN,55416-0408,"(715) 635-2479 ",jed@minnesotabluegrass.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Ramsey, Stearns, St. Louis, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-575,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25890,"Operating Support",2015,20198,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create a behavior of attendance and support for the arts within our student population. Fine Arts Program will work with Student Activities to develop a set of surveys about perceptions and behavior in the arts; Fine Arts program will track student tickets and participation in residency; Fine Arts Program will survey graduates to assess perceptions and behavior. 2: Spend the equivalent of 30% of our artist fee budget on powerful residencies that bring the arts across campus and community. Letters of Agreement with residency details; track number and participation of residency activities. Tracking additional residency expenses, such as increased hotel and technical costs associated with residency.","Created framework to track and measure student support and perceptions of the arts and attendance patterns. FAP built a survey for this fall's first year students and will track/survey this class over the next four years in order to assess changes in perceptions/behavior. FAP tracked student participation for a baseline of comparison. 2: Spent the equivalent of 38% of our artist fee budget on residency activities. SJU tracked residencies and activities as specified in letters of agreement with artists and projected costs of residencies versus performance. SJU also tracked expenses directly related to residency activities, such as additional travel required. ",,640338,"Other, local or private",660536,,"Mimi Bitzan, Brian Campbell, Sarah Catcher, Hollie Kroehler, David Deblieck, Louann Dummich, Barry Elert, Paul Hamilton, Laura Hood, Ken Jones, Katie McCarney, Mark McGowan, Rick Odenthal, Sue Palmer, Gustavo Pena, Colleen Hollinger Petters, Simon-Hoa Phan, Chris Rasmussen, Joe Rogers, Steven Bezdichek Pfahning, Arno Shermock, Jerry Wetterling, Katie Ruprecht-Wittrock, Brandyn Woodard, Rob Culligan",,"Saint John's University AKA Saint John's University Fine Arts Programming","Public College/University","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Hanlon,"Saint John's University AKA Saint John's University Fine Arts Programming","2850 Abbey Plz PO Box 2222",Collegeville,MN,56321-2000,"(320) 363-2011 ",lhanlon@csbsju.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Chisago, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Murray, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-576,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25892,"Operating Support",2015,16405,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will continue to increase our level of professionalism and artistic quality, providing greater artistic impact for our participants and community. Lyric Arts will see a growth in reputation, indicated by greater media attention and continued increase in positive reactions to our work, which will be evaluated by the collecting of quantitative and qualitative data.","Lyric Arts saw a growth in reputation and positive reactions from both patrons and artists within the local and surrounding community. Lyric Arts received an increase in the number of reviews by both local and twin cities metro based reviewers. Lyric Arts took into account the number of reviewer tickets, the number of reviews and increased audience attendance year over year.",,826873,"Other, local or private",843278,,"Chris Geisler, Tracey Jeffrey, Jeff Lee, Emily Lindholm, Joan O'Sullivan, Olivia Bastian, Lin Schmidt, Chad Unger",,"Lyric Arts Company of Anoka, Inc. AKA Lyric Arts Main Street Stage","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laura,"Tahja Johnson","Lyric Arts Company of Anoka, Inc. AKA Lyric Arts Main Street Stage","420 E Main St",Anoka,MN,55303-2341,"(763) 433-2510 ",laura@lyricarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-578,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25894,"Operating Support",2015,426763,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artspace will leverage affordable space to increase arts production, collaboration, and earnings; engage audiences; and spur positive development. Artspace will provide 1,120,832 square feet of affordable space across 12 projects for more than 300 artist families and 50 arts organizations in 5 Minnesota communities. 2: Thousands of Minnesota youth and adults from across the state will have access to diverse and affordable dance education and performance activities. As Minnesota's home for dance, Artspace's Cowles Center will provide at least 100 performances, 300 educational sessions, and space for 20 arts organizations.","Artspace leveraged affordable space to increase arts production, collaboration and earnings; engage audiences; and spur positive development. Artspace tracks this outcome in terms of the amount, quality, and diversity of artistic activity occurring within the 1,120,832 SF of affordable space across twelve projects, serving 300 artist families and 50 arts organizations in five Minnesota communities. 2: 10,888 Minnesota youth and adults from across the state had access to diverse and affordable dance education and performance activities. This outcome was tracked by performance and program attendance numbers, program records, and feedback from survey, talk back session, and conversations with participants and partners. ",,15864372,"Other, local or private",16291135,189266,"James Adams, Mark Addicks, Peter Beard, Leslie Black Sullivan, Randall Bourscheidt, Diane Dalto, Matt Damon, Lou DeMars, Terrance Dolan, Rebecca Driscoll, Marie Feely, Roy Gabay, Katherine Hayes, Bonnie Heller, Burton Kassell, Suzanne Koepplinger, Peter Lefferts, Margaret Lucas, Mark Manbeck, Rich Martin, Betty Massey, Dan Mehls, Herman Milligan, Cynthia Newsom, Roger Opp, Gloria Perez, Barbara Portwood, Elizabeth Redleaf, Joel Ronning, Annamarie Saarinen, Gloria Sewell, Susan Kenny Stevens, Cree Zischke",3,"Artspace Projects, Inc. AKA Artspace","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shannon,Joern,"Artspace Projects, Inc. AKA Artspace","250 3rd Ave N Ste 500",Minneapolis,MN,55401,"(612) 333-9012 ",shannon.joern@artspace.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Carver, Crow Wing, Dakota, Freeborn, Hennepin, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Morrison, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, Sibley, Stevens, St. Louis, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-580,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25898,"Operating Support",2015,33016,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Rose Ensemble performs concerts or provides educational outreach to over 40 nursing homes, schools, libraries, or other venues throughout Minnesota. A list will be created of outreach events and concerts performed, as will a list of the geographic distribution of services. 2: The Rose Ensemble provides professional development for its musicians, hires language coaches, guest musicians, musicologists and runs a three-day artistic retreat. Musicians will be surveyed about growth in their understanding of the music, texts, and historical background; audiences will be surveyed about their enjoyment of learning from the musicians.","TRE performed twenty-five concerts and provided twenty-two educational and outreach activities in nursing homes, libraries, schools, churches and art centers. A list was maintained detailing when and where each event took place and how many people participated in the event. 2: A half-day retreat was held (extenuating circumstances). Musicians performed with and received coaching in language pronunciation and stylistics from guest musicians. After each concert program, a verbal survey is conducted of the musicians. This has resulted in more time dedicated to historical background and texts. An online survey of Twin Cities audiences is taken and paper surveys of outstate audiences.",,702951,"Other, local or private",735967,8500,"Gayle Ober, Pete Parshall, Andrea Specht, Ann Jin Soo Preston, Gary Aamodt",,"The Rose Ensemble","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jordan,Sramek,"The Rose Ensemble","75 W 5th St Ste 314","St Paul",MN,55102-1423,"(651) 225-4340x 202",jordan@RoseEnsemble.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lyon, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Redwood, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-584,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25901,"Operating Support",2015,31967,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Be a professional center for theatre arts that offers inspiring opportunities and provides artists with tools and resources for high artistic experiences, satisfying our growing audience. Produce professional standards for strong artistic outcomes; support the work of the creative team and actors resulting in acclaimed performances; increase patronage and support documented by box office reports and financials. 2: Be a gateway to the arts offering opportunities to all, mitigating barriers of participation, promoting inclusiveness, and encouraging interactions among people. Program reports, formal feedback, and statistical documents will measure increased impact and growing participation, along with our success in opening doors to newcomers by reducing barriers to participate.","The Playhouse produced an outstanding season of successful activities that offered artists and audiences educational, engaging, and entertaining opportunities. The Playhouse hired professional directors, designers, and actors combined with emerging talents that resulted in top notch productions and educational activities. Box office reports and financials demonstrate the success of artistic endeavors. 2: The Playhouse offered opportunities to be in shows and see shows at no cost. Scholarships were provided for participation in classes and camps. Activities encouraged people to connect. Statistical reports through box office audits, enrollment tracking, and online data collection document participation of artists, audiences, and students and are evidence of growing participation and increased impact. ",,968960,"Other, local or private",1000927,31967,"Herb Minke, Casey Russell, Sandy Hoff, Wayne Hibbard, Steve Greenfield, Mia Thibodeau, Marcia Doty, Patty McNulty, Dolly Schnell, Monique Forcier,Ken Kolquist, Jeanie Peterson",0.5,"Duluth Playhouse","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christine,"Gradl Seitz","Duluth Playhouse","506 W Michigan St",Duluth,MN,55802-1517,"(218) 733-7551 ",seitz@duluthplayhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Lake, Pine, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-587,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25904,"Operating Support",2015,83572,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Expand the season to 400 performances of nineteen productions on two stages; grow the audience of adults and youth to 80,000-100,000; increase job opportunities for artists by 60%. Quantitative results: number of plays produced, artists employed (debuts), and attendees. Qualitative results: critical reviews, audience surveys, focus group responses, follow-up emails, social media, and teacher evaluations. 2: Develop diverse, varied shows for multiple audiences; increase number of plays, performances, and audiences; more leadership and acting opportunities for artists of color. Programming will meet demands for casts and stories reflecting the 21st century American mosaic; public and teen plays, performances, and audiences will grow. Artists of color, including four directing debuts, will populate the stages.","Expanded the season to 424 performances of eighteen productions on two stages; grew the audience of adults and youth to over 80,000; increased job opportunities for artists by 60%. Quantitative results: number of plays produced, artists employed (debuts), and attendees; Qualitative results: critical reviews, audience surveys, focus group responses, follow-up emails, social media, and teacher evaluations. 2: Developed diverse, varied shows for multiple audiences; increased the number of plays, performances and audiences; had more leadership and acting opportunities for artists of color. Programming met demands for casts and stories reflecting the 21st century American mosaic; Public and teen plays, performances, and audiences grew. Artists of color, including four directing debuts, populated the stages.",,2959415,"Other, local or private",3042987,16000,"Tim Ober, John L. Berthiaume, Karen Heintz, Kristin Geisler, Jeff Johnson, Barb Davis, Julie Cox, Caldwell Camero, Elizabeth H. Cobb, Jim Falteisek, Nancy Feldman, Andrea Trimble Hart, Lori Jenkins, John Jensvold, Hayley Johnson, Paul A. Johnson, Ray Krause, John Lefevre, Paul Mattessich, Naomi Pesky, Kari Ruth, Joseph W.E. Schmitt, Helen Wagner, Susan Wenz",,"Park Square Theatre Company AKA Park Square Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael-jon,Pease,"Park Square Theatre Company AKA Park Square Theatre","408 St Peter St Ste 110","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 767-8485 ",pease@Parksquaretheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Swift, Wabasha, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-589,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25438,"Operating Support",2015,274694,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Realize 12% enrollment growth in response to increased demand for services and greater awareness in the community of the role of MacPhail. MacPhail will achieve $12.1 million revenue in fiscal year 2015 to serve 15,600 children and adults, with 40% identifying as racially/ethnically diverse. Financial aid and partnership subsidies will total $1 million. 2: Deliver and ensure quality across all program areas of MacPhail delivered by a faculty of excellent teaching artists. MacPhail will employ 200 teaching artists, gain national media attention, increase enrollment by 12%, and maintain a balanced budget in fiscal year 2015.","MacPhail’s Chanhassen site has over 400 students. New Horizon Academy partnership doubled enrollment. On track to meet its FY 2015 board budgeted revenue at $10,500,243 and serve 14,200 children and adults; in FY 2015, 44% of students reported non-white race. Financial aid and partnership subsidies are on track to total $889,000. 2: New faculty resources include Learning Lab and Teaching Principles websites, multiple workshops, and 100 instructional videos. 96.9% of students would recommend MacPhail. MacPhail employs 220 teaching artists. National media attention included NBC Nightly News for Giving Voice Chorus. Enrollment set to increase 8%, according to Board plan. On track for balanced budget.",,9175015,"Other, local or private",9449709,27500,"Tom Abood, Jane Alexander, Aaron Alt, Barry Berg, Sally Blanks, Margee Bracken, Ellen Breyer, Hudie Broughton, Roma Calatayud-Stocks, Kate Cimino, Tom Clark, Joaquin Delgado, Andrew Eklund, Leslie Frecon, Rahoul Ghose, Warren Kelly, Bob Lawson, Diana Lewis, Tom McEnery, Kate Mortenson, Patty Murphy, David Myers, Christopher Perrigo, Connie Remele, John Righini, Jill Schurtz, Chris Simpson, Carolyn Smallwood, Kim Snow, Peter Spokes, Kiran Stordalen, Lica Tomizuka Sanborn, Steve Wells",,"MacPhail Center for Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Fideler,"MacPhail Center for Music","501 S 2nd St",Minneapolis,MN,55401-2383,"(612) 767-5326 ",fideler.leslie@macphail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pennington, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-439,"Melissa Brechon: Faculty member, Masters of Library and Information, Saint Catherine University; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator; most recently as executive director of KFAI, Fresh Air Radio; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; William Miller: History professor at the College of Saint Scholastica; former MSAB board member; Gary Peterson: Managing Director, Anaya Dance Theatre; board chair, Southern Theater; independent consultant; Anat Shinar: Program manager, BodyCartography Project; instructor, Young Dance; Bonnie Stewart: Cofounder, SistersSojourn; Patricia Zurlo: Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician|Jeanne Zwart, Board member, Elysian Area Library; chair, Elysian Fourth of July Parade","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25452,"Operating Support",2015,67208,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Foster artistic development and community engagement for composers: act as resource for composers, and create connections with local communities. Regular communication with participants throughout the duration of programs and surveys completed by key stakeholders. 2: Inspire students with fresh music: provide students with meaningful, relevant musical experiences through the creation of new music. Ongoing monitoring of the launch of a new program, input from advisory committee and surveys completed by key stakeholders.","ACF maintained vital re-granting, fellowship and commissioning programs; produced 26 new recordings; and facilitated seminars for reading of new work. Staff communicates with participants throughout residencies/programs to shape projects as they progress. Composers complete final reports and findings are shared with pertinent committees of the board and funders. 2: Two pieces were written for BandQuest and ChoralQuest. NextNotes High School Composition Awards was launched to encourage music creation in students. Quantitative and qualitative data were measured. Compiled findings assess program elements and the role staff needs to play in fostering success. An independent evaluation of the first year of NextNotes is in process.",,1631211,"Other, local or private",1698419,3830,"Meredith Alden, J. Anthony Allen, James Berdahl, Pearl Bergad, Patrick Castillo, Mary Ellen Childs, David Conte, Dee Ann Crossley, Ian Ding, Jon Deak, Jorja Fleezanis, Melitta George, Delta David Gier, Jeff Graves, Stephen Green, Joy Harjo, Sam Hsu, Nancy Huart, Barry Kempton, Deborah Kermeen, Anne LeBaron, Evans Mirageas, Fred Moore, David Myers, John Nuechterlein, David O'Fallon, Joseph Ohrt, David Ranheim, Eugene Rogers, Bill Sands, James Stephenson, Dan Thomas, Tom Voegeli",,"The American Composers Forum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bonnie,Marshall,"The American Composers Forum","522 Landmark Ctr 75 W 5th St","St Paul",MN,55102-1439,"(651) 251-2822 ",bmarshall@composersforum.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Benton, Blue Earth, Cook, Hennepin, Lake, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Sherburne, Steele, St. Louis, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-440,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25457,"Operating Support",2015,493916,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Trust will reinforce Hennepin Avenue as the premier entertainment destination in the state. The Trust will work with local and national partners to bring a high quality mix of nearly 350 live performances and events to Minneapolis including musical theatre, concerts, comedy, and speakers. 2: The Trust will engage the public by producing four activation activities utilizing art on Hennepin Avenue. The Trust will continue to activate the Downtown Cultural District with a variety of activities including Family Day events and summer street closures.","Hennepin Theatre Trust offered more than 500 performances and events in our theatres on Hennepin Avenue in FY 2015. Hennepin Theatre Trust worked with local theatre groups including Theater Latte Da and Minneapolis Musical Theatre as well as national partners to present musical theatre, concerts, comedy, speakers, etc. 2: Hennepin Theatre Trust engaged the public in seven Cultural District activations utilizing art and culture in FY 2015. Hennepin Theatre Trust offered two Made Here, two Family Day and three PARKLOT activations in the Cultural District in FY 2015, which includes Hennepin Avenue.",,22409626,"Other, local or private",22903542,164968,"Travis Barkve, Scott Benson, Daniel Pierce Bergin, John Blackshaw, Judy Blaseg, Ralph W. Burnet, Sonia Cairns, Andrea Christenson, Dan Cramer, Kathleen Gullickson, Thomas L. Hoch, Linda Ireland, Jeannie Joas, Barbara Klaas, Jim Linnett, Mark Marjala, Annette Thompson Meeks, Jay Novak, Jann L. Olsten, David Orbuch, Dan Pfeiffer, Brian J. Pietsch, Thomas J. Rosen, Ann Simonds, Julie Beth Vipperman, Tom Vitt",1,"Hennepin Theatre Trust","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laura,Lewis,"Hennepin Theatre Trust","615 Hennepin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 455-9500 ",Laura.Lewis@HennepinTheatreTrust.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-441,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25517,"Operating Support",2015,434356,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Walker will serve as a catalyst for the creative expression of artists. Key indicators of the Walker's support of artists include the acquisition, commission, and presentation of artists work across the disciplines of design, film/video, performing arts, and visual art. 2: The Walker will work to advance participation in the arts and active audience engagement. In addition to tracking attendance and participation both onsite and online, the Walker evaluates qualitatively through regular audience surveys, studies, advisory groups, and community partnerships.","Serve as a catalyst for the creative expression of artists. Artist surveys and interviews are regularly conducted. Engagements are tracked across exhibitions, publications, commissions, premieres, residencies, interdisciplinary collaborations, and acquisitions. 2: Advance participation in the arts and active audience engagement. Attendance and participation are tracked. Audience and member surveys are regularly conducted and advisory groups provide feedback to ensure accessibility. Google Analytics is used to evaluate online audience engagement.",,25996824,"Other, local or private",26431180,,"Mark Addicks, Christopher Askew, Jan Breyer, John Christakos, James G. Dayton, Patrick J. Denzer, Andrew Duff, Sima Griffith, Julie Guggemos, Nina Hale, Andrew Humphrey, Amy Kern, Chris Killingstad, Anne Labovitz, Muffy MacMillan, Alfredo Martel, Jennifer Martin, Aedie McEvoy, Dave Moore, Jim Murphy, Monica Nassif, Dawn Owens, Dick Payne, Michael Peterman, Patrick Peyton, Donna Pohlad, Rebecca Pohlad, Teresa Rasmussen, Elizabeth Redleaf, Peter Remes, Joel Ronning, Lynn Carlson Schell, Jesse Singh, Greg Stenmoe, Wim Stocks, Carol Surface, Laura Taft, Marjorie Weiser, John Whaley, Susan White, Tom Wicka, Audrey Wilf, D. Ellen Wilson, Wayne Zink",,"Walker Art Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marla,Stack,"Walker Art Center","1750 Hennepin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403-2115,"(612) 375-7640 ",marla.stack@walkerart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-443,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25532,"Operating Support",2015,45802,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","At least maintain the Jungle Theater's increased, record-setting engagement in programs, including outreach to underserved populations and affordable access. Track attendance and participation; document number and percent of free and discounted tickets distributed and free program usage; track outreach and education program service data and demographics. 2: Continue to provide expanded employment and professional development opportunities for Minnesota artists. Track number of artists engaged, and percentage of budget dedicated to artists, compared with years prior to Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund funding; track number of interns engaged.","Second largest season audience ever (30,055); record number subscribers (2,449 for 2014 season; 2,516 for 2015 season); 4,628 free tickets. Box office tracking of attendance, number tickets sold, and number complimentary tickets provided; box office tracking of season tickets sold 2: 134 artists employed in season; 50% of total expense budget for artist pay/benefits (10% above pre-ACHF); free tickets = 15% total audience. Staff unduplicated count of artists/technicians employed; analysis of artist pay as % of expense budget; comparative data with previous years.",,1449354,"Other, local or private",1495156,,"Tom Beimers, Barbara Bencini, Brad Betlach, Bain Boehlke, Jeffrey Bores, Bob Bush, Kim Carlander, Ann Dayton, Carolyn Erickson, Ed Foppe, Ed Friedlund, Theodora Gaitas, Eric Galatz, John Kachelmacher, Miriam Kelen, Tom Keller, Thom Lewis, Sarah Meyer, Jennifer Schaeidler, Amber Senn, Michael Shann, Marcia Stout, David Swenson, Paul Thomas, Barbara Zell, Suzanne Zeller",,"Jungle Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Margo,Gisselman,"Jungle Theater","2951 Lyndale Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55408-2111,"(612) 278-0141 ",margo@jungletheater.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Lake, Martin, McLeod, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-444,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25537,"Operating Support",2015,32686,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Expand Minnesota Center for Book Arts’ contribution to the book arts community. Expand all-ages educational programming. Support Minnesota artists through studio access, fellowships, and artist programs. Present superb exhibitions and free community programs. 2: Enhance the visibility of Minnesota Center for Book Arts and the book arts, and expand participation by new stakeholders. Complete communications redesign with audience development plan. Add strategic partnerships with new constituencies. Communicate social and cultural value of book art form in programs and settings.","MCBA served 73,000 all-ages Minnesotans in programs including fourteen free exhibitions, such as Contained Narrative: Defining Contemporary Artists’ Books. Indicators include strong attendance at fourteen free exhibitions, and increased participation by children and youth: over 31,000 served (up from nearly 30,000) on-site and through community partnerships in the metro and greater Minnesota. 2: MCBA expanded all-ages programming onsite and in both metro and greater Minnesota communities, including schools supporting diverse cultural values. MCBA served over 31,000 youth and children, with partners including LEAP, a Title I high school for youth new to the U.S., and the Academia Cesar Chavez School, a dual language school advocating Latino cultural values.",,799704,"Other, local or private",832390,,"Dara Beevas, Laurel Bradley, Ronnie Brooks, Mathea K.E. Bulander, Duncan Campbell, Patrick Coleman, Eric Crosby, Valerie Deus, Diane Katsiaficas, Lyndel King, Peggy Korsmo-Kennon, Marci Malzahn, Steven McCarthy, Diane Merrifield, Barbara Portwood, Sherry Poss, Regula Russelle, Ryan Scheife, Odia Wood-Krueger",,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeff,Rathermel,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 100",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1279,"(612) 215-2525 ",jrathermel@mnbookarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carver, Clay, Cook, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Le Sueur, Olmsted, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-445,"Melissa Brechon: Faculty member, Masters of Library and Information, Saint Catherine University; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator; most recently as executive director of KFAI, Fresh Air Radio; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; William Miller: History professor at the College of Saint Scholastica; former MSAB board member; Gary Peterson: Managing Director, Anaya Dance Theatre; board chair, Southern Theater; independent consultant; Anat Shinar: Program manager, BodyCartography Project; instructor, Young Dance; Bonnie Stewart: Cofounder, SistersSojourn; Patricia Zurlo: Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician|Jeanne Zwart, Board member, Elysian Area Library; chair, Elysian Fourth of July Parade","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25547,"Operating Support",2015,626681,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Guthrie will produce, co-produce, and present at least 650 live performance events for the public on three stages during fiscal year 2015. Fully-mounted productions and concerts will be joined by showcases of University of Minnesota/Guthrie B.F.A. and Guthrie Experience (M.F.A.) students. All ticketed performances are tracked through Tessitura software. 2: The Guthrie will be accessible to all visitors with mobility, visual, and hearing impairments. 1,300 people will receive discounted Sensory Tours, American Sign Language interpretation, audio description and open captioning. Free use of wheelchairs, Braille materials and other services will continue.","The Guthrie offered 683 ticketed performances (productions, presentations and concerts), exceeding the goal of 650. Audience surveys and press coverage were used to evaluate artistic merit. All ticketed performances were tracked through Tessitura software. 2: 1,441 people with disabilities purchased discounted tickets for 61 accessible performances. Other access services were available for all performances. Access tickets purchased and accessible performances offered were tracked through Tessitura software. The Access Services Manager tracked utilization of access equipment and publications and solicited feedback from users.",,31948925,"Other, local or private",32575606,,"Peggy Steif Abram, Martha Goldberg Aronson, Y. Marc Belton, Anne Bjerken, Terri E. Bonoff, Blythe Brenden, Peter A. Brew, Priscilla Brewster, James L. Chosy, Richard J. Cohen, Jane M. Confer, Fran Davis, David Dines, Joseph Haj, Todd Hartman, Matthew Hemsley, David G. Hurrell, Liesl Hyde, Eric Kaler, Patrick S. Kennedy, Mark Kenyon, Jodee Kozlak, Suzanne Kubach, Brad Lerman, Helen C. Liu, Jennifer Melin Miller, David Moore, Amanda Norman, Timothy Pabst, Thomas M. Racciatti, Robert A. Rosenbaum, Stephen W. Sanger, Patricia S. Simmons, Lee B. Skold, Michael Solberg, Lisa Sorenson, Kenneth F. Spence III, Brian W. Woolsey, Sri Zaheer, Charles A. Zelle, Wayne Zink, Martha Atwater, Karen Bachman, David C. Cox, Pierson M. Grieve, Polly Grose, Sally Pillsbury, Douglas M. Steenland, Mary W. Vaughan, Irving Weiser, Margaret Wurtele",,"Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Danielle,"St Germain-Gordon","Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","818 2nd St S",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1252,"(612) 225-6000 ",danielle@guthrietheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-447,"Carol Bemis: Museum professional; active arts community volunteer; Gretchen Boyum: Curator and education coordinator, Kaddatz Gallery, Fergus Falls; Jonathan Carter: Solutions manager, General Mills; former board chair, Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir; Barbara Davis: Retired teacher and non-profit consultant; founding executive director of Springboard; Crystal Hegge: Director, Frozen River Film Festival; Katie Marshall: Executive Director, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids; Peter Pellinen: Founder, Small Parts Players; working to renovate the historic Lyric Theatre, Virginia; Chamath Perera: Independent leadership coach and fund development consultant; independent filmmaker; Susan Prosapio: Former executive director, Great River Arts Association, Little Falls|Linda Shapiro, Founder and former artistic codirector of New Dance Ensemble, director of New Dance Laboratory","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",Yes
25552,"Operating Support",2015,17636,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Explore program participation opportunities that engage Minnesota audiences and increase community involvement. Weavers Guild of Minnesota will develop and evaluate events and activities that broaden participation amongst students, artists, teachers, volunteers, partners, and members to deepen community connections. 2: Assess and revise learning opportunities, programs, and services that support and explore interest in an appreciation for the arts. Weavers Guild of Minnesota will generate skill development and measure progress toward eliminating barriers to increase the value and understanding of contemporary and traditional weaving and spinning art forms.","The Weavers Guild of Minnesota achieved its proposed outcome of exploring program participation opportunities that engage Minnesota audiences and increase community involvement. WGM developed and evaluated events and activities meant to broaden participation. Survey results, database analytics, and email campaign analytics were used to track audience engagement. 2: The Weavers Guild of Minnesota achieved its proposed outcome of assessing and revising learning opportunities that support interests in fiber arts. WGM used student surveys, instructor surveys, and database analytics to assess skill development and to track participation activity.",,207900,"Other, local or private",225536,17636,"Cynthia Scott, Peter Withoff, Ellen Richard, Karen Hovermale, Robbie LaFleur, Jere Thompson, Robyn Husebye, Lisa-Anne Bauch, Gayle Groebner, Cassie Warholm-Wohlenhaus, Jackie Lind, Donna Gravesen, Geri Retzlaff, Jan Hayman, Susan Larson-Fleming, Debbie Heilig",,"Weavers Guild of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Becky,Franklin,"Weavers Guild of Minnesota","3000 University Ave SE Ste 110",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 436-0463 ",lhansen@weaversguildmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, McLeod, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-448,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25557,"Operating Support",2015,49275,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Cantus will build capacity and understanding in evaluating and assessing its goals in artistic excellence. Indicator of success and tools to evaluate: working with Chorus America and other choruses across the country over two years, we will implement intrinsic impact surveys, monitor responses, and share results for further understanding. 2: Cantus will create and perform concert programs that are relevant to its audience and that offer new perspectives, reflection, and affirmation. Intrinsic impact surveys will help us learn how our audience understands our programming intent. Anecdotal comments and monitoring individual gifts will also provide important information. ","Cantus gained capacity and additional understanding in how our audience understands our work. Cantus fully participated in the first year of a two year, national, `Intrinsic Impact` survey project through Chorus America. 2: Cantus created and performed four distinct concert programs and reprised `All is Calm`. Evaluation method included: intrinsic impact surveys, artist and staff concert reports, concert reviews and ticket sales. ",,960275,"Other, local or private",1009550,,"Wendy Holmes, Chuck Peterson, Karl Reichert, Noel McCormick, James Dorsey, Julie Carver, Brock Metzger, Marit Nowlin, Amanda Davisson, Doug Affinito, David Ranheim, Libby Larsen, Patricia Kirkpatrick, Pete Cochrane, Katie Berg, Martha Graber",,Cantus,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Lee,Cantus,"1221 Nicollet Ave Ste 231",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 435-0046x 2",mlee@cantussings.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Carlton, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Martin, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Todd, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-449,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25567,"Operating Support",2015,78086,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Re-engage past program participants, most of whom are Minnesota artists, as part of our Affiliated Writers initiative. Track number and location of Affiliated Writers in Minnesota; track number of interactive/participatory activities offered and resources available; qualitatively assess engagement and perceived value. 2: Strengthen and grow local partnerships and playwright-community connections for the benefit of Minnesota communities. Track number and scope of partnerships compared with recent years; track constituencies served; assess nature and depth of partnerships; collect data and feedback on unique goals achieved via written partnership evaluations.","Engaged 150 past participants as Affiliated Writers and supported partnerships for three of them with Composer’s Forum, KBEM radio, and Augsburg College. Of the 150 Affiliated Writers, 52 are based in Minnesota. Impact of the partnership projects for Affiliated Writers was evaluated via written reports by the artists and conversations with the partnering organizations. 2: Partnered with Ten Thousand Things, Mu Performing Arts, and Red Eye to produce plays by Minnesota-based writers and connected playwrights and producers. Impact was assessed through artists’ written surveys and conversations with collaborating theaters about the audiences reached. Of the 75 theaters who joined the connections program, twelve are based in the Twin Cities. ",,1095988,"Other, local or private",1174074,78086,"Toni Bjorklund, Carlyle Brown, Barbara Davis, John Geelan, Greg Giles, Chelle Gonzo, Elizabeth Grant, Tessa Gunther, Janet Jones, Carson Kreitzer, Annie Lebedoff, Molly Lehman, Sara Nelson, Nathan Perez, Charlie Quimby, Steve Strand, Kesha Tanabe, Joe Waechter, Harry Waters Jr., Ruth Weiner",,"The Playwrights' Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Keri,Kellerman,"The Playwrights' Center","2301 Franklin Ave E",Minneapolis,MN,55406-1024,"(612) 332-7481x 122",kerik@pwcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Lyon, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-451,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25577,"Operating Support",2015,94813,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audience engagement: create compelling stories around exhibitions and events, communicate the Minneapolis Institute of Arts' stories over multiple programs and platforms, and assess constituents' reception of them. 450,000 Minnesotans will have opportunities to engage with the stories of art delivered in a new, less connoisseur-centered voice. Whenever possible, the museum will engage an outside evaluator to assess programs and projects related to this outcome. 2: Embrace globalization: address the global transmission of art and culture in exhibitions and develop programs that address the cultures and concerns of ethnic communities living in Minnesota. 450,000 Minnesotans will have opportunities to learn about the global transmission of culture through the presentation of works of art. Where possible, the museum will engage an outside evaluator to assess programs related to this outcome.","The MIA created compelling stories around exhibitions and events and communicated them over multiple platforms. By engaging visitors across multiple channels, including 100th Birthday Surprises, digital treatments called ArtStories, and Of Us and Art: The 100 Videos Project, the MIA welcomed over 700,000 visitors in FY 2015. 2: The MIA embraced globalization through exhibitions and programs that addressed the cultures and concerns of ethnic communities living in Minnesota. The MIA met this goal through a video program for Somali youth, an exhibition of the Art of Liberia and Sierra Leone, tours with Native American museum guides during Native American History Month, and many other activities.",,26336367,"Other, local or private",26431180,,"Diane Lilly, Maurice Blanks, Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad, John Lindahl, John Huss, Kaywin Feldman, Kari Alldredge, Stacia Andersen, Shari Ballard, Gary Bhojwani, Blythe Brenden, Willard Clark, Kitty Crosby, Ken Cutler, Richard Davis, Eric Dayton, Jane Emison, Nancy Engh, Michael Fernandez, Michael Francis, Gayle Fuguitt, Paul Grangaard, Rick King, Mark Lacek, Eric Levinson, Reid MacDonald, Nivin MacMillan, Brent Magid, Al McQuinn, Leni Moore, Sheila Morgan,Mary Olson, John Prince, Abigail Rose, Marianne Short, Roger Sit, Michael Snow, Ralph Strangis, Brian Taylor, Lori Watso",,"The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts AKA The Minneapolis Institute of Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Charisse,Gendron,"The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts AKA The Minneapolis Institute of Arts","2400 3rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404-3506,"(612) 870-3223 ",cgendron@artsmia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Clay, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-452,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25612,"Operating Support",2015,71134,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Continue to build our online program to reach more Minnesotans beyond those who participate on-site at metro area program locations. Track number and demographics, such as geographic location, of unique participants in online programs and activities; track unique visitors to the Loft’s Website; compare results to prior years. 2: Extend the Loft’s program reach to every congressional district, and a greater number of counties, in the state of Minnesota. Track geographic location of participants in Loft programs and activities during fiscal year 2015; compare with prior year the counties represented among service constituents.","The Loft reached 431 Minnesotans (from 117 cities) through online classes and 233,709 unique website visitors (with 417,644 sessions). Tracked number, and demographics such as geographic location, of unique participants in online programs and activities; tracked unique visitors to the Loft’s website. 2: The Loft served over 2,500 writers (representing every congressional district) from 55 Minnesota counties. Tracked geographic location of participants in Loft programs and activities during FY 2015; compared with prior year the counties represented among service constituents.",,1902419,"Other, local or private",1973553,,"John Schenk, Jacquelyn B. Fletcher, Ruth Shields, Nathan Perez, Kent Adams, Elspeth Carlstrom, Jack El-Hai, David Francis, W. Michael Garner, Sharon Hendry, Marlon James, Ed Bok Lee, Susan Lenfestey, Carrie Obry, Nina Orezzoli, Elizabeth Schott, Karen Sternal, Faith Sullivan, Lori Syverson, Kamau Witherspoon, Margaret Wurtele",,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beth,Schoeppler,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1278,"(612) 215-2580 ",bschoeppler@loft.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-454,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25642,"Operating Support",2015,13215,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Engage and develop young people as dancers, in current programming and new. Create streamlined mobile version of website for cell phones; add Family Dance program by late 2014; visit dance locales with large % young dancers to analyze; gather data from popular Bollywood dance. 2: Create a welcoming environment at Contra dances. Solicit veteran contra dancers to mentor newcomers; create dance tips poster; individual discussions with longtime dancers to integrate newcomers; follow-up conversations with newcomers; quarterly board review.","Have a new device-friendly website. Regular family and young adult attendance is building. Family Dance began monthly series late 2014. Website completed. In 7-14 we had 742 Facebook fans: now nearly 1,000. Family Dance organizers and Bollywood dance admissions volunteer provided estimated stats and observations. - Marketing and Technical Assistant went to U Minnesota dance to observe. 2: Contra dance has created various means to welcome and integrate newcomers. Dance tips poster up. Callers tell what to expect (dance tips), and invite people to gather after dance to socialize. System ensures newcomers greeted and have people to dance with. Special needs of young adult dancers discussed. Periodic board review.",,205858,"Other, local or private",219073,4958,"Tuvia Abramson, Madhu Bangalore, Claudia Graebel Beermann, Barbara Beltrand, David Kirchner, Jeanne Novak, Gordon Olsen, Todd Petersen, Marc Scovill, Ed Stern, Carole Wilson",,"Tapestry Folkdance Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Cummings,"Tapestry Folkdance Center","3748 Minnehaha Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55406-2668,"(612) 722-2914 ",Mary@tapestryfolkdance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-457,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25647,"Operating Support",2015,89339,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","American Craft Council expands opportunities for craft in everyday life through partnerships with local artists and organizations, shows and programming, traditional and social media. American Craft Council assesses Minnesotan’s engagement with craft through the success of events and activities with partner organizations, increased use of American Craft Council resources, and response to traditional and social media. 2: American Craft Council promotes quality craft experiences for Minnesotans through engaging and award winning programming, awards, magazine, library, online resources and partnerships. American Craft Council assesses success through markers of excellence and engagement: financial stability; growth in attendance, donations, membership numbers; increased recognition and opportunities for artists.","ACC’s innovative programming and partnerships with organizations both inside and outside of the craft field provided opportunities to explore creative activities taking place in Minnesota. ACC used attendance, surveys and feedback to gauge Minnesotan’s engagement at events and activities like ACC’s Saint Paul Show, Let’s Make, Hip Pop, and Library Salons. Increased use of ACCs website, digital resources, and social media was also reviewed. 2: Through artistic excellence, unique and engaging programming, and organizational fiscal stability, ACC provides economic opportunities for artists and quality experiences for the entire Minnesota community. Direct feedback from show participants, including new emerging artists, is used to evaluate ACC programming. Key data, including membership and donors, attendance, website visits, and balanced budget, are all ways that ACC determines effectiveness.",,4977762,"Other, local or private",5067101,13400,"Barbara Berlin, Kevin Buchi, Sonya Clark, Charles Duddingston, Robert Duncan, Lisbeth Evans, Kelly Gage, Miguel Gómez-Ibáñez, James Hackney, Charlotte Herrera, Ayumi Horie, Stuart Kestenbaum, Michael Lamar, Stoney Lamar, Lorne Lassiter, Kathryn Lebaron, Lydia Matthews, Wendy Maruyama, Marlin Miller, Alexandra Moses, Gabriel Ofiesh, Bruce Pepich, Sylvia Peters, Judy Pote, Josh Simpson, Thomas Turner, Damian Velasquez, Barbara Waldman, Namita Gupta Wiggers, Patricia Young",,"American Craft Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elissa,Chaffee,"American Craft Council","1224 Marshall St NE Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 206-3125 ",echaffee@craftcouncil.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-458,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25669,"Operating Support",2015,373823,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create community activities where the arts are unexpected such as the Summer Dance program and Children’s Festival. Bring at least 50,000 children/families to the Children’s Festival including art-making activities in the parks and attract 5,000 dancers and onlookers to free Summer Dance concerts and lessons. 2: Ordway will increase and diversify programming to coincide with the opening of the new 1,100-seat concert hall in 2015. Successfully complete Taking Our Place Centerstage: African Diaspora in Harmony, and attract at least 10,000 to programs at the Ordway and in the community touching on African/African American arts.","The arts are interwoven into every facet of community life through community activities such as the Summer Dance program and the Children's Festival. Through the Children’s Festival (67,491 families attended) and the Summer Dance program in June and July, audiences have the opportunity to experience the arts for free on stage and in nearby parks. 2: People of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities participate in the arts through increased diverse programming in the new 1,100-seat Concert Hall. After a successful series of “Taking Our Place Centerstage” in 2013-2014, in the past year, over 300,000 people attended more than 400 events that crossed cultures and spanned artistic disciplines, notably Raices y Suenos: The Artistry of Cuba.",,15846077,"Other, local or private",16219900,,"Scott P. Anderson, Jeannie P. Buckner, Dorothea Burns, Robert E. Cattanach, Mary P. Choate, John P. Clifford Jr., Honorable Chris Coleman, Traci Egly, Rajiv Garg, John Gibbs, Michael Goar, William D. Gullickson Jr., Thomas W. Handley, Linda Hanson, Mark L. Henneman, Roger Hewins, Ann Hilger, Angela Jenks, Tracy C. Jokinen, Eric D. Levinson, David M. Lilly Jr., Barry Lazarus, Maureen A. Kucera-Walsh, Laura McCarten, Matt Majka, Rosa M. Miller, Patricia A. Mitchell, Robert F. Moeller II, Nancy Nicholson, John G. Ordway III, P.W. Parker, David C. Quigg, William Sands, David Sewall, Valeria Silva, Debra A. Sit, Beth Theobald, Peter H. Thrane",,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lori-Anne,Williams,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","345 Washington St","St Paul",MN,55102-1419,"(651) 282-3000 ",lwilliams@ordway.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-459,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25751,"Operating Support",2015,40569,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Our strategic goals include becoming a more vital part of the regional museum community, increase our fiscal stability, and increase our visibility to the general public. Increase our attendance to approximately 34,000 in 2014/2015. Continue to increase our membership by 5%. Outreach to the community through an expansion of our educational programs via a new educational committee. 2: We educate our viewing public, bringing new information and challenging assumptions through dynamic exhibitions and educational programs. We have provided well respected and well attended exhibitions in the past year. We are on track in expanding our educational programs to augment the information provided in our exhibitions.","TMORA has concentrated its efforts on implementing more frequent and diverse museum programming, a new development plan, and has focused on new marketing strategies. TMORA's attendance in May and June of 2015 has been the highest ever over the last five years. Our membership increased by 1% over the last year. We offer a new series of tours, painting classes, hunts for children, and presentations. 2: In addition to providing interactive opening receptions, TMORA has been partnering with new organizations to host plays, lectures and concerts that relate to exhibitions and the arts in Russia. Within the last year, TMORA has partnered with the Northrop Auditorium, Simply Jane's Studio, JCRC, JCC, World War II Roundtable, Special Actor's Group, and the Saint Mary's Choir to provide unique and educational learning programs. ",,1147652,"Other, local or private",1188221,7500,"Gayle DeVries, Ludmila Borisnova Eklund, M.D., Gwenn Djupedal, E. Duane Engstrom, M.D., Judy Garza, Barb Halverson, Rochelle Hoffman, Helen P. Hustad, William R. McLaughlin, Pam Safar, Bradford Shinkle, IV, Dr. C. Ben Wright, Cody Wolkowitz",1,"The Museum of Russian Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Randy,Maurer,"The Museum of Russian Art","5500 Stevens Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55419,"(612) 821-9045 ",rmaurer@tmora.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-469,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25757,"Operating Support",2015,44165,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Growth in applications from Greater Minnesota. In 2013, we received 24 non-metro Minnesota applications, eleven of which ended up in the festival. In 2015, we seek a 15% increase in non-metro Minnesota applications. We’ll track success using data collected from applicants. 2: Expanded online producer training and resources. In 2013, online producer resources were accessed 834 times in total. In 2015 we seek to expand online resources, and we seek a 15% increase in the usage of these materials. We’ll track success using web analytics and artist surveys.","In 2015, we received 35 non-metro Minnesotan applications – a 31% increase. Thirteen of these shows ended up in the 2015 festival. We collected ZIP code data from every applicant to determine whether they were a metro-based or nonmetro-based applicant. 2: Although the 2015 festival is not yet complete, online producer resources have been accessed 2,446 times in total. We used URL tracking and web analytics to determine how many times producers had accessed various producer resources.",,632217,"Other, local or private",676382,,"David Brookins, Ron Brunk-Parker, Connie Cameron, Shelly Dailey, David Frank, Matt Hanzlik, Gay Kemmis, Kathy Kim, Jamil Jude, Danna Mirviss, Annie Scott Riley, Cameron Skold, Steven Walker, Levi Weinhagen",,"Minnesota Fringe Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeffrey,Larson,"Minnesota Fringe Festival","79 13th Ave NE Ste 112",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 872-1212 ",jeff@fringefestival.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Kanabec, Le Sueur, Lyon, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-475,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25759,"Operating Support",2015,290935,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Deliver five-production seasons that expand the repertoire, enrich audiences, and contribute to the vitality of our community. Evaluation will be through: number of new composers/works to the operatic canon; use of innovation/technology in productions; ability to attract/retain top talent; ticket sales; number of people reached; audience feedback; Website use; and media response. 2: Advance Minnesota Opera’s position as a leading American opera company. Evaluation will be through: creation of new works; innovative productions of traditional works; number of co-producers; production rental revenue; national and international recognition (awards/articles); media response. ","Minnesota Opera delivered five productions including one newly commissioned opera, which expands the repertoire and provides access to art form due to relevance as contemporary work; 46,000 + served. Minnesota Opera evaluation included number of tickets sold, hiring top talent (including 159 Minnesota performers) and positive local newspaper reviews and comments via the website from audience attendees. 2: Minnesota Opera advanced its position as a leading American opera company. Evaluation was seen through successful commission and workshop of Stephen King's, The Shining as part of our New Works II Initiative; increased number of co-producers and rental revenue; and by setting record for ticket sales with Carmen.",,10255748,"Other, local or private",10546683,,"Patricia Beithon, Daniel Blanco,, Bernard Brunsman, Peter Carter, Rachelle D. Chase, Jane M. Confer, Sara Donaldson, Bianca Fine, Sharon Hawkins, Ruth S. Huss, Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad, Philip Isaacson, James Johnson, Patricia Johnson, John C. Junek, Christine Larsen, Robert Lee, Steve Mahon, Leni Moore, Albin Jim Nelson, Kay Ness, Elizabeth Redleaf, Connie Remele, Don Romanaggi, Christopher Romans, Mary H. Schrock, Linda Roberts Singh, Nadege Souvenir, Virginia Stringer, H. Bernt von Ohlen, Margaret Wurtele, Karen Bachman, John A. Blanchard III, Burton Cohen, Julia W. Dayton, Mary W. Vaughan",,"The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jada,Hansen,"The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera","620 1st St N",Minneapolis,MN,55401-1225,"(612) 333-2700 ",jhansen@mnopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-477,"Melissa Brechon: Faculty member, Masters of Library and Information, Saint Catherine University; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator; most recently as executive director of KFAI, Fresh Air Radio; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; William Miller: History professor at the College of Saint Scholastica; former MSAB board member; Gary Peterson: Managing Director, Anaya Dance Theatre; board chair, Southern Theater; independent consultant; Anat Shinar: Program manager, BodyCartography Project; instructor, Young Dance; Bonnie Stewart: Cofounder, SistersSojourn; Patricia Zurlo: Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician|Jeanne Zwart, Board member, Elysian Area Library; chair, Elysian Fourth of July Parade","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25760,"Operating Support",2015,250409,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To provide wide access to live performances of world-class music in the Twin Cities community. Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society will provide more than 120 world-class performances, family activities, and education programs in the 2014-15 season through concerts in twelve venues (including the new hall at the Ordway), free and low-priced tickets, and diverse programming.","The SPCO provided wide access to live performances of world-class music in Minnesota and beyond by offering affordable tickets at twelve concert venues throughout the Twin Cities. With affordable concerts in convenient venues, free family education and outreach activities, diverse programming, and a variety of digital media efforts, the SPCO has expanded its reach into the community and upheld its commitment to accessibility.",,10801213,"Other, local or private",11051622,,"Ruggero Allifranchini, Betty Andrews, Jo Bailey, Debra Berns, Theresa Bevilacqua, Thomas Brown, Jon Cieslak, Penny Chally, Richard Cohen, Bruce Coppock, Sheldon Damberg, Joan Duddingston, Nina Tso-Ning Fan, Judith Garcia Galiana, Bonnie Grzeskowiak, Ingrid Lenz Harrison, James Haymaker, Andrina Hougham, A.J. Huss Jr., Arthur Kaemmer, D. William Kaufman, Erwin Kelen, Karen Larsen, Robert L. Lee, David Lillehaug, Laura Liu, Wendell Maddox, Stephen Mahle, Richard Martinez, Jerome Miranowski, Amy Moon, Alfred Moore, Betty Myers, David Myers, Jenny Lind Nilsson, Lowell Noteboom, Deborah Palmer, Paula Patineau, Daniel Pennie, Nicholas Pifer, Shawn Quant, Andrew Redleaf, Donald Ryks, Anthony Scarfone, Daniel Schmechel, Fred Sewell, Ronald Sit, Marschall Smith, Joseph Tashjian, Charles Ullery, Dobson West, Elizabeth Willis, Max Zarling, Priscilla Zee",,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Becky,Cline,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","408 St Peter St 3rd Fl","St Paul",MN,55102-1497,"(651) 292-3280 ",rcline@spcomail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-478,"Carol Bemis: Museum professional; active arts community volunteer; Gretchen Boyum: Curator and education coordinator, Kaddatz Gallery, Fergus Falls; Jonathan Carter: Solutions manager, General Mills; former board chair, Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir; Barbara Davis: Retired teacher and non-profit consultant; founding executive director of Springboard; Crystal Hegge: Director, Frozen River Film Festival; Katie Marshall: Executive Director, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids; Peter Pellinen: Founder, Small Parts Players; working to renovate the historic Lyric Theatre, Virginia; Chamath Perera: Independent leadership coach and fund development consultant; independent filmmaker; Susan Prosapio: Former executive director, Great River Arts Association, Little Falls|Linda Shapiro, Founder and former artistic codirector of New Dance Ensemble, director of New Dance Laboratory","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25761,"Operating Support",2015,55948,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Northern Clay Center will increase visitors, in store and online, conduct satellite sale of ceramics, tour exhibitions to greater Minnesota, create online resources for educators. Northern Clay Center will increase levels of educational activity; deepen outreach relationships with long-time partners; conduct successful offsite sale of ceramics; tour exhibition to three sites; increase visits to Website from educators and general public. 2: Northern Clay Center’s mission will extend outside of its walls through new partnerships, convenings, and conversations. Surveys will show diversity of our audience (age/ethnicity/need); teachers will report we’ve helped students meet graduation requirements in art; 55+ population will experience arts in aging; we’ll identify new partners to reach underserved populations.","NCC-produced programs wove the clay arts into every facet of community life through on and offsite collaborations. NCC reached 163 artists from Minnesota; our exhibitions toured to three sites and collaboratively produced three more; we conducted our 2nd offsite sale of pots; our web sales increased; we served 20,134 thru our educational offerings 2: Youth, families and adults, as well as all ethnicities and abilities participated in the arts through specially-designed programs. Despite changes in funding to our outreach program, we served a diverse group of 8,500 youth, families and older adults (3rd highest ever). We solicited new partners and deepened our relationships with long-time partners. ",,1493229,"Other, local or private",1549177,8392,"Lynne Alpert, Nan Arundel, Robert Briscoe, Mary K Baumann, Craig Bishop, Phil Burke, Linda Coffey, Debra Cohen, Bonita Hill, Nancy Hanily Dolan, Sally Wheaton Hushcha, Chris Jozwiak, Mark Lellman, Bruce Lilly, Alan Naylor, Mark Pharis, Rick Scott, TCody Turnquist, Bob Walsh, Ellen Watters",,"Northern Clay Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Millfelt,"Northern Clay Center","2424 E Franklin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55406-1027,"(612) 339-8007x 302",sarahmillfelt@northernclaycenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-479,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25767,"Operating Support",2015,33886,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Utilize programmatic synergy to expand our reach to communities and artists. Evaluation will be based on delivering: four cross-sector forums; five capacity building workshops; twenty staff meetings to build connections between programmatic events and opportunities; develop five new capacity building workshops. 2: Increase our capacity to utilize existing and new technology to effectively serve existing and new constituencies. Evaluation will be based on hiring/retaining communications staff; improved database functionality, as well as increased income via marketing; online communications; web visits; and participation in workshops, grant program.","Utilize programmatic synergy to expand our reach to communities and artists. Forecast Public Art delivered: four cross-sector forums; five capacity building workshops; twenty staff meetings to build connections between programmatic events and opportunities; developed five new capacity building workshops. 2: Increase our capacity to utilize existing and new technology to effectively serve existing and new constituencies. Our new staff improved communications to inform and educate our community about news, events, and opportunities. We used Google and Social Media Analytics, newsletter, subscription, application, and attendance figures for events to evaluate.",,743885,"Other, local or private",777771,33886,"Caroline Mehlhop, Elizabeth Jolly, Wendy Lane, Hlee Vang, Michael Watkins, Laurence Margolis, Amy Dillahunt, Susan Loyd, Bob Close, Kurt Gough, Frank Fitzgerald, Bob Kost, Meena Mangalvedhekar, Darcy Berus, Christine Hammes, Avital Rabinowitz ",0.5,"Forecast Public Artworks AKA Forecast Public Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Melinda,Childs,"Forecast Public Artworks AKA Forecast Public Art","2300 Myrtle Ave Ste 160","St Paul",MN,55114-1854,"(651) 641-1128 ",Melinda@forecastpublicart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Chippewa, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Kandiyohi, Lyon, Mower, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-485,"Melissa Brechon: Faculty member, Masters of Library and Information, Saint Catherine University; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator; most recently as executive director of KFAI, Fresh Air Radio; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; William Miller: History professor at the College of Saint Scholastica; former MSAB board member; Gary Peterson: Managing Director, Anaya Dance Theatre; board chair, Southern Theater; independent consultant; Anat Shinar: Program manager, BodyCartography Project; instructor, Young Dance; Bonnie Stewart: Cofounder, SistersSojourn; Patricia Zurlo: Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician|Jeanne Zwart, Board member, Elysian Area Library; chair, Elysian Fourth of July Parade","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",Yes
25772,"Operating Support",2015,31565,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide musical programming that is exceptional, entertaining, educational, and essential. Evaluation will consist of audience and chorus member response to programming and increase in singing members/volunteers/friends of the Chorus. 2: Continue to reach new audiences while deepening ongoing relationships with existing audience members. Evaluation will consist of response to programming in addition to measuring audience numbers, singing members, and evaluating marketing tactics.","Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus provided musical programming that was exceptional, entertaining, educational, and essential. Evaluation consisted of audience and chorus member comments in addition to ticket sales and an increase in total audience served. 2: Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus continued to reach new audiences while deepening ongoing relationships with existing audience members. Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus reached new audience while deepening ongoing relationships with current audience. Evaluation consisted of measuring ticket sales against marketing tactics and audience and chorus comments.",,580212,"Other, local or private",611777,5966,"Paul Blom, Mary Schwind, Jeff Bores, Ann Rainhart, Nathan Croner, Erik Anderson, Michael Brown, Larry Bussey, Dennis Clausen, Steve Dahl, John Dwyer, David Hoang, Steve Humerickhouse, Alyssa Johnson Paquette, Chris Mellin, Mikal Nabors, Tom Schierholz, Vince Therrien, Laurel Chu",,"Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christopher,Taykalo,"Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 307",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 339-7664 ",ctaykalo@tcgmc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Le Sueur, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-490,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25775,"Operating Support",2015,101964,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Open the newly revitalized Northrop as a hub of artistic and creative exploration. The reinvented spaces of the new Northrop will be a catalyst for the interdisciplinary collaborations that are central to contemporary artistic exploration. 2: Present world-class performances to diverse Minnesota audiences in collaboration with community partners. Through curatorial process and creative engagement, Northrop creates partnerships with a breadth of community partners ensuring that performance events featuring artists of the highest caliber are available to an expansive section of the community.","Successfully opened the newly revitalized Northrop as a hub of artistic and creative exploration. The reinvented spaces of the new Northrop proved to be a catalyst for the interdisciplinary collaborations that are central to contemporary artistic exploration for University students and the public. 2: Presented world-class performances to diverse Minnesota audiences in collaboration with community partners. Northrop curated artists from many countries, cultures, and artistic themes to reflect the diversity of Minnesota citizens. With 15+ community partners, Northrop provided workshops, previews, and other activities for audiences.",,2754765,"Other, local or private",2856729,,"Antone Melton-Meaux, Colleen Carey, Heather Faulkner, John Foley, Tom Morgan, Cecily Sommers",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Northrop AKA Northrop","State Government","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christine,Tschida,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Northrop AKA Northrop","2829 University Ave SE Ste 750",Minneapolis,MN,55414-3279,"(612) 625-6600 ",tschidac@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-493,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25776,"Operating Support",2015,643743,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Maintain tradition of artistic excellence and performance at the highest level. Success will be indicated by offering concerts and community programs and by maximization of opportunities at a renovated Orchestra Hall; measured primarily through attendance and participation.","Season of high quality music engaged nearly 250,000 audiences; education/community engagement reached 90,000; broadcasts and tours engaged many more. Tracked concert attendance, ticket sales, number of participants in activities; documented critical response to quality of performances; compared scope of programming to prior full seasons.",,35336266,"Other, local or private",35980009,,"Warren Mack, Martin Lueck, Jane Gregerson, Kevin Smith, Karen Himle, Nancy LIndahl, Marilyn Carlson Nelson, Nicky Carpenter, Kathy Cunningham, Luella Goldberg, Douglas Leatherdale, Ronald Lund, Betty Myers, Margaret Ankeny, Mari Carlson, Andrew Czajkowski, Dolly Fiterman, Beverly Grossman, Karen Hubbard, Hella Mears Hueg, Harvey Mackay, Susan Platou, Maxine Wallin, Emily Backstrom, Karen Baker, Rochelle Blease, David Boehnen, Margaret Bracken, Barbara Burwell, Mark Copman, Jonathan Eisele, John Farrell Jr., Paul Grangaard, Joseph Green, Laurie Hodder Greeno, Susan Hagstrum, William Hodder, Shadra Hogan, Jay Ihlenfeld, Philip Isaacson, Steven Kennedy, Lloyd Kepple, Michael Klingensmith, Michael Langley, Allen Lenzmeier, Kathleen Lundeen, Anne Miller, Hugh Miller, Christopher O’Connell, Liz O’Neal, Anita Pampusch, Chris Policinski, Paula Prahl, Judy Ranheim, Michael Roos, Matthew Spanjers, Robert Spikings, Robert Spong, Gordon Sprenger, Mary Summers, Timothy Welsh, John Wilgers, Aks Zaheer",,"Minnesota Orchestral Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dianne,Brennan,"Minnesota Orchestral Association","1111 Nicollet Mall",Minneapolis,MN,55403-2477,"(612) 371-5600 ",dbrennan@mnorch.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-494,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25777,"Operating Support",2015,16229,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences will be viscerally affected by our unique performance style, which creates a deep emotional connection between artist and audience. Audience evaluation tools will assess not just objective and demographic information, but also query for emotional impact factors. We will benchmark artistic quality by being judged in competitions. 2: Men of all ages will engage in a lifetime of singing as valued members of an intergenerational ensemble that performs with passion and excellence. We will track the age distribution of our ensemble and compare it to norms. We will look for continued progress in increasing the numbers of young men who join our community of artists.","Audiences were viscerally affected by a unique performance style, which created a deep emotional connection between artist and audience. Emotional impact statements were collected, including through a formal evaluation. Artistic benchmarks were achieved when the chorus finished with the highest third place score ever recorded at the barbershop international competition. 2: This intergenerational ensemble performed with passion and excellence, engaging men, ages twelve to 89, to create a lifetime of singing. Evaluators determined that 19% of members were under the age of 30, while by comparison only 7% of the broader barbershop chorus community is under the age of 30. Tracking also shows that current member ages range from twelve to 89.",,178265,"Other, local or private",194494,3853,"Jeff Taxdahl, Dan True, Rick Hurd, Kirk Lindberg, Alex Donaldson, Robert Dowma, Kevin Lynch, Roger Wambheim, Tom Semple, Eric Dove, Jerod Guida, Brent Benrud, Joe Cossette, Bryan Langren, Eric Renz, Jim Emery, Kyle Weaver",0.2,"Great Northern Union Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kevin,Lynch,"Great Northern Union Chorus","3909 Dartmouth Dr",Minnetonka,MN,55345,"(612) 723-4209 ",Klynch@ljj.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-495,"Melissa Brechon: Faculty member, Masters of Library and Information, Saint Catherine University; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator; most recently as executive director of KFAI, Fresh Air Radio; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; William Miller: History professor at the College of Saint Scholastica; former MSAB board member; Gary Peterson: Managing Director, Anaya Dance Theatre; board chair, Southern Theater; independent consultant; Anat Shinar: Program manager, BodyCartography Project; instructor, Young Dance; Bonnie Stewart: Cofounder, SistersSojourn; Patricia Zurlo: Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician|Jeanne Zwart, Board member, Elysian Area Library; chair, Elysian Fourth of July Parade","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25779,"Operating Support",2015,33938,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will operate on a balanced budget and meet all budgeted areas by fiscal year’s end. The Reif is committed to achieving financial stability. As expenses go up, we need to generate more revenue and reduce unnecessary spending to ensure the arts continue to thrive in Northern Minnesota. 2: We will increase our regional patron database (those travelling 25+ miles to attend) to over 40% of our total database by fiscal year’s end (a 2% increase). We will build new audiences for our programming from our regional community. The arts are a defining characteristic of our community, and we want to extend an invitation for all persons to take part.","We completed fiscal year fifteen on a positive financial note and met budgeted areas. Because of positive ticket sales, increased dance revenue, and strong local support via our fundraising efforts for our annual fund, we operated on a balanced budget during the grant period. 2: Our overall attendance numbers were comparable to previous years, but our regional attendance went down. Historically, 35-40% of our patrons travel 25 or more miles, one way, to attend our events. This year that number dropped to 28%. However, our local attendance increased and we finished with typical total audience figures.",,976118,"Other, local or private",1010056,,"Kirk Adams, Gene Baker, Ben Edwards, Jean Goad, Louise Koglin-Fideldy, Julie Kennedy, Abby Kuschel, Scott Larson, Dan Margo, Jeanne Nicklason, Laurie Passard, Tom Peltier, John Schroeder, Donna Vennie",,"Reif Arts Council AKA Reif Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,Marty,"Reif Arts Council AKA Reif Center","720 NW Conifer Dr","Grand Rapids",MN,55744-2475,"(218) 327-5780 ",dmarty@reifcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Cass, Cook, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-496,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25783,"Operating Support",2015,70185,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Make circus performing arts learning available to children/youth who would not otherwise be able to participate because of financial or other barriers. 150 need-based scholarships/work study to qualified students: partnership with two schools/social service agencies to offer targeted scholarships/programming. 2: Make circus performing arts learning accessible to those who would not otherwise be able to participate because of physical/developmental disabilities. Classes for physical/developmental disabilities students three times per year. Ten students per session through partnerships, targeted outreach, and subsidized class fees.","Make circus performing arts learning available to children/youth who would not otherwise be able to participate because of financial or other barriers 200 youth received needs-based scholarships or work study; partnered with Boys and Girls Club and Neighborhood House to bring students to Circus Juventas. 2: Make circus performing arts learning accessible to those who would not otherwise be able to participate because of physical/developmental disabilities. The Wings class for youth with developmental disabilities operated weekly during the school year, serving five youth consistently. Out of the Chair reached seven youth in wheelchairs, who participated in two eight week classes.",,1873754,"Other, local or private",1943939,70185,"Lance Lemieux, Dan Currell , Donna Gies, Laura Mogren, Krista Heikes, Dan Rooney, George M Heriot, Vineeta Sawkar Peter Huber, John Esch, Dan Butler, Betty Butler",,"Circus of the Star AKA Circus Juventas","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kim,Thompson,"Circus of the Star AKA Circus Juventas","1270 Montreal Ave","St Paul",MN,55116-2400,"(651) 699-8229 ",kim@circusjuventas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Brown, Carlton, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Lake, Olmsted, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stevens, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-498,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
26167,"Operating Support",2014,3155,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Goal one: Retire $10,000 (33%) of our debt in the next two years while maintaining program integrity. Having a building to call home will bring sustainability to our program and help our programs thrive. We believe that many of our small communities love art but lack capacity or expertise to have art at the level they would like to have in their communities. Goal two: Work with another community in the area to maximize our resources and make programs/activities accessible beyond the city limits of Granite Falls. We want to take what we have learned and help other struggling communities in the hopes to ignite an energy that will help their program become more sustainable because if more of the communities around us have greater capacity then it is our hope to work together to increase the overall experience for everyone through shared resources. Goal three: Increase our attendance of the summer arts programs by 10% each summer for the next two years. We will work to increase affordability, access and diversity for our summer programs and it is our goal to bring those people into other aspects of our program and in doing so it will grow our program.For goal one – it will be a financial number and easy to measure. For goal two – it will be working with at least one other community and we will develop a rubric with questions to determine if the activities were made possible by the partnership for all organizations involved. It will also have a component for the artists involved to comment on how the partnership impacted their experience as well. For goal three: there will be a comparison of numbers from 2013 forward. We will look at demographics and create a rubric on continued participant engagement. Periodically throughout the year, participants will be contacted to determine how their experience in the summer workshop has or has not kept them engaged with Granite Area Arts Council. In the event the participants have not remained engaged, we will look at the reasons for to determine if appropriate adjustments may be made to improve our program.","Our goal 1 to retire debt: We were able to retire $3,600 of our debt. Goal 2 to work with another community to maximize our resources: Granite Area Arts Council partnered with Friends of the Arts in Renville to schedule a musical performance with Willson and McKee, unfortunately the concert had to be cancelled due to a blizzard. Goal 3 to increase attendance of summer arts program by 10%: We had cement sculpture class, garbage can theatre, earring class, vocal workshop, guitar class, adult ceramics, kids art camp, creative journaling, and photography boot camp. While we had to cancel a few of the classes due to enrollment, we were able to offer a broader and more diverse array and overall attendance was up 46% (from 21 to 46 attendees). Overall we discovered that one or two day classes work better than multiple day workshops and we will be scheduling more of those in 2015.",,30689,"Other, local or private",33844,,"Tamara Isfeld, Peg Furshong, LaVonne Saquilan, Diane Ladner, Beverly Tellefsen, Karen Odden, Mike Juenemann, Melanie Gatchell, Sue Selden.",,"Granite Area Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Operating Support",2014-01-01,2014-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tamara,Isfeld,"Granite Area Arts Council","807 Prentice St PO Box 111","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 333-6132 ",GraniteAreaArts@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-591,"Kathy Schaefer: musician, photographer, Southewest Minnesota State University business professor; Dan Connolly: musician, music educator, board Renville Friends of the Arts; Barb Nelson, art teacher, vocal musician, children's theatre director; Cheri Buzzeo; production manager, Willmar Community Theatre; board member Willmar Area Arts Council; Cheryl Avenel-Navara: retired counselor, arts advocate, former fund raiser and musical performances coordinator for Worthington International Festival; Christa Otteson: Owner of Make.Do.Workshop, nonprofit consultant, former Regional Coordinator Minnesota Council of Non-Profits.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Jane Link: visual artist , Milan Village Arts School founding member, Milan Community Education, Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Randy Meyer: visual artist and farmer, former art teacher; Kate Aydin: retired educator, developed a curriculum focused on the visual arts, literature, and modern and traditional music of Spain and Latin America, Lincoln County Pioneer Museum board; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Emily Olson: writer, musician, educator; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, theater, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Dan Connolly: musician, music educator, board Renville Friends of the Arts; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasure, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County board; Sydney Massee; visual artist, theatre, Lac qui Parle Valley School Districts board; Audrey Fuller; writer, arts advocate, tribal planner, grant writer.",,No
27366,"Operating Support",2014,728247,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Maintain tradition of artistic excellence and performance at the highest level. The Minnesota Orchestral Association will work to achieve these key goals: test new concert formats, tour to New York City and Europe, resume its Sibelius recording cycle and regional, national and international broadcasting. Evaluation is based on ticket sales and concert attendance, and whether the Minnesota Orchestral Association (MOA) is able to achieve its key goals. 2: Ensure broad community access to our programs. The Minnesota Orchestral Association will work to achieve these key goals: launch education and community initiatives focused on youth and/or older adults, continue Common Chords, maximize new opportunities as a result of returning to the renovated Orchestra Hall. The MOA Board regularly evaluates the success of the organization based on progress made toward outlined goals.","The MOA was able to plan and produce an 80+ concert season and a week of activities in Hibbing. It also planned the 2014-2015 season on a short timeline. For the 2014 season, the MOA reached 99% of its subscription revenue goal for all concert series, excluding Young People's. The Orchestra undertook Young People’s Concerts and Hibbing Common Chords, exceeded Orchestra Hall rental goals, and laid framework for new initiatives.",,30804667,"Other, local or private",31532914,80107,"Gordon Sprenger, Patrick Bowe, James Melville, Michael Henson, Karen Himle, Nancy Lindahl, Marilyn C. Nelson, N. Carpenter, K. Cunningham, L. Goldberg, D. Leatherdale, R. Lund,B. Myers, Margaret Ankeny, Mari Carlson, Andrew Czajkowski, Dolly Fiterman, Beverly Grossman, Karen Hubbard, Hella Hueg, Harvey Mackay, Susan Platou, Emily Backstrom, Karen Baker, Rochelle Blease, David Boehnen, Margaret Bracken, Barbara Burwell, Mark Copman, Ken Cutler, Jonathan Eisele, Jack Eugster, John Farrell, Ben Fowke, Paul Grangaard, Jane Gregerson, Susan Hagstrum, William Hodder, Shadra Hogan, Jay Ihlenfeld, Philip Isaacson, Nancy Jamieson, Douglas Kelley, Steven Kennedy, Lloyd Kepple, Michael Klingensmith, Allen Lenzmeier, Martin Lueck,Kathleen Lundeen, Warren Mack, Anne Miller, Hugh Miller,Liz Oneal, Anita Pampusch, Chris Policinski, Paula Prahl, Judy Ranheim, Michael Roos, Jon W. Salveson, Sally Smith, Robert Spong, Mary Sumners, Maxine Wallin, Timothy Welsh, John Wilgers, Paul Zeller",,"Minnesota Orchestral Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dianne,Brennan,"Minnesota Orchestral Association","1111 Nicollet Mall",Minneapolis,MN,55403-2477,"(612) 371-5600 ",dbrennan@mnorch.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Cottonwood, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, McLeod, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Swift, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-599,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
32231,"Operating Support",2016,31306,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide professional leadership and standards in theatre arts and education that inspire, involve and engage artists and audiences. By the high level of artists involvement and their achievements, and the resulting increased patronage/public support documented by box office reports and financials. 2: Be a gateway to the arts offering opportunities to all, mitigating barriers of participation, promoting inclusiveness and encouraging interactions among people. Program reports, formal feedback, and statistical documents will measure increased impact and success in opening doors to newcomers and reducing barriers for participation.","Successfully produced a full season of activities with the highest of artistic excellence and exceeded ticket sale projections. Overwhelming responses from audiences through ticket sales and personal contact/feedback and the strong artistic results on stage is the how we evaluate our success. 2: Provided access to the arts with over 200 free tickets to preview nights and offered scholarships and volunteer opportunities for individuals to participate and connect with others at no cost. We track participation through statistical documentation. Audiences for free preview nights and personal contact with patrons and volunteers is one way we evaluate how well we connected with new people and encouraged participation. ",,1002729,"Other, local or private",1034035,20000,"Herb Minke, Sandy Hoff, Tim Johnson, Steve Nys, Mia Thibodeau, Steve Greenfield, Patty McNulty, Marci Doty, Jeanie Peterson, Dolly Schnell, Monique Forcier, Brian Liberty",0.5,"Duluth Playhouse","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christine,"Gradl Seitz","Duluth Playhouse","506 W Michigan St",Duluth,MN,55802-1517,"(218) 733-7551 ",seitz@duluthplayhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-611,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32270,"Operating Support",2016,15133,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","At least 25 schools, social service agencies, and other non-arts community partners include the arts as a valued part of their annual programming. Qualitative and quantitative survey data from partners will determine whether 1) numerical goals are reached, 2) partners commit resources, and 3) awareness increases of art, ecology and culture relationship. 2: More than 25,000 people of all ages, ethnicities and abilities expand their creative thinking, artistry, and care for the environment by making art using recycled materials. Surveys, participant demographic data, and post questionnaires will determine whether 1) numerical goals are reached, 2) 50% of participants are low-income and 45% are other than white/Euro, and 3) the majority create art using recycled materials. ","At least 25 schools, social service agencies, and other non-arts community partners include the arts as a valued part of their annual programming. Qualitative and quantitative survey data from partners that included numerical goals, commitment of partner resources, and awareness of the relationship between art, ecology and culture. 2: More than 21,000 people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities use creative thinking and environmental stewardship in making art projects from recycled materials. Surveys and post questionnaires that determined numerical goals, economic and ethnic diversity of participants, and the creation of art work using recycled/repurposed materials. ",,404037,"Other, local or private",419170,6000,"Barbara Fleig, Sabrina Sutliff-Gross, Janice Hamilton, Deb Holtz, Linda Stuckey, David Swenson, Elizabeth Wright",,ArtStart,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carol,Sirrine,ArtStart,"1459 St Clair Ave","St Paul",MN,55105-2338,"(651) 698-2787 ",carol@artstart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-614,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
32280,"Operating Support",2016,56361,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Support intercultural understanding by engaging an audience diverse in age, race, and background with live music of many cultures. With support from our Research Consultant, we will gauge and track audience demographics and change in attitudes about other cultures using survey results, interviews, observations, and anecdotes. 2: We will build demand for the arts by engaging non-traditional arts audiences and infusing the arts into typically non-artistic spaces and events. We will evaluate our success based on number of new audience members and on the impact that engaging with the arts has on these audience members.","The Cedar engaged the most diverse audience in its history with live music from many cultures to successfully support intercultural understanding. The Cedar worked with a Research Consultant to track audience demographics and feedback to analyze reach as well as change in attitudes about other cultures using survey results, interviews, observations, and anecdotes. 2: The Cedar effectively increased demand for the arts by exposing new audiences to arts opportunities through performances in non-traditional spaces. The Cedar evaluated its success by tracking new audience members when possible and gathering feedback on the impact of the activities from participants and partners.",,1693796,"Other, local or private",1750157,2446,"Abdirizak Bihi, Sarah Bowman, Chuck Corliss, Michelle Courtright, Jill Dawe, David Edminster, Gallo Fall, Glen Helgeson, Galen Hersey, Brent Hickman, Steven R. Katz, Cari Nesje, Rob Nordin, Hugh Pruitt, Rob Salmon, Chuck Tatsuda, Mary Laurel True",,"The Cedar Cultural Center, Inc. AKA The Cedar","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Adrienne,Dorn,"The Cedar Cultural Center, Inc. AKA The Cedar","416 Cedar Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1033,"(612) 338-2674x 103",adorn@thecedar.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-616,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30714,"Operating Support",2015,1578,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Goal one: Our goal is to provide 3 one or two day classes this summer for youth K-8 in addition to our week long arts camp with the goal of reaching 10 additional participants in 2015. These one/two day classes will be at a nominal fee and scholarships will be available for those who request them based on financial need. Goal two: Our goal is to identify three to five new financial sources for Granite Area Arts Council and secure at least two new sources with the goal of raising $2,500 of new money. For goal one we will develop a matrix with the courses offered, dates, number of participants, and digital images of the artistic product that was produced by participants. For goal two we will develop a matrix with identified sources, detail of the application process and success in achieving new finances to support the organization.","We were satisfied with the debt reduction that we were able to achieve even though less than originally hoped for. Even though we weren't able to successfully put together a program with another community, as in town or city, we were able to collaborate with our local school district, as well as a neighboring school district. In addition, we continue to collaborate with the Upper Sioux Community to increase understanding and appreciation between the communities. Finally, regarding participation in summer camps/activities, even though participation was basically static over the two-year period, we are learning new ways to increase interest and participation and will continue to measure the results.",,48982,"Other, local or private",50560,,"Tamara Isfeld, Peg Furshong, LaVonne Saquilan, Diane Ladner, Beverly Tellefsen, Karen Odden, Mike Juenemann, Melanie Gatchell, Sue Selden",,"Granite Area Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Operating Support (Year 2)",2015-01-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Juenemann,"Granite Area Arts Council","PO Box 111","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 226-3479 ",mdjcpa@mchsi.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine, Chippewa, Renville",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-603,"Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Jane Link: visual artist , Milan Village Arts School founding member, Milan Community Education, Greater Milan Initiative;","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Jane Link: visual artist , Milan Village Arts School founding member, Milan Community Education, Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar",,
30735,"Operating Support",2015,16584,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Our primary goal is to increase our volunteer greeter list by 50%. We hope to meet this goal by August of 2015. Our second goal is to increase our visibility with students and faculty at Southwest Minnesota State University, thereby adding at least 10 new faculty members to our membership rolls, and at least 4 Southwest Minnesota State University students to our volunteer roster. We will evaluate Goal 1 by comparing our old Volunteer Roster List (active volunteers) with the new one to see if we have increased the number of volunteers by 50%. We will evaluate Goal 2 by comparing our 2014 membership list of Southwest Minnesota State University faculty with the 2015 list of Southwest Minnesota State University faculty to see if we increased by 10. We will also compare the 2014 and 2015 lists to see if we added students to our list.","We evaluated Goal 1 by comparing our volunteer roster list of six active volunteers with the August 2015 list of eight active volunteers. We did not meet our goal of increasing volunteers by 50% nor did we meet our goal of procuring Southwest Minnesota State University student volunteers by four. We evaluated Goal 2 by comparing our 2014 membership list of Southwest Minnesota State University faculty with the 2015 list of Southwest Minnesota State University faculty to see if we increased by ten. We did not increase at all.",,77088,"Other, local or private",93672,,"Carol Purrington, Jean Replinger, Marilyn Leach, Karen Bakke, Susan Fritz, Marge Haaland, Holly Martin Huffman, Helen Pedersen, Becky Wyffels, Peg Koska, Pam Neet",,"Marshall Area Fine Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Operating Support (Year 2)",2015-01-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carol,Purrington,"Marshall Area Fine Arts Council","PO Box 531",Marshall,MN,56258,"(507) 532-5463 ",mafac.art@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lyon, Redwood, Murray, Lac qui Parle, Kandiyohi, Pipestone, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-605,"Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Jane Link: visual artist , Milan Village Arts School founding member, Milan Community Education, Greater Milan Initiative;","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Jane Link: visual artist , Milan Village Arts School founding member, Milan Community Education, Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar",,
35633,"Operating Support",2016,8630,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","During the two years funded by this application, Dawson-Boyd Arts Association's goals include: 1) Dedicate time to identify present and potential audience interests and feedback regarding programming by the end of the first performing arts season. 2) Continue to expand electronic media activity by increasing website hits, Facebook fans by 100% in each of the next two performing arts seasons. 3) Increase average non-student audience size by 15% through the methods in Goal 2 in by the end of the second performing arts season. Goal 1 Method and Evaluation: At two performances in the season, collect audience surveys; use an online survey to capture input from potential attendees; mail 200 surveys to random residents within a 25-mile radius; dedicate discussion time with performing arts director, board and membership on audience development. Goal 2 Method and Evaluation: Electronic media activity will be assessed at the beginning and end of the grant period. Goal 3 Method and Evaluation: When tickets are purchased, there is always an opportunity to ask, How did you hear about the concert?"" Phone sales, web sales and box office window sales will all provide data and when possible, will include this same question while we are pursuing a new audience segment. We can even ask from stage for a show of hands.""","We were able to gather audience feedback formally for one performance as opposed to two performances, but were very pleased with the feedback that we received from the Sweet Land performance in June. The results from Facebook were very encouraging - Dawson-Boyd Arts Association's page went from 200 likes to 417 likes in one year of intentional increased Facebook usage and increased Facebook ads. The board felt that the goal of reaching younger audiences - children and parents - was accomplished through at least two of the performances this season.",,46875,"Other, local or private",55505,,"Karen Collins, Diane Peet, Melissa Anderson, Doug Bates, Sandie Club, Sue Gerbig, Betty Hastad, Colleen Olson, Dale Melom, Rose Wold",0.00,"Dawson-Boyd Arts Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Operating Support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Luanne,Fondell,"Dawson-Boyd Arts Association","PO Box 434",Dawson,MN,56232,"(320) 769-2955 ",mail@dawsonboydarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lac qui Parle, Chippewa, Swift, Yellow Medicine, Redwood, Lyon, Kandiyohi, Big Stone",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-805,"Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cheryl Avenel-Navara: arts advocate; Kris Gruhot: musician, business owner; Cheryl Hanson: theatre, dance, banking; Lois Schmidt: nonprofit advisory.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, former High School English/creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor.",,2
35639,"Operating Support",2016,7257,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase participation in kids' classes and camps by a minimum of 10% by offering more scholarships to those who couldn’t otherwise afford to attend or for multiple participants in one family. The goal would be to do this in the first year and maintain or increase that number in the second year. The availability of scholarships would be promoted to try to foster additional participation. Increase the number of adult art classes offered from four to seven per year over the next two years. Measurement is a percentage, so the results would be evaluated based on attendance for the first year of the grant versus attendance in the base year of 2015. Periodically throughout the year, participants and parents will be contacted to determine their satisfaction with the kids classes and camps attended and make adjustments accordingly, based on those responses. Measurement would be based on the increase in classes offered, so would be easy to monitor progress and success for this goal.","The goals of the Organization as indicated in the original grant application were successfully met. The Organization was able to hire a part-time employee later in the year, which was one of the goals. Although the position is very part-time, it still allowed for progress in that direction with the plan to increase hours in the future. Another goal was to be able to repay one half of the private loans received by the Organization, which allowed for the purchase of the Arts Council’s building in 2013. This goal was successfully accomplished without compromising the financial integrity of the Organization or depleting needed reserves. The final goal of the purchase of a computer, printer and related accessories, although not finalized in 2016, was able to be completed in January of 2017.",,23283,"Other, local or private",30540,,"Tamara Isfeld, Peg Furshong, LaVonne Saquilan, Diane Ladner, Beverly Tellefsen",0.00,"Granite Area Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Operating Support",2016-01-01,2016-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Juenemann,"Granite Area Arts Council","PO Box 111","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 333-6132 ",GraniteAreaArts@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine, Chippewa, Renville",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-806,"Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cheryl Avenel-Navara: arts advocate; Kris Gruhot: musician, business owner; Cheryl Hanson: theatre, dance, banking; Lois Schmidt: nonprofit advisory.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, former High School English/creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor.",,2
35651,"Operating Support",2016,4790,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Our top goal during the period funded by this grant will be to continue to introduce our organization to new customers through promotion and outreach. By making more people aware of what we do, we in turn hope to draw more people through our doors to buy tickets. We are confident we can keep our current patrons coming back, and likewise, believe newcomers to our building will be impressed enough to return in the future. Each ticket buyer will be given a token to drop in a jar stating either ""This is my firs","Exceeded the goal of introducing our organization to new customers through promotion and outreach.",,101952,"Other, local or private",106742,,"Mark Wilmes, Lynn Carpenter, Kathy Johnson, Sandy Hanson, Milo Downs, Carl Burk, David Norgaard, Gail Hovland, Caren Petersen, Lisa Willert, Nathaniel Gates, Anne Lichtsinn, Jodi Greer, Kathy Holck, Lea Lory",0.00,"Lake Benton Opera House, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Operating Support",2016-01-01,2016-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Wilmes,"Lake Benton Opera House, Inc.","120 Benton St E","Lake Benton",MN,56149,"(507) 368-4620 ",lakebentonoperahouse@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lincoln, Lyon, Pipestone, Yellow Medicine, Murray",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-808,"Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cheryl Avenel-Navara: arts advocate; Kris Gruhot: musician, business owner; Cheryl Hanson: theatre, dance, banking; Lois Schmidt: nonprofit advisory.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, former High School English/creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor.",,2
35658,"Operating Support",2016,14629,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Goal 1: To increase the number of new artists displaying and selling their art in the gift shop by 5 for each of the next two years. Goal 2: To implement an online method for artists to submit applications to have an exhibit at Marshall Area Fine Arts Council. Goal 3: To increase our membership by 5% for each of the next two years. Goal 1: Prior to the beginning of the grant period, we will prepare a list of the artists currently in our gift shop. At the end of each year in the grant period, we will use that list to determine new artists. Goal 2: Artists and committee members will be given surveys to complete, where they will evaluate the efficiency, efficacy, and clarity of the new procedure. Goal 3: The final membership total for 2015 will be used as a basis for determining the percentage increase for 2016 and 2017.","GOAL 1. INCREASE THE NUMBER OF ARTISTS DISPLAYING AND SELLING THEIR ART IN THE GIFT SHOP BY 5 FOR EACH OF THE NEXT TWO YEARS. During YEAR ONE, we increased the number of Gift Shop artists by 8. Those artists are: Kerry Kolke-Bonk, Kaia Nowatsky, Kalani Sa, Darin Schmitz, Liz Rackl, Gillian Preston, Arlene Markell, and Pam Blake. GOAL 2. IMPLEMENT AN ONLINE METHOD FOR ARTISTS TO SUBMIT APPLICATIONS TO HAVE AN EXHIBIT AT MAFAC. This has been completed and was in operation in early 2016, with updates throughout the year. The Exhibit Committee is currently using this process to secure exhibit artists for the 2017-2018 grant period. GOAL 3. INCREASE MEMBERSHIP BY 5% FOR EACH OF THE NEXT TWO YEARS. 2015 Membership was 237 (A 5% increase would be 12 people.) 2016 Membership was 250, an increase of 13 members. The goal was met for YEAR ONE.",,82916,"Other, local or private",97545,,"Carol Purrington, Jean Replinger, Peg Koska, Marilyn Leach, Karen Bakke, Alma Hale, Susan Fritz, Marge Haaland, Becky Wyffels, Helen Pedersen, Pam Neet, Mary Ellen Daniloff-Merrill",0.00,"Marshall Area Fine Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Operating Support",2016-01-01,2016-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carol,Purrington,"Marshall Area Fine Arts Council","PO Box 531",Marshall,MN,56258,"(507) 532-5463 ",mafac.art@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lyon, Redwood, Murray, Lac qui Parle, Kandiyohi, Pipestone, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-809,"Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cheryl Avenel-Navara: arts advocate; Kris Gruhot: musician, business owner; Cheryl Hanson: theatre, dance, banking; Lois Schmidt: nonprofit advisory.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, former High School English/creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor.",,2
35670,"Operating Support",2016,6785,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1) Hire a part time business manager to do tasks currently done by chorale members. This goal will help keep the arts thriving in Minnesota, by freeing the board and chorale members to pursue new promotional activities and focus on music performance. 2) Increase audience by an average of 20% by the end of the two year period. This goal addresses the belief that Minnesotans identify with the arts. 3) The chorale will engage in one performance activity each season, outside of its regular concert series, that is targeted to a broader, more diverse audience. This goal addresses the diversity of people participating in the arts. 1. The business manager will keep track of their activities and hours. 2. Audience numbers will be tracked through ticket sales at each performance. 3. Audience diversity will be tracked through survey results. 4. Programs, or other evidence, of promotional activities and the number attending them. 5. The board will conduct a performance evaluation of the staff person semi-annually.","Business manager spent 80 hours on concert programs/posters; 50 hours on fundraising; 40 hours on correspondence; 15 hours on tech/operations; resulting in audience numbers: fall 2016 355 people, spring 2017 500 people.",,20135,"Other, local or private",26920,,"Vickie Daub, Sue Selden, Jean Schueller, David Zylstra, Becky Hoffman, June Meyerhoff",0.00,"Prairie Arts Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Operating Support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,June,Meyerhoff,"Prairie Arts Chorale","PO Box 531",Marshall,MN,56258,"(507) 530-2157 ",junemeyerhoff@mvtvwireless.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Redwood, Lyon, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Yellow Medicine, Stevens, Renville, Lac qui Parle, Swift",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-811,"Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cheryl Avenel-Navara: arts advocate; Kris Gruhot: musician, business owner; Cheryl Hanson: theatre, dance, banking; Lois Schmidt: nonprofit advisory.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, former High School English/creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor.",,2
35689,"Operating Support",2016,6014,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create a core group of programs proven to resonate with our community in order to generate sustainable revenue. This revenue will give us the freedom to offer other programs that may not have the financial impact but still fill a need in the community fabric. Funding by Southwest Minnesota Arts Council will buy us time to create and test these programs. The goal is to generate enough net monthly income to cover rent and utilities by July 2017. We will answer the following questions: Do the programs fulfill our stated mission? Have we offered the programs long enough to document consistent results? Are these core programs generating enough revenue to cover rent and utilities to enable additional programming to be created and tested?","Our goal was to develop a core group of programs that would generate enough net income to cover facility expenses by July 2017. Evaluation is simple math - which programs are not only covering expenses but consistently generating revenue and is it enough to meet our goal? It's clear from our budget worksheet that program grants in addition to the operating grant have allowed us time to try and test other programs to see which ones resonate with our community. We are closer to financial self-sufficiency but I don't think we'll hit our target of being independent by July 2017.",,12300,"Other, local or private",18314,,"Julie Guggemos, Mike Cummings, Tom Specken, Jim Fowler, Ralph Millerbernd, Mary Wiemiller, Jessika Cuhel",0.00,"Winsted Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Operating Support",2016-01-01,2016-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Guggemos,"Winsted Arts Council","PO Box 177",Winsted,MN,55395,"(612) 226-4454 ",winstedartscouncil@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"McLeod, Wright, Carver, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-813,"Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cheryl Avenel-Navara: arts advocate; Kris Gruhot: musician, business owner; Cheryl Hanson: theatre, dance, banking; Lois Schmidt: nonprofit advisory.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, former High School English/creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor.",,2
25755,"Operating Support",2015,27378,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Present high quality performances that are eclectic and inclusive, a mix of different styles and disciplines, and innovative and diverse in viewpoints and traditions. Sixteen performances will be presented or co-presented with other artistic partners. 18,000 students will participate in the Young Audiences opportunities. An O’Shaughnessy database is used to report on outcome measures. 2: Support community artists and organizations through facility access and services in production and event planning, marketing, and audience services. Venue rental for 30 organizations, resulting in 10% increase in rental-related revenues above fiscal year 2014 baseline.","The O’Shaughnessy presented eclectic, inclusive, innovative, quality performances of different styles/disciplines; diverse in viewpoints and traditions. Presented or co-presented sixteen performances. 15,430 students participated in events at O’Shaughnessy. Evaluation methods: attendance and ticket sales reports. 2: The O’Shaughnessy supported community artists/organizations through facility access, production and event planning, marketing and audiences services. Twenty-seven rental partners used The O’Shaughnessy, of which five scheduled multiple events. Rental-related revenues increased 10% from the previous season. Evaluation methods included contracts, tracking spreadsheet, calendar of events.",,864698,"Other, local or private",892076,,"Karen Rauenhorst, Jean Wincek, Joanne Jirik Mullen, Kathleen O’Brien, William C. Britt, Mark Chronister, Barbara Dreher, The Most Reverend Harry J. Flynn, Margaret Ford, Margaret Gillespie, Margaret L. Kvasnicka, Catherine McNamee, Joan Mitchell, Susan Schmid Morrison, Jean Delaney Nelson, The Most Reverend John C. Nienstedt, Michael O’Boyle, Colleen O’Malley, David Page, Lois Gross Rogers, Ann Ryan, John J. Spillane Jr., Teresa Sterns, Linda Thrasher, Sandra Vargas, Sunny Back Wicka, Debra Wilfong, Brenda Grandstrand Woodson",,"The O'Shaughnessy at Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support ",,"General operating support ",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Clem,"The O'Shaughnessy at Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy","Research/Sponsored Programs 2004 Randolph Ave","St Paul",MN,55105,"(651) 690-6700 ",meclem@stkate.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-473,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist ",,
32387,"Operating Support",2016,23864,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Support the creation and presentation of innovative art in the public sphere to imagine new interactions between audience, artwork and place. We will quantify the number of relevant projects presented during the year and evaluate their innovative focus using criteria developed for the Artists On the Verge program. 2: Support the creation and presentation of art that explores expanded possibilities for civic engagement. Project effectiveness will be measured in community participation in the artwork in ways that have the potential to positively affect an issue of concern.","Northern Lights.mn supported the creation and presentation of innovative art in the public sphere to imagine new interactions between audience, artwork and place. We used criteria of whether projects displayed one or more of the following characteristics: were they networked or used the idea of a network; were they interactive or participatory; did they use computation as a medium or in innovative ways. 2: Northern Lights.mn supported the creation and presentation of art that explores expanded possibilities for civic engagement. We used in-person and online surveys to measure response to the Climate Chaos | Climate Rising theme of Northern Spark. Artists' projects focused on the effects of climate change.",,554540,"Other, local or private",578404,5000,"Jen Brennan, Neal Cuthbert, Steve Dietz, Colleen Doran, Jeff Evans, Robert Hunter, Michelle Klein, Sarah Lutman",,"Northern Lightsmn, Inc. AKA Northern Lights.mn","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support ",,"General operating support ",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steve,Dietz,"Northern Lightsmn, Inc. AKA Northern Lights.mn","2751 Hennepin Ave S Ste 231",Minneapolis,MN,55408-1002,"(952) 994-4118 ",stevedietz@northern.lights.mn,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-707,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist ",,2
36213,"Operating Support",2017,37642,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Support the creation and presentation of art in the public sphere related to the theme of climate change. We will quantify the number of relevant projects presented during the year and evaluate their focus. We will survey audiences about their demographics and qualitative responses to our program. 2: Support greater participation of diverse communities in the presentation of art addressing the effects of climate change in and on their communities. We will establish one or more community-based, neighborhood-specific Program Councils for Northern Spark which we will debrief at the end of the process.","Northern Lights.mn supported the creation and presentation of 64 artworks in the public sphere related to climate change by over 400 artists. We used in-person surveys of the audience; post-event surveys of audience, artists, and partners; and post-event interviews with artists and partners to evaluate the impact of the artworks that were created and presented. 2: Northern Lights.mn supported greater participation of diverse communities in the presentation of art about climate change in their communities. We formed a Program Council (PC) of nine artists of color with cultural connections to neighborhoods where NS took place. We debriefed with the PC and Neighborhood Partners. We gathered demographics on artists and audience. ",,710275,"Other, local or private",747917,,"Jen Brennan, Neal Cuthbert, Steve Dietz, Jeff Evans, Robert Hunter, Michelle Klein, Sarah Lutman, Abby Rakun",0.00,"Northern Lightsmn, Inc AKA Northern Lights.mn","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support ",,"General operating support ",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steve,Dietz,"Northern Lightsmn, Inc AKA Northern Lights.mn","2751 Hennepin Ave S Ste 231",Minneapolis,MN,55408-1002,"(952) 994-4118 ",stevedietz@northern.lights.mn,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-924,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre ",,2
36217,"Operating Support",2017,28054,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The O’Shaughnessy will serve and support Minnesota artists through its PRESENTS, Rentals and Women of Substance (WoS) programming. Present twelve artists/companies (50% Minnesota); help four Minnesota artists develop/premiere work; rent to 38 Minnesota organizations.; engage eight Minnesota women artists in WoS events. Track through program records, artist surveys/interviews. 2: Increase Minnesotan arts participation through PRESENTS activities and the 20th Anniversary Women of Substance Festival (WoSFEST). Offer two engagements per event; involve Minnesotans in curating WoSFEST; reach 70,000 audience members (3% over fiscal year 2015). Track through patron/sales records, participant and audience surveys/interviews.","All outcomes met as project, with adjustment to thirteen presents event, five Minnesota artists developing new work and seven Women of Substance events. Evaluation methods included ticket reports, marketing collateral (brochure listings, calendars, press features/reviews, Facebook posts), interviews with artists, letters and email feedback between clients/artists and director. 2: Offered sixteen engagements, serving 1,107 community members. Committee of eleven Minnesotans planned festival. Reached 65,782 audience members. Evaluation methods included ticket reports, Women of Substance event reports, committee meeting minutes, and Survey Monkey and onsite patron surveys.",,1157123,"Other, local or private",1185177,,"Margaret Arola Ford, Kathleen O'Brien, Jean Wincek, Nancy JP Anderson, Laura Bufano, Kathryn Clubb, J. Kevin Croston, Margaret Gillespie, Anne McKeig, Donna McNamara, Christine Moore, Jean Delaney Nelson, Michael O'Boyle, Colleen O'Malley, Lois Gross Rogers, ReBecca Koenig Roloff, Therese Sherlock, Minda Suchan, Sandra Vargas, Debra Wilfong, Robert Wollan, Brenda Grandstrand Woodson, Valerie Young, Bonnie LoDuca, Brigette Marty, Cecilia Conchar-Farr, David Denison, Donna Hauer, Jacob Yarrow, Omari Rush, Sam Potts, Susan Sexton, Tamica Washington-Miller, Vivian Martis",0.00,"The O'Shaughnessy at Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support ",,"General operating support ",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,Spehar,"The O'Shaughnessy at Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy","2004 Randolph Ave","St Paul",MN,55105-1750,"(651) 690-6700 ",klspehar@stkate.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-928,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre ",,2
32393,"Operating Support",2016,26968,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Present 200 professional artists (increase of 20% over FY 2014) in 12 programs; increase residency activities for each to make experiences more robust. O’Shaughnessy will measure progress through: Performance records, Residency records (number, type, number participants), Surveys/interviews/feedback with artists, audiences, residency attendees. 2: Support 35 Minnesota artists and organizations (a 10% increase over FY 2014) through presenting, rentals, marketing and audience services, and new work development. O’Shaughnessy will measure progress through: Records of rentals, new work the number of Minnesota artists/organizations served vs. in FY 2014; Interviews with artists/organizations; Review of planning and marketing.","Presented 191 professional artists in twelve programs with ten activities for three touring and four local artist residencies, impacting seven of twelve programs. Through Vendini ticketing, tracked 12,072 participants in twelve performances, ten workshop/masterclass/discussions, plus verbal and email feedback. 2: Supported arts orgs, plus professional and community artists from Minnesota through presenting, rentals, marketing, audience services and new work development. Tracked 65 clients, 32 arts orgs, seven new works, 131 professional artists, 2,316 community artists through contracts and programs; received verbal and email feedback, and client meeting feedback. ",,1005013,"Other, local or private",1031981,,"Margaret Arola Ford, Jean Wincek, Linda Theis Thrasher, Kathleen O'Brien, Laura Bufano, Mark Chronister, Barbara Dreher, Kathryn Clubb, Kevin Croston, Barbara Dreher, Margaret Gillespie,Donna McNamara, Catherine McNamee, Joanne Jirik Mullen, Jean Delaney Nelson, Michael O’Boyle, Colleen OMalley, Karen Rauenhorst, Lois Gross Rogers, Minda Suchan, Sandra Vargas, Debra Wilfong, Brenda Grandstrand Woodson",,"The O'Shaughnessy at Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support ",,"General operating support ",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,Spehar,"The O'Shaughnessy at Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy","2004 Randolph Ave Ste 4286","St Paul",MN,55105-1750,"(651) 690-6921 ",klspehar@stkate.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Swift, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-713,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist ",,2
10031918,"Operating Support",2024,8000,,"ACHF Arts Access","In 2021 - a group of stakeholders (instructors, community members and partners) were gathered as a focus group to discuss the past and future of Duluth Folk School. This was part of a strategic planning process that aimed to set the course and strategy for the next 3 years. Prior to the organization becoming a 501c3 - feedback was sought more informally as the founders built personal relationships with artists and makers in the region. Stakeholder engagement since that time has occurred through class evaluations and satisfaction surveys, social media, monthly newsletters, and conversations at community events and classes. Feedback is encouraged and reviewed via digital, phone, and in-person channels. The courses offered at Duluth Folk School are proposed by community member instructors and therefore the catalog of offerings is shaped by the skills people are able and willing to share at this time. There is room to improve our feedback loops and community engagement to ensure that Duluth Folk School is meeting the community needs. Funding from ARAC would improve staff capacity to dedicate time to these important community collaborations, clarification of goals and metrics, and alignment with other initiatives around art, wellbeing and mental health, and social cohesion. ; Classes at Duluth Folk School encourage people to try new things, strengthen skills, and connect with each other. The benefits of friends and neighbors coming together to make things by hand are many. Handcrafting and art classes and community gatherings reduce feelings of isolation, build confidence, and improve mental health. Skill sharing also promotes equity and a more resilient community.",,,,,8000,,,,"Duluth Folk School","K-12 Education","Operating Support",,"It will provide capacity to develop sustainable systems and programs that meet community needs.",2024-01-01,2024-12-31,,"In Progress",,,Sarah,Erickson,"Duluth Folk School","1917 W Superior St",Duluth,MN,55806,"(218) 481-7888",sarah@duluthfolkschool.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2603,"Rachel Klesser: Visual Arts, Neilia Harper(ABSTAINED): Visual Arts, Patti Paulson: Visual Arts","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Rebecca Graves (218) 722-0952",1
10031919,"Operating Support",2024,10000,,"ACHF Arts Access","The Ely Folk School is highly oriented to the community. We solicit feedback every other spring in a survey of all constituents. We send a class evaluation form to students and event participants. Staff read the evaluations and will respond immediately to pressing concerns as well as incorporate more general feedback into program development. Staff are regularly available to converse with and hear feedback from artists, instructors, and community members. When the pandemic hit, we listened to community voices and moved to online programming as early as April 2020. The Ely Folk School, buoyed by high enrollment and demand, expanded our program schedule to be year-round. Previously, classes were not scheduled during the slower tourist months (January, March, and April). The Instructor Development Program was conceived by listening to instructors and artists at Instructor Happy Hours and during casual conversation at the Ely Folk School. Every person who participates in one of our programs receives an evaluation form they may fill out anonymously. This allows us on the programmatic and day-to-day level to receive feedback about our facilities, communications, instructors, and classes. We use this information to improve our email messaging to registered students and find classes that our students would like to see. We also take relevant feedback and relay it to each instructor, so that they may continue to develop their teaching philosophy and material. Our staff work from the Ely Folk School classrooms and are available to the public during their work hours. People often stop by to ask about our classes and programs, inquire about the studio, and pitch new classes. The accessibility of both our staff and board to the public is an important way for us to gauge how our community uses our programs. Feedback of particular interest is discussed at monthly Team (staff + board) meetings. ; Folk schools are inherently intergenerational and non-competitive with no grades and no credits, which encourage learning for life instead of for exams. In our modern digitized culture, where direct human contact is diminished, folk schools offer interaction, dialogue and shared experience. Coming together through learning and conversation enhances our individuality, dispels isolation and reinforces connection to community. We expect students to be challenged yet supported. We're proud of our innate ability to bring together diverse groups of people. Our small classes often consist of students from many generations and a variety of zip codes. In tourist towns like Ely, there can grow a sentiment of frustration amongst locals, directed at the crowds of visitors. There is a dearth of opportunities for tourists to engage meaningfully with locals. The Ely Folk School is one of the few venues that aims to foster that communication and connection.",,,,,10000,,,,"Ely Folk School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To fund operations in support of the Ely Folk School's expanded Instructor Development Program.",2024-01-01,2025-01-01,,"In Progress",,,Lucy,Soderstrom,"Ely Folk School","209 E Sheridan St",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 235-0138",lucy@elyfolkschool.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2604,"Rachel Klesser: Visual Arts, Neilia Harper: Visual Arts, Patti Paulson: Visual Arts","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10031921,"Operating Support - Renewal",2024,7404,,"ACHF Arts Access","The aim of securing this funding is to strategically utilize the allocated 175 hours of the Lyric Executive Director's time to improve the organization's impact by maintaining a wide range of art offerings, increasing community engagement, and promoting the involvement of young people in arts programming. Objective: 1) Strengthen and improve art events for the Iron Range community, targeting a 20% increase in attendance at local art exhibits, showcases, and events, with positive participant feedback. 2)To expand youth involvement interdisciplinary arts offerings, achieving a 15% increase in enrollment for children and youth in grades K-12. 3) To develop a strategic plan for sustaining and expanding art offerings, community engagement, and youth involvement. A qualitative assessment of new offerings enhances cultural vibrancy and fosters a diverse artistic landscape. Increased community participation and authentic programming aim to build stronger bonds, resonating authentically with our community. Synthesizing feedback informs responsive programming, meeting evolving community needs. Anticipating tangible impact on community engagement, success is measured by increased attendance, indicating a more connected community. In youth involvement, success is gauged through increased participation and skill development, empowering a younger generation. Insights from youth, parents, and educators shape our programs for relevance. Evaluating alignment with the organizational vision ensures long-term strategies contribute meaningfully. Continuous assessment positions us for sustainability, navigating evolving community needs and the artistic landscape.",,,595,"Other,local or private",8000,,,,"Laurentian Arts and Culture Alliance AKA Lyric Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support - Renewal",,"Operating Renewal",2024-01-01,2024-12-31,,"In Progress",,,Paul,Gregersen,"Laurentian Arts and Culture Alliance AKA Lyric Center for the Arts","PO Box 416",Virginia,MN,55792-2532,"(218) 741-5577",director@lyriccenteronline.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-renewal-0,"Rebecca Graves: ARAC Executive Director; Holly Hackett-Rich: ARAC Director of Grants and Outreach; Cheyenne Vavrina: Media Specialist;","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10031914,"Operating Support",2024,9820,,"ACHF Arts Access","Programming goals are driven by our mission, vision and measurable outcomes: EHST will offer a variety of movies and cinematic events, make its venue available to community groups for performances and other events, and produce special live events to broaden its public offering. To assess outcomes, we use data such as ticket sales, # of diverse programs, and audience and artist feedback to inform decision-making. We use gained knowledge of the business to adapt approaches, e.g., first-run movies have exclusive use and extended-run requirements that cannot be met if special events are also scheduled. We make programming adjustments based on the cycle of our seasons and the schedules of other local events to avoid competing for ticket sales. We are committed to continuous improvement and financial sustainability: The board reviews operations budgets and program activities at every meeting; the theater manager attends all board and committee meetings. The board holds strategic planning retreats. Key strategies include: * Surveys - e.g., 1) feedback cards after each screening at the 2023 Film Festival were used to guide planning for the 2024 Film Festival; 2) we survey the public about concessions and make updates accordingly (e.g., the purchase of a self-serve butter dispenser) as evidenced by an EHST Facebook post by our theater manager May 30: ""We are looking for opinions on potential new concession items this summer! We would love to hear your feedback! We have surveys available in the lobby!"" * Open communication - We maintain open communication with constituents through friendly staff and approachable board members. Via our Facebook page, we encourage people to share their experiences and provide suggestions and recommendations, as evidenced by a Facebook post by our theater manager on July 13: ""We have been hearing your requests for the movie 'Sound of Freedom' and are working behind the scenes to acquire this film at the theater!"" * Data collection and analysis - We use Veezi (cinema management software) for performance dashboards and reports, to track program attendance and pre- and day-of-event sales, which helps us identify patterns and evaluate the impact of our marketing, programming, and concession sales. * Ongoing feedback - Staff seek input and guidance from board members and volunteers, who represent a cross-section of our community, on program/project ideas, implementation, and evaluation--and vice versa: Staff provide feedback to the board, etc. ; As a cultural hub of film, arts, entertainment, and learning, the Theater has helped make Ely a vibrant, healthy community, which provides economic, social, and cultural benefits to Minnesota. The renovation of the Theater revitalized the center of Ely and increased the aesthetics of ""the top of Sheridan Street,"" a focal point for locals and tourists. The Theater employs 3 staff and through programming and services, generates revenue for artists. The Theater impacts local businesses by attracting people who eat, shop, and stay in town. Services and programs draw a diverse audience, fostering community engagement and contributing to an appreciation of the cultural heritage of the area. The Theater partners with local organizations and sponsors, creating revenue and recognition. Ongoing updates to the Theater's projectors and sound systems contribute to our audience's overall enjoyment of the arts and local businesses in the tech sector. More than just a cinema, EHST contributes to people's well-being.",,,,,9820,,,,"Elys Historic State Theater AKA Ely's Historic State Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Operating support will help pay staff salaries in January and February 2024.",2024-01-01,2024-03-31,,Completed,,,Karen,McManus,"Elys Historic State Theater AKA Ely's Historic State Theater","PO Box 34",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 235-6300",karjack@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2599,"Rachel Klesser: Visual Arts, Neilia Harper: Visual Arts, Patti Paulson: Visual Arts","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10031917,"Operating Support",2024,10000,,"ACHF Arts Access","NFA has turned a critical focus towards soliciting feedback, evaluation of programming, and addressing the needs of our audience. We have found that these metrics provide critical insight to our organizational skills, strengths, and weaknesses. At the 2015 DSFilmFest, surveys collected from breakthrough efforts produced a high volume of audience feedback reporting. With a very concerted effort, DSFilmFest achieved a 40% return of audience feedback surveys, which is practically unheard of in any film screening environment. These procedures have continued to be implemented through each year since. DSFilmFest uses the following measurement tools: ? Audience surveys ? Attendance/Behavior tracking at festival screenings ? Press and promotional coverage logging ? New audience cultivation through cross collaborations with other arts organizations ? Increased profile of regionally produced films NFA's constant pursuit of new assessment techniques shape strategies to achieve desired outcomes. The Northern Film Alliance (NFA) employs a multifaceted approach to assess and evaluate the effectiveness of its programs in meeting the needs of constituents. NFA carries a unique focus on providing information received back to participating filmmakers. This intimate feedback loop fosters artist engagement and contributes to a deeper understanding of their needs. The ongoing assessment process extends to project and event-based evaluations. Techniques used to assess programming and audience engagement are also applied to evaluate marketing and promotional activities. Surveys conducted at events play a crucial role in examining the effectiveness of these strategies. NFA also places emphasis on sponsor and donor feedback, conducting post-event meetings with each supporter to gather assessments and ensure satisfaction. This proactive approach is essential for retaining sponsors and community supporters, crucial for the organization's stability and program success. An additional layer of assessment comes from NFA's Ad Hoc committees, comprising local, state-wide, and Northern States organization leaders, filmmakers, crew, funders, and patrons. These committees actively participate in events, offering first-hand observations of the success and shortcomings of programming and providing direct assessments. This diverse and comprehensive evaluation strategy ensures that NFA remains responsive to the evolving needs of its constituents and maintains a high standard of program quality.; The Northern Film Alliance (NFA) plays a pivotal role in providing a public benefit to Northern States and the Arrowhead region. Prior to NFA, a significant gap in cinematic programming existed, and NFA filled this void by bringing previously unavailable film events to the region. NFA has learned to balance artistically challenging, fun, and accessible cinema programming, ensuring its services are inclusive. NFA's commitment to inclusivity enriches the cultural landscape, making cinematic arts accessible while enhancing the community's cultural experience. By incorporating programming of Northern States produced events, NFA raises awareness of diverse cinematic events and energizes regional arts. This dedication creates opportunities for the community to access filmmakers and artists, fostering a vibrant and culturally enriched environment in the Arrowhead region and beyond. NFA provides free EDU events and scholarship to Horror High Film Camp participants to ensure accessibility.",,,,,10000,,,,"The Northern Film Alliance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"NFA seeks Operating Support funds for year-round staffing, marketing, and programming operations.",2024-01-01,2025-01-01,,"In Progress",,,Richard,Hansen,"The Northern Film Alliance","1734 Columbus Ave",Duluth,MN,55803,"(612) 227-8015",richard@NorthernFilmAlliance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2602,"Rachel Klesser: Visual Arts, Neilia Harper: Visual Arts, Patti Paulson: Visual Arts","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10031683,"Operating Support",2025,101539,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Zeitgeist community ecosystems will reflect community demographics and/or overrepresent historically underrepresented communities (see eval section). Zeitgeist will administer regular demographic surveys throughout the ecosystems Zeitgeist develops through its programming and organizational systems to measure and compare diverse demographic participation year over year. 2: Zeitgeist programming will strengthen people's connection and commitment to the community and to each other. Surveys and focus groups will engage program participants and use consistent assessment tools to measure each program's impact on strengthening connections and commitment to the community and to each other.",,,2488462,"Other, local or private",2539232,,,,"Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community AKA Zeitgeist","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To use the power of connection and creative expression to shape our vibrant and shared future.",2024-07-01,2025-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Anthony,Cuneo,"Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community AKA Zeitgeist","222 Superior St E Ste 326",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 726-5430x 214",tony@zeitgeistarts.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2594,"Marsha Anderson: Anderson currently works for the City of Minneapolis Department of Health as a project coordinator for three federal grants and has a Master of public and nonprofit administration degree. Previously, she has been employed at several different nonprofit organizations in development and has reviewed and scored grants for the Greater Twin Cities United Way, City of Minneapolis, and the Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rachel Brophy: Brophy is a lifelong writer who's had a wide variety of experience with words. She graduated from University of Minnesota- Duluth with a degree in teaching English. After graduation, she worked as a teacher in Tucson, Arizona for the Sunnyside School District as well as at Sylvan Learning Center. Upon her return to Minnesota, she worked as a substitute teacher before landing the position of associate editor at her hometown newspaper, The Jackson County Pilot. Eventually, an interview for the paper inspired her to pursue an AA in medical transcription and coding. Brophy worked for a few years as a medical transcriptionist before returning to teaching. Over the course of her life, Brophy has continued to hone her craft in hopes of one day having her books grace the shelves of big and small bookstores. She currently is a staff writer for the Timberjay newspaper in Tower, Minnesota. Most recently, she has also served as a grant reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board and takes great pride in aiding the process of furthering the future of arts and artists in her beloved home state.; Michael Brown: Brown is a strategy and marketing consultant in the Twin Cities specializing in arts and other non-profit organizations. He is an actor and has been involved with many area theater groups both on and off stage. He has an MBA from the University of Minnesota. He serves as a board member of The Phipps Center for the Arts.; Cheryl Caponi: Caponi is the executive director and cofounder of the Caponi Art Park. Caponi has dedicated her career to developing the programs, physical space, and organization of the park; and to building community through the arts. Caponi served on the Dakota County Public Arts Commission and several public art selection panels, and has trained in grassroots community building and adapting programs to meet the needs of diverse groups.; Aaron Gabriel: Gabriel (they/them/theirs) is a Minneapolis-based composer, generative theater artist and grants specialist who has written music and lyrics for more than thirty original productions over the past twenty years - primarily sharing narratives from LGBTQIA2+ and diversely abled communities. Their work has been featured nationally and internationally in New York, New Orleans, Algeria, Congo, India, Thailand, England and France at theaters including the Guthrie Theater, Ordway Center, Children's Theater Company, Minnesota Opera and Center for Performance Research. They have been awarded grants from the Jerome Foundation, Theater Communications Group, McKnight Foundation and Minnesota State Arts Board and received an Ivey Award for Madame Majesta's Medicine Show (2013) and Best New Musical Lyrics and Score from Lavender Magazine for Hot Funky Butt Jazz (2018). www.aarongabrielmusic.com; Janet Grove: Grove works at The Basilica of Saint Mary. She has been a cantor/lead musician there for the past forty-four years. Currently she sings, directs the children's musicals, and leads the employment, accessibility, and mental health ministries. Grove has performed throughout the United States and in Europe as a singer and has been a consultant for various arts organizations, especially in arts education, her entire career. She cocreated the Hennepin Theatre Spotlight Program. She is the recipient of a Minnesota State Arts Board grant and several regional arts council grants. Her family held a backyard musical for ten years, raising over $80,000 for an arts scholarship that helped pay for a summer arts camp. Grove is a music and theater major from Macalester College.; Sharon Kwan: Kwan is a retired senior security engineer and aircraft maintenance software engineer at Delta Airlines. She is currently a board member of Twin City Chinese Dance Center (TCCDC) and a board member of Minhua Chorus. She is also a volunteer member for Minnesota Chinese Heritage Foundation and Chinese American Association of Minnesota (CAAM). Kwan has prior experience as a grant review, serving as a panelist for a Metropolitan Regional Arts Council grant.; David Marty: Marty is retired from a career in arts administration (most recently with the Reif Center in Grand Rapids), and currently serves on the school board. He holds a bachelor's degree in communications, with additional arts training including a fellowship in arts administration at the National Endowment for the Arts. He has more than twenty years of experience as an arts presenter with extensive awards and has served on various arts and community boards. He has presented and consulted often for national and regional arts gatherings. He was an officer for the Minnesota Presenters Network and the Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Marty has also directed and acted in local theater productions.; Susan Messerole: Messerole is the co-artistic director of Exposed Brick Theatre, which is dedicated to telling untold stories, centering omitted narratives, and creating art at the intersection of identities. As a theater director, playwright, and teaching artist, Messerole has worked extensively in the Twin Cities theater community for more than 25 years. Prior positions include associate artistic director at the History Theatre and a resident artist at Pillsbury House + Theater. Currently, she is a member of the leadership team for Million Artist Movement as well as a co-founder of The Subversive Sirens.; Ola Oluwatomini, Oluwatomini is a program manager at Restoration for All, Inc Oluwatomini oversees multiple initiatives, including community vaccination, mental health, and suicide prevention programs. Holding a Master of Public Health in global health from St. Catherine University, Oluwatomini excels at translating complex data into actionable insights. With a history of leadership roles, including cabinet appointee at the Young Women's Initiative and Community Reviewer at Youthprise, Oluwatomini has consistently contributed to policy development and grant evaluations. With extensive experience in program management, policy research, and community engagement, Oluwatomini background aligns well with evaluating grant applications and supporting arts-based initiatives.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2
10031534,"Operating Support",2025,48473,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","DoPT's artistic programs enrich and connect MN rural communities, fostering strength and vibrancy in social, civic, and economic life. This outcome will be evaluated through participant surveys, engagement metrics, and participatory evaluation strategies. Qualitative assessments will gauge increased social connections, civic engagement, and economic indicators within Southwest MN. 2: DoPT ensures underserved rural MN communities access to authentic, meaningful arts experiences, addressing disparities in representation and resources. This outcome will be evaluated through participant feedback, community engagement metrics, and tracking increased representation and access in underserved rural MN communities using surveys, participation records, and targeted outreach data.",,,366996,"Other, local or private",391233,,,,"Department of Public Transformation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support ",,"Department of Public Transformation is an artist led nonprofit organization that works to develop creative strategies for increased community connection, civic engagement, and equitable participation in rural places. ",2024-07-01,2025-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Ashley,Hanson,"Department of Public Transformation","726 Prentice St PO Box 163","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 204-6629",hello@publictransformation.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2445,"Marsha Anderson: Anderson currently works for the City of Minneapolis Department of Health as a project coordinator for three federal grants and has a Master of public and nonprofit administration degree. Previously, she has been employed at several different nonprofit organizations in development and has reviewed and scored grants for the Greater Twin Cities United Way, City of Minneapolis, and the Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rachel Brophy: Brophy is a lifelong writer who's had a wide variety of experience with words. She graduated from University of Minnesota- Duluth with a degree in teaching English. After graduation, she worked as a teacher in Tucson, Arizona for the Sunnyside School District as well as at Sylvan Learning Center. Upon her return to Minnesota, she worked as a substitute teacher before landing the position of associate editor at her hometown newspaper, The Jackson County Pilot. Eventually, an interview for the paper inspired her to pursue an AA in medical transcription and coding. Brophy worked for a few years as a medical transcriptionist before returning to teaching. Over the course of her life, Brophy has continued to hone her craft in hopes of one day having her books grace the shelves of big and small bookstores. She currently is a staff writer for the Timberjay newspaper in Tower, Minnesota. Most recently, she has also served as a grant reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board and takes great pride in aiding the process of furthering the future of arts and artists in her beloved home state.; Michael Brown: Brown is a strategy and marketing consultant in the Twin Cities specializing in arts and other non-profit organizations. He is an actor and has been involved with many area theater groups both on and off stage. He has an MBA from the University of Minnesota. He serves as a board member of The Phipps Center for the Arts.; Cheryl Caponi: Caponi is the executive director and cofounder of the Caponi Art Park. Caponi has dedicated her career to developing the programs, physical space, and organization of the park; and to building community through the arts. Caponi served on the Dakota County Public Arts Commission and several public art selection panels, and has trained in grassroots community building and adapting programs to meet the needs of diverse groups.; Aaron Gabriel: Gabriel (they/them/theirs) is a Minneapolis-based composer, generative theater artist and grants specialist who has written music and lyrics for more than thirty original productions over the past twenty years - primarily sharing narratives from LGBTQIA2+ and diversely abled communities. Their work has been featured nationally and internationally in New York, New Orleans, Algeria, Congo, India, Thailand, England and France at theaters including the Guthrie Theater, Ordway Center, Children's Theater Company, Minnesota Opera and Center for Performance Research. They have been awarded grants from the Jerome Foundation, Theater Communications Group, McKnight Foundation and Minnesota State Arts Board and received an Ivey Award for Madame Majesta's Medicine Show (2013) and Best New Musical Lyrics and Score from Lavender Magazine for Hot Funky Butt Jazz (2018). www.aarongabrielmusic.com; Janet Grove: Grove works at The Basilica of Saint Mary. She has been a cantor/lead musician there for the past forty-four years. Currently she sings, directs the children's musicals, and leads the employment, accessibility, and mental health ministries. Grove has performed throughout the United States and in Europe as a singer and has been a consultant for various arts organizations, especially in arts education, her entire career. She cocreated the Hennepin Theatre Spotlight Program. She is the recipient of a Minnesota State Arts Board grant and several regional arts council grants. Her family held a backyard musical for ten years, raising over $80,000 for an arts scholarship that helped pay for a summer arts camp. Grove is a music and theater major from Macalester College.; Sharon Kwan: Kwan is a retired senior security engineer and aircraft maintenance software engineer at Delta Airlines. She is currently a board member of Twin City Chinese Dance Center (TCCDC) and a board member of Minhua Chorus. She is also a volunteer member for Minnesota Chinese Heritage Foundation and Chinese American Association of Minnesota (CAAM). Kwan has prior experience as a grant review, serving as a panelist for a Metropolitan Regional Arts Council grant.; David Marty: Marty is retired from a career in arts administration (most recently with the Reif Center in Grand Rapids), and currently serves on the school board. He holds a bachelor's degree in communications, with additional arts training including a fellowship in arts administration at the National Endowment for the Arts. He has more than twenty years of experience as an arts presenter with extensive awards and has served on various arts and community boards. He has presented and consulted often for national and regional arts gatherings. He was an officer for the Minnesota Presenters Network and the Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Marty has also directed and acted in local theater productions.; Susan Messerole: Messerole is the co-artistic director of Exposed Brick Theatre, which is dedicated to telling untold stories, centering omitted narratives, and creating art at the intersection of identities. As a theater director, playwright, and teaching artist, Messerole has worked extensively in the Twin Cities theater community for more than 25 years. Prior positions include associate artistic director at the History Theatre and a resident artist at Pillsbury House + Theater. Currently, she is a member of the leadership team for Million Artist Movement as well as a co-founder of The Subversive Sirens.; Ola Oluwatomini, Oluwatomini is a program manager at Restoration for All, Inc Oluwatomini oversees multiple initiatives, including community vaccination, mental health, and suicide prevention programs. Holding a Master of Public Health in global health from St. Catherine University, Oluwatomini excels at translating complex data into actionable insights. With a history of leadership roles, including cabinet appointee at the Young Women's Initiative and Community Reviewer at Youthprise, Oluwatomini has consistently contributed to policy development and grant evaluations. With extensive experience in program management, policy research, and community engagement, Oluwatomini background aligns well with evaluating grant applications and supporting arts-based initiatives.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization ",,2
10031536,"Operating Support",2025,63292,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota Ballet will encourage participation in dance by offering quality education and performances ranging from world premieres to masterworks. Indicators of success include increased ticket revenues and steady enrollments in Minnesota Ballet Academy, evaluations of student skill progression, critical reviews, and audience feedback. 2: Minnesota Ballet will provide an affordable and welcoming venue for small arts organizations and emerging artists in Studio Four Theater. Minnesota Ballet's Studio Four theater will draw new, diverse audiences to performances in the historic Depot as demonstrated by the variety and number of new acts booked and corresponding ticket sales.",,,707016,"Other, local or private",738662,,,,"Duluth Ballet AKA Minnesota Ballet","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support ",,"The mission of the Minnesota Ballet is to inspire appreciation of the art of dance through performance and education, and to use its resources to make dance accessible to all. ",2024-07-01,2025-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Maude,Dornfeld,"Duluth Ballet AKA Minnesota Ballet","506 W Michigan St",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 529-3742x 17",mdornfeld@minnesotaballet.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2447,"Catherine Belleveau: Belleveau is a theater director and has directed theatrical productions for the following: The Paul Bunyan Playhouse, the Long Lake Theater, Bemidji Minnesota High School, various regional schools, and the Mask and Rose Theater for whom she serves as artistic director and co-founded with Patty Lester. Her husband, Al, together are building a multi-use arts space and founded an artist residency space in rural Puposky, MN called Belle Thalia which will house artists in yurts/cabins) and offer retreat for artists as well as classes for those who would like to refine skills or learn in a rural setting. She has enjoyed training in ensemble style theater when she studied a summer in California with Delle Arte' International through a recently awarded McKnight Fellowship, with Robert Rosen of the former Tony award winning Theater de La Jeune Lune in Minneapolis as well as with Julian Boal of Theater of the Oppressed in Austin, TX.; Charise Canales: Canales is the manager of placemaking and activation at Lake Street Council. She is responsible for developing our new placemaking program, which seeks to strengthen the connection between Lake Street businesses, community members, and the places they share. She uses her background in community development and public art to work collaboratively with our creative sector to harness and support the vitality of Lake Street. She graduated with a MA in community development and planning from Clark University and has spent her career in local government and nonprofit roles.; Judith Gay: Gay earned a certificate in nonprofit governance from the University of St. Thomas in 2002. She served on several nonprofit boards and is presently serving as secretary for the Annandale Improvement Club, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Gay was the director of a youth broadcast camp pilot using the resources of KVSC Radio at St Cloud State University, with boys and girls of the St. Cloud Southside Boys and Girls Club. Gay won a Women in the Director's Chair award from the Guthrie Theater in 1998 for the American Sojourn women's history radio program. She wrote, was the voice talent, produced, and distributed that program to fourteen stations, including one in Japan, where the instructor used it to teach English. Gay earned a master's degree in business administrative management from the College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, attending night school while working full-time at Anna Marie's Alliance, a nonprofit in Saint Cloud. ; Daniel Kaplan-Goland: Kaplan-Goland is the program manager for career pathways at East Side Neighborhood Services and president at Twin Cities Maker, a volunteer-run makerspace in Minneapolis. They have previously served as finance and operations coordinator at the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy and as a freelance grant writer. When not at a nonprofit, they pursue a variety of crafts including woodworking and sewing. They graduated from Grinnell College with a BA in physics, where they also founded a makerspace as part of a partnership with the Grinnell Area Arts Council.; Margaret Kelly: Kelly was born and raised in International Falls, MN. She returned to the community in 2021 after living in MI, WI, Minneapolis, and KS from more than forty-seven years. Kelly is a retired Social Worker and not-for-profit executive. She worked in healthcare, state government and with the Kansas Head Start Association over her career. She is a vocalist, plays the violin and guitar. Kelly curates and hosts the Open Range Concerts - up north concert series in International Falls. The series brings professional acoustic performers to the community for intimate, listening room style concerts.; Jacqueline Markevitch Paulsen: Paulsen lives and works in the Winona area as an educator and movement artist. She is the managing director of the Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts and mission integration specialist for Cotter Schools. Her credentials include a BS in elementary education, a BA in theater with an emphasis in dance, a MS in educational leadership, and Montessori certification. Paulsen has been working in arts and education since 1993. Her recent volunteer work includes serving as a board member on the Winona Community Education Advisory Council, the Winona Historical Society education panel, and for Families First of Minnesota.; Sarah Stephens: Stephens is president and co-founder of Stephens Nicolson Artists Management (SNAM), an international management agency in New York City representing opera singers, stage directors, composers, and conductors. Stephens began her first agency in Bremen, Germany, and moved to New York in 2008. She acquired licenses as a recognized artist manager in Germany and the European Union. She has taught seminars at Middlebury College German for Singers, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, the Juilliard School, and Hunter College. Stephens serves on the board of three nonprofits: Opera Managers Association International (Germany), Freiburg University Alumni (New York), and the Greater Lake Sylvia Association (Minnesota). Her studies were at the University of Vermont, Universitat Freiburg (Germany) for her BA, and at the University of Minnesota for her MA in German literature. Stephens is a native Minnesotan who grew up in south Minneapolis.; Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan: Venkatakrishnan has been a strong community leader representing Tamil community for more than a Decade. He has played various executive roles at Tamil Association of Minnesota (MN Tamil Sangam AKA MNTS). This includes being the president of MNTS from Feb 2022 to Jan 2024. He has been instrumental on nurturing and reviving various Tamil Folk and traditional arts here in twin cities. Since 2012, he has scripted and staged a few indigenous folk/folklore Tamil art forms like Villupattu and Therukkoothu. Staging 3 productions at MN Fringe is another testimony for his passion towards theaters. Has been working with arts board since 2015, as an applicant and reviewer-operating support grants. He has created a sustainable arts roadmap for MNTS and continuing to promote the arts and Tamil Cultural Heritage. Other end of the spectrum, he is a program manager working for Cargill and he manages and governs their global manufacturing execution system deployments.; Michelle Wolfe: Wolfe is currently the city manager for Blaine, MN. She has served in city management positions in multiple cities in three states since the late 1980's. Wolfe is a former member of the Aurora Symphony Orchestra Board of Trustees, and is an amateur musician (piano, bass guitar, guitar). She has been a regular attendee of concerts, performances, and art exhibits for the past 3 decades, and a season ticket holder at the Goodman and Steppenwolf theaters in Chicogo, Ordway and Hennepin Theatre district, and Aurora Fox theater. She has also been a member of the Chicago Art Institute, Minneaplis Institute of Art, and Denver Art Museum.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization ",,2
10031537,"Operating Support",2025,116750,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Duluth Playhouse enriches community vitality through high-quality education and live theatre, fostering rich cultural experiences for northeastern MN. Impact on the community will be assessed through formal feedback, discussions, and public responses to offerings. Ticket sales and participation statistics reports will be evaluated to assess financial health indicators. 2: Duluth Playhouse contributes to the revitalization of downtown Duluth. Impact on the community will be assessed through cooperation and partnerships with surrounding businesses, and feedback from the community on the vibrancy of downtown Duluth.",,,2764960,"Other, local or private",2823335,,,,"Duluth Playhouse","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Duluth Playhouse is to create opportunities in theatrical arts that educate, entertain, and engage the region.",2024-07-01,2025-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Wesley,Drummond,"Duluth Playhouse","211 E Superior St",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 733-7555",wdrummond@duluthplayhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2448,"Catherine Belleveau: Belleveau is a theater director and has directed theatrical productions for the following: The Paul Bunyan Playhouse, the Long Lake Theater, Bemidji Minnesota High School, various regional schools, and the Mask and Rose Theater for whom she serves as artistic director and co-founded with Patty Lester. Her husband, Al, together are building a multi-use arts space and founded an artist residency space in rural Puposky, MN called Belle Thalia which will house artists in yurts/cabins) and offer retreat for artists as well as classes for those who would like to refine skills or learn in a rural setting. She has enjoyed training in ensemble style theater when she studied a summer in California with Delle Arte' International through a recently awarded McKnight Fellowship, with Robert Rosen of the former Tony award winning Theater de La Jeune Lune in Minneapolis as well as with Julian Boal of Theater of the Oppressed in Austin, TX.; Charise Canales: Canales is the manager of placemaking and activation at Lake Street Council. She is responsible for developing our new placemaking program, which seeks to strengthen the connection between Lake Street businesses, community members, and the places they share. She uses her background in community development and public art to work collaboratively with our creative sector to harness and support the vitality of Lake Street. She graduated with a MA in community development and planning from Clark University and has spent her career in local government and nonprofit roles.; Judith Gay: Gay earned a certificate in nonprofit governance from the University of St. Thomas in 2002. She served on several nonprofit boards and is presently serving as secretary for the Annandale Improvement Club, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Gay was the director of a youth broadcast camp pilot using the resources of KVSC Radio at St Cloud State University, with boys and girls of the St. Cloud Southside Boys and Girls Club. Gay won a Women in the Director's Chair award from the Guthrie Theater in 1998 for the American Sojourn women's history radio program. She wrote, was the voice talent, produced, and distributed that program to fourteen stations, including one in Japan, where the instructor used it to teach English. Gay earned a master's degree in business administrative management from the College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, attending night school while working full-time at Anna Marie's Alliance, a nonprofit in Saint Cloud. ; Daniel Kaplan-Goland: Kaplan-Goland is the program manager for career pathways at East Side Neighborhood Services and president at Twin Cities Maker, a volunteer-run makerspace in Minneapolis. They have previously served as finance and operations coordinator at the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy and as a freelance grant writer. When not at a nonprofit, they pursue a variety of crafts including woodworking and sewing. They graduated from Grinnell College with a BA in physics, where they also founded a makerspace as part of a partnership with the Grinnell Area Arts Council.; Margaret Kelly: Kelly was born and raised in International Falls, MN. She returned to the community in 2021 after living in MI, WI, Minneapolis, and KS from more than forty-seven years. Kelly is a retired Social Worker and not-for-profit executive. She worked in healthcare, state government and with the Kansas Head Start Association over her career. She is a vocalist, plays the violin and guitar. Kelly curates and hosts the Open Range Concerts - up north concert series in International Falls. The series brings professional acoustic performers to the community for intimate, listening room style concerts.; Jacqueline Markevitch Paulsen: Paulsen lives and works in the Winona area as an educator and movement artist. She is the managing director of the Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts and mission integration specialist for Cotter Schools. Her credentials include a BS in elementary education, a BA in theater with an emphasis in dance, a MS in educational leadership, and Montessori certification. Paulsen has been working in arts and education since 1993. Her recent volunteer work includes serving as a board member on the Winona Community Education Advisory Council, the Winona Historical Society education panel, and for Families First of Minnesota.; Sarah Stephens: Stephens is president and co-founder of Stephens Nicolson Artists Management (SNAM), an international management agency in New York City representing opera singers, stage directors, composers, and conductors. Stephens began her first agency in Bremen, Germany, and moved to New York in 2008. She acquired licenses as a recognized artist manager in Germany and the European Union. She has taught seminars at Middlebury College German for Singers, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, the Juilliard School, and Hunter College. Stephens serves on the board of three nonprofits: Opera Managers Association International (Germany), Freiburg University Alumni (New York), and the Greater Lake Sylvia Association (Minnesota). Her studies were at the University of Vermont, Universitat Freiburg (Germany) for her BA, and at the University of Minnesota for her MA in German literature. Stephens is a native Minnesotan who grew up in south Minneapolis.; Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan: Venkatakrishnan has been a strong community leader representing Tamil community for more than a Decade. He has played various executive roles at Tamil Association of Minnesota (MN Tamil Sangam AKA MNTS). This includes being the president of MNTS from Feb 2022 to Jan 2024. He has been instrumental on nurturing and reviving various Tamil Folk and traditional arts here in twin cities. Since 2012, he has scripted and staged a few indigenous folk/folklore Tamil art forms like Villupattu and Therukkoothu. Staging 3 productions at MN Fringe is another testimony for his passion towards theaters. Has been working with arts board since 2015, as an applicant and reviewer-operating support grants. He has created a sustainable arts roadmap for MNTS and continuing to promote the arts and Tamil Cultural Heritage. Other end of the spectrum, he is a program manager working for Cargill and he manages and governs their global manufacturing execution system deployments.; Michelle Wolfe: Wolfe is currently the city manager for Blaine, MN. She has served in city management positions in multiple cities in three states since the late 1980's. Wolfe is a former member of the Aurora Symphony Orchestra Board of Trustees, and is an amateur musician (piano, bass guitar, guitar). She has been a regular attendee of concerts, performances, and art exhibits for the past 3 decades, and a season ticket holder at the Goodman and Steppenwolf theaters in Chicogo, Ordway and Hennepin Theatre district, and Aurora Fox theater. She has also been a member of the Chicago Art Institute, Minneaplis Institute of Art, and Denver Art Museum.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2
10031539,"Operating Support",2025,52652,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","EHST will strengthen administrative and fundraising capacity, leading to more community connections, broader programming and positive public impact. EHST will measure grant writing success, size of individual and business donor base, number of revenue streams, number of collaborative projects, and variety of program offerings. It will measure community impact through online surveys.",,,391074,"Other, local or private",417400,,,,"Elys Historic State Theater AKA Ely's Historic State Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Ely's Historic State Theater is to promote and support the cinematic and performing arts.",2024-07-01,2025-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Karen,McManus,"Elys Historic State Theater AKA Ely's Historic State Theater","PO Box 34",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 235-6300",karjack@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2450,"Madeline Carlson: Carlson is a recent graduate of the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire with a Bachelor of Fine Arts with an emphasis in illustration. Growing up in Buffalo, Minnesota, they had many artistic and storytelling influences from a young age which shaped their artistic identity as an adult.; Robyn Earhart: Earhart's writing has appeared or is forthcoming in Antithesis Journal, Barren Magazine, Columbia Journal, the Under Review, and Water~Stone Review. She teaches creative writing and lives in Saint Paul, MN with her husband and pets.; Scott Hebert: Hebert has been a staple of the arts community in greater Minnesota since 2008. He began off-stage, taking an interest in technical elements while working with Renegade Theater Company. He joined the newly formed Renegade Improv in 2009, a role he would serve in for nine years and 750 shows. In 2011, his desire to be a storyteller led him on-stage. Over the next seven years, Scott participated in 35 productions with Renegade, The Duluth Playhouse, and Wise Fool Shakespeare. In 2016, Hebert took his talents online, becoming an affiliate content creator for Twitch.tv. In 2018, Hebert collaborated with artists from the Duluth theater community to help him create, produce, and perform in Twin Portals, an original Dungeons and Dragons podcast. Over the last five years, Twin Portals has performed twelve live shows to an engaged, passionate, and growing audience while filling in the story with over 100 hours of monthly audio content.; Sonja Jacobsen: Jacobsen graduated from Hastings College (NE) with majors in instrumental music performance and music education (K-12). After teaching in NE and MN she joined Jacobsen Metal Fabrication, Inc as VP/office manager. As a member of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra Board of Directors she served two terms as development chair directing all fundraising efforts and long-term gifts. Serving two terms as president she attended League conferences in St. Louis and Minneapolis.; Jacelyn Johnson: Johnson is the founder/CEO and creative director of JahPenee Productions, a film/TV and music production company based in Los Angeles and Minneapolis, Minnesota. Johnson has hired more than 200 jobs opportunities for artists working in Los Angeles and the Twin Cities since 2014. Johnson is a former grant receiver of the Minnesota State Arts Board 2022: Creative Support for Individuals, wherein Johnson wrote, directed, and produced a short film, ?FETISH?, which is now showing in the film festival circuit. In 2023, Johnson was the casting director and producer of a CW Network television show ?The Mask?, a Hulu commercial, and produced a local provocative yet informational podcast dealing with the mental and emotional health of BIPOC youth in the Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota. Johnson has created several youth entrepreneurship programs geared towards counteracting youth homelessness and basic social skills and entrepreneurship training. Coming from a strong educational, music and theatrical background, Jacelyn is primarily focused on documentary form storytelling of BIPOC communities and uplifting artistic BIPOC communities' equity, in the entertainment industry.; Emily Kelson: Kelson has more than four years of experience in the nonprofit sector and has dedicated much of that time to developing her skills as a grant professional. She currently works as the grant writer for Loaves and Fishes where she manages all points of the grant proposal process. In 2022, Kelson served as a grant application reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board during the Creative Support for Organizations grant cycle. ; Wendy Petersen Biorn: Biorn has worked as the executive director of the Carver County Historical Society for seventeen years. In total, she has worked for nonprofits for more than 35 years. She holds a Masters's degree in public and nonprofit administration and an undergrad degree in business administration.; Germaine Riegert: Riegert is an elder member of the White Earth Ojibwe Nation. She has a BA in accounting and business administration and an AA in Native American studies. She is a widow with six surviving children plus several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Riegert has served on the Region 2 Arts Council for two terms as the representative for Mahnomen County and has served as a grant reviewer for the past two Minnesota State Arts Board grant review teams. She is an art appreciator and feels strongly that the arts can make the world a better place to live. Her areas of experience are with string arts of crocheting, embroidery, and needlepoint which she does for her satisfaction and gifting.; Kameron White: White is a comic artist, illustrator, and designer. He graduated with a BFA in comic art from Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2018. As an Afro-Indigenous, queer, and disabled individual, he's been in a place where not seeing yourself represented or represented in a stereotypical light can affect you immensely. Rather than let it discourage him, it powers him to move forward, making sure people see themselves and their stories represented. He is an Ignatz and Visionary Honors award-winning artist. In 2022, he was chosen as one of the participants in the DC Comics Milestone Initiative program.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2
10031627,"Operating Support",2025,37144,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Planned measurable outcomes are to renew audience faith in museum services, advance collections access, engage constituencies in developing programs. Significantly increased visitorship; verified completion of data transition to accessibility (documented satisfaction in use of collections data), documented client services satisfaction. 2: The Tweed Museum continues its commitment to the growth of collections and dedicated programs in terms of Indigenous and BIPOC sources. Additional acquired artworks, continued engagement in partnerships to develop cultural programs, polled responses by end users.",,,736569,"Other, local or private",755141,,,,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Duluth-Tweed Museum of Art AKA The Tweed Museum of Art","Public College/University","Operating Support",,"The Tweed Museum of Art functions as an art collecting institution that provides museum services to the western Lake Superior region by promoting arts education and research, and by presenting programs in the visual arts for the enjoyment of its public.",2024-07-01,2025-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Julie,Delliquanti,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Duluth-Tweed Museum of Art AKA The Tweed Museum of Art","1201 Ordean Ct",Duluth,MN,55812-3041,"(218) 726-7823",juliedel@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2538,"Marsha Anderson: Anderson currently works for the City of Minneapolis Department of Health as a project coordinator for three federal grants and has a Master of public and nonprofit administration degree. Previously, she has been employed at several different nonprofit organizations in development and has reviewed and scored grants for the Greater Twin Cities United Way, City of Minneapolis, and the Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rachel Brophy: Brophy is a lifelong writer who's had a wide variety of experience with words. She graduated from University of Minnesota- Duluth with a degree in teaching English. After graduation, she worked as a teacher in Tucson, Arizona for the Sunnyside School District as well as at Sylvan Learning Center. Upon her return to Minnesota, she worked as a substitute teacher before landing the position of associate editor at her hometown newspaper, The Jackson County Pilot. Eventually, an interview for the paper inspired her to pursue an AA in medical transcription and coding. Brophy worked for a few years as a medical transcriptionist before returning to teaching. Over the course of her life, Brophy has continued to hone her craft in hopes of one day having her books grace the shelves of big and small bookstores. She currently is a staff writer for the Timberjay newspaper in Tower, Minnesota. Most recently, she has also served as a grant reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board and takes great pride in aiding the process of furthering the future of arts and artists in her beloved home state.; Michael Brown: Brown is a strategy and marketing consultant in the Twin Cities specializing in arts and other non-profit organizations. He is an actor and has been involved with many area theater groups both on and off stage. He has an MBA from the University of Minnesota. He serves as a board member of The Phipps Center for the Arts.; Cheryl Caponi: Caponi is the executive director and cofounder of the Caponi Art Park. Caponi has dedicated her career to developing the programs, physical space, and organization of the park; and to building community through the arts. Caponi served on the Dakota County Public Arts Commission and several public art selection panels, and has trained in grassroots community building and adapting programs to meet the needs of diverse groups.; Aaron Gabriel: Gabriel (they/them/theirs) is a Minneapolis-based composer, generative theater artist and grants specialist who has written music and lyrics for more than thirty original productions over the past twenty years - primarily sharing narratives from LGBTQIA2+ and diversely abled communities. Their work has been featured nationally and internationally in New York, New Orleans, Algeria, Congo, India, Thailand, England and France at theaters including the Guthrie Theater, Ordway Center, Children's Theater Company, Minnesota Opera and Center for Performance Research. They have been awarded grants from the Jerome Foundation, Theater Communications Group, McKnight Foundation and Minnesota State Arts Board and received an Ivey Award for Madame Majesta's Medicine Show (2013) and Best New Musical Lyrics and Score from Lavender Magazine for Hot Funky Butt Jazz (2018). www.aarongabrielmusic.com; Janet Grove: Grove works at The Basilica of Saint Mary. She has been a cantor/lead musician there for the past forty-four years. Currently she sings, directs the children's musicals, and leads the employment, accessibility, and mental health ministries. Grove has performed throughout the United States and in Europe as a singer and has been a consultant for various arts organizations, especially in arts education, her entire career. She cocreated the Hennepin Theatre Spotlight Program. She is the recipient of a Minnesota State Arts Board grant and several regional arts council grants. Her family held a backyard musical for ten years, raising over $80,000 for an arts scholarship that helped pay for a summer arts camp. Grove is a music and theater major from Macalester College.; Sharon Kwan: Kwan is a retired senior security engineer and aircraft maintenance software engineer at Delta Airlines. She is currently a board member of Twin City Chinese Dance Center (TCCDC) and a board member of Minhua Chorus. She is also a volunteer member for Minnesota Chinese Heritage Foundation and Chinese American Association of Minnesota (CAAM). Kwan has prior experience as a grant review, serving as a panelist for a Metropolitan Regional Arts Council grant.; David Marty: Marty is retired from a career in arts administration (most recently with the Reif Center in Grand Rapids), and currently serves on the school board. He holds a bachelor's degree in communications, with additional arts training including a fellowship in arts administration at the National Endowment for the Arts. He has more than twenty years of experience as an arts presenter with extensive awards and has served on various arts and community boards. He has presented and consulted often for national and regional arts gatherings. He was an officer for the Minnesota Presenters Network and the Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Marty has also directed and acted in local theater productions.; Susan Messerole: Messerole is the co-artistic director of Exposed Brick Theatre, which is dedicated to telling untold stories, centering omitted narratives, and creating art at the intersection of identities. As a theater director, playwright, and teaching artist, Messerole has worked extensively in the Twin Cities theater community for more than 25 years. Prior positions include associate artistic director at the History Theatre and a resident artist at Pillsbury House + Theater. Currently, she is a member of the leadership team for Million Artist Movement as well as a co-founder of The Subversive Sirens.; Ola Oluwatomini, Oluwatomini is a program manager at Restoration for All, Inc Oluwatomini oversees multiple initiatives, including community vaccination, mental health, and suicide prevention programs. Holding a Master of Public Health in global health from St. Catherine University, Oluwatomini excels at translating complex data into actionable insights. With a history of leadership roles, including cabinet appointee at the Young Women's Initiative and Community Reviewer at Youthprise, Oluwatomini has consistently contributed to policy development and grant evaluations. With extensive experience in program management, policy research, and community engagement, Oluwatomini background aligns well with evaluating grant applications and supporting arts-based initiatives.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2
10028566,"Operating Support",2023,9288,,"ACHF Arts Access","The Operating Support funding will assist DBAA in its mission by providing partial funding for the performing arts position. The board will commit to a strategic planning session in late summer or early fall to include a SWOT analysis and a board survey to identify areas for future growth and stability. An additional goal for Year Two will be a successful transition of leadership for the incoming director. The Operating Support funding will assist DBAA in its mission by providing partial funding for the performing arts position. This outcome will be measured by the organization's ability to fulfill the contract financially. DBAA will research and book artists for future seasons with performances structured for either Memorial Auditorium or other venues in the community i.e. public library, Senior Center gathering hall, local restaurants. By the end of Year One of the grant period, DBAA will have a plan in place for strategic planning by the board and performing arts director.","This was a year of leadership transition due to the retirement our founding director. Six months of training ensured a smooth transition, and community and board support for the new director has been tremendous. Nice progress was also made in returning to","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",86611,"Other,local or private",95899,9288,"Rebecca Thoen, Patti Mork, Janet Fenske, Tracy Hanson, Allysa Hurley, Tami Maus, Melanie Benson, Chris Lehne, Jeri Popma",,"Dawson-Boyd Arts Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Operating Support Year 2 (2023)",2022-09-01,2023-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tracy,Hanson,"Dawson-Boyd Arts Association","PO Box 434",Dawson,MN,56232,"(320) 226-5625",luannefondell@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lac qui Parle, Chippewa, Swift, Yellow Medicine, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2397,"Cheryl Avenel-Navara, arts admin, SMAC board; Mark Bosveld, theater; Cheniqua Johnson, theater, music; Joyce Meyer, visual art, education; Jane Otto, arts admin; Kerry Ward, visual art, grantwriting; Mark Wilmes, theater, SMAC Board","Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Justin Beck, chair of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission, president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, photography, music; Judy Beckman: vocal music, Big Stone Arts Council, Big Stone County Historical Society, Big Stone Lake Area Chamber of Commerce CEO; Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Kylie Rieke: ceramics, murals, music, theater, T-Bird Community Arts Board; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Gillian Singler, MN West Community and Technical College chair of Humanities and English instructor, Creative Healing Space volunteer, writer, theater director; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;",,2
10028522,"Operating Support",2023,7798,,"ACHF Arts Access","One goal is to develop a long-term organizational and financial sustainability plan. We will begin board evaluation and development and hire a professional arts facilitator to lead us through the creating a 5-year growth plan. Another goal is to expand our gallery exhibitions to include nationally recognized artists, each year, either contemporary or historical and increase culturally diverse artists exhibiting. The success of our planning goal will be measured by the successful completion of a board development and training plan, revision of our original business plan, and completion of growth and development plans. For the gallery, success will be measured in having the nationally recognized and culturally diverse artists scheduled for the monthly Gallery Exhibition at least once each year.","The Board worked with an organizational development consultant and is fully engaged in being aware of the financial situation and the need to invest time, energy, and their skills to improve the Centre's performance and long-term sustainability. A final r","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",59719,"Other,local or private",67517,3899,"Paul Heyl, Chuck Brown, Mark Glesener, Gene Wenstrom, Karen Roker, Rebecca Heerdt",,"Bird Island Cultural Centre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Operating Support Year 2 (2023)",2022-09-01,2023-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Glesener,"Bird Island Cultural Centre","PO Box 434","Bird Island",MN,55310,"(320) 522-0633",markglesener@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Renville, Kandiyohi, Redwood, Chippewa, Brown, McLeod, Yellow Medicine, Big Stone, Nicollet, Lac qui Parle, Stearns, Stearns",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2396,"Cheryl Avenel-Navara, arts admin, SMAC board; Mark Bosveld, theater; Cheniqua Johnson, theater, music; Joyce Meyer, visual art, education; Jane Otto, arts admin; Kerry Ward, visual art, grantwriting; Mark Wilmes, theater, SMAC Board","Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Justin Beck, chair of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission, president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, photography, music; Judy Beckman: vocal music, Big Stone Arts Council, Big Stone County Historical Society, Big Stone Lake Area Chamber of Commerce CEO; Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Kylie Rieke: ceramics, murals, music, theater, T-Bird Community Arts Board; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Gillian Singler, MN West Community and Technical College chair of Humanities and English instructor, Creative Healing Space volunteer, writer, theater director; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;",,2
10028658,"Operating Support",2023,7220,,"ACHF Arts Access","We need to continue to work on inclusivity. We are excited about our new board members, who have already provided us with new ideas and processes in which to succeed. Some of these ideas include: meeting and working with MPS/SMSU clubs and organizations and include them in the discussion and planning of MAFAC exhibits, events, and performances; reserving a seat on the Board for a college or HS representative, and creating event that increase adult-child involvement into MAFAC such as our successful Art in the Park in 2021. The process for change is fluid and the Ad hoc committee and Board will continue to explore opportunities, study the feasibility of suggestions and ideas, analyze the results, and make adjustments as needed.","In 2023 we worked on how we can improve outreach. This led to finding new board members with a range of interests and ideas. Our committees are filled and actively planning new events. Membership in the organization is strong and the business sponsorship","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",55470,"Other,local or private",62690,7220,"Charlotte Wendel, Jackie Meyer, Jim Muchlinski, Amber Kinner-Alahakoon, Deb Ahmann, Ellie Ahmann, Bruce Ahrendt, Laura Mueller Anderson, Steven Juhl, Marilyn Leach, Jan Loft, Brad Louwagie, Cathy Schlagel",,"Marshall Area Fine Arts Council AKA Arts Center MAFAC","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Operating Support Year 2 (2023)",2022-09-01,2023-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jan,Loft,"Marshall Area Fine Arts Council AKA Arts Center MAFAC","PO Box 531",Marshall,MN,56258,"(507) 537-1806",mafac.arts@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lyon, Redwood, Murray, Lincoln, Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine, Kandiyohi, Kandiyohi",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2399,"Cheryl Avenel-Navara, arts admin, SMAC board; Mark Bosveld, theater; Cheniqua Johnson, theater, music; Joyce Meyer, visual art, education; Jane Otto, arts admin; Kerry Ward, visual art, grantwriting; Mark Wilmes, theater, SMAC Board","Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Justin Beck, chair of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission, president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, photography, music; Judy Beckman: vocal music, Big Stone Arts Council, Big Stone County Historical Society, Big Stone Lake Area Chamber of Commerce CEO; Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Kylie Rieke: ceramics, murals, music, theater, T-Bird Community Arts Board; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Gillian Singler, MN West Community and Technical College chair of Humanities and English instructor, Creative Healing Space volunteer, writer, theater director; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;",,2
10028479,"Operating Support",2023,10859,,"ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","It is hoped the school will acquire two adjacent properties for future expansion and control of the adjacent land facing Burns Park. MVAS is investigate ways of coordinating with Greater Milan Initiative to expand art offerings to the public, utilizing the valuable infrastructure already in place. The lower floor of the main MVAS building on Washington St is nearing completion and is becoming a valuable asset to the school. MVAS is exploring better ways of providing art opportunities to the Micronesian community, including utilizing our instructor base to work with Micronesian youth. A presentation at the 2023 Spoon Gathering about a carved ocean-going dug-out canoe created by the Micronesian community is being planned. All the goals listed above are measurable. Number of classes and students attending are measurable. Attendance numbers and number of memberships are measurable. The development of programs and facility improvements are all observable.","This was a period of rebuilding and consolidation for us. The funds have created financial stability, allowing decision makers to move forward with confidence. The number of classes on offer are growing again and registrations per class are solid. The Fra","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",70122,"Other,local or private",80981,10859,"John Roisen, Bob Kempe, Jill Christie, Marcy Brekken, Maureen Hark, Ashley Hanson",,"Milan Village Arts School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Operating Support Year 2 (2023)",2022-09-01,2023-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ron,Porep,"Milan Village Arts School","PO Box 230",Milan,MN,56262,"(320) 734-4807",admin@milanvillageartsschool.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Chippewa, Swift, Lac qui Parle, Kandiyohi, Big Stone, Renville, Meeker, Stearns, Redwood, Lincoln, Lyon, Pope, Yellow Medicine, Stevens, Murray, Cottonwood, Rock, Nobles, Pipestone, Grant, Douglas, Otter Tail, Wadena, Traverse, Wilkin, Hennepin, Carver, Carver",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2394,"Cheryl Avenel-Navara, arts admin, SMAC board; Mark Bosveld, theater; Cheniqua Johnson, theater, music; Joyce Meyer, visual art, education; Jane Otto, arts admin; Kerry Ward, visual art, grantwriting; Mark Wilmes, theater, SMAC Board","Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Justin Beck, chair of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission, president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, photography, music; Judy Beckman: vocal music, Big Stone Arts Council, Big Stone County Historical Society, Big Stone Lake Area Chamber of Commerce CEO; Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Kylie Rieke: ceramics, murals, music, theater, T-Bird Community Arts Board; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Gillian Singler, MN West Community and Technical College chair of Humanities and English instructor, Creative Healing Space volunteer, writer, theater director; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;",,2
10028729,"Operating Support",2023,5696,,"ACHF Arts Access","In general, our goal is to continue as a viable arts organization by expanding our numbers of singers, volunteers, and audience. The chorale will work to maintain its recovery and stability as an arts organization. Specifically, the chorale intends to add an assistant director position in order to provide more support and stability. We would also like to regain our audience size of 500 per concert season and develop concert programs that increase our audience size by 10%. These goals will be evaluated by comparing member rosters, board member rosters, evidence in meeting minutes of hiring a new business manager, an updated committee list with specified volunteers, and ticket/audience reports provided by our treasurer.","We maintained our recovery from the pandemic and stability as an arts organization with full concert seasons. We had looked at filling an assistant director position to cover when our regular director was unavailable, but after one season of interim co-di","Achieved some of the proposed outcomes",20578,"Other,local or private",26274,,"Ben Pieh, Sue Selden, Jean Schueller, Dick Hauck, Becky Hoffman, Elaine Hauger, Mary Sue Kruger",,"Prairie Arts Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Operating Support Year 2 (2023)",2022-09-01,2023-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,June,Meyerhoff,"Prairie Arts Chorale","PO Box 531",Marshall,MN,56258,"(320) 368-0943",junemeyerhoff@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Renville, Redwood, Lyon, Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine, Chippewa, Chippewa",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2401,"Cheryl Avenel-Navara, arts admin, SMAC board; Mark Bosveld, theater; Cheniqua Johnson, theater, music; Joyce Meyer, visual art, education; Jane Otto, arts admin; Kerry Ward, visual art, grantwriting; Mark Wilmes, theater, SMAC Board","Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Justin Beck, chair of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission, president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, photography, music; Judy Beckman: vocal music, Big Stone Arts Council, Big Stone County Historical Society, Big Stone Lake Area Chamber of Commerce CEO; Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Kylie Rieke: ceramics, murals, music, theater, T-Bird Community Arts Board; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Gillian Singler, MN West Community and Technical College chair of Humanities and English instructor, Creative Healing Space volunteer, writer, theater director; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;",,2
10018182,"Operating Support",2022,13136,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3 ","ACHF Arts Access","Increase and enhance the direct linkages between our organization, artists and the community at large. Measured quantitatively by the number of outreach activities and opportunities for direct audience engagement we provide, and the number of local artists and audience who participate in our various programs.","Partnered with 25 artists to provide 36 outreach events with 3013 participants and strengthened connections with local organizations. Used quantitative evaluations, looking at quantity of artists, distinct events, and individual participants. Measured repeat visits to the organizations by artists throughout the year to gauge CLC's developing connections to the community at large. 2: Evaluations of programming by internal teams, advisory council, and audience surveys improved insight, flexibility and responsiveness. Qualitative evaluation of productions examined audience response, overall success from a producer perspective, and strategic use of resources. Quantitative evaluation of audience data helped determine overall impact and effectiveness.",,660602,,660602,,"Sandra Kaplan, John Erickson, Bri Keran, Patrick Spradlin",,"Central Lakes College-Brainerd AKA Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center","Public College/University","Operating Support ",,"TO CREATE an environment where local performing artists can develop their craft; TO SHARE with our community diverse, high quality arts programming; and TO GROW a community of pracitioners and lovers of the performing arts.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patrick,Spradlin,"Central Lakes College-Brainerd AKA Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center","501 College Dr W",Brainerd,MN,56401,"(218) 855-8255",patrick.spradlin@clcmn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carver, Cass, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wadena, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1496,"Amy Browender: Browender is a proud graduate of the Saint Paul Public School system and believes that access to the arts is critical to the future of our state and the well-being of our communities. She earned a BA in art history and English from Ripon College in Wisconsin and received honors for academic excellence in both departments. After graduating, she completed two terms of service with College Possible and was named AmeriCorps Member of the Year. Since joining the organization's development team in 2015, she has written grants, deepened relationships with corporate partners, hosted virtual and in person events large and small, and currently stewards and cultivates individual supporters as donor relationship manager.; Jonathan Carter: Carter is director of IT business relationship management for the Harmon business unit of Apogee Enterprises. Previously, Carter had a long career with General Mills, spanning finance, sales, marketing, information systems, and other areas. A former board chair for the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, he is an active executive board member of the Monitors Club, supporting the educational, political, economic, and social well-being of the Twin Cities African American community. Carter holds a BS in computer science from Washington University (Saint Louis); an MS in computer science from Stanford University; and an MBA in finance and international business from Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.; Ann Fee: Fee is a writer, vocalist, and arts administrator in southern Minnesota. Fee is also the host of Live from the Arts Center, a weekly music and interview program on KMSU 89.7 FM showcasing local artists, writers, and musicians. Her fiction and nonfiction appear in collections by Cleis Press, The Missouri Review, and Demos Health. She performs with the acoustic duo The Frye, whose 2015 release The Best of Hank and Rita garnered a Star Tribune ""top albums of the year"" honor. Her performance in the short film The Best of Hank and Rita took best acting recognition at the 2016 Filmstock Film Festival. She is executive director of the Arts Center of Saint Peter, recognized in 2016 by the Minnesota Department of Human Services for a groundbreaking partnership showcasing art by patients at the Minnesota Security Hospital. Fee holds an MFA in creative writing from University of Southern Maine and MA in cultural studies/critical theory and analysis from Illinois State University.; Linda Holliday: Holliday is founder and president of Impact Minnesota, providing an array of consulting services to nonprofit, for-profit, and public organizations; and of Holliday Pottery, creating handcrafted functional ceramic wares. She previously worked with the Initiative Foundation for nearly twenty years, most recently serving as vice president of organizational development. Holliday is a 2010 Bush Foundation Leadership Fellow and holds an MPA from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Crossing Arts Alliance and Advocates for Reproductive Education in central Minnesota.; Yumiko Inomata: Inomata serves as finance manager for Minneapolis based Arts Midwest, one of six regional arts organizations in the United States. She has a BA in theater studies and has taken graduate level courses in educational policy and administration, and teaching English as a foreign language. Outside of work, she has served on numerous panels, including the Sage Awards for Dance (2009-2010), and for several grant programs for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. She is an alumna of the 2017/2018 Arts Organizing Institute through Pangea World Theater?s Lake Street Arts!, which was part of a National Endowment for the Arts Our Town grant.; Mary Ellen Landwehr: Landwehr cofounded Ar4Trails in Rochester in 2016. Ar4Trails installs four temporary sculptures annually and has installed nine permanent sculptures along the bike trails near downtown Rochester. This fall, with funding from the MN CARES Act grant, Ar4Trails will install two more permanent sculptures and ten bike racks created by unemployed or under employed artists in Rochester. She served as board chair of Choral Arts Ensemble in Rochester and currently serves as board chair of the Diversity Council-Rochester. She retired from a 25-year career as an administrator at Mayo Clinic.; Manny Munson-Regala: Munson-Regala is the lead regulatory lawyer for the UnitedHealthcare plan of Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. He has more than 30 years of expertise in solving business issues with regulatory and legislative components for both private and public sector clients including previous stints as deputy commissioner and acting commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Commerce and assistant commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Health. He has previously served on the boards of the Girl Scouts River Valley, Minnesota Justice Foundation, MNxMN, Protect Minnesota, and Steppingstone Theater for Youth. He earned his BA and JD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.; John Neveaux: After studying theater as an undergraduate, Neveaux worked with The Children?s Theatre Company, Minnesota Opera, and Chanhassen Dinner Theatres. He then moved to the west coast for a master?s degree and served on the theater staff at Cabrillo College and University of California, Santa Cruz. He left theatrical pursuits for law school and has practiced law since 1984. He also teaches business law at local colleges. He returned to theater in 2005, as a director, actor, and designer, in addition to serving as an advisory board member for 4 Community Theatre, Skylark Opera Company, Buffalo Community Theatre, and Chain Reaction Theatre Project.; Serenity Schoonover: A staff writer for Split Rock Review, Schoonover's writing has aired on NPR, and appeared in NewPages, Women's Independent Press, and The Bookends Review, among others. She is also a juried metalsmith, and her work has been featured on the front page of Etsy. Since 2018, she has been the recipient of five Arrowhead Regional Art Council (ARAC) grants, served on multiple ARAC grant panels, as well as serving as a Minnesota State Arts Board grant reviewer in 2020. Schoonover has a BA and MA in history education.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10008401,"Operating Support",2020,27583,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase and enhance the direct linkages between our organization, artists and the community at large. Measured quantitatively by the number of outreach activities and opportunities for direct audience engagement that we provide, and the number of local artists and audience who participate in our various programming. 2: Broaden the organization's support structure with the aim of improving the overall quality of arts experiences for our community. Through post-event analyses, annual internal reviews of programming, staff/board assessments, advisory board meetings, and solicited audience feedback.","Increased linkages between our organization, artists, and the community at large. This was measured quantitatively. We increased our number of artist outreach activities over the previous year, and served a greater number of community members in those activities. 2: Broadened organization's support structure. This was measured quantitatively. We engaged in in-depth post-event analysis sessions, internally and involving artists, agent/representatives, and audience. Our advisory board provided greater input on a variety of planning and operational matters.",,542124,"Other, local or private",542124,,"Lisa Wigand, Bruce Buxton, John Erickson, Bri Keran, Sandra Kaplan",,"Central Lakes College-Brainerd AKA Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center","Public College/University","Operating Support",,"TO CREATE an environment where local performing artists can develop their craft. TO SHARE with our community diverse, high quality arts programming; and TO GROW a community of practitioners and lovers of the performing arts.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patrick,Spradlin,"Central Lakes College-Brainerd AKA Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center","501 College Dr W",Brainerd,MN,56401,"(218) 855-8100",patrick.spradlin@clcmn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Brown, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Lake, Mahnomen, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Todd, Wadena, Washington, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1366,"Robert Michael Brubaker: Executive director, Sherburne History Center; Michael Cook: Treasurer, Twin Cities Jazz Festival; retired banker; Anne Dugan: Art history instructor; regional director of Minnesota Council of Nonprofits; Sabrina Gilchrist: Program coordinator, Eugene J. McCarthy Center for Public Policy and Civic Engagement; Buddy King: Unit director, Boys & Girls Clubs of Central MN; secretary of Central MN Arts Board; Connie Lanphear: Communications manager, Freshwater Society; Manny Munson-Regala: ; Sarah Roberts: Board treasurer, Frozen River Film Festival; Frederick Rogers: Founder, Minnesota Folklore Theater; Five Wings Arts Council chair; costume designer, director; Lori Anne Williams, Fundraiser, Catholic Charities","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008409,"Operating Support",2020,20083,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Engage an external agency to create a new brand for the series and craft strategies for effective brand positioning within market. Evaluation will consist of development and articulation of values and core messages, identify timeline and benchmarks for rebrand, conduct focus groups of key segments, and metrics to measure impact of brand within market when released 2: Participants will articulate they have learned about the art and culture of different countries or groups after attending applicable performances. Evaluation will consist of 50% of survey respondents identify new learning, 50% of residency participants or facilitators identify new learning, and box office data will show an increase in attendance at diverse shows.","Completed internal aspects of branding project. This is an on-going outcome - crafted an RFP, solicited input/feedback from constituents regarding process, began initial conversations with external agency. Process on hold during current pandemic closure. 2: Participants at diverse performances articulated they learned about the art and culture of different countries or groups after attending performances. Box office data indicated higher than projected attendance at performances featuring diverse artists. Audiences reported new learning or increased interest in future performances featuring diversity.",,795217,"Other, local or private",795217,,"Mimi Bitzan, Brian Campbell, David DeBlieck, Laura Hood, Colleen Hollinger Petters, Rachel Melis, Chris Rasmussen, Jerry Wetterling",,"College of Saint Benedict AKA College of Saint Benedict Fine Arts Programming","Public College/University","Operating Support",,"The Fine Arts Series at the College of Saint Benedict awakens a spirit of curiosity, ignites dialogue and illuminates new understanding through distinctive arts experiences on our stages, in our galleries, and in our communities. Through the performing and visual arts series, the College of Saint Benedict provides community wide opportunities for interaction with national artists through unique residencies, artists' talks, exhibitions, and performances.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Hanlon,"College of Saint Benedict AKA College of Saint Benedict Fine Arts Programming","37 College Ave S","St Joseph",MN,56374,"(320) 363-5011",lhanlon@csbsju.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1374,"Emily Edison: Executive director, SOAR Career Solutions; David Hanson: Retired ad agency owner; professional musician; Linda Holliday: Founder and president, Impact Minnesota and Holliday Pottery; Lorrie Janatopoulos: Former planning director, Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency; Donna Johnson: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center; Ho Nguyen: Housing and economic justice program manager, Minnesota Coalition for Batter Women; Blake Potthoff: Executive director, Fairmont Opera House; board member, MN Presenters Network; Anne Jin Soo Preston: Arts and cultural nonprofit organization consultant; former Springboard for the Arts board member; Melissa Rands: Director of accreditation and assessment, MCAD; Yee Thao, Executive director, Center for Hmong Arts and Talent","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10018192,"Operating Support",2022,25158,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Re-engage audience participation in live and virtual performances, residencies and visual arts events. Measure steady growth across the year in: attendance at live events, engagement in streamed performances by general audiences and underserved populations, residency participation, attendance at live and streamed visual arts exhibit/receptions","CSB re-engaged a portion of pre-pandemic audience participation in live performances, residencies and visual arts events. Attendance, ticket sales, participation in outreach/residency activities and visual arts events. 2: Created and implemented COVID guidelines. CSB collaborated with the other major arts organizations in the region and implemented covid policies that were uniform across organizations. Cohort met regularly to assess if changes to policy were warranted so we could act as a group.",,882705,,882705,,"Rachel Melis, Mimi Bitzan, Brian Campbell, David DeBlieck, Pedro dos Santos, Laura Hood, Colleen Hollinger Petters, Chris Rasmussen, Malik Stewart, Jerry Wetterling, Desiree Clark",,"College of Saint Benedict AKA CSB Fine Arts Programming","Private College/University","Operating Support ",,"The Fine Arts Series awakens a spirit of curiosity, ignites dialogue, and illumintes new understanding through distinctive arts experiences on our stages, in our galleries, and in our communities.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Hanlon,"College of Saint Benedict AKA College of Saint Benedict Fine Arts Programming","37 College Ave S","St Joseph",MN,56374,"(320) 363-5011",lhanlon@csbsju.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Morrison, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Todd, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1794,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10008511,"Operating Support",2020,33881,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase accessibility to collection through comprehensive documentation and digitization of collection to improve and expand access. Increases use of collections database. Curator and Registrar consult to develop search strategies so that exhibits derived from collection reveal logical efficiency. Periodic review leads to revisions. 2: Align collection with communities of interest. TMA demonstrates improved collection utility and focuses development of Native Arts Collection. Writing teacher guides for K-12 in collaboration w/stakeholders. to accompany select exhibitions. Projects tested against user surveys/interviews as compared to goal criteria.","Increased requests by UMD faculty for viewing collection art in storage for their classes and inclusion in curriculum and increased class viewings. Comparison of faculty requests from prior year with current year. Tweed staff are collaborating with UMD faculty on a dedicated study room used primarily for class object-based learning utilizing art from collection for student and faculty research. 2: Collaborated with Duluth Children's Museum featuring Ojibwe bandolier bags. Tweed featured the Museum of Russian Art's exhibition Art in Conflict. Evaluation was drawn from written survey responses by visitors attending lecture for Russian exhibition and Duluth artist (whose work is in Tweed's collection) Tweevening event, general visitor comments and educators' observations.",,958182,"Other, local or private",958182,33881,"Regents of the University of Minnesota: Kendall J. Powell, Steven A. Sviggum, Thomas J. Anderson, Richard B. Beeson, Mary A. Davenport, Kao Ly Ilean Her, Michael D. Hsu, Mike O. Kenyanya, Janie S. Mayeron, David J. McMillan, Darrin M. Rosha, Randy R. Simonson. Tweed Museum Advisory Board Members: Patrice Bradley, Pat Burns, Annie Carmichael, Mary Ebert, Tom Ellison, Jane Jarnis, Dean Robert Kase, John Lawien, Jeffrey Larson, Rob Leff, Jim Paymar, Susan Vandersteen",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Duluth-Tweed Museum of Art AKA Tweed Museum of Art","Public College/University","Operating Support",,"The Tweed Museum of Art functions as an art collecting and teaching institution that promotes learning through collection stewardship, research, and by presenting programs in the visual arts for the engagement of the University and our surrounding communities.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Camille,Doran,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Duluth-Tweed Museum of Art AKA Tweed Museum of Art","1201 Ordean Ct",Duluth,MN,55812-3041,"(218) 726-7823",cdoran@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Douglas, Mille Lacs, Polk, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1476,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008499,"Operating Support",2020,70367,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The O'Shaughnessy will increase opportunities and support for diverse Minnesota and touring artists within our programs, with emphasis on women artists. Track shows with MN, touring and women artists; track number of MN, touring and women artists onstage; collect social media posts, email responses and media hits; collect artist and company feedback.","We presented nine events (6 from MN); four female-led, four led by artists of color, and three presented premieres. We served 1873 Minnesota artists through our rentals. O'Shaughnessy staff attended all performances. Outcomes tracked through presentation and rental records, as well as conversations with artists; data includes attendance and artist demographics (gender, race/ethnic origin and geographic origin).",,1961637,"Other, local or private",1961637,,"Jean Wincek, Kathryn Clubb, Susan Hames, Kathleen O'Brien, Mary Jo Abler, Tracey Burton, Ken Charles, Margaret Gillespie, Samantha Hanson, Diane Huston, Pamela O. Johnson, Anne McKeig, Donna McNamara, Joy Milos, Joan Mitchell, Christine Moore, Michael O'Boyle, Teresa A. Radzinski, ReBecca Koenig Roloff, Therese Sherlock, Angela Hall Slaughter, Minda Suchan, Jill Underdahl, Sandra Vargas, Robert Wollan, Brenda Grandstrand Woodson, Valerie Young",,"The O'Shaughnessy at Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy","Public College/University","Operating Support",,"Through the support of diverse, cultural, and socially relevant works, The O'Shaughnessy stands as a touchstone for the campus, a performing arts venue for the community, and a space for celebration and ceremony.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,Spehar,"The O'Shaughnessy at Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy","2004 Randolph Ave","St Paul",MN,55105-1750,"(651) 690-6700",klspehar@stkate.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Lake, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Pine, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1464,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008514,"Operating Support",2020,102456,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Connect art, scholarship, and inquiry based research to spark discovery, critical thinking and collaboration to address relevant social issues. Audience surveys, attendance, observation, anecdotal evidence, individual testimony, and staff synthesis of results, social media, press mentions and website visits serve as evaluation tools.","WAM produced seven exhibitions and 34 public programs, serving 74, 441 visitors who established meaningful connections with others and with art. WAM utilized audience surveys, attendance, online connections via Facebook, Twitter, and WAM's website using Google Analytics and other data capture methods: observations, anecdotal evidence, independent testimony, and staff synthesis of results.",,3678988,"Other, local or private",3678988,,"Srdan Babovic, Laura Bishop, Jane Blocker, Laura Bloomberg, Gary Christenson, Fuller Cowles, Mary Anne Ebert, Valerie Golden, Susan Hagstrum, Ildiko Hildreth, Cindy Ihlenfeld, Sara Janz, Nayana Jha, Dennis Kim, Tom LaSalle, Sergio Manancero, Julie Matonich, Eric Newman, Karla Robertson, Phil Rosenbloom, Shirin Saadat, Carol Strohecker, Kay Thomas, Robin Torgerson, Amelious Whyte",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Weisman Art Museum AKA Weisman Art Museum","Public College/University","Operating Support",,"The Weisman Art Museum creates art experiences that spark discovery, critical thinking, and transformation, linking the university and the community.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,William,Haugen,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Weisman Art Museum AKA Weisman Art Museum","333 East River Rd",Minneapolis,MN,55455,"(612) 626-5302",hauge442@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Lake, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Steele, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1479,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008521,"Operating Support",2020,21558,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Engage an external agency to create a new brand for the series and craft strategies for effective brand positioning within market. Evaluation will consist of development and articulation of values and core messages, identify timeline and benchmarks for rebrand, conduct focus groups of key segments, and metrics to measure impact of brand within market when released 2: Participants will articulate they have learned about the art and culture of different countries or groups after attending applicable performances. Evaluation will consist of 50% of survey respondents identify new learning, 50% of residency participants or facilitators identify new learning, and box office data will show increase in attendance at diverse shows","Completed internal aspects of branding project. This is an on-going outcome - staff crafted an RFP, solicited input/feedback from constituents regarding process, began initial conversations with external agency. Process on hold during current pandemic closure. 2: Participants at diverse performances articulated they learned about the art and culture of different countries or groups after attending performances. Staff adjusted their evaluation for this outcome as the performances most directly related were cancelled due to coronavirus. This is a continuing outcome, organization evaluated data for audience and planned residency prior to cancellations.",,575442,"Other, local or private",575442,,"Mimi Bitzan, Brian Campbell, David DeBlieck, Laura Hood, Colleen Hollinger Petters, Rachel Melis, Chris Rasmussen, Jerry Wetterling",,"Saint John's University AKA Saint John's University Fine Arts Programming","Public College/University","Operating Support",,"The Fine Arts Series awakens a spirit of curiosity, ignites dialogue and illuminates new understanding through distinctive arts experiences on our stages, in our galleries, and in our communities. Through the performing and visual arts series, Saint John's University provides community wide opportunities for interaction with national artists through unique residencies, artists' talks, exhibitions, and performances.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Hanlon,"Saint John's University AKA Saint John's University Fine Arts Programming","2850 Abbey Plz PO Box 2000",Collegeville,MN,56321-2000,"(320) 363-5030",lhanlon@csbsju.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Hennepin, Isanti, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1486,"Emily Edison: Executive director, SOAR Career Solutions; David Hanson: Retired ad agency owner; professional musician; Linda Holliday: Founder and president, Impact Minnesota and Holliday Pottery; Lorrie Janatopoulos: Former planning director, Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency; Donna Johnson: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center; Ho Nguyen: Housing and economic justice program manager, Minnesota Coalition for Batter Women; Blake Potthoff: Executive director, Fairmont Opera House; board member, MN Presenters Network; Anne Jin Soo Preston: Arts and cultural nonprofit organization consultant; former Springboard for the Arts board member; Melissa Rands: Director of accreditation and assessment, MCAD; Yee Thao, Executive director, Center for Hmong Arts and Talent","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10008513,"Operating Support",2020,203970,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Northrop educates and inspires an audience of 300,000+ annually through performances, master classes, lectures, Q and A with artists, and student matinees. Attendance statistics, schedule of artist engagement activities, formal evaluation from teachers, solicited audience feedback and blog comments. 2: Northrop builds an inclusive audience for dance by engaging diverse communities and exploring global issues through the work of renowned dance artists. List of organizational partners, artists engaged, topics explored through the presentations.","Northrop informed audiences through eight dance and three music performances, four student matinees, sixteen lectures; 50 ticketed events and seven free concerts. Event and audience statistics were collected, e-mail surveys distributed to attendees, post-show receptions for person to person feedback; and Northrop's website, Facebook and social media platforms, blogging and critical evaluation. 2: Northrop builds an inclusive audience for the performing arts by engaging diverse communities and exploring global issues through renowned artists. Northrop distributed surveys and held follow-up meetings with community and University partners, engaged artists and school groups. E-mail surveys to ticket holders request feedback on topics explored through the presentations.",,7773779,"Other, local or private",7773779,,"Jeff Bieganek (Board Chair), Robert Bruininks, John Conlin, Susan DeNuccio, Tammylynne Jonas, Robert Lunieski, Katheryn Menaged, Cory Padesky, Gary Reetz, Donald Williams; Northrop Staff: Cynthia Betz, Kristen Brogdon, Cari Hatcher, Holly Radis-McCluskey, Kari Schloner; University Staff: Deb Cran, Robert McMaster",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Northrop AKA Northrop","Public College/University","Operating Support",,"Rooted in the belief that the arts are essential to the human experience, Northrop is committed to cultivating intersections between performing arts and education for the benefit of all participants now and for generations to come.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kari,Schloner,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Northrop AKA Northrop","84 Church St SE Ste 90",Minneapolis,MN,55455,"(612) 625-6600",kschlone@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1478,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10004239,Opportunity,2018,300,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","1) Encourage creative movement and positive social skills for students who are visually impaired and those with multiple challenges. 2) Provide a quality arts experience for our summer school students who may not always have equal access to the arts. Outcomes will be evaluated objectively via surveys (available online and printed) for both staff and students, as well as subjective (observed) responses related to physical and behavioral response.","Upstream Arts staff worked effectively with our diverse student body, meeting the goals set forth in the grantee follow-up. Outcomes were measured via accessible staff and student surveys (attached), student feedback and photo documentation.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",5700,"Other,local or private",6000,,"Jan Bailey, Alex Caddy, Dr. Martin Duncan, Nicole Halab, Ryan Johnson, Lisa Larson, Kristin Oien, Sonny Wasilowski",,"Minnesota State Academy for the Blind","K-12 Education",Opportunity,,"Upstream Arts Residency 2017",2017-07-10,2017-07-20,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Davis,"Minnesota State Academy for the Blind","400 6th Ave SE",Faribault,MN,55021,"(507) 384-6725 ",john.davis@msab.state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Clay, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Le Sueur, McLeod, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Redwood, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/opportunity,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; Susan Joyce: author; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Pam Whitfield: poet and actor","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Steve Schmidt: musician and arts administrator.",,2
10004714,"Opportunity Grant",2016,200,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","1) Students will actively engage in all aspects of Christian Adeti's residency as appropriate for their academic and cognitive learning levels. 2) Students will learn something new related to history and traditions of West African culture. Outcomes will be evaluated through the following methods: 1) staff and student surveys, 2) observations of student involvement, 3) photo documentation of the week's activities.","With Christian's leadership, students actively engaged in all aspects of the residency and learned new information related to history and traditions of West African culture. Both outcomes were measured via staff survey, student feedback and photo documentation.",,2060,"Other,local or private",2260,,"Jan Bailey, Joan Breslin-Larson, Nicole Lalabi, Gary Lazarz, Chris Peper, Todd Sesker, Robert Stepaniak, Sonny Wasilowski",0.00,"Minnesota State Academy for the Blind","K-12 Education","Opportunity Grant",,"Celebrating West African culture",2016-02-08,2016-03-12,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Davis,"Minnesota State Academy for the Blind","400 6th Ave SE",Faribault,MN,55021,"(507) 384-6725 ",john.davis@msab.state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/opportunity-grant-9,"John Becker: arts business owner; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty, Winona State; John Becker: arts business owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director, Commonweal; Daved Driscoll: Artistic Director, Words Players; Julie Fakler: Director of Operations, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,2
10002294,"Optimizing the Nutrition of Roadside Plants for Pollinators",2018,815000,"M.L. 2017, Chp. 96, Sec. 2, Subd. 08a","$815,000 the first year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota in cooperation with the Departments of Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Transportation and the Board of Water and Soil Resources to produce site-specific recommendations for roadside plantings in Minnesota to maximize the nutritional health of native bees and monarch butterflies that rely on roadside habitat corridors. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,,,,,"U of MN","Public College/University",,,"Work Plan",2017-07-01,2020-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Emilie,Snell-Rood,"U of MN","1479 Gortner Ave, 140 Gortner Labs","St. Paul",MN,55108,"(612) 624-7238",emilies@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/optimizing-nutrition-roadside-plants-pollinators,,,,
33892,"An Oral History of Dorothy Molter",2015,5240,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.","Available upon request. Contact",,,,"Available upon request. Contact",5240,,"Butch Diesslin, President, Retired Professor Gil Knight, Vice President, USFS Fire manager, Real Estate Agent Sherry Abts, Secretary, Retired teacher Rob Talkington, Treasurer, Business Owner Peg Rosett, Retired Chamber Representative Barb Cary Hall, Retired musician Alyssa Nelson, Instructor, Vermilion Community College Pam Brunfelt, History Professor, Vermilion Community College Bill Latady, Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum Bill Tefft, Retired Professor",0.00,"Dorothy Molter Foundation and Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To document in 10 oral history interviews the history of Dorothy Molter and her work in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.",,,2015-03-01,2016-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Sarah,Guy-Levar,"Dorothy Molter Foundation and Museum","PO Box 391",Ely,MN,55731,218-365-4451,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/oral-history-dorothy-molter,,"Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
10012390,"Ordovician Collection Inventory",2019,9750," MN Laws 2017 Chapter 91, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs ","$4,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer these funds using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org","Short Term: Complete inventory of the Ordovician Collection This was accomplished and can be seen with the addition of 6,884 new paleontological specimens in our PastPerfect database. Intermediate Term: A complete inventory of all of our natural history collections. We are making strides towards this goal. Based on the specimens inventoried previously and this project, we estimate to have approximately 12,000 out of 40,000 natural history-related specimens inventoried. The first 5,000 or so specimens were part of a previous grant and the remaining specimens are part of different private or field collections outside the purview of this grant. Long Term: A better long-range plan for the conservation and preparation of our natural history specimens. This goal is also ongoing. By having great intellectual control over our natural history specimens, thanks in large part to this grant, we can better identify key fossils for display or preparation. We also now have a better idea of the storage equipment we need to continue to house these specimens in accordance with current best museum standards.",,12561,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",22311,,"Rich Puhek, Chair Jackie Corradi-Simon, Vice-Chair Robin Harkonen, Treasurer Carmen Bradach, Secretary Dan Vidmar Jessalyn Sabin Craig Hattam Michael Fredeen",0.74,"Minnesota Discovery Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To provide better organization and analysis of archaeological collections, allowing for greater public access to historic resources.",2019-03-01,2020-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Allyse,Freeman,"Minnesota Discovery Center"," 1005 Discovery Drive "," Chisholm "," MN ",55719,"(218) 254-1238"," allyse.freeman@mndiscoverycenter.com ",Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Aitkin, Crow Wing, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/ordovician-collection-inventory,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No
17778,"Ore Train Track Rehabilitation",2012,7000,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,7000,,,,"Minnesota Museum of Mining","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To prevent damage occurring to a 1907 steam locomotive, tender, ore cars, and caboose by repairing the railroad track upon which they rest.",,,2012-04-01,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Dennis,Borich,"Minnesota Museum of Mining",,,,,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/ore-train-track-rehabilitation,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
10014400,"Organizational Stability Grant",2020,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We are down to less than $1,000.00 in savings. This funding helps insure our viability, if not our very existence, by providing funds to pay for near-term expenses plus operational basics, i.e., liability insurance, basic office needs, internet and an annual bank fee. These funds also provide start-up capital to ignite our next project. - It provides a bit of a tangible reward for dedicated volunteers, in and of itself a noble, dignified exchange. - This reward is incentive, especially for the Play Director, Choreographer and Music Director, to accept the positions to begin with and enhance the possibility of future involvement. / Personally speaking, having been or currently an Artistic Director, Producer, Fundraiser, Production Coordinator, Technical Coordinator, Lighting Designer, Choreographer and Play Director, it's a ""must"" to be rewarded in some way. - Sustaining the arts and artists requires a ""yes"" by volunteers. This program helps motivate that ""yes"". To see LSCT be granted $2,000.00 for stipends and reimbursements for leadership energies to-date with ""Junie B. Jones The Musical"". We were just two days out from performing when performances and earned income were forceably cancelled. Having another opportunity to reschedule and perform the show or another show; seeing the play or a play performed and all the elements listed above executed to deliver the art and cause a positive audience artistic experience.","- The funding insured our ability to pay off final bills and compensate leaders we promised we would compensate. We were not forced to make a choice regarding which bills would get paid and which wouldn't - a viability issue. The leaders sustained out-of-pocket expenses. It was only just we reimburse them. - The funds used for stipends were a ""reward"" to volunteers who dedicated countless hours to prepare us for performance. - A goal we did not meet was ultimately presenting the show. We had rescheduled a second time to September 19 opening, but COVID mandated restrictions and schedule changes of cast members to ""hang on"" that long while juggling persona lives and work was ""too much"". We had to finally cancel the whole production on July 1, 2020. - The funds allowed us to maintain some savings which will be part of star-up capital for our next, yest undefined, project.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",2000,658,"Paul Deaner, Richard Frericks, Terri Frericks-Blood, Bradley Johnson, Roxanne Lillis",0.00,"Lake Superior Community Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Organizational Stability Grant",,"Junie B. Jones The Musical Volunter Stipends and Pocket Expense Reimbursemets.",2020-06-01,2020-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Deaner,"Lake Superior Community Theatre","137 Banks Blvd","Silver Bay",MN,55614,"(218) 353-7509",deaner@lakeconnections.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Lake, Cook, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/organizational-stability-grant,"Roxann Berglund: musician; Leah Yellowbird: multi-medium visual artist; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Classie Dudley: ARAC Arts Leadership Fellow; Joan Farnam: ceramicist, founder of North Shore Arts Scene.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014408,"Organizational Stability Grant",2020,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Funding will very specifically help us stay functioning during this challenging time. Our goal is to continue to reach out to our local and folk school communities, to offer services of free online demos and mini-classes, and to develop complete online classes, available for a fee, We feel it's very important to let our constituency know we're still ""in the game."" Funding will also support my wages as Program Coordinator, if needed, so I can continue to coordinate online classes and schedule classes at the Folk School, anticipating the end of the shutdown period, to try to keep the Folk School on an even keel through these unpredictable times. We will evaluate our success by the number of online demos and classes we offer, the participation in those demos and classes, the evaluations of students enrolled, and the ongoing financial support of donors, as an indication that they're still behind us. Our ability to keep the Folk School open, offering some online classes, and scheduling for future ""in-person"" classes will be a very obvious indicator of success.","Our goal was to stay functioning during this challenging time. We have continued to reach out to our local and folk school communities to offer classes. Right after the COVID shutdown started, one of our board members, Lacey Squier, offered to teach cooking classes on a volunteer basis, The classes were offered free in an effort to keep in touch with past and prospective students, and the classes were wildly successful, with 45 - 65 people signing up for each. A surprise bonus was seeing people show up for classes who had never been to Ely nor heard of the Ely Folk School before, but the word spread among people, and friends and family members from across the country were signing up to cook together. Then we built a catalog of online classes which we did charge for with subjects that were suitable and with the instructors that were willing. In 2021 we offered 21 classes during the Ely Winter Festival, Feb. 4 to 14, only two of which cancelled, and which brought in 145 registrations.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,,2000,,"Lacey Squier, Chris Clemens, Johnnie Hyde",0.00,"Ely Folk School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Organizational Stability Grant",,"Support for organization during COVID shutdown.",2020-06-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Betty,Firth,"Ely Folk School","209 E Sheridan St",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 235-0138",Betty@elyfolkschool.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Koochiching, Aitkin, Cook, Lake, Itasca, Carlton, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/organizational-stability-grant-0,"Roxann Berglund: musician; Leah Yellowbird: multi-medium visual artist; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Classie Dudley: ARAC Arts Leadership Fellow; Joan Farnam: ceramicist, founder of North Shore Arts Scene.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014415,"Organizational Stability Grant",2020,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The EWF's goal for this funding is to retain its coordinator and maintain its office in Ely. Our board is composed of active volunteers with specific responsibilities, but the amount of effort required leading up to the Festival becomes overwhelming for an all-volunteer group. The coordinator's ability to multi-task enables us to present successful events, and the loss of the coordinator would be a setback difficult to recover from. Having office space in Ely has helped us better manage our activities. All inventory and files are in one place, and accessible to board members 24/7. This has enabled us to manage inventory effectively, boost pin and T-shirt sales, and create an online store. Our phone line keeps us in contact with the public throughout the year. By retaining our coordinator and maintaining our office in Ely, the EWF board will be able to focus its resources on presenting the 2021 Ely Winter Festival and Snow Sculpting Symposium. We will measure success at the end of 2020. We will be successful if coordinator Shauna Vega is retained through the end of December, and if we are still renting office space at 423 E. Sheridan Street in Ely.","EWF's goal was to retain its coordinator and maintain its office in Ely. Because we did not have to worry about covering those fixed expenses, the EWF board has been able to focus its resources on presenting the 2021 Ely Winter Festival and Snow Sculpting Symposium. Our board is composed of volunteers with specific responsibilities, but the amount of effort required leading up to the Festival becomes overwhelming for an all-volunteer group. The coordinator's ability to multi-task enables us to present successful events, and the loss of the coordinator would be a setback difficult to recover from. Having office space in Ely has helped us better manage our activities. All inventory and files are in one place, and accessible to board members 24/7. This has enabled us to manage inventory effectively, boost pin and T-shirt sales, and create an online store. These activities are helping us maintain contact with our artists and fans who are not able to participate in person.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",2000,1250,"Chris Kloppenberg, Lynn Evenson, Linda Ganister, Carol Orban, Wade Pharr, Jaymie Stocks, David Wigdahl, Ciera Vega, Diane Thomson",0.00,"Ely Winter Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Organizational Stability Grant",,"Covering Fixed Costs during an Economic Downturn.",2020-06-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Linda,Ganister,"Ely Winter Festival","423 Sheridan St E",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 365-7669",linda@elywinterfestival.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/organizational-stability-grant-2,"Roxann Berglund: musician; Leah Yellowbird: multi-medium visual artist; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Classie Dudley: ARAC Arts Leadership Fellow; Joan Farnam: ceramicist, founder of North Shore Arts Scene.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014438,"Organizational Stability Grant",2020,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Funding through this grant will help the Downtown Duluth Arts Collective (DDAC) to continue to serve the Downtown Arts Community. Many individuals and groups across the Northland benefit culturally from the distinctive programming created by downtown Duluth artists and arts groups.This funding will help us to promote the work created in this unique arts community, as well as help us in creating an online archive, documenting the work that is happening here during this historically significant period of pandemic, a period in which artists are finding resilient ways to survive and thrive. In addition, as DDAC is committed to paying stipends to area artists to help in the creation of the virtual assets (videos, Zoom Happy Hours/Workshops, virtual concerts, etc) that will allow us to promote the downtown arts community, funding will directly help to sustain individual artists, many of whom. We will continually search for new ways to measure if we are attaining our goals. After each event we will compare the Insights from our Social Media platforms (Instagram, Facebook) and our website to track online interaction with our pages (is it a positive trend?). For example, over the March 27th Virtual DDAW weekend on Instagram, we reached 515 unique accounts (norm was 122 over a week period), and had 5,187 impressions (compared to a norm of 161). On Facebook, we reached 5,192 accounts, with 1,186 post-engagements, and 40 new page likes. Each video post-had an average of well over 200 views after just one weekend, a good response! We will track attendance for virtual and live-streaming events. We will continue to reach out to DDAC members and diverse segments of the community through feedback surveys, emails, and sometimes phone calls, to see how people think we are doing. We hope to encourage community members to share their own creative projects through a group page on Facebook.","DDAC achieved our goals to develop robust virtual programming representing, promoting and connecting our arts community. We hosted a summer series of live ?Arts Industry Social Hour? Zoom events. Each event allowed time for Q and A and involved a panel of 3 arts professionals and a host discussing topics such as: mural creation, Zines, creative placemaking, anti-racism work in Duluth arts, engaging collectors online, artist website development and use of social media platforms and email to promote work, creating and running a virtual store, funding opportunities for artists and the artwork various artists were currently creating. In addition, we produced a virtual Summer Arts Walk, paying stipends to local artists/ musicians, galleries and arts groups to create and share videos of the work they were creating. For the Fall DDAW, we paid stipends to downtown artists and partnered with Duluth All Soul's Night to help financially produce and share a virtual version of their yearly event.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",2000,,"Amanda Hunter, Joellyn Rock, Jeffrey Schmidt, Faith King, Penny Clark",0.00,"Downtown Duluth Arts Collective AKA Downtown Duluth Arts Walk","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Organizational Stability Grant",,"Virtual Downtown Duluth Arts Walk (DDAW). Transitioning the Arts Walk and incorporating other virtual events hosted by the Downtown Duluth Arts Collective.",2020-06-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Faith,King,"Downtown Duluth Arts Collective AKA Downtown Duluth Arts Walk","23 W 1st St",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 428-8708",kingfv@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Lake, Carlton, Cook",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/organizational-stability-grant-4,"Roxann Berglund: musician; Leah Yellowbird: multi-medium visual artist; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Classie Dudley: ARAC Arts Leadership Fellow; Joan Farnam: ceramicist, founder of North Shore Arts Scene.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014442,"Organizational Stability Grant",2020,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Lyric Opera of the North provides opportunities for shared experiences through the beautiful, elevating art form of opera. Our goal throughout public closures is to stay connected with our constituents, stay financially healthy, and to continue to plan and create new work, sharing what we can now, and preparing for live opera in the future. Our successful efforts now will mean that we can continue to engage artists, technicians, and craftspeople from many disciplines for years to come. Though this request is for project support to go directly to the artists involved in creation of new art, please note that the significant ongoing work of salaried staff is also crucial to the survival of the company. Though the administrative portion of this interim work will not be paid for with ARAC funds, the admin staff here are also artists who have lost income due to COVID. Every single person who is working in admin or opera creation for the coming weeks with LOON is a professional artist. Our efforts in the coming months will focus on staying connected with our artists, volunteers, and patrons, while making new friends for opera and for LOON. We will track engagement with social media posts and emails, as well as donations and responses to various appeals through our CRM. We will continue to work to maintain high artistic standards in our online offerings, as we do in our live productions. Success will look like an engaged patron base and continued production of high quality opera in traditional and new formats. Success will look like the ability to offer contracts to artists for upcoming productions because we are healthy enough to move forward and create.","Lyric Opera of the North co-created the Decameron Opera Coalition with 8 other companies and premiered the DOC's first opera, Tales from a Safe Distance, in October 2020. Lyric Opera of the North commissioned its very first opera, ""Everything Comes to a Head"" as a part of this project. This was LOON's first commission, first film project, and first streamed event. The project was seen in 42 states and in 17 countries and now lives in the Library of Congress and on the Idagio Global Concert Hall, where people are still able to purchase tickets to see it!","Achieved Most of the Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",2000,,"Susan Henke, Andrea Kuzel, Charlotte Taylor, Emily Vikre, Paula Meyer, Thomas Bakken, Anne Dugan, Mark Hakes.",0.00,"Lyric Opera of the North","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Organizational Stability Grant",,"Support for Lyric Opera of the North during COVID closures.",2020-06-15,2020-10-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Lawrence,"Lyric Opera of the North AKA LOON","PO Box 462",Duluth,MN,55801,"(218) 464-0922",sarah@loonopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, St. Louis, Clay, Hubbard, Beltrami, Lake, Cook, Carlton, Cass, Aitkin, Koochiching",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/organizational-stability-grant-5,"Roxann Berglund: musician; Leah Yellowbird: multi-medium visual artist; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Classie Dudley: ARAC Arts Leadership Fellow; Joan Farnam: ceramicist, founder of North Shore Arts Scene.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014451,"Organizational Stability Grant",2020,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The goal of our project is to retain Benjamin Nilles through September, giving MSO time to develop operating plans for a range of likely scenarios, including resumption of normal activities. Measurable outcomes are: ? MSO will retain its Artistic Director/Conductor through September ? MSO will have plans in place to resume operations at a reduced budget ? MSO will have plans in place to keep performance options available for musicians, and listening options available for audience members, in a range of scenarios. Results will be measured in September by the board. We will be successful if our Artistic Director is still under contract to MSO, if our revised budget is sustainable in the then-current economic climate, and if the board has well-defined plans in place for a range of likely scenarios.","The goal of our project was to retain Benjamin Nilles through September, giving MSO time to develop operating plans for a range of likely scenarios, including resumption of normal activities. Measurable outcomes were: ? MSO will retain its Artistic Director/Conductor through September ? MSO will have plans in place to resume operations at a reduced budget ? MSO will have plans in place to keep performance options available for musicians, and listening options available for audience members, in a range of scenarios Maestro Nilles has successfully been retained, and the other measurable outcomes have been met as well.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,,2000,,"Lynn Evenson, Janeen Carey, Emily Ekstrand-Brummer, Hannah Sipola, Benjamin Nilles, Sheila Wilcox, Ethan Bexell, James Wachter, Linnea Manning",0.00,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Organizational Stability Grant",,"Retaining the Artistic Director.",2020-07-01,2020-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karen,McManus,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","PO Box 600",Virginia,MN,55792,"(218) 365-3228",karjack@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/organizational-stability-grant-6,"Roxann Berglund: musician; Leah Yellowbird: multi-medium visual artist; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Classie Dudley: ARAC Arts Leadership Fellow; Joan Farnam: ceramicist, founder of North Shore Arts Scene.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014470,"Organizational Stability Grant",2020,1500,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","As stated above, we need to upgrade our computers so that we're able to offer safe, usable equipment for our students. We are already well-covered in the guitars/basses/keyboards/drums areas, but our recording workstations are no longer supported by virus protection and are no longer able to be updated. We must upgrade them as soon as we can. If we're able to replace at least one of our computers before we next reopen, we'll consider that a smashing success. This grant will go a long way towards helping us achieve that goal, and may be enough to achieve it completely.","The Music Resource Center sought to secure funding from ARAC so that we may maintain the program through the Coronavirus Pandemic. With the onset of COVID 19, we were uncertain of the duration of the shutdown and soon recognized the implications of prolonged inactivity. Establishing a focus group of individuals from varied areas of expertise to examine existing program functions and structure has enabled us to build upon the existing strengths of the MRC while increasing our opportunities for reaching greater audiences and work toward self-sustenance; in this regard, I believe that we have not only achieved, but exceeded our goals.","Achieved Most of the Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",1500,,"Carolyn Sundquist, Tom Hollenhorst, Roger Reinert, Zane Ball, Mary Ostman, Nelson French, Mike Poupor, Bob Hewitt, Susan Phillips, Deb Scott",0.00,"Armory Arts and Music Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Organizational Stability Grant",,"Music Resource Center COVID-19 relief.",2020-06-01,2020-12-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Poirier,"Armory Arts and Music Center AKA Music Resource Center-Duluth Armory","1626 London Rd Ste 779",Duluth,MN,55812,"(218) 428-9686",mark@dulutharmory.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Lake, Douglas",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/organizational-stability-grant-7,"Roxann Berglund: musician; Leah Yellowbird: multi-medium visual artist; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Classie Dudley: ARAC Arts Leadership Fellow; Joan Farnam: ceramicist, founder of North Shore Arts Scene.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014477,"Organizational Stability Grant",2020,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Funding is necessary for us to remain in business. We operate on thin bottom lines, producing excellent live theater at affordable prices. Our children's theater program costs less than half of the expense of other similar programs in the region, and yet gives the kids an experience for which they return year after year. The Encore! Performing Arts Center has become a regular performance venue for many local, regional, and national artists. County Seat Theater is important to the region. It provides an important outlet to perform and view a variety of live theater, music, and dance. Our simply goal is to stay in business. Beyond that, we have progressive plans for growing County Seat, both physically and in the offerings for our patrons. Those plans are now obviously on hold. If we are able to keep our doors open and pick up our strategic plans where we left off by the end of 2021, we would consider that to be a tremendous recovery and success. Realistically, it may take two full years for us to recover financially from the losses we expect to sustain due to the COVID-19 pandemic.","We have achieved even more goals than we set for ourselves. We continue to learn and adapt each day, with each hand that we are dealt. We will make this work and the extra funding allows us to worry less about the income and focus more of our energy to creating and exposing Carlton County to the arts. Which plays a huge role in the mental health of the community.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,,2000,,"Greg Anderson, Ruthie Breuer, Karen Murphy, Deb Bahen, Terry Anderson, Michael Rosen, Catherine Loeb, Larry Anderson, John Justad, Julianne Emerson, Kelly Johnson, Paula Olsen, Addison Loeb",0.00,"County Seat Theater Company AKA County Seat Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Organizational Stability Grant",,"COVID-19 Relief. This grant would help offset some of the revenue already lost and projected to be lost by County Seat Theater due to COVID-19.",2020-06-01,2020-08-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joel,Soukkala,"County Seat Theater of Carlton AKA County Seat Theater","2035 Hwy 33 S",Cloquet,MN,55720,"(218) 878-0071",countyseatgm@aol.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/organizational-stability-grant-8,"Roxann Berglund: musician; Leah Yellowbird: multi-medium visual artist; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Classie Dudley: ARAC Arts Leadership Fellow; Joan Farnam: ceramicist, founder of North Shore Arts Scene.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014482,"Organizational Stability Grant",2020,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","ARAC's Organizational Stability funds will be directed to sustaining the arts and artists. Our approach is not just more artists producing more art and making more money, though we believe our project will produce that immediate result. The ARAC goal an this project also addresses sustainability, which OACC has studied as an organization and through its logic model has developed projects that build our constituents' understanding of its key concepts: 1) the interconnectedness and interdependence of self, community and system; 2) that every organism/system goes through stages; 3) systems function because of diversity; 4) systems achieve equilibrium when resources are shared to meet the needs of living things across places and generations; 4) every system has a carrying capacity; 5) every place has its own needs and limits; 6) every action has effects beyond immediate reactions; 7) and elements of systems affect each other and are connected through larger patterns. We will measure our success by assessing our constituents sense of change in their understanding of the key concepts of sustainability, as well as their perspective on each program's effectiveness in achieving artistic success as measured by OACC's indicators: INTEGRITY - ethical use of material with specific cultural origins and context. COHERENCE -constituents feeling emotional and intellectual clarity and creating meaning beyond individual experience and perspective. OPENNESS - constituents feeling welcomed and willing to consider new and sometimes contradictory perspectives. MOVEMENT - constituents undertaking productive movement flowing from the emotional experience art evokes to action on civic or social issues. STICKINESS - when creative work creates sustained resonance or impact, leading to new ways of being and doing.","We did achieve our goals, though as noted above, we had to pivot in a safer direction.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",2000,,"Alyssa Alness, Mark Cline, Madelin Fuerste, Jeremy Gardner, Dylan Kelly, Scott Lillo, Machelle Lind, Nevada Littlewolf, Lissa Maki, Lori Peterson, David Pritchett, Charity Reynolds, Emily Swanson, Glenn Swanson, Keith Swanson, Kevin Thoresen",0.00,"Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Organizational Stability Grant",,"Covid nineteen Organizational Stability for OACC.",2020-06-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,Swanson,"Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community","604 Chestnut Ave Oldenburg House",Carlton,MN,55718,"(218) 384-4835",emily@oacc.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, St. Louis, Aitkin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/organizational-stability-grant-9,"Roxann Berglund: musician; Leah Yellowbird: multi-medium visual artist; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Classie Dudley: ARAC Arts Leadership Fellow; Joan Farnam: ceramicist, founder of North Shore Arts Scene.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10012408,"Orientation Map: Minnesota River Valley National Scenic Byway: Center Section",2019,10000," MN Laws 2017 Chapter 91, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs ","$4,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer these funds using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org",,,3920,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",13920,,"Dan Tosel, Tori Hammerud, Jason Heinecke, Amber Molden, Andrew Schmidt"," ","City of Appleton","Local/Regional Government",,,"To hire a qualified historian to research and assemble materials in preparation for a heritage tourism map.",2019-06-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Roman,Fidler,"City of Appleton"," 323 W Schlieman Ave "," Appleton "," MN ",56208,"(320) 289-1363"," mnhsappletonmn@gmail.com ",Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Redwood, Renville, Scott, Sibley, Traverse, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/orientation-map-minnesota-river-valley-national-scenic-byway-center-section,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No
10025143,"Orientation Map: Minnesota River Valley National Scenic Byway: Western and Eastern Sections",2022,10000,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,982,000 the first year and $7,000,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact, grants@mnhs.org","We achieved the results. We had a great cooperative effort with the tribes and byway alliance members. We had a great map maker.",,4320,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",14320,,"City of Appleton Council members: Gary Borstad, Jason Heinecke, Timothy Rittenour, Chadwick Syltie",,"City of Appleton","Local/Regional Government","To hire a qualified historian to research and assemble materials in preparation for a heritage tourism map.",,"To hire a qualified historian to research and assemble materials in preparation for a heritage tourism map.",2022-01-01,2023-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Kristi,Fernholz,"City of Appleton","323 W Schlieman Ave",Appleton,MN,56208,3202891981,Kristi.fernholz@umvrdc.info,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Big Stone, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Sibley, Swift, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/orientation-map-minnesota-river-valley-national-scenic-byway-western-and-eastern-sections,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No
10013351,"Otter Cove Children’s Museum",2020,137000,"Minn. State Legislature Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8, (c)","$625,000 each year is for grants to other children’s museums to pay for start-up costs or new exhibit and program development. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Humanities Center must administer these funds using established grant mechanisms. ","Our Proposed Measurable Outcomes are as follows: - Having a visitor return rate of 70% by the end of the first year. - Have a membership renewal rate of 85% by the end of the first year. - Engage 40% of licensed daycares in Otter Tail county in membership opportunities. - Have four free admission Saturdays during our first calendar year where Otter Cove becomes available and accessible to anyone and everyone. - Have six low sensory events, outside of normal museum hours, where children can engage with our exhibits who may not normally visit during busy times. ","Otter Cove Children's Museum was ready for its grand opening when COVID struck in March 2020. Our team immediately went into survival mode and began fundraising to pay for our rent, unsure how long we would have to remain closed. It was a painful feeling, knowing how isolated everyone was and that we had a fully completed, state-of-the-art children's museum in the heart of downtown, just waiting for visitors to come play. Starting in July 2020, we began hosting private rentals with no more than 40 people at a time. We also gave private tours to our amazingly supportive donors who were anxious to see the completed space. The response was incredible. Friends would join together to rent the space just so their kids could play. We started tracking zip codes and realized how far people were traveling to play at Otter Cove, even during a pandemic. We held a series of open-air art classes in the Maker Shop; these were some of the only children's and adult programs available during the summer and fall of 2020. We are proud that we could offer creative opportunities for our community while following COVID safety protocol. Despite the pandemic, we achieved our goal of becoming a regional gathering ground for children and families. We are also proud of Otter Cove's impact on the local economy. Often when guests leave the museum, they ask staff for recommendations of great local restaurants. If a child is having a difficult time leaving Otter Cove, caregivers will often tempt them with a trip to Uncle Eddie's Ice Cream, just down the street from Otter Cove. ",,,,137000,,"Tasha Rohlfs, Amy Baldwin, Kelsey Evavold, Ryan Tungseth, Sarah Duffy, Erinn Webb, Greg Wagner, Arriana Velasco",,"Otter Cove Children’s Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Otter Cove Children's Museum will be a state-of-the-art educational and cultural center in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, providing a much-needed accessible, indoor play space for the children of Otter Tail County and beyond. Otter Cove was started and driven by a group of moms but the actual place, Otter Cove, is for children and the ""critters"" who live there; the otter in the Otter Romp Playground, the fox at the cafe, the beaver at the dentist office, the raccoon at the grocery store, the swan on the stage, the mice at the bookstore, and the skunk at the veterinarian. Every detail at Otter Cove is designed to look and feel like a true destination that guests are transported into as they walk through the door. Furthermore, the region's landscape, agricultural influence, businesses and art scene are visible as the actual exhibits and core components of the museum's play structure, miniature downtown, farm and field, and art and maker space. The beneficiaries of the museum will be the young people visiting the museum who lack imaginative, creative, educational and physical play options in the region. Families and caregivers will appreciate a place where connections and community foster, especially in the winter. Family connections will grow, as the museum is an experience that will have impacts across generations - parents and their children, grandparents with their grandchildren, families and caregivers across the spectrum. It's exciting that Otter Cove will be the only children's museum with an indoor play structure in a 180 mile radius, ultimately helping increase traffic for local businesses from the additional visitors in town. We have heard countless employers donate to the project because they are excited to attract and retain young talent with this unique amenity. Childcare providers and school groups will also benefit from having an educational destination for field trips that is local. ",,,2019-07-01,2021-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tasha,Rohlfs,"Otter Cove Children's Museum","105 West Lincoln Ave","Fergus Falls",MN,56537,612-819-8033,ottercoveff@gmail.com,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Brown, Carver, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nobles, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/otter-cove-childrens-museum,"Myra Peffer (Bemidji, MN): Myra was the Executive Director of a children’s museum in Vermont, and has consulted with many museums (including the Children’s Discovery Museum) as a now-resident of Minnesota. She was recommended by the Children’s Discovery Museum, and recused herself of that scoring/discussion. Bette Schmit (St Paul, MN): Bette Schmit is the Exhibit Developer at the Science Museum of Minnesota – recommended by Carol Aegerter, her expertise is in exhibit design and support. Josh Ney (Minneapolis, MN): Josh Ney is a board member of the Minnesota Humanities Center, and also has experience working with the legislature and the Legacy Committee. ",,"Laura Benson Minnesota Humanities Center laura@mnhum.org 651-772-4244 ",2
10034017,"Otter Cove Children's Museum 2023-2025 Legacy Project",2024,149455,"M.L. 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 8",,,,,,,,,"Amy Baldwin (President), Kelsey Evavold (Vice President), Greg Wagner (Treasurer), Karla Connelly (Secretary), Tasha Rohlfs, Sarah Duffy, Shelley Shoeneck, Vicki Jensen",,"Otter Cove Children's Museum",,"This project includes new exhibit components and enhancements; facilitating diverse workshops and performances for children and families, and four mini camps for children ages 6-12 during school/summer breaks.",,,2024-02-26,2025-05-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Katie,Ganoe,,,,,,,,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Marshall, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Olmsted, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/otter-cove-childrens-museum-2023-2025-legacy-project,,,,
18439,"Outdoor Heritage Center Enhancements",2012,12000,"2011 Laws of Minnesota, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivison 10","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of agriculture for grants to county agricultural societies to enhance arts access and education and to preserve and promote Minnesota's history and cultural heritage as embodied in its county fairs. The grants shall be in addition to the aid distributed to county agricultural societies under Minnesota Statutes, section 38.02. The commissioner shall award grants as follows: (2) $700,000 each year for a competitive Arts and Cultural Heritage Grants Program-County Fairs. The commissioner shall award grants for the development or enhancement of county fair facilities or other projects or programs that provide access to the arts, arts education, or agricultural, historical, and cultural heritage programs, including but not limited to agricultural education centers, arts buildings, and performance stages.","Record comments from audience.","Many positive comments, but will work on ventillation and cooling issues in the future.",,776,"Yellow Medicine County Fair",12776,,"Miranda Evenson Mark Westfield Lois Fenske Julie Saltee Menno Fokken Marvin Patten Dale Schoberg Cory Stoks Mark Giese Rob Hauger Clara Groenhoff Brad Van Binsbergen Patti Haas Louis Sherlin Amelia Ryan Keith Helgeson ",,"Yellow Medicine County Fair","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To enhance Yellow Medicine County Fair's capacity to host arts and cultural heritage events in their Outdoor Heritage Center by purchasing bleacher seating, a stage, and improving the floor to make the area more handicap accessible. ",,,2012-04-20,2012-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Miranda,Evenson,"Yellow Medicine County Fair",,,,,507-223-7155,ymcfair@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/outdoor-heritage-center-enhancements,"Pat Coleman: Acquisitions Librarian at the Minnesota Historical Society.Sue Ellingsen: Former middle school band director at Blue Earth Area Public School. 2006 Blue Earth Area Teacher of the Year.Jamey Flannery: Project Manager at Flannery Construction. Has full range of general contracting experience, from new construction to remodeling to improving historical structures.Dan Grunhovd: Former president of the Minnesota Federation of County Fairs.Ron Oleheiser: District 8 Representative of the Minnesota State Fair.",,,2
14279,"Outdoor Heritage Center",2012,7368,"2011 Laws of Minnesota, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivison 10","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of agriculture for grants to county agricultural societies to enhance arts access and education and to preserve and promote Minnesota's history and cultural heritage as embodied in its county fairs. The grants shall be in addition to the aid distributed to county agricultural societies under Minnesota Statutes, section 38.02. The commissioner shall award grants as follows: (1) $700,000 each year distributed in equal amounts to each of the state's county fairs to enhance arts access and education and to preserve and promote Minnesota's history and cultural heritage;","Survey guests.Track audience numbers at each event.",,,1095,"Yellow Medicine County Fair",7368,,"Miranda Evenson Mark Westfield Lois Fenske Julie Saltee Menno Fokken Marvin Patten Robert Hauger Dale Schoberg Brad VanBinsbergen Corey Stoks Mark Giese Clara Groenhoff",,"Yellow Medicine County Fair","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To increase access to arts and cultural heritage programming at the Yellow Medicine County Fair by building an Outdoor Heritage Center. The new center will provide a space for demonstrations, presentations, and interactive activities. ",,,2012-01-25,2012-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Miranda,Evenson,,,,,,507-223-7155,inquiries@ymcfair.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/outdoor-heritage-center,,,,
10031421,"Outdoor Pathways to Environmental Education, Recreation, and Careers",2025,1500000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 05j","$1,500,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Wilderness Inquiry to promote equity in access to outdoor activities, places, and careers by providing Minnesotans with a continuum of outdoor experiences from the backyard to the backcountry, implementing environmental education curriculum for youth, and delivering professional development workshops for educators.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,25.98,"Wilderness Inquiry","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Wilderness Inquiry engages 20,000 Minnesotans through outdoor adventures, promoting equity in access to outdoor activities, places, and careers and supporting stewardship and conservation values for current and future generations.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Meg,Krueger,"Wilderness Inquiry","1611 County Road B West Ste 315","Saint Paul",MN,55113,"(612) 676-9400",development@wildernessinquiry.org,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/outdoor-pathways-environmental-education-recreation-and-careers,,,,
10012504,"Outer Experiences: Black Life in Rural and Suburban Minnesota",2020,8354," MN Laws 2019 Special Session Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs ","$5,846,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $7,004,000 in fiscal year 2021 are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",8354,,"Jokeda Bell, James Zabawski-Williamson, Vanessa McDufie"," ","The African American Interpretive Center of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To document in 15-20 oral history interviews the history of black rural and suburban experiences in Minnesota.",2020-01-01,2021-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Jokeda,Bell,"The African American Interpretive Center of Minnesota"," 3305 2nd Ave South "," Minneapolis "," MN ",55408,"(952) 334-8954"," jojo@aaicmn.org ",Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Blue Earth, Cass, Hennepin, Nobles, Otter Tail, St. Louis, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/outer-experiences-black-life-rural-and-suburban-minnesota,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No
19435,"Paleolimnology of the St. Louis River Estuary and AOC/USEPA Lake Superior Lakewide Action Management Plan and Remedial Action Plan Capacity Support – Year 4",2014,298787,,,,,,913505,,,,,2.4,"University of Minnesota Natural Resources Research Institute","State Government","Minnesota Clean Water Funds will be used to complete a paleolimological study of the St. Louis River Estuary for the purpose of providing information critical to removing Beneficial Use Impairments in the St. Louis River Area of Concern.  This project will reconstruct the biological (algal load and composition), geochemical (organic and inorganic), sediment, and mercury chronology to identify historical temporal and spatial variations in the St. Louis River Estuary in order to better understand the natural and anthropogenic drivers related to beneficial use impairments for the St. Louis River Area of Concern.  The paleolimnological information obtained in this study will provide baseline data for sound management decisions and restoration  goals for future efforts to restore the quality of ecological systems in western Lake Superior. The project will provide linkages between ecosystem function and historical water quality, and important interpretations will be made regarding the efficacy of sewage treatment as a remedial accomplishment in the Great Lakes basin.Year 4 of a 5-year operational capacity grant from USEPA will continue support for MPCA and MNDNR actions under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement.  This will support Minnesota’s effort to develop and implment the Lake Superior Lakewide Action Management Plan (LAMP) and the St. Louis River Area of Concern Remedial Action Plan (RAP) and provide for staff capacity to assess ecosystems, assure quality data, remediate problems in order to remove beneficial use impairment and make progress towards delisting the St. Louis River Area of Concern. ",,,2013-09-15,2015-09-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Nelson,French,MPCA,"525 Lake Avenue South, Suite 400",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 720-4279","nelson.french@state.mn.us ","Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Monitoring, Research","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"St. Louis",,"St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/paleolimnology-st-louis-river-estuary-and-aocusepa-lake-superior-lakewide-action-management,,,,
28433,"Partial Reroofing and Roof Repair",2013,7000,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.","Short term goal; watertight roof Since the completion of the reroofing project the building is the driest it has ever been since the AAMC has owned it. Minor dripping still occurred through the fall, mostly near temporary roof drain installations. This spring there continues to be dripping especially by one roof drain. We believe this is due to ice and snow melt getting behind roof flashings. Overall the dripping is much less than previous years during the spring melt. Long term goal; lifting of demo order The AAMC continues discussions with the City of Duluth regarding the lifting of the demolition order. It is the AAMC's position that by addressing the 5 items listed on the demo order, the order can be lifted. The completion of this project addresses one of the listed deficiencies.",,,36072,,43072,,"Susan Phillips, Nelson French, Mary Ostman, Tom Hollenhorst, Carolyn Sundquist, Bob Hewitt, Joe Mann, Clare Ford",,"Armory Arts and Music Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To restore the roof of the Duluth Armory, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",,,2013-03-01,2014-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Poirier,"Armory Arts and Music Center","1626 London Road #779",Duluth,MN,55812,218-428-9686,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partial-reroofing-and-roof-repair,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
10000945,"Partners in Arts Participation",2017,22445,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","This project will expand a new partnership with COMPAS to bring arts programs to low-income, frail older adults who would not otherwise access arts. Interviews with participants about experience with artists and access to art forms, interviews with staff about quality of artists, number of participants, plans for expansion to other sites. 2: Artful Aging is the first component of the AvinityU model which will use arts participation to fulfill strategic goal of robust programming at LEE Center. Surveys with participants, staff, leadership to gauge interest in Artful learning as permanent program component for AvinityU at LEE Center.","Five art camps were held at LEE Center in Hibbing. COMPAS artists were selected to support older adults in telling life stories through art forms. Project evaluation included staff observations, participant self-evaluations through pre- and post-surveys, and by teaching artist self-evaluations administered through COMPAS. A final reflection with LEE Center staff was held to review the project. 2: Five, 3-day art camps were held over a five month period at a low-income senior living community in rural Minnesota that would otherwise not have programming. Participants said that they were able to make friends and build community, gain confidence in new (and familiar) art forms, and take risks as they learned together. Staff said residents got out of their rooms and learned new things about each other.",,,,20755,5014,"Fred Lund, John Bergeson, Tamara Tasche, John Doyle, Hannah Brandes, Laura McKnight, Nils Friberg, Betty Hardle, Gayle McCann",0.00,"Twin City Christian Homes AKA Avinity","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"Avinity will collaborate with COMPAS to bring its Artful Aging program to low-income seniors at LEE Center, a HUD 202 site in Hibbing, bringing immersive arts camps on-site to seniors who lack access to arts.",2017-03-01,2018-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Charles,Dornfeld,"Twin City Christian Homes AKA Avinity","7645 Lyndale Ave S",Richfield,MN,55423,"(612) 861-2799 ",cdornfeld@avinityseniorliving.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-252,"William Adams: Public policy consultant; community leader of Kaddatz Galleries creation; Lydia Four Horns: General manager of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community Cultural Center; Annie Henderson: Owner, Citywide Appraisals, Forager Brewery, and Kutzky Market; cofounder C4: Concerned Citizens for a Creative Community; Jennifer Lang: Violinist; music teacher at Saint Paul Conservatory of Music and the French American School of Minneapolis; Rebecca Timm: Executive director, Nokomis East Neighborhood Association; Lori Williams: Corporate and foundation relations gift officer, Hamline University","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10008066,"Partners in Arts Participation",2019,23000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Youth participants will develop skills in collaboration and painting by working with an experienced muralist. Participants will complete a survey administered in the drop-in Youth Center after the project is completed. The surveys will measure the impact of the painting experience on identified qualities and skills.","Youth participants will develop skills in collaboration and painting by working with an experienced muralist. Life House staff members tracked participation and received feedback from youth who participated in painting the mural. Youth responded to questions about their experience.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,23000,3000,"Ron Alston, Paige Benson, Patrick Boyle, Renee Gibbs, Cheryl Goldberg, Eric Huie, Laurie Hull, Meghann Jones, Shane Jopke, Morgana Kolenda, Nick Lepak, Jim Paulson, Leanne Ventrella, Gudrun Witrak",0.00,"Life House","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"Life House will work with artist Adam Swanson to guide homeless and street youth in the design and painting of a mural on the Life House Youth Drop-in Center building.",2019-03-01,2020-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Maude,Dornfeld,"Life House","102 1st St W",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 722-7431x 111",maude.dornfeld@life-house.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-302,"Lynne Beck: Development consultant; former COMPAS development director; Gordon Coons: Artist; Robin Cruze: Assistant to executive director, Wirth Center; president of HOBY MN; Janette Davis: Acting executive director, Southern Theater; Simone Needles: Visual artist; instructor at Interact; Olga Nichols: Visual artist; executive director of Bird Island Cultural Centre; Scott Reynolds: Stage director and performer; artistic director of Mixed Precipitation; Lisa Wigand: Business banker; heads advisory board for Central Lakes College Performing Arts Center","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10000770,"Partners in Arts Participation",2017,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","This project will provide opportunities for adults with disabilities to engage in artistic endeavors, cultivating skills and recognizing talent. The project will be evaluated by the increased number of individuals participating in inclusive arts learning settings, being taught at a pace designed for their individual learning styles. 2: This project will open avenues for self-discovery and self-confidence, creating tools that will encourage participation in an inclusive community. Success will be evaluated through surveys, personal testimony and increased inclusion. Identifying as an artist is a recognition of worth- impacting interpersonal, vocational and societal strength.","This project provided opportunities for adults with disabilities to engage in artistic endeavors, cultivating skills and recognizing talent. The project was evaluated by the increased number of individuals participating in inclusive arts learning settings, being taught at a pace designed for their individual learning styles. 2: This project opened avenues for self-discovery and self-confidence, creating tools that will encourage participation in an inclusive community. Success was evaluated through surveys, personal testimony and increased inclusion. Identifying as an artist is a recognition of worth- impacting interpersonal, vocational and societal strength.",,6500,"Other, local or private",31500,,"Wanda Grew-Jasken, Jackie Sathers, Adele Hartwick, Pete Barnett, Greg Culver, Ralph Johnson, Steven Thorne, Tom Torgerson",0.43,"CHOICE, Unlimited","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"CHOICE, Unlimited will incorporate arts programming into its services to further its vision of a vibrant community that empowers individuals with disabilities and fosters a culture of inclusiveness.",2017-03-01,2018-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristie,Buchman,"CHOICE, Unlimited","1829 E Superior St",Duluth,MN,55812-2044,"(218) 724-5869x 201",kBuchman@choiceunlimited.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-231,"William Adams: Public policy consultant; community leader of Kaddatz Galleries creation; Lydia Four Horns: General manager of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community Cultural Center; Annie Henderson: Owner, Citywide Appraisals, Forager Brewery, and Kutzky Market; cofounder C4: Concerned Citizens for a Creative Community; Jennifer Lang: Violinist; music teacher at Saint Paul Conservatory of Music and the French American School of Minneapolis; Rebecca Timm: Executive director, Nokomis East Neighborhood Association; Lori Williams: Corporate and foundation relations gift officer, Hamline University","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10000780,"Partners in Arts Participation",2017,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Through artist-guided movement, writing, and drawing, cancer survivors, caregivers, friends will uncover at least one new expressive pathway. Participants' experiences will be recorded via quantitative and qualitative surveys. Arts Express will include pre and post survey. Creative process and public output will be electronically recorded. 2: A take-home Playbook with art creation prompts and whitespace will extend and expand Arts Express participants' art creation from the event to home. Duluth Clinic Scientist will help create survey to substantiate efficacy of at-home arts creation for Arts Express participants who receive a take-home Playbook.","Many cancer survivors at the Celebration, Support Groups, and Workshop reported wanting more expressive arts opportunities to dance, write and draw. Participants responded at events or via email to surveys with closed and open-ended questions. Workshop reception discussion included participants, guests, artist-teachers. Artists wrote evaluations. Support Group Leaders verbalized feedback. 2: Cancer Support Group and Arts Express Workshop participants reported using the Play Book at home, after receiving in-person introductions. Two weeks after each event, we sent Cancer Support Group and Arts Express Workshop participants an evaluation survey. Workshop participants also completed a pre-workshop survey. All surveys had closed and open questions with comment space.",,220,"Other, local or private",25220,1598,"Mary Kay Bates, Steven Burgess, Timothy Burke, Michael Cowles, Kenneth Domfeld, Robert Erickson, Conrad Firling, Irin Haller, Marilyn Weber, Steve Yorde",0.00,"The Duluth Clinic","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"Duluth Clinic will collaborate with Project Lulu to provide cancer survivors and caregivers opportunities for artistic expression through writing, drawing, and movement experiences.",2017-03-01,2018-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Colleen,Baggs,"The Duluth Clinic","420 1st St E",Duluth,MN,55805,"(218) 786-8364 ",Colleen.Baggs@Essentiahealth.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-232,"Reyne Branchaud-Linsk: Retired social worker; paper artist; Jessica Lourey: Mystery and fantasy writer, professor of creative writing and sociology, Saint Cloud Technical and Community College; Linda Melcher: Executive director, Arts on Superior; consultant to businesses and nonprofits; Laurie Pape Hadley: Business analyst, University of Minnesota, audio describer for theatres and arts organizations throughout Twin Cities; Tommearun Sar: Community engagement coordinator, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Sara Sternberger: Executive director, Free Arts Minnesota; Jane Zilch: Consultant and educator for non-profit organizations; board member of Theater Latte Da","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2
10011093,"Partners in Arts Participation",2020,14247,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To improve quality of life for residents at Sylvan Court skilled nursing and assisted living facilities. We will utilize a post-survey tool to measure program quality, health, mood, and social interactions. Staff observation of resident participation, interaction, and mood will also be collected.","Our residents were successful in this outcome by engaging in art experiences that contributed to their well-being. The post-survey tool we had planned to use was the Minnesota Quality of Life Indicator Survey. This survey is administered by an independent third party contracted by the Minnesota DHS, however, due to Covid-19, this has been delayed until summer, 2021.",,,"Other,local or private",14247,,"Brent Teiken, Donald 'Jake' Jacobs, Neil Gulsvig, Andy North, Mark Paulson, MD, Bill Gassen, Lauris Molbert, Robin Smith, MD, Wes Engbrecht, Maria Bell, MD, Jim Cain, Barbara M. Everist, Mark Lundeen, MD ",0.00,"Sanford Health Sylvan Court","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"Sanford Health will offer Arts for Aging, a participatory arts program, to improve key self-reported health markers including pain, loneliness, and social engagement of older adults.",2020-03-01,2021-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tessa,Ryker,"Sanford Health Sylvan Court","112 St Olaf Ave S",Canby,MN,56220,"(605) 312-6081",Tessa.Ryker@SanfordHealth.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-344,"Amy Cousin: Jewelry artist; Emily Derke: Basketry artist and teaching artist; Maude Dornfeld: Executive director, Life House; Nathan Fisher: Filmmaker; creative director of Once Were and Again We Are; Scott Reynolds: Director, producer, writer, and performer; artistic director of Mixed Precipitation; Samantha Smingler: Inclusion coordinator, Great Lakes Aquarium; Stephanie Thull: Gallery shop coordinator, Arts Center of Saint Peter","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2
10003973,"Partners in Arts Participation",2018,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Participants will identify qualities and skills developed through their theatre experience and reflect on the experience's impact to their well-being. This project will be evaluated through quantitative surveys using age appropriate Likert scale ratings and open ended questions. Artist statements will also be part of the final evaluation.","Participants will identify qualities and skills developed through their theatre experience and reflect on the experience's impact to their well-being. This project was evaluated through qualitative surveys using age appropriate Likert scale ratings and open ended questions. Artist statements were only collected from women who participated in the Out of Our Minds performances.",,,,25000,523,"Denise Bussa, Cammy Hansen, Bill Burns, Julie Knuths, Deb Mitchell, Michele Dressel, Barb Hanson, Betsy Schwartz, Wanda Sayers, Tonya Sconiers, Mike Tusken, Sharon Buchanan, David Rovano, Christina Mattison, Robyn Hautula",0.00,"Safe Haven Shelter for Battered Women AKA Safe Haven Shelter and Resource Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"Safe Haven Shelter for Battered Women will collaborate with teaching artist, Angie Frank, to offer Theatre for Kids, Theatre for Healing, and Theatre for the Future workshops to clients at the Shelter and Resource Center.",2018-03-01,2019-04-06,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Utech,"Safe Haven Shelter for Battered Women AKA Safe Haven Shelter and Resource Center","PO Box 3558",Duluth,MN,55803,"(218) 728-6481 ",sutech@safehavenshelter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-281,"Scott Artley: Executive artistic director at Patrick's Cabaret; Jennifer Lang: Violinist; music teacher at Saint Paul Conservatory of Music; Karen Quiroz: Professional vocalist, Brazilian music; Bree Sieplinga: Associate director, Upstream Arts; Keetha Vue: Development associate, Karen Organization of MN","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2
10825,"Partners in Arts Participation",2012,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Partnerships are developed between social service organizations and arts organizations to better serve underserved communities. More Minnesotans are able to participate in the arts. Social or human service organizations use arts to help achieve their service goals. Perceived or real barriers to participation are addressed. We tracked student participation and maintained attendance records, comparing this data to data from our pilot project, which was implemented the previous year. Sing, Say, Dance, Play! migrates from school to school during the academic year but returns to the same facility every summer. At our summer facility, 100% of the youth who participated for a second year participated in the pilot project the year before. The positive trend of involvement and engagement is made evident by retention data as well as parent and staff feedback. The majority of our program participants have limited access to live music and music education programming. Many of the students we serve benefit from academic support, exposure to enrichment activities and support in their development of life skills and social development. Through this Arts Learning Grant the YMCA and Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra were able to mitigate all of these barriers throughout the entirety of the program.","The Duluth Area Family YMCA offers Out-of-School Time programs at nine elementary schools during the academic school year and multiple sites during the summer, including at the main YMCA facility. We were able to add Sing, Say, Dance, Play! to the menu of clubs offered to youth involved with our program at no cost. We served over forty-five youth who otherwise would not have access to this type of music education and experiential learning. 2: The power of this partnership comes in pairing the expertise of the YMCA, as a youth development serving organization with the expertise of the Symphony, as a music education and performing organization. Had Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra created this program on their own, without the partnership of a social service organization, the population reached would not have been as diverse and widespread. The collaboration allowed us to take programming to the students, thus serving grades pre-K through 6, increasing its accessibility. This is an ongoing conversation between our organizations. There are additional program sites with youth who have not yet received this opportunity and educational experience.",,8000,"Other, local or private",33000,5000,"Lisa Brown, Chris Dahlberg, Carol Dinius, Deidre Dodge, Loren Erickson, Bob Hartl, Michelle Johnson, Paula Pedersen, Rebecca Pennazoli, Mimi Stender, Mia Thibodeau, Ryan Underdahl, Vernon Zacher.",,"Duluth Area Family YMCA","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"The Duluth Area Family YMCA and Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra will partner to provide musical opportunity for students enrolled in out-of-school time programming with a new Orff-Schulwerk program Sing, Say, Dance, Play!",2011-10-01,2012-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Blair,Gagne,"Duluth Area Family YMCA","302 W 1st St",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 722-4745x 125",bgagne@duluthymca.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-68,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
10836,"Partners in Arts Participation",2012,24900,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Partnerships are developed between social service organizations and arts organizations to better serve underserved communities. More Minnesotans are able to participate in the arts. Social or human service organizations use arts to help achieve their service goals. Perceived or real barriers to participation are addressed.","By providing five sessions of Stage Play to the community, 48 children with autism were given the opportunity to participate in accommodated theater activities. These children would not have been successful in regular acting classes provided by the Duluth Playhouse without specific accommodations. It was the first year that Stage Play did not have to advertise for participants. Families have heard about the many successes of this program and have called to get their child on the waiting list for the next session. Currently we have twelve children on the waiting list for the next session of Stage Play. Barriers were identified by parents of children with autism, by speech/language pathologists, and teaching professionals at the Duluth Playhouse. In the past children with autism were turned away from programming because theater staff did not have the training to engage and manage behaviors of children with autism successfully. The barriers are gradually changing for this population as more acting buddies and staff members are trained. It is felt that doors to theater will be open to this population as a result of this program. 2: There is a strong commitment between the teaching staff at the Duluth Playhouse and the Scottish Rite Clinic for Childhood Language Disorders staff because of the successes of the Stage Play program. Parents have given great feedback through end of the session evaluations. Through this experience parents indicate that they are more likely to enroll their child in other theater events in the future. Funding is the barrier standing in the way of the continued success of this program. Because the Stage Play professional staff has remained constant for the past three years, there has been a great deal of learning/training from both agencies. Many high ticket items such as projectors, equipment, and costumes have been purchased. Future funding would focus on paying for the professionals to organize and execute the program not for equipment needs. Both the Scottish Rite Clinic and the Duluth Playhouse rely heavily on donations and grants. Without your continued support, unfortunately there are limited funds for projects like Stage Play.",,40,"Other, local or private",24940,12800,"James Proctor, Dave Hammer, James Holmgren, Larry Stauber, Kurt Erickson, Charles Bell, Brian McVean, Richard Moncel, Scott Sinnott, Robert Ulland, Cris Levenduski",0.24,"Scottish Rite Foundation of Duluth AKA Scottish Rite Clinic for Childhood Language Disorders","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"The Scottish Rite Foundation, in partnership with the Duluth Playhouse, will present, Stage Play: An Applied Theater Experience for Children with AutismùOpening New Doors. This is a collaborative community program to teach both communication skills and th",2011-09-05,2012-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carol,Roberts,"Scottish Rite Foundation of Duluth AKA Scottish Rite Clinic for Childhood Language Disorders","28 W 2nd St",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 720-3911x 22",crobe93109@aol.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Pine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-76,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
20742,"Partners in Arts Participation",2013,6166,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Perceived or real barriers to participation are addressed. Social or human service organizations use arts to help achieve their service goals. Partnerships are developed between social service organizations and arts organizations to better serve underserved communities.","The Duluth Art Institute brought the arts to an underserved population at Benedictine 24 times, where staff assistance was provided to enable those with physical or cognitive disabilities to participate. Benedictine also provided accessible transportation to the Duluth Art Institute two times, so participants could complete an art project and tour the gallery. 2: This program achieves the mission of Benedictine Health System and adheres to our core values--hospitality; stewardship; respect; and justice, by bringing a collaborative partnership with Duluth Art Institute to an underserved population. Through this partnership, program members completed meaningful activities designed to promote creative thinking and large and small muscle movements, visually stimulating programming that promotes new learning and independence.",,,,6166,,"William Arezzo, Diane Garasha, Greg Henson, Angela Hauger, Sister Dorene King, John Lawien, Pat Mullen, Tom Pustovar, Sister Theresa Spinler, Sister Maria Volk, Greg Wegler, Barb Wessberg",0.00,"Benedictine Health System","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"Benedictine Health Center will work with the Duluth Art Institute to provide 24 art classes at Benedictine Health Center and four field trips to the Duluth Art Institute galleries.",2013-06-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jarod,Champeaux,"Benedictine Health System","935 Kenwood Ave",Duluth,MN,55811,"(218) 733-2254 ",jarod.champeaux@bhshealth.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-86,"Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
9907,"Partners in Arts Participation",2010,27800,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access",,,,2,"Other, local or private",27802,,,,"Scottish Rite Foundation of Duluth","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Stage Play with Duluth Playhouse. A collaborative program where children with autism are able to enjoy theater arts while at the same time learning new communication and social interaction skills.",,,2010-06-08,2011-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carol,Roberts,"Scottish Rite Foundation of Duluth","28 W Second St",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 720-3911x 22",crobe93109@aol.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-8,,,,
23529,"Partners in Arts Participation",2012,5800,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3",,"Partnerships are developed between social service organizations and arts organizations to better serve underserved communities. Social or human service organizations use arts to help achieve their service goals. Perceived or real barriers to participation are addressed.","This program brought the art and drumming to our home, making accessible to our seniors with disabilities, teaching them at their level and ability. There is nothing else like this in our community available to our population. This opened doors for us that we would never have had possible previously.  2: Integrating the community within our home and working together for a common goal was paramount to this project. Having skills brought to our residents from outside sources raised the quality of life programming and enhanced many avenues of their daily life. Relationships were built and weekly notes taken on the interactions of the members, socially and cognitively after each session.",,1000,"Other, local or private",6800,300,"Carol Anderson, Dennis Anderson, Jeffrey Bakke, Jody Glendenning, Norma Hoffauer, Barbara Hogg, Janet Huston, Virginia Johnson, Bettymae Klein, Joyce Lent, Jack LeVassuer, BettyJo little, Ann Mahoney, Jean Mc Kinnon, Arlene Thomas, Adrienne Thureen",,"Aftenro Home, Good Samaritan Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"This project will provide 20 weeks of drum circle classes for selected Aftenro Home assisted living residents experiencing physical and mental impairments, culminating in a performance for family and friends, and a next steps evaluation.",2012-09-15,2013-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shelley,Raskovich,"Aftenro Home, Good Samaritan Society","510 W College St",Duluth,MN,55811-4902,"(218) 783-6606 ",mmraskovich@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-121,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin  Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2
27146,"Partners in Arts Participation",2014,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1) Our goal is to have audience members leave this play asking What can I do to help end child sexual abuse/sexual violence? 1) Post performance discussions will demonstrate that the audience is engaged; they will sign up to be part of our growing action network; via surveys they will identify actions they intend to take. 2: Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Pillsbury House Theatre will complete a production featuring survivors and will tour it to reach six urban and rural communities. The production will be complete and tour up to six performances (two metro; three-four greater Minnesota) reaching individuals with direct lived experiences who may not be aware of ways to be involved.","Sixty eight of the audience members who completed evaluations shared what actions they were going to take due to seeing Fired Up. 2: Six social service organizations co-hosted performances of Fired Up in Duluth, Marshall, Rochester, Saint Cloud, Saint Peter, and Saint Paul.",,,,25000,1000,"Makeda Norris, Jaimie Basina, Kris Kvols, Melissa Hoffman Bodin, Peggy LaDue, Katie Eichele, Kaarin Long, Roberta Gibbons, Ed Heisler, Nigel Perrote, Susan Redmond, Rebecca Waggoner, Kalease Smith, Amanda Ysen",,"Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault AKA MNCASA","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault will work with adult survivors of child sexual abuse/exploitation to create and tour a theater piece based on their experiences, to generate hope, healing, and change for ending sexual violence.",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Donna,Dunn,"Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault AKA MNCASA","161 St Anthony Ave Ste 1001","St Paul",MN,55103,"(651) 209-9993 ",donna@mncasa.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Benton, Blue Earth, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Dodge, Fillmore, Hennepin, Jackson, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Pipestone, Ramsey, Redwood, Rock, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-137,"Brianda Cediel: Co-founder and executive director of Hands Across America; Sharon Fischlowitz: Program coordinator, Institute for Advanced Study, University of Minnesota; Roberta Gray: Director of Saint Francis Music Center, Little Falls; Tyra Hughes: A marriage and family therapist, and ARMHS worker for adults with mental illnesses; Chrisanne Pieper: Senior program director, Rochester Community and Technical College; Kelly Pratt: Business and life coach for people in creative industries; Michael Schlemper: Fiction writer, poet and visual artist; William Venne: Chief development officer, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota; Dennis Whipple: Executive director, Great River Educational Arts Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
30271,"Partners in Arts Participation",2015,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Participants will increase their awareness of and participation in theatre, and identify the level of value of an arts experience. Project outcome will be evaluated by tracking attendance and surveys will collect data to measure and identify arts awareness and value. 2: Participants will improve and expand their self-perceptions by identifying and using personal strengths and skills to engage in theatre activities. Project outcomes will be evaluated by tracking case management goal progress and surveys will collect data to verify change in self-perceptions and identify skills and strengths developed.","Participants increased awareness and participation in theater. Participants improved self-perception and used personal strengths and skills. Surveys were implemented at the beginning of the project to gauge participants’ reaction to and previous experience with theatre. In addition, participants rated the value of their theater experiences on a weekly basis. This gauged participants’ self-reported ability to cooperate, meet people, their listening skills and body language skills. Clients’ individualized case management goals were tracked on an ongoing basis and measured if progress was made towards their individualized goals. 2: Participants increased awareness and participation in theater. Participants improved self-perception and used personal strengths and skills. Surveys were implemented at the beginning of the project to gauge participant reaction to and previous experience with theatre. In addition, participants rated the value of their theater experiences on a weekly basis. This gauged participants’ self-reported ability to cooperate, meet people, their listening skills and body language skills. Clients’ individualized case management goals were tracked on an ongoing basis and measured if progress was made towards their individualized goals. ",,,,25000,1261,"Cameron Bloom Kruger, Cindy Evenson, Theresa Severance, Matt Whiting, Steve Risacher, Fred Lund, Pattie Sauer, Kelly Boedigheimer",,"SOAR Career Solutions","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"SOAR Career Solutions will work with a teaching artist to design and implement theater workshops and a performance to develop positive and productive life skills of clients in the Community Offender Reentry Program.",2015-03-02,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,Edison,"SOAR Career Solutions","205 2nd St W Ste 101",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 722-3126 ",eedison@soarcareers.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-188,"Alice De Yonge: Program director, Project G.E.M.; Marlina Gonzalez: Multidisciplinary media arts curator and consultant; David Grant: A Twin Cities-based writer, core alumnus member of The Playwrights' Center; Jessica Lourey: Mystery and fantasy writer, professor of creative writing and sociology, Saint Cloud Technical and Community College; Elizabeth Mowry: Arts innovation director, COMPAS, City of Saint Paul parks commissioner; Laurie Pape Hadley: Business analyst, University of Minnesota, audio describer for theatres and arts organizations throughout Twin Cities; Timothy Takach: Composer, singer and music publisher; William Venne: Chief development officer, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota; Jane Zilch: Director of long term development, Thrivent Financial, board member, SteppingStone Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30174,"Partners in Arts Participation",2015,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The community written play Wait will be performed by Native youth at no less than three Minnesota reservations and seven Metro area Native audiences. A feedback form and pencil is handed to each audience member. Each performance includes a head count and photos. Throughout the program performance data is tracked using an outreach form. 2: Twenty Native youth will perform for the first time. Native audience members on Indian reservations and in the metro will see a theater performance. Qualitative post-survey responses and a focus group with actors identify previous theater barriers. In the audience discussions following performances the actors share barriers they overcame.","907 Minnesotans saw a performance at five Minnesota Reservations, one performance for a youth program in Brainerd, and seven metro audiences. In order to track the audience members for each performance a visual count was taken and recorded. There were 907 audience members counted. Each performance distributed feedback forms and a pencil to the audience members. The feedback forms were counted and recorded too. There were 340 written feedback forms received. (Our largest performance at Red Lake High School of 580 people only received 51 feedback forms). 2: 707 Natives saw a performance at five MN Reservations, one in Brainerd, and seven metro groups. 19 Native youth and four non-Native youth of color performed. 1) A focus group included twelve program participants. 2) There were 340 written feedback forms received from the audience. 3) The post-show discussion follows an introduction of the actors. Some questions included: do you live by the values in the play, how long do you practice, who wrote the script, and how long have you been acting? Adults often provide really positive feedback, appreciating the courage of the teens on stage.",,,,25000,,"Susan Allen,Don Crofut,Karen Clark, Dr. Anthony Stately, Colette Routel",0.43,"Indigenous Peoples Task Force","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"Indigenous Peoples Task Force and Pangea World Theater partner in the Ikdiowin Program, bringing their performance of Wait to many reservations across Minnesota and to Native youth audiences within the metro area.",2015-03-01,2016-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brenna,Depies,"Indigenous Peoples Task Force","1335 23rd St E",Minneapolis,MN,55404,"(612) 870-1723 ",brennaa@indigenouspeoplestf.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cass, Crow Wing, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Red Lake, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-175,"William Adams: Public policy consultant, community leader of Kaddatz Galleries creation; Gabrielle Bliss: Arts coordinator at Folwell School, Performing Arts Magnet; Ykatirina Cardenas: Performing artist, youth arts educator; Chrisanne Pieper: Senior program director, Rochester Community and Technical College; Toni Quirk: Vice president of development Phoenix Alternatives Inc (provides services to adults with developmental disabilities), White Bear Lake; Rickey Shiomi: Playwright, director, cofounder of Mu Performing Arts; Bree Sieplinga: Associate director, Upstream Arts; Kathleen Spehar: Executive director, The O'Shaughnessy","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
35093,"Partners in Arts Participation",2016,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ","Participants will become more aware of their own skills, experiences, history and personal stories by engaging in art workshops and events. Outcomes will be evaluated by documenting the events and the engagement of the participants, documentation will be through photographing and filming the events and interviews with participants. 2: Participants will participate in art workshops and events held at the American Indian Center and increase their knowledge of traditional and contemporary indigenous art. Outcomes will be evaluated by tracking attendance and through listening sessions that gather information from participants on their increased awareness and knowledge. ","Participants increased their knowledge, skills and became more aware of their personal history and stories through the many art experienced offered.  2: Participants attended over2 5 art workshops and events held at the American Indian Center and increased their understanding of Indigenous art. ",,,,25000,2500,"John Day, Les Gibbs, Toni DeFoe, LeAnn Littlewolf, Kathy Lichterman, Tina Olson, Brian Malvick",,"American Indian Community Housing Organization AKA Gimaajii Mino Bimaadizyaan","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation ",,"American Indian Community Housing Organization will create a range of art opportunities for children and adult residents living in Gimaajii-Mino-Bimaadizimin. ",2016-03-01,2017-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michelle,LeBeau,"American Indian Community Housing Organization AKA Gimaajii Mino Bimaadizyaan","202 2nd St W",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 722-7225x 103",Michelle.lebeau59@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-193,"William Adams: Public policy consultant; community leader of Kaddatz Galleries creation; Elaine Allen: Retired RN; literacy tutor and co-coordinator of church art program; Selma Fernandez Richter: Photographer documenting the immigrant experience; Roxanne Givens: Founder, Minnesota African American Museum and Cultural Center; Matthew Guidry: Co-founder and artistic director of Upstream Arts; actor, director, educator, choreographer; Tyra Hughes: Marriage and family therapist; participant in Art of Recovery program as exhibitor, judicator, and speaker; Jane Zilch: Consultant and educator for non-profit organizations; board member of Theater Latte Da ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund ",,2
35119,"Partners in Arts Participation",2016,24700,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Women will report skills and tools identified and practiced during the theatre process that will continue to help them in their daily lives. The project will be evaluated quantitatively using surveys and qualitatively using focus groups, journal entries, artist statements, and performance feedback.","Group members participated in activities through the theatre process that will allow them to continue to improve identified skills. Participants completed a pre-test and post-test evaluation for each phase of the project. Participants were asked to rate whether or not the experience was valuable, and which skills the experience helped them work on. They then were given the opportunity to provide written responses to explain their answers. Group participants for the community phase of the project also completed written artist statements about their experiences. Evaluations were also given to performers.",,,,19494,2144,"Vickie Apel, Bob Sutter, Mary Bliesmer, Deanna Henderson, Al Kluever, Marie McVenes, Jill Baker, Don Ebel, Penny Vought, Chris Boyer, Candee Deichman, Sherrise Truesdale Moore",,"Committee Against Domestic Abuse, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"CADAcares Theatre will offer thirteen weeks of theater programming to survivors of domestic abuse. Participants will develop personal skills and tools for their future in this three part program: Finding Voice, Using Voice, and Sharing Voice.",2016-03-01,2017-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Erika,Boyer-Kern,"Committee Against Domestic Abuse, Inc.","PO Box 466",Mankato,MN,56002,"(507) 625-8688 ",erikab@cadaMN.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Nicollet, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-199,"William Adams: Public policy consultant; community leader of Kaddatz Galleries creation; Elaine Allen: Retired RN; literacy tutor and co-coordinator of church art program; Selma Fernandez Richter: Photographer documenting the immigrant experience; Roxanne Givens: Founder, Minnesota African American Museum and Cultural Center; Matthew Guidry: Co-founder and artistic director of Upstream Arts; actor, director, educator, choreographer; Tyra Hughes: Marriage and family therapist; participant in Art of Recovery program as exhibitor, judicator, and speaker; Jane Zilch: Consultant and educator for non-profit organizations; board member of Theater Latte Da","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund",,2
35164,"Partners in Arts Participation",2016,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","500 people, mostly Native youth, in Minnesota will see the community written plays Wait and My Grandmother's Love performed. We'll track attendance through headcounts and photos and collect audience feedback. We will meet post-play to discuss feedback as a way to improve performances and motivate the actors. 2: The nine performances will occur in communities that normally do not host theater productions because of economic and geographic barriers. The applicant outcome will be evaluated using focus groups and post-performance surveys.","Twenty Native Minnesotan actors 12-16 years old and five Non-Native actors. 23 of the 25 youth performed for the first time, for 701 audience members. We handed out feedback forms to our audience members. Our following group meeting the group read the responses aloud. These were valuable for motivating the actors. Feedback included knowledge learned, and criticism about volume, favorite parts of the play. 2: Twenty-three of twenty-five recruited participants performed in their first theater performance. Although they were scared or really nervous to perform the first time. To identify the barriers the actors felt to acting the evaluation methods included written post-tests following the program and a focus group with both the summer and school year cohort. The evaluation methods revealed more hesitation by the actors than initially believed. ",,,,25000,802,"Karen Clark, Susan Allen, Don Crofut, Antony Stately",0.6,"Indigenous Peoples Task Force","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"Indigenous Peoples Task Force and Pangea World Theater partner in the Ikdiowin Program which brings their performances of `Wait` and `My Grandmother's Love` to reservations across Minnesota and to Native youth in the Twin Cities",2016-03-01,2017-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brenna,Depies,"Indigenous Peoples Task Force","1335 23rd St E",Minneapolis,MN,55404,"(612) 870-1723 ",brennaa@indigenouspeoplestf.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Hennepin, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-209,"Janet Brademan: Retired executive director, Headwaters School of Music and the Arts; Julia Donaldson: Director of advancement, Pillsbury United Communities; Jessica O'Brien: Associate director, Minnesota Council of Churches’ Mankato refugee services; Anna Ostendorf: Program director, ArtReach; Jenea Rewertz-Targui: Arts learning program manager, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Kari Ruth: Director of strategic communications, Hennepin Theatre Trust; Sara Sternberger: Executive director, Free Arts Minnesota; Zahra Tafarrodi: Cross-cultural educator, researcher, author and artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund",,2
35246,"Partners in Arts Participation",2016,15200,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Youth will demonstrate increased leadership and self-confidence while working with a team to plan and practice for their performance. Artists will interact with and observe youth and discuss behavior and participation with staff daily. A post-survey for youth and staff will assess impact of project on youth's treatment goals. 2: Youth will practice techniques that facilitate the expression of a range of emotions related to their individualized treatment plans. Artists will interact with and observe youth and discuss behavior and participation with staff daily. A post-survey for youth and staff will assess impact of project on youth's treatment goals. ","Both groups demonstrated leadership and teamwork throughout the project, and it showed in the impressive final performance. Clients completed pre- and post-surveys that included rating scales and open-ended qualitative questions. The surveys collected some baseline data and sought to determine if the projects impacted clients’ self-confidence, learning methods, and ability to relate to the experience to their individual treatment. These responses were tallied and assessed along with feedback from the artists and staff working with each group. 2: Sixteen of eighteen post-surveys showed clients said the project helped with their treatment goals, and many included calmness, self-confidence, and teamwork. Clients completed pre- and post-surveys that included rating scales and open-ended qualitative questions. The surveys collected some baseline data and sought to determine if the projects impacted clients’ self-confidence, learning methods, and ability to relate to the experience to their individual treatment. These responses were tallied and assessed along with feedback from the artists and staff working with each group.",,,,15200,,"Ann Glumac, Dean Casperson, Mark Schober, Karen Anderson, Xavier Bell, Laura Budd, Fred Friedman, Chelsea Grandmaison, Bill Himango, Steve Hennessy, Sanford Hoff, Peg Johnson, Leanne Joynes, Dave Kohlhaas, Douglas Lewis, Judge Gerald Martin, Peter Pichetti, Laura Sieger, Zach Walters, Claudie Washington ",,"Saint James Home of Duluth, Inc. AKA The Hills Youth and Family Services","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"Woodland Hills will work with at-risk youth to develop scriptwriting and songwriting skills resulting in Expressions of Hope, a community performance which explores and highlights their own life experiences.",2016-03-01,2017-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jessica,Peterson,"Saint James Home of Duluth, Inc. AKA The Hills Youth and Family Services","4321 Allendale Ave",Duluth,MN,55803,"(218) 728-7500 ",jpeterson@TheHillsYFS.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-219,"William Adams: Public policy consultant; community leader of Kaddatz Galleries creation; Elaine Allen: Retired RN; literacy tutor and co-coordinator of church art program; Selma Fernandez Richter: Photographer documenting the immigrant experience; Roxanne Givens: Founder, Minnesota African American Museum and Cultural Center; Matthew Guidry: Co-founder and artistic director of Upstream Arts; actor, director, educator, choreographer; Tyra Hughes: Marriage and family therapist; participant in Art of Recovery program as exhibitor, judicator, and speaker; Jane Zilch: Consultant and educator for non-profit organizations; board member of Theater Latte Da","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund",,2
35254,"Partners in Arts Participation",2016,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Through theatre, youth practice workplace skills that will help them get and keep meaningful employment. Southwest Minnesota PIC staff will conduct pre and post evaluations on key employability skills, including: interviews, communication and teamwork. Students will also self-rate competence in these areas.","Through theatre, 695 youth and ten adults practiced workplace skills that will help them get and keep meaningful employment. Southwest Minnesota PIC chose to do more single visit, large group sessions throughout the year, as opposed to multiple visits with the same group over a more compressed period of time. The larger, one-visit sessions, school and/or organization staff alone completed paper evaluations. For smaller, multi-visit sessions, students and staff completed paper evaluations evaluating the program and its effectiveness in engaging youth and teaching age appropriate job skills.",,,,25000,2638,"John Roiger, Robert Fenske, Ralph Knapp, Gary Hendrickx, John Popowski, Pam Schreier, Juanita Lauritsen",,"Southwest Minnesota Private Industry Council, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"Southwest Minnesota Private Industry Council will partner with CLIMB Theatre to facilitate job skills classes that use theater and improvisation to help youth get and keep jobs.",2016-03-01,2017-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Juanita,Lauritsen,"Southwest Minnesota Private Industry Council, Inc.","607 Main St W",Marshall,MN,56258,"(507) 476-4040 ",efaris@swmnpic.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Big Stone, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Rock, Swift, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-220,"Janet Brademan: Retired executive director, Headwaters School of Music and the Arts; Julia Donaldson: Director of advancement, Pillsbury United Communities; Jessica O'Brien: Associate director, Minnesota Council of Churches’ Mankato refugee services; Anna Ostendorf: Program director, ArtReach; Jenea Rewertz-Targui: Arts learning program manager, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Kari Ruth: Director of strategic communications, Hennepin Theatre Trust; Sara Sternberger: Executive director, Free Arts Minnesota; Zahra Tafarrodi: Cross-cultural educator, researcher, author and artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund",,2
10010918,"Partners in Arts Participation",2020,16975,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Participants in Courage Kenny Digital Filmmaking will document their recovery experience to record progress, and emotionally process their journey. Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute staff will evaluate this outcome through a participant survey, anecdotal feedback, and attendance at final film screenings. 2: Rehabilitation participants in Courage Kenny Digital Filmmaking will learn the artistic skills of video production and digital storytelling. Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute staff will evaluate this outcome through a participant survey and anecdotal feedback.","Participants in Courage Kenny Digital Filmmaking documented their recovery experience by recording their progress and emotional process. Courage Kenny Staff evaluated this outcome through reviewing participant survey data, anecdotal feedback, and attending the final film screenings. 2: Rehabilitation participants in Courage Kenny Digital Filmmaking learned the artistic skills of video production and digital storytelling. Courage Kenny staff reviewed data from surveys, client feedback, and other interactions to ensure this outcome was achieved.",,,,16975,1700,"Andrew Krane, Susan Rhode, Robert Spencer, Jr., Robert Malcomson, J. Marie Fieger, Laurie Hennen, Ross D'Emanuele, James Gresham, Valerie Herring, Gary Johansen, Mark Kranz, Richard Rich Lay,Nicki Leritz, Michael McParlan, Josh Ortiz, Susan Piva, Marjorie",0.00,"Courage Kenny Foundation AKA Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute, in partnership with FilmNorth, will provide filmmaking classes for people with newly acquired disabilities to record their recovery process and learn adaptive artistic skills.",2020-03-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sophia,Ogren-Dehn,"Courage Kenny Foundation AKA Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute","3915 Golden Vly Rd","Golden Valley",MN,55422,"(612) 775-2582",sophia.ogren-dehn@allina.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-325,"Amy Cousin: Jewelry artist; Emily Derke: Basketry artist and teaching artist; Maude Dornfeld: Executive director, Life House; Nathan Fisher: Filmmaker; creative director of Once Were and Again We Are; Scott Reynolds: Director, producer, writer, and performer; artistic director of Mixed Precipitation; Samantha Smingler: Inclusion coordinator, Great Lakes Aquarium; Stephanie Thull: Gallery shop coordinator, Arts Center of Saint Peter","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2
20893,"Partnership Grant",2013,100000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide 120+ professional teaching artists/arts organization staff with a one-day Introductory Level Arts and Aging training session held in six locations around the state (20-40 artists at each session). 2: Provide 48 professional artists and arts organization personnel (30 artists and 6 arts organization teams of three) with Intensive Arts and Aging training held over the course of the year that includes in-person and online learning and mentoring opportunities. The final evaluation report will be completed in May. Mentors were also asked to complete an evaluation that included detailed narrative questions as well as their assessment of their mentees' progress and preparation as a teaching artist in an older adult setting or working with elders. Four of five mentors gave their experience the highest rating possible (very satisfied), with the other identifying it as satisfactory. Collectively, the mentors identified ten artist-participants--more than one-third—whom they believe capable of moving into a master trainer role.","Held five Introduction to Aging Workshops during the final week of October 2013 that attracted 292 participants (exceeding goal). Sites included Fergus Falls, Grand Rapids, Austin, St. Cloud and Minneapolis. Key presenters included Jeanne Bayer, Andrea Lewandowski, Joey Clark, Jeanie Brindley-Barnett and Jane Tygesson. Evaluations on site and given via follow up email survey were overwhelmingly positive. Respondents noted how critical is was to get foundational knowledge that combined arts learning with key information about the aging process -- as well as new research documenting the positive impact of professionally-conducted arts activities for elders. In addition to actual participation numbers, pre-and post- assessments were used at all training activities. A follow-up survey (via Survey Monkey) was created and distributed to Intro to Arts and Aging workshop participants that asked questions about critical learning areas, what content could be added, facilities and pacing, and whether their community would be interested in hosting a subsequent conference. 2: 55 individual artists and 18 arts organizations applied; 30 artists and 8 arts organizations were selected to participate. Of this group, 26 artists and 7 arts organizations completed the training program. A majority are female, reflecting the large number of females to males in the applicant pool. More than 10 percent are artists of color—a proportion that we believe is commensurate with the larger artist/teaching artist population. As a group, they represent a variety of ages, both chronological age and 'career age,' ranging from their 20s to late 60s; in terms of discipline, about half work with visual arts; slightly more than one -third in theatre arts; and the balance in dance, music, literary arts, or film. Arts organizations included two from Greater Minnesota and five from the Twin Cities metro. Participant summary survey data is appended here. For the arts organization evaluation (still underway), ArtSage contracted with an evaluator from the National Center for Creative Aging to develop and implement a logic model for the arts organization track. Master trainer and mentor Jane Tygesson is also conducting site visits for each participating organization. Preliminary results indicate that 90% of the participant teams rated the training excellent or very good.",,28429,"Other, local or private",128429,,"Kristin Aitchison, Brad Ballenger, Jane Breest, Gil Kiekenapp, Gyni Koshak, Laura Merriam, Catherine Sullivan, Dawne B White",0.00,"Minnesota Creative Arts and Aging Network AKA ArtSage","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partnership Grant",,"Complete a second phase of professional development initiative that will nourish and benefit both the artistic and aging communities by preparing and training 168 Minnesota artists and arts organizations to expand arts opportunities for aging Minnesotans, increase artists /arts organizations understanding of qualities, characteristics, and dimensions unique to the aging population.",2013-06-01,2014-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tammy,Hauser,"Minnesota Creative Arts and Aging Network AKA ArtSage","155 E Lake St Ste 206",Wayzata,MN,55391,"(612) 578-0952 ",tammy@artsagemn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Ramsey, Hennepin, Dakota, Washington, Itasca, Blue Earth, Stearns, Otter Tail, Sherburne, St. Louis, Beltrami, Big Stone",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partnership-grant-2,"Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
15511,"Partnership Grant",2012,100000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Sixty Minnesota artists and arts organizations will participate in statewide professional development learning from the best national and state experts in the arts and aging field. 2: Minnesota artists and arts organizations will acquire teaching skills to work with older adults and explore alternative delivery models for engaging older adults in high-quality, meaningful arts experiences. ","We selected 60 artists and arts organization personnel to participate in a training program that included: three days of intensive training in November led by local and national leaders in the field and then a follow-up day in February. In addition, we paired each participant with a mentor to develop a practicum goal and provide feedback, tips and advice on delivering quality arts curriculum for older adults. We enlisted the support of the National Center for Creative Aging and their evaluation staff and instruments. We conducted pre and post surveys for each session and each section of the training for the participants and also the mentors. These results are being compiled into a full evaluation report that will be published and used by other states. 2: Working with Susan Perlstein, the founder of the Arts and Aging movement and top local and national master teachers, we developed a comprehensive four day training program for participants. We focused on basic level understanding of key areas of the arts and aging field (mastery and socialization), and then conducted discipline-specific sessions that helped the participants learn practical tips, tools, techniques and approaches for working with older adults. Results indicate that the training was overwhelmingly successful. Of 50 participants, 33 (66%) rated the training as excellent, 15 (30%) as very good, and 1 (.02%) as good, with one person not reporting. Most Successful Aspects of the Training. Participants were asked to rate and comment on several aspects of the training, including the venue, schedule, networking opportunities, communication with ARTSAGE and mentor interactions. Networking opportunities with other teaching artists and communication with ARTSAGE prior to and during training both received high marks, with 34 (68%) and 33 (66%) participants rating them as excellent, respectively. Very high ratings were also given to the program planning panel, which received an excellent rating from 35 (70%) participants, and sessions on the creative aging field and aging, which were rated as excellent by 34 (68%) and 33 (66%) of participants respectively.",,34661,"Other, local or private",134661,42000,"il Kiekenapp, Eliazabeth Turner Opanga, Krisin Aicheson, Jane Breest, Jyni Kosack, Lynne Zimmerman",,"Minnesota Creative Arts and Aging Network AKA ArtSage","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partnership Grant",,"Sixty Minnesota professional teaching artists and/or arts administrators will be selected to participate in ""train the trainer"" program, giving participants a chance to observe and practice activities and processes they can use with older adults which wou",2012-06-01,2013-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Pat,Samples,"Minnesota Creative Arts and Aging Network AKA ArtSage","719 Fairfield Cir",Minnetonka,MN,55305,"(763) 560-5199 ",pat@artsagemn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Dakota, Ramsey, Anoka, Cook, Yellow Medicine, Wright, Stearns, Isanti, St. Louis, Steele, Dodge, Washington, Cass, Otter Tail",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partnership-grant-1,,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No
18455,"Passport to Culture: Creating Opportunities for All",2013,250000," Minnesota Law 2011 (Special Session), Chp. 6, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 8 ","Children's Museums Grants. $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the second year are for a competitive Arts and Cultural Heritage Grants Program-Children's Museums. The board of directors shall solicit proposals and award grants to children's museum for projects and programs that maintain or promote our cultural heritage.","1. Families from target communities and households will visit the Duluth Children's Museum on a regular basis.2. Membership will grow to include 1500 Passport to Culture households by June 30, 2013.3. First Friday and Third Thursday events will attract an average attendance of 250 children and adults each.4. Families served by Passport to Culture memberships will access the Duluth Children's Museum during general museum programming.","1. Demand for the Passport to Culture program was especially high in 2013. Many factors influenced this result, most notably the announcement of the effects of sequestration on head start families. 2. First Friday’s which is an intensive family event, open to the entire region, continues to build and draw people who have never visited the Museum. Third Thursday’s, new this year, is an added opportunity to offer intensive programming targeted on health, nutrition and gardening “Grow what you eat” concepts for example. By providing two programs that have a target and focus the effort to encourage attendance at other general museum events is paying off. We are able to effectively market to the key communities we seek to reach with more intensive program offerings. 3. Currently, with supplemental support from the Legacy funds, we are installing the hardware, software and doing the data conversion to track all attendance. Very soon we will be able to report attendance by membership, frequency of visits and the number of household members who attend the museum on daily and monthly counts. We know from experience we have a high level of repeat visitorship, soon we will be able to support that with concrete data.",,,,,,"Patty Cartier (Chair, Capital Campaign), James A. Christensen (Treasurer of the Board), Jeff Hakala, John E. Erickson (Vice-Chair of the Board), Kyle K. Johnson (Chair of the Board), Kelly Davidson, Barbara Payette (Past Board Chair), Scott Graden, Stephen Sydow (Secretary of the Board), Dana Kazel, JoAnn Mattson, Kyle Terrio-Johnson, Ellen Evans, Paige Benson",,,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Passport to Culture: Removing barriers to participation will serve 1500 households, reaching approximately 6,000 children and their adult caregivers from across the region. Passport to Culture eliminates the financial barriers to participation by families most vulnerable in our society, providing membership, enhanced by direct program opportunities targeted to serve low income households designed to create a pattern of use of cultural organizations by families.","The Duluth Children’s Museum recently (May 29, 2012) relocated into the heart of the densest family housing community in the city: Lincoln Park. Families in Lincoln Park are specifically hit by challenges of household income. Over 40% of the households within 5 miles of the Museum with school age children are living below a livable household income. Few of these families see the opportunity to access a children's museum as within their economic means without the support of scholarships. At the same time, after relocating membersip has growing by over 200% each month.Attendance continues to grow and special programming is attracting attendance from the community. Families are telling the museum that is because of increased community access and increased community programming that they are now wanting to joing the Duluth Children's Museum.",,2012-12-21,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Garcia,"Duluth Children's Museum","506 West Michigan Street ",Duluth,MN,55802,,michael50@duluthchildrensmuseum.org,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Pine, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/passport-culture-creating-opportunities-all,,,,
9526,"Pathways: Creating Access and Opportunities for All",2012,250000,"Minnesota Law 2011 (Special Session), Chp. 6, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 8","Children's Museums Grants. $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the second year are for a competitive Arts and Cultural Heritage Grants Program-Children's Museums. The board of directors shall solicit proposals and award grants to children's museum for projects and programs that maintain or promote our cultural heritage.","1. Three school based classroom museum experiences will be offered to at least 3 schools from the Northland. 2. One additional trunk based on concepts of nano-science will be added to the trunk program which will be made available to day care centers across the northland. 3. Passport to Culture will continue to offer low-income household membership scholarships keeping a balance between paid and scholarship membership in keeping with regional demographics. 4. Management will explore program and exhibit opportunities with other Minnesota rural children's museums to expand the reach of the investment made by the Legacy Amendment.","Our success in this program was measured by the number of families who have, and who continue to apply for memberships through the Passport to Culture program. Our outcome was measured by direct numbers enrolled in this program. For our Museum on the Move program, we target elementary and middle schools to receive on site services with a Museum educator. Those opportunities have been fully utilized and we continue to field school requests for services. The other avenue of that program, our Early Explorations trunk program which serves early childhood through resource rich trunks with curriculum to support it have been checked out by the number of organizations anticipated and continue to be used as community resources today.",,,,,,"Patty Cartier (Chair, Capital Campaign), James A. Christensen (Treasurer of the Board), Jeff Hakala, John E. Erickson (Vice-Chair of the Board), Kyle K. Johnson (Chair of the Board), Kelly Davidson, Barbara Payette (Past Board Chair), Scott Graden, Stephen Sydow (Secretary of the Board), Kristin Teberg, Dana Kazel, JoAnn Mattson, Kyle Terrio-Johnson, Ellen Evans, Paige Benson",,"Duluth Children's Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Duluth Children’s Museum has initiated three major programs with the support of the Arts and Cultural Heritage Legacy Funds. This program continues and expands these successful programs to ensure continuity in cultural experiences for the youngest audiences in rural Minnesota. The programs are organized under two major headings: Museum on the Move and Passport to Culture. Passport to Culture is an access program designed to give constituents admission to the museum. Museum on the Move provides two off-site experiences: Early Explorations, a trunk program designed as an early childhood experience and Exhibit Explorations which brings cultural resources and curriculum to regional schools.","Duluth and the surrounding region are profoundly affected by households with pre-school and school age children who live below an agreed upon “livable household income,"" or twice the federal poverty rate. The recently released Casey Foundation report highlights this region as especially challenging for families with young children. In keeping with the Legacy fund framework, the Duluth Children’s Museum has developed a systemic method of addressing access and opportunity for many children and adult caregivers. Through the Pathways program, barriers to participation are addressed and children have an opportunity to actively engage in museum experiences on a regular and ongoing basis both in their community, school and on location at the museum. What we are seeking to do is open the doors of a local cultural resource. Pathways is the connection between families disenfranchised from cultural experiences based on income and the Duluth Children’s Museum as a place that is about them and their experience. Our efforts are dedicated to creating programming that meets family needs, encouraging frequent visits to the Duluth Children’s Museum, and fostering positive interaction among family members. We are actively expanding our website resources, increasing use of social media, and expanding science and technology learning in our programs.",,2011-12-12,2012-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Garcia,"Duluth Children's Museum","506 West Michigan Street",Duluth,MN,55802,,michael50@duluthchildrensmuseum.org,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Koochiching, Lake, Pine, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/pathways-creating-access-and-opportunities-all,,,,
10013263,"Peatland Forest Management",2019,600000,"M.L. 2018, Chp. 214, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 03d","$600,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to identify management actions to maximize benefits to wildlife, water quality, timber production, and native plant communities in peatland forests. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2022, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on ""Work Plan"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Work Plan"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,,,,,"U of MN","Public College/University","There are 3 million acres of peatland forests in Minnesota. This proposal will identify management actions that maximize ecosystem benefits of peatland forests, including wildlife, water, timber, and native plants.",,"Work Plan",2018-07-01,2022-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Marcella,Windmuller-Campione,"U of MN","1530 Cleveland Ave N, 115 Green Hall","St. Paul",MN,55108,"(847) 772-5458",mwind@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington, Pine, Red Lake, Roseau, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/peatland-forest-management,,,,
10012236,"PEM2 Dataloggers for Preservation Monitoring",2018,2792," MN Laws 2017 Chapter 91, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs ","$4,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer these funds using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org","In the short term, we have created a strong relationship between museum and facilities staff. The Pem2 Dataloggers have allowed us to put data first and not rely on just feeling changes in the temperature and humidity. We have been able to monitor physically in real time allowing us to mitigate risk to the collection by being proactive when changing settings or scheduling repairs. As we approach a year of data, staff will be able to precisely report on decay rates, %EMC, and mold/mildew risks. These numbers will help inform a long term environmental plan and support the Society's requests for funding to either upgrade the HVAC system or find off-site storage. In the long term, the pem2 dataloggers will allow the Society to fulfill its promise of collecting, preserving, and interpreting the past of St. Louis County.",,20,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",2812,,"Leone Graf, Michele Hakala-Beeksma, Gail Sheddy, Ron Hein, Neill Atkins, Judge David Bouschor, Paul Gregersen, Dwight Nelson, James Schwarzbauer, Larry Sommer, Anntoinette Thorstad, John Werner",0.02,"St. Louis County Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To monitor, assess, and make necessary changes to environmental controls at the museum sites.",2018-06-01,2019-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Charley,Langowski,"St. Louis County Historical Society"," 506 W Michigan Street "," Duluth "," MN ",55802,"(507) 450-5857"," charlene@thehistorypeople.org ",Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/pem2-dataloggers-preservation-monitoring,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No
10010262,"Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) Pilot Inventory Phase III",2019,41883,,,,,,,,,,,.42,"Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions Inc","For-Profit Business/Entity","Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. (Wood) was selected for this project to conduct work in support of the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) program. This project is a multi-phased pilot study to further validate and refine potential locations across Minnesota that may have historically been, or are currently, contaminated with PFAS. The primary objective is to evaluate potential PFAS locations, specifically compost sites, to determine presence or absence of PFAS at each site. ",,,2018-10-08,2019-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Andri,Dahlmeier,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","520 Lafayette Road","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 757-2481",,"Assessment/Evaluation, Demonstration/Pilot Project","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Benton, Blue Earth, Dakota, Olmsted, Scott, St. Louis, Stearns",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/and-polyfluoroalkyl-pfas-pilot-inventory-phase-iii,,,,
9548,"Perpich Arts Integration Project, FY12-FY15",2012,850000,"M.L. 2011, Chp.6, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 9","These amounts are appropriated to the board of directors of the Perpich Center for Arts Education for arts, arts education, and arts access and to preserve Minnesota's history and cultural heritage. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2015.",,"Goal 1: Increase the capacity of teachers to design, implement, and assess collaborative arts integration in Minnesota schools, and the capacity of administrators to support this instructional strategy. Goal 2: Improve standards-based student learning through collaborative arts integration, a strategy used by teachers and supported by administrators. Our strategy for reaching these goals includes: professional development for teachers and administrators on standards-based collaborative arts integration; aligned curriculum, instruction and evaluation; and technology tools leveraging technology as a space for professional development and dissemination of learning and examples.",,,,828750,21250,"Peter Adolphson Bari Amadio Jan Carey Bill Crutcher Stephan Daly Ardythe ""Ardie"" Gallant Roberta Jones Virginia Katz Todd Liljenquist Pierce McNally Nancy Paddleford Alex Plechash Martha Weaver West",3,"Perpich Center for Arts Education","State Government","The Perpich Arts Integration Network of Teachers (PAINT) fosters collaborative arts integration in Minnesota through K-12 teacher professional development and funding to schools. With Perpich Center facilitation, teacher teams develop and implement arts-integrated lessons and units. PAINT program components include:Professional Development and Facilitation: PAINT teachers work together to develop and implement arts-integrated lessons that are student-centered and standards-based. They learn strategies for integrating the arts with other content areas in meaningful, engaging ways; aligning standards, learning goals, and assessments; and reflecting on and learning from student work. Professional development opportunities include multi-day workshops in summers, several 1-day network meetings throughout the school year, and meetings with Perpich facilitators on-site and online.Professional Network, Online and In-Person: Building bridges across disciplines involves tearing down silos and making connections—between content areas, within school teams, and across the region. Teachers network in two different spaces: in person at workshops and meetings, and in an online community of practice. Together, school teams share expertise, solve problems, build arts integrated curricula, assess student learning, and reflect on professional learning. Documentation and Technology: PAINT is an arts integration laboratory to create, test, and refine lessons. School teams contribute to the big picture of arts integration in Minnesota by digitally documenting and sharing those exemplary lessons and practices. Standards and Assessments: So what are students actually learning in arts-integrated lessons? Teachers want to know that too. While constructing arts-integrated lessons, teachers work together to address standards, build assessments that accurately reflect student learning, and review the arts-integrated student work to improve instruction and student learning.",,,2011-07-22,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Pam,Paulson,"Perpich Center for Arts Education","6125 Olson Memorial Highway","Golden Valley",MN,55422,763-279-4187,pam.paulson@pcae.k12.mn.us,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Perpich Center for Arts Education",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Clay, Cook, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Itasca, Lake, Mower, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, St. Louis, Steele, Stevens, Wabasha, Wilkin, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/perpich-arts-integration-project-fy12-fy15,,,,
9548,"Perpich Arts Integration Project, FY12-FY15",2013,850000,"M.L. 2011, Chp.6, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 9","These amounts are appropriated to the board of directors of the Perpich Center for Arts Education for arts, arts education, and arts access and to preserve Minnesota's history and cultural heritage. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2015.",,"Goal 1: Increase the capacity of teachers to design, implement, and assess collaborative arts integration in Minnesota schools, and the capacity of administrators to support this instructional strategy. Goal 2: Improve standards-based student learning through collaborative arts integration, a strategy used by teachers and supported by administrators. Our strategy for reaching these goals includes: professional development for teachers and administrators on standards-based collaborative arts integration; aligned curriculum, instruction and evaluation; and technology tools leveraging technology as a space for professional development and dissemination of learning and examples. ",,,,828750,21250,"Peter Adolphson Bari Amadio Jan Carey Bill Crutcher Stephan Daly Ardythe ""Ardie"" Gallant Roberta Jones Virginia Katz Todd Liljenquist Pierce McNally Nancy Paddleford Alex Plechash Martha Weaver West",4,"Perpich Center for Arts Education","State Government","The Perpich Arts Integration Network of Teachers (PAINT) fosters collaborative arts integration in Minnesota through K-12 teacher professional development and funding to schools. With Perpich Center facilitation, teacher teams develop and implement arts-integrated lessons and units. PAINT program components include:Professional Development and Facilitation: PAINT teachers work together to develop and implement arts-integrated lessons that are student-centered and standards-based. They learn strategies for integrating the arts with other content areas in meaningful, engaging ways; aligning standards, learning goals, and assessments; and reflecting on and learning from student work. Professional development opportunities include multi-day workshops in summers, several 1-day network meetings throughout the school year, and meetings with Perpich facilitators on-site and online.Professional Network, Online and In-Person: Building bridges across disciplines involves tearing down silos and making connections—between content areas, within school teams, and across the region. Teachers network in two different spaces: in person at workshops and meetings, and in an online community of practice. Together, school teams share expertise, solve problems, build arts integrated curricula, assess student learning, and reflect on professional learning. Documentation and Technology: PAINT is an arts integration laboratory to create, test, and refine lessons. School teams contribute to the big picture of arts integration in Minnesota by digitally documenting and sharing those exemplary lessons and practices. Standards and Assessments: So what are students actually learning in arts-integrated lessons? Teachers want to know that too. While constructing arts-integrated lessons, teachers work together to address standards, build assessments that accurately reflect student learning, and review the arts-integrated student work to improve instruction and student learning.",,,2011-07-22,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Pam,Paulson,"Perpich Center for Arts Education","6125 Olson Memorial Highway","Golden Valley",MN,55422,763-279-4187,pam.paulson@pcae.k12.mn.us,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Perpich Center for Arts Education",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Clay, Cook, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Itasca, Lake, Mower, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, St. Louis, Steele, Stevens, Wabasha, Wilkin, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/perpich-arts-integration-project-fy12-fy15,,,,
9548,"Perpich Arts Integration Project, FY12-FY15",2014,795000,"M.L. 2013, Chp.137, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 8","(a) These amounts are appropriated to the Board of Directors of the Perpich Center for Arts Education for the following programs. Money appropriated in this subdivision must not be used to purchase or lease a school facility previously operated by the East Metro Integration District No. 6067 or to continue any programs that were administered by the district.(b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or before June 30, 2015, are available until June 30, 2017.(c) Administrative Costs$20,000 the first year and $20,000 the second year are for administrative costs.(d) Arts Integration$775,000 the first year and $730,000 the second year are for the arts integration program to increase the capacity of teachers to design, implement, and assess collaborative arts integration in Minnesota schools and the capacity of administrators to support this instructional strategy, to improve standards-based student learning through collaborative arts integration, and to develop arts-integrated courses to be implemented in the 2015-2016 school year.",,"Goal 1: Increase the capacity of teachers to design, implement, and assess collaborative arts integration in Minnesota schools, and the capacity of administrators to support this instructional strategy. Goal 2: Improve standards-based student learning through collaborative arts integration, a strategy used by teachers and supported by administrators. Our strategy for reaching these goals includes: professional development for teachers and administrators on standards-based collaborative arts integration; aligned curriculum, instruction and evaluation; and technology tools leveraging technology as a space for professional development and dissemination of learning and examples. ",,,,775000,20000,"Thomas Adams Peter Adolphson Bari Amadio Eunice Biel Jan Carey Bill Crutcher Stephan Daly Susan Mau Larson Pierce McNally Nancy Paddleford Christopher Paul Alex Plechash Martha Weaver West",4.15,"Perpich Center for Arts Education","State Government","The Perpich Arts Integration Network of Teachers (PAINT) fosters collaborative arts integration in Minnesota through K-12 teacher professional development and funding to schools. With Perpich Center facilitation, teacher teams develop and implement arts-integrated lessons and units. PAINT program components include:Professional Development and Facilitation: PAINT teachers work together to develop and implement arts-integrated lessons that are student-centered and standards-based. They learn strategies for integrating the arts with other content areas in meaningful, engaging ways; aligning standards, learning goals, and assessments; and reflecting on and learning from student work. Professional development opportunities include multi-day workshops in summers, several 1-day network meetings throughout the school year, and meetings with Perpich facilitators on-site and online.Professional Network, Online and In-Person: Building bridges across disciplines involves tearing down silos and making connections—between content areas, within school teams, and across the region. Teachers network in two different spaces: in person at workshops and meetings, and in an online community of practice. Together, school teams share expertise, solve problems, build arts integrated curricula, assess student learning, and reflect on professional learning. Documentation and Technology: PAINT is an arts integration laboratory to create, test, and refine lessons. School teams contribute to the big picture of arts integration in Minnesota by digitally documenting and sharing those exemplary lessons and practices. Standards and Assessments: So what are students actually learning in arts-integrated lessons? Teachers want to know that too. While constructing arts-integrated lessons, teachers work together to address standards, build assessments that accurately reflect student learning, and review the arts-integrated student work to improve instruction and student learning.",,,2011-07-22,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Pam,Paulson,"Perpich Center for Arts Education","6125 Olson Memorial Highway","Golden Valley",MN,55422,763-279-4187,pam.paulson@pcae.k12.mn.us,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Perpich Center for Arts Education",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Clay, Cook, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Itasca, Lake, Mower, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, St. Louis, Steele, Stevens, Wabasha, Wilkin, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/perpich-arts-integration-project-fy12-fy15,,,,
9548,"Perpich Arts Integration Project, FY12-FY15",2015,750000,"M.L. 2013, Chp.137, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 8","(a) These amounts are appropriated to the Board of Directors of the Perpich Center for Arts Education for the following programs. Money appropriated in this subdivision must not be used to purchase or lease a school facility previously operated by the East Metro Integration District No. 6067 or to continue any programs that were administered by the district. (b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or before June 30, 2015, are available until June 30, 2017. (c) Administrative Costs$20,000 the first year and $20,000 the second year are for administrative costs. (d) Arts Integration$775,000 the first year and $730,000 the second year are for the arts integration program to increase the capacity of teachers to design, implement, and assess collaborative arts integration in Minnesota schools and the capacity of administrators to support this instructional strategy, to improve standards-based student learning through collaborative arts integration, and to develop arts-integrated courses to be implemented in the 2015-2016 school year.",,"Goal 1: Increase the capacity of teachers to design, implement, and assess collaborative arts integration in Minnesota schools, and the capacity of administrators to support this instructional strategy. Goal 2: Improve standards-based student learning through collaborative arts integration, a strategy used by teachers and supported by administrators. Our strategy for reaching these goals includes: professional development for teachers and administrators on standards-based collaborative arts integration; aligned curriculum, instruction and evaluation; and technology tools leveraging technology as a space for professional development and dissemination of learning and examples. ",,,,730000,20000,"Thomas Adams Bari Amadio Eunice Biel Jan Carey Bill Crutcher Stephan Daly Susan Mau Larson Pierce McNally Matthew Ollig Nancy Paddleford Christopher Paul Alex Plechash Luayn Ruch-Hammond Martha Weaver West",4.15,"Perpich Center for Arts Education","State Government","The Perpich Arts Integration Network of Teachers (PAINT) fosters collaborative arts integration in Minnesota through K-12 teacher professional development and funding to schools. With Perpich Center facilitation, teacher teams develop and implement arts-integrated lessons and units. PAINT program components include:Professional Development and Facilitation: PAINT teachers work together to develop and implement arts-integrated lessons that are student-centered and standards-based. They learn strategies for integrating the arts with other content areas in meaningful, engaging ways; aligning standards, learning goals, and assessments; and reflecting on and learning from student work. Professional development opportunities include multi-day workshops in summers, several 1-day network meetings throughout the school year, and meetings with Perpich facilitators on-site and online.Professional Network, Online and In-Person: Building bridges across disciplines involves tearing down silos and making connections—between content areas, within school teams, and across the region. Teachers network in two different spaces: in person at workshops and meetings, and in an online community of practice. Together, school teams share expertise, solve problems, build arts integrated curricula, assess student learning, and reflect on professional learning. Documentation and Technology: PAINT is an arts integration laboratory to create, test, and refine lessons. School teams contribute to the big picture of arts integration in Minnesota by digitally documenting and sharing those exemplary lessons and practices. Standards and Assessments: So what are students actually learning in arts-integrated lessons? Teachers want to know that too. While constructing arts-integrated lessons, teachers work together to address standards, build assessments that accurately reflect student learning, and review the arts-integrated student work to improve instruction and student learning.",,,2011-07-22,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Pam,Paulson,"Perpich Center for Arts Education","6125 Olson Memorial Highway","Golden Valley",MN,55422,763-279-4187,pam.paulson@pcae.k12.mn.us,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Perpich Center for Arts Education",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Clay, Cook, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Itasca, Lake, Mower, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, St. Louis, Steele, Stevens, Wabasha, Wilkin, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/perpich-arts-integration-project-fy12-fy15,,,,
10007174,"Phase II: Development of Content for Duluth African-American History Project",2018,3300,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",3300,,"Stephan Witherspoon, Treasure Jenkins, Bob Grytdahl, Susan Ault, Heidi Bakk-Hansen, Susana Pelayo-Woodward",0.03,"Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire a qualified historian to research the history of African-Americans in Duluth. ",,"Phase II of the Duluth African-American History Project created visual panels representing local individuals' experiences and connections to industry, work, social networks, and civil rights activism. Utilizing the completed Duluth African-American Oral History Project and archival materials, the project enhanced understanding of Duluth's African-American history by combining oral history excerpts with portraits, research, and photographs from personal and public archives. This initiative covered a wider scope of Duluth's African American history by incorporating earlier historical resources and oral history archives.   ",2017-12-01,2018-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Susan,Ault,"Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial Inc.","222 E. Superior St., Suite 322",Duluth,MN,55802-2262,651-226-0184,Susanault@mac.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/phase-ii-development-content-duluth-african-american-history-project,,,,
28823,"Phase Four: Inventory of Exhibits",2015,8240,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,8240,,"Harlan Tardy, Rally Hess, Paul Janssen, Larry Killien, Rich Puhek, Shelley Robinson, Bonnie Fena, Rep. Carly Melin, Lisa Kvas, Dan Vidmar",0.38,"Minnesota Discovery Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To gain intellectual and physical control of historic objects held in public trust.",,,2014-08-01,2015-08-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Allyse,Freeman,"Minnesota Discovery Center","1005 Discovery Drive",Chisholm,MN,55719,218-254-1238,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Aitkin, Crow Wing, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/phase-four-inventory-exhibits,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
10031415,"Phenology Investigations in Minnesota Schools",2025,392000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 05d","$392,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to provide professional development workshops in greater Minnesota for teachers to use phenology curriculum and community science resources in environmental education.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,3.03,"U of MN","Public College/University","Provide professional development workshops at three Greater Minnesota locations for 60 teachers to use phenology education curriculum and community science resources, reaching >7,000 students in the first three years.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Robert,Blair,"U of MN","2003 Upper Buford Circle Ste 135","Saint Paul",MN,55108,"(651) 644-1591",blairrb@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/phenology-investigations-minnesota-schools,,,,
28809,"Photography Collection Cataloging",2014,9594,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,9594,,"Blaine ""Butch"" Diesslin, President; Gil Knight, Vice President; Patti Crager, Secretary; Sherry Abts, Treasurer; Peg Rosett; Barb Cary Hall; Lee Tessier; Jim Beatty; Doug Hirdler; Phil Hyde",0.16,"Dorothy Molter Foundation and Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To gain intellectual and physical control of historic photographs held in public trust.",,,2013-09-01,2014-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Sarah,Guy-Levar,"Dorothy Molter Foundation and Museum","PO Box 391",Ely,MN,55731,218-365-4451,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/photography-collection-cataloging,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
10012208,"Pioneer Mine Site Condition Assessment",2018,10000," MN Laws 2017 Chapter 91, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs ","$4,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer these funds using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org","The goals we identified in the grant request, were goals that relied on the completion of the report. Interested parties were to read the report, meet and then establish priorities. The report has been communicated to the interested parties. We are currently scheduling a group meeting to agree on priorities and brainstorm a fund raising effort. Ulitmately a marketing tool will be developed and fund raising begun. I am seeing this happening over the next year.",,4850,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",14850,,"Harold Langowski - City Clerk and Engineer, Celia Domich - HPC Chairperson John Huisman - HPC member and contractor Angela Campbell - HPC member Phil Hyde - HPC member and realtor Jim Beaty - HPC member and engineer",,"City of Ely","Local/Regional Government",,,"The grant-funded the study and documentation of the structures at the Ely Pioneer Mine Site, listed on the Nationally Register of Historic Places, their features, materials, and condition. This included: ? an evaluation of the physical condition of the buildings and other structures on the site ? identification of the restoration objectives and work required ? the development of cost estimates and prioritization of work The Mine site is located on the north side of Ely on the popular Trezona Walking Trail. The property is owned by the City of Ely and managed by the Ely Arts and Heritage Center organization. It consists of three buildings: the Miners Dry, the Captains Dry, and the Head Frame Building (also known as the Shaft House). The Pioneer Mine has existed for 128 years, 50 post-production. Through its buildings and museum, it tells the story of early mining in Minnesota. It's a fascinating tale of daring exploration, risk-taking entrepreneurs, false gold rushes and developing technology. It's a story of the danger of cave-ins and the camaraderie of the miners who relied on each other for survival. But even more important it tells the American story - the story of people from distant lands who came to America to take a chance on a better life. The Pioneer Mine tells these stories and it tells them well. The report is critical in guiding them into the future. It has identified the high priority projects at the Mine Site and will allow for rallying support for those projects and move forward with consensus. With the total work involved estimated at $2.5 million, this report will provide guidance for a good long while.",2018-03-01,2019-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Celia,Domich,"City of Ely"," 209 E Chapman Street "," Ely "," MN ",55731,"(218) 235-8851"," celiadomich@frontier.com ",Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Statewide, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/pioneer-mine-site-condition-assessment,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No
10012693,"Pioneerland Library System Legacy Grant SFY 2020-SFY 2021",2020,135447,"Minnesota Laws 2019, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2 Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 6","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of education for grants to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. These funds must be allocated using the formulas in Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, with the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to all qualifying systems in an amount proportionate to the number of qualifying system entities in each system. For purposes of this subdivision, ""qualifying system entity"" means a public library, a regional library system, a regional library system headquarters, a county, or an outreach service program. These funds may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. These funds must be distributed in ten equal payments per year. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or before June 30, 2021, as grants or contracts in this subdivision are available until June 30, 2023.",,"Total number of projects: Total number of programs and/or events (if different than total number of projects): Total attendance/participation: Total number of partnerships:",,,,,,,,"Pioneerland Library System",Libraries,"Minnesota's twelve regional library systems, which encompass more than 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, can benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional library system is eligible to receive a formula-driven allocation from the annual $2.5 million Minnesota Regional Library System Legacy Grant. Pioneerland Library System (PLS) is a consolidated regional public library system in west central Minnesota. PLS has thirty-two branch libraries located in nine counties: Big Stone, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac Qui Parle, McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Swift, and Yellow Medicine. With Arts and Cultural Heritage funds, PLS and its member libraries present an array of arts, cultural, literary, and Minnesota history programs in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations, independent artists, historical societies, and community organizations. Projects contribute to the cultural vitality of the region and build a lasting legacy. ",,,2019-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Laurie,Ortega,"Pioneerland Library System","410 5th St. SW, P.O. Box 327",Willmar,MN,56201-0327,"(320) 235-6106 x28",laurie.ortega@pioneerland.lib.mn.us,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Fund Administration, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Research","Minnesota Department of Education",,"Big Stone, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Swift, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/pioneerland-library-system-legacy-grant-sfy-2020-sfy-2021,,,,
10012693,"Pioneerland Library System Legacy Grant SFY 2020-SFY 2021",2021,135086,"Minnesota Laws 2019, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2 Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 6","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of education for grants to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. These funds must be allocated using the formulas in Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, with the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to all qualifying systems in an amount proportionate to the number of qualifying system entities in each system. For purposes of this subdivision, ""qualifying system entity"" means a public library, a regional library system, a regional library system headquarters, a county, or an outreach service program. These funds may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. These funds must be distributed in ten equal payments per year. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or before June 30, 2021, as grants or contracts in this subdivision are available until June 30, 2023. ",," Total number of projects: Total number of programs and/or events (if different than total number of projects): Total attendance/participation: Total number of partnerships: ",,,,,,,,"Pioneerland Library System",Libraries,"Minnesota's twelve regional library systems, which encompass more than 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, can benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional library system is eligible to receive a formula-driven allocation from the annual $2.5 million Minnesota Regional Library System Legacy Grant. Pioneerland Library System (PLS) is a consolidated regional public library system in west central Minnesota. PLS has thirty-two branch libraries located in nine counties: Big Stone, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac Qui Parle, McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Swift, and Yellow Medicine. With Arts and Cultural Heritage funds, PLS and its member libraries present an array of arts, cultural, literary, and Minnesota history programs in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations, independent artists, historical societies, and community organizations. Projects contribute to the cultural vitality of the region and build a lasting legacy. ",,,2019-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Laurie,Ortega,"Pioneerland Library System","410 5th St. SW, P.O. Box 327",Willmar,MN,56201-0327,"(320) 235-6106 x28",laurie.ortega@pioneerland.lib.mn.us,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Fund Administration, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Research","Minnesota Department of Education",,"Big Stone, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Swift, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/pioneerland-library-system-legacy-grant-sfy-2020-sfy-2021,,,,
10004628,"Pioneerland Library System Legacy Grant SFY 2018 - SFY 2019",2018,133435,"Laws of Minnesota for 2017 Minnesota Special Session Laws, Chapter 91 - HF.No 707, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 5","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of education for grants to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. These funds must be allocated using the formulas in Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, with the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to all qualifying systems in an amount proportionate to the number of qualifying system entities in each system. For purposes of this subdivision, ""qualifying system entity"" means a public library, a regional library system, a regional library system headquarters, a county, or an outreach service program. These funds may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. These funds must be distributed in ten equal payments per year. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or before June 30, 2019, as grants or contracts in this subdivision are available until June 30, 2021. ",,"Total number of projects: 44 Total number of programs and/or events (if different than total number of projects): 101 Total attendance/participation: 4371 Total number of partnerships: 78 ",,,,,6672,,".5 FTE","Pioneerland Library System",Libraries,"Minnesota's twelve regional library systems, which encompass more than 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, can benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional library system is eligible to receive a formula-driven allocation from the annual $2.5 million Minnesota Regional Library System Legacy Grant. Pioneerland Library System (PLS) is a consolidated regional public library system in west central Minnesota. PLS has thirty-two branch libraries located in nine counties: Big Stone, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac Qui Parle, McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Swift, and Yellow Medicine. With Arts and Cultural Heritage funds, PLS and its member libraries present an array of arts, cultural, literary, and Minnesota history programs in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations, independent artists, historical societies, and community organizations. Projects contribute to the cultural vitality of the region and build a lasting legacy. ",,,2017-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Laurie,Ortega,"Pioneerland Library System","410 5th St. SW, P.O. Box 327",Willmar,MN,56201-0327,"(320) 235-6106 x28",laurie.ortega@pioneerland.lib.mn.us,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Fund Administration, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Research","Minnesota Department of Education",,"Big Stone, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Swift, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/pioneerland-library-system-legacy-grant-sfy-2018-sfy-2019,,,,
10004628,"Pioneerland Library System Legacy Grant SFY 2018 - SFY 2019",2019,133435,"Laws of Minnesota for 2017 Minnesota Special Session Laws, Chapter 91-HF.No 707, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 5","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of education for grants to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. These funds must be allocated using the formulas in Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, with the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to all qualifying systems in an amount proportionate to the number of qualifying system entities in each system. For purposes of this subdivision, ""qualifying system entity"" means a public library, a regional library system, a regional library system headquarters, a county, or an outreach service program. These funds may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. These funds must be distributed in ten equal payments per year. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or before June 30, 2019, as grants or contracts in this subdivision are available until June 30, 2021.",,"Total number of projects: Total number of programs and/or events (if different than total number of projects): Total attendance/participation: Total number of partnerships:",,,,,,,,"Pioneerland Library System",Libraries,"Minnesota's twelve regional library systems, which encompass more than 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, can benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional library system is eligible to receive a formula-driven allocation from the annual $2.5 million Minnesota Regional Library System Legacy Grant. Pioneerland Library System (PLS) is a consolidated regional public library system in west central Minnesota. PLS has thirty-two branch libraries located in nine counties: Big Stone, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac Qui Parle, McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Swift, and Yellow Medicine. With Arts and Cultural Heritage funds, PLS and its member libraries present an array of arts, cultural, literary, and Minnesota history programs in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations, independent artists, historical societies, and community organizations. Projects contribute to the cultural vitality of the region and build a lasting legacy. ",,,2017-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Laurie,Ortega,"Pioneerland Library System","410 5th St. SW, P.O. Box 327",Willmar,MN,56201-0327,"(320) 235-6106 x28",laurie.ortega@pioneerland.lib.mn.us,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Fund Administration, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Research","Minnesota Department of Education",,"Big Stone, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Swift, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/pioneerland-library-system-legacy-grant-sfy-2018-sfy-2019,,,,
18476,"Pioneerland Library System Legacy Grant SFY 2012 - SFY 2013",2013,109693,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 4","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of education for grants allocated using existing formulas under Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems, to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. These funds may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2015.","Total Number of Programs Held: 85Total Attendance: 9,178Total Number of Partnerships: 64",,,,,66855,2767,,"The amount of staff time necessary to present each program varies, but local library directors estimate between 5-12 staff hours are required for each program.","Pioneerland Library System",Libraries,"Minnesota’s 12 regional public library systems, which encompass 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional public library system receives a formula-driven allocation from the annual $3 million Minnesota Regional Library Legacy Grant. Pioneerland Library System (PLS) is a consolidated regional public library system in west central Minnesota. PLS has thirty-two branch libraries located in nine counties: Big Stone, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac Qui Parle, McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Swift, and Yellow Medicine. With Arts and Cultural Heritage funds, PLS and its member libraries present an array of arts, cultural, literary, and Minnesota history programs in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations, independent artists, historical societies, and community organizations.  Programs contribute to the cultural vitality of the region and build a lasting legacy. ",,"Civil War Days in Pipestone Partners: Big Stone and Swift County libraries, City of Pipestone, MN Description: A bus trip to Pipestone to attend Civil War Days. As one of the most enduring and respected events of its type in the upper Midwest, Pipestone Civil War Days is a tribute to our past. Set in a beautiful historic setting, visitors are invited to interact with civilian and military reenactors to share some of the flavor of the 1860's with them. Reenactors recreate scenes of daily life from the home to religion to education to military camps. Events included educational programs, etiquette and ballroom dance lessons, camp tours, children's games; Civil War battle reenactments, funeral programs, music, Gettysburg Address, Band Concerts, demonstrations, and many other things to do with the Civil War era. Outcomes: Those attending learned many things by walking through the Union and Confederate camps and talking to the soldiers about their lifestyles, food, ammunition, etc. Learned about funeral practices, the young age of the soldiers, and that MN was the first state to volunteer soldiers to President Abraham Lincoln. Anecdotal responses and other comments: ""Very educational program on the history and life styles during the Civil War era - and how people coped with the hardships of war."" ""This was a wonderful, interesting, and thought-provoking day."" ""I think this program was absolutely terrific - a great opportunity! Nice to have the buses to be able to get us there or I would not have been able to attend."" Bringing Books to Life: Understanding the U.S. & Dakota Conflict: Partners: Mcleod County Public Libraries, and the Mcleod County Historical Society and Museum. Description: Bringing Books to Life: Understanding the U.S. & Dakota Conflict of 1862, was a partnership program between the Mcleod County Public Libraries and the Mcleod County Historical Society and Museum. This unique program focused on the Dakota Native American, Minnesota pioneer, and U.S Government experience inthe Dakota and U.S Conflict of H 62 A costumed interpreter took on the character of a suNivor, Nancy Faribault McClure, looking back on her life during the Conflict. Nancy's accoljrit iri the book, ""Through Dakota Eyes,"" was read to describe her ordeal. She also showed artifacts and Seth Eastman paintings to further bring Nancy's story to life. Multiple programs were presented in schools and libraries across McLeod County. Outcomes: Participants developed a deeper understanding of the reasons that led to the conflict betWeen the Dakotas, the settlers and the government agents. Participants learned how artifacts, literature and a skilled interpreter can bring the Conflict of 1862 to life. This program showed how history helps us understand the present and inspires and shapes the future as well as reaffirming the importance of respecting cultural differences. Anecdotal responses and other comments: ""I liked that the performer was dressed in time period clothing and that she brought artifacts to show the audience. She was very knowledgeable about the topic."" ""This was the first time I attended such a program--wonderful information!"" ""This program was a wonderful use of the Legacy dollars! It is great that outstate MN is not left out of these funds."" ""This program was informative - and a FUN way for kids to learn about history."" Musician & Storyteller Jack Pearson Partners: Willmar Early Childhood Coalition; New London - Spicer Prairie Woods Elementary School Description: Jack's 'I Love to Read' program is the perfect fit for I Love To Read month. Jack tells stories of books and the love of reading through music that opens the world of information and imagination. Outcomes: An interactive presentation - this program kept the kids excited and involved. Children learned about some 'new' instruments that are actually very old. They used their imaginations. The program was lighthearted and fun - but also provided a message to the students about the love of music and of reading. Anecdotal responses and other comments: ""This was a very fun program and held my 3 year old's attention quite well--and that's not an easy feat!"" ""The songs were great and the variety of instruments and Jack's interaction with the kiddos was wonderful."" ""The music, stories, and interactive nature of this presentation was extremely engaging for my students. Jack Pearson did a great job!""",2011-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Ranum,"Pioneerland Library System","P.O. Box 327",Willmar,MN,56201,"(320) 214-0187",markr@pioneerland.lib.mn.us,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Fund Administration, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Research","Minnesota Department of Education",,"Big Stone, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Swift, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/pioneerland-library-system-legacy-grant-sfy-2012-sfy-2013,,,,
18476,"Pioneerland Library System Legacy Grant SFY 2012 - SFY 2013",2012,110682,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 4","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of education for grants allocated using existing formulas under Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems, to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. These funds may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2015.",,"Total Number of Programs Held: 149 programsTotal Attendance: 12,132 peopleTotal Number of Partnerships: 240 partnerships",,,,107915,2767,,"The amount of staff time necessary to present each program varies, but local library directors estimate between 5-12 staff hours are required for each program.","Pioneerland Library System",Libraries,"Minnesota’s 12 regional public library systems, which encompass 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional public library system receives a formula-driven allocation from the annual $3 million Minnesota Regional Library Legacy Grant. Pioneerland Library System (PLS) is a consolidated regional public library system in west central Minnesota. PLS has thirty-two branch libraries located in nine counties: Big Stone, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac Qui Parle, McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Swift, and Yellow Medicine. With Arts and Cultural Heritage funds, PLS and its member libraries present an array of arts, cultural, literary, and Minnesota history programs in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations, independent artists, historical societies, and community organizations.  Programs contribute to the cultural vitality of the region and build a lasting legacy. ",,"Civil War Days in Pipestone Partners: Big Stone and Swift County libraries, City of Pipestone, MN Description: A bus trip to Pipestone to attend Civil War Days. As one of the most enduring and respected events of its type in the upper Midwest, Pipestone Civil War Days is a tribute to our past. Set in a beautiful historic setting, visitors are invited to interact with civilian and military reenactors to share some of the flavor of the 1860's with them. Reenactors recreate scenes of daily life from the home to religion to education to military camps. Events included educational programs, etiquette and ballroom dance lessons, camp tours, children's games; Civil War battle reenactments, funeral programs, music, Gettysburg Address, Band Concerts, demonstrations, and many other things to do with the Civil War era. Outcomes: Those attending learned many things by walking through the Union and Confederate camps and talking to the soldiers about their lifestyles, food, ammunition, etc. Learned about funeral practices, the young age of the soldiers, and that MN was the first state to volunteer soldiers to President Abraham Lincoln. Anecdotal responses and other comments: ""Very educational program on the history and life styles during the Civil War era - and how people coped with the hardships of war."" ""This was a wonderful, interesting, and thought-provoking day."" ""I think this program was absolutely terrific - a great opportunity! Nice to have the buses to be able to get us there or I would not have been able to attend."" Bringing Books to Life: Understanding the U.S. & Dakota Conflict: Partners: Mcleod County Public Libraries, and the Mcleod County Historical Society and Museum. Description: Bringing Books to Life: Understanding the U.S. & Dakota Conflict of 1862, was a partnership program between the Mcleod County Public Libraries and the Mcleod County Historical Society and Museum. This unique program focused on the Dakota Native American, Minnesota pioneer, and U.S Government experience inthe Dakota and U.S Conflict of H 62 A costumed interpreter took on the character of a suNivor, Nancy Faribault McClure, looking back on her life during the Conflict. Nancy's accoljrit iri the book, ""Through Dakota Eyes,"" was read to describe her ordeal. She also showed artifacts and Seth Eastman paintings to further bring Nancy's story to life. Multiple programs were presented in schools and libraries across McLeod County. Outcomes: Participants developed a deeper understanding of the reasons that led to the conflict betWeen the Dakotas, the settlers and the government agents. Participants learned how artifacts, literature and a skilled interpreter can bring the Conflict of 1862 to life. This program showed how history helps us understand the present and inspires and shapes the future as well as reaffirming the importance of respecting cultural differences. Anecdotal responses and other comments: ""I liked that the performer was dressed in time period clothing and that she brought artifacts to show the audience. She was very knowledgeable about the topic."" ""This was the first time I attended such a program--wonderful information!"" ""This program was a wonderful use of the Legacy dollars! It is great that outstate MN is not left out of these funds."" ""This program was informative - and a FUN way for kids to learn about history."" Musician & Storyteller Jack Pearson Partners: Willmar Early Childhood Coalition; New London - Spicer Prairie Woods Elementary School Description: Jack's 'I Love to Read' program is the perfect fit for I Love To Read month. Jack tells stories of books and the love of reading through music that opens the world of information and imagination. Outcomes: An interactive presentation - this program kept the kids excited and involved. Children learned about some 'new' instruments that are actually very old. They used their imaginations. The program was lighthearted and fun - but also provided a message to the students about the love of music and of reading. Anecdotal responses and other comments: ""This was a very fun program and held my 3 year old's attention quite well--and that's not an easy feat!"" ""The songs were great and the variety of instruments and Jack's interaction with the kiddos was wonderful."" ""The music, stories, and interactive nature of this presentation was extremely engaging for my students. Jack Pearson did a great job!""",2011-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Ranum,"Pioneerland Library System","P.O. Box 327",Willmar,MN,56201,"(320) 214-0187",markr@pioneerland.lib.mn.us,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Fund Administration, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Research","Minnesota Department of Education",,"Big Stone, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Swift, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/pioneerland-library-system-legacy-grant-sfy-2012-sfy-2013,,,,
1053,"Pioneerland Library System Legacy Grant SFY 2010 - SFY 2011",2011,137804,"Laws of Minnesota, 2009 Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","These appropriations are for grants allocated using existing formulas under Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, to the 12 Minnesota Regional Library Systems, to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. No more then 2.5 percent of the funds may be used for administration by regional library systems. These funds may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries, or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. The Department of Education, State Library Services Division shall administer these funds.",,,,,,,,,,"Pioneerland Library System",Libraries,"Minnesota’s Legacy Amendment raises revenue for Clean Water, Outdoor Heritage, Parks and Trails, and Arts and Cultural Heritage. Libraries are beneficiaries of a portion of the Arts and Cultural Heritage Funding. Minnesota has a strong library presence with over 350 active public library buildings within twelve regional public library systems. Pioneerland Library System (PLS) is a consolidated regional public library system in west central Minnesota. It has thirty-two branch libraries located in nine counties: Big Stone, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac Qui Parle, McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Swift, and Yellow Medicine. PLS and member public libraries provide free access to library services and program activities for all residents of the region without discrimination. Through cooperation, shared services, and reciprocal agreements, library users have access to a wide range of public library services, programs and resources within the region and statewide. Through system collaboration, communities develop libraries that capitalize on economies of scale providing greater effectiveness, improved quality and access to more resources. Through the State Library Services Division of the Minnesota Department of Education, the regional public library systems each receive part of the $4.25 million Minnesota Regional Library Legacy Grant through a state formula program. Pioneerland Library System's share through the formula is $152,079 in 2010 and $137,804 in 2011. The funds enable PLS member libraries to connect with authors, playwrights, musicians, story tellers, and other arts activities providing a strong program connect for all Minnesotans with the arts and cultural heritage activities. Despite the tremendous success of this grant program the demand for arts and cultural activities throughout the twelve library regions exceed the available resources. ",,,2009-07-01,2011-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,"Pioneerland Library System Final Report FY 2011 - Executive Summary, Pioneerland Library System Final Report FY 2011, Pioneerland Library System Budget Report FY 2011, Pioneerland Library System Final Report FY 2010",John,Houlahan,"Pioneerland Library System","410 5th Street SW",Willmar,MN,56201,"(320) 235-6106 ext 27",johnh@pioneerland.lib.mn.us,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Department of Education",,"Big Stone, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Swift, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/pioneerland-library-system-legacy-grant-sfy-2010-sfy-2011,,,,
1053,"Pioneerland Library System Legacy Grant SFY 2010 - SFY 2011",2010,152079,"Laws of Minnesota, 2009 Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","These appropriations are for grants allocated using existing formulas under Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, to the 12 Minnesota Regional Library Systems, to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. No more then 2.5 percent of the funds may be used for administration by regional library systems. These funds may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries, or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. The Department of Education, State Library Services Division shall administer these funds.",,,,,,,,,,"Pioneerland Library System",Libraries,"Minnesota’s Legacy Amendment raises revenue for Clean Water, Outdoor Heritage, Parks and Trails, and Arts and Cultural Heritage. Libraries are beneficiaries of a portion of the Arts and Cultural Heritage Funding. Minnesota has a strong library presence with over 350 active public library buildings within twelve regional public library systems. Pioneerland Library System (PLS) is a consolidated regional public library system in west central Minnesota. It has thirty-two branch libraries located in nine counties: Big Stone, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac Qui Parle, McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Swift, and Yellow Medicine. PLS and member public libraries provide free access to library services and program activities for all residents of the region without discrimination. Through cooperation, shared services, and reciprocal agreements, library users have access to a wide range of public library services, programs and resources within the region and statewide. Through system collaboration, communities develop libraries that capitalize on economies of scale providing greater effectiveness, improved quality and access to more resources. Through the State Library Services Division of the Minnesota Department of Education, the regional public library systems each receive part of the $4.25 million Minnesota Regional Library Legacy Grant through a state formula program. Pioneerland Library System's share through the formula is $152,079 in 2010 and $137,804 in 2011. The funds enable PLS member libraries to connect with authors, playwrights, musicians, story tellers, and other arts activities providing a strong program connect for all Minnesotans with the arts and cultural heritage activities. Despite the tremendous success of this grant program the demand for arts and cultural activities throughout the twelve library regions exceed the available resources. ",,,2009-07-01,2011-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,"Pioneerland Library System Final Report FY 2011 - Executive Summary, Pioneerland Library System Final Report FY 2011, Pioneerland Library System Budget Report FY 2011, Pioneerland Library System Final Report FY 2010",John,Houlahan,"Pioneerland Library System","410 5th Street SW",Willmar,MN,56201,"(320) 235-6106 ext 27",johnh@pioneerland.lib.mn.us,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Department of Education",,"Big Stone, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Swift, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/pioneerland-library-system-legacy-grant-sfy-2010-sfy-2011,,,,
21064,"Pioneerland Library System Legacy Grant SFY 2014 - SFY 2015",2014,160971,"Laws of Minnesota for 2013 Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of education for grants to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. These funds shall be allocated using the formula in Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, with the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to all qualifying systems in an amount proportionate to the number of qualifying system entities in each system. For purposes of this subdivision, ""qualifying system entity"" means a public library, a regional library system, a regional library system headquarters, a county, or an outreach service program. These funds may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. These funds shall be distributed in ten equal payments per year. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or before June 30, 2015, as grants or contracts in this subdivision are available until June 30, 2017.",,"Total number of activities, programs, and/or events: 110Total participation/attendance: 14,235Total number of partnerships: 144",,3600,,164571,4041,,.38,"Pioneerland Library System",Libraries,"Minnesota’s 12 regional public library systems, which encompass 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional public library system receives a formula-driven allocation from the annual $3 million Minnesota Regional Library Legacy Grant. Pioneerland Library System (PLS) is a consolidated regional public library system in west central Minnesota. PLS has thirty-two branch libraries located in nine counties: Big Stone, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac Qui Parle, McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Swift, and Yellow Medicine. With Arts and Cultural Heritage funds, PLS and its member libraries present an array of arts, cultural, literary, and Minnesota history programs in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations, independent artists, historical societies, and community organizations. Programs contribute to the cultural vitality of the region and build a lasting legacy. ",,,2013-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laurie,Ortega,"Pioneerland Library System","410 5th St. SW, P.O. Box 327",Willmar,MN,56201-0327,"(320) 235-6106 x28",laurie.ortega@pioneerland.lib.mn.us,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Fund Administration, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Research","Minnesota Department of Education",,"Big Stone, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Swift, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/pioneerland-library-system-legacy-grant-sfy2014-sfy2015,,,,
21064,"Pioneerland Library System Legacy Grant SFY 2014 - SFY 2015",2015,160971,"Laws of Minnesota for 2013 Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of education for grants to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. These funds shall be allocated using the formula in Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, with the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to all qualifying systems in an amount proportionate to the number of qualifying system entities in each system. For purposes of this subdivision, ""qualifying system entity"" means a public library, a regional library system, a regional library system headquarters, a county, or an outreach service program. These funds may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. These funds shall be distributed in ten equal payments per year. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or before June 30, 2015, as grants or contracts in this subdivision are available until June 30, 2017. ",,"Total number of activities, programs, and/or events: 144 Total participation/attendance: 7,208 Total number of partnerships: 76 ",,1900,,131393,8049,,.5,"Pioneerland Library System",Libraries,"Minnesota’s 12 regional public library systems, which encompass 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional public library system receives a formula-driven allocation from the annual $3 million Minnesota Regional Library Legacy Grant. Pioneerland Library System (PLS) is a consolidated regional public library system in west central Minnesota. PLS has thirty-two branch libraries located in nine counties: Big Stone, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac Qui Parle, McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Swift, and Yellow Medicine. With Arts and Cultural Heritage funds, PLS and its member libraries present an array of arts, cultural, literary, and Minnesota history programs in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations, independent artists, historical societies, and community organizations. Programs contribute to the cultural vitality of the region and build a lasting legacy. ",,,2013-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laurie,Ortega,"Pioneerland Library System","410 5th St. SW, P.O. Box 327",Willmar,MN,56201-0327,"(320) 235-6106 x28",laurie.ortega@pioneerland.lib.mn.us,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Fund Administration, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Research","Minnesota Department of Education",,"Big Stone, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Swift, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/pioneerland-library-system-legacy-grant-sfy2014-sfy2015,,,,
33496,"Pioneerland Library System Legacy Grant SFY 2016 - SFY 2017",2016,117126,"Laws of Minnesota for 2015 Chapter 2--S.F. No. 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 5","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of education for grants to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. These funds must be allocated using the formulas in Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, with the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to all qualifying systems in an amount proportionate to the number of qualifying system entities in each system. For purposes of this subdivision, ""qualifying system entity"" means a public library, a regional library system, a regional library system headquarters, a county, or an outreach service program. These funds may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. These funds must be distributed in ten equal payments per year. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or before June 30, 2017, as grants or contracts in this subdivision are available until June 30, 2019. ",,"Total number of activities, programs, and/or events: 154 Total participation/attendance: 6,769 Total number of partnerships: 129  ",,3225,,120351,5902,,0.5,"Pioneerland Library System",Libraries,"Minnesota’s twelve regional library systems, which encompass more than 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, can benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional library system is eligible to receive a formula-driven allocation from the annual $2.2 million Minnesota Regional Library System Legacy Grant. Pioneerland Library System (PLS) is a consolidated regional public library system in west central Minnesota. PLS has thirty-two branch libraries located in nine counties: Big Stone, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac Qui Parle, McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Swift, and Yellow Medicine. With Arts and Cultural Heritage funds, PLS and its member libraries present an array of arts, cultural, literary, and Minnesota history programs in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations, independent artists, historical societies, and community organizations. Projects contribute to the cultural vitality of the region and build a lasting legacy. ",,,2015-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Laurie,Ortega,"Pioneerland Library System","410 5th St. SW, P.O. Box 327",Willmar,MN,56201-0327,"(320) 235-6106 x28",laurie.ortega@pioneerland.lib.mn.us,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Fund Administration, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Research","Minnesota Department of Education",,"Big Stone, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Swift, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/pioneerland-library-system-legacy-grant-sfy-2016-sfy-2017,,,,
33496,"Pioneerland Library System Legacy Grant SFY 2016 - SFY 2017",2017,113127,"Laws of Minnesota for 2015 Chapter 2--S.F. No. 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 5","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of education for grants to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. These funds must be allocated using the formulas in Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, with the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to all qualifying systems in an amount proportionate to the number of qualifying system entities in each system. For purposes of this subdivision, ""qualifying system entity"" means a public library, a regional library system, a regional library system headquarters, a county, or an outreach service program. These funds may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. These funds must be distributed in ten equal payments per year. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or before June 30, 2017, as grants or contracts in this subdivision are available until June 30, 2019. ",,,,,,,,,,"Pioneerland Library System",Libraries,"Minnesota’s twelve regional library systems, which encompass more than 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, can benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional library system is eligible to receive a formula-driven allocation from the annual $2.2 million Minnesota Regional Library System Legacy Grant. Pioneerland Library System (PLS) is a consolidated regional public library system in west central Minnesota. PLS has thirty-two branch libraries located in nine counties: Big Stone, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac Qui Parle, McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Swift, and Yellow Medicine. With Arts and Cultural Heritage funds, PLS and its member libraries present an array of arts, cultural, literary, and Minnesota history programs in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations, independent artists, historical societies, and community organizations. Projects contribute to the cultural vitality of the region and build a lasting legacy. ",,,2015-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Laurie,Ortega,"Pioneerland Library System","410 5th St. SW, P.O. Box 327",Willmar,MN,56201-0327,"(320) 235-6106 x28",laurie.ortega@pioneerland.lib.mn.us,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Fund Administration, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Research","Minnesota Department of Education",,"Big Stone, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Swift, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/pioneerland-library-system-legacy-grant-sfy-2016-sfy-2017,,,,
10035484,"Pioneerland Library System Legacy Grant SFY 2024-SFY 2025",2025,146025,"Minnesota Laws 2023, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 5","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of education for grants to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. When possible, funding under this subdivision should be used to promote and share the work of Minnesota authors, including authors from diverse backgrounds. This money must be allocated using the formulas in Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, subdivisions 3 to 5, with the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to all qualifying systems in an amount proportionate to the number of qualifying system entities in each system. For purposes of this subdivision, ""qualifying system entity"" means a public library, a regional library system, a regional library system headquarters, a county, or an outreach service program. This money may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. This money must be distributed in ten equal payments per year. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or before June 30, 2025, as grants or contracts in this subdivision are available until June 30, 2026.",,"Total number of projects: Total number of programs and/or events (if different than total number of projects): Total attendance/participation: Total number of partnerships:",,,,,,,,"Pioneerland Library System",Libraries,"Minnesota's twelve regional library systems, which encompass more than 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, can benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional library system is eligible to receive a formula-driven allocation from the annual $2.5 million Minnesota Regional Library System Legacy Grant. Pioneerland Library System (PLS) is a consolidated regional public library system in west central Minnesota. PLS has thirty-two branch libraries located in nine counties: Big Stone, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac Qui Parle, McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Swift, and Yellow Medicine. With Arts and Cultural Heritage funds, PLS and its member libraries present an array of arts, cultural, literary, and Minnesota history programs in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations, independent artists, historical societies, and community organizations. Projects contribute to the cultural vitality of the region and build a lasting legacy.",,,2023-07-01,2026-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Laurie,Ortega,"Pioneerland Library System","410 5th St. SW, P.O. Box 327",Willmar,MN,56201-0327,"(320) 235-6106 x28",laurie.ortega@pioneerland.lib.mn.us,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Fund Administration, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Research","Minnesota Department of Education",,"Big Stone, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Swift, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/pioneerland-library-system-legacy-grant-sfy-2024-sfy-2025,,,,
10035484,"Pioneerland Library System Legacy Grant SFY 2024-SFY 2025",2024,146025,"Minnesota Laws 2023, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 5","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of education for grants to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. When possible, funding under this subdivision should be used to promote and share the work of Minnesota authors, including authors from diverse backgrounds. This money must be allocated using the formulas in Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, subdivisions 3 to 5, with the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to all qualifying systems in an amount proportionate to the number of qualifying system entities in each system. For purposes of this subdivision, ""qualifying system entity"" means a public library, a regional library system, a regional library system headquarters, a county, or an outreach service program. This money may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. This money must be distributed in ten equal payments per year. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or before June 30, 2025, as grants or contracts in this subdivision are available until June 30, 2026.",,"Total number of projects: Total number of programs and/or events (if different than total number of projects): Total attendance/participation: Total number of partnerships:",,,,,,,,"Pioneerland Library System",Libraries,"Minnesota's twelve regional library systems, which encompass more than 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, can benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional library system is eligible to receive a formula-driven allocation from the annual $2.5 million Minnesota Regional Library System Legacy Grant. Pioneerland Library System (PLS) is a consolidated regional public library system in west central Minnesota. PLS has thirty-two branch libraries located in nine counties: Big Stone, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac Qui Parle, McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Swift, and Yellow Medicine. With Arts and Cultural Heritage funds, PLS and its member libraries present an array of arts, cultural, literary, and Minnesota history programs in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations, independent artists, historical societies, and community organizations. Projects contribute to the cultural vitality of the region and build a lasting legacy.",,,2023-07-01,2026-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Laurie,Ortega,"Pioneerland Library System","410 5th St. SW, P.O. Box 327",Willmar,MN,56201-0327,"(320) 235-6106 x28",laurie.ortega@pioneerland.lib.mn.us,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Fund Administration, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Research","Minnesota Department of Education",,"Big Stone, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Swift, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/pioneerland-library-system-legacy-grant-sfy-2024-sfy-2025,,,,
10007173,"Plans and Specifications for Two Phases of DAI Lincoln Park Building Preservation",2018,10000,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",10000,,"President Mary Mathews (CEO, Mathews & Company), Vice President Helena Jackson (past vice president, US Bank), Treasurer Erin Endsley (project manager, MN Pollution Control Agency), Secretary Patty Mester (President & General Manager, WDSE - PBS), Marva Beckman (vice president, AtWater Group), Celia Cameron (Branch Manager, Republic Bank), Robin Murphy (assistant professor, UMD), Stacie Renne (graphic communications supervisor, Minnesota Power), David Sadowski (partner, Swim Creative), David Short (assistant professor, graphic design, UMD), Robin Washington (freelance journalist), and Jennifer Webb (associate professor, UMD).",,"Duluth Art Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire a qualified consultant to develop architectural drawings for the Lincoln Center for Arts Education Building, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",,,2017-12-01,2018-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Christina,Woods,"Duluth Art Institute","506 W. Michigan Street",Duluth,MN,55802,218-733-7562,cwoods@duluthartinstitute.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/plans-and-specifications-two-phases-dai-lincoln-park-building-preservation,,,,0
10013420,"Planning for Post-Secondary Preservation Education",2015,75336,"MN Laws 2013 Chaper 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 5 History Partnerships","$2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 the second year are for partnerships involving multiple organizations, which may include the Minnesota Historical Society, to preserve and enhance access to Minnesota's history and cultural heritage in all regions of the state.","Available upon request. Contact:grants@mnhs.org","Indicator 1, short-term progress indicator: One partnership agreement is drafted outlining how the two organizations could work together in an educational program. Grant work achieved the target. See uploaded Action Plan, Objective 4 for the Memorandum of Understanding draft. In talking with legal representatives, MSU,M and PAM staff agreed with the attorneys: suggestions that a MOU, rather than the :partnership agreement: identified in the grant application, more accurately reflected the desired working relationship. The successful outcome resulted from MSU,M and PAM leadership having worked together informally over the years; during the grant period holding many discussions, some facilitated; and timely, thoughtful work of the facilitator, lawyers, and MSU,M and PAM staff. Indicator 2, short-term progress indicator: Generate 15 ideas of possible curriculum changes to further develop and vet in Year Two. Grant work exceeded the target. Defining :curriculum: as the totality of student experience, grant work generated 27 suggestions/recommendations: one course alteration, four conceptual courses, five challenges to consider, six best practices for department administration and organization, seven student engagement ideas, and four community engagement ideas. See uploaded Action Plan, Objective 3 for discussion of the suggestions/recommendations. The successful outcome resulted from amending MSU,M staffing to allow an off-duty faculty member to conduct a site visit and write curriculum suggestions/recommendations based on that visit and four other site visits. Indicator 3, short-term progress indicator: Include two departments from MSU,M in a partnership agreement with PAM. Grant work demonstrated progress toward the target. In the future, other short term work may result in a second department joining the first department, Urban and Regional Studies Institute, in signing the Memorandum of Understanding (a type of partnership agreement) drafted during the grant period. In talking with legal representatives, MSU,M and PAM staff agreed with attorneys: suggestions that a MOU, rather than the :partnership agreement: identified in the grant application, more accurately reflected the desired working relationship. See uploaded Action Plan, Objective 4 for the Memorandum of Understanding draft. MSU invited faculty from the Nonprofit Leadership program to contribute to the discussion. Future phases of this work will continue to include this department, and may expand to include others as well. The successful outcome to date resulted from discussions to develop the MOU. As partnership work continues, additional departments may be interested in signing the MOU. Indicator 4, intermediate progress indicator: Add or change content to 3 to 5 existing courses which better serve the needs of public servants in relation to their communities: old buildings. As noted under indicator 2, MSU,M staff suggested alteration to one existing course to improve the curriculum. See uploaded Action Plan, Objective 3 for discussion of the suggestion/recommendation. The successful outcome to date resulted from amending MSU,M staffing to allow an off-duty faculty member to conduct a site visit and write curriculum suggestions/recommendations based on that visit and four other site visits. Grant work laid the foundation for future work to address Indicators 5 through 7: Indicator 5, intermediate progress indicator: Develop at least two Continuing Education online courses accessible to both students at MSU,M and non-degree seeking, practicing professionals around the state. Indicator 6, long-term progress indicator: PAM and MSU,M develop curricula integrating five basic historic preservation practices into two academic programs. Indicator 7, long-term progress indicator: Preservation will be better integrated into community planning in 60% of communities served by graduates of resulting new curricula.",,8232,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",83569,,"Michael Bjornberg, Vanessa Matiski, Aaron Martin, Matt Hill, Tom Balcom, Jane Bisel, Jeff Callinan, David Carisch, Melissa Christenson Ekman, Dan Hartman, Ellen Herman, Amanda Nonnemacher, Dan Smith, Cindy Telstad, Phil Willkie",1.08,"Preservation Alliance of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To develop a partnership between historic preservationists and university faculty to integrate preservation curriculum into existing educational programs.",,"Partners: Preservation Alliance of Minnesota (PAM), Minnesota State University:Mankato (MSU:M) The partnership leverages PAM:s existing knowledge base and MSU:M:s students to produce heritage preservation professionals who are more adept at utilizing our state:s built historic resources (buildings, neighborhoods, commercial districts). The partnership integrates preservation knowledge and practices within MSU:M academic departments and PAM continuing professional educational offerings in the fields of public administration, city planning, economic development, and construction management. The goal of such integration is to produce professionals in these fields who are better able to manage, plan, and leverage the historic resources of the communities they serve. A long-term, self-sustaining educational strategy in historic preservation policy, planning, and economic development will be created. The development of a partnership between PAM and MSU:M will result in more of Minnesota:s historic built environment being preserved well because of better educated professionals able to understand and work with their cultural resources and heritage. And, more local government staff will be trained to develop and implement federal, state, and local preservation policy.",2015-06-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,Northey,"Preservation Alliance of Minnesota","416 Landmark Center, 75 W 5th Street","St. Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 262-8770",emily@fortroadfederation.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Blue Earth, Hennepin, Ramsey, Becker, Brown, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Renville, Rock, Scott, Sibley, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Yellow Medicine, Anoka, Big Stone, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Freeborn, Grant, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Martin, Murray, Pipestone, Redwood, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/planning-post-secondary-preservation-education,,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No
20385,Planning,2013,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will have three RFPs from artists for public art projects. We will evaluate by the amount of responses from local governments.","We started with a survey to city staff, county staff, EDA staff, CVB staff, school administrators and other interested persons to determine the needs in their communities. The purpose of this survey was to 1) Identify similar needs throughout our communities, counties and schools to see if we could use public art to address these needs. and 2) Find out which of our communities, counties and schools are interested in a project. We received 76 responses to this survey from 21 cities (out of the 37 in our region), 11 schools and from all five counties. I was very pleased with this response and it showed me that there was a lot of interest. We did a second survey to get feedback on what the goal of public art should be in our region and what the criteria should be for a public art project. We also gathered other ideas for a public art project. We received 14 response to this survey. The summary of this survey is what we used in the appendix of our RFQ.",,497,Other,2497,,"Brent Olson, Scott Rixe, Harold Dimberg, Jim Dahlvang, Debra Lee Fader, Jim Schmaedeka, Graylen Carlson, Jeff Olson, Mark Bourne, Gary Hendrickx, Mike Fugleberg, Warren Rau, Gary Johnson, Scott Peterson, Juanita Lauritsen, Vicki Oakes, Bruce Swigerd, Brett Buer, Kathi Thymian",,"Upper Minnesota River Valley Regional Development Commission","Local/Regional Government",Planning,,"Public Art in Region 6W",2013-07-31,2014-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Dawn,Hegland,"Upper Minnesota River Valley Regional Development Commission","323 W Schlieman Ave",Appleton,MN,56208,"(320) 564-3799 ",jdpederson@mvtvwireless.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Big Stone, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/planning-2,"Emily Olson: musician, writing instructor; Sydney Massee: visual artist, quilter, behind the scenes assistant in theatre productions, board member of Lac qui Parle Valley School District; Janet Olney: artist, coordinator at Willmar Area Arts Council, founding member of Kaleidoscope Gallery; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member of Prairie Music Association and Prairie Oasis Players, former clogger; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher.","Jane Link: visual artist, board member of Milan Village Arts School, and Milan Community Education, and Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, certified clinical musician, founder and coordinator of Rhythm of the River music/art festival; Janet Olney: artist, coordinator for Willmar Area Arts Council, founding member of Kaleidoscope Gallery; Randy Meyer: visual artist and farmer, former art teacher; Kate Aydin: retired educator, multidisciplinary curriculum developer, board member of Lincoln County Pioneer Museum; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member of Prairie Music Association and Prairie Oasis Players, former clogger; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, participant in community theater productions, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Emily Olson: musician, writing instructor; Tamara Isfeld: visual artist, art teacher for Renville County West Schools, Arts Meander planning committee, board member at Granite Arts Council and Renville Friends of the Arts; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, treasurer of Rock County Fine Arts Association, board member for Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County, Art Rocks planning committee; Sydney Massee: visual artist, quilter, behind the scenes assistant in theatre productions, board member of Lac qui Parle Valley School District; Audrey Fuller: writer, arts advocate, tribal planner, grant writer.",,2
17815,"Planning Process for an Ethnographic Study of the American Indian Heritage of Duluth",2013,7000,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,7000,,"City Council: Patrick Boyle, Jay Fosle, Sharla Gardner, Dan Hartman, Jennifer Julsrud, Garry Krause, Linda Krug, Emily Larson, Jim Stauber, Duluth American Indian Commission: Terry Smith, Ricky Defoe, Donna Bergstrom, Carol Deverny, Priscilla Fairbanks, Terry Goodsky, Ron Hagland, Larry Monchamp, Tina Olson, Garbiel Peltier, Babette Sandman",,"City of Duluth","Local/Regional Government","To gather preliminary ethnographic resources preparatory to a larger project to study the ethnographic history of the Duluth area",,"To gather preliminary ethnographic resources preparatory to a larger project to study the ethnographic history of the Duluth area",2012-10-01,2013-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Keith,Hamre,"City of Duluth","407 City Hall",Duluth,MN,55802,,,,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/planning-process-ethnographic-study-american-indian-heritage-duluth,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
10031104,"Planting SEADS: Community Storytelling Program",2022,90000,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8 (d)","2022-2023 Cultural Heritage and Community Identity Grants - Winter 2021","The outcomes of this project are:More Southeast Asian community stories are shared and preserved through a community-led process. Southeast Asian community members will better realize their power and how to navigate systems through storytelling. Communities will build cross-cultural mutual understanding. Southeast Asian diaspora communities will be more centered in shared public narratives.Southeast Asian diaspora community histories, stories and cultural arts will be more centered in public art and understanding. Educators, policymakers, healthcare workers, and other community leaders who work with predominantly Southeast Asian communities (Hmong, Khmer, Lao, and Vietnamese) will have accessible examples and materials in order to engage with Southeast Asian cultures and histories, to increase their cultural competency and communication skills. We will measure these outcomes through a series of metrics that track both outputs and impact, as described in the evaluation section below.","We have changed our approach to story gathering, both for increased intergenerational participation and for the comfortability of our storytelling participants. Rather than do an open call, we are asking our community partners to ask trusted volunteers, participants, community members, etc. to gather for a story collection cohort. We will have four cohorts, one for each of our heritage backgrounds (Hmong, Lao, Viet & Khmer). Each cohort will meet 3-4 times, with the first three meeting being the young folk only to establish trust in the process and understanding the strength and tools needed for authentic storytelling. Our final meetings will include the cohort's elders, where, after a community dinner, they will each go off into various corners with iPads and talk to their elder to collect stories. This process will ensure we have story collectors that know the purpose of the project and feel like they can continue these skills in their lives, and storytellers that trust and have a relationship with their younger person and feel comfortable sharing their story. As such, we are reducing the need for community healers, given that the relationship between young person and elder will be strengthened in this process. ; SEAD has successfully completed our 2023 Planting SEADS project. We worked with 25 elders from our local communities, capturing their oral stories (via recording) for posterity in our online archive, and publishing 18 stories in our print anthology. The book was celebrated at a launch event on Saturday, December 2nd at the Public Functionary gallery in Northeast Minneapolis. Over 80 people were in attendance at the event. We read five stories, two read in the original heritage languages (Lao and Khmer) and three read in English. Each of the 20 stories was illustrated by an emerging artist from our community. In addition to the custom illustrations, each story was published with personal family photos from each storyteller, adding to the representation and personality of each piece. Elders and fellow community members were able to see the visual representation of their stories on the walls of the gallery space during the reading event. Of the 375 copies of the book we had published, over 200 have been sold and shared throughout the community. We anticipate a reprint of both this anthology and our volume 1 at the end of this calendar year. To capture the stories, we worked with intergenerational story collection teams. Knowing that our first-generation elders, many of who don't speak English, have had little to no exposure to social justice initiatives, we decided to work with a younger member of their family to help facilitate the story collection process. The cohort of younger family members went through a 3-session workshop series on the process and power of authentic story collection. One Hmong member of the cohort stated, ""This [the story collection] has been the highlight of my year. I want to do this with all of my elders,"" (2023). Each story took a minimum of three community members to create: (1) the story collector, (2), the elder or story teller, and (3) the illustrator. This doesn't include the family members that were brought in to help with translation and family photo collection. The ultimate goal of the publication was to capture stories of joy, celebration, tradition, and cultural pride. Rather than focus on the struggles of being a refugee solely, the collection celebrated the families and their struggles, while also looking at moments of levity. This preservation of joy helped in the building of a more personable understanding. Yes, each of these families has experienced the diaspora journey as a result of the Vietnam War, but each of them also has their own lives, networks, friends, and families that contribute to their current identity as Southeast Asian Minnesotans. With the book published and available for purchase, we have seen important feedback on the subject matter of the Southeast Asian diaspora. Many outside our four heritage groups (Hmong, Lao, Khmer, and Viet) were either made aware or grew in their understanding of the shared history here in Minnesota. Others were able to have emotional empathy for the joys and struggles recorded in the anthology. Within our community, we saw inter-cultural group relationship building and relatability. For example, a Filipina attendant of the book launch remembered the refugee camps outside her hometown in the Philippines, and related to this to one of the Viet readers from the series. We hope to do further promotion of the book, with several low cost readings to be scheduled throughout the state in the next year. We plan for the knowledge sharing to increase the strides we've made in visibility and narrative sharing. ",,,"We have an additional $55,000 funding from the Asian Americans Advancing Justice and $15,000 from the Marbrook Foundation to help with the book production and the stipends for our illustrators. . We had an additional $100,000 from the Asian Americans Advancing Justice Center (AAJC) and $10,000 from the Marbrook Foundation. The majority of this funding went toward covering staff time and benefits. . * Asian Americans Advancing Justice - $55,000 * Marbrook Foundation - $15,000",90000,," * Aloun Phoulavan, Board Chair * Choua Her * Eric Nguyen * Sopheak Neak; * Aloun Phoulavan * Sopheak Neak * Christina Hughes * Choua Her * Lynn Nguyen * Jay Rattanavong * Anita Keo * Maypahou Ly",,"The SEAD Project",,"SEAD seeks to expand on our successful storytelling program by archiving and illustrating first-person narratives from elders in our community. Our proposed program, entitled Collections from Home,will document first-person stories from elders in our Hmong, Viet, Khmer, and Lao communities on topics related to immigration, childhood, homelands, and tradition, which will then be illustrated by emerging artists within our community for publication and distribution. ",,,2022-04-01,2023-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,,,,,,,,,,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Stevens, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/planting-seads-community-storytelling-program,,,,
10018147,"Ponds behind Erie Pier tree clearing coordination oversight",2021,17305,,,,,,,,,,,0.07,"Bay West Inc","For-Profit Business/Entity","This project is coordination and oversight of the contract to conduct tree clearing at the Ponds behind Erie Pier site in the St. Louis River Area of Concern. ",,,2020-12-09,2021-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,LaRae,Lehto,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","525 South Lake Avenue",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 302-6623",,"Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"St. Louis",,"St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/ponds-behind-erie-pier-tree-clearing-coordination-oversight,,,,
29776,"Port Authority Stormwater Study and Concept Design - Clean Water Partnership (CWP)",2015,24000,,,,,,,,,,,1,"Duluth Seaway Port Authority","Local/Regional Government","The project’s first phase includes development and implementation of a sampling plan to investigate stormwater quality within impervious areas; soil borings to determine the soil type; a topographical survey to determine drainage patterns and infrastructure locations; and data gathering of existing infrastructure. A season-long stormwater quality monitoring program will monitor stormwater within the drainage areas that flow directly to the storm sewer, including monitoring of roof runoff and overland flow to determine potential pollutant sources and mitigation options. The second phase will draw from the results and conclusions of the first phase. The Port Authority and its partners will choose the Best Management Practice (BMP) that will be most effective within one of the studied drainage areas that is determined to have the greatest opportunity for improvements, including that which sufficiently addresses stormwater benchmark monitoring values and reduces the discharge of pollutants. Investigated areas that are not selected for BMP design will serve as an opportunity future potential improvements. Another component of this phase will be implementing practices that protect stormwater through education and outreach to the Port Authority’s tenants. ",,"St. Louis River Watershed ",2015-06-08,2018-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Deborah,DeLuca,"Duluth Seaway Port Authority","1200 Port Terminal Drive",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 727-8525",,"Education/Outreach/Engagement, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"St. Louis",,"St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/port-authority-stormwater-study-and-concept-design-clean-water-partnership-cwp,,,,
10004546,"Prairie Butterfly Conservation, Research, and Breeding - Phase II",2017,329000,"M.L. 2016, Chp. 186, Sec. 2, Subd. 03c2","$750,000 the second year is from the trust fund. Of this amount, $421,000 is to the Minnesota Zoological Garden and $329,000 is to the commissioner of natural resources in collaboration with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to continue efforts to prevent the extinction of imperiled native Minnesota butterfly species through breeding, research, field surveys, and potential reintroduction. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2019, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,,,,,"MN DNR","State Government",,,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2016/work_plans_may/_2016_03c2.pdf,2016-07-01,2019-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Robert,Dana,"MN DNR","500 Lafayette Rd, Box 32","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5086",robert.dana@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Becker, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Clay, Cottonwood, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Grant, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Roseau, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Traverse, Waseca, Watonwan, Wilkin, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/prairie-butterfly-conservation-research-and-breeding-phase-ii,,,,
10004549,"Prairie Butterfly Conservation, Research, and Breeding - Phase II",2017,421000,"M.L. 2016, Chp. 186, Sec. 2, Subd. 03c1","$750,000 the second year is from the trust fund. Of this amount, $421,000 is to the Minnesota Zoological Garden and $329,000 is to the commissioner of natural resources in collaboration with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to continue efforts to prevent the extinction of imperiled native Minnesota butterfly species through breeding, research, field surveys, and potential reintroduction. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2019, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,,,,,"Minnesota Zoological Garden","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2016/work_plans_may/_2016_03c1.pdf,2016-07-01,2019-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Erik,Runquist,"Minnesota Zoological Garden","13000 Zoo Blvd","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"(952) 431-9200",erik.runquist@state.mn.us,,,,"Becker, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Clay, Cottonwood, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Grant, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Roseau, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Traverse, Waseca, Watonwan, Wilkin, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/prairie-butterfly-conservation-research-and-breeding-phase-ii-0,,,,
10019629,"MN Prairie Recovery Program Phase 11",2022,2794000,"ML 2021, First Sp. Session, Ch. 1, Art. 1, Sec. 2, 2(c )","$2,794,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with The Nature Conservancy to acquire land in fee and restore and enhance native prairie, grasslands, wetlands, and savanna. Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring lands that are eligible for the native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. Annual income statements and balance sheets for income and expenses from land acquired with this appropriation must be submitted to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council no later than 180 days after The Nature Conservancy's fiscal year closes. A list of proposed land acquisitions must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. Land acquisitions must be consistent with the priorities identified in the Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.","Remnant native prairies are part of large complexes of restored prairies, grasslands, and large and small wetlands - Protection results will be measured against MN Prairie Conservation Plan goals for protected acres of native prairie and associated grassland for each geography. Enhancement results will be measured using protocols developed for the multi-agency Grassland Monitoring Network. Remnant native prairies and wetlands are perpetually protected and adequately buffered - Protection results will be measured against MN Prairie Conservation Plan goals for protected acres of native prairie and associated grassland for each geography. Enhancement results will be measured using protocols developed for the multi-agency Grassland Monitoring Network",,,230000,"TNC private funds",2679200,114800,,5.91,"The Nature Conservancy","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The project will advance the protection, restoration and enhancement goals for prairie and grassland habitat as described in the 2018 update of the MN Prairie Conservation Plan. It builds upon the highly successful model established in prior Prairie Recovery Phases and seeks to protect approximately 600 acres in fee without PILT obligations to be held by The Nature Conservancy, enhance approximately 10,000 acres of permanently protected grasslands, and restore roughly 200 acres of prairie and wetland habitat.","Protect - An estimated 600 acres of prairie, wetlands, grasslands, and savanna will be permanently protected through fee-title acquisition from willing sellers in 5 prairie core/corridor landscapes as identified in the 2018 MN Prairie Conservation Plan. Acquired lands will be prioritized using prior approved criteria that include: percentage of native prairie on the parcel, proximity to other permanently protected areas, quality of habitat and species diversity, and suitability for public recreation. Protected acres without PILT will be held by The Nature Conservancy subject to a recorded notice of funding restrictions. Enhance - An estimated 10,000 acres of grassland/wetland complex will be enhanced on permanently protected lands, including lands purchased with OHF funds and held by the Conservancy, MN DNR Management Units, US Fish and Wildlife Service lands, and private lands subject to perpetual conservation easements. The primary objectives of the enhancement activities will be to increase native species diversity and improve critical wildlife habitat. A variety of practices and techniques will be implemented to accomplish the objectives such as: prescribed fire; removal of trees and woody species; invasive species control including mechanical, biological, and chemical control; over-seeding degraded grasslands with native seed; and conservation grazing, mowing, or haying. The work will be conducted primarily through contracts with local vendors, Conservation Corps of Minnesota or Student Conservation Association crews and by using Nature Conservancy seasonal and permanent staff. Prairie Recovery Biologists, stationed in four landscapes within the Prairie region are responsible for identifying and prioritizing projects in cooperation with agency partners; selecting and overseeing contracted work; and leading and directing seasonal staff. The Biologists are also responsible for participating in and leading Prairie Plan Local Technical Team efforts to increase efficiency and effectiveness of program delivery by multiple partners at the landscape scale. Restore - Approximately 200 acres of cropland will be restored to diverse local-ecotype grassland and grassland/wetland complexes. Practices to be implemented include those listed as enhancements above and the restoration of original wetland hydrology. Results to date - Through previous Phases of the Prairie Recovery Program we have protected 7,553 acres of prairies, wetlands, and grasslands, enhanced more than 140,000 acres of permanently protected grasslands and restored approximately 1,500 acres with locally-sourced native seed. All parcels protected were directly adjacent to, or contributed to, the functional integrity of existing habitat complexes. Average per acre cost for acquired properties has averaged around $2,000 per acre. Our enhancement projects have focused on accelerating the implementation of prescribed fire, woody vegetation removal, building the infrastructure for conservation grazing systems and treatment of invasive species. Costs for enhancement and restoration work vary depending on the practices being implemented but have averaged around $100 per acre.",,2021-07-01,2025-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Neal,Feeken,"The Nature Conservancy","1101 W River Parkway Suite 200",Minneapolis,MN,55415,"(612) 331-0738",nfeeken@tnc.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Becker, Big Stone, Chippewa, Clay, Cottonwood, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Murray, Nobles, Norman, Pennington, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Rock, Roseau, Stearns, Swift, Traverse, Wilkin, Yellow Medicine","Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mn-prairie-recovery-program-phase-11,,,,
20687,"MN Prairie Recovery Project Phase 4",2014,5310000,"ML 2013, Ch. 137, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 2(d)","$5,310,000 in the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with The Nature Conservancy to acquire native prairie, wetland, and savanna and restore and enhance grasslands, wetlands, and savanna. A list of proposed land acquisitions must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. Annual income statements and balance sheets for income and expenses from land acquired with this appropriation must be submitted to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council no later than 180 days following the close of The Nature Conservancys fiscal year. ",,"Improved aquatic habitat indicators. Wetland and upland complexes will consist of native prairies, restored prairies, quality grasslands, and restored shallow lakes and wetlands. Protected, restored, and enhanced aspen parklands and riparian areas. Water is kept on the land. Protected, restored, and enhanced nesting and migratory habitat for waterfowl, upland birds, and species of greatest conservation need. Increased availability and improved condition of riparian forests and other habitat corridors. Core areas protected with highly biologically diverse wetlands and plant communities, including native prairie, Big Woods, and oak savanna. Expiring CRP lands are permanently protected. Remnant native prairies and wetlands are permanently protected and are part of large complexes of restored prairie, grasslands, and large and small wetlands. Improved condition of habitat on public lands. Water is kept on the land. Increased participation of private landowners in habitat projects. Protected, restored, and enhanced habitat for waterfowl, upland birds, and species of greatest conservation need. ",,1119900,"TNC ",5310000,574200,,8.95,"The Nature Conservancy","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Phase Four of the MN Prairie Recovery Program resulted in a total of 1,707 acres protected, 37,567 acres enhanced, and 440 acres restored. When combined with Phases 1-3 of the Prairie Recovery Program we have cumulatively protected 5,777 acres, enhanced 95,701 acres and restored 754 acres using Outdoor Heritage Fund dollars. We will continue to implement subsequent Phases toward meeting the conservation goals described in the MN Prairie Conservation Plan. ",,"1. Scope of work: With the requested funding, and with other funds leveraged by this money and brought by other partners, the following actions and outcomes were acheived. Phase 4 built upon the success of the MN Prairie Recovery Project Phases 1-3 by continuing and expanding enhancement work in 4 focal areas and protection in 5 areas. Project partners, primarily through our participation in Prairie Plan Local Technical teams, helped us to prioritize and refine guidelines for protection, enhancement and restoration activities within priority landscapes. The Prairie Recovery Program utilizes a collaborative model for conservation and we regularly consult and work with a variety of entities including state and federal agencies, other conservation nonprofits, agricultural producer groups and local governments. 1,707 acres of existing and restorable grassland, prairie pothole wetland complex, and savanna were permanently protected within prairie core and corridor areas as defined in the MN Prairie Conservation Plan. Lands are held by The Nature Conservancy, subject to a recorded notice of funding restrictions pursuant to LSOHC requirements. All lands acquired in fee are FULLY open to hunting and fishing per state of Minnesota regulations. Basic developments have been, and will continue to be, implemented (boundary signage, habitat improvement, wetland restoration). Protection efforts were coordinated with other partner protection programs (e.g., DNR Wildlife Management Area and Prairie Bank programs), via interactions through Local Technical Teams. An internal fund has been established by The Nature Conservancy to cover ongoing land-management costs and property tax obligations. Income generated by agricultural leases (grazing, haying, and/or cropping) are held in this account and help offset property taxes. 440 acres of cropland and former foodplots were restored to diverse, local-ecotype grassland or grassland/wetland complex. Contracting preference was given to local producers and contractors for provision of seed and establishment of prairies to promote creation of local conservation-oriented businesses. 37,567 acres of grassland complex were enhanced on public lands and those purchased with OHF funds and held by the Conservancy (“protected conservation lands”) to increase native species diversity and improve critical wildlife habitat. Management techniques included prescribed fire (75 projects totalling 27,997 acres), removal of woody vegetation (95 projects for 3,725 acres), control of exotic species (84 projects - 5,821 acres), and inter-seeding of degraded grasslands (4 projects - 24 acres). Much of this work was accomplished by private vendors through contracts. We also extensively used Conservation Corps of Minnesota (CCM) crews and seasonal staff employed directly by TNC. On-the-ground Conservancy staff provided by this grant were co-located in DNR or US Fish and Wildlife Service offices and helped form and lead local coordination and implementation teams; identified protection, restoration and enhancement needs and opportunities within the focus areas; worked with DNR and USFWS staff to delineate conservation projects on public lands; coordinated deployment of contract and staff resources to protected conservation lands; contacted and worked with private landowners to coordinate agricultural activities/leases on appropriate protected conservation lands (e.g., haying, grazing, cropping in advance of restoration); educated lessees on appropriate conservation grazing/haying practices; supervised management of lands acquired above; planned and conducted prescribed burns; and other activities related to prairie conservation in the focus areas.  Contracts were let to provide a high level of enhancement activities to new and existing protected conservation lands, greatly expanding current capacity. These activities greatly improved the habitat value of public lands that were not receiving adequate management treatment, while simultaneously providing local jobs through CCM and businesses. Activities included removal of undesirable woody vegetation, identification and treatment of invasive species infestations, removal of abandoned fences and/or other structures, and related restoration/enhancement activities. To ensure goals and outcomes are consistently achieved across all 4 project areas, the project coordinator oversaw implementation of the above activities and provided administrative support for budget monitoring and reporting. Significant marketing and media outreach was conducted by the Conservancy to highlight the goals and accomplishments of the project to local and statewide constituents, as well as elected officials. http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/minnesota/policy/minnesota-prairie-recovery-project.xml Temporary seasonal crews were employed by the Conservancy to provide additional capacity for public land management during critical periods like spring burn season. These crews helped create flexibility for enhancement projects and maximized the ability of specialized skilled personnel like burn bosses to increase the number of acres annually enhanced. 2. How priorities were set: Prioritization and prioritization criteria vary with the conservation tactic being employed (i.e., protection, restoration, enhancement). Focus areas were selected where there was overlap with MN County Biological Survey prairie “focus areas” and TNC portfolio areas. Each of the 4 project geographies directly correlate to core areas identified in the MN Prairie Conservation Plan. Because this project is a collaborative effort involving multiple partners, tactical priorities and criteria were established at both the state and local level by respective coordinating groups. criteria for each of these tactics include: a. Protection: location/proximity to other habitats, location/proximity to other protected lands, presence of rare/endangered species, imminence of conversion, ability to support grazing, size, cost, and likelihood for leveraged funding. A more robust listing of selection criteria can be provided upon request. b. Restoration: feasibility/likelihood of success, location, cost, availability of seed, and availability of restoration technical assistance, proximity to other habitats, and their ability to buffer or increase the conservation value of other protected lands. c. Enhancement: urgency/time since last enhancement, feasibility of success, accessibility, availability of enhancement technical assistance, cost, proximity to other habitats and partnership benefits. 3. Urgency and opportunity of this proposal: Only about 1% of Minnesota’s original native prairie still remains (about 235,000 acres of an original 1.8 million), and the remnants are still being destroyed and degraded. Less than half of those 235,000 acres are currently protected from conversion, and management capacity is unable to address needs on protected lands. Additionally, more than 90% of the original prairie pothole wetlands in the western part of the state have also been lost. These losses threaten the viability of Minnesota’s prairie/wetland wildlife and recreational opportunities that depend upon them. Further, huge strides that have been made in supplementing habitat with the Conservation Reserve Program are in imminent danger of being lost as contracts expire. Conservationists have a narrow window of opportunity to protect remaining native grasslands, wetlands and other habitats, restore and protect supplemental grasslands and wetlands, and accelerate enhancement efforts to ensure these habitats are providing optimal value to animals and people.  4. Stakeholder involvement: This Phase continues an initiative begun with OHF funding in 2010. We have worked very closely with conservation interests in developing and maintaining this initiative and will continue close collaboration among partners. Via past and ongoing projects, we are also coordinating with other stakeholders (e.g., cattlemen’s associations, Land Stewardship Project, county boards), and will continue to seek opportunities to expand that coordination.  Planning This project implements strategies identified in at least 6 plans, as identified below. 1. The 2010 MN Prairie Conservation Plan (Plan) identifies three distinct strategies and opportunities for targeting protection, restoration, and enhancement of Minnesota’s prairie and grassland systems. The plan recommends work in “Core Areas” defined as large landscapes that retain some features of functioning prairie systems. Using MN County Biological Survey data and USFWS Habitat Assessment, Populations and Evaluation Team (HAPET) 2. MN Statewide Conservation and Preservation Plan. The strategic framework of this plan has 5 elements in its “Habitat” section: integrated planning, critical land protection, land and water restoration and protection, (identification of) sustainable practices, and (provision of) economic incentives for sustainable practices. Further, while the plan does not go into great detail with respect to prairie conservation, it clearly states that “protection of priority land habitats” is a vital practice, and prairies clearly fall here.  The Plan identifies 36 distinct prairie core areas across the western third of the state. Collectively these core landscapes contain 71% of the state’s remaining native prairie. All 4 of the project focus areas directly correlate with one or more of these core areas. 3. Tomorrow’s Habitat for the Wild and Rare. The primary objective identified in the MN DNR’s plan is to “stabilize and increase populations of “species in greatest conservation need (SGCN)”. In the prairie regions of Minnesota, strategies to achieve this goal include: a. Support incentives that avoid conversion of grasslands into row crops where SGCN occur. b. Use mowing, cutting woody vegetation, prescribed fire, or careful use of herbicides to prevent the invasion of grasslands by trees and shrubs. c. Lengthen the cutting rotations for hay; avoid early-season mowing. d. Use light to moderate, rotational grazing programs to benefit SGCN e. Prevent fragmentation of grassland habitat. f. Avoid soil compaction in areas occupied by mammal SGCN. g. Increase native plant species components. h. Control spread of invasive species to adjacent native-dominated sites. This project proposes to address all but item “f” above. 4. The Nature Conservancy’s Northern Tallgrass Prairie Ecoregional Plan (1998). This plan identifies key conservation targets, geographic emphasis areas, threats to native plant and animal communities, and key strategies to mitigate these threats. The proposal is a solid step in the implementation of this plan. Also, as a step-down from the NTP Ecoregion Plan, the Chapter has completed local level planning (Conservation Action Planning) for smaller geographic units that correspond with the focus areas. Goals within these focus areas are very explicit in identifying conservation targets and actions and are consistent with the activities contained in this proposal. 5. DNR’s Pheasant Plan. This proposal is in full support of the Pheasant Plan goal to add 1.5 million acres of undisturbed grassland to the state by 2025. 6. DNR’s Waterfowl Plan. This proposal is in full support of the state Long-range Duck Recovery Plan to add 2 million acres of habitat to the state by 2025. It also utilizes establishment of complexes, as per the plan, to achieve multiple conservation synergies and benefits. This plan helps fulfill multiple priorities specified by the LSOHC “Prairie Section Vision”, including permanent protection of existing prairies and wetlands, restoration of prairie and wetland habitats, building grassland/wetland complexes in blocks sufficient to increase migratory breeding bird success, enhancement of public lands for game species and other species of conservation need, and protection of watersheds of shallow lakes. Specifically, this proposal addresses “Prairie Section Strategies” 1, 2, 3, 4 and 7 directly. ",2013-07-01,2017-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Neal,Feeken,"The Nature Conservancy","1101 W River Parkway Suite 200",Minneapolis,MN,55415,"(612) 331-0738",nfeeken@tnc.org,"Land Acquisition, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Big Stone, Chippewa, Clay, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, Murray, Nobles, Norman, Pennington, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Rock, Roseau, Stearns, Swift, Wilkin, Yellow Medicine","Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mn-prairie-recovery-project-phase-4,,,,
10033908,"MN Prairie Recovery Program Phase 13",2024,3856000,"ML 2023, Ch. 40, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 2(a)","$3,856,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with The Nature Conservancy to acquire land in fee and restore and enhance native prairie, grasslands, wetlands, and savanna. Subject to the evaluation criteria inMinnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring lands that are eligible for the native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. Annual income statements and balance sheets for income and expenses from land acquired with this appropriation must be submitted to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council no later than 180 days after the close of The Nature Conservancy's fiscal year. A list of proposed land acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan and must be consistent with the priorities identified in the Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.","Remnant native prairies are part of large complexes of restored prairies, grasslands, and large and small wetlands - Protection results will be measured against MN Prairie Conservation Plan goals for protected acres of native prairie and associated grassland for each geography. Enhancement results will be measured using protocols developed for the multi-agency Grassland Monitoring Network. Remnant native prairies and wetlands are perpetually protected and adequately buffered - Protection results will be measured against MN Prairie Conservation Plan goals for protected acres of native prairie and associated grassland for each geography. Enhancement results will be measured using protocols developed for the multi-agency Grassland Monitoring Network",,,200000,"TNC Private funds",3667300,188700,,13.52,"The Nature Conservancy","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The project will advance the protection, restoration and enhancement goals for prairie, grassland and wetland habitats as described in the 2018 MN Prairie Conservation Plan. It builds upon the highly successful model established via prior Prairie Recovery Phases and seeks to protect 400 acres in Fee without PILT obligations to be held by The Nature Conservancy, enhance 18,000 acres of permanently protected grasslands, and restore 100 acres of prairie and wetland habitat. Protection and restoration projects will contribute toward state climate goals by sequestering approximately 75,000 metric tons CO2 equivalent.","Protect - An estimated 400 acres of prairie, wetlands, grasslands, and savanna will be permanently protected through fee-title acquisition from willing sellers in priority prairie core/corridor landscapes as identified in the 2018 MN Prairie Conservation Plan. Acquired lands will be prioritized using LSOHC approved criteria that include: percentage of native prairie on the parcel, proximity to other permanently protected areas, quality of habitat and species diversity, and suitability for public recreation. Protected acres without PILT will be held by The Nature Conservancy subject to a recorded notice of funding restrictions. Enhance - An estimated 18,000 acres of grassland/wetland complex will be enhanced on permanently protected lands, including lands purchased with OHF funds and held by the Conservancy; MN DNR Management Units including Wildlife Management Areas, Scientific & Natural Areas, and Native Prairie Bank easements; federal Waterfowl Production Areas and grassland/wetland habitat easements. The primary objectives of these enhancement activities will be to increase native species diversity and improve critical wildlife habitat. A variety of practices and techniques will be implemented to accomplish the objectives such as: prescribed fire; removal of trees and woody species; invasive species control including mechanical, biological, and chemical control; over-seeding degraded grasslands with native seed; and conservation grazing, mowing, or haying. The work will be conducted primarily through contracts with local vendors, Conservation Corps of Minnesota or Student Conservation Association crews and by using Nature Conservancy seasonal and permanent staff. Prairie Recovery Biologists, stationed in four landscapes within the Prairie region are responsible for identifying and prioritizing projects in collaboration with agency land managers; selecting vendors and overseeing contracted work; and managing and directing seasonal staff. The Biologists are also responsible for participating in and leading Prairie Plan Local Technical Team efforts to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of grassland conservation program delivery by multiple partners at the landscape scale. Restore - Approximately 100 acres of cropland will be restored to diverse local-ecotype grassland and grassland/wetland complexes. Practices to be implemented include those listed as enhancements above and the restoration of original wetland hydrology. Results to date - Through previous Phases of the Prairie Recovery Program we have protected 7,874 acres of prairies, wetlands, and grasslands, enhanced more than 165,000 acres of permanently protected grasslands and restored approximately 1,900 acres with locally-sourced native seed. All parcels protected directly contributed to the functional integrity of existing habitat complexes. Costs to acquire properties in fee-title have averaged around $2,500 per acre, though land prices have been escalating rapidly. Our enhancement projects have focused on accelerating the implementation of prescribed fire, woody vegetation removal, building the infrastructure for conservation grazing systems and treatment of invasive species. Costs for enhancement and restoration work vary depending on the practices being implemented and have averaged around $125 per acre. Labor and supply costs have risen dramatically in the last 18 months. Collectively these projects have captured approximately 750,000 metric tons CO2 equivalent and will continue to hold that carbon in prairie soils.",,2023-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Travis,Issendorf,"The Nature Conservancy","1101 W River Parkway Suite 200",Minneapolis,MN,55415,218-844-3405,tissendorf@tnc.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Becker, Big Stone, Chippewa, Clay, Cottonwood, Douglas, Grant, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Murray, Nobles, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Rock, Roseau, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Traverse, Wilkin, Yellow Medicine","Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mn-prairie-recovery-program-phase-13,,,,
10000094,"MN Prairie Recovery Project - Phase VII",2018,1901000,"ML 2017, Ch. 91, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 2(c )","$1,901,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with The Nature Conservancy to acquire land in fee for native prairie, wetland, and savanna and to restore and enhance grasslands, wetlands, and savanna. Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring lands that are eligible for the native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. No later than 180 days after The Nature Conservancys fiscal year ends, The Nature Conservancy must submit to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council annual income statements and balance sheets for income and expenses from land acquired with this appropriation. A list of proposed land acquisitions must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan and must be consistent with the priorities identified in Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan. ",,"329 Prairie acres Restored.  450 Prairie acres Protected in Fee without State PILT Liability.  5,469 Prairie acres Enhanced.  A total of 6,248 acres Restored, Protected, and Enhanced. ",,229900,"TNC ",1778600,122400,,4.48,"The Nature Conservancy","Non-Profit Business/Entity","This project will advance the prairie protection, restoration and enhancement goals established in the 2011 MN Prairie Conservation Plan. It builds upon the successful model established in Phases 1 - 6 and seeks to protect 200 acres in fee without PILT obligations to be held by The Nature Conservancy, protect an additional 100 acres with PILT for inclusion in the State's Wildlife Management or Scientific Natural Area systems, enhance 7,500 acres of permanently protected grasslands, and restore 100 acres of prairie habitat. ",,"Phase 7 built upon the success of the MN Prairie Recovery Project Phases 1-6 by continuing and expandingenhancement and protection work in 4 focal areas. Project partners, primarily through our participation in PrairiePlan Local Technical teams, helped us to prioritize and refine guidelines for protection, enhancement andrestoration activities within priority landscapes. The Prairie Recovery Program utilizes a collaborative model forconservation and we regularly consult and work with a variety of entities including state and federal agencies,other conservation nonprofits, agricultural producer groups and local governments.450 acres of existing and restorable grassland were permanently protected within prairie core and corridor areasas defined in the MN Prairie Conservation Plan. Lands are held by The Nature Conservancy, subject to a recordednotice of funding restrictions pursuant to LSOHC requirements. All lands acquired in fee are FULLY open to huntingand fishing per state of Minnesota regulations. Basic developments have been, and will continue to be,implemented (boundary signage, habitat improvement, wetland restoration). Protection efforts were coordinatedwith other partner protection programs (e.g., DNR Wildlife Management Area and Prairie Bank programs), viainteractions through Local Technical Teams. An internal fund has been established by The Nature Conservancy tocover ongoing land-management costs and property tax obligations. Income generated by agricultural leases(grazing, haying, and/or cropping) are held in this account and help offset property taxes.329 acres of cropland were restored to diverse, local-ecotype grassland or grassland/wetland complex. Extensiveeffort was made to collect seed from local sources that cover the full season (early spring through late fall) needs ofnative pollinators. Seed sourcing included both mechanical and hand collection.5,469 acres of grassland complex were enhanced on public lands and those purchased with OHF funds and held bythe Conservancy (“protected conservation lands”) to increase native species diversity and improve critical wildlifehabitat. Management techniques included prescribed fire (9 projects impacting 858 acres), removal of woodyvegetation (40 projects for1,723 acres), control of invasive species (58 projects - 2,880 acres), and inter-seeding ofdegraded grasslands (6 projects - 169 acres). Much of this work was accomplished by private vendors throughcontracts. We also extensively used Conservation Corps of Minnesota (CCM) crews and seasonal staff employeddirectly by TNC.On-the-ground Conservancy staff provided by this grant were co-located in DNR or US Fish and Wildlife Serviceoffices and helped form and lead local coordination and implementation teams; identified protection, restorationand enhancement needs and opportunities within the focus areas; worked with DNR and USFWS staff to delineateconservation projects on public lands; coordinated deployment of contract and staff resources to protectedconservation lands; contacted and worked with private landowners to coordinate agricultural activities/leases onappropriate protected conservation lands (e.g., haying, grazing, cropping in advance of restoration); educatedlessees on appropriate conservation. ",2017-07-01,2021-08-10,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Neal,Feeken,"The Nature Conservancy","1101 W River Parkway Suite 200",Minneapolis,MN,55415,"(612) 331-0738",nfeeken@tnc.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Becker, Big Stone, Clay, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Marshall, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Stearns, Swift, Yellow Medicine","Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mn-prairie-recovery-project-phase-vii,,,,
10006496,"MN Prairie Recovery Project - Phase VIII",2019,2001000,"ML 2018, Ch. 208, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd 2(c )","$2,001,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with The Nature Conservancy to acquire lands in fee and to restore and enhance native prairies, grasslands, wetlands, and savannas. Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring lands that are eligible for the native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. Annual income statements and balance sheets for income and expenses from land acquired with this appropriation must be submitted to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council no later than 180 days after The Nature Conservancy?s fiscal year closes. A list of proposed land acquisitions must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan, and the acquisitions must be consistent with the priorities identified in Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan. ",,"Temperate grasslands are the most endangered and least protected habitat type on earth, and Minnesota's prairies are no exception. Activities identified in this project directly reflect implementation strategies identified in the MN Prairie Conservation Plan. Properties targeted for acquisition were identified and prioritized using MN County Biological Survey Rare Element Occurrences and Biodiversity Significance. The geographies we worked within, in addition to being Prairie Plan Core areas, reflect areas with the highest density and highest quality remaining prairie systems left in the state. By focusing our work in these particular landscapes we increased the functionality of the overall prairie/grassland systems, including increased water retention, improved breeding and nesting habitat and augmented migratory corridors. While our work focused on increasing and maintaining system functionality a number of individual species and suites of SPGCN directly benefited from this project including: Insects - habitat management and protection specifically for the federally-threatened Dakota skipper butterfly, potential restoration of habitat for the endangered Poweshiek skipperling and the declining regal fritillary butterflies Mammals - American badger (an indicator species requiring intact blocks of quality habitat), elk (for herd management in NW MN) Reptiles - hognose snake (primarily in western MN counties of Lac qui Parle, Big Stone and Yellow Medicine), 5-lined skink (rock outcroppings in the upper MN River Valley) Birds - Grassland dependent birds have experienced precipitous population decline across Minnesota and the northern Great Plains, largely due to habitat loss on the breeding grounds. This project will provide permanently protected and enhanced habitat for a suite of grassland and wetland nesting birds, most notably the Meadowlark, Bobolink, Dickcissel, Grasshopper sparrow, Henslow's sparrow, Upland sandpiper, Black tern, Northern pintail, Greater Prairie-chicken, Sharp-tail grouse, and many others.","A total of 10,431 acres were affected: 102 Restored, 284 in Fee Title, 0 in Easements, 10,045 in Enhance.",272600,TNC,1862900,138100,,2.405,"The Nature Conservancy","Non-Profit Business/Entity","This project contributed to the goals of the MN Prairie Conservation Plan by protecting 284 acres of native prairie/wetland/savanna; restoring 102 acres prairie/wetland; and enhancing 10,045 acres grassland/savanna. When combined with Phases 1-7 of the Prairie Recovery Program we have cumulatively protected 7,734 acres, enhanced 154,814 acres and restored 2,036 acres using Outdoor Heritage Fund dollars. We will continue to implement subsequent Phases toward meeting the conservation goals described in the MN Prairie Conservation Plan.","Phase 7 built upon the success of the MN Prairie Recovery Project Phases 1-6 by continuing and expanding enhancement and protection work in 4 focal areas. Project partners, primarily through our participation in Prairie Plan Local Technical teams, helped us to prioritize and refine guidelines for protection, enhancement and restoration activities within priority landscapes. The Prairie Recovery Program utilizes a collaborative model for conservation and we regularly consult and work with a variety of entities including state and federal agencies, other conservation nonprofits, agricultural producer groups and local governments. 284 acres of existing and restorable grassland were permanently protected within prairie core and corridor areas as defined in the MN Prairie Conservation Plan. Lands are held by The Nature Conservancy, subject to a recorded notice of funding restrictions pursuant to LSOHC requirements. All lands acquired in fee are FULLY open to hunting and fishing per state of Minnesota regulations. Basic developments have been, and will continue to be, implemented (boundary signage, habitat improvement, wetland restoration). Protection efforts were coordinated with other partner protection programs (e.g., DNR Wildlife Management Area and Prairie Bank programs), via interactions through Local Technical Teams. An internal fund has been established by The Nature Conservancy to cover ongoing land-management costs and property tax obligations. Income generated by agricultural leases (grazing, haying, and/or cropping) are held in this account and help offset property taxes. 102 acres of cropland were restored to diverse, local-ecotype grassland or grassland/wetland complex. Extensive effort was made to collect seed from local sources that cover the full season (early spring through late fall) needs of native pollinators. Seed sourcing included both mechanical and hand collection. 10,045 acres of grassland complex were enhanced on public lands and those purchased with OHF funds and held by the Conservancy (protected conservation lands) to increase native species diversity and improve critical wildlife habitat. Management techniques included prescribed fire (36 projects impacting 7,189 acres), removal of woody vegetation (25 projects for 893 acres), control of invasive species (33 projects - 1,905 acres), and inter-seeding of degraded grasslands (5 projects - 58 acres). Much of this work was accomplished by private vendors through contracts. We also extensively used Conservation Corps of Minnesota (CCM) crews and seasonal staff employed directly by TNC. On-the-ground Conservancy staff provided by this grant were co-located in DNR or US Fish and Wildlife Service offices and helped form and lead local coordination and implementation teams; identified protection, restoration and enhancement needs and opportunities within the focus areas; worked with DNR and USFWS staff to delineate conservation projects on public lands; coordinated deployment of contract and staff resources to protected conservation lands; contacted and worked with private landowners to coordinate agricultural activities/leases on appropriate protected conservation lands (e.g., haying, grazing, cropping in advance of restoration); educated lessees on appropriate conservation",,2018-07-01,2022-07-28,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Neal,Feeken,"The Nature Conservancy","1101 W River Parkway Suite 200",Minneapolis,MN,55415,"(612) 331-0738",nfeeken@tnc.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Big Stone, Chippewa, Clay, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, Marshall, Polk, Pope, Stearns, Swift, Yellow Medicine","Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mn-prairie-recovery-project-phase-viii,,,,
10033397,"MN Prairie Recovery Program Phase 12",2023,4512000,"ML 2022, Ch. 77, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 2(d)","$4,512,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with The Nature Conservancy to acquire land in fee and restore and enhance native prairie, grasslands, wetlands, and savanna. Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring lands that are eligible for the native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. Annual income statements and balance sheets for income and expenses from land acquired with this appropriation must be submitted to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council no later than 180 days following the close of The Nature Conservancy's fiscal year. A list of proposed land acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan and must be consistent with the priorities identified in the Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.","Remnant native prairies are part of large complexes of restored prairies, grasslands, and large and small wetlands - Protection results will be measured against MN Prairie Conservation Plan goals for protected acres of native prairie and associated grassland for each geography. Enhancement results will be measured using protocols developed for the multi-agency Grassland Monitoring Network. Remnant native prairies and wetlands are perpetually protected and adequately buffered - Protection results will be measured against MN Prairie Conservation Plan goals for protected acres of native prairie and associated grassland for each geography. Enhancement results will be measured using protocols developed for the multi-agency Grassland Monitoring Network",,,300000,"TNC private funds",4309800,202200,,9.87,"The Nature Conservancy","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The project will advance the protection, restoration and enhancement goals for prairie, grassland and wetland habitats as described in the 2018 MN Prairie Conservation Plan. It builds upon the highly successful model previously established in prior Prairie Recovery Phases and seeks to protect 500 acres in Fee without PILT obligations to be held by The Nature Conservancy, enhance 18,000 acres of permanently protected grasslands, and restore 200 acres of prairie and wetland habitat. Protection and restoration projects will contribute toward state climate goals by sequestering approximately 165,000 metric tons CO2 equivalent.","Protect - An estimated 500 acres of prairie, wetlands, grasslands, and savanna will be permanently protected through fee-title acquisition from willing sellers in priority prairie core/corridor landscapes as identified in the 2018 MN Prairie Conservation Plan. Acquired lands will be prioritized using LSOHC approved criteria that include: percentage of native prairie on the parcel, proximity to other permanently protected areas, quality of habitat and species diversity, and suitability for public recreation. Protected acres without PILT will be held by The Nature Conservancy subject to a recorded notice of funding restrictions. Enhance - An estimated 18,000 acres of grassland/wetland complex will be enhanced on permanently protected lands, including lands purchased with OHF funds and held by the Conservancy, MN DNR Management Units, US Fish and Wildlife Service lands, and private lands subject to perpetual conservation easements. The primary objectives of the enhancement activities will be to increase native species diversity and improve critical wildlife habitat. A variety of practices and techniques will be implemented to accomplish the objectives such as: prescribed fire; removal of trees and woody species; invasive species control including mechanical, biological, and chemical control; over-seeding degraded grasslands with native seed; and conservation grazing, mowing, or haying. The work will be conducted primarily through contracts with local vendors, Conservation Corps of Minnesota or Student Conservation Association crews and by using Nature Conservancy seasonal and permanent staff. Prairie Recovery Biologists, stationed in four landscapes within the Prairie region are responsible for identifying and prioritizing projects in cooperation with agency partners; selecting and overseeing contracted work; and leading and directing seasonal staff. The Biologists are also responsible for participating in and leading Prairie Plan Local Technical Team efforts to increase efficiency and effectiveness of program delivery by multiple partners at the landscape scale. Restore - Approximately 200 acres of cropland will be restored to diverse local-ecotype grassland and grassland/wetland complexes. Practices to be implemented include those listed as enhancements above and the restoration of original wetland hydrology. Results to date - Through previous Phases of the Prairie Recovery Program we have protected 7,590 acres of prairies, wetlands, and grasslands, enhanced more than 150,000 acres of permanently protected grasslands and restored approximately 1,800 acres with locally-sourced native seed. All parcels protected were directly adjacent to, or contributed to, the functional integrity of existing habitat complexes. Average per acre cost for acquired properties has averaged around $2,000 per acre. Our enhancement projects have focused on accelerating the implementation of prescribed fire, woody vegetation removal, building the infrastructure for conservation grazing systems and treatment of invasive species. Costs for enhancement and restoration work vary depending on the practices being implemented but have averaged around $120 per acre. Collectively these projects have captured approximately 723,000 metric tons CO2 equivalent and will continue to hold that carbon in prairie soils perpetually.",,2022-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Elizabeth,Beery,"The Nature Conservancy","1101 W River Parkway Suite 200",Minneapolis,MN,55415,612-331-0738,elizabeth.beery@TNC.ORG,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Becker, Big Stone, Chippewa, Clay, Cottonwood, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Murray, Nobles, Norman, Pennington, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Rock, Roseau, Stearns, Swift, Traverse, Wilkin, Yellow Medicine","Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mn-prairie-recovery-program-phase-12,,,,
10006220,"Presenter/Production Assistance",2018,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Data Collection, Surveys.","One of our goals was to increase the number of people participating in the festival, and we learned that one-third of the audience was attending the festival for the first time.","The activities fully achieved the prop",11536,"Other,local or private",13536,,"Dan Bergeson, Larry Celander, Greg Colby, Sam Deel, Vicky Langer, Joy Riggs, Jan Stevens, Lois Stratmoen, Jesse Streitz, John Stull, Bill Thornton",,"Vintage Band Music Festival AKA Vintage Band Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Presenter/Production Assistance",,"Copper Street Brass July 2018.",2018-06-01,2018-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jan,Stevens,"Vintage Band Music Festival AKA Vintage Band Festival","204 7th St W PO Box 130",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 645-7554 ",vintagebandfestival@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Jackson, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sibley, St. Louis, Steele, Stearns, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/presenterproduction-assistance-84,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; Susan Joyce: author; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician, literary artist; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Pam Whitfield: poet, actor.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Education Coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Connie Nelson: Music Educator; Jane Olive: Costumer; Steve Schmidt: Musician, arts administrator.",,2
10001768,"Presenter/Production Assistance",2017,2500,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Frozen River Film Festival's Nature Documentary with Live String Quartet production and presentation will provide access to participation in the arts for more Minnesotans. Frozen River Film Festival will measure the outcome via data collection, observed behavior change, stories, and a survey of teachers for the school children audience.","The two outcomes succeeded in achieving an audience that is under-exposed to film and/or classical music and to reach an audience under the age of 18.",,5355,"Other, local or private",7855,,"Amanda Bauer, Lyle Blanchard, Erin Mae Clark, Mike Flaherty, Eric Nelson, Jed Reisetter, Sarah Roberts, Zach Schonike",0.00,"Frozen River Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Presenter/Production Assistance",,"Nature Documentary with Live String Quartet",2017-06-01,2018-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sara,Enzenauer,"Frozen River Film Festival","160 Johnson St",Winona,MN,55987,"(763) 291-4754 ",Sara@frff.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Aitkin, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Hennepin, Houston, Lac qui Parle, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Sherburne, Scott, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/presenterproduction-assistance-51,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; Susan Joyce: author; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Carter Martin: theatre artist; Beth Nienow: literary artist; Kathleen Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: visual artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: visual artist; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Director of Operations at Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ",1
10001793,"Presenter/Production Assistance",2017,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The funk soul band will increase attendance to the festival. We have heard many times that people love big bands with horns, but we have rarely been able to afford these bands in the past. We will measure attendance figures from 2017. Through data collection of attendees to the festival will measure our attendance for 2017 against attendance from 2016 on the Saturday of the festival. Saturday is the day the funk soul band is playing.","The festival had much higher than expected ticket sales/attendance. 4/29, sold-out, a 1st in Mid-West Music Fest history. Even though Sonny Knight wasn’t able to attend, Mid-West Music Fest leaders and musicians created performances comparable to Sonny’s ",,2000,"Other, local or private",3000,,"Lynn Brown, Sam Brown, Jacob Grippen, Brent Hanifl, Crystal Hegge, Lois Sieve, Doug Westerman",0.00,"Mid West Music Fest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Presenter/Production Assistance",,"Funk Soul Band to Headline Mid West Music Fest",2016-12-01,2017-08-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Parker,Forsell,"Mid West Music Fest","168 3rd St E",Winona,MN,55987,"(608) 498-0268 ",parker.f@midwestmusicfest.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Sherburne, St. Louis, Steele, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/presenterproduction-assistance-54,"Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Carter Martin, arts administrator; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Director of Operations at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,2
10031238,"Preservation and Rehabilitation of the Duluth Masonic Center",2024,272470,"MN Laws 2023, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$6,451,000 the first year and $7,035,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact: grants@mnhs.org",,,181994,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",454464,,"Paul C. Himmler, John L. Cook, Jr., Steven R. Johnson, Mary A. Hanson, Sharon Barlow, Dayton L. Berg, Barbara Brihn, Robert L. Darling, Robert S. Davis, David E. Olson, James H. Proctor, Michael S. Rosenzweig, Foster Solem, David S. Wething.",,"Minnesota Masonic Historic Buildings","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To hire qualified professionals to repair the Duluth Masonic Center, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",2024-01-01,2025-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Eric,Neetenbeek,"Minnesota Masonic Historic Buildings","4 West 2nd Street",Duluth,MN,55802-2015,9529486213,eric.neetenbeek@mnmasonic.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/preservation-and-rehabilitation-duluth-masonic-center,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,
10031390,"Preserving Minnesota Wildflower Information",2025,199000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 03t","$199,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota, Bell Museum of Natural History, to preserve and enhance Minnesota Wildflowers Information, an online tool for plant identification, by integrating the content and functionality of the website with the Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas for public use as required by Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 2, subdivision 3, paragraph (e).","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,1.4,"U of MN","Public College/University","We propose to integrate Minnesota Wildflowers Information, an online tool for plant identification, with the Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas, to preserve and extend this popular ENTRF-supported resource for future use.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2026-08-31,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Ya,Yang,"U of MN","714 Biological Sciences Center 1445 Gortner Avenue","St. Paul",MN,55108-1095,"(612) 625-6292",yangya@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/preserving-minnesota-wildflower-information,,,,
17417,"Preservation Assessment: Tweed Museum Works on Paper",2011,4200,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,,,,,,,"Regents of the University of Minnesota",," The art works on paper in the Sax Brothers Collection Study Room at the Tweed Museum of Art were assessed by conservator, Sherelyn Ogden, who provided recommendations for preferred methods of paper preservation. A broad report was prepared that presents the long-range plan for implementing improvements to the preservation requirements of paper artworks at the Museum. A short-term plan for organizing the collection by size and re-housing the smaller works on paper has been implemented. ",,"To hire a professional paper conservator to assess a significant historical paper collections in preparation of a long range plan",2010-10-11,2011-04-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Camille,Doran,,"1201 Ordean Court, 201 Humanities",Duluth,MN,55812,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/preservation-assessment-tweed-museum-works-paper,,,,
10031453,"Preventing PFAS and Microplastics Contaminants across Minnesota",2025,656000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 08k","$656,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to help stop the flow of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and microplastics contaminants into Minnesota's environment by developing strategies and technologies to manage solid waste streams on site. This appropriation is subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,6.63,"U of MN","Public College/University","This project helps Minnesota entities that directly or indirectly cause PFAS and microplastics contamination stop the flow of the contaminants by developing strategies to manage solid waste streams.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Roger,Ruan,"U of MN","1390 Eckles Avenue","St. Paul",MN,55108,"(612) 804-2270",RUANX001@UMN.EDU,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/preventing-pfas-and-microplastics-contaminants-across-minnesota,,,,
23938,"Preventing Forest Fragmentation and Protecting and Restoring Lake and Stream Habitat in the St. Louis River Watershed",2015,2800000,"ML 2014, Ch. 256, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 3(a)","$2,800,000 in the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for a contract with the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa to acquire lands in fee in the St. Louis River watershed to be managed for fish and wildlife purposes. A list of proposed land acquisitions must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"Forestlands are protected from development and fragmentation - The nearly 400 total acres of forestland at the project sites will be measured against a baseline year as to age classification and diversity of tree types. Increased availability and improved condition of riparian forests and other habitat corridors - The age class and diversity of tree types in the riparian corridor will be measured against a baseline year. Healthy populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species - Periodic surveys will be conducted at Simian Lake, Simian Creek, and upland areas to evaluate the size and biodiversity of plant and animal populations.. Greater public access for wildlife and outdoors-related recreation - Number of visitors will be measured by car counts in parking lots, school visits, and game harvest registrations. Improved aquatic habitat indicators - Fisheries surveys on a 5 year cycle, benthic macroinvertebrate community composition sampled annually, and water quality sampling four times per year will be continued at Simian Lake and Simian Creek along with existing sampling of the St. Louis River and compared to existing baseline data. ",,572600,"FDL Band, Fond du Lac Band ",2697400,,,2.20,"Fond du Lac Bank of Lake Superior Chippewa","Tribal Government ","This project prevented forest fragmentation and protected lake and stream habitat in the St. Louis River watershed through the fee acquisition of 2555 acres.  ",,"The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa is pleased to report that we exceeded our proposed acreage goal to prevent forest fragmentation and to protect and restore lake and stream habitat in the St. Louis River watershed. Following appraisal of the priority parcel it was determined that excess funding would be available to acquire additional lands.  This project includes acquisition of a 440-acre priority property containing an 80-acre lake, acquisition of 375 acres directly adjacent to the St. Louis River, acquisition of 236 acres with 2,000 feet along the St. Louis River, and 1504 acres of St. Louis County tax forfeit parcels. This project protects the water quality of the St. Louis River, provides expanded opportunities for public fishing and hunting, and prevents forest fragmentation. I.  Acquired the 440-Acre Priority Property:  Chi-wizo zaaga’iganing (Simian Lake) The priority for this project was the acquisition of a 440-acre property (“Priority Property”), which was one of the largest privately owned properties within the Fond du Lac Reservation and is being marketed by a real estate broker.  The Priority Property contains 83 acres of wetlands and an 80-acre lake, Chi-wizo zaaga’iganing (also known as Simian Lake), which is classified as a high-priority fishery and drains into the St. Louis River.  Preventing development of this lake will contribute to the restoration efforts of the St. Louis River by eliminating potential sources of sediment and nutrient loads. By purchasing the Priority Property in its entirety, the Fond du Lac Band will prevent fragmentation of the 194 acres of forest habitat on the Property.    II.  Acquired 611 Acres Along the Main Stem of the St. Louis River The Fond du Lac Band acquired 236 acres containing 2,000 feet of frontage along St. Louis River in one acquisition and 375 acres containing 3.7 miles of frontage along the St. Louis River in a second acquisition.  These acquisitions ensure public access ensure conservation of critical habitat along the St. Louis River. III. Acquired 1504 Acres of St. Louis County Tax Forfeit Lands This large acquisition of lands scattered throughout the Fond du Lac Reservation prevents future development of and further fragmentation of forested lands. A secondary benefit is that these lands will be managed in a similar fashion as the adjacent Band lands. These acquisitions make permanent public access to land for outdoor recreation available.   ",2014-07-01,2018-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Thomas,Howes,"Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa","1720 Big Lake Road ",Cloquet,MN,55720,"(218) 878-7163",thomashowes@fdlrez.com,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"St. Louis","Northern Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/preventing-forest-fragmentation-and-protecting-and-restoring-lake-and-stream-habitat-st-lou,,,,
33199,"Prioritizing Future Management of North Shore Trout Streams",2016,416000,"M.L. 2015, Chp. 76, Sec. 2, Subd. 08a","$357,000 the first year is from the trust fund and $59,000 the first year is from the Great Lakes protection account to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota – Duluth for the Natural Resources Research Institute to identify key areas in North Shore streams that supply the cold groundwater essential to sustaining trout fisheries, in order to focus habitat restoration, protection, and management efforts on the areas that are most essential for long-term stream health and sustainability. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2018, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,"Great Lakes Protection Account",,,,,"U of MN - Duluth NRRI","Public College/University",,,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2015/work_plans_may/_2015_08a.pdf,2015-07-01,2018-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Lucinda,Johnson,"U of MN - Duluth NRRI","5013 Miller Trunk Hwy",Duluth,MN,55811,"(218) 720-4251",Ljohnson@d.umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/prioritizing-future-management-north-shore-trout-streams,,,,
10012446,"Proctor Museum ADA Compliance",2020,82813," MN Laws 2019 Special Session Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs ","$5,846,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $7,004,000 in fiscal year 2021 are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org",,,4750,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",87563,,"President: Russell Habermann, Vice President: Jim Schwarzbauer, Secretary: Ann Edda Schwarzbauer, Treasurer: Jim Schwarzbauer, Board of Trustees: Marilyn Boutelle, Wendy Wennberg, Bill Wennberg, Anthony Bush, Ashley McDonald, Jan Resberg"," ","Proctor Area Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To improve public accessibility at the Proctor Area Historical Society and better comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.",2020-01-01,2021-04-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,"Jan Marc",Resberg,"Proctor Area Historical Society"," 100 Pionk Drive "," Proctor "," MN ",55810,"(715) 919-0513"," yellowstone225@gmail.com ",Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/proctor-museum-ada-compliance,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No
10023715,"Programming Grant",2022,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Data Collection. Interviews. Observed Behavior Change. Surveys. Video/Audio Recordings","Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region.","Achieved proposed outcomes",16868,"Other,local or private",20868,,"Susan Bestgen, Stephanie Faubion, Judy Hickey, Karlyn Keefe, Liz Kraichely, Sheila Sullivan, Tracey Rutherford Jenni Wells-Pittmann",,"Children's Dance Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Programming Grant",,"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland",2022-01-09,2022-05-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sheila,Sullivan,"Children's Dance Theatre","PO Box 6655",Rochester,MN,55903,"(507) 281-3335",rochester.cdt@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dodge, Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/programming-grant-14,"Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Julie Fakler: visual artist and arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Merritt Olsen: professional actor; Gretchen Ramlo: arts board member; Julianna Skluzacek: professional actor and arts administrator; Amarama Vercnocke: mixed media artist; Aaron Young: arts administrator and musician","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum",,2
10023659,"Programming Grant",2022,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Data Collection, Interviews, Observed Behavior Change, Stories, Surveys","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities. Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region.","Achieved proposed outcomes",4770,"Other,local or private",8770,,"Patsy Dew, Julie Fakler, Reid Hendershot, Heather Lawrenz, Lyn Rein, Tami Resler, Colleen Riley",,"South Central Minnesota Studio ArTour","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Programming Grant",,"Studio ArTour 2022",2022-05-02,2022-11-12,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tami,Resler,"South Central Minnesota Studio ArTour","328 10th St NW",Faribault,MN,55021,"(507) 412-7925",studioartour@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Le Sueur, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sibley, St. Louis, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/programming-grant-1,"Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Julie Fakler: visual artist and arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Gretchen Ramlo: arts board member; Julianna Skluzacek: professional actor and arts administrator; Amarama Vercnocke: mixed media artist; Aaron Young: arts administrator and musician","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848",1
10009083,"Project Grant",2019,7000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Maintaining a high quality of art combined with an increase in Festival attendance of 5%; continuing to add more inclusivity and diversity. The number and quality of applications received, and the amount of diverse art and/or minority artists selected by our independent jury, crowd numbers using Saint Joseph Police Dept. and experienced food vendors estimates.","Several artists reported that they did very well in spite of lower numbers of patrons due to poor weather conditions. This outcome was based on artist survey results. Approximately half the number of audience members attended as usually attend. Many felt the patrons who did show up were there to purchase art.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",8417,"Other,local or private",15417,,"Alicia Peters: president, artist recruitment and jury selection process; Mary Degiovanni: treasurer; Mary Niedenfuer; vice-president, Festival project director, artist recruitment and selection; Danielle Taylor: food vendor coordinator and sustainability; Alison Bell: logistics; Jeff Engholm: entertainment and technical set-up; Thomasette Scheeler, OSB: logistics and volunteer coordination; Laura Kutzera Gaarder: street entertainment, logistics and general festival needs; Denise Silvers: logistics; Sarah Boleyn: writers and poets and organizes The Book End",0.00,"Millstream Arts Festival, Inc. AKA Millstream Arts Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Project Grant",,"Millstream Arts Festival is an outdoor, juried arts festival presenting visual artists and musicians in a family-friendly festival environment. Our project grant application will fund just over 40% of our budgeted 2017 Festival expenses.",2019-09-29,2019-09-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Niedenfuer,"Millstream Arts Festival, Inc. AKA Millstream Arts Festival","PO Box 448","St Joseph",MN,56374,"(320) 363-7723",millstream@millstreamartsfestival.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Central Minnesota Arts Board",,"Stearns, Benton, Sherburne, Mille Lacs, Wright, Scott, Hennepin, Ramsey, Morrison, Douglas, Chisago, Anoka, Kanabec, St. Louis, Todd, Isanti, Hubbard, Carver, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Le Sueur, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/project-grant-340,"Linda Brobeck: board chair for Central Minnesota Arts Board, visual artist, owner of Crow River North, LLC., served on a number of non-profit boards; Ken Barry: board treasurer for Central Minnesota Arts Board, Blues musician, Victorian photographer proficient in digital imaging and platinum/ palladium printing and wet plate collodion process and bromoil printing and cyanotype printing, certified nuclear engineer; Buddy King: board secretary for Central Minnesota Arts Board, Saint Cloud playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, unit director for the Roosevelt Boys and Girls Club in Saint Cloud Minnesota, engaged in numerous youth arts initiatives in the community; Joyce Lyons: board member for Central Minnesota Arts Board, CMA actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Community Orchestra Advisory Board; Jo McMullen-Boyer: board member for Central Minnesota Arts Board, station manager of KVSC Radio, grant writer, music concert producer, Community Events Organizer; Roger Reinardy: board member for Central Minnesota Arts Board, fine and commercial artist, served as a board member for Sauk Center Area Community Foundation; Denise Todd: board member for Central Minnesota Arts Board, dance at Valdosta State University; U.S. Air Force Veteran, geospatial intelligence analyst; undergraduate at Saint Cloud State University pursuing a Major in Community Health; Joe Scapanski: Minnesota State Ag Society Board of Managers; Minnesota State Fair liaison for arts division; responsible for bringing artists to exhibit and perform at the Benton Co Annual Fair; 2014 International Fairs and Expositions award for promoting arts and heritage.","Linda Brobeck: vice chair Wright County, visual artist, owner of Crow River North, LLC.; served on a number of non-profit boards; Ken Barry: Blues musician; Victorian photographer proficient in Digital imaging and, Platinum/Palladium printing and Wet Plate Collodion process and Bromoil printing and Cyanotype printing; University of Wisconsin; certified nuclear engineer; Buddy King: Saint Cloud playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, unit director for the Roosevelt Boys and Girls Club in Saint Cloud, engaged in numerous youth arts initiatives in the community; Joyce Lyons: actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Community Orchestra Advisory Board; Jo McMullen-Boyer: Central Minnesota Arts Board board member, station manager of KVSC Radio, music concert producer, community events organizer; Roger Reinardy: Central Minnesota Arts Board board member, fine and commercial artist, board member for Sauk Center Area Community Foundation;Denise Todd: Central Minnesota Arts Board board member, Business Administration with a Minor in Dance from Valdosta State University, U.S. Air Force veteran, geospatial intelligence analyst; Saint Cloud State University pursuing a Major in Community Health and Planning and Community Development with a Minor in Ethnics and Human Relations; Joe Scapanski: Minnesota State Ag Society Board of Managers; Minnesota State Fair liaison for arts division; responsible for bringing artists to exhibit and perform at the Benton Co Annual Fair; 2014 International Fairs and Expositions award for promoting arts and heritage.",,2
10009097,"Project Grant",2019,7000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","600 films submitted from 3000 artists, 80+ films shown to 1500 patrons. We get submissions from six sources on-line (which list the artists who participated) where we then screen the films and narrow them down to those, we have time to program. We sell tickets which allows us to track the number of patrons in attendance.","We expected 600 films submitted from 3000 artists, 80+ films shown to 1500 patrons. We ended up with over 750 submissions from more than 3800 artists, 106 films shown to 1354 patrons. Our audience is up from last year and we had to reschedule two shows due to projection failure on our opening night.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",15345,"Other,local or private",22345,,"John Scott: chair; Jody Barth: treasurer; Jason Ewert: artistic director/board member",0.00,"Saint Cloud Film Festival AKA Saint Cloud Film Fest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Project Grant",,"The 2019 Saint Cloud Film Fest celebrates independent, local, and global cinema. We will show a combination of features and shorts from November 2-9.",2019-11-02,2019-11-09,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Scott,"Saint Cloud Film Festival AKA Saint Cloud Film Fest","2510 41st Ave S Ste 301","St Cloud",MN,56301,"(320) 493-9019",StCloudFilmFestival@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Central Minnesota Arts Board",,"Stearns, Benton, Sherburne, Wright, Hennepin, Crow Wing, Anoka, Clay, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/project-grant-350,"Linda Brobeck: board chair for Central Minnesota Arts Board, visual artist, owner of Crow River North, LLC., served on a number of non-profit boards; Ken Barry: board treasurer for Central Minnesota Arts Board, Blues musician, Victorian photographer proficient in digital imaging and platinum/ palladium printing and wet plate collodion process and bromoil printing and cyanotype printing, certified nuclear engineer; Buddy King: board secretary for Central Minnesota Arts Board, Saint Cloud playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, unit director for the Roosevelt Boys and Girls Club in Saint Cloud Minnesota, engaged in numerous youth arts initiatives in the community; Joyce Lyons: board member for Central Minnesota Arts Board, CMA actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Community Orchestra Advisory Board; Jo McMullen-Boyer: board member for Central Minnesota Arts Board, station manager of KVSC Radio, grant writer, music concert producer, Community Events Organizer; Roger Reinardy: board member for Central Minnesota Arts Board, fine and commercial artist, served as a board member for Sauk Center Area Community Foundation; Denise Todd: board member for Central Minnesota Arts Board, dance at Valdosta State University; U.S. Air Force Veteran, geospatial intelligence analyst; undergraduate at Saint Cloud State University pursuing a Major in Community Health; Joe Scapanski: Minnesota State Ag Society Board of Managers; Minnesota State Fair liaison for arts division; responsible for bringing artists to exhibit and perform at the Benton Co Annual Fair; 2014 International Fairs and Expositions award for promoting arts and heritage.","Linda Brobeck: vice chair Wright County, visual artist, owner of Crow River North, LLC.; served on a number of non-profit boards; Ken Barry: Blues musician; Victorian photographer proficient in Digital imaging and, Platinum/Palladium printing and Wet Plate Collodion process and Bromoil printing and Cyanotype printing; University of Wisconsin; certified nuclear engineer; Buddy King: Saint Cloud playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, unit director for the Roosevelt Boys and Girls Club in Saint Cloud, engaged in numerous youth arts initiatives in the community; Joyce Lyons: actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Community Orchestra Advisory Board; Jo McMullen-Boyer: Central Minnesota Arts Board board member, station manager of KVSC Radio, music concert producer, community events organizer; Roger Reinardy: Central Minnesota Arts Board board member, fine and commercial artist, board member for Sauk Center Area Community Foundation;Denise Todd: Central Minnesota Arts Board board member, Business Administration with a Minor in Dance from Valdosta State University, U.S. Air Force veteran, geospatial intelligence analyst; Saint Cloud State University pursuing a Major in Community Health and Planning and Community Development with a Minor in Ethnics and Human Relations; Joe Scapanski: Minnesota State Ag Society Board of Managers; Minnesota State Fair liaison for arts division; responsible for bringing artists to exhibit and perform at the Benton Co Annual Fair; 2014 International Fairs and Expositions award for promoting arts and heritage.",,2
10005878,"Project Grant",2018,7000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","Audiences will experience a live performance by a major national ballet company, CSB will expand access to the arts for underserved audiences, project will introduce new audiences to live ballet, and regional dancers will participate in workshop. Surveys, community partner feedback and evaluation, ticket reports and workshop attendance.","1) Central Minnesota experienced a live performance by a major national ballet company. 2) CSB expanded access to the arts by working with community partners to provide 225 tickets and transportation to underrepresented/underserved audiences. 3) 48% of the audience experienced live ballet performance for the first time. 4) 20 regional dancers participated in the public workshop with DTH dancers.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",26340,"Other,local or private",33340,,"Mimi Bitzan, Brian Campbell, Kaitlyn Ludlow, David DeBlieck, Barry Elert, Laura Hood, Rick Odenthal, Sue Palmer, Gustvo Pena, Colleen Hollinger Petters, Elaine Rutherford, Chris Rasmussen, Arno Shermock, Jerry Wetterling",,"College of Saint Benedict AKA College of Saint Benedict Fine Arts Programming","Private College/University","Project Grant",,"Dance Theatre of Harlem: Proposal to fund tickets and transportation costs for underserved/under-represented groups in the community to attend the Dance Theatre of Harlem public performance.",2018-05-04,2018-05-05,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Hanlon,"College of Saint Benedict AKA College of Saint Benedict Fine Arts Programming","37 College Ave S PO Box 2000","St Joseph",MN,56321,"(320) 363-5011 ",lhanlon@csbsju.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Central Minnesota Arts Board",,"Benton, Benton, Stearns, Wright, Ramsey, Scott, Carver, Kandiyohi, Mille Lacs, Todd, Morrison, Pope, Anoka, St. Louis, Brown, Hennepin, Clay",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/project-grant-269,"Linda Brobeck: Chair at CMAB, Minnesota visual artist, owner of Crow River North LLC, served on a number of non-profit boards; Doug Lien: Stearns County, Watercolorist, Member of Central Minnesota Watercolorists, Community Education Art Class instructor; Mark Nelson: Wright County, Public School Music Teacher, choral director, community theatre director, voice lessons instructor, American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota Board Member; Leslie Hanlon: Secretary on CMAB, Stearns County, Director of Fundraising and Marketing for the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University Fine Arts Series; George Minerich: Benton County, Professional film, digital and nature photographer, local arts center and photography club volunteer; Joyce Lyons: actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Comm Orchestra Advisory Board; Jo McMullen-Boyer: CMAB Board Member, Station Manager of KVSC Radio, Music Concert Projucer, Community Events Organizer.","Linda Brobeck: Chair at CMAB, Minnesota visual artist, owner of Crow River North LLC, has served on a number of non-profit boards; Doug Lien: Stearns County, Watercolorist, Member of Central Minnesota Watercolorists, Community Education Art Class instructor; Mark Nelson: Wright County, Public School Music Teacher, choral director, community theatre director, voice lessons instructor, American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota Board Member; Leslie Hanlon: Secretary on CMAB, Stearns County, Director of Fundraising, Marketing for the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University Fine Arts Series; George Minerich: Benton County Professional film, digital and nature photographer, local arts center, photography club volunteer; Joyce Lyons: actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Comm Orchestra Advisory Board; Jo McMullen-Boyer: CMAB Board Member, Station Manager of KVSC Radio, Music Concert Producer, Community Events Organizer.",,2
10005907,"Project Grant",2018,6527,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Introduce participants to a variety of artistic approaches of Raku pottery, other artists with similar interests and initiate a continuing dialogue, and grow exposure of ceramic artists and their talents throughout the Central Minnesota region. Distribute written surveys to all participants and instructors to solicit immediate workshop feedback. Follow-up with electronic surveys for residual impact by participants and artistic staff as well.","Five expert Ceramic Artists taught Raku glazing and firing across two full days. The workshop included social time where teaching artists and students could get to know one another and share stories. Each of the five teaching artists focused on a different aspects or techniques for Raku firing or glazing. The students learned of different kiln styles with heating and cooling characteristics.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",2799,"Other,local or private",9326,,"King Banaian: Executive Committee; Elna Bateman: Governance; Helga Bauerly: Executive Committee; David DeBlieck: Outreach Advisory; Paul Harris: Goverance; Marla Kanengieter-Wildeson: Executive Committee; John Mathews: Goverance; Dan Meyer: Programming Committee; Lynn Metcalf: Visual Arts Advisory; June Roos: Governance; Chris Stalboerger: Executive Committee; Melinda Tamm: Programming; Paul Thompson: Immediate past Chair; Janet Tilstra: Outreach Advisory, Programming; Dan Torgersen: Governance; Carol Lewis: City Council Rep, Programming; Antony Goddard: Executive Committee",,"Paramount Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Project Grant",,"Raku Rendezvous: 2 day beginner's workshop: to advance ceramic artists/enthusiasts in the art of traditional/ contemporary Raku firing process with 5 regional artists. Participants will decorate, glaze and fire their artwork.",2018-10-20,2018-10-21,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Johnson,"Paramount Center for the Arts","913 St Germain St W","St Cloud",MN,56301-3460,"(320) 259-6453 ",bjohnson@paramountarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Central Minnesota Arts Board",,"Stearns, Benton, Hennepin, Rice, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/project-grant-289,"Linda Brobeck: President of CMAB Board of Directors, Wright County, Minnesota visual artist and owner of Crow River North LLC, has served on a number of non-profit boards; Doug Lien: Stearns County, Watercolorist, Member of Central Minnesota Watercolorists, Community Education Art Class instructor; Mark Nelson: Wright County, Public School Music Teacher, choral director, community theatre director, voice lessons instructor, American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota Board Member; Leslie Hanlon: Secretary on CMAB, Stearns County, Director of Fundraising and Marketing for the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University Fine Arts Series; George Minerich: Benton County, Professional film, digital and nature photographer, local arts center and photography club volunteer; Joyce Lyons: actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Comm Orchestra Advisory Board; Jo McMullen-Boyer: CMAB Board Member, Station Manager of KVSC Radio, Music Concert Projucer, Community Events Organizer.","Linda Brobeck: President of CMAB Board of Directors, Wright County, Minnesota visual artist and owner of Crow River North LLC, has served on a number of non-profit boards; Doug Lien: Stearns County, Watercolorist, Member of Central Minnesota Watercolorists, Community Education Art Class instructor; Mark Nelson: Wright County, Public School Music Teacher, choral director, community theatre director, voice lessons instructor, American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota Board Member; Leslie Hanlon: Secretary on CMAB, Stearns County, Director of Fundraising and Marketing for the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University Fine Arts Series; George Minerich: Benton County, Professional film, digital and nature photographer, local arts center and photography club volunteer; Joyce Lyons: actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Comm Orchestra Advisory Board; Jo McMullen-Boyer: CMAB Board Member, Station Manager of KVSC Radio, Music Concert Producer, Community Events Organizer.",,2
10006633,"Project Grant",2019,7000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","600 films submitted from 3000 artists, 70 films shown to 1800 patrons. We get submissions from six sources on-line (which list the artists who participated) where we those screen the films and narrow them down to those we have time to program. We sell tickets which allows us to track the number of patrons in attendance.","We estimated that we would have 600 films submitted from 3000 artists, 70 films shown to 1800 patrons. We actually had over 700 submissions from closer to 4000 artists. We screened 108 films but unfortunately with the venue changes (and weather?) our attedance was down - closer to 1200.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",12835,"Other,local or private",19835,,"John Scott: chair; Jody Barth: treasurer; Jason Ewert: artistic director/board member",0.00,"Saint Cloud Film Festival AKA Saint Cloud Film Fest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Project Grant",,"The 2018 St Cloud Film Fest celebrates independent local and global cinema. We will show a combination of features and shorts from November 3-10.",2018-11-03,2018-11-10,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Scott,"Saint Cloud Film Festival AKA Saint Cloud Film Fest","2510 41st Ave S Ste 301","St Cloud",MN,56301,"(320) 493-9019 ",StCloudFilmFestival@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Central Minnesota Arts Board",,"Stearns, Benton, Sherburne, Wright, Hennepin, Crow Wing, Anoka, Clay, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/project-grant-306,"Linda Brobeck: President Central Minnesota Arts Board, Vice Chair Wright County Minnesota, visual artist, owner of Crow River North LLC, served on several non-profit boards; Thomas Larum: singer, songwriter, awarded Minnesota Percussion Association's Instructor in 2015; Marlissa Karpeh: Liberian, painting and drawing artist using her culture to bring a unique focus of her observations on American society; Sue Seeger: Professional metal sculpture for 20 years, head up the Monticello Arts Initiative; Karin Blythe: Program Manager for Saint Cloud Refugee Services, actively involved in multiple committees and local initiatives.","Linda Brobeck: President CMAB, Vice Chair - Wright County Minnesota, visual artist and owner of Crow River North, LLC.; has served on a number of non-profit boards; Thomas Larum: singer/songwriter, awarded MN Percussion Association's Instructor in 2015; Marlissa Karpeh: A Liberian painting and drawing artist using her culture to bring a unique focus of her observations on American society; Sue Seeger: Professional metal sculpture for 20 years, working in Monticello, MN to head up the Monticello Arts Initiative; Karin Blythe: Program Manager for St. Cloud Refugee Services in St Cloud, MN, actively involved in multiple committees and local initiatives.",,2
19848,"Project Grant - Round 1",2013,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","If this project achieves the intended outcomes, Fine Arts Programming expects audiences and residency participants to have a new interest and curiosity about modern dance that will lead them to explore other offerings from Fine Arts Programming and other Central Minnesota performing arts organizations, both in traditional and more innovative forms. Residency participants will also have a greater sense of what constitutes modern dance through the education components of Casebolt and Smith's outreach. Fine Arts Programming anticipates that area youth who participate in residencies will have a better appreciation for dance through hands-on interactions with the ensemble. Fine Arts Programming staff members expect that these activities will also strengthen relationships with our residency partners, which in turn will facilitate future partnerships.Fine Arts Programming will gather feedback responses from workshop facilitators to find out if the residency activities met the intended goals and/or expectations for each different demographic. These will not be surveys so much as narrative responses, giving partners a chance to provide more meaningful feedback. When we have partnered in the past, many times, facilitators ask their participants to journal about their experiences; these reflections have provided a wealth of information on the impact of arts activities. Fine Arts Programming will ask Boys and Girls Club to do the same for this residency. We will ask for this kind of feedback from College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University faculty whose classes take part in workshops with Casebolt and Smith, as well as any groups from District 742, and the Dancing with Many Voices dance ensemble. The easiest and most often used measure of success will, of course, be attendance numbers at residency activities and at the public performance. Fine Arts Programming will track ticket sales and participation numbers at residency events as well as survey the public performance audience to find out if this performance attracted new audiences to a contemporary dance performance as anticipated and if this style of dance was successful at changing attitudes and/or perceptions of modern dance.","One need identified in the application was that this project could help introduce new audiences to modern and contemporary dance. Survey results indicate that 49% of the audience attended any kind of live dance performance 0-5 times before. More importantly, 77% of the audience indicated that this performance changed their understanding or perspective on modern dance. Residency participants walked away with new ways of approaching dance and improvisation. The work in partnering and teamwork was also an important outcome in the creative process. Patrons at the public performance were asked to complete surveys to find out if this project attracted new audiences to dance performances or if this project changed perceptions of contemporary/modern dance. Evaluation forms were distributed to residency facilitators. Participation numbers were tracked for each residency event and the public performance.",,11136,"Other, local or private",16136,,"Steve Armstrong, Dennis Beach, Carie Braun, Tony Christianson, Marilou Denbo Eldred, Patrick Ellingsworth, Terry Fruth, Conner Griffin, Stuart Harvey, Michael Hemesath, Linda Hoeschler, Eric Hollas, Ann Huntrods, Bill Jeatran, Jim Knoblach, Paul Krump, Benedict Leuthner, Rene McGraw, Joe Mucha, Tom Nicol, Kathleen Norris, Bill O'Connell, Jose Peris, Robin Pierzina, David Rehr, Ken Roering, Mike Scherer, Thomas Schnettler, Bill Schubert, Don Schumacher, Fred Senn, Jim Sexton, Prince Wallace, Dan Whalen",,"Saint John's University AKA Saint John's University Fine Arts Programming","Public College/University","Casebold and Smith",,"Casebolt and Smith, a two-person dance theater company, will present one evening performance and up to nine residency activities in the field of modern and contemporary dance theater.",2013-03-13,2013-03-16,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Hanlon,"Saint John's University AKA Saint John's University Fine Arts Programming","2850 Abbey Plz PO Box 2222",Collegeville,MN,56321-2000,"(320) 363-2011 ",lhanlon@csbsju.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Central Minnesota Arts Board",,"Stearns, Benton, Wright, Goodhue, Ramsey, Hennepin, Scott, St. Louis, Kandiyohi",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/project-grant-round-1-10,"Mike Carlson: Foley High School Art Teacher, potter; Janice Courtney: arts advisor/Assistant Director of Saint Cloud State University Program Board; Leslie Hanlon: Director of Fundraising and Marketing for the College of Saint Benedict's/Saint John's University Fine Arts Series; Chris Rasmussen: art teacher for 35 years at Foley Senior High (retired), Minnesota Citizens for the Arts Board Member and College of Saint Benedict's/Saint John's University Fine Arts Programming Advisory Council Member; Peter Veljkovich: Littleton Fine Arts Committee, county representative for South Suburban Arts Committee, photographer, writer, Disc Jockey; Charlene Sul: Art Director of Hands Across the World, facilitator, art lecturer; John Stander: Executive Director of Elk River Arts Alliance, career school administrator; Helene Woods: nonprofit and public administrator, Board Member of the Monticello Arts Council.","Mike Carlson: Foley High School Art Teacher, potter; Janice Courtney: arts advisor/Assistant Director of Saint Cloud State University Program Board; Leslie Hanlon: Director of Fundraising and Marketing for the College of Saint Benedict's/Saint John's University Fine Arts Series; Chris Rasmussen: art teacher for 35 years at Foley Senior High (retired), Minnesota Citizens for the Arts Board Member and College of Saint Benedict's/Saint John's University Fine Arts Programming Advisory Council Member; Peter Veljkovich: Littleton Fine Arts Committee, county representative for South Suburban Arts Committee, photographer, writer, Disc Jockey; Charlene Sul: Art Director of Hands Across the World, facilitator, art lecturer; John Stander: Executive Director of Elk River Arts Alliance, career school administrator; Helene Woods: nonprofit and public administrator, Board Member of the Monticello Arts Council.","Central Minnesota Arts Board, Leslie LeCuyer (320) 968-4290 ",1
10031049,"Project Resonance",2022,20000,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8 (d)","2022-2023 Cultural Heritage and Community Identity Grants - Winter 2021","We see stereotypes gloss over cultural and economic realities of our country and dehumanize Asian/Black experiences. Project Resonance intends to use Arts that familiar by Asian American (Guzheng Music/Asian Dance), and integrate with Arts that familiar by Blacks (Rap/Hip Hop Dance), to attract both communities, and discuss the difficult subject - the Animosity between the 2 groups, and how that worsen the pandemic impacts on each others. Our Project will recruit 6 Artists to create 5 Guzheng music/5-8 dances, engage 40 community members to share cross-cultural stories to inspire the Artistic Team to create the Dance Drama Resonance,and work with 20 youth of color to stage the Final Show and travelling shows, and reach 2,000 audiences. We will: - Track and report on the number and types of materials/assets created and shared; - Develop progress reports on basic activity metrics; and - Report on an estimated number of people reached and success stories. Success will be measured through Process & Outcome Evaluation. We will evaluate PROCESS success through # of attendance, quality of dialogues during the creation process, the level of youth's participation and relevance of the project to them, its effects on the artists, and cultural communities (such as increasing # of cross-cultural collaborations, etc.), as well as below matrix indicators: - # and types of audiences, events/performances held; - # and types of ways a creative output is viewed or seen (e.g., live performances, streaming hits,etc.); and - # and type of ways creative work is promoted (e.g., Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.). The OUTCOME Evaluation will focus on behavioral changes among participants, such as increasing understanding of others, measured by: - Change in cultural knowledge by target audience; - Change in artist confidence to engage public in conversations about getting along with one and another; - Change in participant knowledge and confidence level through cross-cultural communication; - # and types of ways community feedback is sought; and - Audience Survey: # and degree to which people's behaviors changed and Increased awareness of the importance of intercultural harmony.","PROPOSED OUTCOMES: Collaborating between African & Asian American (Am) artists to jointly create/present a new dance drama - Resonance,with Composer/Lead Musician Jarrelle Barton (African Am), Choreographer/Xuefeng Lee (Hmong Am). Project Resonance orchestrates new creations of music and dances to serve as a communication bridge across cultural/racial lines, to mitigate racial tensions between African and Asian communities, to illustrate the cross-cultural experience, and eventually promote Intercultural Harmony. Resonance inspires inner/outer connections to create sustainable impacts. A. PROPOSED GOALS: #1: Successfully address challenges of working together, cross cultural lines among the Asian-African Am Artistic Team through project planning and implementation of the Dance Drama Resonance. #2: Successfully promote deeper, richer artistic and cross-cultural experience for Asian youth through joint-training and the Dance Drama Resonance. #3: Successfully overcome cultural barriers and change Asian and African Am Communities' perceptions toward each other beyond stereotyping through storytelling get-togethers and the Dance Drama Resonance,throughout MN. B. PRPOSED ACTIVITIES: 1) Hosting at least 2 Story-telling Get Together events for Asian and African American elders, professionals and youth; 2) Jointly creating the Dance Drama Resonanceby Asian and African Am artists, with at least 3 new original Guzheng music to accompanying 3 newly choreographed fusion dances that are inspired by the Get Together stories; 3) Training Asian youth as talents and technical crew for the Dance Drama Resonance;and 4) Public staging/touring of the newly created Dance Drama Resonance C. ACCOMPLISHMENTS SO FAR: * Completed the Story-telling Get Together event for Asian and African American elders, professionals and youth * * Completed incorporating those stories into newly created 5 Guzheng Music scores by African American musician Jarrelle Barton * #1 Opening - Resonance - peaceful and hearing COVID-19 (paying not much attention) - https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1z7ExeII5Av7zBbI1MpWZek4qolJcb0RS * #2 - Disaster - getting serious, angry, frustration * #3 - Breathe - people learn to adapt https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1z7ExeII5Av7zBbI1MpWZek4qolJcb0RS * #4 - Dance Phoenix - COVID-19 cases up and down - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uOrakbar7fEfg0i_bp9dYQOhxe3jgEEW/view * #5 - Ode to a Wish - end with HOPE -https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1z7ExeII5Av7zBbI1MpWZek4qolJcb0RS * * Completed incorporated the newly created music into the dance drama - Project Resonance * * Completed the costume designs and finalizing/rehearsing the new dance choreographies with youth; I. Proposed Measurable Outcomes: Collaborating between African and Asian American artists to jointly create/present a new dance drama - Resonance,with Composer/Lead Musician Jarrelle Barton (African American), Choreographer/Xuefeng Lee (Hmong American). Project Resonance orchestrates new creations of music and dances to serve as a communication bridge across cultural/racial lines, to mitigate racial tensions between African and Asian communities, to illustrate the cross-cultural experience, and eventually promote Intercultural Harmony. Resonance inspires inner/outer connections to create sustainable impacts. A. NEEDS. An increasing number of people of Asian heritages in Minnesota, and more broadly, in many other parts of the U.S. have reported experiencing racism over the past few years as COVID-19 virus spread across the world. Because COVID-19 was unknown to the public until the outbreak in Wuhan, China, some Americans feel justified in spreading xenophobic messages that blames Asian-identifying people for this deadly virus. The anti-Asian racism we face is only escalating, as national leadership continues to use the term like China Virus,such xenophobic language against Asians. Racist actions ranging from using xenophobic and racial slurs, to refusing customer service, to outright physical attacks have also increased. To combat the racial hatred, Artists from Pan Asian Arts Alliance come together to create a new Dance Drama - Project Resonancethat showcases the cross-cultural beauties. Project Resonanceis a collaboration between African American and Asian American artists to jointly create diverse music and dance pieces to reflect COVID-19 impacts on the BIPOC communities, and to organize the ""Resonance"" dance drama, to support cross-cultural understanding and appreciation, in order to mitigate the pandemic conflicts and support intercultural harmony. B. PROPOSED GOALS: #1: Successfully address challenges of working together, cross cultural lines among the Asian-African Am Artistic Team through project planning and implementation of the Dance Drama Resonance.-> FINAL RESULT: Completed #2: Successfully promote deeper, richer artistic and cross-cultural experience for Asian youth through joint-training and the Dance Drama Resonance.-> FINAL RESULT: Completed #3: Successfully overcome cultural barriers and change Asian and African Am Communities' perceptions toward each other beyond stereotyping through storytelling get-togethers and the Dance Drama Resonance,throughout MN. -> FINAL RESULT: Completed C. PRPOSED ACTIVITIES: 1) Hosting at least 2 Story-telling Get Together events for Asian and African American elders, professionals and youth -> FINAL RESULT: Completed 2) Jointly creating the Dance Drama Resonanceby Asian and African American artists, with at least 3 new original Guzheng music to accompanying 3 newly choreographed fusion dances that are inspired by the Get Together stories -> FINAL RESULT: 3 original Guzheng music, and 15 new dances, see below session for details 3) Training BIPOC youth as talents and technical crew for the Dance Drama Resonance-> FINAL RESULT: Completed 4) Public staging/touring of the newly created Dance Drama Resonance-> FINAL RESULT: Completed 6 performances, see below session for details. II. Outcomes of Grant: After the Story-sharing and cultural exchange process, the Artistic Team has decided to create a Dance Drama that reflecting the pandemic impacts on BIPOC communities. In order to combat the racial hatred, Artists from Asian Media Access and Pan Asian Arts Alliance come together to create a new Dance Drama - Project Resonancethat showcases the cross-cultural beauties, and how BIPOCs supporting each other and surviving the pandemic together with cultural resiliency. Project Resonanceis a collaboration between African American and Asian American artists to jointly create diverse music and dance pieces to reflect COVID-19 impacts on the BIPOC communities, and to organize the Resonancedance drama, to support cross-cultural understanding and appreciation, in order to mitigate the pandemic conflicts and support intercultural harmony. Our artistic team has included: * Producer/Director: Ange Hwang * Lighting and Technical Director: Stephen J. Lu * Composer and Guzheng Musician: Jarrelle Barton * Choreographer/Project Lead: XueFeng Lee * Costume Designer: Andreanna Yang * Talents: Unity Dance Company with the Lead Dancers - Anna Thao and Sean Thao The Dance Drama Project Resonancehas previewed at the 2022 May Songkran Festival at the State Capital, and debuted the whole show on July 11th, at the prestigious Grand Rapids' REIF Performing Arts Center. As a journey going through the Pandemic, the composer Jarrelle Barton has composed new music, to highlight the pandemic impacts on families, and incorporated 3 new Guzheng music in reflecting the composer's experience with COVID: from just learning about COVID, not paying much attention, to realizing the disaster it created; to feeling angry and frustration; then learning to adapt, and end with appreciation and hope for all of us. Then the Choreographer XueFeng Lee has taken the music and choreographed multiple dances to thread a dance drama together, to better reflect different stage of struggles among BIPOCs, and end with a positive note - as a unified message - wearing the mask to protect yourself and protect the community. Not only was the music were beautifully played, and the 22 dancers' ensemble from the Unity Dance Company clearly illustrated how pandemic progressed as virus evolved, along with sacrifices of many, to where we are now - a new normal. ",,,N/A,20000,,"PAAA's Advisory Committee: 1) Jin Chen (Chinese American Chamber of Commerce - MN) 2) Catlynn Dang (Youth Representative); 3) Jijun He (Freelance Photographer); 4) Ange Hwang (Executive Director of Asian Media Access), Board Chair 5) Ying Li (Program Director of Pan Asian Arts Alliance and Artistic Director of Phoenix Dance); 6) Steve aka ""Mr Fun"" (Executive Director of Funtime Funktions); 7) Korawan Muangmode (Yin) (General Manager at Amazing Thailand Uptown Bar & Restaurant); 8) Tin Tran (Artistic Director of ENRG Dance Team); 9) Mintshis Vang (Artistic Director of Vang Performing Arts Group and Project Director of PAAA); and 10) Eric Voung (Artistic Director of Vietnamese Lion Dance Team) ; Catlynn Dang (Youth Representative); Arrly Her (Dance Teacher for Vang Performing Arts Group); Ange Hwang (Executive Director of Asian Media Access), Board Chair; Steve aka ""Mr Fun"" (Executive Director of Funtime Funktions); Korawan Muangmode (Yin) (General Manager at Amazing Thailand Uptown Bar & Restaurant); Tin Tran (Artistic Director of ENRG Dance Team), Board Secretary; Eric Voung (Artistic Director of Vietnamese Lion Dance Team); Dr. Dao Yang (Director of Laotian Senior Dance Group); and Aeola Lu (Project Coordinator of Pan Asian Arts Alliance).",,"Pan Asian Arts Alliance",,"Collaboration between African and Asian American artists to jointly create/present a new dance drama - Resonance. Project Resonance orchestrates new creations of music and dances to serve as a communication bridge across cultural/racial lines, to mitigate racial tensions between African and Asian communities, to illustrate the cross-cultural experience, and eventually promote Intercultural Harmony. Resonance inspires inner/outer connections to create sustainable impacts.",,,2022-03-01,2022-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,,,,,,,,,,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Watonwan, Statewide, Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Itasca, Ramsey, Scott, Watonwan",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/project-resonance,,,,
36605,"Project Title: Building Regional Significance through Play and Learning at the Duluth Children's Museum II",2017,145500,"2015 Minn. Laws, Chap. 2 Art. 4 Sec. 2 Subd. 8","$950,000 each year is for arts and cultural heritage grants to children's museums.Of this amount, $500,000 each year is for the Minnesota Children's Museum, including the Minnesota Children's Museum in Rochester; $150,000 each year is for the Duluth Children's Museum; $150,000 each year is for the Grand Rapids Children's Museum; and $150,000 each year is for the Southern Minnesota Children's Museum.Note: Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB) informed all granting agencies that the February 2016 Legacy budget forecast identified deficits in the current biennium in the Arts and Cultural Heritage fund. 3% of all grantees' allocations are being held back until additional forecasting has been completed. This includes a reduction in the administrative fees taken by the Minnesota Humanities Center.","A new exhibit and related programming drawing from the region's community, history, and culture will be completed and viewed by the museum's 27,500 visitors, a 10% increase compared to the last project period. Programming will appeal to schools and community organizations, resulting in an increase in field trips by 15% and outreach opportunities by 10% compared to the last project period. New partnerships will be formed, including connections with other area attractions and youth service agencies, that expand the museum to new audiences and communities.","In January 2017, the Manoomin exhibit opened providing a Ojibwe language learning experience to visitors. The exhibit received significant attention including local and state media coverage and as a finalist for the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits' Anti-Racism Award. From March 2017 through May 2017, the exhibit ""Out of the Box"" provided an imaginative free play experience building with cardboard boxes. Children and families engineered boats, castles with working drawbridges, and mazes. From May 2017 through the end of the summer, the museum hosted the ""Let's Play Railway"" and ""Velocity"" exhibits from the Betty Brinn Children's Museum. The museum had 22,419 visitors between January 2017 and June 2017, a 65% increase over the previous year.Weekly outreach programming to Key Zone wrapped up successfully in May. The Manoomin exhibit has provided a foundation for Ojibwe programs that have brought in a number of new field trips, with specific outreach to the Fond du Lac Reservation. Overall, spring field trips were up 9% over the previous year.New partnerships have raised the museum's visibility and leveraged additional funding; Duluth Sister Cities International received $1000 to subcontract a Travelling Trunk from the museum and a $10,000 DNR grant is pending with Positive Energy Outdoors for St. Louis River Estuary programming. The Greater Downtown Council has created a ""Discovery Zone"" during their popular Sidewalk Days to be managed by the museum.",,,,145500,,"Patty Cartier, Retired; Kelly Davidson. Area Manager, Viking Automatic Sprinkler Co.; John E. Erickson, Partner, DSGW Architects (Past Chair of the Board); Kyle K. Johnson, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, Johnson Insurance Consultants; Dana Kazel, Communications Manager, St. Louis County; JoAnn Mattson, Director of HR and Risk Management, ZMC Hotels; Troy Peterson, Application Developer, University of Minnesota Duluth; Sandra Robinson, Retired; Stephen Sydow, Operations Manager, Daniel’s Shipping Services (Secretary of the Board); Kyle Terrio-Johnson, Financial Associate, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans (Chair of the Board)",3,"Duluth Children's Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Duluth Children's Museum is a place for every family to learn and play. Highlighting local cultures through new exhibits, programming, and partnership, the museum will draw new audiences. ",,,2016-08-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cameron,"Bloom Kruger","Duluth Children's Museum","115 S. 29th Ave. W",Duluth,Minnesota,55806,218-733-7543,cbloomkruger@duluthchildrensmuseum.org,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Pine, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/building-regional-significance-through-play-and-learning-duluth-childrens-museum-ii,,,,
26304,"Project Grant",2014,6175,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","We expect to have 100 films submitted involving as 750-1500 artists combined. Most will be adults but one of our goals is educating minors in video production. We will have at least 5 films from minors and also aide in the creation of 5 local films that will be shown at the festival. Our goal this year is reach international filmmakers. We will increase our foreign submissions from 1 to 6 films this year. We will have 6 shows with an average attendance of 125 people for a total of 750 patrons.We use submission forms for the films that are shown at the festival. It tells us how many adults, minors, men and women worked on each project and how involved they were. With most projects using anywhere from 10-25 (or more) people we will be able to show art that a lot of people worked on and are proud of. In order to account for the patrons we will sell tickets. This will allow us to track how many people have attended each showing.","Sought 100 submissions from 750-1500 artists and got 289 submissions from 3000+ artists. We wanted to go from 1 to 6 foreign submissions this year and got over 150 from 34 countries (map in ""Project Description and Grant Evaluation""). We were able to show 38 films in 7 shows. At least 1144 separate artists participated in those films. We were able to show four shorts and 29 stop-motion films made by minors. We used our 2014 Saint Cloud Film Festival Submission Form to get that data. We wanted 750 patrons an",,6075,"Other, local or private",12250,,"John Scott, Jody Barth, Jason Ewert, Zil Lambert, Bria Skalsky, Daniel Barth, Felip Costaglioli, Mo Phili, Chris Jordan, Jennifer Penzkover",,"Saint Cloud Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Project Grant",,"2014 St Cloud Film Festival",2014-10-02,2014-10-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Scott,"Saint Cloud Film Festival","6280 County Rd 120 Ste 323","St Cloud",MN,56303,"(320) 493-9019 ",StCloudFilmFestival@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Central Minnesota Arts Board",,"Stearns, Benton, Sherburne, Wright, Hennepin, St. Louis, Clay",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/project-grant-115,"Chris Rasmussen: Minnesota Citizens for the Arts Board Member, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Fine Arts Programming Advisory Council Member; Mike Carlson: Art Teacher, Fall Musical Director, Potter; John Stander: active in Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Janice Courtney: Arts Adviser/Assistant Director of the Saint Cloud State University Program Board; Helene Woods: Board Member of the Monticello Arts Council; Leslie Hanlon: Director of Fundraising and Marketing for the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Fine Arts Series; Doug Lien: Watercolorist, Member of the Central Minnesota Watercolorists, Member of Artists of Minnesota, Community Education Art Class instructor.","Chris Rasmussen: Minnesota Citizens for the Arts Board Member, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Fine Arts Programming Advisory Council Member; Mike Carlson: Art Teacher, Fall Musical Director, Potter; John Stander: active in Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Janice Courtney: Arts Adviser/Assistant Director of the Saint Cloud State University Program Board; Helene Woods: Board Member of the Monticello Arts Council; Leslie Hanlon: Director of Fundraising and Marketing for the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Fine Arts Series; Doug Lien: Watercolorist, Member of the Central Minnesota Watercolorists, Member of Artists of Minnesota, Community Education Art Class instructor.",,No
30624,"Project Grant",2015,4200,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","Recovery Plus clients will report benefits from art programming that will help sustain their sobriety and maintain their recovery programs. Clients will report stress reduction (1-10). Clients will demonstrate the ability to apply learned techniques in assigned projects. Clients will continue to use learned techniques outside of classroom for ongoing benefit. Track number of disciplines offered. Track numbers of classes offered. Artists will complete satisfaction survey. Tracking numbers served. Track student survey results. Track the number of completed projects. Track whether students applied the technique(s) learned in class.","Recovery Plus clients, who participated in the Artist in Residency Program reported emotional and creative benefits that are known to enhance a sobriety plan. Outcome measures used: tracking number of completed projects, tracking ability to apply learned techniques to project, receive of client feedback sheets, clinical observation of licensed professional, and group discussions.",,4800,"Other, local or private",9000,,"Teresa Bohnen, Craig Broman, Sarah Carter, Chris Cobern, Ronald Hansen, Kare Hennes, Mary Jackle, Cindy Jensen Melloy, Tom Knobloch, Diaviinder Malhotra, Maria Mallory, Edward Martin-Chaffee, Melinda Sanders, James Schlepper",,"CentraCare Health Foundation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Project Grant",,"Recovery Plus Artist in Residency Program",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Pat,Mohr,"CentraCare Health Foundation","1406 6th Ave N","St Cloud",MN,56303,"(320) 251-2700 ",mohrp@centracare.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Central Minnesota Arts Board",,"Stearns, Benton, Sherburne, Wright, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, McLeod, St. Louis, Crow Wing",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/project-grant-131,"Alicia Peters: College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Education instructor, Vice President of Millstream Arts Festival, Minnesota Street Market Co-op Chair; Janice Courtney: Stearns County Arts Adviser/Assistant Director of the Saint Cloud State University Program Board; Britt Aamodt: Central Minnesota Arts Board grantee, Jerome Foundation grantee, Anderson Center resident artist, playwright, author; Godfre Leung: Assistant Professor of Art History, author.","Mike Carlson: Foley High School Art Teacher, Fall Musical Director, Potter; Leslie Hanlon: Director of Fundraising and Marketing for the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John’s University Fine Arts Series; Al Hams: Founder of Al's Music, author; Linda Brobeck: visual artist, owner of Crow River North LLC; George Minerich: photographer, environmental professional; Ken Barry: Blues Musician, photographer.",,
30647,"Project Grant",2015,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Measured outcomes will be a slight increase in number of artists but also a higher quality of art presented. We will continue to ask our jury to use greater discretion in accordance to our criteria for artists. So, while we would like to continue to increase our numbers to a maximum of 70 artists, another measured outcome will be to increase numbers while maintaining quality of art on display. Another measured outcome will be to continue to increase Festival attendance by 10%. The number and quality of applications received, the number and quality of artists selected to participate by our independent jury, and the estimated crowd attendance (measured through input from the Saint Joseph Police Department and our experienced food vendors) are the methods we use to gauge whether or not we achieved our stated measurable outcomes.","More visibility for the works of authors and poets: ôThe Bookend,ö a large tent provided for authors, was busy throughout the day. Make Millstream a welcoming community for artists and offer a wide variety of art: artist feedback through our online survey showed that most felt very positive about their experience. Out of 34 responses, 15 stated that they had ôbetter than expectedö sales. Overall number of artists and quality of art increased: we received great feedback from attendees and artists.",,12500,"Other, local or private",17500,,"Mary Niedenfuer, Mary Degiovanni, Alicia Peters, Margy Hughes, Thomasette Scheeler, Danielle Taylor, Alison Bell, Jean Dotzler, Jeff Engholm, Molly Renslow, Doug Lien",,"Millstream Arts Festival, Inc. AKA Millstream Arts Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Project Grant",,"Millstream Arts Festival",2015-09-01,2015-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Niedenfuer,"Millstream Arts Festival, Inc. AKA Millstream Arts Festival","PO Box 448","St Joseph",MN,56374,"(320) 363-7723 ",mniedenfuer@csbsju.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Central Minnesota Arts Board",,"Stearns, Benton, Sherburne, Wright, Hennepin, Ramsey, Morrison, Douglas, Chisago, Anoka, Kanabec, St. Louis, Todd, Isanti, Carver, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Wabasha, Itasca, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/project-grant-142,"Alicia Peters: College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Education instructor, Vice President of Millstream Arts Festival, Minnesota Street Market Co-op Chair; Janice Courtney: Stearns County Arts Adviser/Assistant Director of the Saint Cloud State University Program Board; Britt Aamodt: Central Minnesota Arts Board grantee, Jerome Foundation grantee, Anderson Center resident artist, playwright, author; Godfre Leung: Assistant Professor of Art History, author.","Mike Carlson: Foley High School Art Teacher, Fall Musical Director, Potter; Leslie Hanlon: Director of Fundraising and Marketing for the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John’s University Fine Arts Series; Al Hams: Founder of Al's Music, author; Linda Brobeck: visual artist, owner of Crow River North LLC; George Minerich: photographer, environmental professional; Ken Barry: Blues Musician, photographer.",,
10023550,"Project Grant",2022,7545,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will host the 32nd Annual Sinclair Lewis Writers Conference in Sauk Centre, continuing our artistic goal of instructing and mentoring writers of all ages and backgrounds.; Our primary outcome is to increase participant access to professional writers while providing practical knowledge relating to participants' particular areas of writing. Another outcome is the ability to attract professional writers who can connect with participants of all skill levels to serve as presenters. A third outcome is to continue to attract writers of all ages and abilities from central Minnesota to attend the conference. These main outcomes will be measured from the participant feedback forms that we gather at the end of the conference day. Perhaps the best evidence that points to our achieved outcomes is the fact that we have sponsored this conference each year since 1990, attracting 70-100 writers per year. Many of the participants have attended more than one conference. We receive requests from professional writers to be speakers at our conferences. We have succeeded in attracting the best of Minnesota writers to be speakers, including Robert Bly, Bill Holm, Jon Hassler, Will Weaver, Douglas Wood, Gary Paulsen, Kevin Kling, Frederick Manfred, Leif Enger, Faith Sullivan, Joyce Sutphen, James Bradley and many more. These key outcomes all provide evidence that the Sinclair Lewis Writers Conference meets a need and achieves its outcome goals. We will gather written feedback from all participants at the conference, both in-person and virtual. We will than collate the data to use as a planning tool for future writers conferences.; We measure our outcomes by asking each participant and presenter to provide written feedback concerning their conference experience. The feedback form is included in each participant's and presenter's registration folder that they receive at the start of the day. We gather the completed feedback forms at the end of the day and collate the responses. Many of our presenters, in fact, have been suggested by participants in this manner. One way to measure our outcomes is by the percentage of returning participants that we attract each year. The Sinclair Lewis Writers Conference enjoys a high degree of loyalty among both participants and presenters, many of whom ask to return as speakers for future conferences.","Provide a forum for 150+ artists to exhibit/sell their work to a large public audience. Provide art experience for 1,500 youth in various media in the Little Lemons Children's Area. Offer an evening concert to more than 1,000. Send post-event evaluation to art vendors. Evaluate options for activities in the Little Lemon's area. Survey audience to gather feedback on event.","Achieved proposed outcomes",7230,"Other,local or private",14775,,"Jim Umhoefer: president, Roberta Oson: vice president, Deb Himsl: treasurer, Tracy Tamillo: secretary, Mark Roberg: board member, John Rasmussen: board member, Pat Lewis: board member, Mike Carlson: board member, Eric Torgerson: board member, Nancy Weyer:",,"Sinclair Lewis Foundation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Project Grant",,"Sinclair Lewis 2022 Writers Conference",2022-10-07,2022-10-08,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,James,Umhoefer,"Sinclair Lewis Foundation","39336 Wild Rose CT","Sauk Centre",MN,56378,"(320) 352-2735",umhoefer@mainstreetcom.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Central Minnesota Arts Board",,"Benton, Sherburne, Stearns, Wright, Douglas, Pope, Hennepin, Washington, Dakota, Morrison, St. Louis, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/project-grant-495,"Buddy King: CMAB Board Char, St Cloud Playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, engaged in numerous youth arts initiatives in the community; Linda Brobeck: CMAB Board Vice Chair, Minnesota visual artist and owner of Crow River North, LLC., has served on a number of non-profit boards; Sean Donahue: CMAB Board Tresurer, Performing arts technician; Professional light and sound designer, operator and trainer; Musician with musical instrument, equipment retail experience; Large event and project manager; Joyce Lyons: CMAB Board Secretary, CMA actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Comm Orchestra Advisory Board; Jo McMullen-Boyer: CMAB Board Member, Station Manage of KVSC Radio, Grant writer, Music Concert Projucer, Community Events Organizer; Spencer Madsen: CMAB Board Member, Writer; educator; theatrical performer; aspiring filmmaker and visual artist; B.A. in English Education; M.A. in American Literature; orchardist at Clear Lake Cider; Gretchen Boulka: CMAB Board Member, Director of Performing Arts at Paramount Center for the Arts, arts administrator with background in development, special events, program management, marketing and communications; musician, member of the Association for Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) and on the Board of Directors for Minnesota Presenters Network; Tanya Piatz-Sandberg: CMAB Board Member, Visual Merchandiser with 3D display experience, fashion, event execution, and corporate shop concepts; 2D visual artist specializing in illustration and photography","Buddy King: CMAB Board Char, St Cloud Playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, engaged in numerous youth arts initiatives in the community; Linda Brobeck: CMAB Board Vice Chair, Minnesota visual artist and owner of Crow River North, LLC., has served on a number of non-profit boards; Sean Donahue: CMAB Board Tresurer, Performing arts technician; Professional light and sound designer, operator and trainer; Musician with musical instrument, equipment retail experience; Large event and project manager; Joyce Lyons: CMAB Board Secretary, CMA actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Comm Orchestra Advisory Board; Jo McMullen-Boyer: CMAB Board Member, Station Manage of KVSC Radio, Grant writer, Music Concert Projucer, Community Events Organizer; Spencer Madsen: CMAB Board Member, Writer; educator; theatrical performer; aspiring filmmaker and visual artist; B.A. in English Education; M.A. in American Literature; orchardist at Clear Lake Cider; Gretchen Boulka: CMAB Board Member, Director of Performing Arts at Paramount Center for the Arts, arts administrator with background in development, special events, program management, marketing and communications; musician, member of the Association for Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) and on the Board of Directors for Minnesota Presenters Network; Tanya Piatz-Sandberg: CMAB Board Member, Visual Merchandiser with 3D display experience, fashion, event execution, and corporate shop concepts; 2D visual artist specializing in illustration and photography","Central Minnesota Arts Board, Leslie LeCuyer (320) 968-4290",1
10023545,"Project Grant",2022,8000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Exhibiting fine art to a wide audience. Educating the public on the importance of art and creativity. Allowing artists and their art to be recognized by the public. Inclusivity with a goal of better cultural understanding and acceptance.; As was mentioned earlier, our goals include exhibiting fine, handmade art to a wide audience who may otherwise not experience it first-hand. Direct contact with the artist, and in some cases, demonstrations, can educate and enlighten the public and lead to a greater awareness of the importance of art and creativity in our lives. So much of the art at Millstream has a connection to nature through its organic origins--whether it's clay for pottery, wool or leather for fiber art, glass, metal or wood. Art can bring a deeper appreciation of nature and vice versa. Another expected outcome is for artists to contribute to their livelihoods and to have their art recognized by the general public. We will strive for inclusivity with our artists, performers and audience with a goal of better cultural understanding and acceptance. Evaluation includes surveys of our artists and local businesses and comments/suggestions via word of mouth from our patrons.","Attendance increased over previous Art Fairs. The in person Survey by MCBS Board members, volunteers and Art Fair Committee during the Art Fair evaluated a sizable population of different cultural heritages, physical abilities, ages and visitors from areas outside of our local community. The online evaluation through website and Facebook showed positive comments and intent to return next year.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",6907,"Other,local or private",14907,,"Alicia Peters, Mary Niedenfuer, Mary Degiovanni, Danielle Taylor, board member, Jessie Chandler, Alison Brown Bell, board member, Thomasette Scheeler, OSB, board member.",,"Millstream Arts Festival, Inc. AKA Millstream Arts Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Project Grant",,"Millstream Arts Festival 2022",2022-08-28,2022-08-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Niedenfuer,"Millstream Arts Festival, Inc. AKA Millstream Arts Festival","PO Box 448","St Joseph",MN,56374,"(320) 363-7723",jm@dancingbearscompany.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Central Minnesota Arts Board",,"Stearns, Benton, Sherburne, Mille Lacs, Wright, Scott, Hennepin, Ramsey, Morrison, Douglas, Chisago, Anoka, Kanabec, St. Louis, Todd, Isanti, Hubbard, Carver, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Le Sueur, Dakota, McLeod, McLeod, McLeod",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/project-grant-490,"Buddy King: CMAB Board Char, St Cloud Playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, engaged in numerous youth arts initiatives in the community; Linda Brobeck: CMAB Board Vice Chair, Minnesota visual artist and owner of Crow River North, LLC., has served on a number of non-profit boards; Sean Donahue: CMAB Board Tresurer, Performing arts technician; Professional light and sound designer, operator and trainer; Musician with musical instrument, equipment retail experience; Large event and project manager; Joyce Lyons: CMAB Board Secretary, CMA actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Comm Orchestra Advisory Board; Jo McMullen-Boyer: CMAB Board Member, Station Manage of KVSC Radio, Grant writer, Music Concert Projucer, Community Events Organizer; Spencer Madsen: CMAB Board Member, Writer; educator; theatrical performer; aspiring filmmaker and visual artist; B.A. in English Education; M.A. in American Literature; orchardist at Clear Lake Cider; Gretchen Boulka: CMAB Board Member, Director of Performing Arts at Paramount Center for the Arts, arts administrator with background in development, special events, program management, marketing and communications; musician, member of the Association for Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) and on the Board of Directors for Minnesota Presenters Network; Tanya Piatz-Sandberg: CMAB Board Member, Visual Merchandiser with 3D display experience, fashion, event execution, and corporate shop concepts; 2D visual artist specializing in illustration and photography","Buddy King: CMAB Board Char, St Cloud Playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, engaged in numerous youth arts initiatives in the community; Linda Brobeck: CMAB Board Vice Chair, Minnesota visual artist and owner of Crow River North, LLC., has served on a number of non-profit boards; Sean Donahue: CMAB Board Tresurer, Performing arts technician; Professional light and sound designer, operator and trainer; Musician with musical instrument, equipment retail experience; Large event and project manager; Joyce Lyons: CMAB Board Secretary, CMA actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Comm Orchestra Advisory Board; Jo McMullen-Boyer: CMAB Board Member, Station Manage of KVSC Radio, Grant writer, Music Concert Projucer, Community Events Organizer; Spencer Madsen: CMAB Board Member, Writer; educator; theatrical performer; aspiring filmmaker and visual artist; B.A. in English Education; M.A. in American Literature; orchardist at Clear Lake Cider; Gretchen Boulka: CMAB Board Member, Director of Performing Arts at Paramount Center for the Arts, arts administrator with background in development, special events, program management, marketing and communications; musician, member of the Association for Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) and on the Board of Directors for Minnesota Presenters Network; Tanya Piatz-Sandberg: CMAB Board Member, Visual Merchandiser with 3D display experience, fashion, event execution, and corporate shop concepts; 2D visual artist specializing in illustration and photography","Central Minnesota Arts Board, Leslie LeCuyer (320) 968-4290",1
10028763,"Project Grant",2023,7760,,"ACHF Arts Access","Our primary outcome is to increase participant access to professional writers while providing practical knowledge relating to participants' particular areas of writing. Another outcome is the ability to attract professional writers who can connect with participants of all skill levels to serve as presenters. A third outcome is to continue to attract writers of all ages and abilities from central Minnesota to attend the conference. These main outcomes will be measured from the participant feedback forms that we gather at the end of the conference day. Perhaps the best evidence that points to our achieved outcomes is the fact that we have sponsored this conference each year since 1990, attracting 70-100 writers per year. Many of the participants have attended more than one conference. We receive requests from professional writers to be speakers at our conferences. We have succeeded in attracting the best of Minnesota writers to be speakers, including Robert Bly, Bill Holm, Jon Hassler, Will Weaver, Douglas Wood, Gary Paulsen, Kevin Kling, Frederick Manfred, Leif Enger, Faith Sullivan, Joyce Sutphen, James Bradley and many more. These key outcomes all provide evidence that the Sinclair Lewis Writers Conference meets a need and achieves its outcome goals. ; The Sinclair Lewis 2023 Writers Conference is one of the longest-running, most respected writers conferences in the Midwest, offering all writers a chance to hone their craft and to form networks. We measure our outcomes by asking each participant and presenter to provide written feedback concerning their conference experience. The feedback form is included in each participant's and presenter's registration folder that they receive at the start of the day. We gather the completed feedback forms at the end of the day and collate the responses. Many of our presenters, in fact, have been suggested by participants in this manner. One way to measure our outcomes is by the percentage of returning participants that we attract each year. The Sinclair Lewis Writers Conference enjoys a high degree of loyalty among both participants and presenters, many of whom ask to return as speakers for future conferences.; We will provide a written feedback form to each participant for them to rate their experience regarding writing skills learned and networks formed.","Our goal has always been to perpetuate and celebrate the memory and works of Sinclair Lewis and to mentor writers as Lewis himself did. Sponsoring 33 writers conferences since 1990 addresses our goal. We evaluate our outcomes based on written feedback rec","Achieved proposed outcomes",7570,"Other,local or private",15330,,"Jim Umhoefer: president, Roberta Oson: vice president, Deb Himsl: treasurer, Tracy Tamillo: secretary, Mark Roberg: board member, John Rasmussen: board member, Pat Lewis: board member, Mike Carlson: board member, Eric Torgerson: board member, Nancy Weyer:",,"Sinclair Lewis Foundation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Project Grant",,"The Sinclair Lewis 2023 Writers Conference is one of the longest-running, most respected writers conferences in the Midwest, offering all writers a chance to hone their craft and to form networks.",2023-10-06,2023-10-07,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,James,Umhoefer,"Sinclair Lewis Foundation","39336 Wild Rose CT","Sauk Centre",MN,56378,"(320) 352-2735",umhoefer@mainstreetcom.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Central Minnesota Arts Board",,"Benton, Sherburne, Stearns, Wright, Douglas, Pope, Hennepin, Washington, Dakota, Morrison, St. Louis, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/project-grant-554,"Buddy King: CMAB Board Char, St Cloud Playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, engaged in numerous youth arts initiatives in the community; Joyce Lyons: CMAB Board Secretary, CMA actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Comm Orchestra Advisory Board; Denise Todd: CMAB Board Member, Dance Valdosta State University; U.S. Air Force Veteran, Geospatial Intelligence Analyst; undergraduate at St. Cloud State University pursuing a Major in Community Health; Jo McMullen-Boyer: CMAB Board Member, Station Manage of KVSC Radio, Grant writer, Music Concert Projucer, Community Events Organizer; Spencer Madsen: CMAB Board Member, Writer; educator; theatrical performer; aspiring filmmaker and visual artist; B.A. in English Education; M.A. in American Literature; orchardist at Clear Lake Cider; Gretchen Boulka: CMAB Board Member, Director of Performing Arts at Paramount Center for the Arts, arts administrator with background in development, special events, program management, marketing and communications; musician, member of the Association for Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) and on the Board of Directors for Minnesota Presenters Network;","Buddy King: CMAB Board Char, St Cloud Playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, engaged in numerous youth arts initiatives in the community; Joyce Lyons: CMAB Board Secretary, CMA actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Comm Orchestra Advisory Board; Denise Todd: CMAB Board Member, Dance Valdosta State University; U.S. Air Force Veteran, Geospatial Intelligence Analyst; undergraduate at St. Cloud State University pursuing a Major in Community Health; Jo McMullen-Boyer: CMAB Board Member, Station Manage of KVSC Radio, Grant writer, Music Concert Projucer, Community Events Organizer; Spencer Madsen: CMAB Board Member, Writer; educator; theatrical performer; aspiring filmmaker and visual artist; B.A. in English Education; M.A. in American Literature; orchardist at Clear Lake Cider; Gretchen Boulka: CMAB Board Member, Director of Performing Arts at Paramount Center for the Arts, arts administrator with background in development, special events, program management, marketing and communications; musician, member of the Association for Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) and on the Board of Directors for Minnesota Presenters Network;",,2
10019639,"Protecting Minnesota's Lakes of Outstanding Biological Significance",2022,1477000,"ML 2021, First Sp. Session, Ch. 1, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 5(f)","$1,477,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to acquire land in permanent conservation easements and to restore and enhance lakes of outstanding biological significance in northeast and north-central Minnesota. Of this amount, up to $168,000 is for establishing a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed acquisitions must be included as part of the required accomplishment plan. ","Healthy populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species - Shorelands are protected from development and fragmentation This program will permanently protect 216 acres of the most biologically outstanding shoreland in northern Minnesota and approximately 0.5 miles of undeveloped shoreline. Measure: Acres/shoreland protected",,,180000,"Private Landowners",1450000,27000,,0.26,MLT,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","This program will bring focused conservation to one of Minnesota's priority aquatic resources, Lakes of Outstanding Biological Significance. These threatened lakes possess outstanding fisheries and provide habitat for a variety of SGCN; yet, at present, no habitat protection program specifically targets these priority resources. Through this proposal, the Minnesota Land Trust will protect through perpetual conservation easements 1/2 mile of shoreland and 216 acres of habitat associated with the top 10% of these lakes in northeast and northcentral Minnesota.","Minnesota's lakeshore systems comprise one of the most biologically important habitats in the state for fish, game and wildlife. Yet, these systems are highly threatened due to intense shoreland development and non-compatible management. Development and disturbance of Minnesota's remaining sensitive shoreland continues to be a threat identified in many of the State's resource protection plans, including the most recent One Watershed One Plans that are in development across the state. In a refinement of the Minnesota Land Trust's successful Critical Shorelands program (recommended for funding across 5 phases by LSOHC), this proposal focuses on a subset of critical lakeshore systems in northeast and northcentral Minnesota ? Lakes of Outstanding Biological Significance. Although successful conservation programs have emerged around the protection of two statewide lake system priorities ? 1. cisco (tullibee) lake protection by the Northern Waters Land Trust and Minnesota Land Trust, and 2. wild rice lakes by BWSR through the RIM Wild Rice program ? a major gap in protection exists. A third conservation priority, lakes ranked by the Minnesota DNR as having outstanding biodiversity significance, has no protection program specifically targeting it. It is this gap in the state's lake protection toolbox that our proposal aims to fill. To preserve this important component of Minnesota's aquatic natural heritage, MLT proposes to target the top 10% of these ?Lakes of Outstanding Biological Significance? and protect their significant shorelands through conservation easements. These lakes represent the best of the best aquatic and shoreland habitat, and are characterized by exceptional fisheries (both game and non-game), high aquatic plant richness and floristic quality, and populations of endangered or threatened plant species and imperiled lake bird species. This work builds on the past success of MLT's Critical Shorelands Program. Through this proposal, the Land Trust will protect 0.5 miles of threatened shoreland and 216 acres of associated upland habitat by acquiring permanent conservation easements from willing landowners. Project priorities and conservation opportunities will be informed by a combination of GIS analyses to score and rank high-quality target parcels and consultation with local partners. We will continue to target projects that help complete gaps in existing protected land, contain the highest-quality habitat, and provide the greatest leverage to the state. The Land Trust will employ its market-based RFP system for identifying, prioritizing and completing conservation easements in this program area. Outcomes from this project include: 1) healthy populations of fish, waterfowl, and Species in Greatest Conservation Need; 2) maintaining water quality of aquatic resources; 3) increased participation of private landowners in habitat projects; and 4) enhancement of prior state and local investments made in shoreland and forest conservation in the region. The Land Trust will strategically target target complexes of protect lands in which these outcomes are maximized.",,2021-07-01,2025-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Wayne,Ostlie,"Minnesota Land Trust","2356 University Avenue W Suite 240","St. Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 917-6292",wostlie@mnland.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Cass, Cook, Itasca, Lake, St. Louis","Northern Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/protecting-minnesotas-lakes-outstanding-biological-significance,,,,
2150,"Protection of Granite Rock Outcrop Ecosystem",2010,1500000,"M.L. 2009, Chp. 143, Sec. 2, Subd. 04h","$1,500,000 is from the trust fund to the Board of Water and Soil Resources, in cooperation with the Renville Soil and Water Conservation District, to acquire perpetual easements of unique granite rock outcrops located in the Upper Minnesota River Valley and to restore their ecological integrity.","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".",,67000,,,,,,"Renville Soil and Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","Granite rock outcrops along the Upper Minnesota River are among the oldest exposed rock in North America, dating back approximately 3.6 billion years. These outcrops are also home to rare and specialized plant and animal communities rarely found elsewhere in Minnesota, including several types of cactus and one of Minnesota's only three lizard species, the five-lined skink. However, these rock outcrops are increasingly threatened by mining, overgrazing, and development. Through this appropriation, the Renville County Soil and Water Conservation District is working with Minnesota's Board of Water and Soil Resources to acquire conservation easements that will permanently preserve approximately 580 acres of this endangered habitat in Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Redwood, Renville and Yellow Medicine counties. Overall Project Outcome and Results A total of 560.4 acres of rare and unique Minnesota River Valley landscape were permanently protected and sixteen landowners were paid $1,379,814 for voluntarily placing perpetual conservation easements on those acres. Five counties participated in the project including Lac qui Parle, Chippewa, Yellow Medicine, Redwood and Renville. Easement applications were scored by resource professional teams and funding was based on those scores. Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) employees saw a need to protect the natural environment and to provide economically viable choices for the landowners. The Minnesota River Valley contains exposed ancient granite rock outcrops that provide unique landscape features and habitat for specialized plant and animal communities rarely found elsewhere in Minnesota. No programs existed that would give landowners a payment if they chose to protect the area from development by mining, overgrazing and other development interests. Rock outcrops are a component of the Minnesota River's riparian zone, and destruction of this unique habitat degrades water quality and wildlife habitat in the Minnesota River and its tributaries. Removal of the rock results in severe degradation and permanent loss of these unique landscape features. The Minnesota River Corridor is easily susceptible to fragmentation because it comprises such a small percentage of the Minnesota River Watershed. Past development activities and mining operations have already fragmented large areas of the fragile Minnesota River Corridor. Demand for aggregate is growing as our population and infrastructure grow. Interest in mining exposed granite rock outcrops in the Minnesota River Valley is high because the rock is readily available and there is no overburden to remove. This encourages the practice of horizontal mining, removing the easiest and most profitable rock, and moving on. Unlike gravel mining operations, there is no reclamation plan possible for replacing this unique landscape feature once it is removed. ",,"Final Report ",2009-07-01,2012-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Thomas,Kalahar,"Renville Soil and Water Conservation District","1008 W Lincoln",Olivia,MN,56277,320-523-1559,kalahar@yahoo.com,"Land Acquisition, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/protection-granite-rock-outcrop-ecosystem,,,,
710,"Protection of Rare Granite Rock Outcrop Ecosystem",2011,1382000,"M.L. 2010, Chp. 362, Sec. 2, Subd. 04e","$1,800,000 is from the trust fund to the Board of Water and Soil Resources, in cooperation with the Renville Soil and Water Conservation District, to continue to acquire perpetual easements of unique granite rock outcrops, located in the Upper Minnesota River Valley. $418,000 of this appropriation is for fiscal year 2010 and is available the day following final enactment.","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,,,,,"Renville Soil and Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","PROJECT OVERVIEW Granite rock outcrops along the Upper Minnesota River are among the oldest exposed rock in North America, dating back approximately 3.6 billion years. These outcrops are also home to rare and specialized plant and animal communities rarely found elsewhere in Minnesota, including several types of cactus and one of Minnesota's only three lizard species, the five-lined skink. However, these rock outcrops are increasingly threatened by mining, overgrazing, and development. Through this appropriation, the Renville County Soil and Water Conservation District is working with Minnesota's Board of Water and Soil Resources to acquire conservation easements that will permanently preserve approximately 700 acres of this endangered habitat in Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Redwood, Renville and Yellow Medicine counties. OVERALL PROJECT OUTCOME AND RESULTS A total of 748.4 acres of rare and unique Minnesota River Valley landscape were permanently protected and sixteen landowners were paid $1,741,580 for voluntarily placing perpetual conservation easements on those acres. Five counties participated in the project including Lac qui Parle, Chippewa, Yellow Medicine, Redwood, and Renville. Easement applications were scored by resource professional teams and funding was based on those scores. Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) employees saw a need to protect the natural environment and to provide economically viable choices for the landowners. The Minnesota River Valley contains exposed ancient granite rock outcrops that provide unique landscape features and habitat for specialized plant and animal communities rarely found elsewhere in Minnesota. No programs existed that would give landowners a payment if they chose to protect the area from development by mining, overgrazing, and other development interests. Rock outcrops are a component of the Minnesota River's riparian zone, and destruction of this unique habitat degrades water quality and wildlife habitat in the Minnesota River and its tributaries. Removal of the rock results in severe degradation and permanent loss of these unique landscape features. The Minnesota River Corridor is easily susceptible to fragmentation because it comprises such a small percentage of the Minnesota River Watershed. Past development activities and mining operations have already fragmented large areas of the fragile Minnesota River Corridor. Demand for aggregate is growing as our population and infrastructure grow. Interest in mining exposed granite rock outcrops in the Minnesota River Valley is high because the rock is readily available and there is no overburden to remove. This encourages the practice of horizontal mining, removing the easiest and most profitable rock, and moving on. Unlike gravel mining operations, there is no reclamation plan possible for replacing this unique landscape feature once it is removed. PROJECT RESULTS USE AND DISSEMINATION The Renville SWCD website (www.renvilleswcd.com/) continues to update the public on the Rock Outcrop projects by posting information & photos in the ""News"" section of the website. Each SWCD in Minnesota is required to maintain a website. Those websites contain information on available programs and update the public on current topics of interest in the county. Each SWCD has a unique position within their community to deliver conservation programs. SWCDs are the local ""go to"" agency for conservation program delivery and the staff are both trusted and respected by local landowners. Each SWCD office will personally contact landowners who have high quality rock outcrop landscapes on their property. This one-on-one contact will be a major source of providing information to the public. Individual SWCD offices will continue to keep their local press informed on the progress of the program. In November 2009 the West Central Tribune featured a front page story which reported on Mr. Kalahar's appearance at the Renville County Board work session where he updated the County Board on the status of the project.",,"FINAL REPORT",2010-07-01,2013-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Thomas,Kalahar,"Renville Soil and Water Conservation District","1008 W Lincoln",Olivia,MN,56277,"(320) 523-1559",kalahar@yahoo.com,"Land Acquisition, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/protection-rare-granite-rock-outcrop-ecosystem,,,,
710,"Protection of Rare Granite Rock Outcrop Ecosystem",2010,418000,"M.L. 2010, Chp. 362, Sec. 2, Subd. 04e","$1,800,000 is from the trust fund to the Board of Water and Soil Resources, in cooperation with the Renville Soil and Water Conservation District, to continue to acquire perpetual easements of unique granite rock outcrops, located in the Upper Minnesota River Valley. $418,000 of this appropriation is for fiscal year 2010 and is available the day following final enactment.","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,,,,,"Renville Soil and Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","PROJECT OVERVIEW Granite rock outcrops along the Upper Minnesota River are among the oldest exposed rock in North America, dating back approximately 3.6 billion years. These outcrops are also home to rare and specialized plant and animal communities rarely found elsewhere in Minnesota, including several types of cactus and one of Minnesota's only three lizard species, the five-lined skink. However, these rock outcrops are increasingly threatened by mining, overgrazing, and development. Through this appropriation, the Renville County Soil and Water Conservation District is working with Minnesota's Board of Water and Soil Resources to acquire conservation easements that will permanently preserve approximately 700 acres of this endangered habitat in Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Redwood, Renville and Yellow Medicine counties. OVERALL PROJECT OUTCOME AND RESULTS A total of 748.4 acres of rare and unique Minnesota River Valley landscape were permanently protected and sixteen landowners were paid $1,741,580 for voluntarily placing perpetual conservation easements on those acres. Five counties participated in the project including Lac qui Parle, Chippewa, Yellow Medicine, Redwood, and Renville. Easement applications were scored by resource professional teams and funding was based on those scores. Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) employees saw a need to protect the natural environment and to provide economically viable choices for the landowners. The Minnesota River Valley contains exposed ancient granite rock outcrops that provide unique landscape features and habitat for specialized plant and animal communities rarely found elsewhere in Minnesota. No programs existed that would give landowners a payment if they chose to protect the area from development by mining, overgrazing, and other development interests. Rock outcrops are a component of the Minnesota River's riparian zone, and destruction of this unique habitat degrades water quality and wildlife habitat in the Minnesota River and its tributaries. Removal of the rock results in severe degradation and permanent loss of these unique landscape features. The Minnesota River Corridor is easily susceptible to fragmentation because it comprises such a small percentage of the Minnesota River Watershed. Past development activities and mining operations have already fragmented large areas of the fragile Minnesota River Corridor. Demand for aggregate is growing as our population and infrastructure grow. Interest in mining exposed granite rock outcrops in the Minnesota River Valley is high because the rock is readily available and there is no overburden to remove. This encourages the practice of horizontal mining, removing the easiest and most profitable rock, and moving on. Unlike gravel mining operations, there is no reclamation plan possible for replacing this unique landscape feature once it is removed. PROJECT RESULTS USE AND DISSEMINATION The Renville SWCD website (www.renvilleswcd.com/) continues to update the public on the Rock Outcrop projects by posting information & photos in the ""News"" section of the website. Each SWCD in Minnesota is required to maintain a website. Those websites contain information on available programs and update the public on current topics of interest in the county. Each SWCD has a unique position within their community to deliver conservation programs. SWCDs are the local ""go to"" agency for conservation program delivery and the staff are both trusted and respected by local landowners. Each SWCD office will personally contact landowners who have high quality rock outcrop landscapes on their property. This one-on-one contact will be a major source of providing information to the public. Individual SWCD offices will continue to keep their local press informed on the progress of the program. In November 2009 the West Central Tribune featured a front page story which reported on Mr. Kalahar's appearance at the Renville County Board work session where he updated the County Board on the status of the project.",,"FINAL REPORT",2010-07-01,2013-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Thomas,Kalahar,"Renville Soil and Water Conservation District","1008 W Lincoln",Olivia,MN,56277,"(320) 523-1559",kalahar@yahoo.com,"Land Acquisition, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/protection-rare-granite-rock-outcrop-ecosystem,,,,
10007056,"Protecting Del Clark Lake and Restoring Canby Creek",2019,300000,"The Laws of Minnesota 2017, Chapter 91, Article 2, Section 7(b)","(b) $6,882,000 the first year and $12,618,000 the second year are for grants to protect and restore surface water and drinking water; to keep water on the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect groundwater and drinking water, including feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage treatment system projects and stream bank, stream channel, shoreline restoration, and ravine stabilization projects. The projects must use practices demonstrated to be effective, be of long-lasting public benefit, include a match, and be consistent with total maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation plans, watershed restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS), or local water management plans or their equivalents. A portion of these funds may be used to seek administrative efficiencies through shared resources by multiple local governmental units.","3 structures: 1,258 lbs/yr TP and 1,258 tons/year sediment. 10-yr flow rate reductions: Site 1-20%, Site 2-6% before overflow to 1, Site 3-29%. Targeted upstream practices: 2,700 tons/year sediment removal, 9.7% reduction in discharge, 240 lbs/yr TP.","3 structures: 667 lbs/yr TP and 667 tons/year sediment. 10-yr flow rate reductions: Site 1-24.7%, Site 2-1.7% before overflow to 1, Site 3-0.9%. Targeted upstream practices: 602 tons/year sediment removal, 9.7% reduction in discharge, 560 lbs/yr TP. The big discrepancy between the proposed and final sediment and ""P"" outcomes, were due to the LGU using a much more accurate method to calculate the reduction estimates post construction. This information was not available to the LGU at the time of the application. The 3 basin projects for Del Clark Lake were installed as proposed. The upstream treatment practices fell short of the goal because of increased costs associated with the 3 basin projects leaving less money for upland projects and landowners unwilling to commit to install BMPs during the grant agreement lifespan.","achieved proposed outcomes",68842,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",271927,10721,"Andrew Weber, Darrel Ellefson, David Craigmile, John Cornell, Michael Frank",,"Lac qui Parle-Yellow Bank WD","Local/Regional Government","Del Clark Lake is a regionally unique resource in the Lac qui Parle Watershed. This grant contains both restoration and protection strategies aiming to maintain the quality of this rare and valuable resource in addition to restoring the recently impaired Canby Creek, which feeds into Del Clark Lake. Three grade control structures will be implemented just upstream of Del Clark to protect against sediment and aid in regulating flows. An estimate 240 pounds of phosphorous and 2,700 tons of sediment will be reduced annually.",,"Del Clark Lake, just outside the city of Canby, is a regionally unique resource in the Lac qui Parle Watershed that provides valuable recreational, economic, and flood protection benefits for Canby and surrounding area. It is the only assessed waterbody in the watershed in full support of aquatic recreation. Stonehill Park, on the lake, contains a plethora of handicap accessible camping and recreation activities and hosts an estimated eight to ten thousand annual visitors through the gate. Del Clark is one of three flood control structures (R-1, R-4, R-6) that were constructed in the early 1980s. The structures protect the infrastructure of Canby and surrounding area, including the Drinking Water Supply Management Area MN-00460 north of Canby, from annual flooding. This grant contains both restoration and protection strategies aiming to maintain the quality of this rare and valuable resource in addition to restoring the recently impaired Canby Creek, which feeds into Del Clark Lake, consistent with the state's non-point source management plan (Goal: Fund restoration & protection projects to restore/protect high priority). Canby Creek was assessed as a cold water use stream due to trout stocking and did not meet the threshold for aquatic life but was within the confidence interval. Three grade control structures will be implemented just upstream of Del Clark to protect against sediment and aid in regulating flows. An equal investment will be made in the contributing 20,150-acre watershed to further manage sediment delivery to Del Clark and Canby Creek. Value in 27 upstream targeted source reduction and storage practices is evident as Canby Creek is the only trout stream in the Lac qui Parle Watershed and there is nearly 600 feet of fall, or 50 feet/mile, compared to 4 feet/mile beyond Canby. It is also anticipated the projects will reduce sediment transport beyond Del Clark Lake and contribute towards assisting with the Minnesota River Sediment Reduction Strategy.",2019-04-10,2023-03-14,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Trudy,Hastad,"Lac qui Parle-Yellow Bank WD","600 6th Street, Suite 7 Madison, MN 56256",Madison,MN,56256,320-598-3117,trudy.hastad@lqpco.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Lincoln, Yellow Medicine",,"Lac qui Parle River",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/protecting-del-clark-lake-and-restoring-canby-creek,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no
10033976,"Protecting Minnesota's Lakes of Outstanding Biological Significance - Phase 2",2024,3648000,"ML 2023, Ch. 40, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 5(f)","$3,648,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for agreements to acquire land in fee and permanent conservation easements and to restore and enhance lakes of outstanding biological significance in northeast and north-central Minnesota. Of this amount, $1,507,000 is to Northern Waters Land Trust and $2,141,000 is to Minnesota Land Trust. $192,000 of the amount to Minnesota Land Trust is for establishing a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed acquisitions must be included as part of the required accomplishment plan.","Healthy populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species - Shorelands are protected from development and fragmentation. This program will permanently protect 492 acres associated with some of the most biologically outstanding shoreland in northern Minnesota and approximately 0.65 miles of undeveloped shoreline. Measure: Acres protected",,,408600,"Landowners, Landowners, Lake Associations and USFWS - Midwest Glacial Lake Partnership",3523000,125000,,0.9,"NWLT, MLT","Non-Profit Business/Entity","This program will bring focused conservation to one of Minnesota's priority aquatic resources, Lakes of Outstanding Biological Significance. These threatened lakes possess outstanding fisheries and provide habitat for a variety of Species in Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN); yet, at present, no habitat protection program specifically targets these priority resources. Through this proposal, the Minnesota Land Trust and Northern Waters Land Trust will protect through perpetual conservation easement and fee acquisition 492 acres of habitat and 0.65 miles of shoreland associated with the top 10% of these lakes in northeast and northcentral Minnesota.","Northern Minnesota's lakes comprise one of the most biologically important systems in the state for fish, game and wildlife. They are also one of its most threatened. The development and disturbance of the state's remaining highest quality lakes - Lakes of Outstanding Biological Significance (LOBS) - continues to be a threat identified in many of the State's resource protection plans, including the most recent One-Watershed-One-Plan documents and County Water Plans. These lakes represent the ""best of the best"" aquatic and shoreland habitat and are characterized by exceptional fisheries (both game and non-game), high aquatic plant richness and floristic quality, and populations of endangered or threatened plant and imperiled lake bird species. These lakes are priorities for protection. To preserve this important component of Minnesota's aquatic natural heritage, Minnesota Land Trust (MLT) and Northern Waters Land Trust (NWLT) propose to target these LOBS for protection via conservation easements and fee title acquisition. Fee title acquisitions under this program will be conveyed to the MN DNR for long-term management and permanent protection. This Program fills an otherwise unmet need related to the protection of this resource; no other program is focused principally on the protection of LOBS. This work builds on the success demonstrated in Phases 1-5 of MLTs Critical Shorelands Program and is a continuation of the Protecting Minnesota's Outstanding Biodiversity Lakes Program Phase 1 Program - all funded by the Outdoor Heritage Fund with LSOHC recommendation. NWLT has been added as a program partner due to their capacity to facilitate fee title acquisition of priority properties. Together, program partners MLT and NWLT will protect 492 acres within watersheds of prioritized LOBS through permanent conservation easements and fee title acquisition. Thirty-four of such lakes have been prioritized for action based on an evaluation of DNR's benefit-cost score and investment priorities as identified in the County Water Plans and One-Watershed-One-Plan documents. NWLT submitted a proposal to the Midwest Glacial Lakes Partnership (that is highly ranked and is likely to receive funding) to develop a GIS parcel analysis to further refine and score parcels, and target properties that complete gaps in existing protected land, contain the highest-quality habitat, and provide the greatest leverage to the state. MLT will seek donations of easement value and will purchase easements that help complete key complexes. Conservation easements secured under this program will be drafted to prevent the fragmentation and destruction of habitat and ensure they remain ecologically viable and productive for fish, game and wildlife by prohibiting land uses that negatively impact the important habitat values. Outcomes from this project include: 1) healthier populations of fish, waterfowl, and other species in greatest conservation need; 2) maintaining water quality of priority aquatic resources; 3) increased participation of private landowners in habitat protection projects; and 4) enhancement of prior state and local investments made in shoreland and forest conservation in the region. Program partners will strategically target complexes of protected lands in which these outcomes are maximized.",,2023-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Wayne,Ostlie,"Minnesota Land Trust","2356 University Avenue W Suite 240","St. Paul",MN,55114,651-917-6292,wostlie@mnland.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Beltrami, Cass, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, St. Louis","Northern Forest",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/protecting-minnesotas-lakes-outstanding-biological-significance-phase-2-1,,,,
10033954,"Protection/Enhancement of Public Land Forest Habitats Through Strategic Acquisition of Private Land Inholdings",2024,1046000,"ML 2023, Ch. 40, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 3(c)","$1,046,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with the Ruffed Grouse Society to protect and enhance forest habitats by strategically acquiring private forest land inholdings to provide better public forest management, reduce fragmentation, and provide public access. A list of proposed acquisitions and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","Forestlands are protected from development and fragmentation - Strategic parcels that increase forest management efficiencies, recreational access and enhance forest habitat functionality will be acquired and restored so as to provide sustainable and resilient forest ecosystems for forest wildlife species. Parcels acquired will be transferred to appropriate public forest land administrator/agency, managed as part of their respective processes and plans. Proper ecological vetting of parcels acquired will ensure that intent and outcomes noted in this proposal are addressed with each parcel acquired",,,109700,"Ruffed Grouse Society, Ruffed Grouse Society Waived Indirect and public forest land administrators",1034600,11400,,0.23,"Ruffed Grouse Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","This proposal serves to protect 580 acres and enhance 140 acres of forest habitats within Minnesota's public forests through fee title acquisition of strategic private forest land inholdings in State, County and National Forests. Successful efforts will 1) greatly increase management efficiencies and effectiveness of surrounding public forest lands, 2) address primary forest habitat management concerns of forest habitat loss, degradation, fragmentation, and 3) serve to address critical forest and recreational user access needs. Grant funding will also be used to ensure acquired land is turned over to a public entity with suitable infrastructure and forest habitat.","At its most basic level, forest wildlife habitats can be assessed and managed through a thought process that looks at composition (cover types), pattern (stand, patch size and distribution) and structure (age class) of a forest assessed and managed at a site and landscape scale. However, all too often efficiency and effectiveness of this basic process is complicated or unattainable due to private land inholdings that complicate or, hinders forest habitat management efficiencies (boundary, access issues) and reduces forest habitat effectives (fragmentation). To address these overall forest management and related habitat impediments, this proposal would protect strategic forest habitats through the acquisition of private forest land inholdings. Acquisition process would involve input from public forest land agencies as to priority locations, parcels for protection along with a process to vet a potential acquisition as to intent of the proposal and funding source (Outdoor Heritage Fund). While the primary intent of this project is to protect forest habitats through fee title acquisition, a portion of this proposal's budget is also noted for initial development and forest habitat enhancement needs of the parcels acquired. Initial development may include such needs as a property boundary survey, access development or repair, etc. Forest habitat enhancement efforts, coordinated with public land managing agency, may include a forest cover type inventory, tree planting, invasive species control, etc. to prepare for and complement existing sustainable forest management plans. Process of notifying affected county boards as to tax revenue concerns due to acquisition of private land inholdings will depend on the notification requirements of the public land administrator a parcel is being acquiring for (i.e. State, Federal or County). In all cases the RGS/AWS will notify a county of any acquisition intent or effort instigated by this proposal and will work to address, facilitate any information needs or requests they may have.",,2023-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Scott,Johnson,"Ruffed Grouse Society/American Woodcock Society","100 High Tower Boulevard ",Pittsburgh,PA,15205,412-860-3481,scottj@ruffedgrousesociety.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Cass, Hubbard, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Pine, St. Louis","Northern Forest",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/protectionenhancement-public-land-forest-habitats-through-strategic-acquisition-private-0,,,,
10035254,"Protecting Minnesota's Lakes of Outstanding Biological Significance - Phase 3",2025,3321000,"ML 2024, Ch. 106, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(c )","$3,321,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for agreements to acquire land in fee and permanent conservation easements and to restore and enhance lakes of outstanding biological significance in northeast and north-central Minnesota. Of this amount, $1,083,000 is to the Northern Waters Land Trust and $2,238,000 is to Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $224,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is for establishing a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17.","Healthy populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species - Shorelands are protected from development and fragmentation. This program will permanently protect 484 acres of the most biologically outstanding shoreland in northern Minnesota and approximately 1 mile of undeveloped shoreline. Measure: Acres protected",,,380800,"Landowners and Landowners; Lake Associations",3228000,93000,,1,MLT,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","This program will bring focused conservation to one of Minnesota's priority aquatic resources, Lakes of Outstanding Biological Significance. These threatened lakes possess outstanding fisheries and provide habitat for a variety of Species in Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN); yet, previous to this program, no habitat protection program specifically targeted these priority resources. Through this proposal, the Minnesota Land Trust and Northern Waters Land Trust will protect through perpetual conservation easement and fee acquisition 1 mile of shoreland and 484 acres of habitat associated with the top 10% of these lakes in northeast and northcentral Minnesota.","Northern Minnesota's lakes comprise one of the most biologically important systems in the state for fish, game and wildlife. They are also one of its most threatened. Development and disturbance of the state's remaining highest quality lakes - Lakes of Outstanding Biological Significance (LOBS) - continues to be a threat identified in many of the State's resource protection plans, including One-Watershed-One-Plan documents and County Water Plans. These lakes represent the ""best of the best"" aquatic and shoreland habitat and are characterized by exceptional fisheries (both game and non-game), high aquatic plant richness and floristic quality, and populations of endangered or threatened plant and imperiled lake bird species. These lakes are priorities for protection. To preserve this important component of Minnesota's aquatic natural heritage, Minnesota Land Trust (MLT) and Northern Waters Land Trust (NWLT) propose to target these LOBS for protection via conservation easements and fee title acquisition. Fee title acquisitions under this program will be conveyed to an accredited organization/agency for long-term management and permanent protection. This Program fills an otherwise unmet need related to the protection of this resource; no other program is focused principally on the protection of LOBS. This work builds on the success demonstrated in Phases 1-5 of MLTs Critical Shorelands program and is a continuation of the Protecting Minnesota's Lakes of Outstanding Biological Significance program - all funded by the Outdoor Heritage Fund with LSOHC recommendation. Together, MLT and NWLT will protect 484 acres within watersheds of prioritized LOBS through permanent conservation easements and fee title acquisition. Thirty-four lakes have been prioritized for action based on an evaluation of DNR's benefit-cost score and investment priorities as identified in the County Water Plans and One-Watershed-One-Plan documents. NWLT was awarded funding through the Midwest Glacial Lakes Partnership to develop a GIS parcel analysis to further refine/score/target properties that complete gaps in existing protected land, contain the highest-quality habitat, and provide the greatest leverage to the state. MLT and NWLT actively work with local lake associations, County SWCD's, Tribal interests and DNR to identify protection priorities and opportunities. This takes shape through a Technical Advisory Committee which reviews easement and acquisition applications, active engagement of lake associations, and pro-active coordination with local conservation partners. MLT will seek donations of easement value and will purchase easements that help complete key complexes. Conservation easements secured under this program will be drafted to prevent fragmentation and destruction of habitat and ensure they remain ecologically viable and productive for fish, game and wildlife by prohibiting land uses that negatively impact the important habitat values. Outcomes from this project include: 1) healthier populations of fish, waterfowl, and other Species in Greatest Conservation Need; 2) maintaining water quality of priority aquatic resources; 3) increased participation of private landowners in habitat protection projects; and 4) enhancement of prior state and local investments made in shoreland and forest conservation in the region. Program partners will strategically target complexes of protected lands in which these outcomes are located.",,2024-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Wayne,Ostlie,"Minnesota Land Trust","2356 University Avenue W Suite 240","St. Paul",MN,55114,651-917-6292,wostlie@mnland.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Beltrami, Crow Wing, Hubbard, St. Louis","Northern Forest",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/protecting-minnesotas-lakes-outstanding-biological-significance-phase-3,,,,
10033405,"Protecting Coldwater Fisheries on Minnesota's North Shore - Phase 2",2023,3395000,"ML 2022, Ch. 77, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 5(c )","$3,395,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to acquire permanent conservation easements and to restore and enhance wildlife habitat in priority coldwater tributaries to Lake Superior. Of this amount, up to $240,000 is to establish a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed conservation easement acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","Increased availability and improved condition of riparian forests and other habitat corridors - This program will permanently protect approximately 600 acres of strategic northern forest region habitats and approximately 1.4 miles of undeveloped shoreline. Measure: Acres and feet of shoreline protected",,,500000,"Private Landowners",3341000,54000,,0.53,MLT,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","The magnitude, timing, and frequency of flow are key attributes governing the structure of native fish and aquatic communities. Through targeted protection projects, the Minnesota Land Trust will conserve these attributes and ensure resiliency of priority coldwater tributaries to Lake Superior. The Land Trust will protect 600 acres and 1.4 miles of shoreline by targeting high quality, priority parcels that will protect habitats for coldwater species such as trout and cisco, but also provide habitat for a number of wildlife species such as American woodcock and golden-winged warbler.","Lake Superior and its tributaries in Minnesota have some of the most important cold-water trout habitat in the State, supporting native brook trout and naturalized populations of salmon, steelhead, and brown trout. This coldwater fishery is vulnerable to climate and landcover change as it is mostly surface water fed. Combined, these factors may result in water temperature increases and flow regime changes that threaten support of cold-water fish species such as trout and salmon. Protection of shaded shorelines and headwaters wetlands within these tributary streams and rivers are critical for maintaining the coldwater resources and flow regimes that support this fishery. The magnitude, timing, frequency of flow are key attributes governing the structure of native fish and aquatic communities. For example, along the North Shore, stream discharge and water temperature are the major signals influencing the timing of the juvenile steelhead migration. Significant alterations to natural patterns of hydrology impact the suitability of those systems for native aquatic biodiversity. The Ecological Limits of Hydrologic Alteration (ELOHA) 2016 study assessed management criteria to sustain healthy aquatic ecosystems in a changing climate. This study found that the combination of climate change and land use changes can be expected to result in increased intensity of storm events, increased runoff and increased erosion, which will in turn drive a series of cascading impacts to streams, including higher temperatures, reduced dissolved oxygen, increased primary production rates, and increased biological oxygen demand. These changes will negatively impact fish and other organisms in the stream. Similar impacts are expected in deep, cold lakes that support trout, cisco and other coldwater species. The ELOHA study recommends management actions that focus on protecting baseflows. This includes: 1) Protection of wetlands, vernal pools and floodplains that slowly release water into the system; 2) Management and maintenance of riparian zones, forest cover/shade and 3) Promotion and restoration of connectivity. We propose to strategically procure conservation easements within high-quality watersheds. We will work in line with the methodology developed by the ELOHA program to identify priority watersheds and target properties to protect both water temperature as well as flow regimes. Conservation easements secured under this program will be perpetual and drafted to prevent the fragmentation and destruction of existing habitat. These easements will ensure that the sensitive shoreline and headwaters habitat will remain ecologically viable and productive for fish, game and wildlife by prohibiting land uses that negatively impact the important habitat values and requiring habitat management plans to maximize the benefits of shoreland and associated forested uplands. Outcomes from this project include: 1) healthy populations of trout and other fish species, and other Species in Greatest Conservation Need; 2) maintenance of water quality within targeted aquatic resources; and 3) increased participation of private landowners in natural habitat protection projects. Phase 1 funding has been largely committed to existing projects. We desire to build upon the momentum being created through our first grant and further elevate protection of these critical resources.",,2022-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Wayne,Ostlie,"Minnesota Land Trust","2356 University Avenue W Suite 240","St. Paul",MN,55114,651-917-6292,wostlie@mnland.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis","Northern Forest",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/protecting-coldwater-fisheries-minnesotas-north-shore-phase-2,,,,
10031124,"Providing Arts and Cultural Heritage Access for All Children",2023,140000,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8 (c)","2022-2023 Children's Museum Competitive Legacy Grant","Enhance the museum experience with new interactive arts and cultural heritage exhibits. * Museum visitors will experience engaging, interactive exhibits that draw from the region's community, history, and culture. The addition of these experiences will result in increased attendance and continue to position the museum as a desirable attraction in the community. Attendance will increase by 5% compared to 2020-2021. * New program curriculum and tools will be created that incorporate art, culture, history, and STEM tied to each exhibit's theme and state educational standards. Programs will result in a 10% increase in field trip and outreach opportunities compared to 2020-2021. Make the museum experience accessible to all children. * New arts and culture outreach activities will take place throughout the region, engaging an additional 15,000 children and families each year of the project.Six new community partnerships will be developed to continue expanding the museum's inclusivity.Reduced barriers to access will result in greater diversity of visitors, reflected in demographic surveying results.",,,,N/A,140000,,"Allyse Prichard, Chair Erica Henkel, Treasurer Nick Clark, Secretary Lee Cutler Melissa Goodson Sarah Hill Matt Ostby Roger Reinert Kate Van Daele; Kate Van Daele (Chair) Lee Cutler (Vice Chair) Erica Henkel (Treasurer) Melissa Goodson Roger Reinert Matt Ostby; Allyse Prichard, Chair Erica Henkel, Treasurer Lee Cutler Melissa Goodson Sarah Hill Matt Ostby Roger Reinert Kate Van Daele",,"Duluth Children's Museum, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Duluth Children's Museum recently reopened in its new location, providing a firm foundation to serve the community into the future. This project will allow the museum to add two new interactive arts and cultural heritage experiences; Nibi, an Ojibwe language exhibit focused on water, and CreateSpace, an art and maker area. The project will also increase the museum's capacity to provide playful arts and culture learning to all children through increased outreach to underserved neighborhoods, community partnerships with agencies serving at-risk youth and families experiencing hardship, and removing barriers to access.",,,2022-01-01,2023-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,,,,,,,,,,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Pine, St. Louis, Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Pine, St. Louis, Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Pine, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/providing-arts-and-cultural-heritage-access-all-children,,,,
17138,"Providing the Public with Early Issues of the Range Facts",2010,7000,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,3723,,,,,,"Virginia Area Historical Society",," To preserve and make available the early issues of the Range Facts, a weekly newspaper that was published from 1934 to 1941 by W.A.Fisher and edited by George A. Perham,  It covered the Mesabi and Vermilion range towns as well as adjacent rural areas and gave extensive  coverage to state, county and local affairs, sports, social news, farming, obituaries and Depression programs. Copies were not sent to the Minnesota Historical Society until 1942 when the Virginia Daily Enterprise assumed ownership. The Range Facts was a broadly distributed weekly newspaper that began in 1934 and was sold to the Virginia Daily Enterprise in 1942.  After that date, copies were sent to the Minnesota Historical Society for preservation, but the first eight years were ""lost"" until about 15 years ago when several city council persons, cleaning  out basement vaults in the Virginia City Hall, located eight bundles of Range Facts neatly wrapped in Kraft paper and inventoried by WPA workers during the late 1930s.  These were the issues from 1934 through 1941 and were donated to the Virginia Area Historical Society. ",,"To microfilm and make accessible the newspaper Range Facts, 1934-1941",2010-04-07,2010-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Harry,Lamppa,,"217 8th Street South",Virginia,MN,55792,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/providing-public-early-issues-range-facts,,,,
10007111,"Publication: Gah-bay-bi-nayss: A Dream Fulfilled",2018,85605,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",85605,,"Dean E. Johnson, David J. McMillan, Thomas J. Anderson, Richard B. Beeson, Laura M. Brod, Linda A. Cohen, Michael D. Hsu, Peggy E. Lucas, Abdul M. Omari, Darrin M. Rosha, Patricia S. Simmons, Steven Sviggum",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota (American Indian Learning Resource Center - Duluth)","Public College/University","To hire qualified professionals to publish a book on the history of Ojibwe people in Minnesota.",,,2017-12-01,2018-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Tim,Roufs,"Regents of the University of Minnesota (American Indian Learning Resource Center - Duluth)","450 McNamara Alumni Center, 200 Oak Street SE",Minneapolis,MN,55455-2070,218-726-7536,troufs@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/publication-gah-bay-bi-nayss-dream-fulfilled,,,,0
17708,"Public Access and Digitization, Phase II",2012,5400,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,5400,,,,"Hibbing Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To digitize 496 photographs documenting the history of Hibbing and make them accessible via a website.",,,2012-03-01,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Erica,Larson,"Hibbing Historical Society",,,,,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/public-access-and-digitization-phase-ii,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
10032244,"Public Art",2024,17500,,"ACHF Arts Access","More welcoming downtown space, Main Street beautification, large scale local art works, and bringing the natural landscape into our more built city spaces were all top of mind for residents. We hope this response not only makes our community feel heard, but encourages more engagement from all sides, and a clear collaborative relationship moving forward. We believe the impact will be significant ? not only to perceived value and pride of place, but even to the commerce of our area. Using public art as a vehicle, we hope to bring more of our residents outside and downtown, and more visitors to our town and alongside our riverfront. We aim to encourage more pedestrian traffic, more bike traffic, and more gathering overall. Lifting up art as a way in to sharing space together seems a valuable community-minded city goal. Our City and Public Works and Parks Department keeps track of usage of these spaces, and our wonderful EDA Director works directly with local downtown businesses to track tourism. We're also planning on hosting additional information about these works on a website, which we will monitor the traffic of, and circulate surveys to local residents soliciting feedback and/or testimonials. We hope for positive responses ? if this proves successful, the City will apply for additional funding from the state for subsequent initiatives marrying art and infrastructure. Creativity and community building should go hand in hand.",,,4500,"Other,local or private",22000,,,,"City of Granite Falls","Local/Regional Government","Public Art",,"Public Arts and Beautification Project",2024-03-01,2025-01-15,,"In Progress",,,Dani,Prados,"City of Granite Falls","641 Prentice St","Granite Falls",MN,56241,,dani@daniprados.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/public-art-28,"Erin Kline, music, writing, SMAC board; Michelle Marotzke, multidiscipline; Sirrina Martinez, theater, digital art, writing; Deb Mortenson, theater, film, writing, arts admin; Janet Olney, visual art, arts admin; Mark Wilmes, theater, music, SMAC board.","Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Maggie Fuller: visual art, writing; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Erin Kline, visual art, music, writing, education, SMSU Diversity and Inclusion; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board; Jessica Mata: visual art, dance, Kerkhoven Arts Council; Ana Serrano: visual art, business; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Mark Wilmes: Tyler Arts Council board president, actor/director, musician, reporter.",,2
10007167,"Purpose-Built Watercraft Analysis & 3D Scanning Project",2018,9208,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",9208,,"Michael F. Kramer, Deborah Handschin, Steven Hack",0.16,"Maritime Heritage Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To conduct primary source research on the history of small watercraft in Minnesota.",,,2017-12-01,2018-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Christopher,Olson,"Maritime Heritage Minnesota","1214 Saint Paul Avenue","St. Paul",MN,55116,651-261-2265,hiolson@maritimeheritagemn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Koochiching, Otter Tail, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/purpose-built-watercraft-analysis-3d-scanning-project,,,,0
10004171,"Quick Start Grants",2018,40,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","To develop my skills as a singer-songwriter and gather professional feedback on my songwriting and performance. I will attend a five day, invite only, song-writing retreat hosted by one of the nation's leading song-writing mentors. During that time I will do the following. Receive at least one song critique from Judy Stakee. Attend the retreat with nineteen other song-writers from around the country and be personally mentored by Judy, her staff, and her special super-star guests. Co-write songs with the other attendees. Record our music. By participating the event, I am guaranteed to accomplish my measurable outcomes.","I learned specifically about the different music fields (producer, manager, licensing, sound engineer) and how working with a team can further my career. I co-wrote with 6 other individuals and produced 3 new songs, and one demo. Was taught vocal toning by a voice coach.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",1955,"Other,local or private",1995,,,,"Anna Bailey",Individual,"Quick Start Grants",,"Funding to attend a song-writing retreat in Nashville",2017-11-12,2017-11-17,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anna,Bailey,"Anna Bailey",,,MN,,"(218) 728-6174 ",annabaileying@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-10,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.",,2
10004172,"Quick Start Grants",2018,460,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of this project is to purchase a high-quality Tormek Sharpening System to replace my inexpensive and poorly operating grinder. My current grinder has developed a chatter that is resulting in poorly sharpened tools and inconsistent finishes on my wood-turning pieces. With the holiday season quickly approaching, I need to be producing items to continue to earn money through my handcraft business. Purchasing a new sharpening system will help me to create high-quality, aesthetically pleasing turned wooden items, including bowls, rolling pins, honey dippers, and krumkake molds, and will allow me to financially thrive through this upcoming holiday shopping season. The outcome of this project will be an increase in high-quality turned wooden-ware that I will be able to provide for sale. Additionally, this project will result in increased sales and higher earned income for myself, which will allow me to continue to develop my business and sharp, well-maintained tools will allow me to continue to develop as an artisan.","Through purchasing this sharpening system, I was able to create 42 bowls that were sold leading up to the holiday season. This increased my business revenue by $1,134.00 and will continue to positively impact my craft and my business for many years.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",713,"Other,local or private",1173,,,,"Marybeth Garmoe",Individual,"Quick Start Grants",,"Purchase a high-quality Tormek Sharpening System to replace an inexpensive grinder",2017-11-06,2017-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marybeth,Garmoe,"Marybeth Garmoe",,,MN,,"(916) 420-4509 ",marybeth.garmoe@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Cook, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-57,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.",,2
10004173,"Quick Start Grants",2018,80,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal is to shoot and edit a short proof-of-concept film which will serve as a stand-alone short film, advance our understanding of the artistic elements of our next feature, and serve as raw material for a deeper public outreach drive (production stills, teaser trailer, point of artistic conversation and clarification) in preparation for the feature film THE HUNTER which we plan to shoot in 2018. The measurable outcome is 100% objective, a finished short film based on three concepts central to THE HUNTER. The first and primary measurable outcome is the completion of the proof-of-concept short film. Subsequent additional measurable outcomes include but are not limited to the following: 1) Hits on Vimeo, 2) Funding for THE HUNTER feature secured through platforms using short proof-of-concept, 3) Written critical feedback from peers, 4) Film festival selections for short proof-of-concept, and 5) Gathering of contracted cast and crew for the feature film.","Three days of shooting for proof of concept concluded Committed funds from outside patrons arrived on schedule and as promised. All talent, venues and technical crew compensated Raw footage from all 3 days uploaded into editing system Footage from day 1 catalogued Editing commenced Follow up with talent with respect to feature commenced Design of feature project funding drive commenced Dialogue with various regional filmmakers about feature project ongoing.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",2470,"Other,local or private",2550,,,,"Alexander P. Gutterman",Individual,"Quick Start Grants ",,"Seeking stipend to support proof of concept shoot for THE HUNTER feature film ",2017-12-01,2017-12-05,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alexander,Gutterman,"Alexander P. Gutterman",,,MN,,"(218) 349-9610 ",ancienneecole1@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Carlton, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis, Stearns",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-58,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center. ","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center. ",,2
10004174,"Quick Start Grants",2018,460,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","We want to reach as many people as possible with our message about the importance of managing our natural resources. This zine brings awareness to great lakes conservation by creating a diverse visual representations of lake sturgeon by artists, supported with text from researchers, historians and poets. It fosters a community of artists, scientists and others interested in aquatic conservation. The zine contains all this content in a compact and transportable format which will allow it to be shared and examined repeatedly by owners. A receipt of printing costs is a very general outcome measure, but more importantly, the success of this project can be measured by the number of zines that are given to attendees and general public in proportion of this project. It was such a success at a previous, much shorter exhibition that we are requesting money to print an updated edition with a color cover and added content from scientists and conservationists from Minnesota Sea Grant and UMD. My collaborator and I will measure the success of the project by the number of printed zines that are given away at receptions for the exhibition, with the understanding that each copy transferred to an exhibition attendee will exist beyond the conclusion of the supporting exhibition. The zine will contain content in a compact and transportable format which will allow it to be shared and examined repeatedly by owners long into the future.","We were able to print 500 copies of this zine.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",540,"Other,local or private",1000,,,,"Darren Houser",Individual,"Quick Start Grants",,"Funds to print zines",2017-07-24,2017-09-04,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Darren,Houser,"Darren Houser",,,MN,,"(402) 730-2480 ",darrenhouser@me.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-59,"Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.",,2
10004175,"Quick Start Grants",2018,460,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","I will be screening my moving image artwork (film/video) for Joseph Nease, owner of an up-and-coming contemporary art gallery in Duluth during his visit to my studio. In addition to the live screening at my studio, I will also be providing full quality online links for Joseph to review my work following his studio visit. My goal is to achieve professional gallery representation which will open up a myriad of new opportunities for me, thus furthering my career while making meaningful connections in the art world. I want to have the necessary equipment and resources to show my film/video installation work in the best light possible during the studio visit and through further viewing via a comparable online platform. Following my studio visit with Joe of the Joseph Nease gallery in Duluth, I will know how to move forward regarding gallery representation. In addition, I will keep a list of other opportunities and connections made during and after the studio visit in order to access them for future exhibition opportunities. If I receive gallery representation, I will have achieved one of my goals, and if I make meaningful connections for further opportunities, I will have achieved another one of my goals. I want to represent my work well by using the highest quality screening equipment (a full resolution HD projector) in my studio space. My primary goal is to show my moving image artwork in its full quality so that it is seen as I intend it to be viewed and if I can do that, then I'll know that I've presented my work in an aesthetically accurate way and given myself the best chance for possible gallery exhibitions in the future.","First , I was able to purchase a new HD digital projector which enables me to project my video and film works as I intend them to be seen. I was in a pinch with my previous projector expiring, and needed to update my equipment in short order. The grant money allowed me to make a purchase where I otherwise could not afford to do so at the time. The second measurable outcome was that I was able to upgrade my Vimeo account. This allowed me to use the unlimited upload capacity of a professional Vimeo business account. I was able to upload HD and full length files of my current video, film, and installation projects so as to provide unlisted links to interested parties. Due to a time crunch on his end, my studio visit with the gallery owner in Duluth has been moved forward, but we are still on-track to meet. The grant funds have helped me prepare ahead of time so I'm feeling much more ready to show my new work than I would have been without making these much needed updates.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",790,"Other,local or private",1250,,,,"Allen C. Killian-Moore",Individual,"Quick Start Grants ",,"A visit to my studio for potential gallery representation, I need to update my equipment in time. ",2017-08-27,2017-08-27,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Allen,Killian-Moore,"Allen C. Killian-Moore",,,MN,,"(612) 239-0329 ",email@allenkillianmoore.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-60,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center. ","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center. ",,2
10004176,"Quick Start Grants",2018,40,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","I will earn design credit as a Duluth based artist for a unique outdoor performance across the Saint Croix River in Wisconsin with an exciting new Minneapolis based theatre group, Children of the Wild (CotW). I will embellishing the outdoor farm settings with set/props/costumes/makeup for the last incarnation of The Wastelands at Philadelphia Community Farm, a CSA and retreat center. This will confirm my design commission for the next CotW show in the cycle, The Garden. This activity will increase and drive new regional audiences to my own artist website, the redesign of which will debut in the next month. I will also design and build a series of papier-mache, burlap, and wire sculptures illustrating seven deadly sins/stages of grief for this production. CotW will bring these seven sculptures to Duluth when they perform at All Souls Night on Nov, 4th at the Depot. My art will be on display until Dec 1st as part of the Duluth Art Institute's The Art of Grief exhibit. My design work will be exhibited and critiqued by the CotW theatre ensemble as well as audience members for the Wastelands and the DAI's Art of Grief. Photos and a link my new website will be added their website: childrenofthewild.org My new website maryplaster.com (debuting in August) will be listed on the program increasing my online visibility and name recognition in Minnesota and Wisconsin. This opportunity will lead to more work with Children of the Wild, Philadelphia Community Farm, and likely more commissions and measurable sales of my own online products.","I earned design credit as a Duluth based artist for a unique outdoor performance across the St Croix river in Osceola, Wisconsin with the exciting new Minneapolis based theatre group, Open Flame Theatre (fka Children of the Wild). I embellished outdoor farm settings with set/props/costumes/makeup for an incarnation of The Wastelands at Philadelphia Community Farm, a CSA and retreat center. This activity introduced regional audiences to my newly redesigned artist website. It deepened my relationship with the company and farm. I designed/built a series of papier-mache and wire sculptures illustrating seven deadly sins/stages of grief for the production. These works went on to installation displays at Barebones Puppets Halloween Extravaganza at Hidden Falls Regional Park in St. Paul. Two of them were then installed at All Souls Night on Nov, 4th at the Depot. The stages of Denial and Bargaining will be on display until Dec 1st as part of Duluth Art Institute's The Art of Grief exhibit.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",1160,"Other,local or private",1200,,,,"Mary K. Plaster",Individual,"Quick Start Grants ",,"Support needed for design opportunity with Children of the Wild Theatre Ensemble's The Wastelands. ",2017-08-09,2017-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Plaster,"Mary K. Plaster AKA Mary Plaster",,,MN,,"(218) 310-6289 ",artist@maryplaster.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Dakota, Hennepin, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-61,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center. ","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center. ",,2
10004177,"Quick Start Grants",2018,138,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of this project is to enhance my personal skill and understanding of the craft of traditional wooden spoon carving. The main measurable outcome of this project will be my ability to create beautiful and functional wooden utensils. I intend to craft spoons for sale, though as a beginning artist and novice woodworker, I don't expect to be marketing items for some time yet. A future measurable outcome will be income from my spoon crafting. A formal workshop evaluation is done directly through North House Folk School, and in addition to that I plan to photographically document the change in my spoons; pre-workshop versus post-workshop, and see if there is observable change. Measuring future income will obviously depend on circumstance.","The number of spoons I made while participating in the class.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",292,"Other,local or private",430,,,,"Samuel Karns",Individual,"Quick Start Grants",,"Spoon Carving Workshop with Niklas Karlsson at North House Folk School.",2017-09-18,2017-09-20,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Samuel,Karns,"Samuel Karns",,,MN,,"(612) 817-1910 ",sam.karns@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-62,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.",,2
10004178,"Quick Start Grants",2018,460,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Obtaining a new computer with editing software capabilities will allow us to fully utilize our new HP printer/scanner. This service will allow artists in Northern Minnesota to have access to a high quality art printer and digital scanner so that they have the ability to make giclee prints of original artwork. The printer is capable of printing up to 44"" wide on archival papers and canvas. This service also allows printing art images on demand, as they are sold, without requiring artists to upfront the initial printing costs. The service will also allow prints to be made locally without having to travel to Duluth or the Twin Cities. The Borealis Art Guild is unable to provide this service without having a computer designated for the equipment that is already in place. Obtaining a computer is essential for all northern Minnesota artists and residents to allow artists an advantage in making a living in the arts. Evaluation will be completed by recording the use of the computer for editing software hours, recording the number and sizes of scans completed, recording the number of prints made, recording the number and increase in sales of art prints, recording the geographical location of users, recording the use of the final product, and also the type of artist utilizing the services. The data will help us to target our market for further awareness, expansion and use. We will also be measuring the increase of revenue for the Borealis Art Guild obtained by offering this service. ","The number of Borealis Art Guild members that were marketed to and personally invited to utilize the printer, scanner and Imac computer to edit, print and/or scan images was 365 individuals. The Borealis will track the upcoming usage of this equipment by members in frequency and volume on an ongoing basis. The Borealis also marketed the availably of this equipment to other art organizations, this included 14 organizations in the Arrowhead Region. Utilization of this equipment by members of these organizations will be tracked and monitored for additional target marketing and outreach. A press release will be sent out to the general public on November 1 inviting the general public in engaging in the use and awareness of the equipment. General public members will also be invited to utilize the equipment as needed. The Borealis Art Guild will measure the cost effectiveness, quality of prints, satisfaction of consumers, and the individuals purpose of utilizing these services.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",1035,"Other,local or private",1495,,,,"Borealis Art Guild","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Quick Start Grants",,"To purchase a computer/software to operate the HP Designjet Z3200 printer and HP SD/HD Pro Scanner",2017-09-01,2017-09-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Donna,Johnson,"Borealis Art Guild","214 Howard St E Ste G",Hibbing,MN,55746,"(218) 263-8482 ",donna.johnson75@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Carlton, Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-56,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.",,2
10004179,"Quick Start Grants",2018,460,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","The GND Development Alliances plans to put on an ethnic festival on September 17, 2017 at the new GND Recreation Area Pavilion. Our goal is to put on a successful festival. Two ethnic groups will perform, Serbian Kolo Dancers will be teaching their native dancing to attendees and there will be an exhibit on loan from the Saint Louis County Historical Society depicting life when the first immigrants from Eastern Europe settled this far western community. Concessions will be available for purchase featuring traditional Serbian and Slovenian cuisine. Measurable outcomes include but are not limited to: 1. Large numbers of attendees 2. We expect to be able to recoup our costs for the food products as well as make up the difference in our budget for total costs. 3. Bringing people from different areas/ backgrounds together to enjoy a fun afternoon. 4. Building social capital and community spirit. 5. Give opportunities to residents who would not otherwise have access to the arts Our goal is to have a successful festival that brings large numbers of the community together to learn about the sights, sounds and customs of Serbia and Slovenia through the joy of music and dancing. Social capital is an important factor to consider when making plans for events; we expect to see relationships being formed as people gather to experience something special. This as an opportunity for families to enjoy a day of music and fun at no cost. Opportunities are limited for those with limited budgets. Our goal is and always has been, to open vast opportunities to those who haven't had experiences such as this. This was a big reason for the redevelopment of the GND Recreation Area. We will know we are successful when we witness the large numbers of attendees we anticipate will attend. If concession sales are what we anticipate, this will be another indicator of success. We will discuss our sales and the system we used in 2017 and determine our path for 2018 based on how things go. Learning will occur as we evaluate all that went well and those things which could be done better. We plan to build on the lessons learned on this inaugural festival as we begin the planning process for the 2018 festival. Advertising is important and is another element which will be evaluated to use all options available to get the word out about our events. The GNDDA has had experience and success in the past with many different events. Failure is not an option.","The event we hosted on September 17 was a complete success. We estimate close to 350 enjoyed our first annual event bringing people from all over Duluth and the surrounding area all the way to Minneapolis. We were successful in showcasing both Serbian and Slovenian cultures through the music, food and dancing which was featured that day. We worked with the St. Louis County Historical Society to bring out exhibits depicting life of the early immigrants to our community from Eastern Europe. This cultural event brought even more awareness to the GND RECREATION AREA and PAVILION showing the community we are ready and able to bring the arts in all forms to this far western part of Duluth. Our committee has met and went over all aspects of how this day was handled and is ready for next year. We will improve on some aspects to make food lines run faster, will add additional musical performances and plan to expand food options as well. Sept. 16th, 2018 - next year's date.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",890,"Other,local or private",1350,,,,"GND Development Alliance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Quick Start Grants",,"Music from the Alps to the Adriatic",2017-09-17,2017-09-17,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Frances,Morris,"GND Development Alliance","2631 Superior St W Ste 200",Duluth,MN,55806,"(218) 355-1349 ",morrisfran@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-64,"Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.",,2
10005666,"Quick Start Grants",2018,530,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The primary goal of this project is to install an interdisciplinary exhibit of photography and prose poetry at the Lyric Center for the Arts in Virginia, Minnesota. Measurable outcomes include the following: - The co-collaborators will successfully bring a joint project to fruition in a well-suited physical space. - The artist and writer will complete a series of pieces that capture the dynamic of a shared creative process. - 20 or more creative pieces will be printed, mounted, and displayed in a professional, innovative, and aesthetically pleasing format and layout. - 300 or more audience members will interact with the exhibit and learn about ekphrasis (drawing on one art form for inspiration while creating in another) and the relationship between art forms. The project will be evaluated using the following methods: - Collection of evaluation forms that capture audience response and feedback on quality and effectiveness of exhibit - Feedback from Lyric Center staff and other experts on quality and effectiveness of exhibit - Consideration of original ekphrastic creations by audience members (Is cross-disciplinary engagement and experimentation evident?) Quantitative measures include the following: - The exhibit is successfully installed by the July 5 opening date. - The exhibit is available to the audience from July 5-28. - 20 or more creative pieces are printed, mounted, and displayed in a professional, innovative, and aesthetically pleasing format and layout. - 300 or more audience members interact with the exhibit.","The primary goal of this project was to install an interdisciplinary exhibit of photography and prose poetry at the Lyric Center for the Arts in Virginia, Minnesota. We successfully achieved this goal, contained within the following measurable outcomes: - The co-collaborators successfully brought a joint project to fruition in a well-suited physical space. - The artist and writer completed a series of pieces that captured the dynamic of a shared creative process. - 24 creative pieces were printed, mounted, and displayed in a professional, innovative, and aesthetically pleasing format and layout, as evaluated by gallery staff and other artists. - 300 audience members interacted with the exhibit and learned about ekphrasis (drawing on one art form for inspiration while creating in another) and the relationship between art forms, as was evident in audience members' verbal feedback, virtual feedback, and community ekphrastic collage contributions.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",470,"Other,local or private",1000,,,,"Julie K. Gard",Individual,"Quick Start Grants",,"Ekphrastic Collaboration: Poetry/Photography Exhibit at Lyric Center for the Arts in Virginia, MN.",2018-05-01,2018-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Gard,"Julie K. Gard",,,MN,,"(218) 341-2691 ",juliekgard@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-63,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist.",,2
10005678,"Quick Start Grants",2018,530,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","I am currently completing the recording of a new CD. It will consist of entirely new recordings of songs of mine that are now out-of-print dating from 2001 to 2006. I have hired all local musicians for this project. The CD Release shows are the week after Christmas, after which, we will leave for our southern tour. Because I've been in rehearsals at the Encore Theater in Cloquet for their holiday presentation, I have had limited performance income so this boost will help get the project completed. Thanks for considering it. Once this project is completed and the CDs are delivered, I will begin to take on-line orders and begin selling the CDs at live performances. I expect to sell 300-500 in the first year, based on previous releases. This will help me get in the black for the project by the end of 2018.","The CD was manufactured in time for our CD release shows. Sales have begun, and close to 200 people attended the CD release shows.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",2945,"Other,local or private",3475,,,,"William E. Isles",Individual,"Quick Start Grants ",,"To help fund the manufacturing of a new music CD which is due out in late December. ",2017-11-22,2017-12-04,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,William,Isles,"William E. Isles",,,MN,,"(218) 340-4404 ",bill@billandkateisles.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Carlton, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-67,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center. ","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center. ",,2
10005689,"Quick Start Grants",2018,323,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","For this project, I will create a canister double-woven in the traditional Russian diagonal weave with a decorative rim stitched in place with prepared spruce roots and a hand-carved wooden top under the direction of a skilled instructor. I have been creating birch bark baskets with the double woven diagonal weave technique for just over two years, and this winter began offering my items for sale. I am interested in enhancing my weaving techniques to further develop this craft. I have not yet worked with spruce root finishing techniques nor created lids and tops, which is my next goal. I will take one 16-hour course at the American Swedish Institute of Minneapolis led by Vladimir Yarish. I will complete one complex piece under his direction that will provide me with finishing skills with spruce root stitching and wooden lids that will be directly transferable to future pieces I create.","I completed a birch bark canister with diagonal weave plaiting, spruce root stitching on the rim, and a wooden top as proposed. I also had enough time to work on a second project, so I completed a short diagonal weave plaited basket with rolled rim (another rim finishing technique that was new to me). I now have the skills to harvest, prepare, and use spruce root for future projects, which was the goal of my attending this course.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",287,"Other,local or private",610,,,,"Sarah L. Malick-Wahls",Individual,"Quick Start Grants",,"Birch Bark Weaving Course Attendance.",2018-05-04,2018-05-06,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Malick-Wahls,"Sarah L. Malick-Wahls",,,MN,,"(715) 410-2941 ",sarahloumalick@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-68,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist.",,2
10005694,"Quick Start Grants",2018,530,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The Iron Pour at MN Museum of Mining is a live demonstration of pouring molten iron in a controlled setting. This demonstration increases the public's understanding of iron as an art medium and its use in everyday life. This year, we plan on increasing the participation of youth with an introduction to the mold making process for their first experience in casting iron. Outcome 1: 25 students and their parents will observe the process of processing iron / transforming / cast iron from solid to liquid and solid again, repurposing the iron into a new form and use. Outcome 2: The 25 students will carve a mold supplied by Igneous Metal Arts with a design of their own devising Outcome 3: The 25 students and their parents will learn about some of the properties of iron, its uses, and its value in the making of iron objects. Outcome 4: The ratio of students to adults carving / preparing molds will increase from about 1 in 20 in the past to about 1 in 4 in 2018. The MN Museum of Mining will track how many students are participating for the first time, and will record the number of students and adults. The MN Museum of Mining will invite students to take a brief questionnaire about their experience, with a small prize for participating","33 children applied for and received the Iron Pour grants 27 children used their grant to create an original piece of artwork (5 cancelled without penalty). 39 different parents/grandparents/aunts/uncles/guardians attended and helped their children prepare their sand molds for casting Over half the adults attended more than one day All of the children were participating in their first ever Iron Pour All the participants were able to create a cast iron piece.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",2475,"Other,local or private",3005,,,,"Minnesota Museum of Mining","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Quick Start Grants",,"Iron Pour at the MN Museum of Mining.",2018-04-16,2018-06-16,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Chuck,Palmquist,"Minnesota Museum of Mining","PO Box 271",Chisholm,MN,55719,"(218) 254-5543 ",cjborich@mchsi.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Itasca, Carlton, Stearns",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-69,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist.",,2
10005699,"Quick Start Grants",2018,498,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal is to be able to replace a non-functional 88-key keyboard in my rig with a comparable functional unit (and an appropriate protective case to ensure longevity), to be able to play the upcoming show in November my band has already booked and needs me for. Measurable outcomes would include successfully obtaining a keyboard to play for this upcoming gig and other future shows in order to appropriately perform with the ensemble of musicians I play with. If I am unable to obtain a keyboard through this grant there will be a great lack in audio quality for the performances creating a sound that does not accurately reflect the true quality and timbre of our music. The keyboard is the Arturia KeyLab 88 and the case is the Gator GK-88 88-Key Lightweight Keyboard Case on Wheels. I will perform with my bands, ?lamode and Prone, on November 30th at the Red Herring Lounge. If I am able to incorporate the replacement keyboard into my existing live rig, and perform with it on November 30th (and onward), the goals of my project will have been met. This would be measurable through the sonic quality of the performances of my two bands.","Purchased the keyboard necessary to fill the role of the broken gear. Purchased a case for the keyboard to prevent wear and tear due to frequent transportation. Was able to seamlessly incorporate the gear into my performance set-up, with no detriment to my ability to perform, nor to the quality of sound.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",442,"Other,local or private",940,,,,"Ned Netzel",Individual,"Quick Start Grants",,"Need to replace keyboard for upcoming gigs.",2017-11-16,2017-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ned,Netzel,"Ned Netzel",,,MN,,"(218) 591-2455 ",ned.netzel@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-71,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.",,2
10005700,"Quick Start Grants",2018,530,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal is to present the concert with Frigg at the Sacred Heart Music Center on April 25th and have an audience of 200+ people.The Nordic Center wants to generate greater interest for future performances by musicians from the Nordic Countries. This concert and others in the future raises awareness of present day expressions of music from the Nordic Countries. The ticket sales and attendance will be counted. Each person in the audience will be asked to fill out a breif evaluation with questions s.a. 1. Is this your first exposure to contemporary Finnish Folk Music? 2. Does your experience at the concert create interest to hear more music from Nordic countries? 3. Has this experience expanded your ideas of what Finnish and nordic folk music is? 4. Would you llke to be added to an email list for upcoming concerts with Nordic folk music? etc.","The audience was large enough to encourage continuing to engage Nordic musicians in the Duluth area. We also energized active collaborations between the Nordic Center, the Northern Chapter of Finlandia Foundation and Sacred Heart Music Center. This is gauged by the ticket sale numbers and sign up sheets for the Nordic Center and the Finlandia Foundation.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",3870,"Other,local or private",4400,530,,,"Nordic Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Quick Start Grants",,"Concert with Frigg (from Finland) at Sacred Heart Music Center.",2018-04-25,2018-04-25,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristbj°rg,Eide,"Nordic Center","23 Lake Ave N",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 393-7320 ",krisnorway@q.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Douglas",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-72,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist.",,2
10005708,"Quick Start Grants",2018,500,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of the OACC Website Development Project is to complete a highly functional, engaging, informative and user-friendly website in 45 days. At the successful conclusion of the project, the website will: 1) provide information about OACC's purpose, programs, people and facilities; 2) convey OACC's mission and aesthetics with images, design and language; 3) support PCI compliant reservations and advance purchase of tickets to events via credit card; 4) take PCI compliant charitable contributions via credit card and pay programs; 5) support purchase of tickets at the door via credit cards and pay programs; 6) gather email addresses and distribute email newsletters and other announcements; 6) link to social media platforms; 7)interface with fundraising CRM software; 8) be accessible to audience members with visual and auditory impairments; 9) work on all platforms and devices; 10) be easily updated. Outcomes will be measured by: 1) achieving a fast, functioning, accessible and engaging website on time and on budget 2) receiving positive comments about website quality and usability on all platforms and devices from audience members 3) ease and usability of reservation, contribution, email and CRM functions 4) receiving and maintaining PCI compliance certification for credit card transactions 5) achieving social media optimization goal of 1000 'likes'","The OACC website went live at the OACC Launch Press Conference on Thursday April 26, completing the project on time and on budget. We received many positive comments about its quality, speed, and accessibility. Reservations and contributions are easily made; PCI compliance is in place; links to social media are encouraging 'likes.'.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",1400,"Other,local or private",1900,,,,"Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Quick Start Grants",,"Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community (OACC) Website Development.",2018-03-01,2018-04-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,Swanson,"Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community","604 Chestnut Ave Oldenburg House",Carlton,MN,55718,"(218) 384-4835 ",emily@oacc.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Carlton, St. Louis, Cook, Lake, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-73,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist.",,2
10005709,"Quick Start Grants",2018,530,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Multi-instrumentalist folk musician, Kyle Ollah, will be creating an album compromised of the material he's learned out of the American folksong tradition. These recordings are set to take place at Sacred Heart Music Center with a goal to support Ollah as a working musician, as well add something of his own to the greater picture of the American folk tradition. In an effort to share the music and develop Ollah as a working musician, these recordings will be replicated to CD form by Copycats in Minneapolis, digitally distributed through CdBaby, ITunes and Spofity, as well as uploaded to streaming sources such as Bandcamp, Youtube, and Soundcloud. I aim to create an album that is as stunning sonically as it is visually. Given the work I've seen with previous projects, I have full confidence that this will be accomplished through working with Tom Fabjance and Wolfskull Creative. In creating this project I aim to support myself by selling these recordings, and through CD sales and online downloads it will be easy to track the outcomes success of this project.","This grant help me record and produce a body of songs to create my first full-length album of American Folksongs. This record will be used for sale at live shows, as well as distributed online. Through these sales I will not only be able to support myself as a working folk musician, but also make the old folk songs of our country that much more available to new audiences.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",970,"Other,local or private",1500,,,,"Kyle D. Ollah",Individual,"Quick Start Grants",,"Seeking support for an opportunity to record with Tom Fabjance at Sacred Heart Studios.",2018-02-20,2018-02-21,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kyle,Ollah,"Kyle D. Ollah",,,MN,,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-74,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist",,2
10005717,"Quick Start Grants",2018,456,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","This projects goal is to attend a three day plein air workshop, learn about plein air painting (outdoors painting), and the prismatic palette. This educational opportunity will help me create a series of paintings utilizing the landscape. A new series of landscape paintings will be created with some paintings incorporating still life and the figure. Another goal of this project is to become familiar with the genre of plein air painting as a possible artistic endeavor to be encouraged and promoted in Ely MN.","Made 4 paintings/studies outside during the workshop. Learned about the ""prismatic palette"" and how to use it. Also learned how to set up and care for the equipment needed for painting outside, specifically a field easel and shade/sun umbrella.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",404,"Other,local or private",860,,,,"Wendy Rouse",Individual,"Quick Start Grants",,"Financial support to attend Joseph Paquet Plein Air Workshop in St Paul on June 8 to June 10, 2018.",2018-06-08,2018-06-10,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Wendy,Rouse,"Wendy Rouse",,,MN,,"(218) 721-3615 ",mizwandarose@aol.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-75,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist.",,2
10005718,"Quick Start Grants",2018,461,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","I will take my finished novel manuscript, ON BELAY, to ôThe Pitchö conference at the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis on April 20-21, 2018. This intense two-day session is for writers with polished manuscripts to learn about the business of publishing and pitch their manuscripts in-person to three literary agents. I will pitch to three agents and attend the workshops and seminars focused on publishing. I will also network with more agents, editors, and Minnesota writers. At this time, I want to learn as much as I can about the publishing business and find the right agent to represent my novel and future projects. Agents get hundreds of emailed queries a week. Attending ""The Pitch"" and pitching my manuscript to three agents in-person takes me out of the slush pile, increasing the possibility that these agents will want to read my work. It also gives me one-on-one time with the agents to ask questions and receive feedback on my query. At the conference, I will also attend seminars and workshops devoted to working with agents and the business of publishing. I am especially interested in the Saturday night session, when agents critique anonymous query letters; this session will be especially helpful as I continue to refine my query letter and pitch agents via email after the conference is over. I am now working on another novel, THE GOD WHO CALLS ME SWEETHEART, and everything I learn about the current trends in publishing will help me as I complete this next manuscript. Although my focus is on the quality of story and craft, the more I know about the business of writing, the better quality writing I can produce. One last artistic goal I have is to create more opportunities for Arrowhead region writers. I serve as a Board member of Lake Superior Writers, and my passion is programming that educates and inspires. As I network and learn more about publishing, I can bring those connections to the programs we offer.","I took my finished novel manuscript, ON BELAY, to “The Pitch” conference at the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis on April 20-21, 2018. This intense two-day session was for writers with polished manuscripts to learn about the business of publishing and pitch their manuscripts in-person to three literary agents. I pitched to three agents and attended the workshops and seminars focused on publishing. I also networked with more agents, editors, and writers from the Midwest.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",409,"Other,local or private",870,,,,"Felicia Schneiderhan",Individual,"Quick Start Grants",,"To bring a finished novel manuscript to ""The Pitch"" conference at The Loft Literary Center.",2017-11-16,2018-04-21,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Felicia,Schneiderhan,"Felicia Schneiderhan",,,MN,,"(218) 722-2373 ",felicia.schneiderhan@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-76,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.",,2
10005721,"Quick Start Grants",2018,530,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Our primary goal for this project is to host a noteworthy National Poetry Month reader to headline our series' 2017-18 season. The more general outcome for our project is to connect notable poets and community members in a meaningful way that will continue to help nourish a healthy literary community in our region. To measure our stated outcome, our Board members will attend the scheduled event, identify ourselves to the audience and stress that we welcome questions and feedback. We will track attendance by taking a head count, and we will meet after the reading to discuss both the specific event and our ongoing work. We keep notes on the entire season to assess its strengths, event attendance, and any feedback or questions that may have arisen. Finally, we follow up with all featured poets to see how they felt about the reading and their experience in Duluth. Each year, the lessons and insights we have gleaned help us refine goals and identify proposed readers for the following season.",,,970,"Other,local or private",1500,,,,"Spirit Lake Poetry Series","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Quick Start Grants",,"2018 National Poetry Month Reading: Former US Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey.",2018-03-19,2018-05-18,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jill,Hinners,"Spirit Lake Poetry Series","814 6th St W",Duluth,MN,55806,"(401) 474-8627 ",jillmh218@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-77,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist",,2
10005722,"Quick Start Grants",2018,530,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The Sebastian Project, a collaborative effort between Ely artists Joey Kenig and Tim Stouffer, will showcase a presentation that demonstrates the interrelatedness of the arts. This project commissions new works of art, poetry, and music, some that may happen in immediate response at a multimedia public performance to be held during Ely's Winter Festival on Sunday, February 4, 2018, at 2:00 pm in the Vermilion Community College Theater. Kenig will create artwork using collage and crayon drawings; Stouffer will use Kenig's art as inspiration for poetry; and Kenig, in turn, will compose acoustic guitar music in response to Stouffer's poems. There will be original poems created for the performance based on some of Stouffer's art or photography or written without visual prompt (solo on Stouffer's part) and original music from Kenig (solo on his part). The artists will create together one piece that combines everything: a piece of art that inspires a song written and performed together. We have two main goals in mind. First, this project will benefit two local artists. As a result of participation in this project, the artists will create new original art. This will be measured by the deliverables they produce. This project will also provide them an opportunity to expand and explore their artist boundaries; the depth of this growth will be measured through a post-project reflection. Secondly, this project will benefit our community as it will increase the propensity of our community members to participate in the arts. We will measure this by the number of participants at the performance. This project brings a new event to the Ely Winter Festival, enhancing the capacity of the Festival and Vermilion Community College. It fosters the image of Ely as an arts community, serves the need of locals for art-related events, and draws in tourists who might spend money at local businesses and on local art. This project helps fill a need on the VCC campus and in our broader community for arts-related activities that foster opportunities for self-expression. Importantly, this project invites an opportunity for children in the community and college students to participate in the arts. Students in K-12 and VCC students enrolled in a creative writing class will have the opportunity to engage with arts/writing, increasing their awareness. The attendance at the event and the work produced by students as a result of the rehearsal workshops held will measure its success.","The ARAC grant paid for commissioned art work created specifically for the Sebastian Project. The Sebastian project performance on February 4th, 2018 displayed original artwork of Joey Kenig visually, original poetry written and performed by Tim Stouffer and musical pieces created to accompany the poems by Joey Kenig. The performance also included two pieces that Kenig and Stouffer wrote and arranged together in the form of songs. The performance also incorporated not only collaboration between the two artists and three mediums, but the audience as a poem at the end of the performance was created with the artists and the audience. The college creative writing class, the Ely Tuesday group and the Ely Rotary as well as a group of 20 individuals took part in intimate workshop/rehearsals leading up to the event. The art made specifically for the event during the time of the grant exceeded the amount estimated in the original proposal. The art has inspired others to collaborate.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",670,"Other,local or private",1200,,,,"Timothy J. Stouffer",Individual,"Quick Start Grants",,"The Sebastian Project, a collaborative effort between Ely artists Joey Kenig and Tim Stouffer.",2017-11-16,2018-01-16,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Timothy,Stouffer,"Timothy J. Stouffer",,,MN,,"(218) 235-8739 ",timstoufferpiragis@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-78,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.",,2
10005724,"Quick Start Grants",2018,530,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of improving my performance with new instruments is to strengthen the quality of Cookin at the O jazz events. As musicians we strive to perform music that fosters appreciation of diversity, collaboration and inspiration, engages the audience in our creative process, honors the historic role jazz has played in shaping American history and culture, and builds a growing group of people interested in sustaining the jazz art form. The desired outcomes are: 1) great music experiences as measured by reviews and recommendations by persons with solid knowledge of the jazz art form; 2) highly engaged audiences as measured by their willingness to return and bring others to future performances; 3) highly motivated musicians as measured by their willingness to return for repeat engagements and refer others to play at Cookin at the O 4) innovative ideas in community building as measured by musicians, critics, promoters and audiences generating approaches for improving Cookin at the O' Measurement methods include: 1) gathering reviews and recommendations from persons with solid knowledge of the jazz art form and documenting them in an annual expert program evaluation summary; 2) soliciting written and verbal feedback from audience members and musicians through formal surveys and informal interviews and documenting them in an annual audience program evaluation summary; 3) collecting and reporting statistics on audience members and musicians who return and refer others and documenting them in an annual musician program evaluation summary. These summaries will be shared with the Cookin at the O musicians and others interested in improving our jazz offerings.","5 musicians either in the ensemble or in the audience reported that the musical quality was improved with the new instruments in this weekend's performances. 8 audience members of this weekend's performances purchased tickets to future performances and have referred others. 5 musicians are willing (and scheduled) to return for repeat engagements.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",816,"Other,local or private",1346,,,,"Glenn Swanson",Individual,"Quick Start Grants",,"I need better cymbals and drums to improve my jazz performances.",2018-01-19,2018-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Glenn,Swanson,"Glenn Swanson",,,MN,,"(763) 226-6828 ",emily@oldenburghouse.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Carlton, St. Louis, Hennepin, Ramsey, Lake, Itasca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-79,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.",,2
10005759,"Quick Start Grants",2018,530,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal is to gain confidence in expanding my personal art form, and to gain experience, personal insight, and exposure for my art by participating in the group show Ojibwe and Nordic Florals, Leaves, and Vines at the Nordic Center. Successful participation in the group show includes the finishing of and delivery of my new body of work to the gallery as well as the aquisition of these key components: I seek to purchase and incorporate new materials that compliment my beadwork, to create wearable art. I seek to display my work beautifully (must purchase jewelry displays). I seek to document my new work by hiring a local photographer to take images of 24 new works. (These images will be uploaded to my online artist profile so that the resulting interest in my work from this exhibit and beyond will result in visitors seeing fresh examples of my current works, allowing me to keep up with my active artist peers.) I seek to create business cards that better represent my art. I will have successfully accomplished my (tangible) goals if: I complete my new body of art works containing new materials (semi-precious stones) blended with my signature beadwork style and deliver to the gallery by the deadline; and if I am able to acquire and utilize the following items: Semi-precious stones from a local purveyor Jewelry display stands Documentation of 24 new works Up to date business cards","Direct personal growth attributable to working closely and interacting with Native American mentors, Artists, and community. I can measure this by my observable growth and confidence--I feel less scared to apply for shows, to ask questions, etc. Number of community members exposed to my contemporary-yet traditionally influenced-beadwork style is greater now than before the show. This promotes a broader acceptance of what Native American bead art form looks like.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",1280,"Other,local or private",1810,,,,"Tashia M. Hart",Individual,"Quick Start Grants ",,"I am seeking funds to finish, display, and document a new body of work for a group show. ",2018-04-12,2018-05-20,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tashia,Hart,"Tashia Hart",,,MN,,"(218) 481-5856 ",getewiisiniwin@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-66,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor. ","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist ","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952 ",1
10005771,"Quick Start Grants",2018,530,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The overall goal of the project is to develop a professional-looking website that meets the needs of the orchestra in attracting and serving its audience and members. Outcome #1: Enable updates to be easily made by MSO staff Outcome #2: Achieve a professional and engaging look and feel Outcome #3: Coordinate the website with social media Outcome #4: Enable e-commerce for ticket sales and perhaps, in the future, merchandise sales The first outcome will be achieved if the executive director is able to feature and retire concert information and make other changes without assistance. The second outcome will be evaluated subjectively by the board and orchestra members, who will be surveyed about the website's new look and feel. The third outcome will be achieved if the executive director is able to post on the website, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram simultaneously. The fourth outcome will be achieved if audience members are able to order tickets online for MSO's April concert series.","The overall goal of the project is to develop a professional-looking website that meets the needs of the orchestra in attracting and serving its audience and members. Outcome #1: Enable updates to be easily made by MSO staff Outcome #2: Achieve a professional and engaging look and feel Outcome #3: Coordinate the website with social media Outcome #4: Enable e-commerce for ticket sales and perhaps, in the future, merchandise sales All outcomes have been achieved. The executive director will be seeking more training in WordPress in the coming months. Board members who have viewed the website believe the look and feel are professional. We will be expanding use of social media features as the next concert season begins. The site will sell both season tickets and individual concert tickets.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",470,"Other,local or private",1000,90,,,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Quick Start Grants",,"Website redesign.",2018-02-15,2018-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rena,Hartman,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","PO Box 600",Virginia,MN,55792,"(646) 267-6934 ",karjack@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-81,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952 ",1
10005772,"Quick Start Grants",2018,530,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of this project is to commission professional sound recordings of dramatic readings of selected passages from Books 1 and 2 of John Milton's ""Paradise Lost"" to be combined with images of my Milton's Origin Story paintings, along with plates from early editions of Paradise Lost and Renaissance European art available in the public domain in a 15 minute movie telling Milton's origin story for Sin, Death and Hell. A professional videographer will record a tenor-voice reading the narrator lines, a dramatic soprano reading the character Sin, and a bass voice reading Satan's lines. The goal will be met when I have received mp3 files of the requested readings, shared them with my collaborator Prof. Karmen Lenz and we are both satisfied with the sound quality and dramatic interpretations of the voice actors.","Professional sound recordings of dramatic readings of selected passages from Books 1 and 2 of John Milton's “Paradise Lost” were made and then combined with images of my Milton's Origin Story paintings, along with plates from early editions of Paradise Lost and Renaissance European art available in the public domain in a 20 minute video telling Milton's origin story for Sin, Death and Hell. A professional videographer recorded a tenor-voice reading the narrator lines, a dramatic soprano reading the character Sin, and a bass voice reading Satan's and Death's lines. Kathryn Lenz and Karmen Lenz advised, reviewed and provided critique to the voice actors and recording engineer concerning retakes of recordings and selecting/editing final versions for the video. The video was shown on a large screen to audiences on April 3, 8, 18, and 20 and was available for desk-top viewing during museum hours at Karpeles April 10 - 29.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",645,"Other,local or private",1175,,,,"Kathryn E. Peckham AKA Kathryn Lenz",Individual,"Quick Start Grants ",,"Audio recordings of dramatic readings from John Milton's ""Paradise Lost"" for April art show. ",2018-02-12,2018-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathryn,Peckham,"Kathryn E. Peckham AKA Kathryn Lenz",,,MN,,"(218) 626-7886 ",kelenzp@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-82,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor. ","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist ","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952 ",1
10001051,"Quick Start Grants - Individuals",2017,332,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","I am requesting for help to purchase a 1920 Singer leather treadle machine. This beautiful piece of equipment belongs to my current landlord. As of right now the Singer is resting in another property my landlord owns, and this spot will be rented out come mid-April. She has requested to sell this machine for $650 before the new tenants move in, for she no longer has any use for it and the new tenants don't want it in their space. This property that will be rented out is next door from my own (about 100 feet) so $50 has been allotted to hire muscle to move the cast iron machine to my home, which is where my studio is. The remaining potion, $150, has been reserved for a tune-up. The Singer needs a leather strap for the treadle, a new needle, bobbin and basic tune-up. I was shown some previous items this machine produced. She's capable of some magnificent work and am eager to put her to good use. The reason for the need to purchase this machine is my preferred living/studio situation. My studio is located in a small cabin that is completely off the grid. I find that by living without the distractions of electronics I am much more prolific in my creative output, however there are hurdles to jump over to ensure that I can meet product deadlines and keep an inventory of the things I produce. Since I cannot run a standard industrial sewing machine, the treadle provides the perfect solution. I have seen some of the items this treadle has produced and know that it will be the perfect companion for the leather goods I already make. To see my inventory grow much faster than just my hand-work can produce would be the ultimate reason for this machine. Not only that but to honor a sustainable way of creating beautiful and artfully done bags would honor the way I have chosen to live the last two years of my life. Beyond this, with the help of the sewing machine, I would love to finally see my items on display in boutiques and to create more of an online presence.","My sewing machine is up and running and at my house! Quite thrilled!",,468,"Other, local or private",800,,,,"Niki Burger",Individual,"Quick Start Grants - Individuals",,"Purchasing a Singer treadle sewing machine.",2017-04-14,2017-04-19,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Niki,Burger,"Niki Burger",,,MN,,"(218) 260-1449",Nburger89@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-individuals,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10001052,"Quick Start Grants - Individuals",2017,370,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal is to learn new, innovative techniques in bassoon reed making and be able to apply it to not only my own reed making for performance of solo, chamber and orchestral music, but also to inform my teaching of private bassoon students in the most current techniques and styles of reed making with the most current machines and tools. Specifically, I will learn to gouge raw, tube cane, use a cane hardness tester and apply that technique to the development of more consistent finished reeds, and learn how to adjust a bassoon cane profiling machine accurately. The method of measuring the outcomes of the project is a tangible, measurable result of completing 10-20 reed blanks and finished reeds during the time at the camp using the tools and the new techniques demonstrated in daily reed making classes. The finished reeds will be used in performance immediately, but most importantly, those 10-20 reeds and the information gleaned from the reed making sessions will result in a lifetime of more precise reeds that carry consistency in tone, pitch, and response. Looking forward, the finished product reeds will also help provide a model to future students and community bassoonists to develop better reeds as well. The goal will have been achieved if I am able to consistently apply the scrapes, adjustments and construction techniques to every reed I make going forward.","After attending the Glickman-Popkin bassoon camp, I have learned two new reed making techniques that have already resulted in more efficient reed making and have generated 10 new reeds in this new style(s). I have mastered these new techniques (specifically, beveling cane on the inside corners to achieve a greater seal and rounder tube on the finished reed, and using high-powered sanders to profile cane rather than the old way of machining it with a specialized lathe known as a profiler), and as a result, I will be able to teach this to high school and college students in master classes and reed making sessions in my travels throughout the state and in my own professional development. Additionally, I was able to complete an arrangement of West Side Story for five bassoon which was performed at this camp, and I will be seeking publication rights from Boosey and Hawkes. Without the camp, this would not have been possible.",,1034,"Other, local or private",1404,,,,"Jefferson T. Campbell",Individual,"Quick Start Grants - Individuals",,"Attend masterclasses/reed-making workshops at the Glickman-Popkin Bassoon Camp",2017-05-27,2017-06-11,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jefferson,Campbell,"Jefferson T. Campbell",,,MN,,"(218) 260-9903",jcampbel@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-individuals-0,"Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10001054,"Quick Start Grants - Individuals",2017,353,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Applicant will attend the Frogman's Print Workshop in Omaha, Nebraska to learn the process of plate lithography from July 10-15. During the workshop, the applicant will create a new lithographic print which will be displayed in an upcoming exhibit.","I attended the Plate Lithography course, which was part of the Frogman's Print Workshop, in Omaha, Nebraska to refresh my knowledge and skills in areas of lithography, which is a medium I have not used in over 20 years. During this time I was able to complete one work of art, in an edition of 5 prints, which will be on display in the upcoming Faculty Exhibit at my place of employment this coming September.",,497,"Other, local or private",850,,,,"Shannon Cousino",Individual,"Quick Start Grants - Individuals",,"Attending Frogman's Print Workshop in Omaha, Nebraska.",2017-07-10,2017-07-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shannon,Cousino,"Shannon Cousino",,,MN,,"(218) 206-3956",scousino@uwsuper.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-individuals-1,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10001058,"Quick Start Grants - Individuals",2017,415,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal is to frame 15 paintings for exhibit. The outcome is to meet the schedule for individual artists exhibit opportunity at The First Stage Gallery on February 2nd. The project will be successful when 15 new works are framed and on exhibit at The First Stage Gallery along with previous unexhibited work. This exhibit will be publicized through the gallery and the audience will be measured through signatures in the gallery guest book.",,,585,"Other, local or private",1000,,,,"Bonita L. DuFresne AKA Bonnie DuFresne",Individual,"Quick Start Grants - Individuals",,"Framing artwork for February exhibit at The First Stage Gallery",2017-01-13,2017-02-02,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bonita,DuFresne,"Bonita L. DuFresne AKA Bonnie DuFresne",,,MN,,"(218) 780-5015 ",bootsie759@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-individuals-2,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10001060,"Quick Start Grants - Organizations",2017,357,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","The project's goals are to appropriately present an upcoming filmmaker's work at our next Collective meeting. The trailer for Saving Brinton, a Midwest project from a Duluth-based filmmaker, is having its premiere at our upcoming May meeting, and we would like a TV that plays the project at the highest definition with the correct color and lighting. The outcome will be to continue to have meetings at maximum capacity (20 people), further establish our reputation amongst filmmakers in the area, and possibly expand our meetings to twice a month, thus increasing membership. We use both Facebook and Meetup to measure our reach and membership. We are currently at 30 members on Meetup, and I am able to keep track of our attendance for each meeting. Our past meetings have been at capacity (20 per meeting), and I will continue to monitor our attendance and growing membership. As our membership grows (beyond 30 on Meetup and 90 on Facebook), we will be able to expand our official meetings and offer them more than once a month. This will provide greater use for the TV and allow us to screen more film projects and discover more filmmakers in the area. Our current meetings: One monthly meeting (first Thursday of every month) - 20 attending. Two Creative workshops (every other week) - 9 attending. Midnight Movie Screenings (every other month) - 35- 40 attending. We hope to increase the monthly meetings by 15-20 members, the Creative Coffees by 5 members, and the Midnight Movie screenings to 50-70 members.","We were looking for two things when it came to this project: high attendance and quality of presentation. The seating at the Zeitgeist Arts Cafe conference room is limited to 20 people at the table. For this particular meeting, we were able to push our attendance to the exact maximum, so it was definitely a success in that respect. The other thing I was looking for - and my entire reason for writing the grant - was to appropriately present our keynote filmmaker's project. Our featured filmmaker was giving us a special premiere of his trailer that was set to premiere the next week on the popular website IndieWire, and it was very important to me that it be presented in the proper HD format. The filmmaker was VERY pleased with the presentation and I can proudly say that we are now booked until September with filmmakers eager to show their work.",,503,"Other, local or private",860,,"Matthew Dressel",,"The Duluth Film Collective","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Quick Start Grants - Organizations",,"HD TV for AFI Doc Announcement",2017-05-04,2017-05-04,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Matthew,Dressel,"The Duluth Film Collective","1315 7th St E",Duluth,MN,55805,"(616) 560-8106 ",matthew.dressel@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-organizations,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10001071,"Quick Start Grants - Individuals",2017,415,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal is to build a traditional wooden boat with members of the community directly helping or observing. Further, the project seeks to connect people to Lake Superior with a Launching Celebration in late spring/early summer, including opportunities to get on the water. Then the boat will be shared at North House Folk Schools Wooden Boat Show. This boat will brought to life in a very visible downtown street level studio so passers-by will be able to see its on-going construction. And also experience its creation 'first-hand' by helping using hand woodworking tools. Materials will come from the local area and open discussion on the importance of sourcing things from the area. The project also necessitates the creation of specialized tools and infrastructure (e.g. a portable strongback, clamps, hewing benches, templates, jigs, etc.) which can be used indefinitely for future boat building projects in the area. My goal is to have this building project reach and inspire a diverse number of people in Duluth and the Great Lakes Region. It will have a public launching and then go on display at North House Folks Schools Wood Boat Celebration June 16, 2017.","We hand made a wooden boat with wood from the areas forest and local mills , many of the tools to build the boat , and all the nails to put it all together - with the eager participation of hundreds of volunteers from the community.",,585,"Other, local or private",1000,,,,"John Finkle",Individual,"Quick Start Grants - Individuals",,"Community/Cooperative Traditional Scandinavian Wooden Boat Build",2017-02-01,2017-06-14,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Finkle,"John Finkle",,,MN,,"(651) 341-5174",Finklewood@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Carlton, Pine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-individuals-3,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10001115,"Quick Start Grants - Individuals",2017,415,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","1 - Present a successful grant writing workshop for fellow artists in connecting the narrative to their budget; providing ideas and sources of funding; suggesting ways artists can collaborate with other agencies and venues; hands-on creation of a budget for an upcoming project or idea. 2 - Learning about the upcoming DrumBEAT training and how this protocol is effectively used with at-risk youth and adults. 3 - Learn new ways to introduce the Djembe drum to new circle participants (Cameron Tummel workshop). 4 - Learn new ways of using Boomwackers in large, diverse groups (Greg Whitt workshop). 5 - Learn new, easy grooves for participants new to drum circles (Zorina Wolf workshop). 6 - Experience the Communicative Power of Rhythm"" (Jane Bentley workshop). 7 - Networking via meal discussions and breakouts with leaders from around the country to create a focus group based on the spiritual and healing aspects of drumming and rhythm. 1 - Grant workshop success: Participants fill out reflective survey at end of workshop addressing the 4 pieces of the presentation. 2 - Discover if DrumBEAT program is useful for Drum Superior and our population, if so, plan on taking the training in June, the only time in 2017 it is offered in the United States. 3 - Master 3 Djembe grooves (songs) that are suitable to introduce to beginning and intermediate drum circles. 4 - Return with at least 3 ways to use Boomwackers in Drum Superior work with senior citizens and youth and begin implementing them into our circles (we own Boomwackers). 5 - Master at least 3-4 easy grooves to use with new drum circle participants and utilize these immediately in Drum Superior circles with senior citizens. 6 - Use Bentley's workshop on the power of rhythm as a way to communicate in Drumming Through the Chakras monthly sessions. 7. - Create a focus group of Drum Circle Facilitators Guild based on the spiritual and healing aspects of drumming and rhythm. Take notes of all meetings, appoint a communications facilitator for further e-discussion and work.""","1. Workshop on grant writing and collaboration with other artists/agencies was hugely successful. After the workshop 1 young man from California said it was the best workshop at the DCFG Conference. 2. Learned about DrumBEAT and experienced a DrumBeat circle and how to use the techniques with at-risk youth. 3. Cameron Tummel demonstrated and modeled how to use simple djembe rhythms in a drum circle new to drumming. Great information I have used since the conference. 4. Learned how to use Boom Wackers for team building, cooperative games and develop creative solutions as a small group. Prior to this workshop I had only used Boom Wackers in drum circles for rhythm and tones. 5. Zorina Wolf was excellent! Through her guidance, we learned a basic rhythm, which then became more and more complicated. 5. Jane Bently did not make the conference. 6. Lots and lots of networking and learning from other drum circle facilitators.",,1750,"Other, local or private",2165,,,,"Linda N. Melcher",Individual,"Quick Start Grants - Individuals",,"Present a workshop at Drum Circle Facilitators Guild annual conference in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina February 24-26",2017-02-21,2017-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Linda,Melcher,"Linda N. Melcher",,,MN,,"(651) 208-4991 ",drumsuperior@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-individuals-6,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10001117,"Quick Start Grants - Organizations",2017,415,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of the project is to present a concert that is entertaining for audiences while helping its members develop as musicians. Outcome 1: Mesabi Symphony Orchestra musicians will develop and practice their skills in accompanying a soloist. Outcome 2: Mesabi Symphony Orchestra will expand its audience by featuring a soloist who attracts a broad audience. The first outcome will be evaluated subjectively by the artistic director, concertmaster, and the board, who will review concert results and assess whether the outcome has been achieved. The second outcome will be evaluated by observing audience size. The outcome will be met if total audience exceeds 150 per performance, or 300 in total.","The goal of the project was to present a concert that was entertaining for audiences while helping its members develop as musicians. Outcome #1: MSO musicians will develop and practice their skills in accompanying a soloist. Outcome #2: MSO will expand its audience by featuring a soloist who attracts a broad audience. The first outcome was evaluated subjectively by the artistic director and the board, who reviewed concert results and found that the outcome was achieved. The second outcome was evaluated by observing audience size. The outcome was met because total audience exceeded 150 per performance, or 300 in total. In addition, MSO conducted audience surveys at both venues and learned that the soloist was a draw for many people.",,10929,"Other, local or private",11344,175,"Lynn Evenson, Karen McManus, Ben Johnson, Samantha Amys, Benjamin Nilles, Sheila Wilcox, Erik Honkanen, Jan Carey",,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Quick Start Grants - Organizations",,"Soloist for February 2017 concert series",2017-01-16,2017-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Antanies,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","PO Box 600",Virginia,MN,55792,"(218) 365-3228 ",karjack@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-organizations-0,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10001120,"Quick Start Grants - Individuals",2017,415,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","While many of the benefits of a conference like this are difficult to measure as they are relationship-based, one measurable outcome is direction on our next recording project. If we haven't come away from the event with a producer ready to go, we will come home with at least 20 names for follow-up communication. We will also add to our current spreadsheet of venue and presenter contacts with an eye toward venues beyond our current strengths in the Midwest. Qualitative evaluation will occur while we are at the conference. We will be taking notes during conversations, doing reflective writing each evening to examine the day's accomplishments, and debriefing each night by discussing each of our accomplishments during the day and planning the next day's priorities. Quantitative evaluation will occur once we arrive home (see below). As stated above, our hope is to come back to Minnesota with a producer signed on to our next recording. That is the best-case, and easiest to measure outcome. If no one has signed on, we will return with a list of 15-20 options which we will use to find our man or woman. In addition, we will continue to add to our working contacts spreadsheet including venue contacts, artists we meet, managers and agents we talk to, presenters, and other important industry contacts who could help to further our career. Our initial evaluation of the project showed us that we needed the assistance of Arrowhead Regional Arts Council in order to make this conference financially possible at this time. During the conference, we will continuously evaluate our work on a daily basis by taking notes and reflexively writing, and by holding daily debriefing meetings where we discuss what we accomplished during the day, and what we plan to accomplish the following day. This is more qualitative evaluation, but it will make sure we are getting what we need out of the conference. Our final evaluation will be more quantitative, and will include examinations of our contacts list and the results of our producer search. Our goal is to add at least 100 venues and presenters to our list and to have a producer signed on to our recording project. In lieu of an actual producer, we will have a short list of up to 20 possible producer contacts from which to work upon arriving home.","We came home with stacks of business cards and promotional materials from various artists and venues, as well as promoters and other music industry folks. In addition, we were able to create a list of possible producers for our next CD, with Lloyd Mains at the top of the list (see below).",,1605,"Other, local or private",2020,,,,"Adam M. Moe",Individual,"Quick Start Grants - Individuals",,"Pushing Chain is seeking funds to attend the 2017 Folk Alliance International conference.",2017-02-12,2017-02-19,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Adam,Moe,"Adam M. Moe",,,MN,,"(218) 461-2379 ",adam@pushingchain.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Cook, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-individuals-7,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10001125,"Quick Start Grants - Individuals",2017,415,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Goal 1: Complete a half hour documentary film by June 1, 2017, Standing Alone, and to show it in the Duluth Superior Film Festival and the Fond du Lac Film Festival to reach at least 200 adults and 50 children viewing the film in person. I will also add the film link to my artist portfolio website at www.novaskylark.com for further audience participation and engagement. Goal 2: Increase my skills in making films by learning from mentors to script, record interviews and imagery, and to edit a half-hour documentary film. Goal 3: Create a film biography of Anishinaabe Elder, Jim Merhar, to show to people in general, and to show Anishinaabe people a role model of personal resilience in the face of adversity; and a musician who maintained his Anishinaabe cultural connection throughout his life. This goal is also tied to building diverse community relationships through positive art messaging in film projects. Goal 1: I will measure this goal by my completion date, showing at Duluth Superior Film Festival and Fond du Lac Festival, and a count of adults and youth attending screenings. Placement of film link on artist portfolio website. Goal 2: I will get letters from project mentors regarding what skills were increased by the applicant in scripting, videography, and editing by the end of grant and personal reflection submitted in writing. Goal 3: I will have evaluation questions on cards that will be given to festival attendees about the film content telling the story of Jim Merhar's life, Standing Alone. I will record on video the comments of audience members regarding the film content, and I will record discussion with Anishinaabe viewers on perception of content. I will record comments of Jim Merhar and Anishinaabe youth on the film and responses he received from the audience Q and A time. I will write a final report summarizing the results of the evaluation question cards, comments recorded, and Anishinaabe comments.","42 surveys were filled out from the film Premiere at Lake Superior Film Festival. The youngest person to fill out a survey was 8 years old. The oldest person to fill out a survey was 75 years old. My artist website has a film link on it and it has been viewed 123 times to this date. The film has two more scheduled showings for the public and 3 being worked out on dates.",,1785,"Other, local or private",2200,,,,"Ariane M. Norrgard",Individual,"Quick Start Grants - Individuals",,"To complete my final editing of a documentary film of Anishinaabe elder Jim Merhar with mentors.",2017-05-01,2017-06-10,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ariane,Norrgard,"Ariane M. Norrgard",,,MN,,"(218) 428-4945 ",arianenorrgard@fdlrez.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Carlton, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-individuals-9,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10001134,"Quick Start Grants - Individuals",2017,415,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal is to complete a 3 day intensive metalsmithing course at Quench Jewelry Arts in Minneapolis that focuses on techniques for ring fabrication and stone setting. The outcome of the project will be that I obtain formal metalsmith training, as well as walk away with completed pieces that require the skills of ring making and stone setting. Skills include: making bezels, stone setting, tips and tricks for soldering, embellishing around the bezel and sizing rink shanks. My goal will be met at the end of the weekend when I complete the course and walk away with my completed pieces and knowledge that I am able to take and use at my own bench.","I completed a 3 day intensive metalsmithing course at Quench Jewelry Arts (June 9, 10 and 11) with instructor Sarah Sitarz -I walked away from the class with 3 completed rings that required the skills of making bezel, stone setting, sizing ring shanks and soldering.",,585,"Other, local or private",1000,,,,"Elizabeth Pawlik",Individual,"Quick Start Grants - Individuals",,"Metalsmithing 2: Weekend Warrior course at Quench Jewelry Arts",2017-06-09,2017-06-11,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elizabeth,Pawlik,"Elizabeth Pawlik",,,MN,,"(701) 212-0650 ",elizabeth.pawlik@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-individuals-10,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10001136,"Quick Start Grants - Individuals",2017,415,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","This opportunity helps me meet my goals as an individual artist and community collaborator. I will connect with other global artists to hone and share my art and community making skills beyond Minnesota. I will also be working again with the talented Children of the Wild theatre ensemble to further our artistic partnership here when returning home. I will learn myriad details of involving a small town in historical research and coordinated community artistic expression. I will learn about a time proven theatre community that works, plays and eats together. This experience will reinvigorate my art practice. I will receive immediate and consistent feedback about my work from several members of the infamous Double Edge Theatre and Children of the Wild ensembles, as well as the town of Ashfield, Massachusetts. I will have photo documentation of this process and product. I will experience a unique living situation where a theatre ensemble shares responsibility for all aspects of their work, including food production. I will share new skills in my work across Minnesota upon my return in my work with the Children of the Wild theatre ensemble, Duluth All Souls Night, and more.","This project reinvigorated my art practice, by taking me out of my normal routine/location and showing me more intriguing possibilities. I experienced firsthand this time-proven theatre community that works, eats, makes art/music, and dances together. I was able to contribute to a larger vision with my unique skills and make new connections in a professional setting. I also collaborated again with Children of the Wild (CotW), the resident theatre ensemble at DE, to further goals of our new artistic partnership. CotW is locating permanently in Minnesota in June after five years of intense training in MA. I have been invited to work on their next production of the Re-wilding Cycle of street theatre works, called, The Garden, by developing rehearsal and performance masks. The invitation to work at Double Edge was a true honor and greatly benefited our exciting new collaboration.",,1085,"Other, local or private",1500,,,,"Mary K. Plaster AKA Mary Plaster",Individual,"Quick Start Grants - Individuals",,"Support needed for an artistic opportunity with world-renowned Double Edge Theatre, Ashfield, Massachusetts.",2017-05-08,2017-06-10,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Plaster,"Mary K. Plaster AKA Mary Plaster",,,MN,,"(218) 310-6289 ",artist@maryplaster.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-individuals-11,"Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10006576,"Quick Start Grants",2019,750,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage ","The goal of this project will be to allow me as an artist to continue to work and create. Specifically it will allow me, as a young artist with limited funds, and who suddenly and unexpectedly finds herself without the necessary tools, to practice my craft and continue to evolve my design. It will allow me to keep focusing on creating work that reflects Northern Minnesota and the ideal of accessible art. Evaluation of my goal will be simple and straightforward - if this grant allows me to continue to create accessible art that reflects Northern Minnesota the goal will be met. While renting tools I was able to create two to four high quality and varied pieces a week, with tools I own I will again be able to meet that level of creation that I am currently not capable of. ","I have purchased and received all the tools on my list. I have been able to begin production on my work again and, since receiving the tool shipment, have created four pieces of jewelry - two pairs of earrings and a set of wedding rings, all of which have been sold. I also have several other pieces in production as I write this.","achieved proposed outcomes",170,"Other,local or private ",920,,,,"Yarrow G. Mead",Individual,"Quick Start Grants ",,"I am seeking funds to purchase tools I have recently lost access too, and without which I can't work. ",2018-07-16,2018-07-20,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Yarrow,Mead,"Yarrow G. Mead",,,MN,,"(218) 839-2501 ",yarrowmeadmetals@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-84,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center. ","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate. ",,2
10006585,"Quick Start Grants",2019,388,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","I am requesting funding to attend “Ecorche by James Shoop,” hosted at Great Lakes Academy of Fine Art in Duluth. This is a two-part course with “Anatomy for the Artist: The Skeleton” in November, and “Anatomy for the Artist: The Muscles,” in January. Students will sculpt a 21” tall skeleton, and then sculpt all major muscles of the body onto the skeleton with the purpose of learning anatomy for better accuracy in two-dimensional work portraying the human figure. My goals are: - Attend “Ecorche by James Shoop.”- Utilize the opportunity to study with sculptor James Shoop when he comes to Duluth. - Obtain a thorough understanding of bones and muscles in order to create structurally, proportionately, and visually accurate paintings and drawings.- Obtain hands-on experience of forming and sculpting each bone and muscle.- Work toward having an extensive knowledge of the human body that would allow me to paint a realistic representation completely from imagination. Attendance at James Shoop’s Ecorche course will meet each of these goals. Successful completion can be measured by:- Confirmation from the instructor that I attended the course.- Completion of the full skeletal and muscular sculpting during the course, with the physical sculpture and photographs of the piece as evidence.- A written “final report” to submit to the granting agency, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. The knowledge and understanding of human anatomy that will be obtained through these courses will be applicable and evidenced in future drawing and painting work that I complete.","Completion of my grant-funded project obtained the following measurable outcomes: - Attended ?Ecorche by James Shoop."" - Utilized the opportunity to study with sculptor James Shoop when he came to Duluth. - Obtained a thorough introduction to, and understanding of, bones and muscles. - Obtained hands-on experience of forming and sculpting each bone and muscle. - Completed a physical sculpture of the human form with bones and muscles applied. - Added to my knowledge and understanding of the human body to apply to future drawing and painting work that I complete. - Received confirmation from the instructor for attending the course. - Submitted (this) final report to the granting agency, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.","achieved proposed outcomes",92,"Other,local or private",480,,,,"Kelly A. Schamberger",Individual,"Quick Start Grants",,"Support to Attend Ecorche Sculpture Class with James Shoop.",2018-11-06,2019-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kelly,Schamberger,"Kelly A. Schamberger",,,MN,,"(612) 270-4402 ",kellyschamberger@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-86,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008856,"Quick Start Grant",2019,750,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","I’ve been invited to present a generative new media exhibit called, ""cloud factory"" in the First Stage Gallery at the Lyric Center for the Arts March seven - 30, 2019. In addition to creating the visual art and sound installation, I will hold an artist reception the evening of March seven and will be available one further weekend for an informal question / answer session about the process and materials behind the work. The exhibit at the Lyric will include synchronized abstract geometric animations and sound to create an immersive cross-sensory experience. The installation with also include algorithmically-generated textile drawings, books and prints: physical manifestations of the machine chorus. The textile drawings are generated by the same code that generates the video projections. This opportunity allows me to explore this new development of my work in installations. I will: * document sound and visuals (recordings and photographs) in the installation for my own future study, * provide a journal at the site for community comments, * elicit feedback from the venue, participants in the question / answer session and from guests at the opening. This is also part of my effort to expand my sustenance base. Textile drawings and books will be available for sale. I will keep records of the number of visitors and the goods sold to get a feel for the possible market for these more tangible parts of my exhibit.","I presented a solo exhibit called, ""cloud factory"" in the First Stage Gallery at the Lyric Center for the Arts in Virginia, Minnesota from March 7-March 30, 2019. An artist reception was held on the evening of March seven and I was available for a question answer session on Saturday, March 30. I documented sound and visuals (recordings and photographs) in the installation for my own future study. I elicited feedback from the venue and participants in the question answer session and from guests at the opening. In an effort to expand my sustenance base, textile drawings and books were available for sale. I worked with the venue to talk about ways to physically intertwine the series of textile drawings, print books, sound animation machine octet and ambient light. This experimentation provided valuable insights for future exhibits.","achieved proposed outcomes",373,"Other,local or private",1123,,,,"Kathleen A. McTavish AKA Kathy McTavish",Individual,"Quick Start Grant",,"Cloud factory at the Lyric.",2019-03-06,2019-03-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,McTavish,"Kathleen A. McTavish AKA Kathy McTavish",,,MN,,"(218) 343-7998",kathy@mctavish.io,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Cook, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grant-1,"Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008883,"Quick Start Grant",2019,750,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Prøve Gallery seeks to host an artist's talk and display of graphics designed by the Beehive Design Collective, a non-profit artist collective that creates collaborative and interdisciplinary (""cross-pollinated"") designs to be used as educational and organizational tools, particularly surrounding issues of environmentalism and the effects of globalization. This is a collective whose work aligns with the goals of Prøve Collective in using art to educate and empower communities. While the collective has been on touring hiatus for the past couple of years, one of the artists reached out to us to see if we'd be interested in hosting an artist's talk event and showcase of recent designs. Our goal is to host the Beehive Collective members for a presentation, entitled “Rock Bottom” in the Age of Extreme Resource Extraction! compensate them for travel and expenses, and to hold a community conversation about environmental justice and resource ethics. Our evaluation plan for this event includes an attendance number of at least 50 individuals, including participants from local stakeholder organizations, like Duluth for Clean Water, American Indian Community Housing Organization (AICHO), Sierra Club, and even some local and regional elected officials (to whom we will issue directed invitations). We hope that this event will serve as an effective means of connecting these organizations with the Beehive Collective as organizations working with similar objectives. We will collect feedback from individuals from these organizations to help our board evaluate the success of the event.","Prove Gallery seeks to host an artist's talk and display of graphics designed by the Beehive Design Collective, a non-profit artist collective that creates collaborative and interdisciplinary (""cross-pollinated"") designs to be used as educational and organizational tools, particularly surrounding issues of environmentalism and the effects of globalization. This is a collective whose work aligns with the goals of Prove Collective in using art to educate and empower communities. While the collective has been on touring hiatus for the past couple of years, one of the artists reached out to us to see if we'd be interested in hosting an artist's talk event and showcase of recent designs. Our goal is to host the Beehive Collective members for a presentation, entitled ROCK BOTTOM in the Age of Extreme Resource Extraction!, compensate them for travel and expenses, and to hold a community conversation about environmental justice and resource ethics.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,750,,"Flo Matamoros, Taylor Kline, Jamie Ratliff",0.00,"Prove Collective AKA Prove Gallery","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Quick Start Grant",,"Rock Bottom in the Age of Extreme Resource Extraction!",2019-02-25,2019-02-27,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jamie,Ratliff,"Prøve Collective","21 N Lake Ave",Duluth,MN,55802,"(401) 474-8627",jamie@provegallery.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grant-2,"Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008888,"Quick Start Grant",2019,750,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of the Sacred Heart Music Center’s (SHMC) quick start grant project is to bring Grammy-nominated national recording artist Joan Osborne to perform the Joan Osborne Sings the Songs of Bob Dylan Concert during Duluth’s weeklong celebration, the Duluth Dylan Fest, in honor of Bob Dylan. Duluth is the birthplace of Bob Dylan, who is a living legend and one of the most celebrated artists of our time. Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in December 2016, the first musician to win such international recognition from this coveted honor. Ms. Osborne recorded an all Dylan Album released in 2017 and is honored to be invited to perform in Bob Dylan’s birthplace during the week of his 78th birthday. SHMC is collaborating with the Duluth Dylan Fest. Our hope is this concert will increase the awareness of SHMC on the national level by bringing a well-known artist to Duluth, at the same time offering a high-quality arts opportunity to community members. Evaluation plans include the following methods: track the number of people who attend the concert, the number of volunteers, as well as the number of musicians who perform. We will also conduct a short key informant survey with a select number of participants to gauge satisfaction with the concert and the opportunity to hear a national recording artist in Duluth. We will also as Joan Osborne to provide her feedback on the opportunity to play at the Sacred Heart Music Center and in Bob Dylan’s birthplace. We will also track print and social media stories about the event. Finally, we will also track the number of sponsorships we were able to leverage with support from our proposed quick start grant project.","428 Ticket sold sixteen volunteers twelve artists (6 musicians, one sound engineer, three writers, one photographer, and one graphic designer) five sponsorships (Duluth Grill, Duluth Dylan Fest, Holiday Inn, Sheldon Reproduction, and local musician with sound equipment) twelve volunteers Major media story in the A and E section of the DNT in May and concert was featured on the morning program on WDIO TV, a number of radio features, and social media stories were posted including stories on Ennyman Territory and Expecting Rain Photographer Michael K. Anderson documented the performance (One of his pictures was shared by Joan Osborne on her Instagram profile and recorded 543 likes) Joan Osborne shared she was honored to perform in such a beautiful space and in Bob Dylan's hometown. Duluth's Coyote was thrilled to play the opening set for a national act Common themes from the key informant interviews include: Best concert I have seen all year, outstanding venue for an intimate show, best Dylan Fest to date.","achieved proposed outcomes",2250,"Other,local or private",3000,,"Arno Kahn, Mark Nicklawske, Laura Weir, Mary Hanchett, Arna Rennan, Chris Bollman, Tom Unterberger, Terese Elhard, Bret Amundson, Zane Bail",0.00,"Sacred Heart John Chebul Memorial Center Association, Inc. AKA Sacred Heart Music Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Quick Start Grant",,"Joan Osborne Sings the Songs of Bob Dylan Concert.",2019-03-01,2019-05-23,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ann,Klefstad,"Sacred Heart-John Chebul Memorial Center Association AKA Sacred Heart Music Center","201 4th St W",Duluth,MN,55806,"(218) 723-1895",hello@sacredheartmusic.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grant-3,"Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008898,"Quick Start Grant",2019,630,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","I am fixing an acoustic guitar is to be used for 1-3 live performances each month. This guitar will also be used for future studio recordings, festivals and tours. A measurable outcome for this repair would provide a quality sound performance that will invite future performances and bookings. This repair will also increase audience engagement, larger fan base and improve all over sound. A new guitar will provide dependability. Increase bookings: Measure of shows at each venue compared to other repeat performances. Increase audience engagement: Measure will be shown by increased sales, calculating increase in attendance, Dependability: Monitoring issues with guitar how many technical issues I have throughout the year. If there are none, I have met my goal.","I've used the new guitar at three shows without any incidents or issues with the guitar, it's setup, strings, etc.","achieved proposed outcomes",1,"Other,local or private",631,,,,"Evan C. Tepler",Individual,"Quick Start Grant",,"Acoustic guitar repair for live performances.",2019-03-06,2019-03-12,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Evan,Tepler,"Evan C. Tepler",,,MN,,"(651) 983-9491",evanteplermn@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grant-4,"Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10001142,"Quick Start Grants - Organizations",2017,415,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Provide artists with a venue for expressing their hopes for the community in relation to substance use disorder during pregnancy. Provide an outlet and place for expression and communication around this topic by proving an art exhibit on February 24 in Duluth, Minnesota at the American Indian Community Housing Organization. Receive at least 10 submissions of 2-dimensional artwork with a first place winner sharing the rights with us for our future research project. Offer an opportunity for artist to express their hopes of a healthier community by portraying their idea of ceremonial birth. Draw at least 100 community members to event and engage in positive, supportive discussions related to the needs of the local Native American community.","Original outcomes are listed below; actual outcomes are described in BOLD: Provide artists with a venue for expressing their hopes for the community in relation to substance use disorder during pregnancy. Provide an outlet and place for expression and communication around this topic by proving an art exhibit on February 24 in Duluth, MN at the American Indian Community Housing Organization (AICHO). ART EXHIBIT SUCCESSFULLY HELD ON FEBRUARY 24TH. -Receive at least 10 submissions of 2-dimensional artwork with a first place winner sharing the rights with us for our future research project. -Offer an opportunity for artist to express their hopes of a healthier community by portraying their idea of ceremonial birth. -Draw at least 100 community members to event and engage in positive, supportive discussions related to the needs of the local Native American community. EXCEEDED SUBMISSION GOAL -20 ARTISTS, 31 PIECES. TOTAL ATTENDANCE WAS ~85.",,585,"Other, local or private",1000,,"Moira Villiard, Brenna Greenfield, Rebekah Dunlap, Wendy Savage",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota","State Government","Quick Start Grants - Organizations",,"Ceremonial Pregnancy",2017-02-01,2017-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kevin,McKoskey,"Regents of the University of Minnesota","450 McNamara Alumni Ctr 200 Oak St SE",Minneapolis,MN,55455,"(612) 626-7441 ",awards@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-organizations-1,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10001145,"Quick Start Grants - Individuals",2017,415,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","To take best advantage of the exciting opportunity to present my first solo gallery show in a space that is significantly larger than anticipated by framing a larger number of pieces and taking steps to ensure that it is well attended and well received. Parts of this will be easy to measure. One measure will simply mean framing enough pieces to fill the gallery. With the help of American Indian Community Housing Organization, I will have estimated audience numbers. During the opening, my conversations with people attending the show will give me immediate feedback about the reception of my work. A discussion with American Indian Community Housing Organization after the opening where we reflect further on our impressions of how the event went will also be helpful.","More than 150 people attended the opening reception. Live music was provided by Mina Kaiser, who also wrote the limericks that accompanied some of the images. The number of people who saw the exhibit after the opening night, was approximately 600. The show generated some possible opportunities for more shows (ex: I have sent images to a gallery in New York City.) and my work will be sold in the AICHO shop.",,715,"Other, local or private",1130,,,,"Ellen B. Sandbeck",Individual,"Quick Start Grants - Individuals",,"May 26th solo show opening. Sudden change to MUCH larger venue. Need money for framing more work.",2017-05-01,2017-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ellen,Sandbeck,"Ellen B. Sandbeck",,,MN,,"(218) 721-4422 ",ellen.sandbeck@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-individuals-12,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10004713,"Quick Start Opportunity Grant",2016,320,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal is perform a a demonstration and exhibition on the process of coopering as well as my own exploration into coopering forms. I need to travel to and from the location of the invitation. I need copper for band materials for many vessels that are finished besides needing bands. I will work for 10 hours each day Wednesday and Thursday on finishing bands and exhibition setup. I will spend five hours setting up for the demonstration. The project can be evaluated based upon documentation of the completed goals. Photographs will be taken during the demonstration which I can submit in my final report. Pictures will also be taken of the exhibition which will display the time put into it, the utilization of the copper bands for the exhibition and the completion of the goal. The combined pictures will show that I have met the goals and requests of the grant.","As part of the grant, I traveled to Tillers International in Scotts, Michigan to do a demonstration and put on an exhibition. I used the grant money for the travel fees as laid out in the grant. Arriving a few days before the demonstration and exhibition, I spent time setting up for both. I ordered copper for band material for my coopered vessels, which I had delivered to Tillers International. I used those materials to finish many vessels that I had built up that only needed to be finished with bands. I successfully did the demonstration and the follow-up exhibition.",,880,"Other,local or private",1200,,,0.00,"Eric L. Edgin",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grant",,"Support funds for a demonstration and exhibition on the art of coopering.",2016-02-16,2016-02-20,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Eric,Edgin,"Eric L. Edgin",,,MN,,"(812) 929-2723 ",decadencebyhand@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grant,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
10029294,"Quick Support for Organizations",2024,2500,,"ACHF Arts Access","Our goal is to test the feasibility of a municipal / arts council collaboration to creatively address local civic infrastructure challenges through artistic means. We'd also like to gauge public response to larger scale, City-supported arts initiatives. After the work is done, we'll send out a poll with our utility bills and have them available at City Hall for local feedback on the project. We'll assess its success in City Council before moving forward with planning for 2024.",,,4500,"Other,local or private",7000,,,,"Granite Area Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Quick Support for Organizations",,"Pilot Beautification Project",2023-09-01,2024-02-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Dani,Prados,"Granite Area Arts Council","PO Box 111","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 564-4240",dani@daniprados.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-support-organizations-25,"Lisa Bergh, visual art; Reggie Gorter, music, theater; Lisa Nez, visual art; Eric Parrish, music, theater, education; Kristine Shelstad, visual arts, arts admin, SMAC board; John Sterner, visual art, education; Erica Volkir, theater, SMAC board; Kerry Ward, visual art.","Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Judy Beckman: vocal music, Big Stone Arts Council, Big Stone County Historical Society, Big Stone Lake Area Chamber of Commerce CEO; Maggie Fuller: visual art, writing; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Erin Kline, visual art, music, writing, education, SMSU Diversity and Inclusion; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board; Jessica Mata: visual art, dance, Kerkhoven Arts Council; Kylie Rieke: ceramics, murals, music, theater, T-Bird Community Arts Board; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Gillian Singler, MN West Community and Technical College chair of Humanities and English instructor, Creative Healing Space volunteer, writer, theater director; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Mark Wilmes: Tyler Arts Council board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;","Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Nicole DeBoer (507) 537-1471",1
10023916,"Quick Support for Organizations",2022,2500,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Our goal is to develop an ethical, locally-led, community rooted, sustainable community artist in residence program design that maximizes community resources, sets up logical infrastructure that is efficient to maintain, and lays the groundwork for success ? both here in Granite, and for other communities making use of our shared open-source resources and materials. We hope to set Granite Falls up as the epicenter of a network of communities sharing information and resources freely and openly. What that means for our council directly is the creation of tools that will allow us to support this program, and its continuation into the future. It will allow our members to learn and grow in ways that can be applied to our other community outreach work, and build systems that can be replicated and shared. We will be undertaking an ongoing sourcing of community and City feedback, through surveys and interviews, physical interactive installations, and live roundtables to determine what's both desired and what seems effective in building this program for our community.","We conducted a survey and tabulated the results. The information was very valuable to our organization because we found out that an overwhelming amount of the audience prefers the June timing of the festival over the August time, and we also received feedback on a few additions to the festival that will make the experience better. There was approximately 185 people at the June festival and 88 at the August festival. The June gathering seemed to have a larger percentage of youth and young adults tallying in at 40%.","Achieved proposed outcomes",250,,2750,,"Tamara Isfeld, Diane Ladner, Michele Huggins, Mary Gillespie, Sue Selden, Karen Odden, Brad Hall, Bev Tellefsen, Vonnie Saquilan, Autumn Cavender-Wilson, Miles Taylor, Jessie Hennen, Scott DeMuth, Dani Prados",5,"Granite Area Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Quick Support for Organizations",,"Community-Rooted CAIR 2.0 Program Building",2022-05-01,2022-12-12,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dani,Prados,"Granite Area Arts Council AKA Makers on the Minnesota","PO Box 111","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 564-4240",dani@daniprados.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine, Chippewa",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-support-organizations-5,"Jessica Bak, visual art; Morgan Baum, visual art, arts admin; Judy Beckman, music, SMAC board; Alison Nelson, music, theater, SMAC board; Kylie Rieke, visual art; John White; visual art, writing","Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Justin Beck, chair of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission, president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, photography, music; Judy Beckman: vocal music, Big Stone Arts Council, Big Stone County Historical Society, Big Stone Lake Area Chamber of Commerce CEO; Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Michele Huggins: Granite Area Arts Council treasurer and volunteer, member of the Artisan Grain Collaborative, founding member of ACHALA; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Gillian Singler, MN West Community and Technical College chair of Humanities and English instructor, Creative Healing Space volunteer, writer, theater director; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;","Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Nicole DeBoer (507) 537-1471",1
10023165,"Quick Support for Artists",2022,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","During the pandemic, many artists have felt at a loss for how to contribute meaningfully. This manifests in an inability to finish projects, and having a short timeline and intense worktime is the best remedy for that. We've realized that we should write shorter, punchier sketches ? much of our old work is far too long. Miles is also excited to compare his old camera work to skills he's developed from filming many shows in the interim. If this works out, we would like to spin it into an ongoing show of some kind, perhaps released quarterly. As I am currently writing a TV pilot, I would like to have a solid half-hour of filmed work to show any interested producers. Also, we believe those viewing the final project, whether it be in person or digitally, will feel similarly empowered to create their own art. In terms of measurement, I am an exhaustive journal-keeper and will certainly be taking notes throughout the process, comparing first drafts to finished ones. The showing will include an element of discussion about the process; we'll invite viewers to critique sketches as well.","We met with five focus groups, and most were pleased that they were asked to give input for the mural and did have some good ideas, so there is a feeling that the community is behind the project. Using the community input, high school arts students put together some creative draft murals and t-shirts for the participants. Teacher/artistic director Mr. Hubert and two local artists collaborated to discuss and create drafts of the final mural. Mr. Hubert also gathered information on costs and materials for the mural, and prepared the wall that will be the site. He learned more about how to engage students and community in arts projects during this planning process. We also created and placed a large banner on the wall that says ""Lamberton Community Mural Coming Soon!"" to help bring excitement to the community.","Achieved proposed outcomes",,,1000,,,0.00,"Jessica Hennen AKA Jessie Hennen",Individual,"Quick Support for Artists",,"Sketch Show: A Granite Falls Home Companion",2022-02-03,2022-02-26,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jessica,Hennen,"Jessica Hennen AKA Jessie Hennen",,,MN,,"(651) 253-8630",jessie.rose.hennen@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Hennepin, Yellow Medicine, Ramsey, Lyon",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-support-artists-3,"Cheryl Avenel-Navara, arts admin, SMAC board; Daryl Hrdlicka, film, theater; Georgette Jones, theater, SMAC board; Joyce Meyer, visual art, Kristine Shelstad, visual art, SMAC board; Kerry Ward, visual art","Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Judy Beckman: vocal music, Big Stone Arts Council, Big Stone County Historical Society, Big Stone Lake Area Chamber of Commerce CEO; Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Michele Huggins: Granite Area Arts Council treasurer and volunteer, member of the Artisan Grain Collaborative, founding member of ACHALA; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;","Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Nicole DeBoer (507) 537-1471",1
10023215,"Quick Support for Artists",2022,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A featured collaboration between Miles and Clinton will hone their skills producing music and video together and this release will elevate them on the state wide and national stage. By focusing on one easily attainable but intensive project they will both have a significant addition to their portfolios but also a challenge to push their art forms to the limits. Hosting Clinton in the converted silo will provide an excellent test for living with an artist on the property and exploring the limits of our performance and recording facility. By providing a public event I hope to introduce new and relevant types of art to the local community. I will look for a furthering of FNK's and Malion's artistic careers, a blue print and prototype for a small scale residency program, and a different type of art introduced to Southwest Minnesota.","This book was originally intended to be the final in the Woofy series. I have received so much positive feedback from parents and children on how much they love the books. I will, therefore, most likely collaborate with my content editor and illustrator on at least two more. The collaboration I have with them has been fantastic. The confidence I have gained as a published writer over the past two years has made me realize I am a great storyteller. I intend to use the skills and confidence gained to both write more books myself, and I would like to create and teach a workshop to aspiring writers of this genre. Plans are also in the works to co-facilitate a series of Children's Theatre workshops based on the book this summer.","Achieved proposed outcomes",,,1000,,,0.00,"Miles Taylor",Individual,"Quick Support for Artists",,"Bound Space - Performance and Short Film",2021-12-01,2022-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Miles,Taylor,"Miles Taylor",,,MN,,"(507) 829-3196",fnkbooking@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-support-artists-6,"Jessica Bak, visual art; Fern Cloud, visual/cultural art; Dana Conroy, film; Daryl Hrdlicka, theater, film; Oak Kelsey, multidiscipline; David KelseyBassett, visual art, music, SMAC board; Eileen O'Keefe, cultural art","Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Michele Huggins: Granite Area Arts Council treasurer and volunteer, member of the Artisan Grain Collaborative, founding member of ACHALA; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Louella Voigt: music, fiber art; Blue Mound Area Theatre board; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Janine Teske: music, theater, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley school board; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;",,2
10023216,"Quick Support for Artists",2022,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I hope this project helps me get back into my soul, my art. I really want to create new work. I am hoping to change my skills and show new and better work compared to my older work, with these new props to help show the stories in my series and photos. I am hoping if I can get my work in nice frames, it will have a better impact, look much more professional, and create even more of an audience and some revenue. I love my old work, but am ready to grow into something even bigger and stronger. I also want to have more mental health brochures and narcan kits available at my show. I would also like to speak at a meet and greet about my story and mental health and addiction awareness. To track some change I plan on having a sign in book at the front for names and city. I also plan on being there for a meet and greet for any questions and I plan on writing down questions, or remarks people have about the photos, I have not done this before. I think this would be good for future ideas for photos, or something to touch on in a speech in the future.","We were able to lighten the load of our gear, making performing in various locations much easier. With the Hammond we were able to instill the digitized and unique sounds needed for the wide range of projects with much less studio time. It also allowed for us to have a lot of fun learning and experimenting with the capabilities of the technology and stretch our skills as performers. In doing music and sound effects for ?100 Years Ago, Today"", the keyboard allowed for the music to more appropriately suit the era in which the story telling for the show took place. We have moved from being just a band to a creative team that works as a conduit for artistic collaboration. All of our performance opportunities over this past year were well attended and significantly widened our audience base.","Achieved proposed outcomes",156,"Other,local or private",1156,,,0.00,"Corina Kells",Individual,"Quick Support for Artists",,"New Work, Frame and Mat",2022-05-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Corina,Kells,"Corina Kells",,,MN,,"(320) 321-3340",corinakellsphotography@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine, Lac qui Parle, Chippewa, Swift",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-support-artists-7,"Jessica Bak, visual art; Morgan Baum, visual art, arts admin; Judy Beckman, music, SMAC board; Alison Nelson, music, theater, SMAC board; Kylie Rieke, visual art; John White; visual art, writing","Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Justin Beck, chair of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission, president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, photography, music; Judy Beckman: vocal music, Big Stone Arts Council, Big Stone County Historical Society, Big Stone Lake Area Chamber of Commerce CEO; Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Michele Huggins: Granite Area Arts Council treasurer and volunteer, member of the Artisan Grain Collaborative, founding member of ACHALA; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Gillian Singler, MN West Community and Technical College chair of Humanities and English instructor, Creative Healing Space volunteer, writer, theater director; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;","Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Nicole DeBoer (507) 537-1471",1
10023218,"Quick Support for Artists",2022,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Now that I am retired from teaching I have the desire and most importantly the time to do my art. I think I have found my niche and I hope my work makes connections for residents of our area and brings back memories of living in SW MN. My artistic goals are to publicly show my work and hopefully some day soon, be employed as an artist for galleries. I will measure the impact by the response and feedback I get from the gallery staff, fellow artists, and the viewing public. I hope that my work will have an impact on the viewers. I hope that some of the work will also connect with the viewer a sense of nostalgia and fond memories of living in SW MN.","It got me back into taking photos again, doing something for myself, getting out of my shell. I have been dealing with mental health issues for awhile now and this is helping me work through them with my show and taking these photos. I have been trying a lot of different things with my photography and editing that I wasn't before. I now finally have photos framed and matted which is not something I have ever had before, and I love it! I do believe it pushed my audience to grow a little farther with the show being out of my normal area. I have also finished my website which reaches so many more people. I will be able to use these framed photos for more shows which will contribute to my growth more and more.","Achieved proposed outcomes",62,"Other,local or private",1062,,,0.00,"Steven Bergeson",Individual,"Quick Support for Artists",,"Minnesota Building and Landscape Paintings",2022-05-01,2022-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steven,Bergeson,"Steven Bergeson",,,MN,,"(320) 226-3072",sjbergeson@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Jackson, Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-support-artists-9,"Jessica Bak, visual art; Morgan Baum, visual art, arts admin; Judy Beckman, music, SMAC board; Alison Nelson, music, theater, SMAC board; Kylie Rieke, visual art; John White; visual art, writing","Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Justin Beck, chair of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission, president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, photography, music; Judy Beckman: vocal music, Big Stone Arts Council, Big Stone County Historical Society, Big Stone Lake Area Chamber of Commerce CEO; Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Michele Huggins: Granite Area Arts Council treasurer and volunteer, member of the Artisan Grain Collaborative, founding member of ACHALA; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Gillian Singler, MN West Community and Technical College chair of Humanities and English instructor, Creative Healing Space volunteer, writer, theater director; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;",,2
32461,"Quick Start Grants",2016,367,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","This project will attempt to the explore potential of an artistic collaboration between Aaron Kloss and myself to contribute a meaningful reflection on the place of Christmas in the culture of the peoples of the far North, and to make our art available to a wider audience in our area. It will combine verse and visual art, and explore the creative potential for future collaboration. It will attempt to inspire and encourage local participation in the arts. We do not expect to make a profit, but are hoping, with the help of the grant, to break even financially. We will evaluate the success of the project: 1. By our subjective experience of the artistic quality and contribution of our collaboration and the input we get from others in the process. 2. By the number of books sold, and the reports of those experiencing it. 3. By the financial sustainability of our collaboration, and the potential for further work together.","1. The collaboration with Aaron, was the highlight of the project for me. Combining verse and art, working together to refine a vision for each of the 10 sections of the book, endlessly editing the poem, and finally seeing our separate contributions come together to make one piece of art was amazing. We got a lot of encouragement from other local artists, gallery, bookstore and gift shop owners as well as many people who looked at and/or purchased our book. 2. We sold approximately 800 books which was far more than we anticipated and seems to us a success. 3. Aaron have already talked about another collaboration, possibly a children's book.",,5894,"Other, local or private",6261,,,0.00,"Charles Haavik",Individual,"Quick Start Grants",,"Publishing locally a coffee table book for the Christmas season.",2015-09-01,2015-12-25,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Charles,Haavik,"Charles Haavik",,,MN,,"(218) 341-7319 ",cehaavik@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Cook, Ramsey, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
32462,"Quick Start Grants",2016,362,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","This grant will frame multiple pieces of work to be professionally displayed at a small venue. Should the frames be unsold along with any work, they will be recycled and continue to house additional work in future presentations. This professional presentation should encourage audience engagement and acquisition by collectors who will have the ease of purchasing ready to hang artwork at their disposal.","Multiple works of art were professionally framed for presentation. Two pieces were sold along with their frames. All unsold frames will be recycled and reused for future presentations.",,638,"Other, local or private",1000,,,0.00,"David Moreira",Individual,"Quick Start Grants",,"Small venue presentation",2015-10-23,2015-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,Moreira,"David Moreira",,,MN,,"(931) 542-7995 ",SkatRadioh@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-0,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",1
32464,"Quick Start Grants",2016,256,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","To reach a higher level of professionalism in vocal performance, measured by a continued growth of audience turnout at concerts. Professional vocalists who tour regularly and appear in larger venues and more widely broadcast television, radio, and internet broadcasts often use in ear monitors, which enable them to fine tune the sound of their voice, resulting in a more purposeful vocal performance. In the chaos of a live music environment, it is sometimes hard to predict what the sound will be like from the stage, and in ear monitors such as the Shure PSM 300 Wireless Personal Monitoring System would put me in a position to compete with other vocalists around the region. The success of the in-ear monitors would be measured by positive response to live performances, and continued growth of audience turnout for live concerts by my band, The Boomchucks.","I have purchased the equipment and am experimenting with in-ear monitors during live performances with my band, The Boomchucks.",,544,"Other, local or private",800,,,0.00,"Jamie M. Ness",Individual,"Quick Start Grants",,"To purchase Shure PSM 300 in-ear monitors for live vocal performance.",2015-11-13,2015-11-27,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jamie,Ness,"Jamie M. Ness",,,MN,,"(218) 576-2090 ",jamienessmail@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Ramsey, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-1,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
36908,"Quick Start Grants",2017,415,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goals of this project are to have a projector and screen in place in time for rehearsals and performances on November 26-27, and to equip the organization for future productions of “Root Beer Lady – The Musical” throughout the summer tourist season. Measurable outcomes: Meeting budget. Having equipment in place by November 15. The measurable outcomes are simple yes or no questions.","The goals of this project are to have a projector and screen in place in time for rehearsals and performances on November 26-27, and to equip the organization for future productions of “Root Beer Lady – The Musical” throughout the summer tourist season. Measurable outcomes: • Meeting budget • Having equipment in place by November 15 Both outcomes were achieved.",,1530,"Other, local or private",1945,,"Barbara Hall, Sara Skelton, Peta Barrett, Susan Germek, Johnny Hyde, Peter Kess, Pat Koski, Terri Shocke, Gil Knight, Jim Beatty, Cecilia Rolando, Steve Hall",0.00,"Bottle Cap Volunteer Productions","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Quick Start Grants",,"Equipment for Root Beer Lady - the Musical",2016-11-01,2016-12-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Barbara,Hall,"Bottle Cap Volunteer Productions","14502 Canadian Border Rd",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 365-7853 ",pulihall@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-35,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD.",,2
36910,"Quick Start Grants",2017,415,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Our goals and measurable outcomes are: 1. To enrich the lives of our citizens through the arts and education; 2. To break down barriers to access and strengthen our rural community through meaningful arts experiences; 3. To help establish Chisholm as a community that invests in the arts for our common good and to spread that influence throughout the Iron Range; 4. To bring disparate groups and organizations together as a team to build the spirit of our community; 5. To utilize our high-quality, historic arts facility -- the Chisholm High School Auditorium; 6. To establish a reputation among local and regional artists and musicians as a welcoming and supportive place. 7. To survey a segment (10% minimum) of attendees to determine the quality of arts experience. Measurable outcomes will be gauged using surveying tools developed by our partner, the Minnesota Discovery Center. Surveys will be distributed to a segment of the audience. In the surveys, we expect to gauge the following: 1. We expect that 90-100% of attendees will rate the event as excellent or good. 2. We expect that 90-100% of attendees would attend a similar event in the future. Additionally, the Theater Latte Da All is Calm"" cast will provide a question and answer session for the audience after the show. The number of attendees to the Q and A session will be noted. Notes will be taken and observations made on the engagement of the audience with the cast. Also, our ticketing staff will note the numbers of youth and adult tickets. We are aiming for a 300 ticket sales goal in youth tickets alone. And we are aiming for 600 adult tickets sold.""","1. To enrich the lives of our citizens. Of those surveyed (approx. 10%), all rated the event as excellent or good. 2. To break down barriers to access and strengthen our rural community. This event would cost $45-minimum per ticket in Minneapolis. Because of ARAC and other support, we priced tickets at $10 for adults and $5 for students. We provided 13 vouchers to veterans and those who could not afford tickets 3. To help establish Chisholm as an arts community. We recorded visitors from all over the Iron Range. Iron Range audiences are drawn to the quality of events we offer. 4. To bring disparate groups together to promote the arts and education. We had 10 local partners apart from ARAC to sponsor and support the project. 5. To utilize our high quality arts facility. We did this. 6. To establish a reputation as a welcoming place for the arts. All is Calm would like to return to Chisholm in 2017. 7. To survey 10% of the audience and observe audience participation. We did this.",,10439,"Other, local or private",10854,375,"Bob Rahja, Bob Vicari, Pat Kestly, Clarice Sever, Ione Tomasetti, Darcy Lucas",0.00,"Chisholm Public Schools","K-12 Education","Quick Start Grants",,"""All is Calm"" musical theater production",2016-10-27,2016-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,James,Varichak,"Chisholm Public Schools","300 3rd Ave SW",Chisholm,MN,55719,"(218) 254-1400 ",jvaricha@chisholm.k12.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-36,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD.",,2
36913,"Quick Start Grants",2017,603,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Three art shows will be hung in different coffee shops and restaurants in the Duluth/Superior area. The block print art will be completed, framed, hung and promoted this summer and fall. 50 images will be mated and framed and then used in a variety of combinations for the different spaces. All of the frames will be made of thin black metal and in three outer frame sizes, 13"" x 13"", 10"" x 10"" and 5"" x 5"". The mats will be different colors to accommodate the variety of linoleum block images. 300 post cards ","1) Three shows of my block prints were hung at Beaner's Coffee Shop and the Scenic Cafe Restaurant in Duluth as well as the Red Mug in Superior. The shows occurred late summer, fall and winter of 2016. 2) Another goal was to mat and frame 50 images, but I ended up framing over 70 images to accommodate all the sales. 3) I sent out and gave away over 300 post cards announcing the shows and I sent out bi-weekly face book messages about the shows with art samples. 4) My goal was to sell at least 20 of the 50 framed images and I ended up selling 48. I also got two consignments because of the shows. I framed and hung an extra 25 images to accommodate all the shows. 5) With these shows, I believe I was able to launch my art and increase my visibility into the Duluth and Superior area.",,577,"Other, local or private",1180,,,,"Kathleen B. Dupre AKA Kelly Dupre",Individual,"Quick Start Grants",,"To fund framing and promotions for 3 local art shows this summer and fall.",2016-07-15,2016-12-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,Dupre,"Kathleen B. Dupre AKA Arctica INC",,,MN,,"(218) 370-1178 ",kelly.b.dupre@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Cook, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-37,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Paul LaJeunesse: visual artist, Assistant Professor of Art at the College of Saint Scholastica; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra.",,2
36921,"Quick Start Grants",2017,603,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Through my paintings I aim to increase the viewer’s sense of connection and shared journey, by representing a tangible sense of place and the world that I see. I attempt to capture the uniqueness and ethereal quality always present in the lake, the sky, and the surrounding landscape. Showing my work at New Scenic Cafe will give me the opportunity to share my vision with many people. It is also my hope to sell 3 paintings during the show, as well as gain exposure to help me be accepted into a local art gallery. In addition, by having my paintings professionally scanned, I will be able to greatly improve my website as a marketing tool. My evaluation plan is fairly straightforward: 1) Did I achieve my sales goal of 3 paintings, and 2) When I reach out to local galleries following the show, will my work be accepted. If I have achieved these goals, I believe I will have also achieved my larger (and less tangible) goal of inspiring in others an enhanced appreciation for the beauty of our local landscape.","Painting sales, acceptance into local art gallery, improved website to use as a marketing tool.",,1586,"Other, local or private",2189,,,,"Micaella Penning",Individual,"Quick Start Grants",,"Oil painting show at New Scenic Café",2016-12-01,2016-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Micaella,Penning,"Micaella Penning",,,MN,,"(218) 349-3501 ",kinzl011@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-40,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD.",,2
36922,"Quick Start Grants",2017,40,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal is to give a professional presentation and performance to a new audience. I also plan to network with other performers who are working in a genre similar to my own to find new venues and opportunities for future work. Success of the performance is better measured by the audience, but I will be seeking to do my best and hopefully be received well enough to sell some records and to meet like-minded artists who have more experience performing west of the Mississippi. If I can pick up additional future gigs through these new contacts, that would definitely be a tangible success.","I sold more records than originally estimated (which was good because I needed the extra cash for the higher than expected expense for some of the lodging). I also was able to add more shows and made new contacts for future bookings. There are at least 8 new venues I can add to a future itinerary!",,2200,"Other, local or private",2240,,,,"Timothy R. Kaiser",Individual,"Quick Start Grants",,"To defray expenses to travel to San Diego to present and perform at the San Diego Art Institute.",2016-10-23,2016-11-10,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Timothy,Kaiser,"Timothy R. Kaiser",,,MN,,"(218) 269-6289 ",timkaiserduluth@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-41,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD.",,2
36924,"Quick Start Grants",2017,40,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","1. Develop my performance skills in front of a larger audience - adjust to the size of the space and audience and invite them in for an intimate listening experience. 2. Expand listener base in the North East - bring in new listeners to the concert through print and radio promotion, grow my mailing list. 3. Increase visibility for my work and specifically for the new album, ""Rabbit in the Road"" - sell the album to a large percentage of concert attendees. Goal 1: The outcome for this goal is relatively subje","1. Developed my performance skills in front of a larger audience - adjusted to the size of the space and audience and invite them in for an intimate listening experience. 2. Expanded listener base in the North East - brought in new listeners to the concert through print and radio promotion, grew my mailing list. 3. Increases visibility for my work and specifically for the new album, ""Rabbit in the Road"" - sold the album to many concertgoers.",,2155,"Other, local or private",2195,,,,"Rachael E. Kilgour",Individual,"Quick Start Grants",,"New York City Performance and Record Release",2016-08-25,2016-09-10,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rachael,Kilgour,"Rachael Kilgour",,,MN,,"(218) 349-6494 ",rachaelkilgour@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Lake, Koochiching, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-42,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Paul LaJeunesse: visual artist, Assistant Professor of Art at the College of Saint Scholastica; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra.",,2
36925,"Quick Start Grants",2017,415,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of Julebyen is to provide a family-centered Christmas festival, free to the public, in the centuries-old tradition of the Scandinavian Julebyen, which promotes appreciation for Scandinavian music, food, holiday crafts and culture. Approximately 200 volunteers make Julebyen possible. The number of volunteers has grown every year. Attendance is another yardstick of success of Julebyen In 2013, its inaugural years, approximately 700 people attended. This number doubled in 2014 and doubled again in 2015 to 3,000 over Julebyen weekend. We measure outcomes by increase in: (1) attendance (Julebyen has doubled its festival goers yearly since its inaugural in 2013. Estimated attendance in 2015 was 3,000. (2) number of volunteers - 190 in 2015, (3) by increases in commercial sponsors and partners; most recently the North Shore Scenic Railroad donates a train to bring festival-goers from Duluth and return (4) media coverage (in 2015, Norwegian National Broadcasting sent a reporter and videographer from Norway to report on the Knife River Julebyen. The five minute feature that followed was aired to more than 3.5 million Norwegians in news broadcasts (5) in the growth of its outreach program to underserved children from the Boys and Girls Clubs of Duluth and Superior. The privately-funded outreach pays the train fares and meal expenses for children to attend Julebyen. In 2015, 39 children with chaperones were able to experience a family-centered Christmas experience at no cost that featured games, craft making workshop where children can make a holiday gift, a treasure hunt, skating, sliding, storytelling. Key to the growth of Julebyen is (1) our ability to attract and retain more volunteers and (2) continued support from outside partners to keep Julebyen free to the public. The support we request is to help cover the cost of entertainment, which has been selected to enhance and tie to the theme of Julebyen.","Attendance increased from an estimated 3,000 in 2015 to estimated 3,500 - 4,500 in 2016. The increase can be attributed to, in part, extending the festival to three days. Train ridership between those traveling to Julebyen and return from Duluth, and two Troll Train trips, increased from 149 riders in 2015 to more than 400 in 2016. We received many favorable comments on our talent, in particular the puppeteer. The event was a terrific success, both from perspective of the volunteers and comments received from attendees.",,18685,"Other, local or private",19100,,"Carmen Beardsley, Anne Skadberg, Jodi Anderson, Pat Meyer, Scott Jasperson, Steve Betzler, Ken Carter, Nicole Ojard, Karrin Harris, Noel Walters",0.00,"Knife River Recreation Council AKA KRRC","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Quick Start Grants",,"Knife River Julebyen Festival",2016-12-02,2016-12-04,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jacqulin,Sebastian,"Knife River Recreation Council","PO Box 266 199 Alger Smith Rd","Knife River",MN,55609,"(218) 834-7138 ",vongoertzpaul@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Lake, St. Louis, Cook, Carlton, Itasca, Chisago, Pine, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-43,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",1
36927,"Quick Start Grants",2017,603,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","These forty pictures will be exhibited in several upcoming artist exhibitions for the general viewing public. There will be a solo artist exhibit at the Lyric Center for the Arts in Virginia in September 2016, a multi-artist exhibit at the Northwoods Art Gallery in Cook, Minnesota, in October, and an ongoing exhibit at the Borealis Art Guild in Hibbing, Minnesota. The goal is to share a spectacular presentation of ""Beauty and the Beast"" using zentangle and Gothic style pen-and-ink motifs. These galleries ar","I was able to display my ""Beauty and the Beast-- A Zentangle Inspired Art Show"" at many locations, such as The Hibbing Community College Suicide Awareness Program (H.E.A.R.T.), The Borealis Art Guild in Hibbing, Minnesota, where it was exhibited as a solo show for two months, The First Stage Gallery at the Lyric Center for the Arts as a Solo Show in September 2016, The Zeitgeist Theater Atrium in July 2016, Northwoods Friends of the Arts Gallery in October 2016, Virginia Public Library, Virginia, Minnesota, in 2016, the Hillside Whole Foods Coop in 2016 and 2017, the Kalvela Hall as a presentation along with discussion in 2016, the North St. Louis County Fair in July 2016 and 2017, where it received blue ribbons in visual art/ pen and ink category, the Hometown Focus in a feature article, the Lake Superior Bake Shop in July 2017, and currently will be on display from June to August 2018 at the Encore Theater in Cloquet, Minnesota. I also taught many fantasy genre art classes.",,457,"Other, local or private",1060,,,,"Rebecca R. Koepke AKA Wayfaring Chylde",Individual,"Quick Start Grants",,"I have forty 18""x24"" illustrations for exhibition coming up but cannot afford frames.",2016-08-26,2016-11-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rebecca,Koepke,"Rebecca R. Koepke AKA Wayfaring Chylde",,,MN,,"(218) 256-3642 ",grhlapp2112b@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Itasca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-44,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Paul LaJeunesse: visual artist, Assistant Professor of Art at the College of Saint Scholastica; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra.",,2
36935,"Quick Start Grants",2017,603,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Goal: Successfully implement a two-part version of my work ""br1Nk ::: st1tch"" in the luminous context of two monitors at the Duluth Art Institute's Arrowhead Biennial Exhibition. For me code is a distilled text with the power to activate itself. Code is a choreography, a score, an orchestration. The inter-machine, polyphonic dynamics of a networked art piece requires at least two displays. I most often exhibit my work through multi-channel projections with a companion mobile component (accessible through pa","My new media work br1Nk: st1tch was part of the Duluth Art Institute's Arrowhead Biennial Exhibition that ran from November 10, 2016 through February 9, 2017. This juried show draws artists from Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Michigan and Ontario. I used the funds from ARAC to purchase two chromebase all-in-one computers and two wall mount kits to exhibit my multi-threaded, browser-based work. br1Nk: st1tch was awarded the 3rd place Juror's prize. The new equipment allowed me to explore a new installation method for future work.",,437,"Other, local or private",1040,,,,"Kathleen A. McTavish AKA Kathy McTavish",Individual,"Quick Start Grants",,"To purchase two monitors to exhibit work at the Duluth Art Institute's Arrowhead Biennial",2016-10-19,2017-02-18,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,McTavish,"Kathleen A. McTavish AKA Kathy McTavish",,,MN,,"(218) 343-7998 ",kathy@cellodreams.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Pine, Lake, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-46,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD.",,2
36937,"Quick Start Grants",2017,40,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal in attending this letterpress conference will be to participate in workshops and attend panel discussions that offer new skills and ideas that can be applied to my own art. Some of the technical skills I expect to learn include Die Cutting using a platten press, printing coasters on Kelseys, techniques for poster printing, edge painting, and foil gilding. All of these techniques are ones that will enhance my art and expand my knowledge of letterpress. My goal is to gain applicable knowledge from other letterpress artists through the offered workshops and panel discussions that I can then apply to my own art in letterpress. The practical skills I will attain will enhance and allow me to take my letterpress art in new directions. Skills I plan to attain and apply to my own art are: die cutting, edge painting, foiling, coaster printing, and new ideas for poster printing.","I gained new applicable skills for my continued work in letterpress. The skills I attained included: -Thermography, the application of resin powders to wet ink which is then heated to enhance the printed material with texture or a gloss or matt finish. -Die cutting on a platen press, which involves setting your press up to use die cuts for creating distinct shapes with printed material. -The operation of a Windmill Press. -Setting up a type project and printing on a variety of small table top presses. In addition to these hands on workshops, there were panels that offered great discussion around how we as artists can support ourselves financially through our art. The opportunity to learn from and share ideas and techniques with other artists was amazing! I gained a network of peers from whom I can ask for advice, assistance and feedback as I move forward in my art.",,1065,"Other, local or private",1105,,,,"Janelle M. Turner-Miller",Individual,"Quick Start Grants",,"I would like to attend the 5th Ladies of Letterpress Conference in Mount Pleasant, Iowa.",2016-09-14,2016-09-17,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Janelle,Miller,"Janelle M. Miller",,,MN,,"(218) 213-2297 ",warriorprintress@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-47,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Paul LaJeunesse: visual artist, Assistant Professor of Art at the College of Saint Scholastica; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra.",,2
36938,"Quick Start Grants",2017,40,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","This grant will allow me to attend a VIP opening and public opening for a major group show I was invited to where I will be able to meet other participating artists, attend an artist's talk, and participate in multiple scheduled activities. This would be an opportunity to get a better sense of the greater art world in other parts of the country and possibly lead to other collaborations and invitations to future exhibitions of my work. Successful attendance should provide new artist to artist relationships, gallery or museum relationships, and increased likelihood of acquisitions by new collectors. Conversations and understanding of the artworks on display give Jim Phillips Sr's career context.",,,980,"Other, local or private",1020,,,,"David Moreira",Individual,"Quick Start Grants",,"Travel Expenses for International Group Show",2016-08-02,2016-08-09,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,David,Moreira,"David Moreira",,,MN,,"(931) 542-7995 ",SkatRadioh@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-48,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Paul LaJeunesse: visual artist, Assistant Professor of Art at the College of Saint Scholastica; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra.",,2
36940,"Quick Start Grants",2017,603,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal for this QuickStart grant is to cover some expenses preparing for and documenting being Featured Artist of the ArtWorks Festival in Austin, Minnesota, August 27th and 28th. I will buy materials for work building some new ""giant puppet"" paper and fabric sculptures, repairing my existing entities, and rigging everything for display on stands. An astounding exhibit of over 30 large pieces will artfully fill the very large 25' x 40' entrance location of the turbine room in the town's former power plant ","The QuickStart grant enabled me to cover some expenses preparing for and documenting being Featured Artist of the ArtWorks Festival in Austin, MN, August 27th and 28th. I purchased materials for work building some new ""giant puppet"" paper and fabric sculptures, for repairing my existing entities, and especially for rigging everything for display on stands. All of it was professionally photo documented by Max Haynes to promote repeated future use and new creations for processions or gatherings, locally and nationally. The resulting exhibit and pictures of over 30 large pieces artfully filled a very large 25' x 40' entrance location of the turbine room in the town's former power plant for viewing by several thousand people and more on social media. The exposure educated many about my work in this unique art form for the first time. My choice of 13 social justice figures informed many about the individual peace activists. Folks learned about the monarch butterfly and its life cycle",,4747,"Other, local or private",5350,,,,"Mary K. Plaster AKA Mary Plaster",Individual,"Quick Start Grants",,"Materials and photo documentation expenses for being Feature Artist at Austin, Minnesota ArtWorks Festival.",2016-07-15,2016-09-09,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Plaster,"Mary K. Plaster",,,MN,,"(218) 310-6289 ",artist@maryplaster.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Mower, St. Louis, Hennepin, Dakota, Rice, Steele, Freeborn, Dodge, Olmsted, Fillmore",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-49,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Paul LaJeunesse: visual artist, Assistant Professor of Art at the College of Saint Scholastica; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra.",,2
36944,"Quick Start Grants",2017,142,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","The new Banner Signage will provide a safer, more secure method of On-Stage Signage and will also provide a streamlining of setting up and taking down the signage. The signage carries the name of our group ""The Singing Slovenes"" and what we do, ""Minnesota's Ambassadors of Traditional Slovenian Music."" The impact of the new, upgraded banner signage would be immediate, providing a safer environment and ease of operation for our performances.","The funding of our banners and signage fulfilled our goals of providing safety, visibility, and awareness of our organization and the streamlining of setting up and tearing down after performances.",,198,"Other, local or private",340,,"Frank Bucar, Mary Spehar White, Joe Jagunich, Seann McGovern, Daniel McClain",0.00,"Singing Slovenes, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Quick Start Grants",,"Replacement and Upgrade of On-Stage Banner and Signage",2016-09-11,2016-10-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Frank,Bucar,"Singing Slovenes, Inc.","1325 105th Ave W",Duluth,MN,55808,"(218) 626-1928 ",bucarf@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-50,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Paul LaJeunesse: visual artist, Assistant Professor of Art at the College of Saint Scholastica; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra.",,2
36946,"Quick Start Grants",2017,349,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","To finish a draft of my novel in progress readying it to be sent to selected readers and my editor for critical feedback. Reaching my goal will involve 15-25 new pages of writing, plus revision of text.","While in residency at The Virginia Canter for the Creative Arts, I revised a draft of my novel in progress. This work included 250 pages of revision and 25 new pages.",,491,"Other, local or private",840,,,,"Danielle Sosin",Individual,"Quick Start Grants",,"To cover home costs while working as a fellow at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts.",2016-11-14,2016-12-14,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Danielle,Sosin,"Danielle Sosin",,,MN,,"(218) 260-0459 ",dsosin@q.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-52,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD.",,2
36949,"Quick Start Grants",2017,278,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","I will purchase one 9.7-inch iPad Pro, a 60 inch tripod and one Ipow iPad tripod mount and use the iPad to display images instead of having to print out every image I use as reference for painting. This will save significant money and material waste on ink, paper and printer expenses. The images displayed on an iPad screen are also much more clear and detailed than printed images. I will use less paper and ink for printing. I will utilize the iPad to display reference photos closer in appearance to their true nature. I will be able to finish my weekly photo painting project and other photo oriented work with more ease and less waste. Printing photos with my printer has always produced low quality reference photos and my work has suffered because of it. Relying on such a finicky machine which uses expensive ink has always been a struggle and I will be able to measure the success of this new tool by creating higher quality work and creating less waste.","I have received the iPad, set up the tripod and mount and have used it already to use photo reference from which I made a painting. This has already saved me ink and paper and general trouble with my malfunctioning painter. The image quality on this iPad screen is leaps and bounds better than my printed images and offers much more information as I paint.",,392,"Other, local or private",670,,,,"Adam P. Swanson",Individual,"Quick Start Grants",,"I would like an iPad, stand and mount adaptor for displaying reference photos.",2016-08-26,2016-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Adam,Swanson,"Adam P. Swanson",,,MN,,"(218) 343-4304 ",adam@adamswanson.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Carlton, St. Louis, Cook, Pine, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-53,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Paul LaJeunesse: visual artist, Assistant Professor of Art at the College of Saint Scholastica; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",1
25991,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,293,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","I want to develop a live interactive performance that is entertaining and thought provoking. My goal for this performance is that the visitors will have an expanded idea of: what art can be, how art can impact how we live, and how creativity came become an everyday activity. The primary measurable outcome will be how engaged and excited the visitors seem to be after each performance. Another measurable outcome would be the publicity the project might receive in the media.After each performance I will ask myself the following questions. Public interaction: Does the public seem both interested and amused by my theatrical persona? Which aspects of the performance works best? How long do the average person engage with me and the work? Does anyone return for a second visit on a following weekend? How do adults and children react differently to the project? Personal response: Do I feel comfortable with the character I develop? Are the paintings I have made while engaged with the public interesting? What could I do to prepare myself for this role better? What changes should I make?","I met and spoke to hundreds of people while doing my performances in ""The Dog House."" Their reactions where positive, enthusiastic, and heartwarming.",,457,"Other, local or private",750,,,,"Jeffrey S. Kalstrom",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"My sculpture the house in the shape of a dog's head is nearing completion at Franconia Sculpture Park. The work is a small but human sized studio and living space. In fabricating the sculpture I have developed ideas for performances in which I inhabit the house and engage with visitors. In the performance I will adopt the persona of an artist obsessed with dogs and the philosophy of the pre-Socratic Greek philosopher Diogenes. While preforming I will create paintings of dogs and talk to visitors about dogs, tiny houses and philosophy. For this project I will set up a special painting station, and clotheslines in the backyard of the house to display the paintings.",2014-09-10,2014-09-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeffrey,Kalstrom,"Jeffrey S. Kalstrom",,,MN,,"(218) 310-8411 ",jkalstrom@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Chisago, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-13,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.",,No
25417,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,293,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Goals: To develop my songwriting skills, create new works to share with the community, and increase my exposure in the music industry. Outcomes: (For Goal 1: Develop songwriting skills) a. Identify tools for overcoming writer's block, b. Increased ability to share incomplete work, particularly in a setting that invites constructive criticism. (For Goal 2: Create new works to share with the community) a. Write 3 new performance-ready songs, b. Have draft materials for integrating into future songs as appropriate. (For Goal 3: Increase my exposure to the music industry) a. Establish new connections to those present at retreat with whom I don't have existing relationships. b. Develop existing connections to active members of music industry, invite opportunities for further collaboration.Evaluation will be carried out by reflecting on the following upon the close of the 5 day retreat. Measurement is outlined below for each outcome. Outcome 1a: Identify tools for overcoming writer's block. Measure: Identify one new strategy that works for me to focus my energy, write, and work on my career in other ways when I would otherwise be at a standstill. Outcome 1b: Increased ability to share incomplete work, particularly in a setting that invites constructive criticism. Measure: Engage in sharing 3 incomplete songs with peers over the course of the retreat. Outcome 2a: Write 3 new performance-ready songs. Measure: Count songs. Outcome 2b: Have draft materials for integrating into future songs as appropriate. Measure: Count number of partial lyrics/language created that is not a part of a current song. Outcome 3a: Establish new connections to those present at retreat with whom I don't have existing relationships. Measure: count number of new connections made with fellow attendees. Outcome 3b: Develop existing connections to active members of music industry, invite opportunities for further collaboration. Measure: documenting any future plans for collaboration established. Note: The numbers included above for the number of adults, youth, and children benefitting are an estimate of individuals reached by music on my last album, based on concert/event attendance, CDs sold, and radio broadcasts since its release 3 years ago. I anticipate at least as many reached on my next cd.","Wrote two new songs and started three others. Booked a show in Chicago with Catie Curtis for November of this year. Made a list of achievable goals for my music career with Catie and with Jenna Lindbo who also hosted the retreat. Made close connections with 16 other musicians from around the country - hopefully will lead to performance opportunities in new places.",,819,"Other, local or private",1112,,,,"Rachael Kilgour",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"I have been invited to attend an exclusive five-day songwriting retreat hosted by award-winning singer-songwriter, Catie Curtis. Attending the retreat is a natural and essential next step in my musical career. I am confident that my participation in the retreat is capable of taking my songwriting skills to the next level, building inspiration, momentum, and material for my next album, and establishing important exposure to influential people in the folk music world.",2014-08-05,2014-08-10,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rachael,Kilgour,"Rachael Kilgour",,,MN,,"(218) 349-6494 ",rachaelkilgour@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Cook, Hennepin, Isanti, Anoka, Sherburne, Ramsey, Chisago, Washington, Aitkin, Itasca, Crow Wing, Olmsted, Blue Earth",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-3,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.",,No
25424,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,109,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","One of the primary goals for the trip is to listen and learn from the composer and sound-art pioneer, Pauline Oliveros. Pauline Oliveros is an American composer and accordionist who is a central figure in the development of experimental and post-war electronic art music. She is an important influence on my work and on that of several of my collaborators. A second goal is to learn more about the science of acoustics and explore the rich possibilities for immersive sound environments using the advanced technologies available at the Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center. The Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center is where the arts, sciences, and technology interact with and influence each other by using the same facilities, technologies, and by breathing the same air. The Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center is well known for their research into immersive, sensory environments. Conference participants have the opportunity to map their own compositions to this space. I have written work for this purpose. I will sharpen my acoustic impulse and build my technical skills.I have recorded sound experiments to test in that space. I will journal about this experience and will keep extensive notes from other conference presentations and performances. I will write and release online an essay summarizing my own sound practice. This will further integrate the conference experience and will help me develop language to describe my own practice. I will return to Duluth and record / mix one album-length sound study using new skills and inspirations from the conference. I will make connections with at least eight new long-term colleagues. The Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center has a residency and commissioning program. This gives me a chance to explore this further in person.","I attended the Second Annual International Conference on Deep Listening (see: http://deeplistening.org/site/conference). This conference was held at the Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center on the campus of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. The conference focused on the intersection of art and science particularly in relation to sound and much of the presented material was inspired/informed by a lifetime of work by 81 year old composer, performer and sound artist, Pauline Oliveros. She was one of the creative partners behind this conference which brought together an international group of musicians and acoustic scientists in this very special space for talks and listening sessions. While at the conference I listened, recorded and built relationships with other sound artists. I am writing short essays that summarize my own sound practice and after returning to Duluth I recorded/mixed over 3-hours of sound using new skills from the conference.",,1331,"Other, local or private",1440,,,,"Kathleen A. McTavish AKA Kathy McTavish",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"I am seeking funds to attend the Second Annual International Conference on Deep Listening. This conference is held at the Curtis R Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center on the campus of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. This conference focuses on the intersection of art and science particularly in relation to sound. Internationally renowned composer, performer and sound artist, Pauline Oliveros is now 81 years old. She is one of the creative partners behind this conference bringing an international group of musicians and acoustic scientists together in this very special space for talks and listening sessions.",2014-07-09,2014-07-14,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,McTavish,"Kathleen A. McTavish AKA Kathy McTavish",,,MN,,"(218) 343-7998 ",kathy@cellodreams.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-4,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",Yes
25430,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,293,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","To enrich the quality of life in the region by providing arts experiences for the community and its residents.For this grant, the goal is to get back up with our computer system as soon as possible so that we can do all required work, planning, and tracking necessary to run the organization effectively.","The office computer is used to support all of our artistic goals. The one thing that this experience made us aware of is how valuable the office computer is and how dependent we are on it.",,1369,"Other, local or private",1662,293,"Pam Brunfelt, John Klem, Sherry Abts, Ely Butler, Carla Arneson, Dave Bergerud, Lysle Casey, Patsy Gibney, Nancy Heresmaa, Gene Klun, Cecilia Rolando",,"Northern Lakes Arts Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"The office Mac blew up on Tuesday, July 1. All of our information and contacts go through this computer. Staff is currently using her own laptop to work with. We will replace the computer with a similar model Mac and transfer saved info from a retrieved hard drive.",2014-08-01,2014-09-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laura,Moberly,"Northern Lakes Arts Association","PO Box 749",Ely,MN,55731-0749,"(218) 365-5070 ",contact@northernlakesarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-6,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.",,No
25431,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,293,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","The Ojibwe Woman Elder Art guild was formed from a group of Reservation enrolled Ojibway elder women to create a positive identity through the creation or our traditional and contemporary art forms. Our guild is addressing the gap of professional art exhibits for Native women.We will have a response card for the audience to fill out at the art opening.",,,457,"Other, local or private",750,,"Carl Gawboy, Jeff Savage, Helga Ragan",,"The Ojibwe Woman Elder Art Guild","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"We will have an exhibition at Trepanier Hall in Duluth Minnesota.",2014-07-25,2014-08-08,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Wendy Lee",Savage,"The Ojibwe Woman Elder Art Guild","4312 Kingston Rd",Duluth,MN,55803,"(607) 760-8235 ",wendylee.savage@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-7,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.",,No
25436,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,293,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal is to experience dance forms that are new to me (including Gaga, which is an Israeli movement language, and Argentine tango), to improve my technical and musical knowledge, and to learn more specific and innovative approaches for working with Parkinson's Dance Studio dancers: people with Parkinson's disease and their family, friends, and care partners.I will measure the outcomes by logging what I learn each day.","My goal is to experience dance forms that are new to me (including Gaga, which is an Israeli movement language, and Argentine tango), to improve my technical and musical knowledge, and to learn more specific and innovative approaches for working with Parkinson's Dance Studio dancers: people with Parkinson's disease and their family, friends, and care partners. I evaluated these outcomes by logging what I learned each day. I did experience dance forms that were new to me--hour-long classes in Argentine tango, Gaga, and hulu, as well as the Simonson Technique. I improved and refreshed my technical knowledge in tap, ballet, jazz, and modern dance with teachers who use them in Dance for Parkinson's Dance classes. The group had a music and rhythm class with a founding musician and learned about Indian raga, sub-rhythms, and 12-bar blues. I learned lots each day in these classes and the exercise exchanges with fellow teachers. We also discussed issues particular to dance students with Parkinson's.",,1087,"Other, local or private",1380,,,,"Jessica A. Roeder",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"From August 14 through 17, I hope to travel to Brooklyn, New York, to take part in a professional development workshop with the Dance for Parkinson's Disease program of the Mark Morris Dance Group. The workshop will include specialized dance classes in diverse forms as well as a structured exchange of ideas between teachers from across the international Dance for Parkinson's Disease teachers' network, of which I'm a member. It will allow me to return to Duluth more knowledgeable, better connected with other teachers, and freshly inspired.",2014-08-14,2014-08-17,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jessica,Roeder,"Jessica A. Roeder",,,MN,,"(218) 727-8286 ",jaroeder2003@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Itasca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-8,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.",,No
25440,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,293,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","I use photography as a means of breaking a chaotic world into small and noticeable pieces, so as to allow that which would otherwise be lost to be viewed. I primarily photograph animals of many species, and it is through these photos that I invite the viewer to see the emotions and consciousness of every living creature.The Perk Place Coffeehouse and Bakery owner estimates more than 3000 people will pass through the coffee shop in the 30 days that the exhibit is hanging. And of these, approx. 750 to1000 of them will be new customers. This is the number of people who will have an opportunity to have their perspectives changed through these photographs.","Per the owners of Perks Place Coffee Shop and Bakery, where the photo exhibit was displayed, the number of people served was above the usual because of the display hanging during the holiday hours. Although the agreement was for the display to come down on December 12, 2014, the owners of the coffee shop requested that it remain hanging for another month, as the customers were enthusiastically engaged in viewing and discussing the photos.",,1070,"Other, local or private",1363,,,,"Trudy J. Vrieze",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"My project will consist of framed photos hanging on display at a local coffee shop.",2014-11-09,2014-12-09,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Trudy,Vrieze,"Trudy J. Vrieze",,,MN,,"(218) 348-9114 ",trudy@vriezephotography.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-9,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",Yes
25441,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,234,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goals are: 1. To exhibit paintings in a broader geographic area than hand delivery allows. Use of museum acrylic would allow shipping paintings across the country. It would eliminate the fear of glass breakage and damage to the art. Acrylic weighs less than glass and requires less packaging, decreasing the cost to ship the works. 2. Creating larger sized paintings without the difficulties of the weight and fragility that glass has. 3. To make shipping finished works to customers safer and more affordable for them. 4. Decrease the amount of broken glass handled in my studio.I will apply to more exhibit opportunities without the fear that I have shipping paintings under glass. I currently limit my applications to local venues within a reasonable drive time. I will apply to exhibits on a yearly basis with the Pastel Society of America, Portrait Society of America, Arts in Harmony, Midwest Seasons, Juried Exhibit at MacRostie Art Center in addition to the other opportunities that arise.","1. To exhibit paintings in a broader geographic area than hand delivery allows. Use of museum acrylic would allow shipping paintings across the country. It would eliminate the fear of glass breakage and damage to the art. Acrylic weighs less than glass and requires less packaging, decreasing the cost to ship the works. Goal Met. 2. Creating larger sized paintings without the difficulties of the weight and fragility that glass has. Not yet attempted. 3. To make shipping finished works to customers safer and more affordable for them. Goal Met. 4. Decrease the amount of broken glass handled in my studio. Goal met.",,496,"Other, local or private",730,,,,"Michelle Wegler",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"I am seeking funds for purchase of an advanced acrylic glazing product for my pastel paintings. Pastel paintings require framing and glazing to protect them. The glazing has traditionally been glass, as acrylic develops static and pulls the pastel crystals off the painting. Acrylic is also susceptible to scratching and yellowing. Glass is susceptible to breakage and is heavy. Museum acrylic has been developed to be non-reflective, non-yellowing, and scratch resistant in addition to the qualities of being lightweight and break resistant.",2014-11-15,2015-01-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michelle,Wegler,"Michelle Wegler",,,MN,,"(218) 724-8010 ",michelle.wegler@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Cook, Itasca, Ramsey, Hennepin, Goodhue, Sherburne",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-10,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.",,No
25400,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,164,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of this reading is to expose the adult community of Duluth to my work. The memoir is a trauma narrative that is structured to mimic the way the brain processes memory after traumatic events that cause Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and/or structural changes in the brain. My hope is that my speaking out on the issues therein will be a positive impact on other mentally ill or marginalized members of the community who have trauma narratives of their own. I also wish to promote an upcoming conference that I am presenting at with a focus on narrative medicine and the healing power of the arts.Interest in the book/subject matter of the art will be gauged by the response of those who attend the reading and by the number of patrons who attend. The book will be reviewed by members of the Duluth community as well, and I expect some minimal press coverage of the event. The event will also help to support the gallery collective that is serving as host.",,,256,"Other, local or private",420,,,,"Amy L. Clark",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"I am releasing my first book, a memoir, titled 'Remnants of the Disappeared.' Prøve Collective has offered to host a reading and book release event on August 19th to expose the narrative to the community. The book is a trauma narrative on the subject of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.",2014-08-19,2014-08-19,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Clark,"Amy L. Clark",,,MN,,"(218) 349-1702 ",mercurywriter@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.",,No
25407,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,234,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Our goal is for students to compare and contrast the connections between different poetic forms and have a greater sense of the type of research that is required to create a work of non-fiction. Our target audience is children ages 8 to 12 who live in the rural, remote area. We hope that exposure to two professional authors working in two different genres will inspire an interest in reading and writing throughout the summer months that extends into the next academic year. We believe they will learn new perspectives for their writing and explore structure and flow that will improve their writing.Each writer will ask the students to co-create a work of poetry and a work of non-fiction. Students will evaluate and analyze the work they create. At the end of each presentation, students will be asked to fill out a participant survey where they will have to identify three types of poetry (July workshop) and three research methods (September workshop). Program presenters will work with Ely Community Resource staff to analyze the expected learner outcomes. Future programming will be developed based on the success or failure of the programs.","No attendance for either workshop presented.",,366,"Other, local or private",600,,"Gail Sheddy, BJ Kobierski, Wende Nelson, Amy Kingsley, Brett Ross, Ward Nelson, Michael Jordan, Andrea Thomas, Christian Cavalier",,"Ely Community Resource","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"We will host two Minnesota authors for two special programs at the Ely Youth Center in Ely, Minnesota. Both authors will be in the region and can provide these workshops at a reduced price. Poet and author Susan Hawkinson will present a poetry workshop to young writers on July 21, 2014 and Minnesota book award nominee Mary Losure with offer a non-fiction writing workshop to young people on September 10, 2014.",2014-07-20,2014-09-11,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Hignell,"Ely Community Resource","PO Box 374",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 365-5254 ",julie@elycommunityresource.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-0,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",Yes
25409,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,293,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Goal: Bring Minnesota artist in contact with flutists from around the world and offer Minnesota audiences the opportunity to view events in Honduras. I will be able to work with Flutists throughout Latin America and throughout the world. I will be meeting approx. 80-100 flutists from throughout the region. Thus, in the future I will be able to bring these flutists and other fine musicians from that area to Minnesota to expose more Minnesotans to music of Latin America. I will provide updates and video of concerts through my website and www.ustream.com to keep Minnesota audiences informed and have the ability to view concerts and presentations in Honduras.I will collect programs and provide a list of flutists I was able to meet. This will provide a future contact list for future projects bring artists in Minnesota. I will be able to provide measurable numbers of viewers of recitals via my website. I will use ustream to provide access to concerts and presentations in Latin America to Minnesota Audiences. Ustream provides viewership numbers and allows saving these videos to be viewed by later audiences.","I hope to maintain a connection to this foundation by helping to connect other performers, provide musical needs, hosting students at University of Minnesota-Duluth or the Duluth area in the future. This event offered an ongoing way I can continue significant work in music and music education. Also, this program allowed me to continue to raise my profile within my own field.",,1457,"Other, local or private",1750,,,,"Paula M. Gudmundson",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"Attend, present, and broadcast recitals and master classes at the Honduras Flute Festival in Tegucigalpa, Honduras October 16-21. This is a biannual festival, which brings flutists in Latin America to work with flutists from throughout the world.",2014-10-16,2014-10-22,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paula,Gudmundson,"Paula M. Gudmundson",,,MN,,"(651) 485-1186 ",unatica@aol.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-1,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.",,No
30375,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,193,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Gain financial funding, order supplies, order rack cards, paint and hang show. Fill out final report to Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. Visit the show site daily, engage with customers and survey the wait staff, who are an excellent source of what folks say. I will also leave a comments logbook along with rack cards to promote myself and my art.","First, write and submit grant. Grant was awarded. Supplies to start and finish the show were ordered and delivered. Images were created and the initial four pieces were installed. Rackcards were designed and printed and left at venue to give details regarding show. More pieces were completed and installed. The show is a success, and even several pieces were purchased.",,557,"Other, local or private",750,,,,"Darrell S. Chosa AKA Shaun Chosa",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"To purchase supplies to produce an art exhibit.",2015-04-01,2015-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Darrell,Chosa,"Darrell S. Chosa AKA Shaun Chosa",,,MN,,"(218) 235-0211 ",wickedson@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-5,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30384,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,192,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","To produce a minimum of 75 photographic studio portraits during the period when an exhibition of photographs of the Eveleth Clown Band will be shown. To provide an 8"" x 10"" print for each participant. From these photographs I will select the most successful to add to an ongoing series of photographs exploring the communities of the Iron Range. That the minimum number of photographs is made and that each participant receives a copy of their image. A greater outcome would be that these portraits convey each individual's interpretation of being a ""Ranger"" and thereby substantially contribute to the comprehensiveness of the ongoing project. Selected portraits will be included with other Iron Range photographs on my website, in exhibitions and in book proposals.","Outcome 1: A resource book of tools, activities, and techniques acquired during the workshop has been completed. Outcome 2: Three new techniques have been used in my work with the project, My Zip Code Is Killin' Me. Scheduled four sessions concurrent with an exhibition of photographs of the Eveleth Clown Band during which I made portrait photographs of all who were willing to participate. Each participant was asked to consider what being a ""Ranger"" meant to them. I shot 108 sheets of film.",,811,"Other, local or private",1003,,,,"Richard W. Colburn",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"To make portrait photographs at the same location as I will be exhibiting a selection of photographs",2015-06-01,2015-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Richard,Colburn,"Richard W. Colburn",,,MN,,"(218) 491-0875 ",richard.colburn@uni.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-15,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30391,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,193,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal is to attend a workshop on the fundamentals of beadwork and apply what I learn to my art. Beadwork is a new process in my fiber / assemblage art form. The outcome of this goal is to add a new dimension and material, beading, to create art representative of the mysticism I experience deep in the woods of the Superior National Forest. The new art will immediately be exhibited in my local gallery and other local and regional exhibitions. The outcomes from this workshop are important to the materials, processes, and product necessary in my art. Materials: The fundamental nature of this workshop will teach me to improve techniques of peyote and brickwork stitches to create shapes and imagery. Materials: The accompanying conference is advertised as the largest bead consumer market in the world. I will learn about the materials that will best work with my art and have a place to purchase them. Processes: I will visit with other beaders and learn from their experiences and beadwork. The beadwork in various exhibitions at this conference will be inspiring. Product: My art will immediately show the results of this workshop. For example I am trying to make beaded shapes as elements in my designs and need one-on-one guidance how to make them. As a result my beaded shapes will look more like the images in my imagination. I punch holes in my copper shapes for threading beads. I will learn what threading materials work best with the sharp hard edges of copper. Upon my return I will immediately be able to produce art for the Kess Gallery, the juried July 2015 Greenstone Art Show and Sale, and the fall and winter art shows in Ely and in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St Paul. I will be able to use these work samples to apply for larger grants with Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and the Minnesota State Arts Board.","The instructor, Judy Walker, was an excellent instructor, providing handouts, and one and one instruction in the major stitches of peyote, brick, square, herringbone stitches. I can readily use these stitches in my beadwork. The class reviewed all the materials used in beadwork and the Marketplace at the Bead and Button Conference provided the vendors for purchase of the materials. Working with the manufacturers at the Conference allowed for more personal instruction. The other workshop participants, exhibitions, and casual conversations provided professional input and examples of bead work suitable for my own work, and well as inspiration for exploration of new ideas.",,1407,"Other, local or private",1600,,,,"Pamela J. Davis",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"I need funding to attend a workshop in June 2015.",2015-05-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Pamela,Davis,"Pamela J. Davis",,,MN,,"(218) 235-1018 ",pamdavis@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Cook, Ramsey, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-17,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30392,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,98,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal of attending the National Basketry Organization conference is to learn new techniques in working with willow as a basketry material. The workshop I am registered for is a new style of basket for me, using the same kind of material I frequently work with. Getting to learn a new way of using willow will help me grow as a basket maker and understand how to better create functional work. A broader goal of mine is to attend more basketry classes and workshops in an effort gain new perspectives and ideas on how to effectively teach classes and create class formats that work for this skill set. Attending this conference will be an opportunity for me to participate in a class, as well as network and meet other basketry instructors and students. I will attend the National Basketry Organization conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota and complete a basket in the workshop that I am registered for. In doing this, I will learn new techniques that are applicable to my career path, and connect with and learn from other people that have chosen similar career path.","Attending National Basketry Organization conference.",,282,"Other, local or private",380,,,,"Emily A. Derke",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"National Basketry Conference Attendance",2015-05-01,2015-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,Derke,"Emily A. Derke",,,MN,,"(763) 245-7050 ",EmilyDerke@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-18,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30393,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,193,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Goal 1: To acquire new tools, activities, and techniques related to applied theatre concepts. Outcome 1: I will create a resource book of tools, activities, and techniques I acquire from The Dramaturgy of Forum Theatre workshop by July 15, 2015. Goal 2: To incorporate new tools, activities, and techniques related to applied theatre concepts in my current work. Outcome 2: I will incorporate five new techniques learned from The Dramaturgy of Forum Theatre workshop training into my future work with Project Awareness, My Zip Code is Killin Me, and the SOAR Community Offender Re-entry Program by October 31, 2015. Goal 3: To increase the breadth and depth of my knowledge of how to produce and direct theatre productions using the Forum Theatre model. Outcome 3: I plan to collaborate with one Arrowhead Regional organization to use theatre as a means to work toward their mission and have project plans in place by December 31, 2015. The Evaluation Plan will include the following methods to measure success: Methods to measure Goal 1 Outcomes: Completion of the resource book will indicate successful completion of Goal 1. Methods to measure Goal 2 Outcomes: Tracking five new techniques incorporated into my future work will indicate successful completion of Goal 2. Additionally, participants experiencing the new techniques will be asked for their feedback through discussion and brief surveys. Methods to measure Goal 3 Outcomes: Securing one organization to collaborate with will indicate successful completion of Goal 3. Additionally, collaborating organizations will be asked to provide feedback on their perceived effectiveness of using theatre as a means of working toward their organizations’ missions through surveys.","Outcome 1: A resource book of tools, activities, and techniques acquired during the workshop has been completed. Outcome 2: Three new techniques have been used in my work with the project, My Zip Code Is Killin' Me.",,1029,"Other, local or private",1222,,,,"Angie B. Frank",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"The Dramaturgy of Forum Theatre: Exploring New Possibilities Workshop with Julian Boal",2015-06-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Angie,Frank,"Angie B. Frank",,,MN,,"(218) 349-0354 ",angiebwfrank@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-19,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30395,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,193,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Our goals are: to amplifying the beauty of downtown Duluth, increasing community engagement, highlighting the talent of established and emerging artists, and stimulating the local economy. The store that this art installation will occupy, at this time, is only empty windows and a 'For Lease' sign. With the art, it will be transformed into a pop-up gallery and the beauty of downtown Duluth will be amplified. The Duluth community will be engaged with the installation passively as they walk by the window as pedestrians or passengers in passing vehicles. There is also the artistic community engaged in installing the art and attending the opening. Artists will be featured in printed promotional materials and have their names featured prominently in the window at 120 Superior St W. Having an opening at 120 Superior St W shows potential renters the inside of a building without the formality of a showing. Artists will receive an honorarium so they can create more art and future their careers. The email address for the Duluth Pop-Up Galleries will be displayed prominently in the window of 120 Superior St W. The email address will be preceded by a prompt. For example: What do you think? Send thoughts to duluthpopupgalleries@gmail.com.","Kenneth Marunowski was able to sell a work of art that was displayed in the window. Jonathan Thunder's artwork went on to be featured in another art show in the Gimaajii/Aicho Building. The building owner expressed interest in continuing to display art in the windows of the 120 W Superior Street property until its sale. The Duluth Pop-Up Galleries were featured on Fox 21 news.",,557,"Other, local or private",750,,"Jami Rosenthal, Florencia Matamoros, Brian Ring",,"Duluth Pop-Up Galleries",,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"Duluth Pop-Up Galleries: BOLD",2015-04-01,2015-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jami,Rosenthal,"Duluth Pop-Up Galleries","124 1st St W",Duluth,MN,55802,"(651) 788-2454 ",duluthpopupgalleries@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-20,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",
30398,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,193,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Goal 1: Thomsen will acquire new choir repertoire. Outcome1: Thomsen will add 10 new songs to current choir repertoire. Goal 2: Thomsen will learn new choir warm-up exercises. Outcome 2: Thomsen will use four new warm-up techniques at choir rehearsals. Goal 3: Thomsen will develop score preparation skills. Outcome 3: Thomsen will complete a choral arrangement for one of Thomsen’s original songs. Goal 4: Thomsen will connect with choir directors and gain new perspectives on choir leadership. Outcome 4: Thomsen will discover three new ideas to explore with the choir. Outcome 1 will be measured through the compilation of 10 songs into a resource folder. Outcome 2 will be measured through the compilation of 4 warm-up exercises into a resource folder. Outcome 3 will be measured through the completed choral arrangement of one of Thomsen’s original songs. Outcome 4 will be measured through the compilation of 3 ideas into a resource folder.","Goal 1: Thomsen will acquire new choir repertoire. Outcome 1: Thomsen added 10 new songs to current choir repertoire. Goal 2: Thomsen will learn new choir warm-up exercises. Outcome 2: Thomsen learned four new warm-up techniques to use at choir rehearsals. Goal 3: Thomsen will develop score preparation skills. Outcome 3: Thomsen completed a choral arrangement for one of Thomsen's original songs. Goal 4: Thomsen will connect with choir directors and gain new perspectives on choir leadership. Outcome 4: Thomsen discovered three new ideas from other directors to explore with the choir.",,1203,"Other, local or private",1396,,"Peg Mold, Peg Apka, Rita Bergstadt, Joie Acheson, Trish OKeefe, Angie Frank",,"Echoes of Peace Choir","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"Ubuntu Choirs Network Leadership Retreat. Echoes of Peace hopes to send Sara Thomsen, Artistic Director, to the Ubuntu Choirs Network Leadership Retreat, offered only to Community Choir Leadership Training graduates. The eight day retreat will include concerts, workshops, and opportunities for Thomsen to connect with Community Choir Leadership Training graduates to share ideas, experiences, resources, and repertoire. This professional development retreat will expand and deepen Thomsen’s understanding of how to work toward the Echoes of Peace mission.",2015-01-01,2015-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peg,Mold,"Echoes of Peace Choir","1018 Bong Blvd",Duluth,MN,55811,"(218) 269-9557 ",harmonyworks@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-21,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30403,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,93,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal with this project is to be featured in the Studio Visit Magazine Spring 2015 publication to further the exposure of my professional art practice and provide contact information for future career opportunities. The outcome of this project will be measured through the publication itself and the resulting potential contacts that come from the distribution to 2000 art professionals and institutions.","The publication will be released mid-summer 2015.",,267,"Other, local or private",360,,,,"Kristina Estell",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"Studio Visit Magazine. My work has been juror selected to be included in the Spring 2015 issue of Studio Visit Magazine. I am requesting funding to cover the cost of being featured in this widely distributed art publication.",2015-01-01,2015-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristina,Estell,"Kristina Estell",,,MN,,"(317) 695-7011 ",kjestell@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-22,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30407,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,168,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of our project is to present a professional-level music and poetry recitation performance during the annual Fine Arts Week at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College. The concert will provide an opportunity to experience a professional music and poetry performance for our students and residents in the communities we serve, which is an audience and area seeking additional fine arts activities and public performances. Claudia Schmidt's performance will complement the student-level fine arts activities during the week and assist in gaining public recognition of fine arts activities present on our campus. Measurable outcomes: 1. Plan, promote, and present Claudia Schmidt's performance. 2. Host 150 students and community residents attending the concert. 3. Determine audience impact for this concert and gather information for future fine arts activities on campus. Our evaluation plan will be simple yet effective. We will use these methods to correspond with the outcomes listed above: 1. Collect evidence of appropriate event promotion (press releases, posters, community event listings, others), and document the concert event via photography. 2. Count audience members in attendance. 3. Use a paper and pen survey to collect audience member's opinions about this concert, the Fine Arts Week activities on campus, and ideas for future concerts and arts activities.","Outcome 1. Plan, promote, and present Claudia Schmidt's performance: This outcome was fully completed. Promotional materials are included in the attachment sections, and the concert was held as planned and documented with photos that are uploaded with this report. Outcome 2. Host 150 students and community residents attending the concert: Attendance was 120 total, with student and youth attendance was lower than expected. The audience feedback on our survey was overwhelmingly positive and appreciative. Organizers and performer were satisfied with the attendance and participation. Outcome 3. Determine audience impact for this concert and gather information for future fine arts activities on campus. This was fully completed through the use of an audience survey. We received useful information via the 36 returned surveys from audience members. The survey results are included as a separate document in the attachments to this report.",,482,"Other, local or private",650,,"Jim Boyd, Lyz Jaakola, Dorothy Leifeste, Les Northrup, Mike Rabideaux, Bonnie Wallace, Vern Zacher",,"Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College","State Government","Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"Concert performance by Claudia Schmidt",2015-04-01,2015-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Larry,Anderson,"Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College","2101 14th St",Cloquet,MN,,"(218) 879-0800 ",urbanski@fdltcc.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Carlton, St. Louis, Aitkin, Lake, Itasca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-23,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",
30427,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,193,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal is to have a professionally presented solo art exhibit at the Soo Visual Art Center. We want to experiment with large scale photographs and different ways of presenting them. Getting this grant would help greatly with that goal. We have had many exhibitions but have always wanted to work more with framing. I feel that this is our biggest show to date and really want to put everything I can into having a great show. Another goal is to build my portfolio and having this show look more professional will greatly enhance my ability to get more shows. To measure the outcome of the overall show we will be getting feedback from the gallery owners, reviews, and feedback from viewers throughout the time the show is up. We will also be able to evaluate how successful the final presentation is compared to the work we have done in the past.","We got a couple reviews in Vita.mn magazine and on a Minneapolis news blog. This helped asses how effective the show was. We also got feedback from the gallery owners and the public that attended the gallery opening. We also looked at the show as a whole and were happy with the overall outcome.",,1257,"Other, local or private",1450,,,,"Betsy J. Hunt",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"Rowdy Raccoons is a new video/photo installation that will be shown at the Soo Visual Art Center in Minneapolis this April. For the project there will be large scale photographs and digital collages that need to be framed. The Soo Visual Art Center is moving this spring and the new space is much larger. After seeing the space we decided that we would need to make larger work and add a number of pieces to the show. After meeting with Lizards Gallery and Frame shop in Duluth we found that the framing was going to be above the budget that we had for frames which is why I am applying for the Quick Start Grant.",2015-02-01,2015-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Betsy,Hunt,"Betsy J. Hunt",,,MN,,"(563) 299-3619 ",huntbets@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-25,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30445,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,193,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal with this project is to bring fresh and new artwork to the general public of St Louis county and to create new contacts among the artist community in Duluth and the greater area. I will be having an opening reception to engage the public and collect insights from the viewer’s perspective and that opportunity will be two-fold having the potential to meet gallery owners, other local artists who may want to work collaboratively in the future, and potentially business owners in the area that may be interested in exhibiting my work.","After finishing my project I had the opportunity to network by meeting some local artists. From this opportunity I have been in communication with a fellow artist about exhibiting at Minneapolis Art Institute for a collaborative effort. I also had the pleasure of meeting with Anne Dugan, curator Duluth Art Institute to discuss a solo exhibit at Duluth Art Institute next year.",,807,"Other, local or private",1000,,,,"Brent W. Kustermann",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"I am seeking funds to help mitigate the cost of materials for an unexpected up coming exhibit.",2015-05-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brent,Kustermann,"Brent W. Kustermann",,,MN,,"(218) 591-3054 ",bkustermann@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-27,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30447,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,155,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","I was recently selected to participate as an Emerging Artist in the American Craft Expo to take place in Chicago this September. Participating in such a prestigious show would be invaluable to my career, as it would provide me with exposure on a national level and allow me to gain experience participating in high-end craft expositions. By working with and learning from other more experienced artists at the show, I will gain valuable insight, experience and inspiration that will advance my work as an artist and maker of a high-end craft. By being able to pay the entry fee, I will be able to participate and show my handmade shoes at the American Craft Exposition.","I was able to pay my entry fee to the American Craft Exposition.",,445,"Other, local or private",600,,,,"Candace M. LaCosse",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"To pay a fee to participate as an Emerging Artist in the American Craft Exposition in Chicago.",2015-04-01,2015-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Candace,LaCosse,"Candace M. LaCosse",,,MN,,"(906) 362-7104 ",candace@hemlocksleather.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-28,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30450,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,193,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of this project is to purchase a Macintosh laptop computer to replace the personal computer currently being used by Lake Superior Youth Chorus' choir coordinator. On this short notice, dollars were not budgeted for a computer yet it is critical one is purchased promptly as we are within 2 1/2 weeks of Lake Superior Youth Chorus' final concert and only fundraiser for the year, as well as conducting planning and notification for Lake Superior Youth Chorus spring auditions and Summer Sing day camp. The project will be successful if we are able to purchase a computer and any required software needed for Lake Superior Youth Chorus' choir coordinator to efficiently accomplish her work.","This request was to purchase a computer for Lake Superior Youth Chorus' choir coordinator, Jennifer Campbell, whose personal computer being used for Lake Superior Youth Chorus business was failing and requiring an excess of time to accomplish Lake Superior Youth Chorus activities. Receiving this grant on short notice was a lifesaver. A MacBook Air was purchased. Jenny stated more than once after getting the new computer, ""This new computer has made my job so much easier and less frustrating. Thank you!""",,756,"Other, local or private",949,,"Robert Turner, Susan Dahlberg, Patrick Colvin, Mark Morse, Marilyn Odean, Brian Kapp, Steven Cushing, Melissa Frohrip, Leslie Black, Melinda Marble, Gretchen Safstrom",,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus, Inc. AKA Lake Superior Youth Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus replacement of critical staff computer",2015-05-01,2015-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Turner,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus, Inc. AKA Lake Superior Youth Chorus","PO Box 3337",Duluth,MN,55803,"(612) 390-3698 ",info@lsyouthchorus.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Carlton, Aitkin, Itasca, Pine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-29,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30453,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,185,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","1. To make a custom free form black ash pack basket and harness system. 2. To learn the foundational skills of black ash pack basket weaving and construction from an accomplished black ash basket maker/artisan, such as; a. identifying and selecting black ash trees for basketry, processing black ash logs into basket material. b. gain understanding of and experience in how to shape, weave, and manipulate the materials into unique forms. c. understand the weave patterns, the assembly of the basket, and how to make the various components of black ash pack basket like the rims, handles, skids, and harness. 3. To connect with the land, the black ash artisans of the past, and the part of myself that is fed by constructing my handmade life. 4. To gain the skills, knowledge, and confidence as black ash basket artist, that I need to connect visitors of North House Folk School to black ash basketry, and the Arrowhead when I demonstrate the craft for the public at North House. When the class is over I will: 1. Have an individualized black ash pack basket of my own creation, of a high level of function and quality that is aesthetically pleasing. 2. Have gained the foundational knowledge and skills of black ash pack basket construction from selecting and processing appropriate materials, to weaving, shaping, and constructing all parts of the basket. 3. Have gained a greater understanding how the materials and how I use them determine the shape, size, function and visual appeal of the finished basket. 4. Feel enabled to build upon this experience and continue developing my skill and artistic vision with black ash basketry on my own time. 5. Feel confident demonstrating this type of black ash basketry to the public at North House Folk School in August, and I should be successful at doing so. 6. Be able to make additional pack baskets on my own after the completion of this class. 7. Be able to build on this experience to a point where I can reliably make black ash pack baskets and similar types of black ash baskets of a consistent form. 8. Reaffirm my own connection to the land, its first inhabitants, and who I am inside, as well as connect the people who see my black ash baskets to the places and faces from which this craft has grown.","1. I built a free form custom pack basket of a high level of quality, suited to my own needs, that is pleasing to the eye. 2. I learned the weave pattern, and how to build a black ash pack basket. 3. I learned what to look for in a good black ash basket tree. 4. I learned how to harvest and process weaving materials from a black ash tree into clean, consistent, weavers. 5. I learned about the selection of appropriately sized weavers for a particular part of the basket like how the thickness of weavers determines where it can be used in the basket (i.e. as an upright, a weaver, a false rim, or a rim lashing), as well as, how the width of weavers and uprights plays a key role in how much shape a basket can have. 6. I learned how to tension weavers, and train uprights to give a basket the shape I want. 7. I feel confident continuing to build black ash baskets on my own, and demonstrating this craft to the public.",,535,"Other, local or private",720,,,,"Kyle J. Lind",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"Black Ash Pack Basket Weaving Class",2015-05-01,2015-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kyle,Lind,"Kyle J. Lind",,,MN,,"(612) 868-0582 ",lindy.sawmill@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Cook",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-30,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",
30459,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,193,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","One of the goals of my project is exposure of my work to a larger audience. I also want people to see my work in other mediums and how that affects what I do. I'm hoping that people familiar with my work will see how my work has evolved over the years. Another outcome of this project is that I have to make a considerable amount of art work. Having to do so much art has really made me much more conscientious of how to best concentrate on doing art. Since I am also using a few pieces I did previously but am not satisfied with, I am learning to see my work more critically and am working on those pieces to bring them to where I think they should be. This is definitely a growing experience for me! As far as exposing my work to a larger audience, given that Zeitgist is a cafe and will be busy in the summer, I know that my work will be exposed to a larger audience. Completing the necessary works for this show is another measurable outcome.","I don't know how many people will see my work but I think the numbers I gave in my application are a good estimate. Since the work is at Zeitgist Cafe and will be up until August and they serve meals there daily.",,557,"Other, local or private",750,,,,"Alberta K. Marana",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"I am having a one person show at Zeitgist Cafe and will be showing aproximately 30-40 pieces of art.",2015-04-01,2015-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alberta,Marana,"Alberta K. Marana",,,MN,,"(218) 310-3552 ",julance@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-32,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30460,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,170,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","The Homegrown Illustration Show will showcase the arts and culture of the Duluth/Superior Homegrown Music Festival. Emerging artists, established artists, high school art students and children are given the opportunity to share their illustrations of Homegrown Royalty. For many of the high school students and children, this is their first experience participating in an art exhibition. In addition this opportunity allows them to show their art work alongside some of Duluth's most established artists. It is my goal to showcase the diverse artistic talents in Duluth's arts community and to reflect the inclusivity of Homegrown Music Festival, by engaging a diverse group of local artists. The success of the Homegrown Illustration Show will be measured by attendance and artist participation. The goal is to engage local artists to showcase and reflect the inclusivity of the Homegrown Music Festival. A Homegrown Illustration Show will be up for a month at Prøve Gallery where staff and volunteers will interact with participating artists and attendees of the show. Evaluation will also include participating artist’s perspective on how this show has impacted their skills and presence in the area arts community. The success of the Homegrown Illustration Show will be evaluated by reflection on show attendance and artist participation. In addition, success of this show will exemplify that the Homegrown Illustration Show should become an annual event to kick start the Homegrown Music Festival.","With this project we were able to reach multiple parts of our communities. These groups include teenagers who are still in school (Harbor City International School Arts Club and East High School Arts club). A lot of their teachers had very positive remarks about the student's experience in participating in a curated show in a prominent gallery. We were also able to engage emerging artists who were graduating from college and emerging artists who were trying to find their voice and develop their skills. By pairing such groups with established artists, it boosted their self-esteem and it made them believe that they can create projects bigger than themselves. We were also able to engage with folks who organize Duluth/Superior Homegrown and they were incredibly honored that Prove hosted an event to celebrate the visual and musical world.",,490,"Other, local or private",660,170,,,"Florencia Matamoros",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"Exhibition expenses for the hanging of A Homegrown Illustration Show.",2015-04-01,2015-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Florencia,Matamoros,"Florencia Matamoros",,,MN,,"(218) 428-3001 ",flodoodles@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-33,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",
30467,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,193,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of this project is to create and perform a dance for the two performances of Dances on the Lakewalk this July. Measurable outcomes will include a video of the piece for all dancers and myself; new repertory for the dancers' resumes; and the positive experience of modern dance by audience members' at two outdoor performances, Friday and Saturday evenings. Evaluation of the dance-making process and the final performances outdoors will be done informally with participants. Each will be made aware of the stipend available to him/her. Each will be given a copy of the performance video for use in promoting their own artistic careers. The project will be deemed a success if dancers have been able to participate with some compensation for their many hours and hard work, and if I feel like we've created work to be shared with other audiences, in new venues. Audience numbers at each night's show are counted by the sponsor of Dances on the Lakewalk, Ressl Dance.","We expanded the dance, ""With Love,"" by 1:30. We enlarged the ensemble from 5 to 10 dancers. The performance made many in the audience cry. Dancers all have access to a YouTube video of the performance.",,857,"Other, local or private",1050,,,,"Elizabeth M. McKhann AKA Lisa McKhann",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"To choreograph and perform for Dances on the Lakewalk",2015-06-01,2015-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elizabeth,McKhann,"Elizabeth M. McKhann AKA Lisa McKhann",,,MN,,"(218) 722-6190 ",lulu@cpinternet.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-34,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30472,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,279,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","To hone my craft as a performer and establish a relationship between Duluth, the Seattle Opera, and the Washington-Idaho Symphony. I will know my initial goal is complete when I have completed my scheduled coachings and give two very successful performances of ""The Tragedy of Carmen"" in Pullman, Washington.","Completed the Vocal Coaching. Completed the performances. My singing has markedly improved, according to my voice teacher and the judges of the Schubert Club Competition.",,434,"Other, local or private",713,,,,"Eric G. Meyer",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"""Operatunity"" for Lyric Bass to hone his craft and make national connections in Opera. I am already being hired to sing the role of Escamillo in the Washington-Idaho Symphony's production of ""Tragedy of Carmen,"" so I decided to head out to Seattle a week early and take some lessons and artistic coaching from veterans of the Seattle Opera and other opera professionals in the area.",2015-01-01,2015-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Eric,Meyer,"Eric G. Meyer",,,MN,,"(218) 384-1645 ",MEYER990@GMAIL.COM,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-35,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30479,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,193,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","We rehearse the workshop before the conference in a Drumming Into Story circle session in St Paul on 2/17. The workshop at the Drum Circle Facilitators Guild conference gives attendees the experience of entrainment and stress release. The workshop gives attendees the experience of increased community in the circle. The workshop leads attendees into comfort expressing themselves with drums. The workshop gives attendees the experience of discovering and telling a personal story to one other person. I connect with new drum facilitator friends at the conference. I get at least 3 gig leads from this conference. Our workshop includes 20 minutes of group debriefing and Question/Answer after the circle for participant feedback and reflection. We administer conference's workshop surveys at the end of our workshop. My co-facilitator Linda and I debrief after the workshop re: all our workshop goals. I keep notes in my Drum Facilitation Log about my observations of entrainment, community, drumming/verbal self-expression, and story sharing. We videotape our workshop, reviewing it after the conference in for evidence of entrainment, stress release, connection between participants, individual self-expression with drums, and individual verbal storytelling engagement among participants. We network informally with participants later during the conference for individual feedback. Conference presenters let us know feedback they hear after the conference.","45 national colleagues participated in our drum circle workshop, Drumming Into Story. Feedback from colleagues on our workshop was overwhelmingly positive. We purchased and 3 excellent texts to help us in all our drum circle work, especially our work with children. We met and established relationships with 20+ new colleagues over the conference weekend. We rehearsed our workshop before the conference in a Drumming Into Story circle session in St Paul on 2/17. The workshop at the Drum Circle Facilitators Guild conference gave attendees the experience of entrainment, stress release, and relaxation. The workshop gave attendees the experience of increased community in the circle so they shared stories. The workshop led attendees into comfort expressing themselves first with drums. The workshop helped attendees discover and tell a personal story to one other person. We got at least 3 gig lead relationships from this conference: Jeff Holland, Mary Knysh, Jessica Fredericks. Will see Mary Knysh in Minnesota.",,782,"Other, local or private",975,,,,"Rachel A. Nelson",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"Drum Circle Facilitators Guild National Conference. Drum Superior has been invited to present a workshop at the 2015 Drum Circle Facilitators Guild conference. The workshop, Drumming Your Way In: Using Participatory Art to Invite Story, represents the growing edge of my drum circle facilitation work, demonstrating a way group drum circles can prepare individual participants to access and share personal stories. The conference is February 20-22, 2015 at Ocean Creek resort in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Presenting at this conference will be a huge step in my drum circle facilitation career as I make connections, get peer feedback on my work, and learn from leaders in the drum circle facilitation field.",2015-02-01,2015-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rachel,Nelson,"Rachel A. Nelson",,,MN,,"(651) 353-3370 ",bardlive@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Lake, St. Louis, Ramsey, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-37,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",
30481,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,293,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","With financial assistance, I will exhibit 20 framed, matted photographic images at Pizza Luce restaurant during January 2015. I will host an art opening as well as publicize the event to increase exposure. Through announcing (postcards, posters) and hosting an opening night, I will draw participants to the exhibit and restaurant patrons will see my work throughout the month of January 2015.","20 people attended the opening night. No sales. 2 customers inquired about my photographs.",,707,"Other, local or private",1000,,,,"Michael W. Nordin",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"I have been invited to exhibit photographs at Pizza Luce in Duluth during the month of January 2015. Several images will be from my recent visits to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area wilderness and existing works. I have a shortage of acceptable frames and mattes and I'm requesting funds to cover framing and matting before the January deadline.",2014-12-26,2014-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Nordin,"Michael W. Nordin",,,MN,,"(218) 464-7617 ",mnordin41@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-38,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30490,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,193,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of the project is to connect with new audiences, create awareness about the project, and build my resume as an emerging artist. Expected outcomes include 1000+ visitors during the run of the show, as well as making back the costs of my exhibition through selling art to this new audience. I'm also hoping to boost my following on Instagram, my main facet for publishing new work. My evaluation plan includes both qualitative and quantitative tools to measure audience numbers, as well as invite feedback—both written and verbal. I will also be closely monitoring sales from the show and new followers on social media.","Over 1,000 visitors to the exhibition, 900 new followers on Instagram, publicity in the Duluth News Tribune and on KUMD, contract work building an exhibition for Proctor Area Historical Society, as well as innumerable handshakes and words of appreciation.",,1007,"Other, local or private",1200,,,,"Cody Paulson",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"Port City Supply Co. Port City Supply Co. is a self-initiated iPhone photography project that aims to unearth an aesthetic that is intrinsically Duluthian. In the past 3 years, I've taken thousands of photos of Duluth's streets, landscapes and architecture. I've been invited by the Duluth Art Institute to showcase a collection of my photos from April 9th to June 4th in the Corridor Gallery.",2015-04-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cody,Paulson,"Cody Paulson",,,MN,,"(218) 780-0896 ",cody@codypaulson.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-40,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",
30492,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,193,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","I have been invited to participate in the fine art of furniture. It will take place from June 19 to July 31 2015. The show consists of makers that have shown an ability to create furniture pieces that display characteristics that could be described as art more than traditional furniture designs. I am looking for funding to cover travel expenses. I will be showing 2 pieces. The first is a small wall cabinet called Witch Tree Cabinet, the second is a pair of cherry dining chairs. Living in rural Minnesota inhibits the networking that happens in a metro area. This exhibit draws a group of artists from a wide area and gives an opportunity to engage in conversations and face time. This networking addresses a component that is missing in my artistic practice. The Winona count historical society will track the number of visitors. Publish or Perish does not only hold true for academics. The best outcome would be to sell work. I have found that often happens years later. I simply have to trust that every time I show work in public that a seed is being planted, this has been corroborated. It is a bit like fishing you for sure won't catch anything if you don't go. So I go to these events not knowing what will develop but something always does and that is what networking is about.","Contact and conversation with 11 other artists, 1 curator, 2 museum administrators.",,944,"Other, local or private",1137,,,,"Peter K. Pestalozzi",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"Support for travel to Winona, Minnesota for the show Art of Fine Furniture",2015-06-01,2015-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peter,Pestalozzi,"Peter K. Pestalozzi",,,MN,,"(218) 365-5499 ",odysseydesign@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Winona, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-41,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30493,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,293,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","My puppets will survive and continue to be easily available for viewing and educational use to the Duluth community, especially the children of Myers Wilkins school. Many other communities will benefit as the puppets occasionally tour with me as a nationally known conference artist and with Kathy Hermes of Lutheran Social Services with GBLT speaking engagements. I will also be able to work on new projects through February. Myers Wilkins and Together for Youth can give feedback as to the priceless value of receiving these larger than life hero entities. Life House will testify as to the benefit of their logo participating in the Spirit of the North parade.","By having a space to store and repair them, my big puppets will survive an unexpected loss of long-term storage and continue to be easily available for viewing and educational use to the Duluth community, especially the children of Myers Wilkins School. Many other communities will benefit as the puppets occasionally tour with me as a nationally known conference artist and with Kathy Hermes of Lutheran Social Services with GBLT speaking engagements. I was also able to work on new projects through February.",,457,"Other, local or private",750,293,,,"Mary K. Plaster AKA Mary Plaster",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"I have made many giant puppets for use in the Duluth community since 2001. The Duluth Art Institute has been generous with their west location, offering me storage in exchange for proper display. This fall the Duluth Art Institute has begun using the hall for weddings and other events and has respectfully requested the removal of the puppets. Myers Wilkins School has offered to display 7 of the historical entities and Together for Youth of Lutheran Social Services will take the 5 GBLTQ ancestors. I need immediate space to do proper repair and display of this series before the transfer. I am also making new pieces, including one for Life House. Bob King is offering use of a storefront at 134 W 1st St thru February for $750.",2014-12-01,2015-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Plaster,"Mary K. Plaster AKA Mary Plaster",,,MN,,"(218) 310-6289 ",artist@maryplaster.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-42,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",
30500,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,293,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","The direct goals can be simply stated as: travel to Miami, present Robot Rickshaw during the Street Festival, present workshop on robotic musical instruments, conduct at least one pop-up street performance, and any venue performances that can be scheduled on return trip to Minnesota. Also, to connect and build relationships with other artists, gallery and venue managers, and receptive fans along the way. Behind these concrete objectives lies a desire to present this work in a variety of contexts, learn from these performances, and continually improve and develop the work. Questions for evaluation and reflection on this project: Was the scheduled performance and workshop at the Street Festival in Miami a success? How many students attended the workshop? Approximately how many attendees were there at the Street Festival performance? Approximately how many people viewed and heard the work during walks through the streets of the Wynwood District? Were other scheduled and impromptu performances given in Miami and/or at other locations along the return route? What were the approximate numbers for these performances? Were new connections made with artists, venue or gallery owners/managers, and fans? Were there any commissions for new work or invitations for future performances, or was there interest expressed along these lines? Were any new opportunities for collaborations with other artists identified? Reflect upon the presentation and reception of the work during this trip. Were there adjustments, improvements, or alterations made to the instruments, music, performance, and presentation of the work for these performances? Have any future adjustments, improvements, or alterations been suggested by this experience that could be made for forthcoming performances?","Scheduled performance and workshop at the Street Festival in Miami were successful and well received. Workshop was attended by a small group of four artists. On each of two nights, approximately 250-300 people gathered on the street in front of the Harold Golen Gallery during the Robot Rickshaw performance. The second night, the police actually had to shut down the performance briefly as attendees were blocking traffic. Hundreds more were reached on walks through the streets of the Wynwood District. In addition to the planned activity of the grant proposal, additional performances were given in Miami, Tampa, Atlanta, Tuscaloosa, Nashville, and Louisville. New connections were made with artists, promoters, and gallery owners in Miami, Atlanta, Tuscaloosa, and Louisville, with interest expressed in future performances and installations. Valuable experience performing Robot Rickshaw in a variety of contexts and insightful feedback from other artists, informing future performances.",,1507,"Other, local or private",1800,,,,"Troy Rogers",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"Travel expenses for an invited performance and workshop during Art Basel Miami. The Foundation for Emerging Technologies and the Arts Foundation, upon discovering Robot Rickshaw (a newly launched street art project that I began presenting in Duluth this fall), invited me to perform and conduct a workshop for their Street Festival, which happens at the Harold Golen Gallery in Miami's Wynwood Art District during Art Basel. This offers an excellent opportunity to present my work to an international audience of thousands of people. Given the rickshaw's size, I must drive, which I will use as an opportunity to present at other venues along the way. Funds request is for expenses (gas, lodging) incurred in travel to and from this event.",2014-12-24,2014-11-16,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Troy,Rogers,"Troy Rogers",,,MN,,"(218) 750-4518 ",troy@expressivemachines.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-43,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",
30502,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,193,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Our goal is to work collaboratively, to learn from each other by our unique ceramic knowledge, vision, techniques, and ideas with clay. We will research the newly developed clay body todo at the Shigaraki Ceramic Research Center and work together in Ruriko Miyamoto's studio. Our goal is to research and work collaboratively with the slip-casting processes of todo clay. Our goal is to produce ceramic sculpture with todo clay that will reflect our collaboration, and our cultures. We want to collaborate and work with Japanese todo clay; through research, studio work, and our ideas. Our goal is to produce slip cast ceramic sculpture with todo clay.",,,1307,"Other, local or private",1500,,,,"Katherine E. Sandnas AKA Mutti",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"Ceramic Artists Mentor-ship with: Ruriko Miyamoto, Ting Ju Shao, and Katherine Sandnas",2015-05-01,2015-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katherine,Sandnas,"Katherine E. Sandnas AKA Mutti",,,MN,,"(218) 476-2012 ",katherinesandnas@hibbing.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-44,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30517,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,193,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Vermilion Community College will invite author and former Vermilion Community College graduate Daniel J. Rice to Ely, Minnesota, to discuss the process of writing and publication of his new book This Side of a Wilderness. This event will be open to the college's student body and the Ely community. The measurable outcomes are: -The audience members gain an understanding of the writing process. -The audience members gain an understanding of the publishing and marketing process of a book. -To provide an educational opportunity to Vermillion Community College community and surrounding area. The methods to measure our outcomes are: -Through a formal survey with Vermilion Community College students and an informal survey with the community members. -Discuss the event within courses afterwards, i.e. the college composition courses or environmental literature course. -The attendance of the community open presentation.","We tracked attendance at each event and conducted an informal survey of some of the audience members that included a discussion of the event afterwards in two college composition courses and an environmental literature course.",,557,"Other, local or private",750,,"Joe Moubry, Meg Heiman, Jeanette Cox, Craig Tikkanen, Shawn Bina",,"Vermilion Community College","State Government","Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"A Discussion with Daniel J. Rice. Vermilion Community College will bring Minnesotan author Daniel J. Rice to discuss with students and community members the process of writing, publishing, and marketing a book. During this project, we will be utilizing course period time and a community presentation to achieve this goal.",2015-02-01,2015-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joseph,Moubry,"Vermilion Community College","1900 Camp St E",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 235-2147 ",moub6845@mail.vcc.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-45,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30526,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,193,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","This request is dedicated to purchasing a baby grand piano to facilitate artistic experiences in the atrium and performance theater. Our goal is to give more artists the opportunity to perform and earn an income. Over the course of 2015, we will build towards an average of at least two performance art activities per week in the atrium, and they will highlight a diverse array of artistic forms - from poetry to music to spoken word to storytelling. We will spend at least $9,500 paying artists to perform in the atrium, many of which will play our piano. We will also try to measure the number of audience members who listen to the piano. This is easier to do when the piano is used in the performance theater because of ticket sales. When it's being played in the atrium, which is generally a non-ticketed area, we'll have to make our best estimations based on feedback from staff, head counts, etc. We will track the number of artists who use the piano, starting immediately after grant proceeds are received. This will include events anywhere in our building. Tracking of audience members will be harder as the atrium space is a transient space and not something that we generally sell tickets for. But we can track the times the piano is used in the atrium, performance theaters, and throughout the building, and approximate the number of audience members who heard a performance.","Funds were used to purchase a baby grand piano to facilitate artistic experiences in the atrium and performance theater. Our goal was to give more artists the opportunity to perform and earn an income, with projections of two performance art activities each week in the atrium, highlighting a variety of art forms. In 2015 there were over 40 unique nights of live music in the atrium alone. And nearly 1/2 of those performances utilized the piano. This translates to nearly two dozen artists taking advantage of the instrument, and well over 700 unique audience members.",,10057,"Other, local or private",10250,,"Sarah Seidelmann, Bill Payne, Geiger Yount, Mickey Pearson, Aparna Katre, Francis Heid",,"A.H. Zeppa Family Foundation AKA Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"Atrium Arts Expansion - Baby Grand Piano. We have the opportunity to build on a grant award to expand our artistic programming in the atrium with the discount purchase of a baby grand piano. This piano was originally loaned to us for the performance of a recent production in our performance theater, and without our expectation, the offer was made to sell us this piano for very good price. This would be an amazing resource for us to build on a growing number of artistic performances occurring in our atrium space and performance theater.",2015-04-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anthony,Cuneo,"A.H. Zeppa Family Foundation AKA Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community","222 Superior St E Ste 326",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 726-5430 ",tony@zeppa.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Carlton, Cook, Aitkin, Itasca, Koochiching",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-46,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
32468,"Quick Start Grants",2016,304,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal is to display my work in an art-friendly and highly public space to gain exposure for my work as well as inspire others to follow their creative and artistic dreams. The Pizza Luce Art Gallery space is located in a popular, downtown Italian restaurant that hosts a new, local artist every month and often hosts weekend musical events. It is a relatively large gallery with high ceilings and ample wall space. Its size will allow me to hang over 20 pieces of artwork, including the 9 new pieces proposed in this grant application. Its location, popularity and the timing of the show, August in Duluth, will attract a large number of diners, both local and tourists, as well as people interested in art and music. The impact of my work and hence the measurable outcome will be reflected in a signed guest book accompanying my work during the opening reception on August 6, 2015. However, I know that many more people will view the show during the remaining time it hangs in the gallery. I plan to count the number of attendees at the artist reception, which will be held on Thursday, August 6, from 7-9 p.m. and I will provide a guest book for comments. I will also make my contact information available and respond to those seeking further information about my work and taking classes to learn the Zentangle method of pattern drawing.","Approximately 40 people attended the art opening reception at Pizza Luce on Thursday, August 6, 2015, 7-9 pm. Approximately 5 of them were children. There were approximately 60 people dining in the restaurant when we arrived for the opening. At least an additional 30-40 diners were seated throughout the evening. Many of the diners had children with them. As a result, the total exposure for the evening was approximately 140 people, which is a conservative estimate. As this is a very public, busy downtown restaurant that hosts musicians and trivia nights, I estimate that over the course of the month-long art hang approximately 1500 people saw the exhibit. [100 people on each night- Thursday, Friday, Saturday and 100 total for Sunday-Wednesday]",,706,"Other, local or private",1010,,,0.00,"Esther Piszczek",Individual,"Quick Start Grants",,"I am seeking funds to pay for framing/hanging nine new works for a show at Pizza Luce in August 2015.",2015-08-05,2015-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Esther,Piszczek,"Esther Piszczek",,,MN,,"(218) 464-0318 ",episzczek@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-2,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
32470,"Quick Start Grants",2016,265,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","After completing Elements of Screenwriting at IFP, I will be better prepared to transition from playwriting to screenwriting. I will have the tools, skills and vocabulary to work more effectively on my current project. I will take instruction from a respected and accomplished screenwriter. This course will also have a positive influence on my work as a playwright and my ability to create narratives. If the pilot episode results in a series, I will have the opportunity for growth as a screenwriter and to work in collaboration with other writers. Work done in the IFP course will be evaluated by the instructor and other members of the class. In my current project, progress will be measured by improvement in written drafts of the pilot episode, and will be evaluated by the filmmakers. Drafts at each stage of production will also be shared with fellow writers, and input will be sought from them.","Complete ""Elements of Screenwriting Class"" at IFP Minnesota. Gain and understanding of the structure, narrative techniques and formatting of basic screenwriting. Apply skills to current project, pilot for web series ""Old Lifty.""",,1025,"Other, local or private",1290,,,0.00,"Jean M. Sramek AKA Jean Sramek",Individual,"Quick Start Grants",,"Travel support to attend screenwriting class at IFP Minnesota in St Paul.",2015-07-21,2015-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jean,Sramek,"Jean M. Sramek AKA Jean Sramek",,,MN,,"(218) 390-3337 ",jean.sramek@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Ramsey, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-3,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
32472,"Quick Start Grants",2016,367,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal is to create paintings that will reflect my individual contribution to the exhibits I have been invited to. My measurable outcome would be to complete canvases and deliver them successfully. With studio space and paint I can make the time to work on these goals. Complete satisfactory canvases and deliver to shows by deadlines.","I was able to buy art supplies to create work for exhibits. I managed to produce a few GOOD pieces with the materials and showed work at 2 major exhibits. I also bought t-shirt prints of one of the paintings I produced and showcased them at the exhibit alongside the painting. They all sold. This money also helped me to make studio time and pay rent there so that I could focus on the work.",,633,"Other, local or private",1000,,,0.00,"Jonathan R. Thunder",Individual,"Quick Start Grants",,"I'm preparing for upcoming exhibits and could use the grant to buy supplies and pay for studio time.",2015-11-04,2015-12-12,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jonathan,Thunder,"Jonathan R. Thunder",,,MN,,"(763) 670-8171 ",jonthunder@mac.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Hennepin, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-4,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",1
32473,"Quick Start Grants",2016,367,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","1. Create an engaging experience for mobile exploration and on-site viewing: build a compelling interactive experience that immerses the participant in the Railway Prophecies story world. Explore the potential of site-specific, live, generative film. 2. Successfully build a multi-channel installation that weaves together live input from participants, streaming data and other text, sound and image resources. 3. Use an affordable, portable, open-source platform that can be then leveraged for future projects and teaching opportunities. 4. Expand my network, build my portfolio and partner with an experienced public arts curator, learn from an organization with extensive experience producing successful theater and visual arts events. Digital feedback: I have a database driving my mobile and projection views. This allows me to record and retain user input. I find that this input is quite informative. Server logs also paint a picture of successful navigation or problem areas as they arise. The flow of people past the physical site is huge and I would like to see at least 800 mobile visitors from this access point. I will use social media and word of mouth as well as the Made Here publicity outlets to recruit other mobile contributors. I would like to see at least 1000 web visitors in total and 400 active contributors by the end of the 3 months. Physical/analogue evaluation: There will be an on-site mailbox slot for physical messages and the Made Here / Hennepin Theater Trust staff work a couple of blocks away. They frequently present walking tours to groups and individual visitors and they themselves walk past the exhibits often. I will gather their impressions as to the effectiveness of the physical installation.","1. I created a site-specific multi-media installation with a companion mobile component. 2. The result was a multi-channel installation that streamed data, text, sound and image resources. 3. I utilized an affordable, portable, open-source platform that can be leveraged for future projects and teaching opportunities. 4. I expanded my network, built my portfolio and partnered with an experienced public arts curator and installation team. Working with an organization with extensive experience producing successful theater and visual arts events increased my professional skills.",,777,"Other, local or private",1144,,,0.00,"Kathleen A. McTavish AKA Kathy McTavish",Individual,"Quick Start Grants",,"Railway Prophecies: 7th and Hennepin Installation for Made Here (Hennepin Theater Trust)",2015-07-30,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,McTavish,"Kathleen A. McTavish AKA Kathy McTavish",,,MN,,"(218) 343-7998 ",kathy@cellodreams.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-5,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
32477,"Quick Start Grants",2016,320,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","To showcase Ojibwe Pointillism including five new large pieces of work and a series of Lakota ponies with Ojibwe floral motif. 1) To bring public awareness of art pieces that reflect both Ojibwe and Lakota art form using pointillism as a medium. 2) To reach a new audience who has not seen my work. The project will be evaluated based on the number of people that attend and the awareness brought to the public of Ojibwe and Lakota art using Pointillism as a medium.","The show's opening reception was held on November 6th, 2015 at the American Indian Center - Trepanier Hall. Over 200 community members attended the reception and many purchased original paintings as well as prints, cards, beadwork and other more. Many of those attending had never been to one of Leah's shows and were not familiar with pointillism as an art medium. Both Native and non-Native community members were able to talk to the artist and learn about her techniques and get a better understanding of Ojibwe art form and pointillism in particular.",,680,"Other, local or private",1000,,,0.00,"Leah H. Yellowbird",Individual,"Quick Start Grants",,"To pay for my time to finish 3 large paintings and organize the opening of my solo show.",2015-10-14,2015-11-06,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leah,Yellowbird,"Leah Yellowbird",,,MN,,"(218) 340-9672 ",Ogimakwee@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Mille Lacs, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-6,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",1
32479,"Quick Start Grants",2016,317,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of this project part 1). is to create a music video reflecting the emotional, social and spiritual toll that factory farming and human desire for certain food products has on living beings. I and the video producer want to create an intense, beautiful as well as gruesome depiction of animal cruelty as we see it. I will hold an event at either Teatro Zuccone or Red Herring Lounge with a concert by my band and a screening of the video as well as offer information about factory farming and practicing a cruelty free diet at the event. Part 2). My goal for attending the CD Baby DIY Musician Conference Is to gain wisdom and music business savvy with some new tools that I can directly apply to my career. The first part of this project will be successful when I have the music video in DVD format as well as on my computer. There will be a public showing of the video plus a live performance which will be promoted vigorously in town and media outlets. I will tally the number of audience members as well as be able to view how many people have watched the video on YouTube. The second part of the project will be measurable in a less direct way - by networking, contacts made, and notes taken from the workshops at the DIY Musician Conference. I also hope to learn skills and tips to increase my indie music business know-how.","Attended the CD Baby DIY Musician conference and came home with a stack of business cards from music industry people I connected with, new Twitter and Facebook followers, and a notebook full of notes. I also bought met the CEO of CD Baby and was offered to feature a song in the CD Baby ""Discover Music"" podcast in the coming months. The music video has been produced and is now live on YouTube with 450+ views in 8 days. There were 40+ at the video premier with 5 under 18. It has received press from www.thirtyroses.com (music industry blog from Chicago) and also had some attention on Twitter from a few vegan and animal activist sources.",,1323,"Other, local or private",1640,100,,0.00,"Mary E. Bue",Individual,"Quick Start Grants",,"Post-production for music video and funds to cover a DIY Musician Conference",2015-10-14,2015-11-27,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Bue,"Mary B. Bue",,,MN,,"(218) 341-1577 ",marybue@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-7,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",1
32486,"Quick Start Grants",2016,211,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","1. Use an iPad to create and view reference materials, eliminating the need for printed reference materials. Immediate and continuous. Reference photos are used to capture fleeting moments that are not easily painted from life, such as children and pets, and are used to complete paintings that were started from life. The iPad eliminates the need for printed photos, the screen provides a more life-like reference, it also allows zooming in to view details much better than peering through a loupe at a photo. Immediate and continuous. 2. Reduce need for printed portfolios. I will use the iPad for access to my website and to create a digital portfolio for viewing with my viewers. Immediate and continuous. Portfolios are mostly on-line now, making the need for a print portfolio less important. The screen of the iPad makes the image look more like the original painting than a print does. 3. View and create educational materials. As needed. 1. My printer no longer works, so print is not an option. 2. I will update my website and create a new digital portfolio. 3. Use the iPad in the field and studio for accessing information to help me while painting, and during my class for further instruction for my students. Information can include other artist's websites, images of old masters' paintings, instructional videos. Will create videos of works-in-progress for instruction for students and for my website.","1. Use an iPad to create and view reference materials, eliminating the need for printed reference materials. Immediate and continuous. Reference photos are used to capture fleeting moments that are not easily painted from life, such as children and pets, and are used to complete paintings that were started from life. The iPad eliminates the need for printed photos, the screen provides a more life-like reference, it also allows zooming in to view details much better than peering through a loupe at a photo. Immediate and continuous. 2. Reduce need for printed portfolios. I will use the iPad for access to my website and to create a digital portfolio for viewing with my viewers. Portfolios are mostly on-line now, making the need for a print portfolio less important. The screen of the iPad makes the image look more like the original painting than a print does. 3. View and create educational materials. 4. Redesign images before painting them using apps.",,530,"Other, local or private",741,,,0.00,"Michelle Wegler",Individual,"Quick Start Grants",,"iPad purchase",2015-07-14,2015-09-18,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michelle,Wegler,"Michelle Wegler",,,MN,,"(218) 724-8010 ",michelle.wegler@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Hennepin, Ramsey, Ramsey, Cook",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-9,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",1
32493,"Quick Start Grants",2016,320,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goals are both external and self-reflective. External outcomes include: getting state-wide exposure of my work, and having a platform to share my story with the public at-large by presenting my designs in a gallery-friendly, contemporary context (through painting). Internally, it is my goal to create a powerful body of work inspired by this important subject that advances my knowledge and intimate understanding of Ojibwe beadwork traditions. By having the general and Reservation communities view the exhibition, we will raise awareness of traditional use of tobacco through our artwork, and our work will achieve greater exposure. In the past our opening celebrations have had over 300 people attend. The Twin Cities Public TV program will amply the impact of the show for the artists involved. I will share the work I create with my peers and get feedback about the strength and power of my designs through a critique process.","There were 3 art openings at three different sights for this exhibition. At least 900 people viewed my artwork. I was able to show in a major venue in Minneapolis, Minnesota. A body of new artwork was created by me for this exhibition. Art work created by Native artists were shown to the general public and our cultural art forms of the Ojibway were viewed by a population that rarely sees Native art. Many school and special groups were brought to the Minneapolis sight to view the exhibition! It was and exciting and informative exhibit for all!! I have shared my artwork with my peers and got wonderful feedback about the strengths and power of my designs.",,1180,"Other, local or private",1500,,,0.00,"Wendy L. Savage",Individual,"Quick Start Grants",,"Support to participate in ""Asemma: the vessel of connection""",2015-10-21,2015-11-19,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Wendy,Savage,"Wendy L. Savage",,,MN,,"(607) 760-8235 ",wendylee.savage@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-11,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",1
32496,"Quick Start Grants",2016,307,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","My artwork reflects my personal life and the troubles and triumph therein. The primary goal is to spread awareness that our Asemaa is to be used for ceremonial purpose; and that misuse of tobacco is not what it was intended for. As a traveling show that is also documented in Twin Cities Public television, my artwork will be viewed by a larger number of people that I am limited to in local showings. Participation in the Asemaa show will also showcase my support for the proper use of tobacco and to help educate through visual arts stories as to why it is important. As an emerging artist, participating in this show represents a significant step forward in terms of audience-building. I want to create a body of work that stimulates interest in traditional Ojibwe teachings and storytelling and demonstrates its continued relevance. It is my full intention to create messages of hope and cultural revitalization. Artwork provided by the ten artists in this project will be critiqued by our group and its supporting peers. It will also be critiqued by the audience viewing it in the show venues. Measurable outcomes will be continued support by reservation communities and their leadership councils from the showings. Requests for feedback in surveys after showings will help me become more effective as a visual arts storyteller.",,,653,"Other, local or private",960,,,0.00,"Robin L. Bellanger",Individual,"Quick Start Grants",,"Assistance to participate in ""Asemaa, The Vessel of Connection""",2015-11-11,2015-11-20,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robin,Bellanger,"Robin L. Bellanger",,,MN,,"(218) 576-2300 ",robbellanger30@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Carlton, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-13,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",1
32499,"Quick Start Grants",2016,320,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of this project is to display my art-work in a public setting. This is a great opportunity for me to have my work viewed by a large number of people in print. My immediate goal is to find the resources to actually get my work out there in the public eye. Since it is art, I would hope that someone finds meaning in it for themselves, but as that is subjective, I find that the measure of someone’s enjoyment is arbitrary. One real measure, I suppose, would be if someone purchased a print.","Actual measurable outcomes are not that easy to report. I had a well-received showing. I was offered a new display of my art-work upon completion of the Red Herring Show at the Holiday Inn in Duluth. I also saw an increase in Facebook ""Likes"" on my Facebook page by approximately, 50 people. Web traffic for my website increased by 5%. This did not correlate directly into sales. I did not sell any of the prints at the show. They may have been priced too high for the venue they were shown in.",,2180,"Other, local or private",2500,,,0.00,"William Hurst",Individual,"Quick Start Grants",,"The Red Herring showing.",2015-08-07,2015-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,William,Hurst,"William Hurst",,,MN,,"(218) 464-3083 ",bluelapisphotography@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-14,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35333,"Quick Start Grants",2016,367,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","To complete my first solo show since 2010 of primarily new works. I hope to engage viewers in local history and to increase my regional recognition. Measurable outcomes will be the number of new online followers, reviews of my work in the media, number of art sales, and invitations to be in future art shows and events. For my own artistic development, the grant will allow me time to hone existing skills and expand into new areas. I will be able to revisit painting as well as experiment with digital photography. Part of my return to painting involves questions of style and determining when a work is 'done.' My work before graduate school was pop influenced, with bold solid areas of color and hard edges. In my Master of Fine Art program I deconstructed my process into a more 'painterly' approach rather than a graphic design one. Since having children I found collage better suited to the small snippets of time I have, and I look forward to returning to large-scale painting. I will keep a record of local media, blog, and other mentions or reviews of the work. I will note the number of new followers of my blog and twitter accounts, and visitors to my website. I will likewise track any invitations to future art shows or collaborations, keep a sign-in/comment book at the opening reception, and note any income such as art sales, jobs or commissions deriving from this opportunity. Red Herring may also keep door counts which I can tally during the month of the show to estimate an overall number of viewers; owner Bob Monahan estimates 1,000 new visitors within a month period, plus regulars. After completing several new paintings I will gain insight into my current working process, and what direction my continuing work might take. My working theory is that line and edge are still graphic elements important to me, while color uniformity is not so critical. I've taken this approach in collages previously. Rather than smooth areas of color, I envision more variation, possibly including increased texture with use of a palette knife. I am also re-using some older canvases, and exploring letting various aspects remain or show through - this fits thematically with the layers of local history I depict.","Eighty attendees of the opening reception, with additional audience count for the closing reception/artist talk scheduled for April 2nd (the show was extended). Fourteen new never-before displayed artworks. Two offers to purchase work, with price to be determined. Two radio interviews (KUWS and KUMD) with a third radio publicity spot provided by Annie Dugan, Director of the Duluth Art Institute, on her KUMD radio show. Annie Dugan also invited me to be in the upcoming ""Hat-Trick: A Celebration of Hockey and Art"" in April at the DAI, featuring nationally recognized artist Tim Cortes. There have been two local newspaper articles about the exhibition so far, with photos of artwork included (Labor World, with a readership of 16,000 according to the editor, and Duluth Reader Weekly). Two other local writers are submitting article proposals about the show to the Budgeteer and MNartists.org. One new artist website was created (Robatoms.com), and two new Twitter followers added.",,988,"Other, local or private",1355,,,0.00,"Robert D. Adams",Individual,"Quick Start Grants",,"Opportunity to create new art for upcoming solo exhibition at Duluth's Red Herring Lounge.",2016-01-13,2016-02-12,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Adams,"Robert D. Adams",,,MN,,"(541) 683-0851 ",robatoms@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-16,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35337,"Quick Start Grants",2016,304,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","A successful event will be measured through multiple aspects: setup, exposure, and interest. Do I have the ability to produce a curated selection of my images to convey my struggle with depression while highlighting the beauty of the travels I was on during that time? Will it strike conversation about such a thing? And is my art something viewers are interested in? More specifically: the photos already shot can I produce these prints in time, show it to at least 2000 people, and make enough money to cover gear rental for my next trip. For setup, it's rather clear: can I as an artist provide an aesthetically interesting and thought provoking installation in a rather short time-frame for installation and printing? If I am able to complete the installation with all the photos successfully printed (colored properly etc.) and hung in the time frame allotted to me (approximately four hours) I would consider the installation process a success. Exposure is approximately quantifiable: Perk Place has offered to track transactions through the installation to provide an approximate count on the quantity of those who have seen the art. Opening night will also provide rather accurate number of viewers based on those who attend the event. Interest, while somewhat qualitative, is mainly measured through sales of the prints and conversations with those viewing the photos. If anyone is interested in the quality and style of my art, something will sell. Hopefully, during my many days using the shop as an 'away office' from home, I will be able to strike up conversations with those viewing it as well. Also, if this grant is awarded the cost for installation is rather minimal: food, business cards, and time put forth for installation are all that I would 'need' to cover to call it a success. That being said, multiple print sales, anything over 25% of the printed images sold would be an overwhelming success given the venue and being a 'new' artist in the area.","Setup: The installation of the project was completed successfully within the allotted time allowed by Perk Place. Exposure: Nearly 50 attended the opening night, over 6,000 viewed the project during the project timeline. An additional 2500 viewed it during the project extension.",,806,"Other, local or private",1110,,,0.00,"Reggie Asplund",Individual,"Quick Start Grants",,"Seeking aid for first major photo installation.",2016-03-05,2016-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Reggie,Asplund,"Reggie Asplund",,,MN,,"(651) 341-4014 ",reggie.untradition@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-19,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35339,"Quick Start Grants",2016,367,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","To learn hands on the repeat techniques needed to successfully create yardage using my designs. Also to learn about paste and dyes that are compatible with silkscreens. Using dyes, the image becomes more imbedded in the fabric rather than ""lying"" on top of the cloth. My future goal is to create dyes from local mushrooms and other plants. I believe that learning the basic principles and chemistry involved in using dyes and how they react with paste will set me up for using local and sustainable gathered mate","Attending the intensive screen printing class at the Textile Arts Center in New York City was amazing! I learned how to successfully repeat a design and create yardage. I also learned about screen mesh count, ink consistency and had an amazing over view on using natural pigments with screen printing. The only drawback to using natural dyes/pastes is that it is important to steam the fabric which will limit the amount of fabric I can ""set"" at a time. Also, cotton doesn't take on color as do animal fibers like wool. However, I have dyed cotton using turkey tail mushrooms, lichen and moss since my return. I didn't get the rich color I would like but I will continue to experiment. Scott gave me an over view of illustrator and helped to repeat and size designs for three screens. I realize that I will eventually need more training on illustrator but I have been immersed in the designs/screens that I made upon my return. Things are getting better every day!! I have successfully created yardage!",,1293,"Other, local or private",1660,,,0.00,"Kirsten M. Aune",Individual,"Quick Start Grants",,"To attend a class on textile repeat design, and a private session on pastes and dyes for silkscreen.",2016-02-16,2016-03-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kirsten,Aune,"Kirsten M. Aune",,,MN,,"(218) 481-5058 ",aunemail@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-20,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35347,"Quick Start Grants",2016,367,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","To exhibit the work noted in this community to make it available for those interested both in lithography and the conceptual bases of my work. The attendance at this exhibition over its inclusive dates is a measurable outcome. The attendance at this exhibition over its inclusive dates will be the measurable outcome. Any resulting media coverage also would provide documentary support of the project. Installation photographs will be made.","Northern Prints Gallery estimated the number of people attending, saying, ""those who came were very interested people… I always count that as more important than lots of attendees who don’t really look at the work."" A small number of photographs were taken at the opening.",,633,"Other, local or private",1000,,,0.00,"Leif Brush",Individual,"Quick Start Grants",,"Solo lithography retrospective of the work of Leif Brush at Northern Printmaker's Alliance Gallery.",2016-05-15,2016-07-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leif,Brush,"Leif Brush",,,MN,,"(218) 260-8390 ",lbrush@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-22,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35378,"Quick Start Grants",2016,34,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Perform and present at the 44th Annual National Flute Association Convention. The convention takes place August 11-14, 2016 at the Town and Country Resort and Convention Center in San Diego, California. My proposals were selected from more than 500 proposals from flutists from all over the world. The convention features many of the most influential national and international flutists. I envision this Quick Start Grant will allow me to continue to raise the profile of these works by Amancio Alcorta and my own profile as a performer and flutist nationally and internationally. I have had the opportunity to present the program La Flauta of Buenos Aires, throughout the United States and Latin America. These works by were published first in Paris with limited performance. My performance at the National Flute Association Annual Convention marks a significant acknowledgment of my work in this area of research. I have applied a number of times to perform and present at this annual convention. It is considered one of the most important conventions and this is my first acceptance to perform. It will provide a significant experience and raise my profile worldwide giving these works the performance and attention they deserve. The growing success of these works will be measurable in the ongoing purchase of my editions of these works and the CD I have recorded dedicated to these works.","Reaching 4,000 National Flute Association Members through live attendance and live streaming of the concert done by the National Flute Association Live Broadcast of the concert I performed ""Celebrating African American, Latin American and Latino Composers.",,846,"Other, local or private",880,,,0.00,"Paula M. Gudmundson",Individual,"Quick Start Grants",,"Perform and present at the 44th Annual National Flute Association Convention in San Diego, California.",2016-08-10,2016-08-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paula,Gudmundson,"Paula M. Gudmundson",,,MN,,"(651) 485-1186 ",unatica@aol.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Ramsey, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-24,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35389,"Quick Start Grants",2016,307,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","To exhibit digital art prints at the Re- Exhibition opening May 13, 2016 through June 3, 2016 at Trepenier Hall at Gimaajii Mino-Bimaadiziyaan in Duluth, Minnesota. The measurable outcome is a huge step in the showing of my digital art. While my games and interactive art have been in festivals and exhibitions, I have only had my digital art prints in coffee shop shows. This opportunity is paramount to my growth as an artist. The goal and outcome of long-term impact on my career as an artist will be achieved by printing and exhibiting digital art in Re-.","The goal of the project is to exhibit digital art prints at the Re- Exhibition opening May 13, 2016 through June 3, 2016 at Trepenier Hall at Gimaajii Mino-Bimaadiziyaan in Duluth, Minnesota. The measurable outcome was achieved and is a huge step in the showing of my digital art. While my games and interactive art have been in festivals and exhibitions, I have only had my digital art prints in coffee shop shows. This is the beginning of showing my digital art prints more widely.",,653,"Other, local or private",960,,,0.00,"Elizabeth LaPensee",Individual,"Quick Start Grants",,"Printing digital art for re-exhibition",2016-04-15,2016-05-13,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elizabeth,LaPensee,"Elizabeth LaPensee",,,MN,,"(503) 560-8545 ",elizabethlapensee@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-26,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35398,"Quick Start Grants",2016,367,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","To frame new drawings for an upcoming exhibition at the MacRostie Art Center in Grand Rapids, Minnesota for the purpose of putting on a strong exhibition that includes new work in the Arrowhead Region. This goal will be met when the drawings are framed and ready to install by May 1st, the day that I need to have the drawings to the MacRostie Art Center in Grand Rapids.","The framing of new drawings for my Vast/Intimate Exhibition at The MacRostie Art Center.",,698,"Other, local or private",1065,,,0.00,"Catherine F. Meier",Individual,"Quick Start Grants",,"Framing Material for exhibition at the MacRostie Art Center.",2016-04-12,2016-05-27,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Catherine,Meier,"Catherine Meier",,,MN,,"(402) 430-9233 ",catherine@catherinemeier.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Itasca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-27,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35400,"Quick Start Grants",2016,320,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","To give local music students a new performance opportunity, while creating a great audience experience and expanding the audience for orchestra concerts in northern Minnesota. Measurable short-term outcomes include (1) selection of two concerto soloists, one high-school age, one college age; (2) drawing audiences of 150 or more at each concert; (3) positive comments in audience surveys; and (4) meeting budget. Longer-range outcomes for this project include a thriving arts scene on the Iron Range, greater interest in the study of music in our schools, growing audiences for orchestra concerts, and growing financial support for the Mesabi Symphony Orchestra. The Mesabi Symphony Orchestra board tracks concert attendance on an ongoing basis. The financial results for this project will be collected by the Mesabi Symphony Orchestra board and evaluated at a board meeting. Mesabi Symphony Orchestra will insert an audience survey in programs and collect and review audience feedback. The selection of two soloists is a goal that has already been met. Soloists are Erica Anderson (high school) and Nicole Hill (college). The Mesabi Symphony Orchestra board will track audience size and financial support over time through the Cultural Data Project to determine whether the measurable long-term outcomes are being met.","Measurable short-term outcomes were (1) selection of two concerto soloists, one high-school age, one college age; (2) drawing audiences of 150 or more at each concert; (3) positive comments in audience surveys; and (4) meeting budget. The first outcome was met. Erica Anderson, a 10th grade student from Marshall School in Duluth, and Nicole Hill, a student at the University of Wisconsin-Superior, are outstanding violinists who performed with a great deal of artistry and maturity. The second outcome was not met. Audience size was disappointing, with 96 in Ely and 153 in Virginia, possibly due to weather and the poor economy. Expenses were held under budget by about 5%. 63 audience surveys were returned. All comments were positive. These are a sample: Enriching experience and accomplished in every way. Enjoyed youth soloists! They just keep getting better! Enjoy the new conductor's dynamism. We are so grateful to be able to enjoy this level of talent in our community!",,10960,"Other, local or private",11280,,"Sarah Antanies, Karen McManus, Kris Coombe, Ben Johnson, Dr. Sergey Bogza, Lynn Evenson, Erik Honkanen, Mary Peterson, Roberta Tomasetti, Sheila Wilcox",0.00,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Quick Start Grants",,"Winter Concert and First Annual Concerto Competition",2016-02-03,2016-02-21,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Antanies,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","PO Box 600",Virginia,MN,55792,"(218) 365-3228 ",karjack@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-28,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35426,"Quick Start Grants",2016,40,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To attend the Portland Film Festival to help me develop in my career as a filmmaker. I have been invited to take part in a Q and A immediately after each of my film screenings and in the festival’s Coffee Chat during the morning of my first screening. These opportunities will help me build an audience for my film at the Portland Film Festival (which is a measurable outcome). While in attendance, I will also meet other like-minded filmmakers and film festival programmers, take part in workshops and see other independent films like mine that are currently screening on the film festival circuit. These activities will help me gauge where I’m at in my development as a filmmaker and should generate invitations to other film festivals in the future. In my final report to Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, I will provide audience attendance figures for my film screenings and the Coffee Chat. I will also provide details on who I met at the film festival and how I hope they might help my filmmaking career, as well as details on the workshops and film screenings I attend.","1) Networking with filmmakers: I was able to meet with 4 other filmmakers from Minnesota who also had films at the Portland Film Festival. We have since been in contact and I've made plans to work with all of them on future projects or grants. And, of course, I met many other filmmakers from across the country. 2) Securing festival invitations: Immediately after my Portland screening, I received invitations to the New Hampshire Film Festival and the Tri-Cities International Film Festival. I now have 9 festivals scheduled for this fall. 3) Growing my audience: I took part in a filmmaker's panel and encouraged more people to attend my film. On that same panel, I was able to talk about all the grant opportunities available in Minnesota, including the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council grant that allowed me to attend! CONCLUSION: In attending this festival, I was able to meet my artistic goals with measurable incomes that support my growth as a filmmaker.",,1360,"Other, local or private",1400,,,0.00,"Michael V. Scholtz AKA Mike Scholtz",Individual,"Quick Start Grants",,"Seeking funds to attend the Portland Film Festival",2015-09-01,2015-09-07,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Scholtz,"Michael V. Scholtz AKA Mike Scholtz",,,MN,,"(218) 343-0517 ",mikevscholtz@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Carlton, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-30,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35432,"Quick Start Grants",2016,320,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Hip Hop May activities are framed by five distinct artistic and educational objectives. Firstly, the Hip Hop workshops will allow each participant the time, space, mentorship and resources to begin the lifelong process of exploring the edges of their artist identity. Secondly, engaging in the dynamic process of Hip-Hop artistry, participants will realize their ability to affect change in their environments. Thirdly, Hip-Hop is inseparable from knowledge and critical thought, and participants will grow in their curiosity to attain and practice both. Fourthly, participants will come to respect and appreciate a diverse range of honest perspectives, as witnessed in the creative truths expressed by those who share their artistry throughout the month. Finally, with the support of a positive Hip Hop community, participants will grow in their sense of self-esteem. Our first evaluation tool will utilize participant sign-in sheets. Participants must complete a sign-in sheet at both workshops. Additionally, a mandatory sign-up sheet will be provided for youth who want to perform during the Park Jam. Multiple conclusions will be drawn from this data. For one, the number count of participants will measure how well we connected with the interests of the local youth. Secondly, we will observe the overlap of participants who attended the workshops and those who perform at the Park Jam. This will provide us with the percentage of youth who attended the workshops and by the end of the month decide to perform. The number of overlap will reflect the success rate of four of our five learning objectives. In performance, the participant affirms their identity as an artist for both themselves and for those who witness and/or hear about their performance. Secondly, the performing participant will exhibit their realization of self-knowledge and embody the level of knowledge that they have attained in their particular artistic medium. Furthermore, in order to share oneself with members of an audience, the participant must feel a comfortable and confident sense of self. Lastly, during their performance the participant will affirm for him/herself that they affect change in their environment. Success of all five objectives will also be determined by a questionnaire completed by teaching artists after their workshop (attached).","We had a cumulative total of 88 different youth participants who penned their names on the sign-in sheet throughout the course of the four workshops and final Hip-Hop jam. Of these 88 participants, 8 performed short emcee stints during the final Hip-Hop jam. The most frequently mentioned recommendation from the post-workshop teaching artist survey, was the need for more workshops on each element to provide youth participants with more mentored practice and more intentional time to dig deep into each element's particular form of artistry. Looking forward to next year, a more effective format may be to focus the entire month's workshops on one or two elements, so we focus our time and energy with the youth into a deeper exploration of the medium(s).",,680,"Other, local or private",1000,,"Mike Racette, Sara Fitzgerald, Eric Montgomery, Jeanni Stenson, Rick Sundquist, Diane Walkowiak, Kris Ridgewell, Dianne Eider, Pat Anscomb, Erin Maniak, Mark Connor, Jessica Johnson, Anne Rawlins, Jared Walker, Sunny Helbacka",0.00,"Valley Youth Centers of Duluth","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Quick Start Grants",,"Hip-Hop May 2016",2016-05-06,2016-05-27,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Russ,Salgy,"Valley Youth Centers of Duluth","720 Central Ave N",Duluth,MN,55807,"(651) 399-9632 ",ryfranke13@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-31,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",1
35434,"Quick Start Grants",2016,313,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","To work with Couwenberg will intensify the physicality of textile sculpture and enrich my work conceptually and technically considering her expertise in mixed media and unique integration of textile into sculptural form. My new discovery and experimentation at the workshop will be represented in my upcoming exhibitions which include Suwon Hwasung Museum, Korean and Saint Joseph University Art Gallery.","I was able to have an opportunity to work with Couwenberg. Her workshop provided me with ideas of how to intensify the physicality of textile sculpture and to enrich my work conceptually and technically.",,667,"Other, local or private",980,,,0.00,"Eun-Kyung Suh",Individual,"Quick Start Grants",,"Haystack Summer Workshop",2016-07-31,2016-08-12,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Eun-Kyung,Suh,"Eun-Kyung Suh",,,MN,,"(218) 591-5868 ",suh1021@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-32,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35437,"Quick Start Grants",2016,320,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Performances at American Choral Directors Association events represents one of the highest honors in the choral field. As a relatively new organization, this type of performance is imperative to the continued success of the organization. This grant will help fund hotel double occupancy rooms for 26 adult performers. If the grant is provided, we will provide Arrowhead Regional Arts Council with receipts indicating the hotel rooms have been purchased.","Performances at American Choral Directors Association events represents one of the highest honors in the choral field. As a relatively new organization, this type of performance is imperative to the continued success of the organization. This grant will help fund hotel double occupancy rooms for 26 adult performers.",,5930,"Other, local or private",6250,,"Bret Amundson, Jennifer Campbell, Jefferson Campbell, Alex Loch, Tasha Turk",0.00,"Twin Ports Choral Project","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Quick Start Grants",,"American Choral Directors Association State Conference performance",2015-11-20,2015-11-21,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bret,Amundson,"Twin Ports Choral Project","4301 Superior St E",Duluth,MN,55804,"(206) 660-6300 ",bamundson@css.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-33,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35439,"Quick Start Grants",2016,317,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","To employ the services of local vendors (Lizzard's, Paper Hog, etc.) to print, matte and frame 21 photographs and 23 related panels of verse. I would also respectfully ask to receive some small stipend for my own time and commitment that this endeavor has required/will continue to require. Measurable outcomes would be the successful completion of these requests, and confirmation of adherence to the attached budget. My evaluation plan is to collate receipts for costs associated with my goal to successfully mount the exhibition outlined above. Methods to measure outcomes will include a completed final report to Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, as well as documenting the Duluth Art Institute's press release and bulletin announcements, how our exhibition will be received, documenting media coverage that includes a commitment to a Minnesota Reads"" segment on KUMD, and other requested interviews, and coverage of related events through September 1.""","My goal was to employ local vendors to mount an exhibition at the Duluth Art Institute from June 16, 2016- September 2, 2016. This was successfully accomplished: Lizzard's Gallery mounted 21 panels of poetry- printed by Paper Hog- to foamcore panels, and provided 21 custom cut mattes. Kip Praslowicz printed 21 digital inkjet digital prints of my photographs. My own participation in framing the images took more time that initially expected, yet was successfully completed.",,673,"Other, local or private",990,,,0.00,"Tim P. White",Individual,"Quick Start Grants",,"Funding to mount a June 16-September 1 exhibition at the Duluth Art Institute.",2016-05-30,2016-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tim,White,"Tim P. White",,,MN,,"(612) 306-2277 ",whitedog35@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-34,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35312,"Quick Start Grants",2016,367,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","To explore and celebrate natural pattern and its beauty and dimension though painting, design, movement and fabric. The live performance is meant to engage viewers on a deeper level, as dancers move through the choreography and bring the fabrics to life. The paintings are a deep exploration of color, shape and pattern into which I'm diving and from that dive I'm pulling my inspiration for choreography and fabric designs. The biggest goal for this show is to successfully combine original work from a few disciplines into one show to celebrate natural pattern. I want to engage viewers in new and exciting ways and enhance each viewer’s experience of my concept at the show because of the multi-disciplinary approach. To help me evaluate if I've achieved my goals, I will gather feedback from a couple different groups. I will ask my dancers to respond to several questions at the close of the show about how they saw or experienced pattern through the movement, fabrics and visuals. I would also like to offer a response resource for visitors at the opening. There would be a couple questions and room for independent comments as well. Finally, I will invite several artists that I know to the opening from different disciplines and ask them for their impressions from the show. I believe I will be able to evaluate the success of the show with the wide variety feedback I will receive.","I created 3 different surveys and gave them to those who attended the opening, a couple of artists (painters and designers) and the dancers who danced in the opening. I asked about what they thought worked the best, if there were areas that seemed disconnected and overall if the show helped them to see pattern in a new light. I received 33 surveys from audience members on opening night, 3 survey answers from dancers in the production and 3 from other artists. I really enjoyed the diversity of comments, particularly from the dancers and other artists about what they liked and where they would have liked to see more experimentation.",,647,"Other, local or private",1014,,,0.00,"Naomi A. Christenson",Individual,"Quick Start Grants",,"I am choreographing new work and I need money to pay my dancers and purchase costume supplies.",2016-04-15,2016-06-23,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Naomi,Christenson,"Naomi A. Christenson",,,MN,,"(218) 464-0363 ",naomiannec@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-15,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
10032265,"Quick Support for Organizations",2024,2500,,"ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","Our goal is to involve the public in creating comedy and bring a different type of immersive entertainment to Granite Falls and to the Meander Opening Night event. This family friendly show will feature local people and share local stories in a fun and creative way. It is a way for the community to connect with each other, whether they are directly involved in the performance, or enjoying it as a guest. It also brings a new type of theater art experience to the Granite Area Arts Council. Another goal is to bring in members of the community interested in improv sketch comedy, to give them the opportunity to be a part of the process from start to finish. Feedback will come from the participants of the workshops as well as the numbers attending and comments from the October performance. We will track attendance numbers and have opportunities for written feedback and comments for participants and audience members.",,,1750,"Other,local or private",4250,,,,"Granite Area Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Quick Support for Organizations",,"Granite Falls Home Companion - Meander Friday Night event",2024-06-01,2024-12-31,,"In Progress",,,Mary,Gillespie,"Granite Area Arts Council","807 Prentice St","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 564-4240",graniteareaarts@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-support-organizations-46,"Nicole Brenny, music, film, visual art; Rebecca Hudson, music, theater, writing; Shawn Kinsinger, theater, arts admin, SMAC Board; Erin Kline, music, writing, visual art, SMAC Board; Brett Lehman, music; Claire Swanson, visual art; Kerry Ward, visual art, grantwriting.","Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Maggie Fuller: visual art, writing; Tiffany Holmes: music, dance, theater; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Erin Kline, visual art, music, writing, education, SMSU Diversity and Inclusion; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board; Su Lee: visual art, film; Jessica Mata: visual art, dance, Kerkhoven Arts Council; Ana Serrano: visual art, business; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Mark Wilmes: Tyler Arts Council board president, actor/director, musician, reporter.","Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Nicole DeBoer (507) 537-1471",1
25410,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,293,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal is to get six pieces framed for my upcoming shows and also to have my work documented -- so that I will be able to have a digital portfolio made with professional photos. This would allow me to show my work to more galleries and help equip me with tools that will allow me to eventually develop a website.My plan is to have some of my work framed and to hire a photographer to shoot my work. Both will help me present my work with more professionalism so that am better situated to be selected for more exhibition opportunities as I work to grow my career as a visual artist.","I was able to have 4 pieces frames and had much of my work photographed for my portfolio.",,457,"Other, local or private",750,,,,"Carla Hamilton",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants ",,"This request would support framing and documentation for two upcoming exhibition opportunities: Washington Studios (Duluth): group show October; Benchmark Tattoo and Gallery (Duluth): group show December. ",2014-10-06,2014-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carla,Hamilton-Eisele,"Carla Hamilton",,,MN,,"(715) 817-6609 ",chde11@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-2,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair. ","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth. ",,
35334,"Quick Start Grants",2016,217,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","All Black Zine intends to host a release show featuring a number of local and regional artists at the Prøve Gallery on May 13, 2016. Our goal is to connect with over 230 followers through this event. We will count the number of participants that show at both the gallery portion and the performance portion. All Black Zine also intends to collect donations. Our goal for donations is $230 dollars. This amount will allow us to continue to engage throughout the summer and prepare for our end of the summer show. We will count the number of participants at the event in May. We will count the donations that come into the organization. All Black Zine will also track all traffic coming into our social media pages and our webpage. Based on our last publication, we should reach over 1000 people. We will use analytics to track these numbers and the corresponding activity.","115 participants/visitors took part in the All Black Zine release show. We provided 115 publications to those 115 visitors. We brought in $100 in donations for the Prøve gallery. We achieved 344 unique views on our website following the show. The night of the event our social media reach extended to 832+ unique users. After the event we were able to grow our Facebook ""like"" total from 250 to 275. We were able to collect contact information from 4 new potential contributors.",,693,"Other, local or private",910,,"Jordon Moses, Kholo Matsafu,",0.00,"All Black Zine",,"Quick Start Grants ",,"All Black Zine Release Show ",2016-05-13,2016-05-13,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jordon,Moses,"All Black Zine","824 College St W Ste 12",Duluth,MN,55811,"(763) 221-3821 ",allblackzine@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-17,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer. ","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter. ","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",1
10032996,"Quick Support for Organizations",2025,2500,,"ACHF Arts Access","Our primary goals for this project are to 1) increase community participation and ownership in the overall vision and operations of a creative Mainstreet building; 2) continue building community confidence in The YES! House; and 3) develop more sustainable operations for volunteerism, community engagement, and arts venue stewardship. We expect that initiating this new advisory council will have the following impacts: council members will feel engaged and responsible for the vision of the YES! House; fundraising, overall event attendance, and volunteer support will increase due to more awareness and connection to The YES! House; and our organization will have the necessary information for making plans and decisions about the future of The YES! House programming and operations. We will measure success by active participation at meetings, thoughtful feedback received from community members and council members, informal and formal conversations with council members, and post-engagement surveys with council members.",,,1000,"Other,local or private",3500,,,,"Department of Public Transformation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Quick Support for Organizations",,"The YES! House Advisory Council",2024-09-01,2026-06-30,,"In Progress",,,Hannah,Holman,"Department of Public Transformation","726 Prentice St","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 204-6629",hannah@publictransformation.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-support-organizations-50,"Morgan Baum, arts admin; John Ginocchio, music, education; Joyce Meyer, visual art, education; Eric Parrish, music, theater, education; Ana Serrano, visual art, SMAC board; John Sterner, visual art, education; John Voit, music, theater, education.","Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Maggie Fuller: visual art, writing; Tiffany Holmes: music, dance, theater; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Erin Kline, visual art, music, writing, education, SMSU Diversity and Inclusion; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board; Su Lee: visual art, film; Jessica Mata: visual art, dance, Kerkhoven Arts Council; Ana Serrano: visual art, business; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Mark Wilmes: Tyler Arts Council board president, actor/director, musician, reporter.",,2
10029163,"Quick Support for Organizations",2023,2500,,"ACHF Arts Access","The goal for our organization by becoming a 501(c)(3) entity is to be eligible for donations, public and private grants, therefore, be sustainable in time. This new status will allow Purpose Artisans to cover its operations expenses, generating opportunities to develop and carry out programs community projects and social initiatives through arts. To measure Purpose Artisans' goal, a legal document appointing the new status of the nonprofit will be needed.","We received confirmation from the IRS indicating that we are now exempt from federal income tax under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 501(c)(3). This new status will give to Purpose Artisans better opportunities to be sustainable in time, covering ope","Achieved proposed outcomes",,,2500,2500,"Sarah Swedburg, Arfon Osman, Andres Albertson",,"Purpose Artisans","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Quick Support for Organizations",,"Organization start up and development, application for 501(c)(3) status",2022-09-01,2023-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,"Salgado Maldonado","Purpose Artisans","414 4th St SE",Willmar,MN,56201,"(320) 212-7559",john.salgado.maldonado@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Kandiyohi, Lyon, Renville, Yellow Medicine, Stearns, Stevens, Stevens",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-support-organizations-20,"Jessica Bak, visual art; Morgan Baum, visual art, arts admin; Justin Beck, visual art, arts admin; Maggie Fuller, visual art, writing, SMAC board; Erin Kline, music; writing; visual art; SMAC board.","Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Judy Beckman: vocal music, Big Stone Arts Council, Big Stone County Historical Society, Big Stone Lake Area Chamber of Commerce CEO; Maggie Fuller: visual art, writing; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Erin Kline, visual art, music, writing, education, SMSU Diversity and Inclusion; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board; Jessica Mata: visual art, dance, Kerkhoven Arts Council; Kylie Rieke: ceramics, murals, music, theater, T-Bird Community Arts Board; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Gillian Singler, MN West Community and Technical College chair of Humanities and English instructor, Creative Healing Space volunteer, writer, theater director; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Mark Wilmes: Tyler Arts Council board president, actor/director, musician, reporter",,2
10028567,"Quick Support for Organizations",2023,2500,,"ACHF Arts Access","DBAA as an organization recognizes the challenges of transition when a founder retires. The primary goal is a smooth transition in all areas of the work of DBAA, for continuity and increased long term stability. With ample notice given to the board by the current director, DBAA has the opportunity to devote intentional training time during the current season for both the organizational side of DBAA and the student-based side of its work. The new hires will complete checklists with items like meeting with the board and school administrators to discuss future programming, learning about organizational history and funding sources, shadowing the current director during DBAA activities, preparing a budget, and attending the MN Presenters Network summer conference.","This project assisted in the smooth transition of leadership for a twenty-plus-year organization. The incoming Performing Arts Director for the Arts Association said the time was extremely valuable as we worked on many key aspects of planning the upcoming","Achieved proposed outcomes",3093,"Other,local or private",5593,,"Rebecca Thoen, Patti Mork, Melanie Benson, Janet Fenske, Tracy Hanson, Allysa Hurley, Chris Lehne, Tami Maus",,"Dawson-Boyd Arts Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Quick Support for Organizations",,"Transition and Training 2023",2022-09-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tracy,Hanson,"Dawson-Boyd Arts Association","PO Box 434",Dawson,MN,56232,"(320) 226-5625",luannefondell@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lac qui Parle, Chippewa, Yellow Medicine, Swift, Swift",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-support-organizations-13,"Morgan Baum, visual art, arts administration; Justin Beck, visual art, SMAC board; M. E. Fuller, writing, visual art; David KelseyBassett, music, visual art, SMAC board; Kristine Shelstad, visual art, SMAC board; Kerry Ward, visual art, nonprofits","Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Justin Beck, chair of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission, president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, photography, music; Judy Beckman: vocal music, Big Stone Arts Council, Big Stone County Historical Society, Big Stone Lake Area Chamber of Commerce CEO; Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Kylie Rieke: ceramics, murals, music, theater, T-Bird Community Arts Board; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Gillian Singler, MN West Community and Technical College chair of Humanities and English instructor, Creative Healing Space volunteer, writer, theater director; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;",,2
10024543,"Quick Support for Organizations",2023,2500,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Our primary goals for this project are to 1) increase community participation and ownership in the overall vision and operations of a creative Mainstreet building; 2) continue building community confidence in The YES! House; and 3) gather the necessary information to begin developing a comprehensive 5-year planning document for sustainability of operations. We expect that community members will feel included through public engagement activities, and fundraising, overall event attendance, and volunteer support will increase due to more awareness and connection to The YES! House. We will measure success by participation at meetings and during public engagement events, thoughtful feedback received from community members and committee members, informal and formal conversations with committee members, and post-engagement surveys with committee members.","Committee members reported feeling engaged and responsible for the vision of the YES! House. Fundraising, overall event attendance, and volunteer support have increased due to more awareness and connection to The YES! House. DoPT gained valuable feedback","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",131,"Other,local or private",2631,,"Jessica Huang, Heather McDougall, Jenn Lamb, Mary Welcome, Rachel Schwalbach, Anna Claussen, Anne O'Keefe-Jackson, Ashley Hanson, Ashley Pourier, Beth Pullan, Bethany Lacktorin, Hannah Holman, Lauren Carlson, Leah Cooper, Leu Solomon, Melissa Wray, Rachel",,"Department of Public Transformation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Quick Support for Organizations",,"The YES! House Futures Strategic Planning Project",2022-10-01,2023-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ashley,Hanson,"Department of Public Transformation","726 Prentice St","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 204-6629",hello@publictransformation.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine, Renville, Renville",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-support-organizations-9,"Morgan Baum, visual art, arts admin; Cheri Buzzeo, theater, SMAC Board; Shawn Kinsinger, theater, SMAC Board; Mark Thode, visual art, arts admin; Erica Volkir, theater, SMAC Board; Kerry Ward, visual art","Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Justin Beck, chair of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission, president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, photography, music; Judy Beckman: vocal music, Big Stone Arts Council, Big Stone County Historical Society, Big Stone Lake Area Chamber of Commerce CEO; Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Kylie Rieke: ceramics, murals, music, theater, T-Bird Community Arts Board; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Gillian Singler, MN West Community and Technical College chair of Humanities and English instructor, Creative Healing Space volunteer, writer, theater director; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter",,2
10028977,"Quick Support for Organizations",2023,2500,,"ACHF Arts Access","Our goal is to test this technique in soliciting community direction and input on arts initiatives and our own performance locally, and use that information to determine how we can be of better service and reach more of our community. We will keep feedback and comments from visitors and artists.","In terms of testing this interactive method of solicitation of community direction and input for the arts, it seems clear that gamifying is an effective technique. New participants emerged to engage in this manner, and seemed to inspire a genuine change i","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",851,"Other,local or private",3351,,"Tamara Isfeld, Dani Prados, Kyle Haugen, Mary Gillespie, Bev Tellefsen, Karen Odden, Sue Selden, Diane Ladner, Brad Hall, Jessie Hennen, Autumn Cavender-Wilson, Scott DeMuth, Juanita Esquivel, Mike Juenemann, Vonnie Saquilan",,"Granite Area Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Quick Support for Organizations",,"SquidFest Community Engagement and Creative Evaluation",2022-09-01,2023-12-12,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Melissa,Peterson,"Granite Area Arts Council","PO Box 111","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 894-0384",graniteareaarts@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-support-organizations-18,"Jessica Bak, visual art; Thomas Flynn, writing; Elisabeth Fondell, visual art, writing; Joyce Meyer, visual art, education; Kaia Nowatzki, visual art, theater, music; Kylie Rieke, visual art, theater, SMAC board.","Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Judy Beckman: vocal music, Big Stone Arts Council, Big Stone County Historical Society, Big Stone Lake Area Chamber of Commerce CEO; Maggie Fuller: visual art, writing; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Erin Kline, visual art, music, writing, education, SMSU Diversity and Inclusion; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board; Jessica Mata: visual art, dance, Kerkhoven Arts Council; Kylie Rieke: ceramics, murals, music, theater, T-Bird Community Arts Board; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Gillian Singler, MN West Community and Technical College chair of Humanities and English instructor, Creative Healing Space volunteer, writer, theater director; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Mark Wilmes: Tyler Arts Council board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;",,2
10024540,"Quick Support for Artists",2023,500,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Will Hanson, one of the sketch writers / editors, is hoping to garner more samples of his editing work, which with this would provide him. Miles Taylor's winter goal after finishing the sketch show is to create a demo TV show credits sequence; editing our sketches would enable him to hone those skills in preparation for that. We would like to experiment with promoting our show on various Internet platforms, so having well-edited, professional-looking pieces would very much help; we hope to post more frequently on our Facebook page and create a Granite Falls Home Companion TikTok. We're also looking to do more traveling live shows -- in the spring, our goal is to perform at Bryant Lake Bowl in Minneapolis + perhaps at a venue in Iowa City. We'll know we've succeeded in creating positive changes if our audience at the watch party is even larger than last time (putting up posters around Granite Falls will help accomplish that), if our YouTube watch numbers rise, and if we successfully branch out onto TikTok. We also hope to include measurably more members of the local community by being more vocal about when we're filming sketches, since last time we failed to advertise said filming times and many people who hoped to make it could not do so. Finally, we'll use an evaluation form to poll audience members about their favorite sketches / potential avenues for improvement, and will ideally garner even more solid sketch ideas for Volume 3.","Dividing labor more efficiently helped us create more visually-diverse and tighter short films and streamline our production process. Personally, the ability not just to write sketches but to film them in a way that captures their spirit has been great fo",,,,500,,,,"Jessica Hennen AKA Jessie Hennen",Individual,"Quick Support for Artists",,"Granite Falls Home Companion Companion Vol. 2: Editing and Publicity",2022-11-01,2022-12-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jessica,Hennen,"Jessica Hennen AKA Jessie Hennen",,,MN,,"(651) 253-8630",jessie.rose.hennen@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine, Lyon, Hennepin, Hennepin",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-support-artists-20,"Daryl Hrdlicka, theater, film; Anna Johannsen, visual art, fiber art, SMAC board; David KelseyBassett, music, visual art, SMAC board; Janet Olney, visual art, fiber art; Kylie Rieke, visual art, performing arts, SMAC board; Claire Swanson, visual art, fiber art","Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Justin Beck, chair of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission, president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, photography, music; Judy Beckman: vocal music, Big Stone Arts Council, Big Stone County Historical Society, Big Stone Lake Area Chamber of Commerce CEO; Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Kylie Rieke: ceramics, murals, music, theater, T-Bird Community Arts Board; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Gillian Singler, MN West Community and Technical College chair of Humanities and English instructor, Creative Healing Space volunteer, writer, theater director; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter",,2
10024542,"Quick Support for Organizations",2023,2500,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Barn Theatre goals are to create a marketing strategy plan that is affordable, organized, and easy to implement. The impact is to expand the audiences, volunteer, and patron base. We do not always have full audiences for every show and the goal is to reach more people, since participants work very hard to showcase their talent for an audience, The Barn Theatre continues to operate on a small budget, but working with a consultant we may be able to find a way to better use the resources we already have. The theater needs to move forward to draw new people at all times. Changing and increasing the marketing knowledge will be a great asset for staff, volunteers, committee members and board members. The greatest measurement would ultimately be an increase in ticket sales. This may take time as information and knowledge of The Barn spreads to the right people. We will look at website traffic, google traffic, mass email clicks and other. Success is through positive comments, volunteer satisfaction and ticket sales. Evaluation tools that may be incorporated to find out how, when, or where they learned about The Barn Theatre could be surveys at a ticket sale, a survey at the end of production run and a questionnaire for cast volunteers and crew members. Anecdotal comments are always taken into consideration as they are given, The Barn has always tried to stay true and committed to the patrons.","We have created a marketing plan that is affordable, organized and easy to implement, and if volunteers leave, it will still be able to be followed through with. We are using Canva, which allows everyone to log in and use templates to update the informati","Achieved proposed outcomes",,,2500,,"Brian Stenholm, Carol Laumer, Tyler Hanson, Lyle Mangen, Chris Buzzeo, Dawn Stahl, Sandy Gardner, Jordan Gatewood, Tony Ogdahl, Paul Stagg, Joyce Standfuss, Cole Woltjer",,"Willmar Community Theatre, Inc AKA The Barn Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Quick Support for Organizations",,"Marketing Plan",2022-09-01,2023-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Naomi,Lindquist,"Willmar Community Theatre, Inc. AKA The Barn Theatre","321 4th St SW",Willmar,MN,56201,"(320) 235-9500",business@thebarntheatre.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Kandiyohi, Swift, Meeker, Renville, Redwood, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Pope, Stevens, Lyon, Stearns, Brown, Yellow Medicine, Yellow Medicine, Sibley, Sibley",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-support-organizations-8,"Jessica Bak, visual art; David KelseyBassett, music, visual art, SMAC board; Shawn Kinsinger, theater, SMAC board; John Larson, visual art; Paula Nemes, theater, music; Sheila Tabaka, theater","Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Justin Beck, chair of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission, president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, photography, music; Judy Beckman: vocal music, Big Stone Arts Council, Big Stone County Historical Society, Big Stone Lake Area Chamber of Commerce CEO; Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Gillian Singler, MN West Community and Technical College chair of Humanities and English instructor, Creative Healing Space volunteer, writer, theater director; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter","Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Nicole DeBoer (507) 537-1471",1
10009675,"Rainy Basin Public Participation and Technical Support",2019,323695,,,,,,,,,,,3.2,"Koochiching County SWCD","Local/Regional Government","There are seven major watersheds Koochiching County, this project will work in five of them: Big Fork, Little Fork, Rapid River, Lower Rainy River, and Rainy River Headwaters watersheds. The local Koochiching County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is positioned to assist in several elements of the Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) process. This includes gap monitoring for water chemistry, sediment work, TMDL (Total Maximum Daily Load) development, modeling scenarios, and WRAPS development. This project will build on the existing framework for public participation and communication in the international Lake of the Woods and Rainy River watersheds, which will contribute to long-term public participation in surface water protection and restoration activities. ",,"Big Fork River Watershed Little Fork River Watershed Rapid River Watershed Lower Rainy River Watershed Rainy River - Headwaters Watershed ",2018-12-15,2022-03-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Pam,Tomevi,"Koochiching County SWCD","501 3rd St Ste 201","International Falls",MN,56649,218-283-1174,,"Education/Outreach/Engagement, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Itasca, Koochiching, St. Louis",,"Big Fork River, Little Fork River, Rainy River - Baudette, Rainy River - Black River, Rainy River - Headwaters, Rapid River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rainy-basin-public-participation-and-technical-support,,,,
10012701,"Rainy River Headwaters and Vermilion Public Participation",2021,35000,,,,,,,,,,,.28,"North St. Louis SWCD","Local/Regional Government","The purpose of this project is for North Saint Louis Soil and Water Conservation District to continue to assist with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's watershed approach and development of the Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) reports in the Rainy River-Headwaters and Vermilion River Watersheds. Working alongside other Minnesota Pollution Control Agency partners, North Saint Louis Soil and Water Conservation District will provide guidance for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's watershed approach to address local needs through participation in technical, planning, and Core Team meetings as well as review of produced reports. North Saint Louis Soil and Water Conservation District will also lead efforts to increase levels of civic engagement and community participation in support of the current Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy process. This project will provide local public participation work through the end of the first WRAPS cycle in both watersheds. ",,,2020-07-01,2021-03-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Anita,Provinzino,"North St. Louis SWCD","307 1st Street South",Virginia,MN,55792,"(218) 288-6144",,"Education/Outreach/Engagement, Planning","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"St. Louis",,"Rainy River - Headwaters, Vermilion River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rainy-river-headwaters-and-vermilion-public-participation,,,,
10013337,"Rainy River Headwaters and Vermilion Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS)",2020,230000,,,,,,,,,,,.21,"Houston Engineering Inc","For-Profit Business/Entity","The purpose of this project is to develop implementation prioritization strategies to restore and protect the Vermilion River and Rainy River-Headwaters watersheds’ waterbodies and finalize Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) reports for both the Vermilion River and Rainy River-Headwaters watersheds. ",,"Rainy River - Headwaters Watershed Vermilion River Watershed ",2019-12-16,2021-05-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Mustonen,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","525 S Lake Ave Ste 400",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 302-6638",,"Assessment/Evaluation, Planning","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,"Rainy River - Headwaters, Vermilion River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rainy-river-headwaters-and-vermilion-watershed-restoration-and-protection-strategy-wraps,,,,
10008284,"Rainy River Basin Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network (WPLMN) Sampling Program",2016,75000,,,,,,,,,,,.52,"Koochiching Soil & Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","The Rainy River Basin WPLMN Sampling Program will focus on watershed load monitoring in the Big Fork River, Little Fork River, Rainy River-Rainy Lake, and Vermilion River watersheds. Four total staff will work on various portions of this agreement.  The main objective is for one lead sampler and one backup sampler to collect water chemistry and field parameters for eight (8) sites, annually at various flows, especially peak flows, and utilize that data to determine the amount of pollutant load into each stream system. These sites will coincide with locations where stream flow data is also being collected. ",,"Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network ",2016-01-15,2026-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Ongoing,,,Pam,Tomevi,"Koochiching Soil & Water Conservation District","501 3rd Street, Suite 201","International Falls",MN,56649,"(218) 283-1180",,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Koochiching, St. Louis",,"Big Fork River, Little Fork River, Rainy River - Rainy Lake, Vermilion River",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rainy-river-basin-watershed-pollutant-load-monitoring-network-wplmn-sampling-program,,,,
10008284,"Rainy River Basin Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network (WPLMN) Sampling Program",2018,51212,,,,,,,,,,,.26,"Koochiching Soil & Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","The Rainy River Basin WPLMN Sampling Program will focus on watershed load monitoring in the Big Fork River, Little Fork River, Rainy River-Rainy Lake, and Vermilion River watersheds. Four total staff will work on various portions of this agreement.  The main objective is for one lead sampler and one backup sampler to collect water chemistry and field parameters for eight (8) sites, annually at various flows, especially peak flows, and utilize that data to determine the amount of pollutant load into each stream system. These sites will coincide with locations where stream flow data is also being collected. ",,"Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network ",2016-01-15,2026-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Ongoing,,,Pam,Tomevi,"Koochiching Soil & Water Conservation District","501 3rd Street, Suite 201","International Falls",MN,56649,"(218) 283-1180",,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Koochiching, St. Louis",,"Big Fork River, Little Fork River, Rainy River - Rainy Lake, Vermilion River",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rainy-river-basin-watershed-pollutant-load-monitoring-network-wplmn-sampling-program,,,,
10008284,"Rainy River Basin Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network (WPLMN) Sampling Program",2019,35756,,,,,,,,,,,.26,"Koochiching Soil & Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","The Rainy River Basin WPLMN Sampling Program will focus on watershed load monitoring in the Big Fork River, Little Fork River, Rainy River-Rainy Lake, and Vermilion River watersheds. Four total staff will work on various portions of this agreement.  The main objective is for one lead sampler and one backup sampler to collect water chemistry and field parameters for eight (8) sites, annually at various flows, especially peak flows, and utilize that data to determine the amount of pollutant load into each stream system. These sites will coincide with locations where stream flow data is also being collected. ",,"Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network ",2016-01-15,2026-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Ongoing,,,Pam,Tomevi,"Koochiching Soil & Water Conservation District","501 3rd Street, Suite 201","International Falls",MN,56649,"(218) 283-1180",,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Koochiching, St. Louis",,"Big Fork River, Little Fork River, Rainy River - Rainy Lake, Vermilion River",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rainy-river-basin-watershed-pollutant-load-monitoring-network-wplmn-sampling-program,,,,
10008284,"Rainy River Basin Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network (WPLMN) Sampling Program",2021,52850,,,,,,,,,,,.27,"Koochiching Soil & Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","The Rainy River Basin WPLMN Sampling Program will focus on watershed load monitoring in the Big Fork River, Little Fork River, Rainy River-Rainy Lake, and Vermilion River watersheds. Four total staff will work on various portions of this agreement.  The main objective is for one lead sampler and one backup sampler to collect water chemistry and field parameters for eight (8) sites, annually at various flows, especially peak flows, and utilize that data to determine the amount of pollutant load into each stream system. These sites will coincide with locations where stream flow data is also being collected. ",,"Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network ",2016-01-15,2026-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Ongoing,,,Pam,Tomevi,"Koochiching Soil & Water Conservation District","501 3rd Street, Suite 201","International Falls",MN,56649,"(218) 283-1180",,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Koochiching, St. Louis",,"Big Fork River, Little Fork River, Rainy River - Rainy Lake, Vermilion River",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rainy-river-basin-watershed-pollutant-load-monitoring-network-wplmn-sampling-program,,,,
10008284,"Rainy River Basin Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network (WPLMN) Sampling Program",2022,68980,,,,,,,,,,,.26,"Koochiching Soil & Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","The Rainy River Basin WPLMN Sampling Program will focus on watershed load monitoring in the Big Fork River, Little Fork River, Rainy River-Rainy Lake, and Vermilion River watersheds. Four total staff will work on various portions of this agreement.  The main objective is for one lead sampler and one backup sampler to collect water chemistry and field parameters for eight (8) sites, annually at various flows, especially peak flows, and utilize that data to determine the amount of pollutant load into each stream system. These sites will coincide with locations where stream flow data is also being collected. ",,"Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network ",2016-01-15,2026-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Ongoing,,,Pam,Tomevi,"Koochiching Soil & Water Conservation District","501 3rd Street, Suite 201","International Falls",MN,56649,"(218) 283-1180",,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Koochiching, St. Louis",,"Big Fork River, Little Fork River, Rainy River - Rainy Lake, Vermilion River",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rainy-river-basin-watershed-pollutant-load-monitoring-network-wplmn-sampling-program,,,,
10008284,"Rainy River Basin Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network (WPLMN) Sampling Program",2025,69826,,,,,,,,,,,.2,"Koochiching Soil & Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","The Rainy River Basin WPLMN Sampling Program will focus on watershed load monitoring in the Big Fork River, Little Fork River, Rainy River-Rainy Lake, and Vermilion River watersheds. Four total staff will work on various portions of this agreement.  The main objective is for one lead sampler and one backup sampler to collect water chemistry and field parameters for eight (8) sites, annually at various flows, especially peak flows, and utilize that data to determine the amount of pollutant load into each stream system. These sites will coincide with locations where stream flow data is also being collected. ",,"Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network ",2016-01-15,2026-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Ongoing,,,Pam,Tomevi,"Koochiching Soil & Water Conservation District","501 3rd Street, Suite 201","International Falls",MN,56649,"(218) 283-1180",,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Koochiching, St. Louis",,"Big Fork River, Little Fork River, Rainy River - Rainy Lake, Vermilion River",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rainy-river-basin-watershed-pollutant-load-monitoring-network-wplmn-sampling-program,,,,
34303,"Rainy Headwaters/Cloquet - Civic Engagement and Watershed Restoration & Protection Strategy (WRAPS) Support",2016,195000,,,,,,,,,,,2.70,"Lake County Soil and Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","This project will meet the following goals: develop, implement, and evaluate the impacts civic engagement outcomes for the Rainy River Headwaters and the Cloquet watersheds; create a citizen understanding of the Watershed Restoration & Protection Strategy (WRAPS) process and the role that citizens, lake associations, institutions of higher education, and other stakeholders can play in attaining water quality restoration and protection; provide opportunities for citizens and stakeholders to assist local partners and state agencies in developing priorities for projects to accomplish restoration and protection, including engaging new partners such as the Vermillion Community College and regional high schools; ensure that all technical and planning documents will be reviewed and commented on by SWCD; and to develop an understanding of and support for citizen and organizational engagement within the Rainy River Headwaters Watershed for participation in the One Watershed, One Plan (1W1P) effort that will be initiated in the watershed in 2019. ",,"Rainy River - Headwaters Watershed Cloquet River Watershed ",2016-06-30,2018-07-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,,,"Lake County Soil and Water Conservation District","616 Third Avenue","Two Harbors",MN,55616,"(218) 834-8378",,"Education/Outreach/Engagement, Monitoring, Planning","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,"Cloquet River, Rainy River - Headwaters",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rainy-headwaterscloquet-civic-engagement-and-watershed-restoration-protection-strategy-wrap,,,,
37687,"Rainy River Basin Civic Engagement and International Watershed Coordinator",2017,99930,,,,,,,,,,,0.66,"Koochiching County SWCD","Local/Regional Government","This project will provide an important framework for civic and citizen engagement and communication in the International Rainy River-Lake of the Woods Watershed, which will contribute to long-term public participation in surface water protection and restoration activities. The purpose is to establish an International Watershed Coordinator for the Rainy River-Lake of the Woods watershed to assist the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency in facilitating and enhancing civic engagement through collaboration and integration of the efforts of groups working on watershed activities at local, state/provincial and bi-national levels of organization. ",,"Big Fork River Watershed Lake of the Woods Watershed Little Fork River Watershed Lower Rainy River Watershed Rainy River - Headwaters Watershed Rainy River - Rainy Lake Watershed Rapid River Watershed Vermilion River Watershed ",2017-07-01,2019-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Pam,Tomevi,"Koochiching County SWCD","501 Third St., Ste. 201","International Falls",MN,56649,"(218) 283-1174",,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis",,"Big Fork River, Lake of the Woods, Little Fork River, Rainy River - Baudette, Rainy River - Black River, Rainy River - Headwaters, Rainy River - Rainy Lake, Rapid River, Vermilion River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rainy-river-basin-civic-engagement-and-international-watershed-coordinator,,,,
28167,"Rainy River Headwaters, Vermilion River and St. Louis River Watershed Local Civic Engagement Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS)",2014,135994,,,,,,,,,,,.54,"North St. Louis County Soil and Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","The goal of this project is the development of the Rainy River Headwaters, Vermilion River and St. Louis River Watersheds Local Civic Engagement and Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy. ",,"Vermilion River Watershed St. Louis River Watershed Rainy River - Headwaters Watershed ",2014-03-01,2016-02-28,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Ojanen,"North St. Louis County Soil and Water Conservation District","307 1st St. S. Suite 114",Virginia,MN,55792-5601,"(218) 749-2000",,"Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"St. Louis",,"Vermilion River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rainy-river-headwaters-vermilion-river-and-st-louis-river-watershed-local-civic-engagement-,,,,
10031092,"Reconsidering Minnesota History through Dakota Narratives",2022,150000,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8 (d)","2022-2023 Cultural Heritage and Community Identity Grants - Winter 2021","Goal 1 Outcomes * By the end of the interview process, Dakota elders will report that interviews completed by SOC and contracted artists centered their voices. * SOC staff and contract artists will complete an interview and documentation process that documents stories reflecting accurate Dakota history and contemporary culture that Dakota elders measure as valuable/important. Goal 2 Outcomes * SOC will create at least 10 core stories and lesson plans (40-60 minutes each) to be adapted for various age levels PreK-6th grade as developmentally appropriate both in length and lesson content. * SOC will publish stories and curriculum on a website that will be available to all 553 districts in the state of MN Goal 3 Outcomes * After engaging with the new curriculum, at least 80% of Native American students interviewed/surveyed will report that they see themselves reflected in the curriculum in student surveys/interviews conducted by SOC staff. * After engaging with the new curriculum, at least 80% of Non-Native students interviewed/surveyed will demonstrate better understanding of MN History from Dakota Perspectives by identifying new knowledge Goal 4 Outcomes * At least 50 classroom teachers (approximately 10% of all teachers reached by PD opportunities) will identify and describe specific gains in their understanding of MN History through Dakota Perspectives during interviews with evaluators or online surveys after sharing the curriculum with their classrooms. * After engaging with the new curriculum with their students, at least 80% of classroom teachers interviewed or surveyed will report an increase in their comfort level of teaching complex topics surrounding the history of Minnesota.","Fifty+ interviews have been conducted to date. We changed the name to conversations'' to align with and showcase respect for the Dakota people we work with and their culture. These conversations have resulted in documentation of thirty-nine Dakota stories of which nearly half will be fully developed. They encompass a wide range of historical topics from important people and traditions, to foods and events such as the Treaty of 1805, Bde Psin, Fry Bread & Amaranth, and Fort Snelling and Coldwater Spring, just to name a few. In most instances, adjoining Google slides (many with videos) will be completed for use in the classroom. Our Native Vision Board of eight continues to monitor, contribute and advise the project. The Teacher Cohort has nine members and is actively working on classroom and professional development materials. The feedback and guidance received from our Native community, partner organizations, educators and teacher cohort have been invaluable and we anticipate partnering with them indefinitely. Covid isolation and distance learning had a tremendous impact on students' social and emotional skills. Most elementary students are one to two years behind in their education fundamentals. For example, we have third to fifth graders who do not recognize all the letters in the alphabet. Combating these pandemic-induced deficits with the universal comprehension naturally infused in storytelling is allowing us to begin to move the needle in the right direction. When children began to express their stories in writing, pictures often moved into letter recognition and eventually words. We have found that we can use the overarching message in a story and apply it to how we want to work together in the classroom. How do we want to be in a community with each other? How can we observe the emotional cues from others? How can we create a community where everyone feels supported? How do we listen to things that might make us feel uncomfortable and breathe through the tension? How do we challenge things that we might have learned were true, but were hurtful to other communities; learning they weren't true at all? In one of our stories about the Walleye Wars'', this is directly addressed in the story itself. As the friends in the stories move through biases that were handed down from their families, they open their thinking and attitudes change. Posing such questions and providing positive, nonjudgmental space for student interactions with each other and group learning has begun to lessen some of the wide gaps we first encountered. Many of our teachers are learning along with us and the students. They help us see what knowledge students are lacking, and what we need to clearly define before finalizing stories and lesson plans. We are working with twelve schools in multiple classrooms (PreK-5) and almost all of the students hadn't heard of a treaty, let alone knew what a sovereign nation was. This was the case even at our native school. Despite the fact that the 11 Tribal Nation Flags hang in the hallways of our schools, students don't have any understanding of what they are or represent. Where we tested this work, we first developed the foundational knowledge of a treaty. Before students could understand what it meant to break a treaty, they first needed to understand what it was. How were treaties negotiated? What were different kinds of treaties? Why does an oral agreement hold less impact than a written agreement for settlers? To date, 99% now know what a treaty is and have used the concept on the playground, in the classroom and/or at home. Nearly every teacher has expressed their desire to teach Indigenous culture and histories in their classroom, yet cannot find any resources to assist them (despite the strong possibility of a statewide mandate to do so). This effort is timely and will fill a massive void. When teachers aren't confident about the curriculum that they have to find on their own, they unfortunately revert to doing nothing at all. We've learned that you always move at the speed of trust and follow the lead of your community partners. This lesson is deep in our bones. Everyone has stories. Everyone has the intellectual capacity to learn and sustain complex ideas. Everyone can successfully build relationships and trust. We have all been harmed by ideas of individualism and must work to change that. We as a community must invest in all backgrounds and take greater care to make sure we don't replicate harmful systems and patterns. We are committed to continuing to document not only Dakota stories, but all BIPOC stories missing from our collective knowledge base. We hope to have the U.S. history that's reflected in our textbooks, education system and memory be an inclusive representation of the diversity that is our nation. We know that we are on a living journey and relationships, exploration and documentation will continue to expand in what we now lovingly call our Truth Telling Series. ; We were thrilled to far exceed our goals. We developed a comprehensive curriculum for grades PreK-6 with 35 new stories at its core. These handcrafted stories told and written by local Indigenous people, often for the first time in English, weave a beautiful cultural and historical tapestry from the 1800's to present day. Stories in conjunction with lesson plans and accompanying classroom slides offer a wide variety of Minnesota history missing from our textbooks, classrooms and collective knowledge. Ten Dakota cultural animal and trickster talesDance in a Buffalo Skull Unktomi wants to be part of the mouse dance party inside a skull, but gets himself into trouble when his head gets stuck inside.How Turtle Flew South for the Winter Turtle doesn't want to miss out on all the great things in the South, and asks the birds for help to fly. The Toad Boy A human baby is stolen by a toad and raised by her. The family searches for the child and is brought together again after many years. Unktomi and the Coyote Unktomi is surprised when his dinner isn't fully dead when he starts to cook. Unktomi and the Ducks Unktomi tricks the ducks so he can have a feast, but loses it all to some wolves.Unktomi and the Fawn Unktomi wants to be anyone but himself, no matter the cost. Unktomi and the Muskra: Unktomi doesn't want to share his food and challenges the Muskrat to a race. Unktomi and the Turtle Whoever can jump over the deer gets the food. Unktomi and the Buffalo the Eye-Juggler Unktomi wants to play the same game as the mice and with his efforts to excel at the game, he loses both his eyes. Unktomi's Blanket Unktomi gives a gift, but takes it back when he gets cold and suffers the consequences.One Anishinaabe cultural tale Maple Sugar. Wenaboozhoo reminds the humans that they need to work hard and can't live on sugar alone.Twenty-two Dakota historical fiction tales These stories are based on real things that occurred in history, but are set in contemporary times to improve point of reference and understanding.Uncle Earl and Joey go on weekend adventures in nature. Cottonwood Trees On this trip, Joey learns all about the Cottonwood trees. Pulled Over On this adventure, Uncle Earl and Joey experience racial profiling by the police. Mak' Pah' - Mounds Park Eastside resident Crystal Norcross tells her story about being drawn to the mounds, which sparks her activism with the City of Saint Paul to protect and restore the name of sacred burial grounds. Fort Snelling is told over three connected stories. Rachel's fourth grade class is going to take a field trip to Fort Snelling, but something doesn't feel right to her. She is Dakota and has heard how this sacred sight became a place of death and tragedy for her ancestors. Her teacher was unaware of this horrific history of land theft, forced march, and genocide. Coldwater Spring: Rachel's grandmother joins her class for a field trip to Coldwater Spring to give the class a Dakota perspective of the history of that site. Doctrine of Discovery Rachel brings in a photo of Pope Nicholas V for show and tell, and an exploration of the Doctrine of Discovery follows.AIM (American Indian Magnet) Rachel's homework is to interview a family member about activism, which she does with her Kunsi (grandmother). Water Protectors Rachel's mom visits her fourth grade class to tell the students about being a water protector.Pipestone History shares the history of the ceremonial pipe and the quarry.The Flicker and the Pipe is broken into five stories. A little bird learns about pipelines from trees, plants and other animals. Zitkala Sa shares details about the life of this Dakota teacher, writer, musician & composer.Anishinaabe TalesWalleye Wars is told in two stories about a young woman named Makwa who is Anishinaabe. It looks at the misinformation and tension between white settlers and Indigenous peoples.Tales that are shared experiences of many Native NationsBoarding Schools is told in two stories about a young girl's experience at a boarding school. Memories surface when a new batch of children come, including her younger sister. Fry Bread and Amaranth is told in two stories and explores the history of fry bread and the ways that our diet and food have changed over time. Videos were filmed, created and edited by one Dakota and one Cherokee filmmaker. They feature the acclaimed Dakota Scholars Chris Mato Nunpa, Ph.D. and Crystal Norcross, with new Dakota words including spelling, meaning and pronunciation, detailed historical context and much more. Through the stories, curriculum testing and residencies, we were in 14 schools and one domestic violence shelter, and reached 1,570 children and 127 classroom teachers. Furthermore, professional development sessions were offered in Minneapolis, Bloomington, and Rochester school districts and we presented at several conferences including MIEA, University of Minnesota, Minnesota Council of Teachers Duluth, Minnesota Writing Project and Minnesota Indian Education Association. The latter, as an example, heralded the curriculum as a long overdue triumph. In total we reached approximately 350 more educators. Just this year, the state released the requirement that Indigenous culture and history must be taught in classrooms with little resources to pull from. It is with great pride and honor that our Truth Tellers Dakota curriculum is being released to help fill that void. After engaging with the new materials, 90% of participating classroom teachers described significant gains in their comfort level and understanding of Indigenous history to teach in their classrooms. Students have been so engrossed that stories that were planned for multiple days are requested to finish in one sitting. Please, no! You can't stop there. We need to hear more!!! The reaction by all that had the opportunity to interact with this curriculum was overwhelmingly positive and students' interest in class was like never before.",,,"An additional $69,000 from East Side Freedom Library and the National Writing Project was used for this project. These funds paid for a wide variety of expenses such as interviews/ conversations, scholars, community collaborations, ESFL staff and operating costs, graphic design and illustrations, meals and hospitality, printing and numerous stipends (i.e., Vision Committee, Teacher Cohort, partner organizations, etc.). SOC has provided in-kind support throughout the project. We could have easily had two-three FTE positions on this project versus none. The massive scope and resources required have confirmed that we will need additional staff and funding resources as we grow our BIPOC Truth Telling program.. Our partner East Side Freedom Library (via the National Writing Project and NEH) received an additional amount of $69,000 to pay for Indigenous conversations, scholar and elder payments in addition to contracted services, library staff and operations, food and printing. Without their support we could not have made this project possible. . Our partners, National and Minnesota Writing Project and East Side Freedom Library received additional funds for this project in the amount of $69,000. We also receive continuing in-kind support from our management consulting firm as well as employee hours not currently paid. The total amount is estimated to be apx. $50,000. We are actively engaged in seeking funds to continue this work into the next several schools years.",150200,,"Sonja Kuftinec (President) University of Minnesota, Professor John Sessler (Treasurer) Education Consultant Sandra Agustin (Secretary), Director of Creative Engagement, Inspire to Change Emily Asp, Attorney, Stinson LLP Sonja Baute, SOC, Interim Executive Director Emily Zimmer, Speech Language Therapist, MPS, SOC Founding Member Jack Zipes, Author, Critical Literacy Expert; Sonja Kuftinec (President) John Sessler (Treasurer) Sandra Agustin (Secretary) Emily Asp Rachel Austin Bernstein Sonja Baute Farhiya Del Raegan Henderson Laura Mann Hill Patricia Lacy Jack Zipes ",,"Speaking Out",,"Given access to resources & training, educators are in powerful positions to share stories of the people living on the land we call Minnesota. Through the work of Dr. Mato Nunpa, a team of Indigenous scholars & community interviews, Speaking Out Collective will examine how mass murder, wholesale land theft, enslavement and extermination were justified and taught in schools. By centering silenced Indigenous narratives, this project invites students, educators & districts to reconsider MN history.",,,2022-03-21,2023-09-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Maria,Asp,,,,,," 612-499-1478"," maria@speakingoutcollective.com",Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/reconsidering-minnesota-history-through-dakota-narratives,,,,
10031372,"Reconstructing Historical Wild Rice to Understand Its Future",2025,200000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 03b","$200,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Science Museum of Minnesota for the St. Croix Watershed Research Station to characterize environmental drivers contributing to the decline of wild rice using lake sediment cores to reconstruct historical wild rice abundance in relation to lake and watershed stressors.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,1.56,"Science Museum of Minnesota","State Government","We will characterize environmental drivers contributing to the decline of wild rice using lake sediment cores to reconstruct historical wild rice abundance in relation to lake and watershed stressors.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2026-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Lienne,Sethna,"Science Museum of Minnesota","16910 152nd St. N","Marine on Saint Croix",MN,55047,"(651) 433-5953",lsethna@smm.org,,"Science Museum of Minnesota",,"Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau, Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Pine, St. Louis, Benton, Big Stone, Cass, Chippewa, Crow Wing, Douglas, Grant, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Pope, Renville, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin, Brown, Cottonwood, Jackson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Rock, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine, Blue Earth, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Le Sueur, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/reconstructing-historical-wild-rice-understand-its-future,,,,
37625,"Redwood Cottonwood Rivers Surface Water Assessment Grant (SWAG)",2017,76111,,,,,,,,,,,0.36,"Redwood-Cottonwood Rivers Control Area","Local/Regional Government","In 2017 and 2018, Redwood-Cottonwood Rivers Control Area (RCRCA) will collect water chemistry samples from the 10 lakes and 24 stream sites identified in the Redwood and Cottonwood River watersheds. Six samples will be collected at 10 lakes from May through September in 2017; five samples will be collected at 5 lakes in 2018 from May through September. Eleven samples will be collected at each of the 24 stream sites following the Basic Regime in 2017. Sixteen samples at each stream site will be collected in 2017 and 2018 following the E.coli monitoring regime. Nine stream sites will be monitored following the River Nutrient sampling regime. One site will be monitored as a Drinking Water designated stream. All QA/QC procedures will be followed during sample collection. Data collected will be entered into the Environmental Quality Information System (EQuIS); interim reports and final report will be submitted as due.",,"Surface Water Assessment Grants ",2017-03-06,2019-01-15,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Kerry,Netzke,"Redwood-Cottonwood Rivers Control Area","1241 E Bridge St","Redwood Falls",MN,56283,"(507) 532-1325",,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Brown, Cottonwood, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Pipestone, Redwood, Yellow Medicine",,"Cottonwood River, Redwood River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/redwood-cottonwood-rivers-surface-water-assessment-grant-swag,,,,
18971,"Redwood-Cottonwood River Watersheds Prioritization Targeting Tool",2013,52600,"111 006 02 07B 000","Laws of Minnesota 2011, 1st Special Session, Chapter 6, Section 7, and Laws of Minnesota 2012, Chapter 264, Section 7","1. Create a LiDAR dataset that can be used to develop accurate hydrologic characteristics of the watershed. 2. Assess existing watershed conditions and identify critical source areas using Stream Power Index, the Compound Topographic Index, and Environmental Benefit Index 3. Generate Priority Area Maps ",,,18000,"The source of additional funds varies from project to project, but generally consists of federal, local and non-public sources. ",52600,2600,"Norman Holmen, Mark Meulebroeck, Jack Vogel, John Schueller, Glen Sorensen, Dennis Potter, Bob Moline , Clark Lingbeek, Curt Blumeyer, Paul Posthuma, Luke Johnson,Joyce LaBrune, Sunny Ruthchild, Louis Sherlin, Burton Kuehn, Rodney Stensrud ",1,"Redwood-Cottonwood Rivers Control Area (RCRCA)","Local/Regional Government","The Redwood and Cottonwood River Watersheds have been assessed and many reaches have been impaired for turbidity, bacteria, and low dissolved oxygen. This project will accelerate conservation efforts to reduce overland runoff sediment, bacteria, and nutrient loadings contributing to water quality impairments in targeted subwatersheds. Activities through this project seek to create a suite of maps showing focus areas based on environmental sensitivity variables through Geographic Information System analysis using precision LIDAR data. This analysis will be applied to create maps and datasets for distribution to partners in an effort to expedite funding to accelerate project implementation in the highest priority targeted areas of the Redwood and Cottonwood watersheds. Another goal of the project is to provide a means for organizational partners for prioritizing and targeting areas for future funding and restoration addressing pollutant reduction goals. ",,,2013-01-01,2015-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,"Douglas A. ",Goodrich,"Redwood-Cottonwood Rivers Control Area","1241 East Bridge Street","Redwood Falls",MN,56283,"507-637-2142, ext. 4",douglas.goodrich@racgroup.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Brown, Cottonwood, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Pipestone, Redwood, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/redwood-cottonwood-river-watersheds-prioritization-targeting-tool,"Wayne Zellmer -BWSR Grants Coordinator; Matt Drewitz -BWSR South Region Clean Water Specialist; Jeff Hrubes -BWSR North Region Clean Water Specialist; Marcey Westrick -BWSR Metro Clean Water Specialist; Art Persons -MDH Planning Supervisor Drinking Water Protection; Terry Bovee -MDH Principal Planner Drinking Water Protection; Julie Westerlund -DNR Clean Water Coordinator; Dave Friedl -DNR Northern Region Clean Water Specialist; Joshua Stamper -MDA Research Scientist, Pesticide & Fertilizer Management; Dwight Wilcox -MDA Ag BMP Program Planner; Anna Kerr -MPCA -Stormwater / TMDL Coordinator;-DNR Central Region Clean Water Legacy Specialist; Karen Evens - MPCA -Watershed Projects Manager;","Please reference following link: http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/boarddirectory.pdf","Nicole Clapp",No
18973,"Redwood-Cottonwood River Sediment and Nutrient Reduction",2013,560000,"111 006 02 07A 000","Laws of Minnesota 2011, 1st Special Session, Chapter 6, Section 7, and Laws of Minnesota 2012, Chapter 264, Section 7","Reduce Phosphorus by 6,834 pounds/year and Sediment by 5,942 tons/year.","This project resulted in estimated reductions of 3,741 lb. of phosphorus per year, 3,782 tons of sediment per year, and 3,738 tons of soil lost per year",,494000,"The source of additional funds varies from project to project, but generally consists of federal, local and non-public sources. ",560000,28000,"Mark Meulebroeck, Dennis Potter, Norman Holmen, John Schueller, Clark Lingbeek, Paul Posthuma, Burton Kuehn, Louis Sherlin, Joyce LaBrune, Curt Blumeyer, Sunny Ruthchild, Bob Moline, Luke Johnson, Jack Vogel, Rodney Stensrud, Glen Sorensen ",3.1,"Redwood-Cottonwood Rivers Control Area (RCRCA)","Local/Regional Government","The Redwood River and Cottonwood River watersheds encompass approximately 2,020 square miles of southwestern Minnesota in the Minnesota River Basin. Land use in these watersheds is mostly agricultural and area geology makes them prone to erosion. Surface water issues within the two watersheds are a concern of local leaders. The counties and Soil and Water Conservation District leaders formed the Redwood Cottonwood Rivers Control Area (RCRCA) Joint Powers Board in 1983 to address sedimentation, water quality and quantity, and erosion issues. The purpose of this project is to facilitate individual landowners with the installation of conservation practices within the Redwood and Cottonwood watersheds through planning and technical assistance activities. 50% cost-share funds will be available with the remainder to be paid through federal and landowner match. Implementing groundwater infiltration and phosphorus reducing conservation practices through new funded conservation practices will help achieve reductions necessary to meet goals set forth in local, watershed wide, and Minnesota River basin water plans. This project's anticipated goals are to reduce 3,417 tons of phosphorus and 5,942 tons of sediment reaching the Minnesota River, annually through implementation of ten water and sediment control basins, 9560' of grassed waterways, 2550' of stream bank protection, and six grade stabilization projects. ",,,2013-01-01,2015-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Douglas A. ",Goodrich,"Redwood-Cottonwood Rivers Control Area (RCRCA)","1241 E. Bridge Street","Redwood Falls",MN,56283,"(507) 637-2142",douglas.goodrich@racgroup.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Brown, Cottonwood, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Pipestone, Redwood, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/redwood-cottonwood-river-sediment-and-nutrient-reduction,"Wayne Zellmer -BWSR Grants Coordinator; Matt Drewitz -BWSR South Region Clean Water Specialist; Jeff Hrubes -BWSR North Region Clean Water Specialist; Marcey Westrick -BWSR Metro Clean Water Specialist; Art Persons -MDH Planning Supervisor Drinking Water Protection; Terry Bovee -MDH Principal Planner Drinking Water Protection; Julie Westerlund -DNR Clean Water Coordinator; Dave Friedl -DNR Northern Region Clean Water Specialist; Joshua Stamper -MDA Research Scientist, Pesticide & Fertilizer Management; Dwight Wilcox -MDA Ag BMP Program Planner; Anna Kerr -MPCA -Stormwater / TMDL Coordinator;-DNR Central Region Clean Water Legacy Specialist; Karen Evens - MPCA -Watershed Projects Manager;","Please reference following link: http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/boarddirectory.pdf","Nicole Clapp",No
3296,"Region 2 Fishing Piers",2010,152000,"M.L. 2009 Ch. 172 Art. 3 Sec. 2(3)",,,,,,,,,,,,,"Purchase and install fishing piers at priority lake and river sites in Region 2","- Replacement of 84' fishing pier on the St. Louis River, City of Duluth in St. Louis County and on Hill Lake in Hill City in Aitkin County and on Rainy Lake in Koochiching County. - New 84' fishing pier on Big Lake in Carlton County. - New 64' fishing ",,2010-10-29,2014-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,Nancy,Stewart,"MNDNR Division of Parks and Trails","500 Lafayette Rd","St Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5616",nancy.stewart@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Itasca, Koochiching, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/region-2-fishing-piers,,,,
10025266,"Reinforcement and Rehabilitation of Roof, Skylights, Cornice and Balustrade, and Parapet Wall at 25 W. Superior St., Duluth",2023,200000,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,982,000 the first year and $7,000,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact, grants@mnhs.org",,,302360,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",502360,,"Dr. Eileen Crespo, LaVon Lee, Dee Dee Ray, Dr. Laurie Meschke, Jeffrey Ogden, Dr. Barbara Butts Williams, Nancy Franke Wilson",,"Children's Dental Services","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire qualified professionals to complete roof rehabilitation and exterior work on the former J.C. Schobes Bakery and Confectionery, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",,"To hire qualified professionals to complete roof rehabilitation and exterior work on the former J.C. Schobes Bakery and Confectionery, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",2022-12-01,2023-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Sarah,Wovcha,"Children's Dental Services","636 Broadway St NE",Minneapolis,MN,55413,6126361577,swovcha@childrensdentalservices.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/reinforcement-and-rehabilitation-roof-skylights-cornice-and-balustrade-and-parapet-wall-25,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No
28449,"Reinstall Emergency Exit Door on Lyric Building",2013,7000,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.","The target of installing the emergency exit door was achieved. This has given us greater access to the north east portion of the building and is a step toward code compliance for future interior use of the space. Two contractors submitted proposals for this work. Kraus-Anderson was selected as the low bidder.",,,682,,7682,,"Mary McReynolds, Francine Sterle, Bob Bjorum, Gayle Streier, Phyllis Harvey, Cherie Hotchkiss, Terry Nystom, Pete Pellinen",,"Laurentian Arts and Culture Alliance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To rehabilitate an egress door on the Lyric Theater, a contributing feature of the Virginia Commercial Historic District, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",,,2013-01-01,2014-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,McReynolds,"Laurentian Arts and Culture Alliance","PO Box 416",Virginia,MN,55792-0416,218-741-5577,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/reinstall-emergency-exit-door-lyric-building,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
10031394,"Remote Sensing for Pollinator Habitat",2025,180000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 03x","$180,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Monarch Joint Venture to use remote sensing technology to evaluate pollinator habitat on energy and transportation corridors across Minnesota and to host field-day training workshops.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,2.05,"Monarch Joint Venture","Non-Profit Business/Entity","This project uses remote sensing technology (UAVs) to evaluate pollinator habitat on energy and transportation lands across Minnesota.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2026-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Wendy,Caldwell,"Monarch Joint Venture","2233 University Ave W Suite 426","St. Paul",MN,55114,"(612) 208-3741",wcaldwell@monarchjointventure.org,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/remote-sensing-pollinator-habitat,,,,
10012235,"Repair Boiler in 1903 J.I. Case Steam Traction Engine",2018,10000," MN Laws 2017 Chapter 91, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs ","$4,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer these funds using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org","Over 1000 people witnessed Engine #13387 being fired up during the 2018 farm show after necessary structural repairs were completed and inspections passed. The steam engine powered a vintage Case threshing machine and participated in the machinery parade. The project fell short of expectations due to the timing of the fundraising and scheduling of the repairs. NCMFAA successfully completed the matching grant fundraising by June 1. Delays in complying with the Heritage Grant conditions pushed the start of the project to about July 15. Scheduling the contractor to do the work further pushed to project closer to the show date. Due to the uncertainty of whether or not the work would be completed on time and pass inspection caused us not to do any press releases. As it turned out, the work was completed and the tests and inspections done on Friday August 10 just in time for weekend show. A temporary acknowledgement sign was made and a dedication ceremony was held on Saturday afternoon. Plans are underway to create a permanent sign for future exhibitions.",,4900,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",14900,,"Bruce Gould, President, Mike Wilber Vice President, Bev Talonen Secretary, Teresa Card, Treasurer, Board Members Mary Lou Dewey, Roger Morrill, Duane Frahm, Ed Nelson"," ","North Central Minnesota Farm and Antique Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"NCMFAA owns a J.I. Case 1903 Steam traction engine. A leak in the mudleg area of the firebox must be repaired to preserve the historical integrity so it can be demonstrated for educational purposes. Escher Fenske, a Faribault County farmer purchased the engine new in 1903. In addition to purchasing the standard engine, he also bought two optional accessories, a canopy to protect it from the weather and a pull behind water and fuel tender. Both pieces remain with the engine today. In 2013 a water leak in the mudleg area of the boiler and firebox was discovered. The boiler is under tremendous pressure when the engine is fired. The metal separating the firebox and boiler must pass strict pressure test in order to be certified operational. An ultrasound test and a Borescope inspection a Minnesota Department of Labor Boiler inspector revealed that the left and back slant bottom of the mudlegs on the furnace box are thinning and must be cut out and replaced. The engine cannot safely be fired up and pressurized until the compromised area was replaced and the engine re-inspected. Technicians evaluated the problem and develop a repair plan with the stipulation any repairs that are done must not alter the exterior appearance or impact the historical integrity of the machine. The vintage Case steam traction engine has been restored to safe operating condition. It was demonstrated during the August 11-12 2018 Blackberry Farm show. The engine has been winterized under the conditions of the maintenance plan. It will be demonstrated at future Education Days and farm shows as a historical icon of rural American agriculture. Recipent: North Central Minnesota Farm and Antique Association Amount: $10,000",2018-06-01,2019-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ed,Nelson,"North Central Minnesota Farm and Antique Association"," 25313 US Highway 2, PO Box 5041 "," Grand Rapids "," MN ",55744,"(218) 966-1354"," mredsfarmllc@gmail.com ",Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Aitkin, Cass, Itasca, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/repair-boiler-1903-ji-case-steam-traction-engine,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No
28437,"Repair Water Leakage at Sprinkler Service Main",2013,2500,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.","Completion of this project will prevent further corrosion of the sprinkler main plumbing and prevent water from seeping into the north east corner of the basement of the Lyric Building",,,125,,2625,,"Mary McReynolds, Francine Sterle, Bob Bjorum, Gayle Streier, Phyllis Harvey, Cherie Hotchkiss, Terry Nystom, Pete Pellinen",,"Laurentian Arts and Culture Alliance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To rehabilitate the sprinkler system protecting the Lyric Theater, a contributing feature of the Virginia Commercial Historic District, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",,,2013-01-01,2014-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,McReynolds,"Laurentian Arts and Culture Alliance","PO Box 416",Virginia,MN,55792-0416,218-741-5577,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/repair-water-leakage-sprinkler-service-main,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
10012254,"Research the Influence of Jack Linklater on Sigurd Olson",2018,8428," MN Laws 2017 Chapter 91, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs ","$4,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer these funds using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org","We brought to fore the influence an Ojibwe-Cree-Orkney man had on Sigurd Olson personally, professionally, and as subject in Olson?s writings. The report details how significantly Linklater influenced Olson. By highlighting Linklater?s influence on Olson, we opened the door for others to consider how Olson was influenced by ?locals? and not just by academics and elite writers (as has been done in the past). We brought together a wide range of primary sources (oral histories, documents, photographs, newspaper articles, letters, official records, census records) from Minnesota, Ontario, Manitoba, and Michigan to assess the influence of Linklater on Olson.",,1040,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",9469,,"Barb Backlund, Hal Greenwood, Robert Pratt, Ann Sullivan, Eleanor Waha, Dean Einwalter, Gene Erickson, Mary Ann Gagnon,John Jacobsen, Alta McQuatters, Leonard Sobanja, Ivy Hocking, Bill Clayton"," ","Cook County Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To hire a qualified professional to research and write an essay on Jack Linklater's influence on Sigurd Olson.",2018-06-01,2019-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carrie,Johnson,"Cook County Historical Society"," 8 South Broadway, PO Box 1293 "," Grand Marais "," MN ",55604,"(218) 387-2883"," history@boreal.org ",Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/research-influence-jack-linklater-sigurd-olson,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No
10023348,"Resiliency Grant",2022,600,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Developing and/or using skills for engaging with audiences or communities Having audience members describe their own impressions during my public event","Developing and/or using skills for engaging with audiences or communities","Achieved proposed outcomes",,,600,,,,"Chad A. Filley",Individual,"Resiliency Grant",,"Chad Filley will hire videographer and editor Jake Hageman to create a high-quality video to showcase his Scandinavian storytelling skills. The video will include an introduction of the artist and samples of his storytelling skills.",2021-11-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Chad,Filley,"Chad A. Filley",,,MN,,"(763) 742-3851",chadfilley@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts Council ",,"Isanti, Kanabec, Clay, Mille Lacs, Benton, Anoka, Sherburne, Chisago, Otter Tail, Becker, Koochiching, St. Louis, Ramsey, Ramsey, Clay, Kanabec, Chisago, Hennepin, Ramsey, Mille Lacs, Benton, Marshall, Anoka",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/resiliency-grant-9,"Sarah Ratermann Beahan: writer, instructor, workshop facilitator, blogger, co-founder Kaerus ArtSpace, art administrator; Pat Black: textile artist, art educator, former art co-op leader; MaryAnn Cleary: visual artist, retired corporate executive, chemist, teaching artist, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community; Chad Filley: storyteller, comedian, improv artist, newspaper columnist, educator, local volunteer; Matthew Krousey: potter, St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour, instructor/lecturer/presenter, veteran; Roger Nieboer: experimental theatre artist, playwright, found object sculptor, educator, local volunteer; Dee Ann Sibley: photographer, retired social worker/school counselor, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community, local volunteer; Deborah Trent: visual artist, art advocate, retired corporate financial professional, former educator, American Red Cross volunteer; Carla Vita: state/local government administration, community development director, art advocate, local volunteer.","Sarah Ratermann Beahan: writer, instructor, workshop facilitator, blogger, co-founder Kaerus ArtSpace, art administrator; Pat Black: textile artist, art educator, former art co-op leader; MaryAnn Cleary: visual artist, retired corporate executive, chemist, teaching artist, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community; Chad Filley: storyteller, comedian, improv artist, newspaper columnist, educator, local volunteer; Matthew Krousey: potter, St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour, instructor/lecturer/presenter, veteran; Roger Nieboer: experimental theatre artist, playwright, found object sculptor, educator, local volunteer; Dee Ann Sibley: photographer, retired social worker/school counselor, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community, local volunteer; Deborah Trent: visual artist, art advocate, retired corporate financial professional, former educator, American Red Cross volunteer; Carla Vita: state/local government administration, community development director, art advocate, local volunteer.",,2
10028678,"Resiliency Grant",2023,600,,"ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Developing and/or using skills for engaging with audiences or communities Making structured observations during project activities","Developing and/or using skills for engaging with audiences or communities","Achieved proposed outcomes",,,600,,,,"Susan A. Foss",Individual,"Resiliency Grant",,"The importance of Native Flora",2022-07-01,2023-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Foss,"Susan A. Foss",,,MN,,"(320) 384-6857x h",suerodfoss@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts Council ",,"St. Louis, Anoka, Isanti, Aitkin, Pine, Kanabec, Dakota, Washington, Ramsey, Hennepin, Carlton, Stearns, Sherburne, Crow Wing, Mille Lacs, Mille Lacs",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/resiliency-grant-17,"Sarah Ratermann Beahan: writer, instructor, workshop facilitator, blogger, co-founder Kaerus ArtSpace, art administrator; Pat Black: textile artist, art educator, former art co-op leader; Deborah Trent: visual artist, art advocate, retired corporate financial professional, former educator, American Red Cross volunteer; Carla Vita: state/local government administration, community development director, art advocate, local volunteer.","Sarah Ratermann Beahan: writer, instructor, workshop facilitator, blogger, co-founder Kaerus ArtSpace, art administrator; Pat Black: textile artist, art educator, former art co-op leader; Deborah Trent: visual artist, art advocate, retired corporate financial professional, former educator, American Red Cross volunteer; Carla Vita: state/local government administration, community development director, art advocate, local volunteer.",,2
10007109,"Restoring Minnesota Ojibwe Language Resources: The Phonetic Texts of William Jones and J. P. B. de Josselin de Jong",2018,48675,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",48675,,"Regents: David J. McMillan, Kendall J. Powell, Thomas J. Anderson, Richard B. Beeson, Linda A. Cohen, Michael D. Hsu, Dean E. Johnson, Peggy E. Lucas, Abdul M. Omari, Darrin M. Rosha, Patricia S. Simmons, Steven A. Sviggum",0.18,"Regents of the University of Minnesota (American Indian Studies)","Public College/University","To hire qualified professionals to produce materials on the Ojibwe language for public access.",,,2017-12-01,2018-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,"John D.",Nichols,"Regents of the University of Minnesota (American Indian Studies)","450 McNamara Alumni Center, 200 Oak Street Southeast",Minneapolis,MN,55455,612-265-2065,jdn@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis, Hubbard, Itasca, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/restoring-minnesota-ojibwe-language-resources-phonetic-texts-william-jones-and-j-p-b-de,,,,0
10012296,"Restoration of the William A Irvin Ship Museum",2019,504000," MN Laws 2017 Chapter 91, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs ","$4,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer these funds using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org","Due to delays at Fraser Shipyards, the William A. Irvin restoration was not completed in time to return to the Minnesota Slip for the 2019 season. The DECC is looking forward to re-opening for tours this summer and anticipate a strong tourist season after being closed the last 2 summers.",,413749,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",917749,,"Roger Reinert, Don Ness, Crystal Pelkey, Mary Finnegan-Ongaro, Gregory R. Fox, Carrie Heffernan, Debra J. Messer, Daren Pionk, David M. Ross, Jay Seiler, Yvonne Prettner Solon"," ","Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center Authority","Local/Regional Government",,,"To hire qualified professionals to repair the William A. Irvin bulk freighter, listed in the National Register of Historic Places and operated as a museum.",2018-12-01,2020-02-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steve,Rankila,"Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center Authority"," 350 Harbor Drive "," Duluth "," MN ",55802,"(218) 623-1235"," srankila@decc.org ",Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/restoration-william-irvin-ship-museum,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No
10004547,"Restoration of Elk to Northeastern Minnesota",2017,300000,"M.L. 2016, Chp. 186, Sec. 2, Subd. 03l","$300,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota in cooperation with the Fond du Lac Band and Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation to determine the habitat suitability and levels of public support for restoring elk to northeastern Minnesota. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2019, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,,,,,"U of MN","Public College/University",,,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2016/work_plans_may/_2016_03l.pdf,2016-07-01,2019-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,James,Forester,"U of MN","2003 Upper Buford Cir, 135 Skok Hall","St. Paul",MN,55108,"(612) 626-6721",jdforest@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Carlton, Pine, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/restoration-elk-northeastern-minnesota,,,,
10025000,"Restoration of a 1906 Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway Wood Caboose Roof and Cupola",2021,9950,"MN Laws 2019 Special Session Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,846,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $7,004,000 in fiscal year 2021 are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact, grants@mnhs.org","The Short and Intermediate Term Outcomes are exceeded. The interior was repeatedly inspected after rainfall. Not a drop of water infiltrated the caboose anywhere in the interior. We delayed our final evaluation until after significant snowfall, and subsequent snow melt. Again, no water or dampness was detected anywhere inside the caboose after these events. We attribute this result to the use of waterproof membrane, and to the double sealing system used around all places where brackets or vents emerge through the roof. We also tested the non-skid property of the walkway in wet conditions, and it met all expectations. In appearance, the cupola windows match the originals exactly in appearance, composition, and function. They were returned to their original (openable) state. The cupola siding likewise is identical to the original in appearance and composition. We attribute this to the fact that the original eight windows were removed, disassembled, and pieces were individually duplicated to create the eight new windows (no two windows were alike.) Further, using the same woods as in the original siding, brackets, and walkway, and then custom-milling the replacements to match them, leads to seeing the caboose as it looked in service.",,2993,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",12943,,"Dennis Borich, Carol Borich, Mary Bovitz, Beverly Brown, Shirley Godwin, Adam Lantz, Matthew Marolt, Chuck Palmquist, Tim Sullivan",,"Minnesota Museum of Mining","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire qualified professionals to replace the roof on the 1906 Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway caboose, part of the museum's collection.",,"To hire qualified professionals to replace the roof on the 1906 Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway caboose, part of the museum's collection.",2021-07-01,2022-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Dennis,Borich,"Minnesota Museum of Mining","PO Box 271",Chisholm,MN,55719,2182542179,djborich@mchsi.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/restoration-1906-duluth-missabe-iron-range-railway-wood-caboose-roof-and-cupola,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No
10011410,"Restoration of Non-Native Cattail Dominated Wetlands in Border Waters",2020,1270000,"ML 2019, 1st Sp. Session, Ch. 2, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd, 4(f)","$1,270,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with the National Park Service to restore and enhance wetland and lacustrine habitat in Voyageurs National Park. A list of proposed restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the accomplishment plan.",,"Several marsh bird species were monitored to observe species of concern (specifically the yellow rail) but many other species of interest, including waterfowl, marshbirds, and songbird species were surveyed as well. Our project improved habitat for these species by increasing the grass and rush cover, the habitat most appropriate for yellow rail nesting, and decrease habitat that is not conducive to nesting and foraging. Increased submergent plants and increased floral structural diversity in shallow wetlands should improve fishery quality in the areas by creating habitat for young fish to hide under and increase water oxygen content by allowing more submergent growth. Removal of monotypic catail stands increased Open-water habitat for diving bird species such as cormorants and loons. Additionally, the percent cover of wild rice plants, a valuable food crop for many bird species, increased under out total removal treatment during this study. Continuation of marsh and songbird monitoring program, as well as loon survey into the future should hopefully yield robust statistical evidence regarding improved habitat for species of concern.","A total of 196 acres were affected: 196 Restored, 0 in Fee Title, 0 in Easements, 0 in Enhance.",811300,"NPF, NPS, NPS, VOYA Conservancy and NPS/VC",1250300,19500,,4.64,"National Park Service","Federal Government","With this grant, we were able to perform 195 acres of treatment within polygons resulting in the restoration or enhancement of 21 parcels. Overall treatment effort was even greater within wetlands (271 acres), with many areas receiving multiple overlapping treatments. Focusing our treatments on the most ecologically damaged areas allowed us to improve wetlands substantially, even if active treatment did not occur throughout every part of the parcel where invasives may not have occurred. 268+ acres had 50% of their areas treated, which we consider a standard for substantial restoration. Naturally occurring improvements (floods) improved more areas (198 additional acres)","We mapped areas in the park using field mapping and remote sensing methods to establish areas needing restoration. These parcels were surveyed using one-meter quadrats in a grid pattern corresponding to plot size for cover class, select plant species, floating mat presence, floating mat depth, water depth, soil type and other vegetation characteristics. Vegetation surveys allowed us to determine severity of need and hybrid cattail presence and assess which methods would be used for treatment. The focus of this project was to test new and previously used methodology to remove invasive cattails. Several treatments were experimental, and early trials led to useful techniques for later in the grant period. Total Removal: Sixty-three acres of floating cattail mats were mechanically destroyed and piled on shore. Under Water Cutting: Rooted cattails were cut near their base, limiting regrowth and survival. Underwater cutting occurred on 37 acres. Surface Cutting: In drier areas, cattails were cut above water surface, or above ground, to limit growth. This trial method proved ineffective, however, as plants regrew. Surface cutting was used on 7.8 acres. Prescribed fire was implemented on 38.5 acres during early spring burning which took place in 2021 and 2022, and in 2024 for an additional 49 acres of newly treated burned areas. Tilling and Flattening: Tilling cattails on inundated soils and flattening cattail debris on the soil surface was performed on 3.53 acres. Seed was purchased or collected to deploy at project sites as well using either a handheld seeder, the Mobitrac seeder, or spread by hand. The purchased seed mix was a native pesticide-free seed mix, purchased from Minnesota Native Landscape. Seed collection of wild rice utilized volunteers as well as park employees to collect wild rice seed in the fall. Seed collected by National Park Employees and volunteers included wild rice, woolgrass, bur reed, blue flag iris, various sedges, and soft stem bulrush. The acres seeded were 11.3, however, some overlap of seeding did occur in those acres, decreasing the number of total acres somewhat. Seeding sites were predominately tilled sites. Natural seeding was allowed to take place in areas where natural seed load was high from appropriate neighboring mature plants. Treated areas were mapped in the field and data incorporated into analysis to record treatment history and acreage treated. These sites were later revisited, many on an annual basis, to measure vegetation changes which occurred in treated areas. Marshbird surveys were performed to assess environmental impacts on wildlife. Data collection: Quantified spoil, mapped treatment areas, surveyed vegetation pre/post treatment (for SGCN/T&E), surveyed secretive marsh birds. Survey sites were selected based on presence of persistent emergent vegetation. Plots were randomly selected and located at least 400 m apart. Teams of observers performed three rounds of call back surveys and visual surveys. Species include least bittern, yellow rail, sora, Virginial rail, American Bittern, & pie billed grebe. Proximity, bearing, and time of each marsh bird was recorded. Data are used to quantify bird habitat quality.",,2019-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Haley,Smith,"Voyageurs National Park","360 Highway 11 E ","International Falls",MN,56649,,Haley_Smith@nps.gov,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Koochiching, St. Louis","Northern Forest",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/restoration-non-native-cattail-dominated-wetlands-border-waters,,,,
10007438,"Resurrection Church Historical Marker Replacement",2017,2623,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",2623,,"Robert Kivela, Robert Hedlund, Michele Lammi, Michael Sterk, Kathleen Bergan, James Korpi, Sandra Markovich, Janet Eichholz, Rhiannon Korpi",,"Iron Range Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To design, produce, and install a historical marker at Resurrection Church, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",,,2017-07-01,2018-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Michele,Lammi,"Iron Range Historical Society","19 South Broadway Street, Post Office Box 786",Gilbert,MN,55741,218-229-0391,ironrangehistsoc@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/resurrection-church-historical-marker-replacement,,,,0
10012566,"Revision of Architectural Drawings - Tower Fire Hall",2020,9850," MN Laws 2019 Special Session Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs ","$5,846,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $7,004,000 in fiscal year 2021 are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org","Architectural drawings were revised by a qualified historical architect ahead of schedule and on budget. The work exceeded our expectations. This was achieved because TSHS engaged a highly qualified historical architect by engaging the services of MacDonald and Mack Architects. The guidance of Minnesota Historical Society staff should also be credited. Staff worked with TSHS after previous grant requests were not funded. They provided clarity on project concerns and supported TSHS on a new path on which to proceed.",,1500,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",11350,,"Doug Workman, Linda Folstad, Diane Meehan, Barbara Burgess, Corrine Hill, Desirae Larson, Kathy Siskar, Wayne Dahl, Corrine Bonicatto, Nancy Larson, Mary Shedd, Pauline Housenga"," ","Tower-Soudan Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To hire a qualified consultant to develop architectural drawings for reuse of Tower Fire Hall, built in 1895 and listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",2020-04-01,2021-04-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nancy,Larson,"Tower-Soudan Historical Society"," 404 Pine Street, PO Box 465 "," Tower "," MN ",55790,"(218) 750-7515"," communitycoaching@yahoo.com ",Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Statewide, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/revision-architectural-drawings-tower-fire-hall,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No
17822,"Revitalization of Duluth Immigration Exhibit",2013,5700,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,5700,,"Governance/Board Members: Wayne Hatton -President, Neal Vanstrom -Vice President, Ed Robinson -Treasurer, Clint Fernor -Secretary, Tom Gannon, JoAnne Coombe, and Elaine Hanson",,"Historic Union Depot Corporation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To revitalize the immigration exhibit in the Duluth Union Depot, listed in the National Register of Historic Places",,"To revitalize the immigration exhibit in the Duluth Union Depot, listed in the National Register of Historic Places",2012-10-01,2013-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Kimberly,Schandel,"Historic Union Depot Corporation","506 West Michigan Street",Duluth,MN,55802,,,,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/revitalization-duluth-immigration-exhibit,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
10000099,"RIM Wetlands - Phase VIII",2018,10398000,"ML 2017, Ch. 91, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 4(c)","$10,398,000 in the first year is to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to acquire permanent conservation easements and to restore wetlands and native grassland habitat under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515. Of this amount, up to $306,000 is for establishing a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent conservation easements must be provided as part of the final report. ",,"An expansion of wetland and prairie habitat through this program alleviates pressure on those species that are most sensitive to habitat changes occurring on the landscape. The project targeted wetlands and prairies, two of the three most important habitats used by the Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN). Of the nearly 1200 known wildlife species in Minnesota, 292 species, or approximately one-fourth, are at risk because they are rare; their populations are declining due to loss of habitat. SGCN in the RIM Wetlands area include the Five-lined Skink, Blanding's Turtle, Two-spotted Skipper, Northern Pintail, American Black Duck, Grasshopper Sparrow, Upland Sandpiper, Sedge Wren, Dickcissel, and Western Grebe. In addition to the SGCN, the threatened or endangered species include the Dakota Skipper and Poweshiek Skipperling. Diverse vegetation, access to water resources, and protection from pesticides are important to Minnesota's native pollinator species. BWSR's native vegetation guidelines and pollinator initiative protect native pollinators. Complexes and corridors targeted through RIM Wetlands provide areas that are safe from pesticides and natural passageways for pollinators. Targeted pollinator species include the Monarch Butterfly and bee species. Prairie wetlands are important for migratory waterfowl. The Prairie Pothole region contains only about 10% of the waterfowl nesting habitat on the continent but it produces 70% of all North American waterfowl. The loss of Minnesota's prairie and wetland habitat in the prairie pothole region has led to the decline of many wildlife and plant species. RIM Wetlands has protected and restored this habitat over many years and continues to do this important work using CREP.","A total of 2,732 acres were affected: 0 Restored, 0 in Fee Title, 2,732 in Easements, 0 in Enhance.",11826000,USDA-FSA-CRP,9899800,68400,,2.31,BWSR,"State Government","Under the CREP partnership with USDA, 38 easements were recorded on a total of 2,732 acres to restore previously drained wetlands and adjacent uplands. One easement is a flowage easement that was required to complete wetland restoration work on an adjacent easement secured with 2017 Wetlands funding. The landowner did not receive a payment, but costs were incurred for district time, and recording of the easement and NoFR.The easements were accomplished with local implementation done by SWCD, NRCS and FSA staff within the 54 county CREP area and leveraged federal funds for landowner payments and conservation practice installation.","The sites enrolled were generally drained and farmed wetlands and associated upland habitat. These sites originally offered limited ecological benefits. Through a combination of a scoring and ranking process and eligibility screening, each application was evaluated, with the applications that provided the greatest habitat and environmental benefits after restoration and protection being selected for funding. RIM Wetlands Phase 8 protected and restored wetlands and adjacent upland area to prairie using the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP). The project area consisted of the 54 counties within the CREP area with 2,732 acres of permanently protected and restored wetlands and uplands on 38 easements. These acres provide a healthy and plentiful supply of habitat for fish, game, and wildlife, especially for waterfowl and upland birds. CREP utilizes both a 15-year CRP contract and a permanent RIM easement. RIM Wetlands Phase 8 was a local-state-federal partnership delivered locally by Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) and BWSR. In addition, the CREP partnership is possible through collaboration among many local, state and federal partners including the USDA-Farm Service Agency (FSA), USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Pheasants Forever (PF), the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA), Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), and over 70 supporting organizations and agencies. BWSR staff coordinated with federal partners on the overall CREP process and program oversight. In addition, BWSR staff were responsible for the easement acquisition process. Local staff promote CRP contracts and RIM easements, assist with easement processing and provide key essential technical assistance and project management services. Some highlights of the easements funded through this project include: The largest easement funded in this project, 84-04-19-01 in Wilkin County, included 9 wetland basins on almost 50 acres and 150 acres of existing grasses established with CRP. The parcel had an existing USFWS easement that was not included in the CREP easement but the CREP easement created additional connected habitat expanding the protected area of the parcel from the USFWS easement. Three of the 5 easements in Carver County, for a total of 113 acres, are a joint restoration project on over 80 acres of wetland. There is an additional 56 acre easement to the east of this project that was paid for and restored using Clean Water Funds. The payment rates were consistent throughout this appropriation but CRP annual rental rates fluctuated, so the state's contribution to the overall easement cost varied in reaction to the CRP rate.",,2017-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sharon,Doucette,"Board of Water and Soil Resources","520 Lafayette Road N ","St. Paul",MN,55155,651-539-2567,sharon.doucette@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Freeborn, Grant, Martin, Meeker, Nicollet, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Steele, Swift, Traverse, Wilkin, Yellow Medicine","Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rim-wetlands-phase-viii,,,,
35063,"RIM Buffers for Wildlife and Water - Phase VI",2017,6708000,"ML 2016, Ch. 172, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 2(g)","$6,708,000 the second year is to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to acquire permanent conservation easements and restore habitat under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515, to protect, restore, and enhance habitat by expanding the clean water fund riparian buffer program for at least equal wildlife benefits from buffers on private land. Of this amount, up to $1,079,000 (from $130,000 - amended in ML 2017) is to establish a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent conservation easements must be provided as part of the final report.",,"Project selection criteria for the buffer program is designed to compliment historic investments to protect wildlife habitat in the degraded prairie region of the state. Providing connections between and adjacent to these previous habitat investments is a key factor in realizing the best return on investment found in wildlife population models. Riparian areas are logical corridors found between these historical habitat areas. Buffers targeting expiring CRP and near existing complexes of greater than 200 acres were given preference.","A total of 1,441 acres were affected: 0 Restored, 0 in Fee Title, 1,441 in Easements, 0 in Enhance.",11187900,"Clean Water Fund, Clean Water Fund and USDA FSA- CRP",6542600,13500,,4.86,BWSR,"State Government","The Clean Water Fund (CWF) and Outdoor Heritage Fund (OHF) were used together to secure easements on buffer areas. 84 easements have been recorded for a total of 1,441 acres and are reported in the output tables for the final report (acre total does not include Clean Water Fund acres). The total acreage from both CWF and OHF sources for recorded easements is 2,793.2 acres. Only the OHF acres are being reported in this final report to be consistent with the approved accomplishment plan.","The sites enrolled were generally farmed sites adjacent to a sensitive water feature or drained and farmed floodplain wetlands and associated upland habitat. Expiring Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) contracts were also enrolled. These sites originally offered limited ecological benefits. Through a combination of a scoring and ranking process and eligibility screening, each application was evaluated, with the applications that provided the greatest habitat and environmental benefits after restoration and protection being selected for funding. Factors considered during site selection included: linear corridor connectivity, length and width of the filter strip, adjacency to a public water, size of the site offered for enrollment, additional wildlife benefits, highly erodible land or partially highly erodible land, threatened and endangered species, and addressing water quality concerns. MN Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) is a voluntary, federal-state funded natural resource conservation program that uses a science based approach to target environmentally sensitive land in 54 Counties in southern and western Minnesota. This is accomplished through permanent protection by establishing conservation practices via payments to farmers and agricultural landowners. Landowners enrolled in the federally-funded CRP for 14-15 years; CRP is administered by the United States Department of Agriculture-Farm Service Agency (USDA-FSA). It uses agricultural land for conservation benefits, rather than farming or ranching; The same land was also enrolled into a state-funded perpetual conservation easement through the Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM) Reserve program, administered by the Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR). Private ownership continues and the land is permanently restored and enhanced for conservation benefits. The RIM payment rates were consistent throughout most (2018 - 2022) of this appropriation but CRP annual rental rates fluctuated, so the state's contribution to the overall easement cost varied in reaction to the CRP rate. Note that one easement (64-18-18-01) listed on the parcel list was split into two easements as a result of an ownership split but is still reported as one easement in the parcel list; accounting for the difference of one easement in the text compared to the parcel list. The largest easement funded in this project was a floodplain easement in Rock county (67-05-19-01). The total easement was 181.9 acres (91.0 acres funded with this project) and protects portions of both sides of Champepadan Creek and its floodplain areas. This easement is adjacent to a 101.2 acre MN CREP easement funded with ML2016 RIM Buffers Phase VI and less than a tenth of a mile away from a 82.3 acre MN CREP easement funded with ML2017 RIM Buffers Phase VII. These three easements total 365.4 acres of protection along Champepadan Creek. A few other MN CREP and RIM easements are within 2 miles of this area, building on to the habitat complex and corridor connectivity along Champepadan Creek.",,1970-01-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dusty,Van,BWSR,"520 Lafayette Road North ","St. Paul",MN,55155,651-539-2573,dusty.vanthuyne@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Freeborn, Jackson, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Sibley, Swift, Traverse, Waseca, Watonwan, Wilkin, Wright, Yellow Medicine","Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rim-buffers-wildlife-and-water-phase-vi,,,,
10033406,"RIM Buffers for Wildlife and Water - Phase X",2023,4392000,"ML 2022, Ch. 77, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 2(f)","$4,392,000 the second year is to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to acquire permanent conservation easements and restore habitat under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515, to protect, restore, and enhance habitat by expanding the riparian buffer program under the clean water fund for additional wildlife benefits from buffers on private land. Of this amount, up to $111,000 is to establish a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent conservation easements must be provided as part of the final report.","Protected, restored, and enhanced aspen parklands and riparian areas - A summary of the total acres acquired through this appropriation will be reported. On-site inspections are performed every three years and compliance checks are performed in the other two years to ensure maintained outcomes. An increase of native grassland habitat is expected to increase the carrying capacity of grassland-dependent wildlife. This would have a positive impact on both game and non-game species. We expect more abundant populations of endangered, threatened, special concern and game species as these areas are restored. A network of natural land and riparian habitats will connect corridors for wildlife and species in greatest conservation need - A summary of the total acres acquired through this appropriation will be reported. On-site inspections are performed every three years and compliance checks are performed in the other two years to ensure maintained outcomes. An increase of native grassland habitat is expected to increase the carrying capacity of grassland-dependent wildlife. This would have a positive impact on both game and non-game species. We expect more abundant populations of endangered, threatened, special concern and game species as these areas are restored. Rivers, streams, and surrounding vegetation provide corridors of habitat - A summary of the total acres acquired through this appropriation will be reported. On-site inspections are performed every three years and compliance checks are performed in the other two years to ensure maintained outcomes. An increase of native grassland habitat is expected to increase the carrying capacity of grassland-dependent wildlife. This would have a positive impact on both game and non-game species. We expect more abundant populations of endangered, threatened, special concern and game species as these areas are restored. Expiring CRP lands are permanently protected - A summary of the total acres acquired through this appropriation will be reported. On-site inspections are performed every three years and compliance checks are performed in the other two years to ensure maintained outcomes. An increase of native grassland habitat is expected to increase the carrying capacity of grassland-dependent wildlife. This would have a positive impact on both game and non-game species. We expect more abundant populations of endangered, threatened, special concern and game species as these areas are restored",,,,,4357300,34700,,0.3,BWSR,"State Government","This continuation of the Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM) Reserve buffers program will protect and restore riparian areas, permanently protecting approximately 600 acres on 17 easements. This program will continue utilizing a science-based ranking and selection process and be implemented locally, working with Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) staff in targeted areas in the state. Historically, buffer funding was used to expand basic water quality buffers into larger buffers. The focus of the funding has been modified in recent phases to include larger areas (floodplain scale) rather than the narrower areas traditionally thought of as riparian buffers.","Riparian corridors containing healthy buffer and floodplain areas contribute to clean water and, when done correctly, provide critical wildlife habitat and travel corridors. The MN Buffer Law requires a modest buffer area on roughly 50% of these riparian areas but does not follow technical design criteria, accommodate flooding issues, and allows continued disturbance of these areas not favorable to wildlife. By extending the smaller required buffer area, we can create significantly better wildlife habitat while achieving multiple benefits. This partnership program between Outdoor Heritage Fund, Clean Water Fund, and potentially Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), would establish permanent riparian areas that provide both critical water quality improvements and improved habitat. Criteria used to evaluate and prioritize parcels funded under this program include One Watershed One Plans or other comprehensive water plans, proximity to other permanently protected habitat, DNR Pheasant Action Plan, MN Prairie Plan, proximity to lands open to public hunting, overall size, and type of water resource being buffered. A competitive RIM Riparian application process for landowners will be used. Recent CREP enrollment for CP-21 (buffers) has fallen short of program goals due to practice limitations. The goal for this new phase will be funding from both LSOHC and Clean Water Funding as well as USDA when possible under existing or new CRP enrollment. Wider riparian areas provide long-term water quality treatment and increased habitat. Buffers that are established in proximity to other grasslands also function at a higher level within the landscape for grassland nesting birds and other wildlife. Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM) Buffers program delivery will be supported by delivery through Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) and administered by BWSR.",,2022-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Dusty,Van,BWSR,"520 Lafayette Road North ","St. Paul",MN,55155,651-539-2573,dusty.vanthuyne@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Cottonwood, Mower, Scott, Yellow Medicine","Forest Prairie Transition, Southeast Forest, Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rim-buffers-wildlife-and-water-phase-x,,,,
10031069,"Rising: African Descendant Settlement and Citizenship Initiative in Minnesota 1860 -1870",2023,70000,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8 (d)","2022-2023 Cultural Heritage and Community Identity Grants - Spring 2022","This project is designed to amplify the role of African Descendant settlers in early Minnesota. Outcomes include a link to the Documentary and Project Report be placed on 15 of the major museum and historical society websites in Minneapolis, St Paul, Duluth, Fergus Falls, Hastings, Stillwater, Rochester, Winona, and the Minnesota Capitol tour guide. African American Stakeholders will try the historic methods to train others from the community about the importance of direct civic engagement at the Capitol and the use of phone calls and petitions to create receptivity for honoring the efforts of these African Americans to make Minnesota more democratic. Four newspaper articles about the project in Minnesota Spokesman, Star Tribune, Pioneer Press, and Northfield newspapers to promote diverse humanities programming. We will do electronic outreach with a survey at the beginning of the project to 11, 000 identified members of the African American community through the Minnesota Spokesman advertising service. A second survey will be conducted at the conclusion of the project to assess knowledge of historic events. Stakeholders, descendants, and knowledge keepers will be surveyed at the close of civic engagement sessions to see the level of involvement and public speaking interests.","(A) New developments from Judge Lange Through Descendant interviews, research, and site visits, the ILI seeks to expand the narrative about early African American settlement in Minnesota and the efforts to make Minnesota more democratic with the participation of Black men as full citizens with the right to vote. We have identified and interviewed a Descendant of Sgt John Harper a 31-year veteran of the segregated US Army. He began his service as a drummer boy with the Massachusetts 54, the US Army 25th stationed at Fort Snelling. The lengthy stay of the 25th at Fort Snelling allowed for the growth of Black families in farming communities around the Fort. Most notably, Richfield continued to embrace Black families after absorbing many of the "" contraband "" families brought by steamboat in 1863 by the US military at Ft Snelling. I interviewed Descendants of Fire Captain John Cheatham who are now meeting with the family to find information about his arrival as a child in 1863 in Minnesota. The active search by Descendant families is a very welcome development. Harry Davis and his family have started conversations and are looking for Sgt Harper's Civil War uniform. A visit to Dakota County Historical Society exhibit on African Americans in Hastings used census records and newspaper clippings to tell the story of the existence and demise of the African American community in Hastings. The ILI research will drill down deeper with expanded Descendant interviews and cultural context, showing the impact and backlash towards the growing Black population in Minneapolis, St Paul, Richfield, and Fergus Falls. Cemetery locations are being examined in Richfield, Minneapolis. List of the first 104 African Americans who volunteered for the Civil War was obtained from the Minnesota Historical Society. The genealogy search will need to expand to find Descendants and compare them to 1869 Colored People's Convention participants. There is a continuing pattern of segregation in public accommodations and housing. There is a history of men shuttled into dead-end race-specific jobs like Pullman Car Porter. We are preparing for interviews with Fergus Falls families. We have located a Descendant of Ralph and Elizabeth Grey. He lives out of state. I am planning an in-person interview due to the significance of the Grey family for early Black settlement in the Minnesota Territory.; One of the goals of this project was to identify and locate Descendants of the Colored People's Convention in St. Paul in 1869 which was part of a national effort to mobilize African Descendant people coming out of enslavement and the devastation of the Civil War towards full Citizenship at the state and Federal level. A second goal was to find the untold stories about this early period of Minnesota history involving African Descendant people. Finally, being able to document the military service during the Civil War of African Descendant people in the segregated Union Army and the U.S. Colored Troops formed during the Civil War. We used the Colored People's Convention document to identify the named participants from 1869. We contracted with an experienced genealogist to identify and locate living Descendants in Minnesota where possible. We also interviewed families who have a multigenerational residency in Minnesota but may not have been listed in the Convention document. We found the names of 104 African Descendant men who volunteered from Minnesota to serve in the Union Army during the Civil War. We also found the names of 13 Substitutes. African Descendant men who volunteered to take the place of white farmers and others so they would be spared the hardship of military service. We found one family whose patriarch was replaced by a Substitute who died during the Civil War. We found primary sources and oral histories relating to the arrival at Fort Snelling of hundreds of Contraband families brought to Fort Snelling by the military in May of 1863. This population joined the military, became founders of churches and communities in St. Anthony (Minneapolis), Richfield( Minneapolis after 1898) and various other locations across the state. We have expanded the narrative about early African Descendant people in Minnesota. However each Descendant interview has opened the door to more detail and experiences that need to be researched and documented. For example, Ralph and Emily Grey were Territorial Pioneers that led abolitionists and civic institutions to support formerly enslaved families to adapt and thrive in Minnesota through private organizations like the WCA. Family documents are held out of state. Some Descendants we reached out to were hesitant to go so deeply into private family history. Others had family members intersecting many major events in Minnesota history with a legacy of engagement and public service. Our goal was accomplished to show African Descendant people had agency, political acumen and the knowledge to know they needed their own institutions and initiatives that could be supported by the majority of white male voters in Minnesota. We have many more Descendant interviews to complete and family narratives to write. The lack or the dispersal of records has slowed progress. Descendant families have different levels of organization. Some have done a lot of research, like the Fergus Falls 85, and others, like the Descendants of Sergeant Harper, are just beginning to organize as a result of our project. We will seek to continue this research through additional grant requests. ",,,"Unused funds for Sarah Bellamy, Descendant Stipends, Zoom/Tech, Advertising, and In-State Travel were used for additional Administration, Videography, and Intern costs. . ILI is requesting a substitution on the grant to allow Dominica Asberry-Lindquist to substitute for Bennett Olopo who has left for Yale. She has experience in community engagement, social media and interviewing. We received $70,000 and we are working to leverage the funding due to the multiple storylines and increasing number of Descendants we are finding. Our ILI contracted genealogical research has identified living Descendants for John Wesley Harper who served in the Civil War in Massachusetts and in the 25th Calvary assigned to Minnesota. This African American military unit settled around the Ft Snelling area and helped create a vibrant African American community in Richfield which later became South Minneapolis after annexation.St James AME (1860) and Pilgrim Baptist (1863) are early examples of historic cultural institutions created by the early African Americans. The Accountants who helped with budgeting and grant funds have set up records to comply with MHC rules and have participated in video calls to understand MHC payment guidelines. Independent time records and invoices are being kept.The independent contractor for genealogical research is keeping her time records and invoices.As we increase community engagement, Dominica, the ILI Intern, will record Descendant interviews and transcribe for our research. She is keeping time records and invoices.Communities served during this reporting period include Hennepin County and Ramsey County. We will be targeting Otter Tail County and St Louis County as well in the coming weeks. . Longfellow Community Council/ City of Minneapolis Partnership Grant of $20,000 for 1830 - 1850 intersection with George Floyd and African American Minneapolis families in 1930 - 1950's.",68910,,"Ethel Norwood Fordam Wara Yusuf Omar Thomas Lange LaJune Lange; Ethel Norwood Fordam Wara Yusuf Omar Thomas Lange LaJune Lange",,"LaJune Thomas Lange International Leadership Institute",," On May 20,1863 in St Louis, Missouri the Union Army Special Agent of Contrabands sent 218 African Descendant persons to Ft Snelling on the Steamboat Davenport. The Steamboat Northerner towed a raft to Ft Snelling arriving on May 5, 1863. This project seeks to document the resettlement at Ft Snelling and how this group and Black Civil War Veterans changed the course of history in Minnesota by succeeding in amending the state Constitution to grant citizenship to African American men in 1869. ",,,2022-08-31,2023-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,LaJune,Lange,,,,,,17633391224," judgelange@gmail.com",Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis, Dakota, Hennepin, Otter Tail, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rising-african-descendant-settlement-and-citizenship-initiative-minnesota-1860-1870,,,,
10031456,"Road Salt Pollution of Surface Waters from Groundwater",2025,622000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 08n","$622,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to inform source-reduction efforts by developing a model to identify hot spots where road-salt-contaminated groundwater leads to chloride pollution of surface waters.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,5.25,"U of MN","Public College/University","We propose identifying hot spots of groundwater chloride pollution of surface waters due to excessive road salt use, which is a long term source increasing chloride impairment of surface waters.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,John,Gulliver,"U of MN","2 Third Ave SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414-2125,"(651) 202-0786",gulli003@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/road-salt-pollution-surface-waters-groundwater,,,,
10031305,"Rudy Perpich/Iron Range/State Politics Research Project",2024,9996,"MN Laws 2023, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$6,451,000 the first year and $7,035,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact: grants@mnhs.org",,,2800,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",12796,,"Robin Harkonen (vice chair), Paul Pinkoski (secretary), Nicholas Mathiowetz (treasurer), Michael Fredeen, Joshua Aikey, Miriam Kero, Julie Lucas, Sierra Napoli-Thein, Betsy Olivanti, Keith Turner (please note that board chair is vacant at present)",,"Minnesota Discovery Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To hire qualified professionals to produce short manuscripts on significant topics of Iron Range history.",2023-10-01,2024-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Christopher,Welter,"Minnesota Discovery Center","1005 Discovery Drive",Chisholm,MN,55719,2182541229,archivist@mndiscoverycenter.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Statewide, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rudy-perpichiron-rangestate-politics-research-project,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,
10005653,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2018,4344,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","To create a new original, and independent art piece. To build upon the art themes that already exist in downtown Chisholm while maintaining and enhancing the mining/industrial historic character of the area. To lead a community driven art process to create a signature art piece at O'Neil Park. Document the sculpture through photography and design drawings. Record the number of participants at community design events and sculpture dedication/opening. Document the process of selecting the final design to show that sufficient effort was made to consider historic character of the area and expand on art themes that already exist in the community.","The sculpture was designed, built, and installed in the Kiwanis-O'Neil Park in Chisholm. An unveiling ceremony was held at the completion, as well as a public participation session at the outset to help engage with the design. The objectives of the project were met.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",11721,"Other,local or private",16065,,,,"Chisholm Downtown Revitalization Project","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"Public Art in O'Neil Park. The Chisholm Downtown Revitalization Committee will oversee the implementation of a new sculpture in O'Neil Park by engaging with artist Aaron Squadroni to commission a permanent, community driven artwork.",2018-07-01,2019-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alida,Casey,"Chisholm Downtown Revitalization Project","121 Lake St W c/o Alida Casey",Chisholm,MN,55719,"(218) 969-6949 ",alidaerin@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-40,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Johnnie Hyde: choreographer and dance teacher, publisher; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Keiko Williams: musician, Executive Director at Donald G. Gardner Humanities Trust; Sarah Brokke-Erickson: painter, fine art instructor at the College of St. Scholastica.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist",,2
10005665,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2018,4344,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Our goal is provide a space for artistic explorations in new media and installation art with an exhibition of the work of Kathy McTavish and Cecilia Ramon in the Free Range Film Barn. We want this exhibition to serve as a showcase for high quality art in alternative space that invites viewers that might not normally engage with contemporary art and explores the potential of new rural cultural expressions. This project would offer an opportunity for artistic growth for McTavish and Ramon through high quality documentation of their work and the opportunity for them to show work outside a traditional gallery space. Anne Dugan, the project director, will do the majority of the evaluation work. She will design the evaluation plan, administer the evaluations, analyze data, and write the final report. Dugan has experience teaching in higher education and evaluating arts programming through work as a curator. The evaluation plan will include keeping attendance records and asking visitors to fill out a short evaluation that will include basic demographic information as well as qualitative responses. For visitors willing to share contact information Dugan, will conduct follow up interviews with at least 5 and up to 15 participants to get more in depth feedback about the project. Dugan will also work closely with the artists and conduct one on one interviews before and after the project with an attention towards how the project fulfilled their artistic growth and how the space allowed them to explore their creative practice. Finally, Dugan has invited, and obtained commitment, from two twin cities arts writers and two local writers to visit the exhibition. The written reviews will serve as part of the arts quality evaluation assessment.","Cecilia Ramon and Kathy McTavish created site specific work for a joint exhibition in the Free Range Film Barn from August 26 through September 3. Because of the success with the project, Cecilia Ramon continued to use the exhibition space beyond the run of the show and we created additional viewing events for audiences to engage with her work. Kristen Pless and Amanda Hunter both documented the installations. Pless' professional photographs provided high quality accurate depictions of the installation that the artists are using to further their careers. We had 200 attendees to the installation from.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",1856,"Other,local or private",6200,500,,,"Free Range Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"Free Range Trials: Kathy McTavish and Cecilia Ramon.",2018-07-15,2018-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anne,Dugan,"Free Range Film Festival","2612 County Rd 1",Wrenshall,MN,55797,"(218) 310-4703 ",annie@freerangefilm.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Carlton, St. Louis, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-41,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Johnnie Hyde: choreographer and dance teacher, publisher; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Keiko Williams: musician, Executive Director at Donald G. Gardner Humanities Trust; Sarah Brokke-Erickson: painter, fine art instructor at the College of St. Scholastica.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist",,2
10005682,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2018,4344,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The OBJECTIVE is to create a new component to the Knife River Julebyen, which is sponsored by the Knife River Recreation Council, that will inspire creativity in writing and illustrating in children 7 - 12 years, following a Scandinavian mythology theme. Activities will be concentrated in a 20 x 20' tent bump out to the Gnome Dome tent and presented by artists skilled in writing and illustrating. The bump out will be known as the ""Julenissen Klasser"" (Children's Christmas Class). GOALS are to: 1. Perpetuate the culture inherent in the Julebyen festival; Scandinavian arts, story-telling, myths, legends,skills, 2 Enable artistic interpretations and learning of Nordic history, mythology, culture and values. MEASUREMENT TOOLS: 1. The number of children (and their families) who partake in classes (as a guide, in 2017, 350 children participated in Nordic Christmas gift workshops. 2. The number of adults who judge the works of Klasser students and hear children read their stories. The initiative to add the ""Julenissen Klasser"" component began with Julebyen 2017. It marked the fifth successful year of Julebyen. At that point, the Julebyen committee critiqued all activities and concluded the obvious most popular were those directed to young families. For examples: 1. The Nordic Christmas gift workshop, which is offered every year, attracted 350 children and consumed about $1000 in craft supplies, all of which was uncompensated as Julebuyen is free to the public. 2. The ""Troll Train"" trip to Troll Canyon in partnership with the North Shore Scenic Railroad was initiated in 2016 and carried 164 passengers. In 2017 three excursions carried a total of 614 passengers. 3. In 2017, Julebyen doubled its footprint with the addition of ""Troll Village"" kitty corner from festival grounds. It offered additional attractions for children and featured an ""Artists Corner"" for authors and illustrators of books for both children and adults. Several children's authors sold out on the first day of and were forced to take books off their retailer's shelves for Sunday. Because of the unprecedented success of family activities, and festival-goers infatuation with Norwegian mythology, we are quite certain ""Julenissen Klasser"" will be another success. MEASUREMENT TOOLS: 1. The number of children who partake in classes (in 2017, 350 children participated in Nordic Christmas gift workshops. 2. The number of adults who view and judge the works of Klasser participants.","The most measurable outcome of the Julenissen Klasser (Christmas Santa Classes) component would be the number of students that partook in the story writing and illustrating classes, and the class in puppetry. Kelly Dupre, instructor of the writing and illustrating class, had one 90 minute class on both Saturday and Sunday. She had a total of 20 students for both days. Kimberly Baerg, puppet designer and builder of Joy Filled Puppets, held four one hour classes over the weekend. She had total of 15 students who demonstrated on stage how to manipulate a puppet and create a character voice - then present a traditional Norwegian folk tale puppet play to those attending Julebyen. We were disappointed in attendance and feel it may have been cannibalized by the children's craft workshop that took place nearby. The craft workshop attracted between 450 - 500 children over the weekend, and was free, as opposed to a charge of $10 for the writing and illustrating class and $5 for the puppetry classes. The Julebyen committee felt the cost of supplies for these classes necessitated the charges. We promoted the Julenissen Klassers on our web site and in our publicity. Others who benefited from Julenissen Klasser were those who were entertained by the new puppeteers who presented a Norwegian folk tale puppet play on stage. The stage backdrop designed and illustrated by Ann Gumpper, our third artist, was a great asset to the kids on stage who told their stories. Her backdrop of trees, mountains and fjords where enjoyed by many, and was a great backdrop for parents and grand parents to photograph their children and grand children. While Julenissen Klasser attendance was not as expected, we do realize this was a first year initiative and will hopefully improve in years to come. There were many pictures taken of the children who appeared on stage and we can hope they will appear in social media and help build future attendance.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",1418,"Other,local or private",5762,,,,"Knife River Recreation Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"Create a cultural and artistic learning experience for children in a special ""Julenissen Klasser"" tent bump out during Julebyen 2018.",2018-11-30,2018-12-02,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jacqulin,Sebastian,"Knife River Recreation Council","199 Alger Smith Rd PO Box 266","Knife River",MN,55609,"(218) 834-7138 ",vongoertzpaul@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Lake, St. Louis, Itasca, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-45,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Johnnie Hyde: choreographer and dance teacher, publisher; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Keiko Williams: musician, Executive Director at Donald G. Gardner Humanities Trust; Sarah Brokke-Erickson: painter, fine art instructor at the College of St. Scholastica.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist",,2
10005684,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2018,4344,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of the Boundary Waters Choral Festival is to build the love for choral singing and to provide a situation that allows for students to be set up to succeed in this endeavor. We set as goals for the students are:exposure to professional musicians, enhanced vocal techniques, new friendships and a renewed enthusiasm for choral music. Our goals for the high school instructors include: to provide collaboration between teachers and Festival staff, to provide a round-table discussion to address concerns the teachers may have, and opportunities for the high school choral directors to observe and learn new teaching techniques from the Festival staff. Our goals for the communities involved are: To be able to attend a high quality choral concert, to take pride in their students and to witness what cooperation can achieve. Questionnaires will be available in the lobby for the audience. Questionnaires will be sent to each staff member, choral director, and students to evaluate what we can improve upon.We also provide a DVD of the Festival so each choir can critique their performance and the mass choir. The Festival staff also receives the DVD to evaluate the final concert with an eye for refinement. After each Festival I request feedback from the students, teachers and the Festival Staff. I love reading these comments. It lets me know what we are getting right (like the students use of the words: community, learning, sharing, appreciated and family) and what we can improve on. My favorite response this year (2018) was from a charter school in Tower, MN. ""We are a small choir and are all very close and are used to only having the 11 of us and hearing the same 11 voices every day. When we go to the Festival we feel comfortable because we are still with each other and DR. Olson, Prof. Mokole, Prof. Pierce, and Prof. Inselman are very welcoming to everyone and do their best to better us all. It is a new experience for the new members of our choir, at first they are usually nervous about it because there will be a lot of people but once we get there all the nerves go away and we have a blast. The Choral Festival gives us something to look forward to all year because every time we go it turns out to be even better than the last time."" Students of Vermilion Country School.","The OACC website went live at the OACC Launch Press Conference on Thursday April 26, completing the project on time and on budget. We received many positive comments about its quality, speed, and accessibility. Reservations and contributions are easily made; PCI compliance is in place; links to social media are encouraging 'likes.'","Achieved proposed outcomes.",9306,"Other,local or private",13650,270,,,"Boundary Waters Choral Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"Boundary Waters Choral Festival (BWCF) ~2019 will be our 10th Festival. A two day collaboration of choral students and educators and a special guest artist culminating in a public Mass Choir performance.",2019-01-28,2019-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Billie,Rouse,"Boundary Waters Choral Festival","600 E Harvey",Ely,MN,55731," ",billierouse13@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-46,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Johnnie Hyde: choreographer and dance teacher, publisher; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Keiko Williams: musician, Executive Director at Donald G. Gardner Humanities Trust; Sarah Brokke-Erickson: painter, fine art instructor at the College of St. Scholastica.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952 ",1
10005685,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2018,4344,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Specific goal: presentation of a quality, locally produced theatre for educational and entertainment purposes. - Broader goals: encouraging artistic growth; strengthening white-dominated community relations with black Americans; a deeper understanding of African-American history and culture. Measurable outcomes: - adequate volunteer support, - adequate cash flow, - verbal confirmation (crew, cast and audience) that LSCT accomplished the specific Line 1 goal above, - audience - at least 150 per performance and reflected in ticket sales, - fiscal year positive balance, - access to a main stage production written by and performed by an all-black cast, - people of color seeing this production in ""significant"" numbers, Spiritual outcomes: - experiencing serious literature, Cultural and (in-effect) political outcome: - a broader discussion about Twin Ports theatre institutional racism, lack of color on main stage Twin Ports play productions and action plans to address those issues. A postmortem pot luck dinner on the Duluth hillside with cast and crew leaders in May, 2018 will be convened. We will discuss/evaluate: - the set, - carpentry/set-build schedule, - scene painting, - lighting, - sound, - costuming, - makeup - production coordination, - advertising, - public relations, - fundraising, - venue selection, - house management, - ticket sales, - stage management, - play direction (rehearsals), - audience reaction, - the effects on the black community on stage, in the audience, in the area, - future-talk regarding LSCT's plans and theatre of color in the Twin Ports.","Community and agency members in Duluth emailed notifications to black Americans regarding the project. - - Black Americans attended Duluth info and audition sessions. - Black Americans were cast in the play. - Monies were raised and drawn from savings to pay for the project. - Artistic and technical delivery of the production was stellar in the following areas: stage direction, stage management, graphic design and production, set design and build, scenic painting, prop procurement and build, lighting, sound, costuming, makeup. - Play execution was stellar because of the script and cast quality, not to mention strong direction and technical delivery. It was a masterpiece worthy of the Broadway stage, especially the performances of Gabriel Mayfield, Kyliah Thompson and Julian Williams. - Expenses were much greater than estimated because of unanticipated stipends, travel costs and set materials/supply expenditures. - We performed in (3) communities. - The performances were historic: the first time an August Wilson play was performed in northern Minnesota; the first time an all-black, locally recruited cast presented an adult main stage production in northern Minnesota - We incurred a fiscal year loss. - Friendships were created among cast and tech. crew - forever.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",30377,"Other,local or private",34721,1379,,,"Lake Superior Community Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"Fences by August Wilson play performances March 27, 28, 29; April 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 2018 in Duluth, Two Harbors and Silver Bay, MN.",2018-02-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Deaner,"Lake Superior Community Theatre","137 Banks Blvd","Silver Bay",MN,55603,"(218) 353-7509 ",deaner@lakeconnections.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Cook",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-47,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Johnnie Hyde: choreographer and dance teacher, publisher; Anthony Kuznik: retired music teacher and school administrator, arts advocate.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist",,2
10005695,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2018,3536,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Our goals are to: 1. help our participants expand their artistic skills by listening to and playing with fellow old time musicians 2. provide constructive feedback for our contestants via the comments and scores on the judges score sheets 3. provide a high quality, live performance experience for the contestants, with the opportunity to qualify for the National Old Time Fiddle Championships in Weiser, Idaho 4. bring high quality Old Time music to the under served residents of the Iron Range communities We will measure our success by 1. having an audience of 200 between the preliminary and final rounds 2. holding expenses to $9,000.00 3. having at least 30 contestants with 5 of them in the non-fiddle category 4. providing an enjoyable, high quality performance for the audience 5. providing a rewarding performance experience for contestants that will inspire them to continue pursuing excellence in their playing 6. providing an opportunity for participants to sharpen their musical techniques and expand their Old Time repertoire Audience count will be based on ticket sales. Contestants will be recorded by categories (Junior-Junior, Junior, Intermediate, Senior, Senior-Senior, Non-Fiddle and Twin Fiddle), but will not be counted twice if they enter more than one category. We will keep records of income and expenses to assure the budget is met. Audience enjoyment will be a subjective judgment based on observing the audience during the performances and by gathering feedback informally as we talk to people during the event. We will ask contestants and judges to complete a post-contest survey rating their experience and identifying areas for improvement. We will have a follow up meeting of all contest volunteers to get their feedback on what went well and what needs improvement.","We met our goals of: 1.helping our participants expand their artistic skills by learning new tunes through listening to the performances of the judges and fellow contestants, and by receiving feedback from the judges about their individual performances via the judges score sheets with comments. 2. providing a high quality live performance opportunity for each contestant, with the opportunity to qualify for the National Old Time Fiddle Championships in Weiser, Idaho next June. 3. bringing high quality old time music to the under served residents of the Iron Range 4. having at least 23 adult participants, 15 children participants and 168 adults in the audience We didn't meet our goal of keeping our expenses to $9,000.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",5203,"Other,local or private",8739,,,,"Minnesota Museum of Mining","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"Title-2018 Minnesota State Old Time Fiddle Championships. Description-We plan to hold the 37th annual MN State Old Time Fiddle Championships on Sat., Aug. 4, 2018 at the Merritt School in Mountain Iron, MN.",2018-02-20,2018-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Chuck,Palmquist,"Minnesota Museum of Mining","PO Box 271",Chisholm,MN,55719,"(218) 254-5543 ",cjborich@mchsi.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Hennepin, Itasca, Lake, Nicollet",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-49,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Johnnie Hyde: choreographer and dance teacher, publisher; Anthony Kuznik: retired music teacher and school administrator, arts advocate.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist",,2
10005696,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2018,4344,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","1. Our primary goal is to commission a large mural that epitomizes the horrific details of the 1918 Fire - images that will arouse visitors' emotions and imaginations as they first enter the museum. This is a first-time initiative. As a result of the mural's impact, other goals include the following: 2. Increased attendance at the museum, resulting in additional revenue from entrance fees ($4) and gift shop purchases. 3. More interest in general historical activity and additional requests for specific information about the 1918 fire. 4. A strengthening of partnerships between the historical society and the community. 5. The mural would serve as a catalyst for increased art activity in the community. 1. We will note verbal comments and reactions of visitors as they first enter the museum. There will be an opportunity for visitors to write additional comments. 2. We will compare visitor sign in records from 2016-2018. (A broader time frame is included due to the extensive 2017 road construction in Moose Lake.) Revenue from entrance fees and gift shop purchases will be compared from the same years. 3. Number of requests for specific historical information will also be compared. 4. Prospective partnerships will be actively explored. Some ideas that have been discussed include a Moose Lake Day, repair of the museum's harmonium-also a fire survivor-and hosting of public concerts, and additional murals in the town that further explore the history of the area. 5. Local art activity will be encouraged, and future society events will explore opportunities for adding arts activities.","1. Our primary goal was to commission a large mural that epitomized the horrific details of the 1918 Fire 2. Increased attendance at the museum, resulting in additional revenue from entrance fees ($5) and gift shop purchases. 3. More interest in general historical activity and additional requests for specific information about the 1918 fire. 4. A strengthening of partnerships between the historical society and the community. 5. The mural serving as a catalyst for increased art activity in the community.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",1358,"Other,local or private",5702,,,,"Moose Lake Area Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"Mural for Moose Lake Fire Museum - A large detailed mural (approx. 50'X8') commemorating the centennial of the 1918 fire will be painted inside the Moose Lake Area Historical museum.",2018-02-01,2018-08-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Natalie,Frohrip,"Moose Lake Area Historical Society","PO Box 235 900 Folz Blvd","Moose Lake",MN,55767,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Carlton, Pine, St. Louis, Aitkin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-50,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Johnnie Hyde: choreographer and dance teacher, publisher; Anthony Kuznik: retired music teacher and school administrator, arts advocate.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist",,2
10005707,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2018,4344,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of the OACC programs described in this proposal is to build support for art's essential role in creating meaning in individual lives and in building a vibrant community. OACC describes artistic success as 'encouraging vitality.' We strive to make meaning with participants by connecting them with art forms the express universal truths and increase their belief and capacity to create what they envision in their own lives and in communities. We subscribe to Le Corbusier's definition of art: 'You employ stone, wood and concrete, and with these materials you build houses and palaces. That is construction. Ingenuity is at work. But suddenly you touch my heart, you do me good. I am happy and I say: ""This is beautiful."" Art enters in.' Participants will have improved skills for appreciating art in various forms, deeper understanding its relationship to history and culture, and greater ability to make connections between art and disciplines and endeavors outside the arts. We will measure improved skills for appreciating the specific art form offered, deeper understanding its relationship to history and culture, and greater ability to make connections between the art form and disciplines outside the arts with before and after assessments. Participants' satisfaction will be measured by tracking willingness to refer others to future OACC events. We will also gather information about current volunteer activity, particularly in support of arts related projects in Carlton County. In addition to their survey responses, participants' advice and recommendations for strengthening OACC programs are gathered through frequent focus groups (also known as dinner, coffee, walks and other informal gatherings with neighbors and friends where we seek their candid advice and counsel). Because OACC makes extensive use of social media, participants' reviews will be continuously sought and gathered on various platforms. Because OACC is intensely focused on inclusion of diverse populations, data about race and ethnicity will be gathered as well. Results will be summarized for review with the OACC Board, and future programs will be adapted and designed based on this information.","Measurable outcomes were identified as 1) improved skills for appreciating the specific art forms offered; 2) deeper understanding of the art forms' relationship to history and culture; 3) greater ability to make connections between the art for and disciplines outside the arts.; 4) satisfaction with the artistic experience. Before and after assessments indicated positive changes in all participants' skills and understanding related to the first three outcomes, and positive responses to the question about willingness to refer others to the events provided positive data about all participants' satisfaction with the artistic experience. In addition, participants' advice and recommendations have been incorporated into the design of OACC's programs. Volunteers are now actively engaged in designing Cookin' at the O, Magnolia Salons, and Honey Bee Festival. Participants' advice was to discontinue Movies at the O; while it was a pleasant entertainment experience in a unique setting, it did not meet OACC's artistic success indicators.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",115156,"Other,local or private",119500,3500,,,"Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community First Year Art Projects.",2018-07-06,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,Swanson,"Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community","604 Chestnut Ave Oldenburg House",Carlton,MN,55718,"(218) 384-4835 ",emily@oacc.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Carlton, Pine, Aitkin, Itasca, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-52,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Johnnie Hyde: choreographer and dance teacher, publisher; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Keiko Williams: musician, Executive Director at Donald G. Gardner Humanities Trust; Sarah Brokke-Erickson: painter, fine art instructor at the College of St. Scholastica.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist",,2
10005712,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2018,4344,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The primary goal of the project is to create an engaging arts experience for participants and the general public. A secondary goal is to expand our participants' artistic skills. These are the measurable short-range outcomes: ň To maintain or increase artist participation ň To engage the public in the artists' work ň To create an atmosphere for collaboration and teamwork ň To be family-friendly These are the longerűrange outcomes: ň To provide rewarding experiences for audiences and increase appreciation for the arts ň To provide participants with opportunities for personal growth as artists ň To draw visitors to Ely to strengthen the local winter tourism industry The first outcome will be met if we have 40 or more participating artists and 14 or more snow sculptures in the park. The degree of engagement with the public is easily observed by EWF board members who will be in the park throughout the time when the carving is taking place. We will sponsor several group meals that are attended by artists and board members, and we will solicit feedback from artists informally at those events. Additionally, we will evaluate our success by soliciting feedback from other arts organizations (e.g., Northern Lakes Arts Association, Ely ArtWalk), the business community, and the general public. The first board meeting following the completion of the Festival is always open to the public for the express purpose of evaluation. We obtain lodging tax information from the Chamber of Commerce. Because lodging taxes are collected monthly, not weekly, it can be difficult to sort out the impact of the Festival itself, but year-over-year trends indicate a long-range positive impact.","Measurable outcomes were: - To maintain or increase artist participation - To engage the public in the artists’ work - To create an atmosphere for collaboration and teamwork - To be family-friendly - To provide rewarding experiences for audiences and increase appreciation for the arts - To provide participants with opportunities for personal growth as artists - To draw visitors to Ely to strengthen the local winter tourism industry Forty-five artists participated this year, which is down from the 2018 total of 53 snow carvers. There were 16 sculptures in the park, and seven more at Fortune Bay, the Grand Ely Lodge, the Front Porch (EWF headquarters), Art and Soul Gallery, and Veterans on the Lake resort. On the morning of Feb. 9, volunteers interviewed 51 people attending the initial days of the Winter Festival in Whiteside Park. Fifteen of these survey respondents reported that they “did talk with the sculptors,” and learned about the tools and techniques, how carvers grid a sculpture, how they develop their concepts, and how the snow varies from year to year and with the temperature. This indicates a high degree of engagement by the public. Twenty-eight of the people surveyed resided in Ely. Twenty-three people resided outside of Ely in California, Wisconsin, and cities across the state of Minnesota. Adventure Inn reported that they had “pretty much a no vacancy and reservations came in starting at the end of December. Many happy guests as winter was perfect this year.” Anecdotally, we have heard reports that the number of visitors may have been down in 2019 due to bad weather in the Twin Cities, but we do not have a way to measure overall attendance. EWF surveyed Symposium artists and learned that 89% of carvers felt welcomed and supported by the other artists, while 81% felt they had time to meet and connect with other carvers. Based on these results, we believe this year’s festival met all the goals except maintaining or increasing artist participation.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",14126,"Other,local or private",18470,1446,,,"Ely Winter Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"2019 Ely Winter Festival.",2018-09-01,2019-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Linda,Ganister,"Ely Winter Festival","423 Sheridan St E Ste 2",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 365-7669 ",linda@elywinterfestival.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-53,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Johnnie Hyde: choreographer and dance teacher, publisher; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Keiko Williams: musician, Executive Director at Donald G. Gardner Humanities Trust; Sarah Brokke-Erickson: painter, fine art instructor at the College of St. Scholastica.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952 ",1
10005713,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2018,4344,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of the program is to provide the opportunity for string musicians of all ages to come together to practice, perform, interact and learn from each other.. Group practices will be held on a daily basis throughout the week for a Symphonia (less experienced players alongside professionals) and for the adult performing group. Also, throughout the week, sectionals will be held daily for each string category, e.g. first violin, second violin, viola, and lower strings sections. Sectionals will be led by the guest artists. Individual practice is expected. The week culminates in a concert performance open to the public. Tangible outcomes will be measured by number of participants attending as well size of audience. Area residents and tourists, as audience, will have the opportunity to hear a live orchestral performance of major string works. Local musicians, after a week of intense rehearsal and mentorship will improve their skills and creative thinking. The project will be evaluated by the number of camp participants, the size of the audience at the performance, as well as comments from the audience at the final performance at the end of the week. We project that we will have standing room-only at our final concert at the end of the week. It is anticipated that the musicians will be excited to perform and this special feeling will lead to rejuvenation for the 2017-18 season. The participants and guest artists desire to return to the camp in future years is also a success indicator..","45 musicians participated in the project, with an audience of 110. All participants were extremely enthusiastic and asked to come back next year. The audience was very appreciative of the final concert, with standing ovations, plus a special standing ovation for an Elegy with solo violin that was written by two of the participants to their Mom and Dad who passed away during the past year. Participants and audience also contributed the most financially in camp history. We were able to meet all of our obligations as a result.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",6965,"Other,local or private",11309,4344,,,"Rainy Lake Community Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"Summer String Camp.",2018-08-12,2018-08-17,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Faith,"Rainy Lake Community Orchestra","3057 County Rd 20","International Falls",MN,56649,"(281) 286-3281 ",johnfaith@midco.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Koochiching, Roseau, Lake of the Woods, Itasca, St. Louis, Stearns, Rice, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-54,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Johnnie Hyde: choreographer and dance teacher, publisher; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Keiko Williams: musician, Executive Director at Donald G. Gardner Humanities Trust; Sarah Brokke-Erickson: painter, fine art instructor at the College of St. Scholastica.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist",,2
10005725,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2018,4344,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Chalk.a.Lot's goals are to increase opportunities for the Two Harbors area community members to experience art in a fun and inviting environment, to learn from experienced artists, to offer an event that showcases a variety of art forms and to encourage emerging artists to seek out art in their lives within our summer sidewalk chalk festival event. We value the diverse population that we live in and wish to share art with those who might find themselves unable to participate in the arts. We aim to be as inclusive as possible. Our 2018 Chalk.a.Lot event will be the 6th sidewalk chalk festival that we have organized for the community of Two Harbors. In 2012, Chalk.a.Lot was established as a one day event with 25 registered artists and 100 art viewers. This event has grown immensely; as of 2016 Chalk.a.Lot had over 200 registered artists and over 3500 art viewers. We measure our success based on inclusivity and community participation, this is measured based on community attendance as well as registered artists. We rely heavily on casual and direct feedback. Testimonials in support of the event have been overwhelming.","Chalk.a.Lot sidewalk chalk festival started in 2012 as a one day event, on one closed block that has grown to a three day event, with two closed city blocks and outreach clinics to the area schools. We are thrilled to watch the event grow more inclusive with the addition of a variety of free activities. As we grow, we continue to refine and expand this successful event. We have demonstrated a history of being fiscally responsible and capable of producing a successful event. In 2018 we hosted: - 96 registered soft pastel artists - 2000 art lovers viewing the art and enjoying the festival - 8 participants at the pre-event chalking clinics - 15 musicians and street performers - 8 free art activity booths - 2 regional chalk artists - 1 nationally recognized feature chalk artist.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",4306,"Other,local or private",8650,,,,"Two Harbors Area Arts and Events AKA Chalk.a.Lot","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"Chalk.a.Lot Two Harbors Sidewalk Chalk Festival.",2018-03-01,2018-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michelle,Gratton,"Two Harbors Area Arts and Events AKA Chalk.a.Lot","1640 Hwy 2","Two Harbors",MN,55616,"(218) 590-4532 ",chalkalot2h@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Lake, St. Louis, Hennepin, Cook",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-55,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Johnnie Hyde: choreographer and dance teacher, publisher; Anthony Kuznik: retired music teacher and school administrator, arts advocate.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist",,2
10001065,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2017,4246,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Goals are to invite local artists of all levels of expertise to share their art with the community, to engage local merchants to offer their window space for exhibits, and to bring exciting exhibits to the community and out-of-town visitors to enhance their appreciation and enjoyment of the arts. Measurable project outcomes are: To showcase high quality works of art. To maintain or expand participation by adult and student artists. To maintain or increase the number of participating merchants. To connect artists with interested buyers. Over the years, we hope the Ely ArtWalk will help strengthen the winter tourism economy and provide more opportunities for artists to live and work in the Ely area. The Ely ArtWalk organizing committee routinely tracks the number of adult and youth artists, the number of artworks on display, the number of participating merchants, and total sales. It also conducts surveys of participating artists and merchants each year at the close of the event to collect feedback on several measures of satisfaction. Artist feedback is incorporated in the planning process for future events. Lodging tax collections are tracked and provided by the Ely Chamber of Commerce.","Measurable project outcomes were: • to showcase high quality works of art • to maintain or expand participation by adult and student artists • to maintain or increase the number of participating merchants • to connect artists with interested buyers. The organizing committee found the art submitted to be of high quality. The number of participating artists was approximately the same as the prior year (88 adults vs.90 last year; 30 students both years). The number of participating merchants increased by one (48 vs 47 last year). A number of pieces were sold, so it appears our mechanism for connecting artists with buyers is effective.",,2993,"Other, local or private",7239,,"Steve Voiles, Rachel Colber, Dayna Mase, Alanna Dore",,"Ely Artwalk","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"2018 Ely ArtWalk",2017-09-15,2018-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steve,Voiles,"Ely Artwalk","PO Box 132",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 365-3404 ",shamrock2@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-21,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Duane Barnhart: watercolor painter, cartoonist; Mary McReynolds: arts administrator at Lyric Center for the Arts; Chris Marcotte: retired social worker, historian, writer; Maria Brown: art instructor and program coordinator at CHOICE, unlimited!; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10001066,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2017,4017,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of the Ely Community Spring Musical is two-fold: this project will offer the community an engaging musical theater production while allowing cast members and community performers to develop their craft as singing, dancing, acting performers. Opportunities to see live performances are limited in our locale, so audiences are eager to see and hear live performances. The Community Spring Musical is a seasonal highlight for the town and area. In addition, the performers in the musical are able to develop relationships between and among community constituents while also developing and honing their singing, dancing and acting talents. The success of the Spring Community Musical can be measured quantitatively by attendance and qualitatively by the feedback from audience members, in both formal and informal responses. Performers will have an opportunity to reflect on their development as creative artists through verbal and written feedback to directors and the guest presenter. Ely Community Spring Musical directors and cast members, and local performing artists, will have an opportunity to work with a movement expert to enhance their body posture and alignment and learn to incorporate healthy movement in their performances. Cast members will learn new expressive movement through the workshops and in a guided rehearsal with the guest movement teacher. Participants in the workshop sessions will have opportunities for experimenting with and using the techniques from the workshops in sessions and in subsequent rehearsals. Participants will receive verbal feedback and reinforcement of movement techniques during sessions from the presenter (Lightner) and in rehearsals from the directors who will have had some extra training sessions with Lightner. Follow-up verbal and written feedback from the workshops will allow the participants to reflect on their experiences and enable the presenter and the directors to assess the impact of the workshops on the participants.","This spring's musical was an artistic success and exceeded our hopes and aspirations for cast development and ""spectacle"" enhancement, which were the primary focuses of the ARAC grant monies requested. Our Guest Presenter, Babette Lightner, worked with the group on a Thursday evening rehearsal, did a director's workshop on Friday, a group workshop on Saturday morning, solo sessions on Saturday afternoon, and a follow-up group rehearsal on Sunday evening. During all of these sessions, Ms. Lightner continuously provided verbal feedback to the participants and asked for feedback from the participants. The performers themselves could feel the difference in their bodies through freedom of movement and in their voices through ease of production. The Lightner Technique invests in developing self-awareness through a series of guided questions, physical sensations and personal revelations. Measurable outcomes included better dancing, singing and acting because of the workshops, which was noticeable not only to the directors and other cast members, but to the performers themselves. In addition, participants provided feedback via a written form (see attached samples). Based on cast feedback and the written evaluations, the guest presenter was a HUGE success for the cast participants (photos attached). Visually, this was one of the most exciting and creative shows we have ever produced (please see photos), which we couldn't have pulled off without the extra ARAC funding for supplies and stipends. The ""Steampunk"" look of the set and costumes and the use of rear projections in our ""Wheel of Fortune"" was brilliant. Immediate audience remarks and comments for weeks afterwards raved about the set and costumes. Our only disappointment was our attendance numbers and ticket sales were down, and did not even meet projections, which is too bad, because those folks missed a good show. We believe the relative unfamiliarity of the show is the reason for the low numbers.",,12388,"Other, local or private",16405,,"Laura Moberly, Gene Klun, Ely Butler, Sherry Abst, Dave Bergerurd, Barry Bissonett, Lysle Casey, Patsy Gibney, Nancy Hernesmaa, Heather Hohenstein, Sara Skelton",,"Ely Community Spring Musical","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"The Ely Community Spring Musical PIPPIN for 2017 will focus on development of both the participating cast's artistic development and the attending community's aesthetic experience.",2017-02-05,2017-06-10,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cindy,Beans,"Ely Community Spring Musical","1900 Camp St E",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 235-2142 ",s.skelton@vcc.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-22,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Duane Barnhart: watercolor painter, cartoonist; Mary McReynolds: arts administrator at Lyric Center for the Arts; Chris Marcotte: retired social worker, historian, writer; Maria Brown: art instructor and program coordinator at CHOICE, unlimited!; Mason Wilson: artist, illustrator.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10001067,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2017,4246,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage",,"Measurable outcomes for the project include many very positive comments daily from visitors, participation numbers surpassing initial estimates, adequate forest supplies harvested for completion of the canoe, noticeable weekly progress on the canoe building, and significant attendance for youth programs, budget compliance, and high return rate for canoe project members. Evaluation of the project showed positive comments from all participants when survey results were compiled. Ongoing team-effort critique of the program provided effective steering and flexibility to accommodate special requests such as for youth groups, paddling outings, and press coverage opportunities.",,3504,"Other, local or private",7750,,"Paul, Schurke Sarah, Malick Tanner, Ott Chris, Chandler Molly, Olson Mary, McGrane Gerry, Snyder Cade, Thibodeaux Mary-Louise, Icenhour Monica, Steele",,"Ely Folk School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"Birch Bark Canoe Project: The Ely Folk School encourages public participation in the building of a birch bark canoe over the course of the summer of 2017.",2017-03-01,2017-12-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Polege,"Ely Folk School","209 Sheridan St E",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 235-0138 ",info@elyfolkschool.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Becker, Mahnomen, Clearwater",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-23,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Duane Barnhart: watercolor painter, cartoonist; Mary McReynolds: arts administrator at Lyric Center for the Arts; Chris Marcotte: retired social worker, historian, writer; Maria Brown: art instructor and program coordinator at CHOICE, unlimited!; Mason Wilson: artist, illustrator.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10001068,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2017,4246,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The primary goal of the project is to create an engaging arts experience for participants and the general public. A secondary goal is to expand our participants' artistic skills. These are the measurable short-range outcomes: To maintain or increase artist participation, to engage the public in the artists' work, to create an atmosphere for collaboration and teamwork, and to be family-friendly. These are the longer-range outcomes: To provide rewarding experiences for audiences and increase appreciation for the arts, to provide participants with opportunities for personal growth as artists, and to draw visitors to Ely to strengthen the local winter tourism industry. The first outcome will be met if we have 40 or more participating artists and 14 or more snow sculptures in the park. The degree of engagement with the public is easily observed by Ely Winter Festival board members who will be in the park throughout the time when the carving is taking place. We will sponsor several group meals that are attended by artists and board members, and we will solicit feedback from artists informally at those events. Additionally, we will evaluate our success by soliciting feedback from other arts organizations (e.g., Northern Lakes Arts Association, Ely ArtWalk), the business community, and the general public. The first board meeting following the completion of the Festival is always open to the public for the express purpose of evaluation. We obtain lodging tax information from the Chamber of Commerce. Because lodging taxes are collected monthly, not weekly, it can be difficult to sort out the impact of the Festival itself, but year-over-year trends indicate a long-range positive impact.","Measurable short-range outcomes: • To maintain or increase artist participation • To engage the public in the artists’ work • To create an atmosphere for collaboration and teamwork • To be family-friendly Longer–range outcomes: • To provide rewarding experiences for audiences and increase appreciation for the arts • To provide participants with opportunities for personal growth as artists • To draw visitors to Ely to strengthen the local winter tourism industry Short-term outcomes were clearly met. Artist participation increased from 40 to 53, and the number of sculptures grew from 14 to 20. A longtime carver told us, “One of my favorite parts is to interact with people from other parts of the state, or the country for that matter, who have never experienced these before.” Another carver said, “Each team is friendly, and the symposium atmosphere encourages us to all collaborate and help each other reach our artistic goals. I am always heartened by how much different teams look out for each other; whether it's to borrow a tool, or to help lift heavy snow blocks. The non-competitive atmosphere fosters a seriously creative community.” She went on to say, “I am not only a sculptor, but a mom. From the coordinators to the layout of the event itself, I always feel welcome to have my family with me. The snow parks’ layout is conducive to kids and families viewing the work up close and interacting with the artists.” Long-range outcomes have not been measured yet.",,12422,"Other, local or private",16668,2900,"Chris Kloppenberg, Linda Ganister, Carol Orban, Wade Pharr, Jim Christensen, Lynn Evenson, Jaymie Stocks, Peta Barrett, David Wigdahl, Colleen Kloehn",,"Ely Winter Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"2018 Snow Sculpture Symposium",2017-09-01,2018-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Linda,Ganister,"Ely Winter Festival","423 Sheridan St E Ste 2",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 365-7669 ",linda@elywinterfestival.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-24,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Duane Barnhart: watercolor painter, cartoonist; Mary McReynolds: arts administrator at Lyric Center for the Arts; Chris Marcotte: retired social worker, historian, writer; Maria Brown: art instructor and program coordinator at CHOICE, unlimited!; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10001072,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2017,2785,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The restoration of B'nai Abraham Museum and Cultural Center is close to completion. The purpose of the restoration was to find new use for this beautiful historic building and to make it accessible to the community of Virginia and the surrounding area. The building is a venue for musical programs, as well as lectures, exhibits and other events. The goal is to provide these musical programs for an underserved population who prefer venues such as ours. Our programs are also family friendly. Additionally, we are providing an opportunity for Minnesota musicians to perform for our audiences. Measurable outcomes are indicated by audience participation and reaction to programs, as well as written evaluations. Our goal is to present quality programs that will engage the audience and hopefully introduce them to music that might enlarge their musical experience and well as programs that they will enjoy. To evaluate the programs we judge by the audience and their reaction as well as asking people what they thought and what they might like to see in the future. This year we are also going to have surveys available for the audience which hopefully will add to our evaluation process.","The feedback from the audience is our best way of measuring the success of each program. The audience is asked as they leave the building for their opinions and their reactions and opinions are taken seriously. We have not had good success with written evaluation sheets, but I am hoping to try again with a different format. Perhaps a short check off list.",,855,"Other, local or private",3640,1260,"Marjorie Ostrov, Charles Ostrov, Dianne Siegel, Leighton Siegel, Ann Phillips, Jo Doig, Marilyn Chait, Larry Chait, Elaine Chait, Michael Blehert, Alan Milavetz, Jim Rosenblum, Judy Karon, Audra Keller",,"Friends of B'nai Abraham","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"""Summer of 2017 - Music at B'nai Abraham Museum and Cultural Center"" The Friends of B'nai Abraham in partnership with The Virginia Area Historical Society wish to present a series of musical programs featuring Minnesota artists and an historical exhibit.",2017-04-21,2017-11-16,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dianne,Siegel,"Friends of B'nai Abraham","1788 Maryland Ave N","Golden Valley",MN,55427,"(612) 867-1494",Lsiegel005@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Cook, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-25,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Duane Barnhart: watercolor painter, cartoonist; Mary McReynolds: arts administrator at Lyric Center for the Arts; Chris Marcotte: retired social worker, historian, writer; Maria Brown: art instructor and program coordinator at CHOICE, unlimited!; Mason Wilson: artist, illustrator.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10001087,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2017,4246,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of this project is to continue to improve the quality of our shows in our quest to 'bring the Northland's stories to the world'. The Internet is a crowded place so we must continue to improve the quality of our writing, directing, acting and sound effects art if we are to earn a larger audience and fulfill our mission for our artists, our audience and our community. Our plan is to use website metrics that measure audience size and reaction to judge the overall quality of our plays. To do this, we will need to equate the quality of our work with how the audience interacts with it. Primarily, we'll be using metrics from our podcast host site Spreaker.com to help us judge how our show is being received. The two main metrics on Spreaker.com are 'Downloads' indicating the number of times our shows have been downloaded, and 'Live Listens' indicating the number of times someone has clicked the 'play' button to listen to one of our shows while visiting our page on the Spreaker.com site. We will chart these two metrics over the year hoping to see growth in both statistics. In addition, we offer memberships to our listeners. We hope to see a 10-percent increase in memberships this year. In addition, we began a program for direct audience support on the crowd funding site Patreon in 2016. We would also like to see a 10-percent increase in patrons on this site this year.","This year, our source for measurable outcomes statistics were listener numbers from our podcast host sight, Spreaker.com, financial gains through our membership program and contributions to our group through the crowd funding site, Patreon. Our goal was to increase all metrics by 10%. Though we did experience growth, the numbers did not match our goals. Online listens increased by 4.3%, and downloads increased by 3.3%. Our number of members held steady through the year at 52. Funds received from Patreon decreased from $140 per month at the beginning of the season to $117 by the end, although they have rebounded back up to $130 per month now.",,4890,"Other, local or private",9136,,"James Yount, David Erwin, Justin Kapla, Autumn Silvers, Doug Lowthian, Victoria Olson, Lawrence Bement",,"Icebox Radio Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"Icebox Radio Theater's 2017/18 Podcast Season",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeffrey,Adams,"Icebox Radio Theater","PO Box 46","International Falls",MN,56649,"(218) 283-5570 ",iceboxradio51@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Koochiching, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-29,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Duane Barnhart: watercolor painter, cartoonist; Mary McReynolds: arts administrator at Lyric Center for the Arts; Chris Marcotte: retired social worker, historian, writer; Maria Brown: art instructor and program coordinator at CHOICE, unlimited!; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10001089,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2017,3651,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","By collaborating with the Deer River High School and students from the Pure Energy Dance Studio, we will engage more students in music performances and provide another opportunity for the community to hear and develop appreciation for another form of choral music. While past semesters have focused on more traditional sacred choral music, this music will give an opportunity to a different type of singer. One long term goal is to encourage lifelong participation in musical ensembles. Many students participate in musical activities during school years, but feel they don't have an opportunity to continue after they graduate. All participants will benefit from the cross-generation effort of producing a concert for all ages. Chorus members and students will learn and practice new vocal techniques required for a different style of music. Dance students will learn another musical style and form of dance. To measure learning and satisfaction, collaborating directors, performers and audience will be surveyed and asked for feedback. Students in the High School choir will also be asked for feedback on their experience. The number and age of musicians and audience will also serve as a measure of Itasca Community Choir's growing reputation for delivering quality choral music. We hope to increase performer and audience under the age of 50 by 20%. To scrutinize the choral techniques and overall performance, at least two written critiques are solicited from respected area directors and musicians. Suggestions from those providing feedback are considered and acted upon by the Board. Director Evans and the board review the concert via the video recording of the concert produced by Itasca Community Television. High School Choir and dancers will also be able to review their performance using the video recording for their own learning opportunities. New for this concert: Ushers will be asked to gauge the age of our audience to determine if our younger chorus is being followed by younger audience as we seek to grow the appreciation for quality choral music. To assess the effectiveness of different mediums (from social media, to word of mouth, or traditional print media), ushers will also be instructed to ask attendees how they heard about the concert. Overall the Board is looking for a positive response no lower than 90%.","Actual Measurable Outcomes 66 singers participated, up from 47 in the spring. Most had not sung with Chorus previously. Approximately 30 percent of the chorus members are under 40. 51 Students from the Deer River Schools Choir participated in the concert 8 students from Pure Energy Dance performed choreographed routines for 2 songs. 329 adults attended the concert, 53 students attended the concert. Because of the type of music performed, a selection of Broadway hits new and old, the number of participants in the Chorus increased, and younger people joined. According to the results of a survey of the Chorus members, 15% of the respondents said they joined this term because of the type of music being performed. Many of the new members are younger. Dance students had the opportunity to dance a choreographed routine accompanying a large group on Stage at the Reif performing Arts Center. This was a new experience for most of them. They had not performed with a choral group, and they had not performed on stage at the Reif in front of a large audience. They did a fantastic job. The dance instructor coached them and rehearsed them on the dance routines in their classes, then they joined the chorus on stage for a dress rehearsal several days before the concert, and again during rehearsal time just before the concert. The dancers added color, movement and visual appeal to the concert. The Choir from the Deer River School, performing several pieces with the Chorus, had the opportunity to perform with a large, more experienced group on stage in a professional performing arts venue.",,3177,"Other, local or private",6828,,"Marcia Anderson, Jean Cyronik, Dan Duffy, Michelle Kessler, Carol Morrill, Marvin Nygaard, Karen Panasuk, Bill Schnell, Paula Shaw, Charlie (Arlin) Talley",,"Itasca Community Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"""Broadway: Past and Present!"" Concert featuring classic and contemporary Broadway music to be performed by the Itasca Community Chorus and Pure Energy Dance Studio at the Myles Reif Performing Arts Center on October 29, 2017.",2017-08-29,2017-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marcia,Anderson,"Itasca Choral Society/Itasca Community Chorus","2901 Hwy 169 S","Grand Rapids",MN,55744,"(218) 301-9091 ",itascacommunitychorus2@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Itasca, Aitkin, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-30,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Duane Barnhart: watercolor painter, cartoonist; Mary McReynolds: arts administrator at Lyric Center for the Arts; Chris Marcotte: retired social worker, historian, writer; Maria Brown: art instructor and program coordinator at CHOICE, unlimited!; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10001119,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2017,4246,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Our goals are to: 1. Help our participants expand their artistic skills by listening to and playing with fellow old time musicians. 2. Provide constructive feedback for our contestants via the comments and scores on the judges score sheets. 3. Provide a high quality, live performance experience for the contestants, with the opportunity to qualify for the National Old Time Fiddle Championships in Weiser, Idaho. 4. Bring high quality Old Time music to the underserved residents of the Iron Range communities. We will measure our success by 1. Having an audience of 300 between the preliminary and final rounds. 2. Holding expenses to $9,000. 3. Having at least 30 contestants with 5 of them in the non-fiddle category. 4. Providing an enjoyable, high quality performance for the audience. 5. Providing a rewarding performance experience for contestants that will inspire them to continue pursuing excellence in their playing. 6. Providing an opportunity for participants to sharpen their musical techniques and expand their Old Time repertoire. Audience count will be based on ticket sales. Contestants will be recorded by categories (Junior-Junior, Junior, Intermediate, Senior, Senior-Senior, Non-Fiddle and Twin Fiddle), but will not be counted twice if they enter more than one category. We will keep records of income and expenses to assure the budget is met. Audience enjoyment will be a subjective judgment based on observing the audience during the performances and by gathering feedback informally as we talk to people during the event. We will ask contestants and judges to complete a post-contest survey rating their experience and identifying areas for improvement. We will have a follow up meeting of all contest volunteers to get their feedback on what went well and what needs improvement.","We met our goals of: 1.helping our participants expand their artistic skills by participating in learning new tunes and dance steps at the Dance Workshop, by listening to the performances of the judges and fellow contestants, and by receiving feedback from the judges about their individual performances via the judges score sheets with comments. 2. providing a high quality live performance opportunity for each contestant, with the opportunity to qualify for the National Old Time Fiddle Championships in Weiser, Idaho next June. 3. Bringing high quality old time music to the underserved residents of the Iron Range 4. Having 23 adult participants, 15 children participants and 168 adults in the audience we did not meet our goal of: 1. keeping our expenses at $9,000 or less.",,4624,"Other, local or private",8870,,"Sheila Wilcox, Holly Weir, Erik Honkanen, Linda Weir, Tucker Nelson, Mary Peterson, Roxanne Kelson, Diane Bainter",,"Minnesota State Old Time Fiddle Contest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"2017 Minnesota State Old Time Fiddle Championships. We plan to hold the 36th annual Minnesota State Old Time Fiddle Championships on Saturday, August 5, 2017.",2017-02-15,2017-10-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sheila,Wilcox,"Minnesota State Old Time Fiddle Contest","PO Box 600",Virginia,MN,55768,"(218) 735-8212 ",swilcox@vmps.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Lake, Hennepin, Itasca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-32,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Duane Barnhart: watercolor painter, cartoonist; Mary McReynolds: arts administrator at Lyric Center for the Arts; Chris Marcotte: retired social worker, historian, writer; Maria Brown: art instructor and program coordinator at CHOICE, unlimited!; Mason Wilson: artist, illustrator.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10001127,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2017,3905,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage ","The overall mission of Northern Lakes Arts Association is to enrich the quality of life for our members, the community, and the surrounding area through support and development of the visual, literary and performing arts. For this particular event, we have these specific goals: 1) to present a professional piece of music theater to a remote, rural audience; 2) to build relationships between/among entities: Northern Lakes Arts Association, Northern Delicious CSA, Mixed Precipitation, and the communities of Ely, Babbitt and surrounding areas; 3) to expose rural audiences to new musical genres presented in a creative format; 4) to build awareness of, exposure to, support for, and the viability of sustainable, community-supported agriculture; 5) to support creative performing artists of Minnesota; 6) to enjoy fresh, flavorful creatively-prepared produce in a farm setting; 7) to explore themes of fear, displacement and hospitality to strangers; 8) to build our audience and presence in the community. The methods to measure outcomes will include attendance and ticket sales to assess breadth of audience impact, including new and renewed memberships, and an audience survey to assess the depth of the experience. ","In our grant proposal, Northern Lakes Arts Association (NLAA) projected 150 adults and 30 children would attend the event. We exceeded adult attendance and had around 200 adults and about the anticipated 30 kids. Because Mixed Precipitation does not charge for attendance (but takes donations at the ""door"" --actually this was the path to the back field in this case), it was hard to know exactly how many people were there, but based on a quick ""head count,"" attendance exceeded projections and were significantly higher than last year. We did not track membership in Northern Lakes Arts Association at the event, but we did have a table with membership information available at the venue and enrolled some people after the event who had taken membership information. We did do a follow-up survey (please see attached sample comments) and responses were overwhelmingly positive. Audience members loved the farm venue, loved the live singers and instrumentalists, liked the story-line and sustainability message, and mostly liked the food choices (some of the kids weren't too enthusiastic about some of the food). ",,6945,"Other, local or private ",10850,,"Laura Moberly, Sherry Abts, Caroline Owens, Barry Bissonett, Shaun Chosa, Rachel Colber, Nancy Hernesmaa, Zachary Imes, Janine LaMontagne, Andrea Strom",,"Northern Lakes Arts Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant ",,"Picnic Operetta ""Philemon and Baucis"" ",2017-07-12,2017-10-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laura,Moberly,"Northern Lakes Arts Association","PO Box 749",Ely,MN,55731-0749,"(218) 365-5070 ",contact@northernlakesarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-34,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Duane Barnhart: watercolor painter, cartoonist; Mary McReynolds: arts administrator at Lyric Center for the Arts; Chris Marcotte: retired social worker, historian, writer; Maria Brown: art instructor and program coordinator at CHOICE, unlimited!; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee. ","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD. ",,2
10001140,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2017,4246,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of the program is to provide the opportunity for string musicians of all ages to come together to practice, perform, interact and learn from each other. Group practices will be held on a daily basis throughout the week for a Symphonia (less experienced players alongside professionals) and for the adult performing group. Also, throughout the week, sectionals will be held daily for each string category, e.g. first violin, second violin, viola, and lower strings sections. Sectionals will be led by the guest artists. Individual practice is expected. The week culminates in a concert performance open to the public. Tangible outcomes will be measured by number of participants attending as well size of audience. Area residents and tourists, as audience, will have the opportunity to hear a live orchestral performance of major string works. Local musicians, after a week of intense rehearsal and mentorship will improve their skills and creative thinking. The project will be evaluated by the number of camp participants, as well as size of the audience at the performance. Comments from the audience will indicate the success of the performance. We project that we will have standing room-only at our final concert at the end of the week. It is anticipated that the musicians will be excited to perform and this special feeling will lead to rejuvenation for the 2017-18 season. The participants and guest artists desire to return to the camp in future years is also a success indicator.","String players were pleased to join other musicians and to play challenging music from 1600-2017. Participants enjoyed a variety of activities on beautiful Rainy Lake and surrounding areas. The audience appreciated this year's music which featured Corelli's Concerto Grosso #8 working through 20th and 21st century compositions up to contemporary of an avant garde nature.",,4557,"Other, local or private",8803,,"John Faith, Jane Barthell, Gloria Lindstrom, Kelly Langton-Anton",,"Rainy Lake Community Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"Summer String Program",2017-08-13,2017-10-20,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Faith,"Rainy Lake Community Orchestra","3057 County Rd 20","International Falls",MN,56649,"(281) 286-3281 ",johnfaith@midco.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Koochiching, St. Louis, Itasca, Beltrami, Lake of the Woods, Hennepin, Ramsey, Stearns, Roseau, Rice, Becker",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-35,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Duane Barnhart: watercolor painter, cartoonist; Mary McReynolds: arts administrator at Lyric Center for the Arts; Chris Marcotte: retired social worker, historian, writer; Maria Brown: art instructor and program coordinator at CHOICE, unlimited!; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10006569,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2019,4108,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Goals are to invite local artists of all levels of expertise to share their art with the community, to engage local merchants to offer their window space for exhibits, and to bring exciting exhibits to the community and out-of-town visitors to enhance their appreciation and enjoyment of the arts. Measurable short-term outcomes are: • To showcase high quality works of art. • To maintain or expand participation by adult and student artists. • To maintain or increase the number of participating merchants. • To connect artists with interested buyers. Long-term outcomes are to help strengthen the winter tourism economy and provide more opportunities for artists to live and work in the Ely area. The Ely ArtWalk board tracks the number of adult and youth artists, the number of artworks on display, and the number of participating merchants. The board surveys artists to collect feedback on the event. It also surveys participating merchants, and uses the input of artists and merchants to plan for future events. Indicators of success on the long-term outcomes will include growing lodging taxes collected in February, and increasing numbers of artists living, working, and exhibiting in Ely. Lodging tax collections are tracked and provided by the Ely Chamber of Commerce.","Measurable outcomes were: - To showcase high quality works of art - To maintain or expand participation by adult and student artists - To maintain or increase the number of participating merchants - To connect artists with interested buyers. EAW keeps written records of the numbers of adult and student artists and participating merchants. We conducted a survey of participating artists and solicited their feedback on a number of aspects of the event. We held an evaluation meeting after the event was completed. Since we no longer are able to track sales of art, we do not know how effective we were in connecting artists with interested buyers. The 2019 Ely ArtWalk board feels it was successful in meeting all of its measurable outcomes. The board was satisfied with the quality of art submitted. We drew 100 adult artists and 25 youth who participated as individual artists or in group shows. We were able to display art in the windows of 45 Ely businesses. This is an increase in the number of adult artists from 88 in 2018, but a small drop in the number of participating businesses from 48 in 2018. We are no longer able to track sales of art during the event.","achieved proposed outcomes",1680,"Other,local or private",5788,350,"Rachael Rae Colber, Ted Golbuff, Alanna Dore, Dafne Caruso",0.00,"Ely Artwalk","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"2019 Ely ArtWalk.",2018-10-01,2019-04-16,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steve,Voiles,"Ely Artwalk","PO Box 132",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 365-3404 ",shamrock2@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-57,"Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate; Johnnie Hyde: choreographer and dance teacher, publisher; Rena Hartman: Executive Director, Mesabi Community Orchestra.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952 ",1
10006572,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2019,3229,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Goal number 1: Provide an opportunity for the community to listen to quality live choral music Outcomes: Community members will attend an inexpensive live concert with quality vocal music. Goal number 2: Provide an opportunity for choral singing and learning more about singing and vocal techniques. Outcome: Adults and children who love to sing will have an opportunity to sing quality music with an experienced conductor and improve their singing ability. Counting the Number of audience members, including adults and children. Counting the Number of participants in the Chorus, youth chorus, and bell choir. Counting the Number of participants not in fall semester. Survey: Chorus members will be asked to provide feedback using Survey Monkey. They will be asked about satisfaction, learning/growth as a singer and for any suggestions for improvement of rehearsals, or concerts.","232 people attend the concert to hear quality music at an affordable price. ($10adults, free to students and veterans) There were 69 participants in the Chorus, including some new members and members who had not sung in awhile. According to results of a Survey Monkey survey, over 95% of the chorus members reported learning a new vocal technique or overall improvement in choral singing.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",2642,"Other,local or private",5871,,"Bill Schnell, Jean Cyronek, Susi Loeffler, Lori Carlson, Marvin Nygaard, Michelle Kessler, Lori Bertram, Marcia Anderson, Paula Shaw, Andy Shaw",0.00,"Itasca Choral Society AKA Itasca Community Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"""Wonder of Christmas"", a choral concert featuring the Itasca Community Chorus, a handbell choir, and children's choir.",2018-10-30,2019-02-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marcia,Anderson,"Itasca Community Chorus","2901 Hwy 169 S","Grand Rapids",MN,55744,"(218) 301-9091 ",itascacommunitychorus2@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Itasca, Aitkin, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-59,"Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate; Johnnie Hyde: choreographer and dance teacher, publisher; Rena Hartman: Executive Director, Mesabi Community Orchestra.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10006588,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2019,4108,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The Steger Wilderness Center is an environmental arts organization dedicated to preserving the natural landscapes of Minnesota and its artistic folk-trade traditions. Training apprentice artisans for employment in the developing trades-work economy of the Iron Range is currently the primary purpose of our non-profit. Problems with our website, however, prevent us from doing our best to connect other arts organizations with sources of funding and recruitment. Therefore, we seek this grant to create:1) an archive containing 50+ years of historical media; 2) a public website to which we will post-original multimedia projects containing our archival media; and 3) evaluation materials (described next). Once the archive is online and the website is populated with its first round of original digital media in March, we will begin evaluating the success of this grant’s investment. Website visitors will be asked to fill out a survey requesting feedback about the site’s operation. Comments could solicit exhibition advice or establish relationships with individuals or organizations who choose to start a conversation with us. More significantly, we will record and post-video interviews with selected stakeholders to share their sincere opinions about the worthiness of our new communication effort. Our outreach potential, and those of our partners, would certainly benefit from what we could learn.","The multimedia projects empowered by this grant prominently feature the required statement of funding acknowledgement. These projects include 1) the website, which was the primary focus of this grant project, 2) several video series making use of footage from the SWC archive, and 3) the creation of Facebook posts to promote our new YouTube uploads. A list of the video projects empowered by this grant include: ? Video trailers promoting the content from our following expedition playlists on YouTube: o 2004 Arctic Transect Playlist o 2007 Baffin Island Expedition o 2008 Ellesmere Island Expedition o 2008 Greenland Kite-Ski expedition o 2018 Summer Logs Playlist ? Video profiles of the SWC staff of the summer of 2018, for the following artisan employees: - Jenna, assistant director - Elena, woodshop manager - Louis, forester - RitaMae, chef - Caitlin, assistant chef ? Memorial slideshow of archival photographs documenting the life of a sled dog who spent his retirement on the SWC Homestead: o Song for Jasper: Where Sled Dogs Run Wild ? Feature video utilizing recent archival footage from the 50th annual Ice Ball on the SWC Homestead in 2017: o Ice Ball 2017 ? 50th Anniversary ? 4.5 hour-long podcast combining recent archival footage of Will Steger's 3-month long solo expedition in the Arctic: o 2018 Barren Lands Expedition ? Complete Dispatch Series ? We started a video series about animals who live on the Steger homestead and interact with guests there, beginning with a profile of ?Nightmare"" the Spider: o https:youtu.beTw4A35SefYc ? Other videos we have started but not yet published include: o A music video for ?The Pines,"" who recorded songs on the SWC Homestead in 2018. o A feature video about the Dunwoody Architecture program, whose students and faculty helped design the landscape of the Homestead.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",892,"Other,local or private",5000,,"Julie Ristau, Melanie Waite-Altringer, Craig Tarr, Jerry Stenger, Kimball Knutson, Peter Wahlstrom",0.00,"Steger Wilderness Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"Preserving the Artistic Legacy of the Steger Wilderness Center -- We seek to fund the production of a website that will publicly host more than 50 years of archival media documenting and empowering the folk-trade community of the Iron Range.",2018-10-01,2019-08-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Will,Steger,"Steger Wilderness Center","PO Box 785 Fire No 3373",Ely,MN,55731,"(701) 741-3336 ",stegerwildernesscenter@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-60,"Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate; Johnnie Hyde: choreographer and dance teacher, publisher; Rena Hartman: Executive Director, Mesabi Community Orchestra.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952 ",1
10008801,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2019,4108,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of the project is to continue to provide art to the community and bring life through color. ""Once a concept has been chosen, I will begin working on Polytab nonwoven acrylic sheets in my home studio. I have used the Polytab system for outdoor murals; it is designed to withstand tumultuous Minnesota weather and public interactions. I will check in and share images of progress regularly with those involved in the process as the mural takes shape. Once the mural is mostly complete, I will prepare the wall and spend two or three days installing the mural on-site. I will apply the painted panels to the wall and finish the mural surface with a burly NovaColor mural varnish. The mural will withstand the inevitable wear of the public throughout the ages."" Adam Swanson. The project will be evaluated through public engagement and positive community feedback. Specific measures are hard to quantify, and suggestions would be welcome. CDRC has measured past projects based on the attendance at the community events, unveiling as well as anecdotal feedback after the project has been completed. Included is a comment from one of our community stakeholders, ""This past summer Bikes Around Minnesota group camped out at the Museum of Mining. I got a lot of positive feedback from many of the visitors of how beautiful of a community Chisholm is, especially in regard to the art work and murals around town. Many asked me if the there was a reason for the murals. I told them it was the work of many individuals over the year who take pride in the community. They told me it really showed, and they were very impressed with everything Chisholm had to offer."" Ricky Nielsen, Minnesota Museum of Mining Board Member ""My comments on the art around town. I think it's great! We're more than just a main street of bars and four wheelers. It shows that we have citizens in town that care about what Chisholm has to offer. I'm looking forward to seeing more improvements around town."" anonymous citizen.","We did not capture an measurable outcomes of the project. The evaluation of the project are anecdotal community feedback on the mural, which was overwhelmingly positive.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",2694,"Other,local or private",6802,,"Julie Marinucci, Hannah Casey Forti, Jessalyn Sabin, Alida Casey, Colleen Koslucher, Katie Christiansen, Anne Varda, Allyse Freeman",0.00,"Chisholm Downtown Revitalization Project","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"Downtown Chisholm Mural, 25'x20'. Create a mural that focuses on the wildlife and natural elements that make Chisholm such a wonderful place to live.",2019-05-01,2019-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Marinucci,"Chisholm Downtown Revitalization Project","121 W Lake St c/o Alida Casey",Chisholm,MN,55719,"(218) 969-6949",downtownchisholmproject@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-62,"Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate; Johnnie Hyde: choreographer and dance teacher, publisher; Rena Hartman: executive director, Mesabi Community Orchestra.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008838,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2019,3624,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The Goal of this project is to provide a full season of the program ""47 North"" to the Greater Itasca Area and the general public. The program began a pilot season in Fall 2018. ICTV funded the production in its entirety during the premier season and is looking for support for another 10-episode season. Through ten additional episodes of 47 North, Itasca Community Television will provide a venue for performance of original songs both vocal and instrumental. The programs will be aired without cost throughout the cable television network of Paul Bunyan Communications and Mediacom within the Greater Itasca Area. In addition, they will be premiered and available to the public on YouTube. This secondary viewing space will allow these original artists to have a professionally recorded video available as an online resume' of their talents. The host of the program and the artists have all donated their time. The premier season is available at https://www.youtube.com/user/watchictv. The measured outcomes would include: The Completion of 10, in-studio recordings of 47 North with the host and one-to-three musicians per episode. The Uploading of the edited performance to YouTube Growth in YouTube viewership per episode. Survey data from the artists that demonstrates the show had a positive impact on their performance schedule.","10 Episodes twelve Artists Featured ten Online shows available for artists to use as online resumes ten Shows Featured on Paul Bunyan Communications and Mediacom total airing 500 times (excluding the last program which just started running). nine Show Premiered and replayed on Facebook for a total number of views of 4,836 (excluding the last program which just started running). ten Shows Premiered and replayed on YouTube for a total number of views of 1,780 (excluding the last program which just started running).","achieved proposed outcomes",1819,"Other,local or private",5443,415,"Myrna Peterson, Mark Zimmerman, Eileen Grosland, Lisa Walsh, Lyle Eidelbes, Michele Smith, Allison Lagergren, Rachel Shiller-Hartwell, Ara Anderson",0.00,"Itasca Community Television, Inc./Two Rivers Video","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"47 North, a video series of original songwriters and performers for local public access television, on YouTube and as a video resumes for performers.",2019-06-05,2020-05-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beth,George,"Itasca Community Television, Inc./ Two Rivers Video","819 NE 4th St","Grand Rapids",MN,55744,"(218) 999-0088",bgeorge@watchictv.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Itasca, Cass, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-66,"Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate; Johnnie Hyde: choreographer and dance teacher, publisher; Rena Hartman: executive director, Mesabi Community Orchestra.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008859,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2019,4108,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Our goals are to: 1. help our participants expand their Old-Time Music artistic skills by listening to and playing with fellow Old-Time musicians 2. provide constructive feedback for our contestants via the comments and scores on the judges score sheets 3. provide a high quality, live performance experience for the contestants, with the opportunity to qualify for the National Old-Time Fiddle Championships in Weiser, Idaho which are held annually in June. 4. bring high-quality Old-Time music to the underserved residents of the Iron Range and surrounding areas. We will know our outcomes were met by: 1. having an audience of 200 between the preliminary and final rounds 2. holding expenses to $9,000.00 3. having at least 30 contestants with five of them in the non-fiddle category 4. providing an enjoyable, high quality performance for the audience 5. providing a rewarding performance experience for contestants that will inspire them to continue pursuing excellence in their playing 6. providing an opportunity for participants to sharpen their musical techniques and expand their Old-Time repertoire 7. certifying a Minnesota State Champion Fiddler who will be able to move on to the National Old Time Fiddle Championships in Weiser, Idaho We will measure the outcomes by: 1. counting the audience based on ticket sales. 2. keeping records of income and expenses to assure the budget is met and reporting multiple times to our Fiscal Sponsor 3. recording contestants by categories (Jr-Jr, Junior, Intermediate, Senior, Sr-Sr, Non-Fiddle and Twin Fiddle), not counting anyone twice if they enter more than one category 4. gauging audience enjoyment by observing the audience during the performances, and by gathering feedback informally as we talk to people during the event 5. asking contestants and judges to complete a post-contest survey rating their experience and identifying areas for improvement 6. having a follow up meeting of all contest volunteers to get their feedback on what went well and what needs improvement 7. certifying a new state champ.","We will know our outcomes were met by: 1. having an audience of 200 between the preliminary and final rounds 2. holding expenses to $9,000.00 3. having at least 30 contestants with five of them in the non-fiddle category 4. providing an enjoyable, high quality performance for the audience 5. providing a rewarding performance experience for contestants that will inspire them to continue pursuing excellence in their playing 6. providing an opportunity for participants to sharpen their musical techniques and expand their Old Time repertoire 7. certifying a Minnesota State Champion Fiddler who will be able to move on to the National Old Time Fiddle Championships in Weiser, Idaho We will measure the outcomes by: 1. counting the audience based on ticket sales. 2. keeping records of income and expenses to assure the budget is met, and reporting multiple times to our Fiscal Sponsor 3. recording contestants by categories (Jr-Jr, Junior, Intermediate, Senior, Sr-Sr, Non-Fiddle and Twin Fiddle), not counting anyone twice if they enter more than one category 4. gauging audience enjoyment by observing the audience during the performances, and by gathering feedback informally as we talk to people during the event 5. asking contestants and judges to complete a post-contest survey rating their experience and identifying areas for improvement 6. having a follow up meeting of all contest volunteers to get their feedback on what went well and what needs improvement 7. certifying a new state champ","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",4292,"Other,local or private",8400,,"Sheila Wilcox, Holly Marie Weir, Erik Honkanen, Mary Peterson, Tucker James Nelson, Debra Gunderson",0.00,"Minnesota State Old Time Fiddle Championships","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"Title-2019 Minnesota State Old Time Fiddle Championships-38th annual Minnesota State Old Time Fiddle Championships 8/3/19 in Mountain. Iron, Minnesota.",2019-04-01,2019-10-04,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sheila,Wilcox,"Minnesota State Old Time Fiddle Contest","PO Box 600",Virginia,MN,55768,"(218) 735-8212",swilcox@vmps.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Cook, Lake, Aitkin, Itasca, Ramsey, Beltrami, Goodhue",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-67,"Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Amy Varsek: education director, Duluth Art Institute; Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth; David Marty: former director of the Reif Performing Arts Center, Grand Rapids.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952",1
10008871,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2019,3985,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Goal #1: Create a quality face-to-face art experience for hundreds of Iron Range residents that amplifies individual and community narratives around the importance of work, women, and water on the Iron Range. We will measure this with quantitative and qualitative participant surveys and data collection. Goal #2: Collect hundreds of stories about these topics from people who come from different backgrounds. We will measure this by the number of stories collected along with collecting basic demographic data through our participant surveys. Goal #3: To build the cohesion/connection amongst an emergent network of ""Overburden/Overlook Project Partners"" who have never all worked together before. The outcome of this will be measured through post-project partner testimonials detailing the ripple impacts and value of the project as well as their interest in continuing the larger project. To measure the outcomes and success of this project, we will track how many people participate in our workshops and ask participants to fill out a brief survey that asks for basic demographic information as well as a qualitative response to the art experience. We will also collect testimonials from our project partners to track the impact on them and their work. The true success of the proposed project will be defined by who we engage, and how that engagement transforms their sense of place, future, and identity. These are difficult impacts to measure, as they are personal and occur in ripples over time. We will continue to gather stories and to keep in touch with people we meet through email and social media, following up to survey those we can about the longer-term impact of this project on individuals and communities.",,,11815,"Other,local or private",15800,,,,"Overburden/Overlook Project Partners","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"Felt Here - Pop-up Storytelling Shop.",2019-04-01,2019-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shanai,Matteson,"Overburden/Overlook Project Partners","PO Box 1165 Mellissa Roach IRPS",Virginia,MN,55792,"(952) 686-1340",shanai@water-bar.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-68,"Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate; Johnnie Hyde: choreographer and dance teacher, publisher; Rena Hartman: executive director, Mesabi Community Orchestra.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952",1
10008884,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2019,4108,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The first goal of the program is to provide the opportunity for local string musicians of all ages to come together with musicians of all ages and abilities from Canada, USA and other countries to practice, perform, interact and learn from each other. The second goal is for all musicians to come away with a renewed spirit for practicing and performing at all types of events in the coming year. The third goal is to try to increase the number of new outside musicians, both professional, semi-professional and non-professional string musicians of all ages by 5% attending the camp. Tangible outcomes will be measured by number of participants attending size of audience as well. Area residents and tourists, as audience, will have the opportunity to hear a live orchestral performance of major string works as well as new composers. All members of the orchestra, after a week of intense rehearsal and mentorship, will leave the camp with a rejuvenated spirit. Formal evaluation forms will be distributed to participants, evaluating music, venue, camp events, camper’s participation, and conductors. The audience will also receive an evaluation form to evaluate the choice of music, the venue, length of performance. The participants and guest artists sense of renewed spirit and desire to return to camp in the following year are also measurable outcomes. Informal evaluation will include the number of camp participants, the size of the audience at the performance and spontaneous comments We project that we will have standing room-only at our final concert at the end of the week.","37 people attended the workshop. The audience numbered 150. All participants were excited about the camp and would return again next year. The audience expressed positive praise for both the adult, sinfonia performances, and workshops.","achieved proposed outcomes",8267,"Other,local or private",12375,4108,"John Faith, Gloria Lindstrom, Kelly Langton-Anton, Jane Barthell",0.00,"Rainy Lake Community Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"Rainy Lake Community Orchestra String Camp.",2019-07-11,2019-08-16,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Faith,"Rainy Lake Community Orchestra","3057 County Rd 20","International Falls",MN,56649,"(281) 286-3281",johnfaith@midco.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Koochiching, St. Louis, Benton, Stearns, Lake of the Woods, Dakota, Rice, Rice, Itasca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-69,"Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate; Johnnie Hyde: choreographer and dance teacher, publisher; Rena Hartman: executive director, Mesabi Community Orchestra.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008887,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2019,4108,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of the project is to produce a multi-media dance performance for the local community, centered on the theme of ""sky"", which encourages collaboration between area musicians, dancers, choreographers, videographers, photographers, poets, and visual artists. Each of the four performances will be well-attended and positively received by the audience. The Reflections Dance Company is responsible for the production of the show and will have the goal of teaching technique in four dance disciplines of contemporary, ballet, jazz, and acro. Another goal of the project is to encourage original creation of artwork connected to the theme of ""sky"". The project also has the goal of offering an affordable experience ($25) for the dancers, with the company providing costumes and instructors’ fees for the summer rehearsals. There will be scholarships available for those in need. The evaluation of the project will include audience surveys, participant surveys, and financial reports. The surveys for participants will be offered online as well as paper versions. This survey will focus on the participants’ experience in both the technique classes and the performances. Audience members will be asked to return a postcard included in their program to give feedback about the show. Questions will focus on the goals of the performance which are to feature collaboration, original works, and technical skills learned through our classes. We will also count and report the number of original pieces of art centered around the theme of ""sky"" created specifically for the show. Financial reports will verify the success of the monetary goals.","The goal of the project was to produce a multi-media dance performance for the local community, centered on the theme of ""sky"", which encourages collaboration between area musicians, dancers, choreographers, videographers, photographers, poets, and visual artists. Each of the four performances were well-attended and positively received by the audience. The Reflections Dance Company is responsible for the production of the show, and has the goal of teaching technique in four dance disciplines of contemporary, ballet, jazz, and acro. Another goal of the project is to encourage original creation of artwork connected to the theme of ""sky"". The project also has the goal of offering an affordable experience ($25) for the dancers, with the company providing costumes and instructors' fees for the summer rehearsals. There were scholarships available for those in need. Evaluation of the project was completed using both audience and performer surveys, as well as record keeping.","achieved proposed outcomes",15252,"Other,local or private",19360,4108,"Molly Olson, Johnnie Hyde, Brooke Lund, Therese Walls, Michelle Moore",0.00,"Reflections Dance Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"""Looking Skyward"", a dance production from the Reflections Dance Company. Centered around the theme of ""sky"" it will feature live music, original dances, video, photography, and poetry along with an art exhibit during the week of the show.",2019-04-01,2019-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Molly,Olson,"Reflections Dance Company","105 Winton Pt Rd",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 410-9457",reflectionsdc18@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-70,"Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate; Johnnie Hyde: choreographer and dance teacher, publisher; Rena Hartman: executive director, Mesabi Community Orchestra.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952",1
10010043,"Rural Arts and Culture Summit",2020,450,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","“Regional artists connect to new audiences and/or build relationships that provide artistic growth.” I'm looking for inspiration on how to bring more members of the community into the art and history events and create more collaborations among various organizations in Granite Falls. I'll take notes and write down new ideas and I always meet some interesting new contacts at the Rural Art and Culture Summit.",,,94,"Other,local or private",544,,,,"Mary Gillespie",Individual,"Rural Arts and Culture Summit",,"Attend 2019 Rural Arts and Culture Summit.",2019-08-16,2019-10-05,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Gillespie,"Mary Gillespie",,,MN,,"(320) 309-0092",theholthouse@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-arts-and-culture-summit-88,"Anna Johanssen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women’s Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Anna Johanssen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women’s Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; Emily Petersen: visual artist, art teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Scott Wessels: theater (actor/director), writing/media/communications, board member for Green Earth Players; Brett Lehman: musician, social worker, Worthington City Band; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Director of Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, fundraiser for Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary; Lynette Swenson: visual arts teacher, folk artist, Swift County Food Shelf advisory board; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee. Carisa Clarke: graphic design/web development, arts volunteer, board member DAC of Murray County.",,2
10010051,"Rural Arts and Culture Summit",2020,450,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","“Regional artists connect to new audiences and/or build relationships that provide artistic growth. “Until fall of 2018 my art has primarily only been experienced and shared within the Upper Sioux community. I was pleased with my first experience interacting with an outside arts organization, the Granite Area Arts Council, when I exhibited with them last fall. Through this initial contact I have been introduced to other area artists working in public art. It has allowed me the opportunity to work on community mural projects, painted pianos, and installation art that still welcomes my skills as a native artist but also allows me to expand my knowledge and abilities into other art forms and ways of supporting local communities. This would be my first year attending the Rural Arts and Culture Summit. My understanding is there is a vast educational opportunity and a connection opportunity with in this event. I hope this allows more opportunities to connect and understand the ability my art has to enrich my own community and my neighbors and to develop me as a stronger equipped community artist. I believe I will know I have achieved my outcomes by comparing and contrasting the quality in breadth of my work prior to the RAC engagement and post. It will be clear if my opportunities and ways to seek them in public art are expanded by the education and connection of this event. I hope to see more opportunities to create art spaces and aesthetically pleasing visuals in multiple communities after this event and learning of ways that other artist fund and receive support for such projects. I’ve been involved in two public projects in the past year and will hope and know my goals achieved if I can achieve three projects in the next year.",,,177,"Other,local or private",627,,,,"Adam J. Preuss",Individual,"Rural Arts and Culture Summit",,"Attend 2019 Rural Arts and Culture Summit.",2019-08-16,2019-10-05,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Adam,Preuss,"Adam J. Preuss",,,MN,,"(320) 226-2292",adam.preuss@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-arts-and-culture-summit-91,"Anna Johanssen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women’s Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Anna Johanssen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women’s Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; Emily Petersen: visual artist, art teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Scott Wessels: theater (actor/director), writing/media/communications, board member for Green Earth Players; Brett Lehman: musician, social worker, Worthington City Band; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Director of Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, fundraiser for Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary; Lynette Swenson: visual arts teacher, folk artist, Swift County Food Shelf advisory board; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee. Carisa Clarke: graphic design/web development, arts volunteer, board member DAC of Murray County.",,2
10010054,"Rural Arts and Culture Summit",2020,450,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","“The capacity of those providing arts experiences is increased or strengthened by changing, expanding, or enriching the ways in which they connect to their communities through the arts.” “Regional residents build connections to their own and others’ cultural heritage through regional arts and cultural events and/or activities.” I will learn new ways to impact the perception and understanding of both local and exterior community narratives through arts so as to promote a positive understanding and relationship; expand my understanding to utilize art to impact the awareness of areas of community concern whether environmental or social; grow in my knowledge of ways that arts organizations can collaborate together (as well with other organizations such as Chambers and Historical Societies) to create exponential value, whether through offerings or collaborative festivals, etc.; learn ways to better create and market joint initiatives between organizations; increase my understanding of ways to utilize theatrical initiatives to create change; gain capacity to work and lift up the arts in and through cross-cultural collaboration (with particular respect to Native Americans); and bolster knowledge of arts impact on other sectors: social, economic, etc. I will document the ideas generated by the experience, my connections to similarly motivated individuals, my connections to art and other relevant organizations of our region, an infusion of excitement and energy toward the work at hand, and application of ideas into my professional and volunteer responsibilities.",,,78,"Other,local or private",528,,,,"Scott Tedrick",Individual,"Rural Arts and Culture Summit",,"Attend 2019 Rural Arts and Culture Summit.",2019-08-16,2019-10-05,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Scott,Tedrick,"Scott Tedrick",,,MN,,"(541) 543-9975",stedrick8@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-arts-and-culture-summit-93,"Anna Johanssen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women’s Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Anna Johanssen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women’s Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; Emily Petersen: visual artist, art teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Scott Wessels: theater (actor/director), writing/media/communications, board member for Green Earth Players; Brett Lehman: musician, social worker, Worthington City Band; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Director of Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, fundraiser for Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary; Lynette Swenson: visual arts teacher, folk artist, Swift County Food Shelf advisory board; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee. Carisa Clarke: graphic design/web development, arts volunteer, board member DAC of Murray County.",,2
10014416,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2020,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The primary focus of the project is to create an engaging arts experience for participants and the general public. Our event overcomes barriers to the arts, bringing this unique art form to people who would never go to an art gallery. A secondary focus of the project is to expand our participants' artistic skills. For that reason, we have designed the Symposium as a collaborative event, rather than a competition. New carvers are mentored here, and our artists come back year after year because they gain skills and benefit personally from the interaction with other carvers. These are our measurable outcomes: ? Audience members will be exposed to art and will engage with the arts and artists. ? Snow carvers will experience personal growth as artists. To evaluate whether audiences are engaging with the arts and artists, EWF volunteers will interview people in Whiteside Park at several times during the Festival. Interviewers will ask a number of questions designed to measure engagement, such as ?Did you talk with any of the sculptors'? and ?What did you learn?? To evaluate whether the carvers are experiencing personal growth as artists, we will survey the carvers at the last group event. Among other things, the survey will ask ?How has carving in the Snow Sculpture Symposium benefitted you as an artist??.","These were our measurable outcomes: ? Audience members will be exposed to art and will engage with the arts and artists. ? Snow carvers will experience personal growth as artists. To evaluate audience engagement, we gathered information online, with audience members connecting with their cell phones via QR code. These are a few comments: ?It's so special that the community can still come together and enjoy these amazing winter art sculptures!? ?Love the continued traditions!? Our survey of artists was scaled back to one question: This year, what has participating in the Snow Sculpture Symposium meant to you as an artist / individual? This response is typical: ?? as an individual [it] was a comforting and reassuring attempt at ?normalcy? while as an artist it allowed me to test my technical skills while also sparking critical conversations regarding current events.? The board feels we were successful in meeting our goals despite the difficult situation.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",5000,3055,"Chris Kloppenberg, Lynn Evenson, Linda Ganister, Carol Orban, Wade Pharr, Diane Thompson, Jaymie Stocks, Ciera Vega, David Wigdahl",0.00,"Ely Winter Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"2021 Snow Sculpture Symposium.",2020-12-01,2021-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Linda,Ganister,"Ely Winter Festival","423 Sheridan St E",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 365-7669",linda@elywinterfestival.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-77,"Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Roxann Berglund: musician; David Dobbs: visual artist, Education Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center; Greg Mueller: sculptural artist; Leah Yellowbird: multi-medium visual artist.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014417,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2020,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The primary focus of the project is to create an engaging arts experience for participants and the general public. Our event overcomes barriers to the arts, bringing this unique art form to people who would never go to an art gallery. A secondary focus of the project is to expand our participants' artistic skills. For that reason, we have designed the Symposium as a collaborative event, rather than a competition. New carvers are mentored here, and our artists come back year after year because they gain skills and benefit personally from the interaction with other carvers. These are our measurable outcomes: ? Audience members will be exposed to art and will engage with the arts and artists. ? Snow carvers will experience personal growth as artists. To evaluate whether audiences are engaging with the arts and artists, EWF volunteers will interview people in Whiteside Park at several times during the Festival. Interviewers will ask a number of questions designed to measure engagement, such as ?Did you talk with any of the sculptors'? and ?What did you learn?? To evaluate whether the carvers are experiencing personal growth as artists, we will survey the carvers at the last group event. Among other things, the survey will ask ?How has carving in the Snow Sculpture Symposium benefitted you as an artist??.",,,36576,"Other,local or private",41576,,,,"Ely Winter Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"2020 Snow Sculpture Symposium.",2019-12-01,2020-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Linda,Ganister,"Ely Winter Festival","423 Sheridan St E",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 365-7669",linda@elywinterfestival.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-78,"Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Patricia Canelake: visual artist; Roxann Berglund: musician; Serenity Schoonover: writer; Greg Mueller: sculpture artist; David Dobbs: visual artist, Education Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014447,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2020,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The goal of the Utility Art Wrap project is to increase connections with artists and downtown Chisholm. through place-making. We will accomplish this by visibly displaying the work of local artists on the utility boxes, and we will have engaged with local community members in the artist selection process, broadening the exposure of these artists to others in the community that may support their work. We will measure success by the completion of the project, generation of news and local coverage for the art, and engagement with the public via a celebration and through social media for promotion of the artist and work: 1. Two local artists with ties to the Chisholm Community will be provided an opportunity to display their work in the community. 2. A list of local artists will be created from the request for public art process. 3. New positive buzz is created in the downtown Chisholm via the local, regional, and statewide media. 4. New feedback/testimonials from new/existing business and residents/visitors.","The project continues to strengthen community partnerships, especially as it relates to continued investment in placemaking through art and downtown revitalization in the community. The goal of this project was to increase connections with artists in downtown Chisholm through placemaking. This was achieved via a public call for artists where we received over 20 submissions from local artists, the selection process was inclusive with the art selected via a group of community stakeholders including downtown revitalization committee members, downtown business owners, and elected officials. The two selected art pieces are an enhancement to downtown Chisholm, representative of the community, and continue to showcase Chisholm as a recreation destination. The chose art (1) the Heron that is often seen on Chisholm Lake by Chisholm artist - Amy Lucas of 321 Art and (2) an outdoor canoe scene that represents the Northwoods/outdoor recreation by a Virginia artist - Jane Wertanan (See Attached).","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,,5000,1000,"Mark Wangensteen, Vern Manner, Steve Cook, Alida Casey, Jim Varda",0.00,"Chisholm Downtown Revitalization Project","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"Local Art Utility Wrap Project.",2020-06-01,2020-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Marinucci,"Chisholm Downtown Revitalization Project","121 W Lake St c/o Alida Casey",Chisholm,MN,55719,"(218) 969-6949",downtownchisholmproject@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-80,"Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Roxann Berglund: musician; David Dobbs: visual artist, Education Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center; Greg Mueller: sculptural artist; Leah Yellowbird: multi-medium visual artist.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014452,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2020,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Our artistic goal is to present The Quiltmaker's Gift in a way that pays homage to the unique vision of the illustrator, Gail deMarcken, and that engages people in the arts in many ways. These are measurable outcomes: (1) Audiences will find the play to be entertaining and visually stunning. (2) Audience members will connect with the arts and artists through related community events. The Friends of Gail will conduct audience surveys at the performances. The survey form will elicit feedback about the quality of the performance, the sets, the music, and the play's entertainment value. The survey form will also ask audience members if they have participated in any of the other related activities. Drawing a large audience for the performances will be a marker of success. We will also track participation in other related arts activities.","Our artistic goal was to present The Quiltmaker's Gift in a way that paid homage to the unique vision of the illustrator, Gail deMarcken, and that engaged people in the arts in many ways. These were the measurable outcomes: (1) Audiences will find the play to be entertaining and visually stunning. (2) Audience members will connect with the arts and artists through related community events. We conducted audience surveys after all performances. Over 70 surveys were returned, and they confirmed that both outcomes were met. These are typical audience comments: ? Wonderful production, story, humor, acting! ? Colorful costumes, music, seeing friends perform ? I enjoyed seeing the community come together Illustrator Gail deMarcken attended all performances and nearly all rehearsals. She donated many yards of fabric and made the king's quilt and the quilt that covered the stage at the beginning and end of the production. Her suggestions were welcomed and incorporated whenever possible.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",5000,,"Friends of Gail is an ad hoc group that came together for one event. There is no board, but the volunteers who made this happen include the cast crew these volunteers: Marilyn Nelson, Karen McManus, Gail deMarcken, Laurie Kess, Irene Hartfield, Jim Beaty,",0.00,"Friends of Gail","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"The Quiltmaker's Gift: the first live production in Ely's Historic State Theater.",2019-12-01,2020-03-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karen,McManus,"Friends of Gail","3245 Big Rock Dr",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 365-3228",karjackmcm@aol.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-81,"Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Patricia Canelake: visual artist; Roxann Berglund: musician; Serenity Schoonover: writer; Greg Mueller: sculpture artist; David Dobbs: visual artist, Education Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014454,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2020,3936,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","At the conclusion of the workshop process NSW will own rights to a full-length play that they can perform without royalty fees at any time in the future. In addition, this play will provide the audience a glimpse into the history of entertainment on the Iron Range. Through the process of editing the script and working with Luverne Seifert to produce the play, actors and crew will have the valuable experience of his mentorship and direction to expand their knowledge of and expertise in comedy theater. The first outcome will be revisions to 'The Last Train to Winnipeg' script making it a full-length play. The audience will be given a paper survey to Northern Stage works will collect comments from participants, actors and production crew on their experience.","The workshop (script development) process and play production brought together writer, actors and in-house together with Luverne Siefert, head of BA Theatre Performance in the Department of the University of Minnesota to bring the vaudeville years in Virginia, Minnesota alive. Through this project, Siefert taught and coached new and seasoned members of Northern Stage Works Community Theatre (NSW), developing their knowledge and skills, while McReynolds' script sparked conversations and exploration of comedic theatre and the history of Virginia. This project was a valuable learning experience for the writer as well. McReynolds will be creating new melodrama scripts for NSW and collaborating with community members, actors and others to bring them to the stage in the future.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",3936,102,"Kelsey Norvitch, Beth Pierce, Mika Wudinich, Matt Koshmrl, Rachelle Elizabeth, Dave Setnicker, Lorrie Janatopoulis",0.00,"Laurentian Arts and Culture Alliance AKA Lyric Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"The Last Train to Winnipeg - a melodrama about Vaudeville on the Iron Range.",2020-06-01,2021-06-26,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,McReynolds,"Laurentian Arts and Culture Alliance AKA Lyric Center for the Arts","PO Box 416",Virginia,MN,55792-2532,"(218) 741-5577",lyriccenterforthearts@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Carver, Chisago, Hennepin, Lake, Ramsey, Sherburne",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-82,"Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Roxann Berglund: musician; David Dobbs: visual artist, Education Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center; Greg Mueller: sculptural artist; Leah Yellowbird: multi-medium visual artist.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014476,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2020,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A goal of this project is exhibiting high-quality artwork that gives viewers an experience that moves the soul and informs about the history and culture of the area, particularly during the time depicted in Friberg's Mountie paintings, which include late Fur Trade, Treaty, and early settlement eras. Another goal of this project in terms of measurable outcomes is to receive positive public reaction through visitor comments and observable visitation numbers. The SAHS will assess this work by comments in the museum guest book, talking with visitors about their experience, donations, and by keeping a count of museum visitors, as well as press reviews on social media mentions.","The project activities addressed and achieved the artistic goals by displaying the mountie paintings loaned from the Tweed museum, developing and displaying an Ojibwe cultural exhibit, and featuring Ojibwe presenters and artists at events and in galleries.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",5000,800,"Steve Schug, Robert Hewitt, Gregg Westigard, Jamon Boesen, Alta McQuatters, Steve Michaud, Spencer Motschenbacher, Mary Wilson.",0.00,"Schroeder Area Historical Society AKA Cross River Heritage Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"Cross River Heritage Center Feature Exhibit - Artist Arnold Friberg's Canadian Mountie Paintings with Ojibwe-Anishinaabe Art and Cultural History.",2020-06-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Erik,Simula,"Schroeder Area Historical Society AKA Cross River Heritage Center","7932 W Hwy 61 PO Box 337",Schroeder,MN,55613,"(218) 663-7706",erik.simula@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Itasca, Koochiching, Aitkin, Cass, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-83,"Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Roxann Berglund: musician; David Dobbs: visual artist, Education Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center; Greg Mueller: sculptural artist; Leah Yellowbird: multi-medium visual artist.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014486,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2020,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","MSOTFC's goals are: 1. having an audience of 200 between the two shows 2. holding our expenses to $9,000 3. having 30 contestants, five of them in the non-fiddle category 4. providing our audiences an enjoyable, high quality, live performances 5. providing the contestants a rewarding, live performance, with judge feedback for self improvement 6. providing an opportunity for participants to sharpen their technique, expand their repertoire by hearing other inspiring performers 7. certifying a Minnesota State Champion Fiddler who will qualify for Nationals. We will measure our success by: 1. keeping accurate count of our ticket stubs to determine the size of our audience 2. keeping records of income and expenses while working with our treasurer and MSO finance manager 3. recording contestants by categories, not counting anyone twice if they enter more than one category 4. gauging audience enjoyment by observing and informally surveying the audience 5. asking contestants and judges to complete a post-contest survey 6. having a follow up meeting of all contest volunteers to get their feedback on what went well and what needs improvement 7. certifying a new Minnesota State Champion Fiddler.","MSOTFC's goals were to have an audience of 200 between the two shows. We had a single show with 143 in the audience. MSOTFC's goals were to hold our expenses to $9,000, which we just went a bit over. MSOTFC's goals were to having 30 contestants, 5 of them in the non-fiddle category. We had 26 contestants, and 4 in the non-fiddle category. MSOTFC's goals were to provide our audiences two enjoyable, high quality, live performances. We had one enjoyable, high quality, live performance. MSOTFC's goals were to provide the contestants a rewarding, live performance, with judge feedback for self improvement, which we did. MSOTFC's goals were to provide an opportunity for participants to sharpen their technique, expand their repertoire by hearing other inspiring performers, which we did. MSOTFC's goals were to certify a Minnesota State Champion Fiddler who will qualify for Nationals, which we did.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",5000,,"Sheila Wilcox, Holly Weir, Tucker Nelson, Erik Honkanen, Mary Peterson, Debra Gunderson, Dana Nelson",0.00,"Minnesota State Old Time Fiddle Championships","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"Name of Event- The 39th Annual Minnesota State Old Time Fiddle Championships, Name of the project- 2020 Minnesota State Old Time Fiddle Championships. We will hold this event on Saturday, August 1, 2020 at the Merritt School in Mountain Iron, Minnesota.",2020-03-01,2020-11-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sheila,Wilcox,"Minnesota State Old Time Fiddle Championships","PO Box 600",Virginia,MN,55768,"(218) 735-8212",swilcox@vmps.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Mille Lacs, Itasca, Ramsey, Beltrami, Nicollet",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-84,"Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Patricia Canelake: visual artist; Roxann Berglund: musician; Serenity Schoonover: writer; Greg Mueller: sculpture artist; David Dobbs: visual artist, Education Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10001420,"Rural Arts and Culture Summit",2017,454,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artists and arts organizations build relationships with members of, or organizations that serve, groups that have traditionally been underserved by the arts or by the applicant organization. Anecdotal responses, contacts made, relationships built, ideas generated.","A specific one is an artist's residency in an empty building on Main Street and some of the ideas about presenting art workshops and classes. I met with Erik Takeshita from the Bush Foundation and he came to visit Granite Falls that following Friday with Ashley Hanson (Public Transformation) and Brian Laidlaw who were here for artist’s workshops. I also met the new young director, Mariah, from the Bird Island Arts and Cultural Center. We had some great conversations about what that small town is doing. I'm already hosting Riverside Market and Muse and got some ideas on how to expand on those events.",,,,454,,,,"Mary Gillespie",Individual,"Rural Arts and Culture Summit",,"Attend Rural Arts and Culture Summit 2017",2017-06-06,2017-06-08,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Gillespie,"Mary Gillespie",,,MN,,"(320) 309-0092 ",mgillespie2002@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-arts-and-culture-summit-61,"Janet Olney: Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board, visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board, photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Great Murray: Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Executive Director.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art teacher, visual arts, Tyler Arts Council, Southwest Minnesota Weaver's Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, Southwestern Minnesota State University Associate Director for Access Opportunity Success program; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice and dance teacher; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.",,2
10001424,"Rural Arts and Culture Summit",2017,275,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artists and arts organizations build relationships with members of, or organizations that serve, groups that have traditionally been underserved by the arts or by the applicant organization. Anecdotal responses, contacts made, relationships built, ideas generated.","Two ideas I presented in the ""actual results"" section are for city marketing initiatives and will be developed further in the city of Renville's economic development committee for implementation. As far as the numerous organizational resources and the local community leaders I have now established contacts with, this information will be comprised into a directory for the Renville Council, committees and future town leaders’ use. Some information may serve my city indirectly by relaying the resources to an already established area organization that can make use of the information.",,,,275,,,,"Jessica Gorman",Individual,"Rural Arts and Culture Summit",,"2017 Rural Arts and Culture Summit",2017-06-06,2017-06-08,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jessica,Gorman,"Jessica Gorman",,,MN,,"(720) 308-2980 ",jessica.gorman@ci.renville.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-arts-and-culture-summit-64,"Janet Olney: Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board, visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board, photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Great Murray: Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Executive Director.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art teacher, visual arts, Tyler Arts Council, Southwest Minnesota Weaver's Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, Southwestern Minnesota State University Associate Director for Access Opportunity Success program; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice and dance teacher; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.",,2
10001442,"Rural Arts and Culture Summit",2017,116,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artists and arts organizations build relationships with members of, or organizations that serve, groups that have traditionally been underserved by the arts or by the applicant organization. Anecdotal responses, contacts made, relationships built, ideas generated.","I learned about cultural appropriation and the problems it creates for native culture. I learned the importance of looking at other points of view and to show up and have conversations with strangers, be a good listener.",,,,116,,,,"Diane Ladner",Individual,"Rural Arts and Culture Summit",,"2017 Rural Arts and Culture Summit",2017-06-06,2017-06-08,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Diane,Ladner,"Diane Ladner",,,MN,,"(507) 430-4169 ",dianeladner@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-arts-and-culture-summit-70,"Janet Olney: Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board, visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board, photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Great Murray: Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Executive Director.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art teacher, visual arts, Tyler Arts Council, Southwest Minnesota Weaver's Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, Southwestern Minnesota State University Associate Director for Access Opportunity Success program; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice and dance teacher; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.",,2
10001472,"Rural Arts and Culture Summit",2017,383,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artists and arts organizations build relationships with members of, or organizations that serve, groups that have traditionally been underserved by the arts or by the applicant organization. Anecdotal responses, contacts made, relationships built, ideas generated.","The influence on the media model itself has been the sum result of all three Rural Arts and Culture Summit's I have had the pleasure of attending. In years past I found that I received much more from the workshops, as there was much more that was new. This year I was particularly informed and inspired by the panel discussions, which I felt so beautifully captured the collective of mission of raising up rural life.",,,,383,,,,"Scott Tedrick",Individual,"Rural Arts and Culture Summit",,"2017 Rural Arts and Culture Summit",2017-06-06,2017-06-08,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Scott,Tedrick,"Scott Tedrick",,,MN,,"(541) 543-9975 ",stedrick8@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-arts-and-culture-summit-80,"Janet Olney: Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board, visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board, photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Great Murray: Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Executive Director.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art teacher, visual arts, Tyler Arts Council, Southwest Minnesota Weaver's Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, Southwestern Minnesota State University Associate Director for Access Opportunity Success program; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice and dance teacher; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.",,2
10001144,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2017,4246,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal is to artistically interpret what is both a natural geological point/origin that is no longer accessible to the public, which both divides three water sheds, and served as a sacred and symbolic place to the indigenous population of the Arrowhead region. To have an artistic interpretation for the public consumption that will likely be the only visual documentation in existence of this significant geological location and sacred place. Coupled with the existing literal, scientific documentation and legend of this non-publicly accessible place. Another outcome to be able to export and reproduce the finished work for the purpose of expanding local, regional, national, and global appreciation, understanding and enjoyment of this important place. To expand public awareness through social media, news stories, and print and electronic media. To track and encourage reproduction for broader public and private acquisition and consumption. To broaden public awareness through public and private K-12 and higher public institutions.","Primary outcome: the design and creation of a historical and culturally sensitive mural for inclusion in an exhibit for the proposed new Hibbing Mine View Building. Secondary outcome: the design and creation of an original work of art to be displayed in the Hibbing Memorial Building and/or the St. Louis County Heritage and Arts Center (the Depot), until such time as the design plan for the new Hibbing Mine View Building is available to exhibit designers. This project shifted from a Hibbing Courthouse mural project, led by former Commissioner Steve Rauker, to a mural and exhibit project designed to reach a wider audience. At this time, it is unknown if the new Mine View Building will be heated year-round. Without this information, the location of the original mural is unknown. If the building is heated throughout the year, and there is sufficient room, the original will be included in an interpretive exhibit. If the building is not temperature controlled, the original mural will find a permanent home in Hibbing and a high resolution duplicate, created by CPL Imaging of Duluth, will be included in the interpretive exhibit. The St. Louis County Historical Society and John Ongaro, St. Louis County's Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, along with Commissioner Michael Jugovich, are responsible for exhibit development, funding and placement. The IRRRB is positioned to fund the exhibit when the safety of the original artwork is assured. The St. Louis County Historical Society's American Indian Advisory Committee, comprised of tribal appointees from Fond du Lac, Grand Portage, and Bois Forte are committed to accurate portrayal of Native American culture and history. An area mining, Cliffs Natural Resources, has granted further access to the Hill of Three Waters as needed for further research or photo documentation. The Hill of Three Waters is visible from the Hibbing Mine View Building, and thousands of future visitors will benefit from the exhibit narrative. ",,15754,"Other, local or private",20000,2000,"Steve Raukar, John Cook, Judge David Ackerson, Don Dicklich, Jennifer Reyes, Tony Mancuso",,"Saint Louis County","Local/Regional Government","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"Hill of Three Waters/Top of the World Interpretive Mural",2017-02-02,2017-08-02,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Ongaro,"Saint Louis County","100 N 5th Ave W Rm 202",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 726-2455 ",ongaroj@stlouiscountymn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-36,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Duane Barnhart: watercolor painter, cartoonist; Mary McReynolds: arts administrator at Lyric Center for the Arts; Chris Marcotte: retired social worker, historian, writer; Maria Brown: art instructor and program coordinator at CHOICE, unlimited!; Mason Wilson: artist, illustrator.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10023985,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2022,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goals of the Minnesota State Old Time Fiddle Championships is to have an appreciative audience of 200; hold our expenses to $9,000; have a total of 30 contestants, with 5 in the non-fiddle category; provide the audience with an enjoyable, high quality, live performance; provide the contestants and their accompanists a rewarding performance experience; provide the contestants an opportunity to sharpen their skills by receiving feedback from the three judges; provide an opportunity for fiddlers to network with others and to receive inspiration from others; and to certify a MN state champion who will qualify for Nationals in Weiser, Idaho. We will measure the success of our goals by keeping accurate count of our ticket stubs to determine audience size; by informally surveying and observing audience enjoyment; by keeping records of income and expenses and by working with our treasurer and fiscal sponsor's finance manager; by recording contestants, being sure not to count people twice if they enter more than one category; by asking all musicians and volunteers to complete a post-contest survey; by having a follow-up meeting with the volunteers to get feedback; and by certifying a new MN state champion fiddler.",,,4000,"Other,local or private",9000,,,,"Minnesota State Old Time Fiddle Championships","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"The 40th annual Minnesota State Old Time Fiddle Championships. We will hold this event in early August, 2022 at the Merritt School Auditorium in Mountain Iron, MN.",2022-02-01,2022-10-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sheila,Wilcox,"Minnesota State Old Time Fiddle Championships","PO Box 600",Virginia,MN,55768,"(218) 735-8212",sheila.wilcox@rrps.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-109,"Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Kristine Piasecki: ARAC Fellow; Roxann Berglund: musician; Catherine Meier: multimedia artist; Ann Schwartz: Director, Jaques Art Center","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater",,2
20495,"Rural Arts and Culture Summit",2013,293,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artists and arts organizations build relationships with members of, or organizations that serve, groups that have traditionally been underserved by the arts or by the applicant organization. Anecdotal responses, contacts made, relationships built, ideas generated.","Main presenters were all very good and thought-provoking. Met many new people and reconnected with some in our area/region. Will share at all artist meeting June 23, will also present some at my worksite (building support for an Arts and Health Initiative) and hopefully will personally benefit from all the ideas presented.",,,,293,,,,"Jo Pederson",Individual,"Rural Arts and Culture Summit",,"Rural Arts and Culture Summit: Jo Pederson",2013-06-05,2013-06-06,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jo,Pederson,"Jo Pederson",,,MN,,"(320) 534-3799 ",jdpederson@mvtvwireless.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-arts-and-culture-summit-24,"Jane Link: visual artist, board member of Milan Village Arts School, Milan Community Education, Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, certified clinical musician, founder and coordinator Rhythm of the River music/art festival; Janet Olney: artist, coordinator Willmar Area Arts Council, founding member Kaleidoscope Gallery; Randy Meyer: visual artist, farmer, former art teacher; Kate Aydin: retired educator, multidisciplinary curriculum developer, board member of Lincoln County Pioneer Museum; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member of Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players, former clogger; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, participant in community theater productions, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Emily Olson: musician, writing instructor; Tamara Isfeld: visual artist, art teacher in the Renville County West Schools, Arts Meander planning committee, board member of Granite Arts Council and Renville Friends of the Arts; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County board member; Sydney Massee: visual artist, quilter, behind the scenes assistant in theatre productions, board member for Lac qui Parle Valley School District; Audrey Fuller: writer, arts advocate, tribal planner, grant writer.","Jane Link: visual artist, board member of Milan Village Arts School, and Milan Community Education, and Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, certified clinical musician, founder and coordinator of Rhythm of the River music/art festival; Janet Olney: artist, coordinator for Willmar Area Arts Council, founding member of Kaleidoscope Gallery; Randy Meyer: visual artist and farmer, former art teacher; Kate Aydin: retired educator, multidisciplinary curriculum developer, board member of Lincoln County Pioneer Museum; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member of Prairie Music Association and Prairie Oasis Players, former clogger; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, participant in community theater productions, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Emily Olson: musician, writing instructor; Tamara Isfeld: visual artist, art teacher for Renville County West Schools, Arts Meander planning committee, board member at Granite Arts Council and Renville Friends of the Arts; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, treasurer of Rock County Fine Arts Association, board member for Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County, Art Rocks planning committee; Sydney Massee: visual artist, quilter, behind the scenes assistant in theatre productions, board member of Lac qui Parle Valley School District; Audrey Fuller: writer, arts advocate, tribal planner, grant writer.",,2
21793,"Rural Arts and Culture Summit",2013,405,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artists and arts organizations build relationships with members of, or organizations that serve, groups that have traditionally been underserved by the arts or by the applicant organization.Anecdotal responses, contacts made, relationships built, ideas generated.","The event was successful in a limited capacity. I was hoping for more of how to"" than stories of what was done. The experiences and networking gained will go directly into future projects for consideration to enhance art and culture in the community.",,,,405,,"Gene Bies, Denise Hanson, Nancy Bormann, Natha Oellien, Frank Maas",,"City of Canby","Local/Regional Government","Rural Arts and Culture Summit",,"Rural Arts and Culture Summit for Nicholas Johnson and Ruth Ascher",2013-06-05,2013-06-06,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicholas,Johnson,"City of Canby","110 Oscar Ave N",Canby,MN,56220,"(507) 223-7295 ",cityadm@canby.mntm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-arts-and-culture-summit-29,"Jane Link: visual artist, board member of Milan Village Arts School, Milan Community Education, Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, certified clinical musician, founder and coordinator Rhythm of the River music/art festival; Janet Olney: artist, coordinator Willmar Area Arts Council, founding member Kaleidoscope Gallery; Randy Meyer: visual artist, farmer, former art teacher; Kate Aydin: retired educator, multidisciplinary curriculum developer, board member of Lincoln County Pioneer Museum; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member of Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players, former clogger; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, participant in community theater productions, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Emily Olson: musician, writing instructor; Tamara Isfeld: visual artist, art teacher in the Renville County West Schools, Arts Meander planning committee, board member of Granite Arts Council and Renville Friends of the Arts; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County board member; Sydney Massee: visual artist, quilter, behind the scenes assistant in theatre productions, board member for Lac qui Parle Valley School District; Audrey Fuller: writer, arts advocate, tribal planner, grant writer.","Jane Link: visual artist, board member of Milan Village Arts School, and Milan Community Education, and Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, certified clinical musician, founder and coordinator of Rhythm of the River music/art festival; Janet Olney: artist, coordinator for Willmar Area Arts Council, founding member of Kaleidoscope Gallery; Randy Meyer: visual artist and farmer, former art teacher; Kate Aydin: retired educator, multidisciplinary curriculum developer, board member of Lincoln County Pioneer Museum; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member of Prairie Music Association and Prairie Oasis Players, former clogger; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, participant in community theater productions, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Emily Olson: musician, writing instructor; Tamara Isfeld: visual artist, art teacher for Renville County West Schools, Arts Meander planning committee, board member at Granite Arts Council and Renville Friends of the Arts; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, treasurer of Rock County Fine Arts Association, board member for Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County, Art Rocks planning committee; Sydney Massee: visual artist, quilter, behind the scenes assistant in theatre productions, board member of Lac qui Parle Valley School District; Audrey Fuller: writer, arts advocate, tribal planner, grant writer.",,2
10023303,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2022,1500,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","I have 3 goals for this project. The first is to bring joy to our community this holiday season using the skills I have acquired in my position at Ely Area Television. The second goal is to teach the students in ECR's Video Production Club some practical knowledge of what it is like to work on a set, and understand a bit more about how videos are actually made. This would be measured by reaching out to the students afterwards and asking them what it is they have learned, and which aspect of the production process they enjoyed the most. The third is to grow as a video producer and learn new aspects of videography. This could include new shot compositions, lighting arrangements, and the post-production process. To gauge the community response, comment cards will be circulated asking the community for their feedback on the program and the event. For the students in the ECR Video production club we will have a meeting and ask them what it is they have learned, and which aspect of the production process they enjoyed the most.",,,2000,"Other,local or private",3500,,,,"Ely Area Television",Individual,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"Celebrate the Season",2021-12-01,2021-12-25,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Todd,Crego,"Ely Area Television","36 E White St",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 235-7669",Tcrego1992@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-93,"Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Kristine Piasecki: ARAC Fellow; Roxann Berglund: musician; Catherine Meier: multimedia artist; Ann Schwartz: Director, Jaques Art Center","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater",,2
10023807,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2022,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Goals: 1. Provide a unique venue for local musicians 2. Create a more welcoming atmosphere and increase market attendance 3. Expose local population to different genres of music produced by their neighbors 4. Encourage performance of talented but unknown musicians 1. Increase musician visits 2021 to 2022 by 50% 15 visits to 30 visits 2. Increase market attendance numbers 2021 (6700) to 2022 3. Evaluate types of music (genres, instruments) compared to previous years performances 4. Determine performer past experience or lack of such: meaning if we are offering opportunities for new performers'",,,,,5000,,,,"Hibbing Farmers Market","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"Hibbing Farmers Market - Local Musical Performances - Summer 2022",2022-06-01,2022-12-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Jill,Hietala,"Hibbing Farmers Market","12812 Carlson Rd",Hibbing,MN,55746,"(218) 969-0234",jillhiet@msn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-104,"Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Roxann Berglund: musician; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Jayne Richards: painter; Rachel Klesser: painter, mixed media artist","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10023014,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2022,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","We seek to celebrate and acknowledge a premier performance space that has served the community well for 100 years. In Phase I we will oversee the commission of a multi-movement orchestral tone poem for orchestra and chorus by internationally known composer, Dr. Rene' Clausen. Our measurable outcomes are (1) the resulting composition through thorough research will reflect the history and culture of the Iron Range; and (2) by working with the directors involved the resulting composition will be interesting and within an appropriate difficulty range for the combined community and school orchestras and the combined community and school choirs; and (3) the score and parts will be professionally Finale engraved and delivered to the Mesabi Symphony Orchestra by January, 2023. To measure the outcomes, we will have MSO and some singers do a read through of the rough draft in the fall of 2022, and again after the final work is completed in January, 2023. The Mesabi Symphony Orchestra conductor, Ben Nilles, along with Sheila Wilcox, Betsy Olivanti and Dominick Olivanti will give Dr. Clausen input after each read through. We will consider the project a success by (1) receiving the commissioned piece in professionally engraved Finale score and parts by January 1, 2023, (2) by having a composition that powerfully reflects the rich and diverse history and culture of the Iron Range, (3) by having an interesting composition that is at the appropriate difficulty level for the combined school and community ensembles who will be performing the work.",,,15350,"Other,local or private",20350,,,,"Goodman Farewell Concert Project","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"Title: Goodman Farewell Concert Project-We will commission a multi movement symphonic tone poem with voices to commemorate the final performance in Virginia High School's Goodman Auditorium.",2022-06-03,2023-06-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Sheila,Wilcox,"Goodman Farewell Concert Project","8942 Willow Dr","Mountain Iron",MN,55768,"(218) 290-9877",sheilawilcox83@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-91,"Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Roxann Berglund: musician; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Jayne Richards: painter; Rachel Klesser: painter, mixed media artist","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
30381,"Rural and Community Art Project Grants",2015,2823,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Goals: To provide an outdoor summer music venue from mid-June thru mid-August in the City Park of Biwabik for area musicians/groups to Biwabik and Range residents and tourists. To promote local music talent to a wider audience in Biwabik and the Range. To stimulate businesses growth on the ""Main Street"" of Biwabik beyond our established 4th of July and Weihnachtsfest. To promote interest in Biwabik as a possible place for housing and economic development as the City moves forward on its overall Comprehensive Plan. Outcome: To brand and promote Biwabik in collaboration with Giant's Ridge as a year round destination keeping all forms of the arts in the fore front to emulate the ""Bright Star"" cities like Lanesboro, New York Mills, and Grand Marais. Evaluation Plan: To count weekly event attendance. Event committee to poll attendees about the event, types of music, meet expectations. Poll Main street business...did it increase weekly business receipts.","1. Number of attendees counted by organizing staff for each venue. 2. Derived ""pass the hat"" donations for each venue that exceeded any planned revenue in the budget plan. 3. We had two vendors: 1. Kettle Corn and 2. Food Truck. In both cases the owners indicated sales increased each week that they sold their food. 4. Local businesses said verbally that there business did increase: however, we were unable to get exact figures for each date of the performances. This is being changed for 2016.",,4661,"Other, local or private",7484,290,"Mark Sutich, Mark Jackson, Pam Berts, Mary Ann Peterson, Sharon Salsman",,"Biwabik Area Civic Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grants",,"Music In The Park",2015-07-01,2015-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Sutich,"Biwabik Area Civic Association","PO Box 698",Biwabik,MN,55708,"(218) 865-6646 ",pat.holmstrom@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grants-0,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30383,"Rural and Community Art Project Grants",2015,4460,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","To increase the opportunities for the community to experience art in a fun and festive environment, to learn from experienced artists, to offer an event that showcases a variety of art forms, and to encourage emerging artists to seek out art in their lives. We value the diverse population that we live in and wish to share art with those who sometimes find themselves unable to participate in the arts. This will be the 4th annual sidewalk chalk festival, starting in summer 2012 as a one day event with 25 registered artists and 100 art viewers. In summer 2014 there were 93 registered artists and over 700 art viewers throughout the 2 day event. We have added street performances, stage performances, and more free art activities. 12 artists participated in chalking tips and techniques clinics in 2012, where in 2014 we had over 30 participants.","The number of artists participating increased by 30%, including repeat artists, and new artists. The number of organizations that offered art activities to the community for free increased from 13 to 20, with several citing that they actually had so many kids participating they ran out of supplies. The number of spectators was well over 3000 spanning the two days of the event, but also continued for several days, even weeks, to observe the images left to view. There were also activities, puppet booth, musicians, and food stands. The street was closed for 2 days to allow emerging artists a free area to create art. The event expanded by one city block to accommodate the increase in artists and activities. Media included cover pages on the Duluth News Tribune, the Reader, Lake County News Chronicle, North Shore Journal, Fox 21, and several magazines.",,1460,"Other, local or private",5920,1000,"Val Doherty, Shelley Getten, Brien Getten, Alex Deters, Vicki Holisky-Crets, Steph Coffey, Michelle Ronning",,Chalk.a.Lot,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grants",,"Chalk.a.Lot is a sidewalk chalk festival for artists of all ages and abilities to have fun drawing on sidewalks and in the street in downtown Two Harbors on July 17-19, 2015. Music, street performances, art activity booths and food will be part of the festivities.",2015-03-01,2015-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michelle,Ronning,Chalk.a.Lot,"1640 Hwy 2","Two Harbors",MN,55616,"(218) 590-4532 ",chalkalot2h@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Lake, St. Louis, Cook",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grants-1,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",
30386,"Rural and Community Art Project Grants",2015,2319,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","To bring community together for Music in the Park, providing opportunities for local musicians to perform, become recognized and earn an income while providing free entertainment for individuals and families, residents and tourists of all ages and building community. Measurable outcomes are the number of participants in the audience and the number of musicians able to perform. Counting and recording the weekly attendance at each concert and soliciting random audience feedback will be our primary methods to measure outcomes.","Averaged between 90 and 120 participants each Wednesday.",,1084,"Other, local or private",3403,,"Lisa Ojanen, Karen Hollanitsch, Rick Crettol, Lois Pajari",,"Cook Chamber of Commerce","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grants",,"Music In The Park. To provide free weekly outdoor community concerts in the city park gazebo on Wednesday evenings from mid-June to the end of August.",2015-04-01,2015-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lisa,Ojanen,"Cook Chamber of Commerce","PO Box 296",Cook,MN,55723,"(218) 780-6510 ",cookmnchamber@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grants-2,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30399,"Rural and Community Art Project Grants",2015,4559,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Goals are to invite local artists of all levels of expertise to share their art with the community, to engage local merchants to offer their window space for exhibits, and to bring exciting exhibits to the community and out-of-town visitors to enhance their appreciation and enjoyment of the arts. Measurable project outcomes are 80 or more adult artists, 80 or more student artists, 400 or more pieces of art on display, 40 or more participating merchants offering window display space, and art sales of $3,000 or more. Over the years, we hope the Ely ArtWalk will help strengthen the winter tourism economy and provide more opportunities for artists to live and work in the Ely area. Indicators of success will include growing lodging taxes collected in February, positive feedback from the merchants who provide display space, growing sales by artists during the event, and increasing numbers of artists participating each year. The Ely ArtWalk organizing committee routinely tracks the number of adult and youth artists, the number of artworks on display, the number of participating merchants, and total sales. It also conducts surveys of participating artists and merchants each year at the close of the event to collect feedback on several measures of satisfaction. Artist feedback is incorporated in the planning process for future events. Lodging tax collections are tracked and provided by the Ely Chamber of Commerce.","Measurable project outcomes were 90 or more adult artists, 80 or more student artists, 400 or more pieces of art on display, 40 or more participating merchants offering window display space, and art sales of $3,000 or more. Sixty-one individual adult artists participated this year, plus two group displays from Heart of the Woods Quilters and the Ely Photo Collaborative. This fell short of the 90 we had hoped to showcase. The number of participants has leveled off over time, as new artists join but other artists stop participating. Many of our participants work on their art part-time or occasionally, and do not have enough new pieces to show every year. The fact that we had so many new artists show that our event is healthy and meeting a need. We did succeed in having more than 400 pieces of art on display. There were easily more than 80 students participating in group shows from the schools, community education, and a local arts supply store. Forty-two merchants provided display space in their windows, meeting our measurable outcome. Ten pieces of art were sold, with $1,000 in proceeds going directly to the artists.",,4504,"Other, local or private",9063,165,"Steve Voiles, Polly Carlson-Voiles, Alanna Dore, Dayna Mase",,"Ely Artwalk",,"Rural and Community Art Project Grants",,"2016 Ely ArtWalk",2015-10-01,2016-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steve,Voiles,"Ely Artwalk","PO Box 132",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 365-3404 ",shamrock2@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grants-3,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30400,"Rural and Community Art Project Grants",2015,4850,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The primary goal of the project is to create an engaging arts experience for participants and the general public. A secondary goal is to expand our participants’ artistic skills. These are the measurable short-range outcomes: -To place at least 16 snow sculptures in Whiteside Park. -To engage the public in the artists’ work. -To create an atmosphere for collaboration and teamwork. -To be family-friendly. These are the longer–range outcomes: -To draw visitors to Ely to strengthen the local winter tourism industry. -To provide participants with opportunities for personal growth as artists. -To provide rewarding experiences for audiences and increase appreciation for the arts. The number of snow sculptures is easily counted, and the degree of engagement with the public is easily observed by Ely Winter Festival board members who will be in the park throughout the time when the carving is taking place. We will sponsor several group meals that are attended by artists and board members, and we will solicit feedback from artists informally at those events. Additionally, we will evaluate our success by soliciting feedback from other arts organizations (e.g., Northern Lakes Arts Association, Ely ArtWalk, Greenstone Committee), the business community, and the general public. The first board meeting following the completion of the Festival is always open to the public for the express purpose of evaluation. We obtain lodging tax information from the Chamber of Commerce. Because lodging taxes are collected monthly, not weekly, it can be difficult to sort out the impact of the Festival itself, but year-over-year trends indicate a long-range positive impact.","These were the measurable short-range outcomes: To place at least 16 snow sculptures in Whiteside Park. To engage the public in the artists' work. To create an atmosphere for collaboration and teamwork. To be family-friendly. There were 16 snow sculptures in Whiteside Park, and another at the Headquarters operation. The public was clearly engaged in the artists' work, as we could see from the number of people in the park watching them carve. We sponsored several group social events for carvers, and received positive feedback on their ability to collaborate with each other. All sculptures were judged to be family friendly. These were the longerûrange outcomes: To draw visitors to Ely to strengthen the local winter tourism industry. To provide participants with opportunities for personal growth as artists. We have several carvers who come back year after year, attesting for the long-range ability of the event to help participants grow as artists. One team led by Jaymie Stocks that began carving several years ago at our event placed first at the Saint Paul Winter Carnival snow carving competition this year, and will represent Minnesota at the national competition in 2017. This attests to the track record of our event in developing artists.",,7098,"Other, local or private",11948,2498,"Linda Ganister, Carol Orban, Alanna Dore, Cecilia Rolando, Wade Pharr, Jim Christensen, Lynn Evenson, Jaymie Stocks, David Wigdahl, Peta Barrett",,"Ely Winter Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grants",,"2016 Snow Sculpture Symposium",2015-09-01,2016-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Linda,Ganister,"Ely Winter Festival","423 Sheridan St E Ste 2",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 365-7669 ",linda@elywinterfestival.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grants-4,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30401,"Rural and Community Art Project Grants",2015,4850,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of this project is to present a concert by the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra as part of our music festival devoted to a diverse mix of musical genres. As home to those that cherish the North Land this is a celebration of our communities. The opportunity to provide quality music during an open air event is a wonderful gift that we would be honored to share at a reasonable expense to the attendees. Both the Embarrass Music Festival and the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra will conduct formal evaluations of this event based on responses of their respective stakeholders. These evaluations will be shared between the two organizations. Evaluations will encompass artistic success, popular appeal and financial outcomes. The Embarrass Music Festival will conduct a 10 question exit survey to insure the program remains a success for years to come.",,,10190,"Other, local or private",15040,,"Richard Pierce, Robin Anders",,"Embarrass Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grants",,"Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra concert at the Embarrass Music Festival",2015-07-01,2015-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robin,Anders,"Embarrass Music Festival","8989 Pulkinen Rd",Embarrass,MN,,"(218) 590-1713 ",darbuki@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grants-5,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30409,"Rural and Community Art Project Grants",2015,2676,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of this project as reflected in our mission statement is to provide a venue for musical programs, lectures, exhibits and other activities that will benefit the people of Virginia and the surrounding communities. Our summer programming includes local artists and performers who reflect the ethnic diversity of the community. The outcomes will be based on attendance and on feedback from the audience on how well our chosen programs meet our goals. Programs are provided free of charge as to encourage everyone to attend. B'nai Abraham is handicap accessible so that everyone can access the building. Evaluation is done by the Friends of B'nai Abraham Board of Directors based upon feedback from the audience. Audience members are asked their thoughts and opinions on the program selections. Generally, a Board member is present at every performance. Evaluation is also done by our partners, the Virginia Area Historical Society staff and board who also attend programs and help to staff them.","Evaluation is based on attendance and on feedback from the audience on how well they like the programs and whether they would like to see that particular program in the future. Either Board members from the Friends of B'nai Abraham or Board members from the Virginia Area Historical Society are present at every performance. Participants are asked for feedback.",,1114,"Other, local or private",3790,,"Marjorie Ostrov, Charles Ostrov, Dianne Siegel, Leighton Siegel, Ann Phillips, Audra Keller, Marilyn Chiat, Larry Chiat, Elaine Chiat, Jo Doig, Judy Karon, Jim Rubenstein, Mike Blehert, Alan Milavetz",,"Friends of B'nai Abraham","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grants",,"Programming for B'nai Abraham Museum and Cultural Center 2015. For the summer of 2015, the Friends of B'nai Abraham would like to present a series of musical programs at B'nai Abraham Museum and Cultural Center in Virginia, Minnesota that features local artists and includes some ethnic performers and music that will reflect some of the ethnic diversity of the community past and present.",2015-05-01,2015-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dianne,Siegel,"Friends of B'nai Abraham","1788 Maryland Ave N","Golden Valley",MN,55427,"(612) 867-1494 ",Lsiegel005@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grants-6,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",
30711,"Rural Arts and Culture Summit",2015,401,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artists and arts organizations build relationships with members of, or organizations that serve, groups that have traditionally been underserved by the arts or by the applicant organization. Anecdotal responses, contacts made, relationships built, ideas generated.","The contacts and ideas I gained from attending this summit will be invaluable in my role as Chamber Director and also a board member of Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, the Minnesota River Scenic Byway, Western Minnesota Prairie Waters and the Granite Falls Historical Society. All of these organizations are involved in some way in developing public art and using creativity to tell a story in either in Granite Falls or regionally. As a chamber director with an interest in history in Andrew Volstead's hometown, I've developed Our Prohibition Story"" with a printed walking tour guide plus a program placing historic plaques through downtown Granite Falls. I plan to keep in touch online, Facebook and some in person with many of the participants. The breakout sessions provided me with some great statistics and facts to use in writing my weekly column and talking to potential new residents about why they should accept a job and live in Granite Falls.""",,,,401,,,,"Mary Gillespie",Individual,"Rural Arts and Culture Summit",,"Rural Arts and Culture Summit",2015-06-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,,,"Mary Gillespie","807 Prentice St","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 564-4039 ",gfchamber@mvtvwireless.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-arts-and-culture-summit-43,"Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Greta Murray: Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Executive Director.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts board, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, former HS English/creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor SMSU; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Brett Olson: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor;",,
30732,"Rural Arts and Culture Summit",2015,186,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artists and arts organizations build relationships with members of, or organizations that serve, groups that have traditionally been underserved by the arts or by the applicant organization. Anecdotal responses, contacts made, relationships built, ideas generated.","I came away believing that the future is hopeful and our small towns are not necessarily losing their vitality. With technology we are connected to the world and a strong arts presence in our community and schools will sweeten the deal when people are looking for a quality way of life. I found opportunities to network with other artists and community arts advocates and believe this is essential for growth both personally and for my community. I found the presenters to be very welcoming to questions even after the sessions were finished.",,,,186,,,,"Joyce A. Meyer",Individual,"Rural Arts and Culture Summit",,"Rural Arts and Culture Summit",2015-06-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joyce,Meyer,"Joyce A. Meyer",,,MN,,"(507) 277-5684 ",rjmeyer@itctel.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-arts-and-culture-summit-49,"Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Greta Murray: Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Executive Director.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts board, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, former HS English/creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor SMSU; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Brett Olson: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor;",,
30748,"Rural Arts and Culture Summit",2015,110,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artists and arts organizations build relationships with members of, or organizations that serve, groups that have traditionally been underserved by the arts or by the applicant organization. Anecdotal responses, contacts made, relationships built, ideas generated.","The Summit was a worthwhile and valuable event. I made contacts with other city leaders from the following cities: New London, Lanesboro, Bemidji and Winona. I was able to build on relationships I have built from previous years at previous conferences and events. Many ideas were generated from the Ground Up stories and breakout sessions that I attended. One idea I'd like to make happen in my community and organizations is to integrate photography and public art. I hope that I will be able to come up with a photography project within one organization that I volunteer for that combines photography, history, community members, and their favorite historic building.",,,,110,,,,"Sarina Otaibi",Individual,"Rural Arts and Culture Summit",,"Rural Arts and Culture Summit",2015-06-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarina,Otaibi,"Sarina Otaibi",,,MN,,"(320) 262-9514 ",sarina.otaibi@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-arts-and-culture-summit-52,"Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Greta Murray: Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Executive Director.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts board, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, former HS English/creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor SMSU; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Brett Olson: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor;",,
30760,"Rural Arts and Culture Summit",2015,351,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artists and arts organizations build relationships with members of, or organizations that serve, groups that have traditionally been underserved by the arts or by the applicant organization. Anecdotal responses, contacts made, relationships built, ideas generated.","When you bring a bunch of creative, positive and community-minded people you're naturally going to see avenues for cooperative interaction and idea sharing. In a rural world gone mad, turned against itself in atrophying self-interest, only creative, positive and cooperative action is going to provide a remedy. Whether looking to beautify a town, inspire community interaction or create a new communication networkûûthe ideas are abundant, mutual support guaranteed and inspiration contagious. In regard to the latter, I'm interested in looking into and connecting again with the folk at Ice Box Radio Theater.",,,,351,,,,"Scott Tedrick",Individual,"Rural Arts and Culture Summit",,"Rural Arts and Culture Summit",2015-06-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,,,"Scott Tedrick","702 Prentice St","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 564-4575 ",stedrick@granitefallsnews.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-arts-and-culture-summit-55,"Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Greta Murray: Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Executive Director.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts board, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, former HS English/creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor SMSU; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Brett Olson: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor;",,
30417,"Rural and Community Art Project Grants",2015,4460,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Our goal in the production of Young Frankenstein is to produce 5 stellar performances in February 2015 that will include collaborations with the Itasca Orchestra Society and the Reif Dance program. Another of our goals is to draw a larger audience in the 20's-30's age bracket. We realize that these are the people who will keep community theatre (and the arts) in existence in our community. We, therefore, have made it our mission to market this production extensively using the media to which this young audience will respond. This is the final Grand Rapids Players performance in the existing Reif Center (the venue closes for extensive renovations in April) and we plan to draw large audiences to build our credibility in the region, to include new faces both on stage and backstage, and to strengthen our organization's ability to market successfully. This production will be evaluated by the cast and crew through a survey that will be completed at the end of the project. Our audiences will be asked to complete a survey at the end of the show. This survey will be tucked in their program. It will include information that will let us know if we reached our targeted audience along with other pieces of info that will include miles traveled, a critique of the show, suggestions, etc. Our ticket sales will be another measureable evaluation of our success. We anticipate an arts review on our local radio station along with letters to the editor.","1. Increased number in auditions attendees - yes, there were many new faces and a mixture of ages. 2. Increased audiences - yes. Grand total of 830 patrons - 20% increase from last production AND 120 had attended 0-2 of our past productions! 3. Operate within a balanced budget - yes. 4. Accumulate useful information via audience and cast/crew surveys - yes - the surveys gave us positive feedback about our aggressive and new-found promotion efforts, increased our email addresses, acquired a list of interested participants in the organization, feedback on the production, and suggestions for upcoming shows.",,11147,"Other, local or private",15607,,"Sam Grigsby, Sharon Marty-Rasmussen, Greg Tuttle, Steph Schroeder, Susie Mogan, Josh Cagle, Jennifer Eck, Patricia Bunes, Rachel Randle",,"Grand Rapids Players, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grants",,"Young Frankenstein. The Grand Rapids Players will present their spring musical Young Frankenstein in February 2015. This will be their last performance in the existing Reif facility prior to the beginning of the Reif expansion project. This project will be directed by highly qualified directors; artistic, musical, and construction. It will include collaboration with the Itasca Orchestral Society for the orchestra along with the Reif Dance Program for choreography. An aggressive marketing campaign through a wide variety of successful research-based media and networks is being formulated.",2015-02-01,2015-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sharon,Marty-Rasmussen,"Grand Rapids Players, Inc.","PO Box 26","Grand Rapids",MN,55744,"(218) 999-9650 ",srasmussen@isd318.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Itasca, Aitkin, Cass, Koochiching, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grants-9,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30428,"Rural and Community Art Project Grants",2015,4559,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of this project is to continue to improve the quality of our shows in our quest to 'bring the Northland's stories to the world'. The internet is a crowded place so we must continue to improve the quality of our writing, directing, acting and sound effects art if we are to earn a larger audience, and fulfill our mission for our artists, our audience and our community. There are website metrics that can indicate whether or not the quality of our shows is improving. Google Analytics provides a variety metrics to give site owners a better understanding of how their website is being used. Two of these are Pages per Session, which records how many pages of your website visitors viewed during their visit, and Average Session Duration, which measures how long visitors stayed on your site before leaving. At the time of this application, our Page/Session reading was 1.51 and our Average Duration stood at 50 seconds. Both of these metrics have been static for some time. I believe we can raise our Page/Session to 1.6 and our Average Duration reading to over a minute. We are a dramatic arts company. We tell stories that are rendered as sound files. When people come to our website, we get them listening to our shows as quickly and as easily as possible. It follows that if our stories were more engaging, the audience will listen longer.","For measurable outcomes, we selected listener statistics as the means to measure the success of our shows. The main goal we set was to increase our podcast listenership by 10% over the entire season. Our overall number of podcast listeners decreased by 14%, but that was largely due to low numbers early in the season when many of our listeners had not yet migrated their podcast feeds to the new server. However, listener statistics for the month of May, the final month of the season, were up 26% from May of the previous year. I think this shows that we exceeded our goal of 10% growth.",,5604,"Other, local or private",10163,,"James Yount, David Erwin, Sheila Tatone, Victoria Olson, Tom Bement, Declan Lowthian, Steve Windels",,"Icebox Radio Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grants",,"Icebox Radio's 2015-16 Podcast Season",2015-09-01,2016-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeffrey,Adams,"Icebox Radio Theater","PO Box 46","International Falls",MN,56649,"(218) 283-5570 ",iceboxradio51@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Koochiching, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grants-14,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30474,"Rural and Community Art Project Grants",2015,4460,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Our goals are to: 1. Help our participants expand their artistic skills by participating in the workshops, and by listening to and learning new tunes performed by fellow fiddlers and judges at the contest and at the jam session. 2. Provide a quality performance experience for the contestants. 3. Bring quality old time fiddle music to the residents of our community. We will measure our success by: 1. Having an audience of 400 between the preliminary and final rounds. 2. Holding expenses to $9,500. 3. Having at least 40 contestants. 4. Having 10 new contestants in the new, non-fiddle category. 5. Providing an enjoyable experience for the audience. 6. Providing a rewarding performance experience for contestants and an opportunity to hone their skills and learn new ones. Audience count will be calculated based on ticket sales. Contestants will be counted and recorded by category. We will keep records of income and expenses to assure the budget is met. Audience enjoyment will be a subjective judgment based on observing the audience during the performances and gathering feedback informally as we talk to people at the event. We will ask contestants to complete a post-contest survey rating their experience and identifying areas for improvement.",,,1040,"Other, local or private",5500,,"Sheila Wilcox, Holly Weir, Linda Weir, Erik Honkanen, Tucker Nelson, Mary Peterson",,"Minnesota State Old Time Fiddle Contest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grants",,"Minnesota State Old Time Fiddle Championships. We plan to hold the 34th annual Minnesota State Old Time Fiddle Championships on Saturday, August 1, 2015 at the Merritt Elementary School Auditorium in Mountain Iron, Minnesota. In addition to the contest we plan to hold a February fiddle workshop in Duluth and another workshop and fiddle jam session the day prior to the contest. Contestants will compete August 1st for the chance to qualify for the National Old Time Fiddle Championships held every June in Weiser, Idaho. Both the preliminary and final rounds of competition are open to the public for a modest fee.",2015-02-01,2015-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sheila,Wilcox,"Minnesota State Old Time Fiddle Contest","PO Box 600",Virginia,MN,,"(218) 735-8212 ",swilcox@vmps.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grants-17,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30486,"Rural and Community Art Project Grants",2015,3298,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","As a result of this project, a live jazz performance will be presented at the Comet Theater in Cook, Minnesota, featuring the Clearwater Hot Club trio with Evan Price and Charmin Michelle. We aim to reach at least 80 people in the Cook area with this performance and meet or exceed audience expectations for the event. Attendance will be taken at the events and audience members will be solicited for verbal feedback by Northwoods Friends of the Arts volunteers and will be asked to complete a short written survey inserted in their program. The survey will measure audience satisfaction with the event and collect feedback for Northwoods Friends of the Arts on future programming needs.",,,402,"Other, local or private",3700,,"Kelly Dahl, Shawna Kishel, Lisa Hyppa, Judith Ulseth",,"Northwoods Friends of the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grants",,"Jazz in the Northwoods",2016-01-01,2016-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Shawna,Kishell,"Northwoods Friends of the Arts","210 River St S PO Box 44",Cook,MN,,"(218) 410-9457 ",shkishel@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grants-18,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30495,"Rural and Community Art Project Grants",2015,4850,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The main goal of this activity is to provide an opportunity to players of stringed instruments to learn and perform music we would not be able to accomplish without it. The goal will be met with the outcome of providing a concert of the music learned during the workshop to an audience of local residents who will indicate their appreciation - usually by applause and standing. It is expected that there will be a standing room only at the concert, and the musicians will express their satisfaction with the experience. Some of those who are using the housing provided will make generous donations to the project and will indicate their plans to return for another year.","This is an international effort where all participants learned string literature, some of it new compositions, and had the ability to sit with better players who come bringing new ideas and renewed interest to the new seasons of rehearsal and performance. Those returning to their local organizations (orchestras, small ensembles, etc.) went with new enthusiasm for the coming season. Participants left with a good feeling of comradery. All the special on-site activities, lessons and sectional rehearsal contributed to this. The ability to play more challenging music well was very satisfying as was putting on a performance that was received with a standing ovation. As was previously mentioned many if not all those involved have indicated that they are looking forward to next year's event.",,5600,"Other, local or private",10450,,"John Faith, Marcia Bringedahl, Gloria Lindstrom, Jane Barthell, Kelly-Langton-Antin",,"Rainy Lake Community Orchestra","Local/Regional Government","Rural and Community Art Project Grants",,"Summer String Workshop",2015-07-01,2015-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Faith,"Rainy Lake Community Orchestra","3057 County Rd 20","International Falls",MN,56649,"(281) 286-3281 ",johnfaith@midco.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Koochiching, Beltrami, Lake of the Woods, Itasca, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grants-19,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
35350,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2016,4250,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","To increase the opportunities for the community to experience art in a fun and festive environment, to learn from experienced artists, to offer an even that showcases a variety of art forms, and to encourage emerging artists to seek out art in their lives. We value the diverse population that we live in and wish to share art with those who sometimes find themselves unable to participate in the arts. This will be the 5th annual sidewalk chalk festival, starting in the summer of 2012 as a one day event with 25 registered artists and about 100 art viewers. In the 4th annual event held in 2015, there were 123 registered artists, and over 3000 art viewers throughout the three day event. Over 50 participated in chalking tips and techniques clinics in 2015.","The number of artists participating increased by 25%, including repeat artists, and new artists. The number of organizations that offered art activities to the community for free decreased from 20 to 10. The number of spectators was well over 3000 spanning the two days of the event. Featured artists worked on a public 3d drawing for 5 days under a 20 x 40 foot tent. There were also activities, puppet booth, musicians, and food stands. The street was closed for 2 days to allow emerging artists a free area to create art. Media included coverage in the Duluth News Tribune, the Reader, Lake County News Chronicle, North Shore Journal, Fox 21, and several magazines.",,9450,"Other, local or private",13700,,"Val Doherty, Shelley Getten, Alex Deters, Vicki Holisky-Crets, Steph Coffey, Jamie McFarlane",0.00,"Two Harbors Area Arts and Events AKA Chalk.a.Lot","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"Chalk.a.Lot Two Harbors sidewalk chalk festival.",2016-03-01,2016-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michelle,Ronning,Chalk.a.Lot,"1640 Hwy 2","Two Harbors",MN,55616,"(218) 590-4532 ",chalkalot2h@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Lake, St. Louis, Cook",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Cheryl Milder-Kramer: theater professional with County Seat Theater Company; Aureal Williams: painter, retired medical professional; Mary McReynolds: arts advocate, nonprofit arts administrator at the Lyric Center for the Arts; Nancy Miller: interdisciplinary artist; Kathy Dodge: arts advocate, retired director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35361,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2016,4250,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","To invite local artists of all levels of expertise to share their art with the community, to engage local merchants to offer their window space for exhibits, and to bring exciting exhibits to the community and out-of-town visitors to enhance their appreciation and enjoyment of the arts. Measurable project outcomes are 60 or more adult artists, 80 or more student artists, 400 or more pieces of art on display, 40 or more participating merchants offering window display space, and art sales of $3,000 or more. Over the years, we hope the Ely ArtWalk will help strengthen the winter tourism economy and provide more opportunities for artists to live and work in the Ely area. Indicators of success will include growing lodging taxes collected in February, positive feedback from the merchants who provide display space, growing sales by artists during the event, and increasing numbers of artists participating each year. The Ely ArtWalk organizing committee routinely tracks the number of adult and youth artists, the number of artworks on display, the number of participating merchants, and total sales. It also conducts surveys of participating artists and merchants each year at the close of the event to collect feedback on several measures of satisfaction. Artist feedback is incorporated in the planning process for future events. Lodging tax collections are tracked and provided by the Ely Chamber of Commerce.","Measurable outcomes were: 60 or more adult artists, 80 or more student artists, 400 or more pieces of art on display, 40 or more participating merchants offering window display space, art sales of $3,000 or more. Ninety adult artists participated this year, displaying 446 pieces of art. In addition, 97 students participated in group shows from the schools, community education, and a local arts supply store. Forty-three merchants provided display space in their windows, meeting our measurable outcome. Nine pieces of art were sold, with $800 in proceeds going directly to the artists.",,2563,"Other, local or private",6813,,"Steve Voiles, Polly Carlson-Voiles, Alanna Dore, Dayna Mase",0.00,"Ely Artwalk",,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"2017 Ely ArtWalk",2016-10-01,2017-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steve,Voiles,"Ely Artwalk","PO Box 132",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 365-3404 ",shamrock2@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-1,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Mary McReynolds: arts advocate, nonprofit arts administrator at the Lyric Center for the Arts; Nancy Miller: interdisciplinary artist; Kathy Dodge: arts advocate, retired director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35362,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2016,4250,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The 2016 Ely Community Spring Musical will be Rodgers and Hammerstein's ""Cinderella,"" in its updated, 2013 Broadway version, which includes messages about social justice and respect for differences. The goal of this production is to present an outstanding production while bringing together groups in our community through collaboration and cooperation, including community members, college students, K-12 school children and their families, as cast members and audience members. We will meet these goals by cast","Our goal was to connect the community, the college and the local K-12 students through theater while exploring issues of social justice and respect for others. We engaged community members through casting adult and senior community members in on-stage, off-stage and in musical instrumentalist roles (40). We cast college students in on-stage roles, and used college students in off-stage, tech and box-office support positions (8). We cast Elementary, Middle and High School students in on-stage roles (18). We connected with K-12 students through pre-questions in the classrooms, through a ""teaser"" performed at the school, followed by a Q and A at the school (approximately 200), and offered college students and families discounted tickets. College students wrote up reviews and response papers for courses and instructors and K-12 students wrote responses to specific follow-up questions having to do with specific behavioral initiatives in the district related to social civility and responsibility. We kept track of ticket sales and numbers of student (41) and family (58) family passes used.",,11850,"Other, local or private",16100,,"Sherry Abts, Dave Bergerud, Pam Brunfelt, Ely Butler, Lysle Casey, Patsy Gibney, Nancy Hernesmaa, Heather Hohenstein, Gene Klun, Laura Moberly",0.00,"Ely Community Spring Musical","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"""Cinderella,"" the 2016 Ely Community Spring Musical, will develop relationships between and among community members, Vermilion Community College students, Ely's K-12 school district, and our rural audiences through an engaging theater production.",2016-02-07,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cindy,Beans,"Ely Community Spring Musical","1900 Camp St E",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 235-2142 ",s.skelton@vcc.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-2,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Cheryl Milder-Kramer: theater professional with County Seat Theater Company; Aureal Williams: painter, retired medical professional; Mary McReynolds: arts advocate, nonprofit arts administrator at the Lyric Center for the Arts; Nancy Miller: interdisciplinary artist; Kathy Dodge: arts advocate, retired director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35363,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2016,4250,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The primary goal of the project is to create an engaging arts experience for participants and the general public. A secondary goal is to expand our participants’ artistic skills. These are the measurable short-range outcomes: To place at least 16 snow sculptures in Whiteside Park. To engage the public in the artists’ work. To create an atmosphere for collaboration and teamwork. To be family-friendly. These are the longer–range outcomes: To provide rewarding experiences for audiences and increase appreciation for the arts. To provide participants with opportunities for personal growth as artists. To draw visitors to Ely to strengthen the local winter tourism industry. The number of snow sculptures is easily counted, and the degree of engagement with the public is easily observed by Ely Winter Festival board members who will be in the park throughout the time when the carving is taking place. We will sponsor several group meals that are attended by artists and board members, and we will solicit feedback from artists informally at those events. Additionally, we will evaluate our success by soliciting feedback from other arts organizations (e.g., Northern Lakes Arts Association, Ely ArtWalk), the business community, and the general public. The first board meeting following the completion of the Festival is always open to the public for the express purpose of evaluation. We obtain lodging tax information from the Chamber of Commerce. Because lodging taxes are collected monthly, not weekly, it can be difficult to sort out the impact of the Festival itself, but year-over-year trends indicate a long-range positive impact.","These were the measurable short-range outcomes: To place at least 16 snow sculptures in Whiteside Park. To engage the public in the artists’ work. To create an atmosphere for collaboration and teamwork. To be family-friendly. We placed only 14 snow sculptures in Whiteside Park, and another at the Headquarters operation. However, teams were larger than anticipated and the number of carvers grew to 40. The public was clearly engaged in the artists’ work, as we could see from the number of people in the park watching them carve. We sponsored several group social events for carvers, and received positive feedback on their ability to collaborate with each other. All sculptures were judged to be family friendly. These were the longer–range outcomes of the Symposium and the Festival in general: To provide rewarding experiences for audiences and increase appreciation for the arts. To provide participants with opportunities for personal growth as artists. To draw visitors to Ely to strengthen the local winter tourism industry. We have several carvers who come back year after year, attesting for the long-range ability of the event to help participants grow as artists. One team led by Jaymie Stocks that began carving several years ago at our event represented the state of Minnesota at the national competition this year after placing first at the Saint Paul Winter Carnival snow carving competition in 2016. This attests to the track record of our event in developing artists. Hotels and restaurants were full during the Festival, which demonstrates the impact our event is having on winter tourism.",,8074,"Other, local or private",12324,,"Linda Ganister, Carol Orban, Wade Pharr, Jim Christensen, Lynn Evenson, Jaymie Stocks, Peta Barrett, David Wigdahl, Chris Kloppenberg, Colleen Kloehn, Consie Powell, Irene Hartfield, Alanna Dore, Karen McManus",0.00,"Ely Winter Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"2017 Snow Sculpture Symposium",2016-09-01,2017-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Linda,Ganister,"Ely Winter Festival","423 Sheridan St E Ste 2",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 365-7669 ",linda@elywinterfestival.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-3,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Mary McReynolds: arts advocate, nonprofit arts administrator at the Lyric Center for the Arts; Nancy Miller: interdisciplinary artist; Kathy Dodge: arts advocate, retired director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35364,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2016,4250,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The Free Range Film Festival seeks to improve the audience experience and to increase the participation of filmmakers. Films are played simultaneously in one large screening room and two smaller ones. We face three problems: a) communication, b) low filmmaker participation, and c) awkward transitions between films. Solutions: a) Filmmakers who attend take audience questions following their film. Since our venue has one large screening room and two smaller ones, the audience in the smaller rooms cannot fully participate. We propose to add closed-circuit video among all screening rooms. b) In order to increase the number of filmmakers attending, we propose to offer limited reimbursement for their expenses. c) Our projection equipment relies on outdated DVD technology, resulting in delays between films. We propose to rent available technology so that the audience will experience smooth transitions from one film to the next. We also hope to add a virtual reality experience. The Directors and volunteers of the Free Range Film Festival attend the film screenings and interact with the audience; audience members share comments and reactions which give a measure of the festival's success. We shall be alert to audience approval of interactive audio and video. The number of filmmakers attending has always been modest; we shall record how many more filmmakers attend given the promise of a limited subsidy for their travel expenses. Our technical staff will report on improvement in film transitions; we shall also ask for audience responses to this issue. We hand every audience member a program for the films that are being screened and this year we will include a short evaluation form with the program in order to document and measure our success and to help plan for future years.","We were able to screen 35 films and host 7 filmmakers for the weekend of our festival. We screened an independent VR film in addition to the 35 screened on the large screen. We had 380 attendees to the festival with 28 of those as youth. We were written up in the Duluth News Tribune and featured on all of the local TV news stations. We received glowing reviews from one on one conversations with filmmakers and audience members. The following is a Facebook post by one of our visiting filmmakers: ""Quick wrap-up from this weekend and the Free Range Film Festival: Manlife found itself in a wonderful program of films sitting along short films about a woman who makes dioramas for snails, a man bio-hacking his gut bacteria, and our friends Kate and Jeremy's beautifully gut-wrenching animated short. It was a block of amazing films about people surviving on the fringe of society. The film was well received, and Manlife both looked and sounded beautiful. More films should play in 101-year-old barns. Afterwards the film was followed up with a very thoughtful question and answer session. Just can't say enough about the entire staff of volunteers that help run the Free Range Festival, they certainly go out of their way to make both filmmakers and audiences feel at home. They also send you home with the freshest swag bag! We'd encourage any and every filmmaker to submit to this gem of a festival, and I'd push more festivals to expand the concept of what a film festival can and should be. Thanks to everyone who came out and to the fine folks that put this festival on.""",,4847,"Other, local or private",9097,,"Anne Dugan, Janaki Fisher-Merritt, Mike Scholtz, Valerie Coit, Robin Decaire, Misty Havens",0.00,"Free Range Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"Free Range Film Festival. We facilitate the exchange of art and ideas among independent filmmakers and the public by holding a day-and-a-half festival in a barn in rural northeast Minnesota. The festival occurs annually near the end of July.",2016-07-04,2016-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anne,Dugan,"Free Range Film Festival","2612 County Rd 1  ",Wrenshall,MN,55797,"(218) 310-4703 ",johnsdugan@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Carlton, St. Louis, Pine, Aitkin, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-4,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Mary McReynolds: arts advocate, nonprofit arts administrator at the Lyric Center for the Arts; Nancy Miller: interdisciplinary artist; Kathy Dodge: arts advocate, retired director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35365,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2016,2635,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The Friends of B’nai Abraham are close to completing the restoration of the synagogue building which has been renamed the B’nai Abraham Museum and Cultural Center located in Virginia, Minnesota. The purpose of the restoration was to find new use for this beautiful historic building and to make it accessible to all of the people in Virginia and in surrounding communities. The building is a venue for musical programs as well as lectures, exhibits and other events. Our mission is to provide these programs for an underserved population who prefer a venue such as ours. The members of the Boards of the Friends of B’nai Abraham and the Virginia Area Historical Society are responsible for evaluating the programs. We also use feedback from the audience. Members of the audience are encouraged to give feedback on each program and provide suggestions for the future.","Measurable outcomes include audience participation in our programs as well as people visiting the building and the exhibits. Programs encourage people to see and use the building, view the rotating exhibits in the lower level. This year the exhibit was on architecture of religious buildings on the Iron Range. Audiences are encouraged to give verbal feedback on programs and board members from either Friends of B'nai Abraham or the Virginia Area Historical Society attend each program.",,1151,"Other, local or private",3786,1380,"Margorie Ostrov, Charles Ostrov, Dianne Siegel, Leighton Siegel, Ann Phillips, Jo Doig, Marilyn Chait, Larry Chait, Elaine Chait, Michael Blehert, Alan Milavetz, Jim Rosenblum, Judy Karon, Audra Keller",0.00,"Friends of B'nai Abraham","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"Summer of 2016 Programs at B'nai Abraham Museum and Cultural Center. The Friends of B'nai Abraham, in partnership with the Virginia Area Historical Society, are planning a series of 5 musical programs featuring Minnesota artists.",2016-05-01,2016-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dianne,Siegel,"Friends of B'nai Abraham","1788 Maryland Ave N","Golden Valley",MN,55427,"(612) 867-1494 ",Lsiegel005@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Cook, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-5,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Cheryl Milder-Kramer: theater professional with County Seat Theater Company; Aureal Williams: painter, retired medical professional; Mary McReynolds: arts advocate, nonprofit arts administrator at the Lyric Center for the Arts; Nancy Miller: interdisciplinary artist; Kathy Dodge: arts advocate, retired director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35373,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2016,4250,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The annual spring concert by Grand Rapids Area Male Chorus is a highlight of the year for the chorus members as well as many members of the community. The spring of 2016 marks 60 years of singing for this group. To celebrate this special milestone, the chorus has chosen a line-up of favorite songs they have performed through the years. They have also invited another male chorus to join them: the Cold Spring Area Maennerchor from Cold Spring, Minnesota, is a 40-member male chorus, also members of the Associated Male Choruses of America. Cold Spring hosted the annual district music festival in 2014. Inviting the guest chorus offers the local audience the opportunity to hear twice as many male voices singing in the newly remodeled Reif Performing Arts Center in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. This will observe the 60th anniversary of the Grand Rapids choral group in a special, celebratory way. The 2016 spring concert of the Grand Rapids Area Male Chorus will mark 60 years since the group was first organized by Mrs. Betty Kauppi. Over the years the group has been known as Betty's Boys, the Orion Male Chorus, the Blandin Male Chorus, and now the Grand Rapids Area Male Chorus. No matter what they are called, the male chorus is a community. With 60 years of history many of the directors and accompanists are no longer with us, but invitations will be sent to all surviving chorus directors and accompanists to be our guests and be presented to the audience at the concert. The Cold Spring Maennerchor, as their name suggests, has their roots in the German communities around Cold Spring, Minnesota, and have been performing for 78 years. Each chorus will perform selections separately and then combine for the final section of the concert. Celebrating our 60th anniversary, singing for the first time in the remodeled Reif Center, and having a guest chorus will create a great marketing opportunity for the Grand Rapids Area Male Chorus and the Grand Rapids Arts Community. The Grand Rapids Area Male Chorus will hand out surveys at the spring concert. The audience and performers will be asked to comment on the music choices, including which were their favorites. We will also collect data regarding audience demographics, where the audience traveled from to attend the concert, and what other activities they plan to do in the Grand Rapids Area while they are in town for the concert.","The 2016 spring concert of the Grand Rapids Area Male Chorus marked 60 years since the group was first organized. The group has been known as Betty's Boys, the Orion Male Chorus, the Blandin Chorus, and now the Grand Rapids Area Male Chorus. No matter what we are called, the chorus is an integral part of the Grand Rapids Arts Community and has an economic impact on the business community. This is continually confirmed by the size and diversity of our audience and the survey results. 75% of the respondents of the survey indicated that they had dined or shopped in Grand Rapids because of the concert. The Cold Spring Maennerchor was invited to join Grand Rapids Area Male Chorus in this 60th anniversary concert. The Maennerchor has been in existence for 78 years and has a faithful following in their area. Each chorus performed selections separately and then joined together for the final portion of the program. It was a wonderful treat for our local audience to hear twice as many male voices in the newly remodeled Reif Performing Arts Center. Our two adjudicators wrote very favorable reviews of the concert. These are attached. The program was also recorded and will reach thousands of people via our local public TV service.",,6000,"Other, local or private",10250,,"Harry Smith, Terry Cain, Jim Boedicker, Byron Whitney, Colton Hass, Dave McCulloch",0.00,"Grand Rapids Area Male Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"""Music Through the Years"" will be presented by the Grand Rapids Area Male Chorus at the Reif Center on May 1, 2016. Guest performing group will be the Cold Spring Area Maennerchor.",2016-02-01,2016-07-11,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patricia,Whitney,"Grand Rapids Area Male Chorus","22520 Henderson Rd",Cohasset,MN,55721,"(218) 328-5572 ",loonland2@live.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Itasca, St. Louis, Cass, Beltrami, Aitkin, Hubbard",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-8,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Cheryl Milder-Kramer: theater professional with County Seat Theater Company; Aureal Williams: painter, retired medical professional; Mary McReynolds: arts advocate, nonprofit arts administrator at the Lyric Center for the Arts; Nancy Miller: interdisciplinary artist; Kathy Dodge: arts advocate, retired director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35381,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2016,4250,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","To continue to improve the quality of our shows in our quest to ‘Bring the Northland’s Stories to the World’. The Internet is a crowded place so we must continue to improve the quality of our writing, directing, acting and sound effects art if we are to earn a larger audience and fulfill our mission for our artists, our audience and our community. Our plan is to use website metrics that measure audience size and reaction to judge the overall quality of our plays. To do this, we will need to equate the quality of our work with how the audience interacts with it. Primarily, we’ll be using metrics from our podcast host site Spreaker.com to help us judge how our show is being received. The two main metrics on Spreaker.com are ‘Downloads’ indicating the number of times our shows have been downloaded, and ‘Live Listens’ indicating the number of times someone has clicked the ‘play’ button to listen to one of our shows while visiting our page on the Spreaker.com site. We will chart these two metrics over the year hoping to see at least 10-percent growth in both statistics. In addition, we offer memberships to our listeners. We hope to see a 10-percent increase in memberships this year.","Our plan for measurable outcomes was to use website metrics to measure the size of our online audience. At the beginning of this season (September 1st) we averaged 8,000 downloads and 2,100 live listens (that is, individuals clicked ‘play’ on our podcast servers website and listened to a show. Our audience numbers increased through December and January then fell back down to below September levels in the spring. Our average listener statistics through the season were 1.300 listens and 7,710 downloads per month. We also set of goal of increasing our theatre memberships by 10%. We gained three new members which represented an increase of 6%.",,4470,"Other, local or private",8720,4760,"James Yount, David Erwin, Sheila Tatone, Victoria Olson, Lawrence Bement, Declan Lowthain, Steve Windels",0.00,"Icebox Radio Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"Icebox Radio Theater's 2016/17 podcast season.",2016-08-01,2017-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeffrey,Adams,"Icebox Radio Theater","PO Box 46","International Falls",MN,56649,"(218) 283-5570 ",iceboxradio51@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Koochiching, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-10,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Mary McReynolds: arts advocate, nonprofit arts administrator at the Lyric Center for the Arts; Nancy Miller: interdisciplinary artist; Kathy Dodge: arts advocate, retired director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35382,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2016,3145,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Itasca Community Chorus aims to unify persons of diverse backgrounds through one voice as they come together to rehearse and perform the best representational music of the 50's-70's. One measurable outcome is the number of folks who attend the concert--our goal is to draw at least 300 people. Another goal is to continue our outreach to area school choral groups by collaborating with them in our performances, in order to develop lifelong participation in the choral arts. By selecting music from this golden era, older members will render an exciting and nostalgic performance reminiscent of their youth while acquainting younger singers with really great, quality music minus the auto-tuning and synthesized accompaniment that has permeated their experience. Collaboration with the Deer River Middle School Choir brings yet another generation into the art of transcending generations and cultures. Aimed always at rendering the most accurate and artistic interpretation of quality choral music, Itasca Community Chorus solicits written reviews by well-respected college graduate musicians. Performances are taped by Itasca Community Television and reviewed by the director, the chorus, and the Board. The chorus itself is also surveyed and the Board is always listening for suggestions on how Itasca Community Chorus can better serve the entire community. We also intend to survey the director and members of the school group.","The increases Spring 2015 vs Spring 2016: Audience 146 408, Spring membership 30-40 (since 1998) 55. Ticket sales 100-200 321. Survey results from the chorus indicate that 21 of the 23 respondents are extremely satisfied with the direction the chorus is moving. A late response includes a detailed offer of helping us do even better administratively. Running public commentary and interest shown in joining in the fall continues. Attached reviews from professional musicians give us equally strong feedback. Because of the delayed opening of the Reif Performing Arts Center, we relocated to the United Methodist Church where limited parking and seating reduced our audience. We are aware of a number of friends and relatives who could find neither and therefore found other activities the afternoon of April 17. Comments indicate that ICTV viewers are very pleased with both vocal and visual effects of this concert, but we have no way of knowing how many view the program. We do know that sales of DVDs from ICTV are up.",,1960,"Other, local or private",5105,,"Bill Schnell, Karen Panasuk, Sandy Crowe, Jean Cyronik, Arlin Talley, Dan Duffy, Marvin Nygaard, Carol Morrill",0.00,"Itasca Choral Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"""Blast from the Past: Music of the 50's, 60's and 70's"" concert April 17, 2016 at the Reif Performing Arts Center, Grand Rapids.",2016-02-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cheri,Morrill,"Itasca Choral Society","2901 Hwy 169 S","Grand Rapids",MN,55744,"(218) 301-9091x 46411",itascacommunitychorus2@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Itasca, Aitkin, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-11,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Cheryl Milder-Kramer: theater professional with County Seat Theater Company; Aureal Williams: painter, retired medical professional; Mary McReynolds: arts advocate, nonprofit arts administrator at the Lyric Center for the Arts; Nancy Miller: interdisciplinary artist; Kathy Dodge: arts advocate, retired director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35401,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2016,4250,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Mesabi Musical Theatre strives to solicit local community members to artistically create and direct, technically to construct sets and costumes, and perform and choreograph productions. Through that process, we further educate those involved in the practices inherent to a fine arts performance, such as a musical production. The money received from grants, solicitations, and box office receipts will be directly used to pay principal staff and physical production costs. The backbone of the entire production will be centered around the community’s awareness of the production, the final product being of the highest caliber, and thus comparable to a Broadway production. The production will provide relatively easy access to live theatrical entertainment not normally accessible to the Arrowhead Region. Revenues will be used to promote the production locally. The revenues generated will also be used to purchase the required physical materials needed for the production. During the production, we will give ongoing training with feedback opportunities for our participants to express their satisfaction in the level of training received. The printed program for the production will include surveys to have the audience assess the level of performance and artistic quality based on community standards. We will also invite area experts in to evaluate our progress during production.","Our measurable outcomes were the number of audience members that attended the performances of out show compared to the previous two years. Our attendance was comparable to the previous two years with a show title that was not as well known. We saw this as a favorable outcome. Our other measurable outcome was a survey that audience members could fill out. They were 97% favorable, up from previous years.",,20850,"Other, local or private",25100,500,"Susan Nelson, Alison Perry, Jennifer Bruemmer, Linda Currie, Pete Klabechek, Chris Chad, Cathy Larson, Megan Wallis, Jack Gritzmacher",0.00,"Mesabi Musical Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"Mesabi Musical Theatre presents ""Crazy for You,"" the New Gershwin Musical Comedy. Eight performances are scheduled between July 27 and August 7, 2016 at Mesabi Range College in Virginia.",2016-07-01,2016-10-14,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Nelson,"Mesabi Musical Theatre","PO Box 682  ",Gilbert,MN,55741,"(218) 750-1937 ",mesabimusical@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Itasca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-12,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Mary McReynolds: arts advocate, nonprofit arts administrator at the Lyric Center for the Arts; Nancy Miller: interdisciplinary artist; Kathy Dodge: arts advocate, retired director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35403,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2016,4250,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","1. Help our participants expand their artistic skills by participating in the workshops, and by listening to and learning new tunes performed by fellow fiddlers and judges at the contest and at the jam session. 2. Provide a high quality, live performance experience for the contestants, with the opportunity to qualify for the National Old Time Fiddle Championships in Weiser, Idaho. 3. Bring high quality old time fiddle music to the underserved residents of our community. We will measure our success by: 1. Having an audience of 300 between the preliminary and final rounds. 2. Holding expenses to $9,500. 3. Having at least 30 fiddle contestants. 4. Having ten contestants in the non-fiddle category. 5. Providing an enjoyable, high quality performance for the audience. 6. Providing a rewarding performance experience for contestants that will inspire them to continue pursuing excellence in their playing. 7. Providing an opportunity to sharpen their fiddling skills and learn new tunes and techniques. Audience count will be calculated based on ticket sales. Contestants will be counted and recorded by category. We will keep records of income and expenses to assure the budget is met. Audience enjoyment will be a subjective judgment based on observing the audience during the performances and gathering feedback informally as we talk to people at the event. We will ask contestants to complete a post-contest survey rating their experience and identifying areas for improvement. We will also have the judges fill out a post contest survey.","We met our goals of 1. Helping our participants expand their artistic skills by participating in the Scandinavian fiddling workshop, by listening to and learning new tunes as performed by the judges and fellow contestants at both the contest and the jam session, and by receiving feedback from the judges via their written comments/scores on the judges score sheets. 2. Providing a high quality live performance opportunity for each contestant, with the opportunity to qualify for the National Old Time Fiddlers Championships in Weiser, Idaho next June. 3. Bringing high quality old time music to the underserved residents of the Iron Range. 4. Keeping expenses under the $9,500 budget. We did not reach our goals of an audience of 300 people, and 30 contestants (10 in the non-fiddle category).",,4081,"Other, local or private",8331,,"Sheila Wilcox, Holly Weir, Linda Weir, Erik Honkanen, Tucker Nelson, Mary Peterson, Diane Bainter, Susan Lindmeier, Lara Whiteside",0.00,"Minnesota State Old Time Fiddle Contest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"2016 Minnesota State Old Time Fiddle Championships. We plan to hold the 35th annual Minnesota State Old Time Fiddle Championships in Mountain Iron, Minnesota in August of 2016.",2016-02-08,2016-10-13,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sheila,Wilcox,"Minnesota State Old Time Fiddle Contest","PO Box 600",Virginia,MN,55768,"(218) 735-8212 ",swilcox@vmps.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Carlton, Hennepin, Itasca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-13,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Cheryl Milder-Kramer: theater professional with County Seat Theater Company; Aureal Williams: painter, retired medical professional; Mary McReynolds: arts advocate, nonprofit arts administrator at the Lyric Center for the Arts; Nancy Miller: interdisciplinary artist; Kathy Dodge: arts advocate, retired director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35410,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2016,4250,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The Northern Lakes Arts Association’s mission is to enrich the quality of life for our members, the community, and the surrounding area through support and development of the visual, literary and performing arts. We see Tuesday Nite Live as being a project that fits well with Northern Lakes Arts Association goals. The primary goal of Tuesday Nite Live is to provide to our community and its visitors eight weeks of high-quality music performed by local performers in the form of mini-concerts at three venues, thus supporting Ely talent and helping expand their audience. Tuesday Nite Live will also provide a reason for our estimated 250,000 visitors to engage more meaningfully with our town, to get away from the campgrounds and resorts and enjoy our talented community. A third goal is to develop Northern Lakes Arts Association’s role more clearly as the new face of Tuesday Nite Live, which was originally aligned with the Chamber of Commerce. The overarching goal of Tuesday Nite Live is to provide to our community and its visitors eight weeks of high-quality music performed by local performers in the form of mini-concerts at three venues, thus supporting Ely talent and helping expand their audience. To gauge Tuesday Nite Live’s success with this goal, NLAA will rely on interviews with the musicians themselves as well as audience members to gauge a “following” and evaluate the fit between the artist and audience. Northern Lakes Arts Association will develop a short questionnaire to create a record of the musicians’ experiences on each night. This will be supported by an audience survey, as described in the next goal. Tuesday Nite Live will also provide a reason for our estimated 250,000 visitors of all demographics to engage more meaningfully with our town, to get away from the campgrounds and resorts and enjoy our talented community. Northern Lakes Arts Association will create and implement weekly surveys to record crowd estimates, audience demographics, and audience feelings about the musicians. A final goal is to develop Northern Lakes Arts Association’s role more clearly as the new face of Tuesday Nite Live, which was originally aligned with the Chamber of Commerce. Based on the information from the aforementioned interviews and surveys, Northern Lakes Arts Association will develop a protocol for choosing and evaluating the music of Tuesday Nite Live to ensure its artistry and to better complement the musical experiences Northern Lakes Arts Association currently supports.","Northern Lakes Arts Association board members took turns each Tuesday night visiting every music venue, collecting data and conversing with participants. July 5: Barry visited Front Porch (Road House with Earl Bulinski), Chocolate Moose (Heidi Schlitz), Insula (Mike Munson), and Rockwood (Washboard Road). July 12: Heather and Lysle visited Front Porch (Cowboy Angel Blue), Chocolate Moose (Heidi Schlitz), Rockwood (Washboard Road), and Pebble Spa (Portage Trio). July 19: Heather visited Front Porch (Van and the Free Candies), Rockwood (Washboard Road), and Pebble Spa (Portage Trio). July 26: Nancy visited Front Porch (Jeff CERNIAK), Chocolate Moose (Heidi Schlitz), Rockwood (Washboard Road), and Pebble Spa (Portage Trio). August 2: Heather visited Front Porch (Whirled Muse), Zup's (Zack Johnson), Chocolate Moose (Heidi Schlitz), and Pebble Spa (Portage Trio). August 9: Barry visited Front Porch (Cowboy Angel Blue), Chocolate Moose (Heidi Schlitz), Rockwood (Washboard Road), and Pebble Spa (Portage Trio). August 16: Sara visited Front Porch (Roadhouse with Earl Bulinski), Chocolate Moose (Heidi Schlitz), Insula (Chris Holm), and Pebble Spa (Portage Trio). August 23: Heather visited Front Porch (Cowboy Angel Blue), Chocolate Moose (Heidi Schlitz), Rockwood (Washboard Road), and Pebble Spa (Portage Trio). Through these visits, Northern Lakes Arts Association volunteer board members were able to ascertain the audience composition as well as hear from the musicians and business owners. Since Tuesday Nite Live is a tradition in Ely, this first time running with Arrowhead Regional Art Council support was an education process for all involved. Especially the audience to realize that these great community events don't ""just happen."" Furthermore, by having Northern Lakes Arts Association board members so visible, people realized the organization still exists (which had been in question since the closing of the community center and the retirement of the long time director).",,12425,"Other, local or private",16675,,"Laura Moberly, Gene Klun, Ely Butler, Sherry Abts, Heather Hohenstein, Barry Bissonett, Dave Bergerud, Nancy Hernesmaa, Patsy Gibney, Lysle Casey, Sara Skelton",0.00,"Northern Lakes Arts Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"Tuesday Nite Live is a summer concert series that unites the community, its visitors, and its musicians in live, outdoor musical experiences throughout Ely.",2016-07-05,2016-10-24,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laura,Moberly,"Northern Lakes Arts Association","PO Box 749",Ely,MN,55731-0749,"(218) 365-5070 ",contact@northernlakesarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-14,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Mary McReynolds: arts advocate, nonprofit arts administrator at the Lyric Center for the Arts; Nancy Miller: interdisciplinary artist; Kathy Dodge: arts advocate, retired director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35418,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2016,4250,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The main goal of this workshop is to provide an opportunity for players of stringed instruments to get together with others and learn and perform music not readily accessible in our local communities. Sharing experience and mentoring one another during this week, results in a performance for local residents without their needing to travel to Duluth or Grand Rapids or Winnipeg, etc. It is expected that there will be a standing room only in attendance at our final concert on Friday evening. The musicians will be happy with the experience and express the desire to come the following year to get together and do this again. The audience at the performance has usually given a standing ovation for the performance.","String players involved received great pleasure playing music not available in their local orchestras, playing with others from out of the area, as well as the recreational activities in our Rainy Lake area. The audience had the opportunity to experience classical string music without traveling to an out-of-town venue. All players had a learning experience.",,6700,"Other, local or private",10950,,"John Faith, Gloria Lindstrom, Jane Barthell, Kelly Langton-Anton",0.00,"Rainy Lake Community Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"Summer String Program",2016-08-14,2016-10-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Faith,"Rainy Lake Community Orchestra","3057 County Rd 20","International Falls",MN,56649,"(281) 286-3281 ",johnfaith@midco.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Koochiching, St. Louis, Itasca, Beltrami, Lake of the Woods, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-15,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Mary McReynolds: arts advocate, nonprofit arts administrator at the Lyric Center for the Arts; Nancy Miller: interdisciplinary artist; Kathy Dodge: arts advocate, retired director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35440,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2016,4250,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","We've set our sights on several goals-to produce five first-class performances suitable for all ages, in an affordable price range, marketing extensively(for cast, production crews, audiences) in the 5-county area, and unveil the new fly system as a salute to the many Reif Performing Arts Center project contributors. With this bigger-than-life undertaking we expect to build our presence in the community and increase interest in supporting our organization - backstage, on stage, in the house and/or out of the pocket. We are excited to collaborate with the Reif Dance program, the Itasca Orchestra, and local high school bands. Through extensive marketing and surveys we'll gather information allowing us to better serve our patrons in future projects. We will rely heavily on audience reactions funneled through the media, i.e. letters to the editor, Facebook comments, and arts reviews on local radio. Surveys will be included in the programs as well as provided to each production/cast member. Based on their responses, we will know which marketing choices were most successful and which ones to disregard in the future. We will also learn, from our audiences, what kinds of programming would be worth developing as well as performance interests for the future. Music Man is a 2 1/2 hour production requiring many scene changes including many drops. We plan to unveil the new fly system with these rented drops. We think the pride of the Reif Project supporters will make this rental expense worth the money. Ticket sales will be a strong indicator of the success of our show as well as the affordability.","We committed to presenting 6 performances of Music Man. Due to severe weather conditions, one show was cancelled. We had projected our ticket sales at $17,500 and exceeded that with a total of $29,400. Total cast/production crew numbered almost 100, total attendance was almost 2000, 25% audience traveled from outside the Grand Rapids area, 17 Reif Dancers participated, marketing included 4 radio stations advertisement packages, 1 TV interview, 1 TV commercial spot running 3-weeks daily, 17 newspapers carrying news releases as well as calendar of events listings , social media outlets posted the event as well as various art and tourist websites, all-over-media canvassed a 60-mile radius, 4 radio interviews, 2-months billboard feature, 300 flyers distributed, all reflecting a note-worthy, positive and successful project.",,30681,"Other, local or private",34931,,"Sharon Marty-Rasmussen, Sam Grigsby, Greg Tuttle, Jennifer Eck, Josh Cagle, Susie Mogan, Rachel Randle, Micha Smith, Jean Goad, Jason Anderson, Stephanie Schroeder",0.00,"Willmar Community Education","K-12 Education","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"Meredith Willson's all-time classic, ""The Music Man.""",2016-02-02,2016-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steve,Brisendine,"Willmar Community Education","1234 Kandiyohi Ave SW",Willmar,MN,56201,"(320) 231-8490 ",brisendines@willmar.k12.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Itasca, Aitkin, Cass, Koochiching, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-18,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Cheryl Milder-Kramer: theater professional with County Seat Theater Company; Aureal Williams: painter, retired medical professional; Mary McReynolds: arts advocate, nonprofit arts administrator at the Lyric Center for the Arts; Nancy Miller: interdisciplinary artist; Kathy Dodge: arts advocate, retired director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
10029385,"Rural and Community Art Project",2024,5000,,"ACHF Arts Access","Our goals are to serve the community with free high-quality entertainment for children and families of all income levels, provide entertainment that promotes the values of kindness, acceptance and respect for one another, family and community, and to give children an opportunity to develop appreciation for music, song and theatre, and to increase attendance among families, children, and from surrounding towns. To provide music that appeals to teenagers and provide a safe, fun environment where teens can gather to listen to music that is meaningful to them and communicates the stresses, fears, joys and emotions that characterize the turmoil of being a teenager and to increase Fair attendance for this age group. To hire Country, Folk, Rock and Roll or R and B bands to support musicians from the Arrowhead Region and to promote fellowship and social connections by bringing people together for the shared experience of listening to live music, to increase attendance and raise awareness of the Fair. To measure the success of children's entertainment, at each performance we'll greet the audience, ask them questions, count hands and record results. We'll ask if this is your first time at the Fair. If you have been to the Fair before. Ask where they are from, calling out area towns, Ely, Tower etc. If any audience members haven't raised their hands, we'll ask where they are from. We'll evaluate performance by observing if participants are engaged, participating and having fun, monitor if they stay for the entire performance and ask attendees to write comments in a notebook. A brief report will be provided to the Fair Board that includes the number of new and returning attendees, where they are from, observations and comments. To measure the success of teen and adults/all ages performances, we'll estimate crowd sizes, observe if the audience is engaged, stays for the entire performance, and ask attendees to write comments in notebooks. A report will be provided to the Fair Board.",,,6074,"Other,local or private",11074,,,,"Embarrass Region Fair Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project",,"Artists at the Embarrass Region Fair",2023-11-01,2024-09-30,,Completed,,,Tana,Johnson,"Embarrass Region Fair Association","4855 Hwy 21",Embarrass,MN,55732,"(218) 269-1331",grants@embarrassrfa.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-1,"Patty Paulson: Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Arts Administrator; Serenity Crego: Visual Arts, Music, Media Arts; Penny Perry: Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Literature, Crafts, Arts Supporter, Conservation Framing, Curating, Art and Antique Restoration; Amber Burns: Visual Arts, Music, Media Arts, General Crafts, Crafts, Arts Administrator, Arts Supporter; Carla Hamilton: Visual Arts, Media Arts, General Arts","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10029381,"Rural and Community Art Project",2024,5000,,"ACHF Arts Access","Our goal is to assist in ways not provided in the Ely School's budget to make this a once in a lifetime experience and performance. By the end of this project, the student musicians and actors will have honed their skills and learned new techniques. The student technical staff will become proficient at running lights and sound (always done in the past by adults). We are bringing more people into the process: both community and students. The skill level of the choral students, the student actors and musicians, and community personnel working on sets, lights and sound, technical issues, and costumers will increase through this challenging project. We will involve many who have never participated in a theater production before, and bring some new faces into the theater as audience and arts appreciators. Our goal is a sold out show. Our ask is money for stipends for professional musicians and puppet/prop designer. Part of the assessment will be easy. Right now, there are no students in the school that can design the lighting and run the lighting console or run sound for a show. So, at the end of the project, if some students can do this, the outcome is what we hope for. The same is true for students who will learn the techniques for costume design and manufacture. Measuring the student musicians improvement is a little more subjective, but could be measured with a rubric that will be used at the audition and making a similar rubric at the end of the process. There are very complete records of the attendance at the high school musicals, so the attendance can be compared and an increase will indicate the widening of the circle of people supporting the arts. We will track attendance, we will gather feedback from participants and community members. We will pay the professional musicians as well as puppet designer.",,,43450,"Other,local or private",48450,,,,"Boundary Waters Choral Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project",,"""Frozen"" in Ely! ~ ""Disney's Frozen"", A Broadway Musical Contest ~ Theme ~ Love Is an Open Door. Assisting the Ely High School in its production of Disney's ""Frozen, a Broadway Musical.""",2023-11-01,2024-03-29,,Completed,,,Billie,Rouse,"Boundary Waters Choral Festival","13 Alder Rd",Babbitt,MN,55706,"(218) 235-7551",alderplace@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-3,"Patty Paulson: Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Arts Administrator; Serenity Crego: Visual Arts, Music, Media Arts; Penny Perry: Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Literature, Crafts, Arts Supporter, Conservation Framing, Curating, Art and Antique Restoration; Amber Burns: Visual Arts, Music, Media Arts, General Crafts, Crafts, Arts Administrator, Arts Supporter; Carla Hamilton: Visual Arts, Media Arts, General Arts","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10029384,"Rural and Community Art Project",2024,2850,,"ACHF Arts Access","I have 3 goals for this project. The first is to bring joy to our community this holiday season using the skills I have acquired in my position at Ely Area Television. The second goal is to teach the students in Ely Community Resource's Video Production Club some practical knowledge of what it is like to work on a set and understand a bit more about how videos are actually made. This would be measured by reaching out to the students afterward and asking them what it is they have learned, and which aspect of the production process they enjoyed the most. I anticipate this to be more valuable this year as it will be in a different format and setting than years prior. The third is to grow in two aspects. The first is as a video producer and learning new aspects of videography. This could include new shot compositions, lighting arrangements, and the post-production process. The second is to grow as an event director and learn more about the management of a live event. To gauge the community response, comment cards will be circulated asking the community for their feedback on the program and the event. For the students in the Ely Community Resource's Video Production Club we will have a meeting and ask them what it is they have learned, and which aspect of the production process they enjoyed the most. From there I would use the information gathered to help direct the students on future projects.",,,4050,"Other,local or private",6900,,,,"Ely TV","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project",,"2023 Holiday Concert - Celebrate the Season",2023-10-09,2023-12-16,,Completed,,,Todd,Crego,"Ely TV","209 E Chapman St",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 235-7669",Tcrego1992@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-5,"Patty Paulson: Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Arts Administrator; Serenity Crego: Visual Arts, Music, Media Arts; Penny Perry: Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Literature, Crafts, Arts Supporter, Conservation Framing, Curating, Art and Antique Restoration; Amber Burns: Visual Arts, Music, Media Arts, General Crafts, Crafts, Arts Administrator, Arts Supporter; Carla Hamilton: Visual Arts, Media Arts, General Arts","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10031925,"Rural and Community Art Project",2024,5000,,"ACHF Arts Access","As started earlier, the primary goal of the Ely ArtWalk is to strengthen the community through art. Our artistic goal is that audience members will be exposed to the visual arts in several forms. Measurable outcomes are: ? The Ely ArtWalk will feature a wide variety of works of art in many mediums. ? Participation in the Ely ArtWalk will be stable or grow. ? Artists will be satisfied with the public exposure they receive. Our administrative goals are to strengthen relationships with merchants and artists, streamline routines, and document processes and procedures to assist future committees. Measurable outcomes related to this goal are: ? Merchants will feel communication by EAW personnel was sufficient. ? Artists will feel the application process was smooth and the setup assistance was helpful. ? Artists will be satisfied with the way their work was displayed. The Ely ArtWalk conducts an anonymous artist survey following the close of the ArtWalk, asking questions to solicit input about the benefit they receive, the ease of participating, and asking for suggestions for future events. In addition, we will track the number of participating artists, the number of works of art, and the number of groups taking part. The Ely ArtWalk participates in a survey of businesses conducted by the Ely Winter Festival. The business survey asks questions about the impact of Festival events (including the ArtWalk) on their business. Aside from measurable outcomes, we will know our event was a success when we see people walking the streets of Ely and looking at the art in the windows. We will know our event was a success every time someone says ?I saw your work. I didn't know you were an artist!?",,,3515,"Other,local or private",8515,,,,"Ely Artwalk","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project",,"2025 Ely ArtWalk ? strengthening community through arts",2024-08-15,2025-03-31,,"In Progress",,,Karen,McManus,"Ely Artwalk","PO Box 132",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 365-3228",karjack@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-7,"Sharon Marty: Theater, General Arts; Brian Carlson: Arts Organizer; Jayne Richards: Visual Arts; Lisa Buckman: Music; Katie Sharar: Arts Supporter; Shawna Weaver: Grant Writing Specialist","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10031926,"Rural and Community Art Project",2024,5000,,"ACHF Arts Access","The Ely Winter Festival has a formal evaluation plan that has been followed consistently since 2019, allowing us to make year-to-year comparisons. The evaluation guides planning for the next annual event. The evaluation plan seeks to answer three questions: ? To what extent does the EWF strengthen the Ely community? ? How do the arts components of the EWF impact the artists' ? To what extend do the arts components of the EWF affect audiences' We seek to answer these questions through surveys of participating artists, Ely businesses, and people in the park viewing the snow sculptures. We track statistics that help us understand trends, such as number of artists, number of snow sculptures, etc. Consistent with the evaluation plan, for the 2025 Snow Sculpting Symposium, we will focus on measuring the following outcome: ? Snow carvers will grow as artists as a result of their participation. To measure the first outcome identified above, we will conduct a survey of snow carvers. Our assessment of success will be based on their responses. When we asked carvers about their growth as artists in 2023, these were the answers we received: ?I enjoyed learning something new and working with others.? ?It improved my grasp of the particulars of design and theory.? ?It challenged me and helped me grow as an artist.? ?I enjoyed being able to explore large-scale art.? ?I am learning to visualize how things come together.? Survey results from the 2024 Symposium are not yet available.",,,24200,"Other,local or private",29200,,,,"Ely Winter Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project",,"2025 Snow Sculpting Symposium , an Ely Winter Festival event",2024-08-01,2025-03-31,,"In Progress",,,Linda,Ganister,"Ely Winter Festival","423 Sheridan St E Ste 2",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 365-7669",linda@elywinterfestival.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-8,"Sharon Marty: Theater, General Arts; Brian Carlson: Arts Organizer; Jayne Richards: Visual Arts; Lisa Buckman: Music; Katie Sharar: Arts Supporter; Shawna Weaver: Grant Writing Specialist","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10031931,"Rural and Community Art Project",2024,5000,,"ACHF Arts Access","Mesabi Musical Theater plans to produce the Broadway musical, Legally Blonde. Our goals are to present 4 shows at the Rock Ridge High School's Performing Arts Center, to have 400 people in attendance at each show, to provide the audience with a high-quality, live performance, to fill all the available roles in the cast during our May auditions, to find musicians to play all the parts in the pit, to enable our performers to hone their craft, and to hold our expenses to $32,165.00. MMT will measure the success of our goals by keeping accurate count of our ticket sales to determine audience size, by informally surveying and observing audience enjoyment, by keeping accurate records of income and expenses, by keeping accurate record of performer participants, and by having follow-up meetings with all staff and board to gather feedback.",,,27165,"Other,local or private",32165,,,,"Mesabi Musical Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project",,"Production of Legally Blonde (musical). We plan to perform Legally Blonde on July 25, 26, 27, and 28, 2024 at the Rock Ridge High School's Performing Arts Center.",2024-05-01,2024-11-01,,Completed,,,Tucker,Nelson,"Mesabi Musical Theatre","PO Box 682",Gilbert,MN,55741,"(218) 750-1937",mesabimusical@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-13,"Sharon Marty: Theater, General Arts; Brian Carlson: Arts Organizer; Jayne Richards: Visual Arts; Lisa Buckman: Music; Katie Sharar: Arts Supporter; Shawna Weaver: Grant Writing Specialist","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10031932,"Rural and Community Art Project",2024,5000,,"ACHF Arts Access","The goals of the Minnesota State Old Time Fiddle Championships is to have an appreciative audience of 200; hold our expenses to $9,000; have a total of 25 contestants, with 5 in the non-fiddle category, and 5 new performers; provide the audience with an enjoyable, high quality, live performance; provide the contestants and their accompanists a rewarding performance experience; provide the contestants an opportunity to sharpen their skills by receiving feedback from the three judges; provide an opportunity for fiddlers to network with others and to receive inspiration from others; and certify a MN state champion who will qualify for Nationals in Weiser, Idaho the following June. We will measure the success of our goals by keeping accurate count of our ticket stubs to determine audience size; by informally surveying and observing audience enjoyment; by keeping records of income and expenses and by working with our treasurer and fiscal sponsor's finance manager; by recording contestants, being sure not to count people twice if they enter more than one category; by asking all musicians and volunteers to complete a post-contest survey; by having a follow-up meeting with the volunteers to get feedback; and by certifying a new Minnesota state champion fiddler.",,,4000,"Other,local or private",9000,,,,"Minnesota State Old Time Fiddle Championships","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project",,"Project Name: 42nd Annual Minnesota State Old Time Fiddle Championships. We plan to hold the annual fiddle contest on Saturday, August 3, 2024 at 1pm at the Merritt School's Auditorium in Mountain Iron, MN.",2024-05-01,2024-11-01,,Completed,,,Sheila,Wilcox,"Minnesota State Old Time Fiddle Championships","PO Box 600",Virginia,MN,55768,"(218) 735-8212",sheila.wilcox@rrps.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-14,"Sharon Marty: Theater, General Arts; Brian Carlson: Arts Organizer; Jayne Richards: Visual Arts; Lisa Buckman: Music; Katie Sharar: Arts Supporter; Shawna Weaver: Grant Writing Specialist","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10028122,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2023,5000,,"ACHF Arts Access","Although admission to the Fair for children age ten and under is free, most of the children's attractions are not. One of the Fair Association's goals in hiring Tricia and The Toonies is to serve the community by providing high quality entertainment for children and families at no additional charge. To provide entertainment that promotes kindness, acceptance and respect for one another, and the importance of family and community. To provide children an opportunity to develop an appreciation for live music, song and theatre. To increase Fair attendance among young families and children, first-time Fair attendees, and bring in more attendees from the surrounding communities. One of the goals in hiring Country, Folk, Rock and Roll or R and B bands is to support area musicians by hiring bands from the Arrowhead Region. In addition, we hope to promote fellowship and social connections by bringing people together for the shared experience of listening to live music performances. To measure success, at the beginning of each performance, we'll ask if they have been to the Fair before or if this is their first time and what town they are from. We'll evaluate the success of the performance by observing the audience to see if children are participating and enjoying themselves and if the audience is engaged. We'll monitor how many people stay for the entire performance and return for the second performance. We'll ask attendees to write comments about the show in the provided guestbook and online. We'll submit a report that includes the number of new and returning attendees, where they are from, our observations of the audience and audience comments to the Fair Board. To evaluate the live band performances, we will estimate crowd size and compare it to previous years. We will observe the audience to see if they are engaged and enjoying the performances. We will write a brief report for the Fair Board that includes attendance numbers and observations of the audience.",,,5400,"Other,local or private",10400,,,,"Embarrass Region Fair Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"Puppets and Bands",2023-01-01,2024-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tana,Johnson,"Embarrass Region Fair Association","4855 Hwy 21",Embarrass,MN,55732,"(218) 269-1331",grants@embarrassrfa.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-112,"Mary Plaster: large scale puppetry, public artist; Lucy Soderstrom: Executive Director Ely Folk School; Morgan Beryl: Grants Manager Duluth Art Institute; Gloria Brush: UMD Professor and 1st ED of ARAC","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10028123,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2023,4150,,"ACHF Arts Access","*Every child at the camp has an in-depth and enriching art experience with professional artists. *Teaching about The Tree of Life seeks to deepen the understanding, respect, and connection to the natural world for the campers. *Children have a direct experience in nature, hiking the land. Outcomes: All campers hear Lakota elder, Francis Yellow share about The Tree of Life. The theater group creates performance pieces of Devised Theater and perform them publicly on the final afternoon The children in the visual arts group learn drawing and painting techniques. Their painted ""relative"" will be attached to Public Art Project (mural installed at a later date) There will be an art exhibit of the nature art, and the drawings of The Tree of Life relatives on display at our final event. Walking the land with John Latimer increases knowledge and curiosity of the children. Children will keep journals with drawings and observations to document their discoveries. The Devised theater pieces will be performed the afternoon of the last day at camp for families and friends of the campers and members of the public. The chosen ""relatives"" that the children paint will be preserved and attached to the Tree of Life Public Art Project which will be installed at a later date at MCP and seen by all visitors to the park. Children will have their drawings of their ""relative"" exhibited at the final event We will have children at the beginning of camp answer 2 questions (1. What does the word ""kinship"" mean to you? 2. Name three of your relatives.) at the beginning of camp and then again after they have been immersed in the theme. We will see deeper understanding for children of their part in the whole of life. We will send home evaluation questions with the campers the day before camp ends and ask parents and campers to fill these out togerther. We will document their replies.",,,5435,"Other,local or private",9585,,,,"Northstar Foundation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"The Tree of Life: Northstar Arts Camp, The 27th annual arts camp at Mesaba Coop Park will feature teachings about the Tree of Life, and creative arts learning on the theme.",2023-01-01,2024-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,Bednarczuk,"Northstar Foundation","PO Box 293",Hibbing,MN,55746,"(218) 262-5132",davidbednarczuk@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-113,"Mary Plaster: large scale puppetry, public artist; Lucy Soderstrom: Executive Director Ely Folk School; Morgan Beryl: Grants Manager Duluth Art Institute; Gloria Brush: UMD Professor and 1st ED of ARAC","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10028124,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2023,5000,,"ACHF Arts Access","We seek to celebrate and bid farewell to a premier performance space that has served the Iron Range community for over 100 years. In Phase II our measurable outcomes are: 1) The community orchestra, school orchestra, community choruses and school chorus will come together to create a high-quality performance of the commissioned work. 2) The public performance will be attended by a broad cross section of the community and by alumni of Virgina High School who have performed on the Goodman Auditorium stage. We will determine the project is a success 1) if two or more community groups and both high school groups participate in the live performance, 2) if we collect feedback from audience members through a written survey in the printed program, 3) if the surveys returned indicate the quality of the performance is good, 4) if audience members have come from Virginia and beyond, include families and include a large number of VHS alumni, and 5) if we informally observe positive reactions from the performers and audiences during the performance.",,,6300,"Other,local or private",11300,,,,"Goodman Farewell Concert Project","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"Project Title: Goodman Farewell Performance Phase II: Community groups will come together to perform a multi-movement tone poem to commemorate the closing of Goodman Auditorium.",2023-01-01,2024-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sheila,Wilcox,"Goodman Farewell Concert Project","8942 Willow Dr","Mountain Iron",MN,55768,"(218) 290-9877",sheilawilcox83@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-114,"Roxann Berglund: musician; Lisa Buckman: General Manager, Mesabi Symphony Orchestra Serenity Crego: visual artist; Mary McReynolds: arts administrator, MCA Board Member","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10028125,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2023,1508,,"ACHF Arts Access","I have 3 goals for this project. The first is to bring joy to our community this holiday season using the skills I have acquired in my position at Ely Area Television. The second goal is to teach the students in Ely Community Resource's Video Production Club some practical knowledge of what it is like to work on a set, and understand a bit more about how videos are actually made. This would be measured by reaching out to the students afterwards and asking them what it is they have learned, and which aspect of the production process they enjoyed the most. The third is to grow as a video producer and learn new aspects of videography. This could include new shot compositions, lighting arrangements, and the post-production process. To gauge the community response, comment cards will be circulated asking the community for their feedback on the program and the event. For the students in the Ely Community Resource's Video Production Club we will have a meeting and ask them what it is they have learned, and which aspect of the production process they enjoyed the most. From there I would use the information gathered to help direct the students on future projects.",,,4359,"Other,local or private",5867,,,,"Ely TV","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"Celebrate the Season: Ely Holiday Concert",2023-01-01,2024-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Todd,Crego,"Ely TV","209 E Chapman St",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 235-7669",Todd@elyareatv.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-115,"Roxann Berglund: musician; Lisa Buckman: General Manager, Mesabi Symphony Orchestra Serenity Crego: visual artist; Mary McReynolds: arts administrator, MCA Board Member","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10029144,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2023,5000,,"ACHF Arts Access","1. The goal of the Peek-a-Boo mural project is to increase connections with art, our local landscape, and downtown Chisholm through placemaking. 2. Public engagement process will help select the image for the mural and create participation and ownership in the project more broadly. 3. New positive buzz is created in the downtown Chisholm via the local, regional, and statewide media. 4. New feedback/testimonials from new/existing business and residents/visitors. 1. Image is selected, produced, and installed. 2. Attendance at community open house and image selection event. 3. Standard media and social media likes/shares/engagement analytics. 4. Solicitation of new feedback on the project from businesses and community members.",,,7000,"Other,local or private",12000,,,,"City of Chisholm","Local/Regional Government","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"Peek-A-Boo Mural Project in Downtown Chisholm",2023-01-01,2024-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stephanie,Skraba,"City of Chisholm","316 W Lake St",Chisholm,MN,55719,"(218) 254-7960",sskraba@ci.chisholm.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-127,"Roxann Berglund: musician; Lisa Buckman: General Manager, Mesabi Symphony Orchestra Serenity Crego: visual artist; Mary McReynolds: arts administrator, MCA Board Member","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10029148,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2023,5000,,"ACHF Arts Access","Our overarching goal is to bring folks together and build community around local music and local food. Just as our farmer/crafter vendors at the farmers market reflect our local growing environment with their products, IROMA's local musicians reflect the Iron Range with their original music. Both contribute to community resilience that is uniquely based on an appreciation for the local and the original. Our measurable outcomes are: Provide 15 concerts, 2 hours each during the farmers market hours at the new performance venue on June 22, 29, July 6,13,20,27, August 3,10,24,31, September 14,21,28 and October 5, 2023. Achieve concert attendance of 50 by mid-summer and maintain audience numbers through October 5. Collect feedback from 25% of each audience by paper survey and broader feedback via social media. We will, of course, count attendees and chart growth. We will tally paper surveys and Facebook Event comments into a report to be assessed by the Iron Range Partnership for Sustainability Board. And we'll take note of the intangible--that sense of community that is palpable at a rural community arts event.",,,3000,"Other,local or private",8000,,,,"Iron Range Partnership for Sustainability","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"Virginia Market Square 2023 farmers market concerts. This project employs local musicians to perform original music at a community farmers market in Virginia, Minnesota.",2023-01-01,2024-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marlise,Riffel,"Iron Range Partnership for Sustainability","PO Box 1165",Virginia,MN,55792,"(218) 969-7756",mriffel@outlook.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-128,"Mary Plaster: large scale puppetry, public artist; Lucy Soderstrom: Executive Director Ely Folk School; Morgan Beryl: Grants Manager Duluth Art Institute; Gloria Brush: UMD Professor and 1st ED of ARAC","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10028523,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2023,5000,,"ACHF Arts Access","As part of the comprehensive and strategic plans for the City of Biwabik, the Biwabik Area Civic Association plans to partner by doing projects to enhance our downtown and business corridor. We plan to do ""12 Things to See and Do in Biwabik"" over the next 5 to 10 years. The goal is to make our Main Street more walkable and marketable. The first year we hope to get two murals painted. Following years will include additional murals, sculptures and a pocket park. Collectively the art will support the fact that we are an Alpine, recreational community. And, an ""artsy"" community. As we get into the ""12 Things"" project, we hope to have a brochure with an online presence so people can check into and post selfies from each piece of art. We will unveil a FB check in for this mural so people can check in and add a selfie to social media. Possibly incorporate a QR code on the mural itself. We will unveil this option at an Artist Reception on, October 1, 2023. Facebook will be able to track the amount of folks to sign in to the check in..",,,7000,"Other,local or private",12000,,,,"Biwabik Area Civic Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"Biwabik Main Street Murals Project",2023-01-01,2024-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kim,Sampson,"Biwabik Area Civic Association","Box 245",Biwabik,MN,55708,"(218) 260-9112",kimsampsonmn@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-118,"Roxann Berglund: musician; Lisa Buckman: General Manager, Mesabi Symphony Orchestra Serenity Crego: visual artist; Mary McReynolds: arts administrator, MCA Board Member","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10028674,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2023,5000,,"ACHF Arts Access","The goals of the Minnesota State Old Time Fiddle Championships is to have an appreciative audience of 200; hold our expenses to $9,000; have a total of 30 contestants, with 5 in the non-fiddle category; provide the audience with an enjoyable, high quality, live performance; provide the contestants and their accompanists a rewarding performance experience; provide the contestants an opportunity to sharpen their skills by receiving feedback from the three judges; provide an opportunity for fiddlers to network with others and to receive inspiration from others; and to certify a MN state champion who will qualify for Nationals in Weiser, Idaho the following June. We will measure the success of our goals by keeping accurate count of our ticket stubs to determine audience size; by informally surveying and observing audience enjoyment; by keeping records of income and expenses and by working with our treasurer and fiscal sponsor's finance manager; by recording contestants, being sure not to count people twice if they enter more than one category; by asking all musicians and volunteers to complete a post-contest survey; by having a follow-up meeting with the volunteers to get feedback; and by certifying a new Minnesota state champion fiddler.",,,4000,"Other,local or private",9000,,,,"Minnesota State Old Time Fiddle Championships","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"The 41st annual Minnesota State Old Time Fiddle Championships. We will hold this event July 22, 2023 at the Merritt School Auditorium in Mountain Iron, MN.",2023-01-01,2024-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sheila,Wilcox,"Minnesota State Old Time Fiddle Championships","PO Box 600",Virginia,MN,55768,"(218) 735-8212",sheila.wilcox@rrps.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-122,"Roxann Berglund: musician; Lisa Buckman: General Manager, Mesabi Symphony Orchestra Serenity Crego: visual artist; Mary McReynolds: arts administrator, MCA Board Member","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison","The Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Rebecca Graves (218) 722-0952",1
17667,"Sacred Heart Cathedral: Roof and Tower Restoration",2012,168525,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,168525,,,,"City of Duluth","Local/Regional Government","To stabilize structural elements and repair the roof of the Sacred Heart Cathedral, listed in the National Register of Historic Places, and used as a music center.",,,2012-02-01,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Keith,Hamre,"City of Duluth",,,,,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/sacred-heart-cathedral-roof-and-tower-restoration,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
28891,"Sacred Heart Cathedral (Music Center): Roof and Tower Restoration",2015,365380,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.","Available upon request. Contact",,,,,365380,,"Duluth City Council - Jay Fosle, Sharla Gardner, Howie Hanson, Jennifer Julsrud, Linda Krug, Emily Larson, Barb Russ, Joel Sipress Sacred Heart Music Center Board - Johannes Aas, Mark Ball, Darlene Seelos, John Sorensen, Tracy Schramm, Arno Kahn, Shari Illig, Erik Tranby, Colleen Lambert",0.00,"City of Duluth","Local/Regional Government","To hire qualified professionals to replace the roof on the former Sacred Heart Cathedral, now Sacred Heart Music Center, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",,,2014-10-01,2017-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Keith,Hamre,"City of Duluth","208 City Hall, 411 West First Street",Duluth,MN,55802,218-730-5480,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/sacred-heart-cathedral-music-center-roof-and-tower-restoration,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
28860,"Safe Haven Oral History Project",2015,5000,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,5000,,"Bill Burns, Chair, Judyth Babst, Treasurer, Steve Hennessy, Sharon Buchanan, Debbie Cervenka, Diane Miner, Melissa Kadlec, Amy White, Robin Roeser, Debra Mitchell, Denise Bussa, Sharon Rolle",,"Safe Haven Shelter and Resource Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To document in 10 oral history interviews the history of battered women's services and shelter in Duluth.",,,2014-08-01,2015-08-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Susan,Utech,"Safe Haven Shelter and Resource Center","PO Box 3558",Duluth,MN,55803,218-730-2478,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/safe-haven-oral-history-project,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
10008301,"Saint Louis River Area of Concern - Minnesota Slip Dock Wall Investigation",2018,45086,,,,,,,,,,,.12,"Bay West Inc","For-Profit Business/Entity","The MPCA and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) are currently working together to implement a comprehensive long-term plan to delist the Saint Louis River Area of Concern (SLR AOC). Many of the Beneficial Use Impairments (BUIs) in the AOC are linked to the presence of sediment contaminants. The site consists of a former shipping slip in the Duluth Harbor that now serves as a private marina as well as the location of the William A. Irvin shipping vessel and museum. Cleanup of contaminated sediments within MN Slip have been evaluated in a Focused Feasibility Study (FFS); however, the walls of the dock that surround the slip require assessment to determine if potentially contaminated soil within the walls is an ongoing source of contamination in the slip. This project includes field work which will be conducted at Minnesota Slip in the SLR AOC. It includes a dock wall investigation, data review, quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC), data formatting, and data reporting. ",,,2017-07-24,2018-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,LaRae,Lehto,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","525 Lake Avenue South, Suite 400",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 302-6623",,"Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"St. Louis",,"St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/saint-louis-river-area-concern-minnesota-slip-dock-wall-investigation,,,,
10008303,"Saint Louis River Area of Concern - AGP Soil Investigation",2018,32026,,,,,,,,,,,.09,"Bay West Inc","For-Profit Business/Entity","The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) are currently working together to implement a comprehensive long-term plan to delist the Saint Louis River Area of Concern (SLR AOC). Many of the Beneficial Use Impairments (BUIs) in the AOC are linked to the presence of sediment contaminants. A Remedial investigation was completed at the Site and contaminated sediment was identified at the head of the slip. Based on a review of historical use around the Site, upland sources of contamination may exist around the Site. The goal of this investigation will be to conduct soil sampling in order to identify upland contamination that may be contributing contamination to the AGP Slip Site. ",,,2017-08-23,2018-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Steve,Schoff,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","520 Lafayette Rd N","Saint Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 757-2701",,"Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"St. Louis",,"St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/saint-louis-river-area-concern-agp-soil-investigation,,,,
10008305,"Saint Louis River Area of Concern - Sediment Sampling and Bed Load Study",2018,67939,,,,,,,,,,,.25,"Bay West Inc","For-Profit Business/Entity","The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) are currently working together to implement a comprehensive long-term plan to delist the Saint Louis River Area of Concern (SLR AOC). Many of the Beneficial Use Impairments (BUIs) in the AOC are linked to the presence of sediment contaminants. A Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study was completed at the Site and contaminated sediment was identified. The goal of this investigation will be to further delineate the extent of sediment contamination and to determine if there is an ongoing source of contamination at the Site.  This data will be also be used to amend the Feasibility Study for the Site. ",,,2017-10-16,2018-06-29,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,LaRae,Lehto,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","525 Lake Avenue South, Suite 400",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 302-6623",,"Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"St. Louis",,"St. Louis River, Upper St. Croix River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/saint-louis-river-area-concern-sediment-sampling-and-bed-load-study,,,,
10008306,"Saint Louis River Area of Concern - Dock Wall Sediment Investigation – Slip C",2018,20983,,,,,,,,,,,.08,"Bay West Inc","For-Profit Business/Entity","The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) are currently working together to implement a comprehensive long-term plan to delist the Saint Louis River Area of Concern (SLR AOC). Many of the Beneficial Use Impairments (BUIs) in the AOC are linked to the presence of sediment contaminants. Bay West understands the MPCA is overseeing sediment remedial actions at Slip C. Currently, the United States Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) is completing design an engineered cap over the contamination footprint at Slip C; however, a sound navigation and ranging (SONAR) and light detection and ranging (LIDAR) survey in Slip C revealed serval areas of dock wall deterioration resulting in erosion and deposition of backfill material from behind the dock wall onto the Slip C bottom. It is unknown whether the backfill material in these areas is contaminated. If the material is not contaminated, the additional material on top of the cap will only further stabilize the cap. If the material is contaminated, the eroded material will have to be leveled within the remedial footprint prior to constructing the cap. Characterization of the eroded backfill material is required for the Corps to complete the engineered cap design. ",,,2018-02-27,2018-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Steve,Schoff,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","520 Lafayette Rd N","Saint Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 757-2701",,"Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"St. Louis",,"St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/saint-louis-river-area-concern-dock-wall-sediment-investigation-slip-c,,,,
10008307,"Saint Louis River Area of Concern - Geophysical Characterization of Bed Sediments",2018,37090,,,,,,,,,,,.37,"United States Geological Survey (USGS) ","Federal Government","This activity outlines a U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) cooperative project, characterizing bed-sediment lithology, including sediment composition and thicknesses, in Thomson and Scanlon Reservoirs using geophysical methods. ",,,2018-03-05,2018-09-28,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Perry,Jones,"USGS, Minnesota Water Science Center","2280 Woodale Dr","Mounds View",MN,55112,"(763) 783-3253",,"Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"St. Louis",,"St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/saint-louis-river-area-concern-geophysical-characterization-bed-sediments,,,,
10008308,"Saint Louis River Area of Concern - AGP/Azcon Sediment Cores",2019,22790,,,,,,,,,,,.09,"Bay West Inc","For-Profit Business/Entity","The activity is for sediment sample preparation for cores collected at AGP/Northland Slip (AGP) and Azcon/DSPA Slip (Azcon) located in the St. Louis River (SLR) Area of Concern (AOC) in Duluth, Minnesota. ",,,2018-10-04,2019-01-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Steve,Schoff,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","520 Lafayette Rd N","Saint Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 757-2701",,"Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"St. Louis",,"St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/saint-louis-river-area-concern-agpazcon-sediment-cores,,,,
10008309,"Saint Louis River Area of Concern - Munger Landing Data Compilation",2019,20757,,,,,,,,,,,.09,"Bay West Inc","For-Profit Business/Entity","In accordance with a request from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), Bay West, LLC (Bay West) will perform remedial investigation activities for Munger Landing, a sediment contamination site, located in the St. Louis River (SLR) Area of Concern (AOC) in Duluth.This activity will compile new 2018 data with existing data and generate updated figures and tables to support the remedy decision for the site. ",,,2019-02-05,2019-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Erin,Endsley,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","525 South Lake Avenue, Suite 400",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 302-6619",,"Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"St. Louis",,"St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/saint-louis-river-area-concern-munger-landing-data-compilation,,,,
10008310,"Saint Louis River Area of Concern - Mud Lake West Bioaccumulation Study",2019,33571,,,,,,,,,,,.12,"Bay West Inc","For-Profit Business/Entity","This activity is for benthic bioaccumulation testing, benthic tissue analysis, and physical/chemical sediment analysis as part of the bioaccumulation study at the Mud Lake West site located in the St. Louis River (SLR) Area of Concern (AOC) near the Duluth area and one reference site at the request of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). ",,,2019-03-04,2019-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Erin,Endsley,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","525 South Lake Avenue, Suite 400",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 302-6619",,"Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"St. Louis",,"St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/saint-louis-river-area-concern-mud-lake-west-bioaccumulation-study,,,,
10008311,"Saint Louis River Area of Concern - Mud Lake West Bioaccumulation Updates",2019,41276,,,,,,,,,,,.13,"Bay West Inc","For-Profit Business/Entity","The purpose of this work order is to collect sediment samples which will then be analyzed for contaminants of concern, and the sediments will also be used as part of a bioaccumulation study. ",,,2019-03-28,2020-06-30,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Erin,Endsley,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","525 South Lake Avenue, Suite 400",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 302-6619",,"Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"St. Louis",,"St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/saint-louis-river-area-concern-mud-lake-west-bioaccumulation-updates,,,,
10008312,"Saint Louis River Area of Concern - Ponds behind Erie Pier Sediment Load Study",2019,55999,,,,,,,,,,,.19,"Bay West Inc","For-Profit Business/Entity","Bay West will complete a supplemental sediment loading study for the Ponds Behind Erie Pier located in the St. Louis River (SLR) Area of Concern (AOC) in Duluth, Minnesota. ",,,2019-04-03,2019-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,LaRae,Lehto,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","525 Lake Avenue South, Suite 400",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 302-6623",,"Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"St. Louis",,"St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/saint-louis-river-area-concern-ponds-behind-erie-pier-sediment-load-study,,,,
10008313,"Saint Louis River Area of Concern - Bench Scale Sediment Sampling",2019,27832,,,,,,,,,,,.13,"Bay West Inc","For-Profit Business/Entity","The activity is for bench scale sediment sampling to be collected at the AGP/Northland Slip (AGP) and Azcon/DSPA Slip (Azcon) located in the St. Louis River (SLR) Area of Concern (AOC) in Duluth, Minnesota. ",,,2019-05-20,2019-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Steve,Schoff,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","520 Lafayette Rd N","Saint Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 757-2701",,"Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"St. Louis",,"St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/saint-louis-river-area-concern-bench-scale-sediment-sampling,,,,
10027655,"Saint Louis River Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) update - South Saint Louis SWCD",2023,19000,,,,,,,,,,,.19,"South Saint Louis Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)","Local/Regional Government","The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) began work in 2019 within the St. Louis River Watershed  as part of the Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies (WRAPS) update. Components of the WRAPS include collecting data to fill data gaps and effectiveness monitoring. With a focus on local needs, this project will provide an avenue for South St. Louis Soil and Water Conservation District to assist MPCA in accomplishing this work and in achieving overall water quality goals. ",,"St. Louis River Watershed ",2023-06-30,2026-06-30,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Tim,Beaster,"South St. Louis Soil and Water Conservation District","4215 Enterprise Circle",Duluth,MN,55811,"(218) 723-4867",,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"St. Louis",,"St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/saint-louis-river-watershed-restoration-and-protection-strategy-wraps-update-south-saint,,,,
10027665,"Saint Louis River Area of Concern - Supplemental Bathymetric Data Collection",2023,59149,,,,,,,,,,,1,,"For-Profit Business/Entity","The goal for this project is to supplement a comprehensive bathymetric data set for the Saint Louis River Area of Concern by surveying prioritized project sites in order to evaluate aquatic habitat conditions following efforts to remediate and restore legacy impacts. ","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency - Area of concern projects and progress ",,2022-07-15,2023-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Dan,Breneman,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","525 South Lake Avenue, Suite 400",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 302-6624",,"Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"St. Louis",,"St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/saint-louis-river-area-concern-supplemental-bathymetric-data-collection,,,,
10015508,"Saint Louis River Area of Concern - Munger Landing Sediment Characterization and Report Update",2020,116086,,,,,,,,,,,0.3,"Bay West Inc","For-Profit Business/Entity","The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) are currently working together to implement a comprehensive long-term plan to delist the Saint Louis River Area of Concern (SLR AOC). Many of the Beneficial Use Impairments (BUIs) in the AOC are linked to the presence of sediment contaminants. This activity is for sediment sampling field work which will be conducted at Munger Landing in the SLR AOC. Bay West will conduct additional sediment characterization and reporting of results, including feasibility study addendum and a data summary report to support design activities. ","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency - St. Louis River Area of Concern resources ",,2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Barbara,Huberty,"MPCA - St. Louis River AOC Coordinator","525 Lake Ave. S., Suite 400",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 302-6630",Barbara.Huberty@state.mn.us,"Monitoring, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"St. Louis",,"St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/saint-louis-river-area-concern-munger-landing-sediment-characterization-and-report-update,,,,
10015510,"Saint Louis River Area of Concern - Mud Lake West Sediment Investigation and Reporting",2020,58717,,,,,,,,,,,0.17,"Bay West Inc","For-Profit Business/Entity","The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) are currently working together to implement a comprehensive long-term plan to delist the Saint Louis River Area of Concern (SLR AOC). Many of the Beneficial Use Impairments (BUIs) in the AOC are linked to the presence of sediment contaminants. This activity is for sediment sampling field work which will be conducted at the Mud Lake site in the SLR AOC. Bay West will conduct additional sediment characterization to evaluate ecological risk and reporting of sediment results and remedy decisions. ","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency - St. Louis River Area of Concern resources ",,2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Barbara,Huberty,"MPCA - St. Louis River AOC Coordinator","525 Lake Ave. S., Suite 400",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 302-6630",Barbara.Huberty@state.mn.us,"Monitoring, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"St. Louis",,"St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/saint-louis-river-area-concern-mud-lake-west-sediment-investigation-and-reporting,,,,
10015511,"Saint Louis River Area of Concern - Reservoir Sediment Sampling",2020,51531,,,,,,,,,,,.22,"Bay West Inc","For-Profit Business/Entity","The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) are currently working together to implement a comprehensive long-term plan to delist the Saint Louis River Area of Concern (SLR AOC). Many of the Beneficial Use Impairments (BUIs) in the AOC are linked to the presence of sediment contaminants. This activity is for sediment sampling field work. Bay West will be sampling sediment in Scanlon, Thomson, and Boulder Reservoirs. ","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency - St. Louis River Area of Concern resources ",,2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Barbara,Huberty,"MPCA - St. Louis River AOC Coordinator","525 Lake Ave. S., Suite 400",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 302-6630",Barbara.Huberty@state.mn.us,"Monitoring, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"St. Louis",,"St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/saint-louis-river-area-concern-reservoir-sediment-sampling,,,,
10015512,"Saint Louis River Area of Concern - Erie Pier Sediment Sampling",2020,62409,,,,,,,,,,,.23,"Bay West Inc","For-Profit Business/Entity","The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) are currently working together to implement a comprehensive long-term plan to delist the Saint Louis River Area of Concern (SLR AOC). Many of the Beneficial Use Impairments (BUIs) in the AOC are linked to the presence of sediment contaminants. This activity is for sediment sampling field work which will be conducted at  the Ponds Behind Erie Pier site. Bay West will complete supplemental sediment sampling and a report documenting work. ","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency - St. Louis River Area of Concern resources ",,2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Barbara,Huberty,"MPCA - St. Louis River AOC Coordinator","525 Lake Ave. S., Suite 400",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 302-6630",Barbara.Huberty@state.mn.us,"Monitoring, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"St. Louis",,"St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/saint-louis-river-area-concern-erie-pier-sediment-sampling,,,,
10015513,"Saint Louis River Area of Concern - Munger Landing Soil and Sediment Sampling",2020,147232,,,,,,,,,,,.3,"Bay West Inc","For-Profit Business/Entity","The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) are currently working together to implement a comprehensive long-term plan to delist the Saint Louis River Area of Concern (SLR AOC). Many of the Beneficial Use Impairments (BUIs) in the AOC are linked to the presence of sediment contaminants. This activity is for sediment sampling field work which will be conducted at Munger Landing in the SLR AOC. Bay West will conduct soil, groundwater, and sediment sampling and also reporting of the results. ",,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency - St. Louis River Area of Concern resources ",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Barbara,Huberty,"MPCA - St. Louis River AOC Coordinator","525 Lake Ave. S., Suite 400",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 302-6630",Barbara.Huberty@state.mn.us,"Monitoring, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"St. Louis",,"St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/saint-louis-river-area-concern-munger-landing-soil-and-sediment-sampling,,,,
10031478,"Saint Louis River Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) and Public Participation Support",2024,22800,,,,,,,,,,,.2,"North Saint Louis Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)","Local/Regional Government","The North Saint Louis Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) will support the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency in developing a Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) for the Saint Louis River watershed. Work will include monitoring, data collection to fill data gaps, and engaging citizens on pertinent water quality issues. ","St. Louis River Watershed ",,2023-11-15,2026-06-30,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Anita,Provinzino,"North Saint Louis Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) ","307 1st Street South",Virginia,MN,55792,"(218) 749-2000",,"Education/Outreach/Engagement, Monitoring, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Itasca, Lake, St. Louis",,"St. Louis River",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/saint-louis-river-watershed-restoration-and-protection-strategy-wraps-and-public,,,,
10033014,"Saint Louis River Area of Concern - Sediment Chemistry Baseline",2023,27549,,,,,,,,,,,.15,"Bay West Inc","For-Profit Business/Entity","Bay West is performing bathymetry data collection activities and sediment sample planning preparation for multiple sites in the St. Louis River (SLR) Area of Concern (AOC) in Duluth Minnesota at the request of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). This scope of work has been developed through conversations with MPCA staff. There are two goals for the proposed work. To supplement a comprehensive bathymetric data set for the SLR AOC by surveying prioritized SLR AOC Program project sites in order to evaluate aquatic habitat conditions following efforts to remediate and restore legacy impacts; and to develop a Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) and Field Sampling Plans (FSPs) for post-remedy monitoring at multiple sites in the SRL AOC. Work in 2024 will complete the sampling outlined in the documents prepared in 2023. ",,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency - Cleaning up the St. Louis River ",2023-04-07,2024-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Dan,Breneman,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","525 South Lake Avenue, Suite 400",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 302-6624",,"Monitoring, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"St. Louis",,"St. Louis River",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/saint-louis-river-area-concern-sediment-chemistry-baseline,,,,
10033014,"Saint Louis River Area of Concern - Sediment Chemistry Baseline",2024,148828,,,,,,,,,,,.96,"Bay West Inc","For-Profit Business/Entity","Bay West is performing bathymetry data collection activities and sediment sample planning preparation for multiple sites in the St. Louis River (SLR) Area of Concern (AOC) in Duluth Minnesota at the request of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). This scope of work has been developed through conversations with MPCA staff. There are two goals for the proposed work. To supplement a comprehensive bathymetric data set for the SLR AOC by surveying prioritized SLR AOC Program project sites in order to evaluate aquatic habitat conditions following efforts to remediate and restore legacy impacts; and to develop a Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) and Field Sampling Plans (FSPs) for post-remedy monitoring at multiple sites in the SRL AOC. Work in 2024 will complete the sampling outlined in the documents prepared in 2023. ",,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency - Cleaning up the St. Louis River ",2023-04-07,2024-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Dan,Breneman,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","525 South Lake Avenue, Suite 400",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 302-6624",,"Monitoring, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"St. Louis",,"St. Louis River",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/saint-louis-river-area-concern-sediment-chemistry-baseline,,,,
10008304,"Saint Louis River Area of Concern - Munger Landing Sediment Characterization",2018,89970,,,,,,,,,,,.29,"Bay West Inc","For-Profit Business/Entity","The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) are currently working together to implement a comprehensive long-term plan to delist the Saint Louis River Area of Concern (SLR AOC). Many of the Beneficial Use Impairments (BUIs) in the AOC are linked to the presence of sediment contaminants. This activity is for sediment sampling field work which will be conducted at Munger Landing in the SLR AOC. Bay West will complete supplemental sediment sampling, a bed load study, a technical memorandum, and a focused feasibility study addendum. ","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency - Cleaning up the St. Louis River ",,2017-09-01,2018-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Erin,Endsley,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","525 South Lake Avenue, Suite 400",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 302-6619",,"Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"St. Louis",,"St. Louis River",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/saint-louis-river-area-concern-munger-landing-sediment-characterization,,,,
10033010,"Saint Louis River Area of Concern - Munger Landing Sewer Sampling",2024,18304,,,,,,,,,,,.06,"Bay West Inc","For-Profit Business/Entity","In accordance with a request from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), Bay West, LLC (Bay West) will perform remedial investigation activities for Munger Landing, a sediment contamination site, located in the St. Louis River (SLR) Area of Concern (AOC) in Duluth. This project will collect soil samples around seven manholes upland of Munger Landing to assess source control of PCB impacts. ",,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency - Cleaning up the St. Louis River ",2024-05-01,2024-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Brad,Leick,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","525 South Lake Avenue, Suite 400",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 302-6602",,"Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"St. Louis",,"St. Louis River",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/saint-louis-river-area-concern-munger-landing-sewer-sampling,,,,
19231,"Sampling Plan for Mercury in the St. Louis River 2013",2013,170601,,,,,,,,,,,1.16,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","State Government","The objective of this sampling plan is to quantify the inputs and outputs of methyl-mercury in the St. Louis River. Mercury can be bound to organic carbon or suspended solids; therefore, it is necessary to determine loadings of them as well. To get loadings, this sampling plan includes event and base flow monitoring at key tributaries to the St. Louis River and at stations within the St. Louis River. ",,,,,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Michael ","Berndt ","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road North ","St. Paul","MN ",55155,651-757-2579,,"Monitoring, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Lake, St. Louis",,"St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/sampling-plan-mercury-st-louis-river-2013,,,,
25365,"School Service Program and “Explore Minnesota: Pines, Mines and Lakes” Interactive Children’s Exhibit",2015,97000,"Minnesota Law 2013, Chp. 137, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 7","$1,100,000 the first year and $900,000 the second year are for arts and cultural heritage grants to children's museums. Of this amount, $600,000 the first year and $400,000 the second year are for the Minnesota Children's Museum, $200,000 each year is for the Duluth Children's Museum, $100,000 each year is for the Grand Rapids Children's Museum, and $200,000 each year is for the Southern Minnesota Children's Museum.","1. CDM will increase SSP enrollment from the six school districts in close proximity by 20% over the previous ten-month period.2. Walk-in attendance for the three-month period (April 01 – June 30, 2015) will increase 15% over the same time frame in 2014.","Measurable outcomes not yet available.",,,,97000,,,1.22,"Children's Discovery Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","This Legacy grant will focus on the too-often neglected local school districts that have generally not participated in the CDM SSP at the same level as distant schools in surrounding counties. A new CDM interactive exhibit is badly needed to draw back visitors who have been looking for something new at the Museum for children.",,,2014-09-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,John,Kelsch,"Children's Discovery Museum","2727 US Highway 169 South","Grand Rapids",MN,55744,"(218) 326-1900",director@cdmkids.org,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/school-service-program-and-explore-minnesota-pines-mines-and-lakes-interactive-children-s-e,,,,
10031462,"Scientific and Natural Area (SNA) Biodiversity Protection",2025,957000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 09d","$957,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources to strategically acquire from willing sellers high-quality lands that meet criteria for scientific and natural areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2028, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,1.1,"MN DNR","State Government","Scientific and Natural Area (SNA) strategic acquisition (~85 acres) will conserve Minnesota's most unique places and rare species for everyone's benefit.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2028-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Judy,Elbert,"MN DNR","500 Lafayette Rd Box 25","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 391-3168",judy.elbert@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/scientific-and-natural-area-sna-biodiversity-protection,,,,
14256,"Sealing Unused Public Drinking Water Wells",2013,250000,"Minnesota Laws 2011, chapter 6, article 2, section 8(c) ","$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the second year are for cost-share assistance to public and private well owners for up to 50 percent of the cost of sealing unused wells.","To seal 26 unused public water-supply wells in FY 2014. ","Legacy and leveraged funds sealed 26 wells. ",,192132,,,,,0.25,"Multiple public water systems ","For-Profit Business/Entity, Local/Regional Government, Non-Profit Business/Entity, Private College/University, Public College/University, State Government","Approximately 70 percent of all Minnesotans rely on groundwater as their primary source of drinking water. Wells used for drinking water must be properly sealed when removed from service to protect both public health and Minnesota’s invaluable groundwater resources. The Minnesota Department of Health protects both public health and groundwater by assuring the proper sealing of unused wells. Clean Water funds are being provided to well owners as a 50% cost-share assistance for sealing unused public water-supply wells. ","Unused wells, sometimes called “abandoned” wells, can pose a serious threat to groundwater quality. Unused wells allow contaminants to travel deep into the ground, bypassing the natural protection usually provided by layers of clay, silt, and other geologic materials. Unused wells can also be a physical hazard for humans and animals. It’s estimated that there are hundreds of thousands of unsealed wells in Minnesota. ","Grantees hire Minnesota licensed well contractors to seal their unseal, unused well(s). MDH staff inspect the wells for proper sealing. ",2013-02-01,2021-06-30,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Nancy,"La Plante","Minnesota Department of Health","PO Box 64975","St. Paul",MN,55164-0975,651-201-3651,nancyjo.laplante@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Hennepin, Lyon, McLeod, Morrison, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Swift, Todd, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,"Blue Earth River, Cannon River, Cedar River, Chippewa River, Cloquet River, Cottonwood River, Crow Wing River, Des Moines River - Headwaters, Lac qui Parle River, Lake Superior - North, Lake Superior - South, Le Sueur River, Little Fork River, Long Prairie River, Lower Minnesota River , Lower St. Croix River, Minnesota River - Headwaters, Minnesota River - Mankato, Mississippi River - Lake Pepin, Mississippi River - Sartell, Mississippi River - St. Cloud, Mississippi River - Twin Cities, Nemadji River, North Fork Crow River, Rainy River - Headwaters, Redwood River, Rock River, Root River, Rum River, Sauk River, Snake River, South Fork Crow River, St. Louis River, Statewide, Upper Wapsipinicon River, Zumbro River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/sealing-unused-public-drinking-water-wells,,,,
14256,"Sealing Unused Public Drinking Water Wells",2015,250000,"Minnesota Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 2, section 8(c)","$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the second year are for cost-share assistance to public and private well owners for up to 50 percent of the cost of sealing unused wells. ","To seal 23 unused public water-supply wells by June 30, 2016. ","Twelve unused public wells sealed. ",,222634,,,,,0.25,"Multiple public water systems ","For-Profit Business/Entity, Local/Regional Government, Non-Profit Business/Entity, Private College/University, Public College/University, State Government","Approximately 70 percent of all Minnesotans rely on groundwater as their primary source of drinking water. Wells used for drinking water must be properly sealed when removed from service to protect both public health and Minnesota’s invaluable groundwater resources. The Minnesota Department of Health protects both public health and groundwater by assuring the proper sealing of unused wells. Clean Water funds are being provided to well owners as a 50% cost-share assistance for sealing unused public water-supply wells. ","Unused wells, sometimes called “abandoned” wells, can pose a serious threat to groundwater quality. Unused wells allow contaminants to travel deep into the ground, bypassing the natural protection usually provided by layers of clay, silt, and other geologic materials. Unused wells can also be a physical hazard for humans and animals. It’s estimated that there are hundreds of thousands of unsealed wells in Minnesota. ","Grantees hire Minnesota licensed well contractors to seal their unseal, unused well(s). MDH staff inspect the wells for proper sealing. ",2013-02-01,2021-06-30,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Nancy,"La Plante","Minnesota Department of Health","PO Box 64975","St. Paul",MN,55164-0975,651-201-3651,nancyjo.laplante@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Hennepin, Lyon, McLeod, Morrison, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Swift, Todd, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,"Blue Earth River, Cannon River, Cedar River, Chippewa River, Cloquet River, Cottonwood River, Crow Wing River, Des Moines River - Headwaters, Lac qui Parle River, Lake Superior - North, Lake Superior - South, Le Sueur River, Little Fork River, Long Prairie River, Lower Minnesota River , Lower St. Croix River, Minnesota River - Headwaters, Minnesota River - Mankato, Mississippi River - Lake Pepin, Mississippi River - Sartell, Mississippi River - St. Cloud, Mississippi River - Twin Cities, Nemadji River, North Fork Crow River, Rainy River - Headwaters, Redwood River, Rock River, Root River, Rum River, Sauk River, Snake River, South Fork Crow River, St. Louis River, Statewide, Upper Wapsipinicon River, Zumbro River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/sealing-unused-public-drinking-water-wells,,,,
14256,"Sealing Unused Public Drinking Water Wells",2016,113000,"Minnesota Laws 2015, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 8(c)","$113,000 the first year and $112,000 the second year are for cost-share assistance to public and private well owners for up to 50 percent of the cost of sealing unused wells. ","Nine unused public wells are proposed to be sealed by December 30, 2016. ","Nine unused public wells sealed. ",,55486,,,,,0.25,"Multiple public water systems ","For-Profit Business/Entity, Local/Regional Government, Non-Profit Business/Entity, Private College/University, Public College/University, State Government","Approximately 70 percent of all Minnesotans rely on groundwater as their primary source of drinking water. Wells used for drinking water must be properly sealed when removed from service to protect both public health and Minnesota’s invaluable groundwater resources. The Minnesota Department of Health protects both public health and groundwater by assuring the proper sealing of unused wells. Clean Water funds are being provided to well owners as a 50% cost-share assistance for sealing unused public water-supply wells. ","Unused wells, sometimes called “abandoned” wells, can pose a serious threat to groundwater quality. Unused wells allow contaminants to travel deep into the ground, bypassing the natural protection usually provided by layers of clay, silt, and other geologic materials. Unused wells can also be a physical hazard for humans and animals. It’s estimated that there are hundreds of thousands of unsealed wells in Minnesota. ","Grantees hire Minnesota licensed well contractors to seal their unseal, unused well(s). MDH staff inspect the wells for proper sealing. ",2013-02-01,2021-06-30,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Nancy,"La Plante","Minnesota Department of Health","PO Box 64975","St. Paul",MN,55164-0975,651-201-3651,nancyjo.laplante@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Hennepin, Lyon, McLeod, Morrison, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Swift, Todd, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,"Blue Earth River, Cannon River, Cedar River, Chippewa River, Cloquet River, Cottonwood River, Crow Wing River, Des Moines River - Headwaters, Lac qui Parle River, Lake Superior - North, Lake Superior - South, Le Sueur River, Little Fork River, Long Prairie River, Lower Minnesota River , Lower St. Croix River, Minnesota River - Headwaters, Minnesota River - Mankato, Mississippi River - Lake Pepin, Mississippi River - Sartell, Mississippi River - St. Cloud, Mississippi River - Twin Cities, Nemadji River, North Fork Crow River, Rainy River - Headwaters, Redwood River, Rock River, Root River, Rum River, Sauk River, Snake River, South Fork Crow River, St. Louis River, Statewide, Upper Wapsipinicon River, Zumbro River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/sealing-unused-public-drinking-water-wells,,,,
14256,"Sealing Unused Public Drinking Water Wells",2018,250000,"Minnesota Laws 2017, Chapter 91, Article 2, Section 8(c)","$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the second year are for cost-share assistance to public and private well owners for up to 50 percent of the cost of sealing unused wells. ","Seventeen unused public wells are proposed to be sealed by October 31, 2018. ","As of March 2, 2018, one unused well has been sealed. ",,,,,,,,"Multiple public water systems ","For-Profit Business/Entity, Local/Regional Government, Non-Profit Business/Entity, Private College/University, Public College/University, State Government","Approximately 70 percent of all Minnesotans rely on groundwater as their primary source of drinking water. Wells used for drinking water must be properly sealed when removed from service to protect both public health and Minnesota’s invaluable groundwater resources. The Minnesota Department of Health protects both public health and groundwater by assuring the proper sealing of unused wells. Clean Water funds are being provided to well owners as a 50% cost-share assistance for sealing unused public water-supply wells. ","Unused wells, sometimes called “abandoned” wells, can pose a serious threat to groundwater quality. Unused wells allow contaminants to travel deep into the ground, bypassing the natural protection usually provided by layers of clay, silt, and other geologic materials. Unused wells can also be a physical hazard for humans and animals. It’s estimated that there are hundreds of thousands of unsealed wells in Minnesota. ","Grantees hire Minnesota licensed well contractors to seal their unseal, unused well(s). MDH staff inspect the wells for proper sealing. ",2013-02-01,2021-06-30,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Nancy,"La Plante","Minnesota Department of Health","PO Box 64975","St. Paul",MN,55164-0975,651-201-3651,nancyjo.laplante@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Hennepin, Lyon, McLeod, Morrison, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Swift, Todd, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,"Blue Earth River, Cannon River, Cedar River, Chippewa River, Cloquet River, Cottonwood River, Crow Wing River, Des Moines River - Headwaters, Lac qui Parle River, Lake Superior - North, Lake Superior - South, Le Sueur River, Little Fork River, Long Prairie River, Lower Minnesota River , Lower St. Croix River, Minnesota River - Headwaters, Minnesota River - Mankato, Mississippi River - Lake Pepin, Mississippi River - Sartell, Mississippi River - St. Cloud, Mississippi River - Twin Cities, Nemadji River, North Fork Crow River, Rainy River - Headwaters, Redwood River, Rock River, Root River, Rum River, Sauk River, Snake River, South Fork Crow River, St. Louis River, Statewide, Upper Wapsipinicon River, Zumbro River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/sealing-unused-public-drinking-water-wells,,,,
10031426,"Season Watch: Cultivating Young Naturalists with Phenology Education",2025,180000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 05o","$180,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Northern Community Radio, Inc. to continue to build the next generation of Minnesota conservationists by delivering engaging environmental programming to northern Minnesota through radio and podcasts, hosting phenology training and interactive nature events for K-12 students, and expanding KAXE coverage of environmental topics to a digital audience.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,2.48,"Northern Community Radio, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","This education project will continue building the next generation of conservationists in Minnesota by engaging youths and adults in science and outdoor learning through radio, podcasts, newsletters and schoolyard exploration.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2026-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Sarah,Bignall,"Northern Community Radio, Inc.","260 NE 2nd St","Grand Rapids",MN,55744,"(218) 326-1234",sbignall@kaxe.org,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/season-watch-cultivating-young-naturalists-phenology-education,,,,
28550,"Security System Update",2014,2095,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.","Yes our targets were achieved. Since, installation our security system has alerted us to a couple of times when our front door wasn't locked correctly and the wind caught the door and blew it open. Also, another good part of the system is that we have 40 seconds to get all our doors open and a security number types in on our main keypad before the alarm will go off. The alarm went off a couple of times on our employees who could not get the above accomplished on time. Consequently, the police responded right away. Therefore, we had good response time from the police in case if it would have been a real burglar. We are pleased with the performance of our security system and are sure that it will meet our needs well into the future.",,,,,2095,,"Jane Remiger, President Lou Anna Kling, Treasurer Paulette Grieger, Secretary Steve Ascher, Vice-President Dave Finnes, Board Member Barb Schuler, Board Member Doug Moll, Board Member John Berends, County Commissioner Brian Schulz, YMC DIRECTOR",,"Yellow Medicine County Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To install a security system in order to protect the collections from theft or fire.",,,2013-12-01,2014-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Brian,Schulz,"Yellow Medicine County Historical Society","PO Box 145","Granite Falls",MN,56241,320-564-4479,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/security-system-update,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
18855,"Sentinel Lake Groundwater Network",2013,3903,,,,,,,,,,,.039,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","State Government","The goal of this project is to provide drilling services for the Sentinel Lakes Groundwater/Surface Water Interaction Network. The three new wells will be used for monitoring the interaction between groundwater and surface water in Lakes Shaokatan and Bear Head. Groundwater/lake water interactions are not well understood, and in order to produce accurate and useful Total Maximum Daily Load watershed investigations and impairment remediations, the MPCA must understand how groundwater affects lake water quality. ",,,2013-06-21,2013-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Greg,Kruse,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road N","St. Paul",MN,55155-4032,651-259-5686,greg.kruse@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Monitoring, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Lincoln, St. Louis",,"St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/sentinel-lake-groundwater-network,,,,
18855,"Sentinel Lake Groundwater Network",2014,4846,,,,,,,,,,,.048,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","State Government","The goal of this project is to provide drilling services for the Sentinel Lakes Groundwater/Surface Water Interaction Network. The three new wells will be used for monitoring the interaction between groundwater and surface water in Lakes Shaokatan and Bear Head. Groundwater/lake water interactions are not well understood, and in order to produce accurate and useful Total Maximum Daily Load watershed investigations and impairment remediations, the MPCA must understand how groundwater affects lake water quality. ",,,2013-06-21,2013-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Greg,Kruse,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road N","St. Paul",MN,55155-4032,651-259-5686,greg.kruse@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Monitoring, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Lincoln, St. Louis",,"St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/sentinel-lake-groundwater-network,,,,
10075,"Series Presenter",2010,4289,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","People of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities participate in the arts. The arts are interwoven into every facet of community life. Minnesotans believe the arts are vital to who we are.",,,101550,"Other, local or private",105839,,,,"The College of Saint Scholastica","Public College/University","Mitchell Performing Arts Series: Evenings of Timeless Entertainment.",,,2009-09-18,2010-04-23,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sue,Maki,"The College of Saint Scholastica","1200 Kenwood Ave",Duluth,MN,55811-4199,"(218) 723-6631",smaki@css.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/series-presenter-1,,,,
19206,"Seventeen-County School Service Program and Wizard of Oz Exhibit and 75th Anniversary Celebration",2014,96000,"Minnesota Law 2013, Chp. 137, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 7","$1,100,000 the first year and $900,000 the second year are for arts and cultural heritage grants to children's museums. Of this amount, $600,000 the first year and $400,000 the second year are for the Minnesota Children's Museum, $200,000 each year is for the Duluth Children's Museum, $100,000 each year is for the Grand Rapids Children's Museum, and $200,000 each year is for the Southern Minnesota Children's Museum.","1. CDM will increase overall SSP enrollment from within all 17 counties by 25% over the previous ten-month period.2. The Museum will reach at least two new schools in each of our seven new target counties of Becker, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Todd and Wadena. We’ll also reach at least one new school group from each of the ten core counties.3. Walk-in visitation in June 2014 will double over the previous June attendance.4. The June 10-14, 2014 festival will generate statewide, national and international media attention on internet, television, radio and print outlets. $1 million in free publicity is documented.","1.From December through March 2014, a contract-for-services registrar was engaged to complete a thorough catalog/inventory of all the items in the new Wizard of Oz collection. 1,946 artifacts were physically tagged and computer entries made – listing the item’s catalog number, name, object title, creator description, material composition and condition. 2.CDM staff conceived and rendered exhibit drawings in time to begin fabrication of the new Land of Oz exhibit in April. Enough time was allowed to complete the construction in time for the grand opening on June 10th. A stated goal for a new exhibit to spark new and renewed interest in CDM was achieved. 3.Both lead teachers at CDM traveled to and visited with their peers at the Duluth Children’s Museum and the Minnesota Children’s Museum. As a result of these visits, CDM staff implemented many new ideas and improvements to museum exhibits.",,378500,"Blandin Foundation, Minnesota Humanities Center, Itasca County Historical Society, Jonathon Miner",96000,,,.5,"Children's Discovery Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Children’s Discovery Museum (CDM) continued aggressive School Service Program (SSP) enrollment strategies to reach the seven new counties of Becker, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Todd, and Wadena. A new Wizard of Oz exhibit was mounted in time for the 75th Anniversary Celebration, June 10-14, 2014. ",,,2013-09-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Kelsch,"Children's Discovery Museum","2727 US Highway 169 South","Grand Rapids",MN,55744,"(218) 326-1900",director@cdmkids.org,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Morrison, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/seventeen-county-school-service-program-and-wizard-oz-exhibit-and-75th-anniversary-celebrat,,,,
2547,"Shallow Lake Shoreland Protection: Wild Rice Lakes",2012,1891000,"ML 2011, First Special Session, Ch. 6, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 4(c )","$1,891,000 the first year is to the Board of Water and Soil Resources for an agreement with Ducks Unlimited to acquire wild rice lake shoreland habitat in fee and as permanent conservation easements as follows: $500,000 to the Department of Natural Resources; $1,100,000 to the Board of Water and Soil Resources; and $291,000 to Ducks Unlimited. A list of proposed land acquisitions must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. The accomplishment 10.1 plan must include an easement monitoring and enforcement plan. Up to $18,000 is for establishing a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to subdivision 15. An annual financial report is required for any monitoring and enforcement fund established, including expenditures from the fund.",,"Protected 1,210 acres of wild rice lake shoreland habitat",,11800,"DU private in-kind staff funds",1640800,600,,1.2,"DNR, Ducks Unlimited and BWSR","Non-Profit Business/Entity","This pilot program protected 1,210 acres of wild rice lake shoreland habitat in the Northern Forest Section by securing 14 permanent RIM conservation easements and four fee-title acquisitions, surpassing our goal of 700 acres, and doing so $250,202 under budget.",,"This initial Phase 1 program was intended to protect sensitive wild rice lake shorelands and prevent shoreline development that could degrade wild rice lake ecology. The keystone feature of this initial pilot program was the launch a new state RIM easement program for wild rice lake shoreland properties intended to buffer and protect sensitive wild rice lake shorelines and limit development. Also, this initial program featured a unique partnership among local, county, state and federal agencies all working together to protect key parcels through a combination of conservation easements and fee-title land acquisitions. The Minnesota Board of Water & Soil Resources (BWSR) worked closely with northeastern Minnesota County Soil & Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) to develop and implement the new RIM conservation easement program for wild rice lakes, which secured 14 RIM easements and protected 821 acres. Due to several landowners canceling their RIM easement applications after the appropriation adjustment availability date, $98,044 of easement acquisition funding, $2,000 of easement stewardship funding, and $112 of personnel money was unspent by BWSR at the end of the project, and BWSR returned $100,156 to the OHF. However, this new RIM easement program for wild rice lakes was successfully launched and is now fully programmatic and ongoing, and has received additional OHF funding since this initial pilot phase. DU also attempted to purchase conservation easements on two parcels of land on wild rice lakes too, but those efforts did not succeed due to landowner unwillingness to continue with the DU easement process. Therefore, DU amended the grant budget to move easement grant funds to fee-title land purchase, and successfully appraised and purchased a 28-acre parcel of land on Moose Lake in St. Louis County in fee-title. This key parcel was then transferred it to the U.S. Forest Service for inclusion in the Superior National Forest and long-term management and public outdoor recreational use. DU also coordinated this pilot program and submitted all grant status reports. DU spent $143,262 but left $147,738 unspent to be returned to the OHF. Minnesota DNR successfully purchased a key 286-acre parcel in fee-title on Yaeger Lake in Wadena County for inclusion in the Yaeger state Wildlife Management Area (WMA). DNR also subawarded OHF grant funds to Cass County to purchase two parcels of 35 acres on Lake George and 40 acres on Lower Hand Lake that were for sale and were appropriate additions to county land holdings in the area and help consolidate Cass County forest management and land ownership. Together, DNR and Cass County purchased 361 acres in fee-title, spent $497,691, and turned back $2,309 to the OHF. Overall, 14 RIM easements were secured that protect 821 acres, and four key parcels of land for sale totaling 389 acres were purchased in fee-title where RIM easements were not of interest to private landowners, for a total of 1,209 acres protected including about four miles of shoreline protected through this initial pilot grant to protect wild rice lake shoreland. This 1,210-acre land protection achievement far surpasses our goal of 700 acres, and was accomplished well-under under budget. Collectively, partners spent $1,640,798 of the $1,891,000 appropriated for this initial phase of the program, and turned back $250,202 to the OHF. This new wild rice lake protection partnership program continues today, with the Minnesota BWSR working closely with SWCDs to assist private landowners and implement additional RIM easements on wild rice lakes with subsequent OHF grants and phases of this initial program. Partners also routinely discuss other land protection needs around wild rice lakes with Minnesota DNR field staff, and work together to ensure efforts are make to purchase key tracts on important wild rice lakes when they come up for sale and are appropriate for public land ownership and management.",2011-07-20,2014-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jon,Schneider,"Ducks Unlimited","311 East Lake Geneva Road",Alexandria,MN,56308,320-762-9916,jschneider@ducks.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, St. Louis, Wadena","Northern Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/shallow-lake-shoreland-protection-wild-rice-lakes,,,,
10033977,"Shallow Lake & Wetland Protection & Restoration Program - Phase XII",2024,7061000,"ML 2023, Ch. 40, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 4(b)","$7,061,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Ducks Unlimited to acquire land in fee for wildlife management purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8, and to restore and enhance prairie lands, wetlands, and land that buffers shallow lakes. A list of proposed acquisitions must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","Protected, restored, and enhanced shallow lakes and wetlands - Land bordering shallow lakes and land containing drained wetlands will be acquired and restored back to wetlands and prairie grasslands, with native grass and forb wildflower grasslands surrounding wetlands as functional habitat for pollinators, migratory birds, and resident wildlife. Lands will transferred into the state Wildlife Management Area system to provide additional prairie habitat for migratory species and public use, both of which will be monitored by Minnesota DNR. Restored wetland basins will be monitored by DNR area wildlife field staff, and managed to optimize wetland habitat conditions. Prairie uplands will be managed to minimize trees and encourage native plants",,,200000,"Federal NAWCA and DU Private",7046000,15000,,0.9,DU,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","This Phase 12 request supports Ducks Unlimited's prairie land acquisition and restoration program. DU proposes to acquire and restore 790 acres of land containing drained wetlands and land bordering shallow lakes in SW Minnesota's Prairie Pothole Region for inclusion in the Minnesota DNR's state WMA system. This land acquisition and restoration program focuses on restoring cropland with drained wetlands along shallow lakes and adjoining WMAs to help restore prairie wetland habitat complexes for breeding ducks and other wildlife. DU biologists and engineers will survey, design, and hire private sector contractors to restore drained wetlands and seed uplands.","This is Phase 12 of Ducks Unlimited's ongoing program to both Acquire and Restore wetlands and prairie on land for sale adjacent to Minnesota DNRs State Wildlife Management Areas (WMA). DU works with willing seller private landowners adjacent to WMAs that have drained wetlands and converted prairie uplands, and land on shallow lakes in need of protection. DU purchases and holds land title through it's Wetlands America Trust (WAT), DU's supporting land-holding organization, of which DU is the sole corporate member. Our goal is to help restore functioning prairie-wetland habitat complexes and complement other conservation efforts to protect intact native prairie. Our work addresses the habitat goals in Minnesota's Long-range Duck Recovery Plan, Minnesota's Prairie Conservation Plan, and the North American Waterfowl Management Plan. This work is time-sensitive because farmland adjacent to state WMAs is rarely offered for sale for conservation, and tracts are only available for a short time. DU works quickly, and has already spent much of our past OHF appropriations for land acquisition. Ducks Unlimited works closely with the Minnesota DNR Section of Wildlife and partners with Pheasants Forever, other NGO partners, and local sportsmen clubs such as Swan Lake Area Wildlife Association and local conservation leagues to restore lands. Although approval is not requested from county boards for DU land acquisitions, DU communicates frequently with county and township officials to ensure local official awareness of our conservation work, and often attends county and township board meetings to discuss projects. The acquisitions and restorations proposed represents the amount of work DU can accomplish over 4-7 years, is scalable, and benefits game and non-game wildlife species alike - from mallards to monarch butterflies. Because 90% of Minnesota's prairie wetlands have been drained and 99% of prairie uplands converted in Minnesota, acquisition and restoration of prairie and small wetlands is critical - especially for breeding waterfowl in the Prairie Pothole Region of SW Minnesota where DU focuses our efforts. Furthermore, most remaining undrained wetlands here are in poor ecological condition due to massive landscape prairie conversion to cropland and wetland drainage that degrades both wetland condition and habitat function for prairie wildlife. Although many of our remaining prairie wetlands and shallow lakes are contained within state WMAs or federal Waterfowl Production Areas (WPA), these small public land patches rarely provide optimal wildlife habitat due to their fragmented shape and small size. Similarly, most prairie shallow lakes are surrounded by a thin ribbon of uplands that fail to adequately buffer them from surrounding agricultural land runoff. Therefore, acquisition and restoration of drained wetlands and cultivated cropland in close proximity to our public lands will improve and buffer our public shallow lakes and remaining wetlands, and help create functioning prairie-wetland complexes of habitat for breeding ducks and other prairie wildlife. DU professional engineers and biologists work closely with Minnesota DNR field staff to plan and implement robust prairie upland and pothole wetland restorations, including diverse native forb/grass seed plantings and complex wetland restorations that often involve extensive tile drainage.",,2023-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Jon,Schneider,"Ducks Unlimited","311 East Lake Geneva Road ",Alexandria,MN,56308,3207629916,jschneider@ducks.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Becker, Big Stone, Clay, Cottonwood, Douglas, Freeborn, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Murray, Nicollet, Redwood, Rice, Sibley, Yellow Medicine","Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/shallow-lake-wetland-protection-restoration-program-phase-xii-1,,,,
10011414,"Shallow Lakes and Wetlands Enhancements Phase 11",2020,3541000,"ML 2019, 1st Sp. Session, Ch. 2, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd, 4(e)","$3,541,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources to enhance and restore shallow lakes and wetland habitat statewide. A list of proposed land restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.",,"A statewide review of Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) found that wetlands are one of the three habitat types (along with prairies and rivers) most used by these species. The almost 5,000 acres of wetland enhancement will provide wetland management actions identified to support SGCN, including reversal of wetland degradation and control of invasives. In the Minnesota County Biological Survey description of the marsh community, special attention is given to two issues faced in Minnesota marshes - stable high water levels that reduce species diversity, often to a point at which a monotypic system evolves, and the ""invasion of marshes by the non-native species narrow-leaved cattail"" and its hybrids. Both of these issues were directly addressed by the major cattail control activities involving the Roving Habitat Crew, along with water level management that will now be possible through because of newly installed wetland infrastructure projects.","A total of 8,359 acres were affected: 0 Restored, 0 in Fee Title, 0 in Easements, 8,359 in Enhance.",,,3033700,228400,,9,DNR,"State Government","Funding through this appropriation enhanced 8,359 acres of wetland habitat. Included in this work were six infrastructure projects that enhanced 871 acres and a Douglas County wetland restoration was done in cooperation with Pheasants Forever. Wetland management actions by the Region 1 Roving Habitat Crew enhanced almost 7,500 wetland acres through work on prescribed burns, herbicide applications, and removal of woody vegetation. Survey and design work in Rice County gathered information for possible future construction. The Wetland Management Program was initiated through this appropriation and Shallow Lakes Program staff continued their valuable assessments and habitat project work.","ML19 Accelerated Shallow Lake and Wetlands Enhancements Phase 11 accomplishments include engineering and construction of individual projects, a stand-alone engineering project, specific wetland enhancement actions by the Roving Habitat Crew, and Wetland Management Program and Shallow Lakes Program assessment and project work. Engineering and Construction Projects - Projects were undertaken to provide shallow lake and wetland enhancement totaling 871 acres through the engineering and construction of water control structures and other infrastructure at six project sites. The DNR cooperated with Pheasants Forever in restoring a Douglas County wetland. No acres are being reported by the DNR for this restoration, as Pheasants Forever will report them. Stand-alone Engineering: Shallow lake and wetland projects can be complex and require detailed surveys and engineering. Stand-alone engineering projects provide the initial work to guide future construction, establish detailed cost estimates, and identify potential issues. One project in Rice County had this work done through this appropriation. Work is already underway to use this information to move ahead with construction. Management Actions: Active management of shallow lakes and wetlands to enhance habitat involves a number of activities that promote management of vegetation (removal of undesirable vegetation or promoting desired vegetation), management of water levels to promote a desired condition, or removal of detrimental fish species. Nine projects totaling almost 7,500 acres were conducted and involved prescribed burning of wetlands, removal of woody vegetation, and herbicide applications. Roving Habitat Crews: Roving Habitat Crews are teams of highly trained staff who are equipped to perform habitat enhancement projects on public lands. Funding from this appropriation was provided to the Region 1 Roving Habitat Crew to enable it to perform wetland enhancement activities through the addition of two roving crew members and their associated costs for three fiscal years. Typical wetland enhancement activities undertaken by Roving Habitat Crews include prescribed burns of wetlands, removal of invasive species and trees, and support of shallow lake drawdowns. Of special note, Roving Habitat Crews provide the critical ground support staff for aerial cattail spraying. The Roving Habitat Crew supported by this appropriation was active in this work and the resulting acres will be reported in the Final Report for the appropriation that funded the helicopters and herbicide costs. This work would not be possible but for the critical role played by the Roving Habitat crews. Wetland Management Program/Shallow Lakes Program: The Wetland Management and Shallow Lakes Programs are single-focused programs that perform habitat assessments to identify wetlands and shallow lakes with poor habitat and in need of management, identify type of management possible, then implement management. Finally, follow up assessments are done to evaluate management success and formulate adaptive management strategies. These specialists also work with NGOs to implement management. These efforts on wetlands and shallow lakes requires both expertise in permitting and on-the-ground implementation and could not be done without these specialized staff.",,2019-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ricky,Lien,"Minnesota DNR","500 Layette ","St. Paul",MN,55155,651-259-5227,ricky.lien@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Becker, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lyon, Mahnomen, Martin, Norman, Polk, Rice, Roseau, Sibley, St. Louis","Northern Forest, Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/shallow-lakes-and-wetlands-enhancements-phase-11,,,,
10035263,"Shallow Lake & Wetland Protection & Restoration Program - Phase XIII",2025,7670000,"ML 2024, Ch. 106, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 4(b)","$7,670,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Ducks Unlimited to acquire land in fee for wildlife management purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8, or to be designated and managed as Waterfowl production areas or national wildlife refuges in Minnesota, in cooperation with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and to restore and enhance prairie lands, wetlands, and land buffering shallow lakes.","Protected, restored, and enhanced shallow lakes and wetlands - Land bordering shallow lakes and land containing drained wetlands will be acquired and restored back to prairie pothole wetlands and grasslands. Native grass and forb wildflower grasslands will surround wetlands as functional habitat for pollinators, migratory birds, and resident wildlife. Lands transferred into the state Wildlife Management Area system will provide additional prairie habitat for migratory species and public use, both of which will be monitored by Minnesota DNR. Restored lands acquired will be monitored by DNR area wildlife field staff and managed to optimize wildlife habitat conditions. Prairie uplands will be managed to minimize trees and encourage native plants",,,885000,"DU private, federal NAWCA, and federal USFWS IRA-NbS and Federal USFWS Migratory Bird Conservation Funds",7620000,50000,,1,DU,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","This is Phase 13 Ducks Unlimited's of prairie wetland acquisition and restoration program in Minnesota. DU proposes to acquire and restore land containing wetlands and drained wetlands, and land bordering shallow lakes in Minnesota's Prairie Pothole Region for inclusion in MNDNR state WMAs and USFWS federal WPAs/NWRs. This ongoing land acquisition/restoration program focuses on restoring cropland with drained wetlands near existing WMAs and WPAs/NWRs to help restore prairie wetland habitat complexes for breeding ducks, other wildlife, and people. DU biologists and engineers will survey, design, and hire private sector contractors to restore drained wetlands and uplands.","Phase 13 of Ducks Unlimited's ongoing program will Acquire and Restore wetlands and prairie on land for sale adjacent to MNDNR State Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) and federal Waterfowl Production Areas (WPAs) or National Wildlife Refuges (NWRs). DU works with willing seller private landowners with drained wetlands and converted prairie uplands, and land on shallow lakes in need of protection. DU purchases and temporarily holds land title through it's Wetlands America Trust (WAT), DU's supporting land-holding organization, of which DU is the sole corporate member. Our goal is to help restore functioning prairie-wetland habitat complexes and complement other conservation efforts to protect intact native prairie. Our work addresses the habitat goals in Minnesota's Long-range Duck Recovery Plan, Minnesota's Prairie Conservation Plan, and the North American Waterfowl Management Plan. This work is time-sensitive because farmland adjacent to public lands is rarely offered for sale for conservation, and tracts are only available for a short time. DU works quickly and has spent much of our past OHF appropriations for land acquisition. Ducks Unlimited works closely with Minnesota DNR Section of Wildlife and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to find land parcels for sale, and partners with other NGOs, and local sportsmen clubs to restore lands acquired. Although approval is not requested from county boards for DU land acquisitions, DU communicates frequently with county and township officials to ensure local official awareness of our conservation work, and often attends county and township board meetings to discuss projects. The acquisitions and restorations proposed represents the amount of work DU can accomplish over 4-8 years, is scalable, and benefits game and non-game wildlife species alike - from mallards to monarch butterflies. Because 90% of Minnesota's prairie wetlands have been drained and 99% of prairie uplands converted in Minnesota, acquisition and restoration of prairie and small wetlands is critical - especially for breeding ducks in the Prairie Pothole Region of SW Minnesota where DU focuses our efforts. Furthermore, most remaining undrained wetlands here are in poor ecological condition due to massive landscape prairie conversion to cropland and wetland drainage that degrades both wetland condition and habitat function for prairie wildlife. Although many of our remaining prairie wetlands and shallow lakes are contained within state WMAs or federal WPAs, these small public land patches rarely provide optimal wildlife habitat due to their disconnected, fragmented shape and small size. Similarly, most prairie shallow lakes are surrounded by a thin ribbon of uplands that fail to adequately buffer them from surrounding agricultural land runoff. Therefore, acquisition and restoration of drained wetlands and cultivated cropland in close proximity to our public lands will improve and buffer our public shallow lakes and remaining wetlands and help create functioning prairie-wetland habitat complexes for breeding ducks and other prairie wildlife. DU professional engineers and biologists work closely with MNDNR and USFWS biologists to plan and implement robust prairie pothole wetland and grassland restorations, including diverse native forb/grass seed plantings and complex wetland restorations that often involve extensive tile drainage systems.",,2024-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Jon,Schneider,"Ducks Unlimited, Inc.","311 East Lake Geneva Road ",Alexandria,MN,56308,,jschneider@ducks.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Becker, Big Stone, Clay, Cottonwood, Douglas, Freeborn, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Murray, Nicollet, Redwood, Rice, Sibley, Swift, Yellow Medicine","Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/shallow-lake-wetland-protection-restoration-program-phase-xiii,,,,
10006502,"Shallow Lakes and Wetland Enhancement - Phase 10",2019,2759000,"ML 2018, Ch. 208, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd 4(e )"," $2,759,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources to enhance and restore shallow lakes and wetland habitat statewide. A list of proposed land restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.",,"A statewide review of Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) found that wetlands are one of the three habitat types (along with prairies and rivers) most used by these species. The almost 5,000 acres of wetland enhancement will provide wetland management actions identified to support SGCN, including reversal of wetland degradation and control of invasives. In the Minnesota County Biological Survey description of the marsh community, special attention is given to two issues faced in Minnesota marshes - stable high water levels that reduce species diversity, often to a point at which a monotypic system evolves, and the ""invasion of marshes by the non-native species narrow-leaved cattail"" and its hybrids. Both of these issues were directly addressed by the major cattail control activities involving the Roving Habitat Crew, along with water level management that will now be possible through because of newly installed wetland infrastructure projects.","A total of 4,745 acres were affected: 50 Restored, 0 in Fee Title, 0 in Easements, 4,695 in Enhance.",,,2357300,105900,,3,DNR,"State Government","Funding through this appropriation enhanced 4,745 acres of wetland habitat. Four wetland/shallow lake infrastructure projects were competed that enhanced 1,020 acres and and another project restored 50 acres. Wetland management actions (wild rice seeding, a significant drawdown, and a major large prescribed burn) enhanced 1,997 acres. Work by the Region 3 Roving Habitat Crew enhanced 1,678 wetland acres through work on prescribed burns, drawdowns, herbicide applications, and removal of woody vegetation. Finally, survey and design work on 16 projects gathered information for possible future construction. A new shallow lakes program position was funded in Windom,","ML18 Shallow Lake and Wetlands Enhancements Phase 10 accomplishments include engineering and construction of individual projects, stand-alone engineering projects, specific management actions leading to wetland enhancement, Roving Habitat Crew work and establishment of a new Shallow Lake Specialist in Windom. Engineering and Construction Projects - Projects were undertaken to provide shallow lake and wetland enhancement totaling 1,020 acres through the engineering and construction of a water control structure replacement at Albion WMA in Wright County (300 acres) and another water control structure at Carlos Avery WMA Pool 9 (400 acres), a fish barrier at Shakopee Lake in Wright County (200 acres), and work at Lac qui Parle WMA to improve water management at the Killen Moist Soil Unit (120 acres). Fifty acres of wetlands were restored in Cottonwood County. Stand-alone Engineering - Shallow lake and wetland projects can be complex and require detailed surveys and engineering. Stand-alone engineering projects provide the initial work to guide future construction, establish detailed cost estimates, and identify potential issues. Sixteen projects had stand-alone engineering and ranged from simple feasibility studies to in-depth surveys and plan development. Nine of these projects were in the Prairie Ecosection, 2 in the Forest-Prairie Ecosection, 2 in the Metro Ecosection, 2 in the Northern Forest Ecosection, and 1 in the Southeast Forest Ecosection. Management Actions - A drawdown of Gilfillan Lake in Blue Earth County enhanced 210 acres. The property manager reported a very positive vegetation response following this drawdown. A large prescribed burn of wetlands at Beaches WMA in Kittson County resulted in 1,766 acres of enhancement. Burns of this size are possible through the use of aerial ignition (lighting fires with helicopters). In Washburn Lake in Aitkin County 21 acres were enhanced through the seeding of 1,064 lbs. of wild rice. Roving Habitat Crews - Roving Habitat Crews are teams of highly trained staff who are equipped to perform habitat enhancement projects on public lands. Funding from this appropriation was provided to the Region 4 Roving Habitat Crew to enable it to perform wetland enhancement activities through the addition of two roving crew members and their associated costs for three fiscal years. Typical wetland enhancement activities undertaken by Roving Habitat Crews include prescribed burns of wetlands, removal of invasive species and trees, and support of shallow lake drawdowns. Work by this Roving Habitat Crew directly impacted 1,678 acres. Shallow Lakes Program - The Shallow Lakes Program is a high-visibility program that uses single-focused Shallow Lakes Specialists to (1) perform standardized assessments of shallow lakes and (2) to bring about needed management or infrastructure changes where needed to enhance shallow lake habitat. Work by these Specialists guides shallow lake work by both DNR Wildlife staff and NGOs. Funding from this appropriation allowed the addition of a Shallow Lake Specialists at Windom. During the five years funded by this appropriation, this specialist reported working on standardized shallow lake assessments, feasibility studies, updating management plans, survey work with a Trimble, and fish surveys.",,2018-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ricky,Lien,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road ","St. Paul",MN,55155,651-259-5227,ricky.lien@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Fillmore, Freeborn, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Polk, Pope, Redwood, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Watonwan, Wright, Yellow Medicine","Northern Forest, Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/shallow-lakes-and-wetland-enhancement-phase-10,,,,
10033412,"Shallow Lake & Wetland Protection & Restoration Program - Phase XI",2023,4779000,"ML 2022, Ch. 77, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 4(d)","$4,779,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Ducks Unlimited to acquire land in fee for wildlife management purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8, and to restore and enhance prairie lands, wetlands, and land buffering shallow lakes. A list of proposed acquisitions must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ","Game lakes are significant contributors of waterfowl, due to efforts to protect uplands adjacent to game lakes - DU will work with MN DNR to acquire and protect new WMA lands near shallow ""game"" lakes to buffer and protect them, and restore wetlands and prairie uplands around them to provide bird breeding habitat. Protected, restored, and enhanced shallow lakes and wetlands - Land bordering shallow lakes and land containing drained wetlands will be acquired and restored back to functioning wetlands for waterfowl with native grass and forb wildflower grassland surrounding them as habitat for pollinators, migratory birds, and resident wildlife. Lands will transferred into the state Wildlife Management Area system to provide additional prairie habitat for migratory species and public use, both of which will be monitored by Minnesota DNR. Restored wetland basins will be monitored by DNR area wildlife field staff, and managed to optimize wetland habitat conditions. Prairie uplands will be managed to minimize trees and encourage native plants",,,200000,"DU private and federal NAWCA",4767000,12000,,0.55,"Ducks Unlimited","Non-Profit Business/Entity","This Phase 11 request supports Ducks Unlimited's prairie land acquisition and restoration program. DU proposes to acquire and restore 550 acres of land containing drained wetlands and land on shallow lakes in SW Minnesota's Prairie Pothole Region for transfer into the Minnesota DNR's state WMA system. This land acquisition and restoration program focuses on restoring cropland with drained wetlands along shallow lakes and adjoining WMAs to help restore prairie wetland habitat complexes for breeding ducks and other wildlife. DNR will help seed uplands, and DU engineers will survey, design, and hire private sector contractors to restore drained wetlands.","This is Phase 11 of Ducks Unlimited's ongoing program to both Acquire and Restore wetlands and prairie on land for sale adjacent to Minnesota DNRs State Wildlife Management Areas (WMA). DU works with willing seller private landowners adjacent to WMAs that have drained wetlands and converted prairie uplands, and land on shallow lakes in need of protection. DU purchases and holds land title through it's Wetlands America Trust (WAT), DU's supporting land-holding fiduciary organization, of which DU is the sole corporate member. Our goal is to help restore functioning prairie-wetland habitat complexes and complement other conservation efforts to protect intact native prairie. Our work addresses the habitat goals in Minnesota's Long-range Duck Recovery Plan, Minnesota's Prairie Conservation Plan, and the North American Waterfowl Management Plan. This work is time-sensitive because farmland adjacent to state WMAs is rarely offered for sale for conservation, and tracts are only available for a short time. DU works quickly, and has already spent most OHF funds for land in past appropriations. DU works in close cooperation with Minnesota DNR Section of Wildlife and coordinates closely with Pheasants Forever, other NGO partners, and local sportsmen clubs such as Swan Lake Area Wildlife Association and local conservation clubs and leagues. Although approval is not requested from county boards for DU land acquisitions, DU communicates frequently with county and township officials to ensure local official awareness of our conservation work, and routinely attends county board meetings to discuss questions. The acquisitions and restorations proposed represents the amount of work DU can accomplish in three to five years, is scalable, and benefits game and non-game wildlife species alike - from mallards to monarch butterflies. Because 90% of Minnesota's prairie wetlands have been drained and 99% of prairie uplands converted in Minnesota, acquisition and restoration of prairie and small wetlands is critical - especially for breeding waterfowl in the Prairie Pothole Region of SW Minnesota where DU focuses our efforts. Furthermore, most remaining undrained wetlands here are in poor ecological condition due to massive landscape prairie conversion to cropland and wetland drainage that degrades both wetland condition and habitat function for prairie wildlife. Although many of our remaining prairie wetlands and shallow lakes are contained within state WMAs or federal Waterfowl Production Areas (WPA), these small public land patches rarely provide optimal wildlife habitat due to their fragmented shape and small size. Similarly, most prairie shallow lakes are surrounded by a thin ribbon of uplands that fail to adequately buffer them from surrounding agricultural land runoff. Therefore, acquisition and restoration of drained wetlands and cultivated cropland in close proximity to our public lands will improve and buffer our public shallow lakes and remaining wetlands, and help create functioning prairie-wetland complexes of habitat for breeding ducks and other prairie wildlife. DU professional engineers and biologists work closely with Minnesota DNR field staff to plan and implement robust prairie upland and pothole wetland restorations, including diverse native forb/grass seed plantings and complex wetland restorations that often involve extensive tile drainage.",,2022-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Jon,Schneider,"Ducks Unlimited","311 East Lake Geneva Road ",Alexandria,MN,56308,3207629916,jschneider@ducks.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Becker, Big Stone, Chippewa, Clay, Cottonwood, Douglas, Freeborn, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Murray, Nicollet, Redwood, Rice, Sibley, Stevens, Swift, Waseca, Yellow Medicine","Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/shallow-lake-wetland-protection-restoration-program-phase-xi,,,,
10025234,"SHMC Roofing & Gutter Repair",2023,69373,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,982,000 the first year and $7,000,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact, grants@mnhs.org",,,10406,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",79779,,"Arno Kahn, Mark Nicklawske, Donald Baltes, Zane Bail, Arna Rennan, Mary Hanch, Chris Bollman",,"Sacred Heart John Chebul Memorial Center Association Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire qualified professionals to repair roof and gutters for the Sacred Heart Cathedral, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",,"To hire qualified professionals to repair roof and gutters for the Sacred Heart Cathedral, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",2022-12-01,2023-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Arno,Kahn,"Sacred Heart John Chebul Memorial Center Association Inc.","201 West Fourth Street",Duluth,MN,55802,2187261192,arno@builderscommonwealth.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/shmc-roofing-gutter-repair,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No
10029990,"Shooting Sports Equipment and Supplies Grants ",2024,50000,"Minnesota Session Laws-2023, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 6 (kk)","$50,000.00 the first year is to the University of Minnesota Extension Office to provide grants to Minnesota 4-H chapters that have members participating in state and national 4-H-sanctioned shooting sports events. Eligible costs for grant money include shooting sports equipment and supplies and event fees associated with participating in state shooting sports events.","Increase individual participation in the Minnesota 4-H State Shooting Sports & Wildlife Invitational by 25%. Increase accessibility to and participation of youth with disabilities in both Minnesota 4-H State Shooting Sports & Wildlife events and local chapters.","Achieved some of the proposed outcomes",,,,,,,,"Regents of the University of Minnesota",,"State leadership for the 4-H Shooting Sports & Wildlife Program, including staff and 4-H volunteer committee members, will provide a menu of equipment options for local programs to choose from as a means to build their Shooting Sports & Wildlife project. Local programs will submit a grant application justifying how the new equipment will help them build and grow their program, attract and engage new audiences, and provide sustainability in their local chapter. They will also need to show how they will engage their youth in attending the state and national shooting sports events, as this will increase the participation of these events and provide an even greater learning experience for young people. ",,,2024-01-01,2024-06-30,,"In Progress",,,Brett,Carlson,"Regents of the University of Minnesota","450 McNamara Alumni Center",Minneapolis,MN,55455-2070,5072594648,pokorney@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Administration",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/shooting-sports-equipment-and-supplies-grants,,,,
17811,"Sig Olson Writing Shack Exhibit",2013,4325,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,4325,,"Douglas Wood, Charles Wick, Nancy Jo Tubbs, Karen Friedrich, Alanna Dore, Timothy Barzen, Larry Dolphin, Robert K. Olson, Mark Peterson, Ph.D., Bryan Wood, John Wilke",,"Listening Point Foundation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To fabricate and install an exhibit on the history of Sigurd Olson's work to preserve the gray wolf in northern Minnesota",,"To fabricate and install an exhibit on the history of Sigurd Olson's work to preserve the gray wolf in northern Minnesota",2012-10-01,2013-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Alanna,Dore,"Listening Point Foundation","PO Box 180",Ely,MN,55731,,,,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/sig-olson-writing-shack-exhibit,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
18456,"Sixteen-County School Service Program",2013,100000,"Minnesota Law 2011 (Special Session), Chp. 6, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 8 ","Children's Museums Grants. $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the second year are for a competitive Arts and Cultural Heritage Grants Program-Children's Museums. The board of directors shall solicit proposals and award grants to children's museums for projects and programs that maintain or promote our cultural heritage.","School class enrollment from December 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013 will increase from 2,611 children to 3,650 ( 40 % ) over the previous year's seven-month period.A significant majority of teacher rating scores will average 4.5 or higher on questions asked in the Written Teacher Survey Form ( 1 being the lowest, and 5 being the highest score ).At least one new elementary school class from each of our six additional service counties will be enrolled. A 30-school goal identified in 2011 has proven to be unrealistic.At least 10 new elementary school classes from our core ten-counties will be enrolled.A DVD and website video to increase long-distance participation via technology will be produced. Over the next two years, these tools will help boost outlying school enrollment.","CDM met the 40% enrollment growth objective with nearly 1,000 additional participants over the same 7-month period the previous year. Program enrollment reached 3,527 individuals.A majority of average teacher rating scores reached 4.5 or above (5 out of 9 questions).CDM enrolled one new class from each of these six new target counties - Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Todd & Wadena. A school group from Blue Earth county was also served.Exceeding the objective of 10, CDM enrolled 14 classes/schools within the ten-county core service area that have not participated in the past.Our new CDM website was up and running in June.Prospectes for a new core exhibit have been set in motion with the acquisition of a 3,000 piece Wizard of Oz collection valued at $250,000. A new Oz exhibit will open in June 2014 in time for the 75th Anniversary Celebration of the Wizard of Oz.",,285625,,100000,,"Officers: Doug Miner, President; Jonathan Miner, Vice President; Vickie Rasmussen Wilcox, Secretary; Raymond Nikkel, Treasurer Directors: Jerome Miner, Carole Erickson, Pamela Miner, Laura Nikkel, Jeffrey Borg, Corinne Jacobson, Melanie Jacobson",3,"Children's Discovery Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Children's Discovery Museum in Grand Rapids will build on recent enrollment momentum and further increase participation with its School Service Program, which takes down the economic barriers for visiting school groups. The Legacy grant will fund more educators and facilitators, curriculum development, scholarship aid, transportation assistance, art and teaching supplies, and the addition of a new exhibit to the museum.","Schools in the sixteen rural Minnesota counties of Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Morrison, Saint Louis, Todd and Wadena do not have resources to provide creative out-of-the-classroom extended learning for their children. Many students are culturally and educationally deprived. The vast distance from large cities most often denies these children the rich creative offerings of a metro area. Poverty is endemic in northern Minnesota, and many children are at great risk. More than 15 % of children in each of these counties live in poverty. The rate is even higher in Aitkin and Itasca counties - topping 26% in some areas.",,2012-12-06,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Kelsch,"Children's Discovery Museum","2727 US Highway 169 South","Grand Rapids",MN,55744,,director@cdmkids.org,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center","Sixteen County School Program Dino Dig Class Photo 1, Sixteen County School Program Dino Dig Class Photo 2, Sixteen County School Program Dino Dig Class Photo 3, Sixteen County School Program Dino Dig Class Photo 4, Sixteen County School Program Dino Dig Class Photo 5","Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Morrison, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/sixteen-county-school-service-program,"Michele Callahan is Director of Administrative Affairs at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts (MIA). In addition to her duties as director of administrative affairs, she also manages board relations for the museum and serves as a staff officer on the MIA Board of Trustees as its Assistant Secretary. Ms. Callahan has been with the MIA since 1995, and has worked in museum administration for over 25 years.Joanne Jones-Rizzi currently serves as the Director of Community Engagement at the Science Museum of Minnesota. She joined the Science Museum as a program and exhibit developer for the award-winning exhibit RACE: Are We So Different? Ms. Jones-Rizzi began her career in 1985 as an exhibit developer and cultural program leader at the Boston Children's Museum. She has more than 25 years of experience in exhibit design and community engagement and collaboration. Lyndel King has been director and chief curator at the Weisman Art Museum at the University of Minnesota since 1981. She is also an adjunct professor in art history and professor of museum studies. Prior to her work at the Weisman, Ms. King worked as director of exhibitions and museum programs for Control Data Corporation and as an exhibition coordinator at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.",,,2
10015238,"Small Towns/Rural Areas",2020,1450,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Data Collection, Stories, Surveys, Video/Audio Recordings.","The activities fully achieved the proposed outcomes.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",721,"Other,local or private",2171,,"Mary Pat Kleven, Walter Sigtermans, Rob Ross, Dee Scott, Carla Manning, Scott Gamble, LaJean Ernst, Susan Karpowicz, Randy Hinzmann, John Wallace, Karen Stiles",0.00,"Minnesota State Fiddlers Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Small Towns/Rural Areas",,"Upper Midwest Folk Fiddle Fest",2019-11-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Kleven,"Minnesota State Fiddlers Association","205 Minnesota St W","Cannon Falls",MN,55009,"(402) 490-6710",msfafiddlers@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-townsrural-areas-136,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Ruth Lincoln: performing artist; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Merritt Olsen: professional actor; Pamela Whitfield: literary artist and arts educator; Aaron Young: arts administrator and musician.","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Andrea Arnold: visual artist; Ben Assef: art business owner; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Julie Fakler: Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jane Olive: costumer; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum.",,2
10009958,"Small Grants",2020,750,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The purchase of a new Mac Book Pro. I will make the purchase and replace broken equipment.",,,,,750,,,,"Michelle E. Bennett",Individual,"Small Grants",,"The purchase of a new Mac Book Pro.",2019-11-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michelle,Bennett,"Michelle E. Bennett",,,MN,,"(612) 597-3296",alpha@wolfskullcreative.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grants,"Drew Digby: ARAC Executive Director; Holly Hackett-Rich: ARAC Grants Manager; Erin Turner: ARAC Operations Manager; Steve Wick: ARAC Office Coordinator.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10009979,"Small Grants",2020,605,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My ultimate goal for attending this conference is to find and agent, but a more immediate goal will be to give three well-prepared and confident pitches to potential agents and to walk away with at least five leads of other agents I can pitch after the conference. I also plan to network with other authors and collect at least five business cards from fellow attendees to follow up with and stay connected to. I'll be successful if I walk away from the conference with tangible changes that I can make to my pitch letter and query process. I’ll also consider myself successful if I collect at least 10 business cards of agents and professionals in the field that I can follow up with in the future.",,,679,"Other,local or private",1284,,,,"Jenna Kowaleski",Individual,"Small Grants",,"I am requesting funding to attend The Loft's Wordsmith Conference to meet with potential agents.",2019-10-01,2020-01-03,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jenna,Kowaleski,"Jenna Kowaleski",,,MN,,"(218) 576-8048",Jennamkowaleski@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grants-0,"Drew Digby: ARAC Executive Director; Holly Hackett-Rich: ARAC Grants Manager; Erin Turner: ARAC Operations Manager; Steve Wick: ARAC Office Coordinator.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10009982,"Small Grants",2020,750,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Purchase of a new laptop due to extensive damage. I will make the purchase and replace broken equipment.",,,,,750,,,,"Chris LeBlanc",Individual,"Small Grants",,"Need a new laptop due to extensive damage.",2019-10-01,2019-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Chris,LeBlanc,"Chris LeBlanc",,,MN,,"(218) 390-3864",cvharniss@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grants-1,"Drew Digby: ARAC Executive Director; Holly Hackett-Rich: ARAC Grants Manager; Erin Turner: ARAC Operations Manager; Steve Wick: ARAC Office Coordinator.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10014392,"Small Grants - COVID-19",2020,750,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Ideally this would have a positive impact on the public and specifically the musical arts community as an example and inspiration that even though we are separated in these current times, we can still create, we can still perform, we can still keep music alive. We will know we are successful by creating a tangible piece of art at the completion of the project. The video journal will serve as a record of the process and we will release the final performance video via YouTube.","The goal of this project was to create a new composition while following social distancing guidelines. This has resulted in the completion of a new work for percussion duo. This also factors into the goal of making sure that even during these trying times, we are still able to create, to perform, and to inspire.","Achieved Most of the Proposed Outcomes",,,750,,,,"Timothy Broscious",Individual,"Small Grants - COVID-19",,"Composition project for the Quey Percussion Duo written following health guidelines for COVID-19.",2020-03-23,2020-05-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Timothy,Broscious,"Timothy Broscious",,,MN,,"(218) 464-2892",tbroscious@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grants-covid-19,"Drew Digby: ARAC Executive Director; Holly Hackett-Rich: ARAC Grants Manager; Erin Turner: ARAC Operations Manager; Steve Wick: ARAC Office Coordinator.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014394,"Small Grants",2020,650,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","This year, 2020, marks a milestone for the Singing Slovenes as we enter our 40th year of providing Traditional Slovenian music for our expanding audiences. During the past several years, we have added some additional venues which generate a larger audience base, both adult and youth audiences as we have accepted requests to perform in schools for events such as ""Cultural Night"". Some of the larger events include, ""Harvest Moon Festival"", Ely, MN, ""Blueberry Festival"", Bayfront Festival Park. It is quite easy to measure our outcomes as we are invited to perform year after year for these events and to follow on from the previous question, adding last years events at Bayfront Festival Park with ""A Taste of Duluth"" and the Duluth ""Oktoberfestival"" of which we will be performing at both events in 2020.",,,,,650,,,,"Singing Slovenes","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Small Grants",,"Requesting to replace our programmable sound board for our V3Sound Module.",2020-03-18,2020-05-14,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Frank,Bucar,"Singing Slovenes","1325 105th Ave W",Duluth,MN,55808,"(218) 626-1928",bucarf@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grants-2,"Drew Digby: ARAC Executive Director; Holly Hackett-Rich: ARAC Grants Manager; Erin Turner: ARAC Operations Manager; Steve Wick: ARAC Office Coordinator.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014403,"Small Grants - COVID-19",2020,750,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I think that listening to these new songs online will bring people some joy and comfort in a time of crisis and need. The songs may very well help people grieve, avoid depression, keep peoples' spirits up a liitle bit, and help create a sense of community, which I believe is what music is supposed to do, and normally what our live shows would provide. We'll know that we've been successful through peoples' reactions to our music online. We'll keep close tabs on peoples' responses on Facebook, Youtube, through email, and all other online sources. We'll also invite people to give their responses to our music. We always welcome our fans' input.","We achieved all the goals we proposed in our application. With the grant money, we mastered the album through Tom Garneau. Through Tunecore, we've streamed all the songs on more than 150 digital platforms, such as iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music, etc. And we made and released three music videos, free-streaming them on Facebook and YouTube. We've reached more than our goal of 10,000 people with our new songs, reaching more than 125,000 people on Facebook alone, through all of our advertisements and boosted music videos.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,,750,,,,"Ryan B. Dermody",Individual,"Small Grants - COVID-19",,"To master our album of original music, and to stream the album online for one month for free.",2020-03-28,2020-09-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ryan,Dermody,"Ryan B. Dermody",,,MN,,"(218) 255-5182",dermody2@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Lake, Cook, Carlton, Pine, Aitkin, Crow Wing, Cass, Hubbard, Beltrami, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Pennington, Wadena, Becker, Clay, Anoka, Ramsey, Hennepin, Sherburne, Wright, Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Wabasha, Winona, Olmsted",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grants-covid-19-0,"Drew Digby: ARAC Executive Director; Holly Hackett-Rich: ARAC Grants Manager; Erin Turner: ARAC Operations Manager; Steve Wick: ARAC Office Coordinator.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014404,"Small Grants - COVID-19",2020,750,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I have created Virtual Duluth on Facebook, which is about to reach 5,000 followers. I truly believe it's already been successful, and it's just from watching the number of events grow. Other businesses and artists are noticing how popular this has become and they're all working hard to make creative, engaging events. I've noticed that people are putting a lot more effort into the marketing and structure of their events so that they 1.) stand out and 2.) offer something different for the community. I receive messages daily from people telling me how much the site means to them. It's a place where you can go that is ENTIRELY positive, and I am overjoyed that it has remained that way with little moderation on my part. People are just looking for a place they can go where they won't be bombarded with politics or talking about the virus.",,,,,750,,,,"Matthew E. Dressel",Individual,"Small Grants - COVID-19",,"I am requesting funds to run the Virtual Duluth page.",2020-03-17,2020-05-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Matthew,Dressel,"Matthew E. Dressel",,,MN,,"(616) 560-8106",matthew.e.dressel@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grants-covid-19-1,"Drew Digby: ARAC Executive Director; Holly Hackett-Rich: ARAC Grants Manager; Erin Turner: ARAC Operations Manager; Steve Wick: ARAC Office Coordinator.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014420,"Small Grants - COVID-19",2020,750,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","CorrectedMEASUREPROP and/or MEASUREEVAL not provided.GarrettKimNCG18320VSmall Grants - COVID-19I would like to set up a small space in my studio to shoot short videos on how to rosemal.09CE$750.00$750.00$750.00$750.00$0.00$750.004/4/20206/30/2020I would develop a series of short videos on how to rosemal. I will start with the beginning and work set by step through an entire small project. This would take 6-8 short video sessions, one per week. If this is well viewed I will also develop some specialty videos on different styles like flower forms or other projects.I'll be able to see how many views I have of my videos and I'll get feedback and questions from my audiences. I will also offer email tutoring where students can contact me with questions and photos and I will give feedback.Drew Digby: ARAC Executive Director; Holly Hackett-Rich: ARAC Grants Manager; Erin Turner: ARAC Operations Manager; Steve Wick: ARAC Office Coordinator.Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.? I'll be able to see how many views I have of my videos and I'll get feedback and questions from my audiences. I will also offer email tutoring where students can contact me with questions and photos and I will give feedback.","1. I set up an area in my art studio to record instructional content on basic rosemaling technique that are available on U-Tube for anyone to access through the Rosemalingclasses.com website. 2. I started a public Facebook page ""Scandinavian Inspired Folkart by Kim where I post upcoming classes and have invited other scandinavian folkarts to post content as well. 3. I produced 2 videos for the NorthHouse Folk School for public viewing. The first was a Studio Tour at their request. The second was an educational video on the Different Styles of Rosemaling. 4. I have conducted two Zoom classes with the Ely folk School on Painting in the Os style; and have scheduled 2 Zoom classes with the NorthHouse Folk School and an additional zoom class with the Ely Folk School. 5. I have had 4-H students sit in on my Ely Folk School classes as part of their 4-projects and I have given them additional information to continue their learning.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,,750,,,,"Kim N. Garrett",Individual,"Small Grants - COVID-19",,"I would like to set up a small space in my studio to shoot short videos on how to rosemal.",2020-04-04,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kim,Garrett,"Kim N. Garrett",,,MN,,"(218) 365-3437",tgarit@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Hennepin, Ramsey, Becker, Beltrami, Stearns, Anoka, Crow Wing, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grants-covid-19-2,"Drew Digby: ARAC Executive Director; Holly Hackett-Rich: ARAC Grants Manager; Erin Turner: ARAC Operations Manager; Steve Wick: ARAC Office Coordinator.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014421,"Small Grants - COVID-19",2020,750,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","During this difficult time the only true safe place for groups to congregate from the virus is on the internet, specifically chat rooms. If I am able to put together a good option for people to tune in and hear this band that was supposed to play live on the road the next month, they can watch us perform in a unique format on the internet. I will know if this is a success if I am able to set up a live feed of my band performing live together online for the public. The viewers will be able contribute money through a virtual tip jar or a link to a venmo account making this both artistically and potentially financially rewarding for me.","I proposed to use grant funds for some living expenses during the Covid-19 pandemic. I also used this time to figure out how to go live on the internet with my band Glitteratti since our March tour was cancelled. We weren't unable to go live but we did record a physically distanced song together which I plan to release in August 2020. We recorded a rendition of the song ""Plans"" which was featured on the ARAC funded full length album 'Among the Wild'. Our original March tour was cancelled but we have managed to find time to squeeze in one gig in this summer. We will be performing at Earth Rider/Cedar Lounge on their outdoor stage on Thursday August 20th, 2020 from 5-8pm. We are calling this our local LP release show, rescheduled from our original March show.","Achieved Most of the Proposed Outcomes",,,750,,,,"Marc S. Gartman",Individual,"Small Grants - COVID-19",,"Lost wages from the canceled March tour in support of my recently released ARAC funded album.",2020-04-20,2020-06-22,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marc,Gartman,"Marc S. Gartman",,,MN,,"(218) 269-1861",marcgart@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grants-covid-19-3,"Drew Digby: ARAC Executive Director; Holly Hackett-Rich: ARAC Grants Manager; Erin Turner: ARAC Operations Manager; Steve Wick: ARAC Office Coordinator.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014433,"Small Grants",2020,750,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Through this opportunity I hope to achieve the following: - Learn Swedish traditional hand sewing stitches (backstitch, hemstitch, and buttonhole stitch and more), - Learn techniques for modifying patterns, pressing wool fabric, and properly cutting and lining a garment - Discuss with the instructor how to apply these techniques when using hand woven material to create such garments - Construct a traditional Swedish fitted vest. I will gauge my success on the following: - By acquiring the knowledge and skill of traditional Swedish hand sewing techniques as backstitch, hemstitch, and buttonhole stitch and more), - Learning techniques for modifying patterns, pressing wool fabric, and properly cutting and lining a garment - Complete the workshop feeling prepared to apply these new skills to the creation of garments using my hand woven fabric - Construct and complete of a traditional Swedish fitted vest.",,,325,"Other,local or private",1075,,,,"Kristen L. Kaas",Individual,"Small Grants",,"Attend the North House Folk School workshop - Traditional Swedish Folk Dress: Women's Fitted Vest.",2020-03-01,2020-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristen,Kaas,"Kristen L. Kaas",,,MN,,"(651) 307-4152",kristenkaas@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grants-5,"Drew Digby: ARAC Executive Director; Holly Hackett-Rich: ARAC Grants Manager; Erin Turner: ARAC Operations Manager; Steve Wick: ARAC Office Coordinator.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014436,"Small Grants - COVID-19",2020,750,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","In response to the cancelled performances, I am making more of my work available through the internet. Like many live performers, I have been learning the ins and outs of live-streaming. I am partnering with those venues who were forced to cancel, to offer live-streamed concerts to their audiences. Honestly, this work will have been successful if I make a difference in even one person's life during the next few months. I am aiming to reach audiences across the country of at least 30-50 people at a time, totaling in approximately 250-350 viewers. Live-streaming allows for audience participation through chat, so I will be able to gauge the listeners' experience of the virtual concerts. I also will encourage listeners to email me if they have further thoughts or if they feel the need to connect. In the end I will rely on attendance and audience feedback to measure the success of this endeavor.","With 6+ months of cancelled performances and a lot of time on my hands, I have worked hard to make use of the writing time and internet-enabled connection. I have had a number of fans and small venues co-host live-streamed events with me since I first proposed this project. Most of the events were held on Zoom for audiences of 10-20 people. I used this platform because it allowed for face-to-face conversation before and after the performances. I performed sets of 30-45 mins and tried to share topical pieces that sparked conversation.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,,750,,,,"Rachael E. Kilgour",Individual,"Small Grants - COVID-19",,"Emergency Funding to Support Cancelled Performances.",2020-03-19,2020-05-20,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rachael,Kilgour,"Rachael E. Kilgour",,,MN,,"(218) 349-6494",rachaelkilgour@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grants-covid-19-4,"Drew Digby: ARAC Executive Director; Holly Hackett-Rich: ARAC Grants Manager; Erin Turner: ARAC Operations Manager; Steve Wick: ARAC Office Coordinator.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014444,"Small Grants - COVID-19",2020,90,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","There is a high-quality audio streaming device available I would like to purchase to put on live performances online with the local DJ collective The Crunchy Bunch. Success will be measured in the amount of folks we can reach to offer our streaming sets to. Comments and support from the community will also be a measurement of success.","We were able to host several live stream DJ sets over the past couple months. Being able to use the device that was purchased with the grant money allowed us to achieve our goal to output the highest quality audio possible for live streaming music.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,,90,,,,"Chris LeBlanc",Individual,"Small Grants - COVID-19",,"I'm looking to purchase a high-quality streaming interface to use for streaming live DJ sets.",2020-03-26,2020-05-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Chris,LeBlanc,"Chris LeBlanc",,,MN,,"(218) 390-3864",cvharniss@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grants-covid-19-5,"Drew Digby: ARAC Executive Director; Holly Hackett-Rich: ARAC Grants Manager; Erin Turner: ARAC Operations Manager; Steve Wick: ARAC Office Coordinator.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014445,"Small Grants - COVID-19",2020,750,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The impact on the participating artists will be the opportunity to create collaboratively in a time where what that means has fundamentally shifted. Artists all across the globe are reeling from the effects of COVID-19. Macbeth Quarantined will bring many of those artists together. And through that virtual community I think many more, better and even more effective projects will begin. From just the limited introduction of the idea I have gotten an incredible response from my social media community. Artists are eager to create and be involved. The capture, editing and release of the film will be an incredible undertaking. By the very nature of virtual communities and my connection to artists worldwide the circulation of the film will expansive. The success will be the release of the film and the connection of artists to those whole have loved to consume the art of submitting artists. I do plan to monitor traffic to the website and assist with connecting artists to the public. If I can help the artists sustain their livelihoods through their craft I would consider the project a success.","The project created a space for artists to showcase their art in a time that it is really difficult to do so and the art submitted will be included and showcased.. The goal was to launch the project by the end of the summer. The web series and movie will be launched by the end of the year once the accompanying sound track is finished/","Achieved Most of the Proposed Outcomes",,,750,,,,"Robert E. Lee",Individual,"Small Grants - COVID-19",,"Macbeth Quarantined is a movie mixing the text of Macbeth with original music and visual art.",2020-07-01,2020-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Lee,"Robert E. Lee",,,MN,,"(225) 278-2759",robert.onedollarbob@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grants-covid-19-6,"Drew Digby: ARAC Executive Director; Holly Hackett-Rich: ARAC Grants Manager; Erin Turner: ARAC Operations Manager; Steve Wick: ARAC Office Coordinator.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014453,"Small Grants",2020,750,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The audience will engage with the arts and artists. EAW will strengthen relationships with merchants and artists, streamline routines, and document processes and procedures to assist future boards. Measurable outcomes: ? EAW will connect artists with interested buyers ? Merchants will feel communication by EAW personnel was sufficient ? Artists will feel the application process was smooth and the setup assistance was helpful ? Artists will be satisfied with the way their work was displayed. We will interview audience members at the artist reception, and conduct an online survey of EAW artists. We will also seek to include a few EAW questions in the in-person surveys of merchants that the Ely Winter Festival will be conducting. EAW will enlist the help of the Ely Winter Festival evaluation coordinator to improve its evaluation process and survey questions. We will review the evaluation results at a board meeting before we begin planning for 2021.",,,3915,"Other,local or private",4665,,,,"Ely Artwalk","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Small Grants",,"The Ely ArtWalk will display area artists' work in store windows, creating an outdoor art gallery.",2020-02-01,2020-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karen,McManus,"Ely Artwalk","PO Box 132",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 365-3228",karjack@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grants-7,"Drew Digby: ARAC Executive Director; Holly Hackett-Rich: ARAC Grants Manager; Erin Turner: ARAC Operations Manager; Steve Wick: ARAC Office Coordinator.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014456,"Small Grants",2020,735,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access",,,,,,735,,,,"Yarrow G. Mead",Individual,"Small Grants",,"I am requesting funding to replace a vacuum investment machine, without which I cannot cast.",2020-01-01,2020-02-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Yarrow,Mead,"Yarrow G. Mead",,,MN,,"(218) 839-2501",yarrowmeadmetals@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grants-8,"Drew Digby: ARAC Executive Director; Holly Hackett-Rich: ARAC Grants Manager; Erin Turner: ARAC Operations Manager; Steve Wick: ARAC Office Coordinator.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014466,"Small Grants - COVID-19",2020,750,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I believe such a project will uplift everyone. Bringing about thoughts of hope, bringing about healing, bringing about whats possible the more we continue this work to be better within society. Its also a reflective project in the wake of the crisis, I hope the impact will also be that people get a chance to face themselves in the comfort of their own space and begin the hard work of healing which is first waking up to the realities they may or may not have missed out on. Moments like this are great for self reflection and healthy shedding of anxiety and working towards healthy living within society. This is my hope, with stories, they have a way of impacting a range of people differently. In all, I believe for the better. Social media can be interactive so there is the certain, comments, likes, loves, shares aspect thats self evident. Yet the more tasking is that on the introspective impact. I hope to follow up with some text check in's on people and see if they are willing to share their stories with us (which doesn't need to be published).","Achieved different goals. Engaged with 10 artists. Designed a culturally diverse visual concept.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,,750,,,,"Daniel O. Oyinloye AKA Seyi Stories",Individual,"Small Grants - COVID-19",,"Requesting funding to assist in creating ""Short Shorts"" (1-5min films) to further hope around equity.",2020-04-01,2020-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Daniel,Oyinloye,"Daniel O. Oyinloye",,,MN,,"(763) 267-2912",dansancreatives@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grants-covid-19-7,"Drew Digby: ARAC Executive Director; Holly Hackett-Rich: ARAC Grants Manager; Erin Turner: ARAC Operations Manager; Steve Wick: ARAC Office Coordinator.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014467,"Small Grants - COVID-19",2020,750,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We hope to provide hope for the general public by providing free access to live music via live streaming + promote locally owned businesses that are impacted by the current shutdown. By the number of people reached through each stream and donations raised during this time period.","Charlie Parr has performed eight livestream concerts during this grant period. All concert streams we free to the general public with an option to contribute to Charlie's gofundme page as a way to raise revenue for all of his live concerts being cancelled. The livestream concerts garnered more than 250,000 views and raised in excess of $25,000.00.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,,750,,,,"Jeffrey C. Parr AKA Charlie Parr",Individual,"Small Grants - COVID-19",,"Charlie Parr has been forced to cancel all tour dates for the foreseeable future.",2020-03-25,2020-05-27,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeffrey,Parr,"Jeffrey C. Parr AKA Charlie Parr",,,MN,,"(507) 304-2939",mgehring@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grants-covid-19-8,"Drew Digby: ARAC Executive Director; Holly Hackett-Rich: ARAC Grants Manager; Erin Turner: ARAC Operations Manager; Steve Wick: ARAC Office Coordinator.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014471,"Small Grants",2020,750,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I hope to bring our community together to learn and make art with each other. I would love to teach others about handwork and grow a Stitching group. Shannon's website states, ""Imagine a space full of lovely humans who spend time sharing, talking, reflecting, making, and laughing. A space where folks really get to know each other and engage in productive conversations. Where people are happy to learn something new and share what they already know. A gathering, where at the end of the night, strangers have become friends and friends are planning their next gathering because they enjoyed their experience so much! That is what happens at every. single. stitch-up!"". I know I will be successful when we host Shannon Downey in Duluth, Minnesota with members of our community learning about and producing hand-embroidery with her! Her dates are still being worked out, projected time to host her is in the Fall 2020.",,,750,"Other,local or private",1500,,,,"Tiffany A. Quade",Individual,"Small Grants",,"Host a Stitch-Up with Shannon Downey aka Badass Cross Stitch on her national stitching tour.",2020-06-01,2021-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tiffany,Quade,"Tiffany A. Quade",,,MN,,"(218) 349-9177",artist.tquade@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grants-11,"Drew Digby: ARAC Executive Director; Holly Hackett-Rich: ARAC Grants Manager; Erin Turner: ARAC Operations Manager; Steve Wick: ARAC Office Coordinator.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014474,"Small Grants",2020,365,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The goals and outcomes I hope to address and achieve through participation in this workshop are as follows: - Utilize this opportunity to train with Living Master Robert Liberace - Attend and successfully complete his workshop on March 19-21, 2020 - Receive instruction from Mr. Liberace in new techniques, tools, and approaches - Learn and understand how to create a dynamic drawing of a figure that is infused with movement and life - Increase my skill and competency in drawing from the nude figure. I can confirm and measure my success in meeting these goals and outcomes with the following: - Attend the workshop - Confirm my attendance with an email or note from Mr. Liberace following the completion of the workshop - Provide visual documentation of the drawings created during the workshop I believe that evidence of my increased knowledge, understanding, and skill will be apparent in figurative work produced after the workshop and moving forward in my career. When I have trained with highly skilled and respected artists in the past, the knowledge comes in a layering process in which each new tool and technique builds upon the foundation of what I already have to work with. I have no doubt that this training will change the way I approach and render a drawing from life.",,,,,365,,,,"Kelly A. Schamberger",Individual,"Small Grants",,"Support to Attend Figure Drawing Workshop with World-Renowned Artist Robert Liberace.",2020-02-19,2020-04-21,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kelly,Schamberger,"Kelly A. Schamberger",,,MN,,"(612) 270-4402",kellyschamberger@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grants-12,"Drew Digby: ARAC Executive Director; Holly Hackett-Rich: ARAC Grants Manager; Erin Turner: ARAC Operations Manager; Steve Wick: ARAC Office Coordinator.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014475,"Small Grants",2020,700,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The goals/outcomes I hope to address through engaging in the online course, Write Memory, and attending the Feminist Panel event at The Loft Literary Center, are the following: As an emerging artist in the Arrowhead region, I want to add tools and techniques to my skill set from a) Teaching-Artist, Glenda Reed's critique and feedback, b) fellow coursemates critique and feedback, b) access to course reading resources for further craft development and c) the intellectual, material and networking resources available at the Feminist Panel Event. The goals/outcomes I hope to address through engaging in the online course, Write Memory, and attending the Feminist Panel event at The Loft Literary Center, are the following: As an emerging artist in the Arrowhead region, I want to add tools and techniques to my skill set from a) Teaching-Artist, Glenda Reed's critique and feedback, b) fellow coursemates critique and feedback, b) access to course reading resources for further craft development and c) the intellectual, material and networking resources available at the Feminist Panel Event. I will know if I've been successful by: 1) Enrolling in the online course, Write Memory, and through utilizing feedback and techniques, I will write one writing piece that will be submitted for possible publication by 6/1/20. 2) Travel to and Attendance of the Feminist Panel event led by Glenda Reed, on April 26th, at The Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 3) Completion of ARAC Small Grants Final Report by 6/1/20.I will know if I've been successful by: 1) Enrolling in the online course, Write Memory, and through utilizing feedback and techniques, I will write one writing piece that will be submitted for possible publication by 6/1/20. 2) Travel to and Attendance of the Feminist Panel event led by Glenda Reed, on April 26th, at The Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 3) Completion of ARAC Small Grants Final Report by 6/1/20.",,,,,700,,,,"Serenity D. Schoonover",Individual,"Small Grants",,"An online writing course and attendance of a Feminist Writers Panel with The Loft Literary Center.",2020-03-01,2020-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Serenity,Schoonover,"Serenity D. Schoonover",,,MN,,"(218) 626-7727",serenityschoonover@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grants-13,"Drew Digby: ARAC Executive Director; Holly Hackett-Rich: ARAC Grants Manager; Erin Turner: ARAC Operations Manager; Steve Wick: ARAC Office Coordinator.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014481,"Small Grants - COVID-19",2020,750,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The desired impact of this project is to keep people connected and engaged with this inspiring time of year while practicing social distancing and self-quarantining. We think the linkage of the Environmental Storytelling and Stewardship interviews with the STAND BY ME (BUT NOT TOO CLOSE) project will help motivate people to take care of each other through the pandemic. We hope it will continue building trust and community resiliency. We will know from the number of posts and uploads and the number of 'likes' and positive comments received if this online version of the project is successful. We will also know by the number of people who express interest and then participate in the 2021 Small World Summit.","Our artistic goals were to motivate people to take care of each other and to stay engaged with the hopefulness of spring while practicing social distancing and self-quarantining. From the extensive social media posts, 'likes,' positive comments and funds raised, we believe these artistic events did build trust and community resiliency. We also have a strong committee of people ready to work on the 2021 Document Spring, Small World Summit, Joy Harjo's visit, and Bee Friendly Events.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",750,,"Alyssa Alness, Jeremy Gardner, Dylan Kelly, Scott Lillo, Nevada Littlewolf, Lissa Maki, Michelle Lind, Lori Peterson, David Pritchett, Emily Fuerste Swanson, Glenn Swanson, Keith Swanson, Kevin Thoreson",0.00,"Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Small Grants - COVID-19",,"Earth Day Environmental Storytelling and Stewardship Program.",2020-03-30,2020-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,Swanson,"Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community","604 Chestnut Ave Oldenburg House",Carlton,MN,55718,"(218) 384-4835",emily@oacc.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Aitkin, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grants-covid-19-9,"Drew Digby: ARAC Executive Director; Holly Hackett-Rich: ARAC Grants Manager; Erin Turner: ARAC Operations Manager; Steve Wick: ARAC Office Coordinator.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10014485,"Small Grants - COVID-19",2020,750,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","""Right now positive social media content is of paramount importance, I am seeing so many people asking for this type of uplifting content to be shared. Now with many of the artists social distancing in their homes, they are unable to perform live. Though some of them can live stream, they are unable to share their work at the professional level of cinematic quality that I can. Beyond creating content to give the viewer an escape, this project will promote the artists featured in it by making their music sh. I will know I have been successful when I have edited five music videos, one of each artist/group, out of the footage and audio I shot of them and posted that video to Youtube, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn in and TheCreativityShow.com. Another measure of my success will be completing a 20min live stream interview of each artist that will be shared on Facebook. Once the stream is over the interview will be on Facebook for anyone to watch in the future. I will also know I have been successful in completing this project when I share each music video and follow up interview with local news and media organizations. I will keep spreadsheets recording the views the videos get, and all the organizations I share the music videos and interviews with and include them in my final report.","Shooting, directing, editing, color-grading, audio mixing, and sharing the work I have done for this project has given me work sample material as well as showcasing some of the talented musicians of Duluth to highly influential TV industry producers. My work on this project has opened a big door for advancement in my career, starting with the day I shot these music videos, Philip Gilpin Dir. of Catalyst came to the shoot, I have been keeping him abreast of my progress since. Then he asked me to collaborate on an online platform that artists can use to share their work with TV industry execs. I jumped on this once in a lifetime opportunity to get a foothold in the industry. My work has involved zoom meetings with many international TV industry producers and execs looking to work in MN. I've shared the music videos in my meetings which has put the musicians on the radar of influential industry execs and created this possible opportunity for the music videos to be on a popular web series.","Achieved Most of the Proposed Outcomes",,,750,,,,"Bodhi Werner",Individual,"Small Grants - COVID-19",,"The Duluth Virtual Musical Showcase Project. - Cinematic music videos and interviews.",2020-03-21,2020-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cameron,Werner,"Cameron B. Werner AKA Bodhi Werner",,,MN,,"(415) 748-2057",bodhiwerner@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grants-covid-19-10,"Drew Digby: ARAC Executive Director; Holly Hackett-Rich: ARAC Grants Manager; Erin Turner: ARAC Operations Manager; Steve Wick: ARAC Office Coordinator.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2
10029400,"Small Grant",2024,750,,"ACHF Arts Access","By taking the courses listed above, I will gain skills that will support the revision of my manuscript over the course of the following one to two years. These skills include restructuring the manuscript for better flow, improving dialogue, setting, and character development, and trimming the superfluous from the manuscript to ensure that every single word on the page has it's purpose. The workshop and coaching opportunities will help me understand how readers experience the manuscript, and will help me address specific parts of the manuscript that I am struggling with. I plan to have a revised manuscript ready to either self-publish or query an agent within approximately two years, and these courses will help me get to that point. In addition, the skills I develop now will benefit me throughout my career as a writer, beyond just this memoir project. I will know if I have been successful based on my learning outcomes. The Loft course will teach me tangible and useful skills in writing creative nonfiction, including writing character descriptions and dialogue, establishing a story's place and atmosphere, building tension, and harnessing the power of point of view. In addition it will address how to strengthen the ending of the manuscript to leave readers changed by the story. The second Writing Workshops course will help me improve the craft of writing about fallible and fluid memories. I will know I am successful if: 1. I am exposed to new authors and writing that expand my own craft. 2. I receive feedback from the instructor and from 5-10 classmate on a sample of my manuscript. 3. I am able to identify the heart of my current draft, which is currently far too long at 360 pages, and trim it down to a reasonable length of less than 200 pages. 4. My manuscript is improved based on the skills I develop through this course.",,,,,750,,,,"Molly Wick",Individual,"Small Grant",,"Memoir Revision Courses",2023-09-18,2024-03-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Molly,Wick,"Molly Wick",,,MN,,"(612) 481-7253",mollwick@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-119,"Rebecca Graves: ARAC Executive Director; Holly Hackett-Rich: ARAC Director of Grants and Outreach; Cheyenne Vavrina: Media Specialist; Moira Villiard: Grant Writing Specialist; Garner Moffat: Office Coordinator","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
20424,"Small Grant",2013,1500,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Rehearse and perform in a variety of venues with our own equipment. Present a more professional image at concerts.Subjective judgment of board in consultation with members.","Range of venues has been expanded and a more professional image is being projected.",,284,"Other, local or private",1784,,"Russell Bergum, Sarah Antanies, Ben Johnson, Kris Coombe, Lynn Evenson, Erik Honkanen, Karen McManus",,"Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Small Grant",,"Purchase equipment to enable high quality performances in a range of venues.",2013-07-01,2013-11-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sheila,Wilcox,"Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","PO Box 600",Virginia,MN,55792,"(218) 290-9877 ",sheilawilcox@accessmn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-88,"Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
21350,"Small Grant",2014,969,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Use the filters to develop and continue Juxtaposition in Landscape photography project with a goal to produce enough images for a book and use to filters to produce my signature look. Measurable outcome is producing a book and presenting and teaching this new technique. Increase my Facebook fans to 10,000 and reach to 150,000.Outcome will be measured when I have a large enough body of work to make a book and when my fans reach 10,000 people on Facebook with a reach of 150,000. Also, when my photography students start to approach landscape photography in the same way.","Helped support and sustain work and gave tools to achieve personal vision.",,1141,"Other, local or private",2110,,,,"Bryan Hansel",Individual,"Small Grant",,"Purchase camera filters",2013-11-01,2014-11-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bryan,Hansel,"Bryan Hansel",,,MN,,"(218) 370-8351 ",bryan@bryanhansel.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Cook, St. Louis, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-90,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
21354,"Small Grant",2014,1080,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","I will expand the audience for new media in the Arrowhead Region and create and present a body of work that demonstrates my voice as a new media artist and explores the intersection of expression and technology. I will mentor and support the work of other artists.I will provide multiple, publicly accessible opportunities to experience new media in the Arrowhead, track attendance and encourage feedback. I will create and present several new generative works, tour an existing project, organize a new media conference.","Purchased items necessary to conduct media and graphics work and presentations.",,1580,"Other, local or private",2660,,,,"Kathleen A. McTavish AKA Kathy McTavish",Individual,"Small Grant",,"Purchase projection equipment",2013-11-01,2014-11-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,McTavish,"Kathleen A. McTavish AKA Kathy McTavish",,,MN,,"(218) 343-7998 ",kathy@cellodreams.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-91,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
21357,"Small Grant",2014,426,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My short term goal is to become proficient in underwater videography. My long term goal is to become a more prominent documentary filmmaker. This goal will be measurable by how many major film festivals choose to play my films.I can evaluate my progress and measure my outcomes by counting the number of film festivals to which I'm accepted and the number of audience members that attend the screenings.","Purchased underwater camera equipment and used it to create footage used for my film, which was premiered at the Independent Film Festival Boston.",,504,"Other, local or private",930,,,,"Michael V. Scholtz AKA Mike Scholtz",Individual,"Small Grant",,"Purchase camera",2014-05-15,2014-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Scholtz,"Michael V. Scholtz AKA Mike Scholtz",,,MN,,"(218) 343-0517 ",mikevscholtz@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Carlton, St. Louis, Cook, Pine, Hennepin, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-92,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
21359,"Small Grant",2014,732,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Complete movie, submit to film festivals.Submit final report.","Completion of a feature length movie to be submitted to film festivals.",,1778,"Other, local or private",2510,,,,"Nicholas Sunsdahl",Individual,"Small Grant",,"Purchase video production equipment",2013-11-01,2014-05-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicholas,Sunsdahl,"Nicholas Sunsdahl",,,MN,,"(218) 780-4500 ",nsunsdahl@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-93,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
21361,"Small Grant",2014,572,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Create a portfolio of images to be available for purchase as prints. Will have function available on website with measurable sales.Keep track of all print sales and present report of sales during proposal timeframe. Also print option will be available on website.",,,678,"Other, local or private",1250,,,,"Adam P. Swanson",Individual,"Small Grant",,"Purchase camera and lens",2013-12-01,2014-02-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Adam,Swanson,"Adam P. Swanson",,,MN,,"(218) 343-4304 ",adam@adamswanson.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Cook, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-94,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
19551,"Small Grant",2013,1200,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Allow the organization to have a safe and appropriate office space, used for storage, for program planning, for meetings and for work on the choral library.Director and librarian are able to work in office, leave materials out and leave equipment safely in the office for a more efficient work space.","Door and locking mechanisms in place to restrict access to administrative/office space",,260,"Other, local or private",1460,,"Brad Anderson, Lynn Ann Hollatz, Margaret Johnson, Karen Keenan, Jessica Leibfried, Bob Kelley, Jody Ondich, Gleen Peterson, Ryan Sather, Cathy Schuyler, Stanley Wold",,"Arrowhead Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Small Grant",,"Install a door and several banisters to privatize the new office space.",2013-07-01,2014-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jody,Ondich,"Arrowhead Chorale","506 W Michigan St",Duluth,MN,55802-1517,"(218) 590-8792 ",arrowheadchorale@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-82,"Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19553,"Small Grant",2013,1500,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Goal is to purchase a portable sound system, 4 vocal/4 instrument microphones, 8 microphone stands.Secure funding and purchase the equipment.","Sound system was secured and put in use.",,1680,"Other, local or private",3180,,"Linda Melcher, Rachel Nelson, Mary Rosati",,"Arts on Superior","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Small Grant",,"Purchase portable sound equipment for concerts and workshops/performances.",2013-07-01,2013-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Linda,Melcher,"Arts on Superior","PO Box 185","Two Harbors",MN,55616,"(651) 208-4991 ",artsonsuperior@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-83,"Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19594,"Small Grant",2013,1460,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The board and artistic director will produce a four concert summer season in June/July of 2013.The board of directors determines the budget, tracks and controls expenses, seeks grant funding and donor support, and promotes ticket sales for the concert season. The balance sheet is reviewed at monthly meetings and concert attendance/ticket sales are reviewed.","Effectively planned and produced our summer concert series with the help of newly purchased technology.",,170,"Other, local or private",1630,,"Geoff Popham, Ann Hodge, Tom Eling, Brenda Schrader-Johnson, Aaron Bransky, Ted Harwood, Nancy Melander, Sheryl VanScoy, Julie Knuths, Anne Cotter, Phil Sneve",,"Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Small Grant",,"Purchase 2 laptop computers and required software to be used by the General Manager and Artistic Director for communication, administration, season planning and production for our annual summer concert seasons.",2013-07-01,2014-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lori,Hanson,"Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra","PO Box 434",Duluth,MN,55801,"(218) 491-3262 ",lscoinfo@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-86,"Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
19624,"Small Grant",2013,1150,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Be more current for participants in web presence.Comments from users and will evaluate the incoming website contacts.",,,350,"Other, local or private",1500,,"Sherry Abts, Carla Arneson, Dave Bergerud, Pam Brunfelt, Ely Butler, John Klem, Heather Monthei, Cecilia Rolando, Giles Trudeau",,"Northern Lakes Arts Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Small Grant",,"Capital grant to fund update of website and addition of ticket sales site.",2013-07-01,2013-11-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cynthia,Beans,"Northern Lakes Arts Association","PO Box 749",Ely,MN,55731-0749,"(218) 365-5070 ",nlaa@elyarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-87,"Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.",,2
15625,"Small Grant",2012,45,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Students will learn about how to play a few rhythms and layer rhythms in drumming workshop. More interest in the community drum circle already meeting once a month.Increase in participation in this event and music events in Two Harbors.","Some attendees attended another workshop by this artist in the Twin Cities and more participation in the drum circle in the community.",,955,"Other, local or private",1000,,"Linda Melcher, Rachel Nelson, Sherry Longballa",,"Arts on Superior","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Hand drumming workshop",,"Produce hand drumming workshop.",2012-06-10,2012-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Linda,Melcher,"Arts on Superior","501 12th Ave PO Box 185","Two Harbors",MN,55616,"(651) 208-4991 ",artsonsuperior@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-38,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15687,"Small Grant",2012,310,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create dynamic and interdisciplinary performances of her literary work, resulting in more opportunities to perform.Increased quality of performance, attendance at performances, and number of performances.","Increase in performances and praise from Duluth's poet laureate.",,31,"Other, local or private",341,,,,"Julie K. Gard",Individual,"Purchase projector",,"Purchase portable overhead projector to accompany her poetry readings.",2012-07-01,2013-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Gard,"Julie K. Gard",,,MN,,"(218) 341-2691 ",juliekgard@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-41,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15692,"Small Grant",2012,1265,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","By purchasing this equipment, he will save time and money in creating his artwork. Ability to fabricate larger sculpture, increase opportunity for public art projects.Increase in the production of work and public art opportunities.","Increased the production of work and less time and money required to finish a project.",,200,"Other, local or private",1465,,,,"Jeffrey S. Kalstrom",Individual,"Metal sculpting equipment",,"Purchase equipment to weld, cut, braze and bend steel for his sculpture projects.",2012-07-01,2012-09-04,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeffrey,Kalstrom,"Jeffrey S. Kalstrom",,,MN,,"(218) 310-8411 ",jkalstrom@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-42,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15698,"Small Grant",2012,45,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Illustrate novel for interested literary agent for opportunity to publish work.Publication of the novel.","Novel is in the hands of two literary agents waiting for publication.",,955,"Other, local or private",1000,,,,"Lucie Amundsen",Individual,"Small Grant",,"Prepare and submit manuscript to a literary agent in New York City.",2012-01-01,2012-02-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lucie,Amundsen,"Lucie Amundsen",,,MN,,"(218) 464-0324 ",lucie@twowordy.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-43,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15699,"Small Grant",2012,42,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Increase in opportunities to perform and network.Increase in tour opportunities.","More opportunities occurred.",,958,"Other, local or private",1000,,,,"Nathan Amundson",Individual,"Travel to Austria",,"Travel to Austria for unexpected performance request.",2011-09-01,2011-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nathan,Amundson,"Nathan Amundson",,,MN,,"(773) 988-6420 ",booking@rivulets.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-44,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15718,"Small Grant",2012,1293,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Improving ability to produce new works of art.Increase in amount of new works produced, exhibitions, and sales of artwork.","Number of new works produced and opportunities because of the work.",,170,"Other, local or private",1463,,,,"Darrell S. Chosa AKA Shaun Chosa",Individual,"Purchase studio equipment",,"Purchase equipment for studio to assist in creating art.",2012-07-01,2012-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Darrell,Chosa,"Darrell S. Chosa AKA Shaun Chosa",,,MN,,"(218) 235-0211 ",wickedson@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-47,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15736,"Small Grant",2012,45,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","First public exhibition providing exposure of work to the public.Increased artistic opportunities, audience numbers and response.","Audience numbers.",,2171,"Other, local or private",2216,,,,"Terri Fitzgibbons",Individual,"Small Grant",,"Prepare work for an exhibition.",2012-02-01,2012-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Terri,Fitzgibbons,"Terri Fitzgibbons",,,MN,,"(218) 349-2009 ",terriftizgibbons@duluthmn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-49,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15739,"Small Grant",2012,45,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Received award for children's bookObtained increased belief in her work","Gave her a sense of purpose and depth in her work.",,455,"Other, local or private",500,,,,"Linda N. Glaser",Individual,"Small Grant",,"Funding to accept the Jane Adam's Award for children's literature in New York City for her book ""Emma's Poem.""",2011-10-21,2011-10-21,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Linda,Glaser,"Linda N. Glaser",,,MN,,"(218) 525-4986 ",lglaser@cpinternet.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-50,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15743,"Small Grant",2012,45,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Finish manuscript for a full-length book. Publication of the manuscript.","Traveled to Wyoming to participate in the Jentel Artist Reading Program and finished a manuscript there. ",,507,"Other, local or private",552,,,,"Riley L. Hanick",Individual,"Complete manuscript",,"Allow him time to complete a manuscript and submit to publisher.",2012-07-19,2012-08-16,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Riley,Hanick,"Riley L. Hanick",,,MN,,"(319) 541-9796 ",rileyhanick@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-52,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,2
15745,"Small Grant",2012,1480,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Find a gallery to handle fine art prints, become more competitive in the magazine market and push Lake Superior Landscape photography to a higher level. Expand skills and remain competitive in fine art marketing.Produce larger, more detailed images resulting in more sales and shows.","Increase in sales, further magazine placements, more photography workshop students and more exhibitions.",,170,"Other, local or private",1650,,,,"Bryan Hansel",Individual,"Laptop and software purchase",,"Purchase laptop computer and software.",2012-07-01,2012-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bryan,Hansel,"Bryan Hansel",,,MN,,"(218) 370-8351 ",bryan@bryanhansel.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-53,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15755,"Small Grant",2012,45,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Improve writing skills and use of technology to create a digital narrative project.Improve writing. Finish and exhibit the digital narrative.","Sale of work and skill in leading workshops.",,2655,"Other, local or private",2700,,,,"Lisa Larson",Individual,"Small Grant",,"Participate in a writing residency program.",2012-02-12,2012-02-26,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lisa,Larson,"Lisa Larson",,,MN,,"(715) 394-8051 ",llarson218@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-54,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15763,"Small Grant",2012,45,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Develop outreach for rural communities of her journaling project.Online journaling project reaching more rural communities.","Encouraged her to use her art to connect people, carry health and wellness messages and help heal individuals and communities.",,625,"Other, local or private",670,,,,"Elizabeth M. McKhann AKA Lisa McKhann",Individual,"""Art in Healthcare for Rural Communities""",,"Participate in workshop entitled ""Art in Healthcare for Rural Communities.""",2012-04-15,2012-04-25,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elizabeth,McKhann,"Elizabeth M. McKhann AKA Lisa McKhann",,,MN,,"(218) 722-6190 ",lulu@cpinternet.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-55,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15768,"Small Grant",2012,1500,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Expand her collection of millinery hat blocks to aid in the creation of artistic hats. Further growth as an artist and create more work.Expand the range of her millinery collection. Build better relationships with local theater companies that purchase her work.","Ability to teach a greater number of students and sell more works.",,758,"Other, local or private",2258,,,,"Emily T. Moe",Individual,"Purchase millinery hat blocks",,"Purchase millinery hat blocks.",2012-07-01,2012-09-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,Moe,"Emily T. Moe",,,MN,,"(218) 461-2379 ",emily@moesewco.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-56,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15774,"Small Grant",2012,45,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Fulfill opportunity to participate in Homegrown Music Festival concert.Increase number of performance opportunities and requests, and feedback from audience.","Received several show requests and have plans to record a CD over the winter months.",,455,"Other, local or private",500,,,,"Ariane Norrgard",Individual,"Small Grant",,"Purchase keyboard and stomp box for performance.",2012-05-04,2012-05-04,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ariane,Norrgard,"Ariane Norrgard",,,MN,,"(218) 428-4945 ",Ari1712@aol.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-58,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15779,"Small Grant",2012,45,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Improve the performances presented by the organization.Audience and artist feedback.","It very much suited their mission to present quality art experiences for the community and encourage artists to make artwork for the project.",,907,"Other, local or private",952,,,,"Northern Lakes Arts Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Small Grant",,"Purchase a rear projection screen for use during performances.",2011-11-01,2012-02-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cecilia,Rolando,"Northern Lakes Arts Association","PO Box 749 30 1st Ave E Ste 100",Ely,MN,55731-0749,"(218) 365-5070 ",nlaa@2z.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-59,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15784,"Small Grant",2012,45,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Introduce a new gallery into the communityFeedback from audience and participants","The exhibition helped to raise this new gallery to a higher level of participation in the community.",,955,"Other, local or private",1000,,,,"Ochre Ghost Gallery",,"Exhibition at Duluth Art Institute",,"Work with the Duluth Art Institute to produce a large scale exhibition.",2011-10-06,2012-01-08,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jessica,Liszewski,"Ochre Ghost Gallery","22 2nd Ave E",Duluth,MN,55802,"(715) 498-2599 ",ochreghostgallery@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-60,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15785,"Small Grant",2012,45,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Provide professional art exhibitions for Ojibwe womenFeedback from audience and participants","Printed materials and covered moving costs for second exhibit.",,2955,"Other, local or private",3000,,"Wendy Savage, Joyce LaPorte, Karen Savage Blue",,"Ojibwe Woman Elder Art Guild","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Ojibwe women exhibition",,"Request for printing, mailing and reception costs for premiere exhibition.",2011-11-15,2011-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Wendy,Savage,"Ojibwe Woman Elder Art Guild","4312 Kingston Rd",Duluth,MN,55803,"(607) 760-8235 ",,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Carlton, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-61,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,2
15787,"Small Grant",2012,45,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Prepare marketing package.Increased artistic opportunities",,,4955,"Other, local or private",5000,,,,"Paul H. Pederson",Individual,"Small Grant",,"Prepare a marketing package including photos, recordings and history.",2012-03-01,2012-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Pederson,"Paul H. Pederson",,,MN,,"(218) 370-8524 ",barbpaul@boreal.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Cook, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-62,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15790,"Small Grant",2012,45,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Instruct audience about the medium he uses.Feedback from audience and increased opportunities.","He will be able to use the supplies purchased for future events and several projects were scheduled due to this event.",,555,"Other, local or private",600,,,,"Stephen Pestalozzi",Individual,"Art fair",,"Participate in demonstration at art fair.",2011-08-20,2011-08-21,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stephen,Pestalozzi,"Stephen Pestalozzi",,,MN,,"(218) 341-3161 ",stephenpestalozzi@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-64,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15797,"Small Grant",2012,1299,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Enhanced sound quality and ease of performing in a variety of setting will lead to more opportunities in different venuesMore opportunities presented and accepted.","More opportunities for performance have and ability to accept have increased.",,144,"Other, local or private",1443,,,,"Arna E. Rennan",Individual,"Small Grant",,"Purchase microphones and amplifier for performances.",2012-07-01,2012-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Arna,Rennan,"Arna E. Rennan",,,MN,,"(218) 525-4534 ",arnarennan@msn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-65,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15798,"Small Grant",2012,45,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Promote awareness, standing, community and opportunity for artists with disabilities.Measured by feedback from audience and participants.","This project impacted the Arrowhead Alliance of Artists with Disabilities members recognition in the community, region and country.",,855,"Other, local or private",900,,,,"Bridget F. Riversmith",Individual,"International Disability Mural Project",,"Organize and facilitate 24 workshops as part of the international Disability Mural Project.",2011-10-04,2011-10-19,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bridget,Riversmith,"Bridget F. Riversmith",,,MN,,"(218) 391-7661 ",riversmith@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-66,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15803,"Small Grant",2012,45,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","First opportunity to show work.Measured by feedback from audience, host gallery and other exhibit opportunities","Many contacts were made, more exhibitions scheduled and documentation created.",,455,"Other, local or private",500,,,,"Anthony Sikora",Individual,"Ochre Ghost Gallery exhibition",,"Prepare work for an exhibition at Ochre Ghost Gallery in Duluth.",2012-01-13,2012-01-27,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anthony,Sikora,"Anthony Sikora",,,MN,,"(218) 753-3170 ",soudan42@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-67,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15805,"Small Grant",2012,1500,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase in production of work, and ability to communicate and research for her work as a writer.Increase in work and artistic opportunities.","Increase in sales and volume of work produced.",,449,"Other, local or private",1949,,,,"Danielle Sosin",Individual,"Small Grant",,"Purchase a new computer and software.",2012-07-01,2012-08-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Danielle,Sosin,"Danielle Sosin",,,MN,,"(218) 722-2203 ",dsosin@q.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-68,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15807,"Small Grant",2012,45,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Participate in three person show would help promote her work.Increase in artistic opportunities","This exhibition was critically important to advancing her career.",,1755,"Other, local or private",1800,,,,"Eun-Kyung Suh",Individual,"""Women of the Uncommon Cloth""",,"Install her work and offer an artist talk at an invitational exhibition, ""Women of the Uncommon Cloth.""",2011-11-29,2012-01-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Eun-Kyung,Suh,"Eun-Kyung Suh",,,MN,,"(218) 591-5868 ",esuh@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-69,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15810,"Small Grant",2012,45,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Acquire new knowledge for pursuit of new artistic direction.Achieve success in new discipline with exhibition opportunities.","Received instruction and new tools to further her career.",,1950,"Other, local or private",1995,,,,"Deborah J. Sussex",Individual,"Richard McKinley workshop",,"Participate in pastel painting workshop presented by Richard McKinley.",2012-04-01,2012-04-04,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Deborah,Sussex,"Deborah J. Sussex",,,MN,,"(218) 365-3077 ",dsussex@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-71,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15812,"Small Grant",2012,45,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Weekend of music and dance at the site of the Free Range Film Festival in Wrenshall. Raise public awareness of dance and quality of their performance.Audience and participant feedback and attendance at other performances.","Overwhelming attendance.",,1655,"Other, local or private",1700,,,,"Tamarack Folk Dance Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Wrenshall Barn Dance Weekend",,"Host Wrenshall Barn Dance Weekend.",2012-07-12,2012-07-16,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Terrence,Smith,"Tamarack Folk Dance Association","1428 Belmont Rd",Duluth,MN,55805,"(218) 728-1438 ",,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-72,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15816,"Small Grant",2012,352,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase the quality of her work and marketing abilitiesIncrease in work opportunities and publication of work",,,328,"Other, local or private",680,,,,"Amy Varsek",Individual,"Screenprinting equipment",,"Purchase a screenprinting exposure unit and scanner.",2012-07-01,2013-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Varsek,"Amy Varsek",,,MN,,"(218) 343-7706 ",avarsek@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-74,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
15819,"Small Grant",2012,45,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Receive one on one training with an Odissi Guru, a rare opportunityIncrease in skills resulting in more performance opportunities","The attention of one on one training helped her to absorb much more training to advance her career.",,3023,"Other, local or private",3068,,,,"Bailey Woodruff",Individual,"Train with Odissi Guru in India",,"To receive one on one training with an Odissi Guru in India.",2011-12-01,2012-01-11,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bailey,Woodruff,"Bailey Woodruff",,,MN,,"(651) 983-8827 ",baileyjwoodruff@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-75,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No
12638,"Small Grant",2011,250,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage",,,,665,"Other, local or private",915,,,,"Catherine Wright",Individual,"Attend workshop on how to plan, write and develop a book.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Catherine,Wright,,,,MN,,"(218) 340-1032",cafeentwo@msn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-29,,,,
12640,"Small Grant",2011,250,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage",,,,450,"Other, local or private",700,,,,"Steven Read",Individual,"Prepare work for 2 installation shows.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steven,Read,,,,MN,,"(763) 232-4846",StevenJohnRead@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-30,,,,
12642,"Small Grant",2011,250,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage",,,,750,"Other, local or private",1000,,,,"Jessica A. Roeder",Individual,"Attend teacher training workshop for Dance for Parkinsons Disease.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jessica,Roeder,,,,MN,,"(218) 727-8286",jaroeder2003@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-31,,,,
12643,"Small Grant",2011,250,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage",,,,393,"Other, local or private",643,,,,"Barbara Savage",Individual,"Prepare work for exhibition at Washington Studio Galleries in Duluth.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Barbara,Savage,,,,MN,,"(218) 724-4772",bsmnhome@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-32,,,,
12650,"Small Grant",2011,250,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage",,,,1700,"Other, local or private",1950,,,,"Deborah J. Sussex",Individual,"Produce exhibition.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Deborah,Sussex,,,,MN,,"(218) 365-3077",dsussex@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-33,,,,
12653,"Small Grant",2011,250,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage",,,,750,"Other, local or private",1000,,,,"Calvin Stalvig",Individual,"Prepare work for exhibition. ",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Calvin,Stalvig,,,,MN,,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-34,,,,
12670,"Small Grant",2011,250,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage",,,,650,"Other, local or private",900,,,,"Kristina Estell",Individual,"Complete an installation exhibition.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristina,Estell,,,,MN,,"(317) 374-6467",kjestell@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-35,,,,
12675,"Small Grant",2011,703,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage",,,,702,"Other, local or private",1405,,,,"Andrew A. Turpening",Individual,"Purchase electronic keyboard and update piano, bass and drum set software on that keyboard.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Turpening,,,,MN,,"(612) 807-8729",andrewturpening@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-36,,,,
10023196,"Small Grant",2022,750,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage",,,,,,750,,,,"Kevin Swanberg",Individual,"Small Grant",,"Requesting funds to replace a computer destroyed in a power surge, allowing me to complete a grant.",2022-04-25,2022-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kevin,Swanberg,"Kevin Swanberg",,,MN,,"(218) 260-5091",kevin.a.swanberg@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-77,"Erik Takeshita: Interim ARAC Executive Director; Holly Hackett-Rich: ARAC Director of Grants and Outreach; Erin Turner: ARAC Director of Operations; Steve Wick: ARAC Artist Resource Manager; Serenity Schoonover: Program Manager","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10023197,"Small Grant",2022,750,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage",,,,,,750,,,,"Rachael E. Kilgour",Individual,"Small Grant",,"Funding to repair or replace a damaged laptop",2022-06-24,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rachael,Kilgour,"Rachael E. Kilgour",,,MN,,"(218) 349-6494",rachaelkilgour@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-96,"Erik Takeshita: Interim ARAC Executive Director; Holly Hackett-Rich: ARAC Director of Grants and Outreach; Erin Turner: ARAC Director of Operations; Steve Wick: ARAC Artist Resource Manager; Serenity Schoonover: Program Manager","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10023199,"Small Grant",2022,331,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","By taking the courses listed above, I will gain skills that will support completion and revision of my manuscript over the course of the following year. These skills include adding layers of meaning and nuance to my manuscript, including the social context within which the memoir falls, building and tying together the settings traversed in the memoir, and deciding on an appropriate format for the memoir, chronological or braided. The publishing course will help prepare me for the next steps of this project. I have no prior experience publishing, so this will be an introduction to that process and will help me know what to expect as I revise my manuscript and prepare it for publication. It will also help me identify next steps and where I need additional education or guidance in order to proceed with publishing. I plan to have a revised manuscript ready to either self-publish or query an agent within approximately one-two years, and these courses will help me get to that point. I will know if I have been successful based on my learning outcomes. These courses will teach me tangible and useful skills in writing creative nonfiction, including establishing setting, weaving the story with larger societal contexts, and action items to pursue to publish my memoir. In addition, I will know I am successful if the courses leave me inspired to devote additional time to the manuscript, and if my manuscript is substantially improved based on the skills I develop through the courses. Lastly, I will know I was successful if I have a revised manuscript complete in approximately one-two years.",,,,,331,,,,"Molly Wick",Individual,"Small Grant",,"I am requesting funding to take three classes this summer at the Loft Literary Center.",2022-07-01,2022-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Molly,Wick,"Molly Wick",,,MN,,"(612) 481-7253",mollwick@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-98,"Erik Takeshita: Interim ARAC Executive Director; Holly Hackett-Rich: ARAC Director of Grants and Outreach; Erin Turner: ARAC Director of Operations; Steve Wick: ARAC Artist Resource Manager; Serenity Schoonover: Program Manager","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10023200,"Small Grant",2022,450,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage",,,,,,450,,,,"David Austin",Individual,"Small Grant",,"During our move from lower Michigan to Duluth my pottery wheel was damaged and I need a new motor.",2022-04-25,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,Austin,"David Austin",,,MN,,"(231) 330-7993",david@davidaustingallery.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-99,"Erik Takeshita: Interim ARAC Executive Director; Holly Hackett-Rich: ARAC Director of Grants and Outreach; Erin Turner: ARAC Director of Operations; Steve Wick: ARAC Artist Resource Manager; Serenity Schoonover: Program Manager","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10024475,"Small Grant",2023,750,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage",,,,50,"Other,local or private",800,,,,"Kyle D. Ollah AKA Kyle Orla",Individual,"Small Grant",,"I am seeking to replace my malfunctioning camera to continue to create instructional videos.",2022-09-16,2023-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Kyle,Ollah,"Kyle D. Ollah AKA Kyle Orla",,,MN,,"(218) 428-3542",kyleollah@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-100,"Rebecca Graves: ARAC Executive Director; Holly Hackett-Rich: ARAC Director of Grants and Outreach; Erin Turner: ARAC Director of Operations; Steve Wick: ARAC Artist Resource Manager","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10024477,"Small Grant",2023,750,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage",,,,250,"Other,local or private",1000,,,,"Lance T. Karasti",Individual,"Small Grant",,"Brand new hard drives failed, need to be replaced",2022-09-01,2022-09-05,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lance,Karasti,"Lance T. Karasti",,,MN,,"(218) 349-0370",lancekarasti@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-102,"Erik Takeshita: Interim ARAC Executive Director; Holly Hackett-Rich: ARAC Director of Grants and Outreach; Erin Turner: ARAC Director of Operations; Steve Wick: ARAC Artist Resource Manager; Serenity Schoonover: Program Manager","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
12468,"Small Grant",2011,833,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage",,,,966,"Other, local or private",1799,,,,"Ely Greenstone Public Arts Committee","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Purchase laptop computer.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Claire,Taylor,"Ely Greenstone Public Arts Committee","2647 Van Vac Rd",Ely,MN,55731-8426,"(218) 365-3141",bmaidl@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-9,,,,
12489,"Small Grant",2011,250,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage",,,,250,"Other, local or private",500,,,,"Colder by the Lake Comedy Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Two members attend a computer learning class.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Margaret,Preus,"Colder by the Lake Comedy Theatre","316 Mygatt Ave",Duluth,MN,55803,"(218) 728-1999",info@colderbythelake.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-11,,,,
12498,"Small Grant",2011,700,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage",,,,700,"Other, local or private",1400,,,,"Crescendo Youth Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Purchase laptop computer for music writing and arranging.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Stein,"Crescendo Youth Orchestra","PO Box 73",Hibbing,MN,55746,"(218) 969-0265",,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-12,,,,
12529,"Small Grant",2011,833,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage",,,,1117,"Other, local or private",1950,,,,"Mesabi Community Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Purchase small percussion equipment to no longer need to borrow equipment for rehearsal and performance.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Josh,Aerie,"Mesabi Community Orchestra","PO Box 600",Virginia,MN,55792,"(218) 724-1192",joshaerie@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-14,,,,
12552,"Small Grant",2011,542,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage",,,,543,"Other, local or private",1085,,,,"Laurentian Arts and Culture Alliance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Replace business computer and software to maintain donor records, update website and produce documents.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Pete,Pellinen,"Laurentian Arts and Culture Alliance","510 Chestnut St PO Box 416",Virginia,MN,55792,"(218) 780-1264",lyriccenter@mchsi.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-16,,,,
12559,"Small Grant",2011,250,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage",,,,250,"Other, local or private",500,,,,"Renegade Theater Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Purchase 2 head work microphones.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katy,Helbacka,"Renegade Theater Company","222 E Superior St",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 499-9782",katyhelbacka@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-17,,,,
12574,"Small Grant",2011,833,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage",,,,867,"Other, local or private",1700,,,,"Sacred Heart Music Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Purchase sound absorbing curtains for the performance space.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Eric,Swanson,"Sacred Heart Music Center","201 W 4th St",Duluth,MN,55806-2719,"(218) 723-1895",sacredheart@callta.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-18,,,,
12589,"Small Grant",2011,833,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage",,,,1667,"Other, local or private",2500,,,,"Renegade Theater Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Purchase keyboard for use in musical performances.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katy,Helbacka,"Renegade Theater Company","222 E Superior St",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 499-9782",katyhelbacka@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-19,,,,
12599,"Small Grant",2011,555,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage",,,,1095,"Other, local or private",1650,,,,"Anthony Bennett",Individual,"Purchase new computer for music recording purposes.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anthony,Bennett,,,,MN,,"(218) 310-5468",tonybennett@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-20,,,,
12605,"Small Grant",2011,250,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage",,,,250,"Other, local or private",500,,,,"Jill E. Hall",Individual,"Complete work sample to submit as part of an application to participate in 2011 Minnesota Dance Lab.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jill,Hall,,,,MN,,"(218) 349-9800",jillellenhall@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-22,,,,
12606,"Small Grant",2011,190,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage",,,,190,"Other, local or private",380,,,,"Sons of Norway","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Produce workshops.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Arna,Rennan,"Sons of Norway","21 N Lake Ave",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 525-4534",arnarennan@msn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-23,,,,
12618,"Small Grant",2011,250,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage",,,,750,"Other, local or private",1000,,,,"Mary George",Individual,"Prepare work for an exhibition at the Great Lakes Aquarium in Duluth.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,George,,,,MN,,"(218) 343-9484",duluthmary@justice.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-24,,,,
12621,"Small Grant",2011,250,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage",,,,400,"Other, local or private",650,,,,"Elizabeth M. McKhann AKA Lisa McKhann",Individual,"Participate in the workshop Narrative Medicine.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elizabeth,McKhann,,,,MN,,"(218) 722-6190",lulu@cpinternet.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-26,,,,
12627,"Small Grant",2011,250,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage",,,,450,"Other, local or private",700,,,,"Shaunna Heckman",Individual,"Purchase replacement keyboard in order to complete recording.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shaunna,Heckman,,,,MN,,"(218) 340-3379",smheckman@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-27,,,,
12631,"Small Grant",2011,250,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage",,,,1250,"Other, local or private",1500,,,,"Terry Millikan",Individual,"Prepare work for an exhibition at the Zeitgeist Art Center in Duluth.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Terry,Millikan,,,,MN,,"(218) 260-9284",millikanterry1@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-28,,,,
26314,"Small Equipment",2014,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will build relationships with members of groups that have been underserved by the arts.By supporting Granite Area Arts Council in this equipment purchase, you will be allowing us to make our space available to the community. Currently we have 2 tables and no chairs. We will measure this achievement through the number and type of reservations in our space in the upcoming year. The tool will list date, name of organization, type of use and number served.","This equipment will allow us to expand our programs. We had a demand for the equipment and now we have it on location. We have the ability to generate revenue through facility reservations and this will help us by providing financial sustainability.",,302,"Other, local or private",2302,,"Tamara Isfeld, Peg Furshong, LaVonne Saquilan, Diane Ladner",,"Granite Area Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Small Equipment",,"Chairs and Tables",2014-02-01,2014-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tamara,Isfeld,"Granite Area Arts Council","807 Prentice St PO Box 111","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 333-6132 ",GraniteAreaArts@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine, Chippewa, Renville, Lyon, Stevens, Swift, Big Stone",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-equipment-1,"John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council Advisory Board; Kate Aydin: retired educator, developed a curriculum focused on the visual arts, literature, and modern and traditional music of Spain and Latin America, Lincoln County Pioneer Museum board; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, theater, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Dan Connolly: musician, music educator, board Renville Friends of the Arts; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasure, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County board; Sydney Massee; visual artist, theatre, Lac qui Parle Valley School Districts board;","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Jane Link: visual artist , Milan Village Arts School founding member, Milan Community Education, Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council Advisory Board; Kate Aydin: retired educator, developed a curriculum focused on the visual arts, literature, and modern and traditional music of Spain and Latin America, Lincoln County Pioneer Museum board; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Emily Olson: writer, musician, educator; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, theater, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Dan Connolly: musician, music educator, board Renville Friends of the Arts; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasure, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County board; Sydney Massee; visual artist, theatre, Lac qui Parle Valley School Districts board; Audrey Fuller; writer, arts advocate, tribal planner, grant writer.",,No
26344,"Small Equipment",2014,1647,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will build relationships with members of groups that have been underserved by the arts.By supporting Granite Area Arts Council in this equipment purchase you will be allowing us to serve more groups in our community. This will increase our revenue and allow us to become more sustainable financially. We currently only have 2 tables, a bench and no chairs. We did request tables and chairs in January but will need additional chairs beyond that request. The kiln will allow us to offer additional classes to engage more community members in the arts. Currently we have to go to other places to fire our work. We will measure this achievement through the number and type of reservation in our space in the upcoming year for the chairs. For the kiln request, we will measure our achievement through the number of community members served and classes offered. For chairs - The tool will list date, name of organization, type of use and number served. For the kiln, - The tool will list dates, names of participants and digital images of artistic outcomes.","We did have not the ability to make this type of art, but once the kiln is up and running we will. The kiln we purchase will provide us with equipment that can be used in our classes and summer workshops and possibly generate income through gift shop sales.",,183,"Other, local or private",1830,,"Tamara Isfeld, Peg Furshong, LaVonne Saquilan, Diane Ladner",,"Granite Area Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Small Equipment",,"Purchase kiln and additional chairs",2014-03-03,2014-05-05,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tamara,Isfeld,"Granite Area Arts Council","807 Prentice St PO Box 111","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 333-6132 ",GraniteAreaArts@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine, Chippewa, Renville, Lyon",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-equipment-3,"John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council Advisory Board; Kate Aydin: retired educator, arts advocate, Lincoln County Pioneer Museum board; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Connolly: musician, music educator, board Renville Friends of the Arts; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasure, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County board; Sydney Massee; visual artist, theatre, Lac qui Parle Valley School Districts board; Audrey Fuller; writer, arts advocate, tribal planner, grant writer.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Jane Link: visual artist , Milan Village Arts School founding member, Milan Community Education, Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council Advisory Board; Kate Aydin: retired educator, arts advocate, Lincoln County Pioneer Museum board; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, theater, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Dan Connolly: musician, music educator, board Renville Friends of the Arts; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasure, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County board; Sydney Massee; visual artist, theatre, Lac qui Parle Valley School Districts board; Audrey Fuller; writer, arts advocate, tribal planner, grant writer.",,No
26100,"Small Grant",2014,3390,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Increase the number of adults with disabilities that are involved in quality, professionally taught fine arts education in Duluth and surrounding areas, increase the number of community members that are introduced to the talents of these individuals.Private surveys distributed to arts learners prior to and following each class session, numbers of participants that are in the classes as well as the number of community members that attend musical public performances.","The number of participants exceeded our expectations and successfully completed the course and introduced their pieces to a community audience.",,1630,"Other, local or private",5020,,"Shawn Stanich, Tom Houghtaling, Steven Thorne, Wanda Grew-Jasken, Adam Lang, Jackie Sathers, Ralph Johnson, Peter Barnett, Tom Torgerson, Adele Hartwick",,"CHOICE, Unlimited","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Small Grant",,"Music Class Support",2014-04-01,2015-02-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Annie,Roseen,"CHOICE, Unlimited","1829 E Superior St",Duluth,MN,55812,"(218) 724-5869 ",aroseen@choiceunlimited.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-95,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No
10029397,"Small Grant",2024,750,,"ACHF Arts Access",,,,775,"Other,local or private",1525,,,,"Tyler A. Scouton",Individual,"Small Grant",,"I am seeking assistance in replacing my failed laptop so I can continue music and art production.",2023-10-10,2023-10-17,,Completed,,,Tyler,Scouton,"Tyler A. Scouton",,,MN,,"(218) 409-0999",tscouton@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-117,"Rebecca Graves: ARAC Executive Director; Holly Hackett-Rich: ARAC Director of Grants and Outreach; Cheyenne Vavrina: Media Specialist; Moira Villiard: Grant Writing Specialist; Garner Moffat: Office Coordinator","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10029395,"Small Grant",2024,500,,"ACHF Arts Access","The goal I plan on achieving by taking these classes is to be able to use the new skill in my art. I have always found the skill of creating stained glass amazing and have wanted to added stained glass to my artwork. I hope that by adding this to my art that I can create suncatchers and other pieces to an idea of a lighted display piece that I have had in my head. I would love to be able to work full time as an artist instead of being a hobby part time artist. I will know that I have been successful once I am able to take this art Idea from just an idea to an actual visual piece. Plus I will have a new art skill to add more depth to my ability as a artist.",,,,,500,,,,"Crystalin D. Patrick",Individual,"Small Grant",,"I would like to take a beginners class on stained glass making in Hibbing at the Borealis Art Guild.",2023-09-08,2024-02-29,,Completed,,,Crystalin,Patrick,"Crystalin D. Patrick",,,MN,,"(218) 994-1486",Crystalin46@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-116,"Rebecca Graves: ARAC Executive Director; Holly Hackett-Rich: ARAC Director of Grants and Outreach; Cheyenne Vavrina: Media Specialist; Moira Villiard: Grant Writing Specialist; Garner Moffat: Office Coordinator","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10031934,"Small Grant",2024,750,,"ACHF Arts Access","By taking the courses listed above, I will gain skills that will support the revision of my manuscript over the course of the following one to two years. These skills include restructuring the manuscript for better flow, improving dialogue, setting, and character development, and trimming the superfluous from the manuscript to ensure that every single word on the page has it's purpose. The workshop and coaching opportunities will help me understand how readers experience the manuscript, and will help me address specific parts of the manuscript that I am struggling with. I plan to have a revised manuscript ready to either self-publish or query an agent within approximately two years, and these courses will help me get to that point. In addition, the skills I develop now will benefit me throughout my career as a writer, beyond just this memoir project. I will know if I have been successful based on my learning outcomes. The Loft course will teach me tangible and useful skills in writing creative nonfiction, including writing character descriptions and dialogue, establishing a story's place and atmosphere, building tension, and harnessing the power of point of view. In addition it will address how to strengthen the ending of the manuscript to leave readers changed by the story. The second Writing Workshops course will help me improve the craft of writing about fallible and fluid memories. I will know I am successful if: 1. I am exposed to new authors and writing that expand my own craft. 2. I receive feedback from the instructor and from 5-10 classmate on a sample of my manuscript. 3. I am able to identify the heart of my current draft, which is currently far too long at 360 pages, and trim it down to a reasonable length of less than 200 pages. 4. My manuscript is improved based on the skills I develop through this course.",,,,,750,,,,"Molly Wick",Individual,"Small Grant",,"Memoir Revision Courses",2023-09-01,2024-03-29,,Completed,,,Molly,Wick,"Molly Wick",,,MN,,"(612) 481-7253",mollwick@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-120,"Internal office staff",,,2
10029392,"Small Grant",2024,750,,"ACHF Arts Access","My goal is to successfully complete a pair of Anishinaabe-style winter moccasins, and to learn as much as possible about Anishinaabe clothing, footwear, and history from instructor and cultural specialist Greg Biskakone Johnson. Additionally, I hope to participate in and attend as many lectures and demonstrations as part of Hide Week at North House Folk School. I will know I've been successful when I complete the course and make a pair of Anishinaabe-style winter moccasins.",,,,,750,,,,"Candace M. LaCosse",Individual,"Small Grant",,"To attend the course, ""Winter Moccasins, Anishinaabe-Style"".",2023-10-07,2023-10-09,,Completed,,,Candace,LaCosse,"Candace M. LaCosse",,,MN,,"(906) 362-7104",info@hemlocksleather.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-115,"Rebecca Graves: ARAC Executive Director; Holly Hackett-Rich: ARAC Director of Grants and Outreach; Cheyenne Vavrina: Media Specialist; Moira Villiard: Grant Writing Specialist; Garner Moffat: Office Coordinator","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10029379,"Small Grant",2024,750,,"ACHF Arts Access",,,,,,750,,,,"Zachary J. Baltich",Individual,"Small Grant",,"I am requesting funding for assistance to retrieve my piano from storage, plus a tune up/repair.",2023-11-01,2023-12-01,,Completed,,,Zachary,Baltich,"Zachary J. Baltich",,,MN,,"(218) 235-0166x c",zackbaltich@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-112,,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10029383,"Small Grant",2024,750,,"ACHF Arts Access","We will protect our investment of 16 years of meaningful art displays pertaining to grief and reimagining the future in the Duluth area. We will spare artists the grief of losing their art not to mention the stress, time, energy and expense of moving suddenly to an unknown future. Our skeletons need a dry closet! We will know we have been successful when our art emerges intact in the spring, ready to bring joy and meaning to our audiences in Fall 2024 and beyond.",,,450,"Other,local or private",1200,,,,"Duluth All Souls Night",,"Small Grant",,"Need immediate funds for emergency storage for art/decor of our annual community event.",2023-11-15,2024-06-30,,Completed,,,Mary,Plaster,"Duluth All Souls Night","506 Michigan St W",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 310-6289",maryplaster@aol.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-113,"Rebecca Graves: ARAC Executive Director; Holly Hackett-Rich: ARAC Director of Grants and Outreach; Cheyenne Vavrina: Media Specialist; Moira Villiard: Grant Writing Specialist; Garner Moffat: Office Coordinator","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10031935,"Small Grant",2024,750,,"ACHF Arts Access",,,,2997,"Other,local or private",3747,,,,"Mike Wolf",Individual,"Small Grant",,"I am applying for funding to recoup stolen gear.",2023-12-01,2023-12-31,,Completed,,,Mike,Wolf,"Mike Wolf",,,MN,,"(218) 221-1105",misisipimikewolf@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-121,,,,2
10031938,"Small Grant",2024,750,,"ACHF Arts Education","I hope to have my art classroom be a place of safety and encouragement. When I am able to engage students in a way that is meaningful to them, reach students of all learning styles, and continue to provide new and updated curriculum, I am one step closer to advancing my workplace goals. Teaching is an extremely challenging, yet fulfilling, career. In the face of Covid-19, teaching has changed considerably. Teachers have had to adapt, change, adjust, readjust, rewrite, and take on immense challenges never faced before. Teachers are constantly asked to do more with less. Being able to participate in this National Arts Conference is a rare and special opportunity. My goals are always to bring back new and exciting art lessons, strategies, curricula, and ways of creating back to my students immediately following any new found knowledge. The arts engage students in a way like no other! When my students enter my art classroom and reach for their artwork and supplies before the starting bell has even had a chance to ring, that tells me my students are excited and engaged. Students will only be engaged if the teacher is excited about the content being taught. My passion for the arts goes back to my childhood. We were always a creative family, seeking artistic ways of expression, creating out of recycled objects, building sculptures out of metal, painting Georgia O'Keeffe images on the bedroom wall, etc. Just last year, a student showed me how she had been inspired by an art lesson, and her parents allowed her to paint colorful geometric shapes on her bedroom wall. I thought, ""I can relate!"" This is how the spark starts. Adults and children need to have those art experiences and share their passions with others.",,,,,750,,,,"Christine L. Valento",Individual,"Small Grant",,"I am requesting funding to attend the NAEA conference.",2024-02-01,2024-04-06,,Completed,,,Christine,Valento,"Christine L. Valento",,,MN,,"(218) 340-3592",christine.valento@isd709.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-124,"Rebecca Graves: ARAC Executive Director; Holly Hackett-Rich: ARAC Director of Grants and Outreach; Cheyenne Vavrina: Media Specialist; Moira Villiard: Grant Writing Specialist; Garner Moffat: Office Coordinator","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker",,2
10031940,"Small Grant",2024,300,,"ACHF Arts Access","My goal is to create new work focused on both wild clay from the North Shore and wild clay harvested at my family's century farm in Southern Mn. I will showcase my new work and share what I've learned w the Lake Superior Ceramics Guild. ; My goal is to study with two master potters I've followed for years. They are teaching an amazing class descibed bellow: Locally prospected clays, known as ?wild clays,? have been utilized for pottery-making for thousands of years. Join us in this workshop as we explore wild clay's potential as a clay body, slip, or glaze material. This workshop will provide an opportunity to discover the possibilities of materials found in your own surroundings. Let's craft together and enjoy this creative process of transforming the Catskills' wild clay into creative objects. Intermediate to advanced skills in wheel-throwing or hand building are appreciated. Test firings are planned. Takuro and Hitomi Shibata are Japanese ceramic artists who formerly resided in Shigaraki, Japan, and are currently based in Seagrove, North Carolina. Takuro holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Applied Chemistry from Doshisha University and is the director of STARworks Ceramics. I have had very successfully projects funded in the past through ARAC. The Craft Connections project was a huge success last year and is now funded through a Minnesota State Arts Board Grant this year. I'm requesting funding for this because I want to study with these masters and grow my personal and professional career, while engaging with local audiences showcasing my new body of work and sharing what I've learned.; I will present my works in a Showcase and Artist Talk. I will also present my work and the photos with my peers at the Duluth Art Institute, Lincoln Building. I will create an entirely new body of work based on the wild clay techniques I learn at the workshop.",,,440,"Other,local or private",740,,,,"Lucas K. Anderson",Individual,"Small Grant",,"From Nature to Art: A Wild Clay Pottery Workshop. Sugar Maples Center for Creative Arts",2024-03-01,2024-06-28,,Completed,,,Lucas,Anderson,"Lucas K. Anderson",,,MN,,"(612) 876-2353",lucas.kanders@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-126,"Rebecca Graves: ARAC Executive Director; Holly Hackett-Rich: ARAC Director of Grants and Outreach; Cheyenne Vavrina: Media Specialist; Moira Villiard: Grant Writing Specialist","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Rebecca Graves (218) 722-0952",1
10028126,"Small Grant",2023,600,,"ACHF Arts Access","My aim is to improve my interpersonal skills as a professional artist in an open environment, and hopefully sell more art by demonstrating more personability with a wider variety of art fair attendees. I will have succeeded by selling more art than my art fair attempts last year, which should come with more practice with potential customers and the general public.",,,,,600,,,,"Kari Morgen",Individual,"Small Grant",,"I'm requesting funding to pay booth fees for Park Point Art Fair and Art in Bayfront Park.",2022-10-01,2023-11-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kari,Morgen,"Kari Morgen",,,MN,,"(320) 266-8873",karimorgenartworks@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-103,"ARAC Executive Director; Holly Hackett-Rich: ARAC Director of Grants and Outreach; Erin Turner: ARAC Director of Operations; ARAC Artist Resource Manager; Cheyenne Vavrina Media Specialist","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10028127,"Small Grant",2023,750,,"ACHF Arts Access","This year my overarching goal is to record a complete album and to go on tour and replace my guitar. I will seek funding to support those costs and supplement grant funding with a portion of my paychecks from my day job. My goal for the grant period is to work with DanSan Creatives to start booking shows in the region again, leveraging some of their connections with Duluth venues and my own previous connections to start performing and headlining again. They also will provide marketing and PR materials including a short video and work with me on brand development for my band, Lifted Vibrations. I will book 10 paid shows in Northeastern MN. I will be able to focus time on securing other funding to support my album and ultimately have a recorded album by the end of 2023. I will work with DanSan Creatives to develop a line of merchandise available at shows to provide supplementary income to my creative practice. I will have a finish product recorded and pressed. I will be able to start taking steps, including creating an online merch store to sell product (shirts, hoodys, cds,and more) when not playing a show, to start playing music more full time again.",,,250,"Other,local or private",1000,,,,"Corey McCauley",Individual,"Small Grant",,"Fee for professional development program through Dansan Creatives.",2022-10-01,2023-11-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Corey,McCauley,"Corey McCauley",,,MN,,"(218) 321-2142",Booking.mccauleymusic@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-104,"Rebecca Graves: ARAC Executive Director; Holly Hackett-Rich: ARAC Director of Grants and Outreach; Erin Turner: ARAC Director of Operations; Steve Wick: ARAC Artist Resource Manager","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10028130,"Small Grant",2023,750,,"ACHF Arts Education","My short-term goal with this project is to fine-tune my skills as a fiber artist through a mentorship with Asher Estrin-Haire. I would like to grow my finer sewing skills and learn more about apparel construction techniques and machine repair that I don't normally need - to utilize and grow as an artist in general. The big, long-term goal is to create a sustainable fashion line of clothing and accessories while also working with local businesses to give new life to scraps and close the loop on fast fashion. I know that 2 weeks is not enough time to complete this dream but I think it'll be a good start and an entrance point to learn the skills, machines, techniques, and make the community connections. I am mostly excited to soak up his knowledge but, I also believe this is the start to something really great. We want to eventually serve the community through sewing workshops, fashion shows, etc. But, for now, I just want the time and space to learn from him. At the end of this project, we should have a tangible line of recycled apparel, accessories, and community ties with local businesses to collect scraps as raw materials. I will also have new knowledge and experience that will be very apparent in my work. Another goal of mine in this work is to learn from Asher about machine repair which is going to be immensely helpful in my work going forward. So, I will have new skills, connections, knowledge, and outreach potential going forward. Any new skills will be a success but I have no doubt that 2 weeks' worth of learning from Asher will have long-term and rippling effects on my artistic career. Curating this relationship with him will also make our impact on the community more concrete. I'm excited to see how this will blossom and show up in the Twin Ports community.",,,,,750,,,,"Sasha N. Howell",Individual,"Small Grant",,"I have a unique opportunity to learn from a fiber artist that will give me countless new skills.",2022-10-01,2023-11-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sasha,Howell,"Sasha N. Howell",,,MN,,"(218) 591-9420",showell@css.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-107,"Rebecca Graves: ARAC Executive Director; Holly Hackett-Rich: ARAC Director of Grants and Outreach; Erin Turner: ARAC Director of Operations; Steve Wick: ARAC Artist Resource Manager","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10028454,"Small Grant",2023,630,,"ACHF Arts Access",,,,,,630,,,,"Darin M. Bergsven",Individual,"Small Grant",,"Funds to replace my failing Audio Interface.",2022-10-01,2023-11-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Darin,Bergsven,"Darin M. Bergsven",,,MN,,"(218) 349-5715",darinbergsvenmusic@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-108,"ARAC Executive Director; Holly Hackett-Rich: ARAC Director of Grants and Outreach; Erin Turner: ARAC Director of Operations; ARAC Artist Resource Manager; Cheyenne Vavrina Media Specialist","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10029012,"Small Grant",2023,750,,"ACHF Arts Education","The opportunity to work on the TC2 loom and attend the Praxis and Practice?A Digital Weaving Conference will allow me to achieve the following goals: - Learn with and work on the high specialized and technical digital jacquard TC2 Loom. - Gain advanced technical knowledge regarding the drafting, design, and production of weaving on a jacquard loom. - The ability to create digital textiles on the TC2 Loom. - Challenge my understanding of what types of textiles can be created on a digital jacquard loom. - Create unique textiles that are made using both traditional and digital weaving processes. - Explore the possibilities of weaving in a digital jacquard loom. - Engage with other weavers to learn more about their work and to connect with the greater community around around digital weaving. Measurements for success in my project can be seen below: - Creating textile(s) on the TC2 loom. - Use Photoshop to create digital weaving files for weaving on the TC2 loom. - Conclude the project with an understanding of the weaving on the TC2 jacquard loom. - Successfully explore creative and experimental based ideas in the digital weaving community. - Participate in the ""Praxis and Practice?A Digital Weaving Conference"" allowing me to connect with other ideas and makes in the field of digital weaving.",,,975,"Other,local or private",1725,,,,"Kristen L. Kaas",Individual,"Small Grant",,"Attend Digital Praxis Fiber Workshop Intro to weaving the TC2 Loom and Digital Weaving Conference",2022-10-01,2023-11-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristen,Kaas,"Kristen L. Kaas",,,MN,,"(651) 307-4152",kristenkaas@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-111,"Erik Takeshita: Interim ARAC Executive Director; Holly Hackett-Rich: ARAC Director of Grants and Outreach; Erin Turner: ARAC Director of Operations; Steve Wick: ARAC Artist Resource Manager; Serenity Schoonover: Program Manager","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10028550,"Small Grant",2023,750,,"ACHF Arts Access",,,,,,750,,,,"Clare E. Cooley AKA Clare Cooley",Individual,"Small Grant",,"Funds to replace my broken fine art printer.",2022-10-01,2023-11-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Clare,Cooley,"Clare E. Cooley AKA Clare Cooley",,,MN,,"(415) 999-4146",clarecooleycollection@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-109,"Rebecca Graves: ARAC Executive Director; Holly Hackett-Rich: ARAC Director of Grants and Outreach; Erin Turner: ARAC Director of Operations; Steve Wick: ARAC Artist Resource Manager","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
10028776,"Small Grant",2023,750,,"ACHF Arts Access","To successfully support disabled, traumatized veterans, Veterans on the Lake Resort, and the End of the Road Film Festival. If I don't have to hold a phone next to my face during a meeting I would say looking at a computer seems more professional.",,,,,750,,,,"Story Portage","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Small Grant",,"To replace our laptop",2022-10-01,2023-11-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeanette,Cox,"Story Portage","147 E Conan St",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 404-0578",storyportage@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-110,"ARAC Executive Director; Holly Hackett-Rich: ARAC Director of Grants and Outreach; Erin Turner: ARAC Director of Operations; ARAC Artist Resource Manager; Cheyenne Vavrina Media Specialist","Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison",,2
37673,"Soil and Water Conservation District Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) Support in the Lake Superior Basin ",2017,124605,,,,,,,,,,,0.86,"South St Louis Soil & Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","This project will augment data collection efforts for the Lake Superior South, Cloquet, St. Louis River, and Duluth Urban Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) projects. Activities include: attaining datasets for watershed stressors and geomorphic conditions, water quality gap monitoring, and civic engagement. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has been collaborating with the South St. Louis Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) to complete WRAPS related technical and civic engagement work in the Lake Superior basin for the past five years. The goal of this collaboration is to build the SWCD's long-term capacity and ensure that they will be able to continue to serve as partners in achieving the goals of the WRAPS. ",,"Cloquet River Watershed Lake Superior - South Watershed St. Louis River Watershed ",2017-07-01,2019-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Tim,Beaster,"South St. Louis Soil and Water Conservation District","215 N. 1st Ave. East",Duluth,MN,55801,"(218) 723-4867",,"Analysis/Interpretation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Monitoring","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Lake, St. Louis",,"Cloquet River, Lake Superior - South, St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/soil-and-water-conservation-district-watershed-restoration-and-protection-strategy-wraps,,,,
10004574,"Solar Energy Utilization for Minnesota Swine Farms – Phase II",2017,475000,"M.L. 2016, Chp. 186, Sec. 2, Subd. 07e","$475,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for the West Central Research and Outreach Center in Morris to continue to develop and evaluate the utilization of solar photovoltaic systems at swine facilities to improve energy and economic performance, reduce fossil fuel usage and emissions, and optimize water usage. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2019, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,,,,,"U of MN - WCROC","Public College/University",,,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2016/work_plans_may/_2016_07e.pdf,2016-07-01,2019-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Lee,Johnston,"U of MN - WCROC","46352 State Hwy 329",Morris,MN,56267,"(320) 589-1711",johnstlj@morris.umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Houston, Hubbard, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/solar-energy-utilization-minnesota-swine-farms-phase-ii,,,,
10006958,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2019,10000,"Chapter 91 - HF No 707; Art 2; Sec 8 (b) MSL 2017","$2,587,000 the first year and $2,907,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,N/A,10000,,N/A,,"Hibbing Public Utilities","Local/Regional Government","Seal abandoned Municipal Well #2",,,2018-11-07,2021-04-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Corey,Lubovich,"Hibbing Public Utilities","1902 6th Ave E ",Hibbing,MN,55746,218-262-7725,coreyl@hpuc.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-408,N/A,"Carrie Raber, Planner Principal,Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No
10006973,"Source Water Protection Transient Grant",2019,3821,"Chapter 91 - HF No 707; Art 2; Sec 8 (b) MSL 2017","$2,587,000 the first year and $2,907,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,6125,"Grantee's own financial resources",6125,,N/A,,"Hope Lutheran Church","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Drill and construct a new well, seal old well, and service line connection from new well",,,2019-01-07,2021-04-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Laura,Lignell,"Hope Lutheran Church","10672 Arkola Road",Toivola,MN,55765,218-427-2783,lignell@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-transient-grant-184,N/A,"Dave Hokanson, Manager, Noncommunity,Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No
10006976,"Source Water Protection Transient Grant",2019,7691,"Chapter 91 - HF No 707; Art 2; Sec 8 (b) MSL 2017","$2,587,000 the first year and $2,907,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,7691,"Grantee's own financial resources",7691,,N/A,,"Voyageur Park Lodge","For-Profit Business/Entity","Drill new well. Seal old well.",,,2019-01-28,2021-04-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Jim,Janssen,"Voyageur Park Lodge","10436 Waltz Rd.",Kabetogama,MN,56669,"800-331-5694; 800-882-6287 extension 2",info@voyageurparklodge.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-transient-grant-187,N/A,"Dave Hokanson, Manager, Noncommunity,Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No
10000160,"Source Water Protection Transient Grant",2017,10000,"Chapter 91 - HF No 707; Art 2; Sec 8 (b) MSL 2017","$2,587,000 the first year and $2,907,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,11495,"Grantee's own financial resources",10000,,N/A,,"Retreat Lodge Resort","For-Profit Business/Entity","Well construction. Well Sealing 828682",,,2017-06-15,2018-04-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,John,Karakash,"Retreat Lodge Resort","2320 Retreat Lodge Road",Cook,MN,55723,218-666-2330,info@retreatlodge.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-transient-grant-148,N/A,"Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No
10000175,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2018,5215,"Chapter 91 - HF No 707; Art 2; Sec 8 (b) MSL 2017","$2,587,000 the first year and $2,907,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,53,N/A,5215,,N/A,,"City of Buhl","Local/Regional Government","Improve security by purchasing and installing doors on city's well house, create and publish article on protecting source of water, potential contaminants, and wellhead program.",,,2017-10-25,2019-04-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Ryan,Pervenanze,"City of Buhl","300 Jones Ave., PO Box 704",Buhl,MN,55713-0704,"218 258 3226",rpervenanze@cityofbuhlmn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-351,N/A,"Carrie Raber, Planner Principal,Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No
10000178,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2018,2067,"Chapter 91 - HF No 707; Art 2; Sec 8 (b) MSL 2017","$2,587,000 the first year and $2,907,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,N/A,3000,,N/A,,"City of Iron Junction","Local/Regional Government","Drill well to clear pump for borehole geophysical survey on well 2. Purchase spill response materials to be better prepared in case of spill or train derailment.",,,2017-10-30,2019-04-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Van,Rioux,"City of Iron Junction","PO Box 38","Iron Junction",MN,55751-0038,218-744-1412,cityofironjunction@mchsi.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-354,N/A,"Carrie Raber, Planner Principal,Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No
10000190,"Source Water Protection Transient Grant",2018,9470,"Chapter 91 - HF No 707; Art 2; Sec 8 (b) MSL 2017","$2,587,000 the first year and $2,907,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,9470,"Grantee's own financial resources",9470,,N/A,,"Voyageur Cove Resort","For-Profit Business/Entity","Construct a well. Extend new overhead drop from existing power pole to pump house for 240 volt service. Extend new circuit from loadcenter to location of new pressure switch and well control box.",,,2017-12-07,2019-04-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Mike,Triska,"Voyageur Cove Resort","2600 Wakely Rd.",Cook,MN,55723,218-666-5068,voyageur@accessmn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-transient-grant-159,N/A,"Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No
10000191,"Source Water Protection Transient Grant",2018,10000,"Chapter 91 - HF No 707; Art 2; Sec 8 (b) MSL 2017","$2,587,000 the first year and $2,907,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,10000,"Grantee's own financial resources",10000,,N/A,,"St. Lucas Lutheran Church","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Seal well 00262211, connect to rural water system OR drill a new well if rural water connection is not feasible.",,,2018-01-12,2019-04-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Chery,Stensrud,"St. Lucas Lutheran Church","4232 170th Avenue; PO Box 275",Cottonwood,MN,56229,507-829-1330,chery.stensrud@schwans.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-transient-grant-160,N/A,"Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No
10000192,"Source Water Protection Transient Grant",2018,9840,"Chapter 91 - HF No 707; Art 2; Sec 8 (b) MSL 2017","$2,587,000 the first year and $2,907,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,15000,"Grantee's own financial resources",10000,,N/A,,"Lady Bug Lodge","For-Profit Business/Entity","Design, build and install water treatment system.",,,2017-11-30,2019-04-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Bernie,Baltich,"Lady Bug Lodge","2279 Grant McMahan Blvd.",Ely,MN,55731,218-235-0120,ladybuglodge@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-transient-grant-161,N/A,"Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No
10000195,"Source Water Protection Transient Grant",2018,4875,"Chapter 91 - HF No 707; Art 2; Sec 8 (b) MSL 2017","$2,587,000 the first year and $2,907,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,4875,"Grantee's own financial resources",4875,,N/A,,"Handbergs Marina","For-Profit Business/Entity","Construct and install an automated water storage system to allow a low volume well.",,,2018-01-04,2019-04-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Lori,Sanborn,"Handbergs Marina","7123 Handberg Road","Crane Lake",MN,55725,218-339-2214,info@handbergs.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-transient-grant-163,N/A,"Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No
10020032,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2020,10000,"Chapter 2, Sec 8 (b) Minnesota Session Laws 2019","$2,747,000 the first year and $2,747,000 the second year are for protecting drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,282683,,10000,,N/A,,"Hibbing Public Utilities","Local/Regional Government","Seal well 3A",,,2020-06-02,2021-10-29,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Luke,Peterson,"Hibbing Public Utilities","1902 East 6th Ave",Hibbing,MN,55746,218-262-7725,luke.peterson@hpuc.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-498,N/A,"Carrie Raber, Planner Principal,Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,
10020055,"Source Water Protection Competitive Grant",2020,10000,"Chapter 2, Sec 8 (b) Minnesota Session Laws 2019","$2,747,000 the first year and $2,747,000 the second year are for protecting drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,282209,,10000,,N/A,,"Hibbing Public Utilities","Local/Regional Government","Seal well 3A",,,2020-06-23,2021-10-29,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Luke,Peterson,"Hibbing Public Utilities","1902 East 6th Avenue",Hibbing,MN,55746,218-262-7725,luke.peterson@hpuc.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-competitive-grant-197,N/A,"Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Kim Larsen, Supervisor, Public Health Engineer,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,
10020059,"Source Water Protection Competitive Grant",2020,2858,"Chapter 2, Sec 8 (b) Minnesota Session Laws 2019","$2,747,000 the first year and $2,747,000 the second year are for protecting drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,2858,,2858,,N/A,,"City of Granite Falls","Local/Regional Government","Install gates with barb wire on gates and fence.",,,2020-06-22,2021-04-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Chris,Anderson,"City of Granite Falls","641 Prentice Street","Granite Falls",MN,56241,320-564-2530,water@mvtvwireless.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-competitive-grant-201,N/A,"Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Kim Larsen, Supervisor, Public Health Engineer,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,
10020095,"Source Water Protection Transient Grant",2021,9520,"Chapter 2, Sec 8 (b) Minnesota Session Laws 2019","$2,747,000 the first year and $2,747,000 the second year are for protecting drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,9520,,9520,,,,"Driftwood Lodge Resort LLC","For-Profit Business/Entity","Drill a new well. Install electric pump. Hook-up existing water line.",,,2021-01-13,2021-08-03,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Lonnie,Brent,"Driftwood Lodge Resort LLC","9961 Blue Waters Way",Kabetogama,MN,56669,319-572-7030,lonniebrent@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-transient-grant-219,N/A,"Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,
14043,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2012,5973,"M.L. 2011; Chapter 6; Art. 2; Sec.8 (b)","$1,415,000 the first year and $1,415,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,N/A,5973,,N/A,,"City of Buhl","Local/Regional Government","Remove old underground fuel tank; Install WHP perimeter signs",,,2012-05-01,2013-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Buchanan,"City of Buhl","PO Box 704",Buhl,MN,55713-0704,"218 258 3226",buhladmin@rangenet.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-30,N/A,"Art Persons, Planning Program Supervisor,Bassam Banat, Engineer Principal,Bruce Olsen, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No
14045,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2012,7544,"M.L. 2011; Chapter 6; Art. 2; Sec.8 (b)","$1,415,000 the first year and $1,415,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,N/A,7544,,N/A,,"Hibbing Public Utilities","Local/Regional Government","Continue PCSI update; Manage, identify sites with documented environmental contamination; Reminder notices to tank owners regarding leak detection and state and federal regulations; Coordinate training and information session with MPCA and the City Fire D",,,2012-04-15,2013-02-26,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Corey,Lubovich,"Hibbing Public Utilities","1902 6th Avenue East",Hibbing,MN,55746,"218 262 7725",coreyl@hpuc.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-32,N/A,"Art Persons, Planning Program Supervisor,Bassam Banat, Engineer Principal,Bruce Olsen, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No
14056,"Source Water Protection Transient Grant",2011,10000,"M.L. 2009, Chp. 172, Art. 2, Sec 7 (a)","$1,200,000 the first year and $1,215,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources, including assisting 30 or more communities in fiscal year 2010 and 60 or more communities in fiscal year 2011 with the development and implementation of","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,11561,"Grantee’s own financial resources",10000,,N/A,,"Life of Riley Resort","For-Profit Business/Entity","Construct new well",,,2010-10-05,2012-06-28,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Rodney,Gillson,"Life of Riley Resort","3256 Cedar Road",Buyck,MN,55771,"218 666 5453",rocknlee@cpinternet.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-transient-grant-81,N/A,"Art Persons, Planning Program Supervisor,Bruce Olsen, Supervisor SWP Unit,Gerald Smith, Supervisor, Engineer Administrative",N/A,No
14063,"Source Water Protection Transient Grant",2011,8000,"M.L. 2009, Chp. 172, Art. 2, Sec 7 (a)","$1,200,000 the first year and $1,215,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources, including assisting 30 or more communities in fiscal year 2010 and 60 or more communities in fiscal year 2011 with the development and implementation of","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,20670,"Grantee’s own financial resources",8000,,N/A,,"Driftwood Lodge and Deer Horn Resort","For-Profit Business/Entity","Combine the two resorts' water systems and upgrade",,,2011-02-09,2012-06-29,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Lonnie,Brent,"Driftwood Lodge and Deer Horn Resort","10012 Gappa Road",Kabetogama,MN,56669,"319 541 2255",lonniebrent@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-transient-grant-88,N/A,"Art Persons, Planning Program Supervisor,Bruce Olsen, Supervisor SWP Unit,Krishna Mohan, Public Health Engineer",N/A,No
14067,"Source Water Protection Transient Grant",2011,3477,"M.L. 2009, Chp. 172, Art. 2, Sec 7 (a)","$1,200,000 the first year and $1,215,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources, including assisting 30 or more communities in fiscal year 2010 and 60 or more communities in fiscal year 2011 with the development and implementation of","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,3477,"Grantee’s own financial resources",3477,,N/A,,"Nelson's Resort","For-Profit Business/Entity","Replace filter housing",,,2011-02-01,2012-06-20,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Jerry ",Pohlman,"Nelson's Resort","7632 Nelson Road","Crane Lake",MN,55725,"218 993 2295",nelsons@citlink.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-transient-grant-91,N/A,"Art Persons, Planning Program Supervisor,Bruce Olsen, Supervisor SWP Unit,Krishna Mohan, Public Health Engineer",N/A,No
14070,"Source Water Protection Transient Grant",2011,7000,"M.L. 2009, Chp. 172, Art. 2, Sec 7 (a)","$1,200,000 the first year and $1,215,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources, including assisting 30 or more communities in fiscal year 2010 and 60 or more communities in fiscal year 2011 with the development and implementation of","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,10100,"Grantee’s own financial resources",7000,,N/A,,"Pine Tree Cove Resort","For-Profit Business/Entity","Construct a new well",,,2011-02-01,2011-12-02,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Phillip,Hart,"Pine Tree Cove Resort","10502 Gamma Road",Kabetogama,MN,56669,"218 875 2121",kabbyman@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-transient-grant-94,N/A,"Art Persons, Planning Program Supervisor,Bruce Olsen, Supervisor SWP Unit,Jim Witkowski, Supervisor, Public Health Sanitarian",N/A,No
14073,"Source Water Protection Transient Grant",2011,250,"M.L. 2009, Chp. 172, Art. 2, Sec 7 (a)","$1,200,000 the first year and $1,215,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources, including assisting 30 or more communities in fiscal year 2010 and 60 or more communities in fiscal year 2011 with the development and implementation of","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,250,"Grantee’s own financial resources",250,,N/A,,"St. John's of Saginaw","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Seal well and replace well cap",,,2011-02-09,2011-08-09,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Martin,Fair,"St. John's of Saginaw","4779 Independence Road",Saginaw,MN,55779,"218 391 8776",m.mfair101@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-transient-grant-97,N/A,"Art Persons, Planning Program Supervisor,Bruce Olsen, Supervisor SWP Unit,Jim Witkowski, Supervisor, Public Health Sanitarian",N/A,No
18176,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2013,169,"M.L. 2011; Chapter 6; Art. 2; Sec.8 (b)","$1,415,000 the first year and $1,415,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,N/A,169,,N/A,,"U.S. Steel Keetac","For-Profit Business/Entity","Develop, print and distribute informational brochure",,,2012-12-01,2014-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Tracy,Muck,"U.S. Steel Keetac","PO Box 217",Keewatin,MN,55753,"218 778 8672",tmmuck@uss.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-10,N/A,"Art Persons, Planning Program Supervisor,Bruce Olsen, Supervisor SWP Unit,Karla Peterson, Supervisor, Engineer Administrative",N/A,No
19066,"Source Water Protection Transient Grant",2013,3434,"M.L. 2011; Chapter 6; Art. 2; Sec.8 (b)","$1,415,000 the first year and $1,415,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,3434,"Grantee's own financial resources",3434,,N/A,,"Gardenwood Resort and Motel","For-Profit Business/Entity","Connection to City Water; Seal well",,,2013-01-22,2014-03-21,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Pam,Cone,"Gardenwood Resort and Motel","5107 N Shore Dr",Duluth,MN,55804,"218 626 7228",pam@gardenwoodresort.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-transient-grant-42,N/A,"Art Persons, Planning Program Supervisor,Carol Kephart, Supervisor, Public Health Sanitarian,Gerald Smith, Supervisor, Engineer Administrative,Jim Witkowski, Supervisor, Public Health Sanitarian",N/A,No
19081,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2013,7322,"M.L. 2011; Chapter 6; Art. 2; Sec.8 (b)","$1,415,000 the first year and $1,415,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,N/A,7322,,N/A,,"Hibbing Public Utilities","Local/Regional Government","Update existing PCSI; Mail information to well owners in the DWSMA; Informational news release",,,2013-05-15,2014-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Gary,Myers,"Hibbing Public Utilities","1902 6th Ave E",Hibbing,MN,55746,"218 262 7725",garym@hpuc.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-64,N/A,"Art Persons, Planning Program Supervisor,Beth Kluthe, Planning Program Supervisor,Mark Sweers, Engineer Principal",N/A,No
10020140,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2021,10000,"Chapter 2, Sec 8 (b) Minnesota Session Laws 2019","$2,747,000 the first year and $2,747,000 the second year are for protecting drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,,10000,,,,"Scenic Acres","Local/Regional Government","Purchase, install, and complete all electrical wiring for a backup generator. Purchase and install steel door.",,,2021-06-01,2022-04-04,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Gregg,Debevec,"Scenic Acres","5959 Lake Court",Aurora,MN,55705,218-290-1084,gfdebevec@msn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-564,N/A,"Dave Hokanson, Manager, Noncommunity,Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,
10020181,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2022,10000,"Chapter 1, Sec 7 (b), Minnesota Session Laws 2021, 1st Special Session","$3,942,000 the first year and $3,942,000 the second year are for protecting sources of drinking water, including planning, implementation, and surveillance activities and grants to local governments and public water systems.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,,10000,,,,"City of Gilbert","Local/Regional Government","Connect a residential home to city sewer.",,,2021-11-30,2022-08-15,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Jill,Zallar,"City of Gilbert","PO Box 548",Gilbert,MN,55741,218-748-2232,jillzallar@gilbertmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-585,N/A,"Carrie Raber, Planner Principal,Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,
10027688,"Source Water Protection Transient Grant",2022,10000,"Chapter 1, Sec 7 (b), Minnesota Session Laws 2021, 1st Special Session","$3,942,000 the first year and $3,942,000 the second year are for protecting sources of drinking water, including planning, implementation, and surveillance activities and grants to local governments and public water systems.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,19071,,10000,,,,"Northernair Lodge","For-Profit Business/Entity","Construct 2 new wells. Connect wells to current distribution system.",,,2021-12-20,2022-12-05,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,George,Nall,"Northernair Lodge","2130 Walleye Way",Ely,MN,55731,612-819-2371,george@northernairlodge.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-transient-grant-239,N/A,,N/A,
10027695,"Source Water Protection Transient Grant",2022,10000,"Chapter 1, Sec 7 (b), Minnesota Session Laws 2021, 1st Special Session","$3,942,000 the first year and $3,942,000 the second year are for protecting sources of drinking water, including planning, implementation, and surveillance activities and grants to local governments and public water systems.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,27935,,10000,,,,"The Landing","Local/Regional Government","Drill a new well",,,2021-12-17,2022-12-14,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Matthew,Litherland,"The Landing","3096 Vermillion Dr.",Cook,MN,55723,763-370-0624,matt.litherland@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-transient-grant-242,N/A,,N/A,
10027698,"Source Water Protection Transient Grant",2022,9695,"Chapter 1, Sec 7 (b), Minnesota Session Laws 2021, 1st Special Session","$3,942,000 the first year and $3,942,000 the second year are for protecting sources of drinking water, including planning, implementation, and surveillance activities and grants to local governments and public water systems.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,15085,,9695,,,,"Handberg's Marine Inc.","For-Profit Business/Entity","Drill a new well",,,2021-12-20,2022-06-27,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Scott,Sanborn,"Handberg's Marine Inc.","7123 Handberg Road","Crane Lake",MN,55725,218-993-2214,scott@handbergs.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-transient-grant-243,N/A,,N/A,
10027712,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2022,10000,"Chapter 1, Sec 7 (b), Minnesota Session Laws 2021, 1st Special Session","$3,942,000 the first year and $3,942,000 the second year are for protecting sources of drinking water, including planning, implementation, and surveillance activities and grants to local governments and public water systems.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,,,,,,"City of Hanley Falls","Local/Regional Government","Upgrading storm sewer system.",,,2022-06-01,2023-08-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Patty,Savoie,"City of Hanley Falls","109 N 1st Street, PO Box 125","Hanley Falls",MN,56245,507-768-3570,hanleyfalls@hcinet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-618,N/A,,N/A,
10027732,"Source Water Protection Transient Grant",2022,8741,"Chapter 1, Sec 7 (b), Minnesota Session Laws 2021, 1st Special Session","$3,942,000 the first year and $3,942,000 the second year are for protecting sources of drinking water, including planning, implementation, and surveillance activities and grants to local governments and public water systems.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,9016,,8741,,,,"Big Lake Wilderness Lodge","For-Profit Business/Entity","Construct a new well.",,,2022-06-01,2023-08-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Charles,Huber,"Big Lake Wilderness Lodge","4988 Big Lake Road, PO Box 359",Ely,MN,55731,218-235-8925,info@biglakelodge.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-transient-grant-247,N/A,,N/A,
10027736,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2022,10000,"Chapter 1, Sec 7 (b), Minnesota Session Laws 2021, 1st Special Session","$3,942,000 the first year and $3,942,000 the second year are for protecting sources of drinking water, including planning, implementation, and surveillance activities and grants to local governments and public water systems.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,,,,,,"City of Wood Lake","Local/Regional Government","Seal abandoned wells #1 and #2. (Phase 2)",,,2022-07-15,2023-08-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Brenda,Dreager,"City of Wood Lake","88 2nd Avenue W., PO Box 115","Wood Lake",MN,56297,507-485-3476,woodlake@redred.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-639,N/A,,N/A,
10027743,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2022,10000,"Chapter 1, Sec 7 (b), Minnesota Session Laws 2021, 1st Special Session","$3,942,000 the first year and $3,942,000 the second year are for protecting sources of drinking water, including planning, implementation, and surveillance activities and grants to local governments and public water systems.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,,,,,,"City of Canby","Local/Regional Government","Distribute a WHP newsletter to residents. Seal old wells and test wells. Install a security door on the water plant.",,,2022-06-01,2023-08-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Rebecca,Scrupp,"City of Canby","110 Oscar Ave North",Canby,MN,56220,507-223-7295,cityadm@canbymn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-645,N/A,,N/A,
10027759,"Source Water Protection Transient Grant",2022,10000,"Chapter 1, Sec 7 (b), Minnesota Session Laws 2021, 1st Special Session","$3,942,000 the first year and $3,942,000 the second year are for protecting sources of drinking water, including planning, implementation, and surveillance activities and grants to local governments and public water systems.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,11961,,,,,,"White Eagle Resort","For-Profit Business/Entity","Drill new well, pump, and pressure tank to replace well #4 Osprey (827575).",,,2022-06-01,2023-08-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Tom,Lantry,"White Eagle Resort","3026 White Eagle Drive",Cook,MN,55723,218-750-2071,tom@whiteeagleresort.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-transient-grant-254,N/A,,N/A,
10027761,"Source Water Protection Transient Grant",2022,1248,"Chapter 1, Sec 7 (b), Minnesota Session Laws 2021, 1st Special Session","$3,942,000 the first year and $3,942,000 the second year are for protecting sources of drinking water, including planning, implementation, and surveillance activities and grants to local governments and public water systems.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,1248,,,,,,"McCarthy Beach State Park MDNR","State Government","Capping and sealing 2 non-conforming wells. (#267307 & #482936)",,,2022-06-16,2023-08-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Dawn,Voges,"McCarthy Beach State Park MDNR","7622 McCarthy Beach Road","Side Lake",MN,55781,218-254-7202,dawn.voges@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-transient-grant-256,N/A,,N/A,
10027762,"Source Water Protection Transient Grant",2022,10000,"Chapter 1, Sec 7 (b), Minnesota Session Laws 2021, 1st Special Session","$3,942,000 the first year and $3,942,000 the second year are for protecting sources of drinking water, including planning, implementation, and surveillance activities and grants to local governments and public water systems.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,23000,,,,,,"Bayview RV Resort","For-Profit Business/Entity","Purchase and installation of arsenic treatment system for well #1 (265454).",,,2022-06-01,2023-08-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,"Rebecca or Dean",Ribich,"Bayview RV Resort","2007 Highway 77",Tower,MN,55790,612-644-7348,Rribich@bcrlawyers.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-transient-grant-257,N/A,,N/A,
10027764,"Source Water Protection Competitive Grant",2022,10000,"Chapter 1, Sec 7 (b), Minnesota Session Laws 2021, 1st Special Session","$3,942,000 the first year and $3,942,000 the second year are for protecting sources of drinking water, including planning, implementation, and surveillance activities and grants to local governments and public water systems.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,10000,,,,,,"City of Hanley Falls","Local/Regional Government","Relocate portion of the storm water system that penetrates the IWMZ.",,,2022-07-15,2023-08-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,"Patricia ",Savoie,"City of Hanley Falls","109 N. 1st Street, PO Box 125","Hanley Falls",MN,56245,507-768-3570,hanleyfalls@hcinet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-competitive-grant-246,N/A,,N/A,
10027770,"Source Water Protection Competitive Grant",2022,10000,"Chapter 1, Sec 7 (b), Minnesota Session Laws 2021, 1st Special Session","$3,942,000 the first year and $3,942,000 the second year are for protecting sources of drinking water, including planning, implementation, and surveillance activities and grants to local governments and public water systems.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,10000,,,,,,"City of Wood Lake","Local/Regional Government","Seal wells #1 and #2. (Phase 2)",,,2022-07-15,2023-08-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Brenda,Dreager,"City of Wood Lake","88 2nd Avenue W., PO Box 115","Wood Lake",MN,56297,507-485-3476,woodlake@redred.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-competitive-grant-252,N/A,,N/A,
10027802,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2023,10000,"Chapter 1, Sec 7 (b), Minnesota Session Laws 2021, 1st Special Session","$3,942,000 the first year and $3,942,000 the second year are for protecting sources of drinking water, including planning, implementation, and surveillance activities and grants to local governments and public water systems.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,,,,,,"City of Gilbert","Local/Regional Government","Connect a residential home to city sewer.",,,2022-12-01,2023-12-15,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Jill,Zallar,"City of Gilbert","PO Box 548",Gilbert,MN,55741,218-748-2232,jillzallar@gilbertmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-670,N/A,,N/A,
10027827,"Source Water Protection Transient Grant",2023,1005,"Chapter 1, Sec 7 (b), Minnesota Session Laws 2021, 1st Special Session","$3,942,000 the first year and $3,942,000 the second year are for protecting sources of drinking water, including planning, implementation, and surveillance activities and grants to local governments and public water systems.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,1005,,,,,,"Glenmore Resort","For-Profit Business/Entity","Well integrity investigation of Well #263067",,,2023-01-15,2023-12-15,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Paul,Hrvol,"Glenmore Resort","1017 Glenmore Drive",Tower,MN,55790,218-753-1200,info@glenmoreresort.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-transient-grant-264,N/A,,N/A,
10027832,"Source Water Protection Transient Grant",2023,10000,"Chapter 1, Sec 7 (b), Minnesota Session Laws 2021, 1st Special Session","$3,942,000 the first year and $3,942,000 the second year are for protecting sources of drinking water, including planning, implementation, and surveillance activities and grants to local governments and public water systems.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,10000,,,,,,"Echo Shores Resort","For-Profit Business/Entity","Drill a new well",,,2022-12-01,2023-12-15,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Patrick,Halbakken,"Echo Shores Resort","1522 Echo Trail",Ely,MN,55731,218-365-5285,echoshoresresort@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-transient-grant-266,N/A,,N/A,
10027833,"Source Water Protection Transient Grant",2023,10000,"Chapter 1, Sec 7 (b), Minnesota Session Laws 2021, 1st Special Session","$3,942,000 the first year and $3,942,000 the second year are for protecting sources of drinking water, including planning, implementation, and surveillance activities and grants to local governments and public water systems.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,15102,,,,,,"Retreat Lodge Resort","For-Profit Business/Entity","Deepening of Well #2 (839954) to increase water yield",,,2022-12-01,2023-12-15,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,John,Karakash,"Retreat Lodge Resort","2320 Retreat Lodge Road",Cook,MN,55723,218-666-2330,info@retreatlodge.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-transient-grant-267,N/A,,N/A,
10027837,"Source Water Protection Transient Grant",2023,2000,"Chapter 1, Sec 7 (b), Minnesota Session Laws 2021, 1st Special Session","$3,942,000 the first year and $3,942,000 the second year are for protecting sources of drinking water, including planning, implementation, and surveillance activities and grants to local governments and public water systems.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,2000,,,,,,"Camp Esquagama","For-Profit Business/Entity","Seal unused well",,,2023-01-15,2023-12-15,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Steven,Popowitz,"Camp Esquagama","4913 Pine Lane",Gilbert,MN,55741,218-269-9637,steve@campesquagama.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-transient-grant-268,N/A,,N/A,
10027841,"Source Water Protection Transient Grant",2023,10000,"Chapter 1, Sec 7 (b), Minnesota Session Laws 2021, 1st Special Session","$3,942,000 the first year and $3,942,000 the second year are for protecting sources of drinking water, including planning, implementation, and surveillance activities and grants to local governments and public water systems.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,20585,,,,,,"Vermillion Dam Lodge","For-Profit Business/Entity","Well construction",,,2022-12-01,2023-12-15,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Ed,Tausk,"Vermillion Dam Lodge","3276 Randa Road",Buyck,MN,55771,218-666-5418,ed@vdl.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-transient-grant-270,N/A,,N/A,
10027843,"Source Water Protection Transient Grant",2023,10000,"Chapter 1, Sec 7 (b), Minnesota Session Laws 2021, 1st Special Session","$3,942,000 the first year and $3,942,000 the second year are for protecting sources of drinking water, including planning, implementation, and surveillance activities and grants to local governments and public water systems.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,14160,,,,,,"Arrowhead Lodge","For-Profit Business/Entity","Modification of a well. Install casing and grout.",,,2022-12-01,2023-12-15,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Mike,Daurio,"Arrowhead Lodge","10473 Waltz Road",Kabetogama,MN,56669,847-754-5891,mike@arrowheadlodgeresort.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-transient-grant-271,N/A,,N/A,
10027855,"Source Water Protection Competitive Grant",2023,4000,"Chapter 1, Sec 7 (b), Minnesota Session Laws 2021, 1st Special Session","$3,942,000 the first year and $3,942,000 the second year are for protecting sources of drinking water, including planning, implementation, and surveillance activities and grants to local governments and public water systems.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,4000,,,,,,"YMCA Camp Northern Lights","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Seal unused well.",,,2023-01-31,2024-08-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Dan,O'Brien,"YMCA Camp Northern Lights","9089 Highway 21 N",Babbitt,MN,55706,763-230-6527,daniel.obrien@ymcamn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-competitive-grant-283,N/A,,N/A,
10004364,"Source Water Protection Transient Grant",2018,6398,"Chapter 91 - HF No 707; Art 2; Sec 8 (b) MSL 2017","$2,587,000 the first year and $2,907,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,8272,"Grantee's own financial resources",8272,,N/A,,"Sunset Bar & Grill","For-Profit Business/Entity","Install treatment. Add filtration, tank and monitoring equipment.",,,2018-05-18,2019-04-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Justine,Bailey,"Sunset Bar & Grill","4483 Martin Road",Duluth,MN,55803,218-723-7855,justinebailey32@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-transient-grant-176,N/A,"Sharon Smith, Supervisor, Public Health Sanitarian,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No
10004367,"Source Water Protection Transient Grant",2018,10000,"Chapter 91 - HF No 707; Art 2; Sec 8 (b) MSL 2017","$2,587,000 the first year and $2,907,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,10085,"Grantee's own financial resources",10000,,N/A,,"Retreat Lodge Resort","For-Profit Business/Entity","Drill new well",,,2018-05-18,2019-04-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,John,Karakash,"Retreat Lodge Resort","2320 Retreat Lodge Road",Cook,MN,55723,218-666-2330,info@retreatlodge.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-transient-grant-179,N/A,"Sharon Smith, Supervisor, Public Health Sanitarian,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No
10004383,"Source Water Protection Competitive Grant",2018,10000,"Chapter 91 - HF No 707; Art 2; Sec 8 (b) MSL 2017","$2,587,000 the first year and $2,907,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,38799,"Grantee's own financial resources",10000,,N/A,,"City of Canby","Local/Regional Government","Upgrade SCADA to ensure safety and security for wells",,,2018-06-25,2019-04-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Rebecca,Schrupp,"City of Canby","110 Oscar Ave N",Canby,MN,56220,"507 223 7295",cityadm@canby.mntm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-competitive-grant-160,N/A,"Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Kim Larsen, Supervisor, Public Health Engineer,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No
10010270,"Source Water Protection Transient Grant",2019,10000,"Chapter 91 - HF No 707; Art 2; Sec 8 (b) MSL 2017","$2,587,000 the first year and $2,907,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,12700,"Grantee's own financial resources",10000,,N/A,,"Aspen Resort and Campground","For-Profit Business/Entity","Install treatment for groundwater",,,2019-02-27,2021-02-22,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,David,Downes,"Aspen Resort and Campground","11023 Slade Road",Orr,MN,55771,218-757-0098,info@aspenmn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-transient-grant-191,N/A,"Dave Hokanson, Manager, Noncommunity,Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No
10010274,"Source Water Protection Transient Grant",2019,31280,"Chapter 91 - HF No 707; Art 2; Sec 8 (b) MSL 2017","$2,587,000 the first year and $2,907,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,18880,"Grantee's own financial resources",10000,,N/A,,"Shagawa Inn","For-Profit Business/Entity","Drill a new well and seal well No. 265966",,,2019-04-25,2021-04-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Jim,Bettcher,"Shagawa Inn","1973 W. Shagawa Road PO Box 148",Ely,MN,55731,218-365-5154,bettchers@shagawainn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-transient-grant-194,N/A,"Anita Anderson, Supervisor, Engineer Principal,Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No
10010275,"Source Water Protection Transient Grant",2020,10000,"Chapter 2, Sec 8 (b) Minnesota Session Laws 2019","$2,747,000 the first year and $2,747,000 the second year are for protecting drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,13627,,10000,,N/A,,"Tamarack Resort","For-Profit Business/Entity","Drill a new well",,,2019-11-14,2022-04-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Richard,Petrzilka,"Tamarack Resort","3499 Tamarack Ln",Ely,MN,55731,218-365-6120,nan_@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-transient-grant-132,N/A,"Dave Hokanson, Manager, Noncommunity,Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,
10010280,"Source Water Protection Transient Grant",2018,6482,"Chapter 91 - HF No 707; Art 2; Sec 8 (b) MSL 2017","$2,587,000 the first year and $2,907,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,10000,"Grantee's own financial resources",10000,,N/A,,"McCarthy Beach State Park MDNR","State Government","Drill and install 4 above grade monitoring wells.",,,2018-05-01,2019-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Dawn M.",Ryan,"McCarthy Beach State Park MDNR","7622 McCarthy Beach Road","Side Lake",MN,55781,218-274-7202,dawn.m.ryan@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-transient-grant-168,N/A,"Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No
10010282,"Source Water Protection Competitive Grant",2019,26930,"Chapter 91 - HF No 707; Art 2; Sec 8 (b) MSL 2017","$2,587,000 the first year and $2,907,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,16930,"Grantee's own financial resources",10000,,N/A,,"ArcelorMittal Monorca Mine Inc.","For-Profit Business/Entity","Abandon and seal 3 industrial wells",,,2019-07-17,2021-04-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Robb,Peterson,"ArcelorMittal Monorca Mine Inc.","5950 Old US Hwy 53",Virginia,MN,55792,218-305-3435,robb.peterson@arcelormittal.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-competitive-grant-171,N/A,"Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Kim Larsen, Supervisor, Public Health Engineer,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No
10010289,"Source Water Protection Transient Grant",2020,10000,"Chapter 2, Sec 8 (b) Minnesota Session Laws 2019","$2,747,000 the first year and $2,747,000 the second year are for protecting drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,10000,,10000,,N/A,,"Canosia Town Of","Non-Profit Business/Entity","New well construction to replace a dug well.",,,2019-12-09,2022-04-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Kurt,Brooks,"Canosia Town Of","4896 Midway Road",Duluth,MN,55811,218-393-0304,canosiatownship@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-transient-grant-119,N/A,"Dave Hokanson, Manager, Noncommunity,Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,
10010339,"Source Water Protection Competitive Grant",2019,9075,"Chapter 91 - HF No 707; Art 2; Sec 8 (b) MSL 2017","$2,587,000 the first year and $2,907,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,9075,"Grantee's own financial resources",9075,,N/A,,"City of Granite Falls","Local/Regional Government","Install protective fence barrier around wells.",,,2019-02-06,2021-04-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Chris,Anderson,"City of Granite Falls","641 Prentice Street","Granite Falls",MN,56241,320-564-2530,water@mvtvwireless.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-competitive-grant-182,N/A,"Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Kim Larsen, Supervisor, Public Health Engineer,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No
10010376,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2019,10000,"Chapter 91 - HF No 707; Art 2; Sec 8 (b) MSL 2017","$2,587,000 the first year and $2,907,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,N/A,10000,,N/A,,"City of Kinney","Local/Regional Government","Clear well so a borehole geophysical survey can be conducted on Well #2.",,,2019-09-04,2021-02-10,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Bill,Wiltse,"City of Kinney","307 Maple Ave., PO Box D 14",Kinney,MN,55758,218-258-3385,tazzman@mchsi.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-483,N/A,"Carrie Raber, Planner Principal,Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No
14031,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2012,10000,"M.L. 2011; Chapter 6; Art. 2; Sec.8 (b)","$1,415,000 the first year and $1,415,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,N/A,10000,,N/A,,"City of Gilbert","Local/Regional Government","Removal of 1,000 gallon fuel oil tank; New heating system",,,2011-11-15,2013-05-17,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Mike,Darrow,"City of Gilbert","16 South Broadway",Gilbert,MN,55741,"218 748 2232",mikedarrow@gilbertmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-12,N/A,"Art Persons, Planning Program Supervisor,Bruce Olsen, Supervisor SWP Unit,Lin-In Rezania, Engineer Principal",N/A,No
21024,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2014,2422,"M.L. 2013; Chapter 137; Art 2; Sec. 8 (b)","$1,615,000 the first year and $1,615,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,N/A,2422,,N/A,,"City of Gilbert","Local/Regional Government","Seal a test well; Remove three electrical transformers that contain PCB-s and are located within the IWMZ; Purchase enviroscape",,,2013-12-13,2015-01-13,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Jack,Bradach,"City of Gilbert","16 South Broadway",Gilbert,MN,55741,"218 748 2228",jackbradach@gilbertmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-71,N/A,"Beth Kluthe, Planning Program Supervisor,James Walsh, Hydrologist Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No
21029,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2014,4000,"M.L. 2013; Chapter 137; Art 2; Sec. 8 (b)","$1,615,000 the first year and $1,615,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,N/A,4000,,N/A,,"City of Kinney","Local/Regional Government","Remove two fuel tanks and two furnaces and replace them with one furnace that runs off propane",,,2013-11-15,2014-01-10,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Bill,Wiltse,"City of Kinney","PO Box D 14",Kinney,MN,55758,"218 929 1849",tazzman@mchsi.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-76,N/A,"Beth Kluthe, Planning Program Supervisor,James Walsh, Hydrologist Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No
21031,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2014,3813,"M.L. 2013; Chapter 137; Art 2; Sec. 8 (b)","$1,615,000 the first year and $1,615,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,N/A,3813,,N/A,,"City of Iron Junction","Local/Regional Government","Generator wiring and transfer switch",,,2013-11-18,2014-07-10,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Van,Rioux,"City of Iron Junction","4141 Merritt Ave",Iron,MN,55751,"218 744 1412",cityofironjunction@mchsi.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-78,N/A,"Beth Kluthe, Planning Program Supervisor,James Walsh, Hydrologist Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No
21047,"Source Water Protection Transient Grant",2014,3625,"M.L. 2013; Chapter 137; Art 2; Sec. 8 (b)","$1,615,000 the first year and $1,615,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,3625,"Grantee's own financial resources",3625,,N/A,,"Bergen Lutheran Church","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Construct a new well and seal the existing well",,,2013-12-23,2015-01-28,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,David,Gabrielson,"Bergen Lutheran Church","4603 310th Ave","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"320 669 4488",skulstad@mvtvwireless.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-transient-grant-47,N/A,"Beth Kluthe, Planning Program Supervisor,Carol Kephart, Supervisor, Public Health Sanitarian,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No
13939,"Source Water Protection Competitive Grant",2012,7363,"M.L. 2011; Chapter 6; Art. 2; Sec.8 (b)","$1,415,000 the first year and $1,415,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,11045,"Grantee’s own financial resources",7363,,N/A,,"City of Mountain Iron","Local/Regional Government","Certify wells as sealed and abandoned ",,,2011-12-01,2012-12-07,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Craig ",Wainio,"City of Mountain Iron","8586 Enterprise Drive South","Mountain Iron",MN,55768,"218 748 7570",cwainio@ci.mountain-iron.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-competitive-grant-14,"N/A ","Art Persons, Planning Program Supervisor,Bruce Olsen, Supervisor SWP Unit,Jim Witkowski, Supervisor, Public Health Sanitarian,Lin-In Rezania, Engineer Principal ","N/A ",
14007,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2011,3678,"M.L. 2009, Chp. 172, Art. 2, Sec 7 (a)","$1,200,000 the first year and $1,215,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources, including assisting 30 or more communities in fiscal year 2010 and 60 or more communities in fiscal year 2011 with the development and implementation of","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,N/A,3678,,N/A,,"City of Canby","Local/Regional Government","Relocate utility pole ",,,2011-05-15,2012-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Nicholas,Johnson,"City of Canby","110 Oscar Ave N",Canby,MN,56220,"507 223 7295",cityadm@canby.mntm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-176,"N/A ","Art Persons, Planning Program Supervisor,Bruce Olsen, Supervisor SWP Unit,Jim Witkowski, Supervisor, Public Health Sanitarian ","N/A ",
14020,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2011,9212,"M.L. 2009, Chp. 172, Art. 2, Sec 7 (a)","$1,200,000 the first year and $1,215,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources, including assisting 30 or more communities in fiscal year 2010 and 60 or more communities in fiscal year 2011 with the development and implementation of","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,N/A,9212,,N/A,,"Hibbing Public Utilities","Local/Regional Government","Potential contaminants database; Management of sites with documented environmental contamination; Public education ",,,2011-05-15,2012-01-24,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Corey,Lubovich,"Hibbing Public Utilities","1902 6th Ave E ",Hibbing,MN,55746,"218 262 7725",coreyl@hpuc.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-189,"N/A ","Art Persons, Planning Program Supervisor,Bruce Olsen, Supervisor SWP Unit,Jim Witkowski, Supervisor, Public Health Sanitarian ","N/A ",
13941,"Source Water Protection Competitive Grant",2012,10000,"M.L. 2011; Chapter 6; Art. 2; Sec.8 (b)","$1,415,000 the first year and $1,415,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,10575,"Grantee’s own financial resources",10000,,N/A,,"Virginia Department of Public Utilities","Local/Regional Government","Development of stakeholders group and selection criteria, emergency preparedness planning review, review of water sources for surrounding cities, ",,,2011-12-09,2013-06-18,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Greg ",French,"Virginia Department of Public Utilities","618 Second Street South","Virginia ",MN,55792,"218 749 9695",gfrench@vpuc.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-competitive-grant-20,"N/A ","Art Persons, Planning Program Supervisor,Bruce Olsen, Supervisor SWP Unit,Jim Witkowski, Supervisor, Public Health Sanitarian,Lin-In Rezania, Engineer Principal ","N/A ",
18186,"Source Water Protection Transient Grant",2013,3550,"M.L. 2011; Chapter 6; Art. 2; Sec.8 (b)","$1,415,000 the first year and $1,415,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,4064,"Grantee's own financial resources",3550,,N/A,,"Grandview Resort","For-Profit Business/Entity","Install two 2,500 gallon water tanks ",,,2012-12-01,2013-08-28,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Ken,Pederson,"Grandview Resort","10479 Waltz Rd",Kabetogama,MN,56669,"218 875 2171",ken@kabmn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-transient-grant-2,"N/A ","Art Persons, Planning Program Supervisor,Carol Kephart, Supervisor, Public Health Sanitarian,Gerald Smith, Supervisor, Engineer Administrative,Jim Witkowski, Supervisor, Public Health Sanitarian ","N/A ",
18183,"Source Water Protection Transient Grant",2013,8650,"M.L. 2011; Chapter 6; Art. 2; Sec.8 (b)","$1,415,000 the first year and $1,415,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,8650,"Grantee's own financial resources",8650,,N/A,,"Pine Point Lodge and Resort","For-Profit Business/Entity","Construct new well ",,,2012-12-01,2013-10-18,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Cathy,Erickson,"Pine Point Lodge and Resort","505 Pine Point","Crane Lake",MN,55725,"218 993 2311",ppl@citlink.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-transient-grant,"N/A ","Art Persons, Planning Program Supervisor,Carol Kephart, Supervisor, Public Health Sanitarian,Gerald Smith, Supervisor, Engineer Administrative,Jim Witkowski, Supervisor, Public Health Sanitarian ","N/A ",
32990,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2016,10000,"Chapter 2 - S.F. No 1; Art 2; Sec 8 (b) MSL 2015","$1,900,000 the first year and $1,900,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,N/A,10000,,N/A,,"City of Winton","Local/Regional Government","Install security fence around City wells; Update website with information about wellhead protection",,,2015-11-24,2016-02-24,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Terry,Jackson,"City of Winton","PO Box 163",Winton,MN,55796,"218 365 4467",terrycj45@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-214,N/A,"James Walsh, Hydrologist Supervisor,Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No
33027,"Source Water Protection Competitive Grant",2015,6873,"M.L. 2013; Chapter 137; Art 2; Sec. 8 (b)","$1,615,000 the first year and $1,615,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,6873,"Grantee's own financial resources",6873,,N/A,,"Cherry School","K-12 Education","Construct new well",,,2015-05-20,2016-04-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Tom,Cundy,"Cherry School","3943 Tamminen Road",Iron,MN,55751,"218 742 8102",trcundy@isd2142.k12.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-competitive-grant-95,N/A,"Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Karla Peterson, Supervisor, Engineer Administrative,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No
34320,"Source Water Protection Transient Grant",2016,3253,"Chapter 2 - S.F. No 1; Art 2; Sec 8 (b) MSL 2015","$1,900,000 the first year and $1,900,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,3253,"Grantee's own financial resources",3253,,N/A,,"Bimbo's Octagon","For-Profit Business/Entity","Construct a new well; Seal existing well 491104",,,2016-05-01,2017-04-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Pernat,"Bimbo's Octagon","7626 Highway 5","Side Lake",MN,55781,"218 969 4491",mark.pernat@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-transient-grant-136,N/A,"Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No
34327,"Source Water Protection Transient Grant",2016,10000,"Chapter 2 - S.F. No 1; Art 2; Sec 8 (b) MSL 2015","$1,900,000 the first year and $1,900,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,10000,"Grantee's own financial resources",10000,,N/A,,"Balkan Community Center","Local/Regional Government","Construct a new well",,,2016-05-01,2017-04-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Brad,Strgar,"Balkan Community Center","6061 Hwy 73",Chisholm,MN,55719,"218 969 7012",bstrgar@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-transient-grant-138,N/A,"Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No
33057,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2015,7314,"M.L. 2013; Chapter 137; Art 2; Sec. 8 (b)","$1,615,000 the first year and $1,615,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,N/A,7314,,N/A,,"Hibbing Public Utilities","Local/Regional Government","Update PCSI; Manage sites with documented environmental contamination; Seal unused well",,,2015-05-01,2016-01-07,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Corey,Lubovich,"Hibbing Public Utilities","1902 6th Ave East",Hibbing,MN,55746,"218 262 7725",coreyl@hpuc.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-244,N/A,"James Walsh, Hydrologist Supervisor,Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No
33068,"Source Water Protection Transient Grant",2015,9859,"M.L. 2013; Chapter 137; Art 2; Sec. 8 (b)","$1,615,000 the first year and $1,615,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,9859,"Grantee's own financial resources",9859,,N/A,,"Sunset Resort","For-Profit Business/Entity","Construct new well",,,2015-05-01,2016-03-07,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,John,Goraczkowski,"Sunset Resort","10294 Ash River Trail",Orr,MN,55771,"218 374 3161",sunset64@juno.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-transient-grant-131,N/A,"Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No
37356,"Source Water Protection Competitive Grant",2017,2631,"Chapter 91 - HF No 707; Art 2; Sec 8 (b) MSL 2017","$2,587,000 the first year and $2,907,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,3400,"Grantee's own financial resources",3400,,N/A,,"City of Mountain Iron","Local/Regional Government","Purchase and installation of electronic magnetic meter and static water level indicators",,,2016-10-01,2018-04-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Craig J.",Wainio,"City of Mountain Iron","8586 Enterprise Drive S","Mountain Iron",MN,55768,218-748-7570,cwainio@ci.mountain-iron.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-competitive-grant-115,N/A,"Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No
37379,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2017,8180,"Chapter 91 - HF No 707; Art 2; Sec 8 (b) MSL 2017","$2,587,000 the first year and $2,907,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,N/A,9925,,N/A,,"Hibbing Public Utilities","Local/Regional Government","Expansion of file information related to two active leak sites",,,2016-11-15,2018-04-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Corey,Lubovich,"Hibbing Public Utilities","1902 6th Avenue East",Hibbing,MN,55746,218-262-7725,coreyl@hpuc.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-290,N/A,"James Walsh, Hydrologist Supervisor,Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No
23755,"Source Water Protection Transient Grant",2014,2464,"M.L. 2013; Chapter 137; Art 2; Sec. 8 (b)","$1,615,000 the first year and $1,615,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,2464,"Grantee's own financial resources",2464,,N/A,,"Ash Riviera Resort","For-Profit Business/Entity","Construct new well; Seal existing well 803480",,,2014-05-15,2015-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Chris,Kucera,"Ash Riviera Resort","10351 Ash River Trail",Orr,MN,55771,"218 374 3411","ashriviera12@gmail.com; cku115ewin@aol.com",Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-transient-grant-59,N/A,"Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No
23776,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2014,10000,"M.L. 2013; Chapter 137; Art 2; Sec. 8 (b)","$1,615,000 the first year and $1,615,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,N/A,10000,,N/A,,"City of Kinney","Local/Regional Government","Wiring for the backup generator; generator slab",,,2014-06-01,2015-06-30,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,William,Wiltse,"City of Kinney","307 Maple Ave, PO Box D14",Kinney,MN,55758,"218 929 1849","citykinney@mchsi.com; tazzman@mchsi.com",Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-102,N/A,"Beth Kluthe, Planning Program Supervisor,James Walsh, Hydrologist Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No
10021888,"South St. Louis Soil and Water Conservation District Surface Water Assessment Grant (SWAG) 2022",2022,14437,,,,,,,,,,,0.07,"South St. Louis Soil and Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","This project will collect water quality data in the Lake Superior South watershed as part of the Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) development for Minnesota waters. South St. Louis Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) staff will conduct all monitoring in accordance with Intensive Water Monitoring (IWM) Standard Operating Procedures (SOP). South St. Louis SWCD staff have extensive experience in stream sampling techniques, including work performed under a St. Louis River Surface Water Assessment Grant (SWAG) agreement in 2019 and 2020 and sampling in the Lake Superior basin in conjunction with Minnesota Pollution Control (MPCA) Stressor Identification staff. The sites to be monitored include: 1) Sucker River (Big Sucker Creek) at Old North Shore Rd, 2) Lester River below Superior St., 3) Tischer Creek adjacent to Columbus Ave, and 4) Chester Creek in Chester Park. The project will result in water quality data that the MPCA Environmental Analysis and Outcomes Division will use to assess the condition of these water bodies. ",,"Surface Water Assessment Grants ",2022-03-01,2024-01-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,R.C.,Boheim,"South St. Louis Soil and Water Conservation District","4215 Enterprise Circle",Duluth,MN,55811,,,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"St. Louis",,"Lake Superior - South",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/south-st-louis-soil-and-water-conservation-district-surface-water-assessment-grant-swag,,,,
21696,"South St. Louis County Fair Heritage Programming",2013,7783,"Laws of MN, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 10 ","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of agriculture for grants to county agricultural societies to enhance arts access and education and to preserve and promote Minnesota's history and cultural heritage as embodied in its county fairs. The grants shall be in addition to the aid distributed to county agricultural societies under Minnesota Statutes, section 38.02. The commissioner shall award grants as follows: (1) $700,000 each year distributed in equal amounts to each of the state's county fairs to enhance arts access and education and to preserve and promote Minnesota's history and cultural heritage",,,,,,,,"Frank Siiro, Kent Lunda, Mary Korich, Gus Omundson, Butch Lund, Mike Donnahue, Dale Hallfrisch, Bonnie Siiro",,"South St. Louis County Fair","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To provide new arts programming at the South St Louis County Fair. Programming will include a Bluegrass band, barbershop quartets, and children’s music. ",,,2013-07-10,2013-07-14,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,"Mary ",Korich,"South St. Louis County Fair",,,,,(218)348-1453,mjayne19@hotmail.com,,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/south-st-louis-county-fair-heritage-programming,,,,
10030954,"South Branch Buffalo River Watershed Restoration - Phase 2",2024,450000,"Minnesota 2023, Chapter 40, Article 2, Section 6 (b)","(b) $8,500,000 the first year and $8,500,000 the second year are for grants to local government units to protect and restore surface water and drinking water; to keep water on the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect groundwater and drinking water, including feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage treatment system projects and stream bank, stream channel, shoreline restoration, and ravine stabilization projects. The projects must use practices demonstrated to be effective, be of long-lasting public benefit, include a match, and be consistent with total maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation plans, watershed restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS), or local water management plans or their equivalents. Up to 20 percent of this appropriation is available for land-treatment projects and practices that benefit drinking water.","The 60 sediment BMPs will reduce sediment by 3,330 tons/yr and total phosphorus by 370 lbs/yr. This is 32% of the TMDL goal of 10,373 tons/yr for sediment reduction.",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,"Catherine Affield, Curt Stubstad, Gerald Van Amburg, John Hanson, Peter Fjestad, Troy Larson, William Davis",0.112547893,"Buffalo-Red River WD","Local/Regional Government",,,"The BRRWD will partner with the Wilkin SWCD, West Otter Tail SWCD, NRCS, and landowners to install 60 sediment BMPs (water and sediment control basins, grade stabilization structures, grassed waterways) that are contributing sediment to the South Branch Buffalo River (SBBR). When these 60 gullies are stabilized, sediment loading within the watershed will be reduced by 3,300 tons/yr and total phosphorus will be reduced by 370 lbs/year. The total sediment reduction associated with this project is 32 percent of the 10,373 tons/yr goal set by the TMDL for the SBBR. The BRRWD is expected to receive federal National Water Quality Initiative (NWQI) funding in 2024 through the NRCS which will help to stretch funding to get more conservation on the ground. The focus will be on upland areas, away from the SBBR channel corridor, to improve water quality within the SBBR watershed. This project, the ""South Branch Buffalo River Watershed Restoration - Phase 2"", is the continuation of the ""South Branch Buffalo River Watershed Restoration"" which includes installation of 50 sediment BMPs as well as phase 1 and 2 of the ""South Branch Buffalo River Restoration"" projects, which include installation of 72 side inlets adjacent to the SBBR and approximately 9 miles of stream restoration. In total, combining the proposed project with previous efforts, the sediment loading within the watershed will be reduced by 8,500 tons/yr (82% of the 10,373 tons/yr goal set by the TMDL). In addition, this project continues an ongoing effort over the past decade to improve water quality, manage erosion, reduce sediment, and enhance natural resources throughout the watershed. The Stream Power Index (SPI) Tool and the Prioritize, Target, and Measure Application (PTMApp) have been used to determine areas of high concentrated flow within the SBBR watershed. Based on this analysis, sediment BMP locations were identified that should be stabilized to repair gullies and ensure a reduction of future erosion. Using information from the PTMApp analysis, the total sediment load from all 60 gullies is 3,300 tons/yr and the total phosphorus load is 370 lbs/yr. Each gully was also ranked from most sediment contributing to the least and grouped into High and Medium categories. This project will be targeting the gullies identified as the highest priority within the SBBR watershed. The Wilken and West Otter Tail SWCDs have landowners with shovel ready projects, waiting for funding to complete implementation.",2024-03-05,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Kristine,Altrichter,"Buffalo-Red River WD","1303 4th AVE NE PO Box 341",Barnesville,MN,56514,218-789-3100,kaltrichter@brrwd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Otter Tail, Pennington, Wilkin, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,"Buffalo River",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/south-branch-buffalo-river-watershed-restoration-phase-2,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no
10008270,"South St. Louis River Soil and Water Conservation District Surface Water Assessment Grant (SWAG)",2019,27687,,,,,,,,,,,.13,"South St. Louis River Soil and Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","This project will collect water quality data in the St. Louis River watershed as part of the 10-year Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) cycle for Minnesota waters. South St. Louis Soil and Water Conservation District (SSLSWCD) staff will conduct all monitoring in accordance with Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Intensive Watershed Monitoring (IWM) standard operating procedures. The SSLSSWCD has extensive experience in stream sampling techniques, including dissolved oxygen, pH, specific conductance, temperature, total suspended solids, nutrients, E. coli, metals, and isotope sampling in the St. Louis, Cloquet, Lake Superior North and Lake Superior South watersheds in conjunction with MPCA Stressor Identification staff. ",,"Surface Water Assessment Grants ",2019-03-04,2021-01-15,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,R.C.,Boheim,"South St. Louis SWCD","215 N 1st Ave E",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 723-4867",,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Carlton, St. Louis",,"St. Louis River",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/south-st-louis-river-soil-and-water-conservation-district-surface-water-assessment-grant,,,,
10008270,"South St. Louis River Soil and Water Conservation District Surface Water Assessment Grant (SWAG)",2020,1997,,,,,,,,,,,.02,"South St. Louis River Soil and Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","This project will collect water quality data in the St. Louis River watershed as part of the 10-year Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) cycle for Minnesota waters. South St. Louis Soil and Water Conservation District (SSLSWCD) staff will conduct all monitoring in accordance with Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Intensive Watershed Monitoring (IWM) standard operating procedures. The SSLSSWCD has extensive experience in stream sampling techniques, including dissolved oxygen, pH, specific conductance, temperature, total suspended solids, nutrients, E. coli, metals, and isotope sampling in the St. Louis, Cloquet, Lake Superior North and Lake Superior South watersheds in conjunction with MPCA Stressor Identification staff. ",,"Surface Water Assessment Grants ",2019-03-04,2021-01-15,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,R.C.,Boheim,"South St. Louis SWCD","215 N 1st Ave E",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 723-4867",,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Carlton, St. Louis",,"St. Louis River",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/south-st-louis-river-soil-and-water-conservation-district-surface-water-assessment-grant,,,,
21733,"Southwest St. Louis County Fair Four Rivers Legacy Project ",2013,24960,"Laws of MN, Article 4, Section 10","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of agriculture for grants to county agricultural societies to enhance arts access and education and to preserve and promote Minnesota's history and cultural heritage as embodied in its county fairs. The grants shall be in addition to the aid distributed to county agricultural societies under Minnesota Statutes, section 38.02. The commissioner shall award grants as follows: (2) $700,000 each year for a competitive Arts and Cultural Heritage Grants Program-County Fairs. The commissioner shall award grants for the development or enhancement of county fair facilities or other projects or programs that provide access to the arts, arts education, or agricultural, historical, and cultural heritage programs, including but not limited to agricultural education centers, arts buildings, and performance stages.",,,,20976,"The City of Floodwood, Roger Hill, Floodwood Gas and Electric, Schminiski Family, David Rohde",,,"Rob Benson, Susan Coccie, Cheryl Bailey, Roger Hill, David Rohde, Carrie Johnson, Bernice Johnson, Patricia Seredinski, Norma Schminski",,"Southwest St. Louis County Fair","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To increase access to historical and cultural presentations in southwest St Louis county by building an amphitheater on the banks of the Floodwood River. Because the community of Floodwood has not previously had a grandstand area, the stage will be an excellent venue to promote the arts, cultural history, and the ethnic mix of people who settled in the area. ",,,2013-05-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Rob,Benson,"Southwest St. Louis County Fair",,,,,(218)476-2716,sslcfa@yahoo.com,,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/southwest-st-louis-county-fair-four-rivers-legacy-project,"Pat Coleman: Acquisitions Librarian at the Minnesota Historical Society. Sue Ellingsen: Former middle school band director at Blue Earth Area Public School. 2006 Blue Earth Area Teacher of the Year. Jamey Flannery: Project Manager at Flannery Construction. Has full range of general contracting experience, from new construction to remodeling to improving historical structures. Dan Grunhovd: Former president of the Minnesota Federation of County Fairs. Ron Oleheiser: District 8 Representative of the Minnesota State Fair.",,,2
21697,"Southwest St. Louis County Fair (Floodwood) Four Rivers Project",2013,7783,"Laws of MN, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 10 ","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of agriculture for grants to county agricultural societies to enhance arts access and education and to preserve and promote Minnesota's history and cultural heritage as embodied in its county fairs. The grants shall be in addition to the aid distributed to county agricultural societies under Minnesota Statutes, section 38.02. The commissioner shall award grants as follows: (1) $700,000 each year distributed in equal amounts to each of the state's county fairs to enhance arts access and education and to preserve and promote Minnesota's history and cultural heritage",,,,,,,,"Rob Benson, Susan Coccie, Cheryl Bailey, Roger Hill",,"Southwest St. Louis County Fair","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To bring a variety of historical programming to the Southwest St Louis County Fair. Programming will include a reenactment of voyager encampment life featuring fur traders, blacksmiths, and other encampment entrepreneurs. The fair will also host a dogsledding demonstration.",,,2013-04-15,2013-08-21,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Rob,Benson,"Southwest St. Louis County Fair",,,,,(218)472-2716,rjbenson1941@gmail.com,,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/southwest-st-louis-county-fair-floodwood-four-rivers-project,,,,
18438,"Southwest St Louis County Floodwood Four Rivers Legacy Project",2012,17500,"2011 Laws of Minnesota, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivison 10","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of agriculture for grants to county agricultural societies to enhance arts access and education and to preserve and promote Minnesota's history and cultural heritage as embodied in its county fairs. The grants shall be in addition to the aid distributed to county agricultural societies under Minnesota Statutes, section 38.02. The commissioner shall award grants as follows: (2) $700,000 each year for a competitive Arts and Cultural Heritage Grants Program-County Fairs. The commissioner shall award grants for the development or enhancement of county fair facilities or other projects or programs that provide access to the arts, arts education, or agricultural, historical, and cultural heritage programs, including but not limited to agricultural education centers, arts buildings, and performance stages.",,,,,,,,"Rob Benson Pat Seredinski Betty Goebel Cheryl Bailey Sharon Zelazney Dave Rhode Roger Hill Susan Coccie Norma Schminski",,"Southwest St Louis County Fair","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To increase arts and cultural heritage programming at the Southwest St Louis County Fair. Professional artist Brian Jarvi, the first to win both the Minnesota Duck and Pheasant contest in consecutive years, will be an artist in residency during the fair. Reenactments of fur trading, fur trapping, and camp life will also be available to visitors. The Fond Du Lac reservation will provide demonstrations on basket weaving, canoe building, traditional wild rice processing, Native American dance, and have a master gardener display native foods and talk about foods we eat today that were first cultivated by Native Americans. Funds will also be used to purchase a portable sound system for these events, install track lighting for exhibits, and restore a hand hewn log building, which will be used as an encampment. ",,,2012-04-26,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Rob,Benson,"Southwest St Louis County Fair",,,,,218-476-2641,sslcfa@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/southwest-st-louis-county-floodwood-four-rivers-legacy-project,"Pat Coleman: Acquisitions Librarian at the Minnesota Historical Society.Sue Ellingsen: Former middle school band director at Blue Earth Area Public School. 2006 Blue Earth Area Teacher of the Year.Jamey Flannery: Project Manager at Flannery Construction. Has full range of general contracting experience, from new construction to remodeling to improving historical structures.Dan Grunhovd: Former president of the Minnesota Federation of County Fairs.Ron Oleheiser: District 8 Representative of the Minnesota State Fair.",,,2
10005768,"Spring Legacy Individual Grant",2018,6850,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota feel that artists and the arts have a positive impact on their communities, Minnesotan say that the arts are important to them, either personally or to their communities. Talking with Participants, Collecting Comments.","On a scale from 1 to 5, for both Positive Impact and Importance to the community, the average score reported was a 5 for both.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",199,,7049,,,,"Christian E. Mortenson AKA Chris Mortenson",Individual,"Spring Legacy Individual Grant ",,"To create a new exhibition of photographs about the Iron Range in Minnesota. ",2018-05-01,2019-02-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christian,Mortenson,"Christian E. Mortenson AKA Chris Mortenson",,,MN,,"(605) 376-8024 ",cmortens@cord.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Lake Region Arts Council",,"Becker, Clay, Itasca, Otter Tail, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/spring-legacy-individual-grant-3,"Jon Solinger: BA Art MSU Moorhead, photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Leigh Nelson: 4-H Youth Program Coordinator, graphic design artist; W. Scott Olsen: MFA Creative Writing UofMass Amherst, Professor of English Concordia College; Anne Robinson-Paul: MFA Creative Writing E Washington University, BA English Concordia College, University Relations for College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences NDSU; Ann Hermes: MA Philanthropy & Development Saint Mary's, BA Speech & BS Mass Communication, Executive Director Alexandria Area Arts Asc.; Linda Gaugert: Visual Artist, owner of Three Havens Art Gallery, Instructor; Michael Weatherly: BFA Art History/Studio Art UofM Morris, Visual Artist, Printmaker; Jeff Merrick: BFA Iowa State University, Grant County Courthouse Site Manager; Amy Ann Mursu: Juris Doctorate, BA Philosophy, Minor English, musician including pianist, clarinetist, tubist, and violinist; Stacy Lundquist: Art Design and Graphic Arts Dakota County Technical College, MA Elementary Leadership SWSU Marshall, visual artist, drawing, painting, illustration; Barbara Lent: Former photography studio, textile artist, owner of a quilting retreat center; Jeannie Pladsen: Retired Payroll Manger UofM Morris, community leader; Siobhan Bremer: Asc Professor of Theatre UofM Morris, MFA Acting MSU Mankato; regional equity actor, director, dancer; Joseph Ferriero: ME Administration, Founder Plays in Morris, actor, director, technical theatre and production; Stan Goldade: MA Mathematic Minot State University, HS math instructor, photographer, ceramicist, sculptor; Joyce Manning: BS K-12 Music vocal & instrumental Concordia College, pianist and vocalist instructor, retired choir instructor. ","Jon Solinger: BA Art MSU Moorhead, photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Leigh Nelson: 4-H Youth Program Coordinator, graphic design artist; W. Scott Olsen: MFA Creative Writing UofMass Amherst, Professor of English Concordia College; Anne Robinson-Paul: MFA Creative Writing E Washington University, BA English Concordia College, University Relations for College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences NDSU; Ann Hermes: MA Philanthropy and Development Saint Mary's, BA Speech and BS Mass Communication, Executive Director Alexandria Area Arts Asc.; Linda Gaugert: Visual Artist, owner of Three Havens Art Gallery, Instructor; Michael Weatherly: BFA Art History/Studio Art UofM Morris, Visual Artist, Printmaker; Jeff Merrick: BFA Iowa State University, Grant County Courthouse Site Manager; Amy Ann Mursu: Juris Doctorate, BA Philosophy, Minor English, musician, pianist, clarinetist, tubist, and violinist; Stacy Lundquist: Art, Design and Graphic Arts Dakota County Technical College, MA Elementary Leadership SWSU Marshall, visual artist, drawing, painting, illustration; Barbara Lent: Former photography studio, textile artist, owner of a quilting retreat center; Jeannie Pladsen: Retired Payroll Manger UofM Morris, community leader; Siobhan Bremer: Asc Professor of Theatre UofM Morris, MFA Acting MSU Mankato; regional equity actor, director, dancer; Joseph Ferriero: ME Administration, Founder Plays in Morris, actor, director, technical theatre and production; Stan Goldade: MA Mathematic Minot State University, HS math instructor, photographer, ceramicist, sculptor; Joyce Manning: BS K-12 Music vocal and instrumental Concordia College, pianist and vocalist instructor, retired choir instructor. ",,2
10008924,"Spring Legacy Organization Grant",2019,21200,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Of those audience attending the Fergus Falls Center for the Arts Concert Series 2019-20, the majority will state that the project had a positive impact on the community and was important to them. The audience members will be polled after each Fergus Falls A Center for the Arts performance and their comments will be tabulated.","On a scale from 1 to 5, for both Positive Impact and Importance to the community, the average score reported was a 5 for both.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",103332,"Other,local or private",124532,,"Chris Werkau, Desta Hunt, Jeff Stanislawski, Jolene Osander, Julie Gutzmer, Kathleen Wagnild, Kendra Olson, Kurk Nygaard, Rob Rogholt , Kaele Peterson",0.00,"Fergus Falls Center for the Arts, Inc. AKA A Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Spring Legacy Organization Grant",,"To connect artists and audiences by providing eight of the best possible arts experiences that inspire creativity, curiosity, imagination and learning over the 2019/20 season.",2019-09-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Burgraff,"Fergus Falls Center for the Arts, Inc. AKA A Center for the Arts","124 Lincoln Ave W","Fergus Falls",MN,56537,"(218) 736-5453",michael.burgraff@fergusarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Lake Region Arts Council",,"Douglas, Ramsey, Becker, Otter Tail, Blue Earth, Wadena, Wilkin, Clay, Washington, Kandiyohi, Grant, Hennepin, Anoka, Sherburne, Douglas, Itasca, Stevens, Traverse, Crow Wing, Wright, Yellow Medicine, Beltrami, Dakota, Stearns, Washington, Pope",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/spring-legacy-organization-grant-14,"Jon Solinger: BA art from Minnesota State University Moorhead, photographer, Minnesota State Arts Board artist initiative grant; W. Scott Olsen: professor of english at Concordia College, MFA creative writing from University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Anne Robinson-Paul: university relations for College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences for North Dakota State University, MFA creative writing from Eastern Washington University, BA english from Concordia College; Ann Hermes: executive director Andria Theatre, MA philanthropy and development from Saint Mary’s, BA speech, BS mass communication; Linda Gaugert: visual artist, owner of Three Havens Art Gallery; Michael Weatherly: BFA art history/studio art from University of Minnesota Morris, visual artist, printmaker; Jeff Merrick: Grant County Courthouse site manager, BFA from Iowa State University; Amy Ann Mursu: Juris Doctorate, BA Philosophy with a minor english, musician including piano, clarinet, tuba, and violin; Barbara Lent: former photography studio, textile artist, owner of a quilting retreat center; Lucy Lloyd: Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa High School theatre director, speech coach, media specialist, BA theatre and digital media from University of Minnesota Morris; Joseph Ferriero: elementary school principal, ME administration, founder Plays in Morris, actor, director, technical theatre and production; Jason Ramey: assistant professor of studio art, University of Minnesota Morris, MFA from University of Wisconsin Madison, sculpture, furniture, design/wood, BFA from Herron School of Art and Design; Alexis Johnson: graphic designer, graphic design technology degree from Minnesota State Community and Technical College Moorhead, high school dance team coach; Alternate Erin Gunderson: BA religion with a Minor in History from Concordia College, Breckenridge Library branch manager, musician, artist.","Jon Solinger: BA art from Minnesota State University Moorhead, photographer, Minnesota State Arts Board artist initiative grant; W. Scott Olsen: professor of english at Concordia College, MFA creative writing from University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Anne Robinson-Paul: university relations for College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences for North Dakota State University, MFA creative writing from Eastern Washington University, BA english from Concordia College; Ann Hermes: executive director Andria Theatre, MA philanthropy and development from Saint Mary’s, BA speech, BS mass communication; Linda Gaugert: visual artist, owner of Three Havens Art Gallery; Michael Weatherly: BFA art history/studio art from University of Minnesota Morris, visual artist, printmaker; Jeff Merrick: Grant County Courthouse site manager, BFA from Iowa State University; Amy Ann Mursu: Juris Doctorate, BA Philosophy with a minor english, musician including piano, clarinet, tuba, and violin; Barbara Lent: former photography studio, textile artist, owner of a quilting retreat center; Lucy Lloyd: Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa High School theatre director, speech coach, media specialist, BA theatre and digital media from University of Minnesota Morris; Joseph Ferriero: elementary school principal, ME administration, founder Plays in Morris, actor, director, technical theatre and production; Jason Ramey: assistant professor of studio art, University of Minnesota Morris, MFA from University of Wisconsin Madison, sculpture, furniture, design/wood, BFA from Herron School of Art and Design; Alexis Johnson: graphic designer, graphic design technology degree from Minnesota State Community and Technical College Moorhead, high school dance team coach; Alternate Erin Gunderson: BA religion with a minor in history from Concordia College, Breckenridge Library branch manager, musician, artist.",,2
10006644,Start-up,2019,1560,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1) Canby Area Arts Council will develop a formal, organized structure in preparation for nonprofit status. 2) Canby Area Arts Council will incorporate as a Nonprofit Organization. 3) Members of Canby Area Arts Council will complete (2) four hour sessions with consultant, Luanne Fondell. 4) Canby Area Arts Council will have organization officers and membership structure. 5) Canby Area Arts Council will prioritized a list of next steps to move forward as a nonprofit organization that will instill the arts into the community and public life in our region. Outcomes will be documented in a checklist. A short survey will be completed by attending members of Canby Area Arts Council following the final consultation session conducted by Luanne Fondell.","Canby Area Arts Council developed a formal, organized structure and incorporated as a nonprofit organization. Baord members of Canby Area Arts Council completed sessions with the consultant (survey results show that participants felt the consultation sessions were very helpful.) Canby Area Arts Council now has organization officers and a membership structure and has prioritized a list of next steps to move forward.","Achieved proposed outcomes",,,1560,,"Jody Olson, Evelyn Regnier, Allison Nelson, Becca Schrupp, Brian McKeen, Joyce Meyer, Michael Tesche, Scott Swenson, Dick Regnier, Bev Benz, Jerry Clark, Mary Sik, Lori Benarek",0.00,"Canby Area Arts Council","Local/Regional Government",Start-up,,"Canby Area Arts Council Startup.",2018-09-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joyce,Meyer,"Canby Area Arts Council","1068 121st Ave N",Canby,MN,56220,"(507) 277-5684 ",rjmeyer@itctel.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine, Lac qui Parle",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/start-5,"Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor, theater director, theater teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art educator, visual artist, Tyler Arts Council, Lincoln County Art Fair, Southwest Minnesota Weaver’s Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, Southwest Minnesota State University Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Emily Petersen: visual artist, art teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Director of Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.",,2
10002297,"State Park Pollinator Habitat Restoration",2018,672000,"M.L. 2017, Chp. 96, Sec. 2, Subd. 08d","$672,000 the first year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources to restore at least 520 acres of monarch butterfly and other native pollinator habitats in at least seven state parks in the Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan core areas and establish pollinator plantings and interpretive exhibits in at least ten state parks. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2021, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,,,,,"MN DNR","State Government",,,"Work Plan",2017-07-01,2021-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Edward,Quinn,"MN DNR","500 Lafayette Rd, Box 39","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5594",edward.quinn@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Big Stone, Blue Earth, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Douglas, Freeborn, Kandiyohi, Lyon, Rock, Washington, Winona, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/state-park-pollinator-habitat-restoration,,,,
17023,"Statewide Survey of Historical and Archaeological Sites",2010,494786,"Laws of Minnesota, 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2 ","Statewide Survey of Historical and Archaeological Sites. $250,000 in 2010 and $250,000 in 2011 are appropriated to the Minnesota Historical Society for a contract or contracts to be let on a competitive basis to conduct a general statewide survey of Minnesota's sites of historical, archaeological, and cultural significance. Results of this survey must be published in a searchable form, available to the public on a cost-free basis. The Minnesota Historical Society, the Office of the State Archaeologist, and the Board of Indian Affairs shall each appoint a representative to an oversight board, to select a contractor and direct the conduct of this survey. The oversight board shall consult with the Minnesota Departments of Transportation and Natural Resources. Funds appropriated for this purpose do not cancel and may be carried over from one year to the next. ",,,,,,,,,,"Minnesota Historical Society",," Having current and accurate data on historic and archaeological sites is important to understanding our past and to preserving Minnesota’s history for future generations. In 2010-2011, the Minnesota Historical Society awarded contracts for these survey projects: Survey of sacred American Inidan sites in the Twin Cities metro area Identification of prehistoric burial mounds in Scott and Crow Wing Counties using LiDAR (Light Detection & Ranging) Archaeological survey of Olmsted County Archaeological survey of Swift County Archaeological survey of the North Shore in Carlton, Cook, Lake and St. Louis Counties Archaeological field survey of southwestern Minnesota to discover sites that hold the state’s earliest cultural history Investigation and research of unrecorded historic cemeteries in Minnesota Brainerd ceramics study The Office of the State Archaeologist has more information on its website under ""Legacy Amendment Documents.""  Representatives of the Minnesota Historical Society, the Office of the State Archaeologist and the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council oversaw these projects. ",,,2009-07-01,2011-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Ongoing,,,Patricia,Emerson,"Minnesota Historical Society",,,,,612-725-2410,,Analysis/Interpretation,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Anoka, Carver, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Swift, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/statewide-survey-historical-and-archaeological-sites,,,,
17023,"Statewide Survey of Historical and Archaeological Sites",2011,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Minnesota Historical Society",," Having current and accurate data on historic and archaeological sites is important to understanding our past and to preserving Minnesota’s history for future generations. In 2010-2011, the Minnesota Historical Society awarded contracts for these survey projects: Survey of sacred American Inidan sites in the Twin Cities metro area Identification of prehistoric burial mounds in Scott and Crow Wing Counties using LiDAR (Light Detection & Ranging) Archaeological survey of Olmsted County Archaeological survey of Swift County Archaeological survey of the North Shore in Carlton, Cook, Lake and St. Louis Counties Archaeological field survey of southwestern Minnesota to discover sites that hold the state’s earliest cultural history Investigation and research of unrecorded historic cemeteries in Minnesota Brainerd ceramics study The Office of the State Archaeologist has more information on its website under ""Legacy Amendment Documents.""  Representatives of the Minnesota Historical Society, the Office of the State Archaeologist and the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council oversaw these projects. ",,,2009-07-01,2011-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Ongoing,,,Patricia,Emerson,"Minnesota Historical Society",,,,,612-725-2410,,Analysis/Interpretation,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Anoka, Carver, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Swift, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/statewide-survey-historical-and-archaeological-sites,,,,
31288,"Statewide Legacy Grant Projects SFY 2015",2015,,"Laws of Minnesota for 2013 Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4",,,"Number of projects: 3Number of participants: 7,819",,,,,,,,,Libraries,"Each fiscal year of ACHF funding, a majority of the twelve regional library systems agree to allocate 10% of their ACHF funding to support statewide partnership projects. SELCO serves as the fiscal agent for statewide projects.",,,2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Ann,Hutton,"Southeastern Libraries Cooperating (SELCO)","2600 19th St. NW ",Rochester,MN,55901-0767,"(507) 288-5513",ahutton@selco.info,,"Minnesota Department of Education",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Statewide, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/statewide-legacy-grant-projects-sfy-2015,,,,
10031385,"Status of Bats and Roost Trees after White-Nose Syndrome",2025,195000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 03o","$195,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for the Natural Resources Research Institute in Duluth to study changes in maternity roost trees and bat populations in the forested areas of Minnesota and to evaluate the effects of years of white-nose syndrome on Minnesota bats.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,2.78,"U of MN","Public College/University","We will deploy acoustic detectors and revisit roost trees identified in our previous ENRTF project to measure effect of seven years of white-nose syndrome on Minnesota bats.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2026-12-31,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Ron,Moen,"U of MN","5013 Miller Trunk Highway Natural Resources Research Institute - UMD",Duluth,MN,55811,"(218) 341-6271",rmoen@d.umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau, Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Pine, St. Louis, Benton, Big Stone, Cass, Chippewa, Crow Wing, Douglas, Grant, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Pope, Renville, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin, Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright, Blue Earth, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Le Sueur, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/status-bats-and-roost-trees-after-white-nose-syndrome,,,,
17954,"Steam Locomotive Northern Pacific #2435 Stabilization",2013,14780,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,14780,,"Neal Vanstrom - President Edward Robinson - Vice President/Treasurer Jim Bender - Vice President HR Richard Peterson - VP of Development Tom Gannon - Secretary Wayne Hatton - Equipment Chair Jim Cox Frank Christopherson Byron Olsen Jeff Tucker Richard Stewart William Grimstad Peter Hamell Eric Norberg Timothy Zager John Larkin",,"Lake Superior Railroad Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To stabilize and restore the Northern Pacific steam locomotive #2435, the last surviving Prairie Type locomotive built 1906-1907",,"To stabilize and restore the Northern Pacific steam locomotive #2435, the last surviving Prairie Type locomotive built 1906-1907",2012-11-01,2014-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Thomas,Gannon,"Lake Superior Railroad Museum","506 W Michigan Street",Duluth,MN,55802,,,,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/steam-locomotive-northern-pacific-2435-stabilization,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
10007450,"StEPs Certification",2017,290,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org","We achieved the initial goal of the grant by enrolling in the StEPS program but as this a multi-year project we are still working toward receiving our first bronze certificate.",,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",290,,"Jan Marc Resberg - Pres., Kris Lyons - V.P., Marilyn Lee - Sec., Wendy Carlberg - Treas., Lois Fichtner, Mary Kivisto, Joan Miller, Bob Siverness, Ina Marie Silverness, Bill Wennberg",,"Proctor Area Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To provide Proctor Historical Society with professional continuing education through a national museum training program.",,,2016-09-01,2017-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Jan Marc",Resberg,"Proctor Area Historical Society","100 Pionk Drive",Proctor,MN,55810,715-919-0513,yellowstone225@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/steps-certification,,,,0
10031325,"Stories of the Opioid Crisis in Northeastern Minnesota",2023,7800,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,982,000 the first year and $7,000,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact: grants@mnhs.org","The website was ruled an unallowable expense, and so we are not quite yet able to assess the public facing dimension of the project. The University Archives has agreed to create a ""landing page"" on the University Archives website which should serve most of the function we had intended in the unfunded website; that website will be built once the materials are fully catalogued. We will use the university ""z.umn.edu/"" URL shortener to create a zippy, memorable URL. Once the university archives has created the landing page, the Library has agreed to send a press release on the completion of the project (drawing attention to the topic, to the stories, and to the importance of MNHS funding for doing this work), coordinating coverage on 101.3FM (The North) and in the Duluth News Tribune. We will plan an ""event"" in the library at that time, as well, hoping for television news coverage.",,,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",7800,,"Chair ? Regent Ken Powell, Vice Chair ? Regent Janie Mayeron, Secretary ? Brian Steeves, Executive Director of the Office of the Board of Regents, Treasurer ? Myron Frans, Senior Vice President for Finance and Operations, University of Minnesota, Mary A. Davenport, James T. Farnsworth, Douglas A. Huebsch, Tadd M. Johnson, Ruth E. Johnson, Mike O. Kenyanya, Darrin M. Rosha, Steven A. Sviggum, Bo Thao-Urabe, Kodi J. Verhalen",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota (Duluth - Writing Studies Department)","Public College/University",,,"To document in 20 oral history interviews the history of the opioid crisis in Minnesota.",2023-07-01,2024-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,David,Beard,"Regents of the University of Minnesota (Duluth - Writing Studies Department)","450 McNamara Alumni Center, 200 Oak Street Southeast",Minneapolis,MN,55455,6513985405,dbeard@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Carlton, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/stories-opioid-crisis-northeastern-minnesota,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,
10025183,"Strategic Growth and Management of the University Archives and Local History Collections at University of Minnesota Duluth",2022,10000,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,982,000 the first year and $7,000,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact, grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",10000,,"Kendall J. Powell, Steven A. Sviggum, Mary A. Davenport, James T. Farnsworth, Douglas A. Huebsch, Ruth E. Johnson, Mike O. Kenyanya, Janie S. Mayeron, David J. McMillan, Darrin M. Rosha, Bo Thao-Urabe, Kodi J. Verhalen.",0.17,"Regents of the University of Minnesota (Duluth - Kathryn A. Martin Library)","Public College/University","To hire a consultant to use the OCLC's Total Cost of Stewardship framework to develop a Collection Management and Development Policy.",,"To hire a consultant to use the OCLC's Total Cost of Stewardship framework to develop a Collection Management and Development Policy.",2022-04-01,2023-04-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Matt,Rosendahl,"Regents of the University of Minnesota (Duluth - Kathryn A. Martin Library)","416 Library Dr",Duluth,MN,55812,2187266562,mrosenda@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Pine, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/strategic-growth-and-management-university-archives-and-local-history-collections,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No
9646,"Stream sampling in Northern Minnesota",2012,148869,,,,,,,,,,,1.23,"University of Minnesota-Duluth (NRRI)","Public College/University","This project will generate water quality data for 10 stream locations MPCA designated for their 2012 and 2013 open-water sampling seasons (8 by NRRI-UMD and 2 via subcontract to the North St. Louis SWCD). The overall project goal is to collect event-based physical and chemical data sets for 10 agency-prioritized stream sampling sites in NE Minnesota for calculating pollutant loads and for incorporation into the overall State database for MPCA assessment purposes. ",,,2012-02-15,2016-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Richard,"Axler, Ph.D.","University of Minnesota-Duluth (NRRI)",,,,,"(218) 720-4316",raxler@d.umn.edu,"Modeling, Monitoring","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Cook, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis",,"Lake Superior - North, Lake Superior - South, Rainy River - Rainy Lake",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/stream-sampling-northern-minnesota,,,,
9646,"Stream sampling in Northern Minnesota",2014,89828,,,,,,,,,,,.4,"University of Minnesota-Duluth (NRRI)","Public College/University","This project will generate water quality data for 10 stream locations MPCA designated for their 2012 and 2013 open-water sampling seasons (8 by NRRI-UMD and 2 via subcontract to the North St. Louis SWCD). The overall project goal is to collect event-based physical and chemical data sets for 10 agency-prioritized stream sampling sites in NE Minnesota for calculating pollutant loads and for incorporation into the overall State database for MPCA assessment purposes. ",,,2012-02-15,2016-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Richard,"Axler, Ph.D.","University of Minnesota-Duluth (NRRI)",,,,,"(218) 720-4316",raxler@d.umn.edu,"Modeling, Monitoring","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Cook, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis",,"Lake Superior - North, Lake Superior - South, Rainy River - Rainy Lake",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/stream-sampling-northern-minnesota,,,,
19204,"Strengthening the Children's Discovery Museum and Wizard of Oz Exhibit",2013,22000,"Minnesota Law 2011 (Special Session), Chp. 6, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 8","Children's Museums Grants. $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the second year are for a competitive Arts and Cultural Heritage Grants Program-Children's Museums. The board of directors shall solicit proposals and award grants to children's museums for projects and programs that maintain or promote our cultural heritage.","1. The new WOZ exhibit will be ready for construction in March, April, and May 2014.2. Staff enrichment will lead to implementation of a whole new series of curricula. Program and exhibit refinements witnessed at other museums will be incorporated at CDM.","Measurable outcomes not yet available.",,,,,,"Officers: Doug Miner, President; Jonathan Miner, Vice President; Vickie Rasmussen Wilcox, Secretary; Raymond Nikkel, Treasurer Directors: Jerome Miner, Carole Erickson, Pamela Miner, Laura Nikkel, Jeffrey Borg, Corinne Jacobson, Melanie Jacobson",,"Children's Discovery Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Children's Discovery Museum's (CDM) new 3,000 piece Wizard of Oz (WOZ) collection will be properly archived, conservation materials purchased, and exhibit concept and design drawings completed. CDM facilitators and educators will travel to other children's museums in Minnesota for staff enrichment and professional development.",,,2013-08-01,2014-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,John,Kelsch,"Children's Discovery Museum","2727 US Highway 169 South","Grand Rapids",MN,55744,,director@cdmkids.org,"Education/Outreach/Engagement, Inventory","Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Morrison, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/strengthening-childrens-discovery-museum-and-wizard-oz-exhibit,,,,
10031386,"Sublethal Effects of Pesticides on the Invertebrate Community",2025,387000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 03p","$387,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to provide data on pesticide contamination in soil and the insect community across the state and the effect of insecticide exposure on insect reproduction. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2029, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,2.48,"U of MN","Public College/University","This project seeks to provide data on insecticide contamination in the soil and the insect community across the state and the effect of sublethal insecticide exposure on insect reproduction.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2028-07-31,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Mingzi,Xu,"U of MN","Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior 1987 Upper Buford Cir","St Paul",MN,55108,"(405) 412-1021",xu000574@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/sublethal-effects-pesticides-invertebrate-community,,,,
10012322,"Sulfide Mining Oral History Project",2019,3229," MN Laws 2017 Chapter 91, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs ","$4,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer these funds using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org","Short term: We accomplished the short-term goal that was provided in our grant application by completing all interviews and transcriptions of those interviews. This target was achieved, and we now house the first-ever oral history project related to copper-nickel mining in Ely, MN. Intermediate term: This goal is still in the process of being completed. Our archivist is amid formally accessioning these files into our permanent collection to make them available to the public; however, should a member of the public wish to access these files before they are formally made available, we are more than willing to work with them. This target has not been completed yet simply due to the current workload of our single archivist. The files are currently in his backlog. Long term: This target is still in progress as well. We are evaluating what the best medium would be to share these stories. A traveling exhibit is still a viable route and we are now assessing if a podcast chronicling the stories surrounding this topic would also be beneficial to the public. There are currently also several projects other groups in the region are leading that these oral histories could enhance or supplement, such as the upcoming traveling exhibit ?We Are Water MN? from the Minnesota Humanities Center that MDC will be hosting in spring 2020.",,3229,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",6458,,"Rich Puhek, Chair Jackie Corradi-Simon, Vice-Chair Robin Harkonen, Treasurer Carmen Bradach, Secretary Dan Vidmar Jessalyn Sabin Craig Hattam Michael Fredeen",0.2,"Minnesota Discovery Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To document in 12 oral history interviews the history of sulfide mining in Minnesota.",2018-09-01,2019-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Allyse,Freeman,"Minnesota Discovery Center"," 1005 Discovery Drive "," Chisholm "," MN ",55719,"(218) 254-1238"," allyse.freeman@mndiscoverycenter.com ",Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Aitkin, Crow Wing, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/sulfide-mining-oral-history-project,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No
9467,"Superior Hiking Trail Construction - Sec 14 to Martin Road",2012,30000,"M.L. 2011 First Special Session Ch. 6 Art. 3 Sec. 3(c) (1) & M.S. 85.535","$7331000 the first year and $7686000 the second year are for grants under Minnesota Statutes section 85.535 to acquire develop improve and restore parks and trails of regional or statewide significance outside of the metropolitan area as defined in Minnesota Statutes section 473.121 subdivision 2.",,,,,,,,,,"Normanna Township",,"to construct 5.9 miles of the Superior Hiking Trail from west of Reservoir Road in Normanna Township to Martin Road in Duluth",,,2012-04-10,2014-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,Traci,Vibo,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","Saint Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5619",traci.vibo@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/superior-hiking-trail-construction-sec-14-martin-road,,,,
10031414,"Supporting Minnesota Teachers to Implement Culturally Sustaining Environmental Education",2025,295000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 05c","$295,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to provide workshops across Minnesota to train middle school and high school teachers in how to meet new state science standards by integrating western science and Indigenous perspectives in sustainability and water conservation education.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,2.32,"U of MN","Public College/University","To support teachers in addressing new science standards , we propose a series of workshops across Minnesota facilitating conversation about sustainability and water conservation, specifically integrating western science and Indigenous perspectives.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2026-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Seth,Thompson,"U of MN","420 Delaware Street SE A448 Mayo",Minneapolis,MN,55455,"(605) 431-7747",thom2587@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/supporting-minnesota-teachers-implement-culturally-sustaining-environmental-education,,,,
2967,"Supporting Community-Driven Sustainable Bioenergy Projects",2012,75000,"M.L. 2011, First Special Session, Chp. 2, Art.3, Sec. 2, Subd. 07","$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the second year are from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Dovetail Partners, Inc., in cooperation with the University of Minnesota to assess feasibility, impacts, and management needs of community-scale forest bioenergy systems through pilot studies in Ely and Cook County and to disseminate findings to inform related efforts in other communities.","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,75000,,,0.98,"Dovetail Partners, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","PROJECT OVERVIEW Small scale community bioenergy systems hold significant promise for increasing energy security, reducing carbon emissions, and contributing to local economies. These types of systems rely on materials such as wood and grasses sourced from the surrounding area as fuel sources for local energy production. However, many questions still remain about how to effectively and sustainably implement these types of community bioenergy systems. Dovetail Partners is piloting an effort with the City of Ely and Cook County to develop the information and tools necessary for communities to assess the viability of these types of energy systems based on the resources available within their own regions. OVERALL PROJECT OUTCOME AND RESULTS This project helps guide development of sustainable community-scale forest bioenergy programs in Northeast Minnesota and provides examples from the region to assist communities statewide considering similar projects. Locally produced, community-based renewable energy systems hold significant promise for increasing energy security, reducing carbon emissions, and contributing to local economies. The goals of this project were to develop and share information and tools that address key questions about the viability of community bioenergy systems. During the first phase, existing models and planning tools were adapted to evaluate feasibility, impacts, and management needs for community-scale and other small bioenergy applications being proposed in Ely and Cook County. During the second phase of the project, the information and tools developed in Ely and Cook County were shared with communities, land managers, policymakers, investors, and others interested in the long-term prospects and viability of locally produced bioenergy. The results of the project indicate that there are abundant potential biomass supplies that could meet the needs of the community-scaled biomass energy projects being considered. The financial analysis illustrates that a number of the projects being considered have reasonable potential payback periods and other positive indications of financial feasibility. The environmental review reports summarize major considerations that were identified in interviews with local stakeholders and provide information about the mitigations that are in place to manage risk (e.g., Minnesota""s use of biomass harvesting guidelines, third-party forest certification and ecological monitoring). At this time, the community of Ely is considering options for moving forward with a biomass system or systems that could serve the community college, hospital, school and/or other facilities. The community of Grand Marais has completed additional engineering analysis for a potential district heating system that could serve a number of public buildings and private businesses that represent the major potential customers for the system. PROJECT RESULTS USE AND DISSEMINATION< The study team has prepared and made publicly available the final reports and fact sheets from the project that address the estimates of available fuel supplies for biomass facilities in Ely and Cook County and evaluations of potential environmental impacts and available mitigations. An additional report, ""Community-Driven Biomass Energy Opportunities - A Northern Minnesota Case Study"" has been prepared and made publicly available. The report highlights the findings from the projects and also describes the approach and community-driven structure of the project, conclusions and recommendations that can assist other communities facing similar questions and decisions about renewable energy. The fact sheets, complete reports and the executive summary report are available at the project website (http://www.dovetailinc.org/content/lccmr-supporting-community-driven-sustainable-bioenergy-projects). Community meetings were held in Grand Marais and Ely throughout the project to engage community input and present project findings to community members. Presentations about the project have been made to the Minnesota Forest Resources Council, Minnesota Forest Resources Partnership, and attendees of the Heating the Midwest Conference held in Carlton, Minnesota. Project information, products and results have been shared through the webpages that have been maintained throughout the project. These pages have shared the fact sheets, reports, and materials distributed at public meetings (e.g., presentation slides). News releases have also been distributed during the project, including radio interviews and newspaper articles in Ely and Grand Marais as well as statewide media engagement (e.g., Midwest Energy News). The activities of the project also included meetings with diverse partner groups, including staff of CERTs, landowner and land managers, loggers and forest product industry representatives, environmental and conservation organizations, local residents and other Minnesota citizens.",,"FINAL REPORT",2011-07-01,2013-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Kathryn,Fernholz,"Dovetail Partners Inc","528 Hennepin Ave, Ste 202",Minneapolis,MN,55429,"(612) 333-0430",katie@dovetailinc.org,"Analysis/Interpretation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Planning","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Cook, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/supporting-community-driven-sustainable-bioenergy-projects,,,,
2967,"Supporting Community-Driven Sustainable Bioenergy Projects",2013,75000,"M.L. 2011, First Special Session, Chp. 2, Art.3, Sec. 2, Subd. 07","$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the second year are from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Dovetail Partners, Inc., in cooperation with the University of Minnesota to assess feasibility, impacts, and management needs of community-scale forest bioenergy systems through pilot studies in Ely and Cook County and to disseminate findings to inform related efforts in other communities.","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,75000,,,0.97,"Dovetail Partners, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","PROJECT OVERVIEW Small scale community bioenergy systems hold significant promise for increasing energy security, reducing carbon emissions, and contributing to local economies. These types of systems rely on materials such as wood and grasses sourced from the surrounding area as fuel sources for local energy production. However, many questions still remain about how to effectively and sustainably implement these types of community bioenergy systems. Dovetail Partners is piloting an effort with the City of Ely and Cook County to develop the information and tools necessary for communities to assess the viability of these types of energy systems based on the resources available within their own regions. OVERALL PROJECT OUTCOME AND RESULTS This project helps guide development of sustainable community-scale forest bioenergy programs in Northeast Minnesota and provides examples from the region to assist communities statewide considering similar projects. Locally produced, community-based renewable energy systems hold significant promise for increasing energy security, reducing carbon emissions, and contributing to local economies. The goals of this project were to develop and share information and tools that address key questions about the viability of community bioenergy systems. During the first phase, existing models and planning tools were adapted to evaluate feasibility, impacts, and management needs for community-scale and other small bioenergy applications being proposed in Ely and Cook County. During the second phase of the project, the information and tools developed in Ely and Cook County were shared with communities, land managers, policymakers, investors, and others interested in the long-term prospects and viability of locally produced bioenergy. The results of the project indicate that there are abundant potential biomass supplies that could meet the needs of the community-scaled biomass energy projects being considered. The financial analysis illustrates that a number of the projects being considered have reasonable potential payback periods and other positive indications of financial feasibility. The environmental review reports summarize major considerations that were identified in interviews with local stakeholders and provide information about the mitigations that are in place to manage risk (e.g., Minnesota""s use of biomass harvesting guidelines, third-party forest certification and ecological monitoring). At this time, the community of Ely is considering options for moving forward with a biomass system or systems that could serve the community college, hospital, school and/or other facilities. The community of Grand Marais has completed additional engineering analysis for a potential district heating system that could serve a number of public buildings and private businesses that represent the major potential customers for the system. PROJECT RESULTS USE AND DISSEMINATION< The study team has prepared and made publicly available the final reports and fact sheets from the project that address the estimates of available fuel supplies for biomass facilities in Ely and Cook County and evaluations of potential environmental impacts and available mitigations. An additional report, ""Community-Driven Biomass Energy Opportunities - A Northern Minnesota Case Study"" has been prepared and made publicly available. The report highlights the findings from the projects and also describes the approach and community-driven structure of the project, conclusions and recommendations that can assist other communities facing similar questions and decisions about renewable energy. The fact sheets, complete reports and the executive summary report are available at the project website (http://www.dovetailinc.org/content/lccmr-supporting-community-driven-sustainable-bioenergy-projects). Community meetings were held in Grand Marais and Ely throughout the project to engage community input and present project findings to community members. Presentations about the project have been made to the Minnesota Forest Resources Council, Minnesota Forest Resources Partnership, and attendees of the Heating the Midwest Conference held in Carlton, Minnesota. Project information, products and results have been shared through the webpages that have been maintained throughout the project. These pages have shared the fact sheets, reports, and materials distributed at public meetings (e.g., presentation slides). News releases have also been distributed during the project, including radio interviews and newspaper articles in Ely and Grand Marais as well as statewide media engagement (e.g., Midwest Energy News). The activities of the project also included meetings with diverse partner groups, including staff of CERTs, landowner and land managers, loggers and forest product industry representatives, environmental and conservation organizations, local residents and other Minnesota citizens.",,"FINAL REPORT",2011-07-01,2013-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Kathryn,Fernholz,"Dovetail Partners Inc","528 Hennepin Ave, Ste 202",Minneapolis,MN,55429,"(612) 333-0430",katie@dovetailinc.org,"Analysis/Interpretation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Planning","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Cook, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/supporting-community-driven-sustainable-bioenergy-projects,,,,
1320,"Surface Water Assessment Monitoring 2011-Superior Basin Lakes",2011,16283,,,,,,,,,,,.20,"University of Minnesota","Public College/University","This project will provide complementary (same year) physical and chemical data sets for three MPCA prioritized lakes in NE Minnesota to incorporate into the overall State database for MPCA assessment purposes as well as research purposes.",,,2011-03-15,2013-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Richard ",Axler,"University of Minnesota-NRRI",,,,,"(218) 720-4316",raxler@nrri.umn.edu,"Assessment/Evaluation, Monitoring","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Itasca, Lake, St. Louis",,"Cloquet River, Lake Superior - South, St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/surface-water-assessment-monitoring-2011-superior-basin-lakes,,,,
838,"SWAG 10- St Louis River Alliance Stream Monitoring Project",2010,48685,,,,,,,,,,,.50,"St. Louis River Citizen Action Committee","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The St. Louis River Alliance will complete the data set for the water quality assessment of six target streams in the Lake Superior Basin. These streams are the Gooseberry River, Beaver River, Lester River, Big Sucker River, Split Rock River and Knife River. In addition, the St. Louis River Alliance will complete the data set for the water quality assessment of two non-target streams in the St. Louis River watershed. These two streams are Coffee Creek and Buckingham Creek. The St. Louis River Alliance's goal for this project is to provide data to complete water quality assessments for six streams in the Lake Superior basin and for two streams in the St. Louis River watershed. ",,,2010-04-01,2012-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Julene ",boe,"St. Louis River Citizen Action Committee",,,,,"(218) 733-9520",slrcac@stlouisriver.org,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,"Lake Superior - North, Lake Superior - South",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/swag-10-st-louis-river-alliance-stream-monitoring-project,,,,
841,"SWAG 10- Assessing Itasca County's Big/Little Fork Basin Lakes",2010,117272,,,,,,,,,,,.56,"Itasca Community College","Public College/University","This assessment will be performed using scientific volunteers, will build capacity at a technical training program at Itasca Community College (ICC), and will provide MPCA with answers providing a reasonable expectation for water quality in this under-studied region of Minnesota. The purpose of this project is to inventory the water quality of 6 of the high priority Big Fork watershed lakes targeted by MPCA and 39 additional lakes between 100 and 500 acres in the Big Fork River watershed, the Little Fork River watershed, the upper Mississippi basin, and a in a part of Itasca County that USGS and MDNR placed nominally in the Prairie-Willow drainage (Mississippi tributary) but really either flow north to the Big Fork or are endorheic. Each lake will be sampled on 8 occasions over two years. The samples will measure phosphorus, nitrogen, chlorophyll, color, alkalinity, pH, dissolved organic carbon as mixed zone (2m) integrated samples and field depth-profiles of temperature, oxygen, pH, turbidity, and conductivity. ",,,2010-04-01,2012-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Pat,Leistikow,"Itasca Community College",,,,,"(218) 322-2403",pleistikow@itascacc.edu,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Itasca, Koochiching, St. Louis",,"Big Fork River, Little Fork River, Mississippi River - Twin Cities",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/swag-10-assessing-itasca-countys-biglittle-fork-basin-lakes,,,,
869,"SWAG 10- Yellow Medicine River SWAG Program",2010,26995,,,,,,,,,,,.20,"Yellow Medicine River Watershed District","Local/Regional Government","This project will allow monitoring to take place on nine stream sites and characterize their water quality and determine their impaired status for biological and chemical parameters. The physical and chemical measurements will include dissolved oxygen, pH, temperature, conductivity, transparency, total phosphorus, total Kjeldahl nitrogen, total suspended solids, total volatile solids, nitrite-nitrate nitrogen, chloride, sulfate, hardness and e-coli. ",,,2010-04-01,2012-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Cindy ",Potz,"Yellow Medicine River Watershed District",,,,,"(507) 872-6720",ymrw@centurytel.net,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine",,"Minnesota River - Yellow Medicine River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/swag-10-yellow-medicine-river-swag-program,,,,
2028,"SWAG11-St Louis River Alliance Stream Monitoring Project",2011,29791,,,,,,,,,,,.40,"St. Louis River Alliance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","For this project, the St. Louis River Alliance will complete the data set for the water quality assessment of six streams in the Lake Superior Basin. These streams include the French River, Talmadge River, East Split Rock River, Skunk Creek, Chester Creek and Tischer Creek. ",,,2011-03-25,2013-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Julene,Boe,"St. Louis River Alliance",,,,,218-733-9520,slrcac@stlouisriver.org,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Lake, St. Louis",,"Lake Superior - South",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/swag11-st-louis-river-alliance-stream-monitoring-project,,,,
1429,"SWCD's Incentives and BMPs in the Redwood and Cottonwood Watersheds",2010,75000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 2, Section 6 (c)","(c) $3,000,000 the first year and $3,000,000 the second year are for nonpoint source pollution reduction and restoration grants to watershed districts, watershed management organizations, counties, and soil and water conservation districts for grants in addition to grants available under paragraphs (a) and (b) to keep water on the land and to protect, enhance, and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams, and to protect groundwater and drinking water. The projects must be of long-lasting public benefit, include a local match, and be consistent with TMDL implementation plans or local water management plans. Up to five percent may be used for administering the grants (2010 - Clean Water Assistance)",,"Installed 63 Best management practices and 4 incentive contracts. 247 tons of sediment and 377 pounds of Phosphorus saved annually. ",,51271,,,,,,"Redwood Cottonwood Rivers Control Area JPB",,"The soil and water conservation districts within the watersheds for the Redwood and Cottonwood Rivers have been putting conservation practices on the ground for years in a long-running collaborative effort. The projects are intended to address the causes of poor water quality identified in several historical diagnostic studies and the Lower Minnesota River Dissolved Oxygen TMDL.The practices target groundwater protection and the reduction of phosphorus and sediment to surface water resources.This Clean Water Fund Grant will enhance and accelerate the efforts already being implemented through funds from state cost share, Water Management Program, Ag BMP loan, Special Nutrient Management Grant, and federal grants such as 319 program and EQIP.Through trial application of grid sampling and precision application of agricultural chemicals, it has been shown it is possible to decrease the amount of phosphorus and nitrogen applied for agricultural production. A case study on 480 acres has provided local data to promote the project on a wide scale. With this case study, along with sediment basins, waterways, and terraces, the districts will continue to work with landowners in these two watersheds to reduce phosphorus and sediment reduction. ",,,,,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,,,,,,,,,,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Brown, Cottonwood, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Pipestone, Redwood, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/swcds-incentives-and-bmps-redwood-and-cottonwood-watersheds,,,"Nicole Clapp",No
10004180,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2018,1240,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","I hope to improve my cinematography by removing the problems caused by inaccurate monitors. Specifically, I plan to solve this through purchasing the Small HD 503 Monitor. Focus and exposure are the keystones to cinematography and without the proper tools, they can be impossible to execute. The measurable outcomes of this technological update include a clearer, more accurately focused video because of the monitor's high-resolution daylight viewable screen and an increased level of consistency between scenes within a project because of the color accurate screen and exposure tools the monitor provides. Upon completion of my first project with the monitor, I will use a variety of methods to measure the outcomes and impacts of its use. First, I will view the daily footage and check to see if the focusing ability and accuracy has improved. There are specific times when I struggle with focusing and I will see if I was able to keep better focus in those situations because of the quality of the screen. The result will be more usable footage because of the increased frequency in which the subject is in focus. Secondly, I will bring the footage into DaVinci Resolve and view the footage while monitoring with an RGB (Red Green Blue) parade waveform. This will show me how consistently I was able to expose the image, paying specific attention to the IRE (Institute of Radio Engineers) of skin tones and background elements. I will have achieved my goal if my ability to keep focus and keep consistency between scenes has shown significant improvement.","After comparing footage and income from the year prior to having the monitor I noticed an: - Increased ability to focus and maintain focus with moving objects - Increased ability to light a scene accurately - Attracted bigger clients.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",959,"Other,local or private",2199,,,,"Kellen Witschen",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"I am requesting funds to upgrade my viewing monitor to help improve my cinematography.",2017-11-01,2018-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kellen,Witschen,"Kellen Witschen",,,MN,,"(218) 780-9240 ",krwitschen@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-47,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Jon Brophy: lighting and costume designer; Ryuta Nakajima: professor of fine art at the University of Minnesota-Duluth, visual artist; Amy Varsek: Education Director at Duluth Art Institute, visual artist.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.",,2
10004181,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2018,1240,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","My goal is to obtain a Toyota Sienna Minivan to transport myself, the Superior Siren band members, and our music equipment locally and nationally to practices, rehearsals, shows, events, and business meetings. My goal is to complete a tour of the Midwestern United States following the release of the debut full-length Superior Siren album with the use of said van. I also aim to gain listeners of Superior Siren, increase opportunities, and build my career as a musician. The outcome of this project will be the ability to transport myself, the band members of Superior Siren, and our music equipment locally and nationally to practices, rehearsals, shows, events, and business meetings. Another outcome will be the completion of a Superior Siren tour of the Midwest. Sharing the music with a larger audience will produce a growth in support from listeners as our music flourishes. Finally, I will become a more professional artist. My goal to obtain a minivan will be measured by the successful ownership of said van. The outcome of the ownership of the minivan will be the ability to transport myself, my band members, and music equipment locally and nationally to practices, rehearsals, shows, events, and business meetings. This outcome will be measured by the success of transportation to destinations. I will evaluate the success of the Midwest tour by the completion of performances in cities throughout the Midwestern United States. A greater audience of Superior Siren will be measured by a growth in social media traffic, an increase in music sales, greater attendance at shows, and more invitations to perform. This outcome will produce more performance opportunities and aid the foundation of my music career.","An actual measurable outcome from completing this project is the ownership of a 2004 Toyota Sienna Minivan. Another actual measurable outcome of this project is the ability to transport myself, the band members of Superior Siren, and our music equipment locally and nationally to practices, rehearsals, shows, events, and business meetings. By using the van for the Superior Siren Tour throughout the Midwestern United States, a measurable outcome will be an increase in listenership, music sales, and performance opportunities.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",2360,"Other,local or private",3600,,,,"Laura Sellner",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"Support to purchase a Superior Siren Tour Van",2017-11-01,2018-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laura,Sellner,"Laura Sellner",,,MN,,"(218) 491-1726 ",superiorsirenmusic@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Aitkin, Cook, Carlton, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-48,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Jon Brophy: lighting and costume designer; Ryuta Nakajima: professor of fine art at the University of Minnesota-Duluth, visual artist; Amy Varsek: Education Director at Duluth Art Institute, visual artist.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952 ",1
10004182,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2018,949,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","Last winter I attended a 9-week jewelry class at Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts in San Francisco. One of the topics we studied was hand engraving and carving, an art that goes back (on metal) to the 1st Millennium B.C.E. Although it is a time-consuming process, I loved it. The finished pieces can be quite beautiful, but I also became enamored with the history of engraving, the origins of which can be traced back to the invention of the printing process. The tools are also unique and wonderful; they have not changed in 2000 years. The points themselves can be studied, as small variations in a point can lead to dramatic differences in the finished piece. I would like to buy a power-assisted hand engraver kit that would let me hand engrave and carve without the physical toll and time needed to do classic hand engraving and carving. I have a combination of tendinitis and elbow problems, and the kit would allow me to develop my work for many years to come. I intend for the art of engraving to be a major part of my jewelry-making repertoire. The power-assisted engraver will allow this to happen, will allow me to explore my artistic vision without restrictions. Therefore, if I'm still engraving years down the road, then that will mean the engraver did its job, and allowed me to continue creatively exploring this wonderful discipline in spite of some physical limitations.","I intended for the art of engraving to be a major part of my jewelry-making repertoire. The power-assisted engraver allowed this to happen, enabled me to explore my artistic vision without restrictions. The power engraver opened the door for me to continue exploring this wonderful discipline in spite of some physical limitations.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",851,"Other,local or private",1800,,,,"Lily Winter",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"Power-Assisted Hand Engraving Kit for Use in Jewelry-Making",2017-11-01,2018-11-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lily,Winter,"Lily Winter",,,MN,,"(218) 301-9816 ",lilywinterjewelry@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Itasca, St. Louis, Crow Wing, Cass, Beltrami",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-49,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Jon Brophy: lighting and costume designer; Ryuta Nakajima: professor of fine art at the University of Minnesota-Duluth, visual artist; Amy Varsek: Education Director at Duluth Art Institute, visual artist.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.",,2
10004183,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2018,1240,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","My current goals are to expand my venues to art galleries, and to make my existence sustainable with sales and consistently paid artistic work opportunities. I want to achieve proficiency in carving wood with hands-on guided instruction of new skills and tools. This medium will enhance my work and versatility as an artist with small sculptures, masks, and puppets. I will add these products to my website along with graphic work that has resulted in a promising line of handmade products. I will receive immediate and accurate feedback from an expert woodcarver. I will produce new works for exhibit in galleries and offer them for sale on my website. I will seek and secure commissions for future work.","I have a functional workspace and tools to practice woodworking. I have new knowledge of wood carving tools and techniques.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",1310,"Other,local or private",2550,,,,"Mary K. Plaster",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant ",,"Support needed for wood carving lessons and purchase of tools ",2017-11-01,2018-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Plaster,"Mary K. Plaster AKA Mary Plaster",,,MN,,"(218) 310-6289 ",artist@maryplaster.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Hennepin, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-50,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Jon Brophy: lighting and costume designer; Ryuta Nakajima: professor of fine art at the University of Minnesota-Duluth, visual artist; Amy Varsek: Education Director at Duluth Art Institute, visual artist. ","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center. ",,2
10004184,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2018,1004,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","In the short term, the keyboard accessories will help prevent any damage to my keyboard. The trumpet will look and sound better on stage than the current one not only in the short term, but will last me many years. Playing more styles and collaborators demands more flexibility. In the long term, the trumpet and harmonica will allow me to sound better in multiple genres and among multiple artists with their own unique sounds. These items are necessary for me to be able continue advance musically and push past any anticipated plateau"" whose only limiting factor is equipment quality. After every show I play, I ask several people in the crowd what they thought not only of the band, but my parts specifically. Usually I ask repeat attendees who have a standard of comparison. I also do this with my band members. Therefore, I will be able to know if my goals are being reached through the use of my new equipment. People will certainly notice the use of the new harmonica as well, providing a sort of instant gratification for repeat attendees who have never seen it in performance for the primary band. I will be able to determine if I've achieved greater flexibility based on comparing my previous stylistic work with new stylistic work, particularly in terms of scope of instrumentality.""",,,906,"Other,local or private",1910,,,,"Matthew Ferguson",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"Purchase of higher-grade used trumpet, chromatic harmonica, and accessories for keyboard/synthesizer",2017-11-01,2018-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Matthew,Ferguson,"Matthew Ferguson",,,MN,,"(218) 591-8940 ",r.matthew.ferguson@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-51,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Jon Brophy: lighting and costume designer; Ryuta Nakajima: professor of fine art at the University of Minnesota-Duluth, visual artist; Amy Varsek: Education Director at Duluth Art Institute, visual artist.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952 ",1
10004185,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2018,1240,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","My goal is to purchase a new computer to utilize for documentation, promotion, and to propose exhibitions of my existing and future work. My outcomes are two-fold: 1. To increase my ease of access to editing and submitting proposals. 2. To free up more time to work on researching exhibitions and making new work.","Purchased a computer which enabled me to: Update my archives and website, apply for exhibitions, improve my overall reach with my work.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",1252,"Other,local or private",2492,,,,"Sarah M. Erickson AKA Sarah Brokke",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant ",,"Funds for purchase of a new computer for editing images and creation of promotional materials. ",2017-11-01,2018-03-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Erickson,"Sarah M. Erickson AKA Sarah Brokke",,,MN,,"(218) 341-4219 ",sarahbrokkeart@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-52,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Jon Brophy: lighting and costume designer; Ryuta Nakajima: professor of fine art at the University of Minnesota-Duluth, visual artist; Amy Varsek: Education Director at Duluth Art Institute, visual artist. ","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center. ",,2
10004186,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2018,1122,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","The goal for this proposal is to obtain professional gear (22-Watt Fender Duluxe Reverb Reissue tube amplifier paired with a Fender 60's Jazzmaster Lacquer electric guitar) for recording and performing. The gear that I currently have was not and is not at a high quality level suitable for both studio work and larger performances. When I'd attempt to incorporate electric guitar into my recordings or songs, it felt quite insufficient and unprofessional using mediocre gear. With a high caliber amp and electric guitar, I can feel confident in the quality of work I'm sharing. As it is a goal of mine to produce and perform new material for a new record, I will need high quality and professional gear to take my art to a higher level of professionalism. In order to meet my goals at both a polished and effective level, it will require equipment that promises a professional presentation and sound that is unique to my craft. I will know that this equipment has impacted my previously stated goals if I am able to work with sound engineers and professionals who support the quality of the gear. If the amplifier and guitar together can be used for larger rooms and stages at a professional projection and performance level, then I will have a set up that I am able to feel confident in and proud about while performing. This will propel me to continue performing and creating new work. Furthermore, as an artist, having professional and quality gear shows my commitment to my craft in the field. I believe that professionals in the field (booking, sound engineering, promotion, radio, fellow artists) find more value in an artist's work if that artist demonstrates proper attention to dynamics, detail, tone, and quality. After all, this form of art is about using sound to reach others. I believe that, after the quality of the song itself, the quality of the gear is what makes this effective and powerful.","Purchase of a high level performance amplifier and electric guitar for recording and performance purposes -be able to have professional gear as my work expands and to feel comfortable using it to play to both small rooms and large open audiences -be able to have professional gear to use during both demo and professional recording sessions that sounds clear and crisp.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",941,"Other,local or private",2063,,,,"Sarah J. Krueger",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"Funds to purchase professional performance gear (electric amplifier and electric guitar).",2017-11-02,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,,,"Sarah J. Krueger","33 Riverside Dr",Duluth,MN,55808,"(715) 828-0765 ",krue0295@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-53,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Jon Brophy: lighting and costume designer; Ryuta Nakajima: professor of fine art at the University of Minnesota-Duluth, visual artist; Amy Varsek: Education Director at Duluth Art Institute, visual artist.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.",,2
10004187,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2018,688,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","The goal of purchasing the telephoto zoom lens for my camera is to be able to take my own, quality reference photos of my subject matter, wildlife. Since my work focuses on the details and physiological accuracy of many species, this would make me more independent, quicker, allow more creativity, give me more ownership of my work, and provide better accuracy. It would allow me to better explore the long-term goal of doing children's illustration. Switching from photos from friends and found in public domain databases (often after hours of searching), to my own, high quality, zoomed in images, would revolutionize the way I am able to work. I will look at how many paintings I am using my own reference for, and how often I have to look for outside reference images. I will compare my output time to before I had the lens. Taking ownership of my process from beginning to end, adding authenticity doesn't need to be measured it just is. I can look at how many projects and paintings I had previously put on hold or couldn't accomplish would be feasible.","The main measurable outcome is being able to take and use my own photos as reference material for my paintings, instead having to find and use someone else's images. The effects of this include shortening the length of time for each painting by eliminating the step of searching for appropriate reference images and allowing me more creativity (with the ability to take the photos I need for what I envision). I am able to create paintings that would have been very difficult or impossible before. The authenticity of me having ownership of the entire process, beginning to end, may not be measurable, but is equally important.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",811,"Other,local or private",1499,,,,"Alexa Carson",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"Zoom lens for my camera",2017-11-01,2018-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alexa,Carson,"Alexa Carson",,,MN,,"(614) 592-8233 ",alexa@alexacarson.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-54,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Jon Brophy: lighting and costume designer; Ryuta Nakajima: professor of fine art at the University of Minnesota-Duluth, visual artist; Amy Varsek: Education Director at Duluth Art Institute, visual artist.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.",,2
10004189,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2018,1029,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","My goal is to create a studio space with proper jewelry equipment and tools that will make my time spent metalsmithing more organized, efficient and comfortable. After completing an intensive metalsmithing workshop, I discovered that my efficiency and comfort level can be improved by utilizing proper tools and bench setups that were meant for metalsmithing. I realized that I am lacking a proper space to create my art, as well as a proper jeweler's torch that has enough power to manipulate metal to its fullest potential. Reaching my goal of having a proper jewelry studio setup and torch is very attainable with some funding. My goal will be measured by comfort level and sense of satisfaction after a day at the bench utilizing the new set-up and torch. As an artist, one of my big goals is to be more efficient and organized in order to get the most out of my time at the bench. Time spent on my art is very precious. After spending time in a proper set up during my intensive metalsmithing course at Quench Jewelry Arts, I felt more inspired and comfortable creating my art. My flow improved when I had the opportunity to use the bench at torch at Quench Jewelry Arts. I will know if the purchases had an impact on my artistic goals if I feel that flow and efficiency again.","Measurable: My goal will be measured by comfort level and sense of satisfaction after a day at the bench utilizing the new set-up and torch.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",931,"Other,local or private",1960,,,,"Elizabeth Pawlik",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"metalsmithing tools: jewelry bench and torch",2018-07-01,2018-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elizabeth,Pawlik,"Elizabeth Pawlik",,,MN,,"(701) 212-0650 ",elizabeth.pawlik@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-56,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Jon Brophy: lighting and costume designer; Ryuta Nakajima: professor of fine art at the University of Minnesota-Duluth, visual artist; Amy Varsek: Education Director at Duluth Art Institute, visual artist.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.",,2
10004191,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2018,1209,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","My goal is to use this equipment to expand my portfolio with the highest quality of my work. I believe these tools are the necessary materials to propel my art to where I want it to be.","By receiving this grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, I know that all of my future projects will produce the most optimal quality. This equipment will aid the progression of my art and provides me with the tools that are involved in professional grade content creation.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",1091,"Other,local or private",2300,,,,"Eric A. Soderberg",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"Updated Computer, Camera Stabilizer, Field Monitor,",2017-11-01,2017-11-05,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Eric,Soderberg,"Eric A. Soderberg",,,MN,,"(320) 267-6624 ",ericsode@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-58,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Jon Brophy: lighting and costume designer; Ryuta Nakajima: professor of fine art at the University of Minnesota-Duluth, visual artist; Amy Varsek: Education Director at Duluth Art Institute, visual artist.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.",,2
10005655,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2018,1611,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The objective of this project is to obtain a dust collector to install in my banjo making shop to improve power tool efficiency and safety and also create a healthier dust-free work environment as I build banjos. A dedicated central dust collector is designed to create suction moving large volumes of air that when connected to a woodworking tool, removes dust and chips as wood is cut or shaped. Without adequate dust removal, chips and dust may foul a blade or cutter resulting in unsafe operating conditions, or debris may accumulate in the workspace creating a safety hazard. Prolonged exposure to airborne wood dust has negative consequences for the respiratory system and has been linked to certain cancers. I would like to keep my shop a clean, safe space as I build banjos and an improved dust collection system is a key component to a building a better banjo and a healthier banjo maker. I will consider this project successful upon installation of a central dust collector. Building a banjo is a reductive process. Large pieces of wood are sawed, glued, resawn, carved, sanded and shaped with a myriad of tools that produce as a waste product large quantities of dust and woodchips. Without a method to collect this waste, sawdust ends up on the shop floor, in machinery, on the builder and everywhere else. My shop is located in the basement of my home and I often end up tracking sawdust throughout the house despite my best efforts. A central dust collector with the capacity necessary to collect dust from my tablesaw, bandsaw, planer and jointer will reduce the amount of unwanted sawdust in my shop. Upon installation of the collector I will evaluate the dust removal efficacy by machine and also the decrease in dust in the shop. Additionally, I will evaluate the time saving and quality improvement in my banjo building as a result of a more pleasant work environment.","Dust collection in shop has been much improved. The system, matched with equipment needed in in the banjo making process, has greatly improved both air-quality and operational efficiency allowing me to build better banjos.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",544,"Other,local or private",2155,,,,"Ben Cogger",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"Dust collection for banjo making shop.",2018-05-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ben,Cogger,"Ben Cogger",,,MN,,"(218) 355-0427 ",cogge013@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-61,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Jon Brophy: lighting and costume designer; Amy Varsek: Education Director at Duluth Art Institute, visual artist; Greg Mueller: sculptor.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist",,2
10005664,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2018,900,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The vision for my work has expanded to larger pieces of cast metal sculpture. Molds of over 600 pounds are not safely moved or opened with human power and teamwork. I am in need of a gantry, hoist, chains, etc to be able to carry out my projects. Larger molds will also mean purchase of a cement mixer, as hand and paddle mixing is no longer a feasible solution. Desired outcome, completion of five sand molds of ~600 pounds loaded into vehicle and transported to sculpture workshop in July. Followed by assembly of five finished castings to be displayed together in outdoor installation.","I now have the means to make sand molds in my home studio and safely load them into my truck to be cast at foundry, allowing for larger work. I now also have the means to cast small pieces in my home studio in bronze and aluminum.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",750,"Other,local or private",1650,,,,"David A. Everett",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"Gantry, hoist.",2018-06-21,2018-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,Everett,"David A. Everett",,,MN,,"(218) 724-3615 ",dvdeverett@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Cook",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-63,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Jon Brophy: lighting and costume designer; Amy Varsek: Education Director at Duluth Art Institute, visual artist; Greg Mueller: sculptor.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist",,2
10005680,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2018,1377,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","I want to incorporate color into my work. A color inkjet printer with enable me to do that in a refined manner. My primary desired outcome is that the resulting work excites and satisfies me. A secondary desired outcome is to get a solid body of work together that galleries will be willing to exhibit. I hope thus to gain a larger audience for my work. A measurable outcome would be some upcoming exhibits and then perhaps even some sales. I want to push both the mythical content of my work and create exciting optical effects. I want to see how I can push the visual aspect of the work without losing the content. I make art because it satisfies me, but if it does not communicate or reach and audience the effort will be incomplete. When I do exhibit the resulting work I will ask the people who see the work what it expresses to them. If it retains its emotion impart while it dazzels the eye then it is certainly successfull.",,,433,"Other,local or private",1810,,,,"Jeffrey S. Kalstrom",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"I would like to purchase an inkjet printer, and paper cutter to produce large scale collage prints.",2018-05-07,2018-08-27,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeffrey,Kalstrom,"Jeffrey S. Kalstrom",,,MN,,"(218) 310-8411 ",jkalstrom@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-65,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Jon Brophy: lighting and costume designer; Amy Varsek: Education Director at Duluth Art Institute, visual artist; Greg Mueller: sculptor.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist",,2
10005711,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2018,1800,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal is to purchase a 13 inch MacBook Pro to expand my creative capabilities on future video projects. The outcome I expect is the ability to upload and edit today's highly compressed video formats in real time, rather than waiting endlessly for video rendering and transcoding. The measurable outcome should be immediately apparent when uploading and editing highly compressed video codecs in real time, versus the slow and arduous process of rendering and transcoding my dated computer currently puts me through. It will be a huge time saver, allowing me to be much more productive. My final report will include examples and explanations of the MacBook Pro's processing abilities.","I know own and use a MacBook Pro for video and photographic work.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",1020,"Other,local or private",2820,,,,"Jason L. Page",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant ",,"I intend to purchase a 13"" Mac Book Pro. ",2018-05-01,2018-11-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jason,Page,"Jason L. Page",,,MN,,"(218) 393-4224 ",jason@4trackfilms.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-66,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Jon Brophy: lighting and costume designer; Amy Varsek: Education Director at Duluth Art Institute, visual artist; Greg Mueller: sculptor. ","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist ",,2
10005716,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2018,1800,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Facilitate good quality sound recording by purchasing sound recording equipments Completing projects when laptop, Logic Pro X Software, Microphone, Mini USB-mixer, headphones, hard drive, and XLR Cords, are Purchased will be my measuring outcome.",,,570,"Other,local or private",2370,,,,"Howard Ross",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"Music Recording equipment.",2018-05-01,2018-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Howard,Ross,"Howard Ross",,,MN,,"(218) 221-0994 ",howardkool14@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-67,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Jon Brophy: lighting and costume designer; Amy Varsek: Education Director at Duluth Art Institute, visual artist; Greg Mueller: sculptor.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist",,2
10005732,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2018,585,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","This projects goal is to insure my equipments safety and functionality and to increase the tonal quality of my musical output. The outcomes of my project will be measured by the maintained quality of my equipment over time. The increased quality of my music due to the addition or exchange of guitar pedals will be subjective for the listener and likewise will be appreciated by me and my fellow band mates. Ideally this will also be measured by the increase in musical collaborations and endeavors that I might be invited to participate in as a result of this increased quality.",,,185,"Other,local or private",770,,,,"Corey Gice",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"A protective travel case for my guitar pedal effect board and three guitar pedals.",2018-05-01,2018-08-02,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Corey,Gice,"Corey Gice",,,MN,,"(763) 227-6522 ",coreygice@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-69,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Jon Brophy: lighting and costume designer; Amy Varsek: Education Director at Duluth Art Institute, visual artist; Greg Mueller: sculptor.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952 ",1
10005779,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2018,1800,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","I intend to upgrade my hardware by purchasing an iMac with 27ö display. I also intend to upgrade the intel processor and memory core from standard in order to assist in running my current drafting and editing programs more efficiently. This equipment upgrade would allow me to update my current drafting programs and eventually allow me to purchase the design software programs considered standard in the theater industry. My current laptop is inefficient due to aging hardware, slow processors, a low level of RAM, and a smaller display. The improvement in equipment would significantly impact my ability to be a more productive Scenic Designer and will also allow me to streamline all the major areas of my business: image rendering, 3D modeling, and drafting ground plans and elevations, as well as the management of my business website. These upgrades will also significantly improve my ability to communicate and transfer the elements of my designs to the other members of the production team. I will measure the success and improvements made to my business, with the assistance of the upgraded computer system, by carefully documenting and listing: the significant improvements that I am able to make to my website, the design software I am able to attain and/or update, the quantity of design tasks I am able to complete for each theatrical production I design, as well as the reach of their estimated audiences.","The new computer aided in my design process for the following productions put on by The Duluth Playhouse: - Guys And Dolls Jr. performed 5 shows on the Depot stage this June, reaching approximately 1,000 parents, grandparents and other children. This show was one of two junior summer theatre camps put on by the Duluth Playhouse Children's Theatre. - Peter Pan Jr. performed on the Depot stage for 5 performances this July, reaching approximately 1,000 parents, grandparents and other children. This show was the second of two junior summer theatre camps. - Toxic Avenger performed in the Underground Theatre for 3 weekends. In total this show was viewed by approximately 1200 adults, young adults and teenagers. - Dr. Dolittle opens October 25th, 2018 on the Depot stage and will perform for two weekends. Although the end of the allotted grant period ends before the closing of this show, the new computer aided me greatly in my scenic design. With the scheduled evening, weekend and school matinee performances approximately 1500-2000 parents, students, teachers, grandparents and siblings will see this production. - The computer also aided me in communications, scheduling, planning, and gathering research imagery for an exhibit I installed at the Red River Zoo in Fargo in July, as well as an additional exhibit at the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, MN in September. Both of which will reach countless children and adults.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",908,"Other,local or private",2708,,,,"Ashley C. Wereley",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant ",,"iMac computer to assist and make more efficient the drafting for theatrical scenic design. ",2018-05-02,2018-10-02,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ashley,Wereley,"Ashley C. Wereley",,,MN,,"(763) 607-1621 ",ashleywereley@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-70,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Jon Brophy: lighting and costume designer; Amy Varsek: Education Director at Duluth Art Institute, visual artist; Greg Mueller: sculptor. ","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist ","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952 ",1
10001047,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2017,1059,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","Through the use of high quality sewing machine with features that will save time and effort over a basic sewing machine, my goal is to create detailed costumes more efficiently as well as historically accurately that will enhance an actor's interpretation of a character and an audience's enjoyment of a production visually. I also desire to positively impact actors' artistic development (particularly children and teens) through interacting with them in the process of fittings, historical accuracy, and workability of costumes and to further expand my artistic designing skills through the use of embroidery stitches and the ability to sew through multiple layers of fabric or bulky/thick fabrics quickly and efficiently. This will also help lessen the fibromyalgia pain I experience due to hunching over and fighting"" with a basic sewing machine or resorting to hand sewing by pushing and pulling a needle laborious through thick fabrics -- and many times my fingers! I believe my creativity will be less limited with this machine, and I will be more efficient and productive due to the quality of the machine. Thus, I will be able to create more per show, rather than renting some of the costumes or spending excessive time searching for the supplies (trims, designs) I envision. I will be able to document this with the items I create using the machine.""","Audiences for 4 shows viewed the art I created with the Horizon Memory craft--17th Century gowns with embroidery features from the Memory Craft, leather jerkins 17th century hats sewn with the accufeed feature, lycra bodysuits, and appliques animal bodysuits. It was rewarding to read theater reviews about the authenticity and beauty of my costumes and read Facebook comments about people's love of them.",,1481,"Other, local or private",2540,,,,"Kristen L. Biles",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"I am requesting funds to purchase a Janome Horizons Memory Craft 8900QC sewing machine.",2017-05-02,2017-12-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristen,Biles,"Kristen L. Biles",,,MN,,"(218) 428-8020",kristen.biles@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-33,"Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD; Moira Villiard: visual artist, student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, former Children's Theatre employee.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10001048,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2017,1059,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","My goal is to accurately edit my photographs, in order to publish a book and print a traveling exhibition of my photography on the Saint Croix River. To be able to accomplish this goal, I need the new high end computer monitor I am requesting funds to purchase. I will purchase this computer monitor as soon as allowed by project start date (soon after May 1, 2017). I will then review all previous edits done for this project to refine the accuracy, and do all subsequent editing using this monitor. This will provide properly calibrated files for me to present to the book printer, and for me to use to print exhibition prints. The outcome will be a book and traveling exhibition with the best possible color reproduction. As of now, I plan to publish a first printing of 5,000 of the lowest price book (around $85), and 395 limited edition books in a larger size with accompanying prints. The exhibition will open at the Phipps Center for the Arts in Hudson, and then travel to around six venues in and near the Saint Croix River Watershed. The estimated audience includes viewers of the books and attendees of the exhibitions, plus those attending lectures about this project.","I purchased the new monitor, have calibrated it and am using it to proof the project described in application. The book files will go to printer in November and the book will be released in April. The accuracy of this monitor is vastly superior to my previous one. Thus, I can trust that the book printing will closely match the monitor.",,1984,"Other, local or private",3043,,,,"Craig J. Blacklock",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"Computer monitor for Photoshop editing",2017-05-01,2018-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Craig,Blacklock,"Craig J. Blacklock",,,MN,,"(218) 485-0478",craig@blacklockgallery.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Pine, Hennepin, Ramsey, Chisago, Washington, Hennepin, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-34,"Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD; Moira Villiard: visual artist, student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, former Children's Theatre employee.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10001081,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2017,878,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","The goal of this project is to allow the artist to produce photography prints that may be sold for profit or donated for charitable causes. Outcome 1: The artist will acquire a desktop computer equipped with photo editing software by June 2017. Outcome 2: The artist will purchase a Standard 24 and 50 mm lens to improve the technical capabilities of current equipment and capacity to produce quality photography prints by June 2017. Outcome 3: The artist will produce photography in print and electronic format for personal profit and also for the financial benefit of non-profit and charitable causes. At least one print will be displayed in a gallery or submitted to a photography competition by May 2018. Over twenty photographs will be created and posted in online mediums by May 2018. At least one piece will be made available and used by a non-profit organization or as an in kind donation. Outcome 1: Measure how many pieces of photography are distributed for viewing electronically and in print as a result of equipment purchase. Equipment is purchased and being used by June 2017. Outcome 2: Number of printed and electronic photos produced with new lenses. Also track specifically value of photography art sold and/or donated that was created with this lens purchase. Outcome 3: Track how many photos are featured in online and public galleries. Track total value of photographic art sold and/or donated.","1) I have produced two pieces of photography that are currently for sale in an art shop. They have been for sale at art fairs, and have received several positive comments. 2) I have produced well over 1,000 photos which I have had the opportunity to enhance due to access to better technology (photo editing, better lenses). 3) I have engaged in over 100 hours of personal study and practice in photography in the last year, thereby enhancing my skills. 4) I have provided photography for two community events and donated photos for social media, grant reporting, and general promotional material. 5) My photography has been used and featured on at least one website.",,1177,"Other, local or private",2055,,,,"Josh Gorham",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"A computer for photo editing and a 24 and 50mm prime lens",2017-05-01,2018-04-20,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Josh,Gorham,"Josh Gorham",,,MN,,"(218) 830-0915 ",jgorham44@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-35,"Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD; Moira Villiard: visual artist, student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, former Children's Theatre employee.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952 ",1
10001090,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2017,694,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","I am requesting $1,530 from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. This money with the addition of my $270 will cover the complete purchase of one Sigma 35mm f/1.4 Art Lens and one Sigma 20mm f/1.4 Art Lens. By having these lenses available to me, I will be able to photograph low-light scenes that I presently cannot effectively photograph with my current lenses. With these lenses, I will produce 12 new low-light, long-exposure photographs for exhibition at a local art studio in Duluth, Minnesota in October of 2017. These lenses will then allow me to continue my pursuit of creating high-quality, low-light, long-exposure photographs. The completion of my goal will result in an exhibit in October of 2017 featuring 12 new photographs created with the use of the two Sigma lenses for which I am requesting Arrowhead Regional Arts Council funds. Furthermore, new photographic images will be created with the lenses on an ongoing basis for use in online display, social media, and local galleries.","With the money from the grant, I was able to purchase the gear needed to capture the photographs I originally intended to create. Of the new photos I captured, I decided on 12 final images to present at an exhibit held at On The Rocks Art Studio in Canal Park. The show was available for public viewing for 30 days and the photographs will be added to my website and social media channels. Furthermore, I continue to use the equipment for that capture of more low-light landscape photographs as originally intended and will make those available through my website and social media channels.",,883,"Other, local or private",1577,,,,"Daniel R. Jandl",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"I am requesting two large-aperture camera lenses.",2017-05-01,2017-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Daniel,Jandl,"Daniel R. Jandl",,,MN,,"(218) 839-8765 ",danjandl@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-37,"Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD; Moira Villiard: visual artist, student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, former Children's Theatre employee.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10001096,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2017,333,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","My goal is to use the working equipment attained through this grant in order to complete my film project as designed. I already have a working HD Video camera, and several functioning analog still cameras, however my Super 8mm Camera is no longer operational, and it is integral to obtain the kind of feeling and shot structure necessary for this kind of inter-media essay film project. The grant will allow me to update my equipment so that I can complete the film in the manner in which I've designed it. I plan to begin initial Super 8mm shooting in May of 2017, traveling to various sites scouted across the state of Minnesota. There will be three months of shooting, including dailies, film processing, and re-shoots as needed. Following this, the Super 8mm film footage will be digitized, uploaded, and archived along with the HD video footage and the analog still photography. From there, I will load everything into Final Cut Pro, organize the various kinds of footage and sound clips, and begin cutting together what will become the final film. I plan about 5 to 6 months for editing everything, from the initial rough cut to the finished cut, and then another several months for post-production to a finished film.","With this grant I was able to purchase new (used) analog filmmaking equipment. Thus far, with the camera I purchased, I've been able to shoot a significant amount of super 8mm film (both black and white and color reversal stock), much of which is currently at Spectra film lab in Los Angeles for processing and digitization. The majority of this footage will be used in conjunction with both digital video and analog still photos that I've also shot in order to complete an upcoming experimental essay film (documentary) about water and ecology called Hygric. I was also able to use the equipment from my grant purchases to shoot some new film footage that will go toward making a music video-film that was commissioned by the musician Haley McCallum (formerly Haley Bonar). The equipment which the grant enabled me to purchase has been exceptionally useful in moving forward with my Hygric project and in concurrently shooting other footage for various new work.",,567,"Other, local or private",900,,,,"Allen C. Killian-Moore",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"I am requesting a Super 8mm film camera, a light meter, and a precision tripod.",2017-05-01,2018-08-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Allen,Killian-Moore,"Allen C. Killian-Moore",,,MN,,"(612) 239-0329 ",email@allenkillianmoore.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-40,"Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD; Moira Villiard: visual artist, student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, former Children's Theatre employee.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10001105,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2017,810,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","I have begun focusing my music production work more intently and have been studying techniques, hardware, and software to help in this endeavor. The equipment I currently own and use for recording, mixing, and mastering has been adequate thus far, however I am now in need of hardware that will help further increase my capabilities and support my educational process. Through the acquiring of this grant opportunity I plan to upgrade several components to my studio in order to achieve a higher quality product and fine tune work flow. Measurable outcomes would include sonic quality comparisons in the music as well as time spent working on any given project. The microphone will absolutely produce a higher quality sound for me to work with recording. This will become noticeable through the process of recording, mixing and mastering as an obvious measurable outcome. The keyboard controller has been identified as the most congruent and compatible on the market for the current music production software I use. The use of this keyboard will allow for a more hands-on approach to producing and offer more ease of access to the finer details that are manipulable through the program. Measurable outcomes include a faster work process and a more accurate sound design. The speakers will help produce a more pure sound signal for me to work with. This will help me make more accurate decision in sound design which would be apparent in future projects.","My delayed interaction with the equipment, due to prior obligations, leaves less details for my outcomes than what will be coming in the very near future. That being said, having set up the equipment just the other day, there are certainly measurable outcomes already. The frequency response in these speakers give me a much clearer picture of the sound I'm working with in terms of its true nature. Sounds are much clearer, making future judgments of adjustments more accurate with less guess work. The keyboard's main feature of having pre-mapped settings for the program I use works seamlessly. I am able to control sound design and make proper adjustments at a much faster rate than before. I'm also seeing a larger potential for ease of creativity, as the finer tinkering of trying to do these things manually on the computer can quickly decay any sense of creativity. The microphone records a clear and concise sound, far cleaner than any other microphone I've owned or used. Its professional sound will be an instrumental part in creating a higher quality product in the music and projects I embark on from here on out.",,990,"Other, local or private",1800,,,,"Chris LeBlanc",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"Audio Equipment",2017-05-04,2017-05-04,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Chris,LeBlanc,"Chris LeBlanc",,,MN,,"(218) 390-3864 ",cvharniss@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Lake, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-41,"Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD; Moira Villiard: visual artist, student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, former Children's Theatre employee.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10001108,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2017,1043,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","My goal with this technology is to improve the execution of the most basic communicative building block in documentary filmmaking - the interview. With a longer battery life for the camera and rig, the subjects' stories and the creative process may proceed uninterrupted, allowing for a more natural story progression. In addition, with improved light and sound quality, the information and stories conveyed by the subject are easier understood by the audience, thereby allowing space for more complex themes to emerge. The goal in any interview is to have the visuals and audio be so well executed that the audience doesn't notice how much work really went into it. While visually important in terms of introducing the audience to a subject, a well-done interview also allows for other more visually expressive elements of the story to emerge without distraction. In order to evaluate the effectiveness of this improvement, I will be comparing my work specifically as it pertains to interviews pre- and post- technological update using a third party audience. After viewing, audience members will be asked a series of questions about the quality (in the categories of light, sound, etc.) and the effectiveness of communication within the interview. If audience members do not indicate major improvement, different arrangements and equipment settings will be implemented. The same audience members will then evaluate another interview without the technological improvement and a new interview with implemented changes.","The measurable outcomes of this effort are primarily to do with the quality of the content before and after the equipment purchases. However, the variables are somewhat subjective, making it difficult to cumulatively measure the outcomes of the project.",,1277,"Other, local or private",2320,,,,"Ingrid Lyons",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"I am requesting the equipment to drastically improve the quality of my documentary film work.",2017-06-01,2018-04-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ingrid,Lyons,"Ingrid Lyons",,,MN,,"(347) 247-3720 ",ifglyons@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-42,"Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD; Moira Villiard: visual artist, student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, former Children's Theatre employee.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10001123,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2017,990,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","To procure powered PA speakers to complete a sound systems which will enable me to take initiative as a band leader to get other jazz musicians together to form a band and play festivals and gigs at larger venues. Sound System: 1. Get PA speakers. 2. Integrate speakers into existing equipment (mixer, etc.). 3. Test and use system. Gigs and Performances: 1. Assure band members are available. 2. Line up gigs. Apply for festivals/contact venues. 3. Play gigs with sound system. Sound System: 1. PA will work with existing equipment. Speakers will be integrated and will work properly. 2. PA will sound good. The sound system will be setup up in different rooms and the sound quality will be evaluated. If needed adjustments will be made to assure the system sounds good and is usable in all situations. Gigs and Performances: 1. Success is marked by getting the gig and having scheduled dates for specific players. Committing to dates depends on being able to provide equipment and players. 2. Sound quality. Success is a good sounding performance. Club owner, audience and staff will be asked to offer comments. 3. Overall success is measured by being asked to play at the venue or festival again.","The speakers obtained and successfully integrated into system. System consists of (existing) Soundcraft UI-16 mixer, 2 JBL Eon 610 (for monitors) and2 JBL PRX612s. At least five performances have occurred with a good turn out and response. The ease of transport, setup and use is above what was expected. The sound is extraordinary. It was a good move to opt for the JBL EON 610s for monitors to complete the full system. The monitors proven to be vital and are used in every performance. It is has increased our quality as we can hear ourselves and each other. Several festivals have been applied for the next season.",,1210,"Other, local or private",2200,,,,"Briand M. Morrison",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"Powered PA speakers.",2017-05-01,2017-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Briand,Morrison,"Briand M. Morrison",,,MN,,"(218) 475-2777 ",briand@briandmorrison.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Cook, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-43,"Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD; Moira Villiard: visual artist, student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, former Children's Theatre employee.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10001132,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2017,1059,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","Facilitate sound recording efficiently. Enhance video recording in studio. When a microphone, mini-mixers (m-audio box included), headphone, hard drive, and XLR cords are purchased, I'll be able to facilitate sound recording efficiently. When a lens and LED light kit is purchased, video recording in studio space will be enhanced.","Facilitated Sound Recordings Efficiently: Recorded an In studio dance video with LED Light Effectively.",,1361,"Other, local or private",2420,,,,"Daniel O. Oyinloye",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"Audio and Visual (AV) Equipment",2017-05-01,2017-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Daniel,Oyinloye,"Daniel O. Oyinloye",,,MN,,"(952) 201-7352 ",danielooyinloye@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-44,"Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD; Moira Villiard: visual artist, student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, former Children's Theatre employee.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952 ",1
10001133,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2017,1059,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","My goal is to purchase the DJI OSMO Pro hand held steady-cam rig, an Olympus 25mm micro 4/3 lens (compatible with the OSMO's Zenmuse X5 camera), and attendant accessories (rig mounted LED light and Rode microphone, focus hand-wheel, batteries, case, power adapter and necessary cables). I already own DJI's Inspire 1 drone and the Zenmuse X5 camera (which mounts to both the drone and the OSMO), the addition of the OSMO will allow me to have a fully integrated, fluid 4K imaging system in the air and on the ground. The measurable outcome will be expanded creative capabilities on future video and photography projects. For several months after purchasing the OSMO I plan to put it through its paces, testing and refining its many functions until I have mastered it. My final report will include examples and explanations of its varied abilities.","My goal was to purchase the DJI OSMO Pro, an Olympus 25mm micro 4/3 lens and attendant accessories, which I did. The outcome is that I now have a state of the art steady-cam in my video production arsenal.",,1391,"Other, local or private",2450,,,,"Jason L. Page",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"To purchase the DJI OSMO Pro, an Olympus 25mm micro 4/3 lens and attendant accessories.",2017-05-01,2017-11-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jason,Page,"Jason L. Page",,,MN,,"(218) 393-4224 ",jason@4trackfilms.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-45,"Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD; Moira Villiard: visual artist, student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, former Children's Theatre employee.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10008789,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2019,1600,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal is to purchase a Bose sound system to allow me to perform at any type of venue I can instead of being restricted to places that provide a sound system. The evaluation plan is simple: to play shows. If awarded the grant I will perform at the Lyric Center for the Arts in Virginia, Minnesota on August 16th, at Virginia Market Square's farmer's market on June 6th, and at the Pasty Festival in Virginia on October 5th. I will also be able to book album release shows in the future when it is finished.","The measurable outcome is that I was able to perform at Virginia Market Square, Pasty Fest, and the Lyric Center for the Arts because I owned the Bose Sound System. I also will be able to play many shows in the future using the Bose Sound System. These shows wouldn't have been possible without the sound system.","achieved proposed outcomes",1030,"Other,local or private",2630,,,,"Sara J. Alexander",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"I am requesting funding for the Bose L1 Model 1s with B1 Bass Module and T4S Tonematch mixer.",2019-06-03,2020-05-16,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sara,Alexander,"Sara J. Alexander",,,MN,,"(218) 349-1482",sarasfiddle@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-71,"David Dobbs: visual artist, education coordinator at MacRostie Art Center; Wendy Durrwachter: composer, arranger, pianist; Paula Gudmundson: University of Minnesota Duluth music professor, flutist; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children’s Theatre employee; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008841,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2019,1184,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","As a recent college graduate who has transitioned to an emerging professional artist, my primary goal is to establish a studio space that will allow me to begin creating work at a professional level. I would like to be able to continue the skills and practices that I've learned and developed within a fully equipped academic studio setting. However, since I no longer have access to those studio spaces and equipment, I need to start building my own resources. This technology grant will allow me to continue working as a photographer, so that I can further my artistic practice and begin a career as a practicing artist. In doing so, my outcomes will include finding new venues for the display of my work--both at local galleries and by submitting to calls for art--and beginning to create some additional income from selling prints. Creating my own studio space will also allow me to experiment more within my own time frames, as I learn to balance artistic activity with other employment. 1 I will be able to evaluate these goals and outcomes by my increased output. Once I am able to create a productive studio space, I can dedicate more time to my experimental work as a photographer. I can measure my outcomes by finding a workable studio schedule and tracking how many hours per week/month I dedicate to studio work. I can also set monthly or yearly goals in responding to calls for art or in reaching out to galleries and opportunities for display. This will let me establish an early-career work ethic that I can hopefully continue into future years. Evaluation will also come through the monetary compensation from sales and through the success of participating in exhibitions.",,,566,"Other,local or private",1750,,,,"Wilson B. Johnson",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"Miscellaneous. supplies for cyanotype printing.",2019-01-01,2019-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Wilson,Johnson,"Wilson B. Johnson",,,MN,,"(218) 324-1517",johnsonw1290@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-72,"David Dobbs: visual artist, education coordinator at MacRostie Art Center; Wendy Durrwachter: composer, arranger, pianist; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children’s Theatre employee; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008846,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2019,1536,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal through this project is to purchase a set of high-quality tools to be used for violin making. The ability to obtain these tools will have an immediate and very significant impact on my ability to accomplish my work as a maker and restorer of violins and violin family instruments. The outcomes will be readily apparent in my ability to do this work more efficiently, as well as to more closely approach my aesthetic and musical vision as a violin maker. I believe that through this project I will see an immediate shift in my ability to carry out violin work efficiently and to explore more deeply areas of acoustic and tonal control in the instruments I am producing. Though the effects will take the form of subtle changes in aesthetic and tonal quality, they will be readily apparent to me and to other musicians playing the instruments that I construct.","The tools purchased with this grant funding are in use in my shop and have shown an immediate positive impact on my violin making process.","achieved proposed outcomes",724,"Other,local or private",2260,,,,"Michael K. Lambertson AKA Kerry Lambertson",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"Purchase of tools and equipment for violin making.",2019-01-01,2019-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Lambertson,"Michael K. Lambertson AKA Kerry Lambertson",,,MN,,"(218) 226-8545",wabistan@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-73,"David Dobbs: visual artist, education coordinator at MacRostie Art Center; Wendy Durrwachter: composer, arranger, pianist; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children’s Theatre employee; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008848,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2019,1120,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of this project is to develop a portfolio of macro photographs of insects that reside in Northern Minnesota. The portfolio shall consist of 15-20 high quality macro photographs composed in a way that creates an emotional connection between the viewer and the insect. This will be achieved by posing and framing and by including their natural surroundings within the photo. The evaluation of a successful project will have a subjective an objective component. The objective component of 15-20 finalized insect photographs. The subjective component is that they are technically sound (sharp, well lit, in focus) as well as creatively composed using various photographic techniques and will vary in their framing (the location within the frame and whether the insect is alone or with another element), posing (front-view, dorsal view), lighting (artificial, natural, mixed), and others.","I published 26 images that had the quality and focus defined in the scope of this project. I also printed and matted eight of the 26 photographs to be sold at various events.","achieved proposed outcomes",640,"Other,local or private",1760,,,,"Peter Lande",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"Macro photography equipment.",2018-12-01,2019-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peter,Lande,"Peter Lande",,,MN,,"(651) 270-4337",p.c.lande@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-74,"David Dobbs: visual artist, education coordinator at MacRostie Art Center; Wendy Durrwachter: composer, arranger, pianist; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children’s Theatre employee; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008865,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2019,1344,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","New equipment will replace items that are breaking down. My art allows me to interact with people and provides an outlet for my ideas. In addition, my creations provide people with warm winter scarves! I can use this equipment to demonstrate my work and to inspire others. I will purchase a new table loom, table loom stand, and spinning wheel; which will be used to continue in my creation of scarves, table runners, purses, and wall hangings. The spinning wheel will help me create my own unique yarns for some of these projects.","I purchased a new table loom, table loom stand, and spinning wheel; which I have used to continue in my creation of scarves, table runners, purses, and wall hangings.","achieved proposed outcomes",636,"Other,local or private",1980,,,,"Ruby I. Nightingale",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"Funds for a new table loom with a floor loom adjustable stand and spinning wheel.",2018-12-01,2019-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ruby,Nightingale,"Ruby I. Nightingale",,,MN,,"(218) 409-2719",gayle.ruby@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-77,"David Dobbs: visual artist, education coordinator at MacRostie Art Center; Wendy Durrwachter: composer, arranger, pianist; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children’s Theatre employee; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008873,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2019,1600,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Enhance Video Production. Enhance Narrative Possibilities. When Mavic two Pro Drone is purchased video production and narrative will be enhanced. When Drone Landing Pad is purchased drone will be protected while landing. When Mavic two Propeller Holders are purchased drone propellers will be protected. When Mavic two Control Stick Protector is purchased drone controller sticks will be protected. When (2) Mavic two Intelligent Flight Battery packs are purchased production will run in a timely manner. When Mavic two Car Charger is purchased production can be mobile. When (4) Mavic two Low-Noise Propellers are purchased drone, propellers are insured for production efficiency. When Mavic two Pro ND Filters Set is purchased you have a high-quality light reduction for intense light conditions. When SanDisk Extreme microSD Card 128GB is purchased drone can hold significant amount of data. When Pelican SD Memory Card Case is purchased Storage is safe. When Mavic Remote Monitor Hood is purchased monitor has shade that makes navigating possible.","Archived hours of footage for creative work.","achieved proposed outcomes",1030,"Other,local or private",2630,,,,"Daniel O. Oyinloye AKA Seyi Stories",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"Significant video need.",2019-06-22,2019-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Daniel,Oyinloye,"Daniel O. Oyinloye",,,MN,,"(952) 201-7352",danielooyinloye@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-78,"David Dobbs: visual artist, education coordinator at MacRostie Art Center; Wendy Durrwachter: composer, arranger, pianist; Paula Gudmundson: University of Minnesota Duluth music professor, flutist; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children’s Theatre employee; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008890,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2019,832,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal as an artist is to further my screen-printing technique by using equipment needed to help create more professional pieces of art. Having professional equipment that will help make a more precise screen for printing, as well as a wash station that will thoroughly wash the screens when finished. It will also open up more time for me to focus on creating art, printing, and the administrative part of my business. As my business continues to grow, I feel that it’s important to have a printing setup that will help improve my production time and bottom line. I plan on assembling the wash station in my basement studio and placing the exposure unit in the print area of my studio. At the moment I don't have any of these types of equipment, as I use my personal closet for exposing screens, and bathtub (that my family uses) to wash out screens. Having these pieces of equipment specified for screen-printing will make the print process go much smoother and quicker.","I purchased the light table and washout booth in June. Having both of these items has helped my process go much smoother and with better efficiency. I have created new works of art that have certain details I would not have been able to get without having the light table. This new light table takes only three minutes to expose a screen (opposed to the twenty minutes the light system in my closet had). I am able to use the washout booth in lieu of our family's bathtub which makes the process of washing out screens go much quicker and cleaner. Having both of these items has helped my time and creative process immensely, as well as the quality of work that comes out of my process.","achieved proposed outcomes",398,"Other,local or private",1230,,,,"Carrie Schaefer",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"Screen printing exposure unit and a washout booth (used to wash out the screens).",2019-06-01,2019-08-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carrie,Schaefer,"Carrie Schaefer",,,MN,,"(218) 340-5527",carrie@schaeferdesign.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-79,"David Dobbs: visual artist, education coordinator at MacRostie Art Center; Wendy Durrwachter: composer, arranger, pianist; Paula Gudmundson: University of Minnesota Duluth music professor, flutist; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children’s Theatre employee; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008894,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2019,1568,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal is to purchase audio equipment for the Superior Siren band. The equipment will be used for live performances, hardware, and recording. Each musician of Superior Siren needs technology to advance their artistic expression and performance execution. The majority of the technology requested is critical for accomplishing an artful live performance. Some equipment is needed to maintain the quality of sound of instruments; as well as secure, store, and transport instruments safely. The remaining equipment is needed for creating a home recording studio. My goals of this project are as follows: to store instruments properly, to maintain the quality of sound, to enhance the projection of music during live performances, to be better prepared for performances, for creative expression to be more fluid, to create the ability to record songs at home, to provide an easier way to share new material with the Superior Siren band members, and to build my songwriting capabilities. Success will be shown by the ownership and implementation of the equipment requested. I will evaluate the effectiveness of the equipment by analyzing the enhancement of music, observing the success of live performances, feeling the fluidity of creative expression, and critiquing songwriting. My current goals are to continue to build the music of Superior Siren, share the sound with a larger audience, and cultivate my artistic career. In the future, I want to be a full-time musician and share my music globally. All equipment requested will have a positive impact on my artistic endeavors. I will evaluate this impact by observing an increase in performances, greater audience attendance at shows, a growth in music composition, and an advancement of my career as a musician.","The Actual Measurable Outcomes from completing this project: -The purchase of the following equipment: two vocal microphones; three preamplifier pedals; one amplifier; one set of bass strings; one drum head for floor tom; one set of wire brushes for percussion; one set of mallets for percussion; hard cases for floor tom, snare, and stand drum hardware; and the iZotope Spire Studio -The preservation of instruments -The enhancement of the projection of sound from electronically amplified instruments with the addition of new equipment -The protection and proper storage of drum equipment -The ability to record songs and music remotely and share songs accessibly -The growth in creative expression and songwriting","achieved proposed outcomes",742,"Other,local or private",2310,,,,"Laura M. Sellner",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"I request audio amplification, hardware, and recording equipment for the Superior Siren band.",2018-12-03,2019-12-02,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laura,Sellner,"Laura Sellner",,,MN,,"(218) 491-1726",superiorsirenmusic@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Lake, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-80,"David Dobbs: visual artist, education coordinator at MacRostie Art Center; Wendy Durrwachter: composer, arranger, pianist; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children’s Theatre employee; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008903,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2019,1176,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","I intend to purchase an iPad Pro with accessories and Procreate software in order to streamline my working process for two major art opportunities this year - as well as for future public art projects. Successfully complete multiple draft images for four mural projects implemented this year, based on community input.","Successfully complete multiple draft images for four mural projects implemented this year, based on community input. All draft images completed and implemented to install Creative Crosswalks.","achieved proposed outcomes",904,"Other,local or private",2080,,,,"Moira I. Villiard",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"Purchase an iPad Pro with accessories and Procreate software in order to streamline drafting process.",2019-06-01,2019-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Moira,Villiard,"Moira I. Villiard",,,MN,,"(218) 251-3551",art.moira@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-81,"David Dobbs: visual artist, education coordinator at MacRostie Art Center; Wendy Durrwachter: composer, arranger, pianist; Paula Gudmundson: University of Minnesota Duluth music professor, flutist; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children’s Theatre employee; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
10008908,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2019,1600,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of this grant is to provide funding for the purchase of an upgraded digital camera system for producer/director Jacob David White. Jacob's films largely celebrate other artists and culture-makers by creating compelling visual content to support their work. In order to continue producing quality video work without the need to pay high rental costs, Jacob is seeking an upgrade. After purchasing a camera, he will be able to provide sliding-scale production services to different individuals and organizations, as well as being able to continue to pursue his own art. Grant funding will enable Jacob to take an active role in providing sliding scale services to other arts / cultural organizations who have a need for visual storytelling. He plans to have completed and released at least four short film projects within the timeline of May 31, 2020. For at least one of those projects he plans to volunteer his labor hours to produce a project supporting an organization or individual at no cost, and at least one of those projects he plans to offer discounted rates on his labor to produce a film.","Grant funding enabled me to purchase camera equipment and offer discounted rates and in-kind contributions to the following projects and more: 1) Maadaadizid Program ad. Maadaadizid means ""The Journey"" in the Ojibwe language. Last summer, Ryan Bajan (local educator) led this inaugural program for native youth, leading them on a conservation camping trip in the BWCA. I produced a program advertisement video at no cost to help support the program. Video link shared in attached document. 2) Looking Skyward DVD extras. Molly Olson's ""Reflections Dance Company"" put on an amazing show last summer in Ely (partly funded through an ARAC grant)! I offered her a discounted rate to film and edit a video that was released on DVD for supporters. Video link attached. 3) Sommers Reunion commercial. The Charles L. Sommers canoe base is a big supporter of the Ely economy. Many alumni of the base return to visit every summer! For their 2019 alumni reunion, I filmed a promotional video free of charge. This video will help encourage younger staff members to stay involved and continue visiting and spending money in Ely area! Video link attached. 4) Picnic Operetta promo. Mixed Precipitation is a Twin Cities theater company who puts on the picnic operetta each summer! It's a wonderful outdoor theater picnic experience that has been performed in northeastern Minnesota towns like Babbitt. I produced a video of their 2019 picnic operetta for a discounted rate. Video link attached.","achieved proposed outcomes",2600,"Other,local or private",4200,,,,"Jacob White",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"Sony Alpha a7s II Mirrorless Camera Package.",2019-06-03,2020-05-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jacob,White,"Jacob White",,,MN,,"(731) 307-9708",jacobwhite3713@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Lake, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-82,"David Dobbs: visual artist, education coordinator at MacRostie Art Center; Wendy Durrwachter: composer, arranger, pianist; Paula Gudmundson: University of Minnesota Duluth music professor, flutist; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children’s Theatre employee; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2
32455,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2016,1260,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","Goal 1: To create a website reflecting my theatre work in the community. Outcome 1: A website will be designed and online by September 1, 2016. Goal 2: To learn how to maintain and update my website. Outcome 2: I will complete 8 hours of training and will master the skills needed to maintain and update my website by September 1, 2016. Goal 3: To lay the foundation for Heart Theatre to be a community organization where I am able to make my living as an artist. Outcome 3: I will increase the number of projects and collaborators I work with by 25% during 2016. Outcome 1: A website will be designed and online by September 1, 2016. Method to Measure 1: Check that the website is fully functional and accessible to public by September 1, 2016. Outcome 2: I will complete 8 hours of training and will master the skills needed to maintain and update my website by September 1, 2016. Method to Measure 2: I will complete 3 practice updates independently by September 1, 2016 to ensure my training was effective. Outcome 3: I will increase the number of projects and collaborators I work with by 25% during 2016. Method to Measure 3: I will track the number of projects and collaborators from 2015 and 2016 and compare the activity by January 31, 2017.","Outcome: Website was created to have an online presence. Met. Outcome: Photographs were taken to document theatre activities. Met. Outcome: I know how to maintain and update the website. Met.",,1140,"Other, local or private",2400,,,0.00,"Angie B. Frank",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"Support will fund the creation of a website with images and training to maintain the website.",2015-11-01,2016-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Angie,Frank,"Angie B. Frank",,,MN,,"(218) 349-0354 ",angiebwfrank@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
32457,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2016,874,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","The UV light box is a high output light source that will make exposure times shorter than the one I am currently using. This will be very valuable to me because some of my exposures last upwards of one hour, sometimes longer. It takes me 3-4 hours to complete one print, so being able to make multiple tests of images at one time will improve my ability to best use my time. The size of the light box is also more than double of the one I am currently using, and this will allow me to make much bigger prints than I am able to right now, giving me the ability to make up to 30 x 36 inch prints. I will see an improvement in the amount of prints I am able to produce per printing session. Each print takes over three hours to make, so being able to make more than one at a time will improve my workflow and success rate.","I have been able continuously expose multiple prints at one time, and by intermittently inserting prints into the light box I can work in a much more efficient way. The end result of this project has greatly benefitted me because of the time saved by multiplying my work space and has eliminated the print size limitation I previously had.",,1366,"Other, local or private",2240,,,0.00,"Brett Grandson",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"Ultra Violet light box",2015-11-01,2016-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brett,Grandson,"Brett Grandson",,,MN,,"(218) 428-7828 ",Brett@grandsonphotography.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Itasca, Lake, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-0,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
32458,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2016,983,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","The project goal is to purchase a Nikon 20mm f/1.8 and a Sigma 35mm f/1.4 to increase my ability to better capture the Milky Way to produce fine art photography as well as use the skills and images I gain to better teach Milky Way photography -- this is an increasingly popular subject. I plan on capturing 40 three- to five-star Milky Way shots with each lens within the first year of owning them. With the 20mm, I'll capture shots with detailed foregrounds. With the 35mm, I'll capture pictures of the galactic core. I currently have a Milky Way presentation that I give to Milky Way Photography students and that is available for photography clubs. The missing component is how to photograph the galactic core and how to use fast lenses to capture both the Milky Way and a visible foreground. I will use the lenses to add four slides on each subject to my Milky Way presentation. Because my measurable outcomes are based on numbers, the method of evaluating the outcomes will be to see if I achieve those numbers. For the goal of taking 40 three- to five-star images, I'll count the number of images at the end of the year. The difficulty with Milky Way images is that the Milky Way is photograph-able with perfect weather for about 7 to 10 days a month. With average weather, that drops to 3 to 5 days a month. During a typical Milky Way outing, I capture 2 to 3 three- to five-star images. Typically, I make it to 2 to 3 locations a night. From November to April, the galactic core is below the horizon, so those months are less than ideal. That gives me a pace of 6 to 7 images a month from May to October to reach my goal. My first scheduled Night Photography Workshop in 2016 is in August. To measure the goal, I'll count the number of slides for each of the subjects.","My project goal was to purchase a Nikon 20mm f/1.8 and a Sigma 35mm f/1.4 to increase my ability to better capture the Milky Way to produce fine art photography as well as use the skills and images I gain to better teach Milky Way photography -- this is an increasingly popular subject. My measurable outcomes were to capture 40 three- to five-star shots. The difficulty with Milky Way images is that the Milky Way is photographable with perfect weather for about 7 to 10 days a month. With average weather, that drops to 3 to 5 days a month. With the weather that we've had this Milky Way season (May to October), I've been able to get out 3 days. I've taken 4 five-star images and a dozen three-star images. Considering the weather, that puts me well ahead of pace to hit my goal by October 2016 as planned. The 35mm has allowed me to capture 3 five-star images of iconic locations on the north shore of Lake Superior. I redid my night sky presentation for photography clubs using four images created with the lenses that I bought with the grant. The first presentation of the year with the new slideshow drew approximately 150 people at the Living Word Christian Center in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. The new slides were a hit. My first scheduled Night Photography Workshop in 2016 is in August. To measure the goal, I've counted the number of slides that I added to the class. I've reached my goal of 4 to demonstrate how to capture the Milky Way's core and Milky Way images with bright foregrounds.",,737,"Other, local or private",1720,,,0.00,"Bryan Hansel",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"Requesting two wide angle, fast, prime camera lenses.",2015-11-01,2016-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bryan,Hansel,"Bryan Hansel",,,MN,,"(218) 370-8351 ",bryan@bryanhansel.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Cook, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-1,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
32459,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2016,624,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","My goal is to purchase a digital camera, SD card, tripod and camera bag with the funding provided through the Technology grant to take quality digital images of my artwork. As an artist finding my work on the gallery wall is as important as finding my work on the World Wide Web. I have a web page requiring updated images of current work. In the past I have been able to borrow a camera to take the images but now am needing to get a camera of my own to use. This is a purchase to last a long time. Something I will use to promote my art for years to come. Without finding images of my artwork on the web site folks will need to travel to Lizzard’s Gallery or my studio. I am trying to reach past my local audience to the larger audience. Good reproductions on the web will attract new interest and better demonstrate what I am currently working on in the studio.","The number of people seeing my web site - new art - is a measurable goal only if folks talk to me or make comments. Most people have told me that they go back to the site often, share it with colleagues, think about the art, verify that the art is still available...that sort of thing before making a purchase or contracting my services. I believe it is positive in that I have had more people speak to me about my site and they can refer to art posted there specifically because I have great images posted from the new camera. I also have found through creating an ""Event"" in Facebook (using new and better images taken with this camera/tripod) that new people have committed to attending the opening and are talking with me about my art. I have received one new commission (2016 Homegrown Music Festival Field Guide cover art).",,551,"Other, local or private",1175,,,0.00,"Carolyn S. Olson",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"I am requesting a Canon PowerShot G3 X camera, 8GB memory card, tripod, and camera bag.",2015-11-06,2016-01-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carolyn,Olson,"Carolyn S. Olson",,,MN,,"(218) 269-6299 ",carolynsueolson@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Ramsey, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-2,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",1
32463,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2016,1260,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","This grant opportunity will replace ineffective and outdated technology with a professional tool that will allow me to continue to work in an efficient digital environment. The tried and tested Wacom Cintiq Companion 2 will support my career for the next 5-10 years by consolidating my workflow. The continued output and reliance on this new technology will prove itself over time. New artworks will be developed and presented in future exhibitions I plan to be a part of. Should my career continue, it will be seen by the works produced on this device.","Successful purchase of an interactive pen display and tablet. Flexible and mobile production of artwork outside the studio and while traveling. Maximized utility of up to date hardware and software that consolidates and replaces old, broken equipment. Numerous artworks have been produced and displayed in multiple venues including galleries, businesses and online.",,3190,"Other, local or private",4450,,,0.00,"David Moreira",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"Interactive Pen Display and Tablet",2015-11-01,2016-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,Moreira,"David Moreira",,,MN,,"(931) 542-7995 ",SkatRadioh@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-3,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",1
32466,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2016,543,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","I often encounter limitations in executing my creative vision due to the natural light conditions outdoors. There are many variations on filters, but these specific filters, and combinations thereof, will fit my needs during conditions I most frequently encounter. They will enable me to execute my creative visions in many situations, will be an excellent tool for experimental abstract/artistic photographs, and will be utilized for many years (hopefully decades). In addition to using the filters for visible light photography, I will use them with infrared photography on a camera I recently had converted for that purpose. These filters will enable me to soften the water surfaces and balance the light to create images that express my vision. They can help me portray dynamic scenes, convey emotion through drama or suspended tranquility, and create stories. Working in partnership with nature, there are endless possibilities to express unique creativity with these tools. As the saying goes, “A picture is worth a thousand words.” The impact the filters have on my artistic goals will be easily assessed when I use them during a photo shoot. I will instantly be able to assess whether they enable me to utilize techniques with longer exposures. Those photographs will include elements such as smooth water surfaces, soft flowing water, improved balance of light and tone. Many photographs will convey a story or emotion and will draw viewers in for a closer look and more in-depth experience and emotional connection with the art. Receiving feedback from viewers will also help me assess whether the artistic expression is being perceived as I intend. As my portfolio of long exposure photographs expands, I anticipate it will continue to unleash more creative experimentation and inspirations with the equipment.","The camera filters are enabling me to execute my creative visions in many situations with challenging light, and are an excellent tool for experimental abstract/artistic photographs. These filters help to soften the water surfaces and balance the light to create images that express my vision. They help me portray dynamic scenes, convey emotion through drama or suspended tranquility, and create stories. They have enabled me to create photographs I have envisioned that would be impossible without such filters. The filters are helping me to broaden my portfolio and creative visions.",,710,"Other, local or private",1253,,,0.00,"Dawn M. LaPointe",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"External filters for use with camera lenses.",2015-11-01,2016-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dawn,LaPointe,"Dawn M. LaPointe",,,MN,,"(218) 491-3565 ",radiantspiritgallery@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Lake, Cook",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-4,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
36907,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2017,995,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","My goal is to purchase new updated equipment that can handle the software needed to continue editing my photography. This includes both future goals (stated later) as well as images I am unable to edit due to the limitations of my current computer. If all are completed successfully within the project timeline of two months, I would consider this project a success. Purchase new equipment. Maintain budgeted price for specified equipment. Be able to process and edit current collection of un-editable images (due to current computing limitations). Be able to create large, multi-image panoramas. Explore new techniques in image-stacking for astrophotography. Complete and edit a multiple exposure time-lapse sequence of either HDR images or long exposure photos.","The checklist from my evaluation plan is as follows: [x] Purchase equipment [x] Maintain budgeted price - very little changed as Apple has some pretty homogenized price points. [x] Processed a good number of previously un-editable images, including many panoramas, etc. [x] I have begun exploring some astrophotography techniques, consider this one 'in progress' [ ] Complete and edit a time lapse sequence... the trip that I aimed to shoot a series of these was a tad compromised due to travel plan changes. I have since edited a few time lapses on the new computer, but aim to shoot a series of HDR images for such a purpose later this spring. The trip did allow for a greater series of panoramas and other such landscape shots and have been editing those instead. I don't see this as a miss of a goal, just an adjustment of my artistic desires.",,1225,"Other, local or private",2220,,,,"Reggie Asplund",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"Seeking assistance to purchase new computer and editing software.",2016-11-01,2016-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Reggie,Asplund,"Reggie Asplund",,,MN,,"(651) 341-4014 ",reggie.untradition@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-21,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD.",,2
36909,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2017,1059,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","I plan, during the next several months, to upgrade my computer hardware and, subsequently, various design software programs, so that I can retain (and improve) my ability to create and manipulate graphic elements myself rather than outsourcing. I will also use these purchases to further develop my business website via extensive photo management and graphic design. 1) I will document the design software that I am able to attain or update after the hardware upgrade. 2) I will document the myriad of design tasks that I am able to complete with the improved system. 3) I will document significant improvements that I am able to make to my website and photo archive. 4) I will document the productions and exhibits that I am selected to design/create during the project period, as well as the reach of their estimated audiences. These methods will demonstrate my success at maintaining and improving my design capacity within my business.","1. Was able to install and use Adobe Creative Cloud photo and graphics editing software, which allows me to create and manipulate graphic elements of my designs myself rather than outsourcing 2. Was able to install and begin learning Vectorworks computer-aided design software, which will allow me to draft scenic/exhibit and lighting designs electronically rather than by hand 3. Was able to continue updating and improving my business website and photo portfolio 4. List of design projects (attached) completed during the grant period demonstrates that I continued to maintain and improve my design capacity in my business.",,1683,"Other, local or private",2742,,,,"Jeffrey S. Brown",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"Laptop, warranty, and wireless mouse for use in theatrical and exhibit design and model building.",2016-11-01,2017-07-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeffrey,Brown,"Jeffrey S. Brown",,,MN,,"(218) 213-0264 ",brownknowsthat@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Hennepin, Wright, Itasca, Clay, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-22,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD.",,2
36915,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2017,1059,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","My goal is to acquire a kiln for ceramic production. I will use the kiln to make a new body of sculptural ceramics for exhibition. I will use the kiln to experiment with exploring new techniques, ideas, and materials to develop my work further. I will show the work, hopefully doing more solo shows, and also create salable pieces for galleries to generate income. A successful outcome will be measured by the completion of a new body of work using the kiln purchased with the grant within the time parameters.","The outcomes of the project are longer term than this final report allows for. In the short time since being funded I have gone from having no capacity or access to working with ceramics to having my own kiln- thanks to the grant. This is a huge measurable impact. Over the next coming year I anticipate generating a large volume of work to show and sell.",,1511,"Other, local or private",2570,,,,"Sean M. Elmquist",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"Purchase a high fire ceramic kiln.",2016-11-01,2017-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sean,Elmquist,"Sean M. Elmquist",,,MN,,"(612) 860-9128 ",seanfivepoints@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Cook, Ramsey, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-24,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD.",,2
36918,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2017,1059,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","My goal as a set designer is to produce the best design for each specific production, and acquire new tools to use them in order to make that more achievable. I propose to buy software and hire 3 designers who are using it in their own work, to teach me how to use it to enhance my design process. I am eager to learn digital drafting and imagery software in order to visually communicate more clearly, respond to changes, draft and revise more quickly. Acquiring these skills would make me more valuable to the companies (mostly non-profits) that I work with, and would help me use my time more efficiently. My colleagues, especially technical directors and lighting designers, almost exclusively use common software, and my use of the same software would help us work more seamlessly together to support the production, especially when working remotely. I believe this will help reduce some barriers, allow me to respond to ideas quickly, and let me be more creative and inspired in my work. I plan to create a structure of lessons and practice, incorporating new skills into my work incrementally through the year, and enhancing my work with these new tools. Part of my goal is also to explore these and other programs and identify which ones might be valuable to continue. I will know that my time spent learning new digital tools is successful if I am incorporating them into my work on a regular basis, if I continue to learn new aspects of the software and find new ways to use it, if my colleagues find it easier to reference or work with my draftings and visual communications, if I find I am able to complete a successful design in a shorter time frame, and if I can design remotely more easily.","My goal as a set designer is to produce the best design for each specific production, and I wanted to learn to use digital tools in order to make that more achievable. I bought and acquired software and hired 3 designers who are using digital software in their own work to teach me how to incorporate it to enhance my design process. I made great progress in digital drafting and some progress using imagery software, and find I am indeed able to visually communicate more clearly, respond to changes, draft and revise more quickly and efficiently. My colleagues, especially technical directors and lighting designers, almost exclusively use common software, and my use of the same software helps us work more seamlessly together to support the production, especially when working remotely.",,1585,"Other, local or private",2644,,,,"Ann E. Gumpper",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"Purchase software and training that will update my skills and enhance my work as a scenic designer.",2016-11-01,2017-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ann,Gumpper,"Ann E. Gumpper",,,MN,,"(218) 340-8014 ",agumpper@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-25,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD.",,2
36920,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2017,890,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","My goal is to acquire a simple, powerful, and natural-sounding amplification system for my classical guitar, as well as a collapsible travel guitar for both performance and practice. I intend on using this equipment to perform in various venues both as a soloist and in collaboration with other musicians. Many of these opportunities are already laid out before me, however the addition of this equipment will help ensure that they succeed. My measurable outcomes would therefore be the use of this equipment for the purposes described above. For example, if I perform with an ensemble in a public venue using the new amplifier and guitar, and the balance of sound is appropriate with good tone quality, then I would consider that a success. My proposed evaluation criteria are to assess whether the equipment has been used successfully in one or more public performances where the volume of an unamplified classical guitar would not have cut through the other instruments and the ambient noise in the room. The Zoom A3 will have achieved its purpose if I can successfully dial in"" a satisfactory amplified sound that closely represents the instrument's natural sound. Additionally, if I have been able to use the Soloette to practice in one or more scenarios where a traditional instrument would be impractical, that too would fulfill my goals. The Grado Headphones are of course a key element in this application.""","Increased practice time. Able to perform for larger rooms/audiences. Overall better sound when amplified.",,1100,"Other, local or private",1990,,,,"Jacob Jonker",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"""Soloamp"" Sound System, ""Soloette"" Travel Guitar, Zoom A3 Guitar Processor, Grado Headphones.",2016-11-01,2017-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jacob,Jonker,"Jacob Jonker",,,MN,,"(218) 269-9665 ",jacob.p.jonker@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-26,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD.",,2
36923,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2017,635,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","My goal is to score new work in a more streamlined, manageable fashion. In addition, the appearance of my scores will be much more legible (than the hand-written versions I've often been forced to do). The outcome could be measured in the amount time saved along with a new level of complexity. I have a commission coming up for an orchestral work celebrating the anniversary of a chamber orchestra. The new computer and software will allow me to develop the individual parts more quickly and efficiently.","The grant provided me the support to acquire a computer, monitor and music composition software. The faster processing speed of the computer and the greater flexibility of the software have helped me in my composing. The most recent large project was the completion of a concerto for flute, recorder and string orchestra. These items enabled me to create the music, disseminate the parts to the musicians in a timely and concise manner.",,815,"Other, local or private",1450,,,,"Mina W. Kaiser",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"Desktop Computer, Monitor and Music Composition Software",2016-11-01,2017-08-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tyler,Kaiser,"Tyler W. Kaiser AKA Mina Kaiser",,,MN,,"(218) 341-3528 ",tyk1451@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-27,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD.",,2
36941,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2017,1059,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","My work will be shown in a more professional light. I will have a competitive and effective online presence for securing future commissioned opportunities. The new site will have interactive features which will enable me to better track its traffic and enquiries. This information will increase the likelihood of securing new artist opportunities and income to support my work.","I am pleased to have a new, more effective online presence for seeking and securing future commissioned opportunities. My work is already being shown in a more professional light and this will have immediate impact on my future career. The site will accommodate new features and will continue to evolve as a photo album, blog, and other pages are added.",,1341,"Other, local or private",2400,,,,"Mary K. Plaster AKA Mary Plaster",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"I am requesting services for developing a more effective, state of the art, online artist presence.",2016-11-11,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Plaster,"Mary K. Plaster",,,MN,,"(218) 310-6289 ",artist@maryplaster.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Hennepin, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-28,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD.",,2
36942,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2017,757,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","My goal is to have dependable, easy to use, long-lasting tools which meet my needs as a writer. Namely, a good computer and printer along with a support plan and accessories to protect the computer. The first outcome will be that my flow will not be interrupted because of the computer or the printer not working or running out of ink. The second outcome will be to have technical support easily available so I will not be spending precious writing time trying to figure out how to get the computer to do what I need it to do. The third outcome will be protecting this investment from wear and tear thereby extending its lifespan. I have done the research and concluded that the specific items I am requesting meet those goals. I will report back as to whether or not the computer and printer supported the flow of my writing by being easy to use and dependable. I will report back my experiences with the tech support plan. I will report back as to whether or not the protective accessories have protected the computer during the grant period. I will report back about my experiences with the printer and how it felt to not have to replace expensive ink cartridges and to reduce, arguably in a very small but nevertheless satisfying manner, my personal contributions to the landfills.",,,933,"Other, local or private",1690,,,,"Ellie C. Schoenfeld",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"A computer with service plan, protective case, protective sleeve, and a printer.",2016-11-01,2017-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Ellie,Schoenfeld,"Ellie C. Schoenfeld",,,MN,,"(218) 727-7599 ",elliesch@cpinternet.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-29,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD.",,2
36943,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2017,783,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","The three main goals that I am currently working towards are: 1. To better document my completed paintings so they are readily available to use on my website, social media, e-mail newsletters, gallery submissions and for submissions to national juried competitions. ?2. Have more of a national presence by having gallery representation in at least one gallery outside of Minnesota in the next year. 3. Build a national reputation by participating in 1 national juried exhibitions in the next year. In the future, I would like to develop more of a project oriented approach to painting that would take me to other parts of Minnesota and areas outside of Minnesota. I can measure outcomes by: Having the ability to better document completed paintings and being able to create and label image files that will contain images specifically formatted for use with newsletters, website, social media, gallery submissions, and juried competitions. Being able to apply to 10 galleries in one year with the expectation to find one gallery outside of Minnesota to represent me. Being able to apply to 5 national juried exhibitions with the expectation to be accepted by one exhibition.","Applied for and participated in 2 national juried exhibitions and applied for and accepted into a national show for January of 2018. -Invited to be a guest artist at Groveland gallery in Minneapolis, MN. -A 4% increase in subscribers to my email newsletter. -Created a portfolio of digital images of completed paintings -Photos of paintings used in promotion of 3 group exhibitions -Applied for and excepted into Grand Marais art festival.",,967,"Other, local or private",1750,,,,"Neil Sherman",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"To purchase a new computer, software, and photography equipment.",2016-11-07,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Neil,Sherman,"Neil Sherman",,,MN,,"(612) 716-5733 ",na-sherman@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-30,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD.",,2
36948,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2017,1059,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","The goal is to purchase a new 27-inch iMac with Retina 5K display to aid in editing, processing and rendering video. This will replace my out of date video editing computer. Once I have increased my computer processing ability and can sufficiently run Adobe After Effects and other Adobe Suite software in real time I will have met my goal. Improved work-flow is a realistic goal and is directly possible with a computer upgrade. I will be satisfied if I am able to make video art on this new computer for 4 years. In order to determine if I have realized my proposed goals, I will have created innovative visual progress from my previous works and updated my portfolio/work sample to reflect my current artistic abilities. The artistic accomplishment will rely on my own honest evaluation of my work, which will be informed by peer critique, audience response, and feedback from festival programmers and grants’ boards. Meeting the processing and rendering demands of video production will be a clear success.","I purchased a computer. I now have in my home studio a super computer capable of processing and rendering the high computing demand of video and animation that I work with in my art projects. Now I experience effortless workflow and also access to software previously unavailable to me.",,1536,"Other, local or private",2595,,,,"Nicholas Sunsdahl",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"Support to purchase a new computer for video editing, processing and rendering.",2016-11-01,2017-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicholas,Sunsdahl,"Nicholas Sunsdahl",,,MN,,"(218) 780-4500 ",nsunsdahl@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Beltrami, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-31,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD.",,2
36951,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2017,460,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","My goal is to obtain up-to-date image capture and post-processing capabilities to maintain a trajectory of increased recognition of my photographic talents. I am also asking to acquire the means to be a responsible steward of my growing body of work; so to safely archive and store this work. Measurable outcomes will include having procured the equipment outlined above and providing proofs and receipts of having done so. My proposal's evaluation plan is the evident measure of having purchased the equipment and technology requested. The methods I will use to measure outcomes are to detail the reception afforded the quality work that I become able to continue creating, and whether I continue to grow as a valued practitioner within the Arrowhead region and beyond. Methods to measure outcomes will include a detailed final report to Arrowhead Regional Arts Council detailing technology and equipment procured.","I acquired most of the technology required to complete my project- a laptop capable of running Adobe Photoshop and the Fuji camera. I opted for a new Lenovo Ideapad for greater reliability (as opposed to a refurbished Acer), and spent more than estimated for the X-E2 camera after deciding to go with a trusted regional dealer better able to handle any issues that might arise. This meant deferring purchase of an external hard drive and an adapter ring, which I will complete at my own expense in the near future.",,410,"Other, local or private",870,,,,"Tim P. White",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"Digital camera, laptop capable of Adobe Photoshop, 2 TB external hard drive",2016-11-01,2017-02-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tim,White,"Tim P. White",,,MN,,"(612) 306-2277 ",whitedog35@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-32,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",1
25416,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,1200,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","It is my intention to make a great feature film that attracts future filmmakers to come to the area. Not only would I seek to show the film at local film festivals, but I would spend the following year touring with it on the festival circuit. I want to make something important and unique that will showcase Duluth, Minnesota in a way that has never been done in film.The top priority is to just make a great work of art, which will be known when it premieres at its first festival. I would love to return to the Duluth Superior Film Festival for the premiere. It was an excellent way to show the world our finished product last year. As for attracting other filmmakers to come to Duluth, we already see it happening. We are almost set to overtake Minneapolis in projects being shot. The website for the Minnesota film board keeps track of how many films are being shot in different cities in the state, so it is a very measurable goal.","Sold out premiere at the Duluth Superior Film Fest. 3000+ views on trailer. Multiple local media stories about the project.",,8393,"Other, local or private",9593,,,,"Lance T. Karasti",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",,"Two high school seniors form a friendship that enables increasingly dark thoughts and bad behavior. The Cat is a dark comedic feature film that explores anti-social disorder in youth. It is the second feature film by Lance Karasti to be made in Duluth, Minnesota.",2014-11-03,2015-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lance,Karasti,"Lance T. Karasti",,,MN,,"(218) 349-0370 ",lancekarasti@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist-5,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.",,No
25420,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,1200,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","To purchase a replacement iMac computer and the design and word processing software and scanner upgrades it will need.To upgrade to a computer into current industry standards, enabling me to replace my obsolete computer and allowing me to continue have its graphics help in the preliminary preparations of my woodcuts and stone lithograph prints. This equipment will not only replace my failing computer, but also give me a significantly better machine and design program, which should be suitable for my needs for another 6-7 years. It has a larger screen, a more powerful processor, four times the memory (which is always critical in image processing), a better video card, much faster ram, and will provide more options with fewer delays. It is also compatible with my present printer, saving me that expense for the time being.",,,1220,"Other, local or private",2420,,,,"Cecilia A. Lieder",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",,"My request is for help in replacing my seven year old computer, which has become functionally obsolete. It’s presently showing critical signs of decline (slow-downs, erratic functioning, etc.) and will not be able to accept the next upgrade of Mac OS. I am requesting a new computer, two software upgrades and a scanner that will be compatible with it.",2014-11-15,2015-01-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Cecilia,Lieder,"Cecilia A. Lieder",,,MN,,"(218) 724-5212 ",cele@northernprintsgallery.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist-6,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.",,No
25432,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,1200,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal is to purchase a Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II Ultra Wide tilt-shift camera lens to expand my creative capabilities on future film and video projects. I plan to master its many features, from focal plane adjustments to perspective correction.For several months after purchasing the lens I will put it through its paces, testing and refining its many functions. My final report will include examples and explanations of the lens's varied visual abilities.","I purchased the Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II Ultra Wide tilt-shift camera lens, as well as corresponding UV and neutral density filters. In the year since purchasing the lens I have used it in a variety of situations and have begun to amass a collection of truly unique images.",,1170,"Other, local or private",2370,,,,"Jason L. Page",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",,"I intend to purchase a Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II Ultra Wide Tilt-Shift Lens and master its many features to expand my creative capabilities on future film and video projects. Tilt-shift lenses allow photographers to move the body of the lens in relation to the sensor, enabling them to transcend the normal restrictions of depth of field and perspective.",2014-11-01,2015-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jason,Page,"Jason L. Page",,,MN,,"(218) 393-4224 ",jason@4trackfilms.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist-7,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.",,No
25435,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,1200,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The primary goal of this project is the creation of an artist website that will promote my literary work. I currently own an experimental website featuring film, art, and music by a variety of artists, as well as my own written and recorded work. This new site will act as a more traditional promotion of my work. It will also serve as a cross-promotional tool for my literary magazine, PRØOF, and for the work of other local artists whom I support. The secondary goal lies in the process. Through continued mentorship with local artist Kathy McTavish, I hope to expand my skill set and become a skilled coder and web designer. I will craft the code of this website by hand, and in doing so will become more proficient in the languages of HTML5 and CSS3 and develop web design skills, which will both improve me as an artist and develop my marketable skills. The computer I currently own does not have the capacity to create work of the caliber and speed that I wish to present.I will measure the audience reached using a tool available through the hosting service Bluehost, which measures various statistics regarding traffic on its members' domains.","Production of artist website.",,1220,"Other, local or private",2420,,,,"Kathleen H. Roberts",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",,"I intend to create an artist website to advertise myself and my work. This will incorporate film and sound art as well as informational text and poetry. I will work with mentor Kathy McTavish and sound engineer Nickolas Monson in producing this website, and intend to code it entirely by hand. This project will help me develop skills in the areas of coding and web design and will simultaneously create a platform that promotes my literary work. During this process, I will continue to create new written work and transmedia collaborations.",2014-11-01,2015-01-20,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,Roberts,"Kathleen H. Roberts",,,MN,,"(401) 474-8627 ",kathleen@provegallery.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Aitkin, Cook, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist-8,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",Yes
25444,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,888,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal is to acquire a computer and printer. I am having great difficulty doing anything without modern equipment. I live in a rural area, 25 miles from the nearest city. I need the ability to e-mail, fax or print in order to apply for exhibitions and get my work out to the public. Currently, I have to go to my neighbors to print anything or drive at least 25 miles. The preferred method of delivery for the MacRostie Art Center is electronic. I had to drive the 120 miles (round trip) and hand deliver my application due to my lack of technology. The outcome of having an up to date computer/fax/scanner/printer would be me having the ability to get my work out to more places and have more opportunities in this technological world.Purchase of a computer, software and printer/scanner/fax. The outcome is having modern equipment to enable me to keep working.",,,592,"Other, local or private",1480,,,,"Sheila M. Yrjanainen",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",,"I am working on building a body of work and exhibiting that work. My project is to purchase an up to date computer, software and printer/scanner/fax. This proposed funding from Arrowhead Regional Arts Council will allow me to meet current and future goals.",2014-11-01,2015-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Sheila,Yrjanainen,"Sheila M. Yrjanainen",,,MN,,"(218) 427-2391 ",yrjsheila@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Itasca, Aitkin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist-9,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.",,No
25399,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,1200,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal is to purchase of a new 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display to aid in my fiction, non-fiction and play/scriptwriting work, as well as the development of my online presence through my website (andyjaybennett.com) blog writing, freelance writing and social media. Development of video, photo and audio production and editing skills to assist in the development and enrichment of my online writing presence, which plays a very large factor in the success or failure of a writer's work in this modern, digital age. Anticipated outcomes include the completed purchase of the 15-inch MacBook Pro and the greater development of skills related to web content - both prose, photo, video and audio through the iLife applications as well as Adobe Creative Cloud.I will evaluate the success of my plan by (a) whether or not I am able to perform a much needed upgrade to my computer system and (b) whether the new computer and development of assorted web and multimedia skills result in an increase of traffic on my website and attention to my work in both printed and online forms.","Laptop purchased.",,1496,"Other, local or private",2696,,,,"Andrew J. Helbacka-Bennett AKA Andy Bennett",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",,"I'm seeking funds to upgrade my 7-year old, slowly expiring desktop computer to a new Apple MacBook. This new computer will allow me a great deal more flexibility in terms of taking my work with me and writing whenever and wherever inspiration strikes, as well as the software suite included and available through the app store will allow me to develop my online presence as a writer through blog posts, social media, photos and video editing and production, all of which are becoming crucial aspects of a writer's career.",2014-12-01,2014-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Helbacka-Bennett,"Andrew J. Helbacka-Bennett AKA Andy Bennett",,,MN,,"(218) 310-6395 ",andyjaybennett@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",Yes
25402,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,1200,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal is to purchase equipment necessary to improve the creativity, quality and versatility of my photography. Once the equipment has been purchased it will be tested to be certain it meets my personal standard of reliability and quality. Each item will be evaluated individually.Since this project is about adding flexibility and freedom to my creativity, I will evaluate the outcome of this project when items have been received. Use of items will be the only way to determine their effectiveness. Each item will immediately be put to use. For the tripod and tripod head I will mount my camera and heaviest lens to determine its stability. For the backpack, as long as it fits comfortably and it protects my gear, it will meet its goal. For the lenses and lens support equipment, I will use them in the field to determine their effectiveness. All items will be checked against their ability to add flexibility to my photographic creativity. Based on my knowledge of these items, I am confident they will, once purchased, perform their functions quite well.","Purchase gear to further and expand my creative pursuit in photography.",,1224,"Other, local or private",2424,,,,"Jeffrey R. Dexheimer AKA Jeff Dexheimer",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",,"For this project I will be purchasing photography gear that will add to my creative freedom and add a great deal of support to my current photographic equipment. Three additional lenses and supporting gear will add flexibility to my camera and allow me to compose with more direction and control. A backpack system will allow me to transport my gear with more comfort and will provide greater protection of fragile equipment during transport. Lastly a tripod and tripod head will enhance the accuracy with which I compose and add critical stability to my camera.",2014-11-01,2015-02-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeffrey,Dexheimer,"Jeffrey R. Dexheimer AKA Jeff Dexheimer",,,MN,,"(218) 269-3085 ",dexh0003@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist-0,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.",,No
25403,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,654,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","To install a dust collection system in my 250 square foot garage studio by the end of November 2014 to allow for the safe creation of wood sculptures year-round. This will allow me to increase my productivity. A peripheral benefit, with increased productivity I will be able to continue updating my social media sites with works in progress and finished artworks.By the end of November I will purchase the dust collection equipment and have it installed in the studio allowing me to create artworks in there over the winter months.","The grant allowed me to purchase a Jet dust collector, Jet air filtration system and accessories making my studio work environment immensely safer. The audience number is an estimate as online activities are a challenge to quantify. The grant did result in an exhibition opportunity at Lizzards Gallery, summer 2015, as well.",,613,"Other, local or private",1267,,,,"Eric M. Dubnicka",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",,"I will utilize the grant to purchase dust collection and air filtration equipment to improve the safety conditions in my 250 square foot garage studio.",2014-11-01,2014-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Eric,Dubnicka,"Eric M. Dubnicka",,,MN,,"(218) 727-4434 ",edubnicka@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist-1,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",Yes
25406,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,1200,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of this project is to acquire a laptop for the purpose of composing, recording, mixing and mastering an album of new material with the band Southwire. The album will be released nationally and be made available in digital, CD, and vinyl formats.A successful outcome will be measured by the completion of an album using the computer purchased with the grant within the time parameters.","The grant increased my capacity to work as a musician. It also increased my capacity to collaborate with other artists, which in turn increased their capacity to complete work and reach larger audiences.",,1150,"Other, local or private",2350,,,,"Sean M. Elmquist",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",,"I want to record an album of new material with my band Southwire. I am the producer, drummer and co-writer of the band, and I need a new laptop to write, record, mix and master the record. I will also use the laptop to record and collaborate with other musicians in the community.",2015-05-01,2015-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sean,Elmquist,"Sean M. Elmquist",,,MN,,"(612) 860-9128 ",seanfivepoints@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist-2,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",Yes
25408,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,1123,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal is to create photographs with my artistic preference of composition without the worry of distortion to the scene I am photographing. Normal lenses do not allow perspective control and can alter the shape and direction objects appear when they are placed close to the edge of the frame. The focal length of the lens I would like to purchase is one that most of my photography is created with. Using this lens will help me add a true representation of what I would like to capture, and the quality of my prints in terms of sharpness will also improve over my current abilities. My measurable outcome will be instantly noticeable for me when I use this wide angle lens for any composition I choose and can control the natural distortion that can happen on the outside edges of a framed scene. When using a precision piece of equipment, great clarity in the image itself is possible. This will become apparent when I make my enlargement prints.I would be able to physically see the effects of this lens while I am working on making a photograph. During composition, I would be in control of perspective. By making sure I am able to accurately represent to my taste the scene I am photographing, my artwork will become even more my own. By comparing images from different lenses, I would see the difference in the images by the shape changes that can occur when using a standard lens versus the tilt/shift I would like to purchase. My goal is always to see my finished images in print, and I prefer to do enlargements. By enlarging a file during digital printing, focus and clarity become the main concerns for me. Traditional lenses can have problems with focus when objects are both very close and very far. The tilt/shift lens allows me to also control my focus plane, meaning I can more easily keep everything in my photograph in focus. This will result in a more pleasing enlargement print.","By reviewing the photographs I have created using the equipment purchased I was able to determine the lens has had a drastic impact on my photography. When using the lens, I am able to accurately photograph my subjects with minimal distortion.",,1077,"Other, local or private",2200,,,,"Brett Grandson",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",,"I would like to purchase a new camera lens that will allow me to control multiple aspects of my photographs. The lens I would like to purchase has the ability to tilt and shift perspectives in scenes, allowing me to use the wide angle of view I prefer in my artwork, but also keeping things such as trees and rocks from distorting and keeping objects both near and far in focus. The overall sharpness of this 24mm wide angle lens will also improve the visible clarity in my prints by maintaining sharp focus throughout the scene. The quality of glass used in producing this lens would also give me a better image to print from by creating cleaner, crisper edges and lines.",2014-11-01,2015-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brett,Grandson,"Brett Grandson",,,MN,,"(218) 428-7828 ",Brett@grandsonphotography.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Cook, Aitkin, Carlton, Pine, Hennepin, Chisago, Itasca, Koochiching",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist-3,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",Yes
30385,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,700,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","To purchase a large format digital scanner and printer in order to prepare a book dummy of my photographs of the communities of the Iron Range. Four copies will be made to send to publishers and curators. Production and distribution of the dummies will be the measurable outcome. Ultimately the best outcome would be publication of the book by a fine art photography publisher. A selection of existing and new photographs of the communities of the Iron Range will be digitally scanned and printed to assemble four copies of a book dummy to be distributed to publishers and curators. The phases will include selection, scanning, printing and sequencing the photographs in book form. Those images will be bound and distributed. Completion of each phase is a measurable outcome.",,,2116,"Other, local or private",2816,,,,"Richard W. Colburn",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",,"To purchase a large format digital scanner and printer in order to make a book dummy of my photographs of the communities of the Iron Range. Four copies will be made to send to publishers and curators.",2015-05-01,2016-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Richard,Colburn,"Richard W. Colburn",,,MN,,"(218) 491-0875 ",richard.colburn@uni.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist-10,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30389,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,348,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","My goal is to remain competitive in a techno-savvy culture, by having the tools to market my writing and to provide support to other writers and artists as a coach and consultant. I will evaluate success by the number of writers, artists and organizations I am able to assist. In addition, I will evaluate success by the increase in the number of my submissions.","I purchased an Acer desktop computer, monitor, antivirus software, Microsoft Office 2013 and wireless adapter from Voltz in Ely. I bought a printer from a cheaper source.",,839,"Other, local or private",1187,,,,"Jeanette M. Cox",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",,"I will purchase an Acer Desktop computer, monitor, printer and wireless adapter to replace my ten year old Toshiba laptop to ensure that I can market myself as a writer.",2015-06-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeanette,Cox,"Jeanette M. Cox",,,MN,,"(218) 404-0578 ",jetecho@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist-11,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30390,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,582,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","The main goal in this project is to push our skills and our artistic abilities in the realm of DJing and turntablism. The equipment that we have used in the past has always been a collaboration of equipment we individually own. Although our equipment does work, it only allows us to utilize the bare minimum of not only what is possible through the program we use to make music, but also our musical abilities. Because we have such outdated equipment, we can't use the many new features our digital music program has to offer. Also, due to the low quality of our equipment, many technical difficulties happen while performing that only makes the experience for the public less enjoyable. Through the acquisition of new equipment, technical difficulties would be almost completely absent, and our live performances would enhance greatly through the learning and utilization of newer techniques almost immediately. This would instantly give the public a better experience of our musical abilities. We are constantly practicing and evaluating ourselves as musicians. Our biggest evaluation of ourselves comes through encouraging and pushing each other as musicians and comments from the public. Through the many hours of research we've done on what is possible with fully functional equipment, there are over twenty new techniques we could learn and utilize for live performances and recording. The measurable outcomes associated with ourselves learning these new techniques would be evaluated through comments from the public, other musicians, and our fans. These comments would be important in both a qualitative and quantitative format. This would be our biggest indicator of the positive impact our new equipment has made both on the public and ourselves.","Measurable outcomes include: amount of performances using equipment, amount of musical projects recorded with equipment, amount of time spent practicing with equipment.",,1378,"Other, local or private",1960,,,,"The Crunchy Bunch",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",,"Seeking to invest in more reliable equipment for our performances. The Crunchy Bunch is a four piece DJ collective based out of Duluth, Minnesota that has been together for over 5 years now. We pride ourselves in our vast array of musical tastes and utilize this to not only play and support a wide variety of events and organizations like hot yoga, Churches United in Ministry's Harrison Park Community Parties, Movies in the Park, and Homegrown Music Festival, but also to promote musical diversity in our local community.Through working with many different venues, non-profits, and local businesses, we are very humbled by the amount of support our local community has given us, and we are always seeking new ways to give back.",2015-05-01,2016-05-04,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,The,"Crunchy Bunch","The Crunchy Bunch",,,MN,,"(218) 390-3864 ",cvharniss@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Ramsey, Hennepin, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist-12,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30406,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,700,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","I am seeking funds to purchase a new computer with current technology. After much research and analysis, I have chosen: 27-inch iMac with Retina 5K display. The new computer will enable me to use the appropriate, compatible software to process my photographs, video footage, audio recordings, and writings into various projects to share with the public. Software to process photos and videos created with modern camera equipment utilizes a greater capacity of memory, RAM, processor, and video card than my aging computer can handle. In order to prepare my works to share with the public, I must upgrade my computer technology. My overall vision with the photos and videos I create is to inspire people of all ages, through my distinctive photographic images and literature, to get outside, explore, learn about, appreciate, and protect the wilderness. I also hope to inspire others to reach for their dreams. I would purchase the new computer sometime between May 1, 2015 and September 1, 2015. I would immediately begin learning how to use the new equipment and utilizing it to process digital data captured on my 221-day solo wilderness canoe trip, along with creative projects from other timeframes. This will enable me to complete the creative part of my wilderness journey as well as grow and develop my creative skills and expression. The new computer will enable me to use the appropriate, compatible software to process my photographs, video footage, audio recordings, and writings into various projects to share with the public. Software to process photos and videos created with modern camera equipment utilizes a greater capacity of memory, RAM, processor, and video card than my aging computer can handle. In order to prepare my works to share with the public, I must upgrade my computer technology.","The new computer and updated software has enabled me to process my photographs and video to higher standards and better quality with less frustration. Public display of our artwork has resulted in many compliments and conversations about the subjects and how the images were captured. It would appear the viewers have a newfound or rekindled interest in the outdoors, or may explore outdoors with a new perspective. This public interest falls perfectly in-line with the outreach goals set forth by this project, namely to inspire people to get outside, explore, learn about, appreciate, and protect the wilderness, and inspire others to reach for their dreams. Magazine editors have been publishing my photos and articles, and the reach and tangible long term value will continue to unfold and be realized for years to come.",,3075,"Other, local or private",3775,,,,"Gary L. Fiedler",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",,"In order to process digital photos and videos captured on my epic wilderness journey, I must replace my old computer equipment with current technology which will work with modern, common software. On October 26, 2014, I completed a 221-day solo canoe trip to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Quetico Provincial Park. I captured two terabytes of digital photography, video footage, and audio recordings. I will use the information for photo exhibits, public presentations, articles for various publications, and fine art photography. The purpose of the creative projects related to my trip is to inspire and educate others, and raise awareness of the importance of wilderness areas.",2015-05-01,2015-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Gary,Fiedler,"Gary L. Fiedler",,,MN,,"(218) 491-3565 ",canoegary@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Lake, Cook, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist-13,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30413,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,700,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","The goal and outcome for this project is to purchase equipment and technology necessary for artists working in today's digital age. The items to be purchased are a digital camera, photo editing software, a laptop computer, and a 2-year domain name extension for my website. Each of these is critical to the long-term success of my professional growth as an artist. The evaluation plan for the above mentioned goal is the successful procurement of a digital camera, photo editing software, a laptop computer, and 2-year domain name extension. High quality photographs of my work will strengthen my artistic professionalism and viability in the art world. Working with quality software to edit and resize those images will help produce a measurably more polished product. I will use a designated work computer during the most productive time of day for business related aspects of my art career. A computer will enhance and broaden my field of exposure to a wider online audience through an active, updated web presence. My work will be organized, tracked and managed through this computer. Other measurable outcomes include consistency in submissions, communicating with customers, and ongoing research. My website receives consistent, daily traffic. Obtaining a domain name extension provides seamless website service for visitors and curators alike.","The measurable outcomes from this project were the successful purchase of a digital camera, photo editing software, a laptop computer, and a 5-year domain name extension for my website.",,1650,"Other, local or private",2350,,,,"Shawna A. Gilmore",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",,"The equipment and technology I intend to purchase are a digital camera, photo editing software, a laptop computer, and 2-year domain name extension. These tools are necessary for artists to succeed in this digital age and will directly affect the professionalism with which I conduct my business and present my work.",2015-05-01,2015-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shawna,Gilmore,"Shawna A. Gilmore",,,MN,,"(218) 525-5545 ",shawnaanngilmore@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist-14,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30441,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,594,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","My goal is to have ongoing technological and educational means to enhance my photography. I am planning on attending a documentary photography workshop at The Rocky Mountain School of Photography this September, 2015. To successfully complete this workshop, as well as continue working from outside my home, a laptop computer with the appropriate photography software will be required. One measurable outcome will be the successful completion of the Professional Studies Documentary Photography program at The Rocky Mountain School of Photography this coming September. Another measurable outcome will be the ability to process photos from outside my home office.","I was able to use my new Apple MacBook Pro every day during the Rocky Mountain School of Photography course, and the days leading up to it, as well.",,1526,"Other, local or private",2120,,,,"Jeremy Kershaw",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",,"I am a photographer seeking to further my career and education. I am planning on taking a documentary photography course In September, 2015 that requires a laptop computer with the appropriate software (in this case, Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom). I am applying for the Technology/Equipment Grant to help assist with the acquisition of an Apple MacBook Pro 15 inch laptop and Adobe Photoshop Creative Cloud software.",2015-07-01,2015-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeremy,Kershaw,"Jeremy Kershaw",,,MN,,"(952) 303-2101 ",jeremybkershaw@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist-19,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30443,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,700,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","Goals: Increase online presence, audition for songwriting contests, make rough recordings of new material in preparation for new CD, organize and follow up with music connections. Outcomes: Goal 1: Increase online presence. a. Update website using www.squarespace.com. b. Identify the most effective social media sites for musicians. c. Join sites new sites - Instagram, Twitter, etc. and update regularly. d. Be more active on those I am already signed up for - Youtube, and Facebook. Goal 2: Audition for songwriting contests. a. Join Sonicbids (helps to submit work to contests and festivals). b. Submit to at least 3 songwriting contests. Goal 3: Make rough recordings of new material. a. Learn to use Garageband (recording program). b. Set aside time to record new songs and play with different harmonies and accompaniments. Goal 4: Organize and follow up with music connections. a. Create spreadsheet of contacts - venues, artists, agents. b. Contact everyone at least once, follow up when appropriate. Methods to Measure Outcomes: Goal 1: Set up new website. Join at least two new social media sites and link them all together. Release two new Youtube videos a month - totaling in six videos in the three month time. Goal 2: Submit to at least three national songwriting contests (Ex: Rocky Mountain Songwriter Showcase, Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk Contest, Mountain Stage Newsong Contest.) Goal 3: Complete rough draft mixes of at least two of my new pieces - with harmony vocals and instrumentation. Goal 4: Book at least 4 gigs at new venues and secure one opening position for an artist I admire, keep a detailed record of who I have contacted and when.","Outcomes: Goal 1: Increase online presence. a. Updated website using www.bandzoogle.com. b. Identified and joined most effective social media platforms. c. Joined Instagram and Twitter. and update them, as well as Facebook and YouTube, regularly. Goal 2: Audition for songwriting contests. a. Joined Sonicbids (helps to submit work to contests and festivals). b. Submitted to seven songwriting contests, won one and got fifth in another. Goal 3: Make rough recordings of new material. a. Learned to use Garageband (recording program). b. Recorded new songs and played with different harmonies and accompaniments. Goal 4: Organize and follow up with music connections. a. Created a spreadsheet of contacts - venues, artists, agents. b. Contacted everyone at least once, followed up when appropriate, added to list when I traveled.",,1829,"Other, local or private",2529,,,,"Rachael Kilgour",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",,"I am in need of a new, dependable computer/printer setup. As a musician, my voice, my guitar and my computer are my business. I currently own a 2008 MacBook laptop which crashes unexpectedly, cannot hold a battery charge and can no longer record or burn music. I would like to purchase a new Macbook Pro with a one year warranty, an external disc drive, a printer, a consult and file transfer with Geek Squad, and a one year contract with Squarespace to upgrade my website.",2015-05-01,2015-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rachael,Kilgour,"Rachael Kilgour",,,MN,,"(218) 349-6494 ",rachaelkilgour@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Hennepin, Isanti, Anoka, Sherburne, Ramsey, Chisago, Washington, Aitkin, Itasca, Crow Wing, Olmsted, Blue Earth",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist-20,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30461,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,700,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","My goal is to increase my artistic presence online through use of my website. I also intend to increase sales. I will know the success of my project by counting hits and increased sales.","The Actual measurable outcomes are: 1) Increased sales. I have had a measurable increase in sales this past year. Editing of photos has helped viewers get a better overall idea of what the actual ""art piece"" looks like. I believe this has created a closer connection for them to the piece(s). Although I prefer potential clients to have a ""real time"" experience with the piece before committing the advanced technology has assisted in portraying very closely to what the actual piece(s) look like. 2) Having an I",,1800,"Other, local or private",2500,,,,"Karen E. Savage-Blue",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",,"The popularity and demand of my art has increased measurable over the past 12 months. I need to fully utilize my web site for showing works (paintings) and for sales. I currently use Facebook for clients to view works and the United States Postal service for payments (personal checks). My website can do this job much more efficiently but it needs a complete makeover. I will hire a web designer for this task. I will be using my PayPal account for sales. I also need additional software for my computer (Photoshop Elements, updates) for uploading and manipulating images (my work). I also would like to purchase an IPad for showing works to prospective buyers and for sales. I will also need some instruction.",2015-05-01,2015-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karen,Savage-Blue,"Karen E. Savage-Blue",,,MN,,"(218) 591-2069 ",ksbluearts@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Carlton, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist-21,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",
30462,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,302,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","With the purchase of a Cintiq Drawing tablet, my goal is to increase my level of illustrating and hand lettering through the design & illustration of 365 “Good Morning to You” postcards. The first illustrations will be simplified. As the project develops and the rhythm is set for illustrating and producing these postcards, I will have acquired more practice with the Cintiq Drawing Tablet. Comparing each postcard, I will seek to increase the level of intricacy and pattern design. I envision the last 30-50 postcards as more elaborate and intricate. Upon completion of the 365 postcards, I hope to develop more speed and comfort with the Cintiq Tablet, allowing the focus on larger illustrations and future projects, where the level of commitment and discipline for intricacy will increase.",,,705,"Other, local or private",1007,,,,"Florencia  . Matamoros",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",,"Through the illustration of 365 postcards in a year, I seek to develop more intricate and decorative hand lettered postcards that will read Good Morning to you. This project will include rigorous hand-lettering exercises through the use of a Cintiq Drawing Tablet which will increase my illustration skills, aesthetics, and discipline to create decadent and illustrative post cards and illustrations. The Cintiq Drawing Tablet will allow me to work faster and produce less waste as I accomplish my challenge and continue to exercise and illustrate on a daily basis.",2015-05-01,2016-07-16,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Florencia,Matamoros,"Florencia  . Matamoros",,,MN,,"(218) 428-3001 ",flodoodles@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist-22,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30476,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,655,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","My goal is to have a high quality zoom lens that has the reach, image compression and sharpness needed to capture professional quality images. Outcome would be measurable by producing an image with the highest definition possible that will allow the print to be displayed at sizes of 40 x 30"" or larger while maintaining detailed sharpness.","Recently I have developed limited mobility and unstable balance (due to peripheral neuropathy) so instead of scrabbling over dangerous and unsafe terrain to get a photograph I was now able to photograph images from a distance with the security and safety of shooting from available firm footing for a camera position. I was also able to photograph images of subjects that I could not get close enough to before such as wildlife or normally non-accessible sites. Along with the incredible sharpness of the image and long reach that this lens offers, I found that the lens has the added benefit. This lens also allows me to also use the lens as a semi-macro close up lens ...perfect for flowers, insects, fabric detail etc. It has opened up a whole new world of subjects for me to photograph with the added security and safety of shooting from firm footing while still getting enough image enlargement and sharpness. I have now accumulated many new photos that are different from my past images to think about displaying some in future shows.",,1545,"Other, local or private",2200,,,,"Roy Misonznick",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",,"I need to upgrade the zoom lens on my DSLR camera. Currently I am photographing using a Canon entry level (T3i) DSLR camera but my sole and only long lens is a 40 year old Nikon prime (non-zoom) 300mm with manual focus (no auto focus) and manual exposure control cobbled onto the Canon camera using a Canon to Nikon lens adapter.",2015-05-01,2015-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Roy,Misonznick,"Roy Misonznick",,,MN,,"(218) 235-9999 ",roy@ElyPix.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Cook, Koochiching",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist-23,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30499,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,417,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","I will use the website as a tool to inform a wide variety of organizers at performance venues, festivals and organizations about what I have to offer of music performances. It will facilitate PR for events with images for the creation of posters, informational articles and include enough biographical information for entertainment journalists to develop newspaper articles that describes my music. I will have the capacity to track the number of hits on the website. I will also compare the number of performance engagements secured after utilizing the website with the number of performances before having this tool. I anticipate an increase due to greater accessibility of information to interested organizers of events.",,,773,"Other, local or private",1190,,,,"Arna E. Rennan",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",,"First, to have high quality professional photos taken for promo photos for me and my ensemble, Nordic Angst to use on a new website. Then I will hire an experienced web designer to create the website for my music.",2015-05-01,2015-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Arna,Rennan,"Arna E. Rennan",,,MN,,"(218) 525-4534 ",arnarennan@msn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist-25,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30501,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,700,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","The main goal of this application is to get help obtaining an Epson 4900 Archival printer and the appropriate ink/paper etc. I create digital illustrations via vector art on the computer and continue adding pieces to my overall portfolio. As I continue to create, experimentation and final prints are currently printed locally. Although I enjoy working with local businesses, it is hard to not print many more prints than needed in order to make the run worthwhile. With my own printer, I would be able to experiment with size, color and even collaborations with other artists. The last 5 years, I have displayed my work at local galleries, shops and have participated in the Park Point Art Fair and Festival of Trees. I would like to start adding more shows to my annual itinerary. This year I am trying to add the Bayfront Art in the Park, the Uptown Arts Festival in Minneapolis, the Little Falls Arts and Craft Show in Little Falls, Minnesota, Festival of Trees and NoCoast in Minneapolis this year. I am also expanding my line to represent places from across the Unites States and available via my website alongside my current portfolio. This printer will help me as I create new pieces, print production and other experimental posters, cards and ephemera. The best ways of measuring the outcome is simply being able to bring printing in-house for the print runs, experiments in creating and getting prepared for these upcoming shows for this year.","By having this printer, I have been able to experiment with some custom size pieces and also has allowed me to print smaller, on-demand ideas which has led to those ideas gaining me access to selling my work in Duluth Pack and also a store in Bemidji along with creating pieces that were hung in the Depot during the end of May and early June by the Duluth Art Institute in conjunction with the Park Point Art Fair.",,2445,"Other, local or private",3145,150,,,"Jeffrey Ruprecht",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",,"As a digital artist/designer/illustrator, my work has come to a point where I can't rely on other printer resources to affordably give me the versatility to share my work or experiment and create new work. Right now I have to have my ever expanding illustration portfolio, called The Duluth Crate Co., printed at local print shops. In order to get a good rate, I have to buy many more than I need and it makes it hard to experiment with new work and it is also hard to be timely in my work.",2015-05-01,2015-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeffrey,Ruprecht,"Jeffrey Ruprecht",,,MN,,"(218) 393-3151 ",jeffruprecht@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Stearns, Hennepin, Morrison",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist-26,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30504,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,596,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","My goal with the purchase of this technology is to complete the necessary components in creating the overall sound and structure of this music project. In order to achieve this, I intend to: 1.Buy both a rack mixer and computer; 2. Learn how to use both; 3. Create music and rehearse it with my band, using both pieces of equipment; 4. Debut the use of equipment in a live performance setting. My methods to measure my outcomes are essentially the same as my goals. The evaluation plan will be to ensure that I have: 1. bought both the rack mixer and computer; 2. Learned how to use both; 3. Created music and rehearsed it with my band, using both pieces of equipment; 4. Debuted the use of equipment in a live performance setting.","I was able to purchase a computer and music software necessary to create the style of music I am pursuing in this current project. I learned how to use the computer and have it set up with the necessary software for both writing, rehearsing and live performance which has allowed me to create the overall live sound I was aiming for.",,1356,"Other, local or private",1952,,,,"Shaunna M. Schanzenbach",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",,"Duluth artist Shaunna Heckman will purchase a new computer and digital rack mixer for her new electronica music project. These tools will allow her to compose quickly, incorporate acoustic and electronic elements seamlessly, prerecord tracks before going to a studio (thus saving studio costs), and create a stage show that is professional and consistent from venue to venue. She will learn how to use the equipment; compose new music and create a stage show that is based on using the digital mixer; rehearse with her band; and perform a CD release of her new music in Duluth in the fall of 2015.",2015-08-01,2015-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shaunna,Schanzenbach,"Shaunna M. Schanzenbach",,,MN,,"(218) 340-3379 ",smheckman@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist-27,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30512,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,297,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","This grant will allow me to purchase a larger hard drive, install upgraded software and ensure the long life of my computer which is instrumental in the documentation and creation of my work. As my work grows in complexity, the quality and size of the photos I use to document the space and paintings, require larger amounts of digital space. I use photos on my computer to create artist prints, maintain my website, apply for grants and calls for art and document the progress of my work as a whole. I also store thousands of photographs I have taken and found for use as reference for current and future paintings. Storing and accessing my photographs of and for my work has become increasingly important, as a means of income as well as an integral part of my process of creation. One of the measurable outcomes will be that my photo archives, documentary and reference photos, will be able to grow unabated. Keeping digital copies of my sales is also important as I manage my tax information. My computer is struggling, with only a small amount of digital space left to fill. Having a larger internal hard drive, will ensure that my computer will thrive for at least 5 more years, instead of overheating and crashing in 6 months. My sales of artist prints have begun to grow as well and sales happen quickly. Having an updated version of Photoshop will help me prepare them for printing, saving me processing fees at the print shop. Having photos ready to send to the printer immediately when I receive an email helps me keep up with sales as they happen. I keep a back-up of my hard drive, but accessing it takes time and energy which could be spent creating more artwork.","I purchased a new, 1TB solid state hard drive and was able to have it professionally installed and purchased updated versions of Photoshop and Microsoft Office.",,703,"Other, local or private",1000,,,,"Adam P. Swanson",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",,"I have almost completely filled up the hard drive on my Macbook Pro, which makes it difficult to add data and photographs to my archives and places my computer in danger of crashing. I intend to purchase a Seagate 1TB internal hard drive and install it into my computer. The migration and upgrade will also require me to purchase new versions of Photoshop CS6 and Microsoft Office. In addition to saving my computer from crashing, a 1TB hard drive will triple my existing storage size and provide easy access to my archives for years to come.",2015-05-01,2015-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Adam,Swanson,"Adam P. Swanson",,,MN,,"(218) 343-4304 ",adam@adamswanson.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Cook, Carlton, Pine, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist-28,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",
30514,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,498,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","The goal of this project is to finance the purchase of a new laptop, software and headphones to be used for audio storytelling digital editing and podcast production. The measures of the outcomes will be proof of purchase of these useful items and continued work as an audio storyteller.","This project was to purchase equipment and software needed to record and produce audio stories. The equipment and software was purchased.",,1187,"Other, local or private",1685,,,,"Gina Temple-Rhodes",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",,"This funding request will help finance the purchase of a new laptop to replace my 5-year old laptop, audio editing software and professional headphones to support my work as an audio storyteller. The equipment will be used this summer during a workshop and for the next few years to support my growing artistic career.",2015-05-01,2015-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Gina,Temple-Rhodes,"Gina Temple-Rhodes",,,MN,,"(218) 390-8343 ",gina.temple@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist-29,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30519,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,358,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","Develop an online presence through a website focused on marketing my art work with the ability to interact, communicate and conduct financial transactions through the internet. - Showcase my art in an attractive and stylish way. - Access my artwork in an online gallery. - Establish myself as an artist. - Introduce my work to a new audience. - Build a following through a link to Facebook - social network. - Strengthen and build relationships with my target market. - Attract interest from new markets and venues. - Attract commissions for new work. Ability to collect data about my audience: Quantify the number of audience accessing my website, collect reviews and comments about my art, and quantify the amount of commissions and shows that generate from the website.","To date, I have received over 1,000 visits to my website. I developed it to promote my latest project, ""Great Lakes Woodland Skirts"" fashion show and historical presentation. The website described the purpose of the project, history of the traditional art form, indigenous and trade materials I use, and an artist bio to learn about my art by paging through my gallery. I also acknowledged the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and other funding organizations who made my project possible.",,842,"Other, local or private",1200,,,,"Delina L. White",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",,"Hire a professional website developer who has the technology skills, experience and creativity to implement and provide technical assistance in an online content management system where I can showcase my art to establish myself as an artist, increase visibility, expand my audience and attract interest from galleries.",2015-05-01,2016-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Delina,White,"Delina L. White",,,MN,,"(218) 256-3009 ",dlwhite@arvig.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Itasca, St. Louis, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist-30,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30521,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,417,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","Artists reach a point in their creative lives, often more than once, when they've mastered the level they're at, and are ready to advance to the next level, to take the next step. A rolling mill would give me the freedom and power to re-shape my metal, allow me to create more challenging and elaborate designs, to go from a beginner-level artist to a serious artist. It would also give me the ability to recycle my metal waste by melting it down and making it into sheets, ready for new work. A rolling mill would help me take the next step as an artist. There are several ways to evaluate my work once I begin using the rolling mill. First, is the ability to master all aspects of the rolling mill. This will be self-evident. I know what the rolling mill can do, and I will know if the work I produce with it will stand up to a basic level of scrutiny. The next step would be to get feedback from other artists, and various people in the arts community whose opinions I trust. Last, and most important, is the process of presenting your work to the public. This is the acid test. A stranger looks at your work and either approves of what they see, or they do not. I'm confident that I can master the rolling mill, I believe that people in the arts community will give me good feedback, and I'm hopeful that the public will appreciate what I create with my new tool.","As stated in my original application, there are several ways to evaluate my work once I begin using the rolling mill: First, is the ability to master all aspects of the rolling mill. This will be self-evident. I know what the rolling mill can do, and I will know if the work I produce with it will stand up to a basic level of scrutiny. The next step would be to get feedback from other artists, and various people in the arts community whose opinions I trust. Last, and most important, is the process of presenting your work to the public. This is the acid test. A stranger looks at your work and either approves of what they see, or they do not. I have had the rolling mill for a fairly short time--I am currently learning all aspects of it. Once I feel comfortable with it, I will show my work to other working artists whose opinions I trust. Finally, I will present my work to the public.",,773,"Other, local or private",1190,,,,"Lily Winter",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",,"Rolling Mill for Advanced Metalwork in Jewelry Making. A rolling mill is a device that acts like a rolling pin on metal. At the moment I'm using mostly small hand-held tools meant for the novice jeweler. A rolling mill can texture and shape metal in ways that I can't do with my current tools. Scraps of metal can be taken from the discard pile, then melted down and rolled into sheets with a rolling mill. A rolling mill would help me advance to the next level as a jewelry artist.",2015-05-01,2020-05-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Lily,Winter,"Lily Winter",,,MN,,"(218) 301-9816 ",lilywinterjewelry@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Itasca, St. Louis, Crow Wing, Beltrami, Cass",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist-31,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
32471,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2016,1260,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","I have been growing significantly as a professional designer in Duluth over the last year. I am now a consistent designer for four different companies of varying scale. In order to continue growing in my art form, I need a way to quickly draft out plots, share my concepts and ideas with directors and other designers, and keep track of all of the little details of these projects. The majority of the artists that I am working with are already using this technology, and I am set back for not having it. As I already have a basic understanding of how to use this software, I will immediately be able to benefit from its acquisition. I will receive full 3-D models from scenic designers, which I can then create my plot on top of. Utilizing those models, I will then be able to create accurate images of what a design will look like when completed and anticipate any problems. This will also benefit any teaching I do, as those same images will assist in my student's understanding. Improvements in my art would begin to happen as soon as I receive the program. There will be many new things to learn, but being able to create in such depth and detail before I even have access to the stage will make the learning curve negligible. Each new project I begin will be improved upon, and have tangential results from this program. I will be able to add well drafted plots and beautiful digital renderings to my portfolio, and compare those to production photos to show examples of artistic continuity. I will be using Vectorworks on a near day to day basis, and it will allow me to further my development as a professional lighting designer.","The primary measurable outcome of the completing the project, which in this case is purchasing the product, and integrating its use into my design work, can be seen in the plots and documents I have created since its purchase. I have created nine completed plots for 7 different companies, and have three plots in the design phase. Most of these were my own designs, however I also created a plot for a local production company.",,740,"Other, local or private",2000,,,0.00,"Jon Brophy",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"Drafting and Rendering software to describe, present, and implement my lighting designs.",2015-11-01,2016-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jon,Brophy,"Jon Brophy",,,MN,,"(315) 561-6621 ",jbrophymn@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-5,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
32478,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2016,1033,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","I intend to turn in a new book proposal to my literary agent and continue to be a contributing essayist to the Star Tribune. My evaluation plan will be to monitor what I am able to turn into my literary agent and to my Star Tribune editor. I would include these numbers in my final report.",,,897,"Other, local or private",1930,,,,"Lucie B. Amundsen",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2015-11-01,2015-11-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lucie,Amundsen,"Lucie B. Amundsen",,,MN,,"(612) 245-9704 ",lucieamundsen@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-6,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
32482,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2016,1254,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","Capturing the already composed and ebb and flow of the creative world in which has been harbored and yet to come is the goal of acquiring the listed equipment. Having access to the multitude of musicians and knowledge of recording equipment, I resolve to record the thoughts, compositions, and sounds of my world in the Northland. The outcome is to record the four compositions I have written for a 9 piece instrumental ensemble, a Live at the Owls Club: Big Wave Dave and the Ripples album featuring original compositions, the currently unfinished compositions for a Jazz trio, and ventures stemming from the above ventures. The outcome would be the completion of the four 9 piece ensembles, a live performance at the Owls Club, and a Jazz Trio Album. The projected goal would consist of the following: Rehearsing and performing four pieces written for a 9 piece ensemble comprised of drums, bass guitar, guitar, 3 saxophonists, 1 trombonist, and 2 trumpet players; Recording a live album of original Big Wave Dave and the Ripples compositions at the Owls Club, ranging between 7 to 10 songs; Recording a 6 to 8 song original Jazz Trio album, consisting of saxophone, bass, and drum set. These are all to be achieved through writing, rehearsing, and performing. The measured outcomes are through the completion of the projects and the goals are to document the performances of original pieces.",,,1086,"Other, local or private",2340,,,,"Matt L. Wasmund",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"An audio interface, external hard drive, microphones, and accessories to the former",2015-11-20,2016-01-23,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Matt,Wasmund,"Matt L. Wasmund",,,MN,,"(218) 409-5166 ",wasmundmusic@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-7,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",1
32483,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2016,1071,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","The goal of this project is to purchase a quality instrument for myself. The outcome of the goal will be measured in performances, rehearsal, practice, and recording. My plan to evaluate the outcome is through the performance of music in a variety of ensembles with the new instrument. I also plan to measure the outcome in personal practice, and recording projects that I am involved with.","The grant allowed me to purchase the instrument and perform music at a higher level. Increased the quality of sound during live performance and recording sessions.",,929,"Other, local or private",2000,,,,"Matthew G. Mobley",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"Double bass",2015-11-09,2016-01-11,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Matthew,Mobley,"Matthew G. Mobley",,,MN,,"(218) 260-9296 ",matthewgmobley@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Ramsey, Hennepin, Cook",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-8,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",1
32490,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2016,1178,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","I will document my paintings using high-resolution camera and create a new website. I will also use the camera to obtain quality images to use as source material in the paintings. High resolution photographic images will draw increased viewers to my new website and will improve my credibility. Images will be used to apply for representation, residencies, grants, and fellowships. Viewer numbers and comments on the website will be measurable as well as success in applications, fellowships, and gallery representation. I will create an artist portfolio of my paintings and design a new website using these high resolution images created with new camera. The number of views and positive comments will assist in measuring the viewership and appeal of the images. I will use links to my artist site to apply for gallery representation, fellowships, residencies, and grants. My success will be measured in numbers viewing the site, as well as increased representation, awards, and opportunities.","I have documented my work both from the past and new work. I have built up albums on my Flickr Account with bodies of work. I have a new website. I use the camera almost daily in the studio to document work and on the streets to create source material for paintings. I was awarded a Minnesota State Arts Board Visual Arts Grant using the photos created by new camera.",,1022,"Other, local or private",2200,,,0.00,"Patricia X. Canelake AKA Patricia Canelake",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"Camera for documenting work and for photographing source images for paintings.",2016-01-01,2016-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patricia,Canelake,"Patricia X. Canelake AKA Patricia Canelake",,,MN,,"(218) 590-7913 ",pcanelake@mac.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Ramsey, Cook, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-9,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
32491,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2016,1260,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","Goal: 1. Develop concerts and programs centered around klezmer and tango music. 2. Gain facility on these new instruments which makes artist more marketable. 3. Goal to perform 3 concerts in a program titled Klezmer meets Tango on these instruments by May 2016. Tango meets Klezmer will produce the following measurable outcomes: 1. It will bring new audiences Klezmer and Tango through three concerts which will be an increase in performances. 2. These concerts will increasing my number of performances in the Duluth area. 3. Countless number of new audience members reached documentation and preservation of these folk traditions.","Able to study Klezmer music with Adrianne Greenbaum and began to learn baroque flute.",,1985,"Other, local or private",3245,,,0.00,"Paula M. Gudmundson",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"Support the purchase of Renaissance and Baroque flutes for concert program development.",2015-11-01,2016-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paula,Gudmundson,"Paula M. Gudmundson",,,MN,,"(651) 485-1186 ",unatica@aol.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-10,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35341,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2016,1165,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","The printer would allow me to make high-quality prints available quickly and at a lower cost than I can now through printing vendors. I have used other printing resources for previous shows and print sales, but the ability to print on demand, and keep an inventory or work available will let me present a wider selection of work, and to respond quickly to requests. I would like to schedule another show of recent work in 2016, and expand my work available for sale. I make several appearances each year at schools, clubs, and other events. The ability to print pieces specific to those audiences would be helpful, and make those appearances more meaningful. Schedule and prepare a show of recent work at a gallery, restaurant or other venue in the area. The actual exhibit date will be determined by the venue's schedule, and may not happen before the End Date of the project mentioned in this application. Increase visibility and sales of prints of work through online web store and craft and art fairs.","I had a successful show of new work at Beaner's in December, had good attendance, and sold several pieces and prints. I currently have a show hanging at the Unitarian Universalist church, and will be speaking about the work at a Forum at the church on February 26th. I increased my inventory of prints available to purchase and improved and updated my e-commerce website. I added note cards with my work on them to my inventory of work for sale. My work is now available for sale at Lakeside Gallery in Duluth. I had a booth at Chester Bowl's Fall Fest where I sold art prints and note cards. I also had a booth at the downtown Farmer's Market, but didn't sell much. It was a good experience, but probably the wrong event for selling art. I have learned a lot about preparing the files, organizing them and getting the best quality from different papers.",,1075,"Other, local or private",2240,,,0.00,"Brian L. Barber",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"Epson SureColor P800 Inkjet Printer, refill inks, and paper.",2016-05-16,2016-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brian,Barber,"Brian L. Barber",,,MN,,"(218) 728-0853 ",brian@brianbarber.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-11,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35396,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2016,882,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","To complete my new manuscript ""Complicated Warding"" by purchasing a new MacBook Air, a printer, Microsoft Office, and to publicize the release of my first book. This collection, ""Flucht"" is due in the Fall of 2016 from New Rivers Press. The measurable outcomes will be: 1. Purchase of said equipment, software and services. 2. Completion of 2nd book manuscript, ""Complicated Warding"" and beginning submissions. 3. Maintain a strong on-line public presence for 1st book release, promotion and sales. By February o","1. Purchased computer, software, printer. 2. Renewed license for michellematthees.com and updated website to promote new book. 3. ""Complicated Warding"" manuscript is complete, and I have begun submitting individual poems to publishers.",,768,"Other, local or private",1650,,,0.00,"Michelle M. Matthees",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"11 inch MacBook Air; website/domain hosting; Microsoft Office subscription; printer.",2016-05-01,2017-02-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michelle,Matthees,"Michelle M. Matthees",,,MN,,"(218) 341-9307 ",michellematthees@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Hennepin, Ramsey, Clay",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-13,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35399,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2016,1260,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","My artistic goal is to make increasingly richer animated drawings that reveal exquisite detail, show greater depth, and have intriguing, well-executed transitions that will translate when projected in very large scale. Necessary to accomplishing this goal is a new laptop that will be able to provide the digital capability of rendering high resolution imagery that allows detailed graphite hand drawings to translate to video file, screen, and projection. By having this rendering capacity available, I will also be able to focus on editing and transitions within the video editing software that bring the drawings to moving life. Purchasing a more powerful laptop will provide the additional benefit of being able to edit and render away from home. This is important to the work that I do in my field projection installations. The computer I have chosen fits into my existing equipment and software platform, so it will provide a seamless transition without also needing to update other equipment. I have identified the following technical problems in regards to the goal of further developing and refining my animated drawings: 1) In order to create higher resolution videos that transmit detail when projected in large scale, I need to take higher resolution images. Therefore I need a computing platform that has the processing power necessary to complete this task. 2) Because I do not have resources that easily provide me access to powerful computers (for example a University computing lab) it is critical that I have a fully functioning platform and my own computing backup system. So I must have more than one computer that can handle my video workload when difficulties arise. I have identified the solution to this problem: 1) The purchase of a new laptop that will work with the other equipment I already own and have purchased myself, the details of which are available in the attached cost estimate. When purchased, the solution that supports my goal will be met.","I was able to purchase the laptop as described in my grant application. A MacBook pro with the capability to edit high resolution video files.",,2542,"Other, local or private",3802,,,0.00,"Catherine F. Meier",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"Laptop capable of Super High Resolution video editing",2016-08-01,2016-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Catherine,Meier,"Catherine Meier",,,MN,,"(402) 430-9233 ",catherine@catherinemeier.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-14,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35402,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2016,1260,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","My most motivating goal for the project I propose to undertake involves being able to create and construct a larger-scale installation with the help of a new computer. I propose to showcase the new work done with a proposed new computer at my studio in Ely, Minnesota. I have had success in the past at The Walker Art Center and The Minneapolis Institute of Arts using more elaborate, sprawling installations that used a combination of Photoshop-arranged stickers on paper, sound created through Garageband audio software program and video. These installations filled rooms as can be seen in my slides. My consummate goal from here into the future is to utilize and display more of these surrounding peripheral elements that make for more encompassing and multi-sensory exhibitions. More exhibitions in the future at large venues in Minnesota and beyond are another goal that I believe is possible with proposed funding and furthering the scale of my work. In regard to evaluating a larger shift in scale for my work, I propose to take images of work created with the proposed acquisition of a new computer and Photoshop editing and relay back to the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council in my final report. I have recently signed a purchase agreement on a new studio in Ely that is 2,000 square feet. I plan to exhibit the work created with Arrowhead Regional Arts Council funding there in the early summer (May/June) of 2017. I anticipate bigger work being created here in the future. Though having recent exhibitions in Hawaii, Kansas City and Spokane, my current list of upcoming shows has dwindled. However, this is usually the best time for many artists to make work and apply for future shows. Applications for the McKnight Artist Fellowship and several Twin Cities galleries will be a focus over the next year. I can respond in my final report to the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council about my search for exhibitions pending funding.","Larger wall installations with the help of new computer. New exhibitions have been secured because of the new work and new computer: Aquaworld Aquarium, Heraklion, Crete, Greece/Union Street Gallery, Chicago/Fox Tax Gallery, Minneapolis/Depot Gallery, Red Wing, Minnesota - all in 2017 so far.",,1840,"Other, local or private",3100,,,0.00,"Andrew J. Messerschmidt AKA Andy Messerschmidt",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"MacBook Pro laptop computer and Adobe Creative Cloud suite of digital editing software.",2016-05-15,2017-07-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Messerschmidt,"Andrew J. Messerschmidt AKA Andy Messerschmidt",,,MN,,"(218) 235-4288 ",dampenedyurt@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Cook",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-15,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35407,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2016,1260,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","Diversifying my body of work is the main goal for purchasing the lapidary wheel; accomplishing this by giving an updated look, which combines blown glass with the look of crystal. This will be achieved through revisiting my Geode series and diversifying the optics of my current paperweight series. The outcome of this new body of work will be measured by the reactions of my collectors, their purchases of my new work and by the diversity found in my body of work. I have given myself a full year to allow maximum exposure of the updated series utilizing the new lapidary wheel in order to have an extensive amount of research to measure. Most research will be determined by the thousands of people exposed to them at the summer art shows I attend. The fruition of which techniques are most successful and which to expand upon will depend on feedback gathered from these events. I intend to showcase my new geode series at my gallery, Lake Superior Art Glass, the Saint Paul American Craft Council show, Brookside Art Annual, Park Point Art Fair and many other fine art festivals. I will be able to measure my expected outcomes by how well this new series sells at future art shows and in my gallery, Lake Superior Art Glass.","Measurable outcomes from the lapidary wheel include inventory such as Agate pendants and faceted paperweights. This also extends to customer's individual requests to create custom artworks, repairs to existing patron pieces and much more which require the lapidary wheel.",,1140,"Other, local or private",2400,,,0.00,"Daniel Neff",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"12'' Flat Lapidary Grinding wheel",2016-05-01,2017-05-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Daniel,Neff,"Daniel Neff",,,MN,,"(218) 464-1799 ",nafglass@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, St. Louis, Anoka, Hennepin, Carver",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-16,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35413,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2016,1260,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","To purchase DJI’s Zenmuse X5 camera and gimbal system to expand my creative capabilities on future video and photography projects. The outcome I expect is to master its use as both a still and motion picture aerial camera. For several months after purchasing the camera I plan to put it through its paces, testing and refining its many functions. My final report will include examples and explanations of the camera’s varied abilities.","The measurable outcome was the purchase of the Zenmuse X5 camera and gimbal mount.",,1240,"Other, local or private",2500,,,0.00,"Jason L. Page",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"To purchase a Zenmuse X5 camera and gimbal.",2016-05-01,2016-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jason,Page,"Jason L. Page",,,MN,,"(218) 393-4224 ",jason@4trackfilms.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-17,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35423,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2016,1260,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","Purchase the portable recorder, microphones, and video projector as proposed. Begin using these items in the creation, performance, and documentation of work as outlined within proposal. Particularly, consider the degree to which the equipment is employed in: creating field recordings, sampling sounds of various instruments, including my robotic instruments, documenting works completed and in-progress in audio and/or video formats, publishing clips and/or complete works to the web and social media, documenting live performances, utilizing the projector to display live video feed of my robotic instruments in performance, developing work with captured video footage and/or generative graphics for future performances and exhibits. The audio quality of published audio and video documentation will improve. Performances utilizing projector will be visually engaging. Higher quality of documentation will increase opportunities for performances, grants, commissions, etc. Confirm that proposed items are successfully purchased. Confirm that proposed equipment is appropriate to my needs as anticipated, or analyze and explain any adjustments or substitutions to the list accordingly. Analyze and elaborate upon how the equipment has been or will be used to: create field recordings, sample sounds of various instruments, including my robotic instruments, document works completed and in-progress in audio and/or video formats, publish clips and/or complete works to the web and social media, document live performances, utilizing the projector to display live video feed of my robotic instruments in performance, develop work with captured video footage and/or generative graphics for future performances and exhibits. Has the audio quality of published audio and video documentation improved? How is the projector being utilized in performances? Has higher quality documentation noticeably increased opportunities for performances, grants, commissions, etc.?",,,1200,"Other, local or private",2460,,,,"Troy Rogers",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"Recording gear and video projector.",2016-05-01,2016-08-02,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Troy,Rogers,"Troy Rogers",,,MN,,"(218) 750-4518 ",troy@expressivemachines.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-18,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35427,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2016,1260,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","My goal is to purchase a newer, faster MacBook Pro to help me develop as a documentary filmmaker. Among the projects I’ll be working on this year is a series of short documentary films about organic farming in Carlton County. In May, I will be shooting some of the most ambitious films in this series. These films will require a faster processor and more memory than I have in my current Mac. So that I have measurable outcomes, I intend to finish at least one of these short documentaries each month from May through July and upload them to YouTube. I will also screen one of them at the Free Range Film Festival, which I help program, at the end of July. In my final report to Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, I will report the number of short films I was able to finish through the end of July thanks to this new computer. I will also provide the number of page views my films generate on YouTube. I will provide audience attendance figures for my film screening at the Free Range Film Festival. And, finally, I will share any press that I receive while working on this project.","My goal was to purchase a newer, faster MacBook Pro to help me develop as a documentary filmmaker, particularly as I began working on a series of short documentaries about organic farming in Carlton County. I finished one of these short documentaries each month (in May, June and July) and uploaded them to YouTube. (You can search for them there under the series title ""Food Farm Slow TV."") I also screened one of the documentaries at the Free Range Film Festival in Wrenshall, Minnesota, where it was accompanied by a live score performed by Portrait of a Drowned Man.",,1100,"Other, local or private",2360,,,0.00,"Michael V. Scholtz AKA Mike Scholtz",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"MacBook Pro for editing in support of my documentary filmmaking career.",2016-05-01,2016-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Scholtz,"Michael V. Scholtz AKA Mike Scholtz",,,MN,,"(218) 343-0517 ",mikevscholtz@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-19,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35428,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2016,1179,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","The project's goals are: to enhance my performances with better sound quality; provide the flexibility to perform at any venue; to improve rehearsals allowing for greater freedom of creative expression; to obtain capabilities to record and mix music; and to augment my online marketing and social media network. The project's outcomes include: songwriting improvement through better sound and recording capabilities; a stronger marketing campaign evident in my social media; and a more user friendly experience for my listeners/viewers leading to an increase in web traffic. Other outcomes are better connections with audiences through higher quality performances facilitating the ability to reach larger and more diverse audiences, resulting in more CD sales. The tools purchased for this project will last a lifetime, expanding my experiences and career as a musician. Because many of my goals and measurable outcomes are subjective, my evaluation plan includes a focus group to analyze and critique my performances and online presence. The focus group is diverse in terms of age, occupation, and geographic area. All members have access to performances and online work. The group consists of four men and five women of various ages. I am in continuous contact with the group. I will incorporate a quarterly questionnaire to record their observations and to identify improvement. The analysis of the collaborative group will allow me to objectively measure the project's outcomes. Other measures will include increased CD sales, increased number of live performances and more performances in a broader geographic area.","The actual measurable outcomes from completing my project are the possession and utilization of a Macbook Pro 13"" Computer, an Audiotechnica Handheld Microphone, and a Marshall Acoustic Guitar Amplifier.",,1066,"Other, local or private",2245,,,0.00,"Laura Sellner",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"Marshall acoustic guitar amplifier, Audiotechnica handheld microphone, and MacBook Pro 13.3"" computer.",2016-05-01,2016-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laura,Sellner,"Laura Sellner",,,MN,,"(218) 491-1726 ",superiorsirenmusic@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-20,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
30425,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,700,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","My goal is to increase my overall flexibility and capacity regarding film score production so I can take advantage of time sensitive collaborations with filmmakers as they arise, by obtaining technology necessary to actualize my compositions. In addition, I would like to expand my collection of musical pieces that I can share with potential film collaborators for future use, independent of contracted projects. Recording multiple acoustic tracks simultaneously or electronic software instruments create lag time on equipment that can no longer keep up to the task of recording them. I want to eliminate this barrier that holds back the potential of musical ideas presented by film directors and myself and the ability to make them realized for our collaborative efforts. Whether it’s an acoustic drum set, a string section or electronic synth keyboards, I want fewer impediments to what I can accomplish. In order to properly build film compositions I need to track multiple instruments within one piece of music without being stifled by the prospect of losing these large files to computer crashes or other errors. Updating my computer is the first step to ensuring security of files and increased capacity to build these larger compositions. Increasing this capacity improves my ability to respond to the filmmaker's needs and crafting my own artistic vision in a short time frame. The addition of monitors that have a flat frequency response (i.e. no added bass or treble for home use) provides a better palette for sound production of a given project without running into the problem of, for example, too much bass on an instrument discovered after the fact, thus needing to be either reworked or rejected outright for a film project. As collaboration between these filmmakers and myself become more frequent, it is critical to have monitors that accurately represent the sound I am producing.","Actual work released in any form (internet sites, film scores, recorded musical projects).",,1695,"Other, local or private",2395,,,,"Jesse Hoheisel",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist ",,"Over the last two and a half years, I composed film scores for various film directors and producers, both highlighting original compositions specifically for the films as well as offering previously produced pieces. I want to further develop these relationships with these particular filmmakers by scoring upcoming film projects that will be completed by autumn of 2015. The Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Technology and Equipment funds will be used to upgrade equipment necessary to complete these film scores including a computer with monitors and the capacity to record and handle large files and other musical equipment. ",2015-06-01,2015-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jesse,Hoheisel,"Jesse Hoheisel",,,MN,,"(218) 410-1159 ",hoheiselhaus@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist-15,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist. ","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior. ","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",
30426,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,602,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","I have never been very tech-savvy. I have tried to skate by on my paper and pen skills, but it's time to upgrade, update my skills, and move confidently into the digital world we live in today. I am committed to learning how to use new technology and software to bring my art up a notch. I travel back and forth to many theatre teams all over town and this transportable technology will help me get my designs easily accessible. It would help me show actors, directors, and crew what exactly is in my brain. SHOWING people what exactly I'm trying to convey rather than explaining is crucial in my work. Having new equipment would help me in the short term by providing a reliable platform to learn new software that will help me in creating renderings I cannot currently achieve with paint. In the long run, it will help me accomplish my dreams of starting my own business, teaching others in my realm, and inspiring others to utilize resources around THEM as well. I think I will be able to start using the new equipment right away. My first initiative is to start taking online classes to better my drawing tablet skills. I am still adapting to the new format of working with such a tool. Working on a new, fast laptop will help me take these classes during EVERY FREE MOMENT. I can not only start playing around with creating art, but by practicing on show renderings. Every new project I have will offer opportunities to continue this practice. After I have finished the online classes, referencing my book on working in Painter, and practicing. I should be able to execute renderings more quickly, with more ease, and most importantly more professionally. The transition to digital drawings rather than watercolor will be instant. They may not be great at first, but I'm sure I will get the hang of it pretty quickly. If funded, I would be able and willing to commit to digital immediately.","The new technology has already helped me in the following ways: I am able to carry EVERY item I need for my work in a compact bag rather than giant loads of art supplies. The new tools allow me to stay connected and inspired to compile loads of research on the new hard drive. The books I received to learn the software have proven as valuable as the tools to learn new techniques. I am learning the Painter program slowly but surely - and realizing it will change the way I work forever.",,1458,"Other, local or private",2060,,,,"Sasha N. Howell",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist ",,"I, as a costume designer for Theatre, fashion shows, and film, am in desperate need of a quality reliable laptop. I need a portable way to create art, show directors all over town my ideas, and to work while on the road. I recently invested in a small drawing tablet and I've quickly realized my current computer situation is not going to cut it for much longer. I am currently working to familiarize myself with the hardware, but I'm also in need of some more software and drawing pens to fully utilize my new tablet. In addition, it would be wise for me to get an external hard drive to be constantly backing up my work. ",2015-05-01,2015-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sasha,Howell,"Sasha N. Howell",,,MN,,"(218) 591-9420 ",sashahowell@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist-16,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist. ","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior. ",,
30435,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,680,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","By obtaining a new computer and scanner, with the help of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Tech Grant, I will be able to combine my interests in traditional and digital art. I will do this by creating traditional pencil drawings and scanning them into the computer. After they become digitized, I can choose an art program such as Adobe Photoshop or After Effects to create digital paintings or videos. To promote my work to a larger audience, I will upload my artwork to an art hosting website such as mnartists or Vimeo so I can start having a professional web presence. To evaluate my progress I will monitor my upload rate of completed projects on my chosen art hosting website(s).","Photos Folder- 22 uploads. Practice Sketches- 9 Digital uploads, 10 Traditional uploads. Character Design folder contains- 3 Digital Sketches, 8 Traditional Sketches. Ink Sketches folder- 4 uploads. Animated Walk Cycle- 1 upload. Total- 57 artworks. Reference Library- 10 folders. Total- 38 reference images.",,1538,"Other, local or private",2218,,,,"Nicole M. Jerome",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist ",,"New computer and scanner for digital art production and developing a web presence. I will use the equipment to convert my traditional 2D drawings onto the computer where I can edit and upload them to websites. I can also create digital drawings and paintings using software that I can purchase monthly subscriptions with using my own money. Furthermore, I would like to focus on making short mostly hand drawn animations. Finally, I will develop a professional artistic web presence by uploading the work I complete with the grant money onto art hosting website and eventually my own website. ",2015-05-01,2015-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicole,Jerome,"Nicole M. Jerome",,,MN,,"(218) 324-2493 ",jerom045@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Koochiching, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist-17,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist. ","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior. ",,
30436,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,549,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","To improve the quality of my work in graphic design, progress with musical output and maintain a high standard in band management and booking. By replacing my broken computer I will be able to complete the following projects: The Keep Aways Vinyl Boxset: design, music editing/production and advertising. Wolf Blood's 2nd LP- design, music production, advertising and promotion. Booking a 2 week WOLF BLOOD Tour in June of 2015.",,,1301,"Other, local or private",1850,,,,"Melinda Johnson",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist ",,"I need to replace a broken laptop computer. I would like to purchase a Apple Mac Book pro with Apple Care and printer. I am the sole designer of music packaging, flyers and advertisements for local bands The Keep Aways and WOLF BLOOD. I also Produce and assist in the editing of all our music. I am also acting Manager for both and need a computer to book shows, manage websites and social media, fulfill mail orders and keep up with correspondence. Without a computer I am unable to continue my work. ",2015-05-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Melinda,Johnson,"Melinda Johnson",,,MN,,"(218) 491-4760 ",mindymoney@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist-18,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist. ","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior. ",,
35390,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2016,1260,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","My goal is to buy current cutting-edge recording equipment that will result in a higher quality of recording produced by me. As soon as I get the equipment I will be using it to record studio albums and live shows by local and area artists. As the recordings will be of a higher quality evaluation will be simple.","I've spent the last year easily making very high quality recordings around the twin ports. The system is so portable and the quality is very good. It really is nearly everything you need for a full recording session in one unit. I can't imagine doing recording without it at this point.",,1740,"Other, local or private",3000,,,0.00,"Jakob Larson",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant ",,"Universal Audio Apollo 8p recording interface ",2016-05-01,2016-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jakob,Larson,"Jakob Larson",,,MN,,"(218) 310-7283 ",clubhousestudio@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-12,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior. ","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter. ","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",1
9524,"Ten-County School Service Program",2012,75000,"Minnesota Law 2011 (Special Session), Chp. 6, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 8","Children's Museums Grants. $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the second year are for a competitive Arts and Cultural Heritage Grants Program-Children's Museums. The board of directors shall solicit proposals and award grants to children's museums for projects and programs that maintain or promote our cultural heritage.","1. Double SSP enrollment to 4,000 children in 20122. Enroll five (5) new schools from each of our six (6) additional service counties (30) new first time schools3. Enroll 40 schools that previously participated at CDM and promote multiple visits each year.4. Teacher rating scores on all all questions asked in the written evaluation survey meet or exceed 4.5 (5 being the highest score, and 1 being the lowest).","1. CDM has more than doubled its school service program enrollment which increased 130%. SSP enrollment reached 4,518 compared with 1,982 during the previous 12 months. There were 3,522 children, 424 teachers and 572 chaperons participating. 2. The museum recruited three (3) new schools (first-time participants) from two (2) new counties – Mille Lacs and Todd. 3. Thirty-seven (37) different schools enrolled again after participating the two previous years. 4. Average teacher rating scores met or exceeded 4.5 on five out of nine questions. When asked if the CDM School Service Program was a valuable use of class time teachers rated the experience at 4.73. Most importantly when asked if their students have talked about the CDM visit, the rating was 4.61.",,49526,,75000,,"Officers: Douglas Miner, President; Jonathan Miner, Vice President; Vickie Rassmussen Wilcox, Secretary; Raymond Nikkel, Treasurer Directors: Jerome Miner, Jeffrey Borg, Carole Erickson,Corinne Jacobson, Pam Miner, Melanie Jacobson, Laura Nikkel",3,"Children's Discovery Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Children's Discovery Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota will increase access and deepen engagement with their effectively proven School Service Program. The museum will take down the economic barriers and increase enrollment. This grant will fund more educators and facilitators, curriculum development, scholarship aid, transportation assistance and art/teaching supplies.","The Children's Discovery Museum in Grand Rapids has a rare opportunity to deliver learning enrichment activities to children in northern Minnesota who generally do not have access to many arts and cultural venues found in the Twin Cities. Over half of the students in the 16 county service area qualify for free and reduced meal programs in their respective districts. Families and schools do not have the resources to provide creative out-of-the-classroom extended learning for their children. Many children are culturally and educationally deprived. The vast distance from large cities most often denies these children the rich creative offerings of a metropolitan area. Poverty is endemic in northern Minnesota. More than 15% of children in each of these 16 counties live in poverty. The Children's Discovery Museum will address these critical issues by supplementing our proven experiential learning activities. ",,2011-12-12,2012-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Kelsch,"Children's Discovery Museum","2727 US Highway 169 South","Grand Rapids",MN,55744,"(218) 326-1900",director@cdmkids.org,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Morrison, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/ten-county-school-service-program,"Kaywin Feldman currently serves as the Director and President of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Ms. Feldman has more than 15 years of experience leading major art museums and expanding collections and transforming relationships with surrounding communities. Joanne Jones-Rizzi currently serves as the Director of Community Engagement at the Science Museum of Minnesota. Ms. Jones-Rizzi has more than 25 years of experience in exhibit design and community engagement in both children’s and science museums. Daniel Spock currently serves as the Director of the Minnesota Historical Society’s History Center Museum. Mr. Spock’s more than 25 years in the museum field include experience as an exhibit designer, an exhibit developer, and public program leadership and administration.",,,
10012199,"Textile Inventory Project",2019,5685," MN Laws 2017 Chapter 91, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs ","$4,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer these funds using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org",,,2779,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",8464,,"Leonard Hirsch (President), Roberta Schloesser (Vice-President), Mary Keyes (Treasurer), Chuck Cedar (Secretary), David Perell, Fio Ricci, Linda Suihkonen, Peter Becchetti, Mike Hukka, Kelle Degnan",0.13,"Hibbing Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To provide better organization of the museum's textile collection, allowing for greater public access to the community?s historic resources.",2019-03-01,2020-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Erica,"Larson Zubich","Hibbing Historical Society"," 400 East 23rd Street "," Hibbing "," MN ",55746,"(218) 263-8522"," ericalarson1@gmail.com ",Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/textile-inventory-project,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No
10007212,"The Duluth Bethel Society, Inc. General Assessment & Long Range Preservation Plan",2018,7650,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",7650,,"Paul Brandstaetter, Steve McLachlan, James Balmer, Robin Tellor, Ken Stafford, Joe Ferguson, Sharon Johnson, Melinda Lavine, David Nyquist, Dr. John Wainio, Jim Schwartz, Tom Seidelmann, Dennis Cummings",,"Duluth Bethel Society, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire a qualified museum consultant to conduct a general preservation needs assessment survey and long range collections preservation plan.",,,2017-09-01,2018-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Karen,Wagner,"Duluth Bethel Society, Inc.","23 Mesaba Avenue",Duluth,MN,55806,7152348737,karen.wagner@charter.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/duluth-bethel-society-inc-general-assessment-long-range-preservation-plan,,,,0
17711,"The Burntside River Community",2012,6900,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,6900,,,,"Ely-Winton Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire a qualified historian to research and assemble materials concerning the former Burntside River Community",,,2012-03-01,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Christine,Moroni,"Ely-Winton Historical Society",,,,,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/burntside-river-community,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
10031425,"The Boundary Waters is Our Backyard",2025,500000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 05n","$500,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness to connect students from northeastern Minnesota to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness through grade-wide day trips and overnight wilderness experiences.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,3,"Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Connecting students from Northeastern Minnesota, especially Ely and Cook County schools, to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness through grade-wide day trips and overnight wilderness experiences during the school year.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Alison,Nyenhuis,"Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness","2550 University Ave. W Suite 180S","St. Paul",MN,55114,"(612) 263-0347",alison@friends-bwca.org,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Pine, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/boundary-waters-our-backyard,,,,
10034113,"The Funny Asian Women Kollective COMEDY FOR HEALING Project",2024,375000,"M.L. 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 8",,,,,,,,,"Representative Kaohly Vang Her, Marlina Gonzalez, Heather C. Lou, Maryanne Quiroz, Shelley Quiala, Levi Weinhagen",,"Funny Asian Women Kollective (FAWK)",,"Funny Asian Women Kollective (FAWK) uses comedy to combat the dehumanization of Asian women. This project includes: 1) a tour performing throughout the state, particularly to rural communities with large Asian American populations; 2) provide workshop opportunities to equip communities with the tools to create their own comedic material; 3) produce two super shows in Minneapolis and Saint Paul (700+ audience); 4) allow digital production of five short films and distribution.",,,2024-05-15,2025-05-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Saymoukda,Vongsay,,,,,,,,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Hennepin, Mower, Ramsey, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/funny-asian-women-kollective-comedy-healing-project,,,,
17486,"Thomas Wilson CertificateTreatment Proposal",2011,350,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,,,,,,,"Lake Superior Marine Museum Association",," A second opinion for a treatment proposal for the inspection certificate recovered from the shipwreck of the steamer Thomas Wilson was obtained by the Lake Superior Maritime Museum Association. The clearly written report, including detailed recommendations, was prepared by a qualified paper conservator. The LSMMA is now able to prioritize where this project fits into their Long Range Plan. ",,"To hire a qualified conservator to prepare a treatment proposal for the inspection certificate of the shipwreck Thomas Wilson",2010-12-17,2011-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Denise,Wolvin,,"600 Lake Ave. S",Duluth,MN,55802,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/thomas-wilson-certificatetreatment-proposal,,,,
17473,"THPO Application Assistance",2011,7000,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,,,,,,,"Upper Sioux Community Board of Trustees",," The Upper Sioux Community secured the services of a qualified consultant to assist in completing an application for certification as a Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO) for the National Park Service. Public input meetings were conducted as part of the preparation for the application. Having THPO status will support one of the leading Dakota communities' efforts to secure and document their history. ",,"To hire a qualified professional to conduct public input meetings preparatory to Tribal Historic Preservation Office status",2010-12-17,2011-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,"N. Scott",Larson,,"5722 Travers Lane, PO Box 147","Granite Falls",MN,56241,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/thpo-application-assistance,,,,
17074,"Timeline Through Ely-Winton History",2010,2850,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,2025,,,,,,"Ely-Winton Historical Society",," The purpose of the project is to create a fresh introduction to the museum. The five panels that previously lined the wall outside the museum doorway were put in place nearly thirty years ago in the1980s. These panels have faded over the years and were in need of replacement. In addtion there was a desire to expand the time line back to the Paleolithic peoples who first inhabited the region in about 10,000 years ago. Interpretation is meant for a point in time as newer generations arise viewing history through their own lens. Thus it is vital to occasionally revise interpretation. In this case, revision happened after 30 years. Should this investment last as long, the public will have spent 26 cents for each day to make this happen. This gallery serves college students primarily, the project will expose many years of students to the story of Ely, which hopefully will encourage them to apply their knowledge, skills, and abilities to maintaining Ely’s allure and livability long into the future. ",,"To reinterpret and expand the interpretive timeline for the introduction to the main exhibit gallery.",2010-02-08,2010-08-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Margaret,Sweet,,"1900 East Camp St.",Ely,MN,55731,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/timeline-through-ely-winton-history,,,,
9441,"Toss it Green",2011,41159,"M.L 2009 Ch. 172 Art. 3 Sec 2d & M.S. 85.535.","$3970000 the first year and $4900000 the second year are for grants under new Minnesota Statutes section 85.535 to parks and trails recognized as meeting the constitutional requirement of being a park or trail of regional or statewide significance. Grants under this section must be used only for acquisition development restoration and maintenance. Of this amount $500000 the first year and $600000 the second year are for grants for solar energy projects. Up to 2.5 percent of this appropriation may be used for administering the grants.",,,,,,,,,,"City Of Duluth",,"to install 10 solar electric trash compactor units and 10 recycling trash units to be placed along the Lakewalk Trail starting at Bayfront Festival Park and ending at 47th Avenue East",,,2011-01-19,2012-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,Traci,Vibo,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","Saint Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5619",traci.vibo@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/toss-it-green,,,,
10012384,"Tower Historic Fire Hall Preservation - Stabilization Phase 1",2019,7500," MN Laws 2017 Chapter 91, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs ","$4,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer these funds using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org","Our short term outcome was spot on with the contractor selected to complete this project phase. Their historic restoration expertise,commitment to detail and their enthusiasm and passion for the overall project exceeded all expectations.The intermediate outcome has been achieved with its restoration and prevention of further deterioration. And we touched on the long term outcome already. During the project work the contractors reported on the public's interest, curiosity and support for the fire hall restoration. Many had a story to tell them of their personal experience with the historic building and looked forward to seeing the building restored and brought back to a functional use for the community. The results were achieved because we had a team effort with board members, our volunteer coordinator and our contractor working together and communicating well throughout the process. We publicized the project locally as part of our fund raising efforts and will continue to open the building for tours and for several traveling exhibits throughout the summer months.",,500,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",8000,,"Doug Workman, Linda Folstad, Diane Meehan, Nancy Larson, Barbara Burgess, Corrine Bonicatto, Desirae Larson, Corrine Hill, Mary Shedd, Pauline Housenga, Wayne Dahl, Kathy Siskar"," ","Tower-Soudan Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To hire qualified professionals to repair original windows and doors in the Tower Fire Hall, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",2019-03-01,2020-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nancy,Larson,"Tower-Soudan Historical Society"," 404 Pine Street, PO Box 465 "," Tower "," MN ",55790,"(218) 750-7515"," communitycoaching@yahoo.com ",Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Statewide, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/tower-historic-fire-hall-preservation-stabilization-phase-1,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No
10004575,"Tower Historic Harbor Trail Connections",2017,679000,"M.L. 2016, Chp. 186, Sec. 2, Subd. 09f","$679,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with the city of Tower to construct recreational trails along the harbor in Tower and to connect to the Mesabi Trail. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2019, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,,,,,"City of Tower","Local/Regional Government",,,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2016/work_plans_may/_2016_09f.pdf,2016-07-01,2019-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Linda,Keith,"City of Tower","PO Box 576",Tower,MN,55790,"(218) 753-4070",linda@cityoftower.com,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/tower-historic-harbor-trail-connections,,,,
10025098,"Tower Fire Hall Exterior Rehabilitation",2022,285618,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,982,000 the first year and $7,000,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact, grants@mnhs.org",,,145441,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",431059,,"Doug Workman, Nancy Larson, Linda Folstad, Sharon Legg, Diane Meehan, Barbara Burgess, Corrine Bonicatto, Kathy Siskar, Mary Shedd, Ellie Larmouth, Pauline Housenga",,"Tower-Soudan Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire qualified professionals to repair exterior masonry and other features on the Tower Fire Hall, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",,"To hire qualified professionals to repair exterior masonry and other features on the Tower Fire Hall, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",2022-01-01,2023-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Nancy,Larson,"Tower-Soudan Historical Society","PO Box 465",Tower,MN,55790,2187507515,communitycoaching@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis, Statewide",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/tower-fire-hall-exterior-rehabilitation,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No
10031262,"Tower Fire Hall HVAC and Electrical System Replacement",2024,398250,"MN Laws 2023, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$6,451,000 the first year and $7,035,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact: grants@mnhs.org",,,51500,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",449750,,"Nancy Larson, Doug Workman, Dianna Sunsdahl, Diane Meehan, Jayne Sundeen, Kathy Siskar, Corrine Bonicatto, Linda Haugen, Steve Majerle, Richard Hanson, Leon Anderson, Richard Peyla",,"Tower-Soudan Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To hire qualified professionals to repair and improve the Tower Fire Hall, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",2024-01-01,2025-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Nancy,Larson,"Tower-Soudan Historical Society","PO Box 465",Tower,MN,55790,2187507515,communitycoaching@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Statewide, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/tower-fire-hall-hvac-and-electrical-system-replacement,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,
17442,"Tower Train Depot - Determination of Eligibility for National Register Nomination",2011,2500,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,725,,,,,,"City of Tower",," A professional historian was hired to prepare a nomination of the Duluth Missabe and Iron Range Depot to the National Register of Historic Places. The project's documentation was found to meet Secretary of Interior standards. The Depot was determined to be eligible for National Register Nomination. ",,"To hire a professional historian to prepare a nomination of the Duluth Missabe and Iron Range Depot to the National Register of Historic Places",2010-11-24,2011-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Timothy,Kotzian,,"602 Main Street",Tower,MN,55790,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/tower-train-depot-determination-eligibility-national-register-nomination,,,,
17383,"Townships and Communities of Yellow Medicine County",2011,4872,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,,,,,,,"Yellow Medicine County Historical Society",," The society purchased 40 double-sided display racks and rack stands for a two-part exhibit. The first part of the exhibit, writing and displaying township histories has been completed. The second part, writing and displaying biographies of early settlers to each township using the 1900 census and plat maps, was only partially completed. ",,"To produce an exhibit on the history of the county's townships",2010-09-08,2011-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Brian,Schulz,,"PO Box 145","Granite Falls",MN,56241,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/townships-and-communities-yellow-medicine-county,,,,
27955,"TSA 5 Accelerated Implementation of priority sub-watersheds",2014,250000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Regular Session chapter 137","Accelerated Implementation Grant 2014","Targeted watershed analysis.",,,62500,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",250000,2822,"Members for Area 5 - Southwest Prairie Technical Service Area are: Arland Moger, Gary Brinks, Paul Posthuma, Roger Steinman, Shannon Cohrs",0.13,"Area 5 - Southwest Prairie Technical Service Area","Local/Regional Government","The Southwest Prairie Technical Service Area 5 (SWPTSA), located in the southwest corner of Minnesota, encompasses 11 Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs): Cottonwood, Jackson, Lac Qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Rock, and Yellow Medicine. This project will protect natural resources within the three major river basins of Minnesota, Missouri and Des Moines Rivers. The SWPTSA will assist member SWCDs in locating and identifying priority subwatersheds that have soil erosion and water quality issues using terrain analysis. This project will also hire a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Specialist to develop Stream Power Indexes, Wetness Index and RUSLE spatial analysis from the terrain analysis. This information will enable the SWCDs to identify options and cost estimates that will allow them to prioritize their conservation work with landowners. An essential element of this project's success is buy-in from these landowners. This project will also include contracting with the University of Minnesota Extension for civic training for the SWCDs to help them be more effective in promoting needed best management practices and educating and engaging landowners about the resource concerns on their land.",,,2014-03-06,2016-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Howard,Konkol,"Area 5 - Southwest Prairie Technical Service Area","2740 22nd St Ste 3",Slayton,MN,56172,507-836-6990,hkonkol@co.murray.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Cottonwood, Jackson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Rock, Yellow Medicine",,"Des Moines River - Headwaters",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/tsa-5-accelerated-implementation-priority-sub-watersheds,"See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html","See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html and http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/boarddirectory.pdf","Nicole Clapp",NO
10031375,"Turtle Island Skywatchers - Minnesota Research and Data Visualization",2025,200000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 03e","$200,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Native Skywatchers Inc. to engage youth in environmental stewardship by collecting images and acoustic data from turtles and other culturally significant animals and their habitats, evaluating the differences in these soundscapes across landscapes, and sharing the results through scientific storytelling and online platforms.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,3.88,"Native Skywatchers Inc","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Turtle Island Skywatchers - Innovative Research and Data Visualization project works to protect Minnesota water, wildlife, and natural resources while empowering Indigenous youth as leaders and all citizens as researchers.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2026-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,"Annette S.",Lee,"Native Skywatchers Inc","17101 76th Pl. N.","Maple Grove",MN,55311,"(612) 314-9717",nativeskywatchers@gmail.com,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/turtle-island-skywatchers-minnesota-research-and-data-visualization,,,,
17980,"Tweed Museum of Art Works-on-Paper Rehousing Project",2013,80981,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,80981,,"Laura Cohen, David Larson, Clyde Allen, Richard Beeson, Laura Brod, Thomas Devine, John Frobenius, Venora Hung, Dean Johnson, David McMillan, Maureen Ramirez, Patricia Simmons",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota","State Government","To preserve and make accessible a significant works-on-paper collection documenting the history the Duluth region",,"To preserve and make accessible a significant works-on-paper collection documenting the history the Duluth region",,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Camille,Doran,"Regents of the University of Minnesota","450 McNamara Alumni Center, 200 Oak Street Southeast",Minneapolis,MN,55455,,,,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/tweed-museum-art-works-paper-rehousing-project,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
33957,"Two Harbors Media Memories Oral History Project",2015,5000,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.","Available upon request. Contact",,,,"Available upon request. Contact",5000,,"Fran Kaliher, Chair, Leo Babeu, Vice Chair, Michelle Miller, Secretary, Jackie Rennwald, Shane Dickey, Mychele Anderson, Rick Sundstrom, Treasurer",0.00,"Two Harbors Community Radio","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To document in 15 oral history interviews the history of radio, television, and movies in Two Harbors.",,,2015-06-01,2016-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Fran,Kaliher,"Two Harbors Community Radio","P.O. Box 622","Two Harbors",MN,55616,218-830-0489,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/two-harbors-media-memories-oral-history-project,,"Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
10005659,"Two-Year Operating Support Grant",2018,14700,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The mission of the Duluth Art Institute is to enrich daily life with dynamic, innovative visual arts programming that upholds excellence and promotes active community participation. The DAI will host exhibits, classes, residencies, festivals and studio space, providing community connections, exhibition space, and opportunities for art making and arts exploration, engagement and learning, nurturing all facets of the visual arts in the Twin Ports. If we meet these goals in FY18-19, the DAI will become a hub for creative thinking and community engagement for all people in our region. This aligns with the Arts Board Outcome: Minnesota communities are stronger and more vibrant because of arts impact on social, civic, or economic life. We will track growth and depth of partnerships through statistical data and surveys. We will also track audience participation details and collect quantitative and qualitative data. We will conduct artist, audience, and student surveys; interact with artists and attendees for direct feedback; hold post-mortem meetings; accumulate and review press clips; read gallery visitor book comments; track audience participation numbers; track social and web engagement; count the number of partnerships; and count memberships",,,315355,"Other,local or private",330055,,,,"Duluth Art Institute Association AKA Duluth Art Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Two-Year Operating Support Grant",,"The DAI seeks general operating support.",2018-02-01,2020-02-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Christina,Woods,"Duluth Art Institute Association AKA Duluth Art Institute","506 Michigan St W",Duluth,MN,55802-1517,"(218) 733-7560 ",cwoods@duluthartinstitute.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/two-year-operating-support-grant-19,"Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist",,2
10005687,"Two-Year Operating Support Grant",2018,14700,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Lyric Opera of the North brings high quality opera to audiences throughout the Arrowhead Region, in a variety of formats and venues. Our programming has increased significantly in recent years. LOON used to perform one fully staged opera each year. Now, a season includes two fully staged operas, a children's opera tour, a summer concert, and several smaller events throughout the year in pubs, livings rooms, and senior living centers. We have recently taken steps to increase our administrative capacity to support and expand our programming, increasing our General Director's salary, and adding part-time positions for specific tasks. Our goal with this increased capacity is to ensure best experiences for patrons and artists, and to allow our General Director to spend her time less on daily administrative details and more on serving LOON's mission, goals, and strategy as set forth by the Board of Directors. The two new part-time administrative positions that have been created are focused on specific projects or tasks. These include: 1. Assessing publicity (print, social media, tv, radio) opportunities and helping to develop a marketing and publicity strategy. 2. Project Manager/calendar coordinator for the Little LOON tour. 3. Orchestra manager and artist liaison for main stage productions. 4. Box office supervisor and front of house volunteer coordinator. Our goal is as follows: with dedicated attention to these tasks, our General Artistic Director can focus her time on strategic planning, artistic programming, and development. Development work often gets pushed aside for pressing daily tasks (flight and housing arrangements for artists, answering phones, making copies, running the box office, etc.). Our goal is for her to be able to focus on relationships, long-term programming goals, and development, which should result in better efficiency, better ticket sales, more grant applications submitted, more donor relationships established. Essentially,we are freeing her up to do Executive-level work. The addition of Kailyn Spencer (administrative assistant) and Heidi Lord (orchestra manager and artist liaison) will also result in better patron experience, and better experiences for artists and volunteers. Ticket sales and donations are easily measured outcomes. Patron, artist, and volunteer experience will be surveyed at the end of the season.",,,312805,"Other,local or private",327505,,,,"Lyric Opera of the North","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Two-Year Operating Support Grant",,"Salary support for General Artistic Director and new administrative position(s).",2018-03-01,2020-05-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Sarah,Lawrence,"Lyric Opera of the North","PO Box 462",Duluth,MN,55801,"(218) 464-0922 ",sarah@loonopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/two-year-operating-support-grant-21,"Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist",,2
10005690,"Two-Year Operating Support Grant",2018,9134,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Matinee Musicale's goals for this capacity building project are 1) to integrate a new ticketing platform into its website that will simplify and streamline purchases for patrons and also deliver real-time financial and marketing information for MM; and 2) increase the visibility for and consumer awareness about Matinee Musicale's on-going world-class programming through aggressive marketing and increased publicity for the Legacy Concerts. Measurable outcomes for Goal 1: overall patron satisfaction and confidence in the new ticketing procedure; achieving a 25% increase in tickets purchased online in each year of the project. Additional outcomes include: increased efficiencies in accounting procedures and access to additional marketing analytics. Measurable outcomes for Goal 2: an increase in average per concert ticket sales to 225 in Yr 1 and retention of 50% of that increase in Yr 2; an increase in website traffic and social media followers by 100% over the course of the project. Successful implementation of the new ticketing process will assessed through online and written surveys as well as direct follow-up at the concerts with online purchasers. Web sales increases are available through the ticketing platform's real-time sales information. This online ticket sales date will be evaluated along with qualitative responses about the process and used to refine the ticketing procedure going forward. Increased efficiencies in accounting will measured by the reduction in time spent by Board members analyzing information and preparing reports. Increases in ticket sales and retention rates will be quantified through accounting MM's procedures and increases in online exposure will be assessed through analytics available through the various online platforms (online advertising, Facebook, Twitter, the ticketing app). MM will create audience surveys tailored to gather data about marketing and get in person feedback from after concert receptions and other direct feedback from stakeholders to help in evaluating the success of the visibility/marketing effort. Ongoing monitoring of on and offline media coverage by the Artist committee and Board along with analytics from the webmaster time spent on MM's website, click throughs from other sites, etc. will expand analysis of the project's benefits as MM moves through Yr 2 of the project. Also, comparing historical ticket sales and marketing costs with current levels will provide another level of evaluation.",,,105711,"Other,local or private",114845,,,,"Matinee Musicale, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Two-Year Operating Support Grant",,"ôTeching-Upö to Expand Our Legacy: Improving marketing + ticketing process to build capacity.",2018-02-01,2020-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Tim,Churchill,"Matinee Musicale, Inc.","1346 Arrowhead Rd W Ste 305",Duluth,MN,55811,"(218) 393-3869 ",matmusicale@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/two-year-operating-support-grant-22,"Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist",,2
10005705,"Two-Year Operating Support Grant",2018,13318,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Our goals are to cover our rent on our additional space while we complete a workable financial plan with the guidance of a consultant to cover increased operating expenses and allow the continuing growth in our programming, including more adult classes, continuing to improve our summer art program and provide more community performances, exhibits and collaboration; refine and establish a professional marketing plan which will continue to increase our visibility and membership/volunteer base. Purchase and upgrade technology, a wireless printer, QuickBooks and Microsoft Office to provide us with the tools necessary to carry out our financial and marketing plans. As a result of this project : We will have an expanded and workable financial plan with increased revenue strategies to meet our increased expenses as we continue to expand our programming to meet our mission and goals and a strengthened marketing plan to broaden our membership and visability.. We will have two new committees as a part of our Board; a financial and marketing committees, recruiting members who show demonstrated knowledge and familiarity with these crucial areas of development as well as having knowlege of NWFA and its goals and objectives. . We will increase our use of the extra gallery space by providing more classes as determined by our questionnaires. We will also seek feedback from area artists about their need for meeting spaces, hopefully adding to the groups that regularly meet. We will continue to provide ôartist spotlightsö, focusing on new and innovative arts whenever possible. With the technological updates, we will be able to expand our membership drive by creating fliers and mailings to a broader audience and build our membership revenue with more members or higher membership dues. Updating current software will increase our ability to track and note trends in membership and provide additional data security. We will also offer increased efficiency for our members with a wireless, faster printer.",,,63262,"Other,local or private",76580,,,,"Northwoods Friends of the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Two-Year Operating Support Grant",,"To create a fundraising/marketing plan, upgrade computer system, subsidize additional rental cost.",2018-02-01,2020-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Shawna,Kishel,"Northwoods Friends of the Arts","210 River St S PO Box 44",Cook,MN,55723,"(218) 780-7130 ",shkishel@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/two-year-operating-support-grant-23,"Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist",,2
10001042,"Two-Year Operating Support Grant",2017,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","During 2017 and 2018 the Music Resource Center intends to provide area students from 6th - 12th grade, with access to a high quality, free after school music program that gives them the opportunity to explore their passion for music in a safe and engaging environment. We intend to: increase the number of students that attend, increase the time they spend at the Music Resource Center, maintain or increase the diversity of students in the program, continue to reach out to at-risk youths at places such as Life House and the Steve O'Neil apartments, provide ample performance opportunities, support students in creating professional quality recordings of their work, continue to provide the high quality experience students expect. The instructors, staff, and the board of the Armory Arts and Music Center (the Music Resource Center's parent organization) are committed to the Music Resource Center's mission, 'To educate and inspire young people, and through music, equip them with life skills for the future'. The Music Resource Center program and its parent organization, the Armory Arts and Music Center, are continually assessing, evaluating and seeking feedback to shape the program and achieve its goals. This happens at all levels of the organization including our instructors, the executive director, the Armory Arts and Music Center Arts and Music Programming Committee, and the Armory Arts and Music Center Board. These evaluations take place at different intervals to effectively respond to input and needs. Discussion among the instructors and the executive director occur on a weekly (or more frequent) basis, while the Arts and Music Programming Committee meets periodically to discuss larger issues, and the Board meets monthly for updates and to give input. The Music Resource Center currently utilizes three tools to gather information including: Student registration packet (which includes the member application and interest survey); to understand each students background and goals. Daily sign-in sheet; to track attendance. End of year survey; to evaluate the overall effectiveness of the program. Last year we stepped up our efforts to collect additional and more accurate data. We found this to be very helpful in understanding the overall quality of the program, which our students and parents rated a 4.3 on a scale of 1-5. This year we are continuing to improve measuring aspects of the program to verify that we are meeting our goals.","Overall, the Music Resource Center was successful in achieving its outcomes these past two years. We track the attendance, reach, and effectiveness of our program through our daily sign-in sheet, our registration packet, and our end of the year survey. Our attendance was the highest it’s ever been during the 2016-2017 school year when we averaged 7.5 students/day and we had 56 unique students attend the MRC. Our attendance during the 2017-2018 school year dropped from the year before to 5.4 students/day with 48 unique students, but our program rating from our students and parents improved. We received a 5/5 rating of our program from all 11 people who filled out the survey last year.",,43020,"Other, local or private",58020,15000,"Susan Phillips, Nelson French, Carolyn Sundquist, Tom Hollenhorst, Mary Ostman, Bob Hewitt, Zane Bail, Mike Poupore, Tina Welsh",,"Armory Arts and Music Center AKA Music Resource Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Two-Year Operating Support Grant",,"General operating support for the Music Resource Center - Duluth Armory",2017-02-01,2018-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Poirier,"Armory Arts and Music Center AKA Music Resource Center - Duluth","1626 London Rd Ste 779",Duluth,MN,55812,"(218) 428-9686",mark@dulutharmory.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/two-year-operating-support-grant-13,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10001062,"Two-Year Operating Support Grant",2017,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Duluth Superior Film Festival's goal is to increase year round film programming, marketing and hire a staff member. Measureable outcomes in this field would be to increase presence to the public, create stronger promotional opportunities, increase and solidify year round marketing within social networks, create regional advertisements, website upkeep and analytics tracking, and increase programming with partner organizations. With the staff hire to oversee these activities we intend to increase traffic to the Duluth Superior Film Festival website by 50% in the non-festival months. Increase our Facebook Page Likes and Twitter followers by 20% and increase the number of screenings we present outside of the festival setting to 20/year. The long range outcome is to expand the regional artistic community by producing a quality, entertaining, and thought provoking film festival and ongoing cinema exhibition. An increase in regional productions allows Duluth Superior Film Festival to attempt to screen 15 regionally made productions per year in 2017/18. Our methods to measure outcomes to ascertain goal achievements will be as follows: Monitoring staff hire through board oversight via a 5-point performance management evaluation matrix tool that assesses staff strength in the following categories and subcategories: 1. Organizational Wide Financial Understanding: Financial understanding of organization and ability to constrain this understanding. 2. Organization Wide Competencies: Initiative; Sense of Urgency; Teamwork; Work Environment/Safety. 3. Job Based Competencies: Communication; Audience Focus; Dependability; Job Knowledge; Planning; Productivity; Results Focus; Technical Skills. Marketing and promotional goals will be measured through the use of website analytics and visitor tracking, social networking insight tools which measure page actions, page views, page likes, reach, and post engagements, as well as documenting volume of promotional materials and advertisements at festival and special year round events. We will know that we achieved our goals by seeing an increase in traffic to our website by 50% in the non-festival months, an increase our Facebook page Likes (currently 1,916) and Twitter followers (currently 755) by 20% (Facebook=2,300, Twitter=910). Additionally, logging number of off-festival event screenings with a goal total of 20/year. One per month at venue partners Zinema and American Indian Community Housing Organization. Duluth Superior Film Festival will also solicit feedback, measure enjoyment, evaluate programming and address the needs of our audience via surveys at all events.",,,61250,"Other, local or private",76250,,,,"The Duluth Superior Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Two-Year Operating Support Grant",,"Support for staff hire and marketing efforts.",2017-02-01,2019-04-02,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Richard,Hansen,"The Duluth Superior Film Festival","1734 Columbus Ave",Duluth,MN,55803,"(612) 227-8015 ",richard@ds-ff.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/two-year-operating-support-grant-14,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952 ",1
10001102,"Two-Year Operating Support Grant",2017,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Lake Superior Writers' goal over the next two years will be to stabilize our finances as we develop branding and marketing materials to create awareness and increase participation in our programs. Measurable outcomes are: Improved financial picture with surplus remaining at the end of grant period. Financial stability will help to ensure that we can continue to retain an Administrator and meet our other operational expenses while we focus on our programming. An increase in Lake Superior Writers membership. Increased participation in Lake Superior Writers activities, such as entries to annual contest, workshop participants and attendees at our annual meetings. To measure the outcomes of this project, Lake Superior Writers will use the following methods: FINANCIAL RECORD KEEPING AND EVALUATION: The Administrator maintains Lake Superior Writers bookkeeping with QuickBooks Pro, where she writes checks, records deposits, and each month, reconciles the bank statements. Before each board meeting, she generates a profit and loss report and a balance sheet, and brings this information to present to the Lake Superior Writers Board. At the end of the June 30, she provides a fiscal year profit and loss report, along with a comparison to the last fiscal year, which allows the Board to check its progress with projected financial outcomes, including earnings from Memberships and Workshops. MEMBERSHIP TRACKING: The Administrator works with the Board to record and acknowledge memberships, including new memberships and renewals. Each April, Lake Superior Writers mails a membership renewal packet to our list, which allows members to renew by mail or through our website. The Administrator maintains and regularly updates an Excel spreadsheet of current and lapsed members, and offers reports on the status of the membership list and response to mailings at board meetings. PARTICIPATION IN LAKE SUPERIOR WRITERS ACTIVITIES: The Board is responsible for Lake Superior Writers Programming, and will track workshop enrollment and participation in the annual contest. BEFORE AND AFTER RESPONSE FROM MEMBERS. We will conduct two online surveys with our members, one before and one at the end of the grant period to measure their response to our new branding.",,,17765,"Other, local or private",32765,,,,"Lake Superior Writers","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Two-Year Operating Support Grant",,"Support for a part-time paid Administrator, rent, insurance and creation of marketing materials.",2017-02-01,2019-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Gail,Trowbridge,"Lake Superior Writers","301 1st St W Ste 308",Duluth,MN,55811-2755,"(218) 728-1354 ",writers@lakesuperiorwriters.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/two-year-operating-support-grant-16,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10001104,"Two-Year Operating Support Grant",2017,13350,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","There are three goals to this project: 1. Increase public awareness of the arts and educational opportunities that are provided by the Lyric Center for the Arts. This will be measured in: a. Increased access to the Lyric's web site. A one-year and two-year analytic audit will be done to measure effectiveness and access. b. The Lyric will analyze trends in attendance and correspondence related to programs advertised in local and social media. c. The Lyric will compare program income at the end of year one and year two and compare with 2015 and 2016. 2. Utility costs will decrease. Utilities are our leading costs, taking dollars away from providing programs. The Lyric will compare electrical usage and costs at the end of year one and year two with costs from 2015 and 2016. 3. Through focus groups with area artists, and others, we know there is a need for a place to do film screenings. Installation of a screen will allow us to meet those needs. 1. Increase public awareness. This will be measured in a. A one-year and two-year analytic audit will be done of the Lyric's web site to record usage and compare to 2015. b. In addition to measuring attendance, random surveys will be done to learn where audience members learned of the event they attend. c. The Lyric will use data collected in Quick Books to compare program income at the end of year one and year two and compare with 2015 and 2016. 2. The Lyric will compare Utility bills to compare electrical usage and costs at the end of year one and year two with costs from 2015 and 2016. 3. At the time of this request we have already had two bookings for film screening. We will report on the number of times the screen is used in the first and second year of the grant.",,,294830,"Other, local or private",308180,,,,"Laurentian Arts and Culture Alliance AKA Lyric Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Two-Year Operating Support Grant",,"Lyric Center web site, advertising, energy efficient equipment upgrades, and projection screen.",2017-02-01,2018-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Pete,Pellinen,"Laurentian Arts and Culture Alliance AKA Lyric Center for the Arts","PO Box 416",Virginia,MN,55792,"(218) 780-1264 ",pspellinen@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/two-year-operating-support-grant-17,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2
10001139,"Two-Year Operating Support Grant",2017,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Prove Gallery is seeking financial support to stabilize and grow the organization through updates to gallery technology, staffing, and donor interaction. Prove plans to evaluate progress with increased tracking of donors and community members interacting with the gallery. The project director will compile monthly reports which will include visitors attending events and open hours, number of new donors, events held, presentations given, etc. Collective board members will review the reports and take action as deemed necessary. These reports will help us determine trends in growth and see if growth is happening due to new technology and resources.","We increased our membership in the past two years, which we did through promotion and a Membership Drive. We were able to better track our members through the use of a new database which we devised this year (and although we didn't use purchased software; the initiative to do so in an organized manner was still inspired by the grant). We also instituted a system of membership benefits created by the collective, in order to maintain contact with our donors, to establish goodwill and the willingness to continue giving. We can attest to the effectiveness of our system based on the number of membership renewals (30% renewal rate; 26 new members since October 2017). It was also our goal to provide tactile quarterly and yearly newsletter ""zines"" to our contributing members for updates and opportunities for involvement in upcoming group shows, which we instituted this year during our Annual Membership Drive. With the purchase of a vinyl machine with funds from the operating grant, we were also able to create a public display of our members and donors in the space of the gallery, as a way to prominently acknowledge the members gained through this drive and also to encourage further connection with and support by our members. Another goal was to stabilize the gallery through operating funds. With the support of the ARAC Grant, we have been able to continue our exhibition and venue agenda, which included: 12 exhibitions (including two solo exhibitions and 3 exhibitions that included international artists), a pop-up art sale for emerging artists, a venue for book and poetry readings (including the Spirit Lake Poetry series), a venue for various musical performances as well as participating in the Homegrown Music Festival each year, a site for CSS students to create a collaborative community mural, and a site for hosting community events with organizations such as the Feminist Action Collective, Trans Plus, Duluth for Clean Water, Gender Justice, and the HOTDISH Militia.",,40895,"Other, local or private",55895,,"Jamie Ratliff, Wilson Johnson, Florencia Matamoros, Taylor Kline ",,"Prøve Collective","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Two-Year Operating Support Grant",,"Prove seeks funding to stabilize and support the organization.",2017-02-01,2018-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michelle,Ruszat,"Prove Collective","21 Lake Ave N",Duluth,MN,55802,"(401) 474-8627 ",info@provegallery.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/two-year-operating-support-grant-18,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952 ",1
30464,"Two-Year Operating Support Grant",2015,12000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Matinee Musicale’s goal for Phase 2 of our Marketing/Branding Project is to increase the number of audience members at our concerts by the second season of the two year grant period, including people who are new to Matinee Musicale. Our first measurable outcome is to attract an average of 205 audience members (a 20 percent increase from our 2013-2014 season) for the 2016-2017 concert season. Our second measurable outcome is to draw at least 10 percent new concertgoers to each concert—an average of 17 individuals who never attended a Matinee Musicale concert until the 2015-2016 or 2016-2017 seasons. Matinee Musicale will evaluate outcomes of Phase 2 of our Marketing/Branding Project by tracking ticket sales for each concert, a process which we currently undertake after each concert. The Matinee Musicale treasurer maintains an Excel spreadsheet mailing/membership list, which is updated during the season ticket sales period, and is also updated after each concert to reflect at-the-door ticket sales. We plan to provide a survey at each concert, with an opportunity to sign up for an email newsletter. This document could ask: “How did you hear about this concert?” “Are you a season ticket holder?” “Is this your first experience at a Matinee Musicale concert?” – to help us determine how well we are reaching potential audience members and aid us in capturing new names. (We may encourage signups by holding a drawing to give away a set of tickets for the next concert, or a music CD by that night’s artist.) As stated in this grant, execution of Phase 2 of this project means that messaging will begin to reach potential audience members in early September of 2015. We decided to use audience numbers from our 2013-2014 season as the base number from which to measure our audience growth because Matinee Musicale’s 2014-2015 season is underway at the writing of this proposal, and the total audience numbers for this season will only reflect very preliminary Phase 1 outcomes. Measuring outcomes of Phase 2 will provide us with important information about the success of our new branding and marketing efforts.",,,33290,"Other, local or private",45290,,"Charlotte Taylor, Kim Squillace, Ron Kari, Tiss Underdahl, Nancy Odden, Linda Wiig, Tim Churchill, Mary Beth Nevers, Steve Highland",,"Matinee Musicale, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Two-Year Operating Support Grant",,"Phase 2 of Marketing/Branding Project. Matinee Musicale requests $12,000 over two years to support the execution of Phase 2 of our new Marketing/Branding Project. This project includes the cost to retain a writing and design firm to manage, write and design our marketing materials for our 2015-2016 and the 2016-2017 seasons, as well as to underwrite the costs of printing, mailing and advertising during this period.",2015-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Charlotte,Taylor,"Matinee Musicale, Inc.","506 Michigan St W",Duluth,MN,,"(218) 727-3383 ",gail@gailandsally.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/two-year-operating-support-grant-1,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30471,"Two-Year Operating Support Grant",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The goal of the project is to build the capacity of the board to provide leadership to the orchestra, enhancing the recruiting of board members, musicians, and audience members in the process. Measurable outcomes include: - Board manual, - Board calendar, - Board member recruiting materials, - Monthly P&L and balance sheet reports, - Cultural Data Project participation, - Updated marketing materials, - Progress toward achieving Charities Review Council certification, - Growth in regular members from 44 to 48, - All board positions filled, - Participation of at least 10 non-board members in committee work, - 25% growth in total annual audience, - Improvement on board evaluation measures from 1.96 to 3.0 out of 4.0, - Positive ratings on member survey. Many of the measurable outcomes can be measured on a yes/no or true/false scale. For example, if the board manual is compiled, the outcome will be met. Some of the measurable outcomes can be counted. For example, growth in orchestra membership from 44 to 48 will be measured by a simple count. Non-board committee participants will be counted. Audience growth will be measured in two ways: by a count of audiences at concerts, and by ticket sales, adjusted for any price changes. Progress toward achieving Charities Review Council certification will be measured by counting the number of standards met at the outset of the project, and counting again at the end of the first and second years of the project. We have not yet assessed our starting point, so it is difficult at this time to know whether we can achieve certification within the two-year timeframe of this project. The Mesabi Community Orchestra board completed an 18-question board evaluation survey in April, 2014, and scored 1.96 on a 4.0 scale. We will use the same survey tool to assess progress at the end of year 1 and year 2 of the project, and an overall score of 3.0 or better will be considered achievement of the outcome. Mesabi Community Orchestra periodically surveys its overall membership on a number of measures of satisfaction and engagement. This project will include at least one member survey, and at least two questions on board leadership.",,,41025,"Other, local or private",51025,,"Sarah Antanies, Karen McManus, Ben Johnson, Kris Coombe, Dr Sergey Bogza, Lynn Evenson, Erik Honkanen, Mary Peterson, Roberta Tomasetti, and Sheila Wilcox",,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Two-Year Operating Support Grant",,"Capacity Building. Mesabi Symphony Orchestra will undertake a project to educate the board and enable it to provide better leadership for our growing orchestra. The project will include board retreats focused on strategic planning and operations; facilitated workshops focused on specific aspects of board operations; significantly improved financial reporting and financial training for members; support for implementation of a committee structure; and enhancements to the ability of Mesabi Symphony Orchestra to attract new musicians, board members, and audience members through improvements in marketing materials and recording of concerts for broadcast on public access television, Minnesota Public Radio, and the Mesabi Symphony Orchestra website.",2015-02-01,2017-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Sarah,Antanies,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","PO Box 600  ",Virginia,MN,,"(218) 365-3228 ",karjack@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/two-year-operating-support-grant-2,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30480,"Two-Year Operating Support Grant",2015,12000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Our goals are: - to receive operating support for rent so we can grow the Nordic Center into a more fiscally thriving and self-sustaining organization with an expanded ability to contribute to community economic development by retaining more artists and teachers; - to be able to reach out to more community members of all ages to offer arts and cultural experiences to people of all economic backgrounds. Measurable outcomes include improving our ability to pay rent, increasing the number of artists involved in our planning and programming, expanding our newsletter mailing list, increasing the number of people who participate Nordic Center activities, generating more income from contributions received from donation solicitation letters inserted into our newsletters, and diversifying our constituency -- especially by involving more young families and their children in Nordic Center programming. Our evaluation plan includes the following methods to measure outcomes: - adding operational support funding to the rent funds available in our annual budget during the grant period. - gauging economic development resulting from receiving operational support to pay rent by reporting the additional number of artists that become directly and indirectly involved in Nordic Center offerings as a result of additional funds available. - growing our mailing list from 600 to 1200 by the end of the grant period, and reporting the number of community members served at Nordic Center offerings as a result of that growth. - tallying the increase of contributions received from donation solicitation inserts mailed out with our publications. We project the numbers will grow from $2000 per year to twice that sum by the end of the two-year grant period. - compiling demographic information from our constituency using evaluation forms and registration forms. These forms will comprise one measurement tool that will enable us to document whether we reach our goal of 50% of our constituents being under 50 years of age.",,,12920,"Other, local or private",24920,,"Kristbj°rg Eide, Stefan Guttormsson, Thomas Rebnord, Rosemary Guttormsson, Kathy Botten, Jeraldine Engeseth, Chris Susag",,"Nordic Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Two-Year Operating Support Grant",,"Growing the Nordic Center 2015-2016. The Nordic Center has been fully operational for one year, and thus far the concept of a pan-Nordic cultural and arts center that serves the community has been enthusiastically embraced by the citizens of Northern Minnesota. To continue to operate, pay rent, and grow, we need resources in addition to our present revenue streams which include tuition from classes, entrance fees from exhibits, proceeds from fundraising events, contributions from direct requests for donations, income from a small gift shop run by volunteers, and grants for specific projects. Our proposed project is to procure additional funding to support our day-to-day operations, help subsidize rent, and enable us to grow.",2015-02-01,2017-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Kristbjørg,Eide,"Nordic Center","23 Lake Ave N",Duluth,MN,,"(218) 393-7320 ",krisnorway@q.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/two-year-operating-support-grant-3,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30485,"Two-Year Operating Support Grant",2015,12000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Northern Lights Music Festival has been highly dependent on two types of funding sources: Project funding from Minnesota State Arts Board and the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council; and Earned Income from tuition and ticket sales. This funding is not dependable from year to year and sometimes requires the organization to strain its administration to accomplish tasks which are not central to its mission. By increasing our budget to allow us to pay for operating expenses, which includes: Increased Staff Hours, and technical/website maintenance costs, we can run a more efficient operation. Our goals are to identify and seek grants from new corporate funding sources; to dedicate more staff time to maintaining our website; and to increase the hours and the pay of our Business Manager. Outcomes should result in increased, broad-based corporate funding; a frequently updated website; better internal scheduling during the festival season; better maintenance and currency of financial information, and better financial reporting to our funding entities. Measurable outcomes of this grant would include: 1. Increases in salary for the Business Manager; 2. Frequency of website updates; 3. improvement in financial reporting to the board and external funders. The salary of the Business Manager is based on hourly wages; this increase would be implemented with the awarding of the grant. The website overseer would be asked to maintain accurate records of website changes and content, and report to the Artistic Director. A more sophisticated financial reporting system that would be more specific in costs for each of our activities would be available to the board and to external funders on a monthly basis. The Business Manager would submit these reports to the Treasurer, President and Artistic Director monthly.",,,321640,"Other, local or private",333640,,"Barbara Baldrica, Carver Richards, H Martin Zuponcic, Catherine Hoel Hiti, Patrick Roche, Alan Hodnik, Eric Erie, Gerry Kangas, Nancy Johnson, Erica Blee, Rhonda Zuponcic, Pam Bennett, Mary Mulari, Debra Warner, Gregg Allen, David Setnicker, Dean Gibson",,"Northern Lights Music Festival, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Two-Year Operating Support Grant",,"Northern Lights Music Festival General Operating Support. The Northern Lights Music Festival will use the General Operating Support received to increase the responsibilities of two staff persons: Kathy Ortler, Business Manager, and Sharon Falkowski, Managing Director/Website Manager. Many administrative tasks currently provided by the Artistic Director more correctly belong to areas supervised by Ms. Ortler and Ms. Falkowski. Additionally, expanded efforts in Development can be added to the duties of the Business Manager as her expertise and experience has increased. Our administrative budget has not kept pace with our artistic growth and General Operating Support will help to provide balance between the administrative and artistic areas.",2015-02-01,2016-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Veda,Zuponcic,"Northern Lights Music Festival, Inc.","11 S 4th St W",Aurora,MN,,"(609) 922-2965 ",Zuponcic@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/two-year-operating-support-grant-5,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",
30515,"Two-Year Operating Support Grant",2015,12000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The continuing issue confronting the Twin Ports Wind Orchestra is the ability to produce professional quality performances. Twin Ports Wind Orchestra has many valuable volunteers involved in presenting concerts, but it must hire qualified people to fill some of the administrative positions. To help with appearance and presentation, professional programs must be assembled and printed. Marketing is an important tool to inform the community about the performances. Increased ticket sales are a measurable outcome of the resources used, along with the increased numbers of professional guest artists participating in Twin Ports Wind Ensemble performances.",,,5980,"Other, local or private",17980,,"Richard Carlson, Patrick Mulcahy, Robert Foster, Marianne Connelly, Dan Pamquist, Deborah Rausch, Robert Gilmore, Mark Whitlock",,"Twin Ports Wind Ensemble","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Two-Year Operating Support Grant",,"Operating Support 2015-2016. The proposed project is for the support of the Twin Ports Wind Orchestra's General Manager position and support staff. The grant will also fund the purchase of a scanner that will facilitate the transmission of music to the orchestra members and marketing and printing.",2015-02-01,2017-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Mark,Whitlock,"Twin Ports Wind Ensemble","1201 Ordean Ct UMD 231 Humanities",Duluth,MN,,"(218) 726-6124 ",bgilmore217@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/two-year-operating-support-grant-6,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
35331,"Two-Year Operating Support Grant",2016,14700,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Communications Coordinator role will allow us to take a multi-year leap forward in our communications over the next 8 to 12 months. The additional skill and capacity created will allow us to fully execute and implement the marketing plan created by Zeitgeist Arts and Steam Creative. By the end of the first year of this position, Zeitgeist Arts will have done the administrative legwork and be positioned to fully engage with the community via all available media and marketing means. In the long term, this will result in increased revenue across our cafe, cinema and theater venues. This increased revenue will provide the funds to sustain the Communications Coordinator position, as well as sustain and grow our organization. It will also result in a benefit for the artistic community as we will have the ability to increase programming, increase the audience for those pieces of programming and provide more and more ways for artists to showcase their work, and be paid for their work. The marketing plan designed by Zeitgeist Arts and Steam Creative (and attached to this application) provides a detailed, organized and measurable roadmap for the Communications Coordinator to follow. Via regular meetings with the Creative Director and other key management staff, priorities will be assigned, goals will be met, and progress will be made. Our goal over the first 8 to 12 months is to accomplish 75% or more of this marketing plan, and have a maintenance and expansion model in place to sustain the communications work we've done and expand on it. To measure our long term goal of increased revenue and programming capacity for area artists, we will review and evaluate box office receipts, and compare them with similar events from previous years. We will also compare the monthly and yearly amount of programming against previous years.","Continued to build our storytelling tools & better integrated the entirety of our programming through the following methods: -Full year-end report will be available for this report (If not, we can send the November Year end campaign information) -Monthly Newsletter, will/do include videos -Impact Emails -With development of new website, all of our social media pages are connected to the same website -Common logos across all pages -Staff Newsletter, Reworking Managers Meetings Agendas (to ensure these meetings have take-aways), Pairing off appropriate staff members in smaller groups to get work accomplished -Systemizing How-To’s for job functions, for future and current roles, documenting staff roles (Consistent log-in information, well documented processes) -More consistent cross promotion of messaging and events between entities within the building - screen ads, menus, table tents.",,1100324,"Other, local or private",1115024,14700,"Geiger Yount, Sarah Siedelmann, Francis Heid, Alan Zeppa, Laura Weintraub, Aparna Katre, Becky Hartley, Lynn Black, Don Ness, Curtis Landherr, Jon Heyesen, Kendra Carlson",0.12,"Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Two-Year Operating Support Grant",,"Zeitgeist Arts Communications Coordinator",2016-02-01,2018-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anthony,Cuneo,"A.H. Zeppa Family Foundation AKA Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community","222 Superior St E Ste 326",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 726-5430 ",tony@zeppa.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Lake, Cook, Itasca, Aitkin, Koochiching",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/two-year-operating-support-grant-7,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35336,"Two-Year Operating Support Grant",2016,14700,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Arrowhead Chorale will focus on visibility, marketing, and audience services in the next two years. Some of the Chorale equipment needs replacing or updating, and the cost of some of these capital items is also included in the request. Goals: 1. To increase visibility of the Chorale by means of a more interactive website, new email marketing, increased Chorale presence in social media, and create the capacity for new marketing options in the future. 2. To supply the Chorale with concert equipment that is up to date, that the Chorale owns avoiding the need to rent, borrow, or make do with less appropriate equipment. 3. To supply customer services through both the website and ticket purchases at concerts that includes the ability for purchases with credit cards, and the use of email receipts and e-tickets. 4. To expand staff to include an assistant director, grantwriter and marketing coordinator. This adds to current staff of Director, business manager and accompanist. The Board of the Arrowhead Chorale is in charge of the evaluation of all concerts, grants, and activities. Evaluation of this grant as a success will include: 1. Obtaining the required equipment listed in this request in a timely fashion, and having the ability to make use of it in the 2016-17 concert season. 2. Working with new staff in ways that increase the ability of the Chorale to offer outstanding concerts with a strong appeal to a wide variety of audience. The assistant director would assist with choir sectional rehearsals, help conduct portions of each concert, and sing with the group. The marketing coordinator would expand the venues for Chorale visibility, assisting in finding new outlets for advertising and marketing. The grantwriter would research new opportunities for grant applications and write narratives for the Chorale. 3. The roll-out of a website that is far more interactive, including allowing visitors to use phones and tablets to access the Chorale website, enabling the purchase of music as downloads, assisting in the easy purchase of e-tickets, with email receipts. Evaluation will include a review of final purchases, finalizing hires, including advertising for and hiring an assistant director for the 2016-17 season, and progress reports on all activities made monthly from the Marketing Manager, Grant Writer, Business Manager, and Artistic Director.","A new responsive website was launched with features that allow it to be used more effectively on mobile devices. Equipment was purchased: risers, folders, music lights, table blanket. We were able to compensate assistant directors to assist us with running sectionals and rehearsals. We were able to increase the professionalism of our marketing materials including a full-color program, improved poster and postcard templates, increased Facebook marketing.",,300,"Other, local or private",15000,3525,"Susan Masterson, Mary Pat Renaud, Rodney Dahlquist, Rick Sailstad, Kimberly Keuning, Sam Black, Nathan Winesett",0.00,"Arrowhead Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Two-Year Operating Support Grant",,"Marketing, staff and equipment.",2016-02-01,2018-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Masterson,"Arrowhead Chorale","506 Michigan St W",Duluth,MN,55802,"(715) 562-0002 ",arrowheadchorale@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/two-year-operating-support-grant-8,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35372,"Two-Year Operating Support Grant",2016,14700,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Grand Marais Art Colony has five major goals in relation to Arrowhead Regional Arts Council operating support grant: Goal 1: Increase staff support to provide quality service resulting in high rate of repeat participation. Goal 2: Integrate new Data Management System resulting in greater understanding of data and better service to participants. Goal 3: Partner with Springboard for the Arts to offer high-quality Artist Services to local artists. Goal 4: Attract three new high-caliber instructors resulting in a base of new students. Goal 5: Apply and receive Minnesota State Arts Board operating support for 2018 and beyond in efforts to build in financial sustainability. Accomplishing these goals will allow Grand Marais Art Colony to continue to provide high quality arts experiences, better serve participants and increase financial sustainability. Grand Marais Art Colony believes artistic and business dimensions can be meaningful evaluated. Measuring and improving practices are vital to continued success and are incorporated into strategic planning for the future. Grand Marais Art Colony implements comprehensive evaluation on a regular basis. A variety of tools are used in evaluation. To evaluate resources, Grand Marais Art Colony utilizes time sheets, appraisal information, organizational forms, support services forms and financial forms. To evaluate activities, Grand Marais Art Colony utilizes quality forms, observation forms, student evaluation forms, and instructor evaluation forms. To evaluate outputs Grand Marais Art Colony utilizes enrollment forms, attendance sheets, activity forms for participation, events, exhibits and publications. To evaluate outcomes, Grand Marais Art Colony uses outcome questionnaires, follow up forms, student evaluation forms, and instructor evaluation forms. Specific to the goals identified in this application, effectiveness will be measured by: Financial tracking and analysis; Program tracking and analysis; Staff time tracking and analysis; Review of participation evaluation forms for quality staff service, professional, streamlined interface, quality instruction and artist services; Service numbers tracking and analysis for repeat customers and service per staff rate; Secure partnership with Springboard; Local artist count tracking and analysis; Contract three new instructors and obtain minimum of six students; Submitted application for Minnesota State Arts Board 2018 operating support.","Goal 1: Increase Staff Support: Actual: In 2016, Grand Marais Art Colony transitioned the part-time Administrative Assistant to a full-time Office Manager. In 2017, Grand Marais Art Colony. Split the full-time Events and Communication Coordinator into one full-time Marketing Manager and one part-time Event Coordinator. Grand Marais Art Colony also added a new full-time Development Manager. Through increased staffing, service rate changed from 7,715 people / staff member to 4,500 people / staff member, allowing Grand Marais Art Colony to provide better service. Grand Marais Art Colony continued to see a customer return rate of 80%, indicating a high level of satisfaction. Goal 2: Integrate Data Management Software Actual: In 2016, Grand Marais Art Colony implemented a Data Management Software, Donor Perfect. In 2017, Grand Marais Art Colony developed the new website and classroom management software (Event Espresso) which will be officially launched in March of 2018. This new system will increase service to students and participants through enhanced features, ease of usability, and online registration. Goal 3: Offer Artist Services to local artists Actual: In 2016, Grand Marais Art Colony hosted four sections of the Work of Art Series with Springboard for the Arts. In 2017, Grand Marais Art Colony began development and implementation of its own professional practice curriculum including 16 new classes in four main curriculum areas: Developing a Body of Work, Enhancing Internal and External Communication, Goal Setting for Advancement, and Financial Fluency. This curriculum served 63 Arrowhead artists and trained two artists to teach the curriculum going forward. Goal 4: Attract three new instructors with a student following Actual: Grand Marais Art Colony contracted four new instructors who each taught a full class: Dan Welden, renowned solar plate print maker from NY; Michael Boyd, well known jewelry artist from CO; Kami Mendlik, popular Plein air artist from Minnesota, and Ningiukulu Teevee, an Inuit artist from Cape Dorset. Goal 5: Apply and receive Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support Actual: Grand Marais Art Colony did apply and receive Minnesota State Arts Board funding for year 2018 and has applied for year 2019.",,391753,"Other, local or private",406453,7000,"Bev Balos, Hazel Belvo, Sally Berg, Mike Carlson, Howard Hedstrom, Tessa Larson, Mary Maurice, David Morris, Ann Possis, David Quick, Lynn Speaker",0.02,"Grand Marais Arts, Inc. AKA Grand Marais Art Colony","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Two-Year Operating Support Grant",,"Better service with more staff, new systems, and partnerships to generate more fiscal stability.",2016-02-01,2017-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Demmer,"Grand Marais Arts, Inc. AKA Grand Marais Art Colony","PO Box 626","Grand Marais",MN,55604-0626,"(218) 387-2737 ",director@grandmaraisartcolony.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/two-year-operating-support-grant-10,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
35380,"Two-Year Operating Support Grant",2016,14700,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Homegrown Music Festival seeks to continue laying the groundwork for a sustainable festival as we approach our 20th anniversary and generate increased awareness through regional (Duluth/Superior and Iron Range) and statewide programming, building upon our brand in the Twin Ports. Measurable outcomes include: organizational support for day-to-day operations, website redesign and launch to coincide with 20th anniversary; audience and performer engagement tracking via website surveys (survey URL printed on weeklong wristbands); increased social media followers via photographer-curated Instagram, Volunteer of the Month highlights, and targeted Facebook advertising; increased regional and statewide news coverage; increased attendance to Homegrown Music Festival and ancillary events. Website analytics. Number of audience and performer survey responses, and the results of their responses. Increased number of social media followers: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram. Amount of regional and greater state newspaper articles, blog posts, radio interviews. Increased attendance for festival and statewide programming.","Programs Director - This position was created to enhance our overall social media and website presence through active postings, blogging through information shared to these platforms. Chicken Shack Office Manager - This position allowed us to maintain accurate and detailed records, be available at our office for performers and volunteers to pick up needed materials, and to record minutes of our daily meetings during festival week. This person also tracked inventory of merchandise and wristbands, organized venue boxes each day with all the necessary supplies, cleaned the Chicken Shack and was available at our pop-up location for the year.",,81090,"Other, local or private",95790,4000,"Margie Nelson, Kelli Latuska, Ryan Nelson, Lyz Jaakola, Mags David, Pete Dingles, Jesse Holheisel, Mary Bue",0.02,"Homegrown Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Two-Year Operating Support Grant",,"To provide continued sustainability as we approach the 20th year of the Homegrown Music Festival.",2016-03-01,2018-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Walt,Raschick,"Homegrown Music Festival","PO Box 16505  ",Duluth,MN,55816,"(715) 790-6335 ",wraschick@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Cook",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/two-year-operating-support-grant-11,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",1
35436,"Two-Year Operating Support Grant",2016,14700,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","With the support of this grant, Twin Ports Choral Project will: 1) create a sustainable organizational structure, including paid artistic director and choir manager positions, 2) create a funding calendar for the organization, including an annual fund and a fundraising dinner/concert, 3) create a payment structure for the Twin Ports Choral Project singers, and 4) create a more robust outreach program. Twin Ports Choral Project will: 1) assess the artistic director and choir manager positions to ensure sustainability within the funding structure created by analyzing the time put in to the organization by these positions and leverage this against a competitive salary, 2) assess the organization’s funding calendar to better understand which fundraising/grant efforts proved to be most successful and what this means for future funding efforts, 3) using assessment 1 and 2 as a guide, decide how best to move forward in creating a singer payment structure, and 4) work to reach at least 2 high school choral programs per year. Additionally, Twin Ports Choral Project will evaluate the success of this project by the increase in audience and donor membership, as well as grant funding. Additionally, website and Facebook usage and usefulness will be monitored and assessed through Google analytics.","With the support of this grant, Twin Ports Choral Project has: 1) Created a sustainable organizational structure, including becoming a 501(c)3. We had a hope to pay the artistic director and one administrative staff person. At this point, it is not in the budget to make this happen in a full-time employee capacity. Right now, our concert tickets range from ""free will"" to $10. Twin Ports Choral Project wants to encourage audience commitment and a higher ticket price is difficult for many of our patrons to handle. As an organization, we've realized over the past two years that the most important part of our mission is to share our music with the Twin Ports Community. 2) Created a funding calendar for the organization, including an annual fund and a fundraising event. Our fundraising event will begin in Fall 2018 as a collaboration between local restaurant and Twin Ports Choral Project. We have initiated an annual fund through Give to the Max. 3) Created a more robust outreach program. Each year, TPCP choral project has connected with Minnesota High Schools to perform concerts and clinics. Over the past two years, TPCP has worked and performed with Saint Michael-Albertville High School, Duluth East High School, Robbinsdale Cooper High School, Southwest Minneapolis High School, Madison High School, Angelica Cantanti, Shokopee High School, and the Hmong Prep Academy.",,300,"Other, local or private",15000,,"Bret Amundson, Jennifer Campbell, Jefferson Campbell, Alex Loch, Tasha Turk",0.00,"Twin Ports Choral Project","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Two-Year Operating Support Grant",,"Twin Ports Choral Project position, and marketing support.",2016-02-01,2018-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bret,Amundson,"Twin Ports Choral Project","4301 Superior St E",Duluth,MN,55804,"(206) 660-6300 ",bamundson@css.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Anoka, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/two-year-operating-support-grant-12,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2
10012666,"UMD Library Annex Mechanical Systems Evaluation",2020,9900," MN Laws 2019 Special Session Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs ","$5,846,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $7,004,000 in fiscal year 2021 are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",9900,,"Kendall J. Powell, Steven A. Sviggum, Thomas J. Anderson, Richard B. Beeson, Mary A. Davenport, Kao Ly Ilean Her, Michael D. Hsu, Mike O. Kenyanya, Janie S. Mayeron, David J. McMillan, Darrin M. Rosha, Randy R. Simonson"," ","Regents of the University of Minnesota (Duluth - Kathryn A. Martin Library)","Public College/University",,,"To hire a qualified and experienced HVAC engineer to evaluate how well the current system controls the museum environment.",2020-01-01,2021-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Matt,Rosendahl,"Regents of the University of Minnesota (Duluth - Kathryn A. Martin Library)"," 416 Library Dr "," Duluth "," MN ",55812,"(218) 726-6562"," mrosenda@d.umn.edu ",Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Pine, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/umd-library-annex-mechanical-systems-evaluation,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No
36568,UMD,2016,50000,"MN 2015 Session Law, 1st Special, Article 4, Sect. 2, Subd. 3",,"Website accessible to anyone containing over one hundred hours of original Ojibwe audio and video with writeen Ojibwe trancripts and English translations. Thirty new spoken episodes featuring a number of diverse speakers from across Mn. Transcription and translation of 15 existing videos of Ojibwe language featuring Lee Obizaan"" Staples.","Interview with Nancy Jones, August 3, 2016. Interview with Dan Jones, October 6, 2016. Interview with Dennis Jones, October 25, 2016. Production of half-hour radio program ""I'm connected To All Living Things Around Me"" with Nancy Jones, aired September 21,2016. http//:kumd.org/post/ojibwe-stories-gaganoonididaa-im-connected-all-living-things-around-me",,,"100 % State Funding",30582,19418,"Public College",,"University of MN Duluth","Public College/University","The purpose of this grant is to produce quality (written and spoken) language materials, general use by different language revitalization efforts (colleges, communities, schools), and increased language learning for mulitple audience. ",,,2016-01-05,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Erik,Redix,"University of MN - Duluth","450 McNamara Alumni Center",Minneapolis,MN,55455,(218)726-8478,redix@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Indian Affairs Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/umd,,,,
36568,UMD,2017,25000,"MN 2015 Session Law, 1st Special, Article 4, Sect. 2, Subd. 3",,"Website accessible to anyone containing over one hundred hours of original Ojibwe audio and video with writeen Ojibwe trancripts and English translations. Thirty new spoken episodes featuring a number of diverse speakers from across Mn. Transcription and translation of 15 existing videos of Ojibwe language featuring Lee Obizaan"" Staples.",,,,,30,19,"Public College",,"University of MN Duluth","Public College/University","The purpose of this grant is to produce quality (written and spoken) language materials, general use by different language revitalization efforts (colleges, communities, schools), and increased language learning for mulitple audience. ",,,2016-01-05,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Erik,Redix,"University of MN - Duluth","450 McNamara Alumni Center",Minneapolis,MN,55455,(218)726-8478,redix@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Indian Affairs Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/umd,,,,
10031411,"Uncovering the Past to Protect Minnesota's Walleye Fisheries",2025,1121000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 04m","$1,121,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Science Museum of Minnesota for the St. Croix Watershed Research Station to reconstruct historical lake conditions to identify factors linked to successful walleye fisheries and guide management in the face of warming temperatures, invasive species, and nutrient loading.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,9.42,"Science Museum of Minnesota","State Government","We will reconstruct historical lake conditions to identify factors linked to successful walleye fisheries and guide effective management in the face of warming temperatures, invasive species, and nutrient loading.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Adam,Heathcote,"Science Museum of Minnesota","16910 152nd Street North","Marine on St. Croix",MN,55047,"(651) 433-5953",aheathcote@smm.org,,"Science Museum of Minnesota",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/uncovering-past-protect-minnesotas-walleye-fisheries,,,,
10007203,"Underground: History Beneath Your Feet Temporary Exhibit Research",2018,7200,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",7200,,"Dan Vidmar, Harlan Tardy, Paul Janssen, Rich Puhek, Jason Metsa, Shelley Robinson, Lisa Kvas, Jackie Corradi Simon, Carmen Bradach",0.47,"Minnesota Discovery Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire project staff to research the history of Iron Range paleontology, archaeology, and geology in preparation for a future exhibit.",,,2017-09-01,2018-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Allyse,Freeman,"Minnesota Discovery Center","1005 Discovery Drive",Chisholm,MN,55719,218-254-1238,allyse.freeman@mndiscoverycenter.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Aitkin, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/underground-history-beneath-your-feet-temporary-exhibit-research,,,,0
10031389,"Understanding Native Fishes in the Bowfishing Era",2025,588000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 03s","$588,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota, Duluth, to collect foundational biological information on a selection of native Minnesota fish to aid in sustainable management, improve recreational opportunities, and educate the public about these shared aquatic resources. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2028, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,5.16,"U of MN","Public College/University","Minnesotans increasingly value native fishes. For example, >95% of bowfished species in MN are native, yet all are poorly understood. Foundational natural resource data is absolutely necessary for all stakeholders.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2028-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Alec,Lackmann,"U of MN","Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Minnesota Duluth 140 Solon Campus Center, 1117 University Drive",Duluth,MN,55812-3000,"(218) 726-7443",alackman@d.umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/understanding-native-fishes-bowfishing-era,,,,
10025204,"United Protestant Church National Register Evaluation",2022,10000,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,982,000 the first year and $7,000,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact, grants@mnhs.org",,,1000,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",11000,,"Marna Fasteland (Moderator), Kathy Behm (Vice Moderator), Mike Fasteland, Clarice Erickson, Karen Robnik, Cheryl Paskett, Christine Parenteau, Scott Nickila, Shari Mortorelli, Dick Linde, Sue Linde, Shirley Letica, Kathy Lee, Susan Kolberg, and Collette Illy.",0.05,"United Protestant Church","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire a qualified historian to complete an evaluation to determine eligibility for listing in the National Register of Historic Places for United Protestant Church in Duluth.",,"To hire a qualified historian to complete an evaluation to determine eligibility for listing in the National Register of Historic Places for United Protestant Church in Duluth.",2022-07-01,2023-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Mitch,Nelson,"United Protestant Church","830--88th Avenue West",Duluth,MN,55808,6128453839,Pastor@unitedprotestantchurch.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/united-protestant-church-national-register-evaluation,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No
28172,"University of Minnesota Natural Resources Research Institute FY 14 Surface Water Assessment Grant (SWAG)",2014,17131,,,,,,,,,,,0.20,"University of Minnesota Office of Sponsored Projects Administration (SPA)","Public College/University","The Natural Resource Research Institute at the University of Minnesota Duluth proposes to collect lake data in northeastern Minnesota. The sites selected are those the county water planners will not be monitoring. The project goal is to assist the MPCA with meeting the objectives of the SWAG to conduct water chemistry monitoring at three MPCA specified lake sampling locations.",,"Rainy River - Headwaters Watershed",2014-03-24,2016-03-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Elaine,Ruzycki,"University of Minnesota Office of Sponsored Projects Administration (SPA)","200 Oak Street",Minneapolis,MN,55455-2070,"(218) 726-8342",,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"St. Louis",,"Rainy River - Headwaters",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/university-minnesota-natural-resources-research-institute-fy-14-surface-water-assessment-gr,,,,
10031420,"Unlocking Minnesota Wilderness for Youth",2025,705000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 05i","$705,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with YMCA of the North to engage underserved youth in hands-on environmental education by expanding Unlock It!, a self-guided, interactive, and nature-based scavenger hunt, to open spaces and campuses across the state.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,7.2,"YMCA of the North","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Our goals are to engage 100,000 underserved youth statewide in environmental education, engaging them in the conservation and preservation of Minnesota wilderness through the experiences in the outdoors.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Beth,Becker,"YMCA of the North","651 Nicollet Mall, STE 500",Minneapolis,MN,55402,"(612) 330-3070",beth.becker@ymcamn.org,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/unlocking-minnesota-wilderness-youth,,,,
10013291,"Update International Wolf Center Exhibits",2019,1000000,"M.L. 2018, Chp. 214, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 05i","$1,000,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with the International Wolf Center to design, construct, and install new interactive educational exhibits to help Minnesotans understand coexistence with the state's wolf populations and ongoing wolf- management efforts.","Click on ""Work Plan"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Work Plan"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,,,,,"International Wolf Center",,"Minnesotans need to understand the complexities of successful state-controlled management, conflict resolution, and co-existence with our 2,400 wolves. A new educational exhibit at the International Wolf Center will help.",,"Final Report",2018-07-01,2020-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Sharon,Reed,"International Wolf Center","3410 Winnetka Ave N, Ste 101",Minneapolis,MN,55427,"(763) 560-7374",sreed@wolf.org,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/update-international-wolf-center-exhibits,,,,
21739,"Updating the National Wetland Inventory for Minnesota ? Phase IV",2014,1000000,"M.L. 2013, Chp. 52, Sec. 2, Subd. 03d","$1,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources to continue the update and enhancement of wetland inventory maps for Minnesota. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2016, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,1000000,,,16.36,"MN DNR","State Government","Over the past 100 years, about half of Minnesota’s original 22 million acres of wetlands have been drained or filled. Some regions of the State have lost more than 90 percent of their original wetlands. The National Wetland Inventory, a program initiated in the 1970s, is an important tool used at all levels of government and by private industry, non-profit organizations, and private landowners for wetland regulation and management, land management and conservation planning, environmental impact assessment, and natural resource inventories. The data behind the National Wetlands Inventory for Minnesota is now considerably out-of-date and a multi-phase, multi-agency collaborative effort coordinated by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is underway to update the data for the whole state. This appropriation is being used to conduct the fourth of six phases of this effort, which involves wetlands maps for portions of Lake, Cook, and St. Louis counties in northeastern Minnesota. A completed wetlands inventory will help improve wetland protection and management.",,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2013/work_plans/2013_03d.pdf,2013-07-01,2016-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Steve,Kloiber,"MN DNR","500 Lafayette Rd, Box 25","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5164",steve.kloiber@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Beltrami, Cook, Itasca, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/updating-national-wetland-inventory-minnesota-phase-iv,,,,
695,"Updating the Minnesota Wetlands Inventory: Phase 2",2011,1100000,"M.L. 2010, Chp. 362, Sec. 2, Subd. 03b","$1,100,000 is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources to continue the update of wetland inventory maps for Minnesota. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2013, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,,,,,DNR,"State Government","PROJECT OVERVIEW The National Wetland Inventory, a program initiated in the 1970s, is an important tool used at all levels of government and by private industry and non-profit organizations for wetland regulation and management, land use and conservation planning, environmental impact assessment, and natural resource inventories. The data behind the National Wetlands Inventory for Minnesota is now considerably out-of-date and a multi-phase, multi-agency collaborative effort coordinated by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is underway to update the data for the whole state. This appropriation is being used to conduct the second phase of this effort, which involves updating wetland maps for 13 counties in east-central Minnesota surrounding the greater Twin Cities metropolitan area, evaluating imagery sources and mapping technologies for use in future mapping of agricultural regions of the state, and acquiring additional data needed to update wetland maps for southern Minnesota. OVERALL PROJECT OUTCOME AND RESULTS Updated wetland maps were created for 13 counties in east-central Minnesota (7,150 square miles), encompassing the Twin Cities metropolitan area. Wetlands in Minnesota were originally mapped by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in the early 1980's as part of the National Wetlands Inventory (NWI). Although still widely used for land use planning, wetland permit screening and natural resource management, the original maps have grown increasingly out-of-date due to landscape alterations over the years. The data created for this project marks the first significant update to the NWI in Minnesota. The new maps are much more accurate, capture more detail, and provide more information than the original maps. Besides showing the location, size, and type of each wetland, the updated map data includes information on the wetland's landscape position and hydrologic characteristics, which can be useful in assessing the benefits provided, such as water quality improvement, flood storage, and fish and wildlife habitat. Updating the NWI is a key component of the State's strategy to monitor and assess wetlands in support of efforts to assure healthy wetlands and clean water for Minnesota. The DNR is planning to complete the NWI update for the entire state by 2020. Accomplishments for this project phase also include acquiring high-resolution, spring leaf-off digital aerial imagery for 23,900 square miles of southern Minnesota, acquiring field validation data for southern Minnesota, and developing wetland mapping procedures for the agricultural region of Minnesota. PROJECT RESULTS USE AND DISSEMINATION Imagery acquired for this project is available to the public through the Minnesota Geospatial Information Office (MnGeo): http://www.mngeo.state.mn.us/chouse/wms/geo_image_server.html. The MnGeo imagery service receives about one million page requests per month for the southern Minnesota imagery. This is the first publicly available leaf-off imagery data for southern Minnesota since 1991. The updated wetland map data are available through an interactive mapping application on the DNR's website at: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/eco/wetlands/map.html. The data can also be downloaded, free of charge, for use in geographic information system applications through the DNR's data deli at: http://deli.dnr.state.mn.us/. The data will eventually be incorporated into the national ""Wetland Mapper"" application maintained by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The wetland mapping procedures and accuracy results for the 13-county updated NWI data are presented and discussed in a manuscript that has been submitted to the journal Wetlands, a publication of the Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS). Information from this project was also presented at the SWS annual conference in Duluth, MN in 2013. In addition, a press release was distributed regarding the updated NWI data and the story was published on several online news websites. Researchers at the University of Minnesota Remote Sensing and Geospatial Analysis Laboratory conducted an extensive study of the effects of digital elevation model (DEM) preprocessing and mapping methods on the accuracy of wetlands maps in three different physiographic regions of Minnesota. This research covered two study sites in agricultural areas including the Minnesota River Headwaters (Big Stone County) and Swan Lake (Nicollet County) as well as a comparison site from northern Minnesota (St. Louis and Carlton Counties). The results of this effort were compiled and submitted for publication in several peer-reviewed scientific journals along with results from the earlier phase of the NWI update project. Three hard copies and one electronic copy of these publications have been submitted with the final report to LCCMR. There have also been numerous presentations at professional conferences. Project Publications:Influence of Multi-Source and Multi-Temporal Remotely Sensed and Ancillary Data on the Accuracy of Random Forest Classification of Wetlands in Northern Minnesota (PDF - 2.7 MB)Comparison of Flow Direction Algorithms in the Application of the CTI for Mapping Wetlands in Minnesota (PDF - 15.3 MB)The Effects of Data Selection and Thematic Detail on the Accuracy of High Spatial Resolution Wetland Classifications (PDF - 0.2 MB)A semi-automated, multi-source data fusion update of a wetland inventory for east-central Minnesota, USA (PDF - 1.4 MB)Wetland Mapping in the Upper Midwest United States: An Object-Based Approach Integrating Lidar and Imagery Data (PDF - 1 MB)",,"FINAL REPORT",2010-07-01,2014-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Steve,Kloiber,DNR,"500 Lafayette Rd, Box 25","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5164",steve.kloiber@dnr.state.mn.us,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Digitization/Online Information Access, Inventory, Mapping","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Lake, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/updating-minnesota-wetlands-inventory-phase-2,,,,
10000235,"Upper Sioux",2018,,"MN 2017 Session Law, Regular Session, Chapter 91, Article 4 Subd. 9",,"Objective I: A minimum of 25 USC youth, ages 10-18 will increase their Dakota language skills during the 11-month project period. Objective II: A minimum of 25 youth, ages 10-18 will acquire knowledge and practice of at least one Dakota tradition during the 11-month project period. Objective I: A minimum of 25 USC youth, ages 10-18 will increase their Dakota language skills during the 11-month project period. Objective II: A minimum of 25 youth, ages 10-18 will acquire knowledge and practice of at least one Dakota tradition during the 11-month project period. ",,,,,,,"Kevin Jensvold, Chair; Marisa Anywaush, Vice Chairwoman; Tremayne Blue, Secretary; Sharon Odegard, Treasurer; Sharon Pazi-Zea, Member at Large",N/A,"Upper Sioux","Tribal Government ","The project goal of Daunkotapi! is to nurture healthy Dakota youth identities through Dakota language and cultural traditions. ",,,2017-09-12,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,"Kat ",Preuss,"Upper Sioux","5722 Travers Lane","Granite Falls",MN,56241,320.564.6318,kathleenp@uppersiouxcommunity-nsn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Indian Affairs Council",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/upper-sioux,,,,
10030890,"Upper Sioux Indian Community Language Revitalization Project",2023,66500,,,"1. The development of digital and printed Dakota Language materials for obtaining proficiency within the home community 2. Preservation and analysis of ""Iapi Oaye"" newspaper (1871-1899), using texts as a learning tool to obtain knowledge in history, culture, religion, and geography",,,,,59813,6687,"Kevin Jensvold, Caralyn Trutna, Camille Tanhoff, Adam Savariego, Jeremy Hamilton ",,"Upper Sioux Community","Tribal Government ","1. Make Dakota Language revitalization the highest priority 2. Implement all strategies to revive the Dakota language 3. Take necessary steps to raise up a new generation of speakers",,,2023-08-29,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Kevin,Jensvold,"Upper Sioux Community","5722 Travers Lane PO Box 147","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 564-5853",kevinj@uppersiouxcommunity-nsn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Indian Affairs Council",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/upper-sioux-indian-community-language-revitalization-project,,,,
10027622,"Upper Sioux Community Tribal Grant ",2020,,"2019 Minnesota Special Session Laws, Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 9 ",,"1. Improved ability to respond to Dakota language needs for USC members 2. Increased exposure of USC youth (and others) to the Dakota language in a youth-friendly format 3. Increased knowledge of the Dakota language among all age groups in the Upper Sioux Community 4. Improved access to and utilization of online Dakota language tools for USC members ",,,,,51818,,"Kevin Jensvold, Caralyn Trutna, Camille Tanhoff, Adam Savariego, Jeremy Hamilton",0.15,"Upper Sioux Community ","Tribal Government ","1. A completion of a Dakota Language Survey of adult Upper Sioux Community members 2. The development of a Dakota Language Game Application 3. The development and implementation of Dakota Language Lesson Plans for three age groups for both in-person classes and on-line classes (adult, youth, and preschool) 4. The development of an online Dakota Language teaching tool of basic terms and usage that will be art of an existing website project being created by the Upper Sioux Community Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO). ",,,2019-10-28,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Kevin ",Jensvold,"Upper Sioux Community","5722 Travers Lane PO Box 147","Granite Falls",MN,56241,,kevinj@uppersiouxcommunity-nsn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Indian Affairs Council",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/upper-sioux-community-tribal-grant-0,,,,
10027623,"Upper Sioux Community Tribal Grant ",2021,,"2019 Minnesota Special Session Laws, Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 9 ",,"1. Improved ability to respond to Dakota language needs for USC members 2. Increased exposure of USC youth (and others) to the Dakota language in a youth-friendly format 3. Increased knowledge of the Dakota language among all age groups in the Upper Sioux Community 4. Improved access to and utilization of online Dakota language tools for USC members ",,,,,54088,5912,"Kevin Jensvold, Caralyn Trutna, Camille Tanhoff, Adam Savariego, Jeremy Hamilton",0.4,"Upper Sioux Community ","Tribal Government ","1. A completion of a Dakota Language Survey of adult Upper Sioux Community members 2. The development of a Dakota Language Game Application 3. The development and implementation of Dakota Language Lesson Plans for three age groups for both in-person classes and online classes (adult, youth, and preschool) 4. The development of an online Dakota language teaching tool of basic terms and usage that will be part of an existing website project being created by the Upper Sioux Community Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO)",,,2019-10-28,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Kevin ",Jensvold,"Upper Sioux Community","5722 Travers Lane PO Box 147","Granite Falls",MN,56241,,kevinj@uppersiouxcommunity-nsn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Indian Affairs Council",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/upper-sioux-community-tribal-grant-1,,,,
10025433,"Upper Sioux Community Tribal Grant ",2022,60455,"2021 Minnesota Session Laws, 92nd Legislature, Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Sec. 2, Subdivision 9",,"1. Partially funding two staff that will focus on a Dakota Language Program. 2. The development four seasonal based Dakota Language and Culture learning events. 3. Creation and distribution of Dakota Language lessons and learning materials.",,,,"Tribal/ Private",52551,7995,"Kevin Jensvold, Caralyn Trutna, Camille Tanhoff, Adam Savariego, Jeremy Hamilton ",0.35,"Upper Sioux Community","Tribal Government ","The three (3) long-range goals of the Upper Sioux Community regarding the preservation and continuation of the Dakota language and culture are directly tied to the Mission Statement adopted in 1996 and delineated in the 2008 Dakota Language Revitalization Tribal Resolution that promises to: 1) Make Dakota Language revitalization the highest priority 2) Implement all strategies to revive the Dakota language; and 3) take necessary steps to raise up a new generation of speakers.",,,2022-07-02,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Kevin,Jensvold,"Upper Sioux Community ","5722 Travers Lane, PO Box 147","Granite Falls ",MN,56241,320-564-5853,kevinj@uppersiouxcommunity-nsn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Indian Affairs Council",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/upper-sioux-community-tribal-grant,,,,
29732,"Upper Mississippi Grand Rapids Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) - Phase 1",2015,43475,,,,,,,,,,,.32,"Aitkin County Soil and Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","The goal of phase 1 of this project is primarily to support organizational planning and coordination among project partners, forming and training a civic engagement team, creating a civic engagement strategic plan, holding two watershed kick off meetings and gathering and summarizing available water quality data. The completion of phase 1 will help provide significant momentum towards the completion of the future phases of the Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) process.",,"Mississippi River - Grand Rapids Watershed ",2015-03-20,2018-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Steve,Hughes,"Aitkin County Soil and Water Conservation District","130 Southgate Drive",Aitkin,MN,56431,"(218) 927-6565",,"Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Itasca, St. Louis",,"Mississippi River - Grand Rapids",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/upper-mississippi-grand-rapids-watershed-restoration-and-protection-strategy-wraps-phase-1,,,,
33258,"Upper Mississippi Basin Hydrological Simulation Program - FORTRAN (HSPF) Model Extension",2016,68505,,,,,,,,,,,0.29,RESPEC,"For-Profit Business/Entity","This project will extend the simulation period for the Hydrological Simulation Program - FORTRAN (HSPF) models for the Grand Rapids, Brainerd, Crow Wing, Redeye, Long Prairie, Sartell, Sauk, St. Cloud, and Crow watersheds, and review and comment on the calibration. ",,"Redeye River WatershedMississippi River - Grand Rapids WatershedCrow Wing River WatershedMississippi River - Brainerd Watershed",2016-01-22,2016-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Charles P",Regan,"MPCA ST. Paul Office","520 Lafayette Road N.","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 757-2866",,Modeling,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Aitkin, Becker, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Crow Wing, Douglas, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Otter Tail, Pope, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wadena, Wright",,"Crow Wing River, Mississippi River - Brainerd, Mississippi River - Grand Rapids, Redeye River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/upper-mississippi-basin-hydrological-simulation-program-fortran-hspf-model-extension,,,,
37685,"Upper Mississippi River Basin Hydrological Simulation Program – FORTRAN (HSPF) Revision 2017 ",2017,134960,,,,,,,,,,,0.34,"Tetra Tech Inc","For-Profit Business/Entity","The primary goal of this project is to examine the calibration and validation of recently extended Hydrological Simulation Program – FORTRAN (HSPF) watershed models for the Mississippi River-Headwaters, Mississippi River-Grand Rapids, Mississippi River-Brainerd, Mississippi River-Sartell, Mississippi River-St. Cloud, Leech Lake, Pine River, Crow Wing River, Long Prairie River, and Redeye River watersheds and revise the calibration. ",,"Crow Wing River Watershed Leech Lake River Watershed Long Prairie River Watershed Mississippi River - Brainerd Watershed Mississippi River - Grand Rapids Watershed Mississippi River - Headwaters Watershed Mississippi River - Sartell Watershed Mississippi River - St. Cloud Watershed Pine River Watershed Redeye River Watershed ",2017-06-05,2019-06-28,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Chuck,Regan,MPCA,"520 Lafayette Rd N","Saint Paul",MN,"55155 ","(651) 757-2866",,Modeling,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Douglas, Hubbard, Itasca, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Otter Tail, Pine, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wadena",,"Crow Wing River, Leech Lake River, Long Prairie River, Mississippi River - Brainerd, Mississippi River - Grand Rapids, Mississippi River - Headwaters, Mississippi River - Sartell, Mississippi River - St. Cloud, Pine River, Redeye River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/upper-mississippi-river-basin-hydrological-simulation-program-fortran-hspf-revision-2017,,,,
10033962,"Upper Sioux Community Habitat Restoration Phase I",2024,966000,"ML 2023, Ch. 40, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 5(q)","$966,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with the Upper Sioux Community to restore and enhance oak savanna, forest, prairie, and other wildlife habitats on Tribal lands. A list of proposed restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","Enhance oak savanna, prairie, riparian, and forested areas which will be GIS mapped and tracked annually per acre enhanced and restored. These efforts will be tracked on an annual basis to effectively determine the success of the goals in this proposal. In addition, ongoing surveys and research on cultural and medicinal plants, invasive plants, and wildlife will allow the Tribe to track local responses to these restoration and enhancement efforts",,,207900,"Bureau of Indian Affairs and N/A",854600,111400,,None,"Upper Sioux Community","Local/Regional Government","The 2,165 acres of the Upper Sioux Indian Community are impacted by invasive species and are heavily infested with invasive buckthorn. The Tribe is requesting funds to restore and enhance 144 acres of oak savanna, floodplain forest, forested bluff lands, and granite outcroppings on tribal lands. Activities include buckthorn removal and installation and enhancement of native and culturally significant plants.","The Upper Sioux Community (USC) will focus removal, restoration, and enhancement activities on Tribal land where invasive species, with a special emphasis on buckthorn can be found in near-continuous stands throughout the understory of forest canopies dominated by native oaks, oak savanna, natural granite outcrops and springs. Locations along the river including where all the work proposed in this plan is located, are used by Tribal Members as a place to hold ceremonies and harvest cultural plants and wildlife. If funded, the Tribe will utilize grant funds to focus on Phase I of a multi-phase project. Phase I includes the treatment and restoration of the Tribe's forested lands, primarily targeting common buckthorn as well as other invasive plant species such as honeysuckle and other established and pioneering invasive species, which have overtaken the forest's understory. Phase I will treat 50% of the Tribe's Community lands. Phase I of this project will be implemented over a 5-year period. During Phase I the Tribe will be treating invasive species utilizing cut/stump methods followed by subsequent years of spot spraying the restoration areas to target the regrowth of buckthorn and other target species. Oak savanna has lost over 99% of its historic range in Minnesota, the Tribe would like to focus on restoring oak savanna, one of the most endangered habitats in the state. Oak savannas are dependent on a natural fire regiment and the Tribe would conduct prescribed burns to enhance and restore oak savanna and suppress re-growth of buckthorn. Buckthorn and other woody invasive species will be cut, treated with herbicide and where possible chipped or piled and burned by the BIA. Treated areas will also be seeded with Minnesota native and cultural significant plants to restore the natural habitat. Restoration and enhancement work is expected to be largely conducted by hand due to the sensitive habitat, significant native and cultural plant species present, and numerous cultural artifact sites present throughout the proposed treatment area. Phase I will be funded utilizing Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Funds (OHF funding) and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) grant funding. Phase II will consist of applying for an additional 5-years of OHF and BIA grant funding. The second phase will include similar planning and implementation activities within Phase I but will be conducted on the final 50% of Tribal lands impacted by invasive species. The tribe has spent 15+ years dedicated to invasive species removal, habitat restoration, and a special focus on oak savanna restoration, if Phase II is not funded by OHF funding the Tribe will utilize funding from the (BIA) to maintain the work completed under Phase I.",,2023-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Jerry,BigEagle,"Upper Sioux Community","5722 Travers Lane ","Granite Falls",MN,56241,3205646337,jerryb@uppersiouxcommunity-nsn.gov,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Yellow Medicine","Prairie Region",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/upper-sioux-community-habitat-restoration-phase-i-0,,,,
10033456,"Upper Sioux Community Dakota Revitalization Project",2024,80750,"2023 Minnesota Session Laws, Chapter 40, Article 4, Sec. 2, Subdivision 9",,"1. The outcome for the preservation and analysis of 'Iapi Oaye' focuses on the publications of the Dakota Language newspaper between 1871-1939. Dakota Language Teacher Charles Thode, now on staff as a part time Dakota Language Specialist will continue his work going through each publication, documenting the words used and analyzing how the language was used and changed over the decades of publication. As well as making a glossary of words, some of which have not been documented in other language dictionaries. The goal of the project will be to use the texts as a learning tool. USC members will be able to see, and use the older text compared to today's context, also being able to see how Dakota life was narrated in the late 1800's and into the early 1900's. 2. The outcome for supporting Dakota Language use within the Community through the THPO Department will be having dedicated tribal staff to support and encourage language use within the community. During the 2022 community-wide survey one of the observations was a lack of Dakota language use throughout the community. That has changed over the last few years with help from tribal staff. Is it the THPO department that has been and will continue to oversee the MIAC Language Grant and now employee two experienced language speakers.",,,,,72630,8120,"Kevin Jensvold, Caralyn Trutna, Camille Tanhoff, Adam Savariego, Jeremy Hamilton ",,"Upper Sioux Community ","Tribal Government ","The three (3) long-range goals of the Upper Sioux Community regarding the preservation and continuation of the Dakota langauge and culture are directly tied to the Mission Statement adopted in 1996 and delineated in the 2008 Dakota Language Revitalization Tribal Resoulution that promises to: ""1) [m]ake Dakota Language revitalization the highest priority 2)... implement all strategies to revive the Dakota language; and 3)... take necessary steps to raise up a new generation of speakers.""",,,2024-07-08,2025-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Kevin,Jensvold,,"5722 Travers Lane PO Box 147","Granite Falls",MN,,"(320) 564-5853",,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Indian Affairs Council",,"Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/upper-sioux-community-dakota-revitalization-project,,,,
10007166,"USS Essex Log Book Editing Project",2018,9998,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",9998,,"Michael F. Kramer, Deborah Handschin, Steven Hack",0.17,"Maritime Heritage Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To edit the USS Essex log books in order to make them more publicly accessible.",,,2017-12-01,2018-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Ann,Merriman,"Maritime Heritage Minnesota","1214 Saint Paul Avenue","St. Paul",MN,55116,651-489-0759,mhm@maritimeheritagemn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/uss-essex-log-book-editing-project,,,,0
33874,"USS Essex Log Book Project IV: Editing/Transcription",2015,9996,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.","Available upon request. Contact","The USS Essex Log Book Project IV: Editing/Transcription is a continuation of the USS Essex Log Books Digitization Pilot Project (3491L-10-RA), where the files used in this project were produced, and the USS Essex Log Book Projects II and III: Editing/Transcription (3932L-11-RA, 1211-13137) where 5 log books were edited and transcribed. The purpose of this project was to edit RAW images of two USS Essex log books into .tif files and transcribe the type-written log book pages into searchable and accessible .pdf files. The 2 log books date from 1.3.1918-12.31.1918 (#60), and 1.1.1919-6.30.1919 (#61). During the image editing process that utilized Graphic Converter software with batch capability and Adobe LightRoom, metadata for each image was recorded in an Excel spreadsheet file, data easily obtained from the image file itself. The resulting .tif files were combined into .pdf files and uploaded to the Internet Archive for free downloading - the files are very large due to the size of the log books, even using compression. The individual .tif files for book 60 total 38 GB (879 files) and book 61 totals 17 GB (417 files). Project transcribers used the .tif files for reference to create transcribed versions of the log books using Miscrosoft Word, following the guidelines set forth in Transcribing Manuscripts: Rules Worked Out by the Minnesota Historical Society. The list of rules that were determined to fit this project and set forth in the grant proposal were followed throughout the transcription process of the two type-written log books. One set of transcriptions was required for this project, agreed upon by MNHS staff Joe Hooever. Project proofreaders proofread the transcriptions, making corrections and annotations where necessary. A final version of each transcribed log book was saved and uploaded to the Internet Archive, free for downloading (see attached files). A list of pertinent tags is connected to the Internet Archive versions of the two log books that includes other US Navy vessels the USS Essex encountered and other keywords that researchers, historians, and geneaologists would find useful. The target for this project - the editing and transcribing of USS Essex Log Books 60 and 61 and their uploading to the Internet Archive to ensure public access - has been achieved. The maritime background of MHM's project staff's ability to decipher the nautical acronyms in the log books made the work progress without difficulty and allowed the production of the transcribed log books ",,,"Available upon request. Contact",9996,,"Michael F. Kramer, Deborah Handschin, Steven R. Hack",0.18,"Maritime Heritage Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To digitize part of a collection of USS Essex log books in order to broaden public accessibility.",,,2014-12-01,2015-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christopher,Olson,"Maritime Heritage Minnesota","1214 Saint Paul Avenue","St. Paul",MN,55116,651-261-2265,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/uss-essex-log-book-project-iv-editingtranscription,,"Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
28453,"USS Essex Log Book Project III: Editing/Transcription",2013,6990,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.","The targets for this project were not only achieved, but exceeded in that 9 log book transcriptions and original versions have been uploaded to the Internet Archive and are already being downloaded. Further, with the addition of Betty Lloyd to the proofreading portion of this project, MHM gained an efficient, enthusiastic, and very helpful volunteer who had a vested interest in its success. MHM's maritime background and ability to decipher the nautical terms in the log books were augmented by Betty's ability to pick up little mistakes, typos and the like, that required attention in order to produce the final transcribed log books ",,,597,,7587,,"Michael F. Kramer, Deborah Handschin, Steven R. Hack",0.13,"Maritime Heritage Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To prepare RAW digital images of log books from the USS Essex, a shipwreck listed in the National Register of Historic Places, for public access via the Internet.",,,2013-01-01,2014-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ann,Merriman,"Maritime Heritage Minnesota","1214 Saint Paul Avenue","St. Paul",MN,55116,651-489-0759,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/uss-essex-log-book-project-iii-editingtranscription,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
34298,"Vermilion Community College Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network Sampling Program",2016,158108,,,,,,,,,,,0.46,"Vermillion Community College","Public College/University","2016: Five locations will be monitored in support of the combined Vermilion Community College and Rainy River Community College 2016 – 2017 Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network (WPLMN) Sampling Agreement. Water samples, field measurements, field images, and other observations will be obtained at each location during each sampling event. Up to 35 samples will be collected at the Vermilion near Crane Lake site and up to 25 samples at the Vermilion River at Buyck, Nemadji River, Little Fork River and Sturgeon River will be collected each year at each site. 2021 and 2024: The primary objective of this project is to obtain spatial and long-term pollutant load information from Minnesota’s rivers and streams, in particular, the Kawishiwi and Stony Rivers in NE MN. To accomplish this, staff at the Vermilion Community College (VCC) will assist the MPCA with water quality monitoring and annual pollutant loading calculations. ",,"Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network ",2016-01-15,2026-06-15,"Clean Water Fund",Ongoing,,,O'Niell,Tedrow,"Vermillion Community College","1900 East Camp Street ",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 235-2125",,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Carlton, St. Louis",,"Little Fork River, Nemadji River, Rainy River - Rainy Lake, Vermilion River",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/vermillion-community-college-watershed-pollutant-load-monitoring-network-sampling-program,,,,
34298,"Vermilion Community College Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network Sampling Program",2021,15503,,,,,,,,,,,.1,"Vermillion Community College","Public College/University","2016: Five locations will be monitored in support of the combined Vermilion Community College and Rainy River Community College 2016 – 2017 Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network (WPLMN) Sampling Agreement. Water samples, field measurements, field images, and other observations will be obtained at each location during each sampling event. Up to 35 samples will be collected at the Vermilion near Crane Lake site and up to 25 samples at the Vermilion River at Buyck, Nemadji River, Little Fork River and Sturgeon River will be collected each year at each site. 2021 and 2024: The primary objective of this project is to obtain spatial and long-term pollutant load information from Minnesota’s rivers and streams, in particular, the Kawishiwi and Stony Rivers in NE MN. To accomplish this, staff at the Vermilion Community College (VCC) will assist the MPCA with water quality monitoring and annual pollutant loading calculations. ",,"Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network ",2016-01-15,2026-06-15,"Clean Water Fund",Ongoing,,,O'Niell,Tedrow,"Vermillion Community College","1900 East Camp Street ",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 235-2125",,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Carlton, St. Louis",,"Little Fork River, Nemadji River, Rainy River - Rainy Lake, Vermilion River",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/vermillion-community-college-watershed-pollutant-load-monitoring-network-sampling-program,,,,
34298,"Vermilion Community College Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network Sampling Program",2022,30706,,,,,,,,,,,.1,"Vermillion Community College","Public College/University","2016: Five locations will be monitored in support of the combined Vermilion Community College and Rainy River Community College 2016 – 2017 Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network (WPLMN) Sampling Agreement. Water samples, field measurements, field images, and other observations will be obtained at each location during each sampling event. Up to 35 samples will be collected at the Vermilion near Crane Lake site and up to 25 samples at the Vermilion River at Buyck, Nemadji River, Little Fork River and Sturgeon River will be collected each year at each site. 2021 and 2024: The primary objective of this project is to obtain spatial and long-term pollutant load information from Minnesota’s rivers and streams, in particular, the Kawishiwi and Stony Rivers in NE MN. To accomplish this, staff at the Vermilion Community College (VCC) will assist the MPCA with water quality monitoring and annual pollutant loading calculations. ",,"Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network ",2016-01-15,2026-06-15,"Clean Water Fund",Ongoing,,,O'Niell,Tedrow,"Vermillion Community College","1900 East Camp Street ",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 235-2125",,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Carlton, St. Louis",,"Little Fork River, Nemadji River, Rainy River - Rainy Lake, Vermilion River",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/vermillion-community-college-watershed-pollutant-load-monitoring-network-sampling-program,,,,
34298,"Vermilion Community College Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network Sampling Program",2024,36290,,,,,,,,,,,.10,"Vermillion Community College","Public College/University","2016: Five locations will be monitored in support of the combined Vermilion Community College and Rainy River Community College 2016 – 2017 Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network (WPLMN) Sampling Agreement. Water samples, field measurements, field images, and other observations will be obtained at each location during each sampling event. Up to 35 samples will be collected at the Vermilion near Crane Lake site and up to 25 samples at the Vermilion River at Buyck, Nemadji River, Little Fork River and Sturgeon River will be collected each year at each site. 2021 and 2024: The primary objective of this project is to obtain spatial and long-term pollutant load information from Minnesota’s rivers and streams, in particular, the Kawishiwi and Stony Rivers in NE MN. To accomplish this, staff at the Vermilion Community College (VCC) will assist the MPCA with water quality monitoring and annual pollutant loading calculations. ",,"Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network ",2016-01-15,2026-06-15,"Clean Water Fund",Ongoing,,,O'Niell,Tedrow,"Vermillion Community College","1900 East Camp Street ",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 235-2125",,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Carlton, St. Louis",,"Little Fork River, Nemadji River, Rainy River - Rainy Lake, Vermilion River",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/vermillion-community-college-watershed-pollutant-load-monitoring-network-sampling-program,,,,
28166,"Vermilion/Rainy River Community College 2014-2015 Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network Grants",2014,149015,,,,,,,,,,,0.92,"Vermilion Community College","Public College/University","Five locations will be monitored in support of the combined Vermilion Community College and Rainy River Community College 2014 – 2015 MPCA Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network (WPLMN) Sampling Grant. Water samples, field measurements, field images / pictures, and other measurements and observations will be obtained at each location during each sampling event.",,"Vermilion River Watershed Rainy River - Baudette Watershed",2014-03-01,2016-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,O'Niell,Tedrow,"Vermilion Community College","1900 East Camp Street ",Ely,MN,55731,"(706) 224-1589",,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Carlton, St. Louis",,"Vermilion River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/vermilionrainy-river-community-college-2014-2015-watershed-pollutant-load-monitoring-networ,,,,
28122,"Vermillion Community College Surface Water Assessment Grant (SWAG) - Fiscal Year 2014",2014,81798,,,,,,,,,,,.57,"Vermilion Community College","Public College/University","Eight locations will be monitored in support of the Vermilion Community College (VCC) Surface Water Assessment Grant (SWAG). Water samples, field measurements, field images / pictures, and other measurements and observations will be obtained at each location during each sampling event.",,"Rainy River - Headwaters Watershed",2014-04-16,2016-03-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"O'Niell ",Tedrow,"Vermilion Community College","1900 East Camp Street ",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 235-2125",,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"St. Louis",,"Rainy River - Headwaters",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/vermillion-community-college-surface-water-assessment-grant-swag-fiscal-year-2014,,,,
3664,"Veterans on the Lake Resort",2012,74250,"Minn. Laws, 2011, 1st Special Session, Chapter 6, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 6",,,"Renovated guest facilities for increased guest satisfaction, comfort and safety. Increased well water supply to meet peak demand and drinking water safety, replaced pool lift to meet federal ADA standards for guests in wheelchairs, replaced septic systems to meet county specifications, improved energy efficiency of cabins by increasing attic insulation and replacing leaking roofs, purchased used golf carts for transporting guests with mobility issues, replaced air conditioning units for guest comfort and safety.",,,"Volunteer labor to install roofs. Staff labor (not paid by grant) to install roofs and air conditioners. Private donations to supplement grant funds used to purchase used golf carts.",74250,750,"Ronald Henke, Michael Newbarth, Richard Zahn, Thomas Telando, Daniel Hill, Sheri Newbarth, Richard Bulthuis, Brigadier General John Cox, Donald Douglas, Patti Swanson",0.214,"Veterans on the Lake Resort","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Veterans on the Lake Resort, a not-for-profit resort, will provide a barrier-free setting for a memorable outdoor recreation experience for disabled persons, with priority to disabled veterans, veterans, their families, friends and supporters; designed with veterans in mind, recognizing what they have contributed to and sacrificed for our nation; ensuring that they can fully participate in Minnesota's outdoor cultural heritage. Projects: Well drilling to provide larger reservoir of water to meet peak demand ADA-compliant pool lift to improve safety and pool accessibility for disabled visitors Septic tank and drain field replacement to prevent drinking water contamination and improve drinking water safety Cabin restoration to improve insulation and energy efficiency of cabins to better serve our visitors Mobility aids-to purchase gently used golf carts to replace aging golf carts to enable disabled visitors to use the entire resort To replace air conditioning units to ensure comfort and safety of visitors with health issues",,,2011-07-01,2012-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Deb,Schaper,"Veterans on the Lake Resort","161 Fernberg Road",Ely,MN,55731,218-365-6900,vetlake@frontiernet.net,Preservation,"Minnesota Department of Administration",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/veterans-lake-resort,,,,
17648,"Virginia Commercial Historic District: Lyric Center for the Arts Street Facade Rehabilitation Design",2012,50500,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,50500,,,,"Laurentian Arts and Culture Alliance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To contract with qualified professionals to prepare planning documents for the preservation of the Lyric Building, a contributing property in the Virginia Commercial Historic District, listed in the National Register of Historic Places, and reused as an arts facility.",,,2012-02-01,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Mary,McReynolds,"Laurentian Arts and Culture Alliance",,,,,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/virginia-commercial-historic-district-lyric-center-arts-street-facade-rehabilitation-design,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
33360,Virginia,2012,2171882,"MS Section 446A.073","Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Grant Program","Meet TMDL wasteload allocation requirement","Meet TMDL wasteload allocation requirement",,2171882,"PFA loan",,,,,"Virginia, City of","Local/Regional Government","Construct wastewater treatment improvements to meet TMDL wasteload requirement",,,2011-09-13,,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Jeff,Freeman,"Minnesota Public Facilities Authority","332 Minnesota Street, Suite W820","St. Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 259-7465",jeff.freeman@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Public Facilities Authority ",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/virginia,,,,
10031381,"Voyageurs Wolf Project - Phase III",2025,996000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 03k","$996,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to continue to study summertime wolf predation on deer, moose, and other species in the greater Voyageurs ecosystem to inform wildlife management and to share natural history of this species with the public. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2028, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,12.24,"U of MN","Public College/University","Wolf survival and predation in summer are almost unknown but critical to deer, moose, and wolf, management. We'll study wolf predator-prey ecology, share charismatic natural history, and promote Voyageurs' region.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-11-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Joseph,Bump,"U of MN","2003 Upper Buford Circle","Saint Paul",MN,55108,"(906) 231-7358",bump@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Pine, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/voyageurs-wolf-project-phase-iii,,,,
10033994,"Voyageurs National Park Wetland Restoration Project, Phase 3",2024,1153000,"ML 2023, Ch. 40, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 4(g)","$1,153,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with the National Park Service to restore and enhance wetland and lacustrine habitat in Voyageurs National Park. A list of proposed restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","Improved aquatic habitat indicators - Pre-treatment surveys of vegetation and wildlife for potentially restored sites started as early as 2015, before Phase 1 was initiated. Short-term monitoring (i.e., 1-3 years post-restoration) has occurred on sites already restored and is planned for future restored sites as well. Longer term monitoring of vegetation and wildlife indicator species (e.g., 5-10 years post- restoration) is also planned. All monitoring and evaluation of the project is funded by NPS and partners",,,1247000,"NPS, NPS and Voyageurs Conservancy",1031900,121100,,3.68,"National Park Service","Federal Government","Wetlands in large lakes in the Voyageurs National Park area have been degraded by invasive cattails, which reduces biodiversity, degrades fish/wildlife habitat, and outcompetes wild rice/manoomin. Phases 1&2 of the project entailed refinement of restoration methods. We will continue mechanical treatment methods in Phase 3 to remove invasive cattails and other vegetation, including use of contracted harvesting machines, NPS owned-cutting machines, and hand crews in more inaccessible areas. Total new acreage restored/enhanced will exceed 310 ac, with additional acres possible with successful prescribed burning. Most treated wetlands will see increases in wild rice/manoomin.","Earlier phases of our Wetland Restoration Project were completed under an Adaptive Management framework, aka ""Learning by Doing."" Through these previous efforts we have better refined our restoration techniques, including which techniques work best in different types of wetlands or under different water level conditions. For this Phase 3 proposal, we have identified an additional 37 wetland parcels (310 ac total) in Kabetogama and Rainy Lake portions of Voyageurs National Park that could be restored or enhanced using a combination of methods. Dense stands of invasive hybrid cattail will be treated using one or more of these methods: 1) underwater and surface cuts of cattail using amphibious cutting machines and/or hand crews; 2) total removal of floating cattail mats using contracted harvesting equipment; 3) smothering of shallow-rooted cattails using organic spoils from total removal methods; and 4) prescribed burning when conditions allow. Woody encroachment into shallow sedge habitats will be set-back using hand crews, and these sedge habitats can be further improved using prescribed fire when conditions allow. We have several excellent examples from Phases 1 and 2 of our project of wild rice/manoomin returning naturally from the dormant seed bank once released from competition with invasive cattails. However, efforts to enhance wild rice stands in treated wetlands using purchased wild rice seed have been mixed. On the other hand, mixes of native seed containing a variety of sedges, rushes, and other emergent and broadleaf wetland plants have been successful in increasing plant diversity in treated areas. Based on the knowledge our project has gained to date, we will enhance restoration efforts using wild rice and other native seed mixes targeted to areas most likely to achieve our objectives of increasing area of wild rice and/or increasing plant diversity in restored wetlands. Voyageurs National Park initiated a 10-year Wetland Restoration Plan in 2016 to restore degraded wetlands in the park, particularly those impacted by invasive hybrid cattail, and Phase 2 will be mostly completed in 2023 with generous assistance from a grant from the Outdoor Heritage Fund. If funded, completion of Phase 3 of this proposed project would further restore cattail-invaded wetlands to diverse wetland communities that will create and enhance fish and wildlife habitat and improve recreational and cultural opportunities for all Minnesotans. During phase 3, Voyageurs National Park will be working in cooperation with Voyageurs Conservancy. This partnership will assist in grant management and the long term maintenance of these restored wetlands.",,2023-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Steve,Windels,"Voyageurs National Park","360 Highway 11 E ","International Falls",MN,56649,218-283-6692,steve_windels@nps.gov,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Koochiching, St. Louis","Northern Forest",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/voyageurs-national-park-wetland-restoration-project-phase-3-5,,,,
10025106,"Waabizheshikana Marten Interpretive Trail: Implementation",2022,130100,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,982,000 the first year and $7,000,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact, grants@mnhs.org",,,105000,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",235100,,"Gary Anderson, Joel Sipress, Roz Randorf, Renee VanNett, Janet Kennedy, Zack Filipovich, Arik Forsman, Derek Medved, Terese Tomanek",,"City of Duluth","Local/Regional Government","To design, produce, and install historical markers for the Waabizheshikana Marten Interpretive Trail in Duluth.",,"To design, produce, and install historical markers for the Waabizheshikana Marten Interpretive Trail in Duluth.",2022-01-01,2023-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Cliff,Knettel,"City of Duluth","208 City Hall, 411 West First Street",Duluth,MN,55802,2187304312,cknettel@duluthmn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis, Statewide",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/waabizheshikana-marten-interpretive-trail-implementation,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No
28840,"Walking Tour Booklets of the Historic Two Harbors Waterfront",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,10000,,"Mary Rosati, Linda Melcher, Rachel Nelson",0.06,"Arts on Superior","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire qualified professionals to produce a booklet on the history of the Two Harbors waterfront.",,,2014-08-01,2015-08-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Linda,Melcher,"Arts on Superior","P.O. Box 185","Two Harbors",MN,55616,651-208-4991,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/walking-tour-booklets-historic-two-harbors-waterfront,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
10031417,"Water Science and Policy Fellowships for Minnesota",2025,407000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 05f","$407,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for the Minnesota Sea Grant College Program in Duluth to create a fellowship program to train Minnesota's workforce in water resource science and policy.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,0.5,"U of MN","Public College/University","Minnesota Sea Grant seeks to create a science-policy fellowship program to train Minnesota's science-policy workforce and advance Minnesota's water resource policy, emulating Sea Grants successful federal-level fellowship program.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Alexander,Frie,"U of MN","31 West College Street, Duluth, MN 55812 31 West College Street",Duluth,MN,55812,"(218) 726-8714",afrie@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/water-science-and-policy-fellowships-minnesota,,,,
10031430,"Water Quality and Robots: Experientially Educating Minnesotan Youth",2025,353000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 05s","$353,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to provide opportunities for middle school youth to develop skills for measuring water quality using robotic water-quality sensing kits and communicating results through group study and hands-on projects.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,1.26,"U of MN","Public College/University","We propose robotics-based educational activities for middle-school youth on water quality in Minnesota. Youth will gain skills for measuring water quality and communicating results through group study and hands-on projects.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2026-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Nikolaos,Papanikolopoulos,"U of MN","100 Union St SE 175 Shepherd Lab",Minneapolis,MN,55455,"(612) 625-0163",papan001@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/water-quality-and-robots-experientially-educating-minnesotan-youth,,,,
10021902,"Water Storage in the Minnesota River Basin Modeling",2022,319212,,,,,,,,,,,1.5,"Tetra Tech","For-Profit Business/Entity","Tetra Tech will work to support the science needed when planning in Minnesota for water storage practice implementation. The goal is to provide practical water storage recommendations that can be incorporated into smaller scale planning within major watersheds (HUC 8), as well as larger scale planning for the Sediment Reduction Strategy for the Minnesota River and South Metro Mississippi River. ",,"MPCA Sediment reduction strategy (Minnesota River Basin and South Metro Mississippi River) ",2022-02-21,2024-05-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Bryan,Spindler,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","12 Civic Center Plz Ste 2165",Mankato,MN,56001,"(507) 344-5267",,Modeling,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Grant, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Murray, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Pope, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Stevens, Swift, Traverse, Waseca, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine",,"Blue Earth River, Chippewa River, Cottonwood River, Lac qui Parle River, Le Sueur River, Lower Minnesota River , Minnesota River - Headwaters, Minnesota River - Mankato, Minnesota River - Yellow Medicine River, Mustinka River, Pomme de Terre River, Redwood River, Watonwan River",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/water-storage-minnesota-river-basin-modeling,,,,
10003478,"Watershed Water Budgets for Managing Minnesota's Groundwater",2015,129000,"M.L. 2014, Chp. 226, Sec. 2, Subd. 03i","$129,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with the United States Geological Survey to create a pilot study to calculate complete watershed water budgets for two counties in Minnesota for enhanced groundwater management. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2017, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,129000,,,0.99,"U.S. Geological Survey","Federal Government","Effective groundwater management requires accurate knowledge about the water budget, which is the amount of water stored within the system in aquifers and the amount of water flowing through the overall hydrologic system including water flowing at the surface, water flowing from above ground down into aquifers, and water flowing between aquifers below the surface. While groundwater storage can be generally well understood and there is good knowledge about surface water flow, there is not usually a strong understanding about the water flowing down from the surface to aquifers and below the surface between different aquifers. The United States Geological Survey is using this appropriation to pilot a method intended to better calculate the groundwater flow component of the hydrologic system in order to provide information that will improve knowledge about water sustainability and the interaction between surface and ground water. The method will be piloted in watersheds in St. Louis and Goodhue counties.",,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2014/work_plans/2014_03i.pdf,2014-07-01,2017-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Erik,Smith,"US Geological Survey","2280 Woodale Dr","Mounds View",MN,55112,"(763) 783-3136",easmith@usgs.gov,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Goodhue, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/watershed-water-budgets-managing-minnesotas-groundwater-0,,,,
10002535,"Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) Support in Rainy River Headwaters, Vermilion River, and Little Fork River",2017,135634,,,,,,,,,,,2.2,"Vermilion Community College ","Public College/University"," Vermilion Community College will assist the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) with meeting the Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies (WRAPS) development objectives of collecting data and completing watershed assessments for the Rainy River Headwaters, Vermilion River, and Little Fork River watersheds. Services will include providing support for field water monitoring, other field sampling and measurements and related field data management, analysis, and assessments in these watersheds. In addition, Vermilion Community College will conduct desk-top investigations to generate additional necessary data layers and assessments in the watersheds in support of the Stressor Identification and modeling components of the Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies work. ",,"Rainy River - Headwaters Watershed Vermilion River Watershed Little Fork River Watershed ",2016-11-01,2019-11-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Mustonen,MPCA,"525 S Lake Ave Ste 400",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 302-6638",,"Assessment/Evaluation, Monitoring","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis",,"Little Fork River, Rainy River - Headwaters, Vermilion River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/watershed-restoration-and-protection-strategy-wraps-support-rainy-river-headwaters,,,,
36707,"Well Sealing - Yellow Medicine One Watershed One Plan",2017,20000,"Well Sealing 2017",,"Sell 34 wells ","39 preventative pollution practices (with no associated estimation calculator) were installed as part of this grant project.","achieved proposed outcomes",20000,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",20000,3,,,"Yellow Medicine County","Local/Regional Government","The Yellow Medicine One Watershed One Plan has identified Protecting and Preserving Groundwater Quality and Quantity as one of the three priorities addressed in the Plan. Seven priority sub-watersheds have been identified as priority areas, as well as two townships that have been identified by the Department of Agriculture to have vulnerable groundwater areas. Our goal is to provide 50% cost share to seal 34 abandoned wells that are located in these priority areas. ",,,,2020-02-14,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Jolene,Johnson,"Yellow Medicine County","1000 10th Ave; 415 9th Ave Ste 102","Clarkfield; Granite Falls",MN,56241,320-669-7524,jolene.johnson@co.ym.mn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Yellow Medicine",,"Minnesota River - Yellow Medicine River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/well-sealing-yellow-medicine-one-watershed-one-plan,"See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html ","See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html and http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/boarddirectory.pdf ","Marcey Westrick",
17095,"Western Lake Superior Sanitary District Oral History",2010,6540,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,1049,,,,,,"Western Lake Superior Sanitary District",," Fourteen oral history interviews were conducted with people knowledgeable about the establishment of the Western Lake Superior Sanitary District (WLSSD), early conditions and relevant local environmental issues of the early 1970’s. This project recorded high-quality interviews with 14 people related to local environmental and WLSSD history; many of them were quite elderly (over 80 years old), so it was important to record these interviews now. These interviews will offer insight for future generations of researchers and WLSSD staff, as well as the hundreds of students and other participants of tours of WLSSD. Tours and other public outreach programs are conducted weekly at WLSSD, often with college students who are not very familiar with the history of environmental legislation and attitude changes of the 1970’s. These interview recordings offer valuable details, specifics and stories about those times that can be used during these tours. Significant parts of WLSSD’s history were “rediscovered” and recorded through this project. It was important to conduct this project now before those memories and key people faded from the record. As WLSSD completes its third decade of treating wastewater and preventing pollution, many key employees and local leaders involved in the establishment of WLSSD are retiring or passing away. As current WLSSD employees sought to put together displays and presentations celebrating WLSSD's 30th anniversary (full operation of the wastewater treatment facility did not occur until 1978), it was challenging to find photos or specific information focusing on the polluted conditions of the St. Louis River. A few newspaper clippings exist in files, but there had never been a concerted effort to collect these items and discuss the history of the River and WLSSD with people who were active with these issues in the early 1970's. Over the years, WLSSD staff have shown remarkable longevity in their employment, and several current employees were hired over 30 years ago. With upcoming retirements, much of the existing institutional and historical knowledge will be lost unless it was systematically recorded soon, through this project. Recording WLSSD's history will have farther-reaching importance than simple corporate record-keeping, however. When WLSSD began treating water at the “Water Pollution Control Facility” (as described on a sign at the 1974 groundbreaking), it represented the beginning of a change in public attitudes toward protecting local resources. WLSSD’s treatment process also facilitated increased citizen interaction with the river; i.e. the return of fishing and other recreational opportunities, and paved the way for regional economic development. Funding for the facilities was made possible through federal and state programs, reflecting nation-wide changes related to conservation in the early 1970’s. The establishment of WLSSD was made possible by a unique collaboration of local citizen groups, legislative efforts and state and federal and state funding. Evidenced by the prescriptive enabling legislation, the establishment of the District was not without controversy and monumental effort. ",,"To record 15 interviews with people knowledgeable about the establishment of the sanitary district and subsequent pollution abatement.",2010-02-23,2010-08-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Susan,Darley-Hill,,"2626 Courtland St.",Duluth,MN,55806,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/western-lake-superior-sanitary-district-oral-history,,,,
20712,"Wild Rice Shoreland Protection",2014,1630000,"ML 2013, Ch. 137, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 4(d)","$1,630,000 in the first year is to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to acquire in fee wild rice lake shoreland habitat for native wild rice bed protection and to acquire permanent conservation easements in cooperation with Ducks Unlimited. Of this amount, $100,000 is for an agreement with Ducks Unlimited for acquisition of land or interests in land to protect native wild rice beds. Up to $48,000 is for establishing a monitoring and enforcement fund, as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed land acquisitions must be included as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"Forestlands are protected from development and fragmentation. Increased availability and improved condition of riparian forests and other habitat corridors. Healthy populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species. Improved aquatic habitat indicators. ",,,,135510,,,4,"BWSR with Ducks Unlimited","State Government","Twenty six easements protecting 1,173.3 were recorded which exceeded the original proposal by 173 acres (15%). 11.6 miles of shoreline were protected which exceeded the 8 acre goal by 30%. Total expenditure was $1,355,000 which was 17% lower than originally budgeted. No fee-title land acquisition opportunities on wild rice lakes that fit within DNR and other government agency land plans were available during this time period thus DU did not expend any of the $100,000 budgeted for fee-title acquisition. Instead the program focused on RIM easements.  ","    ","The second phase of Wild Rice Shoreland Protection was intended to protect additional wild rice shoreland and continue the success of Phase I. BWSR, DU, DNR, SWCDs and other partners (see below) worked closely together to continue protection of vulnerable and ecologically valuable wild rice lake shorelands and grow the program which has led to subsequent phases III-V with Phase VI proposed for ML19 funding. Wild rice shoreland encompasses a complex of shallow lakes, rivers, and shallow bays of deeper lakes that support rice and provide some of the most important habitat for wetland-dependent wildlife species in Minnesota. Wild rice habitat is especially important to Minnesota’s migrating and breeding waterfowl and provides Minnesotans with unique recreation opportunities: hunting waterfowl and harvesting the rice itself for food.  Historically, wild rice occurred throughout Minnesota and extended into northern Iowa. Wild rice has since been extirpated from most of its southern range due to human impacts. Today, the heart of the states wild rice acreage falls within this project work area comprised of eight counties Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, St. Louis, and Wadena. These counties also account for 70% of harvesting trips for state licensed harvesters. This wild rice shoreland complex exists primarily in the state's Forest Section and remains intact with good water quality, but it is subject to intense development pressure that, if allowed, will degrade the resource. Recent well-documented population and development trends pose a serious threat to wild rice habitat in the Northern Forest Section. This population and development boom has reduced the availability of developable shoreline on recreational lakes, resulting in shallow lakes, rivers, and shallow bays containing wild rice being increasingly targeted for shoreline development. Shallow lakes and rivers in the forest are very susceptible to the impacts of shoreline development. The scoring and ranking process placed a strong emphasis on protecting the most vulnerable shorelines that were offered. Tracts were selected based on the degree they help permanently protect all the land around a given wild rice water body. Through the work of six SWCD offices, BWSR acquired 26  RIM shoreland easements from wild rice lake and river shoreline landowners. The BWSR/SWCD easements were acquired using the standard RIM process. Future monitoring and enforcement will be conducted via the standard RIM monitoring process. Although no fee-title acquisitions were completed during this phase the work of the partners paid off in subsequent phases as groundwork from this phase resulted in fee-title acquisition in Phase 3.   ",2013-07-01,2017-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dan,Steward,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources","1601 Minnesota Drive ",Brainerd,MN,56401,"(218) 828-2598",dan.steward@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, St. Louis, Wadena","Northern Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/wild-rice-shoreland-protection,,,,
23914,"Wild Rice Shoreland Protection Phase III",2015,1060000,"ML 2014, Ch. 256, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 4(d)","$198,000 in the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for acquisition of land in fee and $862,000 is to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to acquire permanent conservation easements on wild rice lake shoreland habitat for native wild rice bed protection. Of this amount, up to $70,000 to the Board of Water and Soil Resources is for establishing a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed fee land acquisitions must be included as part of the required accomplishment plan by the Department of Natural Resources and a list of permanent conservation easements must be provided as part of the final report by the Board of Water and Soil Resources. ",,"The outcomes for this program are measured by acres and shoreline of wild rice lakes protected from development. The goal of Phase III was to protect 500 acres in RIM easements and 180 acres in fee-title. The outcomes exceeded our goal by purchasing 14 RIM easements which protected 600 acres and 285 acres of fee title land for the Yaeger Lake WMA. These parcels will protect water quality, wild rice stands and critical wildlife habitat. ",,,,1041800,,,0.23,"BWSR; DNR","State Government","This Phase III continuation of the Wild Rice Shoreland Protection project acquired 98 acres for Yaeger Lake Wildlife Management Area (total acquisition was 285 acres but a portion was funded with other LSOHC money, only the portion funded with this grant is reported here) and 14 RIM easements protecting 600 acres for a total of 698 acres of wild rice shoreland habitat in the Northern Forest Section. This exceeded this Phases overall goal by acres for RIM. ",,"Wild rice shoreland encompasses a complex of shallow lakes, rivers, and shallow bays of deeper lakes that support rice and provide some of the most important habitat for wetland-dependent wildlife species in Minnesota. Wild rice habitat is especially important to Minnesota’s migrating and breeding waterfowl and provides Minnesotans with unique recreation opportunities: hunting waterfowl and harvesting the rice itself for food. Wild rice is also spiritually important to Native Americans and is a part of Minnesota’s rich natural and cultural heritage. Historically, wild rice occurred throughout Minnesota and extended into northern Iowa. Wild rice has since been extirpated from most of its southern range due to human impacts including changes to water quality and chemistry, sedimentation, landscape drainage, flow alteration, boat traffic and competition from introduced aquatic invasive species. Today, the heart of the states wild rice acreage falls within this project work area comprised of eight counties Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, St. Louis, and Wadena. These counties also account for 70% of harvesting trips for state licensed harvesters. Shallow lakes and rivers in the forest are very susceptible to the impacts of shoreline development. The alteration of shoreline vegetation, construction of impervious surfaces, placement of in-lake structures, and increased boat and water based recreation can result in a reduction in emergent and floating plant abundance; mixing of bottom sediments, increased nutrient loading (including substantial changes in phosphorous) and shoreline erosion. Further, expectations of new shoreline homeowners may conflict with wildlife management strategies designed to maximize wild rice production and improve waterfowl habitat. The impact of development is cumulative, and over time, such changes can severely reduce wild rice production, water quality and waterfowl use of these important water bodies. Beyond public ownership, current shoreline protection on wild rice shoreland is limited to county shoreland ordinances and zoning, and limited conservation efforts by non-governmental organizations. Variances to land use rules aimed at preserving the state’s most valuable resource, our lakes and rivers, are at times allowed. Further, even the most stringent shoreland ordinances still allow for some subdivision and development, which is detrimental to the wild rice shoreland complex. Voluntary, incentive-based conservation protection program options for shoreland landowners are few. Unlike the prairie portion of the state where agency-backed easement options exist for conservation-minded landowners, private land protection options are limited for wild rice shoreland in the forest due to funding constraints. Further, many easement programs are targeted for restoration and not protection.  In the northern forest, there is much less need for restoration, thus this Phase III proposal was again focused on habitat protection. This proposal continued to fill a need for shoreland protection on key water bodies supporting wild rice in the Northern Forest Section. Phase I of this project began with 2012 Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council (LSOHC) funding by providing wild rice lake shoreline landowners with expanded protection options through permanent shoreland conservation easements and, where needed, fee-title acquisition. This successful effort exceeded project goals with 1,200 acres of important shoreland habitat proposed for permanent protection from development including 286 acres of new Wildlife Management Areas.  Phases II was approved in MN Laws 2013 and protected another 1,173 acres through permanent easements.  Utilizing permanent conservation easements and fee-title acquisitions, the Minnesota Board of Water & Soil Resources (BWSR), Minnesota Department of Natural Resources – Section of Wildlife (DNR Wildlife), and the eight local Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs)  offerd permanent shoreland protection on shallow lakes, rivers and shallow bays producing wild rice. The BWSR’s Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM) program acquired 600 acres through permanent conservation easements and DNR Wildlife acquired 285 acres through fee-title acquisition. Through the local SWCD offices, BWSR purchased RIM easements using rates set by BWSR.  Tracts were selected based on the degree to which they help permanently protect all the land around a given wild rice water body.  The BWSR RIM easements were acquired through a sign-up process similar to BWSR’s other easement programs.  SWCD generated landowner applications were reviewed and parcels ranked by the project committee with guidance provided by the ""Wild Rice Shoreland Protection Criteria Sheet"".   Fee-title acquisition was used where land was suitable for public use   Fee-title acquisitions provide public access. Shoreland protection for wild rice lakes and rivers enjoys widespread support from tribal interests, SWCDs, and other habitat conservation partners.   ",2014-07-01,2018-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dan,Steward,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources","1601 Minnesota Drive ",Brainerd,MN,56401,"(218) 828-2598",dan.steward@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition",,,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, St. Louis, Wadena","Northern Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/wild-rice-shoreland-protection-phase-iii,,,,
10031407,"Wildfire Impacts on Mercury Cycling in Wilderness Lakes",2025,297000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 04i","$297,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for the Natural Resources Research Institute in Duluth to evaluate the long-term effects of wildfires on lake water quality, mercury mobilization, and mercury bioaccumulation in fish and to develop predictive tools that inform management and help protect the health of fisheries and manoomin in wilderness lakes.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,2.42,"U of MN","Public College/University","Increasing wildfires in Minnesota are mobilizing mercury and degrading water in wilderness lakes, potentially causing increased mercury concentrations in fish. We will develop approaches to protect our lakes and fish.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Christopher,Filstrup,"U of MN","Natural Resources Research Institute 5013 Miller Trunk Hwy",Duluth,MN,55811,"(218) 788-2764",filstrup@d.umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Pine, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/wildfire-impacts-mercury-cycling-wilderness-lakes,,,,
10004588,"Wildlife and Habitat Conservation Education for Southwest Minnesota High Schools",2017,147000,"M.L. 2016, Chp. 186, Sec. 2, Subd. 05e","$147,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Minnesota Zoological Garden to engage high school students in critical prairie wildlife and habitat conservation projects by using the zoo's unique animal collections and state-of-the-art technology to deliver hands-on learning in 12 southwestern Minnesota high schools.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,,,,,"Minnesota Zoological Garden","State Government",,,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2016/work_plans_may/_2016_05e.pdf,2016-07-01,2018-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Carol,Strecker,"Minnesota Zoological Garden","13000 Zoo Blvd","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"(952) 431-9568",carol.strecker@state.mn.us,,,,"Big Stone, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Swift, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/wildlife-and-habitat-conservation-education-southwest-minnesota-high-schools,,,,
3889,"Willard Munger State Trail - Grand Avenue to 93rd Avenue (Duluth)",2011,,"M.L. 2009 Ch. 172 Art. 3 Sec. 2(3)",,,,,,,,,,,,,"This project entailed the reconstruction and resurfacing of 0.4 miles of the segment of the Willard Munger State Trail that spans from Grand Avenue to 93rd Avenue in Duluth, MN.","Rehabilitation of a segment of the bituminous surfaced Munger State Trail within the City of Duluth, between Grand Avenue and 93rd Avenue, to improve user safety and provide for ADA improvements. The rehabilitation of the state trail's bituminous surface was substantially complete in October 2011.",,2011-07-01,2011-11-01,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,Kent,Skaar,"MNDNR Division of Parks and Trails","500 Lafayette Rd","St Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5636",kent.skaar@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/willard-munger-state-trail-grand-avenue-93rd-avenue-duluth,,,,
3285,"Willard Munger State Trail - 93rd Ave Bridge in Duluth",2010,,"M.L. 2009 Ch. 172 Art. 3 Sec. 2(3)",,"Rehabilitation of the former railroad bridge which currently carries the WIllard Munger State Trail over 93rd Avenue/T.H.23 in the City of Duluth. This steel - thru girder structure which exceeds 50 years in age has been inspected and has been recommended for rehabilitation.","The rehabilitation of the 92 foot long three span steel girder bridge structure to safely accomdate continued recreational use. The proposed rehabilitation of the Munger State Trail/93rd Ave. Bridge is to consist of the complete replacement of the existing wood bridge deck and trail surface and the installation of improved bridge safety railing. The rehabilitation of this structure was completed during September 2011. ",,,,,,,,,,"Rehabilitation of State Trail Bridge over 93rd Avenue in the City of Duluth.","Rehabilitation of former railroad bridge that had been previously converted to recreational trail use. The rehabilitation of the trail bridge was completed during September 2011.",,2010-04-01,2011-12-01,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,Kent,Skaar,"MNDNR Division of Parks and Trails","500 Lafayette Rd","St Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5636",kent.skaar@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/willard-munger-state-trail-93rd-ave-bridge-duluth,,,,
3249,"Willard Munger State Trail - Grand Ave Bridge in Duluth",2010,,"M.L. 2009 Ch. 172 Art. 3 Sec. 2(3)",,"Rehabilitation of the former railroad bridge which currently carries the WIllard Munger State Trail over Grand Avenue/T.H.23 in the City of Duluth. This steel beam and concrete structure which exceeds 50 years in age has been inspected and has been recommended for rehabilitation.","The structural rehabilitation of the 254 foot long four span steel beam structure to safely accomodate continued recreational use. The proposed rehabilitation of the Munger State Trail/Grand Ave. Bridge is to consist of the complete replacement of the existing wood bridge deck and trail surface and the installation of improved bridge safety railing. Accessibbility issues associated with the intersection with the Alex La Veau Trail will also be addressed. The rehabilitation of this structure was completed during September 2011. ",,,,,,,,,,"Rehabilitation of State Trail Bridge over Grand Avenue / TH 23 in the City of Duluth.","The rehabilitation of the former railroad bridge over Grand Ave/TH23 in Duluth was completed during September 2011. ",,2010-04-01,2011-12-01,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,Kent,Skaar,"MNDNR Division of Parks and Trails","500 Lafayette Rd","St Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5636",kent.skaar@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/willard-munger-state-trail-grand-ave-bridge-duluth,,,,
3261,"Willard Munger State Trail - Terminus to Grand Ave.",2010,,"M.L. 2009 Ch. 172 Art. 3 Sec. 2(3)",,,,,,,,,,,,,"This project entailed reconstruction and resurfacing of 1.1 miles of the segment of the Willard Munger State Trail that spans the trail terminus to Grand Avenue in Duluth.","Rehabilitation of a segment of the bituminous surfaced Munger State Trail to improve user safety and provide for ADA improvements. The rehabilitation of the state trail's bituminous surface was substantially complete during October 2010.",,2010-07-01,2010-12-31,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,Kent,Skaar,"MNDNR Division of Parks and Trails","500 Lafayette Rd","St Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5636",kent.skaar@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/willard-munger-state-trail-terminus-grand-ave,,,,
10004494,"WITHDRAWN - Flood Recovery on Sargent Creek Duluth Habitat Restoration",2016,300000,"M.L. 2015, Chp. 76, Sec. 2, Subd. 08i","$300,000 the first year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with the city of Duluth to re-establish stable and natural streambanks with riparian and aquatic habitat restoration on at least 5,400 linear feet of Sargent Creek in Duluth destroyed during the flood of 2012.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,,,,,"City of Duluth","Local/Regional Government",,,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2015/work_plans_may/_2015_08i.pdf,2015-07-01,2017-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Christopher,Kleist,"City of Duluth","411 First St W, Room 211",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 355-0598",ckleist@duluthmn.gov,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/withdrawn-flood-recovery-sargent-creek-duluth-habitat-restoration,,,,
17496,"WLSSD History Exhibit",2011,5900,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,1652,,,,,,"Western Lake Superior Sanitary District",," The Western Lake Superior Sanitary District completed the fabrication and installation of an exhibit in the reception area of the main Administration Building that chronicles the history of the Sanitary District and the St. Louis River using photographs, text and three-dimensional objects. The Grant amount was adjusted to remove a traveling exhibit component not critical to the success of the project.   ",,"To fabricate and install an exhibit on the history of the sanitary district and broaden public access to the district's story. Amount adjusted to remove a traveling exhibit component not critical to the success of the project.",2010-12-17,2011-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Sarah,Lerohl,,"2626 Courtland St.",Duluth,MN,55806,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/wlssd-history-exhibit,,,,
10030948,"Woodland Ave/ Hartley Park Green Infrastructure benefitting Tischer Creek ",2024,500000,"Minnesota 2023, Chapter 40, Article 2, Section 6 (b)","(b) $8,500,000 the first year and $8,500,000 the second year are for grants to local government units to protect and restore surface water and drinking water; to keep water on the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect groundwater and drinking water, including feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage treatment system projects and stream bank, stream channel, shoreline restoration, and ravine stabilization projects. The projects must use practices demonstrated to be effective, be of long-lasting public benefit, include a match, and be consistent with total maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation plans, watershed restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS), or local water management plans or their equivalents. Up to 20 percent of this appropriation is available for land-treatment projects and practices that benefit drinking water.","A sedimentation vault and series of vegetated basins will treat up to 212,096 CF of runoff per storm from 110 acres, capturing 11.3 tons/year of sediment plus associated trash and other pollutants, and contributing cool baseflow to Tischer Creek.",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,,,"St. Louis County","Local/Regional Government",,,"The Woodland Ave/Hartley Park Green Infrastructure project will improve water quality and aquatic habitat in Tischer Creek, a cold-water trout stream that begins in the wetlands of the City of Rice Lake, eventually cascading down the Duluth hillside and emptying into Lake Superior at Glensheen Mansion. The project will treat urban runoff from 110-acres of a residential and commercial area that is intercepted by the Woodland Avenue storm sewer and currently discharged, untreated, from a 3' diameter pipe directly into the Creek, resulting in a visible sediment plume. Tischer Creek is listed by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as impaired for E. coli (bacteria), with total suspended solids (TSS) levels just below the water quality standard. The project will also help maintain cold baseflow to the creek and an associated tributary during drought conditions, restore pre-development hydrology and reduce ""flashiness"" that can lead to stream bank erosion. The project would implement an action (treat urban runoff) that is called for in several watershed plans. Treatment will be provided via a 212,096 cubic foot capacity green infrastructure system to be constructed on City of Duluth property. To divert runoff into the treatment area, St. Louis County will reconstruct a portion of the storm sewer under Woodland Avenue as part of a 2024 road project. After pre-treatment via a sedimentation vault near the road, runoff will flow into a sedimentation basin and marsh followed by a series of bio-infiltration basins. The last basin includes biochar for bacteria removal. Basins and surrounding areas will be planted with native vegetation appropriate for the site. The project will include at least three years of vegetation maintenance, invasives control and re-planting by a qualified contractor. The project makes use of a previously farmed area that was ranked #1 by a City study of potential sites for adding green infrastructure. In addition to capturing 11.3 tons/year of sediment and associated bacteria, trash and other pollutants, the green infrastructure is designed to maximize recharge of groundwater to support nearby wetlands and baseflow to Tributary 7 to Tischer Creek. Bio-infiltration basin design includes 12? of course aggregate below the drain tile to help cool water and allow for recharge of shallow groundwater, while the final discharge is designed to diffuse flow into an existing wetland adjacent to Tributary 7. The project offers multiple opportunities to leverage other funding sources as well as significant contributions of time and expertise by County and City staff. oThe County has secured federal funding to cover 75% of design and construction costs. This request would cover the 25% match during construction. Project design has used federal funds with the County covering 25% match. The project will be ready to go to bid winter 2023/24. oCosts to rebuild storm sewer under Woodland Ave to divert flow, estimated at $115,000, will be covered by the County's road project budget. In addition, during the BMP project design phase, St. Louis County covered the 25% match (approx. $50,000, half via staff time). oThe City-County partnership pools resources of both jurisdictions to achieve the best project at lowest cost with highest potential for long-term success. After starting conceptual design of a smaller system in the road right-of-way, the project was expanded in 2022 via a formal agreement with the City of Duluth to build the project in a portion of Hartley Park that was once farmland and is currently dominated by invasive, non-native vegetation. The City of Duluth will own, operate and maintain the BMPs after construction is complete. St. Louis County Public Works, which typically implements $60 million/yr. of construction projects, is taking the lead on design, funding, bidding, contracting and construction oversight. ",2024-02-27,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Mark,Lindhorst,"St. Louis County","100 N 5th Ave W Room 201",Duluth,MN,55802,218-749-0633,lindhorstm@stlouiscountymn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"St. Louis",,"Lake Superior - South",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/woodland-ave-hartley-park-green-infrastructure-benefitting-tischer-creek,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no
10007126,"World War I Traveling Exhibit Implementation",2018,99900,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",99900,,"Dennis Peterson, Colleen Hern, Sam Modderman, Marilyn Johnson, Rollie Nissen, Greg Harp, Louise Thoma, Diane Shuck, Darlene Schroeder, Audrey Thompson, Forrest Honebrink, Nancy Welch",,"Kandiyohi County Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire qualified consultants to develop and install a traveling exhibit on World War I in Kandiyohi County. ",," The Kandiyohi County Historical Society received a grant for the final phase of a project years in the making-- the production of a new traveling exhibit on World War I. This exhibit, developed in cooperation with the West Central Minnesota Historical Association, tells the story of the first World War through the lens of its effects on West Central Minnesota. In this final step, the research conducted over the past several years was consolidated into one exhibit script. The exhibit was designed, and elements such as placards were produced and installed. Promotional materials were also made up. This exhibit was specifically designed to be adaptable so that it might appear in a variety of spaces. Exhibit elements are engineered to be movable, and the entire exhibit can appear in a relatively small space while still having the room required for wheelchair access. In addition to bringing big-picture historical events to a local level, the WCMHA hopes that this traveling exhibit will foster improved relations between its ten member counties, strengthening them all in their ability to relate Minnesota’s rich history.   ",2017-12-01,2018-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Jill,Wohnoutka,"Kandiyohi County Historical Society","610 NE Hwy 71","Willmar MN",MN,56201,320-235-1881,kandhist@msn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Big Stone, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Redwood, Renville, Swift, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/world-war-i-traveling-exhibit-implementation,,,,
33975,"World War I Traveling Exhibit Research",2016,10000,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.","Available upon request. Contact","The short-term goal was to hire Museology to research World War I history of 10 counties in West Central Minnesota to use in the development of a traveling exhibit to honor the 100th anniversary of the United States involvement in World War I. KCHS was to receive a final written and verbal report done by Museology. That task has been completed. We achieved these results due to the professional nature of Museology and the help and coordination of all the local historical societies and museums.",,,"Available upon request. Contact",10000,,"Dennis Peterson, Diane Shuck, Sam Modderman, Marilyn Johnson, Richard Falk, Connie Wanner, Louise Thoma, Audrey Thompson, Jerry Johnson, Darlene Schroeder, Colleen Hern.",0.00,"Kandiyohi County Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire a qualified consultant to write an exhibit plan for a traveling exhibit on World War I in Kandiyohi County.",,,2015-09-01,2016-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Jill,Wohnoutka,"Kandiyohi County Historical Society","610 NE Hwy 71","Willmar MN",MN,56201,320-235-1881,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Big Stone, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Redwood, Renville, Swift, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/world-war-i-traveling-exhibit-research,,"Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
19212,"WOW! This is the NEW Duluth Children’s Museum! Building on Success",2014,196000,"Minnesota Law 2013, Chp. 137, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 7","$1,100,000 the first year and $900,000 the second year are for arts and cultural heritage grants to children's museums. Of this amount, $600,000 the first year and $400,000 the second year are for the Minnesota Children's Museum, $200,000 each year is for the Duluth Children's Museum, $100,000 each year is for the Grand Rapids Children's Museum, and $200,000 each year is for the Southern Minnesota Children's Museum.","1. The Altru system will provide key data on visitors and frequency of visits to allow the Museum to more effectively determine the demand for change in the Museum.2. We will fabricate exhibit components and areas within the Museum space in our design and fabrication studio and work with our national partners in hosting exhibits on a scale larger than we can fabricate on-site with the current staffing and facility we have. This combined strategy allows us to provide changing learning experiences, all tied to both STEM learning goals and to educational standards.3. The Duluth Children’s Museum will develop three additional off-site exhibit components to add to the current offerings.","1.Museum attendance, sales and membership all increased dramatically in the 2014 fiscal year. 2.Through our data conversion project to the Altru system we are able to capture critical market data about our audience including where they come from, why they say they choose to visit the Museum, and if they are members or are interested in the benefits of a membership package. 3.As of Summer 2014, we are in the process of locating our first remote exhibit site for the Whisper Dishes which will give the casual visitor a science experience that will allow them to experience the programming of the Duluth Children’s Museum. 4.Dinosaurs Unearthed was the new exhibit we chose to offer. This exhibit has achieved attendance, admission sales and events opportunities as planned and outlined in our funding proposal.",,60000,"Lloyd K. Johnson Foundation of Duluth",196000,,,3.75,"Duluth Children's Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Having completed one year in a new and expanded facility, the Duluth Children’s Museum focused on deepening and enriching the visitor experience. Minnesota Arts and Cultural Legacy funding allowed the Museum to focus on intensive educational program services; the rotation of the exhibits to bring fresh and new experiences to the visitor; and investment in a new tracking and reporting system, Altru by Blackbaud, a project begun with a previous Legacy grant.",,,2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cameron,"Bloom Kruger","Duluth Children's Museum","115 South 29th Ave West",Duluth,MN,55806,"(218) 733-7546",cbloomkruger@duluthchildrensmuseum.org,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/wow-new-duluth-children-s-museum-building-success,,,,
10025219,"Yachwak Mineral and Rock Collection Inventory",2022,10000,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,982,000 the first year and $7,000,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact, grants@mnhs.org",,,18448,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",28448,,"Michael Fredeen (Chair), Jessalyn Sabin (Vice Chair), Robin Harkonen (Treasurer), Anna Ruper (Secretary), Julie Lucas, Brandi Maki, Tammy Mattonen, Michael Montgomery, Paul Pinkoski, and Keith Turner",0.74,"Minnesota Discovery Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To provide better organization of the museum collections, allowing for greater public access to the community's historic resources.",,"To provide better organization of the museum collections, allowing for greater public access to the community's historic resources.",2022-07-01,2023-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Allyse,Freeman,"Minnesota Discovery Center","1005 Discovery Drive",Chisholm,MN,55719,2182541238,allyse.freeman@mndiscoverycenter.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Aitkin, Crow Wing, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/yachwak-mineral-and-rock-collection-inventory,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No
21634,"Yellow Medicine County Fair Display Cases and Artists Project",2013,7783,"Laws of MN, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 10","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of agriculture for grants to county agricultural societies to enhance arts access and education and to preserve and promote Minnesota's history and cultural heritage as embodied in its county fairs. The grants shall be in addition to the aid distributed to county agricultural societies under Minnesota Statutes, section 38.02. The commissioner shall award grants as follows: (1) $700,000 each year distributed in equal amounts to each of the state's county fairs to enhance arts access and education and to preserve and promote Minnesota's history and cultural heritage",,,,,,,,"Dale Schoberg, Rob Hauger, Cory Stoks, Mark Giese, Patricia Haas, Brandon Carlson, Wade Kuchta, Brad VansBinsbergen, Menno Fokken",,"Yellow Medicine County Fair","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To offer a new exhibit in the fair’s conservation building on 4-H and paint a mural related to the new exhibit. The Yellow Medicine County Fair has purchased display cases for their new 4-H exhibit. The exhibit consists of 4-H items from the past and present and the mural provides a history of county fairs. ",,,2013-04-01,2013-07-18,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Miranda,Evenson,"Yellow Medicine County Fair",,,,,(507)223-7155,inquiries@ymcfair.com,,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,"Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/yellow-medicine-county-fair-display-cases-and-artists-project,,,,
10027652,"Yellow Medicine/Chippewa Hydrologic Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) Extension",2023,24996,,,,,,,,,,,.24,RESPEC,"For-Profit Business/Entity","The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) requires the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) to carry out the Total Maximum Daily Load Program (TMDL) in the state of Minnesota. Minnesota has an abundance of lakes and river reaches, many of which will require a TMDL study. In an effort to expedite the completion of TMDL projects, the MPCA has decided to construct watershed models. These models have the potential to support the simultaneous development of TMDL studies for multiple listings within a cataloging unit or 8-digit Hydrologic Unit Code watershed. In many cases, the MPCA developed Hydrologic Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) models become out of date when new meteorological and stream monitoring data become available. With new information and more water quality data collected it is necessary to update and extend the existing HSPF models. This work order will extend the Hawk, Yellow Medicine, and Chippewa River Watershed HSPF models in the Minnesota River Basin. ",,"Chippewa River Watershed Minnesota River - Yellow Medicine River Watershed ",2023-03-06,2023-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Chuck,Regan,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","520 Lafayette Rd N","Saint Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 757-2866",,Modeling,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Chippewa, Douglas, Grant, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Otter Tail, Pope, Redwood, Renville, Stevens, Swift, Yellow Medicine",,"Chippewa River, Minnesota River - Yellow Medicine River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/yellow-medicinechippewa-hydrologic-simulation-program-fortran-hspf-extension,,,,
10012174,"Yellow Medicine River Watershed Surface Water Assessment Grant (SWAG)",2020,75604,,,,,,,,,,,.46,"Yellow Medicine River Watershed District","Local/Regional Government","This project will monitor four lakes and 18 stream sites within the Yellow Medicine River Watershed to collect surface water ‏quality data to determine the health of the watershed's streams and lakes and if they are in need of restoration or protection ‏strategies. The sites will be monitored according to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's (MPCA) Water Monitoring Standard Operating Procedures. The goal of‏ this project will be to accurately gather water quality samples and data as part of an organized effort to determine surface water‏ quality conditions within the Yellow Medicine River Watershed. ",,"Surface Water Assessment Grants ",2020-03-02,2022-01-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Michelle,Overholser,"Yellow Medicine River Watershed District ","PO Box 267",Minneota,MN,56264-0267,"(507) 872-6720",,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Lincoln, Lyon, Redwood, Yellow Medicine",,"Minnesota River - Yellow Medicine River",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/yellow-medicine-river-watershed-surface-water-assessment-grant-swag,,,,
27920,"Yellow Medicine River Terrain Analyis Assessment Grant 2014",2014,88611,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Regular Session chapter 137","Accelerated Implementation Grant 2014","Targeted Watershed Analysis",,,22153,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",88611,,"Members for Yellow Medicine River WD are: Corey Hoffman, Jeff Hoffman, John Boulton, Tim Buysse, Tim Dritz",,"Yellow Medicine River WD","Local/Regional Government","The Yellow Medicine River Watershed District will contract with the Water Resource Center at the Minnesota State University - Mankato to complete a Geographic Information System (GIS) terrain analysis for the watershed using recently completed LIDAR data in southern Minnesota. Analysis will concentrate on the impaired reaches of the Yellow Medicine River Watershed and its tributaries. This inventory will utilize the State of Minnesota LiDAR elevation datasets to create many datasets through the analysis of this elevation data. Secondary datasets to be created include Critical Source Area, Specific Catchment Areas, Stream Power Index, Compound Topographic Index and Environmental Benefit Index. Multiple watershed maps will be developed and show areas to target based on environmental sensitivity variables such as slope, soil type, land use, distance to surface water, overland flow potential, stream gradient, bluffs and ravines, and erosion potential. This analysis will provide valuable data for future planning and prioritizing of projects. ",,,2014-03-07,2016-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Cindy,Potz,"Yellow Medicine River WD","122 N Jefferson St",Minneota,MN,56264,507-872-6720,ymrw@centurytel.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Lincoln, Lyon, Yellow Medicine",,"Minnesota River - Yellow Medicine River, Redwood River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/yellow-medicine-river-terrain-analyis-assessment-grant-2014,"See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html","See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html and http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/boarddirectory.pdf","Nicole Clapp",NO
10031424,"YES! Students Step Up To Reduce Carbon Footprint",2025,199000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 05m","$199,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center to empower Minnesota youth to reduce their carbon footprints through education from local experts and completion of student-driven and community-based team projects.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,2.34,"Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","YES! (Youth Eco Solutions) will empower Minnesota youth to reduce their carbon footprints by losing 5,000 pounds of CO2 per YES team each school year.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2026-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Kalley,Pratt,"Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center","12718 10th Street NE",Spicer,MN,56288-9314,"(320) 354-5894",kalley@yesmn.org,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/yes-students-step-reduce-carbon-footprint,,,,
17646,"Young Women's Christian Association of Duluth (YWCA): Gimaajii Mino Bimaadiziyaan",2012,250000,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,250000,,,,"American Indian Community Housing Organization","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To repair sandstone details, masonry, and windows on the Young Women's Christian Association building, listed in the National Register of Historic Places, for low-income and homeless housing.",,,2012-02-01,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Sherry,"Sanchez Tibbetts","American Indian Community Housing Organization",,,,,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/young-womens-christian-association-duluth-ywca-gimaajii-mino-bimaadiziyaan,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
35075,"Young Forest Conservation Phase II",2017,1369000,"ML 2016, Ch. 172, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 3(a)","$1,369,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with the American Bird Conservancy to restore publicly owned, permanently protected forest lands for wildlife management purposes. A list of proposed forest land restorations must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"4,474 Forest acres Restored. ",,241400,"Federal ",1360700,20000,,2.5,"American Bird Conservancy","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Restore 3,647 acres of public forest to help meet wildlife and recreational goals within six Minnesota conservation plans, leverage $500,000 from outside sources for forest restoration on private lands and keep Golden-winged Warbler off the ESA. ",,"With assistance from the Minnesota Outdoor Heritage Fund, in Phase II the American Bird Conservancy (ABC) Minnesota Public Lands Program continued to compete targeted young forest and brushland habitat projects on County, State, Federal, and Tribal lands with collaborative assistance of associated public and tribal agencies. These projects were implemented using science-based best management practices (BMPs) to create diverse breeding habitat for the golden-winged warbler (GWWA), American woodcock (AMWO), and associated wildlife species within the northern Minnesota focal area. This project is part of a cooperative, full life-cycle, international initiative to restore the population GWWA, which declined by 68% since 1966. Additionally, throughout its range, AMWO populations also steadily declined over the last quarter century at a rate of 1-2% per year. Project areas were located primarily in non-commercial habitat types, the vast majority being lowland or upland brush sites that contained very old and dense brush species, including alder, willow, and hazel; with alder being the most common. Stems measured 1-5” (avg. 2-3"") diameter and grew in dense clumps that had a higher aggregate diameter at the base. Average brush height was approximately 10’ within deciduous or mixed forest matrix. These closed brush canopies limited or removed the ability of ground nesting avian species such as the GWWA and AMWO to occupy sites for the purposes of nesting and brood rearing. Habitat projects concentrated on brush cutting treatments to emulate natural disturbance. Post-treatment habitat conditions included a mix of scattered and clumped tree species dominated by hardwoods that were retained as residual structure along with scattered brush. Woody retention of vertical and horizontal structural diversity depended on a suite of site level factors, including size and shape of the site, distance from forest edge, adjacent forest characteristics, and the number of trees present in a given area. When project areas did not have sufficient tree cover to maintain 10-15 mature trees per acre, well distributed clumps of brush (10-15/acre, ≥25% cover) were retained. Some larger project areas also retained undisturbed legacy patches (>0.25 acres in size). Feathered edges at the site boundaries were also emphasized to create a gradual transition into the adjacent forest when possible. Most project sites were located in brushland/forest interfaces, though a small number of projects were completed in aspen cover types to create or maintain habitat openings and multi-aged stands. The latter sites were completed using similar methodology as those described in brushland habitats in terms of treatment prescriptions and retention of residual woody structure. Monitoring efforts were completed by Cornell University and Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Research Institute and included project sites from both the ABC MN Public Lands Program (projects completed via funding from MN OHF 'Young Forest Conservation Phase I & II') and the ABC MN Private Lands Program (projects completed via funding from the NRCS Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)). It is notable that the ABC Private Lands Program is separate and complimentary to the ABC Public Lands Program. No projects on private lands were completed with funding via MN OHF. Point count monitoring indicated that GWWA local abundance is increasing where ABC project work has occurred, and that GWWA population response has been positive to BMP implementation. Occupancy rates on shrubland project sites exceed 95% in both Western Minnesota (98% of sites; 95% CI: 92–100%) and Eastern Minnesota (97% of sites; 95% CI: 88–99%)(McNeil et al. 2020, Biological Conservation). These sites were monitored between 2015 and 2017 (with a subset of sites also monitored in 2018) and included project sites since the winter 2013-14 project season. Because most of the projects completed on private lands were timber harvests, it can be safely stated that a significant proportion (and possibly the majority) of shrubland sites monitored were located on public lands completed in Phase I or II of the MN Public Lands Program, though ABC does not have this information due to the independent nature of the study. Relative abundance on shrubland habitats rises from approximately 1.5 to 3.0 male GWWA per point count on treated vs. untreated sites, respectively (publication in peer review process). Monitoring was also begun this year to examine monarch and other pollinator responses within managed sites. AMWO also has been observed as increasing in local abundance at these project locations with 92% of treated sites across all public and private lands project sites occupied by AMWO, at a density of 0.516 singing males/ha observed on shrubland sites. In Phase II, the ABC Public Lands Coordinator continued expand ABC's partner base throughout northern Minnesota by engaging public and tribal lands partner agencies in project design and implementation and by participating in educational workshops. It quickly became apparent in Phase I and continued to be evident in Phase II that public and tribal lands agencies had a need and interest to complete habitat projects of this type. As a result, the number of project partners has grown every year since the inception this program. Natural resource managers across county, state, federal, and tribal partners have expressed that ABC is filling a much needed role in Minnesota forest conservation, implementing projects that otherwise would not be completed. As a driving force in cooperative forest conservation, ABC was also a founding member of the Minnesota Forest Habitat Collaborative (MFHC). The MFHC was created to provide a round table community forum to identify, promote, and deliver collaborative conservation, outreach, and research programs that assist natural resource managers across jurisdictional and ownership boundaries to maintain, enhance, and restore MN’s forest habitat for the benefit of associated resident and migratory wildlife species. ",,2021-11-12,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,George,Fenwick,"American Bird Conservancy","4249 Loudoun Ave P.O. Box 249","The Plains",VA,20198,"(540) 253-5780",ibetancourt@abcbirds.org,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Clearwater, Hubbard, Itasca, St. Louis","Northern Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/young-forest-conservation-phase-ii,,,,
10035271,"Young Forest Conservation Phase IV",2025,2229000,"ML 2024, Ch. 106, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 3(e )","$2,229,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with the American Bird Conservancy to enhance publicly owned, permanently protected forest lands for wildlife management.","Healthy populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species - ABC provides site identification, project design, and project management assistance to cooperative partners for all project phases. ABC project coordinators work hand-in-hand with partners to manage project implementation. ABC also uses GIS to track completed work via GPS units and satellite imagery, allowing us to assess final completed acres with the highest degree of accuracy possible. Project work is also evaluated by project coordinators that mange ongoing project operations and visit completed sites to confirm that they fall within the post treatment conditions defined in the project management plan. Protected, restored, and enhanced nesting and migratory habitat for waterfowl, upland birds, and species of greatest conservation need - The majority of work will be completed in the Northern Forest Region, with an undetermined percentage of project acres falling within the Forest-Prairie Transition Region. In Phases I-III, a number of sites were located at the border of these two regions and in Phase IV this is likely to continue with some habitat projects and prescribed fire units also falling in the Forest-Prairie region. This region is included in this proposal to avoid revising this input to accommodate online reporting if similar circumstances occurs in Phase IV. Outcomes for this region are evaluated as described for the Northern Forest Region",,,465000,"American Bird Conservancy, USFWS Tamarac NWR, USFWS Rice Lake NWR, USFWS Tamarac NWR Equipment Use and ABC Computers, USFWS Tamarac NWR and Rice Lake NWR Office/Facility Use and USFWS Tamarac NWR and Rice Lake NWR Vehicle Use",2216000,13000,,2.55,"American Bird Conservancy","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Young Forest Conservation Phase IV will continue American Bird Conservancy's successful, ongoing efforts to maintain and enhance Golden-winged Warbler, American Woodcock, and Ruffed Grouse breeding habitat on publicly protected lands. This work also benefits a suite of associated deciduous and mixed forest habitat species within a diverse, contiguous landscape-level forest matrix. Through Phases I-III, ABC completed 9,204 acres of high-quality early successional habitat projects. Phase IV will continue habitat treatments on an additional 4,360+ acres in Phase IV, while expanding project work to include additional bird species, including, but not limited to, Red-headed Woodpecker and Sharp-tailed Grouse.","In Young Forest Conservation Phases I-III (2013-present), American Bird Conservancy (ABC) completed 9,204 acres of breeding habitat projects for the Golden-winged Warbler (GWWA), American Woodcock (AMWO), Ruffed Grouse (RUGR), and associated early successional forest and brushland species. To achieve this, ABC worked collaboratively with County, Tribal, State, Federal, and NGO partners. In Phase IV, ABC will continue to use science-based best management practices (BMPs) to implement projects on permanently protected lands, creating 4,360+ acres of habitat over five years. In Phase IV, ABC will continue to prioritize projects in early successional deciduous forest habitats, and expand to include additional complimentary treatments in mixed forest covertypes to benefit young forest cohorts such as White-throated Sparrow, Veery, and Rose-breasted Grosbeak. ABC will also complete a limited number of projects in adjacent brushland and oak savanna habitats to benefit Red-headed Woodpecker (RHWO) and Sharp-tailed Grouse (STGR). Projects will be completed using science-based best management practices within consensus focal regions. From 2015-2018, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology finished a program to monitor species response on Phase I-II project sites. Monitors evaluated point locations within ABC-managed sites, observing a positive effect on GWWA and AMWO occupancy, resulting in >90% relative occupancy on shrubland data points of managed sites in Minnesota by year three. GWWA density nearly doubled and AMWO density increased to 1 male/4.84 acres. Cutting projects emulate natural disturbance by reducing the density of woody vegetation (mostly brush) in non-commercial stands to create nesting, brood rearing, and browsing habitat. Mature trees and patchy, woody structure are retained to create site-level structural diversity to maintain perches for male GWWAs to claim territory and attract females, while providing nesting and forage for associated wildlife species. Prescribed fire projects may be implemented in disturbance dependent habitats within established burn units with approved burn plans in forest, oak savanna, and shrubland habitats. Treatments will be completed on sites that have become overgrown with brush species that reduce ecological heterogeneity and limit the habitat's viability to meet life-cycle needs of a suite of migratory and resident bird species. The loss or degradation of these habitat types and transition zones greatly reduces the capacity of these areas to support robust wildlife populations. Planting projects will focus on creating young forest habitat, expanding forest contiguity, and increasing habitat connectivity. Focal areas include, but are not limited to, DNR Wildlife Management Areas, Audubon Minnesota Important Bird Areas, and focal management regions for at-risk bird species. Treatment of invasive species or woody encroachment via herbicide application may be implemented if complimentary to other projects described herein. Treatments will utilize guidance provided by the Minnesota Management Plan for Invasive Species, written by the Minnesota Invasive Species Advisory Council. ABC provides technical and project management assistance to partners for all project phases, while engaging in cooperative forums, outreach, and continuing education associated with forest habitat. ABC's collaborative network and technical experience implementing habitat projects enables us to work across jurisdictional boundaries and address landscape-level priorities while meeting site-level goals.",,2024-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Peter,Dieser,"American Bird Conservancy","P.O. Box 249 ","The Plains",VA,20198,,pdieser@abcbirds.org,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Itasca, Lake of the Woods, Pine, St. Louis","Northern Forest, Forest Prairie Transition",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/young-forest-conservation-phase-iv,,,,
10003534,"Youth-led Sustainability Initiatives in 40 Greater Minnesota Communities",2015,350000,"M.L. 2014, Chp. 226, Sec. 2, Subd. 09b","$350,000 the second year is from the rust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center and Laurentian Environmental Learning Center to complete over 100 youth-led sustainability action projects in 40 communities in southwest, southeast, central and northeastern Minnesota.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,350000,,,6.74,"Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Adoption of renewable energy technologies and energy conservation practices can contribute in a variety of ways to the environmental and economic health of rural Minnesota communities through costs savings and emissions reductions. Engaging and coaching students as the leaders in the process of implementing such practices provides the added benefit of increasing knowledge, teaching about potential career paths, and developing leadership experience. Using this appropriation the Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center and its partners are expanding an existing program called the Youth Energy Summit (YES!) to engage approximately 650 students in implementing 150 additional youth-led renewable energy and energy conservation projects in over 40 communities in central, northeastern, southwestern, and southeastern Minnesota. These projects will be driven by collaboration between students, community members, and local businesses and organizations.",,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2014/work_plans/2014_09b.pdf,2014-07-01,2016-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Dave,Pederson,"Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center","12718 10th Street NE",Spicer,MN,56288,"(320) 354-5894",d.pederson@tds.net,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Cass, Chippewa, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Houston, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pipestone, Pope, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Waseca, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/youth-led-sustainability-initiatives-40-greater-minnesota-communities-0,,,,
2968,"Youth-Led Renewable Energy & Energy Conservation in West & Southwest MN",2012,123000,"M.L. 2011, First Special Session, Chp. 2, Art.3, Sec. 2, Subd. 08a","$123,000 the first year and $123,000 the second year are from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center to initiate youth-led renewable energy and conservation projects in over thirty communities in west central and southwest Minnesota.","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".",,24000,,123000,,,2.42,"Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","PROJECT OVERVIEW Adoption of renewable energy technologies and energy conservation practices can contribute in a variety of ways to the environmental and economic health of rural Minnesota communities through costs savings and emissions reductions. Engaging and coaching students as the leaders in the process of implementing such practices provides the added benefit of increasing knowledge, teaching about potential career paths, and developing leadership experience. Using this appropriation the Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center and its partners are expanding an existing program called the Youth Energy Summit (YES!) to implement additional youth-led renewable energy and energy conservation projects in over 30 communities in west central and southwestern Minnesota. These projects will be driven by collaboration between students, community members, and local businesses and organizations. OVERALL PROJECT OUTCOME AND RESULTSThe Youth Energy Summit (YES!) project was designed to mobilize teams of youth to address critical environmental issues and emerging opportunities related to climate change and renewable energy in Greater Minnesota. The YES! program impacts includes:38 YES! Teams completed over 300 youth-led energy conservation and renewable energy projects during July 1, 2011- June 30, 2014.1,134 students in grades 7-12 worked with local community leaders, businesses, schools, public utilities, waste haulers, and other partners.Over 44,380 students and 48,376 community members engaged in efforts to decrease waste and increase energy efficiency.YES! teams leveraged over $625,000 in local support of projects which included: installing over 40 hydration stations, building three solar powered cold-weather greenhouses, installing waste oil recycling stations, designing and building solar boats and vehicles, improving recycling systems, reducing school energy bills, increasing recycling rates, implementing composting of school waste, promoting environmental stewardship through educational events, and more (please see www.youthenergysummit.org for project specifics). YES! teams were guided by local coaches & mentors as well as regional YES! Coordinators who conducted 3 annual fall summits, 15 winter workshops tailored to meet the needs and interests of teams, and annual spring judging events. YES! Coordinators and team coaches helped students to organize more than 70 events such as ""Green Week"" and ""Energy Expos"" promoting sustainable practices in their communities. The YES! project demonstrates that young people in Minnesota are ready, willing, and able to assume leadership roles and take action to address environmental issues and opportunities affecting our state and the world. YES! is a program of Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center in partnership with Southwest Initiative Foundation and many local and regional supporters. The YES! program will be expanded to 40 teams during 2014-2016 in partnership with Laurentian Environmental Center and other regional partners. PROJECT RESULTS USE AND DISSEMINATION Information on YES! projects are regularly highlighted through the YES! website (www.youthenergysummit.org), blog posts, and Facebook updates. The YES! website received well over 45,000 page views from July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2014, with 65 % of these viewers being new to the site. Local media frequently print stories on YES! team accomplishments; the Warbler, a PWELC newsletter reaching 1,400 people, goes out 3 times a year and commits a page of each publication to YES!; furthermore, the YES! e-newsletter goes out 4 times a year. Several communications and outreach activities have been done in relation to this Youth-Led project including three (3) Community Meetings, which brought together stakeholders to celebrate the team's successes and to evaluate the program for future improvements. These meetings served to both raise awareness of YES! teams in local communities and to highlight their good work. The program's funding partners are regularly updated on projects and show their support through continued funding and volunteer time. Coordinators submit Press Releases to local and regional outlets for Spring Award winners and other important stories. YES! staff have presented at MN S.T.E.M. Network (2013), CERTs (2012), and Minnesota Association of Environmental Educators (2013) conferences. During YES! events, techniques such as S.M.A.R.T. goals have been developed and shared with the students and students have taken that information back to their Team to successfully plan and implement projects. Other types of techniques developed for use by Teams include; ""How to Connect with Community Leaders,"" ""Energy and You,"" ""Benchmarking Your Projects,"" and Effective Meeting Strategies."" Of special note, YES! won the 2013 Minnesota Environmental Initiative Award and the Royalton YES! team won the state-wide 2014 ""Red Wagon"" award from the Minnesota Alliance with Youth!",,"FINAL REPORT",2011-07-01,2014-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Anne,Dybsetter,"Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center","12718 Tenth St NE",Spicer,MN,56288,"(320) 583-4488",anne.dybsetter@co.kandiyohi.mn.us,"Education/Outreach/Engagement, Grants/Contracts, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Watonwan, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/youth-led-renewable-energy-energy-conservation-west-southwest-mn,,,,
2968,"Youth-Led Renewable Energy & Energy Conservation in West & Southwest MN",2013,123000,"M.L. 2011, First Special Session, Chp. 2, Art.3, Sec. 2, Subd. 08a","$123,000 the first year and $123,000 the second year are from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center to initiate youth-led renewable energy and conservation projects in over thirty communities in west central and southwest Minnesota.","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,123000,,,2.42,"Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","PROJECT OVERVIEW Adoption of renewable energy technologies and energy conservation practices can contribute in a variety of ways to the environmental and economic health of rural Minnesota communities through costs savings and emissions reductions. Engaging and coaching students as the leaders in the process of implementing such practices provides the added benefit of increasing knowledge, teaching about potential career paths, and developing leadership experience. Using this appropriation the Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center and its partners are expanding an existing program called the Youth Energy Summit (YES!) to implement additional youth-led renewable energy and energy conservation projects in over 30 communities in west central and southwestern Minnesota. These projects will be driven by collaboration between students, community members, and local businesses and organizations. OVERALL PROJECT OUTCOME AND RESULTSThe Youth Energy Summit (YES!) project was designed to mobilize teams of youth to address critical environmental issues and emerging opportunities related to climate change and renewable energy in Greater Minnesota. The YES! program impacts includes:38 YES! Teams completed over 300 youth-led energy conservation and renewable energy projects during July 1, 2011- June 30, 2014.1,134 students in grades 7-12 worked with local community leaders, businesses, schools, public utilities, waste haulers, and other partners.Over 44,380 students and 48,376 community members engaged in efforts to decrease waste and increase energy efficiency.YES! teams leveraged over $625,000 in local support of projects which included: installing over 40 hydration stations, building three solar powered cold-weather greenhouses, installing waste oil recycling stations, designing and building solar boats and vehicles, improving recycling systems, reducing school energy bills, increasing recycling rates, implementing composting of school waste, promoting environmental stewardship through educational events, and more (please see www.youthenergysummit.org for project specifics). YES! teams were guided by local coaches & mentors as well as regional YES! Coordinators who conducted 3 annual fall summits, 15 winter workshops tailored to meet the needs and interests of teams, and annual spring judging events. YES! Coordinators and team coaches helped students to organize more than 70 events such as ""Green Week"" and ""Energy Expos"" promoting sustainable practices in their communities. The YES! project demonstrates that young people in Minnesota are ready, willing, and able to assume leadership roles and take action to address environmental issues and opportunities affecting our state and the world. YES! is a program of Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center in partnership with Southwest Initiative Foundation and many local and regional supporters. The YES! program will be expanded to 40 teams during 2014-2016 in partnership with Laurentian Environmental Center and other regional partners. PROJECT RESULTS USE AND DISSEMINATION Information on YES! projects are regularly highlighted through the YES! website (www.youthenergysummit.org), blog posts, and Facebook updates. The YES! website received well over 45,000 page views from July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2014, with 65 % of these viewers being new to the site. Local media frequently print stories on YES! team accomplishments; the Warbler, a PWELC newsletter reaching 1,400 people, goes out 3 times a year and commits a page of each publication to YES!; furthermore, the YES! e-newsletter goes out 4 times a year. Several communications and outreach activities have been done in relation to this Youth-Led project including three (3) Community Meetings, which brought together stakeholders to celebrate the team's successes and to evaluate the program for future improvements. These meetings served to both raise awareness of YES! teams in local communities and to highlight their good work. The program's funding partners are regularly updated on projects and show their support through continued funding and volunteer time. Coordinators submit Press Releases to local and regional outlets for Spring Award winners and other important stories. YES! staff have presented at MN S.T.E.M. Network (2013), CERTs (2012), and Minnesota Association of Environmental Educators (2013) conferences. During YES! events, techniques such as S.M.A.R.T. goals have been developed and shared with the students and students have taken that information back to their Team to successfully plan and implement projects. Other types of techniques developed for use by Teams include; ""How to Connect with Community Leaders,"" ""Energy and You,"" ""Benchmarking Your Projects,"" and Effective Meeting Strategies."" Of special note, YES! won the 2013 Minnesota Environmental Initiative Award and the Royalton YES! team won the state-wide 2014 ""Red Wagon"" award from the Minnesota Alliance with Youth!",,"FINAL REPORT",2011-07-01,2014-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Anne,Dybsetter,"Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center","12718 Tenth St NE",Spicer,MN,56288,"(320) 583-4488",anne.dybsetter@co.kandiyohi.mn.us,"Education/Outreach/Engagement, Grants/Contracts, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Watonwan, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/youth-led-renewable-energy-energy-conservation-west-southwest-mn,,,,